7 December 2019

Igor Lysyj Becomes European Blitz Champion!

Andrey Esipenko wins bronze.


The European Blitz Championship, in which more than 400 players from 32 countries took part, was held in Tallinn on December 7. 

Igor Lysyj (1st place, Russia), Zaven Andriasian (2nd place, Armenia), and Andrey Esipenko (3rd place, Russia) shared 1-3 places having scored 17 points out of 22.

Alexander Morozevich (Russia) and Kirill Stupak (Belarus) are half a point behind.

Tournament on Chess-Results

Official website

Our congratulations to the Russian players on their successful performance at the European Blitz Championship!