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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1176 22nd May 2017 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Moscow Grand Prix 2017
3) TCh-FRA Top 12 2017
4) 36th Zalakaros Open 2017
5) St Louis Spring Classic 2017
6) XXVI Guillermo Garcia 2017
7) 6th Llucmajor Open 2017
8) 47th Bosna Open 2017
9) 16th Asian Continental 2017
10) 14th Orlova Chess Festival 2017
11) St Petersburg IM 2017
12) 5th Polish-Hungarian Friendship Tournament 2017
13) Bodensee Open 2017
14) Frome Congress 2017
15) Serik Open 2017
16) Somov Memorial 2017
17) 6th Salento Open 2017
18) 34th Mukachevo Rating 2017
19) 11th Agzamov Memorial 2017
20) ch-ISL 2017
21) First Saturday May 2017
22) Match of Seconds 2017
23) Mateu Chalmeta Memorial 2017
24) Croatian Cup 2017
25) 2nd Bundesliga 2016-17
26) TCh-SUI 2017
27) Active Team Events
28) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Moscow Grand Prix 201745 games
TCh-FRA Top 12 2017240 games
36th Zalakaros Open 2017288 games
St Louis Spring Classic 201781 games
XXVI Guillermo Garcia 2017124 games
6th Llucmajor Open 2017110 games
47th Bosna Open 2017353 games
16th Asian Continental 2017295 games
14th Orlova Chess Festival 201760 games
St Petersburg IM 201745 games
5th Polish-Hungarian Friendship Tournament 2017319 games
Bodensee Open 201729 games
Frome Congress 201770 games
Serik Open 201789 games
Somov Memorial 201730 games
34th Mukachevo Rating 201745 games
11th Agzamov Memorial 201710 games
ch-ISL 201720 games
First Saturday May 2017120 games
Match of Seconds 20171 game
Mateu Chalmeta Memorial 20176 games
Croatian Cup 201711 games
2nd Bundesliga 2016-171183 games
TCh-SUI 201732 games
3606 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Sylvain Ravot, Samuel Bielka, Osmani Pedraza Ledon and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Ding Liren won the Moscow Grand Prix and moves into the top 10 in the world. Second placed Shakhriyar Mamedyarov has climbed to number 5 in the world. Elsewhere the French Team Championship continues with many strong players.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) Moscow Grand Prix 2017

The Moscow FIDE Grand Prix took place 12th to 21st May 2017. Players: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri, Ding Liren, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Peter Svidler, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexander Grischuk, Pentala Harikrishna, Michael Adams, Ernesto Inarkiev, Boris Gelfand, Teimour Radjabov, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Hou Yifan, Saleh Salem and Jon Ludvig Hammer. Ding Liren took clear first with 6/9 half a point clear of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

Moscow Grand Prix 2017 Moscow RUS Thu 11th May 2017 - Mon 22nd May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPts
14Ding LirenCHN27736.0
25Mamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE27725.5
31Vachier-Lagrave MaximeFRA27955.0
2Nakamura HikaruUSA27865.0
3Giri AnishNED27855.0
6Svidler PeterRUS27555.0
8Grischuk AlexanderRUS27505.0
13Radjabov TeimourAZE27105.0
16Hou YifanCHN26525.0
109Harikrishna P.IND27504.5
12Gelfand BorisISR27244.5
15Tomashevsky EvgenyRUS26964.5
1314Vallejo Pons FranciscoESP27104.0
18Hammer Jon LudvigNOR26214.0
157Nepomniachtchi IanRUS27513.5
10Adams MichaelENG27473.5
17Salem A.R. SalehUAE26333.5
1811Inarkiev ErnestoRUS27272.5
18 players

3) TCh-FRA Top 12 2017

The French Team Championship Top 12 takes place in Chartres 18th to 28th May 2017.

TCh-FRA Top 12 2017 Chartres FRA Thu 18th May 2017 - Sun 28th May 2017
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=Mpts
1Clichy51621815
2Mulhouse Philidor51171813
3Bischwiller5951412
4Nice Alekhine56101612
5Grasse Echecs5481212
6Tremblay-En-France5581311
7Saint Quentin569159
8Vandoeuvre5111129
9Bois-Colombes5-214129
10Strasbourg5012128
11Lisieux5-283025
12Montpellier5-28205
12 teams

4) 36th Zalakaros Open 2017

The 36th Zalakaros Open takes place 18th to 26th May 2017.

36th Zalakaros Open 2017 Zalakaros HUN Thu 18th May 2017 - Fri 26th May 2017
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
113Papp GaborHUN25924.515.513.0
236Puranik AbhimanyuIND24594.016.513.5
38Banusz TamasHUN26164.015.513.5
46Nabaty TamirISR26404.015.012.0
518Danin AlexandreRUS25434.014.512.5
621Mihok OliverHUN25324.014.012.5
723Mikhalevski VictorISR25204.013.011.5
822Horvath JozsefHUN25264.013.011.5
919Shyam Sundar M.IND25354.012.011.5
102Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGER26863.515.511.5
1128Chernyshov KonstantinRUS24853.515.012.0
127Gupta AbhijeetIND26263.515.011.5
1314Svane RasmusGER25733.515.011.5
1425Kollars DmitrijGER25033.514.512.0
1556Saptarshi RoyIND24073.514.511.5
1624Antal GergelyHUN25173.514.511.0
1732Praggnanandhaa RIND24713.514.011.5
1820Sanal VahapTUR25333.514.010.5
193Markus RobertSRB26733.514.09.5
2035Livaic LeonCRO24643.513.510.0
219Erdos ViktorHUN26143.513.010.5
2229Gasanov EldarUKR24843.512.511.0
2312Prohaszka PeterHUN25963.512.510.5
2410Zubov AlexanderUKR26043.512.09.0
254Kovalenko IgorLAT26573.016.011.5
2640Nemeth MiklosHUN24513.015.510.0
2763Hemant Sharma (del)IND23803.014.59.0
281Rapport RichardHUN26983.014.59.0
295Efimenko ZaharUKR26483.014.09.5
3031Czebe AttilaHUN24753.013.510.5
3116Aleksandrov AleksejBLR25593.013.59.5
3211Vajda LeventeROU26003.013.010.0
3339Nguyen PiotrPOL24533.013.09.5
3472Ivic VelimirSRB23453.013.07.0
3557Havasi GergoHUN24023.012.510.0
3637Krzyzanowski MarcinPOL24573.012.59.5
3733Horvath AdamHUN24693.012.58.5
3871Del Rey DiegoESP23523.012.010.0
3949Ikeda JuntaAUS24123.012.09.0
4065Gara AnitaHUN23733.012.07.5
119 players

5) St Louis Spring Classic 2017

The St Louis Spring Classic takes place 16th to 24th May 2017.

