The European Individual Chess Championship 2012 is officially opened

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The European Individual Chess Championship 2012 opening ceremony took place at Novotel Plovdiv on April 19, a day before the first round of the event. In the presence of the Minister of Sports Mr. Neikov and the new mayor of Plovdiv Ivan Totev, but without the initially announced vice-premier Minister Simeon Diankov and the ECU President Silvio Danailov, the championship was given an official start.

The draw of colors was conducted, and right from the start we have exciting encounters at the EICC 2012. GM Nikolai Kabanov, participant in the 2011 World Cup is going to meet on board 1 the rating favorite GM Fabiano Caruana. Scroll down for the full list of pairings for the EICC.

Round 1 begins at 14:00 CET, follow the live games here.

EICC 2012 live games / Information / Photo gallery

EICC pairings round 1

1	GM	Kabanov Nikolai	2502	–	GM	Caruana Fabiano	2767
2	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2752	–	GM	Drenchev Petar	2499
3	GM	Baron Tal	2497	–	GM	Jakovenko Dmitry	2729
4	GM	Giri Anish	2717	–	GM	Jianu Vlad-Cristian	2497
5	GM	Berescu Alin-Mile	2494	–	GM	Riazantsev Alexander	2710
6	GM	Vitiugov Nikita	2709	–	GM	Nedev Trajko	2492
7	GM	Soffer Ram	2492	–	GM	Bacrot Etienne	2706
8	GM	Jobava Baadur	2706	–	IM	Paichadze Luka	2491
9	GM	Grigorov Grigor	2489	–	GM	Grachev Boris	2705
10	GM	Malakhov Vladimir	2705	–	IM	Filip Lucian	2483
11	FM	Fodor Tamas Jr	2482	–	GM	Laznicka Viktor	2702
12	GM	Movsesian Sergei	2702	–	IM	Perunovic Miodrag	2481
13	IM	Cioara Andrei-Nestor	2477	–	GM	Naiditsch Arkadij	2702
14	GM	Navara David	2700	–	IM	Kovalev Vladislav	2477
15	GM	Can Emre	2476	–	GM	Sutovsky Emil	2700
16	GM	Dreev Aleksey	2698	–	IM	Arnaudov G  Petar	2476
17	IM	Nigalidze Gaioz	2472	–	GM	Efimenko Zahar	2695
18	GM	Inarkiev Ernesto	2695	–	IM	Stojanovic Dalibor	2471
19	IM	Pancevski Filip	2470	–	GM	Volokitin Andrei	2695
20	GM	Fressinet Laurent	2693	–	IM	Jurcik Marian	2467
21	IM	Rombaldoni Axel	2464	–	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2693
22	GM	Andreikin Dmitry	2689	–	IM	Nestorovic Nikola	2462
23	IM	Dias Paulo	2454	–	GM	Areshchenko Alexander	2688
24	GM	Bologan Viktor	2687	–	IM	Hunt Adam C	2454
25	IM	Hagen Andreas Skytte	2453	–	GM	Akopian Vladimir	2684
26	GM	Berkes Ferenc	2682	–	IM	Zaslavsky Mikhail	2450
27	IM	Simacek Pavel	2447	–	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	2682
28	GM	Korobov Anton	2679	–	IM	Bukal Vladimir Jr	2441
29	FM	Gabuzyan Hovhannes	2441	–	GM	Sargissian Gabriel	2674
30	GM	Georgiev Kiril	2671	–	IM	Stella Andrea	2439
