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The Russian Chess Championship has taken various forms.

Winners by year (men)

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Imperial Russia

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In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg with five wins and four losses. Schiffers was considered the first Russian champion until his student, Mikhail Chigorin, defeated him in a match held in St. Petersburg in 1879. Chigorin won with seven wins, four losses, and two draws.

In 1899, the format of the championship was changed to a round-robin tournament known as the All-Russian Masters' Tournament. The winners were:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

# Year City Winner
1 1899 Moscow Mikhail Chigorin
2 1900/1901 Moscow Mikhail Chigorin
3 1903 Kiev Mikhail Chigorin
4 1905/1906 Saint Petersburg Gersz Salwe
5 1907 Łódź Akiba Rubinstein
6 1909 Vilna Akiba Rubinstein
7 1912 Vilna Akiba Rubinstein
8 1913/1914 Saint Petersburg Alexander Alekhine & Aron Nimzowitsch

RSFSR

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After the formation of the USSR the USSR Chess Championship was established as the national championship. However the Russian championship continued to exist as the championship of the RSFSR. The first two USSR championships in 1920 and 1923 were also recognized as RSFSR championships; the modern numbering of Russian championships begins with these two tournaments. The cities Moscow and Leningrad held their own championships and their players were ineligible to play in the RSFSR championship. However, some did participate as outside competitors: for example, Taimanov finished with the same number of points as Tarasov in the 1960 championship, but only Tarasov was awarded the title as Taimanov was from Leningrad.

Rashid Nezhmetdinov held the record of five wins of the Russian Chess Championship.

# Year City Winner
1 1920 Moscow Alexander Alekhine
2 1923 Petrograd Peter Romanovsky
3 1928 Moscow Peter Izmailov
4 1934 Moscow Sergey Belavenets
5 1935 Gorky Alexander Tolush
6 1946 Sverdlovsk Isaac Boleslavsky
7 1947 Kuybyshev Nikolay Novotelnov
8 1948 Saratov Nikolay Aratovsky, Georgy Ilivitsky
9 1949 Yaroslavl Peter Dubinin, Georgy Ilivitsky (2)
10 1950 Gorky Rashid Nezhmetdinov
11 1951 Yaroslavl Rashid Nezhmetdinov (2)
12 1952 Tula Lev Aronin, Nikolai Krogius
13 1953 Saratov Rashid Nezhmetdinov (3)
14 1954 Rostov-on-Don Leonid Shamkovich
15 1955 Leningrad Anatoly Lutikov
16 1956 Kislovodsk Leonid Shamkovich
17 1957 Krasnodar Rashid Nezhmetdinov (4)
18 1958 Sochi Rashid Nezhmetdinov (5)
19 1959 Voronezh Anatoly Lutikov (2)
20 1960 Perm Vitaly Tarasov, Mark Taimanov (off contest)
21 1961 Omsk Lev Polugaevsky
22 1963 Chelyabinsk Anatoly Lein
23 1964 Kazan Nikolai Krogius
24 1966 Saratov Igor Zakharov, Anatoly Lein, Vladimir Sergievsky
25 1968 Grozny Alexander Zaitsev
26 1970 Kuybyshev Anatoly Karpov
27 1971 Penza Oleg Dementiev, Valery Zilberstein
28 1972 Rostov-on-Don Vitaly Tseshkovsky
29 1973 Omsk Valeri Korensky, Jurij Rusakov, Vitaly Tseshkovsky (2)
30 1974 Tula Nukhim Rashkovsky
31 1976 Novosibirsk Nukhim Rashkovsky (2)
32 1977 Volgograd Valerij Zhuravliov, Lev Psakhis
33 1979 Sverdlovsk Alexander Panchenko
34 1980 Kazan Alexander Petrushin
35 1981 Vladimir Pavel Zarubin
36 1982 Stavropol Anatoly Vaisser, Valery Chekhov
37 1984 Bryansk Gennady Tunik
38 1985 Sverdlovsk Alexander Petrushin
39 1986 Smolensk Veniamin Shtyrenkov
40 1987 Kursk Andrei Kharitonov
41 1988 Voronezh Ratmir Kholmov, Vadim Ruban
42 1989 Gorky Alexey Vyzmanavin
43 1990 Kuybyshev Andrei Kharlov, Vladimir Kramnik, Ruslan Shcherbakov, Maxim Sorokin
44 1991 Smolensk Sergei Rublevsky

Russian Federation

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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian Championship was re-established as a national championship, and players from Moscow and St. Petersburg were allowed to participate. Prior to 2004, the championship was organized as a Swiss-style tournament except for 1997 and 1999, where a knockout format was used. In 2004, the tournament reverted to a round robin with the strongest players in the country directly seeded into the final (called the Superfinal) held in Moscow while others progress through qualifying tournaments.

# Date City Tournament system Winner Notes Reference
45 1992 Oryol Swiss Alexei Gavrilov [8]
46 1993 Tyumen Swiss Alexei Bezgodov [9]
47 1994 Elista Swiss Peter Svidler [10][11]
48 17–29 October 1995 Elista Swiss Peter Svidler (2) [12]
49 14–17 October 1996 Elista Swiss Alexander Khalifman [13]
50 20 May – 6 June 1997 Elista Knockout Peter Svidler (3) [14]
51 27 July – 8 August 1998 Saint Petersburg Swiss Alexander Morozevich [15][16]
52 15–28 December 1999 Moscow Knockout Konstantin Sakaev [17]
53 17–27 June 2000 Samara Swiss Sergey Volkov [18]
54 29 April – 9 May 2001 Elista Swiss Alexander Motylev on tiebreak over Alexander Lastin [19]
55 27 August – 4 September 2002 Krasnodar Swiss Alexander Lastin [20]
56 2–12 September 2003 Krasnoyarsk Swiss Peter Svidler (4) on tiebreak over Alexander Morozevich [21]
57 14–27 November 2004 Moscow Round-robin Garry Kasparov [22]
58 19–30 December 2005 Moscow Round-robin Sergei Rublevsky [23]
59 3–15 December 2006 Moscow Round-robin Evgeny Alekseev after a playoff match with Dmitry Jakovenko [24]
60 17–30 December 2007 Moscow Round-robin Alexander Morozevich (2) [25]
61 2–16 October 2008 Moscow Round-robin Peter Svidler (5) after a playoff with Evgeny Alekseev and Dmitry Jakovenko [26]
62 19–30 December 2009 Moscow Round-robin Alexander Grischuk [27]
63 10–22 December 2010 Moscow Round-robin Ian Nepomniachtchi after a playoff with Sergey Karjakin [28]
64 7–15 August 2011 Moscow Round-robin Peter Svidler (6) [29]
65 2–13 August 2012 Moscow Round-robin Dmitry Andreikin after a rapid playoff with Sergey Karjakin, Peter Svidler, Dmitry Jakovenko, Vladimir Potkin and Evgeny Alekseev [30]
66 4–15 October 2013 Nizhny Novgorod Round-robin Peter Svidler (7) after a playoff match with Ian Nepomniachtchi [31]
67 27 November – 8 December 2014 Kazan Round-robin Igor Lysyj [32]
68 8–21 August 2015 Chita Round-robin Evgeny Tomashevsky [33]
69 15–28 October 2016 Novosibirsk Round-robin Alexander Riazantsev
70 2–15 December 2017 Saint Petersburg Round-robin Peter Svidler (8) after a playoff match with Nikita Vitiugov
71 25 August - 5 September 2018 Satka Round-robin Dmitry Andreikin (2) after a playoff match with Dmitry Jakovenko
72 10–23 August 2019 Votkinsk – Izhevsk Round-robin Evgeny Tomashevsky (2)
73 5–16 December 2020 Moscow Round-robin Ian Nepomniachtchi (2)
74 9–20 October 2021 Ufa Round-robin Nikita Vitiugov
75 10–23 September 2022 Cheboksary Round-robin Daniil Dubov after an Armageddon match with Sanan Sjugirov [34]
76 1-12 October 2023 Tsarskoye Selo Round-robin Vladislav Artemiev 8½ from 11 (+6 −0 =5)
77 16-29 August 2024 Barnaul Round-robin Vladislav Artemiev (2) after a playoff match with Andrey Esipenko
78 1-12 October 2025 Moscow Round-robin Arseniy Nesterov 6½ from 11 (+2 −0 =9)

Winners by year (women)

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# Year City Winner
1 1934 Moscow Vera Chudova
2 1935 Gorky Nina Golubeva
3 1947 Ivanovo Olga Strelova
4 1948 Kuybyshev Alexandra Daibo
5 1949 Stavropol Vera Tikhomirova
6 1950 Rostov-on-Don Vera Tikhomirova
7 1951 Ivanovo Tema Filanovskaya
8 1952 Saratov Vera Tikhomirova
9 1953 Sochi Vera Tikhomirova
10 1954 Gorky Tema Filanovskaya
11 1955 Taganrog Tema Filanovskaya, Polishchuk
12 1956 Tuapse Valentina Borisenko
13 1957 Kaluga Valentina Borisenko
14 1958 Saratov Valentina Borisenko
15 1959 Yaroslavl Klara Skegina
16 1960 Sochi Valentina Borisenko
17 1961 Sverdlovsk Klara Skegina
18 1963 Tula Klara Skegina
19 1964 Dubna Natalia Konopleva
20 1966 Krasnodar Rimma Bilunova
21 1968 Nalchik Rimma Bilunova
22 1970 Kostroma Vera Ushakova (Timoshchenko)
23 1971 Krasnodar Ludmila Lyubarskaya
24 1972 Volgograd Ludmila Saunina
25 1973 Arkhangelsk L. Vericheva
26 1974 Nalchik Alexsandra Kislova
27 1975 Chelyabinsk Alexsandra Kislova
28 1976 Penza Valentina Kozlovskaya
29 1977 Kaliningrad Natalia Alekhina
30 1979 Kaluga Valentina Kozlovskaya, Ludmila Saunina
31 1980 Voronezh Elena Akhmilovskaya
32 1981 Sverdlovsk Nadezhda Putjatina
33 1982 Ordzhonikidze Natalia Alekhina
34 1984 Kaliningrad Larisa Polnareva
35 1985 Lipetsk Ludmila Saunina
36 1986 Saratov Alla Grinfeld, Ludmila Saunina
37 1987 Sverdlovsk Tatiana Stepovaia
38 1988 Sverdlovsk Tatiana Stepovaia
39 1989 Sverdlovsk Tatiana Stepovaia
40 1990 Podolsk Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant
41 1991 Lvov Svetlana Matveeva
42 1992 ? Svetlana Prudnikova
43 1993 Lipetsk Ludmila Zaitseva
44 1994 Elista Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
45 1995 Elista Julia Demina
46 1996 Elista Ludmila Zaitseva
47 1997 Elista Alisa Galliamova
48 1998 Elista Svetlana Prudnikova
49 1999 Moscow Julia Demina
50 2000 Elista Ekaterina Kovalevskaya
51 2001 Elista Olga Zimina
52 2002 Elista Tatiana Kosintseva
53 2003 Elista Irina Slavina Turova
54 2004 Kazan Tatiana Kosintseva
55 2005 Samara Alexandra Kosteniuk
56 2006 Gorodets Ekaterina Korbut
57 2007 Moscow Tatiana Kosintseva
58 2008 Moscow Nadezhda Kosintseva
59 2009 Moscow Alisa Galliamova
60 2010 Moscow Alisa Galliamova
61 2011 Moscow Valentina Gunina
62 2012 Moscow Natalia Pogonina
63 2013 Nizhny Novgorod Valentina Gunina
64 2014 Kazan Valentina Gunina
65 2015 Chita Aleksandra Goryachkina
66 2016 Novosibirsk Alexandra Kosteniuk
67 2017 Saint Petersburg Aleksandra Goryachkina
68 2018 Satka Natalia Pogonina
69 2019 Votkinsk – Izhevsk Olga Girya
70 2020 Moscow Aleksandra Goryachkina
71 2021 Ufa Valentina Gunina
72 2022 Cheboksary Valentina Gunina
73 2023 Saint Petersburg Baira Kovanova
74 2024 Barnaul Kateryna Lagno
75 2025 Moscow Anna Shukhman

