3 August 2018
European Senior Championship Starts in Norway
Men and women in +50 and +65 age groups to play.
Photo: Norwaylife.net
The 18th edition of European Senior Chess Championship starts tomorrow in Drammen, Norway and takes place from 3rd-13th August. The event is played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+. There are 129 players from 18 European federations registered for the event.
Top seeded player of the 50+ category is Grandmaster Simen Adgestein (NOR, 2581). Besides Simen Adgestein, the battlefield is led by Gary M Clark (ENG, 2285), WGM Galina Strutinskaia (RUS, 2208), IM Sandor Biro (ROU, 2193), WIM Brigitte Burchardt (GER, 2189) and Luc Zimmermann (NED, 2184).
75 players among whom 8 women will be competing in section 65+. Top seeders of the section 65+ are: GM Vladislav Vorotnikov (RUS, 2445), GM Leif Ogaard (NOR, 2386), IM Valentin Bogdanov (UKR, 2356), IM Nils- Gustaf Renman (SWE, 2348) and chess legend GM Nona Gaprindashvili, which makes the line-up of the section 65+ very strong.
The Championship will be played in 9 rounds, Swiss system.
Starting list
Information on ECU website
