After a rather unsuccessful start at the European Team Chess Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Ukrainian men's team continues to accumulate points. In the fifth round, the Ukrainians defeated the German team with a score of 3:1.
Vasyl Ivanchuk and Oleksandr Moiseienko drew their games, while Serhiy Karjakin and Vasyl Ivanchuk secured victories.
After 5 rounds, the Ukrainian men's team has risen to third place with eight points to its credit. Israel leads the tournament, with France in second place. Both teams have 9 points.
The Ukrainian women's team also continued its winning streak at the European Championship. In the 5th round, the Ukrainian women defeated the Dutch team with a score of 2.5:1.5 and with seven points occupy sixth place in the tournament table.
The Polish team with 9 points is in first place. In second position is the Russian team with eight points, and in third is the Romanian team.