Events by year

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1997

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Men

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1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
GM Evgeny Bareev (2665)
bye GM Evgeny Bareev (2665) 2½
GM Andrei Y. Kharitonov (2520) 1½ GM Andrei Y. Kharitonov (2520) 1½
GM Mikhail Kobalia (2545) ½ GM Evgeny Bareev (2665) 3
GM Vadim Ruban (2545) ½ GM Sergey Dolmatov (2560) 1
Alexander Kozak 1½ Alexander Kozak ½
IM Alexander Potapov (2455) 1 GM Sergey Dolmatov (2560) 1½
GM Sergey Dolmatov (2560) 3 GM Evgeny Bareev (2665) 1½
GM Alexander Morozevich (2595) GM Alexander Morozevich (2595) ½
bye GM Alexander Morozevich (2595) 2½
bye GM Oleg Korneev (2590) 1½
GM Oleg Korneev (2590) GM Alexander Morozevich (2595) 2
GM Alexander Fominyh (2545) 1½ GM Alexander Fominyh (2545) 0
IM Oleg Maiorov (2435) ½ GM Alexander Fominyh (2545) 2½
bye GM Vladimir Epishin (2600) 1½
GM Vladimir Epishin (2600) GM Evgeny Bareev (2665) 1½
GM Sergei Tiviakov (2600) IM Alexander Lastin (2535) ½
bye GM Sergei Tiviakov (2600) 3½
IM Valeri Yandemirov (2500) ½ GM Ildar Ibragimov (2555) 2½
GM Ildar Ibragimov (2555) 1½ GM Sergei Tiviakov (2600) 1½
GM Andrei Kharlov (2555) 1½ GM Yuri Yakovich (2575) 2½
IM Evgeniy Najer (2510) ½ GM Andrei Kharlov (2555) ½
IM Maksim Notkin (2515) 2½ GM Yuri Yakovich (2575) 1½
GM Yuri Yakovich (2575) 3½ GM Yuri Yakovich (2575) ½
GM Konstantin Sakaev (2580) ½ IM Alexander Lastin (2535) 1½
IM Alexander Lastin (2535) 1½ IM Alexander Lastin (2535) 3
GM Konstantin Aseev (2530) 3 GM Konstantin Aseev (2530) 1
GM Evgeny Pigusov (2565) 1 IM Alexander Lastin (2535) 1½
IM Alexei Bezgodov (2570) 1½ GM Sergei Rublevsky (2645) ½
GM Sergey Ivanov (2515) 2½ GM Sergey Ivanov (2515) 3½ Finals
bye GM Sergei Rublevsky (2645) 4½
GM Sergei Rublevsky (2645) GM Evgeny Bareev (2665) 3
GM Alexander Khalifman (2650) GM Peter Svidler (2640) 5
bye GM Alexander Khalifman (2650) 1½
bye GM Alexander Goldin (2590) ½
GM Alexander Goldin (2590) GM Alexander Khalifman (2650) ½
GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (2560) 2½ GM Semen Dvoirys (2590) 1½
GM Yuri Balashov (2510) 2½ GM Yuri Balashov (2510) ½
bye GM Semen Dvoirys (2590) 1½
GM Semen Dvoirys (2590) GM Semen Dvoirys (2590) 0
GM Ruslan Shcherbakov (2580) 3 GM Peter Svidler (2640) 2
Baatr Shovunov (2340) 1 GM Ruslan Shcherbakov (2580) 1½
GM Alexander Vaulin (2490) 3 GM Alexander Vaulin (2490) ½
GM Sergey Smagin (2575) 1 GM Ruslan Shcherbakov (2580) 0
GM Konstantin Landa (2570) 2½ GM Peter Svidler (2640) 2
IM Vladimir Malakhov (2540) 3½ IM Vladimir Malakhov (2540) 1½
bye GM Peter Svidler (2640) 2½
GM Peter Svidler (2640) GM Peter Svidler (2640) 3
GM Vadim Zvjaginsev (2610) GM Alexey Dreev (2650) 1
bye GM Vadim Zvjaginsev (2610) 3
GM Vladimir Burmakin (2530) 3 GM Vladimir Burmakin (2530) 1
GM Sergei Shipov (2540) 1 GM Vadim Zvjaginsev (2610) 1½
GM Valery Loginov (2555) ½ GM Valerij Filippov (2510) ½
IM Aleksandr Galkin (2510) 1½ IM Aleksandr Galkin (2510) ½
GM Valerij Filippov (2510) 1½ GM Valerij Filippov (2510) 1½
GM Alexey Vyzmanavin (2585) ½ GM Vadim Zvjaginsev (2610) 2½
GM Mikhail Ulibin (2555) 2 GM Alexey Dreev (2650) 3½
IM Orest N. Averkin (2425) 0 GM Mikhail Ulibin (2555) 1½
IM Aleksei Lugovoi (2510) 2½ GM Marat Makarov (2545) 2½
GM Marat Makarov (2545) 3½ GM Marat Makarov (2545) 1½
IM Alexander Rustemov (2550) 2½ GM Alexey Dreev (2650) 2½
IM Petr Kiriakov (2530) 3½ IM Petr Kiriakov (2530) ½
bye GM Alexey Dreev (2650) 1½
GM Alexey Dreev (2650)

Third place match: GM Alexey Dreev (2650) 1½:½ IM Alexander Lastin (2535)

