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Russian Championship Higher League Tournament

Evgeny Tomashevsky8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Alexander Riazantsev7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Denis Khismatullin7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Nikita Vitiugov7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Artyom Timofeev7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Sanan Sjugirov7/11(+6 -3 =2)[games]
Alexander Lastin7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Vadim Zvjaginsev7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Konstantin Landa7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Evgeny E Vorobiov6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Dmitry Kokarev6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Konstantin Maslak6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Igor Kurnosov6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Ernesto Inarkiev6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Aleksey Dreev6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Vladimir Potkin6/11(+4 -3 =4)[games]
Evgeny Najer6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Ildar Khairullin6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Farrukh Amonatov6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Sergey Volkov6/11(+3 -2 =6)[games]
Pavel Tregubov6/11(+2 -1 =8)[games]
Dmitry Frolyanov6/11(+2 -1 =8)[games]
Dmitry Bocharov5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Aleksandr Shimanov5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Ivan Popov5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Vladimir Burmakin5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Evgeny Romanov5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Alexander Galkin5.5/11(+4 -4 =3)[games]
Ian Nepomniachtchi5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Pavel Maletin5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
Igor Lysyj5.5/11(+2 -2 =7)[games]
Alexander Motylev5.5/11(+3 -3 =5)[games]
* (57 players total; 25 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Russian Championship Higher League (2009)

The 62nd Russian Championship Higher League tournament was a 57-player 11-round Swiss held in Siberian Ulan-Ude (the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, about 100 km SE of Lake Baikal), Russia, 2-13 September 2009. Rest day: September 8. 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: Buryatia Chess Federation. Chief arbiter: Alexander Khasin.

Evgeny Tomashevsky won with 8/11, ahead of Riazantsev (2nd), Khismatullin (3rd) and Vitiugov (4th). Timofeev was 5th on tiebreak, and 16-year-old Sjugirov (6th) also made it to the Russian Championship Superfinal (2009).

Official site: http://ruchess.ru/championship/deta...
Baikal Media: https://www.baikal-media.ru/news/sp...
ChessBase: https://de.chessbase.com/newsroom/p...
Standings: http://ruchess.ru/upload/iblock/db7...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew...
FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament...
Wikipedia article: Ulan-Ude

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 page 1 of 13; games 1-25 of 308  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Motylev vs V Burmakin 0-1392009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
2. S Yudin vs Tomashevsky  ½-½352009Russian Championship Higher LeagueC50 Giuoco Piano
3. B Grachev vs V Popov  ½-½702009Russian Championship Higher LeagueD02 Queen's Pawn Game
4. A Rakhmanov vs E Najer  0-1502009Russian Championship Higher LeagueE48 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5
5. Vitiugov vs E Romanov 1-0682009Russian Championship Higher LeagueC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
6. S Sjugirov vs I Kurnosov  1-0582009Russian Championship Higher LeagueC78 Ruy Lopez
7. A Timofeev vs I Popov  ½-½472009Russian Championship Higher LeagueC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
8. P Maletin vs E Inarkiev 0-1292009Russian Championship Higher LeagueE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
9. Dreev vs M Matlakov  ½-½502009Russian Championship Higher LeagueD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. V Yemelin vs D Andreikin  ½-½712009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB42 Sicilian, Kan
11. D Frolyanov vs P Tregubov  ½-½582009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB33 Sicilian
12. A Lastin vs K Maslak 1-0702009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
13. F Amonatov vs O Nikolenko  1-0532009Russian Championship Higher LeagueC11 French
14. V Papin vs B Savchenko  ½-½522009Russian Championship Higher LeagueE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
15. Zvjaginsev vs A Kornev  1-0562009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB53 Sicilian
16. P Anisimov vs Nepomniachtchi  ½-½252009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
17. D Kokarev vs A Gabrielian  1-0302009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB32 Sicilian
18. A Zabotin vs V Belov  1-0772009Russian Championship Higher LeagueE58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
19. S Volkov vs Shimanov  ½-½472009Russian Championship Higher LeagueD94 Grunfeld
20. K Bryzgalin vs Khismatullin  0-1542009Russian Championship Higher LeagueD80 Grunfeld
21. I Lysyj vs O Badmatsyrenov 1-0552009Russian Championship Higher LeagueA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
22. D Pushkarev vs A Galkin  0-1352009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB12 Caro-Kann Defense
23. D Bocharov vs V Belous 1-0182009Russian Championship Higher LeagueD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
24. K Sek vs Potkin  0-1362009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
25. E Vorobiov vs O Yaksin  ½-½252009Russian Championship Higher LeagueB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
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Sep-07-09  notyetagm: <DCP23: <jon01: Nepomniachtchi beat Dreev today in a really amusing game.>

A little-known fact is that <<<Nepo - Dreev is a grudge pair>>> in the best traditions of Karpov - Korchnoi, Short - Kamsky, Kramnik - Topalov, Short - Cheparinov etc.>

Why do they hate each other?

Sep-07-09  DCP23: <Why do they hate each other?>

For this game I Nepomniachtchi vs Dreev, 2007 , Dreev showed up very, very drunk. Nepo needed a win in this game and did a lot of prep for it, but the odours emanating from his opponent were so unbearable he had to accept a draw offer -- and Dreev was offering a draw at every other move.

