Round 1 photos, results, and report

A total of 150 GMs and 300 titled players started competing in the men section of the European Individual Chess Championship in Plovdiv 2008. Round 1 in the men section was very difficult for the players. Yesterday there was players registration difficulties which led to many forfeits in the section. As an effect pairings were two hours late in the morning and players did not have enough time to prepare for their opponents. To make the situation even worse, the air condition in the playing hall was not working and temperature was constantly rising. “I have never been so much time in a sauna!” a player commented.

Otherwise, round 1 started as expected. The top seeded GM Movsesian won his game against the bronze medalist from the Bulgarian championships IM Rusev after some tactical blows. GM Zoltan Almasi brought down another local player, while GM Nikolic won one of the derby matches of the day against GM Bindrich.

Here are all the results from round 1. You can find all the photos from day 1 in the gallery of Chessdom – over 200 photos from EICC Plovdiv 2008!

European Individual Chess Championships round 1

1 GM Movsesian Sergei 1 – 0 IM Rusev Krasimir

2 GM Volokitin Andrei 1 – 0 IM Nanu Ciprian-Costica

3 GM Radulski Julian 0 – 1 GM Almasi Zoltan

4 GM Nikolic Predrag 1 – 0 GM Bindrich Falko

5 GM Carlsson Pontus ½ – ½ GM Akopian Vladimir

6 GM Fedorchuk Sergey ½ – ½ GM Czebe Attila

7 GM Tukhaev Adam ½ – ½ GM Motylev Alexander

8 GM Bologan Viktor 1 – 0 GM Heberla Bartlomiej

9 GM Narciso Dublan Marc ½ – ½ GM Georgiev Kiril

10 GM Timofeev Artyom + – - GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr

11 IM Szabo Krisztian 0 – 1 GM Efimenko Zahar

12 GM Roiz Michael ½ – ½ GM Stanojoski Zvonko

13 GM Saric Ante ½ – ½ GM Tomashevsky Evgeny

14 GM Fressinet Laurent 1 – 0 IM Mateuta Gabriel

15 IM Bosiocic Marin 1 – 0 GM Predojevic Borki

16 GM Areshchenko Alexander 1 – 0 IM Sebenik Matej

17 IM Vokarev Sergey ½ – ½ GM Moiseenko Alexander

18 GM Ivanisevic Ivan ½ – ½ GM Kosic Dragan

19 IM Saric Ivan 1 – 0 GM Sakaev Konstantin

20 GM Baklan Vladimir ½ – ½ IM Colovic Aleksandar

21 IM Bojkov Dejan ½ – ½ GM Socko Bartosz

22 GM Sargissian Gabriel 1 – 0 IM Skoberne Jure

23 IM Sulashvili Malkhaz 0 – 1 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij

24 GM Beliavsky Alexander + – - GM Krivoshey Sergei

25 IM Nikolov Momchil ½ – ½ GM Fridman Daniel

26 GM Delchev Aleksander 1 – 0 IM Rasmussen Karsten

27 FM Nechepurenko Roman V – - + GM Riazantsev Alexander

