[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Russian Championship Update

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Russian Championship Update
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1198525494.shtml


   After a slow start (.5 out of 2), Alexander Morozevich has caught
   fire, winning four in a row to take clear first just past the halfway
   point. Not only are his results outstanding, but his chess has been
   fascinating as well. Do check out his games!
   Alexander Grischuk is in second with 4/6, and three players, including
   Peter Svidler, are another half point behind. In the women's
   championship, there's a surprising 4-way tie for first. A big tie
   isn't unusual; what's odd is that the leaders all have a big plus
   score: T. Kosintseva, Pogonina, Tairova and Korbut all have 4.5/6 and
   TPRs over 2600.
   Tournament website [1]here; if you can't read Russian, you can find
   the crosstables and a PGN link on [2]TWIC.

References

   1. http://www.russiachess.org/
   2. http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twic.html#news694