What to do while in Ukraine

The ceremony took place in St. Louis, USA. This year, the Hall of Fame also included Boris Gelfand (Israel), Ulf Andersson (Sweden), Nana Ioseliani (Georgia) and Oleksandra Kosteniuk (Switzerland). ▪️ Ivanchuk won the prestigious tournament in Linares in 1991, defeating two world champions - Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov. During his career, he rose to second place in the world ranking three times, and at the age of 47 he became the world rapid chess champion. He won the Chess Olympiads four times - twice as part of the USSR national team and twice - for Ukraine.

 In the semi-final match of the weight category up to 54 kg, the Ukrainian defeated the representative of Italy Kesia Reale After winning the first round, Kira lost in the second, but in the decisive third round she managed to snatch victory and end the match in her favor by a split decision of the judges — 4:1

Pendant with the image of a bird and a man Voloske settlement (Dnipropetrovsk region) Slavs VI – VII centuries AD

The competition was held in the Spanish city of Roquetas de Mar. Young chess players competed separately in six age categories - under 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and 17 years old. Netrebka scored 9.5 points out of 11 possible: he won 9 games, drew one game and lost one. He was half a point ahead of the silver medalist - Sayfuddin Erkinboyev from Uzbekistan. https://ratings.fide.com/profile/34189270

These are ornaments that hung from the headdress on chains. They are often written that they were a women's accessory, but there are sources that they were worn by the Drevlyan prince Svyatoslav and some Byzantine emperors. The roots of the ornaments with a characteristic crescent shape go back to ancient Persia. They probably came to Kievan Rus through Byzantium. The presented colts are made in the complex technique of cloisonné enamel. To do this, you need to form tiny cells from thin wire, pour them with enamel and bake them. Of course, this is not a Cartier nail for you - you had to try hard here. A scented fabric was placed in the middle of the colts. Motifs in the form of birds of paradise, female birds, the tree of life and griffins were also Byzantine. And they came to Byzantium from Persian mythopoetics.  Although the kolts have a significant foreign influence, they still look quite original. You can see right away that they were especially loved here. It is sy...

💬 "I repeat, I don't want this to be an excuse. But at the same time, we can't accept this as a normal situation. There is a war in Ukraine, people are dying every day, and the world needs to know about it. People refuse to let life stop. It would be unfair for us to complain in front of such a people. Football can give these people a few hours of happiness: we are not just a team, we represent the hope of an entire country" ❓ Is there a special moment or story that impressed you? 💬 "Last year, we lost at home to LNZ with a score of 4:1. The day before, Lviv was heavily shelled, people spent the night in a shelter. After the match, I was very angry, and at some point an 8-year-old boy appeared in front of me.  His name is Roman, he is a Shakhtar fan, his house was bombed, he lost his mother and had 35 surgeries. He tells me: “Mister, don’t be sad. There are good days and bad days in life. You have to move on.” Considering what he went through, it wa...