The European Chess Championship is underway in Plovdiv. Round 1 has been played, and logically for an event with close to 300 titled players there are multiple quality games and surprising results.
The champion from last year GM Potkin was held to a draw by IM Alexander Colovic (2436) right at the start of the competition. But that was certainly not the largest of upsets for the day, as GM Mamedyarov, GM Riazantsev, GM Jobava, GM Grachev, GM Navara, GM Efimenko, GM Inarkiev, GM Vallejo are just some of the top players that had the same destiny. In an interesting game IM Evgenja Ovod defeated GM Safarli. Scroll down for all results of round 1.
Round 2 will be today with exciting encounters on the top boards. In the battle of the young generation we have GM Nyzhnyk facing GM Anis Giri. The top seeded GM Caruana will play with GM Tamas Banuzs, while other exciting encounters of the day include Laznicka – Ter Sahakyan, Maze – Dreev, Naiditsch – Papin, Chatalbashev – Fressinet, Vachier-Lagrave – Nabaty, Cheparinov – Jankovic, Socko – Grandelius, Mastrovasilis – Howell (see full list of pairings here)
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EICC results round 1
| 1 | GM | Kabanov Nikolai | 2502 | 0 – 1 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2767 |
| 2 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2752 | ½ – ½ | GM | Drenchev Petar | 2499 |
| 3 | GM | Baron Tal | 2497 | 0 – 1 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2729 |
| 4 | GM | Giri Anish | 2717 | 1 – 0 | GM | Jianu Vlad-Cristian | 2497 |
| 5 | GM | Berescu Alin-Mile | 2494 | ½ – ½ | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2710 |
| 6 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2709 | 1 – 0 | GM | Nedev Trajko | 2492 |
| 7 | GM | Soffer Ram | 2492 | 0 – 1 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2706 |
| 8 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2706 | ½ – ½ | IM | Paichadze Luka | 2491 |
| 9 | GM | Grigorov Grigor | 2489 | ½ – ½ | GM | Grachev Boris | 2705 |
| 10 | GM | Malakhov Vladimir | 2705 | 1 – 0 | IM | Filip Lucian | 2483 |
| 11 | FM | Fodor Tamas Jr | 2482 | 0 – 1 | GM | Laznicka Viktor | 2702 |
| 12 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | 2702 | 1 – 0 | IM | Perunovic Miodrag | 2481 |
| 13 | IM | Cioara Andrei-Nestor | 2477 | 0 – 1 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2702 |
| 14 | GM | Navara David | 2700 | ½ – ½ | IM | Kovalev Vladislav | 2477 |
| 15 | GM | Can Emre | 2476 | 0 – 1 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | 2700 |
| 16 | GM | Dreev Aleksey | 2698 | 1 – 0 | IM | Arnaudov G Petar | 2476 |
| 17 | IM | Nigalidze Gaioz | 2472 | ½ – ½ | GM | Efimenko Zahar | 2695 |
| 18 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2695 | ½ – ½ | IM | Stojanovic Dalibor | 2471 |
| 19 | IM | Pancevski Filip | 2470 | 1 – 0 | GM | Volokitin Andrei | 2695 |
| 20 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | 2693 | 1 – 0 | IM | Jurcik Marian | 2467 |
