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The ETCC is a nine-round Swiss, with one open section and one section for the women’s teams. The time control is 90 min for 40 moves + 30 min for the rest of the game + 30 sec increment for every move played starting from the first move. The member countries of the European Chess Union (ECU) have the right to enter one team of four players plus one reserve in the open competition, and one team of four female players and one reserve in the women’s competition. There are 38 teams in the former and 28 in the latter. The games are being played in the Olympic Hall Congress Center (1500 sq.m.), within the five-star Porto Carras Grand Resort, which is located in an enchantingly verdant landscape in Halkidiki, Greece.
Round eight had plenty of action with the race for the top spot heating up. Leaders Azerbaijan were stopped by Germany thanks to Arkadij Naiditsch’s win against Teimour Radjabov with black. Radjabov tried some early queenside pawn advances in the Reti Opening, which never quite paid off and left Black with a readymade target on the a-file. Naiditsch built up his forces and executed the finish in 50 moves.
The fateful game Radjabov vs Naiditch (with Georg Meier on the next board)
The other three games in the match between Meier-Gashimov, Mamedyarov-Fridman and Gustafsson-Safarli were all drawn. Mamedyarov had a dangerous looking initiative towards the end with two pieces and two pawns for a rook, but Black’s tricks saved him.
Missed a possible win? Shakhriyar Mamedyarov on board three
(with trainer Vladimir Tukmakov in the background)
Any idea what we have in store for you? Aronian, Movsessian, Akopian, Safarli,
van Wely, Giri
Meanwhile Armenia handed Netherlands a 3-1 defeat with Aronian and Akopian beating Giri and Sokolov respectively. Van Wely-Movsesian and Stellwagen-Sargissian split the point. Akopian-Sokolov was a staid Ruy Lopez in which White exploited his space advantage to get into a favourable endgame with a protected passed pawn on d5. Aronian-Anish Giri was more dynamic and it was the Armenian’s precise middlegame play that earned him the point.
In round eight Alexander Grischuk played on board one for Russia
Former Ukrainian child prodigy Sergey Karjakin scoring for Russia
Top seeds Russia bounced back with a win over France. Grischuk and Karjakin both had their opponents Bacrot and Vachier-Lagrave resign in the face of imminent checkmate, but France struck back with Christian Bauer defeating Nepomniachtchi. Bauer is leading the board five list with 6/7.
Bulgaria-Italy ended 3-1, with Veselin Topalov beating Michele Godena on
board one,
and Ivan Cheparinov beating IM Dvirnyy Daniyyl on board two
| Bo. | 3 | Azerbaijan | Rtg | 1½:2½ |
10 | Germany | Rtg |
| 1.1 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2781 | 0-1 |
GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2712 |
| 1.2 | GM | Gashimov Vugar | 2757 | ½-½ |
GM | Meier Georg | 2659 |
| 1.3 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2733 | ½-½ |
GM | Fridman Daniel | 2661 |
| 1.4 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | 2630 | ½-½ |
GM | Gustafsson Jan | 2633 |
| Bo. | 4 | Armenia | Rtg | 3:1 |
9 | Netherlands | Rtg |
| 2.1 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2802 | 1-0 |
GM | Giri Anish | 2714 |
| 2.2 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | 2710 | ½-½ |
GM | Van Wely Loek | 2686 |
| 2.3 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2681 | 1-0 |
GM | Sokolov Ivan | 2646 |
