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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1093 19th October 2015 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015
3) Millionaire Chess 2015
4) 31st European Club Cup 2015
5) Monte Carlo Women's Grand Prix 2015
6) 41st Guernsey Chess Festival 2015
7) Haarlem Masters 2015
8) 19th Hoogeveen Chess 2015
9) 37th Arco Open 2015
10) 3rd Krk Golden Island Open 2015
11) PokerStars Isle of Man International 2015
12) 4th Oliver Gonzalez Memorial 2015
13) 9th Universidad Central Elite 2015
14) Chigorin Memorial 2015
15) ch-ARG 2015
16) 1st Carthage Open 2015
17) Asian Juniors 2015
18) XTRACON GM 2015
19) Washington Chess Congress 2015
20) 10th Mediterranean Cup 2015
21) Puerto Rico Championships 2015
22) Hradec Kralove Open 2015
23) Highlander Cup 2015
24) Checkmate Gozo 2015
25) 19th Corsican Circuit 2015
26) Kolomenskaya Open 2015
27) Pankrac Cup 2015
28) SPICE Cup Open 2015
29) US Chess League 2015
30) Moscow Team Championship 2015
31) TCh-FIN 2015-16
32) Dutch League 2015-16
33) Active Team Events
34) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
World Rapid and Blitz Championships 20151971 games
Millionaire Chess 2015199 games
31st European Club Cup 2015180 games
Monte Carlo Women's Grand Prix 201518 games
41st Guernsey Chess Festival 201518 games
Haarlem Masters 201515 games
19th Hoogeveen Chess 201530 games
37th Arco Open 2015471 games
PokerStars Isle of Man International 20151 game
3rd Krk Golden Island Open 201554 games
4th Oliver Gonzalez Memorial 2015136 games
9th Universidad Central Elite 201588 games
Chigorin Memorial 2015335 games
ch-ARG 201528 games
1st Carthage Open 201515 games
Asian Juniors 201559 games
XTRACON GM 2015274 games
Washington Chess Congress 2015170 games
Puerto Rico Championships 201551 games
Hradec Kralove Open 201510 games
Highlander Cup 20158 games
Pankrac Cup 201513 games
SPICE Cup Open 201565 games
US Chess League 201540 games
Moscow Team Championship 201536 games
TCh-FIN 2015-1664 games
Dutch League 2015-167 games
4356 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Robert Ris, Lennart Ootes, Paul Truong, Macauley Peterson, Anthony Fox, Jan Mazuch and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Alexander Grischuk won the World Blitz Championship for the third time. Defending Champion Magnus Carlsen couldn't maintain his form having a poor run in the middle of the event and then losing a key game to Ivanchuk in the penultimate round. Still his retention of the rapid title was impressive. Hikaru Nakamura beat Le Quang Liem to win the 2nd Millionaire Chess event. Hou Yifan won the first Grand Prix in the new women's series. Now the European Club Cup is under way in Skopje with many strong players.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015

The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships took place in Berlin 9th to 15th October 2015. Rapid 10th to 12th October and Blitz 13th to 14th October. World Champion Magnus Carlsen retained his rapid title ahead of Ian Nepomniachtchi and Teimour Radjabov. Carlsen was an early leader in the blitz too but a loss in the final game of day 1 to Karjakin started a poor run that was continued on day two. Carlsen got into contention again before losing to Ivanchuk in round 20. Alexander Grischuk won the blitz title for the third ahead of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Vladimir Kramnik Carlsen finished 6th.

World Rapid 2015 Berlin GER Fri 9th Oct 2015 - Thu 15th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Carlsen MagnusNOR284711.52723130.50.0
28Nepomniachtchi IanRUS278910.52712129.00.0
316Radjabov TeimourAZE274110.52681128.50.0
413Dominguez Perez LeinierCUB274910.52673126.00.0
589Bocharov DmitryRUS257710.02712125.00.0
67Kramnik VladimirRUS279810.02696128.50.0
738Onischuk VladimirUKR269210.02696122.00.0
83Ivanchuk VassilyUKR283510.02690130.00.0
939Kovalenko IgorLAT268710.02686124.00.0
109Mamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE278410.02676130.00.0
1111Vachier-Lagrave MaximeFRA275610.02673122.50.0
1219Inarkiev ErnestoRUS273310.02648125.00.0
1392Khismatullin DenisRUS25749.52737127.00.0
1471Kasimdzhanov RustamUZB26199.52735123.50.0
1553Malakhov VladimirRUS26629.52733128.00.0
1636Kryvoruchko YuriyUKR26949.52722133.50.0
1751Korobov AntonUKR26649.52706126.50.0
1834Zhigalko SergeiBLR26989.52698130.00.0
195Karjakin SergeyRUS28059.52678128.00.0
2066Salem A.R. SalehUAE26319.52672108.50.0
2144Fedoseev VladimirRUS26819.52668117.00.0
2227Wojtaszek RadoslawPOL27119.52659123.50.0
2345Navara DavidCZE26739.52655117.00.0
2429Guseinov GadirAZE27059.52651126.50.0
256Anand ViswanathanIND28009.52646117.50.0
26108Vidit Santosh GujrathiIND25349.02737120.50.0
2772Bogdanovich StanislavUKR26199.02682118.00.0
2882Adhiban BaskaranIND25909.02668111.50.0
2924Riazantsev AlexanderRUS27169.02653123.00.0
3052Khairullin IldarRUS26629.02652108.00.0
3112Gelfand BorisISR27519.02649124.50.0
322Grischuk AlexanderRUS28469.02645116.00.0
3330Matlakov MaximRUS27059.02642114.00.0
3417Svidler PeterRUS27359.02638117.50.0
3541Akopian VladimirARM26849.02631114.50.0
3610Rublevsky SergeiRUS27579.02618108.00.0
3737Moiseenko AlexanderUKR26929.02585113.00.0
3868Ponkratov PavelRUS26298.52719121.50.0
3969Motylev AlexanderRUS26278.52690118.50.0
4073Perunovic MilosSRB26178.52681118.00.0
158 players
World Blitz 2015 Berlin GER Fri 9th Oct 2015 - Thu 15th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 21 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Grischuk AlexanderRUS281415.52699241.00.0
22Vachier-Lagrave MaximeFRA285415.02727264.00.0
315Kramnik VladimirRUS276315.02705245.00.0
410Ivanchuk VassilyUKR278914.52691243.00.0
53Nepomniachtchi IanRUS283114.52642228.50.0
61Carlsen MagnusNOR291414.02720259.00.0
725Svidler PeterRUS272614.02691247.00.0
87Navara DavidCZE280614.02646225.50.0
9113Vovk YuriUKR256613.52742255.00.0
1066Kasimdzhanov RustamUZB264113.52720259.50.0
114Aronian LevonARM281713.52710252.50.0
1218Gelfand BorisISR274313.52700247.00.0
1328Dominguez Perez LeinierCUB271713.52687243.50.0
1412Mamedov RaufAZE277713.52659237.00.0
1517Mamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE274913.52648234.00.0
1654Ponkratov PavelRUS266613.52608222.00.0
1716Karjakin SergeyRUS275913.02720257.00.0
1859Vitiugov NikitaRUS265513.02711243.50.0
1937Tomashevsky EvgenyRUS269413.02683245.00.0
2031Korobov AntonUKR270513.02663241.50.0
2111Andreikin DmitryRUS278113.02663232.00.0
229Anand ViswanathanIND279113.02658236.50.0
2336Fressinet LaurentFRA269913.02647233.00.0
2414Fedoseev VladimirRUS276513.02644229.00.0
2523Alekseev EvgenyRUS272913.02633229.50.0
2630Malakhov VladimirRUS270713.02596226.50.0
2778Petrosian Tigran L.ARM263012.52745257.50.0
286Radjabov TeimourAZE280812.52730260.00.0
29137Gajewski GrzegorzPOL252012.52704242.50.0
30121Swiercz DariuszPOL255512.52666229.00.0
3133Melkumyan HrantARM270112.52661240.00.0
3220Onischuk VladimirUKR274312.52651242.50.0
3338Jones Gawain C BENG269012.52646230.00.0
3421Dreev AlekseyRUS274112.52641233.00.0
3513Ponomariov RuslanUKR277012.52635229.50.0
3635Iturrizaga Bonelli EduardoVEN270012.52632226.50.0
3743Kovalenko IgorLAT268412.52618223.00.0
3883Munoz Pantoja MiguelESP262112.52593214.00.0
3985Socko BartoszPOL261612.02746255.00.0
4065Dubov DaniilRUS264212.02725250.00.0
188 players

3) Millionaire Chess 2015

The 2nd Millionaire Chess open took place 8th to 12th October 2015. 7 rounds of open chess followed by tie-breaks produce four players for the knock-out segment and the main prizes. Leading players: Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Yangyi Yu, Gata Kamsky, Liem Le, Luke McShane, Ray Robson, Evgeny Bareev, Evgeniy Najer, Sam Shankland, Aleksandr Shimanov, Varuzhan Akobian, Sergei Azarov, Yaroslav Zherebukh, Illya Nyzhnyk, Aleksandr Lenderman, Vasif Durarbayli, Bartlomiej Macieja, Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez, Jianchou Zhou, Alejandro Ramirez, Andrey Stukopin etc Hikaru Nakamura took the $100,000 first prize by beating Quang Liem Le in the final. Nakamura didn't have it easy earlier having to go to tie-breaks to secure his place in the Semi-Finals.

