Yakutsk will host the tournament from 31 March to 11 April.
The competition will welcome numerous athletes and repeated champions of the Republic of Sakha. The winners will get points that will earn them a place in the 2025 finale.
“A Russian national competition featuring international grandmasters is a great way to promote chess sport in Yakutia. It will surely boost the skills of our chess players,” says Georgy Mikhailov, Head of the Administration of the Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
This is not RNG’s first time sponsoring a Russian Chess Cup stage in Yakutia: the company has overseen three events by now. Last year, 58 athletes took part in the competition; six of them are international grandmasters.