FEFB Round 1: Europchess welcomes 200 Wallonian chess players On 21 January 2018, Europchess hosted the first round of the Wallonian club championships (FEFB – intercercles). On behalf of the club, President Frank Hoffmeister welcomed the players in the inter-institutional centre at Overijse. He remarked that our club participated in the championships for several years now and was willing to contribute to the well-functioning of the event by also hosting it for the first...
+++ 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
Smashing win in Eupen for Europchess 1 in Round 3 In round 3 on 6 November, Europchess 1 outclassed Rochade Eupen 2 with a resounding 8-0 in Division 2 B! Also Europchess 3 surprised spectators by winning 2.5-1.5 against Anderlecht 6. Europchess 2 drew 2-2 against Machelen 1 with chances and bad luck on both sides. The brilliancy prize of the day in Eupen went to Eduardo (Bobby) Semanat Planas. Playing on board 7...
Round 11 – final round: Europchess 1 moves to Division 2! (Europchess 3 stays in Division 4 and Europchess 2 is relegated to Division 5) In the final round on 3 April, Europchess completed an overall successful year. With a clear 5-1 in Izegem, Europchess 1 marched through Division 3D, finishing on first place with 8 match points advance over MSV1 on second rank. The second team won in Zottegem with 3-1. Unfortunately, 7...
Europchess 1 moves up to the second Division! With a convincing 5.5-0.5 against the closest rival MSV 1, Europchess crowned a strong year. Before the closing round 11, it is already certain that we move up to Division 2! With a good 2-2 against the leader of Division 4 D, Leuven 3, Europchess 2 keeps a slim chance not to be relegated. Europchess 3 beat CREC 5 with 3-1, thereby safeguarding a comfortable middleground...
Europchess 1 close to the finishing line In round 9, Europchess 1 kept the lead in Division 3 D after a convincing 5-1 win in Bruges. The second team suffered a painful loss against Epicure 1 and will have to score in the two last rounds in order to avoid relegation in Division 4 D. Europchess 3 had no chance against division leader Ciney, but is in safe distance from relegation in Division 4...
Round 8 – Europchess 2 bounces back In round 8 at home, Europchess 2 scored an important 3.5-0.5 win against Anderlecht 3, thus gaining two important match points against relegation in Division 4 D. Europchess 1 kept the lead in Division 3 D with a somewhat lucky 3.5-2.5 against Jean Jaurès 2. The leader of Division 4 G, Landen 1 won 3-1 against Europchess 3. On board 6, József Molnár played a Sveshnikov Sicilian...
Round 6: Rusty start into 2011 In round 6, Europchess 1 defended the lead in Division 3 D with a hard fought 3,5-2,5 against Roeselaere 1. Europchess 2 suffered a heavy defeat (0.5-3.5) against Zottegem 3 and is now trailing at the bottom of Division 4C. In Division 4G, Europchess 3 had to yield 1-3 against the leader of the division, Fleurus 1, but remains in the top half of the Division . On...
