Chess tournament
View of the tournament hall from the Open (Zegrze) 2005 event TheEuropean Individual Chess Championship is achess tournament organised by theEuropean Chess Union . It was established in 2000 and has since then taken place on a yearly basis.Apart from determining the European champions (open and women's), another objective of this tournament is to determine a number of players who qualify for theFIDE World Cup and theFIDE Women's World Cup (formerly the knockoutWomen's World Championship ).
The European Individual Championship consists of two separatetournaments , an open event and a women's event, held at different times of the year and hosted in different cities. Both areSwiss system tournaments , with a varying number of rounds. Historically, the only exception to this was the first Women's Championship tournament in 2000, which was held as a knockout tournament.
Apart from the first edition in 2000, where in case of a tie theBuchholz rating was used as a tie-breaker,rapid play playoff matches are used to determine the medal winners as well as the world championship qualifiers.
There have been a number of controversies associated with the tournament:
At most venues, participants and accompanying persons have been obliged to stay at the "official hotel", appointed by the local organizers. The room rates for participants, however, have been significantly higher than for other hotel guests.[ 1] [ 2] ACP in 2003. Also the standard of the hotels as well as of the food has been a focus of complaints by players and journalists. As the European Championships are part of the FIDE World Championship cycle, starting with the 2001 edition, the new, faster FIDE time control was used. This led to many complaints by the participants about increased stress, incessant time trouble and a steep deterioration of the quality of the games.[ 3] [ 4] Year Venue Gold Silver Bronze Players/rounds 2000 Saint-Vincent , ItalyPavel Tregubov (RUS) Aleksej Aleksandrov (BLR) Tomasz Markowski (POL) 120 / 11 2001 Ohrid , MacedoniaEmil Sutovsky (ISR) Ruslan Ponomariov (UKR) Zurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO) 203 / 13 2002 Batumi , GeorgiaBartłomiej Macieja (POL) Mikhail Gurevich (BEL) Sergey Volkov (RUS) 101 / 13 2003 Silivri , TurkeyZurab Azmaiparashvili (GEO) Vladimir Malakhov (RUS) Alexander Graf (GER) 207 / 13 2004 Antalya , TurkeyVassily Ivanchuk (UKR) Predrag Nikolić (BIH) Levon Aronian (GER) 0 74 / 132005 Zegrze , PolandLiviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (ROU) Teimour Radjabov (AZE) Levon Aronian (ARM) 229 / 13 2006 Kuşadası , TurkeyZdenko Kožul (CRO) Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR) Kiril Georgiev (BUL) 138 / 11 2007 Dresden , GermanyVladislav Tkachiev (FRA) Emil Sutovsky (ISR) Dmitry Jakovenko (RUS) 403 / 11 2008 Plovdiv , BulgariaSergei Tiviakov (NED) Sergei Movsesian (SVK) Sergey Volkov (RUS) 323 / 11 2009 Budva , MontenegroEvgeny Tomashevsky (RUS) Vladimir Malakhov (RUS) Baadur Jobava (GEO) 306 / 11 2010 Rijeka , CroatiaIan Nepomniachtchi (RUS) Baadur Jobava (GEO) Artyom Timofeev (RUS) 408 / 11 2011 Aix-les-Bains , FranceVladimir Potkin (RUS) Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) Judit Polgár (HUN) 393 / 11 2012 Plovdiv , BulgariaDmitry Jakovenko (RUS) Laurent Fressinet (FRA) Vladimir Malakhov (RUS) 348 / 11 2013 Legnica , PolandAlexander Moiseenko (UKR) Evgeny Alekseev (RUS) Evgeny Romanov (RUS) 286 / 11 2014 Yerevan , ArmeniaAlexander Motylev (RUS) David Antón Guijarro (ESP) Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) 257 / 11 2015 Jerusalem , IsraelEvgeniy Najer (RUS) David Navara (CZE) Mateusz Bartel (POL) 250 / 11 2016 Gjakova , KosovoErnesto Inarkiev (RUS) Igor Kovalenko (LAT) Baadur Jobava (GEO) 245 / 11 2017 Minsk , BelarusMaxim Matlakov (RUS) Baadur Jobava (GEO) Vladimir Fedoseev (RUS) 397 / 11 2018 Batumi , GeorgiaIvan Šarić (CRO) Radosław Wojtaszek (POL) Sanan