European Rapid Championship 2017

The 2017 European Individual Rapid Championship is taking place from 16-17 December in Katowice, Poland. The Swiss tournament consists of 11 rounds and features over 1,000 players. The prize fund is €21,000, with €4,000 for 1st place.

Time control: the players have 15 minutes for all moves, with a 10-second increment starting from move 1.

Official site

Schedule: (UTC)
Round 1    Dec 16, 2017    09:30 
Round 2    Dec 16, 2017    10:45 
Round 3    Dec 16, 2017    12:00 
Round 4    Dec 16, 2017    15:00 
Round 5    Dec 16, 2017    16:15 
Round 6    Dec 16, 2017    17:30 
Round 7    Dec 17, 2017    09:00 
Round 8    Dec 17, 2017    10:15 
Round 9    Dec 17, 2017    11:30 
Round 10    Dec 17, 2017    14:00 
Round 11    Dec 17, 2017    15:15

The Winner of The European Rapid Chess Championship 2017 is Maksim Vavulin! Silver medal goes to Jan Krzysztof Duda and bronze for Pavel Ponkratov! Congratulations!

Watch the Closing Ceremony of the European Blitz and Rapid Chess Championship 2017.



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