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The Moment of Zuke:
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by David Rudel
author of Zuke 'Em

7 modules written just for Colle System Players.  Over 150 practice problems accompany lessons written in Rudel's crystal-clear, inimitable style

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Russian Championship Final
(
December 3 - 15 / Moscow, RUSSIA)

Final standings

1-2  Alekseev, Jakovenko    7.5 / 11
3.-  Inarkiev     7
4.-  Svidler     6.5
5-7  Rublevsky, Khairullin, Tomashevsky     5.5
8-10  Grigoriants, Nepomniashchy, Khismatullin     5
11.-  Vitiugov     3.5
12.-  Najer     2.5

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Results by round

Tie break (December 15)

Jakovenko, D - Alekseev, E     1/2     Sicilian Najdorf     50 moves
Alekseev, E - Jakovenko, D     1-0     Ruy Lopez     47 moves

Round 11 (December 15)

Alekseev, E - Nepomniashchy, Y     1/2     Sicilian Najdorf     109 moves
Tomashevsky, E - Khairullin, I     1/2     English opening    13 moves
Inarkiev, E - Najer, E     1-0     Sicilian Najdorf     41 moves
Khismatullin, D - Rublevsky, S     1/2     English opening     55 moves
Svidler, P - Vitiugov, N     1/2     Sicilian Taimanov     36 moves
Jakovenko, D - Grigoriants, S     1/2     Sicilian Scheveningen     18 moves

Round 10 (December 14)

Nepomniashchy, Y - Tomashevsky, E     1/2     68 moves
Khairullin, I - Inarkiev, E     0-1     Ruy Lopez     64 moves
Najer, E - Khismatullin, D     0-1     Sicilian Najdorf     40 moves
Rublevsky, S - Svidler, P     1/2     Sicilian Sozin     47 moves
Vitiugov, N - Jakovenko, D     0-1     Nimzo-Indian     49 moves
Gigoriants, S - Alekseev, E     0-1     Nimzo-Indian     39 moves

Round 9 (December 13)

Inarkiev, E - Nepomniashchy, Y     1-0     French defense     35 moves
Khismatullin, D - Khairullin, I     1/2     English opening     57 moves
Svidler, P - Najer, E     1/2     Sicilian Najdorf     35 moves
Jakovenko, D - Rublevsky, S     1/2     QGD Slav     25 moves
Vitiugov, N - Grigoriants, S     1/2     Nimzo-Indian     47 moves
Tomashevsky, E - Alekseev, E     0-1     English opening     39 moves

Round 8 (December 11)

Nepomniashchy, Y - Khismatullin, D     1-0     Sicilian defense     57 moves
Khairullin, I - Svidler, P     1/2     Sicilian Taimanov     20 moves
Najer, E - Jakovenko, D     0-1     Nimzo-Indian    
Rublevsky, S - Vitiugov, N     1/2     French Tarrasch     33 moves
Alekseev, E - Inarkiev, E     1/2     Giuoco Piano     11 moves
Grigoriants, S - Tomashevsky, E     0-1     Ruy Lopez     51 moves

Round 7 (December 10)

Svidler, P - Nepomniashchy, Y     1-0     French Tarrasch     73 moves
Jakovenko, D - Khairullin, I     0-1     Sicilian Najdorf     40 moves
Vitiugov, N - Najer, E     1/2     QGD semi-Slav     34 moves
Rublevsky, S - Grigoriants, S     1/2     Scotch game     36 moves
Khismatullin, D - Alekseev, E     0-1     Nimzo-Indian    39 moves
Inarkiev, E - Tomashevsky, E     0-1     Queen´s Indian: Nimzovich variation     63 moves

Round 6 (December 9)

Grigoriants, S - Inarkiev, E     1/2     Ruy Lopez     13 moves
Alekseev, E - Svidler, P     1/2     Ruy Lopez     29 moves
Khairullin, I - Vitiugov, N     1/2     Sicilian defense     11 moves
Nepomniashchy, Y - Jakovenko, D     0-1     Sicilian defense     72 moves
Tomashevsky, E - Khismatullin, D     1/2     English opening     31 moves
Najer, E - Rublevsky, S     1/2     Sicilian Taimanov     27 moves

Round 5 (December 8)

Rublevsky, S - Khairullin, I     1/2     Sicilian defense     25 moves
Najer, E - Grigoriants, S     0-1     Sicilian Najdorf     38 moves
Svidler, P - Tomashevsky, E     1/2     Ruy Lopez     42 moves
Jakovenko, D - Alekseev, E     1/2     Sicilian Scheveningen     45 moves
Vitiugov, N - Nepomniashchy, Y     1/2     Catalan opening     59 moves
Khismatullin, D - Inarkiev, E     0-1     King´s Indian     50 moves

Round 4 (December 6)

Khairullin, I - Najer, E     1/2     French defense     20 moves
Nepomniashchy, Y - Rublevsky, S     1-0     Sicilian defense     38 moves
Inarkiev, E - Svidler, P     1/2     Grunfeld defense     35 moves
Tomashevsky, E - Jakovenko, D     0-1     English opening     49 moves
Alekseev, E - Vitiugov, N     1-0    QGD semi-Slav     53 moves
Grigoriants, S - Khismatullin, I     1/2     Queen´s Indian     32 moves

Round 3 (December 5)

Khairullin, I - Grigoriants, S     1/2     Caro Kann: advance variation     19 moves
Jakovenko, D - Inarkiev, E     1-0     Ruy Lopez     64 moves
Rublevsky, S - Alekseev, E     1-0     Sicilian defense     31 moves
Svidler, P - Khismatullin, D     1-0     Sicilian Najdorf     42 moves
Najer, E - Nepomniashchy, Y     0-1     QGD     55 moves
Vitiugov, N - Tomashevsky, E     1/2     Queen´s Indian     15 moves

Round 2 (December 4)

Alekseev, E - Najer, E     1-0     Sicilian Najdorf     75 moves
Tomashevsky, E - Rublevsky, S     1/2     Reti opening     25 moves
Inarkiev, E - Vitiugov, N     1-0     Sicilian Taimanov     32 moves
Khismatullin, D - Jakovenko, D     1/2     Caro-Kann     22 moves
Grigoriants, S - Svidler, P     1/2     Grunfeld defense     20 moves
Nepomniaschy, Y - Khairullin, I     0-1     Ruy Lopez     58 moves

Round 1 (December 3)

Jakovenko, D - Svidler, P     1/2     Ruy Lopez     22 moves
Rublevsky, S - Inarkiev, E     1/2     Scotch game     20 moves
Najer, E - Tomashevsky, E     1/2     Nimzo-Indian     23 moves
Nepomniashchy, Y - Grigoriants, S     1/2     Caro-Kann     40 moves
Khairullin, I - Alekseev, E     1/2     Sicilian Najdorf     40 moves
Vitiugov, N - Khismatullin, D     0-1     Queen´s Indian     43 moves

Participants
 

Player ELO
Peter Svidler 2750
Sergei Rublevsky 2688
Evgeniy Najer 2648
Evgeny Alekseev 2639
Ernesto Inarkiev 2628
Evgeny Tomashevsky 2595
Sergey Grigoriants 2582
Nikita Vitiugov 2569
Yan Nepomniashchy 2545
Ildar Khairullin 2543

 


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