The European Team Chess Championship 2025 will be held in Batumi, Georgia, from 4 to 15 October 2025. Organized by the European Chess Union and the Georgian Chess Federation, the event will bring together national teams from across Europe.
In the open section of the European Team Chess Championship 2025, the reigning champions Serbia come with zero changes in the team, looking to repeat their performance from Budva. Their main opponents are the top seeded team of Germany, as well as the teams of The Netherlands, Hungary, Azerbaijan, and England. Top seeded players in the event include Anish Giri, Vincent Keymer, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Richard Rapport, Vladimir Fedoseev, Jorden Van Foreest, Matthias Bluebaum, Kirill Alekseenko, Igor Kovalenko, Shant Sargsyan, etc.
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European Team Chess Championship 2025 participants
1. Germany (RtgAvg:2681 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Gustafsson, Jan
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Keymer, Vincent
2755
GER
2
GM
Bluebaum, Matthias
2687
GER
3
GM
Svane, Frederik
2638
GER
4
GM
Kollars, Dmitrij
2642
GER
5
GM
Svane, Rasmus
2614
GER
2. Netherlands (RtgAvg:2675 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Smeets, Jan
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Giri, Anish
2759
NED
2
GM
Van Foreest, Jorden
2697
NED
3
GM
Warmerdam, Max
2582
NED
4
GM
L’ami, Erwin
2615
NED
5
GM
Van Wely, Loek
2630
NED
3. Hungary (RtgAvg:2666 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Balogh, Csaba
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Rapport, Richard
2724
HUN
2
GM
Leko, Peter
2666
HUN
3
GM
Gledura, Benjamin
2643
HUN
4
GM
Sjugirov, Sanan
2632
HUN
5
GM
Banusz, Tamas
2588
HUN
4. Azerbaijan (RtgAvg:2660 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Radjabov, Teimour
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
2742
AZE
2
GM
Mamedov, Rauf
2655
AZE
3
GM
Safarli, Eltaj
2630
AZE
4
GM
Suleymanli, Aydin
2614
AZE
5
GM
Muradli, Mahammad
2584
AZE
5. England (RtgAvg:2639 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Watson, William N
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Adams, Michael
2646
ENG
2
GM
Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B
2643
ENG
3
GM
Mcshane, Luke J
2614
ENG
4
GM
Vitiugov, Nikita
2654
ENG
5
GM
Royal, Shreyas
2501
ENG
6. Armenia (RtgAvg:2638 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Pashikian, Arman
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Sargissian, Gabriel
2624
ARM
2
GM
Hakobyan, Aram
2624
ARM
3
GM
Martirosyan, Haik M.
2626
ARM
4
GM
Sargsyan, Shant
2667
ARM
5
GM
Hovhannisyan, Robert
2633
ARM
7. Serbia (RtgAvg:2635 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Ivanisevic, Ivan
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Sarana, Alexey
2661
SRB
2
GM
Indjic, Aleksandar
2618
SRB
3
GM
Ivic, Velimir
2628
SRB
4
GM
Predke, Alexandr
2634
SRB
5
GM
Markus, Robert
2535
SRB
8. Spain (RtgAvg:2631 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Martinez Martin, David
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Yuffa, Daniil
2621
ESP
2
GM
Chigaev, Maksim
2634
ESP
3
GM
Anton Guijarro, David
2631
ESP
4
GM
Shirov, Alexei
2636
ESP
5
GM
Santos Latasa, Jaime
2609
ESP
9. Ukraine (RtgAvg:2629 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Beliavsky, Alexander G
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Ponomariov, Ruslan
2633
UKR
2
GM
Volokitin, Andrei
2617
UKR
3
GM
Korobov, Anton
2596
UKR
4
GM
Kovalenko, Igor
2669
UKR
5
GM
Samunenkov, Ihor
2568
UKR
10. Greece (RtgAvg:2609 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Nikolaidis, Ioannis
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Theodorou, Nikolas
2652
GRE
2
GM
Papaioannou, Ioannis
2623
GRE
3
GM
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios
2522
GRE
4
GM
Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis
2583
GRE
5
GM
Pavlidis, Antonios
2579
GRE
11. France (RtgAvg:2603 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Maze, Sebastien
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Lagarde, Maxime
2617
FRA
2
GM
Fressinet, Laurent
2602
FRA
3
GM
Maurizzi, Marcandria
2624
FRA
4
GM
Laurent-Paoli, Pierre
