27 April 2016

Russia Wins European Senior Team Championship

Our team prevailed in 65+ category, while Israel won the 50+ event.

European Senior Team Championship ended in Halkidiki, Greece. In the 65+ event Russian team won all nine matches and took a clear first place with 18 points. Israel finished second with 16 points, Switzerland was third with 12 points. 

The winning team: Evgeny Vasiukov (4.5 out of 6 on the first board), Yury Balashov (6/7), Vladimir Zhelnin (7.5/8), Nikolay Pushkov (6.5/8), and Nikolay Mishuchkov (5.5/7). Russian Chess Federation congratulates our famous players on this remarkable victory!

Russian women's team participated in the 50+ event and finished fourth. Israel won the championship, Italy was second, Finland was third.