THE WEEK IN CHESS 837 22nd November 2010 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) VI World Blitz 2010
3) Ajedrez Unam Quadrangular 2010
4) III Iberoamerican Championships 2010
5) 60th Russian Women's Championship
6) British Rapidplay 2010
7) Cultural Village Tournament 2010
8) Czech Coal Chess 2010
9) 16th Asian Games 2010
10) Russian Cup Final 2010
11) Israeli Championships 2010
12) 4th Rijeka Open 2010
13) 1st Brno Open
14) Interior Paulista Festival 2010
15) Panamericano-Continental 2010
16) Portuguese Supercup 2010
17) 4th South Bohemia Open
18) Venetian Autumn Open 2010
19) First Saturday November 2010
20) Chigorin Memorial 2010
21) Metropolitan Inv IM
22) Hampshire Congress 2010
23) 119th annual Rhode Island Open
24) Dutch League
25) US Chess League 2010
26) 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010
27) Austrian Bundesliga 2010-11
28) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11
29) Active Team Events
30) Larry Evans dies at the age of 78
31) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
VI World Blitz 2010380 games
Ajedrez Unam Quadrangular 201020 games
III Iberoamerican Championships 201047 games
60th Russian Women's Championship36 games
British Rapidplay 201086 games
Cultural Village Tournament 201035 games
Czech Coal Chess 201012 games
16th Asian Games 2010629 games
Russian Cup Final 20101 game
Israeli Championships 201080 games
4th Rijeka Open 2010132 games
1st Brno Open305 games
Panamericano-Continental 2010230 games
Portuguese Supercup 20104 games
Venetian Autumn Open 2010156 games
First Saturday November 201084 games
Chigorin Memorial 20101222 games
Hampshire Congress 201045 games
Dutch League20 games
US Chess League 20104 games
49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 201080 games
Austrian Bundesliga 2010-11107 games
Swedish Elitserien 2010-1148 games
3774 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Luis Blasco de la Cruz, Adolivio Capece, Dave Clayton, Paulo Rocha, Richard Palliser, Zenon Franco Ocampos, Kopylov Michael, Holger Lieske, Jack Peters, Antonio Rosino, Arthur Brameld, George Mirijanian and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Another busy week of chess. The World Blitz Championships in Moscow once again confirmed that the hot player of the moment is Levon Aronian. He edged out Teimour Radjabov and Magnus Carlsen, only a point separated the three of them. On the other side of the World Judit Polgar beat Vassily Ivanchuk and Veselin Topalov to win the first Ajedrez UNAM Quadrangular tournament in Mexico. Elsewhere there is almost too much else to mention including the Cultural Village tournament that will provide two players for Wijk aan Zee in January, the British Rapidplay, the Russian Women's Championship, the Asian Games, Czech Coal tournament and on and on. Next week should be a bit quieter, although the 6th Femida Cup a team event including Ruslan Ponomariov, the Italian Championship starring Fabiano Caruana, Vasylyshyn Memorial and Belgrade Trophy are amongst those that do start next week.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) VI World Blitz 2010

The VI World Blitz took place in Moscow 16th-18th November 2010 (14 rounds the first two days, 10 the last). It followed directly on from the Tal Memorial. Magnus Carlsen competed as did all the players (except Shirov) from the Memorial making it a very strong event. Levon Aronian continued his hot form and took clear first place with 24.5/38 half a point clear of Temour Radjabov who was a further half point clear of defending champion Magnus Carlsen. Sadly the gamescores in many cases aren't complete. Some gamescores have been recovered by members of the public from the videos on youtube. It shouldn't have been beyond the oraganisers ability to do this themselves for all the games. After all it must have cost quite a bit to assemble this field, a budget for a complete bulletin should have been part of their plans.

VI World Blitz Moscow RUS Tue 16th Nov 2010 - Thu 18th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 38 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg+PtsTB2
114Aronian. LevonGMARM28012024.5433.50
27Radjabov. TeimourGMAZE27441824.0447.00
320Carlsen. MagnusGMNOR28021923.5431.75
413Gelfand. BorisGMISR27411721.5398.75
51Nakamura. HikaruGMUSA27411721.5397.50
65Karjakin. SergeyGMRUS27601520.5396.00
72Kramnik. VladimirGMRUS27911620.5384.50
88Mamedyarov. ShakhriyarGMAZE27631719.5362.25
96Svidler. PeterGMRUS27221319.5361.00
109Eljanov. PavelGMUKR27421619.0345.00
1110Grischuk. AlexanderGMRUS27711219.0348.50
1215Mamedov. RaufGMAZE26601418.0333.75
1319Nepomniachtchi. IanGMRUS27201318.0326.25
143Vachier-Lagrave. MaximeGMFRA27031218.0349.50
1512Movsesian. SergeiGMSVK27211617.5315.25
1617Andreikin. DmitryGMRUS26831317.5314.25
1716Grachev. BorisGMRUS26541016.5313.00
1818Savchenko. BorisGMRUS26321415.5286.25
194Caruana. FabianoGMITA27091113.5249.25
2011Ponomariov. RuslanGMUKR2744712.5235.25
20 players

3) Ajedrez Unam Quadrangular 2010

The Ajedrez UNAM Quadrangular tournament took place alongside the Ibero-American tournament. This was part of a huge chess festival which had Kasparov and Karpov giving simuls, and there were in addition a number of seminars and exhibitions. Judit Polgar won the whole event. She recovered from a loss in game one to beat Vassily Ivanchuk on Day 1 2.5-1.5.Veselin Topalov made very light work of Manuel Leon-Hoyos in the second semi-final on day 2 winning 3.5-0.5. In the final Polgar scored a crushing victory against Topalov. Game one was drawn, the game score seems garbled either that or at the end Polgar missed some mates in one (maybe if Judit or Veselin is reading this they can send me the real game, I think this may be the only way this game may be recovered). After that she realed off three wins in a row including a final King's Gambit for a 3.5-0.5 victory. A great result for Polgar who seems to be rediscovering her touch. For Topalov it is a continuation of poor recent form but it seems that he has just married and isn't really working on his chess at the moment but just enjoying his life and for that one can hardly blame him. There is also good news. There will be a second event next year.

Ajedrez UNAM KO Mexico City MEX Fri 19th Nov 2010 - Sun 21st Nov 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2786 2900084
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2764 14100010
3 Polgar, Judit GM HUN 2686 700070
4 Leon Hoyos, Manuel GM MEX 2570 5105269

4) III Iberoamerican Championships 2010

The Iberoamerican Championships saw players from Spain and Portugal take on players from South America in a two stage tournament. A qualifying group stage was followed by a knockout amongst the top finishers in each group. The rest joined the 7 round open which took place 18th-21st November 2010 and was won by Zenon Franco Ocampos who scored 6.5/7 beating Granda Zuniga and Gonazez Zomara in the final rounds. The final saw Gilberto Milos defeat Marc Narciso-Dublan after losing the first game. He levelled winning game two and then took the blitz playoff 1.5-0.5. The third - fourth playoff between Eduardo Iturrizaga (who won the first game) and Ruben Felgaer saw Iturrizaga defaulted after he arrived over an hour late to game two. There was zero tolerance and he wasn't even given the chanced to recover in a blitz playoff, which was scheduled to start 10 minutes after the conclusion of game two, rough and it seems to me zero tolerance has to go.

III Iberoamerican Mexico City MEX Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Tue 16th Nov 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Granda Zuniga, Julio E GM PER 2627 3800024
2 Iturrizaga, Eduardo GM VEN 2607 3901211
3 Milos, Gilberto GM BRA 2596 2100029
4 Almeida Quintana, Omar GM CUB 2593 3503313
5 Felgaer, Ruben GM ARG 2591 107069
6 Morovic Fernandez, Ivan GM CHI 2588 3405400
7 Gonzalez Zamora, Juan Carlos GM MEX 2561 3507548
8 Narciso Dublan, Marc GM ESP 2536 2201500
9 Cordova, Emilio GM PER 2530 3801497
10 Gonzalez Garcia, Jose GM MEX 2521 5101174
11 Franco Ocampos, Zenon GM PAR 2517 2209381
12 Ibarra Chami, Luis Fernando IM MEX 2436 5105048
13 Gonzalez, Bernal IM CRC 2433 6500170
14 Dias, Paulo FM POR 2415 1900803
15 Capo Vidal, Uriel IM MEX 2350 5105382
16 Baules, Jorge IM PAN 2349 6600247
17 Santos Flores, Alberto IM ECU 2338 3601234
18 Larrea, Manuel FM URU 2311 3000508
19 Mazara, Adan CM DOM 2273 6400248
20 Vazquez Reyes, Raul CM PUR 2231 3100235
21 Medina Colindres, Javier CM HON 2226 8400261
22 Lorenzana, Wilson Estuardo FM GUA 2210 7300239
23 Fonseca, Jose Luis FM NCA 2174 6100104
24 Aguilar, Gustavo ESA 2157 6700780
III Iberoamerican A Mexico City MEX Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Tue 16th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1NARCISO DUBLAN MarcGMESP25364.08.750.03
2GRANDA ZUNIGA Julio EGMPER26273.05.500.02
3BAULES JorgeIMPAN23492.56.000.02
4SANTOS FLORES AlbertoIMECU23382.55.000.03
5GONZALEZ GARCIA JoseGMMEX25212.05.000.03
6AGUILAR GustavoESA21571.02.250.02
6 players
III Iberoamerican B Mexico City MEX Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Tue 16th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1ITURRIZAGA EduardoGMVEN26074.09.250.03
2GONZALEZ ZAMORA Juan CarlosGMMEX25613.05.500.02
3DIAS PauloFMPOR24152.55.250.02
4CORDOVA EmilioGMPER25302.04.250.01
5LARREA ManuelFMURU23111.54.250.03
6FONSECA Jose LuisFMNCA21741.01.500.02
6 players
III Iberoamerican C Mexico City MEX Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Tue 16th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1MILOS GilbertoGMBRA25964.08.000.02
2MOROVIC FERNANDEZ IvanGMCHI25883.07.000.03
3GONZALEZ BernalIMCRC24333.06.500.02
4MAZARA AdanCMDOM22732.04.001.03
5FRANCO OCAMPOS ZenonGMPAR25172.04.000.03
6LORENZANA Wilson EstuardoFMGUA22101.02.500.02
6 players
III Iberoamerican D Mexico City MEX Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Tue 16th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1FELGAER RubenGMARG25914.511.500.03
2IBARRA CHAMI Luis FernandoIMMEX24364.07.000.02
3ALMEIDA QUINTANA OmarGMCUB25933.05.000.03
4CAPO VIDAL UrielIMMEX23501.52.500.01
5VAZQUEZ REYES RaulCMPUR22311.01.500.53
6MEDINA COLINDRES J VierCMHON22261.01.500.52
6 players

5) 60th Russian Women's Championship

The 60th Russian Women's SuperFinal takes place in Moscow 16th-27th November 2010.

