Volodar Murzin scripted historical past in December final yr, when he gained the 2024 World Fast Chess Championship. He sealed the title in New York after a draw towards Karen H Grigoryan within the ultimate spherical, and a victory within the penultimate spherical vs R Praggnanandhaa, which noticed a sensational king march.
GM Volodar Murzin (R) throughout a match with R Praggnanandhaa at FIDE World Fast Chess Championship 2024.(PTI)
The 18-year-old ended the match with a rating of 10/13 with seven wins, six attracts and nil defeats, which additionally consists of notable victories towards top-seeded gamers Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Jan-Krzysztof Dude and R Praggnanandhaa, He additionally grew to become the second-youngest world fast champion in historical past after Nodirbek Abdusattorov, who was 17 throughout his title win in 2021.
In the meantime, in response to Russian sports activities web site Sports activities.ru, Murzin has reportedly revealed that he doesn’t wish to symbolize the Russian Chess Federation (FSHR) anymore as all Russian competitions are held underneath the flag of the FSHR. He additionally acknowledged that he didn’t need any relations with the present management of the FSHR.
Alexander Tkachev, who’s the Government Director of the Russian Chess Federation, lashed out at Murzin just lately. He mentioned, “You live in a great country, the country gave you an education, an apartment, which is departmental.”
“You are employed by the Ministry of Sports, you receive a salary. That is, you enjoy all the social benefits, including the fact that you have a large family — these are also social benefits, guarantees. Everything that all ordinary normal people — citizens of Russia — enjoy. And at the same time you criticize and spit on Russia… How can this be? Two incompatible things.
“And to refer to the fact that the child is 18 years old… At 18, I served with a Kalashnikov assault rifle on the border of the Soviet Union. So to refer to the fact that he does not understand something… He understands everything perfectly well. You can’t spit in the well from which you drink,” he added.
Murzin is the present World No. 69 within the FIDE rankings, with a score of 2657. It’s value noting FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, who’s a Russian politician and economist. It will likely be attention-grabbing to see how FIDE offers with the state of affairs, contemplating the board has been accused of being managed by Russia.