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European Team Championship, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 11-20 October 2003

Last Edited: Tuesday October 21, 2003 0:03 AM

The European Team Championship is being held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from 11-20 October 2003 (nine rounds - 16 Oct is a free day). There are 37 men's/open teams (four boards from five player squads) and 30 women's teams (two boards from three player squads). Rankings are based on match points (won match = 2, drawn match = 1), with total board points being used as the first tie-break. Time limit is 90 minutes per player per game, with 30 seconds added after each move from the beginning of the game. The favourites for gold are Russia, and there are also very strong teams from Israel, Spain, Ukraine and France. England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales are fielding teams in the men's/open, and England also have a team in the women's event. England have a much weakened team and are only seeded 23rd. The other teams from the British Isles are also somewhat under strength: Scotland are seeded 32nd, Ireland 35th and Wales 37th. England's women's team is close to full strength, though lacking a reserve player, and seeded 11th.

England team: 1 Jon Speelman 2575g (5/9), 2 Bogdan Lalic 2503g (5/9), 3 Glenn Flear (captain) 2516g (4/9), 4 Peter Wells 2485g (1/3), 5 Jon Levitt 2423g (4/6).
Scottish team: 1 John Shaw 2465m (3/8), 2 Steve Mannion 2348m (3½/6), 3 Andrew Muir 2294m (4½/7), 4 Tim Upton 2287f (1½/5), 5 Neil Berry 2300 (1½/6).
Welsh team: 1 Sven Zeidler 2246 (½/7), 2 Alan Spice 2181 (½/7), 3 Tim Kett 2145 (2½/7), 4 John Trevelyan 2153 (1/6), 5 Andrew Gandy 2104 (1/5).
Irish team: 1 Brian Kelly 2487m (4½/8), 2 Sam Collins 2387f (4/8), 3 Daire McMahon 2221 (3½/8), 4 Anthony Fox 2126 (1½/8).
England women's team: 1 Harriet Hunt 2402m/wg (4/9), 2 Jovanka Houska 2358wg (5½/9)

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Round 9 (Monday 20 October)

Russia won the gold medals again. Well done to them and their genial, cricket-loving board one. Four draws ended a middling sort of tournament for the under-strength England side. The first and last all-Celtic encounter ended in a near-wipeout for luckless Wales, though they scored their first half point since round six. Team member John Trevelyan summed up the experience with his usual coal-black humour: "I'm feeling much better today. My team mates have given me back my belt and shoelaces, and later on today I'll get the key to my 7th floor balcony." Don't do it, John, your country needs you. Ireland showed the way to deal with the imbalanced Cyprus team. Lastly, top marks to the Bulgarian website for a top-notch job done.

Final Positions: 1 Russia 17(22½); 2 Israel 15(22½); 3 Georgia 13(22); 4 Slovenia 13(20½)... 17 England 9(19)... 30 Scotland 7(16)... 32 Ireland 7(15½)... 37 Wales 2(7½). Note, none of the British teams finished below their seeded position. Yes, I should have been a spin doctor, shouldn't I?

9.10 23 England   2 - 2 16 Serbia and Montenegro  
1 GM Speelman Jonathan S 2575 ½ : ½ GM Damljanovic Branko 2589
2 GM Lalic Bogdan 2503 ½ : ½ GM Pavlovic Milos 2593
3 GM Flear Glenn C 2516 ½ : ½ GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2548
4 GM Levitt Jonathan 2423 ½ : ½ IM Perunovic Milos 2534
9.18 32 Scotland   3½ - ½ 37 Wales  
1 IM Shaw John 2465 1 : 0   Zeidler Sven P 2246
2 IM Mannion Stephen R 2348 1 : 0   Spice Alan 2181
3 IM Muir Andrew J 2294 1 : 0   Kett Tim 2145
4   Berry Neil 2300 ½ : ½   Trevelyan John 2150
9.17 35 Ireland   3 - 1 36 Cyprus  
1 IM Kelly Brian 2487 ½ : ½ GM Kotronias Vasilios 2626
2 FM Collins Sam 2387 ½ : ½   Theocharides Constantinos 2105
3   McMahon Daire 2221 1 : 0   Papatryfonos Constantinos 2111
4   Fox Anthony 2126 1 : 0   Klerides Paris 2174

 

 
Women's Round 9

England completed the complete men's and women's truce with Serbia, though this was a hard fought match unlike the men's equivalent. The game score of Maric-Hunt is completely wrong. Russia were pipped at the post by Armenia and Hungary.

