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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1147 31st October 2016 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 69th ch-RUS 2016
3) chess.com Blitz Championship Final 2016
4) Barcelona GM 2016
5) 77th ch-ARM 1st League 2016
6) Ajedrez Unam Quadrangular 2016
7) 14th Cap D'Agde 2016
8) 20th Corsican Circuit 2016
9) ch-Nordic 2016
10) 1st Paytakht Cup 2016
11) 87th ch-GER 2016
12) CNE ch-NED Rapid 2016
13) 20th OIBM 2016
14) World Cadets 2016
15) 4th Mollet del Valles IM 2016
16) 4th ch-Francophonie 2016
17) Panchenko Mem IM 2016
18) Pankrac Cup 2016
19) Lichtenrader Herbst 2016
20) Mersin Open 2016
21) 13th Heviz Festival 2016
22) e2e4 Gatwick International 2016
23) Circuito Nacional Rapid Final 2016
24) Circuito Nacional de Lentas Final 2016
25) Hong Kong Open 2016
26) 4th Krk Golden Island Open 2016
27) 10th Figueira da Foz Festival 2016
28) 11th Deizisau Autumn Open 2016
29) Moscow Team Championship 2016
30) Liga Nacional Superior 2016
31) 55th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2016-17
32) TCh-NOR League 2016
33) TCh-ISL 2016-17
34) TCh-CHN 2016
35) TCh-HUN 2016-17
36) Active Team Events
37) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
69th ch-RUS 201636 games
chess.com Blitz Championship Final 201625 games
Barcelona GM 201616 games
77th ch-ARM 1st League 201642 games
14th Cap D'Agde 201630 games
20th Corsican Circuit 201680 games
ch-Nordic 201630 games
1st Paytakht Cup 2016158 games
87th ch-GER 201678 games
CNE ch-NED Rapid 201656 games
20th OIBM 201666 games
World Cadets 2016406 games
4th Mollet del Valles IM 20165 games
4th ch-Francophonie 201649 games
Panchenko Mem IM 201645 games
Pankrac Cup 201611 games
Lichtenrader Herbst 2016188 games
Mersin Open 2016218 games
e2e4 Gatwick International 201689 games
Circuito Nacional Rapid Final 201628 games
Circuito Nacional de Lentas Final 201640 games
Hong Kong Open 201652 games
4th Krk Golden Island Open 201632 games
11th Deizisau Autumn Open 201656 games
Moscow Team Championship 201662 games
Liga Nacional Superior 201658 games
55th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2016-1772 games
TCh-NOR League 201690 games
TCh-ISL 2016-17293 games
TCh-CHN 201660 games
2446 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Roland Wimmer, Steffen Wirth, Paulo Rocha, Davíd Kjartansson, Gunnar Bjornsson and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Alexander Riazantsev won the Russian Championship taking first place with a fine final round win. Magnus Carlsen played his final event before the World Championship when he won chess.com's online blitz tournament, defeating Hikaru Nakamura in the final. Elsewhere there were two rapid events in France, the start of several league competitions, the finish of the Nordic Championships and a number of opens.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 69th ch-RUS 2016

The Russian Chess Championship took place in Novosibirsk 16th to 28th October 2016. Alexander Riazantsev won with 7/11 with a final round victory over Dmitry Jakovenko. Alexandra Kosteniuk was the clear winner of the women's event with a round to spare finishing with 8.5/11.

69th ch-RUS 2016 Novosibirsk RUS Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Riazantsev AlexanderRUS26517.0535.753.0
27Grischuk AlexanderRUS27526.5634.752.0
33Tomashevsky EvgenyRUS27246.5533.502.0
41Svidler PeterRUS27456.0532.501.0
52Fedoseev VladimirRUS26656.0531.252.0
610Oparin GrigoriyRUS26175.5630.252.0
711Vitiugov NikitaRUS27215.5628.501.0
88Jakovenko DmitryRUS27145.5627.752.0
96Goganov AlekseyRUS26355.5530.251.0
1012Inarkiev ErnestoRUS27325.0625.502.0
115Kokarev DmitryRUS26364.5524.000.0
129Bocharov DmitryRUS26112.5614.000.0
12 players
69th ch-RUS 2016 Novosibirsk RUS Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016. Category: 18. Ave: (2684)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Riazantsev, Alexander GM RUS 2651 # = = = = = = = 1 = 1 1 7 2789
2 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2752 = # = = = = 1 = = = 1 = 6.5 2742
3 Tomashevsky, Evgeny GM RUS 2724 = = # = = = = = = 1 = 1 6.5 2745
4 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2745 = = = # = = = = = 1 = = 6 2714
5 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM RUS 2665 = = = = # = 0 1 = = = 1 6 2721
6 Goganov, Aleksey GM RUS 2635 = = = = = # 0 = 1 = = = 5.5 2688
7 Oparin, Grigoriy GM RUS 2617 = 0 = = 1 1 # = = 0 = = 5.5 2690
8 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2721 = = = = 0 = = # = = = 1 5.5 2680
9 Jakovenko, Dmitry GM RUS 2714 0 = = = = 0 = = # 1 = 1 5.5 2681
10 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2732 = = 0 0 = = 1 = 0 # = 1 5 2643
11 Kokarev, Dmitry GM RUS 2636 0 0 = = = = = = = = # = 4.5 2623
12 Bocharov, Dmitry GM RUS 2611 0 = 0 = 0 = = 0 0 0 = # 2.5 2479
Round 1. Sun 16th Oct 2016
Svidler, Peter 1-0 Inarkiev, Ernesto 59 C65 Ruy Lopez
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Vitiugov, Nikita 83 B12 Caro-Kann
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Oparin, Grigoriy 28 D37 QGD
Riazantsev, Alexander 1-0 Bocharov, Dmitry 28 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 31 C67 Ruy Lopez
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 49 A80 Dutch
Round 2. Mon 17th Oct 2016
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 42 A32 English
Jakovenko, Dmitry 0-1 Goganov, Aleksey 60 A11 English
Bocharov, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Kokarev, Dmitry 52 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Oparin, Grigoriy 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 38 C19 French
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 40 E18 Queen's Indian
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 35 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Round 3. Tue 18th Oct 2016
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 57 C53 Giuoco Piano
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 38 A34 English
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 27 B40 Sicilian defence
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Oparin, Grigoriy 32 B54 Sicilian
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Bocharov, Dmitry 40 A33 English
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 41 C50 Giuoco Piano
Round 4. Wed 19th Oct 2016
Inarkiev, Ernesto 0-1 Jakovenko, Dmitry 43 C67 Ruy Lopez
Bocharov, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 23 A33 English
Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 Goganov, Aleksey 42 A05 Reti opening
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Kokarev, Dmitry 41 D91 Gruenfeld
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 24 B12 Caro-Kann
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 41 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 5. Thu 20th Oct 2016
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1-0 Inarkiev, Ernesto 58 D38 QGD
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 14 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 55 C95 Ruy Lopez
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 35 D37 QGD
Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Oparin, Grigoriy 56 B90 Sicilian
Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0 Bocharov, Dmitry 42 B08 Pirc
Round 6. Fri 21st Oct 2016
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 Bocharov, Dmitry 67 B12 Caro-Kann
Oparin, Grigoriy 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 43 A07 Reti
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 40 E60 King's Indian defence
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 40 A11 English
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Kokarev, Dmitry 62 B90 Sicilian
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 44 E10 Queen's pawn game
Round 7. Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 36 D38 QGD
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 34 C89 Ruy Lopez
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 33 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 41 C89 Ruy Lopez
Jakovenko, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 54 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Bocharov, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Oparin, Grigoriy 61 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Round 8. Mon 24th Oct 2016
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 Oparin, Grigoriy 38 B90 Sicilian
Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 Bocharov, Dmitry 30 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 41 C50 Giuoco Piano
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 41 B90 Sicilian
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 42 A07 Reti
Riazantsev, Alexander 1-0 Kokarev, Dmitry 36 D90 Gruenfeld
Round 9. Tue 25th Oct 2016
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 20 C67 Ruy Lopez
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 46 A07 Reti
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 45 A05 Reti opening
Jakovenko, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 40 D37 QGD
Bocharov, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 75 A13 English
Oparin, Grigoriy 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 33 C85 Ruy Lopez
Round 10. Wed 26th Oct 2016
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 76 C84 Ruy Lopez
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Oparin, Grigoriy 32 A18 English
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Bocharov, Dmitry 42 B12 Caro-Kann
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 40 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 31 E97 King's Indian
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 76 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 11. Thu 27th Oct 2016
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 43 E17 Queen's Indian
Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Kokarev, Dmitry 27 B90 Sicilian
Jakovenko, Dmitry 0-1 Riazantsev, Alexander 40 B12 Caro-Kann
Bocharov, Dmitry 0-1 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 42 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 Fedoseev, Vladimir 32 C65 Ruy Lopez
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 29 C89 Ruy Lopez
66th ch-RUS w 2016 Novosibirsk RUS Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Kosteniuk AlexandraRUS25378.5642.507.0
23Pogonina NatalijaRUS24847.0539.755.0
31Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24636.5530.755.0
49Girya OlgaRUS24466.0630.253.0
57Gunina ValentinaRUS25356.0627.006.0
66Charochkina DariaRUS23666.0532.254.0
72Pustovoitova DariaRUS23866.0527.254.0
811Ovod EvgenijaRUS23625.5627.253.0
910Goryachkina AleksandraRUS24605.0625.002.0
104Galliamova AlisaRUS24504.0520.003.0
118Kashlinskaya AlinaRUS24623.5618.501.0
125Ubiennykh EkaterinaRUS23462.0510.502.0
12 players
66th ch-RUS w 2016 Novosibirsk RUS Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016. Category: 8. Ave: (2441)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2537 # 0 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2644
2 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2484 1 # 1 0 = = 1 = = 1 1 0 7 2540
3 Bodnaruk, Anastasia IM RUS 2463 0 0 # = = 1 1 0 1 1 = 1 6.5 2504
4 Charochkina, Daria IM RUS 2366 = 1 = # 0 0 1 1 = 0 = 1 6 2484
5 Girya, Olga WGM RUS 2446 = = = 1 # = 0 0 = 1 = 1 6 2477
6 Pustovoitova, Daria FM RUS 2386 0 = 0 1 = # 0 = = 1 1 1 6 2482
7 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2535 0 0 0 0 1 1 # 1 0 1 1 1 6 2469
8 Ovod, Evgenija IM RUS 2362 0 = 1 0 1 = 0 # = = = 1 5.5 2449
9 Goryachkina, Aleksandra WGM RUS 2460 0 = 0 = = = 1 = # 0 = 1 5 2404
10 Galliamova, Alisa IM RUS 2450 = 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 1 # 0 1 4 2339
11 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM RUS 2462 0 0 = = = 0 0 = = 1 # 0 3.5 2307
12 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina WIM RUS 2346 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 2 2188
Round 1. Sun 16th Oct 2016
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 69 C26 Vienna
Pustovoitova, Daria 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 110 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 40 E00 Catalan opening
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Girya, Olga 95 D11 QGD Slav
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina 33 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Charochkina, Daria 1-0 Gunina, Valentina 34 E37 Nimzo-Indian
Round 2. Mon 17th Oct 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Gunina, Valentina 29 B18 Caro-Kann
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Charochkina, Daria 59 A90 Dutch defence
Girya, Olga 1-0 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 86 E73 King's Indian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa 33 A11 English
Ovod, Evgenija 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 50 D36 QGD
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Pustovoitova, Daria 33 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Tue 18th Oct 2016
Pustovoitova, Daria 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 36 A15 English opening
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 45 A48 King's Indian
Galliamova, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 57 D37 QGD
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 0-1 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 24 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Charochkina, Daria 0-1 Girya, Olga 35 A07 Reti
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina 63 E04 Catalan
Round 4. Wed 19th Oct 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina 35 A18 English
Girya, Olga 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 55 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Charochkina, Daria 102 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Ovod, Evgenija 1-0 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 39 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 98 B47 Sicilian
Pustovoitova, Daria 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 31 D02 Queen's pawn game
Round 5. Thu 20th Oct 2016
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 80 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Pustovoitova, Daria 55 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 0-1 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 61 B95 Sicilian
Charochkina, Daria 1-0 Ovod, Evgenija 37 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 24 E01 Catalan
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 45 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Round 6. Fri 21st Oct 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 46 D11 QGD Slav
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 78 E04 Catalan
Ovod, Evgenija 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 66 A45 Queen's pawn game
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Charochkina, Daria 95 B12 Caro-Kann
Pustovoitova, Daria 1-0 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 58 E70 King's Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 92 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 7. Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Galliamova, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 32 E12 Queen's Indian
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 1-0 Pogonina, Natalija 22 E54 Nimzo-Indian
Charochkina, Daria 0-1 Pustovoitova, Daria 62 D52 QGD
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 37 A41 Old Indian defence
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 41 D31 QGD
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 39 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Round 8. Mon 24th Oct 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 46 B52 Sicilian
Ovod, Evgenija 1-0 Girya, Olga 49 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 53 C02 French
Pustovoitova, Daria 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 41 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 0-1 Charochkina, Daria 31 E00 Catalan opening
Galliamova, Alisa 1-0 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 69 D37 QGD
Round 9. Tue 25th Oct 2016
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 55 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Charochkina, Daria 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa 39 D52 QGD
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 65 A07 Reti
Kashlinskaya, Alina 0-1 Pustovoitova, Daria 49 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 74 E63 King's Indian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 42 A61 Benoni defence
Round 10. Wed 26th Oct 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Ovod, Evgenija 91 C16 French
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 60 B04 Alekhine's defence
Pustovoitova, Daria 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 65 D11 QGD Slav
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina 35 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 33 E12 Queen's Indian
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 0-1 Charochkina, Daria 83 A80 Dutch
Round 11. Thu 27th Oct 2016
Charochkina, Daria 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 59 A46 Queen's pawn game
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 37 A48 King's Indian
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 83 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 60 D55 QGD
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Pustovoitova, Daria 60 A37 English
Ovod, Evgenija 1-0 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 28 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)

