World Russian Draughts Championship. Rapid. Day Two.
After the first round of lightning-fast decision-making, the participants moved on to the Rapid round, which is calmer—or so it seems. There are so many favorites in the field that it’s hard to know where to look, and it’s very difficult to predict the winner. Yesterday, Igor Mikhalchenko made an amazing push toward the championship title. After advancing to the final eight from fifth place, Igor…
Igor Mikhalchenko pulled off a sensational victory in two games during the final stage of the competition—in the quarterfinals, the Belarusian defeated Dmitry Lvovich Tsynman, and in the semifinals, he beat Aisen Egorov. In the final, Igor drew with Roman Shchukin and became the world champion in the Blitz category.
At the time of writing, there was also a minor upset in the Rapid category. In the quarterfinals, Vinicius Damir Pereira da Silva defeated Igor Mikhalchenko. The battle for the championship title continues.
