Round 6 top boards results:
| 1 |
GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 4.0 | AZE | 2724 | GM Kurnosov, Igor | 4.0 | RUS | 2602 | 0-1 | ||
| 2 | GM Sargissian, Gabriel | 3.5 | ARM | 2677 | GM Moiseenko, Alexander | 4.0 | UKR | 2676 | ½-½ | ||
| 3 | GM Bacrot, Etienne | 3.5 | FRA | 2722 | GM Zhigalko, Andrey | 3.5 | BLR | 2572 | ½-½ | ||
| 4 | GM Zhigalko, Sergei | 3.5 | BLR | 2587 | GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 3.5 | RUS | 2664 | ½-½ | ||
| 5 | GM Zhou, Jianchao | 3.5 | CHN | 2612 | GM Kazhgaleyev, Murtas | 3.5 | KAZ | 2630 | 1-0 | ||
| 6 | GM Safarli, Eltaj | j | 3.5 | AZE | 2564 | GM Pashikian, Arman | 3.5 | ARM | 2621 | 0-1 |
Round 7 top board pairings:
| 1 | GM Kurnosov, Igor | 5.0 | RUS | 2602 | GM Zhou, Jianchao | 4.5 | CHN | 2612 | |||
| 2 | GM Moiseenko, Alexander | 4.5 | UKR | 2676 | GM Pashikian, Arman | 4.5 | ARM | 2621 | |||
| 3 | GM Zvjaginsev, Vadim | 4.0 | RUS | 2636 | GM Bacrot, Etienne | 4.0 | FRA | 2722 | |||
| 4 | GM Sargissian, Gabriel | 4.0 | ARM | 2677 | GM Potkin, Vladimir | 4.0 | RUS | 2613 | |||
| 5 | GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 4.0 | RUS | 2664 | GM Grigoriants, Sergey | 4.0 | RUS | 2565 | |||
| 6 | GM Zhigalko, Andrey | 4.0 | BLR | 2572 | GM Predojevic, Borki | 4.0 | BIH | 2650 | |||
| 7 | GM Vitiugov, Nikita | 3.5 | RUS | 2687 | GM Zhigalko, Sergei | 4.0 | BLR | 2587 |
Notable results – IM Ray Robson:
| 1 | 38 | 38 | GM Vaganian, Rafael A | ARM | 2596 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | +0.00 | -0.31 | w | 0 | ||
| 2 | 38 | 58 | GM Li, Shilong | CHN | 2559 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1861 | -0.31 | +0.14 | b | ½ | ||
| 3 | 37 | 56 | GM Sjugirov, Sanan | j | RUS | 2562 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.25 | 2385 | -0.17 | -0.35 | w | 0 | |
| 4 | 37 | 28 | GM Van Wely, Loek | NED | 2625 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 2299 | -0.52 | +0.72 | b | 1 | ||
| 5 | 34 | 15 | GM Bocharov, Dmitry | RUS | 2647 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 2499 | +0.20 | +0.75 | w | v | 1 | |
| 6 | 26 | 32 | GM Akobian, Varuzhan | USA | 2619 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 2598 | +0.95 | +0.72 | b | 1 |
Ray is performing at 2658 after 6 rounds. He won 3 straight games against 2600+ GMs Van Wely (2625), Bocharov (2647) and Akobian (2619) and he is on pace for a GM norm.
IM Tatiana Kosintseva, who Kasparov hailed as the most talented Russian female player today.
| 1 | 33 | 33 | GM Potkin, Vladimir | RUS | 2613 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | +0.00 | +0.16 | b | ½ | ||
| 2 | 25 | 29 | GM Petrosian, Tigran L. | ARM | 2623 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 2613 | +0.16 | +0.17 | w | ½ | ||
| 3 | 22 | 25 | GM So, Wesley | j | PHI | 2627 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 2618 | +0.33 | -0.32 | b | 0 | |
| 4 | 32 | 40 | GM Bartel, Mateusz | POL | 2594 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2496 | +0.01 | +0.63 | b | 1 | ||
| 5 | 27 | 8 | GM Milov, Vadim | SUI | 2669 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 2614 | +0.64 | +0.73 | w | v | 1 | |
| 6 | 14 | 27 | GM Landa, Konstantin | RUS | 2626 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 5.75 | 2697 | +1.37 | +0.17 | w | ½ |
Tatiana is performing at 2682 after 6 rounds. She is on pace for a GM norm as well.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Ray!
I played Tatiana many blitz games years ago she is extremely talented. Go Ray!