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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1056 2nd February 2015 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 2015
3) Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2015
4) Moscow Open 2015
5) Chinggis GM 2015
6) 20th HIT Open 2015
7) January Lviv Tradition 2015
8) 1st 4NCL FIDE Congress 2015
9) 37th Bulgarian Open 2015
10) 2nd Casablanca Open 2015
11) Akim Cup Pavlodar 2015
12) ch-IRI 2015
13) 79th ch-BUL SF 2015
14) 134th MGU Open 2015
15) 40th Seville Open 2015
16) Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial 2015
17) 70th ch-AZE 2015
18) Turkish Cup 2015
19) 1st Etna International Chess Festival 2014
20) TCh-HUN 2014-15
21) TCh-CZE 2014-15
22) Bundesliga 2014-15
23) TCh-SWE Elitserien 2014-15
24) Active Team Events
25) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 20154 games
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2015770 games
Moscow Open 201590 games
Chinggis GM 201545 games
20th HIT Open 2015259 games
January Lviv Tradition 201545 games
1st 4NCL FIDE Congress 201540 games
Akim Cup Pavlodar 201545 games
79th ch-BUL SF 201556 games
134th MGU Open 201538 games
40th Seville Open 2015181 games
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial 2015287 games
70th ch-AZE 201599 games
1st Etna International Chess Festival 2014243 games
TCh-HUN 2014-1560 games
Bundesliga 2014-15136 games
2398 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Olexandr Prohorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Gianni Gigante, Mitko Iliev and everyone else who helped with this issue.

There was a quiet start to the GRENKE Chess Classic with four draws although Etienne Bacrot was winning his game at one stage. The Gibraltar Chess Festival has three rounds to go and Hikaru Nakamura leads. He scored 6/6 and missed wins against David Howell in round 7. The event has been a very enjoyable one so far and the finish should be exciting. The Moscow Open is also strong. There was also a Bundesliga weekend. Plenty to look at.

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2) 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 2015

The 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic takes place 2nd to 9th February 2015. 8 players and 7 rounds. World number one and World Champion Magnus Carlsen is the top seed in a field with Fabiano Caruana, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Michael Adams, Etienne Bacrot, Arkadij Naiditsch and David Baramidze.

3rd GRENKE Chess Classic Baden Baden GER Mon 2nd Feb 2015 - Mon 9th Feb 2015. Category: 20. Ave: (2750)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Bacrot, Etienne GM FRA 2711 # = 0.5 2594
2 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2706 # = 0.5 2738
3 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2738 = # 0.5 2706
4 Baramidze, David GM GER 2594 = # 0.5 2711
5 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2865 # = 0.5 2777
6 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2777 = # 0.5 2865
7 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2811 # = 0.5 2797
8 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2797 = # 0.5 2811
Round 1. Mon 2nd Feb 2015
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 39 C53 Giuoco Piano
Bacrot, Etienne 1/2-1/2 Baramidze, David 31 D70 Neo-Gruenfeld defence
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 64 D36 QGD
Adams, Michael 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 62 C07 French

3) Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2015

The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival takes place in Caleta 27th January to 5th February 2015. There is again a very strong field. Leading players: Veselin Topalov, Hikaru Nakamura, Peter Svidler, Nikita Vitiugov, Dmitry Jakovenko, Yu Yangyi, Pentala Harikrishna, Richard Rapport, Maxim Matlakov, Ivan Cheparinov, Maxim Rodshtein, Wei Yi, Hou Yifan, Gawain Jones, David Howell, Alexander Motylev, Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli, Romain Edouard, Emil Sutovsky, Mateusz Bartel, B Adhiban, Axel Bachmann, Ivan Salgado Lopez, Simen Agdestein, SP Sethuraman, Daniel Naroditsky, David Anton Guijarro, Aleksandr Lenderman, Viktor Bologan, Saleh Salem, Nils Grandelius etc. Other interesting names include Eric Hansen, Kayden Troff, Pia Cramling, Antoaneta Stefanova, Axel Smith, Irina Krush, John Watson etc

Gibraltar Masters 2015 Caleta ENG Tue 27th Jan 2015 - Thu 5th Feb 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Nakamura HikaruUSA27766.53015
215Howell David W LENG26706.02859
36Yu YangyiCHN27246.02843
426Naroditsky DanielUSA26226.02787
522Bachmann AxelPAR26296.02754
64Vitiugov NikitaRUS27355.52792
73Svidler PeterRUS27395.52779
87Harikrishna P.IND27235.52759
913Hou YifanCHN26735.52753
105Jakovenko DmitryRUS27335.52744
1112Wei YiCHN26755.52737
128Rapport RichardHUN27165.52724
1310Cheparinov IvanBUL26815.52704
141Topalov VeselinBUL28005.02713
1585Vishnu Prasanna. VIND24635.02699
1628Lenderman AleksandrUSA26145.02683
1765Wagner DennisGER25015.02682
1821Adhiban B.IND26305.02676
1951Lalith Babu M.R.IND25375.02665
2011Rodshtein MaximISR26805.02662
2147Ju WenjunCHN25475.02650
229Matlakov MaximRUS26955.02625
36Nabaty TamirISR25795.02625
2429Bologan ViktorMDA26085.02623
25101Padmini RoutIND23885.02595
2692Nakar EylonISR24195.02582
2735Mareco SandroARG25835.02575
2850Spraggett KevinCAN25385.02572
2955Popilski GilISR25225.02554
3019Sutovsky EmilISR26375.02553
57Muzychuk MariyaUKR25205.02553
3216Motylev AlexanderRUS26655.02544
3341Bok BenjaminNED25725.02522
3438Hansen EricCAN25745.02506
35114Dragnev ValentinAUT23445.02478
3654Xu JunCHN25235.02477
37120Watson John LUSA23195.02424
3886Venkatesh M.R.IND24604.52666
3945Oparin GrigoriyRUS25514.52655
4034Vazquez Igarza RenierESP25924.52641
256 players

4) Moscow Open 2015

The Moscow Open takes place 31st January to 8th February 2015. Top seeds Ian Nepomniachtchi and Francisco Vallejo Pons.

Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Grachev BorisRUS26703.06.033203
234Xiu DeshunCHN25433.05.033168
337Atabayev MaksatTKM24963.05.033158
436Iljushin AlexeiRUS25153.05.033154
57Inarkiev ErnestoRUS26753.04.533210
670Zakhartsov VladimirRUS24213.04.533100
74Korobov AntonUKR26873.04.033216
810Fedoseev VladimirRUS26683.04.033211
974Atabayev YusupTKM24153.03.533035
101Nepomniachtchi IanRUS27142.56.522690
1143Ulko JaroslavRUS24822.56.022723
1250Wan YunguoCHN24722.56.022687
1320Demchenko AntonRUS26112.56.022668
1433Pridorozhni AlekseiRUS25452.56.022632
15157Lomasov SemenRUS23052.55.522718
1697Kozionov KirillRUS23912.55.522692
1726Timofeev ArtyomRUS25682.55.522660
1859Kuderinov KirillKAZ24522.55.522647
1911Petrosian Tigran L.ARM26632.55.022668
2012Artemiev VladislavRUS26592.55.022658
212Vallejo Pons FranciscoESP27062.55.022629
2241Firat BurakTUR24862.55.022620
2340Matsenko SergeiRUS24892.55.022615
2463Petrov NikitaRUS24362.55.022536
2518Volkov SergeyRUS26182.54.522673
266Sjugirov SananRUS26782.54.522668
56Sanal VahapTUR24602.54.522668
2822Savchenko BorisRUS25992.54.522648
2930Ibragimov IldarUSA25482.54.522640
3035Eliseev UriiRUS25182.54.522629
3119Goganov AlekseyRUS26152.54.522627
3214Mamedov RaufAZE26422.54.022656
338Khismatullin DenisRUS26732.54.022633
3428Gabrielian ArturRUS25542.54.022628
3564Kukhmazov ArsenRUS24342.54.022465
3694Sharafiev AzatRUS23952.53.522681
3760Tabatabaei M.AminIRI24442.53.522664
38121Sanzhaev DarsenRUS23572.53.522547
3945Swayams MishraIND24802.53.520
4051Zaitsev AlexanderRUS24722.53.022565
246 players
Moscow Open Women 2015 Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Lei TingjieCHN24293.06.032928
244Bayarmaa BayarjargalMGL21343.06.032924
36Guseva MarinaRUS23753.05.532912
41Goryachkina AleksandraRUS24513.05.032929
59Nakhbayeva GuliskhanKAZ23443.05.032895
620Khlichkova TatianaRUS22573.05.032820
723Mirzoeva ElmiraRUS22203.05.032776
83Szczepkowska-Horowska KarinaPOL24152.55.522396
910Pustovoitova DariaRUS23342.55.522331
1017Ibrahimova SabinaAZE22732.55.522330
1127Drozdova DinaRUS22152.55.522249
1226Schepetkova MargaritaRUS22162.54.522382
1313Maisuradze NinoFRA23102.54.522355
1430Semenova ElenaRUS22062.54.522337
1536Zherebtsova AlexandraRUS21812.54.522198
1642Shuvalova PolinaRUS21492.54.022423
178Bivol AlinaRUS23552.54.022336
1821Dordzhieva DinaraRUS22442.54.022279
1924Matveeva OlgaRUS22202.07.022249
2025Li XueyiCHN22182.07.022238
2119Komiagina MariaRUS22622.06.022157
225Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24022.06.012225
2349Baraeva IrinaRUS21052.05.512254
244Kovanova BairaRUS24052.05.512236
2534Gvanceladze AnnaRUS21862.05.512083
2653Gaboyan SusannaARM20862.05.022205
2738Hojjatova AydanAZE21702.05.022184
2829Derakhshani DorsaIRI22082.05.022182
2937Sukhareva EvgeniyaRUS21712.05.022181
30113Pivina MariyaRUS17392.05.022163
3171Maslova PolinaRUS19962.05.022160
327Charochkina DariaRUS23702.05.022152
3347Protopopova AnastasiyaRUS21112.05.022118
3461Azimova KarinaRUS20322.05.021998
3567Romanova AnastasiaRUS20052.05.021929
3628Petrukhina IrinaRUS22102.05.020
3739Smirnova EkaterinaRUS21612.05.012326
3850Pershina ElenaRUS21032.05.012234
3912Vasilevich IrinaRUS23202.05.012178
4035Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimUZB21812.05.012150
136 players
Moscow Open Students w Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Sukandar Irine KharismaINA23923.00.03.003
210Kashlinskaya AlinaRUS24442.00.52.751
31Mammadzada GunayAZE23342.00.52.001
49Saduakassova DinaraKAZ24062.0-1.01.751
58Drogovoz IrinaRUS22181.51.01.751
66Papp PetraHUN22851.5-1.01.001
74Enkhtuul Altan-UlziiMGL22581.5-1.01.001
82Iwanow AnnaPOL22881.00.02.000
93Severina MariaRUS22330.50.00.750
107Rodionova PolinaRUS21840.00.00.000
10 players
Moscow Open Students w Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015. Category: 3. Ave: (2304)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma IM INA 2392 # 1 1 1 3 2229
2 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM RUS 2444 # = = 1 2 2427
3 Mammadzada, Gunay WGM AZE 2334 = # = 1 2 2447
4 Saduakassova, Dinara WGM KAZ 2406 # = = 1 2 2385
5 Drogovoz, Irina RUS 2218 0 # 1 = 1.5 2294
6 Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii WGM MGL 2258 = 0 # 1 1.5 2269
7 Papp, Petra WGM HUN 2285 0 = # 1 1.5 2340
8 Iwanow, Anna WIM POL 2288 0 = = # 1 2270
9 Severina, Maria WIM RUS 2233 0 0 = # 0.5 2046
10 Rodionova, Polina WFM RUS 2184 0 0 0 # 0 2312
Round 1. Sat 31st Jan 2015
Mammadzada, Gunay 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 97 B18 Caro-Kann
Iwanow, Anna 1/2-1/2 Saduakassova, Dinara 42 B41 Sicilian
Severina, Maria 1/2-1/2 Drogovoz, Irina 60 A16 English
Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 1-0 Rodionova, Polina 55 A48 King's Indian
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 1-0 Papp, Petra 48 B94 Sicilian
Round 2. Sun 1st Feb 2015
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Papp, Petra 32 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Rodionova, Polina 0-1 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 48 C42 Petrov
Drogovoz, Irina 1-0 Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 66 A05 Reti opening
Saduakassova, Dinara 1-0 Severina, Maria 46 E18 Queen's Indian
Mammadzada, Gunay 1/2-1/2 Iwanow, Anna 41 B01 Scandinavian
Round 3. Mon 2nd Feb 2015
Iwanow, Anna 0-1 Kashlinskaya, Alina 37 C16 French
Severina, Maria 0-1 Mammadzada, Gunay 59 D46 QGD semi-Slav
Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 1/2-1/2 Saduakassova, Dinara 29 A46 Queen's pawn game
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 1-0 Drogovoz, Irina 27 B84 Sicilian
Papp, Petra 1-0 Rodionova, Polina 52 B19 Caro-Kann
Moscow Open Students 2015 Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Ter-Sahakyan SamvelARM25803.00.03.003
28Dubov DaniilRUS26322.00.52.751
33Sadzikowski DanielPOL24962.00.51.751
47Bortnyk OlexandrUKR25331.51.02.001
59Yuffa DaniilRUS24691.5-1.02.001
65Bajarani UlviAZE24941.5-1.02.001
710Predke AlexandrRUS25371.5-1.00.501
84Vavulin MaksimRUS24531.00.01.501
96Belous VladimirRUS25771.00.01.500
101Paravyan DavidRUS24350.00.00.000
10 players
Moscow Open Students 2015 Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015. Category: 11. Ave: (2521)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel GM ARM 2580 # 1 1 1 3 2480
2 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2632 # = = 1 2 2606
3 Sadzikowski, Daniel IM POL 2496 = # = 1 2 2637
4 Yuffa, Daniil IM RUS 2469 0 = # 1 1.5 2510
5 Bortnyk, Olexandr IM UKR 2533 # 1 = 0 1.5 2508
6 Bajarani, Ulvi GM AZE 2494 = 0 # 1 1.5 2581
7 Predke, Alexandr RUS 2537 0 # = 1 1.5 2531
8 Belous, Vladimir GM RUS 2577 = 0 = # 1 2396
9 Vavulin, Maksim IM RUS 2453 0 0 1 # 1 2420
10 Paravyan, David IM RUS 2435 0 0 0 # 0 2538
Round 1. Sat 31st Jan 2015
Paravyan, David 0-1 Predke, Alexandr 75 A00 Benko's opening
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1-0 Yuffa, Daniil 27 B12 Caro-Kann
Sadzikowski, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 42 A15 English opening
Vavulin, Maksim 1-0 Bortnyk, Olexandr 68 C00 French
Bajarani, Ulvi 1-0 Belous, Vladimir 47 E76 King's Indian
Round 2. Sun 1st Feb 2015
Predke, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Belous, Vladimir 53 C88 Ruy Lopez
Bortnyk, Olexandr 1-0 Bajarani, Ulvi 59 C12 French
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Vavulin, Maksim 25 A67 Benoni
Yuffa, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Sadzikowski, Daniel 60 A07 Reti
Paravyan, David 0-1 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 43 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 3. Mon 2nd Feb 2015
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1-0 Predke, Alexandr 40 C92 Ruy Lopez
Sadzikowski, Daniel 1-0 Paravyan, David 99 A38 English
Vavulin, Maksim 0-1 Yuffa, Daniil 60 B18 Caro-Kann
Bajarani, Ulvi 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 38 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Belous, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Bortnyk, Olexandr 34 A41 Old Indian defence

5) Chinggis GM 2015

The Chinggis GM tournament took place 28th January to 1st February 2015. Parimarjan Negi won the tournament on tie-break from Tanguy Ringoir who both scored 6.5/9. Ringoir scored his final GM norm.