3) chess.com Blitz Championship Final 2016

Magnus Carlsen won his final event before his World Championship defence in New York when he won the final of the chess.com GM Blitz Battle against Hikaru Nakamura. Carlsen obtained a large lead after the 5m+2spm and 3m+2spm sections and narrowly lost the bullet 1m+1spm with a final score of 14.5-10.5. All games now available. The three chess960 games will not display properly so I've removed them from the file.

chess.com Blitz Final chess.com INT Thu 27th Oct 2016 - Thu 27th Oct 2016
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2853 1503014
2 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2787 2016192

4) Barcelona GM 2016

The Barcelona GM took place 22nd to 28th October 2016. David Anton Guijarro won on tie-break from Jan-Krzysztof Duda after both scored 5/7.

Barcelona GM 2016 Barcelona ESP Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Anton Guijarro DavidGMESP26285.040.016.25
21Duda Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL26785.030.014.25
33Zvjaginsev VadimGMRUS26734.530.015.00
48Lopez Martinez Josep ManuelGMCAT25473.540.08.50
55Peralta FernandoGMARG25773.040.510.25
6Asis Gargatagli HipolitoIMCAT24993.040.510.25
74Naiditsch ArkadijGMAZE26842.530.07.50
82Munoz MiguelGMCAT24711.530.05.00
8 players
Barcelona GM 2016 Barcelona ESP Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016. Category: 14. Ave: (2595)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Anton Guijarro, David GM ESP 2628 # 1 = 1 = 0 1 1 5 2748
2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof GM POL 2678 0 # = 1 = 1 1 1 5 2741
3 Zvjaginsev, Vadim GM RUS 2673 = = # 1 = 1 = = 4.5 2685
4 Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel GM ESP 2547 0 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 3.5 2601
5 Peralta, Fernando GM ARG 2577 = = = 0 # = 0 1 3 2547
6 Asis Gargatagli, Hipolito IM ESP 2499 1 0 0 = = # = = 3 2558
7 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM AZE 2684 0 0 = 0 1 = # = 2.5 2480
8 Munoz, Miguel GM ESP 2471 0 0 = 0 0 = = # 1.5 2382

5) 77th ch-ARM 1st League 2016

The 77th Armenian Championship 1st League (which I think really means their national championship) takes place 23rd October to 7th November 2016.

77th ch-ARM 1st League Yerevan ARM Sun 23rd Oct 2016 - Mon 7th Nov 2016
Leading Round 7 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Martirosyan Haik M.ARM24706.523.0040.0
26Harutyunian Tigran K.ARM24955.015.7530.0
32Hayrapetyan HovikARM24685.013.5030.0
47Petrosyan ManuelARM25304.012.0030.0
58Torosyan NorayrARM23864.09.0040.0
65Shahinyan DavidARM24313.510.2530.0
71Hakobyan AramARM24173.510.0030.0
84Yegiazaryan ArmenakARM22433.012.5030.0
912Mikaelyan ArmanARM24493.011.5040.0
103Kalashian DavidARM23583.07.2530.0
1113Bakunts RafaelARM23962.58.2540.0
129Babujian LevonARM24652.56.0040.0
1310Sargsyan ShantARM24402.55.5040.0
1414Hovhannisyan Karen G.ARM22511.03.0040.0
14 players
77th ch-ARM 1st League Yerevan ARM Sun 23rd Oct 2016 - Mon 7th Nov 2016. Category: 7. Ave: (2414)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Martirosyan, Haik M. IM ARM 2470 # 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2849
2 Harutyunian, Tigran K. IM ARM 2495 0 # 1 = = 1 1 1 5 2602
3 Hayrapetyan, Hovik GM ARM 2468 0 # 1 1 0 1 1 1 5 2528
4 Petrosyan, Manuel IM ARM 2530 0 # 1 = 0 1 = 1 4 2482
5 Torosyan, Norayr ARM 2386 0 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 4 2479
6 Shahinyan, David IM ARM 2431 0 0 # 1 0 1 = 1 3.5 2428
7 Hakobyan, Aram FM ARM 2417 = 0 = 0 # 1 = 1 3.5 2397
8 Yegiazaryan, Armenak ARM 2243 = 1 0 # = = = 0 3 2351
9 Mikaelyan, Arman IM ARM 2449 = 1 0 1 = # 0 0 3 2365
10 Kalashian, David IM ARM 2358 0 0 = = 1 # 0 1 3 2329
11 Bakunts, Rafael ARM 2396 0 0 0 = = = 1 # 2.5 2314
12 Babujian, Levon GM ARM 2465 0 0 = 0 1 # 0 1 2.5 2330
13 Sargsyan, Shant CM ARM 2440 0 0 0 = 0 1 # 1 2.5 2331
14 Hovhannisyan, Karen G. ARM 2251 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 # 1 2088

6) Ajedrez Unam Quadrangular 2016

The Ajedrez Unam Quadrangular was part of a festival in Mexico City which included junior chess and conferences. It seems Julio Granda Zuniga beat Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli in the final of an event whose format I'm not quite sure of as I only have some of the games and no tables. Hopefully there will be a report and games on the official website at some point.

7) 14th Cap D'Agde 2016

The 14th Cap D'Agde tournament took place 21st to 29th October 2016. The main event is the Karpov rapid Trophy which has a long preliminary section over 14 rounds followed by a knockout final phase. Etienne Bacrot beat Romain Edouard in the final.