60th ch-RUS w Moscow (RUS), 16-27 xi 2010 cat. IX (2458)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Paikidze, Nazi wg GEO 2401 * 0 . . 1 1 1 . 1 . . ½ 4½ 2661
2. Pogonina, Natalija wg RUS 2472 1 * . ½ . . . 1 0 1 ½ . 4 2556
3. Kosintseva, Nadezhda m RUS 2576 . . * 0 ½ 1 . . 1 1 ½ . 4 2582
4. Galliamova, Alisa m RUS 2487 . ½ 1 * . 0 1 . . . 0 1 3½ 2517
5. Kosintseva, Tatiana g RUS 2581 0 . ½ . * . . ½ ½ 1 . 1 3½ 2495
6. Shadrina, Tatiana wg RUS 2384 0 . 0 1 . * 0 1 . . 1 . 3 2468
7. Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2507 0 . . 0 . 1 * ½ . ½ 1 . 3 2415
8. Bodnaruk, Anastasia m RUS 2407 . 0 . . ½ 0 ½ * . . 1 1 3 2461
9. Gunina, Valentina wg RUS 2479 0 1 0 . ½ . . . * 0 . 1 2½ 2409
10. Nebolsina, Vera wg RUS 2377 . 0 0 . 0 . ½ . 1 * . 1 2½ 2443
11. Girya, Olga wg RUS 2435 . ½ ½ 1 . 0 0 0 . . * . 2 2347
12. Matveeva, Svetlana m RUS 2389 ½ . . 0 0 . . 0 0 0 . * ½ 2054
Round 1 (November 16, 2010)
Pogonina, Natalija - Girya, Olga ½-½ 55 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Kosintseva, Tatiana - Bodnaruk, Anastasia ½-½ 103 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Shadrina, Tatiana 1-0 57 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Gunina, Valentina - Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 49 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Nebolsina, Vera - Kosintseva, Nadezhda 0-1 26 E24 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Matveeva, Svetlana - Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 73 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 2 (November 17, 2010)
Paikidze, Nazi - Kosintseva, Tatiana 1-0 34 E20 Nimzo Indian
Kosintseva, Nadezhda - Shadrina, Tatiana 1-0 81 C93 Ruy Lopez Smyslov
Galliamova, Alisa - Pogonina, Natalija ½-½ 53 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Matveeva, Svetlana 1-0 60 C18 French Winawer
Nebolsina, Vera - Gunina, Valentina 1-0 45 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Girya, Olga - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 51 E15 Queens Indian
Round 3 (November 18, 2010)
Pogonina, Natalija - Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 67 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Kosintseva, Tatiana - Nebolsina, Vera 1-0 25 C43 Petroff's Defence
Shadrina, Tatiana - Girya, Olga 1-0 49 B14 Caro Kann Panov
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 56 B61 Sicilian Rauzer
Gunina, Valentina - Kosintseva, Nadezhda 0-1 37 D38 QGD Ragozin
Matveeva, Svetlana - Paikidze, Nazi ½-½ 26 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 4 (November 19, 2010)
Paikidze, Nazi - Pogonina, Natalija 0-1 50 E48 Nimzo Indian
Kosintseva, Nadezhda - Girya, Olga ½-½ 51 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Galliamova, Alisa - Shadrina, Tatiana 0-1 53 E06 Catalan
Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Kosteniuk, Alexandra ½-½ 63 C50 Giuoco Piano
Gunina, Valentina - Kosintseva, Tatiana ½-½ 68 D38 QGD Ragozin
Nebolsina, Vera - Matveeva, Svetlana 1-0 44 D27 QGA
Round 5 (November 20, 2010)
Pogonina, Natalija - Nebolsina, Vera 1-0 29 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Kosintseva, Tatiana - Kosintseva, Nadezhda ½-½ 15 C68 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Shadrina, Tatiana - Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 80 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 54 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Girya, Olga - Galliamova, Alisa 1-0 43 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Matveeva, Svetlana - Gunina, Valentina 0-1 41 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 6 (November 21, 2010)
Paikidze, Nazi - Shadrina, Tatiana 1-0 38 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Kosintseva, Nadezhda - Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 36 B81 Sicilian Keres Attack
Kosintseva, Tatiana - Matveeva, Svetlana 1-0 33 C11 French Defence
Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Girya, Olga 1-0 37 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Gunina, Valentina - Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 55 D56 Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Nebolsina, Vera - Kosteniuk, Alexandra ½-½ 47 E29 Nimzo Indian Saemisch

6) British Rapidplay 2010

The British Rapidplay in Halifax took place 20th-21st November 2010. David Howell dropped just one draw (in Rd5 to Gawain Jones) on the way to a crushing 10.5/11 score. Richard Palliser beat Mark Hebden in the final round to catch him on 8/11, Aaron Summerscale also finished on this mark. Official standings will follow later. My thanks to Dave Clayton for his help and also to Richard Palliser for corrections to his games.

British Rapidplay Halifax ENG Sat 20th Nov 2010 - Sun 21st Nov 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Howell, David W L GM ENG 2611 410608
2 Jones, Gawain C B GM ENG 2575 409561
3 Hebden, Mark L GM ENG 2560 400084
4 Haslinger, Stewart G GM ENG 2543 405248
5 Turner, Matthew J GM ENG 2517 402893
6 Palliser, Richard J D IM ENG 2445 407372
7 Summerscale, Aaron P GM ENG 2434 400980
8 Burns-Mannion, Stephen R IM SCO 2353 2400111
9 Kostic, Misa SRB 2246 929662
10 Sherwin, James T IM USA 2246 2000997
41 players

7) Cultural Village Tournament 2010

The Cultural Village tournament acts as a qualifier for remaining places in the Wijk aan Zee C tournament.

Cultural Village Wijk aan Zee (NED), 15-24 xi 2010 cat. VII (2408)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Grover, Sahaj m IND 2432 * ½ 1 . ½ 1 1 1 ½ . 5½ 2659
2. Swiercz, Dariusz g POL 2522 ½ * ½ ½ . 1 ½ 1 1 . 5 2577
3. Arun Prasad, S. g IND 2519 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 . . 1 4½ 2505
4. Sulypa, Oleksandr g UKR 2490 . ½ ½ * 1 0 1 . 1 ½ 4½ 2500
5. Burg, Twan m NED 2469 ½ . 0 0 * . ½ 1 1 1 4 2421
6. Pruijssers, Roeland m NED 2487 0 0 ½ 1 . * . 0 1 1 3½ 2407
7. Plukkel, Sjoerd NED 2274 0 ½ 0 0 ½ . * ½ . 1 2½ 2320
8. Ootes, Lars NED 2370 0 0 . . 0 1 ½ * 0 1 2½ 2283
9. Peelen, Piet m NED 2363 ½ 0 . 0 0 0 . 1 * 0 1½ 2187
10. Blees, Enrico NED 2153 . . 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 * 1½ 2194
Round 1 (November 15, 2010)
Grover, Sahaj - Arun Prasad, S. 1-0 55 B17 Caro Kann
Swiercz, Dariusz - Sulypa, Oleksandr ½-½ 51 E42 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Burg, Twan - Blees, Enrico 1-0 32 B19 Caro Kann
Ootes, Lars - Plukkel, Sjoerd ½-½ 56 B65 Sicilian Rauzer
Peelen, Piet - Pruijssers, Roeland 0-1 48 E94 King's Indian Classical
Round 2 (November 16, 2010)
Arun Prasad, S. - Swiercz, Dariusz ½-½ 29 E15 Queens Indian
Sulypa, Oleksandr - Burg, Twan 1-0 27 D95 Gruenfeld Closed
Pruijssers, Roeland - Blees, Enrico 1-0 34 B01 Centre Counter
Plukkel, Sjoerd - Grover, Sahaj 0-1 70 C02 French Advance
Peelen, Piet - Ootes, Lars 1-0 47 E94 King's Indian Classical
Round 3 (November 17, 2010)
Grover, Sahaj - Peelen, Piet ½-½ 56 B19 Caro Kann
Swiercz, Dariusz - Plukkel, Sjoerd ½-½ 65 E50 Nimzo Indian
Burg, Twan - Arun Prasad, S. 0-1 50 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Ootes, Lars - Pruijssers, Roeland 1-0 79 C91 Ruy Lopez
Blees, Enrico - Sulypa, Oleksandr ½-½ 30 B74 Sicilian Dragon
Round 4 (November 18, 2010)
Arun Prasad, S. - Blees, Enrico 1-0 42 D19 Slav Defence
Pruijssers, Roeland - Sulypa, Oleksandr 1-0 32 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Plukkel, Sjoerd - Burg, Twan ½-½ 42 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Ootes, Lars - Grover, Sahaj 0-1 56 E04 Catalan
Peelen, Piet - Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1 34 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Round 5 (November 19, 2010)
Grover, Sahaj - Pruijssers, Roeland 1-0 53 C97 Ruy Lopez
Swiercz, Dariusz - Ootes, Lars 1-0 58 A45 Trompowsky
Sulypa, Oleksandr - Arun Prasad, S. ½-½ 70 B99 Sicilian Najdorf
Burg, Twan - Peelen, Piet 1-0 40 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Blees, Enrico - Plukkel, Sjoerd 0-1 31 A20 English Opening
Round 6 (November 21, 2010)
Grover, Sahaj - Swiercz, Dariusz ½-½ 91 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Pruijssers, Roeland - Arun Prasad, S. ½-½ 22 B17 Caro Kann
Plukkel, Sjoerd - Sulypa, Oleksandr 0-1 47 C45 Scotch Game
Ootes, Lars - Burg, Twan 0-1 62 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Peelen, Piet - Blees, Enrico 0-1 34 D10 Slav Defence
Round 7 (November 22, 2010)
Swiercz, Dariusz - Pruijssers, Roeland 1-0 40 E96 King's Indian Classical
Arun Prasad, S. - Plukkel, Sjoerd 1-0 40 E00 Catalan
Sulypa, Oleksandr - Peelen, Piet 1-0 32 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Burg, Twan - Grover, Sahaj ½-½ 62 C10 French Rubinstein
Blees, Enrico - Ootes, Lars 0-1 56 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto

8) Czech Coal Chess 2010

The Czech Coal Match holds its traditional "Snowdrops (women's team) vs Veterans" match. The women's team won the first day 3-1 but the Veterans levelled things up by winning by the same score on day 2. On the 3rd Day the Women's team won 3.5-0.5. 8 rounds altogether.

Czech Coal Match Prague CZE Sat 20th Nov 2010 - Sat 27th Nov 2010
Scores after 3 games
Rk Name Ti FED Elo Score
1 Koneru, Humpy GM IND 2600 2.5/3
2 Portisch, Lajos GM HUN 2544 1/3
3 Cmilyte, Viktorija GM LTU 2514 2/3
4 Hort, Vlastimil GM GER 2473 1.5/3
5 Velimirovic, Dragoljub GM SRB 2425 1/3
6 Uhlmann, Wolfgang GM GER 2412 1/3
7 Caoili, Arianne WIM AUS 2242 1.5/3
8 Olsarova, Tereza WIM CZE 2185 1.5/3

9) 16th Asian Games 2010

The 16th Asian Games is a huge sporting event. There are events for men and women in the chess section. The rapid event is now over Rustam Kasimdzhanov won the men's and Hou Yifan the women's. The Team events are now under way. It may be that this turns out to be the model for the format of any appearance chess might make in the Olympic games (most likely the Winter Olympics) and could be hugely important for the financing of chess in individual countries. There is now a much more complete selection of games from the Rapid and I'm up to date on the team event also.

Men Individual Guangzhou CHN Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Tue 16th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kasimdzhanov RustamGMUZB26857.51.0262348.5
2Le Quang LiemGMVIE26897.50.0263149.0
3Bu XiangzhiGMCHN26806.51.0259846.5
4Kazhgaleyev MurtasGMKAZ26236.50.0258043.5
5Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26446.00.0262647.5
6Sadvakasov DarmenGMKAZ26276.00.0259548.5
7Megaranto SusantoGMINA25286.00.0255045.0
8Battulga NamkhaiFMMGL24286.00.0250538.5
9Sasikiran KrishnanGMIND26885.50.0263946.5
10Filippov AntonGMUZB26205.50.0257745.5
11Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVIE26285.50.0257344.5
12Al-Sayed MohammedGMQAT25025.50.0256243.0
13Antonio Rogelio JrGMPHI25735.50.0246640.0
14So WesleyGMPHI26695.00.0254344.0
15Ni HuaGMCHN26335.00.0252041.5
16Gundavaa BayarsaikhanMGL24725.00.0250039.5
17Moradiabadi ElshanGMIRI25755.00.0248541.5
18Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25935.00.0247840.0
19Minhazuddin AhmedFMBAN23505.00.0240640.0
20Murshed NiazGMBAN24295.00.0239037.5
21Kojima ShinyaFMJPN23295.00.0234335.0
22Al-Modiahki MohamadGMQAT25624.50.0255641.0
23Salem A R SalehGMUAE25184.50.0250840.0
24Hassan AbdullahIMUAE23984.50.0250139.0
25Mohammad SamirFMSYR23614.50.0239135.0
26Odeev HandszarGMTKM24054.50.0238439.5
27Al- Qudaimi BasheerIMYEM24064.50.0233435.5
28Al-Zendani ZendanIMYEM23984.00.0246038.0
29Shrestha Bilam LalFMNEP21384.00.0241935.5
30Kakageldyev AmanmuradIMTKM24004.00.0238236.0
46 players
Women Individual Guangzhou CHN Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Tue 16th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Hou YifanGMCHN25918.50.0235447.5
2Zhao XueGMCHN24747.50.0233246.5
3Harika DronavalliIMIND25256.50.0232844.5
4Pham Le Thao NguyenWIMVIE23376.00.5234850.0
5Bathimeg TuvshintugsWGMMGL23276.00.5217744.5
6Tania SachdevIMIND23855.50.0230548.5
7Hoang Thi Bao TramWGMVIE22715.50.0230147.5
8Zhu ChenGMQAT24775.50.0228549.5
9Muminova NafisaWIMUZB23605.50.0222845.0
10Paridar ShadiWGMIRI22535.50.0218341.0
11Hallaeva BaharWFMTKM21845.50.0193836.0
12Sukandar Irine KharismaWGMINA23825.00.0227548.0
13Enkhtuul AltanulziiWCMMGL21215.00.0213139.5
14Geldyeva MekhriWGMTKM22795.00.0211738.5
15Nakhbayeva GuliskhanWIMKAZ22095.00.0208738.5
16Nodirjano A NodiraUZB21495.00.0188435.0
17Pourkashiyan AtousaWGMIRI23674.50.0216139.5
18Dauletova GulmiraWIMKAZ22634.50.0215440.5
19Mir Mahmoud AfamiaSYR20104.50.0198540.5
20Shamima Akter LizaWFMBAN21614.50.0195539.5
38 players
16th Asian Games Team Men Guangzhou CHN Thu 18th Nov 2010 - Fri 26th Nov 2010
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeam+-=TB1TB2TB3
11China5001013.50.0
26Philippines410812.00.0
310Kyrgyzstan311713.00.0
42India320613.00.0
58Qatar320612.50.0
65Uzbekistan212610.00.0
77Iran221511.50.0
84Vietnam221511.00.0
93Kazakhstan221510.50.0
1014Iraq221510.50.0
119Bangladesh230412.00.0
1213Mongolia12249.00.0
1311Yemen23048.00.0
1415Korea23046.00.0
1516Maldives13137.50.0
1612Jordan04115.00.0
1717Lebanon02113.00.0
17 teams
16th Asian Games Team Women Guangzhou CHN Thu 18th Nov 2010 - Fri 26th Nov 2010
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeam+-=TB1TB2TB3
11China401915.00.0
22India401914.00.0
35Uzbekistan410815.50.0
46Bangladesh320612.00.0
53Vietnam320611.50.0
64Iran230410.50.0
78Turkmenistan23049.00.0
89Qatar23048.50.0
97Mongolia23047.00.0
1010Syria23045.50.0
1111Korea14026.50.0
1212Jordan05004.00.0
12 teams

10) Russian Cup Final 2010

There was just one further game to that reported last week. Zaven Andriasian won the event after defeating Artyom Timofeev in the second game of the final and so took the title. The women's final had already been won by Irina Turova who beat Baira Kovanova in the final.

11) Israeli Championships 2010

The Championships of Israel took place 8th Nov - Thu 18th Nov 2010. Vitali Golod took clear first place with 7.5/9 in this 9 round swiss. Masha Klinova won a bizarrely constructed women's event (5 player single round robin tournament to eliminate ONE player and then a single round robin with points from both added together is the best understanding I could manage of a format that was unnecessarily complicated). Klinova won the event easily with 6/7.

ch-ISR Haifa ISR Mon 8th Nov 2010 - Thu 18th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtg123456789Pts
1Golod, Vitali2582111½1½11½7.5/9
2Mikhalevski, Victor2602111½1½½016.5/9
3Nabaty, Tamir252911011½½1½6.5/9
4Kantarji, Pinchas2363½1½01½11½6.0/9
5Postny, Evgeny2604½11001½116.0/9
6Berkovich, Mark A2392½½1101½½½5.5/9
7Gruenfeld, Yehuda2469½1½10½1015.5/9
8Vydeslaver, Alik2388½01½½½1½15.5/9
9Zilberman, Yaacov248110½1½10105.0/9
10Tseitlin, Mark D2415½1½½1½½½05.0/9
11Kantsler, Boris2440101½1001½5.0/9
12Zaslavsky, Mikhail2424011½½½½½½5.0/9
13Axelrod, Arie23681010001115.0/9
14Kudischewitsch, David23660½0½1½½115.0/9
15Zaltz, Dov23160½½1½11004.5/9
16Pasman, Michael2015½½011½0104.5/9
17Galburd, Yan2322001½101014.5/9
18Rinberg, Alexander2302010001½114.5/9
19Sorin, Michael2204110½0100½4.0/9
20Reshef, Omer2366½01½101004.0/9
21Zanan, Evgeny2207½½1½0½1004.0/9
22Sheskin, Matan2252½01½010104.0/9
23Shachar, Ehud2370½1001½0014.0/9
24Givon, Asaf22280½½½01½104.0/9
25Aharon, Ofir2264½0011½00½3.5/9
26Porat, Maya2257½0½½10½003.0/9
27Prozhanski, Genrik23420000110013.0/9
28Krayz, Alexander23390½½½0½1003.0/9
29Shevelev, Arkady2315½½0000½½13.0/9
30Birnboim, Nathan23870101000103.0/9
31Mamut, Igor2229100000½012.5/9
32Kataev, Simcho2281100½000½02.0/9
32 players
ch-ISR w Haifa ISR Mon 8th Nov 2010 - Thu 18th Nov 2010
Final Standings
Rk Name Ti FED Elo Pts
1 Klinova, Masha IM ISR 2295 6
2 Atnilov, Bela ISR 2112 3.5
3 Vasiliev, Olga WIM ISR 2307 3
4 Bejashvili, Irma ISR 2
5 Kluchik, Julia RUS 2002 1.5

12) 4th Rijeka Open 2010

The 4th Rijeka Open took place 13th-20th November and saw Hrvoje Stevic edged out Zdenko Kozul on tie-break after both players finished on 6.5/9.

