European Individual Chess Championship

European Individual Chess Championship
many surprises in the first round
The European Individual Chess Championship in Budva started with many surprises. The top seeded GM Vallejo made a draw with the Mediterranean champion IM Darko Doric. GM Vladimir Malakhov, who is aiming at the 2700 club, achieved the same result against GM Goran Todorovic.
A worse start had GM Grachev, GM Aleksandrov, GM Ivanisevic, and GM Wojtaszek who lost from IM Durarbeyli, IM Rukavina, IM Zueger, FM Rasulov.
IM Haznedaroglu - GM Fressinet, IM D`Costa - GM Guseinov, GM Predojevic - IM Matsenko, IM Savanovic - GM Rodshtein, IM Arsovic - GM Beliavsky and many others continue the list of surprising draws. Scroll down for full results of round 1 of the EICC.
Top pairings for round 2
1 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2700 GM Saric Ivan CRO 2566 2 GM Grigoriants Sergey RUS 2565 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2693 3 GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2564 GM Dreev Alexey RUS 2688 4 GM Bologan Viktor MDA 2687 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2564 5 GM Iljushin Alexei RUS 2564 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2687 6 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2685 GM Popov Valerij RUS 2561 7 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2562 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2679 8 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2676 GM Nijboer Friso NED 2559 9 GM Neverov Valeriy UKR 2560 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter ROU 2675 10 GM Jovanovic Zoran CRO 2558 GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2671 11 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2671 GM Ruck Robert HUN 2558 12 GM Maletin Pavel RUS 2557 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2669 13 GM Minasian Artashes ARM 2557 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny RUS 2664 14 GM Milanovic Danilo SRB 2552 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2657 15 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2656 GM Brkic Ante CRO 2550 16 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2654 GM Kovacevic Aleksandar SRB 2543 17 GM Lenic Luka SLO 2547 GM Postny Evgeny ISR 2652 18 GM Berkes Ferenc HUN 2651 GM Maslak Konstantin RUS 2541 19 GM Evdokimov Alexander A RUS 2545 GM Predojevic Borki BIH 2650 20 GM Cvitan Ognjen CRO 2542 GM Caruana Fabiano ITA 2646 21 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2541 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2644 22 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2638 GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ESP 2540 23 GM Ragger Markus AUT 2540 GM Navara David CZE 2638 24 GM Drasko Milan MNE 2533 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2634 25 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2634 GM Hera Imre Jr HUN 2527 26 GM Jovanic Ognjen CRO 2527 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2634 27 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2633 GM Savic Miodrag R SRB 2525 28 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2628 GM Sanikidze Tornike GEO 2522 29 GM Van Wely Loek NED 2625 GM Berczes David HUN 2513 30 GM Potkin Vladimir RUS 2613 Nikac Predrag MNE 2395
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Fonte: http://reports.chessdom.com/news-2009/eicc/eicc-round-1

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