5th Karpov Trophy 2016 Cap d'Agde FRA Fri 21st Oct 2016 - Sat 29th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Bacrot, EtienneGMFRA26921=1.5
2Edouard, RomainGMFRA2628000.5
1Bacrot, EtienneGMFRA26921=1.5
2Cornette, MatthieuGMFRA25990=0.5
1Edouard, RomainGMFRA2628112
2Karpov, AnatolyGMRUS2628000
6 players
5th Karpov Trophy Prelim Cap d'Agde FRA (FRA), 21-29 x 2016 cat. XIII (2567)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2692 * * 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.5 2742
2. Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2628 0 1 * * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 9.5 2691
3. Edouard, Romain g FRA 2628 ½ 1 ½ 1 * * ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 7.5 2587
4. Cornette, Matthieu g FRA 2599 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 7.0 2562
5. Sebag, Marie g FRA 2488 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 * * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 7.0 2578
6. Harika, Dronavalli g IND 2528 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * 0 ½ 1 1 6.5 2543
7. Muzychuk, Anna g UKR 2561 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * * 1 ½ 5.5 2488
8. Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina m ESP 2414 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ * * 2.5 2327
Round 1 (October 21, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Harika, Dronavalli 1-0 45 C55 Two Knights Defence
Karpov, Anatoly - Sebag, Marie 1-0 47 A11 Reti Opening
Cornette, Matthieu - Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 40 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Edouard, Romain 0-1 61 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Round 2 (October 21, 2016)
Karpov, Anatoly - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 68 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Edouard, Romain - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 30 A00 Irregular Openings
Sebag, Marie - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 31 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Harika, Dronavalli - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1-0 38 A20 English Opening
Round 3 (October 22, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Sebag, Marie 1-0 68 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Cornette, Matthieu - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 36 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Muzychuk, Anna - Edouard, Romain 0-1 53 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 36 B01 Centre Counter
Round 4 (October 22, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1-0 42 A07 Barcza System
Karpov, Anatoly - Cornette, Matthieu 1-0 59 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Sebag, Marie - Edouard, Romain 1-0 81 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Harika, Dronavalli - Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 56 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 5 (October 23, 2016)
Edouard, Romain - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 19 A45 Trompowsky
Cornette, Matthieu - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 30 C47 Four Knights
Muzychuk, Anna - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 66 B17 Caro Kann
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Sebag, Marie 0-1 55 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 6 (October 23, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 24 A33 English Symmetrical
Karpov, Anatoly - Edouard, Romain ½-½ 24 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Sebag, Marie - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 54 B40 Sicilian Classical
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Cornette, Matthieu 0-1 42 C41 Philidor's Defence
Round 7 (October 24, 2016)
Edouard, Romain - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 35 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Cornette, Matthieu - Sebag, Marie 1-0 32 B23 Sicilian Closed
Harika, Dronavalli - Karpov, Anatoly ½-½ 51 E04 Catalan
Muzychuk, Anna - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1-0 56 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 8 (October 24, 2016)
Edouard, Romain - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1-0 21 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Sebag, Marie - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 42 C53 Giuoco Piano
Harika, Dronavalli - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 25 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Muzychuk, Anna - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 27 C41 Philidor's Defence
Round 9 (October 25, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 39 C53 Giuoco Piano
Cornette, Matthieu - Edouard, Romain ½-½ 30 C07 French Tarrasch
Muzychuk, Anna - Sebag, Marie 0-1 77 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Harika, Dronavalli 0-1 57 C05 French Tarrasch
Round 10 (October 25, 2016)
Karpov, Anatoly - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1-0 38 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Edouard, Romain - Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 39 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Sebag, Marie - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 35 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Harika, Dronavalli - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 21 A13 Reti Opening
Round 11 (October 26, 2016)
Edouard, Romain - Sebag, Marie 0-1 50 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Cornette, Matthieu - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 91 C50 Giuoco Piano
Muzychuk, Anna - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 33 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 31 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Round 12 (October 26, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 45 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Karpov, Anatoly - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 45 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Sebag, Marie - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina ½-½ 76 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Harika, Dronavalli - Edouard, Romain 1-0 61 B77 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Round 13 (October 27, 2016)
Edouard, Romain - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 40 A28 English Four Knights
Cornette, Matthieu - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina ½-½ 20 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Harika, Dronavalli - Sebag, Marie ½-½ 87 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Muzychuk, Anna - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 39 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 14 (October 27, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Edouard, Romain 0-1 68 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Karpov, Anatoly - Harika, Dronavalli 1-0 62 E68 King's Indian Fianchetto
Sebag, Marie - Cornette, Matthieu 1-0 42 C41 Philidor's Defence
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 50 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
14th Cap D'Agde Open 2016 Cap d'Agde FRA Fri 21st Oct 2016 - Sat 29th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB2Perf
1KRAVTSIV MartyngUKR26367562717
2FEDORCHUK Sergey A.gUKR26247542684
3BAUER ChristiangFRA2623753½2649
4MOUSSARD JulesgFRA25537522622
5DAVID AlbertogITA2563751½2642
6KANAREK MarcelgPOL2527750½2530
7VISHNU PRASANNA. VgIND252252½2517
8NEVEDNICHY VladislavgROU2545512476
9PALAC MladengCRO261850½2575
10SUMETS AndreygUKR256250½2536
11BANIKAS HristosgGRE2567502555
12FANTINEL ThibaultfFRA2404452424
13MIDOUX SebastienFRA233341½2331
14LEMEAUX DavidfFRA2343402291
15ENCHEV IvajlomBUL24626502452
16BESHUKOV SergeigRUS2380649½2408
17FAVAREL AntoinefFRA24116492434
18PIASETSKI LeonmCAN23296492333
19BATTAGLINI GabrielmFRA24326472378
20ABELLO SebastienFRA23136472377
21LE HETET NicolasfFRA23026442283
22BURRI QuentinfFRA2340643½2299
23LACROIX RomainFRA21736422330
24CANTIN LoicFRA21746412216
25VELTEN PaulmFRA247652½2425
26LEVER ErwanFRA2076522405
27BARSEGHYAN HarutyunARM2447492393
28DEVALLEE JeremieFRA2301482251
29LAURENT-PAOLI PierrefFRA230546½2316
30BULMAGA IrinamROU239546½2311
31GATINEAU YovannFRA2132462322
32CHANDESRIS LudovicFRA2235462305
33GRIMBERG GilbertfFRA224644½2248
34CHEVRIER ThomasFRA2221442276
35CALISTRI TristanmFRA230243½2170
36CAMUS BerengerFRA2231432268
37FUCHS JudithmfGER2278432262
38SAVINA AnastasiamRUS2375412248
39MEUNIER ClementfFRA229040½2222
40DOLUHANOVA EvgeniyagfUKR225638½2206
41MARIMOUTOU LoicFRA210231½2177
42KIEFFER AnatoleFRA20545492325
43GALBY VassiliFRA20625492322
44FLICK AntoinefFRA22885482328
45TRAVADON LoicFRA2086547½2274
46FORGUES FabienFRA2141545½2258
47FAVAREL JulienfFRA2279545½2238
48MALASSAGNE RaphaelFRA21295452253
49BRUNED YvainfESP23405452198
50ARIZA ThomasFRA2135544½2227
157 players

8) 20th Corsican Circuit 2016

The 20th Corsican Circuit took place 22nd to 30th October 2016. There was a 9 round open followed by a knockout rapid event. 8 strong GMs who joined the event at the rapid stage are: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Teimour Radjabov, Igor Kovalenko, Hou Yifan, Aleksandr Moiseenko, Tigran Gharamian and Zaven Andriasian. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave beat Viswanathan Anand 1.5-0.5 in the final.

20th Corsica Masters Open Bastia FRA Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1Perf
1MOISEENKO AlexandergUKR2648632½2757
2KOROBOV AntongUKR2687633½2748
3ANTIPOV Mikhail Al.gRUS25576312720
4DEAC Bogdan-DanielgROU2543342683
5ANDRIASIAN ZavengARM262231½2678
6AZAROV SergeigBLR2577342666
7LEENHOUTS KoenmNED2499302621
8VOCATURO DanielegITA2600272608
9BELLAHCENE BilelmFRA2475282580
10GHARAMIAN TigrangFRA26265332618
11DELORME AxelmFRA2513531½2600
12LAGARDE MaximegFRA2593527½2598
13ONISCHUK VladimirgUKR2602530½2597
14GLEDURA BenjamingHUN25855322571
15KATHMALE SameermIND22945252494
16HANSEN MadsfDEN24455262485
17KOGAN ArthurgISR2530523½2425
18SKOMOROKHIN RomanmRUS239930½2556
19MASSONI MichaelmFRA2325282509
20MESKOVS NikitamLAT248326½2484
21KANTANE AnnamfPOL2263222353
22DONCHENKO AlexandergGER25814282444
23MIKHALEVSKI VictorgISR25234312433
24SONIS FrancescofITA23954272428
25ABHISHEK KelkarmIND23874272428
26KANTANS TomsmLAT2476429½2420
27PISCOPO PierluigimITA2405427½2394
28DRAGOJLOVIC AndjelkomSRB23314252390
29GLEK IgorgGER23774272384
30MAKSIMENKO AndreigUKR2497426½2355
31RIFF Jean-NoelgFRA24784252354
32BRUNO FabiomITA2448425½2349
33ZWAHR PaulfGER23184262345
34PATUZZO FabriziofSUI23634232324
35LOISEAU QuentinmFRA243929½2393
36RAJA HARSHITIND2302252357
37PEEK MarcelmNED2319272342
38BARBOT PierremFRA245326½2314
39VUILLEUMIER AlexandremSUI2349262292
40LAXMAN R.r.gIND2411262288
56 players

9) ch-Nordic 2016

The Nordic Championship took place 22nd to 30th October 2016. Erik Blomqvist won with 7/9.

ch-Nordic 2016 Sastamala FIN Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB3
19Blomqvist ErikSWE25417.00.06
21Percivaldi MartinDEN23736.00.03
38Smith AxelSWE25065.51.03
42Hammer Jon LudvigNOR26285.50.04
57Kjartansson GuðmundurISL24275.00.03
65Jensson Einar HjaltiISL23784.00.03
73Karttunen MikaFIN24503.51.52
86Ochsner Bjørn MøllerDEN24283.51.51
94Sipilä VilkaFIN24173.50.03
1010Salomon JohanNOR24981.50.01
10 players
ch-Nordic 2016 Sastamala FIN Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016. Category: 9. Ave: (2465)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Blomqvist, Erik GM SWE 2541 # = 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 = 7 2676
2 Percivaldi, Martin FM DEN 2373 = # = = = = 1 1 = 1 6 2600
3 Smith, Axel GM SWE 2506 0 = # 1 = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2540
4 Hammer, Jon Ludvig GM NOR 2628 0 = 0 # = 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2526
5 Kjartansson, Gudmundur IM ISL 2427 0 = = = # 1 0 = 1 1 5 2512
6 Jensson, Einar Hjalti IM ISL 2378 0 = 0 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 4 2431
7 Sipila, Vilka IM FIN 2417 1 0 = 0 1 0 # 0 0 1 3.5 2390
8 Ochsner, Bjorn Moller FM DEN 2428 0 0 = = = = 1 # = 0 3.5 2389
9 Karttunen, Mika IM FIN 2450 0 = = 0 0 0 1 = # 1 3.5 2386
10 Salomon, Johan IM NOR 2498 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 1.5 2188

10) 1st Paytakht Cup 2016

The 1st Paytakht Cup takes place 25th October to 1st November 2016.

1st Paytakht Cup 2016 Tehran IRI Tue 25th Oct 2016 - Tue 1st Nov 2016
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
118Harutjunyan GevorgGMARM24147.00.0276337.0
23Korneev OlegGMESP25816.00.0262936.0
31Fier AlexandrGMBRA26146.00.0260935.5
423Toufighi HomayoonGMIRI23796.00.0257934.5
516Tahbaz ArashIRI24275.50.0252837.0
65Idani PouyaGMIRI25515.50.0252634.0
713Alavi Sayed JavadIMIRI24575.50.0251735.0
89Komarov DimitriGMUKR24985.50.0249533.5
96Bernadskiy VitaliyGMUKR25395.50.0248832.0
108Rasulov VugarGMAZE25015.00.0250535.5
112Jojua DavitGMGEO25925.00.0250535.0
1211Mosadeghpour MasoudIMIRI24745.00.0248634.5
137Darini PouriaGMIRI25095.00.0244334.0
1412Firouzja AlirezaIMIRI24695.00.0241432.5
1541Salimifard BehtashIRI22165.00.0239829.5
1614Khademalsharieh SarasadatIMIRI24395.00.0239631.0
1720Khodashenas MersadIMIRI23855.00.0238830.5
1846Hakemi ArmanIRI21975.00.0236325.5
1917Vahidov TairGMUZB24224.50.0248736.5
204Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25774.50.0247535.0
2110Tabatabaei M.AminIMIRI24864.50.0238733.0
2232Khademi Mohammad MiranIRI22814.50.0237132.5
2325Pourkashiyan AtousaWGMIRI23314.50.0237132.5
2458Rastbod AliIRI21344.50.0234730.0
2521Raetsky AlexanderGMRUS23804.50.0234631.5
2634Sedaghati MehrdadFMIRI22674.50.0233330.0
2750Pilvaieh AliIRI21794.50.0233026.5
2838Derakhshani BornaFMIRI22294.50.0230226.5
2939Khamisi S JafarIRI22264.50.0226926.5
3035Hosseinipour MehdiFMIRI22554.50.0226629.5
3126Gholami Orimi MahdiIRI23124.50.0224324.0
3228Hejazipour MitraWGMIRI22984.00.0230431.0
3345Hamidi Amir MohammadIRI22034.00.0226328.0
3468Daghli ArashIRI20664.00.0225029.5
3554Ghaffarifar MatinIRI21494.00.0222728.5
3642Ghaziolsharif KavehIRI22124.00.0221523.5
3737Alinasab MobinaWFMIRI22304.00.0218526.0
3830Mammadova NarminWIMAZE22924.00.0214627.0
3953Najafiyan Pour MahyarIRI21623.50.0230028.5
4015Mammadov ZaurGMAZE24383.50.0227532.0
4144Godarz KasraIRI22053.50.0224327.5
4262Khoshkalam Seyed MehrabIRI21203.50.0220930.0
4348Razaghi BehroozIRI21843.50.0219427.0
4451Ismael Namir Mohammed IsmaelCMIRQ21753.50.0218228.0
4564Korevand SinaIRI21123.50.0216828.0
4643Doostkam PIRI22103.50.0214325.5
4740Aghaei AlirezaIRI22233.50.0213723.0
4833Al-Ali Hussein Ali HusseinIMIRQ22733.50.0210422.5
4922Pira DavoudIMFRA23803.50.0206224.0
5019Noroozi OmidIMIRI23863.00.0225033.0
69 players

