Sarana wins KazChess Masters in Almaty, Donchenko and Kovelenko complete podium

Alexey Sarana won the KazChess Masters in Almaty after finishing level with Alexander Donchenko on 6/9 points and taking first place on tiebreaks. The ten-player round-robin, held from 30 June to 8 July, paired five established international grandmasters with five rising Kazakhstani players. Igor Kovalenko finished third on 5½/9, while Denis Makhnev achieved the best score among the local representatives with 5/9. | Photo: Official website