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Russian Championship Superfinal (2006) The 59th Russian Championship Superfinal was held in the Central Chess House in Moscow, Russia, 3-15 December 2006. Rest days: December 7 and 12. Organizer: the Russian Chess Federation. Rounds started at 3 pm. One of the favorites Alexander Morozevich had withdrawn and been replaced by Khairullin. Else there were revolutionary many young and relatively unknown players who had qualified from the Russian Championship Higher League (2006). Alekseev and Jakovenko both ended with 7.5/11: Age Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 =1 Alekseev 21 2639 * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ =1 Jakovenko 23 2671 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7½ 3 Inarkiev 20 2628 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 7 4 Svidler 30 2750 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 6½ =5 Rublevsky 32 2688 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 5½ =5 Khairullin 16 2543 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 5½ =5 Tomashevsky 19 2595 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ =8 Grigoriants 23 2582 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 5 =8 Nepomniachtchi 16 2545 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 5 =8 Khismatullin 21 2583 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 5 11 Vitiugov 19 2596 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 3½ 12 Najer 29 2648 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ * 2½ Category: XV (2622). Chief arbiter: Igor Bolotinsky The tie for first place was resolved by two 15 min + 10 sec Rapid games after Round 11 (15 December). After a draw in the first game (Jakovenko vs E Alekseev, 2006), Evgeny Alekseev won the second game (E Alekseev vs Jakovenko, 2006) and the title. 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Women's event: Russian Championship Superfinal (Women) (2006)  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 66  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 26. Rublevsky vs I Khairullin   ½-½ 25 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal A07 King's Indian Attack 27. Svidler vs Tomashevsky   ½-½ 42 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal C78 Ruy Lopez 28. Vitiugov vs Nepomniachtchi   ½-½ 59 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal E09 Catalan, Closed 29. Khismatullin vs E Inarkiev 0-1 50 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal E81 King's Indian, Samisch 30. E Najer vs S Grigoriants 0-1 38 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 31. I Khairullin vs Vitiugov   ½-½ 11 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal B40 Sicilian 32. E Alekseev vs Svidler   ½-½ 29 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 33. E Najer vs Rublevsky   ½-½ 27 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 34. Tomashevsky vs Khismatullin   ½-½ 31 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal A35 English, Symmetrical 35. S Grigoriants vs E Inarkiev   ½-½ 13 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 36. Nepomniachtchi vs Jakovenko   0-1 72 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal C77 Ruy Lopez 37. Svidler vs Nepomniachtchi 1-0 73 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal C03 French, Tarrasch 38. E Inarkiev vs Tomashevsky 0-1 63 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal E15 Queen's Indian 39. Vitiugov vs E Najer   ½-½ 34 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 40. Khismatullin vs E Alekseev 0-1 39 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal E20 Nimzo-Indian 41. Rublevsky vs S Grigoriants   ½-½ 36 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal C45 Scotch Game 42. Jakovenko vs I Khairullin   0-1 40 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 43. I Khairullin vs Svidler   ½-½ 20 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 44. E Alekseev vs E Inarkiev   ½-½ 11 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal C53 Giuoco Piano 45. Nepomniachtchi vs Khismatullin 1-0 57 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal B23 Sicilian, Closed 46. S Grigoriants vs Tomashevsky   0-1 51 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal C78 Ruy Lopez 47. E Najer vs Jakovenko 0-1 50 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal E20 Nimzo-Indian 48. Rublevsky vs Vitiugov   ½-½ 33 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal C07 French, Tarrasch 49. Svidler vs E Najer   ½-½ 35 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 50. Khismatullin vs I Khairullin 1-0 56 2006 Russian Championship Superfinal A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation  page 2 of 3; games 26-50 of 66    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 8 OF 8 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-18-06    DCP23: <PinkPanther>: <The only really "strong" chess player who participated was Svidler, and not that I really ever respected him that much in the first place, but he's really fallen down a few notches in my book.