March 21st to April 3rd in Aix‐les‐Bains, France
The French Chess Federation (FFE), BP 10054, 78185 Saint Quentin en Yvelines Cedex, FRANCE, under the auspices of the city of Aix‐les‐Bains and the European Chess Union (ECU), is organizing the 12th European Championship which will be held in Aix‐les‐Bains, France, from March 21st (day of arrival) to April 3rd (day of departure) 2011.
Opening and closing ceremonies will take place at the Congress Center’s Auditorium, Rue Jean Monard, 73100 Aix‐les‐Bains. The playing venues will be at the Congress Center, Rue Jean Monard, 73100 Aix‐les‐Bains, and Casino Grand Cercle, 200 Rue du Casino, 73100 Aix‐les‐Bains.
The 12th European Individual Chess Championship is open to all players representing the Chess Federations which comprise the European Chess Union (FIDE zones 1.1 to 1.10) regardless of their title or rating. There is no limit of participants per federation.
The Championship is qualification event for the next World Cup. According to the FIDE Regulations and the decision of the ECU Board, 23 players will qualify. General Prizes amount to 113 700 € and Special Prizes (performance minus rating) are worth 6 300 €.
Welcome message from Jean-Claude Moingt, President of the French Chess Federation
After having been organized in Eastern Europe for last 10 years, the 2011 European Chess Championships will be held in France (first time ever), in Aix-les-Bains, from March 21st to April 3rd. This is the result of many years of tight collaboration between the French Chess Federation and the European Chess Union. This prestigious tournament will be the most important event of the year for us and can be considered as a huge spotlight on our sport.
54 countries, more than 400 players, including the strongest Grandmasters of the world, will offer to chess fans a show never seen before in France! That is why the French Chess Federation sets a very ambitious goal: we would like everybody to keep unforgettable impressions of this event! We want it to be faultless in terms of welcoming and be a good example in terms of conviviality.
First of all, we made our choice, together with the Rhône-Alpes Region and the Savoie Departement, in favor of the worldwide known place, famous for its tradition of welcoming foreign visitors and its exceptional environment.
The other natural reason is that Aix-les-Bains has already been involved for a long while in organisation of huge chess events and it has also the dynamic image of an “all sports” city.
And the last but not the least, is that the French Ministry of Sports and private partners have joined us to give an additional value to the event across France, to create parallel competitions, and to make this European Championship an amazing place for players and visitors!
Participants list
1 GM Svidler Peter RUS 2730
2 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian RUS 2729
3 GM Navara David CZE 2722
4 GM Vitiugov Nikita RUS 2720
5 GM Jakovenko Dmitry RUS 2718
6 GM Caruana Fabiano ITA 2716
7 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2711
8 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2707
9 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco ESP 2707
10 GM Dreev Aleksey RUS 2697
11 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2693
