Congestion at the top of the European Championship in Budva
3/17/2009 – After ten rounds, with one to go, a total of nine players are in the lead,
poised to win the event, half a point behind are fourteen more
who have theoretical chances. So the final round on Tuesday is bound to bring
a lot of action, which you can follow on the Playchess
server. The official web site has many hundreds of (uncaptioned) pictures of
players. Photo report of soccer, sun and sea.
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10th
European Individual Chess Championship
in Budva, Montenegro, March 5-19th, 2009
This tournament is being organised by the Montenegro Chess Federation, the City of Budva and the European Chess Union. It is taking place in Budva, Montenegro, in the Congress Hall of the “Splendid Spa & Resort Hotel”. The event is an 11-round Swiss, with a playing rate of 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.
The total prize fund of the Individual European Championship is 120,000 Euros. First prize is € 15,000, second is € 12,000, third € 10,000 up to 25th prize, which is € 1,000. According to Montenegro law all prizes are taxable (maximum 10%). The first 22 players will in addition qualify for the World Cup.
The good old days: Budva in 1900
Top standings after ten rounds (6.5/10 and higher)
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Picture gallery
Once again heeding the admonition of a young Super-GM in Bilbao last year, not to publish too many pictures of players, "from the front, from the side, from above, from below, thinking, not thinking," we bring you here instead impressions of Montenegro, the sun, the sports, activities outside of chess – all captured by Nebojsa Baralic.
The city of Budva in Montenegro, where the 10th European Championship is
being held
The beautiful hotel park, with sunshine, the Mediterranean, date palms and
everything
Participants relaxing on the balcony
A garden chess match in front of the hotel
Step back a bit, sir! – It's always the same: the kibitzers are too
close to the board
Did she really play the Budva System: 1.e4, 2.Nf3, 3.Qe2 and 4.h3?
An expert (we assume from his attire and posture) assesses the position
No bare kings or bare anything rule here – a dignified handshake seals
the draw
On the free day the players visit the old city of Kotor, with The fortification
walls
Participants pose togehter in the city center. From left to right... (no, just
kidding!)
The Football Match – quite obligatory according to FIDE rules during
such events
A goal incident – insiders will recognise Alexander Motylev, Laurent
Fressinet (seated), and...
Dutch soccer star Loek van Wely
The soccer players pose. From left to right... (but we used that joke already!)
Too much sun, too much chess...
Photos by Nebojsa Baralic
Links
Key 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 the free PGN reader ChessBase Light, which gives you immediate access. You can also use the program to read, replay and analyse the PGN games. |
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