4th Mediterranean Open Rijeka CRO Sat 13th Nov 2010 - Sat 20th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Stevic HrvojeGMCRO26216.538.048.54
2Kozul ZdenkoGMCRO25956.537.547.54
3Popovic DusanGMSRB25466.039.550.03
4Haznedaroglu KivancGMTUR24396.039.048.04
5Predojevic BorkiGMBIH26326.038.549.53
6Lenic LukaGMSLO26196.037.547.54
7Saric IvanGMCRO25746.036.545.54
8Tate AlanSCO22346.036.046.04
9Yilmaz MustafaIMTUR24766.033.542.55
10Brkic AnteGMCRO25645.537.548.04
11Berescu Alin-MileGMROU24685.537.047.53
12Martinovic SasaIMCRO25025.536.046.04
13Kurajica BojanGMBIH25295.534.544.53
14Caspi IsraelIMISR24605.531.538.53
15Cvitan OgnjenGMCRO25265.035.546.02
16Nevednichy VladislavGMROU25475.034.044.04
17Loncar RobertIMCRO24045.033.042.53
18Rukavina JosipIMCRO24215.031.040.53
19Drljevic LjiljaWIMSRB22985.027.536.03
20Jovanic OgnjenGMCRO25324.536.546.52
21Drazic SinisaGMSRB25244.536.044.53
22Baron TalIMISR24554.535.045.04
23Bukal Vladimir JrIMCRO23904.532.542.53
24Plenca JulijanFMCRO23114.531.541.03
25Franciskovic BorkaWIMCRO22744.531.040.02
26Battaglini GabrielIMFRA24464.529.538.04
27Paljusaj EdmondFMCRO23164.528.536.54
28Zufic MiroslavIMCRO24424.526.535.03
29Fercec NenadGMCRO24914.031.040.52
30Nikolov SashoIMBUL24584.029.038.03
31Hagesaether EllenWIMNOR22754.029.034.53
46 players

13) 1st Brno Open

Jan Krejci won the 1st Brno Open with a score of 7.5/9 half a point clear of Pawel Szablowski.

1st Open Brno CZE Sun 14th Nov 2010 - Sat 20th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Krejci JanIMCZE24397.539.050.06
2Szablowski PawelPOL22887.040.051.56
3Yakimenko AlexanderRUS21946.538.050.05
4Cubas Pons JoanESP22126.536.547.06
5Karhanek PavelCZE21236.531.040.05
6Pons Carreras DavidFMESP23046.038.550.53
7Kratochvil KarelCZE21796.037.047.55
8Buchnicek PetrCZE23096.036.047.04
9Halldorsson Jon ArniISL21966.033.542.53
10Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22805.540.552.53
11Pokorny PetrCZE22645.539.550.53
12Bartos JanFMCZE21945.538.549.53
13Semenova IrinaWGMRUS22435.537.547.04
14Piankov EvgenijIMUKR23415.537.047.55
15Bacak-Jun. PetrCZE20505.536.543.02
16Hantak AdamGER22005.536.046.54
17Chetverik MaximIMRUS23395.533.544.05
18Heppell IanENG21225.532.543.05
19Kredl KarelCZE20865.532.541.54
20Vorobyov YrijFMUKR22355.532.541.53
21Mikulas DusanFMSVK21345.532.043.05
22Tsenov TsvetoslavBUL21415.037.547.53
23Mareckova MartinaCZE20565.036.046.03
24Mrva VladimirFMSVK21285.035.045.04
25Kolasin JanCZE19755.034.544.53
26Simkin AlexanderRUS19255.032.041.04
27Paral StanislavCZE20855.031.542.04
28Kopecek IvanCZE19665.031.541.04
29Volak MichalCZE22005.031.540.52
30Zikan KarelCZE17875.028.036.04
31Macek KamilCZE19684.537.044.52
32Hofirek BenediktCZE19104.536.044.54
33Snorek MilanCZE21794.534.545.03
34Majer-Sen. JiriCZE20874.533.543.54
35Spanton TimENG20304.531.039.54
36Cihal JanCZE19024.531.037.54
37Pribyl RadomirCZE20604.530.039.01
38Kotva MilanCZE20704.528.536.54
39Kosina VladimirCZE18784.528.037.53
40Zavadil MichalCZE20844.528.037.04
71 players

14) Interior Paulista Festival 2010

IX International Sao Jose do Rio Preto ARG Wed 17th Nov 2010 - Thu 25th Nov 2010
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Neubauer MartinIMAUT24324.07.250.03
2Barreto Filho Carlos AlbertoFMBRA23503.07.750.01
3Valiente CristobalIMPAR22323.04.750.01
Blit JacquesARG23593.04.750.01
5Gattass AllanBRA22613.04.500.01
6Crosa Coll MartinIMURU23582.57.500.00
7Stamenkovic DraganIMSRB23612.56.000.01
8Oliveira Silvio EduardoBRA23782.55.500.01
9Alonso Raphael V P PatricioBRA21672.05.000.00
10Borges Leomar BarberoFMBRA21992.04.500.00
11Lebredo Zaragoitia GerardoIMCUB22591.54.000.00
12Polachini DiegoBRA20070.00.000.00
12 players

15) Panamericano-Continental 2010

The Panamericano-Continental tournament took place 17th-22nd November 2010. Sergio Andres Sanabria Rangel took clear first place with 7.5/9 half a point clear of Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarev who defeated Darcy Lima to catch him on 7/9. Games from the final round not yet available.

Panam-Cont 2010 Cali COL Wed 17th Nov 2010 - Mon 22nd Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Sanabria Rangel Sergio AndresCOL23357.50.038.50.0
2Ortiz Suarez Isan ReynaldoIMCUB25437.01.037.50.0
3Lima DarcyGMBRA24827.00.038.50.0
4Cori JorgeGMPER25026.50.035.00.0
5Rodriguez Vila AndresGMURU25566.50.027.50.0
6Rios Cristhian CamiloFMCOL24056.00.036.00.0
7Arias Lemmys AIMESA23526.00.034.00.0
8Molina Roberto Junio BritoIMBRA24016.00.032.50.0
9Perez Rodriguez Luis ManuelGMCUB24836.00.031.00.0
10Escobar Forero AlderIMCOL24566.00.029.00.0
11Morales Jhon AlexanderCOL23096.00.027.00.0
12Cori T DeysiWGMPER23845.50.031.00.0
13Guerra Tulcan LeninCMECU23505.50.031.00.0
14Barrientos Sergio EIMCOL25165.50.030.50.0
15Garcia GildardoGMCOL23785.50.030.00.0
16Panesso Rivera HenryIMCOL23335.50.030.00.0
17Vittorino Carlo GiovanniFMCOL23055.50.028.50.0
18Arribas Robaina MaritzaWGMCUB22815.50.027.50.0
19Gallego Alcaraz Andres FelipeCOL23885.00.030.00.0
20Arenas DavidIMCOL24435.00.028.50.0
21Zapata AlonsoGMCOL24825.00.027.50.0
22Zuluaga CesarFMCOL23165.00.027.50.0
23Cadena Gustavo AdolfoCOL20515.00.025.00.0
24Garavito Miguel AngelCOL22535.00.025.00.0
25Ostos JulioIMVEN23255.00.023.50.0
26Uribe MauricioIMCOL23815.00.023.50.0
27Chirivi C Jenny AstridWIMCOL22445.00.023.50.0
28Sanchez Victor HugoCOL22935.00.022.50.0
29Beltran Carlos ArmandoCOL21945.00.022.50.0
30Salazar Aura CristinaWFMCOL21505.00.022.00.0
31Estrada Nieto JulianIMMEX23295.00.022.00.0
32Guelgua AlvaroCOL20395.00.019.00.0
33Contreras HenryFMCOL22024.50.026.00.0
34Mateus AlejandroCOL22744.50.023.00.0
35Romero Echeverria AbigailWFMECU20684.50.021.00.0
36Ruiz C Joshua DFMCOL21074.50.020.50.0
37Fandino Reyes RoquelinaWIMCUB21774.50.018.50.0
38Llacsahuanga DiegoPER20654.50.016.50.0
39Mateus MarthaWIMCOL21444.00.022.00.0
40Guerrero Juan CarlosIMCOL22544.00.022.00.0
41Cuellar DiegoFMPER21334.00.019.50.0
42Buitrago Juan CarlosCOL21604.00.019.50.0
43Kostov AlexCOL20554.00.017.50.0
44Lopez Idarraga Daniel EduardoCOL19974.00.017.00.0
45Saladen RafaelFMCOL21954.00.015.50.0
46Orozco Lina YomayraWCMCOL21374.00.015.50.0
47Renteria RolandoCOL22014.00.015.50.0
48Munoz Julian AndresCOL21583.50.024.00.0
49Tobar Juan CarlosCOL20163.50.022.00.0
50Torres Jose ArturoVEN22023.50.021.00.0
51Alvarez JavierCOL21603.50.018.50.0
52Condori EdwinPER21713.50.018.50.0
53Suasnabar JesusPER19673.50.017.50.0
54Vargas EdwinCOL20113.50.012.50.0
55Hernandez Oscar EduardoCOL20253.50.010.50.0
56Uribe Arteaga DanielCOL22203.00.020.00.0
57Acosta MarianoUSA20603.00.016.00.0
58Castrillon Gomez MelissaWFMCOL20133.00.016.00.0
59Prieto ErnestoCOL21023.00.015.50.0
60Manrique FernandoCOL19643.00.014.00.0
61Gomez SamaelCOL19943.00.013.50.0
62Herrera Juan SebastianCOL21253.00.011.00.0
63Vacca LeonardoCOL20432.50.013.00.0
64Heredia Serrano CarlaWIMECU20872.50.09.50.0
65Fernandez JaimeUSA20152.00.012.00.0
66Avellaneda Arevalo RonaldCOL19652.00.011.50.0
67Ospina Loaiza JhonnyCOL20022.00.07.00.0
67 players

16) Portuguese Supercup 2010

The Portuguese Supercup, a four board match played yearly between the national champions (currently AX Gaia) and the winner of last edition of the Portuguese Cup (GD Diana) took place 20th Nov in Bombarral. My thanks to Paulo Rocha for the news.

