THE WEEK IN CHESS 863 23rd May 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) World Championship Candidates 2011
3) 46th Capablanca Memorial 2011
4) Nakamura - Ponomariov Match
5) 3rd Lublin Union Memorial
6) I Bahia Feliz
7) Croatian Cup Final
8) Moscow Championship 2011
9) Serbia Cup Final
10) 20th ch-MKD 2011
11) 2nd Danzhou GM
12) Ukrainian Championship Semi-Final 2011
13) 13th Salou Open
14) 29th Metz Open 2011
15) European Individual Women 2011
16) 9th World Youth Stars
17) German Team Cup 2011
18) Orlova Chess Festival
19) ch-UZB Major League
20) 4th Beirut Open
21) XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival
22) Roza Lallemand Trophy French Women's Rapid 2011
23) Zonal 2.5
24) 4th Calgary International Chess Classic 2011
25) 64th Otwarte Open
26) 7th Mukachevo Rating
27) 6th Paradiso Amateur Open
28) Alimini Village 2011
29) Catalan Championship 2011
30) CUCA International Open
31) Czech Championships 2011
32) First Saturday May 2011
33) Ukrainian Club Championship 2011
34) Hungarian Teams
35) Dutch League
36) Swiss Teams National A
37) Israeli League Leumit 2010-11
38) Active Team Events
39) Zone 4.2 2011
40) Connecticut Open State Championship
41) 15th Unive Tournament
42) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
World Championship Candidates 201152 games
46th Capablanca Memorial 2011925 games
Nakamura - Ponomariov Match12 games
3rd Lublin Union Memorial20 games
I Bahia Feliz20 games
Croatian Cup Final282 games
Moscow Championship 201169 games
Serbia Cup Final252 games
20th ch-MKD 201120 games
2nd Danzhou GM30 games
Ukrainian Championship Semi-Final 2011649 games
13th Salou Open45 games
29th Metz Open 2011172 games
European Individual Women 2011193 games
9th World Youth Stars18 games
German Team Cup 201116 games
Orlova Chess Festival29 games
ch-UZB Major League20 games
4th Beirut Open249 games
XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival84 games
Roza Lallemand Trophy French Women's Rapid 201167 games
Zonal 2.5121 games
4th Calgary International Chess Classic 201139 games
64th Otwarte Open141 games
7th Mukachevo Rating45 games
6th Paradiso Amateur Open47 games
Alimini Village 201163 games
Catalan Championship 201132 games
CUCA International Open7 games
Czech Championships 201165 games
First Saturday May 201174 games
Ukrainian Club Championship 2011270 games
Hungarian Teams60 games
Dutch League50 games
Swiss Teams National A270 games
4407 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Elie Houlichian, Miguel Gomez, H Richter, Zenon Franco Ocampos, Jeroen van den Berg, Sinisa Joksic, Istvan Brindza, Hugh Brodie, George Mirijanian, Pierre Becker, Stephane Mouchel, Chris Holmes, Ivan Kocovski, and everyone else who helped with the issue.

It has been barely possible to stay on top of all the news this week. The FIDE World Chess Championship Candidates have dominated in spite of all the games being drawn. Until now the three rounds of standard time rate games of the Candidates have seen just two decisive games. I would say that whilst superior preparation has had some part in this it is also true that the shortness of the matches and the intensity of the event for the finalists has surely also had a major contribution. Also the players aren't performing seals, they are just trying to get the best results for themselves as any sportsman would. In addition they must be very tired indeed.

Talking of tired, staying on top of this along with the other interesting events has been as difficult as I can remember. Other news such as Ivanchuk winning his 5th Capablanca Memorial, Nakamura defeating Ponomariov in their classical match, various interzonals, further news in the Feller case (the main appeal for this appears to be tomorrow) Shirov winning in Lublin, Vallejo in Bahia Feliz, Viktorija Cmilyte winning the Eureopan Individual Women, Zonal 2.5 in Paraguay all of which plausibly would have higher billings and should have had more attention paid to them. More events have arrived in the last few hours that I had not heard of before, I'm thinking, where did they come from??

