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FINAL STANDINGS Status Matches Current scores Place Team Moldova OK? 9 1069 1 Team Scotland OK? 9 1066 2 Team Latvia OK? 8 1013 3 Team Austria OK? 6 860 4 Team Lithuania OK? 7 588 5 Serbian Group OK? 3 524 6 The Albanians OK? 7 463 7 Team Cyprus OK? 7 259 8 Team Denmark OK? 4 259 8 Team Estonia OK? 6 208 10 Team Kosovo decline Team Azerbaijan decline

FINAL STANDINGS Status Matches Current scores Place Team Ireland OK? 6 742 1 Team Norway OK? 5 730 2 Team Belarus OK? 7 666 3 Team Georgia OK? 5 529 4 Team Luxembourg OK? 3 221 5 Team Iceland OK? 2 201 6 Team Malta OK? 3 91 7 Team Faroe Islands OK? 3 66 8 Team MonteNegro Decline

Updated: 2011-01-01 21:02 FINAL STANDINGS Status Matches Current scores Place Team Romania OK 10 1592 1 Team Russia OK 10 1502 2 Team Slovenija OK 10 1181 3 Team England OK 10 1132 4 Team Spain OK 10 1115 5 Team Bosnia-Herzegovina OK 10 912 6 Team Germany OK 10 863 7 Team Italia OK 10 828 8 Team Sweden OK 10 585 9 Team Portugal OK 10 574 10 Chess Club Finland OK 10 275 11 Team Greece Decl

DIVISION 1(For details >>) FINAL STANDINGS Status Matches Current scores Place Team Romania OK 10 1592 1 Team Russia OK 10 1502 2 Team Slovenija OK 10 1181 3 Team England OK 10 1132 4 Team Spain OK 10 1115 5 Team Bosnia-Herzegovina OK 10 912 6 Team Germany OK 10 863 7 Team Italia OK 10 828 8 Team Sweden OK 10 585 9 Team Portugal OK 10 574 10 Chess Club Finland OK 10 275 11 Team Greece Decl

FINAL STANDINGS Status Matches Current scores Place Team Turkey OK 10 1565 1 Team Poland OK 10 1243 2 Team Slovakia OK 10 1206 3 Team Macedonia OK? 9 1169 4 Team Belgium OK 10 732 5 Team Armenia OK? 8 698 6 Team of the Czech Republic OK? 7 622 7 Team Croatia OK? 8 577 8 Team Catalonia OK? 9 547 9 Team Ukraine OK? 9 245 10 Team Wales OK? 7 175 11 Team France Decline

We will keep tracking the rankings on the Team Match Leaderboard for all European country teams that doesn't participate in EL2010.Following teams are to be tracked:Chess Team HollandHungarian Chess ClubTeam BulgariaTeam SwitzerlandWe will also include the current two teams in the bottom of Division 4, and any teams that perheps withdraws from Division 1 to 4.At least the three best ranked of all these teams will be invited to Division 4 next season (EL2011).

