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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1022 9th June 2014 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 2nd Norway Chess 2014
3) 27th Leon Chess 2014
4) Cez Trophy 2014
5) 67th ch-RUS Higher League 2014
6) 6th Capo d Orso Open 2014
7) 8th BPB Limburg Open 2014
8) Baltic zt Ilyumzhinov Cup 2014
9) HUN-POL Friendly Match 2014
10) V ShakkiNet International 2014
11) 36th Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2014
12) Whitsun Grandmasters 2014
13) WOW air tournament 2014
14) Early Bird Rating 2014
15) First Saturday June 2014
16) Portuguese Masters 2014
17) Pula Open 2014
18) Stavanger Open NGP 2014
19) 41st Utrecht Open Chess Championships 2014
20) 44th Bosna Open 2014
21) Grand Europe Albena Open 2014
22) 1st Lake Maggiore Open 2014
23) 7th Mayors Cup Open 2014
24) 32nd Liechtenstein Open 2014
25) 5th Rabat Rapid Marathon 2014
26) Sant Boi Closed 2014
27) 13th Premier League BIH 2014
28) TCh-FRA Top 12 2014
29) TCh-CHN 2014
30) Active Team Events
31) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
2nd Norway Chess 201430 games
27th Leon Chess 201414 games
Cez Trophy 20143 games
67th ch-RUS Higher League 2014204 games
6th Capo d Orso Open 201436 games
8th BPB Limburg Open 201470 games
Baltic zt Ilyumzhinov Cup 201436 games
HUN-POL Friendly Match 201424 games
V ShakkiNet International 20145 games
36th Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2014305 games
Whitsun Grandmasters 201490 games
WOW air tournament 201430 games
Early Bird Rating 201424 games
Portuguese Masters 201410 games
Pula Open 201435 games
41st Utrecht Open Chess Championships 201481 games
44th Bosna Open 201479 games
Grand Europe Albena Open 2014417 games
1st Lake Maggiore Open 201439 games
7th Mayors Cup Open 2014236 games
32nd Liechtenstein Open 2014172 games
13th Premier League BIH 201472 games
TCh-FRA Top 12 201440 games
TCh-CHN 201490 games
2143 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Olexandr Prohorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Paulo Rocha, Matiss Silis, Ruzena Pribylova, Miklos Orso and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The Norway No Logo Masters has reached the final third with the field bunched within a point of each other. Top seed Magnus Carlsen has won just a single game and shares the lead with Vladimir Kramnik and Fabiano Caruana. Carlsen is undefeated but so is bottom seed Simen Agdestein who has even thrown away a number of chances to win. Most of the chess press don't ask controversial questions as they're pretty unproductive but this is a high profile event in Norway and the players are obligated to speak to them. They questioned Kramnik and Topalov on their non-handshake with each other policy and we got clear restatements of their positions. Kramnik had a horrible day losing to Topalov and in fact didn't attend post-match press conferences, at least that I saw. There's no fixing their problems. The final rounds should be very exciting. Plenty of good events elsewhere but clearly Norway dominates.

Many thanks to those who have donated so far to TWIC following my appeal after my 1000th issue. I will write to those who have contributed recently. I'm very grateful and it has made a big difference to me. If you also wish to donate to help me keep TWIC going and move it forward then you can do so via PayPal at:

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 2nd Norway Chess 2014

The 2nd Norway Chess tournament takes place Monday 2nd June (for the opening ceremony and blitz tournament) to Saturday 14th June 2014. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Alexander Grischuk, Fabiano Caruana, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov, Sergey Karjakin, Peter Svidler, Anish Giri and Simen Agdestein.

2nd Norway Chess 2014 Stavanger NOR Tue 3rd Jun 2014 - Sat 14th Jun 2014. Category: 21. Ave: (2774)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2783 # 1 = = 1 0 = 3.5 2820
2 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2791 0 # = = = 1 1 3.5 2822
3 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2881 = = # = = = 1 3.5 2838
4 Agdestein, Simen GM NOR 2628 = = # = = = = 3 2784
5 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2771 = = # 1 = 0 = 3 2774
6 Giri, Anish GM NED 2752 0 = = = # 1 = 3 2778
7 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2792 0 = 0 # 1 1 = 3 2755
8 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2772 1 = = 0 0 # = 2.5 2732
9 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2815 0 = 1 = 0 # = 2.5 2706
10 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2753 = 0 = = = = # 2.5 2730
Round 1. Tue 3rd Jun 2014
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Agdestein, Simen 41 E15 Queen's Indian
Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 40 A62 Benoni
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 32 A34 English
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Kramnik, Vladimir 41 A29 English
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 48 E10 Queen's pawn game
Round 2. Wed 4th Jun 2014
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Svidler, Peter 39 B48 Sicilian
Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 61 E00 Catalan opening
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 55 E15 Queen's Indian
Topalov, Veselin 0-1 Grischuk, Alexander 37 B90 Sicilian
Agdestein, Simen 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 36 D38 QGD
Round 3. Thu 5th Jun 2014
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Agdestein, Simen 63 C11 French
Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Aronian, Levon 40 A18 English
Giri, Anish 0-1 Kramnik, Vladimir 44 E06 Catalan
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 68 D70 Neo-Gruenfeld defence
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 42 B90 Sicilian
Round 4. Sat 7th Jun 2014
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 54 A29 English
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Grischuk, Alexander 54 D85 Gruenfeld
Agdestein, Simen 1/2-1/2 Kramnik, Vladimir 46 E54 Nimzo-Indian
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 28 D38 QGD
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 42 D85 Gruenfeld
Round 5. Sun 8th Jun 2014
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Agdestein, Simen 50 C11 French
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Aronian, Levon 93 D38 QGD
Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 52 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 39 A35 English
Giri, Anish 1-0 Topalov, Veselin 43 B67 Sicilian
Round 6. Mon 9th Jun 2014
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 48 D41 QGD
Agdestein, Simen 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 43 A41 Queen's Pawn
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 39 C67 Ruy Lopez
Topalov, Veselin 1-0 Kramnik, Vladimir 44 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 31 A34 English
2nd Norway Blitz 2014 Flor & Fjaere NOR Mon 2nd Jun 2014 - Sat 14th Jun 2014. Category: 21. Ave: (2774)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2881 # = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 3035
2 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2815 = # = 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2935
3 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2792 = = # 1 = 0 1 1 = = 5.5 2852
4 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2771 0 1 0 # = 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2854
5 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2753 0 0 = = # 1 0 1 1 1 5 2819
6 Giri, Anish GM NED 2752 0 0 1 1 0 # 1 0 = 1 4.5 2776
7 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2783 = 0 0 0 1 0 # = = 1 3.5 2693
8 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2791 0 = 0 0 0 1 = # = 1 3.5 2692
9 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2772 0 0 = 0 0 = = = # 0 2 2554
10 Agdestein, Simen GM NOR 2628 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1.5 2517
Round 1. Mon 2nd Jun 2014
Agdestein, Simen 0-1 Kramnik, Vladimir 31 B07 Pirc
Topalov, Veselin 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 36 C44 Konstantinopolsky opening
Giri, Anish 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 65 C95 Ruy Lopez
Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 46 A34 English
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Svidler, Peter 28 A35 English
Round 2. Mon 2nd Jun 2014
Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 Grischuk, Alexander 74 B51 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 54 C65 Ruy Lopez
Agdestein, Simen 1-0 Topalov, Veselin 34 E70 King's Indian
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Giri, Anish 64 D97 Gruenfeld
Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 Svidler, Peter 39 A15 English opening
Round 3. Mon 2nd Jun 2014
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 41 D37 QGD
Svidler, Peter 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 25 A04 Reti opening
Aronian, Levon 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 51 D10 QGD Slav defence
Giri, Anish 1-0 Agdestein, Simen 28 B40 Sicilian defence
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Kramnik, Vladimir 47 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Round 4. Mon 2nd Jun 2014
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 39 B50 Sicilian
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 44 B40 Sicilian defence
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 45 D38 QGD
Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 40 A10 English opening
Agdestein, Simen 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 67 D90 Gruenfeld
Round 5. Mon 2nd Jun 2014
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 46 A04 Reti opening
Giri, Anish 1-0 Kramnik, Vladimir 48 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 48 C46 Four knights game
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Agdestein, Simen 44 E15 Queen's Indian
Svidler, Peter 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 38 A10 English
Round 6. Mon 2nd Jun 2014
Topalov, Veselin 0-1 Aronian, Levon 31 C44 Konstantinopolsky opening
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 11 C07 French
Agdestein, Simen 0-1 Svidler, Peter 30 A40 Modern defence
Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 40 D27 QGA
Giri, Anish 1-0 Grischuk, Alexander 156 B90 Sicilian
Round 7. Mon 2nd Jun 2014
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Giri, Anish 97 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Kramnik, Vladimir 41 D36 QGD
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Agdestein, Simen 66 A07 Reti
Svidler, Peter 1-0 Topalov, Veselin 49 A20 English opening
Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 34 C60 Ruy Lopez (Spanish opening)
Round 8. Mon 2nd Jun 2014
Giri, Anish 0-1 Svidler, Peter 34 B40 Sicilian defence
Agdestein, Simen 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 31 E58 Nimzo-Indian
Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 53 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 49 C24 Bishop's opening
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 32 A08 Reti
Round 9. Mon 2nd Jun 2014
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Kramnik, Vladimir 76 D37 QGD
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Topalov, Veselin 42 A07 Reti
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 27 A37 English
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Agdestein, Simen 31 B42 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Giri, Anish 42 A05 Reti

