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Moscow Open 2013 – last round

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Savchenko

Savchenko was the hero of the round as he was the only one to win among those who were leading with 6.5 points! View the final standings here.

Results of top 10 boards

1 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2703
2 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Smirnov Pavel 2618
3 GM Maletin Pavel 2571 6½ ½ – ½ 6½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2650
4 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584 6 0 – 1 6½ GM Savchenko Boris 2584
5 GM Ibragimov Ildar 2555 6 0 – 1 6 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo 2646
6 IM Kovalev Vladislav 2500 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623
7 IM Goganov Aleksey 2550 6 0 – 1 6 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590
8 GM Nyzhnyk Illya 2637 5½ 0 – 1 6 IM Matinian Nikita 2460
9 GM Demchenko Anton 2627 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2546
10 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2517 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2626

Top 10 players after the last round

1 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2584 7.5
2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2703 7.0
3 GM Maletin Pavel RUS 2571 7.0
4 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2651 7.0
5 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2635 7.0
6 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo VEN 2646 7.0
7 GM Sandipan Chanda IND 2590 7.0
8 IM Matinian Nikita RUS 2460 7.0
9 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2650 7.0
10 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2618 7.0

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Moscow Open 2013 – 8th round

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With only one round to go there are 7 (!!) players sharing the 1st place. Quite unusual, but true :). View the full standings here.

Results of top 10 boards

1 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635 6 ½ – ½ 6 GM Savchenko Boris 2584
2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2703 5½ 1 – 0 6 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584
3 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Kovalenko Igor 2586
4 GM Khairullin Ildar 2650 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Gabrielian Artur 2579
5 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2626 5½ 0 – 1 5½ GM Maletin Pavel 2571
6 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Goganov Aleksey 2550
7 GM Smirnov Pavel 2618 5½ 1 – 0 5½ GM Adhiban B. 2547
8 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ IM Kovalev Vladislav 2500
9 GM Vorobiov Evgeny E. 2584 5 ½ – ½ 5½ IM Matinian Nikita 2460
10 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo 2646 5 1 – 0 5 IM Badmatsyrenov Oleg 2472

Top 10 players after 8 rounds

1 GM Nepomniachtchi RUS 2703 6.5
2 GM Maletin Pavel RUS 2571 6.5
3 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2651 6.5
4 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2584 6.5
5 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2635 6.5
6 GM Khairullin Ilda RUS 2650 6.5
7 GM Smirnov Pavel RUS 2618 6.5
8 GM Ibragimov Ildar USA 2555 6.0
9 GM Ponkratov Pavel RUS 2584 6.0
10 IM Matinian Nikita RUS 2460 6.0

Top 10 pairings of the last round

1 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635 6½ – 6½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2703
2 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 6½ – 6½ GM Smirnov Pavel 2618
3 GM Maletin Pavel 2571 6½ – 6½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2650
4 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584 6 – 6½ GM Savchenko Boris 2584
5 GM Ibragimov Ildar 2555 6 – 6 GM Iturrizaga Eduardo 2646
6 IM Kovalev Vladislav 2500 6 – 6 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623
7 IM Goganov Aleksey 2550 6 – 6 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590
8 GM Nyzhnyk Illya 2637 5½ – 6 IM Matinian Nikita 2460
9 GM Demchenko Anton 2627 5½ – 5½ IM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2546
10 GM Gabuzyan Hovhannes 2517 5½ – 5½ GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2626

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Moscow Open 2013 – 7th round

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The two leaders (Ponkratov and Kokarev) drew each other which allowed GM Savchenko to catch up with them after winning against GM Nyzhnyk. All the other players with 5 points drew. Now the three GMs (all from Russia) share 1st-3rd with 6 points. View full standings here.

Results of the top 10 boards

1 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584 5½ ½ – ½ 5½ GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635
2 GM Smirnov Pavel 2618 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Nepomniachtchi 2703
3 GM Maletin Pavel 2571 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651
4 GM Khairullin Ilda 2650 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590
5 GM Adhiban B. 2547 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Ganguly Surya S 2626
6 IM Matinian Nikita 2460 5 ½ – ½ 5 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623
7 GM Savchenko Boris 2584 5 1 – 0 4½ GM Nyzhnyk Illya 2637
8 IM Goganov Aleksey 2550 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Amonatov Farruk 2625
9 GM Kovalenko Igor 2586 4½ 1 – 0 4½ IM Vidit Santosh G 2546
10 GM Gabuzyan Hovhan 2517 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Vorobiov Evgeny 2584

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 8th round

1 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635 6 – 6 GM Savchenko Boris 2584
2 GM Nepomniachtchi 2703 5½ – 6 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584
3 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 5½ – 5½ GM Kovalenko Igor 2586
4 GM Khairullin Ilda 2650 5½ – 5½ GM Gabrielian Artu 2579
5 GM Ganguly Surya S 2626 5½ – 5½ GM Maletin Pavel 2571
6 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623 5½ – 5½ IM Goganov Aleksey 2550
7 GM Smirnov Pavel 2618 5½ – 5½ GM Adhiban B. 2547
8 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590 5½ – 5½ IM Kovalev Vladisl 2500
9 GM Vorobiov Evgeny 2584 5 – 5½ IM Matinian Nikita 2460
10 GM Iturrizaga Edua 2646 5 – 5 IM Badmatsyrenov O 2472

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Moscow Open 2013 – 6th round

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Only 2 leaders remained – Kokarev and Ponkratov – with 5.5 points out of 6. You can view full standings here.