Final Positions: 1 Armenia 14(13); 2 Hungary 14(12½); 3 Russia 13(12½); 4 Poland 12(10½)... 10 England 11(9½).

9.5 6 Serbia and Montenegro   1 - 1 11 England  
1 WGM Maric Alisa 2433 ½ : ½ WGM Hunt Harriet 2402
2 WGM Bojkovic Natasa 2408 ½ : ½ WGM Houska Jovanka 2358

 

Round 8 (Sunday 19 October)

Adequate result for England, near misses for Scotland and Ireland. Wales must be longing for the end of the tournament. They already have the wooden spoon.

Standings: 1 Russia 16(20½); 2 Israel 14(20½); 3 Slovenia 12(18½); 4 Georgia 11(19½); 5 Poland 11(19)... 17 England 8(17)... 34 Scotland 5(12½); 35 Ireland 5(12½)... 37 Wales 2(7).

8.13 28 Lithuania   1½ - 2½ 23 England  
1 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2495 ½ : ½ GM Speelman Jonathan S 2575
2 IM Sakalauskas Vaidas 2423 ½ : ½ GM Lalic Bogdan 2503
3 IM Butnorius Algimantas 2424 ½ : ½ GM Flear Glenn C 2516
4 IM Zapolskis Antanas 2375 0 : 1 GM Levitt Jonathan 2423
8.14 26 Italy   2½ - 1½ 32 Scotland  
1 GM Godena Michele 2523 ½ : ½ IM Shaw John 2465
2 IM Belotti Bruno 2426 - : + IM Muir Andrew J 2294
3 IM D'Amore Carlo 2435 1 : 0 FM Upton Timothy J 2287
4 IM Borgo Giulio 2419 1 : 0   Berry Neil 2300
8.17 29 Austria   2½ - 1½ 35 Ireland  
1 GM Balinov Ilija 2411 0 : 1 IM Kelly Brian 2487
2 IM Volkmann Friedrich 2452 1 : 0 FM Collins Sam 2387
3 IM Neubauer Martin 2434 ½ : ½   McMahon Daire 2221
4 IM Schroll Gerhard 2417 1 : 0   Fox Anthony 2126
8.18 27 Bulgaria 2   4 - 0 37 Wales  
1 GM Genov Petar 2494 1 : 0   Zeidler Sven P 2246
2 IM Vasilev Milen 2451 1 : 0   Spice Alan 2181
3   Rusev Krasimir 2379 1 : 0   Trevelyan John 2150
4   Iotov Valentin 2280 1 : 0   Gandy Andrew 2104

 

Women's Round 8

After elation, disappointment, as the England women's team fall back to earth. The Russians also lost, to Hungary, so the destination of the gold medals is still uncertain.

Standings: 1 Russia 12(11½); 2 Armenia 12(11½); 3 Hungary 12(10½); 4 Poland 12(10); 5 Lithuania 11(9); 6 Ukraine 10(10½); 7 Georgia 10(10); 8 Serbia 10(9½); 9 Romania 10(9½); 10 England 10(8½).

8.3 7 Armenia   2 - 0 11 England  
1 WGM Danielian Elina 2400 1 : 0 WGM Hunt Harriet 2402
2 WGM Mkrtchian Lilit 2413 1 : 0 WGM Houska Jovanka 2358

 

Round 7 (Saturday 18 October)

Desperately poor results for England and Wales, but joy for Scotland and Ireland.

Standings: 1 Russia 14(18); 2 Israel 12(17½); 3 Georgia 11(18); 4 Ukraine 10(19); 5 Slovenia 10(16)... 24 England 6(14½)... 31 Scotland 5(11); 32 Ireland 5(11)... 37 Wales 2(7).

