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European Championship Tournament

Zdenko Kozul8.5/11(+6 -0 =5)[games]
Vasyl Ivanchuk8/11(+5 -0 =6)[games]
Kiril Georgiev7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Arkadij Naiditsch7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Zviad Izoria7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Ernesto Inarkiev7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Predrag Nikolic7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Vladimir Belov7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
Bartlomiej Macieja7.5/11(+4 -0 =7)[games]
David Baramidze7.5/11(+5 -1 =5)[games]
Rauf Mamedov7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Laurent Fressinet7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Csaba Balogh7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Mikhail Gurevich7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Emanuel Berg7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Merab Gagunashvili7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Baadur Jobava7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Evgenij Miroshnichenko7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Friso Nijboer7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Mladen Palac7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Pawel Czarnota7/11(+3 -0 =8)[games]
Bartosz Socko7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Konstantin Sakaev7/11(+5 -2 =4)[games]
Robert Zelcic7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
Ashot Anastasian6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Maxim Turov6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
David Arutinian6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Alin-Mile Berescu6.5/11(+5 -3 =3)[games]
Suat Atalik6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Alexandre Dgebuadze6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Vasilios Kotronias6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Mateusz Bartel6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
* (138 players total; 106 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
European Championship (2006)

The 7th European Championship was an 11-round Swiss tournament held at the KoruMar Hotel in Kusadasi, Aydin Province, Turkey, 4-16 April 2006, with a rest day on 11 April, and a day for playoffs on 16 April. It was organized by the Turkish Chess Federation, under the auspices of the European Chess Union. A total of 138 players including 79 GM's, 38 IM's and 6 FM's participated, with Ivanchuk as the only one rated >2700. The 16 best players would qualify for the World Cup (2007). Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves and 30 more minutes for the whole game, with 30 seconds added per move from move one. Prize fund: 48,000 euros. First prize 7,000, 2nd prize 5,500, 3rd prize 3,500 euros. Tournament director: Abdulrahman Koral. Chief arbiter: Ozgur Solakoglu. Play began at 3 pm. Number of games played: 753 Classical + 40 Rapid + 14 Blitz + 3 Armageddon = 810.

Zdenko Kozul won the event with 8.5/11. Ivanchuk was 2nd with 8/11, and Georgiev won the playoff for 3rd place. There was also a playoff for WC qualification between the 14 players with 7/11, from which Gagunashvili, Berg, Mamedov, Gurevich, Fressinet and Balogh qualified. The playoff games were two Rapid (15 min + 5 sec) games, then if necessary two Blitz (5 min) games, and an Armageddon game (5 vs 4 min).

Sources

Official site: https://web.archive.org/web/2006041...
Regulations: https://en.chessbase.com/news/2005/...
Chess-Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr3328.as...
Mark Weeks: https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/zo...
ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/ekate...
Olimpbase: http://www.olimpbase.org/ind-eicc/e...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/html/twi...
Interview with the winner: https://web.archive.org/web/2021032...
Emanuel Berg in Tidskrift för Schack, 2006/4, pp. 46-57: https://tfsarkiv.schack.se/pdf/2006...
Jonathan Speelman in The Guardian, 23 April 2006: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...

Previous: European Championship (2005). Next: European Championship (2007). See also European Championship (Women) (2006) (same place and time)

 page 1 of 31; games 1-25 of 753  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Gurevich vs S Iskusnyh  ½-½332006European ChampionshipA36 English
2. H Stevic vs Fressinet ½-½362006European ChampionshipC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
3. K Georgiev vs I Kurnosov  ½-½552006European ChampionshipA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
4. M Narciso Dublan vs Delchev  0-1182006European ChampionshipA10 English
5. T Hillarp Persson vs Z Izoria  0-1402006European ChampionshipD80 Grunfeld
6. O Cvitan vs Ivanchuk ½-½282006European ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. A Moiseenko vs R Zelcic  ½-½372006European ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
8. A Brkic vs Naiditsch ½-½362006European ChampionshipC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
9. Jobava vs A Jankovic 1-0272006European ChampionshipA37 English, Symmetrical
10. M Perez Candelario vs V Gashimov  ½-½172006European ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
11. S Atalik vs S Sulskis  1-0312006European ChampionshipE39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation
12. B Heberla vs A Galkin  ½-½162006European ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
13. Fedorov vs Blatny ½-½112006European ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
14. L Aroshidze vs G Guseinov  ½-½142006European ChampionshipB27 Sicilian
15. B Socko vs S Guliev  ½-½372006European ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
16. T Kosintseva vs Z Kozul 0-1522006European ChampionshipB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
17. C Lutz vs B Itkis  ½-½562006European ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
18. K Shanava vs G Kacheishvili 0-1282006European ChampionshipB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
19. V Iordachescu vs A Iljushin  1-0462006European ChampionshipC03 French, Tarrasch
20. J M Lopez Martinez vs V Belov  ½-½592006European ChampionshipC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
21. Miroshnichenko vs A Pashikian  1-0362006European ChampionshipE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
22. S Williams vs Kotronias  ½-½562006European ChampionshipE77 King's Indian
23. E Inarkiev vs E Romanov  1-0532006European ChampionshipC76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation
24. A Saric vs P Nikolic  0-1482006European ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
25. T Luther vs O Jovanic 1-0372006European ChampionshipB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
 page 1 of 31; games 1-25 of 753  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Apr-14-06  notyetagm: <Wannabe> The bookie always wins in the end, baby. :-)
Apr-14-06  OhoBoho: Breaking news: Topalov vs Kramnik in September
Apr-14-06  OhoBoho: http://www.chessbase.com/
Apr-14-06  Ivan23: Last round pairings on top boards:

