#ETCC2023 – England joins Germany in the lead of the Open section; France emerges on the top of the Women’s event
After six played rounds at the European Team Chess Championship 2023 in Budva, Montenegro, France emerged as the sole leader of the Women’s section, while Germany and England co-lead in the Open tournament. Yesterday’s top board match in the Open section between Germany and Romania finished in a tie after intense fights. GM Vincent Keymer (GER, 2721) prevailed against GM Richard Rapport (ROU, 2748) on the first board, but GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (ROU, 2591) scored against GM Dmitrij Kollars (GER,