3) 27th Leon Chess 2014

The 27th Leon Chess took place 5th to 9th June 2014. Wei Yi beat Francisco Vallejo Pons after a blitz playoff in the three day knockout rapid tournament.

27th Leon GM 2014 Leon ESP Thu 5th Jun 2014 - Mon 9th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234PtsTB1
1Vallejo Pons, FranciscoGMESP269801=12.5
2Hou, YifanGMCHN262910=01.5
1Wei, YiGMCHN26341===2.5
2Salgado Lopez, IvanGMESP26220===1.5
1Wei, YiGMCHN2634====21.5
2Vallejo Pons, FranciscoGMESP2698====20.5
6 players

4) Cez Trophy 2014

The Cez Trophy takes place 7th to 10th June 2014. Hikaru Nakamura leads David Navara 2.5-0.5 with a game to go.

Cez Trophy 2014 Prague CZE Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Tue 10th Jun 2014
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2775 2016192
2 Navara, David GM CZE 2724 309095

5) 67th ch-RUS Higher League 2014

The Russian Championship higher leagues for men and women take place 3rd to 14th June 2014. I couldn't find any standings in English.

6) 6th Capo d Orso Open 2014

The 6th Capo d Orso Open takes place 7th to 14th June 2014.

6th Capo d Orso Open 2014 Porto Mannu Palau ITA Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Sat 14th Jun 2014
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Ni HuaGMCHN26533.04.54.502341.7
23Marin MihailGMROU25782.56.05.002383.0
329Bergsson StefanISL20772.55.54.752069.0
45Rombaldoni AxelGMITA25012.55.04.002309.7
534Danieli EnricoITA20442.54.03.751988.0
649Guidi Giacomo G.ITA19492.53.52.751979.7
72Brunello SabinoGMITA25892.07.04.002664.7
811Aghayev MiraghaFMITA23702.06.54.252441.0
98Caprio GuidoIMITA24242.06.03.502290.7
1017Teh Eu Wen AronMAS22282.06.03.502272.0
1154Cavatorta FoscoITA19092.06.03.502021.7
1216Lanzani MarioIMITA22952.05.53.502238.3
1322Tommasini EnzoITA21692.05.53.502171.7
1445Pagano NunzioITA19732.05.53.501938.0
15105Gorodnichin Leonid3NRUS15002.05.53.001899.7
166Thorhallsson ThrosturGMISL24252.05.52.502447.0
1710Shkapenko PavelIMRUS24122.05.03.002390.3
1831Bjornsson GunnarISL20632.05.03.001933.7
1968Blazekovic NinaSWE18282.05.03.001844.0
2057Mercandelli ClaudioITA18932.05.02.501901.3
2152Zauner ChristophAUT19322.05.02.501853.0
2218Neuschmied SiegfriedFMAUT22152.04.52.752299.7
239Tischbierek RajGMGER24142.04.52.502246.7
2425Ryzhkov VjacheslavRUS21622.04.52.502106.3
2536Grinblat ArtemiyRUS20362.04.52.502003.3
26100Cremonini Stefano2NITA15862.04.03.001682.0
2712Schneider StefanSWE23622.04.02.752149.3
2846Virzi EttoreITA19682.04.02.751990.7
2914Friedrich NorbertFMGER23192.04.02.502162.3
3050Friedrich GerhardGER19442.04.02.501818.3
31108Casartelli LucianoITA14632.04.02.501497.0
3239Sonis FrancescoITA20232.04.02.002005.3
3369Russo RobertoITA18272.04.02.001813.7
3435Thanner DanielGER20432.03.52.001877.3
3579Depau AlessandroITA17442.03.52.001756.0
3681Senesi GlaucoITA17262.03.51.501612.7
3747Wynarczyk RaymondENG19682.03.02.251798.0
3848Murgia AndreaITA19622.03.02.001894.3
3937Hewson Brian WrENG20342.03.02.001857.3
4090Passalacqua TullioITA16672.03.02.001661.7
113 players

7) 8th BPB Limburg Open 2014

The 8th BPB Limburg Open took place 6th to 9th June 2014. Erwin L'Ami won with 6/7.

8th BPB Limburg Open 2014 Maastricht NED Fri 6th Jun 2014 - Mon 9th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1L'Ami, ErwinGMNED26476.02365.0
2Van Foreest, JordenFMNED24485.52375.7
3Dambacher, MartijnIMNED24915.52328.4
4Harff, MarcelFMGER22885.52299.6
5Berg, EmanuelGMSWE25475.52288.6
6Dijkhuis, TychoNED22715.02310.0
7Beerdsen, ThomasNED22055.02309.3
8Ernst, SipkeGMNED25675.02303.9
9Ducarmon, QuintenIMNED24835.02303.7
10Janssen, RuudGMNED24675.02280.0
11L'Ami, AlinaWGMROU24445.02273.1
12Van Den Doel, ErikGMNED25535.02259.3
13Warmerdam, MaxNED21775.02252.2
14Hovhannisyan, MherIMBEL25205.02223.1
15Fier, AlexandrGMBRA25804.52296.3
16Von Meijenfeldt, BartNED23224.52276.0
17Maisuradze, NinoWGMFRA22554.52274.6
18Roggeveen, PieterNED22114.52273.3
19Braun, ChristianIMGER23584.52259.4
20Driessens, PatrickFMNED23064.52256.6
21Admiraal, MiguoelFMNED23394.52247.3
22Bekker, StefanNED22234.52234.5
23Timmermans, IvoNED22074.52223.5
24Lentjes, NoudNED20544.52223.3
25Ypma, PeterNED21834.52213.6
26Goudriaan, EtienneIMNED24084.52198.3
27Sadikhov, UlviBEL23374.52164.3
28Senders, MischaNED21594.02301.0
29Jeitz, ChristianLUX21694.02269.1
30Vereggen, LarsNED21724.02259.5
31Van Der Heijden, AlanNED22694.02251.7
32Peschlow, Patrick Dr.FMGER23514.02246.1
33Beeke, BobNED22554.02233.9
34Ducarmon, RenzoNED20724.02227.1
35Xiong, FerdinandGER21104.02225.6
36Broekmeulen, JasperFMNED24324.02222.0
37Rihouay, ClementFRA22064.02221.1
38Bons, JasperNED20724.02217.2
39Tugui, AdrianROU23974.02209.7
40Van Meegen, RuudNED20264.02207.7
118 players

8) Baltic zt Ilyumzhinov Cup 2014

The Baltic Zonal sponsored by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov takes place 6th to 12th June 2014.

