31 March 2018

Friendly Match Sveshnikov vs. Skvortsov Takes Place in Riga

The current score is 1.5-0.5 in favour of Sveshnikov.  


A friendly rapid match between the World senior champion, grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov and a patron of chess, organizer of Zurich Chess Challenge and Nutcracker tournaments Oleg Skvortsov is taking place at Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga. The rivals will play four games with the following time control: Sveshnikov has 30 minutes, while Skvortsov gets 40 minutes with 10 seconds increment per move for each player. 

The first game ended in a draw, while Evgeny Sveshnikov won the second one. 



On April 1, the final two games will be played. The 3rd round will start at 4 p.m. (Moscow time).  

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Photos by Vladimir Barsky