Round 6 of Russian Championships Higher League Played in Yaroslavl

The leaders are Alexandr Predke and Elena Tomilova.

The sixth round games of the Russian Championships Higher League were played in Yaroslavl on July 3. 

Alexandr Predke is leading the race in the open section with 5 points. Alexey Sarana is on the second place with 4.5 points. Maksim Chigaev, Ilia Iljushenok, Andrey Esipenko, Vladimir Fedoseev, Sanan Sjugirov, Konstantin Sakaev, Boris Grachev, Alexander Motylev, Kirill Alekseenko, Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Aleksei Pridorozhni, and Dmitry Kokarev are 1 point behind the leader. The following games will be played in the seventh round: Predke - Sarana, Rakhmanov - Fedoseev, Esipenko - Sjugirov, Sakaev - Motylev, Alekseenko - Iljushenok, Kokarev - Chigaev, and Grachev - Pridorozhni.

Elena Tomilova is heading the women's section with 5.5 points. Zarina Shafigullina and Daria Charochkina have scored 5 points each. Margarita Potapova and Ekaterina Goltseva are trailing by 1 point behind the leader. The games Goltseva - Tomilova, Shafigullina - Charochkina, and Potapova - Shuvalova will be played in Round 7. 

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Photos by Dmitry Kryakvin