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The European Club Cup takes place this year from October 8th to 14th in Antalya, Turkey. The Open and Women's tournaments are both a 7-round Swiss team tournament with a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. No draw offers are allowed before move 30.
In the Open section, 36 clubs are taking part, with defending champions Alkaloid and rating favourite, Globus. Each match is played over six boards, with two points for a team win and one point for a draw.
Live commentary by GM Bartlomiej Herberla, IM Can Arduman, and WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili
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2½ | : | 3½ |
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| Rk. | Team | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 |
| 1 | Globus | GLO | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Alkaloid | ALK | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Odlar Yurdu | ODL | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | AVE Nový Bor | AVE | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Mednyi Vsadnik | MED | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | LSG Leiden | LSG | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Beer Sheva Chess Club | BEE | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | SHSM Legacy Square Capital | SHS | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Csm Baia Mare | CSM | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Šk Dunajská Streda | SKD | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Nice Alekhine | NIC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova | OBI | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 13 | Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü | BES | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | 3CS | 3CS | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Augusta Perusia | AUG | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 16 | Vålerenga Sjakklubb | VAL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 17 | Riga Technical University | RIG | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 | Oslo Schakselskap | OSL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 19 | Gambit Asseco See | GAM | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 | Fjölnir Chess Club | FJO | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Hasan Pristina | HAS | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | LSK 'MAKABI' | LSK | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | White Rose | WHI | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | Dardania Chess Club | DAR | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | Etelä-Vantaan Shakki | ETE | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | Club Gambit Bonnevoie | CLU | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 | Skakklubben Nordkalotten | SKA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 | Karaman Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | KAR | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 29 | Viking Chess Club | VIK | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 30 | Genç Akademisyenler Eğitim Kültür ve Ara | GEN | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 31 | Gonzaga | GON | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 32 | SK Elektroprivreda | SKE | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | Chania Chess Academy | CHA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 34 | Adare Chess Club | ADA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 35 | Benildus Chess Club | BEN | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 36 | Hatay Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü | HAT | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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The Women's tournament is contested between 12 clubs, with Batumi Chess Club NONA as the top seeds. Each match is played over four boards, with two points for a team win and one point for a draw.
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
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| Rk. | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | |
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Batumi Chess Club NONA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 126,5 |
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Odlar Yurdu | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 117,5 |
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Bossa Nova | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 116,0 |
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UGRA Chess Club | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 107,5 |
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SHSM Legacy Square Capital | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 114,5 |
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Cs Studentesc Medicina Timisoara | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 93,5 |
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Anatolia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 79,0 |
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Marmara | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 56,0 |
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Beer Sheva Chess Club | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 47,5 |
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Mulhouse Philidor | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 34,0 |
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Aegean | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 27,0 |
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Mediterranean | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15,5 |
