2009 Moscow Open - Update

Hola darlings! Well, this really sucks. The final standings for Groups A and B have been updated, but not for the Chess Femmes' Group, C! So, here are the top ten final standings from the B group contest I noted yesterday, where two chess femmes were playing on top boards! 1 83 Poghosyan Suren 2218 ARM 8,5 2099 8 52,5 2 59 Gevorgyan David 2252 ARM U18 8 2188 7 59,5 3 46 Vdovin Sergei 2263 RUS U18 8 2174 7 54 4 51 WIM Tarasova Viktoriya 2257 RUS 8 2118 7 48,5 5 57 Petrov Artur 2253 RUS U18 7,5 2186 6 54 6 26 Babikov Ivan 2284 RUS 7,5 2186 6 52,5 7 85 Likhoman Mikhail 2217 RUS 7 2210 6 49 8 100 Erofeev Alexey 2195 RUS 7 2191 6 45 9 6 Kutuzov Denis 2298 RUS 7 2188 6 55,5 10 38 WGM Kursova Maria 2268 RUS 7 2174 6 56,5 Here is what the official website said about the winner of Group C (the chess femmes): Natalya Pogonona leaded [sic] in the female tournament “C”. She defeated Marina Romanko and got 8 points among 9 and went one point ahead the opponent. Each of 5 players got 7 points: GMs Batuyang Mongontuul (Mongolia), Gu Xiaobing (China), Svetlana Matveeva, and also IM Tatyana Molchanova and FIDE Master Valentina Gunina (all three from Russia). According to the additional indexes Tatyana Molchanova won silver and Svetlana Matveeva – bronze.