I haven't had time in any place had time to wish ChessBase a happy 25th birthday. The idea that any strong player (and even not so strong) goes anywhere without a computer and a database would not have occurred to anyone at that time they started. A very significant anniversary for the game, my congratulations to them.

It is also Anatoly Karpov's 60th today, Happy Birthday to him.

I'm guessing that I can't be the only chess journalist who isn't just in need of a few days off. Still lots of good chess can't be all a bad thing!

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) World Championship Candidates 2011

The FIDE World Chess Championship Candidates have reached the final where Alexander Grischuk plays Boris Gelfand for the right to meet Viswanathan Anand. So far there have been four draws. This whole candidates event has seemed very rushed and with the stakes now so high for each player I expect caution to be the watchword from now on. I'm giving all the games so far to make sure I haven't missed out any errors and ommissions in previous issues.

World Chess Championship Final Kazan
Grischuk, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 49 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Gelfand, Boris - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 58 A37 English Symmetrical
Grischuk, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 14 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Gelfand, Boris - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 18 A37 English Symmetrical
World Chess Championship Final Kazan (RUS), 19-26 May 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Perf
Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2747 ½ ½ ½ ½ . . 2 2733
Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 ½ ½ ½ ½ . . 2 2747

3) 46th Capablanca Memorial 2011

The 46th Capablanca Memorial took place 10th-21st May 2011. Vassily Ivanchuk won a record 5th title, winning a final round game against Le Quang Liem to catch him on 6.5/10 and take the title on tie-break. Ivanchuk had previously won in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, he didn't play in 2008-9.

Capablanca Memorial Elite Havana (CUB), 11-21 v 2011 cat. XIX (2712)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2776 * * ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 2809
2. Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2687 ½ 0 * * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 2826
3. Andreikin, Dmitry g RUS 2687 0 0 ½ ½ * * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 2752
4. Navara, David g CZE 2702 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * * ½ 0 1 1 5 2713
5. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2726 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * * ½ ½ 2673
6. Bruzon Batista, Lazaro g CUB 2693 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ * * 2 2475