Results of top 10 boards

1 GM Nepomniachtchi 2703 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Maletin Pavel 2571
2 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Adhiban B. 2547
3 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Ibragimov Ildar 2555
4 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584 4½ 1 – 0 4½ GM Kovalenko Igor 2586
5 GM Durarbayli Vasi 2598 4 0 – 1 4 GM Khairullin Ilda 2650
6 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590 4 1 – 0 4 GM Najer Evgeniy 2647
7 GM Savchenko Boris 2584 4 1 – 0 4 GM Iturrizaga Edua 2646
8 GM Ganguly Surya S 2626 4 1 – 0 4 GM Panarin Mikhail 2552
9 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623 4 1 – 0 4 FM Meribanov Vita 2426
10 IM Hayrapetyan Hov 2500 4 0 – 1 4 GM Smirnov Pavel 2618

Some interesting games of the round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 7th round

1 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584 5½ – 5½ GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635
2 GM Smirnov Pavel 2618 5 – 5 GM Nepomniachtchi 2703
3 GM Maletin Pavel 2571 5 – 5 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651
4 GM Khairullin Ilda 2650 5 – 5 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590
5 GM Adhiban B. 2547 5 – 5 GM Ganguly Surya S 2626
6 IM Matinian Nikita 2460 5 – 5 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623
7 GM Savchenko Boris 2584 5 – 4½ GM Nyzhnyk Illya 2637
8 IM Goganov Aleksey 2550 4½ – 4½ GM Amonatov Farruk 2625
9 GM Kovalenko Igor 2586 4½ – 4½ IM Vidit Santosh G 2546
10 GM Gabuzyan Hovhan 2517 4½ – 4½ GM Vorobiov Evgeny 2584

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Moscow Open 2013 – 5th round

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The leaders drew each other and allowed four other GMs to catch up with them. View the full info on the event here. GM Ibragimov, who shares 1st place, gave an interview which you can read on the official site of the event.

Results of top 10 boards

1 GM Ibragimov Ildar 2555 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651
2 GM Adhiban B. 2547 4 ½ – ½ 4 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584
3 GM Gopal G.N. 2545 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Nepomniachtchi 2703
4 GM Yilmaz Mustafa 2531 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635
5 FM Meribanov Vital 2426 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Svetushkin Dmi 2612
6 GM Kovalenko Igor 2586 3½ 1 – 0 3½ IM Goganov Aleksey 2550
7 GM Maletin Pavel 2571 3½ 1 – 0 3½ IM Vidit Santosh G 2546
8 GM Panarin Mikhail 2552 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ IM Hayrapetyan Hov 2500
9 GM Najer Evgeniy 2647 3 1 – 0 3½ GM Chernobay Artem 2499
10 GM Stupak Kirill 2505 3 0 – 1 3 GM Khairullin Ilda 2650

Top 10 players after 5 rounds

1 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2651 4.5
2 GM Ibragimov Ildar USA 2555 4.5
3 GM Nepomniachtchi RUS 2703 4.5
4 GM Ponkratov Pavel RUS 2584 4.5
5 GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2635 4.5
6 GM Kovalenko Igor UKR 2586 4.5
7 GM Adhiban B. IND 2547 4.5
8 GM Maletin Pavel RUS 2571 4.5
9 GM Svetushkin Dmit MDA 2612 4.0
10 GM Panarin Mikhail RUS 2552 4.0

Some interesting live games

Pairings on top 10 boards

1 GM Nepomniachtchi 2703 4½ – 4½ GM Maletin Pavel 2571
2 GM Mamedov Rauf 2651 4½ – 4½ GM Adhiban B. 2547
3 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2635 4½ – 4½ GM Ibragimov Ildar 2555
4 GM Ponkratov Pavel 2584 4½ – 4½ GM Kovalenko Igor 2586
5 GM Durarbayli Vasi 2598 4 – 4 GM Khairullin Ilda 2650
6 GM Sandipan Chanda 2590 4 – 4 GM Najer Evgeniy 2647
7 GM Savchenko Boris 2584 4 – 4 GM Iturrizaga Edua 2646
8 GM Ganguly Surya S 2626 4 – 4 GM Panarin Mikhail 2552
9 GM Guseinov Gadir 2623 4 – 4 FM Meribanov Vital 2426
10 IM Hayrapetyan Hov 2500 4 – 4 GM Smirnov Pavel 2618

Official site.