The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025 is set to take place from 5-13 April in Swidnica, Poland. The event is played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+, with the participation of 18 teams. The top-seeded teams in the 50+section are Germany (Average rating of players 2430), England 1 (Average rating of players 2415) and England 2 (Average rating of players 2160), and the top seeds in the 65+ category are England 1 (Average rating of players 2427), Germany – SK Zaehringen Reloaded (Average rating of players 2226) and Germany – Saxony Team (Average rating of players 2143). See detailed information on the European Senior Team 2025 here
The best-rated players representing their federations in both sections are: GM Michael Adams (2661, England 50+ 1), GM John Nunn (2528, England 65+ 1), GM Uwe Boensch (2465, Germany 50+), GM Jonathan Mestel (2449, England 65+ 1), GM Klaus Bischoff (2425, Germany 50+), GM Raj Tischbierek (2418, Germany 50+), GM Frank Holzke (2412, Germany 50+) and others.
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European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025, section 50+
1. ENG – England 50+ 2 (RtgAvg:2208 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Philip Crocker
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
IM
Buckley, Graeme N
2268
ENG
2
FM
Dickenson, Neil F
2250
ENG
3
FM
Duncan, Chris R
2178
ENG
4
Crocker, Philip J
2137
ENG
5
Noyce, Robert C
2065
ENG
2. WLS – Wales Silures O50 (RtgAvg:1998 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Mark Adams
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
FM
Zeidler, Sven P.
2143
WLS
2
Fletcher, John
1989
WLS
3
Adams, Mark
1916
WLS
4
AGM
Van Kemenade, Rudy
1945
WLS
5
CM
Hughes, Anthony
1911
WLS
3. GER – Germany (RtgAvg:2430 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Dr. Matthias Kribben
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Bischoff, Klaus
2425
GER
2
GM
Holzke, Frank
2412
GER
3
GM
Boensch, Uwe
2465
GER
4
GM
Tischbierek, Raj
2418
GER
5
Kribben, Matthias Dr.
2060
GER
4. ENG – England 50+ Women (RtgAvg:2078 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Nigel Povah
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
IM
Lalic, Susan K
2227
ENG
2
WIM
Lauterbach, Ingrid
1998
ENG
3
WIM
Regan, Natasha K
2056
ENG
4
WGM
Jackson, Sheila
2031
ENG
5
WFM
Fink-Nunn, Petra
1997
ENG
5. POL – Swidnica (RtgAvg:1949 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Czesław Stec
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
Zych, Marek
1942
POL
2
Szmyd, Marek
1900
POL
3
Stec, Czeslaw
1820
POL
4
Zaremba, Artur
2133
POL
5
Kilanski, Janusz
1670
POL
6. ENG – England 50+ 1 (RtgAvg:2437 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: John Emms
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Adams, Michael
2661
ENG
2
GM
Emms, John M
2411
ENG
3
GM
Flear, Glenn C
2366
ENG
4
GM
Davies, Nigel R
2309
ENG
5
FM
Dishman, Stephen
2279
ENG
7. POL – Caissa Poland (RtgAvg:2011 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Grzegorz Ograbek
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
FM
Rogowski, Jaroslaw
2050
POL
2
CM
Ograbek, Grzegorz
2068
POL
3
Czyz, Andrzej
1985
POL
4
AIM
Wielosz, Jaroslaw
1939
POL
8. POL – UKS Giecek Radków (RtgAvg:2015 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Kazimierz Szydelko
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
Tustanowski, Robert
2222
POL
2
Laszewicz, Pawel
2011
POL
3
Machlowski, Slawomir
1963
POL
4
Kruczynski, Marek
1862
POL
5
Szydelko, Kazimierz
1798
POL
European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025, section 65+
1. GER – Saxony Team (RtgAvg:2143 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Jürgen Kyas /Ina Gottschall
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
FideID
Games
1
FM
Sandner, Gunter
2243
GER
4646401
0
2
Kyas, Juergen
2168
GER
4618157
0
3
FM
Jahnel, Guenther
2148
GER
4636147
0
4
Topchii, Gennadii
2012
GER
4141385
0
5
Dietze, Frank
2003
GER
4680979
0
2. GER – SK Zaehringen Reloaded (RtgAvg:2226 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Christian Maier
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
FideID
Games
1
IM
Maier, Christian
2233
GER
4601955
0
2
FM
Raupp, Thomas
2247
GER
4601610
1
3
FM
Miltner, Arndt
2232
GER
4602366
1
4
FM
Vatter, Hans-Joachim
2192
GER
4602439
1
5
FM
Vogel, Robert
2145
GER
4604253
1
3. FIN – Finland (RtgAvg:2060 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Patola Eero
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
FideID
Games
1
GM
Westerinen, Heikki M.J.
2209
FIN
500020
1
2
Joentausta, Hannu
2081
FIN
502278
1
3
FM
Vinke, Dietmar
2078
FIN
1703196
1
4
Patola, Eero
1872
FIN
504092
1
4. BEL – Belgium KBSB (RtgAvg:2101 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Marc Stuer
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
FideID
Games
1
IM
Rooze, Jan
2198
BEL
200050
1
2
FM
Goormachtigh, Johan
2207
BEL
200280
1
3
Stuer, Marc
2038
BEL
203700
1
4
Van Herck, Marcel
1962
BEL
200344
1
5. POL – Lower Silesia Team (RtgAvg:2062 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Krzysztof Krupa
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
FideID
Games
1
FM
Janocha, Wieslaw
2186
POL
1100548
1
2
FM
Zyla, Janusz
2181
POL
1102338
1
3
Czajkowski, Ryszard
1963
POL
1109898
1
4
CM
Krupa, Krzysztof
1919
POL
1104268
1
6. GER – SV Osnabrück (RtgAvg:2046 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Gerhard Müller
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
FideID
Games
1
Beilfuss, Wilfried Dr.
2070
GER
4607856
1
2
Woestmann, Hans-Joachim
2029
GER
12963925
1
3
Mueller, Gerhard
2052
GER
4692829
1
4
Lange, Torsten
2025
GER
4667794
1
5
Becker, Norbert
2032
GER
4675649
0
7. ENG – England 65+ 1 (RtgAvg:2421 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Chris Baker_x000D_
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
FideID
Games
1
GM
Nunn, John D M
2528
ENG
400017
1
2
GM
Kosten, Anthony C.
2366
ENG
400114
0
3
GM
Mestel, A Jonathan
2449
ENG
400122
1
4
IM
Large, Peter G
2342
ENG
400866
1
7
IM
Baker, Chris W
2151
ENG
401676
1
8. CRO – Šahovski klub MURSKO SREDIŠĆE (RtgAvg:1723 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Stjepan Novak
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
FideID
Games
1
Vadlja, Stjepan
1697
CRO
14511665
1
2
Sobocanec, Alojz
1792
CRO
14524520
1
3
Novak, Stjepan
1671
CRO
14510936
1
4
Petanjek, Zvonko
1732
CRO
14510979
1
9. ENG – England 65+ 2 (RtgAvg:2064 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Nigel Povah
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
FideID
Games
1
Quinn, John M
2073
ENG
405043
1
2
Bowmer, Kevin
2126
ENG
416690
1
3
Hewson, Brian W R
2066
ENG
437484
1
4
Higgie, Charles L
1992
ENG
1803263
1
5
Reynolds, D Ian W
1926
ENG
410705
0

