THE WEEK IN CHESS 811 24th May 2010 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) FIDE Grand Prix Astrakhan
3) US Championships Saint Louis
4) 83rd St Petersburg Championship 2010
5) Chinese Championships
6) European Chess Festival Lublin
7) Parsvnath Commonwealth Championship
8) Somov Memorial
9) 4th All China Games
10) Ukrainian Team Championships
11) I Torneig Tancat Femeni De La Societat Coral Colon De Sabadell 2010
12) Campionat Individual Absolut de Catalunya 2010
13) III Magistral Ciudad de Asuncion
14) Municipality Cup
15) Chladek & Tintera Open Hradec Kralove
16) Florencio Campomanes Memorial
17) 27th BSG Pinkstertournament
18) 2nd Kahraman Olgac Memorial
19) Six Seasons International
20) 18th annual Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament
21) Ontario International Chess Open, Toronto
22) 4th ACP World Rapid Cup
23) 2nd Limpedea Cup
24) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
FIDE Grand Prix Astrakhan42 games
US Championships Saint Louis74 games
83rd St Petersburg Championship 201048 games
Chinese Championships12 games
European Chess Festival Lublin5 games
Parsvnath Commonwealth Championship31 games
Somov Memorial18 games
4th All China Games274 games
Ukrainian Team Championships396 games
I Torneig Tancat Femeni 201025 games
Campionat Individual Absolut de Catalunya 201032 games
III Magistral Ciudad de Asuncion75 games
Municipality Cup268 games
Chladek & Tintera Open Hradec Kralove151 games
Florencio Campomanes Memorial76 games
27th BSG Pinkstertournament71 games
2nd Kahraman Olgac Memorial5 games
Six Seasons International9 games
1612 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Zenon Franco Ocampos, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, David Cohen, Miklos Orso, Adolivio Capece, Gujuan Tzu, John Hoggatt, Varlam Vepkhvishvili, Sergey Sudakov, Richard Forster, Jan Mazuch, Haroon Rashid and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The conclusion of the FIDE Grand Prix in Astrakhan has ended the series which has had its share of troubles. I would like to see it run again as the tournaments have individually been excellent but finances and publicity need to be better, which is not at all easy at the moment. Pavel Eljanov has extended his recent good run of form that has taken him to the top 10 in the world. The US Championships are continuing as I write, the winner will be either Yuri Shulman or Gata Kamsky who playoff on Tuesday. The organisers really are doing a great job at publicising the event. Plenty of other chess to keep us interested including the Chinese Championships. Chinese events are getting a bit easier to find. The controversy over the FIDE Presidential elections continue. Right now I don't really understand what is going on as the politics of Russia seem to have entered the race. One thing is for sure, there is a long way to go.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) FIDE Grand Prix Astrakhan

The FIDE Grand Prix took place in Astrakhan, Russia Sunday 9th May 2010 - Tueday 25th May 2010. Pavel Eljanov took clear first place with 8/13. Teimour Radjabov joins Levon Aronian as the qualifier for the Candidates from the overall standings of the Grand Prix

Official site: http://astrakhan2010.fide.com/

FIDE GP Astrakhan (RUS), 10-24 v 2010 cat. XX (2730)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2751 * 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 8 2814
2. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2733 1 * 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 7 2758
3. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2725 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 7 2758
4. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2763 ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7 2755
5. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2700 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 7 2760
6. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2740 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7 2757
7. Leko, Peter g HUN 2735 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 6½ 2729
8. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2734 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6½ 2729
9. Wang Yue g CHN 2752 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 2727
10. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2741 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 0 ½ 6 2699
11. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2735 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ 6 2700
12. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2741 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 0 5½ 2671
13. Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 2669 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 * 0 5½ 2677
14. Akopian, Vladimir g ARM 2694 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 * 5½ 2675
Round 8 (May 18, 2010)
Eljanov, Pavel - Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1 48 E01 Catalan
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Leko, Peter ½-½ 42 E58 Nimzo Indian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Alekseev, Evgeny 1-0 33 E15 Queens Indian
Gashimov, Vugar - Wang Yue ½-½ 62 A14 Reti Opening
Gelfand, Boris - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 40 E92 King's Indian Classical
Svidler, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 51 C42 Petroff's Defence
Akopian, Vladimir - Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 104 D94 Gruenfeld Closed
Round 9 (May 19, 2010)
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Akopian, Vladimir ½-½ 96 D11 Slav Defence
Alekseev, Evgeny - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 37 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Radjabov, Teimour - Eljanov, Pavel 0-1 56 D38 QGD Ragozin
Leko, Peter - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 26 C42 Petroff's Defence
Wang Yue - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 26 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 27 A30 English Symmetrical
Inarkiev, Ernesto - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 46 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 10 (May 21, 2010)
Eljanov, Pavel - Leko, Peter 1-0 43 D10 Slav Defence
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 25 E06 Catalan
Gashimov, Vugar - Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 49 C97 Ruy Lopez
Wang Yue - Alekseev, Evgeny ½-½ 66 A63 Benoni
Gelfand, Boris - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 26 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Svidler, Peter - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 40 E00 Catalan
Akopian, Vladimir - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 40 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Round 11 (May 22, 2010)
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Gashimov, Vugar 1-0 47 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 53 C42 Petroff's Defence
Alekseev, Evgeny - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 22 B83 Sicilian Scheveningen
Radjabov, Teimour - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 39 C69 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Leko, Peter - Akopian, Vladimir ½-½ 46 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Eljanov, Pavel ½-½ 25 E01 Catalan
Inarkiev, Ernesto - Wang Yue ½-½ 53 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 12 (May 23, 2010)
Eljanov, Pavel - Jakovenko, Dmitry ½-½ 15 E06 Catalan
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Leko, Peter 1-0 73 E20 Nimzo Indian
Alekseev, Evgeny - Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 88 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Gashimov, Vugar - Radjabov, Teimour ½-½ 46 B23 Sicilian Closed
Wang Yue - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 44 D72 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Svidler, Peter - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 31 C48 Four Knights Rubinstein
Akopian, Vladimir - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 23 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Round 13 (May 24, 2010)
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Alekseev, Evgeny ½-½ 50 D38 QGD Ragozin
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Akopian, Vladimir ½-½ 31 D17 Slav Defence
Radjabov, Teimour - Wang Yue ½-½ 91 C42 Petroff's Defence
Leko, Peter - Gashimov, Vugar 1-0 79 A31 English Symmetrical
Gelfand, Boris - Eljanov, Pavel ½-½ 40 E58 Nimzo Indian
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar ½-½ 30 A00 Irregular Openings
Inarkiev, Ernesto - Svidler, Peter 1-0 58 E60 King's Indian without Nc3

3) US Championships Saint Louis

The 2010 US Championships take place in Saint Louis 13th-25th May 2010. Defending champion Hikaru Nakamura was the top seed ahead of Gata Kamsky and Alexander Onischuk. There was a split in the tournament after 7 rounds with the top four players playing off for the title. Yuri Shulman drew against Gata Kamsky and now there will be a playoff on Tuesday.

Official site: http://saintlouischessclub.org/content/2010-us-championship

ch-USA Quads Saint Louis (USA), 22-24 v 2010 cat. XVIII (2687)
1 2 3 4
1. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2702 * ½ ½ 1 2 2806
2. Shulman, Yuri g USA 2613 ½ * 1 ½ 2 2836
3. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2733 ½ 0 * ½ 1 2546
4. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2699 0 ½ ½ * 1 2557
Round 1 (May 22, 2010)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 33 D15 Slav Defence
Onischuk, Alexander - Shulman, Yuri ½-½ 32 A13 Reti Opening
Round 2 (May 23, 2010)
Kamsky, Gata - Onischuk, Alexander 1-0 59 C69 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Nakamura, Hikaru - Shulman, Yuri 0-1 26 C18 French Winawer
Round 3 (May 24, 2010)
Shulman, Yuri - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 30 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Onischuk, Alexander - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 30 E17 Queens Indian
ch-USA Saint Louis (USA), 14-23 v 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Shabalov, Alexander g USA 2585 =12 +9 -4 -8 +18 +14 =5 +13 +2 6 2687
2. Stripunsky, Alexander g USA 2570 -3 +24 +21 +16 =10 -4 +12 +8 -1 5½ 2642
3. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2733 +2 +11 =5 =6 =4 +12 =8 . . 5 2764
4. Shulman, Yuri g USA 2613 =19 =21 +1 +11 =3 +2 =6 . . 5 2754
5. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2702 +17 +18 =3 =7 +8 =6 =1 . . 5 2772
6. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2699 +15 =8 +23 =3 +7 =5 =4 . . 5 2781
7. Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2599 =9 +12 +13 =5 -6 =10 -11 =16 +17 5 2616
8. Christiansen, Larry M g USA 2578 +24 =6 =16 +1 -5 +13 =3 -2 =9 5 2638
9. Finegold, Benjamin g USA 2539 =7 -1 =14 =20 +21 +15 =10 =11 =8 5 2606
10. Yermolinsky, Alex g USA 2528 -16 +17 =20 +23 =2 =7 =9 =12 =11 5 2611
11. Hess, Robert L g USA 2590 +22 -3 +18 -4 -13 +21 +7 =9 =10 5 2594
12. Kraai, Jesse g USA 2492 =1 -7 +19 +15 +16 -3 -2 =10 =13 4½ 2574
13. Krush, Irina m USA 2455 +14 =16 -7 =17 +11 -8 +20 -1 =12 4½ 2575
14. Kaidanov, Gregory S g USA 2577 -13 =15 =9 =18 +23 -1 =17 =19 +16 4½ 2551
15. Benjamin, Joel g USA 2565 -6 =14 +22 -12 +20 -9 -18 +21 +23 4½ 2552
16. Ehlvest, Jaan g USA 2591 +10 =13 =8 -2 -12 =17 +19 =7 -14 4 2503
17. Robson, Ray g USA 2569 -5 -10 +24 =13 =22 =16 =14 +18 -7 4 2511
18. Khachiyan, Melikset g USA 2539 +20 -5 -11 =14 -1 =24 +15 -17 =22 3½ 2495
19. Bhat, Vinay S g USA 2547 =4 -23 -12 =21 =24 +22 -16 =14 =20 3½ 2463
20. Lenderman, Aleksandr m USA 2598 -18 =22 =10 =9 -15 +23 -13 =24 =19 3½ 2446
21. Altounian, Levon m USA 2454 =23 =4 -2 =19 -9 -11 +22 -15 +24 3½ 2474
22. Shankland, Samuel L m USA 2507 -11 =20 -15 =24 =17 -19 -21 =23 =18 2½ 2380
23. Kudrin, Sergey g USA 2571 =21 +19 -6 -10 -14 -20 =24 =22 -15 2½ 2385
24. Gurevich, Dmitry g USA 2488 -8 -2 -17 =22 =19 =18 =23 =20 -21 2½ 2382

4) 83rd St Petersburg Championship 2010

The 83rd St Petersburg Championship takes place 16th-27th May 2010.

