(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren (L), competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov (L) of Russia, makes the first symbolic move for the round 1 match between Ding Liren of China and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov (L) of Russia, poses with World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, during the round 1 match between Ding Liren of China and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov (L) of Russia, poses with World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, during the round 1 match between Ding Liren of China and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren (L), competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Former World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov (L) of Russia, makes the first symbolic move for the round 1 match between Ding Liren of China and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in downtown Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-CHESS-GRAND TOUR

(230507) -- BUCHAREST, May 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- World Chess Champion, China's Ding Liren, competes against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France during the round 1 match at Grand Chess Tour 2023 in Bucharest, capital of Romania, May 6, 2023. (Photos by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

Simultaneous shogi, chess games

Simultaneous shogi, chess games

KOBE, Japan - Japanese shogi master Yoshiharu Habu (L) and French chess master Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (R) play shogi (front) and chess (back) games simultaneously during an event in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2012. Habu won in shogi and Vachier-Lagrave won in chess.