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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 9; games 26-50 of 221  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. S Sjugirov vs I Lysyj  ½-½382020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
27. A Rakhmanov vs D Yuffa  1-0272020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD04 Queen's Pawn Game
28. M Antipov vs A Riazantsev  1-0352020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
29. A Demchenko vs A Goganov  0-1582020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD02 Queen's Pawn Game
30. Goryachkina vs P Ponkratov  ½-½612020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA45 Queen's Pawn Game
31. I Rozum vs Khismatullin  ½-½472020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA14 English
32. M Chigaev vs E Klimentov  1-0472020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
33. M Samusenko vs Sakaev  ½-½452020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB23 Sicilian, Closed
34. A Gaifullin vs V Artemiev  0-1422020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
35. A Esipenko vs V Murzin  1-0432020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
36. V Sviridov vs A Predke  ½-½532020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA04 Reti Opening
37. S Lobanov vs V Fedoseev  0-1352020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
38. A Sarana vs I Iljiushenok  0-1462020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA45 Queen's Pawn Game
39. E Alekseev vs M Lugovskoy  1-0282020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA15 English
40. M Kobalia vs V Ovchinnikov  ½-½1022020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC19 French, Winawer, Advance
41. A Pridorozhni vs P Shuvalova  ½-½482020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
42. A Zabotin vs D Lintchevski  ½-½142020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
43. A Tugarin vs D Paravyan  0-1422020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB22 Sicilian, Alapin
44. A Sergeyev vs Zvjaginsev  0-1342020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA43 Old Benoni
45. V Rodchenkov vs A Nesterov  ½-½682020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA46 Queen's Pawn Game
46. T Nazaretyan vs B Belyakov  0-1552020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
47. E Kardashevskiy vs E Obgolts  ½-½532020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE90 King's Indian
48. B Saidov vs S Pogosyan  1-0392020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE56 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 7...Nc6
49. R Makarian vs M Stukan  1-0602020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB20 Sicilian
50. D Rodin vs D Ibadov  0-1602020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC77 Ruy Lopez
 page 2 of 9; games 26-50 of 221  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-21-21
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  Tabanus: Two "GM draws" (by Fedoseev) were omitted by the CG program, hence only 221 games.

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