TWIC is 29. First issue 17th September 1994.
St Louis Spring Classic 2018 (Games and Results)
St Louis Spring Classic 2018
Mark Crowther - Thursday 15th March 2018
The St Louis Spring Classics took place 6th-14th March. Two Round Robins, players include: Onischuk, Bruzon, Shankland, Ipatov, Akobian, Ganguly, Xiong etc. Jeffery Xiong won the A-group with 6.5/9 and Victor Mikhalevski the B-group with 7/9.
St Louis Spring Chess Classic 2018 (Saint Louis USA)
Tue 6th Mar 2018 - Wed 14th Mar 2018 -
Official Site - Results - Live
St Louis Spring A (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpA
St Louis Spring B (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpB
St Louis Spring A (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpA
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| St Louis Spring Classic A Saint Louis (USA), 6-14 iii 2018 | cat. XVII (2652) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Xiong, Jeffery | g | USA | 2640 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2819 | |||
| 2. | Swiercz, Dariusz | g | POL | 2654 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2695 | |||
| 3. | Shankland, Samuel | g | USA | 2668 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2693 | |||
| 4. | Akobian, Varuzhan | g | USA | 2640 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2696 | |||
| 5. | Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | g | CUB | 2673 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2650 | |||
| 6. | Edouard, Romain | g | FRA | 2612 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2656 | |||
| 7. | Zherebukh, Yaroslav | g | USA | 2633 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2611 | |||
| 8. | Onischuk, Alexander | g | USA | 2681 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2606 | |||
| 9. | Ipatov, Alexander | g | TUR | 2665 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3½ | 2570 | |||
| 10. | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | g | IND | 2657 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 3 | 2526 | |||
| Round 1 (March 6, 2018) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shankland, Samuel | - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | ½-½ | 36 | B47 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Akobian, Varuzhan | - Swiercz, Dariusz | ½-½ | 42 | D50 | Queens Gambit Canal | |
| Edouard, Romain | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | ½-½ | 34 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Zherebukh, Yaroslav | - Xiong, Jeffery | 0-1 | 39 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | |
| Onischuk, Alexander | - Ipatov, Alexander | 1-0 | 60 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
| Round 2 (March 7, 2018) | ||||||
| Swiercz, Dariusz | - Xiong, Jeffery | ½-½ | 34 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Akobian, Varuzhan | - Shankland, Samuel | ½-½ | 34 | A58 | Volga Gambit | |
| Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | - Edouard, Romain | ½-½ | 50 | B39 | Sicilian Maroczy Bind | |
| Ipatov, Alexander | - Zherebukh, Yaroslav | ½-½ | 31 | D56 | Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence | |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - Onischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 60 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Round 3 (March 8, 2018) | ||||||
| Xiong, Jeffery | - Ipatov, Alexander | ½-½ | 32 | B08 | Pirc Defence | |
| Shankland, Samuel | - Swiercz, Dariusz | ½-½ | 31 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Edouard, Romain | - Akobian, Varuzhan | 0-1 | 66 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
| Zherebukh, Yaroslav | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | ½-½ | 70 | B48 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Onischuk, Alexander | - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | ½-½ | 64 | E04 | Catalan | |
| Round 4 (March 9, 2018) | ||||||
| Swiercz, Dariusz | - Ipatov, Alexander | ½-½ | 31 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Shankland, Samuel | - Edouard, Romain | ½-½ | 36 | D27 | QGA | |
| Akobian, Varuzhan | - Onischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 46 | E12 | Queens Indian Petrosian | |
| Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | - Zherebukh, Yaroslav | 0-1 | 38 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - Xiong, Jeffery | 0-1 | 42 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |
| Round 5 (March 10, 2018) | ||||||