Baltic zt Ilyumzhinov Cup Liepaja LAT Fri 6th Jun 2014 - Thu 12th Jun 2014. Category: 9. Ave: (2475)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Kovalenko, Igor GM LAT 2615 # 1 1 0 1 1 1 5 2716
2 Neiksans, Arturs GM LAT 2571 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 4 2571
3 Kveinys, Aloyzas GM LTU 2532 0 # = = 1 1 1 4 2564
4 Ladva, Ottomar FM EST 2381 1 0 = # 1 = = 3.5 2570
5 Laurusas, Tomas IM LTU 2426 = = # 1 = = = 3.5 2568
6 Kantans, Toms IM LAT 2467 0 0 # 1 0 1 1 3 2486
7 Beinoras, Mindaugas IM LTU 2402 0 0 # = = 1 1 3 2455
8 Seeman, Tarvo IM EST 2389 0 = 1 = # = 0 2.5 2449
9 Sulskis, Sarunas GM LTU 2550 0 0 = = # = 1 2.5 2435
10 Kulaots, Kaido GM EST 2572 0 = 0 = = # = 2 2301
11 Jezov, Roman EST 2235 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1.5 2319
12 Miezis, Normunds GM LAT 2554 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 1.5 2275

9) HUN-POL Friendly Match 2014

The Poland vs Hungary Friendly Match is a training event for the Olympiad for both teams.

HUN-POL Friendly Match m Budapest HUN Sun 8th Jun 2014 - Fri 13th Jun 2014
Leading Round 2 (of 6) Standings:
RkTeam12TB1
1Hungary*656.5
2Poland5.5 * 5.5
2 players
HUN-POL Friendly Match w Budapest HUN Sun 8th Jun 2014 - Fri 13th Jun 2014
Leading Round 2 (of 6) Standings:
RkTeam12TB1
1Poland*77.0
2Hungary5*5.0
2 players

10) V ShakkiNet International 2014

The V ShakkiNet International takes place 9th to 17th June 2014.

V ShakkiNet International Helsinki FIN Mon 9th Jun 2014 - Tue 17th Jun 2014. Category: 7. Ave: (2410)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Yemelin, Vasily GM RUS 2556 # 1 1 2422
2 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy GM RUS 2457 # 1 1 2356
3 Luukkonen, Tommi FM FIN 2355 # = 0.5 2304
4 Kokkila, Tero FM FIN 2304 = # 0.5 2355
5 Agopov, Mikael IM FIN 2431 # = 0.5 2522
6 Kanep, Meelis GM EST 2522 = # 0.5 2431
7 Ebeling, Daniel FM FIN 2415 # = 0.5 2285
8 Jarvenpaa, Jari FM FIN 2285 = # 0.5 2415
9 Kiik, Kalle IM EST 2422 0 # 0 2556
10 Norri, Joose IM FIN 2356 0 # 0 2457

11) 36th Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2014

The 36th Nezhmetdinov Memorial took place 29th May to 9th June 2014. Dmitry Kokarev won with 7.5/9.

36th Nezhmetdinov Cup Kazan RUS Thu 29th May 2014 - Mon 9th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Kokarev, DmitryGMRUS26281111½11½½7.52780
2Savchenko, BorisGMRUS2559111½½1½½17.02686
3Andriasian, ZavenGMARM261110111½1½½6.52612
4Lintchevski, DaniilGMRUS25461½11½½1½½6.52599
5Ulko, JaroslavIMRUS2422110½1½11½6.52574
6Ponkratov, PavelGMRUS259501½111½1½6.52549
7Dvoirys, Semen I.GMRUS25571½½10111½6.52538
8Danin, AlexandreGMRUS25941½½110½116.52552
9Rychagov, AndreyGMRUS2535½111½½½½½6.02584
10Shaposhnikov, EvgenyGMRUS25501110½½1106.02556
11Yudin, SergeiGMRUS25461½11100½16.02511
12Pogonina, NatalijaWGMRUS250111011½01½6.02547
13Timofeev, ArtyomGMRUS2603½1½1½1½½½6.02550
14Volkov, SergeyGMRUS258411½10011½6.02533
15Rodchenkov, VitalyRUS232801½1½½1½16.02472
16Ibragimov, IldarGMUSA2557½½11½½1016.02403
17Galliamova, AlisaIMRUS24661½101011½6.02518
18Rozum, IvanIMRUS253511101100½5.52542
19Gavrilov, AlexeiGMRUS2491111½001105.52508
20Tunik, GennadyGMRUS243011½0110½½5.52499
21Popov, IvanGMRUS2650½1½½½110½5.52471
22Bocharov, DmitryGMRUS259811010½1015.52455
23Turkin, ViktorFMRUS2285½½110½1015.52512
24Shariyazdanov, AndreyGMRUS2568½1101½½½½5.52423
25Mozharov, MikhailGMRUS255211½½0½½1½5.52418
26Petrov, NikitaFMRUS235910101½½1½5.52376
27Demidov, MikhailIMRUS2512-1101½0115.52385
28Fedorov, AlexeiGMBLR2574½½1½1½0½15.52379
29Faizrakhmanov, RamilFMRUS2364½1½0½10115.52308
30Vastrukhin, OlegRUS240110100½1115.52317
31Yandemirov, ValeriGMRUS2403½½011011½5.52283
32Sadykov, RamilFMRUS228810½0111015.52393
33Kuderinov, KirillIMKAZ2442110½½1½½05.02439
34Gaifullin, ArturRUS21300111½½0105.02438
35Matinian, NikitaIMRUS247811½½011005.02425
36Yagupov, IgorGMRUS24141½½110½0½5.02420
37Glukhov, AlexanderRUS2185½01½1½10½5.02424
38Toropov, PavelFMRUS23051½0101½015.02318
39Samusenko, MaksimRUS23061½½½½½0½15.02418
40Yuferev, OlegFMRUS22500½1101½015.02375
103 players
36th Nezhmetdinov Rapid Kazan RUS Thu 29th May 2014 - Mon 9th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3Perf
1Ponkratov, Pavel 2625752.536.540.52440
2Volkov, Sergey 2568751.53638.752477
3Smirnov, Alexey 2440748.53636.752373
4Danin, Alexandre 25966.55436.537.52476
5Fedorov, Alexei 25876.553.536.537.252469
6Popov, Ivan 26436.5533536.752490
7Timofeev, Artyom 25906.55234.5372452
8Andriasian, Zaven 25686.550.53533.52427
9Rychagov, Andrey 24976.549.535342416
10Kuderinov, Kirill 24596.549.53434.252411
11Dvoirys, Semen I. 25246.543.529322280
12chenko, Boris 260165333.5332424
13Rozum, Ivan 257765035.5302431
14Lintchevski, Daniil 2591648.532302378
15Mozharov, Mikhail 247664832.528.52449
16Iljin, Artem 25446483130.252336
17Isajevsky, Anton 239164630.5282265
18Rodchenkov, Vitaly 23446432724.52277
19Pasiev, Rakhim 2361641.528242306
20Sadykov, Renat 211364024232220
21Sharafiev, Azat 24995.5473026.252330
22Toropov, Pavel 23695.546.528.524.252285
23Alavkin, Arseny 24415.5442924.252267
24Slavin, Alexey 24135.5442823.752240
25Frolov, Artiom 23705.5442625.252214
26Tunik, Gennady 24365.541.526.523.252244
27Gavrilov, Alexei 24155.541.526262192
28Ambartsumova, Karina 2350548.52824.52350
29Yagupov, Igor 2414547.528.523.752342
30Glukhov, Alexander 2283547.52822.52334
31Vastrukhin, Oleg 2370545.52920.52308
32Rodchenkov, Sergey D. 231754526222298
33Rjabzev, Konstantin 2194544.527.522.52345
34Faizrakhmanov, Ramil 235554428.5202294
35Sadykov, Ramil 227254426202227
36Iliushin, Maksim 22295432820.52340
37Samusenko, Maksim 2297542.52619.52201
38Ioffe, Dmitry 213054222.519.752276
39Fakhrutdinov, Timur 2236541.524212123
40Korovin, Mikhail 2302539.52216.52115
93 players

12) Whitsun Grandmasters 2014

The Whitsun Grandmasters took place 3rd to 7th June 2014. Krasimir Rusev won the GM event with 6.5/9.