Kozul (8) - Izoria (7)
Belov (7) - Ivanchuk (7,5)
Inarkiev (7) - Nikolic (7)
Georgiev (7) - Gurevich (6,5)

Apr-14-06  Maroczy: Former European champion Macieja has played some tough draws vs. Jobava, Shanava and Gurevitch. He's having one of his best efforts in a long time.
Apr-14-06  notyetagm: <Ivan23: Last round pairings on top boards:>

I thought this tournament was 13 rounds? This is only rounds 11.

Apr-15-06  Ivan23: <notyetagm> Only 11 rounds will be played. Last round today, tie-breakers in Sunday and closing ceremony and departures in Monday (hence Apr 4 - Apr 17).
Apr-15-06  Ivan23: Kozul-Izoria drawn after 5 minutes and 10 moves played. Ivanchuk needs a win with Black in an Exchange Slav against Belov to share 1st place with Kozul.
Apr-15-06  whatthefat: Well, I decided to give Georgiev one last chance to win me back my chessbucks. Unfortunately, I overlooked the fact that HE'S SOFT AS ANYTHING AND CAN ONLY LAST 9 MOVES AS WHITE!! Ahem... excuse me.. getting all worked up here...

Serenity now.

Apr-15-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: Belov appears to have no objection to a draw, but Ivanchuk seems to be trying to win.

http://www.tsf.org.tr/LIVE/web4/

<whatthefat> LOL. Glancing over Georgiev's games so far, I am sure he was very tired.

Apr-15-06  whatthefat: <keypusher>
Yeah, I know, it's actually a pretty impressive result for him. Just a shame he had to cost me about a grand of imaginary money along the way.
Apr-15-06  Ivan23: Belov-Ivanchuk draw.
It's official now, Kozul is the new champ.
Apr-15-06  notyetagm: ICC claims Ivanchuk won to go to 8.5 and tie Kozul.
Apr-15-06  Ivan23: Official site says draw after 30 moves.
Apr-15-06  Gregor Samsa Mendel: The Belov-Ivanchuk position on the official site sure looks like a draw to me.

This is the first time I've followed the progress of a tournament like this via the internet. I guess short draws are very common in the penultimate round of a tournament. One game in the Women's section lasted all of five moves.

Apr-15-06  TheUnkraut: (Whatthefat) you really missunderstand georgiev: he might have played only 9 moves-but im sure he was giving his very best till the titanic fight was over
Apr-15-06  BIDMONFA: 7th European Individual Championship (2006)

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Champion - ZDENKO KOZUL
http://www.bidmonfa.com/kozul_zdenk...
Sub-Champion - VASSILY IVANCHUK
http://www.bidmonfa.com/ivanchuk_va...
History Championship
http://www.bidmonfa.com/campionats_...
_

Apr-15-06  Ezzy: Congratulations to Grandmaster Kozul the new European champion!

What an improvement on last year when he scored 5.5/13 and lost 24 rating points in that one tournament.

Apr-16-06  WarmasterKron: According to ChessBase, Kozul's performance rating for the tournament was an impressive 2791.
Apr-16-06  stanleys: Another big success for a Croatian player - about a month ago GM Zelcic became European blitz champion and GM Palac took the third place. Congratulations!
Apr-17-06  Petrosian63: Will Ivanchuk gain any ELO points from the European Individual Championships?
Apr-17-06  AlexandraThess: What a sad championship the legendary Ulf Andersson had hard moments
Apr-18-06  Maroczy: Where is that elusive last round?
Apr-18-06  Maroczy: Thanks.
Apr-19-06  turkishgrandmaster: Sinan Tezok is my friend but he is an amuetor. He just went there for fun
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