THE WEEK IN CHESS 862 16th May 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) World Championship Candidates 2011
3) 46th Capablanca Memorial 2011
4) 3rd Lublin Union Memorial
5) I Bahia Feliz
6) 41st Bosna Open 2011
7) 10th Asian Individual Championships
8) 20th ch-MKD 2011
9) 2nd Danzhou GM
10) 2nd SP Masters Blitz
11) Ostravsky Konik Festival 2011
12) 13th Salou Open
13) European Individual Women 2011
14) 9th World Youth Stars
15) European Senior Teams 2011
16) Victory Day 2011
17) Zonal 2.5
18) ch-CAT 2011
19) ch-CZE 2011
20) 4th Marko Jaric Mem
21) 81st ch-CAN 2011
22) First Saturday May 2011
23) ch-Lower Rhine 2011
24) Hradec Kralove 2011
25) Hungarian Teams
26) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11
27) Dutch League
28) Active Team Events
29) Nakamura - Ponomariov Match
30) White River Open
31) Bundesliga Relegation
32) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
World Championship Candidates 201120 games
46th Capablanca Memorial 201130 games
3rd Lublin Union Memorial8 games
I Bahia Feliz24 games
41st Bosna Open 2011148 games
10th Asian Individual Championships35 games
20th ch-MKD 201125 games
2nd Danzhou GM10 games
2nd SP Masters Blitz45 games
Ostravsky Konik Festival 201136 games
European Individual Women 2011364 games
9th World Youth Stars48 games
European Senior Teams 2011132 games
Victory Day 201145 games
ch-CAT 201116 games
ch-CZE 201132 games
4th Marko Jaric Mem45 games
81st ch-CAN 2011124 games
First Saturday May 2011102 games
ch-Lower Rhine 201175 games
Hradec Kralove 2011133 games
TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11144 games
Dutch League12 games
Bundesliga Relegation8 games
1664 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Istvan Brindza, Hugh Brodie, J. Kappelt, George Mirijanian, Ivan Kocovski, Goran Urosevic, Denis Vretenar, Jan Mazuch and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The World Chess Championships continued with more excitement. However I'm sure that Magnus Carlsen will feel vindicated that the format is not really suitable for the World Championship with too much being left to luck. Grischuk has played more hours on the board than anyone else and took the practical choice not to try at all with white against Kramnik in the rapid to preserve some strength for the blitz by agreeing quick draws. Boris Gelfand and Gata Kamsky's rapid match started to see a lot of blunders which can also only be explained by tiredness, and remember the Candidates final follows this too. It isn't the players are unfit, it is the emotional strain.

In the end the superior blitz skills of Alexander Grischuk and Boris Gelfand took them through to the final where they play each other for the right to meet World Champion Viswanathan Anand. The superior high quality video coverage of the playoffs made them exciting to watch (the most exciting game to watch for me was Grischuk's draw in the 3rd rapid game where he really ran his clock down in saving the game), but I don't find rapid and especially blitz at all satisfying in deciding important issues.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) World Championship Candidates 2011

The FIDE World Chess Championship Candidates have reached the final where Alexander Grischuk will meet Boris Gelfand for the right to meet Viswanathan Anand.

In a piece of housekeeping the final game of the match between Radjabov and Kramnik was drawn not a win for Kramnik as given last week.

World Chess Championship Semi-Finals 2011 Kazan RUS Thu 12th May 2011 - Mon 16th May 2011
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Alexander Grischuk RUS2747 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2
Vladimir Kramnik RUS2785 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 ½
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Boris Gelfand ISR2733 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 2 6
Gata Kamsky USA2732 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2 0 4
World Chess Championship Quarter Finals 2011 Kazan RUS Thu 5th May 2011 - Mon 9th May 2011
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Levon Aronian ARM2808½ ½ ½ ½
Alexander Grischuk RUS2747½ ½ ½ ½
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE2772½ ½ 0 ½
Boris Gelfand ISR2733½ ½ 1 ½
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Teimour Radjabov AZE2744½ ½ ½ ½ 2
Vladimir Kramnik RUS2785½ ½ ½ ½ 2
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Gata Kamsky USA2732½ 1 ½ ½
Veselin Topalov BUL2775½ 0 ½ ½

3) 46th Capablanca Memorial 2011

The 46th Capablanca Memorial has reached the half way stage in Havana. Four time winner and defending champion Vassily Ivanchuk is the favourite but has already lost a game to Lazaro Bruzon (I don't think I have this game complete yet).

Elite Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456PtsTB1
1Le Quang LiemGMVIE2687* *½½½½136.75
2Navara DavidGMCZE2702½* *½½½136.75
3Andreikin DmitryGMRUS2687½½* *01136.5
4Ivanchuk VassilyGMUKR2776½½1* *½07
5Dominguez Perez LeinierGMCUB2726½½0½* *½25
6Bruzon Batista LazaroGMCUB26930001½* *3.5
6 players
Premier Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1
1Cordova EmilioGMPER2561*½½½½37.50
2Bluvshtein MarkGMCAN2589½*10½137.50
3Quesada Perez YunieskyGMCUB2626½*011½37.00
4Alvarez Pedraza AramisGMCUB2538½0*1½36.50
5Espinosa Veloz ErmesFMCUB24671*0½½6.00
6Corrales Jimenez FidelGMCUB258601*½½5.50
7Vocaturo DanieleGMITA2540½10½*025.75
8Ortiz Suarez Isan ReynaldoIMCUB2569½0½½½*25.50
9Almeida Quintana OmarGMCUB25550½½1*24.75
10Leon Hoyos ManuelGMMEX256300½½124.50
10 players
Open A Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Leading Player List (of 110)
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus GM CUB 2565 3500020
2 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis GM CUB 2538 3507408
3 Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel IM CUB 2530 3507416
4 Luther, Thomas GM GER 2525 4611420
5 Gomez Garrido, Camilo IM CUB 2516 3507904
6 Ibarra Chami, Luis Fernando IM MEX 2514 5105048
7 Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri GM CUB 2504 3503321
8 Oms Pallisse, Josep GM ESP 2501 2205521
9 Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo, Reynaldo GM CUB 2500 3500055
10 Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando IM ESP 2493 2255570
Open B Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Rodriguez Garcia, Victor FM CUB 2331 3506320
2 Yanes Canizares, Alejandro CUB 2330 3506134
3 Olivares Canelles, Francisco FM CUB 2324 3504590
4 Morales Romero, Romaris FM CUB 2323 3502848
5 Garcia Martinez, Omar FM CUB 2318 3500861
6 Mendez Fortes, Eduardo Jesus FM CUB 2316 3502376
7 Lopez Vilier, Luis Angel FM CUB 2316 3509320
8 Larrua Gonzalez, Fernando Oscar FM CUB 2316 3510662
9 Illas Pueyo, Leonardo FM CUB 2310 3504212
10 Machado Escanio, Michel FM CUB 2309 3506290

4) 3rd Lublin Union Memorial

The 3rd Lublin Union Memorial is a category 18 7 round all-play-all starring Alexei Shirov and Radoslaw Wojtaszek.

3rd Lublin GM Lublin POL Sun 15th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011. Category: 18. Ave: (2680)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Zhigalko, Sergei GM BLR 2679 # 1 1 2 2664
2 Shirov, Alexei GM ESP 2709 # = 1 1.5 2884
3 Grachev, Boris GM RUS 2669 # 1 = 1.5 2892
4 Roiz, Michael GM ISR 2660 = # 1 1.5 2875
5 Sasikiran, Krishnan GM IND 2676 0 # 1 1 2671
6 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw GM POL 2721 0 = # 0.5 2496
7 Socko, Bartosz GM POL 2654 0 0 # 0 2670
8 Alekseev, Evgeny GM RUS 2673 0 0 # 0 2678
Round 1. Sun 15th May 2011
Zhigalko, Sergei 1-0 Alekseev, Evgeny 54 B31 Sicilian
Roiz, Michael 1-0 Socko, Bartosz 90 D38 QGD
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 0-1 Shirov, Alexei 42 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Grachev, Boris 1-0 Sasikiran, Krishnan 40 A37 English
Round 2. Mon 16th May 2011
Grachev, Boris 1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 65 A18 English
Shirov, Alexei 1/2-1/2 Roiz, Michael 38 B12 Caro-Kann
Socko, Bartosz 0-1 Zhigalko, Sergei 43 E15 Queen's Indian
Sasikiran, Krishnan 1-0 Alekseev, Evgeny 52 E04 Catalan

5) I Bahia Feliz

The I Bahia Feliz tournament takes place 12th-21st May 2011. Fracisco Vallejo Pons leads with 4/5.

I Bahia Feliz GM Bahia Feliz ESP Thu 12th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011. Category: 12. Ave: (2547)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2722 # = 1 = 1 1 4 2716
2 Hertneck, Gerald GM GER 2552 = # = = = 1 3 2684
3 Ragger, Markus GM AUT 2674 = # = 1 0 1 3 2587
4 Nyzhnyk, Illya GM UKR 2583 0 = = # 1 1 3 2685
5 Kindermann, Stefan GM AUT 2515 = 0 # = 1 = 2.5 2579
6 Mecking, Henrique GM BRA 2577 = = # 0 = 1 2.5 2498
7 Bromberger, Stefan IM GER 2505 0 1 0 1 # 0 2 2490
8 Granda Zuniga, Julio E GM PER 2614 0 0 = # 1 1.5 2408
9 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina WGM ESP 2306 0 = 0 0 # 1 1.5 2421
10 Mateo, Ramon GM DOM 2422 0 0 1 0 # 1 2359
Round 1. Thu 12th May 2011
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1/2-1/2 Hertneck, Gerald 69 D19 QGD Slav
Mateo, Ramon 1-0 Bromberger, Stefan 68 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Kindermann, Stefan 0-1 Ragger, Markus 41 B51 Sicilian
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 0-1 Vallejo Pons, Francisco 35 B58 Sicilian
Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1/2-1/2 Mecking, Henrique 69 E97 King's Indian
Round 2. Fri 13th May 2011
Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1-0 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 40 A13 English
Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2-1/2 Kindermann, Stefan 38 C12 French
Ragger, Markus 1-0 Mateo, Ramon 29 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Dus-Chotimursky variation
Bromberger, Stefan 0-1 Nyzhnyk, Illya 32 E76 King's Indian
Mecking, Henrique 1/2-1/2 Hertneck, Gerald 31 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 3. Sat 14th May 2011
Hertneck, Gerald 1-0 Bromberger, Stefan 29 E81 King's Indian
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1/2-1/2 Ragger, Markus 32 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Mateo, Ramon 0-1 Vallejo Pons, Francisco 33 B47 Sicilian
Kindermann, Stefan 1-0 Granda Zuniga, Julio E 38 C65 Ruy Lopez
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 0-1 Mecking, Henrique 39 B89 Sicilian
Round 4. Sun 15th May 2011
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1/2-1/2 Kindermann, Stefan 39 C03 French
Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 Nyzhnyk, Illya 42 B43 Sicilian
Ragger, Markus 1/2-1/2 Hertneck, Gerald 58 A20 English opening
Mecking, Henrique 0-1 Bromberger, Stefan 61 E81 King's Indian
Round 5. Mon 16th May 2011
Bromberger, Stefan 1-0 Ragger, Markus 58 D37 QGD
Kindermann, Stefan 1/2-1/2 Mecking, Henrique 48 B51 Sicilian
Hertneck, Gerald 1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons, Francisco 48 E15 Queen's Indian
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1-0 Granda Zuniga, Julio E 26 D20 QGA
Mateo, Ramon 0-1 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 48 D30 Queen's gambit declined

6) 41st Bosna Open 2011

Baadur Jobava won the 41st Bosna Open in Sarajavo with 21/27 points (the method of three points for a win was employed).

