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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....
Chessdom: https://www.chessdom.com/russian-ch...
ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/maksi...
Chess24: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament...

Previous: Russian Championship Higher League (2019). Next: Russian Championship Higher League (2021). Women's section: Russian Championship Higher League (Women) (2020)

 page 3 of 3; games 51-67 of 67  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
51. V Rodchenkov vs A Sergeyev  1-0352020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE12 Queen's Indian
52. I Lysyj vs S Lobanov  1-0572020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD85 Grunfeld
53. T Nazaretyan vs A Sergeyev  1-0342020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
54. E Klimentov vs B Saidov  1-0242020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
55. A Riazantsev vs V Sviridov  1-0412020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA40 Queen's Pawn Game
56. A Esipenko vs A Pridorozhni  1-0372020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
57. A Predke vs A Demchenko  1-0382020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA48 King's Indian
58. I Rozum vs A Nesterov  1-0402020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA21 English
59. V Sviridov vs V Murzin  1-0572020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA15 English
60. S Lobanov vs V Ovchinnikov  1-0562020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC18 French, Winawer
61. A Gaifullin vs B Belyakov  1-0462020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
62. V Rodchenkov vs E Obgolts  1-0402020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB10 Caro-Kann
63. A Tugarin vs M Lugovskoy  1-0252020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line
64. A Sergeyev vs A Bimiev  1-0702020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD02 Queen's Pawn Game
65. D Paravyan vs P Ponkratov  1-0482020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD02 Queen's Pawn Game
66. A Demchenko vs M Samusenko  1-0472020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB01 Scandinavian
67. Zvjaginsev vs V Rodchenkov  1-0382020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
 page 3 of 3; games 51-67 of 67  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-21-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Two "GM draws" (by Fedoseev) were omitted by the CG program, hence only 221 games.

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