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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1215 19th February 2018 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Fischer Random 2018
3) Saint Louis Norm Congress GM/IM 2018
4) Graz Open 2018
5) Aarhus Chess House GM 2018
6) Tal Memorial Qualifier 2018
7) 78th Noteboom Tournament 2018
8) Northumbria Masters 2018
9) First Saturday February 2018
10) 17th Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2018
11) 17th Rochefort International Open 2018
12) LiChess Meetup Stjernen 2018
13) 206th MGU Open 2018
14) 5th Karun Cup 2018
15) 5th Nebesna Sotnya Mem Rapid/Blitz 2018
16) Pierre and Vacances Open 2018
17) ch-AZE w 2018
18) 75th ch-GEO w 2018
19) Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open 2018
20) Vastgota Open 2018
21) XII Termo-Eko Cup 2018
22) 4th Floripa Open 2018
23) 14th Moscow Open 2018
24) ch-HKG 2018
25) 84th ch-BRA 2018
26) Brazil Carnaval Open 2018
27) Chrzanow Championship 2018
28) Third Saturday 65-66 2018
29) Third Saturday Djenovici February 2018
30) WWRR 2018
31) 9th Pfalz Open 2018
32) 38th TCh-IND 2018
33) TCh-FAI 2017-18
34) TCh-CZE 2017-18
35) TCh-CAT 2018
36) PRO Chess League 2018
37) TCh-ISR 2018
38) TCh-HUN 2017-18
39) TCh-SWE Elitserien 2017-18
40) Frauenbundesliga 2017-18
41) Active Team Events
42) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Fischer Random 20188 games
Saint Louis Norm Congress GM/IM 201810 games
Graz Open 201874 games
Aarhus Chess House GM 201825 games
Tal Memorial Qualifier 201812 games
78th Noteboom Tournament 201824 games
Northumbria Masters 2018149 games
First Saturday February 2018135 games
17th Rochefort International Open 201820 games
206th MGU Open 20188 games
5th Nebesna Sotnya Mem Rapid/Blitz 2018208 games
ch-AZE w 201810 games
Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open 2018169 games
Vastgota Open 201821 games
XII Termo-Eko Cup 201841 games
4th Floripa Open 2018647 games
14th Moscow Open 20181356 games
84th ch-BRA 20182 games
Brazil Carnaval Open 2018125 games
Chrzanow Championship 201825 games
Third Saturday Djenovici February 201830 games
WWRR 201845 games
9th Pfalz Open 201890 games
38th TCh-IND 201840 games
TCh-FAI 2017-1814 games
TCh-CAT 201880 games
PRO Chess League 2018256 games
TCh-ISR 201836 games
3658 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Mitko Iliev, Umesh K.C., Grigor Grigorov, Peter Fransson, Goran Tomic, Jonathan Cannon, Aleksandar Savanovic, Sean Clark, Ben Johnson and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Magnus Carlsen won the final day of blitz in the Fischer Random Match against Hikaru Nakamura to win the match 14-10 over all. This experiment seems to have gone very well for the organisers and I think we're certain to see it run again in an expanded format.

It's been some time since I've broadcast or given an interview but I was happy to talk on Ben Johnson's Perpetual Chess Blog https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new-blog/ in episode 59. The discussion we had on TWIC and various chess and Internet topics seemed to go down rather well. There are many bigger names than me in previous editions so it's worth checking out.

A big thanks to Sean Clark for the start of sponsorship which will make a monthly contribution towards the costs of producing TWIC.

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 took 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 were played for four days, then on the final day there were four pairs of blitz games. Magnus Carlsen won the match 14-10 with a 9-7 win in the rapid (double points over the blitz) and 5-3 win in the blitz. But for an extraordinary lapse at the end of the final game of the rapid where he had a draw by asking the margin would have been bigger. Carlsen hadn't got really good results in the few games in this format he'd played before but he was really impressive here.

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
Fischer Random blitz 2018 Baerum NOR Fri 9th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345678Pts
1Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR28431===110=5
2Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA27810===001=3
2 players

3) Saint Louis Norm Congress GM/IM 2018

The Saint Louis Norm Congress GM/IM took place 8th to 13th February 2018. Pavlo Vorontsov won the GM Group with 6/9. Sergei Matsenko won the IM Group with 7/9..

Saint Louis Norm GM 2018 Saint Louis USA Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Vorontsov, PavloGMUKR25481½001111½6.02586
2Tsolakidou, StavroulaWGMGRE24121101½½01½5.52556
3Paragua, MarkGMPHI2521½110½01015.02507
4Khamrakulov, DjurabekIMUZB249810½1½00115.02510
5Patel, AdvaitIMUSA247801½1011½05.02512
6Bartholomew, JohnIMUSA24590½11½01½½5.02514
7Abrahamyan, TatevWGMUSA233201½1½100½4.52485
8Gurevich, DanielIMUSA248300½0½½½1½3.52388
9Chandra, AkshatGMUSA2510½0½0½100½3.02340
10Boros, DenesGMHUN245710½0½0½002.52305
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 = 0 1 1 0 1 = 1 6 2585
2 Tsolakidou, Stavroula WGM GRE 2412 0 # 0 1 1 1 = = = 1 5.5 2556
3 Bartholomew, John IM USA 2472 = 1 # 1 0 = 0 = 1 = 5 2513
4 Paragua, Mark GM PHI 2513 1 0 0 # 1 0 = 1 = 1 5 2508
5 Khamrakulov, Djurabek IM UZB 2496 0 0 1 0 # 1 1 = 1 = 5 2510
6 Patel, Advait IM USA 2478 0 0 = 1 0 # 1 1 = 1 5 2512
7 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM USA 2332 1 = 1 = 0 0 # = 1 0 4.5 2485
8 Gurevich, Daniel IM USA 2483 0 = = 0 = 0 = # 1 = 3.5 2389
9 Chandra, Akshat GM USA 2510 = = 0 = 0 = 0 0 # 1 3 2341
10 Boros, Denes GM HUN 2445 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 = 0 # 2.5 2307
Saint Louis Norm IM 2018 Saint Louis USA Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Matsenko, SergeiIMRUS25571½½11½11½7.02548
2Banawa, JoelIMUSA23970111010015.02389
3Stearman, JosiahFMUSA23611010011015.02393
4Colas, JoshuaFMUSA22401½01½10105.02406
5Turgut, TanselFMTUR224010½½101015.02406
6Wang, JustinUSA2352010½½101½4.52351
7Torres Rosas, Luis CarlosIMMEX23881½1½000104.02304
8Grabinsky, AaronUSA23590110½½1004.02307
9Jacobson, BrandonFMUSA23760000101½13.52268
10Zhou, QiyuFMCAN22400½0½½00½02.02143
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 7 2539
2 Colas, Joshua FM USA 2207 = # 1 1 1 = 0 0 0 1 5 2402
3 Turgut, Tansel FM TUR 2224 = 0 # 1 0 0 1 = 1 1 5 2400
4 Stearman, Josiah FM USA 2335 0 0 0 # 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 2387
5 Banawa, Joel IM USA 2401 0 0 1 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 5 2380
6 Wang, Justin USA 2368 = = 1 1 1 # 0 0 0 = 4.5 2341
7 Grabinsky, Aaron USA 2388 = 1 0 0 0 1 # 0 1 = 4 2296
8 Torres Rosas, Luis Carlos IM MEX 2370 0 1 = 0 0 1 1 # 0 = 4 2298
9 Jacobson, Brandon FM USA 2351 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 # = 3.5 2263
10 Zhou, Qiyu FM CAN 2230 0 0 0 0 0 = = = = # 2 2136

4) Graz Open 2018

The Graz Open takes place 17th to 23rd February 2018. Alongside is an 6 game match between Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu and Markus Ragger.

Graz Open A 2018 Graz AUT Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Fri 23rd Feb 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
114Gumularz SzymonFMPOL24504.02971
21Istratescu AndreiGMROU25953.52653
32Socko BartoszGMPOL25933.52650
44Sebenik MatejGMSLO25573.52645
517Bao QilinIMCHN24263.52644
66Deac Bogdan-DanielGMROU25493.52641
729Chakravarthi Reddy MIMIND23803.52624
88Dastan Muhammed BatuhanGMTUR25203.52623
911Kanmazalp OgulcanIMTUR24773.52611
1032Horvath DominikFMAUT23693.52606
1163Ongut Tamas GunesHUN22113.52586
1280Schweighoffer MartinSUI21243.02645
1327Tomczak MikolajFMPOL23833.02544
1452Chylewski PatrykPOL22613.02503
155Nevednichy VladislavGMROU25513.02473
1682Nalbant Tuna OnatTUR21193.02442
1744Paszewski MateuszFMPOL22893.02441
1834Huber Martin ChristianIMAUT23643.02377
1960Frosch ErichFMAUT22183.02376
2020Almasi IstvanIMHUN24073.02366
2138Cerovic DaniloFMSRB23403.02342
2218Nguyen PiotrIMPOL24213.02323
2330Bänziger FabianFMSUI23733.02317
2428Freitag ManfredIMAUT23823.02312
2537Faibisovich VadimIMRUS23403.02270
2640Szustakowski AntoniFMPOL23033.02249
2719Tomazini ZanIMSLO24162.52466
2845Livaja MarioFMSRB22882.52460
2921Schwabeneder FlorianFMAUT24032.52457
3025Molenda MarcinFMPOL23862.52451
319Pötsch HagenIMGER24842.52440
3276Krzywda AndrzejPOL21372.52387
3347Marczuk DominikPOL22782.52361
3448Bakalarz MietekIMLUX22762.52350
3526Menezes ChristophIMAUT23852.52348
3616Barski RadoslawIMPOL24292.52344
3712Gazik ViktorIMSVK24732.52342
3849Warakomska AnnaWIMPOL22692.52341
3922Viani Antonio Dcunha VAIMIND24022.52331
4031Sabuk PiotrIMPOL23702.52304
4154Oglaza OskarPOL22452.52299
4269Li XueyiCHN21762.52296
433Czarnota PawelGMPOL25622.52288
4459Jones StevenENG22192.52280
45126Kerschenbauer FranzAUT18422.52277
4635Unuk LauraWIMSLO23622.52274
4742Danner GeorgIMAUT22972.52263
4865Suta AndrazSLO21982.52234
4953Gungl TheoFMGER22512.52207
5057Wagner Leopold FranziskusGER22202.52206
135 players
Graz Match 2018 Graz AUT Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Fri 23rd Feb 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 6) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1
11Ragger MarkusAUT26661.5
22Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGER26821.5
2 players

5) Aarhus Chess House GM 2018

The Aarhus Chess House GM tournament took place 9th to 18th February 2018. Dmitrij Kollars won with 7.5/9.