31	IM	Colovic Aleksandar	2436	–	GM	Potkin Vladimir	2669
32	GM	Azarov Sergei	2667	–	IM	Raznikov Danny	2436
33	IM	Smirnov Artem	2436	–	GM	Kobalia Mikhail	2666
34	GM	Kryvoruchko Yuriy	2666	–	IM	Arsovic Zoran	2435
35	IM	Georgiadis Ioannis	2435	–	GM	Bartel Mateusz	2665
36	GM	Balogh Csaba	2664	–	IM	Sharafiev Azat	2433
37	IM	Enchev Ivajlo	2432	–	GM	Cheparinov Ivan	2664
38	GM	Postny Evgeny	2662	–	IM	Poetsch Hagen	2432
39	IM	Pavlidis Antonios	2431	–	GM	Smirin Ilia	2657
40	GM	Khismatullin Denis	2656	–		Galopoulos Nikolaos	2430
41		Indjic Aleksandar	2430	–	GM	Lysyj Igor	2656
42	GM	Ragger Markus	2654	–	FM	Valsecchi Alessio	2429
43	IM	Zueger Beat	2425	–	GM	Fridman Daniel	2653
44	GM	Sokolov Ivan	2653	–	IM	Ivanov Alexey	2424
45	IM	Ledger Andrew J	2424	–	GM	Rodshtein Maxim	2652
46	GM	Roiz Michael	2652	–	IM	Dimitrov Radoslav	2423
47	IM	Baltag Iulian	2420	–	GM	Timofeev Artyom	2650
48	GM	Khalifman Alexander	2649	–	IM	Azaladze Shota	2419
49	FM	Klein David	2418	–	GM	Saric Ivan	2649
50	GM	Zhigalko Sergei	2649	–	IM	Diermair Andreas	2416
51	IM	Kadric Denis	2414	–	GM	Socko Bartosz	2647
52	GM	Ivanisevic Ivan	2645	–	IM	Neubauer Martin	2413
53	IM	Ovod Evgenija	2408	–	GM	Safarli Eltaj	2645
54	GM	Iordachescu Viorel	2644	–	IM	Baratosi Daniel	2407
55	IM	Froewis Georg	2407	–	GM	Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter	2643
56	GM	Petrosian Tigran L	2643	–	IM	Firat Burak	2405
57	IM	Tomic Bosko	2404	–	GM	Najer Evgeniy	2640
58	GM	Lenic Luka	2637	–	IM	Bejtovic Jasmin	2403
59	IM	Pacher Milan	2402	–	GM	Nyback Tomi	2636
60	GM	Jones Gawain C B	2635	–	IM	Kreisl Robert	2400
61		Goumas Georgios	2398	–	GM	Istratescu Andrei	2633
62	GM	Khenkin Igor	2632	–	IM	Fedorovsky Michael	2395
63	IM	Kanter Eduard	2394	–	GM	Matlakov Maxim	2632
64	GM	Erdos Viktor	2631	–	IM	Nedilko Vasily	2392
65	FM	Schachinger Mario	2391	–	GM	Mastrovasilis Dimitrios	2631
66	GM	Beliavsky Alexander G	2630	–	IM	Kanmazalp Ogulcan	2389
67	IM	Popilski Gil	2389	–	GM	Melkumyan Hrant	2628
68	GM	Vuckovic Bojan	2628	–	IM	Schroll Gerhard	2388
69	IM	Abdulov Orkhan	2387	–	GM	Hracek Zbynek	2627
70	GM	Khairullin Ildar	2626	–	FM	Petrisor Adrian-Marian	2383
71	FM	Janev Tihomir	2382	–	GM	Mchedlishvili Mikheil	2626
72	GM	Mamedov Rauf	2624	–	IM	Manea Alexandru	2381
73	IM	Novkovic Milan	2381	–	GM	Volkov Sergey	2623
74	GM	Delchev Aleksander	2622	–	FM	Pantev Veselin	2379
75	IM	Nestorovic Lazar	2374	–	GM	Salgado Lopez Ivan	2621
76	GM	Pashikian Arman	2618	–	FM	Braun Christian	2372
77	FM	Filev Georgi	2372	–	GM	Andriasian Zaven	2616
78	GM	Guseinov Gadir	2616	–	IM	Erturan Yakup	2370
79		Nenezic Marko	2370	–	GM	Lupulescu Constantin	2616
