GM Kirill Shevchenko (pictured) and WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci are the new champions of Romania. Both won their maiden national titles. The Romanian Championships took place on February 19–26 in Sebes, and saw the triumph of young players. The open, women’s and amateur sections were 9-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control. | Photos: Romanian Chess Federation
The 2022 European Rapid & Blitz Championships took place on December 16-18 in Katowice, Poland. All 22 rounds of blitz were played on Friday, while the 11 rounds of rapid took place over the weekend. Jaime Santos (open) and Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (women’s) won in the rapid section, while David Navara (open) and Alexandra Kosteniuk (women’s) got first place in the blitz section. | Photos: Michal Walusza
The Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the second event of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, concluded today with the crowning of GM Jan Krzysztof Duda, who won his final game in a nail-biting finish where any one of four contenders could have taken the top spot. His winning score of 24 points was enough to edge.
GM Fabiano Caruana was the standout performer on the fourth day of the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the second event of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, that took place on Sunday. The American superstar, scoring 8/9 to commence the blitz section, reeled in GM Viswanathan Anand's lead to just two points heading.
The Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland, the second event of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour, continued on Saturday. GM Viswanathan Anand was confirmed as the tournament leader after scoring six wins, two draws, and one loss and winning the rapid section. GM Richard Rapport was the one player able to beat Anand.