European Seniors Team Championship Round 8

May 11, 2011

The team of Russia has secured at least a shared first place at the European Senior Teams Championship with a round to go. In an extremely difficult match Russia defeated Italy by 2.5-1.5, but only after FM Carlo Micheli failed to convert the advantage against GM Nikolai Pushkov. Israel 1 slipped down from the second [...]

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European Seniors Team Championship Round 7

May 10, 2011

The team of Russia maintains the lead at the European Senior Teams Championship after defeating Finland in round 7. Russians were efficient with White pieces while their black boards held the ground. Only one point behind are Israel 1 who continue the chase after beating Montenegro 2.5-1.5. Montenegro actually took a quick lead with FM [...]

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Excursion to Mount Olympus

May 09, 2011

The Organizing Committee of the European Senior Teams Championship managed two excursions for the participants in the event – on 6th May the group visited Thessaloniki and on 8th May two buses headed towards nearby Mount Olympus. The program for Mount Olympus included visit to the restaurant in the National Park on 1000m above sea [...]

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European Seniors Team Championship Round 5

May 08, 2011

The team of Russia has taken the front rank in the 5th round of the European Senior Teams Championship after beating the co-leaders from Denmark. GM Nikolai Pushkov, coming fresh after taking a break in the previous round, gave an early lead to his team with a full point on the 3rd board. His colleagues [...]

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