All the photos are from chessanytime.com.
The event runs from the 3rd to 11th of November.
The time control is 90' (+30")/40 plus 30' (+30") for the remainder of the game.
There are two nine-round swisses.
The Open event is essentially for men, although in certain cases women sometimes play in the men's team (Hungary, Lithuania, Monaco).
The Women's event has less teams, but is also over four boards, while each team has the option of a reserve.
The schedule:
| Date | Round times, etc. |
|---|---|
| 3rd of november | Opening ceremony at 2.30pm |
| 3rd of november | 1st round at 3pm |
| 4th of november | 2nd round at 3pm |
| 5th of november | 3rd round at 3pm |
| 6th of november | 4th round at 3pm |
| 7th of november | 5th round at 3pm |
| 8th of november | 6th round at 3pm |
| 9th of november | 7th round at 3pm |
| 10th of november | 8th round at 3pm |
| 11th of november | 9th round at 1pm |
| 11th of november | Closing ceremony at 9pm |
3pm in Greece is equivalent to 2pm in Paris and Madrid, 1pm in London, 3pm in Moscow.
Official site: http://euro2011.chessdom.com/
You can also find the team composition, results and statistics here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr57856.aspx?art=8&lan=1&turdet=YES&flag=30
And for the women event's: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr57855.aspx?art=8&lan=1&turdet=YES&flag=30
The six strongest team compositions in the open section:
| 1. Russia Rating Average: 2758 | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2755 | RUS |
| 2 | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2763 | RUS |
| 3 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2752 | RUS |
| 4 | GM | Morozevich Alexander | 2762 | RUS |
| 5 | GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2730 | RUS |
| 2. Ukraine Rating Average: 2729 | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Ivanchuk Vassily | 2775 | UKR |
| 2 | GM | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2723 | UKR |
| 3 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2691 | UKR |
| 4 | GM | Efimenko Zahar | 2702 | UKR |
| 5 | GM | Moiseenko Alexander | 2715 | UKR |
| 3. Azerbaidjan Rating Average: 2727 | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2781 | AZE |
| 2 | GM | Gashimov Vugar | 2757 | AZE |
| 3 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2733 | AZE |
| 4 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2636 | AZE |
| 5 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | 2630 | AZE |
| 4. Armenia Rating Average: 2716 | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Aronian Levon | 2802 | ARM |
| 2 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | 2710 | ARM |
| 3 | GM | Akopian Vladimir | 2681 | ARM |
| 4 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2671 | ARM |
| 5 | GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | 2586 | ARM |
| 5. Hungary Rating Average: 2699 | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Leko Peter | 2720 | HUN |
| 2 | GM | Almasi Zoltan | 2707 | HUN |
| 3 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | 2705 | HUN |
| 4 | GM | Balogh Csaba | 2662 | HUN |
| 5 | GM | Gyimesi Zoltan | 2652 | HUN |
| 6. France Rating Average: 2691 | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2710 | FRA |
| 2 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2714 | FRA |
| 3 | GM | Fressinet Laurent | 2700 | FRA |
| 4 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | 2627 | FRA |
| 5 | GM | Bauer Christian | 2641 | FRA |
Here are the six highest women's team in this event:
| 1. Russia Rating Average: 2509 | ||||
| Bo. | Name | Rtg | FED | |
| 1 | GM | Kosintseva Nadezhda | 2546 | RUS |
| 2 | GM | Kosintseva Tatiana | 2526 | RUS |
| 3 | IM | Gunina Valentina | 2514 | RUS |
| 4 | W | |||