28 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil 1 – 0 IM Papin Vasily

29 GM Berescu Alin ½ – ½ GM Nepomniachtchi Ian

30 GM Tiviakov Sergei 1 – 0 GM Tratar Marko

31 GM Janev Evgeni 0 – 1 GM Volkov Sergey

32 GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 1 – 0 IM Hoffmann Michael

33 IM Papadopoulos Ioannis K ½ – ½ GM Asrian Karen

34 GM Smirin Ilia 1 – 0 GM Efimov Igor

35 IM Vasilev Milen 0 – 1 GM Solak Dragan

36 GM Sutovsky Emil 1 – 0 IM Vavrak Peter

37 IM Jakovljevic Vlado 0 – 1 GM Nielsen Peter Heine

38 GM Tregubov Pavel V 1 – 0 IM Jojua Davit

39 IM Magalashvili Davit ½ – ½ GM Istratescu Andrei

40 GM Khalifman Alexander 1 – 0 GM Sanduleac Vasile

41 IM Khmelniker Ilya ½ – ½ GM Kobalia Mikhail

42 GM Najer Evgeniy 1 – 0 Filip Lucian

43 IM Sanikidze Tornike 0 – 1 GM Rodshtein Maxim

44 GM Guseinov Gadir 1 – 0 IM Grigorov Grigor

45 IM Margvelashvili Giorgi ½ – ½ GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw

46 GM Caruana Fabiano 1 – 0 IM Berczes David

47 IM Lintchevski Daniil ½ – ½ GM Miton Kamil

48 GM Mamedov Rauf 1 – 0 IM Damaso Rui

49 IM Sarakauskas Gediminas 0 – 1 GM Pantsulaia Levan

50 GM Potkin Vladimir ½ – ½ FM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel

51 IM Collas Didier ½ – ½ GM Vitiugov Nikita

52 GM Kovacevic Aleksandar 1 – 0 IM Zherebukh Yaroslav

53 GM Butnorius Algimantas ½ – ½ GM Petrosian Tigran

54 GM Hracek Zbynek 1 – 0 IM Baumegger Siegfried

55 IM Bratanov Zsivko 0 – 1 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy

56 GM Gurevich Mikhail 0 – 1 IM Smirnov Artem

57 IM Kozhuharov Spas ½ – ½ GM Grachev Boris

58 GM Kritz Leonid ½ – ½ IM Kaplan Sasha

59 IM Llaneza Vega Marcos ½ – ½ GM Pelletier Yannick

60 GM Galkin Alexander 1 – 0 IM Pedersen Nicolai Vesterbaek

61 Grecescu Gabriel-Andrei 0 – 1 GM Golod Vitali

62 GM Fedorov Alexei 1 – 0 IM Chirila Ioan Cristian

63 IM Grunberg Mihai-Lucian 0 – 1 GM Gustafsson Jan

64 GM Kuzubov Yuriy 1 – 0 IM Morchiashvili Bachana

65 IM Perunovic Miodrag ½ – ½ GM Huzman Alexander

66 GM Berg Emanuel 1 – 0 IM Lubczynski Rafal

67 GM Petkov Vladimir 1 – 0 GM Gajewski Grzegorz

68 GM Banikas Hristos ½ – ½ FM Balogh Imre

69 FM Milchev Nikolay 0 – 1 GM L’Ami Erwin

70 GM Macieja Bartlomiej 1 – 0 IM Dimitrov Pavel

71 IM Swiercz Dariusz ½ – ½ GM Markowski Tomasz

72 GM Sokolov Andrei 1 – 0 IM Kapnisis Spyridon

73 IM Schroll Gerhard 1 – 0 GM Damljanovic Branko

74 GM Kempinski Robert 1 – 0 IM Loeffler Stefan

75 Dimitrov Radoslav ½ – ½ GM Lysyj Igor

76 GM Pavasovic Dusko 1 – 0 Todorovic Jovan

77 Pileckis Emilis ½ – ½ GM Popov Ivan

78 GM Kurnosov Igor 1 – 0 IM Marholev Dimitar