Time for EL2010!This is the rules for the EL2010 tournament. The format is aligned with the EL2009 and the WL2010 formats and rules. TEAMSTeams participating in EL2010: 49 teams = 3 DIVISIONS á 12 TEAMS, 1 DIVISION á 9 TEAMS. We will also follow the progress on TM leaderboard for the European country teams that don't get a place in Division 1 to 4 this season. There will be a EL2009 STANDINGS FINAL CUT-OFF by February 12, 2010. PROMOTION FOR EL2010:2 top teams of Division 1 - will stay in Division 1. 2 top teams per Division 2 to 5 – moves up to the inmediate superior Division. Besides this will the best ranked teams on TM Leaderboard be divided into Divisions according to their ranking. Promoted teams could get a place in an even higher division due to their ranking instead of current standings in EL2009. Here's a list of invited/participating teams:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/teams-in-european-league-2010There will be a EL2010 STANDINGS FINAL CUT-OFF by December 31, 2010. PROMOTION FOR EL2011: 3 top teams per DIVISION 2 to 4 – move up to the inmediate superior DIVISION. 3 teams at the bottom per DIVISION 1 to 3 move down to the inmediate lower DIVISION. 2 teams at the bottom of DIVISION 4 will be replaced by the three best ranked teams on TM leaderboard that not participated in EL2010 and the two teams in the bottom of the Division. TEAM MATCH SETTINGS - Time / move: 3 days - Concurrent games: 2 games - Rating: no limits- Min Players: Division 1: 30 players Division 2: 20 players Division 3: 10 players Division 4: 1 player - Standard Opening Position - Games are Rated TOURNAMENT FORMAT - Tournament Format: Round-Robin / 7 ROUNDS Ranking: Teams Ranked by Team Match Leaderboard No two participants will be paired more than once. - Scoring System: Win = 100 points / Tied = 50 points. Bonus = Share of won games (in percentage) (Unfinished individual games in the team matches are always counted as tied till they are finished. Snapshot scores are always calculated on basis of this but multiplied with the share of completed games. Final scores will be counted at cut-off by the 31st of December 2010.) - Tournament Schedule: Tournament start by March 1, and the tournament should be finished by December 31. Start Dates: R1 - March / R5 - August R2 - April / R6 - September R3 - May / R7 - October R4 – June For Division 1 to 3: One single game starts per team in May, June, and August. Two games per team starts in March, April, September, and October.For Division 4: One single game starts per team in March, May, June, August, and October. Two games per team starts in April and September.Already finished or currently ongoing WL2010-games within the World League OPEN CATEGORY (that fullfil the team match settings) will be counted as EL-2010 games. TOURNAMENT GENERAL RULES One single country team per country are welcome register to European League. Country names and country flags must be applied to the team profiles. The teams are allowed and encouraged to insert following text into their profile descriptions: ”This team represent (Country) in the Chess.com European League.” At least two (2) team admins per team are encouraged to join the European League Headquarters in order to receive all relevant info. All team members are allowed to participate in European League team matches, as long as they fullfill current game settings and following the rules. Team members are allowed to join different groups and teams but they may represent and play with only one country team in the European League. It is recommended to do it for the Country corresponding to the member profile flag. If any player(s) were found participating repeteadly in more than one European League matches with different country teams, that (those) player(s) might even will get banned from the European League competitions and the teams the player(s) represent will loose the individual games the player(s) have played or playing. When creating a European League team match, should game settings and deadlines be applied according to guidelines that will be posted before any matches starts. Teamleaders are responsible to make sure that only players who are qualified according to the rules and guidelines have joined each match. When a match is started, current scoreboards and standings will be posted on the European League Headquarters forums. Teamleaders are encouraged to transmit this information to their team members. Team members may NOT help each other out or use any computer assistance during their individual games. If there is any suspected cheating or unfair play from the other side, should the teamleaders report this to the European League Headquarters. Teamleaders should not take matters into his own hands. Teamleaders should copy of the GENERAL RULES into the team forum's, so that all participants are aware of the rules. All participating country teams agree with these rules.

European League 2010 – Instructions Round 7 (October)Time to last round (= Round 7) of the European League 2010! Here are the complete match list:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---match-list-round-7-octoberPlease check which teams you team should meet!--- The teams must start their matches in Round 7 during October.The teams on LEFT hand should in first hand send the challanges, but the teams on RIGHT side are welcome to do that instead if they haven't received any challange. (LEFT<-->RIGHT) All teams must have locked their rosters in the matches in Round 7 at the latest by Sunday, October31.Note! Any matches that are ongoing in the World League between the teams will automatically be counted as games within the European League as well. However, if both teams agree upon that are they allowed to setup new team matches and counting them instead.The challenge should follow these guidelines: Match Name: EL2010 R7: Country team vs. Country team( example - EL2010 R7: Team Spain vs Team Portugal) Starting Position: StandardDays per move: 3Rating: No minimum or maximum rating.Minimum Players: Division 1 - 30, Division 2 - 20, Division 3 - 10 , Division 4 -1 Maximum Players: No max.Concurrent games per opponent: 2AUTO-START: OFFRATED: YES If you want to see any schedule, results or stats, please join and invite your teammates to:http://www.chess.com/groups/home/european-league-2010 .A good starting point here is the STARTPAGE:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---startpage If any obstacles or issues or any other questions or problems occur, please post them as a comment for this article, or even better to:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/complaints Good luck to all teams and all players!Johan Palmaer