Official site: http://www.totalchess.spb.ru/kalend/2010/spb10men.html

83rd ch-StP St Petersburg (RUS), 16-27 v 2010 cat. XII (2534)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Matlakov, Maxim m RUS 2604 * . ½ . ½ 1 ½ ½ . ½ 1 1 5½ 2656
2. Khairullin, Ildar g RUS 2617 . * ½ 1 . ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ . 5 2604
3. Gorovykh, Eduard m RUS 2430 ½ ½ * ½ 1 . . ½ 0 . 1 ½ 4½ 2583
4. Yevseev, Denis g RUS 2520 . 0 ½ * . ½ 1 . 1 0 ½ 1 4½ 2566
5. Popov, Valerij g RUS 2592 ½ . 0 . * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ . ½ 4 2531
6. Ionov, Sergey g RUS 2542 0 ½ . ½ ½ * . . ½ ½ 1 ½ 4 2551
7. Makarov, Marat g RUS 2518 ½ ½ . 0 0 . * ½ ½ 1 . 1 4 2560
8. Levin, Evgeny A m RUS 2500 ½ ½ ½ . ½ . ½ * 1 0 . 0 3½ 2508
9. Ivanov, Sergey1 g RUS 2542 . ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * . ½ . 3½ 2475
10. Romanov, Evgeny g RUS 2594 ½ 0 . 1 ½ ½ 0 1 . * 0 . 3½ 2497
11. Fedoseev, Vladimir3 f RUS 2428 0 ½ 0 ½ . 0 . . ½ 1 * 1 3½ 2502
12. Klimov, Sergey g RUS 2518 0 . ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 . . 0 * 2½ 2375
Round 1 (May 16, 2010)
Khairullin, Ildar - Romanov, Evgeny 1-0 40 D10 Slav Defence
Yevseev, Denis - Klimov, Sergey 1-0 24 A33 English Symmetrical
Ionov, Sergey - Popov, Valerij ½-½ 35 E59 Nimzo Indian
Makarov, Marat - Levin, Evgeny A ½-½ 25 D73 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Ivanov, Sergey1 - Gorovykh, Eduard 1-0 41 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Fedoseev, Vladimir3 - Matlakov, Maxim 0-1 70 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 2 (May 17, 2010)
Matlakov, Maxim - Ionov, Sergey 1-0 26 E00 Catalan
Gorovykh, Eduard - Levin, Evgeny A ½-½ 9 A07 Barcza System
Popov, Valerij - Makarov, Marat 1-0 45 B36 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Ivanov, Sergey1 - Khairullin, Ildar ½-½ 16 E53 Nimzo Indian
Romanov, Evgeny - Yevseev, Denis 1-0 49 A13 Reti Opening
Klimov, Sergey - Fedoseev, Vladimir3 0-1 52 A50 Queen's Indian (without e7-e6)
Round 3 (May 18, 2010)
Khairullin, Ildar - Gorovykh, Eduard ½-½ 41 E84 King's Indian Saemisch
Yevseev, Denis - Ivanov, Sergey1 1-0 46 A23 English Opening
Ionov, Sergey - Klimov, Sergey ½-½ 12 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Makarov, Marat - Matlakov, Maxim ½-½ 24 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Levin, Evgeny A - Popov, Valerij ½-½ 10 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Fedoseev, Vladimir3 - Romanov, Evgeny 1-0 71 D19 Slav Defence
Round 4 (May 19, 2010)
Matlakov, Maxim - Levin, Evgeny A ½-½ 28 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Khairullin, Ildar - Yevseev, Denis 1-0 37 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Gorovykh, Eduard - Popov, Valerij 1-0 55 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Ivanov, Sergey1 - Fedoseev, Vladimir3 ½-½ 18 E97 King's Indian Classical
Romanov, Evgeny - Ionov, Sergey ½-½ 27 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Klimov, Sergey - Makarov, Marat 0-1 33 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Round 5 (May 20, 2010)
Yevseev, Denis - Gorovykh, Eduard ½-½ 20 E92 King's Indian Classical
Popov, Valerij - Matlakov, Maxim ½-½ 35 A20 English Opening
Ionov, Sergey - Ivanov, Sergey1 ½-½ 11 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Makarov, Marat - Romanov, Evgeny 1-0 45 A14 Reti Opening
Levin, Evgeny A - Klimov, Sergey 0-1 36 E92 King's Indian Classical
Fedoseev, Vladimir3 - Khairullin, Ildar ½-½ 36 A22 English Opening
Round 6 (May 21, 2010)
Khairullin, Ildar - Ionov, Sergey ½-½ 22 D27 QGA
Gorovykh, Eduard - Matlakov, Maxim ½-½ 22 C45 Scotch Game
Yevseev, Denis - Fedoseev, Vladimir3 ½-½ 31 E17 Queens Indian
Ivanov, Sergey1 - Makarov, Marat ½-½ 17 E00 Catalan
Romanov, Evgeny - Levin, Evgeny A 1-0 43 E00 Catalan
Klimov, Sergey - Popov, Valerij ½-½ 45 B19 Caro Kann
Round 7 (May 23, 2010)
Matlakov, Maxim - Klimov, Sergey 1-0 32 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Popov, Valerij - Romanov, Evgeny ½-½ 11 D14 Slav Exchange
Ionov, Sergey - Yevseev, Denis ½-½ 12 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Makarov, Marat - Khairullin, Ildar ½-½ 10 C50 Giuoco Piano
Levin, Evgeny A - Ivanov, Sergey1 1-0 59 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Fedoseev, Vladimir3 - Gorovykh, Eduard 0-1 38 A00 Irregular Openings
Round 8 (May 24, 2010)
Khairullin, Ildar - Levin, Evgeny A ½-½ 20 E84 King's Indian Saemisch
Gorovykh, Eduard - Klimov, Sergey ½-½ 83 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Yevseev, Denis - Makarov, Marat 1-0 45 E04 Catalan
Ivanov, Sergey1 - Popov, Valerij ½-½ 53 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Romanov, Evgeny - Matlakov, Maxim ½-½ 28 D78 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Fedoseev, Vladimir3 - Ionov, Sergey 0-1 30 B89 Sicilian Sozin Attack

5) Chinese Championships

The Chinese Chess Championships take place in Xinghua, Jiangsu 24th May - 4th June 2010. Most of China's major stars are playing (Wang Yue was playing in Astrakhan). Men's and Women's events alongside each other.

Official site: http://chess.sport.org.cn/CICC/index.html

ch-CHN Xinghua (CHN), 24 v-4 vi 2010 cat. XIII (2561)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2681 * . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1
2. Li Shilong g CHN 2514 . * . . . . . . . . . 1 1
3. Wang Hao g CHN 2722 . . * . . . . . . 1 . . 1
4. Hou Yifan g CHN 2589 . . . * . . . . ½ . . . ½ 2652
5. Li Chao b g CHN 2619 . . . . * ½ . . . . . . ½ 2349
6. Lu Shanglei CHN 2349 . . . . ½ * . . . . . . ½ 2619
7. Ni Hua g CHN 2667 . . . . . . * ½ . . . . ½ 2422
8. Zhang Ziyang m CHN 2422 . . . . . . ½ * . . . . ½ 2667
9. Zhou Jianchao g CHN 2652 . . . ½ . . . . * . . . ½ 2589
10. Ding Liren g CHN 2547 . . 0 . . . . . . * . . 0
11. Ji Dan CHN 2379 0 . . . . . . . . . * . 0
12. Zhou Weiqi g CHN 2585 . 0 . . . . . . . . . * 0
Round 1 (May 24, 2010)
Bu Xiangzhi - Ji Dan 1-0 30 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Wang Hao - Ding Liren 1-0 53 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Lu Shanglei - Li Chao b ½-½ 44 B54 Sicilian Rauzer
Zhang Ziyang - Ni Hua ½-½ 44 D77 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Zhou Jianchao - Hou Yifan ½-½ 55 D38 QGD Ragozin
Zhou Weiqi - Li Shilong 0-1 31 A52 Budapest Defence Main Line
ch-CHN w Xinghua (CHN), 24 v-4 vi 2010 cat. V (2373)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Ding Yixin wf CHN 2327 * . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
2. Tan Zhongyi CHN 2464 . * . . . . . . . . 1 . 1
3. Wang Doudou CHN 2216 . . * . . . . . . 1 . . 1
4. Zhao, Xue g CHN 2493 . . . * . . . . 1 . . . 1
5. Gu Xiaobing wg CHN 2361 . . . . * . ½ . . . . . ½ 2500
6. Huang Qian wg CHN 2437 . . . . . * . ½ . . . . ½ 2337
7. Ju Wenjun CHN 2500 . . . . ½ . * . . . . . ½ 2361
8. Wang Yu A m CHN 2337 . . . . . ½ . * . . . . ½ 2437
9. Shen Yang wg CHN 2452 . . . 0 . . . . * . . . 0
10. Wang, Jue CHN 2180 . . 0 . . . . . . * . . 0
11. Zhang Jilin wg CHN 2280 . 0 . . . . . . . . * . 0
12. Zhang Xiaowen wm CHN 2426 0 . . . . . . . . . . * 0
Round 1 (May 24, 2010)
Ding Yixin - Zhang Xiaowen 1-0 26 C14 French Classical
Ju Wenjun - Gu Xiaobing ½-½ 25 E94 King's Indian Classical
Wang Yu A - Huang Qian ½-½ 31 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Shen Yang - Zhao, Xue 0-1 46 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Wang, Jue - Wang Doudou 0-1 63 C48 Four Knights Rubinstein
Zhang Jilin - Tan Zhongyi 0-1 32 B07 Pirc Defence

6) European Chess Festival Lublin

The 2nd Grandmaster tournament took place in Lublin as part of the European Chess Festival. Bartlomiej Macieja was first on tie-break from Boris Grachev and Mateusz Bartel after all finished on 5.5/9.

Official site: http://www.lzszach.lublin.pl/arc2010/index.html

2nd GM Lublin (POL), 9-18 v 2010 cat. XV (2620)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2618 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 5½ 2700
2. Grachev, Boris g RUS 2667 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 5½ 2694
3. Bartel, Mateusz g POL 2609 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 5½ 2701
4. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2644 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 1 5 2660
5. Meier, Georg g GER 2638 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2661
6. Dziuba, Marcin g POL 2576 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2624
7. Baklan, Vladimir g UKR 2633 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 4½ 2618
8. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2634 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 1 4 2575
9. Kurnosov, Igor g RUS 2680 ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 3½ 2533
10. Swiercz, Dariusz g POL 2501 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 2 2413
Round 9 (May 18, 2010)
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Dziuba, Marcin 1-0 50 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Bartel, Mateusz - Baklan, Vladimir ½-½ 40 E20 Nimzo Indian
Socko, Bartosz - Kurnosov, Igor 0-1 49 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Meier, Georg - Tiviakov, Sergei ½-½ 47 E00 Catalan
Swiercz, Dariusz - Grachev, Boris ½-½ 41 A00 Irregular Openings

7) Parsvnath Commonwealth Championship

The Parsvnath Commonwealth Championship took place 9th-18th May 2010 but this event is also open and this means players from outside the commonwealth also competed. Pavel Maletin finished first on tie-break from RR Laxman who took the actual Commonwealth title, both finished on 9/11.

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

Parsvnath ch-Commonwealth New Delhi (IND), 9-19 v 2010
Leading Round 11 (of 11) Standings:
Rk.NameTiFEDRtgPts.TB1
1Maletin PavelGMRUS25849,075,0
2Laxman R RGMIND24769,072,5
3Gupta AbhijeetGMIND25708,575,0
4Bocharov DmitryGMRUS25928,574,5
5Lalith Babu M RIMIND24938,574,5
6Negi ParimarjanGMIND26368,075,0
7Dreev AlexeyGMRUS26558,074,0
8Bakre TejasGMIND24838,074,0
9Safarli EltajGMAZE26108,073,5
10Ashwin JayaramIMIND24578,072,5
11Nitin SFMIND23638,071,5
12Kunte AbhijitGMIND25238,070,5
13Lafuente PabloGMARG25878,070,0
14Konguvel PonnuswamyIMIND24128,069,5
15Hossain EnamulGMBAN24998,069,0
16Iuldachev SaidaliGMUZB25118,068,0
17Girish A KoushikFMIND22768,067,0
18Grover SahajIMIND24168,066,5
19Lodhi MahmoodIMPAK23778,064,5
20Kokarev DmitryGMRUS26127,574,5
21Sai Krishna G VFMIND22827,573,5
22Harika DronavalliIMIND24917,572,5
23Tania SachdevIMIND23987,571,5
24Debashis DasIMIND24007,570,5
25Venkatesh M RIMIND24527,570,0
26Prasanna RaoFMIND23097,569,5
27Khusnutdinov RustamGMKAZ25257,569,0
28Rajesh V A VFMIND23027,568,5
29Swapnil S DhopadeIMIND24577,568,5
30Matta Vinay KumarIND22567,568,0
31Narayanan SrinathIMIND23937,568,0
32Shyam Sundar MIMIND23727,568,0
33Abu Sufian ShakilFMBAN23057,567,5
34Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24957,564,5
35Ankit R RajparaIND23507,564,0
36Pogorelov RuslanGMUKR24547,562,0
37Meenakshi SubbaramanWGMIND23487,560,5
38Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR25467,076,5
39Sriram JhaGMIND25077,074,0
40Singh Gurpreet PalIND22877,072,5
311 players

8) Somov Memorial

The VIII World's Youth Stars 2010 (Somov Memorial) took place in Kirishi 9th-20th May 2010. Yaroslov Zherebukh of Ukraine took clear first place with 8/11 half a point clear of SP Sethuraman.

