In the 4th round of the European Club Cup, Vincent Keymer was once again the most important man for his team from Novy Bor. With his victory over Alexey Sarana, he ensured the team victory against the Hungarian team Sentimento Ajka BSK. The players from Novy Bor had an Elo advantage on all boards, but with the exception of Keymer's game, all games ended in draws.
The team of Ivan Sokolov of SuperChess, the number one seed, suffered a somewhat surprising defeat against the Turkish Airlines team.
Jorden van Foreest lost against Volodar Murzin (right, with White)
On board one, World Championship challenger Gukesh had to throw in the towel against Dmitry Andreikin. It was his first loss after 38 classical games without defeat.
After an early exchange of queens, Gukesh landed in a difficult rook endgame, in which he missed the best defence after an inaccuracy by his opponent.
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And on board three, Praggnanandhaa, another Indian superstar, lost to M. Amin Tabatabaei.
Alkaloid managed a narrow victory in the top match against Tajfun SK Ljubljana. Here, Indian grandmasters Aravindh and Narayanan secured the decisive wins at boards four and five.
At table four, the Hungarian Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub defeated the Turkish team Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club.
Results round 4
| No. | Team | Pts. | TP | Result | : | Result | TP | Pts. | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish Airlines | 15 | 6 | 4 | : | 2 | 6 | 15½ | SuperChess |
| 2 | Alkaloid | 15 | 6 | 3½ | : | 2½ | 6 | 16 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana |
| 3 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | 12½ | 6 | 2½ | : | 3½ | 6 | 15 | Novy Bor Chess Club |
| 4 | Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club | 15 | 6 | 2 | : | 4 | 6 | 14½ | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub |
| 5 | SV Werder Bremen | 12½ | 5 | 1½ | : | 4½ | 5 | 13½ | C'Chartres Echecs |
| 6 | Rishon Le Zion A | 13½ | 5 | 3½ | : | 2½ | 5 | 13 | SK Rockaden |
| 7 | Vugar Gashimov | 11 | 4 | 4 | : | 2 | 5 | 12½ | Riehen |
| 8 | FC ST.Pauli 1910 eV Sabt | 13 | 4 | 1 | : | 5 | 4 | 12½ | Beer Sheva Chess Club |
| 9 | Vados Chess Club | 12 | 4 | 5½ | : | ½ | 4 | 10 | Lunds ASK |
| 10 | Wood Green | 12½ | 4 | 1½ | : | 4½ | 4 | 11 | Kfar Saba |
| 11 | SK JAVES Modra | 8½ | 4 | 5 | : | 1 | 4 | 12½ | Koninklijke Brugse Schaakkring vzw |
| 12 | Paul Keres 1 | 12½ | 4 | 2½ | : | 3½ | 4 | 9½ | Zmaj |
| 13 | Elektroprivreda | 12½ | 4 | 4½ | : | 1½ | 4 | 12 | De Sprenger Echternach |
| 14 | Skakklubben Nordkalotten | 13 | 4 | 1 | : | 5 | 4 | 12 | Kavala Chess Club |
| 15 | Etude Ramat Gan Dov Porat Memorial | 10 | 4 | 5½ | : | ½ | 4 | 10 | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab |
| 16 | ASD Pedone Isolano | 11½ | 4 | 2 | : | 4 | 4 | 10 | ŠK K CERO INVEST Nitra |
| 17 | Drejtesia-Trokadero | 7½ | 4 | 1½ | : | 4½ | 4 | 9 | Perfect |
| 18 | ŠK Dunajská Streda | 11 | 4 | 3½ | : | 2½ | 4 | 10½ | SV Erkenschwick |
| 19 | C.A. Silla Integrant Col-lectius | 8 | 3 | 3 | : | 3 | 3 | 11 | Rishon Le Zion B |
| 20 | The Sharks | 9 | 3 | 3½ | : | 2½ | 3 | 7½ | De Stukkenjagers |
| 21 | Andreu Paterna | 7½ | 3 | 4½ | : | 1½ | 3 | 8 | Raahen Linnoitus |
| 22 | HSK Lister Turm | 8½ | 3 | 2½ | : | 3½ | 3 | 9½ | Breidablik Chess Club |
...42 matches
Standings after 4 rounds
| Rk. | Team | Matches | + | = | - | Tb1 | Tb2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alkaloid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 78 | |
| 2 | Turkish Airlines | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 77 | |
| 3 | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 73 | |
| 4 | Novy Bor Chess Club | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 66 | |
| 5 | Rishon Le Zion A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 60 | |
| 6 | C'Chartres Echecs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 55,5 | |
| 7 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 80 | |
| 8 | SuperChess | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 79 | |
| 9 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 65 | |
| 10 | Vados Chess Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 62 | |
| 11 | Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 62 | |
| 12 | Beer Sheva Chess Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 58 | |
| 13 | Kavala Chess Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 58 | |
