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Bayegan Pendik Satranç Spor Kulübü Avrupa Kulüpler Kupası Şampiyonu! 🇹🇷🥇

Karadağ’ın Budva kentinde düzenlenen 41. Avrupa Kulüpler Kupası’nda, temsilcimiz Bayegan Pendik Satranç Spor Kulübü şampiyon oldu.

Satranç tarihimizde ülkemize ilk kez Avrupa Kulüpler Kupası şampiyonluğu kazandıran kulübümüzü, sporcularımızı, yöneticileri ve sponsorları tebrik eder, başarılarının devamını dileriz.

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Karthikeyan Murali wins the Individual Bronze medal playing for Team Electroprivreda at the European Chess Club Cup 2026!

Playing on Board 2, Karthikeyan scored 4.5/6 points. His best win came against Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus!

Photo: Dr. Mark Livshitz
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav

[Mustafa Yılmaz @gmmustafayilmaz]

Benim de bir parçası olduğum, Avrupa Kulüpler Kupası'nı kazanan Bayegan Pendik Satranç Spor Kulübü'nü tebrik ederim. Bu başarıda emeği geçen herkesi gönülden kutluyorum.

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Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna secured Individual Silver medal playing in Board 2 for Team Novy Bor Chess Club at European Chess Club Cup! Playing on Board 3, Harikrishna scored 5/6 points. Hari's best win came against Yu Yangyi!

Photo: Dr. Mark Livshitz
Graphic: Anmol Bhargav

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An excellent performance by Nihal Sarin earned him an Individual Gold medal at the European Chess Club Cup 2026! His Team Novy Bor Chess Club finished 2nd, losing narrowly to Bayegan Pendik Sports Club.

Playing on Board 2, Nihal scored 5/6 points - scoring 4 wins and 2 draws. He beat Jorden van Foreest, Karthikeyan Murali, and Maxim Rodshtein on the way!

Congratulations to Nihal and his Team for a great run at the ECCC. Up next for Nihal is the London Chess Classic from 24th November-7th December

Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
Photo: Mark Livshitz
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Bodhana is a total superstar. She beat me three years ago and now she’s an International Master I don’t fancy my chances! What an amazing player she is and will go on to be.

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What a splendid performance by GM Koneru Humpy at the European Chess Club Cup for Women 2026! Humpy scored an Individual Gold medal on Board 2 and her team became the Champions.

In this 7-round team tournament at Montenegro, Humpy was playing for Team Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo. Humpy scored 4.5/6 points on Board 2, scoring key wins - today her win over WFM Nia Donghvani was critical for the team to win the tournament.

A big congratulations to Humpy and the Team for this resounding success!

Graphic: Anmol Bhargav
Photo: Dr. Mark Livshitz

[Agnieszka Milewska @AgaMilewska123]

And here is the champion! @ECUonline @TelegraphChess @ecfchess

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A huge congratulations to Sivanandan Bodhana on becoming the World's youngest Female player to achieve the International Master title!

At the age of just 11 years, 7 months and 16 days, Bodhana scored her final IM norm at the European Chess Club Cup for Women. What a feat!

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FM Nishant Abhijeet Jawalkar, IM Nitin S, CM Karthik Sai Ch, Arul Anandh SPK, Prasanna Karthick M, and FM Rohith S scored 7.5/9 points, finishing in the top 6 according to tiebreak scores at the 1st Manchester City International Open FIDE-rated Classical Chess Tournament.

Read the full report: https://t.co/dBu7wwzaEe

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A tribute to Sensei GM Daniel Narodistky🕊️

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Jeroen van den Berg to hand over Tata Steel Chess Tournament directorship to Erwin l'Ami

Read more: https://t.co/SYAUtGv289

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Lionel Messi tries out a6 and c6!🐐

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Messi asked ChatGPT to teach him a chess opening that matched his style. It suggested Goat Horns 🤘

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Pranesh M vs Anish Giri, Round 6 European Club Cup 2026.

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Magnus's Top 5 Blunders

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Building on the encouraging response to its 1st training camp, SBG Chess Academy has organised its second chess training camp in Moranhat, Dibrugarh, Assam.

IM Neeraj Kumar Mishra conducted his 2nd Camp to strengthen chess in Assam. Read more: https://t.co/Gwatq1OPNc

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World Chess Champion D Gukesh went to the cinema with friends ahead of the biggest test of his career. Gukesh watched the new film "Jailer 2", starring Tamil superstar "Thalaivar" Rajinikanth, with his childhood friends Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali. Gukesh shared pictures from the theatre on his Instagram with the caption "Thalaivar Gang".

https://t.co/FsCq04L4W0

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Back to Back National titles (u-15 and u-17) - Prishita Gupta! What a star!

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🏆 NEW SUB-JUNIOR CHAMPIONS CROWNED!

10-year-old CM Divith Reddy Adulla (9.5/11) clinches the 51st National Sub-Junior Open title on tiebreaks after a clutch final-round win! 🔥

In the Girls section, WIM Prishita Gupta puts up a dominant, unbeaten 10/11 masterclass to secure her 2nd National Title this month👑

Full report, standings & game replays 👇
https://t.co/pAeebyUmil