Hero of the Day: IM Nino Batsiashvili

Today, IM Nino Batsiashvili (FIDE ELO 2498) drew as black against World Champion Magnus Carlsen (FIDE ELO 2834) in the First Round of the Qatar Masters Open. As typical, Magnus played the game to the bitter end, finally conceding the draw in the position below:

Screencap from Chess24.com

Congratulations to Ms. Batsiashvili, who is having a great year, professionally. I'm sure Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will be sending you a very expensive present soonest!

I'm also sure that somehow Magnus will still manage to win the tournament on tie-breaks after finishing on 50%. That's just how the organizers roll these days.