Russia scoops in European Senior Team Chess Championship

European Senior Team Chess Championship 2019 held in Mali Losinj, Croatia is in the books. The event was played in two age categories: 65+ (for players born in 1954 or earlier) and 50+ (for players born in 1969 or earlier). Almost thirty teams coming from 15 European federations registered for the Championship (16 teams in 50+ section and 13 teams in 65+ section).

The participating teams played 9 rounds (Swiss system), with time control 90 min for 40 moves + 30 min for the rest of the game + 30 sec increment for every move played starting from the first move. The total prize fund of the event amounts to 7,000 EUR.

Russia celebrated a double success, winning gold in both 50+ and 65+ categories. The Croatia 1 team was a worthy competitor in the 50+ category, scoring the equal amount of points with the winner, but had to settle for silver due to inferior tie-breaks.

Evgeny Sveshnikov (RUS) and Yuri Yakovich (RUS) showed the best performance in the 65+ and 50+ categories respectively.

Final standings

Category 50+:

1. Russia – 17
2. Croatia 1 – 17
3. European Chess Academy Maribor (SLO) – 13
4. Czech Republic – 12
5. Croatia 2 – 9
6. England 1 – 9
7. Austria – 9
8. Steiermark (AUT) – 9
9. Spain – 7
10. Ireland – 5
11. Germany-Women – 5
12. Agder (NOR) – 3
13. England 2 – 2

Category 65+:

1. Russia – 18
2. Sweden 1 – 14
3. Germany – 14
4. Finland 1 – 13
5. Switzerland – 11
6. England – 10
7. Rochade Bielefeld Revival (GER) – 10
8. Roskilde-Skive (DEN) – 9
9. Belgium – 8
10. Austria – 8
11. Sweden 2 – 8
12. SK2012 (DEN) – 7
13. Sweden 3 – 7
14. Ireland – 4
15. CC Mursko Sredisce (CRO) – 2
16. Northern Moves (FIN) – 1

Official website of the event: http://european2019chess-losinj.com/