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European Individual Chess Championship

Ivan Sokolov joins Inarkiev and Jobava on the top

The 9th round of the European Individual Chess Championship brought lots of draws on the top boards, but not without fight. Actually, Ernesto Inarkiev sacrificed a piece against the co-leader Baadur Jobava, but was later forced to agree to a draw by moves repetition. The second table also featured a very interesting game, where Vladimir Malakhov and Dmitry Bocharov exchanged numerous tactical shots, producing a draw in the B vs N endgame.

 
 
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EICC round 2

The surprising results continue

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Kateryna Lahno and Sergei Tiviakov European Chess Champions!

Kateryna Lahno is the first two time European Champion in history

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Marie Sebag is a GM!

Marie Sebag gets her final norm at the EICC 2008