79 IM Willemze Thomas 1 – 0 GM Atalik Suat

80 GM Zelcic Robert 1 – 0 FM Rombaldoni Axel

81 IM Ris Robert ½ – ½ GM Bartel Mateusz

82 GM Nyback Tomi 1 – 0 FM Bykhovsky Anatoly

83 Georgiadis Ioannis 0 – 1 GM Azarov Sergei

84 GM Halkias Stelios 1 – 0 Lomsadze Davit

85 IM Chudinovskikh Alexander M ½ – ½ GM Iordachescu Viorel

86 GM Khismatullin Denis 1 – 0 FM Filev Georgi

87 GM Bogdanovski Vlatko 0 – 1 GM Lenic Luka

88 GM Stocek Jiri 1 – 0 IM Popovic Milos

89 FM Lilov Valeri 0 – 1 GM Baramidze David

90 GM Kozul Zdenko 1 – 0 FM Georgescu Tiberiu

91 Chigladze Iveri ½ – ½ GM Stefansson Hannes

92 GM Yemelin Vasily – - + IM Luch Michal

93 IM Vehi Bach Victor M ½ – ½ GM Aleksandrov Aleksej

94 GM Vajda Levente 1 – 0 Nestorovic Nikola

95 IM Moor Roger 0 – 1 GM Werle Jan

96 GM Andreikin Dmitry 1 – 0 Mladenov Plamen

97 IM Pesotsky Vitaly 0 – 1 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios

98 GM Kokarev Dmitry 1 – 0 Vedder Henk

99 FM Arnaudov Petar G 0 – 1 GM Miladinovic Igor

100 GM Perunovic Milos ½ – ½ IM Atakisi Umut

101 FM Kukov Velislav 0 – 1 GM Spasov Vasil

102 GM Laznicka Viktor 1 – 0 IM Bakalarz Mietek

103 FM Mihok Oliver 0 – 1 GM Dziuba Marcin

104 GM Mamedov Nidjat 1 – 0 IM Stamenkov Vanco

105 FM Beckhuis Gernod 0 – 1 GM Erdos Viktor

106 GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel 0 – 1 FM Pankov German

107 FM Agaragimov Djakhangir – - + GM Maletin Pavel

108 GM Minasian Artashes 1 – 0 FM Van Beek Alexander

109 Macak Stefan 0 – 1 GM Grigoriants Sergey

110 GM Georgiev Vladimir ½ – ½ Beinoras Mindaugas

111 IM Kostic Nebojsa 0 – 1 GM Belov Vladimir

112 GM Stevic Hrvoje 1 – 0 Sidorenko Ilya

113 FM Leniart Arkadiusz – - + GM Kotanjian Tigran

114 GM Bocharov Dmitry 1 – 0 FM Kotrotsos Vasilios

115 FM Ramesa Davor 0 – 1 GM Buhmann Rainer

116 GM Savchenko Boris + – - FM Sorm Daniel

117 FM Reutsky Sergei ½ – ½ GM Svetushkin Dmitry

118 GM Zhigalko Sergei 1 – 0 Kanakaris Georgios

119 FM Nikolaidis Konstantinos 0 – 1 GM Papaioannou Ioannis

120 GM Markos Jan 1 – 0 FM Dinev Dejan

121 FM Koepke Christian 1 – 0 GM Novikov Stanislav

122 GM Parligras Mircea 1 – 0 Yordanov Nikolay

123 FM Hadzimanolis Antonios 0 – 1 GM Anastasian Ashot

124 GM Meier Georg 1 – 0 Haroutjunian Dmitri

125 FM Logothetis Sotirios ½ – ½ GM Balogh Csaba

126 GM Shomoev Anton 1 – 0 Orlov Oleg

127 FM Mudelsee Manfred 1 – 0 GM Lupulescu Constantin

128 GM Nevednichy Vladislav 1 – 0 Bonev Todor

129 Milovic Jovan 0 – 1 GM Nijboer Friso

130 GM Markus Robert 1 – 0 Pavlidis Anastasios

131 IM Vegh Endre 0 – 1 GM Iljin Artem

