ECCC R3: Arjun Erigaisi defeats his former coach Mikhalevski, helps Alkaloid win the match
Arjun Erigaisi defeated his former coach, Viktor Mikhalevski to complete his hat-trick at 39th European Club Chess Cup 2024. Mikhalevski went for an ambitious attack which did not work out. The win helped Arjun's team, Alkaloid win the match against Beer Sheva Chess Club. D Gukesh conceded his first draw of the event against Rauf Mamedov. Gukesh was lost at one point. However, he managed to save the game. R Praggnanandhaa finally scored his first win here, against Vugar Asadli. Leon Luke Mendonca held Vidit Gujrathi to a draw. However, Leon's team Vados Chess Club still went down by 3.5-2.5 against Novy Bor Chess Club. Nihal Sarin scored a fantastic win over Tomas Kraus. Nihal's team Turkish Airlines convincingly defeated SK JAVES Modra 5.5-0.5. Round 4 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: European Chess Club Cup
Nihal Sarin plays fantastic chess
Both IM Divya Deshmukh and GM R Vaishali drew their respective games. However, their teams - Garuda Ajka BSK and Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo won their respective matches against SuperChess Club 1-3 and MSK Centar 1.5-2.5.
Rested Indians in Round 3: None
Open: SuperChess - Vugar Gashimov: 5-1
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2783), GM R Praggnanandhaa (2746), GM Jorden van Foreest (2697) and GM Javokhir Sindarov (2668) scored the wins over GM Aydin Suleymanli (2637), GM Vugar Asadli (2553), IM Read Samadov (2497) and GM Ulvi Sadikhov (2490) respectively. GM D Gukesh (2794) and GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac (2691) were held to draws by GM Rauf Mamedov (2643) and GM Ulvi Sadikhov (2490) each respectively.
Gukesh - Rauf
Rauf Mamedov is a very strong player. Last month he was the sole player Ian Nepomniachtchi could not beat at 10th Vugar Gashimov Memorial. Rauf beat Nepo once each in Rapid and Blitz, the other Blitz game ended in a draw. 39.Rxh6+! is a nice tactic Black cannot take as 40.Rxe4 will be winning for White. 39...Kg8 and now White needed to go 40.Rg6 first before taking the d4-rook. 40...Re7 41.Bxd4 Qxd4 42.Rg4 a cross-pin on the e4-knight Nce3 White is not going to get the e4-knight immediately but can maintain a nice pressure on it because moving it would not be easy. The game continued 40.Bxd4 Qxd4 41.Rxa6 Nac3 and the game meandered into a draw. Only at the end, Rauf had a brief opportunity to cause trouble for White. However, the fleeting opportunity did not last long.
Praggnanandhaa - Asadli
Vugar Asadli made an interesting sacrifice 35...Nxg3!? However, he could not follow through correctly. 36.fxg3 Qg5 instead Rxe3 would have been a better choice to bring another piece into action. 37.Qd2 Qxg3 38.Qf2 Rxe3 39.Qxg3 Rxg3 White successfully managed to eliminate any attacking possibilities.
Ideally Black should not lose the endgame as long as he runs his king towards the a8 corner. 51.Kxb2 Kf6 52.Kc3 Ke5 53.Bb7 g3? Black needed to start retreating his king 54.Kd2 Kd4? 53.Ke1!+- and it's over.
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Beer Sheva Chess Club - Alkaloid: 2.5-3.5
GM Arjun Erigaisi (2797) defeated his former coach, GM Victor Mikhalevski (2480). The win ensured his team Alkaloid's victory over Beer Sheva Chess Club. The remaining five games ended in draws.
Victor - Arjun
16.Nf5? is a highly ambitious sacrifice. White does not have sufficient pieces to launch an attack successfully on the kingside. 16...exf5 17.Qh5 Qe6 18.Qxg5+ Qg6 19.Nf6+ Kh8 20.Qh4 White's attack is virtually over as he does not have a way to bring more pieces into the attack.
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Novy Bor Chess Club - Vados Chess Club: 3.5-2.5
GM Vidit Gujrathi (2726) and GM Pentala Harikrishna (2688) drew with GM Leon Luke Mendonca (2622) and GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (2584) respectively. GM Vincent Keymer (2721) scored the sole win over GM Aryan Chopra (2620). That win turned out to be decisive for Novy Bor Chess Club's win over Vados Chess Club.
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Turkish Airlines - SK JAVES Modra: 5.5-0.5
GM Parham Maghsoodloo (2719), GM M Amin Tabatabaei (2702), GM Nihal Sarin (2668), GM Volodar Murzin (2648) and GM Ediz Gurel (2625) scored the wins over GM Tomas Laurusas (2573), GM Jiri Stocek (2501), GM Tomas Kraus (2461), IM Rokas Klabis (2399) and FM Patrik Stevik (2268) respectively. Only GM Dmitry Andreikin (2729) conceded a draw against GM Jergus Pechac (2582).
Tomas - Nihal
30.gxh4?? is what Black would be expecting when he plays 29...h4. Find out the winning continuation for Black which Nihal executed in the game.
