19 September 2019

European Senior Team Championships Start in Croatia

Russian teams won in Round 1.


The European Senior Team Championships started in Mali Losinj, Croatia. There are 13 teams in the "50+" group. Russia is represented by GMs Vladimir Burmakin, Evgeny Gleizerov, Ruslan Shcherbakov, Yuri Yakovich, and Ildar Ibragimov. In the first round, our team defeated Austria 4-0. 

16 teams are participating in the "65+" category. The Russian team includes GMs Yuri Balashov, Evgeny Sveshnikov, IMs Evgenij Kalegin, Vladimir Zhelnin, and GM Nikolai Pushkov. The Russians also played with the Austrian team at the start and won 3-1. 

Tournament on Chess-Results

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Photos by Alexander Zlochevskij