MATCH LIST ROUND 7 DIVISION 1 ROUND 7 (October) Team England No game Team Bosnia-Herzegovina - Team Russia Team Slovenija - Team Italia Team Spain - Team Portugal Chess Club Finland - Team Sweden Team Germany - Team Romania DIVISION 2 ROUND 7 (October) Team Macedonia No game Team Poland - Team Turkey Team of the Czech Republic - Team Slovakia Team Ukraine - Team Armenia Team Croatia - Team Catalonia Team Wales - Team Belgium DIVISION 3 ROUND 7 (October) Team Cyprus - Team Austria Team Latvia - Serbian Group Team Scotland No game Team Moldova No game Team Denmark - The Albanians Team Estonia - Team Lithuania DIVISION 4 ROUND 7 (October) Team Norway - Team Belarus Team Iceland - Team Luxembourg Team Malta - Team Ireland Team Georgia No game

MATCH LIST ROUND 6 DIVISION 1 ROUND 6a (September) Team Romania - Chess Club Finland Team England - Team Germany Team Russia No game Team Italia - Team Bosnia-Hertiginna Team Portugal - Team Slovenija Team Sweden - Team Spain ROUND 6b (September) Team Romania - Team England Team Russia - Team Sweden Team Italia - Team Portugal Team Bosnia-Herzegovina No game Team Slovenija - Team Germany Team Spain - Chess Club Finland DIVISION 2 ROUND 6a (September) Team Belgium - Team Croatia Team Wales No game Team Turkey - Team Macedonia Team Slovakia - Team Poland Team Armenia - Team of the Czech Republic Team Catalonia - Team Ukraine ROUND 6b (September) Team Belgium No game Team Turkey - Team Catalonia Team Slovakia - Team Armenia Team Macedonia - Team Poland Team of the Czech Republic - Team Wales Team Ukraine - Team Croatia DIVISION 3 ROUND 6a (September) Team Lithuania - Team Denmark Team Austria - Team Estonia Serbian Group - Team Cyprus Team Scotland - Team Latvia Team Moldova No game The Albanians No game ROUND 6b (September) Team Lithuania - Team Austria Serbian Group - The Albanians Team Scotland - Team Moldova Team Cyprus - Team Latvia Team Estonia No game Team Denmark No game DIVISION 4 ROUND 6a (September) Team Norway - Team Iceland Team Malta - Team Faroe Islands Team Georgia - Team Belarus Team Ireland - Team Luxembourg ROUND 6b (September) Team Faroe Islands - Team Norway Team Iceland - Team Belarus Started Team Georgia - Team Luxembourg Team Ireland No game

European League 2010 – Instructions Round 6 (September)Time to next round (= Round 6) of the European League 2010! Here are the complete match list:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---match-list-round-6-septemberPlease check which teams you team should meet!--- The teams must start their matches in Round 6 during September..The teams on LEFT hand should in first hand send the challanges, but the teams on RIGHT side are welcome to do that instead if they haven't received any challange. (LEFT<-->RIGHT) All teams must have locked their rosters in the matches in Round 6 at the latest by Thursday, September 30. A reminder about to starting the matches will be announced at least once by the end of September.Note! Any matches that are ongoing in the World League between the teams will automatically be counted as games within the European League as well. However, if both teams agree upon that are they allowed to setup new team matches and counting them instead.The challenge should follow these guidelines: Match Name: EL2010 R6: Country team vs. Country team( example - EL2010 R6: Team England vs Team Germany) Starting Position: StandardDays per move: 3Rating: No minimum or maximum rating.Minimum Players: Division 1 - 30, Division 2 - 20, Division 3 - 10 , Division 4 -1 Maximum Players: No max.Concurrent games per opponent: 2AUTO-START: OFFRATED: YES If you want to see any schedule, results or stats, please join and invite your teammates to:http://www.chess.com/groups/home/european-league-2010 .A good starting point here is the STARTPAGE:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---startpage If any obstacles or issues or any other questions or problems occur, please post them as a comment for this article, or even better to:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/complaints Good luck to all teams and all players!Johan Palmaer

