Summary by GM Golubev:
Several times, Galina Shliahtich was the IPCA Women World Chess Champion.
She also was Ukrainian Women’s Champion in 1998.
She was diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis since 1993.
She was diagnosed with Tuberculosis since 2006.
Her condition is steadily worsened lately and her life is in a big danger.
Shliahtich lives in a small town of Kalush in Ivano-Frankovskaya region (Oblastj) in Western Ukraine. (Unlike Lviv, Ivano-Frankovsk region is not known for the huge chess traditions, etc).
She has a 14 years old son and an old father.
More info here:
http://community.livejournal.com/ru_chess/288420.html
Special thanks to my friend GM Mikhail Golubev for alerting the chess community.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Everyone please help her.
I’ll contribute $50 if Susan can set up a collecting system with paypal or something. She collects and redirect the money in the end.
I am sure all the users of her blog can gather a serious amount in the end.
Thank you but do not send any money now. GM Golubev is working on getting a direct information. I will let you know when he gets it.
Thank you very much!
Susan Polgar
IM Galina Shliahtich (update!)
I am in contact with people who are helping Galina, there are some additional details, but a bank account for donating from outside Ukraine is still to be created.
An address for messages in English to contact people who are helping Galina, as I was informed, is:
sos.galyna@gmail.com
More info in Russian (with additional contact details) posted by me here:
http://detiarbata.livejournal.com/245352.html
Best regards,
Mikhail
How to help Galina Shliahtich – Updated!!!
Как помочь Галине Шляхтич – обновлено!!!
http://detiarbata.livejournal.com/246041.html
more options to donate, link to Facebook group