Nona Gaphrindashvili (2256) the five times world champion won a silver medal at European Rapid Seniors Championship, which is underway in the city of Bulgaria, Plovdiv. She gained 6.5 points like Russian Galina Strutinskaya (2254) and Bulgarian Margarita Voiska (2289) in 9 rounds. But she won the medal with additional points. 

Bulgarian Rujka Genova (2211), who gained 7.0 points is one of the winners of European championship. Margalita Tandashvili (2025) and Tamar Khmiadashvili (2095) also participated in this tournament, they gained 5-5 points and took the 7th and the 9th places.