World Rapid Team Championship

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World Rapid Team Championship

Format

The World Rapid Team Championship 2023 is a 12-round Swiss tournament featuring 43 teams. Each team is composed of at least six and not more than nine players, and it must include at least one female and one recreational player, who never achieved FIDE rating of 2000. Each match is played on six boards, with at least one female and one recreational player in every match.

The time control is 15 minutes for the entire game, with an increment of 10 seconds from the first move. Matches are scored by match points, with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The team with the most match points will become the champion.

Participants

More than 300 players are participating, including Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, Viswanathan Anand, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Praggnanandhaa R, Gukesh D, Arjun Erigaisi, Hou Yifan, and many more. You can check the complete line-up here

Schedule

26 August
- Round 1: 11:30 UTC
- Round 2: 13:30 UTC
- Round 3: 15:30 UTC
- Round 4: 17:30 UTC
27 August
- Round 5: 11:30 UTC
- Round 6: 13:30 UTC
- Round 7: 15:30 UTC
- Round 8: 17:30 UTC
28 August
- Round 9: 11:30 UTC
- Round 10: 13:30 UTC
- Round 11: 15:30 UTC
- Round 12: 17:30 UTC

Round 1

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	Points	GP	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	Freedom	2	6	1	0	0
2	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	2	6	1	0	0
3	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	2	6	1	0	0
4	Chessbrah OFM	2	6	1	0	0
5	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25	2	5.5	1	0	0
6	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	2	5.5	1	0	0
7	Team Chessemy	2	5.5	1	0	0
8	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	2	5.5	1	0	0
9	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	2	5.5	1	0	0
10	Schachverein Hemer	2	5.5	1	0	0
11	Team MGD1	2	5	1	0	0
12	Six-pack	2	5	1	0	0
13	WR Chess	2	4.5	1	0	0
14	Armenia	2	4.5	1	0	0
15	Ukrainian Amators	2	4.5	1	0	0
16	The Sharks	2	3.5	1	0	0
17	Chess Wizzards	2	3.5	1	0	0
18	Chess Pensioners	1	3	0	1	0
19	Germany and Friends	1	3	0	1	0
20	Berlin Chess Federation	0	2.5	0	0	1
21	Africa	0	2.5	0	0	1
22	FIDE Management Board	0	1.5	0	0	1
23	Doppelbauer Kiel	0	1.5	0	0	1
24	Unischach Bayreuth	0	1.5	0	0	1
25	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	0	1	0	0	1
26	PhileKhoob Chess Club	0	1	0	0	1
27	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	0	0.5	0	0	1
28	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	0	0.5	0	0	1
29	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	0	0.5	0	0	1
30	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	0	0.5	0	0	1
31	Neustadt Weinstraße	0	0.5	0	0	1
32	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	0	0.5	0	0	1
33	Heilbronn Hustlers	0	0	0	0	1
34	Wensing & Pöbel	0	0	0	0	1
35	Mitropa Chess Association	0	0	0	0	1
36	MagdeBurg and Friends	0	0	0	0	1

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jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 2

