Russian Championship LIVE

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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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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.

Russian men

The 12 men in the open championship (click or tap to expand) | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

Live games and commentary

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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Open Championship

 
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Russian women

The 12 women of the Women's Championship (click or tap to expand) | Photo: Eteri Kublashvili

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1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 Re8 7.Nd5 Bc5 8.e3 A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3 8.d3 Nxd5 9.cxd5 Nd4 10.Nd2 d6 11.e3 Nf5 12.Nc4 a5 13.Bd2 a4 14.b4 axb3 15.axb3 Rxa1 16.Qxa1 1-0 (39) Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Malakhov,V (2707) Riga 2013 8...d6 LiveBook: 4 Games 9.d4 Bg4 10.dxc5
Black must now prevent h3.White has an edge. 10...e4 11.h3 exf3 12.hxg4 fxg2 13.Kxg2 dxc5 14.f3 Ne5 15.e4N Predecessor: 15.Qb3 c6 16.Nxf6+ Qxf6 17.e4 b6 18.Bf4 Qe6 19.Rfd1 Nxc4 20.Rac1 Ne5 21.Qxe6 Rxe6 22.g5 Rae8 23.b3 ½-½ (23) Blackman,L (1848)-Boyce,H (1904) IECC email 2012 15...Nxc4 And now ...Nxd5 would win. 16.Qc2 Nxd5       17.Qxc4 Nb4 18.Qxc5 Nd3 19.Qc3
Hoping for Rd1. 19...Nxc1 19...Re6 feels hotter. 20.Be3 Rd6 21.Rh1 a5 22.Qc2 Raa6 20.Raxc1 Threatening Rfd1. c6 21.Rfd1 Qe7 22.Rd4 Rad8 23.Rcd1 h6 24.a3 Rxd4 25.Qxd4=       Endgame KQR-KQR c5 26.Qd7 Kf8 27.Qb5 Rd7 is the strong threat. a6 28.Qa5 Rc8 29.Rd5 Kg8 30.Qd2 c4 31.Rd7 Qf6 32.Qb4 b5 The position is equal. 33.Qc3 Qc6 34.Rd5 Qf6 35.e5 Qe7 36.f4 Qc7 37.Kh2 Rd8 38.Qd4 Rxd5 39.Qxd5 Qb6 40.Qa8+ Kh7 41.Qe4+ Precision: White = 60%, Black = 63%. ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Nepomniachtchi,I2768Vitiugov,N2730½–½2018A2971st RUS-ch Superfinal 20181
Jakovenko,D2748Tomashevsky,E2702½–½2018C7771st RUS-ch Superfinal 20181
Andreikin,D2710Khismatullin,D26341–02018B2371st RUS-ch Superfinal 20181
Kobalia,M2619Fedoseev,V2707½–½2018B0871st RUS-ch Superfinal 20181
Sarana,A2613Dubov,D2691½–½2018B3371st RUS-ch Superfinal 20181
Oparin,G2609Inarkiev,E2690½–½2018A2171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20181
Vitiugov,N2730Sarana,A2613½–½2018B9171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20182
Andreikin,D2710Kobalia,M2619½–½2018B1371st RUS-ch Superfinal 20182
Fedoseev,V2707Jakovenko,D2748½–½2018C4471st RUS-ch Superfinal 20182
Tomashevsky,E2702Nepomniachtchi,I2768½–½2018D8571st RUS-ch Superfinal 20182
Dubov,D2691Oparin,G2609½–½2018A1871st RUS-ch Superfinal 20182
Khismatullin,D2634Inarkiev,E26900–12018C5571st RUS-ch Superfinal 20182
Nepomniachtchi,I2768Fedoseev,V27070–12018C6571st RUS-ch Superfinal 20183
Jakovenko,D2748Andreikin,D2710½–½2018A4071st RUS-ch Superfinal 20183
Inarkiev,E2690Dubov,D26910–12018A4871st RUS-ch Superfinal 20183
Kobalia,M2619Khismatullin,D2634½–½2018C4271st RUS-ch Superfinal 20183
Kobalia,M2619Khismatullin,D2634½–½2018C4271st RUS-ch Superfinal 20183
Sarana,A2613Tomashevsky,E2702½–½2018D3771st RUS-ch Superfinal 20183
Oparin,G2609Vitiugov,N27301–02018A2171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20183
Vitiugov,N2730Inarkiev,E2690½–½2018D3171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20184
Andreikin,D2710Nepomniachtchi,I2768½–½2018D8571st RUS-ch Superfinal 20184
Fedoseev,V2707Sarana,A2613½–½2018A4671st RUS-ch Superfinal 20184
