12th European Team Chess Championship: Batumi 1999

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Basic data

12th European Team Chess Championship
(see all-time tournament summary)
Dates: 27th November - 8th December 1999
City: Batumi (Georgia)
Venue:
Tournament Director:
Chief Arbiter:
Teams participating: 36 (incl. Georgia "B")
Players participating: 175 (incl. 100 GMs, 50 IMs and 8 FMs)
Games played: 648
Competition format: 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: Tournament logo
PGN game file: 99etch.pgn


Individual medals

Best Rating Performance
no. name flag code ELOp
1. GM Topalov, Veselin Bulgaria BUL 2778
2. GM Lékó, Péter Hungary HUN 2774
3. GM Krasenkow, Michał Poland POL 2773

1st Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Shirov, Alexei Spain ESP 6 8 75.0
2. GM Krasenkow, Michał Poland POL 6½ 9 72.2
3. GM Atalık, Suat Turkey TUR 5½ 8 68.8

2nd Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Georgiev, Kiril Bulgaria BUL 6½ 9 72.2
2. GM Polgár, Judit Hungary HUN 6½ 9 72.2
3. GM Palac, Mladen Croatia CRO 6½ 9 72.2

3rd Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Anastasian, Ashot Armenia ARM 6½ 9 72.2
2. GM Miezis, Normunds Latvia LAT 6½ 9 72.2
3. GM Yrjölä, Jouni Finland FIN 5 7 71.4

4th Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Psakhis, Lev Israel ISR 5½ 7 78.6
2. GM Kempiński, Robert Poland POL 5 7 71.4
3. IM Oral, Tomáš Czech Republic CZE 5 7 71.4

Reserve Board
no. name flag code pts gms %
1. GM Reinderman, Dimitri Netherlands NED 6 8 75.0
2. Erdoğan, Hakan Turkey TUR 4½ 6 75.0
3. GM Chandler, Murray Graham England ENG 5 7 71.4