The European Senior Individual Chess Championship 2025 will take place from September 26th (arrival day) to October 6th (departure day) at the “Sunny Rabac” restaurant by Valamar, in Rabac, Croatia.
The event will be played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+, open and women’s sections separately. In case of less of nine players in the women’s section, the event will be merged with the respective Open age category, with separate prizes for the best women players.
Each tournament will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.
The official hotels of the event are: ****Valamar Sanfior Hotel & Casa and ****Valamar Bellevue Resort. Both official hotels are within a walking distance from the tournament playing hall.
The event is open to all players who reached the age of 50 or 65 (by December 31st of the year in which the tournament will commence) and who represent national federations which are listed as the ECU members. The players placed 1-3 in the previous European Senior Championships shall have the personal right to participate in the European Senior Championships of the corresponding age category or a higher age category. The registration deadline is Friday, August 29th, 2025.
The total prize fund of the event is 8.000 EUR and will be distributed as follows:
Organisers Contact
E-mail: chessrabac2025@gmail.com
Event website: https://hrvatski-sahovski-savez.hr/european-senior-individual-2025/