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With 84 teams the open tournament is a mammoth event, at least in terms of numbers, though not in terms of time as there are only seven rounds Swiss to play.
All the favourites got off to a flying start in the first round with some high-scoring wins, as you would expect from the pairing scheme in Swiss System tournaments: the teams in the top half of the seeding list play the teams in the bottom half first. It then takes some time for the top teams to meet - if they haven't lost points along the way.
In the second round, there were still plenty of matches between the professional and amateur teams, with clear results in favour of the top teams.
The "second team" of the FC St. Pauli, Magnus Carlsen's Bundesliga club, had the pleasure of playing against French giants Chartres. Benedict Krause, who recently represented the club at the Weissenhaus Young Masters, defeated Laurent Fressinet! And on the top board, Aljoscha Feuerstack drew against Marc'andria Maurizzi. However, the other games went to the French team.
Feuerstack (left, with White) against Maurizzi
Always looking for ways to attack the enemy king: Robert Ris, who plays for the SV Erkenschwick
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Results round 2
| No. | Team | Team | Result | : | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etude Ramat Gan Dov Porat Memorial | SuperChess | ½ | : | 5½ |
| 2 | Alkaloid | ŠK K CERO INVEST Nitra | 6 | : | 0 |
| 3 | C.A. Silla Integrant Col-lectius | Novy Bor Chess Club | 0 | : | 6 |
| 4 | Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club | LSG | 5½ | : | ½ |
| 5 | GAMBIT ASEE | Turkish Airlines | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 6 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | Perfect | 5 | : | 1 |
| 7 | ŠK Dunajská Streda | Sentimento Ajka BSK | 2 | : | 4 |
| 8 | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | The Sharks | 5 | : | 1 |
| 9 | FC ST.Pauli 1910 eV Sabt | C'Chartres Echecs | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 10 | Vugar Gashimov | Lunds ASK | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 11 | Wood Green | Beer Sheva Chess Club | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 12 | Rishon Le Zion A | Andreu Paterna | 3 | : | 3 |
| 13 | HSK Lister Turm | Vados Chess Club | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 14 | Kfar Saba | Koninklijke Brugse Schaakkring vzw | 4 | : | 2 |
| 15 | Paul Keres 1 | SK JAVES Modra | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 16 | Zmaj | De Sprenger Echternach | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 17 | Skakklubben Nordkalotten | Elektroprivreda | 2 | : | 4 |
| 18 | Kavala Chess Club | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | 5½ | : | ½ |
| 19 | Breidablik Chess Club | SV Werder Bremen | 3 | : | 3 |
| 20 | SK Rockaden | ASD Pedone Isolano | 4 | : | 2 |
| 21 | Rishon Le Zion B | Riehen | 3 | : | 3 |
| 22 | Gambit Bonnevoie I | Aarhus Skakklub/Skolerne | 4 | : | 2 |
| 23 | TSV Schönaich | Wasa SK | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 24 | De Stukkenjagers | SK Doppelbauer Kiel | 4 | : | 2 |
| 25 | Bærum Schakselskap | Drejtesia-Trokadero | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 26 | SV Erkenschwick | Paul Keres 2 | 5 | : | 1 |
| 27 | SK 1911 | Blackthorne | 3 | : | 3 |
| 28 | Viking Chess Club | SK König Tegel | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 29 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | Schaakclub De Pluspion Wachtebeke | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 30 | Raahen Linnoitus | SK Radnicki | 5 | : | 1 |
| 31 | Gonzaga | SOSS | 2 | : | 4 |
| 32 | La Tour d'Ans-Loncin | Koninklijke Oostendse Schaakkring | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 33 | K.Sh Butrinti | Differdange | 3 | : | 3 |
| 34 | SK Reval-Sport | Jyväs-Shakki | 5½ | : | ½ |
| 35 | Diagonal Alcorcon | O.F.I. Chess Club | ½ | : | 5½ |
| 36 | Jugović | Ennis Chess Club | 6 | : | 0 |
| 37 | Gambit Bonnevoie II | Malerei 2000 Rapid Feffernitz | 2 | : | 4 |
| 38 | SV Muelheim Nord | ŠK Goč - Vrnjačka Banja | 6 | : | 0 |
| 39 | White Knights Chess Club | White Rose | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 40 | Koninklijke Wetterse Vrijpion | St Benildus | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 41 | UCD (University College Dublin) | EtVaS | 1 | : | 5 |
| 42 | Sussex Martlets | Cardiff Chess Club | 5½ | : | ½ |
Standings after 2 rounds
| Rank | Team | Matces | + | = | - | Tb1 | Tb2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alkaloid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | Novy Bor Chess Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | C'Chartres Echecs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Elektroprivreda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | SK Rockaden | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 6 | Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 | SuperChess | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 9 | Vugar Gashimov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Kavala Chess Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 | Turkish Airlines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 | Vados Chess Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 | Kfar Saba | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 15 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 16 | Zmaj | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 17 | Beer Sheva Chess Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 18 | SK JAVES Modra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 19 | Breidablik Chess Club | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 20 | Rishon Le Zion B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 | SV Werder Bremen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 22 | Rishon Le Zion A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 23 | Riehen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 24 | Andreu Paterna | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 25 | De Sprenger Echternach | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
84 teams
Games
The situation is somewhat different in the women's team cup, in which fewer clubs participate. Here, the real top matches take place earlier. Top favourite Monte Carlo met the Serbian team Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica and had to concede its first team point.
Elisabeth Paehtz and Sarasadat Khademalsharieh play for Monte Carlo
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Results
| No. | Team | Team | Result | : | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 2 | : | 2 |
| 2 | Garuda Ajka BSK | MSK CENTAR | 3½ | : | ½ |
| 3 | Gambit Bonnevoie | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | ½ | : | 3½ |
| 4 | SuperChess Club | Schachgesellschaft Solingen A | 4 | : | 0 |
| 5 | SK JAVES Modra | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | 1 | : | 3 |
| 6 | Rishon Le Zion | Rudar Kostolac | 2 | : | 2 |
| 7 | Wasa SK | She Plays To Win Lionesses | 2½ | : | 1½ |
| 8 | SK Zmaj | Napredak Zenica | 1 | : | 3 |
| 9 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen B | Tallinn Chess Club | 3 | : | 1 |
Standings after 2 rounds
| Rank | Team | Matches | + | = | - | Tb1 | Tb2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperChess Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Garuda Ajka BSK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | MSK CENTAR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Napredak Zenica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Gambit Bonnevoie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Wasa SK | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Rudar Kostolac | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Rishon Le Zion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Tallinn Chess Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | SK JAVES Modra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | She Plays To Win Lionesses | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | SK Zmaj | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Games
