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🏆 Russian Team Championship (2017)

  PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games)
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk, Anish Giri, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Anatoly Karpov, Peter Svidler, Gata Kamsky, Alexey Shirov, Nikita Vitiugov, Vladimir Fedoseev, Maxim Matlakov, Dmitry Andreikin, Vladimir Malakhov, Vladislav Artemiev, Evgeny Alekseev, Anton Korobov, Alexander Riazantsev, Kirill Alekseenko, Denis Khismatullin, Alexander Motylev, Maxim Rodshtein, Daniil Dubov, Evgeny Najer, Sergei Rublevsky, Boris Grachev, Andrey Esipenko, Igor Kovalenko, Igor Lysyj, Vadim Zvjaginsev, Alexandr Predke, Artyom Timofeev, Grigoriy Oparin, Ildar Khairullin, Evgeny Romanov, Ivan Popov, Maksim Chigaev, Dmitry Bocharov, Alexey Goganov, Ivan Rozum, Maksim Vavulin, Valerij Popov, Anton Shomoev, Jakov Geller, Ramil Hasangatin, Alexander Zabotin, Vasily Usmanov, Alexey Mokshanov, Rail Makhmutov, Ramil Faizrakhmanov, Grigory Palchun, Alexey Slavin, Semen Elistratov, Petr Palachev, Alexei Saveliev, Peter Natacheev, Mikhail Korovin

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Russian Team Championship (2017)

One of the world's strongest team events sees Russian teams compete for local honors and a place in the European Club Cup. Played in Sochi, Russia 1-10 May 2017.

Official site: http://ruchess.ru/championship/deta...
Results and team line-ups: http://chess-results.com/tnr278686....

Previous: Russian Team Championship (2016). Next: Russian Team Championship (2018). See also Russian Team Championship (Women) (2017).

 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 168  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Giri vs V Artemiev  ½-½692017Russian Team ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
2. Kamsky vs Nepomniachtchi ½-½1062017Russian Team ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
3. Grischuk vs A Timofeev 1-0302017Russian Team ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
4. R Hasangatin vs D Andreikin  0-1372017Russian Team ChampionshipB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
5. A Korobov vs R Faizrakhmanov  1-0442017Russian Team ChampionshipE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
6. R Makhmutov vs Khismatullin  ½-½302017Russian Team ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. Shirov vs I Rozum 0-1612017Russian Team ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
8. A Shomoev vs A Riazantsev  ½-½322017Russian Team ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
9. Rublevsky vs A Esipenko  ½-½472017Russian Team ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
10. D Bocharov vs Motylev  ½-½612017Russian Team ChampionshipA06 Reti Opening
11. Kovalenko vs M Chigaev  ½-½442017Russian Team ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
12. A Zabotin vs I Lysyj  0-1522017Russian Team ChampionshipE10 Queen's Pawn Game
13. Svidler vs E Romanov 1-0562017Russian Team ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
14. E Alekseev vs M Matlakov  1-0492017Russian Team ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
15. M Rodshtein vs K Alekseenko 1-0342017Russian Team ChampionshipD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
16. V Usmanov vs V Fedoseev  0-1282017Russian Team ChampionshipA27 English, Three Knights System
17. I Khairullin vs A Saveliev  ½-½682017Russian Team ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
18. G Palchun vs A Goganov 1-0512017Russian Team ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
19. V Malakhov vs A Predke  ½-½432017Russian Team ChampionshipC55 Two Knights Defense
20. J Geller vs Zvjaginsev  ½-½412017Russian Team ChampionshipB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
21. Dubov vs S Elistratov 1-0252017Russian Team ChampionshipA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
22. A Mokshanov vs I Popov  ½-½652017Russian Team ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
23. G Oparin vs P Palachev  ½-½472017Russian Team ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
24. P Natacheev vs M Vavulin 0-1312017Russian Team ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
25. V Artemiev vs A Predke 1-0652017Russian Team ChampionshipA20 English
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May-04-17
Premium Chessgames Member		  beatgiant: <Pedro Fernandez> In the US at least, citizenship is not required for participation in the national championship. Are you sure it is for the Netherlands?
May-04-17
Premium Chessgames Member		  beatgiant: <nok>
Giri's father is Nepali, so he may have had a claim to that nationality as a child. But I understand Nepal does not permit dual citizenship for adults.
May-04-17
Premium Chessgames Member		  beatgiant: I checked out anishgiri.nl, where it describes him as <a Russian citizen with Nepalese origin> who <has been representing the Netherlands in chess arena>. We should move any further discussion of the question to the Anish Giri page.
May-04-17  SometimesGood: <beatgiant: <Fischer had only one citizenship> If I'm not mistaken, he had dual Icelandic and U.S. citizenship in the last years of his life.> Wow, that's definitely not true! It was in Fischer's nature, to fight against injustice. This fight led him to renounce US citizenship. A real fighter and warrior for justice! RIF man! Rest in fight!
May-05-17
Premium Chessgames Member		  beatgiant: <SometimesGood> Fischer did write a letter attempting to renounce his U.S. citizenship. For this to have legal effect, the U.S. would have to recognize it, which would require an in-person interview with a U.S. official who would have to make a determination that the renunciation was voluntary and intentional.