Tomashevsky,E2702Oparin,G2609½–½2018A3071st RUS-ch Superfinal 20184
Khismatullin,D2634Dubov,D26910–12018A4871st RUS-ch Superfinal 20184
Kobalia,M2619Jakovenko,D27481–02018B9071st RUS-ch Superfinal 20184
Kobalia,M2619Jakovenko,D27481–02018B9071st RUS-ch Superfinal 20184
Nepomniachtchi,I2768Kobalia,M2619½–½2018A1171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20185
Jakovenko,D2748Khismatullin,D2634½–½2018D3971st RUS-ch Superfinal 20185
Dubov,D2691Vitiugov,N2730½–½2018D4571st RUS-ch Superfinal 20185
Inarkiev,E2690Tomashevsky,E2702½–½2018C8871st RUS-ch Superfinal 20185
Sarana,A2613Andreikin,D2710½–½2018D2171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20185
Oparin,G2609Fedoseev,V2707½–½2018A1371st RUS-ch Superfinal 20185
Jakovenko,D2748Nepomniachtchi,I27681–02018B5171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20186
Andreikin,D2710Oparin,G2609½–½2018A4671st RUS-ch Superfinal 20186
Fedoseev,V2707Inarkiev,E26900–12018A2071st RUS-ch Superfinal 20186
Tomashevsky,E2702Dubov,D26911–02018A3471st RUS-ch Superfinal 20186
Khismatullin,D2634Vitiugov,N2730½–½2018A2971st RUS-ch Superfinal 20186
Kobalia,M2619Sarana,A26130–12018B9071st RUS-ch Superfinal 20186
Nepomniachtchi,I2768Khismatullin,D26341–02018C4271st RUS-ch Superfinal 20187
Vitiugov,N2730Tomashevsky,E2702½–½2018C8471st RUS-ch Superfinal 20187
Dubov,D2691Fedoseev,V2707½–½2018D3171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20187
Inarkiev,E2690Andreikin,D2710½–½2018A2171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20187
Sarana,A2613Jakovenko,D27480–12018E1571st RUS-ch Superfinal 20187
Oparin,G2609Kobalia,M26191–02018A0771st RUS-ch Superfinal 20187
Nepomniachtchi,I2768Sarana,A26131–02018B9571st RUS-ch Superfinal 20188
Jakovenko,D2748Oparin,G26091–02018C9271st RUS-ch Superfinal 20188
Andreikin,D2710Dubov,D26911–02018B3071st RUS-ch Superfinal 20188
Fedoseev,V2707Vitiugov,N27301–02018A0171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20188
Khismatullin,D2634Tomashevsky,E2702½–½2018E2171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20188
Kobalia,M2619Inarkiev,E2690½–½2018C8971st RUS-ch Superfinal 20188
Vitiugov,N2730Andreikin,D2710½–½2018E0671st RUS-ch Superfinal 20189
Tomashevsky,E2702Fedoseev,V2707½–½2018A4971st RUS-ch Superfinal 20189
Dubov,D2691Kobalia,M2619½–½2018A1171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20189
Inarkiev,E2690Jakovenko,D2748½–½2018E2171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20189
Sarana,A2613Khismatullin,D2634½–½2018C6771st RUS-ch Superfinal 20189
Oparin,G2609Nepomniachtchi,I27680–12018B9171st RUS-ch Superfinal 20189
Nepomniachtchi,I2768Inarkiev,E2690½–½2018A1371st RUS-ch Superfinal 201810
Jakovenko,D2748Dubov,D26911–02018A6571st RUS-ch Superfinal 201810
Andreikin,D2710Tomashevsky,E2702½–½2018A0671st RUS-ch Superfinal 201810
Khismatullin,D2634Fedoseev,V27070–12018E6371st RUS-ch Superfinal 201810
Kobalia,M2619Vitiugov,N2730½–½2018C1871st RUS-ch Superfinal 201810
Sarana,A2613Oparin,G2609½–½2018A8071st RUS-ch Superfinal 201810
Vitiugov,N2730Jakovenko,D2748½–½2018C6571st RUS-ch Superfinal 201811
Fedoseev,V2707Andreikin,D27100–12018E1271st RUS-ch Superfinal 201811
Tomashevsky,E2702Kobalia,M26191–02018D4571st RUS-ch Superfinal 201811
Dubov,D2691Nepomniachtchi,I2768½–½2018D7171st RUS-ch Superfinal 201811
Inarkiev,E2690Sarana,A2613½–½2018B9071st RUS-ch Superfinal 201811
Oparin,G2609Khismatullin,D2634½–½2018A0971st RUS-ch Superfinal 201811
Jakovenko,D2742Andreikin,D2731½–½2018E1271st RUS-ch Superfinal 201812
Andreikin,D2731Jakovenko,D27421–02018A0671st RUS-ch Superfinal 201813

