Aeroflot Open 2009 - Latest Update

Source: Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information Round 6 top boards results:

1	GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar		4.0	AZE	2724	GM Kurnosov, Igor		4.0	RUS	2602	0-1
2	GM Sargissian, Gabriel		3.5	ARM	2677	GM Moiseenko, Alexander		4.0	UKR	2676	½-½
3	GM Bacrot, Etienne		3.5	FRA	2722	GM Zhigalko, Andrey		3.5	BLR	2572	½-½
4	GM Zhigalko, Sergei		3.5	BLR	2587	GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny		3.5	RUS	2664	½-½
5	GM Zhou, Jianchao		3.5	CHN	2612	GM Kazhgaleyev, Murtas		3.5	KAZ	2630	1-0
6	GM Safarli, Eltaj	j	3.5	AZE	2564	GM Pashikian, Arman		3.5	ARM	2621	0-1

Round 7 top board pairings:

1	GM Kurnosov, Igor		5.0	RUS	2602	GM Zhou, Jianchao		4.5	CHN	2612
2	GM Moiseenko, Alexander		4.5	UKR	2676	GM Pashikian, Arman		4.5	ARM	2621
3	GM Zvjaginsev, Vadim		4.0	RUS	2636	GM Bacrot, Etienne		4.0	FRA	2722
4	GM Sargissian, Gabriel		4.0	ARM	2677	GM Potkin, Vladimir		4.0	RUS	2613
5	GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny		4.0	RUS	2664	GM Grigoriants, Sergey		4.0	RUS	2565
6	GM Zhigalko, Andrey		4.0	BLR	2572	GM Predojevic, Borki		4.0	BIH	2650
7	GM Vitiugov, Nikita		3.5	RUS	2687	GM Zhigalko, Sergei		4.0	BLR	2587

Notable results - IM Ray Robson:

1	38	38	GM Vaganian, Rafael A		ARM	2596	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	+0.00	-0.31	w		0
2	38	58	GM Li, Shilong		CHN	2559	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1861	-0.31	+0.14	b		½
3	37	56	GM Sjugirov, Sanan	j	RUS	2562	0.5	0.5	2.0	0.25	2385	-0.17	-0.35	w		0
4	37	28	GM Van Wely, Loek		NED	2625	0.5	0.5	4.0	0.5	2299	-0.52	+0.72	b		1
5	34	15	GM Bocharov, Dmitry		RUS	2647	1.0	1.5	6.5	1.5	2499	+0.20	+0.75	w	v	1
6	26	32	GM Akobian, Varuzhan		USA	2619	2.5	2.5	9.5	3.25	2598	+0.95	+0.72	b		1

Ray is performing at 2658 after 6 rounds. He won 3 straight games against 2600+ GMs Van Wely (2625), Bocharov (2647) and Akobian (2619) and he is on pace for a GM norm. IM Tatiana Kosintseva, who Kasparov hailed as the most talented Russian female player today.

1	33	33	GM Potkin, Vladimir		RUS	2613	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0	+0.00	+0.16	b		½
2	25	29	GM Petrosian, Tigran L.		ARM	2623	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.25	2613	+0.16	+0.17	w		½
3	22	25	GM So, Wesley	j	PHI	2627	1.0	1.0	2.5	1.25	2618	+0.33	-0.32	b		0
4	32	40	GM Bartel, Mateusz		POL	2594	1.0	1.0	6.0	2.0	2496	+0.01	+0.63	b		1
5	27	8	GM Milov, Vadim		SUI	2669	1.5	2.0	8.0	3.25	2614	+0.64	+0.73	w	v	1
6	14	27	GM Landa, Konstantin		RUS	2626	3.0	3.0	11.0	5.75	2697	+1.37	+0.17	w		½

Tatiana is performing at 2682 after 6 rounds. She is on pace for a GM norm as well.