65th Russian Chess Championships 2012 (Games and Results)
65th Russian Chess Championships 2012
Mark Crowther - Monday 13th August 2012
The 65th Russian Chess Championships took place in Moscow 3rd to 13th August 2012. Defending Champion Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk and Sergey Karjakin were the favourites. The field became crunched following wins for Grischuk and Karjakin in Round 7. Then in the final round Peter Svidler played by far and away his best game defeating Alexander Grischuk setting up a 6 way playoff for the title. Sergey Karjakin, Peter Svidler, Dmitry Jakovenko, Dmitry Andreikin, Evgeny Alekseev and Vladimir Potkin were in the rapid play-off 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move. Dmitry Andreikin won the title with a score of 4/5 in the rapid playoff.
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65th ch-RUS (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Men's Games
62nd ch-RUS w 2012 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Women's Games
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65th ch-RUS (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Men's Games
| 65th ch-RUS Moscow (RUS), 3-13 viii 2012 | cat. XVIII (2699) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2785 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2732 | |||
| 2. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2749 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2736 | |||
| 3. | Andreikin, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2715 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2740 | |||
| 4. | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2722 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2739 | |||
| 5. | Alekseev, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2673 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2745 | |||
| 6. | Potkin, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2651 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2747 | |||
| 7. | Grischuk, Alexander | g | RUS | 2763 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2692 | |||
| 8. | Dubov, Daniil | g | RUS | 2594 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 4 | 2667 | |||
| 9. | Vitiugov, Nikita | g | RUS | 2705 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 4 | 2655 | |||
| 10. | Sjugirov, Sanan | g | RUS | 2635 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 2½ | 2540 | |||
| Round 1 (August 3, 2012) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreikin, Dmitry | - Potkin, Vladimir | 1-0 | 43 | B46 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 54 | D97 | Gruenfeld Russian | |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | - Vitiugov, Nikita | 1-0 | 96 | C15 | French Winawer | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 41 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Sjugirov, Sanan | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 44 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Round 2 (August 4, 2012) | ||||||
| Svidler, Peter | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 30 | C48 | Four Knights Rubinstein | |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Alekseev, Evgeny | ½-½ | 41 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | |
| Potkin, Vladimir | - Sjugirov, Sanan | 1-0 | 45 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Dubov, Daniil | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 56 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | - Andreikin, Dmitry | ½-½ | 30 | A54 | Old Indian Defence | |
| Round 3 (August 5, 2012) | ||||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 37 | D22 | QGA | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 42 | A16 | English Opening | |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 41 | B07 | Pirc Defence | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Potkin, Vladimir | ½-½ | 42 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Sjugirov, Sanan | - Vitiugov, Nikita | ½-½ | 51 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Round 4 (August 6, 2012) | ||||||
| Svidler, Peter | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 37 | B67 | Sicilian Rauzer | |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Sjugirov, Sanan | 1-0 | 85 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | - Andreikin, Dmitry | ½-½ | 23 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Potkin, Vladimir | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 32 | E58 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 54 | E81 | King's Indian Saemisch | |
| Round 5 (August 7, 2012) | ||||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Vitiugov, Nikita | ½-½ | 46 | B42 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 20 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 87 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Dubov, Daniil | - Potkin, Vladimir | ½-½ | 24 | A05 | Various | |
| Sjugirov, Sanan | - Alekseev, Evgeny | 0-1 | 50 | E17 | Queens Indian | |
| Round 6 (August 9, 2012) | ||||||
| Svidler, Peter | - Potkin, Vladimir | ½-½ | 33 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | - Sjugirov, Sanan | 1-0 | 23 | B17 | Caro Kann | |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 24 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 41 | B94 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5 | |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | - Dubov, Daniil | 1-0 | 48 | D16 | Slav Lasker/Smyslov | |
