Russians Start European Team Championships with Victories
Teams Greece and Czech Republic are defeated.
The first round of the European Team Championships was played in Terme Čatež, Slovenia, on the 12th of November. The ceremonial first moves in both events were made by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich.
In the open section, Team Russia defeated Greece 3-1 (Kirill Alekseenko and Andrey Esipenko won their games, while Alexander Grischuk and Vladislav Artemiev made draws).
The majority of rating favourites achieved victories. However, an unexpected result happened in Norway vs England match, where the latter lost by a narrow margin.
The Russian women's team crushed the Czech players 4-0: Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno, Valentina Gunina, and Alina Kashlinskaya won.
In the second round, the Russians will play the Czech Republic, and the women's team will face Spain.
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