European Club Cup 2023 R5: Offerspill Sjakklubb and Superchess set up a massive clash
Magnus Carlsen scored a crushing victory against Vincent Keymer in the fifth round of 38th European Chess Club Cup 2023 Open. Although, the world no.1 missed an opportunity to trap the teenager's queen, nevertheless his win earned his team Offerspill Sjakklubb two points over the defending champion, Novy Bor. Raunak Sadhwani and Pranav Venkatesh drew against Nils Grandelius and Thai Dai Van Nguyen respectively. Vishy Anand made his third consecutive draw. This time against Haik Martirosyan. Anand's team Superchess managed to beat Asnieres - Le Grand Echiquier. Offerspill Sjakklubb and Superchess will inevitably clash in the penultimate sixth round. Round 6 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Photos: Niki Riga/ECCC 2023
Pranav makes a great escape against Thai Dai Van
GM Nihal Sarin was held to a draw by GM Peter Michalik. Nihal's team Tajfun SK Ljubljana won against SK Javes Modra 1.5-4.5. GM Aditya Mittal of Gambit Asseco-SEE drew against Montenegro no.1 GM Denis Kadric. Aditya's team lost to Elektroprivreda by a minimum margin 3.5-2.5. In the Women's event, SP Gaz Ukraine defeated the sole leader Tajfun SK Ljubljana 1-3 to gain sole lead 9/10.
Superchess - Asnieres - Le Grand Echiquier: 3.5-2.5
Vishy Anand (2754) drew his third consecutive game of the event. This time against the Armenia no.1, Haik Martirosyan (2696). Vladimir Fedoseev (2691) scored the key victory for Superchess against Sergei Movsesian of Asnieres - Le Grand Echiquier.
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Offerspill Sjakklubb - Novy Bor: 3.5-2.5
Magnus Carlsen (2839) suffered his sole loss at the FIDE World Cup 2023 against the Germany no.1 Vincent Keymer (2717). The world no.1 obviously has not forgotten it. His win ensured his team's victory against the defending champion, Novy Bor. Raunak Sadhwani (2641) and Pranav Venkatesh (2579) drew against the Sweden no.1, Nils Grandelius (2689) and Czech Republic no.2, Thai Dai Van Nguyen (2618) respectively.
Carlsen - Keymer
Find out how White could have trapped Black's queen in the above position. The world no.1 missed it and went ahead 14.Nd4. He won the game in another 15 moves.
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Every day round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST from 1st to 7th October 2023. The final round on 7th 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 Grand Blue FAFA Conference Hall in Durrës, Albania.
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Round 5 Open results
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | Superchess | Asnieres - Le Grand Echiquier | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 2 | Offerspill Sjakklubb *) | Novy Bor | 3½ | : | 2½ |
| 3 | C' Chartres Echecs | Schachclub Viernheim 1934 e.V. | 2 | : | 4 |
| 4 | Turkish Airlines Sports Club | Schachgesellschaft Riehen | 5 | : | 1 |
| 5 | SK Javes Modra | TAJFUN SK Ljubljana | 1½ | : | 4½ |
| 6 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | SK Rockaden | 4½ | : | 1½ |
| 7 | Vugar Gashimov | SV Werder Bremen | 5 | : | 1 |
| 8 | CE Le Cavalier Differdange *) | Paul Keres 2 | 5 | : | 1 |
| 9 | Beer Sheva Chess Club | Lunds ASK | 5 | : | 1 |
| 10 | Silla Chess Club | Gokturk Chess Sport Club | 2 | : | 4 |
Standings after Round 5
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 4 | NOR | Offerspill Sjakklubb | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 130 | 23 | 92 | 92 | |
| 2 | 1 | ROU | Superchess | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 114 | 21,5 | 98 | 98 | |
| 3 | 3 | FRA | Asnieres - Le Grand Echiquier | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 122 | 22 | 98 | 76,5 | |
| 4 | 10 | AZE | Vugar Gashimov | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 121 | 24 | 83,5 | 62 | |
| 5 | 6 | TUR | Turkish Airlines Sports Club | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 117 | 22,5 | 81,5 | 60,5 | |
| 6 | 2 | CZE | Novy Bor | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 117 | 21 | 98 | 75 | |
| 7 | 5 | GER | Schachclub Viernheim 1934 e.V. | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 106 | 21,5 | 88,5 | 67 | |
| 8 | 8 | HUN | Sentimento Ajka BSK | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 106 | 21,5 | 82 | 59 | |
| 9 | 12 | TUR | Gokturk Chess Sport Club | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 105 | 23 | 80,5 | 58,5 | |
| 10 | 7 | SLO | TAJFUN SK Ljubljana | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 104 | 22,5 | 83 | 61 |
Round 6 Open pairings
| No. | Team | Team | Res. | : | Res. |
| 1 | Novy Bor | Vugar Gashimov | : | ||
| 2 | Superchess | Offerspill Sjakklubb *) | : | ||
| 3 | Asnieres - Le Grand Echiquier | Beer Sheva Chess Club | : | ||
| 4 | Gokturk Chess Sport Club | Schachclub Viernheim 1934 e.V. | : | ||
| 5 | Turkish Airlines Sports Club | Rishon Lezion A | : | ||
| 6 | SK Zmaj | TAJFUN SK Ljubljana | : | ||
| 7 | Sentimento Ajka BSK | Elektroprivreda | : | ||
| 8 | TSV Schoenaich | CE Le Cavalier Differdange *) | : | ||
| 9 | Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova | C' Chartres Echecs | : | ||
| 10 | Paul Keres 1 | LSG Leiden | : | ||
Links
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Magnus Carlsen wins his first major team event for Offerspill Sjakklubb at 38th European Club Cup 2023
@ 08/10/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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European Club Cup 2023 R6: Pranav Venkatesh saves the day for Offerspill Sjakklubb
@ 07/10/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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European Club Cup 2023 R4: Carlsen and Raunak power Offerspill Sjakklubb's fourth win
@ 05/10/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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European Club Cup 2023 R3: Offerspill Sjakklubb keeps winning by a huge margin
@ 04/10/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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European Club Cup 2023 R2: Nihal Sarin perplexes Paulius, crosses 2700, now World no.35
@ 03/10/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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European Club Cup 2023 R1: Nihal baffles Bosiocic, moves to 2699
@ 02/10/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |
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Raunak and Pranav Venkatesh set to play on Carlsen's team Offerspill Sjakklubb at European Club Cup 2023
@ 01/10/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en) |