Matthias Blübaum wins the European Championship for the second time

For the first time in the history of the European chess European Championships, which has been held since 2000, a player has conquered the title for the second time: Lemgoer Matthias Blübaum, 27, this novelty-thanks to the shooting aid of his national team colleague Frederik Svane, 21, from Lübeck, who ended up second. Since a third player at the tournament in Romania came to 8.5 points from eleven games in Israeli Maxim Rodhstein, the Buchholz ranking between the three major champions decided. Flübaum had already won the title in 2022.