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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1064 30th March 2015 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Aeroflot Open 2015
3) Women's World Championship KO 2015
4) College Final Four 2015
5) Polish Chess Championship 2015
6) ch-DEN 2015
7) VI Copa Latina de Ajedrez 2015
8) 2nd Nazari Chess Festival 2015
9) 38th San Sebastian International Open 2015
10) African Zonal 4.1 Open 2015
11) Cape Town Classic 2015
12) Cork Congress 2015
13) Fagernes Chess International 2015
14) Karpos Open 2015
15) March Lviv Tradition 2015
16) ch-Urals 2015
17) Reykjavik Open 2015
18) 5th HD Bank Cup 2015
19) Hawaii Open 2015
20) 141st MGU Open 2015
21) 2nd Kolkata GM Open 2015
22) ch-St Petersburg 2015
23) 1st Amic Hotels Open 2015
24) 39th Blackpool Chess Conference 2015
25) TCh-CZE 2014-15
26) TCh-HUN 2014-15
27) TCh-LTU 2015
28) 4NCL 2014-15
29) Fraubundesliga 2014-15
30) Active Team Events
31) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Aeroflot Open 2015144 games
Women's World Championship KO 201534 games
College Final Four 201524 games
Polish Chess Championship 2015107 games
ch-DEN 201515 games
VI Copa Latina de Ajedrez 2015174 games
2nd Nazari Chess Festival 201550 games
38th San Sebastian International Open 2015113 games
African Zonal 4.1 Open 201553 games
Cape Town Classic 201519 games
Fagernes Chess International 201524 games
Karpos Open 2015225 games
March Lviv Tradition 201545 games
Reykjavik Open 201594 games
5th HD Bank Cup 201521 games
141st MGU Open 201531 games
2nd Kolkata GM Open 201520 games
ch-St Petersburg 201590 games
1st Amic Hotels Open 201596 games
TCh-CZE 2014-15238 games
TCh-HUN 2014-1560 games
TCh-LTU 2015145 games
4NCL 2014-15128 games
1950 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Olexandr Prohorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Oscar de la Riva and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The Women's World Championship semi-finals between Dronavalli Harika vs Mariya Muzychuk and Natalija Pogonina vs Pia Cramling both go to tie-breaks tomorrow. The Aeroflot Open in Moscow is strong as usual and the US Championships starring Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So starts in St Louis tomorrow. Again plenty of league chess to look at.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) Aeroflot Open 2015

The Aeroflot Open in Moscow takes place 26th March to 6th April 2015.

Aeroflot Open A 2015 Moscow RUS Thu 26th Mar 2015 - Mon 6th Apr 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
18Sasikiran KrishnanIND26823.522609
261Van Foreest JordenNED24933.512627
322Dubov DaniilRUS26273.022690
443Lu ShangleiCHN25703.022654
56Korobov AntonUKR26943.022613
62Nepomniachtchi IanRUS27143.022603
713Kovalenko IgorLAT26613.022595
826Bukavshin IvanRUS26183.022593
915Zvjaginsev VadimRUS26583.022579
1018Adhiban B.IND26463.022561
1121Khairullin IldarRUS26303.022540
1219Kobalia MikhailRUS26323.022511
1335Svetushkin DmitryMDA25923.012650
1429Khalifman AlexanderRUS26132.522666
1552Wagner DennisGER25492.522642
1610Grachev BorisRUS26732.522581
171Mamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE27562.522579
184Vallejo Pons FranciscoESP27082.522577
1914Mamedov RaufAZE26582.522575
2011Petrosian Tigran L.ARM26712.522571
2134Shimanov AleksandrRUS25942.522568
2216Motylev AlexanderRUS26532.522563
2325Sethuraman S.P.IND26232.522532
2431Potkin VladimirRUS26052.522530
2551Gabuzyan HovhannesARM25532.522511
2628Anton Guijarro DavidESP26142.522487
273Rapport RichardHUN27092.512604
2823Salgado Lopez IvanESP26272.512603
2938Bogdanovich StanislavUKR25812.022709
3040Grigoriants SergeyRUS25732.022689
3124Vidit Santosh GujrathiIND26252.022684
3230Ponkratov PavelRUS26132.022677
3346Stupak KirillBLR25672.022651
3469Kovalevskaya EkaterinaRUS24382.022625
355Inarkiev ErnestoRUS27062.022623
369Fedoseev VladimirRUS26742.022622
3760Idani PouyaIRI24962.022609
3862Sanal VahapTUR24872.022600
3957Svane RasmusGER25092.022597
4064Vishnu Prasanna. VIND24772.022591
72 players

3) Women's World Championship KO 2015

The FIDE Women's World Chess Championship knockout tournament takes place 16th March (opening ceremony first round on 17th March 12pm GMT) to 7th April 2015. World Champion Hou Yifan does not defend her title although she is already qualified for the scheduled title match later in the year via the women's Grand Prix. Top seeds: Humpy Koneru, Ju Wenjun, Anna Muzychuk, Viktorija Cmilyte, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Valentina Gunina.

WCh Women 2015 Sochi RUS Tue 17th Mar 2015 - Tue 7th Apr 2015
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Koneru, Humpy GM IND 2581 5008123
2 Ju, Wenjun GM CHN 2557 8603006
3 Muzychuk, Anna GM UKR 2552 14111330
4 Cmilyte, Viktorija GM LTU 2530 12801259
5 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2529 4128125
6 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2528 4167570
7 Zhao, Xue GM CHN 2527 8601283
8 Muzychuk, Mariya IM UKR 2526 14114550
9 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM BUL 2522 2902257
10 Khotenashvili, Bela GM GEO 2513 13602640
11 Cramling, Pia GM SWE 2495 1700030
12 Harika, Dronavalli GM IND 2492 5015197
13 Danielian, Elina GM ARM 2488 13300210
14 Tan, Zhongyi WGM CHN 2487 8603642
15 Ushenina, Anna GM UKR 2486 14110911
16 Galliamova, Alisa IM RUS 2484 4129725
17 Kosintseva, Tatiana GM RUS 2483 4133471
18 Sebag, Marie GM FRA 2482 617822
19 Javakhishvili, Lela IM GEO 2481 13601458
20 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2479 4641833
21 Krush, Irina GM USA 2477 2012782
22 Hoang, Thanh Trang GM HUN 2475 12400149
23 Huang, Qian WGM CHN 2473 8602689
24 Zhukova, Natalia GM UKR 2471 14101513
25 Socko, Monika GM POL 2463 1106619
26 Shen, Yang IM CHN 2459 8603162
27 Girya, Olga WGM RUS 2459 4195752
28 Melia, Salome IM GEO 2459 13602446
29 Khurtsidze, Nino IM GEO 2457 13600320
30 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2456 4147855
31 Goryachkina, Aleksandra WGM RUS 2456 4147103
32 Lei, Tingjie WGM CHN 2444 8605114
33 Cori T., Deysi WGM PER 2444 3801934
34 Mkrtchian, Lilit IM ARM 2443 13300601
35 Guo, Qi IM CHN 2443 8604002
36 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina IM RUS 2438 4116704
37 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM RUS 2436 4198026
38 Atalik, Ekaterina IM TUR 2419 4130189
39 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma IM INA 2415 7101937
40 Daulyte, Deimante IM LTU 2395 12802859
41 Gaponenko, Inna IM UKR 2384 14101181
42 Kovanova, Baira WGM RUS 2381 4164083
43 Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan GM SCO 2379 13600168
44 Milliet, Sophie IM FRA 2377 623725
45 Arabidze, Meri IM GEO 2374 13604040
46 Guramishvili, Sopiko IM GEO 2367 13602888
47 Wang, Jue WGM CHN 2365 8604070
48 Gomes, Mary Ann WGM IND 2354 5013623
49 Zhang, Xiaowen WGM CHN 2349 8603219
50 Lujan, Carolina IM ARG 2349 109878
51 Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan WGM KAZ 2329 13704788
52 Marrero Lopez, Yaniet WGM CUB 2322 3503950
53 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM USA 2322 13301918
54 Hejazipour, Mitra WIM IRI 2302 12505951
55 Ozturk, Kubra WGM TUR 2284 6302599
56 Nguyen, Thi Thanh An WGM VIE 2261 12400300
57 Yuan, Yuanling WIM CAN 2257 8604541
58 Zuriel, Marisa WIM ARG 2219 109142
59 Baginskaite, Camilla WGM USA 2192 2014599
60 Berezina, Irina IM AUS 2182 3201937
61 Shamima, Akter Liza WIM BAN 2130 10202587
62 Mezioud, Amina WIM ALG 2066 7900970
63 Wafa, Shrook WGM EGY 2058 10609970
64 Moaataz, Ayah WIM EGY 2022 10615873

4) College Final Four 2015

The College Final Four took place 28th to 29th March 2015. Webster University in St Louis won for the third time in a row. Some of the final round games aren't complete.

