2013 Ugra Governor's Cup

  The city of Khanty Mansiysk recently held the IX Ugra Governor's Cup, a strong swiss that is a part of the Russia Cup circuit from November 27-December 6, 2013. The tournament brought in dozens of grandmasters, as well as players of all ages and gender. The "A" tournament, open to all players rated 2350 and above, included dozens of grandmasters and was won by Denis Khismatullin. Report, pictures and games.

 

The city of Khanty Mansiysk recently held the IX Ugra Governor's Cup, a strong swiss that is a part of the Russia Cup circuit from November 27-December 6, 2013. The tournament brought in dozens of grandmasters, as well as players of all ages and gender. There were two tournaments, both nine round swisses. The "A" tournament, open to all players rated 2350 and above, and the "B" tournament limited to players 2400 and lower. Players rated between 2350 and 2400 can presumably choose whether they want to be punished or be the punisher.
The games in the "A" tournament were played at 40 moves in 90 miutes, followed by 30 minutes knockout and a 30-second increment per move as of move one.

The official regulations stamped and approved

The opening ceremony included a presentation with children dressed as chess pieces

The stage is theirs...

...and the photographers love it.

The tournament brought players of all ages, whether men...

...or women...

...or boys...

...or girls.

Denis Khismatullin dominated the tournament and took clear first after a strong start

Denis Khismatullin's win over Pavel Matelin:

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"My instinct tells me that Nxf7 means either I am dead won, or I'm a dead duck"

The tournament hall

Russian junior Alexandra Goryachkina finished with 4.0/9 and a 2509 performance

Sanan Sjugirov ended with a strong 6.0/9 and a 2683 performance. He missed the
podium on tiebreak.

Vladimir Artemiev had a strong result, also missing the podium on tiebreak,
with a 2695 performance. Due to a lack of foreigners, he could not qualify for
a grandmaster norm.

Maxim Matlakov was the top seed with an even 2700 Elo, but was unable to shine

The podium winners: (left to right) Vladimir Fedoseev (silver), Denis Khismatullin
(gold) and Alexander Shimanov (bronze)

Final standings of "A" tournament

Rk	Tit	Name	Rtg	Pts
1	GM	Denis Kismatullin	2674	6.5
2	GM	Vladimir Fedoseyev	2597	6
3	GM	Alexander Shimanov	2650	6
4	IM	Vladislav Artemyev	2570	6
5	GM	Sjugirov Sanan	2641	6
6	GM	Paul Ponkratov	2603	6
7	GM	Dmitry Bocharov	2602	6
8	GM	Dmitry Kokarev	2631	5.5
9	GM	Khayrullin Ildar	2653	5.5
10	GM	Dmitry Frolyanov	2561	5.5
11	GM	Nikolai Kabanov	2477	5.5
12	GM	Evgeny Alekseev	2698	5.5
13	GM	Bukavshin Ivan	2578	5.5
14	IM	Vitaly Shinkevich	2468	5.5
15	GM	Sergei Volkov	2615	5.5

Final standings of "B" tournament

Rk	Name	Rtg	Pts
1	Alexei Gorbatov	2360	7.5
2	Emil Musakaev	2327	7
3	Purtov Constantine	2191	7
4	Alex Beletsky	2330	6.5
5	Valery Artamonov	2256	6.5
6	Yuri Goriachkin	2322	6.5
7	Vladimir Pozdeev	2263	6.5
8	Sergeev Benjamin	2374	6
9	Nicholas nuts	2139	6
10	Gennady Pranizin	2187	6
11	Oleg Papajan	2245	6
12	Oleg Yuzhakov	2332	5.5
13	Vladimir Iwaniec	2146	5.5
14	Ilyushkin Eugene	2282	5.5
15	Sergei Sholkenyan	2089	5.5
16	Anatoly Kutko	unrated	5.5