Chinggis GM 2015 Burlingame USA Wed 28th Jan 2015 - Sun 1st Feb 2015. Category: 8. Ave: (2433)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Negi, Parimarjan GM IND 2669 # = = 1 1 0 = 1 1 1 6.5 2573
2 Ringoir, Tanguy IM BEL 2511 = # = = 1 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2591
3 Gorovets, Andrey IM BLR 2488 = = # 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 2552
4 Bregadze, Levan IM GEO 2459 0 = 1 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 6 2555
5 Batchuluun, Tsegmed GM MGL 2525 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 = = 1 5 2466
6 Wang, Puchen IM NZL 2458 1 0 0 = 0 # 1 = = 1 4.5 2431
7 Kraai, Jesse GM USA 2515 = = 1 0 0 0 # = 1 1 4.5 2424
8 Enkhbat, Tegshsuren IM USA 2417 0 = 0 0 = = = # 1 1 4 2392
9 Ganbold, Odondoo IM MGL 2333 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1 2 2224
10 Bayaraa, Chinguun CM USA 1958 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2486

6) 20th HIT Open 2015

The 20th HIT Open takes place 30th January to 5th February 2015.

20th HIT Open 2015 Nova Gorica SLO Fri 30th Jan 2015 - Thu 5th Feb 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Beliavsky, AlexanderGMSLO26234.516.0
2Blagojevic, DragisaGMMNE25204.514.5
3Indjic, AleksandarGMSRB25464.514.0
4Markus, RobertGMSRB26144.513.0
5Spalir, JernejFMSLO23594.512.5
6Mazi, LeonIMSLO23594.014.0
7Jelen, IgorIMSLO24224.013.0
8Bomans, ArnoBEL22504.012.5
9Markoja, SebastijanMKSLO21814.011.0
10Schmidek, EmilGER21864.010.0
11Sriram, JhaGMIND24133.515.0
12Drazic, SinisaGMSRB24373.514.5
13Maiorov, NikitaGMBLR25963.513.0
14Haug, JohannesNOR21753.513.0
15Tratar, MarkoGMSLO24743.512.5
16Markoja, BorisFMSLO23063.512.0
17Kerigan, DemreFMTUR23113.512.0
18Tica, SvenCRO22893.512.0
19Blagojevic, TijanaMNE22453.512.0
20Debevec, BlazMKSLO21503.512.0
21Pregarac, ValterMKSLO21643.511.5
22Srebrnic, VojkoMKSLO22173.511.5
23Bratkovic, ShamMKSLO22683.511.5
24Gombac, JanFMSLO22743.511.0
25Rusjan, DusanMKSLO20183.510.5
26Mestek, IgorMKSLO21693.59.5
27Cretnik, UrbanMKSLO21423.58.5
28Ceschia, IvanoMITA22603.013.5
29Brezovar, MatjazFMSLO23043.012.5
30Laco, GiuseppeMITA20543.012.5
31Tomazini, ZanFMSLO23723.011.5
32Zuttioni, FedericoITA21013.011.5
33Vidic, TejaWMKSLO20873.011.5
34Nemec, HanaWISLO18083.011.5
35Unuk, LauraWFMSLO22203.011.0
36Skuhala, LukaMKSLO20953.011.0
37Zamar Kodelja, JurijIISLO20583.010.5
38Savoia, SergeITA18323.010.0
39Goossens, HanneBEL21263.010.0
40Branovacki, GoranSRB19053.09.5
105 players

7) January Lviv Tradition 2015

The January Lviv Tradition tournament took place 27th January to 1st February 2015. Daniil Shkuran won with 6/9.

January Lviv Tradition IM Lviv UKR Tue 27th Jan 2015 - Sun 1st Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
110Shkuran DaniilUKR23866.025.75
25Strebkovs AndrejsLAT23355.523.50
34Terletsky OlegUKR22415.022.25
41Sabuk PiotrPOL23475.021.00
57Osmak IulijaUKR24195.019.75
66Golubka PetrUKR23994.520.25
79Buksa NataliyaUKR21274.017.50
83Lornye PylypUKR22233.515.25
92Koziol KamilPOL20433.515.00
108Walter SzymonPOL21413.013.75
10 players
January Lviv Tradition IM Lviv UKR Tue 27th Jan 2015 - Sun 1st Feb 2015. Category: 1. Ave: (2266)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Shkuran, Daniil IM UKR 2386 # = = = 1 = 1 = 1 = 6 2378
2 Strebkovs, Andrejs IM LAT 2335 = # = 1 0 = 1 1 = = 5.5 2338
3 Terletsky, Oleg FM UKR 2241 = = # = 1 = = 0 = 1 5 2312
4 Sabuk, Piotr POL 2347 = 0 = # 1 = 0 1 = 1 5 2300
5 Osmak, Iulija WFM UKR 2419 0 1 0 0 # = = 1 1 1 5 2292
6 Golubka, Petr IM UKR 2399 = = = = = # = = = = 4.5 2251
7 Buksa, Nataliya WFM UKR 2127 0 0 = 1 = = # = 1 0 4 2239
8 Lornye, Pylyp UKR 2223 = 0 1 0 0 = = # 0 1 3.5 2191
9 Koziol, Kamil POL 2043 0 = = = 0 = 0 1 # = 3.5 2211
10 Walter, Szymon POL 2141 = = 0 0 0 = 1 0 = # 3 2155

8) 1st 4NCL FIDE Congress 2015

The 1st 4NCL FIDE Congress took place 30th January to 1st February 2015. Jahongir Vakhidov won with 4.5/5.

1st 4NCL FIDE Open 2015 Birmingham ENG Fri 30th Jan 2015 - Sun 1st Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgTB1
14Vakhidov Jahongir24944.5
21Hebden Mark L24984.0
32Gormally Daniel W24973.5
3Fodor Tamas Jr.24953.5
5Turner Matthew J24853.5
6Wells Peter K24573.5
7Sarakauskas Gediminas23963.5
8Merry Alan B23493.5
9Jackson James P23133.5
12Horton Andrew P21513.5
19Bridge Neil A20763.5
1210Sowray Peter J23083.0
11Roberts Paul22083.0
15Abbas Daniel20953.0
18Jones Steven A20793.0
32Goldie Thomas19903.0
35Shaw Meyrick19653.0
1813Sarakauskiene Zivile21442.5
14Mason Donald J21382.5
17Stewart Ashley20842.5
20Page Mark E20732.5
21Wadsworth Matthew J20642.5
22Menadue Jeremy F S20562.5
27Duncan Patrick C M20222.5
36Kingston Ian19542.5
37Asenov Pavel19322.5
2716Martin Lewis20842.0
23Stepanyan Henrik20422.0
24Horton Jamie A20402.0
28Gardiner Eric D20112.0
33Truman Richard G19762.0
3226Myall Ivan J20381.5
29Garnett John S19991.5
30Lopez Gomez Jose Pablo19991.5
31Okhai Shabir19901.5
34Paterson Andrew I19741.5
40Hilton Tim17771.5
41Rowan Daniel17771.5
43Cresswell Mike J17641.5
4025Huq Robin20391.0
46 players