41st Bosna Open 2011 Sarajevo BIH Tue 3rd May 2011 - Thu 12th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Jobava BaadurGMGEO270421.00111.0143.0
2Melkumyan HrantGMARM258020.02116.0150.0
3Predojevic BorkiGMBIH261720.03111.0142.0
4Parligras Mircea-EmilianGMROU262620.04118.0150.0
5Lupulescu ConstantinGMROU263819.05102.0132.0
6Naiditsch ArkadijGMGER271619.06119.0152.0
7Yilmaz MustafaIMTUR248918.00106.0135.0
8Solak DraganGMSRB258818.00105.0126.0
9Saric IbroGMBIH254918.00104.0131.0
10Popovic DusanGMSRB255318.00100.0131.0
11Trkulja GoranFMBIH237918.0094.0123.0
12Saric IvanGMCRO263717.012127.0158.0
13Szabo KrisztianGMHUN251217.013112.0146.0
14Al-Sayed MohammedGMQAT248517.014106.0135.0
15Grandelius NilsGMSWE254117.01593.0117.0
16Lenic LukaGMSLO263716.016115.0150.0
17Berczes DavidGMHUN253116.017101.0129.0
18Kovacevic AleksandarGMSRB257516.018111.0143.0
19Abergel ThalGMFRA250616.01997.0126.0
20Bogut ZeljkoIMBIH243316.02096.0125.0
21Lafuente PabloGMARG255516.02198.0128.0
22Djukic NikolaGMMNE248616.022103.0131.0
23Fauland AlexanderIMAUT247816.02397.0128.0
24Nestorovic LazarSRB241916.02486.0111.0
25Can EmreGMTUR248715.00109.0140.0
26Sebenik MatejIMSLO252415.00109.0139.0
27Prohaszka PeterGMHUN254715.00105.0135.0
28Georgiev KirilGMBUL265615.00105.0133.0
29Erdos ViktorGMHUN260915.00104.0127.0
30Milanovic DaniloGMSRB249415.00103.0133.0
31Kurajica BojanGMBIH253115.00103.0125.0
32Rapport RichardGMHUN255215.00101.0124.0
33Kanmazalp OgulcanIMTUR240415.0099.0125.0
34Nevednichy VladislavGMROU254215.0098.0126.0
35Esen BarisGMTUR255315.0094.0122.0
36Bandic AdnanBIH221015.0090.0116.0
37Kozarcanin SeadCRO213115.0084.0105.0
38Brkic MustafaBIH214315.0082.0106.0
39Tucakovic MarioBIH200515.0082.0100.0
40Hadzovic AmirBIH214315.0077.0102.0
41Perunovic MilosGMSRB257814.0094.0120.0
42Ivanisevic IvanGMSRB264814.0093.0111.0
43Sutkovic DamirBIH232013.00102.0123.0
44Firat BurakIMTUR238013.0095.0119.0
Yurtseven MelihTUR205013.0095.0119.0
46Bejtovic JasminIMBIH241313.0094.0117.0
47Nezad Husein AzizIMQAT243313.0093.0117.0
48Rasidovic SeadFMBIH238013.0092.0118.0
49Mrndjic MuamerBIH218213.0088.0117.0
50Marjanovic DejanBIH214913.0088.0112.0
103 players

7) 10th Asian Individual Championships

The 10th Asian Individual Championships took place 2nd-10th May 2011. Pentala Harikrishna, Yu Yangyi and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son finished on 6.5/9. Final round games now available.

ch-Asian Individual Mashhad IRI Mon 2nd May 2011 - Tue 10th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Harikrishna PGMIND26666.50.0261544.5
2Yu YangyiGMCHN26466.50.0260745.5
3Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVIE26356.50.0254742.5
4Jumabayev RinatGMKAZ25586.00.0264043.0
5Bu XiangzhiGMCHN26626.00.0263648.5
6Sasikiran KrishnanGMIND26766.00.0261346.0
7Lu ShangleiCHN24736.00.0260140.0
8Moradiabadi ElshanGMIRI25366.00.0258840.5
9Negi ParimarjanGMIND26225.50.0261643.0
10Zhao JunGMCHN25745.50.0256540.0
11Zhou WeiqiGMCHN26105.50.0255639.5
12So WesleyGMPHI26675.50.0255338.5
13Barbosa OliverIMPHI25065.00.0260641.0
14Ismagambetov AnuarGMKAZ25005.00.0258438.5
15Wen YangGMCHN25455.00.0258241.5
16Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26435.00.0256242.0
17Kunte AbhijitGMIND25265.00.0254839.0
18Sethuraman S PGMIND25275.00.0254335.0
19Kasimdzhanov RustamGMUZB26855.00.0253440.0
20Gomez John PaulGMPHI25385.00.0247134.5
21Cao SangGMVIE25475.00.0243934.0
22Laylo DarwinGMPHI25164.50.0258638.0
23Adhiban BGMIND25434.50.0258241.5
24Wang ChenCHN24364.50.0257141.5
25Lou YipingIMCHN24354.50.0255339.0
26Megaranto SusantoGMINA25294.50.0253439.5
27Vidit Santosh GujrathiIMIND24954.50.0252533.5
28Ahmadinia EFMIRI24294.50.0251534.5
29Paragua MarkGMPHI25424.50.0249734.5
30Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI26064.50.0248438.5
31Gopal G NGMIND25924.50.0248036.5
32Vaibhav SuriIMIND24304.50.0247332.5
33Hou YifanGMCHN26124.50.0242030.5
34Alavi Sayed JavadIMIRI24284.00.0257937.5
35Yang KaiqiIMCHN24094.00.0255037.5
36Shyam Sundar MIMIND24574.00.0252633.5
37Gao RuiIMCHN24194.00.0252134.5
38Noroozi OmidIRI23404.00.0250738.0
39Darini PouriaIMIRI24714.00.0249334.5
40Pourramezanali AmirrezaFMIRI23303.50.0256239.5
41Yu RuiyuanCHN24313.50.0253836.5
42Sadeh ShahinFMIRI23433.50.0252533.5
43Dao Thien HaiGMVIE25123.00.0256939.5
44Debashis DasIMIND23923.00.0251637.0
45Annageldyev OrazlyGMTKM24183.00.0249634.0
46Bakr JwanFMSYR23683.00.0247534.5
47Arabi SaeidIRI21413.00.0242530.5
48Khademi Mohammad MiranIRI23082.50.0249532.0
49Al-Ali Hussein Ali HusseinFMIRQ23942.50.0248734.0
50Yang Ching Wei AustinTPE17170.00.0246231.5
50 players
ch-Asian Ind w Mashhad IRI Mon 2nd May 2011 - Tue 10th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Harika DronavalliIMIND25206.50.0237242.0
2Pham Le Thao NguyenWIMVIE23406.00.0240045.0
3Karavade EeshaIMIND23436.00.0237341.0
4Sukandar Irine KharismaWGMINA23626.00.0236443.0
5Huang QianWGMCHN24006.00.0236043.0
6Padmini RoutWGMIND23426.00.0227436.5
7Tan ZhongyiWGMCHN24015.51.0238043.0
8Munguntuul BatkhuyagIMMGL24635.50.0238645.5
9Sabirova OlgaWIMUZB22255.00.0236544.0
10Gomes Mary AnnWGMIND23385.00.0236043.0
11Nguyen Thi Mai HungWIMVIE23095.00.0234840.0
12Nguyen Thi Thanh AnWGMVIE23385.00.0233239.0
13Muminova NafisaWIMUZB23465.00.0231638.5
14Hoang Thi Bao TramWGMVIE23255.00.0226338.5
15Khademalsharieh SarasadatWFMIRI21664.50.0236141.0
16Nakhbayeva GuliskhanWIMKAZ22444.50.0231637.5
17Swathi GhateWGMIND23174.50.0227735.5
18Pourkashiyan AtousaWGMIRI23744.50.0227733.0
19Hakimifard GhazalWFMIRI22184.00.0234939.5
20Alavi HomaIRI20094.00.0228731.0
21Ghader Pour ShayestehWIMIRI22504.00.0227631.5
22Soumya SwaminathanWGMIND23744.00.0225334.5
23Hejazipour MitraWIMIRI22463.50.0234140.0
24Asgarizadeh MinooIRI20363.50.0234037.0
25Hamrakulova YulduzWIMUZB22013.50.0229135.0
26Nodirjanova NodiraUZB21663.00.0231935.0
27Vardkar MariamIRI18970.50.5226533.0
28Ghaderi FarzanehIRI17160.50.5218630.5
29Tuvshintugs BatchimegWGMMGL23130.00.0026.0
29 players

8) 20th ch-MKD 2011

Vladimir Georgiev leads the Macedonian Championship with 4.5/5 in the 9 round event.

