The tournament was officially open yesterday in Khanty-Mansiysk (Russia) and games will start today.
(Photo from the official site)
Pairings of the 1st round
GM Andreikin Dmitry RUS – GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS
GM Karjakin Sergey RUS – GM Svidler Peter RUS
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE – GM Topalov Veselin BUL
GM Anand Viswanathan IND – GM Aronian Levon ARM
(Photo taken from the official site)
Motylev drew Moiseenko and is leading with 7.5 points. Solak and Smirin are on 7.
Results of top 10 boards of 9th round
1 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712 6 ½ – ½ 7 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656
2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633
3 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Navara David CZE 2700
4 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613
5 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681
6 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2650 6 0 – 1 6 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610
7 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2559 6 0 – 1 6 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644
8 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Balogh Csaba HUN 2651
9 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2653
10 GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2652 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2709
Top 10 players after 9th round
1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 7.5 2869 23.4
2 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 7.0 2800 22.6
3 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644 7.0 2792 16.6
4 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 6.5 2776 18.0
5 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 6.5 2767 19.3
6 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6.5 2769 15.9
7 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 6.5 2775 7.5
8 GM Grigoriants Sergey RUS 2574 6.5 2725 19.7
9 GM Navara David CZE 2700 6.5 2743 5.4
10 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2676 6.5 2737 8.0
Pairings of top 10 boards of the 10th round
1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 7½ – 7 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644
2 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 7 – 6½ GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713
3 GM Lysyj Igor RUS 2655 6½ – 6½ GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712
4 GM Navara David CZE 2700 6½ – 6½ GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617
5 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6½ – 6½ GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682
6 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 6½ – 6½ GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681
7 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 6½ – 6½ GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2676
8 GM Saric Ivan CRO 2661 6½ – 6½ GM Grigoriants Sergey RUS 2574
9 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2650 6 – 6 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723
10 GM Balogh Csaba HUN 2651 6 – 6 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723
Motylev won against Eljanov and is leading the event with 7 points out of 8 rounds. 13 players (!!) share 2nd with 6 points.
Results of top 10 boards of the 7th round
1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 6 1 – 0 5½ GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723
2 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713
3 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682
4 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 5½ ½ – ½ 5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723
5 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644 5 1 – 0 5 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2716
6 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712 5 1 – 0 5 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2643
7 GM Areshchenko Alexander UKR 2705 5 0 – 1 5 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641
8 GM Navara David CZE 2700 5 1 – 0 5 GM Shomoev Anton RUS 2581
9 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 5 1 – 0 5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2698
10 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617 5 1 – 0 5 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2689
Top 10 players after 8 rounds
1 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656 7.0 2918 22.6
2 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633 6.0 2791 16.9
3 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613 6.0 2784 18.3
4 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 6.0 2799 8.6
5 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6.0 2784 15.1
6 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2559 6.0 2756 21.8
7 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610 6.0 2764 17.0
8 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644 6.0 2767 12.8
9 GM Navara David CZE 2700 6.0 2762 6.2
10 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681 6.0 2759 8.2
Top 10 pairings of the 9th round
1 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2712 6 – 7 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2656
2 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2713 6 – 6 GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2633
3 GM Fedoseev Vladimir RUS 2641 6 – 6 GM Navara David CZE 2700
4 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 6 – 6 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2613
5 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2617 6 – 6 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2681
6 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2650 6 – 6 GM Solak Dragan TUR 2610
7 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2559 6 – 6 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2644
8 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2723 5½ – 5½ GM Balogh Csaba HUN 2651
9 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2723 5½ – 5½ GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2653
10 GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2652 5½ – 5½ GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2709
