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PCU Chess 2022 Champions

November 27, 2022/in Chess Cup

The 4th “PCU International University Chess Cup” took place from 25 to 27 November 2022 at the University of Antwerp’s Hof van Liere.

7 rounds determined the winners among 63 players representing 19 universities from 11 countries:

1 Place – Aras Vardanyan from Vilnius University (Lithuania)

2 Place – Andrius Šarauska from Vilnius University (Lithuania)

3 Place – William Boudry from Artevelde University of Applied Sciences (Belgium)

Congratulations!

Find full results here.

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PCU Chess 2022 Blitz Tournament Champions

November 26, 2022/in Chess Cup

The University of Antwerp Blitz Tournament took place after the Opening Ceremony on Friday 25 November in University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”. It was open to all players.

5 rounds determined the winners among 51 players:

1 Place – Daniel Grimm from Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary),
2 Place – György Grimm from Hungarian University of Sport Science (Hungary),
3 Place – Andrius Šarauska from Vilnius University (Lithuania)

Find more photos here.

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PCU Chess 2022 Opening Ceremony

November 26, 2022/in Chess Cup

The 4th edition of the PCU Chess Cup kicked off at the wonderful 16th-century building of the University of Antwerp’s Hof van Liere.

The Opening Ceremony traditionally began with the student hymn “Gaudeamus Igitur”.

Nils Van de Velden from the Organizing Committee welcomed everyone with information about the City of Antwerp and the Chess Cup.

All participants and guests were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Francis baron Van Loon, Honorary Rector University of Antwerp and PCU Executive Board member.

The oaths to take part in the competition with respecting the rules, in the true spirit of friendship, fair play and sportsmanship were taken by Eike Cöllen (participating student from the University of Konstanz) and Patrick Van de Perre (tournament arbiter).

All students were invited to participate in the Antwerp University and Panathlon International Drawing and Photo Contests by Alina Baranova, the PCU Communication Manager.

At the end of the ceremony, Dr. Koenraad Keignaert, Chairman of the PCU Chess Cup Organizing Committee, officially opened the Chess Cup.

Enjoy the PCU Chess Cup!

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PCUChess 2022: welcome players

November 24, 2022/in Chess Cup

63 participants representing 19 universities from 11 countries will take part in the 4th edition of the PCU Chess Cup 2022 from 25 to 27 November at the University of Antwerp’s Hof van Liere.

AP University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Belgium
Ghent University, Belgium
University College Léonard de Vinci, Belgium
University of Antwerp, Belgium
Loughborough University, England
Estonian Business School, Estonia
University of Konstanz, Germany
Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Hungarian University of Sport Science, Hungary
Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome, Italy
Marche Polytechnic University, Italy
University of Padua, Italy
Vilnius University, Lithuania
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Morocco

HAN University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
Radboud University, Netherlands
Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

List of participants (Pdf)

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PCU Chess Cup@Home 2022

November 24, 2022/in Chess Cup

11 rounds of online blitz chess were played during the PCU Chess Cup@Home 2022 on Wednesday 24 November.

109 students representing 35 Universities from 22 countries participated in the PCU Chess online program.

Congratulations to Henri Lahdelma “HenriL” from Aalto University (Finland) on winning this Chess Cup!
He did not lose a single game, except for one draw, and finished the tournament with 10.5 points.

Rodrigo Gabancho “UBrgabancho” from University of Belgrano (Argentina) took second place and finished with 9.5 points.

The bronze medal was won by Vadim Eliseev from Donetsk National University (Ukraine) with 8.5 points.

It total 502 games were played in Swiss System. Average rating of Final Round reached 1605.
Find full results on lichess.org and final ranking here.

Congratulations to all participants!

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PCU Chess Cup 2022: 3 months to go

August 25, 2022/in Chess Cup

Hurry up to register for the 4th PCU International University Chess Cup!

The PCU Chess Cup is a free chess event for universities and university colleges worldwide.

Chess competitions will take place from 25 to 27 November 2022 in Antwerp, Belgium.

The type of competition is Rapid Chess. The 2022 edition of the PCU Chess Cup will feature a Swiss system with 32 players.

