{"id":9740,"date":"2025-04-15T21:52:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessbd.com\/?p=9740"},"modified":"2025-04-15T21:52:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T15:52:41","slug":"european-senior-team-championship-england-claims-triple-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/?p=9740","title":{"rendered":"European Senior Team Championship : England claims triple gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025 concluded yesterday in \u015awidnica, Poland. The event was held in two age categories\u201450+ and 65+\u2014and Team England repeated its success from last year by defending three titles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 65+ category, nine teams competed, with England 1 scoring a perfect 16 match points to clinch the gold medal. The team dominated the competition, winning all its matches with a minimum score of 3\u20131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/England-65-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33766\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Poland\u2019s Lower Silesia Team earned the silver with 12 match points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Poland-65.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33771\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany\u2019s Saxony Team claimed bronze with 11 match points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Germany-65.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33770\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 50+ section featured eight teams, who first played seven rounds, followed by a final-four mini-tournament comprising two additional rounds. England 1 emerged as the champion with 17 match points, securing victories in eight matches and drawing the final round against Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/England-50-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33765\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Germany took silver with 13 match points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Germany-50.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33769\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>England 2 claimed bronze scoring 12 match points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/England2-65.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33764\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, England\u2019s Women\u2019s 50+ Team clinched the title of the European Women\u2019s Senior 50+ Team Champions 2025 finishing as the best-ranked women\u2019s team in the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Women.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33772\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Board prizes were awarded to the top individual performers based on their rating performances in both sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 1 (50+ section)<\/strong>: 1.GM Michael Adams (England 1); 2.GM Klaus Bischoff (Germany); 3.Marek Zych (Poland Swidnica)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 2 (50+ section)<\/strong>: 1.GM John Emms (England 1); 2.GM Frank Holzke (Germany); 3.FM Neil Dickenson (England 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 3 (50+ section)<\/strong>: 1.GM Glenn Flear (England 1); 2.GM Uwe Boensch (Germany); 3.FM Chris Duncan (England 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 4 (50+ section)<\/strong>: 1.GM Raj Tischbierek (Germany); 2.GM Nigel Davies (England 1); 3.Philip Crocker (England 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 5 (50+ section)<\/strong>: 1.FM Stephen Dishman (England 1); 2.CM Anthony Hughes (Wales Silures); 3.Robert Noyce (England 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 1 (65+ section)<\/strong>: 1.GM John Nunn (England 1); 2.FM Wieslaw Janocha (Poland Lower Silesia Team); 3.Wilfried Dr. Beilfuss (Germany SV Osnabruck)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 2 (65+ section)<\/strong>: 1.GM Anthony Kosten (England 1); 2.FM Johan Goormachtigh (Belgium KBSB); 3.FM Janusz Zyla (Poland Lower Silesia Team)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 3 (65+ section)<\/strong>: 1.GM Jonathan Mestel (England 1); 2.FM Guenther Jahnel (German Saxony Team); 3.Marc Stuer (Belgium KBSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 4 (65+ section)<\/strong>: 1.IM Peter Large (England 1); 2.Gennadii Topchii (German Saxony Team); 3.Marcel Van Herck (Belgium KBSB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Board 5 (65+ section)<\/strong>: 1.FM Robert Vogel (German SK Zaehringen Reloaded); 2.IM Chris Baker (England 1); Norbert Becker (German SV Osnabruck)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final rankings can be found&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/chess-results.com\/tnr1149188.aspx?lan=1&amp;art=0\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by European Chess Union<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Photos: Kamil Galuszka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Official website:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.estcc2025.pl\/\">estcc2025.pl\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025 concluded yesterday in \u015awidnica, Poland. 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