THE WEEK IN CHESS 784 16th November 2009 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Tal Memorial
3) World Blitz Championship
4) Barcelona-Casino
5) Schachbundesliga 2009-10
6) Russian Cup
7) US Chess League
8) World Senior Championship
9) First Saturday November
10) Russian State Social University
11) Club Penya Escacs Cerdanyola
12) World Youth Championships
13) Dutch League
14) 2nd Haye Kramer Invitation tournament
15) British Rapidplay
16) Guernsey International Chess Festival
17) Slovenian team championship
18) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Tal Memorial25 games
World Blitz Championship154 games
Barcelona-Casino5 games
Schachbundesliga 2009-10136 games
Russian Cup19 games
US Chess League16 games
World Senior Championship591 games
2nd Haye Kramer Invitation tournament147 games
Guernsey International Chess Festival255 games
1348 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Igor Glek, Adolivio Capece, Miklos Orso, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Peter Boel, Igor Kragelj, Arthur Brameld, and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The Tal Memorial was a great triumph for Vladimir Kramnik who played the best chess and finished in clear first place with 6/9. Magnus Carlsen was a bit under the weather throughout but two wins in the final two rounds would take him to the top of the FIDE list if calculated now, he still has the London Chess Classic to come where he will have to score maybe +3 to keep this position. The event is followed by the World Blitz which is 42 rounds long over three days. The Bundesliga also took place this weekend. So a huge amount of chess to look at.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Tal Memorial

The Tal Memorial took place 4th-19th November 2009. Kramnik took clear first place with 6/9, half a point clear of Vassily Ivanchuk and Magnus Carlsen. Aronian beat World Champion Viswanathan Anand in the final round and Magnus Carlsen won his second game in a row.

Official Site

Tal Mem (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120:60:15+30spm(61))

Tal Memorial Moscow (RUS), 5-14 xi 2009 cat. XXI (2764)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6 2888
2. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2739 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 2846
3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2801 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 2839
4. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2786 ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 5 2804
5. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2788 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2804
6. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2758 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 2764
7. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2739 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 4 2723
8. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2754 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 2685
9. Leko, Peter g HUN 2752 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 3 2640
10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2750 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 3 2640

Round 5 (November 10, 2009)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 31 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Aronian, Levon - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½ 31 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Anand, Viswanathan - Leko, Peter 1-0 45 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Gelfand, Boris - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 81 E04 Catalan
Svidler, Peter - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 31 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 6 (November 11, 2009)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 81 D38 QGD Ragozin
Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 36 D39 QGD Ragozin
Gelfand, Boris - Aronian, Levon 1-0 66 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Leko, Peter - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 41 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Morozevich, Alexander - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 49 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Round 7 (November 12, 2009)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 43 D11 Slav Defence
Aronian, Levon - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 23 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Anand, Viswanathan - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½ 36 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Leko, Peter ½-½ 31 E06 Catalan
Svidler, Peter - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 40 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 8 (November 13, 2009)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter ½-½ 36 E15 Queens Indian
Carlsen, Magnus - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 31 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Aronian, Levon - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 58 E06 Catalan
Gelfand, Boris - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 28 E06 Catalan
Morozevich, Alexander - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 49 B46 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 9 (November 14, 2009)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 29 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Anand, Viswanathan - Aronian, Levon 0-1 25 D15 Slav Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 27 E04 Catalan
Svidler, Peter - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 30 C42 Petroff's Defence
Leko, Peter - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 59 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation

3) World Blitz Championship

The World Blitz Championship takes place in Moscow following the Tal Memorial. 22 players compete. Mon 16th Nov 2009 - Wed 18th Nov 2009. The games section suffers from a few games being lost or incomplete, hopefully Carlsen's win against Kramnik will be available fully eventually.

Official Site

World Blitz (22 players 42 Rds SRR Indiv TC:3m+2spm)

World Blitz Moscow (RUS), 16-18 xi 2009 cat. XIX (2719)
1.Anand, ViswanathangIND278812.0
2.Carlsen, MagnusgNOR280110.0
3.Karpov, AnatolygRUS26199.0
4.Kramnik, VladimirgRUS27728.5
5.Grischuk, AlexandergRUS27368.5
6.Ponomariov, RuslangUKR27398.0
7.Bareev, EvgenygRUS26348.0
8.Karjakin, SergeygUKR27238.0
9.Ivanchuk, VassilygUKR27397.5
10.Svidler, PetergRUS27547.5
11.Aronian, LevongARM27867.5
12.Leko, PetergHUN27527.0
13.Gashimov, VugargAZE27586.5
14.Morozevich, AlexandergRUS27506.5
15.Polgar, JuditgHUN26806.0
16.Naiditsch, ArkadijgGER26896.0
17.Dominguez Perez, LeiniergCUB27195.5
18.Jakovenko, DmitrygRUS27365.0
19.Gelfand, BorisgISR27584.5
20.Tkachiev, VladislavgFRA26424.5
21.Kosteniuk, AlexandragRUS25174.0
22.Mamedyarov, ShakhriyargAZE27194.0

Round 1 (November 16, 2009)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 43 A14 Reti Opening
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 60 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 38 D27 QGA
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 51 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Svidler, Peter - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 57 C70 Ruy Lopez
Aronian, Levon - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 72 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Leko, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 40 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Gashimov, Vugar - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 55 B19 Caro Kann
Morozevich, Alexander - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 27 A14 Reti Opening
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Polgar, Judit 0-1 55 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 36 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 2 (November 16, 2009)
Anand, Viswanathan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 26 C16 French Winawer
Carlsen, Magnus - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 22 B01 Centre Counter
Karpov, Anatoly - Kosteniuk, Alexandra ½-½ 71 D27 QGA
Karjakin, Sergey - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 43 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Aronian, Levon - Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0 77 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Polgar, Judit - Leko, Peter ½-½ 55 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Gashimov, Vugar 0-1 43 B01 Centre Counter
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 13 B81 Sicilian Keres Attack
Gelfand, Boris - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 35 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Svidler, Peter 0-1 29 D79 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 49 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 3 (November 16, 2009)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 45 A39 English Symmetrical
Grischuk, Alexander - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 33 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Tkachiev, Vladislav ½-½ 29 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Bareev, Evgeny - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 40 E20 Nimzo Indian
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Polgar, Judit 1-0 31 A45 Trompowsky
Svidler, Peter - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 61 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Leko, Peter - Aronian, Levon 0-1 39 C60 Ruy Lopez
Gashimov, Vugar - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 72 B35 Sicilian Defence
Morozevich, Alexander - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 47 C24 Bishop's Opening
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 31 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 3 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 4 (November 16, 2009)
Anand, Viswanathan - Gashimov, Vugar 1-0 37 A38 English Symmetrical
Carlsen, Magnus - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 43 C43 Petroff's Defence
Karpov, Anatoly - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½ 52 E36 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Karjakin, Sergey - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 17 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Aronian, Levon - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 46 D38 QGD Ragozin
Polgar, Judit - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 39 B01 Centre Counter
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 29 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1 42 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Leko, Peter ½-½ 30 B19 Caro Kann
Gelfand, Boris - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 55 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 35 A60 Modern Benoni
Round 5 (November 16, 2009)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Aronian, Levon 1-0 33 A09 Reti Opening
Grischuk, Alexander - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 16 D20 QGA
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 54 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Bareev, Evgeny - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 26 D11 Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 54 C45 Scotch Game
Svidler, Peter - Karpov, Anatoly ½-½ 50 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Leko, Peter - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 43 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Gashimov, Vugar - Polgar, Judit 1-0 35 B54 Sicilian Rauzer
Morozevich, Alexander - Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 24 A00 Irregular Openings
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 45 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 34 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Round 6 (November 16, 2009)
Anand, Viswanathan - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 49 B19 Caro Kann
Carlsen, Magnus - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 26 E27 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Karpov, Anatoly - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 31 A50 Queen's Indian (without e7-e6)
Karjakin, Sergey - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 28 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Aronian, Levon - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 42 A60 Modern Benoni
Leko, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 36 C16 French Winawer
Polgar, Judit - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 53 C43 Petroff's Defence
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Svidler, Peter 1-0 41 C69 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 86 C54 Giuoco Piano
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 11 B01 Centre Counter
Gelfand, Boris - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 37 E94 King's Indian Classical
Round 7 (November 16, 2009)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1-0 31 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Grischuk, Alexander - Karpov, Anatoly ½-½ 33 E42 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 33 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Polgar, Judit 0-1 43 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 59 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Svidler, Peter - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 43 A30 English Symmetrical
Gashimov, Vugar - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 58 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Morozevich, Alexander - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 40 C27 Vienna Game
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 42 D29 QGA
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Aronian, Levon 0-1 59 C70 Ruy Lopez
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 50 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 8 (November 16, 2009)
Anand, Viswanathan - Svidler, Peter 1-0 31 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Carlsen, Magnus - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 33 C45 Scotch Game
Karpov, Anatoly - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 30 A42 Modern Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Tkachiev, Vladislav ½-½ 26 C54 Giuoco Piano
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 43 B01 Centre Counter
Aronian, Levon - Bareev, Evgeny ½-½ 49 A57 Volga Gambit
Leko, Peter - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 70 A17 English Opening
Polgar, Judit - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 47 C13 French Classical
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 47 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 36 C42 Petroff's Defence
Gelfand, Boris - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1 48 B50 Sicilian Defence
Round 9 (November 16, 2009)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 50 A11 Reti Opening
Grischuk, Alexander - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 75 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 44 D27 QGA
Bareev, Evgeny - Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0 42 D11 Slav Defence
Svidler, Peter - Polgar, Judit 1-0 55 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Gashimov, Vugar - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 35 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Morozevich, Alexander - Aronian, Levon 1-0 50 C28 Vienna Game
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 77 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 32 B10 Caro Kann
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Leko, Peter ½-½ 64 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 42 E27 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Round 10 (November 16, 2009)
Anand, Viswanathan - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 45 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Carlsen, Magnus - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 19 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Karpov, Anatoly - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 38 D27 QGA
Kramnik, Vladimir - Gashimov, Vugar 1-0 43 A30 English Symmetrical
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 32 C25 Vienna Game
Aronian, Levon - Svidler, Peter 0-1 48 B07 Pirc Defence
Leko, Peter - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 65 B19 Caro Kann
Polgar, Judit - Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1 33 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 56 C64 Ruy Lopez Classical
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 51 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Gelfand, Boris - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 47 A37 English Symmetrical
Round 11 (November 16, 2009)
Grischuk, Alexander - Polgar, Judit 0-1 43 E97 King's Indian Classical
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 37 D11 Slav Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 59 A86 Dutch Leningrad
Karjakin, Sergey - Karpov, Anatoly ½-½ 43 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Svidler, Peter - Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0 25 A13 Reti Opening
Gashimov, Vugar - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 58 C10 French Rubinstein
Morozevich, Alexander - Leko, Peter 0-1 80 B15 Caro Kann
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 47 C54 Giuoco Piano
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 27 D20 QGA
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 31 B01 Centre Counter
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 30 E20 Nimzo Indian
Round 12 (November 16, 2009)
Anand, Viswanathan - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 33 C64 Ruy Lopez Classical
Carlsen, Magnus - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 65 D27 QGA
Kramnik, Vladimir - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 44 A90 Dutch Classical
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 60 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Aronian, Levon - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 35 D38 QGD Ragozin
Leko, Peter - Svidler, Peter 1-0 58 B03 Alekhine's Defence
Gashimov, Vugar - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 38 C43 Petroff's Defence
Polgar, Judit - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 55 C70 Ruy Lopez
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 44 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1 54 B83 Sicilian Scheveningen
Gelfand, Boris - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 53 E20 Nimzo Indian
Round 13 (November 16, 2009)
Karpov, Anatoly - Naiditsch, Arkadij ½-½ 18 E20 Nimzo Indian
Grischuk, Alexander - Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0 25 D56 Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Leko, Peter ½-½ 36 E05 Catalan
Bareev, Evgeny - Gashimov, Vugar 0-1 27 A49 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 23 B06 Modern Defence
Svidler, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 20 C07 French Tarrasch
Morozevich, Alexander - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 25 B01 Centre Counter
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 30 C54 Giuoco Piano
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 55 D74 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 27 C10 French Rubinstein
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Aronian, Levon 0-1 25 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 14 (November 16, 2009)
Anand, Viswanathan - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 51 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Carlsen, Magnus - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 74 E20 Nimzo Indian
Kramnik, Vladimir - Svidler, Peter 1-0 43 D97 Gruenfeld Russian
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1 71 D11 Slav Defence
Aronian, Levon - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 32 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Leko, Peter - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 62 B91 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Gashimov, Vugar - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½ 84 C11 French Defence
Polgar, Judit - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1 43 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 25 C70 Ruy Lopez
Gelfand, Boris - Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 54 A13 Reti Opening
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 83 B12 Caro Kann Advanced