In addition, on Wednesday 23 November, an online chess blitz tournament (PCU Chess@Home) will be organized, to enable participation for all students worldwide unable to travel.

Each player receives a Free Participation Package which contains:

  • 1 free accreditation to enter and use all competition facilities
  • 1 free accreditation for the Opening & Closing Ceremony
  • 1 free dinner in a restaurant in the city center (Saturday)
  • 2 free lunches (Saturday-Sunday)
  • coffee breaks during competition
  • 1 free welcome bag with tourist information for each team member

Registration is simple by filling out the registration form here and no entry or participation fees are required. The registration deadline is 1 November 2022.

Participating students have to represent a specific University or other Institute of Higher Education.

All students from Universities and University colleges worldwide are welcome to participate.

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This was PCU Chess 2021

December 12, 2021/in Chess Cup

The 3rd PCU International University Chess Cup – in support of the Olympic principles of Fair Play and Universal Friendship – was organized from 3 to 5 December 2021 in the University of Antwerp’s Hof van Liere. After organizing the 2nd PCU Chess Cup online in 2020, the 3rd edition was held on venue in Antwerp again. The participation success of the online edition led to an online event being included in the program: a Blitz Chess tournament was organized on the platform Lichess.org to enable all interested participants unable to travel to participate. In total, more than 150 chess players representing 34 universities in 20 countries participated in one of the competitions of the PCU Chess Cup.

Even with the tightening Covid-19 measures in Europe and the rise of the omicron variant, the PCU Chess Cup was able to welcome participants from Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
Represented Universities:

  • University of Antwerp (Belgium)
  • AP University College (Belgium)
  • KU Leuven (Belgium)
  • Ghent University (Belgium)
  • ETH Zürich (Switzerland)
  • Radboud University (Netherlands)
  • University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
  • Paris Saclay University (France)

On 1 December, 126 participants logged in to the lichess.org platform to play 11 rounds of Blitz Chess. Due to the time difference, the tournament had students starting between 10 am and 2 am. After 600 games played, the University of Padua (Italy) took home the victory, occupying the top-2 spots in the final ranking, with Margareth Olde taking the title of Champion with 9.5/11. Teammate Tommasso Bergamasco took second place, ahead of Mikhail Khmelev from Financial University (Russia). Most represented Universities were the University of Padua (Italy, 36), the University of Louvain (Belgium, 9) and Brunel University London (England, 7). Full game results and overview can be found on the Lichess Tournament page. Ranking and results including university names can be found on the PCU Committee website.

Two days later, on 3 December, the PCU Chess Cup kicked off in Antwerp with the Opening Ceremony, where the tournament was officially opened by Dr. Koenraad Keignaert, head of the Organizing Committee, who invited all participants to join the Welcome Blitz Tournament, where participants got to know each other and played 9 rounds of 3’+0” Blitz Chess. Ezra Terryn, representing Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) narrowly took home the victory over Bjarne Van Dijck (University of Antwerp, Belgium), after finishing on the same number of points. Maxim Slagter (Ghent University, Belgium) took home the third place, after finishing with the same number of points as Luca Olariu (Radboud University, Netherlands).

On Saturday 4 December the official tournament of the PCU Chess Cup started with 5 rounds of Rapid Chess 25’+10” being played, only taking time off for a lunch break. After each round, participants could rest and discuss their games over the board with a coffee or tea in the resting area. At the end of the day Bjarne Van Dijck (University of Antwerp, Belgium) and Luca Olariu (Radboud University, Netherlands) lead the tournament with 4.5/5, followed closely by Stefano Sapienza (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) and Bram Knoop (Radboud University, Netherlands) with 4.0/5.0. One of these four would probably take home the title. After a full day of chess, the participants were able to enjoy a late dinner in an Antwerp city center restaurant, after which most of the students went out for drinks.

