European Club Cup 2022 R2: Gukesh does a Zlatan against Zoltan
D Gukesh played like Zlatan Ibrahimović does in a football match. In the second round, the 16-year-old just brutally destroyed his opponent, GM Zoltan Varga. SK Dunajska Streda lost to his team, CSU ASE Superbet 0.5-5.5. Vishy Anand was rested and the new Romania no.1, Richard Rapport played in his stead. Pentala Harikrishna, Arjun Erigaisi and Nihal Sarin drew their respective games. Vidit Gujrathi won a prolonged encounter which he should have much before. The legend, Anand will return to the board once again in the third round as he will battle against GM Rauf Mamedov. Round 3 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Ashwin Subramanian
Carlsen beats Naumann
Yes, Magnus Carlsen registered his first victory against a German GM Alexander Naumann. GM Eric Hansen also made his debut for Carlsen's team, Offerspill Chess Club. They defeated Schachgesellschaft Solingen 5.5-0.5. The world champion will take a rest in the third round when their team faces Schachgesellschaft Riehen.
CSU ASE Superbet - SK Dunajska Streda: 5-1
GM D Gukesh (2732) was playing with the sole intention of winning his game against GM Zoltan Varga (2401).
Gukesh - Zoltan
If 8.g4 was any indication of what Gukesh is planning to do, he made it abundantly clear with 17.f5. White's king is at h1, g4 can be captured which opens the h-file for the rook. The e5-pawn is hanging too. Black has a plethora of capture choices and yet all of them only makes things worse for Black.
Captain of CSU ASE Superbet, GM FST Ivan Sokolov expressed gratitude towards the team sponsors and Vishy Anand in a tweet
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Novy Bor Chess Club - Amevo Apeldoorn: 5.5-0.5
Pentala Harikrishna (2717) was held to a draw by IM Arthur Pijpers (2455). Vidit Gujrathi (2710) should have won his game against IM Jelmer Jens (2410) much earlier.
Vidit - Jelmer
29.c4 dxc4 30.Qxc4 and White went on to win the game after 40 more moves. Find out what White should have done here instead.
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Reykjavik Chess Club - TAJFUN - SK Ljubljana: 1-5
Both Arjun Erigaisi (2728) and Nihal Sarin (2673) drew their games against GM Gudmundur Kjartansson (2456) and GM Margeir Petursson (2447) respectively.
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Everyday round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST from 3rd to 8th October 2022. The final round on 9th October starts 11 a.m. local time, 2:30 p.m. IST. The seven-round Swiss system tournament has a time control of 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1. It is organized by SK Mayrhofen Zell/Zillertal and currently taking place at Europahaus Mayrhofen - Congress Zillertal in Austria.
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Round 2 Open results
No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
1 | CSU ASE Superbet | SK Dunajska Streda | 5 | : | 1 |
2 | LSG Leiden 1 | Novy Bor Chess club | 1 | : | 5 |
3 | Asnieres Le Grand Echiquier | Schach ohne Grenzen | 4½ | : | 1½ |
4 | Reykjavik Chess Club | TAJFUN - SK Ljubljana | 1 | : | 5 |
5 | Clichy-Echecs-92 | KSK Rochade Eupen-Kelmis | 5 | : | 1 |
6 | Paul Keres | Schachclub Viernheim 1934e.V. | 1 | : | 5 |
7 | Offerspill Chess Club | Schachgesellschaft Solingen | 5½ | : | ½ |
8 | Schachklub Absam | Silla - València Origin of Chess | 1 | : | 5 |
9 | Vugar Gashimov | Stockholms SS | 4½ | : | 1½ |
10 | KBSK Brugge | Beer Sheva Chess Club | ½ | : | 5½ |
Round 3 Open pairings
No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
1 | Vugar Gashimov | CSU ASE Superbet | : | ||
2 | Novy Bor Chess club | Beer Sheva Chess Club | : | ||
3 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | Asnieres Le Grand Echiquier | : | ||
4 | TAJFUN - SK Ljubljana | FC Bayern München | : | ||
5 | Gokturk Satranc Spor Kulubu | Clichy-Echecs-92 | : | ||
6 | Schachclub Viernheim 1934e.V. | Kfar Saba Chess Club | : | ||
7 | Schachgesellschaft Riehen | Offerspill Chess Club | : | ||
8 | De Sprènger Echternach | Silla - València Origin of Chess | : | ||
9 | SK Rockaden | Denizsu Aquamatch | : | ||
10 | Moravská Slavia Brno | De Pluspion Wachtebeke | : |