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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1214 12th February 2018 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Fischer Random 2018
3) Hou vs Karpov Rapid Match 2018
4) Saint Louis Norm Congress GM/IM 2018
5) Aarhus Chess House GM 2018
6) First Friday Puchong IM February 2018
7) First Saturday February 2018
8) Portugal Open 2018
9) 26th Fajr Open 2018
10) 2nd Marcel Duchamp Cup 2018
11) 56th Baltimore Open 2018
12) 40th Bulgarian Open 2018
13) 55th ch-CUB 2018
14) Third Saturday 64 2018
15) ch-MDA 2018
16) Vajda Arpad Memorial 2018
17) Reykjavik Chess Congress 2018
18) ch-HKG 2018
19) 84th ch-BRA 2018
20) Brazil Carnaval Open 2018
21) Chrzanow Championship 2018
22) Third Saturday 65-66 2018
23) WWRR 2018
24) Women Chess Stars 2018
25) 9th Pfalz Open 2018
26) 38th TCh-IND 2018
27) TCh-FAI 2017-18
28) TCh-CZE 2017-18
29) TCh-CAT 2018
30) PRO Chess League 2018
31) TCh-FIN 2017-18
32) 4NCL 2017-18
33) TCh-ISR 2018
34) Active Team Events
35) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Fischer Random 20188 games
Hou vs Karpov Rapid Match 20182 games
Saint Louis Norm Congress GM/IM 201880 games
Aarhus Chess House GM 201815 games
First Friday Puchong IM February 201845 games
Portugal Open 2018498 games
26th Fajr Open 201864 games
2nd Marcel Duchamp Cup 2018536 games
56th Baltimore Open 201810 games
55th ch-CUB 201830 games
ch-MDA 201820 games
Vajda Arpad Memorial 20185 games
Reykjavik Chess Congress 201826 games
ch-HKG 201825 games
84th ch-BRA 201836 games
Brazil Carnaval Open 2018117 games
Chrzanow Championship 201820 games
Women Chess Stars 201815 games
9th Pfalz Open 2018179 games
38th TCh-IND 2018140 games
TCh-FAI 2017-1812 games
TCh-CZE 2017-18192 games
TCh-CAT 201870 games
PRO Chess League 2018768 games
TCh-FIN 2017-1880 games
4NCL 2017-18128 games
TCh-ISR 201836 games
3157 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Luis Roberto Da Costa, Jonathan Cannon, Paulo Rocha, Miguel Gomez Masjuan and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The Fischer Random Chess960 (actually 959 as they're not going to play the normal start position) match enters its final day tomorrow. Magnus Carlsen has pretty much dominated but only leads by one win going into the blitz (worth two points) instead of 4 or event 6 points. Carlsen played a fantastic opening in the final rapid game but some stella defending from Nakamura saved the day. In the end it did more than save the day as Magnus Carlsen played for a win right down to the moment where he lost on time trying to win Rook and Bishop vs Rook when just asking for a draw would have got him it. Very odd. This makes the final day a contest and we'll see what Carlsen does. It's been an interesting event with heart monitors being the other innovation alongside the format. It's been mildly diverting, I remain to be convinved this is the future of chess. A warning if you use PGN these games can only be read by chess960 friendly programs, otherwise they'll come out as garbage. There's plenty of real chess too to get your teeth into if that's what you want.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) Fischer Random 2018

The Fischer Random chess match between Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura takes place in Baerum, Norway 9th to 13th February 2018. This is a variant of chess where one of 960 starting positions is used rather than the standard one. Castling Kingside and Queenside is always possible but can lead to some very large leaps by the king. Four pairs of rapid games from the same starting position will be played for four days, then on the final day there will be four pairs of blitz games.

Fischer Random Rapid 2018 Baerum NOR Fri 9th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345678Pts
1Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR2843===101109
2Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA2781===010017
2 players

3) Hou vs Karpov Rapid Match 2018

The China-Russia Chess Champion match took place in Harbin, China 5th-6th February 2018. Hou Yifan played Anatoly Karpov in a 6 game rapid match. Karpov won 3.5-2.5 with the final day's games being shared with one win each.

Hou vs Karpov Match 2018 Harbin CHN Sun 4th Feb 2018 - Wed 7th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456Pts
1Karpov, AnatolyGMRUS2623110=103.5
2Hou, YifanGMCHN2654001=012.5

4) Saint Louis Norm Congress GM/IM 2018

The Saint Louis Norm Congress GM/IM take place 8th to 13th February 2018.

Saint Louis Norm GM 2018 Saint Louis USA Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345678PtsTPR
1Vorontsov, PavloGMUKR25481½0011115.52596
2Patel, AdvaitIMUSA247801½1011½5.02560
3Tsolakidou, StavroulaWGMGRE24121101½½015.02589
4Bartholomew, JohnIMUSA24590½11½01½4.52513
5Paragua, MarkGMPHI2521½110½0104.02465
6Khamrakulov, DjurabekIMUZB249810½1½0014.02465
7Abrahamyan, TatevWGMUSA233201½1½1004.02494
8Gurevich, DanielIMUSA248300½0½½½13.02383
9Chandra, AkshatGMUSA2510½0½0½1002.52314
10Boros, DenesGMHUN245710½0½0½02.52324
10 players
Saint Louis Norm GM 2018 Saint Louis USA Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018. Category: 9. Ave: (2470)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Vorontsov, Pavlo GM UKR 2559 # 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 1 5.5 2595
2 Tsolakidou, Stavroula WGM GRE 2412 0 # 1 0 1 1 = 1 = 5 2590
3 Patel, Advait IM USA 2478 0 0 # = 1 1 1 1 = 5 2561
4 Bartholomew, John IM USA 2472 = 1 = # 0 1 0 = 1 4.5 2511
5 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM USA 2332 1 0 1 # = 0 = 0 1 4 2495
6 Paragua, Mark GM PHI 2513 1 0 0 0 = # 1 1 = 4 2468
7 Khamrakulov, Djurabek IM UZB 2496 0 0 1 1 0 # = = 1 4 2466
8 Gurevich, Daniel IM USA 2483 0 = 0 = 0 = # = 1 3 2381
9 Boros, Denes GM HUN 2445 0 0 0 = 1 = = # 0 2.5 2327
10 Chandra, Akshat GM USA 2510 = = 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 2.5 2313
Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345678PtsTPR
1Matsenko, SergeiIMRUS25571½½11½116.52576
2Colas, JoshuaFMUSA22401½01½1015.02457
3Banawa, JoelIMUSA2397011101004.02359
4Torres Rosas, Luis CarlosIMMEX23881½1½00014.02345
5Stearman, JosiahFMUSA2361101001104.02345
6Grabinsky, AaronUSA23590110½½104.02364
7Wang, JustinUSA2352010½½1014.02325
8Turgut, TanselFMTUR224010½½10104.02364
9Jacobson, BrandonFMUSA23760000101½2.52221
10Zhou, QiyuFMCAN22400½0½½00½2.02166
10 players
Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018. Category: 4. Ave: (2344)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Matsenko, Sergei IM RUS 2561 # = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2564
2 Colas, Joshua FM USA 2207 = # 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 5 2455
3 Torres Rosas, Luis Carlos IM MEX 2370 0 1 # 1 1 0 = 0 = 4 2341
4 Grabinsky, Aaron USA 2388 = 1 0 # 1 0 0 1 = 4 2353
5 Wang, Justin USA 2368 = 0 0 # 1 1 1 0 = 4 2313
6 Banawa, Joel IM USA 2401 0 0 1 1 0 # 1 0 1 4 2351
7 Turgut, Tansel FM TUR 2224 = 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 1 4 2353
8 Stearman, Josiah FM USA 2335 0 0 1 0 1 0 # 1 1 4 2341
9 Jacobson, Brandon FM USA 2351 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 # = 2.5 2219
10 Zhou, Qiyu FM CAN 2230 0 0 = = = 0 0 = # 2 2158

5) Aarhus Chess House GM 2018

The Aarhus Chess House GM tournament takes place 9th to 18th February 2018.

Aarhus Chess House GM Aarhus DEN Fri 9th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018. Category: 7. Ave: (2418)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kollars, Dmitrij GM GER 2509 # = 1 1 2.5 2661
2 Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard IM DEN 2479 = # = 1 2 2611
3 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. GM RUS 2548 = # = 1 2 2579
4 Kveinys, Aloyzas GM LTU 2550 = # = = 1.5 2428
5 Thogersen, Rasmus DEN 2334 0 = # 1 1.5 2489
6 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl FM DEN 2368 0 # = 1 1.5 2335
7 Teplyi, Igor IM DEN 2402 0 = # 1 1.5 2448
8 Olsen, Filip Boe FM DEN 2300 = # 0 1 1.5 2351
9 Miedema, David IM NED 2371 0 0 1 # 1 2267
10 Matthiesen, Martin FM DEN 2314 0 0 0 # 0 2404

6) First Friday Puchong IM February 2018

The First Friday Puchong IM February took place 2nd to 7th Februry 2018.

