14 October 2016
Russian Championship Superfinals Start on October 15 in Novosibirsk
The winners will receive Renault Kaptur crossovers.
The Superfinals of 69th Russian men's championship and 66th Russian women's championship will take place on October 15-27 at the Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History. The organizers are Russian Chess Federation, Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation, government of Novosibirsk Region, and Novosibirsk mayor's office. General partner of the event – RATM Holding.
The Superfinal is one of the most prestigious competitions not only in Russia, but also in the world. Last year's tournament in Chita produced two new champions: Evgeny Tomashevsky and Aleksandra Goryachkina. The most decorated participant of the coming men's Superfinal is Peter Svidler, the 7-time Russian champion, 5-time Olympiad champion, winner of the World Cup.
This year the winners of men's and women's tournament will also receive a special prize – Renault Kaptur car. On May 31, Renault Russia company signed a partnership deal with RCF, and Renault Kaptur became an official car of the Russian Chess Federation.
The tournament is a part of the Chess in Museums program, carried out by RCF together with Timchanko Foundation since 2012. During this period, a number of high-level chess competitions were organized in museums: World Chess Championship 2012 took place in the Tretyakov Gallery, Alekhine Memorial – in Louvre (Paris) and Russian Museum (St. Petersburg), Russian Superfinals – in Rukavishnikov Estate (Nizhny Novrogod) and State Art Museum of Tatarstan (Kazan), all-Russian Higher League competition – in Fort #5 (Kaliningrad), and the 10th Tal Memorial – in the Museum of Russian Impressionism.
“For the first time the venue of the next Superfinal was determined in an open national contest”, said Maria Morozova, General Director of Timchenko Foundation. “Two out of three bids that made it to the final were submitted from Siberia. In the end we chose the project of Novosibirsk Region Chess Federation and Novosibirsk State Museum of Local History. We hope this tournament will increase popularity of chess in the region and draw more attention to this wonderful museum. We are also happy to see that Novosibirsk Region together with Moscow Region, Republic of Ingushetia, Altai Krai, and Krasnodar Krai has joined our another joint project with RCF, Chess in Schools, which supports chess education at regular schools. Hopefully chess in our region will eventually match in popularity among children biathlon, figure skating, hockey, and skiing.”
Lineup, men:
Evgeny Tomashevsky (Saratov Region), Alexander Grischuk (Moscow), Peter Svidler (St. Petersburg), Nikita Vitiugov (St. Petersburg), Dmitry Jakovenko (Ugra), Ernesto Inarkiev (Moscow), Grigory Oparin (Moscow), Vladimir Fedoseev (St. Petersburg), Dmitry Kokarev (Penza Region), Alexander Riazantsev (Moscow), Alexei Goganov (St. Petersburg), Dmitry Bocharov (Novosibirsk Region).
Lineup, women:
Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), Alexandra Kosteniuk (Moscow), Natalija Pogonina (Saratov Region), Valentina Gunina (Moscow), Olga Girya (Ugra), Alisa Galliamova (Tatarstan), Anastasia Bodnaruk (St. Petersburg), Evgenija Ovod (Leningrad Region), Daria Pustovoitova (Moscow), Alina Kashlinskaya (Moscow), Ekaterina Ubiennykh (Krasnoyarsk Krai), Daria Charochkina (Moscow).
Total prize fund of the Superfinal is 9,000,000 RR.
The events are 11-round round-robins. Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 bonus second per each move.
Chief Arbiter – IA Maxim Ivakhin (Novokuznetsk).
Schedule: opening ceremony – October 15, 6:30 pm, playing days – October 16-21 and 23-27, rest day – October 22, closing ceremony – October 27, in 40 minutes after the end of the last game.
On a rest day, the players will give simuls to all chess fans in three different venues – chess department of Junior Sports School (Chelyuskintsev, 50), Biotechnopark (Koltsovo, Technopark st. 8), and Junior Chess Center Maestro (Berdsk, Vokzalnaya st. 54). All simuls start at 2 pm.
For reference
Elena and Gennady Timchenko Charitable Foundation is one of the biggest family foundations in Russia. The family of Elena and Gennady Timchenko has been doing charity both in Russia and abroad for more than 25 years. In 2010, the Timchenkos founded the charitable foundation in order to achieve long-term progress in philanthropy. The Timchenko Foundation focuses on promoting active longevity, developing non-professional junior sports, solving the problem of the social orphanage, development of the Russian regions and international humanitarian cooperation. These strategic initiatives aim to provide a system solution for Russian social problems and help to strengthen international connections.
The Foundation helps people who are changing their lives and the World for the better and also works for the present and the future of Russia.
Renault Russia company – one of the leaders of Russian automotive industry. Renault Russia relies heavily on local manufacturing and produces a wide range of popular models adapted to Russian conditions and possessing good export potential. Renault has a rich history with sports, and its partnership with RCF aims at expanding the popularity of chess as wide as possible.
Russian Chess Federation (RCF) is a public non-profit organization that brings together individuals and chess federation of republics, territories, regions, federal cities, autonomous regions and autonomous areas of the Russian Federation. RCF activities are aimed at the development and popularization of chess in the Russian Federation. RCF was established on February 15, 1992. The management bodies of the Russian Chess Federation are the Congress and the Supervisory Board of the Russian Chess Federation. The Board of Trustees of the Russian Chess Federation is a collegial advisory and consultative body, acting on a voluntary basis.
RCF organizes the annual nationwide «White Castle» Children’s Chess Tournament for Schools, the Russian Chess Championship and numerous other chess competitions. The Federation’s «Chess in Museums» initiative has been running successfully in Russia since 2012.
RCF initiates and implements chess development programs, including those targeting children, and promotes expansion of the network of chess clubs and sections in the regions. RCF manages individual and team competitions in Russia, organizes participation of Russian players in international competitions, promotes Russian chess in the international arena, and develops sporting links with national chess federations, national and international organizations, including FIDE.
RATM Holding is an industrial holding with diversified business portfolio is different industries, which supports financial, intellectual, and management resources, serving its shareholders, society, and state. Some factories of the RATM Holding are producing state defense order. Rostov Optical and Mechanical Factory produces optical systems for armored vehicles. Gidromash (Moscow) is a national production center of ship pumping systems. Katai Pumping Factory designs and produces pumping systems for atomic energy industry and oil industry. Ekran – Optical Systems factory (Novosibirsk) cooperates with Rosatom and Roskosmos; 88% of its output is sold abroad to 47 countries. Ekran factory (Novosibirsk) is a leader of glass industry east to Urals, selling glass products to Siberia, Far East, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia.
Diamond partner of the Superfinal – BestBrilliants company
Online broadcasting company – Elektronnyj Gorod company
General media partner – OTS TV company
Tournament media partners: Gorodskaya Volna radio and BusinessFM, Rossijskaya Gazeta, Sovetskaya Sibir and Novaya Sibir newspapers, online portals VN.ru, Novosibirsk news, Sibkrai.ru, Resfo.ru