4) Barcelona-Casino

The Casino GM tournament in Barcelona finished with a surprise win for Daniel Alsina Leal on 6.5/9 a point clear of Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez and Jordi Magem Badals. Alexey Dreev, Pavel Tregubov and Alexandr Fier all had varying degress of bad result the latter finished on a catastrophic 2/9. Time control: 90 minutes/40 moves + 30 minutes + 30 seconds/move from move 1.

Official site: http://escacs.cat/ciutat09/index.html

Casino GM Barcelona (ESP), 2-10 xi 2009 cat. XIV (2582)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Alsina Leal, Daniel m ESP 2523 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 2754
2. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel g ESP 2589 ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 2660
3. Magem Badals, Jordi g ESP 2564 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 2663
4. Narciso Dublan, Marc g ESP 2510 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 0 0 1 1 5 2632
5. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2655 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 5 2616
6. Peralta, Fernando g ARG 2557 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ 2584
7. Tregubov, Pavel V g RUS 2642 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 * 0 ½ 1 4 2532
8. Almeida Quintana, Omar g CUB 2542 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 1 * ½ ½ 2506
9. Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2582 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 2501
10. Fier, Alexandr g BRA 2653 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * 2 2353

Round 9 (November 10, 2009)
Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel - Alsina Leal, Daniel ½-½ 53 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Magem Badals, Jordi - Andersson, Ulf 1-0 50 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Narciso Dublan, Marc - Fier, Alexandr 1-0 27 B07 Pirc Defence
Peralta, Fernando - Almeida Quintana, Omar 1-0 35 A67 Benoni Three Pawns System
Tregubov, Pavel V - Dreev, Alexey ½-½ 40 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit

5) Schachbundesliga 2009-10

The Schachbundesliga in Germany is the strongest league in the world.

Rounds 3 and 4 were on the 14th and 15th of November 2009.

