Ukrainian Chess Champion Joins Team RussiaThe Moscow TimesJul. 13 2014 19:11 Ukrainian chess player Kateryna Lagno has left her national team in favor of Russia’s, the Russian Chess Federation announced on Saturday. Lagno, 24, won two European chess championships...
Lagno completed transfer to Russian Chess Federation
Kateryna Lagno completed transfer to Russian Chess Federation Women’s World Rapid Champion Kateryna Lagno has completed the transfer from Ukrainian to Russian Chess Federation. The process that started back in March was concluded on 11th July. The RCF has...
Muzychuk back to Ukraine, Lahno follows Karjakin to Russia, Sharevich to the US
Anna Muzychuk to represent UkraineMay 7, 2014 The 2014 Women’s World Blitz Champion GM Anna Muzychuk has decided to return to the Ukrainian Chess Federation after representing Slovenia in the last five Chess Olympiads. The transfer of Muzychuk, currently...
Lahno makes history in Khanty Mansiysk
Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine just won the 2014 Women’s World Rapid Championship! She also won the Women’s World Blitz Championship in 2010. Only 3 women in history have won world titles in multiple formats. I won the World Rapid...
Hou Yifan concedes first draw in Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE Grand Prix
The first player in the Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE Grand Prix to have thrown sand into Hou Yifan’s wheels was the Ukrainian GM, Lagno, who successfully held the Chinese to a draw. In the second position, just half a point behind...
Muzychuk catches Lahno for the lead
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Lahno leads Fondation Neva Women’s Grand Prix
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The Golden Pair in Beijing
World Mind Games Rapid Champion (women) World Mind Games Rapid Champion Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Fressinet and Lahno win gold on tiebreaks
The rapid sections of the SportAccord Mind Games came to a dramatic end in Beijing, China. The men section winner of 2012 is Laurent Fressinet who edged out Hikaru Nakamura on better tiebreak score. Nakamura entered the day...
Lahno edged 3 others on tiebreaks to win Gold
Final standings Lahno wins out on tiebreaks to win the Gold, while Hou Yifan gets the Silver, and Koneru gets the Bronze. Anna Muzychuk finished out of medal even though she tied for 1st. Chess Daily News from Susan...