Group 3: Albufeira (Algarve), Portugal Luís Santos reports: The European Club Cup, Group 3 took place in Albufeira, Portugal 1st-3rd October 1999. There were only six teams taking part with Gambit Bonnevoie (LUX) and S.C. Partizani (ALB) being unable to make the trip. As expected the two best teams Beer-Sheva (ISR) and Clichy (FRA) reached the final. The Israeli team scored a narrow win by 3.5-2.5 to reach the finals. The organisers were Nucleo de Xadrez de Faro and Inatel Faro. Coverage: http://www.ip.pt/~ip001018/ Summary of results Group 3: Albufeira (Algarve - Portugal) Round 1 01.10.99 ITA: CS Surya - LUX: Gambit Bonnevoie 6-0 (*forfeit) ALB: S.C. Partizani - POR: Boavista FC 0-6 (*forfeit) ISR: Beer-Sheva - POR: Nucleo de Xadrez de Faro 6-0 BEL: K Gentse SRL - FRA: CS Clichy 0,5-5,5 ITA: CS Surya - LUX: Gambit Bonnevoie 6-0(*) GM LPUTIAN,Smbat (2625) - (forfeit informed) 1-0(*) GM KOMAROV,Dimitri (2585) - (forfeit informed) 1-0(*) GM ZELCIC,Robert (2561) - (forfeit informed) 1-0(*) GM DJURIC,Stefan (2504) - (forfeit informed) 1-0(*) GM EFIMOV,Igor (2445) - (forfeit informed) 1-0(*) IM ARLANDI,Ennio (2465) - (forfeit informed) 1-0(*) ALB: S.C. Partizani - POR: Boavista FC 0-6(*) SEITI,I (----) - GM MITKOV,Nikola (2509) 0-1(*) FM SULA,Zegir (2348) - IM GALEGO,Luís (2427) 0-1(*) TARE,M (2139) - IM DÂMASO,Rui (2399) 0-1(*) ZADRIMA,Aldo (2270) - IM SANTOS,Carlos P. (2383) 0-1(*) FM KARKANAQUE,Ilir (2389) - FM SANTOS,José P. (2308) 0-1(*) PACI,D (----) - FM RIBEIRO,Fernando (2217) 0-1(*) ISR: Beer-Sheva - POR: Núcleo Xadrez de Faro 6-0 GM HUZMAN,Alexander (2581) - GOMES,Jorge (2109) 1-0 GM GOLOD,Vitali (2568) - LANIER,Nicholas (----) 1-0 GM AVRUKH,Boris (2588) - GALVÃO,Henrique (2218) 1-0 GM GREENFELD,Alon (2538) - LOPES,Armando (----) 1-0 GM MIKHALEVSKI,Victor (2516) - DIOGO,Vasco (----) 1-0 GM TSEITLIN,Mark (2496) - MACHADO,Manuel (----) 1-0 BEL: K Gentse SRL - FRA: CS Clichy 0,5-5,5 FM HOOGENDOORN,Joost (2281) - GM LAUTIER,Joel (2638) 0-1 FM VAN DER STRICHT,Geert (2347) - GM HEBDEN,Mark (2510) 0-1 FM DE WIT,Dick (2242) - GM APICELLA,Manuel (2501) 0,5-0,5 FM DE WIT,Michel (2330) - GM NATAF,Igor (2504) 0-1 SCHALKX,Johnny (2271) - GM CONQUEST,Stuart (2555) 0-1 FM MEULDERS,Richard (2275) - GM RENET,Olivier (2509) 0-1 Round 2 02.10.99 POR: Boavista FC - ISR: Beer-Sheva 1-5 FRA: CS Clichy - ITA: CS Surya 3,5-2,5 ALB: S.C. Partizani - BEL: K Gentse SRL 0-6 (*forfeit) BYE: POR: Nucleo de Xadrez de Faro POR: Boavista FC - ISR: Beer-Sheva 1-5 GM MITKOV,Nikola (2509) - GM HUZMAN,Alexander (2581) 0,5-0,5 IM GALEGO,Luís (2427) - GM GOLOD,Vitali (2568) 0-1 IM DÂMASO,Rui (2399) - GM AVRUKH,Boris (2588) 0-1 IM SANTOS,Carlos P. (2383) - GM GREENFELD,Alon (2538) 0-1 FM SANTOS,José P. (2308) - GM MIKHALEVSKI,Victor (2516) 0-1 IM SILVA, Fernando (2327) - GM TSEITLIN,Mark (2496) 0,5-0,5 FRA: CS Clichy - ITA: CS Surya 3,5-2,5 GM LAUTIER,Joel (2638) - GM LPUTIAN,Smbat (2625) 0,5-0,5 GM HEBDEN,Mark (2510) - GM KOMAROV,Dimitri (2585) 0-1 GM APICELLA,Manuel (2501) - GM ZELCIC,Robert (2561) 1-0 GM NATAF,Igor (2504) - GM DJURIC,Stefan (2504) 0,5-0,5 GM CONQUEST,Stuart (2555) - GM EFIMOV,Igor (2445) 1-0 GM RENET,Olivier (2509) - IM ARLANDI,Ennio (2465) 0,5-0,5 ALB: S.C. Partizani - BEL: K Gentse SRL 0-6(*) SEITI,I (----) - FM HOOGENDOORN,Joost (2281) 0-1(*) FM SULA,Zegir (2348) - FM V. D. STRICHT,Geert (2347)0-1(*) TARE,M (2139) - FM DE WIT,Dick (2242) 0-1(*) ZADRIMA,Aldo (2270) - FM DE WIT,Michel (2330) 0-1(*) FM KARKANAQUE,Ilir (2389) - SCHALKX,Johnny (2271) 0-1(*) PACI,D (----) - FM MEULDERS,Richard (2275) 0-1(*) Round 3 03.10.99 FRA: CS Clichy - ISR: Beer-Sheva 2,5-3,5 POR: Boavista FC - ITA: CS Surya 1-5 BEL: K Gentse SRL - POR: Núcleo Xadrez de Faro 5,5-0,5 FINAL (1st and 2nd places) FRA: CS Clichy - ISR: Beer-Sheva 2,5-3,5 GM LAUTIER,Joel (2638) - GM HUZMAN,Alexander (2581) 1-0 GM HEBDEN,Mark (2510) - GM GOLOD,Vitali (2568) 0-1 GM APICELLA,Manuel (2501) - GM AVRUKH,Boris (2588) 0,5-0,5 GM NATAF,Igor (2504) - GM GREENFELD,Alon (2538) 0,5-0,5 GM CONQUEST,Stuart (2555) - GM MIKHALEVSKI,Victor (2516) 0-1 GM RENET,Olivier (2509) - GM TSEITLIN,Mark (2496) 0,5-0,5 (3rd and 4th places) POR: Boavista FC - ITA: CS Surya 1-5 GM MITKOV,Nikola (2509) - GM LPUTIAN,Smbat (2625) 1-0 IM DÂMASO,Rui (2399) - GM KOMAROV,Dimitri (2585) 0-1 IM SANTOS,Carlos P. (2383) - GM ZELCIC,Robert (2561) 0-1 IM SANTOS,José P. (2308) - GM DJURIC,Stefan (2504) 0-1 FM SILVA,Fernando (2327) - GM EFIMOV,Igor (2445) 0-1 IM CADILLON,João (----) - IM ARLANDI,Ennio (2465) 0-1 (5th and 6th places) BEL: K Gentse SRL - POR: Núcleo Xadrez de Faro 5,5-0,5 FM HOOGENDOORN,Joost (2281) - GOMES,Jorge (2109) 1-0 FM VAN DER STRICHT,Geert (2347) - LANIER,Nicholas (----) 1-0 FM DE WIT,Dick (2242) - GALVÃO,Henrique (2218) 0,5-0,5 FM DE WIT,Michel (2330) - LOPES,Armando (----) 1-0 SCHALKX,Johnny (2271) - KRAVCHENKO,Igor (----) 1-0 FM MEULDERS,Richard (2275) - DIOGO,Vasco (----) 1-0 FINAL POSITIONS 1. ISR: Beer-Sheva 2. FRA: CS Clichy 3. ITA: CS Surya 4. POR: Boavista FC 5. BEL: K Gentse SRL 6. POR: Núcleo Xadrez de Faro