Whitsun GM 2014 Copenhagen DEN Tue 3rd Jun 2014 - Sat 7th Jun 2014. Category: 8. Ave: (2450)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Rusev, Krasimir GM BUL 2540 # 1 1 1 = = = = 1 = 6.5 2606
2 Ziska, Helgi Dam IM FAI 2499 0 # = = = = 1 1 1 1 6 2569
3 Brynell, Stellan GM SWE 2463 0 = # 1 = = = = 1 = 5 2491
4 Bekker-Jensen, Simon IM DEN 2435 0 = 0 # = = = 1 1 1 5 2494
5 Smith, Axel IM SWE 2481 = = = = # 0 = = = 1 4.5 2446
6 Bromann, Thorbjorn IM DEN 2413 = = = = 1 # 0 0 0 1 4 2411
7 Ris, Robert IM NED 2407 = 0 = = = 1 # = 0 = 4 2411
8 Hector, Jonny GM SWE 2505 = 0 = 0 = 1 = # 0 1 4 2400
9 Korley, Kassa FM USA 2412 0 0 0 0 = 1 1 1 # 0 3.5 2374
10 Aabling-Thomsen, Jakob FM DEN 2341 = 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 1 # 2.5 2296
Whitsun IM 2014 Copenhagen DEN Tue 3rd Jun 2014 - Sat 7th Jun 2014. Category: 3. Ave: (2320)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Lund, Silas IM DEN 2410 # 1 = 0 = = 1 1 1 = 6 2435
2 Milchev, Nikolay IM BUL 2422 0 # 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 6 2433
3 Nilsen, Joachim Birger FM NOR 2334 = 1 # = = 1 = 0 1 = 5.5 2398
4 Carstensen, Jacob FM DEN 2383 1 = = # 0 0 = = 1 = 4.5 2313
5 Hansen, Soren Bech FM DEN 2325 = = = 1 # 0 0 = = 1 4.5 2319
6 Schoorl, Rob FM NED 2337 = 0 0 1 1 # = 1 0 = 4.5 2318
7 Nilssen, John Arni IM FAI 2328 0 0 = = 1 = # = = = 4 2276
8 Schou-Moldt, Thomas DEN 2215 0 0 1 = = 0 = # = 1 4 2288
9 Skousen, Nikolai FM DEN 2167 0 0 0 0 = 1 = = # 1 3.5 2257
10 Pedersen, Daniel Vesterbaek FM DEN 2275 = 0 = = 0 = = 0 0 # 2.5 2159

13) WOW air tournament 2014

The WOW air tournament took place 31st March to 19th May 2014. Games now available.

WOW air tournament 2014 Reykjavik ISL Mon 31st Mar 2014 - Mon 19th May 2014
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Gretarsson Hjorvar SteinnISL25116.526.519.024.25
21Stefansson HannesISL25415.029.019.518.50
35Thorhallsson ThrosturISL24354.526.517.516.25
44Kjartansson GudmundurISL24414.525.516.514.25
521Ragnarsson DagurISL21054.029.520.514.50
67Arngrimsson DagurISL23824.028.018.513.25
78Johannesson Ingvar ThorISL23773.527.519.512.75
817Steindorsson Sigurdur P.ISL22153.525.518.511.75
919Halldorsson GudmundurISL21923.524.016.511.25
106Olafsson FridrikISL24063.523.016.511.50
1118Teitsson MagnusISL22073.522.015.510.25
1210Gislason GudmundurISL23143.521.015.09.50
133Kristjansson StefanISL25033.025.518.08.75
1414Ptacnikova LenkaISL22393.024.016.510.00
159Bjornsson SigurbjornISL23603.022.516.09.25
1612Olafsson ThorvardurISL22543.022.014.58.50
1713Thorsteinsson ThorsteinnISL22453.021.515.59.25
1816Halldorsson HalldorISL22213.020.514.57.75
1911Thorvaldsson JonasISL22863.017.512.57.75
2022Bjarnason SaevarISL21012.524.517.57.25
2115Omarsson DadiISL22312.026.517.56.00
2220Johannesson OliverISL21152.026.017.06.25
22 players

14) Early Bird Rating 2014

The Early Bird Rating takes place 7th to 15th June 2014.

Early Bird Rating 2014 St Petersburg RUS Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Sun 15th Jun 2014
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Shkurkin NikolaiRUS22363.05.52.06.0
44Merzlyakov IvanRUS03.05.52.06.0
31Feofanov DenisRUS22843.05.02.06.0
43Manin ViktorUZB21772.55.02.05.5
22Petruchuk MikhailRUS17612.55.02.05.5
64Latyev YuryRUS21152.55.01.55.0
79Kuznetsov FelixRUS19742.53.51.55.0
85Bezstrakhov DmitryRUS20732.05.52.05.0
921Petrochenko MariaRUS17732.05.52.04.5
106Svidinsky DmitryRUS20382.05.52.04.0
1114Ladzin IvanRUS18382.05.51.55.0
1215Glazov AnatolyRUS18372.05.51.54.0
1313Popov AlexeiRUS18422.05.01.54.0
1412Bondarenko Ivan.RUS19002.04.51.54.0
52Zabuslaev ViacheslavRUS02.04.51.54.0
168Nikolaev YuryRUS20032.04.51.05.0
177Krukovsky AlexanderRUS20342.04.51.04.0
16Zakharov YuriRUS18372.04.51.04.0
1949Stepanov IvanRUS02.04.01.54.5
2018Kozlov MikhailRUS18312.04.01.04.0
20Timirev SergeyRUS18032.04.01.04.0
2210Kazantsev AlexandrRUS19641.55.52.04.0
28Shadunts KirillRUS16491.55.52.04.0
2434Panov KonstantinRUS15851.55.52.03.5
2517Khatenever FeliksRUS18311.55.51.52.5
2630Zvereva SvetlanaRUS16401.54.51.02.0
2741Kostikov SergeyRUS01.54.01.52.5
2827Turetsky MarkRUS16501.54.01.52.0
42Kovalenko EvgenyRUS01.54.01.52.0
3011Kirpichenkov StanislavRUS19521.54.01.02.5
3150Sventorzhitsky MikhailRUS01.52.00.52.0
3225Mednik BorisRUS16871.05.52.03.0
3329Khlusevich DavidRUS16481.05.52.02.0
3451Titov VladislavRUS01.05.02.03.0
3524Matveev AnatoliyRUS17011.04.52.02.0
46Rukomasov VadimRUS01.04.52.02.0
3739Dorofeev VladislavRUS01.04.51.52.0
3847Setkov IgorRUS01.04.51.51.5
3932Pankova JuliaRUS16271.04.51.51.0
4037Chernikov ArsenijRUS01.04.01.52.0
53 players

15) First Saturday June 2014

The First Saturday June events take place 7th to 14th June 2014.

FSGM June 2014 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Sat 14th Jun 2014
Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Akesson RalfSWE24461.51.500.00.0
24Wang PuchenNZL24501.01.250.00.0
35Berczes DavidHUN24811.01.000.00.0
46Seres LajosHUN24441.00.750.00.0
52Sean Winshand CuhendiINA23791.00.500.00.0
61Kislik Erik AndrewUSA23360.50.500.00.0
6 players
FSIM June 2014 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Sat 14th Jun 2014
Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Farago SandorHUN22531.51.750.01
25Pesotskyi VitaliiUKR22771.50.750.01
31Lyell MarkENG22231.00.000.01
4Torma RobertHUN24041.00.000.01
53Szalanczy EmilHUN22850.00.000.00
6Gumanny EvgenyISR21370.00.000.00
6 players
FSFM June 2014 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Sat 14th Jun 2014
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Bartha SandorHUN20482.01.500.02
28Darazs ZoltanHUN21082.01.000.02
32Letay GyulaHUN19351.50.250.01
410Bacsi AndrasHUN17911.01.000.01
53Di Giovanni VilmosHUN17951.00.000.01
61Gruz JanosHUN17610.50.750.00
75Berta SandorHUN20240.50.250.50
6Marcu SimonSVK18590.50.250.50
7Steer JozsefHUN18930.50.250.50
9Lukacs AlbertHUN19430.50.250.50
1111Szlenka AttilaHUN18020.00.000.00
11 players

16) Portuguese Masters 2014

The Portuguese Masters takes place 8th to 14th June 2014.

