30 January 2020

Moscow Open 2020 Festival Crosses the Line

There are five leaders in the main event.


The fifth round of the RSSU Cup - Moscow Open 2020 was played on January 29. 

In the Tournament B, a stage of the Russian Women's Cup, only one player managed to maintain a perfect score. IM Iulija Osmak (Ukraine) won all her games to take the sole lead. 

IM Anastasia Bodnaruk, who defeated WGM Baira Kovanova (both from Russia) in Round 5, is half a point behind. 11 players have got 4 points.

There are five leaders in the Tournament A. GMs Zhamsaran Tsydypov, Daniil Lintchevski, Klementy Sychev, FM Igor Bykov (all from Russia), and GM Jose Martinez Alcantara (Peru) have got 4.5 points scored. 20 players are half a point behind. 

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Photos by Galina Popova