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Russian Wins The European Senior Teams Championship!

May 11, 2011 2 Comments by

A quick peace treaty with Austria in the last round of the European Senior Teams Championship handed the gold medal to the team of Russia. Congratulations! Russia won six matches, tied three and collected a total of 15 match points. In the match between two teams on the shared second place, Germany started off with [...]

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European Seniors Team Championship Round 8

May 11, 2011 No Comments by

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 1 Comment by

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 1 Comment

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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