SF Deizisau convincingly wins the European Club Cup

A tough fight

On the second day of the final, rounds 5 to 9 of the all-play-all tournament were played. After day 1, Clichy and Deizisau were sharing the lead with six match points each, with the French slightly ahead by one board point.

Already the 5th round saw Deizsau taking the sole lead, as they defeated the women’s squad from Monte Carlo, while another German club, Hamburger SK, defeated Clichy.

The victory did not come easy for Deizisau, though, as they scored a single win (and three draws) against the winners of the Women’s European Club Cup. Georg Meier — who finished the event with a remarkable 5/6 score — defeated Aleksandra Goryachkina, a player who can normally hold her own against the (male-dominated) world’s top players:  

Practical Chess Strategy: The Bishop

When it comes to strategy, one of the key things that chess professionals understand much better than amateur players is the role of the bishop which is the key theme on this video course.

The ultimate test for the team from Deizisau came in round 6, when they faced the strong squad from St. Petersburg, a team that has often fought for the title in similar events. This match could not be lost: to keep the lead in the standings, but also to strengthen the belief that they could win the tournament! And they succeeded. In a hard-fought 2:2 draw (there were no draws on individual boards), Alexander Donchenko and Vincent Keymer each took a full point.

In Round 7, the Poland Husars, led by Jan-Krzysztof Duda, were then left behind in the standings with a 2½:1½ win — Georg Meier and Vincent Keymer, the most successful point scorers for the eventual winners, scored victories in this match.

In Round 8, Deizisau ‘thanked’ Hamburger SK for their support earlier in the day (see above) as the match was drawn 2:2.

At the end, it all came down to nerves — a win against Ladya Kazan, who had not been too successful until that point, was needed to secure overall victory. This was once again a battle of equals, except on board 4, where Dmitrij Kollars had a large rating advantage over his opponent. Kollars kept his nerve and scored the full point. Deizisau won the match 2.5:1.5.

Clichy finished strong, with wins over Novy Bor and Odlar Yurdu, but that was not enough to catch the Germans. Mednyi Vsadnik and Poland Hussars obtained 11 match points each, but the Russians had two more board points, which was enough to secure the bronze.

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Congratulations to 𝐒𝐅 𝐃𝐞𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐮 𝐞.𝐕 -the Winner of European Online #Chess Club Cup 2021!

After a spectacular finish, the Medal winners are:
🏆SF Deizisau e.V🇩🇪 14MP
🥈Clichy Echecs 92🇫🇷13MP
🥉Mednyi Vsadnik🇷🇺11MP (22 board points)https://t.co/Dn8cKt6knb... pic.twitter.com/hvMR0nIlN4

— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) March 31, 2021

The winning team

Final standings

All games

Links

• Official site
• The European Chess Club Cup will be played online this year
• Find all results on Chess-Results