Roman Dehtiarov

Seventeen-year-old Ukrainian international master Roman Dehtiarov claimed victory at the 2026 European Individual Chess Championship in Katowice, Poland, becoming the youngest and lowest-seeded winner in the event's history. Seeded 126th out of 501 players, he scored 9 out of 11 to finish sole first. The triumph earned him the grandmaster title, €20,000 in prize money, and a spot in the 2027 FIDE World Cup.