Official site: http://www.schachbundesliga.de/

Bundesliga (GER), 16 x 2009 - 11 iv 2010
Round 7 | Fr., 13. 11. 2009, 16 Uhr
Werder Bremen : Hamburger SK (4 : 4)
B Fed Werder Bremen ELO T Rnr Fed Hamburger SK ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1UKREljanov, Pavel2717 GM9:POLWojtaszek, Radoslav2640GM360.5 : 0.5
2FRAFressinet, Laurent2658GM29:POLKempinski, Robert2616GM420.5 : 0.5
3UKRAreshchenko, Alexander2667 GM22:ROURogozenco, Dorian2541GM940.5 : 0.5
4ISRRoiz, Michael2658 GM28:DENRasmussen, Allan Stig2535GM1011 : 0
5FINNyback, Tomi2615GM43:SVKFtacnik, Lubomir Dr.2532GM1050.5 : 0.5
6CZEHracek, Zbynek2606GM49:GERHeinemann, Thies2484IM1441 : 0
7CZEBabula, Vlastimil2569 GM70:GERHuschenbeth, Niclas2411IM1890 : 1
8ESPLlaneza Vega, Marcos2504IM132:GERSebastian, Dirk2443-1680 : 1
Round 3 | Sa., 14. 11. 2009, 14 Uhr
OSG Baden-Baden : FC Bayern Muenchen (5,5 : 2,5)
B Fed OSG Baden-Baden ELO T Rnr Fed FC Bayern Muenchen ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1ESPShirov, Alexei2730GM6:GERBezold, Michael2517GM1200 : 1
2FRABacrot, Etienne2709GM12:GERBromberger, Stefan2518IM1191 : 0
3ENGAdams, Michael2682GM17:GERSchenk, Andreas2509IM1280.5 : 0.5
4ESPVallejo Pons, Francisco2696GM14:HUNReiss, Tibor2414IM1861 : 0
5ROUNisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter2664GM23:GERRenner, Christoph2440IM1711 : 0
6GERGustafsson, Jan2622GM38:UKRBelezky, Alexander2463IM1561 : 0
7GERDautov, Rustem2596GM57:GERMeissner, Bernd2410IM1900.5 : 0.5
8GERSchlosser, Philipp2555GM81:GERMeister, Peter2396IM1940.5 : 0.5
Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim : Erfurter SK (4 : 4)
B Fed Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim ELO T Rnr Fed Erfurter SK ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1RUSIkonnikov, Viacheslav2558GM78:RUSRomanov, Evgeny2588GM610 : 1
2MDASvetushkin, Dmitry2570GM67:CZEHaba, Petr2541GM950.5 : 0.5
3GERGinsburg, Gennadi2537GM97:BELMichiels, Bart2462IM1571 : 0
4UKRGurevic, Vladimir2470GM152:GERCasper, Thomas2395IM1950.5 : 0.5
5ROUChernov, Vadim2433IM172:GEREnders, Peter2467GM1540 : 1
6GERGerigk, Erasmus2335FM225:GERMueller, Matthias2410IM1910.5 : 0.5
7GERMaier, Christian2350IM220:GERSchoene, Maria2274WM2421 : 0
8GERVatter, Hans-Joachim2321FM229:GERSchuetze, Norman2278-2410.5 : 0.5
SV Muelheim Nord : SG Solingen (3,5 : 4,5)
B Fed SV Muelheim Nord ELO T Rnr Fed SG Solingen ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1FRAVachier-Lagrave, Maxime2718GM8:NEDSmeets, Jan2642GM350.5 : 0.5
2RUSTregubov, Pavel V.2649GM33:BIHNikolic, Predrag2602GM530 : 1
3RUSLanda, Konstantin2655GM30:GERBuhmann, Rainer2603GM520.5 : 0.5
4GERFridman, Daniel2661GM27:FRAEdouard, Romain2620GM400.5 : 0.5
5BELMalakhatko, Vadim2569GM69:NEDL'Ami, Erwin2606GM500.5 : 0.5
6GERBerelowitsch, Alexander2551GM86:AUTRagger, Markus2561GM750.5 : 0.5
7GERLevin, Felix2481GM148:GERNaumann, Alexander2522GM1150.5 : 0.5
8GERHausrath, Daniel2528IM111:GERHoffmann, Michael2513GM1240.5 : 0.5
SF Katernberg : SC 1950 Remagen (5 : 3)
B Fed SF Katernberg ELO T Rnr Fed SC 1950 Remagen ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1UKRVolokitin, Andrei2681GM19:UKRFedorchuk, Sergey2643GM341 : 0
2GERSeel, Christian2493IM139:ROUParligras, Mircea2547GM910.5 : 0.5
3GERBischoff, Klaus2561GM76:BELDgebuadze, Alexandre2521GM1160 : 1
4GERGlek, Igor V2537GM96:GERMainka, Romuald2501GM1351 : 0
5GERZaragatski, Ilja2475IM150:NEDSwinkels, Robin2511GM1260.5 : 0.5
6NEDRis, Robert2420IM179:GERTeske, Henrik2545GM930.5 : 0.5
7GERSiebrecht, Sebastian2456GM159:SRBPopovic, Petar2496GM1380.5 : 0.5
8GERScholz, Christian Dr.2373IM208:GERSchulz, Klaus-Juergen2385IM2001 : 0
Werder Bremen : SC Eppingen (5,5 : 2,5)
B Fed Werder Bremen ELO T Rnr Fed SC Eppingen ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1UKREljanov, Pavel2717 GM9:ISRPostny, Evgeny2651GM321 : 0
2FRAFressinet, Laurent2658GM29:HUNBerkes, Ferenc2663GM251 : 0
3UKRAreshchenko, Alexander2667 GM22:HUNBalogh, Csaba2620GM390.5 : 0.5
4ISRRoiz, Michael2658 GM28:HUNGyimesi, Zoltan2594GM581 : 0
5FINNyback, Tomi2615GM43:HUNRuck, Robert2548GM891 : 0
6CZEHracek, Zbynek2606GM49:GERBraun, Arik2519GM1180.5 : 0.5
7CZEBabula, Vlastimil2569 GM70:HUNMedvegy, Zoltan2556GM800.5 : 0.5
8ESPLlaneza Vega, Marcos2504IM132:SLOMuzychuk, Anna2533IM1030 : 1
Hamburger SK : SG Trier (3,5 : 4,5)
B Fed Hamburger SK ELO T Rnr Fed SG Trier ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1POLWojtaszek, Radoslav2640GM36:POLBobras, Piotr2537GM990.5 : 0.5
2POLKempinski, Robert2616GM42:POLCyborowski, Lukasz2503GM1331 : 0
3ROURogozenco, Dorian2541GM94:ENGGordon, Stephen2535GM1000 : 1
4DENRasmussen, Allan Stig2535GM101:POLJaracz, Pawel2547GM900 : 1
5SVKFtacnik, Lubomir Dr.2532GM105:HUNErdos, Viktor2591GM590.5 : 0.5
6GERMueller, Karsten Dr.2523GM114:HUNFlumbort, Andras2513IM1230 : 1
7GERHeinemann, Thies2484IM144:HUNGonda, Laszlo2486IM1420.5 : 0.5
8GERReeh, Oliver2442IM169:GERSeger, Ruediger2407IM1921 : 0
SK Turm Emsdetten : SF Berlin 1903 (3 : 5)
B Fed SK Turm Emsdetten ELO T Rnr Fed SF Berlin 1903 ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1NEDSpoelman, Wouter2554GM82:SVKMarkos, Jan2565GM730 : 1
2SWEHector, Jonny2568GM71:GERLauber, Arnd2517IM1211 : 0
3GERFeygin, Michael2546IM92:GERPolzin, Rainer2491GM1410.5 : 0.5
4NEDJanssen, Ruud2520IM117:GERKraemer, Martin2482IM1460.5 : 0.5
5GERBreder, Dennis2427IM175:GERSchneider, Ilja2500IM1360.5 : 0.5
6GERFiebig, Thomas2416-183:FINAgopov, Mikail2452IM1620 : 1
7NEDPruijssers, Roeland2415IM184:GERThiede, Lars2450IM1640 : 1
8GERRichter, Christian2412IM188:GERThinius, Marco2375IM2040.5 : 0.5
SV Wattenscheid 1930 : SK Koenig Tegel (5,5 : 2,5)
B Fed SV Wattenscheid 1930 ELO T Rnr Fed SK Koenig Tegel ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1RUSVitiugov, Nikita2681GM18:GERRabiega, Robert2531GM1081 : 0
2RUSNajer, Evgeniy2681 GM20:GERStern, Rene2501IM1341 : 0
3POLMacieja, Bartlomiej2618GM41:CROMuse, Mladen2448GM1660 : 1
4POLBartel, Mateusz2609GM47:GERVon Herman, Ulf2424IM1761 : 0
5RUSRustemov, Alexander2532 GM104:CROMuse, Drazen2367IM2101 : 0
6GERAppel, Ralf2551GM87:GERFruebing, Stefan2337FM2240.5 : 0.5
7GERHolzke, Frank Dr.2526GM112:GERGiemsa, Stephan2305FM2340.5 : 0.5
8GERHandke, Florian2513 GM125:GERKachibadze, Georg2239-2500.5 : 0.5
Round 4 | So., 15. 11. 2009, 10 Uhr
FC Bayern Muenchen : Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim (4 : 4)
B Fed FC Bayern Muenchen ELO T Rnr Fed Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1GERBezold, Michael2517GM120:RUSIkonnikov, Viacheslav2558GM781 : 0
2GERBromberger, Stefan2518IM119:MDASvetushkin, Dmitry2570GM670.5 : 0.5
3GERSchenk, Andreas2509IM128:GERGinsburg, Gennadi2537GM970.5 : 0.5
4HUNReiss, Tibor2414IM186:UKRGurevic, Vladimir2470GM1520 : 1
5GERRenner, Christoph2440IM171:ROUChernov, Vadim2433IM1721 : 0
6UKRBelezky, Alexander2463IM156:GERGerigk, Erasmus2335FM2250.5 : 0.5
7GERMeissner, Bernd2410IM190:GERSchwalfenberg, Joerg2317FM2310.5 : 0.5
8GERMeister, Peter2396IM194:GERMaier, Christian2350IM2200 : 1
Erfurter SK : OSG Baden-Baden (0 : 8)
B Fed Erfurter SK ELO T Rnr Fed OSG Baden-Baden ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1RUSRomanov, Evgeny2588GM61:ESPShirov, Alexei2730GM60 : 1
2CZEHaba, Petr2541GM95:FRABacrot, Etienne2709GM120 : 1
3BELMichiels, Bart2462IM157:ENGAdams, Michael2682GM170 : 1
4GERCasper, Thomas2395IM195:ESPVallejo Pons, Francisco2696GM140 : 1
5GEREnders, Peter2467GM154:ROUNisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter2664GM230 : 1
6GERMueller, Matthias2410IM191:GERGustafsson, Jan2622GM380 : 1
7GERSchoene, Maria2274WM242:GERDautov, Rustem2596GM570 : 1
8GERSchuetze, Norman2278-241:GERSchlosser, Philipp2555GM810 : 1
SG Solingen : SF Katernberg (5 : 3)
B Fed SG Solingen ELO T Rnr Fed SF Katernberg ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1NEDSmeets, Jan2642GM35:UKRVolokitin, Andrei2681GM190.5 : 0.5
2BIHNikolic, Predrag2602GM53:GERSeel, Christian2493IM1390.5 : 0.5
3GERBuhmann, Rainer2603GM52:GERBischoff, Klaus2561GM760.5 : 0.5
4FRAEdouard, Romain2620GM40:GERGlek, Igor V2537GM960.5 : 0.5
5NEDL'Ami, Erwin2606GM50:GERZaragatski, Ilja2475IM1500.5 : 0.5
6AUTRagger, Markus2561GM75:NEDRis, Robert2420IM1791 : 0
7GERNaumann, Alexander2522GM115:GERSiebrecht, Sebastian2456GM1590.5 : 0.5
8GERHoffmann, Michael2513GM124:GERScholz, Christian Dr.2373IM2081 : 0
SC 1950 Remagen : SV Muelheim Nord (2 : 6)
B Fed SC 1950 Remagen ELO T Rnr Fed SV Muelheim Nord ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1UKRFedorchuk, Sergey2643GM34:FRAVachier-Lagrave, Maxime2718GM80 : 1
2ROUParligras, Mircea2547GM91:RUSTregubov, Pavel V.2649GM330 : 1
3BELDgebuadze, Alexandre2521GM116:RUSLanda, Konstantin2655GM300.5 : 0.5
4GERMainka, Romuald2501GM135:GERFridman, Daniel2661GM270 : 1
5NEDSwinkels, Robin2511GM126:BELMalakhatko, Vadim2569GM690.5 : 0.5
6GERTeske, Henrik2545GM93:GERBerelowitsch, Alexander2551GM860.5 : 0.5
7SRBPopovic, Petar2496GM138:GERHausrath, Daniel2528IM1110 : 1
8GERSchulz, Klaus-Juergen2385IM200:GERSchebler, Gerhard2486GM1430.5 : 0.5
SC Eppingen : Hamburger SK (2 : 6)
B Fed SC Eppingen ELO T Rnr Fed Hamburger SK ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1ISRPostny, Evgeny2651GM32:POLWojtaszek, Radoslav2640GM360.5 : 0.5
2HUNBerkes, Ferenc2663GM25:POLKempinski, Robert2616GM420.5 : 0.5
3HUNBalogh, Csaba2620GM39:ROURogozenco, Dorian2541GM940.5 : 0.5
4HUNGyimesi, Zoltan2594GM58:DENRasmussen, Allan Stig2535GM1010.5 : 0.5
5HUNRuck, Robert2548GM89:SVKFtacnik, Lubomir Dr.2532GM1050 : 1
6GERBraun, Arik2519GM118:GERMueller, Karsten Dr.2523GM1140 : 1
7HUNMedvegy, Zoltan2556GM80:GERHeinemann, Thies2484IM1440 : 1
8SLOMuzychuk, Anna2533IM103:GERReeh, Oliver2442IM1690 : 1
SG Trier : Werder Bremen (3 : 5)
B Fed SG Trier ELO T Rnr Fed Werder Bremen ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1POLBobras, Piotr2537GM99:UKREljanov, Pavel2717 GM90 : 1
2POLCyborowski, Lukasz2503GM133:FRAFressinet, Laurent2658GM290 : 1
3ENGGordon, Stephen2535GM100:UKRAreshchenko, Alexander2667 GM220 : 1
4POLJaracz, Pawel2547GM90:ISRRoiz, Michael2658 GM280.5 : 0.5
5HUNErdos, Viktor2591GM59:FINNyback, Tomi2615GM430.5 : 0.5
6HUNFlumbort, Andras2513IM123:CZEHracek, Zbynek2606GM490.5 : 0.5
7HUNGonda, Laszlo2486IM142:CZEBabula, Vlastimil2569 GM700.5 : 0.5
8GERSeger, Ruediger2407IM192:ESPLlaneza Vega, Marcos2504IM1321 : 0
SF Berlin 1903 : SV Wattenscheid 1930 (2,5 : 5,5)
B Fed SF Berlin 1903 ELO T Rnr Fed SV Wattenscheid 1930 ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1SVKMarkos, Jan2565GM73:RUSVitiugov, Nikita2681GM180 : 1
2GERLauber, Arnd2517IM121:RUSNajer, Evgeniy2681 GM200.5 : 0.5
3GERKraemer, Martin2482IM146:POLMacieja, Bartlomiej2618GM411 : 0
4GERSchneider, Ilja2500IM136:POLBartel, Mateusz2609GM470.5 : 0.5
5FINAgopov, Mikail2452IM162:RUSRustemov, Alexander2532 GM1040.5 : 0.5
6GERThiede, Lars2450IM164:GERAppel, Ralf2551GM870 : 1
7GERThinius, Marco2375IM204:GERHolzke, Frank Dr.2526GM1120 : 1
8GERAbel, Dennes2380-202:GERHandke, Florian2513 GM1250 : 1
SK Koenig Tegel : SK Turm Emsdetten (2 : 6)
B Fed SK Koenig Tegel ELO T Rnr Fed SK Turm Emsdetten ELO T Rnr Ergebnis
1GERRabiega, Robert2531GM108:NEDSpoelman, Wouter2554GM820 : 1
2GERStern, Rene2501IM134:SWEHector, Jonny2568GM710.5 : 0.5
3CROMuse, Mladen2448GM166:GERFeygin, Michael2546IM920 : 1
4GERVon Herman, Ulf2424IM176:NEDJanssen, Ruud2520IM1170.5 : 0.5
5CROMuse, Drazen2367IM210:GERBreder, Dennis2427IM1750 : 1
6GERFruebing, Stefan2337FM224:GERFiebig, Thomas2416-1830.5 : 0.5
7GERGiemsa, Stephan2305FM234:NEDPruijssers, Roeland2415IM1840 : 1
8GERKachibadze, Georg2239-250:GERRichter, Christian2412IM1880.5 : 0.5
Bundesliga (GER), 16 x 2009 - 11 iv 2010
Leading Round 4 Standings:
Rnr Team R + = - MP BP
1 Werder Bremen 5 4 1 0 9 24.5
2 SV Wattenscheid 1930 5 4 0 1 8 25.5
3 SK Turm Emsdetten 5 4 0 1 8 25
4 OSG Baden-Baden 4 4 0 0 8 23
5 Hamburger SK 5 3 1 1 7 23
6 SG Solingen 4 3 0 1 6 19
7 SC Eppingen 5 2 1 2 5 20.5
8 SV Muelheim Nord 4 2 1 1 5 18.5
9 SF Katernberg 4 2 0 2 4 14
10 SG Trier 5 1 0 4 2 16.5
11 SF Berlin 1903 4 1 0 3 2 14.5
12 SC 1950 Remagen 4 1 0 3 2 13.5
13 Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim 4 0 2 2 2 12.5
14 FC Bayern Muenchen 4 0 1 3 1 13
15 Erfurter SK 4 0 1 3 1 7
16 SK Koenig Tegel 4 0 0 4 0 10

