The 34th European Club Cup is an annual 7-round Swiss team event played with the standard time-control of 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes till the end of the game, with a 30-second increment per move from move 1. Standings are determined by Match points (2-1-0), while individual performance prizes are also on offer for each board. The Open section is played on 6 boards (with up to 2 reserves) and consists of 63 teams and 448 players, including World Champion Magnus Carlsen and several other members of the world's elite.
The 23rd European Women Club Cup is an annual 7-round Swiss team event with preliminary round-robin groups (5 rounds) and play-offs (2 rounds), played with the standard time-control of 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes till the end of the game, with a 30-second increment per move from move 1. Standings in the round-robins are determined by Match points (2-1-0), while individual performance prizes are also on offer for each board. The Women section is played on 4 boards (with a possible reserve) and consists of 12 teams and 54 players, including several members of the world's elite.
Full coverage with live commentary, video, photos and news is offered through the official website and chess24. Live broadcast is delayed by 15 minutes, as per the regulations of the European Chess Union.
Schedule: (UTC)
Round 1 Oct 12, 2018 12:15
Round 2 Oct 13, 2018 12:15
Round 3 Oct 14, 2018 12:15
Round 4 Oct 15, 2018 12:15
Round 5 Oct 16, 2018 12:15
Round 6 Oct 17, 2018 12:15
Round 7 Oct 18, 2018 12:15
Watch the games of the 34th European Club Cup 2018 and The 23rd European Women Club Cup with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb.
You can see games from previous issues of the tournament with computer analysis at ChessBomb:
33rd European Club Cup 2017
32nd European Club Cup 2016
31st European Club Cup 2015