MATCH LIST ROUND 5 DIVISION 1 ROUND 5a (August) Team Italia No game Team Bosnia-Herzegovina - Team Portugal Team Slovenija - Team Sweden Team Spain - Team Romania Chess Club Finland - Team England Team Germany - Team Russia ROUND 5b (August) Team Russia - Team Romania Team Italia - Team England Team Portugal - Team Sweden Team Slovenija No game Team Spain - Team Bosnia-Herzegovina Chess Club Finland - Team Germany DIVISION 2 ROUND 5a (August) Team Macedonia - Team Slovakia Team Poland - Team Armenia Team of the Czech Republic - Team Catalonia Team Ukraine - Team Belgium Team Croatia No game Team Wales - Team Turkey ROUND 5b (August) Team Turkey - Team Belgium Team Slovakia No game Team Armenia - Team Catalonia Team of the Czech Republic - Team Macedonia Team Ukraine - Team Poland Team Croatia - Team Wales DIVISION 3 ROUND 5a (August) Team Cyprus - Team Scotland Team Latvia - Team Moldova The Albanians No game Team Lithuania No game Team Denmark - Team Austria Team Estonia - Serbian Group ROUND 5b (August) Serbian Group - Team Lithuania Team Scotland - Team Austria Team Moldova - The Albanians Team Cyprus No game Team Latvia No game Team Denmark - Team Estonia DIVISION 4 ROUND5 (August) Team Malta - Team Norway Team Georgia - Team Iceland Team Faroe Islands No game Team Ireland - Team Belarus

European League 2010 – Instructions Round 5Time to next round (= Round 5) of the European League 2010! Here are the complete match list:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---match-list-round-5Please check which teams you team should meet!--- The teams must start their matches in Round 5 during August.The teams on LEFT hand should in first hand send the challanges, but the teams on RIGHT side are welcome to do that instead if they haven't received any challange. (LEFT<-->RIGHT) All teams must have locked their rosters in the matches in Round 5 at the latest by Tuesday, August 31. A reminder about to starting the matches will be announced at least once by the end of August.Note! Any matches that are ongoing in the World League between the teams will automatically be counted as games within the European League as well. However, if both teams agree upon that are they allowed to setup new team matches and counting them instead.The challenge should follow these guidelines: Match Name: EL2010 R5: Country team vs. Country team( example - EL2010 R5: Team Slovenija vs Team Sweden) Starting Position: StandardDays per move: 3Rating: No minimum or maximum rating.Minimum Players: Division 1 - 30, Division 2 - 20, Division 3 - 10 , Division 4 -1 Maximum Players: No max.Concurrent games per opponent: 2AUTO-START: OFFRATED: YES If you want to see any schedule, results or stats, please join and invite your teammates to:http://www.chess.com/groups/home/european-league-2010 .A good starting point here is the STARTPAGE:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---startpage If any obstacles or issues or any other questions or problems occur, please post them as a comment for this article, or even better to:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/complaints Good luck to all teams and all players!Johan Palmaer

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European League 2010 – Instructions Round 4Time to next round (= Round 4) of the European League 2010! Here are the complete match list:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---match-list-round-4Please check which teams you team should meet!--- The teams must start their matches in Round 4 during June.The teams on LEFT hand should in first hand send the challanges, but the teams on RIGHT side are welcome to do that instead if they haven't received any challange. (LEFT<-->RIGHT) All teams must have locked their rosters in the matches in Round 4 at the latest by Wednesday, June 30. A reminder about to starting the matches will be announced at least once by the end of June.Note! Any matches that are ongoing in the World League between the teams will automatically be counted as games within the European League as well. However, if both teams agree upon that are they allowed to setup new team matches and counting them instead.The challenge should follow these guidelines: Match Name: EL2010 R4: Country team vs. Country team( example - EL2010 R4: Team Romania vs Team Italia) Starting Position: StandardDays per move: 3Rating: No minimum or maximum rating.Minimum Players: Division 1 - 30, Division 2 - 20, Division 3 - 10 , Division 4 -1 Maximum Players: No max.Concurrent games per opponent: 2AUTO-START: OFFRATED: YES If you want to see any schedule, results or stats, please join and invite your teammates to:http://www.chess.com/groups/home/european-league-2010 .A good starting point here is the STARTPAGE:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---startpage If any obstacles or issues or any other questions or problems occur, please post them as a comment for this article, or even better to:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/complaints Good luck to all teams and all players!Johan Palmaer

