1 December 2018
Eight Rounds of World Youth U16 Olympiad Played in Konya
Russian team defeats Turkey - Red.
The eighth round of the World Youth Under-16 Olympiad was played in Konya, Turkey. The Russian national team won the match against Turkey - Red 2.5-1.5 (Andrey Esipenko and Stefan Pogosyan won, Volodar Murzin made a draw, while Dmitry Tsoi lost).
The Russians have scored 10 match points. The leader is Uzbekistan with 14 points. Team China has got 13 points, while Iran and India are 1 point behind.
The Russian team will play with Armenia in the ultimate 9th round.
Tournament on Chess-Results
Official website
Photos by Ekaterina Murzina