Pashikian take the lead by beating the leader, Kurnosov in Aeroflot 2009 Round 8

[Event "Aeroflot Open 2009"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pashikian, Arman"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Nf3 a6 8. Qa4 Bg4 9. Be3 Nfd7 10. Qb3 b5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Rd1 Nb6 13. e5 Nc4 14. O-O N6a5 15. Qb4 Rc8 16. Bg5 f6 17. b3 fxg5 18. bxc4 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nxc4 20. Bd5+ Kh8 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Qxc4 c5 23. dxc5 Qc7 24. Ne4 Qxe5 25. Rd5 Qf4 26. g3 Qg4 27. Rxg5 Qf3 28. Rd5 Rc6 29. Re1 h6 30. Re3 Qf7 31. Kg2 g5 32. h3 Re6 33. Rd2 Qg6 34. Rd5 Qf7 35. Rd7 Qf5 36. Rd2 Qg6 37. a3 Re5 38. c6 Qe6 39. Rc2 Rc8 40. c7 Qxc4 41. Rxc4 Kg8 42. Rd3 Rf5 43. Rd7 Rf7 44. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open 2009"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Nbd2 f5 5. g3 Nd7 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Qc2Qe7 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Rac1 Rac8 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. e3 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Ba6 16. Nf3 Bb7 17. Qb1 Nf6 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aeroflot Open 2009"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Qf6 15. Bg3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Na5 18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 Nb3 20. Rc4 Na5 21. Rb4 Rc5 22. Rxb6 axb6 23. b4 Rc3 24. bxa5 Rxa3 25. axb6 Ra1 26. Rf1 R8a3
27. Bc4 Ra4 28. Bd5 d3 29. Be5 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Rb4 31. Ke1 Rxb6 32. h4 h5 33. Kd2 g5 34. hxg5 h4 35. f4 h3 36. f5 Kf8 37. Kxd3 1-0

[Event "Aeroflot Open 2009"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Li, Shilong"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b5 7. cxb5 c6 8. f3 Nd5 9. Qd3 cxb5 10. Nh3 Nc6 11. e4 Nde7 12. Be3 d5 13. e5 Nf5 14. Bf2 Bd7 15. Rd1 b4 16. Be2 bxa3 17. bxa3 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Rab8 19. g4 Nfe7 20. Ng5 g6 21. Nh3 Kg7 22. Qe3 Rb2 23. Bh4 Ng8 24. Nf4 Rfb8 25. Rg1 Kf8 26. Rd3 Bc8 27. Rc3
Qb6 28. Bf2 Ba6 29. Bxa6 Qxa6+ 30. Kg2 Na5 31. Rc7 Nc4 32. Qc1 Qb6 33. Rc5 Qb3 34. Rc7 Qb6 35. Rc5 Ne7 36. Kg3 Nc6 37. Rd1 Rxf2 38. Kxf2 Nxd4 39. Nd3 Nb3 40. Qh6+ Kg8 41. Rb1 Nxa3 42. Rb2 Nc4 43. Rb1 Nxe5 44. Nxe5 Qxc5+ 45. Kg3 Qc7 46. Qf4 a5 47. Rb2 Rb4 48. Qf6 Nd4 49. Rxb4 axb4 50. Kh4 Qxe5 0-1

[Event "Aeroflot Open 2009"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.02.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ajrapetjan, Yuriy"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. g3 dxc4 7. Bg2 c5 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Nc6 10. Ne3 Bxc5 11. Nxc4 Ke7 12. O-O Rd8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6+ gxf6 15. Nfd2 Bd7 16. e3 Be8 17. Nb3 Bb4 18. Nb6 Rab8 19. Rac1 Rd3 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Rxc5 Rb3 22. Nc4 b6 23. Rh5 Ne5 24. Nxe5 fxe5 25. Rxh6 Bxa4 26. Ra1 b5 27.
Rc1 Rd8 28. Rc7+ Rd7 29. Rxd7+ Kxd7 30. h4 Rxb2 31. h5 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Rb2 33. Kg1 Rb1+ 34. Kh2 Rb2 35. Kg1 1/2-1/2