The Russian Team Chess Championships for Men and Women are going to take place in Loo, Russia, from 7th to 14th of April, 2014. More than 150 titled players will participate in one of the strongest team events of the year.
The first round begins on the 7th of April and games start daily at 15:00 local time (13:00 CET) and will be live here with triple engine analysis.
A total of 13 teams will play a 7 round Swiss event to determine the winner in the men section. Top players include GM Alexander Grischuk, GM Sergey Karjakin, GM Leinier Dominguez Perez, GM Peter Svidler, GM Nikita Vitiugov, GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, GM Peter Leko, GM Dmitry Jakovenko, GM Alexander Morozevich, GM Gata Kamsky, GM Baadur Jobava, GM Sergei Rublevsky, GM Alexey Shirov, GM Vladimir Malakhov, all of them above 2700 ELO. From the 102 participants, 70+ are GMs and 45 are above 2600 ELO.
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Four clubs – Chigorin SPB, Ladia Kazan, ShSM Moscow, and Ugra Khanty Mansiysk are going to play a round robin for the title in the women’s team section. Top players include GM Viktorija Cmilyte, GM Valentina Gunina, WGM Natalija Pogonina, IM Alisa Galliamova, IM Anastasia Bodnaruk, IM Ekaterina Atalik, IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, WGM Alina Kashlinskaya, etc.
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Participants Russian Team Championship (men) – Top teams
1. Malakhit (Avg ELO 2728)
Bo. Name Rtg FED
1 GM Karjakin Sergey 2772 RUS
2 GM Grischuk Alexander 2777 RUS
3 GM Leko Peter 2730 HUN
4 GM Shirov Alexei 2702 LAT
5 GM Malakhov Vladimir 2701 RUS
6 GM Motylev Alexander 2685 RUS
7 GM Lysyj Igor 2662 RUS
8 GM Bologan Viktor 2649 MDA
Bo. Name Рейт. FED
1 GM Svidler Peter 2756 RUS
2 GM Vitiugov Nikita 2747 RUS
3 GM Dominguez Perez Leinier 2757 CUB
4 GM Movsesian Sergei 2670 ARM
5 GM Matlakov Maxim 2690 RUS
6 GM Efimenko Zahar 2657 UKR
7 GM Khairullin Ildar 2650 RUS
8 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2637 RUS
Bo. Name Рейт. FED
1 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2726 RUS
2 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2697 RUS
3 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2691 RUS
4 GM Khismatullin Denis 2681 RUS
5 GM Rublevsky Sergei 2706 RUS
6 GM Riazantsev Alexander 2688 RUS
7 GM Kabanov Nikolai 2514 RUS
8 GM Pridorozhni Aleksei 2519 RUS
Bo. Name Рейт. FED
1 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2732 RUS
2 GM Morozevich Alexander 2722 RUS
3 GM Dubov Daniil 2619 RUS
4 GM Grachev Boris 2659 RUS
5 GM Najer Evgeniy 2655 RUS
6 GM Popov Ivan 2651 RUS
7 GM Potkin Vladimir 2617 RUS
8 GM Mozharov Mikhail 2557 RUS
Bo. Name Рейт. FED
1 GM Kamsky Gata 2714 USA
2 GM Dreev Aleksey 2670 RUS
3 IM Artemiev Vladislav 2636 RUS
4 GM Volokitin Andrei 2647 UKR
5 GM Timofeev Artyom 2610 RUS
6 FM Makhmutov Rail 2414 RUS
7 GM Kharlov Andrei 2496 RUS
8 GM Ibragimov Ildar 2563 USA
Bo. Name Рейт. FED
1 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 GEO
2 GM Alekseev Evgeny 2678 RUS
3 GM Kobalia Mikhail 2633 RUS
4 GM Landa Konstantin 2608 RUS
5 GM Tregubov Pavel V. 2620 RUS
6 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej 2539 BLR
7 GM Beshukov Sergei 2425 RUS
8 GM Cherniaev Alexander 2430 RUS
Bo. Name Рейт. FED
1 GM Sjugirov Sanan 2653 RUS
2 GM Bukavshin Ivan 2608 RUS
3 GM Frolyanov Dmitry 2578 RUS
4 GM Yakovich Yuri 2539 RUS
5 GM Geller Jakov 2504 RUS
6 Predke Alexandr 2491 RUS
7 FM Mokshanov Alexey 2428 RUS
Bo. Name Рейт. FED
1 GM Smirnov Pavel 2624 RUS
2 GM Shomoev Anton 2587 RUS
3 GM Kokarev Dmitry 2621 RUS
4 GM Maletin Pavel 2582 RUS
5 GM Vokarev Sergey 2468 RUS
6 IM Pogromsky Mikhail 2418 RUS
7 Ozgibcev Anatoly 2373 RUS
8 FM Solonkov Dmitrij 2449 RUS
Bo. Name Рейт. FED
1 GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2663 RUS
2 GM Goganov Aleksey 2587 RUS
3 IM Rozum Ivan 2532 RUS
4 GM Makarov Marat 2511 RUS
5 GM Ionov Sergey 2538 RUS
6 FM Alekseenko Kirill 2462 RUS
7 Usmanov Vasily 2416 RUS
8 Palchun Grigory 2287 RUS
Russian players are the best.
Nakamura is better and will beat all the pkayers competing in this tournament. No wonder they did not invite him to play.