{"id":36396,"date":"2025-07-12T06:44:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T06:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=36396"},"modified":"2025-07-12T07:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T07:04:33","slug":"european-individual-senior-championship-2025-registration-now-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/european-individual-senior-championship-2025-registration-now-open\/","title":{"rendered":"European Individual Senior Championships 2025: Registration now open"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36396\" class=\"elementor elementor-36396\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144248b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"144248b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2db9d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2db9d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EISCC2025.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36398\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EISCC2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EISCC2025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EISCC2025-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46fe5eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46fe5eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Croatian Chess Federation, under the auspices of the European Chess Union, invites all the member federation to participate in the\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">European Individual\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Senior\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Chess Championships<\/strong>, taking place from September 26 to October 6, 2025, in Rabac, Croatia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Tournament\u00a0Information<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">The Championship will be played as a 9-round Swiss-system event. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move one. The Championship will be played in four categories: age 50+ and 65+ (Open and Women) with women\u2019s tournaments played\u00a0<\/span>separately. However, if fewer than nine women register in a given category, they will be merged with the corresponding open group but still awarded separate prizes.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">The total prize fund is <strong>\u20ac 8,000<\/strong>, and the top three places in each category will directly qualify for the 2026 World Individual Senior Championship (with free accommodation and full board). <\/span><\/p><p>The playing venue is the restaurant Sunny Rabac by Valamar, located close to the official hotels.<\/p><p>The official regulations can be found at the following link: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hrvatski-sahovski-savez.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/EISCC2025_Cro_Rabac_regulations.pdf\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">EISCC2025_Rabac_regulations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><strong>Accommodation <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Accommodation is available <strong data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1546\">exclusively through the organizer<\/strong> at two 4-star Valamar hotels, with full-board and half-board options.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><strong>Valamar\u00a0Sanfior\u00a0Hotel &amp;\u00a0Casa\u00a04*<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3627852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3627852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sanfior.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36399\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sanfior.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sanfior-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sanfior-768x498.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ce20f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09ce20f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Doubleroom (per\u00a0person): \u20ac87\u00a0full\u00a0board\u00a0\/ \u20ac73 half\u00a0board<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: #000000;\"> Single room: \u20ac119\u00a0fullboard\u00a0\/ \u20ac105 half\u00a0board\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: #000000;\"> Includes: welcome drink, use of fitness center and indoor pool, drinks\u00a0during thedinner\u00a0time\u00a0(water, juice)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: #000000;\"> 4-minute\u00a0walkfrom\u00a0the\u00a0playing\u00a0venue\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valamar.com\/hr\/hoteli-rabac\/valamar-sanfior-hotel-casa\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Valamar Sanfior Hotel &amp; Casa Rabac, Hrvatska<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Valamar\u00a0Bellevue\u00a0Resort 4*<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ab61f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5ab61f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bellevue.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-36397\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bellevue.