Ukrainian chess grandmaster Vladimir Onischuk won the first place in the largest chess festival “RTU Open 2017”, an international master from Ukraine Sergey Pavlov won the second place, while Israeli chess player Tamir Nabaty ranked third. 655 chess players took part in the festival that concluded on August 13, RTU reports.
UNIAN: Ukrainian chess grandmaster Vladimir Onischuk wins `RTU Open 2017`
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is certain that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) must recognize chess as an Olympic sport, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
