The first Kagaribi Cup, an online match between five European and Japanese (Kansai Ki-in) professionals, was held online on 3 October. Fischer time control was applied: 5 minutes of basic time with a 15-second increment per move.
European team: Benjamin Dréan-Guénaïzia 1p, Stanisław Frejlak 2p, Ali Jabarin 3p, Andrii Kravets 2p, Mateusz Surma 3p.
Japanese team: Fumi Takayamabe 1p, Takuya Okawa 3p, Jin Nishimura 2p, Sada Atsushi 7p, Yuto Omote 3p.
Stanisław Frejlak 2p beat Takuya Okawa 3p; the rest of the European players lost, so the final score was 4-1 in favour of Japan. Below is the record of the game that the European team won. For more information, see the report on the EGF website.
Report by Artem