| 2nd European U18 Team Chess Championship (boys): Balatonlelle 2001 |
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| 2nd European U18 Team Chess Championship (boys) (see all-time tournament summary) |
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| Date: | 22nd - 29th June 2001 |
| City: | Balatonlelle, Hungary |
| Venue: | N/A |
| Tournament Director: | N/A |
| Chief Arbiter: | N/A |
| Teams participating: | 14 (incl. France "B") Open to players born after 1.1.1983 |
| Players participating: | 64 (incl. 8 IMs and 3 FMs) |
| Games played: | 196 |
| Competition format: | Four board seven round Swiss. |
| Final order decided by: | 1. Game points; 2. Buchholz |
| Time control: | N/A |
| Website: | http://www.chess.hu/en/tour_group.php?group_id=1 |
| Other websites: | Report prepared by German team coach [in German] |
| Downloadable game file: | 01eurotch-b.zip |
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Valiant Ukraine team won in style wiping out most dangerous opposition; it is only in the last round when they conceded the match, having already been mathematically unreachable. Romania deservedly took silver while Yugoslavia came third. Germany, silver medal winners from 2000, lost 4-0 to Ukraine in the opening round and did not manage to recover fully; they finished in sixth position. Czech Republic were led by 15-year old prodigy David Navara but only came ninth, with the silver individual medal for their leader as the only consolation. Best individual result was obtained by Efimenko of Ukraine 6½/7, then Lupulescu (Romania) and Areschenko (Ukraine) - 6/7. |
| no. | name | code | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | Berkes, Ferenc | HUN | 5½ | 7 | 78.6 |
| 2. | IM Navara, David | CZE | 5½ | 7 | 78.6 |
| 3. | IM Firman, Nazar | UKR | 4½ | 7 | 64.3 |
| no. | name | code | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | IM Efimenko, Zahar | UKR | 6½ | 7 | 92.9 |
| 2. | Lupulescu, Constantin | ROM | 6 | 7 | 85.7 |
| 3. | Borišek, Jure | SLO | 4½ | 7 | 64.3 |
| no. | name | code | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | Jeremić, Veljko | YUG | 4½ | 6 | 75.0 |
| 2. | Răceanu, Valentin | ROM | 3½ | 5 | 70.0 |
| 3. | Bratovič, Blaž | SLO | 4½ | 7 | 64.3 |
| no. | name | code | pts | gms | % |
| 1. | Areschenko, Alexander | UKR | 6 | 7 | 85.7 |
| 2. | Flumbort, András | HUN | 4½ | 6 | 75.0 |
| 3. | Đukić, Nikola | YUG | 4½ | 7 | 64.3 |