25 October 2016

Arkady Dvorkovich and Alexander Zhukov Visited the Superfinal

VIP chess fans arrived to Novosibirsk to discuss economics.

Arkady Dvorkovich, Deputy Prime Minister of Russian Federation, and Alexander Zhukov, Deputy Chairman of Russian State Duma, visited the 9th round of the Russian Superfinal. They came to Novosibirsk to participate in a meeting on economics of the region. Sergey Menyailo, Representative of Russian President in Northern Federal District, and Vladimir Gorodetsky, Governor of Novosibirsk Region, also visited the tournament. 

The VIP guests followed games of the round for a while and discussed them with grandmaster Pavel Maletin, President of Novosibirsk Region's chess federation, and Alexander Tkachiev, Deputy Executive Director of RCF. 

Photos by Eteri Kublashvili and Vladimir Barsky