The 27th European Club Cup 2011 for Men will take place in Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia, from September 24th to October 2nd 2011.
A total of 65 teams have signed up, a number that exceeds the achieved in the European Club Cup 2010 and is comparable to the European Club Cup 2008. Economist Saratov are back to defend their title and are seeded as number 3, right after the super teams of SOCAR and SHSM 64.
The competition starts this week and is parallel to the first part of the Bilbao – Sao Paulo Grand Slam. Stay tuned for live games here and on the live games platform, as well as daily news from the European Club Cup 2011 on Chessdom.com!
European Club Cup participants (top 15 teams)
1 SOCAR | Avg ELO 2720 | |||
1 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2746 | RUS |
2 | GM | Sutovsky Emil | 2700 | ISR |
3 | GM | Volokitin Andrei | 2683 | UKR |
4 | GM | Kasimdzhanov Rustam | 2669 | UZB |
5 | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2744 | AZE |
6 | GM | Safarli Eltaj | 2622 | AZE |
GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2765 | AZE | |
GM | Mamedov Rauf | 2679 | AZE | |
2 SHSM-64 | Avg ELO 2708 | |||
1 | GM | Gelfand Boris | 2746 | ISR |
2 | GM | Wang Hao | 2718 | CHN |
3 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2711 | ITA |
4 | GM | Giri Anish | 2701 | NED |
5 | GM | Riazantsev Alexander | 2688 | RUS |
6 | GM | Potkin Vladimir | 2682 | RUS |
GM | Grachev Boris | 2680 | RUS | |
GM | Najer Evgeniy | 2643 | RUS | |
3 Ekonomist Saratov | Avg ELO 2699 | |||
1 | GM | Eljanov Pavel | 2697 | UKR |
2 | GM | Moiseenko Alexander | 2715 | UKR |
3 | GM | Roiz Michael | 2669 | ISR |
4 | GM | Tomashevsky Evgeny | 2707 | RUS |
5 | GM | Alekseev Evgeny | 2659 | RUS |
6 | GM | Andreikin Dmitry | 2696 | RUS |
GM | Ni Hua | 2662 | CHN | |
GM | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 2711 | RUS | |
4 Saint-Petersburg Chess eration | Avg ELO 2698 | |||
1 | GM | Svidler Peter | 2739 | RUS |
2 | GM | Vitiugov Nikita | 2733 | RUS |
3 | GM | Movsesian Sergei | 2700 | ARM |
4 | GM | Efimenko Zahar | 2706 | UKR |
5 | GM | Zvjaginsev Vadim | 2659 | RUS |
6 | GM | Khairullin Ildar | 2649 | RUS |
GM | Matlakov Maxim | 2632 | RUS | |
5 OSG Baden Baden | Avg ELO 2695 | |||
1 | GM | Adams Michael | 2715 | ENG |
2 | GM | Shirov Alexei | 2714 | ESP |
3 | GM | Bacrot Etienne | 2710 | FRA |
4 | GM | Naiditsch Arkadij | 2706 | GER |
5 | GM | Nielsen Peter Heine | 2681 | DEN |
6 | GM | Gustafsson Jan | 2634 | GER |
GM | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | 2641 | ROU | |
6 Ugra | Avg ELO 2693 | |||
1 | GM | Jakovenko Dmitry | 2736 | RUS |
2 | GM | Malakhov Vladimir | 2706 | RUS |
3 | GM | Dreev Aleksey | 2711 | RUS |
4 | GM | Rublevsky Sergei | 2684 | RUS |
5 | GM | Zhigalko Sergei | 2689 | BLR |
6 | GM | Sjugirov Sanan | 2629 | RUS |
GM | Kabanov Nikolai | 2520 | RUS | |
GM | Pridorozhni Aleksei | 2550 | RUS | |
7 Tomsk-400 | Avg ELO 2691 | |||
1 | GM | Ponomariov Ruslan | 2764 | UKR |
2 | GM | Motylev Alexander | 2685 | RUS |