Puchong 1st Friday IM Jan Puchong MAS Fri 2nd Feb 2018 - Wed 7th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Pranav VIND22847.027.000.07
22Wynn Zaw HtunMYA24555.523.000.05
310Lioe DedeINA23345.522.500.04
49Moksh Amit DoshiIND22215.522.000.05
53Mas HafizulhelmiMAS23185.021.250.03
68Setyaki Azarya JodiINA23365.019.000.03
71Thilakarathne G M HSRI22094.516.000.03
85Kyaw Lin NaingMYA23063.511.000.02
96Ng Jen ShengMAS21612.08.250.01
104Subramaniam SumantMAS21721.56.500.01
10 players
Puchong 1st Friday IM Jan Puchong MAS Fri 2nd Feb 2018 - Wed 7th Feb 2018. Category: 2. Ave: (2280)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Pranav, V IND 2284 # 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 2499
2 Wynn, Zaw Htun IM MYA 2455 0 # 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 0 5.5 2340
3 Lioe, Dede IM INA 2334 1 1 # 0 = 0 = = 1 1 5.5 2354
4 Moksh, Amit Doshi IND 2221 1 0 1 # 0 = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2366
5 Mas, Hafizulhelmi IM MAS 2318 0 = = 1 # = 1 = 0 1 5 2318
6 Setyaki, Azarya Jodi FM INA 2336 0 0 1 = = # = 1 = 1 5 2316
7 Thilakarathne, G M H CM SRI 2209 0 0 = 1 0 = # = 1 1 4.5 2287
8 Kyaw, Lin Naing FM MYA 2306 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1 1 3.5 2197
9 Ng, Jen Sheng CM MAS 2161 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 # = 2 2073
10 Subramaniam, Sumant FM MAS 2172 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1.5 2019

7) First Saturday February 2018

The First Saturday events take place in Budapest 3rd to 13th February 2018.

FSGM February 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
15Fernandez Daniel HowardGMENG24985.515.250.0
24Annaberdiev MeilisIMTKM24795.016.250.0
310Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24554.513.000.0
41Czebe AttilaGMHUN24214.013.000.0
52Jablonicky MartinFMSVK23023.011.000.0
66Havasi GergoIMHUN23703.08.750.0
77Bick GabrielUSA24032.510.000.0
83Dale AriIMAUS23812.58.750.0
99Bagi MateIMHUN24482.57.750.0
108Navalgund NiranjanIND22702.56.750.0
10 players
FSIM February 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
13Farago IvanGMHUN23775.017.750.0
21Kumar NikhilFMUSA22585.014.000.0
32Nguyen Van ThanhCMVIE23124.013.750.0
45Lyell MarkFMENG22964.013.500.0
59Nemeth ZoltanIMHUN22294.012.250.0
610Rodgaard JohnIMFAI23204.011.750.0
78Balint VilmosHUN22153.58.000.0
86Juhasz MarkHUN21762.07.000.0
97Karacsonyi GellertHUN21722.04.500.0
104Farago SandorIMHUN22031.56.000.0
10 players
FSFM February 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
19Eperjesi Laszlo Dr.IMHUN21126.021.000.0
23Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22136.016.500.0
36Ali Rasheed Mohmmed AminIRQ19184.514.250.0
41Havaskori LaszloHUN18704.09.250.5
57Zoltan AndrasHUN18824.09.250.5
62Kumar NamanUSA20043.56.750.0
78Szabo A. MartinHUN18033.04.750.0
85Lakat GyulaHUN17512.510.500.0
910Schelberg Martin Dr.ACMGER17481.52.250.0
104Chubakov SultanKGZ18930.00.000.0
10 players

8) Portugal Open 2018

The Portugal Open took place 3rd to 9th February 2018. Aleksandar Indjic edged out Anton Demchenko and Nikita Petrov on tie-break after all scored 7.5/9. It was followed by a rapid event.

Portugal Open 2018 Lisbon POR Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Fri 9th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Indjic AleksandarGMSRB26127.50.052.557.5
22Demchenko AntonGMRUS26717.50.051.055.0
36Petrov NikitaIMRUS25737.50.049.553.5
41Jobava BaadurGMGEO26857.00.049.553.0
518Diermair AndreasIMAUT24957.00.048.553.0
621Nagy GaborIMHUN24697.00.048.552.5
714Repka ChristopherIMSVK25137.00.048.052.0
829Venkatesh M.R.GMIND24457.00.048.051.5
97Korneev OlegGMESP25547.00.047.049.5
1011Santos Latasa JaimeIMESP25467.00.046.551.0
114Sevian SamuelGMUSA26177.00.045.548.5
1230Damaso RuiIMPOR24457.00.043.046.0
133Ghamarian TigranGMFRA26226.50.051.056.0
1423Nayhebaver MartinIMSVK24566.50.051.055.5
1517Gabrielian ArturGMRUS25026.50.048.052.5
1622Kaczur FlorianIMHUN24596.50.048.052.0
1746Kerigan DemreIMTUR23506.50.046.551.5
1837Bulmaga IrinaIMROU24116.50.044.549.0
199Nevednichy VladislavGMROU25516.50.044.048.0
2033Froewis GeorgIMAUT24286.50.043.548.0
2125Sandalakis AngelosIMGRE24486.50.043.546.0
2251To Nhat MinhIMHUN23386.00.050.054.0
2320Anurag MhamalGMIND24766.00.049.552.0
2413Warakomski TomaszGMPOL25176.00.048.553.0
2510Sanal VahapGMTUR25516.00.048.052.5
2615Kanarek MarcelGMPOL25126.00.048.052.0
2759Sterck ArnoFMBEL22956.00.048.051.0
2826Savanovic AleksandarIMBIH24486.00.047.551.5
2939Luch MichalIMPOL23966.00.047.051.5
3012Spraggett Kevin BarryGMCAN25356.00.046.550.5
3144Rocha SergioIMPOR23716.00.046.050.0
3227Ortega Amarelle MarianoIMCUB24476.00.045.549.5
3338Sousa Andre VenturaIMPOR24056.00.045.549.5
3416Arizmendi Martinez Julen LuisGMESP25086.00.045.049.0
3519Galego LuisGMPOR24816.00.044.548.5
3632Gomez Ledo Roberto CarlosIMCUB24426.00.044.548.5
3754Colijn StefanFMNED23116.00.044.548.5
3841Klasan VladimirIMSRB23816.00.044.548.0
3952Boricsev OlegIMHUN23286.00.043.547.5
4080Fidalgo Andre NevesNMPOR22056.00.043.046.5
272 players
Portugal Open Rapid 2018 Lisbon POR Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Fri 9th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
115Gomez Ledo Roberto CarlosIMCUB24627.00.538.542.5
23Perez Ponsa FedericoGMARG26107.00.538.541.0
36Indjic AleksandarGMSRB25446.50.040.544.0
411Nagy GaborIMHUN24956.50.039.543.5
518Kaczur FlorianIMHUN24316.50.039.539.5
613Froewis GeorgIMAUT24756.50.038.543.0
77Spraggett Kevin BarryGMCAN25286.50.038.041.5
82Ghamarian TigranGMFRA26226.50.035.039.0
924Nayhebaver MartinIMSVK23226.50.035.038.5
1012Petrov NikitaIMRUS24956.00.040.044.0
1123Repka ChristopherIMSVK23586.00.038.541.5
1217Diermair AndreasIMAUT24316.00.038.041.0
1310Gabrielian ArturGMRUS24966.00.037.041.5
1422Bulmaga IrinaIMROU23626.00.035.539.5
1520To Nhat MinhIMHUN23936.00.035.539.0
1632Sousa Andre VenturaIMPOR21846.00.035.038.5
1729Apanasenok AlexanderRUS22366.00.032.535.5
181Demchenko AntonGMRUS26825.50.040.545.0
1914Ortega Amarelle MarianoIMCUB24635.50.040.543.5
209Nevednichy VladislavGMROU25165.50.039.543.0
2116Savanovic AleksandarIMBIH24555.50.037.541.5
2240Dias Ivo RodriguesCMPOR20925.50.036.538.5
2335Gonzalez Pruneda ArturoESP21575.50.035.539.0
2419Campora DanielGMARG24285.50.035.038.5
2542Gavrish LeonidUKR20805.50.034.537.5
2627Ferrante MarcoITA22675.50.034.534.5
2725Weinzettl ErnstIMAUT23025.50.032.536.5
2831Ferreira Hugo Miguel Da CostaPOR21865.50.032.535.0
2957Romano Joao Manuel PereiraPOR19615.50.030.032.5
3084Fernandes Ricardo PaulosPOR18295.50.029.530.5
318Santos Latasa JaimeIMESP25185.00.040.043.5
3241Gratze MichaelAUT20925.00.034.537.5
3337Eggert AlbertoRUS21445.00.034.537.5
3430Borsos BogdanIMUKR22015.00.034.038.0
3536Terbe JuliannaWIMHUN21505.00.034.038.0
3639Sousa Ludy Helsio PauloCMNOR21115.00.033.536.5
3754Dias Ricardo Pedro CruzPOR19845.00.033.535.5
3863Almeida Manuel Da SilvaPOR19165.00.033.535.5
3938Pires Emanuel Joao RobartsPOR21255.00.033.533.5
4046Veiga Jose FranciscoPOR20365.00.033.036.0
172 players

9) 26th Fajr Open 2018

The 26th Fajr Open took place 3rd to 10th February 2018. Parham Maghsoodloo won with 7.5/9.

