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Mitropa Cup 2021

By nikita

Posted on May 4, 2021

Mitropa Cup 2021, the annual team chess tournament for national teams from Central Europe, this year will be played as an Online hybrid event.

10 nations compete in Women and Open sections: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland.

Mitropa Cup starts today at 15.00 CEST. The traditional team event this year brings together 10 nations competing against each other in an Open and a Women section on 4 boards each.Results and Standings you can follow here: https://t.co/h6OpJoWW1e. photo @ffechecs Hybrid venue pic.twitter.com/H3XO3MyYG2
— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) May 4, 2021

The first round was played today after short opening ceremony.

During the opening ceremony of #MitropaCup, President of Swiss Chess Federation and main organiser Peter Wyss presented the history of Mitropa Cup,and ECU President Zurab Azmaiparashvili addressed all the players and emphasized the importance of this traditional event for Europe. pic.twitter.com/N43hv82iW9
— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) May 4, 2021

Results – Round 1 – Women section

Results – Round 2 – Open section

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