Russian Chess Championship
- Russian Chess Championship
The Russian Chess Championship has taken various forms throughout history. In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg with five wins and four losses. Schiffers was considered the first Russian champion until his student, Mikhail Chigorin, defeated him in a match held in St. Petersburg in 1879. Chigorin won with seven wins, four losses, and two draws.
In 1899 the format of the championship was changed to a round-robin tournament known as the All-Russian Masters' Tournament. These were the winners::
References
* [http://www.geocities.com/al2055Km/index.html RUSBASE (part V) 1919-1937,1991-1994]
* [http://www.geocities.com/al2055perv/index.html RUSBASE (part IV) 1938-1960]
* [http://www.geocities.com/al2055mag/index.html RUSBASE (part III), 1961-1969,1985-1990]
* [http://www.geocities.com/al2055urs/index.html RUSBASE (part II) 1970-1984]
* [http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/russia.htm Russian Chess History] by Bill Wall.
* [http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html The Week in Chess]
* [http://db.chessmetrics.com/ Chessmetrics]
* [http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4350 Details on the 2007 edition]
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