Zhamsaran Tsydypov (Republic of Buriatia) and Daniil Lintchevski (Leningrad region) are leading at the National Cup stage of Moscow Open three rounds before the finish line. In the sixth round both Grandmasters won and now have 5,5 points each in their assets. 

Tsydypov in another round beat Klementy Sychev (Moscow), and Lintchevski - Boris Savchenko (Moscow).

Six participants are half a point behind the leaders: Boris Grachev (Moscow), Egor Bykov (Ukraine), Alexandr Triapishko (Republic of Crimea), Manuel Petrosyan (Armenia), José Eduardo Martinez (Peru) and Ramil Faizrakhmanov (Republic of Tatarstan). 

Iulija Omsak confirmed her leadership at the National Cup stage among women having obtained the sixth victory in a row, this time over Anastasia Bodnaruk (Saint Petersburg). 

Four female participants have five points each in their asset and share 2-5 places. They are Anna Afonasieva (Obninsk), Daria Voit (Moscow), Elena Semenova (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) and Marina Guseva (Moscow region).

The games of the seventh round will be played on Friday, January 31.