Round 6: Mixed end of the year In what can be called a Christmas gift, Europchess 1 gave the two match points to TSM 1 by losing 3.5-4.5. This prematurely buried the quest for the title in Division 2 A. In return, the other three teams sent their competitors from Brussels Chess Club back home with almost empty bags. E 2 gained two important points (4-2), E 3 drew (2-2) and E 4 won...
Round 5: Europchess strikes back! All Europchess teams came back strong from the disappointing results in the previous round to score important victories this Sunday. Europchess 1 beat comfortably the second team of Eupen, while Europchess 2 opened their tally by gaining the two points against high-flying Humbeek 1. Europchess 3 stayed on track for promotion to the fourth division with a convincing 3.5-0.5 victory over Eupen 6 and Europchess 4 defeated Leuze 2...
Great ambiance for EU 27 kids simul in Budapest against Judit Polgar On 17 November 2012, the three famous Polgar sisters (Judit, Zsuzsa and Zsofia) organised the 6th Chess Festival in Budapest. Under the patronage of EU Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou the event offered a full day of chess activities for children and adults. Among the several highlights were several lectures and simultaneous exhibitions from the world famous trio, a blindfold play of Judit vs....