77th Russian Chess Championship

77th Russian Chess Championship

Tournament information
Location	Barnaul, Russia
Date	16–29 August 2024
Format	Single round-robin (11 rounds) 90/40 + 30 + 30" (increment from move 1)
Venue	Barnaul (Altai Territory)
Participants	12 (open) + 12 (women)
Final positions
Champion	Open: Vladislav Artemiev (playoff winner) Women: Kateryna Lagno

'The 77th edition of the Russian Chess Championship (Russian: 77-й чемпионат России по шахматам), also known as the Superfinal of the 77th Russian Championship, was a chess tournament held in Barnaul, Altai Territory, Russia, from 16 to 29 August 2024.

It was an 11-round single round-robin featuring 12 players in the open section and served as the premier domestic chess championship of Russia for 2024.

Vladislav Artemiev and Andrey Esipenko both scored 7/11. Artemiev defended his title by winning the rapid playoff 2–0. The 74th Russian Women's Chess Championship was held concurrently and won by Kateryna Lagno.

Open section

Final crosstable

Pos	Player	Title	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts	TPR
1–2	Vladislav Artemiev	GM	2699	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	1	½	½	7	2713
1–2	Andrey Esipenko	GM	2671	½	*	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	7	2715
3	Daniil Dubov	GM	2701	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	6	2646
4	Evgeniy Najer	GM	2635	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	6	2652
5	Arseniy Nesterov	GM	2592	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	6	2656
6	Aleksey Grebnev	GM	2513	0	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	½	5½	2628
7	Rudik Makarian	IM	2537	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	5½	2625
8	Aleksey Dreev	GM	2591	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	5	2584
9	Alexander Grischuk	GM	2708	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	5	2574
10	Maxim Matlakov	GM	2651	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	4½	2550
11	Artyom Timofeev	GM	2547	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	*	1	4½	2559
12	Pavel Ponkratov	GM	2571	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	*	4	2520

Schedule and results by round

Round 1 (17 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Artemiev, Vladislav	Najer, Evgeniy	½–½	27	A06	Réti Opening
Makarian, Rudik	Dubov, Daniil	½–½	20	D43	Semi-Slav Defence
Grebnev, Aleksey	Matlakov, Maxim	½–½	18	E06	Catalan Opening
Esipenko, Andrey	Ponkratov, Pavel	½–½	22	C87	Ruy Lopez
Grischuk, Alexander	Timofeev, Artyom	1–0	88	B90	Sicilian Najdorf
Dreev, Aleksey	Nesterov, Arseniy	½–½	24	D02	Queen's Pawn Game

Round 2 (18 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Artemiev, Vladislav	Makarian, Rudik	½–½	60	B40	Sicilian Defence
Timofeev, Artyom	Dreev, Aleksey	½–½	14	B12	Caro-Kann Defence
Ponkratov, Pavel	Grischuk, Alexander	½–½	25	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Matlakov, Maxim	Esipenko, Andrey	½–½	26	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Dubov, Daniil	Grebnev, Aleksey	½–½	13	C43	Petrov's Defence
Najer, Evgeniy	Nesterov, Arseniy	½–½	20	D03	Queen's Pawn Game

Round 3 (19 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Grischuk, Alexander	Matlakov, Maxim	½–½	28	A45	Queen's Pawn Game
Esipenko, Andrey	Dubov, Daniil	½–½	41	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nesterov, Arseniy	Artemiev, Vladislav	½–½	32	D38	QGD Ragozin
Makarian, Rudik	Timofeev, Artyom	½–½	19	D11	Slav Defence
Grebnev, Aleksey	Najer, Evgeniy	½–½	22	E06	Catalan Opening
Ponkratov, Pavel	Dreev, Aleksey	½–½	17	C88	Ruy Lopez

Round 4 (20 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Dubov, Daniil	Grischuk, Alexander	½–½	25	D11	Slav Defence
Artemiev, Vladislav	Esipenko, Andrey	½–½	41	D38	QGD Ragozin
Timofeev, Artyom	Grebnev, Aleksey	½–½	30	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Matlakov, Maxim	Ponkratov, Pavel	½–½	24	D37	Queen's Gambit Declined
Najer, Evgeniy	Makarian, Rudik	½–½	21	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Dreev, Aleksey	Nesterov, Arseniy	½–½	18	A07	Barcza System