St Louis Spring Classic A Saint Louis USA Tue 16th May 2017 - Wed 24th May 2017
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456PtsTPR
1Ipatov, AlexanderGMTUR26621½0½½13.52696
2Akobian, VaruzhanGMUSA266101½½1½3.52697
3Swiercz, DariuszGMPOL2649½01½1½3.52688
4Mareco, SandroGMARG26480½11013.52687
5Zherebukh, YaroslavGMUSA2632½½½½1½3.52686
6Bruzon Batista, LazaroGMCUB2652½½½½½½3.02650
7Quesada Perez, YunieskyGMCUB2630½½½½½½3.02629
8Xiong, JefferyGMUSA2652½½1½002.52572
9Kacheishvili, GiorgiGMGEO25901½00½½2.52588
10Baryshpolets, AndreyGMUKR2591½½0½001.52453
10 players
St Louis Spring Classic A Saint Louis USA Tue 16th May 2017 - Wed 24th May 2017. Category: 16. Ave: (2637)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Akobian, Varuzhan GM USA 2661 # = = 1 = 0 1 3.5 2697
2 Zherebukh, Yaroslav GM USA 2632 = # 1 = = = = 3.5 2686
3 Ipatov, Alexander GM TUR 2662 = # 0 1 = = 1 3.5 2696
4 Swiercz, Dariusz GM POL 2649 0 1 # = = = 1 3.5 2688
5 Mareco, Sandro GM ARG 2648 0 0 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2687
6 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM CUB 2652 = = = = # = = 3 2650
7 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky GM CUB 2630 = = = = # = = 3 2629
8 Kacheishvili, Giorgi GM GEO 2590 1 = = 0 = # 0 2.5 2588
9 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2652 0 = 0 = 1 # = 2.5 2572
10 Baryshpolets, Andrey GM UKR 2591 = 0 0 0 = = # 1.5 2453
Round 1. Tue 16th May 2017
Kacheishvili, Giorgi 1-0 Akobian, Varuzhan 56 D58 QGD
Zherebukh, Yaroslav 1/2-1/2 Baryshpolets, Andrey 32 C67 Ruy Lopez
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 37 E00 Catalan opening
Mareco, Sandro 0-1 Ipatov, Alexander 51 A16 English
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 31 C84 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Wed 17th May 2017
Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0 Swiercz, Dariusz 73 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Baryshpolets, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 32 D85 Gruenfeld
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1/2-1/2 Mareco, Sandro 26 A05 Reti opening
Ipatov, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 60 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Kacheishvili, Giorgi 1/2-1/2 Zherebukh, Yaroslav 33 D85 Gruenfeld
Round 3. Thu 18th May 2017
Zherebukh, Yaroslav 1/2-1/2 Akobian, Varuzhan 58 A13 English opening
Xiong, Jeffery 1-0 Kacheishvili, Giorgi 38 E04 Catalan
Mareco, Sandro 1-0 Baryshpolets, Andrey 57 A13 English
Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 Ipatov, Alexander 60 C92 Ruy Lopez
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 31 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Fri 19th May 2017
Kacheishvili, Giorgi 0-1 Mareco, Sandro 39 A61 Benoni defence
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 30 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Baryshpolets, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 54 D11 QGD Slav
Akobian, Varuzhan 1/2-1/2 Ipatov, Alexander 32 A41 Queen's Pawn
Zherebukh, Yaroslav 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 31 A09 Reti
Round 5. Sat 20th May 2017
Xiong, Jeffery 0-1 Akobian, Varuzhan 30 E00 Catalan opening
Mareco, Sandro 0-1 Zherebukh, Yaroslav 70 B51 Sicilian
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 1/2-1/2 Kacheishvili, Giorgi 55 B47 Sicilian
Ipatov, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 31 E06 Catalan
Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 Baryshpolets, Andrey 40 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 6. Sun 21st May 2017
Akobian, Varuzhan 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 71 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Zherebukh, Yaroslav 1/2-1/2 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 31 C67 Ruy Lopez
Kacheishvili, Giorgi 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 30 D38 QGD
Baryshpolets, Andrey 0-1 Ipatov, Alexander 33 A40 Modern defence
Xiong, Jeffery 0-1 Mareco, Sandro 32 A63 Benoni
St Louis Spring Classic B Saint Louis USA Tue 16th May 2017 - Wed 24th May 2017
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456PtsTPR
1Chirila, Ioan-CristianGMROU253611111½5.52889
2Liang, AwonderIMUSA248811111½5.52927
3Fier, AlexandrGMBRA2569½110114.52698
4Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA258711½½0½3.52554
5Belous, VladimirGMRUS2587½0011½3.02497
6Ali Marandi, Cemil CanIMTUR2479½1010½3.02520
7Chandra, AkshatGMUSA2495½0½01½2.52465
8Gelashvili, TamazGMGEO2563000½011.52312
9Abdumalik, ZhansayaIMKAZ24200010001.02232
10Paikidze, NaziIMUSA23720000000.01731
10 players
St Louis Spring Classic B Saint Louis USA Tue 16th May 2017 - Wed 24th May 2017. Category: 11. Ave: (2510)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Liang, Awonder IM USA 2488 # = 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 2927
2 Chirila, Ioan-Cristian GM ROU 2536 = # 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 2889
3 Fier, Alexandr GM BRA 2569 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 4.5 2698
4 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2587 0 # = 1 = = 1 3.5 2554
5 Ali Marandi, Cemil Can IM TUR 2479 0 0 = # = 1 1 3 2520
6 Belous, Vladimir GM RUS 2587 0 = 0 # = 1 1 3 2497
7 Chandra, Akshat GM USA 2495 0 0 = = = # 1 2.5 2465
8 Gelashvili, Tamaz GM GEO 2563 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 1.5 2312
9 Abdumalik, Zhansaya IM KAZ 2420 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 2232
10 Paikidze, Nazi IM USA 2372 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2531
Round 1. Tue 16th May 2017
Chirila, Ioan-Cristian 1-0 Abdumalik, Zhansaya 42 A45 Queen's pawn game
Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 Lenderman, Aleksandr 51 E48 Nimzo-Indian
Belous, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Fier, Alexandr 44 E92 King's Indian
Chandra, Akshat 1/2-1/2 Ali Marandi, Cemil Can 40 A07 Reti
Gelashvili, Tamaz 0-1 Liang, Awonder 48 B20 Sicilian defence
Round 2. Wed 17th May 2017
Abdumalik, Zhansaya 0-1 Liang, Awonder 42 C84 Ruy Lopez
Ali Marandi, Cemil Can 1-0 Gelashvili, Tamaz 39 A80 Dutch, 2.Bg5 variation
Fier, Alexandr 1-0 Chandra, Akshat 40 C65 Ruy Lopez
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1-0 Belous, Vladimir 37 A59 Benko gambit
Chirila, Ioan-Cristian 1-0 Paikidze, Nazi 53 E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
Round 3. Thu 18th May 2017
Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 Abdumalik, Zhansaya 50 A05 Reti
Belous, Vladimir 0-1 Chirila, Ioan-Cristian 20 D93 Gruenfeld with Bf4 e3
Chandra, Akshat 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 40 D10 QGD Slav defence
Gelashvili, Tamaz 0-1 Fier, Alexandr 44 A05 Reti opening
Liang, Awonder 1-0 Ali Marandi, Cemil Can 56 C04 French
Round 4. Fri 19th May 2017
Abdumalik, Zhansaya 0-1 Ali Marandi, Cemil Can 36 C76 Ruy Lopez
Fier, Alexandr 0-1 Liang, Awonder 76 E60 King's Indian defence
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Gelashvili, Tamaz 40 A40 Polish defence
Chirila, Ioan-Cristian 1-0 Chandra, Akshat 32 A20 English opening
Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 Belous, Vladimir 41 D35 QGD
Round 5. Sat 20th May 2017
Belous, Vladimir 1-0 Abdumalik, Zhansaya 83 A34 English
Chandra, Akshat 1-0 Paikidze, Nazi 35 B11 Caro-Kann
Gelashvili, Tamaz 0-1 Chirila, Ioan-Cristian 37 C45 Scotch
Liang, Awonder 1-0 Lenderman, Aleksandr 27 B11 Caro-Kann
Ali Marandi, Cemil Can 0-1 Fier, Alexandr 52 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Round 6. Sun 21st May 2017
Abdumalik, Zhansaya 0-1 Fier, Alexandr 32 B48 Sicilian
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Ali Marandi, Cemil Can 33 D11 QGD Slav
Chirila, Ioan-Cristian 1/2-1/2 Liang, Awonder 40 A20 English opening
Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 Gelashvili, Tamaz 49 A81 Dutch defence
Belous, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Chandra, Akshat 76 A13 English
St Louis Spring Classic C Saint Louis USA Tue 16th May 2017 - Wed 24th May 2017
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234567PtsTPR
1Sevian, SamuelGMUSA2585½11½11½5.52819
2Nyzhnyk, IllyaGMUKR2610½½1110½4.52697
3Shimanov, AleksandrGMRUS2642½½½½01½3.52586
4Li, RuifengGMUSA2574½½½½0013.02537
5Ramirez, AlejandroGMUSA2550½00½01½2.52492
6Stukopin, AndreyGMRUS2586½½001002.02439
6 players

6) XXVI Guillermo Garcia 2017

The XXVI Guillermo Garcia takes place 16th to 25th May 2017.

26th Guillermo Garcia Elite Santa Clara CUB Tue 16th May 2017 - Thu 25th May 2017
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Espinosa Veloz ErmesCUB25154.50.03.02.0
25Gallego Alcaraz Andres FelipeCOL24484.00.03.02.0
34Alvarez Pedraza AramisCUB24834.00.02.01.0
47Ruiz Sanchez OrlenCUB24553.50.02.02.0
52Borges Matos JuanCUB24523.50.01.00.0
61Miranda Mesa ElierCUB24493.00.00.00.0
73Martin Del Campo C. RobertoMEX23762.50.00.00.0
810Krutti ValerHUN23592.01.01.00.0
98Martinez Duany Lelys StanleyCUB25132.00.00.00.0
109Juarez Flores Carlos ArmandoGUA23981.00.00.00.0
10 players
26th Guillermo Garcia Elite Santa Clara CUB Tue 16th May 2017 - Thu 25th May 2017. Category: 8. Ave: (2445)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Espinosa Veloz, Ermes IM CUB 2515 # 1 = = 1 3 2637
2 Gallego Alcaraz, Andres Felipe IM COL 2448 0 # 1 1 1 3 2663
3 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis GM CUB 2483 # = = = 1 2.5 2549
4 Borges Matos, Juan GM CUB 2452 # = = = 1 2.5 2491
5 Miranda Mesa, Elier IM CUB 2449 = = # = = 2 2418
6 Martin Del Campo C., Roberto IM MEX 2376 = = # = = 2 2453
7 Ruiz Sanchez, Orlen IM CUB 2455 = 0 = # 1 2 2451
8 Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley GM CUB 2513 = 0 = = # 1.5 2369
9 Juarez Flores, Carlos A. IM GUA 2398 0 0 = = # 1 2247
10 Krutti, Valer IM HUN 2359 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 2146
Guillermo Garcia Premier 2 Santa Clara CUB Tue 16th May 2017 - Thu 25th May 2017
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Galvez Dastin EduardoGUA22244.50.54.02.0
23Fernandez de la Vara Mulet Arnaldo JesusCUB24074.50.54.01.0
32Borges Feria YaselCUB24184.00.03.02.0
47Quesada Vera LiordisCUB24233.50.52.02.0
55Garcia Carey OsmelCUB23633.50.52.00.0
69Quesada Perez Luis ErnestoCUB24023.00.02.01.0
71Gil Alba Hector LuisCUB23433.00.02.00.0
84Picado Jorge LuisNCA21241.50.01.00.0
96Reyes Najera Carlos A.GUA21201.50.00.00.0
1010Pazos Gambarrotti PlinioECU22441.00.00.00.0
10 players
Guillermo Garcia Premier 2 Santa Clara CUB Tue 16th May 2017 - Thu 25th May 2017. Category: 3. Ave: (2307)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Garcia Carey, Osmel IM CUB 2363 # = 1 = 1 3 2485
2 Fernandez De La Vara, Arnaldo FM CUB 2407 # = 0 1 1 2.5 2442
3 Quesada Vera, Liordis IM CUB 2423 = # = = 1 2.5 2308
4 Galvez Dastin, Eduardo FM GUA 2224 0 = # 1 1 2.5 2349
5 Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto FM CUB 2402 = 1 # = 0 2 2328
6 Borges Feria, Yasel FM CUB 2418 0 = # 1 = 2 2349
7 Gil Alba, Hector Luis FM CUB 2343 0 0 # 1 1 2 2298
8 Picado, Jorge NCA 2124 = 0 1 0 # 1.5 2261
9 Reyes Najera, Carlos A. FM GUA 2120 0 = 0 # = 1 2121
10 Pazos Gambarrotti, Plinio IM ECU 2244 0 = 0 = # 1 2133
Guillermo Garcia Premier 1 Santa Clara CUB Tue 16th May 2017 - Thu 25th May 2017
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Jimenez Fraga Pedro AlejandroCUB24325.00.04.01.0
22Garcia Matos Richard AlejandroCUB23744.50.03.01.0
37Fernandez Guillen Ernesto JavierCUB24244.00.03.03.0
48Garcia Guerrero Isaac AntonioMEX23323.51.03.02.0
55Otero Acosta DiasmanyCUB24383.50.02.01.0
63Cu Hor Winston DarwinGUA23062.50.02.00.0
76Lorenzana Wilson EstuardoGUA23302.50.01.01.0
89Gomez Sanchez Jorge MarcosCUB24302.00.01.00.0
910Sandoval Mercado CarlosMEX21181.50.01.00.0
104Medina Diaz Rafael AlejandroCUB22941.00.01.00.0
10 players
Guillermo Garcia Premier 1 Santa Clara CUB Tue 16th May 2017 - Thu 25th May 2017. Category: 4. Ave: (2350)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Jimenez Fraga, Pedro Alejandro IM CUB 2432 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2614
2 Garcia Matos, Richard Alejandro FM CUB 2374 = # = 1 1 3 2515
3 Fernandez Guillen, Ernesto J. FM CUB 2424 # = = 1 1 3 2494
4 Otero Acosta, Diasmany IM CUB 2438 = # 0 1 1 2.5 2474
5 Garcia Guerrero, Isaac Antonio FM MEX 2332 1 # = 0 1 2.5 2443
6 Lorenzana, Wilson Estuardo IM GUA 2330 = 0 = # 1 2 2328
7 Gomez Sanchez, Jorge Marcos FM CUB 2430 = 0 # 1 0 1.5 2272
8 Cu Hor, Winston Darwin FM GUA 2306 0 0 1 0 # 1 2199
9 Medina Diaz, Rafael Alejandro FM CUB 2317 0 0 0 1 # 1 2212
10 Sandoval Mercado, Carlos FM MEX 2118 0 0 0 0 # 0 2390
26th Guillermo Garcia Open Santa Clara CUB Tue 16th May 2017 - Thu 25th May 2017
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Diaz Perez Michel AlejandroCUB23865.521.514.020.00
29Marrero Castellanos RoisbelCUB23075.022.514.517.00
311Piedra Salabarria ErnestoCUB23005.022.015.018.75
47De La Fe Almeida Enmanuel JesusCUB23154.520.512.513.75
523Garcia Garcia AlejandroCUB22314.519.513.013.75
617Duarte Napoles FannyCUB22524.518.512.512.50
713Lopez Gari OsvaldoCUB22784.515.510.511.25
84Leon Valdes Jony WilsonCUB23634.023.015.013.75
95Gutierrez Delgado Yusuan AlfredoCUB23234.022.014.514.00
102Hernandez Gonzalez WilliamCUB23874.021.514.513.25
1119Prampen Carrillo Victor RaydelCUB22414.021.514.511.50
128Rodriguez Turino LadislaoCUB23144.020.013.012.00
1316Miranda Llanes YerisbelCUB22594.019.513.011.25
141Martinez Ramirez LennisCUB23904.019.012.512.50
1515Carrazana Vazquez Pedro ErnestoCUB22614.018.511.511.50
1610Fuentes Dominguez FelixCUB23014.018.012.012.25
1720Forgas Moreno YanielaCUB22384.015.59.59.00
1843Palmero Martinez RachelCUB20403.523.516.011.75
1925Rodriguez Dosina AdrianCUB22073.520.014.010.25
2029Gomez Arnau ReinerioCUB21763.519.515.09.75
2131Charon Mustelier ManuelCUB21683.519.513.510.50
2233Roll Renford Evelio AmauryCUB21433.518.512.59.25
236Batista Suarez Jeorling YahytinCUB23153.518.512.09.25
42Armas Alfonso GiselleCUB20543.518.512.09.25
2514Lefran Torres Manuel AlejandroCUB22653.518.511.59.00
2641Fundora Zamora YoiselCUB20623.518.011.59.50
2724Cazulo Ramirez Jesus DavidCUB22183.517.511.58.50
2834Rodriguez Dominguez MelissaCUB21313.517.511.07.25
2918La Villa Rivas Marlon JavierCUB22473.517.011.08.25
3012Campos Jimenez Augusto CesarCUB22833.515.510.57.50
3136Diaz Del Valle Laura BeatrizCUB21163.022.015.010.00
3235Lavigne Lopez Raul LeonardoCUB21303.021.514.09.00
3322Moreno Del Pozo OrlandoCUB22333.018.011.57.00
3440Fernandez Rivero Karla JulyCUB20653.017.511.05.50
3527Chaviano Espina Miguel OrlandoCUB21953.017.011.08.25
3621Roca Rojas Ana FlaviaCUB22342.521.513.57.50
3751Borges Rodriguez JavierCUB19122.521.014.59.25
3826Friera Naranjo Sergio DanielCUB22042.521.014.56.75
3954Lemus Morales Diego EnriqueCUB18852.521.014.07.75
4028Ruiz Ponce Fabio LuisCUB21932.520.514.56.75
66 players

