The BRICS Sports Games are taking place in Kazan on June 12-23. The Games are featuring competitions in 27 sports and bringing together 4751 athletes, who are competing in 387 medal events. There are 17 sports venues that are being put into use.
The chess tournament is to take place from 17 till 22 June at the IT Park named after Bashir Rameev. A total of six sets of medals are up for grabs. Participants will compete in rapid and blitz chess in individual and team events.
The Russian team will be represented by the titled grandmasters:
– Vladislav Artemiev, the reigning national champion, world champion as a member of the Russian national team, two-time winner of the FIDE Online Olympiad, bronze medallist of the World Blitz Championship
– Andrey Esipenko, two-time winner of the FIDE Online Olympiad as a member of the Russian national team, winner and prize-taker of many national and international competitions
– Kateryna Lagno, Women's Vice World Champion, World rapid and blitz champion, winner of the World Chess Olympiad, two-time winner of the FIDE Online Olympiad, two-time winner of the World Team Championship and four-time winner of the European Team Championship as a member of the Russian national team
– Valentina Gunina, five-time Russian champion, two-time World blitz champion, three-time European champion, three-time winner of the World Chess Olympiad, two-time winner of the FIDE Online Olympiad, winner of the World Team Championship and six-time winner of the European Team Championship as a member of the Russian national team.
It is expected that chess players from 19 countries, including Belarus, Brazil, China, UAE, and Uzbekistan, will take part in the chess tournament.
The match days:
18 June - rapid (individual)
19 June - blitz (individual)
20 June - rapid (team)
21 June - blitz (team)
The rounds start at 10 AM.
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