10 December 2018
Marina Guseva Wins Russian Women's Cup
David Paravyan and Kirill Alekseenko to play in men's final.
The Russian Cup finals among men are finishing in Khanty-Mansiysk.
In the women's final match, Marina Guseva defeated Polina Shuvalova 1.5-0.5 to become the owner of the Women's Russian Cup.
The semi-final matches of the open event finished on tie-breaks. Kirill Alekseenko beat Dmitry Kokarev 2.5-1.5, while David Paravyan bested Aleksey Sorokin with the same score.
Thus, David Paravyan and Kirill Alekseenko will determine the winner in the final.
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Photos by the Ugra Chess Academy