“Kolomna mile” has started
The Russian senator, the Moscow Region Chess Federation president and multiple world champion Sergey Karjakin launched the 16-th international chess festival
Photo by Denis Basov.
The opening ceremony included speeches performed by the MRCF executive director Albert Minnullin and Kolomna city council deputy Sergey Shumov. Two tournaments started on October 4: Russian Children’s Cup leg and an open tournament. 165 players from 20 Russian regions participate in the tournament. The tournament program also includes blitz and rapid chess.