20th ch-MKD 2011 Skopje MKD Tue 10th May 2011 - Thu 19th May 2011. Category: 7. Ave: (2402)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Georgiev, Vladimir GM MKD 2574 # = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2716
2 Nedev, Trajko GM MKD 2475 # = 1 = 1 1 4 2624
3 Pancevski, Filip IM MKD 2399 = # = = 1 1 3.5 2572
4 Colovic, Aleksandar IM MKD 2451 = = # = 1 = 3 2454
5 Menkinoski, Riste FM MKD 2331 0 = # 1 1 = 3 2518
6 Stanojoski, Zvonko GM MKD 2493 = = 0 # 1 1 3 2411
7 Mitkov, Marjan IM MKD 2374 0 0 0 # 1 1 2 2297
8 Stojanovski, Dejan IM MKD 2436 0 0 0 = # 1 1.5 2253
9 Petrovski, Igor MKD 2232 0 = 0 0 0 # 0.5 2100
10 Veleski, Robert MKD 2259 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2463
Round 1. Tue 10th May 2011
Petrovski, Igor 0-1 Georgiev, Vladimir 37 B30 Sicilian
Menkinoski, Riste 1-0 Mitkov, Marjan 33 C45 Scotch game
Pancevski, Filip 1/2-1/2 Colovic, Aleksandar 31 B50 Sicilian
Nedev, Trajko 1-0 Stojanovski, Dejan 38 B48 Sicilian
Stanojoski, Zvonko 1-0 Veleski, Robert 37 A10 English opening
Round 2. Wed 11th May 2011
Stanojoski, Zvonko 1/2-1/2 Nedev, Trajko 35 B30 Sicilian defence
Stojanovski, Dejan 0-1 Pancevski, Filip 61 C06 French
Colovic, Aleksandar 1/2-1/2 Menkinoski, Riste 35 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Mitkov, Marjan 1-0 Petrovski, Igor 33 A57 Benko gambit
Veleski, Robert 0-1 Georgiev, Vladimir 40 B30 Sicilian
Round 3. Thu 12th May 2011
Georgiev, Vladimir 1-0 Mitkov, Marjan 42 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Petrovski, Igor 1/2-1/2 Colovic, Aleksandar 37 C60 Ruy Lopez
Menkinoski, Riste 1/2-1/2 Stojanovski, Dejan 36 B35 Sicilian
Pancevski, Filip 1/2-1/2 Stanojoski, Zvonko 49 B20 Sicilian defence
Nedev, Trajko 1-0 Veleski, Robert 64 C45 Scotch
Round 4. Fri 13th May 2011
Nedev, Trajko 1/2-1/2 Pancevski, Filip 60 B03 Alekhine's defence
Stanojoski, Zvonko 0-1 Menkinoski, Riste 51 A13 English
Stojanovski, Dejan 1-0 Petrovski, Igor 38 B20 Sicilian
Colovic, Aleksandar 1/2-1/2 Georgiev, Vladimir 46 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Veleski, Robert 0-1 Mitkov, Marjan 51 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Round 5. Sat 14th May 2011
Mitkov, Marjan 0-1 Colovic, Aleksandar 27 D56 QGD
Georgiev, Vladimir 1-0 Stojanovski, Dejan 34 E43 Nimzo-Indian
Petrovski, Igor 0-1 Stanojoski, Zvonko 67 B28 Sicilian
Menkinoski, Riste 0-1 Nedev, Trajko 43 E94 King's Indian
Pancevski, Filip 1-0 Veleski, Robert 36 C80 Ruy Lopez

9) 2nd Danzhou GM

The 2nd Danzhou tournament takes place 15th-24th May 2011.

2nd Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN Sun 15th May 2011 - Tue 24th May 2011. Category: 17. Ave: (2659)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Yu, Yangyi GM CHN 2646 # = 1 1.5 2865
2 Wang, Yue GM CHN 2714 # = 1 1.5 2843
3 Bu, Xiangzhi GM CHN 2662 # = 1 1.5 2853
4 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2664 = = # 1 2688
5 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2732 = # = 1 2654
6 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2612 0 # 1 1 2628
7 Zhou, Jianchao GM CHN 2636 0 # 1 1 2688
8 Zhou, Weiqi GM CHN 2610 0 # 1 1 2634
9 Ni, Hua GM CHN 2661 = 0 # 0.5 2491
10 Li, Chao b GM CHN 2656 0 0 # 0 2636
Round 1. Sun 15th May 2011
Li, Chao b 0-1 Bu, Xiangzhi 81 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Hou, Yifan 1-0 Zhou, Weiqi 38 C03 French
Wang, Hao 1/2-1/2 Yu, Yangyi 24 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Zhou, Jianchao 1-0 Ni, Hua 42 D17 QGD Slav
Wang, Yue 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 74 C11 French
Round 2. Mon 16th May 2011
Wang, Yue 1-0 Zhou, Jianchao 29 B94 Sicilian
Ni, Hua 1/2-1/2 Wang, Hao 31 B10 Caro-Kann
Yu, Yangyi 1-0 Hou, Yifan 39 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Zhou, Weiqi 1-0 Li, Chao b 54 D86 Gruenfeld
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Bu, Xiangzhi 59 D17 QGD Slav

10) 2nd SP Masters Blitz

The 2nd SP Masters Blitz was a knockout won by Krikor Mekhitarian who beat Gilberto Milos in the final.

2nd SP Masters Blitz Sao Paolo BRA Tue 10th May 2011 - Tue 10th May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Vescovi, Giovanni GM BRA 2634 2100789
2 Milos, Gilberto GM BRA 2597 2100029
3 Fier, Alexandr GM BRA 2560 2107139
4 Cubas, Jose Fernando IM PAR 2505 3700267
5 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag GM BRA 2499 2107660
6 El Debs, Felipe de Cresce GM BRA 2497 2106981
7 Matsuura, Everaldo GM BRA 2480 2100169
8 Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli FM BRA 2289 2111080
9 Oliveira, Jefferson Dos Santos BRA 2256 2115409
10 Cohn, Max Eduardo BRA 2131 2111039
11 Proudian, Armen CM BRA 2115 2130734
12 De Lima, Diogo Nakasawa BRA 2053 2109344

11) Ostravsky Konik Festival 2011

The Ostravsky Konik took place 30th April - 8th May 2011. Alexey Kislinsky took clear first place with 7.5/9. Some more games now available.

Ostravsky Konik A Ostrava CZE Sat 30th Apr 2011 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kislinsky AlexeyGMUKR25047.537.048.036.0
2Weichhold PawelPOL22367.040.050.534.5
3Mirumian ViguenGMCZE25137.038.050.038.0
4Kociscak JiriFMCZE22856.539.049.533.5
5Sergeev VladimirGMUKR24816.537.048.535.5
6Ivanov Mikhail MGMRUS24286.536.547.531.5
7Matuszewski MichalPOL23846.040.050.532.5
8Lys JosefFMCZE21746.039.549.030.5
9Nasuta GrzegorzPOL22096.039.547.534.0
10Kulhanek TomasIMCZE23836.036.046.531.5
11Vesselovsky SergueiIMCZE23606.036.046.531.0
12Hausner IvanIMCZE24306.035.546.527.5
13Khaetsky RomanIMUKR23946.035.046.031.0
14Obrusnik MichalPOL21926.034.042.530.0
15Furman BorisFMRUS22645.536.547.029.5
16Kozak MilosFMCZE22295.536.545.528.0
17Denisov IvanRUS23005.536.047.031.0
18Dolezal RadoslavIMCZE24045.535.547.028.0
19Heinzel OlafIMGER23245.535.545.529.5
20Plischki SebastianIMGER23325.535.046.527.0
21Firt StanislavFMCZE23305.535.045.029.0
22Vesely MartinCZE21775.535.044.528.5
23Ganaus HannesIMAUT23045.534.545.027.5
24Malik JanCZE22395.534.544.028.5
25Mitscherling AndreasFMGER22275.533.544.526.5
26Bartos JanFMCZE22565.531.540.026.0
27Strebkovs AndrejsIMLAT23175.530.539.024.5
28Mudrak JosefFMCZE23635.528.535.522.0
29Turner JanCZE23615.038.049.031.0
30Chlevistan JakubCZE21185.037.047.528.5
31Orzechowski JacekPOL22745.036.546.530.5
32Olsarova KarolinaWIMCZE22355.035.045.526.0
33Kutynec VladimirIMRUS22535.035.045.028.5
34Hladik OtoCZE21915.034.042.525.0
35Blahynka MartinCZE19575.032.541.523.0
36Cempel JaroslavFMCZE22905.031.540.025.5
37Slanina MiroslavCZE21395.030.538.526.0
38Flak PawelPOL21934.539.049.030.5
39Taus MartinCZE21304.536.046.025.5
40Sikora-Lerch JanIMCZE22124.535.544.524.5
41Olsar JaroslavFMCZE22624.535.046.024.5
42Turner RadekCZE21384.533.543.520.5
43Leks MariaWCMPOL20564.533.041.522.0
44Rakus PavelCZE21584.532.541.025.0
45Kana PavelCZE20624.532.040.522.0
46Kratochvil KarelCZE22124.532.039.524.5
47Rabatin JakubCZE21194.531.541.020.5
48Lexa VaclavCZE19084.531.540.021.0
49Dvorak VladimirCZE19964.531.040.020.0
50Didi JanCZE20374.530.539.018.0
51Papan CyrilCZE21194.529.037.519.0
52Mohapl PetrCZE21204.528.036.020.0
53Dobes LudekCZE20754.528.036.020.0
54Krouzel JaroslavFMCZE21784.528.035.522.0
55Janczarski MichalPOL22964.037.047.527.5
56Weissmann LukasCZE21364.032.542.024.0
57Ling BronislavCZE20104.032.040.519.0
58Miturova MagdalenaWFMCZE20944.031.540.519.5
59Stehlik JiriCZE19904.031.040.520.0
60Zakharchenko Arnold IvanovichIMUKR22054.031.039.523.5
61Zidek VaclavCZE21314.030.541.020.5
62Pacl VaclavFMCZE22684.030.539.522.0
63Reznicek MarcelCZE20664.030.037.019.5
64Stachon MartinCZE19364.029.038.018.5
65Miculka PetrCZE20064.027.535.518.0
66Borovicka BohumilCZE20224.027.535.016.5
67Snyta ZdenekCZE20934.024.531.017.0
68Bures JaroslavCZE23733.535.545.526.0
69Polok KacperPOL20463.533.544.521.0
70Adamek JiriCZE22403.531.039.022.5
71Gluszko MonikaPOL19903.529.537.019.5
72Miculka DavidCZE18603.529.037.517.5
73Bacak PetrCZE20773.528.537.517.0
74Hofirek BenediktCZE19803.526.534.015.0
75Macek KamilCZE19743.526.034.014.5
76Zavesicky PetrCZE20433.524.032.015.0
77Kolar StanislavCZE20953.523.531.515.5
78Snajdr TomasCZE19783.523.531.513.5
79Maltsev LeonidUKR18743.523.028.511.0
80Vachtfeidl PetrCZE19813.029.539.515.0
81Drabek MiloslavCZE19973.029.037.515.0
82Vermirovsky VlastimilCZE20263.027.035.513.0
83van Nieuwenhuizen HansNED19613.025.533.011.5
84Habada JindrichCZE19073.024.032.012.5
85Zemlicka VitCZE19843.024.030.511.5
86Hladik LumirCZE20473.022.529.010.5
87Kriebel RudolfCZE19143.022.030.010.5
88Mohyla AlesCZE20142.532.540.516.0
89Kubik MichaelCZE19152.526.033.011.0
90Petrov NikolajCZE19372.523.529.010.0
91Micka JaroslavCZE18812.522.027.511.0
92Vlcek AntoninCZE19572.026.534.512.5
93Gil KarelCZE19501.523.531.06.5
94Cyron KarelCZE19721.021.027.55.0
94 players

12) 13th Salou Open

The 13th Salou Open took place 4th-11th May 2011. Holden Hernandez Carmenates edged out Hicham Hamdouchi on tie-break after both scored 7/9. No games available as far as I could see although some were broadcast live.

