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The 70th Russian Championship and 67th Russian Women's Championship took place in St Petersburg 3rd to 15th December 2017. The venue is the State Museum of Political History of Russia.

Four years after his last title Peter Svidler made it an 8th Russian Championship after defeating Nikita Vitiugov 2-0 in a tie-break rapid match. Svidler moves well clear of his rivals Rashid Nezhmetdinov, who won five Russian titles, and Mikhail Botvinnik and Mikhail Tal who won 6 Soviet titles. Aleksandra Goryachkina won the women's title, also after a tie-break match, she defeated Natalija Pogonina 2-0.

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70th ch-RUS 2017 St Petersburg RUS (RUS), 2-15 xii 2017															cat. XVIII (2690)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2722	*	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	7	2789
2.	Svidler, Peter	g	RUS	2765	½	*	0	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	7	2785
3.	Dubov, Daniil	g	RUS	2683	½	1	*	½	0	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	6½	2755
4.	Fedoseev, Vladimir	g	RUS	2718	0	0	½	*	0	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	6½	2752
5.	Malakhov, Vladimir	g	RUS	2686	½	0	1	1	*	½	½	0	½	½	½	1	6	2726
6.	Tomashevsky, Evgeny	g	RUS	2713	½	½	1	0	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	6	2724
7.	Riazantsev, Alexander	g	RUS	2650	½	½	½	0	½	½	*	1	½	½	½	1	6	2729
8.	Sjugirov, Sanan	g	RUS	2650	½	½	½	0	1	½	0	*	½	½	1	0	5	2657
9.	Inarkiev, Ernesto	g	RUS	2689	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	5	2654
10.	Matlakov, Maxim	g	RUS	2735	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	0	4½	2621
11.	Romanov, Evgeny	g	RUS	2626	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	3½	2563
12.	Volkov, Sergey	g	RUS	2645	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	1	½	*	3	2519

Round 1 (December 3, 2017)
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Svidler, Peter	½-½	22	A29	English Four Knights
Dubov, Daniil	- Volkov, Sergey	1-0	36	D15	Slav Defence
Fedoseev, Vladimir	- Riazantsev, Alexander	1-0	57	E00	Catalan
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Romanov, Evgeny	½-½	41	A07	Barcza System
Sjugirov, Sanan	- Inarkiev, Ernesto	½-½	72	D38	QGD Ragozin
Matlakov, Maxim	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	½-½	67	E10	Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Round 2 (December 4, 2017)
Svidler, Peter	- Dubov, Daniil	0-1	31	A37	English Symmetrical
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	- Fedoseev, Vladimir	0-1	42	D12	Slav Defence
Riazantsev, Alexander	- Malakhov, Vladimir	½-½	42	D10	Slav Defence
Sjugirov, Sanan	- Matlakov, Maxim	½-½	40	C84	Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Inarkiev, Ernesto	- Volkov, Sergey	½-½	26	C11	French Defence
Romanov, Evgeny	- Vitiugov, Nikita	0-1	34	A29	English Four Knights
Round 3 (December 5, 2017)
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Riazantsev, Alexander	½-½	27	E06	Catalan
Dubov, Daniil	- Romanov, Evgeny	1-0	83	A29	English Four Knights
Fedoseev, Vladimir	- Sjugirov, Sanan	1-0	41	E10	Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	½-½	30	A07	Barcza System
Matlakov, Maxim	- Inarkiev, Ernesto	½-½	59	E10	Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Volkov, Sergey	- Svidler, Peter	0-1	32	D96	Gruenfeld Russian
Round 4 (December 6, 2017)
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	- Vitiugov, Nikita	½-½	18	B51	Sicilian Rossolimo
Riazantsev, Alexander	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	29	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Sjugirov, Sanan	- Malakhov, Vladimir	1-0	51	D15	Slav Defence
