The first edition of the European Universities Chess Championship concluded on October 11 with the medal awardings and Closing Ceremony at the Ani Plaza hotel in the Armenian capital Yerevan. 82 participants representing 17 universities from 9 European countries took part in the inaugural edition of the event which started on October 5 with the General Technical Meeting.

The Championship also attracted five chess players among top 100 on the World Chess Ranking and 9 international grandmasters, and we were able to witness top level chess at the event. European Chess Union (ECU) sipported the event and the organisers also enabled following games live on largest chess portals.



After the interesting competition, both in men’s as well as in women’s team category, the title of champions went to the Ural State Mining University from Russia. Also the achievements of individual athletes were recognised and awarded.



Medals and awards were presented by the Minister of Education and Science of The Republic of Armenia Mr Armen Ashotyan, 1st Deputy Chairman of the Armenian Chess Federation, international grandmaster, President of the Chess Academy of Armenia Mr Smbat Lputyan, Vice President of the European University Sports Association Mr Leonz Eder and EUSA Technical Delegate for Chess Mr Oleksandr Sulypa.



The international chess players and officials, volunteers, Organizing Committee members, arbiters and EUSA representatives all contributed to an unforgettable and very successful event.



At the end of the event, the EUSA flag was passed from the main coordinator of the organisers in Yerevan to Mr Eder who passed it to Mr Rifaat Chabouk, representing the organisers of the next European Universities Championship in mind sports, which will host Chess and Bridge in 2017 in Fuengirola, Spain. University student chess players are warmly welcome to join the next Championship, as well as to attend the European Universities Games 2016 where Chess will also be played.

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Medallists:

Team Men:
1 Ural State Mining University (RUS)
2 Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture (ARM)
3 Poznan University of Economics (POL)

Team Women:
1 Ural State Mining University (RUS)
2 University of Warsaw (POL)
3 University of Belgrade (SRB)

Final Ranking:

MEN

Ural State Mining University RUS

Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture ARM

Poznan University of Economics POL

University of Belgrade SRB

Siberian Federal University RUS

Armenian National Agrarian University ARM

University of Warsaw POL

Katowice University of Economics POL

University of Porto POR

Sabanci University TUR

University of Strasbourg FRA

Armenian State University of Economics ARM

University of Ljubljana SLO

University of Pula CRO

Wroclaw University of Economics POL

WOMEN

Ural State Mining University RUS

University of Warsaw POL

University of Belgrade SRB

Poznan University of Economics POL

Sabanci University TUR

Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture ARM

University of Ljubljana SLO

Yerevan State University ARM

Wroclaw University of Economics POL

National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia ARM