26th Fajr Open 2018 Amol IRI Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Sat 10th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Maghsoodloo ParhamGMIRI25947.50.047.542.5
25Tabatabaei M.AminIMIRI25776.50.050.045.0
32Ponkratov PavelGMRUS26056.50.049.044.5
49Pourramezanali AmirrezaGMIRI25256.50.048.543.5
51Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26956.50.047.543.0
66Firouzja AlirezaIMIRI25496.50.044.039.5
78Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25256.50.041.037.0
812Mirzoev AzerGMAZE25006.00.043.539.5
911Maghalashvili DavitGMGEO25066.00.043.539.5
1010Mosadeghpour MasoudGMIRI25186.00.042.038.5
1115Mousavi Seyed KhalilIMIRI24806.00.040.036.0
1214Quparadze GigaGMGEO24816.00.039.035.0
1350Sedaghati MehrdadFMIRI22156.00.037.033.5
1416Kasparov SergeyGMBLR24726.00.035.532.0
1522Khademalsharieh SarasadatIMIRI24135.50.042.538.5
167Sanikidze TornikeGMGEO25335.50.042.037.5
1738Khatibi MeysamIRI22765.50.040.037.0
1840Gholami Orimi MahdiIRI22715.50.039.535.5
1929Daghli ArashFMIRI23285.50.038.536.0
2044Hosseinzadeh NimaIRI22545.50.036.532.5
2148Akbari Gelvardi MohammadIRI22245.50.035.032.0
2220Tologontegin SemeteyIMKGZ24255.50.033.030.5
2319Toufighi HomayoonGMIRI24365.00.046.542.5
2430Molaei MohammadaminIMIRI23275.00.043.040.0
2555Hamidi Amir MohammadIRI21905.00.042.037.5
2617Tahbaz ArashIMIRI24565.00.041.537.5
273Idani PouyaGMIRI25955.00.041.537.0
2827Soozankar A.M.IMIRI23435.00.039.536.0
2953Shah Moradi MohammadIRI22005.00.039.035.5
3025Krykun YuriyFMUKR23615.00.039.035.5
3126Noroozi OmidIMIRI23515.00.038.535.0
3245Faghirnavaz AliIRI22485.00.038.035.0
3347Khamisi S JafarIRI22365.00.036.032.5
3428Danielyan VaheFMARM23365.00.034.031.5
3518Gusain HimalIMIND24474.50.046.041.5
3613Gholami AryanIMIRI24894.50.045.040.0
3743Cubas Pons Juan MiguelFMESP22544.50.041.537.5
3842Sharbaf MohsenIMIRI22564.50.040.537.0
3921Yegiazarian ArsenGMARM24194.50.040.536.5
4023Hansen MadsIMDEN23904.50.040.536.5
4164Lim Zhuo RenFMMAS21424.50.038.535.0
4275Aryanejad HosseinFMIRI21064.50.038.535.0
4356Alinasab MobinaWIMIRI21864.50.038.034.0
4457Ghukasyan SiranushWIMARM21844.50.036.533.0
4569Pilvaieh AliIRI21194.50.036.032.5
4637Nadimifar AdnanIRI22864.50.031.529.0
4746Asgari MortezaFMIRI22374.50.031.529.0
4832Fendereski NimaFMIRI23144.00.040.036.0
4933Rastbod AliFMIRI23054.00.040.036.0
5051Delavari AmiraliIRI22134.00.038.535.5
82 players

10) 2nd Marcel Duchamp Cup 2018

The 2nd Marcel Duchamp Cup took place 2nd to 8th February 2018. Sandro Mareco edged out Salvador Alonso on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

2nd Marcel Duchamp Cup Montevideo URU Fri 2nd Feb 2018 - Thu 8th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Mareco SandroGM26327.51.051.544.0
24Alonso SalvadorGM25107.50.050.042.5
32Hernandez Guerrero GilbertoGM25327.00.049.542.0
45Hoffman AlejandroGM24847.00.048.040.5
57Kjartansson GudmundurIM24417.00.047.040.0
68Roselli Mailhe BernardoIM24336.50.049.041.5
726Palencia Morales Wilson GuillerIM22446.50.048.541.5
86Slipak SergioGM24576.50.048.541.0
911Di Giannantonio NinoFM23976.50.048.541.0
1029Coppola ClaudioIM22206.50.046.539.0
1113De Dovitiis AlejoIM23406.50.045.038.0
1218Bobadilla Viera Jorge SamuelIM22906.50.044.538.0
1325Contin DanielIM22536.50.044.036.5
143Andersson UlfGM25236.50.043.537.0
1523Cimer EmanuelFM22706.00.049.041.5
1610Diaz Hollemaert NahuelIM24266.00.047.540.0
1724Oddone Cristhian22686.00.047.039.5
1812Lujan CarolinaIM23656.00.046.539.5
1916Mussanti DiegoFM23076.00.045.037.5
2035Torres Federico21596.00.044.537.5
2128Benoit Rodrigo22286.00.044.537.0
2222Muniz RafaelFM22816.00.044.037.0
2330Kimelman GabrielCM22096.00.044.037.0
2432Carbone DiegoCM21826.00.043.037.0
2519Larrea ManuelFM22906.00.042.536.0
2633Carvalho GuillermoCM21776.00.041.535.5
2727Amura ClaudiaWGM22435.50.045.539.0
2831El Ters Antouan21885.50.044.538.0
2949Torella Rodolfo20495.50.044.538.0
3045Saralegui Mario20685.50.044.037.5
3137Coro LucasFM21475.50.043.537.0
3234Curi GabrielFM21755.50.043.537.0
3343Meza AnahiWFM20885.50.043.536.5
349Garcia Palermo CarlosGM24275.50.043.037.0
3515Scarella Enrique AlejandroIM23205.50.042.536.5
3636Zuriel MarisaWIM21555.50.042.535.5
3721Van Riemsdijk Herman C.IM22855.50.042.035.0
3838Granara Barreto SebastianFM21425.50.042.034.5
3947Lucena LincolnFM20535.50.040.034.5
4040Dominguez Facundo21165.50.040.033.0
4154Nejanky Maisa20295.50.036.530.5
4214Lopez Azambuja NicolasFM23255.00.048.541.5
4357Lezama Manuel20015.00.047.540.5
4475Ramos Correa Gabriel18955.00.042.536.5
4581Zaruski Julio18645.00.042.536.0
4665Muzzi EduardoCM19485.00.041.535.5
4744Daneri MartinCM20855.00.041.535.0
4817Aguilar AndresFM23055.00.041.035.5
4963Lanzilotta Marcelo19685.00.041.035.0
5051Munoz Raul20365.00.041.034.5
150 players

11) 56th Baltimore Open 2018

The 56th Baltimore Open took place 9th to 11th February. Sergey Erenburg won with 4.5/5. Only managed to save a couple of rounds from the live coverage.

56th Baltimore Open 2018 Linthicum USA Fri 9th Feb 2018 - Sun 11th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameRtg12345Pts
1Erenburg, Sergey2648W3W9W8W13D44.5
2Carl, Kevin Joseph2229W21D12W27W6H04
3Hua, Eugene2229L1W28W18W9W104
4Ringoir, Tanguy2612D15W32H0W11D13.5
5Manuelian, Haik Der2304W31D27D22W16H03.5
6Paul, Justin2290H0W20W17L2W133.5
7Lu, Maximillian2284H0W23L13W22W143.5
8Ahuja, Rohan2437W11D22L1W24D123
9Gorti, Akshita2331W28L1W26L3W193
10Huang, Andy2306D20D29W31W15L33
11Morefield, Jason P2198L8W19W29L4W213
12Myers, Dominique2148W32D2H0D14D83
13Shen, Christopher2328H0W18W7L1L62.5
14Zimmer, Ralph Patr2291W30D26D15D12L72.5
15Heesters, Pieter2210D4W30D14L10D162.5
16Tian, Eddy2159H0D24W21L5D152.5
17Vittal, Sanjana2113H0W25L6W26U02.5
18Prem, Pranav2019B0L13L3W30D202.5
19Zhou, Liran2177L27L11W28W31L92
20Narkeeran, Madhava2067D10L6D24D23D182
21Tahmassebi, Bijan2054L2B0L16W29L112
22Boris, Peter Theo2051X0D8D5L7U02
23Chin, Jonathan2046H0L7D25D20D262
24Luo, Terry2016H0D16D20L8D252
25Luo, Ryan2010H0L17D23D28D242
26Norman, Dennis2010B0D14L9L17D232
27Sarkar, Justin Jos2399W19D5L2U0U01.5
28Liang, Jason2068L9L3L19D25W291.5
29Chin, Angelica2090H0D10L11L21L281
30Books, Muskee2066L14L15B0L18U01
31Narasimhan, Narkee2060L5B0L10L19U01
32Kraai, Jesse2551L12L4U0U0U00
32 players

12) 40th Bulgarian Open 2018

The 40th Bulgarian took takes place 4th to 11th February 2018. Mihnea Costachi won with 7.5/9. I couldn't find any games and maybe they won't become available.

40th Bulgarian Open 2018 Plovdiv BUL Sun 4th Feb 2018 - Sun 11th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Costachi MihneaIMROU24417.50.046.050.0
24Spasov VasilGMFID24917.00.048.553.0
37Georgescu Tiberiu-MarianGMROU24647.00.047.050.5
41Tilicheev ViacheslavFMRUS25147.00.043.047.0
52Nanu Costica-CiprianGMROU25016.51.049.051.5
63Enchev IvajloIMFID24926.50.046.550.5
76Dimitrov RadoslavIMFID24786.00.045.549.5
814Ileana GeorgeFMROU23446.00.045.549.0
916Stoyanov TsvetanFMFID23186.00.045.549.0
109Kozhuharov SpasIMFID24286.00.041.545.5
1118Lazov ToniFMMKD23036.00.040.544.0
1210Pantev VeselinIMFID24056.00.040.543.0
1330Yordanov LachezarFMFID22496.00.040.043.0
1446Ilchov RosenFID21736.00.035.036.5
1537Radeva ViktoriaWFMFID22005.50.041.544.5
1625Voiska MargaritaWGMFID22705.50.041.044.5
1717Nikolov SashoIMFID23085.50.040.543.5
1813Stoleriu GeorgeROU23545.50.040.043.0
1943Veselinov DimchoFID21795.50.040.043.0
2012Danov RadiFID23585.50.039.043.0
2120Piskur MitjaFMSLO22995.50.034.037.0
2255Gochev MladenFID21225.00.044.549.0
2380Green MoriaFID19915.00.042.046.0
2469Gigov MihailFID20655.00.041.544.0
2515Posedaru BogdanFMROU23265.00.041.045.0
2633Biljanic LjubomirFMSRB22255.00.041.044.0
2721Mrdja MilanIMCRO22965.00.040.544.5
2819Ognean Mihnea-IonutFMROU23035.00.040.543.5
2923Daels MarcFMBEL22755.00.040.543.5
3026Salimova NurgyulFMFID22655.00.040.543.5
3145Skoko MilanSRB21755.00.039.541.0
3270Stoyanov Stoyan OrFID20525.00.038.541.5
3339Tadic StefanSRB21975.00.038.541.0
3462Petkov MomchilCMFID20885.00.036.539.5
3541Bukhteeva ViktoriaWFMRUS21915.00.034.036.5
3611Irizanin RadojeFMSRB23845.00.033.536.5
3767Dereshki DarioFID20745.00.028.530.0
3840Tashkov RumenFID21974.50.041.044.0
3934Badev KirilFMFID22154.50.041.043.5
4022Antova GabrielaFMFID22854.50.039.541.0
87 players

13) 55th ch-CUB 2018

The Cuban Championship took place 1st to 10th February 2018. Yuri Gonzalez Vidal won on tie-break from Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez, Ermes Espinosa Veloz and Yasser Quesada Perez after all scored with 5.5/9.