Inarkiev, Ernesto	- Svidler, Peter	½-½	49	C48	Four Knights Rubinstein
Matlakov, Maxim	- Fedoseev, Vladimir	0-1	34	D15	Slav Defence
Romanov, Evgeny	- Volkov, Sergey	½-½	47	B13	Caro Kann Exchange
Round 5 (December 7, 2017)
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Sjugirov, Sanan	½-½	35	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Svidler, Peter	- Romanov, Evgeny	1-0	46	B42	Sicilian Paulsen
Dubov, Daniil	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	0-1	40	C29	Vienna Game
Fedoseev, Vladimir	- Inarkiev, Ernesto	½-½	45	E04	Catalan
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Matlakov, Maxim	½-½	28	D77	Gruenfeld 3.g3
Volkov, Sergey	- Riazantsev, Alexander	0-1	24	D97	Gruenfeld Russian
Round 6 (December 9, 2017)
Fedoseev, Vladimir	- Malakhov, Vladimir	0-1	46	D17	Slav Defence
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	- Volkov, Sergey	1-0	51	D15	Slav Defence
Riazantsev, Alexander	- Svidler, Peter	½-½	29	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Sjugirov, Sanan	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	32	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Inarkiev, Ernesto	- Romanov, Evgeny	½-½	60	D11	Slav Defence
Matlakov, Maxim	- Vitiugov, Nikita	½-½	32	E54	Nimzo Indian
Round 7 (December 10, 2017)
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Fedoseev, Vladimir	1-0	28	D10	Slav Defence
Svidler, Peter	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	½-½	42	C84	Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Dubov, Daniil	- Matlakov, Maxim	½-½	46	E10	Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Inarkiev, Ernesto	½-½	66	A06	Zukertort Opening
Romanov, Evgeny	- Riazantsev, Alexander	½-½	49	A18	English Opening
Volkov, Sergey	- Sjugirov, Sanan	1-0	28	E20	Nimzo Indian
Round 8 (December 11, 2017)
Fedoseev, Vladimir	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	50	D80	Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Vitiugov, Nikita	½-½	34	A07	Barcza System
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	- Romanov, Evgeny	½-½	47	A07	Barcza System
Sjugirov, Sanan	- Svidler, Peter	½-½	35	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Inarkiev, Ernesto	- Riazantsev, Alexander	½-½	55	B12	Caro Kann Advanced
Matlakov, Maxim	- Volkov, Sergey	0-1	43	D15	Slav Defence
Round 9 (December 12, 2017)
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Inarkiev, Ernesto	½-½	33	D38	QGD Ragozin
Svidler, Peter	- Matlakov, Maxim	½-½	19	A22	English Opening
Dubov, Daniil	- Malakhov, Vladimir	0-1	27	D15	Slav Defence
Riazantsev, Alexander	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	½-½	101	A08	Barcza System
Romanov, Evgeny	- Sjugirov, Sanan	0-1	37	A21	English Opening
Volkov, Sergey	- Fedoseev, Vladimir	0-1	69	D41	Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Round 10 (December 13, 2017)
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Dubov, Daniil	½-½	43	B08	Pirc Defence
Fedoseev, Vladimir	- Svidler, Peter	0-1	70	E60	King's Indian without Nc3
Malakhov, Vladimir	- Volkov, Sergey	1-0	38	A06	Zukertort Opening
Sjugirov, Sanan	- Riazantsev, Alexander	0-1	31	D35	QGD Exchange
Inarkiev, Ernesto	- Tomashevsky, Evgeny	½-½	139	C91	Ruy Lopez
Matlakov, Maxim	- Romanov, Evgeny	½-½	54	D25	QGA
Round 11 (December 14, 2017)
Svidler, Peter	- Malakhov, Vladimir	1-0	41	C49	Four Knights Metger
Dubov, Daniil	- Inarkiev, Ernesto	1-0	60	E04	Catalan
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	- Sjugirov, Sanan	½-½	45	D35	QGD Exchange
Riazantsev, Alexander	- Matlakov, Maxim	½-½	106	A07	Barcza System
