The 59th Championship of Russia - top league , 2-12 September, Tomsk.

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Ernesto Inarkiev won the 59th Championship of Russia - top league took place 2-12 September in Tomsk. The participants were completed on results of qualifying tournaments of Federal regions, the championships of Moscow and Saint-Petersburg and players with ratings 2575 and higher on January 2006 (according to Regulations about All-Russia competitions). Swiss system, 9 rounds with time control 1 hour 40 minutes on the firsts 40 moves, then 50 minutes on the next 20 moves and 10 minutes till the end of the game with an incrimation of 30 seconds per move from the first one. The prize fund was $100 000. The participants, who took first 7 places, got the right of participation in the superfinal of the Championship of Russia 2006.

Players (62): Malakhov Vladimir g RUS 2690, Najer Evgeniy g RUS 2677, Zvjaginsev Vadim g RUS 2675, Dreev Alexey g RUS 2666, Motylev Alexander g RUS 2662, Timofeev Artyom g RUS 2657, Kobalia Mikhail g RUS 2647, Tkachiev Vladislav g FRA 2645, Alekseev Evgeny g RUS 2644, Sakaev Konstantin g RUS 2642, Volkov Sergey g RUS 2628, Inarkiev Ernesto g RUS 2625, Riazantsev Alexander g RUS 2622, Khalifman Alexander g RUS 2622, Korotylev Alexey g RUS 2613, Lastin Alexander g RUS 2613, Smirnov Pavel g RUS 2613, Galkin Alexander g RUS 2600, Belov Vladimir g RUS 2598, Tomashevsky Evgeny g RUS 2594, Ikonnikov Vyacheslav g RUS 2587, Landa Konstantin g RUS 2584, Grigoriants Sergey g RUS 2579, Popov Valerij g RUS 2578, Yevseev Denis g RUS 2572, Bocharov Dmitry g RUS 2571, Kornev Alexei g RUS 2568, Khismatullin Denis g RUS 2568, Vitiugov Nikita m RUS 2555, Glek Igor g GER 2553, Zakhartsov Viacheslav m RUS 2548, Shaposhnikov Evgeny g RUS 2547, Lysyj Igor m RUS 2547, Maletin Pavel m RUS 2543, Amonatov Farrukh g TJK 2542, Vorobiov Evgeny g RUS 2539, Khairullin Ildar m RUS 2538, Chernyshov Konstantin g RUS 2537, Kosteniuk Alexandra g RUS 2534, Shomoev Anton g RUS 2528, Chuprov Dmitry m RUS 2527, Nepomniachtchi Ian m RUS 2520, Belozerov Andrei g RUS 2518, Ionov Sergey g RUS 2517, Yemelin Vasily g RUS 2516, Anisimov Pavel m RUS 2515, Kharitonov, Alexandr m RUS 2514, Kabanov Nikolai m RUS 2514, Chebotarev Oleg RUS 2505, Andreikin Dmitry m RUS 2503, Voitsekhovsky Stanislav g RUS 2494, Alavkin Arseny m RUS 2492, Yudin Sergei m RUS 2475, Nechepurenko Roman f RUS 2463, Gochelashvili David f RUS 2448, Shabanov Yuri g RUS 2443, Gubajdullin Alexei f RUS 2431, Sitnikov Dmitrij m RUS 2430, Karpov Vadim RUS 2411, Tsigelnitskiy Ilusha f RUS 2404, Arzhenkov Gennady f RUS 2371, Karalkin Maksim RUS 2332.
Final leading standings
1 Inarkiev 6.5
2 Khismatullin 6
3 Tomashevsky 6
4 Nepomniachtchi 6
5 Grigoriants 6
6 Alekseev 6
7 Vitiugov 6
8 Najer 6
9 Dreev 5,5
10 Khairullin 5,5
11 Landa 5,5
12 Popov 5,5
13 Volkov 5,5
14 Lastin 5,5
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