Millionaire Chess Op 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13So WesleyUSA27737.051.541.539.00
28Mcshane Luke JENG26747.050.539.538.00
32Caruana FabianoUSA28087.045.535.534.50
410Najer EvgeniyRUS26587.043.033.032.50
59Bareev EvgenyCAN26696.550.539.534.00
66Kamsky GataUSA26916.548.538.033.25
77Robson RayUSA26806.547.536.533.25
824Kaidanov Gregory SUSA25616.545.535.531.75
927Xiong JefferyUSA25496.544.034.031.25
1017Zhou JianchaoCHN26066.542.532.530.00
114Yu YangyiCHN27216.053.041.534.25
125Le Quang LiemVIE26976.052.541.531.25
1311Shankland Samuel LUSA26566.048.538.032.00
14Nyzhnyk IllyaUKR26286.048.538.032.00
1519Azarov SergeiBLR25916.048.037.028.75
1616Lenderman AleksandrUSA26156.048.037.028.25
1757Norowitz YaacovUSA24356.045.535.028.50
1835Troff Kayden WUSA25286.045.534.527.25
1931Holt ConradUSA25296.044.535.025.50
2038Pakleza ZbigniewPOL25206.044.533.530.00
2133Chirila Ioan-CristianROU25286.044.035.029.00
2234Rombaldoni AxelITA25286.044.034.525.00
2328Huschenbeth NiclasGER25416.043.534.028.50
2412Akobian VaruzhanUSA26356.042.533.027.50
2520Stukopin AndreyRUS25876.042.032.026.25
2643Fishbein AlexanderUSA24896.040.532.023.75
271Nakamura HikaruUSA28145.555.544.531.75
2818Shimanov AleksandrRUS25935.550.539.529.25
2932Popilski GilISR25295.549.539.025.75
3015Durarbayli VasifAZE26185.548.038.025.75
3146Kjartansson GudmundurISL24745.548.037.527.25
3222Ortiz Suarez Isan ReynaldoCUB25775.547.036.524.00
3345Drozdowski KacperPOL24765.543.534.022.25
3452Gurevich DanielUSA24555.543.034.523.00
3513Zherebukh YaroslavUSA26305.543.033.525.00
3649Priyadharshan K.IND24625.542.532.524.50
3725Indjic AleksandarSRB25585.542.031.523.00
3870Viswanadha KesavUSA23715.541.031.521.25
3939Kadric DenisBIH25185.540.031.023.75
4023Macieja BartlomiejPOL25745.538.030.521.50
147 players
Millionaire Chess KO 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234Pts
1Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA28161=1.5
2Le, Quang LiemGMVIE26970=0.5
3Yu, YangyiGMCHN2721112
4Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA2623000
1Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA2816===12.5
3Yu, YangyiGMCHN2721===01.5
1Le, Quang LiemGMVIE2697112
3Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA2623000
8 players
Millionaire TB2 U2550 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Sevian SamuelGMUSA2556112
2Rombaldoni AxelGMITA2528100
2 players
Millionaire TB U2550 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms12345PtsTB1
1Hernandez Carmenate, Holden25244*10½12.54.50
2Tazbir, Marcin251640*½112.54.00
3Sevian, Samuel255641½*½02.04.75
4Rombaldoni, Axel25284½0½*12.03.25
5Huschenbeth, Niclas254140010*1.0
5 players
Millionaire TB U2550 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015. Category: 12. Ave: (2533)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 Pts TPR
1 Hernandez Carmenate, Holden GM USA 2524 # 1 0 = 1 2.5 2630
2 Tazbir, Marcin GM POL 2516 0 # = 1 1 2.5 2632
3 Sevian, Samuel GM USA 2556 1 = # = 0 2 2527
4 Rombaldoni, Axel GM ITA 2528 = 0 = # 1 2 2534
5 Huschenbeth, Niclas GM GER 2541 0 0 1 0 # 1 2338
Round 1. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Rombaldoni, Axel 1-0 Huschenbeth, Niclas 33 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Hernandez Carmenate, Holden 1-0 Tazbir, Marcin 58 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Round 2. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Rombaldoni, Axel 1/2-1/2 Hernandez Carmenate, Holden 13 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Huschenbeth, Niclas 0-1 Tazbir, Marcin 60 B96 Sicilian
Round 3. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Hernandez Carmenate, Holden 0-1 Sevian, Samuel 31 A45 Queen's pawn game
Tazbir, Marcin 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 30 C88 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Tazbir, Marcin 1-0 Rombaldoni, Axel 37 B56 Sicilian
Sevian, Samuel 0-1 Huschenbeth, Niclas 72 B90 Sicilian
Round 5. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Huschenbeth, Niclas 0-1 Hernandez Carmenate, Holden 109 C10 French
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Rombaldoni, Axel 79 B56 Sicilian
Millionaire TB Final 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123Pts
1Nakamura HikaruGMUSA2816==12
2So WesleyGMUSA2760==01
2 players
Millionaire TB B m 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Nakamura HikaruGMUSA28161=1.5
2Kamsky GataGMUSA26800=0.5
2 players
Millionaire TB B 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms1234PtsTB1
1Nakamura, Hikaru28163*½112.52.25
2Kamsky, Gata26803½*112.52.25
3Azarov, Sergei2580300*11.0
4Bareev, Evgeny26693000*0.0
4 players
Millionaire TB B 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015. Category: 18. Ave: (2686)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 Pts TPR
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2816 # = 1 1 2.5 2916
2 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2680 = # 1 1 2.5 2961
3 Azarov, Sergei GM BLR 2580 0 0 # 1 1 2597
4 Bareev, Evgeny GM CAN 2669 0 0 0 # 0 2692
Round 1. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Azarov, Sergei 46 A14 English
Kamsky, Gata 1-0 Bareev, Evgeny 37 A40 Queen's pawn
Round 2. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Kamsky, Gata 43 A05 Reti
Azarov, Sergei 1-0 Bareev, Evgeny 35 B18 Caro-Kann
Round 3. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Kamsky, Gata 1-0 Azarov, Sergei 36 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 12 D02 Queen's pawn game
Millionaire TB A 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms12345PtsTB1
1So, Wesley27604*½1113.5
2McShane, Luke J26744½*½012.03.25
3Shimanov, Aleksandr259340½*1½2.02.25
4Kaidanov, Gregory S25613010*1.0
5Caruana, Fabiano2796300½*0.5
5 players
Millionaire TB A 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015. Category: 18. Ave: (2677)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 Pts TPR
1 So, Wesley GM USA 2760 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2991
2 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2674 = # = 0 1 2 2678
3 Shimanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2593 0 = # 1 = 2 2698
4 Kaidanov, Gregory S GM USA 2561 0 1 0 # 1 2551
5 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2796 0 0 = # 0.5 2403
Round 1. Sun 11th Oct 2015
So, Wesley 1-0 Kaidanov, Gregory S 47 A08 Reti
McShane, Luke J 1/2-1/2 Shimanov, Aleksandr 44 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 So, Wesley 55 C65 Ruy Lopez
Kaidanov, Gregory S 1-0 McShane, Luke J 48 E91 King's Indian
Round 3. Sun 11th Oct 2015
McShane, Luke J 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 32 B40 Sicilian defence
Shimanov, Aleksandr 1-0 Kaidanov, Gregory S 30 D11 QGD Slav
Round 4. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Shimanov, Aleksandr 78 B12 Caro-Kann
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 McShane, Luke J 96 E67 King's Indian
Round 5. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Shimanov, Aleksandr 0-1 So, Wesley 30 E48 Nimzo-Indian

4) 31st European Club Cup 2015

The 31st European Club Cup takes place 17th to 25th October 2015.

31st ECC Open 2015 Skopje MKD Sat 17th Oct 2015 - Sun 25th Oct 2015
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
19ODLAR YURDU (AZE)2200412.010.0
23ALKALOID (MKD)2200411.011.0
38SHSM LEGACY SQUARE (RUS)2200411.011.0
41SOCAR (AZE)2200411.010.5
55MEDNYI VSADNIK (RUS)2200411.09.5
67UNIVERZITY-BELORECHENSK (RUS)2200410.011.0
72SIBERIA (RUS)2200410.010.0
824RISHON LEZION (ISR)220049.010.5
96AVE NOVY BOR (CZE)220049.09.0
104OBIETTIVO RISARCIMENTO PADOVA (ITA)220048.08.0
1113WORLDTRADINGLAB CLUB 64 MODENA (ITA)220047.07.5
1217HAMBURGER SCHACHKLUB VON 1830 E.V. (GER220045.08.5
1316RIEHEN (SUI)210139.08.0
1422SK TEAM VIKING (SWE)210139.08.0
1538EN PASSANT (NED)2110210.06.0
1614LSG LEIDEN (NED)211028.07.5
1734WHITE ROSE (ENG)211028.07.0
1811SCHACHGESELLSCHAFT ZURICH (SUI)211028.06.0
1929GRUPO DESPORTIVO DIAS FERREIRA (POR)211028.05.5
2010BEER-SHEVA (ISR)211026.07.5
2131HMC CALDER (NED)211026.06.5
2220GAMBIT ASSEKO SEE (MKD)211026.06.0
2321KSK 47 EYNATTEN (BEL)211024.07.0
2425SV WERDER BREMEN (GER)211024.07.0
2519SC MPA - MARIA SAAL (AUT)211024.06.5
2627KBSK BRUGGE (BEL)211024.05.0
2726TAMMER-SHAKKI (FIN)211022.06.5
2815VAALERENGA (NOR)211022.06.0
2912OSLO SCHAKSELSKAP (NOR)211022.06.0
3030CE DE SPRENGER ECHTERNACH (LUX)(211022.05.0
3128BLACKTHORNE RUSSIA (ENG)211022.04.0
3235BESIKTAS J.K. (TUR)211020.04.5
3323GENEVA CHESS CLUB (SUI)211020.04.0
3446ADARE (IRL)211020.03.5
3518CHEDDLETON (ENG)201118.05.0
3643SV RAIKA RAPID FEFFERNITZ (AUT)201114.04.0
3733CIRCOLO PALERMITANO SCACCHI (ITA)201112.03.5
3840BRONSHOJ SKAKFORENING (DEN)(201111.03.5
3944MSK CENTAR (MKD)201111.03.5
4032EXPIK (KOS)201110.03.0
50 players
31st ECC Women 2015 Skopje MKD Sat 17th Oct 2015 - Sun 25th Oct 2015
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13GAMBIT ASSEKO SEE (MKD)220048.08.0
21NONA (GEO)220047.06.0
34UGRA (RUS)220046.06.5
42SHSM LEGACY SQUARE (RUS)211026.05.0
56DE STUKKENJAGERS (NED)211024.04.0
67ASD CIRCOLO SCACCHI R.FISCHER CHIETI (IT211022.03.5
78BOSSA NOVA (BLR)211021.03.5
85SPB (RUS)211020.04.0
911OSLO SCHAKSELSKAP (NOR)211020.02.5
1012HERZLIYA CHESS CLUB (ISR)202002.02.0
1110RISHON LEZION (ISR)202002.01.5
129MIDLAND MONARCHS (ENG)202000.01.5
12 players

5) Monte Carlo Women's Grand Prix 2015

The Monte Carlo Women's Grand Prix took place 3rd to 15th October 2015. Hou Yifan dominated scored 9/11 in spite of losing early on to 2nd placed Humpy Koneru.

Monte Carlo WGP 2015 Monaco MNC Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Thu 15th Oct 2015. Category: 11. Ave: (2517)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2671 # 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 9 2765
2 Koneru, Humpy GM IND 2578 1 # 0 = = 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 2614
3 Muzychuk, Mariya GM UKR 2528 0 1 # = = = 1 1 = 1 = = 7 2618
4 Cramling, Pia GM SWE 2513 0 = = # = = 1 = = 0 1 1 6 2554
5 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2445 0 = = = # = 0 1 1 = = 1 6 2560
6 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2530 = 0 = = = # 0 1 = = = 1 5.5 2516
7 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM BUL 2500 0 1 0 0 1 1 # 0 = = = 1 5.5 2519
8 Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2573 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 1 = 1 1 5 2476
9 Muzychuk, Anna GM UKR 2549 = 1 = = 0 = = 0 # = 0 = 4.5 2449
10 Zhukova, Natalia GM UKR 2482 0 0 0 1 = = = = = # = = 4.5 2455
11 Skripchenko, Almira IM FRA 2441 0 0 = 0 = = = 0 1 = # 1 4.5 2459
12 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat IM IRI 2397 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1.5 2219
Round 1. Sat 3rd Oct 2015
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 21 E15 Queen's Indian
Zhukova, Natalia 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze, Nana 20 B36 Sicilian
Muzychuk, Mariya 1-0 Stefanova, Antoaneta 74 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Skripchenko, Almira 31 E17 Queen's Indian
Cramling, Pia 0-1 Hou, Yifan 41 A46 Queen's pawn game
Koneru, Humpy 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 57 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Round 2. Sun 4th Oct 2015
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 1/2-1/2 Zhukova, Natalia 32 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 48 C91 Ruy Lopez
Hou, Yifan 0-1 Koneru, Humpy 76 D37 QGD
Skripchenko, Almira 0-1 Cramling, Pia 68 B30 Sicilian
Stefanova, Antoaneta 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 37 A05 Reti opening
Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Muzychuk, Mariya 21 D83 Gruenfeld
Round 3. Mon 5th Oct 2015
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Skripchenko, Almira 30 E15 Queen's Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 0-1 Hou, Yifan 83 B41 Sicilian
Zhukova, Natalia 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 36 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Muzychuk, Mariya 1/2-1/2 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 47 E01 Catalan
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana 54 B36 Sicilian
Cramling, Pia 1-0 Stefanova, Antoaneta 43 D11 QGD Slav
Round 4. Tue 6th Oct 2015
Dzagnidze, Nana 1/2-1/2 Cramling, Pia 97 D37 QGD
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 44 D41 QGD
Zhukova, Natalia 0-1 Muzychuk, Mariya 58 A15 English opening
Muzychuk, Anna 1/2-1/2 Hou, Yifan 44 E00 Catalan opening
Skripchenko, Almira 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 21 C48 Four knights
Stefanova, Antoaneta 1-0 Koneru, Humpy 60 A05 Reti
Round 5. Thu 8th Oct 2015
Cramling, Pia 1-0 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 53 A13 English
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana 33 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 0-1 Stefanova, Antoaneta 114 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Hou, Yifan 1-0 Skripchenko, Almira 74 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Muzychuk, Mariya 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 33 D85 Gruenfeld
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Zhukova, Natalia 52 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 6. Fri 9th Oct 2015
Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 Hou, Yifan 65 A04 Reti opening
Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 36 A13 English opening
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 0-1 Koneru, Humpy 32 D31 QGD
Zhukova, Natalia 1-0 Cramling, Pia 33 D37 QGD
Muzychuk, Mariya 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 77 C54 Giuoco Piano
Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 Skripchenko, Almira 56 B31 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 10th Oct 2015
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 53 B76 Sicilian
Cramling, Pia 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Mariya 14 A04 Reti opening
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Zhukova, Natalia 34 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 29 C60 Ruy Lopez
Hou, Yifan 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana 49 C15 French
Skripchenko, Almira 1/2-1/2 Stefanova, Antoaneta 27 C54 Giuoco Piano
Round 8. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Cramling, Pia 35 B45 Sicilian
Muzychuk, Anna 1/2-1/2 Stefanova, Antoaneta 54 D10 QGD Slav defence
Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 Skripchenko, Almira 50 E10 Queen's pawn game
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 0-1 Hou, Yifan 57 A40 Modern defence
Zhukova, Natalia 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 33 A28 English
Muzychuk, Mariya 1-0 Koneru, Humpy 55 C81 Ruy Lopez
Round 9. Tue 13th Oct 2015
Skripchenko, Almira 1-0 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 56 A05 Reti opening
Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 Dzagnidze, Nana 43 E14 Queen's Indian
Cramling, Pia 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 20 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 42 E33 Nimzo-Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Mariya 39 D85 Gruenfeld
Hou, Yifan 1-0 Zhukova, Natalia 53 C92 Ruy Lopez
Round 10. Wed 14th Oct 2015
Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 Dzagnidze, Nana 26 B30 Sicilian
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 49 C92 Ruy Lopez
Cramling, Pia 1/2-1/2 Koneru, Humpy 50 D38 QGD
Muzychuk, Mariya 0-1 Hou, Yifan 30 B51 Sicilian
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 0-1 Stefanova, Antoaneta 73 A40 Modern defence
Zhukova, Natalia 1/2-1/2 Skripchenko, Almira 32 E15 Queen's Indian
Round 11. Thu 15th Oct 2015
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 66 C26 Vienna
Skripchenko, Almira 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Mariya 22 B23 Sicilian
Stefanova, Antoaneta 1/2-1/2 Zhukova, Natalia 31 A28 English
Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 51 A35 English
Koneru, Humpy 0-1 Muzychuk, Anna 50 D11 QGD Slav
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Cramling, Pia 32 B83 Sicilian

6) 41st Guernsey Chess Festival 2015

The 41st Guernsey Chess Festival takes place 18th to 24th October 2015.

