THE WEEK IN CHESS 839 6th December 2010 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 2nd London Chess Classic
3) World Chess Championship Women 2010
4) 70th Italian Championship 2010
5) Vasylyshyn Memorial 2010
6) Belgrade Trophy 2010
7) XXVI Governors Cup
8) 60th ch-GRE 2010
9) Kilkenny Masters 2010
10) World Youth Olympiad 2010
11) 77th Brazilian Championships 2010
12) Karpov vs Miljkovic Rapid Match 2010
13) 2nd Pilsen Open 2010
14) 31st Crespi Memorial 2010
15) First Saturday December 2010
16) XXI Goch Open 2010
17) CONPET Cup 2010
18) Podgaets Memorial 2010
19) Russian Students Sports Union 2010
20) X Benidorm Chess Festival 2010
21) Moscow Teams 2010
22) Frauenbundesliga 2010-11
23) Moscow Student Teams 2010
24) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11
25) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11
26) 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010
27) Active Team Events
28) 46th American Open 2010
29) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
World Chess Championship Women64 games
70th Italian Championship30 games
Vasylyshyn Memorial45 games
Belgrade Trophy392 games
XXVI Governors Cup10 games
60th ch-GRE25 games
Kilkenny Masters8 games
World Youth Olympiad294 games
77th Brazilian Championships48 games
Karpov vs Miljkovic Rapid Match4 games
31st Crespi Memorial32 games
XXI Goch Open536 games
CONPET Cup124 games
Podgaets Memorial9 games
Russian Students Sports Union50 games
Moscow Teams36 games
Moscow Student Teams40 games
46th American Open7 games
1754 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Luis Blasco de la Cruz, Dave Clayton, Wolfgang Evers, Anuta Laurentiu, Mikhail Golubev, Yuri Vovk, Michael Kopylov, Holger Lieske, and everyone else who helped with the issue.

A little bit of a quieter week. The Women's World Championships have started in Antakya (also known as Hatay apparently) and will run until Christmas. One can't help feeling, just like with the men, this knockout is a format unworthy of the importance of the title. Nevertheless I think that women's chess (especially through their Grand Prix) has done a very good job of promoting its stars recently and this should be a good show. Defending Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk, top seed Humpy Koneru and losing 2008 finalist Hou Yifan all made it through to round 2 with 2-0 wins. The biggest casualty of the first round was number 8 seed Pia Cramling.

This issue is out early as I will be traveling down to London early tomorrow for the start of the London Chess Classic whose first round is on Wednesday. Should be great.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 2nd London Chess Classic

The first round of the London Chess Classic starts on Wednesday. I will be there for all the rounds. As a special treat Garry Kasparov will visit the final day of the competition.

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

3) World Chess Championship Women 2010

The Women's World Chess Championships run up until Christmas. Using the same format as the old FIDE format for the men it suffers the same problems of overly short 2 game matches followed by rapid/blitz playoffs until the final. Nevertheless these are very tough tournaments and the winner will certainly have achieved a great deal in just surviving.

World Chess Championship Women 2010 (Antakya) TUR Thur 2nd Dec 2010 - Sun 24th Dec 2010
Round 1 Results:
Name FED T Rtg G1 G2 Rp1 Rp2 Bz1 Bz2 SD Total
Round 1 Match 01
Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS GM 2507 1 1 2
Mezioud, Amina ALG WIM 2029 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 02
Greeff, Melissa RSA WGM 2082 0 0 0
Koneru, Humpy IND GM 2600 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 03
Hou, Yifan CHN GM 2591 1 1 2
Heredia Serrano, Carla ECU WIM 2087 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 04
Mona, Khaled EGY WGM 2093 0 0 0
Kosintseva, Tatiana RUS GM 2581 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 05
Dzagnidze, Nana GEO GM 2551 1 1 2
Kagramanov, Dina CAN WIM 2101 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 06
Aliaga Fernandez, Ingrid Y PER WFM 2154 0 0 0
Stefanova, Antoaneta BUL GM 2548 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 07
Muzychuk, Anna SLO IM 2530 1 1 2
Zuriel, Marisa ARG WIM 2208 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 08
Yildiz, Betul Cemre TUR WIM 2225 ½ 1
Cramling, Pia SWE GM 2526 ½ 0 ½
Round 1 Match 09
Harika, Dronavalli IND IM 2525 ½ 1
Nadig, Kruttika IND WGM 2230 ½ 0 ½
Round 1 Match 10
Caoili, Arianne AUS WIM 2242 - - 0
Ju, Wenjun CHN WGM 2524 + + 2
Round 1 Match 11
Lahno, Kateryna UKR GM 2522 1 ½
Ozturk, Kubra TUR WIM 2264 0 ½ ½
Round 1 Match 12
Demina, Julia RUS WGM 2323 0 0 0
Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU GM 2514 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 13
Chiburdanidze, Maia GEO GM 2502 1 1 2
Meenakshi Subbaraman IND WGM 2328 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 14
Soumya, Swaminathan IND WGM 2332 0 ½ ½
Socko, Monika POL GM 2495 1 ½
Round 1 Match 15
Sebag, Marie FRA GM 2494 1 1 2
Vasilevich, Irina RUS IM 2333 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 16
Baginskaite, Camilla USA WGM 2336 0 1 1
Ruan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480 1 0 1
Round 1 Match 17
Mkrtchian, Lilit ARM IM 2479 ½ ½ 1
Zhang, Xiaowen CHN WGM 2339 ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 18
Lomineishvili, Maia GEO IM 2347 0 0 0
Zatonskih, Anna USA IM 2478 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 19
Zhu, Chen QAT GM 2477 1 1 2
Muminova, Nafisa UZB WIM 2360 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 20
Fierro Baquero, Martha L. ECU IM 2363 0 ½ ½
Zhao, Xue CHN GM 2474 1 ½
Round 1 Match 21
Paehtz, Elisabeth GER IM 2474 ½ ½ 1
Zawadzka, Jolanta POL WGM 2368 ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 22
Ding, Yixin CHN WGM 2370 1 0 1
Hoang Thanh Trang HUN GM 2473 0 1 1
Round 1 Match 23
Pogonina, Natalija RUS WGM 2472 0 0 0
Kovanova, Baira RUS WGM 2380 1 1 2
Round 1 Match 24
Shadrina, Tatiana RUS WGM 2384 1 1 2
Danielian, Elina ARM GM 2466 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 25
Muzychuk, Mariya UKR IM 2462 1 1 2
Cori T., Deysi PER WGM 2384 0 0 0
Round 1 Match 26
Ovod, Evgenija RUS IM 2387 1 ½
Shen, Yang CHN WGM 2461 0 ½ ½
Round 1 Match 27
Ushenina, Anna UKR IM 2460 ½ ½ 1
Huang, Qian CHN WGM 2402 ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 28
Foisor, Cristina-Adela ROU IM 2403 ½ ½ 1
Skripchenko, Almira FRA IM 2460 ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 29
Dembo, Yelena GRE IM 2454 ½ ½ 1
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag MGL IM 2409 ½ ½ 1
Round 1 Match 30
Romanko, Marina RUS IM 2414 ½ 1
Zhukova, Natalia UKR GM 2447 ½ 0 ½
Round 1 Match 31
Rajlich, Iweta POL IM 2446 - - 0
Houska, Jovanka ENG IM 2421 + + 2
Round 1 Match 32
Khukhashvili, Sopiko GEO IM 2430 ½ 1
Turova, Irina RUS IM 2439 ½ 0 ½

4) 70th Italian Championship 2010

Favourite Fabiano Caruana took a little while to get going but in the end ran away with the Italian Championships with 7/9.