Portuguese Supercup Bombarral POR Sat 20th Nov 2010 - Sat 20th Nov 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Korneev, Oleg GM RUS 2582 4156803
2 Hoffman, Alejandro GM ARG 2439 100340
3 Pereira, Ruben IM POR 2434 1903063
4 Santos, Luis IM POR 2363 1900056
5 Cordovil, Joao FM POR 2198 1900102
6 Van Den Berg, Imme NED 1991 1901893
7 Carapau, Fernando Manuel Lucas POR 1864 1907280
8 Margarido, Jose Miguel Teixeira POR 1773 1914227

17) 4th South Bohemia Open

4th Open Cesky Krumlov CZE Sun 21st Nov 2010 - Sat 27th Nov 2010
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Cifka StanislavFMCZE24102.00.02.02
Piankov EvgenijIMUKR23412.00.02.02
Nikolaev LeonidFMUKR23082.00.02.02
Nemcova KaterinaWGMCZE22872.00.02.02
Semenova IrinaWGMRUS22432.00.02.02
Spence DavidENG22372.00.02.02
Umanec FilipCZE22002.00.02.02
8Chetverik MaximIMRUS23392.00.01.52
9Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22802.00.01.02
Ivanovic MiroslavSRB21742.00.01.02
Simkin AlexanderRUS19252.00.01.02
12Yakimenko Alexander A.RUS21941.50.01.51
13Vales VaclavCZE21931.00.03.01
Stojkovic AndrejaCRO19801.00.03.01
Rodling RobertCZE01.00.03.01
16Beter ArnostCZE20501.00.02.51
17Vorobyov YrijFMUKR22351.00.02.50
18Karlicek PavelCZE21471.00.02.01
Nikolaeva MariaWFMUKR20751.00.02.01
Porschberg ThomasGER20051.00.02.01
Lauko MarianCZE19891.00.02.01
Jeute PeterGER19691.00.02.01
Kellner PetrCZE19671.00.02.01
Horyna JosefCZE19221.00.02.01
Pokora LubomirCZE19221.00.02.01
Maryska VaclavCZE19141.00.02.01
Valtr FilipCZE19131.00.02.01
Nad BorisCZE18921.00.02.01
Jenicek JaromirCZE18411.00.02.01
Maliszewski JaroslawPOL18401.00.02.01
Balka LudvikCZE17781.00.02.01
48 players

18) Venetian Autumn Open 2010

115 chessplayers competed in two tournaments during "Autunno Scacchistico Veneziano", organised together, from October 30 to November 1, by "Esteban Canal Chess Club" and by "Carlo Salvioli Chess Club" of Venice. Open A Tournament (Rating > 1800) with 64 players, was won with 4,5 points on 5 games by the Makedonia i.m. Atanas Kizov, the Italian i.m. Daniele Genocchio from Treviso and Italian national master Andrea Del Monaco from Venice. The Open B tournament (Rating < 1800) was won by Gabriele Ballarin from Venice with 5 on 5 (51 players). Report: Antonio Rosino.

Venetian Autumn 2010 Venice ITA Sat 30th Oct 2010 - Mon 1st Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345Pts
1Kizov, AtanasIMMKD23891111½ 4.5/5
2Genocchio, DanieleIMITA24501111½ 4.5/5
3Del Monaco, AndreaITA22771111½ 4.5/5
4Gallo, EnricoITA212711101 4.0/5
5Gallana, MarcoITA208010111 4.0/5
6Ceschia, IvanoFMITA225610111 4.0/5
7Rorato, GiovanniITA2063½11½1 4.0/5
8Capaliku, AleksITA2088½11½1 4.0/5
9Xia JieITA21841101½ 3.5/5
10Aleksic, NenadIMSRB23591½1½½ 3.5/5
11Pechy, AlasterITA2191110½1 3.5/5
12Pfeifer, AndreasFRA20461011½ 3.5/5
13Lavric, MihailITA2025101½1 3.5/5
14Omeri, SilvanITA220411100 3.0/5
15Guerra, AlessandroITA226311100 3.0/5
16Redo, GiorgioITA21151½1½0 3.0/5
17Sorbera, GiovanniITA201011001 3.0/5
18Locci, DamianoITA215311001 3.0/5
19Cedriano, FilippoITA200610110 3.0/5
20Panican, GheorgheITA191501½1½ 3.0/5
21Biagioli, ValerioITA191901011 3.0/5
22Garonzi, MartinoITA20381½01½ 3.0/5
23Buzio, AlbertoITA18750½1½1 3.0/5
24Profumo, AlbertoITA226100111 3.0/5
25Vianello, EnricoITA218101011 3.0/5
26Bitossi, MassimoITA19361011 3.0/4
27Santolini, LuigiITA22351½010 2.5/5
28Faccia, SergioITA20601½001 2.5/5
29Buchicchio, GiancarloITA20951010½ 2.5/5
30Bortolussi, AndreaITA196610½10 2.5/5
64 players

19) First Saturday November 2010

The First Saturday tournaments for November took place 6th-17th November 2010. There is an official press release.

U14 achieved his 2nd IM norm at First Saturday Budapest, 2010 November event

After three years since he became a candidate, Mikhail Al Antipov (Russia) achieved his IM norm at the age of 13 by having 8.5 point from 11 rounds at First Saturday International Tournament. From three continents, altogether 42 players of 13 countries (England, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, United States, Vietnam), including 14 titles holders, came to take part in Hungary's most famous chess tournament.

First Saturday is an international tournament series, organized every month (except January) since 1991. During its two decades, lots of further well-known players participated, including Sofia Polgar, Gergely Antal, Magnus Carlsen and Peter Leko. The key of its success is the integration of professional chess players from all over the world and the helpful support that one can feel from the organizer IO Laszlo Nagy and his excellent team of arbiters. Being in the middle of the vibrant city of Budapest, First Saturday provides a great opportunity for players to get relexed between rounds and for accompanists to get familiar with famous historical and cultural heritage of Hungary.

Winners of different groups:

IM V. Saravanan (IND) gained the first place of the GM group with 6.5 points out of 10, having a higher TPR than 2500, which helped him finally ranked before 3 GMs.

IM SARAVANAN, (IND)

With his new norm, CM Mikhail Al. Antipov (RUS) achieved a total performance of 2487 and won the IM group ahead of eight international title holders.

ANTIPOV, Mikhail (RUS), 2nd IM norm.

In the groups of non-title holders, 27 participants competed against each other from non-rated till candidate master level. More info with the results of groups, photos and games are available at the tournament website: www.firstsaturday.hu which is updated daily.

The next GM-IM-ELO rating event will be from 4th until 15th December in the Hungarian chess federation, from 2011 5th of February on in the the HOTEL MEDOSZ.

Report: IA Peter Szamoskozi

FSGM November Budapest HUN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Wed 17th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Saravanan VIMIND24086.531.250.04
2Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24515.525.251.03
Czebe AttilaGMHUN24875.525.251.03
4Hoang Thanh TrangGMHUN24734.522.250.01
5Feher AdamHUN23484.021.750.03
6Del Monaco AndreaITA22854.019.250.02
6 players
FSIM November Budapest HUN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Wed 17th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Antipov Mikhail AlCMRUS23238.543.250.06
2Oparin GrigoriyFMRUS23067.037.750.03
3Farago SandorIMHUN22846.532.000.04
4To Nhat MinhIMHUN24006.032.750.01
5Horvath DavidHUN22926.029.500.05
6Tran Tuan MinhFMVIE22566.029.250.04
7Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22475.525.750.04
8Kahn Evarth DrIMHUN22605.026.500.02
9Lengyel BelaIMHUN22894.523.000.01
10Adams Nick AUSA22774.022.000.02
11Lyell MarkFMENG22104.020.750.01
12Biro DavidHUN22113.015.500.01
12 players
FSFMA November Budapest HUN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Wed 17th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Tran Minh ThangVIE20688.040.750.06
2Rousseau DanielCAN20778.039.000.08
3Schenkerik CsabaHUN21277.539.250.05
4Koczo KristofHUN21877.535.250.05
5Flaata Alexander RNOR20786.527.000.06
6Zala GyulaHUN19886.027.250.05
7Gross WilliGER05.525.250.03
8Heyl ThomasGER20425.524.000.05
9Krizsany Laszlo SrHUN19613.518.250.00
10Farkas RichardHUN20053.015.750.00
11Tessedik KarolyHUN19933.012.000.01
12Henrichsen JensDEN19492.08.750.01
12 players
FSFMB November Budapest HUN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Wed 17th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mayer IstvanFMHUN20499.539.750.09
2Kron GaborHUN18645.019.000.03
3Wanger TamasHUN18014.517.000.02
4Vecsernyes NorbertHUN18944.516.250.02
5Rekasi TiborHUN04.016.500.02
6Toth AntalHUN16702.513.500.01
6 players
FSFMC November Budapest HUN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Wed 17th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Yilmaz HarunTUR08.037.000.07
2Olah AttilaHUN15566.526.000.06
3Hetesi ZoltanHUN15236.022.250.05
4Vujosevics EszterHUN13344.015.750.03
5Kelemen Lajos DrHUN14513.510.000.03
6Somogyi TheodoraHUN12642.014.500.02
6 players

20) Chigorin Memorial 2010

The final version of the games file from the Chigorin Memorial, won by Eltaj Safarli has now appeared. Round 9 has now appeared as have a number of corrections and additions to earlier rounds. I give the file again in its entirity.

