Pentala Harikrishna clinches Czech Extraliga 2024-25 for Novy Bor Chess Club
Novy Bor Chess Club won Czech Extraliga 2024-25 for the 14th time. They scored 30/33 and finished three points ahead of the rest. Exhibition center in Lysá and Labem, and BŠŠ Frýdek-Místek scored 27/33 each. They secured second and third place respectively according to tie-breaks. GM Pentala Harikrishna scored an unbeaten 4.5/5, performed at 2868 for the winning team. He is the ultimate team player in the chess universe today and been so for quite some time. Whichever team wins a league in anywhere in the world, there is a good chance that Harikrishna played a key role in it. Novy Bor Chess Club is also the reigning 39th European Club Cup 2024 champion. Photo: Novy Bor Chess Club
Novy Bor's 14th triumph of the event
Team captain of Nový Bor Chess Club, Petr Boleslav: "After winning European gold, we now triumph in the Czech Extraliga as well. A fantastic season! A big salute and huge thanks to all the players for securing our 14th championship!"
Seemann - Harikrishna, Round 10
GM Pentala Harikrishna (2704) delivered a beautiful checkmate after his opponent, IM Jakub Seemann (POL, 2491) blundered 53.Ka3?? Find out the winning continuation which Harikrishna executed in the game.
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Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1. Novoborský ŠK | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 62 | 41 |
| 2 | 8 | Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 52 | 28 |
| 3 | 6 | BŠŠ Frýdek-Místek | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 51 | 32 |
| 4 | 1 | Slavia Kroměříž | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 46,5 | 22 |
| 5 | 2 | Šachový klub Moravská Slavia | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 22 |
| 6 | 12 | Sigil Fund Pardubice | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 44,5 | 24 |
| 7 | 7 | ŠK Zikuda Turnov | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 25 |
| 8 | 5 | ŠK Slavoj Poruba | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 44,5 | 18 |
| 9 | 3 | OAZA loznice.cz | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 18 |
| 10 | 10 | ŠŠ Vávra a Černoušek Unichess | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 37,5 | 17 |
| 11 | 11 | GASCO Pardubice | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 16 |
| 12 | 4 | ŠK Líně | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 13 |