Round 1 (May 11, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Navara, David ½-½ 45 C53 Giuoco Piano
Andreikin, Dmitry - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1-0 48 A14 Reti Opening
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 22 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Round 2 (May 12, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 26 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Le, Quang Liem - Andreikin, Dmitry ½-½ 44 E06 Catalan
Navara, David - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1-0 33 D11 Slav Defence
Round 3 (May 13, 2011)
Andreikin, Dmitry - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 32 B10 Caro Kann
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Navara, David ½-½ 37 A20 English Opening
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 54 D72 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Round 4 (May 14, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 0-1 99 C45 Scotch Game
Navara, David - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 64 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Andreikin, Dmitry 0-1 34 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 5 (May 15, 2011)
Le, Quang Liem - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 35 D42 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Andreikin, Dmitry - Navara, David ½-½ 24 A28 English Four Knights
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 17 C42 Petroff's Defence
Round 6 (May 17, 2011)
Le, Quang Liem - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 37 E99 King's Indian Classical
Navara, David - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 47 C42 Petroff's Defence
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Andreikin, Dmitry 0-1 39 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 7 (May 18, 2011)
Andreikin, Dmitry - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 39 B23 Sicilian Closed
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 39 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Navara, David 0-1 82 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Round 8 (May 19, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Andreikin, Dmitry 1-0 46 A56 Old Indian Defence
Le, Quang Liem - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1-0 47 D12 Slav Defence
Navara, David - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1 49 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Round 9 (May 20, 2011)
Le, Quang Liem - Navara, David 1-0 68 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Andreikin, Dmitry - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 16 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 25 B18 Caro Kann
Round 10 (May 21, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Le, Quang Liem 1-0 49 C07 French Tarrasch
Navara, David - Andreikin, Dmitry ½-½ 53 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro ½-½ 14 E00 Catalan
Premier Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011. Category: 13. Ave: (2559)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Cordova, Emilio GM PER 2561 # = = = = 1 1 = = 1 6 2684
2 Bluvshtein, Mark GM CAN 2589 = # 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 1 6 2681
3 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis GM CUB 2538 = 0 # 1 1 = 1 = = = 5.5 2642
4 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky GM CUB 2626 = = 0 # = 1 1 1 = 0 5 2595
5 Vocaturo, Daniele GM ITA 2540 = 1 0 = # = 0 1 0 1 4.5 2562
6 Corrales Jimenez, Fidel GM CUB 2586 0 = = 0 = # = = 1 1 4.5 2556
7 Leon Hoyos, Manuel GM MEX 2563 0 0 0 0 1 = # 1 1 = 4 2516
8 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo IM CUB 2569 = = = 0 0 = 0 # 1 = 3.5 2478
9 Almeida Quintana, Omar GM CUB 2555 = 0 = = 1 0 0 0 # = 3 2435
10 Espinosa Veloz, Ermes FM CUB 2467 0 0 = 1 0 0 = = = # 3 2445
Round 1. Wed 11th May 2011
Cordova, Emilio 1/2-1/2 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 53 E24 Nimzo-Indian
