4) European Club Cup Group 3 John Saunders reports on the European Club Cup Group 3 qualifier held in Slough 19th-21st September on the official Four Nations Chess League pages. Team events don't seem to suit chess players. The European Club Cup in particular has had numerous disputes, some of them very bitter. The final of this event was effected by a dispute in the match between Slough and Graz. Aaron Summerscale was awarded the game on board 6 as the Graz captain allegedly interfered in the game. This is the subject of an appeal which may reverse the result of the match. http://www.cableinet.co.uk/users/jsaunders/nclindex.htm Rd 1, Match 1 Slough (ENG) Empor Berlin (GER) 4.5-1.5 1 Speelman, Jonathan g2600 1-0 Poldauf, Dirk m2455 2 Adams, Michael g2680 1/2 Volke, Karsten m2455 3 Lalic, Bogdan g2600 1-0 Thinius, Marco f2310 4 Miles, Anthony g2595 1-0 Meissner, Hans-Juergen 2255 5 Kosten, Anthony g2530 1/2 Syre, Christian 2275 6 Summerscale, Aaron g2420 1/2 Welz, Peter 2200 Rd 1, Match 2 Oslo Schakselskap (NOR) SD Radenska Pomgrad (SLO) 3.5-2.5 1 Gausel, Einar g2540 1/2 Ribli, Zoltan g2570 2 Agdestein, Espen f2375 1/2 Mohr, Georg m2480 3 Heim, Sverre f2400 1-0 Zupe, Miran m2410 4 Hoen, Ragnar f2335 0-1 Cigan, Stefan f2380 5 Moen, Ole Chr. f2275 1-0 Kovac, Boris f2290 6 Bjerke, Richard f2270 1/2 Gruskovnjak, Tomislav 2255 Rd 1, Match 3 SK Merkur (AUT) Douglas CC (IRL) 5-1 1 Razuvaev, Yuri g2555 1-0 Short, Philip f2295 2 Novikov, Igor g2590 1-0 O'Cinneide, Mel 2285 3 Stanec, Nikolaus m2465 1-0 McCarthy, Pat 4 Wittman, Walter m2405 1/2 O'Shea, Kevin 5 Watzka, Horst f2370 1-0 Mee, John 6 Detter, Peter 2190 1/2 James, Kevin Rd 1, Match 4 OSK Tessenderlo (BEL) SV Panfox (NED) 1.5-4.5 1 van Mil, Johann m2420 1/2 van der Wiel, John g2525 2 Welling, Gerard m2355 1/2 Hodgson, Julian g2595 3 van der Plassche, Bas 2335 1/2 Kuijf, Rini m2460 4 van Schaardenburg, Mark 2245 0-1 Bosboom, Manuel m2430 5 Sziva, Erika wm2330 0-1 Cuijpers, Franz m2420 6 Croonenborghs, Tom 2155 0-1 Delemare, Jop m2395 Rd 2 - Semi-Final, Match 1 Slough (ENG) Oslo Schakselskap (NOR) 5-1 1 Speelman, Jonathan g2600 1/2 Gausel, Einar g2540 2 Adams, Michael g2680 1-0 Agdestein, Espen f2375 3 Lalic, Bogdan g2600 1/2 Heim, Sverre f2400 4 Miles, Anthony g2595 1-0 Hoen, Ragnar f2335 5 Kosten, Anthony g2530 1-0 Moen, Ole Chr. f2275 6 Summerscale, Aaron g2420 1-0 Bjerke, Richard f2270 Rd 2, Semi-Final Match 2 SK Merkur (AUT) SV Panfox (NED) 4-2 1 Chernin, Alexander g2640 1-0 van der Wiel, John g2525 2 Razuvaev, Yuri g2555 1/2 Hodgson, Julian g2595 3 Novikov, Igor g2590 1/2 Kuijf, Rini