11) 87th ch-GER 2016

The German Championship took place 21st to 29th October 2016. Sergej Kalinitschew edged out Rasmus Svane on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

87th ch-GER 2016 Luebeck GER Fri 21st Oct 2016 - Sat 29th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGmsPtsTB1TB2
1Kalinitschew, SergejGM240597.0233246.5
2Svane, RasmusGM255297.0231647.0
3Schulz, KarstenFM228396.0235647.5
4Gasthofer, AlexanderIM243796.0234550.0
5Malek, DanielFM241195.5234348.0
6Bente, BjoernFM223995.5232644.5
7Kololli, Martin220295.0234046.5
8Jugelt, TobiasIM241895.0229946.0
9Kabisch, Thilo230995.0229746.0
10Hirneise, JensFM232495.0223837.0
11Langheinrich, FerencFM237195.0223339.5
12Tonndorf, MatthiasFM222394.5233145.0
13Schwarz, Frank225194.5228340.0
14Moeller, Hendrik228694.5225939.0
15Rehberg, Raphael223294.5225537.5
16Schroeder, Christoph219394.5222032.5
17Fuchs, Florian229094.0229244.5
18Mueer, Sebastian228994.0227138.0
19Liepold, Stefan218893.5224435.5
20Gress, Alexander217793.5223037.0
21Metz, HartmutFM228493.5222835.0
22Messarius, Juergen219893.5219331.5
23Kummerow, HeikoFM226693.0226038.0
24Schoen, Ralf214693.0220131.5
25Schellmann, FrankCM207492.5222136.5
26Goergens, Michael208092.0221533.0
26 players

12) CNE ch-NED Rapid 2016

The CNE Dutch Rapid took place on 30th October 2016. Loek van Wely won with 5.5/7. Anne Haast won the women's event with 5/7.

CNE ch-NED Rapid 2016 Amstelveen NED Sun 30th Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016. Category: 15. Ave: (2604)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Van Wely, Loek GM NED 2667 # = = = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2825
2 Sokolov, Ivan GM NED 2623 = # 1 = 0 = 1 1 4.5 2704
3 Bok, Benjamin GM NED 2594 = 0 # = 1 1 = 1 4.5 2708
4 Reinderman, Dimitri GM NED 2568 = = = # 1 0 0 = 3 2560
5 Van Foreest, Jorden GM NED 2615 0 1 0 0 # = = 1 3 2553
6 Timman, Jan H GM NED 2565 0 = 0 1 = # = = 3 2560
7 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2605 0 0 = 1 = = # 0 2.5 2502
8 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2598 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 # 2 2447
Round 1. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 Smeets, Jan 35 A11 English
Timman, Jan H 1-0 Reinderman, Dimitri 35 C41 Philidor
Van Wely, Loek 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 42 E17 Queen's Indian
Bok, Benjamin 1-0 Van Foreest, Jorden 68 E63 King's Indian
Round 2. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Smeets, Jan 0-1 Van Foreest, Jorden 30 C70 Ruy Lopez
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Bok, Benjamin 24 D92 Gruenfeld
Reinderman, Dimitri 1/2-1/2 Van Wely, Loek 30 A07 Reti
Sokolov, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Timman, Jan H 58 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Round 3. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Timman, Jan H 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 55 A05 Reti opening
Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 Sokolov, Ivan 40 E15 Queen's Indian
Bok, Benjamin 1/2-1/2 Reinderman, Dimitri 23 E60 King's Indian
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 74 C45 Scotch
Round 4. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Timman, Jan H 0-1 Van Wely, Loek 76 A05 Reti opening
Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 Bok, Benjamin 49 A37 English
Reinderman, Dimitri 1-0 Van Foreest, Jorden 30 A11 English
Smeets, Jan 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 40 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Sun 30th Oct 2016
L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 Reinderman, Dimitri 93 A80 Dutch
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Sokolov, Ivan 30 C45 Scotch game
Bok, Benjamin 1-0 Timman, Jan H 33 B12 Caro-Kann
Van Wely, Loek 1-0 Smeets, Jan 33 A30 English
Round 6. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Smeets, Jan 1/2-1/2 Reinderman, Dimitri 55 B32 Sicilian
Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 37 A25 English
Timman, Jan H 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 87 A05 Reti opening
Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 Bok, Benjamin 27 A13 English opening
Round 7. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Reinderman, Dimitri 1/2-1/2 Sokolov, Ivan 48 E17 Queen's Indian
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Timman, Jan H 32 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Van Foreest, Jorden 0-1 Van Wely, Loek 44 B90 Sicilian
Bok, Benjamin 1-0 Smeets, Jan 40 C50 Giuoco Piano
ch-NED Rapid Women 2016 Amstelveen NED Sun 30th Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016. Category: 1. Ave: (2274)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Haast, Anne WGM NED 2321 # 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 5 2426
2 Lanchava, Tea IM NED 2295 1 # 1 1 = 0 1 0 4.5 2373
3 Schut, Lisa WIM NED 2262 = 0 # 1 = 1 0 1 4 2326
4 Peng, Zhaoqin GM NED 2379 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 4 2309
5 Keetman, Maaike NED 2174 0 = = 0 # = 1 1 3.5 2289
6 Kazarian, Anna-Maja FM NED 2233 0 1 0 0 = # 1 0 2.5 2178
7 Paulet, Iozefina WGM NED 2261 = 0 1 0 0 0 # 1 2.5 2174
8 De Jong-Muhren, Bianca WGM NED 2270 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 # 2 2117
Round 1. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Lanchava, Tea 0-1 Kazarian, Anna-Maja 52 A29 English
Paulet, Iozefina 0-1 Peng, Zhaoqin 45 B07 Pirc defence
De Jong-Muhren, Bianca 0-1 Haast, Anne 61 B47 Sicilian
Keetman, Maaike 1/2-1/2 Schut, Lisa 70 B90 Sicilian
Round 2. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Kazarian, Anna-Maja 0-1 Schut, Lisa 44 B91 Sicilian
Haast, Anne 1-0 Keetman, Maaike 28 B47 Sicilian
Peng, Zhaoqin 1-0 De Jong-Muhren, Bianca 50 D02 Queen's pawn game
Lanchava, Tea 1-0 Paulet, Iozefina 31 A25 English
Round 3. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Paulet, Iozefina 0-1 Kazarian, Anna-Maja 41 C11 French
De Jong-Muhren, Bianca 1-0 Lanchava, Tea 63 B09 Pirc
Keetman, Maaike 0-1 Peng, Zhaoqin 30 C41 Philidor
Schut, Lisa 1/2-1/2 Haast, Anne 46 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 4. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Paulet, Iozefina 1-0 De Jong-Muhren, Bianca 79 B40 Sicilian defence
Lanchava, Tea 1/2-1/2 Keetman, Maaike 105 A36 English
Peng, Zhaoqin 0-1 Schut, Lisa 30 A48 King's Indian
Kazarian, Anna-Maja 0-1 Haast, Anne 79 B44 Sicilian, Szen ('anti-Taimanov') variation
Round 5. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Haast, Anne 1-0 Peng, Zhaoqin 35 C41 Philidor
Schut, Lisa 0-1 Lanchava, Tea 54 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Keetman, Maaike 1-0 Paulet, Iozefina 38 C05 French
De Jong-Muhren, Bianca 1-0 Kazarian, Anna-Maja 38 C00 French
Round 6. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Kazarian, Anna-Maja 0-1 Peng, Zhaoqin 27 B07 Pirc defence
Lanchava, Tea 1-0 Haast, Anne 78 A22 English
Paulet, Iozefina 1-0 Schut, Lisa 44 B51 Sicilian
De Jong-Muhren, Bianca 0-1 Keetman, Maaike 40 B47 Sicilian
Round 7. Sun 30th Oct 2016
Peng, Zhaoqin 0-1 Lanchava, Tea 51 A42 Modern defence
Haast, Anne 1/2-1/2 Paulet, Iozefina 41 C06 French
Schut, Lisa 1-0 De Jong-Muhren, Bianca 49 B40 Sicilian defence
Keetman, Maaike 1/2-1/2 Kazarian, Anna-Maja 90 C10 French

13) 20th OIBM 2016

The 20th OIBM tournament takes place 29th October to 6th November 2016.

14) World Cadets 2016

The World Cadet Championship took place 19th to 30th October 2016. This event is a result of the World Youth Championship splitting up the younger and older age groups. I have just covered the Boys U12 group. Nikhil Kumar won the title ahead of Andrew Hong, both from the US, favourite R Praggnanandhaa finished 3rd.