Romanov, Evgeny	- Fedoseev, Vladimir	½-½	40	A88	Dutch Leningrad
Volkov, Sergey	- Vitiugov, Nikita	0-1	32	E20	Nimzo Indian

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67th ch-RUS w 2017 St Petersburg RUS (RUS), 2-15 xii 2017															cat. VIII (2435)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Pogonina, Natalija	wg	RUS	2469	*	½	½	½	0	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	7	2534
2.	Goryachkina, Aleksandra	wg	RUS	2486	½	*	0	1	½	0	1	½	1	1	1	½	7	2532
3.	Kashlinskaya, Alina	m	RUS	2452	½	1	*	½	0	1	1	½	½	½	0	1	6½	2498
4.	Girya, Olga	wg	RUS	2484	½	0	½	*	1	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	6½	2495
5.	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	m	RUS	2428	1	½	1	0	*	0	½	½	½	½	½	1	6	2471
6.	Gunina, Valentina	g	RUS	2510	0	1	0	½	1	*	0	½	½	1	1	½	6	2464
7.	Gritsayeva, Oksana	wf	RUS	2373	½	0	0	½	½	1	*	1	0	½	½	½	5	2404
8.	Shuvalova, Polina	wm	RUS	2385	½	½	½	0	½	½	0	*	½	0	1	1	5	2403
9.	Nechaeva, Marina	m	RUS	2424	0	0	½	½	½	½	1	½	*	½	½	½	5	2400
10.	Ovod, Evgenija	m	RUS	2364	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	1	½	*	½	½	4½	2376
11.	Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	m	RUS	2405	½	0	1	½	½	0	½	0	½	½	*	0	4	2336
12.	Galliamova, Alisa	m	RUS	2443	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	1	*	3½	2301

Round 1 (December 3, 2017)
Goryachkina, Aleksandra	- Pogonina, Natalija	½-½	51	D35	QGD Exchange
Girya, Olga	- Shuvalova, Polina	1-0	59	E15	Queens Indian
Bodnaruk, Anastasia	- Ovod, Evgenija	½-½	43	C45	Scotch Game
Gunina, Valentina	- Kashlinskaya, Alina	0-1	33	C15	French Winawer
Gritsayeva, Oksana	- Nechaeva, Marina	0-1	58	B13	Caro Kann Exchange
Galliamova, Alisa	- Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	1-0	46	D05	Colle System
Round 2 (December 4, 2017)
Pogonina, Natalija	- Nechaeva, Marina	1-0	46	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Goryachkina, Aleksandra	- Girya, Olga	1-0	38	E37	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Kashlinskaya, Alina	- Gritsayeva, Oksana	1-0	66	B06	Modern Defence
Shuvalova, Polina	- Bodnaruk, Anastasia	½-½	62	E90	King's Indian Classical
Ovod, Evgenija	- Galliamova, Alisa	½-½	31	C45	Scotch Game
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	- Gunina, Valentina	0-1	52	B18	Caro Kann
Round 3 (December 5, 2017)
Girya, Olga	- Pogonina, Natalija	½-½	50	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Bodnaruk, Anastasia	- Goryachkina, Aleksandra	½-½	92	C11	French Defence
Gunina, Valentina	- Ovod, Evgenija	1-0	32	C53	Giuoco Piano
Gritsayeva, Oksana	- Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	½-½	58	B31	Sicilian Rossolimo
Nechaeva, Marina	- Kashlinskaya, Alina	½-½	41	D38	QGD Ragozin
Galliamova, Alisa	- Shuvalova, Polina	0-1	58	A28	English Four Knights
Round 4 (December 6, 2017)
Pogonina, Natalija	- Kashlinskaya, Alina	½-½	32	E46	Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Goryachkina, Aleksandra	- Galliamova, Alisa	½-½	58	D11	Slav Defence
Girya, Olga	- Bodnaruk, Anastasia	1-0	26	A45	Trompowsky
Shuvalova, Polina	- Gunina, Valentina	½-½	86	E00	Catalan
Ovod, Evgenija	- Gritsayeva, Oksana	½-½	63	A41	Modern Defence
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	- Nechaeva, Marina	½-½	30	B18	Caro Kann
Round 5 (December 7, 2017)
Kashlinskaya, Alina	- Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	0-1	29	E33	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Bodnaruk, Anastasia	- Pogonina, Natalija	1-0	59	C45	Scotch Game
Gunina, Valentina	- Goryachkina, Aleksandra	1-0	72	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Gritsayeva, Oksana	- Shuvalova, Polina	1-0	71	B31	Sicilian Rossolimo
