The 9th European Professional Championship was held in Bucharest on 5–8 March and brought together eight participants who battled in a round-robin. Andrii Kravets 3p repeated his last year’s success and claimed the Championship. Andrii remained undefeated in all seven rounds. Mateusz Surma 4p lost only to Andrii and was the runner-up. Third came Benjamin Drean-Guenaizia 1p, who lost only to Andrii and Mateusz.
In parallel with the Professional Championship, an open tournament was held at the same venue: the Polytrade Grand Prix. The winner was Dragos Bajenaru 6d.
For more information about the 9th European Professional Championship, such as game records and full results, visit its web page. Below is a record of the game played between Andrii and Mateusz in round 2.
Report by Artem