Na remises met Aleksander Getmanski en Dmitri Tsinman won Schwarzman in de derde ronde voor het eerst, van Wladimir Simonov.
SCHWARZMAN, A. - SIMONOV, W. 2-0 13-07-2004 1.24/1.28
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In de vierde en vijfde ronde volgden remises met Aleksej Tsjizjov en Moerodillo Amrillojev, maar in de zesde versloeg Schwarzman jeugdwereldkampioen 2002 Rim Ishmetov.
ISHMETOV, R. - SCHWARZMAN, A. 0-2 15-07-2004
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Milsjin wist remise te halen in de 7de ronde, maar daarna won Schwarzman twee keer van Tamara Tansikkoezjina en Aleksej Mironov.
TANSIKKOEZJINA, T. - SCHWARZMAN, A. 0-2 16-07-2004 1.25/1.29
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SCHWARZMAN, A. - MIRONOV, A. 2-0 16-07-2004 0.54/0.50
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In de 10de ronde ontsnapte Aleksander Georgiev nipt aan een nederlaag na een indrukwekkende partij van Schwarzman, maar Rinat Isjimbajev moest er in de 11de aan geloven, net als Wasili Kitsjkin in de 12de. In de laatste ronde volgde nog een snelle remise met Andrej Kalmakov om de titel veilig te stellen.
ISJIMBAJEV, R. - SCHWARZMAN, A. 0-2 17-07-2004 1.41/1.43
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SCHWARZMAN, A. - KITSJKIN, W. 2-0 19-07-2004 1.45/1.45
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