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European Club Cup Tournament

Joran Aulin-Jansson6.5/7(+6 -0 =1)[games]
Lorenz Maximilian Drabke6.5/7(+6 -0 =1)[games]
Pavel Tregubov6/7(+5 -0 =2)[games]
Daniele Vocaturo6/7(+6 -1 =0)[games]
Vladimir Hamitevici6/7(+5 -0 =2)[games]
Vladislav Kovalev6/7(+5 -0 =2)[games]
Hannes Stefansson5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Jan Willem van de Griendt5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Afrim Fejzullahu5.5/6(+5 -0 =1)[games]
Berge Ostenstad5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Simone De Filomeno5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Tamas Petenyi5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Fethi Apaydin5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Viktor Laznicka5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Richard Rapport5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Denis Khismatullin5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Alberto David5.5/7(+4 -0 =3)[games]
Bjarke Barth Sahl5.5/7(+5 -1 =1)[games]
Luc Winants5/6(+4 -0 =2)[games]
Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson5/7(+4 -1 =2)[games]
Manuel Bosboom5/7(+4 -1 =2)[games]
Vladimir Malakhov5/6(+4 -0 =2)[games]
Bernhard Lutz5/7(+4 -1 =2)[games]
Leinier Dominguez Perez5/7(+3 -0 =4)[games]
Alexander Grischuk5/6(+4 -0 =2)[games]
Michael Wiedenkeller5/7(+4 -1 =2)[games]
Mads Andersen5/7(+4 -1 =2)[games]
Sergei Zhigalko5/6(+4 -0 =2)[games]
Hristos Banikas5/7(+3 -0 =4)[games]
Umut Atakisi5/7(+5 -2 =0)[games]
Anish Giri5/6(+4 -0 =2)[games]
Thomas Michalczak5/7(+4 -1 =2)[games]
(365 players total; 333 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
European Club Cup (2013)

The 29th European Club Cup was a 7-round Swiss team tournament held in the Congress Center of Rodos Palace Hotel, Rhodes, Greece, 20-26 October 2013. Fifty-three clubs took part, including defending champions SOCAR of Azerbaijan, which mustered Caruana, Radjabov, Topalov, Kamsky, Mamedyarov, Wang Hao, Giri, and Safarli. Of the 372 players, 92 were GMs. Each match was played over six boards, with 2 points for a team win and 1 point for a draw. Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 more minutes till the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one. No draw offers before move 41. First prize: 9,600 euros. Tournament director: Nikolaos Kalesis. Chief arbiter: Sotiris Logothetis.

G-Team Novy Bor (Navara, Wojtaszek, Laznicka, Sasikiran, Hracek, Bartel, Cvek) won with 13/14 (+6 -0 =1), ahead of Russian Malachite (Grischuk, Karjakin, Morozevich, Shirov, Malakhov, Riazantsev, Motylev, Bologan) (12/14) and top seeds SOCAR (3rd on tiebreak with 11/14).

Chess-Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr110527....
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OlimpBase: http://www.olimpbase.org/2013c/2013...
ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/ecc-c...
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ECU: http://gamesfestival.chessdom.com/w...
Huffpost: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/lubo...

