25 August 2018
First Round of Russian Championship Superfinals Played in Satka
It doesn't go without surprises.
First round games of the Russian Championship Superfinals were played on August 25th in Satka.
In the open event, Dmitry Andreikin defeated Denis Khismatullin, while the games Kobalia - Fedoseev, Jakovenko - Tomashevsky, Nepomniachtchi – Vitiugov, Sarana - Dubov, and Oparin - Inarkiev ended in a draw.
Standings after round 1:
1. Dmitry Andreikin - 1
2-11. Nikita Vitiugov, Vladimir Fedoseev, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Daniil Dubov, Ernesto Inarkiev, Ian Nepomniactchi, Dmitry Jakovenko, Mikhail Kobalia, Alexey Sarana, Grigoriy Oparin - 0.5
12. Denis Khismatullin - 0.
Round 2 pairings:
Khismatullin - Inarkiev, Dubov - Oparin, Vitiugov - Sarana, Tomashevsky - Nepomniachtchi, Fedoseev - Jakovenko, Andreikin - Kobalia
In the women's section, Valentina Gunina defeated Anastasiya Protopopova, Anastasia Bodnaruk bested Polina Shuvalova, Alexandra Kosteniuk lost to Alisa Galliamova, Aleksandra Goryachkina was outplayed by Alina Kashlinskaya, while Natalija Pogonina won her game against Elena Tomilova. The game Gritsayeva - Girya ended in a draw.
Standings after round 1:
1-5. Natalija Pogonina, Valentina Gunina, Anastasia Bodnaruk, Alina Kashlinskaya, Alisa Galliamova - 1
6-7. Olga Girya, Oksana Gritsayeva - 0.5
8-12. Alexandra Kosteniuk, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Polina Shuvalova, Anastasia Protopopova, Elena Tomilova - 0.
Round 2 pairings:
Shuvalova - Pogonina, Goryachkina - Tomilova, Protopopova - Kashlinskaya, Kosteniuk - Gunina, Girya - Galliamova, Bodnaruk - Gritsayeva.
The organizers are the Russian Chess Federation, Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation, Government of Chelyabinsk Oblast, and Magnezit Group. The competition is also supported by Renault Russia Company, Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System (FGC UES), and PhosAgro. Logistics partner of the Russian Chess Federation is Russian Post.
The tournament is a part of the Chess in Museums program, carried out by the RCF together with Timchenko Foundation since 2012. During the Superfinals, the exhibition of the Soviet and Russian painter, a representative of the “Severe Style” Geliy Korzhev (1925-2012) will be opened in Magnezit Palace of Culture. The exposition called Painting’s Way. Geliy Korzhev will include sketches and graphics from the archive of the artist's family. The sketches and graphics were made by Korzhev during the work on his key paintings on historical, biblical and other series from 1953 till 2012.
Total prize fund is 9,000,000 roubles. Besides, the winners of both men's and women's tournaments will also receive a special prize – bright and stylish city crossover Renault Kaptur.
The tournaments are round-robin events with 11 rounds. The match days: August 25-30 and September 1-5. Free day - August 31. The rounds start at 1 p.m. (Moscow time), the final 11th round begins at 11 a.m. (Moscow time).
Tournament page
Photos by Eteri Kublashvili