13th Salou Open Salou ESP Wed 4th May 2011 - Wed 11th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Hernandez Carmenates HoldenGMCUB25587738.5
2Hamdouchi HichamGMFRA25937737
3Moskalenko ViktorGMUKR25826.56.536.5
4Peralta FernandoGMARG26086.56.535.5
5Rivas Pastor ManuelGMESP25336.56.535
6Epishin VladimirGMRUS25626.56.534.5
7Fedorchuk Sergey AGMUKR26546.56.534
8Cornette MatthieuGMFRA25626634
9Narciso Dublan MarcGMESP25326633
10Larino Nieto DavidIMESP24876633
11Ipatov AlexanderIMESP25366633
12Maze SebastienGMFRA25716632
13Del Rio De Angelis Salvador GGMESP25086632
14Inkiov VentzislavGMBUL24866631
15Baches Garcia GuillermoIMESP23925.55.530
16Oberhofer AndreGER22945.55.529
17Dukaczewski (DV) PiotrIMPOL22955.55.528
18Becker CarstenGER19895.55.525
19Pogorelov RuslanGMUKR24365529
20Hamdouchi Adina-MariaWGMFRA22685527
21Genutis MindaugasFMLTU23155526
22Draghici Flutur (DV) GavrilESP21265526
23Sarto Ramos AngelESP20405525
24Panella Navarro SergiESP20995524
25Pique Safont Joan ManelESP20425522
26Becking Franz JosefGER19615521
27Tscharotschkin MichaelGER22244.54.525
28Cemborain Oricain AlfonsoESP20354.54.525
29Vazquez Kaufmann DavidESP16964.54.523.5
30Purgimon Diaz JuanESP19784.54.523.5
31Saez Gabikagogeaskoa OscarESP19684.54.523
32Ridameya Tatche Jose MiguelNMESP20934.54.523
33Rubio Mancebon (DV) Pedro JoseESP18654.54.520.5
34Caballero Gomez-Casero EmilioESP18814.54.519
35Yastrebova TatianaUKR19754424
36Menendez Solar (DV) Jose CarlosESP18534421.5
37Rodriguez Marin JoseESP17824420.5
38Radtke EduardGER19694420.5
39Orti Boix Miquel LluisESP18674420
40Garcia Cervigon (DV) CecilioESP18374419.5
41Macharashvili IaGEO18484419
42Kazmierczak EwaPOL14154416
43Poletti FaustoITA19363.53.522
44Febrero Perez LluisESP16143.53.519
45Lopez Lafuente GabrielESP16733.53.516.5
46Schweitzer PaulGER17623.53.515.5
47Sogues Tena PilarESP15463.53.514.5
48Barroso Vilanova (DV) DanielESP15643.53.514.5
49Gonzalez Pellicero AlejandroESP03.53.513.5
50Ramirez Navarro PedroESP03318
51Pellicero Beltran JulioESP17713314.5
52Galletero Monsalve (DV) Juan FcoESP03314
53Catala Casellas AntoniESP16013313.5
54Ramirez Garrido PedroESP03312.5
55Palacios Gonzalez Juan ManuelESP03310
56Merino Tourkadze DavidESP02.52.512.5
57Linan Serra FrancescESP15082.52.511
58Lopez Garcia GabrielESP0227
59Kaufmann Alis CristinaESP01.51.512.5
60Hernandez Garcia LluisESP01.51.55
61Hernandez Garcia PauESP01.51.55
62Gonzalez Pellicero DanielESP01.51.53.5
63Frayssinet FrankFRA1959000
64Khamrakulov Ibragim SGMESP2486000
65Apeava OxanaESP0000
66Mombiela De Sus Jose LuisESP2026000
66 players

13) European Individual Women 2011

The European Individual Women's Championships take place 6th-15th May 2011 in Tbilisi. Viktorija Cmilyte and Bela Khotenashvili have started with 6.5/8.

ch-Euro Indiv Women Tbilisi GEO Fri 6th May 2011 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Cmilyte ViktorijaGMLTU25046.5267932.042.0
2Khotenashvili BelaIMGEO24706.5266231.541.5
3Danielian ElinaGMARM25066.0261332.043.0
4Lahno KaterynaGMUKR25306.0260731.541.0
5Stefanova AntoanetaGMBUL25066.0259331.542.0
6Javakhishvili LelaIMGEO24546.0258630.040.0
7Cramling PiaGMSWE24686.0258131.040.5
8Kosintseva TatianaGMRUS25596.0257726.035.5
9Arakhamia-Grant KetevanGMSCO24626.0255227.536.5
10Paikidze NaziWGMGEO24085.5254031.539.5
11Ovod EvgenijaIMRUS24045.5253831.040.5
12Kosintseva NadezhdaIMRUS25675.5253730.541.0
13Muzychuk AnnaIMSLO25375.5253229.539.5
14Khurtsidze NinoIMGEO24365.5252229.038.0
15Savina AnastasiaWGMRUS23895.5249027.036.5
16Kosteniuk AlexandraGMRUS25225.5245727.035.5
17Batsiashvili NinoWGMGEO23995.5245129.037.5
18Manakova MariaWGMSRB23035.5235625.533.5
19Matveeva SvetlanaIMRUS23805.5229524.532.0
20Isgandarova Khayala Ilqar QiziWIMAZE21435.0247225.034.0
21Galojan LilitIMARM23775.0245630.039.5
22Hoang Thanh TrangGMHUN24565.0245426.535.5
23Kazimova Narmin Nizami QiziWIMAZE22625.0244726.535.0
24Romanko MarinaIMRUS23875.0244629.038.0
25Foisor Cristina-AdelaIMROU24145.0243629.538.0
26Melia SalomeIMGEO24445.0242828.038.0
27Mkrtchian LilitIMARM24685.0242728.037.5
28Bodnaruk AnastasiaIMRUS24195.0242628.537.5
29Moser EvaIMAUT24455.0241825.033.5
30Zawadzka JolantaWGMPOL24005.0241727.536.0
31Muzychuk MariyaIMUKR24735.0241425.534.0
32Bulmaga IrinaWIMROU22845.0238624.533.0
33Arabidze MeriWIMGEO22775.0238526.535.5
34Guramishvili SopikoWGMGEO22995.0238325.533.0
35Nemcova KaterinaWGMCZE22945.0236629.037.0
36Abdulla Khayala Mardan QiziWIMAZE21685.0229322.030.5
37Pogonina NatalijaWGMRUS24485.0229123.531.5
38Zhukova NataliaGMUKR24285.0228120.528.0
39Janjghava NatiaWIMGEO22915.0227523.030.5
40Dzagnidze NanaGMGEO25574.5240327.036.5
41Ibrahimova Sabina Oqtay QiziAZE20784.5239027.536.5
42Gvetadze SopioIMGEO23304.5237727.036.0
43Ushenina AnnaIMUKR24684.5237627.035.5
44Purtseladze MakaIMGEO23524.5237125.034.0
45Gaponenko InnaIMUKR24554.5236925.034.5
46Khukhashvili SopikoIMGEO24214.5236227.036.0
47Khurtsilava IngaWIMGEO22864.5235626.033.0
48Tsatsalashvili KetiWIMGEO22804.5232428.036.0
49Zimina OlgaIMITA23464.5232128.536.0
50Sedina ElenaIMITA23514.5228625.534.0
51Yildiz Betul CemreWIMTUR22194.5228524.031.0
52Ziaziulkina NastassiaWIMBLR22914.5222124.031.5
53Mamedjarova TurkanWGMAZE23224.5219323.030.5
54Girya OlgaWGMRUS23944.5210318.524.5
55Khazhomia SalomeWFMGEO21524.5206317.524.5
56Kovanova BairaWGMRUS23614.0233730.038.5
57Kachiani-Gersinska KetinoIMGER23094.0232927.035.0
58Mikadze MirandaWIMGEO23514.0231525.534.0
59Krivec JanaWGMSLO22964.0229726.533.0
60Rogule LauraWGMLAT23624.0229426.035.0
61Kochetkova JuliaWGMSVK23414.0228726.035.0
62Gavasheli AnaWIMGEO21604.0228225.032.0
63Charkhalashvili IngaWGMGEO23734.0225228.537.5
64Daulyte DeimanteWGMLTU23064.0224726.034.5
65Lomineishvili MaiaIMGEO23764.0224624.533.0
66Cherednichenko SvetlanaWGMUKR22974.0224325.033.0
67Gevorgyan MariaARM20654.0224323.029.0
68Stojanovic AndjelijaWGMSRB23264.0217021.528.5
69Ozturk KubraWIMTUR22624.0215219.027.5
70Shamatava AnaGEO19174.0214823.029.5
71Sharevich AnnaWGMBLR23784.0214420.027.5
72Olsarova TerezaWIMCZE22344.0212920.529.0
73Aginian NellyWGMARM22844.0211719.527.0
74Szczepkowska-Horowska KarinaWGMPOL23364.0211021.030.0
75Zhorzholiani MeriWFMGEO21364.0209721.028.5
76Melashvili NinoWFMGEO21043.5231023.532.5
77Charochkina DariaWIMRUS23203.5223225.032.5
78Tereladze SopikoWIMGEO21773.5222624.031.5
79Milliet SophieIMFRA23883.5221926.034.5
80Khalafova Narmin Ilgar QiziWFMAZE20653.5220524.532.5
81Kharatyan AnahitWFMARM20643.5220025.533.0
82Vakhania AlexandraGEO21893.5219621.529.0
83Makka IouliaWIMGRE21013.5218923.531.0
84Foisor Mihaela-VeronicaWFMROU22203.5218922.530.0
85Shadrina TatianaWGMRUS23973.5217825.033.0
86Mammadova Gulnar Marfat QiziWIMAZE23123.5217425.034.0
87Semenova ElenaWFMRUS21883.5215921.529.0
88Nikoladze SopioWIMGEO22783.5212419.528.0
89Imnadze NatoGEO19623.5212419.525.5
90Kakutia AdaGEO17273.5211921.529.5
91Kuchava AnaGEO19733.5211723.030.0
92Mamedjarova ZeinabWGMAZE23423.5211523.533.5
93Fakhiridou EkateriniWIMGRE22253.5209422.031.0
94Severiukhina ZojaWIMRUS22913.5208923.530.5
95Houska JovankaIMENG24293.5206119.526.0
96Bokuchava MadonaWFMGEO21153.5203123.030.0
97Jalabadze NatiaGEO20523.5199819.525.5
98Goryachkina AleksandraWFMRUS21033.0225026.035.0
99Hairapetian AnnaWFMARM21283.0216426.033.0
100Unapkoshvili NaniGEO19703.0214621.529.0
101Mammadova Aysel Alishiraz QiziAZE19643.0214421.529.0
102Shaydullina SandugachWGMRUS21603.0212023.031.0
103Gogishvili DeaGEO18563.0208119.526.5
104Cherednichenko ElenaWFMUKR21473.0204322.529.0
105Skrabakova KatarinaSVK20713.0202920.026.0
106Edes ZsofiaSVK20433.0202220.027.0
107Umudova NargizWIMAZE22303.0201820.527.5
108Khmiadashvili TamarWGMGEO22043.0199921.028.0
109Khomeriki NinoGEO18323.0197616.522.0
110Ikonomopoulou MariaWFMGRE21213.0193020.527.5
111Lauterbach IngridWIMENG21002.5216723.031.5
112Rizhamadze PatmanGEO20522.5204222.029.0
113Motycakova MonikaWFMSVK21072.5203922.530.0
114Alexanian NelliWIMRUS21412.5203523.531.0
115Martirosyan LiaWFMARM20932.5200420.026.0
116Ghukasyan SiranushARM17662.5199923.031.0
117Choladze MariamGEO18182.5199519.526.0
118Fataliyeva Ulviyya Hasil QiziWFMAZE21052.5198925.032.5
119Guliyeva Sabina Ilqar QiziAZE20402.5198323.029.5
120Boyard MarieLUX19892.5186619.526.5
121Jalaghonia NinoWFMGEO15622.5177813.019.0
122Asgarova Turan Nizami QiziAZE19572.0199522.028.0
123Mumladze MaiaGEO15172.0190115.522.0
124Tedoshvili AnaGEO14692.0173815.020.5
125Trapaidze LiziGEO17441.5180018.525.0
126Novkovic JuliaWFMAUT21201.5175219.026.0
127Kobeshavidze LikaGEO19881.5171117.023.0
128Javakhishvili MariamGEO14911.5163116.021.5
129Soyunlu Narmin Asat QiziAZE18841.5155315.019.5
130Gumberidze NinoGEO16641.0162516.522.0
130 players

14) 9th World Youth Stars

The 9th World Youth Stars (Somov Memorial) takes place in Kirishi 6th-19th May 2011.

