7 May 2017
Petyunki Won Russian Bughouse Championship
The event was played alongside Russian Team Championships.
The team Petyunki – grandmasters Kirill Alekseenko and Daniil Yuffa – took first place, beating the defending champions Rostelecom (Konstantin Krylov and Oleg Gavrilov) 2-1 in the finals. In the match for the 3rd place, Khova and Boss (Marat Denishev and Gleb Apryshko) defeated Vastra (Oleg Vostrukhin and Evgeny Alekseev).
The prize fund of the championship was 200,000 roubles. The tournament was funded and initiated by IM Vladimir Shumilin, who also participated in the event.