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European Senior Chess Championship 2026 - Over 65 - Open

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125 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2026 to 10 Jun 2026 in Acqui Terme, Italy. 27 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2351, and top seed was Zurab Sturua (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2484).

Zurab Sturua (🇬🇪 GEO, GM, 2484) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Eric Boulard (7.0) and Gerard Welling (7.0). Sturua took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Saverio Galano (1588) beat Arunas Sciupokas (1948), a +360-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
🇬🇪GMZurab Sturua2484
Avg top 10
2,351
Participants
125
Titled players · 27
GM×6
IM×11
FM×7
CM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇮🇹Italy×45
🇩🇪Germany×12
🇫🇷France×11
🇨🇭Switzerland×9
🇪🇸Spain×6
🇬🇧England×5
🇧🇪Belgium×5
🇸🇪Sweden×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Zurab Sturua led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
52
22
8
3
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Sturua takes lead
Sturua7.5Welling7Boulard7Petursson6.5Renman6.5Arkell6.5— ex-leaders:Pomes Marcetled R5–R6, #7
R7 · LEADER CHANGE08 Jun

GM Zurab Sturua takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Zurab Sturua 4 wins (R1–R4)Eric Boulard 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMZurab Sturua*
1
½
2IMGerard Welling*
3Eric Boulard
0
*
4GMMargeir Petursson
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Sturua, ZurabGM2484GEO+86N+29B+28N+2B=4N=9B+5B=7N+11B7.550.054.044.252503+3.7
2Boulard, Eric2224FRA+79B+58N+18B1N+15B=11N+6B=5N+14B7.049.053.039.252407+42.2
3Welling, GerardIM2223NED+62N+53B=19N+25B=6B+8N=4N=10B+15B7.048.052.539.752365+16.6
4Vehi Bach, Victor ManuelIM2179ESP+125B+72N+27B+8N=1B=5N=3B=11N=7B6.549.549.532.752364+22.4
5Pomes Marcet, JoanIM2178ESP+97N+64B+38N+23B+7N=4B1N=2B=10N6.549.052.535.002353+21.3
6Podlesnik, BogdanIM2285MNE+60N+34B+30N=12B=3N=10B2N+38B+27N6.548.052.535.752256-0.7
7Petursson, MargeirGM2393ISL+92B+41N=37B+21N5B+26N+16B=1B=4N6.547.551.035.002294-7.0
8Renman, Nils-GustafIM2301SWE+48N+31B+17N4B+72N3B=40N+12B+22N6.546.550.534.502247-4.0
9Arkell, Keith CGM2402ENG+104N=56B=24N+29B+19N=1N=14B=22B+25N6.546.049.034.502290-7.9
10Legky, Nikolay AGM2319FRA+76B+55N12B+75N+51B=6N+21B=3N=5B6.544.548.532.502271-3.1
11Knaak, RainerGM2390GER+42N=24B+45N+22B=12N=2B+23N=4B1N6.048.553.533.502286-8.6
12Luminet, Denis2123BEL+69N+70B+10N=6N=11B=23B=13N8N+41B6.046.551.032.502330+48.2
13Ftacnik, LubomirGM2423SVK=39B+85N=16B+55N=14B+18N=12B15N+21B6.045.049.031.502208-19.0
14Chapman, Terry P DFM2214ENG=54N=61B+42N+24B=13N+47B=9N+36B2N6.044.549.031.252238+9.4
15Luciani, Carlo2145ITA+108N=45B+56N=36B2N+64B+24N+13B3N6.044.547.528.502226+20.0
16Kolesar, MilanFM2077SVK=94N+91B=13N+63B+36N=17B7N+23B=20N6.043.547.029.752252+41.0
17Ubezio, Marco2115ITA+112B+63N8B=27N+45B=16N36N+42B+40N6.042.545.528.252152+10.0
18Levacic, DamirIM2091MNC+99N+121B2N=44B+38N13B+49N=40B+36N6.041.543.525.502166+7.5
