The event started today in Minsk, Belarus’. There are 139 players, with the highest rated one being Jobava (2706).
Top 10 pairings of the 1st round
1 1 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 – IM Zaiatz Elena 2423 69
2 70 GM Tunik Gennady 2420 – GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 2
3 3 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 – IM Mochalov Evgeny V 2419 71
4 72 IM Zenzera Alexey 2419 – GM Grachev Boris 2669 4
5 5 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 – IM Chos Alexey 2411 73
6 74 Im Kanter Eduard 2407 – GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 6
7 7 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658 – WGM Ziaziulkina Nastassia 2405 75
8 76 FM Harutyunian Tigran K 2405 – GM Popov Ivan 2653 8
9 9 GM Romanov Evgeny 2653 – GM Tihonov Jurij 2402 77
10 78 IM Meribanov Vitaly 2402 – GM Khairullin Ildar 2651 10
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