132 GM Marin Mihail + – - FM Peterson Eric

133 Sigalas Frangiskos 0 – 1 GM Ovetchkin Roman

134 GM Vuckovic Bojan 1 – 0 IM Medancic Rikard

135 Tassopoulos Marios – - + GM Sulskis Sarunas

136 GM Khairullin Ildar 1 – 0 Galopoulos Nikolaos

137 Goumas Georgios 0 – 1 GM Steingrimsson Hedinn

138 GM Jenni Florian + – - Ajvazi Ramadan

139 FM Berbatov Kiprian + – - GM Vovk Yuri

140 GM Dizdar Goran 1 – 0 Elkin Leonid

141 Kokolias Konstantinos 0 – 1 GM Romanov Evgeny

142 GM Jovanovic Zoran 1 – 0 Dorfanis Ilarion

143 Vlashki Nino 0 – 1 GM Zhigalko Andrey

144 GM Djukic Nikola + – - FM Valenti Giuseppe

145 Gengler Pierre 0 – 1 GM Mista Aleksander

146 GM Drasko Milan 1 – 0 Stanoev Atanas

147 Ljangov Petar 0 – 1 GM Aveskulov Valeriy

148 GM Cao Sang 0 – 1 Kourousis Epaminondas

149 Hagesaether Arne + – - GM Ibrahimov Rasul

150 GM Tahirov Farhad ½ – ½ Muratet Casadevall Albert

151 Arnaudov Petar D 0 – 1 GM Blagojevic Dragisa

152 GM Iotov Valentin + – - Rizos Georgios

153 Klokas Konstantinos 0 – 1 GM Jianu Vlad-Cristian

154 GM Kulaots Kaido 1 – 0 Kostopoulos Evangelos

155 Bozinovic Boban 0 – 1 IM Braun Arik

156 GM Jankovic Alojzije 1 – 0 Fragakis Efstratios

157 Ivanov Stojan 0 – 1 GM Kharitonov Alexandr

158 GM Popov Valerij 1 – 0 Stavrianakis Ioannis

159 Kounalakis Evryklis 0 – 1 GM Mastrovasilis Athanasios

160 GM Safarli Eltaj 1 – 0 Nitelea Barbu Alexandru

161 Kakkanas Evangelos 0 – 1 GM Naumann Alexander

162 GM Jones Gawain 1 – 0 Monev Alexander

163 Ivanov Ljubomir 0 – 1 GM Brkic Ante

164 GM Wells Peter 1 – 0 Rigopoulos-Tsigkos Alexandros

165 Petrusic Toni 0 – 1 IM Sebag Marie

166 GM Nedev Trajko 1 – 0 Aristotelous Vassilis

167 Tzouganakis Panteleimon 0 – 1 GM Shanava Konstantine

168 IM Szabo Gergely 1 – 0 FM Badev Kiril

Pairings EICC round 2

1 GM Maletin Pavel – GM Movsesian Sergei

2 GM Minasian Artashes – GM Volokitin Andrei

3 GM Almasi Zoltan – GM Stevic Hrvoje

4 GM Grigoriants Sergey – GM Nikolic Predrag

5 GM Belov Vladimir – GM Bologan Viktor

6 GM Timofeev Artyom – GM Bocharov Dmitry

7 GM Efimenko Zahar – GM Zhigalko Sergei

8 GM Kotanjian Tigran – GM Fressinet Laurent

9 GM Buhmann Rainer – GM Areshchenko Alexander

10 GM Savchenko Boris – GM Sargissian Gabriel

11 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij – GM Markos Jan

12 GM Beliavsky Alexander – GM Parligras Mircea

13 GM Papaioannou Ioannis – GM Delchev Aleksander

14 GM Riazantsev Alexander – GM Meier Georg

15 GM Anastasian Ashot – GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil

16 GM Shomoev Anton – GM Tiviakov Sergei