7.11 23 England   1 - 3 15 F.Y.R.Macedonia  
1 GM Speelman Jonathan S 2575 ½ : ½ GM Georgiev Kiril 2651
2 GM Lalic Bogdan 2503 ½ : ½ GM Georgiev Vladimir 2596
3 GM Flear Glenn C 2516 0 : 1 GM Mitkov Nikola 2530
4 GM Wells Peter K 2485 0 : 1 GM Nedev Trajce 2480
7.17 32 Scotland   2½ - 1½ 29 Austria  
1 IM Shaw John 2465 ½ : ½ IM Volkmann Friedrich 2452
2 IM Mannion Stephen R 2348 ½ : ½ IM Neubauer Martin 2434
3 IM Muir Andrew J 2294 1 : 0 IM Weiss Christian 2402
4   Berry Neil 2300 ½ : ½ IM Schroll Gerhard 2417
7.14 35 Ireland   2 - 2 25 Estonia  
1 IM Kelly Brian 2487 1 : 0 GM Kulaots Kaido 2530
2 FM Collins Sam 2387 1 : 0 IM Kanep Meelis 2452
3   McMahon Daire 2221 0 : 1 IM Sepp Olav 2429
4   Fox Anthony 2126 0 : 1   Lauk Ular 2380
7.18 37 Wales   0 - 4 36 Cyprus  
1   Zeidler Sven P 2246 0 : 1 GM Kotronias Vasilios 2626
2   Spice Alan 2181 0 : 1   Antoniou Antonis 2208
3   Kett Tim 2145 0 : 1   Theocharides Constantinos 2105
4   Gandy Andrew 2104 0 : 1   Klerides Paris 2174
 
Women's Round 7

An excellent round for the English women, particularly Harriet Hunt's win against the European women's champion.

Standings: 1 Russia 12(11); 2 Ukraine 10(10); 3 Armenia 10(9½); 4 Hungary 10(9); 5 Poland 10(8½); 6 England 10(8½).

7.4 11 England   2 - 0 8 France  
1 WGM Hunt Harriet 2402 1 : 0 WGM Skripchenko Almira 2460
2 WGM Houska Jovanka 2358 1 : 0 WIM Milliet Sophie 2326

 

 

Round 6 (Friday 17 October)

Mixed fortunes after the rest day. England might have expected a bit more against Luxembourg but at least that's two match points in the bag. Scotland must have fancied two points as well but didn't quite manage them. Wales will be cheesed off with their hammering by Turkey; Tim Kett lost his first game but at least Alan Spice got off the mark. But Ireland must be pleased with a very decent point against a strong Bulgarian B team. I wonder if you can get a decent pint of Guinness in Plovdiv? Round 7 pairings: England v FYROM, Ireland v Estonia, Scotland v Austria, Wales v Cyprus.

Standings: 1 Russia 12(15½); 2 Israel 10(15); 3 France 9(15); 4 Georgia 9(15); 5 Poland 9(15)... 19 England 6(13½)... 31 Ireland 4(9)... 35 Scotland 3(8½)... 37 Wales 2(7).

6.15 34 Luxembourg   1½ - 2½ 23 England  
1 GM David Alberto 2560 ½ : ½ GM Speelman Jonathan S 2575
2 FM Bakalarz Mieczyslaw 2320 0 : 1 GM Lalic Bogdan 2503
3   Weber Jean-Marie 2186 ½ : ½ GM Flear Glenn C 2516
4   Gengler Pierre 2149 ½ : ½ GM Levitt Jonathan 2423
6.17 36 Cyprus   2 - 2 32 Scotland  
1 GM Kotronias Vasilios 2626 1 : 0 IM Shaw John 2465
2   Antoniou Antonis 2208 0 : 1 IM Mannion Stephen R 2348
3   Theocharides Constantinos 2105 ½ : ½ IM Muir Andrew J 2294
4   Klerides Paris 2174 ½ : ½ FM Upton Timothy J 2287
6.16 27 Bulgaria 2   2 - 2 35 Ireland  
1 GM Genov Petar 2494 0 : 1 IM Kelly Brian 2487
2 IM Petrov Marijan 2471 0 : 1 FM Collins Sam 2387
3 IM Vasilev Milen 2451 1 : 0   McMahon Daire 2221
4   Rusev Krasimir 2379 1 : 0   Fox Anthony 2126
6.18 33 Turkey   3½ - ½ 37 Wales  
1 FM Haznedaroglu Kivanc 2305 1 : 0   Zeidler Sven P 2246
2 FM Atakisi Umut 2311 ½ : ½   Spice Alan 2181
3 FM Erdogdu Mert 2359 1 : 0   Kett Tim 2145
4 FM Bayram Yakup 2306 1 : 0   Trevelyan John 2150
 
Women's Round 6

A bit more like it from England, against a team of similar strength. Jovanka Houska is now on +2 and has the best score of all the British players. Round 7 pairings: England v France.

