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The 68th Men's Russian Chess Championship and the 65th Women's Russian Chess Championship is played in Chita from 9. to 21. August. The competition is held by the Russian Chess Federation, the Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation and the Zabaykalsky Krai Chess Federation, with support from the government of the Zabaykalsky Krai. The competition partners are Norilsk Nickel and the Baikalsk Mining Company.
| Round 4 - Results (Men) | ||
| P. Svidler | 0-1 | D. Khismatullin |
| A. Motylev | ½-½ | I. Bukavshin |
| D. Dubov | ½-½ | S. Karjakin |
| N. Vitiugov | ½-½ | E. Tomashevsky |
| I. Khairullin | 0-1 | V. Artemiev |
| I. Lysyj | ½-½ | D. Jakovenko |
Peter Svidler, after dodging the main variations, produced quite an original interpretation of the Sicilian as White, and the Dragon Variation with both white bishops fianchettoed emerged on the board. Khismatullin responded in a strong and aggressive way: he sacrificed an exchange and Black's advance soon grew into a dangerous attack. Black played ingeniously and White's king was checkmated on move 29.
Vladislav Artemiev scored his second win in a row, and again with some luck. He played with Black against Ildar Khairullin, who gained a slight edge in the opening and gradually increased the pressure. Black countered with a central breakthrough, White responded inappropriately, lost all his advantage and gave the initiative to his opponent. White's main problem was his exposed king but he lost because he blundered and missed a mate in two.
Vladislav Artemiev had some luck going his way but displayed gret fighting abilitiies
Evgeny Tomashevsky drew against Vitiugov in the fashionable line of Bogo-Indian
| Round 4 - Results (Women) | ||
| A. Goryachkina | 1-0 | A. Bodnaruk |
| M. Guseva | ½-½ | K. Lagno |
| V. Gunina | 1-0 | O. Girya |
| N. Pogonina | 0-1 | A. Kosteniuk |
| E. Ovod | ½-½ | E. Kovalevskaya |
| A. Kashlinskaya | ½-½ | A. Savina |
Valentina Gunina played with White against Olga Girya and won her third game in a row. But not a smooth one. Black got a got a good position from the opening, seized the initiative and put White under pressure. Now Gunina stirred up the waters and was lucky again: in mutual time-trouble she caught Girya's king in a mating net.
Valentina Gunina is playing some very tricky chess!
In the game between Goriachkina and Bodnaruk Black had a decent position after the opening but then made a positional mistake by letting a white knight into her camp. White used this to attack on both flanks and finally overcame Black's tenacious defense. Goriachkina now leads the field with 3.5/4.
Aleksandra Goryachkina is simply unbeatable!
Anastasia Bodnaruk
Alina Kashlinskaya
Kateryna Lagno
Alexandra Kosteniuk
Anastasia Savina
Photos: Vladimir Barsky and Eteri Kublashvili
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