Classic Open St Petersburg RUS Thu 28th Oct 2010 - Fri 5th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Safarli, EltajGMAZE26071½11111½½7.553.042.02787
2Sokolov, IvanGMBIH26411111110½½7.056.544.02772
3Areshchenko, AlexanderGMUKR266411½1½1½1½7.053.541.02755
4Andreikin, DmitryGMRUS2669½1½1111½½7.052.540.52711
5Dreev, AlexeyGMRUS2649½111½11½½7.052.040.52725
6Sakaev, KonstantinGMRUS260711½11½1½½7.051.540.52750
7Fedoseev, VladimirIMRUS2477111½½½11½7.051.040.52742
8Smirin, IliaGMISR2657111½10½1½6.554.043.02700
9Zhigalko, SergeiGMBLR2640111½1½½½½6.554.042.52684
10Grachev, BorisGMRUS2668111½½½½½16.553.042.02693
11Andriasian, ZavenGMARM2579111½½½½½16.552.541.52722
12Savchenko, BorisGMRUS262711110101½6.552.540.52683
13Khairullin, IldarGMRUS2620½111½1½½½6.552.040.52631
14Chadaev, NikolaiGMRUS257411½1½½½½16.550.540.02680
15Khismatullin, DenisGMRUS2654½½111½½1½6.549.538.52613
16Demchenko, AntonIMRUS2529110111½½½6.549.039.02665
17Papin, VasilyIMRUS253411½½½1½1½6.548.538.02632
18Volkov, SergeyGMRUS2595111½010116.548.537.52654
19Burmakin, VladimirGMRUS25931½½½11½1½6.547.036.52564
20Stefansson, HannesGMISL258511½½1011½6.547.036.52639
21Yemelin, VasilyGMRUS25711½10101116.545.535.52587
22Swiercz, DariuszGMPOL25071½½10½1116.545.034.52560
23Geller, JakovIMRUS254411½011½1½6.544.534.02597
24Matlakov, MaximGMRUS261301½111½1½6.544.034.52565
25Kryakvin, DmitryGMRUS259101½½11½116.542.032.52505
26Romanov, EvgenyGMRUS25981½11½10½½6.051.540.52597
27Popov, ValerijGMRUS25591110101016.050.539.52602
28Lintchevski, DaniilGMRUS252811½01½1½½6.050.039.02579
29Malakhov, IgorFMRUS24251½011½½1½6.049.538.52600
30Fedorov, AlexeiGMBLR2599½11110½½½6.049.537.52550
275 players

21) Metropolitan Inv IM

Jack Peters reports: There is a new club in downtown Los Angeles called Metropolitan Chess. It's first international tournament, held Nov. 12-21, was a Category 4 event. No one achieved an IM norm. Top-seeded Enrico Sevillano won his final five games, including a last-round victory over tournament leader Zhanibek Amanov, to take first prize. Title tournaments are rare in California, but club founder Michael Belcher plans to reverse that trend with several in 2011, including some that will offer opportunities for GM norms. Games should follow next week. Website: metrochessla.com

1st Metropolitan IM Los Angeles USA Fri 12th Nov 2010 - Mon 22nd Nov 2010
Final Standings
Rk Name Ti FED Elo Pts
1 Sevillano, Enrico IM USA 2508 7.5-1.5
2 Amanov, Zhanibek IM KAZ 2394 7-2
3 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. FM USA 2341 5-4
4 Manukian, Garuch ARM 2302 5-4
5 Yankovsky, Roman RUS 2381 4.5-4.5
6 Taylor, Timothy IM USA 2317 4-5
7 Abrahamyan, Tatev WFM USA 2355 3.5-5.5
8 Gupta, Ankit USA 2235 3.5-5.5
9 Kavutskiy, Konstantin USA 2149 2.5-6.5.
10 Kretchetov, Alexandre FM RUS 2358 2.5-6.5.

22) Hampshire Congress 2010

Arthur Brameld sends games from the Hampshire Chess Congess that took place in Eastleigh 13th-14th November 2010. Michael Yeo took clear first with 5/6.

Hampshire Congress Eastleigh ENG Fri 12th Nov 2010 - Sun 14th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Yeo, Michael J21835.0/6
2Tunks, Dominic20764.5/6
3Pye, David E21574.5/6
4Williams, Peter A21794.0/6
5Kawuma, Steven Male21963.5/6
6McDougall, Andrew3.5/6
7McMaster, Richard20433.5/6
8Fowler, David W3.0/6
9Payne, Stephen J3.0/6
10Lawson, Maurice Elliot18323.0/6
11McDougall, William M3.0/6
12Gill, Oliver3.0/6
13Cordner, David A2.5/6
14Dallas, Peter L2.5/6
15Butcher, Doug2.0/6
16Edney, Richard H2.0/6
17Kamis, Kamarunsalehin18251.5/5
18Kawuma, Moses21800.0/2
18 players

23) 119th annual Rhode Island Open

George Mirijanian reports: The 119th annual Rhode Island Open took place on November 20, 2010 at the New England Institute of Technology in Warwick, Rhode Island. USA. GM Alexander Ivanov, 54, of Newton, Massachusetts tallied 3.5-0.5 to win first place. Capturing second place and the championship title as the highest-scoring state resident was 30-year-old U.S. Chess Federation-rated expert Benjamin Goldberg of Cumberland. He scored 3-1, including a draw with Ivanov in the third round, and in the process achieved a national master's rating for the first time in his career. Tying for third place with scores of 2.5-1.5 were 79-year-old FIDE master John A. Curdo of Auburn, Massachusetts, and USCF experts John Willard Moran of Jefferson, Mass., and 15-year-old Stuart S. Finney of Barrington, Rhode Island. The championship event drew 38 players in three sections and was directed by Frank Vogel III, assisted by Eric Berkey, for the sponsoring Rhode island Chess Association.

24) Dutch League

The 3rd Round of the Dutch League took place on 20th November 2010. The next round is on 11th December 2010.

TCh-NED 2010-11 Netherlands NED Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1HSG25627½6½8½622½
2Voerendaal240055½5½516
3Homburg Apeldoorn23513½85½417
4LSG23612½75½415
5Groningen22996½35314½
6Utrecht24183½4½6214
7SO Rotterdam2352525212
8Caissa22881½4½5½211½
9HMC Calder23754½4½5114
10Braceland ESGOO2310454½113½
10 teams

25) US Chess League 2010

The USCL final took place on 20th November 2010. The New England Nor'easters won 3-1 against Maimi. Sadly the match contained a forfeit as one of the Maimi players had car trouble and couldn't get to the venue.

USCL ICC (INT), 23 viii - 20 xi 2010
Final 11/20/2010
New EnglandvsMiami
1.IMSam Shankland NEvsGMJulio Becerra MIA 1-0
2.FMMarcel Martinez MIAvsIMRobert Hungaski NE 0-1
3.FMChristopher Chase NEvsFMCharles Galofre MIA 1F-0F
4.Nicholas Rosenthal MIAvsNMAlex Cherniack NE 1-0

26) 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010

The first two rounds of the 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League took place 6th-7th November 2010. Round 3 is on 5th December 2010.

49th Danish Teams Copenhagen DEN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1K41 1 412½
2Jetsmark 1 410½
3Arctic 310
4Aarhus / Schools 1210
5Southeastern 139
6Nordre 117
7BMS16½
81968 SK 115
9Bronshoj 1 05
10Noerresundby 1 14½
10 teams

27) Austrian Bundesliga 2010-11

The Austrian Bundesliga started 19th=21st November 2010. The games were covered live on the internet. The next rounds (4-6) are 20th-22nd January 2011.

TCh-AUT 2010-11 Vienna AUT Fri 19th Nov 2010 - Sun 6th Mar 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
112SK Sparkasse Jenbach3300613.50
29SK MPÖ Maria Saal3300613.00
310ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf3201511.00
47ASVÖ SK Lackenbach3210411.50
53SK Advisory Invest Baden3102410.00
611ASVÖ Signum Siebdruck St.Veit311138.50
72SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld312027.50
85ASVÖ VHS Pöchlarn312026.00
96Wüstenrot SIR Salzburg312025.50
104Mayrhofen/Zillertal302118.00
111SK Hohenems302117.00
128Styria Graz303006.50
12 teams

28) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11

Next: Round 5 4th December 2010.

Elitserien Stockholm SWE Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Lunds ASK55001032.5
2SK Rockaden, Sthlm4400825
3Team Viking4301722
4Limhamns SK4112415.5
5SK Kamraterna4220414.5
6Solna SS4220413
7Orgryte SK5131314.5
8SS Manhem4121314
9Eksjo-Aneby-Alliansen4121313
10Farsta SK4022213.5
11Upsala ASS4130213
12Vasteras SK404009.5
12 teams

29) Active Team Events

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

Bundesliga 2010-11

Next: Rounds 5-6 11th-12th December 2010.