6) Russian Cup

The Russian Cup took place in St Peterburg 3rd-12th November 2009. The event was a 32 player knockout for men and 18 players for the women.

Time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds for all moves.

Evgeny Bareev beat Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid playoff to take the title. The women's event was won by Tatiana Stepovaia who beat Irina Turova after a final blitz game.

Official site: http://www.totalchess.spb.ru/

Russia Cup St Petersburg (RUS), 3-12 xi 2009
Final 11th-12th November 2009
Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 26342.5
Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 26261.5
1/2 Final 9th-10th November 2009
Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 26410.5
Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 26341.5
Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 26261.5
Sjugirov, Sanan g RUS 26120.5
1/4 Final 7th-8th November 2009
Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 26262.0
Khismatullin, Denis g RUS 26430.0
Frolyanov, Dmitry g RUS 25710.5
Sjugirov, Sanan g RUS 26121.5
Grachev, Boris g RUS 26522.5
Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 26343.5
Maletin, Pavel g RUS 25810.5
Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 26411.5
Round 2 5th-6th November 2009
Shimanov, Aleksandr g RUS 25350.0
Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 26262.0
Lastin, Alexander g RUS 26561.0
Khismatullin, Denis g RUS 26433.0
Frolyanov, Dmitry g RUS 25714.0
Savchenko, Boris g RUS 26442.0
Sjugirov, Sanan g RUS 26122.0
Krapivin, Alexander g RUS 25000.0
Melkumyan, Hrant g ARM 25850.5
Grachev, Boris g RUS 26521.5
Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 26343.0
Vorobiov, Evgeny E g RUS 26131.0
Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 26230.5
Maletin, Pavel g RUS 25811.5
Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 26411.5
Bocharov, Dmitry g RUS 25840.5
Round 1 3rd-4th November 2009
Shimanov, Aleksandr g RUS 25351.5
Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 26140.5
Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 26262.0
Romanov, Evgeny g RUS 25910.0
Popov, Valerij g RUS 25880.5
Lastin, Alexander g RUS 26561.5
Khismatullin, Denis g RUS 26431.5
Chuprov, Dmitry g RUS 25580.5
Frolyanov, Dmitry g RUS 25712.0
Galkin, Alexander g RUS 26080.0
Savchenko, Boris g RUS 26441.5
Deviatkin, Andrei g RUS 26080.5
Sjugirov, Sanan g RUS 26122.5
Kokarev, Dmitry g RUS 26221.5
Khairullin, Ildar g RUS 26130.5
Krapivin, Alexander g RUS 25001.5
Melkumyan, Hrant g ARM 25852.5
Volkov, Sergey g RUS 26291.5
Grachev, Boris g RUS 26521.5
Korotylev, Alexey g RUS 25970.5
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr g RUS 25920.5
Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 26341.5
Vorobiov, Evgeny E g RUS 26131.5
Danin, Alexandre m RUS 25210.5
Krylov, Mikhail m RUS 25130.5
Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 26231.5
Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS 26261.0
Maletin, Pavel g RUS 25813.0
Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 26132.5
Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 26413.5
Bocharov, Dmitry g RUS 25841.5
Rychagov, Andrey g RUS 25730.5

7) US Chess League

The US Chess League got under way on August 31st 2009. The preliminaries are concluded and the knockout pairings are established.

http://www.uschessleague.com/

US Chess League ICC (INT), 31 viii - 5 xii 2009
Quarterfinals: Wednesday, November 11th 2009
1New Jersey Knockouts (8 - 2)vsBaltimore Kingfishers (4.5 - 5.5) New Jersey 3-1
2Boston Blitz (7.5 - 2.5)vsNew York Knights (5 - 5) New York Knights 2.5-1.5
3Seattle Sluggers (7.5 - 2.5)vsMiami Sharks (6 - 4) Miami 3.5-0.5
4SF Mechanics (6.5 - 3.5)vsSF Mechanics (6.5 - 3.5) San Francisco 3.5-0.5
Semifinals: Wednesday, November 18th 2009
1SF MechanicsvsMiami SharksSF gets draw odds, color choice based on seeding
2New Jersey Knockouts vsNew York KnightsNew York Knights gets draw odds, color choice based on seeding
Championship: Saturday, December 5th 2009
1Winner of Eastern SemifinalsvsWinner of Western Semifinals No draw odds, better regular season record chooses colors
Tie results in playoff

8) World Senior Championship

The World Senior Championship took place in Condino a little village not far from Trento 27th October - November 7th 2009. Misa Cebalo edged out Janis Klovans on tie-break after both finished on 8.5/11. Nona Gaprindashvili took the women's title with 7/9. Some games now available. My thanks to Adolivio Capece.

Official site: http://www.arcoworldchess.com

World Seniors Condino (ITA), 27 x - 7 xi 2009
PlNameTitleNATPkt.TB1
1Cebalo MisoGMCRO8.555
2Klovans JanisGMLAT8.552.5
3Tseshkovsky VitalyGMRUS854
4Chernikov OlegGMRUS851.5
5Jacobsen BoDEN850.5
6Suba MihaiGMROU849.5
7Butnorius AlgimantasGMLTU849
8Kaufman Larry CGMUSA848.5
9Gutman LevGMGER845.5
10Mishuchkov Nikolai MFMRUS7.548
11Werner ClemensFMGER7.548
12Onoprienko VladimirIMRUS7.547
13Van Riemsdijk HermanIMBRA7.547
14Kuindzhy AlexanderRUS7.546
15Rukavina JosipIMCRO7.545
16Tseitlin Mark DGMISR750
17Pushkov NikolaiGMRUS748
18Jorgensen JorgenDEN747.5
19Danner GeorgIMAUT747.5
20Malisov BorisISR746.5
21Jakobsen OleIMDEN745
22Plachetka JanGMSVK745
23Gutkin BorisISR745
24Karasev Vladimir IIMRUS744
25Kernazhitsky LeonidIMUKR744
26Shvedchikov AnatoliIMRUS744
27Rooze JanFMBEL743.5
28Wittmann WalterIMAUT743
29Boehnisch ManfredFMGER742
30Clemens Christian DrFMGER742
31Buxade Roca GuillermESP741.5
32Vrhovnik DamirCRO740
170 players
World Seniors Women Condino (ITA), 27 x - 7 xi 2009
PlNameTINATPts.TB1
1Gaprindashvili NonaGMGEO7.5
2Fatalibekova ElenaFGMRUS7
3Fomina TatyanaFIM6.5
4Kozlovskaya ValentinFGMRUS634.5
5Mira HeleneFIM629
6Voronova TatianaFIMLAT5.530
7Shushpanova NinaFFMRUS5.522.5
8Strutinskaya GalinaFIMRUS531
9Miednikova SwietlanaFFMRUS528.5
10Vilerte TamaraFGMLAT526
11Bogumil TatianaFFMRUS525
28 players

9) First Saturday November

The First Saturday GM-IM all-play-all tournaments take place Budapest 7th-18th of November 2009.

Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu

10) Russian State Social University

GM tournament of the Chess Festival "18th anniversary of the formation of the Russian State Social University (RGCU)" took place November 2nd-13th 2009. Igor Glek won. No games available.

Official site: http://icce.su/page.php?id=51 - http://www.chess-events.org/

11) Club Penya Escacs Cerdanyola

Club Penya Escacs Cerdanyola is organising some tournaments 24th October - 14th November 2009. No games seem to be available.

Official site: http://www.escacspec.org/

12) World Youth Championships

World Youth Championships takes place in Kemer-Antalya, Turkey, November 11th 2009 (arrival) - November 23rd 2009 (departure). I will round up results and games at the end.

Official site: http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/

13) Dutch League

The Dutch League takes place 26th September 2009 - 18th April 2010.

Rounds: Round 1 - 26th September, Round 2 - 31 October, Round 3 - 21st November, Round 4 - 12th December 2009. Round 5 - 9th January Round 6 - 6th February, Round 7 - 6th March, Round 8 - 27 March, Round 9 - 18 April 2010.

Games are normally at schakers.info but couldn't find any.

Official site: http://www.schaakbond.nl/wedstrijdschaak/knsb-competitie.