World Cadets U12 2016 Batumi GEO Wed 19th Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
125Kumar NikhilUSA20769.50.073.078.0
26Hong Andrew ZUSA22968.52.077.582.0
31Praggnanandhaa RIMIND24428.51.576.581.5
45Nihal SarinFMIND23248.51.569.574.0
53Keymer VincentGER24028.51.076.581.5
611Avila Pavas SantiagoFMCOL21548.00.070.575.5
715Subelj JanSLO21228.00.069.074.0
820Skatchkov ValeryRUS21048.00.069.073.5
913Uzumcu Ahmet UtkuCMTUR21498.00.067.572.5
109Batsuren DambasurenFMMGL22228.00.065.570.0
1155Amartuvshin GanzorigCMMGL19097.50.074.077.0
1212Huang AndyUSA21527.50.070.074.5
1339Turgut AydinUSA20147.50.066.571.5
1416Suleymanli AydinCMAZE21197.50.066.070.5
1518Oglaza OskarPOL21107.50.061.065.5
1624Huang RenjieCHN20847.00.073.578.0
174Bjerre JonasFMDEN23757.00.072.578.5
182Sindarov JavokhirCMUZB24117.00.069.575.0
1910Nogerbek KazybekCMKAZ21627.00.067.573.0
2040Mustafayev FaridAZE20057.00.065.069.5
218Dhanush BharadwajIND22327.00.064.570.0
2250Cardoso Cardoso Jose GabrielCMCOL19307.00.064.569.0
2334Petkov MomchilBUL20407.00.064.069.0
2464Kushagra MohanCMIND18727.00.060.062.5
2538Sargsyan Sargis Vach.ARM20147.00.055.059.0
2622Tengis Tsog-OchirMGL20936.50.073.078.0
2766Cai YuhaoCHN18606.50.069.572.0
2849Ngo Duc TriFMVIE19476.50.068.072.0
2914Ozenir Ekin BarisCMTUR21336.50.068.071.0
3033Eynullayev AltayAZE20426.50.066.070.5
317Gharibyan MamikonCMARM22636.50.065.570.5
3229Larkin VladislavUKR20576.50.065.570.0
3341Jahedi ManiIRI20046.50.064.569.5
3428Peng ShunkaiCMCHN20586.50.064.068.0
44Popov KonstantinRUS19846.50.064.068.0
3632Ahmadzada AhmadCMAZE20486.50.063.068.0
3753Budisavljevic LukaCMSRB19156.50.062.566.5
3817Kirillov DmitryRUS21146.50.061.566.5
3936Cohen Revivo ShohamISR20356.50.061.065.5
4051Volovich VasilyRUS19246.50.061.064.0
137 players

15) 4th Mollet del Valles IM 2016

The 4th Mollet del Valles IM takes place 30th September to 25th November 2016.

4th Mollet del Valles IM Mollet del Valles ESP Fri 30th Sep 2016 - Fri 25th Nov 2016
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Diaz Camallonga CarlesFMCAT23374.50.04.011.25
25Alarcon Casellas RolandoIMCUB23973.00.03.05.50
6Morros Faura RicardMKCAT22303.00.03.05.50
44Cruz JonathanIMPER24433.00.02.05.50
58Cruz FilemonIMPER23302.50.01.08.00
63Villar Reymundo Juan AntonioMKPER21562.50.01.05.00
72Gonzalez Raul OmarFMCAT22632.50.01.04.00
89Chalmeta Ugas RamonFMCAT22491.50.01.03.75
91Fernandez Diaz CristianFMCAT22991.50.00.03.00
1010Aymerich Verdaguer EduardCAT21801.00.00.02.00
10 players
4th Mollet del Valles IM Mollet del Valles ESP Fri 30th Sep 2016 - Fri 25th Nov 2016. Category: 2. Ave: (2288)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Diaz Camallonga, Carles FM ESP 2337 # 1 1 1 = 1 4.5 2682
2 Morros Faura, Ricard ESP 2230 0 # 1 0 1 1 3 2371
3 Alarcon Casellas, Rolando IM CUB 2397 0 0 # 1 1 1 3 2361
4 Cruz, Jonathan IM PER 2443 0 # = = 1 1 3 2368
5 Cruz, Filemon IM PER 2330 = 1 0 = # = 2.5 2313
6 Villar Reymundo, Juan Antonio PER 2156 = # 1 0 = = 2.5 2264
7 Gonzalez, Raul Omar FM ESP 2263 = 0 # = = 1 2.5 2265
8 Chalmeta Ugas, Ramon FM ESP 2249 0 0 0 1 = # 1.5 2149
9 Fernandez Diaz, Cristian FM ESP 2299 0 0 = = # = 1.5 2139
10 Aymerich Verdaguer, Eduard ESP 2180 0 0 = 0 = # 1 2017

16) 4th ch-Francophonie 2016

The 4th Francophonie Championship took place in Menton 23rd to 30th October 2016. Michele Godena edged out Bassem Amin, Pablo Almagro Llamas and Yannick Gozzoli on tie-break after all scored 7.5/9.

4th ch-Francophonie 2016 Menton FRA Sun 23rd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Godena MicheleGMITA25037.558.5262841.5
21Amin BassemGMEGY26557.556.0267340.5
312Almagro Llamas PabloIMESP24367.555.5260839.5
44Gozzoli YannickGMFRA25797.554.5258538.5
55Winants LucGMBEL25477.055.5251740.0
66Libiszewski FabienGMFRA25437.054.5251937.5
719Berend FredIMLUX23317.054.5240836.0
816Karr Jean-PhilippeIMFRA23537.054.0235636.5
92Maze SebastienGMFRA26177.053.5251936.5
103Adly AhmedGMEGY25957.053.0254838.0
1111Berescu Alin-MileGMROU24527.053.0246037.5
129Aloma Vidal RobertIMAND24926.555.5243937.0
1327Di Paolo RaffaeleFMITA22786.554.5245038.0
1410Bailet PierreIMFRA24816.554.5242737.0
1522Vezzosi PaoloIMITA23236.554.5240036.5
1615Godart FrancoisIMBEL23766.554.0236235.5
1714Efimov IgorGMMNC23926.553.5238537.0
187Lesiege AlexandreGMCAN25216.553.0244637.0
1913Miralles GillesGMFRA24136.552.5238036.5
2033Antonios JohnnyCMLIB22246.552.5229833.5
2132Frick ChristophGER22386.552.0234434.0
2220Ashiku FrancFMALB23296.551.0236235.5
2342Ek AlexandreFRA21586.549.5228133.5
2424Giffard NicolasIMFRA23086.548.5224434.0
2539Gesing OliverGER21706.548.5222632.5
2647Najart DavidFRA21256.548.5222231.5
2745Lauferon PatrickFRA21336.548.0219033.0
2855Wauters AlainFRA20846.546.5207630.0
2923Brih SaidFRA23196.050.5226434.0
3041Medici SimoneSUI21606.049.0218033.0
3134Can IsikCMTUR22126.048.5220131.0
3261Frantz NicolasFRA20386.048.0213932.5
3340Mona KhaledWGMEGY21616.047.5207231.0
3431Mancini MarioFMFRA22486.046.5213331.5
3552Vistisen LarsDEN20986.046.0217931.0
3667Korning PeterSWE20136.046.0217629.5
3758Thomas AnysiaFRA20536.046.0203830.5
3863Bergougnoux AxelFRA20246.045.5213231.0
3928O`sullivan ThomasFMFRA22706.045.0208131.5
4054Schreiner RichardGER20916.044.0211130.0
259 players

17) Panchenko Mem IM 2016

The Panchenko Memorial IM tournament took place 14th to 22nd October 2016. Alexander Gutenev won with 6.5/9. Games now available.

Panchenko Mem IM 2016 Chelyabinsk RUS Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Sat 22nd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Gutenev AlexanderRUS24076.524.505.00.0
23Golubev RomanUZB23406.024.505.00.0
310Vaseptsov MaximRUS22746.024.004.00.0
44Simantsev MikhailUKR24656.023.755.00.0
55Kholopov Alexander A.RUS22815.018.504.00.0
66Mischuk DmitryUKR23614.517.503.00.0
72Gnusarev PavelKAZ23274.016.752.00.0
81Polschikov AlexeyRUS24063.013.252.00.0
98Radzhabov RodionRUS21682.07.251.00.0
107Frolov IvanRUS23652.06.501.00.0
10 players

18) Pankrac Cup 2016

The Pankrac Cup takes place 20th September to 1st November 2016.

Pankrac Cup 2016 Prague CZE Tue 20th Sep 2016 - Tue 1st Nov 2016
Leading Round 6 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Carlsson PontusSWE24365.019.514.020.0
23Svoboda SvatoplukCZE24414.514.012.016.5
36Rydl JiriCZE23944.016.013.520.0
45Vykouk JanCZE24284.015.513.019.0
51Michalik PeterSVK25544.015.016.024.0
68Sodoma JanCZE23464.013.011.017.5
720Istona MartinSVK21834.011.511.015.0
812Svatos JanCZE22563.513.012.018.0
911Vyprachticky DavidCZE22793.511.512.518.5
109Studnicka TomasCZE23283.012.013.018.5
1113Matras OndrejCZE22413.011.513.020.0
1216Postupa PavelCZE22163.010.512.519.0
132Cernousek LukasCZE24943.010.511.017.0
1414Dobes VojtechCZE22203.010.012.518.5
1524Smutny JanCZE21633.09.511.516.5
167Kulhanek TomasCZE23752.510.013.019.0
1715Gregor JiriCZE22192.59.513.020.0
1810Polasek JaroslavCZE23202.59.510.516.0
1921Soural JanCZE21802.59.014.020.5
2025Prochazka DaliborCZE21482.55.510.014.0
2117Smid MiroslavCZE22142.55.08.514.0
2223Starek StanislavCZE21722.08.512.018.0
2326Vokoun JanCZE21192.08.512.017.5
2419Hosticka FrantisekCZE21841.57.513.019.5
2522Vanek TomasCZE21741.04.011.517.5
2618Rous DanielCZE22080.00.09.014.0
26 players

19) Lichtenrader Herbst 2016

The Lichtenrader Herbst took place 22nd to 30th October 2016. Boris Chatalbashev edged out Hovhannes Gabuzyan on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

Lichtenrader Herbst 2016 Berlin GER Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Chatalbashev, BorisGM25346037.5230521.0
2Gabuzyan, HovhannesGM25927117.5212922.0
3Stefansson, HannesGM25715047.0227119.0
4Teske, HenrikGM24825047.0223219.0
5Kovalev, AndreiGM25066127.0219320.0
6Heinig, WolframFM22775047.0213819.0
7Ahmadinia, EbrahimIM23707207.0206821.0
8Inkiov, VentzislavGM24366216.5218719.0
9Bruedigam, MartinFM24085136.5215018.0
10Hincu, OlgaWFM21226216.5212619.0
11Ilic, Zoran SIM22835136.5211018.0
12Feil, Stephan21405136.5209818.0
13Meister, JakobGM24446216.5209219.0
14Kasparov, SergeyGM24706216.5203919.0
15Krefenstein, Sergej21765136.5202518.0
16Barath, Madhan22446216.5202019.0
17Rettore, Ludwig20875136.5201318.0
18Sliwicka, AlicjaWFM21446216.5200519.0
19Giemsa, StephanFM22705136.5198018.0
20Schnabel, Ralf22346306.0214718.0
21Llopis de Aysa, ManuelCM20235226.0209617.0
22Gruzmann, BorisFM22536306.0203918.0
23Buttkus, Andre20245226.0199117.0
24Zschäbitz, KlausFM20636306.0198818.0
25Gelemerov, Yane20266306.0191618.0
26Terhorst, Jochen21845226.0187517.0
27Dathe, Frederick19094146.0184516.0
28Krueger, Robin Kevin18496306.0183618.0
29Karpatchev, AleksandrGM24634235.5226415.0
30Asenov, Pavel22075315.5212216.0
31Roesemann, RainerFM22825315.5208516.0
32Schnabel, Bennett19484235.5199515.0
33Dukaczewski, PiotrIM22015315.5197016.0
34Hofene, Dieter20563155.5197014.0
35Welz, PeterFM20855315.5196516.0
36Bolk, Matthias20784235.5193715.0
37Heerde, Thomas20445315.5193016.0
38Hartmann, Jakob20374235.5192715.0
39Noetzel, Felix22094235.5192615.0
40Triebus, Bruno19695315.5192516.0
175 players

20) Mersin Open 2016

The Mersin Open took place 23rd to 29th October 2016. Anton Demchenko won with 7.5/9.

