The European Hybrid Qualification Tournament 2021 for the FIDE World Chess Cup 2021 will take place from 22nd-30th May through Tornelo online platform. The total prize fund for the event is 32 000 eur.
The provisional list of participants for the European Hybrid Qualification Tournament has been published. 264 players (160 GMs) from 35 European federations are registered with the most players coming from Russia (40), Czechia (17), Germany (14), and Armenia (13). Among the top 10 players by rating we find seven Russians – GM Artemiev, GM Tomashevsky, GM Esipenko, GM Alekseenko, GM Predke, GM Matlakov, and GM Fedoseev. The other three players are GM Navara (Czechia), GM Gelfand (Israel), and GM David Anton (Spain).
The final number of players will not exceed 288, so the preliminary round scheduled for 22-23 May will be omitted. The tournament starts on Monday, May 24, and the pairing tree for all rounds will be announced by May 17, after confirming that venues meet all conditions.
Tournament director is Petr Pisk and chief arbiter is Panagiotis Nikolopoulos.
European Hybrid Qualification Chess Tournament 2021 participants
1 | GM | Artemiev Vladislav | RUS | 2709 |
2 | GM | Tomashevsky Evgeny | RUS | 2706 |
3 | GM | Esipenko Andrey | RUS | 2701 |
4 | GM | Alekseenko Kirill | RUS | 2699 |
5 | GM | Navara David | CZE | 2697 |
6 | GM | Predke Alexandr | RUS | 2690 |
7 | GM | Matlakov Maxim | RUS | 2688 |
8 | GM | Fedoseev Vladimir | RUS | 2687 |
9 | GM | Gelfand Boris | ISR | 2676 |
10 | GM | Anton Guijarro David | ESP | 2673 |
11 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | HUN | 2673 |
12 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | UKR | 2672 |
13 | GM | Grandelius Nils | SWE | 2670 |
14 | GM | Bluebaum Matthias | GER | 2669 |
15 | GM | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2667 |
16 | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | RUS | 2663 |
17 | GM | Donchenko Alexander | GER | 2660 |
18 | GM | Lupulescu Constantin | ROU | 2656 |
19 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS | 2654 |
20 | GM | Oparin Grigoriy | RUS | 2652 |
21 | GM | Rakhmanov Aleksandr | RUS | 2651 |
22 | GM | Sarana Alexey | RUS | 2649 |
23 | GM | Najer Evgeniy | RUS | 2648 |
24 | GM | Dreev Aleksey | RUS | 2647 |
25 | GM | Laznicka Viktor | CZE | 2647 |
26 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | ARM | 2647 |
27 | GM | Paravyan David | RUS | 2647 |
28 | GM | Saric Ivan | CRO | 2645 |
29 | GM | Ter-Sahakyan Samvel | ARM | 2645 |
30 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2642 |
31 | GM | Motylev Alexander | RUS | 2641 |
32 | GM | Lagarde Maxime | FRA | 2638 |
33 | GM | Martirosyan Haik M. | ARM | 2637 |
34 | GM | Gledura Benjamin | HUN | 2633 |
35 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | ARM | 2632 |
36 | GM | Banusz Tamas | HUN | 2631 |
37 | GM | Chigaev Maksim | RUS | 2631 |
38 | GM | Yilmaz Mustafa | TUR | 2630 |
