Filipovic Upsets Grandelius as European Club Cup Opens

The 41st European Chess Club Cup opened in Budva, Montenegro, on October 17, with several favorites scoring 6–0 team wins. Serbian Candidate Master Slobodan Filipovic, 55, delivered a notable upset by defeating Swedish No. 1 GM Nils Grandelius; Grandelius’s Novy Bor Chess Club still won its match 5–1. The seven-round Open Cup runs alongside the 30th European Women’s Chess Club Cup. Source: Chess.com.