Mednyi Vsadnik Wins Russian Team Championship in Advance
Moscow Chess Team becomes the winner of the women's event.
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The penultimate eighth round of the Russian Team Championships among men and women was played on May 9 in the Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina in Sochi.
Premiere League, Round 8 results:
Moscow Chess Team - Kimmeria (5-1)
KPRF - Mikhail Botvinnik School (3.5-2.5)
Mednyi Vsadnik - Wildberries Molodezhka (3.5-2.5)
Gogolevsky, 14 - Ladya (3.5-2.5)
SShOR had a bye.
Standings after Round 8:
1. Mednyi Vsadnik - 14 match points out of 14, 2. Moscow Chess Team - 11 points out of 14, 3. Gogolevsky, 14 - 10 points out of 14.
Round 9 pairings:
Wildberries Molodezhka - Gogolevsky, 14
Mikhail Botvinnik School - Mednyi Vsadnik
Kimmria - KPRF
SShOR - Moscow Chess Team
Ladya will get a bye.
Women's championship, Round 8 results:
Moscow Chess Team - Amazonki ADDA (3-1)
SShOR-2 - Southern Ural-1 (1.5-2.5)
SShOR-1 - Kimmeria (2.5-1.5)
Ladya - Ugra (1.5-2.5)
Standings after Round 8:
1. Moscow Chess Team - 16 match points out of 16, 2. Southern Ural-1 - 13, 3. Ugra 11.
Round 9 pairings:
SShOR-2 - Moscow Chess Team
Southern Ural-1 - Moscow region
Ugra - SShOR-1
Kimmria - Bukavushki
The Southern Ural team (Chelyabinsk region) is leading the race in the Higher League with 13 match points. NSTU NETI (Novosibirsk region) is 1 point behind. Yamal-1 (YaNAO) and Malachite (Sverdlovsk region) have scored 11 points.
Photos by Vladimir Barsky