European Senior Team Championships 2016

The European Chess Union is organizing the European Senior Team Championships 2016 from 19th to 27th April at Anthemus Sea Resort, Halkidiki, Greece.

There are two separate championships: category 50+ for players who were born in the year 1966 or earlier, and category 65+ for the players who were born in the year 1951 or earlier. Team rosters are below.

Tournament director is IO Nikolaos Kalesis and chief arbiter is IA Sotiris Logothetis. More information on the official website.

European Senior Team Championships 2016 Category 50+

1. Italy
1 GM Garcia Palermo Carlos 2440 ITA
2 GM Mariotti Sergio 2294 ITA
3 IM Bellia Fabrizio 2442 ITA
4 IM Bruno Fabio 2427 ITA
5 IM Lanzani Mario 2311 ITA

2. Russia Women
1 WGM Strutinskaia Galina 2241 RUS
2 WGM Mednikova Svetlana 2155 RUS
3 WGM Kozlovskaya Valentina 2239 RUS
4 WGM Fatalibekova Elena 2223 RUS
5 WIM Sazonova Elena N. 2172 RUS

3. Wales
1 Morris Charles F 2122 WLS
2 FM James David J 2159 WLS
3 Bevan Peter M 1940 WLS
4 Adams Mark 1985 WLS

4. Finnish Mates
1 Pietinen Pekka 1989 FIN
2 Patola Eero 1896 FIN
3 Puroila Sippo 1867 FIN
4 Valo Veikko 1849 FIN
5 Ristoja Aulikki 1656 FIN

5. Israel
1 GM Huzman Alexander 2576 ISR
2 GM Greenfeld Alon 2541 ISR
3 GM Soffer Ram 2488 ISR
4 GM Gruenfeld Yehuda 2442 ISR

6. Greece
1 GM Kotronias Vasilios 2539 GRE
2 IM Karagiannis Athanasios 2245 GRE
3 IM Skalkotas Nikolaos 2160 GRE
4 FM Tsomis Dimitrios 1972 GRE

7. Heart of Finland
1 GM Rantanen Yrjo A. 2303 FIN
2 Viljava Tapani 2170 FIN
3 Kivimaki Jaakko 2158 FIN
4 Meskanen Vesa 2069 FIN

8. Norway
1 Semakoff Aleks 2084 NOR
2 Sollid Stein 2032 NOR
3 Thjomoe Hans Richard 1915 NOR
4 Strand Oyvin 1890 NOR
5 Jenssen Ove S 1854 NOR

European Senior Team Championships 2016 Category 65+

1. Norway
1 Kjolberg Lars 2146 NOR
2 Taksrud Vidar 2061 NOR
3 Johnsen Oystein 2011 NOR
4 Henrichsen Erland 1941 NOR

2. Wales
1 FM Jones Iolo C 2193 WLS
2 Powell Lloyd 2076 WLS
3 Thornton John D 2028 WLS
4 AGM Van Kemenade Rudy 1957 WLS
5 Miles Richard 1971 WLS

3. Russia
1 GM Vasiukov Evgeni 2409 RUS
2 GM Balashov Yuri S 2404 RUS
3 IM Zhelnin Vladimir V 2459 RUS
4 GM Pushkov Nikolai 2336 RUS
5 IM Mishuchkov Nikolai M. 2304 RUS

4. Stiftung BSW / DBAG
1 Hollstein Joachim 2070 GER
2 Fleuch Hans-Juergen 2069 GER
3 Just Joachim 1942 GER
4 Mai Hartmut 1943 GER
5 Fernengel Rudolf 1792 GER

5. Steiermark
1 FM Watzka Horst 2236 AUT
2 Kratschmer Heinz 2060 AUT
3 Nickl Klaus 2069 AUT
4 Pitzl Konstantinos 1989 AUT

6. Sweden
1 FM Hammar Bengt 2168 SWE
2 Petersson Gosta 2106 SWE
3 Carlsson Ingvar 2077 SWE
4 Carlsten Peter 2066 SWE
5 Bengtsson Jan 2056 SWE

7. Scotland A
1 FM Giulian Philip M 2141 SCO
2 FM Jamieson Peter M 2230 SCO
3 Bonner Gerald 2164 SCO
4 Scrimgour Alan 2063 SCO

8. Scotland B
1 White Alastair F 2070 SCO
2 Mckerracher Douglas 1954 SCO
3 Marks Ian A 1888 SCO
4 Webster Jim J 1844 SCO

9. Israel
1 IM Birnboim Nathan 2344 ISR
2 IM Maryasin Boris 2323 ISR
3 FM Gutkin Boris 2320 ISR
4 IM Lederman Leon 2264 ISR

10. Switzerland
1 FM Vucenovic Dragomir 2243 SUI
2 IM Bhend Edwin 2188 SUI
3 FM Hohler Peter 2124 SUI
4 Illi Hans-Joerg 2075 SUI
5 Maurer Fritz 2028 SUI