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Russian Championship Superfinal (2007) The 60th Russian Championship Superfinal was played in the Central Chess House in Moscow, Russia, 18-30 December 2007. Rest days: December 21 and 25. Chief organizer: Russian Chess Federation. Time control: 100 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 50 more minutes to move 60, then 10 more minutes to the end of the game, with a 30 second increment from move 1. Prize fund: 5 million rubles, with 1,100,000 rubles (~$44,500) to the winner. Games started at 3 pm, Round 11 at noon Moscow time. Alexander Morozevich won with 8/11, his second Russian championship title. Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Morozevich 2755 * 1 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8 2 Grischuk 2715 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 3 Tomashevsky 2646 0 0 * ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 4 Dreev 2607 1 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 5½ 5 Inarkiev 2674 0 ½ 1 0 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 6 Vitiugov 2594 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5½ 7 Sakaev 2634 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 5½ 8 Jakovenko 2710 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 9 Svidler 2732 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ 5 10 Amonatov 2637 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 4½ 11 Rychagov 2528 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 0 4 12 Timofeev 2637 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 * 3½ Category: XVII (2656). Chief arbiter: Igor Bolotinsky Official site: http://ruchess.ru/championship/deta... Wikipedia article: Russian Chess Championship#2007 ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/alexa... Chess.gr: http://www.chess.gr/tourn/2007/Russ... ChessPro: https://chesspro.ru/_events/2007/ch... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi... FICS: https://www.freechess.org/Events/Re... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... 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Women's section: Russian Championship Superfinal (Women) (2007)  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Jakovenko vs Morozevich ½-½ 69 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal C11 French 2. Dreev vs Grischuk ½-½ 22 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 3. E Inarkiev vs Sakaev   ½-½ 40 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 4. Svidler vs A Rychagov 0-1 51 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal C11 French 5. F Amonatov vs A Timofeev 1-0 32 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal B89 Sicilian 6. Vitiugov vs Tomashevsky   0-1 43 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal E20 Nimzo-Indian 7. A Rychagov vs Tomashevsky   ½-½ 52 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal E15 Queen's Indian 8. Grischuk vs F Amonatov 1-0 55 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Sakaev vs Jakovenko 1-0 41 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal E17 Queen's Indian 10. Morozevich vs Vitiugov 0-1 71 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 11. Svidler vs Dreev 1-0 36 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 12. A Timofeev vs E Inarkiev   ½-½ 64 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal C78 Ruy Lopez 13. Dreev vs A Rychagov   ½-½ 34 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. Jakovenko vs A Timofeev 1-0 39 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal B30 Sicilian 15. F Amonatov vs Svidler   ½-½ 25 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 16. Tomashevsky vs Morozevich 0-1 44 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal A09 Reti Opening 17. Vitiugov vs Sakaev   ½-½ 28 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 18. E Inarkiev vs Grischuk ½-½ 38 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 19. Sakaev vs Tomashevsky 0-1 37 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal E17 Queen's Indian 20. Grischuk vs Jakovenko   ½-½ 38 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal A30 English, Symmetrical 21. A Rychagov vs Morozevich 0-1 50 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal E15 Queen's Indian 22. Svidler vs E Inarkiev ½-½ 51 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 23. Dreev vs F Amonatov 0-1 59 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal E81 King's Indian, Samisch 24. A Timofeev vs Vitiugov 0-1 60 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal B91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation 25. Vitiugov vs Grischuk ½-½ 59 2007 Russian Championship Superfinal E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 10 OF 46 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-20-07    virginmind: well, toma-moro is +0.63 after 15...h:g6 Dec-20-07    malthrope: <cheski: <malthrope: > That's where I am following it. What do you reckon to White's move 13? Castling before getting his centre sorted with Q and R moves?