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European Team Championship (2009) The 17th European Team Championship was contested between 38 national teams in the Sports Business Centre "Vojvodina" in Novi Sad, Serbia, 22-30 October 2009, as a 9-round Swiss System tournament. There was no rest day. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds added per move from move 1. Prize fund (Open and Women): 60,000 euros. Tournament director: Miroslav Kopanja. Chief arbiter: Sava Stoisavljevic. Number of games played: 682. Azerbaijan (Radjabov, Gashimov, Guseinov, Mamedyarov, Mamedov) won with 15/18 match points (+7 =1 -1), ahead of Russia (14/18) and Ukraine (3rd on tiebreak with 13/18). Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2010082... Chess-Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr24908.a... Olimpbase: http://www.olimpbase.org/2009e/2009... Regulations: http://www.chessds.lv/sbin/311009.pdf Chessdom: http://reports.chessdom.com/news-20... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/novi-... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi... FIDE: https://ratings.fide.com/tournament... Josip Asik in Serbia National Review: http://www.nacionalnarevija.com/en/... Previous: European Team Championship (2007). Next: European Team Championship (2011). Women's section: European Team Championship (Women) (2009)  page 1 of 28; games 1-25 of 682  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Stevic vs Svidler   ½-½ 33 2009 European Team Championship B06 Robatsch 2. Morozevich vs Z Kozul 1-0 53 2009 European Team Championship B58 Sicilian 3. Saric vs Jakovenko 1-0 44 2009 European Team Championship B32 Sicilian 4. Tomashevsky vs M Bosiocic   ½-½ 34 2009 European Team Championship B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 5. Radjabov vs M Ragger   ½-½ 34 2009 European Team Championship A09 Reti Opening 6. Mamedyarov vs S Kindermann 1-0 54 2009 European Team Championship D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 7. N Stanec vs R Mamedov   0-1 38 2009 European Team Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 8. L B Hansen vs V Akopian   ½-½ 20 2009 European Team Championship E54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System 9. G Sargissian vs S B Hansen   ½-½ 24 2009 European Team Championship D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 10. L Schandorff vs A Pashikian   0-1 31 2009 European Team Championship D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 11. T L Petrosian vs J Vang Glud 1-0 35 2009 European Team Championship C45 Scotch Game 12. I Cheparinov vs Caruana 0-1 63 2009 European Team Championship A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto 13. M Godena vs Delchev   ½-½ 20 2009 European Team Championship C53 Giuoco Piano 14. V Iotov vs D Rombaldoni   1-0 59 2009 European Team Championship E15 Queen's Indian 15. L Shytaj vs D Bojkov   1-0 38 2009 European Team Championship C47 Four Knights 16. Korchnoi vs A Volokitin ½-½ 43 2009 European Team Championship A80 Dutch 17. Efimenko vs F Jenni   ½-½ 41 2009 European Team Championship C78 Ruy Lopez 18. R Ekstrom vs Y Drozdovskij   ½-½ 31 2009 European Team Championship E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 19. Kryvoruchko vs J Gallagher   0-1 44 2009 European Team Championship B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. M Roiz vs D Blagojevic   1-0 73 2009 European Team Championship D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. N Djukic vs Mikhalevski   1-0 58 2009 European Team Championship C95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer 22. E Postny vs M Drasko   1-0 44 2009 European Team Championship E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 23. D Kosic vs Avrukh   ½-½ 61 2009 European Team Championship A48 King's Indian 24. N Mitkov vs G Meier   ½-½ 39 2009 European Team Championship A45 Queen's Pawn Game 25. Fridman vs T Nedev   1-0 26 2009 European Team Championship D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6  page 1 of 28; games 1-25 of 682    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 33 OF 34 ·  Later Kibitzing> Nov-01-09    ahmadov: I personally do not feel like being a European makes me a better man... I am pleased with my fate even without being part of Europe... Nov-01-09    Hovik2009: <ahmadov: By the way, thanks to Hovik as well, despite the dubious language... ;-)> My English is always seasened with some dabs of sarcasm, but in this particular case I swear to God, I was honest. Nov-01-09    SugarDom: Brankat calls us Humanoids.... Nov-01-09    ahmadov: <Hovik2009: <ahmadov: By the way, thanks to Hovik as well, despite the dubious language... ;-)> My English is always seasened with some dabs of sarcasm, but in this particular case I swear to God, I was honest.