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After two rounds of the European Club Cup in Vrnkacka Banja, 18 of the 84 clubs still had a perfect record of two wins. All the others had dropped at least one point. The 100% winners included the top favourites, who faced their first real test in the third round.
Before round 3, Alkaloid, a Macedonian team sponsored by a chemical and pharmaceutical company from Skopje, led the field together with Novy Bor. In round 3 Alkaloid had to play Beersheva, which started with veterans such as Alon Greenfeld and Alexander Huzman, Gelfand's long-time coach. On most boards the Israelis withstood the attacks of their nominally stronger opponents, but on board one Arjun Erigaisi won and decided the match in favour of Alkaloid.
With this win Erigaisi reached a new Elo-peak on the live-rating list: with 2799.6 points he is now very close to the 2800 mark and shares places 17 and 18 on the "Highest Ever Rating" list.
Arjun Erigaisi is about to join a very exclusive club: in the history of chess only 15 players have managed to reach the mark of 2800 Elo
Novy Bor faced the team from the Romanian Vados Chess Club. The match would have ended without a winner if Vincent Keymer had not clinched the decisive victory.
Vidit Gujrathi, board one for Novy Bor, and Vincent Keymer, board 2
All the other games of the match ended in a draw.
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Top favourites SuperChess, with Gukesh, Abdusattorov and Praggnanadhaa on the top boards, played against the Azeri team Vugar Gashimov, who have a number of Azeri internationals in their ranks. But SuperChess still won 5-1 and now narrowly lead the table.
Round 3 results
| No. | Team | Team | Result | : | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperChess | Vugar Gashimov | 5 | : | 1 |
| 2 | Beer Sheva Chess Club | Alkaloid | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 3 | Novy Bor Chess Club | Vados Chess Club | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 4 | Kfar Saba | Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club | 2 | : | 4 |
| 5 | Turkish Airlines | SK JAVES Modra | 5½ | : | ½ |
| 6 | Zmaj | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 1 | : | 5 |
| 7 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | Elektroprivreda | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 8 | Kavala Chess Club | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | 2 | : | 4 |
| 9 | C'Chartres Echecs | SK Rockaden | 3 | : | 3 |
| 10 | Breidablik Chess Club | Rishon Le Zion A | ½ | : | 5½ |
| 11 | SV Werder Bremen | Rishon Le Zion B | 4 | : | 2 |
| 12 | Riehen | Andreu Paterna | 5½ | : | ½ |
| 13 | Gambit Bonnevoie I | Etude Ramat Gan Dov Porat Memorial | 2 | : | 4 |
| 14 | ŠK K CERO INVEST Nitra | Wasa SK | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 15 | De Stukkenjagers | C.A. Silla Integrant Col-lectius | 3 | : | 3 |
| 16 | LSG | Drejtesia-Trokadero | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 17 | SV Erkenschwick | GAMBIT ASEE | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 18 | Perfect | Viking Chess Club | 4 | : | 2 |
| 19 | Schaakclub De Pluspion Wachtebeke | ŠK Dunajská Streda | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 20 | The Sharks | Raahen Linnoitus | 3 | : | 3 |
| 21 | SOSS | FC ST.Pauli 1910 eV Sabt | ½ | : | 5½ |
| 22 | Lunds ASK | SK Reval-Sport | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 23 | O.F.I. Chess Club | Wood Green | 1 | : | 5 |
| 24 | Jugović | HSK Lister Turm | 3 | : | 3 |
| 25 | Koninklijke Brugse Schaakkring vzw | Malerei 2000 Rapid Feffernitz | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 26 | SV Muelheim Nord | Paul Keres 1 | 1 | : | 5 |
| 27 | De Sprenger Echternach | White Rose | 4 | : | 2 |
| 28 | Koninklijke Wetterse Vrijpion | Skakklubben Nordkalotten | 1 | : | 5 |
| 29 | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | EtVaS | 6 | : | 0 |
| 30 | ASD Pedone Isolano | Sussex Martlets | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 31 | Koninklijke Oostendse Schaakkring | Blackthorne | 1 | : | 5 |
| 32 | Differdange | SK 1911 | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 33 | La Tour d'Ans-Loncin | K.Sh Butrinti | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 34 | Aarhus Skakklub/Skolerne | Jyväs-Shakki | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 35 | Diagonal Alcorcon | TSV Schönaich | 3 | : | 3 |
| 36 | SK Doppelbauer Kiel | Ennis Chess Club | 3 | : | 3 |
| 37 | Gambit Bonnevoie II | Bærum Schakselskap | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 38 | Paul Keres 2 | ŠK Goč - Vrnjačka Banja | 6 | : | 0 |
| 39 | SK König Tegel | White Knights Chess Club | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 40 | St Benildus | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 1 | : | 5 |