> Looks right now at least the rooks are connected. :-) I'm not familiar with this opening system per say but I like the way Gris played it with Qd5 >> c5 >> Bd7 and >> Bc6. :^) Dec-20-07    cheski: <malthrope: > Unless White is afraid of the black Queen coming to =a5=, I would have liked 13.Qc2 plus 14.Rd1 first. Dec-20-07    DCP23: Guys, pay some attention to Tomashevsky - Morozevich too. It looks to me as though Moro is deliberately provoking a kingside attack on his position. Let's see who's gonna be sorry in the end ;) Dec-20-07    tamar: You are White against Morozevich. What will he do here? click for larger view You sneak to the bathroom and view his options :) Hurriedly you note against most responses, you get to throw in Ng6 eg 14...Nf7 15 Bd5 Qd7 16 Ng6 Looking good, you saunter back to the table to find 14...g5!?, a move not even in the top ten on your silicon helper. (It comes in 12th) After 15 hxg6ep hxg you find yourself at sea in a randomized position, click for larger view perhaps good for you, but with chances for Black. Dec-20-07    DCP23: <tamar: You are White against Morozevich.> I'd say it's difficult to imagine a more dire situation for a chess pro to find himself in. Except maybe Black against Kramnik. Dec-20-07    cheski: In <I vs G > which Rook is it goes to =d1=? I suppose it is Rfd1. Can't see the board. Dec-20-07    kellmano: Good stuff Tamar. So ........g5 was twelfth. HIghly interesting, let's hope Alex has it under control today. Dec-20-07    kellmano: <Cheski> Rfd1 Dec-20-07    malthrope: Hehehe... <tamar> ! Toma decided on 16. Bxc6 bxc with a continued chaos of complications... :^) <cheski> - well this too may work out as 16. Rfd1 is interesting! We shall see... :) Dec-20-07    malthrope: <DCP23: <tamar: You are White against Morozevich.> I'd say it's difficult to imagine a more dire situation for a chess pro to find himself in. Except maybe Black against Kramnik.> Good one <DCP23> ! :) Just have to add this (old chess joke - a classic)... ____________________________________________________ A chess master died at his chessboard - and after a few days, a good friend of his heard a voice; it was him! "What's it like, where you are now," he asked. "What do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news?" "Tell me the good news first." "Well, it's really heaven here. There are chess tournaments with incredible classical, rapids and blitz sessions going on all the time 24/7 with Morphy, Stenitz, Pillsbury, Dr. Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Dr. Euwe, Botvinnik, Bronstein, Tal, Petrosian, they're all here, and you can play any one of them at anytime." "Fantastic!" the friend said, "so what is the bad news?" "You have Black against Capablanca on Saturday." Dec-20-07    cheski: <kellmano: > Thank you. Dec-20-07    tamar: Tomashevsky is no slouch. He goes for the win of material. click for larger view It is starting to resemble a mutant Marshall Gambit! Dec-20-07    Youjoin: <malthrope> Lol!!!!! Very funny, pal! Dec-20-07    DCP23: <malthrope> Ha-ha, you're right, it's a classic, but still some good old jokes are never too old. Dec-20-07    cheski: <A chess master died at his chessboard > Dangerous sport, chess. Dec-20-07    kellmano: <It is starting to resemble a mutant Marshall Gambit!> It certainly is now..... I'm expecting fireworks Dec-20-07    tamar: <"Well, it's really heaven here.> Alekhine got in? Dec-20-07    malthrope: Thanks <Youjoin> and <DCP23> ! :)) Sorry about good ol' Steinitz (spelled as 'Stenitz') it was a copy & paste job and of course I didn't bother to spell check it! ~lol~ :^) <cheski: <A chess master died at his chessboard > Dangerous sport, chess.> Indeed <cheski> - just ask Dr. Alekhine! ;-) Dec-20-07    kellmano: <Tamar> Ha ha ha. That is a good one. Dec-20-07    virginmind: 18.Nhf3 and fritz 11 says equal in toma-moro Dec-20-07    malthrope: <tamar: <"Well, it's really heaven here.> Alekhine got in?> That reminds me of another joke... ;-) ______________________________________ A joke that Alekhine made about Bogoljubov: Alekhine dies and approaches the Heaven gates, but is denied admittance because they don't allow chess masters inside. He was just about to leave but looks through the gates and sees Efim Bogolubov inside, and tries to object. "Hey, I thought you said you didn't allow chess masters in there." St. Peter replies "Oh, he's not a chess master, he just thinks he is." ______________________________________ Thanks to our good friend <Goran> of 'Chessdom.com' fame for that one! :^) Chessdom Forums >> The different chess >> Chess Jokes >> http://forums.chessdom.com/viewtopi... Dec-20-07    tamar: No new moves. Is the site down? Dec-20-07    Peligroso Patzer: <cheski: <A chess master died at his chessboard > Dangerous sport, chess.> Reminds me of this story from Cecil John Seddon Purdy: "Playing at a tournament in Sydney in 1979 [Purdy] suffered a fatal heart attack. His last words to his son (who was also competing in the same tournament) were allegedly 'I have a win, but it will take time'." Dec-20-07    virginmind: while in inarkiev-grischuk engine says +0.49 after 16.Rfd1 Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 46) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 10 OF 46 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. 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