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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Russian Championship Higher League Tournament
Artyom Timofeev8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Nikita Vitiugov7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Ernesto Inarkiev7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Konstantin Maslak7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Alexander Riazantsev7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Alexander Lastin7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Konstantin Sakaev7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Alexander Galkin7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Mikhail Kobalia7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Evgeny Najer7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Boris Grachev7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Alexander Motylev6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Ivan Smikovski6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Pavel Maletin6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Sergey Volkov6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Pavel Tregubov6/11(+2 -1 =8)[games]
Dmitry Kokarev6/11(+2 -1 =8)[games]
Alexei Kornev6/11(+2 -1 =8)[games]
Yuri Yakovich6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Igor Lysyj6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Dmitry Bocharov6/11(+5 -4 =2)[games]
Sanan Sjugirov5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Konstantin Landa5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Pavel Smirnov5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Ian Nepomniachtchi5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Evgeny E Vorobiov5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Alexander Khalifman5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Andrei Deviatkin5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Nikolai Chadaev5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Vladimir Potkin5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Dmitry Kryakvin5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Evgeny Shaposhnikov5.5/11(+1 -1 =9)[games]
* (56 players total; 24 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Russian Championship Higher League (2008)

The 61st Russian Championship Higher League tournament was a 56-player 11-round Swiss held in Novokuznetsk, Russia, 3-14 September 2008. Rest day: September 9. The top five finishers would advance to the Superfinal. 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 30 seconds added per move from move 1. Prize fund: 2.5 million rubles. Chief organizer: Maxim Ivakhin. Chief arbiter: Igor Bolotinsky.

Artyom Timofeev won with 8/11. He and the next six on the list (including Sakaev who stepped in for an ill Alexander Grischuk) played in the Russian Championship Superfinal (2008).

Official site: http://ruchess.ru/championship/deta...
ChessBase: https://de.chessbase.com/post/timof...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament...
Wikipedia article: Novokuznetsk

Previous: Russian Championship Higher League (2007). Next: Russian Championship Higher League (2009)

 page 12 of 13; games 276-300 of 306  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
276. A Klimov vs R Ovetchkin  1-0392008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
277. M Garakov vs A Rychagov  0-1692008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
278. D Chuprikov vs I Kosov  1-0722008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
279. Potkin vs Yakovich  ½-½302008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
280. Sakaev vs A Timofeev  ½-½422008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD85 Grunfeld
281. E Najer vs K Maslak  ½-½892008Russian Championship Higher LeagueC11 French
282. M Kobalia vs A Galkin  ½-½292008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
283. D Bocharov vs B Grachev  0-1412008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
284. A Lastin vs D Kokarev  1-0402008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
285. S Volkov vs A Riazantsev  0-1412008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
286. Motylev vs N Chadaev  1-0422008Russian Championship Higher LeagueC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
287. P Maletin vs P Tregubov  ½-½452008Russian Championship Higher LeagueA04 Reti Opening
288. I Smikovski vs Nepomniachtchi  1-0522008Russian Championship Higher LeagueC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
289. A Kornev vs I Lysyj  ½-½512008Russian Championship Higher LeagueE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
290. Yakovich vs Zvjaginsev  1-0502008Russian Championship Higher LeagueE20 Nimzo-Indian
291. F Amonatov vs A Deviatkin  ½-½392008Russian Championship Higher LeagueC67 Ruy Lopez
292. Khalifman vs S Sjugirov  ½-½152008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
293. Khismatullin vs Potkin  ½-½622008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
294. Landa vs D Kryakvin  ½-½462008Russian Championship Higher LeagueE97 King's Indian
295. E Vorobiov vs P Smirnov ½-½452008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
296. V Malakhov vs E Shaposhnikov  ½-½582008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
297. D Chuprov vs N Kabanov  1-0252008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
298. D Lintchevski vs M Matlakov  ½-½302008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB97 Sicilian, Najdorf
299. A Korotylev vs A Smirnov 1-0412008Russian Championship Higher LeagueA17 English
300. A Shomoev vs A Klimov  ½-½282008Russian Championship Higher LeagueE77 King's Indian
 page 12 of 13; games 276-300 of 306  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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
Sep-30-19
Premium Chessgames Member		  Tabanus: I can't find the official standings table here.
Sep-30-19  Chessdreamer: As of today 7 games not in this database;

Round 1 Daniil Lintchevski - Alexander Galkin,
Round 6 Andrey Rychagov - Sergei Iskusnyh,
Round 8 Petr Kiriakov - Vladimir Malakhov,
Round 9 Pavel Smirnov - Ian Nepomniachtchi,
Round 10 Vladimir Potkin - Yuri Yakovich,
Round 11 Ernesto Inarkiev - Nikita Vitiugov and
Round 11 Petr Kiriakov - Alexander Rustemov.

Sep-30-19
Premium Chessgames Member		  Tabanus: I just sent in

[Event "Russian Championship Higher League"]
[Site "Novokuznetsk RUS"]
[Date "2008.09.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ernesto Inarkiev"]
[Black "Nikita Vitiugov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Source "https://ratings.fide.com/view_pgn.p..."

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 Bb4 8. f3 d5 9. a3 Qa5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nb3 Bxc3 12. Nxa5 Bxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Nxa5 14. Bxa5 Ne3 15. Kf2 Nxf1 16. Rhxf1 Bd7 17. Rfd1 Bc6 18. Rd6 O-O 19. Rad1 h6 20. Rd8 Rfxd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxd8 f6 23. Be7 Kf7 24. Bd6 Ke8 25. Bc5 Kf7 26. Bd6 Ke8 27. Bc5 Kf7 1/2-1/2

Someone else send the other six ;)

Oct-01-19
Premium Chessgames Member		  Tabanus: E Inarkiev vs Vitiugov, 2008. No procrastination in <this> case.

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