The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2026 will take place from 26th August to 5th September 2026 in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.
The event will be played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+, open and women’s sections separately. Each championship will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game+ 30 seconds increment for every move played. A separate Women’s Championship will be organised if there are at least 8 teams in the respective age category. Otherwise, the Women’s Championship shall be merged with the respective Open category with separate prizes.
Each National Federation of the European Chess Union has the right to register an unlimited number of teams in both categories: Open and Women 50+ & 65+. Each team should consist of four (4) players and optionally one (1) reserve player. The teams may represent a National Federation or any regional structure of a National Federation (club teams, city teams, regional teams, national teams, or simply friends, etc. -there is no limitation), but all players must be members of the same federation.
The playing venue of the Championship is the Conference room of the official hotel of the event – ****Hotel Royal Belvedere Hersonissos.
Prizes
The Winners of the European Senior Team Championships 50+ and 65+ will be awarded the title “European Senior Team Champion 2026”. The Winners of the European Senior Women Team Chess Championships 50+ and 65+ will be awarded the title “European Senior Women Team Champion 2026”. Trophies and medals will be given to the TOP 3 teams in each category. The top three players with the best rating performance on their respective board shall receive medals.
The total prize fund of the event is 16.000 EUR. The complete prize list can be found in the official regulations.
Contact information:
Contact person: IO Giannis Kalesis
E-mail: info@estcc2026.com
Official website: www.estcc2026.com