7/26/2022 – At the European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships, the German players had a great performance. Tykhon Cherniaiev won two gold medals, Luisa Bashylina one gold and one silver. Ruben Köllner and Tobias Kölle also won gold, while Marius Fromm took home a silver medal. | Photos: Dorian Rogozenco

5/5/2022 – Tykhon Cherniaiev is a 12-year-old Ukrainian Candidate Master and a double world U10 chess champion in Rapid and Blitz. His family fled Ukraine and is now safe in Hamburg. In the latest Endgame Magic Show, the talented kid joined GM Karsten Müller to analyse a few of his most interesting endgames. Take a look! It is now free for all to watch (no ChessBase Premium account needed). | Pictured: Tykhon with his mom Svetlana, his sister Ustynya and GM Anna Muzychuk at the Women’s Bundesliga

4/6/2022 – Tykhon Cherniaiev is a Ukrainian Candidate Master, a double world U10 chess champion in Rapid and Blitz. The young talent (Elo 2209) turned 12 on first of March, during the war in Ukraine. The family fled the country and is safe in Hamburg, Germany. Would you like to meet the lad, play against him? Well, then join our stream this evening at 4:30 p.m. European time. There will also be a number of young super-talents present.

3/10/2022 – At the beginning of February, the now 12-year old chess talent Tykhon Cherniaiev from Ukraine was about to start a new show on ChessBase called "Challenge Cherniaiev". But then Russia invaded Ukraine and Tykhon and his family had to flee from their home in Kharkiv. Fortunately, many chess fans offered help and Tykhon and his family are now safely housed in a ChessBase flat in Hamburg.

2/2/2022 – The 11-year-old Candidate Master from the Ukraine is streaming regularly on Twitch.tv and YouTube. But his passion for chess and streaming started even earlier. In our interview, Tykhon tells us how he learned to play chess, what Minecraft has to do with his English-speaking skills, and why he always seems to be in a good mood. Furthermore, we take a look at one of his favourite games, including nice, insightful analysis.