Russian Team Championships concluded in Sochi. The event was held from November 18-29, 2020, in the Grand Hotel Zhemchuzhina, Sochi. The open section 9-round tournament was played in a round-robin format, whereas women competed in a 9-round Swiss tournament.
In the open section, Mednyi Vsadnik from Saint Petersburg, with Nikita Vitiugov, Maxim Matlakov, and Vladimir Fedoseev in the lineup, secured the title with one round to spare after winning eight matches in a row. In the final round the newly-crowned champions split points with CPRF Moscow (3-3) Chess Federation of Moscow (Evgeniy Najer, Vladimir Malakhov) finished second, Molodezhka from Tyumen region (Daniil Dubov, Alexander Riazantsev) took bronze.
Final standings open:
1. Mednyi Vsadnik – 17 match points (35 points)
2. CFM – 14 (35½)
3. Molodezhka – 14 (34)
4. Ladya – 11 (31½)
5. M. Botvinnik school – 10 (30½)
6. CPRF – 9 (27½)
7. SShOR – 6 (23½)
8. Achimgaz YNAO – 6 (22½)
9. Cimmeria – 2 (14½)
10. Moscow region – 1 (15½)
Chess Federation of Moscow, led by IMs Polina Shuvalova and Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, won the women’s tournament. Ugra (WGMs Natalija Pogonina, Olga Girya) came in a close second, Cimmeria headed by IM Tatiana Vasilevich, claimed bronze.
Final standings women:
1. CFM – 16 (25)
2. Ugra – 15 (28)
3. Cimmeria – 12 (22)
4. SShOR-1 – 11 (23½)
5. Moscow region – 11 (19)
6. Ladya (Tatarstan) – 9 (17)
7. Achimgaz YNAO – 8 (17½)
8. SShOR-2 – 8 (17½)
9. Amazones Yadda – 7 (16)
10. Chess Federation of the Nizhny Novgorod region – 7 (14)
11. Turbonasos – 7 (12½)
12. Belgorod State University – 4 (11½)
13. Tolpar – 2 (10½)
Photo: Vladimir Barsky