55th ch-CUB Absoluto 2018 Havana CUB Thu 1st Feb 2018 - Sat 10th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg12345678910PtsTB1TB2
16Gonzalez Vidal YuriGMCUB2558*½½1½½110½24.753
25Ortiz Suarez Isan ReynaldoGMCUB2543½*½½1½½½1½23.753
33Espinosa Veloz ErmesGMCUB2520½½*½½10½1123.003
410Quesada Perez YasserGMCUB25520½½*11½½½122.753
58Bacallao Alonso YusnelGMCUB2605½0½0*1½1½½19.002
69Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel DarioFMCUB2423½½000*1½1117.501
72Albornoz Cabrera Carlos DanielIMCUB25100½1½½0*½½½418.25
84Almeida Quintana OmarGMCUB25260½½½0½½*½1416.752
91Martinez Duany Lelys StanleyGMCUB2509100½½0½½*½15.752
107Gomez Garrido Camilo ErnestoGMCUB2511½½00½0½0½*11.50
10 players
55th ch-CUB Absoluto 2018 Havana CUB Thu 1st Feb 2018 - Sat 10th Feb 2018. Category: 12. Ave: (2526)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri GM CUB 2558 # = = 1 = = 1 1 0 = 5.5 2602
2 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo GM CUB 2543 = # = = 1 = = = 1 = 5.5 2604
3 Espinosa Veloz, Ermes GM CUB 2520 = = # = = 1 0 = 1 1 5.5 2606
4 Quesada Perez, Yasser GM CUB 2552 0 = = # 1 1 = = = 1 5.5 2603
5 Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel GM CUB 2605 = 0 = 0 # 1 = 1 = = 4.5 2517
6 Ochoa de la Rosa, Manuel Dario FM CUB 2423 = = 0 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 4.5 2537
7 Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel IM CUB 2510 0 = 1 = = 0 # = = = 4 2484
8 Almeida Quintana, Omar GM CUB 2526 0 = = = 0 = = # = 1 4 2483
9 Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley GM CUB 2509 1 0 0 = = 0 = = # = 3.5 2448
10 Gomez Garrido, Camilo Ernesto GM CUB 2511 = = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 2.5 2361

14) Third Saturday 64 2018

The Third Saturday 64 tournament took place in Novi Sad 5th to 10th February 2018. Kaiqi Yang edged out Reddy Chakravarthi on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

Third Saturday 64 2018 Novi Sad SRB Mon 5th Feb 2018 - Sat 10th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Yang KaiqiIMCAN24307.045.034.035.25
25Chakravarthi Reddy MIMIND23807.045.034.033.00
310Popchev MilkoGMFID22765.544.034.025.75
41Markovic MiroslavGMSRB24415.047.536.025.00
52Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB24325.045.034.521.25
69Srinath Rao S.V.FMIND22785.044.534.023.75
77Sredojevic IvanIMSRB23515.043.533.520.25
84Drazic SinisaGMSRB24114.545.535.521.75
98Rogac SrdjanIMSRB23454.543.535.517.50
1012Sokic DragomirSRB22094.533.527.514.25
116Gajic MladenFMSWE23624.037.531.513.75
1213Shao WenbinCHN20334.037.029.012.50
1311Pucovski MiroslavIMCRO22754.037.029.012.00
1414Xu RuoyingCAN19723.535.529.510.50
1515Hu ZhihengCHN19533.533.527.510.25
1616Kadeliding AlimujiangCHN15720.030.024.50.00
16 players

15) ch-MDA 2018

The Macedonian Championship took place 31st January to 8th February 2018. Vladimir Hamitevici won with 6/9.

ch-MDA 2018 Chisinau MDA Wed 31st Jan 2018 - Thu 8th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Hamitevici VladimirMDA25136.00.025.002503
23Sanduleac VasileMDA24085.50.523.502470
34Morozov NichitaMDA24495.50.522.752466
45Vedmediuc SergheiMDA24705.00.521.252426
510Macovei AndreiMDA23725.00.520.502437
68Schitco IvanMDA23344.50.019.252398
72Soltanici RuslanMDA24134.00.018.252347
81Baltag IulianMDA24143.50.516.002309
96Zajarnyi AnatolyiMDA22833.50.514.502324
107Prilepov AlexeiMDA22632.50.010.502240
10 players
ch-MDA 2018 Chisinau MDA Wed 31st Jan 2018 - Thu 8th Feb 2018. Category: 6. Ave: (2392)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Hamitevici, Vladimir GM MDA 2513 # 0 = 1 1 = 1 = = 1 6 2503
2 Sanduleac, Vasile GM MDA 2408 1 # = 0 = = 1 = = 1 5.5 2470
3 Morozov, Nichita IM MDA 2449 = = # = = = = = 1 1 5.5 2466
4 Vedmediuc, Serghei IM MDA 2470 0 1 = # = = 0 1 1 = 5 2426
5 Macovei, Andrei FM MDA 2372 0 = = = # 1 = = = 1 5 2437
6 Schitco, Ivan FM MDA 2334 = = = = 0 # 0 1 1 = 4.5 2398
7 Soltanici, Ruslan IM MDA 2413 0 0 = 1 = 1 # = = 0 4 2347
8 Baltag, Iulian IM MDA 2414 = = = 0 = 0 = # = = 3.5 2309
9 Zajarnyi, Anatolyi IM MDA 2283 = = 0 0 = 0 = = # 1 3.5 2324
10 Prilepov, Alexei MDA 2263 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 = 0 # 2.5 2240

16) Vajda Arpad Memorial 2018

The Vajda Arpad Memorial took place 29th January to 6th February 2017. Gergely Kantor edged out Nikola Sedlak one tie-break after both scored 6/9.

Vajda Arpad Memorial 2018 Budapest HUN Mon 29th Jan 2018 - Tue 6th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Kantor GergelyIMHUN25186.024.750.03
23Sedlak NikolaGMSRB25836.024.500.03
35Bokros AlbertIMHUN24725.523.000.02
49Horvath JozsefGMHUN25205.021.750.01
54Beliavsky Alexander GGMSLO25365.021.500.01
62Aczel GergelyIMHUN25654.018.250.01
71Hoang Thanh TrangGMHUN24364.016.500.01
86Vykouk JanFMCZE24403.514.500.02
98Csonka BalazsIMHUN24583.013.000.01
1010Szabo Gergely-Andras-GyulaGMROU25603.012.750.01
10 players
Vajda Arpad Memorial 2018 Budapest HUN Mon 29th Jan 2018 - Tue 6th Feb 2018. Category: 11. Ave: (2509)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kantor, Gergely IM HUN 2518 # = = = = = 1 1 = 1 6 2633
2 Sedlak, Nikola GM SRB 2583 = # = = = = 1 = 1 1 6 2626
3 Bokros, Albert IM HUN 2472 = = # = = = = 1 1 = 5.5 2593
4 Horvath, Jozsef GM HUN 2520 = = = # = = = 1 = = 5 2551
5 Beliavsky, Alexander G GM SLO 2536 = = = = # = = = 1 = 5 2549
6 Aczel, Gergely IM HUN 2565 = = = = = # 0 0 = 1 4 2460
7 Hoang, Thanh Trang GM HUN 2436 0 0 = = = 1 # = = = 4 2474
8 Vykouk, Jan FM CZE 2440 0 = 0 0 = 1 = # 0 1 3.5 2436
9 Csonka, Balazs IM HUN 2458 = 0 0 = 0 = = 1 # 0 3 2389
10 Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula GM ROU 2560 0 0 = = = 0 = 0 1 # 3 2378

17) Reykjavik Chess Congress 2018

The Reykjavik Chess Congress took place 10th January to 7th February 2018. Stefan Bergsson won with 8/9.