Schachbundesliga 2010-11 Munich GER Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 10th Apr 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 15) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
17OSG Baden-Baden5401928.5
210Werder Bremen5410824.0
39Hamburger SK5311725.0
412SC Eppingen5311723.0
58SG Trier5320622.0
65SF Katernberg4310617.5
72SG Solingen4310617.0
811SF Berlin5221521.5
91SV Wattenscheid5221518.0
106SV Mülheim-Nord4211516.0
1114SV Griesheim5122419.5
1216SV Nickelhütte Aue5230419.5
133SK Turm Emsdetten5131316.5
144SC Remagen4031112.5
1513FC Bayern München5050012.0
1615Delmenhorster SK5050011.5
16 teams

4NCL 2010-11

Next: Rounds 3-4 15th-16th January 2011.

4NCL 2010-11 Daventry ENG Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Mon 2nd May 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
PlTeamGms+-=PtsTB1
1Pride & Prejudice2200413
2Barbican 4NCL 12200412
3Betsson.com2200411½
4Cheddleton 1211028½
5The AD's211026½
6Wood Green Hilsmark 2202005
7Pandora's Box Grantham202004
8Warwickshire Select 1202003½
TeamGms+-=PtsTB1
1Wood Green Hilsmark 12200412½
2White Rose 12200410
3Guildford A&DC 1211028½
4e2e4.org.uk 1211028½
5Oxford 1211027
6Cambridge University 1211026½
7Sambuca Sharks202005½
8Barbican 4NCL 2202005
16 teams

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11

Next: Rounds 3-4 4th-5th December 2010.

TCh-CZE 2010-11 Frydek Mistek CZE Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 17th Apr 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
161. Novoborsky ŠK220069.53.0
212ŠK Rapid Pardubice220069.02.0
31Vystaviště Lysa nad Labem3111412.52.0
43ŠK Zlin210149.01.5
54ŠK Labortech Ostrava210148.52.0
62ŠK Mahrla Praha3120311.02.0
75ŠK Zikuda Turnov200228.01.5
88A64 VALOZ Grygov201117.51.5
9112222 ŠK Polabiny201117.51.5
109TŽ Třinec201117.51.0
117Tatran Litovel201117.01.5
1210BŠŠ Frydek-Mistek201117.01.0
12 teams

TCh-NOR Attack-Serien 2010-11

Next: Rounds 4-6 21st-23rd Jan 2011.

TCh-NOR 2010-11 Oslo NOR Fri 5th Nov 2010 - Fri 25th Mar 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgMptsBptsTB1
1OSS24776,013,08,00
2Porsgrunn23345,011,06,50
3Asker22904,08,52,00
4SK 191122913,010,04,50
5SOSS22213,09,03,50
6Bergens22473,08,02,50
7Nordstrand22013,07,51,50
8Moss23252,08,50,00
9Akademisk22991,08,02,50
10Trondheim22310,06,50,00
10 teams

30) Larry Evans dies at the age of 78

Larry Melvyn Evans, born March 23, 1932 in Manhattan, New York, died Washoe Hospital in Reno, Nevada, 15th November 2010, following an operation has died at the age of 78. Larry Evans was in the first generation of US chess players to emerge after the second world war coming from the vibrant New York Chess scene. His most important chess results were in the United States or in Olympiads He was best known for his writing and his relationship with Bobby Fischer.

Larry Evans won the US Championships 5 times starting in 1951 ahead of Sammy Reshevsky, 1961, 1962, 1968 and 1980 (shared with Larry Christiansen and Walter Browne although Christiansen won a playoff later). He also had two 2nd placed finishes behind Fischer in 1963-4 (Fischer's 100%) and 1966.

He played for the US 8 times at the Olympiads (Debut 1950 where he earned a Gold Medal for his individual performance on board 6, until, with nice symmetry, Haifa 1976, where he appeared for the final time but was part of the US team that took Gold). He earned the GM title in 1957. He appeared only once in an Interzonal, in Amsterdam 1964 where he finished a disappointing 14th.

It is for his journalism he is best known, writing many books (including editing the 10th edition of MCO) and newspaper articles for mostly US newspapers in syndication. Although some of his writing has been criticised he has at least two crowning achievements in my opinion. Personally the book "New Ideas in Chess" (1958) influenced me greatly as a teenager. Although Bobby Fischer's "My 60 Memorable Games" is rightly regarded as a major achievement for him there is little doubt that without Evans it would never have appeared. Evans compiled the analysis and faithfully conveyed the text in Fischer's voice.

He acted as a friend and mentor to Fischer serving as his second in the Candidates series that took Fischer to the title but not in the World Championship match in Reykjavik. He is also supposed to have introduced Fischer to some shady ladies from Argentina that led to Fischer's worst tournament result in Buenos Aires in 1960. This was also one of Evans' best international results finishing 4th. His other great result was 2nd= with Petrosian, behind Donner in Venice 1967.

He was a controversial figure in US Chess' horrible local politics. He will be sadly missed. http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10820/608/ is the US Chess Federation's announcement and this is Larry Evans Wikipedia Entry.

Table of Larry Evans' only Interzonal appearance.

Amsterdam Interzonal (NED), v-vi 1964
PlNameTotalT/B
1Smyslov,V 17.0179.00
2Larsen,B 17.0178.00
3Spassky,B 17.0172.25
4Tal,M 17.0171.00
5Stein,L 16.5
6Bronstein,D 16.0
7Ivkov,B 15.0
8Reshevsky,S 14.5144.25
9Portisch,L 14.5138.00
10Gligoric,S 14.0
11Darga,K 13.5
12Lengyel,L 13.0
13Pachman,L 12.5
14Evans,LM 10.0
15Tringov,G 9.5
16Benko,P 9.0
17Rossetto,H 8.082.00
18Foguelman,A 8.076.50
19Bilek,I 8.072.75
20Quinones,O 7.0
21Porath,Y 5.5
22Perez,F 5.0
23Berger,B 4.5
24Vranesic,Z 4.0
8th Venice International (ITA), 21st Oct - 5 Nov 1967
RkTiNameFED1234567891011121314Pts
1gmJan Hein DonnerNED*½1½1½½111111111
2gmTigran PetrosianURS½*½½1½½11111½110
3gmLarry EvansUSA0½*½½½1111111110
4gmLudek PachmanCSR½½½*0½½½1½½1118
5gmDragoljub JanosevicJUG00½1*½½1½111018
6gmLevente LengyelHUN½½½½½*½110½½1½7½
7gmKarl RobatschAUT½½0½½½*01½1½117½
8miStefano TataiITA000½001*01½1116
9miEsteban CanalPER0000½001*½11½15½
10miJosef KupperSUI000½01½0½*0½115
11mSilvain ZinserFRA000½0½0½01*1½½4½
12miEnrico PaoliITA00000½½00½0*113½
13mRemo CalapsoITA0½001000½0½0*½3
14mAntonio MagrinITA00000½0000½0½*1½

31) Forthcoming Events and Links

6th Femida Cup 2010

6th Femida Cup 2010 Kharkiv UKR Tue 23rd Nov 2010 - Fri 26th Nov 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2744 14103320
2 Eljanov, Pavel GM UKR 2742 14102951
3 Jobava, Baadur GM GEO 2707 13601520
4 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2684 14105730
5 Volokitin, Andrei GM UKR 2676 14107090
6 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij GM UKR 2670 14102595
7 Moiseenko, Alexander GM UKR 2670 14102560
8 Zhigalko, Sergei GM BLR 2665 13502956
9 Areshchenko, Alexander GM UKR 2661 14109530
10 Kuzubov, Yuriy GM UKR 2633 14112906
11 Baklan, Vladimir GM UKR 2613 14102196
12 Azarov, Sergei GM BLR 2601 13501470
13 Zherebukh, Yaroslav GM UKR 2573 14116804
14 Kravtsiv, Martyn GM UKR 2566 14113147
15 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2561 14103052
16 Firman, Nazar IM UKR 2551 14104490
17 Brodsky, Michail GM UKR 2549 14100932
18 Aveskulov, Valeriy GM UKR 2538 14109743
19 Nyzhnyk, Illya IM UKR 2535 14118084
20 Nosenko, Alexander IM UKR 2523 14100690
21 Ipatov, Alexander IM ESP 2514 14116731
22 Onischuk, Vladimir IM UKR 2505 14114038
23 Ivanov, Oleg V IM UKR 2494 14110709
24 Iakymov, Volodymyr IM UKR 2494 14110164
25 Gasanov, Eldar GM UKR 2488 14104466

70th Italian Championships 2010

70th ch-ITA Siena ITA Tue 23rd Nov 2010 - Sat 4th Dec 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2709 2020009
2 Godena, Michele GM ITA 2549 800090
3 Brunello, Sabino IM ITA 2544 813613
4 Rombaldoni, Denis IM ITA 2494 813575
5 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl IM ITA 2492 817570
6 D'Amore, Carlo IM ITA 2485 800066
7 Ortega, Lexy GM ITA 2480 811416
8 Rombaldoni, Axel IM ITA 2471 815837
9 Garcia Palermo, Carlos GM ITA 2465 110124
10 Genocchio, Daniele IM ITA 2433 806463
11 Piscopo, Pierluigi IM ITA 2399 809152
12 Bonafede, Alessandro FM ITA 2310 813826

