Chess Federation of Russia to Recap 2020 Results
The event to take place in the Central Chess Club on December 16.
An official ceremony to recap 2020 results will take place in the M. Botvinnik Central Chess Club on 16 December 2020. President of the International Chess Federation Arkady Dvorkovich will award gold medals to Russian winners of the first-ever FIDE Online Olympiad held in the summer of 2020.
The Russian national team included Alexander Grischuk, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Daniil Dubov, Vladislav Artemiev, Andrey Esipenko, Alexey Sarana, Kateryna Lagno, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina, Polina Shuvalova, and Margarita Potapova. Team captain is Alexander Motylev; Head coach of the Russian national chess team is Andrey Filatov.
For the first time in the history of chess, the Russian national team is concurrently holding the titles of the reigning winner of the Olympiad, as well as of the World and European champions.
Juniors Andrey Esipenko, Alexey Sarana, Polina Shuvalova, and Margarita Potapova are graduates of the chess department of the Sirius Educational Centre.
The same evening will reveal the new champions of Russia, as the concluding 11th round of the Superfinals of the 73rd Russian Championship and the 70th Russian Women’s Championship will be held in the Central Chess Club on December 16.
The competition is organised under the Chess in Museums programme, run by the Chess Federation of Russia in association with the Elena and Gennady Timchenko Foundation since 2012.
This year’s Superfinals have gathered a stellar line-up of players competing relentlessly for the title of the country's strongest chess player.
Media contacts:
Eteri Kublashvili
Press Officer
Chess Federation of Russia
Tel: +7 905 791 76 51
E-mail: ekublashvili@gmail.com