7) 6th Llucmajor Open 2017

The 6th Llucmajor Open took place 14th to 21st May 2017. Sergey Fedorchuk edged out Jose Fernando Cuenca Jimenez on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

6th Llucmajor Open 2017 Llucmajor ESP Sun 14th May 2017 - Sun 21st May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Fedorchuk Sergey A.GMUKR26217.543.555.50.0
216Cuenca Jimenez Jose FernandoGMESP24787.539.048.50.0
35Goganov AlekseyGMRUS25927.044.055.50.0
44Fridman DanielGMGER26057.043.055.50.0
57Brunello SabinoGMITA25657.042.555.00.0
610Gordon Stephen JGMENG25107.040.551.50.0
711Arizmendi Martinez Julen LuisGMESP25007.040.051.50.0
818Almagro Llamas PabloIMESP24567.038.548.50.0
98Kunin VitalyGMGER25516.543.556.00.0
1014Rotstein ArkadijGMGER24896.541.052.50.0
1115Pap MisaGMSRB24806.540.553.00.0
1233Houska JovankaIMENG23776.537.548.00.0
1323Carlstedt JonathanIMGER24346.536.545.50.0
1442Serarols Mabras BernatESP22876.533.542.50.0
153Hera Imre Jr.GMHUN26186.043.054.00.0
161Romanov EvgenyGMRUS26366.041.553.50.0
176Postny EvgenyGMISR25886.041.053.00.0
1813Ubilava ElizbarGMESP24916.039.050.00.0
1919Romanishin Oleg MGMUKR24546.039.049.50.0
2036Trepat Herranz JoanFMESP23636.039.049.50.0
2138Alonso Garcia Rene MarcialIMFID23466.039.049.50.0
2220Moroni Luca JrIMITA24486.038.549.00.0
2321Colovic AleksandarGMMKD24436.038.050.00.0
2412Movsziszian KarenGMARM25006.036.547.00.0
2522Zagorskis DariusGMLTU24406.036.546.00.0
2632Vassallo Barroche MauricioIMESP23786.036.047.00.0
2717Tratar MarkoGMSLO24606.036.045.00.0
2831Raetsky AlexanderGMRUS23786.035.045.00.0
2925Naumkin IgorGMRUS24145.540.050.50.0
3037Milliet SophieIMFRA23475.540.050.00.0
3130Panelo MarceloIMARG23835.539.551.00.0
3249Galiana Fernandez AdrianESP22165.539.050.50.0
3329Sylvan JacobFMDEN23845.538.549.50.0
3427Manik MikulasGMSVK24005.538.549.00.0
359Forcen Esteban DanielGMESP25455.538.048.50.0
3640Kohlweyer BerndIMGER23405.538.048.50.0
3728Roeder MatthiasIMGER23975.538.048.00.0
3824Minzer Claudio JavierIMARG24325.537.548.00.0
3946Ibanez Aullana RamonFMESP22455.537.547.50.0
4060Mierins EriksLAT21365.537.046.50.0
178 players

8) 47th Bosna Open 2017

The 47th Bosna Open took place 13th to 19th May 2017. Anton Demchenko won with 7.5/9.

47th Bosna Open 2017 Sarajevo BIH Sat 13th May 2017 - Fri 19th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Demchenko AntonGMRUS26297.541.539.576.0
29Kosic DraganGMMNE24857.039.034.070.0
33Perunovic MilosGMSRB26036.541.536.066.0
42Nikolic PredragGMBIH26076.541.035.564.0
510Blagojevic DragisaGMMNE24806.539.533.566.0
68Nestorovic NikolaGMSRB25066.539.035.568.0
730Ozen BahadirFMTUR22896.538.533.568.0
85Kadric DenisGMBIH25356.538.033.564.0
918Jakovljevic VladoIMBIH23846.537.532.566.0
1036Hodzic NihadBIH22666.536.530.566.0
1133Aakanksha HagawaneWIMIND22836.536.031.068.0
127Milanovic DaniloGMSRB25106.040.032.058.0
1311Stojanovic DaliborGMBIH24786.038.533.060.0
1422Bistric FarukGMBIH23496.037.532.060.0
1529Burovic RijadFMBIH22906.036.031.062.0
1632Kilic Efe MertCMTUR22846.035.030.562.0
1724Arapovic VitomirIMBIH23306.035.030.558.0
1821Nestorovic DejanIMSRB23756.034.529.058.0
1917Stankovic MilosIMSRB24066.034.528.560.0
2052Bucan EldinBIH21266.033.527.060.0
2127Vajic GoranBIH22956.032.030.562.0
2212Drasko MilanGMMNE24465.540.532.054.0
2315Filipovic BrankoIMSUI24135.539.033.053.0
2450Krstonijevic StjepanMNE21555.538.530.054.0
2525Sutkovic DamirBIH23175.538.031.556.0
2635Maksimovic BojanBIH22695.537.029.554.0
2728Trkulja GoranIMBIH22915.536.529.054.0
2857Hrescak IvanaWFMSLO21115.536.528.056.0
296Savic Miodrag RGMSRB25125.535.030.554.0
3023Sarenac DavidSRB23465.534.529.054.0
3131Ozates TunaFMTUR22865.534.528.556.0
3226Popovic ZoranFMBIH23005.534.528.554.0
3348Terzic IlijasFMBIH21635.533.027.554.0
3416Marjanovic DejanFMBIH24125.533.027.056.0
3575Cosovic AzizBIH20065.533.023.556.0
3643Velikic AdelaSRB22045.532.026.554.0
3713Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB24285.039.532.548.0
3814Drazic SinisaGMSRB24275.038.530.548.0
394Damljanovic BrankoGMSRB25435.037.530.552.0
4053Temizkan DenizcanFMTUR21245.037.528.550.0
128 players

9) 16th Asian Continental 2017

The 16th Asian Continental took place 12th to 20th May 2017. Wang Hao edged out Bu Xiangzhi on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

