Fedoseev and Van Foreest win European Rapid and Blitz Championships

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12/12/2024 – From December 7 to 10, the European Chess Union, together with the Chess Federation of North Macedonia, organised this year's European Rapid and Blitz Championships in Skopje, for the first time also together with the European Fischer Chess Championships. Vladimir Fedoseev won two titles. Jorden van Foreest became European Blitz Champion. | Photos: ECU

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Press release ECU

The 2024 European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships took place on 7-9 December in Skopje, North Macedonia, with the participation of 400 players from 38 European federations.

The 2024 European Rapid Chess Championship was played on 7-8 December in 11 rounds, Swiss System, with a total prize fund of 20,000 EUR + 1,000 EUR in modern chess vouchers.

GM Vladimir Fedoseev (SLO, 2731 rapid rtg) emerged as the sole winner of the event with 9.5 points. Fedoseev started the event with two draws against lower-ranked players, but then reeled off six consecutive wins to take sole possession of the lead going into the final round. Needing only a draw to secure sole first place, Vladimir Fedoseev drew with GM Anton Korobov (UKR, 2608) to clinch the title.

GM Anton Korobov (UKR, 2608) and GM Jobava Baadur (GEO, 2624) tied for silver with 9 points each. As Anton Korobov had the better tiebreak, he took the silver medal.

The closing ceremony of the event took place shortly after the last round in the presence of ECU Vice-President Alojzije Jankovic, President of the North Macedonian Chess Federation Sasha Bogdanovikj, representatives of the North Macedonian Chess Federation and other distinguished guests.

Final standings Rapid

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 9,5 0
2 Korobov, Anton 9 0
3 Jobava, Baadur 9 0
4 Safarli, Eltaj 8,5 0
5 Paichadze, Luka 8,5 0
6 Motylev, Alexander 8,5 0
7 Dardha, Daniel 8,5 0
8 Sargissian, Gabriel 8,5 0
9 Janik, Igor 8,5 0
10 Boyer, Mahel 8,5 0
11 Muradli, Mahammad 8,5 0
12 Van Foreest, Jorden 8 0
13 Georgiev, Kiril 8 0
14 Sarana, Alexey 8 0
15 Quparadze, Giga 8 0
16 Kadric, Denis 8 0
17 Lagarde, Maxime 8 0
18 Stojanovski, Dejan 8 0
19 Laurusas, Tomas 8 0
20 Baidetskyi, Valentin 8 0

388 players...

Games Rapid
 

European Blitz Championship

The 2024 European Blitz Chess Championship took place on 9 December and was a 13 rounds Swiss.

GM Jorden Van Foreest (NED, 2599 blitz rtg) and GM Alexey Sarana (SRB, 2689 blitz rtg) tied for the top spot with 11 points each and the tiebreaks determined the winner. The first tiebreak criterion was a head-to-head match, and as Jorden Van Foreest won against Alexey Sarana in round 7, he clinched the title and gold medal.

Jorden van Foreest

Alexey Sarana (SRB, 2689 blitz rtg) fought hard for the top spot, defeating GM Rauf Mamedov (AZE, 2629 blitz rtg) but ultimately taking silver.

GM Baadur Jobava (GEO, 2614 blitz rtg) and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (ROU, 2637 blitz rating) tied for bronze with 10.5 points, and bucholz cut1 was used to determine the medallists, as the players didn't meet in the tournament. With better tiebreaks, Baadur Jobava won bronze and Bogdan-Daniel Deac finished fourth.

The closing ceremony of the event took place in the evening after the tournament with the presence of representatives of the North Macedonian Chess Federation and the awarding of medals and special prizes.