9th Somov Mem Kirishi RUS Fri 6th May 2011 - Thu 19th May 2011. Category: 3. Ave: (2325)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Eliseev, Urii RUS 2433 # 0 = 1 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2453
2 Grigoryan, Karen H. FM ARM 2463 # = = 0 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2433
3 Goganov, Aleksey IM RUS 2480 = # 1 0 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2435
4 Bajarani, Ulvi IM AZE 2437 1 = 0 # = = = 1 1 5 2389
5 Atabayev, Yusup FM TKM 2319 = = # = 0 = 1 1 1 5 2380
6 Alekseenko, Kirill FM RUS 2317 0 1 = = # 1 1 = 0 4.5 2433
7 Atabayev, Maksat FM TKM 2355 = 0 1 = 0 # 1 = 1 4.5 2366
8 Stukopin, Andrey IM RUS 2471 = = = 1 0 0 # = 1 4 2343
9 Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu IM AZE 2351 0 = = = = # 0 1 1 4 2287
10 Usmanov, Vasily RUS 2289 0 0 0 0 1 1 # 1 1 4 2293
11 Styazhkina, Anna WFM RUS 2026 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 # 0.5 1952
12 Smirnov, Vladislav RUS 1957 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2391
Round 1. Sat 7th May 2011
Styazhkina, Anna 0-1 Goganov, Aleksey 41 C77 Ruy Lopez
Alekseenko, Kirill 1-0 Grigoryan, Karen H. 28 B74 Sicilian
Eliseev, Urii 1/2-1/2 Atabayev, Maksat 36 B90 Sicilian
Atabayev, Yusup 1/2-1/2 Bajarani, Ulvi 40 C11 French
Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 1/2-1/2 Stukopin, Andrey 14 C28 Vienna game
Usmanov, Vasily 1-0 Smirnov, Vladislav 29 D02 Queen's pawn game
Round 2. Sun 8th May 2011
Usmanov, Vasily 1-0 Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 102 B10 Caro-Kann
Stukopin, Andrey 1-0 Atabayev, Yusup 49 A05 Reti
Bajarani, Ulvi 1-0 Eliseev, Urii 39 A43 Old Benoni defence
Atabayev, Maksat 0-1 Alekseenko, Kirill 62 B00 KP
Grigoryan, Karen H. 1-0 Styazhkina, Anna 33 E81 King's Indian
Smirnov, Vladislav 0-1 Goganov, Aleksey 32 C45 Scotch
Round 3. Mon 9th May 2011
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Grigoryan, Karen H. 36 A89 Dutch
Styazhkina, Anna 1/2-1/2 Atabayev, Maksat 26 B20 Sicilian defence
Alekseenko, Kirill 1/2-1/2 Bajarani, Ulvi 57 B92 Sicilian
Eliseev, Urii 1/2-1/2 Stukopin, Andrey 17 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Atabayev, Yusup 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 46 C15 French
Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 1-0 Smirnov, Vladislav 26 C42 Petrov's defence
Round 4. Tue 10th May 2011
Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 1/2-1/2 Atabayev, Yusup 25 A48 King's Indian
Usmanov, Vasily 0-1 Eliseev, Urii 52 A04 Reti opening
Stukopin, Andrey 0-1 Alekseenko, Kirill 53 A08 Reti
Bajarani, Ulvi 1-0 Styazhkina, Anna 45 D11 QGD Slav
Atabayev, Maksat 1-0 Goganov, Aleksey 33 C11 French
Smirnov, Vladislav 0-1 Grigoryan, Karen H. 37 B25 Sicilian
Round 5. Wed 11th May 2011
Grigoryan, Karen H. 1-0 Atabayev, Maksat 64 B63 Sicilian
Goganov, Aleksey 1-0 Bajarani, Ulvi 49 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Styazhkina, Anna 0-1 Stukopin, Andrey 37 B20 Sicilian defence
Alekseenko, Kirill 0-1 Usmanov, Vasily 58 B33 Sicilian
Eliseev, Urii 1-0 Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 37 B15 Caro-Kann
Atabayev, Yusup 1-0 Smirnov, Vladislav 49 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Round 6. Fri 13th May 2011
Atabayev, Yusup 1/2-1/2 Eliseev, Urii 35 B54 Sicilian
Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 1/2-1/2 Alekseenko, Kirill 63 B22 Sicilian
Usmanov, Vasily 1-0 Styazhkina, Anna 54 A09 Reti
Stukopin, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 13 C24 Bishop's opening
Bajarani, Ulvi 1/2-1/2 Grigoryan, Karen H. 42 D94 Gruenfeld
Smirnov, Vladislav 0-1 Atabayev, Maksat 35 B24 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 14th May 2011
Atabayev, Maksat 1/2-1/2 Bajarani, Ulvi 23 C11 French
Grigoryan, Karen H. 1/2-1/2 Stukopin, Andrey 23 D27 QGA
Goganov, Aleksey 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 45 E91 King's Indian
Styazhkina, Anna 0-1 Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 26 A13 English opening
Alekseenko, Kirill 1/2-1/2 Atabayev, Yusup 24 C11 French defence
Eliseev, Urii 1-0 Smirnov, Vladislav 48 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Round 8. Sun 15th May 2011
Eliseev, Urii 1-0 Alekseenko, Kirill 51 B63 Sicilian
Atabayev, Yusup 1-0 Styazhkina, Anna 86 C41 Philidor
Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 15 C17 French
Usmanov, Vasily 0-1 Grigoryan, Karen H. 42 D30 QGD Slav
Stukopin, Andrey 0-1 Atabayev, Maksat 55 C00 French
Smirnov, Vladislav 0-1 Bajarani, Ulvi 46 C11 French

15) European Senior Teams 2011

The European Senior Teams 2011 took place in Thessaloniki 3rd-11th May 2011. Russia took first place.

European Senior Team Thessaloniki GRE Tue 3rd May 2011 - Wed 11th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Russia96031523.5194.5
22Germany96121424.0187.0
34Montenegro95131323.0187.0
43Israel 195221222.0183.5
56Austria94141222.0171.5
68Denmark 195221220.5189.0
77Italy94231121.0176.0
818Belgium95311121.0166.0
915Niederoesterreich95311120.5156.5
105Finland 193241020.5177.0
1112Scotland95401020.5169.0
1211Switzerland94321020.5165.5
139Sportfreunde, Katernberg94321020.5156.5
1425Greece93241018.0170.0
1510Catalonia94321017.5181.0
1613England 19441919.0164.5
1721Norway 19225919.0159.5
1822Wales9333917.5147.0
1914Steiermark, Austria9225917.0162.5
2017England 29333917.0156.0
2120Polar Bears Iceland9333916.0166.5
2219Sweden 19342819.0165.5
2316Stiftung BSW DBAG 19342817.5156.0
2430Israel 29234816.0154.0
2526Turkey9342815.5156.0
2635Stiftung BSW DBAG II9342814.0130.5
2723Finland 29351715.0159.0
2827England 39243715.0138.0
2934Sweden 29144617.0125.0
3031Blindern Oldtimers9144616.0133.5
3129Turku9252613.5134.0
3224Denmark 29252613.0132.5
3332Helsinki9252613.0121.0
3428Freibauer9153515.0134.5
3533Norway 29072210.5122.0
3636Belgrad101000.014.0
36 players

16) Victory Day 2011

The Victory Day tournament took place in Moscow 28th April - 8th May 2011. Artyom Chernobay won with 6.5/9.

