World class performance of the unbeaten candidate On 6 April 2016, the Dutch top player and current champion Anish Giri paid a visit to Brussels in the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the European Union, which holds the Presidency of the Council in the 1st half of 2016. The Head of Cabinet of the Commission’s First Vice-President Timmermans, Ben Smulders, welcomed the current No. 4 of the world as the ‘pop-star’ of chess,...
+++ Division 2 B: Europchess 1 finishes in 3rd place +++ Division 3 B: Europchess 2 finishes in 6th place +++ Division 4 B: Europchess 3 only 1 point behind 3rd rank +++ Division 5 J: Europchess 4 ends up in 5th place
Rochade Eupen 2 – Europchess 1 : 4 – 4 +++ Caissa Europe 1 – Europchess 2 : 1 – 5 +++ Brussels CC 1 – Europchess 3 : 2 – 2 +++ Brussels CC 5 – Europchess 4 : 0 – 4 +++ Round 11: Excellent final round for Europchess! +++ In the final round, Europchess achieved two net wins and two good draws. The second team outclassed Caissa Europe with 5-1, leaving no doubt...
Europchess 1 – Charleroi 1 : 4 – 4 +++ Europchess 2 – Gent 4 : 1 – 5 +++ Europchess 3 – Excelsior 1 : 2.5 – 1.5 +++ Europchess 4 – Humbeek 3 : 4 – 0 +++ Round 10: Europchess draws with Charleroi! +++ In round 10, the first team showed good chess to draw division leader Charleroi, whereas E 2 went down the hill against the 4th team of Ghent....
Leuven 1 – Europchess 1 : 3.5 – 4.5 +++ Leuven 2 – Europchess 2 : 2.5 – 3.5 +++ The Belgian CC 2 – Europchess 3 : 2.5 – 1.5 +++ The Belgian CC 3 – Europchess 4 : 3.5 – 0.5 +++ Europchess beats Leuven twice, but also loses twice to Anderlecht +++ In Round 9, the first two teams secured two narrow wins against Leuven. However, the third and the fourth...
Europchess 1 – Herve 1 : 4 – 4 +++ Europchess 2 – Wetteren 1 : 2 – 4 +++ Europchess 3 – Opwijk 2 : 2.5 – 1.5 +++ Europchess 4 – Excelsior 2 : 1 – 3 +++ Europchess 3 the winner of the day +++ In round 8 at home, the first team got a lucky draw against Herve 1, while E 2 lost 2-4 to Wetteren 1. A reinforced Europchess...