1998

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1999

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Men

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1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
 GM Konstantin Sakaev (2648) (Saint Petersburg)
bye  GM Konstantin Sakaev (2648) (Saint Petersburg) 1½
 IM Alexander Cherniaev (2432) (Arkhangelsk Oblast) ½  GM Yuri Balashov (2534) (Moscow) ½
 GM Yuri Balashov (2534) (Moscow) 1½  GM Konstantin Sakaev (2648) (Saint Petersburg) 1½
 GM Alexander Fominyh (2552) (Novosibirsk Oblast) 2  GM Alexander Fominyh (2552) (Novosibirsk Oblast) ½
 IM Alexander Gelman (2469) (Moscow) 0  GM Alexander Fominyh (2552) (Novosibirsk Oblast) 2
 IM Alexey Korotylev (2480) (Moscow) 2  IM Alexey Korotylev (2480) (Moscow) 0
 GM Nikolai Pushkov (2553) (Rostov Oblast) 0  GM Konstantin Sakaev (2648) (Saint Petersburg) 2½
 GM Vladimir Malakhov (2570) (Moscow Oblast) ½  GM Ildar Ibragimov (2554) (Tatarstan) 1½
 GM Andrei Shchekachev (2505) (Moscow) 1½  GM Andrei Shchekachev (2505) (Moscow) 3
 GM Sergey Janovsky (2498) (Moscow) ½  GM Aleksandr Poluljahov (2554) (Krasnodar Krai) 1
 GM Aleksandr Poluljahov (2554) (Krasnodar Krai) 1½  GM Andrei Shchekachev (2505) (Moscow) 1½
 GM Ildar Ibragimov (2554) (Tatarstan) 2  GM Ildar Ibragimov (2554) (Tatarstan) 2½
 Evgeny Sapunov (2498) (Tambov Oblast) 0  GM Ildar Ibragimov (2554) (Tatarstan) 2½
 GM Sergei Beshukov (2506) (Krasnodar Krai) +  GM Sergei Beshukov (2506) (Krasnodar Krai) 1½
 GM Alexander Rustemov (2573) (Moscow) -  GM Konstantin Sakaev (2648) (Saint Petersburg) 1½
 GM Vladimir Burmakin (2579) (Murmansk Oblast)  GM Mikhail Kobalia (2573) (Moscow) ½
bye  GM Vladimir Burmakin (2579) (Murmansk Oblast) ½
 Sergey Okrugin (2390) (Yaroslavl Oblast) 0  IM Valerij Popov (2523) (Saint Petersburg) 1½
 IM Valerij Popov (2523) (Saint Petersburg) 2  IM Valerij Popov (2523) (Saint Petersburg) ½
 GM Mikhail Kobalia (2573) (Moscow) 1½  GM Mikhail Kobalia (2573) (Moscow) 1½
 IM Roman Ovetchkin (2505) (Sverdlovsk Oblast) ½  GM Mikhail Kobalia (2573) (Moscow) 1½
 GM Aleksei Lugovoi (2509) (Saint Petersburg) 2½  GM Aleksei Lugovoi (2509) (Saint Petersburg) ½
 GM Sergey Volkov (2575) (Mordovia) 1½  GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (2541) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) ½
 GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (2541) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 1½  GM Mikhail Kobalia (2573) (Moscow) 1½
 GM Ratmir Kholmov (2464) (Moscow) ½  GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (2541) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 3
 FM Artiom Akhmetov (2438) (Bashkortostan) 2½  FM Artiom Akhmetov (2438) (Bashkortostan) 1
 GM Igor Berdichevski (2538) (Moscow) 1½  GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (2541) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 3
 IM Maxim Turov (2529) (Rostov Oblast) 1½  GM Valery Filippov (2605) (Kemerovo Oblast) 2
 FM Alexander Riazantsev (2417) (Moscow) ½  IM Maxim Turov (2529) (Rostov Oblast) 1 Finals
bye  GM Valery Filippov (2605) (Kemerovo Oblast) 3
 GM Valery Filippov (2605) (Kemerovo Oblast)  GM Konstantin Sakaev (2648) (Saint Petersburg) 3
 GM Semen Dvoirys (2590) (Chelyabinsk Oblast)  IM Alexei Bezgodov (2576) (Perm Krai) 1
bye  GM Semen Dvoirys (2590) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 1½
 FM Ilya Korobov (2392) (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) 1½  GM Marat Makarov (2590) (Tatarstan) ½
 GM Marat Makarov (2590) (Tatarstan) 2½  GM Semen Dvoirys (2590) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 2½
 IM Alexei Iljushin (2527) (Saratov Oblast) ½  GM Ruslan Shcherbakov (2541) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 1½
 Sergey Grigoriants (2413) (Moscow) 1½  Sergey Grigoriants (2413) (Moscow) 1
 IM Evgeny Vorobiov (2459) (Moscow) 1  GM Ruslan Shcherbakov (2541) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 3
 GM Ruslan Shcherbakov (2541) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 3  GM Semen Dvoirys (2590) (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 0
 IM Denis Yevseev (2478) (Murmansk Oblast) 2  GM Alexander Lastin (2552) (Moscow) 2
 IM Vladislav Vorotnikov (2455) (Moscow) 0  IM Denis Yevseev (2478) (Murmansk Oblast) 1
 FM Dmitry Kokarev (2370) (Penza Oblast) 3  FM Dmitry Kokarev (2370) (Penza Oblast) 3
 IM Igor Zakharevich (2523) (Novgorod Oblast) 1  FM Dmitry Kokarev (2370) (Penza Oblast) ½
 GM Alexander Lastin (2552) (Moscow) 1½  GM Alexander Lastin (2552) (Moscow) 1½
 FM Vladimir Potkin (2478) (Moscow) ½  GM Alexander Lastin (2552) (Moscow) 2½
 FM Evgeny Shaposhnikov (2494) (Saint Petersburg) 2½  FM Evgeny Shaposhnikov (2494) (Saint Petersburg) 1½
 GM Sergey Ionov (2553) (Saint Petersburg) 1½  GM Alexander Lastin (2552) (Moscow) 2
 GM Pavel Tregubov (2609) (Krasnodar Krai)  IM Alexei Bezgodov (2576) (Perm Krai) 3
bye  GM Pavel Tregubov (2609) (Krasnodar Krai) 1
 GM Igor Zaitsev (2420) (Moscow) ½  GM Valery Loginov (2530) (Saint Petersburg) 3
 GM Valery Loginov (2530) (Saint Petersburg) 1½  GM Valery Loginov (2530) (Saint Petersburg) ½
 IM Leonid Totsky (2521) (Sverdlovsk Oblast) 3  IM Alexei Bezgodov (2576) (Perm Krai) 1½
 Alexei Gubajdullin (2327) (Tatarstan) 1  IM Leonid Totsky (2521) (Sverdlovsk Oblast) ½
 IM Sergey Kalugin (2511) (Oryol Oblast) 1  IM Alexei Bezgodov (2576) (Perm Krai) 1½
 IM Alexei Bezgodov (2576) (Perm Krai) 3  IM Alexei Bezgodov (2576) (Perm Krai) 1½
 IM Alexander Grischuk (2549) (Moscow) 1½  IM Alexander Grischuk (2549) (Moscow) ½
 IM Sergey Solovjov (2467) (Saint Petersburg) ½  IM Alexander Grischuk (2549) (Moscow) 1½
 FM Andrey Lunev (2467) (Oryol Oblast) 1½  FM Andrey Lunev (2467) (Oryol Oblast) ½
 IM Stanislav Voitsekhovsky (2544) (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) ½  IM Alexander Grischuk (2549) (Moscow) 3
 GM Konstantin Aseev (2533) (Saint Petersburg) 2  GM Andrei Kharlov (2615) (Tatarstan) 1
 Vladislav Akselrod (2432) (Novosibirsk Oblast) 0  GM Konstantin Aseev (2533) (Saint Petersburg) ½
bye  GM Andrei Kharlov (2615) (Tatarstan) 1½
 GM Andrei Kharlov (2615) (Tatarstan)

2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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Men

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57th Russian Championship Superfinal, 15–27 November 2004, Moscow, Category XVIII (2678)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Total TPR Place
1  Garry Kasparov (Russia) 2813 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7½ 2857 1
2  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 2704 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 6 2747 2
3  Alexey Dreev (Russia) 2698 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 2712 3
4  Alexander Morozevich (Russia) 2758 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 5 2670 4–7
5  Alexander Motylev (Russia) 2651 ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 5 2681 4–7
6  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2735 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 0 1 5 2672 4–7
7  Evgeny Bareev (Russia) 2715 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 5 2674 4–7
8  Vladimir Epishin (Russia) 2599 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2650 8–10
9  Alexey Korotylev (Russia) 2596 ½ 1 0 0 1 0 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 4½ 2650 8–10
10  Artyom Timofeev (Russia) 2611 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 4½ 2649 8–10
11  Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Russia) 2577 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 2½ 2495 11

Women

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54th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 29 June – 10 July 2004, Kazan, Category VII (2420)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TPR Place
1  WGM Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) 2451 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 2628 1
2  IM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) 2469 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 8 2590 2
3  WGM Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) 2425 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6½ 2484 3
4  WGM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia) 2467 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 2451 4–5
5  IM Alisa Galliamova (Russia) 2502 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6 2448 4–5
6  WGM Elena Zaiatz (Russia) 2344 ½ 0 0 1 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5½ 2426 6
7  WGM Tatiana Shadrina (Russia) 2380 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 0 1 0 ½ ½ 5 2387 7–8
8  IM Irina Slavina (Russia) 2395 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 0 5 2386 7–8
9  WGM Ekaterina Polovnikova (Russia) 2406 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 4½ 2356 9
10  WGM Tatiana Shumiakina (Russia) 2337 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 4 2325 10
11  WGM Svetlana Matveeva (Russia) 2496 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ Does not appear 1 3½ 2280 11–12
12  WGM Tatiana Stepovaya (Russia) 2362 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 3½ 2292 11–12

2005

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58th Russian Championship Superfinal, 19–30 December 2005, Moscow, Category XVII (2664)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TPR Place
1  Sergei Rublevsky (Russia) 2652 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 7½ 2799 1
2  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2644 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 2731 2–3
3  Alexander Morozevich (Russia) 2707 ½ 0 Does not appear 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 2726 2–3
4  Evgeny Bareev (Russia) 2675 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 1 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 6 2699 4–6
5  Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia) 2659 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 6 2701 4–6
6  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2740 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 2694 4–6
7  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2739 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 2658 7
8  Alexander Motylev (Russia) 2632 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2631 8
9  Alexey Dreev (Russia) 2694 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 0 4½ 2597 9–10
10  Alexander Khalifman (Russia) 2653 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 4½ 2600 9–10
11  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) 2564 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 4 2572 11–12
12  Sergey Volkov (Russia) 2614 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 Does not appear 4 2567 11–12

Women

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55th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 14–26 May 2005, Samara, Category VI (2389)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TPR Place
1  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) 2492 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 9 2642 1
2  IM Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) 2486 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8 2555 2
3  IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia) 2469 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7½ 2515 3
4  IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) 2459 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 6½ 2448 4
5  IM Alisa Galliamova (Russia) 2469 ½ ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6 2418 5
6  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2355 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 2392 6–7
7  WGM Svetlana Matveeva (Russia) 2423 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 2386 6–7
8  WGM Elena Zaiatz (Russia) 2398 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2352 8
9  WFM Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2340 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 4½ 2329 9
10  WGM Ekaterina Korbut (Russia) 2399 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 0 1 3½ 2255 10–11
11  WIM Julia Kochetkova (Russia) 2311 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 0 3½ 2263 10–11
12  WFM Yuliya Yakovich (Russia) 2068 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Does not appear 1½ 2109 12

2006

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59th Russian Championship Superfinal, 3–15 December 2006, Moscow, Category XV (2622)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TB TPR Place
1  Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) 2639 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 1½ 2754 1
2  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2671 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7½ ½ 2751 2
3  Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia) 2628 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 7 2724 3
4  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2750 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 6½ 2676 4
5  Sergei Rublevsky (Russia) 2688 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2616 5–7
6  IM Ildar Khairullin (Russia) 2543 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 5½ 2630 5–7
7  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) 2595 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2625 5–7
8  Sergey Grigoriants (Russia) 2582 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2590 8–10
9  IM Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) 2545 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 5 2593 8–10
10  Denis Khismatullin (Russia) 2583 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 1 5 2590 8–10
11  IM Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) 2596 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 3½ 2492 11
12  Evgeniy Najer (Russia) 2648 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear 2½ 2409 12
First-place tiebreak
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Player Rating Rapid chess Place
 Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) 2639 ½ 1 1
 Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2671 ½ 0 2

Women

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56th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 1–12 December 2006, Gorodets, Category VII (2407)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total SB TPR
1  WGM Ekaterina Korbut (Russia) 2435 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 8 2579
2  WGM Elena Tairova (Russia) 2415 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 7½ 37.50 2539
3  IM Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) 2458 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 7½ 37.00 2535
4  IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) 2493 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 34.25 2532
5  IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia) 2434 ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 2507
6  IM Alisa Galliamova (Russia) 2470 0 ½ 0 0 1 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 2466
7  WGM Tatiana Shadrina (Russia) 2396 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 2408
8  IM Elena Zaiatz (Russia) 2395 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Does not appear 1 0 1 ½ 4½ 2343
9  IM Svetlana Matveeva (Russia) 2415 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 0 ½ 3½ 18.00 2273
10  Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia) 2255 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 Does not appear 1 1 3½ 13.00 2288
11  WFM Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2392 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 Does not appear 0 2½ 13.75 2197
12  WIM Maria Komiagina (Russia) 2326 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 Does not appear 2½ 10.25 2203

2007

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60th Russian Championship Superfinal, 18–30 December 2007, Moscow, Category XVII (2656)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total SB H2H TPR
1  Alexander Morozevich (Russia) 2755 1 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 8 2822
2  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 2715 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 2752
3  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) 2646 0 0 Does not appear ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 2722
4  Alexey Dreev (Russia) 2607 1 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 5½ 32.25 2660
5  Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia) 2674 0 ½ 1 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 29.50 1 2654
6  Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) 2594 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 5½ 29.50 0 2661
7  Konstantin Sakaev (Russia) 2634 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 5½ 29.00 2658
8  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2710 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 28.75 2651
9  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2732 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 5 2613
10  Farrukh Amonatov (Tajikistan) 2637 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 4½ 2592
11  Andrey Rychagov (Russia) 2528 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ Does not appear 0 4 2565
12  Artyom Timofeev (Russia) 2637 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 Does not appear 3½ 2524