Almeida Quintana, Omar 0-1 Bluvshtein, Mark 52 E31 Nimzo-Indian
Corrales Jimenez, Fidel 1/2-1/2 Vocaturo, Daniele 71 C80 Ruy Lopez
Espinosa Veloz, Ermes 1/2-1/2 Leon Hoyos, Manuel 31 B35 Sicilian
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 1-0 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 47 A30 English
Round 2. Thu 12th May 2011
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 0-1 Espinosa Veloz, Ermes 36 C92 Ruy Lopez
Leon Hoyos, Manuel 1/2-1/2 Corrales Jimenez, Fidel 19 B52 Sicilian
Vocaturo, Daniele 0-1 Almeida Quintana, Omar 25 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Bluvshtein, Mark 1/2-1/2 Cordova, Emilio 40 A59 Benko gambit
Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 1/2-1/2 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 50 D11 QGD Slav
Round 3. Fri 13th May 2011
Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 0-1 Bluvshtein, Mark 52 A61 Benoni defence
Cordova, Emilio 1/2-1/2 Vocaturo, Daniele 40 A46 Queen's pawn
Almeida Quintana, Omar 0-1 Leon Hoyos, Manuel 25 A57 Benko gambit half accepted
Corrales Jimenez, Fidel 0-1 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 71 B47 Sicilian
Espinosa Veloz, Ermes 1/2-1/2 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 47 B90 Sicilian
Round 4. Sat 14th May 2011
Espinosa Veloz, Ermes 0-1 Corrales Jimenez, Fidel 41 B90 Sicilian
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 1/2-1/2 Almeida Quintana, Omar 13 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Leon Hoyos, Manuel 0-1 Cordova, Emilio 42 A00 Benko's opening
Vocaturo, Daniele 0-1 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 20 B43 Sicilian
Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 1/2-1/2 Bluvshtein, Mark 60 C77 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Sun 15th May 2011
Bluvshtein, Mark 0-1 Vocaturo, Daniele 38 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 1-0 Leon Hoyos, Manuel 33 A57 Benko gambit
Cordova, Emilio 1/2-1/2 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 41 E18 Queen's Indian
Almeida Quintana, Omar 1/2-1/2 Espinosa Veloz, Ermes 57 D83 Gruenfeld
Corrales Jimenez, Fidel 1/2-1/2 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 70 B94 Sicilian
Round 6. Mon 16th May 2011
Corrales Jimenez, Fidel 1-0 Almeida Quintana, Omar 34 B06 Robatsch defence
Espinosa Veloz, Ermes 0-1 Cordova, Emilio 45 B28 Sicilian
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 0-1 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 61 C70 Ruy Lopez
Leon Hoyos, Manuel 0-1 Bluvshtein, Mark 34 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 0-1 Vocaturo, Daniele 26 B78 Sicilian
Round 7. Tue 17th May 2011
Vocaturo, Daniele 0-1 Leon Hoyos, Manuel 69 B23 Sicilian
Bluvshtein, Mark 1/2-1/2 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 6 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 1/2-1/2 Espinosa Veloz, Ermes 12 A05 Reti
Cordova, Emilio 1-0 Corrales Jimenez, Fidel 27 E15 Queen's Indian
Almeida Quintana, Omar 0-1 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 42 E30 Nimzo-Indian
Round 8. Wed 18th May 2011
Almeida Quintana, Omar 1/2-1/2 Cordova, Emilio 10 E12 Queen's Indian
Corrales Jimenez, Fidel 1/2-1/2 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 10 D14 QGD Slav
Espinosa Veloz, Ermes 0-1 Bluvshtein, Mark 47 C67 Ruy Lopez
Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 1/2-1/2 Vocaturo, Daniele 86 C77 Ruy Lopez
Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 0-1 Leon Hoyos, Manuel 34 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Round 9. Thu 19th May 2011
Leon Hoyos, Manuel 0-1 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky 31 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 Espinosa Veloz, Ermes 57 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Bluvshtein, Mark 1/2-1/2 Corrales Jimenez, Fidel 7 C68 Ruy Lopez
Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis 1/2-1/2 Almeida Quintana, Omar 8 A41 Old Indian defence
Cordova, Emilio 1/2-1/2 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo 43 D12 QGD Slav
