comprised 40 teams (including Sweden B and Sweden C) and the women's competition, 26 teams (including Sweden B). Each round was contested over four boards and squads included a reserve. Historically, teams played for the pleasure of winning the Europa Cup, but nowadays this has been overshadowed by the popular medal-winning format of the 'Olympics' and Chess Olympiad. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded to the top three teams and also as board prizes for outstanding individual performances. Plovdiv 2003 heralded a major change in the scoring methodology. Both the men's and women's events were, for the first time, scored by total of match points, rather than game points as had previously been the case. Game points are still recorded for purposes of tie-breaking. Summary of results Open section Women section Total team ranking Open section The table contains the men's teams ranked by the medals won at the European Team Championship. Women section The table contains the women's teams ranked by the medals won at the European Team Championship. See also Chess Olympiad Women's Chess Olympiad World Team Chess Championship Chess at the African Games Pan American Team Chess Championship Asian Team Chess Championship Russia (USSR) vs Rest of the World European Chess Club Cup Correspondence Chess Olympiad References Olimpbase - Olympiads and other Team event information Rules of ETC - FIDE Handbook External links 2017 Championship Videostream: 2015 European Team Chess Championship 2015 Championship, Reykjavík, Iceland 2013 Championship, Warsaw, Poland 2011 Championship, Porto Carras, Greece 2009 Championship, Novi Sad, Serbia 2007 Championship, Crete, Greece 2005 Championship, Goteborg, Sweden 2003 Championship, Plovdiv - and link to historical ETC games archive Supranational chess championships Women's chess competitions 1957 in chess Recurring sporting events established in 1957 Chess in Europe