European Senior Team Chess Championship 2019 held in Mali Losinj, Croatia is in the books. The event was played in two age categories: 65+ (for players born in 1954 or earlier) and 50+ (for players born in 1969 or earlier). Almost thirty teams coming from 15 European federations registered for the Championship (16 teams in 50+ section and 13 teams in 65+ section).

The participating teams played 9 rounds (Swiss system), with time control 90 min for 40 moves + 30 min for the rest of the game + 30 sec increment for every move played starting from the first move. The total prize fund of the event amounts to 7,000 EUR.

Russia celebrated a double success, winning gold in both 50+ and 65+ categories. The Croatia 1 team was a worthy competitor in the 50+ category, scoring the equal amount of points with the winner, but had to settle for silver due to inferior tie-breaks.

Evgeny Sveshnikov (RUS) and Yuri Yakovich (RUS) showed the best performance in the 65+ and 50+ categories respectively.

Final standings

Category 50+:

1. Russia – 17
2. Croatia 1 – 17
3. European Chess Academy Maribor (SLO) – 13
4. Czech Republic – 12
5. Croatia 2 – 9
6. England 1 – 9
7. Austria – 9
8. Steiermark (AUT) – 9
9. Spain – 7
10. Ireland – 5
11. Germany-Women – 5
12. Agder (NOR) – 3
13. England 2 – 2

Category 65+:

1. Russia – 18
2. Sweden 1 – 14
3. Germany – 14
4. Finland 1 – 13
5. Switzerland – 11
6. England – 10
7. Rochade Bielefeld Revival (GER) – 10
8. Roskilde-Skive (DEN) – 9
9. Belgium – 8
10. Austria – 8
11. Sweden 2 – 8
12. SK2012 (DEN) – 7
13. Sweden 3 – 7
14. Ireland – 4
15. CC Mursko Sredisce (CRO) – 2
16. Northern Moves (FIN) – 1

Official website of the event: http://european2019chess-losinj.com/