The 11th and the final day of the European Individual Championship 2026 in Katowice has concluded. After 11 rounds, Ukrainian IM Roman Dehtiarov scored 8 wins and 2 draws to win the tournament with 9/11 points. Roman is 0.5 points ahead of the runner-up Nijat Abasov.

🇺🇦 Roman Dehtiarov is the only non-GM to ever win the European Individual Championship since it began in 2000. Participants finishing 2nd through 19th hold the grandmaster title. The final standings (Top-10):

Place Player Score Prize
1. 🇺🇦 IM Roman Dehtiarov 9 €20,000
2. 🇦🇿 GM Nijat Abasov 8.5 €15,000
3. 🇦🇿 GM Aydin Suleymanli 8.5 €10,000
4. 🇦🇿 GM Mahammad Muradli 8.5 €7,000
5. 🇹🇷 GM Ediz Gurel 8 €6,000
6. 🇪🇸 GM David Anton 8 €5,000
7. 🇪🇸 GM Eduardo Iturrizaga 8 €4,000
8. 🇦🇲 GM Robert Hovhannisyan 8 €3,000
9. 🇬🇪 GM Nikolozi Kacharava 8 €2,500
10. 🇩🇪 GM Alexander Donchenko 8 €2,500

The European Individual Championship 2026 took place from April 7 to April 19, in Katowice, Poland. The event features a 90+0 time control for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game over 11 Swiss rounds.

Credit: European Chess Union