SK Alkaloid maintains perfect record in European Chess Club Cup

Macedonian chess champion SK Alkaloid has maintained a perfect winning streak through the first three rounds of the European Chess Club Cup (ECC) held in Budva, Montenegro. The team secured a 6-0 victory against Iceland's Breidablik in the second round and followed it with a 4.5-1.5 win against Germany's Schachfreunde Berlin in the third round.

Following their third-round success, SK Alkaloid is among eleven teams with a maximum of six points. They are scheduled to face the seventh seed, Ashdod from Israel, in the fourth round. This upcoming match will feature a high-stakes duel on the top board, as Ashdod is led by former SK Alkaloid player Pavel Eljanov.

In other regional news, the second Macedonian representative, SK Multi Essence, bounced back from a previous loss to defeat Iceland's Viking Chess Club 5-1 in the third round.