College Final Four 2015 New York USA Fri 27th Mar 2015 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkTeamPts
1Webster10
2UTD5.5
3TTU4.5
4UMBC4.0
4 teams

5) Polish Chess Championship 2015

The Polish Chess Championship takes place 24th March to 1st April 2015.

ch-POL w 2015 Poznan POL Tue 24th Mar 2015 - Wed 1st Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Szczepkowska-Horowska, KarinaWGM24144.0
2Zawadzka, JolantaWGM24224.0
3Rajlich, IwetaIM23983.5
4Majdan-Gajewska, JoannaWGM24053.5
5Kulon, KlaudiaWGM23102.5
6Wozniak, MariolaWCM21782.0
7Warakomska, AnnaWFM22382.0
8Jakubiec, EdytaWIM21841.5
9Iwanow, AnnaWIM22811.0
10Smarsz, Agatam21191.0
10 players
ch-POL w 2015 Poznan POL Tue 24th Mar 2015 - Wed 1st Apr 2015. Category: 2. Ave: (2295)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Zawadzka, Jolanta WGM POL 2422 # = = 1 1 1 1 5 2506
2 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina WGM POL 2414 # = 1 1 1 0 1 4.5 2454
3 Rajlich, Iweta IM POL 2398 = = # 1 1 0 1 4 2432
4 Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna WGM POL 2405 0 # = 1 0 1 1 3.5 2305
5 Wozniak, Mariola WCM POL 2178 = 0 0 = # 1 1 3 2333
6 Kulon, Klaudia WGM POL 2310 0 0 # 1 = = 1 3 2271
7 Iwanow, Anna WIM POL 2281 0 0 1 1 0 # 0 2 2240
8 Jakubiec, Edyta WIM POL 2184 0 1 0 = # = 0 2 2193
9 Warakomska, Anna WFM POL 2238 0 0 0 = 1 = # 2 2171
10 Smarsz, Agata POL 2119 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 2046
Round 1. Tue 24th Mar 2015
Iwanow, Anna 0-1 Kulon, Klaudia 28 B33 Sicilian defence
Rajlich, Iweta 1-0 Wozniak, Mariola 59 A00 Benko's opening
Warakomska, Anna 1/2-1/2 Jakubiec, Edyta 41 B90 Sicilian
Zawadzka, Jolanta 1-0 Smarsz, Agata 102 A25 English
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna 48 E16 Queen's Indian
Round 2. Wed 25th Mar 2015
Kulon, Klaudia 0-1 Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna 55 A20 English opening
Smarsz, Agata 0-1 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 35 B01 Scandinavian
Jakubiec, Edyta 0-1 Zawadzka, Jolanta 60 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Wozniak, Mariola 1-0 Warakomska, Anna 45 B42 Sicilian
Iwanow, Anna 1-0 Rajlich, Iweta 57 C03 French
Round 3. Thu 26th Mar 2015
Rajlich, Iweta 1-0 Kulon, Klaudia 33 D00 Queen's pawn game
Warakomska, Anna 1-0 Iwanow, Anna 47 B90 Sicilian
Zawadzka, Jolanta 1/2-1/2 Wozniak, Mariola 41 A10 English
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 0-1 Jakubiec, Edyta 43 D08 QGD
Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna 1-0 Smarsz, Agata 33 B52 Sicilian
Round 4. Fri 27th Mar 2015
Kulon, Klaudia 1-0 Smarsz, Agata 48 A25 English
Jakubiec, Edyta 0-1 Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna 26 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Wozniak, Mariola 0-1 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 30 B06 Robatsch defence
Iwanow, Anna 0-1 Zawadzka, Jolanta 51 B63 Sicilian
Rajlich, Iweta 1-0 Warakomska, Anna 41 A45 Queen's pawn game
Round 5. Sat 28th Mar 2015
Warakomska, Anna 1/2-1/2 Kulon, Klaudia 52 B31 Sicilian
Zawadzka, Jolanta 1/2-1/2 Rajlich, Iweta 74 C02 French
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Iwanow, Anna 32 A61 Benoni
Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna 1/2-1/2 Wozniak, Mariola 36 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Smarsz, Agata 1-0 Jakubiec, Edyta 40 D05 Queen's pawn game
Round 6. Sun 29th Mar 2015
Warakomska, Anna 0-1 Zawadzka, Jolanta 68 B51 Sicilian
Rajlich, Iweta 1/2-1/2 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 86 E62 King's Indian
Iwanow, Anna 1-0 Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna 46 B06 Robatsch defence
Wozniak, Mariola 1-0 Smarsz, Agata 29 C19 French
Kulon, Klaudia 1/2-1/2 Jakubiec, Edyta 49 A20 English opening
ch-POL 2015 Poznan POL Tue 24th Mar 2015 - Wed 1st Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtg+PtsTB1TB2
11GAJEWSKI, GrzegorzGM264834.09.5015.00
29TOMCZAK, JacekGM255444.08.5015.00
317KLEKOWSKI, Maciejm243434.07.0012.00
410PIORUN, KacperGM252833.59.5015.00
52BARTEL, MateuszGM262723.09.0014.50
63SOĆKO, BartoszGM262333.08.5014.50
74ŚWIERCZ, DariuszGM262223.08.0013.50
85DUDA, Jan-KrzysztofGM259723.07.5012.00
98DRAGUN, KamilGM255822.59.0015.00
1016BRODOWSKI, Piotrm243512.58.5015.00
117OLSZEWSKI, MichalGM256722.57.5012.50
1220WEICHHOLD, PawelIM240412.57.0012.50
1315KOŁOSOWSKI, MateuszIM244322.56.0010.00
146MIŚTA, AleksanderGM259712.07.0013.00
1511SADZIKOWSKI, DanielIM250012.06.5010.50
1614SIECIECHOWICZ, MarcinIM244712.06.5010.50
1719KRYSZTOFIAK, MarcinIM241002.06.0010.00
1812MAKSIMENKO, AndreiGM249511.58.5014.00
1913MATUSZEWSKI, MichalIM246301.57.5012.00
2018GRABARCZYK, MiroslawGM243301.55.509.50
2121SKAWINSKI, ArkadiuszFM238801.55.009.50
2222PRZYBYLSKI, WojciechFM237801.05.509.50
22 players

6) ch-DEN 2015

The Danish Championship takes place 28th March to 5th April 2015.

ch-DEN 2015 Svendborg DEN Sat 28th Mar 2015 - Sun 5th Apr 2015. Category: 9. Ave: (2471)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Hansen, Curt GM DEN 2625 # = 1 1 2.5 2731
2 Kristiansen, Jens GM DEN 2412 # = = 1 2 2548
3 Korley, Kassa IM DEN 2424 = # = 1 2 2573
4 Hansen, Sune Berg GM DEN 2576 # = = 1 2 2578
5 Teplyi, Igor IM DEN 2384 = = # = 1.5 2502
6 Antonsen, Mikkel IM DEN 2470 = = # = 1.5 2447
7 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove IM DEN 2457 0 = # 1 1.5 2524
8 Rasmussen, Allan Stig GM DEN 2532 0 = = # 1 2432
9 Bekker-Jensen, Simon IM DEN 2462 0 0 # = 0.5 2129
10 Carstensen, Jacob FM DEN 2370 0 0 = # 0.5 2225

7) VI Copa Latina de Ajedrez 2015

The VI Copa Latina de Ajedrez took place 19th to 25th March 2015. Jorge Cori edged out Axel Bachmann on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

VI Copa Latina 2015 Buenos Aires ARG Thu 19th Mar 2015 - Wed 25th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Cori JorgePER25967.50.550.545.00
21Bachmann AxelPAR26147.50.550.543.50
312Pichot AlanARG24827.00.050.040.75
420Molina Roberto Junio BritoBRA24317.00.049.039.25
522Rios Cristhian CamiloCOL24157.00.048.540.25
65Morovic Fernandez IvanCHI25687.00.047.538.25
73Felgaer RubenARG25807.00.046.038.50
818Real De Azua ErnestoARG24356.50.050.038.25
98Obregon Andres CarlosARG25316.50.049.538.00
104Flores DiegoARG25696.50.049.536.75
1121Villanueva MarioARG24306.50.047.535.75
1223Gemy Jose DanielBOL24066.50.046.032.75
1311Valerga DiegoARG24826.50.045.532.75
146Mekhitarian Krikor SevagBRA25566.50.045.035.00
7Perez Ponsa FedericoARG25406.50.045.035.00
1610Rodriguez Vila AndresURU24926.50.043.533.00
1715Barbosa Evandro AmorimBRA24396.50.041.030.50
1825Della Morte GermanARG24016.00.049.031.50
1929Sosa TomasARG23686.00.047.032.00
209Hernandez Guerrero GilbertoMEX25176.00.047.031.50
2119Dos Santos RamiroARG24316.00.046.530.75
2217Slipak SergioARG24366.00.046.030.75
2314Salinas Herrera PabloCHI24406.00.044.030.75
2431Di Giannantonio NinoARG23586.00.044.029.00
2528Pierrot FacundoARG23806.00.043.529.75
41Quiroga FacundoARG22616.00.043.529.75
2727Cori Quispe KevinPER23826.00.043.529.50
2846Sztokbant Bernardo VainzoffBRA22376.00.042.527.50
2930Escalante Ramirez Brian SebasPER23656.00.042.028.50
3042Munoz Francisco JavierARG22596.00.042.028.25
3136Tokman ArielARG23206.00.042.025.75
3234Blit JacquesARG23256.00.041.025.50
3389Conde AdrianARG20376.00.037.525.25
3424Quintiliano Pinto Renato R.BRA24035.50.049.530.50
3537Acosta Pablo IsmaelARG23045.50.047.029.00
3626Paveto KevinARG23975.50.047.028.50
3732Perez Gormaz MatiasCHI23495.50.044.526.75
3888Pernas AgustinARG20485.50.044.526.00
3933Moreda LucasARG23335.50.042.523.25
4039Muniz RafaelURU22685.50.042.022.75
172 players

8) 2nd Nazari Chess Festival 2015

The 2nd Nazari Chess Festival takes place 26th to 31st March 2015.

