27 November 2018

Russian Team Pursues Leaders at World Youth U16 Olympiad

Four rounds played in Turkey.


The fourth round of the World Youth Under-16 Olympiad was played in Konya, Turkey. The Russian national team won the match against Kazakhstan 2.5-1.5 (Stefan Pogosyan and Volodar Murzin won their games, Andrey Esipenko made a draw, while Dmitry Tsoi lost). 

The Russians have scored 7 match points. Belarus and the USA are 1 point ahead. 

The Russian team will face Uzbekistan in round 5.  

Tournament on Chess-Results

Official website

Photos by Ekaterina Murzina