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. Posted by Picasa

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