European Club Cup 2026: Arjun Erigaisi and his team Alkaloid score a hat-trick
Eleven teams are at perfect score 6/6 at 41st European Club Cup Open 2026. CE Gambit Bonnevoie and Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo have scored a hat-trick each at 30th European Club Cup Women 2026.
Arjun, Karthikeyan and Nihal score a win each
The Open section witnesses a record participation of 108 teams. Thus, after three rounds eleven teams are at a perfect score. Since the tournament has only seven rounds, there is a possibilit of tie-breaks deciding the winner in the Open event.
World no.12, GM Arjun Erigaisi has won his third game in-a-row, completing a hat-trick and his team did the same too.
Open: Schachfreunde Berlin 1903 – Alkaloid: 1.5-4.5
GM Arjun Erigaisi (2746), GM Wei Yi (2758) and GM Velimir Ivic (2581) scored a win each against IM Marius Fromm (2449), IM Magnus Ermitsch (2438) and IM Sebastian Poltorak (2401) respectively. GM Aravindh Chithambaram (2677), GM Abhimanyu Puranik (2622) and GM Aleksandar Indjic (2606) was held to a draw each by IM Emil Schmidek (2427), FM Tymon Czernek (2419) and GM Rainer Polzin (2378) respectively.
Marius – Arjun
Position after 30.Ne2??
IM Marius Flomm (2449) blundered 30.Ne2?? Find out the winning continuation which Arjun Erigaisi (2746) played in the game.
Arjun Erigaisi scored a hat-trick of wins, so did his team Alkaloid | Photo: ECU / Mark Livshitz
MTK Budapest 1 – Elektroprivreda: 1.5-4.5
The reigning World Junior champion, GM Pranav Venkatesh (2677) was held to a draw by former Hungarian champion, GM Viktor Erdos (2552). GM Karthikeyan Murali (2647) scored an emphatic victory over IM Agoston Juhasz (2411). IM Roman Shogdzhiev (2445), GM Denis Kadric (2528) and GM Nikita Petrov (2572) scored wins over IM Armin Juhasz (2383), FM Tamas Gunes Ongut (2316) and FM Bela Jakab (2330) respectively. GM Evgeny Romanov (2445) suffered the sole loss of the match for Elektroprivreda against Koppany Geher (2324).
GM Karthikeyan Murali won his second game in-a-row | Photo: ECU / Mark Livshitz
C A Silla Integrant Col-lectius – Novy Bor Chess Club: 2-4
After a draw in his first game of the event, GM Nihal Sarin (2709) scored a win against IM Filip Boe Olsen (2427). GM David Anton Guijarro (2650) and GM Nils Grandelius (2603) scored a win each against IM Ruben Domingo Nunez (2427) and FM Andres Luque Saiz (2337) respectively. GM Nodirbek Yakubboev (2712) suffered the sole loss for his team, Novy Bor against GM Alvar Alonso Rosell (2560) of C A Silla Integrant Col-lectius. GM David Navara (2607) and GM Jonas Buhl Bjerre (2627) were held to a draw each repectively by FM Pablo Lopez Varela (2337) and FM Hugo Uber Garcia (2248).
GM Nihal Sarin (Novy Bor Chess Club) capitalized on his oppoennt IM Filip Boe Olsen’s (C.A Silla Integrant Col-lectius) mistake in the endgame | Photo: ECU / Mark Livshitz
Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai – SK Rockaden team 1: 4-2
IM Edvin Trost (2478) denied a hat-trick to GM Pranesh M (2677). Pranesh forced a perpetual check in a major piece endgame. Pranesh’s Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai teammates – GM Matthias Bluebaum (2666), GM Andrei Volokitin (2618) and GM Daniil Yuffa (2584) drew against IM Jung Min Seo (2505), GM Erik Blomqvist (2481) and IM Robert Bator (2267) respectively. GM Benjamin Gledura (2613) and GM Maksim Chigaev (2621) scored the decisive victories over FM Theodor Kenneskog (2325) and IM Erik Hedman (2270) respectively.
Women: Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo – Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica: 2.5-1.5
The legend, GM Humpy Koneru (2518) was held to a draw by IM Leya Garifullina (2418). GM Aleksandra Goryachkina (2536) and GM Elisabeth Paehtz (2404) scored the key victories for Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo against IM Polina Shuvalova (2509) and IM Teodora Injac (2405) respectively. IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (2451) suffered the sole loss for her team against IM Nurgyul Salimova (2429).
Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo – Sirmium Sremska Mitrovica: 2.5-1.5 | Photo: ECU / Mark Livshitz
Replay live stream
Replay Round 3 live commentary by GM Simon Williams, WIM Lena Govedarica, WIM Sandra Djukic and WCM Lula Roberts | Video: European Chess Union
Prizes
The total prize fund is €40000, €26000 in Open and €14000 in Women. The top three prizes in Open are – €8000, €6000 and €4000. For Women, they are – €5500, €3500 and €2000. Individual board prizes on each board €500.
Schedule
Every day round starts at 2 p.m. local time, 5:30 p.m. IST from 17th to 23rd October 2026. The seven-round Swiss system tournament has a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. The tournament is taking place in Budva, Montenegro.
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