| 2.4 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2671 | ½-½ |
GM | Stellwagen Daniel | 2627 |
| Bo. | 17 | Romania | Rtg | 2:2 |
5 | Hungary | Rtg |
| 3.1 | GM | Lupulescu Constantin | 2657 | ½-½ |
GM | Leko Peter | 2720 |
| 3.2 | GM | Parligras Mircea-Emilian | 2650 | 0-1 |
GM | Almasi Zoltan | 2707 |
| 3.3 | GM | Vajda Levente | 2584 | 1-0 |
GM | Berkes Ferenc | 2705 |
| 3.4 | GM | Szabo Gergely-Andras-Gyula | 2553 | ½-½ |
GM | Balogh Csaba | 2662 |
| Bo. | 7 | Bulgaria | Rtg | 3:1 |
22 | Italy | Rtg |
| 4.1 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2768 | 1-0 |
GM | Godena Michele | 2548 |
| 4.2 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2650 | 1-0 |
IM | Dvirnyy Daniyyl | 2475 |
| 4.3 | GM | Delchev Aleksander | 2629 | ½-½ |
GM | Brunello Sabino | 2575 |
| 4.4 | GM | Georgiev Kiril | 2666 | ½-½ |
IM | Rombaldoni Axel | 2459 |
| Bo. | 1 | Russia | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
6 | France | Rtg |
| 5.1 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2752 | 1-0 |
GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2714 |
| 5.2 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2763 | 1-0 |
GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2710 |
| 5.3 | GM | Morozevich Alexander | 2762 | ½-½ |
GM | Fressinet Laurent | 2700 |
| 5.4 | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2730 | 0-1 |
GM | Bauer Christian | 2641 |
| Bo. | 12 | Czech Rep. | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
18 | Serbia | Rtg |
| 6.1 | GM | Navara David | 2724 | ½-½ |
GM | Ivanisevic Ivan | 2636 |
| 6.2 | GM | Laznicka Viktor | 2703 | ½-½ |
GM | Solak Dragan | 2629 |
| 6.3 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | 2628 | ½-½ |
GM | Kovacevic Aleksandar | 2563 |
| 6.4 | GM | Stocek Jiri | 2600 | 1-0 |
GM | Perunovic Milos | 2576 |
| Bo. | 14 | Poland | Rtg | 2:2 |
19 | Greece | Rtg |
| 7.1 | GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | 2705 | ½-½ |
GM | Banikas Hristos | 2620 |
| 7.2 | GM | Socko Bartosz | 2635 | ½-½ |
GM | Mastrovasilis Dimitrios | 2621 |
| 7.3 | GM | Bartel Mateusz | 2653 | ½-½ |
GM | Halkias Stelios | 2593 |
| 7.4 | GM | Miton Kamil | 2622 | ½-½ |
GM | Nikolaidis Ioannis | 2554 |
| Bo. | 21 | Slovenia | Rtg | 3:1 |
26 | Switzerland | Rtg |
| 8.1 | GM | Beliavsky Alexander G | 2617 | ½-½ |
GM | Pelletier Yannick | 2581 |
| 8.2 | GM | Lenic Luka | 2634 | ½-½ |
GM | Korchnoi Viktor | 2567 |
| 8.3 | GM | Borisek Jure | 2541 | 1-0 |
IM | Kurmann Oliver | 2451 |
| 8.4 | GM | Skoberne Jure | 2533 | 1-0 |
IM | Forster Richard | 2458 |
| Bo. | 13 | Spain | Rtg | 3:1 |
27 | Latvia | Rtg |
| 9.1 | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 2705 | ½-½ |
GM | Miezis Normunds | 2547 |
| 9.2 | GM | Shirov Alexei | 2705 | ½-½ |
GM | Sveshnikov Evgeny | 2514 |
| 9.3 | GM | Illescas Cordoba Miguel | 2609 | 1-0 |
IM | Neiksans Arturs | 2502 |
| 9.4 | GM | Arizmendi Martinez Julen Luis | 2568 | 1-0 |
GM | Starostits Ilmars | 2456 |
| Bo. | 16 | Croatia | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
20 | Moldova | Rtg |
| 10.1 | GM | Stevic Hrvoje | 2612 | ½-½ |
GM | Bologan Viktor | 2665 |
| 10.2 | GM | Saric Ivan | 2648 | 1-0 |
GM | Iordachescu Viorel | 2648 |
| 10.3 | GM | Palac Mladen | 2580 | ½-½ |
GM | Svetushkin Dmitry | 2621 |
| 10.4 | GM | Brkic Ante | 2605 | ½-½ |
IM | Vedmediuc Serghei | 2465 |
Armenia and Germany are now leading the pack with 13 match points each and will face each other in the ninth and final round. They are followed by Bulgaria and Azerbaijan on 12 match points each.
