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The playoffs for the Russian Champion's title is today. If you remember (we'll excuse you for being engrossed in the WC), Jakovenko, Svidler and Alekseev tied for the first place. Svidler was lucky to be alive at this stage. His last ditch effort, beating Alekseev, fetched him a place in today's matchups. The players will battle over 6 games, double round robin (both colors) at 15 minutes+10 seconds increment times. Information is hard to come by. Here's what I could salvage. Alekseev vs Jakovenko 0-1 Alekseev vs Svidler 0.5-0.5 Jakovenko vs Svidler 0.5-0.5 Jakovenko vs Alekseev 1-0 Svidler vs Alekseev 1-0 Svidler vs Jakovenko 1-0 This means that Svidler must be the Russian Superfinals Champion. Jakovenko finished second and Alekseev third.

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