European Seniors Team Championship Round 4

Friday, 06 May 2011 20:18

Italy and Denmark 1 have split points in the 4th round of the European Senior Teams Championship and Russia used this opportunity to catch the leaders after a narrow victory against Germany. Finland 1 and Montenegro also played a level match, while Israel 1 bounced back after yesterday’s loss and dispatched Catalonia with a 3-1 victory. There was an opportunity to observe several clashed between Grandmasters. Evgeni Vasiukov returned to Russia ranks and inflicted a loss to the legendary Wolfgang Uhlmann from Germany. Yrjo Rantanen defeated Bozidar Ivanovic, while Mark Tseitlin drew Orestes Rodriguez Vargas. Italy, Denmark 1 and Russia are leading on the scoreboard with 7 points each. Israel 1, Finland 1, Scotland and Montenegro are close behind. Top round five matches are Denmark 1 - Russia, Montenegro - Italy, Scotland - Israel 1 and Catalonia - Finland 1. Results and full standings Live Games (daily from 10:00 CET) PGN files