The first stage of the 7th European Professional Qualification took place in Brno, Czechia, on February 25–26. The eight invited participants played out the best-of-three quarter-final matches:

• Lukas Podpera 7d 2 – 1 Elian Grigoriu 6d
• Oscar Vazquez 7d 1 – 2 Jan Simara 6d
• Cornel Burzo 6d 1 – 2 Benjamin Teuber 6d
• Jan Prokop 6d 0 – 2 Dominik Boviz 6d

The second stage – the semi-final and the final – will take place at the same location on March 10–11. Same as in the first stage, the games will be broadcast live and commented on the EGF Twitch channel. For more information, visit the web page of the event.

Below you can find a record of the third game of the quarter-final match between Elian Grigoriu 6d and Lukas Podpera 7d.

 

 

Report by Artem