2nd Nazari GM 2015 Granada ESP Thu 26th Mar 2015 - Tue 31st Mar 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Ibarra Jerez Jose CarlosESP25375.017.7534
28Santos Latasa JaimeESP24985.016.0034
31Alsina Leal DanielESP25374.011.2533
410Jankovic AlojzijeCRO25543.511.7514
52Moreno Trujillo AlejandroESP25223.510.5023
4Fernandez Garcia Jose MiguelESP24233.510.5023
77Trent LawrenceENG24793.011.5014
85Carlstedt JonathanGER24753.010.0013
99Camacho Collados MarcosESP24493.08.0034
103Camacho Collados JoseKOR23901.55.7503
10 players
2nd Nazari GM 2015 Granada ESP Thu 26th Mar 2015 - Tue 31st Mar 2015. Category: 10. Ave: (2486)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Santos Latasa, Jaime IM ESP 2498 # = = 1 1 = 3.5 2610
2 Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos GM ESP 2537 = # = = = 1 3 2563
3 Trent, Lawrence IM ENG 2479 = = # = = 1 3 2569
4 Alsina Leal, Daniel GM ESP 2537 # 1 = 0 = 1 3 2545
5 Moreno Trujillo, Alejandro IM ESP 2522 0 # 1 = 1 = 3 2543
6 Jankovic, Alojzije GM CRO 2554 = = = 0 # 1 2.5 2493
7 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Miguel FM ESP 2423 0 = 1 = # 0 2 2425
8 Carlstedt, Jonathan IM GER 2475 0 = 0 = # 1 2 2428
9 Camacho Collados, Marcos IM ESP 2449 0 0 1 0 # 1 2 2397
10 Camacho Collados, Jose IM KOR 2390 = 0 = 0 0 # 1 2272
Round 1. Thu 26th Mar 2015
Alsina Leal, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Jankovic, Alojzije 52 B22 Sicilian
Moreno Trujillo, Alejandro 1-0 Camacho Collados, Marcos 53 E44 Nimzo-Indian
Camacho Collados, Jose 1/2-1/2 Santos Latasa, Jaime 55 B51 Sicilian
Fernandez Garcia, Jose Miguel 1/2-1/2 Trent, Lawrence 30 C45 Scotch game
Carlstedt, Jonathan 1/2-1/2 Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos 17 A20 English opening
Round 2. Fri 27th Mar 2015
Jankovic, Alojzije 1/2-1/2 Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos 11 D37 QGD
Trent, Lawrence 1-0 Carlstedt, Jonathan 56 C78 Ruy Lopez
Santos Latasa, Jaime 1-0 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Miguel 43 A07 Reti
Camacho Collados, Marcos 1-0 Camacho Collados, Jose 36 B23 Sicilian
Alsina Leal, Daniel 1-0 Moreno Trujillo, Alejandro 36 A90 Dutch defence
Round 3. Fri 27th Mar 2015
Moreno Trujillo, Alejandro 1-0 Jankovic, Alojzije 65 D13 QGD Slav
Camacho Collados, Jose 0-1 Alsina Leal, Daniel 57 A07 Reti
Fernandez Garcia, Jose Miguel 0-1 Camacho Collados, Marcos 36 C45 Scotch game
Carlstedt, Jonathan 0-1 Santos Latasa, Jaime 50 B91 Sicilian
Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos 1/2-1/2 Trent, Lawrence 19 C47 Four knights
Round 4. Sat 28th Mar 2015
Jankovic, Alojzije 1/2-1/2 Trent, Lawrence 46 E10 Queen's pawn game
Santos Latasa, Jaime 1/2-1/2 Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos 20 E04 Catalan
Camacho Collados, Marcos 0-1 Carlstedt, Jonathan 49 B07 Pirc defence
Alsina Leal, Daniel 0-1 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Miguel 51 C41 Philidor
Moreno Trujillo, Alejandro 1/2-1/2 Camacho Collados, Jose 76 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Round 5. Sat 28th Mar 2015
Camacho Collados, Jose 0-1 Jankovic, Alojzije 48 D73 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.Nf3
Fernandez Garcia, Jose Miguel 1/2-1/2 Moreno Trujillo, Alejandro 63 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Carlstedt, Jonathan 1/2-1/2 Alsina Leal, Daniel 15 A37 English
Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos 1-0 Camacho Collados, Marcos 21 C60 Ruy Lopez
Trent, Lawrence 1/2-1/2 Santos Latasa, Jaime 23 C06 French
2nd Nazari IM 2015 Granada ESP Thu 26th Mar 2015 - Tue 31st Mar 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Cuenca Jimenez Jose FernandoESP25026.018.0053
27Rasmussen KarstenDEN24235.517.5054
31Kollars DmitrijGER24245.015.7533
410Ninov NikolaiBUL24384.010.0034
59Fernandez De Bobadilla GabrieESP21674.08.5034
66Martins David Pires TavaresPOR22933.010.5024
74Fernandez Siles LuisESP22763.05.5033
85Ladron De Guevara Pinto PaoloESP23163.05.0023
98Fernandez De Bobadilla JaimeESP21061.02.2504
103Arroyo Rodriguez JesusESP20460.50.5003
10 players
2nd Nazari IM 2015 Granada ESP Thu 26th Mar 2015 - Tue 31st Mar 2015. Category: 2. Ave: (2299)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kollars, Dmitrij GER 2424 # = = 1 1 1 4 2553
2 Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando IM ESP 2502 = # = 1 1 1 4 2535
3 Fernandez De Bobadilla, Gabriel ESP 2167 # = 1 1 = 1 4 2447
4 Rasmussen, Karsten IM DEN 2423 = # 1 1 0 1 3.5 2464
5 Ninov, Nikolai GM BUL 2438 = 0 # 1 0 1 2.5 2308
6 Ladron De Guevara Pinto, Paolo FM ESP 2316 0 = 0 # 1 1 2.5 2233
7 Martins, David Pires Tavares FM POR 2293 0 0 1 0 # 1 2 2255
8 Fernandez Siles, Luis FM ESP 2276 0 0 0 1 # 1 2 2255
9 Fernandez De Bobadilla, Jaime CM ESP 2106 = 0 0 0 0 # 0.5 1929
10 Arroyo Rodriguez, Jesus ESP 2046 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2369
2nd Nazari Open 2015 Granada ESP Thu 26th Mar 2015 - Tue 31st Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 8) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Orantes Taboada FranciscoESP20555.514.520.517.0
21Cuenca Jimenez Francisco JaviESP22054.517.016.020.5
39Crespo Ruiz Manuel MariaESP19284.014.510.517.0
48Jimenez Melguizo MiguelESP19914.013.513.516.0
55Noordhoek HenkNED20203.516.512.019.5
617Lopez Nieto Jose ManuelESP17143.516.014.019.0
76Broekman WillemNED20183.515.513.018.0
812Schweighofer JosefAUT18863.514.011.016.5
916French MaxENG17243.513.512.516.0
103Breuker DennisNED20773.512.510.515.0
1110Hummel DickNED19213.512.58.515.0
1218Marin Munoz Jose MariaESP17123.013.512.016.5
132Garcia Rodriguez VictorESP21532.516.513.020.0
1426Thomsen Thomas ClaudiusESP02.515.510.018.0
1515Garcia-Blazquez Perez ManuelESP18242.514.57.517.0
167Trujillo HerreNED20102.513.59.516.0
1724Quitzke Westling MicaelaESP02.513.011.015.5
1825Ramirez Lopez AntonioESP02.513.09.016.0
1920Llerena Achutegui MarianoESP16212.512.511.015.0
2013Ruiz Moreno RafaelESP18612.512.58.015.5
2111De Rijk NilsNED19132.512.57.014.0
2222Aguilera Lira ArturoMEX02.014.08.516.5
2321Martin Morales FernandoESP11142.012.56.515.0
2419Schoeppe ChristianGER16351.512.55.015.0
2523Martin Morales AdrianESP01.011.05.513.0
2614Chaikhiev Chaikhieva Miguel AESP18490.512.03.014.0
26 players

9) 38th San Sebastian International Open 2015

The 38th San Sebastian International Open takes place 28th March to 4th April 2015.

38th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP Sat 28th Mar 2015 - Sat 4th Apr 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11VAZQUEZ IGARZA RenierESP25964.0247132574.5
22EPISHIN VladimirRUS25634.0245632665.0
36ORATOVSKY MichaelISR24864.0225030514.5
47TRATAR MarkoSLO24754.0220530505.5
54LIBISZEWSKI FabienFRA25144.0205828684.0
615HERNANDEZ ElvisDOM23083.5233431484.5
78GALEGO LuisPOR24613.5218131014.5
820SANCHEZ BOTELLA Luis JavierESP22593.5206924465.0
914ARANAZ MURILLO AmaliaESP23193.5191822604.0
1022PROSVIRIAKOV VladimirUSA22273.5190328125.0
1140SADUSEA JohnnyVEN20713.5171720543.5
1232CAO ARMILLAS JesusESP21133.0217323474.5
139PAP MisaSRB24593.0211224935.0
1413BORICSEV OlegHUN23563.0209730254.0
153ANDRES GONZALEZ AlbertoESP25153.0205123015.0
1611ESPINOSA ARANDA AngelESP24083.0202924455.0
1716CRUZ LLEDO PabloESP22843.0197122635.5
1831AL-HAJIRI BaderKUW21153.0197023335.0
1955BAYO MILAGRO AlvaroESP19963.0194922465.5
2067ARVIDSSON JonasSWE19263.0189919834.0
2125IAGAR Razvan-GabrielROU21893.0187223265.5
2219NAVA PEREDA CarlosESP22663.0185523274.0
2344LOPEZ DE TURISO Jose AngelESP20463.0182220304.0
245CHABANON Jean-LucFRA24913.0178420084.0
2537PEREZ CALAHORRA RicardoESP20903.0174420224.0
2618CAPOTE ROBAYNA NathanielESP22773.0171920244.0
2736TROFFIGUER OlivierFRA20923.0170318815.0
28112SANCHEZ MERINO ChristianESP17303.0168418164.0
2917SANCHEZ SAEZ FranciscoESP22813.0165118904.5
30109HENDERSON DE LA FUENTE AndreaESP17513.0161318224.0
3112ANDRES GONZALEZ IvanESP23603.0153117154.0
3234BUIZA PRIETO EihartzeESP21073.0145919154.0
3335VINAL GUTIERREZ PedroESP21003.0144416494.0
3441GONZALEZ PEREIRA AsierESP20683.0135917534.0
3530ARANAZ PORTUGUES Jose CarlosESP21212.5215523724.0
3653FARNAULT EricFRA20072.5209520986.0
3748SEGURA DEL FRAGO ImanolESP20202.5206525934.0
3846SACRISTAN LATORRE AlbertoESP20212.5203722743.5
3971MARTIN IRIBAR AnderESP18862.5202421854.5
4070OUADI WahbiFRA18962.5201920975.0
170 players

