11th European Team Chess Championship: Pula 1997

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Basic data

11th European Team Chess Championship
(see all-time tournament summary)
Date: 5th - 15th May 1997
City: Pula, Croatia
Venue: Histria hotel
Tournament Director: N/A
Chief Arbiter: N/A
Teams participating: 34 (incl. Croatia "B")
Players participating: 169 (incl. 95 GMs, 52 IMs and 8 FMs)
Games played: 612
Competition format: Four board nine round Swiss.
Final order decided by: 1. Game points; 2. Buchholz; 3. Match points
Time control: probably 40 moves in 2 hours, then each next 20 moves in one hour
Official logo: Pula 1997
Website: http://jagor.srce.hr/~dmedak/etcc/main.html (cached)
Downloadable game file: 97etch.zip

Tournament review

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Individual medals

Best Rating Performance
no. name flag code ELOp
1. GM Alterman, Boris Israel ISR 2814
2. GM Krasenkow, Michał Poland POL 2773
3. GM Bareev, Evgeny Russia RUS 2769

1st Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Atalık, Suat Turkey TUR 5½ 7 78.6
2. GM Alterman, Boris Israel ISR 6 8 75.0
3. GM Krasenkow, Michał Poland POL 6½ 9 72.2

2nd Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Vaganian, Rafael Armenia ARM 5 7 71.4
2. GM Efimov, Igor Italy ITA 5½ 8 68.8
3. GM Svidler, Peter Russia RUS 6 9 66.7

3rd Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Palac, Mladen Croatia CRO 6½ 9 72.2
2. GM Zviagintsev, Vadim Russia RUS 5½ 8 68.8
3. GM Timoščenko, Gennadij Slovakia SVK 6 9 66.7

4th Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. IM Hellsten, Johan Sweden SWE 6½ 8 81.3
2. GM Sadler, Matthew England ENG 7 9 77.8
3. GM Gabriel, Christian Germany GER 5½ 8 68.8

1st Reserve Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Anastasian, Ashot Armenia ARM 6½ 8 81.3
2. IM Kacheishvili, Giorgi Georgia GEO 6 9 66.7
3. IM Hába, Petr Czech Republic CZE 6 9 66.7

Interesting games


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