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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 2 of 13; games 26-50 of 306  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. D Chuprov vs I Kosov  1-0342008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB41 Sicilian, Kan
27. S Kravtsov vs A Deviatkin  ½-½552008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
28. D Lintchevski vs A Galkin  1-0372008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
29. Landa vs V Malakhov  ½-½392008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6
30. Khismatullin vs Motylev  0-1352008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
31. Nepomniachtchi vs Zvjaginsev  1-0742008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB32 Sicilian
32. I Lysyj vs F Amonatov  ½-½342008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
33. A Lastin vs D Bocharov 1-0282008Russian Championship Higher LeagueC41 Philidor Defense
34. D Chuprov vs M Kobalia  ½-½572008Russian Championship Higher LeagueC67 Ruy Lopez
35. A Riazantsev vs S Sjugirov  ½-½332008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
36. D Lintchevski vs Vitiugov 0-1512008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
37. E Inarkiev vs R Ovetchkin  ½-½432008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
38. E Najer vs Yakovich  1-0472008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB33 Sicilian
39. P Tregubov vs E Vorobiov  ½-½562008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
40. A Timofeev vs I Smikovski 1-0362008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD83 Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit
41. P Maletin vs B Grachev  ½-½402008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
42. A Rychagov vs S Volkov  0-1302008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
43. M Matlakov vs Khalifman  ½-½392008Russian Championship Higher LeagueD91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5
44. Potkin vs N Pokazanjev  ½-½732008Russian Championship Higher LeagueE90 King's Indian
45. N Chadaev vs A Korotylev  ½-½392008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
46. P Smirnov vs A Kornev  1-0522008Russian Championship Higher LeagueC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
47. D Kokarev vs S Kravtsov  ½-½532008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
48. A Deviatkin vs A Klimov  1-0612008Russian Championship Higher LeagueB22 Sicilian, Alapin
49. Sakaev vs N Kabanov  1-0382008Russian Championship Higher LeagueE81 King's Indian, Samisch
50. A Galkin vs D Skorchenko  ½-½412008Russian Championship Higher LeagueA30 English, Symmetrical
 page 2 of 13; games 26-50 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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