Federaţia Română de Şah a anunţat că marele maestru ucrainean Kirill Shevchenko a ales să joace şah sub steagul României.Shevchenko este unul dintre cei mai tineri şi mai de perspectivă şahişti din lume.
El a devenit mare maestru în 2017, la doar 14 ani, iar în acest moment, la 20 de ani, este numărul 78 mondial. În 2021 a câştigat medalia de aur cu echipa Ucrainei la Campionatul European de Şah pe Echipe.
❗️ One of the leading and most promising grandmasters of Ukraine, 20-year-old Kirill Shevchenko will now play for Romania. This was reported by the Romanian Chess Federation.#levonfisch_chess #levonfisch #TataSteel #chess #tournament #FIDE #news #GrandChessTour pic.twitter.com/EvE7BaRR5V
— LevonFisch (@LevonFisch) January 20, 2023
20-year-old Kirill Shevchenko is the 2nd and most prominent young Ukrainian player to switch federations in recent days — unfortunately the Ukrainian Chess Federation has been unable to provide significant support to its top players https://t.co/lJG3EGtpcj
— chess24.com (@chess24com) January 19, 2023