| Round 7 (August 10, 2012) | ||||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Alekseev, Evgeny | 1-0 | 71 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Potkin, Vladimir | - Vitiugov, Nikita | 1-0 | 73 | B42 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Andreikin, Dmitry | 1-0 | 41 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Dubov, Daniil | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 52 | B13 | Caro Kann Exchange | |
| Sjugirov, Sanan | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 35 | E92 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Round 8 (August 11, 2012) | ||||||
| Svidler, Peter | - Vitiugov, Nikita | ½-½ | 30 | C02 | French Advance | |
| Andreikin, Dmitry | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 22 | C69 | Ruy Lopez Exchange | |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Potkin, Vladimir | ½-½ | 43 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | - Dubov, Daniil | ½-½ | 41 | B61 | Sicilian Rauzer | |
| Sjugirov, Sanan | - Grischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 40 | E92 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Round 9 (August 12, 2012) | ||||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Sjugirov, Sanan | ½-½ | 42 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Potkin, Vladimir | - Alekseev, Evgeny | ½-½ | 47 | E53 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Grischuk, Alexander | - Svidler, Peter | 0-1 | 50 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| Dubov, Daniil | - Andreikin, Dmitry | ½-½ | 32 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 30 | D16 | Slav Lasker/Smyslov | |
62nd ch-RUS w 2012 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Women's Games
| 62nd ch-RUS w Moscow (RUS), 3-13 viii 2012 | cat. VIII (2445) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Pogonina, Natalija | wg | RUS | 2448 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2611 | |||
| 2. | Gunina, Valentina | m | RUS | 2507 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 5½ | 2518 | |||
| 3. | Galliamova, Alisa | m | RUS | 2465 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ? | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2528 | |||
| 4. | Kosintseva, Tatiana | g | RUS | 2530 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2479 | |||
| 5. | Girya, Olga | wg | RUS | 2433 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2489 | |||
| 6. | Kosintseva, Nadezhda | g | RUS | 2524 | ½ | 0 | ? | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2476 | |||
| 7. | Charochkina, Daria | wg | RUS | 2353 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4½ | 2455 | |||
| 8. | Kovanova, Baira | wg | RUS | 2408 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2406 | |||
| 9. | Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | wm | RUS | 2367 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3 | 2329 | |||
| 10. | Ovod, Evgenija | m | RUS | 2419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2097 | |||
| Round 1 (August 3, 2012) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pogonina, Natalija | - Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | ½-½ | 44 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Galliamova, Alisa | - Kovanova, Baira | ½-½ | 47 | A36 | English Botvinnik | |
| Girya, Olga | - Kosintseva, Nadezhda | ½-½ | 64 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| Charochkina, Daria | - Gunina, Valentina | ½-½ | 11 | D17 | Slav Defence | |
| Ovod, Evgenija | - Kosintseva, Tatiana | 0-1 | 31 | E25 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch | |
| Round 2 (August 4, 2012) | ||||||
| Gunina, Valentina | - Kosintseva, Nadezhda | 1-0 | 35 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Kosintseva, Tatiana | - Pogonina, Natalija | 0-1 | 56 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Charochkina, Daria | - Ovod, Evgenija | 0-1 | 63 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Kovanova, Baira | - Girya, Olga | 0-1 | 43 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | - Galliamova, Alisa | ½-½ | 72 | D20 | QGA | |
| Round 3 (August 5, 2012) | ||||||
| Pogonina, Natalija | - Charochkina, Daria | ½-½ | 41 | B83 | Sicilian Scheveningen | |
| Galliamova, Alisa | - Kosintseva, Tatiana | ½-½ | 42 | A22 | English Opening | |
| Girya, Olga | - Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | 1-0 | 43 | C46 | Four Knights | |
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda | - Kovanova, Baira | ½-½ | 78 | E47 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Ovod, Evgenija | - Gunina, Valentina | 0-1 | 38 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran | |
| Round 4 (August 6, 2012) | ||||||
| Gunina, Valentina | - Kovanova, Baira | ½-½ | 42 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Kosintseva, Tatiana | - Girya, Olga | 1-0 | 66 | B48 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Charochkina, Daria | - Galliamova, Alisa | 0-1 | 42 | D20 | QGA | |
| Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | - Kosintseva, Nadezhda | 0-1 | 48 | C88 | Ruy Lopez Closed | |
| Ovod, Evgenija | - Pogonina, Natalija | 0-1 | 40 | E47 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Round 5 (August 7, 2012) | ||||||
