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Thursday, 27 November 2014

Venue: Kazan, Russia
Schedule: November 28 - December 7; rest day on December 3
Format: round robin, 9 rounds
Time control: each players gets 90m/40 moves, 30 minutes for the rest of the game and 30s/move starting from move one
Prize fund: appr. $150,000 total and $108k in the men's event ($25k for 1st); $42k in the women's event ($11k for the 1st place)
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Meet the players:

Player	FIDE Rating	Qualified by
Sergey Karjakin	2770	Rating
Dmitry Jakovenko	2745	Top League
Peter Svidler	2743	Russian Superfinal 2013, gold
Nikita Vitiugov	2738	Russian Superfinal 2013, bronze
Alexander Morozevich	2724	Rating
Ian Nepomniachtchi	2714	Russian Superfinal 2013, silver
Igor Lysyj	2686	Top League
Denis Khismatullin	2679	Top League
Boris Grachev	2669	Top League
Vadim Zvjaginsev	2655	Top League

Notable absentees (2700+ only): Grischuk (2795), Kramnik (2760), Andreikin (2717), Tomashevsky (2714), Malakhov (2708).

The oldest participant is 7-time Russian Champion Peter Svidler (38). The youngest player is Ian Nepomniachtchi (24), who won the event in 2010.

Introducing the ladies:

Player	FIDE Rating	Qualified by
Alexandra Kosteniuk	2541	Russian Superfinal 2013, silver
Valentina Gunina	2522	Russian Superfinal 2013, gold
Natalia Pogonina	2480	Russian Superfinal 2013, bronze
Alisa Galliamova	2471	Rating
Olga Girya	2457	Top League
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya	2439	Top League
Alina Kashlinskaya	2439	Top League
Aleksandra Goryachkina	2438	Top League
Anastasia Bodnaruk	2411	Rating
Oksana Gritsayeva	2335	Top League

Notable absentees (2400+): Lagno (2530), Kosintseva N (2517), Kosintseva T (2483), Turova (2421).

The most experienced participant is Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (40). The youngest player is Aleksandra Goryachkina (16).

Natalia Pogonina's results at the Superfinals:

Year	Natalia’s rating	Average rating of opponents	Score	Delta Elo
2005	2355	2392	5.5/11	+5.5
2007	2462	2410	6/11	-2.8
2008	2474	2427	4/9	-10.8
2009	2501	2444	3.5/7, had to withdraw due to medical issues	-5.4
2010	2472	2457	7/11, silver on tie-break	+12.7
2011	2442	2415	5/9	+1.6
2012	2448	2445	6.5/9, gold	+19.5
2013	2485	2444	5.5/9, bronze	+4.9

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