European Club Cup 2025 R2: Favorites prevail
The top seeds of 40th European Chess Club Open and 29th Women tournaments scored a smooth victory in Round 2. Bayegan Pendik chess sports scored 5-1 victory over SK Dunajska Streda without conceding a single loss. GM Nihal Sarin won his first game of the event against IM Zsolt Rigo using a nice tactic. Ippotis Rhodes chess club got 0-6 whitewashed by Alkaloid. GM Arjun Erigaisi, GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM Abhimanyu Puranik were among the winners for Alkaloid. The defending champion, Novy Bor defeated De Sprenger Echternach 5-1. However, GM Pentala Harikrishna suffered a loss against GM Andrey Sumets. Among the Women, CE Gambit Bonnevoie lost to Cercle d'échecs de Monte-Carlo by 1-3. FIDE Women's World Cup 2025 winner, GM Divya Deshmukh scored her first win. Crvena Zvezda went down against the defending champion, Tajfun SK Ljubljana. IM Vantika Agrawal won her second game in-a-row. Round 3 starts today at 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST. Photo: Patricia Claros Aguilar
No surprises
World Champion, GM D Gukesh and GM Vidit Gujrathi were rested in Round 2. The second round did not witness any major surprises on the top boards. However, the chess world was shocked by the untimely passing of the universally loved strong player, commentator and streamer - GM Daniel Naroditsky (USA). He was about to turn 30 in a few days.
Open: Bayegan Pendik chess sports - SK Dunajska Streda: 5-1
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2742), GM Nihal Sarin (2700), GM Kirill Alekseenko (2679), GM Mustafa Yilmaz (2591) won their respective games against IM Aron Pasti (2366), IM Zsolt Rigo (2403), IM Mate Bagi (2431) and IM Attila Istvan Csonka (2301) respectively. Reigning World Rapid champion, GM Volodar Murzin (2664) and GM Emre Can (2552) conceded draws against FM Laszlo Takacs (2267) respectively.
Zsolt - Nihal
Find out the winning combination which Nihal executed in the above position after 34.Ng3??
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Ippotis Rhodes chess club - Alkaloid: 0-6
GM Arjun Erigaisi (2773), GM Wei Yi (2754), GM Yangyi Yu (2720), GM Aravindh Chithambaram (2711), GM Velimir Ivic (2628) and GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2615) scored a win each against IM Dimitris Alexakis (2548), IM Evaggelos Patrelakis (2437), FM Christos Krallis (2403), FM Rodolfos Stamatiou (2275), CM Nikolaos Sandalakis (2206) and IM Panayotis Frendzas (2179) respectively.
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Novy Bor - De Sprenger Echternach: 5-1
GM Vincent Keymer (2755), GM David Navara (2656), GM Nils Grandelius (2645), GM David Anton Guijarro (2631) and GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre (2629) won their games for Novy Bor Chess Club against GM Christopher Noe (2513), FM Oliver Stork (2365), FM Vasile Carafizi (2134), Gerd Grichtel (2130) and Gerd Densing (1817) respectively. GM Pentala Harikrishna (2697) conceded the sole loss against GM Andrey Sumets (2520).
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Women: CE Gambit Bonnevoie - Cercle d'échecs de Monte-Carlo: 1-3
GM Divya Deshmukh (2498) and GM Elisabeth Paehtz (2408) scored the wins for Cercle d'échecs de Monte-Carlo. GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (2541) and IM Alina Kashlinskaya (2450) were held to draws by GM Anna Ushenina (2407) and GM Elina Danielian (2410) of CE Gambit Bonnevoie respectively.
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Crvena Zvezda - Tajfun SK Ljubljana: 1-3
GM Jiner Zhu (2569), IM Olga Badelka (2377) and IM Vantika Agrawal (2377) scored the wins over IM Alina Bivol (2361), WIM Adela Velikic (2262) and WGM Elif Mehmed (2295) respectively. WIM Jovana Srdanovic (2198) scored the sole win for her team Crvena Zvezda over IM Laura Unuk (2317).
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Charlotte Chess Center tweeted about GM Daniel Naroditsky's shocking demise
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Prizes
The total prize fund is €40000, €26000 in Open and €14000 in Women. The top three prizes in Open are - €8000, €6000 and €4000. For Women, they are - €5500, €3500 and €2000. Individual board prizes on each board €500.
Schedule
Every day round starts at 3 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST from 19th to 24th October 2025. The final round on 25th October starts 2 p.m. local time, 4:30 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 held in Rhodes, Greece.
