Russian Superfinal Championship
11th to 22nd December at the Central Chess Club in Moscow
The 63rd Russian Superfinal Championship is taking place from 11th to 22nd December at the Central Chess Club in Moscow. 12 players compete in the round robin tournament, with the defending champion Alexander Grischuk attending as top seeded player.
Russia’s number one, former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, is skipping the event giving the preference to the 2010 London Chess Classic. Reigning European Champion Ian Nepomniachtchi is participating.
Players:
Alexander Grischuk 2771
Sergey Karjakin 2760
Dmitry Jakovenko 2726
Peter Svidler 2722
Ian Nepomniachtchi 2720
Vladimir Malakhov 2712
Nikita Vitiugov 2709
Evgeny Tomashevsky 2699
Igor Kurnosov 2676
Vadim Zvjaginsev 2676
Denis Khismatullin 2659
Vladimir Potkin 2646
Where’s Kramnik and Svidler?
Grischuk always looks surprised to the cameras. Cute!