9) 37th Bulgarian Open 2015

The 37th Bulgarian Open takes place 1st to 8th February 2015/

37th Bulgarian Open 2015 Plovdiv BUL Sun 1st Feb 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Heberla BartlomiejPOL25583.044954.06.0
243Dolana Andrei-TheodorROU22983.044924.05.5
35Dvirnyy DanyyilITA25333.044914.05.0
47Kovacevic AleksandarSRB25123.044554.05.0
550Vujacic BorivojeSRB22673.044494.05.0
69Popovic DusanSRB25073.044324.05.0
710Drenchev PetarBUL24913.044054.05.5
812Georgescu Tiberiu-MarianROU24683.043514.05.0
917Antic DejanSRB24503.043363.54.5
1016Zajic MilanSRB24523.043304.05.0
1119Ferreira Jorge ViterboPOR24273.043303.54.5
1220Tosic MiroslavSRB24253.042994.05.0
1323Valsecchi AlessioITA24223.042783.54.5
1427Zlatanovic BoroljubSRB23933.042473.54.5
1530Voiska MargaritaBUL23673.042434.05.5
1632Badev KirilBUL23513.042254.05.5
1772Velikic AdelaSRB21703.040783.04.0
1834Marjanovic DejanBIH23483.039923.03.5
1935Posedaru BogdanROU23483.039874.06.0
2078Giannoulakis LabrosGRE21582.548004.05.0
2196Pantev TsvetelinBUL20982.547644.55.0
2237Costachi MihneaROU23412.545824.55.5
23140Yordanov LachezarBUL19102.545354.04.0
2441Nikolova AdrianaBUL23032.545294.55.5
251Spasov VasilBUL25592.545014.56.5
26124Vassilev MartinBUL19792.544894.05.0
2746Marholev DimitarBUL22892.544644.55.5
284Rusev KrasimirBUL25362.544624.56.5
2913Abramovic BoskoSRB24642.544274.55.5
3064Ilchov RosenBUL21952.543353.54.5
3163Hristodorescu DanielROU21962.543164.55.5
3221Pantev VeselinBUL24232.543104.55.5
3314Berescu Alin-MileROU24602.542753.54.5
3426Cioara Andrei-NestorROU24012.542714.56.5
3525Doncea VladimirROU24132.542553.54.5
363Nevednichy VladislavROU25572.542384.56.0
3731Vujakovic BrankoCRO23512.542314.55.5
3870Radovanovic MihajloSRB21832.542173.54.5
3918Dimitrov RadoslavBUL24452.542143.04.0
4033Nikolov SashoBUL23492.541454.56.0
289 players

10) 2nd Casablanca Open 2015

The 2nd Casablanca Open takes place 28th January to 4th February 2015.

2nd Casablanca Open 2015 Casablanca MAR Wed 28th Jan 2015 - Wed 4th Feb 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Tiviakov SergeiNED26696.033.525.027.75
29Kasparov SergeyBLR24776.033.524.528.00
38Nguyen Huynh Minh HuyVIE24936.033.524.527.50
46Strikovic AleksaSRB25295.533.023.524.00
54Chatalbashev BorisBUL25525.532.523.524.00
65Le Roux Jean-pierreFRA25395.532.024.024.25
77Malakhatko VadimBEL25205.531.022.523.50
810El Gindy EssamEGY24755.530.022.022.25
92Korneev OlegESP25915.033.525.021.75
1016Videnova IvaBUL23865.030.522.019.00
1122Ambartsumova KarinaRUS23255.029.520.518.50
1212Djuric StefanSRB24005.029.022.517.50
1311Larino Nieto DavidESP24425.029.020.519.00
1415Daulyte DeimanteLTU23895.028.020.517.50
1518Tissir MohamedMAR23685.026.019.017.25
1628Choukri AdelMAR22115.026.018.517.00
1732Kasparova TatianaBLR21375.022.016.016.00
183Kuljasevic DavorinCRO25584.532.523.519.75
1920Zozulia AnnaBEL23584.531.022.019.00
2021Touzane OlivierFRA23374.530.021.515.75
2114Milliet SophieFRA23904.528.520.015.75
2229Nafri KhalilMAR21924.527.521.013.75
2319Amdouni ZoubaierTUN23654.527.520.514.25
2425Mohannad FarhanJOR22444.527.520.014.50
2538Zouizine RachidMAR20924.526.518.513.75
2623Bouaziz SlimTUN23064.524.017.011.25
2726Dubreuil NicolasFRA22274.523.017.512.25
2813Farahat AliEGY23924.030.522.015.00
2936Boydia SidiMTN20974.029.021.513.50
3027Bouflija hediTUN22204.027.520.512.75
3135Tagelsir AbubakerSUD21254.027.520.512.50
3283Felloussi AbdelazizMAR04.027.519.514.00
3317Onkoud AbdelazizMAR23684.027.519.012.50
34102Tachfine AnouarMAR04.025.518.013.00
3543Hemam Moulaye BrahimMTN20414.025.518.012.00
3633Daoudi KamalMAR21354.025.018.011.00
3739Tamra AttallahPLE20904.025.017.511.50
3837Benaddi MouhcineMAR20944.024.517.510.00
3979Elkholti AchrafMAR04.023.517.511.00
4030Ouakhir MehdiMAR21744.023.516.011.50
106 players

11) Akim Cup Pavlodar 2015

The Akim Cup in Pavlodar was a three day rapid event 28th to 30th January 2015. I've done my best with the available games but they're far from perfect. Pavel Kotsur edged out Petr Kostenko on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9.

Akim Cup Pavlodar 2015 Pavlodar KAZ Wed 28th Jan 2015 - Fri 30th Jan 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Kotsur, PavelKAZ25486.5
2Kostenko, PetrKAZ24556.5
3Adly, AhmedEGY26846.0
4Vladimirov, YevgeniyKAZ25895.5
5Ly, MoulthunAUS24605.0
6Khalifman, AlexanderRUS25634.0
7Jumabayev, RinatKAZ25914.0
8Granda Zuniga, Julio EPER26793.0
9Aleksandrov, AleksejBLR25643.0
10Ismagambetov, AnuarKAZ25631.5
10 players
Akim Cup Pavlodar 2015 Pavlodar KAZ Wed 28th Jan 2015 - Fri 30th Jan 2015. Category: 13. Ave: (2565)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kotsur, Pavel GM KAZ 2567 # = 0 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2731
2 Kostenko, Petr GM KAZ 2466 = # = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2742
3 Adly, Ahmed GM EGY 2589 1 = # 0 = 1 0 1 1 1 6 2687
4 Vladimirov, Yevgeniy GM KAZ 2601 0 = 1 # 0 = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2641
5 Ly, Moulthun IM AUS 2460 0 1 = 1 # 0 0 = 1 1 5 2620
6 Khalifman, Alexander GM RUS 2613 = 0 0 = 1 # 1 = = 0 4 2517
7 Jumabayev, Rinat GM KAZ 2572 0 0 1 0 1 0 # 1 0 1 4 2521
8 Granda Zuniga, Julio E GM PER 2640 0 0 0 = = = 0 # 1 = 3 2432
9 Aleksandrov, Aleksej GM BLR 2596 = 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 # 1 3 2437
10 Ismagambetov, Anuar GM KAZ 2546 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 # 1.5 2294

12) ch-IRI 2015

The Iranian Championship took place 20th to 27th January 2015. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami won with 9/11. Games from the final rounds not yet available.

ch-IRI 2015 Mashhad IRI Tue 20th Jan 2015 - Tue 27th Jan 2015
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Ghaem Maghami EhsanIRI25449.00.0765.0
22Darini PouriaIRI24708.00.0566.5
37Noroozi OmidIRI23597.50.0666.5
414Khodashenas MersadIRI22217.01.0762.5
55Maghsoodloo ParhamIRI24217.00.0563.0
626Khatibi MeysamIRI20996.50.0555.0
713Firouzja AlirezaIRI22916.50.0458.0
829Hamidi Amir MohammadIRI19636.50.0457.5
93Alavi Sayed JavadIRI24546.50.0367.5
104Toufighi HomayoonIRI24296.50.0364.5
1110Sheykhhasani BardiaIRI23376.00.0561.0
129Mosadeghpour MasoudIRI23405.50.0464.0
1311Mousavi Seyed KhalilIRI23015.50.0460.5
1419Sakhayi MostafaIRI21725.50.0454.0
1518Hosseinzadeh NimaIRI21805.50.0448.5
168Darban MortezaIRI23455.50.0365.0
1712Hosseinipour MehdiIRI22955.50.0360.0
1816Bagheri MaziarIRI22055.00.0457.0
1925Godarz KasraIRI21065.00.0356.0
2015Vaghar MohsenIRI22195.00.0351.5
2124Khamisi S JafarIRI21275.00.0347.5
2220Sedaghati MehrdadIRI21714.50.0352.5
2317Tahbaz ArashIRI21964.50.0349.0
2422Mojaverian HosseinIRI21484.50.0149.0
2527Pilvaieh AliIRI20754.00.5352.5
2623Tavakolian M.IRI21374.00.5347.5
2721Shah Moradi MohammadIRI21683.50.0152.5
286Mahjoob MortezaIRI24163.00.0252.5
2928Vojdani SiavoshIRI20183.00.0247.0
29 players

13) 79th ch-BUL SF 2015

The 79th Bulgarian Championship Semi-finals took place 25th to 31st January 2015. G. Petar Arnaudov and Radoslav Dimitrov finished on 6.5/9.