Aarhus Chess House GM Aarhus DEN Fri 9th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Kollars, DmitrijGM25097.5
2Vorobiov, Evgeny E.GM25486.5
2Thybo, Jesper SondergaardIM24796.5
4Miedema, DavidIM23715.5
5Teplyi, IgorIM24024.5
6Matthiesen, MartinFM23144
7Olsen, Filip BoeFM23003.5
7Kveinys, AloyzasGM25503.5
9Bjerre, Jonas BuhlFM23682
10Thogersen, Rasmus23341.5
10 players
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 1 1 = 1 6.5 2663
2 Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard IM DEN 2479 = # = 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2577
3 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. GM RUS 2548 = = # = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2548
4 Miedema, David IM NED 2371 0 1 = # 1 1 0 1 0 1 5.5 2503
5 Teplyi, Igor IM DEN 2402 0 0 = 0 # = 1 = 1 3.5 2383
6 Olsen, Filip Boe FM DEN 2300 0 0 0 0 = # 1 = = 1 3.5 2351
7 Matthiesen, Martin FM DEN 2314 0 0 0 1 0 0 # 1 1 3 2350
8 Kveinys, Aloyzas GM LTU 2550 = 0 = 0 = = 0 # = 2.5 2266
9 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl FM DEN 2368 = 1 = # 0 2 2371
10 Thogersen, Rasmus DEN 2334 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 2154

6) Tal Memorial Qualifier 2018

The Tal Memorial Qualifier had one place available for the strong rapid and blitz tournament in March. Daniil Dubov was the clear winner of this rapid tournament.

Tal Mem Qualifier 2018 Moscow RUS Sun 18th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms1234PtsTB1
1Dubov, Daniil26176**115
2Matlakov, Maxim27016**½02.57.25
3Oparin, Grigoriy26846**2.56.75
4Esipenko, Andrey257160½1**2
4 players

7) 78th Noteboom Tournament 2018

The 78th Noteboom Tournament took place 16th to 18th February 2018. Robby Kevlishvili edged out Benjamin Bok, Petar Arnaudov and Rolands Pruijssers on tie-break after all scored 5/6.

78th Noteboom Open Leiden NED Fri 16th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456PtsTB1TPR
1Kevlishvili, RobbyIM244911½=11518.52598
2Bok, BenjaminGM2607111½½1518.252626
3Arnaudov, PetarGM2425111=½1517.252569
4Pruijssers, R.GM25381110115172498
5Nikolic, PredragGM2593111½½½4.517.252497
6Heltzel, Joost22051=1½1½4.516.252437
7Ducarmon, QuintenIM24831½1=10413.752415
8Meegen, Ruud van2233½111½0413.752403
9Werf, Mark van derIM2394110110412.52422
10Zwirs, Nico2364½111½0412.252311
11Kollen, ZyonFM227811½½½½412.752335
12Kerstens, Dennis22351100114122336
13Ketel, Raoul vanFM2247110=1½412.252302
14Brouwer, Dennis22171101½½411.52309
15Lenaerts, LennertFM2331½½11½½413.52338
16Oudewaal, Vincent2060101=1½411.752323
17Wissen, Michiel van2240=1½½1½4122271
18Bekker, StefanFM2293110101410.52345
19Ratsma, Rosa230401½11½412.252219
20Bakker, Guido2209=½1½1½4122200
21Bekedam, Tyro19850½1=11410.752249
22Velden, Bram van der2196101½½14102282
23Dael, Siem vanFM2265½1½011410.252240
24Schippers, Maurice2310=11½0½3.511.252276
25Clemens, AdrianFM21841½1½0½3.510.252225
26Rijn, Giel van2086100½113.592267
27Baselmans, Luuk208101½0113.582207
28Leusden, Dennis van2011½½½½1½3.510.252194
29Straver, Robert212910101½3.58.252198
30Zon, Stef van der2160½10=1½3.592144
31Hilwerda, Jonas21081010½13.572156
32Zoun, Rogier2015100=113.57.752201
33IJzermans, Cees2161=½110039.752191
34Schouten, Jordy2097=1½½½03102166
35Tabak, StefanFM2190101010382134
36Heemskerk, WimFM2225½=11--37.752360
37Becx, CysarFM2109½1½½0½382059
38Woestenburg, Jochem210001½=1036.752152
39Termeulen, Albert20140=1½10372102
40Damen, Jip2200100½½137.252166
90 players

8) Northumbria Masters 2018

The Northumbria Masters took place 14th to 18th February 2018. Alexander Donchenko won with 7/9.

Northumbria Masters 2018 Newcastle ENG Wed 14th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1
11Donchenko AlexanderGER25837.0
23Vakhidov JakhongirUZB25326.5
34Gormally Daniel WENG24836.0
13Percivaldi MartinDEN23956.0
14Haria RaviENG23766.0
16Raetsky AlexanderRUS23626.0
72Plat VojtechCZE25605.5
6Greet Andrew NSCO24585.5
8Nasuta GrzegorzPOL24545.5
11Eggleston David JENG24095.5
20Macklin PaulENG23075.5
23Berry NeilSCO22675.5
27Kanakova NatalieCZE22455.5
147Hebden Mark LENG24545.0
9Merry Alan BENG24385.0
10Hunt Adam CENG24165.0
12Lalic BogdanCRO24015.0
15Gourlay IainSCO23715.0
17Welling GerardNED23205.0
19Longson AlexanderENG23075.0
22Pritchett Craig WSCO22755.0
25Abdulla MuradSCO22605.0
235Tan JustinAUS24794.5
18Derakhshani BornaFID23174.5
21Muir Andrew JSCO22864.5
24Storey Charles HENG22624.5
26Britton Richard LENG22554.5
30Townsend M PaulENG22144.5
33Tavoularis NicholasGRE21684.5
35Kalaiyalahan AkshayaENG21364.5
3128Bukojemski AdamPOL22224.0
29House Glenn LENG22144.0
31Asenov PavelENG21874.0
32Player Edmund CENG21724.0
34Gayson Peter MENG21514.0
36Longson Sarah NENG21244.0
38White Stuart ASCO21074.0
40Dalton JosephENG20454.0
47Izod ChrisENG18824.0
4037Moreby James EENG21123.5
52 players

9) First Saturday February 2018

The First Saturday events took place in Budapest 3rd to 13th February 2018. Meilis Annaberdiev edged out Daniel Howard Fernandez on tie-break in the GM Group after both scored 6.5/9.

FSGM February 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
14Annaberdiev MeilisIMTKM24796.527.750.0
25Fernandez Daniel HowardGMENG24986.525.750.0
310Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24555.521.750.0
41Czebe AttilaGMHUN24215.521.500.0
52Jablonicky MartinFMSVK23024.519.500.0
69Bagi MateIMHUN24483.516.000.0
77Bick GabrielUSA24033.515.750.0
83Dale AriIMAUS23813.514.000.0
96Havasi GergoIMHUN23703.012.500.0
108Navalgund NiranjanIND22703.010.500.0
10 players
FSGM February 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018. Category: 7. Ave: (2403)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Annaberdiev, Meilis IM TKM 2479 # = 1 1 = = 0 1 1 1 6.5 2560
2 Fernandez, Daniel Howard GM ENG 2498 = # = = = 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2558
3 Ilincic, Zlatko GM SRB 2455 0 = # = 1 = = = 1 1 5.5 2477
4 Czebe, Attila GM HUN 2421 0 = = # = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2481
5 Jablonicky, Martin FM SVK 2302 = = 0 = # = 1 1 0 = 4.5 2414
6 Bagi, Mate IM HUN 2448 = 0 = = = # 1 0 0 = 3.5 2318
7 Bick, Gabriel USA 2403 1 0 = 0 0 0 # 1 = = 3.5 2323
8 Dale, Ari IM AUS 2381 0 = = 0 0 1 0 # 1 = 3.5 2325
9 Havasi, Gergo IM HUN 2370 0 0 0 = 1 1 = 0 # 0 3 2281
10 Navalgund, Niranjan IND 2270 0 0 0 0 = = = = 1 # 3 2292
FSIM February 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
13Farago IvanGMHUN23776.527.000.0
21Kumar NikhilFMUSA22586.022.000.0
39Nemeth ZoltanIMHUN22295.524.500.0
42Nguyen Van ThanhCMVIE23125.522.000.0
55Lyell MarkFMENG22965.521.000.0
610Rodgaard JohnIMFAI23205.020.250.0
78Balint VilmosHUN22154.013.000.0
84Farago SandorIMHUN22032.510.000.0
97Karacsonyi GellertHUN21722.59.500.0
106Juhasz MarkHUN21762.09.250.0
10 players
FSIM February 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018. Category: 1. Ave: (2256)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Farago, Ivan GM HUN 2377 # = = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2408
2 Kumar, Nikhil FM USA 2258 = # 1 = 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 2381
3 Rodgaard, John IM FAI 2320 = 0 # = = 1 1 = 1 = 5.5 2329
4 Nguyen, Van Thanh CM VIE 2312 = = = # = = = = 1 1 5.5 2330
5 Lyell, Mark FM ENG 2296 0 1 = = # 0 1 1 = 1 5.5 2331
6 Nemeth, Zoltan IM HUN 2229 0 1 0 = 1 # 1 = 1 0 5 2302
7 Balint, Vilmos HUN 2215 = 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 1 4 2217
8 Farago, Sandor IM HUN 2203 0 0 = = 0 = 0 # 0 1 2.5 2096
9 Karacsonyi, Gellert HUN 2172 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 # = 2.5 2099
10 Juhasz, Mark HUN 2176 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 = # 2 2045
FSFM February 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
19Eperjesi Laszlo Dr.IMHUN21128.035.250.0
23Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22137.529.250.0
36Ali Rasheed Mohmmed AminIRQ19185.522.250.0
42Kumar NamanUSA20045.517.250.0
51Havaskori LaszloHUN18704.514.250.0
67Zoltan AndrasHUN18824.012.750.0
75Lakat GyulaHUN17513.514.250.0
88Szabo A. MartinHUN18033.59.000.0
910Schelberg Martin Dr.ACMGER17482.05.500.0
104Chubakov SultanKGZ18931.04.500.0
10 players
FSFM February 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018. Category: None. Ave: (1919)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Eperjesi, Laszlo Dr. IM HUN 2112 # = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 8 2249
2 Szalanczy, Emil IM HUN 2213 = # = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2160
3 Ali, Rasheed Mohmmed Amin IRQ 1918 0 = # 1 0 1 1 1 = = 5.5 2000
4 Kumar, Naman USA 2004 0 0 0 # 1 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 1990
5 Havaskori, Laszlo HUN 1870 0 0 1 0 # = = = 1 1 4.5 1925
6 Zoltan, Andras HUN 1882 = 0 0 0 = # = = 1 1 4 1881
7 Lakat, Gyula HUN 1751 0 = 0 = = = # = = = 3.5 1858
8 Szabo, A. Martin HUN 1803 0 0 0 0 = = = # 1 1 3.5 1852
9 Schelberg, Martin GER 1748 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 2 1718
10 Chubakov, Sultan KGZ 1893 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 1571

10) 17th Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2018

The 17th Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open took place 16th to 18th February 2018. Demien Karrer won with 5/5. I couldn't find any games.

