The Ukrainian Chess Championship is strong -- this year's round-robin features notables like Ruslan Ponomariov and Pavel Eljanov, among others -- but it's not "super-tournament" strong, which explains why it usually passes by without much attention being given to it from the outside chess world. But one peculiar game has generated plenty of interest: a 210-move win by IM Stanislav Bogdanovich, a 20-year-old player who was facing off against veteran GM Valeriy Neverov, winner of the national championship in 1983, 1985, 1988 and 1996. Both are in the bottom half of the 12-player field (Neverov is actually in last place with one round to go), but a game that passes the 200-move mark is going to attract attention even at the bottom of the standings.
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