![]() Iceland, and a game that lasted 111 moves. That's how the 2023 European champions were decided by an otherwise low-stakes matchup, Turkey vs. How would the teams be separated? It came down to the infamous "Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger tiebreak," which is calculated by multiplying the score in each match by the opponent's final score. Germany did their job in the final round against Croatia. ![]() The team didn't lose a match and had beaten Serbia in the head-to-head encounter. Germany also won its final two matches, over France and Croatia, to tie Serbia on 15 points. It was heartbreak for Germany, which came close to repeating their feat in 2011 and winning the European title. Germany Misses Out Amid Tiebreak Controversy The victory was particularly sweet for Sarana, who becomes the only player to win the European individual and team championships in the same year. The fun stopped, however, when Sarana spotted a trick to end the game. GM David Howell was one, and then two pawns up, with Carlsen noting he'd made a "Grind Like A Grandmaster" Chessable course with the English GM and, "I was thinking, David is loving this!" Howell couldn't grind out a win this time. ![]() ![]() It was Sarana's defense with Black that helped Serbia to a win over co-leaders England in the penultimate round after GM Velimir Ivic (a gold medalist on board five) gave Serbia the lead by beating GM Ravi Haria. Sarana did Sarana things, scoring 100 percent with the white pieces for a gold medal on board two and the second-highest rating performance of anyone in Budva (2810). The two former Russian players were in top form, with Predke only spoiling a rock-solid event on top board by trying to play for a win in the final round when he thought his team was in trouble. ![]()
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