The European Team Chess Championship 2025 will be held in Batumi, Georgia, from 4 to 15 October 2025. The event is the most important team competition in the European Chess Calendar, part of The Chess Calendar
In the open section, most top guns are in action as Vincent Keymer, Anish Giri, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Nikita Vitiugov, Alexandr Predke, Nikolas Theodorou, and Vladimir Fedoseev will be in action in round 1.
Scroll down for all board pairings of round 2 and join us for the live action at 15:00 local time, 13:00 CEST.
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Round 1: ETCC 2025, team pairings round 1 / European Women Team Chess Championship 2025, round 1 board pairings / European Team Chess Championship 2025, round 1 board pairings
Round 2 on 2025/10/06 at 15:00
Bo.
2
Netherlands
Rtg
–
13
Poland
Rtg
1/1
GM
Giri, Anish (w)
2759
–
GM
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (b)
2654
1/2
GM
Van Foreest, Jorden (b)
2697
–
GM
Gumularz, Szymon (w)
2592
1/3
GM
Van Wely, Loek (w)
2630
–
GM
Teclaf, Pawel (b)
2563
1/4
GM
L’Ami, Erwin (b)
2615
–
GM
Malek, Jan (w)
2508
Bo.
4
Azerbaijan
Rtg
–
14
Czech Republic
Rtg
2/1
GM
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (w)
2742
–
GM
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van (b)
2664
2/2
GM
Mamedov, Rauf (b)
2655
–
GM
Navara, David (w)
2656
2/3
GM
Suleymanli, Aydin (w)
2614
–
IM
Finek, Vaclav (b)
2518
2/4
GM
Muradli, Mahammad (b)
2584
–
IM
Stalmach, Richard (w)
2410
Bo.
15
Romania
Rtg
–
5
England
Rtg
3/1
GM
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (w)
2655
–
GM
Adams, Michael (b)
2646
3/2
GM
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter (b)
2577
–
GM
Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B (w)
2643
3/3
GM
Lupulescu, Constantin (w)
2577
–
GM
McShane, Luke J (b)
2614
3/4
GM
Gavrilescu, David (b)
2535
–
GM
Royal, Shreyas (w)
2501
Bo.
6
Armenia
Rtg
–
16
Croatia
Rtg
4/1
GM
Sargsyan, Shant (w)
2667
–
GM
Saric, Ivan (b)
2661
4/2
GM
Hovhannisyan, Robert (b)
2633
–
GM
Brkic, Ante (w)
2578
4/3
GM
Martirosyan, Haik M. (w)
2626
–
GM
Livaic, Leon (b)
2551
4/4
GM
Hakobyan, Aram (b)
2624
–
GM
Martinovic, Sasa (w)
2553
Bo.
17
Austria
Rtg
–
7
Serbia
Rtg
5/1
GM
Alekseenko, Kirill (w)
2679
–
GM
Sarana, Alexey (b)
2661
5/2
GM
Horvath, Dominik (b)
2558
–
GM
Indjic, Aleksandar (w)
2618
5/3
GM
Dragnev, Valentin (w)
2539
–
GM
Ivic, Velimir (b)
2628
5/4
GM
Ragger, Markus (b)
2567
–
GM
Markus, Robert (w)
2535
Bo.
18
Turkiye
Rtg
–
9
Ukraine
Rtg
6/1
GM
Gurel, Ediz (w)
2634
–
GM
Ponomariov, Ruslan (b)
2633
6/2
GM
Yilmaz, Mustafa (b)
2591
–
GM
Korobov, Anton (w)
2596
6/3
GM
Can, Emre (w)
2552
–
GM
Kovalenko, Igor (b)
2669
6/4
GM
Can, Isik (b)
2515
–
GM
Samunenkov, Ihor (w)
2568
Bo.
10
Greece
Rtg
–
19
Israel
Rtg
7/1
GM
Theodorou, Nikolas (w)
2652
–
GM
Rodshtein, Maxim (b)
2647
7/2
GM
Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis (b)
2583
–
GM
Sokolovsky, Yahli (w)
2539
7/3
GM
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios (w)
2522
–
GM
Boruchovsky, Avital (b)
2509
7/4
GM
Pavlidis, Antonios (b)
2579
–
GM
Parkhov, Yair (w)
2503
Bo.
20
Italy
Rtg
–
11
France
Rtg
8/1
GM
Moroni, Luca Jr (w)
2544
–
GM
Maurizzi, Marcandria (b)
2624
8/2
GM
Vocaturo, Daniele (b)
2563
–
GM
Fressinet, Laurent (w)
2602
8/3
GM
Lodici, Lorenzo (w)
2560
–
GM
Lagarde, Maxime (b)
2617
8/4
GM
Sonis, Francesco (b)
2561
–
GM
Boyer, Mahel (w)
2532
Bo.
12
Slovenia
Rtg
–
21
Denmark
Rtg
9/1
GM
Fedoseev, Vladimir (w)
2720
–
GM
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (b)
2629
9/2
GM
Demchenko, Anton (b)
2628
–
GM
Andersen, Mads (w)
2556
9/3
GM
Subelj, Jan (w)
2545
–
IM
Olsen, Filip Boe (b)
2451
9/4
GM
Sebenik, Matej (b)
2505
–
GM
Ochsner, Bjorn Moller (w)
2461
Bo.
23
Georgia 1
Rtg
–
8
Spain
Rtg
10/1
GM
Mchedlishvili, Mikheil (w)
2562
–
GM
Shirov, Alexei (b)
2636
10/2
GM
Kacharava, Nikolozi (b)
2486
–
GM
Anton Guijarro, David (w)
2631
10/3
GM
Jobava, Baadur (w)
2573
–
GM
Yuffa, Daniil (b)
2621
10/4
GM
Paichadze, Luka (b)
2502
–
GM
Santos Latasa, Jaime (w)
2609
Bo.