70th ch-ITA Siena ITA Tue 23rd Nov 2010 - Sat 4th Dec 2010. Category: 10. Ave: (2486)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2709 # = 1 1 1 1 1 = = = 1 1 9 2728
2 D'Amore, Carlo IM ITA 2485 = # = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 = = 7.5 2619
3 Garcia Palermo, Carlos GM ITA 2465 0 = # 1 1 = = = = 1 1 1 7.5 2621
4 Brunello, Sabino IM ITA 2544 0 = 0 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 2517
5 Rombaldoni, Denis IM ITA 2494 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 = = 1 0 1 6 2521
6 Godena, Michele GM ITA 2549 0 = = = 0 # = = = = 1 1 5.5 2480
7 Piscopo, Pierluigi IM ITA 2399 0 0 = 0 0 = # 0 1 1 1 1 5 2458
8 Ortega, Lexy GM ITA 2480 = = = 0 = = 1 # 0 0 = = 4.5 2421
9 Genocchio, Daniele IM ITA 2433 = 0 = 0 = = 0 1 # = = = 4.5 2426
10 Bonafede, Alessandro FM ITA 2310 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = # 1 1 4.5 2437
11 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl IM ITA 2492 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 = = 0 # 1 3.5 2352
12 Rombaldoni, Axel IM ITA 2471 0 = 0 1 0 0 0 = = 0 0 # 2.5 2276
Round 1. Tue 23rd Nov 2010
Bonafede, Alessandro 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 63 B20 Sicilian
D'Amore, Carlo 1/2-1/2 Rombaldoni, Axel 36 B22 Sicilian
Ortega, Lexy 1/2-1/2 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 19 D75 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dc
Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1-0 Brunello, Sabino 19 A46 Queen's pawn
Rombaldoni, Denis 1-0 Piscopo, Pierluigi 42 A15 English opening
Genocchio, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Godena, Michele 12 C45 Scotch game
Round 2. Wed 24th Nov 2010
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Piscopo, Pierluigi 29 C41 Philidor
Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 1/2-1/2 D'Amore, Carlo 21 A22 English
Brunello, Sabino 0-1 Rombaldoni, Denis 40 A13 English opening
Godena, Michele 1/2-1/2 Ortega, Lexy 20 C24 Bishop's opening
Bonafede, Alessandro 1/2-1/2 Genocchio, Daniele 23 C50 Giuoco Piano
Rombaldoni, Axel 0-1 Garcia Palermo, Carlos 25 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 3. Thu 25th Nov 2010
Ortega, Lexy 0-1 Bonafede, Alessandro 41 A80 Dutch
Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1-0 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 18 A15 English opening
D'Amore, Carlo 1/2-1/2 Godena, Michele 10 C49 Four knights
Genocchio, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 29 B21 Sicilian
Rombaldoni, Denis 1-0 Rombaldoni, Axel 35 D77 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O
Piscopo, Pierluigi 0-1 Brunello, Sabino 26 B13 Caro-Kann
Round 4. Fri 26th Nov 2010
Rombaldoni, Axel 0-1 Piscopo, Pierluigi 29 B30 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Brunello, Sabino 50 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Godena, Michele 1/2-1/2 Garcia Palermo, Carlos 31 C65 Ruy Lopez
Genocchio, Daniele 1-0 Ortega, Lexy 34 A20 English opening
Bonafede, Alessandro 0-1 D'Amore, Carlo 40 C50 Giuoco Piano
Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 1-0 Rombaldoni, Denis 34 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 5. Sat 27th Nov 2010
D'Amore, Carlo 1-0 Genocchio, Daniele 17 A05 Reti opening
Brunello, Sabino 0-1 Rombaldoni, Axel 37 A84 Dutch defence
Rombaldoni, Denis 1-0 Godena, Michele 62 A41 Old Indian
Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1-0 Bonafede, Alessandro 25 A10 English
Ortega, Lexy 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 41 A15 English opening
Piscopo, Pierluigi 1-0 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 26 C00 French
Round 6. Sun 28th Nov 2010
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Rombaldoni, Axel 33 B56 Sicilian
Godena, Michele 1/2-1/2 Piscopo, Pierluigi 64 B30 Sicilian
Genocchio, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Garcia Palermo, Carlos 51 B10 Caro-Kann
Ortega, Lexy 1/2-1/2 D'Amore, Carlo 65 A15 English opening
Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 0-1 Brunello, Sabino 126 B19 Caro-Kann
Bonafede, Alessandro 0-1 Rombaldoni, Denis 32 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 7. Tue 30th Nov 2010
Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1/2-1/2 Ortega, Lexy 16 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Brunello, Sabino 1/2-1/2 Godena, Michele 41 A20 English opening
Rombaldoni, Denis 1/2-1/2 Genocchio, Daniele 53 E68 King's Indian
Piscopo, Pierluigi 1-0 Bonafede, Alessandro 21 B31 Sicilian
D'Amore, Carlo 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 150 A07 Reti
Rombaldoni, Axel 0-1 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 56 B01 Scandinavian defence
Round 8. Wed 1st Dec 2010
D'Amore, Carlo 1/2-1/2 Garcia Palermo, Carlos 10 A07 Reti
Bonafede, Alessandro 0-1 Brunello, Sabino 39 B20 Sicilian
Godena, Michele 1-0 Rombaldoni, Axel 51 B22 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 28 C05 French
Ortega, Lexy 1/2-1/2 Rombaldoni, Denis 19 A07 Reti
Genocchio, Daniele 0-1 Piscopo, Pierluigi 53 B30 Sicilian
Round 9. Thu 2nd Dec 2010
Garcia Palermo, Carlos 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 24 A46 Queen's pawn
Rombaldoni, Axel 0-1 Bonafede, Alessandro 60 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Brunello, Sabino 1-0 Genocchio, Daniele 35 A25 English
Rombaldoni, Denis 0-1 D'Amore, Carlo 55 D15 QGD Slav
Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 0-1 Godena, Michele 33 A07 Reti
Piscopo, Pierluigi 0-1 Ortega, Lexy 20 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Round 10. Fri 3rd Dec 2010
Ortega, Lexy 0-1 Brunello, Sabino 45 A15 English opening
Bonafede, Alessandro 1-0 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 24 B97 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Godena, Michele 53 D20 QGA
Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1-0 Rombaldoni, Denis 38 D11 QGD Slav
Genocchio, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Rombaldoni, Axel 27 D85 Gruenfeld
D'Amore, Carlo 1-0 Piscopo, Pierluigi 25 D73 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.Nf3
Round 11. Sat 4th Dec 2010
Godena, Michele 1/2-1/2 Bonafede, Alessandro 50 B22 Sicilian
Rombaldoni, Axel 1/2-1/2 Ortega, Lexy 11 C42 Petrov
Piscopo, Pierluigi 1/2-1/2 Garcia Palermo, Carlos 10 B13 Caro-Kann
Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 1/2-1/2 Genocchio, Daniele 10 C67 Ruy Lopez
Brunello, Sabino 1/2-1/2 D'Amore, Carlo 45 D15 QGD Slav
Rombaldoni, Denis 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 40 A05 Reti

5) Vasylyshyn Memorial 2010

Three tournaments, GM, IM and WGM, took place in Lviv 23rd November - 1st December 2010. Spartak Vysochin edged out Martin Petr on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9. News from Yuri Vovk.

