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Mitropa Cup 2011

Richard Rapport  is going to lead Hungary

Richard Rapport is going to lead Hungary

The Mitropa Cup 2011 takes place from 7th to 16th October in Merlimont, France, with the participation of national teams from Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, and Switzerland. The tournament will be round robin event organised with two separate sections, men’s section and women’s section. Each team is composed of four men plus one reserve (for men´s section) and two women plus one reserve (for women’s section) and one team captain.

The Mitropa Cup, officially called the La Coupe de l’Europe Centrale was one of the first really international major European football cups for club sides dating back to 1927. Now the competition is a traditional event happening in chess as well. This was the event where Fabiano Caruana boasted a 2800+ performance in 2008. Italy is the defending champion, both in men and women sections.

Many of the teams this year have traditional experienced Mitropa Cup fighters from Mitropa Cup 2010. Here is the full list of participants.

Mitropa Cup, teams open

Germany
Niclas Huschenbeth 2510
Michael Prusikin 2541
Andreas Heimann 2485
Matthias Blьbaum 2388
Austria
David Shengelia 2526
Robert Kreisl 2402
Andreas Diermair 2414
Mario Schachinger 2386
Georg Halvax 2326
France 1
Nicolas Brunner 2466
Adrian Demuth 2440
Didier Collas 2402
Clйment Houriez 2331
France 2
Yannick Gozzoli 2522
Sophie Milliet 2374
Silvia Collas 2321
Laurie Delorme 2223
Mathilde Choisy 2203
France 3
Nicolas Tripoteau 2397
Alban Delorme 2306
Victor Stephan 2302
Pierre Barbot 2225
Hungary
Richard Rapport 2547
Peter Prohaszka 2553
Gabor Nagy 2404
Albert Bokros 2452
Peter Horvath 2450
Italy
Michele Godena 2527
Sabino Brunello 2569
Denis Rombaldoni 2517
Luca Shytaj 2507
Daniyyl Dvirnyy 2457
Czech Republic
Martin Petr 2526
Jan Krejci 2489
Stepan Zilka 2517
David Kanovsky 2462
Jaroslav Bures 2415
Martin Petr 2526
Slovakia
Peter Michalik 2511
Milan Pacher 2403
Stefan Mazur 2372
Tamas Petenyi 2347
Jan Plachetka 2388
Switzerland
Joe Gallagher 2501
Oliver Kurmann 2431
Beat Zьger 2407
Emanuel Schiendorfer 2304
Kambez Nuri 2321

 

Mitropa Cup, teams women

Germany
Melanie Ohme 2344
Filiz Osmanodja 2039
Austria
Julia Novkovic 2053
Michaela Kessler 2018
Lisa Hapala 1931
Hungary
Klara Varga 2183
Boglarka Bea 2113
Italy
Elena Sedina 2337
Olga Zimina 2337
Marina Brunello 2215
Czech Republic
Tereza Olsarova 2244
Martina Mareckova 2153
Slovakia
Maria Machalova 2184
Monika Motycakova 2102
Maria Machalova 2184

 

More at the official webpage of the competition.

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