Mersin Open 2016 Mersin TUR Sun 23rd Oct 2016 - Sat 29th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+PtsTB1TB2TB3
1DEMCHENKO ANTONGMRUS262967.54843.543.00
2YILMAZ MUSTAFAGMTUR261557494440.75
3KONSTANTINE SHANAVAGMGEO25454645.54131.00
4POURRAMEZANALI AMIRREZAGMIRI252256.55044.537.50
5NEVEROV VALERIYGMUKR2501554237.523.00
6EVDOKIMOV ALEXANDERGMRUS249545.548.543.530.50
7QUPARADZE GIGAIMGEO24935640.536.529.00
8MAGHALASHVILI DAVITGMGEO24892543.53924.50
9HAZNEDAROGLU KIVANCGMTUR248256.545.541.533.00
10SANAL VAHAPGMTUR246966.54843.534.50
11ANNABERDIEV MEILISIMTKM244155.54439.525.75
12DRAZIC SINISAGMSRB243034.54439.521.50
13KHURTSIDZE NINOIMGEO241545.536.53323.00
14KHAMRAKULOV DJURABEKIMUZB241456444028.00
15SADIKHOV ULVIIMAZE240856.5433931.00
16STANKOVIC MILOSIMSRB240134.53935.518.75
17MORCHIASHILI BACHANAIMGEO240066.5454131.25
18YILDIZ BETUL CEMREWGMTUR2364453834.521.75
19SREDOJEVIC IVANIMSRB238655.5403622.25
20GULIEV LOGMANIMAZE237345.543.539.524.75
21LOMSADZE DAVITGMGEO2350454037.518.75
22YURTSEVEN MELIHFMTUR23394542.53822.75
23SOOZANKAR AMIR MOHAMMADFMIRI23264639.535.528.00
24OZER OMER FARUKFMTUR2325354339.523.00
25OMIDI ARYAIRI226845.5403625.00
26DOGAN NAZMI CANTUR22013541.537.523.00
27ERERDEM GANI ERENTUR2170353431.518.25
28OLCUM AHMETTUR2188553834.519.00
29OZALP BURAKTUR213334.53431.514.50
30TOFAN IBRAHIMTUR215744.544.540.519.75
31GRIGORIEV ARMENGEO217134.534.53116.50
32DUMAN AYDINTUR2079333734.58.50
33GULDEN EGEMENTUR2161353834.518.75
34SAHIN DOGA BORANFMTUR215544.541.53818.25
35USUN TOLGATUR2063553532.516.50
36SOYEK RAMAZANTUR200534.535.53216.00
37ALIYEV ELNURAZE210333393511.50
38YASIN HURTUR203845373320.50
39BACAK MUHAMMED KAANTUR197734.54237.520.50
40TANRIVERDI ENESTUR205833.537.533.514.75
65 players

21) 13th Heviz Festival 2016

The 13th Heviz Festival took place 20th to 28th October 2016. Annamaria Marjanovic won with 7.5/9. I gave games in error from an event earlier in the year last week. I couldn't find any for this event.

13th Heviz Open 2016 Heviz HUN Thu 20th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Marjanovic AnnamariaHUN23497.547.040.52473
27Kincs ImreHUN21856.548.033.02361
34Marosi LeventeHUN22586.547.532.52363
42Havanecz BiankaHUN22835.549.530.52255
58Johnsen GunnarNOR21845.546.530.02256
615Persanyi BarnabasHUN20705.545.026.52253
712Terbe JuliannaHUN21675.046.526.02242
819Simon LiliHUN19924.541.523.52150
914Babits AndrasHUN20714.536.520.02150
103Meszaros AndrasHUN22714.045.024.02072
1110Sonnberger ThomasAUT21774.043.525.02104
125Nagy Ervin Dr.HUN22054.041.526.02108
1311Noiroux KevinBEL21694.039.021.02035
1416Metaxasz VasziliszHUN20484.036.015.52010
1520Bartok ZoltanHUN19444.035.015.51991
1623Lichii ElizavetaMDA16624.033.017.51882
176Piroska IstvanHUN22023.541.521.02063
189Boguszlavszkij JevgenyijHUN21833.537.519.52057
1921Radics Laszlo Dr.HUN19403.537.019.51991
2018Stifter EwaldAUT19963.533.513.51975
2122Szuhai Beata BarbaraHUN19113.032.513.01824
2213Csala ImreHUN21612.537.017.02012
2317Sull GyulaHUN20482.533.514.51778
23 players

22) e2e4 Gatwick International 2016

The e2e4 Gatwick International took place 26th to 30th October 2016. Arik Braun and Marian Petrov scored 6/9

e2e4 Gatwick Int 2016 Crawley ENG Wed 26th Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Braun, ArikGMGER25791½0½1½11½6.02561
2Petrov, MarianGMBUL2475111½½½½½½6.02579
3Miezis, NormundsGMLAT25051½11½½0½½5.52530
4Fodor, Tamas Jr.GMHUN2493½½½1½½1½½5.52504
5Arkell, Keith CGMENG24501½1½1½½0½5.52515
6Fernandez, Daniel HowardIMENG24501½½01½½1½5.52511
7Collins, Sam E.IMIRL24471½½½01½½15.52419
8Lalic, BogdanGMCRO2438½½½½1½½½½5.02425
9Gourlay, IainFMSCO238501½½011½½5.02470
10Haria, RaviFMENG23830½1½0101½4.52306
11O`Donnell, ConorFMIRL2346½10½0011½4.52358
12Jackson, James PFMENG2311010½10½1½4.52263
13Wadsworth, Matthew JFMENG22900½1001½1½4.52275
14Eggleston, David JIMENG241310½½½1½004.02320
15Merry, Alan BFMENG23881½0½1½00½4.02289
16Klingher, DominicENG20270½1½001+04.02238
17Kalaiyalahan, AkshayaFMENG204600½110½0½3.52236
18Taylor, Adam CFMENG223600½10½0--2.02115
19Rudd, JackIMENG22220½0000½012.02040
20Byron, Alan MENG2154½0001½00-2.02047
20 players

23) Circuito Nacional Rapid Final 2016

The Circuito Nacional Rapid Final took place on 30th October 2016. Luis Silva edged out Jose Padeiro on tie-break after both scored 6/7.

Circuito Nacional Rapid Matosinhos POR Sun 30th Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16SILVA LuisPOR22986.050.017.75
21PADEIRO JosePOR22926.080.018.25
33FERREIRA HugoPOR21454.0100.08.50
45ROMANO JoaoPOR18913.570.010.25
58CRUZ JorgePOR20143.0120.05.50
62GUIMARÃES RuiPOR20072.530.06.00
77PINTOR SimaoPOR20161.540.06.50
84SOUSA NunoPOR19391.5110.03.25
8 players
Circuito Nacional Rapid Matosinhos POR Sun 30th Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016. Category: None. Ave: (2073)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Padeiro, Jose FM POR 2292 # = 1 1 1 1 = 1 6 2351
2 Silva, Luis Neves Da FM POR 2305 = # 1 1 1 = 1 1 6 2349
3 Ferreira, Hugo Miguel Da Costa POR 1949 0 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 4 2141
4 Romano, Joao POR 1856 0 0 1 # 1 1 0 = 3.5 2104
5 Cruz, Jorge Filipe Egas Da POR 2057 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 3 2026
6 Guimaraes, Rui POR 2100 0 = 0 0 0 # 1 1 2.5 1967
7 Pintor, Simao Maciel Abranches POR 2028 = 0 0 1 0 0 # 0 1.5 1850
8 Sousa, Nuno POR 1999 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 1.5 1854

24) Circuito Nacional de Lentas Final 2016

The Circuito Nacional de Lentas Final took place 27th to 29th October 2016. Sergio Rocha won with 4.5/5.

Circuito Nacional Final Matosinhos POR Thu 27th Oct 2016 - Sat 29th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
15ROCHA SergioIMPOR23704.51
21PADEIRO JoseFMPOR22923.52
33GUIMARÃES RuiPOR21002.58
42DIAS IvoCMPOR21942.04
56PINTOR SimaoPOR20282.06
64SOUSA Hugo CPOR18330.55
6 players
Circuito Nacional Final Matosinhos POR Thu 27th Oct 2016 - Sat 29th Oct 2016. Category: None. Ave: (2136)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts TPR
1 Rocha, Sergio IM POR 2370 # = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2455
2 Padeiro, Jose FM POR 2292 = # 1 = = 1 3.5 2254
3 Guimaraes, Rui POR 2100 0 0 # 1 = 1 2.5 2143
4 Dias, Ivo Rodrigues CM POR 2194 0 = 0 # 1 = 2 2053
5 Pintor, Simao Maciel Abranches POR 2028 0 = = 0 # 1 2 2086
6 Sousa, Hugo Carneiro POR 1833 0 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1831

25) Hong Kong Open 2016

The Hong Kong Open takes place 3rd October to 1st December 2016.

