Molodezhka and Bronze Horseman Lead Russian Team Championship Premier League

Yugra and ShSM Legacy Square Capital head women's tournament.

On May 2, round 2 of the Russian Team Championships in classical chess among men, women, seniors, youth (boys and girls under 15), boys (under 11), and girls (under 11) was played in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi. 

Premier League: 

Bronze Horseman - ShSM Legacy Square Capital 3.5-2.5, Molodezhka - CC Sima-Land 4-2, Moscow Oblast - Zhiguli 5-1, Siberia - Ladya 3.5-2.5, Southern Ural - SShOR 2.5-3.5. 

Standings after round 2: 1-2. Molodezhka, Bronze Horseman - 4, 3-5. Moscow Oblast, SShOR, Siberia - 3, 6. ShSM Legacy Square Capital - 2, 7. Ladya - 1, 8-10. Southern Ural, Soma-Land, Zhiguli - 0. 

Round 3 pairings: SShOR - Bronze Horseman, Ladya - Southern Ural, Zhiguli - Siberia, Sima-Land - Moscow Oblast, ShSM Legacy Square Capital - Molodezhka.


Russian Women's Team Championship: 

Ladya - ShSM Legacy Square Capital 0.5-3.5, Yugra - Ninth Horizontal 2.5-1.5, Moscow Oblast - SShOR 2-2, Southern Ural - Southern Ural-2 3-1, Zhiguli - Bukavushki 2-2, CVC Group - Tolpar 2-2.

Standings after round 2: ShSM Legacy Square Capital, Yugra - 4, 3-4. Moscow Oblast, SShOR - 3, etc. 

Round 3 pairings: ShSM Legacy Square Capital - Yugra, SShOR - Ladya, Ninth Horizontal - Moscow Oblast, Bukavushki - Southern Ural, Tolpar - Zhiguli, Southern Ural-2 - CVC Group.

Yamal and Men's Movement are leading the race in the Higher League.

Tournament on Chess-Results

Tournament page

Photos by Vladimir Barsky