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European Individual Chess Championship 2026 concluded in Katowice, Poland!♟️ #eicc2026 #chess
Congratulations to the Winner and Medalists:
????IM Roman Dehtiarov ????????, 9 points
????GM Nijat Abasov ????????, 8.5 points
????GM Aydin Suleymanli ????????, 8.5 points????The Closing ceremony of the event… pic.twitter.com/Ixyqk1RWsQ
— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) April 19, 2026
When the war started in early 2022, I tried to help several Ukrainian families relocate to Europe (mostly to England, thanks to @TelegraphChess and Andrew Churavin).
In one case, everything was arranged for a family from Kharkiv – until their 14-year-old son, a talented chess…— Pavel Eljanov (@Eljanov) April 19, 2026
