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The European Rapid Chess Championship were played on the 5th and 6th of December.
GMs Gabriel Sargissian (2716) topped the starting list for the rapid, and finished where he started.
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2715 | 10,5 | 0,0 |
| 2 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | 2679 | 10,5 | 0,0 |
| 3 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2594 | 10,5 | 0,0 |
| 4 | GM | Motylev Alexander | 2703 | 10,0 | 0,0 |
| 5 | GM | Esipenko Andrey | 2590 | 10,0 | 0,0 |
| 6 | GM | Turov Maxim | 2647 | 10,0 | 0,0 |
| 7 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2691 | 10,0 | 0,0 |
| 8 | GM | Kulaots Kaido | 2544 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 9 | GM | Sebenik Matej | 2504 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 10 | GM | Saric Ante | 2538 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 11 | GM | Lysyj Igor | 2599 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 12 | IM | Usmanov Vasily | 2428 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 13 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | 2633 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 14 | IM | Sipila Vilka | 2380 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 15 | WIM | Dordzhieva Dinara | 2310 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 16 | GM | Aleksandrov Aleksej | 2576 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 17 | Sanz Wawer Daniel | 2103 | 9,5 | 0,0 | |
| 18 | GM | Postny Evgeny | 2598 | 9,5 | 0,0 |
| 19 | Mickevicius Juras | 2288 | 9,5 | 0,0 | |
| 20 | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | 2364 | 9,0 | 0,0 |
Top three (L-to-R): Mamedov, Sargissian, Riazantsev | Photo: ECU / Alon Shulman
Blitz was played on December 7th — all 22 rounds! Igor Lysyj (Russia) was the top scorer. Players received 3 minutes for the entire game, plus a 2-second bonus per move starting from move one.
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | |
| 1 | GM | Lysyj Igor | 2600 | 17,0 | 0,0 |
| 2 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | 2766 | 17,0 | 0,0 |
| 3 | GM | Esipenko Andrey | 2582 | 17,0 | 0,0 |
| 4 | GM | Morozevich Alexander | 2712 | 16,5 | 0,0 |
| 5 | GM | Stupak Kirill | 2459 | 16,5 | 0,0 |
| 6 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2593 | 16,0 | 0,0 |
| 7 | GM | Turov Maxim | 2535 | 16,0 | 0,0 |
| 8 | GM | Motylev Alexander | 2629 | 16,0 | 0,0 |
| 9 | GM | Ruck Robert | 2541 | 16,0 | 0,0 |
| 10 | IM | Demidov Mikhail | 2631 | 15,5 | 0,0 |
| 11 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | 2670 | 15,5 | 0,0 |
| 12 | GM | Sanal Vahap | 2563 | 15,5 | 0,0 |
| 13 | GM | Lintchevski Daniil | 2553 | 15,5 | 0,0 |
| 14 | GM | Popov Valerij | 2547 | 15,5 | 0,0 |
| 15 | GM | Sebenik Matej | 2457 | 15,5 | 0,0 |
| 16 | GM | Ziska Helgi Dam | 2614 | 15,5 | 0,0 |
| 17 | IM | Shubin Kirill | 2401 | 15,5 | 0,0 |
| 18 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2676 | 15,0 | 0,0 |
| 19 | Galopoulos Nikolaos | 2429 | 15,0 | 0,0 | |
| 20 | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | 2419 | 15,0 | 0,0 |
Igor Lysyj (middle), left Adriasian, right Esipenko | Photos: ECU / Alon Shulman
The venue was the Sokos Hotel Viru
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | ARM | 2716 |
| 2 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2705 |
| 3 | GM | Motylev Alexander | RUS | 2670 |
| 4 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2661 |
| 5 | GM | Ziska Helgi Dam | FAI | 2646 |
| 6 | GM | Postny Evgeny | ISR | 2644 |
| 7 | GM | Turov Maxim | RUS | 2640 |
| 8 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | ARM | 2633 |
| 9 | GM | Bernadskiy Vitaliy | UKR | 2633 |
| 10 | GM | Popov Valerij | RUS | 2625 |
| 11 | GM | Esipenko Andrey | RUS | 2623 |
| 12 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | RUS | 2619 |
| 13 | GM | Stupak Kirill | BLR | 2617 |
| 14 | IM | Demidov Mikhail | RUS | 2614 |
| 15 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2599 |
| 16 | GM | Sanal Vahap | TUR | 2597 |
| 17 | GM | Lysyj Igor | RUS | 2588 |
| 18 | GM | Aleksandrov Aleksej | BLR | 2577 |
| 19 | GM | Khalifman Alexander | RUS | 2577 |
| 20 | GM | Potapov Pavel | RUS | 2565 |
...470 Players
Zaven Andriasian (2766), also from Armenia, leads the blitz rankings.
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg | |
| 1 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | ARM | 2766 |
| 2 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | ARM | 2676 |
| 3 | GM | Postny Evgeny | ISR | 2644 |
| 4 | IM | Demidov Mikhail | RUS | 2637 |
| 5 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | AZE | 2635 |
| 6 | GM | Lysyj Igor | RUS | 2628 |
| 7 | GM | Ziska Helgi Dam | FAI | 2614 |
| 8 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | RUS | 2613 |
| 9 | GM | Babula Vlastimil | CZE | 2605 |
| 10 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | RUS | 2604 |
| 11 | GM | Motylev Alexander | RUS | 2594 |
| 12 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | AZE | 2593 |
| 13 | GM | Esipenko Andrey | RUS | 2582 |
| 14 | GM | Saric Ante | CRO | 2577 |
| 15 | GM | Sanal Vahap | TUR | 2563 |
| 16 | GM | Kulaots Kaido | EST | 2562 |
| 17 | GM | Hjartarson Johann | ISL | 2559 |
| 18 | GM | Lintchevski Daniil | RUS | 2553 |
| 19 | GM | Yuffa Daniil | RUS | 2548 |
| 20 | GM | Ruck Robert | HUN | 2537 |
...460 Players
