16 October 2019

Russian Rapid Championships Start in Sochi

Sergei Rublevsky's birthday was celebrated at the opening ceremony.


The Russian Rapid Championships started in the Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina in Sochi. Five rounds were played on the first day.

Director of the Sports Department of the Sochi City Sergey Pilosyan, CFR Deputy Executive Director Alexander Tkachev, Tournament Director Sergey Smagin, and Chief Arbiter Vladimir Staratorzhskiy game speeches at the opening ceremony. The organizers congratulated Head coach of the Russian national  women's chess team, celebrated grandmaster Sergei Rublevsky on his 45th anniversary and presented him with a specially-baked cake decorated with diagrams from his games. 

In the open event, the leaders are GM Artyom Timofeev and IM Saveliy Golubov, who have scored 5 points. Evgeniya Sukhareva is heading the women's tournament with a perfect score. IM Igor Dmitriev and WIM Ilena Krasenkova won all the games in the senior competitions.

Final 6 rounds will be played on October 16.  

Tournament on Chess-Results

Tournament page

Photos by Vasily Papin