12 GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2692
13 GM Laznicka Viktor CZE 2688
14 GM Polgar Judit HUN 2686
15 GM Naiditsch Arkadij GER 2684
16 GM Mcshane Luke J ENG 2683
17 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2680
18 GM Riazantsev Alexander RUS 2679
19 GM Rublevsky Sergei RUS 2678
20 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2677
21 GM Volokitin Andrei UKR 2677
22 GM Sargissian Gabriel ARM 2676
23 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2675
24 GM Grachev Boris RUS 2675
25 GM Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2674
26 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2673
27 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter ROU 2673
28 GM Kobalia Mikhail RUS 2672
29 GM Bologan Viktor MDA 2671
30 GM Nielsen Peter Heine DEN 2670
31 GM Mamedov Rauf AZE 2667
32 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2666
33 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2664
34 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim RUS 2663
35 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A UKR 2662
36 GM Khismatullin Denis RUS 2662
37 GM Fridman Daniel GER 2661
38 GM Smeets Jan NED 2660
39 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2658
40 GM Feller Sebastien FRA 2657
41 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2656
42 GM Kurnosov Igor RUS 2653
43 GM Potkin Vladimir RUS 2653
44 GM Gharamian Tigran FRA 2650
45 GM Gustafsson Jan GER 2647
46 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2647
47 GM Tkachiev Vladislav FRA 2646
48 GM Andriasian Zaven ARM 2645
49 GM Sjugirov Sanan RUS 2643
50 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2643
51 GM Pashikian Arman ARM 2642
52 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej BLR 2638
53 GM Bartel Mateusz POL 2638
54 GM Khalifman Alexander RUS 2637
55 GM Khairullin Ildar RUS 2634
56 GM Hracek Zbynek CZE 2631
57 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ESP 2630
58 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2628
59 GM Iordachescu Viorel MDA 2626
60 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2626
61 GM Saric Ivan CRO 2626
62 GM Vuckovic Bojan SRB 2626
63 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2625
64 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2624
65 GM L’ami Erwin NED 2623
66 GM Lenic Luka SLO 2623
67 GM Volkov Sergey RUS 2621
68 GM Beliavsky Alexander G SLO 2619
69 GM Macieja Bartlomiej POL 2619
70 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SRB 2617
71 GM Savchenko Boris RUS 2616
72 GM Azarov Sergei BLR 2615
73 GM Ragger Markus AUT 2614
74 GM Popov Ivan RUS 2613
75 GM Stevic Hrvoje CRO 2611
76 GM Sumets Andrey UKR 2610
77 GM Grigoryan Avetik ARM 2608
78 GM Zakhartsov Viacheslav V RUS 2608
79 GM Hammer Jon Ludvig NOR 2606
80 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2605
81 GM Chatalbashev Boris BUL 2602
82 GM Balogh Csaba HUN 2601
83 GM Kulaots Kaido EST 2601
84 GM Reinderman Dimitri NED 2601
85 GM Edouard Romain FRA 2600
86 GM Kovacevic Aleksandar SRB 2598
87 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian ROU 2598
88 GM Tregubov Pavel V RUS 2598
89 GM Nikolic Predrag BIH 2596
90 GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2595
91 GM Melkumyan Hrant ARM 2593
