8 May 2018
Bronze Horseman Leads Russian Team Championship Premier League
Yugra and ShSM Legacy Square Capital head women's event.
On May 7, round 6 of the Russian Team Championships in classical chess among men, women, seniors, youth (boys and girls under 15), boys (under 11), and girls (under 11) was played in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi.
Premier League:
Bronze Horseman - Moscow Oblast 3.5-2.5, Siberia - Molodezhka 2.5-3.5, Southern Ural - ShSM Legacy Square Capital 2-4, SShOR - Sima-Land 4-2, Ladya - Zhiguli 4.5-1.5.
Standings after round 6: 1. Bronze Horseman - 11, 2. ShSM Legacy Square Capital - 10, 3. Molodezhka - 9, 4-5. SShOR, Ladya - 7, 6. Siberia - 6, 7. Moscow Oblast - 5, 8. Southern Ural - 3, 9. Sima-Land - 2, 10. Zhiguli - 0.
Round 7 pairings:
Zhiguli - Bronze Horseman, Sima-Land - Ladya, ShSM Legacy Square Capital - SShOR, Molodezhka - Southern Ural, Moscow Oblast - Siberia.
Russian Women's Team Championship:
Ninth Horizontal - ShSM Legacy Square Capital 0.5-3.5, Yugra - Ladya 3.5-0.5, SShOR - Bukavushki 3.5-0.5, CVC Group - Moscow Oblast 1.5-2.5, Southern Ural - Zhiguli 3.5-0.5, Southern Ural-2 - Tolpar 1.5-2.5.
Standings after round 6: 1-2. Yugra, ShSM Legacy Square Capital - 10, 3. SShOR - 9, etc.
Round 7 pairings:
Southern Ural - Yugra, ShSM Legacy Square Capital - Tolpar, SShOR - Ninth Horizontal, Zhiguli - Moscow Oblast, Ladya - CVC Group, Bukavushki - Southern Ural-2.
The leader of the Higher League is Yamal with 11 match points. Men's Movement, CVC Group, Law and Order Guards, and M. Botvinnik Youth Sports School are trailing by 3 points.
Tournament on Chess-Results
Tournament page
Photos by Anna Burtasova