1
Germany
Rtg
–
28
Switzerland
Rtg
11/1
GM
Keymer, Vincent (w)
2755
–
GM
Bogner, Sebastian (b)
2555
11/2
GM
Svane, Rasmus (b)
2614
–
GM
Peng, Li Min (w)
2498
11/3
GM
Bluebaum, Matthias (w)
2687
–
IM
Baenziger, Fabian (b)
2439
11/4
GM
Svane, Frederik (b)
2638
–
IM
Kurmann, Oliver (w)
2409
Bo.
32
Finland
Rtg
–
3
Hungary
Rtg
12/1
IM
Keinanen, Toivo (w)
2503
–
GM
Rapport, Richard (b)
2724
12/2
IM
Sipila, Vilka (b)
2487
–
GM
Banusz, Tamas (w)
2588
12/3
IM
Sammalvuo, Tapani (w)
2376
–
GM
Sjugirov, Sanan (b)
2632
12/4
FM
Wartiovaara, Oliver (b)
2309
–
GM
Gledura, Benjamin (w)
2643
Bo.
33
Iceland
Rtg
–
22
Bulgaria
Rtg
13/1
GM
Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar (w)
2506
–
GM
Naiditsch, Arkadij (b)
2587
13/2
GM
Kjartansson, Gudmundur (b)
2422
–
GM
Petrov, Martin (w)
2540
13/3
GM
Stefansson, Hannes (w)
2408
–
GM
Petkov, Momchil (b)
2509
13/4
IM
Domalchuk-Jonasson, Aleksandr (b)
2373
–
GM
Dimitrov, Radoslav (w)
2496
Bo.
34
Portugal
Rtg
–
24
Slovakia
Rtg
14/1
IM
Sousa, Andre Ventura (w)
2433
–
GM
Pechac, Jergus (b)
2539
14/2
FM
Martins, Bruno Andre Leite (b)
2363
–
GM
Gazik, Viktor (w)
2556
14/3
IM
Martins, David Pires Tavares (w)
2430
–
IM
Sahidi, Samir (b)
2490
14/4
FM
Ribeiro, Gustavo (b)
2245
–
IM
Druska, Juraj (w)
2451
Bo.
25
Sweden
Rtg
–
35
Georgia 3
Rtg
15/1
GM
Grandelius, Nils (w)
2645
–
FM
Kiladze, Luka (b)
2370
15/2
IM
Seo, Jung Min (b)
2483
–
FM
Nemsadze, Daviti (w)
2348
15/3
IM
Trost, Edvin (w)
2457
–
FM
Shamatava, Nikolozi (b)
2296
15/4
IM
Pantzar, Milton (b)
2433
–
FM
Safarov, Deniel (w)
2280
Bo.
36
Faroe Islands
Rtg
–
26
Lithuania
Rtg
16/1
IM
Nielsen, Hogni Egilstoft (w)
2389
–
GM
Kazakouski, Valery (b)
2581
16/2
FM
Apol, Luitjen Akselsson (b)
2318
–
GM
Stremavicius, Titas (w)
2531
16/3
FM
Egilstoft, Rogvi (w)
2304
–
GM
Pultinevicius, Paulius (b)
2532
16/4
FM
Poulsen, Martin (b)
2276
–
FM
Morkunas, Gustas (w)
2324
Bo.
27
Montenegro
Rtg
–
37
Kosovo
Rtg
17/1
GM
Kadric, Denis (w)
2533
–
IM
Saraci, Nderim (b)
2445
17/2
GM
Petrov, Nikita (b)
2576
–
CM
Asllani, Muhamet (w)
2251
17/3
GM
Draskovic, Luka (w)
2486
–
CM
Saraci, Korab (b)
2197
17/4
FM
Vukcevic, Nemanja (b)
2349
–
Krasniqi, Alban (w)
2131
Bo.
29
Georgia 2
Rtg
–
38
Georgia 4
Rtg
18/1
IM
Tutisani, Noe (w)
2424
–
Makharadze, Jambul (b)
2291
18/2
GM
Quparadze, Giga (b)
2493
–
Didmanidze, Tengiz (w)
1995
18/3
GM
Sanikidze, Tornike (w)
2409
–
Diasamidze, Lulu (b)
1839
18/4
IM
Akhvlediani, Irakli (b)
2436
–
GM
Gaprindashvili, Valeriane (w)
2347
Bo.
39
Scotland
Rtg
–
30
Moldova
Rtg
19/1
FM
Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick (w)
2389
–
IM
Lashkin, Jegor (b)
2497
19/2
IM
Muir, Andrew J (b)
2157
–
GM
Hamitevici, Vladimir (w)
2445
19/3
Grant, Jonathan I M (w)
2134
–
IM
Baltag, Iulian (b)
2394
19/4
Mitchell, Martin (b)
2117
–
Gubin, Dmitrii (w)
2275
Bo.
31
Belgium
Rtg
–
40
Ireland
Rtg
20/1
GM
Dardha, Daniel (w)
2605
–
FM
Nemeth, Zalan (b)
2212
20/2
GM
Glek, Igor (b)
2432
–
CM
Melaugh, Shane (w)
2192
20/3
FM
Lenaerts, Lennert (w)
2355
–
CM
Tureshbayev, Anuar (b)
2285
20/4
FM
De Waele, Warre (b)
2326
–
O`Gorman, Alice (w)
1960