Official Site - Results

VIII World's Youth Stars Kirishi (RUS), 9-20 v 2010 cat. VIII (2426)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Zherebukh, Yaroslav g UKR 2567 * 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 8 2587
2. Sethuraman, S.P m IND 2493 0 * ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 7½ 2552
3. Lintchevski, Daniil g RUS 2503 ½ ½ * 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 7 2520
4. Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel g ARM 2523 1 1 0 * ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 7 2518
5. Belous, Vladimir RUS 2471 0 0 1 ½ * 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 7 2523
6. Bernadskiy, Vitaliy m UKR 2330 0 0 ½ 1 1 * 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 6 2470
7. Bajarani, Ulvi f AZE 2422 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 5½ 2426
8. Shimanov, Aleksandr g RUS 2544 ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ * 1 0 1 1 5½ 2414
9. Bukavshin, Ivan f RUS 2435 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 * 0 1 1 5 2388
10. Kashlinskaya, Alina wg RUS 2346 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 * 1 ½ 3½ 2299
11. Oparin, Grigoriy f RUS 2348 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 * 1 2½ 2221
12. Ganichev, Alexander RUS 2126 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 1½ 2143
Round 9 (May 18, 2010)
Sethuraman, S.P - Ganichev, Alexander 1-0 28 B45 Sicilian Classical
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel - Lintchevski, Daniil 0-1 38 B40 Sicilian Classical
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy - Zherebukh, Yaroslav 0-1 63 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Bajarani, Ulvi - Bukavshin, Ivan ½-½ 28 B40 Sicilian Classical
Shimanov, Aleksandr - Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 67 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Kashlinskaya, Alina - Belous, Vladimir 0-1 34 A43 Old Benoni
Round 10 (May 19, 2010)
Zherebukh, Yaroslav - Bajarani, Ulvi 0-1 42 C11 French Defence
Lintchevski, Daniil - Sethuraman, S.P ½-½ 92 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Belous, Vladimir - Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 65 A13 Reti Opening
Bukavshin, Ivan - Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel ½-½ 66 B23 Sicilian Closed
Kashlinskaya, Alina - Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 0-1 33 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Ganichev, Alexander - Shimanov, Aleksandr 0-1 40 B47 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 11 (May 20, 2010)
Sethuraman, S.P - Bukavshin, Ivan 1-0 40 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel - Zherebukh, Yaroslav 1-0 65 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy - Belous, Vladimir 1-0 37 B27 Sicilian Early Fianchetto
Bajarani, Ulvi - Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 46 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Shimanov, Aleksandr - Lintchevski, Daniil 0-1 51 A00 Irregular Openings
Oparin, Grigoriy - Ganichev, Alexander 1-0 55 C50 Giuoco Piano

9) 4th All China Games

The 4th All China Games took place in Hefei 17th-23rd May 2010, the capital city of Anhui Province. There was an 11 round rapid chess tournament as part of this event. http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews reported the final results, the official site gave the standings in Chinese.

Leading Final standings men: 1st Li Chao 2619 8/11, 2nd Ni Hua 2667 8/11. 3rd Ding Liren 2547 8/11. 4th Bu Xiangzhi 2682 7.5/11.

Leading Final standings women: 1st Shen Yang 2452 6.5/11. 2nd Hou Yifan 2589 6.5/11. 3rd Ju Wenjun 2500 6/11 and 4th Tan Zhongyi 2464 5.5/11.

China's Chess Website: http://chess.sport.org.cn/

10) Ukrainian Team Championships

The Ukrainian Team Championships took place in Alushta 13th-20th May 2010. The DAN team from Chernihiv took first place with Baadur Jobava on top board for some of the rounds.

Official site: http://www.ukrchess.org.ua/turnir/t227.html

TCh-UKR Clubs Alushta (UKR), 13-20 v 2010
PlTeamsCityPointsMSeed
1A DAN subsidiaries and dependent - PHMBChernihiv21566
2Rovenskie wood bisonRivie20482
3Law AcademyKharkiv195251
4LuhPokerChessLugansk133854
5KerkinitidaEvpatoria123112
6EtudeCherkasy113055
7Not Savvy mercyY»Chernihiv112911
8AdeleDonetsk103653
9NikaNikopol4227
10KRDYUSHSHSSHCrimea41710
11RookPavlograd4168
12TavriaCrimea3199

11) I Torneig Tancat Femeni De La Societat Coral Colon De Sabadell 2010

The I Tancat Women's tournament organised by the Societat Coral Colon took place in Sabadell, Spain 14th-22nd May 2010. Ana Matnadze scored a perfect 9/9 to win the tournament by two points from Natalia Pares Vives.

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr33979.aspx?lan=1

I Tancat w Sabadell (ESP), 14-22 v 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Matnadze, Ana m GEO 2409 * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
2. Pares Vives, Natalia f ESP 2259 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 7 2297
3. Oliva Valero, Oscar ESP 2227 0 0 * 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 2160
4. Chevannes, Sabrina L wf ENG 2047 0 0 1 * 1 ½ 0 1 1 ½ 5 2143
5. Aranaz Murillo, Amalia ESP 2161 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 1 5 2131
6. Yanik, Emine wf TUR 2025 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 4½ 2103
7. Grigoryan, Meri wf ENG 2121 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 * 1 1 1 4½ 2092
8. Martinez Hernandez, Noemi ESP 1939 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 * ½ 1 2 1892
9. Medina Altamirano, Karla MEX 2009 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1½ 1831
10. Garcia-Castany Musellas, Gal.La ESP 1756 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ * 1 1782

12) Campionat Individual Absolut de Catalunya 2010

The Individual Championship of Catalunya took place 15th-22nd May 2010. The event was a knockout. Jordi Magem-Badals won the event after a playoff. He drew 1-1 with Joan Fluvia in the two normal time-rate games.

Official site: http://www.escacs.cat

Results: http://www.escacs.cat/competicions/absolu2010.htm

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr33758.aspx?lan=1

Ch-CAT Sabadell (ESP), 15-22 v 2010
1/8 de final (15-16 May) 1/4 de final (17-18 May) Semifinal (19-20 May) Final i 3r i 4t lloc (21-22 May)
1 JORDI MAGEM 2
16 MIREIA TERRONES 0
JORDI MAGEM 1½
ANTONIO GUAL ½
8 ANTONIO GUAL 1*
9 ROBERT ALOMA 1
JORDI MAGEM 1*
ALVAR ALONSO 1
5 JOSEP OMS 1
12 ENRIQUE COLON 1* FINAL
ENRIQUE COLON 0 JORDI MAGEM 1*
ALVAR ALONSO 2 JOAN FLUVIA 1
4 ALVAR ALONSO 2
13 DANIEL GARRIDO 0
3 MARC NARCISO 1
14 XAVIER FARRAN 1* 3r I 4t LLOC
XAVIER FARRAN ½ ALVAR ALONSO 1
JOAN FLUVIA 1½ DANIEL ALSINA 1*
6 JOAN FLUVIA 2
11 VICTOR LILLO 0
JOAN FLUVIA 2
DANIEL ALSINA 0
7 JORDI FLUVIA 1½
10 VICTOR VEHI ½
JORDI FLUVIA ½
DANIEL ALSINA 1½
2 DANIEL ALSINA 2
15 JOEL VISA 0

13) III Magistral Ciudad de Asuncion

The III Magistral Ciudad de Asuncion, "Copa Roggio chess tournament takes place in Asuncion, Paraguay, May 19th-29th 2010.

Official site: http://www.ajedrezciudaddeasuncion.com.py/

The organizer is Eng. Julio Ingolotti, Secretary-General of the Feparaj. Email: julioingolotti@gmail.com

III Copa Roggio A Asuncion (PAR), 20-29 v 2010 cat. XI (2508)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel m ARG 2451 * . ½ . . . 1 . 1 . 2½ 2831
2. Zambrana, Oswaldo g BOL 2504 . * . . . 1 ½ . . 1 2½ 2694
3. Rozentalis, Eduardas g LTU 2618 ½ . * . ½ . . 1 . . 2 2637
4. Bachmann, Axel g PAR 2563 . . . * ½ ½ . . 1 . 2 2674
5. Morovic Fernandez, Ivan g CHI 2552 . . ½ ½ * . . . ½ . 1½ 2592
6. Rodriguez Vila, Andres g URU 2502 . 0 . ½ . * . . . 1 1½ 2455
7. Cubas, Jose Fernando m PAR 2462 0 ½ . . . . * ½ . . 1 2371
8. Mareco, Sandro m ARG 2535 . . 0 . . . ½ * . ½ 1 2335
9. Delgado Ramirez, Neuris g CUB 2595 0 . . 0 ½ . . . * . ½ 2249
10. Kropff, Ricardo f PAR 2300 . 0 . . . 0 . ½ . * ½ 2240

Round 1 (May 20, 2010)
Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel - Delgado Ramirez, Neuris 1-0 24 A13 Reti Opening
Zambrana, Oswaldo - Cubas, Jose Fernando ½-½ 36 C04 French Tarrasch
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Bachmann, Axel ½-½ 16 A14 Reti Opening
Mareco, Sandro - Rozentalis, Eduardas 0-1 31 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Kropff, Ricardo - Rodriguez Vila, Andres 0-1 33 A04 Dutch System
Round 2 (May 21, 2010)
Rozentalis, Eduardas - Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel ½-½ 43 B40 Sicilian Classical
Rodriguez Vila, Andres - Bachmann, Axel ½-½ 20 B40 Sicilian Classical
Cubas, Jose Fernando - Mareco, Sandro ½-½ 39 B93 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.f4
Delgado Ramirez, Neuris - Morovic Fernandez, Ivan ½-½ 52 B07 Pirc Defence
Kropff, Ricardo - Zambrana, Oswaldo 0-1 25 A17 English Opening
Round 3 (May 22, 2010)
Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel - Cubas, Jose Fernando 1-0 42 A07 Barcza System
Zambrana, Oswaldo - Rodriguez Vila, Andres 1-0 40 B17 Caro Kann
Bachmann, Axel - Delgado Ramirez, Neuris 1-0 62 A13 Reti Opening
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Rozentalis, Eduardas ½-½ 23 A07 Barcza System
Mareco, Sandro - Kropff, Ricardo ½-½ 29 E04 Catalan
III Copa Roggio B Asuncion (PAR), 20-29 v 2010 cat. III (2301)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo m URU 2391 * . . . . 1 . 1 . 1 3
2. Ferreira, Oscar f PAR 2282 . * ½ ½ . . . . 1 . 2 2357
3. Almiron, Antonio PAR 2171 . ½ * . . . 1 . ½ . 2 2413
4. Valiente, Cristobal m PAR 2247 . ½ . * . . ½ . . 1 2 2391
5. Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2429 . . . . * ½ ½ . . 1 2 2411
6. Brito, Luismar f BRA 2343 0 . . . ½ * . 1 . . 1½ 2389
7. Patriarca, Luis f PAR 2304 . . 0 ½ ½ . * . . . 1 2157
8. Larrea, Manuel f URU 2347 0 . . . . 0 . * 1 . 1 2213
9. Peralta, Eduardo f PAR 2280 . 0 ½ . . . . 0 * . ½ 1993
10. Zacarias, M Ruben D PAR 2213 0 . . 0 0 . . . . * 0

