World Russian Draughts Championship. Classic. Day Three.
The classic program at the World Russian Draughts Championship in Moscow kicked off today. The lineup has changed slightly compared to previous editions. Dmitry Tsinman has withdrawn from the tournament, and Oleg Dashkov has taken his place. Vitaly Egolin and Mikhail Rakhunov will also be competing in the classic program. The battle for the top prizes is just beginning.
As always, we’re sharing links to the live streams and results.
Telegram channel with score sheets from the World Championship’s classical program:
A brief note on yesterday’s Rapid program competitions
Sandaara Aprosimova and Artem Tikhonov— world champions in Rapid
The rapid event of the 64 Draughts World Championship has come to an end! Based on the results of the preliminary round, the following players have advanced to the playoffs:
Men.
1. IGM Nikolai Struchkov 🇷🇺
2. IGM Artem Tikhonov 🇧🇾
3. IGM Roman Shchukin 🇷🇺
4. IGM Igor Mikhalchenko 🇧🇾
5. IGM Vinicius Damir 🇧🇷
6. IGM Murodullo Amrillaev 🇷🇺
7. IM Ramazon Khudoynazarov 🇺 🇿
8. IGM Alexey Kunitsa 🇧🇾
Women.
1. WIGM Sandaara Aprosimova 🇷🇺
2. WIGM Tunaara Fedorova 🇷🇺
3. WIM Evgenia Shved 🇧🇾
4. WIGM Viktoria Nikolaeva 🇧🇾
5. WIM Naryaaana Sergeeva 🇷🇺
6. WIM Maria Taranina 🇧🇾
7. WIGM Pei Li 🇨🇳
8. WFM Polina Pushkina 🇧🇬
The men’s final matches brought some surprises. International Grandmaster Artem Tikhonov (Republic of Belarus) clinched a hard-fought victory in the tournament! The silver medal went to International Grandmaster Nikolai Struchkov (Russia), and the bronze to International Grandmaster Roman Shchukin (Russia).
In the women’s tournament, the final matches did not change the final standings. International Grandmaster Sandaara Aprosimova (Russia) won the gold medal at the World Championship! International Grandmaster Tunaara Fedorova (Russia) took second place. International Master Evgenia Shved (Republic of Belarus) finished third.
Congratulations to the winners and medalists 🏆