European Seniors Championship
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GM Vitaly Tseshkovsky top rated, legendary GM Nona Gaprindashvili also playing
European Senior Chess Championship is part of the Games Festival 2010, which is currently ongoing in Thessaloniki, Greece. First the European Seniors’ Individual Rapid Championship is taking place on 7-9th April 2010. On the following day, European Seniors’ Individual Championship is starting, and taking place on 10-18th April 2010.
Top seeded player in both events is Russian Grandmaster Vitaly Tseshkovsky. Bellow is the list of participants in the rapid event, the large photo gallery is also available.
European Senior Chess Rapid 2010:
1 GM Tseshkovsky Vitaly RUS 2549
2 GM Timoscenko Gennadij SVK 2495
3 GM Pushkov Nikolai RUS 2487
4 GM Kupreichik Viktor D BLR 2439
5 GM Butnorius Algimantas LTU 2437
6 IM Shvedchikov Anatoli I RUS 2416
7 FM Mishuchkov Nikolai M RUS 2392
8 GM Gaprindashvili Nona GEO 2360
9 FM Werner Clemens GER 2333
10 FM Turikov Viktor RUS 2329
11 FM Rooze Jan BEL 2313
12 WGM Saunina Ludmila RUS 2288
13 Grinberg Iosif P RUS 2268
14 IM Arkhangelsky Boris RUS 2261
15 WGM Fatalibekova Elena RUS 2259, etc.
I didn’t know she still plays chess.