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On Thursday, Gautam Jain defeated Sanne de Boer to retain his perfect record; he still leads the Club Championship with 5/5. The only person still able to catch him is Elliott Macneil, who beat Alex Funk with Black to move into clear second with 4½/5.
Continue reading...Last night, Gautam Jain beat Saniru Atulugamage with the Black pieces to take the sole lead in the Club Championship with 4/4, making him the clear tournament favourite. With just two rounds remaining, can anyone stop him?
Continue reading...Round 3 of the Hendon Club Championship took place last night, on a day which saw record-breaking temperatures in London. The action hotted up on the board as well: of the seven players who led after Round 2, Gautam Jain, Saniru Atulugamage and Ilya Vorozhtsov won, so those three are now the tournament leaders on 3/3.
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