21 May 2017
Samara State University Celebrated Its 75th Anniversary
A chess tournament was played.
The tournament caused quite a stir. Those who wanted to fight for the prizes arrived on and on. Not less than 32 chess players took part in the event, and the number of spectators and fans was innumerable. Rector of Samara State University Evgeny Shakhmatov came to watch the play as well.
The tournament was a round-robin event with 11 rounds.
Results:
1. Ismoil Saidov (student, 11 points to of 11!), 2. Vladimir Kalinin (chess veteran, P.E. Department officer), 3. Ivan Somov (student).
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