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European Senior Chess Championship 2026 - Over 50 - Women

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12 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2026 to 10 Jun 2026 in Acqui Terme, Italy. 8 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2052, and top seed was Elvira Berend (🇱🇺 LUX, WGM, 2239).

Silvia Alexieva (🇫🇷 FRA, IM, 2195) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Elvira Berend (7.5) and Elena Sedina (7.0). Alexieva won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Simona Novak (1691) beat Polina Ni (1878), a +187-point gap.

Location
🇮🇹Acqui Terme, Italy
Dates
02 Jun 2026 → 10 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇱🇺WGMElvira Berend2239
Avg top 10
2,052
Participants
12
Titled players · 8
IM×2
WGM×2
WIM×3
WFM×1
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇳🇱Netherlands×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇱🇻Latvia×1
🇸🇮Slovenia×1
🇷🇴Romania×1
🇱🇺Luxembourg×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Silvia Alexieva led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Alexieva takes lead
Alexieva8Berend7.5Sedina7Cosma6.5Heinatz5De Kleuver5
R4 · LEADER CHANGE05 Jun

IM Silvia Alexieva takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Silvia Alexieva drew with WGM Elvira Berend (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Silvia Alexieva 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)WGM Elvira Berend 4 wins (R6–R9)IM Elena Sedina 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMSilvia Alexieva*
½
1
½
2WGMElvira Berend
½
*
½
½
3IMElena Sedina
0
½
*
½
4WGMElena-Luminita Cosma
½
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Alexieva, SilviaIM2195FRA+10N=2B+6N+3B+5N=4B+7N+8B+9B8.041.544.037.002383+18.3
2Berend, ElviraWGM2239LUX+5B=1N+7B=4N=3B+8N+6B+12N+10B7.542.042.031.252313+16.4
3Sedina, ElenaIM2229ITA+11B+7N=4B−1N=2N+5B+12B+9N+8N7.039.539.524.502232+2.4
4Cosma, Elena-LuminitaWGM2234ROU+8N=6B=3N=2B+11N=1N+9B+5B=7N6.543.045.029.002207-0.1
5De Kleuver, EstherWIM2009NED−2N+10B+8N+6B−1B−3N+11B−4N+12B5.042.042.013.002062+10.4
6Heinatz, Gundula, Dr.WIM2060SUI+9B=4N−1B−5N=7B+12N−2N+10B+11B5.038.538.512.502002-9.8
7Brokko, MargitWIM2020EST+12N−3B−2N+9B=6N=10N−1B+11N=4B4.541.041.011.501991-5.8
8Norinkeviciute, RasaWFM1908LTU−4B+9N−5B=11N+12B−2B+10N−1N−3B3.541.041.06.001887-8.6
9Novak, Simona1691SLO−6N−8B+12N−7N=10B+11B−4N−3B−1N2.539.039.03.251735+2.8
10Storkebaum, Ulrike1749GER−1B−5N=11B+12N=9N=7B−8B−6N−2N2.538.038.04.501732-7.0
11Ni, Polina1878LAT−3N+12B=10N=8B−4B−9N−5N−7B−6N2.036.536.53.001666-39.6
12Dekoker, Patricia0BEL−7B−11N−9B−10B−8N−6B−3N−2B−5N0.037.539.50.0011760.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets