11 July 2017
Marina Nechaeva Leads Russian Women’s Higher League
7 players head the open tournament before the last round.
In the decisive round the leaders will struggle to qualify to the Superfinal: Matlakov-Volkov, Dubov-Belozerov, Najer-Romanov, Sjugirov-Dreev. Alexey Dreev is half a point behind.
In the women’s tournament, Marina Nechaeva, who defeated Ekaterina Ubiennykh, is in the sole lead. The first 5 places will be determined in the following encounters: Vasilevich (5.5) - Nechaeva (6.5), Kashlinskaya (6) - Ovod (5.5), Belenkaya (5.5) - Girya (5.5), and Suvalova (5.5) - Dordzhieva (5.5).
Tournament's page
Round 9 pairings
Photos by Dmitry Kryakvin