16th Asian Continental Chengdu CHN Fri 12th May 2017 - Sat 20th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Wang HaoCHN26807.00.55.02598
24Bu XiangzhiCHN26977.00.55.02568
35Vidit Santosh GujrathiIND26876.50.55.02541
41Yu YangyiCHN27436.50.54.02570
526Batchuluun TsegmedMGL25256.00.05.02563
620Sadorra Julio CatalinoPHI25756.00.04.02570
72Wei YiCHN27326.00.04.02542
87Adhiban B.IND26726.00.04.02518
98Ganguly Surya ShekharIND26536.00.03.02568
1019Maghsoodloo ParhamIRI25775.50.04.02543
119Sethuraman S.P.IND26335.50.04.02512
1211Jumabayev RinatKAZ26255.50.04.02493
1317Sengupta DeepIND25865.50.03.02577
1410Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonVIE26325.50.02.02521
1512Lu ShangleiCHN26195.50.02.02495
1616Bai JinshiCHN25865.00.04.02603
1715Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.IND25885.00.03.02593
183Kasimdzhanov RustamUZB26985.00.03.02542
1923Tran Tuan MinhVIE25375.00.03.02539
2044Atabayev SaparmyratTKM24225.00.03.02530
2118Karthikeyan MuraliIND25855.00.03.02516
2214Wen YangCHN26075.00.03.02478
2341Nguyen Van HuyVIE24425.00.03.02468
2442Bilguun SumiyaMGL24405.00.03.02457
2560Chen FanCHN23265.00.03.02451
2647Dai ChangrenCHN24185.00.03.02444
2724Xu XiangyuCHN25345.00.02.02560
2821Sandipan ChandaIND25755.00.02.02527
2938Hossain EnamulBAN24524.50.03.02555
3059Zhu YiCHN23284.50.03.02554
3135Yeoh Li TianMAS24704.50.03.02494
3237Atabayev YusupTKM24554.50.03.02427
3336Xu YiCHN24564.50.03.02411
3428Tabatabaei M.AminIRI25214.50.03.02408
3529Atabayev MaksatTKM25194.50.03.02335
3633Gundavaa BayarsaikhanMGL24854.50.02.02565
3725Lalith Babu M RIND25294.50.02.02544
3827Utegaliyev AzamatKAZ25224.50.02.02525
3922Xu YinglunCHN25604.50.02.02503
4055Zhao YuanheCHN23834.50.02.02476
69 players
16th Asian Continental w Chengdu CHN Fri 12th May 2017 - Sat 20th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Vo Thi Kim PhungVIE23237.50.06.02309
29Nakhbayeva GuliskhanKAZ23217.00.05.02305
317Vaishali RIND22726.50.06.02278
410Gomes Mary AnnIND23186.00.05.02307
51Lei TingjieCHN24826.00.05.02281
65Hoang Thi Bao TramVIE23716.00.05.02272
74Padmini RoutIND23806.00.05.02209
816Swati GhateIND22806.00.05.02114
920Nguyen Thi Mai HungVIE22576.00.04.02333
1014Xiao YiyiCHN22875.50.05.02222
117Pham Le Thao NguyenVIE23315.50.04.02289
122Khademalsharieh SarasadatIRI24505.50.04.02241
1319Mohota NishaIND22605.50.03.02276
146Soumya SwaminathanIND23595.50.03.02221
1529Kiran Manisha MohantyIND21605.00.05.02208
1622Nandhidhaa PvIND22525.00.04.02181
1740Xu YuzeCHN20405.00.03.02297
1821Ren XiaoyiCHN22575.00.03.02238
1946Atabayeva GozelTKM19905.00.03.02220
2038Nie XinCHN20455.00.03.02182
2115Nguyen Thi Thanh AnVIE22805.00.03.02178
2211Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimUZB22995.00.03.02174
2336Zhang LanlinCHN20674.50.04.02292
243Munguntuul BatkhuyagMGL24314.50.03.02229
2526Luong Phuong HanhVIE22244.50.03.02145
2612Gong QianyunSGP22984.50.03.02105
2724Chu RuotongCHN22514.50.03.02029
2833Tan Li TingMAS20914.50.02.02225
2913Frayna Janelle MaePHI22874.50.02.02050
3045Doan Thi Van AnhVIE19974.00.04.02248
3128Li XueyiCHN21614.00.04.02139
3223Uuriintuya UurtsaikhMGL22514.00.04.02063
3342Mendoza Shania MaePHI20194.00.03.02257
3418Pratyusha BoddaIND22694.00.03.02151
3530Zhao ShengxinCHN21554.00.02.02103
3643Ovezdurdiyeva JemalTKM20163.50.03.02141
3731Ning KaiyuCHN21343.50.03.02128
3837Du YuxinCHN20463.50.02.02178
3927Geldiyeva MahriTKM21693.50.02.02166
4039Hu Yu A.CHN20433.50.02.02151
50 players

10) 14th Orlova Chess Festival 2017

The 14th Orlova Chess Festival takes place 20th to 28th May 2017.

14th Orlova Open 2017 Orlova CZE Sat 20th May 2017 - Sun 28th May 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Andreev EduardUKR24323.02.05.55.50
215Zimniok LubomirCZE20603.02.05.05.00
310Lys JosefCZE21922.52.06.55.25
41Kislinsky AlexeyCZE24842.52.05.54.75
54Weinzettl ErnstAUT22932.52.05.54.50
614Sieber MartinCZE20872.52.05.54.25
17Taus MartinCZE20512.52.05.54.25
18Gratze MichaelAUT20452.52.05.54.25
93Molenda MarcinPOL24162.51.55.04.25
105Bakalarz MietekLUX22882.51.55.04.00
116Jaworski MiroslawPOL22362.51.55.03.75
1212Czerw DawidPOL21762.51.55.03.25
137Chudinovskikh Alexander MRUS22312.51.54.03.75
1411Zabystrzan PavelCZE21852.51.04.53.25
1513Kolar StanislavCZE21082.02.06.53.50
168Olsar JaroslavCZE22152.02.06.03.00
1726Ivanovic MarkoSRB19382.02.05.53.25
1821Horvath TomasCZE19852.01.54.02.50
1925Sramek VojtechCZE19672.01.54.02.50
209Besseling MichielNED22012.01.54.02.25
2120Sikora MatousCZE20082.01.04.52.00
33Szotkowski DavidCZE17912.01.04.52.00
2341Gruszka AlesCZE17012.01.04.52.00
2437Pekarek AlesCZE17352.01.04.51.50
2540Sebesta PetrCZE17312.01.04.51.50
2627Cieslak WiktoriaPOL19352.01.04.02.00
2739Adamczyk PiotrPOL17322.01.04.01.50
2834Vahala TomasCZE17732.01.04.01.00
2948Orzechowski MichalPOL15832.01.03.51.50
3036Galuszka TomaszPOL17532.01.03.51.00
3132Petrov NikolajCZE17982.01.03.01.00
3229Maroszczyk WieslawCZE19142.00.53.50.50
3345Kordela MonikaPOL16531.52.55.02.25
3422Kraus FrantisekCZE19831.52.55.01.25
3519Drozniak StanislawPOL20431.52.06.02.00
3628Olsar ZdenekCZE19271.52.05.52.00
3716Trombik KarelCZE20601.51.55.01.75
3824Kozelsky MarekCZE19741.51.55.01.75
3935BiEa MiroslavCZE17601.51.54.51.75
4031Cvik StepanCZE17991.51.54.51.75
4142Adamczyk ZuzannaPOL17001.51.54.00.75
4251Sulkowski DawidPOL14981.51.53.50.75
4343Pilch DavidCZE16791.02.05.51.00
49Baraniuk AndrejUKR15811.02.05.51.00
4579Zurawicka AleksandraPOL01.02.05.50.50
4672Sekanina PetrCZE01.02.05.01.00
4750Lipus DrahomirCZE15681.02.05.00.50
4853Sudolsky JanCZE14881.02.05.00.00
4956Kubiniok StanislawPOL14141.02.04.50.50
64Dziendziel MateuszPOL11291.02.04.50.50
79 players

11) St Petersburg IM 2017

The St Petersburg IM tournament took place 12th to 20th May 2017. Grigory Palchun won with 6.5/9.

St Petersburg IM 2017 St Petersburg RUS Fri 12th May 2017 - Sat 20th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Palchun GrigoryRUS23546.525.7550.0
28Pershin DenisRUS23226.024.5040.0
35Saveliev AlexeiRUS23695.524.0030.0
42Usmanov VasilyRUS24435.522.2520.0
54Schekachikhin MaksimRUS23955.018.2540.0
610Bajarani UlviAZE24864.518.0020.0
76Siagodnik AntonBLR22334.014.2520.0
87Askerov MaratRUS22134.014.0030.0
91Bajarani IlgarAZE22973.013.7500.0
103Manin ViktorUZB21441.04.2500.0
10 players
St Petersburg IM 2017 St Petersburg RUS Fri 12th May 2017 - Sat 20th May 2017. Category: 4. Ave: (2326)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Palchun, Grigory RUS 2354 # = 0 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2488
2 Pershin, Denis RUS 2322 = # 1 = = 0 1 1 = 1 6 2451
3 Saveliev, Alexei RUS 2369 1 0 # = 1 = = = 1 = 5.5 2401
4 Usmanov, Vasily IM RUS 2443 = = = # = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2393
5 Schekachikhin, Maksim FM RUS 2395 0 = 0 = # 1 1 0 1 1 5 2361
6 Bajarani, Ulvi GM AZE 2486 0 1 = = 0 # = = = 1 4.5 2308
7 Siagodnik, Anton FM BLR 2233 0 0 = = 0 = # 1 = 1 4 2293
8 Askerov, Marat FM RUS 2213 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 # 1 1 4 2295
9 Bajarani, Ilgar IM AZE 2297 = = 0 = 0 = = 0 # = 3 2204
10 Manin, Viktor UZB 2144 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1995

12) 5th Polish-Hungarian Friendship Tournament 2017

The 5th Polish-Hungarian Friendship Tournament took placde 20th to 21st May 2017. Aleksander Mista won with 8.5/9.

5th POL-HUN Open 2017 Katowice POL Sat 20th May 2017 - Sun 21st May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Mista, AleksanderGM25188.54657.5
2Heberla, BartlomiejGM25567.545.558.5
3Azarov, SergeiGM25897.544.558
4Lewicki, MiroslawCM22677.54255.5
5Zawadzka, JolantaWGM23367.54152.5
6Gumularz, SzymonI++21677.540.553
7Klekowski, MaciejIM248474556.5
8Gdanski, JacekGM2421743.555
9Bednarek, SylwesterFM2318742.554.5
10Pakleza, ZbigniewGM252474252.5
11Lewtak, DamianM232274152.5
12Nasuta, GrzegorzIM230274053
13Przedmojski, RafalM22726.54354.5
14Kanarek, MarcelGM24146.541.553
15Janik, IgorFM22986.540.553
16Woloch, OskarK21116.539.550
17Socko, MonikaGM23996.53950.5
18Lis, MateuszI++18976.53949
19Sadzikowski, DanielIM24056.538.550
20Cukrowski, FilipFM22486.538.549.5
21Zochowski, KacperK21496.53849.5
22Piesik, PiotrFM23106.53849
23Kucza, KarolFM22146.53847.5
24Flasinski, MichalK22056.53545
25Reza, WojciechK++2314642.554
26Kumala, AleksanderK220664152.5
27Barski, RadoslawK++2226640.553
28Mastrovasilis, DimitriosGM2587640.552.5
29Piotrowski, PrzemyslawK+2166640.552
30Kubica, KamilI++211864052
31Kaczmarek, ArkadiuszI++2138639.551.5
32Alvarado, CarlosI218063950.5
33Budrewicz, KrzysztofM2275638.549.5
34Rak, TomaszK2053638.549
35Kruszynski, WlodzimierzIM2253638.549
36Klepek, WitoldK1911637.548
37Bus, KonradK2168637.547
38Tworzydlo, PiotrI++221263747.5
39Sanz Wawer, DanielK2045636.548
40Dzierzak, RadoslawI++2099636.547
251 players

13) Bodensee Open 2017

The Bodensee Open takes place 20th to 28th May 2017.

