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Russian Championship Higher League Tournament

Maksim Chigaev6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Mikhail Antipov6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Vladimir Fedoseev6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Alexey Goganov6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Andrey Esipenko6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Alexandr Predke6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Konstantin Sakaev6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
David Paravyan6/9(+6 -3 =0)[games]
Aleksandr Rakhmanov5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Vladislav Artemiev5.5/9(+2 -0 =7)[games]
Igor Lysyj5.5/9(+2 -0 =7)[games]
Aleksandra Goryachkina5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Sergei Lobanov5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Denis Khismatullin5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Pavel Ponkratov5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Ilia Iljiushenok5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Evgeny Alekseev5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Valery Sviridov5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Artur Gaifullin5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Anton Demchenko5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Alexander Riazantsev5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Ivan Rozum5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Vadim Zvjaginsev5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Alexey Sarana5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Sanan Sjugirov4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Aleksei Pridorozhni4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Alexander Zabotin4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Daniil Lintchevski4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Polina Shuvalova4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Daniil Yuffa4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Mikhail Kobalia4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Stefan Pogosyan4.5/9(+4 -4 =1)[games]
* (51 players total; 19 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Russian Championship Higher League (2020)

The 73rd Russian Championship Higher League tournament was a 51-player 9-round Swiss held in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina in Sochi, Russia, 8-17 October 2020. Rest day: 13 October. The top five players would qualify for the Russian Championship Superfinal in December. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 30 more minutes to the end of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. The overall prize fund was 5 million rubles, or around 70,000 euros. Games started at 3 pm (Round 9: 2 pm). Tournament director: Alexander Tkachev. Chief arbiter: Artiom Akhmetov. Number of games played: 223.

Maksim Chigaev won with 6.5/9. He and four of the players with 6/9 (Antipovv, Fedoseev, Goganov and Esipenko) qualified for participation in the Russian Championship Superfinal (2020).

Official site: https://ruchess.ru/en/championship/...
Chess-Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr537207....
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 page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 67  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. A Pridorozhni vs D Paravyan  1-0592020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC42 Petrov Defense
27. E Alekseev vs V Ovchinnikov  1-0422020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA16 English
28. A Demchenko vs P Shuvalova  1-0472020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA07 King's Indian Attack
29. R Makarian vs D Yuffa  1-0402020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
30. V Sviridov vs B Belyakov  1-0482020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE97 King's Indian
31. M Kobalia vs T Nazaretyan  1-0642020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC53 Giuoco Piano
32. A Zabotin vs D Ibadov  1-0352020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA57 Benko Gambit
33. B Saidov vs E Kardashevskiy  1-0292020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
34. A Riazantsev vs B Saidov  1-0402020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
35. I Iljiushenok vs M Samusenko  1-01202020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE91 King's Indian
36. E Obgolts vs D Rodin  1-0552020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB42 Sicilian, Kan
37. M Chigaev vs A Rakhmanov  1-0432020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC46 Three Knights
38. Sakaev vs A Predke  1-0772020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE00 Queen's Pawn Game
39. V Artemiev vs R Makarian  1-0442020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE61 King's Indian
40. M Antipov vs E Alekseev  1-0442020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC50 Giuoco Piano
41. D Paravyan vs A Gaifullin  1-0292020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA18 English, Mikenas-Carls
42. A Esipenko vs D Lintchevski  1-0442020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB32 Sicilian
43. A Rakhmanov vs Khismatullin  1-0222020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA20 English
44. E Alekseev vs I Iljiushenok  1-0702020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
45. A Predke vs A Nesterov  1-0712020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
46. A Zabotin vs M Lugovskoy  1-0402020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
47. D Yuffa vs E Klimentov  1-0402020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE00 Queen's Pawn Game
48. A Gaifullin vs S Pogosyan  1-0302020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
49. M Stukan vs D Ibadov  1-0512020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
50. E Kardashevskiy vs A Bimiev  1-0342020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
 page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 67  PGN Download
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