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The ETCC was a nine-round Swiss, with one open section and one section for the women’s teams. The time control was 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) had 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 were 38 teams in the former and 28 in the latter. The games were 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.
Here to refresh your memory are the final standings of the top teams. As we reported it was the tenth seed, Germany, who in the latter half of the Championship suddenly started winning and finished with a clear win on match points, although Armenia, Bulgaria or Azerbaijan had been in the lead foir most of the time.
Rk. |
SNo |
Team | Gms |
+ |
= |
– |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
TB4 |
TB5 |
1 |
10 |
Germany | 9 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
22.5 |
183.0 |
154.50 |
142.0 |
2 |
3 |
Azerbaijan | 9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
23.0 |
181.5 |
139.75 |
140.5 |
3 |
5 |
Hungary | 9 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
23.0 |
167.5 |
117.25 |
128.0 |
4 |
4 |
Armenia | 9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
22.5 |
172.0 |
117.25 |
132.5 |
5 |
1 |
Russia | 9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
21.5 |
174.5 |
123.50 |
134.0 |
6 |
9 |
Netherlands | 9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
19.0 |
180.0 |
118.25 |
140.5 |
7 |
7 |
Bulgaria | 9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
18.5 |
187.5 |
122.50 |
146.0 |
8 |
14 |
Poland | 9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
22.0 |
159.0 |
95.25 |
124.0 |
9 |
17 |
Romania | 9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
20.0 |
163.5 |
87.00 |
135.0 |
10 |
13 |
Spain | 9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
19.5 |
183.0 |
108.50 |
142.0 |
11 |
22 |
Italy | 9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
19.0 |
164.0 |
91.25 |
135.5 |
Rk. |
SNo |
Team | Gms |
+ |
= |
– |
TB1 |
TB2 |
TB3 |
TB4 |
TB5 |
1 |
1 |
Russia | 9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
25.5 |
177.0 |
165.50 |
137.5 |
2 |
5 |
Poland | 9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
23.0 |
178.0 |
133.25 |
138.5 |
3 |
3 |
Georgia | 9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
22.5 |
181.0 |
134.00 |
139.0 |
4 |
2 |
Ukraine | 9 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
21.5 |
180.0 |
110.50 |
138.0 |
5 |
12 |
France | 9 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
21.0 |
172.5 |
107.50 |
133.5 |
6 |
8 |
Bulgaria | 9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
19.5 |
175.5 |
100.00 |
135.5 |
7 |
4 |
Armenia | 9 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
19.0 |
182.0 |
104.00 |
139.5 |
8 |
7 |
Germany | 9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
20.5 |
161.5 |
86.50 |
125.5 |
9 |
15 |
Israel | 9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
19.0 |
164.5 |
85.00 |
125.5 |
10 |
11 |
Slovenia | 9 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
19.0 |
146.0 |
74.50 |
119.5 |
We now come to an important aspect of such events: who were the best players, who contributed most to the success of their teams? In the following tables we have removed the names of players who played less than seven games – you can click on the links below the tables to get a full list.
No. | Ti. | Name | Rtg | Team | Perf. | Pts. |
Gms |
% |
Bo. |
1 | GM | Mamedyarov Shak. | 2733 | Azerbaijan | 2866 | 7.0 |
9 |
77.8 |
3 |
2 | GM | Adams Michael | 2734 | England | 2841 | 6.5 |
9 |
72.2 |
1 |
3 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2752 | Russia | 2837 | 5.5 |
8 |
68.8 |
1 |
4 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2802 | Armenia | 2833 | 5.5 |
8 |
68.8 |
1 |
5 | GM | Almasi Zoltan | 2707 | Hungary | 2809 | 6.0 |
8 |
75.0 |
2 |
6 | GM | Bauer Christian | 2641 | France | 2797 | 6.5 |
8 |
81.3 |
4 |
7 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2712 | Germany | 2794 | 5.0 |
8 |
62.5 |
1 |
8 | GM | Gashimov Vugar | 2757 | Azerbaijan | 2792 | 6.0 |
9 |
66.7 |
2 |
11 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2768 | Bulgaria | 2779 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
1 |
12 | GM | Morozevich Alexander | 2762 | Russia | 2775 | 4.0 |
6 |
66.7 |
3 |
13 | GM | Bologan Viktor | 2665 | Moldova | 2769 | 6.5 |
9 |
72.2 |
1 |
14 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | 2696 | Israel | 2765 | 5.5 |
8 |
68.8 |
1 |
15 | GM | Postny Evgeny | 2640 | Israel | 2762 | 6.0 |
8 |
75.0 |
4 |