Hong Kong Open 2016 Hong Kong HKG Mon 3rd Oct 2016 - Thu 1st Dec 2016
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Medarde Santiago Luis MarcosESP23484.04.50.02.0
27Lai Sai WingHKG18073.54.50.03.0
33Chong Chor YuenHKG20153.05.00.01.0
42Dew BrianHKG21883.05.00.01.0
59Tay Dennis ZhimingHKG17183.04.00.02.0
66Tushar AnandIND19523.04.00.01.0
710Ho In Hei HenryHKG16523.03.00.01.0
85Luk Luen-WahHKG19922.55.00.01.0
921Zeng YuHKG13432.54.00.01.0
108Tang Tsz SangHKG17402.05.00.01.0
1114Yau Kwok Yui OliverHKG15472.04.50.01.0
124Leung Ho Yan AndrewHKG20092.04.50.01.0
1320Chung Ethan Cheung JingWLS13602.04.50.01.0
1417Liu Ho YinHKG14672.04.50.00.0
1513Woo Nicholas Tsz ChuenHKG15652.04.00.01.0
1616Choy Hong Lui RonaldHKG16012.04.00.01.0
1736Tsang Lok ChingHKG02.04.00.01.0
1812Pu HenryHKG16062.03.50.00.0
1924So Ka WangHKG12762.02.50.01.0
25Cheng Justin Hong-ChenHKG12602.02.50.01.0
2130Han Xuqian BenHKG01.55.00.00.0
2231Harsh UdassiIND01.05.00.00.0
2338Wu Zhe HongHKG01.04.50.00.0
2437Wu Shu HongHKG01.04.50.00.0
2515Bottazzi UlysseFRA15321.04.00.00.0
22Kadam Aaditya VivekHKG13101.04.00.00.0
27Uppal MahirHKG11291.04.00.00.0
2826Lee Wing KinHKG12211.04.00.00.0
2935Qian ChristopherHKG01.03.50.01.0
3028Desrosiers CyranoHKG01.03.00.01.0
3119Mahadevan AravindHKG13881.03.00.00.0
3211Lau Joe Yiu-ChoHKG16270.53.50.00.0
32King AlistairHKG00.53.50.00.0
3429Gupta RitvikHKG00.04.50.00.0
3533King OliverHKG00.04.00.00.0
3618Uppal Tejpal SinghHKG14420.03.50.00.0
23Tyrrell Lachlan Baly HughesHKG12840.03.50.00.0
34Ng Chun HeiHKG00.03.50.00.0
38 players

26) 4th Krk Golden Island Open 2016

The 4th Krk Golden Island Open takes place 29th October to 4th November 2016.

4th Krk Golden Island Op Malinska CRO Sat 29th Oct 2016 - Fri 4th Nov 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Rogulj BrankoIMCRO23802.52.06.00.0
24Sindik ErvinIMCRO23442.52.05.50.0
31Fercec NenadGMCRO24422.51.54.50.0
42Plenca JadrankoFMCRO24122.51.54.00.0
56Mrdja MilanIMCRO23152.02.06.00.0
65Tica SvenFMCRO23332.02.05.50.0
78Mandekic IvanFMCRO22242.01.04.50.0
87Groetz HaraldIMAUT22722.01.04.00.0
99Mazuran MarijanCRO21352.01.02.50.0
1010Starcevic Ante LeonCRO21241.51.55.00.0
1120Mazuran GabrijelCRO16731.51.54.50.0
1214Bogdanic KatarinaCRO18421.51.04.00.0
1312Samblic SilvanoCRO19481.02.05.50.0
1415Golub NikolinaCRO18141.02.05.00.0
1516Gall Toni PeterCRO17471.02.04.50.0
1619Jersic AleksSLO16861.01.54.50.0
1711Ongut Tamas GunesAIMHUN20111.01.54.00.0
1817Haidinger ErikCRO16941.01.54.00.0
1921Causevic MiroCRO16530.51.55.00.0
2013Sindik DarioCRO19100.51.04.00.0
2118Bogdanic AntonelaCRO16910.51.03.50.0
2922Kraljic PaulaCRO12650.01.54.00.0
22 players

27) 10th Figueira da Foz Festival 2016

The 10th Figueira da Foz Festival takes place 30th October to 6th November 2016.

28) 11th Deizisau Autumn Open 2016

The 11th Deizisau Autumn Open took place 28th to 31st October 2016. Marco Riehle edged out Jonas Hacker on tie-break after both scored 6/7.

11th Deizisau Autumn Open Deizisau GER Fri 28th Oct 2016 - Mon 31st Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1
1Riehle, MarcoGER22425026.031.0
2Hacker, JonasFMGER23215026.030.0
3Rosner, JonasFMGER23664035.534.5
4Vuckovic, AleksandarFMGER23244035.530.0
5Gschnitzer, AdrianGER22115115.529.0
6Ruff, MaximilianFMGER22114035.528.0
7Englmeier, HeinzGER21764125.032.5
8Hoeglauer, PatrickGER21405205.031.0
9Gebhardt, UweGER20594125.030.0
10Brunner, JanGER19674125.028.0
11Maisch, JulianGER21053045.028.0
12Doeserich, JuergenGER20225205.026.0
13Boes, JulianGER21144125.025.5
14Schmider, NiklasGER20505205.023.5
15Brandt, SebastianGER21814214.531.5
16Feldmann, JohannesGER21593134.531.0
17Lelumees, BraitEST21243134.530.5
18Marquardt, AlexanderGER21484214.530.0
19Jerie, SvenGER20514214.527.0
20Reimche, VadimGER20354214.526.5
21Amtmann, FlorianGER21204214.525.5
22Fischer, SebastianGER22233134.525.5
23Fleischer, FrankCMGER22113134.522.5
24Wiesner, PaulaGER21164304.029.5
24Brem, StephanGER20764304.029.5
26Stumm, FritzGER19653224.027.5
27Ivanov, AlexanderGER20013224.027.0
28Wiesner, FrankGER20403224.026.0
29Hartmann, MartinGER19743224.025.5
30Gustain, MarcGER21154304.025.0
31Schulte, TorstenGER21401064.024.5
32Tjahja, DerylGER18913224.023.0
33Koch, MartinGER20713224.021.5
34Jussim, MaximGER18223213.532.0
35Degenhard, SimonGER20423313.527.5
36Heck, NilsGER19352233.527.5
37Wiesner, AlexanderGER18343313.526.0
38Wezel, SebastianGER18681153.526.0
39Leser, KatrinGER20562233.525.0
40Richter, NilsGER18633213.524.0
95 players

29) Moscow Team Championship 2016

The Moscow Team Championship takes place 18th October to 1st November 2016.

TCh-Moscow 2016 Moscow RUS Tue 18th Oct 2016 - Tue 1st Nov 2016
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11ШК РГГУ86021427.00
24Автоматика86021421.00
32Юность Москвы 184221020.50
47МГУ8431915.50
55Гоголь-моголь8431915.00
63Шахматный клуб "Интеллект"8332816.50
711РГСУ8332816.00
813МГУ (женская)8332814.50
910Якиманка-ШШК Октябрьский8341715.50
106Русская шахматная школа8341715.00
118Боавишта8251513.50
1212Юность Москвы 38143511.00
1314Тушино8152411.00
149Юность Москвы 2815249.00
14 teams

30) Liga Nacional Superior 2016

The Liga Nacional Superior takes place 24th September to 19th November 2016.

Liga Nacional Superior Villa Martelli ARG Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Sat 19th Nov 2016
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12Obras AySa640214.0100
21Ajedrez Plus641113.090
311Club Argentino642011.580
46Untref Ajedrez631211.080
5915 Mayo El Sanitarista632110.570
65Republica Martelli642010.080
717Mar del Plata642010.080
83Boca Juniors632110.070
97Centro Univ. Vicente Lopez63309.560
104Ferro Carril Oeste62319.550
1110ONG Lasker Quilmes62229.060
1220Ventajedrez Plastigal52219.050
1316Tren Verde63218.070
1418San Isidro62317.550
1513Tactigos y Estrategas52307.540
1612Torre Blanca61237.050
178Ushuaia Jaque Mate61327.040
1814Esc. Munic. De Ajedrez Moreno61416.530
1915La Banda del Oeste61416.030
2019La Torre del Castillo50504.000
20 players

31) 55th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2016-17

The 55th TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 29th October 2016 to 19th March 2017.

55th TCh-DEN Ex 2016-17 Denmark DEN Sat 29th Oct 2016 - Sun 19th Mar 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Bronshoj 1411
2Philidor 149.5
3SK 68 139.5
4Nordkalotten 138.5
4Hillerod 138.5
6Jetsmark 128.5
7Arhus/Skolerne 117
8Team Nordea Skanderborg 106.5
8Nordre 106.5
10K41 104.5
10 teams

32) TCh-NOR League 2016

The Norwegian Codanserien takes place 28th October 2016 to 5th March 2017.

TCh-NOR Codanserien Norway NOR Fri 28th Oct 2016 - Sun 5th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtgMptsBptsTB1
1SK 191124156.014.55.00
2OSS23766.013.52.00
3Bergens22636.012.06.00
4Valerenga25294.011.51.00
5Stavanger22614.09.52.00
6SK 9622032.08.00.00
7Asker22851.06.50.50
8Black Knights21561.03.50.50
9Tromso21120.06.50.00
10Nordstrand22000.04.50.00
10 teams

33) TCh-ISL 2016-17

The Icelandic Team Championship had the first five rounds 29th September to 2nd October 2016. The final rounds are 2nd to 4th March 2017. Games now available. My thanks to Davíd Kjartansson and Gunnar Bjornsson.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2016-17 Reykjavik ISL Thu 29th Sep 2016 - Sat 4th Mar 2017
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Skakfelagid Huginn a-sveit*5730.5100
2Taflfelag Reykjavikur a-sveit*66628.080
3Skakdeild Fjölnis3*4522.050
4Vikingaklubburinn2*21.060
5Taflfelag Bolungarvikur1*4519.070
6Skakfelag Akureyrar½44*16.540
7Skakdeild KR33*16.520
8Skakfelag Reykjanesbaejar2*3616.020
9Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit25*15.520
10Taflfelag Reykjavikur b-sveit2*15.040
10 players
TCh-ISL Div 2 2016-17 Reykjavik ISL Thu 29th Sep 2016 - Sat 4th Mar 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Skakfelagid Huginn a-sveit*5730.5100
2Taflfelag Reykjavikur a-sveit*66628.080
3Skakdeild Fjölnis3*4522.050
4Vikingaklubburinn2*21.060
5Taflfelag Bolungarvikur1*4519.070
6Skakfelag Akureyrar½44*16.540
7Skakdeild KR33*16.520
8Skakfelag Reykjanesbaejar2*3616.020
9Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit25*15.520
10Taflfelag Reykjavikur b-sveit2*15.040
10 players

34) TCh-CHN 2016

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 12th April to 5th December 2016. Rounds 12-15 23rd-26th September 2016. Next rounds 16-18 30th October to 1st November 2016.

TCh-CHN 2016 China CHN Tue 12th Apr 2016 - Mon 5th Dec 2016
Leading Round 17 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
15Shanghai1713222854.0
26Beijing1712322653.0
31Tianjing1710522250.5
49Shandong179442247.5
52Hangzhou179622045.5
64Chongqing177551944.0
77Zhejiang176561846.0
810Qingdao176921440.5
911Jiangsu1761011341.0
108Chengdu1761011336.0
1112Guangdong173113933.5
123Shenzhen170170018.5
12 teams

35) TCh-HUN 2016-17

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 30th October 2016 to 9th April 2017. Games should follow next week.

TCh-HUN 2016-17 Hungary HUN Sun 30th Oct 2016 - Sun 9th Apr 2017
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910Pts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK I-1010
2DVTK-7.57.5
3ASE Paks-77
4HASE-Lila Futo I-66
5HVSE-Infraplan-66
6Aquarena Kobanya SC6-6
7Dunaharaszti MTK6-6
8Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK5-5
9Penzugyor SE4.5-4.5
10Duocor-Makoi SVSE2-2
10 teams

36) Active Team Events

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

TCh-FIN 2016-17

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 17th September 2016 to 12th March 2017. A small number of extra games this week.

