England seniors won triple European gold on Wednesday as the generation that was second only to the USSR in the 1980s and 1990s continued to show its enduring strength. The nine-day tournament at Terme Catez, Slovenia, included 21 over-50 teams and 30 over-65s.
England’s all-grandmaster over-50 squad of John Emms, Glenn Flear, Keith Arkell, Nigel Davies and Stuart Conquest recovered well from a loss to Montenegro in round two, winning their next five matches before a defeat by Hungary in the penultimate round.