Open Section:
With an easy 4.5-1.5 victory over ‘Yamal’, the Siberian team won the Russian Team Chess Championship 2015 in a dominating fashion as they notched up a perfect score of 14 Match-Points, 3 match-points ahead of its nearest rival ‘University’. The ‘Bronze Horsemen’ team finished a couple of match-points behind ‘University’ to secure the third place in this super-strong team tournament.
Final Rankings: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr171712.aspx?lan=1&art=3&rd=7&wi=821
Women’s Section:
In an interesting turn of events, ‘SDYSSHOR SHSH’, who were leading the pack for most of the time in this tournament, could only finish second as they were held to a surprise 2-2 draw in the last round by ‘Donchanka’ while ‘SHSM – Our Heritage’ grabbed their opportunity as they clinched the title with a convincing 3.5-0.5 victory against ‘University’. Yugra, meanwhile, finished third.
Final Rankings: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr171723.aspx?lan=1&art=63&wi=821