19Mailfert, Jean-Pierre2081FRA+73B+105N=3B=37N9B=63N=57B+67N+43N6.041.044.027.002154+19.6
20Pritchett, Craig WIM2186SCO+80B21N=44B=76N+92B+75N=52B+55N=16B6.037.541.025.752109-7.5
21Gavrish, Leonid1999UKR+107N+20B=36N7B+96N+30B10N+47B13N5.544.047.025.502190+44.0
22Stoinev, Metodi2149BUL+84B=46N+33B11N=26B+72N+50B=9N8B5.543.547.526.502165+2.7
23Guigonis, Dominique2293FRA+65B+75N+52B5N+37B=12N11B16N+58B5.543.047.025.502187-20.8
24Van Hoolandt, PatrickFM2013MNC+101B=11N=9B14N+59B+51N15B=50N+52B5.542.546.025.502173+36.0
25Salvetti, Manlio AlecFM2123ITA+59B=44N+46B3N53B+65N+66B+58N9B5.541.546.025.502106-2.4
26Astengo, Corrado2003ITA+116N36B+90N+28B=22N7B=43N+51N=37B5.541.043.524.252183+42.6
27Har-Even, Abir1978ISR+100N+43B4N=17BF+74N+37B+52N6B5.541.041.025.002207+48.2
28Zimmermann, LucCM2139NED+74B+67N1B26N=65B=39N+92B=46N+57B5.540.544.023.752072-14.6
29Erismann, Peter2029SUI+82B1N+79B9N+80B50N+60B=57N+59B5.540.044.023.252063+5.4
30Kierzek, Matthias, Dr.2094GER+95B+93N6B=57N+39B21N=53B+45N=31B5.540.043.524.252050-8.2
31Hohler, PeterFM2005SUI+87B8N=80B+84N=50B=37N=63B+73N=30N5.538.042.023.752030+6.8
32Biro, SandorIM2129ROU+81N38B+60N72B=62N=54B+76N=34B+56N5.536.540.524.252007-13.0
33Pastor Alonso De Prado, Alberto2032ESP=78N+96B22N54B+81N42B+87B+84N+50B5.535.539.022.001919-21.6
34Brongers, Henk1999FRA+109B6N50B99N+107B+95N+77B=32N+55B5.535.038.020.751983-1.8
35Mileto, Gabriele2077ITA=85B=83N=92B=39N=60B=77N=59B+79N+63B5.534.538.023.251941-28.4
36Huss, AndreasIM2220SUI+71B+26N=21B=15N16B+53N+17B14N18B5.045.550.026.252100-13.4
37Varley, PeterFM2161WLS+77N+66B=7N=19B23N=31B27N+102B=26N5.043.046.523.752098-14.0
38Cazzaniga, Walter1957ITA+122B+32N5B=52N18B+93N+68B6N=51B5.041.543.520.002100+33.0
39Nagy, Laszlo1924GER=13N=40B+43N=35B30N=28B51B+95N+74B5.041.044.523.502117+41.8
40Scotti, UmbertoCM2044ITA=83B=39N+65B=50N+93B=52N=8B=18N17B5.041.044.523.252026-3.4
41Jaderberg, Bjorn2074SWE+115N7B+61N=102B=54N=49B=42N+48B12N5.040.042.521.002011-15.2
42Deubelbeiss, Rene1907SUI11B+101N14B=82N+120B+33N=41B17N+87B5.040.042.019.502006+20.2
43Rooze, JanIM2166BEL+50B27N39B+90N+76B=58N=26B+53N19B5.039.543.522.001993-37.8
44Brait, Wolfgang1945SUI+119N=25B=20N=18N52B+78B47N=61B+81N5.039.541.521.002000+14.4
45Algars, Olle1963SWE+117B=15N11B+83N17N=62B+108N30B+80B5.039.041.518.752013+10.4
46Hill, Jonathan S1966ENG+98N=22B25N=69B=78N=48B+97N=28B=47N5.038.542.021.751987+10.8
47Olivier, Pierre2087FRAF=95N+105B+71N+57B14N+44B21N=46B5.037.540.521.252025-10.2
48Foucaut, Vincent1896FRA8B+87N51B=120N+88B=46N+75B41N+73B5.037.039.019.501983+17.8
49Sciupokas, Arunas1948LTU105B+73N=93B=118N+94B=41N18B=74N+77B5.033.035.018.751859-18.2
50Hileyan, Michel1845FRA43N+89B+34N=40B=31N+29B22N=24B33N4.543.047.023.002013+37.8
51Lederman, LeonIM2180ISR=61N=54B+48N+58B10N24B+39N26B=38N4.541.546.021.501985-21.3
52Iudicello, Giovanni2111ITA+90N+102B23N=38B+44N=40B=20N27B24N4.541.545.020.502018-21.4
53Stoychev, Ognian1997BUL+88B3N=84B+74N+25N36B=30N43B=65N4.540.544.520.502009+3.2
54Castellano, Alfonso1873ITA=14B=51N=68B+33N=41B=32N55B=72N=66B4.540.044.022.502078+45.8
