European Senir Championship

There are 101 players total. Men and women all play together because the great part of the women preferred to play in one open section.

The opening ceremony was held by the organizer Mr. Agostino Scalfi, at the presence of the Lord Mayor of the town of Courmayeur, Mrs. Fabrizia Derriard, and the President of the Italian Chess Federation, Mr. Gianpietro Pagnoncelli. Both played the symbolic ‘first move’ for Nona Gaprindashvili and Gennady Timoscenko (see attached photos).

Games and results on www.scacchivda.com

Therer are players from 20 nations. The oldest is Mr. Alfio Maspero, Italy, 90 years old. Then Oswald Smits, Germany (88), Antonio Pipitone, Italy, 85, Francisco Gonzales Gonzalo, Spain (84).

4 players from France

3 players from England

9 players from Germany

6 players from Spain

1 player from Netherlands

Arbiter: International Arbiter Cristina Rigo, with Gordana Martinovic, Jean Coqueraut, Stefan Helweger

Thanks and best regards

Adolivio Capece