Are you saying you believe that did happen?

May-05-17  Appaz: Mamedyarov has been on fire lately. First his convincing win in Gasimov and now three straight in this competition, giving him 2792.7 and a 7th place on the live rating list.

Decent opponents (live rating now): Riazantsev (2659), Vitiugov (2731) and Najer (2682).

Mamedyarov is well known to be one of the deadliest super GMs against players below the absolute top, so the key to his recent success in the rankings must be a better score against his contemporaries in Gasimov.

May-05-17  sonia91: Vladimir Fedoseev, winner of the Aeroflot Open (2017), finally crosses 2700 in the live ratings after beating Igor Kovalenko.

After 4 rounds out of 7, team Siberia (Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Giri, Nepomniachtchi, Grischuk, Andreikin, Korobov, Khismatullin) is leading with a full score of 8/8. Defending champion Mednyi Vsadnyk of St. Petersburg (Svidler, Vitiugov, Matlakov, Rodshtein, Fedoseev, Khairullin, Goganov) is fourth with 4/8.

May-05-17  savagerules: In Round 4, Anatoly Karpov made an appearance, playing white against Peter Svidler. It was an exchange Grunfeld and ended in a draw after 50 moves or so. Not bad for the old champ.
May-06-17  JimNorCal: Spoiler alert.
When it gets published here be sure to check out round 4, Grischuk vs Grachev. Move 34 is pleasing and startling.
May-06-17  botvinnik64: JimNorCal:
I believe all the games (so far) are on Chess24.com Move 34 was sweet - thanks for the head's up!
May-06-17  JimNorCal: Yes, chess24 is where I saw it too. I like their tournament coverage, of course.

I enjoy CG especially for chess history. Some of our commenters are quite excellent, as well.

May-06-17  Pedro Fernandez: << JimNorCal>: Yes, chess24 is where I saw it too. I like their tournament coverage, of course. I enjoy CG especially for chess history. Some of our commenters are quite excellent, as well.> And we have a good Team too, <Jim>!
May-07-17  Pedro Fernandez: Quite interesting the game Artemiev-Romanov (round 4), where after 1.d4 the white don't play 'c4' nor the black 'd5'. Let's see: 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5 4.e3 h6 5.Bh4 b6 <(a kind of hybrid of Queen's Indian, I think)> 6.Nbd2!? <(well, c-pawn still has not been moved)> 6...Bb7 7.Bd3 Be7 8.0-0 0-0 9.c3!? <(not bad, giving to d3-bishop more possibilities)>, and now 9...d6, clearly a computer move, and in my opinion the whole approach of this opening is pure computer. Why not 9... d5?


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After of 10.Ne5 Nc6 11.Ndf3 Na5!


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with a solid game for black.

May-07-17  Nerwal: <1.d4 the white don't play 'c4' nor the black 'd5'. (...) and now 9...d6, clearly a computer move, and in my opinion the whole approach of this opening is pure computer>

It's just a standard setup in the Torre Attack (Saemisch vs P F Johner, 1926 being an early example).

May-07-17  nok: I guess 11.f4 would be more typical.
May-07-17  JimNorCal: <PedroF> "And we have a good Team too,"

Team as in HaplessGM vs TeamCG? Yes, some of those GM vs World match ups sponsored by CG have been incredible.

May-07-17  Pedro Fernandez: Thanks <Nerwal>, I didn't know about that game. Certainly I suspected that the Artemiev-Romanov already had been played. Nevertheless I think computers have reviewed such kind of games. I mean, I doubt Alekhine or Fischer, say, would have played 9...d6. Just my opinion.
May-07-17  Pedro Fernandez: <<nok>: I guess 11.f4 would be more typical.> Yeah <Nok>, your move is interesting. Maybe Artemiev was expecting the exchange of knights on 'e5'. But, 11...Nxe5 12.fxe5 is not bad for white. Greetings.


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May-07-17  Pedro Fernandez: Hey <Nerwal>, viewing the Saemisch-Johner, '...d6' is perfectly justifiable since the white knight is not on e5-square. Of course, I know what you meant: it is the same opening.
May-07-17  Nerwal: <Nevertheless I think computers have reviewed such kind of games. I mean, I doubt Alekhine or Fischer, say, would have played 9...d6. Just my opinion.>

Janowski vs Alekhine, 1914 (other sources have the move order as 6. ♘bd2 c5 7. c3 ♗e7 8. ♗d3 d6 9. 0-0 0-0 reaching the exact position)

May-07-17  ambongtumbong: GM Kramnik did not play on round 5?
May-07-17
Premium Chessgames Member		  MissScarlett: You can't form a proper question?
May-07-17  ambongtumbong: yeah I cannot..
May-07-17  botvinnik64: Hey Guys:
Just received my latest copy of New In Chess.
They have an article on "most accurate" moves played at top level. Not surprisingly, Kramnik's name keeps coming up. Anyone see?
May-07-17  Howard: Yes, I noticed that. I also noticed that Spassky's performance at the 1988 Olympiad was listed as one of the "most accurate", too. Seems rather surprising given his age at the time.
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