61st Russian Championship Higher League (2008)

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

page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 301  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 13; games 1-25 of 301    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. Sep-14-08    kellmano: Could anyone post either the webpage or a crosstable of leaders. Seems like my man Inarkiev has done well, but i'm not sure how well. Sep-14-08    unsound: <kellmano> Inarkiev tied for 2nd-3rd and so qualified. See: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twi... Sep-15-08    visayanbraindoctor: Timofeev 8 Vitiugov 7½ Inarkiev 7½ Lastin 7 Sakaev 7 Kobalia 7 Riazantsev 7 Galkin 7 Maslak 7 Najer 7 Grachev 7 There are many players with 7 points. If only 5 qualify, does it specifically mean that only Timofeev, Vitiugov, Inarkiev, Lastin, and Sakaev make through the Russian Superfinals? Sep-15-08    kellmano: Nice one. I fully expect Inarkiev to go on to play some interesting games, losing most of them :-) Sep-15-08    Chesscomedian: Best Game so far: A Timofeev vs I Smikovski, 2008 Sep-19-08    Xeroxx: < Best Game so far:> Hahahaha you posted that comment when the tournament was over :D :D :D

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