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bellevue-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bellevue-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68cebc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68cebc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Doubleroom (per\u00a0person): \u20ac92\u00a0full\u00a0board\u00a0\/ \u20ac78 half\u00a0board<span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; color: #000000;\"> Single room: \u20ac125\u00a0fullboard\u00a0\/ \u20ac111 half\u00a0board\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> Includes: welcome drink, drinks\u00a0during thedinner\u00a0time\u00a0(water, juice, local\u00a0wine\u00a0and beer)<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> 10-minute\u00a0walkfrom\u00a0the\u00a0playing\u00a0venue<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valamar.com\/hr\/hoteli-rabac\/valamar-bellevue-resort\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"><strong>Family Bellevue Resort, Rabac, Hrvatska, Istra<\/strong><\/span><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>Reservations\u00a0are\u00a0confirmed\u00a0upon\u00a0payment\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u20ac200\u00a0deposit\u00a0per\u00a0person<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Registration<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Players are kindly asked to complete the official\u00a0<\/span><strong>Registration Form <\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">carefully and\u00a0submit\u00a0it to the organizer<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0no later than Friday, August 29, 2025,\u00a0<\/span>via e-mail:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:chessrabac2025@gmail.com\" data-linkindex=\"4\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">chessrabac2025@gmail.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\"><strong>Entry fee:<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0\u20ac120 (ECU fee included)<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">For any questions, please feel free to contact the organizer: <strong><a href=\"mailto:chessrabac2025@gmail.com\" data-linkindex=\"4\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">chessrabac2025@gmail.com<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Official website: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hrvatski-sahovski-savez.hr\/european-senior-individual-2025\/\">hrvatski-sahovski-savez.hr\/european-senior-individual-2025\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Croatian Chess Federation, under the auspices of the European Chess Union, invites all the member federation to participate in the\u00a0European Individual\u00a0Senior\u00a0Chess Championships, taking place from September 26 to October 6, 2025, in Rabac, Croatia.\u00a0 Tournament\u00a0Information\u00a0 The Championship will be played as a 9-round Swiss-system event. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move starting from move one. The Championship will be played in four categories: age 50+ and 65+ (Open and Women) with women\u2019s tournaments played\u00a0separately. However, if fewer than nine women register in a given category, they will be merged with the corresponding open group but still awarded separate prizes. The total prize fund is \u20ac 8,000, and the top three places in each category will directly qualify for the 2026 World Individual Senior Championship (with free accommodation and full board). The playing venue is the restaurant Sunny Rabac by Valamar, located close to the official hotels. The official regulations can be found at the following link: EISCC2025_Rabac_regulations\u00a0 Accommodation \u00a0 Accommodation is available exclusively through the organizer at two 4-star Valamar hotels, with full-board and half-board options. Valamar\u00a0Sanfior\u00a0Hotel &amp;\u00a0Casa\u00a04*\u00a0 Doubleroom (per\u00a0person): \u20ac87\u00a0full\u00a0board\u00a0\/ \u20ac73 half\u00a0board\u00a0 Single room: \u20ac119\u00a0fullboard\u00a0\/ \u20ac105 half\u00a0board\u00a0 Includes: welcome drink, use of fitness center and indoor pool, drinks\u00a0during thedinner\u00a0time\u00a0(water, juice)\u00a0 4-minute\u00a0walkfrom\u00a0the\u00a0playing\u00a0venue\u00a0\u00a0 Valamar Sanfior Hotel &amp; Casa Rabac, Hrvatska\u00a0 Valamar\u00a0Bellevue\u00a0Resort 4*\u00a0 Doubleroom (per\u00a0person): \u20ac92\u00a0full\u00a0board\u00a0\/ \u20ac78 half\u00a0board\u00a0 Single room: \u20ac125\u00a0fullboard\u00a0\/ \u20ac111 half\u00a0board\u00a0 Includes: welcome drink, drinks\u00a0during thedinner\u00a0time\u00a0(water, juice, local\u00a0wine\u00a0and beer)\u00a0 10-minute\u00a0walkfrom\u00a0the\u00a0playing\u00a0venue\u00a0 Family Bellevue Resort, Rabac, Hrvatska, Istra\u00a0 Reservations\u00a0are\u00a0confirmed\u00a0upon\u00a0payment\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0\u20ac200\u00a0deposit\u00a0per\u00a0person.\u00a0 Registration\u00a0 Players are kindly asked to complete the official\u00a0Registration Form carefully and\u00a0submit\u00a0it to the organizer\u00a0no later than Friday, August 29, 2025,\u00a0via e-mail:\u00a0chessrabac2025@gmail.com. Entry fee:\u00a0\u20ac120 (ECU fee included)\u00a0 For any questions, please feel free to contact the organizer: chessrabac2025@gmail.com Official website: hrvatski-sahovski-savez.hr\/european-senior-individual-2025\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":36398,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[157],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-36396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-senior-chess"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36396"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36407,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36396\/revisions\/36407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36396"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=36396"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=36396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}