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There players shared the 1st place with 7 points – Jobava, Fedorchuk and Oleksienko, but Jobava had a better tie-break!

Top 15 results of the last round

1 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 6½ ½ – ½ 6 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
2 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641 6 1 – 0 6 GM Dubov Daniil 2614
3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630 6 1 – 0 6 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
4 GM Fier Alexandr 2587 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
5 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Zherebukh Yaroslav 2623
6 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611
7 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2643 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
8 GM Khairullin Ildar 2651 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607
9 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Rasulov Vugar 2534
10 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Kovalenko Igor 2642
11 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Korneev Oleg 2631
12 GM Grachev Boris 2669 5 1 – 0 5½ GM Savchenko Boris 2556
13 IM Mozharov Mikhail 2564 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Popov Ivan 2653
14 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 5 1 – 0 5 GM Berg Emanuel 2549
15 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Tregubov Pavel V 2629

Final ranking after 9 rounds

1 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706 7.0 49.5 2798 9.8
2 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2641 7.0 47.0 2724 9.3
3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2630 7.0 45.0 2712 9.5
4 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661 6.5 46.5 2740 9.6
5 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2658 6.5 48.0 2726 8.4
6 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2649 6.5 47.5 2712 7.4
7 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2671 6.5 47.0 2706 4.6
8 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2651 6.5 44.5 2653 1.2
9 GM Jumabayev Rinat KAZ 2564 6.5 44.5 2602 8.3
10 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639 6.0 49.5 2705 8.2
11 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614 6.0 52.5 2701 11.0
12 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 6.0 50.0 2681 0.0
13 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2659 6.0 49.0 2669 1.3
14 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2642 6.0 46.5 2644 1.0
15 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2669 6.0 47.5 2641 -0.4

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The 8th round was interesting despite only 1 resultative game among first 9! Jobava is leading with 6.5 points, 5 players are on 6 points.

Top 15 results

1 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639 5½ ½ – ½ 6 GM Jobava Baadur 2706
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2614 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
3 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 5 ½ – ½ 5½ GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630
4 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671
5 GM Grachev Boris 2669 5 0 – 1 5 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641
6 GM Korneev Oleg 2631 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661
7 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611
8 GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649
9 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 4½ ½ – ½ 5 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564
10 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2651
11 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2643
12 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav 2623 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539
13 GM Savchenko Boris 2556 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Kravtsiv Martyn 2618
14 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Maiorov Nikita 2529
15 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526

Top 10 players after 8 rounds

1 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706 6.5 2819 10.5
2 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639 6.0 2767 13.3
3 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614 6.0 2760 15.6
4 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2658 6.0 2735 7.7
5 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2641 6.0 2684 4.7
6 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2630 6.0 2667 4.4
7 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661 5.5 2710 5.3
8 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 5.5 2693 1.3
9 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2649 5.5 2688 4.0
10 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2659 5.5 2673 1.5

Top 15 pairings of the 9th (last) round

1 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 6½ 6 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
2 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641 6 6 GM Dubov Daniil 2614
3 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630 6 6 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
4 GM Fier Alexandr 2587 5½ 5½ GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
5 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 5½ 5½ GM Zherebukh Yaroslav 2623
6 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 5½ 5½ GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611
7 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2643 5½ 5½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
8 GM Khairullin Ildar 2651 5½ 5½ GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607
9 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 5½ 5½ GM Rasulov Vugar 2534
10 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611 5½ 5½ GM Kovalenko Igor 2642
11 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564 5½ 5½ GM Korneev Oleg 2631
12 GM Grachev Boris 2669 5 5½ GM Savchenko Boris 2556
13 IM Mozharov Mikhail 2564 5 5 GM Popov Ivan 2653
14 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 5 5 GM Berg Emanuel 2549
15 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526 5 5 GM Tregubov Pavel V 2629

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Jobava
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Leaders change everyday! This time it is the top seed Jobava who won against Dubov and now has 6 points out of 7. Two more rounds to go.