Reykjavik Congress 2018 Reykjavik ISL Wed 10th Jan 2018 - Wed 7th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
114Bergsson StefanISL20938.00.047.040.0
21Thorfinnsson BragiISL24267.00.044.036.0
32Jensson Einar HjaltiISL23366.50.043.537.5
45Bjornsson SigurbjornISL22886.50.042.034.0
513Heimisson Hilmir FreyrISL21366.00.049.541.5
69Loftsson HrafnISL21636.00.046.538.5
716Halldorsson BragiISL20826.00.045.038.5
83Ragnarsson DagurISL23326.00.043.035.0
96Ptacnikova LenkaISL22186.00.042.036.0
1015Birkisson Bjorn HolmISL20845.50.048.040.0
117Olafsson ThorvardurISL21785.50.045.537.5
1212Fridjonsson JuliusISL21375.50.043.036.5
1318Valdimarsson EinarISL20235.50.042.536.0
148Viglundsson BjorgvinISL21675.50.042.536.0
1517Mai Aron ThorISL20665.50.039.533.0
1619Kristinsson OgmundurISL20055.00.043.036.0
1721Mai Alexander OliverISL19705.00.041.535.5
1824Sigurdsson Birkir KarlISL19345.00.040.534.5
1910Ingvason JohannISL21615.00.040.534.0
2026Davidsson Oskar VikingurISL18545.00.040.034.0
2132Ulfljotsson JonISL16875.00.039.533.0
2228Bjarnason OlafurISL18185.00.039.033.5
2322Baldursson HaraldurISL19425.00.037.031.0
2431Haraldsson OskarISL17335.00.036.531.0
2525Briem StephanISL18905.00.035.529.5
2623Bjornsson Eirikur K.ISL19344.50.045.038.0
2720Ragnarsson JohannISL19914.50.041.534.5
2830Fridthjofsdottir Sigurl. ReginaISL17344.50.039.032.0
2911Jonsson Gauti PallISL21614.50.038.032.5
3033Jonsson SveinbjornISL16674.50.036.030.0
3143Alexandersson OrnISL13664.50.036.030.0
3241Briem BenediktISL14644.50.036.028.0
3327Eliasson Kristjan OrnISL18464.50.035.530.0
3437Jonasson HordurISL15474.50.033.028.0
3552Hauksson Bjorgvin JonasISL04.00.039.033.5
3640Sigurvaldason HjalmarISL14914.00.037.531.0
3736Gudmundsson ThordurISL15654.00.037.031.0
3834Briem HedinnISL16134.00.036.530.5
3939Davidsson JoshuaISL14964.00.033.528.0
4042Magnusson ThorsteinnISL14254.00.033.527.5
4135Heidarsson ArnarISL15924.00.032.026.5
4250Omarsson AdamISL10684.00.029.524.5
434Stefansson Vignir VatnarISL23043.50.040.034.0
4438Bjarnason Larus HISL15393.50.040.034.0
4545Davidsson Stefan OrriISL12803.50.037.031.5
4648Thorisson BenediktISL11433.50.031.026.0
4746Gunnlaugsson ArnorISL12293.00.032.027.0
4844Oskarsson Anton BrekiISL12893.00.031.526.0
4951Kristbergsson BjorgvinISL10643.00.030.525.0
5054Ragnarsson Rikhard SkorriISL03.00.028.023.0
57 players

18) ch-HKG 2018

The Hong Kong Championship takes place 8th January to 26th March 2018.

ch-HKG 2018 Hong Kong HKG Mon 8th Jan 2018 - Mon 26th Mar 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Pang Yui KuenHKG19605.50.017.55
21Lam Daniel King-WaiHKG22225.00.017.04
320Wong Brian BhHKG16504.50.017.54
412Chan Chak ManHKG18244.50.016.04
53Wong BrianHKG20254.50.016.03
610Lai RobinHKG18544.50.015.54
78Chan Lok Yee LewisHKG18714.00.018.04
86Wong Ching ChiHKG18854.00.018.03
97Luk Luen-WahHKG19184.00.016.03
109Lo BillyHKG18614.00.015.54
114Chong Chor YuenHKG19754.00.015.04
1221Pu HenryHKG16484.00.014.53
1315Borigas EdgardoHKG17674.00.014.04
1417Deng Jing Xin CrystalHKG17224.00.013.04
1516Ho In Hei HenryHKG17633.50.016.03
1613Deng Yu Dong MichaelHKG18203.50.015.52
1711Lai Sai WingHKG18423.50.014.53
29Pang BoHKG13643.50.014.53
192Dew BrianHKG21283.50.014.03
2018Tamang Dal BahadurHKG16983.00.016.53
2141Lam Chun Yung SamuelHKG11723.00.015.03
2243Anandpara Jayendra SaloniHKG03.00.015.03
2331Lam Theodore LukasHKG12673.00.014.53
2434Desrosiers CyranoHKG12383.00.014.53
2525Bret Jean-SebastienHKG15353.00.014.03
2622Sarwate RohitHKG16173.00.014.03
32Kan Yui HimHKG12573.00.014.03
2836King Oliver BaekhoHKG11993.00.013.53
2944Siu Cheuk YiuHKG03.00.013.52
3061Wong On WingHKG03.00.012.52
3159Tam Tsz ChunHKG03.00.011.53
3228Lam Emmett MichaelHKG14383.00.011.03
3345Mak Chung Lai MatthewHKG03.00.010.53
3460Wong King YipHKG03.00.010.03
3514Ng Chun HeiHKG18172.50.017.52
3619Tang Tsz SangHKG16732.50.015.52
3740Kannappan ThanneermalaiHKG11422.50.014.02
3826Iyer NeelHKG14992.50.013.52
3937Lee Wing KinHKG11782.50.013.52
4024Lau Joe Yiu-ChoHKG15692.50.013.02
61 players

19) 84th ch-BRA 2018

The 84th ch-BRA takes place 6th to 15th February 2018. The event is a knockout.

84th ch-BRA 2018 Rio de Janeiro BRA Tue 6th Feb 2018 - Thu 15th Feb 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 4) Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Mekhitarian,Krikor Sevag
1Fier,Alexandr
Semi-Final
1Mekhitarian,Krikor Sevag1.5
2Mecking,Henrique0.5
1Fier,Alexandr1.5
2Supi,Luis Paulo0.5
Quarter-Final
1Mecking,Henrique2.5
2Toth,Christian Endre1.5
1Mekhitarian,Krikor Sevag2.0
2Matsuura,Everaldo0.0
1Supi,Luis Paulo2.0
2Proudian,Armen0.0
1Fier,Alexandr2.0
2Brito,Luismar0.0
Round 1
1Toth,Christian Endre3.0
2Macedo,Maximo Iack1.0
1Mecking,Henrique3.0
2Nery Junior,Jose Antonio1.0
1Mekhitarian,Krikor Sevag2.0
2Bouwman,Marcelo Wanderley0.0
1Matsuura,Everaldo1.5
2Bueno,Alfeu Junior Varela0.5
1Proudian,Armen3.0
2Martins,Vinicius Tine1.0
1Supi,Luis Paulo2.0
2Rocha,Vitor Firmo de Souza0.0
1Fier,Alexandr2.0
2Abrantes,Tiago Garrido0.0
1Brito,Luismar2.0
2Santos,Marcus Vinicius More0.0
34 players

20) Brazil Carnaval Open 2018

The Brazil Carnaval Open takes place 10th to 13th February 2018.

Brazil Carnaval Open 2018 Sao Paulo BRA Sat 10th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11El Debs Felipe De CresceGMBRA25444.00.08.010.0
22Di Berardino Diego RafaelIMBRA25164.00.08.08.5
3121Mancini Breno CostaBRA03.50.09.011.5
45Languidey Simon AlejandroFMARG23603.50.09.011.0
56Aranha Filho Alvaro Z.FMBRA23043.50.08.510.5
9Bispo LeonardoBRA22453.50.08.510.5
17Marra Eduardo Da CostaFMBRA21483.50.08.510.5
814Dos Santos Junior Haroldo CunFMBRA21553.50.08.510.0
23Awoki Daniel TeidiBRA20623.50.08.510.0
1012Cadilhac Igor Tokuichi KikuchFMBRA22153.50.08.010.0
114Santos Marcus Vinicius MoreiraIMBRA24023.50.07.59.0
128Menna Barreto Felipe KubiakiFMBRA22933.50.07.59.0
1316Rodrigues Leonardo De MirandaNMBRA21513.50.07.08.5
1410Tsuboi Edson KenjiIMBRA22303.00.09.511.5
15120Cabral Carlos MauricioBRA03.00.09.011.0
1620Poeta Caio MedeirosNMBRA20923.00.09.010.5
1711Utiyama Marcel Heimar RibeiroBRA22283.00.09.010.5
1818De Borba GuilhermeNMBRA21433.00.08.510.0
197Matsuura FredericoFMBRA23013.00.08.010.0
2019Rothebarth Ana Vitoria De PauBRA20993.00.07.59.5
2113Pinto Rendrex LopesBRA21903.00.07.59.0
2215Nery Junior Jose AntonioAGMBRA21513.00.07.59.0
2326De Borba GabrielCMBRA20193.00.07.58.5
2461Cordeiro Da Silva FelipeBRA17843.00.07.07.5
2528De Moura Sergio JovelinoNMBRA20173.00.07.07.5
2629Melo Lima Caio Fernandes DeBRA20163.00.06.57.5
54Silva Kaua MarquesBRA18293.00.06.57.5
2837Ribeiro Jose JoselitoBRA19683.00.06.07.5
2930Carstens Dobuchak ThiagoBRA20073.00.06.06.5
3022Chiaramitara Jr. PedroBRA20792.50.09.011.0
313Carneiro Vitor Roberto CastroCMBRA24322.50.09.010.5
32119Alves Danilo VieiraBRA02.50.08.510.5
3353Aoyama EdmundoBRA18362.50.08.09.5
3442Polonio RodolfoNMBRA19442.50.08.08.5
3536Pritsopoulos ConstantinoBRA19742.50.07.58.5
3671Itagyba Renan FortesBRA17122.50.07.57.5
37126Bucalem Miguel LuizBRA02.50.07.08.5
3825Raimundo Airton Carlos NunesBRA20202.50.07.08.0
3962Mascarenhas Alfredo C. VianaBRA17732.50.07.07.5
4052Cardozo Matheus SantosBRA18482.50.07.07.5
129 players

21) Chrzanow Championship 2018

The Chrzanow Championship takes place 10th to 16th February 2018.

ch-Chrzanow 2018 Chrzanow POL Sat 10th Feb 2018 - Fri 16th Feb 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Tomczak, MikolajFMPOL23834.06.00
2Manik, MikulasGMSVK24173.06.50
3Pietruszewski, Marcink+POL22493.04.00
4Vypkhaniuk, IhorUKR23612.53.00
5Ustianovich, NazarFMUKR23752.51.25
6Pniaczek, MarekCMPOL21071.52.25
7Szczurek, KrzysztofFMPOL21491.52.00
8Musial, TomaszI++POL20781.50.75
9Nester, IhorIMUKR23400.50.75
10Stachanczyk, JacekIMPOL22090.00.00
10 players

22) Third Saturday 65-66 2018

The Third Saturday 65th and 66th events in Novi Sad takes place 11th to 16th February 2018.