Round 1 (May 20, 2010)
Ferreira, Oscar - Valiente, Cristobal ½-½ 16 E19 Queens Indian
Almiron, Antonio - Peralta, Eduardo ½-½ 51 C10 French Rubinstein
Brito, Luismar - Larrea, Manuel 1-0 26 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Patriarca, Luis - Soppe, Guillermo ½-½ 42 E40 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Zacarias, M Ruben D - Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo 0-1 33 C02 French Advance
Round 2 (May 21, 2010)
Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo - Brito, Luismar 1-0 41 A44 Old Benoni
Almiron, Antonio - Ferreira, Oscar ½-½ 18 A55 Old Indian Defence
Valiente, Cristobal - Patriarca, Luis ½-½ 15 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Soppe, Guillermo - Zacarias, M Ruben D 1-0 34 A56 Old Indian Defence
Peralta, Eduardo - Larrea, Manuel 0-1 34 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Round 3 (May 22, 2010)
Ferreira, Oscar - Peralta, Eduardo 1-0 36 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Brito, Luismar - Soppe, Guillermo ½-½ 78 B18 Caro Kann
Patriarca, Luis - Almiron, Antonio 0-1 41 A65 Benoni
Larrea, Manuel - Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo 0-1 37 C11 French Defence
Zacarias, M Ruben D - Valiente, Cristobal 0-1 37 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
III Copa Roggio C Asuncion (PAR), 20-19 v 2010
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
Rk.NameTiFEDRtgPts.TB1
1Genta AlejandroURU21063,02,5
Vazquez GuillermoPAR20043,02,5
3Dues Filho Joaquim DeBRA20482,53,0
4Villalba MarceloPAR21072,52,0
5Ippolitti HoracioARG20902,03,0
Latorre MatiasPAR20722,03,0
Diaz FernandoPAR19992,03,0
8Chang SuzanaWFMBRA20312,02,5
9Escofet JaimeURU20762,02,0
10Goiriz Y DamianPAR20522,01,5
11Lipiniks LeonardoPAR18701,53,5
12Villamayor FernandoPAR19871,53,0
Rivarola PaulPAR16521,53,0
14Butti EnriquePAR20891,52,5
15Battaglia JosePAR18061,52,0
Chavez NicolasPAR17001,52,0
17Daneri MartinARG21091,51,5
Roman RodrigoPAR19051,51,5
Alarcon JosePAR17481,51,5
Gomez H. MarceloPAR15181,51,5
30 players

14) Municipality Cup

The Tbilisi Municipality Cup took place 15th-23rd May 2010. Merab Gagunashvili edged out Tigran Kotanjian on tie-break after both finished on 7.5/9.

News: Varlam Vepkhvishvili

Official site: http://www.chesstbilisi.ge/TbilisiCup2010.htm

Municipality Cup Tbilisi (GEO), 15-28 v 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RnkNameTitFedRatingTotalTB
1Gagunashvili, MerabgGEO25807.540.5
2Kotanjian, TigrangARM25227.537
3Pantsulaia, LevangGEO2587738.5
4Benidze, DavitmGEO2493738
5Paichadze, LukafGEO2452737
6Gelashvili, TamazgGEO2614735
7Khukhashvili, SopikomGEO2421734.5
8Sulashvili, MalkhazmGEO2497732.5
9Babujian, LevongARM2484731.5
10Mchedlishvili, MikheilgGEO26306.536
11Maghalashvili, DavitmGEO24616.535.5
12Shanava, KonstantinegGEO25576.535.5
13Batsiashvili, NinowgGEO23256.535
14Sanikidze, TornikegGEO25696.534.5
15Arutinian, DavidgGEO25666.534.5
16Khotenashvili, BelamGEO24106.534
17Zaslavsky, MikhailfISR23976.533
18Khurtsidze, NinomGEO24486.532.5
19Melia, SalomemGEO24666.532
20Nikoladze, SopiowmGEO22146.530
21Azaladze, ShotamGEO2432635
22Jojua, DavitgGEO2537634.5
23Supatashvili, KhvichamGEO2461633.5
24Javakhadze, ZurabGEO2335632.5
25Bagaturov, GiorgigGEO2453632
26Muzychuk, AnnamSLO2529632
27Eranyan, KhachaturARM2055630.5
28Gamzardia, GiorgifGEO2183629.5
29Beradze, IrakliGEO2223628.5
30Mammadova, Gulnar Marfat qwfAZE2287628
31Lortkipanidze, NodarGEO2198628
32Shavtvaladze, NikolozmGEO2437627.5
33Mamedjarova, ZeinabwgAZE2269627.5
34Khelaia, GiorgiGEO2097627
35Yegiazarian, ArsengARM24755.531.5
36Zeynalov, Farid Fariz oglufAZE23205.531
37Lomsadze, DavitGEO23665.530.5
38Chighladze, IverimGEO23865.530.5
39Guramishvili, SopikowgGEO22895.530
40Machaidze, PaataGEO5.530
41Morchiashvili, BachanamGEO23705.530
42Purtseladze, MakamGEO23175.529.5
43Danelia, MariamwmGEO22035.529.5
44Quparadze, GigaGEO23485.529
45Gvetadze, SopiomGEO23635.529
46Manashvili, AlekoGEO22155.528.5
47Tsereteli, TamarwgGEO24025.528.5
48Khazhomia, SalomeGEO21365.528
49Qalagashvili, PridonGEO21615.527.5
50Shengelia, NikolozGEO18865.526.5
51Gavasheli, AnawmGEO21795.526.5
52Jalabadze, NatiaGEO20195.526.5
53Sirbiladze, DemurGEO20355.524.5
54Bakhtadze, LevanGEO20545.524.5
55Tsomaia, SergoGEO19285.524
56Kuchava, AnaGEO19535.523
57Gaprindashvili, ValerianegGEO2415531.5
58Zarkua, DavitGEO2362530.5
59Arabidze, MeriwmGEO2298529.5
60Umudova, NargizwmAZE2214529
191 players

15) Chladek & Tintera Open Hradec Kralove

The Chladek & Tintera Open took place in Hradec Kralove 15th-22nd May 2010. Lubos Rosko took first place on tie-break from Ales Jedlicka, Maxim Chetverik, Petr Pisk and Sebastian Plischki after all finished on 7/9.

Official site: http://www.czechtour.net/hradec-kralove-open/results-and-games/

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr33951.aspx

Chladek & Tintera Open Hradec Kralove (CZE), 15-22 v 2010
Leading Round 9 (of 9) Standings:
Rk.NameTiFEDRtgIPts.TB1
1Rosko LubosFMCZE23457,042,5
2Jedlicka AlesFMCZE22937,041,5
3Chetverik MaximIMRUS23547,041,0
4Pisk PetrIMCZE23337,041,0
5Plischki SebastianIMGER23817,039,0
6Ivanov Mikhail M.GMRUS24796,541,0
7Yakimenko AlexanderRUS22216,536,0
8Loktiev IvanIMRUS22256,042,0
9Bednar MarcelCZE22256,040,5
10Fiedler BedrichCZE21336,040,0
11Karhanek PavelCZE21906,040,0
12Snorek MilanCZE21076,039,0
13Charleshouse GlennFMENG21746,038,0
14Bartos JanFMCZE22016,037,5
15Kraus TomasCZE20916,036,0
16Hubka RolandCZE20356,035,5
17Vorobyov YrijFMUKR22145,539,5
18Mareckova MartinaCZE20775,539,5
19Malivanek JiriCZE21575,537,5
20Dosedel JiriCZE21385,536,0
21Braun MarekCZE21875,535,0
22Pavlicek MiroslavCZE20695,534,5
23Prazak MatousCZE05,533,0
24Bielavsky JiriCZE20195,532,0
25Kracik TomasCZE20825,037,0
26Pliev VladimirRUS20415,036,5
27Paldus PetrCZE20705,036,0
28Prachar JosefCZE19105,034,5
29Christensen HenrikDEN20365,034,0
30Horyna JosefCZE19145,033,5
31Voelz StephanGER19965,033,5
32Hubacek OndrejCZE19815,033,5
33Humlicek VojtechCZE18835,033,5
34Tsapanidis VasilisCZE17685,031,0
35Nad BorisCZE19015,031,0
Sedivy MartinCZE18325,031,0
37Machan JanCZE18975,031,0
38Kram JiriCZE19145,029,5
39Szuecs MatyasCZE17175,029,5
40Kunes JanCZE18675,026,0
98 players

16) Florencio Campomanes Memorial

The Florencio Campomanes Memorial took place in Ankara, Turkey 17th-21st May 2010. Azer Mirzoev was the top rated player in the IM Scheveningen tournament and finished with 7.5/10 half a point behind the winner Petar Genov with 8/10. Keti Tsatsalashvili scored 9.5/10 in the WIM tournament.

http://angora.tsf.org.tr/content/blogcategory/7/17/lang,turkish/

Campomanes Mem IM Ankara (TUR), 17-21 v 2010
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
Bo.TiNameRtgFED12345678910PtsGam.%Rtg-Ø
1GMMirzoev Azer2555AZE½11½½11½½17½1075.02166
2IMMarinkovic Ivan2450SRB1½1½½1½0½05½1055.02166
3GMGenov Petar2438BUL1110½111½181080.02166
4WGMSchleining Zoya2334GER½½1½½0½0115½1055.02166
5WIMGenova Lyubka2293BUL½10½½01½½04½1045.02166
Bo.NameRtgFED12345678910PtsGam.%Rtg-Ø
1FMAli Marandi Cemil Can2105TUR½00½½0½1½14½1045.02414
2WIMOzturk Kubra2273TUR0½01½10½½041040.02414
3Kerigan Demre2126TUR000½½10½½141040.02414
4Topak Engin2230TUR½½1½½0½1½051050.02414
5Dastan Batuhan2094TUR½00½½000001½1015.02414
Campomanes Mem WIM Ankara (TUR), 17-21 v 2010
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
Bo.TiNameRtgFED12345678910PtsGam.%Rtg-Ø
1WFMBensdorp Laura2119NED1011½0½½116½1065.01893
2WIMSulejmanova Ava2218UKR½111111½½18½1085.01893
3WIMTsatsalashvili Keti2257GEO1111111½119½1095.01893
4WGMSmokina Karolina2194MDA1½11½½1½½17½1075.01893
5WGMPartac Elena2155MDA0½0½0½½½½½3½1035.01893
Bo.NameRtgFED12345678910PtsGam.%Rtg-Ø
1Patel Yesim1782TUR0100000½½½2½1025.02189
2Kaya Emel2006TUR½000½½½½002½1025.02189
3Soylemez Cansu1935TUR00001½½½½031030.02189
4Sop Selen1963TUR0½1½½10½0041040.02189
5Arig Busra1778TUR1½00000½½02½1025.02189

17) 27th BSG Pinkstertournament

The 27th BSG Pinkstertournament took place Friday 21st - Monday 24th May in Bussum, the Netherlands. FIDE-rated 7-round weekendtournament. The total prize fund was Euro 4.225. First place Euro 1.250. Bussum lies in central Netherlands, 30 km from both the centre of Amsterdam and Utrecht. Dimitri Reinderman took clear first place with 6.5/7.

