Polovnikova Atalik & Kozul – 2006 European Champions

The Seventh European Individual Chess Championships have just ended. They were held from April 4th to 17th in Kuşadası, Turkey. There were 85 GMs, 37 IMs and 6 FMs from 36 countries in the Men’s Individual Chess Championship, and 2 GMs, 20 IMs, 1 FM, 27 WGMs, 22 WIMs and 10 WFMs from 27 countries in the Women’s Individual Chess Championship.

Women’s Final Standings:
Rank – Title – Name – FED – Rating – Points – Performance

1 WGM Atalik Ekaterina TUR 2393 8.5 2549
2 IM Bosboom Lanchava Tea NED 2380 8.0 2525
3 WGM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2425 7.5 2457
4 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2502 7.5 2464
5 WIM Gvetadze Sopio GEO 2361 7.5 2488
6 WGM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2418 7.5 2487
7 IM Dembo Yelena GRE 2464 7.5 2480
8 IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2430 7.5 2464
9 WGM Kadimova Ilaha AZE 2310 7.5 2423
10 IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2453 7.5 2391
11 IM Sedina Elena ITA 2373 7.5 2373

Men’s Final Standings:

1 GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2606 8.5 2791
2 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2731 8.0 2742
3 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2677 7.5 2715
4 GM Izoria Zviad GEO 2647 7.5 2695
5 GM Macieja Bartlomiej POL 2584 7.5 2699
6 GM Nikolic Predrag BIH 2596 7.5 2695
7 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2602 7.5 2701
8 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2664 7.5 2692
9 GM Belov Vladimir RUS 2599 7.5 2691
10 GM Baramidze David GER 2545 7.5 2662

Congratulations to both winners!