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The Russian Super Final and the Russian Women's Super Finals, are taking place in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. The time control of the event is 90 minutes for 40 moves, 30 minutes until the end of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Participants are not allowed to offer a draw until move 40.
| Round 05 | ||||
| Zvjaginsev, Vadim | 2655 |
½-½
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Javovenko, Dmitry | 2745 |
| Morozevich, Alexander | 2724 |
0-1
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Khismatullin, Denis | 2679 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | 2770 |
0-1
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Lysyj, Igor | 2686 |
| Svidler, Peter | 2743 |
½-½
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Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2714 |
| Grachev, Boris | 2669 |
½-½
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Vitiugov, Nikita | 2738 |
The beautiful artwork of the subway in Kazan
An interesting round in Kazan! Two of the pre-tournament favorites fell with the White pieces. First Morozevich's exchange sacrifice in a complex endgame was dubious at best. Khismatullin patiently rearranged his pieces and obtained a winning advantage with his extra material.
Khismatullin with a huge win against Morozevich
The new tournament leader: Igor Lysyj
Karjakin, who is having a horrible tournament and is dead last, was simply positionally outplayed by Lysyj who is now leading the event! Lysyj has been one of the best players in Russia for many years but never quite the elite, and this might be after a long time his breakthrough event!
Svidler and Nepomniachtchi played a very, very strange game. At the end the draw by repetition seemed to be the best for both sides.
Zvjaginsev essayed a King's Gambit (that is still played nowadays?) and although he got a horrible position from the opening he managed to hold it at the end. Grachev and Vitiugov played an interesting but nothing special draw.
Vitiugov stays at 50%
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| Round 05 | ||||
| Kashlinskaya, Alina | 2439 |
1-0
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Kosteniuk, Alexandra | 2541 |
| Bodnaruk, Anastasia | 2411 |
0-1
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Goryachkina, Aleksandra | 2438 |
| Gritsayeva, Olga | 2335 |
0-1
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Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | 2439 |
| Girya, Olga | 2457 |
0-1
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Gunina, Valentina | 2522 |
| Pogonina, Natalja | 2480 |
0-1
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Galliamova, Alina | 2471 |
As if yesterday was not enough, the women have graced us with another round of all decisive games! Again, they came in all different types.
Kashlinskaya had a slightly worse position against Kosteniuk for most of the game, but a trick in time trouble caused Kosteniuk to panic and drop a pawn and then a piece, losing her the game.
A stroke of cunning and luck: Alina
Kashlinskaya vanquished Alexandra Kosteniuk
Goryachkina showed better understanding of a complex structure against Bodnaruk and took a nice victory. Kovalevskaya had a relatively easy time against Gritsayeva as White lost a pawn early in the game and was always worse.
Girya and Gunina played a bizarre game where neither side wanted to win material, instead they kept focusing on improving their position. At the end of the complications Gunina's position was much better and she confidently took the point home.
Pogonina seemed very confused in the opening and she also dropped a pawn early in the game. Galliamova played cleanly and with good technique won a nice game, which allows her to grab second place by leapfrogging Girya and Kosteniuk!
Pogonina couldn't find a good continuation in the opening
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Information and pictures provided by Etery Kublashvili
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