Aeroflot Open Moscow Russia 2015

Dubov, Nepomnjaschij, Van Foreest and Sasikiran lead with 4 out of 5.

Results of top 10 boards

1 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493
2 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2632 3 0 – 1 3 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714
3 GM Khairullin Ildar 2630 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Korobov Anton 2694
4 GM Kovalenko Igor 2661 3 0 – 1 3 GM Dubov Daniil 2627
5 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618
6 GM Adhiban B. 2646 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Lu Shanglei 2570
7 GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2671 2½ 1 – 0 3 GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2592
8 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Anton Guijarro David 2614
9 GM Sethuraman S.P. 2623 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Rapport Richard 2709
10 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2708

Top 10 players after 5 rounds

1 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2627 4.0
2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714 4.0
3 IM Van Foreest Jorden U18 NED 2493 4.0
4 GM Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2682 4.0
5 GM Lu Shanglei CHN 2570 3.5
6 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2694 3.5
7 GM Bukavshin Ivan RUS 2618 3.5
8 GM Anton Guijarro David ESP 2614 3.5
9 GM Rapport Richard HUN 2709 3.5
10 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2630 3.5

Some games of the round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 6th round

1 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714 4 – 4 IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2627 4 – 4 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682
3 GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618 3½ – 3½ GM Rapport Richard 2709
4 GM Korobov Anton 2694 3½ – 3½ GM Adhiban B. 2646
5 GM Lu Shanglei 2570 3½ – 3½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2671
6 GM Anton Guijarro David 2614 3½ – 3½ GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658
7 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2708 3 – 3½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2630
8 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613 3 – 3 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2674
9 GM Grachev Boris 2673 3 – 3 GM Potkin Vladimir 2605
10 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2669 3 – 3 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2594

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Women’s World Championship 2015 Sochi Russia

Muzychuk-Harika

Muzychuk-Harika


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Muzychuk and Pogonina advanced to the Final after very difficult and exciting tie-breaks and will be playing 4 Classical games and tie-break games, if necessary.

Cramling-Pogonina

Cramling-Pogonina


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Some games of the tie-breaks

Today is a free day and games will continue on the 2nd of April.

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Aeroflot Open Moscow Russia 2015

Sasikiran and Van Foreest lead with 3.5 points after 4 rounds.

Top results of the 4th round

1 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682 3 ½ – ½ 2½ GM Kovalenko Igor 2661
2 GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2592 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658
3 GM Lu Shanglei 2570 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2630
4 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2627 2½ – – + 2½ IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493
5 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714 2 1 – 0 2 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2625
6 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2708 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Sethuraman S.P. 2623
7 GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618 2 1 – 0 2 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2706
8 GM Korobov Anton 2694 2 1 – 0 2 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2613
9 GM Dubov Daniil 2627 2 1 – 0 2 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2674
10 GM Grachev Boris 2673 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2594

Top 10 players after 4 rounds

1 GM Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2682 3.5
2 IM Van Foreest Jorden U18 NED 2493 3.5
3 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2627 3.0
4 GM Lu Shanglei CHN 2570 3.0
5 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2694 3.0
6 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714 3.0
7 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2661 3.0
8 GM Bukavshin Ivan RUS 2618 3.0
9 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim RUS 2658 3.0
10 GM Adhiban B. IND 2646 3.0

Some games of the 4th round

Top pairings of the 5th round

1 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682 3½ – 3½ IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493
2 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2632 3 – 3 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714
3 GM Khairullin Ildar 2630 3 – 3 GM Korobov Anton 2694
4 GM Kovalenko Igor 2661 3 – 3 GM Dubov Daniil 2627
5 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658 3 – 3 GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618
6 GM Adhiban B. 2646 3 – 3 GM Lu Shanglei 2570
7 GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2671 2½ – 3 GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2592
8 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 2½ – 2½ GM Anton Guijarro David 2614
9 GM Sethuraman S.P. 2623 2½ – 2½ GM Rapport Richard 2709
10 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613 2½ – 2½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2708

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Women’s World Championship 2015 Sochi Russia

Pogonina-Cramling, M.Muzychuk sitting in the background

Pogonina-Cramling, M.Muzychuk sitting in the background


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Pogonina managed to win the 2nd game (again!) and equalized the score. Another draw happened in M.Muzychuk-Harika game, so they will also be playing today :).

Second game of the Semifinals

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Women’s World Championship 2015 Sochi, Russia

Cramling-Pogonina

Cramling-Pogonina


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Cramling leads in the match against Pogonina and only needs a draw to get to the Finals. Muzychuk drew Harika, so they both will be playing for two results (win and possibly draw to decide the outcome of the match in tie-breaks).

The 1st game of Semifinals

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