79th ch-BUL SF 2015 Plovdiv BUL Sun 25th Jan 2015 - Sat 31st Jan 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Arnaudov G. PetarBUL24516.549.045.52497
23Dimitrov RadoslavBUL24456.548.044.52516
39Marholev DimitarBUL22696.048.544.52385
48Dimov DianBUL22716.048.044.02386
513Petrov MartinBUL22136.046.542.02356
67Vutov MarioBUL23406.042.041.02370
74Pantev VeselinBUL24235.550.045.52367
81Kozhuharov SpasBUL24585.546.542.52368
918Petrov Vladimir SergeevBUL20925.542.539.52277
105Milchev NikolayBUL24225.045.543.02266
1114Mishev LiubomirBUL22105.041.538.52110
1211Todorov OgnjanBUL22255.040.039.02178
1325Kisiov VladimirBUL18755.036.534.02141
146Enchev IvajloBUL23934.548.044.02250
1515Galunova TsvetaBUL21574.542.039.02205
1612Ninov DayanBUL22184.538.035.52172
1720Stefanov EmilBUL20724.538.035.52157
1827Roydov PlamenBUL17934.533.032.02053
1910Popchev MilkoBUL22354.038.535.52017
2017Kolev Atanas TonchevBUL21223.539.537.01984
2116Arnaudov PetarBUL21343.536.535.51979
2219Sotirov NikolajBUL20803.530.529.51707
2322Valkov VladimirBUL20263.041.038.02065
2426Stankov ApostolBUL18603.038.535.52034
2528Karadzhov IvanBUL15453.032.031.01718
2621Derkalestanian NashanBUL20343.031.030.01836
2724Ivanov LjubomirBUL19132.531.529.51791
2829Kisyov PetarBUL02.032.031.01222
2923Ruschukov BoyanBUL19830.027.026.00
29 players

14) 134th MGU Open 2015

The 134th MGU Open took place 31st January to 1st February 2015.

134th MGU Open 2015 Sofia BUL Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 1st Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPts
11Banov BoilBUL21305.0
25Bozilov DraganSRB19284.5
32Todorov TsetskoBUL20764.5
411Petrov AntonBUL16474.0
54Andreev DobrotichBUL19584.0
618Huebner Thomas Dr.GER03.5
710Mehmed ElifBUL16663.5
83Gelemerov YaneBUL20663.0
96Kostov NikolayBUL18863.0
1015Hadzhiev OgnyanBUL03.0
117Iliev AlexandarBUL17603.0
1212Georgiev NikolayBUL16392.5
1317Damyanov BorisBUL02.5
149Stathopoulos FotiosGRE17562.0
1513Grabcheva NataliaBUL15552.0
1619Markov IvanBUL02.0
1714Tenev BogdanBUL02.0
1816Manchev SevdalinBUL02.0
198Krastev Krasimir NaidenovBUL17571.0
2020Nikolova AngelikaBUL00.0
20 players

15) 40th Seville Open 2015

The 40th Seville Open took place 25th January to 1st February 2015. Ernesto Fernandez Romero edged out Leandro Krysa on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

40th Seville Open 2015 Seville ESP Sun 25th Jan 2015 - Sun 1st Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14FERNANDEZ ROMERO ErnestoESP24837.554.539.00.0
28KRYSA LeandroARG24577.553.538.50.0
36PEREZ MITJANS OrelvisESP24637.057.040.00.0
47GALEGO LuisPOR24617.056.038.50.0
53ORAL TomasCZE24987.055.538.50.0
61STOPA JacekPOL25317.054.538.00.0
79CAMPORA SIVORI DanielARG24567.053.038.00.0
810STAROSTITS IlmarsLAT24417.052.537.50.0
912GRANERO ROCA AntonioESP24047.052.536.00.0
1015NARANJO MORENO AntonioESP22857.052.036.00.0
1134ESPEJO MONTAGUT JonathanESP21017.049.535.00.0
1232ARANAZ PORTUGUES Jose CarlosESP21066.551.035.50.0
1314BLECHZIN IgorRUS23576.551.035.00.0
1417GAVILAN DIAZ MarioESP22506.550.534.50.0
1513BARRERO GARCIA CarlosESP23606.550.533.00.0
1628PEREZ GARCIA RobertoESP21286.550.034.00.0
1718LOPEZ GONZALEZ DanielESP22386.548.533.00.0
1823RODRIGUEZ PEREZ Angel MarianoESP21716.546.531.00.0
1921SILVA LUCENA CristianESP22006.053.534.00.0
205LALIC BogdanCRO24826.052.535.50.0
2120MEDINA CARRASCO SantiagoESP22006.051.534.00.0
2225MCMAHON DaireIRL21476.051.032.50.0
2324CARRABEO GARCIA ManuelESP21606.049.534.00.0
2469MARTIN RENGEL Jose MariaESP19706.048.031.00.0
2557DE DIOS ORTEGA Juan ManuelESP20046.047.531.00.0
2616DIAZ CASTRO SergioESP22556.046.031.00.0
2764VELA IGNACIO Jose Manuel *ESP19796.045.031.50.0
2846CARRUANA FUENTES RafaelESP20336.044.532.00.0
2947MORALES ARAUJO Francisco JaviESP20316.044.032.00.0
3067JIMENEZ MORALES MiguelESP19726.043.028.00.0
3199SEPTIEN LOPEZ ValerianoESP18446.042.529.00.0
3253BORONDO GARCIA RaulESP20096.042.529.00.0
3366CASTILLO GOMEZ JesusESP19746.042.029.00.0
3485COBA MONCADA JacintoESP19036.042.029.00.0
3572GENTES BENITO MauricioESP19646.041.028.00.0
3665MUNOZ ALONSO JesusESP19776.039.525.00.0
372MATAMOROS FRANCO Carlos S.ESP25235.553.535.50.0
3844ARROYO RODRIGUEZ JesusESP20405.552.532.50.0
3945ORTEGA VALLE Jose RamonESP20335.550.531.00.0
4029DELGADO SERRANO AngelESP21195.550.530.50.0
217 players

16) Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial 2015

The Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial took place 18th to 26th January 2015 and was part of the Russian Cup. Vladimir Fedoseev won with 7.5/9. Many more games now available.

Vladimir Dvorkovich Mem Taganrog RUS Sun 18th Jan 2015 - Mon 26th Jan 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Fedoseev VladimirRUS26687.553.048.06
28Shimanov AleksandrRUS25917.053.550.05
31Riazantsev AlexanderRUS26846.554.550.04
410Maletin PavelRUS25786.551.546.54
513Bocharov DmitryRUS25696.549.545.55
67Korneev OlegESP25916.052.048.04
74Kokarev DmitryRUS26456.050.547.03
85Volkov SergeyRUS26186.050.046.05
99Smirnov PavelRUS25856.050.045.54
106Goganov AlekseyRUS26156.049.545.03
1111Belous VladimirRUS25776.048.044.04
18Kharchenko BorisUKR24836.048.044.04
1316Gabrielian ArturRUS25546.047.043.55
1415Lintchevski DaniilRUS25576.047.043.54
1517Zontakh AndreyUKR25406.047.043.04
1639Esipenko AndreyRUS22716.043.541.05
1723Sarana AlexeyRUS24136.043.539.56
1812Shomoev AntonRUS25765.551.548.03
1914Timofeev ArtyomRUS25685.550.546.05
2025Lugovskoy MaximRUS24015.550.047.04
2145Mashkov SergeyRUS22095.546.043.55
222Khismatullin DenisRUS26735.546.042.05
22Zakhartsov VladimirRUS24215.546.042.05
2441Dordzhieva DinaraRUS22445.541.539.04
2546Litvinov MaximRUS21925.047.544.04
2621Tunik GennadyRUS24215.047.544.03
2724Korchmar VasiliyRUS24055.045.543.05
2852Aivazian GrigoryRUS21395.044.541.04
2920Girya OlgaRUS24665.044.040.54
37Kovalchuk AlexeyRUS22805.044.040.54
3119Airapetian GorRUS24705.044.040.04
3229Rozhko DmitryRUS23545.042.539.54
3332Mikhailov SergeyRUS23265.041.038.05
3427Golubov SaveliyRUS23775.041.037.52
3526Gevorgyan DavidARM23955.040.037.03
3628Lopukhin AnatolyRUS23615.039.536.55
3733Rjabzev KonstantinRUS23125.038.536.55
3830Grigorjev IljyaRUS23495.038.036.04
3943Tsapulin AnatolyRUS22154.545.041.54
4048Konaplev AntonRUS21754.542.038.54
82 players

