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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.
Who can stop the Russians. In round six they scored their sixth consecutive match victory, this time with a 3:1 over Israel. The in-form Peter Svidler – when he is good he is very, very good – beat Emil Sutovsky. Peter has thus far scored 4.5 points in five rounds on board one, with an Elo performance of over 3000. The other winner was Dmitry Jakovenko, who beat Maxim Rodshtein on board four.
Peter Svidler before his game against Emil Sutovsky [photo Thomas Luther]
Meanwhile Slovenia beat Azerbaijan 2.5:1.5 (IM Jure Borisek scored the point on board four) to remain within striking distance of the Russians. Ukraine beat the Czech Republic, Armenia beat Hungary and France beat Bulgaria (without Topalov), all three by a 2.5:1.5 score, all with one victory and three draws. The winners take up places 3-5 on the chart, lagging three points behind the leading Russians and one behind Slovenia.
The Unstoppables: Svidler, Morozevich, Alekseev and Jakovenko
| Bo. |
1 |
RUSSIA (RUS) |
Rtg |
3 : 1 |
8 |
ISRAEL (ISR) |
Rtg |
| 1.1 |
GM |
Svidler Peter |
2732 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Sutovsky Emil |
2655 |
| 1.2 |
GM |
Morozevich Alexander |
2755 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Avrukh Boris |
2641 |
| 1.3 |
GM |
Alekseev Evgeny |
2716 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Roiz Michael |
2644 |
| 1.4 |
GM |
Jakovenko Dmitry |
2710 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Rodshtein Maxim |
2615 |
| Bo. |
19 |
SLOVENIA (SLO) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
3 |
AZERBAIJAN (AZE) |
Rtg |
| 2.1 |
GM |
Beliavsky Alexander G |
2646 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
2752 |
| 2.2 |
GM |
Pavasovic Dusko |
2597 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Radjabov Teimour |
2742 |
| 2.3 |
IM |
Lenic Luka |
2531 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Gashimov Vugar |
2663 |
| 2.4 |
IM |
Borisek Jure |
2508 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Guseinov Gadir |
2614 |
| Bo. |
13 |
CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
2 |
UKRAINE (UKR) |
Rtg |
| 3.1 |
GM |
Navara David |
2656 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Ivanchuk Vassily |
2787 |
| 3.2 |
GM |
Laznicka Viktor |
2610 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Karjakin Sergey |
2694 |
| 3.3 |
GM |
Hracek Zbynek |
2598 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Volokitin Andrei |
2678 |
| 3.4 |
GM |
Polak Tomas |
2540 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Areshchenko Alexander |
2638 |
| Bo. |
12 |
HUNGARY (HUN) |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
4 |
ARMENIA (ARM) |
Rtg |
| 4.1 |
GM |
Almasi Zoltan |
2691 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Aronian Levon |
2741 |
| 4.2 |
GM |
Gyimesi Zoltan |
2610 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Akopian Vladimir |
2713 |
| 4.3 |
GM |
Berkes Ferenc |
2606 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Sargissian Gabriel |
2673 |
| 4.4 |
GM |
Ruck Robert |
2561 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Asrian Karen |
2623 |
| Bo. |
6 |
FRANCE (FRA) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
5 |
BULGARIA (BUL) |
Rtg |
| 5.1 |
GM |
Bacrot Etienne |
2695 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Cheparinov Ivan |
2670 |
| 5.2 |
GM |
Tkachiev Vladislav |
2661 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Georgiev Kiril |
2649 |
| 5.3 |
GM |
Fressinet Laurent |
2654 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Delchev Aleksander |
2613 |
| 5.4 |
GM |
Bauer Christian |
2634 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Chatalbashev Boris |
2581 |
| Bo. |
7 |
SPAIN (ESP) |
Rtg |
3 : 1 |
17 |
GREECE (GRE) |