10) African Zonal 4.1 Open 2015

The African Zonal 4.1 Open takes place 26th March to 1st April 2015. Gillan Bwalya won with 5/7. Games from the final couple of rounds are not yet available.

11) Cape Town Classic 2015

The Cape Town Classic took place 22nd to 28th March 2015.

Cape Town Classic 2015 Cape Town RSA Sun 22nd Mar 2015 - Sat 28th Mar 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Bwalya GillanZAM23055.00.07.005
24Makoto RodwellZIM23214.01.08.253
35Kobese WatuRSA23304.00.04.504
42Bhawoodien ShabirRSA21302.50.03.502
58Simutowe MusatweZAM21662.00.01.502
61Klaasen Calvin JongRSA21861.00.03.250
77Solomon MaxwellRSA21701.00.00.501
86Masango SpencerZIM21360.50.02.000
8 players

12) Cork Congress 2015

The Cork Congress took place 27th to 29th March 2015. Alexander Baburin won with 5.5/6. No games available.

Cork Masters 2015 Cork IRL Fri 27th Mar 2015 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456PtsTPR
1Baburin, AlexanderGM2427111½115.52485
2De Verdier, Michael2295111½½15.02348
3Doyle, Hugh19811011½14.52070
4Sudolski, Sylvestor1909 *101½114.51958
5Pahor, Milos20681100114.02051
6Moran, Stephen19951½11½04.02156
7Short, PhilipFM22571½1½104.02120
8Moynihan, Kieran20591½1=014.02070
9Leichert, Piotr17870011+14.01835
10O'Mahoney, Keegan1817=11½½03.52120
11Keogh, Eamon1888110½103.52023
12Lincoln, Marc16820101½13.51894
13Keating, Geoffrey171600½1113.51861
14O'Donoghue, Denis J.19261010-13.01939
15Fleming, Nigel2042101=0½3.01849
16Lawrence, Simon17090½11½03.01837
17Burke, Kevin A.162010½10½3.01939
18Beatty, Ross1470½½01½½3.01884
19Carlile, Orison1904011=½03.01759
20O'Riordan, Kieran19241½00½13.01758
21Byrne, Alex179101½½103.01775
22Pandelias, Emmanouil17990½011½3.01766
23Stehr, Adrian1992110½002.51761
24Morriss, Pete18791½0½½-2.51847
25Hackett, Len16230½100½2.01679
26Opasiak, Dustin1781½01½002.01634
27Mirza, DianaWCM16370101002.01677
28Mackay, Ian17420100½½2.01626
29Buckley, Maurice16310000+12.01548
30O'Connell, Denis161200+0+02.01007
31Hughes, Padraig17000100½-1.51695
32De Jonge, Henk1850+½00001.51455
33Nunes, Franklin183200½0-+1.51535
34Lowry-O'Reilly, HannahWFM1586=001--1.51594
35Meca, Francesco16160+00--1.01010
35 players

13) Fagernes Chess International 2015

The Fagernes Chess International takes place 29th March to 5th April 2015.

Fagernes GM Open 2015 Fagernes NOR Sun 29th Mar 2015 - Sun 5th Apr 2015
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123Pts
1Jon Ludvig HammerGMNOR2651+33+17052.0
2Jan WerleGMNED2514+42+16062.0
3Yuri VovkGMUKR2588+22+21072.0
4Johan SalomonFMNOR2401+39+26082.0
5Alexander DonchenkoIMGER2569+37+24012.0
6Vladimir BurmakinGMRUS2581+36+23022.0
7Kaido KulaotsGMEST2558+44+28032.0
8Evgeny PostnyGMISR2645+18=09041.5
9Leif E JohannessenGMNOR2527+41=08131.5
10Evgeny RomanovGMRUS2613+35=11 WO1.5
11Aryan TariIMNOR2509+31=10121.5
12Andrey VovkGMUKR2644=15+30111.5
13Erlend MikalsenNOR2161= WO+43091.5
14Felix GrafIMGER2478=30+32161.5
15Johannes HaugFMNOR2339=12=29211.0
16Simen AgdesteinGMNOR2620+20-02141.0
17Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalIMNOR2524+43-01181.0
18Johan-Sebastian ChristiansenFMNOR2351-08+41171.0
19Hanne GoossensWFMBEL2168-26+40281.0
20Sebastian MihajlovFMNOR2308-16+42241.0
21Matthias DannIMGER2475+34-03151.0
22Vegar Koi GandrudNOR2211-03+25231.0
23Joachim B. NilsenFMNOR2406+38-06221.0
24Timofey GalinskyIMUKR2411+25-05201.0
25Tor Fredrik KaasenNOR2099-24-22 WO1.0
26Eduardas RozentalisGMLTU2549+19-04291.0
27Anita GronnestadNOR1987-28+44331.0
28John Paul WallaceIMAUS2388+27-07191.0
29Lars Oskar HaugeFMNOR2380=32=15261.0
30Oksana VovkWIMDEN2112=14-12 WO0.5
31Sondre MerkesvikNOR2135-11=33390.5
32Sigve HollelandNOR1963=29-14370.5
33Nicolai GetzIMNOR2367-01=31270.5
34Eivind Olav RistingNOR2100-21=35360.5
35Pål RoysetNOR2251-10=34 WO0.5
36Iozefina PauletWGMNED2205-06=38340.5
37Svetoslav MihajlovCMNOR2203-05=39320.5
38Jens Hjorth KjolbergNOR2094-23=36400.5
39Eivind X DjurhuusNOR2077-04=37310.5
40Petter HaugliIMNOR2247= WO-19380.5
44 players

14) Karpos Open 2015

The Karpos Open takes place 27th March to 3rd April 2015.

Karpos Open 2015 Skopje MKD Fri 27th Mar 2015 - Fri 3rd Apr 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14KOZUL ZdenkoCRO26304.08.5313510.0
28NABATY TamirISR25904.08.5311610.0
334DRAZIC SinisaSRB24394.08.0303110.0
46MARKUS RobertSRB26153.59.026589.5
51IVANISEVIC IvanSRB26383.59.026579.0
62TKACHIEV VladislavFRA26343.58.526959.5
713KAZHGALEYEV MurtasKAZ25613.58.526939.5
838DONCEA VladimirROU24213.58.526129.0
928ARNAUDOV G. PetarBUL24613.58.026089.5
1021DRENCHEV PetarBUL24863.57.525879.0
1127ABRAMOVIC BoskoSRB24623.57.525659.0
1265KOKSAL EgeTUR23393.57.525339.0
1333HAZNEDAROGLU KivancTUR24453.57.524909.0
1454MAZI LeonSLO23823.57.026079.0
1525KOSIC DraganMNE24783.57.025548.5
1629KANMAZALP OgulcanTUR24583.57.025409.0
177FIER AlexandrBRA26013.56.526248.5
185GEORGIEV KirilBUL26233.56.525758.5
1923MIRON Lucian-CostinROU24853.56.525368.0
2010VOCATURO DanieleITA25793.09.525029.0
2124PANCEVSKI FilipMKD24853.09.524959.0
2222KUZMICZ KrystianPOL24853.09.524418.5
2331KAPNISIS SpyridonGRE24553.08.524799.0
2419MASTROVASILIS AthanasiosGRE25063.08.524628.5
2553CODENOTTI MarcoITA23853.08.024628.5
2647RADOVANOVIC NikolaSRB23993.08.024108.0
2760POTPARA NikolaMNE23533.08.024078.5
2849KERIGAN DemreTUR23973.08.023988.0
2964MAKSIMOVIC BranimirSRB23393.08.023668.5
3020LENIART ArkadiuszPOL24883.07.524638.5
3114ZELCIC RobertCRO25533.07.524518.0
3240STANOJOSKI ZvonkoMKD24183.07.524438.0
3346SANTIAGO Yago De MouraBRA24103.07.524048.0
3470DIMIC PavleSRB23203.07.523407.0
3511KRAEMER MartinGER25773.07.029517.0
3651MUSAT AdrianROU23943.07.023898.0
373PERUNOVIC MilosSRB26323.07.023887.0
3859MARKOJA BorisSLO23533.07.022988.0
39120SEVGI VolkanTUR21223.07.022606.0
4087PECZELY Sebastian ZsomborHUN22543.07.021997.0
234 players

15) March Lviv Tradition 2015

The March Lviv Tradition tournament took place 24th to 29th March 2015. Anwesh Upadhyaya won with 6.5/9.

