Kateryna Lahno honoured in Donetsk

Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel

Thursday, 22 May 2008, id:474 Article cached on Sunday, 05 October 2008 08:33:15

Mr Aleksandr Lukyanchenko, Mayor of Donetsk (Ukraine), congratulated GM Kateryna Lahno for winning the European Individual Chess Championship 2008 in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) in the women's section. According to a resolution of the City Council, Kateryna Lahno was awarded a certificate and a medal "For Services to the City".

Source: www.champion.com.ua

Budva 2009

Written by : ECU Press Officer Gerald Schendel

Thursday, 15 May 2008, id:473 Article cached on Sunday, 05 October 2008 08:33:15

During the European Chess Championship 2008 in Plovdiv, Montenegro made an impressive presentation of Budva as the venue of the European Individual Chess Championship 2009 for men (March 14-28, 2009). The presentation was attended by ECU President Boris Kutin, ECU vice-president Garry Walsh, former women's World Champion Grandmaster Nona Gaprindashvili, a host of chess activists, arbiters, organizers, and chess lovers.