The "Superfinals" of the 71st (open) and 68th (women) Russian championships are endowed with a prize fund of 9 million rubles (about €113,000). The winner receives 1 million roubles (about €12,500 euro). The new champions will receive an additional bonus in the form of a Renault "Kaptur" car, and the top three finishers qualify automatically for next year's Superfinal.
In both tournaments, twelve players face off in a single round-robin format.
The 12 men in the open championship (click or tap to expand) | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second bonus starting from move 1. No draw offers are allowed before move 40. In case of a tie for first place there will be a playoff consisting of two 15+10 rapid games and, if the score is still tied, a 5 vs. 4 Armageddon game, where Black wins if the game ends in a draw.
Live commentary by GM A. Morozevich and GM E. Miroshnichenko
The 12 women of the Women's Championship (click or tap to expand) | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
Satka is a small city of around 45,000 residents located 190 kilometers west of Chelyabinsk on the western slope of the Southern Ural Mountains beside the Satka River.
