European Team Round 1 – from Lawrence Cooper
The European Team Championship takes place from 22nd until the 30th October as a nine round swiss, which has 38 teams in the open event and 28 teams in the women’s event. Matches are played over 4 boards and each team has a squad of five to select from.
Grandmasters Mickey Adams, Luke McShane, Stuart Conquest, Simon Williams and Stephen Gordon represent England in the open. The women’s team comprises IM Jovanka Houska, WIMs Ingrid Lauterbach and Natasha Regan and WFMs Meri Grigoryan and Sabrina Chevannes. Lawrence Cooper is captain of the open team and Andrew Greet is captain and coach of the women’s team.
Grandmasters Mickey Adams, Luke McShane, Stuart Conquest, Simon Williams and Stephen Gordon represent England in the open. The women’s team comprises IM Jovanka Houska, WIMs Ingrid Lauterbach and Natasha Regan and WFMs Meri Grigoryan and Sabrina Chevannes. Lawrence Cooper is captain of the open team and Andrew Greet is captain and coach of the women’s team.
