FOURTH EUROPEAN OPEN CHESS SCHOOL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP for School Teams U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 has already finished. Here are the winners in every group:

Under 8 it wasn't clear till the final round. "Scoala Generala B.P.Hasdeu Iasi" won 3 matches and made 1 draw to take the gold medals. One point behind are "SAAC Marina Moscow", just ahead of "Middle school 196 Minsk". The host team took fourth place bu ... read more

It's all clear now: GM Dimirti Komarov won his final game and took a "solo victory" with 0.5 points ahead of the chasing group. GM Azer Miroev and IM Valentin Panbukchian could have done even better, but they finished second and third respectively. It's not accidentally that WIM Veronika Schneider finished fourth. She made a fantastic final phase of the tournament, scoring 3.5 points in her final 4 games. We have expected from GM Mircea ... read more