Games of the second round have come to the end at the international chess festival Moscow Open 2009.

As a result of a new drawing system, many leading GM who have played with each other already in the first round, lost on a half-point and to the second round they appeared in the middle of the table. Nevertheless, some second round results were unexpected. The double Olympic champion from Armenian team Gabriel Sargissian has lost a half-point, having divided points with Russian Mikhail Mozharov. The coach of a female Russian national team Mikhail Kobalia also has drawn for the second time, Russian Andrei Borisenko was his rivals in this round. Ratings-favorites of tournament who won in the first round, in most cases won their rivals in the second round too
Tournament open "B" is the most numerous tournament of festival. 450 persons take part there, 39 persons among them are international ranks owners. After the second round 101 participant has 100 percent result.

In the female tournament "C" two representatives of Ukrainian team favorites of competition GM Anna Ushenina and Natalia Zhukov finished games in a draw with Russians Svetlana Bezgodova and Tatiana Bogumil. Defeat of the Russian state university student, the participant of the Russian championship Superfinal Valentina Gunina from compatriot Lyudmila Karpova also became unexpected.

The next, 3 round will take place on Monday, on February, 2nd. We will remind that the international chess festival Moscow Open 2009 general prize fund equals to 7 000 000 rubles. The winner of tournament «Open A» will receive 500 000 rubles, the winner of «Open C» - 150 000.

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