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Triple gold for England at the European Senior Team Chess Championships

14 Apr, 2025by gprevenasΣκακιστικά νέα

England, England and England again! The English teams dominate the European Senior Team Chess Championships as they won the titles in the Open 50+, Open 65+, and Women 50+ sections. The Open 65+ was especially impressive, as the team won the event with maximum score of 16 match points. Replay all games here

England Open 50+ team: GM Michael Adams (2661), GM John Emms (2411), GM Glenn Flear (2366), GM Nigel Davies (2309)

England Open 65+ team: GM John Nunn (2528), GM Anthony Kosten (2366), GM Jonathan Mestel (2449), IM Peter Large (2342), IM Chris Baker (2151)

England Women 50+ team: IM Susan Lalic (2227), WIM Ingrid Lauterbach (1998), WIM Natasha Regan (2056), WGM Sheila Jackson (2031), WFM Petra Fink-Nunn (1997)

Joining the English chess domination was the England Open 50+ second team, which won the bronze medal.

But England did not stop there! In Open 65+ England won four gold and one silver individual medals, in the Open 50+ (two participating teams) they won four gold, one silver, and four bronze medals, for a total of 14 individual board medals. Scroll down for the full list.

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European Senior Team Chess Championships 2025 final ranking

Medalists of the 50+ section:

????England 1, 17 match points
????Germany, 14 match points
????England 2, 13 match points

Medalists of the 65+ section:
????England 1, 16 match points (perfect score!)
????Poland’s Lower Silesia Team, 12 match points
????German Saxony Team, 11 match points

????England’s Women’s 50+ team emerged as the European Women’s Senior Team Chess Champions 2025.



Here are the best players by board. As per the ECU rules, tiebreak 1 is Performance, tiebreak 2 is game points, tiebreak 3 is games ascending

Best board awards 50+


Board 1
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Adams, Michael 2661 ENG ENG – England 50+ 1 2659 7 8
2 GM Bischoff, Klaus 2425 GER GER – Germany 2414 6 9
3 Zych, Marek 1942 POL POL – Swidnica 2208 5 9
4 IM Buckley, Graeme N 2268 ENG ENG – England 50+ 2 2194 4.5 9
5 FM Zeidler, Sven P. 2143 WLS WLS – Wales Silures O50 2148 3.5 7
6 IM Lalic, Susan K 2227 ENG ENG – England 50+ Women 2122 4 9
7 FM Rogowski, Jaroslaw 2050 POL POL – Caissa Poland 2025 3 9
Board 2
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Emms, John M 2411 ENG ENG – England 50+ 1 2442 6.5 8
2 GM Holzke, Frank 2412 GER GER – Germany 2345 6.5 9
3 FM Dickenson, Neil F 2250 ENG ENG – England 50+ 2 2199 3 6
4 Fletcher, John 1989 WLS WLS – Wales Silures O50 2055 3.5 8
5 Laszewicz, Pawel 2011 POL POL – UKS Giecek Radków 2046 2.5 9
6 Szmyd, Marek 1900 POL POL – Swidnica 2015 3 8
7 CM Ograbek, Grzegorz 2068 POL POL – Caissa Poland 1994 3.5 9
8 WIM Lauterbach, Ingrid 1998 ENG ENG – England 50+ Women 1277 0 6
Board 3
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Flear, Glenn C 2366 ENG ENG – England 50+ 1 2392 5 7
2 GM Boensch, Uwe 2465 GER GER – Germany 2385 6 8
3 FM Duncan, Chris R 2178 ENG ENG – England 50+ 2 2264 5.5 8
4 Machlowski, Slawomir 1963 POL POL – UKS Giecek Radków 2101 4.5 9
5 WIM Regan, Natasha K 2056 ENG ENG – England 50+ Women 2091 4 7
6 Adams, Mark 1916 WLS WLS – Wales Silures O50 1914 2 8
7 Czyz, Andrzej 1985 POL POL – Caissa Poland 1889 3.5 9
8 Stec, Czeslaw 1820 POL POL – Swidnica 1885 2.5 8
Board 4
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Tischbierek, Raj 2418 GER GER – Germany 2335 6 8
2 GM Davies, Nigel R 2309 ENG ENG – England 50+ 1 2333 5 7
3 Crocker, Philip J 2137 ENG ENG – England 50+ 2 2216 5 7
4 WGM Jackson, Sheila 2031 ENG ENG – England 50+ Women 2134 5 8
5 Zaremba, Artur 2133 POL POL – Swidnica 2104 4.5 7
6 AGM Van Kemenade, Rudy 1945 WLS WLS – Wales Silures O50 1990 2.5 7
7 AIM Wielosz, Jaroslaw 1939 POL POL – Caissa Poland 1966 3 9
8 Kruczynski, Marek 1862 POL POL – UKS Giecek Radków 1749 1 9
Board 5
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 FM Dishman, Stephen 2279 ENG ENG – England 50+ 1 2339 5.5 6
2 CM Hughes, Anthony 1911 WLS WLS – Wales Silures O50 2046 2.5 6
3 Noyce, Robert C 2065 ENG ENG – England 50+ 2 1925 3.5 6
4 WFM Fink-Nunn, Petra 1997 ENG ENG – England 50+ Women 1923 2.5 6
5 Szydelko, Kazimierz 1798 POL POL – UKS Giecek Radków 1824 2 9

