14 October 2019

Russian Rapid & Blitz Championships Start in Sochi

The venue is Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina.


The Russian Individual and Team Rapid & Blitz Championships among men, women, and seniors are played from October 14th (arrival) to October 21st (departure) in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi. The individual rapid championships start on October 15. 

There line-up includes such well-known players as  Alexander Morozevich, Igor Lysyj, Pavel Ponkratov, Dmitry Bocharov, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Natalija Pogonina, Ananstasia Bodnaruk, Daria Charochkina and others. In total, 330 players will take part in the events. 

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