5 November 2017
Russian Women’s Team Wins ETCC With One Round to Go
Our congratulations!
Photo by Maria Emelianova
In round 8 of the European Team Championship in Crete, the Russian women’s team defeated Turkey 4-0 to win the tournament with 1 round to go and repeat the success at ETCC-2015. Our chess players have scored 15 match points. The teams from Georgia and Poland are 3 points behind. In the ultimate round 9, the Russian women’s team will face Armenia.
Round 9 pairings
In the men’s section, the Russian national team lost to Azerbaijan 1-3 (Maxim Matlakov won, Alexander Grischuk, Ian Nepomniachtchi, and Daniil Dubov lost their games).
The Azerbaijani team is leading the race before the last round - 13 match points. Russia and Ukraine are trailing by 1 point.
The leaders’ matches in round 9 are Azerbaijan - Ukraine and Germany - Russia.
Round 9 pairings
The ultimate round 9 starts at 3 p.m. (Moscow time).
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