41st Guernsey Open 2015 Vale GCI Sun 18th Oct 2015 - Sat 24th Oct 2015
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Cherniaev AlexanderRUS24582.02.00.02.00
5Koop ThorbenGER24072.02.00.02.00
7Corkett Anthony RENG23062.02.00.02.00
453Sikkel DirkNED19372.01.50.01.50
51Hebden Mark LENG24902.01.00.01.00
23Hewson Brian WrENG20592.01.00.01.00
33Kraft Karl-Heinz Prof. Dr.GER20152.01.00.01.00
34Oehne TimoGER20102.01.00.01.00
36Shaw MeyrickENG20032.01.00.01.00
106Godard MaxenceFRA23271.52.50.01.75
42Goris TonNED19751.52.50.01.75
122Drenchev PetarBUL24651.52.00.01.75
133Petrov MarianBUL24621.51.50.01.25
149Mack WolfgangGER22231.51.50.01.00
22Pleasants Allan JWLS20611.51.50.01.00
30Thurlow Kevin JENG20161.51.50.01.00
56Fassaert DesireNED19121.51.50.01.00
1819Dilleigh Stephen PENG20741.51.50.00.75
26Purdon ColinENG20421.51.50.00.75
2010Broek ThomasNED22051.03.00.01.00
11Abbas DanielENG21681.03.00.01.00
12Salimbeni George P WENG21421.03.00.01.00
27Fruteau SabineFRA20371.03.00.01.00
2421Rosen Daniel BENG20631.02.50.01.25
43Maloberti DavidFRA19751.02.50.01.25
57Kirkwood RobinWLS19111.02.50.01.25
65Downey KeithWLS18691.02.50.01.25
2815Reijneveld AdNED20951.02.50.00.50
60Kershaw GrahamENG19001.02.50.00.50
3014Curtis John EENG21011.02.00.01.00
16Heppell Ian NENG20891.02.00.01.00
49Von Saldern RuedigerGER19501.02.00.01.00
51Phillips Owen SENG19471.02.00.01.00
3455Hickman John EENG19241.02.00.00.50
3524Taylor Mark VENG20531.02.00.00.00
29Wager John DENG20291.02.00.00.00
31Havenaar JanNED20161.02.00.00.00
38Campbell IanENG19961.02.00.00.00
39Magnussen PalSWE19871.02.00.00.00
41Kirby Peter J.GCI19771.02.00.00.00
71 players

7) Haarlem Masters 2015

The Haarlem Masters takes place 17th to 25th October 2015.

Haarlem Masters 2015 Haarlem NED Sat 17th Oct 2015 - Sun 25th Oct 2015
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123PtsTPR
1Bosboom, ManuelIMNED23841½12.52625
2Erwich, FrankFMNED2370½1½2.02417
3Van der Lende, IliasFMNED23311102.02497
4Klekowski, MaciejIMPOL248601½1.52401
5Rooze, JanIMBEL2297½011.52368
6Molinaroli, MartinGER22471½01.52352
7De Jager, JaapFMNED24150011.02230
8Yankelevich, LevGER2404½0½1.02246
9Brink, BarryNED2323½½01.02212
10Duijn, RobNED22560½½1.02188
10 players
Haarlem Masters 2015 Haarlem NED Sat 17th Oct 2015 - Sun 25th Oct 2015. Category: 5. Ave: (2351)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bosboom, Manuel IM NED 2384 # = 1 1 2.5 2625
2 Erwich, Frank FM NED 2370 # 1 = = 2 2417
3 Van der Lende, Ilias FM NED 2331 # 0 1 1 2 2497
4 Rooze, Jan IM BEL 2297 0 1 # = 1.5 2368
5 Molinaroli, Martin GER 2247 = # 1 0 1.5 2352
6 Klekowski, Maciej IM POL 2486 0 # = 1 1.5 2401
7 Yankelevich, Lev GER 2404 0 = = # 1 2246
8 Brink, Barry NED 2323 0 = # = 1 2212
9 Duijn, Rob NED 2256 = 0 = # 1 2188
10 De Jager, Jaap FM NED 2415 0 1 0 # 1 2230

8) 19th Hoogeveen Chess 2015

The 19th Hoogeveen Chess Festival takes place 17th to 24th October 2015. Two matches Timman - Van Foreest and Kazarian - Guramishvili. In addition there is an open.

Hoogeveen Matches
Van Foreest, Jorden - Timman, Jan H ½-½ 36 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Timman, Jan H - Van Foreest, Jorden ½-½ 38 A05 Various

Hoogeveen Matches Hoogeveen (NED), 18-24 x 2015
Name Ti FED Rtg 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts Perf
Van Foreest, Jorden m NED 2548 ½ ½ . . . . 1 2562
Timman, Jan H g NED 2562 ½ ½ . . . . 1 2548
Hoogeveen Matches
Guramishvili, Sopiko - Kazarian, Anna-Maja 1-0 35 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Kazarian, Anna-Maja - Guramishvili, Sopiko 0-1 37 B44 Sicilian Paulsen

Hoogeveen Matches Hoogeveen (NED), 18-24 x 2015
Name Ti FED Rtg 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts Perf
Guramishvili, Sopiko m GEO 2365 1 1 . . . . 2
Kazarian, Anna-Maja wf NED 2248 0 0 . . . . 0
19th Hoogeveen Open 2015 Hoogeveen NED Sat 17th Oct 2015 - Sat 24th Oct 2015
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123PtsTPR
1l'Ami, ErwinGM26191113.03168
2Sengupta, DeepGM25801113.03143
3Debashis, DasGM25011113.03074
4Bok, BenjaminGM259111½2.52666
5Bogner, SebastianGM255711½2.52600
6Ehlvest, JaanGM25351½12.52541
7Ernst, SipkeGM252711½2.52557
8Pavlidis, AntoniosGM252211½2.52581
9Vishnu Prasanna. VGM250311½2.52562
10Pruijssers, RoelandGM250111½2.52518
11Ankit, R. RajparaGM246711½2.52705
12Gupta, AbhijeetGM26291012.02433
13Stocek, JiriGM25661½½2.02457
14Gopal G.N.GM25361½½2.02401
15Halkias, SteliosGM25341102.02453
16Werle, JanGM25241102.02486
17Shabalov, AlexanderGM25221102.02459
18Schroeder, Jan-ChristianIM2519½1½2.02320
19Das, ArghyadipIM2467½1½2.02293
20Neelotpal, DasGM24651012.02404
21Kevlishvili, RobbyFM23611½½2.02435
22Van Kooten, LuukFM23501½½2.02472
23Baskin, RobertFM2338½1½2.02292
24Rudolf, AnnaIM23291012.02368
25Maris, IvoFM2319½1½2.02341
26Lecomte, Robin23171012.02355
27Van Foreest, Lucas22961½½2.02417
28Van Osch, Mees22851012.02343
29Majhi, Ankit22330112.02155
30Van der Marel, Lambertus22120112.02169
31Jeitz, Christian21981012.02305
32Paulet, IozefinaWGM21841012.02220
33Heemskerk, WimFM21810112.02473
34Brantjes, Yme19620112.02297
35Gieben, Stijn19551012.02382
36Dijkhuis, TychoFM2355½101.52226
37De Jong, MigchielIM232810½1.52243
38Beerdsen, ThomasFM231310½1.52222
39Schoppen, Casper2220½101.52201
40Mellema, Andries216201½1.52284
78 players

9) 37th Arco Open 2015

The 37th Arco Open took place 10th to 18th October 2015. Aloyzas Kveinys edged out a big group on tie-break who also scored 6.5/9.

37th Arco Open 2015 Arco ITA Sat 10th Oct 2015 - Sun 18th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Kveinys AloyzasLTU25116.550.555.02283
21Burmakin VladimirRUS25576.550.054.02319
33Kasparov SergeyBLR24826.549.554.02284
45Drasko MilanMNE24466.548.552.52218
56Bruno FabioITA24176.548.052.02238
67Guido FlavioITA23676.547.551.52206
78Vezzosi PaoloITA23556.547.051.52246
84Naumkin IgorRUS24476.546.550.52208
99De Santis AlessioITA23036.545.550.02184
1011Dappiano AndreaITA22496.545.548.52152
1126Melone AntonioITA21146.047.552.02172
1216Davi AlessandroITA21806.045.049.02129
1329Fehr Axel Dr.GER21016.044.547.52079
1422Paleologu VladimirSUI21476.042.546.02078
1510Dittmar PeterGER22866.042.046.02051
1614Sprotte NorbertGER22066.042.045.52029
1731Reinert StephaneFRA20946.041.544.52052
1812De Eccher StefanoITA22286.040.544.52068
1919Zucchelli MassimoITA21586.038.542.51966
2020Sardo GabrieleITA21556.038.542.51964
2117Huemmer BerndGER21695.545.049.52083
2224Pedersen Henrik BoldingDEN21325.544.547.52133
2325Astengo CorradoITA21265.543.547.02043
2437Scheftlein RichardGER20815.542.045.02008
2538Battistella StefanoITA20685.542.044.52051
2642Bohnstorff MichaelGER20365.542.044.02003
2715Perman SergeySUI21845.541.545.02058
2818Trauth Michael Dr.GER21665.541.045.02007
2932Knors RudiBEL20925.540.043.02036
3028Feiler JuergenGER21035.540.043.01954
3127Popa ClaudiuITA21135.539.542.51932
3236Lezzerini MarcoITA20865.539.541.02011
3335Ager JosefAUT20875.537.040.01927
3485Fratini MauroITA17735.536.540.01940
3541Barlocco CarloITA20415.047.050.52156
3623Gallucci AlessioITA21335.044.549.02109
3747Davies PeterWLS19975.042.045.52015
3833Valenti GiuseppeITA20895.042.045.02039
3921Panjkovic AleksandarITA21485.041.545.52026
4044De Vita GianniITA20185.041.044.52037
116 players

10) 3rd Krk Golden Island Open 2015

The 3rd Krk Golden Island Open takes place 16th to 23rd October 2015.