Bodensee Open 2017 Bregenz AUT Sat 20th May 2017 - Sun 28th May 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Schlosser PhilippGER25013.05.02.05.00
6Sergeev VladimirUKR24443.05.02.05.00
7Kuijf MarinusNED23683.05.02.05.00
9Welling GerardNED23073.05.02.05.00
54Malakhatko VadimBEL24873.04.51.54.50
63Teske HenrikGER24923.04.01.04.00
11Bezemer ArnoNED22803.04.01.04.00
814Kelecevic NedeljkoSUI22332.56.52.05.25
916Hess Christian MathiasGER22222.56.02.04.75
18Srienz Christian Mag.AUT22152.56.02.04.75
28Harishankkar BalasubramaniamIND21652.56.02.04.75
32Rogozenco TeodoraGER21392.56.02.04.75
34Ballon GuentherNED21302.56.02.04.75
148Knödler Dieter Dr.GER23082.55.02.04.00
155Henrichs ThomasGER24822.55.01.53.75
25Höllrigl WilfriedAUT21692.55.01.53.75
1713Rolle EricGER22362.54.51.53.75
1817Schäfer MichaelGER22222.54.01.53.50
1930Fauth Dietmar Dr.GER21412.54.01.53.25
2041Sarmir MilosSVK20962.53.51.52.75
2120Johnsen GunnarNOR22032.53.01.02.75
2231Nickel RüdigerGER21402.52.00.51.75
2327Prakken GerritNED21672.06.52.03.50
2419Harishankkar Bharath SubramanIND22042.06.02.03.00
23Kuhn ThomasSUI21702.06.02.03.00
2648Willemsma AbeNED20702.05.52.03.50
2743Giesinger EliasSUI20892.05.52.03.25
2836Bueder ThomasGER21282.05.52.02.50
2924Sahl Sheila BarthNOR21702.05.51.52.50
3012Cunningham RobinUSA22552.05.02.03.00
3156Hanewinkel WinfriedGER19732.05.01.52.50
3226Hovenga AljeNED21692.05.01.02.00
33Weidel AlbrechtGER21342.05.01.02.00
38Sydow HardyGER21172.05.01.02.00
42Mojzis JaroslavCZE20902.05.01.02.00
3660Sikkel DirkNED19532.04.52.02.00
3749Mayer RolandGER20622.04.51.01.50
3829Van Den Bersselaar JeroenNED21542.04.01.02.50
391Tarlev KonstantinUKR25672.04.01.02.00
22Osterwald ElwinNED21842.04.01.02.00
4154Raddatz MichaelGER20062.04.01.01.50
59Schöbel-Kröhn LucasGER19582.04.01.01.50
85Hoyer OlafGER18472.04.01.01.50
4477Reitemann JonathanGER18842.04.01.01.00
4566Ladner PeterAUT19222.03.51.52.00
4635Kranzl JulianAUT21292.03.51.02.50
4753Wagner Leopold FranziskusGER20152.03.51.01.50
55Houweling BertNED19862.03.51.01.50
4965Eiter MeinhardAUT19252.03.51.01.00
67Lenninger RalfAUT19172.03.51.01.00
136 players

14) Frome Congress 2017

The Frome Congress took place 12th to 14th May 2017. Allan Pleasants, Scott Crockart and Jane Richmond scored 4/5.

Frome Congress 2017 Frome ENG Fri 12th May 2017 - Sun 14th May 2017
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
18Pleasants, Allan JWLS20664.012.5
22Crockart, Scott AENG21294.011.0
33Richmond, JaneWFMWLS21284.011.0
41Holt, Philip JENG22283.511.5
518Gregory, Andrew MENG19403.59.0
620Bogdan, Horia DROU19183.011.0
79Garcia, OscarESP20623.010.5
827Stoyanov, ViktorENG18343.010.0
928Kramaley, DavidENG18173.010.0
105Waddington, Mike PFMENG20853.08.0
1119French, MaxENG19223.08.0
1213de Coverly, Roger DENG19982.59.0
1315Varney, ZoeENG19762.58.5
144Girdlestone, Paul CENG21002.58.0
157Krzyzanowski, PatrykPOL20782.57.5
1610Anderson, Peter WENG20502.56.5
1723Clancy, Martin JENG18862.56.5
1811Simons, Martin JENG20362.07.5
1916Turner, Joseph DWLS19582.07.0
2024Cherupalli, RamprasadIND18842.07.0
216Menadue, Jeremy FSENG20822.06.0
2231Jackson, Paul GENG17482.06.0
2317Bourne, Johnathan DENG19552.05.5
2421Paulden, TimENG19102.05.5
2512Crockart, George NENG20012.05.0
2629Bridges, PaulWLS17912.05.0
2714Ward, Julian DENG19902.04.5
2822Adaway, WilliamENG18971.54.0
2930Hollands, George EENG17541.54.0
3032Rowland, OlatunjiENG16901.02.5
3125Hutchings, Roger MENG18810.52.5
3226Ponting, AndrewENG18720.52.5
32 players

15) Serik Open 2017

The Serik Open took place 16th to 21st May 2017. Vitaliy Bernadskiy won with 7.5/9.

Serik Open 2017 Serik TUR Tue 16th May 2017 - Sun 21st May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Bernadskiy VitaliyGMUKR25297946½41.00
2Eminov OrkhanFMTUR224867948½37.00
3Atalik EkaterinaIMTUR24315794840.00
4Sivuk VitalyGMUKR252067945½35.00
5Ersahin BulentTUR213846939½25.25
6Abdullayev AzerAZE20135945½24.75
7Nalbant Tuna OnatTUR1927493921.00
8Gleizerov EvgenyGMRUS25263595027.00
9Dolgun CanTUR179245943½22.50
10Strebkovs AndrejsIMLAT233445941½21.00
Alexanian NelliWIMTUR212845941½21.00
12Uzunoglu Efe KeremTUR20705593920.00
13Bekiragaoglu UmutTUR183035937½20.00
14Caberoglu ArdaCMTUR18054593618.00
15Uzuner Tufan CanTUR204145931½18.50
16Novikova MargaritaUKR20254936½18.50
17Can FurkanTUR1733493617.00
18Eryigit YakupTUR204444940½14.50
19Sade DefneWCMTUR157724937½16.00
20Kilic ErayTUR14543493615.00
21Ayan Bengu SenaWCMTUR185624935½14.50
22Cosgun EminTUR15252493414.50
23Kaygisiz IlaydaWCMTUR162934933½13.25
24Caputcuoglu Zeki BerkeTUR166614930½14.50
25Kucuk DoganTUR2082393915.50
26Soltani FardinIRA1746393410.50
27Ramzi Khazaal Ahmed Al - DAHWIIRQ18943933½11.00
28Uregen RafetTUR13803931½9.50
29Birol Emir EfeTUR145513930½10.75
30Sircan Ahmet KursatTUR169723930½8.50
31Yarar BoraTUR1516239308.50
32Ozsac Samet HarunTUR1630193410.50
33Yucesoy AtilTUR17302932½9.50
34Akalin BilgehanTUR140919266.75
34 players

16) Somov Memorial 2017

The Somov Memorial takes place 16th to 28th May 2017.

15th Somov Memorial 2017 Kirishi RUS Tue 16th May 2017 - Sun 28th May 2017
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Lobanov SergeiRUS24293.50.09.752
27Shevchenko KirillUKR24913.50.09.502
34Sargsyan ShantARM24093.50.06.752
12Hakobyan AramARM24493.50.06.752
56Kaasen Tor FredrikNOR24023.00.07.002
62Shubin KirillRUS22873.00.03.503
78Giannoulakis LamprosGRE23302.50.07.001
810Kacharava NikoloziGEO21802.00.04.251
11Nikitenko MihailBLR24082.00.04.251
105Zarubitski ViachaslauBLR23252.00.02.001
113Pultinevicius PauliusLTU23951.50.01.751
121Shсhetkin KirillRUS15940.00.00.000
12 players
15th Somov Memorial 2017 Kirishi RUS Tue 16th May 2017 - Sun 28th May 2017. Category: 3. Ave: (2308)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Lobanov, Sergei RUS 2429 # = = 1 = 1 3.5 2540
2 Shevchenko, Kirill IM UKR 2491 = # = = 1 1 3.5 2507
3 Hakobyan, Aram IM ARM 2449 = # 1 = = 1 3.5 2368
4 Sargsyan, Shant CM ARM 2409 = # 1 = = 1 3.5 2329
5 Kaasen, Tor Fredrik FM NOR 2402 0 = # = 1 1 3 2440
6 Shubin, Kirill FM RUS 2287 0 0 # 1 1 1 3 2323
7 Giannoulakis, Lampros FM GRE 2330 = 0 = = # 1 2.5 2419
8 Kacharava, Nikolozi FM GEO 2180 0 = 0 # = 1 2 2332
9 Nikitenko, Mihail IM BLR 2408 = 0 0 # = 1 2 2292
10 Zarubitski, Viachaslau FM BLR 2325 0 0 = = # 1 2 2116
11 Pultinevicius, Paulius LTU 2395 = 0 0 0 # 1 1.5 2035
12 Shchetkin, Kirill RUS 1594 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2373

17) 6th Salento Open 2017

The 6th Salento Open takes place 20th to 27th May 2017.

