Daniil Dubov and Vladimir Fedoseev Maintain Leadership at Russian Championship Superfinal

Alina Kashlinskaya leads the women’s event.

On December 5, round 3 of the Russian Championships Superfinals among men and Women was played in the State Museum of Political History of Russia in Saint Petersburg.  

In the open tournament, Vladimir Fedoseev defeated Sanan Sjugirov, Daniil Dubov outplayed Evgeny Romanov, while Peter Svidler won against Sergey Volkov. The games Matlakov - Inarkiev, Malakhov - Tomashevsky, and Vitiugov - Riazantsev ended in a draw.



Standings after round 3:

1-2. Vladimir Fedoseev, Daniil Dubov - 3 
3. Nikita Vitiugov - 2 
4-7. Peter Svidler, Maxim Matlakov, Ernesto Inarkiev, Vladimir Malakhov - 1.5
8-10. Evgeny Tomashevsky, Alexander Riazantsev, Sanan Sjugirov - 1
11-12. Sergey Volkov, Evgeny Romanov - 0.5. 

Round 4 pairings:

Inarkiev - Svidler, Romanov - Volkov, Riazantsev - Dubov, Tomashevsky - Vitiugov, Sjugirov - Malakhov, Matlakov - Fedoseev.

In the women’s section, Valentina Gunina defeated Evgenija Ovod, Alisa Galliamova lost to Polina Shuvalova. The games Girya - Pogonina, Bodnaruk - Goryachkina, Gritsayeva - Kovalevskaya, and Nechaeva - Kashlinskaya were drawn.



Standings after round 3:

1. Alina Kashlinskaya - 2.5 
2-4. Natalija Pogonina, Valentina Gunina, Aleksandra Goryachkina - 2 
5-9. Polina Shuvalova, Marina Nechaeva, Olga Girya, Alisa Galliamova, Anastasia Bodnaruk - 1.5
10. Evgenija Ovod - 1 
11-12. Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Oksana Gritsayeva - 0.5.

Round 4 pairings:

Pogonina - Kashlinskaya, Kovalevskaya - Nechaeva, Ovod - Gritsayeva, Shuvalova - Gunina, Goryachkina - Galliamova, Girya - Bodnaruk.

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