> That says nothing about Svidler, but a lot about you. Dec-18-06    PinkPanther: Oh really? Care to elaborate? Dec-18-06    Plato: <PinkPanther> Can you name five Grandmasters, past or present, whom you do respect? All I've ever seen you do is denigrate strong GMs. Dec-20-06    PinkPanther: Would you like that? Let's see, starting with my chess idol: 1.Michael Adams (a positional god) 2.Vishy Anand (I'm no fan of his, but I do respect him) 3.Garry Kasparov 4.Anatoly Karpov (I have the utmost respect for his style) 5.Akiba Rubinstein (see the comments on Karpov) 6.Mikhail Botvinnik (see the comments on Karpov) 7.Bobby Fischer 8.Alexander Alekhine - I greatly respect tactical accuracy. It seemed to me like most of his combinations were very profund, but also based on correct ideas and calculations. Do I really need to keep going? Svidler just seems like a guy to me that hasn't accomplished much....I mean really. He just doesn't stand out to me. He seems like a nice guy, but as a chess player it's like "meh", you know? I don't have a lot of respect for tactical tricksters, I prefer a slow, correct, positional crush. Dec-20-06    adair10: <PinkPanther: He can't even win a 4th rate Russian Championship..... > This tournament had average rating of about 2622. There are very few national championships that can get that strong (maybe Ukrainian and Armenian) assuming all best players participate. Do you consider those championships 4th rate championships? Also, if Ivanchuk and Aronian don't win, are they not great players anymore? Dec-20-06    Rawprawn: If anyone is still tuned in, why did Jakovenko resign the second tiebreak game? Dec-20-06    PinkPanther: 2622 is laughably weak for a Russian Championship. Combine that with the fact that Svidler is what...130 points higher rated than that, and all you're doing is making my point for me. Dec-20-06    Rolfo: <pink> I think some of the reactions are based on the impression that you are showing lack of respect.. The way you are expressing your opinion.. Think of it Dec-20-06    Mameluk: <pinkpanther> You don´t get that 9 of the participants were young ambitious players who are on huge rise. Just watch January´s rating list for 3 winners, and 2010 rating list for Khairullin and Nepo. Dec-20-06    PinkPanther: Too bad the tournament wasn't being played in 2010, idiot. I don't care how they're "weak" or why they're "weak". The main thing is that by Russian championship standards they're weak and for Svidler to not even be able to win this tournament...hell, he never led it at any point, is pathetic. Dec-20-06    Rolfo: I don't try anymore Dec-20-06    TIMER: <PinkPanther> Somebody like Morozevich would have taken no prisoners against this kind of opposition. Whereas Svidler doesn't seem to want to take more risks to beat weaker players- it is not his style, and he doesn't get very motivated like Morozevich or Topalov would. I agree that he gave away too many draws, as if as top seed he did not expect to dominate, which is surprising. Svidler could get a similar result to this in a super-tournament despite the much tougher opposition. Dec-20-06    Mameluk: Of course the main reason, why solid 2650+ players like Malakhov, Motylev, Dreev or Zvjagintsev did not play this tournament was, that these weak youngsters terribly kicked their asses in qualification. Dec-20-06    PinkPanther: Motylev, Dreev and Zvjagintsev aren't the best Russia has to offer either. They're, at best, 2nd rate Russians. I know why Kramnik wasn't there, but where were Grischuk, Moro and Bareev? Dec-20-06    PinkPanther: You see what I'm getting at? No Kasparov, no Kramnik, no Moro, no Grischuk, no Dreev, no Bareev...and Svidler still can't win? Dec-20-06    Gypsy: <Svidler has won the Russian Championship four times, in 1994, 1995, 1997, and 2003.> I'd say that evidence shows Svidler can win it alright; he just didn't this time. Dec-20-06    PinkPanther: And who was playing in all those tournaments. I'd be interested to see. Dec-21-06    Gypsy: <And who was playing in all those tournaments. I'd be interested to see.> That's a trick question, right? http://db.chessmetrics.com/CM2/Sing... http://db.chessmetrics.com/CM2/Sing... http://db.chessmetrics.com/CM2/Sing... http://db.chessmetrics.com/CM2/Sing... Dec-21-06    PinkPanther: <Gypsy> Thanks for proving my point. Every one of those Russian Championships was second-rate at best. Dec-21-06    Gypsy: <PinkPanther> Oh, I thought you ment Svidler is just not capable of winning ammong such competition. < You see what I'm getting at? No Kasparov, no Kramnik, no Moro, no Grischuk, no Dreev, no Bareev...and Svidler still can't win? > Dec-21-06    PinkPanther: When you say that you're a 4-time Russian champion, the implication is that you beat the very best the country has to offer, which he never did. Dec-21-06    PinkPanther: In what I said before, I was grasping for straws. I don't really hold Dreev and Bareev in very high regard, but they would have been an improvement over the players that were actually there. Dec-21-06    petrovalovski: You sound like you have a 300000000 elorating. Dec-21-06    Prugno: <PinkPanther> If you tried looking at the GAMES instead of the ratings, you would realize that this was in fact a very high level Russian championship, probably better than last year's. It was not the relatively "old guard" like Svidler and Rublevsky who played badly (of course they are also human so the occasional mistake was made), but the youngsters who played well. Let's see if Jakovenko scores more or less points than Moro in the strong closed event in Pamplona beginning tomorrow... Dec-21-06    PinkPanther: We shall see. 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