The 5th round matches of the Women's European Chess Championship have been held in Moldova. After them, Ukrainian Kateryna Lahno single-handedly topped the tournament standings. Taking advantage of her main competitors dropping points, our chess player prevailed over Russian Tatiana Kozintseva and became first. This success increased Kateryna Lahno's total to 4.5 points.

However, 10 chess players immediately scored 4 points each. Currently they share places from 2nd to 11th.

Vadym VLASENKO "Ukrainian Radio" for champion.com.ua