European Team Chess Championship 2021 and European Women’s Team Chess Championship 2021 will take place from 11th-22nd November in Catez, Slovenia.
The events will be played according to the Swiss System in 9 rounds, with time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with 30 seconds increment for every move played starting from the move on.
Each ECU member has the right to enter one team of four players + one reserve player in the Open competition and one team of four female players + one reserve player in the Women’s competition. The hosting federation may compete with more than one team in each section by approval of the ECU Board.
PGN OF THE GAME:
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nb3 Bh7 9. a4 a6 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Ba5 b6 13. Bb4 a5 14. Bd6 Qb7 15. Qd2 Nc8 16. Bxf8 Nxf8 17. Ne1 Ne7 18. Nd3 Nd7 19. Nf4 O-O 20. Rfe1 Rc8 21. c3 Rc7 22. g4 Qb8 23. Qe3 Qd8 24. h3 Kh8 25. Nd2 c5 26. Bb5 Nc6 27. Kh2 cxd4 28. cxd4 Nb4 29. Rxc7 Qxc7 30. Qc3 Rc8 31. Rc1 Bc2 32. Qg3 Qd8 33. Bxd7 Qxd7 34. g5 hxg5 35. Qxg5 Qd8 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. Nf3 g6 38. Rg1 Nc6 39. Qh6 Qf8 40. Qh4 Qg7 41. Nh5 Qh6 42. Rg4 Kf8 43. Qf6 Nd8 44. Rh4 Kg8 45. Ng5 Bd1 46. Qxd8+ 1-0
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after Johann played excellently.
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