The European Senior Chess Championship is a chess tournament for senior chess players organised by the European Chess Union (ECU). Men can participate if they are 60 or over by January 1 of the year the tournament starts. For women the age requirement is 50 or over. The format of the tournament is 9 round Swiss system. The competition is mixed, but they are two titles: the overall winner gets the title "European Senior Chess Champion" and the highest ranked women the title "European Senior Women Chess Champion"
| # | Year | Location | Overall winner | Women champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | St. Vincent | Jacob Murey (Israel) | |
| 2 | 2002 | St. Vincent | Vladimir Bukal (Croatia) | |
| 3 | 2003 | St. Vincent | Sinisa Joksic (Serbia) | Vlasta Macek (Croatia) |
| 4 | 2004 | Arvier | Mark Tseitlin (Israel) | Radmila Popivoda (Israel) |
| 5 | 2005 | Bad Homburg | Mark Tseitlin (Israel) | Hanna Ereńska-Barlo (Poland) |
| 6 | 2006 | Davos | Borislav Ivkov (Serbia) | Valeria Dotan (Israel) |
| 7 | 2007 | Hockenheim | Nukhim Rashkovsky (Russia) | Elena Fatalibekova (Russia) |
| 8 | 2008 | Davos | Mark Tseitlin (Israel) | Elena Fatalibekova (Russia) |
| 9 | 2009 | Rogaska Slatina | Vitaly Tseshkovsky (Russia) | Ludmila Saunina (Russia) |