The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025 is set to take place from 5-13 April in Swidnica, Poland. The event is played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+, with the participation of 18 teams. The top-seeded teams in the 50+section are Germany (Average rating of players 2430), England 1 (Average rating of players 2415) and England 2 (Average rating of players 2160), and the top seeds in the 65+ category are England 1 (Average rating of players 2427), Germany – SK Zaehringen Reloaded (Average rating of players 2226) and Germany – Saxony Team (Average rating of players 2143). See detailed information on the European Senior Team 2025 here
The best-rated players representing their federations in both sections are: GM Michael Adams (2661, England 50+ 1), GM John Nunn (2528, England 65+ 1), GM Uwe Boensch (2465, Germany 50+), GM Jonathan Mestel (2449, England 65+ 1), GM Klaus Bischoff (2425, Germany 50+), GM Raj Tischbierek (2418, Germany 50+), GM Frank Holzke (2412, Germany 50+) and others.
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European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025, section 50+
| 1. ENG – England 50+ 2 (RtgAvg:2208 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Philip Crocker | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | IM | Buckley, Graeme N | 2268 | ENG |
| 2 | FM | Dickenson, Neil F | 2250 | ENG |
| 3 | FM | Duncan, Chris R | 2178 | ENG |
| 4 | Crocker, Philip J | 2137 | ENG | |
| 5 | Noyce, Robert C | 2065 | ENG | |
| 2. WLS – Wales Silures O50 (RtgAvg:1998 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Mark Adams | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | FM | Zeidler, Sven P. | 2143 | WLS |
| 2 | Fletcher, John | 1989 | WLS | |
| 3 | Adams, Mark | 1916 | WLS | |
| 4 | AGM | Van Kemenade, Rudy | 1945 | WLS |
| 5 | CM | Hughes, Anthony | 1911 | WLS |
| 3. GER – Germany (RtgAvg:2430 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Dr. Matthias Kribben | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Bischoff, Klaus | 2425 | GER |
| 2 | GM | Holzke, Frank | 2412 | GER |
| 3 | GM | Boensch, Uwe | 2465 | GER |
| 4 | GM | Tischbierek, Raj | 2418 | GER |
| 5 | Kribben, Matthias Dr. | 2060 | GER | |
| 4. ENG – England 50+ Women (RtgAvg:2078 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Nigel Povah | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | IM | Lalic, Susan K | 2227 | ENG |
| 2 | WIM | Lauterbach, Ingrid | 1998 | ENG |
| 3 | WIM | Regan, Natasha K | 2056 | ENG |
| 4 | WGM | Jackson, Sheila | 2031 | ENG |
| 5 | WFM | Fink-Nunn, Petra | 1997 | ENG |
| 5. POL – Swidnica (RtgAvg:1949 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Czesław Stec | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | Zych, Marek | 1942 | POL | |
| 2 | Szmyd, Marek | 1900 | POL | |
| 3 | Stec, Czeslaw | 1820 | POL | |
| 4 | Zaremba, Artur | 2133 | POL | |
| 5 | Kilanski, Janusz | 1670 | POL | |
| 6. ENG – England 50+ 1 (RtgAvg:2437 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: John Emms | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Adams, Michael | 2661 | ENG |
| 2 | GM | Emms, John M | 2411 | ENG |
| 3 | GM | Flear, Glenn C | 2366 | ENG |
| 4 | GM | Davies, Nigel R | 2309 | ENG |
| 5 | FM | Dishman, Stephen | 2279 | ENG |
| 7. POL – Caissa Poland (RtgAvg:2011 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Grzegorz Ograbek | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | FM | Rogowski, Jaroslaw | 2050 | POL |
| 2 | CM | Ograbek, Grzegorz | 2068 | POL |
| 3 | Czyz, Andrzej | 1985 | POL | |
| 4 | AIM | Wielosz, Jaroslaw | 1939 | POL |
| 8. POL – UKS Giecek Radków (RtgAvg:2015 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0) Captain: Kazimierz Szydelko | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | Tustanowski, Robert | 2222 | POL | |
| 2 | Laszewicz, Pawel | 2011 | POL | |
| 3 | Machlowski, Slawomir | 1963 | POL | |
| 4 | Kruczynski, Marek | 1862 | POL | |
