Congratulations to Yekaterina Lagno on winning 2018 World Blitz Chess Championship 2018-12-30 19:00:00 The President sent a message of greetings to Yekaterina Lagno, who won the 2018 World Blitz Chess Championship in St. Petersburg. The message reads, in part: “There were no equals to you at the world championship. You have demonstrated wonderful sports traits: motivation, self-reliance and strong will. You have scored an impressive and unconditional victory over your rivals.”