Women

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57th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 18–30 December 2007, Moscow, Category VII (2413)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total SB TPR
1  IM Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) 2469 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 0 7 38.75 2510
2  WGM Elena Tairova (Russia) 2391 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 1 7 37.25 2517
3  IM Evgenija Ovod (Russia) 2386 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7 35.50 2517
4  IM Ekaterina Korbut (Russia) 2443 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7 33.25 2512
5  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2462 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 6 31.75 2444
6  IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) 2469 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 28.75 2444
7  IM Svetlana Matveeva (Russia) 2434 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 Does not appear 0 1 0 ½ 1 5½ 29.25 2411
8  WGM Tatiana Shadrina (Russia) 2379 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 24.50 2416
9  WGM Tatiana Stepovaya (Russia) 2375 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ 0 1 5 2380
10  WFM Olga Girya (Russia) 2338 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 1 4 2318
11  IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia) 2448 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 Does not appear ½ 3½ 2277
12  WFM Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2359 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear 2½ 2207

2008

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61st Russian Championship Superfinal, 3–15 October 2008, Moscow, Category XVII (2673)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TB TPR Place
1  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2727 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7 3 2770 1
2  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2737 ½ Does not appear 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 2½ 2770 2
3  Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) 2715 0 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 7 ½ 2772 3
4  Alexander Morozevich (Russia) 2787 0 1 ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6½ 2728 4–6
5  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) 2646 ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 2741 4–6
6  Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) 2638 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 6½ 2742 4–6
7  Artyom Timofeev (Russia) 2670 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6 2710 7
8  Alexander Lastin (Russia) 2651 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 1 5 2639 8
9  Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia) 2669 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 4 2572 9–10
10  Konstantin Sakaev (Russia) 2640 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 4 2574 9–10
11  Alexander Riazantsev (Russia) 2656 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 3½ 2542 11
12  Konstantin Maslak (Russia) 2544 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 3 2510 12
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Rapid chess tiebreak, 28 October 2008, Moscow
Player Rating 1 2 3 Total
1  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2727 Does not appear ½ 1 1 ½ 3
2  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2737 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 1 2½
3  Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) 2715 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½

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58th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 4–14 December 2008, Moscow, Category VIII (2432)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total TPR
1  IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) 2468 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 6½ 2594
2  IM Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) 2513 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 5½ 2503
3  WFM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia) 2381 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 2517
4  WGM Marina Romanko (Russia) 2398 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 4½ 2436
5  WGM Tatiana Shadrina (Russia) 2429 0 1 ½ 1 Does not appear 0 0 ½ ½ 1 4½ 2432
6  IM Ekaterina Korbut (Russia) 2459 1 0 0 0 1 Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 1 4 2386
7  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2474 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ Does not appear 1 1 0 4 2384
8  WFM Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2381 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 4 2394
9  IM Evgenija Ovod (Russia) 2429 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 4 2389
10  WGM Tatiana Stepovaya (Russia) 2386 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 Does not appear 2½ 2271

2009

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62nd Russian Championship Superfinal, 19–30 December 2009, Moscow, Cat. XVIII (2691)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total TPR
1  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 2736 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 2852
2  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2754 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 0 6 2809
3  Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) 2694 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 5 2734
4  Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) 2715 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2688
5  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2736 0 ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 2686
6  Denis Khismatullin (Russia) 2643 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 1 4 2653
7  Alexander Riazantsev (Russia) 2661 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 1 1 4 2651
8  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) 2708 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 4 2646
9  Artyom Timofeev (Russia) 2651 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 3½ 2615
10  Sanan Sjugirov (Russia) 2612 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear 3 2575

Women

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59th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 19–30 December 2009, Moscow, Cat. VIII (2439)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total TPR
1  IM Alisa Galliamova (Russia) 2460i ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 7½ 2709
2  IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) 2518 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7 2650
3  WFM Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2446 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 2563
4  GM Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) 2522 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 5½ 2509
5  IM Elena Zaiatz (Russia) 2390 0 0 1 0 Does not appear ½ + 1 1 0 4½ 2394
6  WGM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia) 2372 0 0 0 1 ½ Does not appear 0 1 1 1 4½ 2446
7  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2501 0 ½ 0 0 − 1 Does not appear − 1 1 3½ 2444
8  WGM Tatiana Stepovaya (Russia) 2384 0 0 0 0 0 0 + Does not appear 1 1 3 2245
9  WGM Maria Manakova (Serbia) 2344 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 Does not appear 1 2 2229
10  IM Marina Romanko (Russia) 2449 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 Does not appear 1½ 2164

2010

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63rd Russian Championship Superfinal, 11–22 December 2010, Moscow, Category XIX (2706)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TPR Place
1  Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) 2720 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 2807 1
2  Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 2760 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7 2803 2
3  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 2771 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½ 2765 3
4  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2722 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6½ 2770 4
5  Vladimir Malakhov (Russia) 2712 ½ 1 0 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2706 5
6  Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) 2709 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 2706 6
7  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2726 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 5 2669 7–8
8  Vladimir Potkin (Russia) 2646 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ 5 2676 7–8
9  Igor Kurnosov (Russia) 2676 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 5 2673 9
10  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia) 2699 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 5 2671 10
11  Denis Khismatullin (Russia) 2659 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 4 2609 11
12  Vadim Zvjaginsev (Russia) 2676 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 4 2607 12
First-place tiebreak
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Player Rating Rapid chess Armageddon Place
 Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) 2720 ½ ½ ½ 1
 Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 2760 ½ ½ ½ 2

Women

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60th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 16–27 November 2010, Moscow, Category IX (2458)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TPR
1  IM Alisa Galliamova (Russia) 2487 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 7 2557
2  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2472 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 7 2559
3  GM Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) 2581 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7 2549
4  WGM Nazí Paikidze (Georgia) 2401 0 0 1 Does not appear 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 6½ 2528
5  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) 2507 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 5½ 2453
6  WGM Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2479 1 1 ½ 0 0 Does not appear 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 5 2420
7  IM Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) 2576 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 Does not appear 1 1 0 ½ 0 5 2411
8  WGM Tatiana Shadrina (Russia) 2384 1 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 Does not appear 0 1 1 ½ 5 2429
9  WGM Vera Nebolsina (Russia) 2377 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 Does not appear 0 ½ 1 5 2429
10  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia) 2407 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 Does not appear 1 1 5 2427
11  WGM Olga Girya (Russia) 2435 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 4½ 2395
12  IM Svetlana Matveeva (Russia) 2389 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 Does not appear 3½ 2331
First-place tiebreak
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Player Rating Rapid chess Place
 IM Alisa Galliamova (Russia) 2487 ½ 1 1
 WGM Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2472 ½ 0 2

2011

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64th Russian Championship Superfinal, 8–15 August 2011, Moscow, Category XIX (2715)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total SB H2H TPR
1  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2739 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 5 2869
2  Alexander Morozevich (Russia) 2694 1 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 4½ 2820
3  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 2746 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 4 12.75 1 2760
4  Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 2788 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 1 4 12.75 0 2754
5  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2781 0 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 4 10.75 2755
6  Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) 2711 0 1 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 3 2665
7  Aleksandr Galkin (Russia) 2598 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 2 2574
8  Artyom Timofeev (Russia) 2665 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1½ 2492

Women

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61st Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 19–28 August 2011, Moscow, Category VII (2418)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total SB TPR
1  WGM Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2487 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 2576
2  IM Alisa Galliamova (Russia) 2492 1 Does not appear 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 5½ 25.25 2489
3  WIM Daria Charochkina (Russia) 2310 0 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 5½ 22.00 2510
4  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2442 ½ 1 0 Does not appear ½ 0 1 1 1 0 5 22.25 2458
5  WGM Baira Kovanova (Russia) 2354 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 1 1 5 20.50 2468
6  IM Elena Zaiatz (Russia) 2419 0 0 0 1 0 Does not appear 1 1 ½ 1 4½ 2417
7  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) 2497 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 4 2366
8  WGM Tatiana Shadrina (Russia) 2373 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Does not appear ½ 1 3½ 14.25 2343
9  WGM Olga Girya (Russia) 2371 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 3½ 14.00 2343
10  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia) 2431 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear 2 2196

2012

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65th Russian Championship Superfinal, 3–12 August 2012, Moscow, Category XVIII (2699)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total TB SB TPR
1  Dmitry Andreikin (Russia) 2715 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 5 4 2740
2  Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 2785 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 3½ 2733
3  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2749 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 3 2737
4  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2722 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2½ 2740
5  Vladimir Potkin (Russia) 2651 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5 1½ 2748
6  Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) 2673 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 5 ½ 2745
7  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 2763 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2692
8  Daniil Dubov (Russia) 2594 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 4 18.50 2668
9  Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) 2705 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 4 17.50 2656
10  Sanan Sjugirov (Russia) 2635 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 2½ 2540
Rapid playoff
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Player Rapid rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
1  Dmitry Andreikin (Russia) 2723 Does not appear ½ 1 1 ½ 1 4
2  Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 2830 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 3½
3  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2733 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 3
4  Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia) 2714 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 1 2½
5  Vladimir Potkin (Russia) 2651 ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 1½
6  Evgeny Alekseev (Russia) 2685 0 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½

Women

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62nd Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 3–12 August 2012, Moscow, Category VIII (2445)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total SB TPR
1  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2448 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 2611
2  IM Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2507 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 5½ 23.25 2519
3  GM Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) 2524 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 21.50 2517
4  IM Alisa Galliamova (Russia) 2465 ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 5 19.75 2486
5  GM Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) 2530 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 0 1 1 1 5 18.25 2479
6  WGM Olga Girya (Russia) 2433 0 ½ ½ 0 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 1 5 18.00 2490
7  WGM Daria Charochkina (Russia) 2353 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 Does not appear 1 1 0 4½ 2456
8  WGM Baira Kovanova (Russia) 2408 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 Does not appear 1 1 4 2407
9  WIM Ekaterina Ubiennykh (Russia) 2367 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 Does not appear 1 3 2329
10  IM Evgenija Ovod (Russia) 2419 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Does not appear 1 2097

2013

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66th Russian Championship Superfinal, 5–14 October 2013, Nizhny Novgorod, Category XVIII (2696)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total TB SB TPR
1  Peter Svidler (Russia) 2740 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 1½ 2857
2  Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) 2702 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6½ ½ 2861
3  Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) 2729 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 22.00 2772
4  Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 2796 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 5½ 19.75 2765
5  Dmitry Andreikin (Russia) 2706 0 0 0 1 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 5 2738
6  Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 2762 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 18.25 2689
7  Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia) 2695 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 1 ½ 4½ 17.25 2696
8  Aleksey Goganov (Russia) 2575 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 1 3½ 2629
9  Alexander Motylev (Russia) 2676 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 Does not appear 1 2½ 2532
10  Anton Shomoev (Russia) 2579 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear 1 2358