Official site: http://www.bsg-bussum.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123&Itemid=105

27th BSG Pinkstertournament Bussum (NED), 21-24 v 2010
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Nr Name TiRating Score TPR W-We WP SB TPR Mixed
1Reinderman, Dimitri GM26086.527550.783027.52755
2Afek, Yochanan IM22825.525191.4833.522.752519
3Miezis, Normunds GM2518524980.0332.5212498
4Van Kampen, Robin IM248152364-0.7726.517.252364
5Meijers, Viesturs GM2459525010.4330.519.252501
6Pliester, Leon IM2366524080.522719.252408
7Bitalzadeh, Ali IM24204.52398-0.0730.5182398
8Otte, Marijn FM23144.52176-0.7225.516.752226
9De Groote, Ewoud 22394.523320.7827.515.752331
10Overeem, Marc FM22384.52218-0.0324.513.52218
11Witt, Rob FM22214.523661.3427.5142366
12Balje, Jan 21864.523781.2227.515.752388
13Wunnink, Michael 229942198-0.6827132214
14Smits, Mark FM228842055-1.4223.512.252111
15Legemaat, Gert 223342187-0.227.514.252187
16Markus, John Raymond 2159422210.427.513.752245
17Hachijan, Armen 2147422260.7227.514.52181
18Bakker, Guido 214441913-0.924.512.752079
19Drost, Peter 2084422550.9729122255
20Lombaers, Peter 1924422832.630162283
21Ootes, Lars 23183.52209-0.942811.52209
22Mulder, Bart-Piet 22243.522580.1828.510.752258
23Ammerlaan, Richard 21923.51946-0.622.511.251977
24Pietrow, Andrzej 20983.52006-0.4824.510.252099
25Wieringa, Helmer 2083 * 3.52123212322.592060
26Tangarife Ramirez, Gonzalo 2035 * 3.52169216924.510.52133
27Vereggen, Lars 19383.521181.2118.56.752046
28Galje, Hans 213332038-0.7521.56.752038
29Punt, Roland 211932068-0.45237.752052
30Arp, Frans 2118321580.1207.51887
31Tromp, Paul 211532027-0.91228.252027
32Gouw, Carol-Peter 209632045-0.5222.582045
33Naarden, Amindo 2057320910.2624.5102091
34Zwirs, Nico 2047 * 32048204824.59.251999
35Losekoot, Pascal 2042321020.362292072
36Willemsma, Abe 2021320980.4622.582098
37Lindeman, Johan 1954 * 321212121259.752074
38Gravemaker, Wim 1900 * 320612061239.252054
39Kampen, Bert 1891320530.9422.592053
40Bettman, Jan 1870320100.723.59.252083
41Koudinov, Dimitri 20632.51924-1.17215.51926
42Van Oosten, Jaap 20382.51926-0.8721.55.51978
43Beerdsen, Thomas 19562.520660.79236.52015
44Prins, Jan 208421938-1.022231952
45Grashuis, Aldert-jan 195421863-0.49173.251826
46Welch, Wayne 1845 * 2183918391631839
47Van den Bergh, Ben 20081.51818-1.220.53.251789
48Slisser, Theo 210111135-0.792191135
49Bollaart, Jeroen 189811668-1.11161.51602
50Gsunuckow, Gabriel 204101564-0.182291564

18) 2nd Kahraman Olgac Memorial

The 2nd Kahraman Olgac Memorial takes place in Istanbul 24th-28th May 2010.

Official site: http://angora.tsf.org.tr/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/lang,turkish/

19) Six Seasons International

The Six Seasons International Chess Tournament for WIM Norm takes place in Narayanganj, Bangladesh 7 players are participating in a double round robin league system. News Haroon Rashid.

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

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr34401.aspx

Six Seasons WIM Narayanganj (BAN), 23-31 v 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Shamima, Akter Liza wf BAN 2122 * * . . . . 1 . ½ . . . 1 . 2½ 2482
2. Mohammed Abdul, Malek f BAN 2259 . . * * ½ . . . . . 1 . . . 1½ 2249
3. Enkhtuul, Altanulzii MGL 2133 . . ½ . * * . . . . . . 1 . 1½ 2322
4. Rahman, Syed Mahfuzur f BAN 2288 0 . . . . . * * ½ . 1 . . . 1½ 2147
5. Dutta, Joydeep f IND 2341 ½ . . . . . ½ . * * . . . . 1 2205
6. Sultana, Sharmin Shirin BAN 1980 . . 0 . . . 0 . . . * * 1 . 1 2057
7. Siddiqui, Nida Mishraz PAK ---- 0 . . . 0 . . . . . 0 . * * 0

20) 18th annual Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament

The 18th Annual Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament takes place at the classical Hipp Theater in central Malmo, for the thirteenth time. As last year, six players play a single round-robin tournament. Organised by the Limhamn Chess Club.

Official site: http://www.sigeman-chess.com

18th Sigeman & Co Tournament Malmo (SWE), 26-30 v 2010
Starting list
TiNameCountryRating
GMAnish GiriHolland2642
GMJon Ludvig HammerNorway2610
GMJonny HectorSweden2609
GMTiger Hillarp PerssonSweden2542
GMPia CramlingSweden2536
IMNils GrandeliusSweden2476
Tournament Schedule
Round 1Wednesday 26 May 14.00-21.00
Round 2Thursday 27 May 14.00-21.00
Round 3Friday 28 May 14.00-21.00
Round 4Saturday 29 May 14.00-21.00
Round 5Sunday 30 May 12.00-19.00

21) Ontario International Chess Open, Toronto

The Ontario International Chess Open takes place over the Victoria Day weekend - 22nd-24th May 2010. Bator Sambuev and Victor Plotkin lead with 3.5/4 going into the final day.

Reports and Pairings: http://www.canadianchess.info/articles/2010OntarioOpen.html

22) 4th ACP World Rapid Cup

The 4th ACP World Rapid Cup takes place 27th-29th May 2010. Sponsor Pivdenny. Knockout tournament The 4th ACP WRC will be a KO tournament. The time control will be 20 minutes per game with an increment of 5 seconds per move.

16 players: 13 grandmasters who performed best on the ACP Tour 2008/2009 + 3 Wild Cards given by the organizers.

Official site http://www.worldcup.pivdenny.com (currently not working)

23) 2nd Limpedea Cup

The 2nd Limpedea Cup GM Norm Tournament takes place 23th May - 3rd June 2010 organised by the Baia Mare Chess Club, in cooperation with Romanian Chess Federation and the local authorities, organizing at Limpedea Hostel in Baia Sprie (Maramures County). I couldn't find a website

Playing system : Round-robin, 12 players Playing time : 1h 30 min. for 40 moves + 30 min KO, with an addition of 30 sec./move from first move

24) Forthcoming Events and Links

11th World University Chess Championship

The 11th World University Chess Championship takes place in Zurich 5th-11th September 2010.

Official site: http://www.wucc2010.ch/

Chinese Events 2010

Gujuan Tzu sends new of events in China in 2010. At the moment if you don't grab the games live they have a tendency to disappear (although http://ccl.sports.cn/2010/news/2010-04-01/1995059.html does now seem to have the early rounds of the Chinese League). It would be nice to find one spot where the Chinese Federation archives all their games.

1. The 4th All China Games in cluding chess game in 17-23 May 2010 in Hefei, Anhui, China. 11 rounds rapid games, Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

2. Chinese Championships: in 23 May-4 June 2010 in Xinghua, Jiangsu, China. Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

3. Chinese League A, Round 4-6, in 6-9 June 2010 in Shenzhan, China. Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

4. The 1st Chinese GM Super Tournament in 10-20 June 2010 in Hainan, China. 10 players: Wang Hao 2722; Bu Xiangzhi 2682; Ni Hua 2667; Zhou Jianchao 2652; Li Chao b 2619; Hou Yifan 2589; Yu Yangyi 2585; Zhou Weiqi 2585; Zhao Jun 2575; Ding liren 2547. Prize fund: 500,000 yuan or 50,000€. Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

5. Hou Yifan vs Kapov Match : 4-game and 4-rapid game in 9-15 July 2010 in Hainan, China. Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

6. Asia Boys and Girls in 8-18 July 2010 in Beijing, China. Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

7. Chinese League A Round 7-9 in 23-25 July 2010 in Shanghai, China. Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

8. The 7th China vs Russia Match in 14-25 August 2010 in Ningbo, China. Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

9. The 2nd Chess King and Queen Matches in 29 August-3 Sept. 2010 in Jiangzhou, China. Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

10. Chinese League A Round 10-12 in 9-12 Sept. 2010 in Guangzhou, China. Live Games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

11. Chinese League A Round 13-15 in 10-13 October 2010 in Hangzhou, China. Live Games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

11. The 3rd Nanjing Super Chess Tournament in 18-28 October 2010 in Nanjing, China. 6 players, Official site: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/2009/cn/index.htm

12. The second half of Bilbao Final Masters in 10-16 October 2010 in Shanghai, China. Official site: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/

13. Chinese League A Round 16-18 in 28-30 December 2010 in Beijing, China. Live Games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

Gujuan Tzu Website: http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

French League Top 16

The French League Top 16 saw the 2nd weekend of games 29th April - 2nd May 2010. Group A was in Marseilles and Group B in Mulhouse. After this weekend the top 4 in each group will go into Poule Haute (Top Group), the bottom 4 into Poule Basse. The teams that haven't met so far (each team will have already met three teams) in the competition will meet in the final rounds in Bretagne 3rd-6th June 2010.

Time control 90mins for 40 moves, 30mins for the rest, 30 seconds per move from move one.

French Chess Federation: http://www.echecs.asso.fr

Venue Links: http://www.lechiquier-chalonnais.com - http://www.clichy-echecs.org/ - http://www.evry-grandroque.com/ - http://www.vandoeuvre-echecs.com/ - http://marsechecs-top16.blogspot.com/ - http://www.philidor-mulhouse.net/ (who deserve praise for the clarity of presentation, you don't need French to understand where to find anything)

Ikaros Chess Festival (Aegean Open) 2010

The Ikaros Chess Festival 2010 is a traditional annual chess event which sees its 33rd consecutive edition on the picturesque island of Ikaria in Greece.

The main event of the festival, the International Aegean Open Championship, takes place from 13th-21st July 2010.

It is a 9 round swiss event with prize fund 3600 Euros in total (1st prize 1000 Euros, special money prizes for ladies and veterans). Special conditions are offered to GMs/IMs/WGMs/WIMs. Special discounts for families and club teams are also offered.

Apart from the Aegean Open, Ikaros Chess Festival 2010 also includes the 1st Mediterranean Rapid Team Tournament 2010 that will be a 5 round swiss event for 4-member teams coming from the countries of the Mediterranean Sea.

Detail: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros

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E-mail is: ikaroschess@gmail.com (Mr. Ulysses Vazelakis) while participants can also call: (++30) 6947-829772 (Mr. Dimitris Kapagiannidis) or (++30) 6977-730286 (Mrs. Antzela Shiaka)

The island of Ikaria is a good choice for combining chess and vacation in a relaxing atmosphere - particiants can check at: http://www.island-ikaria.com

Grandcoach friends IM and CM Tournament

Two tournaments "Grandcoach friends IM and CM" take place June 18th-26th 2010 in Lviv, Ukraine. The tournaments will be held by round robin system with 10 participants. In IM tournament there will be norm of International Master, CM will be Fide rating calculated. To participate the tournament contact FIDE senior trainer Vladimir Grabinsky by email perfectchess@gmail.com

Official site: http://www.grandcoach.com. Also Read more about grandmasters Andrei Volokitin, Yuriy Kryvoruchko, Yaroslav Zherebukh, Yuri Vovk, Martyn Kravtsiv, their commented games, many photos, blogs at this website.

First Saturday June

There are still some vacancies for the First Saturday tournaments for 5th-15th June 2010.