55Roatta, Luca2024ITA+110N10B+97N13B+61N=102B+54N20B34N4.540.043.017.252021-3.0
56Van Herck, Marcel2024BEL+120B=9N15B=80N=77B=60N+69B=63N32B4.539.541.518.251974-13.0
57Cardili, Mariano1949ITA=96N=78B+107N=30B47N+98B=19N=29B28N4.538.541.518.751906-7.2
58Staechelin, RuediCM2013SUI+106N2B+108N51N+69B=43B+102N25B23N4.538.541.516.502033+4.6
59Patrucco, Carlo1822ITA25N+113B=66N=64B24N+106B=35N+86B29N4.538.041.017.251946+27.8
60Albanesi, Roberto1893ITA6B+109N32B+107N=35N=56B29N+111B=68B4.538.041.016.251972+16.8
61Maiffret, Patrick1866MNC=51B=14N41B+114N55B=82N+83B=44N=70B4.537.540.519.001951+17.6
62Roques, Pascal1879FRA3B=88N=120B+109N=32B=45N=72B=66N=67B4.537.539.517.751929+10.4
63Wegemund, Hubert1936GER+124N17B+121N16N+118B=19B=31N=56B35N4.537.538.012.501888-6.4
64Ventura, Sergio1986ITA+103B5N=74B=59N+95B15N73B=69N+82B4.537.040.517.501869-26.8
65Frick, Renato1895LIE23N+110B40N+116B=28N25B+94N=68N=53B4.537.039.516.251990+20.0
66Ghysels, Marc1975BEL+114B37N=59B=95N+99B=68N25N=62B=54N4.535.538.517.251914-13.6
67Krien, Hartmut1959GER+113N28B=78N96B+85N=97B+90N19B=62N4.535.038.017.001839-26.0
68Pantaleoni, Claudio2084ITA=91N=94B=54N+81B=102N=66B38N=65B=60N4.534.538.018.501881-46.0
69Van Garderen, Ton1820NED12B=118N+122B=46N58N+89B56N=64B+98N4.534.036.015.251848+6.2
70Taiuti, Mauro1940ITA+118B12N=83B93N=82B73N+107N+90B=61N4.533.035.015.251793-32.6
71Baruscotti, Mauro1873ITA36N=106B+115N47B=89N=110B=111N=98B+94N4.530.032.514.251822-13.8
72Battistella, Stefano1990ITA+89N4B+94N+32N8B22B=62N=54BF4.040.540.517.501997+1.4
73Cattaneo, Ugo1788ITA19N49B=89N=100B+114N+70B+64N31B48N4.038.041.015.751832+9.6
74Vifian, Heinz1832SUI28N+98B=64N53B+105N27B+96N=49B39N4.037.040.014.751827-0.6
75Serra Olives, TomasFM2016ESP+111N23B+77N10B+108N20B48N81B+110N4.037.040.013.001919-22.8
76Besser, Jochen1897GER10N=115B+106N=20B43N+99B32B=93N=78B4.037.039.514.501917+1.0
77Erdogan, Hassan1834ENG37B+114N75B+124N=56N=35B34N+89B49N4.036.537.012.501856+5.0
78Sund, Bert-Ove1766SWE=33B=57N=67B=92N=46B44N79B+104B=76N4.036.039.016.501897+61.6
79Goli, Daniele1883ITA2N+111B29N=98B=106N=94B+78N35B=91N4.036.039.014.001823-15.6
80Fuggetta, Leonardo Giuseppe1872ITA20N+116B=31N=56B29N=111B=98N+106B45N4.036.038.513.751850-5.8
81Irandoust, Babak1829NOR32B=122N+88B68N33B+101N=82B+75N44B4.036.038.014.501849+3.0
82Panada, Valter1748ITA29N=86B=104N=42B=70N=61B=81N+97B64N4.035.538.516.001874+29.4
83Bonferroni, Carlo1767SUI=40N=35B=70N45B=104N=86B61N=96B+113N4.035.038.015.751846+17.2
84Blasco, Domenico1833ITA22N+100B=53N31B98N+113B+110N33B=85N4.035.038.013.751812-5.8
85Degiorgis, Giorgio1775ITA=35N13B=86N=104B67B=88N+118B=92N=84B4.034.536.514.001849+15.0
86Goldt, Rainer, Dr.1933GER1B=82N=85B94N+109B=83N=93B59N+111B4.034.037.013.751786-36.6
87Bordoni, Marco1717ITA31N48B98N+119B+100N+104B33N+108B42N4.034.036.011.501789+15.0
88Morrish, John1695ENG53N=62B81N+91B48N=85B=104N+115B=97N4.032.535.014.001813+27.0
89Predomi, Cesare1680ITA72B50N=73B+101N=71B69N+120B77N+112B4.032.034.012.751782+23.8
90Broeder, Hans-Gert1810GER52B+123N26B43B+116N+121N67B70N+107B4.031.532.08.001783-8.4