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 page 4 of 44; games 76-100 of 1,080  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
76. M Andersen vs R Swinkels  1-0532013European Club CupA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
77. M Dambacher vs N V Pedersen 1-0332013European Club CupA57 Benko Gambit
78. J Pedersen vs T Koch  0-1502013European Club CupB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
79. R Polaczek vs K Munk 0-1402013European Club CupB06 Robatsch
80. Colin Watson vs R Philipowski  ½-½442013European Club CupB25 Sicilian, Closed
81. L Vanstreels vs T Bjerre  0-1402013European Club CupA45 Queen's Pawn Game
82. A Sumets vs I Efimov  ½-½422013European Club CupA55 Old Indian, Main line
83. J F Nelis vs L Winants  0-1522013European Club CupC33 King's Gambit Accepted
84. Y Boidman vs A Meylan  1-0372013European Club CupA46 Queen's Pawn Game
85. K Ribbegren vs S Hautot  0-1292013European Club CupA09 Reti Opening
86. H Sonntag vs P Meylan  1-0342013European Club CupA70 Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3
87. J M Rapaire vs U Tuncer  0-1352013European Club CupB50 Sicilian
88. C Noe vs G Kovacs  0-1402013European Club CupA13 English
89. M Nemeth vs T Welz  ½-½592013European Club CupB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
90. T Wenner vs T Petenyi 0-1462013European Club CupE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
91. G Nagy vs G Staub  1-0222013European Club CupE16 Queen's Indian
92. J Reimold vs A Csonka  0-1902013European Club CupB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
93. L Pergel vs U Gass  1-0282013European Club CupB08 Pirc, Classical
94. A Heimann vs C Sreeves  1-0332013European Club CupD70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense
95. C MacQueen vs K Volke  ½-½442013European Club CupE10 Queen's Pawn Game
96. V Riff vs N Berry  1-0542013European Club CupD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
97. D Oswald vs B Lutz  1-0292013European Club CupB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
98. L Drabke vs A White  1-0422013European Club CupC24 Bishop's Opening
99. C Sykes vs M Scherer  0-1232013European Club CupA45 Queen's Pawn Game
100. P Driessens vs D Raznikov  ½-½542013European Club CupE15 Queen's Indian
 page 4 of 44; games 76-100 of 1,080  PGN Download
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Oct-23-13  Calar: TODAY
Malachite failed to win against Novy Bor today (match ended 3-3), with their 3rd board Morozhevich getting uncomfortable position against Laznicka after dubious play in the opening. Shirov and Grischuk (both 3/3 so far) saved the day for Malachite.

SOCAR, by far the strongest team here rating-wise (8 players with average rating 2753) won against French team Clichy Echecs 92 by 4-2.

In clash between two Russian teams, Ugra won against St. Petersburg by 3.5-2.5, thanks to Korobov's victory against Vitiugov.

Nakamura salvaged a draw after being piece down against 297 points lower rated Raznikov. His team O.R. Padova won 4-2, though.

TOMORROW
Biggest clash happens on top table, where SOCAR meets Ugra. Expected match-ups: Caruana-Jakovenko, Leko-Radjabov and Topalov-Korobov.

Malachite is clear favourite against Azeri team Odlar-Yurdu (over 100 points lower average rating).

On 3rd table Novy Bor plays against SK 47 Eynatten, whose 1st board is rated 2493.

St. Petersburg is paired with O.R. Padova. Top table encounter between Svidler and Nakamura should be especially interesting.

Oct-24-13  PhilFeeley: <Calar> Good summary. We should see great matchups from now on.
Oct-24-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: If you could make a Thiasmo Cosmo, you could get chicks on Rhodes, by the loads.
Oct-24-13  SirRuthless: Nakamura is crushing Svidler with black. He hasn't had a great event so good for him to beat his nemesis.
Oct-24-13  fgh: In other news, Wesley So has passed Radjabov on the live ratings list.
Oct-24-13  SirRuthless: <fgh> That is pretty funny/sad. Funny because perhaps the So-cyphants are onto something and sad because Radjabov is a shell of his former self on the chessboard right now. Today he let another win slip. He is getting good positions and unable to cash in the full point.
Oct-24-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <So-cyphants>

Very good, and well worth remembering.

Oct-25-13  spysfi: Papaioannou was a tremendous talent; I think he was never focused on entering the 2700+ club. I hope Nakamura will not underestimate him today. Of course he knows Yiannis's amazing strength (especially in bullet) from icc...
Oct-25-13  SirRuthless: <spysfi> Nakamura barely escaped Papaioannou's grip today. He was more than happy to take the draw by repetition.

In other news SOCAR was brutalized by Novy Bor today. Navara's endgame technique vs Caruana was something to see. Kamsky and Topalov also lost to Laznicka and Wojtaszek respectively in bloody fighting games. Czech will be celebrating tonight.

