Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin awarded the President of the Russian Chess Federation, head coach of the Russian men’s team Andrey Filatov with the Nikolai Ozerov medal for his great personal contribution to the development of chess. The Nikolai Ozerov Medal was established in 2005. She is awarded for special personal…
Andrey Filatov
The President of the Russian Chess Federation noted the excellent performance of Ekaterina Lagno at the first stage of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix, which ended in Astana. The grandmaster scored 8 points out of 11 possible and became the winner of the tournament. “Congratulations to Ekaterina Lagno with a confident victory in such a…
Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation (RSF), commented on the news that the Norwegian Chess Federation (NSF) has suspended Sergey Karjakin and other players supporting the special operation in Ukraine from rating tournaments on its territory and called on organizers in other countries to follow its example. The Norwegian Chess Federation’s call to…