17 December 2016

Princes defeat Kings 5-3 on the first day of Nutcracker

Queens outplayed Princesses with the same score.

Oleg Skvortsov starts the round
Oleg Skvortsov starts the round
The first round of the Nutcracker-2016 took place on December 17. Oleg Skvortsov made the honorary first move in Dubov-Shirov.

The main match ended in favor of the younger team. Grigoriy Oparin defeated Alexey Dreev, Gelfand-Artemiev, Dubov-Shirov, and Morozevich-Fedoseev ended in draws. 

In the Queens vs. Princesses match, Elena Zayatz defeated Aleksandra Dimitrova, other games ended peacefully. 

Round 2, Kings vs Princes: Morozevich-Oparin, Gelfand-Dubov, Fedoseev-Dreev, Artemiev-Shirov.

Round 2, Queens vs Princesses: Strutinskaya-Maltsevskaya, Galliamova-Dimitrova, Solozhenkina-Kovalevskaya, Shuvalova-Zayatz.