| 21 | IM | Rombaldoni Axel | 2464 | ½ – ½ | GM | Vallejo Pons Francisco | 2693 |
| 22 | GM | Andreikin Dmitry | 2689 | 1 – 0 | IM | Nestorovic Nikola | 2462 |
| 23 | IM | Dias Paulo | 2454 | – – + | GM | Areshchenko Alexander | 2688 |
| 24 | GM | Bologan Viktor | 2687 | ½ – ½ | IM | Hunt Adam C | 2454 |
| 25 | IM | Hagen Andreas Skytte | 2453 | ½ – ½ | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2684 |
| 26 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | 2682 | ½ – ½ | IM | Zaslavsky Mikhail | 2450 |
| 27 | IM | Simacek Pavel | 2447 | 0 – 1 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2682 |
| 28 | GM | Korobov Anton | 2679 | 1 – 0 | IM | Bukal Vladimir Jr | 2441 |
| 29 | FM | Gabuzyan Hovhannes | 2441 | ½ – ½ | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2674 |
| 30 | GM | Georgiev Kiril | 2671 | ½ – ½ | IM | Stella Andrea | 2439 |
| 31 | IM | Colovic Aleksandar | 2436 | ½ – ½ | GM | Potkin Vladimir | 2669 |
| 32 | GM | Azarov Sergei | 2667 | ½ – ½ | IM | Raznikov Danny | 2436 |
| 33 | IM | Smirnov Artem | 2436 | 0 – 1 | GM | Kobalia Mikhail | 2666 |
| 34 | GM | Kryvoruchko Yuriy | 2666 | 1 – 0 | IM | Arsovic Zoran | 2435 |
| 35 | IM | Georgiadis Ioannis | 2435 | 0 – 1 | GM | Bartel Mateusz | 2665 |
| 36 | GM | Balogh Csaba | 2664 | 1 – 0 | IM | Sharafiev Azat | 2433 |
| 37 | IM | Enchev Ivajlo | 2432 | 0 – 1 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | 2664 |
| 38 | GM | Postny Evgeny | 2662 | 1 – 0 | IM | Poetsch Hagen | 2432 |
| 39 | IM | Pavlidis Antonios | 2431 | ½ – ½ | GM | Smirin Ilia | 2657 |
| 40 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | 2656 | 1 – 0 | Galopoulos Nikolaos | 2430 | |
| 41 | Indjic Aleksandar | 2430 | ½ – ½ | GM | Lysyj Igor | 2656 | |
| 42 | GM | Ragger Markus | 2654 | 1 – 0 | FM | Valsecchi Alessio | 2429 |
| 43 | IM | Zueger Beat | 2425 | ½ – ½ | GM | Fridman Daniel | 2653 |
| 44 | GM | Sokolov Ivan | 2653 | 1 – 0 | IM | Ivanov Alexey | 2424 |
| 45 | IM | Ledger Andrew J | 2424 | 0 – 1 | GM | Rodshtein Maxim | 2652 |
| 46 | GM | Roiz Michael | 2652 | + – – | IM | Dimitrov Radoslav | 2423 |
| 47 | IM | Baltag Iulian | 2420 | 0 – 1 | GM | Timofeev Artyom | 2650 |
| 48 | GM | Khalifman Alexander | 2649 | ½ – ½ | IM | Azaladze Shota | 2419 |
| 49 | FM | Klein David | 2418 | 1 – 0 | GM | Saric Ivan | 2649 |
| 50 | GM | Zhigalko Sergei | 2649 | 1 – 0 | IM | Diermair Andreas | 2416 |
| 51 | IM | Kadric Denis | 2414 | 0 – 1 | GM | Socko Bartosz | 2647 |
| 52 | GM | Ivanisevic Ivan | 2645 | 1 – 0 | IM | Neubauer Martin | 2413 |
| 53 | IM | Ovod Evgenija | 2408 | 1 – 0 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | 2645 |
| 54 | GM | Iordachescu Viorel | 2644 | ½ – ½ | IM | Baratosi Daniel | 2407 |
| 55 | IM | Froewis Georg | 2407 | 0 – 1 | GM | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | 2643 |
| 56 | GM | Petrosian Tigran L | 2643 | ½ – ½ | IM | Firat Burak | 2405 |
| 57 | IM | Tomic Bosko | 2404 | ½ – ½ | GM | Najer Evgeniy | 2640 |
| 58 | GM | Lenic Luka | 2637 | 1 – 0 | IM | Bejtovic Jasmin | 2403 |
