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On the second day of the final, rounds 5 to 9of the all-play-alltournament were played. After day 1, Clichy and Deizisau weresharingthe lead with six matchpoints each, with the French slightly ahead by one board point.

Already the 5th round saw Deizsau taking the sole lead, as they defeated the womens squadfrom Monte Carlo, while another German club,Hamburger SK, defeatedClichy.

The victory did not come easy forDeizisau, though, as they scored a single win (and three draws) against the winners of the Womens European Club Cup. Georg Meier who finished the eventwith a remarkable5/6 score defeatedAleksandra Goryachkina, a player who can normally hold her own against the (male-dominated) worlds top players:

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The ultimate testfor the team from Deizisau came in round 6, when they faced the strong squadfrom St. Petersburg, a team that has often fought for the title in similar events. This match could not be lost: to keep the lead in the standings, but also to strengthen the belief that they could winthe tournament! And they succeeded.In a hard-fought 2:2 draw (there were no draws on individual boards), Alexander Donchenko and Vincent Keymer each took a full point.

In Round 7, the Poland Husars, led byJan-Krzysztof Duda, were then left behind in the standings with a 2:1win Georg Meier and Vincent Keymer, the most successful point scorers for the eventual winners, scored victories in this match.

In Round 8, Deizisau thankedHamburger SK fortheir support earlier in the day (see above) as the match was drawn 2:2.

At the end, it all came down tonerves a win againstLadya Kazan, who had not been too successful until that point, was needed to secure overall victory. This was once again a battle of equals,except on board 4, whereDmitrij Kollars had a large rating advantage over his opponent. Kollars kept his nerve and scored the full point.Deizisau won the match 2.5:1.5.

Clichy finished strong, with wins over Novy Bor and Odlar Yurdu, but that was not enough to catch the Germans. Mednyi Vsadnik and Poland Hussars obtained 11 match points each, but the Russians had two more board points, which was enough to secure the bronze.

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This DVD gives you the key to start out with the French Defence. GM Yannick Pelletier is a specialist of this opening, and believes that the most efficient way to understand its ideas, plans, and typical structures is to study classical lines.

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