Rtg |
| 6.1 |
GM |
Shirov Alexei |
2739 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Kotronias Vasilios |
2614 |
| 6.2 |
GM |
Vallejo Pons Francisco |
2660 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Halkias Stelios |
2590 |
| 6.3 |
GM |
Illescas Cordoba Miguel |
2598 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Mastrovasilis Dimitrios |
2559 |
| 6.4 |
GM |
Khamrakulov Ibragim S |
2604 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Papaioannou Ioannis |
2573 |
| Bo. |
27 |
NORWAY (NOR) |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
9 |
NETHERLANDS (NED) |
Rtg |
| 7.1 |
GM |
Carlsen Magnus |
2714 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Tiviakov Sergei |
2643 |
| 7.2 |
GM |
Lie Kjetil A |
2563 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Sokolov Ivan |
2673 |
| 7.3 |
IM |
Lie Espen |
2421 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Stellwagen Daniel |
2639 |
| 7.4 |
IM |
Hammer Jon Ludvig |
2402 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
L'ami Erwin |
2577 |
| Bo. |
10 |
POLAND (POL) |
Rtg |
3½: ½ |
16 |
ENGLAND (ENG) |
Rtg |
| 8.1 |
GM |
Socko Bartosz |
2646 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Adams Michael |
2729 |
| 8.2 |
GM |
Gajewski Grzegorz |
2573 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Jones Gawain C B |
2567 |
| 8.3 |
GM |
Wojtaszek Radoslaw |
2635 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Pert Nicholas |
2539 |
| 8.4 |
GM |
Bartel Mateusz |
2608 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Hebden Mark L |
2542 |
| Bo. |
21 |
SWEDEN (SWE) |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
11 |
GEORGIA (GEO) |
Rtg |
| 9.1 |
GM |
Berg Emanuel |
2593 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Jobava Baadur |
2644 |
| 9.2 |
GM |
Agrest Evgenij |
2541 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Pantsulaia Levan |
2617 |
| 9.3 |
GM |
Hillarp Persson Tiger |
2567 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Arutinian David |
2574 |
| 9.4 |
GM |
Carlsson Pontus |
2481 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Gagunashvili Merab |
2584 |
| Bo. |
15 |
GERMANY (GER) |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
26 |
FYROM (MKD) |
Rtg |
| 10.1 |
GM |
Naiditsch Arkadij |
2639 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Georgiev Vladimir |
2576 |
| 10.2 |
GM |
Kritz Leonid |
2596 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Mitkov Nikola |
2528 |
| 10.3 |
GM |
Buhmann Rainer |
2567 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Nedev Trajce |
2528 |
| 10.4 |
GM |
Baramidze David |
2569 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Colovic Aleksandar |
2477 |
| Bo. |
18 |
CROATIA (CRO) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
31 |
ICELAND (ISL) |
Rtg |
| 11.1 |
GM |
Palac Mladen |
2567 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Stefansson Hannes |
2574 |
| 11.2 |
GM |
Zelcic Robert |
2578 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Steingrimsson Hedinn |
2533 |
| 11.3 |
GM |
Brkic Ante |
2577 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Danielsen Henrik |
2491 |
| 11.4 |
GM |
Jankovic Alojzije |
2548 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Kristjansson Stefan |
2458 |
| Bo. |
20 |
DENMARK (DEN) |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
28 |
SWITZERLAND (SUI) |
Rtg |
| 12.1 |
GM |
Nielsen Peter Heine |
2626 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Pelletier Yannick |
2609 |
| 12.2 |
GM |
Hansen Lars Bo |
2572 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Jenni Florian |
2511 |
| 12.3 |
GM |
Hansen Sune Berg |
2564 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Gallagher Joseph G |
2497 |
| 12.4 |
GM |
Schandorff Lars |
2520 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Ekstroem Roland |
2478 |
| Bo. |