Portuguese Masters 2014 Lisbon POR Sun 8th Jun 2014 - Sat 14th Jun 2014
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Aguiar Henrique Rui NevesPOR21691.51.500.01
21Santos Hugo Miguel Oliveira LPOR22441.50.50-1.01
6Santos Antonio PereiraPOR22331.50.50-1.01
7Silva Miguel A Neto PiresPOR21591.50.50-1.01
510Ribeiro Jose Miguel SaraivaPOR21191.01.500.00
64Dias PauloPOR24101.01.250.50
8Martins David Pires TavaresPOR21901.01.250.50
89Guerreiro Nuno Ricardo De JesPOR21291.00.000.01
92Diogo VascoPOR22480.00.000.00
5Bolhari Orphe IrajIRI21210.00.000.00
10 players

17) Pula Open 2014

The Pula Open takes place 7th to 14th June 2014.

Pula Open 2014 Pula CRO Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Sat 14th Jun 2014
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
132Muskardin MarioCRO22483.04.02.06.0
27Zufic MiroslavCRO24703.04.02.05.5
22Jusic ZdenkoCRO22893.04.02.05.5
42Bosiocic MarinCRO25433.04.02.05.0
3Fercec NenadCRO24953.04.02.05.0
11Lizak PeterHUN24013.04.02.05.0
14Bontempi PieroITA23613.04.02.05.0
20Doric NenadCRO23033.04.02.05.0
23Kaczur FlorianHUN22893.04.02.05.0
30Zierke OliverGER22533.04.02.05.0
1115Schnider GertAUT23543.04.02.04.0
1242Bostl FrantisekCZE21983.03.52.04.5
139Drazic SinisaSRB24333.03.02.04.0
1426Beletic DanielSLO22702.54.52.56.5
158Fodor Tamas Jr.HUN24622.54.52.56.0
165Tratar MarkoSLO24842.54.52.55.5
16Dauth BenjaminGER23452.54.52.55.5
17Mihalincic TomislavCRO23172.54.52.55.5
19Franciskovic BorkaCRO23102.54.52.55.5
36Skreno VladimirSVK22372.54.52.55.5
37Veszpremi AndrasHUN22362.54.52.55.5
88Kocevar TugomirSLO20042.54.52.55.5
231Jovanovic ZoranCRO25562.54.52.55.0
2480Schaffert WalterGER20272.54.52.54.5
2510Rukavina JosipCRO24102.54.02.55.0
62Vrhovnik DamirCRO20952.54.02.55.0
2713Yrjola JouniFIN23662.53.52.04.5
2824Papp TamasHUN22762.53.52.04.5
2948Pregarac ValterSLO21602.53.02.04.0
3021Doncevic DarioCRO22942.53.01.54.0
25Zvan ZigaSLO22742.53.01.54.0
34Sobolevsky LeonidUKR22452.53.01.54.0
33140Drobnic MilanSLO18062.05.03.07.0
344Jovanic OgnjenCRO24892.05.03.06.0
6Kovacevic BlazimirCRO24742.05.03.06.0
41Brinovec DusanSLO22012.05.03.06.0
52Mestek IgorSLO21302.05.03.06.0
3890Crnkovic ZdravkoCRO20022.05.03.05.0
3949Kersic MatejSLO21592.04.53.06.0
57Ivanovic AndrejSLO21062.04.53.06.0
193 players

18) Stavanger Open NGP 2014

The Stavanger Open NGP took place 6th to 9th June 2014. Aleksa Strikovic, Andrey Sumets and Vladimir Burmakin won with 5/6. I couldn't find any games.

Stavanger Open NGP 2014 Stavanger NOR Fri 6th Jun 2014 - Mon 9th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456Pts
1Aleksa StrikovicGMSRB2532+28+27=02+15+07=045.0
2Andrey SumetsGMUKR2640+30+09=01+06=04+085.0
3Vladimir BurmakinGMRUS2592+22+08-06+24+09+115.0
4Oleg KorneevGMESP2599+32+19=07+05=02=014.5
5Torbjorn R. HansenIMNOR2455+42=10+43-04+21+144.5
6Lasse Østebo LovikFMNOR2323+26+17+03-02=14=124.0
7Johan SalomonNOR2317+38+44=04+12-01=154.0
8Johan-Sebastian ChristiansenNOR2236+33-03+25+26+18-024.0
9Lars Oskar HaugeFMNOR2316+40-02+42+13-03+224.0
10Johannes Luangtep KvislaNOR2142+35=05=18-14+28+234.0
11Andreas G.R. MoenIMNOR2369+25-13+22+30+23-034.0
12Milos PavlovicGMSRB2498=36+45+13-07+16=064.0
13Victor HavikNOR2065+29+11-12-09+25+264.0
14Atle GronnIMNOR2373= +36=24+10=06-053.5
15Erik FossanIMNOR2369+21=24+16-01=17=073.5
16Jan Vidar VestlyNOR2087+46=18-15+37-12+323.5
17Stein JensenNOR2054+47-06= +43=15=183.5
18Kjetil StokkeIMNOR2368+23=16=10+31-08=173.5
19Sebastian MihajlovCMNOR2245+31-04=21-23+37+303.5
20Damir MarincSLO2064=37-43+44-21+35+313.5
21Joar Gullestad PettersenNOR1959-15+39=19+20-05=273.0
21Sondre MerkesvikNOR2007-03+33-11+38+24-093.0
23Sigve HollelandNOR1918-18+46+27+19-11-103.0
24Svetoslav MihajlovNOR2144+39=15=14-03-22+383.0
25Martin NilsenNOR1947-11+35-08+41-13+363.0
26Leif Trygve HegvikNOR1909-06+29+41-08+33-133.0
27Jon Kristian HaarrNOR2221+34-01-23+42=32=213.0
28Knut J HjornevikNOR1987-01-31+36+44-10+343.0
29Eivind AartunNOR1800-13-26-33 WO+42+413.0
30Kjell Håkon LienNOR2023-02+40+47-11=31-192.5
31Lasse E BjornNOR1895-19+28+32-18=30-202.5
32Tor Ketil LarsenNOR2018-04+38-31+47=27-162.5
33Henrik Øie LobersliNOR1892-08-22+29=36-26+462.5
34Håkon N NordstromNOR1878-27-42=46+40+43-282.5
35Nigel ChapmanSCO1831-10-25=40+46-20+432.5
36Oddmund SandeNOR1968=12-14-28=33+47-252.0
37Jonathan TimeNOR1797=20-41+45-16-19=422.0
38Daniel SnerthammerNOR1900-07-32+39-22+44-242.0
39Øystein KnutsenNOR1863-24-21-38+45-41 WO2.0
40Asbjorn O. SteinskogNOR1897-09-30=35-34=45+472.0
47 players

19) 41st Utrecht Open Chess Championships 2014

The 41st Utrecht Open Chess Championship took place in Maarssen 30th May to 1st June 2014. Peng Zhaoqin edged out Yge Visser and Vladimir Epishin scored 5/6. More games and it turns out it wasn't in Utrecht but in the region in Maarssen.

