11 December 2017
Leaders Maintain Positions at Russian Championships Superfinals
8 rounds are played.
Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
On December 11, round 8 of the Russian Championships Superfinals among men and women was played in the State Museum of Political History of Russia in Saint Petersburg.
In the open tournament, Sergey Volkov outplayed Maxim Matlakov. The games Inarkiev - Riazantsev, Tomashevsky - Romanov, Sjugirov - Svidler, Fedoseev - Dubov, and Malakhov - Vitiugov were drawn.
Standings after round 8:
1-3. Vladimir Fedoseev, Daniil Dubov, Nitita Vitiugov - 5
4-5. Peter Svidler, Evgeny Tomashevsky - 4.5
6-8. Vladimir Malakhov, Alexander Riazantsev, Ernesto Inarkiev - 4
9. Sanan Sjugirov - 3.5
10-11. Sergey Volkov, Maxim Matlakov - 3
12. Evgeny Romanov - 2.5.
Round 9 pairings:
Vitiugov - Inarkiev, Dubov - Malakhov, Volkov - Fedoseev, Svidler - Matlakov, Romanov - Sjugirov, Riazantsev - Tomashevsky.
In the women’s section, Natalija Pogonina defeated Evgenija Ovod, Aleksandra Goryachkina lost to Alina Kashlinskaya, while Polina Shuvalova won her game against Ekaterina Kovalevskaya. The games Galliamova - Gunina, Girya - Nechaeva, and Bodnaruk - Gritsayeva ended in a draw.
Standings after round 8:
1. Valentina Gunina - 5.5
2-4. Olga Girya, Alina Kashlinskaya, Natalija Pogonina - 5
5. Aleksandra Goryachkina - 4.5
6-7. Anastasia Bodnaruk, Polina Shuvalova - 4
8. Marina Nechaeva - 3.5
9-11. Evgenija Ovod, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Oksana Gritsayeva - 3
12. Alisa Galliamova - 2.5.
Round 9 pairings:
Gunina - Pogonina, Gritsayeva - Galliamova, Nechaeva - Bodnaruk, Kashlinskaya - Girya, Kovalevskaya - Goryachkina, Ovod - Shuvalova.
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