17) 70th ch-AZE 2015

There is a more complete file for the Azerbaijan Championships.

70th ch-AZE 2015 Baku AZE Tue 6th Jan 2015 - Thu 15th Jan 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Mamedov RaufBAK26426.52539447.5
22Safarli EltajBAK26356.52506447.0
33Durarbayli VasifSUM26356.52489448.5
44Guseinov GadirBAK26106.02520346.5
510Rasulov VugarGƏN24916.02498447.5
65Mirzoev AzerBAK25495.52525347.5
719Shahaliyev IsmayilBAK22735.02424440.5
89Bajarani UlviBAK24945.02408442.0
916Guliev LogmanBAK23855.02367441.0
1014Sadikhov UlviBAK24145.02338338.0
116Abasov NijatBAK25304.52457344.5
1222Bayramov ElvinQUB20514.52377439.0
1312Izzat KananBAK24244.02415340.0
1418Heydarli KananBAK22734.02390238.5
157Gasimov ParvizNAX25174.02371335.5
1611Mammadov ZaurBAK24873.52409238.0
1715Iskandarov MisratdinSUM24053.52408236.5
1821Asadli VugarBAK21273.52393237.0
1917Abdulov OrkhanBAK23423.52385134.0
2013Rzayev BahruzBAK24163.52363135.0
2120Shabanov NurlanBAK21652.02429133.5
228Sevdimaliyev UrfanNAX25051.52358133.5
22 players

18) Turkish Cup 2015

The Turkish Cup takes place 31st January to 7th February 2015.

19) 1st Etna International Chess Festival 2014

Gianni Gigante sends news and a complete games section from the 1st Etna International Chess Festival. I reported the event before Christmas but now there is a complete file.

"At the beginning of the winter, another successful tournament has just concluded in Sicily (http://www.etnascacchi.com/). The tournament took place from 5-8 December, in Nicolosi, on the eastern side of Sicily, on the slopes of Etna volcano. It was a short chess event, packed with action. Two Opens with several participating GMs and other titled players. Russian WGM Anastasia Savina and Dutch GM Sergey Tiviakov were the main stars, as well as main contenders for first place. Indeed, after their meeting at the chess board, which resulted in a draw, Tiviakov emerged as the overall winner and Savina was second."

The 6th International "TERRE DEGLI ELIMI" Chess Festival is announced from 28 july to 4 august 2015 - Erice (http://nuke.ericescacchi.it/)

1st Etna Open 2014 Nicolosi ITA Fri 5th Dec 2014 - Mon 8th Dec 2014
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3Perf
1Tiviakov SergeiGMNED2677629.5033.505.002485
2Savina AnastasiaWGMRUS23975.530.5033.004.002417
3Ljubisavljevic Zivojin ZIMSRB21615.528.5032.005.002365
4Lalic BogdanGMCRO24795.528.0031.504.002369
5Efimov IgorGMMNC24095.527.0029.505.002309
6FAVALORO AndreaCMME2026526.5028.004.002136
7GANGEMI SalvatoreCMCT2075526.0028.504.002143
8PISACANE PietroCMCT2110525.0028.004.002076
9Novak KsenijaWFMSLO2087525.0027.004.002101
10Pace ColinCMMLT20954.529.0032.003.002181
11SARDO GabrieleSR22114.528.5032.004.002141
12Marzaduri RiccardoCMCT21324.528.5031.503.002215
13BIFULCO MichelCMPA21104.528.0032.004.002209
14Vesce EmanueleITA18954.527.5029.003.002144
15SANTAGATI AlessandroCT22124.527.0030.004.002169
16CANNELLA CarloCT19314.526.5028.503.002069
17Manakova MariaWGMSRB23524.525.5028.503.002067
18VALGUARNERA GirolamoPA20804.524.5027.504.002064
19SEMINARA AntonioCMVA19634.522.0023.004.001958
20IANNELLO AndreaME19044.522.0023.003.001967
21GUECI TeaWFPA2018427.5029.503.002155
22FABIANO GiuseppeFMCT2015426.0029.004.001997
23SIGNORELLI GaetanoCMCT2091425.5028.003.001990
24BATTAGLIA GiuseppeCT1690425.5027.504.001955
25BAIOCCHI EmanueleITA1947425.0027.503.001891
26ZUCCAROTTO SalvatoreCT1727424.5026.504.001923
27SPINA SimonpietroCT1858424.0026.003.002040
28SAVALLA PietroTP1919423.0025.004.001882
29GELARDI DavideME1863423.0025.004.001877
30LOMBARDO CorradoPA1855422.0024.004.001891
31Terwagne BertrandBEL1865420.5022.504.001755
32FAVITTA AmedeoPA1789420.5021.504.001813
33Biot ThomasBEL1602418.5019.503.001871
34BATTAGLIA FABIOCT17033.525.0027.503.001894
35GUCCIONE CristoforoPA19833.524.0025.003.001958
36GUECI LauraCMPA20103.523.0025.503.001894
37IANNELLO AntonioME19073.522.0024.503.001814
38SAVALLA GianlucaTP17533.521.5023.503.001754
39TODARO AdrianoPA17483.519.0020.502.001649
40NOBILE StefanoSR1803324.0026.003.001804
70 players

20) TCh-HUN 2014-15

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 12th October to 26th April 2014. Round 5 25th Jan. Games now available. Round 6 8th Feb.

Round 7 1st March. Round 8 22nd March. Round 9 26th April.

TCh-HUN 2014-15 Hungary HUN Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Sun 26th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910Bpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK-8.597101145.5
2ASE Paks-7.56.57.5111143.5
3HVSE-Infraplan4.5-5.5598.532.5
4Budapesti Titanok3.5-7.545.510.531
5ASS-Makoi SVSE5.54.5-76.5730.5
6Dunaharaszti MTK36.55-69.530
7MLTC5785.5-4.530
8Penzugyor SE24.56.567.5-26.5
9HUSI SC1352.5-617.5
10Szigetszentmiklos113.51.56-13
10 teams

