Tomashevsky and Artemiev Lead in the Men's Russian Championship Superfinal. Goriachkina ahead in the Women's Contest
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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.
1.e4 | 1,157,099 | 54% | 2422 | --- |
1.d4 | 940,742 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 279,272 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
1.c4 | 180,870 | 56% | 2443 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,622 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 14,033 | 54% | 2427 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,819 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,708 | 51% | 2384 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,731 | 48% | 2378 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,177 | 53% | 2402 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,054 | 48% | 2407 | --- |
1.d3 | 927 | 50% | 2376 | --- |
1.g4 | 648 | 46% | 2360 | --- |
1.h4 | 438 | 52% | 2371 | --- |
1.c3 | 418 | 51% | 2423 | --- |
1.h3 | 260 | 55% | 2413 | --- |
1.a4 | 101 | 59% | 2476 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 88 | 66% | 2510 | --- |
1.f3 | 82 | 47% | 2435 | --- |
1.Na3 | 38 | 62% | 2477 | --- |
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1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 a6 3.Nge2!? d6 4.g3 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bg7 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.b3!? 0-0 9.Bb2 Bd7 9...Nc6 10.Qd2 10.0-0 10...Nc6 11.Nde2 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.0-0-0= 11...b5! 12.0-0-0 Ng4!? 13.Rdf1 Qa5 14.h3 Nf6 15.Kb1 b4 15...Rac8 16.f4 Rc7 17.g4 Rfc8 16.Nd1?! 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Bxb2 18.dxc6! 18.Kxb2 Qa3+ 19.Ka1 Na7 20.c3∞ 18...Bc3!? 19.Nxc3 bxc3 20.Qe3 Be6 21.h4 16...Qc7 17.Ne3 a5 18.f4 a4! 19.e5 dxe5 20.fxe5 Nxe5! 21.Bxa8 Rxa8 22.Rf4 22.Qxb4 axb3 23.axb3 Bc6 24.Rhg1 Nf3 25.Rg2 Qa7!-+ 22...axb3 23.axb3? 23.cxb3 Bh6!? 24.Rd1 24.Rd4 Bf5+ 25.Ka1 Rxa2+ 26.Kxa2 Qa7+ 27.Ba3 Qxa3# 24...Bxf4 25.Nxf4 Qa5 26.a3 bxa3 27.Qxa5 Rxa5 28.Bc3 Rb5 23...Qa7! 24.Nd4 24.Rxb4 Ne4‼ 25.Rxe4 Qa2+-+ 24...Nh5 25.Nd5 25.Rf2 Nc6!-+ 25...Bc6‼ 26.Nxc6 Qa2+ 27.Kc1 Qa1+! 27...Qxb2+ 28.Kd1 28.Kxb2 Nd3+ 29.Kb1 Ra1# 28...Qa1+ 29.Ke2 Qxh1-+ 28.Bxa1 Rxa1+ 29.Kb2 Nc4# 29...Nd3#! 0–1 - Start an analysis engine:
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Svidler,P | 2739 | Khismatullin,D | 2642 | 0–1 | 2015 | B23 | 68th Superfinal RUS-ch Men | 4 |
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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.
