20 July 2017

Sandugach Shaydullina Wins Elena Akhmilovskaya Memorial

Elena Tomilova is second due to the inferior tie-break.

Elena Akhmilovskaya Memorial, a stage of the Russian Women’s Cup, finished in Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai. WGM Sandugach Shaydullina and WIM Elena Tomilova were waging the fight for the first place. They both have scored 7 points out of 9. Shaydullina became the winner due to her superior tie-break. 

A young chess player Anastasiya Martynova is third with 6 points. 

The next stage of the Russian Women’s Cup will take place in Naberzhnye Chelny in August.

Information and photo by Denis Petrukhin