Mednyi Vsadnik Wins Russian Team Championship in Advance
Moscow Chess Team becomes the winner of the women's event.
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