Third Saturday 66 GM 2018 Novi Sad SRB Sun 11th Feb 2018 - Fri 16th Feb 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Runic ZoranIMBIH23782.01.500.02
24Drazic SinisaGMSRB24111.51.000.01
36Yang KaiqiIMCAN24301.50.750.01
42Srinath Rao S.V.FMIND22781.01.000.01
57Stankovic MilosIMSRB24091.01.000.00
69Gajic MladenFMSWE23621.00.500.01
710Abramovic BoskoGMSRB24010.50.750.00
85Markovic MiroslavGMSRB24410.50.500.00
93Daneshvar BardiyaIRI23980.50.250.50
8Chakravarthi Reddy MIMIND23800.50.250.50
10 players
Third Saturday 65 IM 2018 Novi Sad SRB Sun 11th Feb 2018 - Fri 16th Feb 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Savic Miodrag RGMSRB25052.00.500.02
22Shao WenbinCHN20331.50.500.01
310Sredojevic IvanIMSRB23511.50.250.01
49Hu ZhihengCHN19531.01.000.00
56Besedes DaniloFMSRB23120.50.750.00
63Stocko JosipFMCRO23080.50.500.00
74Dimitrijevic NenadSRB22480.50.250.50
8Rogac SrdjanIMSRB23450.50.250.50
91Xu RuoyingCAN19720.00.000.00
7Popchev MilkoGMFID22760.00.000.00
10 players

23) WWRR 2018

The WWRR tournament takes place 10th to 15th February 2018. Not all games available yet.

WWRR 2018 Wachtebeke BEL Sat 10th Feb 2018 - Thu 15th Feb 2018
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Admiraal, Miguoel IM NED 2446 1019716
2 Beerdsen, Thomas IM NED 2445 1030108
3 Van der Lende, Ilias FM NED 2384 1019260
4 Hautot, Stephane IM BEL 2368 202282
5 Vuelban, Virgilio IM PHI 2277 5201896
6 Beukema, Jasper FM BEL 2273 1032984
7 De Waele, Warre FM BEL 2262 241156
8 Blom, Vincent FM NED 2242 1014358
9 Wiley, Tom E FM ENG 2190 401765
10 Den Hartog, Marijn NED 2125 1046098

24) Women Chess Stars 2018

The Women Chess Stars event in Valencia was a rapid on February 4th Ann Muzychuk and her sister Mariya Muzychuk both scored 4.5/5.

Women Chess Stars 2018 Valencia ESP Sun 4th Feb 2018 - Sun 4th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Muzychuk AnnaGMUKR25714.58.250.51.5
6Muzychuk MariyaGMUKR25404.58.250.51.5
31Unuk LauraWIMSLO23623.03.000.00.0
44Vega Gutierrez SabrinaIMESP24252.01.000.00.0
53Garcia Martin MartaFMESP23181.00.000.00.0
65Haussernot CecileWIMFRA21460.00.000.00.0
6 players

25) 9th Pfalz Open 2018

The 9th Pfalz Open takes place 9th to 13th February 2018.

9th Pfalz Open 2018 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse GER Fri 9th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
15Kunin VitalyGMGER25745.5242921.5
22Fridman DanielGMGER26355.5241923.5
34Bai JinshiGMCHN25755.5238320.5
423Viani Antonio DcunhaIMIND24025.0237720.0
513Kantans TomsGMLAT24875.0236120.0
614Noe ChristopherIMGER24875.0232120.0
71Berkes FerencGMHUN26695.0231721.0
816Carow JohannesIMGER24295.0226920.0
926Xiang ZeyuCHN23804.5242820.5
1028Parvanyan AshotFMARM23704.5241621.0
1156Morgunov DanielAUT22314.5238319.5
126Ivanisevic IvanGMSRB25734.5237622.5
138Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25414.5232920.5
1417Bao QilinIMCHN24264.5230520.0
1510Nestorovic NikolaGMSRB25044.5230220.5
1621Souleidis GeorgiosIMGRE24124.5227620.0
1733Baskin RobertIMGER23294.5225619.5
1852Commercon SimonGER22574.5223418.5
1918Petrisor Adrian-MarianIMROU24194.5222519.5
2065Böhm MartinGER22074.5220017.0
2125Stark LarsIMGER23804.5219218.0
2240Gschnitzer AdrianGER23104.5215717.5
2337Beeke BobFMNED23114.5215417.0
2411Pap MisaGMSRB25024.5215416.0
2542Fieberg SamuelFMGER23024.5213417.0
2629Kulon KlaudiaWGMPOL23644.5210314.5
273Sadzikowski DanielGMPOL25844.0236222.0
2824Pfreundt JakobGER23864.0230719.5
2968Schneider JanaFMGER21984.0229919.0
3061Karaokcu ErkinTUR22154.0229720.0
3182Feldmann JohannesGER21654.0228116.5
3271Fichter FabianGER21844.0225818.0
3364Goldschmidt ChristianGER22094.0225218.5
3420Martin JulianFMGER24154.0225117.5
3546Dardha ArbenFMBEL22724.0224315.5
3641Muckle JuliusFMGER23034.0223917.5
3747Maerevoet SimBEL22724.0223420.5
3815Barski RadoslawIMPOL24294.0222618.0
3943Zuferi EnisFMGER23004.0222218.0
4012Karpatchev AleksandrGMRUS24944.0221119.5
223 players

26) 38th TCh-IND 2018

The Indian Team Championship takes place 8th to 14th February 2018.

38th TCh-IND 2018 Bhubaneswar IND Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Wed 14th Feb 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Petroleum Sports Promotion Board770014024.5
25Railway Sports Promotion Board - B751111121.0
33Railway Sports Promotion Board - A751111119.5
42Airport Authority of India752010021.5
56Life Insurance Corporation752010016.5
68Odisha-KIIT752010016.0
74Air India74219117.0
89Bengal Chess-B74219116.0
916Bihar74308018.0
1017Defence Accounts Sports Control Board73228016.5
1115Uttar Pradesh74308016.5
127Bengal Chess-A74308015.5
1311Tamilnadu74308014.5
1412Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited73228014.0
1518Gujarat73317016.5
1613Odisha-MCF-173317015.5
1725Maharashtra-A73317014.5
1810Odisha-A73317013.5
1914Assam73317013.5
2021Odisha-MCF-272237013.0
2122Andhra Pradesh73317012.5
2220Odisha-MCF-372326012.0
2319Services Sports Control Board72326012.0
2429Himachal Pradesh72415011.5
2532Karnataka71335011.5
2631Odisha-KCA72415011.0
2728Maharashtra-B72415010.5
2824Odisha-MCF-472415010.5
2926Odisha-B72415010.5
3030Punjab71335010.0
3123Reserve Bank of India7241509.5
3227Telangana71424013.0
3334Himachal Pradesh-A71424010.5
3433Haryana7151309.5
3535UP-Kaushambi Academy7061102.0
35 teams
16th TCh-IND Women 2018 Bhubaneswar IND Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Wed 14th Feb 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Petroleum Sports Promotion Board550010015.0
23Airport Authority of India54108014.5
32Air India53117014.5
46Life Insurance Corporation53206013.5
54Tamilnadu53206012.5
65Odisha-KIIT52215012.0
77Uttar Pradesh52215011.5
89Odisha-MCF-55230408.5
98Telangana5230407.0
1010Punjab5131306.0
1113Karnataka5131306.0
1211Himachal Pradesh5131306.0
1312Himachal Pradesh-A5041103.0
13 teams

27) TCh-FAI 2017-18

The Faroe Islands Team Championship takes place 22nd October 2017 to 17th March 2018.

TCh-FAI 2017-18 Faroe Islands FAI Sun 22nd Oct 2017 - Sat 17th Mar 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6bTB1TB2TB3
1Havnin 1**243415.590
2Sandavagur 1**3414.580
3Klaksvík 121**3411.550
4Havnin 20**29.550
5Kollafjørður 11½1½**5.520
6Gøta 10002**3.510
6 teams

28) TCh-CZE 2017-18

The Czech Extraliga takes place 18th November 2017 to 8th April 2018.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2017-18 Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky SK*5772451.520.0
2Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*4361945.012.0
3Labortech Ostrava*51835.59.0
4GASCO Pardubice3*551538.510.5
5SK Zikuda Turnov14*361335.08.5
6SK Slavoj Poruba53*51231.56.5
7Unichess35*3341031.57.0
8Moravska Slavia Brno½335*4571029.07.5
9SK DURAS BVK Kralovo Pole5*37930.58.0
10BSS Frydek-Mistek445*827.55.0
11SK mesta Lysa nad Labem2½23*627.05.5
12Tatran Litovel1½11*09.50.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1TJ Neratovice A*31837.012.5
2Bartos Unichess*5455451732.510.0
3SK Dopravni podnik Praha53*6541635.011.5
4TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove2*541330.08.0
5SK Sokol Vysehrad4*4351129.59.0
6TJ Pankrac34*51029.08.0
7SK OAZA Praha35*41026.08.5
82222 SK Polabiny B34*446929.07.5
9TJ Bohemians Praha3344*5827.08.5
10QCC Ceske Budejovice443*523.06.5
11TJ Neratovice B432*121.03.5
12SK JOLY Lysa nad Labem C3*017.03.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slavoj Ceský Těsín*564651635.011.5
2SK Staré Město*51533.012.0
3SK Gordic33*61533.011.5
4TZ Třinec*45441531.59.5
5BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"4*61332.58.5
6Slavia Kroměříž23*471030.510.5
7Sachy Hosťálková4*61029.510.0
8TJ Ostrava "A"4*44927.06.0
9KVS Ekodivize Opava24*4525.06.5
10Panda Rychnov nad Kněžnou A4½24*520.05.0
11Lokomotiva Brno A214*419.03.5
12Agentura 64 Grygov324*120.04.5
12 teams

29) TCh-CAT 2018

The Catalan Team Championship takes place 20th January to 14th April 2018.