Nechaeva, Marina	- Ovod, Evgenija	½-½	41	D35	QGD Exchange
Galliamova, Alisa	- Girya, Olga	0-1	84	E23	Nimzo Indian 4.Qb3
Round 6 (December 9, 2017)
Pogonina, Natalija	- Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	½-½	84	D02	Queen's Pawn Game
Goryachkina, Aleksandra	- Gritsayeva, Oksana	1-0	31	B07	Pirc Defence
Girya, Olga	- Gunina, Valentina	½-½	33	E32	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Bodnaruk, Anastasia	- Galliamova, Alisa	1-0	73	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Shuvalova, Polina	- Nechaeva, Marina	½-½	90	B13	Caro Kann Exchange
Ovod, Evgenija	- Kashlinskaya, Alina	½-½	39	E52	Nimzo Indian
Round 7 (December 10, 2017)
Kashlinskaya, Alina	- Shuvalova, Polina	½-½	76	E12	Queens Indian Petrosian
Gunina, Valentina	- Bodnaruk, Anastasia	1-0	37	E15	Queens Indian
Gritsayeva, Oksana	- Girya, Olga	½-½	65	B12	Caro Kann Advanced
Nechaeva, Marina	- Goryachkina, Aleksandra	0-1	36	D47	Queens Gambit Meran
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	- Ovod, Evgenija	½-½	31	A13	Reti Opening
Galliamova, Alisa	- Pogonina, Natalija	0-1	55	A07	Barcza System
Round 8 (December 11, 2017)
Pogonina, Natalija	- Ovod, Evgenija	1-0	37	A90	Dutch Classical
Goryachkina, Aleksandra	- Kashlinskaya, Alina	0-1	60	C09	French Tarrasch
Girya, Olga	- Nechaeva, Marina	½-½	72	D10	Slav Defence
Bodnaruk, Anastasia	- Gritsayeva, Oksana	½-½	41	B07	Pirc Defence
Shuvalova, Polina	- Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	1-0	82	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Galliamova, Alisa	- Gunina, Valentina	½-½	32	A13	Reti Opening
Round 9 (December 12, 2017)
Kashlinskaya, Alina	- Girya, Olga	½-½	31	D38	QGD Ragozin
Gunina, Valentina	- Pogonina, Natalija	0-1	21	C45	Scotch Game
Gritsayeva, Oksana	- Galliamova, Alisa	½-½	54	C68	Ruy Lopez Exchange
Nechaeva, Marina	- Bodnaruk, Anastasia	½-½	47	E81	King's Indian Saemisch
Ovod, Evgenija	- Shuvalova, Polina	1-0	65	B13	Caro Kann Exchange
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	- Goryachkina, Aleksandra	0-1	53	C01	French Exchange
Round 10 (December 13, 2017)
Pogonina, Natalija	- Shuvalova, Polina	½-½	30	E06	Catalan
Goryachkina, Aleksandra	- Ovod, Evgenija	1-0	104	B40	Sicilian Classical
Girya, Olga	- Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	½-½	89	A58	Volga Gambit
Bodnaruk, Anastasia	- Kashlinskaya, Alina	1-0	33	C53	Giuoco Piano
Gunina, Valentina	- Gritsayeva, Oksana	0-1	46	B07	Pirc Defence
Galliamova, Alisa	- Nechaeva, Marina	½-½	52	D10	Slav Defence
Round 11 (December 14, 2017)
Kashlinskaya, Alina	- Galliamova, Alisa	1-0	26	E15	Queens Indian
Gritsayeva, Oksana	- Pogonina, Natalija	½-½	41	C69	Ruy Lopez Exchange
Shuvalova, Polina	- Goryachkina, Aleksandra	½-½	41	C07	French Tarrasch
Nechaeva, Marina	- Gunina, Valentina	½-½	67	E21	Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Ovod, Evgenija	- Girya, Olga	½-½	101	B13	Caro Kann Exchange
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	- Bodnaruk, Anastasia	½-½	90	B50	Sicilian Defence

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70th ch-RUS TB 2017 St Petersburg RUS Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017 Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	Pts
1	Svidler, Peter	GM	RUS	2765	1	1	2
2	Vitiugov, Nikita	GM	RUS	2722	0	0	0
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67th ch-RUS w TB 2017 St Petersburg RUS Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017 Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	Pts
1	Goryachkina, Aleksandra	WGM	RUS	2486	1	1	2
2	Pogonina, Natalija	WGM	RUS	2469	0	0	0
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