Ukrainian chess player Hanna Muzychuk wins World Blitz Championship 2016. PHOTO Ukrainian chess player Hanna Muzychuk became the winner of FIDE World Blitz Championship chess tournament 2016. 40 503 120
Polish chess player Duda refuses to shake hands with Russian who supported war. VIDEO Polish chess player Jan-Krzysztof Duda refused to shake hands with Russian representative Denis Khismatulin, who supported the invasion of Ukraine, during the World Chess Championship. 22 144 61 Previously in trend: War
Russian chess player Kariakin escapes from kamikaze drone and shows off panoramic footage of bombed-out Avdiivka. VIDEO Russian chess player Serhii Kariakin, who was born in Simferopol and played under the Ukrainian flag until 2009, visited the destroyed Avdiivka and showed off footage of the bombed-out city. 21 424 46 Previously in trend: War
Ukraine's Ivanchuk becomes world rapid chess champion Ukrainian grandmaster Vasyl Ivanchuk has won the World Rapid Chess Championship. 18 485 53
Podoliak is set to join team of sanctioned Russian who wants to head FIDE: Ukrainian Chess Federation has appealed to SSU The Ukrainian Chess Federation has stated that it did not authorise Mykhailo Podoliak to represent Ukraine at FIDE, and is demanding that he not be appointed as the organisation’s vice-president. 9 566 58 Previously in trend: Podoliak in Chess Federation
Ukrainian chess players call not to return Russians and Belarusians to international competitions Ukrainian chess players have signed a letter of appeal to the International Chess Federation regarding the non-admission of citizens of the Russian Federation and Belarus to international competitions. 731 1