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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| 1 | |
Malakhite (3) |
1
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5
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SOCAR Azerbaijan (1) | |
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| 1.1 | 2777 | Karjakin, Sergey |
0
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1
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Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2756 |
| 1.2 | 2789 | Grischuk, Alexander |
½
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½
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Topalov, Veselin | 2784 |
| 1.3 | 2701 | Shirov, Alexei |
0
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1
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Adams, Michael | 2752 |
| 1.4 | 2696 | Malakhov, Vladimir |
0
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1
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Giri, Anish | 2758 |
| 1.5 | 2684 | Lysyj, Igor |
½
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½
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Radjabov, Teimour | 2717 |
| 1.6 | 2648 | Bologan, Viktor |
0
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1
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Wang, Hao | 2730 |
| 2 | |
G-Team Novy Bor (5) |
5.5
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0.5
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Huginn Chessclub (21) | |
| 2.1 | 2736 | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw |
½
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½
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Jones, Gawain C B | 2664 |
| 2.2 | 2722 | Navara, David |
1
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0
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Van Kampen, Robin | 2637 |
| 2.3 | 2725 | Harikrishna, P. |
1
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0
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Thorhallsson, Throstur | 2437 |
| 2.4 | 2675 | Laznicka, Viktor |
1
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0
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Jensson, Einar Hjalti | 2349 |
| 2.5 | 2680 | Sasikiran, Krishnan |
1
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0
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Hreinsson, Hlidar | 2229 |
| 2.6 | 2638 | Hracek, Zbynek |
1
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0
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Teitsson, Magnus | 2197 |
| 3 | |
SHSM Nashe Nasledie (6) |
4.5
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1.5
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Minsk (15) | |
| 3.1 | 2710 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian |
1
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0
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Zhigalko, Sergei | 2677 |
| 3.2 | 2731 | Morozevich, Alexander |
1
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0
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Zhigalko, Andrey | 2584 |
| 3.3 | 2673 | Grachev, Boris |
½
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½
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Kovalev, Vladislav | 2532 |
| 3.4 | 2646 | Najer, Evgeniy |
½
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½
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Teterev, Vitaly | 2501 |
| 3.5 | 2614 | Dubov, Daniil |
1
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0
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Meribanov, Vitaly | 2395 |
| 3.6 | 2627 | Popov, Ivan |
½
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½
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Nikitenko, Mihail | 2226 |
| 4 | |
KSK47-Eynatten (17) |
2
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4
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Obiettivo Risarcimento (2) | |
| 4.1 | 2493 | Swinkels, Robin |
0
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1
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Caruana, Fabiano | 2801 |
| 4.2 | 2497 | Dambacher, Martijn |
0
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1
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Nakamura, Hikaru | 2782 |
| 4.3 | 2447 | Hoffmann, Michael |
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1 F
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Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2768 |
| 4.4 | 2456 | Koch, Thomas |
½
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½
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Fressinet, Laurent | 2712 |
| 4.5 | 2420 | Sielecki, Christof |
½
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½
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Vocaturo, Daniele | 2585 |
| 4.6 | 2405 | Zelbel, Patrick |
1
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0
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Dvirnyy, Danyyil | 2522 |
| 5 | |
Beer Sheva (8) |
1.5
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4.5
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SPB (4) | |
| 5.1 | 2579 | Roiz, Michael |
½
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½
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Svidler, Peter | 2732 |
| 5.2 | 2678 | Rodshtein, Maxim |
½
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½
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Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 2755 |
| 5.3 | 2641 | Postny, Evgeny |
0
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1
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Movsesian, Sergei | 2663 |
| 5.4 | 2551 | Greenfeld, Alon |
0
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1
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Matlakov, Maxim | 2694 |
| 5.5 | 2573 | Huzman, Alexander |
½
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½
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Efimenko, Zahar | 2641 |
| 5.6 | 2495 | Khmelniker, Ilya |
0
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1
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Khairullin, Ildar | 2638 |
Only the top 5 matches are shown
Everything went right today for SOCAR. Karjakin obtained a minimal edge against Mamedyarov in a Petroff, and to neutralize it the Azeri sacrificed an exchange for compensation in an endgame. Karjakin miscalculated badly, took the exchange in the worst possible way and ended up in a much worse position. Mamedyarov converted elegantly.
Topalov was always pushing against Grischuk, but it ultimately was a draw. Adams won a 120 move game against Shirov while Giri crushed Malakhov in yet another endgame. In the last board Wang Hao launched a crazy king maneuver in a major piece endgame from f2 to h5, and instead of getting mated the king was zugzwanging Black! 5-1 SOCAR annihilated Malakhite and clinched the tournament, according to the Bilbao Facebook Page.
Novy Bor also had no problems in their match, easily taking out the Icelandic team. The rating advantage was certainly for the Czech team, but 5.5-0.5 was even better than expected.
SHSM, back from the depths, beat Minsk without any problems, as did Obiettivo Risarcimento against KSK47 with huge rating advantages in the first three boards (aided by the fact that MVL's opponent lost by forfeit!).
