Korobov & Rapport winners at European Blitz & Rapid Championship

The European Blitz and Rapid Championships were held last weekend in Warsaw, Poland. On Friday Anton Korobov of Ukraine won the blitz tournament ahead of Vlad Tkachiev of France and local hero Bartosz Socko. The rapid event was spread over two days and was won by Richard Rapport of Hungary. Malakhov finished second there, and third came Tigran Petrosian of Armenia.
Report by IM Stanislaw Zawadzki | Photos courtesy of the official website
Each year hundreds of chess players from all over