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 b4 9.a5 C84: Spanische Partie (Mittelgambit) 0-0 10.h3 10.Be3 h6 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.c3 Bf8 13.h3 Rb8 14.Re1 bxc3 15.bxc3 d5 16.Qc2 Be6 0-1 (50) Grischuk,A (2772)-Ding,L (2777) Riadh 2017 10...Be6 11.Nbd2 Rb8 12.Nc4 Nd7 LiveBook: 5 Partien 13.Ba4 Nd4N Vorgänger: 13...Na7 14.Be3 c5 15.Nfd2 Qc7 16.f4 exf4 17.Bxf4 ½-½ (43) Zhang,P (2325)-Peng,X (2490) Beijing 1996 14.Nxd4 exd4 15.f4 f5 16.exf5 Bxf5 17.Bc6 b3 18.cxb3 18.g4= bleibt in der Remisbreite. Be6 19.Nd2 18...Nc5 19.b4 Rxb4 19...Nxd3 20.Bd2 Kh8 20.Ra3 Be6 20...Kh8 21.Bd2 Nxd3 22.Bxb4 Nxb4 21.Qe1       Weiss steht aktiver. d5 22.Ne5 Ein No Go ist 22.Qxb4 dxc4 23.dxc4 Nd3 22...Rb8 22...Rb3± war nötig. 23.b4+- Ne4?
23...Nd7 24.dxe4 Weiß steht klar auf Gewinn. Bxb4 25.Qe2 Bxa3 26.Bxa3 Rf6 27.f5 Precision: Weiß = 64%, Schwarz = 16%. 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Gunina,V2528Protopopova,A23321–02018C8468th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20181
Bodnaruk,A2449Shuvalova,P24131–02018B1268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20181
Kashlinskaya,A2440Goryachkina,A25351–02018B2268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20181
Galliamova,A2424Kosteniuk,A25591–02018E0468th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20181
Gritsayeva,O2391Girya,O2462½–½2018B1268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20181
Tomilova,E2332Pogonina,N24690–12018A2068th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20181
Kosteniuk,A2559Gunina,V2528½–½2018D3168th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20182
Goryachkina,A2535Tomilova,E2332½–½2018C1568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20182
Girya,O2462Galliamova,A2424½–½2018E1168th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20182
Bodnaruk,A2449Gritsayeva,O23910–12018C6368th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20182
Shuvalova,P2413Pogonina,N2469½–½2018D3568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20182
Protopopova,A2332Kashlinskaya,A2440½–½2018D1568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20182
Gunina,V2528Girya,O2462½–½2018D1268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20183
Pogonina,N2469Goryachkina,A25350–12018D1268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20183
Kashlinskaya,A2440Kosteniuk,A2559½–½2018A4568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20183
Galliamova,A2424Bodnaruk,A2449½–½2018A4968th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20183
Gritsayeva,O2391Shuvalova,P2413½–½2018C4768th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20183
Tomilova,E2332Protopopova,A2332½–½2018A2068th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20183
Kosteniuk,A2559Tomilova,E23321–02018C1868th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20184
Girya,O2462Kashlinskaya,A24401–02018D3868th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20184
Bodnaruk,A2449Gunina,V2528½–½2018B1268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20184
Shuvalova,P2413Goryachkina,A25350–12018D1468th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20184
Gritsayeva,O2391Galliamova,A24241–02018C5568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20184
Protopopova,A2332Pogonina,N24690–12018A4068th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20184
Goryachkina,A2535Protopopova,A23321–02018C9568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20185
Gunina,V2528Gritsayeva,O2391½–½2018B3168th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20185
Pogonina,N2469Kosteniuk,A25591–02018A6268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20185
Kashlinskaya,A2440Bodnaruk,A24491–02018D8568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20185
Galliamova,A2424Shuvalova,P24131–02018D4168th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20185
Tomilova,E2332Girya,O2462½–½2018B1368th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20185