Sjugirov (RUS) 302 / 11 2019 Skopje , North MacedoniaVladislav Artemiev (RUS) Nils Grandelius (SWE) Kacper Piorun (POL) 361 / 11 2021 Reykjavík , IcelandAnton Demchenko (RUS) Vincent Keymer (GER) Alexey Sarana (RUS) 180 / 11 2022 Brežice , SloveniaMatthias Blübaum (GER) Gabriel Sargissian (ARM) Ivan Šarić (CRO) 317 / 11 2023 Vrnjačka Banja , SerbiaAlexey Sarana (SRB) Kirill Shevchenko (ROU) Daniel Dardha (BEL) 484 / 11 2024 Petrovac , MontenegroAleksandar Inđić (SRB) Daniel Dardha (BEL) Frederik Svane (GER) 388 / 11 2025 Eforie , RomaniaMatthias Blübaum (GER) (2)Frederik Svane (GER) Maxim Rodshtein (ISR) 375 / 11 2026 Katowice , Poland
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 European Championship inPodčetrtek , Slovenia was postponed to 2022.[ 5]
Year Venue Gold Silver Bronze Players/rounds 2000 Batumi , GeorgiaNatalia Zhukova (UKR) Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (RUS) Maia Chiburdanidze (GEO) Tatiana Stepovaya-Dianchenko (RUS) 32 / K.O. 2001 Warsaw , PolandAlmira Skripchenko (MDA) Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (RUS) Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (GEO) 157 / 11 2002 Varna , BulgariaAntoaneta Stefanova (BUL) Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM) Alisa Galliamova (RUS) 114 / 11 2003 Silivri , TurkeyPia Cramling (SWE) Viktorija Čmilytė (LTU) Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS) 113 / 11 2004 Dresden , GermanyAlexandra Kosteniuk (RUS) Peng Zhaoqin (NED) Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) 108 / 12 2005 Chișinău , MoldovaKateryna Lahno (UKR) Nadezhda Kosintseva (RUS) Yelena Dembo (GRE) 164 / 12 2006 Kuşadası , TurkeyEkaterina Atalik (TUR) Tea Bosboom-Lanchava (NED) Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM) 96 / 11 2007 Dresden , GermanyTatiana Kosintseva (RUS) Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) Nadezhda Kosintseva (RUS) 150 / 11 2008 Plovdiv , BulgariaKateryna Lahno (UKR) (2)Viktorija Čmilytė (LTU) Anna Ushenina (UKR) 157 / 11 2009 Saint Petersburg , RussiaTatiana Kosintseva (RUS) (2)Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM) Natalia Pogonina (RUS) 168 / 11 2010 Rijeka , CroatiaPia Cramling (SWE) (2)Viktorija Čmilytė (LTU) Monika Soćko (POL) 158 / 11 2011 Tbilisi , GeorgiaViktorija Čmilytė (LTU) Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) Elina Danielian (ARM) 158 / 11 2012 Gaziantep , TurkeyValentina Gunina (RUS) Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS) Anna Muzychuk (SLO) 103 / 11 2013 Belgrade , SerbiaHoang Thanh Trang (HUN) Salome Melia (GEO) Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM) 169 / 11 2014 Plovdiv , BulgariaValentina Gunina (RUS) Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS) Salome Melia (GEO) 116 / 11 2015 Chakvi , GeorgiaNatalia Zhukova (UKR) (2)Nino Batsiashvili (GEO) Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS) 98 / 11 2016 Mamaia , RomaniaAnna Ushenina (UKR) Sabrina Vega (ESP) Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL) 112 / 11 2017 Riga , LatviaNana Dzagnidze (GEO) Aleksandra Goryachkina (RUS) Alisa Galliamova (RUS) 144 / 11 2018 Vysoké Tatry , SlovakiaValentina Gunina (RUS) (3)Nana Dzagnidze (GEO) Anna Ushenina (UKR) 144 / 11 2019 Antalya , TurkeyAlina Kashlinskaya (RUS) Marie Sebag (FRA) Elisabeth Pähtz (GER) 130 / 11 2021 Iași , RomaniaElina Danielian (ARM) Yuliia Osmak (UKR) Oliwia Kiołbasa (POL) 117 / 11 2022 Prague , Czech RepublicMonika Soćko (POL) Gunay Mammadzada (AZE) Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE) 123 / 11 2023 Petrovac , MontenegroMeri Arabidze (GEO) Oliwia Kiołbasa (POL) Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL) 136 / 11 2024 Rhodes , GreeceUlviyya Fataliyeva (AZE) Nataliya Buksa (UKR) Lela Javakhishvili (GEO) 182 / 10 2025 Rhodes , GreeceTeodora Injac (SRB) Irina Bulmaga (ROU) Mai Narva (EST) 136 / 11
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