5 November 2017
Russian Teams Maintain Leadership at European Championship
Round 7 is played.
Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich
In round 7 of the the European Team Championship in Crete, the Russian men’s team defeated Croatia 3:1 (Nikita Vitiugov and Daniil Dubov won, Alexander Grischuk and Maxim Matlakov drew their games).Russia has taken the sole lead with 12 match points. The team from Azerbaijan is 1 point behind, while Hungary, Ukraine, and Israel are trailing by 2 points.
In round 8, our team will play with Azerbaijan.
Round 8 pairings
Russian women’s team bested Italy 3:1 (Alexandra Kosteniuk and Valentina Gunina, Kateryna Lagno and Olga Girya drew their games).
Our team is maintaining leadership with 13 match points. Georgia is 1 point behind, Poland and Turkey are trailing by 3 points.
In round 8, Russians will face Turkey
Round 8 pairings
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