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Russian Championship Superfinal (Women) Tournament

Alexandra Kosteniuk8.5/11(+7 -1 =3)[games]
Natalija Pogonina7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Anastasia Bodnaruk6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Olga Girya6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Valentina Gunina6/11(+6 -5 =0)[games]
Daria Charochkina6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Daria Voit6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Evgenija Ovod5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Aleksandra Goryachkina5/11(+2 -3 =6)[games]
Alisa Galliamova4/11(+3 -6 =2)[games]
Alina Kashlinskaya3.5/11(+1 -5 =5)[games]
Ekaterina Ubiennykh2/11(+2 -9 =0)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Russian Championship Superfinal (Women) (2016)

The Superfinal of the 66th Russian Women's Championship took place in the Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History and Nature, from 16-27 October 2016. The winner of the 12-player round-robin would become the Russian Women's Champion, and win 500,000 roubles (~7,250 euros) and a Renault Kaptur car. The top three would automatically qualify for next year's final. Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. No draw offers allowed before move 40. Tiebreak: 1) number of games with black, 2) Sonneborn-Berger score, 3) number of wins, 4) result of personal encounter, 5) Koya score. In case of a tie for first, two 15+10 rapid games would be played, followed, if necessary, by 5 vs 4 Armageddon.

Alexandra Kosteniuk with 8.5/11 took the title for the second time in her career. Photo: https://cdn.chess24.com/kGO5ymbxS0G...

Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Kosteniuk 2537 * 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 8½ 2 Pogonina 2484 1 * 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 7 3 Bodnaruk 2463 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 4 Girya 2446 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6 5 Gunina 2535 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 6 Charochkina 2366 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 * 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 6 7 Voit 2386 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 8 Ovod 2362 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 9 Goryachkina 2460 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 5 10 Galliamova 2450 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 4 11 Kashlinskaya 2462 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * 0 3½ 12 Ubiennykh 2346 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 2

Category: VIII (2441). Chief arbiter: Maxim Ivakhin

Official site: http://ruchess.ru/championship/deta...
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Previous: Russian Championship Superfinal (Women) (2015). Next: Russian Championship Superfinal (Women) (2017). Open section: Russian Championship Superfinal (2016)

 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. D Voit vs E Ovod  ½-½1102016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)D30 Queen's Gambit Declined
2. A Bodnaruk vs Kosteniuk 0-1692016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)C26 Vienna
3. D Charochkina vs V Gunina 1-0342016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)E37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
4. E Ubiennykh vs A Kashlinskaya  1-0332016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)E46 Nimzo-Indian
5. N Pogonina vs Goryachkina  ½-½402016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)E00 Queen's Pawn Game
6. A Galliamova vs O Girya  0-1952016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. Kosteniuk vs V Gunina 1-0292016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)B18 Caro-Kann, Classical
8. A Kashlinskaya vs D Charochkina  ½-½592016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)A90 Dutch
9. Goryachkina vs A Galliamova  0-1332016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
10. E Ovod vs N Pogonina  ½-½502016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2
11. A Bodnaruk vs D Voit  1-0332016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
12. O Girya vs E Ubiennykh 1-0862016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)E73 King's Indian
13. E Ubiennykh vs Goryachkina 0-1242016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)E46 Nimzo-Indian
14. V Gunina vs A Kashlinskaya  1-0632016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
15. D Charochkina vs O Girya  0-1352016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)A06 Reti Opening
16. A Galliamova vs E Ovod  ½-½572016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)D37 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. N Pogonina vs A Bodnaruk 1-0452016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)A48 King's Indian
18. D Voit vs Kosteniuk 0-1362016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)A15 English
19. D Voit vs N Pogonina  ½-½312016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
20. A Bodnaruk vs A Galliamova  1-0982016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
21. Goryachkina vs D Charochkina  ½-½1022016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
22. E Ovod vs E Ubiennykh  1-0392016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)A45 Queen's Pawn Game
23. O Girya vs V Gunina  0-1552016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
24. Kosteniuk vs A Kashlinskaya 1-0352016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)A18 English, Mikenas-Carls
25. A Galliamova vs D Voit 0-1552016Russian Championship Superfinal (Women)E11 Bogo-Indian Defense
 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-13-16  PhilFeeley: I'll root for Kosteniuk this year. She did fairly well at the Olympiad this summer.
Oct-14-16  Mr. V: I say it's about time Goryachkina showed her stuff.
Oct-14-16  technical draw: <Mr. V> Now I know who dropped 5 bills on Gory in the chessbookie game.
Oct-15-16  mathlover: who are the players here ?
Oct-15-16  Nerwal: Line-up : Aleksandra Goryachkina, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Natalija Pogonina, Valentina Gunina, Olga Girya, Alisa Galliamova, Anastasia Bodnaruk, Evgenija Ovod, Daria Pustovoitova, Alina Kashlinskaya, Ekaterina Ubiennykh, Daria Charochkina.
Oct-15-16  Mr. V: <technical draw> Actually I would never make such a risky bet. I only wish it would happen. Have no idea who in their right mind would actually take those odds.
Oct-16-16  mathlover: thanks Nerwal
Oct-18-16  notyetagm: Gunina won today, after starting 0-2.

Her plan is to win all of her remaining games and take the title, just like she did in 2014.

Oct-18-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  Annie K.: <Gunina won today, after starting 0-2>

She's employing the Topalov Tournament Gambit. ;)

Oct-18-16  whiteshark: Only 5 draws out of 18 games so far
Oct-18-16  notyetagm: <Annie K.: <Gunina won today, after starting 0-2> She's employing the Topalov Tournament Gambit. ;)>

We call that the <SWISS GAMBIT> in the US.

But someone needs to tell Gunina that it really doesn't apply to close round-robin events. :-)

Oct-18-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  Annie K.: That's why it's the Topalov Gambit rather than the Swiss... he's done it in closed round-robins too, several times as I recall. ;)
Oct-20-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Go Natalie, in second place!
Oct-23-16  Mr. V: After seven rounds, Kosteniuk in the lead, Girya and Pogonina chasing, Gunina with all decisive games, and Goryachkina with a boring +1 score. Nobody is surprised.
Oct-24-16  et1: Any explanation to the fact that in this tournament in 8 rounds we have 33 decisive games and 15 draws whereas in the men's tournament we have 13 decisive games and 35 draws ? Super GMs know how to draw more and are harder to beat ?
Oct-26-16  whiteshark: Congratulations to Alexandra Kosteniuk for winning <The Superfinal of the 66th Russian Women's Championship> with a lead of 1.5 points before the final round.
Oct-27-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: She regains the title.
Oct-27-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  AylerKupp: <et1> The average rating in the men's tournament was 2684 and in the women's tournament 2441, a significant 243-point Elo rating point difference. If in order to win or lose a game mistakes or at least inaccuracies must be made by at least one of the players, the chances for a mistake are greater the lower the players' playing strength. Hence, the chances for decisive games should be (much) greater.
Oct-27-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  AylerKupp: And congratulations to Pogonina for second place thanks to a great recovery after consecutive stumbles against Ubiennykh and Charochkina.
Oct-27-16
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: yes, Natalie won two of her last three games to get sole possession of second. A fighter!

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