Baira Kovanova

The first day of the Russian Rapid Chess Championship

After the 5th round, V. Artemiev, E. Tomashevsky and S. Sjugirov are in the lead in the men’s tournament, having scored 4.5 points each. 28 participants are half a point behind. The women’s tournament is led by B. Kovanova, E. Kovalevskaya, D. Voit and O. Girya, who scored 4.5 points each. 11 participants are half…

The Memorial of A. Panchenko has been completed

The chess festival in Chelyabinsk has come to an end. Vladislav Nozdrachev became the winner of the main tournament, followed by Vladimir Zakhartsov, who scored 7.5 points out of 10 as the first prize-winner. M. Nikitenko (Belarus), N. Petrov (Russia), D. Lazavik (Belarus), Zh. Tsydypov, N. Afanasiev and A. Goganov (all – Russia) were half…