David Shahinyan is leading in Group B of Moscow Open 2010 championship

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Moscow is hosting Moscow Open 2010 championship, featuring chess players in several groups.



After the 7th tour, Artur Gabrielyan (Russia) of Group A ranks 39th in the tournament table with 4.,5 points to his score.



David Shahinyan (Armenia) of Group B is leading the championship with 7 points. Another Armenian chess player, Tigran Simonyan shares 2-14th positions with participants who scored 6 points each.



Grand Master Lilit Galoyan (Armenia) and international master Karina Ambardzumova (Russia) of Group C (women) have scored 5 points each and rank 16th and 22nd on the tournament table.



Moscow Open 2010 chess championship will last till February 7.



The Moscow Open 2010 will take place January 30th – February 7th. This year’s edition will be exceptionally strong with GM Rublevsky, GM Motylev, GM Bologan, GM Bu Xiangzhi, GM Vescovi, GM Sasikiran, GM Le Quang Liem, GM Iturrizaga, GM Hou Yifan, GM Sjugirov, GM Shabalov and over 70 other grandmasters from all over the world.. The Moscow Open festival has 1226 chess players from 30 countries, divided into A, B, C, D, E1, and F group.

Arbiters’ seminar under FIDE patronage and Scientific-Practical conference “Chess as INNOVATION SUBJECT in the system of education” are held at the same time.



All tournaments are held according to the Swiss system and FIDE rules.



Total guaranteed prize fund of the Festival is 5 million rubles.