March Lviv Tradition IM Lviv UKR Tue 24th Mar 2015 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Anwesh UpadhyayaIND23666.524.500.05
28Buksa NataliyaUKR21606.024.500.04
36Sabuk PiotrPOL23126.023.250.04
44Shkuran DaniilUKR23866.022.750.04
510Doluhanova EvgeniyaUKR22925.021.750.03
67Sevostianov PavelRUS22684.016.500.02
79Terletsky OlegUKR22574.014.750.02
85Ivanenko Olga I.UKR21464.014.000.03
93Osmak IulijaUKR24052.58.500.01
101Bunyatov RustamAZE20781.04.000.00
10 players

16) ch-Urals 2015

The Urals Championship took place 18th to 30th March 2015. Sergei Matsenko won with 7.5/9. I couldn't find games.

ch-Urals 2015 Tyumen RUS Wed 18th Mar 2015 - Mon 30th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Matsenko, SergeiIMRUS2487111½1½1½17.52652
2Pridorozhni, AlekseiGMRUS255211½1½1½½17.02587
3Shariyazdanov, AndreyGMRUS2525111½1½½½17.02608
4Bezgodov, AlexeiGMRUS2501111½0½1½16.52474
5Yuzhakov, OlegFMRUS2366½11½101½16.52466
6Postnikov, DaniilFMRUS2343110½011116.52318
7Looshnikov, NikolaiIMRUS247111½½011106.02433
8Iskusnyh, SergeiGMRUS24721½01111½06.02392
9Kotlyar, KirillFMRUS23231101011106.02338
10Frolov, IvanFMRUS23051110010116.02324
11Solovjev, NikolayFMRUS230201110½11½6.02228
12Vaseptsov, MaximRUS22461001011116.02155
13Musakaev, EmilFMRUS240211½½1½0105.52400
14Drygalov, SergeyRUS2296111½½100½5.52393
15Kopylov, Alexander A.IMRUS240311011½1005.52375
16Gutenev, AlexanderFMRUS2359110½1½01½5.52307
17Bulatov, RamilRUS22071½½½1½10½5.52381
18Sergeyev, AlexanderFMRUS2382½1½110½105.52299
19Fatkhutdinov, GafiyatFMRUS22531½½1010½15.52207
20Lipatov, VladislavRUS2023011½001115.52170
21Yuferev, OlegFMRUS2224100½1110+5.52107
22Myakota, SergeiRUS20050011011½15.52072
23Remizov, YaroslavRUS1962½1½0101015.02182
24Drygalov, AndreyRUS231411½½½½0½½5.02292
25Tsvetkov, PavelRUS2213101½1010½5.02184
26Radzhabov, RodionRUS21411010½10½15.02111
27Patrushev, KonstantinRUS212410½1½10105.02090
28Salemgareev, TagirRUS19800011100115.02032
29Kitaev, IlyaRUS2100101½0½0115.02079
30Khokhlov, AlexeyRUS21301001011105.02043
31Dubinin, AlexsandrRUS203801½0101½15.02015
32Dilmukhametov, ArturRUS2220101101½004.52141
33Teimurov, ArturRUS1956½½101½0½½4.52158
34Smirnov, Nikolai Vl.RUS20180110011½-4.52089
35Zasukhin, VadimRUS23481½½1½10004.52195
36Anchutin, NikitaRUS20190110½01½½4.52073
37Chekletsov, IlyaRUS21221½01010104.52090
38Khalturin, NikolaiRUS19650100110½14.51954
39Romanov, SergejRUS21191010100½14.52036
40Vasiliev, ArkadiiRUS1983010½1½0½14.51959
72 players

17) Reykjavik Open 2015

The Reykjavik Open took place 10th to 18th March 2015. Erwin L'Ami could even afford a final round loss in winning with 8.5/10. Leading players: Mamedyarov, Navara, Eljanov, Melkumyan, Movsesian, Hammer, Granda Zuniga, Gawain Jones, Naroditsky etc. Additional games from round 10.

Reykjavik Open 2015 Reykjavik ISL Tue 10th Mar 2015 - Wed 18th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111L'ami ErwinNED26058.564.553.053.25
23Eljanov PavelUKR27278.067.554.053.50
328Libiszewski FabienFRA25148.061.549.050.25
413Fier AlexandrBRA26017.566.553.047.75
59Naroditsky DanielUSA26337.565.553.047.25
61Mamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE27567.565.552.046.25
74Melkumyan HrantARM26767.564.552.045.50
816Hansen EricCAN25667.564.551.546.75
96Hammer Jon LudvigNOR26517.564.052.547.50
1010Gupta AbhijeetIND26257.563.551.046.75
1118Stefansson HannesISL25607.562.550.547.50
1227Danielsen HenrikISL25147.562.049.544.75
1315Jussupow ArturGER25737.561.049.545.50
1412Grandelius NilsSWE26037.558.547.043.25
1523Gao RuiCHN25337.065.552.543.50
167Granda Zuniga Julio EPER26467.065.052.042.50
1719Gretarsson Hjorvar SteinnISL25547.063.550.542.75
188Jones Gawain C BENG26427.063.050.542.50
1917Maze SebastienFRA25647.062.551.041.75
2050Norowitz YaacovUSA24227.062.550.541.75
2126Grover SahajIND25197.062.051.041.75
2231Idani PouyaIRI24967.062.050.041.50
2365Khademalsharieh SarasadatIRI23577.061.550.541.75
2414Cornette MatthieuFRA25857.061.049.543.50
2520Le Roux Jean-PierreFRA25487.061.049.043.00
2633Rombaldoni AxelITA24887.061.048.541.00
275Movsesian SergeiARM26657.059.547.540.25
2863Sarkar JustinUSA23767.059.047.540.75
2978Antal Tibor KendeHUN23177.057.047.039.25
3075Rosner JonasGER23247.056.545.038.25
31101Johannesson OliverISL22127.052.542.033.50
322Navara DavidCZE27366.565.553.540.00
3330Pakleza ZbigniewPOL24986.563.051.038.75
3436Georgiadis NicoSUI24686.563.050.037.25
3525Steingrimsson HedinnISL25306.562.550.038.50
3646Wang YiyeCHN24336.562.549.535.75
3762Abdumalik ZhansayaKAZ23796.562.050.037.25
3824Rasmussen Allan StigDEN25326.561.550.038.00
3944Petrov NikitaRUS24356.561.050.034.50
4067Christiansen Johan-SebastianNOR23516.561.049.537.25
274 players

18) 5th HD Bank Cup 2015

5th HD Bank Cup took place 17th to 22nd March 2015. Le Quang Liem won with 7.5/9. Some additional games.

5th HD Bank Cup 2015 Ho Chi Minh City VIE Tue 17th Mar 2015 - Sun 22nd Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Le Quang LiemVIE26767.50.052.07
25Zhang ZhongSIN26147.00.052.56
31Li ChaoCHN27216.50.051.56
43Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonVIE26596.50.050.05
519Pascua HaridasPHI24236.50.048.05
67Gomez John PaulPHI25246.50.045.55
78Nguyen Duc HoaVIE25166.00.049.54
818Torre EugenioPHI24496.00.048.54
958Le Kieu Thien KimVIE21386.00.044.54
1011Dao Thien HaiVIE24825.50.049.04
1123Dimakiling OliverPHI24005.50.047.54
1229Bersamina PauloPHI23595.50.047.03
134Rakhmanov AleksandrRUS26395.50.046.54
1410Laylo DarwinPHI24995.50.046.53
26Yap Kim StevenPHI23895.50.046.53
1614Tran Tuan MinhVIE24555.50.045.03
1717Nguyen Van HuyVIE24525.50.044.04
1816Karthikeyan P.IND24525.50.043.04
1915Padmini RoutIND24545.50.042.54
2025Le Tuan MinhVIE23935.50.041.54
2135Vo Thanh NinhVIE23115.50.041.04
2220Bitoon RichardPHI24225.50.040.03
239Barbosa OliverPHI25015.00.047.03
22Karavade EeshaIND24055.00.047.03
2536Pitra AndikaINA23105.00.046.54
2624Nolte RolandoPHI23945.00.046.53
2733Tin JingyaoSIN23265.00.046.52
2852Vo Dai Hoai DucVIE21955.00.044.54
2930Hoang Canh HuanVIE23485.00.044.03
34To Nhat MinhHUN23235.00.044.03
3128Liu XiangyiSIN23805.00.043.54
326Sadorra Julio CatalinoPHI25485.00.043.04
47Bao KhoaVIE22375.00.043.04
3431Duong The AnhVIE23405.00.042.04
3512Cao SangVIE24805.00.042.03
3639Nay Oo Kyaw TunMYA22925.00.042.02
3746Nguyen Anh KhoiVIE22395.00.041.53
3853Li XueyiCHN21905.00.040.54
3927Wynn Zaw HtunMYA23825.00.040.53
4042Tran Manh TienVIE22665.00.036.54
80 players

19) Hawaii Open 2015

The Hawaii Open took place 19th to 22nd March. The Open final results are now available. Hou Yifan eventually won both the rapid and blitz parts of a four player event. I believe both standings were combined but I split them so to separate the rapid and blitz games. Final standings of the open tournament now available.

