61st Russian Championship Higher League

PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games) Alexander Khalifman, Vladimir Malakhov, Ernesto Inarkiev, Alexander Motylev, Konstantin Landa, Vadim Zvjaginsev, Konstantin Sakaev, Evgeny Najer, Artyom Timofeev, Sergey Volkov, Pavel Tregubov, Mikhail Kobalia, Farrukh Amonatov, Boris Grachev, Alexander Lastin, Alexander Riazantsev, Pavel Smirnov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladimir Potkin, Alexander Rustemov, Alexey Korotylev, Alexander Galkin, Nikita Vitiugov, Dmitry Bocharov, Denis Khismatullin, Peter Kiriakov, Yuri Yakovich, Igor Lysyj, Dmitry Chuprov, Andrey Rychagov, Alexei Kornev, Dmitry Kokarev, Evgeny E Vorobiov, Pavel Maletin, Andrei Deviatkin, Anton Shomoev, Roman Ovetchkin, Evgeny Shaposhnikov, Konstantin Maslak, Ivan Smikovski, Sanan Sjugirov, Nikolai Chadaev, Sergei Iskusnyh, Nikolai Kabanov, Evgenij Kalegin, Daniil Lintchevski, Maxim Matlakov, Nikolai Pokazanjev, D Kryakvin, Dmitry Chuprikov, M Garakov, Sergey Kravtsov, Arte Smirnov, Ivan Kosov, Dmitry Skorchenko, A Klimov

page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 275  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. S Kravtsov vs A Deviatkin   ½-½ 55 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 2. N Kabanov vs A Riazantsev 0-1 41 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League C11 French 3. N Vitiugov vs D Skorchenko   1-0 35 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 4. K Landa vs S Iskusnyh   1-0 35 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 5. E Kalegin vs D Khismatullin   0-1 31 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B30 Sicilian 6. A Korotylev vs M Matlakov   ½-½ 39 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 7. A Smirnov vs I Nepomniachtchi   0-1 51 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 8. I Lysyj vs D Chuprikov   1-0 63 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 9. N Pokazanjev vs P Smirnov   ½-½ 42 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 10. D Bocharov vs M Garakov   1-0 59 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League A43 Old Benoni 11. A Klimov vs D Kokarev   ½-½ 50 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 12. D Chuprov vs I Kosov   1-0 34 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B41 Sicilian, Kan 13. M Kobalia vs K Maslak   1-0 77 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B50 Sicilian 14. A Kornev vs Potkin   ½-½ 35 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B40 Sicilian 15. Khalifman vs N Chadaev   ½-½ 38 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 16. V Malakhov vs A Shomoev   1-0 66 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 17. Y Yakovich vs E Inarkiev   ½-½ 63 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League E73 King's Indian 18. Motylev vs D Kryakvin   1-0 49 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 19. R Ovetchkin vs E Najer   ½-½ 59 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 20. V Zvjaginsev vs E Shaposhnikov 1-0 62 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B50 Sicilian 21. I Smikovski vs P Tregubov   ½-½ 65 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B33 Sicilian 22. F Amonatov vs Kiriakov 1-0 44 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League C11 French 23. E Vorobiov vs A Timofeev   ½-½ 29 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 24. B Grachev vs A Rychagov   ½-½ 169 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 25. A Rustemov vs A Lastin 0-1 19 2008 61st Russian Championship Higher League D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 11; games 1-25 of 275    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

Sep-09-08    Abdooss: Khalifman is playing solidly at this point. Only 1 win, with the rest drawn. 9/9/08 Sep-09-08    Simonkaser: second !!! Sep-09-08    whiteshark: 166 games so far and not a single sacrifice. Remarkable? Sep-10-08    malthrope: <whiteshark: 166 games so far and not a single sacrifice. Remarkable?> Hehehe... ;) Time for <CG.com> to install a brand new <"Sacrifice Meter!"> ~lol~ <grin> - Mal PS: Go Nepo! :^) Sep-10-08    jon01: The best game so far has to be Inarkiev - Shomoev. Sep-10-08    whiteshark: Thank you <chessgames.com> for updating of 'sacrifice viewer'. :D <jon01: The best game so far has to be E Inarkiev vs A Shomoev, 2008 > (it's good/comfortable to post the link) :D Sep-11-08    kellmano: Check out Inarkiev's game today: http://www.russiachess.org/online/i... Sadly i think he is losing. Nepo lost again as well :-( Sep-11-08    visayanbraindoctor: Is this tournament a qualifier for the Russian Championship in December? If so, how many of the top placers will qualify? Sep-12-08    Ichiro: 5 of them go to the Superfinal. Sep-13-08    visayanbraindoctor: <Ichiro: 5 of them go to the Superfinal.> Thanks. Does any one know who the rest of the players are (beside the 5 top placers here) in the Russian Superfinals? Sep-13-08    Ichiro: Maybe Morozevich(Champion), Grischuk, Tomashevsky, Svidler, Jakovenko, Dreev and Rychagov(Kramnik?). Sep-13-08    visayanbraindoctor: <Ichiro: Maybe Morozevich(Champion), Grischuk, Tomashevsky, Svidler, Jakovenko, Dreev and Rychagov(Kramnik?> Thanks again. I hope Kramnik plays.

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