In the Footsteps of the Russian Chess Cup

From September 24 to 29, Ufa, the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, hosted the Russian Chess Cup (Deaf sports), which saw 32 participants - 24 men and 8 women - compete.

Athletes came not only from different regions of Russia, but also from neighbouring Belarus, representing a total of 14 Russian regions (Arkhangelsk, Krasnodar, Kurgan, Moscow, Rostov, Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk Oblasts, the Republics of Bashkortostan, Crimea, Mordovia, Sakha (Yakutia), and the Donetsk People's Republic, as well as Moscow and Sevastopol) and two regions of Belarus (Gomel and Minsk Oblasts).

During two competition days the participants competed in individual disciplines: blitz and classical chess. Women played seven rounds in a round-robin format: in the Blitz event, with a time control of 3 minutes per game + 2 seconds per move starting from the first move. In the classical format, 45 minutes + 15 seconds per move were allotted for each game.

The men, due to the larger number of players, competed in nine and seven rounds, respectively, according to the Swiss system, with similar time intervals.

The final day of the tournament concluded with an awards ceremony attended by Oleg Ivanov and Olga Shevnina, chairpersons of the regional branches of the ARSFSD. They presented medals to the winners and congratulated all participants on the successful completion of the tournament.

Results of the Cup of Russia:

Congratulations to all the winners and participants of the Russian Cup!

Text: Mariia Mazhenina, Nurlan Tazhigulov

Photo: Pavel Parfenov, Natalia Kudriavtseva, Vladimir Shalagin

Translation: Daria Kudelina