G-Team Novy Bor wins ECC 2013

Monday, 28 October 2013 09:07

G-Team Novy Bor from Czech Republic defeated Minsk 4,5-1,5 in the final round in the Open section of the European Club Cup to take a clear first place and win the prestigious trophy. G-Team Novy Bor won six matches, including the clash with the previous champion and top-seeded SOCAR, and tied only Malachite to conclude the event with 13 match points, one point ahead of the chasing pack. Malachite took the silver medal thanks to the 4-2 win against PGMB-Rostov. Top two players Alexander Grischuk and Sergey Karjakin decided the match. SOCAR split the points with Saint-Petersburg (six draws) which was enough for the bronze medal on best tie-break: Olympiad-Sonneborn-Berger. Also on 11 points but with weaker tie-break are Clichy Echecs 92 and Saint-Petersburg. Replay games with analysis Full round 7 results (Open) Final standings (Open) Round 7 Photos