17 GM Volkov Sergey – GM Nevednichy Vladislav

18 GM Nijboer Friso – GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime

19 GM Markus Robert – GM Smirin Ilia

20 GM Solak Dragan – GM Vuckovic Bojan

21 GM Iljin Artem – GM Sutovsky Emil

22 GM Nielsen Peter Heine – GM Khairullin Ildar

23 GM Marin Mihail – GM Tregubov Pavel V

24 GM Ovetchkin Roman – GM Khalifman Alexander

25 GM Sulskis Sarunas – GM Najer Evgeniy

26 GM Rodshtein Maxim – GM Dizdar Goran

27 GM Steingrimsson Hedinn – GM Guseinov Gadir

28 GM Jenni Florian – GM Caruana Fabiano

29 GM Romanov Evgeny – GM Mamedov Rauf

30 GM Pantsulaia Levan – GM Jovanovic Zoran

31 GM Zhigalko Andrey – GM Kovacevic Aleksandar

32 GM Djukic Nikola – GM Hracek Zbynek

33 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy – GM Drasko Milan

34 GM Mista Aleksander – GM Galkin Alexander

35 GM Golod Vitali – GM Kulaots Kaido

36 GM Aveskulov Valeriy – GM Fedorov Alexei

37 GM Gustafsson Jan – GM Jankovic Alojzije

38 GM Blagojevic Dragisa – GM Kuzubov Yuriy

39 GM Iotov Valentin – GM Berg Emanuel

40 GM L’Ami Erwin – GM Popov Valerij

41 GM Jianu Vlad-Cristian – GM Macieja Bartlomiej

42 IM Braun Arik – GM Sokolov Andrei

43 GM Kharitonov Alexandr – GM Kempinski Robert

44 GM Mastrovasilis Athanasios – GM Pavasovic Dusko

45 GM Safarli Eltaj – GM Kurnosov Igor

46 GM Naumann Alexander – GM Zelcic Robert

47 GM Jones Gawain – GM Nyback Tomi

48 GM Azarov Sergei – GM Wells Peter

49 GM Brkic Ante – GM Halkias Stelios

50 IM Sebag Marie – GM Khismatullin Denis

51 GM Lenic Luka – GM Nedev Trajko

52 GM Shanava Konstantine – GM Stocek Jiri

53 GM Baramidze David – IM Szabo Gergely

54 IM Smirnov Artem – GM Kozul Zdenko

55 IM Luch Michal – GM Vajda Levente

56 GM Werle Jan – IM Bosiocic Marin

57 FM Pankov German – GM Andreikin Dmitry

58 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios – IM Saric Ivan

59 FM Berbatov Kiprian – GM Kokarev Dmitry

60 GM Miladinovic Igor – GM Petkov Vladimir

61 GM Spasov Vasil – IM Schroll Gerhard

62 Kourousis Epaminondas – GM Laznicka Viktor

63 GM Dziuba Marcin – IM Willemze Thomas

64 Hagesaether Arne – GM Mamedov Nidjat

65 GM Erdos Viktor – FM Koepke Christian

66 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco – FM Mudelsee Manfred

67 GM Akopian Vladimir – GM Tukhaev Adam

68 GM Stanojoski Zvonko – GM Fedorchuk Sergey

69 GM Motylev Alexander – GM Carlsson Pontus

70 GM Georgiev Kiril – GM Saric Ante

71 GM Czebe Attila – GM Roiz Michael

72 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny – GM Narciso Dublan Marc

