The legendary Vincent Keymer provides an update from the European Team Chess Championship!
Three rounds to go. Let's go, Vincent!
#etcc2025 #chess
Via Georgian archives
Baadur Jobava pictured in 2004. At the age of 16 he played 1st board of Georgia II at the European Team Ch 1999 in Batumi. Today at the #ETCC2025 - also in Batumi - he snatched victory from (two-time European champion & world championship candidate) Matthias Bluebaum.
Via Georgian archives
Picture of a young Tamaz Georgadze (no moustache yet). He won the 3rd edition of the USSR Young Masters in 1969, which was held in Batumi #ETCC2025. Later ao he obtained a 4th place in the 1978 & 1979 USSRch, was part of Karpov's team, whereafter "Don Tomasio" went into business in Spain
Via Georgian archives
Via Georgian archives
Batumi #ETCC2025 1960, Georgian #chess championship: Tengiz Georgadze-Alexander Buslaev. Viktor Goglidze, main arbiter this time, is looking on. As usual in those years Bukhuti Gurgenidze (pictured vs Petrosian, Moscow Spartakiad 1959) won the championship.