6th Salento Open 2017 Gallipoli ITA Sat 20th May 2017 - Sat 27th May 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Vovk YuriGMUKR26003.05.03.52331
21Vovk AndriyGMUKR26372.55.54.52317
34Pruijssers RoelandGMNED25012.54.03.02211
410Szczepkowska KarinaIMPOL24082.53.53.52334
59Gilevych ArtemFMITA24232.05.04.52275
629Vardan NagpalIND20152.04.53.52311
78D'amore CarloIMITA24322.04.53.52255
85Lazic MiroljubGMSRB24672.04.53.52247
96Wieczorek OskarIMPOL24582.04.53.52158
1012Yrjola JouniGMFIN23382.04.03.52316
113Horvath CsabaGMHUN25032.03.02.52191
1213Kleinman MichaelFMCAN23351.55.54.52330
1314Di Benedetto EdoardoFMITA22701.55.54.02235
1423Itkin DavidCAN21181.54.54.52331
1517Di Benedetto DesireeWIMITA21861.54.54.52310
1611Kulon KlaudiaWGMPOL23841.54.54.52256
1724Soubirou OrianeFRA21061.54.03.52285
1830Bernabei AlbertoITA18601.52.02.02182
1919De Villers MouradBEL21811.06.04.52264
2015Vuelban VirgilioIMPHI22631.06.04.52202
2122Sirena GianniITA21201.05.04.02459
2218Bettalli FrancescoITA21821.05.04.02365
2320Valenti GiuseppeFMITA21281.05.04.02250
2416Martorelli AntonioIMITA22061.04.54.52252
2521Parrella AlfredoITA21241.04.03.02224
2628Durbano GabrieleITA20321.04.03.02196
2727Lelli AdrianoITA20471.03.53.51815
2825Tocco PaoloITA21030.05.04.02158
297Van Haastert EdwinIMNED24510.04.53.52120
3026Callier ChristopheBEL20610.04.53.02229
30 players

18) 34th Mukachevo Rating 2017

The 34th Mukachevo Rating took place 16th to 20th May 2017. Robert Oros edged out Viktor Skliarov on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9.

34th Mukachevo Rating IM Mukachevo UKR Tue 16th May 2017 - Sat 20th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Oros RobertFMUKR22306.527.000.04
26Skliarov ViktorFMUKR23796.524.000.05
35Matviishen ViktorFMUKR24056.023.250.03
410Shkuran DanyloIMUKR24525.522.000.02
58Boricsev OlegIMHUN23435.024.250.01
63Tiba VladyslavUKR23025.017.250.03
71Kagramanianz VartanIMARM22923.515.000.00
87Vachylya AndriyUKR22313.512.250.01
99Sevostianov PavelIMRUS22483.09.500.01
102Ganze LaszloHUN20200.51.750.00
10 players
34th Mukachevo Rating IM Mukachevo UKR Tue 16th May 2017 - Sat 20th May 2017. Category: None. Ave: (2242)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bykovskiy, Oleg FM UKR 2368 # = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2501
2 Tiba, Vladyslav UKR 2310 = # = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 7 2455
3 Dovzik, Juri IM UKR 2306 0 = # = = = 1 1 1 = 5.5 2315
4 Bunda, Viktor IM UKR 2302 0 = = # = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2316
5 Fediv, Alexandr FM UKR 2218 = 0 = = # = = = 1 1 5 2288
6 Boricsev, Oleg IM HUN 2340 = 0 = = = # = 0 = 1 4 2189
7 Oros, Robert FM UKR 2302 0 0 0 = = = # 1 = 1 4 2193
8 Burnett, Andrew FM SCO 2183 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 # 1 1 4 2206
9 Sztercsco, Sztyepan RUS 2090 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # = 1.5 1986
10 Ganze, Laszlo HUN 2005 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1918

19) 11th Agzamov Memorial 2017

The 11th Agzamov Memorial took place 2nd to 10th May 2017. Olexandr Bortnyk edged out Kirill Stupak on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9. Additional games available.

11th Agzamov Mem 2017 Tashkent UZB Tue 2nd May 2017 - Wed 10th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Bortnyk OlexandrUKR25677.50.526807.0
25Stupak KirillBLR25607.50.526736.0
310Kotanjian TigranARM24716.50.025836.0
46Kotsur PavelKAZ25526.50.025835.0
528Sattarov BobirUZB23246.50.025715.0
63Gagunashvili MerabGEO25736.50.025145.0
711Abdusattorov NodirbekUZB24536.50.025076.0
813Papin VasilyRUS24336.50.024785.0
99Rasulov VugarAZE25066.50.024716.0
108Pourramezanali AmirrezaIRI25126.50.024185.0
1133Tillyaev UlugbekUZB22956.50.024116.0
122Korneev OlegESP25806.00.024594.0
1322Sindarov JavokhirUZB23736.00.024476.0
141Kazhgaleyev MurtasKAZ25936.00.024304.0
1527Nigmatov OrtikUZB23316.00.024295.0
1618Fayzullaev AkmalUZB23866.00.024074.0
1741Jumanov ElbekUZB21906.00.023844.0
1812Yakubboev NodirbekUZB24406.00.023734.0
1930Abdisalimov AbdimalikUZB23006.00.022536.0
2015Ali Muhammad LutfiINA24235.50.023904.0
2121Vokhidov ShamsiddinUZB23775.50.023834.0
2234Ziatdinov RasetUSA22915.50.023245.0
2332Mamyrbay AssadKAZ22985.50.023124.0
2417Hafiz Arif AbdulINA23965.50.023024.0
2542Abdusattorova BakhoraUZB21755.50.021423.0
2614Khusenkhojaev MuhammadTJK24335.00.023444.0
2723Kholmirzaev BakhodirUZB23555.00.023304.0
2820Saydaliev SaidakbarUZB23805.00.023183.0
297Vakhidov JahongirUZB25425.00.022914.0
3016Begmuratov AlisherUZB24115.00.022795.0
3131Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimUZB22995.00.022733.0
3229Gevorgyan IrinaUZB23115.00.022514.0
3325Urazayev ArystanbekKAZ23425.00.022414.0
3435Shvanov GeorgiyUZB22535.00.022194.0
3538Agzamov ViachesiavUZB22215.00.021834.0
3639Arutyunyan ArmenUZB22105.00.021534.0
3719Khoroshev NikitaUZB23805.00.021403.0
3845Kholmatov YokubjonUZB21395.00.021334.0
3977Sulaiman Ahmad AshrafiAFG17645.00.021323.0
4036Vakhidov DalerUZB22365.00.021254.0
95 players

20) ch-ISL 2017

The Icelandic Championship took place 10th to 20th May 2017. Gudmundur Kjartansson won with 8/9.

ch-ISL 2017 Hafnarfjordur ISL Wed 10th May 2017 - Sat 20th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Kjartansson GudmundurISL24378.00.0733.25
21Steingrimsson HedinnISL25627.50.0728.50
35Ragnarsson DagurISL23205.50.0419.00
46Stefansson HannesISL25665.00.0315.50
54Kjartansson DavidISL23894.50.0316.25
68Bjornsson SigurbjornISL22684.01.0314.00
710Thorfinnsson BjornISL24074.00.0311.75
87Gislason GudmundurISL23362.50.028.25
92Birkisson Bardur OrnISL21622.00.517.50
103Stefansson Vignir VatnarISL23342.00.509.00
10 players
ch-ISL 2017 Hafnarfjordur ISL Wed 10th May 2017 - Sat 20th May 2017. Category: 6. Ave: (2378)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kjartansson, Gudmundur IM ISL 2437 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 8 2723
2 Steingrimsson, Hedinn GM ISL 2562 0 # 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 7.5 2631
3 Ragnarsson, Dagur FM ISL 2320 = 0 # = 0 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2465
4 Stefansson, Hannes GM ISL 2566 0 0 = # = = = 1 1 1 5 2400
5 Kjartansson, David FM ISL 2389 0 0 1 = # 0 1 = = 1 4.5 2377
6 Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn FM ISL 2268 0 0 0 = 1 # 1 0 = 1 4 2347
7 Thorfinnsson, Bjorn IM ISL 2407 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1 1 1 4 2332
8 Gislason, Gudmundur FM ISL 2336 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 # 1 0 2.5 2217
9 Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar FM ISL 2334 0 = 0 0 = = 0 0 # = 2 2163
10 Birkisson, Bardur Orn ISL 2162 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = # 2 2182

21) First Saturday May 2017

The First Saturday May tournaments took place 6th to 16th May 2017. Saptarshi Roy won the GM group with 6/9.

