European Senior Team Chess Championship 2019 will take place from 17th-27th September 2019 in a well-known tourist destination in Croatia, famous for its beaches, best air quality, pine forests and walking trails along the sea- Mali Losinj, located in the island of Losinj.
European Senior Team Chess Championship 2019 will be played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+, and is open to all players representing federations listed as ECU members. The teams consist of 4 players and one reserve, and entitled to participate in the category 50+ are players who were born in 1969 or earlier, while entitled to participate in the category 65+ are players who were born in 1954 or earlier. Separate Women’s competition will be organized if there are at least 8 teams in am age category otherwise, the women’s championships will be merged with the open respective age category.
The event will be played in 9 rounds, Swiss system, with time control 90 min for 40 moves + 30 min for the rest of the game + 30 sec increment for every move played starting from the first move. The total prize fund of the event will be 7.000 EUR.
The completed application forms should be sent by official email to: hss.crochess@gmail.com. The registration deadline is the 17th of July 2019. Registration form can be downloaded here.
The Championship will be held in 4 stars Hotel Aurora, the official hotel of the Championship together with the 4 stars Hotel Vespera, located next to the playing venue and Hotel Aurora.
Invitation European Senior Team Losinj 2019
