SCG men's team scored clean 4-0 win against Costa Rica, while women's team beat Macedonia 2-1. GM Dragan Kosic won a pawn after the opening and used it to win endgame with queens and rooks. GM Robert Markus accepted opponent's piece sacrifice to decline the attack and win on move 29. GM Nikola Sedlak and GM Dusan Popovic simply crushed their opponents with white pieces. GM Miodrag Savic is still waiting for Italian visa.
Costa Rica - Serbia & Montenegro 0-4
IM Gonzalez Bernal 2418 - GM Markus Robert 2585 0-1
IM Valdes Leonardo 2374 - GM Sedlak Nikola 2564 0-1
IM Hernandez Francisco 2302 - GM Kosic Dragan 2482 0-1
IM Murillo Alexis 2355 - GM Popovic Dusan 2496 0-1
Macedonia - Serbia & Montenegro 1-2
WIM Koskoska Gabriela 2220 - WGM Chelushkina Irina 2320 0 - 1
WFM Sekulovska Vesna 2139 - WGM Maksimovic Suzana 2295 1 - 0
Kizova Aleksandra 2011 - WGM Benderac Ana 2293 0 - 1
IM Gonzalez Bernal 2418 - GM Markus Robert 2585
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 d4 5. Nb1 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. d3 Nge7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. e5 Bc7 11. Ng5 Nxe5 12. fxe5 Bxb5 13. Qh5 h6 14. Ne4 Bc6 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Rxf6 Nf5 17. Qg4+ Kh7 18. Qh5 Bxe5 19. Rxf5 exf5 20. Qxf5+ Kg8 21. Qxe5 Qh4 22. Qf4 Qxf4 23. Bxf4 Rfe8 24. Kf1 Re6 25. Nd2 Rae8 26. Rc1 Kg7 27. a3 Bd5 28. b3 h5 29. Bg5 Rg6 0-1
Round 3 will see GM Vladimir Kramnik's return after medical treatment. He will play on board one against GM Arkadij Naiditsch from Germany. GM Viswanathan Anand also joins his team for a match against Mongolia. On 3rd board Serbia & Montenegro men's team will face powerhouse Ukraine. We will follow live broadcast of this match on WorldChessNetwork with audio comments by FM Dragan Drasko. 2-2 would be nice :-)
GM Ivanchuk Vasyl UKR 2731 - GM Markus Robert SCG 2585
GM Volokytin Andrei UKR 2660 - GM Sedlak Nikola SCG 2564
GM Elyanov Pavel UKR 2665 - GM Kosic Dragan SCG 2482
GM Efimenko Zahar UKR 2648 - GM Popovic Dusan SCG 2496
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