Aeroflot Open Moscow Russia 2015

Sasikiran leads with 3 out of 3, seven players have 2.5 points.

Top results of the 3rd round

1 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2613 2 0 – 1 2 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682
2 IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Khairullin Ildar 2630
3 GM Adhiban B. 2646 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714
4 GM Rapport Richard 2709 1½ 0 – 1 1½ GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2627
5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2706 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Dubov Daniil 2627
6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2625 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Korobov Anton 2694
7 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2674 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618
8 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Grachev Boris 2673
9 GM Kovalenko Igor 2661 1½ 1 – 0 1½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2603
10 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2594 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2658

Top 10 players after 3 rounds

1 GM Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2682 3.0
2 GM Lu Shanglei CHN 2570 2.5
3 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ESP 2627 2.5
4 GM Svetushkin Dmitry MDA 2592 2.5
5 IM Van Foreest Jorden U18 NED 2493 2.5
6 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2661 2.5
7 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim RUS 2658 2.5
8 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2630 2.5
9 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2627 2.0
10 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina RUS 2438 2.0

Some games of the 3rd round

Top pairings of the 4th round

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

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Aeroflot Open, Moscow, Russia 2015

Khairullin

Khairullin


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Four players lead with a perfect score after 2 rounds – Sasikiran, Ponkratov, Van Foreest and Khairullin.

Top results of the 2nd round

1 GM Khairullin Ildar 2630 1 1 – 0 1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2627 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Rapport Richard 2709
3 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2627 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2706
4 GM Korobov Anton 2694 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613
5 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682 1 1 – 0 1 GM Potkin Vladimir 2605
6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2625 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2674
7 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2613 1 1 – 0 1 GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2671
8 GM Bok Benjamin 2587 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Kovalenko Igor 2661
9 GM Lu Shanglei 2570 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658
10 GM Adhiban B. 2646 1 ½ – ½ 1 GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2592

Some games of the 2nd round

Top pairings of the 3rd round

1 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2613 2 – 2 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682
2 IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493 2 – 2 GM Khairullin Ildar 2630
3 GM Adhiban B. 2646 1½ – 1½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714
4 GM Rapport Richard 2709 1½ – 1½ GM Salgado Lopez Ivan 2627
5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2706 1½ – 1½ GM Dubov Daniil 2627
6 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2625 1½ – 1½ GM Korobov Anton 2694
7 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2674 1½ – 1½ GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618
8 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613 1½ – 1½ GM Grachev Boris 2673
9 GM Kovalenko Igor 2661 1½ – 1½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2603
10 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2594 1½ – 1½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2658

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Women’s World Championship 2015 Sochi, Russia

Koneru-Muzychuk

Koneru-Muzychuk


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There was no Armageddon yesterday and those who are in the semifinals are: M.Muzychuk, Harika, Pogonina and Cramling.

Some of the tie-break games

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Women’s World Championship 2015 Sochi, Russia

Harika-Arabidze

Harika-Arabidze


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Harika won the 2nd game against Arabidze and advanced to the Semifinals. Three other matches finished with 1-1 (Classical part) and will be decided in the tie-breaks – rapid and possibly blitz and even Armageddon, if necessary.

Games of the 2nd round of the Quarterfinals

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