Novy Bor Chess Club wins European Club Cup 2022 Open with a perfect score
Pentala Harikrishna scored an important victory in the final round against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Novy Bor Chess Club defeated Asnieres Le Grand Echiquier 3.5-2.5 in the final round to win European Chess Club Cup 2022 with a perfect score 14/14. Vidit Gujrathi's fantastic six game winning streak came to an end against Andrey Esipenko. Apart from Harikrishna, David Anton Guijarro scored the only other win for the team to ensure the Czech team win the title for the second time after nine years. Magnus Carlsen won the first prize for his individual performance of 83.3% on Board no.1. Clichy-Echecs-92 scored 12/14 to finish second and Schachclub Viernheim 1934e.V. secured third place scoring 11/14. Photo: WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni/European Chess Club Cup 2022
ASVOe Pamhagen becomes the European Club Cup Women's champion for the very first time
Harikrishna's 64.3% performance was second after Carlsen on the second board. Vidit tied with Esipenko 85.7% on Board no.2. However, the final round loss pushed his tie-breaks lower. Thus, he missed an individual medal. ASVOe drew with BGK KS Gwiazda Bydgoszcz in the final round to finish with a score of 12/14 and win the Women's event. Both CSU ASE Superbet and Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo scored 11/14 each. They were placed second and third according to tie-breaks. Although Superbet lost to Monte Carlo in the penultimate round. The total prize fund of the tournament was €40000, €25000 in the Open and €15000 in the Women. Top three prizes in the Open were €9000, €4500 and €3500, for Women it was €6000, €4000 and €2000 each respectively along with trophies and medals. Individual board prizes were awarded €500 and a medal each.
Novy Bor Chess Club - Asnieres Le Grand Echiquier : 3.5-2.5
Pentala Harikrishna (2717) defeated the reigning World Blitz champion, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (2747). Vidit Gujrathi (2710) lost to Andrey Esipenko (2668).
Harikrishna - Vachier-Lagrave
Both players exchanged pieces at regular intervals and the game arrived at a rook and bishop endgame after 23 moves. On the 25th move, the Frenchman made an unforced error of retreating his bishop to prevent a checkmate at f8. The better alternatives were 25...Kf7 and Rb8 which would have kept things in balance. 25...Bg7 created an opportunity for White 26.d6!+- which sealed Black's fate. He opted to play with rook and bishop against a queen 26...Bxh6 27.d7 Bxc1 28.d8Q+ and soon Black had to give up his bishop. The queen versus rook endgame was completely winning for White. It was just a matter of time and technique, something we all know Harikrishna can convert without any difficulties as endgame is his forte.
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CSU ASE Superbet - TAJFUN - SK Ljubljana: 3-3
Vishy Anand (2756) once again showed the world why he is still the World no.9 and India no.1, despite taking an administrative and mentorship role. The maestro is certainly going to make the teenagers work hard to earn the top spot. Nihal Sarin (2673) drew with Bogdan-Daniel Deac (2707) and D Gukesh (2732) lost to Andrei Volokitin (2645). Arjun opted for a sideline in the Ruy Lopez which really did not give him a comfortable position in the middlegame.
Anand - Arjun
The only sacrifice Black could have made on White's kingside is 24...hxg3 25.hxg3 Bxf4. Unfortunately, he opted for 24...Nxh2 25.Kxh2 hxg3+ 26.Kg2 Bxf4 and things quickly fell apart for White.
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Prize distribution ceremony
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 had a time control of 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1. It was organized by SK Mayrhofen Zell/Zillertal and currently taking place at Europahaus Mayrhofen - Congress Zillertal in Austria.
