SFR Yugoslavia no more exists, yet for decates they were one of World's major chess nations. Needless to say, they won 1950 Olympiad, took 2nd-4th on twelve consecutive Olympiads 1952-1974. Svetoza Gligorić in 1953 and 1959 as well as Borislav Ivkov in 1965 qualified for the Candidates.
With so many strong player the Yugoslav championship quickly became one of the top of European leagues. The championship was usually 10 board with format switch occuring every couple of years, but throughout 1970s and 1980s it was a 10-team league system with bottom 2 being out and replaced by second league winners.
As the European Club Cup was introduced in 1975, Yugoslav teams had no luck whatsoever, reaching quarterfinals at best. However, in 1999 Agrouniverzal Zemun took 2nd, years after the effective breakup of the country.
Results of Yugoslav teams at the European Club Cup 1975-2003
After series of political and military tensions between 1991 and 1992 Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia left the Federation. However the state was officially dissolved only in 2003.
Apart from the state-wide league there were championships of the republics: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, Macedonia and ASR Vojvodina.
There was no separate championship neither for women nor for men - a combined tournament had been played throughout the years.
Results of Yugoslav team chess championship 1927-2003
Sources:
perpetualcheck.com - database of all Yugoslav&Serbian chess tournaments and much more. By FM Vladica Andrejić, mahematics professor and World Antichess champion.
partizanopedia.rs - fantastic data driven fan site of Partizan Beograd. Basketball (1992 European Cup winners!), football, chess and more. By Miroslav Milijković.
Newspapers: Šahovski glasnik, Politika, Borba, Delo
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It was a remarkable finish to a remarkable event. Entering the final round of the FIDE World Team Championship, gold seemed a lock for the Chinese since the only way Russia could beat them was if they not only drew Poland, but Russia beat the US by 3.5-0.5. However, the Russians did even better as they swept the US 4-0. China, in danger of faltering, was saved by Li Chao who scored a powerful and crucial win. In the Women’s Russia beat Ukraine and took gold.
>> Final standings open <<
1. China 2. Russia 3. Poland
>> Final standings women<<
1. Russia 2. China 3. Georgia
All-time statistics: open | women
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The 31st European Club Cup and the 20th European Club Cup for Women finished in Skopje, FYR Macedonia, with the closing ceremony held in hotel Aleksandar Palace.
Russian team Siberia became the winner of the Men’s tournament after the equal score against one of the biggest rivals Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova in the last round.
The members of the winning team are:
GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS 2777)
GM Levon Aronian (ARM 2784)
GM Alexander Grischuk (RUS 2774)
GM Li Chao (CHN 2750)
GM Wang Yue (CHN 2724)
GM Anton Korobov (RUS 2700)
GM Dmitry Kokarev (RUS 2603)
GM Dmitry Bocharov (RUS 2560)
Siberia scored 13 match points, with 6 won matches and 1 drawn. Last year’s champion SOCAR (AZE) took silver with 11 match points and better tie-break than Mednyi Vsadnik (RUS), who took bronze, and Padova, who eventually finished 4th.
In Women’s section Chess Club Nona from Georgia defended the title with all 7 victories and 14 match points. The first seed triumphed convincingly, without any surprises and took home another beautiful trophy.
The members of the winning team are:
GM Dzagnidze Nana (2573 GEO)
GM Khotenashvili Bela (2502 GEO)
IM Javakhishvili Lela (2463 GEO)
IM Batsiashvili Nino (2500 GEO)
WIM Mikadze Miranda (2245 GEO)
Second place went to the domestic team Gambit Asseko SEE with 11 match points, and the third lace went to Russian team Ugra with 10 match points.
The European Chess Club Cup was held in Skopje/FYR Macedonia, 17-25 October, 2015, in Hotel Aleksandar Palace. Both events were held in 7 rounds, played in the Swiss system in accordance with the ECU Tournament Rules. The organizer of the events were Municipality Karpos (Skopje) and Chess Club “Gambit Asseko SEE”, under the auspices of the European Chess Union. The Chief Arbiter was IA Ashot Vardapetyan (ARM).
/ taken from www.fide.com /
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The national team of China continued its global domination by securing the gold medal at the FIDE World Team Chess Championship in Tsakhkadzor, having previously won the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromso.
Earlier, China had three silver medals from the World Team Championships in 2005, 2011 and 2013. In 2005 they were on the brink of winning the gold, before being overtaken by Russia in the dramatic last round. The next generation of players took a leap ahead, with Bu Xiangzhi being the only member of the team both in 2005 and 2015.
Ukraine was in contention for the first place, but a couple of setbacks in the final rounds forced them to take consolation in the team silver medal. The host country Armenia had a shaky start, but they went on to win four matches in the last five rounds to claim the bronze medal.
/ taken from chessdom.com /
View the most bizarre game from the tournament:
World Team Championship 2015 full results
World Team Championship summary 1985-2015
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The Georgian team, fourth-seeded behind Russia, Ukraine and China, consisted of GM Bela Khotenashvili (2513), IM Lela Javakhishvili (2481), IM Salome Melia (2459), IM Nino Batsiashvili (2473) and the revelation of the recent World Women's Championship, IM Meri Arabidze (2374).
Especially the first and last board contributed strongly to the success. Khotenashvili scored a splendid 7½/9 (the best score of anyone in Chengdu) with three draws and six wins, good for a 2704 performance rating. Arabidze didn't lose either and scored 6/7 (a 2615 TPR).
Georgia started 2-2 against Russia, and then defeated Egypt 4-0 and Poland 2½-1½. This was all covered in FM Mike Klein's first report on the tournament. By now you will have figured out that Georgia finished with six more wins, and that Ukraine and China were among the victims!
Ukraine was beaten 2½-1½ in round five. With draws on boards two, three and four, the key game was GM Bela Khotenashvili versus GM Anna Muzychuk, where Black's opening wasn't great. In a slightly worse position, Muzychuk's 12...Ng4 just dropped a pawn. She would never see it back.
Unlike its male counterpart in Armenia, the Russian team still had a small chance to win gold before the last round. For that, Georgia needed to lose against host country China, but instead it won.
Also in this match three boards were drawn and this time it was IM Meri Arabidze who sealed the deal. We'll surely hear much more from this big talent in the future!
Russia remained unbeaten but after its 2-2 tie with Georgia on the first day, it also played 2-2 with Armenia in round two and against Kazakhstan, as well, in round seven. Russia beat bronze medal winners China in round three. Besides Khotenashvili, IM Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia, 2443) and WGM Lei Tingjie (China, 2444) had excellent tournaments. Both scored 6.5/9, with 2562 and 2489 TPRs respectively.
The new world champion, IM Mariya Muzychuk, played a solid tournament with three wins and six draws. She was in trouble against USA's Katerina Nemcova but held the draw. The following win was quite interesting:
Team USA had a rough time in China. After its 3-1 win over Egypt (who lost nine times), the USA would play 2-2 with Poland, Kazakhstan and Armenia and lose five times, finishing ninth. However, without GM Irina Krush and IM Anna Zatonskih, the team was also ninth-seeded.
The tournament took place April 19-28 and was organized by the Chinese Chess Association, FIDE and the Chengdu Municipal Government. Alongside, FIDE's first Quarter Presidential Board Meeting was held.
/ Written by Peter Doggers for chess.com /
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