1 November 2017

Russian Women’s National Team Heads European Championship

Russian men’s team lost to Hungary.

Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich
Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich
In round 4 of the the European Team Championship in Crete, the Russian men’s team lost to Hungarians 1.5-2.5 (Alexander Grischuk, Nikita Vitiugov, and Daniil Dubov drew their games, Ian Nepomniachtchi lost).

The teams from Hungary, Croatia, and Armenia have scored 7 match points. The Russians are trailing by 1 point. 

In round 5, our team will play with Turkey.  

Round 5 pairings

The Russian women’s team won the match against Georgia 2.5-1.5 (Kateryna Lagno and Valentina Gunina won, Alexandra Kosteniuk made a draw, Olga Girya lost).

Russians are leading the pack with 8 match points and will face the Spanish team in round 5.  

Round 5 pairings

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