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European
Team Chess Championships 2007The European Team Championship is taking place in Crete, Greece. It is a nine round Swiss team tournament, with one general section and one section for the women's teams, considered as separate competitions. According to FIDE rules, the time controls are 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 playing hall of the European Team Championship in Creta
Russia took its second important match, 2.5:1.5 against Armenia, thanks to a Morozevich victory, while Ukraine could only draw with Spain, in spite of a win by 17-year-old Sergey Karjakin over Alexei Shirov (Illescas beat Moiseenko). Azerbeijan beat Bulgaria thanks to a win by Vugar Gashimov against Kiril Georgiev.
| Bo. | 4 | ARMENIA (ARM) | Rtg | 1.5 : 2.5 |
1 | RUSSIA (RUS) | Rtg |
| 1.1 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2741 | 1/2 |
GM | Svidler Peter | 2732 |
| 1.2 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2713 | 0-1 |
GM | Morozevich Alexander | 2755 |
| 1.3 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2673 | 1/2 |
GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2716 |
| 1.4 | GM | Asrian Karen | 2623 | 1/2 |
GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2710 |
| Bo. | 2 | UKRAINE (UKR) | Rtg | 2.0 : 2.0 |
7 | SPAIN (ESP) | Rtg |
| 2.1 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2694 | 1-0 |
GM | Shirov Alexei | 2739 |
| 2.2 | GM | Volokitin Andrei | 2678 | 1/2 |
GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 2660 |
| 2.3 | GM | Moiseenko Alexander | 2646 | 0-1 |
GM | Illescas Cordoba Miguel | 2598 |
| 2.4 | GM | Areshchenko Alexander | 2638 | 1/2 |
GM | Khamrakulov Ibragim S | 2604 |
| Bo. | 5 | BULGARIA (BUL) | Rtg | 1.5 : 2.5 |
3 | AZERBAIDJAN (AZE) | Rtg |
| 3.1 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2769 | 1/2 |
GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2752 |
| 3.2 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2670 | 1/2 |
GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2742 |
| 3.3 | GM | Georgiev Kiril | 2649 | 0-1 |
GM | Gashimov Vugar | 2663 |
| 3.4 | GM | Delchev Aleksander | 2613 | 1/2 |
GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2614 |
| Bo. | 6 | FRANCE (FRA) | Rtg | 1.0 : 3.0 |
19 | SLOVENIA (SLO) | Rtg |
| 4.1 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2695 | 1/2 |
GM | Beliavsky Alexander G | 2646 |
| 4.2 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | 2654 | 1/2 |
GM | Pavasovic Dusko | 2597 |
| 4.3 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2634 | 0-1 |
GM | Tratar Marko | 2502 |
| 4.4 | GM | Bauer Christian | 2634 | 0-1 |
IM | Lenic Luka | 2531 |
| Bo. | 8 | ISRAEL (ISR) | Rtg | 2.5 : 1.5 |
30 | MONTENEGRO (MNE) | Rtg |
| 5.1 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | 2655 | 1-0 |
GM | Djukic Nikola | 2528 |
| 5.2 | GM | Avrukh Boris | 2641 | 1/2 |
GM | Drasko Milan | 2557 |
| 5.3 | GM | Smirin Ilia | 2639 | 1/2 |
GM | Blagojevic Dragisa | 2513 |
| 5.4 | GM | Rodshtein Maxim | 2615 | 1/2 |
GM | Kosic Dragan | 2482 |
| Bo. | 18 | CROATIA (CRO) | 0.5 : 3.5 |
9 | NETHERLANDS (NED) | ||
| Bo. | 20 | DENMARK (DEN) | 2.5 : 1.5 |
11 | GEORGIA (GEO) | ||
| Bo. | 12 | HUNGARY (HUN) | 2.5 : 1.5 |
17 | GREECE (GRE) | ||
| Bo. | 16 | ENGLAND (ENG) | 1.5 : 2.5 |
13 | CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) | ||
| Bo. | 14 | SERBIA (SRB) | 3.0 : 1.0 |
15 | GERMANY (GER) | ||
| Bo. | 10 | POLAND (POL) | 1.0 : 3.0 |
31 | ICELAND (ISL) | ||
| Bo. | 21 | SWEDEN (SWE) | 2.5 : 1.5 |
28 | SWITZERLAND (SUI) | ||
| Bo. | 23 | TURKEY (TUR) | 2.0 : 2.0 |
29 | ITALY (ITA) | ||
| Bo. | 37 | LUXEMBOURG (LUX) | 1.5 : 2.5 |
24 | ROMANIA (ROU) | ||
| Bo. | 25 | LITHUANIA (LTU) | 3.5 : 0.5 |
39 | MONACO (MNC) | ||
| Bo. | 35 | BELGIUM (BEL) | 1.5 : 2.5 |
26 | FYROM (MKD) | ||
| Bo. | 27 | NORWAY (NOR) | 4.0 : 0.0 |
38 | WALES (WLS) | ||
| Bo. | 36 | SCOTLAND (SCO) | 0.5 : 3.5 |
32 | AUSTRIA (AUT) | ||
| Bo. | 33 | ESTONIA (EST) | 1.0 : 3.0 |
34 | FINLAND (FIN) |
Alexander Morozevich about to score an important point for Russia (against
Vladimir Akopian, Armenia)
Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine), who beat Alexei Shirov (Spain) in round two
Veselin Topalov on board one for Bulgaria drew against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
of Azerbaijan
Michael Adams on board one for England (he drew against David Navara)
Baadur Jobava, board one for Georgia, lost to Peter Heine Nielsen of Denmark
In the women's section Russia took its second important match, 2.5:1.5 against Armenia (copied and pasted from the men's section), with victories by GM Alexandra Kosteniuk and IM Ekaterina Kovalevskaya. France beat Spain, Poland beat Azerbaijan, Ukrain trounced England.
