Don’t Tell Anyone

“Most recently, former Women’s World Chess Champion Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk didn’t show any interest in chess competitions. It only remains to guess the reason behind this. Perhaps she has lost her motivation after suffering defeat in the Women’s World Chess Championship match with 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) from China. Perhaps there may be some other reasons as well, but unfortunately she will not be playing in Crete...”, Petr Marusenko wrote in his Ukrinform column of October 27, 2017. Photo © SarahVlad.