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The city of Khanty Mansiysk recently held the IX Ugra Governor's Cup, a strong swiss that is a part of the Russia Cup circuit from November 27-December 6, 2013. The tournament brought in dozens of grandmasters, as well as players of all ages and gender. There were two tournaments, both nine round swisses. The "A" tournament, open to all players rated 2350 and above, and the "B" tournament limited to players 2400 and lower. Players rated between 2350 and 2400 can presumably choose whether they want to be punished or be the punisher.
The games in the "A" tournament were played at 40 moves in 90 miutes, followed by 30 minutes knockout and a 30-second increment per move as of move one.
The official regulations stamped and approved
The opening ceremony included a presentation with children dressed as chess pieces
The stage is theirs...
...and the photographers love it.
The tournament brought players of all ages, whether men...
...or women...
...or boys...
...or girls.
Denis Khismatullin dominated the tournament and took clear first after a strong start
"My instinct tells me that Nxf7 means either I am dead won, or I'm a dead duck"
The tournament hall
Russian junior Alexandra Goryachkina finished with 4.0/9 and a 2509 performance
Sanan Sjugirov ended with a strong 6.0/9 and a 2683 performance. He missed the
podium on tiebreak.
Vladimir Artemiev had a strong result, also missing the podium on tiebreak,
with a 2695 performance. Due to a lack of foreigners, he could not qualify for
a grandmaster norm.
Maxim Matlakov was the top seed with an even 2700 Elo, but was unable to shine
The podium winners: (left to right) Vladimir Fedoseev (silver), Denis Khismatullin
(gold) and Alexander Shimanov (bronze)
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Rk
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Tit
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Name |
Rtg
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Pts
|
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1
|
GM
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Denis Kismatullin |
2674
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6.5
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|
2
|
GM
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Vladimir Fedoseyev |
2597
|
6
|
|
3
|
GM
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Alexander Shimanov |
2650
|
6
|
|
4
|
IM
|
Vladislav Artemyev |
2570
|
6
|
|
5
|
GM
|
Sjugirov Sanan |
2641
|
6
|
|
6
|
GM
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Paul Ponkratov |
2603
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6
|
|
7
|
GM
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Dmitry Bocharov |
2602
|
6
|
|
8
|
GM
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Dmitry Kokarev |
2631
|
5.5
|
|
9
|
GM
|
Khayrullin Ildar |
2653
|
5.5
|
|
10
|
GM
|
Dmitry Frolyanov |
2561
|
5.5
|
|
11
|
GM
|
Nikolai Kabanov |
2477
|
5.5
|
|
12
|
GM
|
Evgeny Alekseev |
2698
|
5.5
|
|
13
|
GM
|
Bukavshin Ivan |
2578
|
5.5
|
|
14
|
IM
|
Vitaly Shinkevich |
2468
|
5.5
|
|
15
|
GM
|
Sergei Volkov |
2615
|
5.5
|
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Rk
|
Name |
Rtg
|
Pts
|
|
1
|
Alexei Gorbatov |
2360
|
7.5
|
|
2
|
Emil Musakaev |
2327
|
7
|
|
3
|
Purtov Constantine |
2191
|
7
|
|
4
|
Alex Beletsky |
2330
|
6.5
|
|
5
|
Valery Artamonov |
2256
|
6.5
|
|
6
|
Yuri Goriachkin |
2322
|
6.5
|
|
7
|
Vladimir Pozdeev |
2263
|
6.5
|
|
8
|
Sergeev Benjamin |
2374
|
6
|
|
9
|
Nicholas nuts |
2139
|
6
|
|
10
|
Gennady Pranizin |
2187
|
6
|
|
11
|
Oleg Papajan |
2245
|
6
|
|
12
|
Oleg Yuzhakov |
2332
|
5.5
|
|
13
|
Vladimir Iwaniec |
2146
|
5.5
|
|
14
|
Ilyushkin Eugene |
2282
|
5.5
|
|
15
|
Sergei Sholkenyan |
2089
|
5.5
|
|
16
|
Anatoly Kutko |
unrated
|
5.5
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Links
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