Tomorrow is simply a fight for second and third. SOCAR will play SPB, which makes it difficult for the Russian team to try to get into the top tthree. Novy Bor and SHSM fight for second place, the winner of that match takes clear second while a draw puts leaves things up to tiebreaks. Malakhite and Obiettivo Risarcimento battle it out on board three, the winner of the match very likely taking third place, second with a little luck.
| Rk | ID | Team | Fed |
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| 1 | 1 | SOCAR Azerbaijan | AZE | |
6
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6
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0
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0
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12
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12
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205
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27.5
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| 2 | 5 | G-Team Novy Bor | CZE | |
6
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5
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0
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1
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10
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10
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167
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27.5
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| 3 | 6 | SHSM Nashe Nasledie | RUS | |
6
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5
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0
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1
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10
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10
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139
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26
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| 4 | 3 | Malakhite | RUS | |
6
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4
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1
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1
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9
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9
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152
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21
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| 5 | 2 | Obiettivo Risarcimento | ITA | |
6
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4
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1
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1
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9
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9
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140.5
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25
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| 6 | 4 | SPB | RUS | |
6
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4
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1
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1
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9
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9
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136.5
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23
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| 7 | 7 | Odlar Yourdu | AZE | |
6
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3
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2
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1
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8
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8
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136.5
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22.5
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| 8 | 15 | Minsk | BLR | |
6
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4
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0
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2
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8
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8
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128.5
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22
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| 9 | 9 | SG Solingen | GER | |
6
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3
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2
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1
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8
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8
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120
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22.5
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| 10 | 11 | Ladya | RUS | |
6
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3
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2
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1
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8
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8
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119
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20.5
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SHSM Nashe Nasledie (8) | 4 | 0 | Herzliya Chess Club (7) | |
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| 1.1 | 2540 | Gunina, Valentina | 1 | 0 | Len, Irina | 2133 |
| 1.2 | 2476 | Girya, Olga | 1 | 0 | Yakovleva, Tatiana | 2047 |
| 1.3 | 2433 | Kashlinskaya, Alina | 1 | 0 | Lian, Marina | 1871 |
| 1.4 | 2431 | Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina | 1 | 0 | Haitovich, Avital | 1891 |
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Ugra (1) | 3 | 1 | SC Bad Konigshofen (6) | |
| 2.1 | 2481 | Ushenina, Anna | 1 | 0 | Paehtz, Elisabeth | 2467 |
| 2.2 | 2482 | Pogonina, Natalija | 1 | 0 | Mkrtchian, Lilit | 2457 |
| 2.3 | 2399 | Kovanova, Baira | 0 | 1 | Savina, Anastasia | 2373 |
| 2.4 | 2327 | Shadrina, Tatiana | 1 | 0 | Schoene, Maria | 2261 |
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Ladya (2) | 1 | 3 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo (5) | |
| 3.1 | 2472 | Galliamova, Alisa | 0 | 1 | Hou, Yifan | 2663 |
| 3.2 | 2469 | Zatonskih, Anna | ½ | ½ | Muzychuk, Anna | 2551 |
| 3.3 | 2421 | Atalik, Ekaterina | ½ | ½ | Cramling, Pia | 2516 |
| 3.4 | 2401 | Zaiatz, Elena | 0 | 1 | Skripchenko, Almira | 2430 |
| 4 | |
Rishon Letzion (3) | 0 | 4 | Batumi Chess Club "Nona" (4) | |
| 4.1 | 2331 | Efroimski, Marsel | 0 | 1 | Dzagnidze, Nana | 2566 |
| 4.2 | 0 | Madivani, Maka | 0 | 1 | Khotenashvili, Bela | 2507 |
| 4.3 | 1957 | Vardi, Shlomit | 0 | 1 | Melia, Salome | 2464 |
| 4.4 | 1937 | Federovski, Adi | 0 | 1 | Batsiashvili, Nino | 2426 |
Nona very predictively took a comfortable win against Rishon Letzion and won the tournament outright. Ladya could not hold their own against Cerclec d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo, which is making a very late comeback. Too late in fact.
Ugra beat SC Bad Konigshofen while SHSM continued the Israeli demolition in this tournament with another 4-0. SHSM is currently in second place but will have a tough fight to hold on to it. They face Nona, the tournament leaders and the ones that are clearly in the best shape, and they will need a win to secure second as Monte-Carlo is only one point behind.
| Rk | ID | Team | Fed |
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| 1 | 4 | Batumi Chess Club "Nona" | GEO | |
6
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6
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0
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0
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12
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12
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70.5
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| 2 | 8 | SHSM Nashe Nasledie | RUS | |
6
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4
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1
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1
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9
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9
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62
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| 3 | 5 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | MNC | |
6
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4
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0
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2
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8
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8
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83
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| 4 | 1 | Ugra | RUS | |
6
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3
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0
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3
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6
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6
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65.5
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| 5 | 2 | Ladya | RUS | |
6
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3
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0
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3
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6
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6
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64.5
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| 6 | 6 | SC Bad Konigshofen | GER | |
6
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2
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1
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3
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5
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5
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61
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| 7 | 3 | Rishon Letzion | ISR | |
6
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1
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0
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5
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2
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2
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5.5
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| 8 | 7 | Herzliya Chess Club | ISR | |
6
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0
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0
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6
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0
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0
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0
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