The fifth round was played at the Superfinals of the Russian Championship
In the open tournament Maxim Chigaev won the first victory, defeating Arseniy Nesterov with white pieces. Rakhmanov – Esipenko, Murzin – Tomashevsky, Dubov – Sjugirov, Najer – Matlakov and Artemiev – Iljushenok played a draw.
Standings after the 5th round:
1-3. Maxim Chigaev, Daniil Dubov, Vladislav Artemiev – 3, 4-11. Evgeniy Najer, Maxim Matlakov, Sanan Sjugirov, Ilia Iljushenok, Andrey Esipenko, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Volodar Murzin, Alexandr Rakhmanov – 2.5, 12. Arseniy Nesterov – 1.
In the women’s tournament Gunina beat Garifullina with white, Goltseva won over Zhapova, Guseva won over Charochkina and Yakimova won Bivol with black. The games of Galliamova – Ovod and Girya – Pogonina ended in a draw.
Standings after the 5th round:
1. Marina Guseva – 3.5, 2-4. Olga Girya, Valentina Gunina, Ekaterina Goltseva – 3, 5-7. Alisa Galliamova, Natalija Pogonina, Daria Charochkina – 2.5, 8-12. Leya Garifullina, Evgenia Ovod, Alina Bivol, Maria Yakimova, Yana Zhapova – 2.