Oct-25-13  notyetagm: <SirRuthless: ... <<<In other news SOCAR was brutalized by Novy Bor today.>>> Navara's endgame technique vs Caruana was something to see. Kamsky and Topalov also lost to Laznicka and Wojtaszek respectively in bloody fighting games. Czech will be celebrating tonight.>

Unbelievable: SOCAR'S top 3 boards (Caruana, Kamsky, Topalov) all lost(!!!) on the same day!

Oct-25-13  csmath: Navara's win is an opening and ending jewel. Topalov's loss was shooting himself in the foot with a loaded gun. Kamsky's game is also far from exceptional in any way. Nakumara did some of his bizzare "early queen" opening experiments but his opponent was happy to get a draw.
Oct-25-13  PhilFeeley: It's certainly not a walkover for SOCAR. Some wild games should keep the commentators busy for months. I expect Daniel King, Mato, and the folks over at Chessbase magazine to have fun with these games.
Oct-25-13  iamsheaf: Radoslaw is playing superb chess, if you look at this games.. he beat topalov and he had a very good position against Carlsen. He also scored a full point against Topalov's second..Seems like his association with Anand has really improved his play.
Oct-26-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: In East London the Kray twins used to sellotape coffee tables to people's heads.
Oct-26-13  SimonWebbsTiger: more notorious than the Krays were the Piranha Brothers. Volkmar Dinstuhl was frightened though of a 20 foot hedgehog called Spiny Norman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLz0...
Oct-26-13  csmath: Domingues-Topalov game today is a fine ending save by Topalov. Grischuk has beaten Jobava in a highly complex and original "Dragon/Closed" Sicilian hybrid littered with errors by both. Very unusual game, Jobava played in Morozevich style but not good at all. Karjakin played yet another very disciplined Rossolimo and killed Cheparinov in superior ending with outside passer.

Caruana just barely saved the game with Svidler, I think he was lost earlier but they have now theoretical draw.

Oct-26-13  csmath: Caruana-Svidler game is worth analyzing, it is one very interesting ending, Peter probably missed something but the bishop ending was a draw all the way.

Caruana saved the game with a lot of effort.

Oct-26-13  Calar: Novy Bor (Navara, Wojtaszek, Laznicka, Sasikiran, Hracek, Bartel, Cvek) won the event.

Congrats

Oct-26-13  SirRuthless: G-Team Novy Bor Congratulations. I like to see a team of mostly homegrown players win. I enjoyed Navara's games the most.

In other news Grishuk claws way back to world number 5 on the live list Nakamura to number 4
Caruana to number 6. This will carry over to the November FIDE list. The 3 wild card candidates are literally on top of each other. I think this will help Grischuk's case. Caruana did not have a great event finishing at -1 but it could have been much worse if not for his endgame skills. He needs to take a break. He can recharge and then play well in the ETC in November. Nakamura had a lackluster event but at least he got Svidler and finished +2.

Oct-26-13  Vincenze: What's going on with Topalov and Caruana?
Oct-26-13  Vincenze: Radoslaw Wojtaszek is a 2700+ player. Don't be too surprised this happens occasionally. Caruana v 2700+ Navara and Moro v once 2700+ Laznicka.

There is such a wedge of heavyweight talent just under the icing.

Oct-26-13  badest: <csmath: Navara's win is an opening and ending jewel. Topalov's loss was shooting himself in the foot with a loaded gun. Kamsky's game is also far from exceptional in any way. Nakumara did some of his bizzare "early queen" opening experiments but his opponent was happy to get a draw.> I don't think Topa will lose sleep over that loss. I have a feeling it was a must win game for him, in order for SOCAR not to lose the match (Kamsky was already in a very unpleasant position and so was Caruana).

PS I am not saying this to belittle Radoslaw's achievement. He played a solid game.

Oct-26-13  waustad: It looks like the Norwegians may have a decision to make between Agdestein and Hammer for second board in the next Olympics. +3 here after some other good results this summer make him a viable choice.
Oct-26-13  SirRuthless: Adgestein impressed me in this event from the first game. He found some very nice moves to save the draw vs Caruana in round 1. His performance rating must have been deep in the 2700s. Why is he so underrated?
Oct-26-13  SimonWebbsTiger: the problem is Agdestein is more or less retired. His tourney/match play is similar to Luke McShane.
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