Contact: Laszlo Nagy http://www.firstsaturday.hu - Mobile phone: +(36)-30-230-19-14 Office phone from 12:00 (noon) until 22:00 hour Central European Time: +(36)-1-263-28-59 E-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net

First Saturday June Budapest (HUN), 5-15 vi 2010
Starting lists
Registered GM-tournament:
IGMFOGARASI, TiborHUN2435
IGMVAJDA, LeventeROU2519
IGMPOLAK, TomasCZE2525
FMMIHOK, OliverHUN2425
IMBALOGH, ImreHUN2494
IMHADDOUCHE, MohamedALG2425
IMKOVACS, GaborHUN2521
WGMNADIG, KruttikaIND2236
FMKISLIK, Erik AndrewUSA2353
Reserves:
IGMPETRIK, TomasSVK
FMFODOR, Tamas JrHUN2420
IMHUSARI, SateaSYR2334
IMTOTH, ErvinHUN2360
Registered IM-tournaments:
IMLENGYEL, BelaHUN2266
IMSZALANCZY, EmilHUN2277
IMFARAGO, SandorHUN2268
IMTO, Nhat MinhHUN2413
IMSZEBERENYI, AdamHUN2308
IMPARKANYI, AttilaHUN2321
FMLYELL, MarkENG2132
FMIWAMOTO, TakashiUSA2268
ADAMS, Nick A.USA2244
FMBRUSTKERN, JuergenGER2256
FMADEBAYO, AdegboyegaNIG2284
OLAPE, BunmiNIG2256
CMANTIPOV, AlexanderRUS2237
ASK, JosefSWE2195
FMROOZE, JanBEL2338
TAVOULARIS, NicholasGRE2130
GRETARSSON, Hjorvar SteinnISL2394
MITCHELL, MartinSCO2266
QU, YanqiaoCHN2105
FMTRAN, Tuan MinhVIE2211
KETT, TimWLS2223
FMNJILI, KamelTUN2247
Reserves:
IMVEGH, EndreHUN
IMKAHN, EvarthHUN
MARTINI, BalazsHUN
IMHUSARI, SateaSYR
Registered FM-A and B-tournament:
ELENIUS, ErikSWE2110
BENYEDA, TiborHUN1670
AGU, UcheNIG2029
TRAN, Minh ThangVIE2011
ZALA, GyulaHUN2082
KOCZO, KristofHUN2167
DARAZS, ZoltanHUN2204
FMMAYER, IstvanHUN2119
SCHENKERIK, CsabaHUN2161
ARMAN, MonirBAN2142
MAUSUD, AlamBAN2009
MD.Abul, KhayerBANnonrated
PITL, JohannesGERnonrated
FMLETAY, GyulaHUN2107
KELEMEN, Lajos Dr.HUN1437
MIHAJLOVA, DianaENG1467

World Chess Tour Events

Tournaments, simuls and classes in Moscow.

Contact: Contact: Igor Glek, International Grandmaster, FIDE Trainer, Deputy Chairman of the RSUPES&T Chess Chair E-mail: worldchesstour@gmail.com Russia: (7)903-5593052, (Germany/World): (49)152-04014194

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

Guadeloupe tournament

The Guadeloupe tournament takes place 12th-13th June 2010.

Details: http://www.echecs-guadeloupe.com/

1st Marrakech International

The 1st Marrakech International takes place June 25th - July 1st 2010. 9 rounds - Swiss system - 75 min per player. · Registration : 50 Euros - Limited to 150 players · Registration at least (June 15th 2010)

Contact: Subscription from Morocco : inscription-maroc@callson.fr · Other subscriptions: inscription-international@callson.fr · Menara Chess Club : saidarif401@hotmail.com

Official site: http://www.callson.fr/chess/tournament.htm

4th International Ruy Lopez Festival

The 4th International Ruy Lopez Festival takes place in Villafranca de los Barros 11th-19th June 2010.

There will be encounters, simultaneous exhibitions, tournaments for young amateurs, conferences, a Masters tournament, an International Open, an essay competition, etc. a great number of activities in the Extremenan chess festival.

All under the co-ordination and organization of Linex-Magic Chess Club of Extremadura and the Ruy Lopez Association of Zafra.

Players: Malakhov, Cheparinov, Sargissian, Pia Cramling, Deisy Cori, Ivan Salgado, Caruana and Candelario.

Official site: http://ruylopez.juntaextremadura.net/modules/news/

4th International Ruy Lopez Festival Villafranca de los Barros (ESP), 11-19 vi 2010
Starting list
SNo.Ti NameEloIntFED
1GMMalakhov, Vladimir2722RUS
2GMSargissian, Gabriel2677ARM
3GMCaruana, Fabiano2675ITA
4GMCheparinov, Ivan2640BUL
5GMSalgado Lopez, Ivan2606ESP
6GMCramling, Pia2536SWE
7IMPerez Candelario, Manuel2527ESP
8WIMCori T, Deysi2409PER

King's Gambit Tournament Lipetsk

The "King's Gambit" Chess Festival takes place in Lipetsk, Russia, June 22nd (arrival day) - July 1st, 2009. The festival consists of two round-robin tournaments (one with GM norm and one with IM norm) and an open for FIDE rating.

Opening ceremony: 2.30 p.m. on July 23, 1st round at 3 p.m. Festival director: Zimmerman, Yuri . Tel.: +7-4742-720064, or +7-980-250-4375. E-mail: zimmerman@lipetsk.ru.

News: http://www.obninskchess.ru/news/

King's Gambit Tournament Lipetsk (RUS), 22 vi-1 vii 2010
Participants GM-tournament: Average rating 2459
1Neverov, Valeriyg2542UKR
2Zontakh, Andreyg2532UKR
3Kasparov, Sergeyg2504BLR
4Gladyszev, Olegm2480RUS
5Slugin, Sergeym2439RUS
6Chernobay, Artemm2431RUS
7Lomako, Pavelm2430BLR
8Airapetian, Gorm2429RUS
9Romanko, Marinam2411RUS
10Kargin, Arsenym2392RUS
King's Gambit Tournament Lipetsk (RUS), 22 vi-1 vii 2010
Participants IM-tournament: Average rating 2315
1Ivanov, Olegm2491UKR
2Tarlev, Konstantinm2484UKR
3Skurygin, Antonm2319KAZ
4Venevtsev, Andrey2310RUS
5Morev, Ivan2286RUS
6Nikitin, Yurif2283RUS
7Apryshko, Gleb2283RUS
8Vakhlamov, Igor2280RUS
9Rysbayeva, Aigerimwf2219KAZ
10Bezgodova, Mariawf2193RUS

Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting

The Sparkassen Chess-Meeting in Dortmund takes place 15th - 25th July 2010. Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik is the top seed. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Peter Leko, Arkadij Naiditsch and the winner of the Aeroflot Open Le Quang Liem compete.

Official site: http://www.sparkassen-chess-meeting.de/2010/

Sparkassen Chess-Meeting Dortmund (GER), 15-25 vii 2010
Name TiNATMar10YofB
Kramnik, Vladimir gRUS27901975
Mamedyarov, ShakhriyargAZE27601985
Ponomariov, Ruslan gUKR27371983
Leko, Peter gHUN27351979
Naiditsch, Arkadij gGER26911985
Le, Quang Liem gVIE26891991

FISCA Chess Romania

International Chess Festival "FISCA 2010" Venue: Cap Aurora, on the Black Sea Coast Organiser: IO Mariana Ionita (vicepresident of Romanian Chess Federation and former champion of Romania) Period: 18-27 June 2010 There will be a main open for FIDE registered players, three tournaments for juniors (U8, U10, U12) and a solving tournament for all the categories. For children there are entertaining programs and an excursion to the historical places of Balchik.

Official site: http://sahaurora.blogspot.com

Contact: IO Mariana Ionita, tel.+40723.574.212 , mail: ionitamar@yahoo.com

15th Pannonia-Nitrokemia Cup

The 15th Pannonia-Nitrokemia Cup takes place in Balatonalmadi 28th July - 1st August 2010.

Group A: International Open Tournament for FIDE ratings. Group B: International Open Tournament for FIDE ratings, but competitors over 2000 ELO points can't attend, and competitors under 18 years will be rated separately.

Swiss system chess competition with 7 rounds and without age limits

Venue: The air-conditioned Conference Hall of Pannonia Kulturalis Kozpont es Konyvtar Address: Balatonalmadi, Varoshaz Square 6.

Details: http://fancsyimi.fw.hu

Entry Address and further information Address: Fancsy Imre: 8222. Balatonalmadi, Gabor Aron utca 15. HUNGARY E-mail: almadikupa@freemail.hu

Kings Tournament Bazna

The 4th Kings tournament takes place in Bazna, Romania, Monday, June 14, 2010 - Friday, June 25, 2010. A very strong field including World Number One Magnus Carlsen competes.

Official opening 13 June 2010 with the drawing of lots, at 20 hours. Double round-robin system. The rounds are scheduled daily from 15.30 hours, except the last round which will be from 13.30 hours.

Time control: 120 minutes for the first forty moves, 60 minutes for the next twenty moves and then each player will be allotted 15 minutes after the second time control and an increment of 30 seconds per move. No draw agreement by the players are allowed before move 30.

The final standing of the players will be determined according to points. In case of sharing of places - the following criteria will be decisive for the tie-break: · A greater number of wins. · The result of the direct mini-matches between contenders. · Berger. · A tie-break match will be played in case of a tie for the first place in the tournament between the first two players in the final standing (according to points, or the additional criteria). The match will consist of two games with a time-control of 15 minutes per player + 3 seconds added for every move played. In case of a tie, another match of two blitz-games will be played with a time-control of 5 minutes per player + 3 seconds for every move played. In case of another tied result – there will be played a last "sudden-death" decisive game with a time-control 5 minutes for the whole game for the White-player and 4 minutes for the whole game for Black-player. The White-player will only need a victory in this game to win the tournament, whole the Black-player will win the tournament by just not losing that final decisive game.

Round 1 Monday, 14 June Rest day - Friday, 18 June and Wednesday, 23 June Final Round 10 Friday, 25 June

4th Kings Tournament Bazna (ROM), 14-25 vi 2010
Names TiNATMar10DofB
Carlsen, Magnus gNOR28131990
Wang, Yue gCHN27491987
Gelfand, Boris gISR27501968
Radjabov, Teimour gAZE27401987
Ponomariov, Ruslan gUKR27371983
Nisipeanu, Liviu-DietergROU26611976

XXIII Ciudad De Leon

The XXIII Ciudad De Leon will take place 3rd-7th June 2010 in spite of the financial crisis.

Leon is one of the Spanish cities where chess is used more in education of children and the prevention of Alzheimer.

The 23rd edition sees Levon Aronian (Armenia), Boris Gelfand (Israel), Leinier Dominguez (Cuba) and Paco Vallejo (Spain) compete.

The tournament director Marcelino Sion highlighted what's new this year, during the presentation in Madrid: "Although a big majority of the top chess stars have played in Leon, Aronian, Gelfand and Leinier Dominguez are coming for the first time. Joining them will be Paco Vallejo, who has already earned a place in the elite". Sion also recalled that the live Internet broadcast of the 2009 final was followed by 60,000 people.

The three public sponsors emphasized different aspects of chess. Natalia Rodriguez, Councillor for Sports, said that Leon has already produced several Spanish champions among children, the Municipal School of Chess has more than 700 students, and first activities on chess and brain aging are developing successfully. Jose Maria Lopez, Deputy of Sports, stressed the great social utility of chess, especially for children, as demonstrated in the experience of various schools in the province. The County Council will host a lecture from Leontxo Garcia (chess against Alzheimer) on June 5 at the Institute of Culture. GM Miguel Illescas will give another lecture for young talents on June 2nd.