41st Utrecht Open 2014 Maarssen NED Fri 30th May 2014 - Sun 1st Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Peng, Zhaoqin *GM238011½=115.024.519.752636
2Visser, YgeGM24411111½½5.023.018.252623
3Epishin, VladimirGM25911½11½15.022.518.02569
4Lalic, BogdanGM248611½1½½4.523.516.752479
5Hovhanisian, MherIM251811½1½½4.523.516.52507
6Ten Hertog, Hugo *FM238811101½4.521.514.252454
7Hommerson, Paul *225511=0114.521.013.752435
8Haast, AnneWIM233111½=104.024.014.752368
9Diepeveen, Vincent *FM23551101104.022.512.52343
10Balje, Jan2216=½1=1½4.022.014.252273
11Warmerdam, Max21561011014.021.512.02287
12Fluit, Johnny2141½+011½4.021.011.02248
13Den Hartog, Marijn2071=½11014.020.512.52287
14De Roode, Peter22031½½=½14.019.512.02272
15Sekandar, Kambiz21381010114.019.511.52198
16Rosmuller, Anton *2110½11=014.019.011.52273
17Groffen, Hans2207101½½½3.520.511.02181
18Hortensius, Lisa2184=1½=103.520.510.752200
19Lombaers, Peter *228001011½3.520.59.752128
20Galje, Hans206410½1½½3.520.09.752150
21Haver, Bas2081=1½½013.518.59.252175
22Bijlsma, Nick2253½110013.518.59.02174
23Cebula, Jerzy19940101½13.518.08.02105
24Van den Berg, Bram2112101=½½3.517.58.02179
25Mijnster, Niels2059100=113.517.07.752110
26Wiering, Jelle2028=0½=113.516.59.52073
27Ypma, Peter2239110=½03.021.09.252118
28Rebers, Eugene21871011003.020.06.52149
29Cornelisse, John *21401010103.019.57.02108
30Kokje, Joris *1873½=01013.019.08.02078
31Koudinov, Dimitri20781=01½03.018.07.252090
32Holl, Han1955½=01½½3.017.58.02052
33Van Rekom, Robert195201½=013.017.57.752108
34Van Eeden, Ed *2064½01=½½3.017.08.01949
35De Niet, Shotaro19350½½1103.017.07.252106
36Haver, Daan2148=010½13.016.57.02002
37Schuil, Jeroen *19870=½½½13.016.57.02023
38Henseler, Jorgen *20261000113.016.06.01993
39Eveleens, Wim21241=½=002.519.06.51998
40Snuverink, Laurens *2018=110002.519.06.252151
68 players

20) 44th Bosna Open 2014

The 44th Bosna Open took place in Sarajevo 30th May to 6th June 2014. Aleksandr Rakhmanov won with 7/9.

44th Bosna Open 2014 Sarajevo BIH Fri 30th May 2014 - Fri 6th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Rakhmanov AleksandrRUS26107.0277338.549.0
215Sebenik MatejSLO24976.5264835.044.0
34Kozul ZdenkoCRO25956.0265940.552.0
41Stevic HrvojeCRO26136.0263236.547.5
55Palac MladenCRO25696.0259536.547.0
616Stojanovic DaliborBIH24935.5260738.048.0
710Gleizerov EvgenyRUS25415.5259337.547.0
86Yilmaz MustafaTUR25645.5258036.046.0
98Jovanovic ZoranCRO25465.5256034.044.0
103Bok BenjaminNED26055.5255538.048.0
117Kovacevic AleksandarSRB25605.5254037.047.0
129Bosiocic MarinCRO25425.5253535.546.0
1313Kurajica BojanBIH24995.5253034.543.5
1412Dizdarevic EmirBIH25095.0256534.543.5
1514Ulibin MikhailRUS24985.0248632.040.5
1611Djukic NikolaMNE25345.0247732.542.5
1725Bistric FarukBIH23635.0242828.536.5
1817Kadric DenisBIH24795.0240231.039.5
1929Marjanovic DejanBIH23304.5247034.043.5
2022Kohlweyer BerndGER24224.5245535.045.0
2118Solomunovic IgorSRB24484.5245034.043.0
2223Ali Marandi Cemil CanTUR23834.5240331.039.5
2333Mestrovic ZvonimirBIH23014.5238128.537.0
2424Burovic IsmetBIH23744.5236630.039.0
2519Dastan Muhammed BatuhanTUR24394.5235931.039.5
2641Markoja BorisSLO21644.5234827.536.0
2721Kalezic BlazoMNE24234.0236930.038.0
2838Draganic VeljkoMNE22534.0236030.039.5
2936Mrsevic MiroslavMNE22734.0230225.033.0
3031Sutkovic DamirBIH23264.0227828.536.5
3128Nestorovic LazarSRB23373.5229030.037.5
3232Toth AleksandarSRB23043.5226831.039.0
3335Bojovic DusanSRB22853.5226029.037.5
3420Nestorovic DejanSRB24323.5223224.533.5
3539Vrana FrantisekCZE22503.5222624.531.5
3626Trkulja GoranBIH23633.5220324.031.5
3727Rasidovic SeadBIH23383.5218126.534.5
3830Kiroski ToniMKD23273.0225128.036.5
3940Louis ThibaultFRA22423.0217825.032.5
4037Kamberovic SenadBIH22592.5220626.534.5
41 players

21) Grand Europe Albena Open 2014

The Grand Europe Albena Open took place 1st to 9th June 2014. Ivan Cheparinov won with 7.5/9.

Grand Europe Albena 2014 Albena BUL Sun 1st Jun 2014 - Mon 9th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Cheparinov IvanBUL26827.547.551.56
225Drenchev PetarBUL24877.044.548.55
316Megaranto SusantoINA25407.042.546.05
411Esen BarisTUR25706.549.554.04
59Kravtsiv MartynUKR25876.549.054.04
615Bernadskiy VitaliyUKR25416.547.551.04
76Bachmann AxelPAR26196.547.051.04
84Solak DraganTUR26276.546.551.04
910Parligras Mircea-EmilianROU25816.546.550.55
1017Gabuzyan HovhannesARM25376.546.050.05
1122Georgiev VladimirMKD25116.545.550.04
1214Nevednichy VladislavROU25536.544.048.05
1326Gao RuiCHN24876.543.547.55
1420Can EmreTUR25196.542.546.06
1536Arsovic ZoranSRB24426.536.540.06
1686Mgeladze TamazGEO21986.047.052.05
178Onischuk VladimirUKR25946.047.051.55
182Akopian VladimirARM26676.046.549.04
1913Spasov VasilBUL25646.046.050.53
2021Nikolov MomchilBUL25186.045.049.03
215Petrosian Tigran L.ARM26246.044.548.05
2223Raznikov DannyISR24956.043.547.05
2362Chu Wei ChaoCHN23496.043.045.55
2432Ashwin JayaramIND24626.043.045.53
2540Saptarshi RoyIND24336.042.547.05
2648Farid Firman SyahINA23996.042.546.06
2750Goumas GeorgiosGRE23916.039.041.05
283Georgiev KirilBUL26445.548.052.03
2931Smirnov ArtemRUS24635.546.049.04
3012Sedlak NikolaSRB25705.544.549.04
31153Priasmoro NovendraINA05.544.549.04
3227Firman NazarUKR24855.544.046.54
3341Petrisor Adrian-MarianROU24325.543.547.05
3485Kirjakov TomaBUL22165.543.046.54
3573Todorov OgnjanBUL22655.543.046.04
3653Khusenkhojaev MuhammadTJK23815.542.545.53
3735Sanal VahapTUR24505.542.045.54
3854Bonafede AlessandroITA23785.541.044.05
3975Parligras CosminROU22595.541.044.03
4051Arngrimsson DagurISL23905.541.043.55
154 players

22) 1st Lake Maggiore Open 2014

The 1st Lake Maggiore Open took place 30th May to 1st June 2014. Istvan Sipos won with 4/5. Games now available.

1st Lake Maggiore Open Lake Maggiore SUI Fri 30th May 2014 - Sun 1st Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3Perf
1Sipos IstvanIM2477413152263.82504
2Sanchez JosephGM25123.5131423222471
3Moroni Luca JrFM23273.512.514.522632412
4Cacciola AlfredoCM21043.510.511.52193.22342
5Mantovani RenzoIM234631315.52292.22364
6Paleologu Vladimir2159311122205.22277
7Kiss PalIM23483910.52123.62196
8Qendro LlambiIM23382.511.5132243.42243
9Gardi GiuseppeCM19582.58.59.52211.52125
10Ceccarini MarcoCM2095212.5152275.82204
11RASEVIC Srdjan22622111221632163
12Boschetti Claudio2114210.511.522022130
13Bender Dirk207229102131.22059
14Tomasini GiovanniCM21051.511132195.22046
15Medici Simone2122110122183.61944
16RODOLFO MASERA Luca1N1943010112111.671312
16 players

23) 7th Mayors Cup Open 2014

The 7th Mayors Cup Open took place 2nd to 9th June 2014. Levan Pantsulaia won with 8/10.