Further info: http://www.schakers.info/

Dutch League (NED), 26 ix 2009 - 18 iv 2010
Round 2 Standings:
NoMeesterklasse Mp Bp 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 HSG 4 15½ x . . . . 8.5 . 7 . .
2 Groningen 1/Hotels.nl 4 12 . x . 6 6 . . . . .
3 Utrecht 3 12½ . . x . . . . 5 . 7.5
4 Schrijvers Rotterdam 2 11½ . 4 . x . . . . . 7.5
5 Braceland ESGOO 2 11 . 4 . . x . 7 . . .
6 Homburg Apeldoorn 2 1.5 . . . . x . . 8 .
7 HMC Calder 2 9 . . . . 3 . x . 6 .
8 LSG 1 8 3 . 5 . . . . x . .
9 HWP Sas van Gent 0 6 . . . . . 2 4 . x .
10 SMB 0 5 . . 2.5 2.5 . . . . . x

14) 2nd Haye Kramer Invitation tournament

The 2nd Haye Kramer Invitation tournament and 27th Waling Dijkstra tournament took place Friday 13th - Sunday 15th November 2009 in Provincial Library ‘Tresoar’, Leeuwarden, Holland.

Haye Kramer Invitation tournament This 5-round tournament featured GMs Yge Visser, Sipke Ernst, Jan Werle, IMs Daan Brandenburg and Mark van der Werf, and FM Migchiel de Jong. Jan Werle took clear first place with 3.5/5.

Waling Dijkstra Open tournament. This 6-round Open had 2 level groups. Namig Guliyev took clear first place with 6/6.

Time control was 1hr 55mins + 5 seconds per move.

Official site: http://www.philidor162.nl.

Haye Kramer Zeskamp Leeuwarden (NED), 13-15 xi 2009 cat. X (2500)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Werle, Jan g NED 2565 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2635
2. Ernst, Sipke g NED 2587 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 3 2554
3. Giri, Anish g NED 2585 ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 3 2554
4. Van der Werf, Mark m NED 2415 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 3 2588
5. Brandenburg, Daan m NED 2481 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 2 2431
6. De Jong, Migchiel f NED 2364 0 ½ 0 0 0 * ½ 2160

Round 1 (November 13, 2009)
Werle, Jan - Van der Werf, Mark 1-0 43 D56 Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Ernst, Sipke - Giri, Anish 1-0 32 D17 Slav Defence
Brandenburg, Daan - De Jong, Migchiel 1-0 37 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Round 2 (November 14, 2009)
Werle, Jan - Ernst, Sipke ½-½ 33 D12 Slav Defence
Giri, Anish - Brandenburg, Daan 1-0 53 C06 French Tarrasch
Van der Werf, Mark - De Jong, Migchiel 1-0 40 E71 King's Indian 5.h3
Round 3 (November 14, 2009)
Ernst, Sipke - Van der Werf, Mark ½-½ 39 E04 Catalan
Brandenburg, Daan - Werle, Jan ½-½ 34 C56 Two Knights Defence
De Jong, Migchiel - Giri, Anish 0-1 45 B50 Sicilian Defence
Round 4 (November 15, 2009)
Werle, Jan - De Jong, Migchiel 1-0 31 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Ernst, Sipke - Brandenburg, Daan ½-½ 29 A57 Volga Gambit
Van der Werf, Mark - Giri, Anish ½-½ 31 B10 Caro Kann
Round 5 (November 15, 2009)
Giri, Anish - Werle, Jan ½-½ 22 E17 Queens Indian
Brandenburg, Daan - Van der Werf, Mark 0-1 36 C58 Two Knights Defence
De Jong, Migchiel - Ernst, Sipke ½-½ 60 C90 Ruy Lopez
Waling Dijkstra GpA Leeuwarden (NED), 13-15 xi 2009
Nr Name TiNATRating Score TPR W-We WP SB
1Guliyev, Namig GMAZE 2514630971.9219.519.5
2Lalic, Bogdan GMCRO 2503526381.0923.519
3Drozdovskij, Yuri GMUKR 2625526690.3421.517.5
4Petkov, Vladimir GMBUL 24774.525820.9524.516
5Georgiev, Vladimir GMMKD 25824.52562-0.052216.5
6Vovk, Yuri GMUKR 25464.525810.3521.515
7Rusev, Krasimir GMBUL 253742475-0.272312.5
8Bosboom, Manuel IMNED 244742403-0.0621.513
9Struik, Tjapko NED 2228423000.5821.512
10Ootes, Lars NED 241742370-0.12011.5
11Zdebskaja, Natalia WGMUKR 240842262-0.8519.512.5
12Van den Berg, Harmen NED 20744234521911
13Zherebukh, Yaroslav GMUKR 252742428-0.531910.5
14Cako, Laszlo NED 2116422540.9917.59
15Jonkman, Harmen GMNED 24153.524400.412512.25
16Peng, Zhaoqin GMNED 24063.52375-0.0223.512
17Arnaudov, Petar IMBUL 24133.52368-0.11218.75
18Cabrera, Alexis GMESP 25283.52368-1.01198.75
19Pragt, Arjen NED 19473.521771.7616.57.5
20Jonkman, Fokke NED 19313.521141.4315.57.5
55 players

15) British Rapidplay

The British Rapidplay takes place in Halifax 21st-22nd November 2009. Full details and entry details below. Live coverage: http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/page2.html

Official site: http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/

16) Guernsey International Chess Festival

Tiger Hillarp-Persson won the Guernsey International Chess Festival 18th-24th October 2009. My thanks to Arthur Brameld for the games.

Official site: http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/festival/festival.aspx

Guernsey International (GCI), 18-24 x 2009
PlNoNameTitleCountryRatingScore
135Hillarp-Persson, TigerGMSweden25776.5
220Franklin, SamuelEngland21315.5
330Havenaar, JanNetherlands21765.5
439Korneev, OlegGMRussia25545.5
540Kurajica, BojanGMBosnia & Herzegovina25175.5
63Baumert, ChristianGermany21425
74Bellin, RobertIMEngland23885
818Downey, KeithWales19314.5
929Hamperl, FredFMGuernsey20464.5
1033Heppell, IanEngland21354.5
1145Minnican, AlanScotland21054.5
1259Schroer, MarcelNetherlands21274.5
1362Taylor, MarkEngland21414.5
1465van Veenendaal, ElmerNetherlands21204.5
1566van Voorthuijsen, PeeweeFMNetherlands23004.5
165Bolt, GrahamEngland20544
1712Collier, DavidEngland21254
1821Gant, ChristopherEngland 22354
1922Goater, KevinEngland21684
2023Goessling, GuidoGermany22774
2124Goris, TonNetherlands20604
2227Gregg, AlanEngland 21404
2341Lenier, JudeEngland18284
2444Mack, WolfgangGermany22574
2551Norman, KennethCMEngland 21824
2652Paardekam, ReneNetherlands20724
2755Purdon, ColinEngland21024
2856Reijneveld, AdNetherlands21854
2960Spanton, TimothyEngland20094
3072van Dijk, BramNetherlands21734
3169Williams, Peter AEngland19614
72 players

17) Slovenian team championship

The Slovenian team championship 1st League East ended last weekend. Info: . I will round up the news next week.

18) Forthcoming Events and Links

Viessmann Open Satu Mare (Romania)

Viessmann Open, scheduled between 6th-12th December in Satu Mare (Romania). Organiser: IO Ciprian-Sorin Muntean (ciprimuntean@yahoo.com). Prize fund: 4000 Euro. It will be the largest Swiss tournament ever held in this Transylvanian city.

Austrian Bundesliga

The first weekend of the Austrian Bundesliga (11 rounds) took place 6th-8th November 2009 in Jenbach, Austria.

Time control: 100 minutes for 40 moves an additional 50 minutes with 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Remaining fixtures: 14th-17th January 2010 in Graz and 27th-30th March 2010 in Baden.

Official site: http://www.chess.at/staatsligen/stl_a.htm

Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr21147.aspx

The London Chess Classic in December

The London Chess Classic takes place in the Olympia Conference Centre 7th-15th December 2009

A star studded field comprising England's four leading Grandmasters; Nigel Short, Michael Adams, Luke McShane and David Howell, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, 18 year old Magnus Carlsen widely seen as a future champion, one of China's finest players; Ni Hua and the US Champion Hikaru Nakamura completes the field.

The London Chess Classic 2009 will offer free admission to children for the duration of the event which runs from December 8th to 15th.

Adult tickets are just £10 per day or just £50 for all seven rounds. Adult and junior ticket holders receive admission to the tournament, which is being staged at London's prestigious Olympia Conference Centre, plus a guaranteed seat in the auditorium and access to the Commentary Room where some of the UK's leading Grandmasters will give insights into the play and answer questions.

Full details at: http://www.londonchessclassic.com or call the London Chess Center on 0207 388 2404.

Press Release Malcolm Pein 26th September 2009

A week long chess festival including a FIDE Rated Open with a guaranteed £8000 prize fund will run alongside the London Chess Classic 2009 which takes place at the Olympia Conference Centre from December 8-15 2009. The tournament has been scheduled to allow players to watch the opening moves of the Classic before their games in the Open begin. A minimum of six Grandmasters will be invited to the Open Classic and title norm opportunities will be available.

There will also be a weekend tournament, a one day Rapidplay and every evening, Blitz in the foyer. Anyone entering the Open, Rapidplay or Weekend Classic will receive free entry to the auditorium to watch the main event and they will also be able to access the Grandmaster Commentary Room. In addition the games will be relayed on screens throughout the Olympia Conference Centre.

Details on how to enter and the tournament regulations are at www.Londonchessclassic.com I am delighted to announce that there will be no entry fees to any Classic tournament for children under the age of 16.

For those who would rather just watch, tickets are now on sale and again, admission for children under 16 will be free throughout the event.

Adult tickets are just £10 per day or just £50 for all seven rounds. Adult and junior ticket holders receive admission to the tournament plus a guaranteed seat in the auditorium and access to the Commentary Room where some of the UK's leading Grandmasters will give insights into the play and answer questions. Tickets can be purchased from the London Chess Centre on 0207 388 2404 or online at www.Londonchessclassic.com

The London Chess Classic is the strongest all play all tournament to be held in Britain for 25 years with four of the world's finest players and England's leading quartet of Grandmasters. Heading the field is the fourteenth world champion Vladimir Kramnik and 18 year old Norwegian Magnus Carlsen already hailed as a future champion by Garry Kasparov who has recently agreed to train the chess genius.