Final standings Blitz

1 10 GM Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2599 11 1 108,5 115 6 9 13 11 7,64 3,36 10 33,6
2 1 GM Sarana, Alexey SRB 2689 11 0 106,5 112,5 6 10 13 11 9,35 1,65 10 16,5
3 8 GM Jobava, Baadur GEO 2614 10,5 0 109,5 115 7 9 13 10,5 7,96 2,54 10 25,4
4 6 GM Deac, Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2637 10,5 0 105,5 111,5 7 8 13 10,5 9,10 1,40 10 14
5 38 GM Pichot, Alan ESP 2531 10 0 111 116,5 7 9 13 10 6,67 3,33 10 33,3
6 11 GM Fressinet, Laurent FRA 2584 10 0 101,5 107,5 6 9 13 10 8,83 1,17 10 11,7
7 33 GM Livaic, Leon CRO 2542 10 0 100 105 6 10 13 10 8,86 1,14 10 11,4
8 17 GM Pantsulaia, Levan GEO 2571 10 0 99 105 6 9 13 10 9,07 0,93 10 9,3
9 5 GM Safarli, Eltaj AZE 2644 10 0 89 94 7 9 13 10 10,62 -0,62 10 -6,2
10 3 GM Fedoseev, Vladimir SLO 2684 9,5 0 111 117 6 8 13 9,5 9,67 -0,17 10 -1,7
11 7 GM Mamedov, Rauf AZE 2629 9,5 0 106,5 113 7 8 13 9,5 8,73 0,77 10 7,7
12 29 IM Baidetskyi, Valentin AUT 2546 9,5 0 105 112 7 8 13 9,5 8,31 1,19 10 11,9
13 9 GM Santos Latasa, Jaime ESP 2609 9,5 0 105 111,5 6 8 13 9,5 8,82 0,68 10 6,8
14 18 GM Muradli, Mahammad AZE 2566 9,5 0 104,5 111 7 9 13 9,5 8,11 1,39 10 13,9
15 16 GM Alonso Rosell, Alvar ESP 2575 9,5 0 101 106,5 7 9 13 9,5 8,76 0,74 10 7,4
16 19 GM Dardha, Daniel U20 BEL 2563 9,5 0 100,5 107 6 9 13 9,5 8,90 0,60 10 6
17 51 GM Grigoriants, Sergey HUN 2491 9,5 0 97,5 103 6 9 13 9,5 8,26 1,24 10 12,4
18 21 GM Van Foreest, Lucas NED 2556 9,5 0 93 99,5 6 8 13 9,5 10,10 -0,60 10 -6
19 25 GM Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios GRE 2549 9,5 0 90 96,5 6 8 13 9,5 10,12 -0,62 10 -6,2
20 23 GM Quparadze, Giga GEO 2551 9 0 105,5 112 6 7 13 9 8,06 0,94 10 9,4
21 31 IM Peyrer, Konstantin AUT 2544 9 0 103 109 6 8 13 9 7,64 1,36 10 13,6
22 30 GM Ragger, Markus AUT 2544 9 0 101 107,5 7 8 13 9 8,94 0,06 10 0,6
23 57 FM Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros GRE 2451 9 0 100,5 106 7 8 13 9 6,72 2,28 10 22,8
24 42 GM Kuzubov, Yuriy UKR 2520 9 0 99,5 106 6 7 12 8 8,27 -0,27 10 -2,7
25 34 GM Beerdsen, Thomas NED 2536 9 0 99,5 105 7 8 13 9 9,04 -0,04 10 -0,4
26 47 IM Pancevski, Filip MKD 2503 9 0 99,5 104,5 6 9 13 9 8,50 0,50 10 5
27 56 IM Boyer, Mahel U20 FRA 2463 9 0 99,5 103 7 9 13 9 8,18 0,82 10 8,2
28 97 IM Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei ROU 2276 9 0 97,5 103 7 8 13 9 3,98 5,02 20 100,4
29 73 IM Kilic, Eray U18 TUR 2375 9 0 97,5 102,5 7 9 13 9 6,15 2,85 20 57
30 44 GM Paichadze, Luka GEO 2513 9 0 95 101 7 8 13 9 8,62 0,38 10 3,8

364 players...

Games Blitz
 

European Championship in Fischer Random

For the first time, the European Chess Union also organised a European Championship in Fischer Random, where the starting positions were determined by drawing lots. Here too, Vladimir Fedoseev was able to assert himself, winning with 10.5 points after 11 rounds and a two-point lead.

   

Final standings Fischer Random

Rk. Name Pts.  Tb1 
1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 10,5 0
2 Deac, Bogdan-Daniel 8,5 0
3 Grigoriants, Sergey 8,5 0
4 Boyer, Mahel 8,5 0
5 Paichadze, Luka 8,5 0
6 Sargissian, Gabriel 8 0
7 Dardha, Daniel 8 0
8 Larkin, Vladyslav 8 0
9 Navara, David 7,5 0
10 Quparadze, Giga 7,5 0
11 Sarana, Alexey 7,5 0
12 Mamedov, Rauf 7,5 0
13 Ragger, Markus 7,5 0
14 Kilic, Eray 7,5 0
15 Fridman, Daniel 7,5 0
16 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 7,5 0
17 Samunenkov, Ihor 7 0
18 Korobov, Anton 7 0
19 Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 7 0
20 Pultinevicius, Paulius 7 0
21 Dragnev, Valentin 7 0
22 Lagarde, Maxime 7 0
23 Muradli, Mahammad 7 0
24 Reprintsev, Alexander 7 0
25 Van Foreest, Jorden 7 0
26 Safarli, Eltaj 7 0
27 Fressinet, Laurent 7 0
28 Gavrilescu, David 7 0
29 Kazakouski, Valery 7 0
30 Kuzubov, Yuriy 7 0

140 players...

Games Fischer Random

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