Victory Day GM Moscow RUS Thu 28th Apr 2011 - Sun 8th May 2011. Category: 8. Ave: (2449)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Chernobay, Artem IM RUS 2486 # = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2611
2 Kunin, Vitaly GM GER 2538 = # = = = = = = 1 1 5.5 2519
3 Sveshnikov, Evgeny GM LAT 2527 = = # = = = = 0 1 1 5 2483
4 Krylov, Mikhail IM RUS 2489 = = = # = = = = = 1 5 2488
5 Malaniuk, Vladimir P GM UKR 2494 = = = = # = 1 = 0 = 4.5 2444
6 Sychev, Klementy RUS 2258 0 = = = = # = 1 = = 4.5 2470
7 Arustamian, Artur IM ARM 2404 = = = = 0 = # = = = 4 2411
8 Reshetnikov, Alexey IM RUS 2487 0 = 1 = = 0 = # = = 4 2402
9 Arslanov, Shamil IM RUS 2411 0 0 0 = 1 = = = # 1 4 2410
10 Gorbatov, Alexej IM RUS 2396 0 0 0 0 = = = = 0 # 2 2235
Round 1. Thu 28th Apr 2011
Sveshnikov, Evgeny 1-0 Arslanov, Shamil 32 C02 French
Reshetnikov, Alexey 1/2-1/2 Malaniuk, Vladimir P 21 C41 Philidor
Kunin, Vitaly 1/2-1/2 Arustamian, Artur 65 D37 QGD
Gorbatov, Alexej 1/2-1/2 Sychev, Klementy 77 A15 English opening
Krylov, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 Chernobay, Artem 32 E90 King's Indian
Round 2. Fri 29th Apr 2011
Arslanov, Shamil 1-0 Malaniuk, Vladimir P 50 C41 Philidor
Arustamian, Artur 1/2-1/2 Reshetnikov, Alexey 24 B73 Sicilian
Sychev, Klementy 1/2-1/2 Kunin, Vitaly 53 B48 Sicilian
Chernobay, Artem 1-0 Gorbatov, Alexej 33 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Sveshnikov, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Krylov, Mikhail 20 C45 Scotch
Round 3. Sat 30th Apr 2011
Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1-0 Arustamian, Artur 32 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Krylov, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 Arslanov, Shamil 40 D44 QGD semi-Slav
Reshetnikov, Alexey 0-1 Sychev, Klementy 41 A15 English opening
Kunin, Vitaly 1/2-1/2 Chernobay, Artem 35 A17 English
Gorbatov, Alexej 0-1 Sveshnikov, Evgeny 34 A13 English opening
Round 4. Mon 2nd May 2011
Chernobay, Artem 1-0 Reshetnikov, Alexey 24 C41 Philidor
Arslanov, Shamil 1/2-1/2 Arustamian, Artur 64 B22 Sicilian
Sychev, Klementy 1/2-1/2 Malaniuk, Vladimir P 54 C41 Philidor
Krylov, Mikhail 1-0 Gorbatov, Alexej 55 A14 English
Sveshnikov, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Kunin, Vitaly 21 C42 Petrov
Round 5. Tue 3rd May 2011
Gorbatov, Alexej 0-1 Arslanov, Shamil 40 C00 French defence
Arustamian, Artur 1/2-1/2 Sychev, Klementy 32 B55 Sicilian
Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1/2-1/2 Chernobay, Artem 11 E10 Queen's pawn game
Kunin, Vitaly 1/2-1/2 Krylov, Mikhail 66 A15 English opening
Reshetnikov, Alexey 1-0 Sveshnikov, Evgeny 39 B32 Sicilian
Round 6. Wed 4th May 2011
Arslanov, Shamil 1/2-1/2 Sychev, Klementy 21 C02 French
Gorbatov, Alexej 0-1 Kunin, Vitaly 89 A05 Reti
Chernobay, Artem 1/2-1/2 Arustamian, Artur 43 B30 Sicilian
Krylov, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 Reshetnikov, Alexey 58 D11 QGD Slav
Sveshnikov, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Malaniuk, Vladimir P 9 C45 Scotch game
Round 7. Fri 6th May 2011
Reshetnikov, Alexey 1/2-1/2 Gorbatov, Alexej 49 C95 Ruy Lopez
Kunin, Vitaly 1-0 Arslanov, Shamil 51 A16 English opening
Sychev, Klementy 0-1 Chernobay, Artem 47 B90 Sicilian
Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1/2-1/2 Krylov, Mikhail 24 A48 King's Indian
Arustamian, Artur 1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov, Evgeny 43 B32 Sicilian
Round 8. Sat 7th May 2011
Krylov, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 Arustamian, Artur 46 A13 English
Kunin, Vitaly 1/2-1/2 Reshetnikov, Alexey 22 D10 QGD Slav defence
Gorbatov, Alexej 1/2-1/2 Malaniuk, Vladimir P 35 C46 Four knights
Arslanov, Shamil 0-1 Chernobay, Artem 22 B22 Sicilian
Sveshnikov, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Sychev, Klementy 33 C11 French
Round 9. Sun 8th May 2011
Arustamian, Artur 1/2-1/2 Gorbatov, Alexej 14 C53 Giuoco Piano
Reshetnikov, Alexey 1/2-1/2 Arslanov, Shamil 28 C19 French
Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1/2-1/2 Kunin, Vitaly 11 D25 QGA, Janowsky-Larsen variation
Sychev, Klementy 1/2-1/2 Krylov, Mikhail 13 B01 Scandinavian
Chernobay, Artem 1/2-1/2 Sveshnikov, Evgeny 11 B30 Sicilian defence

17) Zonal 2.5

Zonal 2.5 in South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile) takes place 16th-24th May 2011.

Zonal 2.5 Asuncion PAR Mon 16th May 2011 - Tue 24th May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Flores, Diego GM ARG 2611 108049
2 Mareco, Sandro GM ARG 2591 112275
3 Felgaer, Ruben GM ARG 2570 107069
4 Bachmann, Axel GM PAR 2551 3700488
5 Lemos, Damian GM ARG 2550 113581
6 Rodriguez Vila, Andres GM URU 2527 3000010
7 Cubas, Jose Fernando IM PAR 2505 3700267
8 Pierrot, Facundo IM ARG 2449 103250
9 Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo IM URU 2437 3000028
10 Valdes Escobar, Alvaro FM CHI 2419 3405451
11 Hobaica, Juan Pablo IM ARG 2407 104159
12 Lujan, Carolina IM ARG 2353 109878
13 Latorre, Manuel FM PAR 2312 3700844
14 Larrea, Manuel FM URU 2299 3000508
15 Kropff, Ricardo IM PAR 2298 3700038
16 Mayorga, Nicolas FM ARG 2293 114685
17 Sabas, Jorge ARG 2267 101877
18 Avalos Parra, Joao FM CHI 2251 3402541
19 Peralta, Eduardo FM PAR 2237 3700062
20 Jimenez, Joaquin ARG 2224 109860
21 Mesias Rojas, Rabindranath CHI 2205 3402126
22 Vazquez, Guillermo FM PAR 2199 3702308
23 Latorre, Matias PAR 2197 3701107
24 Jodorcovsky, Paulo PAR 2182 3700305
25 Richter Becerra, Hans CHI 2148 3401022
26 Toniutti, Ezio ARG 2133 113034
27 Daneri, Martin ARG 2095 104981
28 Goiriz, Y Damian PAR 2093 3700623
29 Butti, Enrique PAR 2037 3700470
30 Gamarra, Ramon PAR 2009 3700348
31 Roman, Rodrigo PAR 1986 3701220
32 Lipiniks, Leonardo PAR 1852 3700127
33 Heinechen, John PAR 1799 3700976
34 Florentin, Damaso PAR 1743 3700925
35 Saldana, Fernando Javier PAR 1742 3700682
36 Torres, Mauricio PAR 1724 3702561

18) ch-CAT 2011

The Catalan Championships is a knockout held in Sabadell. Daniel Alsina Leal is the top seed.

ch-Catalan 2011 Sabadell ESP Sat 14th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Alsina Leal, Daniel GM ESP 2545 2252627
2 Narciso Dublan, Marc GM ESP 2532 2201500
3 Vila Gazquez, Xavier IM ESP 2494 2261090
4 Alonso Rosell, Alvar IM ESP 2493 2270544
5 Romero Holmes, Alfonso GM ESP 2491 2200066
6 Fluvia Poyatos, Joan IM ESP 2472 2212501
7 Fluvia Poyatos, Jordi IM ESP 2469 2214334
8 Gual Pascual, Antonio IM ESP 2446 2200589
9 Jerez Perez, Alfonso IM ESP 2415 2204100
10 Vehi Bach, Victor Manuel IM ESP 2402 2200228
11 Arias Boo, Guillermo FM ESP 2323 2209870
12 Ramon Solans, Albert ESP 2274 22201815
13 Fernandez Perez, Didier ESP 2225 3505359
14 Capellades Subirana, Marc ESP 2222 2272245
15 Martinez Ramirez, Erik ESP 2206 22202366
16 Marin Benito, Carla ESP 1860 2284987

19) ch-CZE 2011

The Czech Championships take place in Pardubice 12th-20th May 2011. The women's event seems to be a combination of a preliminary stage and a knockout phase.

ch-CZE 2011 Pardubice CZE Thu 12th May 2011 - Fri 20th May 2011. Category: 11. Ave: (2517)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Babula, Vlastimil GM CZE 2566 # = = = 1 2.5 2617
2 Polak, Tomas GM CZE 2526 = # 1 = = 2.5 2592
3 Stocek, Jiri GM CZE 2600 = # = 1 = 2.5 2617
4 Mirumian, Vigen GM CZE 2513 # 0 = 1 1 2.5 2603
5 Krejci, Jan IM CZE 2489 = 0 1 # = 2 2537
6 Votava, Jan GM CZE 2541 = = = # = 2 2522
7 Kanovsky, David IM CZE 2472 0 = # = 1 2 2518
8 Simacek, Pavel IM CZE 2462 = 0 = # = 1.5 2434
9 Rasik, Vitezslav IM CZE 2485 0 = = # = 1.5 2422
10 Jansa, Vlastimil GM CZE 2518 = 0 0 = # 1 2325
Round 1. Thu 12th May 2011
Rasik, Vitezslav 0-1 Mirumian, Vigen 27 B80 Sicilian
Stocek, Jiri 1/2-1/2 Votava, Jan 72 D85 Gruenfeld
Kanovsky, David 1-0 Jansa, Vlastimil 27 B46 Sicilian
Polak, Tomas 1/2-1/2 Simacek, Pavel 39 A89 Dutch
Babula, Vlastimil 1/2-1/2 Krejci, Jan 30 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit accepted
Round 2. Fri 13th May 2011
Babula, Vlastimil 1/2-1/2 Polak, Tomas 21 A57 Benko gambit half accepted
Simacek, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Kanovsky, David 21 C01 French
Jansa, Vlastimil 1/2-1/2 Stocek, Jiri 57 C93 Ruy Lopez
Votava, Jan 1/2-1/2 Rasik, Vitezslav 11 B07 Pirc
Krejci, Jan 1-0 Mirumian, Vigen 38 B42 Sicilian
Round 3. Sat 14th May 2011
Mirumian, Vigen 1/2-1/2 Votava, Jan 45 A05 Reti
Rasik, Vitezslav 1/2-1/2 Jansa, Vlastimil 58 B46 Sicilian
Stocek, Jiri 1-0 Simacek, Pavel 38 A65 Benoni
Kanovsky, David 0-1 Babula, Vlastimil 52 B81 Sicilian
Polak, Tomas 1-0 Krejci, Jan 42 E15 Queen's Indian
Round 4. Sun 15th May 2011
Polak, Tomas 1/2-1/2 Kanovsky, David 47 A61 Benoni defence
Babula, Vlastimil 1/2-1/2 Stocek, Jiri 17 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Simacek, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Rasik, Vitezslav 30 B08 Pirc
Jansa, Vlastimil 0-1 Mirumian, Vigen 63 B80 Sicilian
Krejci, Jan 1/2-1/2 Votava, Jan 19 C95 Ruy Lopez
ch-CZE Women Prelim Pardubice CZE Thu 12th May 2011 - Fri 20th May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Havlikova, Kristyna WIM CZE 2288 309672
2 Olsarova, Karolina WIM CZE 2242 320242
3 Korenova, Martina WIM CZE 2231 302805
4 Sochorova, Petra WIM CZE 2205 305260
5 Kubikova, Hana WFM CZE 2178 302597
6 Pirklova, Hana CZE 2153 313777
7 Folkova, Martina CZE 2131 304271
8 Kubikova, Alena WFM CZE 2121 319872

20) 4th Marko Jaric Mem

The 4th Marko Jaric Mem was a blitz tournament in Stari Mikanovci. Ante Brkic and Mladen Palac finished on 6.5/9.

