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On Sunday, the 2022 European Championship concluded with impressive games in both the final and small final. Congratulations go especially to our new European Champion and winner of the grand prize: Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 6d of France.   In his final game against Artem Kachanovskyi 2p, Benjamin fell behind during the middlegame by around five points …

Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia: European Champions Read More »

Paradoxically, the closer we get to the European Championships, the faster the players conclude their games. On Saturday morning, the two semi-finals began at around 10am. By 2pm, they were over.    The first and fastest victory was by Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 6d over Fredrick Blomback 6d; this game saw a series of ko’s played out …

EC Semi-finals – Rapid games and rapid results Read More »

In a tournament that has been full of surprises, perhaps we should have expected what happened in Vatra Dornei this Friday. Each quarter-final game included one professional player, and all but one of them were eliminated by an amateur. The quickest game to finish was the most uneventful: Oscar Vázquez 6d fought valiantly against Artem …

European Championship Quarter Finals: Upsets on three boards Read More »

Photos by Harry van der Krogt Now that the fifth round of the European Championship has concluded, the quarter-final line-up is complete. On board one,  Benjamin Dréan-Guéanaïzia 6d beat Dmytro Bohatskyi 6d to claim his spot in the final eight. Andrii Kravets 1p did the same on board 2 against his fellow Ukrainian, Bohdan Zhurakovskyi …

European Championship Quarter-final line-up complete, Open Tournament marches on Read More »

Photos by Harry van der Krogt and Matei Mardare   While those players in the European Championship with three wins and those who were defeated only in the third round enjoyed a rest day, four games in the loser’s bracket were played on Wednesday. The stakes were high: each player required a win in order …

Close games in the European Championship, Women’s Tournament Concludes Read More »

Photos by Harry van der Krogt Round three of the 2022 European Championship continued on Tuesday, with dramatic results in both the top and bottom brackets. Top seed Artem Kachanovskyi 2p beat Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 6d to continue his winning streak, earning himself a spot in the quarter-finals and two rest days while games are played …

2022 European Championship – Third Round Read More »

The 2022 European Championship began this Sunday, featuring 32 of Europe’s finest players battling in a double-elimination tournament for a grand prize of €2,500. The first round saw mostly expected results, with all five professional players progressing into the second round.    Vsevolod Ovsiienko 4d, the 31st seed, came very close to causing an upset …

European Championship Underway Read More »

Photos by Harry van der Krogt The Pandanet European Team Championship finals ended this Saturday with triumph for the Ukrainian team. Solid wins on the first and second boards by Artem Kachanovskyi 2p and Andrii Kravets 1p sealed the victory for Ukraine. France was able to secure wins on the remaining boards, but the drawn …

PETC finals and SEYGO Stage 2 draw to a close, the Congress begins! Read More »

Photos by Harry van der Krogt     The first round of the Pandanet European Team Championship finals began this Friday, and saw the Ukrainian team achieve an early win with a 3-1 victory in their match against the Polish team. Stanisław Frejlak 1p secured his team’s only win against Andrii Kravets 1p, despite using …

PETC Finals: Ukraine scores victories against Poland and Czechia, France draws against Czechia, defeats Poland Read More »