60th Russian Women Superfinal 2010

From The Week in Chess:

The 60th Russian Women's SuperFinal took place in Moscow. There was a three way tie on 7/11. Alisa Galliamova beat Natalija Pogonina in a two game rapid playoff (15 min+10 spm Match with a 6-5min Armageddon finish if score had finished 1-1) to take the title. Tatania Kosintseva missing out of this playoff on Sonnen-Berger tie-break but she took bronze and qualified for next year.

60th ch-RUS w Moscow (RUS), 16-27 xi 2010															cat. IX (2458)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Pogonina, Natalija	wg	RUS	2472	*	½	½	1	½	0	½	1	1	1	½	½	7	2558
2.	Galliamova, Alisa	m	RUS	2487	½	*	½	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	7	2557
3.	Kosintseva, Tatiana	g	RUS	2581	½	½	*	0	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	1	7	2548
4.	Paikidze, Nazi	wg	GEO	2401	0	0	1	*	1	1	½	1	0	1	½	½	6½	2528
5.	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	g	RUS	2507	½	0	0	0	*	1	1	1	½	½	1	0	5½	2453
6.	Gunina, Valentina	wg	RUS	2479	1	1	½	0	0	*	0	0	0	1	½	1	5	2420
7.	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	m	RUS	2576	½	0	½	½	0	1	*	1	1	0	½	0	5	2411
8.	Shadrina, Tatiana	wg	RUS	2384	0	1	½	0	0	1	0	*	0	1	1	½	5	2428
9.	Nebolsina, Vera	wg	RUS	2377	0	0	0	1	½	1	0	1	*	0	½	1	5	2429
10.	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	m	RUS	2407	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	0	1	*	1	1	5	2426
11.	Girya, Olga	wg	RUS	2435	½	1	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	0	*	1	4½	2395
12.	Matveeva, Svetlana	m	RUS	2389	½	0	0	½	1	0	1	½	0	0	0	*	3½	2331

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, WGM Natalia Pogonina and GM Tatiana Kosintseva will be among the players competing shortly in the 2010 Women's World Chess Championship. 

Here is GM Alexandra Kosteniuk's blog on the final action. 

60th Russian Women Super Final

60th ch-RUS w (Moscow RUS) Tue 16th Nov 2010 - Sat 27th Nov 2010
(12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1))

Current cross-table from The Week in Chess, after 5 games, with 6 to go:

60th ch-RUS w Moscow (RUS), 16-27 xi 2010															cat. IX (2458)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Pogonina, Natalija	wg	RUS	2472	*	.	1	.	.	½	1	½	.	1	.	.	4	2661
2.	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	m	RUS	2576	.	*	.	1	.	.	1	½	½	.	1	.	4	2691
3.	Paikidze, Nazi	wg	GEO	2401	0	.	*	.	1	.	.	.	1	.	1	½	3½	2634
4.	Shadrina, Tatiana	wg	RUS	2384	.	0	.	*	0	1	.	1	.	1	.	.	3	2554
5.	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	g	RUS	2507	.	.	0	1	*	0	.	1	.	½	.	.	2½	2422
6.	Galliamova, Alisa	m	RUS	2487	½	.	.	0	1	*	.	0	.	.	.	1	2½	2437
7.	Nebolsina, Vera	wg	RUS	2377	0	0	.	.	.	.	*	.	½	.	1	1	2½	2499
8.	Girya, Olga	wg	RUS	2435	½	½	.	0	0	1	.	*	.	.	.	.	2	2413
9.	Kosintseva, Tatiana	g	RUS	2581	.	½	0	.	.	.	½	.	*	½	½	.	2	2376
10.	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	m	RUS	2407	0	.	.	0	½	.	.	.	½	*	.	1	2	2394
11.	Gunina, Valentina	wg	RUS	2479	.	0	0	.	.	.	0	.	½	.	*	1	1½	2315
12.	Matveeva, Svetlana	m	RUS	2389	.	.	½	.	.	0	0	.	.	0	0	*	½	2064

60th Russian Women's Super Final 2010

The official site is in Russian and I'm tough out of luck there.  It takes me about 25 minutes just to deciper a single word because of the Cyrillic alphabet the Russians use.  I need a table of letters and then a translator in order to figure out what was written.  There are easier ways to live, trust me on that, darlings :)

The following information is from The Week in Chess:

60th ch-RUS w Moscow (RUS), 16-27 xi 2010															cat. IX (2458)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	m	RUS	2576	*	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	1	.	.	1	3
2.	Galliamova, Alisa	m	RUS	2487	.	*	.	½	1	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	2½	2729
3.	Paikidze, Nazi	wg	GEO	2401	.	.	*	.	.	.	.	1	.	½	.	1	2½	2756
4.	Pogonina, Natalija	wg	RUS	2472	.	½	.	*	.	1	.	.	.	.	½	.	2	2568
5.	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	g	RUS	2507	.	0	.	.	*	.	.	.	1	.	1	.	2	2560
6.	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	m	RUS	2407	.	.	.	0	.	*	.	½	.	1	.	.	1½	2480
7.	Nebolsina, Vera	wg	RUS	2377	0	.	.	.	.	.	*	½	.	.	.	1	1½	2545
8.	Kosintseva, Tatiana	g	RUS	2581	.	.	0	.	.	½	½	*	.	.	.	.	1	2270
9.	Shadrina, Tatiana	wg	RUS	2384	0	.	.	.	0	.	.	.	*	.	1	.	1	2381
10.	Matveeva, Svetlana	m	RUS	2389	.	0	½	.	.	0	.	.	.	*	.	.	½	2158
11.	Girya, Olga	wg	RUS	2435	.	.	.	½	0	.	.	.	0	.	*	.	½	2181
12.	Gunina, Valentina	wg	RUS	2479	0	.	0	.	.	.	0	.	.	.	.	*	0

A long way to go yet - 8 rounds.  I don't expect wonder WGM Valentina Gunina to stay on "0" for very long!  The question everyone wants to answer is what shape is GM Alexandra Kosteniuk in?  In December she will be defending her world chess champion title against a lot of hungry competitors.  I would say that over the past year or so, her tournament results have been good, but not outstanding.  She has had some great wins and also some not-so-good showings.  To be fair, she is balancing married life and motherhood with a chess career where she is playing all around the world. I can't imagine doing that, not on a sustained basis.  How wearing that must be - just the constant travel and adjustment to different time zones and climate changes, and then of course everyone is taking pot-shots at you because you are at the top and they all want that title and crown.  And then there is the constant worry and loneliness of being away from your spouse and children for long stretches of time.  Ach!  I'm glad I do what I do :)

You can also find games from Rounds 1 and 2 at GM Alexandra Kosteniuk's blog.