39 | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | ROU | 2627 |
40 | GM | Petrosyan Manuel | ARM | 2625 |
41 | GM | Ponkratov Pavel | RUS | 2624 |
42 | GM | Moiseenko Alexander | UKR | 2620 |
43 | GM | Sargsyan Shant | ARM | 2618 |
44 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | RUS | 2617 |
45 | GM | Vocaturo Daniele | ITA | 2617 |
46 | GM | Piorun Kacper | POL | 2615 |
47 | GM | Svane Rasmus | GER | 2615 |
48 | GM | Erdos Viktor | HUN | 2614 |
49 | GM | Zvjaginsev Vadim | RUS | 2614 |
50 | GM | Hera Imre Jr. | HUN | 2610 |
51 | GM | Antipov Mikhail Al. | RUS | 2609 |
52 | GM | Braun Arik | GER | 2609 |
53 | GM | Mastrovasilis Dimitrios | GRE | 2609 |
54 | GM | Santos Latasa Jaime | ESP | 2608 |
55 | GM | Bosiocic Marin | CRO | 2607 |
56 | GM | Indjic Aleksandar | SRB | 2607 |
57 | GM | Kollars Dmitrij | GER | 2607 |
58 | GM | Durarbayli Vasif | AZE | 2606 |
59 | GM | Ivanisevic Ivan | SRB | 2606 |
60 | GM | Stocek Jiri | CZE | 2604 |
61 | GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2603 |
62 | GM | Van Den Doel Erik | NED | 2601 |
63 | GM | Demchenko Anton | RUS | 2599 |
64 | GM | Romanov Evgeny | RUS | 2599 |
65 | GM | Salgado Lopez Ivan | ESP | 2599 |
66 | GM | Shevchenko Kirill | UKR | 2599 |
67 | GM | Hakobyan Aram | ARM | 2598 |
68 | GM | Kozul Zdenko | CRO | 2597 |
69 | GM | Krasenkow Michal | POL | 2597 |
70 | GM | Shimanov Aleksandr | RUS | 2597 |
71 | GM | Gajewski Grzegorz | POL | 2596 |
72 | GM | Smirin Ilia | ISR | 2595 |
73 | GM | Michalik Peter | CZE | 2594 |
74 | GM | Santos Ruiz Miguel | ESP | 2594 |
75 | GM | Brkic Ante | CRO | 2592 |
76 | GM | Keymer Vincent | GER | 2591 |
77 | GM | Parligras Mircea-Emilian | ROU | 2591 |
78 | GM | Gabuzyan Hovhannes | ARM | 2590 |
79 | GM | Georgiev Kiril | MKD | 2589 |
80 | GM | Kobalia Mikhail | RUS | 2587 |
81 | GM | Yuffa Daniil | RUS | 2587 |
82 | GM | Bindrich Falko | GER | 2584 |
83 | GM | Gagunashvili Merab | GEO | 2584 |
84 | GM | Studer Noel | SUI | 2584 |
85 | GM | Goganov Aleksey | RUS | 2582 |
86 | GM | Ivic Velimir | SRB | 2581 |
87 | GM | Balog Imre | HUN | 2578 |
88 | GM | Potkin Vladimir | RUS | 2578 |
89 | GM | Kryakvin Dmitry | RUS | 2577 |
90 | GM | Nguyen Thai Dai Van | CZE | 2577 |
91 | GM | Kovchan Alexander | UKR | 2575 |
92 | GM | Alonso Rosell Alvar | ESP | 2572 |
93 | GM | Mchedlishvili Mikheil | GEO | 2570 |
94 | GM | Can Emre | TUR | 2569 |
95 | GM | Thybo Jesper Sondergaard | DEN | 2568 |
96 | GM | Halkias Stelios | GRE | 2567 |
97 | GM | Kunin Vitaly | GER | 2567 |
98 | GM | Perunovic Milos | SRB | 2567 |
99 | GM | Acs Peter | HUN | 2565 |
100 | GM | Dragnev Valentin | AUT | 2565 |
101 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | CZE | 2565 |
102 | GM | Paichadze Luka | GEO | 2565 |
103 | GM | Sanal Vahap | TUR | 2563 |
104 | GM | Pruijssers Roeland | NED | 2561 |
105 | GM | Urkedal Frode Olav Olsen | NOR | 2561 |
106 | GM | Babula Vlastimil | CZE | 2559 |