TCh-FIN 2016-17 Finland FIN Sat 17th Sep 2016 - Sun 12th Mar 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1TammerSh, Tampere4400218
2MatSK, Espoo4400168
3TuTS, Turku4310176
4SalSK, Salo4310136
5JyS, Jyvaskyla4220104
6Aatos, Helsinki4220104
7EtVaS, Vantaa4220104
8KS-58, Helsinki412173
9Velhot, Helsinki413092
10OSS, Oulu413032
11Garde, Helsinki403131
12KarjUra, Karjaa404040
12 teams

26th TCh-SLO 2016

The Slovenian Team Championship takes place 14th October to 11th December 2016. Next three rounds 11th to 13th November 2016.

26th TCh-SLO 2016 Slovenia SLO Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Sun 11th Dec 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SD Ptuj*4412.5623.00
2ZSK Maribor*4411.5623.00
3SK Triglav Krsko*339.5416.75
4SD Radenska Pomgrad2*9.0417.00
5SK Branik Maribor3*9.0312.25
5SD Vrhnika3*38.528.75
7SD KRKA Novo mesto2*8.026.50
8SS TZ Prevodi Dvojka3*8.014.25
9SK Zalec*7.528.00
10SK Impol22*6.500.00
10 teams

Fraubundesliga 2016-17

The Fraubundesliga takes place 22nd October 2016 to 1st May 2017. Always a difficult event to cover with live broadcasts, games, schedules and results scattered all over the place.

Fraubundesliga 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Mon 1st May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Badenxxx5410½
2Rodewischer SMxxx55410
3SC Bad Koenigshofenxxx54
3SK Schwaebisch Hallxxx64
5Karlsruher SFxxx4448
6SF Deizisauxxx27
7Hamburger SKxxx26
8FC Bayern Muenchen12xxx03
9SG Augsburg½2xxx0
9SV Medizin Erfurt1xxx0
11SK Lehrte11xxx02
12TuRa Harksheide0xxx0
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2016-17

The Austrian League takes place 20th October 2016 to 22nd April 2017. Next rounds 5-8: 23rd to 26th March 2017. Final rounds 9-11 20th to 22nd April 2017.

TCh-AUT 2016-17 Austria AUT Thu 20th Oct 2016 - Sat 22nd Apr 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz*344714.50
2Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach*434714.50
3SC MPÖ Maria Saal2*614.50
4SV Jacques Lemans St. Veit3*33514.50
5SK Hohenems3*513.50
6Schachclub Sparkasse Götzis*5414.50
7mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring23*3412.50
8Schachklub Absam23*4310.50
9ASK St. Valentin½3*39.50
10ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf2*210.50
11Bregenz*28.00
12Blackburne Nickelsdorf21*07.00
12 players

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2016-17

The Austrian Second Bundesliga Mitte division started 7th October and runs until 26th March 2017.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2016-17 Austria AUT Fri 7th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPOE Maria Saal 2*613.50
2RbEJ Gleisdorf*611.50
3SC DieKlagenfurter*34511.50
4Schachfreunde Graz*4411.00
5SPG Spk. Fürstenfeld/Hartberg*33410.50
6Spg. Grieskirchen/Schallerbach3*5310.50
7Union Ansfelden3*5310.50
8ESV Austria Graz*28.50
9Leoben2*27.00
10SPG Sauwald23*17.50
11SV Gmunden½1*03.00
12SV Wolfsberg½1*03.00
12 players
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2016-17 Austria AUT Fri 7th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Hohenems II*4615.00
2Dornbirn½*49.50
3Götzis 22*428.50
4Bregenz 2½½2*03.00
5Rochade Rum*00.00
Zillertal*00.00
Jenbach2*00.00
Pradl*00.00
Kufstein/Wörgl*00.00
Ranshofen*00.00
SIR Bernhard 1*00.00
ASK Salzburg*00.00
12 players
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2016-17 Austria AUT Fri 7th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1ASVÖ Pamhagen*49.00
2ASVOE VHS Poechlarn*447.50
3tschaturanga*3639.00
4SC Data Technology Pressbaum/E.*3538.00
5SC Donaustadt*337.50
6SK Hietzing3*37.50
7SK Austria3*326.00
8ASVÖ Mattersburg3*14.50
9SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau3*14.50
10SZ Favoriten*04.00
11SK Advisory Invest Baden1*02.50
12Blackburne Nickelsdorf220*02.00
12 players

TCh-SVK 2016-17

The Slovakian League takes place 22nd October 2016 to 26th March 2017. Next rounds 3-4 17th to 18th December 2016.

TCh-SVK 2016-17 Slovakia SVK Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Dunajská Streda*68614.00
2SKS Dubnica nad Váhom*569.50
3SK Slovan Bratislava*4411.50
4Reinter Humenné*47411.00
5TJ Slávia UPJS Kosice*448.50
6Liptovská sachová skola44*28.00
SK Osuské*4428.00
8SK Strelec Devínska Nová Ves4*17.50
9SK Modra34*17.00
10SK Prakovce24*16.00
11TJ INBEST Dunajov1*04.50
12Sachový klub Sabinov0½*00.50
12 teams

TCh-CZE 2016-17

The Czech League Extraliga Division takes place 8th October 2016 to 2nd April 2017. Next rounds of the Extraliga 10th-11th December 2016.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2016-17 Czech Republic CZE Sat 8th Oct 2016 - Sun 2nd Apr 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky SK*68614.07.0
2SK AD Jicin*612.04.0
3Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*5610.52.5
4SK Rapid Pardubice*569.52.0
5SK Slavoj Poruba3*538.01.0
6Prestige Photo Unichess*4428.01.5
7SK mesta Lysa nad Labem3*417.01.0
8Labortech Ostrava4*16.51.0
9SK DURAS BVK Kralovo Pole24*16.01.5
10Lokomotiva Brno04*14.01.0
11Tatran Litovel3*05.50.0
12BSS Frydek Mistek*05.00.5
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 8th Oct 2016 - Sun 2nd Apr 2017
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK AD Jicin B*636.03.0
2SK ZIKUDA Turnov*35.52.5
3TJ Neratovice*35.52.0
4SK OAZA Praha*535.01.5
5GROP Praha*34.51.5
6SK AD JC Smichov*414.00.5
TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove4*14.00.5
8QCC Ceske Budejovice*03.51.0
9TJ Pankrac3*03.00.5
102222 SK Polabiny*02.51.0
11Bohemians Texbase.cz Praha*02.50.5
12SK Sokol Vysehrad2*02.01.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 8th Oct 2016 - Sun 2nd Apr 2017
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Region Panda*36.52.5
2TZ Třinec*35.52.0
3SK Gordic Jihlava*535.02.0
4KVS EKODIVIZE Opava*535.01.5
5Agentura 64 Grygov*34.51.5
6TJ Ostrava*34.50.5
7Slavia Kroměříž*03.51.0
8Moravská Slavia Brno*03.50.0
9SK Zlín3*03.01.0
10SK Staré Město3*03.00.5
11BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"*02.50.5
12Baník Havířov*01.50.0
12 players

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2016-17

The Swedish Team Championship takes place 14th October 2016 to 26th March 2017. Next round 14th January 2017.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1SK Rockaden, Sthlm3300615.5
2Lunds ASK3300615.5
3SK Team Viking3201514.5
4Malmo AS3201514
5Eksjo SK3111311
6Limhamns SK3120213
7SK Rockaden Umea312029.5
8Farsta SK3021110
9SS Manhem303009
10Kungstornet303008
10 players
TCh-SWE Superettan Sweden SWE Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Upsala ASS3300616.5
2Stockholms SS3201515.5
3Burgsvik Alva SK3210416
4Schack 08, Norrkoping3210414.5
5SK Rockaden, Sthlm II3102412.5
6Vasteras SK3210412
7SK Kamraterna3111311.5
8Horndal/Hedemora-alliansen303008.5
9Orgryte SK303007
10Vaxjo SK303006
10 players

Bundesliga 2016-17

The Bundesliga takes place 15th October 2016 to 1st May 2017.

Bundesliga 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Mon 1st May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden2200413
2SV 1930 Hockenheim2200411.5
3SG Solingen2200411.5
4SV Mülheim Nord2200411
5SK Schwaebisch Hall210139
6USV TU Dresden310138.5
7SV Werder Bremen311028.5
8SG Trier200228
9SG Speyer-Schwegenheim211027.5
10Hamburger SK211027.5
11FC Bayern München211027
12DJK Aufwaerts Aachen202006.5
13SF Berlin 1903202006
14SV Griesheim 1976202004.5
15MSA Zugzwang 82202004.5
16SK Koenig Tegel202003.5
16 teams

Belgian Interclubs 2016-17

The Belgian Interclubs season takes place 2nd October 2016 to 23rd April 2017.

TCh-BEL 2016-17 Belgium BEL Sun 2nd Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Apr 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1KSK47-Eynatten 1411.5
2CREC 139.5
3Amay 138.5
4CRELEL 129
5KGSRL 128.5
6Wirtzfeld 128.5
7KBSK 128
8Borgerhout 127.5
9The Belgian CC 127.5
10KSK Rochade 116.5
11Fontaine 116.5
12Wachtebeke 104.5
12 players

Dutch League 2016-17

The Dutch League takes place 17th September to 6th May 2016.

Dutch League 2016-17 Netherlands NED Sat 17th Sep 2016 - Sat 6th May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1Groninger Combinatie2378 8414½
2Kennemer Combinatie2367 6 412½
3SISSA2384 6 6 412
4LSG IntelliMagic2390 211
5HMC Calder2385 210
6En Passant2402 4 2
7MuConsult Apeldoorn2380 62
8HWP Sas van Gent2320 4 0
9Pathena Rotterdam2334 4 0
10Charlois Europoort23572 4 06
10 teams

37) Forthcoming Events and Links

32nd European Club Cup 2016

Serbian Open 2016

World Chess Championship 2016

40th Tenkes Cup 2016

26th World Seniors 2016

UT Dallas Fall FIDE Open 2016

XXX Belgrade Trophy 2016

November Lviv Tradition 2016

British Rapidplay 2016

8th London Chess Classic 2016

Zadar Open 2016

European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2016

28th Carlos Torre Memorial 2016

Sunway Sitges Festival 2016

World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2016

Czech Christmas 2016-17

46th Rilton Cup 2016-17

Karlstad Open 2016

92nd Hastings Congress 2016-17

5th Gabicce Mare Deluxe 2017

79th Tata Steel 2017

16th Prague Open 2017

16th Marienbad Open 2017

19th Lienz Open 2017

Graz Open 2017

8th Pfalz Open 2017

17th Liberec Open 2017

Reykjavik Open 2017

22nd Stuttgart Open 2017

5th Norway Chess 2017

30th Leon Chess 2017

5th Kings Place Festival 2017

40th Eastman Open 2017

6th Fano Summer Open 2017

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