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69th Russian Championship

Post by JustinHorton » Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:14 pm

Anybody following? Anybody know the tiebreak rules?
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by Mick Norris » Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:47 pm

Slightly following it, interested to see if Svidler can win again

Tiebreaks are on chess results as first most blacks, but not sure if that is correct?
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by Paul Cooksey » Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:51 am

I've been watching Svidler's daily post-mortem videos on chess24 and enjoying them.
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:36 am

Mick Norris wrote:see if Svidler can win again
No
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by Mick Norris » Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:50 am

JustinHorton wrote:
Mick Norris wrote:see if Svidler can win again
No
He won the 1st round, so I thought maybe he could, but drew the remaining 10

Looks like Grischuk is winning
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:57 am

Really strange error from Kokarev
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:00 am

Jakovenko would win the tournament if he wins today, because he's won with Black? Other than that I'm none the wiser.
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by Mick Norris » Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:21 am

chess24live has
In case of a tie for first two 15+10 rapid games will be played followed, if necessary, by 5 vs 4 Armageddon


so I'm confused now :oops:

Riazantsev better against Jakovenko, and definitely wins it if he converts the win to take him to 7/11 as Fedoseev appears about to lose
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:27 am

Fedoseev has lost, blowing his chance, Tomashevsky is going to win to join Grischuk in the lead so it's down to whether Riazantsev can win his game to clinch first on his own.
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by Paul Cooksey » Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:29 am

Riazantsev looking favourite at the moment.

Svidler mentioned Riazantsev has been working for Kramnik recently in his video after their game; presumably that is some of the best training you can get whilst simultaneous being paid :-)
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by JustinHorton » Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:45 am

....and Jakovenko notices that the bishop is covering the b1 square...
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by Mick Norris » Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:33 am

Paul Cooksey wrote:Riazantsev looking favourite at the moment.

Svidler mentioned Riazantsev has been working for Kramnik recently in his video after their game; presumably that is some of the best training you can get whilst simultaneous being paid :-)
Good to see you back here Paul

Interesting, as I can't say Riazantsev is a name I am familiar with, but he has now won his first Russian title, half a point clear of Grischuk and Tomashevsky, a point clear of Svidler and Fedoseev

Kosteniuk won the women's title with a round to spare
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by Paul Cooksey » Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:16 pm

Thanks Mick.

Actually Riazantsev is one of the first players I look for in TWIC, He is king of the Caro-Kann theoreticians. But I realise I have specialised tastes.

Svidler's comment Riazantsev has switched his focus to coaching/ seconding rather than playing probably explains his rating dropping a bit. So although he is still 2650, I think he is a surprise winner.
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Re: 69th Russian Championship

Post by Paul Cooksey » Fri Oct 28, 2016 5:40 pm

A report by a promising young correspondent: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/ ... ard-barden

In passing I have the Cafferty/ Taimanov book - it is excellent
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