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FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships - Doha

Viswanathan Anand (2nd L), an Indian chess grandmaster and five-time World Chess Champion, plays the first round at the First Move Ceremony between Ju Wenjun (L) of China and Luong Phuong Hanh (R) of Vietnam during the women's Blitz first round at the FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships 2025 in Doha, Qatar, on Dec. 29, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

World Champion chess grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju of India holds his playing order number during the official opening ceremony of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 tournament in Bucharest, Romania, May 6, 2025. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

World Champion chess grandmaster Gukesh Dommaraju of India makes a move during a demonstrative simultaneous chess game with Romanian children and teenager players at the official opening ceremony of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 tournament in Bucharest, Romania, May 6, 2025. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Grand Chess Tour Romania 2025 - Bucharest

Chess grandmaster Fabiano Caruana of the Unated States, winner of Grand Chess Tour 2023, attends the official opening ceremony of the Grand Chess Tour 2025 tournament in Bucharest, Romania, May 6, 2025. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Station Narva festival

Narva, 07.09.2024. Music and City Culture Festival Station Narva. Attractions of Narva. The monument of Paul Keres, Estonian chess legend and International Grandmaster. Photo: Martin Pedaja/Postimees

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chess grandmaster Anish Giri of the Netherlands makes a move at a demonstrative simultaneous chess game with Romanian children and teenager players during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chess grandmaster Wesley So (L) of the United States makes a move at a demonstrative simultaneous chess game with Romanian teenager players during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Indian former chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand and Romanian former sword fencer Ana Maria Branza make the first symbolic moves during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Indian former chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand reacts during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Indian former chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand and Romanian former sword fencer Ana Maria Branza make the first symbolic moves during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Indian former chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand reacts during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Indian former chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand and Romanian former sword fencer Ana Maria Branza make the first symbolic moves during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chess grandmaster Wesley So (L) of the United States makes a move at a demonstrative simultaneous chess game with Romanian teenager players during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Indian former chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand and Romanian former sword fencer Ana Maria Branza make the first symbolic moves during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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(SP)ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-GRAND CHESS TOUR 2024

(240626) -- BUCHAREST, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chess grandmaster Anish Giri of the Netherlands makes a move at a demonstrative simultaneous chess game with Romanian children and teenager players during the opening ceremony of Grand Chess Tour 2024 in Bucharest, Romania, June 25, 2024. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - A patient of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center makes a move as he plays against grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky (R) plays chess with the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center as Ukrainian chess grandmaster Adrian Mikhalchishin (L) gives the pieces of advice, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - A patient of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center makes a move as he plays against grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky (R) plays chess with the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center as Ukrainian chess grandmaster Adrian Mikhalchishin (L) gives the pieces of advice, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - A patient of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center makes a move as he plays against grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky moves a knight as he plays chess with the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Ukrainian chess grandmaster Adrian Mikhalchishin (R) advises a patient of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center playing with grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - A patient of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center with a prosthetic leg sits at a chessboard during a game against grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Ukrainian chess grandmaster Adrian Mikhalchishin (L) advises a patient of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center playing with grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky (R) plays chess with the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Ukrainian chess grandmaster Adrian Mikhalchishin (R) advises patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center playing with grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky (L) plays chess with the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center as Ukrainian chess grandmaster Adrian Mikhalchishin gives the pieces of advice, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky (R) plays chess with the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky (L) shakes hands with a patient of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with UNBROKEN patients in Lviv

LVIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Chess pieces are seen on the board as grandmaster Alexander Beliavsky plays chess with the patients of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, Lviv, western Ukraine.

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Chinese player Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament

STORY: Chinese player Wei Yi wins 2024 Tata Steel Chess Tournament SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the final round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2024 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands STORYLINE: Chinese grandmaster Wei Yi claimed the Tata Steel Chess Tournament title for the first time in the Netherlands on Sunday, beating Gukesh Dommaraju from India in a sensational tiebreak decider. It was the 86th edition of the prestigious chess tournament held at Wijk aan Zee, a village on the Dutch west coast. In the final, the 24-year-old grandmaster Wei, 16th in the FIDE world ranking, defeated Gukesh with a draw with the black pieces and a victory with white. In the 13th and final regular round of the tournament earlier on Sunday, Wei beat Vidit Santosh Gujrathi from India, defending champion Anish Giri from the Netherlands defeated compatriot Max Warmerdam, Nodirbek Abdusattorov from

