New fragments Moscow Open

The games from rounds 3-5 from the Moscow Open are now available, and so we present you new game fragments. (And this time, five players are leading indeed!)

The Moscow Open 2008, which lasts till 10 February 2008, will have an exciting last phase. Not all favorites are having a good tournament; first and fith seeds Vladimir Akopian and Farrukh Amonatov will need to do better, to be able to fight for the first prize. Riazantsev, Efimenko, Volkov, Lastin and Oleksienko currently have the best chances.

Moscow Open 2008 | Round 5 | Top Standings

Place	Title	Name	Rtg	Country	Pts
1	GM	Riazantsev,Alexander	2628	RUS	4.5
2	GM	Efimenko,Zahar	2638	UKR	4.5
3	GM	Volkov,Sergey	2623	RUS	4.5
4	GM	Lastin,Alexander	2604	RUS	4.5
5	GM	Oleksienko,Mikhailo	2590	UKR	4.5
6	IM	Zherebukh,Yaroslav	2420	UKR	4.0
7	GM	Timofeev,Artyom	2664	RUS	4.0
8	GM	Novikov,Stanislav	2545	RUS	4.0
9	GM	Savchenko,Boris	2589	RUS	4.0
10	GM	Kuzubov,Yuriy	2606	UKR	4.0
11	GM	Jobava,Baadur	2643	GEO	4.0
12	GM	Kazhgaleyev,Murtas	2594	KAZ	4.0
13	GM	Zvjaginsev,Vadim	2677	RUS	4.0
14	GM	Najer,Evgeniy	2634	RUS	4.0
15	GM	Lysyj,Igor	2593	RUS	4.0
16	GM	Korobov,Anton	2573	UKR	4.0
17	GM	Motylev,Alexander	2644	RUS	4.0
18	GM	Popov,Ivan	2595	RUS	4.0
19	GM	Tregubov,PavelV	2636	RUS	4.0
20	GM	Kobalia,Mikhail	2623	RUS	4.0
21	IM	Krylov,Mikhail	2371	RUS	4.0
22	GM	Shomoev,Anton	2562	RUS	4.0
23	GM	Belov,Vladimir	2578	RUS	4.0
24	GM	Yemelin,Vasily	2562	RUS	4.0
25	GM	Inarkiev,Ernesto	2681	RUS	4.0

In the ladies section, Ushenina, Tairova, Muzychuk and Vasilkova are leading.

Moscow Open 2008 Women | Round 5 | Top Standings

Place	Title	Name	Rtg	Country	Pts
1	IM	Ushenina, Anna	2484	UKR	4.5
2	IM	Tairova, Elena	2386	RUS	4.5
3	IM	Muzychuk, Anna	2460	SLO	4.5
4	WIM	Vasilkova, Svetlana	2359	RUS	4.5
5	WGM	Zhukova, Natalia	2457	UKR	4.0
6	WFM	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	2317	RUS	4.0
7	WGM	Kovanova, Baira	2348	RUS	4.0
8	IM	Gvetadze, Sopio	2352	GEO	4.0
9	IM	Krush, Irina	2473	USA	4.0
10	WGM	Melia, Salome	2362	GEO	4.0
11	WFM	Malgina-Sterliagova, Tatiana	2374	RUS	4.0
12-13	IM	Harika, Dronavalli	2455	IND	4.0
12-13	WFM	Girya, Olga	2342	RUS	4.0
14	GM	Lahno, Kateryna	2475	UKR	4.0
15-16	IM	Matveeva, Svetlana	2433	RUS	4.0
15-16	IM	Vasilevich, Irina	2378	RUS	4.0

Here are some fragments from the Open A-group: