<p><big>The European Team Championship starts November 11 in Budva,&nbsp;Montenegro.</big></p>

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<p><big>With 38 National teams participating and almost all the best players in the European area, the event presents itself as one of the most interesting of the year.<br />
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Here is the list of the participants:</big></p>

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			<td><big><strong>No.</strong></big></td>
			<td>&nbsp;</td>
			<td><big><strong>Team</strong></big></td>
			<td><big><strong>RtgAvg</strong></big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>1</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;AZE&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Azerbaijan</big></td>
			<td><big>2701</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>2</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;ROU&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Romania</big></td>
			<td><big>2676</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>3</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;GER&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Germany</big></td>
			<td><big>2676</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>4</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;ENG&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>England</big></td>
			<td><big>2671</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>5</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;ARM&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Armenia</big></td>
			<td><big>2667</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>6</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;ESP&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Spain</big></td>
			<td><big>2648</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>7</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;FRA&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>France</big></td>
			<td><big>2644</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>8</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;NOR&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Norway</big></td>
			<td><big>2633</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>9</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;NED&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Netherlands</big></td>
			<td><big>2632</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>10</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;SRB&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Serbia</big></td>
			<td><big>2628</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>11</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;POL&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Poland</big></td>
			<td><big>2618</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>12</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;HUN&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Hungary</big></td>
			<td><big>2609</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>13</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;CZE&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Czech Republic</big></td>
			<td><big>2604</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>14</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;CRO&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Croatia</big></td>
			<td><big>2594</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>15</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;ISR&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Israel</big></td>
			<td><big>2592</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>16</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;TUR&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Turkey</big></td>
			<td><big>2592</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>17</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;GRE&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Greece</big></td>
			<td><big>2590</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>18</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;ITA&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Italy</big></td>
			<td><big>2580</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>19</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;SLO&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Slovenia</big></td>
			<td><big>2578</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>20</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;DEN&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Denmark</big></td>
			<td><big>2575</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>21</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;AUT&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Austria</big></td>
			<td><big>2567</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>22</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;SWE&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Sweden</big></td>
			<td><big>2547</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>23</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;GEO&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Georgia</big></td>
			<td><big>2538</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>24</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;MNE&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Montenegro</big></td>
			<td><big>2536</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>25</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;LTU&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Lithuania</big></td>
			<td><big>2536</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>26</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;MDA&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Moldova</big></td>
			<td><big>2530</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>27</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;SVK&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Slovakia</big></td>
			<td><big>2516</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>28</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;SUI&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Switzerland</big></td>
			<td><big>2508</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>29</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;ISL&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Iceland</big></td>
			<td><big>2492</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>30</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;BEL&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Belgium</big></td>
			<td><big>2422</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>31</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;FIN&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Finland</big></td>
			<td><big>2412</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>32</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;MKD&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>North Macedonia</big></td>
			<td><big>2401</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>33</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;ALB&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Albania</big></td>
			<td><big>2397</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>34</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;MNE&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Montenegro Youth</big></td>
			<td><big>2370</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>35</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;MNE&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Montenegro C</big></td>
			<td><big>2344</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>36</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;FAI&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Faroe Islands</big></td>
			<td><big>2303</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>37</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;KOS&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Kosovo</big></td>
			<td><big>2299</big></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td><big>38</big></td>
			<td><big>&quot;SCO&quot;</big></td>
			<td><big>Scotland</big></td>
			<td><big>2214</big></td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

<p><br />
<big>Super-GMs such as Radjabov and&nbsp;Mamedyarov (AZE), Rapport and Deac (ROM), Keymer (GER), Vitiugov (ENG), Carlsen (NOR), and many others are going to make this event exciting and enjoyable.<br />
Play starts <strong>November 11, at 15:00 local time - 9 AM ET</strong>.<br />
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  Here is the schedule from the <a href="https://etcc23.me/"><font color=blue><u>official website</u></font></a>:</big><br />
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<img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/EUT2023_Schedule.png" style="max-width: 100%;height: auto;" /></p>


2023 European Team Championship