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Pogonina-Muzychuk Game 1

Pogonina-Muzychuk Game 1


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The first game was a quiet one and finished in a draw.

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Aeroflot Open Moscow Russia 2015

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Dubov and Nepomniaschij lead with 5 out of 6.

Top results of the 6th round

1 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714 4 1 – 0 4 IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493
2 GM Dubov Daniil 2627 4 1 – 0 4 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682
3 GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Rapport Richard 2709
4 GM Korobov Anton 2694 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Adhiban B. 2646
5 GM Lu Shanglei 2570 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2671
6 GM Anton Guijarro David 2614 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658
7 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2708 3 ½ – ½ 3½ GM Khairullin Ildar 2630
8 GM Khalifman Alexander 2613 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2674
9 GM Grachev Boris 2673 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Potkin Vladimir 2605
10 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2669 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2594

Top 10 players after 6 rounds

1 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2627 5.0
2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2714 5.0
3 GM Bukavshin Ivan RUS 2618 4.5
4 GM Adhiban B. IND 2646 4.5
5 GM Lu Shanglei CHN 2570 4.0
6 IM Van Foreest Jorden U18 NED 2493 4.0
7 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2630 4.0
8 GM Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2682 4.0
9 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim RUS 2658 4.0
10 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2658 4.0

Some games of the 6th round

Top 10 pairings of the 7th round

1 GM Dubov Daniil 2627 5 – 5 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2714
2 GM Adhiban B. 2646 4½ – 4½ GM Bukavshin Ivan 2618
3 GM Sasikiran Krishnan 2682 4 – 4 GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2592
4 GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2671 4 – 4 GM Anton Guijarro David 2614
5 GM Khairullin Ildar 2630 4 – 4 GM Mamedov Rauf 2658
6 IM Van Foreest Jorden 2493 4 – 4 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim 2658
7 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2632 4 – 4 GM Lu Shanglei 2570
8 GM Rapport Richard 2709 3½ – 3½ GM Khalifman Alexander 2613
9 GM Khismatullin Denis 2650 3½ – 3½ GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2708
10 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2706 3½ – 3½ GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2603

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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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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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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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