European Grand Prix Finale podium, left to right: Stanislaw Frejlak 1p (3rd place), Lukas Podpera 7d (runner-up), Cornel Burzo (winner), Martin Stiassny (EGF President)

The European Grand Prix Finale, a tournament concluding the Grand Prix tournament series, took place in London on 28–31 December last year. Ten participants were split into two groups playing out a round-robin followed by the semi-finals and final.

The winner was Cornel Burzo 6d, who finished second in his group and defeated Ho-Yeung Woo 6d and Lukas Podpera 7d in the semi-final and final, respectively. Third came last year’s winner Stanislaw Frejlak 1p. For more information, see the 2023 European Grand Prix Finale web page.

Below you can see a record of the final game played between Cornel Burzo 6d and Lukas Podpera 7d.

Report by Artem