Russian chess thrives
With the resurgence of over-the-board chess activity in the Kremlin, the Russian Chess Championships (men and women) took place Dec. 5-16 at the famous Moscow Central Chess Club.
With most of its top players present, the 12-GM single-round robin tournament was rated category 18 on the FIDE scale
World No.4 Ian Nepomniachtchi, the tourney’s highest ranked player, clinched first ahead of a strong field, scoring 7.5 points out of a possible 11.0.
Sergey Kariakin, the 2016 world title challenger, finished second with 7.0 points while young guns Daniil Dubov and Vladimir Fedoseev came equal third with 6.5 points.
In the women’s event, Aleksandra Goryachkina was declared winner after beating Polina Shuvalova in a dramatic Armageddon tie-break play-off.
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As the whole chess world now knows, American Hikaru Nakamura defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, 18.5-12.5 last week, to win the $100,000 Online Speed Chess Championship.
With the match still in the balance after two sets, Nakamura recorded four straight wins in the bullet chess segment to overcome MVL and seal his third consecutive speed chess championship plum.
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