4th Marko Jaric Mem Stari Mikanovci CRO Sat 14th May 2011 - Sat 14th May 2011. Category: 13. Ave: (2560)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2588 # = = 1 1 1 = 1 0 1 6.5 2722
2 Palac, Mladen GM CRO 2583 = # = = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2723
3 Zelcic, Robert GM CRO 2557 = = # = = 1 0 1 1 1 6 2685
4 Cvitan, Ognjen GM CRO 2498 0 = = # 1 = = 0 1 1 5 2609
5 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2623 0 = = 0 # 1 1 = = = 4.5 2553
6 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2637 0 0 0 = 0 # = 1 1 1 4 2508
7 Zaja, Ivan GM CRO 2485 = = 1 = 0 = # 0 = 0 3.5 2488
8 Kozul, Zdenko GM CRO 2555 0 0 0 1 = 0 1 # 1 0 3.5 2480
9 Saric, Ante GM CRO 2489 1 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 3 2442
10 Rogic, Davor GM CRO 2581 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 1 0 # 2.5 2391
Round 1. Sat 14th May 2011
Kozul, Zdenko 0-1 Palac, Mladen 55 E10 Queen's pawn game
Rogic, Davor 1/2-1/2 Stevic, Hrvoje 52 B01 Scandinavian
Saric, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Cvitan, Ognjen 19 B76 Sicilian
Zaja, Ivan 1-0 Zelcic, Robert 51 E44 Nimzo-Indian
Saric, Ante 1-0 Brkic, Ante 13 A05 Reti opening
Round 2. Sat 14th May 2011
Stevic, Hrvoje 1-0 Saric, Ivan 32 B20 Sicilian defence
Cvitan, Ognjen 1-0 Saric, Ante 31 E54 Nimzo-Indian
Kozul, Zdenko 0-1 Rogic, Davor 29 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Palac, Mladen 1/2-1/2 Zelcic, Robert 15 A34 English
Brkic, Ante 1/2-1/2 Zaja, Ivan 42 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 3. Sat 14th May 2011
Zelcic, Robert 1/2-1/2 Brkic, Ante 35 B51 Sicilian
Rogic, Davor 0-1 Palac, Mladen 34 C03 French
Saric, Ivan 1-0 Kozul, Zdenko 68 B58 Sicilian
Saric, Ante 1/2-1/2 Stevic, Hrvoje 38 A04 Reti opening
Zaja, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Cvitan, Ognjen 56 E58 Nimzo-Indian
Round 4. Sat 14th May 2011
Palac, Mladen 1/2-1/2 Brkic, Ante 10 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Stevic, Hrvoje 1-0 Zaja, Ivan 24 C26 Vienna
Kozul, Zdenko 1-0 Saric, Ante 26 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Rogic, Davor 0-1 Saric, Ivan 49 B56 Sicilian
Cvitan, Ognjen 1/2-1/2 Zelcic, Robert 41 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Round 5. Sat 14th May 2011
Saric, Ivan 0-1 Palac, Mladen 23 A07 Reti
Zaja, Ivan 0-1 Kozul, Zdenko 44 E81 King's Indian
Brkic, Ante 1-0 Cvitan, Ognjen 35 B72 Sicilian
Zelcic, Robert 1/2-1/2 Stevic, Hrvoje 35 B01 Scandinavian
Saric, Ante 1-0 Rogic, Davor 47 A07 Reti
Round 6. Sat 14th May 2011
Palac, Mladen 1/2-1/2 Cvitan, Ognjen 8 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Stevic, Hrvoje 0-1 Brkic, Ante 67 C45 Scotch game
Rogic, Davor 1-0 Zaja, Ivan 46 C95 Ruy Lopez
Saric, Ivan 1-0 Saric, Ante 36 C24 Bishop's opening
Kozul, Zdenko 0-1 Zelcic, Robert 32 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Dus-Chotimursky variation
Round 7. Sat 14th May 2011
Saric, Ante 0-1 Palac, Mladen 41 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Zaja, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Saric, Ivan 69 A44 Semi-Benoni (`blockade variation')
Brkic, Ante 1-0 Kozul, Zdenko 37 B67 Sicilian
Cvitan, Ognjen 1-0 Stevic, Hrvoje 34 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Zelcic, Robert 1-0 Rogic, Davor 47 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 8. Sat 14th May 2011
Saric, Ivan 0-1 Zelcic, Robert 56 A14 English
Kozul, Zdenko 1-0 Cvitan, Ognjen 35 A73 Benoni
Palac, Mladen 1/2-1/2 Stevic, Hrvoje 6 A44 Semi-Benoni (`blockade variation')
Rogic, Davor 0-1 Brkic, Ante 35 C70 Ruy Lopez
Saric, Ante 1/2-1/2 Zaja, Ivan 58 A15 English opening
Round 9. Sat 14th May 2011
Stevic, Hrvoje 1/2-1/2 Kozul, Zdenko 65 B22 Sicilian
Cvitan, Ognjen 1-0 Rogic, Davor 51 A20 English opening
Brkic, Ante 1-0 Saric, Ivan 40 C65 Ruy Lopez
Zelcic, Robert 1-0 Saric, Ante 21 B32 Sicilian
Zaja, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Palac, Mladen 17 D38 QGD

21) 81st ch-CAN 2011

81st Canadian Championship and Zonal took place in Guelph (Ontario) May 6-11. The 29-player 9-round Swiss was finally won by GM Bator Sambuev (formerly of Russia, but has changed his federation to Canada) by winning a set of two rapid tie-breakers 1.5-0.5 over IM Eric Hansen . Arthur Calugar made a final IM norm. News Hugh Brodie.

81st ch-CAN Guelph CAN Fri 6th May 2011 - Wed 11th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsPerf
1Sambuev, Bator 27507.52741
2Hansen, Eric 25727.52722
3Gerzhoy, Leonid 26296.52601
4Panjwani, Raja 245062584
5Calugar, Arthur 240162578
6Noritsyn, Nikolay 258462555
7Kleinman, Michael 23015.52518
8Hamilton, Robert 23705.52441
9Thavandiran, Shiyam 246352372
10Mills, Morgon 205652366
11Jung, Hans 228952357
12Plotkin, Victor 24224.52361
13Djerkovic, Miladin 22804.52319
14Filipovich, David 21744.52290
15Dougherty, Michael 23124.52287
16Sapozhnikov, Roman 24514.52276
17Upper, John 21694.52263
18Humphreys, Michael 227342334
19Haessel, Dale 223342176
20Qin, Zi Yi (Joey) 235342147
21Samsonkin, Artiom 25613.52372
22Guo, Josh 22723.52282
23Nicholson, Matthew 20203.52136
24Drkulec, Vladimir 22023.52094
25Tremblay, Rejean 223832292
26Itkin, David 216132225
27Barron, Michael 232832013
28Anastasovski, Nikola 21902.51992
29Stevens, Christian 237822108
29 players

22) First Saturday May 2011

First Saturday May events are under way.

FSGM May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Round 10 (of 14) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kosic DraganGMMNE24855.55.519.750.0
2Tania SachdevIMIND24165.05.019.250.0
3Chernyshov KonstantinGMRUS25644.54.519.250.0
4Szabo BenceHUN23504.54.518.000.0
5Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24504.04.018.000.0
6Manca FedericoIMITA23994.04.017.750.0
7Rodriguez Lopez RafaelIMESP23202.52.511.000.0
7 players
FSIM May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Battey AlexanderUSA22696.524.500.05
2Lyell MarkFMENG21715.520.000.05
3Lengyel BelaIMHUN22905.018.250.02
4Koczo KristofHUN22334.514.500.03
5Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22764.015.250.03
6Sahu Sekhar ChandraIMIND22273.515.000.02
7Bhakti KulkarniWIMIND23333.513.750.02
8Farago SandorIMHUN22813.512.500.02
9Holm Kristian StuvikNOR22733.511.250.02
10To Nhat MinhIMHUN23403.011.000.01
11Tesik CsabaHUN22993.010.000.02
12Gupta BhaskarIND19102.511.000.01
12 players
FSFMA May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Chen YangCHN20815.019.250.02
2Darazs ZoltanHUN22035.018.750.03
3Juracsik JozsefHUN21335.018.500.04
4Xu FeiCHN19515.016.750.03
5Bodi TiborHUN20534.517.250.03
6Farkas RichardHUN19894.514.500.03
7Kiss PeterHUN19564.014.500.02
8Kantor RekaSVK19474.013.500.02
9Lakovic IgorITA19653.512.250.01
10Szalontay MihalyHUN20002.59.000.01
11Havaskori LaszloHUN20842.09.500.02
12Schuetz PeterSVK19252.06.250.01
12 players
FSFMB May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Szatmari DavidHUN19917.524.000.07
2Mayer IstvanFMHUN20335.015.000.03
3Rusek WalterAUT18283.511.500.02
4Breen AnthonyIRL16463.57.750.03
5Lakat GyulaHUN18993.012.000.02
6Hegedus Peter DrHUN17761.54.750.01
6 players

23) ch-Lower Rhine 2011

Eugen Heinert edged out Joerg Kappelt on tie-break after both scored 5.5/7 in the Lower Rhine Championship that took place in Solingen.

ch-Lower Rhine Solingen GER Sat 16th Apr 2011 - Sat 23rd Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Heinert, EugenGER21805.52221.5
2Kappelt, JoergGER5.521.519
3Waagener, UlrichGER222851922
4Brueggemann, JuergenGER21944.519.521
5Vasiljev, JurijLAT21584.519.519
6Koehler, MarkusGER2114419.522
7Fichtner, EwaldGER197041719
8Kuperman, MeerGER415.519
9Hobusch, JanGER189241317.5
10Bashylin, SevaGER168641317
11Gehrmann, UlrichGER20243.51517
12Zahn, RichardGER20773.514.517.5
13Goerke, JoachimGER215431620.5
14Waschkewitz, StefaGER313.517
15May, HolgerGER1863311.515
16Weischenberg, JuergGER37.516.5
17Strater, HeinzGER20602.51116
18Biessner, EberhardGER19612.59.516
19Uhlenbrock, SteffaGER18442.59.514
20Bondarchuk, VadimGER19952414
21Drygajlo, LarsGER1.5413
22Bub, VolkerGER218816.514
22 players

24) Hradec Kralove 2011

The Hradec Kralove Open took place 8th-15th May 2011. Mikhail M Ivanov edged out Alexander Chudinovskikh on tie-break after both finished on 7.5/9.