Malcolm Pein (IM)

London Chess Centre

Official website: http://www.londonchessclassic.com

1st London Chess Classic (ENG), 8-16 xii 2009. Cat XIX (2699.75) Players list (September ratings)
NoName Ti NAT Sept Elo DoB
1Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2772 1990
2Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 1975
3Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2735 1987
4Ni, Hua g CHN 2692 1983
5Adams, Michael g ENG 2682 1971
6Short, Nigel D g ENG 2706 1965
7McShane, Luke J g ENG 2615 1984
8Howell, David W L g ENG 2624 1990
Dates of the London Chess Classic. 7th-16th December 2009
Monday 7th December 2009 Press Conference and drawing of lots
Tuesday 8th December 2009 Round 1
Wednesday 9th December 2009 Round 2
Thursday 10th December 2009Round 3
Friday 11th December 2009 Rest day
Saturday 12th December 2009 Round 4
Sunday 13th December 2009 Round 5
Monday 14th December 2009 Round 6
Tuesday 15th December 2009 Round 7 + Closing ceremony, charity simultaneous

Two Hungarian events

1. 26th of Nov until 4th of Dec.Tenkes Cup, Harkany, Link to: http://baranyasakk.hu/index.php?cat=naptar&id=3&age=0&vid=15&lang=en&det=12 - Open 9 rounds Swiss, 250 km West from Budapest, free thermal bathes, Organizer: Mr. Fulop, Csaba e-mail address: fulopcsa@invitel.hu First rize: bruttó 1800 Euros (in HUF)

2,5th-16th of December Budapest, First Saturday GM-IM-FM ELO tournaments, 9...11 rounds, Org: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net - link to: http://www.firstsaturday.hu

Czech Tour 2009-10

5.-12.12. 2009 1st PILSEN OPEN (Central hotel) - http://www.czechtour.net/pilsen-open/

8-15.1. 2010 9th PRAGUE OPEN (TOP HOTEL Praha) - http://www.czechtour.net/prague-open/

16-23.1. 2010 9th MARIENBAD OPEN (Kossuth hotel) - http://www.czechtour.net/marienbad-open/

13-20.2. 2010 1st NOVY BOR OPEN (Grandhotel Prazak) - http://www.czechtour.net/novy-bor-open/

The registration deadline for 3rd SOUTH BOHEMIA OPEN, which takes place 14.-21.11. 2009 in the town of Cesky Krumlov (http://www.czechtour.net/south-bohemia-open/), which is one of the most beautiful places in the Czech Republic, has been prolonged without extra fee for the late enrolment till 9.11. 2009.

Preliminary starting lists on 4.11. 2009 should be found at http://www.czechtour.net/news/.

First ACP Women World Rapid Cup

The First ACP Women World Rapid Cup takes place at the Rixos hotel in Konya, Turkey from November 30th to December 4th 2009. The event will be a Round Robin rapid tournament with twelve participants including eight qualifiers from the ACP Women Series 2008-09, three Turkish Chess Federation nominees, one ACP nominee. The total prize fund will amount to USD 20,000.

The full players' list is now announced. ACP WS 2008-09 qualifiers: Kosintseva, Tatiana Kosteniuk, Alexandra Kosintseva, Nadezhda Cramling, Pia Cmilyte, Viktorija Zhukova, Natalya Javakhishvili, Lela Socko, Monica (replaces Pogonina) ACP nominiee: Klinova, Masha TCF nominies: Ozturk, Kubra Menzi, Nezihe Ezgi Yildiz, Betul Cemre

News: http://www.chess-players.org/eng/index.html

Spassky - Korchnoi Match

Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi 8 game Match Elista, Russia, 17th-27th Dec, 2009. 400th Aniversary Kalmykia - Russia. Prize Fund US$ 20.000

Rilton Cup 2009-10

The XXXIX Rilton Cup takes place 27th December 2009 - 5th January 2010.

The 39th Rilton Cup has a prize fund of more than SEK 200 000 (about 22 000 euro) and will be played in three groups: Rilton Cup, Rilton Elo and Rilton Open (Rilton Open is only open for Nordic players with a rating lower than national 1800). Rilton Cup and Rilton Elo is Elo registrated and play 9 rounds FIDE-Swiss.

Send your entry with name, address, country, Elo rating and Elo ID by mail, fax or e-mail, no later than the 17th of December to: Stockholm’s Chess Federation, att.: "Rilton Cup". Pg 25 79 58-9 or Bg 822-1301.

Mobile telephones (cell phones) are not allowed in the playing hall! Playing hall: Malarsalen, Münchenbryggeriet, Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2, Stockholm, SWEDEN

Details: http://www.rilton.se - http://www.rilton.se/invitation0910.asp - http://www.rilton.se/players.asp

Lorenzo Forlani

33rd international rapid Cup "Lorenzo Forlani" takes place November 29th, 2009. in Vodnjan. For more information please contact on e-mail apacic@inet.hr

World Cup 2009

The World Cup takes place in Khanty-Mansiysk 20th November - 15th December 2009. The event is part of the next world championship cycle. 7 rounds of knockout chess produce the winner.

FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (Khantiy Mansiysk RUS)

Fri 20th Nov 2009 - Tue 15th Dec 2009 - Official Site

World Cup (128 players 7 Rds KO Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1))

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 20 xi - 15 xii 2009
128 players:
A from World Cup 2007
01G. KamskyUSA
02A. ShirovESP
03S. KarjakinUKR
B) Women's World Champion 2008:
04A. KosteniukRUS
C) Junior World Champions 2007 & 2008:
05A. AdlyEGY
06A. GuptaIND
D) From FIDE Rating List, 22 players, average 7/2008 & 1/2009:
07V. IvanchukUKR 2780,00
08A. MorozevichRUS 2779,50
09T. RadjabovAZE 2752,50
10D. JakovenkoRUS 2734,50
11S. MamedyarovAZE 2733,00
12P. SvidlerRUS 2730,50
13A. GrischukRUS 2730,50
14B. GelfandISR 2726,50
15R. PonomariovUKR 2722,00
16Wang YueCHN 2721,50
17V. GashimovAZE 2720,00
18E. AlekseevRUS 2713,00
19L. Dominguez PerezCUB 2712,50
20Ni HuaCHN 2707,00
21E. BacrotFRA 2706,50
22Bu XiangzhiCHN 2706,00
23P. EljanovUKR 2704,50
24J. PolgarHUN 2702,00
25S. RublevskyRUS 2700,50
26K. SasikiranIND 2697,50
27Wang HaoCHN 2691,00
28V. MalakhovRUS 2690,50
E) 46 players from European Championships 2008 & 2009
29S. TiviakovNED 2008
30S. MovsesianSVK 2008
31S. VolkovRUS 2008
32P. TregubovRUS 2008
33E. L'AmiNED 2008
34M. Vachier-LagraveFRA 2008
35B. GrachevRUS 2008
36V. BaklanUKR 2008
37Y. KryvoruchkoUKR 2008
38T. NybackFIN 2008
39E. SutovskyISR 2008
40V. LaznickaCZE 2008
41D. PavasovicSLO 2008
42Z. EfimenkoUKR 2008
43I. PapaioannouGRE 2008
44A. KhalifmanRUS 2008
45E. NajerRUS 2008
46D. AndreikinRUS 2008
47G. SargissianARM 2008
48J. GustafssonGER 2008
49L. FressinetFRA 2008
50I. SmirinISR 2008
51V. BologanMDA 2008
52E. TomashevskyRUS 2009
53B. JobavaGEO 2009
54E. InarkievRUS 2009
55I. SokolovNED 2009
56A. NaiditschGER 2009
57D. NavaraCZE 2009
58M. KobaliaRUS 2009
59G. GuseinovAZE 2009
60G. MeierGER 2009
61F. NijboerNED 2009
62S. FedorchukUKR 2009
63A. TimofeevRUS 2009
64S. SjugirovRUS 2009
65M. BartelPOL 2009
66R. MamedovAZE 2009
67B. SavchenkoRUS 2009
68K. SakaevRUS 2009
69N. VitiugovRUS 2009
70T. L. PetrosianARM 2009
71L. NisipeanuROU 2009
72C. LupulescuROU 2009
73A. MotylevRUS 2009
74A . AreshchenkoUKR 2009
F) 19 players from Americas
75I. Morovic FernandezCHI Zonal 2.5
76A. Rodriguez VilaURU Zonal 2.5
77R. HessUSA Zonal 2.1
78A. OnischukUSA Zonal 2.1
79V. AkobianUSA Zonal 2.1
80Y. ShulmanUSA Zonal 2.1
81J. FriedelUSA Zonal 2.1
82A. FierBRA Zonal 2.4
83R. LeitaoBRA Zonal 2.4
84L. BruzonCUB Zonal 2.3
85E. IturrizagaVEN Zonal 2.3
86J. HebertCAN Zonal 2.2
87J. EhlvestUSA Continental 2008
88A. ShabalovUSA Continental 2009
89F. Corrales JimenezCUB Continental 2009
90J. Granda ZunigaPER Continental 2009
91G. MilosBRA Continental 2009
92D. FloresARG Continental 2009
93A. IvanovUSA Continental 2009
G) 19 players from Asia/Oceania
94S. GangulyIND Continental
95Zhou WeiqiCHN Continental
96Yu YangyiCHN Continental
97Yu ShaotengCHN Continental
98Le Quang LiemVIE Continental
99A. Rogelio JrPHI Continental
100Hou YifanCHN Continental
101C. SandipanIND Continental
102A. KunteIND Continental
103Negi ParimarjanIND Continental
104Zhou JianchaoCHN Zonal 3.5
105Li ChaoCHN Zonal 3.5
106D. SmerdonAUS Zonal 3.6
107J. SriramIND Zonal 3.2
108D. LayloPHI Zonal 3.3
109Wesley SoPHI Zonal 3.3
110Al Sayed, Mohamed N.QAT Zonal 3.1
111Amonatov, A.TJK Zonal 3.4
112Filipov, A.UZB Zonal 3.4
H) 6 players from Africa
113B. AminEGY
114K. Abdel RazikEGY
115E. El GindyEGY
116W. SarwatEGY
117M. EzatEGY
118A. RizoukALG
I) 6 nominees of the FIDE President
119Robson, RayUSA
120Tkachiev, VladislavFRA
121Ghaem Maghami, EhsanIRI
122Caruana, FabianoITA
123Cheparinov, IvanBUL
124Pelletier, YannickSUI
J) 4 nominees of the local Organising Committee
125Pridorozhni, AlexeiRUS
126Bezgodov, AlexeiRUS
127Kabanov, NikolaiRUS
128Obodchuk, AndreiRUS

BNbank Blitz 2009

On October 31 the stage is set for a great chess spectacle in Norway. In six citys - Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Tromsø, Trondheim and Porsgrunn - there will be arranged blitz tournaments in shopping malls. The winner from each city will earn a spot in the final in Oslo on November 28 where he or she will compete against ten invited world class players for a prize fund of 74 000 NOK. You do not have to be a member of a federation or a chess club to participate in these qualifiers. Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura star in the final.

