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Russian Championship Superfinal 2013

The Russian Championship Superfinal 2013 for men and women takes place from 5th to 14th October at the State Historical and Architectural Museum in Nizhny Novgorod.

Both events will be held according to round robin system with ten players. The total prize fund for both groups is 6 million RUB (approx 138,000 EUR).

Results of the 5th round:
Men: D. Andreikin - A. Shomoev 1-0, A. Goganov - P. Svidler 1/2, A. Motylev - V. Kramnik 0-1, E. Inarkiev - I. Nepomniachtchi 0-1, N. Vitiugov - S. Karjakin 1/2.
Women: V. Gunina - T. Kosintseva 1/2, B. Kovanova - A. Bodnaruk 1/2, N. Pogonina - D. Charochkina 1-0, E. Kovalevskaya - A. Kashlinskaya 1/2, A. Kosteniuk - A. Goriachkina 1/2.

Results of the 4th round:
Men: A. Shomoev - N. Vitiugov 1/2, S. Karjakin - E. Inarkiev 1/2, I. Nepomiachtchi - A. Motylev 1/2, V. Kramnik - A. Goganov 1-0, P. Svidler - D. Andreikin 1-0.
Women: T. Kosintseva - А. Kosteniuk 0-1, А. Goriachkina - Е. Kovalevskaya 1/2, А. Кashlinskaya - N. Pogonina 1/2, D. Charochkina - B. Kovanova 0-1, A. Bodnaruk - V. Gunina 0-1.

Results of the 3rd round:
Men: P. Svidler – A. Shomoev 1-0, D. Andreikin – V. Kramnik 1-0, A. Goganov – I. Nepomiachtchi 1/2, A. Motylev – S. Karjakin 1/2, E. Inarkiev – N. Vitiugov 1/2.
Women: A. Bodnaruk– T. Kosintseva 1-0, V. Gunina – D. Charochkina 1/2, B. Kovanova – А. Кashlinskaya 1-0, N. Pogonina – А. Goriachkina 1/2, Е. Kovalevskaya – А. Kosteniuk 1/2.

Results of the 2nd round:
Men: A. Shomoev – E. Inarkiev 1/2, N. Vitiugov – A. Motylev 1-0, S. Karjakin – A. Goganov 1/2, I. Nepomiachtchi – D. Andreikin 1-0, V. Kramnik – P. Svidler 1/2.
Women: T. Kosintseva – Е. Kovalevskaya 1/2, А. Kosteniuk – N. Pogonina 1-0, А. Goriachkina – B. Kovanova 1/2, А. Кashlinskaya – V. Gunina 0-1, D. Charochkina – A. Bodnaruk 1/2.

Results of the 1st round:
Men: V. Kramnik - A. Shomoev 1-0, P. Svidler - I. Nepomniachtchi 1-0, D. Andreikin - S. Karjakin 1-0, A. Goganov - N. Vitiugov 0-1, A. Motylev - E. Inarkiev 0-1.
Women: D. Charochkina - T. Kosintseva 1/2, A. Bodnaruk - A. Kashlinskaya 0-1, V. Gunina - A. Goriachkina 1-0, B. Kovanova - A. Kosteniuk 1-0, N. Pogonina - E. Kovalevskaya 1/2.
Participants (men):
Vladimir Kramnik 2796 (rating)
Sergey Karjakin 2762 (2012 Championship)
Peter Svidler 2740 (2012 Championship)
Nikita Vitiugov 2729 (rating, replacing Alexander Grischuk)
Dmitry Andreikin 2706 (Defending Champion)
Ian Nepomniachtchi 2702 (Russian Higher League in Yekaterinburg)
Ernesto Inarkiev 2695 (Higher League)
Alexander Motylev 2676 (Higher League)
Anton Shomoev 2579 (Higher League)
Aleksey Goganov 2575 (Higher League)





Participants (women):
Tatiana Kosintseva 2515
Valentina Gunina 2506
Alexandra Kosteniuk 2495
Natalija Pogonina 2485 (Defending Champion)
Anastasia Bodnaruk 2459 (Russian Higher League in Yekaterinburg, winner)
Alexandera Goryachkina 2436 (World Junior Champion)
Alina Kashlinskaya 2435
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya 2410
Baira Kovanova 2396
Daria Charochkina 2343





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Wonder boy Fahad turns FIDE Master

14/07/2013 17:14

13th Bangladeshi to achieve the title

Mohammad Fahad Rahman became the youngest FIDE Master of Bangladesh after the World Chess Federation, FIDE, awarded the youngster with the title on July 17.

Fahad is the 13th Bangladeshi to achieve the FIDE Master title. The 10-year-old completed the criteria of becoming a FM after winning the 14th ASEAN Age-Group Chess Championships held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, last month.
“I was expecting to become the FIDE Master soon. I’m very excited to achieve it. Now my target is to become a Grand Master,” said the young prodigy.
The national junior champion first gained attention two years ago when he beat the second Bangladeshi GM Ziaur Rahman Zia in a friendly duel in just eight minutes. When he was eight, Fahad was ranked as the top chess player in the World Under-8 Chess rating.

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Bangladesh Get their Youngest Fide Master in 10-year-old Fahad

14/07/2013 17:19

Hi everyone, 

Mohammad Fahad Rahman, a fourth grader, has become Bangladesh’s youngest Fide Master. The World Chess Federation on Thursday acknowledged his feat. The 10-year-old, who had earlier won the title of National Sub-Junior Chess Championship, is the 13th Fide Master of the country. He secured 2025 rating, necessary for Fide Master title, in the ASEAN Age Group Chess Championships, held in Thailand in June.

After the acknowledgement, Fahad said: “I was hopeful of receiving the title. I’m happy to have got the acknowledgement. The title will inspire me to do better in future.”

“Now my target is to be a Grandmaster. I hope that I’ll soon get the Grandmaster title. I have to try for that and I’m ready for that.”