2570
FRA
5
GM
Boyer, Mahel
2532
FRA
12. Slovenia (RtgAvg:2600 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Sebenik, Matej
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Fedoseev, Vladimir
2720
SLO
2
GM
Demchenko, Anton
2628
SLO
3
GM
Subelj, Jan
2545
SLO
4
GM
Sebenik, Matej
2505
SLO
5
IM
Lavrencic, Matic
2479
SLO
13. Poland (RtgAvg:2590 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Miton, Kamil
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw
2654
POL
2
GM
Gumularz, Szymon
2592
POL
3
GM
Teclaf, Pawel
2563
POL
4
GM
Kosakowski, Jakub
2550
POL
5
GM
Malek, Jan
2508
POL
14. Czech Republic (RtgAvg:2589 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Boleslav, Petr
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Navara, David
2656
CZE
2
GM
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van
2664
CZE
3
IM
Finek, Vaclav
2518
CZE
4
IM
Stalmach, Richard
2410
CZE
5
IM
Vykouk, Jan
2516
CZE
15. Romania (RtgAvg:2586 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Sokolov, Ivan
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
2655
ROU
2
GM
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter
2577
ROU
3
GM
Lupulescu, Constantin
2577
ROU
4
GM
Gavrilescu, David
2535
ROU
5
IM
Magold, Filip
2459
ROU
16. Croatia (RtgAvg:2586 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Kozul, Zdenko
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Saric, Ivan
2661
CRO
2
GM
Brkic, Ante
2578
CRO
3
GM
Martinovic, Sasa
2553
CRO
4
GM
Stevic, Hrvoje
2522
CRO
5
GM
Livaic, Leon
2551
CRO
17. Austria (RtgAvg:2586 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Predojevic, Borki
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Alekseenko, Kirill
2679
AUT
2
GM
Ragger, Markus
2567
AUT
3
GM
Dragnev, Valentin
2539
AUT
4
GM
Horvath, Dominik
2558
AUT
5
GM
Blohberger, Felix
2513
AUT
18. Turkiye (RtgAvg:2579 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Cheparinov, Ivan
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Gurel, Ediz
2634
TUR
2
GM
Yilmaz, Mustafa
2591
TUR
3
GM
Can, Emre
2552
TUR
4
GM
Sanal, Vahap
2538
TUR
5
GM
Can, Isik
2515
TUR
19. Israel (RtgAvg:2558 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: David Glaz, Ilana
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Boruchovsky, Avital
2509
ISR
2
GM
Parkhov, Yair
2503
ISR
3
GM
Sokolovsky, Yahli
2539
ISR
4
GM
Gorshtein, Ido
2537
ISR
5
GM
Rodshtein, Maxim
2647
ISR
20. Italy (RtgAvg:2557 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Moroni, Luca Jr
2544
ITA
2
GM
Vocaturo, Daniele
2563
ITA
3
GM
Lodici, Lorenzo
2560
ITA
4
GM
Sonis, Francesco
2561
ITA
5
GM
Brunello, Sabino
2493
ITA
21. Denmark (RtgAvg:2556 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Hansen, Soren Bech
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl
2629
DEN
2
GM
Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard
2578
DEN
3
GM
Andersen, Mads
2556
DEN
4
IM
Olsen, Filip Boe
2451
DEN
5
GM
Ochsner, Bjorn Moller
2461
DEN
22. Bulgaria (RtgAvg:2541 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Georgiev, Kiril
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Naiditsch, Arkadij
2587
BUL
2
GM
Petrov, Martin
2540
BUL
3
GM
Petkov, Momchil
2509
BUL
4
GM
Georgiev, Kiril
2526
BUL
5
GM
Dimitrov, Radoslav
2496
BUL
23. Georgia 1 (RtgAvg:2531 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Sturua, Zurab
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Jobava, Baadur
2573
GEO
2
GM
Pantsulaia, Levan
2457
GEO
3
GM
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil
2562
GEO
4
GM
Kacharava, Nikolozi
2486
GEO
5
GM
Paichadze, Luka
2502
GEO
24. Montenegro (RtgAvg:2522 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Kosic, Dragan
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Kadric, Denis
2533
MNE
2
GM
Petrov, Nikita
2576
MNE
3
GM
Djukic, Nikola
2494
MNE
4
GM
Draskovic, Luka
2486
MNE
5
FM
Vukcevic, Nemanja
2349
MNE
25. Slovakia (RtgAvg:2516 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Ftacnik, Lubomir
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Pechac, Jergus
2539
SVK
2
GM
Gazik, Viktor
2556
SVK
3
IM
Sahidi, Samir
2490
SVK
4
IM
Haring, Filip
2479
SVK
5
IM
Druska, Juraj
2451
SVK
26. Sweden (RtgAvg:2516 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Pettersson, Anders