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Chinese players win at 18th World Xiangqi Championship

STORY: Chinese players win at 18th World Xiangqi Championship SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 24, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:25 LOCATION: HOUSTON, U.S. CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition STORYLINE: The 18th World Xiangqi Championship, hosted in Houston, is drawing to a close with an electrifying finale that crowned new champions -- Meng Chen and Tang Sinan of Team China. Demonstrating the global appeal of Xiangqi, which is often referred to as Chinese chess, the one-week prestigious event ended on Saturday night, marking the first time the tournament has been held on American soil. In the edge-of-the-seat men's final held on Friday, Vietnamese star Lai Ly Huynh clashed with Chinese grandmaster Meng in a game brimming with skillful plays and opportunities. Lai appeared poised to clinch his first world championship title, dominating the early stages of the match. However, a pivotal error in the endgame led to a draw, pushing the match into a high-stakes sudden-death t

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Anish Giri wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023

STORY: Anish Giri wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: WIJK AAN ZEE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 STORYLINE: Dutch chess player Anish Giri won the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023, which concluded in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, on Sunday. In the 13th and final round of the 85th edition of the tournament at the Dutch west coast, the runner-up in 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019 and 2021 won playing with white against Romanian Richard Rapport. Giri finished first with 8.5 points. Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan and Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen ended joint second with 8 points and China's Ding Liren had to settle for 11th place with 5.5 points. Giri took over the title from Carlsen, who had won eight times in Wijk aan Zee. Twenty-eight-year-old grandmaster Giri had a strong tournament, remained unbeaten and beat both world No. 1, Carlsen, and world No. 2, Ding Liren. Xi

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Computer software beats top shogi pro

HIMEJI, Japan, May 21 Kyodo - Amahiko Sato (front), a Meijin grandmaster, or top professional player of shogi Japanese chess, loses to shogi software "Ponanza" on May 20, 2017, in the final round of the human vs. computer two-match shogi series, at Himeji Castle in western Japan. Sato had also lost in the first round.

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AI-powered Chinese chess robot challenges grandmasters in Shenzhen

STORY: AI-powered Chinese chess robot challenges grandmasters in Shenzhen DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese chess robot competing with grandmasters STORYLINE: SenseRobot, an AI-powered Chinese chess robot, competed with two professional human rivals with one draw and one win respectively in Shenzhen, south China on Saturday. After losing the game to SenseRobot, Liu Dahua, a Chinese chess grandmaster, spoke highly of the robot's ability to see the big picture in the game. The robot, developed by Chinese artificial intelligence software company SenseTime, has been installed over 100 endgame settings and 26 levels of matches. It can offer Chinese chess teaching service. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China. (XHTV)

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Nikita Vitiugov

Chess grandmaster Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov (pictured) of Russia and Richard Rapporf of Hungary in action during the match category Masters Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, March 15, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Richard Rapport

Chess grandmaster Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov of Russia and Richard Rapport (pictured) of Hungary in action during the match category Masters Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, March 15, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Nikita Vitiugov, Richard Rapport

Chess grandmaster Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov (left) of Russia and Richard Rapport of Hungary in action during the match category Masters Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, March 15, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Nikita Vitiugov

Chess grandmaster Nikita Kirillovich Vitiugov (pictured) of Russia and Richard Rapport of Hungary in action during the match category Masters Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, March 15, 2019. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Czech chess grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen (right) sits in Chess Tram during the Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Czech chess grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen, right, plays chess with public in Chess Tram prior to upcoming Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Ju Wenjun

Chinese chess grandmaster Ju Wenjun attends a news conference to upcoming Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Czech chess grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen, right, plays chess with public in Chess Tram prior to upcoming Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen, Pentala Harikrishna

Chess grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen, left, and Pentala Harikrishna attend a news conference to upcoming Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen, Pentala Harikrishna

Chess grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen, left, and Pentala Harikrishna attend a news conference to upcoming Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Czech chess grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen attends a news conference to upcoming Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Czech chess grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen attends a news conference to upcoming Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Czech chess grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen, right, plays chess with public in Chess Tram prior to upcoming Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)

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Thai Dai Van Nguyen

Czech chess grandmaster Thai Dai Van Nguyen, right, plays chess with public in Chess Tram prior to upcoming Prague International Chess Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The festival will run from March 6 to 16. (CTK Photo/Michaela Rihova)