| 59 | IM | Pacher Milan | 2402 | 0 – 1 | GM | Nyback Tomi | 2636 |
| 60 | GM | Jones Gawain C B | 2635 | 1 – 0 | IM | Kreisl Robert | 2400 |
| 61 | Goumas Georgios | 2398 | ½ – ½ | GM | Istratescu Andrei | 2633 | |
| 62 | GM | Khenkin Igor | 2632 | 1 – 0 | IM | Fedorovsky Michael | 2395 |
| 63 | IM | Kanter Eduard | 2394 | ½ – ½ | GM | Matlakov Maxim | 2632 |
| 64 | GM | Erdos Viktor | 2631 | 1 – 0 | IM | Nedilko Vasily | 2392 |
| 65 | FM | Schachinger Mario | 2391 | ½ – ½ | GM | Mastrovasilis Dimitrios | 2631 |
| 66 | GM | Beliavsky Alexander G | 2630 | 1 – 0 | IM | Kanmazalp Ogulcan | 2389 |
| 67 | IM | Popilski Gil | 2389 | 0 – 1 | GM | Melkumyan Hrant | 2628 |
| 68 | GM | Vuckovic Bojan | 2628 | 1 – 0 | IM | Schroll Gerhard | 2388 |
| 69 | IM | Abdulov Orkhan | 2387 | 0 – 1 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | 2627 |
| 70 | GM | Khairullin Ildar | 2626 | 1 – 0 | FM | Petrisor Adrian-Marian | 2383 |
| 71 | FM | Janev Tihomir | 2382 | 0 – 1 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | 2626 |
| 72 | GM | Mamedov Rauf | 2624 | 1 – 0 | IM | Manea Alexandru | 2381 |
| 73 | IM | Novkovic Milan | 2381 | ½ – ½ | GM | Volkov Sergey | 2623 |
| 74 | GM | Delchev Aleksander | 2622 | ½ – ½ | FM | Pantev Veselin | 2379 |
| 75 | IM | Nestorovic Lazar | 2374 | 0 – 1 | GM | Salgado Lopez Ivan | 2621 |
| 76 | GM | Pashikian Arman | 2618 | 1 – 0 | FM | Braun Christian | 2372 |
| 77 | FM | Filev Georgi | 2372 | 0 – 1 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | 2616 |
| 78 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2616 | 1 – 0 | IM | Erturan Yakup | 2370 |
| 79 | Nenezic Marko | 2370 | 0 – 1 | GM | Lupulescu Constantin | 2616 | |
| 80 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | 2615 | 1 – 0 | FM | Balla Tamas-Kristof | 2369 |
| 81 | FM | Alekseenko Kirill | 2367 | ½ – ½ | GM | Buhmann Rainer | 2614 |
| 82 | GM | Howell David W L | 2614 | 1 – 0 | FM | Pavlidis Anastasios | 2363 |
| 83 | FM | Grandadam Nicolas | 2361 | 0 – 1 | GM | Parligras Mircea-Emilian | 2614 |
| 84 | GM | Markowski Tomasz | 2612 | 0 – 1 | Laurusas Tomas | 2360 | |
| 85 | FM | Petenyi Tamas | 2359 | 0 – 1 | GM | L’ami Erwin | 2611 |
| 86 | GM | Kempinski Robert | 2610 | 1 – 0 | IM | Dragomirescu Robin-Alexandru | 2358 |
| 87 | FM | Antal Tibor Kende | 2352 | 0 – 1 | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | 2610 |
| 88 | GM | Smeets Jan | 2610 | ½ – ½ | FM | Tate Alan | 2350 |
| 89 | FM | Sarbok Torsten | 2349 | 0 – 1 | GM | Edouard Romain | 2607 |
| 90 | GM | Ponkratov Pavel | 2607 | 1 – 0 | FM | Schiendorfer Emanuel | 2349 |
| 91 | Panteleev Petar | 2347 | 0 – 1 | GM | Stocek Jiri | 2606 | |
| 92 | GM | Macieja Bartlomiej | 2605 | 0 – 1 | FM | Nakar Eylon | 2344 |
| 93 | FM | Agaragimov Djakhangir | 2342 | 0 – 1 | GM | Popov Ivan | 2605 |
| 94 | GM | Aleksandrov Aleksej | 2604 | 0 – 1 | FM | Givon Asaf | 2340 |
| 95 | Lomsadze Davit | 2338 | 1 – 0 | GM | Kozul Zdenko | 2602 | |