FIDE Open Hradec Kralove CZE Sun 8th May 2011 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ivanov Mikhail MGMRUS24247.540.052.56
2Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22707.539.050.56
3Plischki SebastianIMGER23327.042.554.05
4Golcman EvgenyRUS22926.540.050.55
5Strebkovs AndrejsIMLAT23176.538.047.56
6Seidl StepanCZE20906.536.047.56
7Braun MarekCZE21246.040.052.55
8Malivanek JiriCZE20976.040.050.54
9Smolej LukasCZE19456.038.548.55
10Meszaros LudekCZE21756.036.547.55
11Jedlicka AlesFMCZE22885.541.052.05
12Jiruse JosefCZE20415.535.546.03
13Pulpan JakubCZE19595.535.044.55
14Kraus TomasCZE22205.534.545.04
15Cizinsky PetrCZE21585.534.044.05
16Snorek MilanCZE21095.533.043.54
17Piankov EvgenijIMUKR23505.040.051.54
18Vavra PavelCZE21215.037.548.53
19Paldus PetrCZE20375.037.048.03
20Skokan FrantisekCZE19745.032.542.03
21Fiedler BedrichCZE21275.032.042.54
22Steiner PavelCZE18975.031.539.55
23Szuecs MatyasCZE16925.031.040.05
24Christensen HenrikDEN20205.030.040.05
25Flasar JaroslavCZE19165.030.038.54
26Nemec OtakarCZE18845.028.539.02
27Vojtech JaroslavCZE21135.027.535.55
28Cermak MiroslavCZE18715.023.532.03
29Voelz StephanGER19664.535.543.53
30Dosedel JiriCZE20984.533.543.53
31Smolik BorisCZE19174.533.543.03
32Lesak OndrejCZE18134.532.042.04
33Svoboda FrantisekCZE17154.530.538.03
34Splitek LubosCZE17924.529.538.53
35Horyna JosefCZE18864.528.036.02
36Pulpan MatejCZE17574.526.035.04
37Rojikova LenkaCZE17244.033.041.52
38Kotva MilanCZE20424.032.542.54
39Prachar JosefCZE18754.031.542.03
40Juchelka PetrCZE18414.031.040.03
41Maliszewski JaroslawPOL18074.030.539.03
42Saucuk MartinCZE18304.030.038.02
43Vorel BohuslavCZE17444.029.036.51
44Vochozka JindrichCZE17344.028.037.04
45Tuma JanCZE16544.027.535.02
46Brhlik AntoninCZE17274.027.034.03
47Majerik VladimirCZE19744.026.034.01
48Portych VaclavCZE18664.024.531.52
49Kosar MatejCZE03.531.540.01
50Zitna AnetaCZE03.531.539.52
51Tsapanidis VasilisCZE18273.529.537.03
52Svec LudekCZE17693.529.038.52
53Sedlacek JanCZE19843.529.036.02
54Johnova EliskaCZE17213.527.033.53
55Maly AntoninCZE18703.525.533.52
56Vacek JaroslavCZE16733.525.532.52
57Mazura TomasCZE19893.031.039.53
58Kosina VladimirCZE18113.031.039.02
59Dmitruk VolodymyrUKR17973.028.535.53
60Kabelka OndrejCZE13313.027.534.01
61Kolibik JanSVK16533.024.030.51
62Von Keyserlingk ChandaGER17862.530.038.52
63Novotny AlesCZE17752.528.035.50
64Nad BorisCZE19112.526.033.51
65Langr JiriCZE16502.523.030.02
66Kastner OldrichCZE21212.035.045.02
67Svetinsky VladimirCZE13882.021.528.01
68Dvorak Jun. ZdenekCZE17061.524.030.51
68 players

25) Hungarian Teams

The Hungarian Team Championships finished with the 11th and final round on 15th May 2011. This league is named after the great Hungarian GM Laszlo Szabo. Aquaprofit won the league. Most of the games from the final round not yet available.

TCh-HUN 2010-11 Budapest HUN Sun 10th Oct 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112Bpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK#7.58.58.56.5798.51010111197.5
2ASE Paks4.5#7.575.579.57.59.58.59.51086
3HVSE3.54.5#68.577.58.556.581176
4Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK3.556#75.565.58.57.598.572
5Hungaropharma Decs5.56.53.55#5.56.58696.5870
6Penzügyor SE5556.56.5#46.566.59969
7MLTC32.54.565.58#8.55.56.591069
8Honved - Balazs Diak3.54.53.56.545.53.5#7.56.5107.562.5
9ASS-Makoi SVSE22.573.5666.54.5#7.56.5860
10Kbarcika VSC23.55.54.535.55.55.54.5#7652.5
11Vasas SC12.5435.53325.55#5.540
12Tabani Sp.-Vizmuvek1213.54324.5466.5#37.5
12 teams

26) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11

The Slovakian Team Championships took place 27th November 2010 - 8th May 2011. Final rounds 9-11 6th-8th May 2011. SK Caissa Cadca won. A better file of the games from the final three rounds now available.

TCh-SVK Ex 2010-11 Zilina SVK Sat 27th Nov 2010 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoTeam+-=TB1TB2TB3
17SK Caissa Cadca9022952.50
22TJ Slavia TU Kosice8212551.00
36INBEST Dunajov7132449.50
412SK Prievidza6232152.50
59SK Dunajska Streda6232149.00
65SK Trencin6322052.00
71SK Slovan Bratislava5511652.00
88SKS Dubnica n/V4701240.00
94SK Modra3711033.50
1011MSK KdV Kezmarok380937.50
113Zemplin Michalovce1100326.50
1210BSK Edymax Bardejov0110032.00
12 teams

27) Dutch League

The final 9th round of the Dutch League took place on 15th May 2011. Favourites HSG had already secured the title with two rounds to go. Some Round 9 games available.

TCh-NED 2010-11 Netherlands NED Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1HSG2551#781867½
2Voerendaal2404#656561247
3Homburg Apeldoorn23664#85651044
4HMC Calder2381#658947
5SO Rotterdam23423524#5575843½
6Utrecht24015#6744½
7LSG2360455#745742½
8Groningen23075533#5739
9Braceland ESGOO23342445465#640
10Caissa2287525#635
10 teams

28) Active Team Events

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

4NCL 2010-11

The final rounds of the 4NCL took place 30th April - 2nd May 2011. Pride & Prejudice took the title beating Wood Green Hilsmark 6-2 in the final round, they finished 2nd. White Rose through a draw with Barbiacan 4NCL1 finished 3rd. Oxford 1, Pandora's Box Grantham, Sambuca Sharks and Warwickshire Select 1 were demoted. Relegation pool games from the final round are missing.

4NCL 2010-11 Daventry ENG Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Mon 2nd May 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Championship Pool
RkTeamGms+-=Mpts
1Pride & Prejudice770014
2Wood Green Hilsmark 1761012
3White Rose 174219
4Cheddleton 173406
5Betsson.com72415
6Barbican 4NCL 171424
7Guildford A&DC 172504
8e2e4.org.uk 171602
Demotion Pool
RkTeamGms+-=Mpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 2760113
2Cambridge University 1761012
3The AD's74219
4Barbican 4NCL 274308
5Oxford 173317
6Pandora's Box Grantham71513
7Sambuca Sharks71602
8Warwickshire Select 171602
16 teams

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2011

The Polish Ekstraliga started with the first three rounds in Wroclaw. David Navara was amongst the players.

TCh-POL Ekstraliga Wroclaw POL Fri 6th May 2011 - Sun 9th Oct 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDRtgMptsBpts
12KSz WASKO HetMaN Szopienice KatowicePOL2500511.5
26PGNiG POLONIA WarszawaPOL2483510.5
33ROTMISTRZ TWOJA SZKOLA GrudziadzPOL2400510
45KSz STILON Gorzow WielkopolskiPOL241749.5
54MLKS NADNARWIANKA PultuskPOL238348
610LKS PASJONAT DankowicePOL2450310.5
79POLONIA VOTUM WroclawPOL2433310
81KSz ODRODZENIE KozuchowPOL238316
98DRAKON SKOK CHMIELEWSKIEGO LublinPOL233307
107KS POCZTOWIEC PoznanPOL236707
10 players

Chinese League 2011

The Chinese League started 12th April. Next rounds: 26th-28th May 2011.

Chinese League Ningbo CHN Tue 12th Apr 2011 - Tue 6th Dec 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 18) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
15Shanghai3300611.5
210Beijing3300610.0
39Qingdao320159.0
42Zhejiang311138.5
53Hebei311137.0
66Shandong312028.5
78Jiangsu312027.5
84Tianjin312026.5
91Sichuan302114.5
107Chongqing303002.0
10 teams

29) Nakamura - Ponomariov Match

Hikaru Nakamura plays a six game classical followed by a four game rapid match in Saint Louis against Ruslan Ponomariov. The idea is to start to get some match experience. Alongside Ben Finegold plays Ray Robson (who replaced Viktor Korchnoi who developed some mild health problems after a tournament in Spain and can't travel).

Classical Match Saint Louis USA Mon 16th May 2011 - Wed 25th May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2774 2016192
2 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2754 14103320
3 Robson, Ray GM USA 2545 2023970
4 Finegold, Benjamin GM USA 2494 2000261

30) White River Open

George Mirijanian reports: The White River Open took place on May 14, 2011 at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in White River Junction, Vermont, USA. GM Alexander Ivanov of Newton, Massachusetts scored 3.5-0.5 to win first place in the Open section. Capturing second place with a 3-1 tally was U.S. Chess Federation-rated senior master Denys Shmelov of Pepperell, Mass., who drew Ivanov in the penultimate round. Tying for third place with scores of 2.5-1.5 were IM Danny Kopec of Merrick, New York (who drew Shmelov in round 2 but lost to Ivanov in the final round), national master Henry "Hal" Terrie of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Class A contestant John Elmore of Stratham, New Hampshire. The tournament was held in two sections and drew 24 players. FIDE arbiter F. Alexander Relyea of Bedford, New Hampshire was the chief TD, assisted by his wife, Nita Patel.

31) Bundesliga Relegation

If forgot to add the games to TWIC magazine which I reported on the front page from the final Bundesliga playoff between SF Berlin - SV Griesheim who finished tied 12th-13th to see who was relegated. Berlin stayed up by the narrow margin of 4.5-3.5.

32) Forthcoming Events and Links

4th Calgary International Chess Classic 2011

Zone 4.2 2011

Alimini Village 2011

82nd ch-GER

TCh-FRA Top 12 2011

20th Annual Chicago Open 2011

Sunningdale Congress 2011

International Senior Tournament

24th Leon Masters 2011

Hustopece Rapid Open 2011

20th ICSC ch-EUR Deaf Clubs

19th Sigeman & Co

19th Sigeman & Co Malmo SWE Thu 9th Jun 2011 - Mon 13th Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Shirov, Alexei GM ESP 2701 2209390
2 Giri, Anish GM NED 2690 24116068
3 So, Wesley GM PHI 2667 5202213
4 Hector, Jonny GM SWE 2588 1700090
5 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2547 1710400
6 Tikkanen, Hans GM SWE 2541 1706446

Kings Tournament 2011

15th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2011

26th Hassloch Open 2011

IX Gyorgy Marx Memorial

4th New York International 2011

25th Pula Open

Zonal 2.4

AAI GM 2011

2nd Big Slick International

Commonwealth and South African Open

1st San Bernardino Open

39th World Open 2011

5th Leiden Chess Tournament 2011

Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament

Oberwart Open

21st Heart of Finland 2011

22nd Czech Open 2011

44th Biel Chess Festival 2011

8th World Teams 2011

XXIX Andorra Open

34th Taminco Open

5th Mangalore Open 2011

39th Chess Meeting 2011

39th GM Dortmund GER Thu 21st Jul 2011 - Sun 31st Jul 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2785 4101588
2 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2774 2016192
3 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2743 14103320
4 Giri, Anish GM NED 2690 24116068
5 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2689 12401137
6 Meier, Georg GM GER 2669 4675789

98th British Championships 2011

15th Hogeschool Zeeland

1st Hangzhou Women International 2011

Rostov FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

World Juniors 2011

Euro Chess Tournament

14th Olomouc Chess Summer 2011

9th Davos Open

1st Metropolitan International

10th Sunny Beach Open 2011

Shenzhen FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

91st Montreal Open 2011

8th Highlands Open 2011

Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

Pearl Spring Super GM 2011

12th Liberec Open 2011

2nd Brno Open 2011

Tal Memorial 2011

World Youth Championships 2011

3rd London Chess Classic

12th Prague Open 2012

3rd Novy Bor Open

1st Lanta Open 2012

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