GM Lviv UKR Tue 23rd Nov 2010 - Wed 1st Dec 2010. Category: 9. Ave: (2473)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Vysochin, Spartak GM UKR 2550 # = = = 1 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2630
2 Petr, Martin IM CZE 2462 = # 1 = = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2640
3 Oleksienko, Mikhailo GM UKR 2559 = 0 # 1 = = 1 = = = 5 2506
4 Polivanov, Anatoliy IM UKR 2395 = = 0 # = = = 1 = 1 5 2524
5 Fedoseev, Vladimir IM RUS 2477 0 = = = # = = = 1 1 5 2515
6 Semcesen, Daniel IM SWE 2449 0 = = = = # = = = = 4 2432
7 Smith, Axel IM SWE 2448 0 = 0 = = = # = = 1 4 2433
8 Vovk, Andrey GM UKR 2546 = 0 = 0 = = = # = 1 4 2422
9 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy IM UKR 2438 = 0 = = 0 = = = # 0 3 2352
10 Grabliauskas, Virginijus IM LTU 2404 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 2 2260
Round 1. Tue 23rd Nov 2010
Polivanov, Anatoliy 1-0 Vovk, Andrey 22 B43 Sicilian
Grabliauskas, Virginijus 0-1 Smith, Axel 50 D85 Gruenfeld
Semcesen, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 16 D33 QGD
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 1/2-1/2 Oleksienko, Mikhailo 40 B43 Sicilian
Petr, Martin 1/2-1/2 Vysochin, Spartak 36 C03 French
Round 2. Wed 24th Nov 2010
Petr, Martin 1-0 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 105 C45 Scotch
Oleksienko, Mikhailo 1/2-1/2 Semcesen, Daniel 25 D22 QGA
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Grabliauskas, Virginijus 61 D53 QGD
Smith, Axel 1/2-1/2 Polivanov, Anatoliy 49 A28 English
Vysochin, Spartak 1/2-1/2 Vovk, Andrey 26 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 3. Thu 25th Nov 2010
Vovk, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Smith, Axel 15 B36 Sicilian
Polivanov, Anatoliy 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 34 C02 French
Grabliauskas, Virginijus 1/2-1/2 Oleksienko, Mikhailo 40 A59 Benko gambit
Semcesen, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Petr, Martin 62 A16 English
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 1/2-1/2 Vysochin, Spartak 37 C19 French
Round 4. Fri 26th Nov 2010
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 1/2-1/2 Semcesen, Daniel 96 C65 Ruy Lopez
Petr, Martin 1-0 Grabliauskas, Virginijus 41 B42 Sicilian
Oleksienko, Mikhailo 1-0 Polivanov, Anatoliy 48 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Vovk, Andrey 81 E63 King's Indian
Vysochin, Spartak 1-0 Smith, Axel 111 C48 Four knights
Round 5. Sat 27th Nov 2010
Smith, Axel 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 23 D10 QGD Slav defence
Vovk, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Oleksienko, Mikhailo 13 B09 Pirc
Polivanov, Anatoliy 1/2-1/2 Petr, Martin 41 C02 French
Grabliauskas, Virginijus 1-0 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 29 E15 Queen's Indian
Semcesen, Daniel 0-1 Vysochin, Spartak 32 A21 English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack
Round 6. Sun 28th Nov 2010
Semcesen, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Grabliauskas, Virginijus 85 E12 Queen's Indian
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 1/2-1/2 Polivanov, Anatoliy 43 C11 French
Petr, Martin 1-0 Vovk, Andrey 40 C45 Scotch game
Oleksienko, Mikhailo 1-0 Smith, Axel 10 E60 King's Indian defence
Vysochin, Spartak 1-0 Fedoseev, Vladimir 64 C07 French
Round 7. Mon 29th Nov 2010
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Oleksienko, Mikhailo 16 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Smith, Axel 1/2-1/2 Petr, Martin 47 D85 Gruenfeld
Vovk, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 48 C92 Ruy Lopez
Polivanov, Anatoliy 1/2-1/2 Semcesen, Daniel 23 C51 Evans gambit declined, 5.a4
Grabliauskas, Virginijus 0-1 Vysochin, Spartak 43 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 8. Tue 30th Nov 2010
Grabliauskas, Virginijus 0-1 Polivanov, Anatoliy 30 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Dus-Chotimursky variation
Semcesen, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Vovk, Andrey 41 E71 King's Indian
Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 1/2-1/2 Smith, Axel 39 B36 Sicilian
Petr, Martin 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 121 B78 Sicilian
Vysochin, Spartak 1/2-1/2 Oleksienko, Mikhailo 44 B22 Sicilian
Round 9. Wed 1st Dec 2010
Oleksienko, Mikhailo 0-1 Petr, Martin 28 D80 Gruenfeld defence
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy 68 E15 Queen's Indian
Smith, Axel 1/2-1/2 Semcesen, Daniel 67 C50 Hungarian defence
Vovk, Andrey 1-0 Grabliauskas, Virginijus 1 B00 King's pawn opening
Polivanov, Anatoliy 1/2-1/2 Vysochin, Spartak 26 C02 French
WGM Lviv UKR Tue 23rd Nov 2010 - Wed 1st Dec 2010. Category: None. Ave: (2212)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Soloviova, Liza WGM UKR 2315 # = 1 = = = 1 = 1 = 6 2326
2 Fominykh, Maria WIM RUS 2309 = # 0 = = 1 = 1 1 = 5.5 2281
3 Chulivska, Vita WIM UKR 2215 0 1 # 1 = = 1 0 0 1 5 2255
4 Cherednichenko, Elena WFM UKR 2149 = = 0 # 1 = = = = 1 5 2262
5 Hryhorenko, Nataliya WIM UKR 2344 = = = 0 # 0 1 1 1 = 5 2241
6 Gasik, Anna WFM POL 2196 = 0 = = 1 # = = = = 4.5 2214
7 Petrenko, Svetlana IM MDA 2256 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1 1 = 4 2164
8 Matseyko, Katerina WGM UKR 2243 = 0 1 = 0 = 0 # 0 1 3.5 2129
9 Buksa, Nataliya UKR 1943 0 0 1 = 0 = 0 1 # = 3.5 2162
10 Chlost, Marlena WFM POL 2152 = = 0 0 = = = 0 = # 3 2094
Round 1. Tue 23rd Nov 2010
Gasik, Anna 1/2-1/2 Chlost, Marlena 11 D34 QGD
Fominykh, Maria 1-0 Buksa, Nataliya 70 E05 Catalan
Matseyko, Katerina 1/2-1/2 Soloviova, Liza 24 C48 Four knights
Hryhorenko, Nataliya 1-0 Petrenko, Svetlana 50 D02 Queen's pawn game
Cherednichenko, Elena 0-1 Chulivska, Vita 39 D05 Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation
Round 2. Wed 24th Nov 2010
Cherednichenko, Elena 1-0 Hryhorenko, Nataliya 34 D04 Queen's pawn game
Petrenko, Svetlana 1-0 Matseyko, Katerina 41 B27 Sicilian
Soloviova, Liza 1/2-1/2 Fominykh, Maria 48 A10 English opening
Buksa, Nataliya 1/2-1/2 Gasik, Anna 38 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Chulivska, Vita 1-0 Chlost, Marlena 27 B90 Sicilian
Round 3. Thu 25th Nov 2010
Chlost, Marlena 1/2-1/2 Buksa, Nataliya 37 B90 Sicilian
Gasik, Anna 1/2-1/2 Soloviova, Liza 47 C42 Petrov
Fominykh, Maria 1/2-1/2 Petrenko, Svetlana 14 C53 Giuoco Piano
Matseyko, Katerina 1/2-1/2 Cherednichenko, Elena 54 C49 Four knights
Hryhorenko, Nataliya 1/2-1/2 Chulivska, Vita 81 E04 Catalan
Round 4. Fri 26th Nov 2010
Hryhorenko, Nataliya 1-0 Matseyko, Katerina 27 A43 Old Benoni defence
Cherednichenko, Elena 1/2-1/2 Fominykh, Maria 18 A41 Queen's Pawn
Petrenko, Svetlana 1/2-1/2 Gasik, Anna 57 B12 Caro-Kann
Soloviova, Liza 1/2-1/2 Chlost, Marlena 25 A05 Reti opening
Chulivska, Vita 0-1 Buksa, Nataliya 46 B90 Sicilian
Round 5. Sat 27th Nov 2010
Buksa, Nataliya 0-1 Soloviova, Liza 43 B09 Pirc
Chlost, Marlena 1/2-1/2 Petrenko, Svetlana 48 B40 Sicilian
Gasik, Anna 1/2-1/2 Cherednichenko, Elena 39 C92 Ruy Lopez
Fominykh, Maria 1/2-1/2 Hryhorenko, Nataliya 49 D19 QGD Slav
Matseyko, Katerina 1-0 Chulivska, Vita 30 A04 Reti opening
Round 6. Sun 28th Nov 2010
Matseyko, Katerina 0-1 Fominykh, Maria 42 C41 Philidor
Hryhorenko, Nataliya 0-1 Gasik, Anna 38 D02 Queen's pawn game
Cherednichenko, Elena 1-0 Chlost, Marlena 24 A48 King's Indian
Petrenko, Svetlana 1-0 Buksa, Nataliya 60 B90 Sicilian
Chulivska, Vita 0-1 Soloviova, Liza 40 C43 Petrov
Round 7. Mon 29th Nov 2010
Soloviova, Liza 1-0 Petrenko, Svetlana 51 A50 Queen's pawn game
Buksa, Nataliya 1/2-1/2 Cherednichenko, Elena 44 C72 Ruy Lopez
Chlost, Marlena 1/2-1/2 Hryhorenko, Nataliya 58 C19 French
Gasik, Anna 1/2-1/2 Matseyko, Katerina 61 B33 Sicilian
Fominykh, Maria 0-1 Chulivska, Vita 36 E04 Catalan
Round 8. Tue 30th Nov 2010
Fominykh, Maria 1-0 Gasik, Anna 50 A07 Reti
Matseyko, Katerina 1-0 Chlost, Marlena 39 B23 Sicilian
Hryhorenko, Nataliya 1-0 Buksa, Nataliya 17 E04 Catalan
Cherednichenko, Elena 1/2-1/2 Soloviova, Liza 15 D14 QGD Slav
Chulivska, Vita 1-0 Petrenko, Svetlana 67 C72 Ruy Lopez
Round 9. Wed 1st Dec 2010
Petrenko, Svetlana 1/2-1/2 Cherednichenko, Elena 10 C72 Ruy Lopez
Soloviova, Liza 1/2-1/2 Hryhorenko, Nataliya 41 D10 QGD Slav defence
Buksa, Nataliya 1-0 Matseyko, Katerina 55 B33 Sicilian
Chlost, Marlena 1/2-1/2 Fominykh, Maria 6 C41 Philidor
Gasik, Anna 1/2-1/2 Chulivska, Vita 16 B22 Sicilian
IM Lviv UKR Tue 23rd Nov 2010 - Wed 1st Dec 2010. Category: 1. Ave: (2274)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav FM BLR 2328 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 = 7 2488
2 Grekh, Andrey IM UKR 2373 1 # = = 0 = 1 1 = = 5.5 2343
3 Nester, Ihor IM UKR 2340 0 = # = 1 = = = 1 1 5.5 2347
4 Meleshko, Vladimir UKR 2252 0 = = # 1 1 0 = 1 1 5.5 2356
5 Bargan, Sergei IM MDA 2347 0 1 0 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 5 2309
6 Leinov, Roman BLR 2162 0 = = 0 1 # 1 = 0 = 4 2243
7 Duzhakov, Ilya FM RUS 2336 0 0 = 1 0 0 # 1 = 1 4 2224
8 Huda, Maryana WGM UKR 2221 = 0 = = 0 = 0 # = 1 3.5 2200
9 Vetoshko, Volodymyr UKR 2211 0 = 0 0 0 1 = = # = 3 2156
10 Terletsky, Oleg UKR 2170 = = 0 0 0 = 0 0 = # 2 2066
Round 1. Tue 23rd Nov 2010
Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav 1-0 Meleshko, Vladimir 40 B31 Sicilian
Terletsky, Oleg 1/2-1/2 Vetoshko, Volodymyr 25 B78 Sicilian
Bargan, Sergei 0-1 Leinov, Roman 67 D31 QGD
Grekh, Andrey 1-0 Duzhakov, Ilya 49 C07 French
Huda, Maryana 1/2-1/2 Nester, Ihor 34 D26 QGA
Round 2. Wed 24th Nov 2010
Huda, Maryana 0-1 Grekh, Andrey 63 E39 Nimzo-Indian
Duzhakov, Ilya 0-1 Bargan, Sergei 55 A41 Old Indian
Leinov, Roman 1/2-1/2 Terletsky, Oleg 41 A16 English opening
Vetoshko, Volodymyr 0-1 Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav 42 B04 Alekhine's defence
Nester, Ihor 1/2-1/2 Meleshko, Vladimir 44 E06 Catalan
Round 3. Thu 25th Nov 2010
Meleshko, Vladimir 1-0 Vetoshko, Volodymyr 54 E06 Catalan
Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav 1-0 Leinov, Roman 31 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Terletsky, Oleg 0-1 Duzhakov, Ilya 23 C01 French
Bargan, Sergei 1-0 Huda, Maryana 48 A00 Benko's opening
Grekh, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Nester, Ihor 16 C95 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Fri 26th Nov 2010
Grekh, Andrey 0-1 Bargan, Sergei 74 B07 Pirc defence
Huda, Maryana 1-0 Terletsky, Oleg 46 E92 King's Indian
Duzhakov, Ilya 0-1 Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav 39 E63 King's Indian
Leinov, Roman 0-1 Meleshko, Vladimir 25 A21 English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack
Nester, Ihor 1-0 Vetoshko, Volodymyr 36 E06 Catalan
Round 5. Sat 27th Nov 2010
Vetoshko, Volodymyr 1-0 Leinov, Roman 38 B35 Sicilian
Meleshko, Vladimir 0-1 Duzhakov, Ilya 48 C18 French
Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav 1/2-1/2 Huda, Maryana 20 C50 Giuoco Piano
Terletsky, Oleg 1/2-1/2 Grekh, Andrey 14 C47 Four knights
Bargan, Sergei 0-1 Nester, Ihor 56 D20 QGA
Round 6. Sun 28th Nov 2010
Bargan, Sergei 1-0 Terletsky, Oleg 33 E84 King's Indian
Grekh, Andrey 1-0 Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav 48 B04 Alekhine's defence
Huda, Maryana 1/2-1/2 Meleshko, Vladimir 51 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Duzhakov, Ilya 1/2-1/2 Vetoshko, Volodymyr 45 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit
Nester, Ihor 1/2-1/2 Leinov, Roman 49 D11 QGD Slav
Round 7. Mon 29th Nov 2010
Leinov, Roman 1-0 Duzhakov, Ilya 42 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Vetoshko, Volodymyr 1/2-1/2 Huda, Maryana 73 C77 Ruy Lopez
Meleshko, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Grekh, Andrey 34 E15 Queen's Indian
Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav 1-0 Bargan, Sergei 51 C41 Philidor
Terletsky, Oleg 0-1 Nester, Ihor 14 C45 Scotch
Round 8. Tue 30th Nov 2010
Terletsky, Oleg 1/2-1/2 Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav 38 B02 Alekhine's defence
Bargan, Sergei 0-1 Meleshko, Vladimir 53 D35 QGD
Grekh, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Vetoshko, Volodymyr 17 C81 Ruy Lopez
Huda, Maryana 1/2-1/2 Leinov, Roman 39 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Nester, Ihor 1/2-1/2 Duzhakov, Ilya 25 D17 QGD Slav
Round 9. Wed 1st Dec 2010
Duzhakov, Ilya 1-0 Huda, Maryana 48 E00 Catalan opening
Leinov, Roman 1/2-1/2 Grekh, Andrey 11 D20 QGA
Vetoshko, Volodymyr 0-1 Bargan, Sergei 39 B07 Pirc defence
Meleshko, Vladimir 1-0 Terletsky, Oleg 40 C57 two knights defence
Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav 1-0 Nester, Ihor 29 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo

6) Belgrade Trophy 2010

The Belgrade Trophy took place 24th November - 2nd December 2010. Dragisa Blagojevic won by finishing on 7.5/9 alone.

