2009 Moscow Open

January 31 - February 8, 2009. Wow! USA's GM Alexander Onischuk won the "A" Group at the Moscow Open. Good for him. His prize was 500,000 rubles, or $13,803.42. The all-women "C" Group action has completed too, won by WGM Natalija Pogonina (RUS 2467) with a whopping 8/9. She won 150,000 rubles, or $4,141.02. The final standings table has not yet been updated; here are the results after the final Round (9): Round IX Bo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name 1 WGM Pogonina Natalija 7 1 - 0 6Ѕ WGM Romanko Marina 2 WGM Matveeva Svetlana 6Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 6Ѕ WFM Gunina Valentina 3 WGM Mongontuul Bathuyag 6 1 - 0 6 WGM Ushenina Anna 4 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 6 Ѕ - Ѕ 6 WGM Demina Julia 5 WGM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina 6 0 - 1 6 WGM Gu Xiaobing 6 WFM Girya Olga 6 0 - 1 6 WIM Molchanova Tatjana 7 WGM Manakova Maria 6 Ѕ - Ѕ 5Ѕ WGM Shen Yang 8 WGM Muzychuk Anna 5Ѕ 1 - 0 5Ѕ WGM Borisova Elizaveta 9 WFM Repina Varvara 5Ѕ 0 - 1 5Ѕ WGM Muzychuk Mariya 10 WFM Bodnaruk Anastasia 5Ѕ 0 - 1 5Ѕ WIM Akatova Ekaterina 11 WGM Grabuzova Tatiana 5Ѕ 1 - 0 5Ѕ Drozdova Dina 12 WIM Bulmaga Irina 5Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 5Ѕ Petrukhina Irina 13 WFM Paikidze Nazi 5Ѕ 0 - 1 5Ѕ WFM Tomilova Elena 14 WGM Shadrina Tatiana 5 1 - 0 5Ѕ WIM Ambartsumova Karina 15 WGM Zhukova Natalia 5 1 - 0 5 WIM Ivkina Olga 16 WFM Severiukhina Zoja 5 1 - 0 5 WIM Shumilina Alexandra 17 Pustovoitova Daria 5 0 - 1 5 Lelekova Olga 18 WFM Suslova Alena 5 0 - 1 5 Savina Anastasia 19 WIM Strutinskaya Galina N 5 1 - 0 5 WFM Kineva Ekaterina 20 WFM Fominykh Maria 5 Ѕ - Ѕ 5 Abylkassymova Raushan 21 Sysoykina Lidia 5 0 - 1 5 WIM Iljushina Olga 22 WGM Gaponenko Inna 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Uljianova Nadezhda 23 WIM Vasilkova Svetlana 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Rjanova Valery 24 WIM Charochkina Daria 4Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 4Ѕ Semenova Elena 25 WIM Ubiennykh Ekaterina 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Chernyshova Natalia 26 WFM Bogumil Tatiana 4Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 4Ѕ WFM Della-Rossa Anastasia 27 WFM Samigullina Diana 4Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 4Ѕ WFM Butuc Maria 28 Sukhareva Evgeniya 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ WFM Eryshkanova Anastasiya 29 WFM Derbentseva Irina 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ WIM Krasenkova Ilena 30 WFM Fakhretdinova Margarita 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Tereshechkina Maya 31 WFM Kharmunova Nadejda 4Ѕ 1 - 0 4Ѕ Koroteeva Ksenia 32 Maksimova Alisa 4Ѕ 0 - 1 4Ѕ WFM Yakovich Yuliya 33 WIM Solovjova Valentina 4 Ѕ - Ѕ 4 WFM Gvanceladze Anna 34 WFM Malinicheva L 4 Ѕ - Ѕ 4 WIM Aketaeva Dana 35 WGM Fatalibekova Elena 4 0 - 1 4 Maslova Elena 36 WFM Matveeva Olga 4 1 - 0 4 Goryachkina Aleksandra 37 Bezgodova Svetlana 4 0 - 1 4 Fastova Tatiana 38 Grigoryeva Olga A 4 1 - 0 4 WFM Kostrikina Anna 39 Dogodkina Julia 4 0 - 1 4 WFM Airapetian Tatevik 40 Blokhina Elvira 4 0 - 1 4 WFM Kushka Alena 41 WFM Baraeva Irina 4 1 - 0 4 WFM Rassokhina Ekaterina 42 Pischurina Ekaterina 4 Ѕ - Ѕ 4 WFM Bezgodova Maria 43 WFM Kalmykova Anastasia 4 Ѕ - Ѕ 4 Anu Bayar 44 WFM Styazhkina Anna 4 1 - 0 4 Sukhareva Valentina 45 Severina Maria 4 1 - 0 4 Yakupova Aysyla 46 WFM Karpova Lyudmila 3Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 4 Kurmaeva Nailia 47 Sorokina Nadejda 3Ѕ 0 - 1 3Ѕ WIM Chasovnikova Eugenia 48 WFM Larina Marija 3Ѕ 0 - 1 3Ѕ WCM Saduakassova Dinara 49 Semenova Anastasia 3Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 3Ѕ WFM Khropova Larisa 50 WFM Baraeva Marina 3Ѕ 1 - 0 3Ѕ Abdumalik Zhansaya 51 Budueva Kristina 3Ѕ 1 - 0 3Ѕ Grabovets Nadezhda 52 Chernichenko Olga 3Ѕ 1 - 0 3Ѕ Khobotova Olesia 53 Kazennova Daria 3Ѕ 0 - 1 3Ѕ Golban Ludmila 54 Gavrjuchenkova Angelina 3Ѕ 1 - 0 3Ѕ Kaurova Anna 55 Yashchenko Olena 3Ѕ 0 - 1 3 WFM Beliaeva Natalia 56 Shangarayeva Daiana 3 1 - 0 3 Frolova Ekaterina 57 Khabalonova Tamara 3 0 - 1 3 Chukhlantseva Anna 58 Lezhepekova Veronika 3 1 - 0 3 Kisteneva Liza 59 Nagornaya Polina 3 1 - 0 3 Shikunova Oksana 60 Forova Tatiana 3 0 - 1 3 Polyanskaya Natalia 61 Niks Yana 3 0 - 1 3 Romanenko Ksenija 62 Vasiukova Ekaterina 3 1 - 0 3 Butneva Larisa 63 Bylinkina Anna 2Ѕ 0 - 1 2Ѕ Dolgova Tamara 64 Paramzina Anastasya 2Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 2Ѕ Lisachenko Natalia 65 Braun Elina 2Ѕ 1 - 0 2Ѕ Chadaeva Tatiana 66 Urbanaites Elvira 2Ѕ 1 - 0 2Ѕ Karimova Karina 67 Mukhina Marina 2Ѕ + - - 2Ѕ Churusova Ekaterina 68 Skakun Valentina 2 1 - 0 2Ѕ Ulyanovskaya Tamara 69 Badzhieva Giliana 2 1 - 0 2 Kaydanovich Marina 70 Martynenko Anastasia 2 Ѕ - Ѕ 2 Pylaeva Ekaterina 71 Artemenko Rimma 1Ѕ Ѕ - Ѕ 1Ѕ Cherniavskaya Klara 72 Vanchikova Dulma 1Ѕ 0 - 1 1Ѕ Vasiukova Renata D 73 Yakimova Taisia V 1Ѕ 0 - 1 1Ѕ Shmyreva Tatiana While the chess femmes were battling it out in the "C" Group, check out this action from the "B" Group - two chess femmes were playing in the final round on Board 1 and Board 4: Bo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name 1 Poghosyan Suren 7Ѕ 1 - 0 7 WGM Kursova Maria 2 Babikov Ivan 7 Ѕ - Ѕ 7 Petrov Artur 3 Eliseev Urii 7 0 - 1 7 Vdovin Sergei 4 Nikologorsky Matfei 7 0 - 1 7 WIM Tarasova Viktoriya