2006 European Chess Championship opens in Liverpool
{{date|September 12, 2006}}

The European Union Individual Chess Championships are underway in [[w:Liverpool|Liverpool]], [[England]]. They are being staged at the [[w:World Museum Liverpool|World Museum Liverpool]] on [[w:William Brown Street|William Brown Street]] from Wednesday 6th September to Friday 15th September 2006.

More the 250,000 people viewed the first day's games online, more than attended the City's recent [[w:Mathew Street festival|Mathew Street Festival]].

After 8 rounds the top 5 was.

*1 [[w:Stephen J. Gordon|Stephen J. Gordon]] 
*2 [[w:Luke McShane|Luke McShane]]
*3 [[w:Nigel Short|Nigel Short]] 
*4 Sarunas Sulskis
*5 Simon K Williams

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=17728319%26method=full%26siteid=50061%26headline=chess%2devent%2dsweeps%2dthe%2dboard%2dfor%2dcity%2ds%2dfame-name_page.html
|title=Chess event sweeps the board for city's fame
|author=Kate Mansey
|pub=Liverpool Daily Post
|date=September 12, 2006}}

*{{source|url=http://www.chessgateway.com/#european
|title=European Union Individual Chess Championships
|author=Chess Gateway
|pub=Chess Gateway
|date=September 12, 2006}}

==External links==

*[http://www.liverpoolchessinternational.co.uk European Union Individual Chess Championships]

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The European Union Individual Chess Championships are underway in Liverpool, England. They are being staged at the World Museum Liverpool on William Brown Street from Wednesday 6th September to Friday 15th September 2006.

More the 250,000 people viewed the first day's games online, more than attended the City's recent Mathew Street Festival.

After 8 rounds the top 5 was.

*1 Stephen J. Gordon 
*2 Luke McShane
*3 Nigel Short 
*4 Sarunas Sulskis
*5 Simon K Williams

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