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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/...
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 page 3 of 9; games 51-75 of 221  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
51. M Antipov vs A Rakhmanov  ½-½412020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC42 Petrov Defense
52. A Goganov vs M Chigaev  ½-½592020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
53. V Artemiev vs Goryachkina  ½-½422020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
54. Khismatullin vs A Esipenko  ½-½422020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
55. Sakaev vs S Sjugirov  ½-½572020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE12 Queen's Indian
56. V Fedoseev vs I Rozum  1-0542020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
57. P Ponkratov vs M Samusenko  1-0452020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB30 Sicilian
58. I Lysyj vs E Alekseev  ½-½272020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE10 Queen's Pawn Game
59. I Iljiushenok vs A Predke  0-1232020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
60. D Paravyan vs A Zabotin  1-0472020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
61. A Riazantsev vs R Makarian  ½-½492020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE73 King's Indian
62. B Belyakov vs A Demchenko  ½-½422020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
63. Zvjaginsev vs B Saidov  1-0352020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB40 Sicilian
64. P Shuvalova vs M Kobalia  1-0302020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
65. D Ibadov vs A Pridorozhni  0-1292020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC45 Scotch Game
66. D Yuffa vs A Gaifullin  ½-½1002020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
67. D Lintchevski vs A Bimiev  1-0402020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
68. E Klimentov vs V Sviridov  ½-½402020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA00 Uncommon Opening
69. V Ovchinnikov vs A Sarana  1-01002020Russian Championship Higher LeagueE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
70. E Obgolts vs S Lobanov  0-1372020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
71. A Nesterov vs A Tugarin  1-0492020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD85 Grunfeld
72. V Murzin vs V Rodchenkov  1-0552020Russian Championship Higher LeagueA07 King's Indian Attack
73. M Lugovskoy vs E Kardashevskiy  1-0312020Russian Championship Higher LeagueC47 Four Knights
74. S Pogosyan vs A Sergeyev  1-0322020Russian Championship Higher LeagueD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
75. M Stukan vs D Rodin  ½-½622020Russian Championship Higher LeagueB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
 page 3 of 9; games 51-75 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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