Is Phil Foden going to ruin my FPL season? Probably. Am I going to buy him? Not sure.

At least 25 civilians were killed by Russia in the city of Ternopil this night. Absolutely heartbreaking. May they rest in peace. Please do not forget about war crimes that Russia commits on a daily basis.

To qualify to the World Cup, Ukraine needs to win three matches in a row - against 🇮🇸 on Sunday, and then 2 games in the playoffs. Last time when Ukraine won 3 matches in a row was in 2019, under Andriy Shevchenko.

Also, Kramnik and Sutovsky are complete psychopaths.

Russia attacked a kindergarten in Kharkiv today. Seeing the those pure innocent children being rescued, crying, broke my heart immensely. We leave in the cruelest reality.

Heartbreaking, shocking and unbelievably sad news about passing of GM Daniel Naroditsky. May he rest in peace.

So proud of Ukrainian chess teams! Champions of Europe in the Open section, silver medalists in the Women section!

FPL is back, and so are the donations based on my fantasy results. This year I’ll continue supporting Back and Alive foundation. In the FPL GW1 I scored quite average 51 points. 510 UAH go to charity.

I feel physically sick and want to cry at the same time. How the fuck is that possible without any consequences??? nypost.com/2025/08/07/w... Russia launched 'catalog' of Ukrainian children up for adoption: 'This is digital child trafficking'

The article published in the Russian STATE media says: “There is no other option. No one in Ukraine should stay alive”. If anyone still has any illusions, this explains the daily attacks by Russia against civilians. At least 28 people died in Kyiv last night after they bombed an apartment building.

It’s been especially tough couple of days, but I love our people so freaking much 💙💛

FIDE is a Russian government organization. Nothing surprises me about this decision, unfortunately. It’s disgusting and inexcusable, but not surprising.

That was tremendous. What s champion. Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Again. Legend.

One of those events that the whole country watches. Let’s go, Oleksandr!

I have never heard so many explosions till this night. Currently me and my family are OK, but the attack is still ongoing.

Devastating news about Diogo Jota. May he rest peacefully.

Good win from Elina today against a player without a flag. The level of opposition is going to increase significantly from the next round, but we believe. 2 down, 5 to go. 600 UAH go to charity.

Very convincing first game. One down, six to go.

There is nothing in the world of sports that I want more than a Grand Slam win for Elina Svitolina. Literally nothing.

FIDE defends Navara against Kramnik, and rightfully so. And yet, FIDE remains silent about Karkakin, who literally uses chess with genocidal purpose of erasing Ukrainian identity from the Ukrainian kids. FIDE are useless cowards.

While Trump refuses to sanction Russia, they continue their attacks against Ukrainians. At least 15 people were killed this night in their sleep. kyivindependent.com/kyiv-hit-by-...

It’s Ukraine vs Denmark in the youth Euro today! Good luck @phchess.bsky.social and I hope both teams progress to the quarterfinals!

This night, Russia again killed civilians. This is terrorism and a war crime. Attacking war planes that do the war crime is not terrorism though. Trump should be concerned with former, not the latter, but of course he won’t be.

Not a lot of things amuse me these days, but the Trump vs Musk beef is genuinely hilarious (although pretty dangerous I’m afraid)

Heartbreaking.

Heartless filth, the scum of the earth.

Last August I decided for every fantasy game that I play to donate 10x number of points that I get to charities supporting Ukraine. I played 3 fantasy games and donated 65380 UAH this way (roughly 1575 USD). I will continue supporting Ukrainian charities through the summer and beyond.

My last Fantasy-related post of the season! In the final UCL fantasy GW I scored 83 points and got a green arrow up to OR 3576. 830 UAH go to charity. With this, I’m taking a break from fantasy (but not from supporting our armed forces) till next season. See you then!

The Serie A season is over, and so is the fantasy. It was my first year of following this league and playing this fantasy, so the start was pretty rough. But in the end I understood the game, I hope. 89 points in the last GW. The final OR is 432/27335 players. 890 UAH go to charity.

My worst ever FPL season since playing the game with some degree of dedication is finally over. The previous season was my best ever (top 1K), so the contrast was stark. But I’m still glad that I managed a comeback of sorts. 69 points this GW, OR is 746706. 690 UAH go to charity.

I was really positively surprised and glad that a new Ukrainian chess magazine was founded at the beginning of 2024! Yesterday I finally received my copies of the latest 2 issues.

GW37 was my best GW of the season by far, because of Brighton AM and, of course, Vardy (c) 💙 78 points all out. I am in top 1 million now for the first time, and I kid you not, since GW1 :) Now just hope for one more green arrow. 780 UAH go to charity

In the Serie A fantasy, I had quite good GW 37, despite being tricked by Atalanta team news again. 87 points all out, green arrow up to OR 500. Still have 2FTs for the final GW, so probably will do something fin with them. 870 UAH go to charity.

A gameweek to remember

Jamie Vardy out. Premier league champion. FA Cup winner. Everyone went, he stayed. Leicester’s GOAT. Thanks for everything.

Here is how Ukrainian viewers voted in Eurovision last night: 12: 🇱🇹 10: 🇳🇴 8: 🇱🇻 (Sorry, 🇪🇪, but your guy has some pro-Russian ties, so only 2 points for you)

Using highly scientific methods to choose my Assistant Manager

One last party (although pretty sure he’ll score and get a yellow card for his celebrations)

In Serie A fantasy this GW my captain blanked, my main GK got benched for the second week in a row and I got tricked by Gasperini team news - again! Nevertheless, I managed to get 67 points and a tiny green arrow up to OR 619. Have 4 FTs, so there will be some fun punts. 670 UAH go to charity.

Another good FPL gameweek, and I am quite close to a 6-digit rank! 74 points all out, OR is 1150270. Will I go all-in next GW with a Vardy captaincy and/or table bonus AM? We will see. 740 UAH go to charity.

Heart over mind ❤️

Quite a good GW in the UCL fantasy, 68 points all out and green arrow up to OR 5172. I wonder is it possible to make any progress in the final round when everyone will have virtually the same team. 680 UAH go to charity.

This semifinal tie

In Serie A fantasy, I followed my strategy of always captaining Di Lorenzo and got a pretty good GW. 87 points, green arrow up to OR 629. The realistic goal should something like top-500 I guess. 870 UAH go to charity.

In FPL GW35, I played my AM chip on Crystal Palace, chasing the table bonus. It went reasonably OK. I got 63 points and a decent green arrow despite captaincy blank. Up to OR 1444239. The goal is to try to get a 6-digit rank - will be hard without doubles. 630 UAH go to charity.

66 points in UCL Fantasy this week, and a green arrow up to 6361. Decent enough. Only 2 GWs left. 660 UAH go to charity.

Terrifying to see.

Not a great GW in the Serie A fantasy. Captaincy blank, Yildiz red card against the weakest team in the league, but my bench is outstanding as usual 🙂 66 points all out, red arrow down to OR 704. 660 UAH go to charity.