| 96 | GM | Rakhmanov Aleksandr | 2602 | 1 – 0 | FM | Dobre Claudiu-Cristian | 2334 |
| 97 | FM | Boruchovsky Avital | 2333 | ½ – ½ | GM | Solak Dragan | 2602 |
| 98 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | 2600 | 1 – 0 | FM | Codenotti Marco | 2328 |
| 99 | IM | Dimitrov Pavel | 2323 | – – + | GM | Kotronias Vasilios | 2597 |
| 100 | GM | Vajda Levente | 2597 | ½ – ½ | FM | Izzat Kanan | 2319 |
| 101 | IM | Dimitrov Atanas | 2318 | ½ – ½ | GM | Sulskis Sarunas | 2596 |
| 102 | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | 2595 | ½ – ½ | FM | Duzhakov Ilya | 2316 |
| 103 | FM | Ali Marandi Cemil Can | 2315 | 0 – 1 | GM | Sedlak Nikola | 2593 |
| 104 | GM | Shimanov Aleksandr | 2591 | 1 – 0 | FM | Cabarkapa Novak | 2314 |
| 105 | WGM | Schneider Veronika | 2312 | 0 – 1 | GM | Zhigalko Andrey | 2590 |
| 106 | GM | Halkias Stelios | 2588 | ½ – ½ | FM | Donchenko Alexander | 2309 |
| 107 | Ivanov Stojan Lubomirov | 2309 | 0 – 1 | GM | Brkic Ante | 2587 | |
| 108 | GM | Brunello Sabino | 2587 | 1 – 0 | FM | Malikentzos Sotirios | 2307 |
| 109 | WIM | Bulmaga Irina | 2307 | 1 – 0 | GM | Mista Aleksander | 2587 |
| 110 | GM | Kulaots Kaido | 2585 | 1 – 0 | WGM | Videnova Iva | 2301 |
| 111 | IM | Lederman Leon | 2296 | 0 – 1 | GM | Nyzhnyk Illya | 2585 |
| 112 | GM | Banusz Tamas | 2583 | 1 – 0 | WGM | Nikolova Adriana | 2293 |
| 113 | FM | Boehnisch Manfred | 2291 | 0 – 1 | GM | Damljanovic Branko | 2582 |
| 114 | GM | Kuljasevic Davorin | 2580 | 1 – 0 | FM | Aharon Ofir | 2288 |
| 115 | CM | Sanal Vahap | 2286 | 0 – 1 | GM | Savchenko Boris | 2580 |
| 116 | GM | Ruck Robert | 2579 | 1 – 0 | Kourousis Epaminondas | 2284 | |
| 117 | WGM | Cherednichenko Svetlana | 2279 | 0 – 1 | GM | Ernst Sipke | 2578 |
| 118 | GM | Ter-Sahakyan Samvel | 2578 | 1 – 0 | IM | Chudinovskikh Alexander M | 2278 |
| 119 | FM | Voiteanu Gabriel | 2275 | 0 – 1 | GM | Maze Sebastien | 2577 |
| 120 | GM | Papin Vasily | 2575 | 1 – 0 | Pop Alexandru | 2272 | |
| 121 | Ben Artzi Ido | 2271 | 0 – 1 | GM | Chatalbashev Boris | 2570 | |
| 122 | GM | Swiercz Dariusz | 2565 | 1 – 0 | Kjurkchiiski Georgi | 2266 | |
| 123 | FM | Bach Adrian-Kalman | 2264 | 1 – 0 | GM | Lintchevski Daniil | 2564 |
| 124 | GM | Bosiocic Marin | 2562 | 1 – 0 | Gaehwiler Gabriel | 2260 | |
| 125 | Vlashki Nino | 2258 | 1 – 0 | GM | Nevednichy Vladislav | 2562 | |
| 126 | GM | Grigoriants Sergey | 2561 | ½ – ½ | IM | Medancic Rikard | 2252 |
| 127 | Kumic Filip | 2247 | 0 – 1 | GM | Ipatov Alexander | 2561 | |
| 128 | GM | Manolache Marius | 2561 | 1 – 0 | Pantic Ivica | 2242 | |
| 129 | FM | Kigel Dmytro | 2235 | 0 – 1 | GM | Popovic Dusan | 2561 |
| 130 | GM | Nabaty Tamir | 2559 | 1 – 0 | WIM | Pavlidou Ekaterini | 2231 |
| 131 | Prodileanu Adrian | 2226 | – – + | GM | Rapport Richard | 2559 | |
| 132 | GM | Steingrimsson Hedinn | 2556 | 1 – 0 | Yakimenko Alexander A | 2223 | |
| 133 | FM | Hristodorescu Daniel | 2212 | 1 – 0 | GM | Zontakh Andrey | 2556 |
| 134 | GM | Esen Baris | 2555 | 1 – 0 | Hristodoulou Panagiotis | 2203 | |