17th Burgdorf Open 2018 Burgdorf SUI Fri 16th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Karrer DamianSUI22215.014.069.514.00
23Kazakov MikhailGMUKR25194.517.573.515.25
31Milov VadimGMSUI26324.516.073.013.75
45Starostits IlmarsGMLAT24404.516.072.514.25
58Rasch HolgerFMGER22304.017.078.512.50
64Karpatchev AleksandrGMRUS24944.016.569.012.00
76Saraci NderimFMKOS24024.016.071.511.50
82Kunin VitalyGMGER25834.016.066.011.00
915Papakonstantinou SpyridonGRE21764.014.066.011.00
1018Schweizer SamuelJPN21234.013.573.59.50
1112Pahud CédricSUI22014.012.567.09.00
1213Giesinger EliasSUI21944.012.065.59.25
1314Schweizer SimonJPN21833.516.064.510.00
1441Kornitzky TinoGER19683.515.569.510.00
157Stijve TheoSUI22343.515.569.08.75
1620Rohrer ChristopheSUI20973.515.566.09.75
1717Deutschmann MatthiasGER21653.515.068.59.25
1811Fecker NoahSUI22093.514.566.09.00
1934Mata AdilsonPOR20053.514.561.09.75
2023Horber Jean-MarcSUI20793.514.068.58.25
2124Künzli SimonSUI20783.514.067.08.75
2225Kummle ThomasGER20753.512.071.07.00
2342Ristevski SaskoSUI19633.512.066.07.75
2432Meier LukasSUI20173.511.564.58.25
2510Wüthrich LorenzSUI22123.016.562.08.75
2626Martig MarkusSUI20753.016.065.57.00
2762Suter ChristianSUI18473.016.065.08.00
2831Perréard NicolasSUI20233.016.064.07.50
2922Bühler MichaelSUI20833.015.562.08.25
3036Wälti ThomasSUI19873.014.565.56.00
3127Jud MarcSUI20603.014.556.07.00
3240Corbat PhilippeSUI19723.014.063.57.75
3321Mansoor SharifSUI20893.013.066.07.00
3428Schneuwly AchimSUI20333.012.567.05.50
3529Novalic MiralemSUI20283.012.561.56.50
3646Thuner StefanSUI19553.012.559.06.00
3757Ly NguyenSUI18793.012.068.04.50
3896Zafeiridis AthanasiosGRE15443.011.567.57.00
3950Bürki GillesSUI19073.011.566.55.25
4035Hefti GabrielSUI19993.011.062.55.00
107 players

11) 17th Rochefort International Open 2018

The 17th Rochefort International Open takes place 17th to 23rd February 2018.

17th Rochefort Open 2018 Rochefort FRA Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Fri 23rd Feb 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1Perf
1DIMITROV RadoslavmFID247862694
2MAIOROV NikitagBLR25472668
3GASCON DEL NOGAL Jose RafaelmVEN24772651
4DEMCHENKO AntongRUS267132607
5NIKOLOV MomchilgFID254532552
6ENCHEV IvajlomFID249232537
7KULKARNI RakeshIND2332362591
8MARTINEZ DUANY Lelys StanleygCUB2509362542
9SUMETS AndreygUKR2569362514
10SHYAM Sundar M.gIND252132470
11IKONNIKOV VyacheslavgRUS253232465
12FILIP Lucian-IoanmROU240132451
13KURAYAN RuslanmUKR237432350
14GALUNOVA TsvetamfFID217732323
15CASTELLANOS RODRIGUE ReniermESP2501352458
16GABRIELIAN ArturgRUS2502352422
17MIRON Lucian-CostinmROU2489342361
18IDER BoryamFRA25142397
19RAKOTOMAHARO Fy AntenainamMAD24102363
20MALOBERTI DavidFRA215262231
21STETS DmitrymUKR23982332
22JAKSLAND TimfDEN22052265
23RINGUET NoeFRA22132209
24BARTAKKE Amardeep S.IND207852316
25SOLODOVNICHENKO YurigUKR252852309
26SPIRIDONOV NikolagFID214152293
27YOUSSOUPOV MoisseFRA223152254
28SELEBRAN HenriFRA215152203
29LE MAREC SimonFRA22372191
30COLLAS SilviamFRA226142139
31LAGARDE DimitriFRA222232062
32GIACOMINI HectorFRA2203262358
33DEVALLEE JeremiefFRA2186262244
34SGIRCEA Silvia-RalucamfROU2193262205
35SAENZ NARCISO Miguel AngelESP2243262172
36SAADA JulienfFRA228322288
37LEMEAUX DavidfFRA230622175
38MALASSAGNE RaphaelFRA227622137
39MARIETTE LucasFRA2094252267
40ROSELLE TristanFRA2105252178
41LOPEZ GOMEZ Jose PabloMEX2055252142
42PEDERSEN CarstenDEN1924252138
43LAPEYRE PierreFRA1982252114
44BOULET PhilippeFRA2049252058
45VALETTE ChristianFRA2017252033
46NIRAJ SaripalliIND208322234
47BAT BilguunFRA188022128
48MOINE PhilippeFRA1909242057
49SHIRAZI KamranmFRA23242096
50BORICHA KetanIND20812055
76 players

12) LiChess Meetup Stjernen 2018

The LiChess Meetup tournament took place in Stjernen. The online website's event wouldn't normally have attracted attention but for the fact that the World Champion Magnus Carlsen won with 7/7. I don't believe any games were saved and I don't know the time control but it will have likely have been blitz.

LiChess Meetup Stjernen Oslo NOR Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Sat 17th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Carlsen, MagnusGM2843720.526.528.5
2Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenGM2564620.527.531
3Silva Gonzales, Francisco2062520.526.530
4Hobber, AndersFM2286519.524.527.5
5Svensen, Tarjei Joten20635192326
6Skrondal, Inge SandstadFM2253518.525.528.5
7Abdrlauf, Elham20614.5212830
8Fossum, Oystein Boyum22484212828
9Vitenberg, Noam Aviv19114212629
10Riascos, Alexander M PenaFM21414212628
11Bryn, AskildLM20544202729.5
12Nesheim, Mathias20124202629
13Grebstad, Kjell Borre2052419.525.527.5
14Hagos, Daniel17374172224
15Olsen, Andrei18214162123
16Steinskog, Asbjorn O.LM19233.5202628
17Thornblad, Erik20003.519.524.526.5
18Kittilsen, Sigurd18893.5192527
19Bernstein, Jonas August16373.515.520.520.5
20Rolstad, Morten18513162123
21Silver, Michael3162121
22Mirza, Raad2012315.520.521.5
23Sjogren, Oddbjorn3151920
24Daniels, Thomas314.518.519.5
25Wait, Theophilus313.517.517.5
26Fiekas, Niklas2.515.52020
27Prunier, Camille Victor1676218.525.526.5
28Skogly, Daniel216.520.522.5
29Eriksrud, Simen214.518.519.5
30Amundsen, Thomas212.516.516.5
31Rytterager, Trygve1121515
32Longe, Felipe0141819
33Grindbakken, Erik1684012.519.520.5
33 players

13) 206th MGU Open 2018

The 206th MGU Open took palce 17th to 18th February 2018.

206th MGU Open 2018 Sofia BUL Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPts
13MLADENOV Andrey15524.5
21MEHMED Elif19523.5
35TENEV Bogdan14522.5
44VACHEV Lenko14882.5
52KOSTOV Nikolay16312.0
66TSEKOV Vasil00.0
6 players

14) 5th Karun Cup 2018

The 5th Karun Cup takes place 17th to 24th February 2018.

5th Karun Cup 2018 Ahvaz IRI Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Sat 24th Feb 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Darini PouriaGMIRI24923.021780.03.0
215Harutjunyan GevorgGMARM24072.525480.03.0
318Khodashenas MersadIMIRI23972.525250.03.5
49Lorparizangeneh ShahinGMIRI24842.523540.04.5
56Mosadeghpour MasoudGMIRI25182.523290.04.0
67Matinian NikitaGMRUS25042.523200.03.0
711Tahbaz ArashIMIRI24562.523050.03.0
81Amonatov FarrukhGMTJK26242.522690.04.0
95Pourramezanali AmirrezaGMIRI25252.521900.03.0
1030Sedaghati MehrdadFMIRI22152.024620.03.0
114Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25252.023670.04.5
1229Khalesi VahidIRI22162.023290.02.5
1313Toufighi HomayoonGMIRI24362.022910.04.0
1436Meftahi HoussemIMTUN21402.022910.03.0
1527Vakhidov DalerUZB22652.022690.03.5
1626Al-Ali Hussein Ali HusseinIMIRQ22692.022650.04.5
1721Hosseinipour MehdiFMIRI23392.021780.03.5
1824Nadimifar AdnanIRI22862.021770.03.0
1910Mousavi Seyed KhalilIMIRI24802.021550.04.5
2020Cech PavelIMCZE23672.020130.03.5
2131Hamidi Amir MohammadIRI21901.525250.05.0
2223Rastbod AliFMIRI23051.524560.04.5
2332Alinasab MobinaWIMIRI21861.524210.04.0
243Sanikidze TornikeGMGEO25331.524010.04.5
2545Asadi MotahareWFMIRI20131.523670.04.5
2614Vahidov TairGMUZB24211.522650.04.0
2737Babaniya BenyaminIRI21121.521260.03.0
2817Petrosian Davit G.GMARM24011.517250.04.0
2919Sibashvili GiorgiIMGEO23961.516560.04.5
302Korneev OlegGMESP25541.515970.05.0
3149Alipoor Shahraki AbolfazlIRI18531.514530.04.0
3238Azadi AmirmohammadIRI21111.024620.05.0
3334Asbahi MohammadIRI21631.015390.05.0
3435Mousavi Sayed MiladIRI21621.014860.04.5
3551Mosleh Rashtabadi HamzehIRI18251.014250.04.0
3622Fendereski NimaFMIRI23141.014160.04.5
3743Moghadam AlirezaIRI20311.014150.04.5
3844Baneshi MahanIRI20161.013860.03.0
3925Khatibi MeysamIRI22761.013400.04.0
4047Sebt Rasoul Seyede SetareWCMIRI19391.013400.03.0
51 players

15) 5th Nebesna Sotnya Mem Rapid/Blitz 2018

The 5th Nebesna Sotnya Mem Rapid/Blitz took place 16th to 18th February 2018. Vitaliy Bernadskiy won the rapid with 9.5/11.