TCh-CAT Gp2 2018 Barcelona ESP Sat 20th Jan 2018 - Sat 14th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1BARBERA327
2SANT ANDREU325
3MOLLET21.5
4SANT JOSEP20
5CATALUNYA18
6SANT CUGAT17
7CERDANYOLA VALLES118
8GERUNDA113.5
8 teams
TCh-CAT Gp1 2018 Barcelona ESP Sat 20th Jan 2018 - Sat 14th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY428.5
2ESCOLA D'ESCACS BCN425.5
3TRES PEONS2.520
4PEONA I PEO219
5OLOT1.519
6FIGUERES118
7FOMENT118
8LLEIDA012
8 teams

30) PRO Chess League 2018

The PRO Chess League is a rapid chess tournament taking place on the chess.com website 18th January to 8th April 2018. 32 city based teams from throughout the world start in four groups. Play day is generally Wednesday. The first round was changed to fit in with Wijk aan Zee. There are four players per team and they play each member of the opposition once for a total of four games. The final four play in a decider on the weekend of 7th-8th April. Time control 15 minutes plus 2 seconds a move. Leading players: Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, etc.

PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT Thu 18th Jan 2018 - Mon 9th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
Team+-Pts
Eastern
Mumbai Movers4151
Armenia Eagles3255
Delhi Dynamite3249.5
Norway Gnomes2.52.550.5
Riga Magicians2.52.547.5
Estonia Horses2.52.543
Volga Stormbringers2348.5
Oslo Trolls1443
Central
Marseille Migraines4.50.554.5
Stockholm Snowballs3.51.549.5
Ljubljana Turtles3253.5
Cannes Blockbusters3242
Reykjavik Puffins2.52.548.5
Amsterdam Mosquitoes1.53.549
London Lions1.53.544
London Towers0536
Atlantic
Webster Windmills4.50.554.5
Minnesota Blizzard4153.5
Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers3.51.551.5
St Louis Arch Bishops2347.5
Montreal ChessBrahs2346
Montclair Sopranos2342.5
Miami Champions1442
Buenos Aires Krakens0533
Pacific
Chengdu Pandas4.50.558.5
Dallas Destiny4.50.552
San Diego Surfers3.51.551.5
Australia Kangaroos3251.5
San Jose Hackers2.52.553.5
Seattle Sluggers1.53.546
Las Vegas Desert Rats1438
Rio Grande Ospreys0.54.543
36 teams

31) TCh-FIN 2017-18

The Finnish Championship takes place 16th September 2017 to 11th March 2018. Final rounds 9-11 9th-11th March 2018.

TCh-FIN 2017-18 Finland FIN Sat 16th Sep 2017 - Sun 11th Mar 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1
1SK ComeOn, Helsinki813+13
2TammerSh, Tampere812+11
3MatSK, Espoo812+10
4EtVaS, Vantaa810+12
5Aatos, Helsinki810+12
6JyS, Jyvaskyla810+8
7SalSK, Salo89+7
8KymS, Kotka880
9KS-58, Helsinki85-12
10TuTS, Turku84-7
11HSK, Helsinki83-21
12KarjUra, Karjaa80-33
12 teams

32) 4NCL 2017-18

The 4NCL takes place 11th November 2017 to 7th May 2018. Next rounds 17th-18th March 2018.

4NCL 2017-18 England ENG Sat 11th Nov 2017 - Mon 7th May 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Guildford 17-17-17½-½7½-½7-18-01244
2White Rose 11-75½-2½5½-2½7½-½6-25½-2½1031
3Oxford 11-73½-4½4½-3½5-35½-2½6½-1½826
4Grantham Sharks 1½-7½2½-5½4½-3½4-45½-2½4-4621
53Cs 1½-7½2½-5½3½-4½4-46½-1½6-2523
6Spirit of Atticus A½-7½3-52½-5½1½-6½4½-3½4-4316
7Barbican 4NCL 21-72-62½-5½2-63½-4½5½-2½216½
8The ADs0-82½-5½1½-6½4-44-42½-5½214½
1Cheddleton 15-34-45½-2½5½-2½6½-1½6½-1½1133
2Guildford 23-56-25-35½-2½5½-2½4½-3½1029½
3Wood Green HK4-42-64½-3½4½-3½5½-2½7-1927½
4Barbican 4NCL 12½-5½3-53½-4½4½-3½5½-2½7-1626
5Blackthorne Russia2½-5½2½-5½3½-4½6-25-35½-2½625
6West is Best 11½-6½2½-5½3½-4½2-65-35-3419½
7Alba1½-6½2½-5½2½-5½3-53-55-3217½
8Cambridge University 13½-4½1-71-72½-5½3-53-5014
16 teams

33) TCh-ISR 2018

The Israeli Team Championship takes place 5th January to 3rd March 2018. I cobbled together player and team lists from a couple of sources FIDE ratings and a list in Hebrew, not an easy task. Rounds 1, 3 and now 5 only were broadcast live. The even rounds seem to be held in different venues.

TCh-ISR 2018 Israel ISR Fri 5th Jan 2018 - Sat 3rd Mar 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Club Chess haPoel Petah Tiqwa Alef630.525.5381.2589
2Ashdod Elite Club629.524.538682.5
3Beer Sheva Alef Alef Eliyahu Levant629.024403.2583
4Hapoel Kfar Saba625.021317.580.5
5Herzliya Chess Club622.020339.564
6Feldklein Rishon Letzion621.519.5377.7567
7Tsafrir Rehovot Alef621.019334.567.5
8Elizur Dov Petah Tikva615.514.5271.551.5
9HaPoel Kfar Saba Bet615.514.521951.5
10HaOmerim Kiryat Ono Alef612.511.517640.5
11Haifa Chess Club - Nesher612.011187.540
12Jerusalem Tenth612.011178.7539
12 teams

34) Active Team Events

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

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2017-18

The Swedish Team Championship Elitserien takes place 20th October 2017 to 18th March 2018.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 20th Oct 2017 - Sun 18th Mar 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1SK Team Viking65101032.5
2SK Rockaden, Sthlm5410824.5
3Malmo AS3300617.5
4Lunds ASK3300617
5Stockholms SS6240422.5
6Limhamns SK3210414
7Farsta SK5140217.5
8Kungstornet5140213
9Eksjo SK312029
10Upsala ASS505008.5
10 teams
TCh-SWE Superettan Sweden SWE Fri 20th Oct 2017 - Sun 18th Mar 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Wasa SK55001027
2Vaxjo SK6420826.5
3SK Rockaden Umea5410822
4Burgsvik Alva SK6330622
5Orgryte SK6330621.5
6Vasteras SK4310620
7Schack 08, Norrkoping5230419.5
8SS Manhem6141322.5
9Kristallens SK5131318
10SK Kamraterna6060017
10 teams

Frauenbundesliga AUT 2017-18

The Austrian Frauenbundesliga takes place 24th November 2017 to 8th April 2018.

Frauenbundesliga AUT 2017-18 Austria AUT Fri 24th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Mayrhofen/SK Zell/Zillertal*24431118.00
2ASVÖ Pamhagen*331017.00
3ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf1*31016.00
4SK Baden21*233612.50
5SC Extraherb WS0½*611.50
6SK Dornbirn½*411.00
7SV Ökothek St. Veit/Glan01*22349.50
8Spg. Steyr1½22*½48.50
9Schach ohne Grenzen1½2*39.00
10SV Chesshero Rapid Feffernitz½1½½1*27.00
10 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2017-18

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 1st October 2017 to 25th March 2018.

Frauenbundesliga 2017-18 Germany GER Sun 1st Oct 2017 - Sun 25th Mar 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1SK Schwaebisch Hallxxx46661435½
2OSG Baden-Badenxxx3551331
3Hamburger SKxxx4651230
4SC Bad Koenigshofen23xxx43651027½
5SF Deizisau2xxx555825½
6Rodewischer SM23xxx36824½
7SK Lehrte01xxx4618
8Karlsruher SFxxx43516½
9SV Hofheim0013xxx311½
10SV Allianz Leipzig1012xxx212½
11SV Medizin Erfurt0½½123xxx3210
12Doppelbauer Kiel½1103xxx1
12 teams

Dutch League 2017-18

The Dutch League takes place 16th September 2017 to 21st April 2018. Next round 7 7th April 2018.

Dutch League 2017-18 Netherlands NED Sat 16th Sep 2017 - Sat 21st Apr 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1LSG IntelliMagic#--6.556.57-761138
2En Passant-#5--556.55.56.5933.5
3Kennemer Combinatie-5#54.5--5.566832
4BSG3.5-5#73.55.55.5--730
5HMC Calder5-5.53#5.53-5-627
6SISSA3.55-6.54.5#--73529.5
7Voerendaal35-4.57-#4-6529.5
8MuConsult Apeldoorn-3.54.54.5--6#46428.5
9Pathena Rotterdam34.54-53-6#-325.5
10Groninger Combinatie43.54--744-#226.5
10 teams

Belgian Interclubs 2017-18

The Belgian Interclubs takes place 24th September 2017 to 29th April 2018. Next round 25th February 2018.