Rk. |
SNo |
Team | Gms |
+ |
= |
– |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
TB4 |
TB5 |
1 |
4 |
Armenia | 8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
21.0 |
132.0 |
335.8 |
99.0 |
2 |
10 |
Germany | 8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
20.0 |
143.5 |
355.3 |
107.0 |
3 |
3 |
Azerbaijan | 8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
20.0 |
146.5 |
366.8 |
109.0 |
4 |
7 |
Bulgaria | 8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
18.5 |
145.0 |
333.0 |
108.5 |
5 |
5 |
Hungary | 8 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
19.0 |
132.0 |
306.0 |
99.0 |
6 |
17 |
Romania | 8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
19.0 |
124.0 |
270.5 |
98.5 |
7 |
1 |
Russia | 8 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
18.5 |
141.0 |
322.0 |
104.5 |
8 |
12 |
Czech Rep. | 8 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
10 |
17.0 |
138.5 |
287.3 |
106.0 |
9 |
9 |
Netherlands | 8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
16.5 |
144.5 |
294.8 |
110.0 |
10 |
21 |
Slovenia | 8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
16.5 |
140.5 |
287.5 |
107.0 |
11 |
14 |
Poland | 8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
19.0 |
128.5 |
298.5 |
96.5 |
12 |
6 |
France | 8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
17.5 |
144.0 |
307.0 |
109.0 |
13 |
19 |
Greece | 8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
17.5 |
133.0 |
265.8 |
107.5 |
14 |
13 |
Spain | 8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
17.0 |
145.5 |
305.0 |
110.5 |
15 |
22 |
Italy | 8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
16.5 |
132.5 |
250.8 |
107.0 |
16 |
16 |
Croatia | 8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
16.0 |
140.5 |
274.3 |
106.0 |
There were no surprises in the women’s section as the Russian ladies cruised past France and extended their lead to two match points over nearest rival Poland. Nadezhda Kosintseva playing white on board one crushed Sophie Millet’s Schliemann/Jaenisch Defence without much ado and led her team to a 3-1 victory.
IM Sophie Millet of France (right) in her game against Nadezhda Kosintseva
IM Anna Muzychuk playing for Slovenia. Despite her team’s loss to
Romania
Anna is leading the board one list with 7.5/8 and a rating performance of 2775
Team Ukraine in 3-4 place: Kateryna Lahno, Anna Ushenina and Inna Gaponenko
Turkish talent WIM Kübra
Öztürk, rated 2239, who has scored 5.5/8 with a 2433 performance
| Bo. | 1 | Russia | Rtg | 3:1 |
12 | France | Rtg |
| 1.1 | GM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2546 | 1-0 |
IM | Milliet Sophie | 2386 |
| 1.2 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2526 | ½-½ |
WGM | Maisuradze Nino | 2315 |
| 1.3 | IM | Gunina Valentina | 2514 | ½-½ |
WGM | Guichard Pauline | 2305 |
| 1.4 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2451 | 1-0 |
IM | Collas Silvia | 2287 |
| Bo. | 5 | Poland | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
18 | Czech Rep. | Rtg |
| 2.1 | GM | Socko Monika | 2479 | ½-½ |
WGM | Kulovana Eva | 2297 |
| 2.2 | WGM | Zawadzka Jolanta | 2326 | 1-0 |
WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 2276 |
| 2.3 | WGM | Majdan Gajewska Joanna | 2386 | 1-0 |
WIM | Havlikova Kristyna | 2285 |
| 2.4 | WIM | Toma Katarzyna | 2297 | 0-1 |
WIM | Olsarova Tereza | 2232 |
| Bo. | 3 | Georgia | Rtg | 3:1 |
8 | Bulgaria | Rtg |
| 3.1 | GM | Dzagnidze Nana | 2516 | ½-½ |
GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2531 |