Women

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63rd Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 5–14 October 2013, Nizhny Novgorod, Category VIII (2448)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total SB Wins TPR
1  GM Valentina Gunina (Russia) 2506 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 7 2662
2  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) 2495 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6½ 2609
3  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Russia) 2485 0 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 5½ 2524
4  IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia) 2410 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 4½ 19.75 2452
5  WGM Baira Kovanova (Russia) 2396 0 1 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 1 1 4½ 18.25 3 2454
6  WGM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia) 2436 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 4½ 18.25 1 2449
7  GM Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) 2515 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 3½ 15.25 2361
8  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia) 2459 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 0 ½ 3½ 13.75 2367
9  WGM Alina Kashlinskaya (Russia) 2435 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 3 2324
10  WGM Daria Charochkina (Russia) 2343 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 2½ 2294

2014

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67th Russian Championship Superfinal, 28 November – 7 December 2014, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, Category XIX (2712)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total SB Wins H2H Koya TPR Place
1  Igor Lysyj (Sverdlovsk Oblast) 2686 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 5½ 2795 1
2  Dmitry Jakovenko (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2745 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 2752 2
3  Denis Khismatullin (Bashkortostan) 2679 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 4½ 20.00 2 2716 3
4  Peter Svidler (Saint Petersburg) 2743 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 4½ 20.00 1 ½ 2.5 2709 4–5
5  Ian Nepomniachtchi (Moscow) 2714 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 20.00 1 ½ 2.5 2712 4–5
6  Nikita Vitiugov (Saint Petersburg) 2738 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 4½ 19.50 2 ½ 2.5 2709 6–7
7  Alexander Morozevich (Moscow) 2724 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 4½ 19.50 2 ½ 2.5 2711 6–7
8  Vadim Zvjaginsev (Moscow) 2655 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 4 19.00 2676 8
9  Boris Grachev (Moscow) 2669 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 4 18.25 2674 9
10  Sergey Karjakin (Moscow) 2770 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ Does not appear 4 17.50 2663 10

Women

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64th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 28 November – 7 December 2014, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, Category IX (2453)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total SB TPR
1  GM Valentina Gunina (Moscow) 2522 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 2666
2  IM Alisa Galliamova (Tatarstan) 2471 0 Does not appear ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 6 2576
3  WGM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) 2438 1 ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 5½ 23.00 2535
4  WGM Olga Girya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2457 0 0 1 Does not appear 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 5½ 21.75 2533
5  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (Moscow) 2439 0 1 0 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5 2498
6  IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Moscow) 2439 1 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ 1 4½ 18.00 2455
7  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Moscow) 2541 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 Does not appear 1 1 0 4½ 17.75 2444
8  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Saint Petersburg) 2411 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 Does not appear 0 1 2½ 10.00 2292
9  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Saratov Oblast) 2480 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ 2½ 8.75 2284
10  WFM Oksana Gritsayeva (Republic of Crimea) 2335 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ Does not appear 2 2246

2015

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68th Russian Championship Superfinal, 9–20 August 2015, Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, Category XVIII (2694)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Black SB Wins H2H TPR
1  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Saratov Oblast) 2747 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7½ 2823
2  Sergey Karjakin (Moscow) 2753 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 7 2791
3  Nikita Vitiugov (Saint Petersburg) 2719 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6½ 2757
4  Dmitry Jakovenko (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2759 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 6 30.25 1 1 2688
5  Daniil Dubov (Moscow) 2654 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 6 30.25 1 0 2698
6  Denis Khismatullin (Bashkortostan) 2642 0 0 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 6 26.25 2699
7  Vladislav Artemiev (Omsk Oblast) 2671 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 5 2696
8  Igor Lysyj (Sverdlovsk Oblast) 2673 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 0 ½ ½ ½ 5 6 27.00 2660
9  Peter Svidler (Saint Petersburg) 2739 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 5 6 26.75 2654
10  Ivan Bukavshin (Samara Oblast) 2655 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 5 5 2662
11  Alexander Motylev (Moscow) 2658 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 4 5 23.50 2596
12  Ildar Khairullin (Saint Petersburg) 2662 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 Does not appear 4 5 21.25 2595

Women

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65th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 9–20 August 2015, Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, Category IX (2460)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Black SB TPR
1  WGM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) 2474 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 8 2634
2  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Saint Petersburg) 2431 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 6 2565
3  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Moscow) 2526 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7 5 2556
4  IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Moscow) 2453 0 ½ 1 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 6 2526
5  GM Valentina Gunina (Moscow) 2531 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6½ 5 2519
6  GM Kateryna Lagno (Moscow) 2530 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 6 2490
7  IM Anastasia Savina (Moscow) 2429 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 5½ 5 27.75 2463
8  WGM Olga Girya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2487 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 0 1 5½ 5 27.50 2458
9  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Saratov Oblast) 2460 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 4 2358
10  IM Evgenija Ovod (Leningrad Oblast) 2327 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear 0 1 3½ 6 2339
11  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (Moscow) 2441 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 Does not appear 0 3½ 5 2329
12  IM Marina Guseva (Stavropol Krai) 2431 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 Does not appear 3 2288

2016

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69th Russian Championship Superfinal, 16–27 October 2016, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, Category XVIII (2684)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Black SB TPR
1  Alexander Riazantsev (Moscow) 2651 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 7 2789
2  Alexander Grischuk (Moscow) 2752 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 6 2742
3  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Saratov Oblast) 2724 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 5 2745
4  Peter Svidler (Saint Petersburg) 2745 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6 5 32.50 2714
5  Vladimir Fedoseev (Saint Petersburg) 2665 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6 5 31.25 2721
6  Grigoriy Oparin (Moscow) 2617 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 5½ 6 30.25 2690
7  Nikita Vitiugov (Saint Petersburg) 2721 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 6 28.50 2680
8  Dmitry Jakovenko (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2714 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ 1 5½ 6 27.75 2681
9  Aleksey Goganov (Saint Petersburg) 2635 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 5½ 5 2688
10  Ernesto Inarkiev (Moscow) 2732 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 5 2643
11  Dmitry Kokarev (Penza Oblast) 2636 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 4½ 2623
12  Dmitry Bocharov (Novosibirsk Oblast) 2611 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 2½ 2478

Women

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66th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 16–27 October 2016, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, Category VIII (2441)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Black SB TPR
1  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Moscow) 2537 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 8½ 2641
2  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Saratov Oblast) 2484 1 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 0 7 2537
3  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Saint Petersburg) 2463 0 0 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 2502
4  WGM Olga Girya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2446 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 6 6 30.25 2473
5  GM Valentina Gunina (Moscow) 2535 0 0 0 1 Does not appear 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 6 27.00 2465
6  IM Daria Charochkina (Moscow) 2336 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 Does not appear 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 6 5 32.25 2483
7  FM Daria Pustovoitova (Moscow) 2386 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 5 27.25 2478
8  IM Evgenija Ovod (Leningrad Oblast) 2362 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 2444
9  WGM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) 2460 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ 1 5 2399
10  IM Alisa Galliamova (Tatarstan) 2450 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 Does not appear 0 1 4 2334
11  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (Moscow) 2462 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 0 3½ 2302
12  WIM Ekaterina Ubiennykh (Krasnoyarsk Krai) 2346 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Does not appear 2 2184

2017

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70th Russian Championship Superfinal, 3–14 December 2017, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Category XVIII (2690)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TB Black SB TPR
1  Peter Svidler (Saint Petersburg) 2765 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 2 2785
2  Nikita Vitiugov (Saint Petersburg) 2722 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 0 2789
3  Daniil Dubov (Moscow) 2683 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 5 33.00 2756
4  Vladimir Fedoseev (Saint Petersburg) 2718 0 0 ½ Does not appear 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 5 32.00 2753
5  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Saratov Oblast) 2713 ½ ½ 1 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6 6 31.50 2724
6  Alexander Riazantsev (Moscow) 2650 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6 6 30.75 2730
7  Vladimir Malakhov (Moscow) 2686 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 6 5 2727
8  Ernesto Inarkiev (Moscow) 2689 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 6 2654
9  Sanan Sjugirov (Samara Oblast) 2650 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 0 5 5 2658
10  Maxim Matlakov (Saint Petersburg) 2735 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 4½ 2621
11  Evgeny Romanov (Saint Petersburg) 2626 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 3½ 2563
12  Sergey Volkov (Mordovia) 2645 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ Does not appear 3 2519

Women

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67th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 3–14 December 2017, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Category VIII (2435)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TB Black SB TPR
1  WGM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) 2486 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 7 2 2533
2  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Saratov Oblast) 2469 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7 0 2534
3  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (Moscow) 2452 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 6½ 6 2499
4  WGM Olga Girya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2484 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 5 2496
5  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Saint Petersburg) 2428 ½ 1 1 0 Does not appear 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6 5 32.25 2472
6  GM Valentina Gunina (Moscow) 2510 1 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 6 5 31.50 2464
7  WIM Polina Shuvalova (Moscow) 2385 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 0 0 1 1 5 6 26.25 2404
8  IM Marina Nechaeva (Moscow Oblast) 2424 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 6 26.00 2400
9  WFM Oksana Gritsayeva (Republic of Crimea) 2373 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 5 5 2405
10  IM Evgenija Ovod (Leningrad Oblast) 2364 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 4½ 2377
11  IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Moscow) 2405 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 4 2336
12  IM Alisa Galliamova (Tatarstan) 2443 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 3½ 2302

2018

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71st Russian Championship Superfinal, 25 August – 5 September 2018, Satka, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, Category XVIII (2685)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TB Black SB TPR
1  Dmitry Andreikin (Ryazan Oblast) 2710 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 7 1½ 2785
2  Dmitry Jakovenko (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2748 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 7 ½ 2781
3  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Saratov Oblast) 2702 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 2749
4  Ernesto Inarkiev (Moscow) 2690 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 6 6 32.00 2721
5  Vladimir Fedoseev (Saint Petersburg) 2707 0 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6 6 30.25 2719
6  Ian Nepomniachtchi (Moscow) 2768 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6 5 2714
7  Grigoriy Oparin (Moscow) 2609 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 2692
8  Daniil Dubov (Moscow) 2691 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 5 6 2649
9  Alexey Sarana (Moscow Oblast) 2613 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 5 5 2656
10  Nikita Vitiugov (Saint Petersburg) 2730 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 4½ 6 2616
11  Mikhail Kobalia (Moscow) 2619 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 4½ 5 2626
12  Denis Khismatullin (Bashkortostan) 2634 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 3 2515