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	Points	dSB	GP	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	4	22	11	2	0	0
2	Freedom	4	20	10	2	0	0
3	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	4	19	9.5	2	0	0
4	Armenia	4	18	9	2	0	0
5	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	4	17	11.5	2	0	0
6	WR Chess	4	17	8.5	2	0	0
7	Team MGD1	4	16	10.5	2	0	0
8	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	4	15.5	10.5	2	0	0
9	Germany and Friends	3	16	8	1	1	0
10	Chess Pensioners	2	12	6	0	2	0
11	Chessbrah OFM	2	8	8	1	0	1
12	Schachverein Hemer	2	8	7.5	1	0	1
13	Six-pack	2	8	7	1	0	1
14	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25	2	7.5	6	1	0	1
15	Team Chessemy	2	7.5	6	1	0	1
16	The Sharks	2	7.5	4.5	1	0	1
17	Chess Wizzards	2	6.5	4.5	1	0	1
18	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	2	6	7	1	0	1
19	FIDE Management Board	2	6	6.5	1	0	1
20	Doppelbauer Kiel	2	6	5.5	1	0	1
21	Ukrainian Amators	2	4	5.5	1	0	1
22	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	2	2	6	1	0	1
23	Heilbronn Hustlers	2	0	6	1	0	1
24	Mitropa Chess Association	2	0	6	1	0	1
25	Berlin Chess Federation	1	11	5.5	0	1	1
26	Africa	1	8	5.5	0	1	1
27	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	1	7	4	0	1	1
28	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	1	5	3.5	0	1	1
29	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	1	4	3.5	0	1	1
30	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	1	4	3.5	0	1	1
31	Wensing & Pöbel	1	3	3	0	1	1
32	Neustadt Weinstraße	0	5	2.5	0	0	2
33	PhileKhoob Chess Club	0	4	2	0	0	2
34	Unischach Bayreuth	0	3	1.5	0	0	2
35	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	0	2	1	0	0	2
36	MagdeBurg and Friends	0	0	0	0	0	2

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jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 3

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	Points	dSB	GP	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	Team MGD1	6	47.5	14.5	3	0	0
2	WR Chess	6	47	14	3	0	0
3	Freedom	6	44	13.5	3	0	0
4	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	6	29.5	14	3	0	0
5	Armenia	4	46.5	11.5	2	0	1
6	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	4	43	14	2	0	1
7	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	4	39	11.5	2	0	1
8	Germany and Friends	4	36	11	1	2	0
9	Chess Pensioners	4	31	11	1	2	0
10	Six-pack	4	29	10.5	2	0	1
11	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	4	28	12.5	2	0	1
12	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	4	25	11.5	2	0	1
13	Team Chessemy	4	16.5	10.5	2	0	1
14	Schachverein Hemer	4	15	11	2	0	1
15	Chessbrah OFM	3	36	11	1	1	1
16	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25	3	23	9	1	1	1
17	Doppelbauer Kiel	3	23	8.5	1	1	1
18	Berlin Chess Federation	3	21.5	10	1	1	1
19	Heilbronn Hustlers	3	21	9	1	1	1
20	Chess Wizzards	3	20	7.5	1	1	1
21	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	3	16	8	1	1	1
22	FIDE Management Board	2	29	9	1	0	2
23	The Sharks	2	26.5	7	1	0	2
24	Africa	2	16.5	8.5	0	2	1
25	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	2	16.5	6.5	0	2	1
26	Neustadt Weinstraße	2	8	6.5	1	0	2
27	Ukrainian Amators	2	8	6.5	1	0	2
28	PhileKhoob Chess Club	2	6	8	1	0	2
29	Mitropa Chess Association	2	6	7.5	1	0	2
30	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	2	4	6.5	1	0	2
31	MagdeBurg and Friends	2	3.5	3.5	1	0	2
32	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	1	15	5.5	0	1	2
33	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	1	10	6	0	1	2
34	Wensing & Pöbel	1	7.5	4.5	0	1	2
35	Unischach Bayreuth	0	7	3.5	0	0	3
36	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	0	3	1	0	0	3

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jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 4

