European Women's Club Cup chess tournament

The 30th European Women's Club Cup, held in Budva, Montenegro, saw significant achievements from various clubs and individual players. The Serbian club Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica secured the bronze medal in the overall team standings following a 3.5:0.5 victory over an Azerbaijani team in the final round. This performance follows the club’s silver medal achievement from the previous year.

Individual successes were notable among players representing different nations. Nurgul Salimova, playing for Sirmium, won individual gold for her performance on the third board while remaining undefeated. Other medalists from the Sirmium squad included Leja Garifulina, who took silver, and Polina Shuvalova, who earned bronze.

Bulgarian players also performed well during the competition. Viktoria Radeva, playing for the team Gambit ASSE/RSM, finished sixth and recorded an 83% success rate, the highest among all players from the 22 participating teams. Additionally, the Velikova chess club from Sofia finished in ninth place.