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The
European Clubs Cup 2003 is being stage in the city of Rethymnon, Crete. The
venue is the Creta Star Hotel in the city of Rethymnon. On October 2nd five
rounds have been completed, the two final rounds will be played on October 3rd
and 4th.
There are 45 men's club teams and thirteen women's teams, with four boards per team. In the men's section the Russian team of Ladya Kazan is leading with 23.5 points, ahead of the French NAO chess club (sponsored by Mme Nahed Ojjeh) with 21.5 points.
Kasparov in Crete – heading for a performance record
In the following table we give you the top ten performers after round five. We have only calculated the values for players who have played at least four games. Note that the performance does not depend on the absolute score but takes the strength of the opponents into consideration.
| Player | Fed. |
Rating |
Score |
Perf |
| Garry Kasparov | RUS |
2830 |
4.0/4 |
3447 |
| Vasily Yemelin | RUS |
2550 |
4.0/4 |
3238 |
| Alexander Morozevich | RUS |
2679 |
4.5/5 |
2932 |
| Emil Sutovsky | ISR |
2639 |
3.5/4 |
2907 |
| Valerij Filipov | RUS |
2630 |
4.5/5 |
2880 |
| Joel Lautier | FRA |
2677 |
3.5/4 |
2859 |
| Andrei Kharlov | RUS |
2591 |
4.5/5 |
2859 |
| Peter Svidler | RUS |
2723 |
4.5/5 |
2831 |
| Alon Greenfeld | ISR |
2556 |
4.5/5 |
2823 |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | UKR |
2710 |
3.0/4 |
2823 |
The performance rating for Garry Kasparov is not a misprint. He beat Vladimir Chuchelov (2608), Baadur Jobava (2596), Konstantin Sakaev (2655) and Alexander Grischuk (2732).
The official web site is very well designed, with beautiful tables for results and standings. Click on the rounds in the schedule above to get all the details.
In the women's section, which is being held five kilometers away from the men's tournament, there are also a few spectacular performances:
| Player | Fed. |
Rating |
Score |
Perf |
| Alisa Galliamova | UKR |
2502 |
5.0/5 |
3211 |
| Marie Sebag | FRA |
2432 |
3.5/4 |
3143 |
| Bettina Trabert | GER |
2227 |
4.0/4 |
3003 |
Almira Skripchenko in Crete; Alisa Galliamova with a 3000+ performance
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