6 April 2021

Members of Russian National Team Receive Gratitude from Vladimir Putin

For the success at the FIDE Online Olympiad.

Photo: Kremlin.ru
Photo: Kremlin.ru


The Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed gratitude to the members of the Russian national chess team Andrey Esipenko, Margarita Potapova, Alexey Sarana, Polina Shuvalova, and the Head coach of the Russian youth chess team Mikhail Kobalia for the successful performance at the first FIDE Online Olympiad 2020. 

A respective decree of the Russian President is published on the Official Internet portal of legal information.   

It is to be reminded that Andrey Esipenko, Alexey Sarana, Polina Shuvalova, and Margarita Potapova took training courses in the chess department of the Educational Centre "Sirius".

Congratulations to our chess players!