Maxim Vachier-Lagrave Is Again the Strongest Blitz Player of Europe

Время публикации: 15.12.2012 00:42 | Последнее обновление: 15.12.2012 00:42

A traditional European Blitz Chess Championship took place in Warsaw, Poland. It has gathered 432 participants who competed in the 11 double-round Swiss event. Maxim Vachier-Lagrave has won the Championship as two years ago. French scored 18.5/22 points, silver medalist Gabriel Sargissian gathered 17.5 points, Vladislav Tkachiev took bronze with 17/22.
Final standings

European Rapid Chess Champion starts tomorrow.

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