29 September 2017
Russian Rapid & Blitz Championships Start in Sochi
320 players will take part in the events.
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Men, starting list. Rating favourites: Sanan Sjugirov, Ernesto Inarkiev, Dmitry Andreikin, Vladimir Fedoseev, Dmitry Jakovenko.
Women, starting list. Rating favourites: Natalija Pogonina, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Daria Voit, Anastasia Bodnaruk, Marina Nechaeva.
Seniors (men), starting list. Rating favourites: Evgeny Sveshnikov, Yuri Balashov, Valery Chekhov, Evgeni Dragomarezkij, Evgeni Vasiukov.
Seniors (women), starting list. Rating favourites: Elena Fatalibekova, Tatiana Chekhova-Kostina, Galina Strutinskaia, Ludmila Saunina, Svetlana Mednikova.
Tournaments are held according to the Swiss system, 11 rounds. Time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move increment starting from the first move. First 5 rounds will be played on September 30.
The leaders’ games will be broadcasted online on our website.
Round 1 pairings
Tournament page