The 2010 European Champion Ian Nepomniachtchi is the favorite for the 2013 Moscow Open’s Russian Cup A division. The second and third highest-rated players in the tournament’s lineup are also Russian grandmasters: Ernesto Inariev (2688) and Vladimir Potkin (2665).

The first name on the women’s lineup is Anastasia Bodnaruk (2430) Saint Petersburg followed by Nino Batsiashvili (2407) from Georgia and Baira Kovanova (2387) from Saratov.

There are currently 186 participants listed in the men’s cup and 128 participants in the women’s cup.