The 15th European Senior Championships have started in Eretria, Greece with the participation of 87 players from 27 countries and a prize fund of 8.000 euros for the winners.
The event is held under excellent playing conditions in the conference center of the 4-star “Eretria Village” resort hotel. Top names playing include famous GMs such as John Nunn (ENG), Zurab Sturua (GEO), Nona Gaprindashvili (GEO), Keith Arkell (ENG), Evgeny Vasiukov (RUS), Viktor Kupreichik (BLR) and many others.
The first 3 winners from each category (men and women 50+ and 65+) qualify with personal rights, including free board and lodging in single rooms, to the FIDE World Senior Championships 2016 in Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic.
For more information and continuous updates, you can follow the results with live games on the official website http://escc2015.chessdom.com . All games start daily at 16:00 local time (GMT+2).