On Sunday 5 December the final two rounds were played, in which during round 6 the deciding game was played: Bjarne Van Dijck drew to Bram Knoop, leaving the way open for Luca Olariu (Radboud University, Netherlands) to claim the title with two wins in the final rounds. Luca – the new PCU Chess Cup Champion 2021 – follows on the honor list Ekatarina Diakonova (Financial University, Russia) in 2019 and Vladislav Kiselev (Moscow Power Engineering Institute, Russia) and Ilia Vetokhin (Financial University, Russia) in 2020. Bjarne Van Dijck (University of Antwerp, Belgium) took home the silver medal, and Stefano Sapienza (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) narrowly beat Keano De Baets (KU Leuven, Belgium) to win the third place.

At the Honouring and Closing Ceremony which directly followed the last round, the final ranking was announced and top-3 players were awarded Cups and Medals by PCU Chess Cup President Dr. Koenraad Keignaert, after which a final lunch was offered to participants.

During the PCU Chess Cup the final exhibition of the 2020 University of Antwerp & Panathlon Drawing & Photo Contest. The exposition of 15 artworks and 10 photographs from students all over the world added to the atmosphere and cultural program of the tournament. Participants to the PCU Chess Cup were also able to vote for their favorite painting and win a small prize.
After a weekend full of chess, fair play and international friendship, all participants returned home; while during the Closing Ceremony the dates of the next edition of the PCU Chess Cup were announced: 2-4 December 2022).
Full results of all games of the PCU Chess Cup are available here.

All photos from the event can be found on Google Photos.

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Chess Cup 2019 Champions

December 5, 2021/in Chess Cup

A weekend full of chess competitions and a friendly atmosphere is coming to an end. From 3 to 5 December 2021, the third edition of the PCU International University Chess Cup was held in Antwerp, with 7 rounds of Rapid Chess played. A high level of sportmanship and fair play was demostrated.

The final podium of this PCU Chess Cup consist of:
1. Luca-Stefan Olariu, Radboud University Nijmegen (NED)
2. Bjarne Van Dijck, University of Antwerp (BEL)
3. Stafano Sapienza, University of Luxembourg (LUX)
Congratulations to winners and thanks to all participants!

Here you can find the Full Results and the Final Ranking.

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1st Day PCU Chess Cup

December 4, 2021/in Chess Cup, Uncategorized

5 rounds of Rapid Chess PCU Chess Cup were played today in the true spirit of friendship and fair play. During coffee breaks between the games, they could discuss their games and follow the games of the World Chess Championship. Check out the results and ranking after Round 5.

Tommorow Round 6 and Round 7 (Final) will determine the winners.

Program for tommorow (SUNDAY 5 December 2021)

Competitions & finals

10.00 h – 13.00 h (for match schedules and regulations see Competitions)
University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

Honouring & Closing Ceremony

13.00 h – 13.30 h
University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

Closing Lunch

13.30 h – 14.30 h
University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp  (Map Venue)

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Welcome players to PCU Chess 2021

December 4, 2021/in Chess Cup, Uncategorized

The main chess competitions of the PCU International Chess Cup 2021 started today in the University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”.
Some players did not show up or were unable to reach Antwerp. Thank you for your understanding and keeping all players in a safe environment! So there are 25 players participating to the PCU Chess Cup. (The competition will be mixed).  


Regulations: ✔All games are played to FIDE regulations, unless specified differently below. ✔ Competition is mixed. ✔ Timing : 25’ + 10”/move ✔The tournament is played in Swiss System. ✔ Allotment of first pairings is done on the first day of competition.


Welcome players from:

  • AP University College (BEL) : 1 player
  • ETH Zürich (SUI) : 1 player
  • KU Leuven (BEL) : 1 player
  • Paris Saclay University (FRA) : 1 player
  • Radboud University Nijmegen (NED) : 10 players
  • University of Antwerp (BEL) : 3 players
  • University of Luxembourg (LUX) : 8 player

The program for today (SATURDAY 4 December 2021)

Competitions

10.00 h – 18.30 h (for match schedules and regulations see Competitions)
University of Antwerp “Hof van Liere”, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

Lunch

13.00 h – 14.00 h
University of Antwerp “Agora”, Grote Kauwenberg 2, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

Dinner

18.30 h – 20.00 h,
Da Giovanni, Jan Blomstraat 8, 2000 Antwerp (Map Venue)

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