15 July 2018

Russian Team Wins World Senior Championship With One Round to Go

Our congratulations!

Photo: Official website
Photo: Official website

The World Team Senior Championship is finishing in Dresden. In the 65+ group the Russian team (Evgeny Sveshnikov, Yuri Balashov, Nukhim Rashkovsky, Vladimir Zhelnin, and Nikolai Pushkov) defeated Germany-1 3-1 in round 8. Saint Petersburg (Vadim Faibisovich, Nikolai Mishuchkov, Vladimir Karasev, and Vladimir Shushpanov) made a draw with Germany-2.

Team Russia has scored 16 match points to win the tournament with 1 round to spare. Saint Petersburg is 3 points behind.

In the 50+ tournament, the Russian women's team (Galina Strutinskaia, Irina Kryukova, Nina Sirotkina, Elena Fatalibekova, and Elena Sazonova) won the match against the Dutch team Brabant 2.5-1.5. Russian players have scored 11 match points. The leader is England-1 with 15 points. 

Official website

Our congratulations to the Russian team on winning the World Senior Championship!