European Club Cup will start in the city of Israel, Eilat, on October 11. It will be held for the 28th time among men and for the 17th time among women. 27 clubs will participate in men’s tournament and 8 – in women’s tournament. Unfortunately, there is no Georgian clubs.
The only Georgian chess player will be Nana Dzagnidze (2555). She will play for Armenian “MIKA”. Elina Danielian (2476, Armenia), Harika Dronavalli (India, 2499), Lilit Mrtchian (Armenia, 2512) and Anna Hairapetian (Armenia, 2203) will be her partners.
Two Jewish teams (“Ashdod” and “Rishon LeZion”) and one (“Monte-Carlo”) are competing in women’s tournament. 4 clubs (AVS, “Chigorin”, “Nashe Nasledie”, “Yugra”) will play in the name of Russia.
“Monte Carlo” is a favorite. Current world champion Yifan Hou of China (2605), Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia (2587), Humpy Koneru of India (2607), Pia Cramling of Sweden (2514) and Almira Skripchenko of France (2437) are playing in the name of “Monte Carlo”.