92 GM Pelletier Yannick SUI 2593
93 GM Brkic Ante CRO 2592
94 GM Buhmann Rainer GER 2590
95 GM Solak Dragan SRB 2588
96 GM Palac Mladen CRO 2586
97 GM Postny Evgeny ISR 2585
98 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2584
99 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios GRE 2584
100 GM Mikhalevski Victor ISR 2584
101 GM Kotronias Vasilios GRE 2583
102 GM Mamedov Nidjat AZE 2583
103 GM Halkias Stelios GRE 2579
104 GM Ftacnik Lubomir SVK 2578
105 GM Jones Gawain C B ENG 2578
106 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 2575
107 GM Shengelia David AUT 2573
108 GM Zhigalko Andrey BLR 2571
109 GM Papin Vasily RUS 2569
110 GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2568
111 GM Zontakh Andrey UKR 2568
112 GM Epishin Vladimir RUS 2567
113 GM Jaracz Pawel POL 2565
114 GM Perunovic Milos SRB 2565
115 GM Popov Valerij RUS 2565
116 GM Vocaturo Daniele ITA 2564
117 GM Kovchan Alexander UKR 2563
118 GM Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 2560
119 GM Zherebukh Yaroslav UKR 2560
120 GM Maze Sebastien FRA 2559
121 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2557
122 GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2557
123 GM Sedlak Nikola SRB 2556
124 GM Rogozenco Dorian ROU 2553
125 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2550
126 GM Cornette Matthieu FRA 2548
127 GM Grandelius Nils SWE 2547
128 GM Mastrovasilis Athanasios GRE 2547
129 GM Manolache Marius ROU 2546
130 GM Markos Jan SVK 2546
131 GM Yakovich Yuri RUS 2546
132 GM Antal Gergely HUN 2545
133 IM Gozzoli Yannick FRA 2543
134 GM Pridorozhni Aleksei RUS 2542
135 GM Sanikidze Tornike GEO 2542
136 GM Rapport Richard HUN 2540
137 GM Gritsak Orest UKR 2539
138 GM Alsina Leal Daniel ESP 2538
139 GM Le Roux Jean-Pierre FRA 2538
140 GM Petrik Tomas SVK 2536
141 GM Nevednichy Vladislav ROU 2534
142 GM Gabrielian Artur RUS 2532
143 IM Anisimov Pavel RUS 2532
144 GM Apicella Manuel FRA 2531
145 GM Romanishin Oleg M UKR 2530
146 GM Conquest Stuart C ENG 2529
147 GM Esen Baris TUR 2528
148 IM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2528
149 IM Brandenburg Daan NED 2527
150 GM Cmilyte Viktorija LTU 2526
151 GM Godena Michele ITA 2526
152 IM Pavlov Sergey UKR 2526
153 GM Kabanov Nikolai RUS 2524
154 GM Guliyev Namig AZE 2522
155 GM Vaisser Anatoly FRA 2522
156 GM Fargere Francois FRA 2520
157 GM Milanovic Danilo SRB 2517
158 GM Neverov Valeriy UKR 2516
159 GM Jansa Vlastimil CZE 2513
160 IM Schneider Ilja GER 2511
161 GM Durarbeyli Vasif AZE 2510
162 GM Prie Eric FRA 2508
163 IM Abasov Nijat Azad Oglu AZE 2504
164 IM Martinovic Sasa CRO 2504
165 IM Benidze Davit GEO 2503
166 FM Bukavshin Ivan RUS 2501
167 GM Gallagher Joseph G SUI 2500
168 GM Flear Glenn C ENG 2498
169 IM Stern Rene GER 2497
170 GM Djukic Nikola MNE 2494
171 IM Dubov Daniil RUS 2489
172 IM Lobzhanidze Davit GEO 2489
173 IM Yilmaz Mustafa TUR 2488
174 GM Can Emre TUR 2487
175 GM Wells Peter K ENG 2487
176 IM Paichadze Luka GEO 2487
177 GM Berescu Alin-Mile ROU 2481
178 GM Libiszewski Fabien FRA 2481
179 IM Wirig Anthony FRA 2480
180 IM Brunner Nicolas FRA 2478
181 GM Bagirov Rufat AZE 2476
182 IM Potapov Pavel RUS 2474
183 GM Levin Evgeny A RUS 2472
184 IM Bellaiche Anthony FRA 2472
185 IM Michalik Peter SVK 2471
