30 May 2017

Russian Under 9 Championship Finished in Kostroma

Savva Vetokhin and Olesya Fedorova are new champions.

The U9 Russian Championship among boys and girls finished in Kostroma. Young sportsmen played 11 rounds accroding to the Swiss system.

Savva Vetokhin (Moscow) scored 10 points and became the Russian champion among boys under 9 years old. Aleksandr Usov (Moscow) and Aleksandr-Veniamin Vereschagin (Saint Petersburg) took 2nd and 3rd places respectively with 9.5 points.

Final standings

Olesya Fedorova (Moscow) won the girls' tournament with 9.5 points. Anna Shukhman (Orenburg Oblast) also scored 9.5 points but became sedond due to her inferior tie-break. Evelina Zavivaeva (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) gained a bronze medal with 8.5 points. 

Final standings

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