The European Chess Champion has become 15-year-old Kateryna Lahno. The athlete from Kramatorsk defeated Russian Nadezhda Kosintseva in the decisive round on the tie-break.
Тhe tie-break regulations were as follows: the championship contenders had to first play 2 games of 15 minutes each. If after two games the winner was not determined, then Kateryna and Nadezhda would play 2 more games, but the game time was reduced to 5 minutes + 2 seconds per next move. If even after 4 games the champion was not known, a fifth game would be scheduled. Kateryna won the tie-break in the two starting games - 2:0.