| Xiong, Jeffery | - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | ½-½ | 33 | B50 | Sicilian Defence | |
| Edouard, Romain | - Swiercz, Dariusz | ½-½ | 31 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Zherebukh, Yaroslav | - Akobian, Varuzhan | ½-½ | 38 | C19 | French Winawer | |
| Onischuk, Alexander | - Shankland, Samuel | ½-½ | 30 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Ipatov, Alexander | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | ½-½ | 50 | E04 | Catalan | |
| Round 6 (March 11, 2018) | ||||||
| Swiercz, Dariusz | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | ½-½ | 80 | B47 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Shankland, Samuel | - Zherebukh, Yaroslav | ½-½ | 37 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Akobian, Varuzhan | - Xiong, Jeffery | 0-1 | 36 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | - Ipatov, Alexander | ½-½ | 70 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| Edouard, Romain | - Onischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 47 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Round 7 (March 12, 2018) | ||||||
| Xiong, Jeffery | - Shankland, Samuel | ½-½ | 42 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | |
| Zherebukh, Yaroslav | - Edouard, Romain | ½-½ | 31 | B38 | Sicilian Maroczy Bind | |
| Onischuk, Alexander | - Swiercz, Dariusz | ½-½ | 31 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Ipatov, Alexander | - Akobian, Varuzhan | 0-1 | 68 | D30 | Queen's Gambit (without Nc3) | |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | 0-1 | 32 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Round 8 (March 13, 2018) | ||||||
| Swiercz, Dariusz | - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | ½-½ | 56 | B94 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5 | |
| Shankland, Samuel | - Ipatov, Alexander | ½-½ | 39 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
| Akobian, Varuzhan | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | ½-½ | 31 | D59 | Queens Gambit Tartakover | |
| Edouard, Romain | - Xiong, Jeffery | ½-½ | 30 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Onischuk, Alexander | - Zherebukh, Yaroslav | ½-½ | 31 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Round 9 (March 14, 2018) | ||||||
| Xiong, Jeffery | - Onischuk, Alexander | 1-0 | 38 | A62 | Benoni | |
| Bruzon Batista, Lazaro | - Akobian, Varuzhan | ½-½ | 30 | C02 | French Advance | |
| Zherebukh, Yaroslav | - Swiercz, Dariusz | 0-1 | 56 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Ipatov, Alexander | - Edouard, Romain | ½-½ | 52 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - Shankland, Samuel | 0-1 | 62 | B34 | Sicilian Defence | |
St Louis Spring B (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpB
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| St Louis Spring Classic B Saint Louis (USA), 6-14 iii 2018 | cat. XI (2515) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Mikhalevski, Victor | g | ISR | 2557 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2730 | |||
| 2. | Gorovets, Andrey | g | BLR | 2496 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2642 | |||
| 3. | Kannappan, Priyadharshan | g | IND | 2513 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2595 | |||
| 4. | Shtembuliak, Evgeny | m | UKR | 2507 | 1 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 4½ | 2516 | |||
| 5. | Chandra, Akshat | g | USA | 2490 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2518 | |||
| 6. | Khachiyan, Melikset | g | USA | 2525 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2514 | |||
| 7. | Liang, Awonder | g | USA | 2570 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2466 | |||
| 8. | Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | g | TUR | 2538 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2469 | |||
| 9. | Fier, Alexandr | g | BRA | 2582 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 3½ | 2427 | |||
| 10. | Grabinsky, Aaron | USA | 2375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1½ | 2257 | ||||
| Round 1 (March 6, 2018) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannappan, Priyadharshan | - Mikhalevski, Victor | ½-½ | 53 | A16 | English Opening | |
| Chandra, Akshat | - Gorovets, Andrey | 1-0 | 52 | C41 | Philidor's Defence | |
| Khachiyan, Melikset | - Shtembuliak, Evgeny | ½-½ | 35 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Fier, Alexandr | - Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | ½-½ | 30 | A11 | Reti Opening | |