FSGM May 2017 Budapest HUN Sat 6th May 2017 - Tue 16th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Saptarshi RoyIMIND24076.025.500.05
27Mihajlov SebastianFMNOR23935.526.500.04
31Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB23885.520.750.04
43Pacher MilanGMSVK24505.022.500.04
54Abdyjapar AsylIMKGZ23905.019.500.04
610Farago IvanGMHUN24114.518.250.02
79Munkhgal GombosurenIMMGL24454.016.500.03
85Li BoIMCHN23594.016.000.02
96Ikeda JuntaIMAUS24123.514.000.02
102Rahul Srivatshav PIND23032.010.500.01
10 players
FSGM May 2017 Budapest HUN Sat 6th May 2017 - Tue 16th May 2017. Category: 6. Ave: (2396)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Saptarshi, Roy IM IND 2407 # 0 1 0 1 1 1 = 1 = 6 2520
2 Mihajlov, Sebastian FM NOR 2393 1 # 1 0 1 = 1 = = 0 5.5 2476
3 Ilincic, Zlatko GM SRB 2388 0 0 # = = = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2477
4 Pacher, Milan GM SVK 2450 1 1 = # 0 = 0 1 0 1 5 2433
5 Abdyjapar, Asyl IM KGZ 2390 0 0 = 1 # = 0 1 1 1 5 2439
6 Farago, Ivan GM HUN 2411 0 = = = = # 1 0 = 1 4.5 2394
7 Munkhgal, Gombosuren IM MGL 2445 0 0 0 1 1 0 # = 1 = 4 2347
8 Li, Bo IM CHN 2359 = = 0 0 0 1 = # = 1 4 2357
9 Ikeda, Junta IM AUS 2412 0 = 0 1 0 = 0 = # 1 3.5 2314
10 Rahul, Srivatshav P IND 2303 = 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 2 2186
Round 1. Sat 6th May 2017
Ilincic, Zlatko 1/2-1/2 Farago, Ivan 34 D41 QGD
Rahul, Srivatshav P 1/2-1/2 Munkhgal, Gombosuren 33 E42 Nimzo-Indian
Pacher, Milan 1-0 Saptarshi, Roy 57 C96 Ruy Lopez
Abdyjapar, Asyl 0-1 Mihajlov, Sebastian 53 C03 French
Li, Bo 1/2-1/2 Ikeda, Junta 25 C42 Petrov
Round 2. Sun 7th May 2017
Farago, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Ikeda, Junta 30 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Mihajlov, Sebastian 1/2-1/2 Li, Bo 40 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Saptarshi, Roy 1-0 Abdyjapar, Asyl 60 B50 Sicilian
Munkhgal, Gombosuren 1-0 Pacher, Milan 61 D90 Gruenfeld
Ilincic, Zlatko 1-0 Rahul, Srivatshav P 66 E63 King's Indian
Round 3. Mon 8th May 2017
Rahul, Srivatshav P 0-1 Farago, Ivan 34 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Pacher, Milan 1/2-1/2 Ilincic, Zlatko 51 B90 Sicilian
Abdyjapar, Asyl 0-1 Munkhgal, Gombosuren 41 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Li, Bo 1/2-1/2 Saptarshi, Roy 73 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Ikeda, Junta 1/2-1/2 Mihajlov, Sebastian 41 C77 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Tue 9th May 2017
Farago, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Mihajlov, Sebastian 52 E73 King's Indian
Saptarshi, Roy 1-0 Ikeda, Junta 37 C22 Centre game
Munkhgal, Gombosuren 1/2-1/2 Li, Bo 42 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Ilincic, Zlatko 1/2-1/2 Abdyjapar, Asyl 32 E10 Queen's pawn game
Rahul, Srivatshav P 0-1 Pacher, Milan 45 A45 Queen's pawn game
Round 5. Wed 10th May 2017
Pacher, Milan 1/2-1/2 Farago, Ivan 33 E15 Queen's Indian
Abdyjapar, Asyl 1-0 Rahul, Srivatshav P 62 E90 King's Indian
Li, Bo 0-1 Ilincic, Zlatko 49 D53 QGD
Ikeda, Junta 0-1 Munkhgal, Gombosuren 49 A05 Reti opening
Mihajlov, Sebastian 1-0 Saptarshi, Roy 41 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 6. Fri 12th May 2017
Farago, Ivan 0-1 Saptarshi, Roy 46 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Munkhgal, Gombosuren 0-1 Mihajlov, Sebastian 81 D10 QGD Slav defence
Ilincic, Zlatko 1-0 Ikeda, Junta 32 E15 Queen's Indian
Rahul, Srivatshav P 0-1 Li, Bo 43 A07 Reti
Pacher, Milan 0-1 Abdyjapar, Asyl 58 E00 Queen's pawn game
Round 7. Sat 13th May 2017
Abdyjapar, Asyl 1/2-1/2 Farago, Ivan 36 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Li, Bo 0-1 Pacher, Milan 54 A80 Dutch
Ikeda, Junta 1-0 Rahul, Srivatshav P 41 E63 King's Indian
Mihajlov, Sebastian 1-0 Ilincic, Zlatko 53 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Saptarshi, Roy 1-0 Munkhgal, Gombosuren 36 C11 French
Round 8. Mon 15th May 2017
Farago, Ivan 1-0 Munkhgal, Gombosuren 44 E41 Nimzo-Indian
Ilincic, Zlatko 0-1 Saptarshi, Roy 55 E02 Catalan
Rahul, Srivatshav P 1-0 Mihajlov, Sebastian 45 E92 King's Indian
Pacher, Milan 0-1 Ikeda, Junta 34 B41 Sicilian
Abdyjapar, Asyl 1-0 Li, Bo 29 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Round 9. Tue 16th May 2017
Li, Bo 1-0 Farago, Ivan 34 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Ikeda, Junta 0-1 Abdyjapar, Asyl 50 A30 English
Mihajlov, Sebastian 0-1 Pacher, Milan 28 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
Saptarshi, Roy 1/2-1/2 Rahul, Srivatshav P 30 B48 Sicilian
Munkhgal, Gombosuren 0-1 Ilincic, Zlatko 77 A45 Queen's pawn game
FSIM May 2017 Budapest HUN Sat 6th May 2017 - Tue 16th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Rajdeep SarkarFMIND23127.028.500.06
26Radlovacki JovanIMSRB23636.526.750.05
34Farago SandorIMHUN22695.021.750.04
41Toth BelaIMITA23185.019.000.03
53Vardan NagpalAGMIND20154.519.250.01
65Hilverda AlexanderGER24004.516.750.03
72Viglundsson BjorgvinISL21233.514.750.02
88Lyell MarkFMENG22683.513.750.02
910Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22303.010.750.02
109Nemeth ZoltanIMHUN22612.512.250.00
10 players
FSIM May 2017 Budapest HUN Sat 6th May 2017 - Tue 16th May 2017. Category: 1. Ave: (2256)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Rajdeep, Sarkar FM IND 2312 # = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 7 2470
2 Radlovacki, Jovan IM SRB 2363 = # 1 = = 1 0 1 1 1 6.5 2410
3 Farago, Sandor IM HUN 2269 1 0 # = 0 1 1 0 1 = 5 2297
4 Toth, Bela IM ITA 2318 0 = = # = 0 1 1 = 1 5 2292
5 Vardan, Nagpal IND 2015 0 = 1 = # = = = = = 4.5 2283
6 Hilverda, Alexander GER 2400 0 0 0 1 = # 1 = 1 = 4.5 2240
7 Viglundsson, Bjorgvin ISL 2123 0 1 0 0 = 0 # = 1 = 3.5 2191
8 Lyell, Mark FM ENG 2268 0 0 1 0 = = = # 0 1 3.5 2175
9 Szalanczy, Emil IM HUN 2230 0 0 0 = = 0 0 1 # 1 3 2134
10 Nemeth, Zoltan IM HUN 2261 = 0 = 0 = = = 0 0 # 2.5 2089
Round 1. Sat 6th May 2017
Toth, Bela 1/2-1/2 Szalanczy, Emil 31 D56 QGD
Viglundsson, Bjorgvin 1/2-1/2 Nemeth, Zoltan 33 D22 QGA
Vardan, Nagpal 1/2-1/2 Lyell, Mark 38 A90 Dutch defence
Farago, Sandor 1-0 Rajdeep, Sarkar 40 C60 Ruy Lopez
Hilverda, Alexander 0-1 Radlovacki, Jovan 44 A53 Old Indian defence
Round 2. Sun 7th May 2017
Szalanczy, Emil 0-1 Radlovacki, Jovan 41 B12 Caro-Kann
Rajdeep, Sarkar 1-0 Hilverda, Alexander 73 A07 Reti
Lyell, Mark 1-0 Farago, Sandor 28 B07 Pirc defence
Nemeth, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Vardan, Nagpal 33 A07 Reti
Toth, Bela 1-0 Viglundsson, Bjorgvin 34 D55 QGD
Round 3. Mon 8th May 2017
Viglundsson, Bjorgvin 1-0 Szalanczy, Emil 91 A36 English
Vardan, Nagpal 1/2-1/2 Toth, Bela 41 E10 Queen's pawn game
Farago, Sandor 1/2-1/2 Nemeth, Zoltan 13 B33 Sicilian
Hilverda, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Lyell, Mark 63 A90 Dutch defence
Radlovacki, Jovan 1/2-1/2 Rajdeep, Sarkar 50 C60 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Tue 9th May 2017
Szalanczy, Emil 0-1 Rajdeep, Sarkar 65 C83 Ruy Lopez
Lyell, Mark 0-1 Radlovacki, Jovan 37 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Nemeth, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Hilverda, Alexander 70 A88 Dutch
Toth, Bela 1/2-1/2 Farago, Sandor 64 A74 Benoni
Viglundsson, Bjorgvin 1/2-1/2 Vardan, Nagpal 48 D35 QGD
Round 5. Wed 10th May 2017
Vardan, Nagpal 1/2-1/2 Szalanczy, Emil 68 A34 English
Farago, Sandor 1-0 Viglundsson, Bjorgvin 27 C11 French
Hilverda, Alexander 1-0 Toth, Bela 33 A08 Reti
Radlovacki, Jovan 1-0 Nemeth, Zoltan 42 C23 Bishop's opening
Rajdeep, Sarkar 1-0 Lyell, Mark 38 D02 Queen's pawn game
Round 6. Fri 12th May 2017
Szalanczy, Emil 1-0 Lyell, Mark 53 B12 Caro-Kann
Nemeth, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Rajdeep, Sarkar 40 C25 Vienna
Toth, Bela 1/2-1/2 Radlovacki, Jovan 31 A56 Czech Benoni defence
Viglundsson, Bjorgvin 0-1 Hilverda, Alexander 44 A80 Dutch, 2.Bg5 variation
Vardan, Nagpal 1-0 Farago, Sandor 19 E80 King's Indian
Round 7. Sat 13th May 2017
Farago, Sandor 1-0 Szalanczy, Emil 52 B22 Sicilian
Hilverda, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Vardan, Nagpal 79 E00 Catalan opening
Radlovacki, Jovan 0-1 Viglundsson, Bjorgvin 35 B30 Sicilian
Rajdeep, Sarkar 1-0 Toth, Bela 91 A05 Reti opening
Lyell, Mark 1-0 Nemeth, Zoltan 41 B01 Scandinavian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Round 8. Mon 15th May 2017
Szalanczy, Emil 1-0 Nemeth, Zoltan 53 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Toth, Bela 1-0 Lyell, Mark 39 D27 QGA
Viglundsson, Bjorgvin 0-1 Rajdeep, Sarkar 52 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Vardan, Nagpal 1/2-1/2 Radlovacki, Jovan 35 A55 Old Indian
Farago, Sandor 1-0 Hilverda, Alexander 37 C77 Ruy Lopez
Round 9. Tue 16th May 2017
Hilverda, Alexander 1-0 Szalanczy, Emil 49 D85 Gruenfeld
Radlovacki, Jovan 1-0 Farago, Sandor 38 B40 Sicilian defence
Rajdeep, Sarkar 1-0 Vardan, Nagpal 44 A05 Reti opening
Lyell, Mark 1/2-1/2 Viglundsson, Bjorgvin 65 C10 French
Nemeth, Zoltan 0-1 Toth, Bela 82 A13 English
FSFM May 2017 Budapest HUN Sat 6th May 2017 - Tue 16th May 2017
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Orgil GantumurMGL20588.032.500.06
26Eperjesi Laszlo Dr.IMHUN20346.530.000.04
35Zhukov AntonRUS20996.023.000.04
42Lukacs AlbertHUN19294.514.000.04
54Hart AlexanderSWE17944.014.500.02
61Havaskori LaszloHUN18781.06.500.01
6 players

22) Match of Seconds 2017

Peter Heine Nielsen and Laurent Fressinet played a two game rapid match in Porto-Vecchio 15th to 16th May 2017. Fressinet won both games.

Match of Seconds 2017 Porto-Vecchio FRA Mon 15th May 2017 - Tue 16th May 2017
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Fressinet, LaurentGMFRA2668112
2Nielsen, Peter HeineGMDEN2639000
2 players

23) Mateu Chalmeta Memorial 2017

The Mateu Chalmeta Memorial takes place 21st April to 16th June 2017.