2009 Moscow Open

January 31 - February 8, 2009. Wow! USA's GM Alexander Onischuk won the "A" Group at the Moscow Open. Good for him. His prize was 500,000 rubles, or $13,803.42. The all-women "C" Group action has completed too, won by WGM Natalija Pogonina (RUS 2467) with a whopping 8/9. She won 150,000 rubles, or $4,141.02. The final standings table has not yet been updated; here are the results after the final Round (9): Round IX Bo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name 1 WGM Pogonina Natalija 7 1 - 0 6Ѕ WGM Romanko Marina 2 WGM Matveeva Svetlana 6Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 6Ѕ WFM Gunina Valentina 3 WGM Mongontuul Bathuyag 6 1 - 0 6 WGM Ushenina Anna 4 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 6 Ѕ - Ѕ 6 WGM Demina Julia 5 WGM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 6 0 - 1 6 WGM Gu Xiaobing 6 WFM Girya Olga 6 0 - 1 6 WIM Molchanova Tatjana 7 WGM Manakova Maria 6 Ѕ - Ѕ 5Ѕ WGM Shen Yang 8 WGM Muzychuk Anna 5Ѕ 1 - 0 5Ѕ WGM Borisova Elizaveta 9 WFM Repina Varvara 5Ѕ 0 - 1 5Ѕ WGM Muzychuk Mariya 10 WFM Bodnaruk Anastasia 5Ѕ 0 - 1 5Ѕ WIM Akatova Ekaterina 11 WGM Grabuzova Tatiana 5Ѕ 1 - 0 5Ѕ Drozdova Dina 12 WIM Bulmaga Irina 5Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 5Ѕ Petrukhina Irina 13 WFM Paikidze Nazi 5Ѕ 0 - 1 5Ѕ WFM Tomilova Elena 14 WGM Shadrina Tatiana 5 1 - 0 5Ѕ WIM Ambartsumova Karina 15 WGM Zhukova Natalia 5 1 - 0 5 WIM Ivkina Olga 16 WFM Severiukhina Zoja 5 1 - 0 5 WIM Shumilina Alexandra 17 Pustovoitova Daria 5 0 - 1 5 Lelekova Olga 18 WFM Suslova Alena 5 0 - 1 5 Savina Anastasia 19 WIM Strutinskaya Galina N 5 1 - 0 5 WFM Kineva Ekaterina 20 WFM Fominykh Maria 5 Ѕ - Ѕ 5 Abylkassymova Raushan 21 Sysoykina Lidia 5 0 - 1 5 WIM Iljushina Olga 22 WGM Gaponenko Inna 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Uljianova Nadezhda 23 WIM Vasilkova Svetlana 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Rjanova Valery 24 WIM Charochkina Daria 4Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 4Ѕ Semenova Elena 25 WIM Ubiennykh Ekaterina 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Chernyshova Natalia 26 WFM Bogumil Tatiana 4Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 4Ѕ WFM Della-Rossa Anastasia 27 WFM Samigullina Diana 4Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 4Ѕ WFM Butuc Maria 28 Sukhareva Evgeniya 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ WFM Eryshkanova Anastasiya 29 WFM Derbentseva Irina 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ WIM Krasenkova Ilena 30 WFM Fakhretdinova Margarita 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Tereshechkina Maya 31 WFM Kharmunova Nadejda 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Koroteeva Ksenia 32 Maksimova Alisa 4Ѕ 0 - 1 4Ѕ WFM Yakovich Yuliya 33 WIM Solovjova Valentina 4 Ѕ - Ѕ 4 WFM Gvanceladze Anna 34 WFM Malinicheva L 4 Ѕ - Ѕ 4 WIM Aketaeva Dana 35 WGM Fatalibekova Elena 4 0 - 1 4 Maslova Elena 36 WFM Matveeva Olga 4 1 - 0 4 Goryachkina Aleksandra 37 Bezgodova Svetlana 4 0 - 1 4 Fastova Tatiana 38 Grigoryeva Olga A 4 1 - 0 4 WFM Kostrikina Anna 39 Dogodkina Julia 4 0 - 1 4 WFM Airapetian Tatevik 40 Blokhina Elvira 4 0 - 1 4 WFM Kushka Alena 41 WFM Baraeva Irina 4 1 - 0 4 WFM Rassokhina Ekaterina 42 Pischurina Ekaterina 4 Ѕ - Ѕ 4 WFM Bezgodova Maria 43 WFM Kalmykova Anastasia 4 Ѕ - Ѕ 4 Anu Bayar 44 WFM Styazhkina Anna 4 1 - 0 4 Sukhareva Valentina 45 Severina Maria 4 1 - 0 4 Yakupova Aysyla 46 WFM Karpova Lyudmila 3Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 4 Kurmaeva Nailia 47 Sorokina Nadejda 3Ѕ 0 - 1 3Ѕ WIM Chasovnikova Eugenia 48 WFM Larina Marija 3Ѕ 0 - 1 3Ѕ WCM Saduakassova Dinara 49 Semenova Anastasia 3Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 3Ѕ WFM Khropova Larisa 50 WFM Baraeva Marina 3Ѕ 1 - 0 3Ѕ Abdumalik Zhansaya 51 Budueva Kristina 3Ѕ 1 - 0 3Ѕ Grabovets Nadezhda 52 Chernichenko Olga 3Ѕ 1 - 0 3Ѕ Khobotova Olesia 53 Kazennova Daria 3Ѕ 0 - 1 3Ѕ Golban Ludmila 54 Gavrjuchenkova Angelina 3Ѕ 1 - 0 3Ѕ Kaurova Anna 55 Yashchenko Olena 3Ѕ 0 - 1 3 WFM Beliaeva Natalia 56 Shangarayeva Daiana 3 1 - 0 3 Frolova Ekaterina 57 Khabalonova Tamara 3 0 - 1 3 Chukhlantseva Anna 58 Lezhepekova Veronika 3 1 - 0 3 Kisteneva Liza 59 Nagornaya Polina 3 1 - 0 3 Shikunova Oksana 60 Forova Tatiana 3 0 - 1 3 Polyanskaya Natalia 61 Niks Yana 3 0 - 1 3 Romanenko Ksenija 62 Vasiukova Ekaterina 3 1 - 0 3 Butneva Larisa 63 Bylinkina Anna 2Ѕ 0 - 1 2Ѕ Dolgova Tamara 64 Paramzina Anastasya 2Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 2Ѕ Lisachenko Natalia 65 Braun Elina 2Ѕ 1 - 0 2Ѕ Chadaeva Tatiana 66 Urbanaites Elvira 2Ѕ 1 - 0 2Ѕ Karimova Karina 67 Mukhina Marina 2Ѕ + - - 2Ѕ Churusova Ekaterina 68 Skakun Valentina 2 1 - 0 2Ѕ Ulyanovskaya Tamara 69 Badzhieva Giliana 2 1 - 0 2 Kaydanovich Marina 70 Martynenko Anastasia 2 Ѕ - Ѕ 2 Pylaeva Ekaterina 71 Artemenko Rimma 1Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 1Ѕ Cherniavskaya Klara 72 Vanchikova Dulma 1Ѕ 0 - 1 1Ѕ Vasiukova Renata D 73 Yakimova Taisia V 1Ѕ 0 - 1 1Ѕ Shmyreva Tatiana While the chess femmes were battling it out in the "C" Group, check out this action from the "B" Group - two chess femmes were playing in the final round on Board 1 and Board 4: Bo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name 1 Poghosyan Suren 7Ѕ 1 - 0 7 WGM Kursova Maria 2 Babikov Ivan 7 Ѕ - Ѕ 7 Petrov Artur 3 Eliseev Urii 7 0 - 1 7 Vdovin Sergei 4 Nikologorsky Matfei 7 0 - 1 7 WIM Tarasova Viktoriya