Moscow Chess Team Takes Sole Lead at Russian Women's Team Championship
Mednyi Vsadnik pulls ahead in the Premiere League.
The fourth round of the Russian Team Championships among men and women was played on May 4 in the Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina in Sochi.
Premiere League, Round 4 results:
Kimmeria (Crimea) - Wildberries Molodezhka (Tyumen region) 0-6
SShOR (Saint Petersburg) - Ladya (Tatarstan) 3-3
Moscow Chess Team - Gogolevsky, 14 (Moscow) 4-2
KPRF (Moscow) - Mednyi Vsadnik (Saint Petersburg) 2.5-3.5
The Mikhail Botvinnik School had a bye.
Standings after Round 4:
1. Mednyi Vsadnik - 8 match points, 2. Gogolevsky, 14 - 6 points, 3. Wildberries Molodezhka - 5 out of 6, 4. Ladya - 5 out of 8.
Round 5 pairings:
Gogolevsky, 14 - KPRF
Ladya - Moscow Chess Team
Wildberries Molodezhka - SShOR
Mikhail Botvinnik School - Kimmeria.
Mednyi Vsadnik will get a bye.
Pairings and results
Women's championship, Round 4 results:
Kimmeria (Crimea) - Moscow Chess Team 1.5-2.5
Ugra - Amazonki ADDA (Kursk region) 3.5-0.5
Southern Ural-1 (Chelyabinsk region) - SShOR-1 (Saint Petersburg) 3-1.
Standings after Round 4:
1. Moscow Chess Team - 8 match points, 2-4. Ugra, Southern Ural-1, Kimmeria - 6.
Round 5 pairings:
Moscow Chess Team - Ugra
Southern Ural-1 - «Kimmeria
Southern Ural-2 - Ladya
Pairings and results
The NSTU NETI (Novosibirsk region) and the Russian veterans' team are leading the race in the Higher League with 7 match points.
Pairings and results
Tournament page
Photos by Vladimir Barsky