Europchess

Team 1 remained unbeaten, with wins by Georgi and Lena, and draws by Martin and Luis. Europchess defended first place in Division 1, and goes into the last match day with a lead of 0.5 points and a chance of winning this competition for a third time.

Team 2 suffered from various absences and could only score half a point (draw by Sergio). With only 3.5 points, the team is currently in last place, and would need a big effort and good results to maintain itself in Division 2.

Team 3 gained one point through Borin’s win and more experience on the other boards. Also with 3.5 points, Europchess is ranked 11^th in Division 5.

The XIII lunchtime blitz tournament took place on 15 June 2022. It was won by Frank Hoffmeister, tied with Tom Jayes, who had the white pieces in their game. Frank also won the XIV tournament, held on 22 June 2022.

XIII tournament

XIV tournament

		FH	JB	TJ	RDR
1	HOFFMEISTER Frank		1 1	1 1	1 1	6.0
2	BERTRAM Johannes	0 0		0 1	1 1	3.0
2	JAYES Tom	0 0	1 0		1 1	3.0
4	DEL RIEGO SANCHEZ Rafael	0 0	0 0	0 0		0.0

The XI and XII Europchess lunchtime blitz tournaments took place on 1 and 8 June 2022 with a modest but enthusiastic participation… and the same winner.

Team 1 scored the maximum of 4 points. Georgi benefitted from a last-minute forfeit of CRELEL; Tom, Leonardo and Sławomir won their games. With this result, Europchess 1 has taken over the lead in Division 1.

Team 2 had some mixed results in Division 2. Despite being slightly favourites, Johannes and Luis Parreira lost 0-2 against Pantin. On the other hand, Matúš and Luis Busquets achieved good draws against two >2000 players of Wavre.

Team 3 got 1.5 points through Sergio and Jorge, while David and Borin lost.

Next round: 19 June, in Namur.

Training sessions are resumed! We will have our first (live and in the flesh!) session after the pandemic next Thursday, 19 May, especially for our many newcomers.