GM Urii Eliseev wins 2016 Moscow Open A

GM Urii Eliseev and FM Dmitry Gordievsky shared the fist place in the 2016 Moscow Open Men’s Cup of Russia Stage, the main event of the 12th International RSSU Chess Cup Moscow Open 2016, by scoring 7,5/9 points each.

According to the tie-break criteria Eliseev was awarded with the winner’s trophy.

In the ultra-exciting last round Gordievsky defeated the overnight leader and last year’s winner Ernesto Inarkiev, while Eliseev won with black against GM Gergely Antal.

Top-seeded GM Anton Korobov finished third with 7 points.

A total of 224 players from 18 countries, including 33 Grandmasters, participated in the event. Top standings below.

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Moscow Open A final standings:

1. GM Eliseev Urii RUS 2582 – 7.5
2. FM Gordievsky Dmitry RUS 2506 – 7.5
3. GM Korobov Anton UKR 2710 – 7
4. GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2570 – 7
5. GM Artemiev Vladislav RUS 2673 – 7
6. GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2676 – 7
7. IM Moskalenko Alexander RUS 2442 – 7
8. GM Kokarev Dmitry RUS 2619 – 7
9. IM Korchmar Vasiliy RUS 2405 – 7
10. IM Ivanov Oleg V UKR 2519 – 6.5
11. GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2626 – 6.5
12. GM Ponkratov Pavel RUS 2591 – 6.5
13. GM Gasanov Eldar UKR 2488 – 6.5
14. GM Grachev Boris RUS 2652 – 6.5
15. FM Shevchenko Kirill UKR 2373 – 6.5
16. IM Iljiushenok Ilia RUS 2470 – 6.5
17. IM Vorontsov Pavlo UKR 2395 – 6.5
18. GM Naumkin Igor RUS 2403 – 6.5
19. IM Tran Tuan Minh VIE 2447 – 6.5
20. Triapishko Olexandr RUS 2471 – 6.5
21. GM Bernadskiy Vitaliy UKR 2546 – 6
22. GM Antal Gergely HUN 2566 – 6
23. GM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2591 – 6
24. IM Oganian Miran RUS 2405 – 6
25. FM Seliverstov Vladimir RUS 2449 – 6
26. GM Lintchevski Daniil RUS 2563 – 6
27. IM Badmatsyrenov Oleg RUS 2473 – 6
28. IM Kozionov Kirill RUS 2416 – 6
29. GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2560 – 6
30. GM Kornev Alexei RUS 2517 – 6
31. IM Golubov Saveliy RUS 2469 – 6
32. GM Geller Jakov RUS 2487 – 6
33. FM Khegay Dmitriy RUS 2416 – 6
34. IM Alikulov Elbek UZB 2365 – 6
35. IM Lugovskoy Maxim RUS 2489 – 6
36. GM Harutjunyan Gevorg ARM 2436 – 6
37. IM Khanin Semen RUS 2393 – 6
38. IM Dvalishvili Pavel S. RUS 2445 – 6
39. IM Vavulin Maksim RUS 2448 – 5.5
40. IM Kopylov Alexander A. RUS 2401 – 5.5
41. FM Sorokin Aleksey RUS 2344 – 5.5
42. GM Kostenko Petr KAZ 2449 – 5.5
43. GM Pridorozhni Aleksei RUS 2550 – 5.5
44. Sarana Alexey RUS 2435 – 5.5
45. Sviridov Valery RUS 2511 – 5.5
46. FM Shtembuliak Evgeny UKR 2420 – 5.5
47. Litvinov Maxim RUS 2408 – 5.5
48. FM Samusenko Maksim RUS 2362 – 5.5
49. Bykov Oleg RUS 2227 – 5.5
50. GM Andreev Eduard UKR 2458 – 5.5
51. GM Frolyanov Dmitry RUS 2563 – 5.5
52. IM Ulko Jaroslav RUS 2456 – 5.5
53. FM Bublei Pavel RUS 2391 – 5.5
54. IM Zakhartsov Vladimir RUS 2462 – 5.5
55. GM Petrosian Davit G. ARM 2394 – 5.5