18 December 2017
Russian Youth Team Wins U16 Olympiad
India Green and Iran become silver and bronze medallists.
![Photo by Amruta Mokal](/upload/iblock/675/6755974ea421447f0ac23b4d534207e7.jpg)
Photo by Amruta Mokal
The Russian team won the World U16 Youth Olympiad in India with 16 match points. India Green is second with 15 points, while Iran became third with 14 points. The Russian youth team’s line-up: IM Semen Lomasov (5.5/7), IM Sergei Lobanov (5.5/8), FM Artur Gaifullin (5.5/8), FM Timur Fakhrutdinov (5.5/7), and WIM Alexandra Obolentseva (3.6/6).
Tournament on Chess-Results
The Russian Chess Federation congratulates our chess players and Head coach of the Russian national youth team Mikhail Kobalia on the long-awaited victory!