Shock Moscow Win For Untitled Player
The main nine-round Swiss event at the Moscow Open has been won by an untitled player Vladimir Belous of Russia in a shock result.
17 year-old Belous, rated 2497 Elo beat off fierce competition from many Grandmasters to take first place outright with a terrific score of 8/9.
Shock result - untitled Vladimir Belous wins the Moscow Open
The top of the standings in the Open:
| Name | Elo | Nat | Pts | T-B | ||
| 1 | Belous Vladimir | 2497 | RUS | 8.0 | 51.0 | |
| 2 | GM | Zhou Weiqi | 2573 | CHN | 7.5 | 59.5 |
| 3 | GM | Yu Yangyi | 2607 | CHN | 7.5 | 59.0 |
| 4 | GM | Amonatov Farrukh | 2590 | TJK | 7.5 | 56.0 |
| 5 | IM | Kovalenko Igor | 2515 | UKR | 7.5 | 55.5 |
| 6 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | 2616 | RUS | 7.5 | 54.5 |
| 7 | GM | Voitsekhovsky Stanislav | 2537 | RUS | 7.5 | 53.5 |
| 8 | GM | Tiviakov Sergei | 2623 | NED | 7.5 | 51.5 |
| 9 | IM | Barbosa Oliver | 2461 | PHI | 7.5 | 45.5 |
Boris Grachev won the Men's round-robin event with a score of 7.5/11, and Alexandra Kosteniuk won the women's event with 7/11.
Boris Grachev (pictures from the official website)
Alexandra Kosteniuk