Alejandro Vaquera, Director of Sports at the University, said that chess is a form of culture, as well as an elite sport, which is why the University will sponsor, once again, a cycle of films about chess (30 May to 5 June) and an exhibition of simultaneous games of Aronian, 7 June. The two representatives of private companies (Manuel Alberto Gajate of Cajaduero, and Javier Martinez, Manager of Alsa) stressed the good image that chess is giving to the sponsors, because it is closely linked with intelligence.

Details: http://www.advancedchessleon.com

Eforie Chess Festival 2010

Eforie Chess Festival takes place 17th-27th June 2010.

Website http://www.clubulregilor.ro

Chinese Chess League Division A

The Chinese Chess League Division A takes place April 16th - December 30th 2010 in China. 10 teams compete in the Double Round-Robin event.

Time control: 1 hour 30 minutes for the whole game with an incremental time of 30 seconds per move.

Prize: 500,000 yuan or Euro 50,000.

The first 3 rounds took place in Ningbo city.

Official website : http://ccl.sports.cn/ - http://games.sports.cn/chessorg.ccl2010/index.html

The live games broadcast : http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html

Archive of games should be here eventually: http://ccl.sports.cn/2010/news/2010-04-01/1995059.html

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr32818.aspx

Rounds 4-6 take place June 6th - June 9th 2010 in Shenzhen

Rounds 7-9 in July 23th - July 26th 2010 in Shanghai

Rounds 10-12 9th-11th Sept 2010 in Guangzhou

Rounds 13-15 in Oct. 10th-13th 2010

Round 16-18 in Dec. 28th-30th 2010 in Beijing.

Leading players: Wang Yue g CHN 2749; Wang Hao g CHN 2713; Alexander Motylev g RUS 2705; Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2682; Zhou Jianchao g CHN 2650; Li Chao b g CHN 2613; Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2605; Zhou Weiqi g CHN 2585; Peng Xiaominn g CHN 2581; Zhao Jun g CHN 2575; Yu Yangyi g CHN 2574; Hou Yifan g CHN 2570; Ding Liren g CHN 2564; Wen Yang g CHN 2520; Li Shilong g CHN 2514; Xu Jun g CHN 2513; Liang Chong g CHN 2502; Ju Wenjun wg CHN 2500; Xiu Deshun CHN 2493; Zhao Xue g CHN 2490; Ruan Lufei wg CHN 2479; Xu Yuhua g CHN 2478; Zhu Chen g QAT 2476; Tan Zhongyi wg CHN 2464; Wu Shaobin g SIN 2453; Lin Chen CHN 2448; Liu Qingnan m CHN 2445; Shen Yang wg CHN 2444; Huang Qian wg CHN 2439; Zhang Xiaowen wg CHN 2437; Le Thanh Tu wg VIE 2318

Gujuan Tzu Blog is http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

6th TCh-CHN (CHN), 16 iv-30 xii 2010
Round 3 Standings:
Rk.Team1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b9a9b10a10b TB1 TB2
1SHANGDONG Linglong * * 333½69,5
2SHANGHAI Jianqiao * * 32½3½59,0
3BEIJING Aigo2 * * 34½49,5
4Lanpo JIANGSU2 * * 3½348,5
5HEBEI * * 1½33½48,0
6China Mobile CHONGQING2½ * * 23½38,0
7ZHEJIANG21½3½ * * 27,0
TIANJIN Nan Kai223 * * 27,0
9GUANGDONG Huateng1½21½ * * 05,0
10BEIJING Rendafuzhong1½½1½ * * 03,5

11th Poikovsky Karpov Tournament

The 11th Poikovsky Karpov Tournament takes place 31st May to 14th June, 2010. The field has been expanded to 12 players. No finalised field available yet. Shirov isn't playing as wrongly reported last week.

No website yet but it may be something like http://www.admoil.ru/chess2010/index_chess_2010.htm

11th Karpov Tournament Poikovsky (RUS), 31 v-14 vi 2010
Players:
TiNameNATMar10
GMPeter SvidlerRUS2750
GMDmitry JakovenkoRUS2725
GMWang HaoCHN2715
GMEtienne BacrotFRA2714
GMAlexander MotylevRUS2705
GMSergei RublevskyRUS2697
GMAlexander OnischukUSA2687
GMViktor BologanMDA2684
GMAlexander RiazantsevRUS2660
GMEmil SutovskyISR2650
GMIvan SokolovBIH2638

Women's Grand Prix 2009-10

The Women's Grand Prix series will see four more events in 2010.

The 4th Grand Prix will take place in Jermuk, Armenia, on 23rd June - 6th July 2010

The 5th Grand Prix will take place in Ulanbaatar, Mongolia, on 29 July - 12 August 2010

The 6th Grand Prix will take place in Santiago, Chile, on 27th October - 9th November 2010

The first Grand Prix was in Istanbul 5th-20th March 2009 and was won by Humpy Koneru. The 2nd Grand Prix was in Nanjing, China, 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 and was won by Xu Yuhua.

14th Voronezh International Chess Festival

The 14th Voronezh International Chess Festival takes place June 10th-21st 2010.

Official site: http://homes.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open/

Royal Residence Cup IM

Royal Residence Cup IM takes place June 8th-16th 2010 in Zhovkva (25 km north of Lviv and 35 kilometers east of the Polish border).

Organisers: (Zhovkva Region Chess & Checkers Federation). Yuri Galkin and Yuri Vovk (International Grandmaster; responsible for participants invitation and contacts with invited players) and Anton Romashov.

Round robin system . The playing time will be 90 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. 12 players to participate in the tournament. All players are offered a comfortable rooms on villa(2-3 persons per room).Accommodation + 2 meals per day(breakfast + evening meal) costs 120 UAH(12,5 Euros) per person per day. Villa is not far from playing hall.

To participate the tournament please contact the responsible for contacts tournament director GM Yuri Vovk (English,Ukrainian,Russian languages ) via:

e-mail:wolfisthegreatestpredator@gmail.com
mobile phone:+380 673912027
skype:Imperator15chess
ICC: Imperator15
Playchess: JohnConnor
Facebook: Yuri Vovk

Women's Bundesliga

The Women's Bundesliga took place 7th November 2009 - 28th March 2010. USV Volksbank Ha took the title after beating OSG Baden Baden in Round 8. Games from the final two rounds not yet available.

Results: http://www.schachbund.de/SchachBL/bedh.php?liga=fb1

Games: http://www.schachbund.de/chronik/meister/dfmm/2010/index.html

Women's Bundesliga (GER), 7 xi - 28 iii 2010
Pl Team 123456789101112 Sp MPBP
1.USV Volksbank Halle + 3½3½3½5254½3½53½3½112042½
2.OSG Baden Baden 2½ + 5½3½33½446655½111948½
3.SK Grosslehna 2½½ + 33½3½3½43½3½4½4111736
4.Hamburger SK 1830 2½2½3 + 4½4½23½5½4½45111541½
5.Karlsruher SF 1853 132½1½ + 3½2544½3½4111334½
6.SC Bad Koenigshofen 42½2½1½2½ + 42½54½3½5111237½
7.SC Leipzig Gohlis 122½442 + 13½3½44½111232
8.Rodewischer Schachmiezen 1½222½13½5 + 2½44½4111032½
9.SAV Torgelow 2½0 2½½212½3½ + 23½3½11623½
10.SK Lehrte 10 2½1½1½1½2½24 + 3311422½
11.SV Wolfbusch 2½11½22½2½21½2½3 + 511326
12.SV Medizin Erfurt 2½½21211½22½31 + 11119

Swiss Team Championships 2010

The Nationalliga A of Switzerland takes place 14th February - 7th November 2010. Round 2 games not yet available.

Dates: Round 1 (2010.02.14), Round 2 (2010.03.21), Round 3 (2010.04.25), Round 4 (2010.06.13), Round 5 (2010.06.27), Round 6 (2010.08.28), Round 7 (2010.08.29), Round 8 (2010.11.06) and Round 9 (2010.11.07).

Details

TCh-SUI NatLigaA Switzerland (SUI), 14 ii-7 xi 2010
Round 2 21st March 2010
Tribschen 1-Wollishofen 12:6
Reichenstein 1-Bern 15½:2½
Zuerich 1-Genève 16:2
Luzern 1-Riehen 15:3
Joueur 1-Winterthur 15½:2½

Mihajlo Savic Website

The international arbiter, FIDE master and international organizer, Mihajlo Savic, the author of the book Commentary on the Laws of chess, has launched a new column You ask, we answer at website: http://www.chessdiagonals.com

Chess Classic Mainz 2010

The 17th Chess Classic Mainz takes place 6th-8th August 2010. The festival has suffered from the general economic slowdown with the open taking the lead along with simuls.

The rapid chess open has been upgraded to the Grenke Rapid World Championship. The tenth edition of the Chess Classic in Mainz is sponsored by GRENKE Group, FiNet AG, Livingston GmbH, Hilton Mainz, Congress Centre Mainz, Stadtwerke Mainz AG and our Prime-Partners ChessBase, DGT and Schach Niggemann.

The prize fund for the rapid chess world championship is no less than Euro 30.000. Chess960 has to take a break for a year.

On the first day of the event, 6th August 2010, Anand will play a standard simul on 40 boards. On the same day, Alexandra Kosteniuk will play a 20-board Chess960 simul.

The Grenke Rapid World Championship will also be a treat for chess lovers: Levon Aronian, who is the current rapid chess world champion and the winner of the 2009 ORDIX Open, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, will play the open tournament to face a unique mixture of numerous world-class grandmasters and amateurs.

The Open will be played in the same established format as in the previous editions. On 7th-8th August 2010 11 rounds will be played, in which the time control is 20 minutes + 5 seconds per move.

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

45th Capablana Memorial

The 45th Capablanca Memorial takes place 9th-22nd June 2010. The Elite Group will see Vassily Ivanchuk who won the event three times in a row 2005-7 back alongside Evgeny Alekseev, Ian Nepomniatchi, Nigel Short and Leinier Dominguez and Lazaro Bruzon, the Cuban representatives.

Official site: http://www.capablanca.co.cu

45th Capablanca Memorial Havana (CUB), 9-22 vi 2010 cat. XVIII (2691)
Name TiNATMar10DoB
Ivanchuk, Vassily gUKR27481969
Dominguez Perez, LeiniergCUB27131983
Alekseev, Evgeny gRUS27001985
Short, Nigel D gENG26861965
Nepomniachtchi, Ian gRUS26561990
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro gCUB26411982

Torino Rapid Open

Rapid Open - TORINO - June, 19 2010. TORINO open - June 20-27 2010 tournaments for women and for not rated players during the Italian Champioships the former capital of Italy prepares itself to celebrate the 150 years of unity of Italy http://www.scacchisticatorinese.it

Arvier (Aosta Valley) July

ARVIER (Aosta Valley) - July, 3-9 2010. 2nd Festival Francophone (open, 9 rounds) - http://www.scacchivda.com Free to all the players of the about 70 countries belonging to the "Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie" (OIF) http://www.francophonie.org Aosta Valley is one of the most famous touristic regions in Italy, very well known for its castles, food and wines

Arvier (Aosta Valley) - September

ARVIER (Aosta Valley) - September, 4-12 2010. 6th European Union championship (open, 9 rounds) - http://www.scacchivda.com Free to all the players of the countries belonging to European Union, plus players from Croatia, Fyrom and Turkey without the right to the title. Aosta Valley is one of the most famous touristic regions in Italy, very well known for its castles, food and wines

Livigno (Sondrio, Valtellina)

LIVIGNO (Sondrio, Valtellina) - September, 10-18 2010. Open A (players more than 2000 elo) Open B (players less than 2000 elo) Open C (players without elo) http://www.livignoscacchi.it - http://www.livigno.eu Livigno is very well known as touristic skying town. It is said "the little Tibet". A few km far there is the village of Trepalle at 2250 metres above sea level, the highest inhabited place of Europe!