Best board awards 65+


Board 1
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Nunn, John D M 2528 ENG ENG – England 65+ 1 2404 5.5 7
2 FM Janocha, Wieslaw 2186 POL POL – Lower Silesia Team 2361 6 8
3 Beilfuss, Wilfried Dr. 2070 GER GER – SV Osnabrück 2227 4 7
4 FM Sandner, Gunter 2243 GER GER – Saxony Team 2208 4 7
5 GM Westerinen, Heikki M.J. 2209 FIN FIN – Finland 2168 4 8
6 IM Maier, Christian 2233 GER GER – SK Zaehringen Reloaded 2144 3 6
7 Quinn, John M 2073 ENG ENG – England 65+ 2 2129 3 7
8 IM Rooze, Jan 2198 BEL BEL – Belgium KBSB 2081 3 8
9 Vadlja, Stjepan 1697 CRO CRO – Šahovski klub MURSKO SREDIŠĆE 1291 0 8
Board 2
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Kosten, Anthony C. 2366 ENG ENG – England 65+ 1 2390 5 6
2 FM Goormachtigh, Johan 2207 BEL BEL – Belgium KBSB 2272 5.5 8
3 FM Zyla, Janusz 2181 POL POL – Lower Silesia Team 2264 5.5 8
4 Kyas, Juergen 2168 GER GER – Saxony Team 2194 3.5 6
5 Woestmann, Hans-Joachim 2029 GER GER – SV Osnabrück 2132 3 6
6 FM Raupp, Thomas 2247 GER GER – SK Zaehringen Reloaded 2122 3.5 7
7 Bowmer, Kevin 2126 ENG ENG – England 65+ 2 2119 3.5 7
8 Joentausta, Hannu 2081 FIN FIN – Finland 2107 3.5 8
9 Sobocanec, Alojz 1792 CRO CRO – Šahovski klub MURSKO SREDIŠĆE 1348 0 8
Board 3
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 GM Mestel, A Jonathan 2449 ENG ENG – England 65+ 1 2324 4.5 6
2 FM Jahnel, Guenther 2148 GER GER – Saxony Team 2297 4 6
3 Stuer, Marc 2038 BEL BEL – Belgium KBSB 2197 5.5 8
4 Mueller, Gerhard 2052 GER GER – SV Osnabrück 2108 3 7
5 Hewson, Brian W R 2066 ENG ENG – England 65+ 2 2029 3 7
6 FM Miltner, Arndt 2232 GER GER – SK Zaehringen Reloaded 2010 2.5 6
7 FM Vinke, Dietmar 2078 FIN FIN – Finland 1978 3 8
8 Czajkowski, Ryszard 1963 POL POL – Lower Silesia Team 1960 3 8
9 Novak, Stjepan 1671 CRO CRO – Šahovski klub MURSKO SREDIŠĆE 1240 0 8
Board 4
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 IM Large, Peter G 2342 ENG ENG – England 65+ 1 2361 6 7
2 Topchii, Gennadii 2012 GER GER – Saxony Team 2194 5.5 7
3 Van Herck, Marcel 1962 BEL BEL – Belgium KBSB 2115 5.5 8
4 CM Krupa, Krzysztof 1919 POL POL – Lower Silesia Team 2020 4.5 8
5 FM Vatter, Hans-Joachim 2192 GER GER – SK Zaehringen Reloaded 1994 2.5 6
6 Lange, Torsten 2025 GER GER – SV Osnabrück 1871 2 6
7 Patola, Eero 1872 FIN FIN – Finland 1798 2 8
8 Petanjek, Zvonko 1732 CRO CRO – Šahovski klub MURSKO SREDIŠĆE 1553 0.5 8
Board 5
Rk. Name Rtg FED Team TB1 TB2 TB3
1 FM Vogel, Robert 2145 GER GER – SK Zaehringen Reloaded 2281 6 7
2 IM Baker, Chris W 2151 ENG ENG – England 65+ 1 2213 5 6
3 Becker, Norbert 2032 GER GER – SV Osnabrück 1997 3.5 6
4 Dietze, Frank 2003 GER GER – Saxony Team 1891 2 6
5 Reynolds, D Ian W 1926 ENG ENG – England 65+ 2 1795 2 6