Ukraine won the European Team Championship for the first time
Ukraine won its first-ever European Team Championship (Slovenia, Nov 2021), edging France on tiebreak.
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Armenia competed at the 2021 European Team Championship
Armenia competed at the 2021 European Team Championship despite Aronian departure.
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Alireza Firouzja crossed the 2800 Elo mark
Alireza Firouzja crossed 2800 Elo during the 2021 European Team Championship — joining an elite club.
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Valentina Gunina became Russian Women Champion 2021
Valentina Gunina won the 2021 Russian Women Championship in Ufa.
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Nikita Vitiugov became Russian champion for the first time
Nikita Vitiugov scored 7/11 to win his first Russian Championship title (Ufa, Oct 20, 2021).
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Magnus Carlsen won the Champions Chess Tour 2021 overall
Carlsen won the Champions Chess Tour 2021 overall — the online series that replaced the Magnus Carlsen Tour.
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Wesley So won the 2021 Grand Chess Tour overall
Wesley So won the 2021 GCT overall title ($1.275M fund), ahead of MVL and Mamedyarov.
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Russia won the 2021 Online Olympiad outright
Russia won the 2021 Online Olympiad outright (USA silver), unlike the shared 2020 gold with India.
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Jan-Krzysztof Duda won the World Cup 2021, knocking out Carlsen
Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) beat Karjakin 1½–½ in the World Cup 2021 final in Sochi, having knocked out Carlsen in the semis (Aug 5).
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