24 April 2018
Round 4 of Russian Youth Championship Played in Sochi
Lomasov and Potapova lead U21 junior tournaments.
Round 4 games of the Russian Youth Championship were played in AquaLoo. Sole leaders appeared: Artem Pingin (boys U11), Pavel Trofimov (boys U13), Tumen Tzybikov (boys U15), Danila Pavlov (boys U17), and Mikhial Yashmetov (boys U19).
The leaders in girls' tournaments are Alexandra Shvedova (U11), Anna Krupnova, Margarita Zvereva, and Yana Vieru (U13), Leya Garifullina (U15), Alexandra Afanasieva (U17), and Alexandra Dimitrova, Ekaterina Borisova, and Daria Gorovenko (U19).
Semen Lomasov is heading the race in the U21 juniors' tournament with 3/4. Alexey Sarana, Semen Khanin and Sergei Lobanov are trailing by half a point. Margarita Potapova is the sole leader of the girls' tournament with 3 points. Ekaterina Goltseva and Daria Khokhlova are half a point behind.
Tournament on Chess-Results
U21 Championship
Tournament page
Photos by Dmitry Kryakvin