European Team Championship (2001) |
The 13th European Team Championship was contested between 35 national teams at the Pabellón Municipal de Deportes in León, Spain, 6-15 November 2001, as a 9-round Swiss system tournament. It was organized by the Spanish Chess Federation and the European Chess Union (ECU). Rest day: 12 November (after Round 6). Russia, Armenia and Hungary did not participate. Time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 60 additional minutes for the next 20 moves, then 30 extra minutes to finish the game. Rounds 1-8 started at 3 pm local time, Round 9 at 9 am. Tournament director: D. Marcelino Sión Castro. Chief arbiter: Jesus Mena. Number of games played: 612. The Netherlands (Van Wely, Piket, Tiviakov, Van den Doel, Nijboer) won with 24.5/36 game points, ahead of France (23/36) and Germany (22/36). Board 1 gold medal: Michael Adams (6.5/9).
pos team pts MP S-B
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1 NED 24.5 17.0 164.75
2 FRA 23.0 11.0 105.75
3 GER 22.0 12.0 116.75
4 ENG 21.5 13.0 128.50
5 SLO 21.5 13.0 126.50
6 ISR 20.5 10.0 92.75
7 ESP 20.0 11.0 101.75
8 GRE 20.0 10.0 92.50
9 BUL 19.5 10.0 84.50
10 BLR 19.5 9.0 81.50
11 ESP2 19.0 12.0 101.50
12 UKR 19.0 11.0 98.50
13 CZE 19.0 10.0 96.50
14 POL 19.0 10.0 91.25
15 SWE 19.0 9.0 83.75
16 SUI 19.0 9.0 81.50
17 GEO 19.0 9.0 80.75
18 YUG 19.0 9.0 69.50
19 FIN 18.5 12.0 97.00
20 SVK 18.5 9.0 83.00
21 ISL 18.0 9.0 75.50
22 LAT 18.0 8.0 65.00
23 AZE 17.5 7.0 68.00
24 CRO 17.5 7.0 55.00
25 ALB 16.5 8.0 40.25
26 IRL 16.0 9.0 46.25
27 POR 16.0 8.0 38.00
28 ITA 15.5 8.0 38.00
29 MKD 15.0 8.0 65.00
30 AUT 15.0 8.0 38.00
31 SCO 15.0 5.0 35.25
32 LUX 13.5 7.0 32.50
33 CYP 13.0 6.0 27.25
34 TUR 11.5 5.0 21.25
35 WLS 11.0 5.0 18.00 Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2001120...
Chess-Results: https://chess-results.com/tnr124168...
Olimpbase: http://www.olimpbase.org/2001e/2001...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
Tidskrift för Schack, 2001/10, pp. 610-624: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/2001...
Lubomir Kavalek in The Washington Post, 19 November 2001: https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...Previous: European Team Championship (1999). Next: European Team Championship (2003). Women's section: European Team Championship (Women) (2001)
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
51. C D'Amore vs Sutovsky |
| 0-1 | 32 | 2001 | European Team Championship | B54 Sicilian |
52. J Norri vs J Votava |
| 0-1 | 29 | 2001 | European Team Championship | A34 English, Symmetrical |
53. J Cobb vs J Shaw |
| 0-1 | 42 | 2001 | European Team Championship | B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation |
54. F May vs A Muir |
| 0-1 | 29 | 2001 | European Team Championship | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
55. G Danner vs N Mitkov |
| 0-1 | 31 | 2001 | European Team Championship | E46 Nimzo-Indian |
56. S Brittner vs L Rama |
| 0-1 | 36 | 2001 | European Team Championship | E97 King's Indian |
57. D Mehmeti vs J Weber |
| 0-1 | 38 | 2001 | European Team Championship | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
58. U Atakisi vs S Brady |
| 0-1 | 64 | 2001 | European Team Championship | C14 French, Classical |
59. M O'Cinneide vs Y Bayram |
| 0-1 | 39 | 2001 | European Team Championship | A15 English |
60. V Malakhatko vs J Gallagher |
| 0-1 | 48 | 2001 | European Team Championship | A48 King's Indian |
61. A Kovalev vs A Beliavsky |
| 0-1 | 39 | 2001 | European Team Championship | C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
62. R Kempinski vs Sutovsky |
| 0-1 | 34 | 2001 | European Team Championship | D85 Grunfeld |
63. Avrukh vs B Socko |
| 0-1 | 38 | 2001 | European Team Championship | E99 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov |
64. N Miezis vs Navara |
| 0-1 | 42 | 2001 | European Team Championship | A36 English |
65. B Vuckovic vs M Mchedlishvili |
| 0-1 | 36 | 2001 | European Team Championship | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
66. A Muir vs R Zelcic |
| 0-1 | 25 | 2001 | European Team Championship | E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation |
67. T Likavsky vs H Herraiz Hidalgo |
| 0-1 | 71 | 2001 | European Team Championship | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
68. J Pinheiro vs B Thorfinnsson |
 | 0-1 | 29 | 2001 | European Team Championship | D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
69. C Wagener vs G Danner |
| 0-1 | 46 | 2001 | European Team Championship | B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 |
70. J Cobb vs Kotronias |
| 0-1 | 35 | 2001 | European Team Championship | A05 Reti Opening |
71. P Klerides vs S Zeidler |
| 0-1 | 32 | 2001 | European Team Championship | B01 Scandinavian |
72. F May vs A Antoniou |
| 0-1 | 38 | 2001 | European Team Championship | B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening |
73. A Georghiou vs P Varley |
| 0-1 | 62 | 2001 | European Team Championship | B06 Robatsch |
74. Shirov vs Adams |
 | 0-1 | 42 | 2001 | European Team Championship | C42 Petrov Defense |
75. G Mohr vs F Jenni |
| 0-1 | 51 | 2001 | European Team Championship | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
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Nov-21-21
 | | Tabanus: Rejected by CG:
[Event "European Team Championship"]
[Site "Leon ESP"]
[Date "2001.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pavasovic, Dusko"]
[Black "Norri, Joose"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 1-0 |
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Nov-21-21 | | ndg2: Black fell dead from the chair? I know, the Scots can frighten people to death... |
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Aug-08-22
 | | TheAlchemist: I'd have to dig out contemporary magazines to be sure, but I think it said Black simply left the playing hall and never returned, leaving everyone puzzled (teammates included). |
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