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	Points	dSB	GP	Wins	Draws	Losses
1	WR Chess	8	91.5	19	4	0	0
2	Freedom	7	80	16.5	3	1	0
3	Team MGD1	7	79.5	17.5	3	1	0
4	Armenia	6	75.5	17	3	0	1
5	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	6	71	18	3	0	1
6	Germany and Friends	6	59	14.5	2	2	0
7	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	6	55.5	15	3	0	1
8	Chess Pensioners	5	68	14	1	3	0
9	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	5	63	14.5	2	1	1
10	Chessbrah OFM	5	59	16	2	1	1
11	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25	5	46.5	13	2	1	1
12	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	5	46	15.5	2	1	1
13	Berlin Chess Federation	5	44	13.5	2	1	1
14	Schachverein Hemer	5	41	14	2	1	1
15	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	4	60	14	2	0	2
16	Six-pack	4	52	12.5	2	0	2
17	FIDE Management Board	4	39	12.5	2	0	2
18	Africa	4	38.5	13.5	1	2	1
19	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	4	31.5	10.5	1	2	1
20	Team Chessemy	4	29.5	11	2	0	2
21	Ukrainian Amators	4	20.5	10	2	0	2
22	Mitropa Chess Association	4	16	12.5	2	0	2
23	Doppelbauer Kiel	3	44.5	11	1	1	2
24	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	3	41	10	1	1	2
25	Chess Wizzards	3	39	10	1	1	2
26	Heilbronn Hustlers	3	26	10	1	1	2
27	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	3	25.5	10	1	1	2
28	Wensing & Pöbel	3	18.5	8.5	1	1	2
29	The Sharks	2	46	9.5	1	0	3
30	PhileKhoob Chess Club	2	24	9	1	0	3
31	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	2	23.5	8.5	1	0	3
32	Neustadt Weinstraße	2	14.5	8.5	1	0	3
33	MagdeBurg and Friends	2	7.5	4.5	1	0	3
34	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	2	3.5	5	1	0	3
35	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	1	20.5	7.5	0	1	3
36	Unischach Bayreuth	0	14	5.5	0	0	4

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jalda

kbin.social

Round 5

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	Round	BP	MP
1	WR Chess	5	24	10
2	Team MGD1	5	21	9
3	Armenia	5	20.5	8
4	Germany and Friends	5	19	8
5	Chess Pensioners	5	18	7
6	Berlin Chess Federation	5	17.5	7
7	Freedom	5	17.5	7
8	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	5	20.5	6
9	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	5	19.5	6
10	Chessbrah OFM	5	19	6
11	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	5	18.5	6
12	Six-pack	5	18.5	6
13	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	5	17.5	6
14	Team Chessemy.com	5	16.5	6
15	Ukrainian Amators	5	13.5	6
16	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	5	16	5
17	Schachverein Hemer	5	16	5
18	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V	5	15	5
19	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	5	14.5	5
20	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	5	14.5	5
21	FIDE Management Board	5	15	4
22	Africa	5	14	4
23	Chess Wizzards	5	13	4
24	Neustadt Weinstraße	5	12.5	4
25	Mitropa Chess Association	5	12.5	4
26	Wensing & Pöbel	5	11.5	4
27	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	5	11	4
28	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	5	13	3
29	The Sharks	5	12.5	3
30	Doppelbauer Kiel	5	12.5	3
31	PhileKhoob Chess Club	5	12	3
32	Heilbronn Hustlers	5	11.5	3
33	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	5	11.5	3
34	MagdeBurg and Friends	5	6.5	2
35	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	5	5.5	2
36	Unischach Bayreuth	5	8.5	1

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jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 6

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	BP	MP
1	WR Chess	27.5	12
2	Germany and Friends	23	10
3	Team MGD1	23.5	9
4	Freedom	23	9
5	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	26	8
6	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	24.5	8
7	Chessbrah OFM	24	8
8	Armenia	22.5	8
9	Six-pack	22	8
10	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	21.5	7
11	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V	20	7
12	Schachverein Hemer	20	7
13	Chess Pensioners	19	7
14	Berlin Chess Federation	18	7
15	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	20	6
16	FIDE Management Board	19.5	6
17	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	19	6
18	Africa	18	6
19	Team Chessemy.com	17.5	6
20	Wensing & Pöbel	15.5	6
21	Ukrainian Amators	14.5	6
22	The Sharks	17.5	5
23	Heilbronn Hustlers	17	5
24	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	16.5	5
25	Doppelbauer Kiel	16.5	5
26	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	15	5
27	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	16	4
28	Chess Wizzards	14.5	4
29	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	14.5	4
30	Mitropa Chess Association	14.5	4
31	Neustadt Weinstraße	13	4
32	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	13	4
33	MagdeBurg and Friends	11	4
34	PhileKhoob Chess Club	14	3
35	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	6.5	2
36	Unischach Bayreuth	10	1

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jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 7