107 | GM | Huzman Alexander | ISR | 2558 |
108 | GM | Ibarra Jerez Jose Carlos | ESP | 2558 |
109 | GM | Sychev Klementy | RUS | 2558 |
110 | GM | Heberla Bartlomiej | POL | 2556 |
111 | GM | Plat Vojtech | CZE | 2556 |
112 | GM | Pantsulaia Levan | GEO | 2553 |
113 | GM | Polak Tomas | CZE | 2553 |
114 | GM | Agdestein Simen | NOR | 2552 |
115 | GM | Harutyunyan Tigran K. | ARM | 2552 |
116 | GM | Petrov Nikita | RUS | 2550 |
117 | GM | Rozum Ivan | RUS | 2549 |
118 | GM | Martinovic Sasa | CRO | 2548 |
119 | GM | Mihok Oliver | HUN | 2547 |
120 | GM | Moroni Luca Jr | ITA | 2546 |
121 | GM | Sumets Andrey | UKR | 2546 |
122 | GM | Van Foreest Lucas | NED | 2544 |
123 | GM | Saric Ante | CRO | 2543 |
124 | GM | Nikolov Momchil | BUL | 2542 |
125 | GM | Krejci Jan | CZE | 2540 |
126 | GM | Hillarp Persson Tiger | SWE | 2538 |
127 | GM | Savchenko Boris | RUS | 2538 |
128 | GM | Korpa Bence | HUN | 2536 |
129 | GM | Blomqvist Erik | SWE | 2535 |
130 | IM | Nenezic Marko | SRB | 2532 |
131 | GM | Jianu Vlad-Cristian | ROU | 2527 |
132 | GM | Kantor Gergely | HUN | 2527 |
133 | IM | Kriebel Tadeas | CZE | 2527 |
134 | GM | Palac Mladen | CRO | 2525 |
135 | IM | Lomasov Semyon | RUS | 2525 |
136 | IM | Petrov Martin | BUL | 2524 |
137 | GM | Afanasiev Nikita | RUS | 2522 |
138 | GM | Bogosavljevic Boban | SRB | 2521 |
139 | GM | Mastrovasilis Athanasios | GRE | 2521 |
140 | GM | Shengelia David | AUT | 2521 |
141 | GM | Brunello Sabino | ITA | 2519 |
142 | GM | Pechac Jergus | SVK | 2519 |
143 | IM | Pancevski Filip | MKD | 2519 |
144 | GM | Kozak Adam | HUN | 2518 |
145 | GM | David Alberto | ITA | 2517 |
146 | IM | Gumularz Szymon | POL | 2517 |
147 | IM | Lobanov Sergei | RUS | 2515 |
148 | GM | Nanu Costica-Ciprian | ROU | 2514 |
149 | GM | Budisavljevic Luka | SRB | 2513 |
150 | GM | Nasuta Grzegorz | POL | 2512 |
151 | GM | Djukic Nikola | MNE | 2510 |
152 | GM | Steingrimsson Hedinn | ISL | 2510 |
153 | IM | Livaic Leon | CRO | 2505 |
154 | GM | Greenfeld Alon | ISR | 2502 |
155 | IM | Teclaf Pawel | POL | 2502 |
156 | GM | Delchev Aleksander | BUL | 2501 |
157 | IM | Kjartansson Gudmundur | ISL | 2500 |
158 | GM | Damljanovic Branko | SRB | 2498 |
159 | GM | Sebenik Matej | SLO | 2498 |
160 | GM | Spasov Vasil | BUL | 2497 |
161 | IM | Janik Igor | POL | 2495 |
162 | GM | Rogic Davor | CRO | 2492 |
163 | GM | Votava Jan | CZE | 2492 |
164 | IM | Caspi Israel | ISR | 2492 |
165 | IM | Sonis Francesco | ITA | 2491 |
166 | IM | Ghasi Ameet K | ENG | 2485 |
167 | IM | Shuvalova Polina | RUS | 2484 |
168 | IM | Lodici Lorenzo | ITA | 2483 |
169 | GM | Blagojevic Dragisa | MNE | 2481 |
170 | IM | Makarian Rudik | RUS | 2481 |
171 | IM | Shubin Kirill | RUS | 2481 |
172 | IM | Vrolijk Liam | NED | 2480 |
173 | IM | Murzin Volodar | RUS | 2478 |
174 | IM | Cabarkapa Novak | SRB | 2473 |
175 | IM | Gavrilescu David | ROU | 2470 |
176 | IM | Gines Esteo Pedro Antonio | ESP | 2470 |