After that, Nepo posted this story along with some deprecating remarks on a forum, which in turn, infuriated Dreev.

Now Nepo gives his very best to beat the man in every game they play.

Sep-08-09  notyetagm: <DCP23: <Why do they hate each other?>

For this game I Nepomniachtchi vs Dreev, 2007 , Dreev showed up very, very drunk. Nepo needed a win in this game and did a lot of prep for it, but the odours emanating from his opponent were so unbearable he had to accept a draw offer -- and Dreev was offering a draw at every other move.

<<<After that, Nepo posted this story along with some deprecating remarks on a forum, which in turn, infuriated Dreev.>>>

Now Nepo gives his very best to beat the man in every game they play.>

Like the Klingon commander said in that old Star Trek episode, "Good old-fashioned hatred. How refreshing."

Sep-08-09  Knight13: <For this game I Nepomniachtchi vs Dreev, 2007 , Dreev showed up very, very drunk. Nepo needed a win in this game and did a lot of prep for it, but the odours emanating from his opponent were so unbearable he had to accept a draw offer -- and Dreev was offering a draw at every other move.> He prepared for it and needed the win but instead lost it to someone else's alcoholism and psychological bullcrap!? Are you kidding?

Nepo could've gave his opponent 40 CC's of "shut-your-trap" and continued playing. Forget the odor, forget everything and concentrate on the game. He could've also raised a flag to the tournament director to notify the distraction. Or do what Svidler did and leave the board after he makes his move, or just memorize the position, go to a different place, and think in his head (don't tell he can't play blindfolded chess).

Sep-08-09  whiskeyrebel: If they were participating in the "Higher league" it only makes sense that Dreev would get loaded, doesn't it?
Sep-08-09  minasina: You said it <whiskeyrebel>!
Sep-09-09  percyblakeney: Riazantsev still leads after drawing with black against Tomashevsky. Grachev is having a terrible tournament. He is close to 2700 but has three losses and three draws, all against opponents far below his own rating. If Yemelin hadn't forfeited against him Grachev could have been sole last in the field.
Sep-10-09  midi900: Why are the newest games missing? round 8 has already finished as far as I know.
Sep-10-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Troller: Current game Shimanov-Khairullin is a Slav. So you'd think they would flash out 15-20 moves or so before the actual game would begin. But after 8.Be2 the players have 1:10 and 0:46 left, respectively:


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The Be6 Breyer variation looks quite insane, but it is analysed and played enough to have a name.

Sep-10-09  percyblakeney: Nepomniachtchi-Zvjaginsev looks as wild as expected.
Sep-10-09  percyblakeney: Engines prefer the Z-man before his 26th:


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Sep-10-09  percyblakeney: It was easy for Zvjaginsev from that position and he moves up to shared second, 0.5 behind Riazantsev.
Sep-11-09  percyblakeney: After the ninth round Riazantsev, Tomashevsky and Khismatullin share first, the games from the last five rounds haven't been uploaded.
Sep-12-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Natalia Pogonina: I'm glad my friend Tomashevsky has crossed the 2700 barrier & is likely to win the tournament.

I have interviewed him recently, btw:
http://pogonina.com/index.php?optio...

Sep-13-09  Don Cossacks: <Natalia Pogonina: I'm glad my friend Tomashevsky has crossed the 2700 barrier & is likely to win the tournament. I have interviewed him recently, btw:
http://pogonina.com/index.php?optio...;

Thank you for the info GM Pogonina and welcome here in chessgames.com!So GM Tomashevsky and you were friends.It's nice to hear that GM Tomashevsky finally made it to the 2700 barrier and probably toward the elite.His style is really solid and reminds me of Kramnik.I really like this player,he is very humble and intelligent person as reflected in his interview in chessdom.com .I expect to see more of him.BTW good luck to all Russian players!
Sep-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  tamar: Last round started already. Tomashevsky White versus Khismatullin on the verge of his most impressive showing yet.
Sep-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: Tomashevsky drew..

Sjugirov - Motylev is an interesting Petroff


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Sep-13-09  percyblakeney: Sjugirov won against Motylev (2710), having won also against Kurnosov (2669) and Inarkiev (2664), not bad for a player born in 1993.
Sep-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: yes, and it seems these Nc3 lines against the Petroff is the way forward for now.. though it also gives Black a chance for attack
Sep-13-09  returnoftheking: Zvjaginsev played the Kings gambit and won a funny game.
Sep-13-09  ruelas007: excuse me chessgames.com but when the... sorry, when are you gonna update this page? thanks
Sep-14-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: <Natalia Pogonina>

Hi Natalie, nice to see another GM logged in here. I've seen your article(s) on other sites.

When did you learn chess? Do you have any special interests or hobbies outside of chess?

Sep-15-09  paavoh: <ruelas007> <"excuse me chessgames.com but when the... sorry, when are you gonna update this page? thanks"> Better late than never... And GC does a great job considering that you and I do not pay for their services.
Sep-26-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Natalia Pogonina: <Don Cossacks> Yes, Tomashevsky's often called "Professor" for his intelligence and solid play.

<HeMateMe> I learnt to play chess at about 5. As to hobbies: flamenco, music, photography, travelling, sports, literature and poetry, Internet.

Oct-10-09  SirChrislov: Flamenco? I'm not familiar with but if I ever have the time, I'd like to learn the seductive dance of Tango.
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