16 October 2018
Russian Teams Chase Leaders at European Club Cup
Semi-finals start in women's event.
Photo: Niki Riga / Official website
Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova (Italy), AVE Novy Bor (Czech Republic), Valerenga (Norway), and Alkaloid (Macedonia) are leading the race at the European Club Cup after 5 rounds: all the teams have scored 9 match points. Russian clubs Mednyi Vsadnik and Molodezhka are 1 point behind.
In the sixth round, Mednyi Vsadnik will face Nordstrand Sjakklubb (Norway), while Molodezhka's opponent is Itaka (Serbia).
In the women's event, the semi-finalists were determined. Two Russian teams will play against foreign super clubs. The semi-final matches will be as follows: Nona (Georgia) - SSHOR (Russia) and Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo (Monaco) - Ugra (Russia).
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