Standings: 1 Russia 10(9); 2 Poland 10(8½); 3 Ukraine 9(9); 4 Armenia 9(8½)... 9 England 8(6½).

6.6 11 England   1½ - ½ 12 Netherlands  
1 WGM Hunt Harriet 2402 ½ : ½ WGM Peng Zhaoqin 2438
2 WGM Houska Jovanka 2358 1 : 0 WGM Bosboom-Lanchava Tea 2315

 

Round 5 (Wednesday 15 October)

Another bad day for the Brits. Only Scotland scored match points - by virtue of having the bye. And those minimal 1½-2½ losses must have been painful. That said, Wales did extremely well to run Iceland so close, being outrated by about 200 points a board. Tim Kett continues to excel, with a performance of around 2519 for four games. Sadly, because Wales had a bye in round one, he cannot hope to qualify for an IM norm as he will be one game short even if he plays all the remaining rounds.

Standings: 1 Russia 10(13); 2 Azerbaijan 9(13); 3 France 8(13); 4 Israel 8(12½)... 25 England 4(11)... 32 Ireland 3(7)... 34 Scotland 2(6½), 35 Wales 2(6½).

5.8 23 England   1½ - 2½ 3 Spain  
1 GM Speelman Jonathan S 2575 ½ : ½ GM Shirov Alexei 2737
2 GM Lalic Bogdan 2503 0 : 1 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2662
3 GM Flear Glenn C 2516 ½ : ½ GM Illescas Cordoba Miguel 2602
4 GM Wells Peter K 2485 ½ : ½ GM San Segundo Pablo 2524
5.12 15 F.Y.R.Macedonia   3½ - ½ 35 Ireland  
1 GM Georgiev Kiril 2651 1 : 0 IM Kelly Brian 2487
2 GM Georgiev Vladimir 2596 1 : 0 FM Collins Sam 2387
3 GM Mitkov Nikola 2530 ½ : ½   McMahon Daire 2221
4 IM Stanojoski Zvonko 2497 1 : 0   Fox Anthony 2126
5.18 37 Wales   1½ - 2½ 31 Iceland  
1   Zeidler Sven P 2246 ½ : ½ IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor 2419
2   Spice Alan 2181 0 : 1 IM Kristjansson Stefan 2403
3   Kett Tim 2145 ½ : ½ FM Thorfinnsson Bragi 2388
4   Gandy Andrew 2104 ½ : ½ FM Thorfinnsson Bjorn 2351
 
Women's Round 5

A wipeout against Russia for Harriet and Jovanka.

Standings: 1 Russia 9(8); 2 Armenia 8(7½); 3 Poland 8(7); 4 Bulgaria-A 8(6½)... 13 England 6(5).

5.2 1 Russia   2 - 0 11 England  
1 WGM Matveeva Svetlana 2483 1 : 0 WGM Hunt Harriet 2402
2 WGM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2451 1 : 0 WGM Houska Jovanka 2358

 

 

Round 4 (Tuesday 14 October)

A big win for England against one of the minnows. A decent effort by Wales, for whom Tim Kett is the star player. An evenly contested match between Ireland and Luxembourg ended in a draw. Scotland were totally outgunned by Bosnia. The surprise of the day was Ukraine being held 2-2 by Italy.

Standings: 1 Israel 8(11); 2 Russia 8(10½); 3 Azerbaijan 7(10½)... 18 England 4(9½)... 28 Ireland 3(6½)... 34 Wales 2(5)... 37 Scotland 0(4½).

