One third of distance of the RSSU School Champions’ Cup within the frames of the 11th Moscow Open festival is over. More than 715 kids from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kirgizia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Lithuania, Germany and England are the participants of the competition. This is the record number in the history of the tournament.
After three rounds 14 participants of the tournament among Boys U9 have no losses, including the ranking favorite of the tournament, Champion of Russia, Europe and World in the U9 age category Ilya Makoveev (Gelendzhik).
7 participants of the same age group in the Girls’ tournament gained 3 points, including the European medalists Emilia Zavivaeva (Nizhny Novgorod) and Olga Melenchuk (Krasnodar).