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Russian Championship Higher League St Petersburg Tournament

Aleksey Dreev6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Vitaly Tseshkovsky6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Vladimir Epishin6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Alexander Khalifman5.5/9(+2 -0 =7)[games]
Vadim Zvjaginsev5.5/9(+2 -0 =7)[games]
Sergey Ivanov5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Konstantin Sakaev5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Evgeny Najer5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Valerij Popov5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Alexander Riazantsev5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Konstantin Landa5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Evgeny Romanov5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Pavel Tregubov5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Dmitry Andreikin5/9(+1 -0 =8)[games]
Yuri Yakovich5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Sergey Volkov4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Evgeny Alekseev4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Evgeny Shaposhnikov4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Vladimir Belov4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Denis Yevseev4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Oleg Nikolenko4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Sergey Ionov4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Valery Loginov4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Alexandre Danin4.5/9(+4 -4 =1)[games]
Sergey Dolmatov4/9(+0 -1 =8)[games]
Alexey Kuzmin4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Ian Nepomniachtchi4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Vladimir Burmakin3.5/9(+1 -3 =5)[games]
Vladimir Dobrov3.5/9(+2 -4 =3)[games]
Sergey Solovjov3.5/9(+2 -4 =3)[games]
Igor Kurnosov3.5/9(+3 -5 =1)[games]
Evgeny Gleizerov2.5/9(+1 -5 =3)[games]
* (34 players total; 2 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Russian Championship Higher League St Petersburg (2004)

Played in St. Petersburg, Russia, 21-30 May 2004, as one of two qualification events for the new round-robin "Superfinal" of the 57th Russian Championship. The two events were combined next year into a single "Higher League" qualification tournament. Rest day: May 26. Prize fund: $50,000. Organizer: Alexey Ustaev and the St. Petersburg Chess Federation. Ustaev was also the President of Viking Bank, the main sponsor. Chief arbiter: Vladimir Dvorkovich. The top three finishers would advance to the Superfinal.

Alexey Dreev won with 6.5/9, and went together with Tseshkovsky and Epishin to the Russian Championship Superfinal (2004).

Chess Siberia: http://www.chessib.com/rusch4spbfin...
ChessBase 1: https://en.chessbase.com/post/alexe...
ChessBase 2: https://en.chessbase.com/post/st-pe...
Crosstable: http://www.chess8.narod.ru/ochn/tab...
Ruchess: http://ruchess.ru/news/report/s_vos...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...

Next edition: Russian Championship Higher League (2005). See also Russian Championship Higher League Tomsk (2004)

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. O Nikolenko vs Epishin 0-1882004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
2. I Kurnosov vs S Volkov 0-1432004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgC12 French, McCutcheon
3. S Silivanov vs Tseshkovsky  0-1312004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
4. A Kuzmin vs Dreev 0-1432004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
5. S Solovjov vs E Alekseev  0-1472004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB56 Sicilian
6. M Shapovalenko vs O Nikolenko  0-1272004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgC07 French, Tarrasch
7. V Dobrov vs Zvjaginsev  0-1392004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
8. O Nikolenko vs Khalifman  0-1362004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB50 Sicilian
9. E Shaposhnikov vs Tseshkovsky  0-1442004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB50 Sicilian
10. E Najer vs S Volkov 0-1532004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgC02 French, Advance
11. S Volkov vs Dreev  0-1732004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
12. V Burmakin vs E Shaposhnikov  0-1522004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgA37 English, Symmetrical
13. V Popov vs E Romanov 0-1192004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgE37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
14. S Solovjov vs O Nikolenko  0-1672004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgC11 French
15. O Nikolenko vs D Yevseev  0-1502004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
16. M Shapovalenko vs I Kurnosov  0-1272004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB23 Sicilian, Closed
17. S Silivanov vs S Solovjov  0-1522004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB22 Sicilian, Alapin
18. V Dobrov vs V Popov 0-1752004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgC93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
19. Gleizerov vs A Danin  0-1702004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgD85 Grunfeld
20. A Kuzmin vs Yakovich  0-1372004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
21. A Danin vs E Alekseev 0-1542004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
22. V Belov vs S Ivanov 0-1392004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgC18 French, Winawer
23. I Kurnosov vs Nepomniachtchi 0-1332004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgC12 French, McCutcheon
24. Nepomniachtchi vs V Popov  0-1552004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgC07 French, Tarrasch
25. A Danin vs V Burmakin  0-1412004Russian Championship Higher League St PetersburgB10 Caro-Kann
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-15-04  shr0pshire: Thanks, <chessgames.com>. I think most will agree there are some fun games in here.
Jun-16-04  shr0pshire: I think that it is an indication of the quality of the chess players that Russia still produces when the lower qualifier for the Russian championship is 2649 and currently ranked 47th in the world. What a strong tournament the russian championship is going to be.
Jun-23-04  nrojbsa: Have played through a few games. Surprised to see a large number of "not the best" moves, as well as draws in an otherwise won game. Perhaps playing for a spot rather than a win. Appreciate the look into the human mind in these cases. Thanks.

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