4.14 23 England   3½ - ½ 36 Cyprus  
1 GM Speelman Jonathan S 2575 ½ : ½   Antoniou Antonis 2208
2 GM Lalic Bogdan 2503 1 : 0   Theocharides Constantinos 2105
3 GM Flear Glenn C 2516 1 : 0   Papatryfonos Constantinos 2111
4 GM Levitt Jonathan 2423 1 : 0   Klerides Paris 2174
4.18 32 Scotland   ½ - 3½ 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina  
1 IM Shaw John 2465 0 : 1 GM Atalik Suat 2570
2 IM Mannion Stephen R 2348 ½ : ½ GM Kurajica Bojan 2557
3 FM Upton Timothy J 2287 0 : 1 GM Dizdarevic Emir 2507
4   Berry Neil 2300 0 : 1 GM Bistric Faruk 2503
4.16 35 Ireland   2 - 2 34 Luxembourg  
1 IM Kelly Brian 2487 ½ : ½ GM David Alberto 2560
2 FM Collins Sam 2387 ½ : ½ FM Bakalarz Mieczyslaw 2320
3   McMahon Daire 2221 1 : 0   Weber Jean-Marie 2186
4   Fox Anthony 2126 0 : 1   Gengler Pierre 2149
4.15 29 Austria   2½ - 1½ 37 Wales  
1 IM Volkmann Friedrich 2452 1 : 0   Spice Alan 2181
2 IM Neubauer Martin 2434 0 : 1   Kett Tim 2145
3 IM Weiss Christian 2402 1 : 0   Trevelyan John 2150
4 IM Schroll Gerhard 2417 ½ : ½   Gandy Andrew 2104
 
Women's Round 4

Not a bad effort against the no.2 seeds.

Standings: 1 Armenia 7(6½); 2 Russia 7(6); 3 Bulgaria-A 7(5½)... 8 England 6(5).

4.2 11 England   1 - 1 2 Ukraine  
1 WGM Hunt Harriet 2402 0 : 1 WGM Zhukova Natalia 2452
2 WGM Houska Jovanka 2358 1 : 0 WGM Gaponenko Inna 2409

 

Round 3 (Monday 13 October)

Rather a dismal day for the British men's teams. Not a win in sight. Tim Kett is doing a good holding job for Wales. Not all the men's games are available in the download.

Standings: 1 Serbia 6(9); 2 Israel 6(8); 3 Russia 6(7½)... 22 England 2(6)... 29 Ireland 2(4½)... 32 Wales 2(3½)... 35 Scotland 0(4).

3.14 25 Estonia   2½ - 1½ 23 England  
1 GM Kulaots Kaido 2530 ½ : ½ GM Speelman Jonathan S 2575
2 IM Kanep Meelis 2452 ½ : ½ GM Lalic Bogdan 2503
3 IM Seeman Tarvo 2429 1 : 0 GM Flear Glenn C 2516
4 IM Sepp Olav 2429 ½ : ½ GM Levitt Jonathan 2423
3.18 31 Iceland   2½ - 1½ 32 Scotland  
1 GM Thorhallsson Throstur 2444 ½ : ½ IM Shaw John 2465
2 IM Gunnarsson Jon Viktor 2419 ½ : ½ IM Mannion Stephen R 2348
3 IM Kristjansson Stefan 2403 1 : 0 IM Muir Andrew J 2294
4 FM Thorfinnsson Bragi 2388 ½ : ½   Berry Neil 2300
3.12 15 F.Y.R.Macedonia   3½ - ½ 37 Wales  
1 GM Georgiev Vladimir 2596 1 : 0   Zeidler Sven P 2246
2 GM Mitkov Nikola 2530 ½ : ½   Kett Tim 2145
3 GM Nedev Trajce 2480 1 : 0   Trevelyan John 2150
4 IM Stanojoski Zvonko 2497 1 : 0   Gandy Andrew 2104

Ireland had the bye

Round 3 - Women - another good day for England's women. Georgia lost to Bulgaria A (Stefanova beat Khurtsidze).

Standings: 1 Russia 6(5); 2 Bulgaria A 6(4½); 3 Ukraine 5(5); 4 Armenia 5(4½); 5 England 5(4).

3.6 9 Hungary   ½ - 1½ 11 England  
1 WGM Dembo Yelena 2415 ½ : ½ WGM Hunt Harriet 2402
2 WGM Vajda Szidonia 2360 0 : 1 WGM Houska Jovanka 2358

 

Round 2 (Sunday 12 October)

Standings: 1-3 Serbia, Slovenia, Israel 4/4 (5½); 4-5 Russia, Germany 4 (5)... 21 England 2(4½)... 27 Wales 2 (3)... 30 Scotland 0 (2½)... 31 Ireland 0 (2½).