Open A Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Hevia Alejano Carlos AntonioFMCUB246457½
2Gomez Garrido CamiloIMCUB2516761
3Borges Mateos JuanGMCUB2451760½
4Aguero Jimenez Luis LazaroIMCUB2420760½
5Guerra Mojena LeandroFMCUB2337759½
6Delgado Ramos HectorFMCUB2480756
7De La Paz Perdomo FrankGMCUB2452754
8Otero Acosta DiasmanyIMCUB2440752½
9Bacallao Alonso YusnelIMCUB253061½
10Ortega Amarelle MarianoFMCUB241758½
11Alarcon Casellas RolandoFMCUB244856
12Rodriguez Garcia VictorFMCUB233155½
13Prasca Sosa RafaelIMVEN242455½
14Morales Romero PedroIMCUB235455
15Gonzalez Vidal YuriGMCUB250454½
16Soppe GuillermoIMARG243052½
17De Francesco KlausFMGER2312657½
18Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo ReynaldoGMCUB2500657
19Martinez Duanny Lelys StanleyGMCUB2452657
20Arenas DavidIMCOL2427656
21Luther ThomasGMGER2525654
22Quesada Perez YasserFMCUB2401653½
23Abreu Delgado AryamGMCUB2485653
24Vega Chirino LemayFMCUB2356652½
25Ruiz Sanchez OrlenFMCUB2392651
26Fernandez Cardoso AlexeyFMCUB2473650
27Oms Pallisse JosepGMESP2501648½
28Borges Feria YaselFMCUB2406648
29Wohl Aleksandar HIMAUS2411644½
30Nogueiras Santiago JesusGMCUB256560½
31Calvo Quinteiro Jose ManuelCUB224759½
32Cuenca Jimenez Jose FernandoIMESP249357½
33Quesada Vera LiordisFMCUB243857½
34Obregon Rivero Juan CarlosFMCUB244556½
35Perez Rodriguez Luis ManuelGMCUB246656
36Ostos JulioIMVEN231055½
37Girones Barrios Yans RichardCUB222154½
38Guerra Mendez Jose AngelIMCUB247254
39Pina Vega SulennisWGMCUB229852
40Jimenez Fraga Pedro AlejandroFMCUB247352
41Larrua Gonzalez Fernando OscarFMCUB231651½
42Garrido Dominguez JesusIMESP241751½
43Perez Garcia RodneyIMCUB244051
44Ibarra Chami Luis FernandoIMMEX251451
45Linares Napoles OleinyWGMCUB231950
46Garcia Pantoja RobertoFMCUB241150
47Gongora Reyes MaikelIMCUB245249½
48Mena Crespo CarlosFMCUB234748½
49Leyva Rivera YunierFMCUB238248
50Camacho Martinez GuillermoFMCUB233646
51Gomez Fontal Felix ManuelIMCUB241745½
52Estrada Nieto JulianIMMEX231645
53Gascon Jose RafaelVEN212045
54Marrero Lopez YanietWGMCUB232841½
55Rasmussen KarstenIMDEN2434554½
56Ordaz Valdes Lisandra TeresaWIMCUB2348554
57Osorio FernandoVEN2208553½
58Martinez Lopez IvanESP2287551
59Lopez Vilier Luis AngelFMCUB2316548½
60Torres Rosas Luis CarlosCMMEX2129547
61Garcia Martinez OmarFMCUB2318546
62Fernandez Hernandez Arturo AFMCUB226556½
63Davila CarlosIMNCA230755½
64Ynojosa Felix JoseVEN225555
65Castillo Coca MayrebisWFMCUB208755
66Boada WistonIMVEN221454
67Machado Escanio MichelFMCUB230954
68Diaz Hernandez HeribertoFMCUB230051½
69Pulvett DanielIMVEN228250½
70Mendez Fortes Eduardo JesusFMCUB231649½
71Miranda Rodriguez TaniaWFMCUB216749
72Soto Hernandez HenryFMCUB236249
73Figueredo Losada LeonelFMCUB238148½
74Cardenas Ballester MaydelinWFMCUB211448½
75Castellanos Sanchez Carlos MFMCUB229348
76Campos Vila MilenaWFMCUB221247½
77Zavarce Oscar EnriqueFMVEN222346
78Tovio IsraelFMCOL229746
79Adel Lahchaichi OussamaFMESP226545½
80Forgas Moreno YanielaWFMCUB209345½
81Corrales Jimenez ZeniaWIMCUB218244
82Miranda Llanes YerisbelWFMCUB222643
83Hernandez Fernandez Ramon AFMCUB229342½
84Llaudy Pupo LisandraWIMCUB221642½
85Catala Matienzo IvetteWFMCUB220837
86Illas Pueyo LeonardoFMCUB2310452½
87Arribas Robaina MaritzaWGMCUB2300449
88Yanes Canizares AlejandroFMCUB2330448½
89Martinez Reyes Pedro RamonVEN2198448
90Fleites Martin YuleikysWIMCUB2167446½
91Vigoa Apecheche YaniraWGMCUB2279445
92Ubaldo Suarez Maria GiselaWIMVEN2079439
93Morales Romero RomarisFMCUB232350
94Abreu Jean Carlos PaulDOM210148½
95Espinoza Palomino WillyamFMPER229547
96Enrique Hernandez Eddy ErnestoCUB220645
97Pirola Claudionor Alcides LimaBRA210442½
98Sanchez Castillo SaraiIMVEN226842
99Sanchez Comesana Angelica MariCUB201941
100Espinosa Garcia SandraWIMCUB211341
101Hernandez Moya YuleisisWFMCUB2174348
102Frometa Castillo ZirkaWGMCUB2125346
103Cueto Rodriguez YanetWFMCUB2138340
104Fandino Reyes RoquelinaWIMCUB2147339
105Mendoza Velazquez Lorena AlejaWIMMEX2033338