Vasylyshyn Memorial 2010

GM Lviv UKR Tue 23rd Nov 2010 - Wed 1st Dec 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Oleksienko, Mikhailo GM UKR 2559 4152417
2 Vysochin, Spartak GM UKR 2550 14103516
3 Vovk, Andrey GM UKR 2546 14114470
4 Fedoseev, Vladimir IM RUS 2477 24130737
5 Petr, Martin IM CZE 2462 318299
6 Semcesen, Daniel IM SWE 2449 1706993
7 Smith, Axel IM SWE 2448 1707930
8 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy IM UKR 2438 14100371
9 Grabliauskas, Virginijus IM LTU 2404 12800597
10 Polivanov, Anatoliy IM UKR 2395 14109468
WGM Lviv UKR Tue 23rd Nov 2010 - Wed 1st Dec 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Hryhorenko, Nataliya WIM UKR 2344 14111390
2 Soloviova, Liza WGM UKR 2315 14117665
3 Fominykh, Maria WIM RUS 2309 4142411
4 Petrenko, Svetlana IM MDA 2256 13900196
5 Matseyko, Katerina WGM UKR 2243 14109794
6 Chulivska, Vita WIM UKR 2215 14108917
7 Gasik, Anna WFM POL 2196 1121952
8 Chlost, Marlena WFM POL 2152 1122657
9 Cherednichenko, Elena WFM UKR 2149 14105560
10 Buksa, Nataliya UKR 1943 14123622
IM Lviv UKR Tue 23rd Nov 2010 - Wed 1st Dec 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Grekh, Andrey IM UKR 2373 14112418
2 Bargan, Sergei IM MDA 2347 13900854
3 Nester, Ihor IM UKR 2340 14107600
4 Duzhakov, Ilya FM RUS 2336 4192516
5 Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav FM BLR 2328 13505130
6 Meleshko, Vladimir UKR 2252 14111055
7 Huda, Maryana WGM UKR 2221 14116553
8 Vetoshko, Volodymyr UKR 2211 14122480
9 Terletsky, Oleg UKR 2170 14116774
10 Leinov, Roman BLR 2162 13504649

Belgrade Trophy 2010

Vladas Mikenas-100 2010

National Chess Congress 2010

World Youth Olympiad 2010

77th Brazilian Championships 2010

World Chess Championship Women 2010

WChw Hatay TUR Thu 2nd Dec 2010 - Sat 25th Dec 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Koneru, Humpy GM IND 2600 5008123
2 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2591 8602980
3 Kosintseva, Tatiana GM RUS 2581 4133471
4 Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2551 13601903
5 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM BUL 2548 2902257
6 Muzychuk, Anna IM SLO 2530 14111330
7 Cramling, Pia GM SWE 2526 1700030
8 Harika, Dronavalli IM IND 2525 5015197
9 Ju, Wenjun WGM CHN 2524 8603006
10 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2522 14109336
11 Cmilyte, Viktorija GM LTU 2514 12801259
12 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2507 4128125
13 Chiburdanidze, Maia GM GEO 2502 13600036
14 Socko, Monika GM POL 2495 1106619
15 Sebag, Marie GM FRA 2494 617822
16 Ruan, Lufei WGM CHN 2480 8602727
17 Mkrtchian, Lilit IM ARM 2479 13300601
18 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2478 14101572
19 Zhu, Chen GM QAT 2477 8600546
20 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2474 4641833
21 Zhao, Xue GM CHN 2474 8601283
22 Hoang Thanh Trang GM HUN 2473 12400149
23 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2472 4147855
24 Danielian, Elina GM ARM 2466 13300210
25 Muzychuk, Mariya IM UKR 2462 14114550
26 Shen, Yang WGM CHN 2461 8603162
27 Skripchenko, Almira IM FRA 2460 13900145
28 Ushenina, Anna IM UKR 2460 14110911
29 Dembo, Yelena IM GRE 2454 723916
30 Zhukova, Natalia GM UKR 2447 14101513
31 Rajlich, Iweta IM POL 2446 1108166
32 Turova, Irina IM RUS 2439 4120876
33 Khukhashvili, Sopiko IM GEO 2430 13602055
34 Houska, Jovanka IM ENG 2421 405094
35 Romanko, Marina IM RUS 2414 4149351
36 Munguntuul, Batkhuyag IM MGL 2409 4900758
37 Foisor, Cristina-Adela IM ROU 2403 1200496
38 Huang, Qian WGM CHN 2402 8602689
39 Ovod, Evgenija IM RUS 2387 4131827
40 Shadrina, Tatiana WGM RUS 2384 4119118
41 Cori T., Deysi WGM PER 2384 3801934
42 Kovanova, Baira WGM RUS 2380 4164083
43 Ding, Yixin WGM CHN 2370 8602972
44 Zawadzka, Jolanta WGM POL 2368 1122320
45 Fierro Baquero, Martha L. IM ECU 2363 3600270
46 Muminova, Nafisa WIM UZB 2360 14201526
47 Lomineishvili, Maia IM GEO 2347 13600656
48 Zhang, Xiaowen WGM CHN 2339 8603219
49 Baginskaite, Camilla WGM USA 2336 2014599
50 Vasilevich, Irina IM RUS 2333 4141296
51 Soumya, Swaminathan WGM IND 2332 5016193
52 Meenakshi Subbaraman WGM IND 2328 5004381
53 Demina, Julia WGM RUS 2323 4105621
54 Ozturk, Kubra WIM TUR 2264 6302599
55 Caoili, Arianne WIM AUS 2242 5201179
56 Nadig, Kruttika WGM IND 2230 5012716
57 Yildiz, Betul Cemre WIM TUR 2225 6302920
58 Zuriel, Marisa WIM ARG 2208 109142
59 Aliaga Fernandez, Ingrid Y WFM PER 2154 3802191
60 Kagramanov, Dina WIM CAN 2101 933953
61 Mona, Khaled WGM EGY 2093 10605908
62 Heredia Serrano, Carla WIM ECU 2087 3603687
63 Greeff, Melissa WGM RSA 2082 14301504
64 Mezioud, Amina WIM ALG 2029 7900970

X Benidorm Chess Festival 2010

2nd Pilsen Open 2010

31st Crespi Memorial 2010

2nd London Chess Classic

2nd Chess Classic London ENG Mon 6th Dec 2010 - Wed 15th Dec 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2804 5000017
2 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2802 1503014
3 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2791 4101588
4 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2741 2016192
5 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2723 400041
6 Short, Nigel D GM ENG 2680 400025
7 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2645 404853
8 Howell, David W L GM ENG 2611 410608

63rd ch-RUS Superfinal

63rd ch-RUS Moscow RUS Fri 10th Dec 2010 - Wed 22nd Dec 2010
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2771 4126025
2 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2760 14109603
3 Jakovenko, Dmitry GM RUS 2726 4122356
4 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2722 4102142
5 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2720 4168119
6 Malakhov, Vladimir GM RUS 2712 4120787
7 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2709 4152956
8 Tomashevsky, Evgeny GM RUS 2699 4147235
9 Kurnosov, Igor GM RUS 2676 4142527
10 Zvjaginsev, Vadim GM RUS 2676 4113403
11 Khismatullin, Denis GM RUS 2659 4142578
12 Potkin, Vladimir GM RUS 2646 4131061

Tancat Magistral 2010

10th Amplico Life 2010

North American Open 2010

12th Czech Christmas 2010-11

Gold Coast International 2010

XL Rilton Cup 2010-11

53rd Reggio Emilia 2010-11

53rd Masters Reggio Emilia ITA Tue 28th Dec 2010 - Thu 6th Jan 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2764 14100010
2 Gashimov, Vugar GM AZE 2733 13400630
3 Movsesian, Sergei GM SVK 2721 310204
4 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2709 2020009
5 Navara, David GM CZE 2708 309095
6 Morozevich, Alexander GM RUS 2700 4116992
7 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2698 2205530
8 Onischuk, Alexander GM USA 2683 14101025
9 Short, Nigel D GM ENG 2680 400025
10 Godena, Michele GM ITA 2549 800090

Hastings Congress 2010-11

XXII Roquetas Open

10th Prague Open 2011

73rd Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2011

73rd Tata Steel GMA Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2804 5000017
2 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2802 1503014
3 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2801 13300474
4 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2791 4101588
5 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2771 4126025
6 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2744 14103320
7 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2741 2016192
8 Shirov, Alexei GM ESP 2735 2209390
9 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2727 8602883
10 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2720 4168119
11 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2703 623539
12 Giri, Anish GM NED 2682 24116068
13 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2660 1007246
14 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2626 1007998
73rd Tata Steel GMB Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw GM POL 2726 1118358
2 Fressinet, Laurent GM FRA 2709 608742
3 Navara, David GM CZE 2708 309095
4 Efimenko, Zahar GM UKR 2701 14107201
5 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2689 12401137
6 So, Wesley GM PHI 2669 5202213
7 Sargissian, Gabriel GM ARM 2667 13300881
8 Hammer, Jon Ludvig GM NOR 2647 1503707
9 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2645 404853
10 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar GM IND 2644 5002150
11 Tkachiev, Vladislav GM FRA 2636 618438
12 Li, Chao b GM CHN 2632 8604436
13 Nijboer, Friso GM NED 2583 1000063
14 Spoelman, Wouter GM NED 2543 1010891
73rd Tata Steel GMC Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ivanisevic, Ivan GM SRB 2628 912417
2 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas GM KAZ 2623 13700316
3 Bluvshtein, Mark GM CAN 2587 2603608
4 Vocaturo, Daniele GM ITA 2569 813192
5 Nyzhnyk, Illya IM UKR 2535 14118084
6 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2522 14109336
7 Bok, Benjamin IM NED 2458 1017063
8 Van Kampen, Robin IM NED 2454 1020854
9 De Jong, Jan-Willem IM NED 2440 1008641
10 Van Der Werf, Mark IM NED 2431 1000470
11 Siebrecht, Sebastian GM GER 2422 4609352
12 Tania, Sachdev IM IND 2385 5007844

10th Marienbad Open 2011

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2011

Moscow Open 2011

1st Cento Open

Bermuda Open 2010

2nd Novy Bor Open

16th Lienz Open 2011

12th European Indiv 2011

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