186 IM Goganov Aleksey RUS 2469
187 IM Beikert Guenther Dr GER 2465
188 IM Bok Benjamin NED 2463
189 IM Melia Salome GEO 2462
190 IM Fauland Alexander AUT 2461
191 IM Delorme Axel FRA 2458
192 IM Dembo Yelena GRE 2457
193 IM Van Kampen Robin NED 2456
194 IM Berbatov Kiprian BUL 2454
195 IM Caspi Israel ISR 2451
196 IM Schroll Gerhard AUT 2449
197 IM Vernay Clovis FRA 2449
198 IM Kurmann Oliver SUI 2446
199 GM Gutov Andrey RUS 2445
200 GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2443
201 GM Haznedaroglu Kivanc TUR 2440
202 IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2437
203 IM Aloma Vidal Robert ESP 2434
204 IM Dias Paulo POR 2434
205 IM Govciyan Pavel FRA 2434
206 IM Ziska Helgi Dam FAI 2432
207 IM Sermier Guillaume SUI 2428
208 IM Colin Vincent FRA 2427
209 GM Potapov Alexander RUS 2425
210 IM Smirnov Artem RUS 2425
211 IM Erdogdu Mert TUR 2423
212 IM Roser Kevin FRA 2423
213 IM Terrieux Kevin FRA 2422
214 IM Vedmediuc Serghei MDA 2422
215 IM Houska Jovanka ENG 2419
216 IM Thorfinnsson Bragi ISL 2417
217 IM Zueger Beat SUI 2417
218 IM Telljohann Sven GER 2415
219 FM Poetsch Hagen GER 2415
220 IM Roeder Matthias GER 2414
221 IM Battaglini Gabriel FRA 2413
222 IM Nedilko Vasily UKR 2413
223 IM Philippe Christophe FRA 2409
224 IM Zude Erik Dr GER 2409
225 IM Shirazi Kamran FRA 2403
226 IM Benitah Yohan FRA 2401
227 IM Olivier Jean-Christophe FRA 2401
228 Zarkua Davit GEO 2397
229 IM Kreisl Robert AUT 2394
230 IM Manea Alexandru ROU 2392
231 IM Mazur Stefan SVK 2388
232 IM Diermair Andreas AUT 2386
233 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta POL 2386
234 FM Dragomirescu Robin-Alexandru ROU 2385
235 FM Petrisor Adrian-Marian ROU 2385
236 FM Raznikov Danny ISR 2384
237 IM Miedema David NED 2380
238 Kadric Denis BIH 2379
239 FM Csiba Dominik SVK 2378
240 FM Petre Nad-Titus ROU 2377
241 IM Milliet Sophie FRA 2369
242 IM Vuilleumier Alexandre SUI 2369
243 FM Rozhko Dmitry RUS 2365
244 FM Stella Andrea ITA 2364
245 Fejzullahu Afrim EUR 2359
246 IM Beinoras Mindaugas LTU 2356
247 FM Ondozi Murtez EUR 2354
248 Serov Maksim RUS 2352
249 FM Sarbok Torsten GER 2347
250 Maevsky Nikolay RUS 2342
251 FM Buchal Stephan GER 2337
252 FM Getz Nicolai NOR 2333
253 FM Pavlidis Anastasios GRE 2321
254 IM Giffard Nicolas FRA 2318
255 FM Nuri Kambez SUI 2314
256 Stanciu Alexandru-Ovidiu ROU 2308
257 WGM Ptacnikova Lenka ISL 2307
258 Snuverink Jochem NED 2307
259 FM Tate Alan SCO 2300
260 Denisov Ivan RUS 2300
261 WGM L’ami Alina ROU 2297
262 FM Beckhuis Gernod GER 2294
263 WIM Boric Elena BIH 2292
264 IM Wittmann Walter AUT 2291
265 FM Rouler Charly FRA 2291
266 FM Hagen Andreas Skytte DEN 2290
267 FM Geenen Marc BEL 2289
268 FM Rasch Holger GER 2288
269 Serban Vlad LUX 2287
270 FM Renaze Luc FRA 2286
271 Boruchovsky Avital ISR 2285
272 Lefebvre Herve FRA 2284
273 Fantin Ludwig FRA 2281
274 WGM Cherednichenko Svetlana UKR 2278
275 Doros Radu-Marian ROU 2278
276 WIM Schut Lisa NED 2269
277 Glantz Robert GER 2269
278 Daurelle Herve FRA 2268
279 Ravot Sylvain FRA 2268
280 FM Vedder Richard NED 2267
281 Favarel Antoine FRA 2267
282 FM Dubreuil Julien FRA 2265
283 WIM Dolzhykova Kateryna UKR 2265
284 FM Ermeni Avni EUR 2264
285 Codenotti Marco ITA 2262
286 Schnabel Ralf GER 2262
287 Nakar Eylon ISR 2256
