21 April 2017

Russian Junior Championship in Classical Chess Begins

The event in Loo broke another attendance record.

The most prestigious part of the Russian Junior Championships is underway in Loo. Alexander Tkachev, the tournament director, said that the organizers broke a historic record: the attendance of all junior tournaments of the festival is 1,415 players. 

After the first two rounds, Esipenko, Yuffa, Lomasov, and Paravyan are leading the boys tournament with 1.5 points. 

Polina Shuvalova is a sole leader of the girls tournament with two wins. Bykova and Obolenstva are half a point behind.

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