Women

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68th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 25 August – 5 September 2018, Satka, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, Category VIII (2445)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TB Black TPR
1  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Saratov Oblast) 2469 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7½ 1½ 2575
2  WGM Olga Girya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2462 1 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 7½ ½ 2576
3  WGM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) 2535 1 ½ Does not appear 0 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 7 6 2538
4  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (Moscow) 2440 ½ 0 1 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 7 5 2547
5  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Moscow) 2559 0 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear ½ 0 0 1 1 1 1 6½ 6 2499
6  GM Valentina Gunina (Moscow) 2528 0 ½ 1 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 5 2502
7  IM Alisa Galliamova (Tatarstan) 2424 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear 1 0 1 ½ 1 6 2482
8  WIM Polina Shuvalova (Moscow) 2413 ½ 0 0 1 1 0 0 Does not appear ½ 1 0 1 5 2411
9  WFM Oksana Gritsayeva (Republic of Crimea) 2391 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ 4 2347
10  WIM Elena Tomilova (Stavropol Krai) 2332 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 Does not appear 1 ½ 3½ 2322
11  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Saint Petersburg) 2449 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 Does not appear 0 3 2269
12  WFM Anastasiya Protopopova (Saratov Oblast) 2332 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear 2½ 2244

2019

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72nd Russian Championship Superfinal, 10–22 August 2019, Votkinsk – Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, Category XVIII (2688)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Black SB TPR
1  Evgeny Tomashevsky (Saratov Oblast) 2706 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 2785
2  Nikita Vitiugov (Saint Petersburg) 2728 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½ 6 35.25 2750
3  Maxim Matlakov (Saint Petersburg) 2710 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6½ 6 35.00 2751
4  Ernesto Inarkiev (Moscow) 2682 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6½ 6 33.50 2754
5  Vladislav Artemiev (Tatarstan) 2757 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 5½ 6 2682
6  Alexander Motylev (Moscow) 2668 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 5 29.75 2690
7  Alexandr Predke (Samara Oblast) 2650 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 5 28.25 2692
8  Kirill Alekseenko (Saint Petersburg) 2668 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 5 28.00 2690
9  Alexey Dreev (Moscow) 2662 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 5 2655
10  Vladimir Fedoseev (Saint Petersburg) 2671 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ Does not appear 1 1 4½ 6 2625
11  Alexey Sarana (Moscow Oblast) 2655 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear ½ 4½ 5 2626
12  Dmitry Jakovenko (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2704 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 3½ 2554

Women

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69th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 10–22 August 2019, Votkinsk – Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, Category VIII (2435)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TB Black SB TPR
1  WGM Olga Girya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2462 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 8 1+A 2608
2  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Saratov Oblast) 2457 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 2608
3  GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) 2564 1 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7½ 2556
4  GM Valentina Gunina (Moscow) 2497 0 0 ½ Does not appear 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 7 2531
5  WFM Margarita Potapova (Krasnodar Krai) 2335 ½ ½ ½ 0 Does not appear 1 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 6 31.75 2480
6  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (Moscow) 2491 ½ ½ 0 0 0 Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 6 28.50 2466
7  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Moscow) 2507 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 Does not appear 1 1 0 1 1 5½ 2429
8  IM Daria Charochkina (Moscow) 2352 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 Does not appear ½ 1 1 1 5 2407
9  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Saint Petersburg) 2429 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 4 6 2334
10  WIM Polina Shuvalova (Moscow) 2419 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 4 5 2335
11  WIM Elena Tomilova (Rostov Oblast) 2376 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 3 2265
12  WFM Zarina Shafigullina (Tatarstan) 2332 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 1 Does not appear 2 2244
First-place tiebreak
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Player Rapid rating Blitz rating Rapid chess Armageddon Place
 WGM Olga Girya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2359 2330 1 0 1 1
 WGM Natalia Pogonina (Saratov Oblast) 2501 2302 0 1 0 2

2020

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73rd Russian Championship Superfinal, 4–16 December 2020, Moscow, Russia, Category XVIII (2690)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Black SB TPR
1  Ian Nepomniachtchi (Moscow) 2784 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7½ 2814
2  Sergey Karjakin (Moscow) 2752 0 Does not appear ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 7 2786
3  Vladimir Fedoseev (St. Petersburg) 2674 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 6½ 5 35.50 2756
4  Daniil Dubov (Moscow) 2702 1 1 0 Does not appear ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6½ 5 35.00 2753
5  Vladislav Artemiev (Tatarstan) 2711 ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ + 6 6 2695
6  Maksim Chigaev (Tyumen Oblast) 2619 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 0 0 + 6 5 2704
7  Nikita Vitiugov (St. Petersburg) 2720 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ 5 28.50 2687
8  Peter Svidler (St. Petersburg) 2723 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ + 5½ 5 27.75 2658
9  Andrey Esipenko (Rostov Oblast) 2686 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 1 + 5 6 23.25 2626
10  Maxim Matlakov (St. Petersburg) 2698 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 + 5 6 22.75 2625
11  Aleksey Goganov (St. Petersburg) 2594 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 0 Does not appear ½ 3½ 2565
12  Mikhail Antipov (Moscow) 2611 0 0 ½ ½ - - ½ - - - ½ Does not appear 2 2579

Women

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70th Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 4–16 December 2020, Moscow, Russia, Category VIII (2428)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total TB Black SB TPR
1  GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) 2593 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8 1+A 2588
2  IM Polina Shuvalova (Moscow) 2456 ½ Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 8 1 2601
3  GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (Moscow) 2471 ½ 0 Does not appear 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 6½ 6 29.75 2489
4  IM Marina Guseva (Moscow Oblast) 2359 ½ 0 1 Does not appear 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6½ 6 28.50 2500
5  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (Moscow) 2494 ½ 0 ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 6½ 5 32.50 2487
6  WGM Leya Garifullina (Sverdlovsk Oblast) 2348 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6½ 5 32.00 2501
7  IM Alisa Galliamova (Tatarstan) 2438 0 1 1 0 0 ½ Does not appear 0 1 1 ½ 1 6 6 2463
8  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Saratov Oblast) 2474 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 Does not appear ½ 0 1 1 6 5 2460
9  WGM Olga Girya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2464 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear 0 1 ½ 4 2323
10  GM Valentina Gunina (Moscow) 2451 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 Does not appear 0 0 3½ 2293
11  WFM Yulia Grigorieva (Bashkortostan) 2290 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 Does not appear ½ 2½ 2230
12  WFM Tatyana Getman (St. Petersburg) 2302 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ Does not appear 2 2178
First-place tiebreak
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Player Rapid rating Blitz rating Rapid chess Armageddon Place
 GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) 2502 2441 ½ ½ 1 1
 IM Polina Shuvalova (Moscow) 2394 2299 ½ ½ 0 2

2021

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74th Russian Championship Superfinal, 9–20 October 2021, Ufa, Russia, Category XVIII (2676.5)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Black SB Wins Koya TPR
1  Nikita Vitiugov (St. Petersburg) 2727 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 7 2781
2  Maxim Matlakov (St. Petersburg) 2682 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 2749
3  Vladimir Fedoseev (St. Petersburg) 2704 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 6 2710
4  Dmitry Andreikin (Ryazan Oblast) 2728 0 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 5 2708
5  Alexandr Predke (Samara Oblast) 2666 ½ ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ 5½ 6 2677
6  Andrey Esipenko (Rostov Oblast) 2720 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 5 30.25 2672
7  Alexander Motylev (Moscow) 2624 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 5½ 5 29.75 2 4 2681
8  Pavel Ponkratov (Moscow) 2659 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 5 29.75 2 3½ 2678
9  Kirill Alekseenko (St. Petersburg) 2710 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ ½ 5½ 5 28.75 2673
10  Aleksandra Goryachkina (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug) 2602 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 4½ 6 24.25 1 2610
11  Aleksandr Rakhmanov (Vologda Oblast) 2657 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ Does not appear ½ 4½ 6 24.25 0 2605
12  Maksim Chigaev (Tyumen Oblast) 2639 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 4 2571

Women

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71st Russian Women's Championship Superfinal, 9–20 October 2021, Ufa, Russia, Category VII (2422)
Player Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Black SB TPR
1  GM Valentina Gunina (Moscow) 2462 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 8 2593
2  IM Evgenija Ovod (Leningrad Oblast) 2331 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 7½ 6 2563
3  IM Polina Shuvalova (Moscow) 2509 ½ ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 7½ 5 2547
4  IM Alina Kashlinskaya (Moscow) 2493 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 6½ 2480
5  WGM Natalia Pogonina (Saratov Oblast) 2467 ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 6 2454
6  WGM Leya Garifullina (Sverdlovsk Oblast) 2409 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ Does not appear ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6 5 2459
7  IM Alisa Galliamova (Tatarstan) 2421 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ Does not appear 1 ½ 1 0 1 5½ 2422
8  GM Olga Girya (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) 2410 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear 0 ½ ½ 1 4½ 2358
9  IM Marina Guseva (Moscow Oblast) 2394 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 Does not appear 1 1 ½ 4 2322
10  WGM Daria Voit (Moscow) 2357 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 Does not appear ½ ½ 3½ 6 18.75 2295
11  IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Saint Petersburg) 2415 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ Does not appear ½ 3½ 6 18.50 2289
12  IM Alina Bivol (Moscow) 2392 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ Does not appear 3½ 5 2291

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The Russian Chess Championship is an annual national chess tournament organized by the (RCF), established in 1992, to determine the country's top players in the open and women's categories through a series of qualifying events culminating in a Superfinal round-robin format. Its origins date back to the imperial era, with the first All-Russian Championship held in in 1899 and won by , marking the beginning of organized competitive chess in the region. Following the 1917 Revolution, the event evolved into the RSFSR Championship and later integrated into the broader USSR Championship from 1920 to 1991, where it showcased legendary figures such as , who claimed the inaugural Soviet title in 1920. In the post-Soviet period since 1991, the championship has maintained its prestige as one of the world's strongest national events, featuring qualification via the Higher League—a —and a Superfinal with 11 rounds among the top 12 players, as seen in the 2025 edition held in with a prize fund of 7 million rubles. Notable modern winners include , an eight-time champion, and recent champions like in 2022, in 2023, and Arseniy Nesterov in 2025, reflecting 's continued dominance in global chess. The event not only crowns national titlists but also serves as a key qualifier for international competitions, underscoring the RCF's role in promoting chess development across .