| Pogonina, Natalija | - Gunina, Valentina | 1-0 | 46 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Galliamova, Alisa | - Ovod, Evgenija | 1-0 | 31 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Girya, Olga | - Charochkina, Daria | 1-0 | 37 | A50 | Queen's Indian (without e7-e6) | |
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda | - Kosintseva, Tatiana | ½-½ | 14 | C69 | Ruy Lopez Exchange | |
| Kovanova, Baira | - Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | 1-0 | 26 | B91 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 | |
| Round 6 (August 9, 2012) | ||||||
| Pogonina, Natalija | - Galliamova, Alisa | ½-½ | 44 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Gunina, Valentina | - Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | 0-1 | 45 | E69 | King's Indian Fianchetto | |
| Kosintseva, Tatiana | - Kovanova, Baira | 1-0 | 44 | C96 | Ruy Lopez | |
| Charochkina, Daria | - Kosintseva, Nadezhda | ½-½ | 76 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Ovod, Evgenija | - Girya, Olga | 0-1 | 75 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Round 7 (August 10, 2012) | ||||||
| Galliamova, Alisa | - Gunina, Valentina | 0-1 | 32 | E70 | King's Indian Fianchetto | |
| Girya, Olga | - Pogonina, Natalija | 0-1 | 48 | D58 | Queens Gambit Tartakover | |
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda | - Ovod, Evgenija | 1-0 | 71 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Kovanova, Baira | - Charochkina, Daria | 0-1 | 62 | D15 | Slav Defence | |
| Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | - Kosintseva, Tatiana | 0-1 | 46 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Round 8 (August 11, 2012) | ||||||
| Pogonina, Natalija | - Kosintseva, Nadezhda | ½-½ | 42 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | |
| Gunina, Valentina | - Kosintseva, Tatiana | 1-0 | 39 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Galliamova, Alisa | - Girya, Olga | 1-0 | 73 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
| Charochkina, Daria | - Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | 1-0 | 41 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Ovod, Evgenija | - Kovanova, Baira | 0-1 | 58 | E47 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Round 9 (August 12, 2012) | ||||||
| Kosintseva, Tatiana | - Charochkina, Daria | 0-1 | 41 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Girya, Olga | - Gunina, Valentina | ½-½ | 34 | D07 | Tchigorin Defence | |
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda | - Galliamova, Alisa | * | 57 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Kovanova, Baira | - Pogonina, Natalija | ½-½ | 11 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Ubiennykh, Ekaterina | - Ovod, Evgenija | 1-0 | 41 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | |
65th ch-RUS Playoff (6 players 5 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Men Tiebreak
| 65th ch-RUS Playoff Moscow (RUS), 3-13 viii 2012 | cat. XIX (2716) | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Andreikin, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2715 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2956 | ||||||
| 2. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2785 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2851 | ||||||
| 3. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2749 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3 | 2781 | ||||||
| 4. | Jakovenko, Dmitry | g | RUS | 2722 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2714 | ||||||
| 5. | Potkin, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2651 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1½ | 2579 | ||||||
| 6. | Alekseev, Evgeny | g | RUS | 2673 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 2358 | ||||||
| Round 1 (August 13, 2012) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreikin, Dmitry | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | 1-0 | 46 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Potkin, Vladimir | 1-0 | 40 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Alekseev, Evgeny | 1-0 | 45 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Round 2 (August 13, 2012) | ||||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Svidler, Peter | ½-½ | 34 | B42 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Potkin, Vladimir | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | 0-1 | 34 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | - Andreikin, Dmitry | 0-1 | 39 | B42 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Round 3 (August 13, 2012) | ||||||
| Andreikin, Dmitry | - Karjakin, Sergey | ½-½ | 8 | C48 | Four Knights Rubinstein | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Potkin, Vladimir | ½-½ | 56 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Alekseev, Evgeny | 1-0 | 33 | E17 | Queens Indian | |
| Round 4 (August 13, 2012) | ||||||
| Karjakin, Sergey | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ | 63 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Andreikin, Dmitry | 0-1 | 43 | C02 | French Advance | |
| Potkin, Vladimir | - Alekseev, Evgeny | ½-½ | 35 | A30 | English Symmetrical | |
| Round 5 (August 13, 2012) | ||||||
| Andreikin, Dmitry | - Potkin, Vladimir | ½-½ | 13 | B10 | Caro Kann | |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | - Svidler, Peter | 0-1 | 50 | D97 | Gruenfeld Russian | |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | - Karjakin, Sergey | 0-1 | 47 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