> Ok, I believe you and thank you seriously this time... Nov-01-09    ahmadov: By the way, <ArmeniaNL> was another Armenian to congratulate our team... Nov-01-09    ahmadov: <SugarDom: Brankat calls us Humanoids....> How strongly he is missed here... Nov-01-09    Hovik2009: <SugarDom: Brankat calls us Humanoids....> we were all apes actually, but somehow Homo Sapiens(amongst other living Humanoid types) discovered fire and how to use tools with their bear hands, and civilization started from there about thirty tousand years ago somewhere in Central Africa. Nov-01-09    badest: <hand banana> Maybe we should just have an EU-championship... ;) <Hovik2009: ... Cradle and motherland of all Indo-Europeans tribes is Northern Iran and Armenia, ...> So why doesn't Iran play in the European championships ... they belong there as much as Israel. Nov-01-09    Hovik2009: <badest> because Iran is a continent by itself, they have everything a country needs, warm and cold water open seas, wast reserves of oil and gas(third and 2nd in the world respectively), selfsufficient advanced agriculture, wast network of roads and railrods and gaspipes, and mediocre developed industry and most importantly a young population of about 70 milion. so what in the world they need the cold and aging and exhuasted Europe for?, except to sell their gas and oil to them! Nov-01-09    badest: <Hovik2009: ... so what in the world they need the cold and aging and exhuasted Europe for?, except to sell their gas and oil to them!> Well that and a silent permission to build nukes. ;) Nov-01-09    muradov: It looks like 'true' Europeans got tired of getting schooled by Azerbaijan and Armenia repeatedly in team events. What they don't know is that, this is just a beginning :) Nov-01-09    Hovik2009: <badest> hem, maybe, I forgot about that! but in the level Iran's industry is even if they really wanted(which I really doubt that) to enrich Uranium to weapon's grade, that will take atleast a good ten years. who know maybe in next ten years our superpowers get a chance to use their aging nuclear stocks on us poor humans! Nov-01-09    Nietzowitsch: All those non-European players need more chess praxis. Nov-01-09    badest: <muradov: It looks like 'true' Europeans got tired of getting schooled by Azerbaijan and Armenia repeatedly in team events. What they don't know is that, this is just a beginning :)> I truly admire the team spirit of AZA and ARM! If BG had only 50% of their team-spirit ... :( Nov-01-09    ahmadov: Salam, <muradov>! Sadiq azerkes kimi seni de semimi qelbden tebrik eleyirem! Nov-01-09    ahmadov: <badest> Topalov alone is enough for the Bulgarians to consider themselves as a chess nation... Further victories will definitely come in the future... Nov-01-09    Eyal: <badest> Speaking of team spirit, take a look at the pair of photos I've posted back on p.31 - the members of the Azeri team have been playing together since they were kids... Nov-01-09    badest: <Eyal: <badest> Speaking of team spirit, see the pair of photos I've posted back on p.31 - the players in the Azeri team have been playing together since they were kids...> Those are great pics! :) <ahmadov: <badest> Topalov alone is enough for the Bulgarians to consider themselves as a chess nation... > Chess is big in BG (in what other country, except Russia maybe, would you have chess in media on regular basis) and Topalov is of course really well known (even by the "man on the street") ... but when it comes to team events ... hmmmmmmmmm Nov-01-09    ahmadov: <Eyal: <badest> Speaking of team spirit, take a look at the pair of photos I've posted back on p.31 - the members of the Azeri team have been playing together since they were kids...