Vitoria-Gasteiz Open

The Vitoria-Gasteiz Open takes place 26th July 2010 - 1st August 2010.

Details: http://sites.google.com/site/openvitoriagasteiz2010/Home/bases-del-torneo-1

Victor Mikhalevski Website

GM, author and coach Victor Mikhalevski has launched a new website at: http://vmikhalevski.webs.com/

33nd Taminco Open

33nd Taminco Open International Chess Tournament Gent (Belgium) takes place 17th-21st July 2010, 9 rounds Swiss, two hours KO chess, prize money 6875 Euros for 300 participants, first price 1800 Euros Guaranteed This traditional open tournament takes place near the center of the medieval town of Gent in the week of the famous annual Gent festivities. Organisers Royal Gent Chessclub (KGSRL).

Information and registration: http://www.kgsrl.be

Email: open2010@kgsrl.be

Info Gent annual festivities: http://www.gentsefeesten.be/

7th Knokke International Open

The 7th Knokke International Open takes place August 26th-29th 2010, consisting of 7 rounds "Swiss system" - 2 hours K.O.

Prize fund for a total amount of 3.730 Euros (increased by 1000 Euro this year)

Official site: http://www.knokkeschaak.be

email: knokkeschaak@knokkeschaak.be

11th World University Chess Championship

Zurich hosts the World University Chess Championship 2010 5th-11th September 2010. The Academic Chess Club Reti, which is organising the event, is expecting that up to 150 participants from over 25 countries will enter the contest, to be held at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Many international masters and grandmasters between 18 and 28 years of age will fight for individual and team medals. The tournament will comprise nine rounds and will be played in accordance with the Swiss System.

The World University Chess Championship is held under the auspices of the Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU). The organising club, the Academic Chess Club Reti in Zurich, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. It is one of the four largest clubs in Zurich and has an ambitious team in the Swiss League. In 2009 many of the greatest champions and legends in the history of the game participated in the Zurich Chess Club’s 200-year jubilee. This year, some of the strongest champions of the future will be in Zurich.

Official site: http://www.wucc2010.ch

WUCC 2010 is an event of the FISU: http://www.fisu.net

1st Vaujany International Chess Festival

The 1st Vaujany International Chess Festival takes place July 10th-18th 2010.

Details: http://promoechecs.free.fr/

XXX Villa de Benasque Open

The XXX Open Internacional "Villa de Benasque" takes place 8th-17th July 2010.

Official site: http;//www.openbenasque.com

Canadian Open Chess Championship 2010

The traditional Canadian Open Chess Championship takes place 10th-18th July, in Westin Harbour Castle, Downtown Toronto, Ontario. This year's event is a 9-round one-game-per-day single-section Swiss with a guaranteed prize fund of at least C$ 30,000. Additional side events will be included like Speed Chess Championship, GM simuls, and lectures, etc. Grandmasters E. Rozentalis, A. Shabalov, and J. Friedel have already confirmed their participation.

Contacts: Michael Barron ( barron045@yahoo.com ) and Brian Fiedler (fiedlerbrian@yahoo.com.au )

Registration form and more information is available at http://www.chess.ca/canopen.shtml, and http://www.monroi.com.

Hungarian Tournaments March - October 2010

The list of the HUN GM-IM norm and Open chess tournaments from March until October 2010:

1. 6th-18th of March, FIRST SATURDAY (FS) GM-IM-rating Budapest, Org: Nagy Laszlo, http://www.firstsaturday.hu

2. 19th-28th of March, 26th Budapest Spring Festival, 9 rounds Swiss Open, org: Nagy Laszlo

3. 19th-27th of March IM + rating CAISSA Kecskemet (85 km from Budapest), Org: Dr.Erdelyi, http://www.caissachessbooks.com

4. 3rd-16th of April FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-rating Budapest, org: Nagy L,

5. 17th-25th of April, CAISSA Kecskemet, IM + rating, org: Erdelyi,

6. 1st-13th May, FIRST SATURDAY, Budapest, GM-IM-rating - org: Nagy L,

7. 14th-22nd May CAISSA Kecskemet IM + rating, org: Erdelyi,

8. 26th May-3rd June ZALAKAROS open, org: IM Horvath, Tamas, http://www.csutisk.hu,

9. 5th-17th June, FIRST SATURDAY Budapest, GM-IM-rating, org Nagy L,

10.19th-27h June, Balaton Open, HEVÍZ, GM-IM, org: IM Rigo, e-mail: me-ri@t-online.hu

11.19th-27th June, CAISSA Kecskemet, IM + rating, Org: Erdelyi,

12.3rd-15th July, FIRST SATURDAY Budapest, GM+IM+rating, org: Nagy L,

13.17th-25th July, CAISSA Kecskemet, GM+IM+rating, org: Erdelyi,

14.27th July-4th August, GM-IM + Open, Szombathely (250 km West from Budapest), org: Csonka, Attila, e-mail: attila.csonka@lamived.hu

15.7th-19th August, FIRST SATURDAY Budapest GM+IM+rating, org: Nagy L

16.21st-29th August, CAISSA Kecskemet, GM+IM+rating, org: Erdelyi

17.4th-16th Sept, FIRST SATURDAY GM+IM+rating Budapest, org: Nagy L

18.17th-25th Sept CAISSA Kecskemet IM+rating, org: Erdelyi.

8th Davos Open

The 8th Davos Open takes place August, 8th-14th 2010, in the Hotel "Sunstar". Sinisa Joksic will organise the event which he hopes to be an old fashioned friendly tournament.

All information at: http://www.sinchess.com/davos

XXIII Leon Tournament 2010

The XXIII Leon Tournament takes place 3rd-7th June 2010. Levon Aronian, Boris Gelfand, Lenier Dominguez Perez and Francisco Vallejo Pons play in the knockout event. Each match will be played the best of four games (20 minutes per player + 10 seconds increment after each move). However, all four games will be played, even if the match winner has been already decided. If the result after four games is 2-2, a five minute games tiebreak match will be played immediately after the fourth normal game.

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

Aosta Valley

Championship of Francophone countries, July 3th-10th 2010.

UE Championship, September 4th-12th 2010.

Official site: http:\\www.scacchivda.com

Chess Summer in Varna 2010

V European OPEN Chess ClubTeams Championship and the VII European OPEN Festival "The Hopes of the World" - for school champions and IV International Open Chess Festival Varna takes place 11th-21st and 22nd-29th June 2010 in "Grand Hotel Varna", located in the Black Sea resort named "St. Constantine and Elena", 8 kilometers away from the city of Varna, Bulgaria.

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

XXVIII Andorra International Chess Open

The XXVIII Andorra International Chess Open takes place 17th-25th July 2010. Prizes: 10.000 Euros / 1st Prize: 2.100 Euros

Details: http://www.escacsandorra.com

Contact: open@escacsandorra.com - FEVA - Tel/Fax: 00.376.824465

Czech Tour 2010-11

The 10th International Chess Festivals Series Czech Tour 2010-11 has the following preliminary list. (Subject to small changes.)

1st HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 15th-22nd May 2010.

21st CZECH OPEN - Pardubice (European Youth Chess Teams Championship, European Amateurs Championship, GM open taken in ACP-TOUR, 4 FIDE opens, Open Championship of the Czech Republic in active chess taken in ACP-TOUR, Open Championship of the Czech Republic of 4-member teams, in blitz marathon, bughouse and Fischerandom chess, problem solving competition, blitz tournaments for individuals, pairs and teams, pairs active chess, youth tournament etc.). 15th July - 1st August 2010. http://www.czechopen.net

13th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER - Olomouc (FIDE open, closed GM and IM tournaments, seniors tournament, active chess, blitz chess tournament). 4th-12th August 2010.

9th Georgiev's and Kesarovsky´s Memorial - Sunny Beach, Bulgaria (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 28th August - 5th September 2010.

7th HIGHLANDS OPEN - Zdar nad Sazavou (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 25th September - 2nd October 2010.

11th LIBEREC OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 23rd-30th October 2010.

1st BRNO OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 14th-20th November 2010

4th SOUTH BOHEMIA OPEN - Cesky Krumlov (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 21st-27th November 2010.

2nd PILSNER OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament).4th-11th December 2010.

10th PRAGUE OPEN (2 FIDE opens, one of them with IM norm, active chess, blitz tournament). 7th-14th January 2011.

10th MARIENBAD OPEN (FIDE open, closed GM and IM tournaments, active chess, blitz tournament). 15th-22nd January 2011.

2nd NOVY BOR OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 12th-19th February 2011.

More detailed information: AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic tel./fax + 420 466 535 200, mobile phone + 420 608 203 007 e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz

http://www.czechtour.net

24th Pula Open 2010

The 24th International Chess Tournament "Pula Open 2010" takes place 19th-26th June 2010 in Hotel Histria, Pula, Croatia. Swiss system 9 rounds, 90 minutes + 30 seconds per every move (from the beginning of the game). Prize fund is 11 000 EUR net (in Croatian kunas). There are 53 prizes in total. The prizes are not cumulative. Entry fee is 50 EUR but players younger that 18 years pay 25 EUR and IM-s and GM-s do not pay. Last year 295 players from 25 counties participated.

Details: http://www.skpula.hr

E-mail: pulaopen@gmail.com

You can also contact the tournament director Mr. Denis Vretenar: +385/ 91/ 5268340

9th Czech Tour 2009/2010

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

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

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

Dates of the first tournaments of the 10th jubilee CZECH TOUR 2010 / 2011 Series:

15.-22.5. 2010 1st HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN (the Cernigov hotel)

15.7.-1.8. 2010 21st CZECH OPEN (Pardubice, CEZ Arena)

4.-12.8. 2010 13th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER (the Sigma hotel)

Official site: http://www.czechtour.net/news/

International Correspondence Chess Federation

The International Correspondence Chess Federation has announced the Preliminary Sections of the World Correspondence Chess Championship will start on March 10th. 2010.

Also Slovenia's 15 Years Membership of ICCF tournament semi-finals.

Details on the ICCF Official site: http://www.iccf.com/content/index.php

FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship

FIDE World Amateur Chess Championship - an Official FIDE World Chess Championship! 9R-SS G/90 + 30/sec increment. Holiday Inn Hotel: 5300 W Touhy Ave Skokie, IL 60077. 847.679.8900. $20,000 Guaranteed. Open to players with no FIDE title and rated under 2000 FIDE. All players compete in a single section. Please see tournament website for more detailed rating regulations.

Prizes: Overall: $3000-2000-1600-1400; Top Women: $1000-600-400-200; (1799-1600): $1000-600-400-200; (1599-1400): $1000-600-400-200; (U1400): $1000-600-400-200; (Unrated): $1000-600-400-200;

EF: $120 by 6pm 02/15, $150 by 6pm 03/15; $200 thereafter and onsite. No re-entries allowed. No half-point byes allowed (zero point byes only). Onsite registration from 3-5pm 03/19.

Rds: 3/19 - 6:30pm; 3/20-21 - 12pm and 6:30pm per day; 3/22-25 - 6:30pm per night.

Mail entries with registration information to: North American Chess Association (make checks payable to) 4957 Oakton Street, Suite 113, Skokie, IL 60077.

More information and online registration available at: http://www.worldchesschamps.com. Questions via email only: sevan@worldchesschamps.com

South Lakes Congress

The South Lakes Congress is taking place on w/e of 11-13th June 2010 at The Grand Hotel, Grange-over-Sands. The contact for the event is: Trevor Blower, 18 Blackbutts Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 3AP. email: trevor.blower@talktalk.net, Phone No 01229 472100.

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

Ajedrez 21 English site

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

Kingpin Magazine

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

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

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.

European Union Website

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

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