Mateu Chalmeta Mem 2017 Sant Boi ESP Fri 21st Apr 2017 - Fri 16th Jun 2017
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Quirhuayo Chumbe German Gonza22914.00.06.753.0
21Lorenzo De La Riva Lazaro23794.00.06.753.0
34Cruz Jonathan24333.50.07.752.0
410Ryan Joseph22583.50.05.753.0
59Chalmeta Ugas Ramon22763.50.04.502.0
66Gonzalez Raul Omar22052.50.03.252.0
73Cruz Filemon23462.00.06.000.0
87Moreno Martin Daniel21941.50.01.751.0
92Morros Faura Ricard22560.50.01.000.0
105Ros Alonso Jaume22110.00.00.000.0
10 players
Mateu Chalmeta Mem 2017 Sant Boi ESP Fri 21st Apr 2017 - Fri 16th Jun 2017. Category: 2. Ave: (2285)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Quirhuayo Chumbe, German Gonzalo FM PER 2291 # = 1 = 1 1 4 2518
2 Lorenzo De La Riva, Lazaro IM ESP 2379 # = 1 = 1 1 4 2541
3 Cruz, Jonathan IM PER 2433 = = # = 1 1 3.5 2428
4 Ryan, Joseph FM IRL 2258 0 # 1 1 = 1 3.5 2425
5 Chalmeta Ugas, Ramon FM ESP 2276 = # = = 1 1 3.5 2439
6 Gonzalez, Raul Omar FM ESP 2205 0 0 = # 1 1 2.5 2246
7 Cruz, Filemon IM PER 2346 = = 0 = # = 2 2220
8 Moreno Martin, Daniel ESP 2194 0 0 = 0 # 1 1.5 2131
9 Morros Faura, Ricard ESP 2256 0 0 0 0 = # 0.5 1972
10 Ros Alonso, Jaume ESP 2211 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2269

24) Croatian Cup 2017

The Croatian Cup took place 10th to 14th May 2017. SK Liburnija. Rijeka won the title. A few additional games now available.

Croatian Cup 2017 Mali Losinj CRO Wed 10th May 2017 - Sun 14th May 2017
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12SK Liburnija. Rijeka65011118.0105.0
24SK Mornar. Split6411917.084.5
31SK Zagreb. Zagreb6411916.5107.5
411SK Vinkovci. Vinkovci6411916.087.0
53GSK Solin-Cemex. Solin6312815.083.5
610SK Stridon. Strigova6312815.079.0
76SK Sljeme-Agroproteinka. Sesvete6321716.585.5
89SK Petar Sedlar-Pepe. Kastel Novi6321712.064.0
98SK Vukovar '91. Vukovar6321711.554.5
105SK Rijeka. Rijeka6330613.567.5
1112HASK Mladost. Zagreb6222613.555.0
1215SK Caissa. Zagreb6330613.545.0
137SK Brda. Split6330613.068.5
1413SK Polet. Busevec6222612.545.0
1520SK Strahoninec. Cakovec-Strahininec6330610.044.5
1618ASK Junior. Rijeka6123511.542.0
1714SK Polet. Zabok6231510.034.0
1817SK Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik624049.529.0
1925SK Strmac. Nova Gradiska613248.531.0
2016SK Slavonac. Nasice613248.522.0
2119SSK Konaki. Novo Virje613248.029.0
2224SD Varaždin. Varaždin613247.023.0
2323SK ETF-Osijek. Osijek603338.024.0
2421SK Omis. Omis603338.024.0
2522SK Buje. Buje603337.523.0
25 teams

25) 2nd Bundesliga 2016-17

The German Bundesliga 2nd Division has four divisions. They took place 15th October to 7th May 2017. Final round standings now available. A lot of games now available.

2nd Bundesliga Nord 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 7th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1SK Norderstedt 197596211341.5
2Hamburger SK II96211340
3SV Glueck auf Ruedersdorf95311140.5
4SG Turm Kiel95401035.5
5SK Zehlendorf9441936
6SV Werder Bremen II9333935
7SF Berlin 1903 II9441934.5
8Rotation Pankow9360631
9Preetzer TSV9261534
10HSK Lister Turm Hannover9261532
10 teams
2nd Bundesliga West 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 7th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Schachgemeinschaft Porz99001854
2SV Wuerselen 192696121440.5
3SV 1920 Hofheim96301246.5
4Duesseldorfer SK 1914/192595221241
5SC Hansa Dortmund9342829
6Aachener SV 18569243735
7SG Bochum 319351729.5
8SG Solingen II9252633
9SF Katernberg9153529.5
10SV Muelheim Nord II9081122
10 teams
2nd Bundesliga Ost 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 7th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1BCA Augsburg97021649.5
2ESV Nickelhuette Aue97021647
3Erfurter SK96031543.5
4TSV Bindlach-Aktionär95401035.5
5SC Erlangen9351733
6SC Forchheim9351731
7SC Garching 19809252631
8SK Koenig Plauen9360627
9SK Passau 18699162430.5
10SF Anderssen Bad Mergentheim9171332
10 teams
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 7th May 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Schachfreunde Deizisau99001858
2SC Viernheim97201446.5
3SC Emmendingen96301242
4SC Heusenstamm96301240.5
5SC Eppingen95401037.5
6TSV Schoenaich9450833
7TSV Schott Mainz9360633
8SC Untergrombach 19469360630.5
9Schachfreunde Schoeneck9180222
10SC Caissa Schwarzenbach9180217
10 teams

26) TCh-SUI 2017

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 19th March to 15th October 2017.

TCh-SUI 2017 Switzerland SUI Sun 19th Mar 2017 - Sun 15th Oct 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Winterthur623
2Riehen620.5
3Zürich620
4Genf617
5Luzern417
6Wollishofen414.5
7Reti314.5
8Mendrisio313
9Bodan213
10Neuenburg07.5
10 teams

27) Active Team Events

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

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017

The first three rounds of the Polish Ekstraliga took place in Gorzow Wlkp. 5th to 7th May 2017. There are two more extended weekends, in Wroclaw 29th September to 1st October and Katowice 20th to 22nd October 2017.

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2017 Poland POL Fri 5th May 2017 - Sun 22nd Oct 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgMptsBptsTB1TB2
1Wasko HETMAN GKS Katowice26476.014.02.52.5
2VOTUM SA POLONIA Wroclaw25716.013.52.02.0
3K.Sz. MIEDZ Legnica24786.011.52.02.0
4Akademia Szachowa ChessGrow Gliwice25114.09.51.01.0
5KSz STILON Gorzow Wlkp.25834.09.02.02.0
6WKS Kopernik25092.09.51.51.5
7TS Wisla Krakow23972.08.01.01.0
8UKS HETMAN Czestochowa23720.07.01.01.0
9KSz SILESIA JAS-FBG Raciborz23790.04.01.51.5
10Sz.S.O.N. Zaglebie Dabrowa Gornicza23270.04.00.50.5
10 teams

TCh-CHN 2017

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 18th April to 5th December 2017.

TCh-CHN 2017 China CHN Tue 18th Apr 2017 - Tue 5th Dec 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 22) Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b9a9b10a10bTB1TB2
1Chongqing**33812.5
2Shanghai2**612.5
3Zhejiang**511.0
4Chengdu**1510.5
5Hebei**410.5
6Jiangsu2**3410.0
7Tianjin**49.5
Shenzhen4½2**49.5
Beijing**349.5
10Hangzhou2**28.5
11Shandong22218.5
12Qingdao217.5
12 teams

28) Forthcoming Events and Links

Fredericia IM 2017

22nd Stuttgart Open 2017

26th Chicago Open 2017

Deltalift Open 2017

Groninger Combinatie Open 2017

10th KIIT International 2017

12th Angers Open 2017

52nd Capablanca Memorial 2017

6th CHN w Masters 2017

Ayr Chess Congress 2017

Memorial Day Classic 2017

18th European Individual Championship 2017

39th Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2017

11th BPB Limburg Open 2017

11th Engadin Pfingst Open 2017

9th Capo d'Orso Open 2017

First Saturday June 2017

ch-GER Youth 2017

10th Mayors Cup Open 2017

9th Lublin Union Memorial 2017

5th Norway Chess 2017

12th American Continental 2017

44th Utrecht Open Chess Championships 2017

World Senior Games 2017

12th Teplice Open 2017

8th Forni di Sopra 2017

35th Balaton Chess Festival 2017

ch-FIN 2017

20th Rhein-Main-Open 2017

Cez Trophy 2017

11th World Teams 2017

Silver Lake Open 2017

14th Baltija Cup 2017

88th ch-GER 2017

27th Gros Open 2017

30th Leon Chess 2017

Nordic Zonal 2017

Solta Amateur Open 2017

ch-NED 2017

13th Prague Chess Festival 2017

3rd Batumi Municipality Cup 2017

First Saturday July 2017

Karvina Open 2017

Geneva Grand Prix 2017

10th Paracin Sports Summer 2017

8th Hainan Danzhou GM 2017

36th St Veit Open 2017

5th Kings Place Festival 2017

7th Amsterdam Science Park Open 2017

MetLife Warsaw Najdorf Chess Festival 2017

VMCG Schachfestival 2017

40th Ikaros Chess Festival 2017

28th Czech Open 2017

45th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2017

40th Eastman Open 2017

9th Vitoria-Gasteiz Open 2017

ch-CHN GpB 2017

27th Heart of Finland Open 2017

2nd Silk Road Chess Masters 2017

10th Paleochora Open 2017

Astana Open 2017

11th Portoroz Open 2017

35th Andorra Open 2017

43rd Sitges Open 2017

8th Terre degli Elimi 2017

104th British Chess Championships 2017

6th Fano Summer Open 2017

4th Prague Summer Open 2017

First Saturday August 2017

3rd Zhongfu Chess Open 2017

Riga Technical University Open 2017

20th Olomouc Chess Summer 2017

Bruges Masters 2017

Panevezys International Chess Festival 2017

FIDE World Cup 2017

First Saturday September 2017

21st Heraklion Open 2017

16th Sunny Beach Open 2017

31st Pula Open 2017

11th Highlands Open 2017

8th Hradec Kralove Open 2017

Tatry Open 2017

43rd Guernsey Chess Festival 2017

1st Shaoxing Open 2017

76th Nona Gaprindashvili Cup 2017

7th Brno Open 2017

2nd Hainan Open 2017

Palma De Mallorca Grand Prix 2017

9th Pilsen Open 2017

European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2017

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018

18th Liberec Open 2018

Haspa-Schachpokal 2018

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