The eighth round was played at the Russian Championship Superfinals

In the men’s tournament, Sjugirov beat Matlakov with white, Tomashevsky – Chigaev. The games Murzin – Rakhmanov, Esipenko – Najer, Artemiev – Dubov and Iljushenok – Nesterov ended in a draw.

Standings after the 8th round:

1. Sanan Sjugirov – 5, 2-4. Daniil Dubov, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Vladislav Artemiev – 4.5, 5-9. Evgeny Najer, Maxim Chigaev, Alexandr Rakhmanov, Ilia Iljushenok, Volodar Murzin – 4, 10-11. Maxim Matlakov, Andrey Esipenko – 3.5, 12. Arseniy Nesterov – 2.5.

In women, Gunina defeated Charochkina with white, Garifullina – Yakimova, Bivol was stronger than Goltseva with black, Galliamova – Pogonina. Zhapova – Girya and Guseva – Ovod played in a draw.

Standings after the 8th round:

1-2. Marina Guseva, Valentina Gunina – 5, 3-5. Alina Bivol, Alisa Galliamova, Olga Girya – 4.5, 6-9. Evgenia Ovod, Daria Charochkina, Leya Garifullina, Ekaterina Goltseva – 4, 10-11. Natalija Pogonina, Yana Zhapova – 3, 12. Maria Yakimova – 2.5.