| 41 | SK Radnicki | UCD (University College Dublin) | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 42 | Cardiff Chess Club | Gonzaga | 2 | : | 4 |
Standings after 3 rounds
| Rk | Team | Matches | + | = | - | Tb1 | Tb2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperChess | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 |
| 2 | Turkish Airlines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 |
| 3 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 |
| 4 | Alkaloid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 |
| 6 | Novy Bor Chess Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
| 8 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | C'Chartres Echecs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 33 |
| 10 | SK Rockaden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Rishon Le Zion A | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25,5 |
| 12 | Riehen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25,5 |
| 13 | SV Werder Bremen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| 14 | Kavala Chess Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 |
| 15 | Beer Sheva Chess Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33 |
| 16 | Elektroprivreda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
| 17 | Vados Chess Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28,5 |
| 18 | Kfar Saba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 |
| 19 | Vugar Gashimov | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 24 |
| 20 | ŠK Dunajská Streda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 21 | Paul Keres 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 22 | Zmaj | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 23 | FC ST.Pauli 1910 eV Sabt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19,5 |
| 24 | ASD Pedone Isolano | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 25 | Skakklubben Nordkalotten | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 |
84 teams
Games
The women's tournament saw a real top match in the encounter between Garuda Ajka (2nd seed) and SuperChess (4th seed), which Garuda Ajka won 3:1.
Divya Deshmukh, number 11 on the World's Women Rating List, and Bibisara Assaubayeva, number 16 on the World's Women Rating List, play for Garuda
Dinara Wagner from Germany plays for SuperChess and started the tournament with two draws
Top favourite and defending champion Monte Carlo lost a team point in round 2, which is not yet dramatic, because they can still play against the other top clubs and beat them. But the Monte Carlo had to make sure that it didn't lose further ground. However, the team only managed a narrow 2.5:1.5 victory against MSK Centar. The decisive victory was secured by Elisabeth Pähtz.
Match winner Elisabeth Pähtz
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Round 3 results
| No. | Team | Team | Result | : | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperChess Club | Garuda Ajka BSK | 1 | : | 3 |
| 2 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | 2½ | : | 1½ |
| 3 | MSK CENTAR | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 1½ | : | 2½ |
| 4 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen A | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 1 | : | 3 |
| 5 | Wasa SK | Gambit Bonnevoie | 2½ | : | 1½ |
| 6 | Napredak Zenica | Rudar Kostolac | 2½ | : | 1½ |
| 7 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen B | Rishon Le Zion | 2 | : | 2 |
| 8 | Tallinn Chess Club | SK JAVES Modra | 0 | : | 4 |
| 9 | She Plays To Win Lionesses | SK Zmaj | 2 | : | 2 |
Standings after 3 rounds
| Rk | Team | Matches | + | = | - | Tb1 | Tb2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Garuda Ajka BSK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 4 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | SuperChess Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 7 | Napredak Zenica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Wasa SK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | MSK CENTAR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10,5 |
| 11 | Gambit Bonnevoie | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 12 | Rishon Le Zion | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | SK JAVES Modra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Rudar Kostolac | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 16 | She Plays To Win Lionesses | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 17 | SK Zmaj | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | Tallinn Chess Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
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