Yerevan

     Here I am , in Yerevan- at the European Individual Chess Championship- the tournament that opens this year's chess season for me.
     I like playing the Men's Europeans, as it is the strongest tournament I play every year and there is absolutely no pressure on me, thought it doesn't mean that I don't put some by myself :D
     I've missed chess, as I haven't played for 2 and a half months and the trip to Yerevan has been a very awaited one. It is my first time in Armenia and I like it- everything has been great so far- the food, the hotel, the receipt. I hope that it will continue this way ;)
     The first round starts tomorrow, at 3 pm local time. Here is the official site, where you can find all the information about the tournament, as well as the live games and photo reports: http://eicc2014.am/  I expect to have a very strong opponent tomorrow, as I am nr.167 out of 259  http://chess-results.com/tnr123081.aspx?lan=11&zeilen=99999
     I hope to play some good games and to show my best chess!
     Romania is represented by 7 players here:

46	GM	Lupulescu Constantin	1207822	ROU	2643
74	GM	Nevednichy Vladislav	1205730	ROU	2591
85	GM	Jianu Vlad-Cristian	1208110	ROU	2574
88	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	1204297	ROU	2572
167	IM	Bulmaga Irina	13903063	ROU	2375
188		Deac Bogdan-Daniel	1226380	ROU	2322
252		Porfireanu Serban	1208632	ROU	1903

     I wish them all the best of luck (including myself :D ) !
     Here are some photos from my today's walk through the center of Yerevan:

Seems like chess is a tradition around here

With Mircea Parligras and Constantin Lupulescu

     Will keep you posted!

xoxo from Yerevan  ;)