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.
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.