Russia Superfinal - Round Four

Peter Svidler still leading, Alisa Galliamova with perfect score

Peter Svidler maintains the lead in the men section of the 2009 Russian Superfinal Championship, half a point ahead of Alexander Grischuk, Dmitry Jakovenko and Denis Khismatullin. Svidler drew with Grischuk, while Khismatullin scored a nice win against Sanan Sjugirov. Alexander Riazantsev appears to be completely out of shape and remains sitting on the bottom of the crosstable.

Meanwhile in the women section, Nadezhda Kosintseva was held to her first draw, but Alisa Galliamova is still on the roll and wins fourth consecutive game. Tatiana Kosintseva finally reaches 50%, Romanko and Stepovaia lose again.

Alisa Galliamova (courtesy of the official website)

Round 4 results (men):
Riazantsev - Alekseev 0-1
Tomashevsky - Jakovenko draw
Vitiugov - Timofeev 1-0
Khismatullin - Sjugirov 1-0
Svidler - Grischuk draw

Standings:
1. Peter Svidler - 3.0
2-4. Alexander Grischuk, Denis Khismatullin and Dmitry Jakovenko - 2.5
5-7. Evgeny Alekseev, Nikita Vitiugov and Evgeny Tomashevsky - 2.0
8-9. Sanan Sjugirov and Artyom Timofeev - 1.5
10. Alexander Riazantsev - 0.5

Round 4 results (women):
Romanko - Gunina 0-1
Stepovaia - Kosintseva, T 0-1
Zaiatz - Bodnaruk draw
Pogonina - Kosintseva, N draw
Manakova - Galliamova 0-1

Standings:
1. Alisa Galliamova - 4.0
2. Nadezhda Kosintseva - 3.5
3-5. Valentina Gunina, Anastasia Bodnaruk and Natalia Pogonina - 2.5
6. Tatiana Kosintseva - 2.0
7. Elena Zaiatz - 1.5
8. Maria Manakova - 1.0
9. Marina Romanko - 0.5
10. Tatiana Stepovaia - 0.0