History

Imperial Period (1874–1917)

The origins of the Russian Chess Championship trace back to 1874, when Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg, securing victory with five wins to four losses. This event is recognized as the first informal championship within the , with Schiffers holding the title of champion until his loss to in a 1879 match (7 wins, 4 losses, 2 draws). Such matches among leading domestic players marked the early phase of organized chess competition, reflecting the growing popularity of the game among the Russian and , though events remained sporadic and unregulated by any central body. A significant shift occurred in 1899 with the adoption of a format for the inaugural All-Russian in , comprising 14 players exclusively from the to foster national development without international involvement. dominated the event, scoring 12 out of 13 points with 10 wins and just one loss to Ilya Lebedev, ahead of Emanuel Schiffers in second place. Chigorin, already a prominent figure as the editor of the influential chess magazine Shakhmatny Vestnik (founded in 1881), used his platform to promote analytical study and aggressive play styles, elevating Russian chess on the global stage while mentoring emerging talents. Chigorin's supremacy continued in the subsequent editions: he won the 1900/1901 tournament in with a strong performance, followed by another victory in the 1903 event in Kiev, where he finished a full point ahead of . These triumphs underscored his role as the era's preeminent force, blending tactical brilliance with advocacy for chess as a cultural pursuit within the Empire's diverse territories. Later tournaments highlighted evolving competition; for instance, Schiffers claimed success in 1905, while the 1907/1908 edition in was topped by . Similarly, the 1912 tournament in was won by Rubinstein; the series culminated in the 1913/1914 St. Petersburg tournament, where tied for first with at 11.5/17, securing the title for the young prodigy amid rising geopolitical tensions. Throughout, these Empire-restricted events emphasized regional talent cultivation, excluding foreign players to build a unified Russian chess tradition.

RSFSR and Soviet Era (1920–1991)

The Russian Chess Championship in the RSFSR and Soviet era was established in 1920 with the All-Russian Chess Olympiad held in from September 6 to October 16, an event that also served as the inaugural USSR Championship and was won by with a score of 12/15. To promote chess development in provincial areas and decentralize the sport from urban centers, the early editions deliberately excluded participants from and Leningrad, which held their own separate championships as union republics. After 1923, the RSFSR Championship became distinct from the USSR Championship, continuing as a republic-level event. The championship continued irregularly through the Soviet period, with approximately 44 editions conducted from 1920 to 1991, primarily in a round-robin format among 10–20 players to determine individual supremacy, though some years featured hybrid elements such as team representations from regions to align with Soviet emphasis on collective achievement. Events were suspended during , with no championships held from 1941 to 1946 due to the conflict's disruption of national sports activities across the . Key figures emerged from these tournaments, including Rashid Nezhmetdinov, who achieved a record five victories in 1950, 1951, 1953 (Saratov), 1957 (Krasnodar), and 1958 (Sochi), often showcasing aggressive, sacrificial play that highlighted his tactical brilliance. These wins underscored Nezhmetdinov's status as a regional powerhouse, though he rarely advanced to the elite USSR level. As a distinct competition from the more prestigious USSR Championship, the RSFSR event played a vital socio-political role in broadening chess participation across the Russian republic, nurturing talent from diverse locales and contributing to the Soviet Union's broader chess infrastructure by identifying promising players for higher national and international stages. This regional focus aligned with early Soviet policies on cultural democratization, helping to build a grassroots base that supported the USSR's dominance in global chess.

Russian Federation Era (1992–present)

Following the , the Russian Chess Federation was established on February 15, 1992, to oversee national chess activities, including the revival of the Russian Chess Championship as an independent event. The first post-Soviet edition took place that year in as an open with 106 participants, marking a shift from the centralized Soviet structure to a more inclusive format open to a broader field of players. This revival emphasized continuity with pre-revolutionary traditions while adapting to the new federal context, with Alexei Gavrilov emerging as the inaugural winner. Throughout the , the championship evolved in format to accommodate growing participation and competitive demands. It predominantly used the Swiss system, but experimented with formats in 1997 and 1999 to heighten excitement and efficiency, though these were later abandoned due to criticisms over matchups and tiebreakers. A significant milestone came in 2004 with the introduction of the Superfinal format, a double among the top qualifiers from an earlier open stage, which became the standard for determining the national champion and enhanced the event's prestige by featuring elite matchups. claimed his first title in 1994 at age 18, signaling the rise of a new generation of Russian grandmasters in the post-Soviet era. In subsequent years, the championship occasionally featured multiple variants in a single year, such as classical and rapid formats, to promote diverse playing styles and broader engagement. Despite international challenges, including FIDE's 2022 ban on Russian and Belarusian teams from global competitions following geopolitical events, the has continued uninterrupted as a domestic event unaffected by these restrictions. The 2025 edition, held in from October 1 to 12, saw 22-year-old Arseniy win the men's open Superfinal for the first time with 6½ points out of 11, half a point ahead of runners-up Daniil , Andrey , and Vadim Zvjaginsev, underscoring the event's resilience and ongoing vitality.

Organization

Russian Chess Federation

The Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) is the national governing body for chess in , responsible for promoting and regulating the sport across the country. It was established on 15 February 1992, following the dissolution of the USSR Chess Federation, and serves as the official representative of Russian chess within the International Chess Federation (). Headquartered in at Gogolevsky Boulevard 14, the CFR operates as a public non-profit with a structured model consisting of the as the highest decision-making body, the for oversight, and the executive board (also referred to as the board of management) for day-to-day operations. This framework enables the federation to oversee a wide range of activities, including the of national tournaments, development of youth chess programs through initiatives like regional training camps and school integrations, and coordination of Russia's international chess representation, such as nominating players for global events. In its role regarding the Russian Chess Championship, the CFR sanctions and provides financial support for men's and women's events, ensuring compliance with international standards while managing such as venue selection for the Superfinal stage, which is typically held in or other regional centers like to promote chess nationwide. The also briefly oversees the qualification process for the championship, delegating detailed player selection to regional committees. Andrey Filatov has served as the CFR's president since 2014, leading efforts to modernize chess infrastructure and expand participation. In recent years, the CFR has navigated significant geopolitical challenges, including FIDE's 2022 sanctions that banned Russian national teams from participating in events like the due to the invasion of ; in response, the federation applied in early 2023 to transfer its membership from the European Chess Union to the Asian Chess Federation, a move approved by and effective from 1 May 2023, allowing Russian players to compete under the Asian continental banner in permitted international competitions.

Qualification Process

The qualification process for the Russian Chess Championship employs a multi-stage system to identify top contenders for the Superfinal, ensuring a blend of merit-based advancement and representation from across the country. Regional qualifiers serve as the initial filter, where players from various oblasts and republics compete in local events to earn spots in higher-level tournaments. These feed into the Russian Higher League, a Swiss-system event that selects the top five finishers for the men's and women's Superfinals, respectively. Additionally, the Russian Cup—a knockout-style series of tournaments culminating in a final—provides further qualification opportunities, with strong performers such as semi-finalists or winners advancing based on their results. This structure allows approximately 8–12 players per Superfinal, balancing emerging talent with established elites. Top seeds receive automatic berths to maintain competitive depth: the defending champion qualifies directly, joined by the highest-rated players (typically the top three to five per ratings list) and one or more representatives nominated by regional federations to promote nationwide participation. For instance, in recent editions, players like and have entered via rating, while regional slots ensure diversity, such as delegates from or . The Russian Chess Federation coordinates these pathways, adjusting spots as needed to total 11 or 12 participants per gender category. Prior to 2004, qualification depended heavily on zonal tournaments, which divided the country into zones for preliminary selection before a national final. The post-2004 evolution standardized the process by integrating the Higher League and Russian Cup, replacing fragmented zonals with a more streamlined league-and-cup model that emphasizes consistent performance across multiple events. This shift, first implemented in with separate Eastern and Western Higher Leagues that later merged, has enhanced accessibility while prioritizing elite seeding. The women's process mirrors the men's, featuring dedicated regional events and a separate Higher League that advances the top five to the Superfinal, supplemented by Cup results and automatic spots for top-rated players like or . In the 2025 edition, for example, the Superfinal qualifiers included the top five from the Higher League in and semi-finalists from the Russian Cup, alongside seeded participants.

Format

Early Formats

The Russian Chess Championship originated in the Imperial period with informal match formats rather than organized tournaments. In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a best-of series match held in St. Petersburg, securing 5 wins to 4 losses and earning recognition as the first Russian champion. This match-based approach persisted through the late 19th century, exemplified by Mikhail Chigorin's defeat of Schiffers in 1879 to claim the title. By 1899, the format evolved to a structured round-robin tournament, with the inaugural All-Russian Masters' Tournament in Moscow featuring 14 players in a single all-play-all cycle from September 12 to October 11. Subsequent Imperial-era editions, such as those in 1903 (19 players) and 1906 (18 players), maintained this round-robin structure, typically involving 14 to 19 participants over several weeks. In the RSFSR and early Soviet era, the championship continued primarily as round-robin events following the 1917 Revolution. The first official Soviet Championship in 1920, initially termed the All-Russian Chess Olympiad, was a single round-robin tournament with 16 players held in Moscow from October 4 to 24. This format became standard for early editions from 1923 to the mid-20th century, often employing single round-robin systems for 10 to 20 players, though occasional double round-robins or hybrid elements appeared in later years and fields grew larger with Swiss systems in some cases; for instance, the 1950 championship in Moscow featured 15 players in a single round-robin over approximately one month. Tournament durations generally spanned 2 to 4 weeks to accommodate the all-play-all schedule. Time controls adhered to classical standards prevalent in elite play, such as 40 moves in 2.5 hours followed by 1 hour for the remaining moves, ensuring deliberate strategic depth without modern increments. Organizational challenges, including Soviet travel restrictions that confined participation to domestic players and wartime disruptions during , occasionally led to relocations or scaled-back events, yet the championships maintained near-annual continuity, with editions like the 1941 tournament proceeding in Leningrad amid conflict.

Modern Superfinal Format

The modern Superfinal format of the Russian Chess Championship was introduced in , marking a shift to a more compact, elite-level competition following a qualification process. It features a single typically involving 11 or 12 players for the men's open section and a similar number for the separate women's section, with participants selected from higher leagues or by rating. This structure replaced broader formats, emphasizing high-stakes matches among top Russian grandmasters. The tournament consists of 11 rounds in recent editions with 12 players, though the number of rounds adjusts based on participant count, as confirmed in the 2025 edition. is set at 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment per move applied from the first move in a Fischer-style system. This setup promotes dynamic play while allowing for deep calculation in critical positions. Tiebreak criteria begin with the Sonneborn-Berger score for overall standings, but for ties in first place, playoffs are employed, starting with rapid games (typically 15 minutes plus 10-second increment) and escalating to if necessary. Venues rotate across prominent Russian cities to broaden accessibility and cultural engagement, including , , , and more recently in 2024; the 2025 edition was held in at the Central Chess Club. As a variation, the Higher League serves as a pre-qualifier, conducted in a 9-round Swiss-system format for over 100 players to determine additional Superfinal spots, ensuring a merit-based path for emerging talents.