177 | IM | Gokerkan Cem Kaan | TUR | 2470 |
178 | GM | Notkevich Benjamin Arvola | NOR | 2466 |
179 | IM | Kraus Tomas | CZE | 2466 |
180 | IM | Zwardon Vojtech | CZE | 2466 |
181 | GM | Babujian Levon | ARM | 2465 |
182 | IM | Plazuelo Pascual Juan | ESP | 2465 |
183 | GM | Petrov Marian | BUL | 2464 |
184 | GM | Williams Simon K | ENG | 2464 |
185 | GM | Quparadze Giga | GEO | 2463 |
186 | IM | Froewis Georg | AUT | 2460 |
187 | IM | Gharibyan Mamikon | ARM | 2460 |
188 | IM | Elsness Frode | NOR | 2459 |
189 | IM | Kalezic Blazo | MNE | 2456 |
190 | IM | Seo Jung Min | SWE | 2453 |
191 | GM | Rasik Vitezslav | CZE | 2451 |
192 | GM | Smith Axel | SWE | 2449 |
193 | IM | Buckels Valentin | GER | 2448 |
194 | GM | Colovic Aleksandar | MKD | 2443 |
195 | IM | Kacharava Nikolozi | GEO | 2443 |
196 | IM | Nikolovski Nikola | MKD | 2443 |
197 | GM | Gretarsson Helgi Ass | ISL | 2441 |
198 | IM | Haria Ravi | ENG | 2440 |
199 | FM | Harvey Marcus R | ENG | 2440 |
200 | IM | Subelj Jan | SLO | 2439 |
201 | FM | Svane Frederik | GER | 2438 |
202 | IM | Arabidze Meri | GEO | 2436 |
203 | IM | Parvanyan Ashot | GER | 2436 |
204 | FM | Sokolovsky Yahli | ISR | 2431 |
205 | IM | Filip Lucian-Ioan | ROU | 2430 |
206 | IM | Lortkipanidze Nodar | GEO | 2430 |
207 | FM | Petkov Momchil | BUL | 2426 |
208 | IM | Parkhov Yair | ISR | 2424 |
209 | IM | Petriashvili Nikoloz | GEO | 2424 |
210 | IM | Pantzar Milton | SWE | 2421 |
211 | IM | Ashiku Franc | ALB | 2420 |
212 | GM | Tratar Marko | SLO | 2419 |
213 | IM | Ayats Llobera Gerard | ESP | 2417 |
214 | IM | Mazur Stefan | SVK | 2416 |
215 | IM | Buksa Nataliya | UKR | 2414 |
216 | IM | Yurtseven Melih | TUR | 2414 |
217 | GM | Djurhuus Rune | NOR | 2413 |
218 | IM | Ioannidis Evgenios | GRE | 2411 |
219 | IM | Haubro Martin | DEN | 2407 |
220 | IM | Sahidi Samir | SVK | 2406 |
221 | IM | Tomazini Zan | SLO | 2406 |
222 | WGM | Unuk Laura | SLO | 2404 |
223 | IM | Pasko Llambi | ALB | 2403 |
224 | IM | Olsen Filip Boe | DEN | 2398 |
225 | IM | Ozen Deniz | TUR | 2397 |
226 | FM | Risteski Emil | MKD | 2395 |
227 | IM | Can Isik | TUR | 2394 |
228 | FM | Kostolansky Sebastian Lukas | SVK | 2393 |
229 | FM | Quispe Arteaga Gabriel | ESP | 2386 |
230 | WGM | Sargsyan Anna M. | ARM | 2385 |
231 | FM | Morgunov Marc | AUT | 2385 |
232 | IM | Mihajlov Sebastian | NOR | 2384 |
233 | IM | Kaasen Tor Fredrik | NOR | 2383 |
234 | IM | Mehmeti Dritan | ALB | 2377 |
235 | FM | Haring Filip | SVK | 2376 |
236 | FM | Stoyanov Tsvetan | BUL | 2376 |
237 | FM | Veiga Jose Francisco R P Neves | POR | 2376 |
238 | IM | Horton Andrew P | ENG | 2375 |
239 | FM | Stoleriu George | ROU | 2372 |
240 | Potpara Nikola | MNE | 2365 | |
241 | FM | Persanyi Barnabas | HUN | 2364 |
242 | FM | Finek Vaclav | CZE | 2361 |
243 | FM | Martins Bruno Andre Leite | POR | 2359 |
244 | FM | Barseghyan Armen Ar. | ARM | 2353 |
245 | IM | Dias Paulo | POR | 2343 |