Belgrade Trophy 2010 Belgrade SRB Wed 24th Nov 2010 - Thu 2nd Dec 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
115Blagojevic DragisaGMMNE248249½
23Gleizerov EvgenyGMRUS2572750
31Radulski JulianGMBUL2606750
412Drenchev PetarIMBUL2507750
54Nikolov MomchilGMBUL2565749
65Perunovic MilosGMSRB2565747½
713Pap MisaIMSRB2502747
82Stojanovic MihajloGMSRB258249½
98Szabo Gergely-Andras-GyulaGMROU254048½
107Popovic DusanGMSRB254647
1161Indjic AleksandarSRB224947
1220Bozic MilanIMSRB245647
1314Stojanovic DaliborIMBIH249646½
1410Pikula DejanGMSRB253346
1526Radlovacki JovanIMSRB241545½
169Jianu Vlad-CristianGMROU253845½
1732Nestorovic DejanIMSRB239745
1829Dragomirescu Robin-AlexandruFMROU241144
1918Barlov DraganGMSRB246744
2030Sredojevic IvanFMSRB241143
2156Stamenkovic AleksandarSRB2271648
226Damljanovic BrankoGMSRB2551647½
2341Kadric DenisBIH2331646
2428Podinic VladimirFMSRB2412646
2545Bergsson SnorriFMISL2304645½
2622Jacimovic DragoljubGMMKD2428644½
2721Cabrilo GoranGMSRB2450644
2811Milanovic DaniloGMSRB2521643
2916Drasko MilanGMMNE2479642½
3031Pancevski FilipIMMKD2403642½
3155Hrzic IvanSRB2273642½
3219Abramovic BoskoGMSRB2461642
3325Cvetkovic SrdjanIMSRB2416642
3499Fernandez Manrique AgustinESP2108641
3524Rajkovic DusanGMSRB2425638½
3691Kovacic MisaSRB2130636½
3773Brujic BozidarFMSRB2188636
3833Rabrenovic VladanFMSRB239646½
3976Lazic ZeljkoSRB218046
4034Pantelic SasaFMSRB238245
4135Djokic NenadFMSRB236544½
4238Carnic SrdjanFMSRB234744
4358Sarenac DavidSRB226543
44108Lopez Pereyra AntonioESP206442½
4547Skare GoranFMSRB230441½
4689Ratkovic MilojeSRB213241½
4792Marjanovic DejanBIH212540½
4854Stanojevic BrankoIMSRB227840½
4950Ravic NenadSRB228739½
5043Sorgic DraganFMSRB230838½
205 players

7) XXVI Governors Cup

The Governor's Cup in Legnica was won by SP Sethuraman with 7/9.

XXVI Governors Cup Legnica POL Thu 25th Nov 2010 - Thu 2nd Dec 2010. Category: 8. Ave: (2450)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sethuraman, S.P. IM IND 2547 # 1 0 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7 2659
2 Sergeev, Vladimir GM UKR 2474 0 # = = = 1 = 1 1 1 6 2572
3 Sieciechowicz, Marcin IM POL 2446 1 = # = = = = = = 1 5.5 2530
4 Maksimenko, Andrei GM UKR 2540 0 = = # 1 = = = = 1 5 2483
5 Bulski, Krzysztof FM POL 2470 = = = 0 # 0 = = 1 1 4.5 2447
6 Luch, Michal IM POL 2387 = 0 = = 1 # 0 = = = 4 2414
7 Talla, Vladimir GM CZE 2452 0 = = = = 1 # = = 0 4 2406
8 Dragun, Kamil FM POL 2407 0 0 = = = = = # 0 1 3.5 2374
9 Pieniazek, Artur IM POL 2366 0 0 = = 0 = = 1 # 0 3 2334
10 Butkiewicz, Lukasz POL 2408 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 1 # 2.5 2288
Round 1. Thu 25th Nov 2010
Sergeev, Vladimir 1-0 Dragun, Kamil 67 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Sethuraman, S.P. 1-0 Pieniazek, Artur 34 E15 Queen's Indian
Luch, Michal 1/2-1/2 Butkiewicz, Lukasz 31 A65 Benoni
Maksimenko, Andrei 1/2-1/2 Talla, Vladimir 30 D31 QGD
Sieciechowicz, Marcin 1/2-1/2 Bulski, Krzysztof 62 D17 QGD Slav
Round 2. Fri 26th Nov 2010
Sieciechowicz, Marcin 1/2-1/2 Maksimenko, Andrei 31 E06 Catalan
Talla, Vladimir 1-0 Luch, Michal 29 B48 Sicilian
Butkiewicz, Lukasz 0-1 Sethuraman, S.P. 40 B84 Sicilian
Pieniazek, Artur 0-1 Sergeev, Vladimir 37 E60 King's Indian
Bulski, Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Dragun, Kamil 53 B60 Sicilian
Round 3. Fri 26th Nov 2010
Dragun, Kamil 0-1 Pieniazek, Artur 49 B80 Sicilian
Sergeev, Vladimir 1-0 Butkiewicz, Lukasz 53 A04 Reti opening
Sethuraman, S.P. 1-0 Talla, Vladimir 56 C69 Ruy Lopez
Luch, Michal 1/2-1/2 Sieciechowicz, Marcin 49 D12 QGD Slav
Maksimenko, Andrei 1-0 Bulski, Krzysztof 51 D17 QGD Slav
Round 4. Sat 27th Nov 2010
Maksimenko, Andrei 1/2-1/2 Luch, Michal 55 D31 QGD
Sieciechowicz, Marcin 1-0 Sethuraman, S.P. 33 D44 QGD semi-Slav
Talla, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Sergeev, Vladimir 30 B02 Alekhine's defence
Butkiewicz, Lukasz 0-1 Dragun, Kamil 62 B74 Sicilian
Bulski, Krzysztof 1-0 Pieniazek, Artur 26 B81 Sicilian
Round 5. Sun 28th Nov 2010
Pieniazek, Artur 0-1 Butkiewicz, Lukasz 54 A70 Benoni
Dragun, Kamil 1/2-1/2 Talla, Vladimir 61 C69 Ruy Lopez
Sergeev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Sieciechowicz, Marcin 58 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Sethuraman, S.P. 1-0 Maksimenko, Andrei 29 B84 Sicilian
Luch, Michal 1-0 Bulski, Krzysztof 45 D12 QGD Slav
Round 6. Sun 28th Nov 2010
Luch, Michal 1/2-1/2 Sethuraman, S.P. 30 E37 Nimzo-Indian
Maksimenko, Andrei 1/2-1/2 Sergeev, Vladimir 39 A50 Queen's pawn game
Sieciechowicz, Marcin 1/2-1/2 Dragun, Kamil 31 D32 QGD
Talla, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Pieniazek, Artur 41 B80 Sicilian
Bulski, Krzysztof 1-0 Butkiewicz, Lukasz 45 B09 Pirc
Round 7. Mon 29th Nov 2010
Butkiewicz, Lukasz 1-0 Talla, Vladimir 37 C46 Four knights
Sergeev, Vladimir 1-0 Luch, Michal 38 A48 King's Indian
Dragun, Kamil 1/2-1/2 Maksimenko, Andrei 32 B43 Sicilian
Pieniazek, Artur 1/2-1/2 Sieciechowicz, Marcin 74 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Sethuraman, S.P. 1/2-1/2 Bulski, Krzysztof 36 C83 Ruy Lopez
Round 8. Tue 30th Nov 2010
Sethuraman, S.P. 1-0 Sergeev, Vladimir 47 B05 Alekhine's defence
Luch, Michal 1/2-1/2 Dragun, Kamil 43 B22 Sicilian
Maksimenko, Andrei 1/2-1/2 Pieniazek, Artur 32 B80 Sicilian
Sieciechowicz, Marcin 1-0 Butkiewicz, Lukasz 39 A67 Benoni
Bulski, Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Talla, Vladimir 41 C42 Petrov
Round 9. Wed 1st Dec 2010
Talla, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Sieciechowicz, Marcin 30 C01 French
Butkiewicz, Lukasz 0-1 Maksimenko, Andrei 49 B85 Sicilian
Pieniazek, Artur 1/2-1/2 Luch, Michal 14 E06 Catalan
Dragun, Kamil 0-1 Sethuraman, S.P. 39 C69 Ruy Lopez
Sergeev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Bulski, Krzysztof 46 D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack)

8) 60th ch-GRE 2010

Favourite Vasilios Kotronias took clear first place in the 60th Greek Championships with 7/9. Nice web coverage.