21) TCh-CZE 2014-15

The Czech Extraleague takes place 1st November 2014 to 29th March 2015. In addition the 1st league Zapad and Vychod leagues also have games. Games to follow.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2014-15 Prague CZE Sat 1st Nov 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. SK Novoborsky*5671835.512.0
2Vystavistě Lysa nad Labem*5551530.57.0
3Labortech Ostrava*571530.09.0
4Rapid Pardubice*1225.06.0
5Zikuda Turnov3*451024.53.5
6Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba*55926.07.0
7BSS Frydek-Mistek3*56924.55.0
8AD Mahrla Praha33*2923.55.5
9Ancora Tatran Litovel336*5624.05.0
10SK Karvina23*316.02.0
11TZ Třinec½43*116.01.0
122222 SK Polabiny11323*012.52.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Prague CZE Sat 1st Nov 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Unichess A*5671838.014.0
2SK Joly Lysa nad Labem B*666371838.013.5
3SK AD Jicin2*641630.09.5
4SK Sokol Vysehrad*551533.511.0
5QCC Ceske Budějovice23*5451027.08.0
6TJ Praha-Pankrac2*451027.08.0
71. Novoborsky SK B334*44927.06.0
8TJ Bohemians Praha3*4728.510.0
9TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove524*3723.56.5
10TJ Spartak Vlasim4445*623.56.0
11Karlovarsky sachklub Tietz214*422.08.0
12Unichess B133*018.04.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Prague CZE Sat 1st Nov 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Duras BVK „A“*6646661939.515.0
2Beskydska sachova skola z.s. „B“2*351532.010.0
3SK Slavia Orlova „A“5*2631531.511.0
4SK Stare Město „A“*541332.511.5
5SK Zlin „A“*451330.512.0
6Agentura 64 Grygov „A“6*1233.011.0
7Slavia Kroměřiž „A“4*31028.59.0
8KVS EKODIVIZE Opava "A"23235*5924.56.5
9Sachovy klub Lokomotiva Brno. o.s. „A“43*5726.07.5
10TJ SO Chrudim243*422.05.5
11Region Panda Rychnov nad Kněžnou23*320.56.0
12SK Duras BVK „B“25½*315.54.0
12 teams

22) Bundesliga 2014-15

The very strong German Schachbundesliga takes place Sat 18th Oct 2014 to Sun 12th Apr 2015.

Round: 7 2015-01-30 15:00 Round: 8 2015-01-31 13:00 Round: 9 2015-02-01 09:00 Round: 10 2015-02-21 13:00 Round: 11 2015-02-22 09:00 Round: 12 2015-03-14 13:00 Round: 13 2015-03-15 09:00 Round: 14 2015-04-11 13:00 Round: 15 2015-04-12 09:00

Bundesliga 2014-15 Germany GER Sat 18th Oct 2014 - Sun 12th Apr 2015
Leading Round 9 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213141516MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden 44.55-765.5---5.55-6-1748.5
2Werder Bremen4 --5644-4.55.54.5---6.51544
3SK Schwaebisch Hall3.5- -5-34-454.5--5.561240.5
4USV TU Dresden3-- 3---4.54.53.5645.5-6.51140.5
5SG Solingen-335 4--54.5--445-1137.5
6SK Turm Emsdetten12--4 54-454.5---51134.5
7SG Trier245--3 45--3-5.57-1038.5
8SV 1930 Hockenheim2.544--44 5.5--3.5-47-938.5
9SC Hansa Dortmund---3.53-32.5 4.54.5-45.5-6936.5
10SV Muelheim Nord-3.543.53.54--3.5 --676.5-841.5
11Hamburger SK-2.534.5-3--3.5- -5.53.57.56.5839.5
12SC Eppingen2.53.53.52-3.554.5--- 5-5-834.5
13SF Berlin 19033--44---422.53 6-7735.5
14SF Katernberg---2.54-2.542.514.5-2 -7630
15FC Bayern Muenchen2-2.5-3-11-1.50.53-- 6220.5
16SSC Rostock 07-1.521.5-3--2-1.5-112 015.5
16 teams

23) TCh-SWE Elitserien 2014-15

The Swedish Team Championship takes place 21st November 2014 to 22nd March 2015. No games available yet although a few have been broadcast live.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 21st Nov 2014 - Sun 22nd Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=
1Lunds ASK6501
2SK Team Viking5500
3SK Rockaden, Sthlm5500
4Limhamns SK6321
5Vasteraas SK5320
6Eksjo SK6240
7Farsta SK5131
8Kungstornet5140
9Solna SS5041
10Orgryte SK6060
10 teams

24) Active Team Events

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

TCh-LTU 2015

The Lithuanian Team Championship takes place 24th January to 29th March 2015.

TCh-LTU 2015 Lithuania LTU Sat 24th Jan 2015 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12"Margiris 1" (Kaunas)220049.59.5
23MRU (Vilnius)220047.57.0
34AG Kaunas - EV220046.511.0
41"Gigant Chess" (Panevėžys)210137.09.5
56VSK ..Bokstas" (Plungė)210136.012.5
67"Vilniaus fortas" (Vilnius)211025.59.0
713"Tomas" (Siauliai)211025.59.0
815"Margiris 2" (Kaunas)211025.58.0
917"Milsa" (Kaunas)211025.56.5
108SSK "Bokstas" (Klaipėda)211025.013.0
115VSSSM-"Chess United" (Vilnius)211025.011.0
1211"ZSM - Mantinga" (Marijampolė)211024.512.5
1310"Sūduva" SV (Marijampolė)211023.511.5
149"Drakonas" (Siauliai)201114.56.5
1518"Sirvinta" (Vilkaviskis)201113.09.0
1616VSF (Vilnius)202002.511.0
1712RSK (Rokiskis)202002.013.0
1814LASF202001.510.5
18 teams

TCh-SVK 2014-15

The TCh-SVK takes place 25th October 2014 to 22nd March 2015. Rounds 5-6 were 17th-18th January 2015.

Remaining rounds: Round: 7 2015-02-21 09:00 Round: 8 2015-02-22 09:00 Round: 9 2015-03-20 17:00 Round: 10 2015-03-21 12:00 Round: 11 2015-03-22 08:00

TCh-SVK 2014-15 Slovakia SVK Sat 25th Oct 2014 - Sun 22nd Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SKM Angelus Stara Lubovna*561833.00
2SK Dunajska Streda*5561832.50
3SK Slovan Bratislava A*851229.00
4TJ Slavia UPJS Kosice*561227.00
5SKS Dubnica n/V0*41021.00
6Liptovska sachova skola*356925.50
7SK Prakovce335*45723.50
8SK Strelec DNV33*45723.00
9SK Caissa Cadca½34*721.00
10TJ INBEST Dunajov33*7323.50
11SK Slovan Bratislava B22224*115.50
12SK Doprastav Bratislava431*113.50
12 players

TCh-GER 2014-15

In addition to the Bundesliga there are other regional leagues. I will eventually round up some interesting material from these events.

Belgian Interclubs 2014-15

The Belgian Interclubs 2014-15 takes place 28th September 2014 to 29th Match 2015. Next round Round: 7 2015-01-25.

Remaining rounds: Round: 8 2015-02-08 Round: 9 2015-03-01 Round: 10 2015-03-15 Round: 11 2015-03-22

TCh-BEL 2014-15 Belgium BEL Sun 28th Sep 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1KSK47-Eynatten 112123
2Amay 112119
3Wirtzfeld 19107
4KSK Rochade 18101
5Fontaine 1895
6KBSK 17103
7CRELEL 1589
8KGSRL 1494
9Borgerhout 1393
10CREC 1279
11Temse 1174
12Namur 1173
12 teams

4NCL 2014-15

The 4NCL takes place 15th November 2014 to 4th May 2015. Games from the first two rounds available.

4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG Sat 15th Nov 2014 - Mon 4th May 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkName12345678Mpts
1White Rose 14-44½-3½6½-1½6-27
2Barbican 4NCL 14-44½-3½5½-2½6½-1½7
3Guildford 23½-4½5-34½-36-26
4Blackthorne Russia3-54½-26½-1½5-36
5Wood Green HK3½-4½3-4½2-4½4½-3½2
6The AD's1½-6½2½-5½3-55-32
7South Wales Dragons2-61½-6½1½-6½5-32
8Warwickshire Select 12-63-53½-4½3-50
1Guildford 16-26½-1½7-16½-1½8
2Cheddleton 14½-3½4½-3½6-25-38
3Grantham Sharks 12-63½-4½5-36½-1½4
4Oxford 13½-4½4½-3½3-55-34
5Cambridge University 12-63½-4½4½-3½5½-2½4
6e2e4.org.uk 11½-6½3-55-33½-4½2
7Barbican 4NCL 21-73-53-55-32
8Hackney 11½-6½1½-6½2½-5½3-50
16 teams

TCh-NOR League 2014

The Norwegian League takes place 31st October 2014 to 8th March 2015. Games from the 3rd round were incomplete and remained so. I give those available now.

