1st Russian Chess Premier League: Podolsk 1992

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Basic data

1st Russian Chess Premier League
(see all-time tournament summary)
Date: 1992
City: Lesnye Polyany near Podolsk, Russia
Chief Arbiter: IA Yury Sokolov (RUS)
Teams participating: 13
From 1990 Soviet Club Cup: Poliot Chelyabinsk, Sankt Petersburg, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv-Itil Kazan, Phoenix Smolensk
Invited teams: Ladya Azov, Kuzbass Kemerovo
Other (probably from 1991 first league): Khorda Chelyabinsk, Krylia Sovetov, GShK Saratov, Vertikal Voronezh, ShK Podolsk, Desna Bryansk
Players participating: 100 (incl. 18 GMs and 30 IMs)
Games played: 468
Competition format: Six board round robin.
Bottom three teams were relegated.
Final order decided by: 1. Game points
Time control: N/A
Downloadable game file: 92rus.zip




Standings

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no. team code flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 pts MP + = -
1. Sankt Petersburg SPET 48½
2. Khorda Chelyabinsk KHCH 48
3. CSKA Moscow CSKM 42½
4. Krylia Sovetov KRYL 42
5. GShK Saratov GSKS 37½
6. Kuzbass Kemerovo SDYS 37
7. Ladya Azov LAZV 35½
8. Lokomotiv-Itil Kazan STKZ 35
9. Poliot Chelyabinsk PTCH 32½
10. Vertikal Voronezh VRNZ 30½
11. ShK Podolsk PDLS 27½
12. Phoenix Smolensk PHSM 26½
13. Densa Bryansk DSBR 25

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Tournament review

This was the very first championship of Russia as its formal predecessor, Soviet Union was dissolved in December 1991. The competition wasn't the strongest. Last Soviet Club champion Tigran Petrosian Moscow did not arrive. There were just two +2600 players in the pool (Khalifman and Epishin) and as much as 25 unrated players! Sankt Petersburg team edged out Khorda Chelyabinsk by a mere fraction; these two and bronze medal winners CSKA qualified to the 1993 European Club Cup

The championship was organized (at the cost of 150,000 rubels) by the Russian Chess Club.