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Your support makes all the difference.STRONG WINDS greeted the players in the European Team Championships when they started last Monday in Batumi.
Round one results: France vs Hungary 1-3; Israel vs Slovenia 2-2; Yugoslavia vs Ukraine 2-2; Germany vs Slovakia 2.5-1.5; Sweden vs Netherlands 1.5- 2.5; England vs Fyrom (formerly Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) 3-1; Latvia vs Czech Republic 1.5-2.5; Bulgaria vs Lithuania 3.5-0.5; Scotland vs Belarus 0.5-3.5; Rom- ania vs Ireland 4-0; Azerbaijan vs Russia 1-3; Austria vs Croatia 1.5-2.5; Belgium vs Armenia 0-4; Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Georgia II 2.5-1.5; Georgia I vs Turkey 3-1; Italy vs Spain 2-2; Poland vs Portugal 4-0; Switzerland vs Finland 3.5-0.5.
Nigel Short and Stuart Conquest won for England on boards one and three, while Emms and Chandler drew. Stuart Conquest's win showed some nerves - this was his first outing in a national team for three years - and some effects of time pressure from about move 26. His opponent could have had better drawing chances with 27 ...a6, 29 ...Rb2 and 31 ...a6!
White: Stuart Conquest
Black: Zvonko Stanojoski
Benko Gambit
The final position is shown at the top of the next column.
First round in the parallel women's team event: Scotland vs England 0.5- 1.5; Yugoslavia vs Slovakia 2-0; Croatia vs Georgia I 0-2; Georgia II vs Lithuania 2-0; Bulgaria vs Spain 1-1; Czech Republic vs Portugal 1.5- 0.5, Finland vs Russia 1-1; France vs Ukraine 0-2; Georgia III vs Estonia 1-1; Greece vs Austria 1.5-0.5; Israel vs Fyrom 0.5-1.5; Italy vs Bosnia- Herzegovina 0-2; Latvia vs Hungary 0-2; Poland vs Azerbaijan 2-0; Romania vs Netherlands 1.5-0.5; Slovenia vs Germany 0.5-1.5; Sweden vs Armenia 0.5-1.5; Turkey vs Switzerland 0.5-1.5.
For details and games: http://www.world fide.com.
Russia's men were paired against England in round two, while the English women face Greece and the Scots, Austria.
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2 c4 c5
3 d5 b5
4 Nf3 bxc4
5 Nc3 g6
6 e4 d6
7 Bxc4 Bg7
8 e5!? dxe5
9 Nxe5 0-0
10 0-0 Bb7
11 Qb3 Qb6
12 Re1 Na6
13 Bg5 Qxb3
14 Bxb3 h6?!
15 Bxf6 exf6
16 Nc4 Nb4
17 Rad1 Ba6
18 d6 f5
19 d7 Nc2
20 Bxc2 Bxc4
21 Rd6 Rfd8
22 Ba4 Bxc3!
23 bxc3 Be6
24 h4 Rab8
25 Re5 Rb6
26 Rd2 c4
27 Rd4 Kg7
28 Kh2 Kf6
29 f4 Rb7
30 Kg3 g5
31 Bb5 Rc7
32 a4 g4
33 a5 a6
34 Ba4 Ke7
35 h5 Kf6
36 Rd6 Ra7
37 Kf2 Ke7
38 Rb6 Raa8
39 Ke3 Rdb8
40 Kd4 Rxb6
41 axb6 Kd6
42 Rc5 Rb8
43 b7!
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