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Top seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave held by Andriasian @ Aeroflot Open 2010

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The strongest Open in planet earth, Aeroflot Open 2010, got under way in Moscow with the top seed French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2730) being held to a draw by Armenian GM Andriasian Zaven (2613). World Junior Champion Lagrave didnt exert much, and took a quiet draw in a Sicilian game that lasted 21 moves.

In another interesting game, third seed Russian Grandmaster Alexander Motylev (2697) scored over GM Alexander Shabalov (2611) of USA. The Petroff game lasted 25 moves.

Indian Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran (2653) seeded ninteenth drew with black pieces against GM Melkumyan Hrant (2583) of Armenia. The Grunfeld game saw Sasikiran holding his own in a pawn up but exchange down position that appeared to have even chances for both players. Peace was signed after 38 moves.

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Alexander Shabalov – Alexander Motylev

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 5. Nbd2 Nc5 6. a3 a5 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 f6 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. Nf1 Bf5 12. Nd4 Bg6 13. Be3 a4 14. Ng3 Nbd7 15. c4 Nb6 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. Qg4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Qe7 20. Rad1 Rae8 21. Ndf5 Bxf5 22. Nxf5 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Rxe4 24. Bd5 Re5 25. Ng3 Rd8 26. e4 Ree8 27. e5 Rxe5 0-1

Zaven Andriasian – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Kb1 O-O-O 12. Bc4 Rg8 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bb3 f5 15. exf5 Rxg2 16. Qd3 Rf2 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Ne4 Rxf4 19. Nxd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Kc7 1/2-1/2

Evgeniy Najer – Safarli Eltaj

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 exd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. cxd4 cxd4 16. f4 f6 17. f5 Bd7 18. Nf4 Nc6 19. Bb5 Ne5 20. Qxd4 g5 21. Ne6+ Bxe6 22. Qxd8 Rfxd8 23. fxe6 Ng6 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. e5 fxe5 26. Rf7+ Kg8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rxa7 Kf8 29. Rxh7 e4 30. Bd7 Kg8 31. Rf7 Rf8 32. Rf2 Rf4 33. g3 e3 34. Rxf4 gxf4 35. gxf4 Kg7 36. Kf1 Kf6 37. Ke2 Nxf4+ 38. Kxe3 1-0

Hrant Melkumyan – Krishnan Sasikiran

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Be3 c5 8. Rc1 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nf3 Rd8 11. d5 e6 12. Bg5 f6 13. c4 Nc6 14. Qxa5 Nxa5 15. Bd2 b6 16. Bd3 Nb7 17. O-O Bd7 18. Rfe1 Re8 19. Bc3 Rad8 20. e5 fxe5 21. Nxe5 exd5 22. cxd5 Nd6 23. f4 Ba4 24. Ba1 Rc8 25. g3 Rc7 26. Bf1 b5 27. Bc3 Rce7 28. Bh3 b4 29. Bd2 Nb7 30. Be6+ Rxe6 31. dxe6 Rxe6 32. Be3 Bf8 33. g4 g5 34. Nd3 gxf4 35. Nxf4 Re4 36. h3 a5 37. Nd5 Bg7 38. Bg5 1/2-1/2

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