5/11/2021 – There was no stopping the favourites at the Premier League and the Women’s Tournament of the Russian Team Championships. Mednyi Vsadnik and the Moscow Chess Team won their final matches despite having secured first places with a round to spare. In the open section, the winning team had an inspired Andrey Esipenko on board 4 — the 19-year-old scored 6½/7 points. | Photo: Vladimir Barsky

5/10/2021 – The Russian Team Championships were decided in the penultimate round: The Iron Horsemen of St. Petersburg win the Open Championship, the Moscow Chess Team wins the Women's Tournament. However, there is still one round to play in which the other teams fight for the places. It starts at 14:00 CEST (8:00 am EDT, 1 pm BST). Follow the games live.

5/10/2021 – Already one round before the end of the event, the Russian team champions in the Premier League as well as in the women’s competition have been decided. In the Premier League, the Mednyi Vsadnik from St. Petersburg secured their fourth consecutive title after winning seven out of seven matches. The women’s tournament was similarly won by the Moscow Chess Team, which also has a perfect score. | Photo: Vladimir Barsky

5/9/2021 – The Russian Team Championships are being played on May 1-10 at the Hotel Zhemchuzhina in Sochi. Besides the Premier League, a 9-team round robin, the Women’s League and the Higher League are taking place as Swiss tournaments. Both in the Premier League and the Women’s Tournament, the clear favourites have managed to win all of their matches — the Mednyi Vsadnik (Iron Horsemen) led by Nikita Vitiugov and the Moscow Chess Team led by Kateryna Lagno. | Pictured: Aleksandra Goryachkina | Photo: Vladimir Barsky

5/5/2021 – In the Russian Team Championship in Sochi, Mednyi Vsadnik St. Petersburg defended its lead by defeating KPRF Moscow in round 4. In the women's tournament, Chess Team Moscow, with Kateryna Lagno, Polina Shuvalova and Alexandra Kosteniuk on the top boards, won its fourth match in a row and is clear first. | Photos: Russian Chess Federation