League Phase - Matchday 8 - The final night
Eighteen games at the same time, every place still open - and White took over again: twelve home wins, six draws, no away win.
Opening 8: Queen's Pawn, Modern Queen's Pawn Defense - 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7 4.Qc2 d6 5.e4 e5 6.d5 Be7Spotlight: Viridithas (Man City) 1-0 Clover (Sporting CP)
Clover led the table after Matchdays 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 - and lost its first and only game on the last night. From first to sixth in one game. The engine that beat it: Viridithas, who had started the league phase with a defeat and now takes the last direct ticket to the round of 16. PlentyChess (Paris) beat Eleanor (Galatasaray) and wins the league phase.
RESULTS - MATCHDAY 8
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| # | Home (White) | Score | Away (Black) | Plies |
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| 01 | Velvet (Napoli) | 1 - 0 | Marvin (Viking) | 98 |
| 02 | Stormphrax (Barcelona) | 1 - 0 | Oxide (Como) | 94 |
| 03 | PlentyChess (Paris) | 1 - 0 | Eleanor (Galatasaray) | 102 |
| 04 | Heimdall (Feyenoord) | 1 - 0 | Rebel (Leipzig) | 178 |
| 05 | Hobbes (B. Dortmund) | 1 - 0 | Pawn (AEK Athens) | 118 |
| 06 | Minic (LASK) | 0 - 0 | Renegade (Porto) | 148 |
| 07 | Black Marlin (Shakhtar) | 0 - 0 | Pawnocchio (Real Madrid) | 78 |
| 08 | Alexandria (Atleti) | 1 - 0 | RofChade (Fenerbahce) | 152 |
| 09 | RubiChess (Club Brugge) | 1 - 0 | Revenge (Bodo/Glimt) | 176 |
| 10 | Obsidian (Arsenal) | 1 - 0 | Nemorino (Sabah) | 100 |
| 11 | Koivisto (Villarreal) | 0 - 0 | Igel (Man Utd) | 284 |
| 12 | Akimbo (Slavia Praha) | 0 - 0 | Motor (Aston Villa) | 90 |
| 13 | Reckless (Bayern) | 1 - 0 | Starzix (Real Betis) | 128 |
| 14 | Astra (Roma) | 0 - 0 | Booot (Lille) | 223 |
| 15 | Texel (S. Bratislava) | 0 - 0 | Caissa (Inter) | 192 |
| 16 | Tcheran (PSV) | 1 - 0 | Equisetum (Stuttgart) | 100 |
| 17 | Integral (Liverpool) | 1 - 0 | Houdini (Lens) | 124 |
| 18 | Viridithas (Man City) | 1 - 0 | Clover (Sporting CP) | 134 |
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LEAGUE PHASE TABLE AFTER MATCHDAY 8
Places 1-8: round of 16 - places 9-24: knockout play-off - places 25-36: eliminated.
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| Pos | Engine (Club) | P | W | D | L | GF-GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | PlentyChess (Paris) | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5-1 | +4 | 17 |
| 2 | Integral (Liverpool) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 16 |
| 3 | Reckless (Bayern) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 16 |
| 4 | Pawnocchio (Real Madrid) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 16 |
| 5 | Stormphrax (Barcelona) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4-1 | +3 | 15 |
| 6 | Clover (Sporting CP) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4-1 | +3 | 15 |
| 7 | RubiChess (Club Brugge) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4-1 | +3 | 15 |
| 8 | Viridithas (Man City) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4-1 | +3 | 15 |
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| 9 | Renegade (Porto) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 14 |
| 10 | Hobbes (B. Dortmund) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3-1 | +2 | 13 |
| 11 | Caissa (Inter) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3-1 | +2 | 13 |
| 12 | Obsidian (Arsenal) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3-1 | +2 | 13 |
| 13 | Starzix (Real Betis) | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3-2 | +1 | 12 |
| 14 | Tcheran (PSV) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2-1 | +1 | 11 |
| 15 | Alexandria (Atleti) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2-1 | +1 | 11 |
| 16 | Igel (Man Utd) | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2-1 | +1 | 11 |
| 17 | Motor (Aston Villa) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2-2 | +0 | 10 |
| 18 | Eleanor (Galatasaray) | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2-2 | +0 | 10 |
| 19 | Astra (Roma) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1-1 | +0 | 9 |
| 20 | Velvet (Napoli) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2-3 | -1 | 9 |
| 21 | Heimdall (Feyenoord) | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2-3 | -1 | 9 |
| 22 | Revenge (Bodo/Glimt) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | -1 | 8 |
| 23 | Koivisto (Villarreal) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | -1 | 8 |
| 24 | Black Marlin (Shakhtar) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | -1 | 8 |
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| 25 | Akimbo (Slavia Praha) | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | -1 | 8 |
| 26 | Booot (Lille) | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0-1 | -1 | 7 |
| 27 | Pawn (AEK Athens) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1-3 | -2 | 7 |
| 28 | Marvin (Viking) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1-3 | -2 | 7 |
| 29 | Minic (LASK) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1-4 | -3 | 6 |
| 30 | Oxide (Como) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0-3 | -3 | 5 |
| 31 | Rebel (Leipzig) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0-3 | -3 | 5 |
| 32 | Equisetum (Stuttgart) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0-3 | -3 | 5 |
| 33 | RofChade (Fenerbahce) | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0-3 | -3 | 5 |
| 34 | Houdini (Lens) | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0-4 | -4 | 4 |
| 35 | Texel (S. Bratislava) | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0-4 | -4 | 4 |
| 36 | Nemorino (Sabah) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0-7 | -7 | 1 |
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Tie-breakers (UEFA): points, goal difference, goals scored, away goals, wins, away wins, opponents' points, opponents' goal difference, opponents' goals, Elo.
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Tournament Setup
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