2014 European Club CupThis mega swiss tournament brings together the top teams from the top leagues in Europe to compete for the European Club Champion title. Most teams have reinforcementes specifically for this event, while others send their local players that have served them throughout the seasons. Many 2700+ players are participating in the event. The tournament is a seven round swiss system that coincides with the Bilbao Grand Slam Finals, for which we will have separate reports. Tha matches in the Open section will be six-on-six, while on the Women's section will be four-on-four. |
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SHSM Nashe Nasledie (6) |
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5
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SOCAR Azerbaijan (1) | |
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| 1.1 | 2710 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian |
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1
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Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2756 |
| 1.2 | 2731 | Morozevich, Alexander |
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1
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Topalov, Veselin | 2784 |
| 1.3 | 2662 | Dreev, Aleksey |
0
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1
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Adams, Michael | 2752 |
| 1.4 | 2673 | Grachev, Boris |
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Giri, Anish | 2758 |
| 1.5 | 2614 | Dubov, Daniil |
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1
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Radjabov, Teimour | 2717 |
| 1.6 | 2610 | Potkin, Vladimir |
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Wang, Hao | 2730 |
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Obiettivo Risarcimento (2) |
5
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1
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Grantham Sharks (48) | |
| 2.1 | 2801 | Caruana, Fabiano |
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0
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Roberson, Peter T | 2403 |
| 2.2 | 2729 | Bacrot, Etienne |
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Rendle, Thomas E | 2392 |
| 2.3 | 2712 | Fressinet, Laurent |
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Purton, Ben J | 2142 |
| 2.4 | 2626 | Georgiev, Kiril |
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0
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Murphy, Hugh W | 2148 |
| 2.5 | 2585 | Vocaturo, Daniele |
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0
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Varnam, Liam D | 2123 |
| 2.6 | 2522 | Dvirnyy, Danyyil |
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0
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Willis, Rupert | 0 |
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Malakhite (3) |
4
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2
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Huginn Chessclub (21) | |
| 3.1 | 2777 | Karjakin, Sergey |
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Jones, Gawain C B | 2664 |
| 3.2 | 2789 | Grischuk, Alexander |
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Van Kampen, Robin | 2637 |
| 3.3 | 2734 | Leko, Peter |
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0
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Thorhallsson, Throstur | 2437 |
| 3.4 | 2701 | Shirov, Alexei |
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1
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Jensson, Einar Hjalti | 2349 |
| 3.5 | 2696 | Malakhov, Vladimir |
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0
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Hreinsson, Hlidar | 2229 |
| 3.6 | 2684 | Lysyj, Igor |
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0
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Teitsson, Magnus | 2197 |
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SPB (4) |
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Minsk (15) | |
| 4.1 | 2755 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
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Zhigalko, Sergei | 2677 |
| 4.2 | 2742 | Vitiugov, Nikita |
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Zhigalko, Andrey | 2584 |
| 4.3 | 2663 | Movsesian, Sergei |
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Kovalev, Vladislav | 2532 |
| 4.4 | 2694 | Matlakov, Maxim |
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Teterev, Vitaly | 2501 |
| 4.5 | 2641 | Efimenko, Zahar |
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0
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Meribanov, Vitaly | 2395 |
| 4.6 | 2638 | Khairullin, Ildar |
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0
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Nikitenko, Mihail | 2226 |
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SK Dunajska Streda (19) |
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G-Team Novy Bor (5) | |
| 5.1 | 2459 | Petenyi, Tamas |
0
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1
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Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | 2736 |
| 5.2 | 2459 | Varga, Zoltan |
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1
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Navara, David | 2722 |
| 5.3 | 2491 | Bokros, Albert |
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Harikrishna, P. | 2725 |
| 5.4 | 2434 | Czebe, Attila |
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Laznicka, Viktor | 2675 |
| 5.5 | 2408 | Meszaros, Michal |
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1
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Bartel, Mateusz | 2636 |
| 5.6 | 2357 | Csiba, Dominik |
0
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1
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Hracek, Zbynek | 2638 |
Only the top 5 matches are shown
Today's news of the day was certainly the pairing between SHSM, one of the strong Russian teams, and SOCAR, the traditional powerhouse from Azerbaijan. With a rating gap of only 75 average rating points the match could technically go to either side, but no one could have predicted the 5-1 blowout that SOCAR administered on to SHSM. Mamedyarov was quickly in trouble against Nepomniachtchi on the top board, but the Azerbaijani player somehow turned the tables around quickly and won. Topalov demolished Morozevich in the queen endgame and things did not improve for SHSM after that.
