European Individual Championship 2018

The 19th European Individual Championship takes place from 16-29 March in Batumi, Georgia, organized by the government of Georgia together with the government of Adjara Autonomous Republic, Tbilisi City Hall and the Georgian Chess Federation under the auspices of the European Chess Union. The European Individual Chess Championship is open to all players representing the chess federation members of the European Chess Union regardless of their title or rating.
The tournament is an 11-round Swiss open with a prize fund of €100,000 and first prize of €20,000.

Time control: the players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. The first 22 players will qualify for next World Cup.

The first players in the start list are: GM Jakovenko Dmitry (RUS), GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw (POL),   GM Navara David (CZE), GM Vallejo Pons Francisco (ESP), GM Ivanchuk Vassily (UKR)

Schedule: (UTC)
Round 1       Mar 17, 2018    11:00 
Round 2       Mar 18, 2018    11:00 
Round 3       Mar 19, 2018    11:00 
Round 4       Mar 20, 2018    11:00 
Round 5       Mar 21, 2018    11:00 
Round 6       Mar 23, 2018    11:00 
Round 7       Mar 24, 2018    11:00 
Round 8       Mar 25, 2018    12:00 
Round 9       Mar 26, 2018    12:00 
Round 10     Mar 27, 2018    12:00 
Round 11     Mar 28, 2018    08:00

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Watch the games of the European Individual Championship 2018 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.

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You can see games from previous issues of the tournament with computer analysis at ChessBomb:
18th European Individual Championship 2017  (Winner Matlakov, Maxim)
17th European Individual Championship 2016 (Winner Ernesto Inarkiev)
16th European Individual Championship 2015 (Winner Evgeniy Najer)
15th European Individual Championship 2014 (Winner Alexander Motylev)

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