The 13th World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov responded with great enthusiasm to the victory of Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattarov, who beat such eminent chess players as Ian Nepomniachtchi, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana.

“Incredible result”, Garry Kasparov said. – The next generation always comes along faster than you expect.

According to championat.com, the World Rapid Chess Championship finished in Warsaw, and the Blitz Championship kicked off on December 29. After the 12th round with 10 points, Levon Aronian from Armenia, now playing under the United States flag, is in the lead. The next places are taken by Amin Bassem from Egypt (9.5 points), Parham Maghsoodloo from Iran (9 points). Uzbekistan’s 16-year-old Javokhir Sindorov is in fifth place with 8.5 points.

Tulqin Ruziyev, UzA