3 July 2018
Grigoriy Oparin and Alexey Sarana Lead Russian Championship Higher League
Oksana Gritsayeva heads the women's event.
The seventh round of the Russian Championship Higher League was played in Yaroslavl. Grigoriy Oparin and Alexey Sarana are leading the race in the open tournament with 5.5 points. Vadim Zvjaginsev is half a point point behind, while ten players are trailing by 1 point.
The leaders' games in round 8 will be as follows: Oparin - Sarana, Zvjaginsev - Sjugirov, Inarkiev - Lysyj, Najer - Alekseenko, Motylev - Rakhmanov, Timofeev - Khismatullin, and Kobalia - Dreev.
Oksana Gritsayeva is the sole leader of the women's tournament. Anastasiya Protopopova istrailing by half a point, while Marina Nechaeva, Elena Tomilova, and Daria Charochkina are one point behind.
The encounters Gritsayeva - Protopopova, Tomilova - Nechaeva, and Bodnaruk - Charochkina are ahead.
Round 8 pairings
Tournament page
Photos by Dmitry Kryakvin