Hawaii Open 2015 Honolulu USA Thu 19th Mar 2015 - Sun 22nd Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Gabuzyan, HovhannesGM26035.5
2Ramirez, AlejandroGM25794.5
3Shoker, SamyGM25354.5
4Aghasaryan, RobertGM23814.5
5Huschenbeth, NiclasGM26094
6Nanjo, RyosukeIM24374
7Kojima, ShinyaIM23204
8Andrianov, NikolaiIM24753.5
9Gautam, Yogesh22663.5
10Saidy, Anthony FIM22633.5
11Gareev, TimurGM26043
12Chevannes, Sabrina LWIM22393
13Chernin, OliverNM22363
14Perry, Patrick N21893
15Doknjas, JohnCM21453
16Doknjas, Joshua20353
17Oshiro, Coel Tadas20293
18Asik, JosipFM3
19Rubsamen, CorneliusNM22192.5
20Iinuma, Paul Y21682.5
21Matsuda, Ryu21512.5
22Blessing, Anthony A20352.5
23Zheng, Evan17032.5
24Shabalov, AlexanderGM25932
25Wolfley, Lawrence21422
26Wenz, William20002
27Erick, Kevin Lynn19132
28Sonido, Charles M18492
29Sakurai, Eric20311.5
30Ortolano, Alden17001
31Alejandro, Frank16011
32Takata, ReynoldsNM22670
33Ondangan Jr, Ruben GNM22300
33 players
Hawaii GM Rapid 2015 Honolulu USA Fri 20th Mar 2015 - Sat 21st Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgGms1234PtsTB1
1Hou, YifanCHN26866**0101114.0
2Gareev, TimurUSA2604610**013.5
3Shankland, Samuel LUSA266161010**½02.5
4Kojima, ShinyaJPN2403600½1**2.0
4 players
Hawaii GM Blitz 2015 Honolulu USA Fri 20th Mar 2015 - Sat 21st Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgGms1234PtsTB1
1Hou, YifanCHN26866**½1115.0
2Shankland, Samuel LUSA26616½0**½1103.08.00
3Gareev, TimurUSA26046½0**113.06.00
4Kojima, ShinyaJPN24036000100**1.0
4 players

20) 141st MGU Open 2015

The 141st MGU Open took place 28th-29th March 2015.

141st MGU Open 2015 Sofia BUL Sat 28th Mar 2015 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPts
14Bozilov DraganSRB19795.0
25Andreev DobrotichBUL19244.5
33Bozilov NovicaSRB20254.5
420Semerdzhiev DenisBUL04.0
51Gelemerov YaneBUL20593.5
66Slavejkov AntonBUL18273.5
77Slavejkov KristianBUL17543.5
82Bardarov GeorgiBUL20303.0
911Krasteva BeloslavaBUL14853.0
1012Velikova GabrielaBUL14353.0
1116Manchev SevdalinBUL02.5
128Ginev NikolaBUL16892.5
1314Tenev BogdanBUL13662.0
1418Kadir AylinBUL02.0
1513Bureva RadilenaBUL13962.0
1617Mihayilov PetarBUL02.0
1715Ma IchenBUL12931.5
1810Grabcheva NataliaBUL16160.5
199Stathopoulos FotiosGRE16370.5
2019Ognyanov Petio DanielovBUL00.0
20 players

21) 2nd Kolkata GM Open 2015

The 2nd Kolkata GM Open took place 16th to 24th March 2015. Surya Shekhar Ganguly won with 7.5/9.

2nd Kolkata GM Open 2015 Kolkata IND Mon 16th Mar 2015 - Tue 24th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND2603484342.25
2Short Nigel DGMENG2664749½4539.75
3Lu ShangleiGMCHN2570747½4338.75
4Sengupta DeepGMIND25677444037.25
5Sandipan ChandaGMIND25697423838.25
6Wang ChenIMCHN250047½4234.00
7Gopal G.N.GMIND25754540½35.00
8Quesada Perez YunieskyGMCUB263742½3933.00
9Kokarev DmitryGMRUS263842½3831.00
10Xu YinglunCHN2443645½4129.50
11Stupak KirillGMBLR256764540½30.25
12Narayanan SrinathIMIND2459644½4028.50
13Laxman R.R.GMIND237564440½26.00
14Ortiz Suarez Isan ReynaldoGMCUB26256443929.75
15Rathnakaran K.IMIND2411642½3927.00
16Kovalev VladislavGMBLR253164237½29.00
17Rahman ZiaurGMBAN2496641½3728.25
18Lalith Babu M.R.GMIND2556640½36½28.25
19Vignesh SNoIND23656403627.25
20Gagare ShardulIMIND2417454125.50
21Deepan Chakkravarthy J.GMIND2476454027.75
22Harikrishnan.A.RaIND225943½39½25.00
23Stany G.A.IMIND2380433926.25
24Das SayantanIMIND2433433925.25
25Kulkarni RakeshIND22824338½26.75
26Lin ChenIMCHN244842½3925.00
27Das ArghyadipIMIND24614237½26.00
28Ankit R. RajparaGMIND247741½37½25.75
29Ravi Teja S.IND2401413725.25
30Kotsur PavelGMKAZ25674136½26.25
31Neelotpal DasGMIND244640½3626.00
32Kunte AbhijitGMIND248539½3625.00
33Harsha BharathakotiIND2301393621.75
34Visakh SNoIND238938½34½23.00
35Oral TomasGMCZE25193834½25.00
36Kunal M.IND232737½3423.00
37Roy PrantikIND23003733½22.75
38Swapnil S. DhopadeIMIND2450544½4023.75
39Shyam Sundar M.GMIND2491543½3923.25
40Sriram JhaGMIND240954338½25.00
131 players

22) ch-St Petersburg 2015

The 88th St Petersburg Championship takes place 21st to 31st March 2015.

88th ch-St Petersburg St Petersburg RUS Sat 21st Mar 2015 - Tue 31st Mar 2015
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Zenzera AlexeyRUS24237.030.2550.0
29Alekseenko KirillRUS25127.029.5060.0
38Chigaev MaksimRUS24976.525.7550.0
411Zubritskiy ArtyomRUS23966.031.7530.0
54Levin Evgeny A.RUS25296.023.2550.0
612Usmanov VasilyRUS24395.529.7530.0
77Duzhakov IlyaRUS24035.525.7540.0
81Sichinava ZviadRUS23015.020.2540.0
95Goldobin MikhailRUS22374.012.5040.0
106Palchun GrigoryRUS22993.514.2520.0
1110Martynov PavelRUS24142.514.0010.0
122Ganichev AlexanderRUS22381.58.5010.0
12 players
88th ch-St Petersburg St Petersburg RUS Sat 21st Mar 2015 - Tue 31st Mar 2015. Category: 6. Ave: (2391)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Zenzera, Alexey IM RUS 2423 # = = 1 = 0 1 1 1 = 1 7 2524
2 Alekseenko, Kirill GM RUS 2512 # 1 0 1 = = 0 1 1 1 1 7 2524
3 Chigaev, Maksim IM RUS 2497 = 0 # = 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2476
4 Zubritskiy, Artyom RUS 2396 = 1 = # 1 = = 1 = 0 = 6 2471
5 Levin, Evgeny A. GM RUS 2529 0 0 0 # 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 6 2438
6 Usmanov, Vasily IM RUS 2439 = = 1 = 0 # 1 = 1 = 0 5.5 2431
7 Duzhakov, Ilya FM RUS 2403 1 = = = 0 0 # 1 0 1 1 5.5 2441
8 Sichinava, Zviad RUS 2301 0 1 0 = = 0 # 0 1 1 1 5 2399
9 Goldobin, Mikhail RUS 2237 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 1 4 2333
10 Palchun, Grigory RUS 2299 0 0 0 = = 1 0 0 # = 1 3.5 2285
11 Martynov, Pavel FM RUS 2414 = 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 0 = # 2.5 2211
12 Ganichev, Alexander RUS 2238 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 0 0 # 1.5 2108
ch-St Petersburg w 2015 St Petersburg RUS Sat 21st Mar 2015 - Tue 31st Mar 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Balaian AlinaRUS22145.528.025.05
21Belenkaya DinaRUS22595.527.525.55
32Styazhkina AnnaRUS22204.528.526.04
413Petrochenko MariaRUS19384.527.526.54
56Azimova KarinaRUS20624.026.524.53
67Kiseleva ArinaRUS20034.025.522.53
74Ivkina OlgaRUS21633.526.524.03
85Lezhepekova VeronikaRUS21013.526.523.52
912Katyshkina AnastasiaRUS19403.522.521.53
1014Chuprova IrinaRUS19093.024.022.02
1115Tskhadadze AnnaRUS18853.022.021.02
1210Zavgorodniaya AlenaRUS19863.021.520.52
11Andreeva YuliaRUS19603.021.520.52
148Romanova AnastasiaRUS20032.520.019.02
159Shakirova RenataRUS19952.022.521.52
1616Golovkina AnastasiaRUS18371.021.519.51
16 players

23) 1st Amic Hotels Open 2015

The 1st Amic Hotels Open took place 22nd to 29th March 2015. Sergey Fedorchuk won with 7.5/9.

