ETCC - Round two has begun!

The second round of the European Team Chess Championship has started with Russia-Armenia matches on top tables in both men and women section. Levon Aronian steps in for the first time to face Peter Svidler and Karen Asrian and Dmitry Jakovenko are entertaining everyone around with the way they blitz through their opening. Evgeny Alexeev seems to be easy on bursting in laugh.

Ukraine is playing their first real match today against Spain and probably the most interesting encounter is Bulgaria against galloping Azerbaijan as Topalov and Cheparinov are to play with Mamedyarov and Radjabov on the top boards.

In the female section Russia will have to work against ultra-solid Armenian squad. Strong France is playing Spain on the second table and first-round-heroes Azerbaijan are trying to take down another high rated team - Poland.

Topalov and Cheparinov preparing for the derby with Azerbaijan

Russian female team confident before the games

Ukraine up and ready for challenge

France greeting Slovenia

Bulgaria vs. Germany

Sweden against Switzerland

England lead by Michael Adams vs. the Czech Republic

Denmark vs. Georgia

Team Azerbaijan

Bulgaria vs. Azerbajan - Topalov vs. Mamedyarov

Will Veselin take revenge on what happened on the Mtel Masters 2007?

Hungary vs. Greece on table 8

For Poland vs. Azerbaijan we see Monika Socko vs. Zeinab Mamedyarova

Poland Vs. Iceland

Estonia vs. Finland

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave on board three for France

GM Magnus Carlsen on board one for Norway

WIM Monika Seps for Switzerland

WGM Antoaneta Stefanova going for a second win