14 |
SERBIA (SRB) |
Rtg |
3 : 1 |
23 |
TURKEY (TUR) |
Rtg |
| 13.1 |
GM |
Ivanisevic Ivan |
2607 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Gurevich Mikhail |
2627 |
| 13.2 |
GM |
Miladinovic Igor |
2603 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Atalik Suat |
2599 |
| 13.3 |
GM |
Markus Robert |
2586 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Haznedaroglu Kivanc |
2468 |
| 13.4 |
GM |
Sedlak Nikola |
2605 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Erdogdu Mert |
2440 |
| Bo. |
33 |
ESTONIA (EST) |
Rtg |
3 : 1 |
32 |
AUSTRIA (AUT) |
Rtg |
| 14.1 |
GM |
Kulaots Kaido |
2547 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Ragger Markus |
2528 |
| 14.2 |
IM |
Sepp Olav |
2457 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Atlas Valery |
2482 |
| 14.3 |
FM |
Lauk Ular |
2414 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Weiss Christian |
2460 |
| 14.4 |
IM |
Liiva Riho |
2442 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Neubauer Martin |
2453 |
| Bo. |
35 |
BELGIUM (BEL) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
25 |
LITHUANIA (LTU) |
Rtg |
| 15.1 |
GM |
Winants Luc |
2504 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Sulskis Sarunas |
2527 |
| 15.2 |
IM |
Polaczek Richard |
2425 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Kveinys Aloyzas |
2517 |
| 15.3 |
IM |
Dutreeuw Marc |
2391 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Malisauskas Vidmantas |
2495 |
| 15.4 |
FM |
Gulbas Cemil |
2365 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Zagorskis Darius |
2472 |
| Bo. |
29 |
ITALY (ITA) |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
34 |
FINLAND (FIN) |
Rtg |
| 16.1 |
GM |
Godena Michele |
2535 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Agopov Mikael |
2440 |
| 16.2 |
GM |
Caruana Fabiano |
2594 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Karttunen Mika |
2427 |
| 16.3 |
IM |
Brunello Sabino |
2489 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Westerinen Heikki M J |
2371 |
| 16.4 |
IM |
Manca Federico |
2405 |
0 - 1 |
FM |
Keskinen Sauli |
2298 |
| Bo. |
38 |
WALES (WLS) |
Rtg |
½ :3½ |
30 |
MONTENEGRO (MNE) |
Rtg |
| 17.1 |
FM |
Jones Richard S |
2327 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Djukic Nikola |
2528 |
| 17.2 |
Kett Tim |
2257 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Ivanovic Bozidar |
2434 |
|
| 17.3 |
Spice Alan |
2170 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Blagojevic Dragisa |
2513 |
|
| 17.4 |
Trevelyan John |
2191 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Kosic Dragan |
2482 |
|
| Bo. |
39 |
MONACO (MNC) |
Rtg |
½ :3½ |
24 |
ROMANIA (ROU) |
Rtg |
| 18.1 |
GM |
Efimov Igor |
2446 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Lupulescu Constantin |
2562 |
| 18.2 |
FM |
Van Hoolandt Patrick |
2245 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Jianu Vlad-Cristian |
2535 |
| 18.3 |
Iclicki Willy |
2147 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Berescu Alin |
2508 |
|
| 18.4 |
Rapaire Jean-Michel |
1966 |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Murariu Andrei |
2503 |
|
| Bo. |
37 |
LUXEMBOURG (LUX) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
40 |
CYPRUS (CYP) |
Rtg |
| 19.1 |
IM |
Berend Fred |
2344 |
1 - 0 |
CM |
Savva Panikos |
2099 |
| 19.2 |
IM |
Bakalarz Mietek |
2342 |
½ - ½ |
CM |
Antoniou Antonis |
2163 |
| 19.3 |
FM |
Brittner Serge |
2274 |
½ - ½ |
FM |
Klerides Paris |
2183 |
| 19.4 |
Weber Jean-Marie |
2248 |
½ - ½ |
Kassinopoullos Doros |
2121 |
In the women's section the leading team from Poland dropped another point with a draw – four board draws – against Georgia, while Russia beat Slovenia 3.5:0.5, with Kosintseva (Tatiana), Kovalevskaya and Korbut scoring, to catch their Polish rivals. Ukraine beat Hungary to join Georgia in 3-4 place.
