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Just when you think you have enough exciting chess to watch the European Championships has its first round today. So what? More than 30 of the top one hundred players in the world and many other 2600's and legendary players are playing. Thats what. Plenty of good and exciting chess. https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2018...n-championship
Just when you think you have enough exciting chess to watch the European Championships has its first round today. So what? More than 30 of the top one hundred players in the world and many other 2600's and legendary players are playing. Thats what. Plenty of good and exciting chess. https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2018...n-championship
The games are also on Chess24 with GM commentary and video.
Sat Mar 17 Round 1
Sun Mar 18 Round 2
Mon Mar 19 Round 3
Tue Mar 20 Round 4
Wed Mar 21 Round 5
Thu Mar 22 Round 6
Fri Mar 23 Free Day
Sat Mar 24 Round 7
Sun Mar 25 Round 8
Mon Mar 26 Round 9
Tue Mar 27 Round 10
Wed Mar 28 Round 11
Starting time 15:00 in Batumi, which is 7:00 AM Toronto/Montreal time
The 19th European Individual Championship takes place from 16-29 March in Batumi, Georgia, organized by the government of Georgia together with the government of Adjara Autonomous Republic, Tbilisi City Hall and the Georgian Chess Federation under the auspices of the European Chess Union. The European Individual Chess Championship is open to all players representing the chess federation members of the European Chess Union regardless of their title or rating. The tournament is an 11-round Swiss open with a prize fund of 100,000 euro and first prize of 20,000 euro. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. The first 22 players will qualify for next World Cup.
Broadcast is on chess24 in English with commentators Adrian Mikhalchishin and Keti Tsatsalashvili.
The official site is very attractive and has a list with flags of all visitors to the site. For example, there are 1051 from Russia, 720 from the USA, 310 Brits and 54 from Canada.
This is a good chance to see some of the players in the next World Cup, which is in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia in 2019.
GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2716 2
GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2713 2
GM Berkes Ferenc HUN 2671 2
GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2652 2
GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2651 2
GM Mc Shane Luke J ENG 2647 2
GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2646 2
GM Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2623 2
GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2619 2
GM Alekseev Evgeny RUS 2617 2
GM Bosiocic Marin CRO 2611 2
GM Alekseenko Kirill RUS 2609 2
GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2601 2
GM Predke Alexandr RUS 2595 2
FM Danielyan Vahe ARM 2331 2
GM Kuzubov Yuriy UKR 2689 2
GM Najer Evgeniy RUS 2683 2
GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2664 2
GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2659 2
GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2627 2
GM Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2572 2
GM Skoberne Jure SLO 2563 2
GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2684 2
GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2677 2
GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2620 2
GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2594 2
GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2593 2
GM Martirosyan Haik M. ARM 2586 2
GM Sarana Alexey RUS 2577 2
GM Yuffa Daniil RUS 2521 2
GM Kantans Toms LAT 2508 2
GM Stefanova Antoaneta FID 2481 2
IM Golubov Saveliy RUS 2495 2
Today is Vassily Ivanchuk's 49th birthday. His first two games of this tournament:
European Individual Championship
Batumi, Georgia
Round 1, Mar. 17
Kanmazalp, Ogulcan - Ivanchuk, Vassily
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky variation
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