m2460 4 Kindermann, Stefan g2570 1-0 Bosboom, Manuel m2430 5 Stanec, Nikolaus m2465 1/2 Cuijpers, Franz m2420 6 Watzka, Horst f2370 1/2 Delemare, Jop m2395 Rd 2, Semi-Final Match 3 2.5-3.5 SD Radenska Pomgrad (SLO) OSK Tessenderlo (BEL) 1 Ribli, Zoltan g2570 1-0 van Mil, Johann m2420 2 Mohr, Georg m2480 1/2 Welling, Gerard m2355 3 Zupe, Miran m2410 1-0 van der Plassche, Bas m2460 4 Cigan, Stefan f2380 0-1 Thoeng, Paulus f2285 5 Gruskovnjak, Tomislav 2255 0-1 van Schaardenburg, Mark 2245 6 Kos, Igor 0-1 Sziva, Erika wm2330 Rd 2, Semi-Final Match 4 Empor Berlin (GER) Douglas CC (IRL) 5.5-0.5 1 Poldauf, Dirk m2455 1-0 Short, Philip f2295 2 Volke, Karsten m2455 1-0 O'Cinneide, Mel 2285 3 Thinius, Marco f2310 1/2 Kennefick, Maurice 4 Syre, Christian 2275 1-0 O'Shea, Kevin 5 Kimpinsky, Frank 2270 1-0 Mee, John 6 Welz, Peter 2200 1-0 James, Kevin FINAL ROUND (21.09.97) 1st-2nd Place Final SK Merkur (AUT) Versicherungen Graz Slough (ENG) 2.5-3.5 1 Chernin, Alexander g2640 1-0 Speelman, Jon g2525 2 Razuvaev, Yuri g2555 1/2 Adams, Michael g2680 3 Novikov, Igor g2590 1/2 Lalic, Bogdan g2600 4 Kindermann, Stefan g 2570 1/2 Miles, Anthony J g2600 5 Stanec, Nikolaus m2465 0-1 Kosten, Anthony g2530 6 Felsberger, Alfred 2375 0-1 Summerscale, Aaron g2420 3rd-4th Place Final The Panfox captain gave himself a game - and won on board 6 ... S.V. Panfox (NED) Oslo Schakselskap (NOR) 4-2 1 van der Wiel, John g2600 1/2 Gausel, Einar g2540 2 Hodgson, Julian g2595 1/2 Heim, Sverre f2400 3 Bosboom, Manuel m2430 1/2 Hoen, Ragnar f2335 4 Cuijpers, Franz m2420 1/2 Moen, Ole Chr. f2275 5 Delemare, Jop m2395 1-0 Elseth, Roar f2355 6 Klomp, Robert 1-0 Bjerke, Richard f2270 5th-6th Place Final Empor Berlin (GER) OSK Tessenderlo(BEL) 3.5-2.5 1 Poldauf, Dirk m2455 1/2 van Mil, Johann m2420 2 Volke, Karsten m2455 1/2 Welling, Gerard m2355 3 Thinius, Marco f2310 0-1 van der Plassche, Bas 2335 4 Meissner, Hans-Juergen 2255 1/2 van Schaardenburg, Mark 2245 5 Syre, Christian 2275 1-0 Sziva, Erika wm2330 6 Welz, Peter 2200 1-0 Croonenborghs, Tom 2155 7th-8th Final Douglas CC (IRL) SD Radenska Pomgrad (SLO) 1.5-4.5 1 Short, Philip 2295 1/2 Ribli, Zoltan g2570 2 O'Cinneide, Mel 2285 1/2 Mohr, Georg m2480 3 Kennefick, Maurice 0-1 Zupe, Miran m2410 4 McCarthy, Pat 1/2 Cigan, Stefan f2380 5 James, Kevin 0-1 Kovac, Boris f2290 6 Coveney, Maurice 0-1 Kos, Igor European Club Cup Group 3 - Final Positions 1 Slough (ENG) 2 SK Merkur Versicherungen Graz (AUT) 3 S.V. Panfox (NED) 4 Oslo Schakselskap (NOR) 5 Empor Berlin (GER) 6 OSK Tessenderlo(BEL) 7 SD Radenska Pomgrad (SLO) 8 Douglas CC (IRL)