EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - WOMEN cat. 65 plus
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Sept 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Rabac, Croatia. 5 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1883, and top seed was Ligia-Letitia Jicman (🇷🇴 ROU, WIM, 2091).
Ligia-Letitia Jicman (🇷🇴 ROU, WIM, 2091) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Margarita Baliuniene (5.0) and Elzbieta Sosnowska (4.5). Jicman won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Elzbieta Sosnowska (WFM, 1780) beat Mira Kierzek (WFM, 1954), a +174-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsWIM Ligia-Letitia Jicman led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
WIM Ligia-Letitia Jicman held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
WIM Ligia-Letitia Jicman drew with WFM Margarita Baliuniene (White).
WIM Ligia-Letitia Jicman went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇴WIMJicman, Ligia-Letitia | 2091 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.50 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 2083 |
| 2 | 🇱🇹WFMBaliuniene, Margarita | 1915 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.00 | 22.0 | +23.2 | 2036 |
| 4 | 🇵🇱WFMSosnowska, Elzbieta | 1780 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 13.25 | 22.5 | +40.8 | 2000 |
| 3 | 🇸🇮WFMOrel Music, Simona | 1913 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.00 | 22.5 | +13.6 | 1981 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪WFMKierzek, Mira | 1954 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 6.50 | 23.5 | -14.8 | 1873 |
| 6 | 🇷🇴Pancu, Aureliana-Eugenia | 1923 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | — | 1 | 2.5 | 7.75 | 24.5 | -14.4 | 1838 |
| 7 | 🇵🇱Gasik, Jadwiga | 1772 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | — | * | ½ | 1.0 | 2.50 | 26.0 | -21.6 | 1622 |
| 8 | 🇫🇮Ristoja, Aulikki | 1716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 0.50 | 26.5 | -26.8 | 1485 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sosnowska, ElzbietaWFMPOL+40.84.5 pts · #4
- 2Baliuniene, MargaritaWFMLTU+23.25.0 pts · #2
- 3Orel Music, SimonaWFMSLO+13.64.5 pts · #3
- 1Ristoja, AulikkiFIN-26.80.5 pts · #8
- 2Gasik, JadwigaPOL-21.61.0 pts · #7
- 3Kierzek, MiraWFMGER-14.83.5 pts · #5
- R2+174 Elo gap