Sasikiran 6/7 in sole lead @ Moscow Open 2010

Chennai based Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran (6.0) led the super strong Grandmaster field following his victory in the seventh round against GM Dmitry Andreikin (2635)  in the Moscow Open 2010 at Moscow, Russia. Half a point behind Sasikiran were GMs Le Quang Liem, Viktor Bologan, Inarkiev Ernesto, Amonatov Farrukh, Chernyshov Konstantin and Bareev Evgeny.

Sasikiran with a performance rating of ELO 2841 thus far, has continued from where he left in Bursa, Turkey where also he came with an outstanding show in the world team chess championship. With five wins and two draws to his credit Sasikiran now takes on Vietnamese GM Le Quang Liem in the crucial eighth round game.

73 Grandmasters and 50 International Masters from 25 countries make up the very strong field in this mega event. The nine round Swiss event runs from 30th Jan and concludes on 7th Feb, 2010.

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http://www.moscowchessopen.ru/eng/index

LIVE GAMES :

http://russiachess.org/online/

Pairings :

http://chess-results.com/tnr29968.aspx?art=2&rd=8&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000

Krishnan Sasikiran – Dmitry Andreikin

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. d5 e5 10. O-O a5 11. e4 Nbd7 12. Ne1 Re8 13. b3 Nc5 14. Nc2 c6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Rfe1 Qd7 17. Na3 Rad8 18. Rad1 h6 19. Nab5 Bxb5 20. Nxb5 Qc6 21. Qe2 Ne6 22. Rd2 Re7 23. h4 Ne8 24. Red1 Red7 25. Bh3 N8c7 26. Nxc7 Rxc7 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Qg4 Re7 29. Rd3 Qc5 30. R1d2 Qc6 31. a4 Qc5 32. Kg2 Qc6 33. Qg6 Qd7 34. g4 Rf7 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 Rf4 37. f3 Kf8 38. Kg3 Rf7 39. Qh7 Ke8 40. g6 Rf8 41. Rxd6 Qxd6 42. Rxd6 Rxd6 43. Qxg7 Rd1 44. Qxe5 Rg1+ 45. Kf2 Rxg6 46. Qb8+ Ke7 47. Qc7+ Ke8 48. Ke3 e5 49. Qxe5+ Kd7 50. c5 bxc5 51. Qxc5 Rb8 52. Qd5+ Rd6 53. Qf7+ Kc6 54. f4 Rb4 55. f5 Rd1 56. Qe6+ Rd6 57. Qc8+ Kb6 58. Qc3 Rc6 59. Qd3 Kc7 60. Kf4 Rcb6 61. Qd5 Rxb3 62. Qxa5 Rb1 63. Ke5 Rc1 64. f6 Rcc6 65. f7 Re6+ 66. Kd4 1-0

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 c3 8. bxc3 c5 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Rd1 Na5 11. Qb2 Qb6 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Nac4 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 Qa6 15. Ne3 Nb6 16. a4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bd7 18. a5 Na4 19. Qb4 Qxe2 20. Rxa4 Bxa4 21. Qxa4 Rad8 22. Ba3 Qa2 23. Bxb7 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qb1+ 25. Qd1 1-0

