27 October 2016
RCF President Andrey Filatov Congratulates Russian Champions
He also thanked the organizers for the excellent tournament.
RCF President congratulated the winners of the Russian Superfinal, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Alexander Riazantsev.
Dear Alexandra! My congratulations on your another brilliant sporting achievement. During the tournament distance you never gave a handle to doubt your success, and won the gold medal with a game to spare. I am happy that the Russian women's team has such a great leader!
The coaches of our team, Sergey Rublevsky, Evgeny Najer, and Alexander Riazantsev, are justifiably proud of this success as well, as they selflessly help our women during important events. In Novosibirsk, Alexander Riazantsev proved that he is not only a wonderful trainer, but also an very strong player. He surpassed the cream of Russian chess and took clear first place.
Dear Alexander! I congratulate you on this excellent victory!
I wish the 2016 Russian Champions good health, well-being, and new sporting and creative achievements!
I would also like to express my gratitude to all organizers of the Superfinal for excellent organization of the main tournament of Russian chess calendar. The event in Novosibirsk completely matched the highest standards of Chess in Museums program, carried out by Russian Chess Federation in cooperation with Charitable Foundation of Elena and Gennady Timchenko since 2012. We are grateful to RATM Holding, Renault Russia, and our other partners for sponsoring the event. Special thanks to the leadership of Novosibirsk Region and personally to Governor Vladimir Gorodetsky and Mayor of Novosibirsk Anatoly Lokot.
Andrey Filatov
RCF President
The closing ceremony featured speeches from RCF Deputy Executive Director Alexander Tkachiev, Novosibisk Mayor Anatoly Lokot, Chief of Physical Culture and Sports Department of Novosibirsk Region Sergey Akhapov, member of RCF Board of Trustees, President of RATM Holding Eduard Taran, and Deputy General Director of Timchenko Foundation Igor Bardachev.
Maxim Ivakhin, Chief Arbiter of the tournament, announced the results of the competition. Igor Bardachev, Alexander Tkachiev, and Eduard Taran handled the award ceremony.
Alexander Riazantsev thanked his family and friends for their support, thanked the organizers and partners for excellently organized tournament, and wished Novosibirsk and the region to organize more major competitions.
Dmitry Novikov, head of BestBrilliants company, presented the champions golden chess pieces with diamonds. The PWC company assigned the best game prizes to Alexander Riazantsev and Daria Charochkina. Grandmaster Anatoly Vaisser awarded Grigoriy Oparin with the special prize for the best game in Mikhail Mukhin's style, provided by relatives of the international master.
Pictures by Alexei Tsiler