England's men's and women's top boards, Jon Speelman and Harriet Hunt, have started with 1½/2 but no other British player has yet managed a better than even score. The European Team Championship is traditionally a much tougher event than the Olympiad as there are less small countries represented.

2.14 23 England  
3 - 1
 33 Turkey  
1 GM Speelman Jonathan S 2575
1 : 0
 FM Haznedaroglu Kivanc 2305
2 GM Lalic Bogdan 2503
½ : ½
 FM Atakisi Umut 2311
3 GM Flear Glenn C 2516
1 : 0
 FM Erdogdu Mert 2359
4 GM Levitt Jonathan 2423
½ : ½
 FM Bayram Yakup 2306
2.17 27 Bulgaria 2  
2½ - 1½
 32 Scotland  
1 GM Genov Petar 2494
½ : ½
 IM Shaw John 2465
2 IM Petrov Marijan 2471
½ : ½
 IM Muir Andrew J 2294
3 IM Vasilev Milen 2451
½ : ½
 FM Upton Timothy J 2287
4   Iotov Valentin 2280
1 : 0
   Berry Neil 2300
2.16 35 Ireland  
1½ - 2½
 26 Italy  
1 IM Kelly Brian 2487
½ : ½
 GM Godena Michele 2523
2 FM Collins Sam 2387
½ : ½
 IM Belotti Bruno 2426
3   McMahon Daire 2221
½ : ½
 IM D'Amore Carlo 2435
4   Fox Anthony 2126
0 : 1
 IM Borgo Giulio 2419
2.9 37 Wales  
1 - 3
 24 Finland  
1   Zeidler Sven P 2246
0 : 1
 GM Nyback Tomi 2497
2   Spice Alan 2181
0 : 1
 GM Kallio Heikki 2493
3   Kett Tim 2145
½ : ½
 IM Karttunen Mika 2379
4   Trevelyan John 2150
½ : ½
 FM Maki-Uuro Miikka 2409

Women's Round 2

Standings: 1 Georgia 4/4 (3½); 2-3 Russia, Bulgaria A 4/4 (3) ... 10 England 3 (2½).

2.9 24 Croatia  
½ - 1½
 11 England  
1 WGM Medic Mirjana 2271
½ : ½
 WGM Hunt Harriet 2402
2 WIM Jelica Mara 2236
0 : 1
 WGM Houska Jovanka 2358

 

Round 1 (Saturday 11 October)

The major event of the first round came when FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov's mobile phone rang and thus cost him the game (under a by-law of the event). In fact he was in a losing position anyway. All chess players should take note and beware the enemy in their pocket...

1.5 5 France  
2½ - 1½
 23 England  
1 GM Lautier Joel 2666
½ : ½
 GM Speelman Jonathan S 2575
2 GM Bauer Christian 2602
½ : ½
 GM Lalic Bogdan 2503
3 GM Sokolov Andrei 2584
1 : 0
 GM Flear Glenn C 2516
4 GM Degraeve Jean-Marc 2562
½ : ½
 GM Wells Peter K 2485
       
 
      
1.14 32 Scotland  
1 - 3
 14 Azerbaijan  
1 IM Shaw John 2465
0 : 1
 GM Radjabov Teimour 2650
2 IM Mannion Stephen R 2348
0 : 1
 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyaz 2595
3 IM Muir Andrew J 2294
½ : ½
 GM Guseinov Gadir 2557
4 FM Upton Timothy J 2287
½ : ½
 IM Ibrahimov Rasul 2478
       
 
      
1.17 17 Switzerland  
3 - 1
 35 Ireland  
1 GM Korchnoi Viktor 2580
1 : 0
 IM Kelly Brian 2487
2 GM Jenni Florian 2522
½ : ½
 FM Collins Sam 2387
3 GM Gallagher Joseph 2522
1 : 0
   McMahon Daire 2221
4 IM Landenbergue Claude 2441
½ : ½
   Fox Anthony 2126

Wales had the bye

1.11 11 England  
1 - 1
 26 Finland  
1 WGM Hunt Harriet 2402
1 : 0
 WIM Koskela Niina 2280
2 WGM Houska Jovanka 2358
0 : 1
 WIM Rantanen Tanja 2165

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