3 | GM | Areshchenko Alexander | 2682 | UKR |
4 | GM | Inarkiev Ernesto | 2679 | RUS |
5 | GM | Bologan Viktor | 2678 | MDA |
6 | GM | Khismatullin Denis | 2656 | RUS |
GM | Kurnosov Igor | 2633 | RUS | |
8 A DAN DZO & PGMB | Avg ELO 2654 | |||
1 | GM | Jobava Baadur | 2713 | GEO |
2 | GM | Korobov Anton | 2671 | UKR |
3 | GM | Azarov Sergei | 2648 | BLR |
4 | GM | Kryvoruchko Yuriy | 2652 | UKR |
5 | GM | Guseinov Gadir | 2625 | AZE |
6 | GM | Savchenko Boris | 2615 | RUS |
GM | Zubarev Alexander | 2597 | UKR | |
GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | 2590 | UKR | |
9 Mika Yerevan | Avg ELO 2623 | |||
1 | GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2663 | ARM |
2 | GM | Pashikian Arman | 2616 | ARM |
3 | GM | Petrosian Tigran L | 2636 | ARM |
4 | GM | Andriasian Zaven | 2616 | ARM |
5 | GM | Grigoryan Avetik | 2608 | ARM |
6 | GM | Melkumyan Hrant | 2600 | ARM |
GM | Hovhannisyan Robert | 2556 | ARM | |
10 G-Team Novy Bor | Avg ELO 2615 | |||
1 | GM | Wojtaszek Radoslaw | 2683 | POL |
2 | GM | Laznicka Viktor | 2681 | CZE |
3 | GM | Hracek Zbynek | 2624 | CZE |
4 | GM | Bartel Mateusz | 2611 | POL |
5 | GM | Markos Jan | 2585 | SVK |
6 | GM | Cvek Robert | 2506 | CZE |
GM | Haba Petr | 2504 | CZE | |
GM | Kalod Radek | 2500 | CZE | |
11 Bosna Sarajevo | Avg ELO 2582 | |||
1 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | 2696 | HUN |
2 | GM | Ragger Markus | 2651 | AUT |
3 | GM | Predojevic Borki | 2643 | BIH |
4 | GM | Nikolic Predrag | 2629 | BIH |
5 | IM | Stojanovic Dalibor | 2466 | BIH |
6 | IM | Kadric Denis | 2406 | BIH |
FM | Lalic Nedim | 2386 | BIH | |
FM | Jakupovic Neven | 2324 | BIH | |
12 ZSK Maribor | Avg ELO 2557 | |||
1 | GM | Lenic Luka | 2634 | SLO |
2 | GM | Jankovic Alojzije | 2586 | CRO |
3 | GM | Skoberne Jure | 2563 | SLO |
4 | GM | Kozul Zdenko | 2541 | CRO |
5 | IM | Sebenik Matej | 2525 | SLO |
6 | GM | Mohr Georg | 2492 | SLO |
IM | Sakelsek Tadej | 2407 | SLO | |
FM | Osmanbegovic Suad | 2262 | SLO | |
13 SD Tehcenter Ptuj | Avg ELO 2542 | |||
1 | GM | Beliavsky Alexander G | 2613 | SLO |
2 | GM | Pavasovic Dusko | 2561 | SLO |
3 | GM | Borisek Jure | 2543 | SLO |
4 | GM | Maksimenko Andrei | 2553 | UKR |
5 | IM | Polajzer Danilo | 2293 | SLO |
6 | FM | Podkriznik Gregor | 2332 | SLO |
FM | Roskar Robert | 2290 | SLO | |
14 Gros Xake Taldea | Avg ELO 2541 | |||
1 | GM | Van Wely Loek | 2683 | NED |
2 | GM | Bauer Christian | 2637 | FRA |
3 | GM | Hamdouchi Hicham | 2628 | FRA |
4 | IM | Franco Alonso Alejandro | 2452 | ESP |
5 | IM | Gonzalez De La Torre Santiago | 2460 | ESP |
6 | IM | Argandona Riveiro Inigo | 2388 | ESP |
FM | Martin Alvarez Inigo | 2315 | ESP | |
15 Beer Sheba | Avg ELO 2540 | |||
1 | GM | Huzman Alexander | 2607 | ISR |
2 | GM | Rodshtein Maxim | 2637 | ISR |
3 | GM | Postny Evgeny | 2618 | ISR |
4 | GM | Greenfeld Alon | 2566 | ISR |
5 | GM | Khmelniker Ilya | 2510 | ISR |
6 | FM | Zanan Evgeny | 2301 | RUS |
More here: http://www.chessdom.com/european-club-cup-2011
An amazing field.
Yeah! New chess piece wallpaper! (Tile mode) Thnx!