| 3.2 | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | 2475 | ½-½ |
WGM | Videnova Iva | 2297 |
| 3.3 | IM | Khurtsidze Nino | 2440 | 1-0 |
WGM | Djingarova Emilia | 2309 |
| 3.4 | IM | Melia Salome | 2392 | 1-0 |
WGM | Nikolova Adriana | 2286 |
| Bo. | 2 | Ukraine | Rtg | 3:1 |
6 | Hungary | Rtg |
| 4.1 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | 2549 | ½-½ |
GM | Hoang Thanh Trang | 2446 |
| 4.2 | IM | Ushenina Anna | 2463 | 1-0 |
IM | Madl Ildiko | 2399 |
| 4.3 | IM | Gaponenko Inna | 2435 | ½-½ |
WGM | Gara Ticia | 2375 |
| 4.4 | IM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2460 | 1-0 |
IM | Gara Anita | 2340 |
| Bo. | 14 | Serbia | Rtg | 1½:2½ |
4 | Armenia | Rtg |
| 5.1 | IM | Bojkovic Natasa | 2396 | ½-½ |
GM | Danielian Elina | 2507 |
| 5.2 | WGM | Chelushkina Irina | 2276 | 0-1 |
IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2469 |
| 5.3 | WGM | Stojanovic Andjelija | 2280 | 1-0 |
IM | Galojan Lilit | 2383 |
| 5.4 | WIM | Drljevic Ljilja | 2273 | 0-1 |
WGM | Kursova Maria | 2315 |
| Bo. | 11 | Slovenia | Rtg | 1:3 |
9 | Romania | Rtg |
| 6.1 | IM | Muzychuk Anna | 2557 | 1-0 |
IM | Foisor Cristina-Adela | 2418 |
| 6.2 | WGM | Krivec Jana | 2291 | 0-1 |
WGM | L'ami Alina | 2364 |
| 6.3 | WGM | Srebrnic Ana | 2219 | 0-1 |
WIM | Bulmaga Irina | 2334 |
| 6.4 | WIM | Rozic Vesna | 2263 | 0-1 |
WGM | Voicu Jagodzinsky Carmen | 2300 |
| Bo. | 7 | Germany | Rtg | 2½:1½ |
19 | Croatia | Rtg |
| 7.1 | WGM | Michna Marta | 2382 | ½-½ |
WGM | Golubenko Valentina | 2293 |
| 7.2 | WIM | Ohme Melanie | 2361 | 1-0 |
WIM | Franciskovic Borka | 2280 |
| 7.3 | WGM | Levushkina Elena | 2307 | 1-0 |
WIM | Saric Kristina | 2255 |
| 7.4 | WIM | Hoolt Sarah | 2286 | 0-1 |
WIM | Jelica Mara | 2234 |
Rk. |
SNo |
Team | Gms |
+ |
= |
– |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
TB4 |
TB5 |
1 |
1 |
Russia | 8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
22.5 |
143.5 |
395.8 |
107.5 |
2 |
5 |
Poland | 8 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
21.0 |
140.5 |
356.0 |
106.5 |
3 |
2 |
Ukraine | 8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
20.5 |
139.5 |
343.5 |
102.5 |
4 |
3 |
Georgia | 8 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
20.0 |
147.5 |
359.0 |
109.5 |
5 |
12 |
France | 8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
18.0 |
136.5 |
293.5 |
102.0 |
6 |
4 |
Armenia | 8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
17.0 |
141.5 |
291.8 |
104.5 |
7 |
7 |
Germany | 8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
18.5 |
127.5 |
292.8 |
96.0 |
8 |
18 |
Czech Rep. | 8 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
17.0 |
138.0 |
289.3 |
101.5 |
9 |
15 |
Israel | 8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
17.0 |
128.0 |
263.0 |
93.5 |
10 |
8 |
Bulgaria | 8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
16.5 |
143.0 |
282.3 |
107.5 |
11 |
21 |
Austria | 8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
16.5 |
108.5 |
199.5 |
87.5 |
12 |
9 |
Romania | 8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
15.0 |
145.0 |
254.8 |
107.0 |
With only one round left and 15 match points in the kitty, the Russian women’s third title in this event is nearly assured. Poland, who have 13 points, are followed by Georgia and Ukraine with 12 match points each.
Pictures on the official
ETCC website are provided by
Anastasiya Karlovich, Tzveta Karavelova and Goran Urosevic.
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