60th ch-GRE Vrahati GRE Fri 26th Nov 2010 - Sat 4th Dec 2010. Category: 7. Ave: (2414)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kotronias, Vasilios GM GRE 2591 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 7 2614
2 Kapnisis, Spyridon IM GRE 2511 1 # = 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2569
3 Banikas, Hristos GM GRE 2590 = = # = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2560
4 Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios GM GRE 2580 0 1 = # = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2561
5 Nikolaidis, Ioannis GM GRE 2552 0 = = = # = 0 1 1 1 5 2442
6 Mastrovasilis, Athanasios GM GRE 2556 0 0 = = = # = 1 1 1 5 2441
7 Kanakaris, Georgios GRE 2285 0 = 0 0 1 = # 0 = 1 3.5 2348
8 Nikolaidis, Konstantinos FM GRE 2308 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 = 3 2301
9 Koukoufikis, Alexandros GRE 2278 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 1.5 2156
10 Spiliadis, Athanasios GRE 1888 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 2028
Round 1. Fri 26th Nov 2010
Koukoufikis, Alexandros 1-0 Spiliadis, Athanasios 27 A00 Benko's opening
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 1-0 Nikolaidis, Konstantinos 36 B11 Caro-Kann
Kotronias, Vasilios 1-0 Mastrovasilis, Athanasios 44 C45 Scotch game
Nikolaidis, Ioannis 0-1 Kanakaris, Georgios 37 D11 QGD Slav
Kapnisis, Spyridon 1/2-1/2 Banikas, Hristos 54 B90 Sicilian
Round 2. Sat 27th Nov 2010
Kapnisis, Spyridon 1/2-1/2 Nikolaidis, Ioannis 35 B12 Caro-Kann
Kanakaris, Georgios 0-1 Kotronias, Vasilios 44 A57 Benko gambit half accepted
Mastrovasilis, Athanasios 1/2-1/2 Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 34 C43 Petrov
Nikolaidis, Konstantinos 1-0 Koukoufikis, Alexandros 22 E62 King's Indian
Banikas, Hristos 1-0 Spiliadis, Athanasios 16 A11 English
Round 3. Sun 28th Nov 2010
Spiliadis, Athanasios 1/2-1/2 Nikolaidis, Konstantinos 54 B13 Caro-Kann
Koukoufikis, Alexandros 0-1 Mastrovasilis, Athanasios 53 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 1-0 Kanakaris, Georgios 52 C16 French
Kotronias, Vasilios 0-1 Kapnisis, Spyridon 40 C45 Scotch
Nikolaidis, Ioannis 1/2-1/2 Banikas, Hristos 33 D86 Gruenfeld
Round 4. Mon 29th Nov 2010
Nikolaidis, Ioannis 0-1 Kotronias, Vasilios 47 E97 King's Indian
Kapnisis, Spyridon 0-1 Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 44 D15 QGD Slav
Kanakaris, Georgios 1/2-1/2 Koukoufikis, Alexandros 38 E15 Queen's Indian
Mastrovasilis, Athanasios 1-0 Spiliadis, Athanasios 34 A11 English
Banikas, Hristos 1-0 Nikolaidis, Konstantinos 42 A17 English
Round 5. Tue 30th Nov 2010
Nikolaidis, Konstantinos 0-1 Mastrovasilis, Athanasios 44 A10 English opening
Spiliadis, Athanasios 0-1 Kanakaris, Georgios 53 C06 French
Koukoufikis, Alexandros 0-1 Kapnisis, Spyridon 28 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 1/2-1/2 Nikolaidis, Ioannis 31 C89 Ruy Lopez
Kotronias, Vasilios 1/2-1/2 Banikas, Hristos 59 B94 Sicilian
Round 6. Wed 1st Dec 2010
Kotronias, Vasilios 1-0 Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 51 C67 Ruy Lopez
Nikolaidis, Ioannis 1-0 Koukoufikis, Alexandros 36 E70 King's Indian
Kapnisis, Spyridon 1-0 Spiliadis, Athanasios 51 B32 Sicilian
Kanakaris, Georgios 0-1 Nikolaidis, Konstantinos 57 A15 English opening
Banikas, Hristos 1/2-1/2 Mastrovasilis, Athanasios 76 E15 Queen's Indian
Round 7. Thu 2nd Dec 2010
Mastrovasilis, Athanasios 1/2-1/2 Kanakaris, Georgios 36 E97 King's Indian
Nikolaidis, Konstantinos 0-1 Kapnisis, Spyridon 78 A20 English opening
Spiliadis, Athanasios 0-1 Nikolaidis, Ioannis 37 B06 Robatsch defence
Koukoufikis, Alexandros 0-1 Kotronias, Vasilios 39 B43 Sicilian
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 1/2-1/2 Banikas, Hristos 28 B90 Sicilian
Round 8. Fri 3rd Dec 2010
Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 1-0 Koukoufikis, Alexandros 41 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Kotronias, Vasilios 1-0 Spiliadis, Athanasios 30 B30 Sicilian
Nikolaidis, Ioannis 1-0 Nikolaidis, Konstantinos 49 E17 Queen's Indian
Kapnisis, Spyridon 1-0 Mastrovasilis, Athanasios 26 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Banikas, Hristos 1-0 Kanakaris, Georgios 41 E81 King's Indian
Round 9. Sat 4th Dec 2010
Kanakaris, Georgios 1/2-1/2 Kapnisis, Spyridon 31 C89 Ruy Lopez
Mastrovasilis, Athanasios 1/2-1/2 Nikolaidis, Ioannis 17 D10 QGD Slav defence
Nikolaidis, Konstantinos 1/2-1/2 Kotronias, Vasilios 15 C92 Ruy Lopez
Spiliadis, Athanasios 0-1 Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios 30 B22 Sicilian
Koukoufikis, Alexandros 0-1 Banikas, Hristos 44 B23 Sicilian

9) Kilkenny Masters 2010

The Kilkenny Masters has a reputation as a friendly tournament worth visiting and so has attracted stronger players than otherwise might be expected. The 2010 edition saw Ivan Cheparinov and Sam Collins finish on 5/6. A tiny number of games are available.

Kilkenny Masters Kilkenny IRL Sat 27th Nov 2010 - Sun 28th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtg123456Pts
1Cheparinov, IvanBUL26611=1=115
2Collins, SamIRL23901011115
3Maze, SebastienFRA25711111004
4Jones, GawainENG25761=1=104
5Suba, MihaiROU24591101104
6Libiszewski, FabienFRA24961100114
7Baburin, AlexIRL2528101==14
8Lopez, AlexIRL24031=1=0=3.5
9Hebden, MarkENG254211100=3.5
10Fitzsimons, DavidIRL223711001=3.5
11Heidenfeld, MarkIRL23931=01==3.5
12Griffiths, Ryan-RhysIRL225210=1==3.5
13Quinn, MarkIRL2378=101013.5
14Vospernik, AndrejSLO22050101==3
15Allen, KeithIOM223210=10=3
16Short, PhilipIRL224610=1=03
17Timmermans, IvoNED22150110==3
18Orr, MarkSCO2201010==13
19Delaney, KilianIRL2016=010=2.5
20Walsh, PaulIRL20230=====2.5
21Riordan, Kieran OIRL178901=0==2.5
22McCabe, DarrenIRL2006===0012.5
23Cafolla, PeterIRL20320=01102.5
24Menon, AravindIRL182100=1==2.5
25Duffy, SeamusIRL202201=012.5
26Keogh, EamonIRL20730010=12.5
27Courtney, JohnIRL19490==0102
28Murphy, Conor EdmundENG19540001=2
29Killane, JackIRL20460=10001.5
30De Kruif, KeesNED201000=1001.5
31Healy, TomIRL200500=0011.5
32Hauptmann, ThomasNED201700=0==1.5
32 players

10) World Youth Olympiad 2010

The World Youth Olympiad for players under the age of 16 took place in Burdur, Turkey, 27th November - 4th December 2010. Armenia took the top prize ahead of India and Russia.

WY Olympiad 2010 Burdur TUR Sat 27th Nov 2010 - Sat 4th Dec 2010
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Armenia1090130½22219211,25
2India1072127½231½15165,75
3Russia1072127½23115161,25
4Turkey-Red1082025½231½16173,50
5Belarus1054124½232½11111,75
6Uzbekistan1055022214½1082,00
7Switzerland1055022171½1067,00
8Portugal1064021½23112123,00
9Turkey-White1062221½21714147,50
10Canada1055021½1821065,00
11Syria1046020½216867,50
12Turkey-Turkuaz1054120½2061197,50
13Turkmenistan-A1045119½232½992,25
14Slovenia1045119½189½967,50
15England1045119200½979,25
16South Africa-A1045119162½953,50
17Greece10442191611063,75
18Sri Lanka1045118½170½951,25
19South Africa-B1027116½168518,00
20Turkmenistan-B1017212178418,75
21Libya1027111170522,50
22Turkey-Burdur100100118100,00
22 teamss

11) 77th Brazilian Championships 2010

The 77th Brazilian Championships take place in Amdericana 29th November - 8th December 2010. Giovanni Vescovi leads with 6.5/8 with three rounds to go.

77th ch-BRA Americana BRA Mon 29th Nov 2010 - Wed 8th Dec 2010. Category: 10. Ave: (2482)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Vescovi, Giovanni GM BRA 2622 # = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2713
2 Fier, Alexandr GM BRA 2572 = # 1 1 1 1 = 0 1 6 2646
3 Di Berardino, Diego Rafael IM BRA 2491 0 # 1 = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2581
4 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag GM BRA 2525 = 0 # = 1 0 1 = 1 4.5 2513
5 Leitao, Rafael GM BRA 2626 0 0 # 1 = 1 0 1 1 4.5 2517
6 Matsuura, Everaldo IM BRA 2490 = 0 = 0 # = 1 1 1 4.5 2554
7 Milos, Gilberto GM BRA 2596 = 0 = = # = = 1 1 4.5 2498
8 El Debs, Felipe de Cresce GM BRA 2502 0 = 1 0 0 = # 1 1 4 2510
9 Shumyatsky, Victor FM BRA 2352 0 0 = 0 1 0 # 1 1 3.5 2453
10 Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro FM BRA 2277 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 # = 2 2327
11 Jatoba de Oliveira Reis, Paulo FM BRA 2378 1 0 0 0 0 0 = # = 2 2295
12 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto FM BRA 2350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 0.5 2059
Round 1. Mon 29th Nov 2010
Di Berardino, Diego Rafael 1-0 Jatoba de Oliveira Reis, Paulo 49 B07 Pirc defence
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1-0 Milos, Gilberto 43 E91 King's Indian
Vescovi, Giovanni 1/2-1/2 Matsuura, Everaldo 31 B35 Sicilian
Shumyatsky, Victor 0-1 El Debs, Felipe de Cresce 36 B10 Caro-Kann
Fier, Alexandr 1-0 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 30 B66 Sicilian
Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro 0-1 Leitao, Rafael 29 B90 Sicilian
Round 2. Tue 30th Nov 2010
Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro 1/2-1/2 Fier, Alexandr 68 B68 Sicilian
Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 0-1 Shumyatsky, Victor 43 E15 Queen's Indian
El Debs, Felipe de Cresce 0-1 Vescovi, Giovanni 67 A13 English opening
Matsuura, Everaldo 1/2-1/2 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 21 B80 Sicilian
Milos, Gilberto 1/2-1/2 Di Berardino, Diego Rafael 41 B92 Sicilian
Leitao, Rafael 1-0 Jatoba de Oliveira Reis, Paulo 22 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Round 3. Wed 1st Dec 2010
Jatoba de Oliveira Reis, Paulo 0-1 Milos, Gilberto 29 A15 English opening
Di Berardino, Diego Rafael 1-0 Matsuura, Everaldo 34 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 0-1 El Debs, Felipe de Cresce 49 A56 Czech Benoni defence
Vescovi, Giovanni 1-0 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 38 E92 King's Indian
Shumyatsky, Victor 1-0 Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro 66 B12 Caro-Kann
Fier, Alexandr 1-0 Leitao, Rafael 53 B42 Sicilian
Round 4. Thu 2nd Dec 2010
Fier, Alexandr 1-0 Shumyatsky, Victor 26 B29 Sicilian
Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro 0-1 Vescovi, Giovanni 41 C53 Giuoco Piano
Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 0-1 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 75 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
El Debs, Felipe de Cresce 1/2-1/2 Di Berardino, Diego Rafael 23 A37 English
Matsuura, Everaldo 1-0 Jatoba de Oliveira Reis, Paulo 52 C19 French
Leitao, Rafael 1/2-1/2 Milos, Gilberto 39 E00 Catalan opening
Round 5. Fri 3rd Dec 2010
Milos, Gilberto 1/2-1/2 Matsuura, Everaldo 18 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Jatoba de Oliveira Reis, Paulo 0-1 El Debs, Felipe de Cresce 30 D91 Gruenfeld
Di Berardino, Diego Rafael 1-0 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 39 E92 King's Indian
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1/2-1/2 Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro 59 A57 Benko gambit
Vescovi, Giovanni 1/2-1/2 Fier, Alexandr 50 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Shumyatsky, Victor 1-0 Leitao, Rafael 37 A13 English
Round 6. Sat 4th Dec 2010
Shumyatsky, Victor 0-1 Vescovi, Giovanni 41 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Fier, Alexandr 1-0 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 39 B46 Sicilian
Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro 0-1 Di Berardino, Diego Rafael 53 B46 Sicilian
Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 1/2-1/2 Jatoba de Oliveira Reis, Paulo 23 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
El Debs, Felipe de Cresce 1/2-1/2 Milos, Gilberto 24 E17 Queen's Indian
Leitao, Rafael 1-0 Matsuura, Everaldo 16 D20 QGA
Round 7. Sat 4th Dec 2010
Matsuura, Everaldo 1-0 El Debs, Felipe de Cresce 41 B14 Caro-Kann
Milos, Gilberto 1-0 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 34 E81 King's Indian
Jatoba de Oliveira Reis, Paulo 1/2-1/2 Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro 44 A35 English
Di Berardino, Diego Rafael 0-1 Fier, Alexandr 43 A65 Benoni
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1-0 Shumyatsky, Victor 48 B63 Sicilian
Vescovi, Giovanni 1-0 Leitao, Rafael 68 D12 QGD Slav
Round 8. Sun 5th Dec 2010
Vescovi, Giovanni 1/2-1/2 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 17 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Shumyatsky, Victor 1/2-1/2 Di Berardino, Diego Rafael 48 B46 Sicilian
Fier, Alexandr 0-1 Jatoba de Oliveira Reis, Paulo 33 C19 French
Gonzalez, Bolivar Ribeiro 1/2-1/2 Milos, Gilberto 45 B58 Sicilian
Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 0-1 Matsuura, Everaldo 60 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Leitao, Rafael 1-0 El Debs, Felipe de Cresce 26 D80 Gruenfeld

