Pyramid Team closes in on Asian Club Cup title

The powerhouse Pyramid team of Iran, led by two grandmasters, maintained a comfortable lead from second running Bangladesh Police after the penultimate round of the Asian Club Cup Hybrid Chess Team Championship on Tornelo.

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Pyramid team of Iran blanked Fekre Bartar 6 : 0 for a total of 14 match points and 39.5 game points. These enabled them to retain 1^st place with a 1 ½ game point lead over Bangladesh Police.

SGChessHUb@JurongSpring of Singapore defeated Pishgam Novin 4 : 0 to maintain third place but lost their chance to win the championships after trailing the leader by 5 1/5 game points

Bangladesh Police also blanked Fars Youth 6 : 0 to stay within striking distance of the championhip.

Super Knight Team 1: seated from left to right, Akhila Kavinda, Oshini Devinya Gunawardena, Luxman Wijesuriya (President – CFSL), Laksitha Randhil. Standing – Buddhika Amarasinghe, Oneli Vithanawasam, Pesandu Liyanage. Not in photo are Ranindu Liyanage, LMST De Silva, Nemindi Ramanayake.

Sri Lankan Super Knight CC outclassed check.mate.club 5 ½ : ½ for solo 4^th place with 10 match points.

RiChessMasters (PHI) defeated BIshan Chess Club of Iran with a score of 5 ½ : ½ to remain tied for 5^th to 7^th place.

Match 6 was drawn between Andismandan Sabzavar (IRI) and Lion City Chess Meeting of Singapore

SuperKnight2: Seated Left to right – Ichitha Upeksha, Desandi Dihansa Gamage, Mr, Luxman Wijesuriya (President – CFSL), SDBK Seneviratne; Standing – Thisarindu Induwara, Jayandi Bimansa and Rahel Karunaratne. Not in photo are Kosala Sandeepa Amarathunga, Dulnith Sanviru, Nemindi Linaya Ramanayake.

Super Knught CC 2 (SGP) handed Borna Sabzevar their 8^th loss with a 5 ½ : ½ drubbing.