Results

Round 7 on 2010/02/05 at 16:00

Bo.	No.			Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg		No.
1	13		GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	2653	5	1 – 0	5	GM	Andreikin Dmitry	2635		20
2	17		GM	Bareev Evgeny	2643	5	½ – ½	5	GM	Le Quang Liem	2647		16
3	15		GM	Inarkiev Ernesto	2649	4½	1 – 0	5	GM	Kurnosov Igor	2668		6
4	32		GM	Belov Vladimir	2595	4½	½ – ½	4½	GM	Rublevsky Sergei	2697		2
5	3		GM	Bologan Viktor	2692	4½	1 – 0	4½	GM	Rychagov Andrey	2568		40
6	36		GM	Miton Kamil	2586	4½	½ – ½	4½	GM	Bu Xiangzhi	2673		4
7	46		GM	Chernyshov Konstantin	2556	4½	1 – 0	4½	GM	Najer Evgeniy	2665		8
8	56		GM	Gasanov Eldar	2536	4½	½ – ½	4½	GM	Grachev Boris	2653		12
9	21		GM	Amonatov Farrukh	2634	4½	1 – 0	4½	GM	Gabrielian Artur	2523		60
10	38		GM	Chadaev Nikolai	2569	4	0 – 1	4	GM	Motylev Alexander	2697		1
11	53		GM	Dvoirys Semen I	2539	4	1 – 0	4	GM	Lastin Alexander	2659		10
12	54		GM	Kharitonov Alexandr	2538	4	1 – 0	4	GM	Khismatullin Denis	2651		14
13	19		GM	Savchenko Boris	2638	4	½ – ½	4	GM	Zinchenko Yaroslav	2538		55
14	58		GM	Shimanov Aleksandr	2535	4	1 – 0	4	GM	Iordachescu Viorel	2629		22
15	23		GM	Volkov Sergey	2623	4	1 – 0	4	IM	Krylov Mikhail	2511		64
16	24		GM	Azarov Sergei	2622	4	1 – 0	4	GM	Bezgodov Alexei	2490		73
17	25		GM	Vorobiov Evgeny E	2621	4	1 – 0	4	IM	Gerzhoy Leonid	2459		86
18	27		GM	Iturrizaga Eduardo	2616	4	0 – 1	4	FM	Reshetnikov Alexey	2447		91
19	63		GM	Khusnutdinov Rustam	2513	4	1 – 0	4	GM	Deviatkin Andrei	2604		30
20	71		IM	Ipatov Alexander	2497	4	1 – 0	4	GM	Rakhmanov Aleksandr	2591		33
21	35		IM	Matlakov Maxim	2587	4	1 – 0	4	IM	Krivoborodov Egor	2471		79
22	7		GM	Zhigalko Sergei	2668	3½	1 – 0	3½		Korobkov Piotr	2482		78
23	11		GM	Nepomniachtchi Ian	2658	3½	1 – 0	3½	IM	Pavlov Sergey	2470		80
24	76		IM	Kovalenko Igor	2486	3½	1 – 0	3½	GM	Popov Ivan	2617		26
25	77		GM	Naumkin Igor	2484	3½	1 – 0	3½	GM	Shabalov Alexander	2611		28
26	29		GM	Sjugirov Sanan	2610	3½	1 – 0	3½	GM	Pushkov Nikolai	2468		82
27	37		GM	Maslak Konstantin	2571	3½	½ – ½	3½	IM	Mozharov Mikhail	2451		89
28	39		GM	Sokolov Andrei	2569	3½	½ – ½	3½	IM	Gochelashvili David	2463		84
29	42		GM	Evdokimov Alexander A.	2561	3½	½ – ½	3½	IM	Pugachov Alexey	2445		93
30	83		GM	Kim Alexey	2465	3½	½ – ½	3½	GM	Grigoriants Sergey	2560		43
31	44		GM	Shomoev Anton	2559	3½	1 – 0	3½		Borisenko Andrei	2420		107
32	106		IM	Stukopin Andrey	2423	3½	½ – ½	3½	GM	Iljushin Alexei	2551		47
33	52		GM	Zontakh Andrey	2540	3½	1 – 0	3½	FM	Efanov Nikolai	2417		110
34	61		IM	Danin Alexandre	2519	3½	½ – ½	3½	IM	Gorovykh Eduard	2410		115
35	62		GM	Panarin Mikhail	2518	3½	1 – 0	3½	IM	Sergienko Sergey	2400		123
36	65		GM	Kabanov Nikolai	2510	3½	1 – 0	3½	IM	Kargin Arseny	2394		126
37	94		IM	Ulko Jaroslav	2445	3½	0 – 1	3½	GM	Shcherbakov Ruslan	2505		66
38	67		IM	Shinkevich Vitaly	2501	3½	1 – 0	3½	IM	Guerrero Juan Carlos	2241		185
39	108			Belous Vladimir	2419	3½	½ – ½	3½	GM	Lintchevski Daniil	2498		69
40	122		IM	Reutsky Sergei	2401	3½	0 – 1	3½	GM	Krapivin Alexander	2495		72
41	125		IM	Chernobay Artem	2398	3½	½ – ½	3½	GM	Belozerov Andrei	2488		74
42	134		GM	Ibrayev Nurlan	2386	3½	0 – 1	3	GM	Kazhgaleyev Murtas	2643		18
43	9		GM	Vescovi Giovanni	2660	3	1 – 0	3		Ajrapetian Gevorg	2436		99
44	31		GM	Zhou Weiqi	2600	3	1 – 0	3	IM	Lavrik Dmitry	2439		97
45	96		IM	Konovalov Nikolay	2439	3	½ – ½	3	IM	Papin Vasily	2548		49
46	98		FM	Shukh Nikolai	2439	3	½ – ½	3	GM	Kharitonov Andrei V	2542		51
47	59		IM	Geller Jakov	2535	3	½ – ½	3	IM	Loskutov Oleg	2423		105
48	128		FM	Potapov Alexey	2391	3	½ – ½	3	IM	Looshnikov Nikolai	2500		68
49	132			Ageichenko Genadi A	2388	3	0 – 1	3	GM	Ismagambetov Anuar	2497		70
50	81		IM	Gladyszev Oleg	2469	3	1 – 0	3	IM	Baikov Vladimir A	2418		109

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