Top 15 results or the 7th round

1 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 5 1 – 0 5½ GM Dubov Daniil 2614
2 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Grachev Boris 2669
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607
4 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Rasulov Vugar 2534
5 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606
6 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580
7 GM Grigoryan Karen H 2584 4 0 – 1 4 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
8 IM Bernadskiy Vitaliy 2565 4 0 – 1 4 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671
9 GM Kovalev Vladislav 2557 4 0 – 1 4 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
10 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564 4 1 – 0 4 GM Popov Ivan 2653
11 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 4 1 – 0 4 IM Mozharov Mikhail 2564
12 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Smirin Ilia 2644
13 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2643 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Savchenko Boris 2556
14 GM Indjic Aleksandar 2530 4 0 – 1 4 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642
15 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641 4 1 – 0 4 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537

Top 15 leaders after 7 rounds

1 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706 6.0 2867 11.4
2 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639 5.5 2785 12.4
3 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614 5.5 2784 15.0
4 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2658 5.5 2762 8.3
5 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2630 5.5 2674 3.7
6 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661 5.0 2718 5.7
7 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 5.0 2698 2.0
8 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2649 5.0 2696 4.6
9 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2659 5.0 2679 2.2
10 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2671 5.0 2672 0.7
11 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2669 5.0 2650 1.5
12 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2642 5.0 2642 1.0
13 GM Khalifman Alexander RUS 2611 5.0 2631 5.0
14 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2641 5.0 2623 -0.7
15 GM Zhigalko Andrey BLR 2607 5.0 2580 -0.6

Top 15 pairings of the 8th round

1 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639 5½ – 6 GM Jobava Baadur 2706
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2614 5½ – 5½ GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
3 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 5 – 5½ GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630
4 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642 5 – 5 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671
5 GM Grachev Boris 2669 5 – 5 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641
6 GM Korneev Oleg 2631 5 – 5 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661
7 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 5 – 5 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611
8 GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607 5 – 5 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649
9 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 4½ – 5 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564
10 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580 4½ – 4½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2651
11 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575 4½ – 4½ GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2643
12 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav 2623 4½ – 4½ GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539
13 GM Savchenko Boris 2556 4½ – 4½ GM Kravtsiv Martyn 2618
14 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611 4½ – 4½ GM Maiorov Nikita 2529
15 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606 4½ – 4½ GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526

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Dubov
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Dubov won against Ex-World Champion Khalifman and is leading the event with 5.5 points out of 6. Top seed Jobava is 2nd with 5.

Top 15 results of the 6th round

1 GM Dubov Daniil 2614 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Khalifman Alexander 2611
2 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642 4 0 – 1 4 GM Jobava Baadur 2706
3 GM Grachev Boris 2669 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
4 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661
5 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
6 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564
7 GM Popov Ivan 2653 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539
8 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Safarli Eltaj 2649
9 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ IM Zenzera Alexey 2419
10 Sarana Alexey 2295 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630
11 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Rasulov Vugar 2534
12 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2534 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607
13 GM Khairullin Ildar 2651 3 ½ – ½ 3½ GM Indjic Aleksandar 2530
14 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 3 1 – 0 3 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2522
15 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 3 1 – 0 3 GM Abasov Nijat 2517

Top 15 players after 6 rounds

1 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614 5.5 2930 18.7
2 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706 5.0 2822 7.7
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661 4.5 2746 6.5
4 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2580 4.5 2740 13.1
5 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639 4.5 2740 7.9
6 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2658 4.5 2725 5.0
7 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2606 4.5 2716 8.8
8 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2669 4.5 2666 2.3
9 GM Khalifman Alexander RUS 2611 4.5 2634 4.2
10 GM Rasulov Vugar AZE 2534 4.5 2621 8.9
11 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo UKR 2630 4.5 2614 -0.6
12 GM Zhigalko Andrey BLR 2607 4.5 2575 -1.4
13 IM Zenzera Alexey RUS 2419 4.0 2698 21.5
14 IM Hovhanisian Mher ARM 2516 4.0 2695 15.1
15 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2537 4.0 2672 11.4