7th Mayors Cup Open 2014 Mumbai IND Mon 2nd Jun 2014 - Mon 9th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Pantsulaia LevanGEO25778.060.055.050.25
25Aleksandrov AleksejBLR25547.561.055.547.50
331Himanshu SharmaIND23727.559.054.543.25
41Mchedlishvili MikheilGEO26327.555.551.043.75
52Amonatov FarrukhTJK26097.555.050.543.00
67Ovetchkin RomanRUS25357.554.049.542.75
720Harutjunyan GevorgARM24347.057.051.541.00
86Paichadze LukaGEO25447.056.551.041.00
918Gagare ShardulIND24467.055.050.040.25
104Gagunashvili MerabGEO25627.054.550.038.75
1144Prince BajajIND23337.052.549.038.50
1230Ziatdinov RasetUSA23877.051.547.535.75
1314Grover SahajIND24837.051.046.538.00
1412Semcesen DanielSWE25097.050.045.037.75
1511Deepan Chakkravarthy J.IND25096.558.552.541.00
1672Kulkarni BhaktiIND22316.558.053.038.00
1721Prasanna Raghuram RaoIND24276.556.551.538.75
1826Rajesh V A VIND24036.556.551.535.75
1925Ramnath Bhuvanesh.RIND24126.556.051.037.25
2019Shyam Nikil P.IND24446.556.051.036.75
2124Narayanan SrinathIND24146.556.051.036.50
2246Krishna C.R.G.IND23276.554.550.035.50
2340G. AkashIND23456.553.049.533.50
2466Antonio Viani D'cunhaIND22536.552.548.533.25
2538Vignesh NrIND23546.552.547.535.75
2627Sunilduth Lyna NarayananIND23986.552.047.533.50
278Papin VasilyRUS25316.551.547.535.00
2828Karthikeyan P.IND23976.551.547.033.50
2973Kurbonboeva SarvinozUZB22316.551.046.033.75
3039Kulkarni VikramadityaIND23526.550.045.533.75
31141Iniyan PIND19896.549.545.033.25
3236Sai Krishna G.V.IND23586.549.044.533.00
3352Sardana RishiAUS23166.548.544.032.50
3442Ravi Teja S.IND23446.548.044.033.75
3558Toma KatarzynaPOL22916.546.042.528.50
3617Swayams MishraIND24576.057.552.532.75
3729Rathnakaran K.IND23976.055.050.033.25
3834Tillyaev UlugbekUZB23596.054.550.032.00
3935Konguvel PonnuswamyIND23586.053.048.529.50
4078Ashwath R.IND22176.052.548.529.50
172 players

24) 32nd Liechtenstein Open 2014

The 32nd Liechtenstein Open took place 23rd to 31st May 2014. Sebastian Bogner won with 7.5/9. Games now available.

32nd Liechtenstein Open Triesen LIE Fri 23rd May 2014 - Sat 31st May 2014
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Bogner SebastianGER25967.554.542.544.75
223Doggers PeterNED22157.051.041.038.00
38Cherniaev AlexanderRUS24296.556.044.039.00
47Izsak GyulaHUN24366.555.043.538.75
511Hommeles TheoNED24176.552.540.036.00
618Kessler LucaAUT22556.552.040.534.75
710Bruno FabioITA24196.551.040.034.50
82Kasparov SergeyBLR24806.550.539.535.25
99Cebalo MisoCRO24236.550.038.034.25
104Farago IvanHUN24526.548.037.034.00
1113Paehtz ThomasGER23696.049.539.032.00
1216Friedrich NorbertGER23186.048.037.531.00
1317Dittmar PeterGER22976.048.037.030.00
146Womacka MathiasGER24466.047.539.029.75
153Sergeev VladimirUKR24576.046.036.028.50
165Van Der Weide KarelNED24496.044.534.027.75
1726Fries FrederikGER21716.041.031.525.00
1859Lenninger RalfAUT19676.039.030.023.00
1912Stets DmitryUKR24105.552.540.029.50
2014Burnier DavidSUI23295.551.039.527.75
2134Klerides ParisCYP21345.550.540.028.25
2215Bezemer ArnoNED23235.547.537.026.25
2324Hovenga AljeNED22085.546.535.526.75
2421Bezler RainerAUT22205.546.036.525.75
2538Ballon GuentherNED21045.544.535.024.25
2631Mueller MarkusGER21485.544.534.023.50
2719Grabher HeinzAUT22515.543.534.026.00
2820Guenthner OliverGER22385.543.533.023.75
2936Salerno ChristianSUI21095.541.031.524.25
3057Ladner PeterAUT19695.539.029.521.75
3152Lassahn HolgerGER19875.539.029.019.75
3260Proyer EnnoAUT19665.538.029.019.75
3328Rous DanielCZE21615.047.036.523.75
3429Bahl FelixAUT21605.045.535.523.50
3522Peredy FerencHUN22155.045.535.521.50
3646Hofer EmilianAUT20315.044.035.521.25
3725Sucher JohannesAUT21895.044.035.519.50
3858Redzepi HalitSUI19695.043.034.021.00
3943Bohnstorff MichaelGER20385.043.034.020.50
4037Medunova VeraCZE21065.043.033.520.75
105 players

25) 5th Rabat Rapid Marathon 2014

The 5th Rabat Rapid Marathon was won by Loek van Wely. I have some but not all games at the moment and will wait.

5th Rabat Rapid Marathon Rabat MAR Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Sat 7th Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 21 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Van Wely LoekGMNED264717.55592.5
212Van Kampen RobinGMNED247816.55511.5
36Hansen EricGMCAN257616.55513
43Fridman DanielGMGER2640165497.5
54Ipatov AlexanderGMTUR2629155561
61Bauer ChristianGMFRA2670145545.5
716Czebe AttilaGMHUN241913.55438
818Sebbar AliIMMAR238813.55413.5
97Shoker SamyIMEGY257513.55397
1013Movsisyan KarenGMARM247713.55327
119Tregubov PavelGMRUS2515135413
125Peralta FernandoGMARG260212.55372
138Horvath AdamGMHUN254112.55326
1411Romero Holmes AlfonsoGMESP247912.55259
1515Garcia Palermo CarlosGMITA242612.55222
1620Bon MichelFMFRA235312.55209.5
1752El Bekkali KamalMAR194012.55193
1824Choukri AdelMAR220712.55068
19109Tachafine AnouarMAR012.55020.5
2046Kholti AchrafMAR210012.54959.5
2139Ben Ammor AkramMAR199512.54819.5
2210Rausis IgorGMLAT2511125413
2317El Adnani MokhlissIMMAR2414125374
2414Haddouche AmineGMALG2441125246
2519Onkoud AbdelazizIMMAR2387125179.5
2660Nassim Sabah RahalMAR1770125023.5
2723Bouhaddoune OussamaFMMAR2247124955
2829Daoudi KamalMAR2135124787
2958Mouissou AbdesslamMAR1800124745
3025Ouakhir MehdiMAR217411.55181.5
3135Zouizine RachidMAR209211.55099
3222Hifad RachidIMMAR227911.55071.5
3328Nafri KhalilMAR213811.55034.5
3440Sellak HaddouMAR196111.54881
3527Stahl ClementFRA215511.54864
3642Arif MouadMAR183011.54812
3750Messala NoureddineMAR200011.54769.5
3866Rian Mohamed MoubarakIMMAR011.54761
3936Becham KhalidMAR205911.54691
4059Zaitan HichamMAR179011.54634
112 players

26) Sant Boi Closed 2014

The Sant Boi Closed takes place 4th April to 13th June 2014.