None of the other top match-ups were as close on paper, and although some where actually closer on the board, all of the top teams ended up taking their match points and we had few surprises. Tomorrow's match-up of the day is surely SPB vs. Obiettivo Risarcimento, pairing numbers four against two. SOCAR gets the relatively easy pairing of Oslo Schakselskap while Beer Sheva and Malakhite could go to either team, though Malakhite is certainly favorite.
Einar Jensson scored an interesting win against Shirov
Topalov helped SOCAR steamroll SHSM
Caruana's Italian team makes steady progress
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| 1 | Obiettivo Risarcimento | ITA | |
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| 2 | Minsk | BLR | |
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| 3 | Schachgesellschaft Zurich | SUI | |
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| 4 | Cercle d'Echecs de Bois Colombes | FRA | |
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| 5 | SOCAR Azerbaijan | AZE | |
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| 6 | G-Team Novy Bor | CZE | |
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| 7 | Odlar Yourdu | AZE | |
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| 8 | Beer Sheva | ISR | |
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| 9 | Ladya | RUS | |
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| 10 | SK Rockaden | SWE | |
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SHSM Nashe Nasledie (8) |
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Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo (5) | |
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| 1.1 | 2540 | Gunina, Valentina |
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Hou, Yifan | 2663 |
| 1.2 | 2543 | Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
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Muzychuk, Anna | 2551 |
| 1.3 | 2476 | Girya, Olga |
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Lagno, Kateryna | 2540 |
| 1.4 | 2431 | Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina |
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Cramling, Pia | 2516 |
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SC Bad Konigshofen (6) |
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Batumi Chess Club "Nona" (4) | |
| 2.1 | 2467 | Paehtz, Elisabeth |
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Khotenashvili, Bela | 2507 |
| 2.2 | 2457 | Mkrtchian, Lilit |
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Melia, Salome | 2464 |
| 2.3 | 2373 | Savina, Anastasia |
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Batsiashvili, Nino | 2426 |
| 2.4 | 2261 | Schoene, Maria |
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Mikadze, Miranda | 2242 |
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Herzliya Chess Club (7) |
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Rishon Letzion (3) | |
| 3.1 | 2133 | Len, Irina |
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Efroimski, Marsel | 2331 |
| 3.2 | 2047 | Yakovleva, Tatiana |
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Madivani, Maka | 0 |
| 3.3 | 1871 | Lian, Marina |
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Vardi, Shlomit | 1957 |
| 3.4 | 1891 | Haitovich, Avital |
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Federovski, Adi | 1937 |
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Ugra (1) |
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Ladya (2) | |
| 4.1 | 2481 | Ushenina, Anna |
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Galliamova, Alisa | 2472 |
| 4.2 | 2482 | Pogonina, Natalija |
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Zatonskih, Anna | 2469 |
| 4.3 | 2352 | Guseva, Marina |
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Atalik, Ekaterina | 2421 |
| 4.4 | 2327 | Shadrina, Tatiana |
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Zaiatz, Elena | 2401 |
This certainly does not seem to be Monte Carlo's tournament as they have now lost two games in a row. Despite a victory by Hou Yifan with the black pieces against Valentina Gunina, Olga Girya took apart Kateryna Lagno while Ekaterina Kovalevskaya beat Pia Cramilng. With a draw on board two the match between Monte Carlo and SHSM went to the Russian team.
Despite Hou Yifan's best efforts, Cercle d'Echecs
de Monte-Carlo lost their second in a row
Nona squeezed out a win against the German squad of SC Bad Konigshofen while in the Russian match-up of Ugra vs. Ladya it was Ugra that came slightly ahead thanks to wins by Ushenina and Guseva.
Nona leads by tiebreaks, but the tournament is young
Pogonina held Zatonskih to a draw in the 2.5-1.5 win by her team, Ugra
| Rk | ID | Team | Fed |
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| 1 | 4 | Batumi Chess Club "Nona" | GEO | |
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| 2 | 8 | SHSM Nashe Nasledie | RUS | |
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| 3 | 6 | SC Bad Konigshofen | GER | |
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| 4 | 1 | Ugra | RUS | |
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| 5 | 2 | Ladya | RUS | |
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| 6 | 3 | Rishon Letzion | ISR | |
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| 7 | 5 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | MNC | |
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| 8 | 7 | Herzliya Chess Club | ISR | |
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