Official site: http://www.sjakk.no/bnbankblitz/index_en.html

Corus Wijk aan Zee 2010

The field for the 2010 Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee has been announced. Dates Friday 15th January 2010 - Sunday 31st January 2010.

Official site: http://www.coruschess.com

The A-Group is category XIX and once again is a pretty exciting field.

Corus A Wijk aan Zee (NED), 15-31 i 2010 cat. XIX (2720)
TiPlayerNATElo SeptWRkDoB
GMViswanathan AnandIND278821969
GMMagnus CarlsenNOR277241990
GMVladimir KramnikRUS277251975
GMPeter LekoHUN276261979
GMVassily IvanchukUKR275681969
GMHikaru NakamuraUSA2735161987
GMAlexei ShirovESP2730181972
GMSergey KarjakinRUS2722201990
GMLeinier Dominguez PerezCUB2719221983
GMNigel ShortENG2706291965
GMSergey TiviakovNED2670571973
GMFabiano CaruanaITA2662711992
GMLoek van WelyNED2650861972
GMJan SmeetsNED26421011985

The B-Group is a not too shabby category 16 and once again they have a mixed field of youth and experience that should provide some real entertainment.

Corus B Wijk aan Zee (NED), 15-31 i 2010 cat. XVI (2627)
TiPlayerNATElo SeptDoB
GMNi HuaCHN26921983
GMArkadij NaiditschGER26851985
GMEmil SutovskyISR26761977
GMPentala HarikrishnaIND26731986
GMLiviu-Dieter NisipeanuROM26641976
GMWesley SoPHI26441993
GMVaruzhan AkobianUSA26371983
GMDavid HowellENG26241990
GMParimarjan NegiIND26151993
GMTomi NybackFIN26151985
GMErwin l'AmiNED26061985
GMDimitri ReindermanNED25721972
GMAnish GiriNED25521994
WGMAnna MuzychukSLO25331990

There will also be a C-Group, the field will be announced later.

Hastings Chess Congress 2009-10

The Hastings Chess Congress takes place 28th December 2009 - 5th January 2010.

Contact details conpowr@aol.com

Official site: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk

Hastings Chess Congress (ENG), 28 xii 2009 - 4 i 2010
Leading Entries
DRODZOVSKIJ YuriUKRgm2627
EDOUARD RomanFRAgm2620
HOWELL DavidENGgm2620
STRATESCU AndreiROMgm2620
WILLIAMS SimonENGgm2520
HEBDEN MarkENGgm2500
ARKELL KeithENGgm2478
PHILIPPE ChristopheFRAim2430
ZDEBSKAJA NataliaUKRwgm2410
KOLBUS DietmarGERim2355
MARUSENKO PetrUKRim2300
RUDD JackENGim2296

Gibtelecom Masters 2010

The Gibtelecom Masters takes place 26th January - 4 February 2010.

Contact details: hotel conf.banq@caletahotel.gi; technical stewartreuben@aol.com.

Official site: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com

Gibtelecom Masters (ENG), 26 i - 4 ii 2010
Leading Entries
Zhu Chen QTR GM2473
Al-Modiahki Mohamad QTR GM2570
Cmilyte Victorja LTU IM2475
Zhukova Natalia UKR WGM2465
Skripchenko Almira FRA IM2450
Fressinet Laurent FRA GM2667
Zatonskih Anna USA IM2466
Fridman Daniel GER GM2665
Dzagnidze Nana GEO GM2536
Krush Irina USA IM2458
Zozulia Anna BEL IM2341
Malakhatko Vadim BEL GM2573
Cramling Pia SWE GM2531
Bellon Juan ESP GM2430
Sachdev Tania IND IM2410
Muzychuk Mariya UKR IM2441
Houska Jovanka ENG IM2380+
Roiz Michael ISR GM2662
Golod Vitali ISR GM2592
Calzetta Monica ESP WGM2344
Koneru Humpy IND GM2611
Siebrecht Sebastian GER GM2456
Hoffmann Michael GER GM2513
Stefanova Antoaneta BUL GM2522
Dronavalli Harika IND IM2449
Kruttika Nadig IND WGM2264
Karavade Eesha IND WGM2391
Mohota Nisha IND WGM2336
Speelman Jon ENG GM2525
Agdestein Simen NOR GM2570
Arakhamia Ketevan SCO GM2500
Sedina Elena ITA IM2335
Adams Michael ENG GM2682
Romain Edouard FRA GM2622
Istratescu Andrei ROU GM2624
Movsesian Sergey CZE GM2711
Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS GM2516
Gopal Naravanyan IND GM2586
Sandipan Chandra IND GM2585
Vitiugov Nikita RUS GM2689
Romanov Evgeny RUS GM2591

Moscow Non-Stop Chess Events of the World Chess Tour

Following round-robin tournaments (GM. IM. rating) of the "World Chess Tour 2009/10" series. Autumn / Winter 2009/10:

2009: 18-28.11, 29.11-10.12, 13-22.12.

2010: 2-13.01, 17-28.01, 9-19.02, 20.02-3.03 etc.

Since November 2009 also "Non-stop" events are available. in different formats (depending of participant's wish: 1) 5-6 days 2) 7-8 days 3) 9-11 days 4) 12-15 days 5) 16-21 days 6) 22-31 days 7) more than 1 month.

Contact: GM Igor Glek. Phone mobile: Russia: (7)903-5593052, (7)926-0523889 Germany: (49)152-04014194 Phone/Fax (Russia): (7)495-4336634 Skype: Prinzflorisel E-mail: wlct06@gmail.com, worldchesstour@gmail.com

Official site: http://www.chess-events.org/

Official site: www.chess-events.org/en_US/rr-tur.html

II World Chess Open In Leon

The II WORLD CHESS OPEN in Leon (Spain) takes place 1st-3rd January 2010, from Friday to Sunday.

31st December 2009 sees a special dinner and a party, which will be of course optional for the players and companion and which will have an special price. We hope that all chess legends invited by the organisation will come and enjoy this celebration.

1st day of January first game starts at 17.00 pm and ches players who cannot arrive in time can ask 2 byes for both games of 1st of january (2 half points).

Total Prizes are around 30.000€, and first is 5000€. Prizes for players below 2350 ELO FIDE (10 prizes and 1st is 1000 €), below 2200 ELO FIDE, and below 2000 ELO FIDE.

TIME CONTROL: Players will have 35 minutes plus 3 additional seconds per move so they are not so rapid games as usual.

Amongst the players who can be invited by the organisation this time are Nigel Short, Robert Hubner, Mark Taimanov, Vlastimil Hort, Henrique Mecking, Bent Larsen, Eugene Torre, Jan Elhvest, Borislav Ivkov, Svetozar Gligoric, Maia Chiburdanidze, Oleg Romanishin, Lev Psakhis, Gyula Sax, Gheorguiu, Uhlmann, Sveshnikov, Smejkal, Vasiukov, Vaganian, Unzicker, Kurajica, Suba, Lilienthal…We will invite 8-10 players.

Official web page, http://www.openmundialdeleon.com

Contact: GM Alfonso Romero Holmes, Tournament Director aromero64@yahoo.es

8th Nancy Chess Festival

The 8th Nancy (France) Chess Festival takes place 22nd-28th February 2010.

Website (with english informations page) : http://echecs54.free.fr Contact : philippe.chr@free.fr

Serie of closed tournaments round-robins 10 players each : Group A for GM-norm (in 2009 : category 13, average 2557, winner Harikrishna), group B for IM-norms, group C for 10 players over 2200 elo, group D for 10 players over 2100 elo, group E for 10 players over 2000 elo, group F for 10 players over 1900 elo ...etc...18 groups with 174 players in 2009. 9 rounds 90min/40moves+30min(+30sec). Entry fee : adult 56 euros young 28 euros. Possibilities of hotels with special chess prices : see tournament website.

Icelandic Teams

The Icelandic Team Championship takes place 25th September 2009 - 3rd March 2010. Rounds 1-4 have taken place.

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr25745.aspx

Official site in Icelandic: http://www.skaksamband.is

4NCL

The 4NCL starts Sat 24th Oct - Sun 25th Oct. 2009.

Official site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/index.htm

Live games: http://www.bcfservices.org.uk/livechess/4ncl/0910/index.htm

Sydney International and Doeberl Cup

Entries are invited for the 2010 Sydney International Open and Challengers Chess Tournaments, to be held 7-11 April 2010.

The organisers have received financial support from a variety of sources and the principal sponsor for 2010 is GM Murray Chandler.

The venue is again the historic Parramatta Town Hall in Western Sydney and free hotel accommodation (twin share room) is offered to International Chess Grandmasters. There are two nine-round FIDE-rated swiss tournaments, the Sydney International Open (SIO) and the Sydney International Challengers (SIC). Cash prizes exceed A$16,000 and visas can be arranged on request for overseas players (please provide passport details). More Information is available at http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/index.cfm?site=open

For those players that want even more chess, the Doeberl Cup will be held in Canberra from 1-5 April 2010. See http://www.doeberlcup.com.au Transport from Canberra to Sydney on Tuesday 6 April 2010 will be provided free of charge for all overseas players.

18th Donau Open

The 18th Donau Open takes place in Aschach, Austria, 26th-31st December 2009.

