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Last update: Friday September 7, 2007 13:00
The English Chess Federation is pleased to announce that the following teams have been selected for the forthcoming European Team Championships.
| Men’s Team: 1. Michael Adams 2. Nick Pert 3. Gawain Jones 4. Mark Hebden 5. Stuart Conquest Captain – Peter Wells |
Women’s Team: 1. Jovanka Houska 2. Dagne Ciuksyte 3. Ingrid Lauterbach 4. Sabrina Chevannes 5. Meri Grigoryan-Lyell Captain – John Emms |
The European Team Championships will take place in Heraklion, Crete from October
27 to November 7. Our men’s team is headed by England’s number 1,
and world ranked number 15, Michael Adams. Gawain Jones, who became a grandmaster
earlier this year, will be making his debut in England’s senior team.
Another debutant is woman grandmaster Dagne Ciuksyte, who recently transferred
her allegiance from Lithuania to England.
According to Peter Sowray, the ECF’s International Director, “The
European Teams is the most important team competition this year. Despite the
absence of a few of our top players, I am confident that both teams will perform
admirably. The ECF is determined to support our promising younger generation
of players, some of whom were not available for this event due to other playing
commitments.”
The men’s competition was first held in 1955, with England winning the
event in 1997 and thus breaking the domination of Russia and the former Soviet
Union. The women’s competition was inaugurated in 1992.
Notes to editors:
More information on the English Chess Federation can be found here - www.englishchess.org.uk
The official web site of the European Team Championships is here - www.greekchess.com/euro2007/