288 Stockmann Michael GER 2255
289 Hamiti Gani EUR 2254
290 FM Houriez Clement FRA 2252
291 FM Dietmayer-Kraeutler Marco AUT 2251
292 Jadrijevic Ante CRO 2247
293 Bluebaum Matthias GER 2246
294 Villegas Pierre MNC 2246
295 Chapman Terry P D ENG 2242
296 Deleva Michael FRA 2236
297 Joie Sebastien FRA 2231
298 Frick Christoph GER 2226
299 FM Moal Alain FRA 2224
300 FM Naudier Serge FRA 2223
301 Pogosian Vladimir ARM 2222
302 Donchenko Alexander GER 2216
303 Svane Rasmus GER 2216
304 De Graaf Dick NED 2214
305 Wagner Dennis GER 2214
306 Gebigke Martin GER 2212
307 FM Fayard Alain FRA 2210
308 WIM Pavlidou Ekaterini GRE 2204
309 Rindlisbacher Lars SUI 2202
310 Rindlisbacher Jan SUI 2198
311 Jeanne Mickael FRA 2193
312 Lacour Serge FRA 2193
313 Sahitaj Naim EUR 2193
314 FM Izzat Kanan Azar Oglu AZE 2181
315 Bacon Nicolas FRA 2177
316 Debray Tristan FRA 2175
317 FM Van Hoolandt Patrick MNC 2165
318 Klek Hanna-Marie GER 2149
319 WFM Cherednichenko Elena UKR 2141
320 FM Welz Peter Dr GER 2138
321 Sreeves Clement SCO 2135
322 Lampert Jonas GER 2130
323 IM Chubar Vladimir UKR 2124
324 Heinis Vincent FRA 2122
325 WIM Makka Ioulia GRE 2119
326 Astengo Corrado ITA 2119
327 WIM Steil-Antoni Fiona LUX 2117
328 Caroff Frederic FRA 2117
329 Ralle Pierre FRA 2112
330 Dujardin Franck FRA 2090
331 Neagos Raul-Alexandru ROU 2074
332 Freuler Roman SUI 2071
333 Hoyer Hans-Gerd FRA 2070
334 Levine Yonatan ISR 2068
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340 Charvin Olivier FRA 2054
341 Gorse Gerard FRA 2050
342 Gelas Christophe FRA 2047
343 Maubert Nicolas FRA 2034
344 Yelken Mustafa TUR 2032
345 Saiah Karim FRA 2031
346 Lalande Jean-Louis FRA 2030
347 Canonne Antoine FRA 2020
348 L’hermitte Emmanuel FRA 2012
349 Maruejols Claude FRA 2001
350 Boyard Marie LUX 1976
351 Koch Alain FRA 1975
352 Ruffenach Alain FRA 1973
353 Lappas Konstantinos GRE 1949
354 Bismuth Lea FRA 1946
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364 Marret Benjamin FRA 1848
365 Bieg Pascal GER 1841
366 L’hotellier Jean-Luc FRA 1836
367 Menard Baptiste FRA 1829
368 Billotti Romain FRA 1827
369 Piat Gabin FRA 1819
370 Vdovenko Volodymyr UKR 1812
371 Combaz Jean Michel FRA 1804
372 Fauvel Alexandre FRA 1804
373 Dussart Philippe FRA 1799
374 Duveau Erwan FRA 1767
375 Depiesse Jacques FRA 1765
376 Schrader Edmond FRA 1757
377 Donkov Stefan FRA 1753
378 Mercier Pierre FRA 1741
379 De Muyser Xavier FRA 1722
380 Vuillin Stephane FRA 1674
381 Lorente Philippe FRA 1655
382 Bertignac Vincent FRA 1615
383 Chich Jean-Marc FRA 1576
384 Jonker Jan FRA 1575
385 Bauer Eric FRA 1561
386 Leost Joel FRA 1545
387 Hazarabedian Guy FRA 1531
388 Humbert Patrick FRA 1462
389 Minot Barbara FRA 1430
390 Karsenty Madeleine FRA 1415
391 Saliou Ronan FRA 1310
392 Aubert Laurane FRA 0
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395 Hajra Driton EUR 0
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397 Hyseni Hysen EUR 0
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399 Lucheva Velislava FRA 0
400 Mariat Alain FRA 0
401 Mutzel Annabelle FRA 0
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404 Schmidt Max GER 0
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406 Vitasse Marie-Francoise FRA 0
407 Von Mahren Bivoj CZE 0
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