Mihaela Sandu

Chess:Mihaela Sandu takes 26th place marred by cheating accusations, Natalia Zukova is new European champion

Natalia Zukova of Ukraine is the new European champion in chess after the Georgian tournament that was marred by the unfounded accusations that Romanian chess player Mihaela Sandu had cheated during the competition.

Natalia Zukova finished first with 9.5 points of 11 possible.