TCh-BEL 2017-18 Belgium BEL Sun 24th Sep 2017 - Sun 29th Apr 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Wirtzfeld 11132
2KGSRL 11031.5
3Amay 1827.5
4CRELEL 1823.5
5KSK47-Eynatten 1726.5
6KBSK 1725
7Brasschaat 1724.5
8Wachtebeke 1622.5
9TSM 1318.5
10Fontaine 1222
11KSK Rochade 1221
12CREC 1113.5
12 teams

Bundesliga 2017-18

The German Bundesliga takes place 21st October to 1st May 2018. Baden-Baden are defending champions and top seeds. Next rounds 24th-25th February 2018.

Bundesliga 2017-18 Germany GER Sat 21st Oct 2017 - Tue 1st May 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden87011546.5
2SG Solingen87011545
3SV Werder Bremen86111343
4SV 1930 Hockenheim85301038.5
5Schachfreunde Deizisau85301037.5
6SK Schwaebisch Hall85301036.5
7DJK Aufwaerts Aachen84221036
8USV TU Dresden8323931
9SF Berlin 19038440831.5
10SG Speyer-Schwegenheim8341728
11SV 1920 Hofheim8242627
12Hamburger SK8152427.5
13SV Muelheim Nord8260425
14FC Bayern Muenchen8152424.5
15MSA Zugzwang 828161320.5
16SK Norderstedt 19758080014
16 teams

TCh-HUN 2017-18

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 25th November 2017 to 6th May 2018. Next Round 6 18th Feb 2018.

TCh-HUN 2017-18 Hungary HUN Sat 25th Nov 2017 - Sun 6th May 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK I.57.59.510.5891044.5
2ASE Paks558.59.56.58.5838
3DVTK54.5797.58836
4Aquarena Kobanya SC53.569.589.5736.5
5Duocor-Makoi SVSE52.566.569.5630.5
6Penzugyor SE52.55.58.58.56531
7HUSI SC51.55.52.567.5323
8Dunaharaszti MTK54343.56120.5
9HVSE-Infraplan533.54.53.56120.5
10MTK Budapest542.52.564.5119.5
10 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2017-18

The Austrian Team Championship 2nd Division takes place 13th October 2017 to 7th April 2018.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2017-18 Austria AUT Fri 27th Oct 2017 - Sat 7th Apr 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPÖ Maria Saal 2*3441123.50
2SV Steyregg*441023.00
3UNION Ansfelden*4331021.50
4SPG Sparkasse Pinggau-Friedberg*553924.50
5SPG Fürstenfeld/Hartberg32*3819.50
6RbEj Gleisdorf1*4819.00
7Schachfreunde Graz31*3415.50
8SPG Sauwald332*414.50
9ASK St. Valentin23*316.00
10Leoben23*315.00
11ESV ASKÖ Admira Villach2*213.50
12SC DieKlagenfurter2*010.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2017-18 Austria AUT Fri 27th Oct 2017 - Sat 7th Apr 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Hohenems II*531531.00
2Kufstein/Wörgl*431530.00
3Zillertal*431332.00
4Bregenz*53551133.00
5Jenbach 21*4454823.50
6ASK Salzburg2½*33820.50
7Dornbirn3*244723.00
8Rochade Rum½2*43520.50
9Sparkasse Neumarkt323*3520.00
10Götzis 2142*4420.00
11Pradl3211323*317.50
12Ranshofen312232*217.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2017-18 Austria AUT Fri 27th Oct 2017 - Sat 7th Apr 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC Data Technology Pressbaum/E.*4331227.00
2SK Austria*31126.00
3ASVÖ Pamhagen 22*5441025.50
4SK Advisory Invest Baden3*425922.50
5SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau*334822.00
6L.A. Kraftanlage Ottakring23*3821.52
7Blackburne Nickelsdorf*24821.50
8SC Donaustadt1234*3820.00
9SK Hietzing432*317.00
10SK Mostarrichi13*33315.50
11ASVÖ Mattersburg233*217.00
12tschaturanga3223*216.50
12 teams

56th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2017-18

The 56th Danish Team ExtraCon takes place 18th November 2017 to 11th March 2018.

56th TCh-DEN Ex 2017-18 Denmark DEN Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 11th Mar 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Team Nordea Skanderborg 11133
2Bronshoj 1628.5
3Jetsmark 1926
3BMS 1926
5Aarhus/Skolerne 1523
6Nordkalotten 1522
6Nordre 1522
8Hillerod 1422
9SK 1968 1319.5
10Bov 1318
10 teams
56th TCh-DEN D1G1 2017-18 Denmark DEN Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 11th Mar 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Team XtraCon Koge 11034.5
2OBRO 1724
3Bronshoj 2720.5
4Bornholm 1618.5
5Næstved 1318.5
6K41 1416
7Frederiksberg 1315.5
8Tastrup 1012.5
8 teams

TCh-AUT 2017-18

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 16th November 2017 to 7th April 2018.

TCh-AUT 2017-18 Austria AUT Thu 16th Nov 2017 - Sat 7th Apr 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach*41631.50
2SC MPÖ Maria Saal*34551333.00
3SK Hohenems*41229.50
4mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring*3451130.50
5ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf*45825.00
6SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz23*333823.50
7SIR Royal Salzburg23*721.00
8SV Pillenkönig St. Veit*626.00
9Schachclub Sparkasse Götzis1233*334621.50
10Schachklub Absam223*521.50
11Grieskirchen/Bad Schallerbach113½3*4415.50
12ASVÖ Pamhagen½½1½22*09.50
12 teams

TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2017-18

The Norwegian Eliteserien takes place November 3rd 2017 to 4th March 2018.

TCh-NOR Elite 2017-18 Norway NOR Fri 3rd Nov 2017 - Sun 4th Mar 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBptsTB1
1 Valerenga1227.529
2 SK 19111122.526
3 Bergens71515
4 Nordstrand617.514.5
5 Asker617.513.5
6 OSS4188
7 Akademisk417.58
8 Stavanger4168
9 Alta4166
10 Black Knights212.55
10 teams

TCh-SVK 2017-18

The Slovakian Team Championship takes place 30th September 2017 to 5th March 2018. Final rounds 9-11 2nd to 4th March 2018.

TCh-SVK 2017-18 Slovakia SVK Sat 30th Sep 2017 - Mon 5th Mar 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slovan Commander*66562143.00
2SK Dunajská Streda*44575562043.50
3SK Prakovce - www.sachovetreningy.sk4*46551736.50
4Reinter Snina*2541635.50
5SK Modra46*3561335.50
6TJ Inbest Dunajov2345*1330.00
7Liptovská sachová skola1*927.50
8SK Osuské233*46728.50
9SK AQUAMARIN Podhájska3½4*727.00
10SKS Dubnica nad Váhom½3243*5726.50
11SK Junior CVC Banská Bystrica2232*624.00
12TJ Slávia UPJS Kosice323*326.50
12 teams

TCh-ISL 2017-18

The Icelandic Team Championship takes pleace in two parts. The first 5 rounds took place 19th to 22nd October. The remaining rounds 1st-3rd March 2018. Games now available. My thanks to Gunnar Bjornsson and those who entered the games.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2017-18 Reykjavik ISL Thu 19th Oct 2017 - Sat 3rd Mar 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Vikingaklubburinn550037.0100
29Skakfelagid Huginn a-sveit550031.0100
36Skakdeild Fjolnis531124.070
47Taflfelag Reykjavikur532021.060
54Skakfelag Akureyrar a-sveit523021.040
63Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit523016.540
75Taflfelag Gardabæjar522116.050
88Skakfelag Akureyrar b-sveit514013.520
910Skakdeild KR514011.020
102Skakdeild Breidabliks og Bolungarvikur a50509.000
10 teams
TCh-ISL Div 2 2017-18 Reykjavik ISL Thu 19th Oct 2017 - Sat 3rd Mar 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Taflfelag Reykjavikur b-sveit*44518.580
2Skakfelag Reykjanesbæjar*5518.080
3Skakdeild Hauka*43514.550
4Vinaskakfelagid*313.550
5Hrokar alls fagnadar2*410.020
6Skakfelagid Huginn c-sveit2232*9.010
7Skakfelag Selfoss og nagrennis113*8.530
8Taflfelag Reykjavikur c-sveit½11*4.000
8 teams

2nd Bundesliga 2017-18

The 2nd Bundesliga takes place 8th October 2017 to 15th April 2018. Likely some games will become available.

35) Forthcoming Events and Links

XII Termo-Eko Cup 2018

17th Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2018

75th ch-GEO w 2018

17th Rochefort International Open 2018

Graz Open 2018

Aeroflot Open 2018

Bunratty Chess Festival 2018

18th Liberec Open 2018

16th Khazar Cup 2018

Tal Memorial Rapid and Blitz 2018

34th Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2018

Reykjavik Open 2018

8th HD Bank Cup 2018

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2018

19th European Individual Championship 2018

GRENKE Chess Open 2018

2nd Rottal Chess Open 2018

Polar Capital Jersey Open 2018

18th 4NCL Congress 2018

European Senior Team Championship 2018

ch-USA 2018

Stockholm Chess Challenge 2018

23rd Stuttgart Open 2018

Haspa-Schachpokal 2018

6th Norway Chess 2018

32nd Pula Open 2018

Solta Amateur Open 2018

Minsk Open 2018

VMCG Schachfestival 2018

World Senior Teams 2018

Xtracon Chess Open 2018

43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018

World Chess Championship 2018

Sunway Sitges Festival 2018

81st Tata Steel 2019

Bunratty Chess Festival 2019

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