106Perez Rodriguez JenniferWIMCUB2227337½
107Cordero Suarez GreisyCUB2116336½
108Romero Nunez WendyWFMCUB213239
109Balanza Llama Claudia De La CCUB197638
110Sanchez Alvarez Roberto CarlosFMCUB2391138½
110 players
Open B Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Oliva Castaneda KevelCUB2265751
2Perez Perez OsnielFMCUB2263749
3Garcia Matos Richard ACUB2196746½
4Gonzalez HaroldFMCUB225053½
5Lorente Pupo Ramon MiguelFMCUB228649½
6Aguilera Rodriguez Alfredo RFMCUB224249½
7Montero Fernandez ReynierCUB220548
8Li Torres Manuel EugenioFMCUB225147½
9Cruz De La Osa ReyderCUB222646½
10Vargas Rodriguez WilverCUB213343
11Ordunez Echarte DennysFMCUB219539
12Nunez Asencio JorgeCUB2248650½
13Gonzalez Gomez RonierCUB2196647½
14Hernandez Gonzalez WilliamCUB2206647
15Ramos Pineiro AlexisFMCUB2280645
16Fonte Sanchez PaulaCUB2012644½
17Munoz RolandoCUB2153643½
18Hernandez Carmenate HolmanCUB2152642
19Molina JesusVEN0640
20Ragolta Franco EduardoFMCUB224750
21Agra Caballero ArielCUB222948
22Macias Velazquez MarliesCUB221448
23Gutierrez Delgado Yusuan AlfreFMCUB224248
24Gomez Arnau ReinerioCUB220947
25Borges Del Pino OliverCUB220946
26Hernandez Copin ElvisCUB224443½
27Diaz Perez Michel AlejandroCUB224043½
28Fernandez Guillen Ernesto JCUB214942½
29Hernandez Sotelo Jose ICUB214041
30Leon Valdes Jony WilsonCUB219939½
31Quesada Chow Ismael AdanCUB2131552
32De Quesada Pena AlexeiCUB2234548½
33Gongora Reyes LiuberFMCUB2277548
34Hernandez Noa RodneyCUB2282548
35Pinero CarlosVEN2027546
36Charon Mustelier ManuelCUB2167545
37Cierna Rodriguez AlainCUB2068545
38Salgado Segui RobertoCUB2243544½
39Jodar Arias MarlonCUB2174543
40Gomez Torres Richard DanielCUB2151542½
41Bravo Navarro WilsonECU1955541½
42Infante Machin Brian JoseCUB2205541
43Reyes Betancourt AhmedCUB2128538
44Vitier Vazquez CristianCUB2158538
45Marzo Arias ValentinCUB2183537½
46Gabriel Vargas CarlosCUB2214536½
47Ibanez Milian DagobertoFMCUB2205536½
48Mencos ClaudiaWIMGUA197249
49Pacey KevinCAN216946
50Perez Mederos RaulCUB218644
51Salazar Loor SaraECU200243
52Espinosa RafaelCUB225142½
53Castro Jose LuisVEN213342
54Hedman Senarega Jose AntonioFMCUB220441½
55Gonzalez Ochoa YoanaCUB205340
56Romero JaimeVEN203439
57Chacon Beltran Jose AntonioCUB208537
58Zayas Sosa AlfredoCUB221736
59Sanchez Ones YenisCUB201029
60Corado RafaelVEN2035446½
61Fernandez Rodriguez Angel LuisCUB2116442
62Ajete Alberdi Jose SerafinCUB2008442
63Montilla JorcerysVEN1986441½
64Lopez Gonzalez Abel FabianCUB2049441½
65Hernandez Hernandez YasmaniCUB2158440½
66Marquez Torres Oscar LuisCUB2110438½
67Mercantete Rodriguez EdilbertoCUB2101438½
68Fernandez Mayola Reynold RafaeCUB2131438½
69Gomez Sanchez Jorge MarcoCUB2036437
70Rama Gonzalez RicardoCUB2076437
71Mancebo Marrero Pedro RamiroCUB2205436
70Isidron Marcelo GuillermoCUB2090436
73Alvarez Leyva HaroldCUB2131435
74Gonzalez Vega AlejandroFMCUB2218433
75Gutierrez Espinosa KarenWFMCUB2094432½
76Chacon Pavon JoelCUB204943½
77Rey Rodriguez YosvaniCUB214340½
78Campos Jimenez Augusto CesarCUB199636½
79Doubleday William GCAN208836
80Bueno Gauna Christian AlejandrCUB198334
81Andraca Perera Jose RaulCUB202033½
82Lopez Rippel RicardoCUB206233
83De La Torre Morales Julio DCUB211933
84Cabrera Ladron De Guevara MairCUB202232½
85Fonte Sanchez ClaudiaCUB200831½
86Valdivia Pena YaimaWFMCUB202130
87Vazquez Matos Adolfo AntonioCUB2092342½
88Perez Torres YousetCUB2013338½
89Alarcon Vazquez LietisCUB2000338½
90Hernandez ZaidaWIMVEN2014336½
91Palsson Halldor PeterCAN2032335½
92Oliva Meneses Juan CarlosCUB1996335
93Martin Campos Beatriz JosefaCUB2020335
94Perez De Leon RobertoCUB2096331
95Rodriguez Caballero MayrelisCUB2034329½
96Varela La Madrid Tilsia CaroliVEN204439½
97Vega Cordovilla Maria JoseECU190139
98Roca Rojas Ana FlaviaCUB194836½
99Brito Valdes Santiago JoseCUB195834½
100Bolanos CristianECU190532
101Perez Bohigas Lays MonicaCUB205630½
100Rodriguez Gomez Juan AlbertoCUB196930½
103Vethencourt Mayelin LorenaVEN028
104Granda Rodriguez Jose ManuelCUB1971235
105Gates David AENG1706231½
106Prosanto SarkarCAN0129
106 players