Sant Boi Closed 2014 Sant Boi ESP Fri 4th Apr 2014 - Fri 13th Jun 2014
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Perez Mitjans OrelvisESP24026.00.5
26Chalmeta Ugas RamonESP22526.00.5
33Lorenzo De La Riva LazaroESP24215.50.0
45Ryan JosephIRL22714.50.0
51Esplugas Esteve VicencESP22384.00.5
610Gonzalez Rodriguez Jorge A.COL23984.00.5
74Hernando Rodrigo Julio AntoniESP23483.50.0
87Ramirez Garcia Jorge AlbertoMEX22872.50.5
99Dalo HermesVEN22352.50.5
108Amores Gago JavierESP21741.50.0
10 players

27) 13th Premier League BIH 2014

The 13th Premier League BIH takes place 7th to 15th June 2014.

13th Premier League BIH Neum BIH Sat 7th Jun 2014 - Sun 15th Jun 2014
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam123456789TB1TB2TB3
1ŠK "ČELIK" Zenica*346513.00
2ŠK "BIHAČ" Bihač*411.50
3ŠK "ŠIROKI BRIJEG" Široki Brijeg*447.50
4ŠK "GLASINAC" Sokolac3*438.50
5ŠK "NAPREDAK" Sarajevo*28.50
6ŠK "ALPONG" Sarajevo2*427.50
7ŠK "GORAŽDE" Goražde½2*27.00
8ŠK "BOSNA" Sarajevo2*26.50
9ŠK "BUSOVAČA" Busovača02*02.00
9 players

28) TCh-FRA Top 12 2014

The French Team Championship Top 12 takes place in Saint-Quentin 24th May to 3rd June 2014. 11 teams play 11 rounds. Top players include: Alexander Riazantsev, Ivan Sokolov, Michal Krasenkow, Romain Edouard, Andrei Volokitin, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, David Navara, Loek Van Wely, Andrei Istratescu, Tigran Gharamian etc.

TCh-FRA Top 12 2014 Saint-Quentin FRA Sat 24th May 2014 - Tue 3rd Jun 2014
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeamGmsPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Clichy102933418
2Bischwiller1028132815
3Mulhouse Philidor1024162711
4Bois Colombes102012524
5Metz Fischer1019-101828
6Evry Grand Roque101932421
7Montpellier1018-71926
8Strasbourg1018-81927
9Chalons en Champagne1017-41721
10Rueil Malmaison1015-191635
11Tours de Haute Picardie1013-181331
11 players

29) TCh-CHN 2014

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 12th April to 9th December 2014. Rounds 5-7 took place 3rd to 5th June 2014. Rounds 8-11 24th to 27th July 2014.

TCh-CHN 2014 Beijing CHN Sat 12th Apr 2014 - Tue 9th Dec 2014
Leading Round 7 (of 22) Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b9a9b10a10bTB1TB2
1Shanghai**331224.5
2Jiangsu2**3331121.5
3Tianjin**31022.0
4Chongqing2**332921.0
5Beijing**323918.5
6Zhejiang222**33718.0
7Guangdong22**718.0
8Qingdao Experimental School½3**2615.5
9Shandong2232**516.5
10Hebei223**516.0
11Chengdu02½12311.5
12Qingdao Qingwei00½207.0
12 players

30) Active Team Events

A list of ongoing team events without an update this week.

TCh-SUI 2014

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 16th March to 12th October 2014. Round 3 was on 18th May 2014. Round 4 5th June 2014.

TCh-SUI 2014 Zurich SUI Sun 16th Mar 2014 - Sun 12th Oct 2014
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Luzern 1618.5
2Reti 1618
3Riehen 1616.5
4Zurich 1414.5
5Geneve 1413
6Winterthur 1211.5
7Schwarz-Weiss Bern 1210
8Mendrisio 109.5
9Trubschachen 105.5
10Neuchatel 103
10 teams

TCh-POL Ekstraligi 2014

The Polish Team Championship takes place 16th May to 3rd October 2014. The first three rounds took place in Gorzow 16th to 18th May, next rounds Wroclaw 5th to 7th September.

TCh-POL Ekstraligi 2014 Gorzow POL Fri 16th May 2014 - Fri 3rd Oct 2014
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgMptsBpts
13K.Sz. WASKO HETMAN Katowice26266.014.5
210Akademia Szachowa Future Processing Gliwice24776.011.0
37VOTUM SA Polonia Wroclaw25565.012.0
44Baszta MOS Znin24854.010.0
56MLKS Nadnarwianka Pultusk23902.07.5
68Warsaw Sharks23682.07.0
69KSz Stilon Gorzow Wlkp.25382.07.0
81Rotmistrz Grudziadz24422.06.0
95SSz Gminy Pawlowice22541.05.5
102TS Wisla Krakow23750.06.5
10 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2013-14

The Frauenbundesliga 2013-14 took place Sat 5th Oct 2013 - Sun 30th Mar 2014. SC 1957 Bad Koenigshofen won the title. More games may become available but at the moment I've published.

Frauenbund 2013-14 Germany GER Sat 5th Oct 2013 - Sun 30th Mar 2014
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1SC 1957 Bad Koenigshofen11 + 545552253
2OSG Baden Baden11 + 44542047½
3SF 1891 Friedberg1112 + 333441534
4Rodewischer Schachmiezen11223 + 434641440½
5USV Volksbank Halle1132 + 1335½
6SK Grosslehna11½3 + 3351134½
7Schachverein Muelheim Nord11½13 + 245932
8SF Deizisau111½34 + 4930½
9Hamburger SK von 1830112 + 65833
10BSV Weissblau Allianz Leipzig111½32 + 4724½
11SK Lehrte11½½201½½0 + 4414
12TSV Schott Mainz111222½12122 + 017
12 players

31) Forthcoming Events and Links

18th Voronezh Chess Festival 2014

Grand Europe Open 2014

Teplice Open 2014

World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014

7th Karen Asrian Memorial 2014

9th Baltija Cup 2014

7th New York International 2014

18th Battle of Senta Open 2014

8th Varna Open 2014

Golden Prague Chess Festival 2014

Portuguese Cup Final Four 2014

9th Edmonton International 2014

Caissa GM June 2014

Yuri Privalov Memorial 2014

Brno Chess Festival 2014

Opatija Open 2014

42th Annual World Open 2014

Commonwealth Chess Championship 2014

37th Barbera Open 2014

International Championship Central Serbia 2014

Pacific Southwest Open 2014

15th European Individual Womens Championship 2014

33rd St Veit Open 2014

4th Amsterdam Science Park Open 2014

Husek Vienna Open 2014

Styrian Open 2014

16th St Lo Chess Festival 2014

25th Czech Open 2014

42nd Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2014

41st GM 2014 Dortmund GER Sat 12th Jul 2014 - Sun 20th Jul 2014
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2783 2020009
2 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2783 4101588
3 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2750 400041
4 Leko, Peter GM HUN 2737 703303
5 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2723 14103320
6 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2700 4650891
7 Meier, Georg GM GER 2632 4675789

37th Ikaros Chess Festival 2014

ACP Golden Classic 2014

ch-NOR 2014

XVI Sant Marti Open 2014

47th Biel Chess Festival 2014

MetLife Warsaw Najdorf Chess Festival 2014

2nd Gideon Japhet Memorial Open 2014

25th Panamerican Juniors 2014

101st British Chess Championships 2014

32nd Andorra Open 2014

37th Taminco Open 2014

Vitoria-Gasteiz Open 2014

Politiken Cup 2014

17th Olomouc Chess Summer 2014

3rd Ideon Andron Open 2014

41st Olympiad 2014

18th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2014

1st Prague Summer Open 2014

29th Teteven Open 2014

VMCG Schachfestival 2014

48th Mislata Open 2014

Riga Technical University Open 2014

4th Split Open 2014

89th ch-FRA 2014

BDO Chess tournament 2014

Portuguese Top League 2014

13th World University Chess Championship 2014

2nd Sinquefield Cup 2014

30th European Club Cup 2014

VII Grand Slam Masters Final 2014

World Youth Championships 2014

PokerStars Isle of Man International 2014

World Juniors 2014

Chigorin Memorial 2014

SPICE Cup Open 2014

ch-UKR 2014

Qatar Masters Open 2014

European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2014

122nd New Zealand Open 2015

Cork Congress 2015

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