| European Team Championship (1997) |
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The 11th European Team Championship was contested between 34 national teams in the Histria hotel in Punta Verudela, Pula, Croatia from 6-14 May 1997. It was a 9-round Swiss system tournament organized by the Croatian Chess Federation and the European Chess Union. It was also the first European Team Championship where the participating countries had to pay the cost of accommodation for their teams. Time control: 120 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 60 additional minutes for the next 20 moves, and no more extra time except 30 seconds added per move from move 61. Tournament director: Damir Medak. Chief arbiter: Geurt Gijssen. Number of games played: 612. England (Short, Adams, Speelman, Sadler, Hodgson) won with 22.5/36 game points, ahead of Russia (2nd on Buchholz tiebreak, 22.5/36) and Armenia (22/36). The event was followed by Pula Open (1997) which started on 16 May. Official site: http://web.archive.org/web/20030212...
Olimpbase: http://www.olimpbase.org/1997e/1997...
TWIC 1: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
TWIC 2: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
FIDE: https://web.archive.org/web/1997061...
TeleSchach: http://web.archive.org/web/20030320...
Jaque 452, pp. 44-51: https://www.olimpbase.org/leagueES/...
Tidskrift för Schack, 1997/5, pp. 279-292: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/1997...
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 51. A Grosar vs G Danner |
| 1-0 | 59 | 1997 | European Team Championship | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 52. J Yrjola vs A Aleksandrov |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1997 | European Team Championship | D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation |
| 53. V Dydyshko vs M Manninen |
| ½-½ | 25 | 1997 | European Team Championship | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 54. E Kengis vs S Guliev |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1997 | European Team Championship | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 55. A Guseinov vs Z Lanka |
| 1-0 | 47 | 1997 | European Team Championship | E97 King's Indian |
| 56. N Miezis vs A Allahverdiyev |
| 1-0 | 24 | 1997 | European Team Championship | A22 English |
| 57. R Gadjily vs Fridman |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1997 | European Team Championship | B07 Pirc |
| 58. C Daly vs P Cramling |
| ½-½ | 33 | 1997 | European Team Championship | E70 King's Indian |
| 59. R Akesson vs M Heidenfeld |
 | 1-0 | 13 | 1997 | European Team Championship | A35 English, Symmetrical |
| 60. J Ryan vs J Hellsten |
| 0-1 | 52 | 1997 | European Team Championship | A46 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 61. L Degerman vs M O'Cinneide |
| ½-½ | 76 | 1997 | European Team Championship | B01 Scandinavian |
| 62. Kotronias vs D Cummings |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1997 | European Team Championship | B48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
| 63. S Zeidler vs I Nikolaidis |
| 0-1 | 36 | 1997 | European Team Championship | B23 Sicilian, Closed |
| 64. E Grivas vs C F Morris |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1997 | European Team Championship | D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 65. A Spice vs I Miladinovic |
| ½-½ | 54 | 1997 | European Team Championship | A00 Uncommon Opening |
| 66. I Stohl vs A Muir |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1997 | European Team Championship | E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 |
| 67. P Pcola vs C Morrison |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1997 | European Team Championship | A53 Old Indian |
| 68. Korchnoi vs V Akopian |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1997 | European Team Championship | D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 69. Adams vs P Cramling |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1997 | European Team Championship | B40 Sicilian |
| 70. Blatny vs Smirin |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1997 | European Team Championship | A15 English |
| 71. Ftacnik vs B Lalic |
| ½-½ | 18 | 1997 | European Team Championship | D90 Grunfeld |
| 72. Timman vs E Kengis |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1997 | European Team Championship | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
| 73. Yudasin vs Movsesian |
| 1-0 | 56 | 1997 | European Team Championship | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
| 74. G Timoscenko vs M Palac |
| ½-½ | 11 | 1997 | European Team Championship | E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical |
| 75. Azmaiparashvili vs A Yusupov |
| ½-½ | 22 | 1997 | European Team Championship | E34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation |
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