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Women: SuperChess Club - Garuda Ajka BSK: 1-3
IM Divya Deshmukh (2501) drew with IM Dinara Wagner (2436). Divya's teammates, IM Teodora Injac (2424) and WGM Zsoka Gaal (2398) scored wins over IM Marsel Efroimski (2399) and IM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (2383) respectively. Thus, Superchess Club lost to Garuda Ajka BSK 1-3.
MSK CENTAR - Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo: 1.5-2.5
IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (2439) and IM Mai Narva (2415) held GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (2533) and GM R Vaishali (2487) to well contested draws. GM Elisabeth Paehtz (2458) scored the crucial win over WIM Sofia Pogorelskikh (2176) to help her Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo score a win over MSK CENTAR.
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Everyday round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST from 20th to 25th October 2024. The final round on 26th October starts 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. The seven-round Swiss system tournament has a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. The tournament will be taking place at Hotel Zepter in Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia.
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Round 3 Open results
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperChess | Vugar Gashimov | 5 | : | 1 |
| 2 | Beer Sheva Chess Club | Alkaloid | 2½ | : | 3½ |
| 3 | Novy Bor Chess Club | Vados Chess Club | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 4 | Kfar Saba | Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club | 2 | : | 4 |
| 5 | Turkish Airlines | SK JAVES Modra | 5½ | : | ½ |
| 6 | Zmaj | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 1 | : | 5 |
| 7 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | Elektroprivreda | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 8 | Kavala Chess Club | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | 2 | : | 4 |
| 9 | C'Chartres Echecs | SK Rockaden | 3 | : | 3 |
| 10 | Breidablik Chess Club | Rishon Le Zion A | ½ | : | 5½ |
Standings after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | SuperChess | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 15,5 | 28 | 28 |
| 2 | 5 | Turkish Airlines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 27 |
| 3 | 6 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 16 | 26,5 | 26,5 |
| 4 | 2 | Alkaloid | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 15 | 29 | 29 |
| 5 | 4 | Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 15 | 26,5 | 26,5 |
| 6 | 3 | Novy Bor Chess Club | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 15 | 27,5 | 27,5 |
| 7 | 8 | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 14,5 | 28,5 | 28,5 |
| 8 | 7 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 30 | 12,5 | 31 | 31 |
| 9 | 9 | C'Chartres Echecs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 13,5 | 34 | 27,5 |
| 10 | 20 | SK Rockaden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 13 | 30 | 23,3 |
Round 4 pairings
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish Airlines | SuperChess | : | ||
| 2 | Alkaloid | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | : | ||
| 3 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | Novy Bor Chess Club | : | ||
| 4 | Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | : | ||
| 5 | SV Werder Bremen | C'Chartres Echecs | : | ||
| 6 | Rishon Le Zion A | SK Rockaden | : | ||
| 7 | Vugar Gashimov | Riehen | : | ||
| 8 | FC ST.Pauli 1910 eV Sabt | Beer Sheva Chess Club | : | ||
| 9 | Vados Chess Club | Lunds ASK | : | ||
| 10 | Wood Green | Kfar Saba | : |
Round 3 Women results
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperChess Club | Garuda Ajka BSK | 1 | : | 3 |
| 2 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | 2½ | : | 1½ |
| 3 | MSK CENTAR | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 1½ | : | 2½ |
| 4 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen A | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 1 | : | 3 |
| 5 | Wasa SK | Gambit Bonnevoie | 2½ | : | 1½ |
| 6 | Napredak Zenica | Rudar Kostolac | 2½ | : | 1½ |
| 7 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen B | Rishon Le Zion | 2 | : | 2 |
| 8 | Tallinn Chess Club | SK JAVES Modra | 0 | : | 4 |
| 9 | She Plays To Win Lionesses | SK Zmaj | 2 | : | 2 |
Standings after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 17 |
| 2 | 2 | Garuda Ajka BSK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 9,5 | 18,5 | 18,5 |
| 3 | 5 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 9 | 17 | 12,8 |
| 4 | 1 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 8,5 | 19,5 | 15 |
| 5 | 4 | SuperChess Club | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 8,5 | 19 | 9,5 |
| 6 | 9 | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7,5 | 17 | 7 |
| 7 | 13 | Napredak Zenica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17,5 | 9 |
| 8 | 12 | Wasa SK | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19,5 | 9,5 |
| 9 | 14 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15,5 | 4,3 |
| 10 | 6 | MSK CENTAR | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10,5 | 5,5 | 22,5 | 4,5 |
Round 4 pairings
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garuda Ajka BSK | TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana | : | ||
| 2 | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo | SuperChess Club | : | ||
| 3 | Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | : | ||
| 4 | Napredak Zenica | Wasa SK | : | ||
| 5 | MSK CENTAR | Schachgesellschaft Solingen B | : | ||
| 6 | SK JAVES Modra | Gambit Bonnevoie | : | ||
| 7 | Schachgesellschaft Solingen A | Rishon Le Zion | : | ||
| 8 | Rudar Kostolac | She Plays To Win Lionesses | : | ||
| 9 | Tallinn Chess Club | SK Zmaj | : |
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@ 27/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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@ 26/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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@ 25/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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ECCC R4: Aravindh and S L Narayanan power Alkaloid to the top
@ 24/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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@ 22/10/2024 by Niklesh Jain (hi) |
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@ 22/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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@ 21/10/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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