Andrey Esipenko from the Rostov region won the Russian chess championship for the tour to the final

In Rostov-on-Don on October 11, the Russian chess champion among men was determined ahead of schedule. The winner of the Superfinal was Don grandmaster Andrei Esipenko.

The tenth round of the competition was decisive for the distribution of the first place. Esipenko drew with David Paravian, earning another 0.5 points. The total result of the chess player reached seven points out of ten possible.

His main rival Eugene Naer also finished his game in a draw. As a result, he has 5.5 points left - one and a half less than the leader.

Before the end of the championship, participants will have to play another game. However, it is impossible to win such a gap in one round, so Esipenko guaranteed himself a championship title.

The final meetings will be held on October 12.