Ural wins Russian Club Championship

by ChessBase
5/3/2006 – With players like Grischuk, Shirov, Akopian and Dreev the team of Ural Sverdlovsk could not go astray. The won the Club Championship ahead of TPS Saransk with Ivanchuk, Volokitin and Najer; and Tomsk-400 with Aronian, Morozevich, Jakovenko and Bologan. The women's section was won by ABC Krasnoturyinsk, led by Antoaneta Stefanova. Big pictorial report.
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Russian Club Championships

The XIII Russian Club Championship and VII Russian Women’s Club Championship are being held from April 19th to May 1st, 2006, in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. Four top teams will qualify for the European Club Cup. Full details are available in our first report.

The main event, the XIII Russian Club Championship, was a round robin tournament with twelve teams. Each team had six main players and two reserves. Time controls were 100 min for 40 moves, then 50 min. for 20 moves, 10 min + 30 sec for the rest of the game.

The first criterion for the final rankings was the number of points on all boards; second was the result of the match between the tied teams; third the number of team victories; and finally the best results on boards 1, then 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. The first four teams qualify for the European Chess Club Cup 2006 (Tomsk-400 automatically qualifies). The prize fund was one million rubles (~US $40,000).

The winners were Ural Sverdlovsk, followed by TPS Saransk, Tomsk-400 and Termosteps Samara. Here is a table of the results of the individual players and the teams:

01. "Ural" Sverdlovsk region  Elo
Pts
Grischuk, Alexander 2719
4.5
Shirov, Alexei 2699
5.5
Akopian, Vladimir 2706
5
Dreev, Alexey 2673
4.5
Malakhov, Vladimir 2691
6.5
Motylev, Alexander 2660
5
Sakaev, Konstantin 2637
4.5
Aleksandrov, Aleksej 2634
2.5
Points: 17  
38.0
 
02. TPS Saransk  Elo
Pts
Ivanchuk, Vassily 2731
6.5
Volokitin, Andrei 2660
5
Najer, Evgeniy 2653
8
Volkov, Sergey 2620
6
Popov, Valerij 2587
2.5
Iljin, Artem 2505
5.5
Yandemirov, Valeri 2520
1.5
Hasangatin, Ramil 2500
0
Points: 17  
37.5
 
03. "Tomsk-400" Tomsk  Elo
Pts
Aronian, Levon 2756
4.5
Morozevich, Alexander 2730
6
Jakovenko, Dmitry 2675
4
Bologan, Viktor 2666
4
Tkachiev, Vladislav 2643
7
Smirnov, Pavel 2614
5
Inarkiev, Ernesto 2598
5.5
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2506
2.5
Points: 16  
38.5
 
04. "Termosteps" Samara  Elo
Pts
Gelfand, Boris 2727
6
Rublevsky, Sergei 2687
5
Khalifman, Alexander 2640
2
Bareev, Evgeny 2701
3.5
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2699
7.5
Korotylev, Alexey 2618
4.5
Belov, Vladimir 2599
4.5
Amonatov, Farrukh 2569
2.5
Points: 14  
35.5
 
05. "Ladya" Kazan  Elo
Pts
Radjabov, Teimour 2717
6.5
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 2673
4.5
Timofeev, Artyom 2646
7
Filippov, Valerij 2561
4.5
Kharlov, Andrei 2555
4.5
Iljin, Artem 2505
5.5
Yandemirov, Valeri 2520
1.5
Hasangatin, Ramil 2500
0
Points: 12  
34.0
 
06. "Yuzhyi Ural" Cheliabinsk  Elo
Pts
Karpov, Anatoly 2672
1
Asrian, Karen 2646
5.5
Lputian, Smbat G 2619
5
Riazantsev, Alexander 2593
6.5
Bezgodov, Alexei 2554
4.5
Kurnosov, Igor 2526
4
Sveshnikov, Evgeny 2524
2.5
Romanov, Evgeny 2480
3.5
Points: 12  
33.0
 
07. "Unilain" Samara  Elo
Pts
Ponomariov, Ruslan 2738
5.5
Karjakin, Sergey 2661
3.5
Naiditsch, Arkadij 2664
1.5
Landa, Konstantin 2600
4.5
Tregubov, Pavel V. 2563
4.5
Yakovich, Yuri 2570
5
Sorokin, Maxim 2559
5.5
Khismatullin, Denis 2584
1.5
Points: 10  
31.5
 
08. "Economist" SGSEU Saratov  Elo
Pts
Moiseenko, Alexander 2662
5
Eljanov, Pavel 2665
4.5
Roiz, Michael 2590
5.5
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2595
5.5
Dyachkov, Sergej 2548
3
Kornev, Alexei 2575
4
Shaposhnikov, Evgeny 2538
3
Iljushin, Alexei 2483
0
Points: 8  
30.5
 