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	BP	MP
1	WR Chess	31	14
2	Team MGD1	28	11
3	Freedom	26.5	11
4	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	28.5	10
5	Germany and Friends	25.5	10
6	Six-pack	25	9
7	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	25	9
8	Berlin Chess Federation	22	9
9	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	28.5	8
10	Chessbrah OFM	26	8
11	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	25.5	8
12	Armenia	24	8
13	Chess Pensioners	22	8
14	Wensing & Pöbel	19	8
15	Schachverein Hemer	22.5	7
16	FIDE Management Board	22.5	7
17	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	22	7
18	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V	22	7
19	Africa	21	7
20	Team Chessemy.com	20.5	7
21	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	20	7
22	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	19	7
23	Chess Wizzards	19.5	6
24	Neustadt Weinstraße	19	6
25	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	19	6
26	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	16.5	6
27	Ukrainian Amators	15	6
28	Heilbronn Hustlers	19.5	5
29	The Sharks	19.5	5
30	Doppelbauer Kiel	19	5
31	PhileKhoob Chess Club	18.5	5
32	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	17.5	4
33	Mitropa Chess Association	17	4
34	MagdeBurg and Friends	12.5	4
35	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	6.5	2
36	Unischach Bayreuth	11	1

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jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 8

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	BP	MP
1	WR Chess	36.5	16
2	Freedom	31	13
3	Team MGD1	30.5	11
4	Six-pack	28.5	11
5	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	28.5	11
6	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	32	10
7	Armenia	30	10
8	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	29	10
9	Germany and Friends	27	10
10	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	28.5	9
11	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	27	9
12	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V	27	9
13	Berlin Chess Federation	24.5	9
14	Team Chessemy.com	24	9
15	Chessbrah OFM	28.5	8
16	Africa	24	8
17	Chess Pensioners	24	8
18	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	23	8
19	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	22	8
20	Ukrainian Amators	19	8
21	Wensing & Pöbel	19	8
22	FIDE Management Board	25	7
23	Heilbronn Hustlers	24	7
24	Schachverein Hemer	23.5	7
25	The Sharks	23.5	7
26	Doppelbauer Kiel	22.5	7
27	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	21	7
28	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	22.5	6
29	Chess Wizzards	22	6
30	Neustadt Weinstraße	21	6
31	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	18.5	6
32	MagdeBurg and Friends	16.5	6
33	PhileKhoob Chess Club	20	5
34	Mitropa Chess Association	19	4
35	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	8.5	2
36	Unischach Bayreuth	12	1

:::

jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 9

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	BP	MP
1	WR Chess	40	18
2	Freedom	35.5	15
3	Team MGD1	35.5	13
4	Armenia	33.5	12
5	Germany and Friends	30.5	12
6	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	32.5	11
7	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	30	11
8	Six-pack	29.5	11
9	Berlin Chess Federation	29	11
10	Chessbrah OFM	34.5	10
11	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	34.5	10
12	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	33	10
13	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	31.5	10
14	Chess Pensioners	28	10
15	Ukrainian Amators	22.5	10
16	Heilbronn Hustlers	28.5	9
17	FIDE Management Board	28.5	9
18	The Sharks	28	9
19	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V	27.5	9
20	Schachverein Hemer	27	9
21	Team Chessemy.com	25.5	9
22	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	27.5	8
23	Africa	25	8
24	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	24.5	8
25	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	24.5	8
26	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	22	8
27	Wensing & Pöbel	21.5	8
28	Doppelbauer Kiel	25	7
29	PhileKhoob Chess Club	24	7
30	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	23.5	7
31	Chess Wizzards	24	6
32	Mitropa Chess Association	24	6
33	Neustadt Weinstraße	22	6
34	MagdeBurg and Friends	18	6
35	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	9.5	2
36	Unischach Bayreuth	12	1

