RSSU Cup Nears Conclusion
The International RSSU Chess Cup in Moscow (previewed here) ends on Sunday after a busy week, featuring many different competitions.
The impressive chess festival has two separate round-robin competitions for 10 young men and women players, and also two separate 9-round Swiss competitions for men and women. Other events include chess problem solving and even a shogi competition.
After 7 rounds top seed Maxim Matlakov from Russia, and Ukrainian Yaroslav Zherebukh share the lead in the men's round-robin event with a score of 5 points. Early leader Ray Robson of the USA is now in third place.
| Maxim Matlakov | Yaroslav Zherebukh |
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The standings after 7 rounds:
| Name | Nat | Elo | Pts |
| Matlakov, Maxim | RUS | 2625 | 5 |
| Zherebukh, Yaroslav | UKR | 2594 | 5 |
| Robson, Ray | USA | 2596 | 4 |
| Stukopin, Andrey | RUS | 2460 | 3½ |
| Grigoryan, Avetik | ARM | 2621 | 3½ |
| Reshetnikov, Alexey | RUS | 2514 | 3 |
| Belous, Vladimir | RUS | 2522 | 3 |
| Ipatov, Alexander | ESP | 2586 | 3 |
| Sviercz, Dariusz | POL | 2583 | 2½ |
| Yilmaz, Mustafa | TUR | 2521 | 2½ |
In the main 9-round Open competition Dmitry Kokarev of Russia is leading with a score of 6½/7.
Dmitry Kokarev leads the Open
The top Open standings after 7 rounds:
| Name | Nat | Elo | Pts | |
| 1 | Kokarev Dmitry | RUS | 2618 | 6½ |
| 2 | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2689 | 6 |
| 3 | Lysyj Igor | RUS | 2633 | 6 |
| 4 | Eliseev Urii | RUS | 2435 | 5½ |
| 5 | Socko Bartosz | POL | 2636 | 5½ |
| 6 | Lastin Alexander | RUS | 2538 | 5½ |
| 7 | Goganov Aleksey | RUS | 2497 | 5 |
| 8 | Kornev Alexei | RUS | 2530 | 5 |
| 9 | Kovchan Alexander | UKR | 2565 | 5 |
| 10 | Savchenko Boris | RUS | 2609 | 5 |
All pictures by Julia Manakova at the official website.
