12 October 2017
Six Players Lead Russian Senior Championship
Women’s event is headed by five participants.
On October 11, the fifth round of the Russian Senior Championship was played in Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi. Yuri Balashov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir Zhelnin, Alexander Lisenko, Nikolai Pushkov, and Evgeny Sveshnikov lead the Higher League with 3.5 points.The women’s event is headed by Tatiana Ivanova, Natalia Ruchieva, Ludmila Saunina, and Elena Fatalibekova, who have scored 4 points each.
Round 6 pairings
Photos by Vladimir Staratorzhsky