9/5/2018 – The Russian Chess Federation calls the final round of its national individual championship the "Superfinal" and that's not an exaggeration. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Dmitry Jakovenko and Nikita Vitiugov are among the Russian stars in this 12 round Tournament is experiencing celebrating its 71st edition this year in Satka, from August 25th to the September 5th, 2018. Live games and commentary with GM Alexander Morozevich!
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In this video course we’ll have a look at the Queen’s Indian after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6. We’ll explore the ins and outs of the possible White setups against this rock-solid opening.
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Round 11
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
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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.
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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
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1.c4Nf62.Nc3e53.Nf3Nc64.g3Bb45.Bg20-06.0-0Re87.Nd5Bc58.e3A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g38.d3Nxd59.cxd5Nd410.Nd2d611.e3Nf512.Nc4a513.Bd2a414.b4axb315.axb3Rxa116.Qxa11-0 (39) Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Malakhov,V (2707) Riga 20138...d6LiveBook: 4 Games9.d4Bg410.dxc5
Black must now prevent h3.White has an edge.10...e411.h3exf312.hxg4fxg213.Kxg2dxc514.f3Ne515.e4NPredecessor:15.Qb3c616.Nxf6+Qxf617.e4b618.Bf4Qe619.Rfd1Nxc420.Rac1Ne521.Qxe6Rxe622.g5Rae823.b3½-½ (23) Blackman,L (1848)-Boyce,H (1904) IECC email 201215...Nxc4And now ...Nxd5 would win.16.Qc2Nxd517.Qxc4Nb418.Qxc5Nd319.Qc3
Hoping for Rd1.19...Nxc119...Re6feels hotter.20.Be3Rd621.Rh1a522.Qc2Raa620.Raxc1Threatening Rfd1.c621.Rfd1Qe722.Rd4Rad823.Rcd1h624.a3Rxd425.Qxd4= Endgame KQR-KQRc526.Qd7Kf827.Qb5Rd7 is the strong threat.a628.Qa5Rc829.Rd5Kg830.Qd2c431.Rd7Qf632.Qb4b5The position is equal.33.Qc3Qc634.Rd5Qf635.e5Qe736.f4Qc737.Kh2Rd838.Qd4Rxd539.Qxd5Qb640.Qa8+Kh741.Qe4+Precision: White = 60%, Black = 63%.½–½
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.0-0Be76.d3b57.Bb3d68.a4b49.a5C84: Spanische Partie (Mittelgambit)0-010.h310.Be3h611.Nbd2Re812.c3Bf813.h3Rb814.Re1bxc315.bxc3d516.Qc2Be60-1 (50) Grischuk,A (2772)-Ding,L (2777) Riadh 201710...Be611.Nbd2Rb812.Nc4Nd7LiveBook: 5 Partien13.Ba4Nd4NVorgänger:13...Na714.Be3c515.Nfd2Qc716.f4exf417.Bxf4½-½ (43) Zhang,P (2325)-Peng,X (2490) Beijing 199614.Nxd4exd415.f4f516.exf5Bxf517.Bc6b318.cxb318.g4=bleibt in der Remisbreite.Be619.Nd218...Nc519.b4Rxb419...Nxd320.Bd2Kh820.Ra3Be620...Kh821.Bd2Nxd322.Bxb4Nxb421.Qe1 Weiss steht aktiver.d522.Ne5Ein No Go ist22.Qxb4dxc423.dxc4Nd322...Rb822...Rb3±war nötig.23.b4+-Ne4?
23...Nd724.dxe4Weiß steht klar auf Gewinn.Bxb425.Qe2Bxa326.Bxa3Rf627.f5Precision: Weiß = 64%, Schwarz = 16%.1–0
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.
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