The European Union Individual Chess Championship is taking place at the Liverpool World Museum on September 6-15, 2006.
Even with a wonderful venue and the beauty of Liverpool, for some reasons, the field is not very particularly strong. Here are some of the top players:
Name CountryJul 06
1 Short, Nigel 2676 g
2 Gyimesi, Zoltan 2616 g
3 McShane, Luke 2614 g
4 Luther, Thomas 2589 g
5 Conquest, Stuart 2534 g
6 Bischoff, Klaus 2533 g
7 Hebden, Mark 2532 g
8 Galego, Luis 2528 g
9 Dgebuadze, Alexandre 2527 g
10 Miezis, Normunds 2527 g
11 Medvegy, Zoltan 2518 g
12 Sulskis, Sarunas 2514 g
13 Gormally, Daniel 2513 g
14 Pert, Nicholas 2503 g
There are a total of 84 participants. Here is the official website.
After 2 rounds, SHORT, Nigel, SULSKIS, Sarunas, DGEBUADZE, Alexandre, PERT, Nicholas, MIEZIS, Normunds have 2 points.
Too little money
Nigel won again today.
European Union Championships it’s not European Championships.
Only : Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, Chypre, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Irlande, Italie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Malte, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, Royaume-Uni, République tchèque, Slovaquie, Slovénie et Suède.