Moscow Chess Team and Yugra Win Russian Championships
The competition finished in Sochi.
The Russian Team Championships were completed in the Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi, on 10 May.
Premier League, Round 7 results:
Mednyi Vsadnik (Saint Petersburg) - M. Botvinnik School (Moscow) 3.5-2.5
Southern Ural-1 (Chelyabinsk Oblast) - Moscow Chess Team 3-3
Gogolevsky, 14 (Moscow) - SShOR ShSh (Saint Petersburg) 3.5-2.5
Ladya (Tatarstan) - KPRF Sports Club 1.5-4.5.
Final standings:
1. Moscow Chess Team - 13 match points (26), 2. Mednyi Vsadnik - 10 (22.5), 3. KPRF Sports Club - 8 (24.5), 4. M. Botvinnik School - 8 (23.5), etc.
Women's Championship, Round 9 results:
SShOR ShSh-1 (Saint Petersburg) - Yugra 1.5-2.5
Southern Ural-2 (Chelyabinsk Oblast) - Southern Ural-1 (Chelyabinsk Oblast) 0.5-3.5
M. Botvinnik School (Moscow) - Moscow Chess Team 1-3.
Final standings:
1. Yugra - 18 (25), 2. Southern Ural-1 - 14 (24), 3. Moscow Chess Team - 13 (24).
Higher League, final standings:
1. Novosibirsk Regional Team - 14 (25.5), 2. Russian Chess School-1 (Moscow) - 13 (22.5), 3. Southern Ural-2 (Chelyabinsk Oblast) - 13 (21.5). Inleksis (Voronezh Oblast) scored the same number of points but became fourth due to the inferior tie-break.
Boys under 15, final standings:
1. Anatoly Karpov Chess School (Moscow) - 17 (29), 2. SShOR ShSh (Saint Petersburg) - 13 (22.5), 3. Youth of Moscow - 12 (22), 4. M. Botvinnik School (Moscow) - 12 (20.5), etc.
Girls under 15, final standings:
1. AlfaZero (Moscow) - 12 (17.5), 2. Yamalochka (YaNAO) - 10 (17), 3. M. Botvinnik School (Moscow) - 8 (15.5), etc.
Tournament on Chess-Results
Tournament page
Congratulations to the winners and prize-winners of the Russian Team Championships!
Photos by Vladimir Barsky