80	GM	Kuzubov Yuriy	2615	–	FM	Balla Tamas-Kristof	2369
81	FM	Alekseenko Kirill	2367	–	GM	Buhmann Rainer	2614
82	GM	Howell David W L	2614	–	FM	Pavlidis Anastasios	2363
83	FM	Grandadam Nicolas	2361	–	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	2614
84	GM	Markowski Tomasz	2612	–		Laurusas Tomas	2360
85	FM	Petenyi Tamas	2359	–	GM	L’ami Erwin	2611
86	GM	Kempinski Robert	2610	–	IM	Dragomirescu Robin-Alexandru	2358
87	FM	Antal Tibor Kende	2352	–	GM	Sjugirov Sanan	2610
88	GM	Smeets Jan	2610	–	FM	Tate Alan	2350
89	FM	Sarbok Torsten	2349	–	GM	Edouard Romain	2607
90	GM	Ponkratov Pavel	2607	–	FM	Schiendorfer Emanuel	2349
91		Panteleev Petar	2347	–	GM	Stocek Jiri	2606
92	GM	Macieja Bartlomiej	2605	–	FM	Nakar Eylon	2344
93	FM	Agaragimov Djakhangir	2342	–	GM	Popov Ivan	2605
94	GM	Aleksandrov Aleksej	2604	–	FM	Givon Asaf	2340
95		Lomsadze Davit	2338	–	GM	Kozul Zdenko	2602
96	GM	Rakhmanov Aleksandr	2602	–	FM	Dobre Claudiu-Cristian	2334
97	FM	Boruchovsky Avital	2333	–	GM	Solak Dragan	2602
98	GM	Hovhannisyan Robert	2600	–	FM	Codenotti Marco	2328
99	IM	Dimitrov Pavel	2323	–	GM	Kotronias Vasilios	2597
100	GM	Vajda Levente	2597	–	FM	Izzat Kanan	2319
101	IM	Dimitrov Atanas	2318	–	GM	Sulskis Sarunas	2596
102	GM	Pantsulaia Levan	2595	–	FM	Duzhakov Ilya	2316
103	FM	Ali Marandi Cemil Can	2315	–	GM	Sedlak Nikola	2593
104	GM	Shimanov Aleksandr	2591	–	FM	Cabarkapa Novak	2314
105	WGM	Schneider Veronika	2312	–	GM	Zhigalko Andrey	2590
106	GM	Halkias Stelios	2588	–	FM	Donchenko Alexander	2309
107		Ivanov Stojan Lubomirov	2309	–	GM	Brkic Ante	2587
108	GM	Brunello Sabino	2587	–	FM	Malikentzos Sotirios	2307
109	WIM	Bulmaga Irina	2307	–	GM	Mista Aleksander	2587
110	GM	Kulaots Kaido	2585	–	WGM	Videnova Iva	2301
111	IM	Lederman Leon	2296	–	GM	Nyzhnyk Illya	2585
112	GM	Banusz Tamas	2583	–	WGM	Nikolova Adriana	2293
113	FM	Boehnisch Manfred	2291	–	GM	Damljanovic Branko	2582
114	GM	Kuljasevic Davorin	2580	–	FM	Aharon Ofir	2288
115	CM	Sanal Vahap	2286	–	GM	Savchenko Boris	2580
116	GM	Ruck Robert	2579	–		Kourousis Epaminondas	2284
117	WGM	Cherednichenko Svetlana	2279	–	GM	Ernst Sipke	2578
118	GM	Ter-Sahakyan Samvel	2578	–	IM	Chudinovskikh Alexander M	2278
119	FM	Voiteanu Gabriel	2275	–	GM	Maze Sebastien	2577
120	GM	Papin Vasily	2575	–		Pop Alexandru	2272
121		Ben Artzi Ido	2271	–	GM	Chatalbashev Boris	2570
122	GM	Swiercz Dariusz	2565	–		Kjurkchiiski Georgi	2266
123	FM	Bach Adrian-Kalman	2264	–	GM	Lintchevski Daniil	2564
124	GM	Bosiocic Marin	2562	–		Gaehwiler Gabriel	2260
125		Vlashki Nino	2258	–	GM	Nevednichy Vladislav	2562
126	GM	Grigoriants Sergey	2561	–	IM	Medancic Rikard	2252