Georgia with Maia Chiburdanidze vs Poland with Monika Socko (draw)
| Bo. |
2 |
GEORGIA (GEO) |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
6 |
POLAND (POL) |
Rtg |
| 1.1 |
GM |
Chiburdanidze Maia |
2500 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Socko Monika |
2473 |
| 1.2 |
IM |
Javakhishvili Lela |
2474 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Rajlich Iweta |
2411 |
| 1.3 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2450 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Zawadzka Jolanta |
2371 |
| 1.4 |
IM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2416 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Dworakowska Joanna |
2316 |
| Bo. |
11 |
SLOVENIA (SLO) |
Rtg |
½ :3½ |
1 |
RUSSIA (RUS) |
Rtg |
| 2.1 |
WGM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2469 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Kosteniuk Alexandra |
2515 |
| 2.2 |
WIM |
Krivec Jana |
2315 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2492 |
| 2.3 |
WGM |
Srebrnic Ana |
2278 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Kovalevskaya Ekaterina |
2448 |
| 2.4 |
WIM |
Rozic Vesna |
2277 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Korbut Ekaterina |
2443 |
| Bo. |
5 |
HUNGARY (HUN) |
Rtg |
1 : 3 |
3 |
UKRAINE (UKR) |
Rtg |
| 3.1 |
GM |
Hoang Thanh Trang |
2466 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2459 |
| 3.2 |
IM |
Vajda Szidonia |
2407 |
0 - 1 |
WGM |
Zhukova Natalia |
2452 |
| 3.3 |
IM |
Madl Ildiko |
2381 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Ushenina Anna |
2486 |
| 3.4 |
WGM |
Gara Anita |
2315 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Vasilevich Tatjana |
2368 |
| Bo. |
13 |
GREECE 1 (GRE1) |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
4 |
FRANCE (FRA) |
Rtg |
| 4.1 |
IM |
Dembo Yelena |
2448 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Skripchenko Almira |
2438 |
| 4.2 |
WGM |
Botsari Anna-Maria |
2341 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Collas Silvia |
2408 |
| 4.3 |
WGM |
Makropoulou Marina |
2243 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Milliet Sophie |
2395 |
| 4.4 |
WIM |
Fakhiridou Ekaterini |
2270 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Leconte Maria |
2364 |
| Bo. |
8 |
NETHERLANDS (NED) |
Rtg |
3½: ½ |
9 |
SERBIA (SRB) |
Rtg |
| 5.1 |
GM |
Peng Zhaoqin |
2419 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Bojkovic Natasa |
2428 |
| 5.2 |
WGM |
Muhren Bianca |
2303 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Chelushkina Irina |
2351 |
| 5.3 |
FM |
Schuurman Petra |
2281 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Benderac Ana |
2328 |
| 5.4 |
WIM |
Bensdorp Marlies |
2263 |
½ - ½ |
WIM |
Stojanovic Andjelija |
2274 |
| Bo. |
12 |
ROMANIA (ROU) |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
10 |
ARMENIA (ARM) |
Rtg |
| 6.1 |
IM |
Peptan Corina-Isabela |
2405 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Danielian Elina |
2458 |
| 6.2 |
WGM |
Voicu Carmen |
2333 |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2402 |
| 6.3 |
WGM |
Motoc Alina |
2300 |
0 - 1 |
WGM |
Aginian Nelly |
2261 |
| 6.4 |
WIM |
Paulet Iozefina |
2276 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Andriasian Siranush |
2234 |
| Bo. |
14 |
BULGARIA (BUL) |
Rtg |
4 : 0 |
15 |
SPAIN (ESP) |
Rtg |
| 7.1 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2463 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Calzetta Monica |
2287 |
| 7.2 |
WGM |
Voiska Margarita |
2294 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Llaneza Vega Patricia |
2272 |