> That is true... At the same time, being of similar age also contributes to their success... Nov-01-09    HeMateMe: It just seems odd having the central asian countries in a 'European' tournament. So--Does France get to compete in the once every 4 years Asian Games? But a good point is made above, allowing Israel the right to compete in Europe events, Isr. sort of being a european nation plopped in the middle east. But--those who be the decendants of Jewish people who resettled there? The native jews, palestinians and other minorities within Israel certainly aren't europeans. But if you allow Israel to compete, then you have to allow other countries with a strong genetic link to Europe. I guess its a moot point since Azerbaijian won, they clearly put up a strong team every year. And hey--where else can you get multiple Petrosians? Nov-02-09    muradov: <ahmadov: Salam, <muradov>! Sadiq azerkes kimi seni de semimi qelbden tebrik eleyirem!> Salam Zahir. Chox sagol. Tebrikler - emeyi kechen hamiya halal olsun! :) Nov-02-09    Jafar219: Ahmadov və Muradov, bir həmvətənli kimi mən də sizi təbrik edirəm bu qələbə münasibətilə.Amma bu ermənilərin təbriklərini heç cür qəbul edə bilmirəm.. Nov-02-09    Valmy: I disagree with what <HE MATE ME> said about ISRAEL. If ISRAEL always plays with EUROPE it is for an evident political reason. ISRAEL couldn't safely play against some country around. Imagine a soccer game ISRAEL-IRAN (or LIBAN, or SYRIA or SAUDI ARABIA...), I wouldn't go with my kids at the stadium! Nothing similar with AZERBAIDJAN or ARMENIA. Meanwhile, I would say it's a good thing these countries play chess with EUROPE because it makes the EUROPEAN championship almost as difficult as the WORLD Championship (only USA, and CHINA are missing among the big teams). Nov-02-09    badest: <Valmy: If ISRAEL always plays with EUROPE it is for an evident political reason. ISRAEL couldn't safely play against some country around. Imagine a soccer game ISRAEL-IRAN (or LIBAN, or SYRIA or SAUDI ARABIA...)> Why not ... don't equate sports and politics. Maybe one can even understand each other better if one has some common (even just athletic) ground. Nov-02-09    benjinathan: <badest> I assume those countries would not play israel just like in soccer. That is why israel plays in europe: For years, Israel competed within the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) because doing so made perfect geographic sense. Israel is, after all, an Asian nation. Eventually, though, Arab states hostile to Israel, starting with Kuwait at the 1974 Asian Games, refused to take the pitch against them. Rather than award forfeit victories to Israel, the AFC capitulated and expelled Israel from Asian football. As a consequence, the Israeli national team was–to borrow the obvious yet fitting metaphor–forced to wander the soccer wilderness for years. And see: SALONIKA - NOVEMBER 1988 - Isak Al Mulla of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates lost a game in the International Open Chess Tournament held during the World Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki, Greece in an unfortunate manner. In this tournament, it happened that the country of the players was not revealed on the official wall chart. After he had achieved a winning position in the opening against a player named Nagar, Al Mulla casually leaned over and asked his opponent where he was from. He was shocked when his opponent said that he was from Israel. The United Arab Emirates is one of the many Arab countries which is officially boycotting Israel. For this reason, Al Mulla immediately reported this situation to the head of his delegation, Mr. Awad Ali. Under normal circumstances, a player from the UAE cannot play an official chess game against anyone from Israel. However, Al Mulla contended that now that the game was in progress and indeed he had achieved a winning position, there was no point in forfeiting the game now. Mr. Awad overruled him, stating that since, when the game started, nobody had any reason to know that the opponent was from Israel, but now they had become aware of this fact, there was no choice but to terminate the game now. Accordingly, Mr. Awad stopped the clock and the game was forfeited. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 34) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 33 OF 34 ·  Later Kibitzing> NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. 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