Top 15 pairings of 7th round

1 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 5 – 5½ GM Dubov Daniil 2614
2 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611 4½ – 4½ GM Grachev Boris 2669
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 4½ – 4½ GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607
4 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658 4½ – 4½ GM Rasulov Vugar 2534
5 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639 4½ – 4½ GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606
6 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630 4½ – 4½ GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580
7 GM Grigoryan Karen H 2584 4 – 4 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
8 IM Bernadskiy Vitaliy 2565 4 – 4 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671
9 GM Kovalev Vladislav 2557 4 – 4 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
10 GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564 4 – 4 GM Popov Ivan 2653
11 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 4 – 4 IM Mozharov Mikhail 2564
12 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539 4 – 4 GM Smirin Ilia 2644
13 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 2643 4 – 4 GM Savchenko Boris 2556
14 GM Indjic Aleksandar 2530 4 – 4 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642
15 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641 4 – 4 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537

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Khalifman
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Ex-World Champion Khalifman and Dubov share 1st-2nd places after winning their games yesterday.

Top 15 results of the 5th round

1 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
2 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580
3 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Dubov Daniil 2614
4 GM Khalifman Alexander 2611 3½ 1 – 0 3 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
5 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 3 1 – 0 3 GM Savchenko Boris 2556
6 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575 3 0 – 1 3 GM Grachev Boris 2669
7 GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
8 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Popov Ivan 2653
9 GM Indjic Aleksandar 2530 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Smirin Ilia 2644
10 GM Gasanov Eldar 2480 3 0 – 1 3 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642
11 IM Zenzera Alexey 2419 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611
12 GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607 3 ½ – ½ 3 Sarana Alexey 2295
13 FM Aghasaryan Robert 2467 3 0 – 1 3 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606
14 GM Kovalev Vladislav 2557 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671
15 GM Romanov Evgeny 2653 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2534

Top 15 players after 5 rounds

1 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614 4.5 2879 13.7
2 GM Khalifman Alexander RUS 2611 4.5 2772 9.2
3 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661 4.0 2787 7.6
4 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706 4.0 2770 3.6
5 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2580 4.0 2764 12.0
6 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639 4.0 2763 7.5
7 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2658 4.0 2757 5.7
8 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr RUS 2606 4.0 2736 8.1
9 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2669 4.0 2679 2.7
10 GM Kovalenko Igor LAT 2642 4.0 2670 1.6
11 Sarana Alexey RUS 2295 3.5 2711 38.8
12 IM Zenzera Alexey RUS 2419 3.5 2708 18.7
13 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2649 3.5 2683 2.3
14 GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2537 3.5 2676 9.9
15 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2659 3.5 2654 -0.1

Top 15 pairings of the 6th round

1 GM Dubov Daniil 2614 4½ – 4½ GM Khalifman Alexander 2611
2 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642 4 – 4 GM Jobava Baadur 2706
3 GM Grachev Boris 2669 4 – 4 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
4 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580 4 – 4 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661
5 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606 4 – 4 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
6 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 3½ – 3½ GM Jumabayev Rinat 2564
7 GM Popov Ivan 2653 3½ – 3½ GM Malakhatko Vadim 2539
8 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537 3½ – 3½ GM Safarli Eltaj 2649
9 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 3½ – 3½ IM Zenzera Alexey 2419
10 Sarana Alexey 2295 3½ – 3½ GM Oleksienko Mikhailo 2630
11 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2611 3½ – 3½ GM Rasulov Vugar 2534
12 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2534 3½ – 3½ GM Zhigalko Andrey 2607
13 GM Khairullin Ildar 2651 3 – 3½ GM Indjic Aleksandar 2530
14 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 3 – 3 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2522
15 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 3 – 3 GM Abasov Nijat 2517

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