Details: http://www.aschach.at/schach/

Contact: Guenter Mitterhuemer, Seebach 19, 4070 Eferding Tel.: 07272 / 4398 (Vorwahl Österreich: 0043) Email: guenter.mitterhuemer@schach.at

Leocity Cup

Leocity Cup Round Robin GM Tournament takes place November 25th - December 3rd 2009 Lviv , Ukraine

ORGANIZERS: GM Yuri Vovk (tournament director) IM Grabinsky Volodymyr (honorable coach of Ukrainian Youth team) The playing time will be 90 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. Under the auspices of Lviv Chess Federation.

PARTICIPATION 10 players participate in the tournament .11 rounds will be played. Players can participate only according to prior negotiations with tournament director.Also all non-GM players must pay entry fee according to the following table. ELO USD >2500 50 2500-2480 60 2480-2460 70 2460-2440 80 2440-2420 90 2420-2400 100 2400-2350 125 2350-2300 150 2300-2200 200 <2200 300

To participate the tournament please contact the tournament director IGM Yuri Vovk (English,Ukrainian,Russian languages ) via: e-mail:wolfisthegreatestpredator@gmail.com mobile phone:+380 673912027 skype:Imperator15chess

Cappelle-la-Grande 2010

The 26th International Open of Cappelle-la-Grande will take place 13th-20th February 2010.

For every players wishing to be invited, please contact Mr GOUVART at the following address: stephanegouvart@gmail.com phone: +33671624629

Official site : http://www.cappelle-chess.fr/

IV Open Internacional Ciutat de Palma

The IV International Open Chess City of Palma, Iberostar Trophy takes place 21st-28th November 2009.

Official site: http://www.chesspalma.com/index.php?le=en

Czech Chess Christmas 2009-10

Czech Chess Christmas 2009 Litomysl (CZE) 26th December - 2nd January 2010

11th christmas chess FIDE tournament, swiss system of 9 round, rate of game 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move, prize fund 64.000 CZK (1st prize 20.000 CZK = 800 EUR), special conditions for IM, WGM and GM, New Year’s Eve programme.

Contact: Proclient s.r.o., Jaroslav Fuksik, Svedska 3, 772 00 Olomouc, mobile: +420 608 364 664, e-mail: a64@proclient.cz, web: http://www.a64.cz/tournaments/litomysl2009/

Hungarian Tournaments October 2009 - April 2010

First Saturday chess tournaments, GM-IM-FM sections, 50-60-70 players usually out of 10-15 countries, for 9...14 days here.

Upcoming tournaments:

1. 3rd-15th of October, GM-IM-FM First Saturday Budapest, org: Nagy Laszlo, firstsat@hu.inter.net,

2. 23rd-31st of October, GM tmt, Pecs, 250 km West from Budapest,

3. 7th-19th of November, GM-IM-FM, First Saturday, Budapest, 4. 26th of Nov-3rd of Dec, Harkany Open, 250 km South-West from Budapest, org: Mr.Fulop, e-mail to: fulopcsa@invitel.hu

5. 5th-17th of December, GM-IM-FM, First Saturday, Budapest,

6. 8th-16th of January 2010 Perenyi memorial Open, 9 rounds Swiss, Budapest, info: Nagy Laszlo,

7. 6th-18th of February 2010 FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest,

8. 6th-18th of March 2010, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest,

9. 19th-28th of March 2010 26th Budapest Spring Festival, 9 rounds Swiss Open, org: Nagy Laszlo

10.3rd-16th of April 2010 FS GM-IM-FM Budapest

Contact: Nagy, Laszlo International chess organizer, member of the FIDE organizers' committee, "GENS UNA SUMUS" ET "PACTA SUND SERVANDA" http://www.firstsaturday.hu

Possible in the website online chat also... Mobile: +36-30-230-19-14 Phone-fax: +36-1-263-28-59 E-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net ICC, SKYPE, YAHOO, MSN, www.chess.com nickname: mrfirstsaturday

Czech Coal Match 2009

Jan Timman, Viktor Korchnoi, Robert Huebner and Vlastimil Hort play against a team of ladies in the Czech Coal Match event which takes place 28th November - 5th December 2009 in the hotel Crystal Palace in Marianske Lazne. The final lineup is waiting for the women players and a potential clash with the FIDE Women's Grand Prix.

Details - Likely official site: http://www.praguechess.cz/

Milano

Milano (Italy), December 5th-13th 2009 - International tournament "Memorial Crespi" - edition number 30 details: http://www.scacchisticamilanese.it

Mundial Chess Internet Tournament

The organising Committee Mundial Chess invites all the players (from the amateurs to Grandmasters) to take part in the 1st Internet tournament with the prize fund of more than 130.000 EUR in cash and many special prizes. The 1st prize in the main tournament will be not less than 10.000 EUR.

Registration (and information in English) in the tournament is possible following the link - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/en/zvfdxt6 Registration and information in Spanish - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/es/zvfdxt6 Registration and information in Russian - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/ru/zvfdxt6

Commonwealth Chess Championships

The Masterskill Commonwealth Chess Championships take place 9th-15th December 2009 in conjunction with the 6th Singapore International Chess Festival.

Details of the change: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/3991-commonwealth-chess-championship-2009

Ajedrez 21 English site

Ajedrez 21 now has an English site: http://www.ajedrez21.com/en/

FIDE World Cup Nov-Dec 2009

FIDE have announced some of the qualifiers for the FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, 20 November to 15 December 2009. In a few days the list with qualifiers from the Continental and Zonal Championships 2008-09 will also be published.

FIDE announcement: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/4037-list-of-qualifiers-for-world-cup

Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 20 xi - 15 xii 2009
Qualifiers:
a) From World Championship Match 2008:
1. V. Anand INDWorld Champion
b) From World Cup 2007:
2. G. KamskyUSA
3. A. ShirovESP
4. M. CarlsenNOR
5. S. KarjakinUKR
c) Women's World Champion 2008:
6. A. KosteniukRUS
d) Junior World Champions 2007 & 2008:
7. A. AdlyEGY
8. A. GuptaIND
d) From FIDE Rating List, 20 players, average 7/2008 & 1/2009:
09. V. TopalovBUL 2786,50
10. V. IvanchukUKR 2780,00
11. A. MorozevichRUS 2779,50
12. V. KramnikRUS 2773,50
13. T. RadjabovAZE 2752,50
14. P. LekoHUN 2746,00
15. L. AronianARM 2743,50
16. S. MovsesianSVK 2737,00
17. D. JakovenkoRUS 2734,50
18. S. MamedyarovAZE 2733,00
19. P. SvidlerRUS 2730,50
20. A. GrischukRUS 2730,50
21. B. GelfandISR 2726,50
22. M. AdamsENG 2723,50
23. R. PonomariovUKR 2722,00
24. Wang YueCHN 2721,50
25. V. GashimovAZE 2720,00
26. E. AlekseevRUS 2713,00
27. L. Dominguez PerezCUB 2712,50
28. Ni HuaCHN 2707,00
e) 90 players from the Continental & Zonal Championships 2008 & 2009:
(to be published soon)...
Reserve players who may qualify by rating, average 7/2008 & 1/2009:
1. E. BacrotFRA 2706,50
2. Bu XiangzhiCHN 2706,00
3. P. EljanovUKR 2704,50
4. J. PolgarHUN 2702,00
5. S. RublevskyRUS 2700,50
6. H. NakamuraUSA 2698,00
7. K. SasikiranIND 2697,50
8. Wang HaoCHN 2691,00
9. V. MalakhovRUS 2690,50
10. M. Vachier-LagraveFRA 2688,50
11. V. MilovSUI 2687,00
12. V. BologanMDA 2686,50
13. V. AkopianARM 2686,50
14. L. NisipeanuROU 2683,50
15. R. KasimdzhanovUZB 2683,00
16. I. CheparinovBUL 2683,00
17. Z. EfimenkoUKR 2679,00
18. A. NaiditschGER 2679,00
19. F. Vallejo PonsESP 2676,00
20. A. MotylevRUS 2675,00

Kingpin Magazine

The humourous and satirical chess magazine Kingpin has a new website.

New website address: http://www.kingpinchess.net

VIII Benidorm International Chess Festival

VIII Benidorm International Chess Festival 2009 takes place 27th November - 8th December 2009.

Website: http://www.ajedrezbali.com

Torch Real Estate Cup

The Chinese team competition the Torch Real Estate Cup started in Chengdu China on 4th May 2009. I'm hoping for a full game file.

Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess/tfd.htm

Official site: http://chess.sport.org.cn/

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr21650.aspx

Historical Elo Ratings

http://www.shakki.net/history/elotop.htm has a list of historical top ten FIDE lists. The text is in Finnish but is understandable anyhow.

Reno Far West Open

The Far West Open Chess Tournament took place April 10th-12th 2009 in Reno Nevada. Sergey Kudrin edged out Enrico Sevillano and Gergerly Antal who finished on 5/6. Games should follow.

Official site: http://www.renochess.org/fwo/index.html

European Union Website

The European Chess Union Website ECU website has changed address to http://www.europechess.org

Alushta Diary 2009

Alushta Diary 2009:

GM Norm events: 23.05 - 1.06, 2.06 - 12.06, 15.06 - 25.06, 2.09 - 12.09, 14.09 - 24.09, 26.09 - 6.10, IM Norm: 23.05 - 1.06, 2.06 - 12.06, 15.06 - 25.06, 2.09 - 12.09, 14.09 - 24.09, 26.09 - 6.10, Rating tournament: 4.06 - 12.06, 22.06 - 27.06, 5.09 - 13.09, Open tournament (under 16 years) 3.06 - 11.06, 13.06 - 21.06, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament First prize - 1000$ First prize (woman) - 500$ 28.06 - 6.07, 10.07 - 18.07, 20.07 - 28.07, 22.08 - 30.08, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Blitz tournament 7.07, 19.07, 29.07, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament (rapid chess) 8.07 - 9.07, 30.07 - 31.07, Alushta Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 21.06 - 27.06, 15.07 - 24.07. Individual and group studying Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua phone +38 (06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking), + 380506692604 (for English speaking) e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua

Chess Study

Dr Robert Howard is making a study of rated chess players.

The full article: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/fidestudy/results

If you would like to participate, please go to this website: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/fidestudy/

For any queries, please contact Dr Robert Howard, University of New South Wales, on rwh@unsw.edu.au