| 135 | Sofranov Velizar | 2198 | 0 – 1 | GM | Gabrielian Artur | 2554 | |
| 136 | GM | Jankovic Alojzije | 2553 | 1 – 0 | Senetia Teodor | 2188 | |
| 137 | Mindlin Alon | 2186 | 0 – 1 | GM | Prohaszka Peter | 2553 | |
| 138 | GM | Szabo Gergely-Andras-Gyula | 2553 | 1 – 0 | Scekic Veljko | 2186 | |
| 139 | FM | Stamnov Aleksander | 2184 | 0 – 1 | GM | Maiorov Nikita | 2552 |
| 140 | GM | Radulski Julian | 2552 | 1 – 0 | Ilic Slobodan S | 2160 | |
| 141 | Pogosian Vladimir | 2153 | 0 – 1 | GM | Papp Gabor | 2551 | |
| 142 | GM | Nikolov Momchil | 2550 | 1 – 0 | WIM | Makka Ioulia | 2152 |
| 143 | Arnaudov Petar | 2149 | 0 – 1 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | 2548 | |
| 144 | GM | Popov Valerij | 2546 | 1 – 0 | Barta Jozsef | 2148 | |
| 145 | Mogilarov Dimitar | 2147 | 0 – 1 | GM | Cornette Matthieu | 2545 | |
| 146 | GM | Grandelius Nils | 2545 | 1 – 0 | Marjanovic Dejan | 2132 | |
| 147 | WFM | Cherednichenko Elena | 2130 | ½ – ½ | GM | Neverov Valeriy | 2544 |
| 148 | GM | Durarbeyli Vasif | 2543 | 1 – 0 | Berman Mark | 2129 | |
| 149 | Andok Claus Michael | 2116 | 0 – 1 | GM | Zoler Dan | 2541 | |
| 150 | GM | Marin Mihail | 2539 | 1 – 0 | CM | Bozinovic Boban | 2105 |
| 151 | Blaushtain Boris | 2105 | 0 – 1 | GM | Pap Gyula | 2538 | |
| 152 | GM | Rogozenco Dorian | 2536 | 0 – 1 | Xylogiannopoulos Antonios | 2104 | |
| 153 | Rigopoulos-Tsigkos Alexandros | 2095 | 0 – 1 | GM | Guliyev Namig | 2532 | |
| 154 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2531 | 1 – 0 | Ljangov Petar | 2089 | |
| 155 | Balokas Dimitrios | 2080 | 0 – 1 | GM | Stefansson Hannes | 2531 | |
| 156 | IM | Benidze Davit | 2530 | 1 – 0 | Khelaia Giorgi | 2080 | |
| 157 | Henseler Jorgen | 2071 | 0 – 1 | IM | Yilmaz Mustafa | 2530 | |
| 158 | GM | Michalik Peter | 2529 | 1 – 0 | Manelidou Maria | 2067 | |
| 159 | Ojagverdiyev Zaur | 2050 | ½ – ½ | IM | Sebenik Matej | 2529 | |
| 160 | GM | Rasulov Vugar | 2526 | 1 – 0 | Todorov Yavor | 2029 | |
| 161 | Safronov Kirill | 2017 | 0 – 1 | GM | Heberla Bartlomiej | 2525 | |
| 162 | GM | Pridorozhni Aleksei | 2524 | 1 – 0 | Levine Yonatan | 2016 | |
| 163 | Petrov Vladimir Sergeev | 1980 | 0 – 1 | GM | Khmelniker Ilya | 2523 | |
| 164 | IM | Miron Lucian-Costin | 2518 | ½ – ½ | Mihopoulos Konstantinos | 1951 | |
| 165 | Porfireanu Serban | 1892 | 0 – 1 | IM | Goganov Aleksey | 2517 | |
| 166 | GM | Onischuk Vladimir | 2516 | 1 – 0 | Slavov Hristo | 1812 | |
| 167 | Meyes Richard | 1786 | 0 – 1 | GM | Djukic Nikola | 2513 | |
| 168 | IM | Alonso Rosell Alvar | 2513 | 1 – 0 | Vdovenko Volodymyr | 1784 | |
| 169 | Katsarov Hristo | 1495 | 0 – 1 | GM | Mastrovasilis Athanasios | 2510 | |
| 170 | GM | Huschenbeth Niclas | 2509 | 1 – 0 | Halili Sabri | 0 | |
| 171 | Misini Burhanudin | 0 | 0 – 1 | GM | Godena Michele | 2508 | |
| 172 | GM | Holzke Frank | 2508 | 1 – 0 | Pein Milan | 0 | |
| 173 | Sahitaj Naim | 0 | 0 – 1 | IM | Dvirnyy Daniyyl | 2507 | |
| 174 | GM | Gallagher Joseph G | 2502 | 1 – 0 | Zahariev Ognyan | 0 |
