9 May 2016
Bronze Horseman Seizes The Lead
With one round left to play, the St. Petersburg team is in great position to win the title.
The penultimate round of the Premier League was played on May 9 in Sochi. In the key encounter of the day and maybe the entire championship, Bronze Horseman crushed Siberia 4.5-1.5. The clash of the tailenders Zhiguli and Ladya ended in Zhiguli's favor 4.5-1.5.
Therefore, Bronze Horseman is now in the lead with 11 match points out of 14. ShSM Legacy Square Capital and Siberia both have 10 points, however, Siberia has finished the tournament, as they are having a rest on the final day.
In the last round, Bronze Horseman is to face Ladya – the team that lost all their matches in this year's Premier League to date. The Moscow team will play against Zhiguli.
In the women's championship, ShSM Legacy Square Capital defeated Donchanka 4-0, adding an exclamation mark to their performance, as they won all 8 matches, collecting 23.5 board points.
Ugra and SDYUSSHOR SHSH will decide the fate of two other medal sets in the last round.
SergArk team leads the Higher Leagus with 13 points, two points ahead of the rivals.
