9 December 2018
Valerij Popov Wins European Rapid Championship
Andrey Esipenko becomes second!
Photo: Patricia Claros Aguilar
The European Rapid Championship finished in Skopje. More than 400 participants played 13 rounds according to the Swiss system.
The Russian Valerij Popov became the European Rapid Champion having scored 10.5 points and edged out his pursuers Andrey Esipenko (2nd place, Russia), Vahap Sanal (3rd place, Turkey), and Luca Moroni (4th place, Italy) on tie-break.
Final standings
Official website
Our congratulations to Valerij Popov and Andrey Esipenko on their successful performance at the European Rapid Championship!