Athletistic/Chess. 8-year-old Russian chess player Roman Shogjiev, playing with white pieces, beat Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, representing the Norwegian chess team, whose rating is 2494.

Recall that on the first day of the tournament, Shogjiev, who won the title of world champion among boys under eight years old in October, surprised with his success, defeating the Uzbek grandmaster Jahongir Vakhidov, whose rating is 2527 , with blacks. pieces.

The World Rapid Chess Championship competitions will take place in Samarkand from December 26 to 30. Quick tournaments are taking place December 26-28, and blitz competitions are scheduled for December 29-30.

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