12) Karpov vs Miljkovic Rapid Match 2010

Anatoly Karpov took part in another one of his rapid/ blitz exhibition events. He played Serbian IM Miroslav Miljkovic in a four game rapid and two game blitz match with two rapid games on Friday 3rd December (Karpov won the first and drew the second before winning both on Saturday to win 3.5-0.5. Karpov also won the Blitz Match 1.5-0.5 for a 5-1 win, the blitz games were not available to me.

Rapid Match Nis SRB Fri 3rd Dec 2010 - Sat 4th Dec 2010
Standings
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id Pts
1 Karpov, Anatoly GM RUS 2619 4100026 3.5
2 Miljkovic, Miroslav D IM SRB 2506 922722 0.5
Blitz Match Nis SRB Sat 4th Dec 2010 - Sat 4th Dec 2010
Standings
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id Pts
1 Karpov, Anatoly GM RUS 2619 4100026 1.5
2 Miljkovic, Miroslav D IM SRB 2506 922722 0.5

13) 2nd Pilsen Open 2010

The 2nd Pilsen Open takes place 4th-11th December 2010 as part of the Czech Tour. Mikhail M Ivanov is the favourite.

2nd Open Plzen CZE Sat 4th Dec 2010 - Sat 11th Dec 2010
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ivanov Mikhail M.GMRUS24292.00.02.02
Stachanczyk JacekPOL22932.00.02.02
Palek MiroslavGER22612.00.02.02
Kozak MilosFMCZE22192.00.02.02
Sott PavelCZE22032.00.02.02
6Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22802.00.01.52
7Gunajew RafalFMPOL22802.00.01.02
8Kourousis EpameinondasGRE22641.50.02.51
Bartos JanFMCZE21941.50.02.51
10Blecha MiroslavCZE21941.50.02.01
Janocko PetrCZE20871.50.02.01
Edwards RaymondENG20181.50.02.01
13Plischki SebastianIMGER23601.50.01.51
Hubka RolandCZE20321.50.01.51
15Suder RyszardPOL22371.50.01.01
Turner RadekCZE21671.50.01.01
17Karhanek PavelCZE21231.00.03.01
18Cecil PavelCZE19791.00.02.51
19Berndt MatthiasGER21761.00.02.01
Doell DetlefGER20981.00.02.01
Farrand JulianENG20981.00.02.01
Jiruse JosefCZE20591.00.02.01
Gschwendtner StanislavCZE20541.00.02.01
Stolarczyk AnnaWCMPOL20521.00.02.01
Paldus PetrCZE20151.00.02.01
Snaidr JiriCZE19911.00.02.01
Haugk FrankoGER19341.00.02.01
Horyna JosefCZE19221.00.02.01
Kasik MiroslavCZE19161.00.02.01
Skokan FrantisekCZE18361.00.02.01
31Holy FilipCZE01.00.02.00
32Golcman EvgenyRUS22901.00.01.51
Khamidov KomilPOL19421.00.01.51
Nad BorisCZE18921.00.01.51
35Hajek JiriCZE18261.00.01.01
36Ostrowska DominikaPOL19260.50.03.00
Frantsuzova LiudmilaWCMRUS18360.50.03.00
38Van Nieuwenhuizen HansNED20060.50.02.50
Fischer GerdGER19690.50.02.50
40Richardson KeithENG21350.50.02.00
Sargsjan KarenARM18910.50.02.00
Ruzicka VaclavCZE17120.50.02.00
43Lacha JanCZE19650.00.03.00
44Fakan PetrCZE00.00.02.50
45Okhotnik VladimirIMFRA24280.00.02.00
Diviak RudolfSVK18870.00.02.00
Vojir-Jun. VaclavCZE17860.00.02.00
Vojir-Sen. VaclavCZE17380.00.02.00
Burdov PetrRUS16940.00.02.00
Zoubek VladimirCZE16800.00.02.00
Leseticky VladimirCZE00.00.02.00
51 players

14) 31st Crespi Memorial 2010

The 31st Crespi Memorial takes place 4th-11th December 2010. The favourite in the main open is Alberto David but he was defeated by Matthew Herman in the first round.

31st Crespi Memorial Milan ITA Sat 4th Dec 2010 - Sat 11th Dec 2010
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Solodovnichenko YuriGMUKR25632.01.002.002230.00
2Saric SinisaIMSRB24522.01.002.002162.00
3Colovic AleksandarIMMKD24572.01.002.002151.50
4Bellia FabrizioIMITA23992.01.001.502204.50
5Drazic SinisaGMSRB25242.01.001.502163.50
6Borgo GiulioIMITA24142.01.001.502151.50
7Aranovitch EmilianoFMITA23352.01.001.502073.50
8Tonndorf Matthias--GER21692.01.001.501988.00
9Gikas Andreas Basili--GER21822.01.001.002203.00
10Martinez RollyIMPHI24252.01.001.002141.50
11Manca FedericoIMITA24052.01.001.002132.50
12Codenotti Marco--ITA22281.51.502.502395.00
13Lapiccirella Daniele--ITA22251.51.502.502277.50
14Tratar MarkoGMSLO24921.51.502.502182.00
15Loehnhardt Benjamin--GER20421.51.502.002255.50
16Iudicello Giovanni--ITA21581.51.502.002184.00
17Vezzosi PaoloIMITA23791.51.502.002122.50
18Zanetti Alberto--ITA21991.51.502.002024.00
19Damia AngeloFMITA23021.51.501.502297.50
20Salvador RolandGMPHI25271.51.501.502221.50
21Marin MihailGMROU25621.51.001.002185.50
22Battistella Stefano--ITA20691.50.501.002186.00
23Massironi Marco--ITA21851.50.501.002104.50
24Herman Matthew J--USA21491.02.003.002496.00
25Ricci MarcoFMITA20611.02.003.002273.50
26Garano Nicola--ITA21711.02.003.002229.00
27Bonazzi Edoardo--ITA21641.02.003.002212.00
28Mertens Heiko--GER23201.02.002.502238.00
29Formento Paolo--ITA19761.02.002.502161.50
30Tesic DraganIMSRB24031.02.002.502147.50
31Pace Pietro DarioFMITA23161.02.002.002316.50
32Tramalloni Luca--ITA21441.02.002.002315.50
33Gagliardi Christian--ITA21881.02.002.002277.00
34Burlando Alessandro--ITA21321.02.002.002243.50
35Paleologu Vladimir--SUI21931.02.002.002242.50
36Quaranta Cristiano--ITA21311.02.002.002231.50
37Pechy Alaster--ITA21871.02.002.002212.50
38Pedroni Marco--ITA19891.01.502.002073.50
39Salmoiraghi Angelo--ITA21391.01.501.502262.50
40Brunello Roberta--ITA20631.01.501.502183.00
41Valenti GiuseppeFMITA21221.01.501.502062.50
42Cani Gazmir--ALB21131.01.001.502258.00
43Radice Luca--ITA20011.01.001.002145.00
44Agrifoglio Fabio--ITA19991.01.001.002140.00
45David AlbertoGMLUX25871.01.001.002109.50
69 players

15) First Saturday December 2010

There are four First Saturday Event in December, one IM and three FM tournaments. A couple of rounds have taken place already, games should follow.