TCh-NOR Elite 2014-15 Norway NOR Fri 31st Oct 2014 - Sun 8th Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamRtgPtsBptsTB1
1 Valerenga2447122925
2 OSS23701225.526
3 SK 191123731023.516
4 Asker237771912.5
5 Stavanger226062016
6 Bergens2258616.57
7 Tromso222251612.5
8 Black Knights2234515.56.5
9 SOSS Selvaagbygg23175158.5
10 Nordstrand2312313.52.5
11 SK 962227110.52.5
12 Akademisk22170120
12 teams

53rd TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2014-15

The 53rd TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 25th October 2014 to 8th March 2015. There don't seem to be games this year.

53rd TCh-DEN Ex 2014-15 Copenhagen DEN Sat 25th Oct 2014 - Sun 8th Mar 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Skanderborg 11028
2Bronshoj 1822
3-4Jetsmark 1621
3-4Nordkalotten621
5Nordre521
6Hillerod520
7Obro 1218
8SK 1968 1217
9Aarhus/Skolerne416
10Esbjerg08
10 teams

Dutch League 2014-15

The Dutch League takes place 27th September to 25th April 2014. Round 4 was on Round 4 13th December 2014. Round: 5 2015-02-07. Final 10 games from last week now available.

Remaining fixtures: Round: 6 2015-03-07 Round: 7 2015-03-21 Round: 8 2015-04-11 Round: 9 2015-04-25.

Dutch League 2014-15 Netherlands NED Sat 27th Sep 2014 - Sat 25th Apr 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1En Passant2434667824½
2Charlois Europoort23546467623
3HMC Calder24014621½
4BSG2369466621½
5Utrecht225146420
6Pathena Rotterdam223266419
7LSG2404220
8Voerendaal230444218
9SISSA2284344216½
10Groninger Combinatie234334016
10 teams

Fraubundesliga 2014-15

The German Fraubundesliga takes place 27th September 2014 to 19th April 2015. Next Round: 5 2014-12-14 Round: 6 2015-01-24. More games now available.

Round: 5 2014-12-14 Round: 6 2015-01-24 Round: 7 2015-01-25 Round: 8 2015-03-28 Round: 9 2015-03-29 Round: 10 2015-04-18 Round: 11 2015-04-19

Fraubundesliga 2014-15 Germany GER Sat 27th Sep 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Badenxxx541023½
2SK Schwaebisch Hallxxx4441021
3USV VB Halle2xxx346719½
4SK Grosslehna3xxx355618½
5Bad Koenigshofenxxx464616½
6Hamburger SK22xxx5616
7SF Deizisau10xxx½5411
8SF Friedberg2231xxx6314
9Rodewischer SM2xxx3313
10SG Leipzig½011xxx42
11SK Lehrte½203xxx18
12Allianz Leipzig½12xxx0
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2014-15

The Austrian 2nd Bundesliga takes place 3rd October 2014 to 19th April 2015.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2014-15 Austria AUT Fri 3rd Oct 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPÖ Maria Saal II*4551023.00
2Spg. Sauwald*3919.00
3Spg.Sparkasse Fürstenfeld/Hartberg2*444817.50
4SV Steyregg*3717.00
5RbEJ Gleisdorf½2*44615.00
6ASK St. Valentin*3515.00
7Schachfreunde Graz*5416.00
8Union Ansfelden3*3414.50
9SC Die Klagenfurter½33*3312.00
10Union Hartkirchen - Sektion Schach33*212.50
11Union Styria Graz122*211.00
12Strassenbahn Graz1221*07.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2014-15 Austria AUT Fri 3rd Oct 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SIR Bernhard 2*3719.00
2Rochade Rum*43335718.00
3Hohenems II*616.50
4Dornbirn*2616.02
5Götzis*4616.00
Ranshofen2*44616.00
7HAK/HAS Innsbruck3*432615.50
8Kufstein Wörgl32*5516.00
9Sparkasse Neumarkt342*2312.50
10Schwarzach½324*312.00
11Schwaz13*311.50
12Bregenz241*211.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2014-15 Austria AUT Fri 3rd Oct 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1ASVÖ Pamhagen*5354921.50
2SG Hietzing/Ottakring*364921.00
3SK Austria1*45818.00
4Zwettl3*554718.50
5SC Data Technology Pressbaum/E.3*4716.50
6Blackburne Nickelsdorf*54617.50
7ASVÖ Mattersburg1*34514.00
8SC Donaustadt121*411.00
9ASVOE VHS Poechlarn3*4313.50
10SV Stockerau012*29.00
11tschaturanga222*011.00
12SK Advisory Invest Baden2122*08.50
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2014-15

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 20th November 2014 to 21st March 2015. First four rounds 20th to 24th November 2014.

Remaining rounds: Round: 5 2015-02-26 15:00 Round: 6 2015-02-27 13:00 Round: 7 2015-02-28 13:00 Round: 8 2015-03-01 09:00 Round: 9 2015-03-19 15:00 Round: 10 2015-03-20 13:00 Round: 11 2015-03-21 11:00

TCh-AUT 2014-15 Austria AUT Thu 20th Nov 2014 - Sat 21st Mar 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Sparkasse Jenbach*5820.50
2SV Jacques Lemans St. Veit*34714.00
3SK Hohenems*445615.50
4SIR Royal Salzburg½*44612.00
5Schachclub MPÖ Maria Saal2*36514.50
6ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf23*3412.50
7SK Absam*1411.50
8SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz35*312.00
9Spk. Grieskirchen/Schallerbach3*2311.00
10SV Wolfsberg½24*29.00
11Mayrhofen/SK Zell/Zillertal22*08.00
12ASVÖ Pamhagen110*03.50
12 teams

TCh-FIN 2014-15

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 27th September 2014 to 15th March 2015. Rounds 3-4 18th to 19th October 2014. Rounds 5-6 15th to 16th November 2014. Games now available.

Remaining rounds: Round: 7 2015-02-07 Round: 8 2015-02-08 Round: 9 2015-03-13 Round: 10 2015-03-14 Round: 11 2015-03-15

TCh-FIN 2014-15 Finland FIN Sat 27th Sep 2014 - Sun 15th Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1MatSK I, Espoo64-21019
2JyS, Jyvaskyla65-01020
3Tammer-Shakki, Tampere64-1919
4Aatos, Helsinki64-1922
5TuTS , Turku63-0616
6EtVaS, Vantaa63-0614
7HSK, Helsinki62-2611
8SalSK, Salo63-0612
9VammSK, Sastamala62-0414
10MatSK II, Espoo61-1310
11OSS, Oulu61-029
12Velhot, Porvoo60-1110
12 teams

TCh-ISL 2014-15

The first half of the Icelandic championships took place starting 2nd October. Games should follow. The second half will be in March 2015. My thanks to Gunnar Bjornsson for the games.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2014-15 Reykjavik ISL Thu 2nd Oct 2014 - Sat 21st Mar 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Skakfelagd Huginn a-sveit*567728.580
2Taflfelag Reykjavikur3*5728.080
3Taflfelag Vestmannaeyja3*627.580
4Skakdeild Fjölnis*723.060
5Taflfelag Bolungarvikur2*521.560
5Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit1*4618.050
7Skakfelag Akureyrar*518.040
8Vikingaklubburinn123*512.520
9Skakfelag Reykjanesbaejar1143*312.010
10Skakfelag Islands½½235*11.020
10 teams

25) Forthcoming Events and Links

18th Lienz Open 2015

13th Khazar Open 2015

4th Zurich Chess Challenge 2015

Batumi FIDE Grand Prix 2015

13th Nancy Blitz and Rapid 2015

March Lviv Tradition 2015

31st ChessOrg Schachfestival 2015

Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2015

N1 Reykjavik Open 2015

2nd Nazari Chess Festival 2015

Cork Congress 2015

15th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2015

Russian Team Championship 2015

Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE Grand Prix 2015

102nd British Chess Championships 2015

FIDE World Cup 2015

78th Tata Steel 2016

42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016

All material © Mark Crowther 2014