29 June 2019

Polina Shuvalova and Elena Tomilova Lead Russian Women's Championship Higher League

Alexandr Predke heads the open section.


The third round games of the Russian Championships Higher League were played in Yaroslavl on June 29. Alexandr Predke has taken the sole lead in the open section with 3 points out of 3. David Paravyan, Maksim Chigaev, Andrey Esipenko, and Ilia Iljushenok are half a point behind. The following leaders' games will be played in the fourth round: Chigaev - Predke, Paravyan - Iljushenok, and Zvjaginsev (2 points) - Esipenko.

Polina Shuvalova and Elena Tomilova are heading the women's section with a perfect score. Marina Guseva, Anastasia Bodnaruk, Dinara Dordzhieva, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Zarina Shafigullina, and Oksana Gritsayeva are trailing by half a point. The games Shuvalova - Tomilova, Guseva - Bodnaruk, Dordzhieva - Kovalevskaya, and Shafigullina - Gritsayeva are to be played in Round 4. 

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Photos by Dmitry Kryakvin