
The 28th European Club Cup 2012 is taking place in Eilat, Israel, as a seven-round
Swiss from October 11 to 18 (no free day). The rounds starts at 15:00
local time. The time controls are 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes
for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting
from move one. The zero tolerance rule (6.6a of the FIDE Laws of Chess) will
be applied: any player who arrives at the chessboard after the start of the
session loses the game.
Round four report
The team Tomsk-400 defeated Tammer-Shakki 6-0, while Saint-Petersburg CF faced
a much tougher opponent, Economist-SGSEU Saratov, and won 3½-2½.
Both teams still have a perfect match score. Socar Azerbaijan also won round
four with a 6-0 score but is in the second tier with 6/8.
Top pairing results from round four
Bo. |
3 |
Economist Saratov |
Rtg |
2½:3½ |
4 |
Saint-Petersburg CF |
Rtg |
1.1 |
GM |
Andreikin, Dmitry |
2718 |
½-½ |
GM |
Svidler, Peter |
2747 |
1.2 |
GM |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian |
2704 |
½-½ |
GM |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
2734 |
1.3 |
GM |
Morozevich, Alexander |
2758 |
½-½ |
GM |
Vitiugov, Nikita |
2691 |
1.4 |
GM |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny |
2720 |
½-½ |
GM |
Movsesian, Sergei |
2699 |
1.5 |
GM |
Moiseenko, Alexander |
2700 |
½-½ |
GM |
Efimenko, Zahar |
2689 |
1.6 |
GM |
Lysyj, Igor |
2628 |
0-1 |
GM |
Zvjaginsev, Vadim |
2678 |
Bo. |
7 |
Tomsk-400 |
Rtg |
6:0 |
26 |
Tammer-Shakki |
Rtg |
2.1 |
GM |
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
2735 |
1-0 |
IM |
Karttunen, Mika |
2445 |
2.2 |
GM |
Areshchenko, Alexander |
2710 |
1-0 |
IM |
Maki, Veijo |
2383 |
2.3 |
GM |
Inarkiev, Ernesto |
2683 |
1-0 |
|
Koykka, Pekka |
2242 |
2.4 |
GM |
Kurnosov, Igor |
2660 |
1-0 |
FM |
Penttinen, Jarkko |
2258 |
2.5 |
GM |
Motylev, Alexander |
2655 |
1-0 |
|
Natri, Antero |
2219 |
2.6 |
GM |
Khismatullin, Denis |
2638 |
1-0 |
|
Lehtioksa, Jorma |
2179 |
Bo. |
15 |
Schachgesellschaft Zürich |
Rtg |
0:6 |
1 |
SOCAR Azerbaijan |
Rtg |
3.1 |
GM |
Timofeev, Artyom |
2631 |
0-1 |
GM |
Topalov, Veselin |
2751 |
3.2 |
GM |
Pelletier, Yannick |
2601 |
0-1 |
GM |
Grischuk, Alexander |
2752 |
3.3 |
GM |
Brunner, Lucas |
2448 |
0-1 |
GM |
Kamsky, Gata |
2755 |
3.4 |
GM |
Vogt, Lothar |
2397 |
0-1 |
GM |
Sutovsky, Emil |
2685 |
3.5 |
FM |
Goldstern, Filip |
2334 |
0-1 |
GM |
Safarli, Eltaj |
2616 |
3.6 |
FM |
Friedrich, Norbert |
2302 |
0-1 |
GM |
Guseinov, Gadir |
2608 |
Bo. |
17 |
Vesnianka Gran |
Rtg |
2:4 |
5 |
Ugra |
Rtg |
4.1 |
GM |
Zhigalko, Andrey |
2582 |
0-1 |
GM |
Malakhov, Vladimir |
2713 |
4.2 |
GM |
Teterev, Vitaly |
2529 |
0-1 |
GM |
Korobov, Anton |
2705 |
4.3 |
IM |
Kovalev, Vladislav |
2473 |
½-½ |
GM |
Rublevsky, Sergei |
2693 |
4.4 |
IM |
Gorovets, Andrey |
2459 |
1-0 |
GM |
Dreev, Aleksey |
2677 |
4.5 |
IM |
Mochalov, Evgeny V |
2403 |
½-½ |
GM |
Pridorozhni, Aleksei |
2539 |
4.6 |
|
Oblamski, Vladimir |
2114 |
0-1 |
GM |
Kabanov, Nikolai |
2482 |
Bo. |
8 |
G-Team Novy Bor |
Rtg |
3½:2½ |
10 |
Beer Sheba |
Rtg |
5.1 |
GM |
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw |
2733 |
½-½ |
GM |
Roiz, Michael |
2618 |
5.2 |
GM |
Navara, David |
2722 |
0-1 |
GM |
Rodshtein, Maxim |
2616 |
5.3 |
GM |
Laznicka, Viktor |
2678 |
½-½ |
GM |
Huzman, Alexander |
2591 |
5.4 |
GM |
Sasikiran, Krishnan |
2680 |
1-0 |
GM |
Nabaty, Tamir |
2586 |
5.5 |
GM |
Bartel, Mateusz |
2635 |
½-½ |
GM |
Postny, Evgeny |
2647 |
5.6 |
GM |
Hracek, Zbynek |
2612 |
1-0 |
GM |
Greenfeld, Alon |
2559 |
Bo. |
9 |
Ashdod |
Rtg |
4:2 |
14 |
Siroki Brijeg |
Rtg |
6.1 |
GM |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
2771 |
1-0 |
GM |
Palac, Mladen |
2600 |
6.2 |
GM |
Volokitin, Andrei |
2724 |
1-0 |
