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🏆 European Championship (2001)

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The 2nd European Championship was a 13-round Swiss tournament held in Ohrid, Macedonia, 1-15 June 2001, with a rest day on 8 June, and a day for playoffs on 15 June. No less than 142 GMs (of which 40 were rated >2600), 38 IMs, 14 FMs and 9 other players participated. The players were obligated to stay in Hotel Desaret. The top 46 players would qualify for the World Championship knockout tournament in Moscow in November. FIDE's new and faster time control was used: 75 minutes for the first 40 moves, 15 mo ... [more]

Player: Alexander Graf

 page 1 of 1; 13 games  PGN Download 
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. V Burmakin vs A Graf  1-0322001European ChampionshipE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
2. A Graf vs M Godena  1-0332001European ChampionshipD46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
3. I Miladinovic vs A Graf 0-11292001European ChampionshipE20 Nimzo-Indian
4. A Graf vs A Vaisser  1-0352001European ChampionshipA57 Benko Gambit
5. A Greenfeld vs A Graf  ½-½1032001European ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. A Graf vs H Stefansson  1-0342001European ChampionshipE51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
7. Motylev vs A Graf  ½-½172001European ChampionshipC07 French, Tarrasch
8. A Graf vs Macieja  ½-½222001European ChampionshipD87 Grunfeld, Exchange
9. A Graf vs Milov  ½-½342001European ChampionshipE51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
10. T Luther vs A Graf  ½-½582001European ChampionshipC97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
11. A Graf vs S Sulskis  ½-½702001European ChampionshipE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
12. G Kacheishvili vs A Graf  0-1442001European ChampionshipE14 Queen's Indian
13. A Graf vs J Polgar  ½-½382001European ChampionshipE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-14-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: <No less than 142 GMs> Is this the record high number of GMs in a Swiss tournament?
Oct-09-21  siggemannen: For some reason I get Chris Morrison in first with 2/11 when visiting the tourney page European Championship (2001) Bug?
Oct-09-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: I have fixed it. It may have something to do with updating the info before all games are in.

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