Russian Youth Blitz Championship Finishes in Sochi

A rapid event is ahead.

The Russian Youth Blitz Championship among boys and girls under 15, 17, and 19 years old took place in the AquaLoo resort in Sochi. The results are as follows:

U15, girls:

1. Anna Shukhman (Orenburg Oblast) - 9 points out of 11, 2-3. Alexandra Shvedova (Moscow), 3. Valeria Kleymenova (Ulyanovsk Oblast) - 8.5; 

U15, open:

1. Maksim Volkov (Mari El) - 10, 2. Alexei Kozlov (Saint Petersburg) - 9.5, 3. Konstantin Kornienko (Volgograd Oblast) - 8.5;

U17, girls:

1. Olga Karmanova (Saint Petersburg) - 8.5, 2-3. Mariya Alekseenko (Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug), Yana Kostornichenko (Volgograd Oblast) - 8;

U17, open:

1-3. Erdem Khubukshanov (Buryatia), Dmitry Rostovtsev (Moscow), Aleksey Grebnev (Samara Oblast) - 9;

U19, girls:

1-2. Ekaterina Nasyrova (Tatarstan), Viktoriya Loskutova (Altai Krai) - 8.5, 3. Mariya Yakimova (Tatarstan) - 8;

U19, open:

1-2. Stefan Pogosyan (Moscow), Dmitry Tsoi (Moscow Oblast) - 8.5, 3. Kirill Romanov (Volgograd Oblast) - 8.

The Russian Youth Rapid Championship among boys and girls under 15, 17, and 19 years old will be held on 19-20 April.    

Photos by A. Domchenkova

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