Khoper 5-3 Anna in the Voronezh Oblast Championship, round 8.

Khoper won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–L–L–W), scoring 6 and conceding 11.

Anna won all 4 matches (W–W–W–W), scoring 18 and conceding 5.

The two sides have met 10 times: Khoper 4 wins, Anna 4, 2 draws.