Congratulations to WIM Lan Yao, who has secured a Bronze board medal at the European Team Chess Championship 2023 on board two. In addition she has achieved her first IM norm and her fifth WGM norm.
For Lan Yao’s performance, see https://chess-results.com/tnr832216.aspx?lan=1&art=81&turdet=YES&flag=30, and for Leonard Barden’s article in the Guardian click here.
We offer our commiserations to the England Open team, who finished in 5th place and narrowly missed out on a medal position. The England Women’s team finished in 13th place.
For England’s overall results see https://chess-results.com/tnr832215.aspx for the Open and https://chess-results.com/tnr832216.aspx?lan=1&art=0&turdet=YES&flag=30 for the Women.
For individual board results see https://chess-results.com/tnr832215.aspx?lan=1&art=81&turdet=YES&flag=30 for the Open and https://chess-results.com/tnr832216.aspx?lan=1&art=81&turdet=YES&flag=30 for the Women.
Picture of Lan Yao by Dennis Dicen