GM |
Brkic, Ante |
2575 |
6.3 |
GM |
Smirin, Ilia |
2638 |
0-1 |
GM |
Kurajica, Bojan |
2558 |
6.4 |
GM |
Romanov, Evgeny |
2611 |
½-½ |
GM |
Dizdarevic, Emir |
2491 |
6.5 |
GM |
Avrukh, Boris |
2585 |
1-0 |
IM |
Bogut, Zeljko |
2441 |
6.6 |
GM |
Kogan, Artur |
2583 |
½-½ |
WFM |
Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra |
2270 |
Bo. |
18 |
Team Viking |
Rtg |
2:4 |
12 |
Gros Xake Taldea |
Rtg |
7.1 |
GM |
Agrest, Evgenij |
2614 |
0-1 |
GM |
Van Wely, Loek |
2688 |
7.2 |
GM |
Volodin, Aleksandr |
2509 |
½-½ |
GM |
Bauer, Christian |
2664 |
7.3 |
FM |
Lindberg 1984, Bo |
2403 |
½-½ |
GM |
Landa, Konstantin |
2641 |
7.4 |
IM |
Cramling, Dan |
2360 |
1-0 |
IM |
Franco Alonso, Alejandro |
2479 |
7.5 |
FM |
Sagit, Rauan |
2356 |
0-1 |
IM |
Gonzalez De La Torre, Santiago |
2442 |
7.6 |
|
Pettersson, Anders 1991 |
2274 |
0-1 |
IM |
Argandona Riveiro, Inigo |
2402 |
Top current rankings
Selection of games
Women's section
Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo scored a 4-0 win – without fielding women's
world champion Hou Yifan. They maintain their perfect 8/8 match score, with
only Ugra in the challenge zone with 7/8 points (the next best team, Ashdod,
is two points lower).
Bo. |
8 |
SHSM-Nashe Nasledie |
Rtg |
3½:½ |
6 |
Rishon Le-Zion |
Rtg |
1.1 |
GM |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
2490 |
1-0 |
WIM |
Efroimski, Marsel |
2162 |
1.2 |
IM |
Gunina, Valentina |
2514 |
1-0 |
|
Reprun, Nadejda |
2143 |
1.3 |
WGM |
Kashlinskaya, Alina |
2368 |
1-0 |
|
Vardi, Shlomit |
2010 |
1.4 |
IM |
Savina, Anastasia |
2303 |
½-½ |
|
Federovski, Adi |
1829 |
Bo. |
7 |
Ugra |
Rtg |
2½:1½ |
5 |
Chigorin Club |
Rtg |
2.1 |
WGM |
Kovanova, Baira |
2408 |
½-½ |
IM |
Bodnaruk, Anastasia |
2425 |
2.2 |
WGM |
Girya, Olga |
2454 |
½-½ |
WIM |
Bronnikova, Elizaveta |
2244 |
2.3 |
IM |
Romanko, Marina |
2365 |
½-½ |
WIM |
Ivkina, Olga |
2266 |
2.4 |
WGM |
Shadrina, Tatiana |
2361 |
1-0 |
|
Ivanova-Skripova, Tatiana |
2173 |
Bo. |
1 |
Cercle d'Echecs Monte-Carlo |
Rtg |
4:0 |
4 |
Ashdod |
Rtg |
3.1 |
GM |
Koneru, Humpy |
2607 |
1-0 |
IM |
Borsuk, Angela |
2260 |
3.2 |
GM |
Muzychuk, Anna |
2587 |
1-0 |
WIM |
Vasiliev, Olga |
2240 |
3.3 |
GM |
Cramling, Pia |
2514 |
1-0 |
WIM |
Tsifanskaya, Ludmila A |
2087 |
3.4 |
IM |
Skripchenko, Almira |
2437 |
1-0 |
WFM |
Dotan, Valeria |
2064 |
Bo. |
2 |
AVS |
Rtg |
1½:2½ |
3 |
Mika |
Rtg |
4.1 |
GM |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
2493 |
½-½ |
GM |
Danielian, Elina |
2476 |
4.2 |
GM |
Cmilyte, Viktorija |
2528 |
½-½ |
GM |
Harika, Dronavalli |
2512 |
4.3 |
WGM |
Pogonina, Natalija |
2476 |
½-½ |
IM |
Mkrtchian, Lilit |
2456 |
4.4 |
IM |
Muzychuk, Mariya |
2474 |
0-1 |
IM |
Javakhishvili, Lela |
2444 |
Selection of games
Pictorial impressions from Eilat by Vladimír Jagr

A cargo plane over a shopping mall – not something you see in Stockholm
or San Francisco

The explanation: the airport is on the edge of the town

A juice vendor with a profound sense of aesthetic values

Inside the playing hall the bustle of journalists and photograpers (here around
Svidler-Andreikin)

In a good mood: Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran, right, who in round four beat...

... Israeli GM Tamir Nabaty, rated 2586

French GM Etienne Bacrot, playing for OSG Baden-Baden e.V.

WGM Tatiana Shadrina, 2361, scored a decisive point for Ugra

Indian GM and world championship challenger Humpy Koneru, with two wins and
two draws so far

Former world class women player IM Sofia Polgar giving a simul

Sophie's husband, retired GM Jona Kosashvili, who is an internationally renowned
orthopedic surgeon
All pictures in this report are by Vladimir Jagr
for Novy Bor
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