3rd Krk Golden Island Op Malinska CRO Fri 16th Oct 2015 - Fri 23rd Oct 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Vovk YuriUKR26174.07.59.50.0
22Banusz TamasHUN26043.58.510.50.0
37Tica SvenCRO23003.08.59.50.0
45Bilguun SumiyaMGL23483.08.09.50.0
59Mandekic IvanCRO22083.07.59.00.0
63Vajda LeventeROU25683.06.57.50.0
78Gutsko AnastasiaUKR22192.58.59.50.0
84Doncea VladimirROU24042.58.09.50.0
96Chkhaidze NikolozGEO23232.57.59.00.0
1013Bajlo KristijanCRO21052.57.08.00.0
1116Chinguun SumiyaMGL20672.57.08.00.0
1210Kalajzic IvanCRO21442.09.010.50.0
1317Plass Mariana-CameliaROU20572.08.510.50.0
1411Berke AnaCRO21412.08.09.00.0
1515Valkovic KristianCRO20782.08.09.00.0
1614Kolaric SpelaSLO20922.08.08.00.0
1712Vojak DanielCRO21312.06.06.00.0
1821Both AaronCAN18602.05.56.50.0
1925Hrbek StepanCZE17111.56.07.00.0
2019Lazic DuskoCRO19931.55.55.50.0
2124Dolic StipanCRO17311.07.57.50.0
2222Maderner ArnulfAUT17501.07.57.50.0
2323Bogdanic KatarinaCRO17501.06.58.00.0
2420Samblic SilvanoCRO19321.06.56.50.0
26Radikovic AnamarijaCRO16371.06.56.50.0
2628Schneider GeraldAUT01.06.56.50.0
2718Ladisic Alex-SachaFRA20230.06.07.00.0
2827Kovacic AndrijanCRO14200.05.56.50.0
2929Kovacic NikolaCRO00.04.55.50.0
29 players

11) PokerStars Isle of Man International 2015

The PokerStars Isle of Man International took plsce 3rd to 11th October 2015. Pentala Harikrishna edged out Laurent Fressinet and Gabriel Sargissian on tie-break after all scored 7/9. More games may follow. However I do have a correction to game 5.50 which was Cafolla, Peter vs Ormsby, Alan which had the wrong player given for the black pieces.

PokerStars IoM Masters Douglas ENG Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Harikrishna P.IND27377.01
24Fressinet LaurentFRA27027.00
6Sargissian GabrielARM26797.00
43Howell David W LENG27056.50
7Short Nigel DENG26786.50
61Adams MichaelENG27426.00
5Naiditsch ArkadijAZE26826.00
8Granda Zuniga Julio EPER26676.00
9Movsesian SergeiARM26586.00
15L'ami ErwinNED26196.00
18Donchenko AlexanderGER25776.00
20Brunello SabinoITA25536.00
21Van Foreest JordenNED25486.00
22Rambaldi FrancescoITA25476.00
23Hillarp Persson TigerSWE25466.00
43Swayams MishraIND24446.00
1711Grandelius NilsSWE26475.50
12Kuzubov YuriyUKR26415.50
13Jones Gawain C BENG26235.50
14Melkumyan HrantARM26225.50
16Tiviakov SergeiNED26125.50
17Sengupta DeepIND25805.50
24Boruchovsky AvitalISR25365.50
25Greenfeld AlonISR25345.50
29Arkell Keith CENG25055.50
31Gormally Daniel WENG25005.50
32Sundararajan KidambiIND24975.50
36Nakar EylonISR24635.50
50Zumsande MartinGER24225.50
56Houska JovankaENG23725.50
3110Fridman DanielGER26495.00
19Timman Jan HNED25625.00
26Illingworth MaxAUS25175.00
28Vaisser AnatolyFRA25155.00
30Vishnu Prasanna. VIND25035.00
34Tarjan James EUSA24795.00
37Lampert JonasGER24615.00
38Cherniaev AlexanderRUS24585.00
40Pert Richard GENG24505.00
41Paehtz ElisabethGER24475.00
105 players

12) 4th Oliver Gonzalez Memorial 2015

The 4th Oliver Gonzalez Memorial took palce 10th to 18th October 2015. Karen H Grigoryan scored 8/9.

4th Oliver Gonzalez Mem Madrid ESP Sat 10th Oct 2015 - Sun 18th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Grigoryan Karen H.ARM26008.043.050.541.0
24Ulybin MikhailRUS25207.041.049.535.0
310Perez Mitjans OrelvisESP24577.040.547.535.0
41Hovhannisyan RobertARM26307.036.041.531.5
55Del Rio De Angelis Salvador GESP25126.540.048.533.5
66Gleizerov EvgenyRUS24936.538.545.534.5
715Valles Moreno IvanESP24176.042.047.533.5
814Aryan ChopraIND24306.039.548.031.5
98Drenchev PetarBUL24656.038.046.533.0
1012Almagro Llamas PabloESP24436.032.540.025.0
1126Plazuelo Pascual JuanESP23025.544.554.031.5
123Arribas Lopez AngelESP25365.542.551.033.0
137Larino Nieto DavidESP24745.542.547.033.5
1417Taboas Rodriguez DanielESP23945.538.546.526.5
1511Rubio Mejia Luis IgnacioESP24565.536.043.029.0
169Petrov MarianBUL24625.535.542.028.0
1716Starostits IlmarsLAT24045.040.548.530.5
1833Fernandez De Bobadilla GabrieESP22335.037.544.026.0
1924Medarde Santiago Luis MarcosESP23245.037.543.528.5
2019Martin Duque JesusESP23825.037.543.026.0
2130Mueller-Seps MonikaSUI22665.035.041.025.0
2236Vazquez Torres AdrianESP22045.032.539.023.5
2363Soto Martin PabloESP19565.028.533.021.0
2418Roa Alonso SantiagoESP23824.538.546.028.0
2528Stillger BernhardGER22794.536.043.024.0
2644Garcia Martin MartaESP21134.535.542.021.5
2727Moreno Ibanez MiguelESP22834.535.038.026.0
2832Prosviriakov VladimirUSA22344.534.541.523.5
2937Solaesa Navalpotro Luis JulioESP22024.533.540.021.5
3035Semprun Martinez FernandoESP22204.532.539.021.5
3145Lianes Garcia MarcosESP20994.532.038.022.5
3240Barez Menendez HectorESP21524.532.038.021.5
3329Rodriguez Lopez RafaelESP22754.532.037.523.5
3451Suarez Triguero Jose AlfonsoESP20504.530.036.019.5
3546Del Valle Cirera AdriaESP20904.530.035.021.0
3652Beyerholm ArneDEN20464.529.035.017.0
3713Moreno Ruiz JavierESP24304.039.045.028.5
3825Martin Rueda DanielESP23144.038.044.026.0
3947Martin Rodriguez EmilioESP20844.035.040.520.5
4022Sorm DanielCZE23544.033.540.026.0
73 players

13) 9th Universidad Central Elite 2015

The 9th Universidad Central Elite took place 8th to 12th October 2015. Alder Escobar Forero edged out Camilo Ernesto Gomez Garrido on tie-break after both scored 8/9.

9th Universidad Central Bogota COL Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Escobar Forero AlderCOL25098.00.044.556.0
21Gomez Garrido Camilo ErnestoCUB25408.00.042.554.0
36Barrientos Sergio ECOL24677.50.044.057.5
42Vasquez Schroeder RodrigoCHI25387.50.040.549.5
53Almeida Quintana OmarCUB25267.00.044.056.5
69Sanchez Sebastian FelipeCOL24047.00.043.054.0
713Hernandez Sanchez Jairo AndresCOL23697.00.040.052.0
812Ruiz C Joshua DCOL23937.00.039.051.5
916Espinoza Palomino WillyamPER23317.00.037.548.0
1044Bosch Garcia JacquelineECU21537.00.034.544.0
1117Olivares Canelles FranciscoCUB23296.50.042.053.5
125Alvarez Pedraza AramisCUB24716.50.041.554.0
1328Vittorino Carlo GiovanniCOL22756.50.040.052.0
1418Barros Rivadeneira CristhianECU23256.50.039.551.5
1522Torres Juan CamiloCOL22946.50.038.548.5
1637Herrera Juan SebastianCOL22206.50.038.548.0
1733Garavito Miguel AngelCOL22566.50.038.049.0
1825Marrero Lopez YanietCUB22816.50.038.048.5
198Gemy Jose DanielBOL24186.50.037.548.5
2039Castaneda Jhon DavidCOL22086.50.037.047.5
2126Hernandez Moya YuleisyCUB22806.50.035.546.5
2229Jimenez Jose MauricioCOL22746.50.035.546.0
2355Quinonez Garcia SantiagoCOL20896.50.034.045.0
2410Prasca Sosa Rafael FelipeVEN24036.00.043.555.5
2519Mateus AlejandroCOL23146.00.043.054.0
267Aguero Jimenez Luis LazaroCUB24596.00.042.554.5
2721Arribas Robaina MaritzaCUB23006.00.042.554.5
2814Rivera AlbertoFID23446.00.041.052.5
2911Martinez Romero MartinCOL24026.00.039.550.5
3032Hernandez Cristian AndresCOL22586.00.039.050.0
3175Noboa KevinECU20326.00.037.548.0
3231Miranda Llanes YerisbelCUB22596.00.037.547.0
33117Avila Pavas SantiagoCOL18696.00.037.047.0
3440Castrillon Gomez MelissaCOL21996.00.036.547.5
3567Franco WilliamCOL20516.00.035.545.5
3652Corredor FabianCOL20966.00.035.046.5
3734Castaneda Jorge LuisCOL22426.00.034.546.5
3850Nieto Manuel Valerio WaldoCOL21046.00.032.543.0
3962Verbel JoseCOL20676.00.031.541.5
4091Rubio Junguito AndresCOL19746.00.031.540.0
220 players

14) Chigorin Memorial 2015

The Chigorin Memorial took place 2nd to 11th October 2015. Kirill Alekseenko edged out Chanda Sandipan and Dmitry Kokarev on tie-break after all scored 7.5/9. More games available.

Chigorin Memorial 2015 St Petersburg RUS Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
119Alekseenko KirillRUS25397.553.549.57.0
215Sandipan ChandaIND25677.552.549.57.0
35Kokarev DmitryRUS26037.550.045.57.0
41Khalifman AlexanderRUS26187.056.552.05.0
520Timofeev ArtyomRUS25397.056.051.55.0
63Aleksandrov AleksejBLR26067.055.050.05.0
721Eliseev UriiRUS25367.054.550.55.0
816Belous VladimirRUS25667.054.550.07.0
99Andriasian ZavenARM25917.053.550.05.0
1018Rozum IvanRUS25477.052.548.05.0
1123Stupak KirillBLR25317.051.046.56.0
1214Tukhaev AdamUKR25697.046.542.56.0
1345Malakhov IgorRUS24387.045.541.56.0
147Sakaev KonstantinRUS25946.554.550.55.0
1522Can EmreTUR25316.554.550.05.0
1629Volodin AleksandrEST24916.552.548.56.0
1736Lugovskoy MaximRUS24706.552.047.56.0
1852Sarana AlexeyRUS24136.551.548.04.0
194Goganov AlekseyRUS26036.551.547.54.0
202Turov MaximRUS26096.551.547.04.0
2164Duzhakov IlyaRUS23816.551.046.55.0
2248Ushenina AnnaUKR24266.550.547.06.0
2328Kharchenko BorisUKR25006.550.546.55.0
2477Khanin SemenRUS23596.550.046.55.0
2538Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24596.550.045.55.0
2650Smirnov ArtemRUS24196.549.546.55.0
2713Esen BarisTUR25706.549.546.04.0
2853Guseva MarinaRUS24116.549.545.56.0
2984Yandarbiev RuslanRUS23446.549.545.55.0
3034Soffer RamISR24796.549.044.54.0
316Demchenko AntonRUS25956.548.544.54.0
328Amonatov FarrukhTJK25916.548.544.05.0
3382Musaev RasulRUS23516.548.045.06.0
34128Iljin TimofeyUKR22666.548.044.55.0
3539Andersen MadsDEN24576.547.543.56.0
3656Korchmar VasiliyRUS24026.547.543.54.0
3710Bok BenjaminNED25916.546.542.55.0
3812Pridorozhni AlekseiRUS25756.545.542.56.0
39115Mishuchkov Nikolai M.RUS22956.544.541.55.0
4011Maletin PavelRUS25816.544.541.05.0
373 players
Chigorin Mem Blitz 2015 St Petersburg RUS Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Amonatov FarrukhTJK261510.5107.591.084.25
26Lintchevski DaniilRUS262310.5106.589.584.75
318Pridorozhni AlekseiRUS254110.5104.589.082.75
411Belous VladimirRUS258210.0108.091.579.25
515Popov ValerijRUS255010.0105.589.078.00
62Andriasian ZavenARM27009.598.083.571.50
74Turov MaximRUS26349.597.582.070.75
817Zubritskiy ArtyomRUS25449.592.579.067.75
95Demchenko AntonRUS26339.0115.598.075.75
101Alekseev EvgenyRUS27299.0112.094.573.00
1139Levin Evgeny A.RUS24089.0109.593.073.25
1212Maletin PavelRUS25639.0108.591.071.50
1316Goganov AlekseyRUS25469.0104.087.568.50
1420Rozum IvanRUS25269.0103.587.568.50
1524Golubov SaveliyRUS25119.099.585.566.75
169Chigaev MaksimRUS25939.099.583.567.50
1731Volodin AleksandrEST24599.098.582.563.50
1821Paravyan DavidRUS25249.097.083.067.50
193Bok BenjaminNED26359.094.581.564.00
2042Khusenkhojaev MuhammadTJK23959.088.574.561.50
2125Moiseenko VadimRUS25049.085.573.058.50
228Timofeev ArtyomRUS26038.5112.594.569.75
2314Eliseev UriiRUS25558.5109.593.067.25
2423Matsenko SergeiRUS25168.5106.590.564.50
2529Iljin TimofeyUKR24638.5102.586.563.75
2632Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24528.599.083.060.25
2719Sandipan ChandaIND25368.596.582.060.75
2876Yeletsky IvanRUS22598.595.080.057.75
2938Kalegin EvgenijRUS24148.590.575.054.75
3052Ulko JaroslavRUS23678.586.573.553.00
3155Korchmar VasiliyRUS23608.0104.589.063.75
3235Iljiushenok IliaRUS24378.0103.088.558.50
3337Kotlyar KirillRUS24238.0103.086.557.75
3422Stupak KirillBLR25208.0100.084.554.50
35161Siva MahadevanIND19658.099.083.058.50
3610Lugovskoy MaximRUS25878.098.584.058.00
3736Gubajdullin AlexeiRUS24348.097.581.556.00
38109Danielyan VaheARM21518.096.582.056.00
3959Pershin DenisRUS23478.095.080.553.00
4057Gurvich VitalyRUS23518.094.580.052.75
206 players

15) ch-ARG 2015

The Argentine Championship took place 30th September to 14th October 2015. Sandro Mareco took the title with 10/13.