MATCH LIST ROUND 4 DIVISION 1 ROUND 4 (June) Team Romania - Team Italia Team Portugal - Team Russia Team Sweden - Team England Team Spain no game Chess Club Finland - Team Slovenija Team Germany - Team Bosnia-Herzegovina DIVISION 2 ROUND 4 (June) Team Belgium - Team Slovakia Team Armenia - Team Turkey Team Catalonia no game Team Macedonia - Team Ukraine Team Croatia - Team of the Czech Republic Team Wales - Team Poland DIVISION 3 ROUND 4 (June) Team Lithuania - Team Scotland Ready Team Moldova - Serbian Group The Albanians - Team Austria Team Cyprus no game Team Denmark no game Team Estonia - Team Latvia DIVISION 4 ROUND 4 (June) Team Norway - Team Georgia Team Malta no game Team Ireland - Team Iceland Team Luxembourg - Team Faroe Islands

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European League 2010 – Instructions Round 3Time to next round (= Round 3) of the European League 2010! Here are the complete match list:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---match-list-round-3Please check which teams you team should meet!--- The teams must start their matches in Round 3 during May.The teams on LEFT hand should in first hand send the challanges, but the teams on RIGHT side are welcome to do that instead if they haven't received any challange. (LEFT<-->RIGHT) All teams must have locked their rosters in the matches in Round 3 at the latest by Monday, May 31. A reminder about to starting the matches will be announced at least once by the end of May.Note! Any matches that are ongoing in the World League between the teams will automatically be counted as games within the European League as well. However, if both teams agree upon that are they allowed to setup new team matches and counting them instead.The challenge should follow these guidelines: Match Name: EL2010 R2: Country team vs. Country team( example - EL2010 R3: Team Romania vs Team Slovenija) Starting Position: StandardDays per move: 3Rating: No minimum or maximum rating.Minimum Players: Division 1 - 30, Division 2 - 20, Division 3 - 10 , Division 4 -1 Maximum Players: No max.Concurrent games per opponent: 2AUTO-START: OFFRATED: YES If you want to see any schedule, results or stats, please join and invite your teammates to:http://www.chess.com/groups/home/european-league-2010 .A good starting point here is the STARTPAGE:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2010---startpage If any obstacles or issues or any other questions or problems occur, please post them as a comment for this article, or even better to:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/complaints Good luck to all teams and all players!Johan Palmaer

MATCH LIST ROUND 3 DIVISION 1 ROUND 3 (May) Team Romania - Team Slovenija Team England - Team Spain Team Russia - Chess Club Finland Team Italia - Team Germany Team Portugal - Team Greece Team Sweden - Team Bosnia-Herzegovina DIVISION 2 ROUND 3 (May) Team Belgium - Team of the Czech Republic Team France - Team Ukraine Team Turkey - Team Croatia Team Slovakia - Team Wales Team Armenia - Team Macedonia Team Catalonia - Team Poland DIVISION 3 ROUND 3 (May) Team Lithuania - Team Kosovo Team Austria - Team Azerbaijan Serbian Group - Team Denmark Team Scotland - Team Estonia Team Moldova - Team Cyprus The Albanians - Team Latvia DIVISION 4 ROUND 3 (May) Team MonteNegro - Team Norway Team Ireland - Team Georgia Team Luxembourg - Team Malta Team Belarus - Team Faroe Islands