European Club Cup (2004) |
The 20th European Club Cup was a 7-round Swiss team tournament held at the Altin Yunus Hotel in Cesme, Izmir Province, Turkey, 3-9 October 2004, with the participation of 36 clubs from 22 countries, including defending champions NAO Chess Club of Paris, which mustered Adams, Grischuk, Bacrot, Pons, Lautier, Radjabov, Fressinet, and Nataf. Of the 264 players, 86 were GMs. The matches were played over six boards, with 2 points for a team win and 1 point for a draw. Time control: 90 minutes for the whole game, with 30 seconds added per move from move one. Chief organizer: European Chess Union. Chief arbiter: Dirk de Ridder. NAO Chess Club won again with 12/14, ahead of Bosna Sarajevo (Shirov, Short, Sokolov, Bologan, Movsesian, Kozul, Atalik, Predojevic), Ladya Kazan (Rublevsky, Yandemirov, Timofeev, Filippov, et al.) and Max Ven Ekaterinburg (Kasparov, Vaganian, et al.), all three with 11/14. Official site: http://web.archive.org/web/20041013...
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Shirov vs S Kristjansson |
 | 1-0 | 36 | 2004 | European Club Cup | C16 French, Winawer |
2. Movsesian vs S D Sigfusson |
| 1-0 | 26 | 2004 | European Club Cup | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
3. A Shariyazdanov vs M Duesterwald |
| 1-0 | 53 | 2004 | European Club Cup | A15 English |
4. Sakaev vs M Feygin |
 | 1-0 | 66 | 2004 | European Club Cup | D30 Queen's Gambit Declined |
5. Motylev vs M Ahn |
| 1-0 | 57 | 2004 | European Club Cup | B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long |
6. Radjabov vs P Lehtivaara |
 | 1-0 | 56 | 2004 | European Club Cup | C01 French, Exchange |
7. Bacrot vs P Kekki |
| 1-0 | 30 | 2004 | European Club Cup | D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
8. Glek vs A Aleksandrov |
 | 1-0 | 19 | 2004 | European Club Cup | C48 Four Knights |
9. Adams vs M Maki-Uuro |
 | 1-0 | 18 | 2004 | European Club Cup | B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
10. I Sokolov vs S Bjornsson |
 | 1-0 | 28 | 2004 | European Club Cup | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
11. R Kempinski vs S Schneider |
 | 1-0 | 36 | 2004 | European Club Cup | A15 English |
12. Krasenkow vs B Ahlander |
 | 1-0 | 27 | 2004 | European Club Cup | D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst |
13. T Markowski vs C Holst |
| 1-0 | 58 | 2004 | European Club Cup | A07 King's Indian Attack |
14. D Bocharov vs T Ristoja |
| 1-0 | 39 | 2004 | European Club Cup | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
15. Jakovenko vs M Nouro |
 | 1-0 | 48 | 2004 | European Club Cup | B08 Pirc, Classical |
16. Khalifman vs J Yrjola |
 | 1-0 | 30 | 2004 | European Club Cup | E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno |
17. A Iljin vs H Mossong |
 | 1-0 | 35 | 2004 | European Club Cup | A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) |
18. Kharlov vs R Ackermann |
| 1-0 | 79 | 2004 | European Club Cup | C77 Ruy Lopez |
19. A Timofeev vs F Berend |
 | 1-0 | 28 | 2004 | European Club Cup | C07 French, Tarrasch |
20. Avrukh vs I Tofan |
| 1-0 | 33 | 2004 | European Club Cup | A10 English |
21. A Greenfeld vs D Goksel |
| 1-0 | 35 | 2004 | European Club Cup | D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
22. A Huzman vs C Arduman |
| 1-0 | 35 | 2004 | European Club Cup | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
23. A Groszpeter vs O A Stubberud |
| 1-0 | 51 | 2004 | European Club Cup | B42 Sicilian, Kan |
24. C Horvath vs A Moen |
| 1-0 | 41 | 2004 | European Club Cup | D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
25. I Stohl vs S Heim |
| 1-0 | 42 | 2004 | European Club Cup | A30 English, Symmetrical |
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