Final standings after 7 rounds (top finishers):1. SOCAR AZE 14 182½ 2. G-Team Novy Bor CZE 12 171 3. Malakhite RUS 11 174½ 4. Odlar Yourdu AZE 10 169½5. SG Solingen GER 10 161 6. Nashe Nasledie RUS 10...
Anand, SOCAR, and Batumi rule Bilbao – 44 million fans
DAY 7 AND LAST – BILBAO CHESS 201414-20 September SOCAR (AZERBAIJAN) PROCLAIMED EUROPEAN CLUB CUP CHAMPION THIS EVENING ON THE LAST DAY OF BILBAO CHESS 2014 Five-time world champion Anand, got the only big world title missing in his...
SOCAR on a roll
DAY 4 – BILBAO CHESS 2014 SOCAR (AZERBAIJAN) CONFIRMS FAVORITISM TO WIN THE EUROPEAN CHESS CLUB CUP AFTER SOUNDLY BEATING CURRENT CHAMPION During today’s free day for the Masters Final players, Sestao won their match, while Gros lost theirs....
Stunning upset
G-Team Novy Bor from Czech Republic stunned the defending champion SOCAR in round six in the Open section of European Club Cup to take over the lead with one round to go. SOCAR had a good start with Anish...
Powerful SOCAR to defend European title
The European Chess Club Cup is set to take place on 19-27th October at the Rodos Palace Hotel on Rhodes, Greece. The powerful team SOCAR, supported by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, is looking to defend the last...