91Fox, Pierre1793BEL=68B16N118B88N121B+119N+103B+101N=79B4.029.531.513.251777-4.0
92Germes, Alain1912FRA7N+99B=35N=78B20N+96B28N=85B93B3.538.542.013.751861-15.4
93Badano, Giancarlo1802ITAF30B=49N+70B40N38B=86N=76B+92N3.538.041.514.501923+24.2
94Zangrando, Gianpietro1783ITA=16B=68N72B+86B49N=79N65B+117N71B3.536.539.013.751847+12.8
95Boer, Stefan1809ITA30N=47B+119N=66B64N34B+105N39B=100N3.536.538.511.501796-5.0
96Dordoni, Riccardo1601ITA=57B33N+112B+67N21B92N74B=83N=99B3.535.038.013.501814+40.8
97Rivola, Franco1848ITA5B+103N55B=105N+117B=67N46B82N=88B3.535.037.511.751753-24.2
98Coqueraut, Jean Dominique1666ITA46B74N+87B=79N+84B57N=80B=71N69B3.534.538.514.251781+24.4
99Kundt, Guenther, Prof. Dr.1807GER18B92N+103B+34B66N76N=117B=110B=96N3.533.536.013.501759-13.0
100Gigliotti, Vitaliano1676ITA27B84N=101B=73N87B=109N=112B+118N=95B3.530.532.510.501685+0.6
101Del Nevo, Claudio1726ITA24N42B=100N89B+119N81B+123N91B+115N3.530.531.06.751636-19.8
102Bohlin, Jan1934SWE+123B52N+124B=41N=68B=55N58B37NF3.529.029.08.001898-5.6
103Villa Caiguelas, Pascual1677ESP64N97B99N=113B=115N=123B91N+119B+116N3.525.526.07.501678-2.0
104Groemping, Franz-Josef1918GER9B=120N=82B=85N=83B87N=88B78N=109B3.033.535.510.501677-118.0
105Galano, Saverio1588ITA+49N19B47N=97B74B=120N95B112N+117B3.032.534.510.251722+24.4
106Mattavelli, Italo1722ITA58B=71N76B+112N=79B59N+121B80NF3.031.533.59.251724-0.8
107De Jong, Ti1695NED21B+125N57B60B34N+124N70B+116B90N3.031.531.53.001727+4.8
108Tedeschi, Luciano1833ITA15B+117N58B+121N75B+118N45B87NF3.031.033.06.501705-24.6
109Breggia Bicchiere, Antonio1698ITA34N60B+113N62B86N=100B115N+123B=104N3.030.531.06.751647-11.6
110Pichler, Gerhard1739AUT55B65N114B+123N+122B=71N84B=99N75B3.030.030.56.501652-18.8
111Mueggenburg, Rolf1730GER75B79N=117B=122N+124B=80N=71B60N86N3.029.530.07.001686-11.4
112Bjorgvik, Jan Arne1817NOR17N=119B96N106B113N+114B=100N+105B89N3.029.031.08.751570-59.0
113Cautiero, Pietro1656ITA67B59N109B=103N+112B84N=124B+121N83B3.028.529.07.001569-18.4
114Baggiani, Fabio1666ITA66N77B+110N61B73B112N119B+122N+118B3.027.029.07.001624-11.2
115Parvulescu, Nicu1768ROU41B=76N71B117N=103B=122N+109B88N101B2.530.032.07.751606-40.2
116Pedemonte, Claudio Giovanni1712ITA26B80N+123B65N90B=117N+122B107N103B2.529.029.53.751532-36.0
117Casani Martinez, Rafael1662ESP45N108B=111N+115B97N=116B=99N94B105N2.527.029.57.001615-12.6
118Coqueraut, Lodewyk1522ITA70N=69B+91N=49B63N108B85N100B114N2.033.036.08.751594+10.2
119Galeone, Antonio Bonaventura1552ITA44B=112N95B87N101B91B+114N103N=122B2.029.531.55.501535-4.6
120Benazzo, Angelo1732ITA56N=104B=62N=48B42N=105B89NFF2.029.029.07.751684-10.4
121FIDE 5520444830F18N63B108B+91N90B106N113B+123N2.028.028.04.5015250.0
122Belet, Yves1649SUI38N=81B69N=111B110N=115B116N114B=119N2.027.529.55.751533-26.0
123Regnier, Bernard0FRA102N90B116N110BF=103N101B109N121B0.525.025.01.7513350.0
124Denozza, Mauro1521ITA63BF102N77B111N107B=113NFF0.521.021.01.501392-12.4
125Roser, Ludwig1848GER4N107BFFFFFFF0.09.59.50.001137-16.4

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