90th ch-ARG 2015 Buenos Aires ARG Wed 30th Sep 2015 - Wed 14th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Mareco SandroARG259910.00.0759.25
29Flores DiegoARG25689.50.0853.75
313Peralta FernandoARG25609.00.0658.25
43Obregon Andres CarlosARG25377.50.0444.50
57Real De Azua ErnestoARG24487.00.0241.00
611Felgaer RubenARG25706.51.0534.50
714Krysa LeandroARG24646.50.0343.00
82Alonso SalvadorARG25016.00.0432.50
95Dolezal CristianARG24395.52.0331.50
1012Valerga DiegoARG24815.51.5330.00
111Sosa TomasARG23905.51.5130.75
126Slipak SergioARG24365.51.0135.00
134Pichot AlanARG25285.00.0328.75
1410De Dovitiis AlejoARG23532.00.0013.25
14 players
90th ch-ARG 2015 Buenos Aires ARG Wed 30th Sep 2015 - Wed 14th Oct 2015. Category: 10. Ave: (2491)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Mareco, Sandro GM ARG 2599 # = = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 10 2694
2 Flores, Diego GM ARG 2568 = # 0 = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2660
3 Peralta, Fernando GM ARG 2560 = 1 # = = 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 0 = 9 2627
4 Obregon, Andres Carlos GM ARG 2537 = = = # = 0 = 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2544
5 Real De Azua, Ernesto IM ARG 2448 0 = = = # = = 1 = = = = = 1 7 2523
6 Krysa, Leandro IM ARG 2464 = 1 0 1 = # 0 = = 0 = 1 = = 6.5 2493
7 Felgaer, Ruben GM ARG 2570 0 0 0 = = 1 # 0 1 0 1 = 1 1 6.5 2485
8 Alonso, Salvador GM ARG 2501 0 0 0 1 0 = 1 # 0 = = = 1 1 6 2461
9 Slipak, Sergio GM ARG 2436 = 0 = = = = 0 1 # = = 0 = = 5.5 2438
10 Dolezal, Cristian IM ARG 2439 0 0 0 0 = 1 1 = = # = 1 0 = 5.5 2438
11 Sosa, Tomas CM ARG 2390 0 0 = = = = 0 = = = # = = 1 5.5 2442
12 Valerga, Diego GM ARG 2481 = 0 0 0 = 0 = = 1 0 = # 1 1 5.5 2435
13 Pichot, Alan IM ARG 2528 0 0 1 0 = = 0 0 = 1 = 0 # 1 5 2401
14 De Dovitiis, Alejo IM ARG 2353 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 0 0 # 2 2206
Round 1. Wed 30th Sep 2015
Sosa, Tomas 1/2-1/2 Krysa, Leandro 16 C65 Ruy Lopez
Alonso, Salvador 0-1 Peralta, Fernando 43 C11 French
Obregon, Andres Carlos 1-0 Valerga, Diego 37 B05 Alekhine's defence
Pichot, Alan 0-1 Felgaer, Ruben 39 B30 Sicilian
Dolezal, Cristian 1/2-1/2 De Dovitiis, Alejo 58 A45 Blackmar-Diemer gambit
Slipak, Sergio 0-1 Flores, Diego 36 E12 Queen's Indian
Real De Azua, Ernesto 0-1 Mareco, Sandro 36 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Round 2. Thu 1st Oct 2015
Krysa, Leandro 1/2-1/2 Mareco, Sandro 56 A67 Benoni
Flores, Diego 1/2-1/2 Real De Azua, Ernesto 27 A06 Reti opening
De Dovitiis, Alejo 1/2-1/2 Slipak, Sergio 43 D31 QGD
Felgaer, Ruben 0-1 Dolezal, Cristian 61 C18 French
Valerga, Diego 1-0 Pichot, Alan 34 A65 Benoni
Peralta, Fernando 1/2-1/2 Obregon, Andres Carlos 25 D46 QGD semi-Slav
Sosa, Tomas 1/2-1/2 Alonso, Salvador 49 B48 Sicilian
Round 3. Fri 2nd Oct 2015
Alonso, Salvador 1/2-1/2 Krysa, Leandro 33 D37 QGD
Obregon, Andres Carlos 1/2-1/2 Sosa, Tomas 56 C71 Ruy Lopez
Pichot, Alan 1-0 Peralta, Fernando 30 C11 French
Dolezal, Cristian 1-0 Valerga, Diego 35 E42 Nimzo-Indian
Slipak, Sergio 0-1 Felgaer, Ruben 43 A49 King's Indian
Real De Azua, Ernesto 1-0 De Dovitiis, Alejo 27 D32 QGD
Mareco, Sandro 1/2-1/2 Flores, Diego 26 D31 QGD
Round 4. Sun 4th Oct 2015
Krysa, Leandro 1-0 Flores, Diego 37 A52 Budapest
De Dovitiis, Alejo 0-1 Mareco, Sandro 35 A13 English
Felgaer, Ruben 1/2-1/2 Real De Azua, Ernesto 12 B40 Sicilian defence
Valerga, Diego 1-0 Slipak, Sergio 40 D25 QGA, 4.e3
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Dolezal, Cristian 40 A84 Dutch defence, Rubinstein variation
Sosa, Tomas 1/2-1/2 Pichot, Alan 24 B84 Sicilian
Alonso, Salvador 1-0 Obregon, Andres Carlos 45 B81 Sicilian
Round 5. Mon 5th Oct 2015
Obregon, Andres Carlos 0-1 Krysa, Leandro 79 C67 Ruy Lopez
Pichot, Alan 0-1 Alonso, Salvador 49 B48 Sicilian
Dolezal, Cristian 1/2-1/2 Sosa, Tomas 39 D35 QGD
Slipak, Sergio 1/2-1/2 Peralta, Fernando 18 D38 QGD
Real De Azua, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Valerga, Diego 51 E90 King's Indian
Mareco, Sandro 1-0 Felgaer, Ruben 57 D19 QGD Slav
Flores, Diego 1-0 De Dovitiis, Alejo 67 D35 QGD
Round 6. Tue 6th Oct 2015
Krysa, Leandro 1/2-1/2 De Dovitiis, Alejo 87 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Felgaer, Ruben 0-1 Flores, Diego 36 C63 Ruy Lopez
Valerga, Diego 1/2-1/2 Mareco, Sandro 39 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Peralta, Fernando 1/2-1/2 Real De Azua, Ernesto 94 E29 Nimzo-Indian
Sosa, Tomas 1/2-1/2 Slipak, Sergio 18 C08 French
Alonso, Salvador 1/2-1/2 Dolezal, Cristian 17 C05 French
Obregon, Andres Carlos 1-0 Pichot, Alan 34 B42 Sicilian
Round 7. Wed 7th Oct 2015
Pichot, Alan 1/2-1/2 Krysa, Leandro 53 C65 Ruy Lopez
Dolezal, Cristian 0-1 Obregon, Andres Carlos 70 D85 Gruenfeld
Slipak, Sergio 1-0 Alonso, Salvador 43 A35 English
Real De Azua, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Sosa, Tomas 14 D38 QGD
Mareco, Sandro 1/2-1/2 Peralta, Fernando 30 A13 English
Flores, Diego 1-0 Valerga, Diego 25 A05 Reti
De Dovitiis, Alejo 0-1 Felgaer, Ruben 40 A02 Bird's opening
Round 8. Thu 8th Oct 2015
Krysa, Leandro 0-1 Felgaer, Ruben 54 D17 QGD Slav
Valerga, Diego 1-0 De Dovitiis, Alejo 36 A41 Queen's Pawn
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Flores, Diego 41 A40 Queen's pawn
Sosa, Tomas 0-1 Mareco, Sandro 46 B92 Sicilian
Alonso, Salvador 0-1 Real De Azua, Ernesto 57 B47 Sicilian
Obregon, Andres Carlos 1/2-1/2 Slipak, Sergio 19 B29 Sicilian
Pichot, Alan 1-0 Dolezal, Cristian 55 C06 French
Round 9. Fri 9th Oct 2015
Dolezal, Cristian 1-0 Krysa, Leandro 48 C46 Four knights
Slipak, Sergio 1/2-1/2 Pichot, Alan 63 A49 King's Indian
Real De Azua, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Obregon, Andres Carlos 31 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Mareco, Sandro 1-0 Alonso, Salvador 43 B38 Sicilian
Flores, Diego 1-0 Sosa, Tomas 52 A15 English opening
De Dovitiis, Alejo 1/2-1/2 Peralta, Fernando 60 E02 Catalan
Felgaer, Ruben 1/2-1/2 Valerga, Diego 27 B05 Alekhine's defence
Round 10. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Krysa, Leandro 1-0 Valerga, Diego 48 E62 King's Indian
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Felgaer, Ruben 29 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Sosa, Tomas 1-0 De Dovitiis, Alejo 59 C03 French
Alonso, Salvador 0-1 Flores, Diego 110 B42 Sicilian
Obregon, Andres Carlos 1/2-1/2 Mareco, Sandro 27 C84 Ruy Lopez
Pichot, Alan 1/2-1/2 Real De Azua, Ernesto 15 B43 Sicilian
Dolezal, Cristian 1/2-1/2 Slipak, Sergio 54 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Round 11. Mon 12th Oct 2015
Slipak, Sergio 1/2-1/2 Krysa, Leandro 35 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
Real De Azua, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Dolezal, Cristian 52 A04 Reti opening
Mareco, Sandro 1-0 Pichot, Alan 30 E70 King's Indian
Flores, Diego 1/2-1/2 Obregon, Andres Carlos 45 D43 QGD semi-Slav
De Dovitiis, Alejo 0-1 Alonso, Salvador 37 D10 QGD Slav defence
Felgaer, Ruben 1-0 Sosa, Tomas 23 C78 Ruy Lopez
Valerga, Diego 0-1 Peralta, Fernando 66 D38 QGD
Round 12. Tue 13th Oct 2015
Krysa, Leandro 0-1 Peralta, Fernando 48 D37 QGD
Sosa, Tomas 1/2-1/2 Valerga, Diego 22 B83 Sicilian
Alonso, Salvador 1-0 Felgaer, Ruben 70 B33 Sicilian
Obregon, Andres Carlos 1-0 De Dovitiis, Alejo 46 B42 Sicilian
Pichot, Alan 0-1 Flores, Diego 33 B72 Sicilian
Dolezal, Cristian 0-1 Mareco, Sandro 52 B20 Sicilian
Slipak, Sergio 1/2-1/2 Real De Azua, Ernesto 11 A05 Reti opening
Round 13. Wed 14th Oct 2015
Real De Azua, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Krysa, Leandro 12 E59 Nimzo-Indian
Mareco, Sandro 1/2-1/2 Slipak, Sergio 8 A14 English
Flores, Diego 1-0 Dolezal, Cristian 38 A13 English opening
De Dovitiis, Alejo 0-1 Pichot, Alan 65 B22 Sicilian
Felgaer, Ruben 1/2-1/2 Obregon, Andres Carlos 7 B91 Sicilian
Valerga, Diego 1/2-1/2 Alonso, Salvador 76 D10 QGD Slav defence
Peralta, Fernando 1/2-1/2 Sosa, Tomas 66 E94 King's Indian

16) 1st Carthage Open 2015

The 1st Carthage Open took place 4th to 11th October 2015. Pavel Smirnov won wtih 7.5/9. Final round games now available.

