25 June 2015

Higher League Round 3 Results

Grandmaster Ivan Popov leads the men's event with 3/3.

Grandmaster Ivan Popov leads the men's event with 3/3.
Grandmaster Ivan Popov leads the men's event with 3/3.
Men's tournament

Only Ivan Popov (2647) was able to maintain the perfect score after three rounds, as he defeated Aleksandr Rakhmanov (2623) on the first board. Other top games ended as follows:

Frolyanov (2566) - Kobalia (2623) draw
Dubov (2661) - Bocharov (2580) 1-0
Khalifman (2623) - Inarkiev (2668) draw
Ponkratov (2610) - Artemiev (2660) 0-1
Khairullin (2653) - Gabrielian (2560) 1-0
Shimanov (2606) - Alekseev (2651) 0-1

Standings after round 3:

Ivan Popov - 3, Mikhail Kobalia, Vladislav Artemiev, Evgeny Alekseev, Dmitry Frolyanov, Daniil Dubov, and Ildar Khairullin - all 2.5.



Women's tournament

Still very few draws in the women's event, even on the top boards, where first five games ended decisively. 

Bodnaruk (2428) - Kovanova (2388) 0-1
Pustovoitova (2351) - Savina (2422) 1-0
Guseva (2410) - Bivol (2354) 1-0
Gritsaeva (2321) - Kashlinskaya (2432) 0-1
Kovalevskaya (2461) - Sukhareva (2177) 1-0
Matveeva (2366) - Ovod (2313) draw
Drogovoz (2187) - Charochkina (2398) 1-0
Vasilevich (2397) - Marina Baraeva (2182) 1-0

Standings after round 3:

Baira Kovanova, Daria Pustovoitova, and Marina Guseva - all 3, Alina Kashlinskaya, and Ekaterina Kovalevskaya - both 2.5.