Nebesna Sotnya Mem Rapid Lutsk UKR Fri 16th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM26469.5797367
2Stupak, KirillGM2573982.577.570.5
3Bogdanovich, StanislavGM26548.5807569
4Golubka, PetroIM24228.5807468
5Bortnyk, MykolaIM25458.574.57165
6Solovchuk, Oleksiy24888797367
7Oleksienko, MikhailoGM25388787367.5
8Simantsev, MikhailGM241887872.567
9Razin, Vadim23778787266
10Mischuk, DmitryIM2439877.572.567
11Galperin, Platon22738716862.5
12Budnikov, Oleg24787.5837771
13Omelja, Artem24457.58074.568
14Kislinsky, AlexeyGM24077.579.57468
15Mirzoev, EmilIM24297.5797570
16Gritsak, OrestGM24647.578.574.567.5
17Peng, Li MinFM24047.577.57266.5
18Vetoshko, VolodymyrGM24487.57670.564.5
19Grekh, AndreyIM23527.5767064
20Ianov, ViktorIM23027.5767064
21Sergeev, VladimirGM24457.574.57064
22Snigurov, Maxim21507.573.568.563.5
23Yarmysty, Mikhail23087.572.56863
24Basko, Bogdan21907.572.56862.5
25Safronov, Mikhail22227.570.56762
26Rakhmangulova, AnastasiyaWIM21997.5706661.5
27Roshka, YevgeniyFM23507.568.56357.5
28Maciaga, Marcin21857.5676358
29Muzychka, Viktor18997.560.557.554
30Bordovsky, Vladimir2380780.575.569.5
31Matviishen, ViktorIM2336777.57367
32Mikhalsky, Vladimir2350777.572.566.5
33Polyakov, MaximIM2336776.57266
34Lomakin, Viktor2150772.568.563
35Khaetsky, RomanIM23697726762
36Serdyuk, Vitaliy21017726761.5
37Yaniuk, Valentin23227716660.5
38Larkin, Vladislav2214769.565.560.5
39Meleshko, VladimirFM2297768.56559.5
40Gushpit, Iaroslav2120768.56459.5
210 players
Nebesna Sotnya Mem Blitz Lutsk UKR Fri 16th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Bogdanovich, StanislavGM266613.5147.5140132
2Bernadskiy, VitaliyGM248912143.5136.5128.5
3Bortnyk, MykolaIM262111150.5143134.5
4Razin, Vadim249111150143135
5Buksa, NataliyaWGM237911138.5131.5124.5
6Mirzoev, EmilIM245410.5150.5142133
7Vetoshko, VolodymyrGM242910.5142.5135.5128.5
8Yarmysty, Mikhail235210.5140134126.5
9Polyakov, MaximIM225310.5138.5131.5124
10Khaetsky, RomanIM233110.5138.5131.5123.5
11Peng, Li MinFM235810.5136130.5123
12Ianov, ViktorIM238410.5134.5128120
13Budnikov, Oleg260910144.5138130
14Sergeev, VladimirGM233410142.5135127.5
15Simantsev, MikhailGM250310140.5133.5125.5
16Solovchuk, Alexey235810136129.5121.5
17Bezkorovaina, Mariia221210130.5125.5118
18Galperin, Platon235010129122115
19Bordovsky, Vladimir23169.5146.5141134
20Golubka, PetroIM24579.5140134126
21Roshka, YevgeniyFM23519.5138.5132.5124.5
22Korol, Dimitry22279.5136129.5122.5
23Reshetkov, Kirill24319.5131126.5120.5
24Serdyuk, Vitaliy21489.5128.5122.5115.5
25Rakhmangulova, AnastasiyaWIM21119.5121.5116.5110
26Kucher, Kostyantyn13629.5119112105
27Matviishen, ViktorIM23509150143135.5
28Terletsky, OlegFM22169136.5130.5123
29Snigurov, Maxim22729136.5130.5122.5
30Mischuk, DmitryIM24419136129121.5
31Mikhaletz, LubomirGM23059135.5128.5121
32Grekh, AndreyIM24359134.5128.5120.5
33Larkin, Vladislav21899132126118.5
34Safronov, Mikhail22119132125118
35Gayun, Dmytro21299130.5124.5117.5
36Alexikov, AlexanderIM23289129123116
37Kyrychenko, Maryan21579125118111
38Lomakin, Viktor21539123.5118112
39Gushpit, Iaroslav20579122.5116.5109.5
40Lymar, Vladislav21009122116.5110.5
41Palchuk, Andrii20519120114108
42Novikova, Margarita19929119114108
43Trots, Yaroslav19939119112.5105.5
44Lozynskyi, Bohdan18949117112106
45Ivanytska, Lyudmyla17679115.5109.5103.5
46Chetverik, Alexander18959113108.5103.5
47Nedilko, VasilyIM22588.5133.5127.5120
48Mosesov, DanyloFM21438.5133126.5119.5
49Scherbak, Yaroslav20068.5128122115
50Rakhmangulov, Denis21468.5125.5120.5114
170 players

16) Pierre and Vacances Open 2018

The Pierre and Vacances Open takes place 19th to 25th February 2018.

Pierre & Vacances Open Cannes FRA Mon 19th Feb 2018 - Sun 25th Feb 2018
Leading Round (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB2
1LAGARDE MaximegFRA25850
2NEIKSANS ArtursgLAT25820
3BAI JinshigCHN25750
4MOUSSARD JulesgFRA25710
5MORONI Luca JrgITA25580
6MESKOVS NikitagLAT25460
7GAO RuigCHN25450
8DEMIDOV MikhailmRUS25230
9BAILET PierremFRA25200
10GODENA MichelegITA25040
11STANY G.a.mIND25000
12SANCHEZ JosephgPHI24710
13BARSEGHYAN HarutyunFRA24670
14WANG YiyemCHN24420
15NI ShiqungfCHN24410
16SHKAPENKO PavelmRUS24310
17LOISEAU QuentinmFRA24260
18BUSCARA SevanmFRA24200
19PILE RichardmFRA24130
20HANSEN Torbjorn RingdalgNOR24030
21NITIN S.mIND24020
22TODORCEVIC ANTIC MiodraggESP23950
23BORGO GiuliomITA23900
24ABELLO SebastienFRA23900
25SKOMOROKHIN RomanmRUS23880
26CHAKRAVARTHI REDDY MmIND23800
27XIANG ZeyuCHN23800
28CAN IsikfTUR23760
29DEBRAY ChristophermFRA23630
30SAVINA AnastasiamRUS23550
31SONG JulienmFRA23550
32MIDOUX SebastienFRA23470
33LAMARD GuillaumefFRA23410
34QUILLAN GarymENG23400
35VILLEGAS PierrefMNC23300
36SARAVANAN V.mIND23280
37NAKHBAYEVA GuliskhangfKAZ23140
38DAMIA AngelomITA23130
39TRABATTONI FrancofITA22990
40TAHAY AlexisfFRA22860
98 players

17) ch-AZE w 2018

The Azerbaijan Women's Championship takes place 18th to 26th February 2018.

ch-AZE w 2018 Baku AZE Sun 18th Feb 2018 - Mon 26th Feb 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Ibrahimova SabinaAZE22222.019591.50.0
21Fataliyeva UlviyyaAZE23841.521642.50.0
32Mammadova GulnarAZE23571.521411.50.0
45Mammadzada GunayAZE23331.521252.00.0
56Balajayeva KhanimAZE23191.521191.50.0
68Beydullayeva GovharAZE22381.520972.00.0
73Mamedjarova ZeinabAZE23551.520912.50.0
87Mamedjarova TurkanAZE22551.520892.50.0
94Hojjatova AydanAZE23361.520811.50.0
1013Hajiyeva LamanAZE19441.021051.50.0
1117Babayeva SamiraAZE18421.021021.50.0
1219Rzali SabinaAZE17041.020652.00.0
1311Soyunlu NarminAZE20081.020132.00.0
1420Ahmadova IradaAZE16410.521111.50.0
1515Katanova AynurAZE18930.520862.00.0
1618Mammadova SusanAZE18380.520662.00.0
1710Mammadova NarminAZE22130.519322.50.0
1816Babazade ZhalaAZE18540.021322.50.0
1912Allahverdiyeva AyanAZE19480.021002.50.0
2014Heydarova AytajAZE19070.020202.50.0
20 players

18) 75th ch-GEO w 2018

The Georgian Women's Championship takes place 16th to 27th February 2018.

75th ch-GEO w 2018 Tbilisi GEO Fri 16th Feb 2018 - Tue 27th Feb 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Melia SalomeGEO24042.53.2520.0
25Javakhishvili LelaGEO24632.52.0020.0
38Mikadze MirandaGEO22582.02.2510.0
44Gvetadze SofioGEO22972.02.0010.0
59Khotenashvili BelaGEO24872.01.7510.0
62Batsiashvili NinoGEO25041.53.0000.0
71Purtseladze MakaGEO23461.50.7510.0
86Arabidze MeriGEO23561.00.0010.0
93Khomeriki NinoGEO23030.00.0000.0
7Tsereteli TamarGEO23320.00.0000.0
10 players

19) Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open 2018

The Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open took place 9th to 11th February 2018. Pia Cramling won with 7/7.

Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open Vaxjo SWE Fri 9th Feb 2018 - Sun 11th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGms+-=PtsTB1
1Cramling, PiaGM24498602738
2Hillarp Persson, TigerGM254385036.540
3Bellon Lopez, JuanGM232286116.537
4Storme, IsakCM221386116.534
5Akesson, RalfGM24188512639.5
6Vernersson, Per22908404638.5
7Kucuksari, KaanFM22508512635
8Nilsson, AndersCM21978512634
9Grueso Cordoba, Santiago22028620632
10Hask, Patrik Nilsson21668512632
11Cramling, Anna20438620629
12Tikkanen, HansGM249984135.540.5
13Lindberg, BengtIM238784135.538.5
14Johansson, Gunnar218585215.537.5
15Blomqvist, ErikGM250985215.537
16Ernst, ThomasGM236984135.536.5
17Adler, Bo218685215.536
18Reid, Gregor224585215.536
19Helin, MikaelCM197485215.534.5
20Kabadayi, Can217385215.534.5
21Arman, DenizFM236985215.534.5
22Eriksson, Lennarth205884135.534
23Fransson, Patrick213685215.533.5
24Olsson, William208685215.533
25Henriksson, JohanFM228884135.533
26Wengholm, Anders216184135.531.5
27Naslund, MikaelFM220585215.528
28Karlsson, Jorgen20748422536.5
29Jogstad, Daniel19958530534
30Mattsson, Michael20538422534
31Burwick, Malte22478422533
32Olsson, Tomas20228314533
33Lundqvist, Daniel21968422532.5
34Goransson, Martin20178530532.5
35Mejvik, Jacob20528422532.5
36Attefall, Fredrik19768422532.5
37Lundstedt, Peter21098422532
38Walinder, Lars22058422532
39Forsberg, Andre20278530531
40Hakansson, Stefan20428530530.5
142 players

20) Vastgota Open 2018

The Vastgota Open took place on 18th February and was won by Juan Belllon on tie-break from Kim Nygren after both score 6/7.

Vastgota Open 2018 Skara SWE Sun 18th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Belllon JuanSWE23716.034.526.029.00
29Nygren KimSWE22096.031.022.025.00
33Ernst ThomasSWE23185.533.023.024.75
46Silseth SimonSWE22405.532.523.524.00
51Cramling PiaSWE24045.532.023.523.50
613Hautajärvi JukkaSWE21135.029.522.519.25
710Ask JosefSWE22035.029.521.018.00
811Svensson SvenSWE21835.029.520.519.25
97Glimbrant TorbjörnSWE22175.027.519.019.25
1018Svedberg HansSWE20205.025.518.516.00
118Wengholm AndersSWE22134.532.023.018.50
1224Bohman Karlholm AdrianSWE19654.529.021.017.25
134Andersson FredrikSWE22654.529.020.016.25
1421Ghazi Al-Saadi AliIRQ19984.528.019.015.75
1520Gromark Per-OlofSWE20154.526.018.014.25
1629Petersson DickSWE19224.525.518.515.25
1712Olsson SimonSWE21354.525.518.014.50
185Madebrink LarsSWE22614.525.018.014.50
1915Bengtsson SivSWE20924.523.516.514.25
2016Särén BjörnSWE20244.032.023.515.50
2122Svensson LeifSWE19944.027.519.513.50
2237Koski ViljoSWE18684.027.019.012.50
2328Tomisto KeijoSWE19324.026.519.511.00
2433Cederqvist NiclasSWE18954.026.019.012.75
2517Kleimark AndersSWE20204.025.518.513.00
2625Lundgren EmanuelSWE19534.025.017.012.50
2734Olofsson Hans-ErikSWE18894.024.017.010.50
2826Andersson Kjell-ÅkeSWE19494.024.016.511.50
2919Olsson BoSWE20164.022.516.510.50
3032Johnson DanielSWE19064.021.516.08.50
3114Eriksson KristianSWE21083.530.021.512.75
3227Green PerSWE19383.525.518.011.25
3349Storm IngemarSWE17423.525.018.010.25
3442Frisk AndersSWE18123.524.518.510.00
3556Jernberg ChristopherSWE15663.524.018.09.75
3630Stolt Hans-OlofSWE19193.524.018.08.50
3741Karlsson RogerSWE18173.522.515.58.75
3831Magnussen PålSWE19183.522.015.58.75
3955Andersson ChristianSWE15703.521.016.07.75
4036Ahlqvist JesperSWE18743.026.518.09.00
68 players

21) XII Termo-Eko Cup 2018

The XII Termo-Eko Cup took place 14th to 18th February 2018. Nikita Meskovs won with 5.5/7.

XII Termo-Eko Cup 2018 Jurmala LAT Wed 14th Feb 2018 - Sun 18th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Meskovs NikitaLAT25465.529.033.02539
25Sveshnikov VladimirLAT23675.029.531.52433
36Tokranovs DmitrijsLAT23615.027.531.02371
43Bernotas ArtursLAT24325.026.530.02369
58Stepins EdgarsLAT22835.026.028.52277
615Rasa GintsLAT21615.025.528.02155
714Stabulnieks KlavsLAT21815.021.523.52260
836Pedmanson AlbertEST16825.021.023.02320
910Dzjuba VsevolodLAT22724.523.525.52148
1011Vorobjov PavelEST22224.523.025.02098
1113Berzina IlzeLAT21974.522.525.02026
1222Sinauridze SimonsLAT20224.520.022.02069
134Seeman TarvoEST24264.028.530.52293
147Jazdanovs AleksandrsLAT22934.027.530.52039
1519Polyakov FedorLAT20514.027.028.52068
1644Nael TonuEST04.024.027.02150
1720Kolasa PjotrsLAT20494.021.022.51980
1823Bekasovs RihardsLAT20094.020.022.02163
1927Limanovska ElizabeteLAT19023.526.026.52063
2024Gudovskis KonstantinsLAT19773.525.026.52058
2116Krumina LindaLAT21343.522.022.51694
2218Pogrebnojs DmitrijsLAT21013.521.524.01994
2328Obolonin FilippEST18893.521.023.01883
2437Visnevskis ValdisLAT16453.519.019.51779
259Kretainis KristapsLAT22743.024.527.01890
2621Zhukov AntonRUS20353.024.026.51646
2732Pedmanson HermanEST17433.023.024.51727
2817Stasans AivarsLAT21243.022.525.01808
2930Zarovs AleksandrsLAT18173.020.522.01775
3041Germanovs GeorgijsLAT13123.017.519.01719
312Grishchenko SergeyRUS24692.526.029.52159
3231Golsta MadaraLAT17802.523.024.51754
3338Aizstrauts ArtursLAT15432.521.523.51807
3435Golsta RamonaLAT16852.521.022.51661
3534Viikmaa KarmenEST16902.519.020.51730
3633Alainis ArtisLAT17372.519.020.51651
3739Strods Kristaps ReinisLAT14272.518.019.51660
3826Petrovs JaroslavsLAT19532.024.026.51736
3942Birmans DanielsLAT12902.017.017.51397
4043Valeine IevaLAT12361.517.518.01482
44 players

22) 4th Floripa Open 2018

The 4th Floripa Open took place 19th to 25th January 2018. Andres Rodriguez Vila won on tie-break. Many more games now available.

4th Floripa Open 2018 Florianopolis BRA Fri 19th Jan 2018 - Thu 25th Jan 2018
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Rodriguez Vila AndresGMURU24598.00.059.070.5
24Fier AlexandrGMBRA25578.00.058.071.0
36Barbosa Evandro AmorimGMBRA25188.00.057.571.0
42Bachmann AxelGMPAR26248.00.056.068.0
53Delgado Ramirez NeurisGMPAR26028.00.055.066.5
612Perdomo LeandroIMARG24497.50.058.069.5
75Mekhitarian Krikor SevagGMBRA25297.50.057.070.0
820Languidey Simon AlejandroFMARG23607.50.055.065.0
99Matsuura EveraldoGMBRA24927.50.054.066.0
108Santiago Yago De MouraGMBRA24967.50.053.564.0
1137Pacheco DanielFMARG22417.50.050.561.5
12363Viana Junior Carlos AlbertoAGMBRA07.50.046.055.0
1315Carneiro Vitor Roberto CastroCMBRA24327.00.059.071.0
1413Molina Roberto Junio BritoIMBRA24487.00.056.568.0
151Granda Zuniga Julio EGMPER26577.00.056.567.5
1625Menna Barreto Felipe KubiakiFMBRA22937.00.055.566.5
1716Bittencourt JorgeIMBRA24317.00.055.566.5
1819Terao Rodrigo AkiraFMBRA23847.00.054.065.5
1940Cadilhac Igor Tokuichi KikuchiFMBRA22157.00.054.065.0
2028Rangel DanielFMBRA22787.00.054.063.5
217Di Berardino Diego RafaelIMBRA25167.00.053.564.5
2221Almiron AntonioFMPAR23297.00.053.564.5
2385Awoki Daniel TeidiNMBRA20577.00.053.564.0
2427Rodrigues EdgarFMBRA22887.00.053.063.5
2561Coro LucasFMARG21477.00.053.063.0
2622Aranha Filho Alvaro Z.FMBRA23167.00.052.563.0
2743Zacarias M Ruben DFMPAR21997.00.052.562.5
2862De Borba GuilhermeNMBRA21437.00.052.061.0
2950Kropff RicardoIMPAR21777.00.051.562.0
3045Souza Rafael Cabral DeNMBRA21937.00.051.561.5
3138Miguel Gabriel Carvalho MoreiraCMBRA22267.00.051.561.5
3247Miranda Jr Roberto Calheiros DeNMBRA21917.00.051.061.5
3344Borges Guilherme DeolaNMBRA21987.00.051.060.5
3423Guimaraes Diogo DuarteFMBRA23067.00.050.060.5
3549Pinto Rendrex LopesBRA21907.00.049.559.5
3674Menegotto Giovanni Arnaldo GazzCMBRA21097.00.048.558.5
37174Felix Raimundo NascimentoBRA18797.00.047.557.0
3892Bastos Seixas Pedro LucasBRA20417.00.046.055.0
3967Nery Junior Jose AntonioAGMBRA21347.00.046.054.5
4014Kjartansson GudmundurIMISL24386.50.055.566.0
416 players

23) 14th Moscow Open 2018

The 14th Moscow Open took place 25th January to 5th February. Far more games now available.