FSIM December Budapest HUN Sat 4th Dec 2010 - Tue 14th Dec 2010
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Tan WeiliangSIN21641.51.500.01
2Lyell MarkFMENG22101.51.000.01
3Brustkern JuergenFMGER22761.50.500.01
4Kholopov Alexander AFMRUS23091.01.500.00
5Lengyel BelaIMHUN22891.01.000.00
6Kislik Erik AndrewFMUSA23341.00.500.01
7Tesik CsabaHUN22591.00.000.01
8Adams Nick AUSA22770.50.500.00
9To Nhat MinhIMHUN24000.50.250.50
Bakin AlexanderFMRUS22350.50.250.50
11Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22470.00.000.00
Farago SandorIMHUN22840.00.000.00
12 players
FSFMA December Budapest HUN Sat 4th Dec 2010 - Tue 14th Dec 2010
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mayer IstvanFMHUN20492.00.500.02
2Koczo KristofHUN21871.50.750.01
3Borda LajosHUN21271.50.250.01
Csomor ViktorHUN20841.50.250.01
5Darazs ZoltanHUN21831.01.000.01
6Zala GyulaHUN19881.00.500.01
7Schenkerik CsabaHUN21270.50.750.00
Czibulka Zoltan DrHUN20920.50.750.00
Grimm DanielHUN19120.50.750.00
10Letay GyulaFMHUN20890.00.000.00
Tessedik KarolyHUN19930.00.000.00
11 players
FSFMB December Budapest HUN Sat 4th Dec 2010 - Tue 14th Dec 2010
Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Horvath Attila BelaHUN17961.50.501
Horvath Ilona KlaraHUN18151.50.501
3Kiss PeterHUN185711.2500
Hegedus Peter DrHUN184911.2500
5Wanger TamasHUN18011100
6Csete MartonHUN00000
6 players
FSFMC December Budapest HUN Sat 4th Dec 2010 - Tue 14th Dec 2010
Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kelemen Lajos DrHUN145120.502
2Jones PeterAUS142510.500
3Vujosevics EszterHUN13341001
4Szabo MiklosHUN13940.50.500
Merk AndrasHUN15380.50.500
6Schwarcz Adam TiborHUN00000
6 players

16) XXI Goch Open 2010

Wolfgang Evers sends news and games from the Goch Open which took place 30th September - 3rd October 2010. An unusual scoring system was used and Karl-Heinz Podzielny emerged the winner in the 7 round event.

XXI Open Goch GER Thu 30th Sep 2010 - Sun 3rd Oct 2010
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Podzielny,Karl-HeinzIMGER2446187868
2Schebler,GerhardGMGER2474177674
3Malakhatko,VadimGMBEL2578177059
4Gutman,LevGMGER2419176862
5Mladenov,SvetlinBUL2436167568
6Siebrecht,SebastianGMGER2421167063
7Daurelle,HerveFRA2279166663
8Zozulia,AnnaIMBEL2343166653
9Bub,Volker1GER2179156363
10Van de Wynkele,Eric2BEL2076155752
11Coenen,MichaelGER2325146765
12Mueller,Markus1GER2163146055
13Pohle,Dirk1GER2186145956
14Nagel,BernhardGER2254145857
15Harff,Marcel1GER2162136867
16Baeumler,IljaGER2236135859
17Moloney,Nicholas RENG2227135854
18Dehn,Marcus12113135758
19Busch,Christian12121135756
20Frericks,Harald2288135657
21Krebbers,Wilfried12116135547
22Hulshof,Peter1NED2191135455
23Stefkovic,Marijan1GER2133135454
24Hoeren,Andreas1GER2140135453
25Vasiljev,Jurij1LAT2175135353
26Hintze,HelgeFMGER2357135254
27Holscher,Peter2NED2080134956
28Rosskothen,Arnd1GER2133134646
29di Franco,Patricio1GER2163125752
30Thomas,Ingo1GER2102125462
31Zahn,Richard2GER2082125455
32Esser,Norbert1GER2199125345
33Buchkremer,Felix,Dr.2GER2072125258
34De Wit,Albert2NED2049125159
35Naundorf,Maik1GER2131125151
36Kienitz,Andre1GER2180125051
37Zschischang,Gunnar1GER2195125050
37Siewert,Mathias1GER2184125050
39Elslander,Vic3BEL124958
40Verbeeren,Peter2BEL1988124858
41Boons,Patrick2BEL1956124851
42Avis,Fred2NED2004124848
43Punt,Roland1NED2113124552
44Fleuren,Jan1NED124452
45Haverkamp,Klaus,Dr.3GER1970124348
46Kamps,Ronald6NED123340
47Hoellmann,LudgerGER2206115962
48Stuemer,Paul1GER2121115564
49Verfuerth,Thomas1GER2160115461
50Ydo,Pim1NED2125115356
156 players

17) CONPET Cup 2010

The CONPET tournament took place in Ploiesti, Romania, 23rd-31st October 2010. Klauss Mosnegutu edged out George-Catalin Miroiu on tie-break after both finished on 7.5/9. My thanks to Anuta Laurentiu for the games.

CONPET Cup 2010 Ploiesti ROU Sat 23rd Oct 2010 - Sun 31st Oct 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mosnegutu KlaussNMROU22677.51.038.050.0
2Miroiu George-CatalinCMROU22197.50.035.547.0
3Iordache AdrianIROU20016.50.036.548.0
4Chiru AlexandruIROU18626.00.034.043.0
5Anuta Elefterie-LaurentiuCMROU20346.00.032.543.0
6Olariu MihailIROU18105.50.533.544.0
7Vulcan GheorgheIROU18025.50.529.539.5
8Dobrin CatalinCMROU18835.00.041.051.5
9Manole StefanIROU20325.00.037.548.0
10Adoamnei RoxanaWNMROU19595.00.037.548.0
11Telea StefanCMROU21575.00.033.044.0
12Patrascu Catalin-LucianIIROU8745.00.030.539.0
13Turlea ConstantinIROU19894.50.538.550.0
14Suciu GabrielIROU7544.50.530.539.5
15Stoicescu HoriaCMROU19354.00.035.546.5
30 players

18) Podgaets Memorial 2010

The Podgaets Memorial took place in Odessa 20th-30th November 2010. Dmitry Fingerov edged out Stanislav Bogdanovich and Mikhail Golubev on tie-break after all finished on 7/9. Mikhail Golubev has provided his games (one was a default) but it is possible all will become available once the organiser has chance to enter them on his return home.

Podgaets Memorial Odessa UKR Sat 20th Nov 2010 - Tue 30th Nov 2010. Category: 4. Ave: (2346)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1234567891011 Pts TPR
1 Fingerov, Dmitry IM UKR 2388 #=1=1====11 7 2491
2 Bogdanovich, Stanislav IM UKR 2479 =#011111=01 7 2482
3 Golubev, Mikhail GM UKR 2492 01#=011=111 7 2481
4 Legky, Nicolay A GM FRA 2420 =0=#=101111 6.5 2449
5 Bulanov, Dmitri FM BLR 2370 001=#1==111 6.5 2454
6 Tesla, Vladimir SRB 2293 =0000#=1=11 4.5 2316
7 Gorbunov, Igor RUS 2250 =001==#=00= 3.5 2246
8 Kigel, Dmytro FM UKR 2154 =0=0=0=#10= 3.5 2255
9 Kozak, Leonid UZB 2340 ==000=10#10 3.5 2237
10 Kutsykh, Mikle UKR 2295 010000110#= 3.5 2241
11 Demidiukov, Eugene FM UKR 2327 000000==1=# 2.5 2155

19) Russian Students Sports Union 2010

The Russian Students Sports Union takes place in Moscow 1st-9th December 2010. A number of the games are being broadcast live on the internet.

ch-RSSU Moscow RUS Wed 1st Dec 2010 - Thu 9th Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Lysyj, Igor GM RUS 2627 4150120
2 Ponkratov, Pavel GM RUS 2585 4157800
3 Novikov, Stanislav GM RUS 2565 4125371
4 Iljin, Artem GM RUS 2558 4156021
5 Papin, Vasily IM RUS 2541 4143183
6 Danin, Alexandre IM RUS 2527 4144031
7 Krylov, Mikhail IM RUS 2516 4151364
8 Potapov, Pavel IM RUS 2478 4169786
9 Krapivin, Alexander GM RUS 2478 4154720
10 Nakhapetiane, Pogos FM RUS 2467 4166728
11 Lushenkov, Mikhail IM RUS 2459 4162129
12 Sharafiev, Azat FM RUS 2455 4186214
13 Shukh, Nikolai IM RUS 2433 24102580
14 Isajevsky, Anton FM RUS 2430 4142500
15 Gusarov, Grigory FM RUS 2409 24102172
16 Yaksin, Oleg RUS 2396 24105880
17 Potapov, Alexey IM RUS 2394 4182138
18 Polschikov, Alexey FM RUS 2387 24130583
19 Matinian, Nikita RUS 2380 24129100
20 Glidzhain, Gor FM RUS 2360 24109932

20) X Benidorm Chess Festival 2010

The X Benidorm Chess Festival has a number of events, none of them particularly strong this year.

21) Moscow Teams 2010

The Moscow Team Championships take place 20th November - 19th December 2010. The games are broadcast live on the internet.

Moscow Teams Moscow RUS Sat 20th Nov 2010 - Sun 19th Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2667 4162722
2 Grachev, Boris GM RUS 2654 4129199
3 Rychagov, Andrey GM RUS 2579 4119932
4 Novikov, Stanislav GM RUS 2565 4125371
5 Papin, Vasily IM RUS 2541 4143183
6 Kharitonov, Andrei V. GM RUS 2524 4100948
7 Krylov, Mikhail IM RUS 2516 4151364
8 Dobrov, Vladimir GM RUS 2516 4136594
9 Mozharov, Mikhail IM RUS 2494 4189825
10 Gavrilov, Alexei GM RUS 2488 4104358
11 Chernobay, Artem IM RUS 2486 4167406
12 Krapivin, Alexander GM RUS 2478 4154720
13 Kim, Alexey GM KOR 2470 4129776
14 Reshetnikov, Alexey IM RUS 2469 4162080
15 Glek, Igor GM GER 2467 4100484
16 Ulko, Jaroslav IM RUS 2456 4116658
17 Dubov, Daniil IM RUS 2456 24126055
18 Baikov, Vladimir A IM RUS 2451 4104439
19 Kravchenko, Vladimir V. IM RUS 2444 4154320
20 Nozdrachev, Vladislav FM RUS 2438 24113441

22) Frauenbundesliga 2010-11

A number of the games from the Frauenbundesliga in Baden-Baden were broadcast live this weekend. The results are reported at the German Chess Federation website but I could not find an archive of the games nor a full team list. I seem to remember that these were available somewhere last year but a google search didn't reveal it to me. I will wait for these to become available.

