November 2015 edition of the European Chess Union Newsletter is out!
In this edition of the monthly ECU Newsletter you will find:
- Report about European Team Chess Championship 2015;
- Report about World Senior Chess Championship 2015;
- Report about FIDE World Youth & Cadets Chess Championship 2015;
- London Chess Conference 2015;
- ECU President at working meeting in the Ministry of Finance of Georgia;
- Fun Zone;
- Upcoming events in December 2015.
The ECU Newsletter November 2015 can be downloaded below or here
The solutions of the Fun Zone problems are below:
Carlsen, Magnus (NOR) vs. Aronian, Levon (ARM)
20th European Teams | Reykjavik ISL | Round 3 | 15 Nov 2015 | 0-1
22… Bc4 23. Nxd8 Bxf1 24. Qxf1 Rxf2 25. Qg1 Ra2! 26. Rxa2 Bxg1 27. Kxg1 Qc1 28. Kf2 Qxd1 29. Nxc6 Qb3 30. Rd2 (30. Re2 Qxc3 31. b5 Kh7 is simply winning) 30… Qxc3 31. Rd6 Qb2+ 32. Ke3 Qa3+ 33. Kf2 Qxa4 34. Nxe5 Qc2+ 35. Kf3 f5 36. Rd3 fxe4+ 37. Kxe4 Qxg2+ 38. Nf3 Qg4+ 39. Ke3 g5 40. Kf2 Qf5 41. Rd8+ Kg7 42. Kg2 g4 43. Nd2 Qe6 44. Nf1 Qc6+ 0-1
Lagno, Kateryna (RUS) vs. Khotenashvili, Bela (GEO)
20th European Teams Women | Reykjavik ISL | Round 4 | 16 Nov 2015 | 1-0
42. Ng4 Bxd4 43. Re7 Qxe7 44. Rxe7 Kxe7 45. Qxc6 Rbc8 46. Nxh6 Ne6 47. Qb7+ Rc7 48. Nd5+ Rxd5 49. Ng8+ Ke8 50. Qxd5 Nfd8 51. Nh6 Rd7 52. Qa2 Be5 53. c6 Rd3 54. b5 Bd6 55. Qc2 Rd5 56. Bc3 f3 57. g3 Rxb5 58. Qg6+ Kf8 59. Bf6 1-0
Rapport, Richard (HUN) vs. Fressinet, Laurent (FRA)
20th European Teams | Reykjavik ISL | Round 3 | 15 Nov 2015 | 1-0
29. f5! exf5 30. Rxf5 gxf5 31. Rg4+ fxg4 32. Qxa6 Ne7 33. e6 fxe6 34. Qa4 Rc7 35. Qxg4+ Ng6 36. Qxe6+ Kh8 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Nh6+ Kh8 39. Qg8#
Muzychuk, Anna (UKR) vs. Skripchenko, Almira (FRA)
20th European Teams Women | Reykjavik ISL | Round 8 | 21 Nov 2015 | 1-0
16. Qh5 h6 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxf7+ Qxf7 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. b4 1-0