09. MCF Moscow  Elo
Pts
Zvjaginsev, Vadim 2670
4.5
Erenburg, Sergey 2554
4
Kobalia, Mikhail 2654
4
Galkin, Alexander 2618
4
Smagin, Sergey 2559
0
Potkin, Vladimir 2547
4.5
Grigoriants, Sergey 2568
4.5
Savchenko, Boris 2568
5
Points: 7  
32.0
 
10. "Lada" Togliatty  Elo
Pts
Alekseev, Evgeny 2640
5
Areshchenko, Alexander 2660
5
Efimenko, Zahar 2662
5.5
Grachev, Boris 2543
5
Novikov, Stanislav 2545
1.5
Frolyanov, Dmitry 2497
5
Kharitonov, Alexandr 2523
1.5
Geller, Jakov 2495
1
Points: 7  
29.5
 
11. FINEK Saint-Petersburg  Elo
Pts
Tiviakov, Sergei 2669
4
Movsesian, Sergei 2618
5.5
Brodsky, Michail 2561
3.5
Yevseev, Denis 2580
2.5
Turov, Maxim 2539
3.5
Khairullin, Ildar 2544
3
Yemelin, Vasily 2520
3
Vitiugov, Nikita 2550
4
Points: 6  
29.0
 
12. "Merya" Moscow Ulan-Ude  Elo
Pts
Sutovsky, Emil 2628
2.5
Miton, Kamil 2646
3.5
Shomoev, Anton 2492
5
Rychagov, Andrey 2542
5.5
Iskusnyh, Sergei 2510
2
Nikolenko, Oleg 2536
2.5
Deviatkin, Andrei 2531
4
Gabrielian, Artur 2520
3.5
Points: 6  
28.5

Best results premier league:

  • Board 1: 1. B. Gelfand (Termosteps), 2. V. Ivanchuk (TPS), 3. T. Radjabov (Ladya)
  • Board 2: 1. A. Morozevich (Tomsk-400) 2. A. Shirov (Ural), 3. S. Movsesian (FINEK)
  • Board 3: 1. E. Najer (Termosteps), 2. A. Timofeev (Ladya), 3. S. Lputian (Yuzhy Ural)
  • Board 4: 1. S. Volkov (TPS), 2. A. Riazantsev (Yuzhy Ural), 3. A. Rychagov (Merya)
  • Board 5: 1. S. Mamedyarov (Termosteps), 2. V. Tkachiev (Tomsk), 3. V. Malakhov (Ural)
  • Board 6: 1. ? Frolianov (Lada), 2. Yu. Yakovich (Unilain), 3. A. Iljin (Lada)
  • Reserve: 1. B. Savchenko (MCF) 2. N. Vitiugov (FINEK), 3. A. Gabrielian (Merya)

