November 21, 2024

Novy Bor Win 9th Medal At 2024 European Chess Club Cup

Third seed Novy Bor Chess Club—featuring GMs Vincent Keymer, David Navara, Thai Dai Van Nguyen, David Anton Guijarro, Nils Grandelius, Vidit Gujrathi, Mateusz Bartel, and Pentala Harikrishna—won the European Chess Club Cup on Saturday after defeating the top seed, SuperChess, 3.5-2.5 in the final round. This is their ninth European Club Cup medal (three gold, five silver, one bronze).

Also the third seed, TAJFUN-SK Ljubljana—GM Nana Dzagnidze, GM Zhu Jiner, IM Olga Badelka, IM Laura Unuk, and WIM Zala Urh—won gold for the first time in the Women’s section. The players on boards one through three also put up the best individual scores for their respective boards in the tournament.

Final Standings | Open Top 15