The 73rd European Individual Championship final ended after 4 years of play!

Tuesday, July 30, 2024: - Luís Gonzaga Grego (POR) new EU Champion

The 73rd European Individual Championship final was a category 9 event with only 7 decisive games ending in a win/loss, while 129 games ended in a draw.

Six players scored 8.5 points each (all +1), and the final standing was decided by a tie-break:

1. The new European Champion is Luís Gonzaga Grego from Portugal who won 2 games and lost one.
2. The silver medal goes to Mikhail Mikhailovich Churkin (Isolated Player) due to the better result of Sonneborn-Berger,
3. and the bronze medal is shared by Jean Banet (France) and Gaetano Laghetti (Italy).

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