| 5 | Szydelko, Kazimierz | 1798 | POL | |
European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025, section 65+
| 1. GER – Saxony Team (RtgAvg:2143 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Jürgen Kyas /Ina Gottschall | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Games | |
| 1 | FM | Sandner, Gunter | 2243 | GER | 4646401 | 0 |
| 2 | Kyas, Juergen | 2168 | GER | 4618157 | 0 | |
| 3 | FM | Jahnel, Guenther | 2148 | GER | 4636147 | 0 |
| 4 | Topchii, Gennadii | 2012 | GER | 4141385 | 0 | |
| 5 | Dietze, Frank | 2003 | GER | 4680979 | 0 | |
| 2. GER – SK Zaehringen Reloaded (RtgAvg:2226 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Christian Maier | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Games | |
| 1 | IM | Maier, Christian | 2233 | GER | 4601955 | 0 |
| 2 | FM | Raupp, Thomas | 2247 | GER | 4601610 | 1 |
| 3 | FM | Miltner, Arndt | 2232 | GER | 4602366 | 1 |
| 4 | FM | Vatter, Hans-Joachim | 2192 | GER | 4602439 | 1 |
| 5 | FM | Vogel, Robert | 2145 | GER | 4604253 | 1 |
| 3. FIN – Finland (RtgAvg:2060 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Patola Eero | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Games | |
| 1 | GM | Westerinen, Heikki M.J. | 2209 | FIN | 500020 | 1 |
| 2 | Joentausta, Hannu | 2081 | FIN | 502278 | 1 | |
| 3 | FM | Vinke, Dietmar | 2078 | FIN | 1703196 | 1 |
| 4 | Patola, Eero | 1872 | FIN | 504092 | 1 | |
| 4. BEL – Belgium KBSB (RtgAvg:2101 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Marc Stuer | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Games | |
| 1 | IM | Rooze, Jan | 2198 | BEL | 200050 | 1 |
| 2 | FM | Goormachtigh, Johan | 2207 | BEL | 200280 | 1 |
| 3 | Stuer, Marc | 2038 | BEL | 203700 | 1 | |
| 4 | Van Herck, Marcel | 1962 | BEL | 200344 | 1 | |
| 5. POL – Lower Silesia Team (RtgAvg:2062 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Krzysztof Krupa | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Games | |
| 1 | FM | Janocha, Wieslaw | 2186 | POL | 1100548 | 1 |
| 2 | FM | Zyla, Janusz | 2181 | POL | 1102338 | 1 |
| 3 | Czajkowski, Ryszard | 1963 | POL | 1109898 | 1 | |
| 4 | CM | Krupa, Krzysztof | 1919 | POL | 1104268 | 1 |
| 6. GER – SV Osnabrück (RtgAvg:2046 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Gerhard Müller | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Games | |
| 1 | Beilfuss, Wilfried Dr. | 2070 | GER | 4607856 | 1 | |
| 2 | Woestmann, Hans-Joachim | 2029 | GER | 12963925 | 1 | |
| 3 | Mueller, Gerhard | 2052 | GER | 4692829 | 1 | |
| 4 | Lange, Torsten | 2025 | GER | 4667794 | 1 | |
| 5 | Becker, Norbert | 2032 | GER | 4675649 | 0 | |
| 7. ENG – England 65+ 1 (RtgAvg:2421 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Chris Baker_x000D_ | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Games | |
| 1 | GM | Nunn, John D M | 2528 | ENG | 400017 | 1 |
| 2 | GM | Kosten, Anthony C. | 2366 | ENG | 400114 | 0 |
| 3 | GM | Mestel, A Jonathan | 2449 | ENG | 400122 | 1 |
| 4 | IM | Large, Peter G | 2342 | ENG | 400866 | 1 |
| 7 | IM | Baker, Chris W | 2151 | ENG | 401676 | 1 |
| 8. CRO – Šahovski klub MURSKO SREDIŠĆE (RtgAvg:1723 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Stjepan Novak | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Games | |
| 1 | Vadlja, Stjepan | 1697 | CRO | 14511665 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sobocanec, Alojz | 1792 | CRO | 14524520 | 1 | |
| 3 | Novak, Stjepan | 1671 | CRO | 14510936 | 1 | |
| 4 | Petanjek, Zvonko | 1732 | CRO | 14510979 | 1 | |
| 9. ENG – England 65+ 2 (RtgAvg:2064 / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0) Captain: Nigel Povah | ||||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | FideID | Games | |
| 1 | Quinn, John M | 2073 | ENG | 405043 | 1 | |
| 2 | Bowmer, Kevin | 2126 | ENG | 416690 | 1 | |
| 3 | Hewson, Brian W R | 2066 | ENG | 437484 | 1 | |
| 4 | Higgie, Charles L | 1992 | ENG | 1803263 | 1 | |
| 5 | Reynolds, D Ian W | 1926 | ENG | 410705 | 0 | |
