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I met with Roman Dehtiarov, a 17‑year‑old chess player from Kharkiv. He became the first player in history to win the European Championship without holding the grandmaster title.
I honored Roman with the Future of Ukraine award.
We spoke about his path, training, and plans. He… pic.twitter.com/NlZT0dLERC— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 21, 2026
Interview with Roman Dehtiarov ???????? – European Chess Champion 2026???? #chess #eicc2026
Right after his historic victory at the European Individual Chess Championship in Katowice, we briefly spoke with Roman Dehtiarov about his impressions from the event, pre-tournament ambitions… pic.twitter.com/vdL05ISfXk
— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) April 21, 2026