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Grandelius, Nils
2645
SWE
2
GM
Blomqvist, Erik
2478
SWE
3
IM
Trost, Edvin
2457
SWE
4
IM
Pantzar, Milton
2433
SWE
5
IM
Seo, Jung Min
2483
SWE
27. Lithuania (RtgAvg:2492 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Stremavicius, Titas
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Kazakouski, Valery
2581
LTU
2
GM
Stremavicius, Titas
2531
LTU
3
GM
Pultinevicius, Paulius
2532
LTU
4
FM
Morkunas, Gustas
2324
LTU
28. Switzerland (RtgAvg:2475 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Erismann, Peter
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Bogner, Sebastian
2555
SUI
2
GM
Peng, Li Min
2498
SUI
3
IM
Baenziger, Fabian
2439
SUI
4
IM
Kurmann, Oliver
2409
SUI
5
FM
Fecker, Noah
2364
SUI
29. Georgia 2 (RtgAvg:2461 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Nigalidze, Gaioz
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Sanikidze, Tornike
2409
GEO
2
GM
Quparadze, Giga
2493
GEO
3
IM
Petriashvili, Nikoloz
2489
GEO
4
IM
Tutisani, Noe
2424
GEO
5
IM
Akhvlediani, Irakli
2436
GEO
30. Moldova (RtgAvg:2455 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Soltanici, Ruslan
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Schitco, Ivan
2483
MDA
2
IM
Lashkin, Jegor
2497
MDA
3
GM
Hamitevici, Vladimir
2445
MDA
4
IM
Baltag, Iulian
2394
MDA
5
Gubin, Dmitrii
2275
MDA
31. Belgium (RtgAvg:2455 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Glek, Igor
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Dardha, Daniel
2605
BEL
2
IM
Maerevoet, Sim
2426
BEL
3
GM
Glek, Igor
2432
BEL
4
FM
De Waele, Warre
2326
BEL
5
FM
Lenaerts, Lennert
2355
BEL
32. Finland (RtgAvg:2449 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
IM
Keinanen, Toivo
2503
FIN
2
IM
Sklyarov, Dmitry V.
2428
FIN
3
IM
Sipila, Vilka
2487
FIN
4
IM
Sammalvuo, Tapani
2376
FIN
5
FM
Wartiovaara, Oliver
2309
FIN
33. Iceland (RtgAvg:2430 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Olafsson, Helgi
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar
2506
ISL
2
GM
Stefansson, Hannes
2408
ISL
3
GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
2422
ISL
4
IM
Ragnarsson, Dagur
2385
ISL
5
IM
Domalchuk-Jonasson, Aleksandr
2373
ISL
34. Portugal (RtgAvg:2401 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Martins, David Pires Tavares
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
IM
Martins, David Pires Tavares
2430
POR
2
IM
Sousa, Andre Ventura
2433
POR
3
FM
Martins, Bruno Andre Leite
2363
POR
4
FM
Barria, Jose
2376
POR
5
FM
Ribeiro, Gustavo
2245
POR
35. Georgia 3 (RtgAvg:2337 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Jojua, David
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
FM
Kiladze, Luka
2370
GEO
2
FM
Nemsadze, Daviti
2348
GEO
3
FM
Safarov, Deniel
2280
GEO
4
FM
Shamatava, Nikolozi
2296
GEO
5
FM
Qalichava, Akaki
2333
GEO
36. Faroe Islands (RtgAvg:2322 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Egilstoft, Rogvi
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
IM
Nielsen, Hogni Egilstoft
2389
FAI
2
FM
Apol, Luitjen Akselsson
2318
FAI
3
FM
Egilstoft, Rogvi
2304
FAI
4
FM
Poulsen, Martin
2276
FAI
37. Kosovo (RtgAvg:2310 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Fejzullahu, Afrim
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
IM
Saraci, Nderim
2445
KOS
2
FM
Uruci, Endrit
2347
KOS
3
CM
Asllani, Muhamet
2251
KOS
4
CM
Saraci, Korab
2197
KOS
5
Krasniqi, Alban
2131
KOS
38. Georgia 4 (RtgAvg:2239 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
IM
Melia, Salome
2299
GEO
2
IM
Lortkipanidze, Nodar
2371
GEO
3
Makharadze, Jambul
2291
GEO
4
Didmanidze, Tengiz
1995
GEO
5
Diasamidze, Lulu
1839
GEO
39. Scotland (RtgAvg:2214 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Morrison, Chris
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
FM
Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick
2389
SCO
2
Morrison, Chris
2174
SCO
3
IM
Muir, Andrew J
2157
SCO
4
Grant, Jonathan I M
2134
SCO
5
Mitchell, Martin
2117
SCO
40. Ireland (RtgAvg:2162 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.
Name
Rtg
FED
1
FM
Nemeth, Zalan
2212
IRL
2
CM
Melaugh, Shane
2192
IRL
3
CM
Tureshbayev, Anuar
2285
IRL
4
O`Gorman, Alice
1960
IRL