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Last update: Friday November 9, 2007 10:34
When a team is middle-ranking in a Swiss tournament, be it individual or team, the only real way to judge the quality of performances is to compare the statistics.
The main headline news is that Michael Adams (2729) achieved the third best board 1 Tournament Performance Rating of 2800, thus gaining a bronze medal.
Open team, ranking position before the start 16 and that was the final position.
We won 4 matches, drew 2 and lost 3. This was 10 points, scoring 19½/36.
Women’s team, ranking position before the start 20 and we finished 22.
We won 4 matches and lost 5, scoring 14½/36.
| Bd | Rating | Score | TPR | Rating change | |
| 1 | 2729 | Michael Adams | 5½/8 | 2800 | 7.4 |
| 2 | 2567 | Gawain Jones | 3½/8 | 2521 | -5.2 |
| 3 | 2537 | Nicholas Pert | 2/5 | 2472 | -4.4 |
| 4 | 2542 | Mark Hebden | 5/9 | 2574 | 4 |
| 5 | 2540 | Stuart Conquest | 3½/6 | 2562 | 2.4 |
| Bd | Rating | Score | TPR | Rating change | |
| 1 | 2404 | Jovanka Houska | 4½/9 | 2376 | -3.4 |
| 2 | 2411 | Dagne Ciuksyte | 3½/9 | 2295 | -23.7 |
| 3 | 2124 | Ingrid Lauterbach | 4/9 | 2223 | 16.4 |
| 4 | 2073 | Sabrina Chevannes | 1½/5 | 2084 | -0.3 |
| 5 | 2040 | Meri Grigoryan-Lyell | 1/4 | 2186 | 4.1 |
Stewart Reuben
Men
Round 5. Drew 2-2 v Spain
Round 6. Lost 0.5-3.5 v Poland
Round 7. Won 2.5-1.5 v Germany
Round 8. Won 2.5-1.5 v Georgia
Round 9. Lost 1.5-2.5 v Ukraine
Individual Scores
M. Adams 5.5/8
G. Jones 3.5/8
N. Pert 2/5
M. Hebden 5/9
S. Conquest 3.5/6
Women
Round 5.Lost 1.5-2.5 v Romania
Round 6.Lost 0.5-3.5 v Azerbaijan
Round 7.Won 2.5-1.5 v Sweden
Round 8.Won 3-1 v Lithuania
Round 9.Lost 1.5-2.5 v Croatia
Individual Scores
J. Houska 4.5/9
D. Ciuksyte 3.5/9
I. Lauterbach 4/9
S. Chevannes 1.5/5
M. Grigorian-Lyell 1/4
Of the women players Ingrid's score of 4/9 was a good one against this level of opposition and Sabrina and Meri will have gained from the experience.
It is difficult to say "With full strength sides how much better would we have fared ?" - when those who did make themselves available for selecetion certainly did their best.
Russia won the Gold Medals in both the Mens' and Womens' Championships.
I am even more convinced that the decision to send two teams was the correct
one.
Peter Wilson
The ECF took the perhaps brave decision to send squads for both the Mens' and Womens' European Chess Team Championships - even though a number of players were not available.There are great benefits in taking part in such events and those selected are bound to gain fom the excperience.
The squads (in playing order) are :
Men
1. Mickey Adams
2. Gawain Jones
3. Nick Pert
4. Mark Hebden
5. Stuart Conquest
Women
1. Jovana Houska
2. Dagne Ciuksyte
3. Ingrid Lauterbach
4. Sabrina Chevannes
5. Grigorian-Lyell
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The decision to send two teams has already been shown to be the right one.
Not all countries were brave enough to field two teams this year - especially
as this proved an expensive location to reach. Results to date are :
Men
Won 3.5 - 0.5 v Scotland
Lost 1.5 - 2.5 v Czech Republic
Won 3.5 - 0.5 v Finland
Drew 2 -2 v Sweden
[Spain are the round 5 opponents]
Women
Lost 0 - 4 v Poland
Lost 0.5 - 3.5 v Ukraine
Won 2.5 - 1.5 v Austria
Won 2.5 - 1.5 v Israel
[Romania are the round 5 opponents]
We wish them success in the remaining rounds.
Peter Wilson 01.11.2007