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17.Ne2 Rxc1+ 18.Rxc1 Rc8 19.f3 19.Ba5 Rxc1+ 20.Nxc1 19...g5 20.g4 Ra8!? 21.Bd3 Ne8 22.Qd1 22.e4!? Nd6 23.Ba5! Qd7 24.Bxb6 axb6 25.exd5 exd5 26.Qxd5± 22...Nd6 23.b3! Nd7 24.Nc3 Bf6 25.Na4 25.Kg2!? 25...e5 26.Bb4 Nb6 27.Nxb6 Qxb6 28.Bc5 Qd8 29.dxe5 Bxe5 30.Be2 Ne8! 31.Qd2 31.Bd4!? Bxd4 32.Qxd4 Nc7 33.Qe5 Ne6 34.Rd1± 31...Nc7 32.f4 32.Bd4 Bxd4 33.Qxd4 Ne6 34.Qe5 Qb6 32...gxf4 33.exf4 Bd6 34.Bf2 34.Bf3!?= 34...Ne6 35.Qxd5 Nxf4 36.Qf3 Qg5 37.Rc4 Re8 38.Re4 Rc8 38...Nh3+ 39.Kg2 Rxe4 40.Qxe4 Nxf2 41.Kxf2 Qh4+ 42.Kf1 Qxh2 43.Qxb7 Qf4+ 39.Rc4 Rf8 40.Bg3 Bc5+ 41.Kh1 Nxe2 42.Qxe2 Rd8 43.Qf3 Rd2 44.Qf5 Rd1+ 45.Kg2 Qd2+ 46.Kh3 Qh6+ 47.Kg2?? 47.Qh5! Qxh5+ 48.gxh5= 47...Rg1+ 47...Rg1+ 48.Kf3 Qe3# 0–1
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Khairullin,I | 2662 | Artemiev,V | 2671 | 0–1 | 2015 | D12 | 68th Superfinal RUS-ch Men | 4 |
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Vladislav Artemiev had some luck going his way but displayed gret fighting abilitiies
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Evgeny Tomashevsky drew against Vitiugov in the fashionable line of Bogo-Indian
Standings after round four
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Women
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.
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26...Nxc3?! 26...N5f6 27.Ne4? Qd4+! 28.Kh1 Rh5 26...N7f6? 27.Ne4!± 27.Qh6+ Kf6 28.bxc3 Qxd3 29.Re1? 29.Rf1+ Ke7 30.Rd4! Qxc3 31.Rxd7+ Kxd7 32.Qxf8∞ 29...Rf5?! 29...Re5 30.Rxe5 Kxe5 30...Nxe5 31.Qxf8= 31.Rd4 Qb1+ 32.Kh2∞ 29...Rc4! 30.Rf1+ Ke7-+ 30.Rd4! Qg3 31.Re3 Qf2+ 32.Kh2 Ne5 33.Rxe5 Rxe5 34.Qxf8 h5 34...Re1!? 35.Qh8+ Kg5 36.Qd8+ Kh6 36...f6? 37.Rd5++- 37.Qf8+ Kh5 38.Rh4+! Kg5! 38...Kxh4 39.Qh6# 38...Qxh4? 39.g4+! 39.Rg4+ Kf6 40.Qh8+ 40.Qd8+ Kg7-+ 40...Ke7 41.Rd4 Qg1+ 42.Kg3 Re3+ 43.Kh4 Qf2+ 44.Kg5 Qf5+ 45.Kh6 Qh5+ 46.Kg7 Qe5+ 47.Kxh7 Qxh8+ 48.Kxh8 Rxc3-+ 35.Rd6+ Kg5 35...Re6= 36.Qd8+ f6 37.Rd4 Rf5? 38.h4+! 1–0
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Gunina,V | 2531 | Girya,O | 2487 | 1–0 | 2015 | D45 | 65th Superfinal RUS-ch Women | 4 |
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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.
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23.b4! cxb4?! 23...c4 24.Na2! 24.Rxb4!? Bxc3 25.Qc2± 24...fxe4 25.Nxb4 Nh6 26.g4 Ra8 27.Bxe4± 1–0
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Goryachkina,A | 2474 | Bodnaruk,A | 2431 | 1–0 | 2015 | A62 | 65th Superfinal RUS-ch Women | 4 |
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Aleksandra Goryachkina is simply unbeatable!
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Anastasia Bodnaruk
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Alina Kashlinskaya
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Kateryna Lagno
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Alexandra Kosteniuk
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Anastasia Savina
Standings after round four
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Photos: Vladimir Barsky and Eteri Kublashvili