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13 Indians set to take part at European Chess Club Cup 2024 starting today

by Shahid Ahmed - 20/10/2024

The defending champion Offerspill Sjakklubb featuring the World no.1 - Magnus Carlsen is not playing at 39th European Chess Club Cup 2024. Thus, a new champion is guaranteed to be crowned. As many as 13 Indians are taking part this year - ten in Open and three in Women. World no.3, Arjun Erigaisi is the highest rated player of the event, followed by World no.5 and World Championship Challenger - D Gukesh. Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa will play for the top seed - Superchess. Arjun, Aravindh Chithambaram and S L Narayanan will represent Alkaloid. Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna will return to Novy Bor Chess Club. Nihal Sarin will switch from Tajfun SK Ljubljana to Turkish Airlines. IM Divya Deshmukh, GM R Vaishali and WGM Savitha Shri B will make their ECCC debut for Garuda Ajka BSK, Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo and Rudar Kostolac respectively. Round 1 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photo: European Chess Club Cup

Eight Indians will be making their ECCC debuts

GM S L Narayanan, GM Leon Luke Mendonca and GM Aryan Chopra will make their European Chess Club Cup debuts for Alkaloid and Vados Chess Club teams respectively. For the first time this year, the Women's event will have Indian participation in the form of - IM Divya Deshmukh, GM R Vaishali and WGM Savitha Shri B.

World no.3, 45th Olympiad double Gold medalist and recently crowned WR Chess Masters Cup winner - GM Arjun Erigaisi will play for Alkaloid

World Championship Challenger, World no.5 and 45th Chess Olympiad double Gold medalist - GM D Gukesh will play for Superchess | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza

World no.12 and 45th Olympiad Gold medalist - R Praggnanandhaa will represent Superchess

World no.22 and 45th Olympiad Gold medalist - Vidit Gujrathi will reprise his role for Novy Bor Chess Club

India's first triple crown champion - GM Aravindh Chithambaram will make his ECCC debut for Alkaloid | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

45th Olympiad Gold medalist and a fantastic team player - GM Pentala Harikrishna once again will be seen in action for Novy Bor Chess Club | Photo: FIDE/Michal Walusza

GM Nihal Sarin will play for a different team this time - Turkish Airlines | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

GM S L Narayanan will join Arjun and Aravindh in Alkaloid team | Photo: Shahid Ahmed

GM Leon Luke Mendonca and...

...GM Aryan Chopra will play for Vados Chess Club | Photo: Biel Chess Festival

45th Olympiad Gold medalist and World no.11 among women - IM Divya Deshmukh will make her ECCC debut for Garuda Ajka BSK | Photo: Maria Emelianova/chess.com

45th Olympiad Gold medalist - GM Vaishali R will also make her ECCC debut for Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo

WGM Savitha Shri B will be making her ECCC debut for Rudar Kostolac

Opening Ceremony | Photo: European Chess Club Cup

Mr. Ivan Trifunovic, Director of Touristic Organisation of Vrnjacka Banja, addressed the players and guests and welcomed them to a municipality known as “Queen of Spa” and the Serbian capital of chess – Vrnjacka Banja.

Draw of colors for both Open and Women section | Photo: Official site

The President of the Serbian Chess Federation, Mr. Dragan Lazic, emphasized that he is convinced that the players who are visiting Vrnjacka Banja for the first time will enjoy playing chess here. He wished good luck, well playing conditions and good quality games to all the players, and thanked the attendees for coming.

Musical performances at the opening ceremony | Photo: European Chess Club Cup

Organizing team and appeals committee | Photo: European Chess Club Cup

Watch live stream

Watch European Chess Club Cup 2024 Round 1 Live Commentary by GM Alojzije Jankovic (CRO) and Dragana Nikolovska (MKD) | Video: European Chess Union

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.

Round 1 Open pairings

No.TeamTeamRes.:Res.
1  SuperChess  Gambit Bonnevoie I:
2  Wasa SK  Alkaloid:
3  Novy Bor Chess Club  De Stukkenjagers:
4  Drejtesia-Trokadero  Bayegan Pendik Chess Sports Club:
5  Turkish Airlines  SV Erkenschwick:
6  Blackthorne  TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana:
7  Sentimento Ajka BSK  Viking Chess Club:
8  Schaakclub De Pluspion Wachtebeke  Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub:
9  C'Chartres Echecs  Raahen Linnoitus:
10  SOSS  Vugar Gashimov:

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Round 1 Women pairings

No.TeamTeamRes.:Res.
1  Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo  SK JAVES Modra:
2  Rudar Kostolac  Garuda Ajka BSK:
3  TAJFUN-ŠK Ljubljana  Wasa SK:
4  Napredak Zenica  SuperChess Club:
5  Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica  Schachgesellschaft Solingen B:
6  Rishon Le Zion  MSK CENTAR:
7  Gambit Bonnevoie  She Plays To Win Lionesses:
8  SK Zmaj  Schachgesellschaft Solingen A:
9  Crvena zvezda - Data Driven Lab  Tallinn Chess Club:

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