Frau Bundesliga Baden Baden GER Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
1OSG Baden Baden + 4 611
2Hamburger SK 1830 + 3 513
3SV Chemie Guben 1990 + 1 49
4USV Volksbank Halle2 + 49
5TSV Schott Mainz 5 + 0 449
6Rodewischer Schachmiezen 6 + 3 311½
7SC Bad Koenigshofen + 3 5 310½
8SV Muelheim-Nord 1931 3 + 43
9SK Grosslehna + 529
10SC Leipzig Gohlis 3 + 17
11Karlsruher SF 1853 ½ 31 + 1
12SAV Torgelow 2 21 + 05
12 teams

23) Moscow Student Teams 2010

The Moscow Student Teams took place 7th-30th November. A seven round all-play-all section was finished off with semi-finals and finals on the 28th and 30th November. Sergey Karjakin played in this final phase. Sadly these games are poorly documented and I could not really establish what was going on or who played for which team, but could more or less find all the players in the rating list. The earlier games in the group stages are also available but I really couldn't establish for certain who many of the players were so couldn't publish them. A shame really.

Moscow TCh-Student Final Moscow RUS Sun 7th Nov 2010 - Sun 28th Nov 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2760 14109603
2 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2667 4162722
3 Savchenko, Boris GM RUS 2632 4147332
4 Popov, Ivan GM RUS 2606 4170350
5 Amonatov, Farrukh GM TJK 2594 14700077
6 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2590 4173708
7 Krylov, Mikhail IM RUS 2516 4151364
8 Mozharov, Mikhail IM RUS 2494 4189825
9 Gunina, Valentina WGM RUS 2479 4167570
10 Potapov, Pavel IM RUS 2478 4169786
11 Reshetnikov, Alexey IM RUS 2469 4162080
12 Glek, Igor GM GER 2467 4100484
13 Kravchenko, Vladimir V. IM RUS 2444 4154320
14 Girya, Olga WGM RUS 2435 4195752
15 Lavrik, Dmitry IM RUS 2413 24113190
16 Aldokhin, Ivan IM RUS 2412 24115720
17 Nagibin, George IM RUS 2409 4158164
18 Trofimov, Sergey P. RUS 2399 4154827
19 Potapov, Alexey IM RUS 2394 4182138
20 Glotov, Mikhail FM RUS 2371 4170768
21 Savchenko, Yuri UKR 2359 14113058
22 Kuznecov, Mikhail FM RUS 2343 4189159
23 Vasilevich, Irina IM RUS 2333 4141296
24 Omariev, Maksim FM RUS 2325 4193423
25 Zharov, Dmitry FM RUS 2312 4181697

24) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11

Rounds 3-4 took place 4th-5th December 2010. Games not yet available.

TCh-CZE 2010-11 Frydek Mistek CZE Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 17th Apr 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
161. Novoborsky ŠK43011019.56.0
24ŠK Labortech Ostrava43011018.05.0
38A64 VALOZ Grygov4211719.06.0
47Tatran Litovel4211717.54.5
52ŠK Mahrla Praha5230620.05.0
612ŠK Rapid Pardubice4220615.03.0
71Vystaviště Lysa nad Labem5122519.54.0
85ŠK Zikuda Turnov4112516.53.5
910BŠŠ Frydek-Mistek4112516.03.5
103ŠK Zlin4112515.53.5
119TŽ Třinec4031112.01.0
12112222 ŠK Polabiny4031111.52.0
12 teams

25) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11

Round 5 took place in 4th December 2010. Games not yet available.

Elitserien Stockholm SWE Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Lunds ASK 55001032.5
2SK Rockaden, Sthlm 55001031
3Team Viking 5410928
4Solna SS 5302617.5
5Limhamns SK 5131519.5
6Eksjo-Aneby-Alliansen 5212517.5
7SK Kamraterna 5203418
8SS Manhem 5122418
9Orgryte SK 5113314.5
10Farsta SK 5023215.5
11Upsala ASS 5104215
12Vasteras SK 5005013
12 teams

26) 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010

The 3rd round of the 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League took place 5th December 2010. Games not yet available.

49th Danish Teams Copenhagen DEN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamMptsBpts
13K41 1 618
27Jetsmark 1 615½
38Arhus/Skolerne 1 415½
410Sydostfyn 1 514
59Nordkalotten 313
64BMS 311
72Nordre 1 110½
85Bronshoj 1 08
91SK 1968 1 1
106Norresundby 1 17
10 teams

27) Active Team Events

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

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
1HSG2562622½
2Voerendaal24005516
3Homburg Apeldoorn23518417
4LSG23617415
5Groningen229935314½
6Utrecht24186214
7SO Rotterdam2352525212
8Caissa2288211½
9HMC Calder23755114
10Braceland ESGOO231045113½
10 teams

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

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

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 121102
5The AD's21102
6Wood Green Hilsmark 2202005
7Pandora's Box Grantham202004
8Warwickshire Select 120200
TeamGms+-=PtsTB1
1Wood Green Hilsmark 12200412½
2White Rose 12200410
3Guildford A&DC 121102
4e2e4.org.uk 121102
5Oxford 1211027
6Cambridge University 121102
7Sambuca Sharks20200
8Barbican 4NCL 2202005
16 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

28) 46th American Open 2010

The 46th American Open took place in Los Angeles 25th-28th November 2010. Josh Friedel took first place on tie-break from Enrico Sevillano and Melikset Khachiyan after all finished on 6/8. A tiny number of games appeared in an article on the USCF website, I couldn't find anymore anywhere else.

46th American Open Los Angeles USA Thu 25th Nov 2010 - Sun 28th Nov 2010
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1JOSHUA E FRIEDELGM25546.0363630
2ENRICO SEVILLANOIM25666.033.53727.5
3MELIKSET KHACHIYANGM25726.0313125
4MARK C PARAGUAGM26435.533.53728
5ALEJANDRO RAMIREZGM26625.533.53727.5
6ZHANIBEK AMANOVIM24055.53336.527
7ANDRANIK MATIKOZYANIM25365.531.534.525.5
8STEVEN C ZIERKIM24435.0333627
9DAVID ADELBERG22775.029.529.523.5
10SALVIJUS BERCYSIM25215.028.530.522.5
11ANKIT GUPTA23175.0283022.5
12ROMAN YANKOVSKY25744.53538.529
13MACKENIZE MOLNERIM25364.53235.526.5
14ROBBY ADAMSONFM23644.529.529.523.5
15GIOVANNI CARRETO22564.52930.523
16JOHN DANIEL BRYANTFM24854.027.53627.5
17TIMOTHY W TAYLORIM23664.0263426
18TATEV ABRAHAMYAN24164.0253425
19LERNIK MANUKIAN23484.02532.525
20ALESSANDRO STEINFL22384.023.52923.5
21KONSTANTIN KAVUTSKIY22504.0233123
22EUGENE YANAYTFM22064.018.52418.5
23MICHAEL W BROWN21784.0182218
24JULIAN W LANDAW23413.52327.521
25RONALD A BRUNO22743.522.52822.5
26DEREQUE D KELLEY22243.521.52721.5
27CHRISTIAN TANAKA22033.5162116
28CRAIG CLAWITTER22043.02530.525
29ANJELINA BELAKOVSKAIAWGM23613.0222720
30RON HERMANSEN22683.019.52519.5
31PETE VANCOUVERING20553.018.522.517
32ROBERT AKOPIAN21832.52328.523
33AMANDA RAE MATEER21202.5212621
34GARUSH MANUKYAN23232.5192519
35BARRY J LAZARUS19792.5192319
36RANDEL ENG21122.5162016
37MATT HELFST19472.0202620
38KYLE C RIEB20912.017.522.517.5
39HARUTYUN AKOPYANFM22702.0142014
40DANIEL ALVIRA18410.0030
41GAUDENCI DELACRUZ20000.0020
41 players

29) Forthcoming Events and Links

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

Schaakfestival Groningen 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

Hastings Masters Hastings ENG Tue 28th Dec 2010 - Wed 5th Jan 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Edouard, Romain GM FRA 2636 633429
2 Istratescu, Andrei GM ROU 2616 1200372
3 Howell, David W L GM ENG 2611 410608
4 Kotronias, Vasilios GM GRE 2591 5900212
5 Pert, Nicholas GM ENG 2570 403989
6 Hebden, Mark L GM ENG 2560 400084
7 Sengupta, Deep GM IND 2558 5008352
8 Neverov, Valeriy GM UKR 2522 14100150
9 Williams, Simon K GM ENG 2493 404454
10 Bates, Richard A IM ENG 2370 403555
11 Bellin, Robert IM ENG 2367 400343
12 Ashton, Adam G FM ENG 2330 410110
13 Eggleston, David J FM ENG 2307 412120
14 Salov, Sergej IM GER 2294 4107926
15 Prosviriakov, Vladimir IM USA 2280 2004860
16 Griffiths, Ryan Rhys IRL 2267 2502054
17 Rudd, Jack IM ENG 2253 405736
18 Furman, Boris FM RUS 2253 4107187
19 Snape, Ian L ENG 2228 404489
20 Grant, Alan G SCO 2219 2400723
21 Hanssen, Gunnar Berg NOR 2218 1501534
22 Marusenko, Petr IM UKR 2206 14100606
23 Anderson, John ENG 2195 405353
24 Franklin, Samuel G A ENG 2185 468576
25 Rolvag, Mikael NOR 2179 1500481
26 Marzano, Carlo ITA 2160 802980
27 Cafferty, Bernard FM ENG 2133 401005
28 Helbig, Paul D ENG 2115 401900
29 Coates, David H ENG 2067 468606
30 Flynn, David ENG 2061 410594
31 Shah Mahfuzul, Karim BAN 2051 10206531
32 Kurka, Dieter GER 2040 12902047
33 Spanton, Tim R ENG 2030 404802
34 Norinkeviciute, Rasa WFM LTU 2028 12801925
35 Pickersgill, Adrian O ENG 2026 404519

XXII Roquetas Open

IV Christmas Mukachevo 2011

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 Swiercz, Dariusz GM POL 2522 1126881
7 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2522 14109336
8 Pruijssers, Roeland IM NED 2487 1013068
9 Bok, Benjamin IM NED 2458 1017063
10 Van Kampen, Robin IM NED 2454 1020854
11 De Jong, Jan-Willem IM NED 2440 1008641
12 Van Der Werf, Mark IM NED 2431 1000470
13 Siebrecht, Sebastian GM GER 2422 4609352
14 Tania, Sachdev IM IND 2385 5007844

10th Marienbad Open 2011

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2011

Moscow Open 2011

1st Cento Open

10th Aeroflot Open

Bermuda Open 2010

2nd Novy Bor Open

16th Lienz Open 2011

12th European Indiv 2011

US Championship 2011

World Championship Candidates 2011

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