2 May 2015

Evgeny Vasiukov is among the leaders at the European Seniors

Four rounds are played in Eretria.

The European Senior Championship is underway in Eretria, Greece. There are two age groups: 50+ and 65+; men and women play together. 

Grandmaster Evgeny Vasiukov leads in the 65+ group together with Nona Gaprindashvili (Georgia), and IM Jan Rooze (Belgium), all having 3.5/4. Five players including the Russian grandmaster Nikolai Pushkov are half a point behind. 


In the 50+ group English grandmasters Keith Arkell and John Nunn and the Georgian GM Zurab Sturua are leading with 3.5 points. Seven players including the Russian WGM Svetlana Mednikova collected 3 points.