Pogonina-Cramling, M.Muzychuk sitting in the background
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
Cramling-Pogonina
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
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
Khairullin
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