European Championship, Round 11 - Live

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3/26/2025 – The Romanian Chess Federation is hosting the 2025 European Championship, with over 330 players competing for titles, prize money and one of the 20 qualifying places for the World Cup. Romanian star Bogdan-Daniel Deac tops the seeding list. He is followed by some familiar names, including younger players like Daniel Dardha and experienced players like Pawel Eljanov. | Follow the games live with expert commentary starting at 14.00 CET (9.00 ET, 18.30 IST)
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Round 11

The European Championship is an 11-round Swiss open. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes until the end of the game, with 30-second increments per move from the start of the game.

A total of 375 players have registered to participate, with Bogdan-Daniel Deac, Alexey Sarana and Jorden van Foreest starting as the top seeds.

The organisers are offering a total prize pool of €100,000, with €20,000 going to the tournament winner. Perhaps even more important for the top players is the chance to qualify for the next FIDE World Cup. The top 20 players get a ticket for the FIDE knockout tournament, in which three players can win a ticket for the Candidates Tournament.

Schedule

  • Rounds 1-6: March 15-20
  • Rest day: March 21
  • Rounds 7-11*: March 21-25

* The final round starts one hour earlier than usual

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Yuffa,D2654Hovhannisyan,R26306.11257358
Pajeken,J2427Bartel,M26216.11257357
Sargissian,G2628Tari,A26216.21257360
Ivanchuk,V2604Fus,J24256.21257359
Gledura,B2658Muradli,M25846.31257361
Zhou,Y2425Vocaturo,D26006.31257362
Nisipeanu,L2584Svane,F26546.41257364
Sowinski,P2420Petrov,N25886.41257366
Andersen,M2585Neverov,V24186.51257367
Iturrizaga Bonelli,E2582Martirosyan,H26526.51257368
Saric,I2652Kourkoulos-Arditis,S25806.61257372
Can,E2562Dobrikov,M24106.61257369
Jobava,B2578Grandelius,N26446.71257374
Agdelen,H2416Livaic,L25626.71257373
Bluebaum,M2643Keinanen,T25356.81257377
Ilinca,F2408Engel,L25556.81257378
Lodici,L2559Hakobyan,A26356.91257382
Dragnev,V2545Atakishiyev,E24076.91257379
Samunenkov,I2556Rodshtein,M26236.101257385
Cieslak,P2411Sokolovsky,Y25456.101257384
Lagarde,M2615Yilmaz,M25766.111257386
Lazov,T2400Quparadze,G25436.111257387
Dudin,G2544Erdogmus,Y26056.121257388
Kadric,D2542Kanyamarala,T23896.121257389
Tudor,H2384Can,I25396.131257398
Sherman,R2333Kuzubov,Y26036.131257397
Anton Guijarro,D2663Velten,P25156.141257399
Mitsis,G2376Pantsulaia,L25386.141257400
Horvath,D2538Van Foreest,J26766.151257403
Domalchuk-Jonasson,A2374Alonso Rosell,A25356.151257402
Sargsyan,S2666Amar,E25336.161257404
Yordanov,L2361Blohberger,F25346.161257406
Navara,D2663Bernadskiy,V25296.171257407
Wojtaszek,R2659Boyer,M25296.181257411
Cheparinov,I2646Iskandarov,M25246.191257412
Bjerre,J2637Heberla,B25126.201257415
Suleymanli,A2633Malek,J25046.211257419
Chigaev,M2629Sebenik,M24926.221257420
Kosakowski,J2515Ponomariov,R26286.231257423
Donchenko,A2627Ioannidis,E24846.241257426
Lashkin,J2517Santos Latasa,J26276.251257439
Royal,S2491Goroshkov,M23506.251257440
Svane,R2627Stoyanov,T24696.261257442
Klimkowski,J2511Gurel,E26206.271257444
Castellanos Rodriguez,R2478Pichot,A26136.281257445
Abasov,N2612Trost,E24576.291257449
Kozak,A2601Szpar,M24496.301257451
Dardha,D2665Magold,F24356.421257488
Travadon,L2433Kollars,D26496.431257490
Maurizzi,M2622Talibov,S24286.451257492
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