Women's tournament

01. ABC Krasnoturyinsk
Title
 Elo
Pts

Stefanova, Antoaneta

GM

2502

6

Kosintseva, Tatiana

IM

2489

7

Kosintseva, Nadezhda

IM

2469

9,5

Muzychuk, Anna

WGM

2419

6

Kursova, Maria

WIM

2333

4,5
Points: 21
 
 
33.0
 
02. Yuzhyi Ural Cheliabinsk
Title
 Elo
Pts

Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina

IM

2460

6

Lahno, Kateryna

IM

2468

4,5

Mkrtchian, Lilit

IM

2453

7

Kochetkova, Julia

WIM

2366

7

Shumiakina, Tatiana

WGM

2341

6
Points: 18
 
 
30.5
 
03. FINEK-2 St. Petersburg
Title
 Elo
Pts

Cmilyte, Viktorija

IM

2470

6

Turova, Irina

IM

2362

6

Demina, Julia

WGM

2302

4

Korbut, Ekaterina

WGM

2442

7,5

Sudakova, Irina

WGM

2391

6
Points: 16
 
 
38.5
 
04. Economist Saratov
Title
 Elo
Pts

Paehtz, Elisabeth

IM

2438

6,5

Pogonina, Natalija

WGM

2440

8

Kovanova, Baira

KMC

2307

3,5

Komiagina, Maria

WIM

2341

5,5

Sharevich, Anna

WIM

2270

4,5
Points: 16
 
 
28.0
 
05. RGSU Moscow
Title
 Elo
Pts

Vasilevich, Irina

IM

2345

3,5

Mongontuul, Bathuyag

WGM

2378

6,5

Fominykh, Maria

WFM

2332

5

Tairova, Elena

WIM

2342

4,5

Nebolsina, Vera

WIM

2274

4,5
Points: 12
 
 
34.0
 
06. Chigorin St Petersburg
Title
 Elo
Pts

Ovod, Evgenija

IM

2395

6,5

Molchanova, Tatjana

WIM

2312

5

Sirotkina, Nina

WIM

2277

4,5

Dushenok, Anna

WIM

2168

4,5

Lupik, Marina

KMC

2204

5
Points: 11
 
 
24.0
 
07. Ladya Kazan
Title
 Elo
Pts

Skripchenko, Almira

IM

2423

4

Zaiatz, Elena

IM

2417

5

Chistiakova, Tamara

WFM

2351

5

Shaidullina, Sandugach

WGM

2293

6

Ambartsumova, Karina

WFM

2176

1,5
Points: 9
 
 
21.5
 
08. Debut Vladivostok
Title
 Elo
Pts

Stepovaia, Tatiana

WGM

2343

6,5

Dolgova, Olga

WFM

2219

5,5

Movsisian, Naira

WIM

2291

1,5

Meleshko, Anna

WIM

2227

3,5

Meleshko, Tatiana

WFM

2126

0
Points: 7
 
 
17.5
 
09. GSC Izhevsk
Title
 Elo
Pts

Bronnikova, Elizaveta

WFM

2271

3

Severiukhina, Zoja

WFM

2189

3

Bannikova, Anastasia

KMC

2157

5

Deriabina, Svetlana

WFM

2101

6
-
 
-
-
Points: 7
 
 
17.0
 
10. Neftechim Tomsk
Title
 Elo
Pts

Shadrina, Tatiana

WGM

2371

7,5

Kharashuta, Ekaterina

WFM

2171

3

Fenina, Tanya

WFM

2078

1

Shevchenko, Olesia

KMC

0,5

Nikolaeva, Alexandra G

KMC

2020

4,5
Points: 6
 
 
16.5
 
11. FINEK-2 St. Petersburg
Title
 Elo
Pts

Solovjova, Valentina

WFM

2265

3

Bystryakova, Elena V.

WIM

2191

3

Kirillova, Varvara

WFM

2225

4,5

Gromova, Iulia

KMC

2195

4

Mokhova, Kristina

WFM

2156

0,5
Points: 4
 
 
15.0
 
12. Chernozemye Voron.
Title
 Elo
Pts

Semenova, Irina

WIM

2240

1,5

Meshcheriakova, Evgenia

WIM

2203

2,5

Malashenko, Alyona

KMC

2149

0

Zemlianukhina, Viktoria

KMC

2063

2

Andreeva, Arina

KMC

2028

1,5
Points: 2
 
 
7.5

Best results women’ tournament

  • Board 1: A. Stefanova (ABC)
  • Board 2: N. Pogonina (Economist-SGSU)
  • Board 3: N. Kosintseva (ABC)
  • Board 4: E. Korbut (FINEK)
  • Raserve: T. Shumiakina (Yuzhny Ural)

Links

Picture gallery


Arrival and departure of the participants: Sochi airport


Hotel Dagomys, where everything happened


The playing hall in Hotel Dagomys


TPS vs Ural, in the final decisive battle (with Volokitin, Ivanchuk, Grischuk)


Termosteps vs Ural (with Rublevsky, Malakhov, Dreev, Shirov, Grischuk)


Ural vs Tomsk-400 (Shirov, Dreev, Tkachiev, Bologan, Jakovenko, Morozevich)


Almira Skripchenko, playing for Ladya


Alexei Shirov, second board for Ural Sverdlovsk region


Vassily Ivanchuk, top board for TPS Saransk


WFM Varvara Kirillova (Russia, Finek-2)


WIM Anna Sharevich (Belarus, Economist-SGSU)


WGM Ekaterina Korbut (RUS, Finek-1, best on board three
and here on the top of the Hotel “Dagomys”)


WIM Marya Kursova (Russia, ABC)


Top seed Levon Arovian (2756, Tomsk-400)
giving interview to national Spot TV Channel


Sharing a secret before the game: WGM Natalija Pogonina and IM Elisabeth Paehtz


Visitors in the In the Internet café near the playing area


The victorious team "Ural" Sverdlovsk region


The Tomsk-400 team with Boris Shaidullin (captain, left)


ABC with FIDE vice president and team captain Andrey Selivanov


FINEK-1 and with team captain Bykov


Closing ceremony with four girls from Yuzhny Ural and Antoaneta Stefanova
(second from right) from ABC. Can you spot the mobile phone?


Iriva Vasilevich and Marya Fominyh singing Karaoke. Another mobile phone.

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