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Ukrainian teen trounces elite grandmaster to win European Chess Championship

Ewan Jones
 21.04.2026, 16:15
Roman Dehtiarov refused to leave his father behind in Kharkiv. (Facebook/Ukrainian Chess Federation)
Roman Dehtiarov refused to leave his father behind in Kharkiv. (Facebook/Ukrainian Chess Federation)

As a 14-year-old Roman Dehtiarov refused to abandon his dad by leaving Kharkiv.