19 December 2017
First Games of Nutcracker Played in Moscow
Kings pull ahead.
Photo by Eteri Kublashvili
On December 19, round 1 of the Nutcracker Generation Tournament was played in the Central Chess Club in Moscow.
In the open event, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov defeated Grigoriy Oparin, while the games Shirov - Esipenko, Gelfand - Artemiev, and Yuffa - Rublevsky were drawn.
The score is 5-3 in favor of the Kings (сlassical games are worth 2 points for a win and 1 point for a draw).
In the women’s section all the games ended in a draw: Grabuzova - Maltsevskaya, Strutinskaia - Dimitrova, Goltseva - Zaiatz, and Solozhenkina - Kovalevskaya.
The score is 4-4.
Round 2 pairings:
Kings vs. Princes:
Shirov - Oparin, Gelfand - Yuffa, Esipenko - Mamedyarov, Artemiev - Rublevsky.
Queens vs. Princesses:
Grabuzova - Goltseva, Strutinskaia - Solozhenkina, Maltsevskaya - Zaiatz, Dimitrova - Kovalevskaya.
Tournament page