The Russian Blitz Championship was held in Sochi. The men’s tournament was won by Aleksei Pridorozhni, who scored 11 points out of 13. Vladislav Artemiev was half a point behind. Vladimir Dobrov took the third place in additional indicators – 9,5 points. In the women’s tournament, Daria Voit took the first place, scoring 11 points…
Chess in Russia
Tomorrow, an extensive program of Russian championships will begin in Sochi. Blitz championships will be held first. There are 208 participants in the men’s tournament, including 31 grandmasters. Starting list
The stage of the Russian Rapid Chess Grand Prix has ended in Sochi. The victory was won by grandmaster Pavel Ponkratov, who scored 9 points out of 11. Nikita Afanasiev took the second place, Nikita Petrov won the bronze medal. Both scored 8 points each. Technical results
The 12th world chess champion considers such a decision a manifestation of FIDE’s weakness. I perceive the whole situation as a weakness of FIDE. They had no grounds other than a soft recommendation from the IOC. I am sure that Arkady Dvorkovich should have solved this issue right at the election congress, after the elections,…
The Russian Rapid Grand Prix stage continues in Sochi. After the eighth round, grandmaster Pavel Ponkratov is in the lead with 7 points. 7 participants are one point behind. Technical results
Four rounds of the Russian Rapid Chess Grand Prix were played in Sochi. After four rounds, Vadim Moiseenko, Pavel Ponkratov and Ruslan Kavyev are in the lead, having scored 4 points each. Ivan Rozum and David Zakaryan are half a point behind. Technical results
In Krasnoyarsk, the stage of the Rapid Grand Prix of Russia has ended. Zhamsaran Tsydypov won with 9 out of 11. Sergey Volkov and Roman Kezin were half a point behind. Technical results
In Sochi, competitions continue as part of the stage of the Russian Cup “Zhemchuzhina”. The blitz tournament was won by Pavel Ponkratov, who scored 10.5 out of 13. Oleg Vastrukhin and Evgeny Alekseev were one point behind. Technical results
At the stage of the Russian Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk, 7 rounds were played. Sergey Volkov is in the lead with 6.5 points. Half a point behind a group of seven pursuers. Technical results
In Sochi, the winners of the stage of the Russian Cup “Zhemchuzhina” were determined. Ivan Rozum won with 7.5 out of 9. Danila Sutormin and Savva Vetokhin were half a point behind. Final standings