Czech team G-Team Novy Bor are the somewhat surprising winners of the 2013 European Club Championship. The secured their victory with a win over Minsk in the final round. However it was their 6th round win over top seeds SOCAR which was the real triumph. Despite being outrated on every board, they won the match 3.5-2.5 including going 3-0 on the top boards. The loss also seemd to knock the wind out of SOCAR's sails as they only drew their final round to fall back to 3rd place, behind Malachite.
Navara,David (2703) - Caruana,Fabiano (2779) [C84]
29th ECC Open Rhodes GRE (6.1), 25.10.2013
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qb8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. dxc5 dxc5 15. Qd5 Nb7 16. axb5 Be6 17. Qc6+ Bd7 18. Qd5 Be6 19. Qd1 axb5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. Na3 Qa5 22. Nxb5 Bc4 23. Nd6+ Nxd6 24. Qxd6 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Qb5+ 26. Ke1 c4 27. g3 h5 28. h4 Be7 29. Qxe5 Qxe5 30. Nxe5 g5 31. Ba4+ Kf8 32. hxg5 Bxg5 33. Bc6 h4 34. gxh4 Rxh4 35. Nxc4 f5 36. Ne5 Rh1+ 37. Ke2 Rb1 38. Nd3 fxe4 39. Bxe4 Ke7 40. f4 Bh6 41. b4 Bg7 42. Kd2 Ra1 43. Bd5 Kd6 44. c4 Bd4 45. Kc2 Ra3 46. f5 Rc3+ 47. Kd2 Ra3 48. Be4 Ra2+ 49. Kd1 Be3 50. c5+ Ke7 51. Ne5 Rb2 52. Bc2 Bg5 53. c6 Ra2 54. b5 Be3 55. f6+ Kd8 56. f7 Bc5 57. b6 Ra1+ 58. Ke2 Ra2 59. Kd3 Rb2 60. Nc4 Rb5 61. Bd1 1-0
* This is a favourite saying of my father, who celebrated his 70th birthday today
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