| 14 | Elektroprivreda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 57 | |
| 15 | Kfar Saba | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 50 | |
| 16 | Vugar Gashimov | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 48 | |
| 17 | Etude Ramat Gan Dov Porat Memorial | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 47 | |
| 18 | Zmaj | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 40 | |
| 19 | SK JAVES Modra | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 38 | |
| 20 | ŠK Dunajská Streda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 37 | |
| 21 | Perfect | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 36 | |
| 22 | ŠK K CERO INVEST Nitra | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 34 | |
| 23 | Riehen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 55,5 | |
| 24 | SK Rockaden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 54,5 | |
| 25 | SV Werder Bremen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 41,5 | |
| 26 | Andreu Paterna | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 37 | |
| 27 | Breidablik Chess Club | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | |
| 28 | The Sharks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27,5 | |
| 29 | Blackthorne | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19,5 | |
| 30 | Paul Keres 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 50 | |
| 31 | SV Erkenschwick | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 43 | |
| 32 | ASD Pedone Isolano | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 40 | |
| 33 | FC ST.Pauli 1910 eV Sabt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 38,5 |
... 84 teams
Games
Tajfun Ljubljana's women's team scored an unexpectedly high 3.5:0.5 victory against Garuda in the top game of the Women's Cup.
Elisabeth Pähtz fights for Monte Carlo
Defending champion Monte Carlo lost at table two against the women's team of Superchess. This time, Dinara Wagner was the match winner, beating Vaishali.
Dinara Wagner
Results round 4
| No. | Team | Pts. | TP | Result | : | Result | MP | Pts. | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garuda Ajka BSK | 9½ | 6 | ½ | : | 3½ | 6 | 10 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana |
| 2 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 8½ | 5 | 1½ | : | 2½ | 4 | 8½ | SuperChess Club |
| 3 | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | 7½ | 4 | 2½ | : | 1½ | 5 | 9 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica |
| 4 | Napredak Zenica | 6 | 4 | 3½ | : | ½ | 4 | 5 | Wasa SK |
| 5 | MSK CENTAR | 5½ | 2 | 1½ | : | 2½ | 3 | 5 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen B |
| 6 | SK JAVES Modra | 5 | 2 | ½ | : | 3½ | 2 | 4½ | Gambit Bonnevoie |
| 7 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen A | 3½ | 2 | 3 | : | 1 | 2 | 4½ | Rishon Le Zion |
| 8 | Rudar Kostolac | 4½ | 1 | 4 | : | 0 | 1 | 5 | She Plays To Win Lionesses |
| 9 | Tallinn Chess Club | 2 | 0 | 2 | : | 2 | 1 | 4½ | SK Zmaj |
Standings after 4 rounds
| Rk. | Team | Matches | + | = | - | Tb1 | Tb2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 52 | |
| 2 | SuperChess Club | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 39,5 | |
| 3 | Garuda Ajka BSK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 31 | |
| 4 | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 30,5 | |
| 5 | Napredak Zenica | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 24,5 | |
| 6 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 39 | |
| 7 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | |
| 8 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 9 | Gambit Bonnevoie | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | |
| 10 | Wasa SK | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| 11 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen A | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 12 | Rudar Kostolac | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | |
| 13 | Rishon Le Zion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |
| 14 | MSK CENTAR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | |
| 15 | SK Zmaj | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| 16 | SK JAVES Modra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 17 | Tallinn Chess Club | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 18 | She Plays To Win Lionesses | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Games
