One-third of distance has been passed at the International Chess Festival "Moscow Open 2009".

Success of the young chess players definitely draws our attention. 15-year-old Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS) defeated Kirill Brizgalin, an experienced Grandmaster, in the last round. Third round, where participated 12-year-old International Master Ilya Nizhnik (UKR) and Russian chess ex-champion, a winner of “Moscow Open 2006” festival, Alexander Lastin, ended in a draw. Previously Nizhnik took part in “Moscow Open 2007” when he was 10. He became the winner of the chess tournament in Group “B”.

It is necessary to draw attention to a high degree of performance in the third round. Among 20 chess tables only 5 games ended in a draw. After 3 rounds 16 participants have 100 percent result. There’s a participant of FIDE Grand Prix, RSSU student, Ernesto Inarkiev among them.

In Open “B” 38 participants won all three games after three rounds. Maria Kursova (RUS), a female International GM, participated among them.
There weren’t any surprising results in female tournament “C”.

Favorites of the tournament defeated their non-titled competitors. Nine participants go ahead without any losses after three rounds of this tournament. Among them there are last year’s winner of “Moscow open| festival Anna Muzichuk (SLO), who defeated Evgeniya Chasovnikova (RUS) and Natalya Pogonina, who played with the black figures against to Irina Bulmaga from Moldova and finally got victory.

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