73 GM Moiseenko Alexander – IM Bojkov Dejan

74 IM Colovic Aleksandar – GM Ivanisevic Ivan

75 GM Kosic Dragan – GM Baklan Vladimir

76 GM Socko Bartosz – IM Vokarev Sergey

77 GM Fridman Daniel – GM Berescu Alin

78 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian – IM Nikolov Momchil

79 GM Asrian Karen – IM Magalashvili Davit

80 GM Istratescu Andrei – IM Papadopoulos Ioannis K

81 GM Kobalia Mikhail – IM Margvelashvili Giorgi

82 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw – IM Khmelniker Ilya

83 GM Miton Kamil – IM Collas Didier

84 IM Kaplan Sasha – GM Potkin Vladimir

85 GM Vitiugov Nikita – IM Lintchevski Daniil

86 GM Petrosian Tigran – IM Kozhuharov Spas

87 GM Grachev Boris – GM Butnorius Algimantas

88 FM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel – GM Kritz Leonid

89 GM Pelletier Yannick – IM Perunovic Miodrag

90 GM Huzman Alexander – IM Llaneza Vega Marcos

91 IM Atakisi Umut – GM Banikas Hristos

92 GM Markowski Tomasz – Dimitrov Radoslav

93 GM Lysyj Igor – IM Swiercz Dariusz

94 GM Popov Ivan – IM Ris Robert

95 GM Bartel Mateusz – Pileckis Emilis

96 GM Iordachescu Viorel – Chigladze Iveri

97 GM Stefansson Hannes – IM Chudinovskikh Alexander M

98 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej – FM Reutsky Sergei

99 FM Balogh Imre – GM Perunovic Milos

100 Muratet Casadevall Albert – GM Georgiev Vladimir

101 GM Svetushkin Dmitry – FM Logothetis Sotirios

102 GM Balogh Csaba – IM Vehi Bach Victor M

103 Beinoras Mindaugas – GM Tahirov Farhad

104 GM Predojevic Borki – IM Popovic Milos

105 GM Sakaev Konstantin – FM Lilov Valeri

106 FM Georgescu Tiberiu – GM Gurevich Mikhail

107 GM Gajewski Grzegorz – Nestorovic Nikola

108 GM Damljanovic Branko – IM Moor Roger

109 GM Atalik Suat – Mladenov Plamen

110 Vedder Henk – GM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel

111 GM Novikov Stanislav – IM Pesotsky Vitaly

112 GM Lupulescu Constantin – FM Arnaudov Petar G

113 IM Bakalarz Mietek – GM Cao Sang

114 IM Rusev Krasimir – FM Kukov Velislav

115 IM Nanu Ciprian-Costica – FM Mihok Oliver

116 IM Stamenkov Vanco – GM Radulski Julian

117 GM Bindrich Falko – FM Beckhuis Gernod

118 GM Heberla Bartlomiej – FM Van Beek Alexander

119 Sidorenko Ilya – IM Szabo Krisztian

120 IM Mateuta Gabriel – Macak Stefan

121 IM Sebenik Matej – IM Kostic Nebojsa

122 IM Skoberne Jure – FM Kotrotsos Vasilios

123 FM Badev Kiril – IM Sulashvili Malkhaz

124 IM Rasmussen Karsten – FM Ramesa Davor

125 IM Papin Vasily – Kanakaris Georgios

126 GM Tratar Marko – FM Nikolaidis Konstantinos

127 FM Dinev Dejan – GM Janev Evgeni

128 IM Hoffmann Michael – Yordanov Nikolay

129 GM Efimov Igor – Haroutjunian Dmitri

130 Orlov Oleg – IM Vasilev Milen

131 IM Vavrak Peter – Bonev Todor

132 Pavlidis Anastasios – IM Jakovljevic Vlado

133 IM Jojua Davit – Milovic Jovan

134 GM Sanduleac Vasile – IM Vegh Endre

135 Filip Lucian – Sigalas Frangiskos

136 IM Medancic Rikard – IM Sanikidze Tornike

137 IM Grigorov Grigor – Galopoulos Nikolaos

138 IM Berczes David – Goumas Georgios

139 IM Damaso Rui – Elkin Leonid

140 Dorfanis Ilarion – IM Sarakauskas Gediminas

141 IM Zherebukh Yaroslav – Kokolias Konstantinos

142 IM Baumegger Siegfried – Vlashki Nino

143 Stanoev Atanas – IM Bratanov Zsivko

144 IM Pedersen Nicolai Vesterbaek – Gengler Pierre

145 Kostopoulos Evangelos – Grecescu Gabriel-Andrei

146 IM Chirila Ioan Cristian – Ljangov Petar

147 Fragakis Efstratios – IM Grunberg Mihai-Lucian

148 IM Morchiashvili Bachana – Arnaudov Petar D

149 IM Lubczynski Rafal – Klokas Konstantinos

150 Stavrianakis Ioannis – FM Milchev Nikolay

151 IM Dimitrov Pavel – Bozinovic Boban

152 IM Kapnisis Spyridon – Ivanov Stojan

153 IM Loeffler Stefan – Kounalakis Evryklis

154 Todorovic Jovan – Nitelea Barbu Alexandru

155 IM Marholev Dimitar – Kakkanas Evangelos

156 FM Rombaldoni Axel – Monev Alexander

157 FM Bykhovsky Anatoly – Ivanov Ljubomir

158 Rigopoulos-Tsigkos Alexandros – Georgiadis Ioannis

159 Lomsadze Davit – Petrusic Toni

160 FM Filev Georgi – Tzouganakis Panteleimon

161 Aristotelous Vassilis – GM Bogdanovski Vlatko