16 | GM | Meier Georg | 2659 | Germany | 2758 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
1 |
17 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2671 | Armenia | 2754 | 6.5 |
9 |
72.2 |
3 |
18 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2650 | Bulgaria | 2748 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
2 |
19 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2763 | Russia | 2745 | 4.5 |
7 |
64.3 |
2 |
20 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | 2633 | Germany | 2732 | 4.5 |
7 |
64.3 |
3 |
21 | GM | Shirov Alexei | 2705 | Spain | 2729 | 5.0 |
8 |
62.5 |
2 |
22 | GM | Sulskis Sarunas | 2577 | Lithuania | 2725 | 6.0 |
9 |
66.7 |
1 |
23 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2681 | Armenia | 2723 | 5.0 |
8 |
62.5 |
2 |
24 | GM | Beliavsky Alexander | 2617 | Slovenia | 2723 | 5.0 |
9 |
55.6 |
1 |
25 | GM | Giri Anish | 2714 | Netherlands | 2723 | 5.0 |
9 |
55.6 |
1 |
26 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2781 | Azerbaijan | 2718 | 4.5 |
9 |
50.0 |
1 |
27 | GM | Leko Peter | 2720 | Hungary | 2717 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
1 |
29 | GM | Vallejo Francisco | 2705 | Spain | 2716 | 5.0 |
9 |
55.6 |
1 |
30 | GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | 2705 | Poland | 2713 | 4.5 |
8 |
56.3 |
1 |
31 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2678 | Georgia | 2712 | 6.5 |
8 |
81.3 |
1 |
32 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | 2635 | England | 2706 | 6.0 |
9 |
66.7 |
3 |
33 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2727 | Italy | 2705 | 5.0 |
8 |
62.5 |
1 |
34 | GM | Laznicka Viktor | 2703 | Czech Rep. | 2705 | 4.5 |
8 |
56.3 |
1 |
35 | GM | Brunello Sabino | 2575 | Italy | 2700 | 5.5 |
8 |
68.8 |
3 |
No. | Ti. |
Name | Rtg | Team | Perf. | Pts. |
Gms |
% |
Bo. |
1 | IM |
Muzychuk Anna | 2557 | Slovenia | 2782 | 8.5 |
9 |
94.4 |
1 |
2 | GM |
Lahno Kateryna | 2549 | Ukraine | 2632 | 5.0 |
7 |
71.4 |
1 |
3 | GM |
Dzagnidze Nana | 2516 | Georgia | 2593 | 5.0 |
8 |
62.5 |
1 |
4 | GM |
Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2439 | Russia | 2575 | 5.5 |
7 |
78.6 |
3 |
5 | IM |
Khurtsidze Nino | 2440 | Georgia | 2573 | 6.5 |
8 |
81.3 |
3 |
6 | GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana | 2526 | Russia | 2559 | 6.0 |
8 |
75.0 |
2 |
7 | IM |
Ushenina Anna | 2463 | Ukraine | 2538 | 6.0 |
8 |
75.0 |
2 |
8 | WGM |
Zawadzka Jolanta | 2326 | Poland | 2524 | 5.5 |
8 |
68.8 |
2 |
9 | GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2546 | Russia | 2524 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
1 |
10 | WIM |
Ohme Melanie | 2361 | Germany | 2521 | 6.5 |
8 |
81.3 |
2 |
12 | WGM |
Szczepkowska-H. Karina | 2379 | Poland | 2513 | 6.0 |
8 |
75.0 |
3 |
13 | GM |
Socko Monika | 2479 | Poland | 2505 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
1 |
14 | GM |
Danielian Elina | 2507 | Armenia | 2488 | 5.0 |
9 |
55.6 |
1 |
15 | WGM |
Videnova Iva | 2297 | Bulgaria | 2482 | 6.0 |
9 |
66.7 |
1 |
16 | IM |
Milliet Sophie | 2386 | France | 2477 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
1 |
17 | WIM |
Bulmaga Irina | 2334 | Romania | 2468 | 6.5 |
9 |
72.2 |
3 |
18 | IM |
Muzychuk Mariya | 2460 | Ukraine | 2468 | 5.5 |
8 |
68.8 |
4 |
19 | GM |
Peng Zhaoqin | 2379 | Netherlands | 2465 | 4.5 |
8 |
56.3 |
1 |
20 | IM |
Melia Salome | 2392 | Georgia | 2460 | 5.0 |
7 |
71.4 |
4 |
21 | IM |
Dembo Yelena | 2468 | Greece | 2459 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
1 |
22 | IM |
Ciuksyte Dagne | 2327 | England | 2446 | 6.0 |
8 |
75.0 |
1 |
24 | IM |
Gunina Valentina | 2514 | Russia | 2440 | 4.5 |
7 |
64.3 |
2 |
25 | GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta | 2531 | Bulgaria | 2440 | 3.5 |
7 |
50.0 |
1 |
26 | IM |
Sedina Elena | 2343 | Italy | 2431 | 5.0 |
7 |
71.4 |
1 |
27 | IM |
Paehtz Elisabeth | 2457 | Germany | 2428 | 3.5 |
7 |
50.0 |
1 |
28 | IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit | 2469 | Armenia | 2424 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
2 |
29 | WIM |
Ozturk Kubra | 2239 | Turkey | 2416 | 6.0 |
9 |
66.7 |
2 |
30 | IM |
Moser Eva | 2448 | Austria | 2414 | 5.0 |
8 |
62.5 |
1 |
32 | WGM |
Vojinovic Jovana | 2346 | Montenegro | 2408 | 5.5 |
9 |
61.1 |
1 |
33 | WGM |
Mamedjarova Zeinab | 2314 | Azerbaijan | 2406 | 5.0 |
9 |
55.6 |
1 |
The 2011 European Team Chess Championship was held 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. Also called Chalkidiki the peninsula is one of the peripheral units of Greece, part of the periphery of Central Macedonia.
