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unusual facts about European Team Championships



Ratmir Kholmov

Kholmov got just one chance to represent the USSR in a team event at full international level when he played board ten at the European Team Championships, Kapfenberg 1970.

Raymond Keene

He represented England four times at the Students' Olympiad (Örebro 1966, Harrachov 1967, Ybbs 1968 and Dresden 1969) and four times at the European Team Championships (Bath 1973, Moscow 1977, Skara 1980 and Plovdiv 1983).

Yuliya Krevsun

She started the 2009 season well with a win at the inaugural European Team Championships, setting a world-leading time of 1:58.62 and fending off fast performances from Yekaterina Kostetskaya, Élodie Guégan and Hannah England.


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