Men's Championship

List of Winners

The Men's Russian Chess Championship has been contested since the late 19th century, evolving through various formats and political eras, with approximately 100 editions in total. Winners are listed chronologically below, grouped by era, highlighting key victors and locations where known; multiple events sometimes occurred in the same year due to experimental formats like knockouts or team selections. This list focuses on principal winners and does not include every tie or secondary event.

Imperial Period (1899–1917)

YearWinnerLocation
1899
1901
1903Kiev
1907Lodz
1909Lodz
1911Stepan LevitskyVilna
1912Vilna
1914, St. Petersburg

RSFSR and Soviet Era (1920–1991)

The championship became more regular during this period, with winning the inaugural 1920 edition in , marking the post-revolutionary start. claimed five titles (1950, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1958), establishing a record for the era, while Valery Salov won the final Soviet edition in 1990 in Leningrad. Multiple winners in some years reflected zone-based or playoff formats, with over 70 editions held overall. Representative winners include:
YearWinner(s)Location
1920
1923Peter RomanovskyPetrograd
1924Efim Bogoljubov
1931
1944
1950
1960Leningrad
1976
1988,
1990Valery SalovLeningrad

Russian Federation Era (1992–present)

Post-Soviet championships adopted modern formats like Swiss systems and superfinals, with Alexei Dreev winning the first in 1992. holds the record with eight titles (1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2017), while recent years have seen emerging talents dominate. Multiple formats persisted, such as the 1997 knockout won by . Representative winners include:
YearWinner(s)Location
1992Alexei DreevPerm
1993
1994
1995
1997 (main), (knockout)
2003
2008
2011
2013
2017
2022
2023Pushkin
2024
2025Arseniy Nesterov

Record Holders and Notable Performances

holds the record for the most victories in the men's Russian Chess Championship with eight titles, achieved in 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2011, 2013, and 2017. follows with five wins in 1950, 1951, 1953, 1957, and 1958. Svidler's early success included consecutive championships in 1994 and 1995, marking him as the youngest winner at age 18 in his debut triumph. Notable performances highlight the championship's competitive intensity, with winners typically scoring between 60% and 70% of available points in the modern 11-round superfinal format. Early events saw higher percentages, such as Mikhail Chigorin's 12/15 (80%) in the 1899 All-Russian Masters' Tournament. secured a shared first place in the 1913–1914 All-Russian Masters' Tournament at age 21, foreshadowing his future dominance. In recent years, achieved back-to-back victories in 2023 (8.5/11) and 2024 (7/11), demonstrating sustained excellence amid a field of elite grandmasters. Alexander Grischuk's 2009 title win stands out for its undefeated run, underscoring the rarity of loss-free campaigns in high-stakes national play.

Women's Championship

Inception and List of Winners

The women's Russian Chess Championship traces its origins to 1934, when the first edition was held in as part of the Soviet Union's broader efforts to promote women's participation in chess and foster talent development within the RSFSR. This initiative aligned with the Soviet state's emphasis on gender equality in sports and intellectual pursuits, leading to the establishment of dedicated women's events alongside the men's championships. The tournament featured a round-robin format with a small field of players, reflecting the early stages of organized women's chess in the region. Subsequent editions during the RSFSR and Soviet era, from 1935 to 1990, mirrored the men's format but typically involved smaller fields of 10–20 participants, evolving from open qualifiers to more structured national selections. Following the in 1991, the championship was reestablished under the Russian Federation in 1992, organized by the newly formed Russian Chess Federation. The event has been held nearly annually since then, with approximately 75 editions in total across both eras, adapting to modern formats like the Superfinal—a or round-robin among top qualifiers—with fields of 8–10 players. These championships have served as a key platform for identifying talent for international competitions, including events. The winners from the Soviet/RSFSR era include early champions like Vera Chudova in 1934 and Nina Golubeva in 1935, while post-Soviet editions have featured prominent figures such as and multiple-time winners and . A partial list of winners is presented below, with notable multiple victors highlighted for context.
YearWinnerNotes
1934Vera ChudovaFirst edition, (RSFSR)
1935Nina GolubevaRSFSR edition
...(Various, including influences from players like in the 1960s through shared Soviet events)Up to 1990 Soviet/RSFSR era; full historical list spans dozens of editions with regional dominance by and Leningrad players
1992Svetlana PrudnikovaFirst post-Soviet edition
1993Ludmila Zaitseva
...(Interim years with winners like Alisa Galliamova in 1997)
2009Alisa Galliamova
2010Alisa Galliamova
2011First of five titles for Gunina
2013
2014
2015First of three titles for Goryachkina
2017
2020
2021
2022Fifth title for Gunina
2023Baira KovanovaUnexpected victory with 8/11 score
2024Won with 7/11 in Superfinal
2025Anna ShukhmanWon with 7/11, half-point ahead of field in Superfinal

Prominent Champions

Valentina Gunina stands out as one of the most successful participants in the women's Russian Chess Championship, securing five titles in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2021, and 2022. Known for her aggressive and tactical playing style, Gunina has emphasized dynamic openings and sharp middlegame attacks, which have contributed to her victories in rapid and blitz formats as well. She also claimed three European Women's Individual Chess Championships in 2012, 2014, and 2018, solidifying her reputation as a key figure in Russian women's chess. In the 2020 Higher League stage, Gunina achieved an impressive near-perfect score of 8/9, demonstrating her dominance in qualifying events leading to the superfinal. Aleksandra Goryachkina has emerged as a dominant force with three championship wins in 2015, 2017, and 2020, playing a pivotal role in Russia's continued excellence in women's chess during the and beyond. As the challenger in the 2020 Women's World Championship match, where she finished as runner-up to , Goryachkina showcased her strategic depth and resilience on the global stage. She holds the distinction of being the highest-rated female player in Russian chess history, reaching a peak rating of 2611 in 2020, which underscores her technical prowess and consistency. Alexandra , a former Women's World Champion from 2008 to 2010, won the Russian title twice in and 2016, marking her as an influential early champion whose achievements bridged national and international success. Her undefeated 9/11 score in the superfinal highlighted her versatility across formats, including rapid and blitz events. , originally from but representing since 2014, captured the 2024 title with 7/11 points in the superfinal held in , adding to her legacy as a multiple-time gold medalist. Her victory affirmed her status among Russia's elite, particularly in team competitions where she has contributed to several world and European titles. Among younger talents, gained prominence as one of the youngest contenders, leading the 2020 superfinal with a remarkable 6/6 start at age 19, signaling the emergence of new generations in Russian women's chess. Gunina's record of five titles remains the highest among these champions, while Goryachkina's consistent high-level performances have helped maintain Russia's dominance in the event post-2010.

Significance and Legacy

Role in Soviet and Russian Chess Dominance

The Russian Chess Championship has played a pivotal role in fostering the talents that underpinned Soviet chess supremacy during the . In the Soviet era, the event served as a crucial training ground for elite players, exemplified by , who secured five victories in 1950, 1951, 1953, 1957, and 1958, honing skills that contributed to the broader USSR chess machine. This system produced numerous world champions, with seven of the eight classical FIDE-recognized titleholders from 1948 to 2000 being Soviet or Russian, including , , , , , , and . won the title in 2000. The championship's rigorous format fed directly into the USSR's international dominance, as evidenced by the Soviet team's gold medals in 18 of the 20 Chess Olympiads they contested between 1952 and 1990, with many individual board golds claimed by past or future Russian champions such as Botvinnik and Tal. Post-Soviet, the championship continued to nurture top-tier talent, producing players like , an eight-time winner, and , who earned an individual on board three at the 2010 . As of November 2025, Russian players occupy 7 spots in the FIDE top 100 standard ratings, representing about 7% and underscoring the event's ongoing contribution to national strength. Key milestones trace back to the imperial era, where laid foundational achievements by winning the inaugural All-Russian Championship in 1899 and the next two editions in 1900 and 1903, establishing Russia as a chess power. Following the USSR's dissolution, the championship experienced a revival in the under the Russian Chess Federation, reorganizing as a national event that preserved competitive depth and propelled players into global contention. Culturally, the championship's impact stems from extensive state funding in the Soviet period, where chess was promoted as a tool for ideological superiority, with government-backed schools, clubs, and stipends enabling widespread elite training. In the modern era, this has evolved into private sponsorships from corporations, which continue to support high-level preparation and tournaments, ensuring the sustainability of Russia's chess infrastructure.

International Impact

The Russian Chess Championship, as the successor to the prestigious USSR Championship, has produced numerous alumni who achieved world championship success, thereby shaping global chess standards. Mikhail Botvinnik, a multiple-time winner of the Soviet national title in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, became the sixth in 1948 and defended the title multiple times, establishing the that emphasized rigorous training and theoretical depth, which influenced 's approach to player development and tournament organization. This legacy extended the championship's role in fostering elite talent, with Russian and Soviet players dominating FIDE events and contributing to the evolution of international competition formats through their consistent high-level performances. The championship's Superfinal model, featuring a knockout or round-robin finale among top qualifiers, has indirectly inspired similar high-stakes national formats in countries with strong chess traditions, promoting structured qualification paths that enhance competitive depth worldwide. However, following Russia's invasion of , imposed a ban on Russian and Belarusian teams from participating in like the and World Team Championship, effective from March 16, 2022, to prevent national representation amid geopolitical tensions. This ban was upheld by 's in September 2024, limiting collective participation while allowing individual Russian players to compete as neutrals under the flag in open . For instance, top players like have continued to excel in tournaments, such as the 2025 Women's Grand Prix, representing themselves without national affiliation. By 2023, the (CFR) had successfully affiliated with the Asian Chess Federation, transitioning from the European Chess Union to enable continued international engagement in Asian-zone events, a status that remained active into 2025 with Russia hosting tournaments like the Asian Chess Club Champions League. Despite these barriers, the domestic championship persists, nurturing emerging talent; in 2025, 22-year-old Arseniy Nesterov claimed the men's Superfinal title with 6.5/11, highlighting the event's role in sustaining Russia's chess infrastructure amid isolation. On a broader scale, Soviet-era initiatives under the USSR Championship framework revolutionized women's chess globally by promoting gender-specific training programs and competitions, leading to Soviet women holding every from 1950 to 1991 and elevating female participation rates in FIDE-rated events worldwide.

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