30 October 2015

Men vs Women Match in Ostankino

Men won 43-38.

A friendly Scheveningen match between men's and women's team took place at the Ostankino TV center in Moscow. Men had a good start, taking the lead 11.5-6.5, and the gap remained until the very end of the blitz match. 

Eventually the men's team won 43-38. Konstantin Bazarov showed the best result in the winning team – 7.5 points. Anatoly Shvedchikov and Alexander Spichkin had 7 points each. 

WGM Elmira Mirzoeva, chief of the Ostankino chess club, scored 7.5 points for the women's team. WGM Svetlana Matveeva ended up with 7 points. Oksana Golubeva finished third with 5.5 points. 

Information by Elmira Mirzoeva, photos by Artur Teregulov