14th Moscow Open B w 2018 Moscow RUS Thu 25th Jan 2018 - Mon 5th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24348.047.544.50.0
21Kashlinskaya AlinaRUS24597.050.546.00.0
33Nechaeva MarinaRUS24217.050.046.00.0
45Shuvalova PolinaRUS23887.047.543.50.0
7Osmak IulijaUKR23757.047.543.50.0
615Charochkina DariaRUS23266.547.544.00.0
712Hojjatova AydanAZE23366.547.543.50.0
89Soumya SwaminathanIND23496.547.043.00.0
98Kovanova BairaRUS23736.545.542.00.0
104Voit DariaRUS23906.544.041.00.0
1116Dordzhieva DinaraRUS22946.053.049.50.0
1229Lysenko MargaritaRUS22026.052.048.00.0
1336Gaboyan SusannaARM21686.051.047.50.0
1414Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimUZB23296.049.045.00.0
1596Zaitseva LyudmilaRUS18206.049.044.00.0
166Gritsayeva OksanaRUS23836.048.544.00.0
1726Maletina TatianaRUS22136.046.542.50.0
1840Protopopova AnastasiyaRUS21356.044.540.50.0
1934Li XueyiCHN21766.042.539.50.0
2010Babiy OlgaUKR23476.038.535.00.0
2135Illina NataliaRUS21696.038.036.00.0
2245Smirnova EkaterinaRUS21025.550.547.00.0
2325Bayarmaa BayarjargalMGL22225.548.044.50.0
2422Schepetkova MargaritaRUS22435.547.044.00.0
2518Maltsevskaya AleksandraRUS22745.546.543.50.0
2639Lingur ZalinaRUS21395.546.042.50.0
2713Tomilova ElenaRUS23315.545.041.50.0
2831Afonasieva AnnaRUS21785.545.041.50.0
2941Markelova LubovRUS21195.544.542.50.0
3024Balaian AlinaRUS22245.543.540.00.0
3137Khokhlova DariaRUS21685.541.538.00.0
3250Afanasieva AlexandraRUS20635.540.537.00.0
3319Dimitrova AleksandraRUS22605.538.034.50.0
3467Bulatova KamaliyaRUS19905.537.035.00.0
3568Gutkovich PolinaRUS19795.536.534.00.0
3630Solozhenkina ElizavetaRUS21905.049.045.50.0
3721Goltseva EkaterinaRUS22535.047.544.00.0
3811Doluhanova EvgeniyaUKR23425.047.543.50.0
3917Mirzoeva ElmiraRUS22865.047.043.00.0
4033Doroshenko DianaRUS21765.044.040.50.0
121 players
14th Moscow Open A 2018 Moscow RUS Thu 25th Jan 2018 - Mon 5th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Lomasov SemenRUS25308.050.046.50.0
21Nabaty TamirISR26587.552.549.00.0
34Vavulin MaksimRUS25757.055.551.00.0
475Afanasiev NikitaRUS23647.051.547.50.0
57Timofeev ArtyomRUS25637.046.542.50.0
637Samusenko MaksimRUS24226.552.048.00.0
710Mozharov MikhailRUS25396.552.047.50.0
822Zakhartsov VladimirRUS24726.550.546.00.0
929Shukh NikolaiRUS24356.550.048.00.0
103Kokarev DmitryRUS26166.549.545.00.0
1145Harutjunyan GevorgARM24076.549.045.50.0
1240Fakhrutdinov TimurRUS24176.547.544.00.0
1317Khegay DmitriyRUS24956.547.043.50.0
1418Matinian NikitaRUS24916.547.043.50.0
1531Sindarov JavokhirUZB24296.546.042.50.0
1646Yeletsky IvanRUS24066.544.040.00.0
176Savchenko BorisRUS25666.052.548.50.0
1836Gaifullin ArturRUS24236.052.048.50.0
1927Drygalov AndreyRUS24406.051.547.50.0
2013Tsydypov ZhamsaranRUS25236.051.546.50.0
219Boruchovsky AvitalISR25426.051.046.50.0
2248Vokhidov ShamsiddinUZB24016.050.547.00.0
2311Bocharov IvanRUS25346.050.546.50.0
2494Mammadzada GunayAZE23336.049.045.00.0
2514Ladva OttomarEST25226.049.045.00.0
2674Palachev PetrRUS23706.047.546.00.0
278Levin Evgeny A.RUS25456.047.543.50.5
2849Kardashevskiy EvgenyRUS24006.047.543.50.5
2985Bryakin MikhailRUS23496.047.044.00.0
3016Sorokin AlekseyRUS25116.047.043.00.0
3120Golubov SaveliyRUS24846.046.042.50.0
3243Drygalov SergeyRUS24126.046.042.50.0
3335Kozionov KirillRUS24236.046.041.50.0
3451Korchmar VasiliyRUS23996.045.042.00.0
3523Khanin SemenRUS24586.044.541.00.0
3626Lobanov SergeiRUS24506.044.540.50.0
3715Iljiushenok IliaRUS25126.044.040.50.0
38124Murzin VolodarRUS22686.043.040.00.0
3955Sanzhaev DarsenRUS23976.043.039.00.0
4079Nigmatov OrtikUZB23616.041.538.50.0
220 players
14th Moscow Open F 2018 Moscow RUS Thu 25th Jan 2018 - Mon 5th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Paravyan DavidRUS26038.554.550.50.0
22Zakhartsov VladimirRUS24727.054.049.50.0
36Mokshanov AlexeyRUS24157.053.549.50.0
49Fotin VladimirRUS23157.049.545.50.0
514Shapkin AnatoliyRUS22786.551.547.50.0
64Kezin RomanRUS24506.551.047.00.0
710Ivlev AlekseyRUS23006.548.545.50.0
822Badalyan ShavarshUZB21726.548.044.00.0
912Styazhkina AnnaRUS22836.546.042.50.0
105Kozionov KirillRUS24236.052.549.50.0
1116Aleksandrovskiy DmitriyRUS22396.050.547.00.0
1213Derevianchenko IliaUKR22826.050.046.50.0
1329Tishova SvetlanaRUS21366.048.044.00.0
1411Vasilyev VasilyRUS22996.046.042.00.0
1517Yakovlev EgorRUS22326.045.542.00.0
1626Jaiswal RupeshNEP21526.044.541.00.0
1767Pischasov AlexanderRUS18556.043.539.50.0
183Lugovskoy MaximRUS24595.552.548.50.0
1915Thing BibekNEP22525.549.546.00.0
2031Klimov IvanRUS21045.549.045.00.0
217Borisenko ViacheslavUKR23305.548.044.00.0
228Chernyavsky AlexanderRUS23265.545.542.00.0
2330Arutyunova AsyaRUS21155.545.041.50.0
2433Gorovenko DaryaRUS20985.544.540.50.0
2525Velichko ArsenyRUS21555.542.539.00.0
2634Meyer HenrikGER20865.541.538.50.0
2741Kuzub PavelRUS20205.540.538.00.0
2823Grigoryeva Olga A.RUS21715.540.037.00.0
2943Kasparov AramUZB19865.539.537.00.0
3045Lugovets DmitryRUS19755.534.033.50.0
3132Alieva AlexandraRUS21005.049.045.50.0
3218Bykova AnastasiaRUS22265.047.043.01.0
3335Lebedev OlegRUS20795.047.043.00.0
3419Oguzov ShamilRUS22205.046.542.50.0
3540Ustich EkaterinaRUS20225.045.543.00.0
3627Orekhovsky VasilyRUS21505.045.542.50.0
3724Makarenko AleksandrRUS21665.043.540.00.0
3849Pavlova NataliaRUS19445.043.040.00.0
3966Makarova DaryaRUS18585.041.038.50.0
4073Burmistrova AlenaRUS17895.040.538.00.0
99 players

24) ch-HKG 2018

The Hong Kong Championship takes place 8th January to 26th March 2018. A week off on the 19th February.

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

25) 84th ch-BRA 2018

The 84th ch-BRA took place 6th to 15th February 2018. The event is a knockout. Alexandr Fier beat Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian 2-0 in the final.

84th ch-BRA 2018 Rio de Janeiro BRA Tue 6th Feb 2018 - Thu 15th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Fier,Alexandr2.0
2Mekhitarian,Krikor Sevag0.0
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

26) Brazil Carnaval Open 2018

The Brazil Carnaval Open took place 10th to 13th February 2018. Diego Rafael Di Berardino edged out Felipe De Cresce El Debs and Alejandro Languidey Simon on tie-break after all scored 6/7.

Brazil Carnaval Open 2018 Sao Paulo BRA Sat 10th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Di Berardino Diego RafaelIMBRA25166.00.033.536.0
21El Debs Felipe De CresceGMBRA25446.00.030.033.0
5Languidey Simon AlejandroFMARG23606.00.030.033.0
412Cadilhac Igor Tokuichi KikuchFMBRA22155.50.029.533.0
518De Borba GuilhermeNMBRA21435.50.028.531.0
68Menna Barreto Felipe KubiakiFMBRA22935.50.028.030.5
711Utiyama Marcel Heimar RibeiroBRA22285.50.028.030.5
87Matsuura FredericoFMBRA23015.50.027.030.5
920Poeta Caio MedeirosNMBRA20925.50.024.527.0
1023Awoki Daniel TeidiBRA20625.00.031.034.5
116Aranha Filho Alvaro Z.FMBRA23045.00.030.033.0
129Bispo LeonardoBRA22455.00.028.031.5
1314Dos Santos Junior Haroldo CunFMBRA21555.00.027.029.5
1422Chiaramitara Jr. PedroBRA20795.00.025.528.5
1513Pinto Rendrex LopesBRA21905.00.025.027.5
1627Gazola Vanessa RamosWCMBRA20185.00.024.026.5
1726De Borba GabrielCMBRA20195.00.023.526.5
183Carneiro Vitor Roberto CastroCMBRA24325.00.023.526.5
1932Dos Reis Leandro Aparecido CBRA19925.00.023.526.0
2059Dias Joao BatistaBRA18075.00.023.025.5
214Santos Marcus Vinicius MoreiraIMBRA24024.50.031.034.5
2210Tsuboi Edson KenjiIMBRA22304.50.028.031.0
2319Rothebarth Ana Vitoria De PauBRA20994.50.027.530.5
2415Nery Junior Jose AntonioAGMBRA21514.50.027.530.0
2516Rodrigues Leonardo De MirandaNMBRA21514.50.026.529.5
2628De Moura Sergio JovelinoNMBRA20174.50.026.028.0
2749Cordioli Jairo RibeiroBRA18824.50.025.527.5
2852Cardozo Matheus SantosBRA18484.50.024.526.5
2944Tamarozi IsabelleBRA19294.50.024.526.5
3042Polonio RodolfoNMBRA19444.50.024.526.0
3147Guimaraes Artemis PamelaBRA19104.50.024.526.0
3230Carstens Dobuchak ThiagoBRA20074.50.023.525.0
3336Pritsopoulos ConstantinoBRA19744.50.023.026.0
3431Baeta Marcio NettoNMBRA19964.50.023.026.0
3562Mascarenhas Alfredo C. VianaBRA17734.50.022.524.0
3634Deus Filho Joaquim DeNMBRA19854.50.021.524.0
3751Nunes Agatha HurbaBRA18494.50.021.023.5
3817Marra Eduardo Da CostaFMBRA21484.00.029.532.5
39120Cabral Carlos MauricioBRA04.00.028.031.5
4037Ribeiro Jose JoselitoBRA19684.00.025.528.0
129 players

