The Russian Team Championships among men and women will be played on November 18-29, 2020, in the Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi.
The match days are November 19-23 and 25-28. The rest day is on November 24. All rounds start at 3 PM (Moscow time). Nine rounds will be played in each tournament - the round-robin system in the open event and the Swiss in the women's.
Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves and 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
Team composition: 6 boards, 2 reserves in the open tournament and 4 boards, 1 reserve in the women's tournament.
The prize fund for the open event is 1,000,000 rubles and 600,000 rubles for the women's event.
Chess Federation of Moscow Wins Russian Women's Team Championship
Mednyi Vsadnik Wins Russian Team Championship with One Round to Go
CFM leads the women's tournament.
Mednyi Vsadnik Keeps On Winning in Sochi
CFM maintains leadership in the Russian Women's Team Championship.
Mednyi Vsadnik and CFM Lead Russian Team Championships
Six rounds are played in Sochi.
5 December 2020 |
Magic of the Autumn Zhemchuzhina
Dmitry Kryakvin sums up the closing rounds of the Russian Team
29 November 2020 |
Fireworks Safety
Vladimir Barsky reviews Rounds 4-6 of the Russian Team Championships
25 November 2020 |
Adventurous Spirit in High Esteem
Vladimir Barsky's Report from Sochi about Rounds 1-3 of the Russian Team Championships