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Prize fund: The prize fund is 100,000 EUR: |
This year the European Individual Championship is being held in Legnica, Poland, a quaint little city in the west of the country.
The European Individual championship is now deep in swing and after four rounds, only one player has managed to keep a Perfect score: Alexander Moiseenko (2698) with 4.0/4. It goes without saying that while commendable, it is more a factoid at this point in time, with seven rounds to go, than an important stat. After all, right after him are twelve players on 3.5/4, and a further 47 with 3.0/4. One result does stand out: that of Austrian IM Robert Kreisl (2380) who has played four grandmasters rated 2600 and up, and beat three of them, including Ivan Cheparinov (2700). He is certainly the dark horse this far.
Grandmaster Sergei Movsesian
Grandmaster Karsten Mueller has shared his analysis of two of the endgames from the tournament, and we bring also Moiseenko’s stylish win over Volkov in round four, which gave him the honor of being the sole leader.
The opening ceremony of the grand event was a spectacular affair with an outside show to take your breath away. For those who think we are inclined to hyperbole, see for yourselves some of the pictures.
The outdoor show brought beautiful costumes...
...with a choreographed show throughout.
One can only guess what it is supposed to represent.
An attack on the king takes on a much more dire meaning
The queen and her cats
A battle between a giant Satyr and a fellow armed him with ping pong paddles
The cat women await their orders
| Rk | Tit | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | Perf |
| 1 | GM | MOISEENKO Alexander | UKR | 2698 | 4.0 | 3125 |
| 2 | GM | SHENGELIA David | AUT | 2546 | 3.5 | 2881 |
| 3 | GM | ARESHCHENKO Alexander | UKR | 2709 | 3.5 | 2922 |
| 4 | GM | KHALIFMAN Alexander | RUS | 2614 | 3.5 | 2885 |
| 5 | GM | ALMASI Zoltan | HUN | 2695 | 3.5 | 2910 |
| 6 | GM | KHAIRULLIN Ildar | RUS | 2657 | 3.5 | 2896 |
| 7 | GM | ALEKSEEV Evgeny | RUS | 2700 | 3.5 | 2906 |
| 8 | GM | TKACHIEV Vladislav | FRA | 2632 | 3.5 | 2858 |
| 9 | GM | SHIMANOV Aleksandr | RUS | 2639 | 3.5 | 2874 |
| 10 | GM | DREEV Aleksey | RUS | 2654 | 3.5 | 2874 |
| 11 | GM | MAMEDOV Rauf | AZE | 2649 | 3.5 | 2861 |
| 12 | GM | ROMANOV Evgeny | RUS | 2640 | 3.5 | 2847 |
| 13 | GM | NYBACK Tomi | FIN | 2593 | 3.5 | 2787 |
| 14 | GM | IPATOV Alexander | TUR | 2588 | 3.0 | 2782 |
| 15 | GM | TRATAR Marko | SLO | 2498 | 3.0 | 2782 |
| 16 | GM | BRKIC Ante | CRO | 2575 | 3.0 | 2762 |
| 17 | GM | ARIZMENDI MARTINEZ Julen Luis | ESP | 2571 | 3.0 | 2757 |
| 18 | GM | GRIGORIANTS Sergey | RUS | 2579 | 3.0 | 2754 |
| 19 | IM | KREISL Robert | AUT | 2380 | 3.0 | 2833 |
| 20 | GM | LENIC Luka | SLO | 2621 | 3.0 | 2763 |
| 21 | GM | GAGUNASHVILI Merab | GEO | 2592 | 3.0 | 2737 |
| 22 | GM | ROIZ Michael | ISR | 2617 | 3.0 | 2753 |
| 23 | GM | ELJANOV Pavel | UKR | 2702 | 3.0 | 2777 |
| 24 | GM | KOROBOV Anton | UKR | 2705 | 3.0 | 2775 |
| 25 | GM | VOLKOV Sergey | RUS | 2610 | 3.0 | 2740 |
| 26 | GM | GRACHEV Boris | RUS | 2687 | 3.0 | 2764 |
| 27 | GM | RAGGER Markus | AUT | 2666 | 3.0 | 2754 |
| 28 | GM | ZHIGALKO Sergei | BLR | 2660 | 3.0 | 2751 |
| 29 | GM | RAKHMANOV Aleksandr | RUS | 2616 | 3.0 | 2729 |
| 30 | GM | VALLEJO PONS Francisco | ESP | 2695 | 3.0 | 2755 |
The top boards are all broadcast live on the official site as well as Playchess, and make for oodles of mouth-watering chess. Don’t miss it.
LinksThe games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |
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