Russian chess players will be able to represent their country with the national anthem and flag in the SCO tournament. The president of the organization, Andrei Filatov, announced this in the summary of the year at the Russian Chess Federation (RFC).
“Today our team – captain Alexander Ryazantsev and Maxim Maklakov, who replaced the sick Andrei Esipenko, Daniil Dubov and Anastasia Bodnaruk – flew to the SCO championship. We hope that they will bring a medal to our country, which will be represented by the anthem and flag, socialbites.ca correspondent Filatov said.
The SCO tournament will be held in Qingdao, China, on December 17-18. In addition to the Russians and their hosts, teams from Azerbaijan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will also participate in the tournament.
Executive Director of the Russian Chess Federation Alexander Tkachev, in an interview with the press service of the federation, noted that the grandmaster, former candidate for the title of world champion, Sergei Karyakin, head of the Moscow Region Chess Federation, was offered to lead the team. . However, he refused, claiming that he was participating in a commercial tournament.
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