| Grabinsky, Aaron | - Liang, Awonder | ½-½ | 82 | A05 | Various | |
| Round 2 (March 7, 2018) | ||||||
| Mikhalevski, Victor | - Khachiyan, Melikset | 1-0 | 60 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Gorovets, Andrey | - Shtembuliak, Evgeny | 1-0 | 27 | E20 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Chandra, Akshat | - Grabinsky, Aaron | 1-0 | 55 | A31 | English Symmetrical | |
| Liang, Awonder | - Fier, Alexandr | ½-½ | 48 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | - Kannappan, Priyadharshan | ½-½ | 41 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Round 3 (March 8, 2018) | ||||||
| Kannappan, Priyadharshan | - Liang, Awonder | ½-½ | 35 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Shtembuliak, Evgeny | - Mikhalevski, Victor | 1-0 | 38 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Khachiyan, Melikset | - Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | 1-0 | 43 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Fier, Alexandr | - Chandra, Akshat | ½-½ | 67 | E54 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Grabinsky, Aaron | - Gorovets, Andrey | 0-1 | 63 | D00 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Round 4 (March 9, 2018) | ||||||
| Gorovets, Andrey | - Mikhalevski, Victor | ½-½ | 52 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Chandra, Akshat | - Kannappan, Priyadharshan | ½-½ | 20 | D73 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Liang, Awonder | - Khachiyan, Melikset | 0-1 | 68 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | - Shtembuliak, Evgeny | 1-0 | 32 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Grabinsky, Aaron | - Fier, Alexandr | ½-½ | 41 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | |
| Round 5 (March 10, 2018) | ||||||
| Mikhalevski, Victor | - Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | 1-0 | 48 | A10 | Dutch, QI and KID Systems | |
| Kannappan, Priyadharshan | - Grabinsky, Aaron | 1-0 | 41 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
| Shtembuliak, Evgeny | - Liang, Awonder | ½-½ | 32 | A47 | Queen's Indian without c2-c4 | |
| Khachiyan, Melikset | - Chandra, Akshat | ½-½ | 32 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Fier, Alexandr | - Gorovets, Andrey | 0-1 | 40 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Round 6 (March 11, 2018) | ||||||
| Gorovets, Andrey | - Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | ½-½ | 51 | D10 | Slav Defence | |
| Chandra, Akshat | - Shtembuliak, Evgeny | 0-1 | 31 | C09 | French Tarrasch | |
| Liang, Awonder | - Mikhalevski, Victor | 0-1 | 37 | C70 | Ruy Lopez | |
| Fier, Alexandr | - Kannappan, Priyadharshan | 0-1 | 50 | A30 | English Symmetrical | |
| Grabinsky, Aaron | - Khachiyan, Melikset | 0-1 | 39 | D74 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Round 7 (March 12, 2018) | ||||||
| Mikhalevski, Victor | - Chandra, Akshat | 1-0 | 42 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
| Kannappan, Priyadharshan | - Gorovets, Andrey | ½-½ | 71 | B38 | Sicilian Maroczy Bind | |
| Shtembuliak, Evgeny | - Grabinsky, Aaron | ½-½ | 75 | A30 | English Symmetrical | |
| Khachiyan, Melikset | - Fier, Alexandr | ½-½ | 39 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | |
| Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | - Liang, Awonder | 0-1 | 57 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Round 8 (March 13, 2018) | ||||||
| Gorovets, Andrey | - Liang, Awonder | ½-½ | 33 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Kannappan, Priyadharshan | - Khachiyan, Melikset | 1-0 | 54 | B76 | Sicilian Modern Dragon | |
| Chandra, Akshat | - Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | ½-½ | 23 | B00 | Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence | |
| Fier, Alexandr | - Shtembuliak, Evgeny | 1-0 | 85 | A05 | Various | |
| Grabinsky, Aaron | - Mikhalevski, Victor | 0-1 | 64 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Round 9 (March 14, 2018) | ||||||
| Mikhalevski, Victor | - Fier, Alexandr | 1-0 | 36 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Shtembuliak, Evgeny | - Kannappan, Priyadharshan | 1-0 | 59 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Khachiyan, Melikset | - Gorovets, Andrey | 0-1 | 28 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Liang, Awonder | - Chandra, Akshat | ½-½ | 30 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Ali Marandi, Cemil Can | - Grabinsky, Aaron | 1-0 | 53 | A46 | Queen's Pawn Opening | |
