The seventh round was played at the Superfinals of the Russian Championship
In the men’s tournament, Chigaev won white over Esipenko. The draw was played by Rakhmanov – Artemiev, Dubov – Tomashevsky, Matlakov – Nesterov, Najer – Sjugirov, Murzin – Iljiushenok.
Standings after the 7th round:
1-4. Sanan Sjugirov, Maksim Chigaev, Daniil Dubov, Vladislav Artemiev – 4, 5-10. Ilia Iljiushenok, Evgeniy Najer, Maxim Matlakov, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Volodar Murzin – 3.5, 11. Andrey Esipenko – 3, 12. Arseniy Nesterov – 2.
In the women’s tournament, Charochkina beat Ekaterina Goltseva with white, the first victory was won by Evgenija Ovod, who won in white against Mariya Yakimova. Alina Bivol also broke the resistance of Natalia Pogonina with white, and Olga Girya beat, as you might guess, Valentina Gunina with white. The games ended in a draw: Galliamova – Guseva and Zhapova – Garifullina.
Standings after the 7th round:
1. Marina Guseva – 4,5, 2-5. Daria Charochkina, Olga Girya, Ekaterina Goltseva, Valentina Gunina – 4, 6-8. Alisa Galliamova, Alina Bivol, Evgenija Ovod – 3.5, 9-10. Leya Garifullina, Natalija Pogonina – 3, 11-12. Mariya Yakimova, Yana Zhapova – 2.5.