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Round 7 Open results
No. | SNo | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | SNo | ||
1 | 2 | Novy Bor Chess club | 27 | 12 | 3½ | : | 2½ | 10 | 24½ | Asnieres Le Grand Echiquier | 3 | ||
2 | 5 | Clichy-Echecs-92 | 27½ | 10 | 4 | : | 2 | 10 | 25½ | Offerspill Chess Club | 7 | ||
3 | 6 | Schachclub Viernheim 1934e.V. | 23 | 9 | 4 | : | 2 | 10 | 25 | Vugar Gashimov | 9 | ||
4 | 1 | CSU ASE Superbet | 22½ | 9 | 3 | : | 3 | 9 | 26 | TAJFUN - SK Ljubljana | 4 | ||
5 | 15 | Schachgesellschaft Riehen | 18 | 8 | 2½ | : | 3½ | 8 | 23½ | Beer Sheva Chess Club | 10 | ||
6 | 16 | Moravská Slavia Brno | 24½ | 8 | 3 | : | 3 | 8 | 22½ | Sentimento Ajka BSK | 11 | ||
7 | 19 | SK Dunajska Streda | 19 | 8 | 3½ | : | 2½ | 8 | 20 | FC Bayern München | 12 | ||
8 | 21 | Schach ohne Grenzen | 19½ | 8 | 1½ | : | 4½ | 8 | 21½ | Gokturk Satranc Spor Kulubu | 13 | ||
9 | 14 | Kfar Saba Chess Club | 23 | 8 | 3½ | : | 2½ | 8 | 20 | LSG Leiden 1 | 20 | ||
10 | 22 | SK Rockaden | 19½ | 8 | 1½ | : | 4½ | 7 | 24½ | Silla - València Origin of Chess | 8 |
Final standings in Open
Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
1 | 2 | CZE | Novy Bor Chess club | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 244,5 | 30,5 | 174,5 | 174,5 | |
2 | 5 | FRA | Clichy-Echecs-92 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 233,5 | 31,5 | 169 | 142,5 | |
3 | 6 | GER | Schachclub Viernheim 1934e.V. | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 206 | 27 | 176 | 132,8 | |
4 | 3 | FRA | Asnieres Le Grand Echiquier | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 214 | 27 | 179 | 120 | |
5 | 10 | ISR | Beer Sheva Chess Club | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 206 | 27 | 159 | 101,5 | |
6 | 1 | ROU | CSU ASE Superbet | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 205,5 | 25,5 | 186,5 | 128 | |
7 | 7 | NOR | Offerspill Chess Club | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 202,5 | 27,5 | 174,5 | 112,5 | |
8 | 4 | SLO | TAJFUN - SK Ljubljana | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 200,5 | 29 | 169,5 | 115,3 | |
9 | 14 | ISR | Kfar Saba Chess Club | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 190 | 26,5 | 153 | 105 | |
10 | 9 | AZE | Vugar Gashimov | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 188 | 27 | 162 | 109,5 |
Round 7 Women results
No. | SNo | Team | Pts. | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Pts. | Team | SNo | ||
1 | 5 | BGK KS Gwiazda Bydgoszcz | 13½ | 7 | 2 | : | 2 | 11 | 16½ | ASVOe Pamhagen | 3 | ||
2 | 1 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 14 | 9 | 2½ | : | 1½ | 7 | 13½ | Blue & Yellow | 8 | ||
3 | 7 | Wood Green | 13 | 7 | 1 | : | 3 | 9 | 14½ | CSU ASE Superbet | 2 | ||
4 | 9 | TAJFUN - SK Ljubljana | 14½ | 6 | 2 | : | 2 | 7 | 13½ | SK Erste Bank Baden | 6 | ||
5 | 4 | Odlar Yurdu | 13½ | 6 | 3 | : | 1 | 6 | 12 | Sirmium | 10 | ||
6 | 16 | Rishon Lezion Chess Club | 11½ | 5 | 1½ | : | 2½ | 5 | 11½ | Philidor Mulhouse | 12 | ||
7 | 17 | Schachzentrum Seeblick e.V. | 6½ | 1 | 0 | : | 4 | 5 | 11½ | Gambit Asseco See | 11 | ||
8 | 15 | Garðabaer Chessclub | 7 | 3 | 3½ | : | ½ | 3 | 8½ | SK Zell/Zillertal | 14 | ||
9 | 13 | Haifa-Nesher | 9 | 5 | 2 | : | 0 | 0 | 0 | bye | -1 |
Final standings in Women
Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
1 | 3 | AUT | ASVOe Pamhagen | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 135,5 | 18,5 | 111 | 94,5 | |
2 | 2 | ROU | CSU ASE Superbet | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 121,5 | 17,5 | 109,5 | 83,8 | |
3 | 1 | MNC | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 118 | 16,5 | 112,5 | 86,3 | |
4 | 5 | POL | BGK KS Gwiazda Bydgoszcz | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 110,5 | 15,5 | 110,5 | 60,3 | |
5 | 6 | AUT | SK Erste Bank Baden | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 109 | 15,5 | 104,5 | 52 | |
6 | 4 | AZE | Odlar Yurdu | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 105 | 16,5 | 104,5 | 53 | |
7 | 9 | SLO | TAJFUN - SK Ljubljana | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 93,5 | 16,5 | 97,5 | 42,8 | |
8 | 7 | ENG | Wood Green | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 88,5 | 14 | 107,5 | 47,3 | |
9 | 8 | UKR | Blue & Yellow | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 84,5 | 15 | 98 | 45,5 | |
10 | 12 | FRA | Philidor Mulhouse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 55,5 | 14 | 73,5 | 30 |