Set like a gem in 1763 hectares (17 million sq. m.) of incredibly beautiful grounds, it is a paradise of green, fringed by seemingly endless sandy beaches, in fact nine kilometers of them! The Porto Carras Grand Resort is located 110 km (75-minute drive) south of the international airport of Thessaloniki, and includes in its 1763 hectares three hotel divisions, each in a different style, a casino, an ultra-modern thalassotherapy centre and spa, an international-standard 18-hole golf course, a private 315-berth marina, a 5,000 seat convention centre and Greece’s largest organic vineyard.
Other chess events that were held in Porto Carras include the 2010 World Youth Chess Championships with almost 1400 participants (the largest FIDE event ever!), the Greek School Championships of 2008, 2009 and 2010 and the International Open “Summer Cup” tournaments of 2008, 2009 and 2010.
The official Hotel Sithonia hosted all players of the European Team Championship
A beautiful and inviting sculptured swimming pool on the grounds of the
hotel
A small cruise boat brings tourists from the hotel to the nearest village
Sunset on the beach in Porto Carras
The playing hall could be reached in a ten-minute walk, but many chess players...
... preferred to use the special little trains to commute
The Congress Hall in which
last year's World Youth Championship was also played
Inside the playing venue, with a round in full swing
German women’s team: IM Elisabeth Pähtz, WGM Marta Michna, WIM
Melanie Ohme, WIM Sarah Hoolt
The last seconds of the round four game Topalov-Svidler, which was the last to finish in the match Russia-Bulgaria. Playing white former FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov managed to win and brought the victory for his team in the fourth round. One round later Bulgaria won against Germany and became the sole leader with nine points.
In the fourth round the second seed Ukrainian team lost to Germany by an amazing ½ :3½ result. In the above picture you see Ponomariov (facing Naiditsch) and Eljanov, who both lost their games, Moiseenko, who drew and Efimenko who lost. On the right a bemused Veselin Topalov.
Before the start of the fifth round between Russia and Ukraine Peter Svidler jokes with his good friend Vassily Ivanchuk. The match ended in three draws and one win for the Russians, thanks to the efforts and solid endgame technique of Alexander Morozevich.
The Armenian team, with Aronian, Movsessian, Akopian and Sargissian, above
in
their fifth round games against Denmark, whom the beat 3½-½
The Greek team won few important matches and became one of the leaders of the event. Above we see Hristos Banikas facing Baadur Jobava of Georgia in their round four encounter. Greece won this match 2½:1½.
The Russian Women’s Team comprehensively dominating in this event, leading from start to finish. Above we see the Kosintseva sisters Nadezhda and Tatiana, Valentina Gunina and Alexandra Kosteniuk.
Elina Danielian and Nana Dzagnidze analyze their very sharp game, which
was drawn.
The Georgian team managed to win the match 2½-1½.
Alexandra Kosteniuk with her trademark ring fingernails with the colours
of the Russian flag
Anna Ushenina from the Ukrainian team
Viktor Korchnoi playing for the Swiss team
Jan Gustafsson for the German team
Alexander Motylev with the mother of all flash diffusers
One of the arbiters, Effi Andrikopoulou, was lucky and won 4000 Euros in the
hotel casino lottery
Three famous coaches sitting on a ledge... Arshak Petrosyan, Adrian Mikhalchishin
and Mikhail Gurevich
FIDE commercial director Geoffrey Borg chatting with GMs Robert Fontaine Katerina
Lahno, who are a couple
The youngest player in the tournament during her very exciting encounter
with chess pieces
The traditional party with disco and dance
Links
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