1st Amic Hotels Open 2015 Palma de Mallorca ESP Sun 22nd Mar 2015 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Fedorchuk Sergey A.UKR26507.540.052.039.5
22Kovchan AlexanderUKR25767.041.053.035.0
35Hasangatin RamilRUS25016.542.053.537.0
426Dimitrijeski Boris Dr.GER22766.539.048.533.5
54Del Rio De Angelis Salvador GESP25196.538.549.532.0
614Munoz Pantoja MiguelESP24016.039.050.032.5
716Ochsner Bjorn MollerDEN23596.038.548.532.0
813Skytte RasmusDEN24076.037.548.033.0
922Pogorelov RuslanUKR23036.037.548.032.0
1010Plaskett H JamesENG24456.037.048.032.0
1121Sylvan JacobDEN23216.037.047.031.0
1220Guerra Bastida DiegoESP23246.033.042.528.0
138Smirnov ArtemRUS24565.540.552.532.5
149Starostits IlmarsLAT24535.539.550.532.5
1511Abergel ThalFRA24255.537.549.029.0
1615Baches Garcia GuillermoESP23815.536.548.029.5
1724Dukaczewski PiotrPOL22955.536.045.528.5
186Teske HenrikGER24765.535.546.029.5
1919Giemsa StephanGER23285.535.546.029.0
207Czakon JakubPOL24755.535.544.031.0
2117Blechzin IgorRUS23545.535.045.030.0
2228Tattersall Rodriguez LesterESP22475.535.044.027.0
2346Planas Gene JuanESP20475.532.041.023.5
2430Cerrato Nadal Juan P.ESP22135.531.039.026.0
253Stopa JacekPOL25445.038.550.031.0
2637Ponce Cano AdrianESP21225.037.547.528.5
2731Rindlisbacher JanSUI21885.035.042.527.0
2823Ermeni AvniFID23015.034.545.027.0
2936Cardenas Serrano SergioESP21245.034.043.526.5
3018Hansen MadsDEN23505.033.042.526.0
3127Matras-Clement AgnieszkaPOL22635.032.041.026.0
3235Lacrosse MarcBEL21365.031.540.524.5
3338Grinberg Iosif P.RUS21125.030.037.525.0
3457Duenas AlexisSWE19015.030.037.522.5
3539Berset PhilippeSUI21075.029.039.519.5
3651Mut Company GuillemESP19425.027.034.519.5
3733Rhein KlausGER21824.535.045.027.0
3849Schmit VincentFRA20174.534.543.024.0
3940Schenk Papke AndresESP20864.533.043.023.0
4034Rehn RalfFIN21384.532.542.025.5
84 players

24) 39th Blackpool Chess Conference 2015

The 39th Blackpool Chess Conference took place 6th to 8th March. As reported Keith Arkell and Matthew Webb tied on 4.5/5. Full table for the top section now available.

39th Blackpool Conference Blackpool ENG Fri 6th Mar 2015 - Sun 8th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameGms12345PtsTB1TB2
1ARKELL, Keith CC5b27+w19+b2=w15+b8+1230246
2WEBB, Matthew D5w33+b40+w1=b3+w16+1295259
3HEBDEN, Mark L5b11+w8+b5+w2-b17+41213243
4ALLEN, Keith5w45=b29+w22=b27=w23+1007201
5BRITTON, Richard L5w44+b25+w3-b23=w27+1048210
6PEACOCK, Malcolm R5b16=w17-w39+b25+w38+1067213
7SURTEES, Mike J5b20-w42+b36+w10+b15=1025205
8ALLIS, Richard5w47+b3-w32+b28+w1-31028206
9ARMSTRONG, Malcolm J4bye=b45=w25=b20=w33+3740185
10BROADLEY, Henry5w37=b39+w20+b7-w13=3937187
11GARNETT, John S5w3-b44=b46+w24=b31+3940188
12JAUNOOBY, Ali Reza5w24-b30+w27-b29+b36+3938188
13LOPEZ GOMEZ, Jose Pablo5w21=b38+w28=b18=b10=31035207
14MAZEK, Marek4bye=b21+w16-b40+w18=3859215
15MERRIMAN, John5w36+b24+w18=b1-w7=31031206
16WALKER, David J5w6=b26=b14+w22+b2-31033207
17WILLIAMSON, Roger G4bye=b6+w23=b26+w3-3859215
18WOLSTENCROFT, Darryl5b41=w31+b15=w13=b14=3974195
19ARKELL, Nicholas D5w32+b1-w40=b30=w28=992198
20BAK, Andrew5w7+b23=b10-w9=b22=966193
21BURNETT, Jim5b13=w14-w29-b42+w39+871174
22DRABBLE, Andrew4bye=w37+b4=b16-w20=764191
23ELLAMES, Roy5b42+w20=b17=w5=b4-948190
24HARKNESS, Brian D4b12+w15-bye=b11=w26=786197
25HILTON, Tim5b35+w5-b9=w6-b41+936187
26MILSON, Samuel A4bye=w16=b45+w17-b24=785196
27ROUND, R Michael5w1-b47+b12+w4=b5-968194
28TALBOT, Mark A4bye=w41+b13=w8-b19=702176
29TALBOT, Nathan L4bye=w4-b21+w12-b40+792198
30BURGIN, Ryan3bye=w12-b37+w19=2544181
31DUKE, Michael4bye=b18-w38=b35+w11-2713178
32GILLIES, Alex5b19-w34+b8-w36-b44+2828166
33HAMER, Martyn5b2-w46=b41=w45+b9-2852170
34HEARNE, Rob5w43-b32-b47+w41=b37=2840168
35MITCHELL, Martin4w25-bye=b44=w31-b45+2631158
36OLBISON, Philip J4b15-bye+w7-b32+w12-2725181
37OWEN, Dennis4b10=b22-w30-bye+w34=2645161
38PHILLIPS, David A4bye=w13-b31=w44+b6-2662166
39CLANCY, Martin J4bye=w10-b6-w46+b21-634159
40POUSADA GARCIA, Daniel5b46+w2-b19=w14-w29-823165
47 players

25) TCh-CZE 2014-15

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

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2014-15 Prague CZE Sat 1st Nov 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. SK Novoborsky*45576673163.022.0
2Rapid Pardubice*562753.517.0
3Vystavistě Lysa nad Labem*5354562250.511.5
4Labortech Ostrava4*44572150.013.0
5BSS Frydek-Mistek33*545561946.010.0
6AD Mahrla Praha3353*421644.59.5
7Zikuda Turnov134*46451543.08.0
8Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba4444*551344.510.0
9Ancora Tatran Litovel234623*551341.59.0
10TZ Třinec½343*56737.06.5
11SK Karvina223333*4431.05.5
122222 SK Polabiny1½2123324*123.54.5
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Prague CZE Sat 1st Nov 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Joly Lysa nad Labem B*645663752552.019.0
2SK AD Jicin2*45462344.515.0
3Unichess A4*6572253.020.0
4SK Sokol Vysehrad3½*5541641.013.0
5TJ Spartak Vlasim4*455461540.012.0
61. Novoborsky SK B334*43441338.58.5
7TJ Praha-Pankrac2434*351137.09.5
8QCC Ceske Budějovice235*4451136.010.5
9TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove52345*41136.010.0
10Karlovarsky sachklub Tietz1244*1135.012.0
11TJ Bohemians Praha33444*939.512.0
12Unichess B12334*127.57.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Prague CZE Sat 1st Nov 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Duras BVK „A“*66546662554.520.5
2Beskydska sachova skola z.s. „B“2*3552450.017.5
3SK Slavia Orlova „A“5*653232144.015.0
4SK Zlin „A“*451941.014.5
5KVS EKODIVIZE Opava "A"232*355551841.013.0
6SK Stare Město „A“35*41644.514.0
7Slavia Kroměřiž „A“3543*1641.013.5
8Sachovy klub Lokomotiva Brno. o.s. „A“43*551339.012.0
9Agentura 64 Grygov „A“63*1240.012.0
10TJ SO Chrudim23343*733.58.5
11Region Panda Rychnov nad Kněžnou233*328.59.0
12SK Duras BVK „B“25½*323.05.0
12 players

26) TCh-HUN 2014-15

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 12th October to 26th April 2014. Round 8 22nd March games now available.

Round 9 26th April.

TCh-HUN 2014-15 Hungary HUN Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Sun 26th Apr 2015
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkName12345678910Bpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK-79.598.58.510111174.5
2ASE Paks-67.586.56.57.5111164
3MLTC56-77.585.54.5750.5
4HVSE-Infraplan2.54.55-5.57.57.598.550
5Dunaharaszti MTK344.56.5-569.51149.5
6Budapesti Titanok3.55.544.5-7.55.5810.549
7ASS-Makoi SVSE3.55.56.574.5-6.578.549
8Penzugyor SE24.57.54.566.55.5-945.5
9HUSI SC11532.545-627.5
10Szigetszentmiklos113.511.53.536-20.5
10 teams

27) TCh-LTU 2015

The Lithuanian Team Championship took place 24th January to 29th March 2015. The team of Gigant Chess won. Just 6 games from the final two rounds but more will follow. It seems I forgot to add rounds 3-5 also.

TCh-LTU 2015 Lithuania LTU Sat 24th Jan 2015 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11"Gigant Chess" (Panevėžys)76011325.5132.5
22"Margiris 1" (Kaunas)75201023.5137.5
33MRU (Vilnius)7421921.5130.5
410"Sūduva" SV (Marijampolė)7421916.5132.0
517"Milsa" (Kaunas)7322821.0114.0
66VSK "Bokstas" (Plungė)7322818.5135.0
78SSK "Bokstas" (Klaipėda)7430818.0126.5
85VSSSM-"Chess United" (Vilnius)7331718.5141.5
94AG Kaunas - EV7331717.0139.5
107"Vilniaus fortas" (Vilnius)7331717.0139.0
1111"ZSM - Mantinga" (Marijampolė)7340619.5110.5
1213"Tomas" (Siauliai)7340617.5115.5
1314LASF7340617.5109.0
149"Drakonas" (Siauliai)7232617.0101.5
1516VSF (Vilnius)7232613.5109.5
1615"Margiris 2" (Kaunas)7250412.0108.5
1712RSK (Rokiskis)7142411.5110.5
1818"Sirvinta" (Vilkaviskis)705229.5112.0
18 teams

28) 4NCL 2014-15

The 4NCL takes place 15th November 2014 to 4th May 2015.

