29 June 2015
Higher League Round 6 Results
Alexander Motylev and Alina Kashlinskaya are leading after 6 rounds.
Alexander Motylev
Men's tournament
Alexander Motylev (2643), playing White, achieved a very important victory over the highest rated player of the event Vladimir Malakhov (2699) and seized a sole lead in the competition, as four of his co-leaders drew with each other on the first two boards. Young Daniil Dubov (2661), playing Black, defeated Pavel Ponkratov (2610) and retains decent chances of qualifying into the Superfinal.
Standings after 6 rounds
Motylev 5
Khairullin, Dubov, Artemiev, Frolyanov, Popov, Zvjaginsev 4.5
Kobalia, Fedoseev, D. Bocharov, Bukavshin, Gordievsky 4
Women's tournament
Alina Kashlinskaya (2432), having White on the first board, defeated Svetlana Matveeva (2366) and jumped to the sole lead in the women's Higher League.
Standings after 6 rounds
Kashlinskaya 5
Savina, Pustovoitova, Guseva 4.5
Bodnaruk, Bivol, Drogovoz, Ovod, Kovalevskaya, Matveeva, Balaian 4