246 | IM | Rocha Sergio | POR | 2340 |
247 | FM | Krastev Alexander | GER | 2340 |
248 | FM | Garrido Outon Alex | ESP | 2339 |
249 | IM | Seitaj Ilir | ALB | 2333 |
250 | FM | Bethke Richard | GER | 2332 |
251 | IM | Nikac Predrag | MNE | 2326 |
252 | FM | Yordanov Lachezar | BUL | 2325 |
253 | FM | Seemann Jakub | POL | 2288 |
254 | Veleshnja Zino | ALB | 2278 | |
255 | FM | Mica Marek | CZE | 2274 |
256 | CM | Michaelides Konstantinos | CYP | 2260 |
257 | WIM | Sieber Fiona | GER | 2259 |
258 | FM | Musovic Armin | MNE | 2258 |
259 | CM | Stepanencu Nicodim-Cosmin | ROU | 2240 |
260 | FM | Rego Pedro Filipe | POR | 2222 |
261 | Van Foreest Machteld | NED | 2161 | |
262 | Albu George | ROU | 2082 | |
263 | Roebers Eline | NED | 2066 | |
264 | Lauda Alexandr | MDA | 1845 |
European Hybrid Qualification Chess Tournament 2021 regulations
Time control of the standard games will be 120 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. Tiebreak matches will consist of 2 games with reverse colour, with a time control of 10 minutes + 3 seconds of an increment per move. If the score is still level after tiebreaks, the winner of the match will be decided in an Armageddon game.
All the players compete from the approved tournament halls per country. Tournament halls shall be selected and monitored by federations and they can co-operate with local organisers. Each National federation may select up to 2 venues that will be approved by European Chess Union. In exceptional cases, ECU may decide on more venues in one country.
Players may compete from another country venue after consultation between the Nationals’ federations and ECU. In each playing venue, the necessary number of panoramic cameras shall be installed to ensure ample supervision. Additionally, each player shall be supervised by a camera (pc camera or panoramic).
In each playing venue, Zoom calls with screen sharing are mandatory. The event’s Chief Arbiter shall be provided with all Zoom recordings.
European National Chess Federation have the right to nominate players:
A. European Players rated 2550 and over (according to FIDE Standard rating list from 1st of April 2021)
B. 8 additional players if a national qualification event will take place
C. 5 additional players if a national qualification event will not take place
Each National Federation shall appoint one captain/representative for the technical meeting and communication during the event.
By signing in the tournament, the National federation and participants confirm to have read and accepted these regulations the terms and conditions of this championship.
Registrations are made by the National Federation of they players filling the special registration form and sending it to eocc@europechess.org. The players are registered and ranked by their FIDE standard rating. The tournament will not be calculated for the FIDE rating.
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