The Ukrainian national team made it to the quarterfinals of the World Chess Olympiad, which is being held online.

In the 1/8 finals, the Ukrainian team beat one of the main favorites of the tournament - the national team of China (7: 6).

The first and second matches of the teams drew (3: 3 and 3: 3), so the winner of the intense duel was determined by a tiebreaker.

The victory of the Ukrainian national team was brought by 17-year-old Kirill Shevchenko, who in the decisive game defeated the Chinese grandmaster Liu Yan in time.

In the quarterfinals, Ukraine will face another favorite of the Chess Olympiad - the US team. The confrontation will take place on August 28.

Earlier TSN Prosport reported that the Ukrainian chess player defeated the Russian woman in the Superfinal of the prestigious online tournament.