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Round 2 Open results
| No. | SNo | Team | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Team | SNo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | BayeganPendik chess sports | 2 | 5 | : | 1 | 2 | SK Dunajska Streda | 28 | ||
| 2 | 29 | Ippotis Rhodes chess club | 2 | 0 | : | 6 | 2 | Alkaloid | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Novy Bor | 2 | 5 | : | 1 | 2 | De Sprenger Echternach | 30 | ||
| 4 | 31 | FC St. Pauli | 2 | 1 | : | 5 | 2 | SuperChess | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | 2 | 5 | : | 1 | 2 | HSK Lister Turm | 32 | ||
| 6 | 33 | Lunds ASK | 2 | 1 | : | 5 | 2 | Vugar Gashimov | 6 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Rishon Le Zion #1 | 2 | 5 | : | 1 | 2 | Cheddleton Savills Catering | 34 | ||
| 8 | 35 | Guzelbahce Satranc Spor Kulubu | 2 | 2 | : | 4 | 2 | Kfar Saba | 8 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Turkish Airlines sports club | 2 | 5½ | : | ½ | 2 | De Stukkenjagers | 36 | ||
| 10 | 37 | CE Gambit Bonnevoie #1 | 2 | 1 | : | 5 | 2 | Beer Sheva | 10 |
Standings after Round 2
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alkaloid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11,5 | 12 | 24 | |
| 2 | 24 | Paul Keres #1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11,5 | 10,5 | 21 | |
| 3 | 5 | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10,5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Rishon Le Zion #1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10,5 | 21 | ||
| 5 | 4 | SuperChess | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 18 | |
| 6 | 3 | Novy Bor | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8,5 | 17 | |
| 7 | 11 | SV Werder Bremen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10,5 | 21 | |
| 8 | 9 | Turkish Airlines sports club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 24 | |
| 9 | 13 | SG Riehen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 20 | |
| 10 | 6 | Vugar Gashimov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10,5 | 10,5 | 21 |
Round 3 pairings
| No. | SNo | Team | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Team | SNo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | SV Werder Bremen | 4 | : | 4 | BayeganPendik chess sports | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | Alkaloid | 4 | : | 4 | Schachfreunde Berlin 1903 | 12 | ||||
| 3 | 13 | SG Riehen | 4 | : | 4 | Novy Bor | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | SuperChess | 4 | : | 4 | Sigil Fund Pardubice | 14 | ||||
| 5 | 15 | Silla-Integrant Col.lectius | 4 | : | 4 | Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub | 5 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | Vugar Gashimov | 4 | : | 4 | LSG Leiden | 19 | ||||
| 7 | 21 | KSK Rochade (BEL) | 4 | : | 4 | Rishon Le Zion #1 | 7 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | Kfar Saba | 4 | : | 4 | Vilnius MRU-ROSK Consulting | 23 | ||||
| 9 | 24 | Paul Keres #1 | 4 | : | 4 | Turkish Airlines sports club | 9 | ||||
| 10 | 10 | Beer Sheva | 4 | : | 4 | Kavala | 25 |
Round 2 Women results
| No. | SNo | Team | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Team | SNo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | CE Gambit Bonnevoie | 2 | 1 | : | 3 | 2 | Cercle d'échecs de Monte-Carlo | 1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Turkish Airlines sports club | 2 | 4 | : | 0 | 2 | C'Chartres échecs | 7 | ||
| 3 | 8 | Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 1 | : | 3 | 2 | Tajfun SK Ljubljana | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | SuperChess | 2 | 3 | : | 1 | 2 | MSK Centar ASEE | 9 | ||
| 5 | 10 | Wasa SK | 2 | 0 | : | 4 | 2 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 5 | ||
| 6 | 11 | SK Zmaj | 0 | 3 | : | 1 | 0 | Aris Thessalonikis | 16 | ||
| 7 | 17 | Streatham & Brixton | 0 | ½ | : | 3½ | 0 | She plays to win Lionesses #1 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 13 | De Stukkenjagers | 0 | 3 | : | 1 | 0 | She plays to win Lionesses #2 | 18 | ||
| 9 | 19 | Ippotis Rhodes chess club | 0 | 0 | : | 4 | 0 | Gostivar club | 14 | ||
| 10 | 15 | ISL Federation | 0 | 4 | : | 0 | 0 | Ippotis Radnicki | 20 |
Standings after Round 2
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| 2 | 2 | Turkish Airlines sports club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8,5 | 17 | |
| 3 | 3 | Tajfun SK Ljubljana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 4 | 1 | Cercle d'échecs de Monte-Carlo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6,5 | 8,5 | 17 | |
| 4 | SuperChess | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6,5 | 8,5 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 6 | CE Gambit Bonnevoie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7,5 | 2 | |
| 7 | 12 | She plays to win Lionesses #1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4,5 | 7,5 | 1 | |
| 8 | 8 | Crvena Zvezda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |
| 9 | 9 | MSK Centar ASEE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7,5 | 2 | |
| 10 | 14 | Gostivar club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4,5 | 7,5 | 2 |
Round 3 pairings
| No. | SNo | Team | MP | Res. | : | Res. | MP | Team | SNo | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cercle d'échecs de Monte-Carlo | 4 | : | 4 | Tajfun SK Ljubljana | 3 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | SuperChess | 4 | : | 4 | Turkish Airlines sports club | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica | 4 | : | 2 | CE Gambit Bonnevoie | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | C'Chartres échecs | 2 | : | 2 | SK Zmaj | 11 | ||||
| 5 | 12 | She plays to win Lionesses #1 | 2 | : | 2 | Crvena Zvezda | 8 | ||||
| 6 | 9 | MSK Centar ASEE | 2 | : | 2 | De Stukkenjagers | 13 | ||||
| 7 | 14 | Gostivar club | 2 | : | 2 | Wasa SK | 10 | ||||
| 8 | 16 | Aris Thessalonikis | 0 | : | 2 | ISL Federation | 15 | ||||
| 9 | 19 | Ippotis Rhodes chess club | 0 | : | 0 | Streatham & Brixton | 17 | ||||
| 10 | 18 | She plays to win Lionesses #2 | 0 | : | 0 | Ippotis Radnicki | 20 |
Links
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European Club Cup 2025 R1: Aravindh, Abhimanyu, Vidit, Harikrishna and Vantika make a winning start
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16 Indians set to take part at European Chess Club Cup 2025 starting today
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