1st Carthage Open 2015 Hammamet TUN Sun 4th Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Smirnov PavelRUS26167.50.040.56.0
23Malakhatko VadimBEL25277.00.041.55.0
34Zaibi AmirTUN23306.50.041.55.0
45Boudriga Med AliTUN23136.50.039.55.0
52Korneev OlegESP25946.50.039.54.0
618Al-Khattab Ghassan M. Ali AjmIRQ20646.00.038.55.0
76Amdouni ZoubaierTUN23066.00.036.05.0
814Meftahi HoussemTUN20846.00.036.05.0
910Meddeb AnisTUN21886.00.032.56.0
1029Abbes TarekTUN17755.51.032.55.0
1112Kahla SouhaielTUN21125.50.031.05.0
128Bouzidi AhmedTUN22985.00.040.05.0
1320Hmam MohamedTUN20485.00.037.05.0
147Bouaziz SlimTUN23015.00.036.04.0
1516Hergli AmirTUN20765.00.035.54.0
1619Rian SaadMAR20555.00.035.53.0
1722Boussama HmidaTUN19485.00.034.03.0
1817Kilani KamelTUN20755.00.032.04.0
1911Azouz BoubakerTUN21235.00.031.04.0
2030Ferjaoui KhaledTUN17595.00.030.03.0
2121Abbas Hussein KzarIRQ20055.00.029.55.0
2247Skalli TaoufikMAR05.00.025.04.0
2323Alzantuti YousefLBA19034.50.036.54.0
2427Smida TaharTUN18004.50.035.04.0
2515Bahria Mohamed HelmiTUN20794.50.035.04.0
2625Atef Abdel AzizEGY18204.50.031.54.0
2726Hergli KhaledTUN18154.50.031.53.0
2841Ben rjeb OussamaTUN04.50.026.53.0
2933Khadhraoui RamziTUN15884.00.030.04.0
3031Remadi ZiedTUN17524.00.030.03.0
3139Leost JoelFRA13944.00.025.51.0
3238Mejri MoncefTUN14054.00.025.02.0
3343Bouzid TaharTUN04.00.024.52.0
349Abbes AliTUN22053.50.032.03.0
3546Hamzi IssamTUN03.50.028.52.0
3636Mabrouki Houssem EddineTUN14833.50.027.51.0
3735Ben Youssef ChedlyTUN15033.50.026.53.0
3828Bouzidi RidhaTUN17963.00.032.03.0
3944Chaabani FouedTUN03.00.027.03.0
4037Bali HanenTUN14623.00.026.51.0
48 players

17) Asian Juniors 2015

The Asian Juniors took place 3rd to 11th October 2015. Masoud Mosadeghpour won with 7.5/9. Some games now available.

Asian Juniors 2015 Bishkek KGZ Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Mosadeghpour MasoudIRI24207.50.0647.5
21Sunilduth Lyna NarayananIND24767.00.0548.5
33Javanbakht NimaIRI24016.00.0547.5
45Yuan QingyuCHN23825.50.0446.0
56Yakubboev NodirbekUZB23425.50.0443.0
64Harsha BharathakotiIND23845.50.0344.0
77Turar DastanKAZ22435.00.0448.0
812Mamatov MelisKGZ20965.00.0439.0
99Chakravarthi Reddy MIND21955.00.0438.0
108Taalaibekov TagirKGZ22025.00.0342.0
1118Sezdbekov RuslanKGZ18184.50.0444.0
1214Isakjanov KelsinbekKGZ19864.50.0341.0
1313Kenenbaev AidarKGZ19914.50.0338.5
1417Isakzhanov AibekKGZ18324.50.0330.5
1519Zhakypov ArturKGZ16134.50.0239.0
1615Jayasundara P K U MSRI19554.50.0231.0
1711Kabilov AminTJK21804.00.0338.5
1810Isaev ChyngyzKGZ21934.00.0242.5
1920Ajygulov NurmatKGZ02.50.5132.0
2016Akunov MaskatKGZ18812.50.5033.5
2121Vishentsev AlexanderKGZ02.00.0035.5
21 players
Asian Junior Girls 2015 Bishkek KGZ Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimUZB21887.50.5750.0
21Ivana Maria FurtadoIND22597.50.5650.0
36Nandhidhaa PvIND21026.51.0648.5
43Saranya JIND21376.50.0650.0
55Monnisha G KIND21036.00.0550.0
612Omurbekova DianaKGZ17045.00.0545.5
79Mahdian AnoushaIRI17575.00.0542.5
810Hotami MutribaTJK17185.00.0530.0
94Parnali S DhariaIND21305.00.0443.0
1013Samudin ElinaKGZ16234.50.0441.0
1115Musaeva ShakhnaziKGZ15814.50.0439.5
1211Kim KristinaKAZ17084.02.0344.5
137Alymbay Kyzy AizhanKGZ19034.01.5244.5
148Liao RuiCHN18914.01.5238.5
1514Oljobai Kyzy AlisaKGZ15914.01.0332.0
1617Sultanova AselKGZ13633.01.0231.0
1716Rodrigo T M JanudiSRI14073.00.0333.0
1820Marat AliiaKGZ02.01.0131.0
1918Li DariiaKGZ13522.00.0231.5
2019Kubatbek kyzy PerizatKGZ01.00.0034.0
20 players

18) XTRACON GM 2015

The XTRACON GM Open took place 12th to 18th October 2015. Boris Chatalbashev won with a score of 20 points (3 points for a win 1 for a draw) with 6 wins, 2 draws and a loss.

XTRACON GM 2015 Koge DEN Mon 12th Oct 2015 - Sun 18th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiGmsPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Chatalbashev, BorisGM9201173132625
2Rozentalis, EduardasGM9191142912620
3Maiorov, NikitaGM919922622603
4Miezis, NormundsGM9181162682538
5Fier, AlexandrGM9181112702495
6Danielsen, HenrikGM9181032522493
7Korneev, OlegGM9181032512471
8Jensen, Simon BekkerIM9181032222465
9Hagen, Andreas SkytteIM9171022242369
10Ahlander, BjörnIM917852192444
11Blomqvist, ErikGM9161102352385
12Antonsen, Mikkel DjernæsIM9161022072453
13Nielsen, Hogni EgilstoftFM916931962210
14Percivaldi, MartinFM9151132152435
15Okhotnik, VladimirGM9151061822364
16Doluhanova, EvgeniyaWGM915941712289
17Pedersen, Henrik Dahl915851442150
18Eriksson, Christian Altenburg915831672157
19Jacobsen, Mikkel ManosriFM915811692163
20Kristiansen, JensGM915801772280
21Pedersen, Jan Nordenbæk915771602233
22Hoi, CarstenGM914991612216
23Pedersen, Hans Dahl914971642221
24Lauritsen, Martin Lee914891491998
25Bruun, Henrik Emil914871312146
26Henriksen, Kasper914851512122
27Nielsen, Rógvi EgilstoftFM914821382135
28Andreasen, Henrik9131041602273
29Jensen, David BekkerFM913961492211
30Nielsen, Jan Mose913781342128
31Andersen, Rune912961232100
32Nielsen, Jens Hartung912931282153
33Molvig, Julius912911412177
34Lauritsen, Niels912871052082
35Petersen, Peter Birk912861352180
36Moldt, Thomas Schou912851342183
37Wang, Peter912791151818
38Jacobsen, Heidrikur T.912771131983
39Moe, MogensFM912761122027
40Larsen, Ulrik91186932048
69 players

19) Washington Chess Congress 2015

The Washington Chess Congress took place 7th to 12th October 2015. Felipe El Debs won with 7.5/9.

Washington Chess Congress Washington DC USA Wed 7th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsPrize
1El Debs, Felipe de CresceGMBRA2503W29W26W11W7D6W2D3W14D47.51st/Bonus $3100.00
2Erenburg, SergeyGMUSA2588W22H-W14D5W21L1W10W13D36.52nd-3rd $1100.00
3Yudasin, LeonidGMISR2515W28W16D5W13D7D6D1W15D26.52nd-3rd $1100.00
4Checa, Nicolas DFMUSA2437L23W39L21W18W29W26W30D6D164th-5th $200.00
5Sarkar, JustinIMUSA2401W38W12D3D2L13D21W26D7W664th-5th $200.00
6Mulyar, Michael A.IMUSA2400W39W21D13W9D1D3W25D4L564th-5th $200.00
7Velikanov, AlexanderFMUSA2304W18W23W37L1D3L14W27D5W1764th-5th $200.00
8Yu, Jennifer RWFMUSA2220W46L13D23L21X37D20W40W11W1461st U2300 $1400.00
9Kaufman, Larry CGMUSA2306D34D40W22L6H-W33H-W19D125.5
10Zlotnikov, MikhailIMUSA2281H-D14D29H-W39D31L2W33W215.52nd U2300 $233.34
11Brodsky, DavidFMUSA2251W19W42L1D27W35L13W31L8W225.52nd U2300 $233.34
12Samuelson, AndrewUSA2185W44L5W24D15D31L25W18W30D95.52nd U2300 $233.34
13Zierk, Steven CIMUSA2498W17W8D6L3W5W11D14L2U-5
14Volkov, DmitriyUSAW30D10L2W19W27W7D13L1L85
15Jacobson, BrandonCMUSA2265H-H-W42D12L30W22W21L3H-5
16Taborsky, RostislavFMCZE2220W45L3D17L20W34D40L19W24W265
17Wang, JustinUSA2046L13W46D16L31D23W35W20W25L75
18Balck, EricUSA1974L7L22W41L4W38W39L12W34W255
19Huang, AndyUSA1965L11H-W45L14D32W29W16L9W315
20Karell, Leif KUSA1961H-H-H-W16L26D8L17W38W305
21Sena, JuanDOM2101W43L6W4W8L2D5L15W23L104.5
22Karan BhattyIND2093L2W18L9W24D40L15W35W27L114.5
23Stancil, Kimani AUSA2042W4L7D8L25D17D24W32L21W334.5
24Paul, JustinUSA1926H-H-L12L22W41D23W28L16W324.5
25Darmanovic, SrdjanMNE2211D31H-D30W23H-W12L6L17L184
26Gorti, AkshitaFMUSA2211W41L1W38D35W20L4L5D31L164
27Jacobson, AaronUSA2119H-H-W40D11L14W36L7L22H-4
28Macaspac, ArthurUSA2083L3D45L39D34W43H-L24H-W384
29Balkhamishvili, TamarGEO2065L1W41D10D36L4L19D34H-W404
30Currie, JamesCAN2043L14W44D25W37W15H-L4L12L204
31Jian, AlexUSA1907D25D32D34W17D12D10L11D26L194
32Tia, Rudy Jr.PNG2146H-D31L35L39D19W37L23W43L243.5
33Agusto, OlaonikpekunNGR2046H-H-H-U-W44L9W36L10L233.5
34De Fotis, GaryUSA1998D9L37D31D28L16W44D29L18D433.5
35Nguyen, TrungFMUSA1916H-H-W32D26L11L17L22W40U-3.5
36Trifale, SharvilUSA1901H-H-H-D29D42L27L33D37D443.5
37Hung, DanielUSA1538H-W34L7L30F8L32W41D36H-3.5
38Mays, ShellyUSA2033L5W43L26L40L18B-W39L20L283
39Prieto, AlbertoUSA2010L6L4W28W32L10L18L38W44L413
40Potula, KapishUSA1902H-D9L27W38D22D16L8L35L293
47 players

20) 10th Mediterranean Cup 2015

The 10th Mediterranean Cup takes place 16th to 25th October 2015.

10th Mediterranean Cup Beirut LIB Fri 16th Oct 2015 - Sun 25th Oct 2015
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Adly AhmedEGY25962.00.00.02.0
10Khader SamiJOR23622.00.00.02.0
11Iyti BasherSYR22992.00.00.02.0
43Haznedaroglu KivancTUR24662.00.00.01.5
8Pavlidis AnastasiosGRE23762.00.00.01.5
62Haddouche MohamedALG24792.00.00.01.0
712Khairallah FaisalLIB22832.00.00.00.5
85Fargere FrancoisFRA24211.50.00.02.5
951Mikati HaniLIB16711.50.00.02.0
1023Shamieh JamalLIB21241.50.00.02.0
117Del Rey DiegoESP23891.50.00.01.5
1213Sursock SameerLIB22401.50.00.01.5
25Maasarani MahmoudLIB21041.50.00.01.5
149Milliet SophieFRA23651.50.00.01.0
16Pavlidou EkateriniGRE22111.50.00.01.0
22Bassel CharafLIB21261.50.00.01.0
1715Mona KhaledEGY22201.00.00.03.0
44Jouni HassanLIB17781.00.00.03.0
1940Khaled LakkiPLE18791.00.00.02.5
2018Mouradian KnarikLIB21511.00.00.02.5
26Abdulaziz MahmoudLIB20971.00.00.02.5
55Said RiadPLE01.00.00.02.5
2320Van Hoolandt PatrickMNC21361.00.00.02.0
2414Najjar AhmadLIB22221.00.00.02.0
24Mezioud AminaALG21051.00.00.02.0
27Ishoo YounanSYR20701.00.00.02.0
29Nassar MarwanLIB20181.00.00.02.0
37Djikerian RafiPLE18911.00.00.02.0
38Zenaidi KaisTUN18881.00.00.02.0
3019Nelis Jean-FrancoisMNC21501.00.00.01.5
3117Kuntz PierreMNC22051.00.00.01.5
28Latreche SabrinaALG20281.00.00.01.5
33Sharbel MarwanLIB19391.00.00.01.5
3442El Ayyash RawadLIB18251.00.00.01.0
3534Gjergji RozanaALB19360.50.00.03.0
36Al Salman MohamadLIB18920.50.00.03.0
43Berbari ImadLIB17940.50.00.03.0
47El Yazji MadaSYR17380.50.00.03.0
3946Oknayan KrikorLIB17710.50.00.02.5
4031Moudallal TarekLIB19760.50.00.02.5
55 players

21) Puerto Rico Championships 2015

The Puerto Rico Championships took place 9th to 18th October 2015. Danitza Vazquez Maccarini won with 8/9.

ch-PUR 2015 Bayamon PUR Fri 9th Oct 2015 - Sun 18th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Vazquez Maccarini DanitzaPUR20258.00.048.538.0
21Montalvo Rosario AlejandroPUR21757.00.052.540.0
37Davila Blanco Juan JosePUR19496.00.050.039.0
49Guzman Freire JulioPUR19026.00.048.537.0
512Matta Calvente MarcelPUR18486.00.038.029.5
66Pinales Roussel GabrielPUR19605.50.049.038.0
711Boggiano Pereira MiguelPUR18655.50.048.537.5
83Sosa Trani LuisPUR20605.50.044.534.5
95Ayala Sanchez AbnelPUR20145.50.043.534.0
1010Rosario Salas JonatanPUR19015.50.043.034.5
112Torres Santiago JonathanPUR21435.00.053.040.5
1214Morales Santos NatashaPUR17595.00.044.535.0
1332Dominguez Fundora YonneyPUR05.00.044.535.0
1420Rivera Rivera Roberto I.PUR16915.00.043.534.5
1527Garcia Santiago Jorge J.PUR15174.50.044.535.0
1635Rivera Rodriguez EdwinPUR04.50.041.532.5
1724Muniz Matta CarlosPUR16304.50.040.531.0
1815Sosa Pacheco LuisPUR17484.50.040.030.5
1921Velazquez Hernandez Yan C.PUR16804.50.038.530.0
2016Ortiz Ocasio Jose AntonioPUR17334.50.037.530.5
2119Schwabe Rivera UlrichPUR17234.50.037.528.5
2222Requena Torres Luis A.PUR16654.00.045.034.0
2334Perez Diaz Alfonso L.PUR04.00.038.029.0
2413Velazquez Rivera Pedro J.PUR17964.00.037.029.5
2518Negron De Jesus Willie LeePUR17264.00.031.525.0
2625Pedrosa Class Jose D.PUR16213.50.537.029.0
2728Mejias Nunez RafaelPUR14793.50.535.528.5
2831Basave Febo Jorge U.PUR03.00.035.527.5
2929Ortiz Colon Vladimir S.PUR14793.00.035.028.0
3017Bennazar Nin AntonioPUR17303.00.032.025.5
3133Marrero Perez RadamesPUR02.50.040.031.5
328Jimenez Acosta JorgePUR19332.50.032.025.5
3330Morales Hernandez YaimePUR13582.00.029.522.0
3426Martinez Santos IvanPUR15951.00.032.525.0
3523Nogueras Correa JoycePUR16601.00.028.521.0
35 players

22) Hradec Kralove Open 2015

The Hradec Kralove Open took place 4th to 11th October 2015. Frode Urkedal edged out Tomas Kraus on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9. Additional games available.

Hradec Kralove Open 2015 Hradec Kralove CZE Sun 4th Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Urkedal FrodeNOR25047.544.056.56
22Kraus TomasCZE23987.542.054.06
34Pulpan JakubCZE23067.042.554.06
48Golcman EvgenyRUS21647.041.553.56
55Kozusek DanielCZE22796.540.552.55
67Burnett AndrewSCO22286.538.550.05
714Romanov SergeyRUS20366.535.546.06
817Liduch FilipCZE20326.034.545.05
99Kuba StanislavCZE21486.034.045.05
103Mikalsen ErlendNOR23585.539.551.04
1118Gromczak DariuszPOL20095.539.048.54
1213Navratil-Sen. JiriCZE20545.537.048.04
136Bartos JanCZE22505.536.547.05
1411Kapusta PetrCZE20985.536.047.05
1515Jiruse JosefCZE20355.535.546.03
1625Sucharda DavidCZE19435.535.045.54
1744Nosek JanCZE17925.535.044.05
1831Sernecki FranciszekPOL18995.533.041.03
1926Pulpan MatejCZE19365.530.038.04
2020Korpalski MaciejPOL19835.039.550.04
2129Holownia MichalPOL19115.037.547.04
2219Saikrishnan SaiSUI20055.035.546.04
2352Vit JakubCZE17055.034.544.51
2441Tsapanidis VasilisCZE18215.033.543.04
2510Skorna UllrichGER21235.033.042.54
2616Paldus PetrCZE20335.033.042.53
2737Pribylova SofieCZE18415.031.539.54
2845Seibt SaschaBEL17895.031.041.04
2927Nemec OtakarCZE19225.031.040.03
3023Cerny DavidCZE19495.031.039.54
3122Malinovsky PetrCZE19715.029.039.54
3221Svetly JiriCZE19825.027.537.54
3328Sedlacek JanCZE19205.027.536.04
3436Klucznik AndreFRA18434.536.546.53
3524Ludvik TomasCZE19444.533.542.54
3639Pribyl ViktorCZE18334.533.043.04
3735Majerik VladimirCZE18474.531.040.52
3830Dumkova DanielaCZE19064.530.539.53
3946Vochozka JindrichCZE17784.530.038.04
4070Rokos FilipCZE15334.529.537.52
78 players

23) Highlander Cup 2015

The Highlander Cup was a winner takes all knockout on 17th October. Rustam Kasimdzhanov won the final, I believe 3-1 (one of the games from the final was lost) beating Benjamin Gledura who eliminated Anatoly Karpov.

Highlander Cup 2015 Budapest HUN Sat 17th Oct 2015 - Sat 17th Oct 2015
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam GM UZB 2704 14200244
2 Balogh, Csaba GM HUN 2657 718939
3 Karpov, Anatoly GM RUS 2628 4100026
4 Gledura, Benjamin IM HUN 2513 712779

24) Checkmate Gozo 2015

The Checkmate Gozo tournament is being filmed for a TV program and takes place 13th to 21st October 2015.

Checkmate Gozo 2015 Gozo MLT Tue 13th Oct 2015 - Wed 21st Oct 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17SHORT Nigel DENG26785.0420.5
9RAPPORT RichardHUN26635.0420.5
33NAIDITSCH ArkadijAZE26824.0410.0
48PAEHTZ ElisabethGER24473.0210.0
510JU WenjunCHN25423.0200.0
62LYSYJ IgorRUS26713.0100.0
71HOUSKA JovankaENG23722.5100.0
86HILLARP PERSSON TigerSWE25462.0220.0
94KRUSH IrinaUSA24751.5000.0
105MAISURADZE NinoFRA22861.0000.0
10 players

25) 19th Corsican Circuit 2015

The 19th Corsican Circuit takes place 17th to 19th October. I wasn't around for the open part of the event so no idea if games were broadcast and there were problems with the knockout phase too. Hopefully a game file will become available.

26) Kolomenskaya Open 2015

The Kolomenskaya Open takes place 15th to 22nd October 2015.

Kolomenskaya Open 2015 Moscow RUS Thu 15th Oct 2015 - Thu 22nd Oct 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Milanovic SlavisaMNE23753.59.07.05.0
26Igonin TemurUZB23903.57.06.04.5
311Tomilova ElenaRUS23152.58.58.06.0
45Nozdrachev LeonidRUS24102.58.07.06.0
521Martynkova OlenaUKR21452.58.06.55.0
62Simantsev MikhailUKR24572.57.06.04.5
74Balashov Yuri SRUS24182.57.05.54.0
81Ivanov Oleg VUKR25132.56.55.54.5
910Gurvich VitalyRUS23152.56.55.54.0
1012Sysoev VjacheslavRUS23032.09.58.06.0
15Velikanov IgorRUS22702.09.58.06.0
1216Lavretzkij RomanBLR22672.09.07.05.0
24Martynyuk ElizavetaRUS20312.09.07.05.0
1419Aleksandrovskiy DmitriyRUS21822.07.56.55.0
1520Danielyan VaheARM21512.07.06.04.5
168Golubev RomanUZB23732.06.56.04.0
1718Basencyan MarkARM21871.510.08.56.0
1814Ofitserian BorisRUS22731.58.57.55.0
193Sitnikov AntonUKR24401.58.56.54.5
209Dmitrenko ViktorUKR23331.58.06.54.5
2113Chekletsov IlyaRUS22991.09.57.55.0
2222Gavryushin DmitryRUS20891.08.07.56.0
2317Bykov OlegRUS22321.07.57.05.0
2423Chekletsov EgorRUS20820.56.55.54.5
24 players

27) Pankrac Cup 2015

The Pankrac Cup takes place weekly 15th September to 3rd November 2015.

Pankrac Cup 2015 Prague CZE Tue 15th Sep 2015 - Tue 3rd Nov 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 8) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Cernousek LukasCZE24634.512.56.511.5
212Matsenko AndreiCZE23074.011.07.512.5
34Rydl JiriCZE24133.512.510.015.5
46Kulhanek TomasCZE23503.512.59.015.5
58Kovar VojtechCZE23413.510.07.513.0
611Polasek JaroslavCZE23163.510.07.512.5
79Sodoma JanCZE23373.59.57.011.5
87Vavra PavelCZE23493.010.08.013.5
92Carlsson PontusSWE24343.09.09.014.0
1010Jüptner JanCZE23222.59.09.013.5
1123Soural JanCZE21882.58.510.516.0
123Kourousis EpaminondasCZE24272.58.58.013.5
1320Hosticka FrantisekCZE21922.56.57.512.5
1424Matras OndrejCZE21872.56.06.011.5
155Studnicka TomasCZE23762.07.58.013.5
1614Smid MiroslavCZE22362.06.57.012.5
1719Anaskin ArsenijCZE22032.06.08.012.5
1821Prochazka DaliborCZE21912.06.07.012.0
1926Vokoun JanCZE21172.05.05.510.5
2017Smutny JanCZE22182.04.56.512.0
2125Postupa MartinCZE21252.04.04.58.0
2213Haba ZdenekCZE22861.55.56.511.5
2315Gregor JiriCZE22351.55.09.515.5
2416Postupa PavelCZE22261.54.57.011.5
2518Vetrovsky MichalCZE22111.03.06.09.5
2622Formanek MartinCZE21891.02.06.09.5
26 players

28) SPICE Cup Open 2015

The SPICE Cup Open takes place 17th to 22nd October 2015.

29) US Chess League 2015

The US Chess League takes place weekly 25th August to 1st December 2015.