Kosteniuk,A2559Goryachkina,A25351–02018C1168th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20186
Girya,O2462Pogonina,N24691–02018D3768th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20186
Bodnaruk,A2449Tomilova,E23320–12018C0268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20186
Galliamova,A2424Gunina,V2528½–½2018D3768th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20186
Shuvalova,P2413Protopopova,A23321–02018C9568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20186
Gritsayeva,O2391Kashlinskaya,A24400–12018C1568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20186
Goryachkina,A2535Girya,O2462½–½2018B1368th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20187
Gunina,V2528Shuvalova,P24131–02018E1068th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20187
Pogonina,N2469Bodnaruk,A2449½–½2018A4868th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20187
Kashlinskaya,A2440Galliamova,A2424½–½2018C5868th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20187
Protopopova,A2332Kosteniuk,A25590–12018A3068th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20187
Tomilova,E2332Gritsayeva,O23911–02018A0468th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20187
Gunina,V2528Kashlinskaya,A24400–12018C4268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20188
Girya,O2462Protopopova,A23321–02018D1068th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20188
Bodnaruk,A2449Goryachkina,A25350–12018B1268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20188
Galliamova,A2424Tomilova,E23321–02018D2568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20188
Shuvalova,P2413Kosteniuk,A25591–02018C9368th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20188
Gritsayeva,O2391Pogonina,N24690–12018D3768th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20188
Kosteniuk,A2559Girya,O2462½–½2018B1268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20189
Goryachkina,A2535Gritsayeva,O23911–02018A6168th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20189
Pogonina,N2469Galliamova,A24241–02018A5068th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20189
Kashlinskaya,A2440Shuvalova,P24130–12018B3168th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20189
Protopopova,A2332Bodnaruk,A24491–02018E7368th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20189
Tomilova,E2332Gunina,V25280–12018A4368th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 20189
Gunina,V2528Pogonina,N24690–12018A0668th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201810
Bodnaruk,A2449Kosteniuk,A25590–12018C8968th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201810
Kashlinskaya,A2440Tomilova,E23321–02018D2668th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201810
Galliamova,A2424Goryachkina,A25350–12018D4568th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201810
Shuvalova,P2413Girya,O24620–12018B1268th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201810
Gritsayeva,O2391Protopopova,A2332½–½2018C4768th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201810
Kosteniuk,A2559Gritsayeva,O23911–02018B3368th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201811
Goryachkina,A2535Gunina,V25280–12018B1368th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201811
Pogonina,N2469Kashlinskaya,A2440½–½2018D7068th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201811
Girya,O2462Bodnaruk,A2449½–½2018D7968th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201811
Protopopova,A2332Galliamova,A24240–12018A4068th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201811
Tomilova,E2332Shuvalova,P24130–12018A4668th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201811
Pogonina,N2433Girya,O24551–02018E0168th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201812
Girya,O2455Pogonina,N2433½–½2018D3768th RUS-ch Women Superfinal 201813

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