27) Chrzanow Championship 2018

The Chrzanow Championship took place 10th to 16th February 2018. Nazar Ustianovich won with 7/9.

ch-Chrzanow 2018 Chrzanow POL Sat 10th Feb 2018 - Fri 16th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Ustianovich, NazarFMUKR23757.026.25
2Tomczak, MikolajFMPOL23836.527.25
3Manik, MikulasGMSVK24176.527.25
4Pietruszewski, Marcink+POL22495.517.75
5Vypkhaniuk, IhorUKR23615.017.75
6Pniaczek, MarekCMPOL21074.017.00
7Musial, TomaszI++POL20783.510.50
8Stachanczyk, JacekIMPOL22093.010.00
9Nester, IhorIMUKR23402.511.00
10Szczurek, KrzysztofFMPOL21491.55.75
10 players
ch-Chrzanow 2018 Chrzanow POL Sat 10th Feb 2018 - Fri 16th Feb 2018. Category: 1. Ave: (2267)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ustianovich, Nazar FM UKR 2375 # 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 7 2475
2 Tomczak, Mikolaj FM POL 2383 1 # = 1 = 0 1 = 1 1 6.5 2420
3 Manik, Mikulas GM SVK 2417 = = # 1 = 1 1 1 = = 6.5 2416
4 Pietruszewski, Marcin POL 2249 0 0 0 # 1 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2349
5 Vypkhaniuk, Ihor UKR 2361 0 = = 0 # = 1 1 = 1 5 2299
6 Pniaczek, Marek CM POL 2107 = 1 0 0 = # = 0 = 1 4 2242
7 Musial, Tomasz POL 2078 0 0 0 = 0 = # 1 = 1 3.5 2208
8 Stachanczyk, Jacek IM POL 2209 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 # = 1 3 2148
9 Nester, Ihor IM UKR 2340 0 0 = 0 = = = = # 0 2.5 2093
10 Szczurek, Krzysztof FM POL 2149 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1.5 2007

28) Third Saturday 65-66 2018

The Third Saturday 65th and 66th events in Novi Sad took place 11th to 16th February 2018. Yang Kaiqi won the GM Group with 7/9. I eventually expect games to be available.

Third Saturday 66 GM 2018 Novi Sad SRB Sun 11th Feb 2018 - Fri 16th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Yang KaiqiIMCAN24307.029.500.06
21Runic ZoranIMBIH23786.023.500.05
37Stankovic MilosIMSRB24095.525.250.02
42Srinath Rao S.V.FMIND22784.517.250.02
54Drazic SinisaGMSRB24114.517.000.02
68Chakravarthi Reddy MIMIND23804.016.750.02
75Markovic MiroslavGMSRB24414.015.250.01
810Abramovic BoskoGMSRB24013.515.500.00
99Gajic MladenFMSWE23623.514.250.01
103Daneshvar BardiyaIRI23982.512.250.00
10 players
Third Saturday 65 IM 2018 Novi Sad SRB Sun 11th Feb 2018 - Fri 16th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Savic Miodrag RGMSRB25059.040.000.09
27Popchev MilkoGMFID22765.519.000.03
34Dimitrijevic NenadSRB22485.018.500.02
46Besedes DaniloFMSRB23125.017.000.52
8Rogac SrdjanIMSRB23455.017.000.52
62Shao WenbinCHN20334.515.500.02
710Sredojevic IvanIMSRB23514.514.500.02
83Stocko JosipFMCRO23084.014.250.01
99Hu ZhihengCHN19532.07.000.00
101Xu RuoyingCAN19720.51.000.00
10 players

29) Third Saturday Djenovici February 2018

The Third Saturday Djenovici February takes place 17th to 25th February 2018.

3rd Sat Djenovici Feb GM Djenovici MNE Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Sun 25th Feb 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
12Srinath Rao S.V.IND22782.52.752
25Bick GabrielUSA24032.03.251
33Tomic AleksandarMNE23592.02.251
48Lazic MiroljubSRB24962.02.001
56Dizdarevic EmirBIH24611.52.251
610Drasko MilanMNE24521.52.250
77Ostojic NikolaSRB24491.51.001
9Strugnell CarlWLS23301.51.001
91Ivanovic BozidarMNE24200.50.750
104Sukovic AndrejMNE22620.00.000
10 players
3rd Sat Djenovici Feb GM Djenovici MNE Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Sun 25th Feb 2018. Category: 6. Ave: (2391)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Srinath, Rao S.V. FM IND 2278 # = 1 1 2.5 2674
2 Bick, Gabriel USA 2403 # = 1 = 2 2594
3 Tomic, Aleksandar FM MNE 2359 # = = 1 2 2540
4 Lazic, Miroljub GM SRB 2496 = = # 1 2 2466
5 Dizdarevic, Emir GM BIH 2461 0 # = 1 1.5 2435
6 Drasko, Milan GM MNE 2452 = = # = 1.5 2386
7 Ostojic, Nikola IM SRB 2449 = 0 # 1 1.5 2375
8 Strugnell, Carl FM WLS 2330 0 = # 1 1.5 2300
9 Ivanovic, Bozidar GM MNE 2420 0 0 = # 0.5 2090
10 Sukovic, Andrej FM MNE 2262 0 0 0 # 0 2425
3rd Sat Djenovici Feb IM Djenovici MNE Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Sun 25th Feb 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Kumar NikhilUSA22582.52.250.02
25Farkas TiborSRB23172.02.750.51
6Lundin JanSWE22702.02.750.51
49Pecurica MilosMNE23342.01.250.01
53Popadic DraganMNE21711.53.000.00
68Sredojevic IvanSRB23511.52.250.00
710Kecskemeti ArpadSRB22841.51.000.01
84Radlovacki JovanSRB23071.01.750.00
97Mikavica MirkoSRB21541.01.000.01
102Radovic StefanSWE20840.00.000.00
10 players
3rd Sat Djenovici Feb IM Djenovici MNE Sat 17th Feb 2018 - Sun 25th Feb 2018. Category: 1. Ave: (2253)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kumar, Nikhil FM USA 2258 # = 1 1 2.5 2453
2 Farkas, Tibor IM SRB 2317 # = = 1 2 2383
3 Lundin, Jan FM SWE 2270 = # = 1 2 2377
4 Pecurica, Milos FM MNE 2334 # = = 1 2 2312
5 Popadic, Dragan FM MNE 2171 = = # = 1.5 2314
6 Sredojevic, Ivan IM SRB 2351 = = # = 1.5 2265
7 Kecskemeti, Arpad FM SRB 2284 0 = # 1 1.5 2204
8 Radlovacki, Jovan IM SRB 2307 = = # 0 1 2155
9 Mikavica, Mirko SRB 2154 0 0 1 # 1 2173
10 Radovic, Stefan SWE 2084 0 0 0 # 0 2292

30) WWRR 2018

The WWRR tournament took place 10th to 15th February 2018. Miguoel Admiraal won with 7/9. The live coverage didn't work very well and there are quite a few games missing.

WWRR 2018 Wachtebeke BEL Sat 10th Feb 2018 - Thu 15th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtg+PtsTB1TB2Perf
11Admiraal, MiguoelIM244657.0-28.002496
22Beerdsen, ThomasIM244546.5-25.752451
38Blom, VincentFM224246.0-22.502425
44Hautot, StephaneIM236845.5-20.252374
53Van Der Lende, IliasFM238444.51.015.252292
66Beukema, JasperFM227324.50.017.752304
77De Waele, WarreFM226224.0-14.002263
89Wiley, TomFM219013.5-13.752227
95Vuelban, VirgilioIM227713.0-10.502179
1010Den Hartog, Marijn212500.5-1.751851
10 players
WWRR 2018 Wachtebeke BEL Sat 10th Feb 2018 - Thu 15th Feb 2018. Category: 3. Ave: (2301)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Admiraal, Miguoel IM NED 2446 # = = 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 7 2505
2 Beerdsen, Thomas IM NED 2445 = # = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2451
3 Blom, Vincent FM NED 2242 = = # 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 6 2433
4 Hautot, Stephane IM BEL 2368 0 0 1 # = 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2374
5 Beukema, Jasper FM BEL 2273 = = = = # 0 0 = 1 1 4.5 2304
6 Van der Lende, Ilias FM NED 2384 0 = 0 0 1 # 1 0 1 1 4.5 2292
7 De Waele, Warre FM BEL 2262 0 0 = = 1 0 # = = 1 4 2263
8 Wiley, Tom E FM ENG 2190 0 = 0 0 = 1 = # = = 3.5 2234
9 Vuelban, Virgilio IM PHI 2277 = 0 0 = 0 0 = = # 1 3 2179
10 Den Hartog, Marijn NED 2125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1877

31) 9th Pfalz Open 2018

The 9th Pfalz Open took place 9th to 13th February 2018. Toms Kantans won with 7.5/9.

9th Pfalz Open 2018 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse GER Fri 9th Feb 2018 - Tue 13th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
113Kantans TomsGMLAT24877.5241249.0
22Fridman DanielGMGER26357.0247052.5
34Bai JinshiGMCHN25757.0245650.0
45Kunin VitalyGMGER25747.0245352.0
56Ivanisevic IvanGMSRB25737.0243348.5
61Berkes FerencGMHUN26697.0241248.5
723Viani Antonio DcunhaIMIND24027.0239147.0
814Noe ChristopherIMGER24877.0238448.0
98Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25417.0234245.5
1016Carow JohannesIMGER24297.0229746.5
113Sadzikowski DanielGMPOL25846.5237948.0
1220Martin JulianFMGER24156.5227641.0
1336Rietze ClemensFMGER23146.5224340.5
149Dann MatthiasIMGER25286.5222942.0
157Meskovs NikitaGMLAT25466.5222140.0
1627Wöllermann JanGER23756.5213640.0
1726Xiang ZeyuCHN23806.0238748.5
1817Bao QilinIMCHN24266.0237648.5
1928Parvanyan AshotFMARM23706.0237645.5
2056Morgunov DanielAUT22316.0235545.0
2110Nestorovic NikolaGMSRB25046.0231845.5
2224Pfreundt JakobGER23866.0231844.0
2318Petrisor Adrian-MarianIMROU24196.0230645.5
2443Zuferi EnisFMGER23006.0228144.0
2521Souleidis GeorgiosIMGRE24126.0226945.5
2652Commercon SimonGER22576.0226545.0
2740Gschnitzer AdrianGER23106.0225342.5
2825Stark LarsIMGER23806.0224743.5
2948Neukirchner PascalGER22686.0223836.5
3015Barski RadoslawIMPOL24296.0223642.5
3137Beeke BobFMNED23116.0223241.5
3234Lenaerts LennertFMBEL23266.0220341.0
3322Harff MarcelFMGER24106.0220241.0
3466Morgunov MarcAUT22036.0219038.0
35109Kutzner StephenGER21066.0218538.0
3632Buckels ValentinFMGER23356.0218040.5
3758Goldbeck LarsGER22196.0214539.0
3844Dardha DanielFMBEL22936.0212238.0
3933Baskin RobertIMGER23295.5235346.0
4074Vöge TobiasFMGER21785.5232645.5
4111Pap MisaGMSRB25025.5226945.0
4212Karpatchev AleksandrGMRUS24945.5224243.5
4376Li XueyiCHN21765.5223439.0
4453Spitzl VinzentFMGER22485.5222942.5
4562Pogorelow JewgeniGER22135.5222739.0
4667Brandt SebastianGER21995.5222339.0
4741Muckle JuliusFMGER23035.5220941.0
4850Syrov ArkadiGER22645.5220236.0
4955Weller ManuelGER22385.5218939.0
5035Donchenko AnatolyIMGER23205.5215440.5
223 players

32) 38th TCh-IND 2018

The Indian Team Championship took place 8th to 14th February 2018. Petroleum Sports Promotion Board won the men's event.

