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Russian Superfinals Round 11 Svidler beat the Leader Alekseev in a Caro Kann advanced variation game in the 11th round with black pieces. In the bargain, he caught up with the leader and together with Jakovenko, forced a three way tie for the first place. Morozevich managed a decent finish by beating Maslak. According to the rules of the tournament, there will be a tie-breaker that will be played among the 3 players. It will be a 6 round robin twice over. The time for the games will be 15 minutes with 10 seconds increment for every move. Alekseev vs Svidler 0-1 Round 11 Results Jakovenko vs Vitiugov 1-0 Alekseev vs Svidler 0-1 Morozevich vs Maslak 1-0 Timofeev vs Tomashevsky 0-1 Inarkiev vs Sakaev 0.5-0.5 Riazantsev vs Lastin 0.5-0.5 Final Standings Jakovenko, Svidler, Alekseev 7 Tomashevsky, Vitiugov, Morozevich 6.5 Timofeev 6 Lastin 5 Sakaev, Inarkiev 4 Riazantsev 3.5 Maslak 3

Evgeny Alekseev is in the sole lead with 7 points after 10 rounds at the Russian Superfinals. He beat Konstantin Sakaev in the 10th round. Favorites Svidler and Morozevich trail behind in 4th and 6th positions. Round 10 results Sakaev - Alekseev 0-1 Vitiugov - Timofeev 1-0 Tomashevsky - Riazantsev 1-0 Svidler - Jakovenko 0.5-0.5 Lastin - Morozevich 0.5-0.5 Maslak - Inarkiev 0.5-0.5 Standings after Round 10 Alekseev 7 Vitiugov 6.5 Jakovenko, Svidler, Timofeev 6 Morozevich, Tomashevsky 5.5 Lastin 4.5 Sakaev,Inarkiev 3.5 Maslak, Riazantsev 3

The news of Round no. 8 was of course Morozevich losing to Evgeny Tomashevsky. Just two mistakes sealed Moro's fate. With the first one, he lost the advantage, with the second, it was graveyard time. Tomashevsky must be given credit for the nice finish without giving Moro a second chance. As for the key game of the day, Svidler vs Vitiugov, it was drawn after 67 long moves just as we were about to stick our necks out and declare that it will be a draw. This means that Svidler retains the lead with 5.5 points with Alekseev, Vitiugov, and Timofeev hot on his heels with 5 points. Tomashevsky vs Morozevich Key Moments (See Diagram) 26. .... g5 (the simple 26 ... Ra8 actually is a slight plus for Morozevich. Be careful with your King pawn pushes, Moro. We know how many times you've shown magic with that though) 34. ... Na5 (handing the win on a platter. 34 ... Na3 35. Bxb6 Nxb5 exchanges pawns and is a draw with precise play.) Tomashevsky vs Morozevich 1-0 Standings: Svidler 5.5 Vi...

Peter Svidler still leads at the Category XVII 61st Russian Chess Championships with 4.5 points. Nikita Vitiugov rated 2638 is ahead of three 2700+ players with 4 points. All the games in the 6th round were drawn. For the record, Svidler is playing at 2850 strength in this tournament. One feels that he will soon be a force to reckon with again, in the top 10 that is, where he really belongs. Even though Morozevich lost to Svidler, he is playing solidly innovative chess. You can sense that he is playing with the responsibility of a near 2800 player. Leading Standings after the 6th round: Svidler 4.5 Vitiugov 4 Morozevich, Lastin, Alekseev, Timofeev 3.5

Peter Svidler, probably angered by his strange defeat to a low ranked player yesterday, beat Alexey Dreev in only 36 moves in a show of dominance to come back into the reckoning. The shock of the day was the defeat of Alexander Morozevich at the hands of Nikita Vitiugov. While no one in this tournament can really be called weak, Vitiugov is certainly not in Morozevich's class yet. But maybe this is his break out moment ? In other games, Sakaev upset Jakovenko and Grischuk beat Amonatov. The tournament is pretty amazing since these young guys don't seem to think much about the exploits of players like Svidler and Morozevich at the very top of world chess. More exciting games sure to come !

The incredibly strong Russian Superfinals starts today. The field includes Alekseev, Grischuk, Dreev, Morozevich, Svidler, Timofeev, Tomashevsky, Jakovenko and other strong contenders. The tournament will be over 11 rounds and Alekseev is the defending champion.