| 7.3 |
WGM |
Velcheva Maria |
2255 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Hernandez Yudania |
2263 |
| 7.4 |
WFM |
Raeva Elitsa |
2242 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Trujillo Delgado Dafnae |
2243 |
| Bo. |
7 |
GERMANY (GER) |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
17 |
LITHUANIA (LTU) |
Rtg |
| 8.1 |
IM |
Paehtz Elisabeth |
2452 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2464 |
| 8.2 |
WGM |
Michna Marta |
2375 |
½ - ½ |
WIM |
Daulyte Deimante |
2222 |
| 8.3 |
WFM |
Ohme Melanie |
2274 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Zaksaite Salomeja |
2228 |
| 8.4 |
WFM |
Mader Manuela |
2203 |
0 - 1 |
Batyte Daiva |
2198 |
|
| Bo. |
27 |
MONTENEGRO (MNE) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
22 |
CROATIA (CRO) |
Rtg |
| 9.1 |
WIM |
Drljevic Ljilja |
2270 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Golubenko Valentina |
2264 |
| 9.2 |
Vojinovic Jovana |
2227 |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Medic Mirjana |
2240 |
|
| 9.3 |
WFM |
Mijovic Aleksandra |
2198 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Franciskovic Borka |
2227 |
| 9.4 |
Misovic Sanja |
1876 |
0 - 1 |
WIM |
Sargac Rajna |
2170 |
|
| Bo. |
16 |
ISRAEL (ISR) |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
19 |
TURKEY (TUR) |
Rtg |
| 10.1 |
IM |
Klinova Masha |
2326 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Atalik Ekaterina |
2404 |
| 10.2 |
WGM |
Borsuk Angela |
2301 |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Topel Zehra |
2246 |
| 10.3 |
WGM |
Igla Bella |
2291 |
½ - ½ |
WIM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2220 |
| 10.4 |
Atnilov Bela |
2170 |
½ - ½ |
WFM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2174 |
|
| Bo. |
18 |
AZERBAIJAN (AZE) |
Rtg |
3½: ½ |
20 |
ENGLAND (ENG) |
Rtg |
| 11.1 |
WGM |
Mamedjarova Zeinab |
2326 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Houska Jovanka |
2404 |
| 11.2 |
WGM |
Kadimova Ilaha |
2311 |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Ciuksyte Dagne |
2411 |
| 11.3 |
WGM |
Mamedjarova Turkan |
2250 |
½ - ½ |
WIM |
Lauterbach Ingrid |
2124 |
| 11.4 |
WIM |
Umudova Nargiz |
2188 |
1 - 0 |
WFM |
Chevannes Sabrina L |
2073 |
| Bo. |
29 |
FINLAND (FIN) |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
21 |
CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) |
Rtg |
| 12.1 |
WGM |
Sammalvuo Niina |
2254 |
0 - 1 |
WFM |
Kulovana Eva |
2305 |
| 12.2 |
WIM |
Rantanen Tanja |
2089 |
0 - 1 |
WIM |
Nemcova Katerina |
2255 |
| 12.3 |
Puuska Heini |
2016 |
½ - ½ |
WIM |
Blazkova Petra |
2239 |
|
| 12.4 |
Rautanen Sari |
1961 |
1 - 0 |
Hodova Lucie |
2089 |
||
| Bo. |
24 |
AUSTRIA (AUT) |
Rtg |
2 : 2 |
23 |
SWITZERLAND (SUI) |
Rtg |
| 13.1 |
IM |
Moser Eva |
2412 |
0 - 1 |
WIM |
Seps Monika |
2290 |
| 13.2 |
WFM |
Kopinits Anna-Christina |
2178 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Hund Barbara |
2216 |
| 13.3 |
WIM |
Mira Helene |
2174 |
0 - 1 |
WIM |
Heinatz Dr Gundula |
2193 |
| 13.4 |
Schink Barbara |
2031 |
1 - 0 |
WFM |
Gavrilova Anastasia |
2104 |
|
| Bo. |
30 |
GREECE 2 (GRE2) |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
25 |
SWEDEN (SWE) |
Rtg |
| 14.1 |
Markantonaki Haritomeni |
2161 |
½ - ½ |
WIM |
Agrest Svetlana |
2255 |
|
| 14.2 |
WFM |
Petraki Maria |
2099 |
0 - 1 |
WIM |
Andersson Christin |
2209 |
| 14.3 |
Pavlidou Ekaterini |
2003 |
0 - 1 |
Jiretorn Eva |
2121 |
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| 14.4 |
Fragaki Maria |
1922 |
1 - 0 |
WFM |
Horn Emilia |
2074 |
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