US Chess League 2015 ICC INT Tue 25th Aug 2015 - Tue 1st Dec 2015
Leading Round 8 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeamRtgGms+-Bpts
1New England2373326.02.019.0
2Manhattan2361326.02.019.0
3New York2362325.52.519.0
4New Jersey2381325.03.020.0
5Connecticut2394324.53.516.5
6Philadelphia2380323.05.017.0
7Boston2393323.05.015.0
8Atlanta2386323.05.012.0
9Carolina2386322.06.012.0
10Miami2399322.06.010.5
1St. Louis2410325.03.018.5
2Dallas2394325.03.018.0
3Las Vegas2398325.03.017.5
4Arizona2402324.53.517.0
5San Francisco2399324.53.515.0
6Seattle2410323.54.516.0
7Lubbock2380323.54.516.0
8Rio Grande2395323.54.514.5
9Minnesota2391323.54.514.5
10San Diego2401322.06.013.0
20 players

30) Moscow Team Championship 2015

The Moscow Team Championship takes place 15th October to 1st November 2015.

TCh-Moscow 2015 Moscow RUS Thu 15th Oct 2015 - Sun 1st Nov 2015
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
15Автоматика3201512.50
23SergArk team3201511.50
36Академия Гроссмейстера И.В.Глека3201510.50
41Команда Андрея Калиничева3210411.50
52Боавишта3210411.50
611Юность Москвы-13111310.50
78Армагеддон311139.00
84ШК РГГУ312028.50
912ФИШКА312028.50
109Перово312027.00
1110Якиманка-Московия312026.00
1213Юность Москвы-2302115.50
137Дворец302114.50
13 players

31) TCh-FIN 2015-16

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 12th September 2015 to 13th March 2016. Games from rounds 3-4 now available.

TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN Sat 12th Sep 2015 - Sun 13th Mar 2016
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsBpts
1EtVaS, Vantaa4821
2TammerSh, Tampere4817
3JyS, Jyvaskyla4711
4MatSK, Espoo4612
5Aatos, Helsinki449
6SalSK, Salo446
7Velhot, Helsinki439
8TuTS, Turku428
9KymS, Kotka427
10OSS, Oulu426
11Garde, Helsinki424
12HSK, Helsinki403
12 players

32) Dutch League 2015-16

The Dutch League takes place 26th September 2015 to 23rd April 2016. A few more games.

Dutch League 2015-16 Netherlands NED Sat 26th Sep 2015 - Sat 23rd Apr 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
12356XX 6 8414
22432 XX 413
32357 XX 412
42389 XX 5 311½
52401 XX 7 211½
62344 XX 6 210½
723974 5 XX 19
82372 XX 07
92305 34 XX 07
1021782 XX0
10 players

33) Active Team Events

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

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2015-16

The Austrian Bundesliga second division started on October 2nd with the Mitte Division. The events run until April.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2015-16 Austria AUT Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPOE Maria Saal 2*4614.00
2ESV Austria Graz*4611.00
3SPG. Sparkasse Fürstenfeld/Hartberg*24410.50
4SV Steyregg4*410.00
5Schachfreunde Graz*343410.00
6RbEJ Gleisdorf*3439.50
7SV Wolfsberg*229.00
8ASK Case IH SteyrSt. Valentin4*28.00
9Union Ansfelden233*28.00
10Union Hartkirchen22*27.50
11ESV Admira Villach23*16.50
12SPG Sauwald 2½2*04.00
12 players

Fraubundesliga 2015-16

The German Fraubundesliga takes place 26th September 2015 to 20th March 2016.

Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER Sat 26th Sep 2015 - Sun 20th Mar 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1SC Bad Koenigshofen2+5410½
2SF 1891 Friedberg2+49
3Rodewischer Schachmiezen2+54
4OSG Baden Baden2+3639
5Hamburger SK von 183023+3
6SF Deizisau2+62
7Karlsruher SF 18532+26
8SK Schwäbisch Hall21+526
9SK Grosslehna2½+03
10SK Lehrte21½+0
11SK Doppelbauer Kiel20+0
12Grün-Weiss Niederwiesa201+01
12 players

TCh-ISL 2015-16

The Icelandic Team Championships take place 24th September 2015 to 5th March 2016. The first 5 rounds were in September and games should follow at some point.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL Thu 24th Sep 2015 - Sat 5th Mar 2016
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Huginn Chess Club a-team*76632.0100
2Reykjavik Chess Club a-team*7831.5100
3Akureyri Chess Club a-team1*7623.060
4Fjolnir Chess Club2*5721.060
5The Viking Club3*620.560
6Huginn Chess Club b-team½*6518.560
7Bolungarvik Chess Club2*16.000
8KR Chess Club112*412.530
9Akureyri Chess Club b-team12*12.520
10Reykjavik Chess Club b-team0234*12.510
10 players

TCh-SVK 2015-16

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 10th October 2015 to 10th April 2016.

TCh-SVK 2015-16 Slovakia SVK Sat 10th Oct 2015 - Sun 10th Apr 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slovan Commander*5611.50
2SK Dunajska Streda*5610.50
3Liptovska sachova skola*55610.00
4SKS Dubnica nad Vahom*448.50
5SK Prakovce3*639.00
6REINTER Humenne*36.00
7SK Modra*417.50
8SKM Angelus Stara Lubovna34*17.00
TJ INBEST Dunajov34*17.00
10TJ Slavia UPJS Kosice*416.50
11SK Strelec Devinska Nova Ves24*16.00
12SK Caissa Cadca3*06.50
12 players

Belgian Interclubs 2015-16

The Belgian Interclubs take place 27th September 2015 to 24th April 2016.

TCh-BEL 2015-16 Belgium BEL Sun 27th Sep 2015 - Sun 24th Apr 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Wirtzfeld 1412
2KSK Rochade 1411
3KGSRL 1410
4KSK47-Eynatten 1410
5Amay 1210
6Borgerhout 128
7KBSK 126
8Fontaine 117
9Jean Jaures 116
10TBCC 106.5
11CRELEL 104.5
12Namur 103
12 players

24th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2015

The 24th Croatian Chess League took place 3rd to 11th October 2015. GSK "SOLIN-CEMEX" Solin won the top division.

24th TCh-CRO Women 2015 Bol CRO Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam123456789TB1TB2TB3
1SK "LIBURNIJA" - Rijeka*2331523.5110.25
2SK "MORNAR" - Split*3223341221.083.75
3SK "POLET" - Busevec21*233341220.581.50
4SK "DRAGA" - Rijeka12*3321018.563.75
5HASK "MLADOST" - Zagreb211*24817.546.50
6SK "DAMA" - Đakovo½21*23614.033.25
7SK "JUNIOR" - Rijeka1111½2*512.523.50
8SK "SISAK" - Sisak½122*4414.020.50
9SK "ERICSSON NIKOLA TESLA" - Zagreb½00½01½0*02.50.00
9 players
24th TCh-CRO Div 1b 2015 Bol CRO Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SK 'VUKOVAR '91'. Vukovar*331231.0134.00
2SK 'PETAR SEDLAR PEPE'. Kastel Stari3*5341229.0128.00
3SK 'PODRAVKA'. Koprivnica*3441130.5117.50
4SK 'GORAN'. Bibinje13*351025.0103.00
5SK 'PULA'. Pula3*24923.5107.00
6SK 'ĐAKOVO LIMMONT'. Đakovo334*4824.088.00
7SK 'SIBENIK“. Sibenik22*33419.040.00
8SK 'DUBROVNIK“. Dubrovnik½23*3417.541.25
9SK 'VARAZDIN'. Varaždin½21233*215.518.25
10SK 'SLAVEN'. Vukovar*00.00.00
10 players
24th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2015 Bol CRO Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1GSK "SOLIN-CEMEX" Solin*44441634.5201.50
2SK "LIBURNIJA" Rijeka*4351534.0195.25
3SK "ETF-OSIJEK" Osijek2*235341028.5120.75
4HASK "MLADOST" Zagreb24*333341028.0134.00
5SK "ZAGREB" Zagreb2233*23925.5110.00
6SK "BRDA" Split4*3234825.0100.75
7SK "ĐURO ĐAKOVIC" Slavonski Brod23333*3725.590.75
8SK "SLJEME-AGROPROTEINKA" Sesvete1343*2623.074.75
9SK "RIJEKA" Rijeka13334*523.063.75
10GSK "POZEGA" Požega222*423.048.50
10 players

14th Iranian Super League 2015

The 14th Iranian Super League takes place 17th July to 21st September. The July games aren't available but most of the games from all rounds in September were. Final rounds are in November.

14th Iranian Super League Tehran IRI Fri 17th Jul 2015 - 13th November 2015
Leading Round 8 (of 13) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213TB1TB2TB3
1Shahrdari Tabriz*344426.0160
2Saipa*242424.0140
3Damon Sakht Shomal*233320.0110
4Park Fanavari Pardis*33319.0120
5Rah & Shahrsazi Lorestan*3418.580
6Esteghlal Tehran22*2416.590
7Donya Felez Rasht½2*1214.080
8Bank Sarmayeh1½3*14.060
9Faravardehayeh Nasouz Azarakhsh½0*412.560
10Tarbiat Qom1211½2*310.540
11Darya Borj Shiraz0½1½1*410.020
12Bashgah Paeiz Ahvaz001101*4.500
13Perspolis Tehran0½0½00*2.500
13 teams

Bundesliga 2015-16

The German Bundesliga season opened on Friday 18th September with two matches from the floating round 7. The event runs until 24th April 2015. Not all the round 1 and 2 matches were played with a couple being postponed until October.

Bundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER Fri 18th Sep 2015 - Sun 24th Apr 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden3300617
2SK Schwaebisch Hall3210414.5
3SC Hansa Dortmund2200412
4SV Muelheim Nord2200411
5SG Solingen2200410.5
6SV 1930 Hockenheim211028.5
7FC Bayern Muenchen312028.5
8SG Trier201117
9Erfurter SK303008
10SV Griesheim 1976202006
11Hamburger SK202006
12SK Norderstedt 1975202003
13USV TU Dresden000000
14SV Werder Bremen000000
15SK Turm Emsdetten000000
16SF Berlin 1903000000
16 teams

TCh-SUI 2015

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 29th March to 11th October 2015. Final rounds 10th to 11th October 2015.

TCh-SUI 2015 Switzerland SUI Sun 29th Mar 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Geneve 11439½
2Luzern 11237
3Riehen 11235½
4Zurich 11136
5Winterthur 1728½
6Echallens 1621
7Wollishofen 1323½
8Reti 1322½
9Schwarz-Weiss Bern 1122
10Neuchâtel 1114½
10 players

TCh-CHN 2015

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 10th April to 11th December 2015 over a marathon 22 rounds. Next rounds 28th to 30th October 2015.

TCh-CHN 2015 China CHN Fri 10th Apr 2015 - Fri 11th Dec 2015
Leading Round 15 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
15Beijing North Austrian team1512122648.0
26Chongqing team1510232349.0
34Shanghai Institute of bridge team1510412146.0
49Tianjin Chunhua campus team157172144.0
51Zhejiang team157621641.5
611Jiangsu Green Sheep Springs team156631539.5
72Hangzhou team155551536.5
83Shandong Jingzhi wine team155821236.0
912Qingdao experimental junior high school team155821235.0
107Hebei Lottery team152103723.0
1110Shenzhen Pengcheng team153120626.5
128Chengdu bud club team152112625.0
12 teams

34) Forthcoming Events and Links

13th Cap D'Agde 2015

Lichtenrader Herbst 2015

VIII Grand Slam Masters Final 2015

TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2015-16

TCh-AUT 2015-16

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2015-16

TCh-CZE 2015-16

TCh-HUN 2015-16

World Seniors 2015

20th European Teams 2015

6th Brno Open 2015

31st Voivoda Cup 2015

7th Pilsen Open 2015

7th London Chess Classic 2015

China-Russia Win and Continue Match Pt2 2015

Malmo Open 2015

Qatar Masters Open 2015

Czech Christmas 2015-16

45th Rilton Cup 2015-16

Basel Schachfestival 2016

16th Heraklion Open 2016

Paul Keres Memorial 2016

14th Parsvnath Delhi International 2016

78th Tata Steel 2016

Moscow Open 2016

Reykjavik Open 2016

Hasselbacken Chess Open 2016

17th Heraklion Open 2016

3rd Server24 Chessfestival 2016

39th Eastman Open 2016

42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016

18th Heraklion Open 2016

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