4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG Sat 15th Nov 2014 - Mon 4th May 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkName12345678Mpts
1Guildford 25-35-33½-4½4½-35½-2½6-210
2Blackthorne Russia3-54½-3½4½-26½-1½4½-3½5-310
3Barbican 4NCL 13-54-44½-3½6½-1½5½-2½5½-2½9
4White Rose 14½-3½3½-4½4-44-46-26½-1½8
5Wood Green HK3-4½2-4½3½-4½4-44½-34½-3½5
6South Wales Dragons2½-5½1½-6½1½-6½2-65-35-2½4
7The AD's3½-4½2½-5½1½-6½3-4½3-55-32
8Warwickshire Select 12-63-52½-5½3½-4½2½-53-50
1Guildford 14½-3½6-27½-½6½-1½7-16½-1½12
2Cheddleton 13½-4½4½-3½4½-3½6-25-36-210
3Oxford 13½-4½5-34½-3½3-55-34½-3½8
4Grantham Sharks 12-63½-4½3-56-25-36½-1½6
5Cambridge University 1½-7½2-63½-4½4½-3½4-45½-2½5
6e2e4.org.uk 11½-6½3-55-32-63½-4½4-43
7Barbican 4NCL 21-72-63-53-54-45-33
8Hackney 11½-6½3½-4½1½-6½2½-5½4-43-51
16 teams

29) Fraubundesliga 2014-15

The German Fraubundesliga takes place 27th September 2014 to 19th April 2015. I've been really struggling to find game files from this event since round 2 even though some have been broadcast live.

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 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1SC Bad Koenigshofen9 +4646441640½
2SK Schwaebisch Hall9 +244641640
3OSG Baden Baden84 +4541637
4USV Volksbank Halle92 +344361233½
5SK Grosslehna9½3 +135551028½
6Rodewischer Schachmiezen92225 +434930
7SF 1891 Friedberg92½23 +16927
8SF Deizisau9001½ +55822
9Hamburger SK von 1830922235 +726
10Schachgemeinschaft Leipzig90½½012½1 +42
11SK Lehrte92½½1301 +110½
12BSV Weissblau Allianz Leipzig92½½122 +013½
12 players

30) Active Team Events

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

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 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPÖ Maria Saal II*44551635.00
2Spg. Sauwald*431329.00
3Union Ansfelden*43341026.00
4RbEJ Gleisdorf½2*244441025.00
5SV Steyregg2*35926.50
6Spg.Sparkasse Fürstenfeld/Hartberg24*144823.50
7Schachfreunde Graz2*35724.50
8ASK St. Valentin33*622.00
9Union Hartkirchen - Sektion Schach32*33521.01
10SC Die Klagenfurter½32353*2521.01
11Union Styria Graz122234*520.00
12Strassenbahn Graz12121*214.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2014-15 Austria AUT Fri 3rd Oct 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Götzis*341332.00
2Hohenems II*34321232.00
3Dornbirn*21231.50
4Rochade Rum33*333441132.50
5HAK/HAS Innsbruck23*42121129.00
6Schwarzach33*½421029.00
7Kufstein Wörgl432*353931.00
8SIR Bernhard 23*33929.50
9Bregenz2413*24927.00
10Sparkasse Neumarkt425234*2728.50
11Ranshofen244324*728.00
12Schwaz*00.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2014-15 Austria AUT Fri 3rd Oct 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SG Hietzing/Ottakring*4344461945.50
2SC Data Technology Pressbaum/E.*344441939.00
3ASVÖ Pamhagen23*33535641643.00
4Zwettl323*1454541436.00
5Blackburne Nickelsdorf235*353441337.50
6SK Austria213*2451134.50
7ASVÖ Mattersburg221*433331030.50
8tschaturanga232342*34932.50
9SC Donaustadt11233*3927.50
10ASVOE VHS Poechlarn02232*54527.00
11SV Stockerau02131*522.00
12SK Advisory Invest Baden½2221332*221.00
12 teams

TCh-ISL 2014-15

The first half of the Icelandic championships took place starting 2nd October. The second half took place over the weekend 20th to 22nd March 2015. My thanks to Gunnar Bjornsson for the firt half games. Second half should follow later.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2014-15 Reykjavik ISL Thu 2nd Oct 2014 - Sat 21st Mar 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Skakfelagd Huginn a-sveit*56677856.5160
2Taflfelag Reykjavikur3*577655.0160
3Taflfelag Vestmannaeyja3*67752.5160
4Skakdeild Fjölnis2*5738.0100
5Taflfelag Bolungarvikur2½*5636.0100
5Skakfelag Akureyrar*5633.580
7Vikingaklubburinn1233*6529.560
8Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit111*4625.050
9Skakfelag Reykjanesbaejar½1112324*317.510
10Skakfelag Islands02½½2325*16.520
10 teams

TCh-ISR 2015

The Isreali Team Championship takes place 9th January to 1st May 2015. The round 7 games were broadcast live but I couldn't find any others.

TCh-ISR 2015 Israel ISR Fri 9th Jan 2015 - Fri 1st May 2015
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1CC Beer Sheva A*455444.036.0734.0
2CC Ashdod Ilit*25441.534.5691.8
3"Feldklein" Rishon Lezion4*434.028.0644.3
4Elitzur "Dov" Petach Tikva1*234430.525.5544.0
5CC Hapoel Petach Tikva A24*32427.523.5542.8
6CC Beer Sheva K1233*427.523.5526.8
7Hapoel Kfar Saba B24*24425.522.5463.5
8Hapoel Kfar Saba22*423.521.5486.0
9CC Herzliya½24*21.019.0423.8
10Elitzur Maarav Petach Tikva22*18.516.5402.3
11ASA "Shlomo HarZvi" Tel Aviv1*418.516.5382.5
12Porat Mathematics "Mordechay & Rachel Po2½222*15.015.0372.5
12 teams

TCh-CAT 2015

The Catalan League takes place 18th January to 18th April 2015. Games take place every Saturday. I couldn't find a compilation of games from the second phase. News from Patricia Llaneza Vega.

TCh-CAT Gp1 2015 Barcelona ESP Sun 18th Jan 2015 - Sat 18th Apr 2015
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1BARCELONA UGA752
2SANT JOSEP BADALONA5.543.5
3TRES PEONS4.534.5
4FIGUERES3.531
5PEONA I PEO231
6FOMENT230
7CATALUNYA229.5
8MONTCADA1.528.5
8 players
TCh-CAT Gp2 2015 Barcelona ESP Sun 18th Jan 2015 - Sat 18th Apr 2015
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1BARBERA640
2COLON SABADELL543
3ESCOLA ESCACS DE BCN43.5
4SANT ANDREU36.5
5MOLLET441.5
6CERDANYOLA VALLES334.5
7TERRASSA127.5
8SITGES013.5
8 players
TCh-CAT Final 2015 Barcelona ESP Sun 18th Jan 2015 - Sat 18th Apr 2015
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1BARCELONA UGA964.5
2BARBERA51.5
3COLON SABADELL755
4SANT JOSEP BADALONA55
5TRES PEONS543.5
6ESCOLA ESCACS DE BCN49.5
7SANT ANDREU44.5
8FIGUERES40.5
1MOLLET551
2CERDANYOLA VALLES548
3PEONA I PEO442.5
4MONTCADA44.5
5TERRASSA238
6FOMENT237.5
7CATALUNYA235.5
8SITGES019
16 players

Dutch League 2014-15

The Dutch League takes place 27th September to 25th April 2014. Round: 7 was on 21st March 2015.

Remaining fixtures: 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 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1Charlois Europoort2360565 64 71038½
2BSG2361545 661037
3HMC Calder24054 5938½
4En Passant243256 7 6938½
5Utrecht2242 646836
6LSG2410 5 6736½
7SISSA22854 5347 734
8Pathena Rotterdam22476 63632
9Voerendaal2317 4443 229½
10Groninger Combinatie2358344 7 229½
10 teams

Bundesliga 2014-15

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

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 13 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden1312012570.5
2Werder Bremen1310032366.5
3SG Trier138321859
4SV 1930 Hockenheim136251759.5
5SK Schwaebisch Hall137331759
6SG Solingen136431554
7SK Turm Emsdetten136431550.5
8USV TU Dresden136521456
9SC Eppingen137601452.5
10Hamburger SK136701255.5
11SC Hansa Dortmund135711151
12SV Muelheim Nord134721055.5
13SF Berlin 190313373950.5
14SF Katernberg13292638.5
15FC Bayern Muenchen131120228.5
16SSC Rostock 07130130025
16 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.

31) Forthcoming Events and Links

ch-USA 2015

15th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2015

Zagreb Open 2015

3rd Stein am Rhein Open 2015

Nakhchivan Open 2015

Russian Team Championship 2015

Malahide Millennium Tournament 2015

33rd Liechtenstein Open 2015

Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE Grand Prix 2015

29th Pula Open 2015

Cez Trophy 2015

50th Capablanca Memorial 2015

Amsterdam Science Park Open 2015

26th Czech Open 2015

33rd Andorra Open 2015

38th Eastman Open 2015

6th Vojvodina Open 2015

30th Teteven Open 2015

Riga Technical University Open 2015

102nd British Chess Championships 2015

FIDE World Cup 2015

Millionaire Chess 2015

78th Tata Steel 2016

42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016

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