2022 edition of prestigious European Chess Club Cup continued on Thursday with second-seed Novy Bor securing a hard-fought win against reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen’s Offerspill, we take a look at the schedule, prize money, points table standings, and other details of the tournament
After defeating Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in Round 4 of the European Club Cup, Vishy Anand has risen to World No. 9, while Magnus Carlsen has now won two straight matches after overcoming Harikrishna. However, Novy Bor’s superior team performance led by Vidit & Markus Ragger offset Carlsen’s triumph and allowed them to finish the day at top of standings.
European Chess Club Cup 2022 Results Today, Day 5 Schedule, Date, Time, Players Participants List, Standings, Points Table, Format, Prize Money And Live Stream
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2022 European Chess Club Cup Schedule, Date, Time, Venue, And Other Details
On Thursday, all of the top teams in European Chess Club Cup triumphed in their fourth round matches, as was expected. The top-seeded CSU ASE Superbet will take on second-seeded Novy Bor Chess Club on Friday, while Asnieres Le Grand Echiquier and Clichy-Echecs-92, the third and fifth seeds, respectively, will square off. Each open-division tie will consist of six matches, with the team with the most points after six games declared the champion.
Date | Time | Event |
2-Oct | Arrival of Players | |
2-Oct | 8:00 PM | Opening Ceremony |
3-Oct | 2:00 PM | 1st Round |
4-Oct | 2:00 PM | 2nd Round |
5-Oct | 2:00 PM | 3rd Round |
6-Oct | 2:00 PM | 4th Round |
7-Oct | 2:00 PM | 5th Round |
8-Oct | 2:00 PM | 6th Round |
9-Oct | 11:00 AM | 7th Round |
9-Oct | 7:00 PM | Closing Ceremony |
10-Oct | Departure of Players |
2022 European Chess Club Cup Results Today, Best Performers of Day 4, And Latest Standings
After defeating Offerspill in the fourth round on Thursday, second-seed Novy Bor Chess Club took exclusive possession of the lead in open division of the European Club Cup. Harikrishna’s defeat to Magnus Carlsen on board 1 was more than offset by victories by Vidit & Markus Ragger and as a result, Novy Bor won their tie against Offerspill by score of 3.5-2.5. Meanwhile in women’s division, co-leaders Superbet and Pamhagen drew their direct confrontation to maintain their lead ahead of rivals.
On Thursday at European Club Cup in Mayrhofen, five Indian participants with rating of 2700+ took the field and coincidentally, all of their games ended decisively. Vidit Gujrathi of Novy Bor won his fourth consecutive match in this tournament with a superb outing against Aryan Tari of Offerspill while Superbet’s Vishy Anand claimed his first win of the competition by defeating Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Viernheim. In round 5 matches of Friday, some nail-biting clashes will be played including match featuring second-seed Novy Bor against top-seed Superbet.
Open tournament Standings (After Day 3)
Winning team in the open competition will receive prize money worth 9,000 euros, while the winning team in women’s category will receive prize money worth 6,000 euros. The prize fund for the European Chess Club Cup consists of 15,000 euros for the women’s competition and 25,000 euros for the open event.
Rank | Open | Women’s |
1st | 9000 | 6000 |
2nd | 4500 | 4000 |
3rd | 3500 | 2000 |
4th | 2000 | 1000 |
5th | 2000 | |
6th | 1000 | |
MVP Awards | 3000 | 2000 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream
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