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The 20th Russian Team Championships is taking place from April 7th to 13th 2013 in Loo, which is part of the city of Sochi, one of the southernmost places of Russia.
The teams include some very strong GMs, like Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexander Grischuk, Alexander Morozevich, Vassily Ivanchuk, Peter Svidler, Peter Leko, Gata Kamsky and Dimitri Jakovenko. After five rounds the teams of the SPb Chess Fed and Malakhit Chess Club share the lead with nine points each.
| Rk. | SNo | Team |
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=
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–
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Pts
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| 1 | 4 | SPb Chess Fed |
4
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1
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0
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9
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| 2 | 1 | Malakhit Chess Club |
4
|
1
|
0
|
9
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| 3 | 7 | AGU - Belorechensk |
3
|
1
|
1
|
7
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| 4 | 3 | SHSM "Nashe Nasledie" Moskow |
3
|
1
|
1
|
7
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| 5 | 5 | Yugra |
3
|
1
|
1
|
7
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| 6 | 6 | PGMB Rostov |
3
|
0
|
2
|
6
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| 7 | 9 | Kazan-2013 |
3
|
0
|
2
|
6
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| 8 | 2 | Economist-SGSEU |
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
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| 9 | 11 | Zhiguli |
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
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| 10 | 12 | Politekhnik |
2
|
1
|
2
|
5
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| 11 | 8 | Navigator |
1
|
2
|
2
|
4
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| 12 | 10 | M.I.Chigorin Chess Club |
2
|
0
|
3
|
4
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| 13 | 14 | Rakita Chess Club |
2
|
0
|
3
|
4
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| 14 | 15 | Yamal |
2
|
0
|
3
|
4
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| 15 | 13 | EGU-Perspektiva |
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
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| 16 | 16 | Atom |
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
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| 17 | 17 | Tverskaya obl. |
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
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| 18 | 18 | Kaluzhskaya obl. |
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
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For the second time Russian team championship in held in Loo – small town near Sochi
The playing hall is located behind this blue door
Alexander Morozevich playing for Economist Saratov
Lenier Domingues playing Saint-Petersberg Chess Federation
Baadur Jobava playing for PGMB-Rostov
Gata Kamsky, playing for Kazan
Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachi playing for SHSM-Nashe Nasledie Moscow
Daniil Dubov, also playing for SHSM-Nashe Nasledie Moscow
The young Russian star Aleksandra Goryachkina playing for a men's team Yamal
Navigator vs Belorechensk, with Maxim Vachier-Lagrave vs Emil Sutovsky on board one
Bare-chested chess in the balmy spring climate of Sochi
Only six teams are participating in the Russian Women's Team Championship 2013. They are playing a round robin tournament, with four matches completed so far.
| Rk. | Team |
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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TB1
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TB2
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| 1 | Ugra |
*
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2
|
3
|
2
|
3
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6
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10.0
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| 2 | SHSM "Nashe Nasledie" Moskow |
2
|
*
|
2
|
3
|
2½
|
6
|
9.5
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| 3 | M.I.Chigorin Chess Club |
1
|
2
|
*
|
2
|
2½
|
4
|
7.5
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| 4 | Economist Saratov |
1
|
2
|
*
|
2½
|
2
|
4
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7.5
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| 5 | Ladya Kazan |
2
|
1½
|
1½
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*
|
2
|
2
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7.0
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| 6 | AGU - Belorechensk |
1
|
1½
|
2
|
2
|
*
|
2
|
6.5
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The Women's section match Economist Saratov vs Belorechensk in progress
IM Valentina Gunina in one of the strongest teams, SHSM-Nashe Nasledie from Moscow
World Women's Champion Anna Ushenina on board one for Ugra (Khanty-Mansijsk)
Our reporter WIM Maria Fominykh, European U16 champion in 2003
Links
A selection of games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |
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