European Individual Chess Championship, Plovdiv 2008, men section

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