:::

jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 10

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	BP	MP
1	WR Chess	43	19
2	Freedom	39	17
3	Team MGD1	38½	14
4	Armenia	36½	13
5	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	34	13
6	Germany and Friends	33½	13
7	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	39½	12
8	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	37	12
9	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	35½	12
10	Chess Pensioners	32½	12
11	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	34½	11
12	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V	33½	11
13	Six-pack	32	11
14	The Sharks	31½	11
15	Berlin Chess Federation	31	11
16	Schachverein Hemer	30½	11
17	Chessbrah OFM	36½	10
18	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	26	10
19	Ukrainian Amators	23½	10
20	FIDE Management Board	31	9
21	PhileKhoob Chess Club	29½	9
22	Doppelbauer Kiel	29	9
23	Heilbronn Hustlers	28½	9
24	Africa	28	9
25	Team Chessemy.com	27	9
26	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	27	9
27	Wensing & Pöbel	24½	9
28	Chess Wizzards	29½	8
29	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	28½	8
30	Mitropa Chess Association	28	8
31	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	27	8
32	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	26½	8
33	Neustadt Weinstraße	24	6
34	MagdeBurg and Friends	18½	6
35	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	10	2
36	Unischach Bayreuth	14½	1

:::

jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 11

::: spoiler Standings

Rank	Team	BP	MP
1	WR Chess	48	21
2	Freedom	42	18
3	Team MGD1	43½	16
4	Armenia	40½	15
5	Germany and Friends	37	15
6	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V	38	13
7	Six-pack	37	13
8	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	36	13
9	Chess Pensioners	35½	13
10	Berlin Chess Federation	34½	13
11	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	40½	12
12	Chessbrah OFM	40	12
13	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	38	12
14	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	38	12
15	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	37	11
16	FIDE Management Board	34½	11
17	The Sharks	33	11
18	Team Chessemy.com	31½	11
19	Schachverein Hemer	31½	11
20	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	29	11
21	Wensing & Pöbel	28	11
22	Chess Wizzards	33	10
23	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	33	10
24	Doppelbauer Kiel	33	10
25	Mitropa Chess Association	32½	10
26	Heilbronn Hustlers	31½	10
27	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	31½	10
28	Africa	31	10
29	Ukrainian Amators	26	10
30	PhileKhoob Chess Club	32	9
31	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	28½	9
32	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	31	8
33	Neustadt Weinstraße	26½	6
34	MagdeBurg and Friends	20	6
35	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	10	2
36	Unischach Bayreuth	15½	1

:::

jorge

sopuli.xyz

Round 12

::: spoiler Final standings

Rank	Team	BP	MP
1	WR Chess	51	22
2	Freedom	46.5	20
3	Team MGD1	47.5	18
4	Armenia	44	17
5	Germany and Friends	39.5	15
6	ASV AlphaEchecs Linz	45	14
7	Columbus Energy KingsOfChess Kraków	41.5	14
8	Berlin Chess Federation	37.5	14
9	Chessbrah OFM	43	13
10	Kompetenzakademie Allstars	41	13
11	Düsseldorfer Schachklub 1914/25 e.V	39.5	13
12	Six-pack	39.5	13
13	FIDE Management Board	38.5	13
14	Ashdod Elit Chess Club	37.5	13
15	Chess Pensioners	37.5	13
16	Team Chessemy.com	35	13
17	Rishon LeZion Chess Club	40.5	12
18	Chess Wizzards	37	12
19	Kenya Commercial Bank Chess Club	37	12
20	Doppelbauer Kiel	37	12
21	Mitropa Chess Association	36.5	12
22	The Sharks	36	12
23	Blerickse Schaakvereniging	35	12
24	Schachverein Hemer	34.5	12
25	PhileKhoob Chess Club	36	11
26	Aachener Schachverein von 1856	34.5	11
27	Deutsche Schachjugend 1	31	11
28	Wensing & Pöbel	30	11
29	Ukrainian Amators	29	11
30	Africa	33.5	10
31	Heilbronn Hustlers	33.5	10
32	École Polytechnique Française de Lausanne	33	8
33	Neustadt Weinstraße	28.5	6
34	MagdeBurg and Friends	22	6
35	Deutsche Schachjugend 2	10	2
36	Unischach Bayreuth	17.5	1

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