Georgian chess team Nona claims European Club Cup for Women
Players of the Nona chess club photographed with their prize for winning the tournament. Photo via: European Club Cup for Women.
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Georgian competitors of chess club Nona were crowned best in Europe for the fourth time on the weekend after claiming this year’s European Club Cup for Women.
The team, based in the Black Sea city of Batumi and named after five-time Women's World Chess Champion Nona Gaprindashvili, earned their title in Ulcinj, Montenegro.
Winning four of their seven games at the event held in parallel to the European Club Cup, the team finished ahead of Kyiv Chess Federation from Ukraine and Cercle d`Echecs Monte Carlo of Monaco.
It took the team 11 points to reach the title and claim a €6,000 money prize that came with it, as the second- and third-placed clubs earned 10 points each.
European #Chess Club Cup 2019 concluded yesterday!
— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) November 17, 2019
The Winners #ECCC2019 :
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The Winners #EWCCC2019:
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Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/g3nymW41JK
The Europe-wide competition also hosted individual sections in both women’s and open categories, with Georgian players emerging among top-scorers as well.
Nino Batsiashvili and Bela Khotenashvili scored gold medals in their matches, with Nana Dzagnidze finishing second and Lela Javakhishvili fourth on their respective boards.
The competition in Ulcinj hosted the highest number of competing teams for the European Club Cup and ran between November 10-16.
Nona earned the ultimate prize in European Club Cup competitions in 2014, 2015 and 2017, finishing second in 2016 and 2018 editions.
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