127		Kumic Filip	2247	–	GM	Ipatov Alexander	2561
128	GM	Manolache Marius	2561	–		Pantic Ivica	2242
129	FM	Kigel Dmytro	2235	–	GM	Popovic Dusan	2561
130	GM	Nabaty Tamir	2559	–	WIM	Pavlidou Ekaterini	2231
131		Prodileanu Adrian	2226	–	GM	Rapport Richard	2559
132	GM	Steingrimsson Hedinn	2556	–		Yakimenko Alexander A	2223
133	FM	Hristodorescu Daniel	2212	–	GM	Zontakh Andrey	2556
134	GM	Esen Baris	2555	–		Hristodoulou Panagiotis	2203
135		Sofranov Velizar	2198	–	GM	Gabrielian Artur	2554
136	GM	Jankovic Alojzije	2553	–		Senetia Teodor	2188
137		Mindlin Alon	2186	–	GM	Prohaszka Peter	2553
138	GM	Szabo Gergely-Andras-Gyula	2553	–		Scekic Veljko	2186
139	FM	Stamnov Aleksander	2184	–	GM	Maiorov Nikita	2552
140	GM	Radulski Julian	2552	–		Ilic Slobodan S	2160
141		Pogosian Vladimir	2153	–	GM	Papp Gabor	2551
142	GM	Nikolov Momchil	2550	–	WIM	Makka Ioulia	2152
143		Arnaudov Petar	2149	–	GM	Fedoseev Vladimir	2548
144	GM	Popov Valerij	2546	–		Barta Jozsef	2148
145		Mogilarov Dimitar	2147	–	GM	Cornette Matthieu	2545
146	GM	Grandelius Nils	2545	–		Marjanovic Dejan	2132
147	WFM	Cherednichenko Elena	2130	–	GM	Neverov Valeriy	2544
148	GM	Durarbeyli Vasif	2543	–		Berman Mark	2129
149		Andok Claus Michael	2116	–	GM	Zoler Dan	2541
150	GM	Marin Mihail	2539	–	CM	Bozinovic Boban	2105
151		Blaushtain Boris	2105	–	GM	Pap Gyula	2538
152	GM	Rogozenco Dorian	2536	–		Xylogiannopoulos Antonios	2104
153		Rigopoulos-Tsigkos Alexandros	2095	–	GM	Guliyev Namig	2532
154	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2531	–		Ljangov Petar	2089
155		Balokas Dimitrios	2080	–	GM	Stefansson Hannes	2531
156	IM	Benidze Davit	2530	–		Khelaia Giorgi	2080
157		Henseler Jorgen	2071	–	IM	Yilmaz Mustafa	2530
158	GM	Michalik Peter	2529	–		Manelidou Maria	2067
159		Ojagverdiyev Zaur	2050	–	IM	Sebenik Matej	2529
160	GM	Rasulov Vugar	2526	–		Todorov Yavor	2029
161		Safronov Kirill	2017	–	GM	Heberla Bartlomiej	2525
162	GM	Pridorozhni Aleksei	2524	–		Levine Yonatan	2016
163		Petrov Vladimir Sergeev	1980	–	GM	Khmelniker Ilya	2523
164	IM	Miron Lucian-Costin	2518	–		Mihopoulos Konstantinos	1951
165		Porfireanu Serban	1892	–	IM	Goganov Aleksey	2517
166	GM	Onischuk Vladimir	2516	–		Slavov Hristo	1812
167		Meyes Richard	1786	–	GM	Djukic Nikola	2513
168	IM	Alonso Rosell Alvar	2513	–		Vdovenko Volodymyr	1784
169		Katsarov Hristo	1495	–	GM	Mastrovasilis Athanasios	2510
170	GM	Huschenbeth Niclas	2509	–		Halili Sabri	0
171		Misini Burhanudin	0	–	GM	Godena Michele	2508
172	GM	Holzke Frank	2508	–		Pein Milan	0
173		Sahitaj Naim	0	–	IM	Dvirnyy Daniyyl	2507
174	GM	Gallagher Joseph G	2502	–		Zahariev Ognyan	0