| Bo. | 10 | ARMENIA (ARM) | Rtg | 1.5 : 2.5 |
1 | RUSSIA (RUS) | Rtg |
| 1.1 | IM | Danielian Elina | 2458 | 0-1 |
GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2515 |
| 1.2 | IM | Mkrtchian Lilit | 2402 | 1/2 |
IM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2469 |
| 1.3 | WGM | Aginian Nelly | 2261 | 0-1 |
IM | Kovalevskaya Ekaterina | 2448 |
| 1.4 | WIM | Andriasian Siranush | 2234 | 1-0 |
IM | Korbut Ekaterina | 2443 |
| Bo. | 4 | FRANCE (FRA) | Rtg | 2.5 : 1.5 |
15 | SPAIN (ESP) | Rtg |
| 2.1 | IM | Skripchenko Almira | 2438 | 1-0 |
WGM | Vega Gutierrez Sabrina | 2331 |
| 2.2 | IM | Collas Silvia | 2408 | 1-0 |
WGM | Calzetta Monica | 2287 |
| 2.3 | WGM | Milliet Sophie | 2395 | 1/2 |
WIM | Llaneza Vega Patricia | 2272 |
| 2.4 | WGM | Leconte Maria | 2364 | 0-1 |
WIM | Hernandez Yudania | 2263 |
| Bo. | 6 | POLAND (POL) | Rtg | 3.5 : 0.5 |
18 | AZERBAIDJAN (AZE) | Rtg |
| 3.1 | IM | Socko Monika | 2473 | 1-0 |
WGM | Mamedjarova Zeinab | 2326 |
| 3.2 | IM | Rajlich Iweta | 2411 | 1-0 |
WGM | Kadimova Ilaha | 2311 |
| 3.3 | WGM | Zawadzka Jolanta | 2371 | 1-0 |
WGM | Mamedjarova Turkan | 2250 |
| 3.4 | IM | Dworakowska Joanna | 2316 | 1/2 |
Isgandarova Khayala | 2172 | |
| Bo. | 14 | BULGARIA (BUL) | Rtg | 2.5 : 1.5 |
7 | GERMANY (GER) | Rtg |
| 4.1 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2463 | 1/2 |
IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | 2452 |
| 4.2 | WGM | Voiska Margarita | 2294 | 1/2 |
IM | Kachiani-G Ketino | 2404 |
| 4.3 | WGM | Velcheva Maria | 2255 | 1/2 |
WGM | Michna Marta | 2375 |
| 4.4 | WFM | Raeva Elitsa | 2242 | 1-0 |
WFM | Mader Manuela | 2203 |
| Bo. | 8 | NETHERLANDS (NED) |
2.5 : 1.5 |
13 | GREECE 1 (GRE1) | ||
| Bo. | 12 | ROMANIA (ROU) |
2.0 : 2.0 |
9 | SERBIA (SRB) | ||
| Bo. | 17 | LITHUANIA (LTU) |
2.0 : 2.0 |
11 | SLOVENIA (SLO) | ||
| Bo. | 29 | FINLAND (FIN) |
0.0 : 4.0 |
5 | HUNGARY (HUN) | ||
| Bo. | 2 | GEORGIA (GEO) |
2.5 : 1.5 |
26 | ESTONIA (EST) | ||
| Bo. | 20 | ENGLAND (ENG) |
0.5 : 3.5 |
3 | UKRAINE (UKR) | ||
| Bo. | 22 | CROATIA (CRO) |
1.0 : 3.0 |
16 | ISRAEL (ISR) | ||
| Bo. | 19 | TURKEY (TUR) |
2.5 : 1.5 |
24 | AUSTRIA (AUT) | ||
| Bo. | 27 | MONTENEGRO (MNE) |
2.0 : 2.0 |
21 | CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) | ||
| Bo. | 25 | SWEDEN (SWE) |
2.0 : 2.0 |
23 | SWITZERLAND (SUI) |
Waiting for their Armenian opponents: the Russian team, with Ekaterina Korbut,
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Nadezhda Kosintseva and Alexandra Kosteniuk
IM Jovanka Houska (2404, England) vs GM Lahno Kateryna (2459, Ukraine) –
draw
Netherlands vs Greece with Peng Zhaoqin 2419 vs IM Yelena Dembo 2448 (Peng won)
Former women's world champion Antoaneta Stefanova, Bulgaria, drew against Germany's
Elli Pähtz
Turkey's great talent Kübra Öztürk, 16, beat Barbara Schink of
Austria
All pictures by Ali Nihat Yazici
There are nine teams with four match points each, with Slovenia leading on board points, Netherlands and Azerbaijan following with 6.5 board points. In the women's section there are six teams with maximum board points, with Poland leading the group on board points.
Top 20 men's section
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Top 20 women's section
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