The opening ceremony of the European Team Chess Championship took place in Greece on Friday. As the Chess Federation of Armenia reported, the Armenian Men’s team will face Switzerland in Round 1, while the Women’s team will compete with the second team of Greece.
Our Men’s team is represented by Levon Aronian, Sergey Movsisyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, Hrant Melkumyan, and Hovhannes Gabuzyan. The Women’s team comprises Elina Danielyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Lilit Galoyan, Maria Kursova, and Maria Gevorgyan.
To note, the European Team Chess Championship will be held from October 27th until November 7 (in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece.
The tournament is played according to the Swiss System in 9 rounds, with one open section and one section for the women’s teams, each considered as separate competitions. According to ECU and FIDE rules, the time control will be 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30 seconds increment for every move played starting from the move one.