38th TCh-IND 2018 Bhubaneswar IND Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Wed 14th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Petroleum Sports Promotion Board990018032.0
22Airport Authority of India972014028.0
35Railway Sports Promotion Board - B951313125.0
43Railway Sports Promotion Board - A962113124.0
54Air India952212023.0
66Life Insurance Corporation963012019.5
79Bengal Chess-B953111019.0
810Odisha-A953111019.0
98Odisha-KIIT953111018.0
1016Bihar954010021.0
1115Uttar Pradesh954010020.0
1217Defence Accounts Sports Control Board943210020.0
137Bengal Chess-A954010019.5
1411Tamilnadu954010019.0
1512Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited943210017.0
1618Gujarat94419021.0
1721Odisha-MCF-293339018.5
1819Services Sports Control Board93339017.5
1914Assam94419017.0
2023Reserve Bank of India94419016.0
2127Telangana93428018.5
2220Odisha-MCF-393428016.5
2329Himachal Pradesh93428016.5
2422Andhra Pradesh93428016.0
2513Odisha-MCF-193517018.5
2628Maharashtra-B93517016.0
2725Maharashtra-A93517016.0
2826Odisha-B93517015.5
2931Odisha-KCA93517014.5
3030Punjab92437012.5
3124Odisha-MCF-492526014.0
3234Himachal Pradesh-A91535113.5
3332Karnataka91535113.0
3433Haryana91624013.0
3535UP-Kaushambi Academy9081102.0
35 players
16th TCh-IND Women 2018 Bhubaneswar IND Thu 8th Feb 2018 - Wed 14th Feb 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Petroleum Sports Promotion Board770014023.0
22Air India751111021.5
33Airport Authority of India752010019.5
44Tamilnadu74308215.0
56Life Insurance Corporation74308019.0
67Uttar Pradesh73317015.5
79Odisha-MCF-573317014.5
810Punjab73317013.5
95Odisha-KIIT72326014.0
108Telangana73406011.0
1113Karnataka7151306.5
1211Himachal Pradesh7151306.0
1312Himachal Pradesh-A7061103.0
13 players

33) TCh-FAI 2017-18

The Faroe Islands Team Championship took 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 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6bTB1TB2TB3
1Havnin 1**24433422.5130
2Sandavágur 1**3420.5120
3Klaksvík 121**33418.090
4Havnin 200**211.050
5Kollafjørður 111½11½**7.520
6Gøta 100½0½2**4.510
6 teams

34) 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 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Bartos Unichess*57455452039.513.5
2TJ Neratovice A*341941.013.5
3SK Dopravni podnik Praha35*64451739.012.5
4TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove12*541331.08.5
5SK Sokol Vysehrad44*4351233.510.0
6TJ Bohemians Praha3*43451131.510.0
72222 SK Polabiny B3444*461033.08.5
8TJ Pankrac345*1032.59.0
9SK OAZA Praha354*1028.58.5
10QCC Ceske Budejovice434*828.58.0
11TJ Neratovice B432*425.55.0
12SK JOLY Lysa nad Labem C3*020.54.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slavoj Ceský Těsín*564651942.515.0
2SK Gordic3*361837.512.5
3BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"*461638.010.0
4SK Staré Město5*41637.013.5
5TZ Třinec4*5441535.010.0
6Slavia Kroměříž23*741335.012.0
7Sachy Hosťálková44*61133.511.5
8TJ Ostrava "A"4*44930.57.0
9Lokomotiva Brno A214*724.55.5
10KVS Ekodivize Opava24*4527.56.5
11Panda Rychnov nad Kněžnou A½4½24*520.55.0
12Agentura 64 Grygov324*122.55.0
12 players

35) 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 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1BARBERA--11110433.5
2MOLLET11-½01-29.5
3SANT JOSEP101-½1-26
4SANT ANDREU-11010-328.5
5GERUNDA1--½00½220.5
6CATALUNYA1½00--021
7SANT CUGAT0½0--0119
8CERDANYOLA VALLES½½--000122
8 players
TCh-CAT Gp1 2018 Barcelona ESP Sat 20th Jan 2018 - Sat 14th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY--11111345
2ESCOLA D'ESCACS BCN-11110-304
3TRES PEONS½11-10-25.5
4PEONA I PEO0½1½--½24
5FIGUERES01-100-23.52
6OLOT1½0--0023.5
7FOMENT½½--00022.51
8LLEIDA½--000017½
8 players

36) 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 6 (of 9) Standings:
Team+-Pts
Eastern
Mumbai Movers5160
Armenia Eagles4263.5
Delhi Dynamite4261
Estonia Horses3.52.555
Norway Gnomes2.53.558
Riga Magicians2.53.552.5
Volga Stormbringers2455.5
Oslo Trolls1547
Central
Marseille Migraines4.51.562
Stockholm Snowballs4.51.558
Cannes Blockbusters4251.5
Ljubljana Turtles3.52.561.5
Reykjavik Puffins2.53.554.5
Amsterdam Mosquitoes2459
London Lions1.54.550.5
London Towers1545.5
Atlantic
Webster Windmills5.50.563
Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers4.51.562
Minnesota Blizzard4261
St Louis Arch Bishops3357.5
Montreal ChessBrahs2452
Miami Champions2449
Montclair Sopranos2448
Buenos Aires Krakens0640
Pacific
Chengdu Pandas5.50.567.5
San Diego Surfers4.51.562
Dallas Destiny4.51.559
Australia Kangaroos4260.5
San Jose Hackers2.53.560.5
Rio Grande Ospreys1.54.554
Seattle Sluggers1.54.550.5
Las Vegas Desert Rats1543.5
36 players

37) TCh-ISR 2018

The Israeli Team Championship takes place 5th January to 3rd March 2018. Still just the rounds on Friday night being broadcast and saved.

TCh-ISR 2018 Israel ISR Fri 5th Jan 2018 - Sat 3rd Mar 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Club Chess Beer Sheva Alef Alef Eliyahu Levant840.533.5672.5116.5
2Ashdod Elite Club839.532.5751.25108
3Club Chess haPoel Petah Tiqwa Alef837.531.5641.5110.5
4Hapoel Kfar Saba835.529.5586.25114.5
5Tsafrir Rehovot Alef830.027580.7594
6Feldklein Rishon Letzion829.026673.7589.5
7Herzliya Chess Club829.02653681.5
8Elizur Dov Petah Tikva824.022488.579
9HaPoel Kfar Saba Bet821.519.543673.5
10HaOmerim Kiryat Ono Alef815.514.5314.2550.5
11Jerusalem Tenth814.513.5313.547
12Haifa Chess Club - Nesher813.512.5294.7543.5
12 players

38) TCh-HUN 2017-18

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 25th November 2017 to 6th May 2018. Next Round 7 4th March 2018.

TCh-HUN 2017-18 Hungary HUN Sat 25th Nov 2017 - Sun 6th May 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK I.67.58.59.5910.581253
2ASE Paks658.59.58.56.57.51045.5
3DVTK64.5787.5981044
4Aquaréna Kobanya SC63.53.569.589.5740
5Pénzügyor SE62.55.58.56.58.56737.5
6Duocor-Makoi SVSE62.5466.569.5634.5
7HVSE-Infraplan633.54.53.5610330.5
8HUSI SC61.55.52.55.567.5328.5
9Dunaharaszti MTK644.5343.56125
10MTK Budapest642.562.524.5121.5
10 players

39) TCh-SWE Elitserien 2017-18

The Swedish Team Championship Elitserien takes place 20th October 2017 to 18th March 2018. Some games were played this weekend. I will try and sort the games out for next week.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 20th Oct 2017 - Sun 18th Mar 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Malmo AS66001234.5
2SK Team Viking65101032.5
3Limhamns SK6420827.5
4SK Rockaden, Sthlm5410824.5
5Lunds ASK6330626
6Stockholms SS6240422.5
7Eksjo SK6240417.5
8Farsta SK5140217.5
9Kungstornet5140213
10Upsala ASS505008.5
10 players
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 players

40) 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 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1SK Schwaebisch Hallxxx446661845
2OSG Baden-Badenxxx35551741½
3SC Bad Koenigshofen23xxx34651437½
4Hamburger SK½xxx43651333½
5Rodewischer SM232xxx5361031½
6SF Deizisau21xxx55551031½
7SK Lehrte01xxx4824
8Karlsruher SF3xxx433722½
9SV Hofheim0031xxx517½
10SV Allianz Leipzig½11012xxx214
11Doppelbauer Kiel½11013xxx3213½
12SV Medizin Erfurt0½½½1233xxx212
12 players

41) Active Team Events

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

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

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

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

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-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.

42) Forthcoming Events and Links

Aeroflot Open 2018

Aeroflot Open 2018

Bunratty Chess Festival 2018

18th Liberec Open 2018

16th Khazar Cup 2018

Accentus Young Masters 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

Karpos Open 2018

GRENKE Chess Open 2018

2nd Rottal Chess Open 2018

Polar Capital Jersey Open 2018

Kathmandu Open 2018

18th 4NCL Congress 2018

European Senior Team Championship 2018

ch-FRA Junior 2018

ch-USA 2018

Budapest Spring Festival 2018

Stockholm Chess Challenge 2018

Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 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

20th Sant Marti Open 2018

41st Eastman Open 2018

36th Andorra Open 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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