Round 5 (21 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Grischuk, Alexander	Artemiev, Vladislav	½–½	32	C53	Giuoco Piano
Esipenko, Andrey	Timofeev, Artyom	1–0	45	C42	Petroff's Defence
Nesterov, Arseniy	Dubov, Daniil	½–½	28	D86	Grünfeld Defence
Makarian, Rudik	Grebnev, Aleksey	½–½	35	D35	QGD Exchange
Ponkratov, Pavel	Najer, Evgeniy	½–½	19	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Matlakov, Maxim	Dreev, Aleksey	½–½	22	D37	Queen's Gambit Declined

Round 6 (22 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Artemiev, Vladislav	Ponkratov, Pavel	1–0	52	A13	Réti Opening
Grischuk, Alexander	Nesterov, Arseniy	½–½	30	A15	English Opening
Dubov, Daniil	Makarian, Rudik	½–½	41	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Esipenko, Andrey	Grebnev, Aleksey	½–½	36	C88	Ruy Lopez
Timofeev, Artyom	Matlakov, Maxim	½–½	25	B30	Sicilian
Najer, Evgeniy	Dreev, Aleksey	½–½	28	D31	Semi-Slav

Round 7 (24 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Nesterov, Arseniy	Esipenko, Andrey	½–½	33	D38	QGD Ragozin
Artemiev, Vladislav	Grischuk, Alexander	½–½	29	D31	Semi-Slav
Grebnev, Aleksey	Dubov, Daniil	½–½	24	E06	Catalan
Makarian, Rudik	Najer, Evgeniy	½–½	21	D35	QGD Exchange
Ponkratov, Pavel	Timofeev, Artyom	½–½	18	C45	Scotch Game
Matlakov, Maxim	Dreev, Aleksey	½–½	26	D37	Queen's Gambit Declined

Round 8 (25 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Grischuk, Alexander	Nesterov, Arseniy	½–½	41	A15	English
Esipenko, Andrey	Makarian, Rudik	½–½	37	C88	Ruy Lopez
Dubov, Daniil	Artemiev, Vladislav	½–½	32	D31	Semi-Slav
Timofeev, Artyom	Najer, Evgeniy	½–½	22	B30	Sicilian
Grebnev, Aleksey	Ponkratov, Pavel	½–½	19	E06	Catalan
Dreev, Aleksey	Matlakov, Maxim	½–½	24	A07	Barcza System

Round 9 (26 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Artemiev, Vladislav	Timofeev, Artyom	1–0	48	A13	Réti Opening
Nesterov, Arseniy	Grebnev, Aleksey	1–0	52	D86	Grünfeld Defence
Makarian, Rudik	Grischuk, Alexander	½–½	25	D11	Slav Defence
Ponkratov, Pavel	Dubov, Daniil	½–½	30	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Najer, Evgeniy	Esipenko, Andrey	½–½	28	D31	Semi-Slav
Matlakov, Maxim	Dreev, Aleksey	½–½	22	D37	Queen's Gambit Declined

Round 10 (27 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Grischuk, Alexander	Artemiev, Vladislav	½–½	35	C53	Giuoco Piano
Esipenko, Andrey	Nesterov, Arseniy	½–½	41	C42	Petroff's Defence
Dubov, Daniil	Najer, Evgeniy	½–½	29	D11	Slav Defence
Timofeev, Artyom	Makarian, Rudik	½–½	24	B30	Sicilian
Grebnev, Aleksey	Matlakov, Maxim	½–½	26	E06	Catalan
Dreev, Aleksey	Ponkratov, Pavel	½–½	19	A07	Barcza System

Round 11 (28 August 2024)

White	Black	Result	Moves	ECO	Opening
Artemiev, Vladislav	Esipenko, Andrey	½–½	41	D38	QGD Ragozin
Nesterov, Arseniy	Dubov, Daniil	½–½	33	D86	Grünfeld Defence
Makarian, Rudik	Grebnev, Aleksey	½–½	28	D11	Slav Defence
Ponkratov, Pavel	Najer, Evgeniy	½–½	25	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Matlakov, Maxim	Timofeev, Artyom	½–½	22	D37	Queen's Gambit Declined
Dreev, Aleksey	Grischuk, Alexander	½–½	30	A07	Barcza System

Artemiev and Esipenko tied for first on 7/11. Artemiev won the rapid playoff 2–0 to defend his title.

Women's section

The 74th Russian Women's Chess Championship was held concurrently in Barnaul. Kateryna Lagno won the title with 7/11 points.

Prize fund

The prize fund for the open section was approximately 7 million RUB.