4) Nakamura - Ponomariov Match

Hikaru Nakamura won the classical part of his match in Saint Louis against Ruslan Ponomariov 3.5-2.5. The idea of the match is to start to get some match experience. Nakamura seemed to be struggling throughout the match and was somewhat fortunate to level the scores, the final game however he played a very nice idea in the Queen's Gambit where a simplified opening contained quite a bit of long term venom which Ponomariov could not survive. They move on to four rapid games starting Tuesday. Ray Robson beat Ben Finegold 4-2 in the classical part of their match.

Match Saint Louis
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 93 E98 King's Indian Classical
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 37 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 43 E94 King's Indian Classical
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 51 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 41 E94 King's Indian Classical
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 44 D31 Semi-Slav Defence

Match Saint Louis (USA), 17-23 v 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Perf
Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2774 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 2811
Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2754 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 2717
Match Saint Louis
Finegold, Benjamin - Robson, Ray 0-1 51 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Robson, Ray - Finegold, Benjamin ½-½ 29 C41 Philidor's Defence
Finegold, Benjamin - Robson, Ray ½-½ 30 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Robson, Ray - Finegold, Benjamin ½-½ 30 B35 Sicilian Defence
Finegold, Benjamin - Robson, Ray ½-½ 137 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Robson, Ray - Finegold, Benjamin 1-0 29 B35 Sicilian Defence

Match Saint Louis (USA), 17-23 v 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Perf
Robson, Ray g USA 2545 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4 2619
Finegold, Benjamin g USA 2494 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 2 2420

5) 3rd Lublin Union Memorial

The 3rd Lublin Union Memorial was a category 18 7 round all-play-all. Top seed Alexei Shirov took clear first with 5/7 half a point clear of the field.

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 Shirov, Alexei GM ESP 2709 # = 1 = = = 1 1 5 2834
2 Grachev, Boris GM RUS 2669 = # = = 1 1 = = 4.5 2784
3 Zhigalko, Sergei GM BLR 2679 0 = # = = 1 1 1 4.5 2782
4 Roiz, Michael GM ISR 2660 = = = # = 1 = = 4 2733
5 Sasikiran, Krishnan GM IND 2676 = 0 = = # = 1 1 4 2731
6 Socko, Bartosz GM POL 2654 = 0 0 0 = # = = 2 2526
7 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw GM POL 2721 0 = 0 = 0 = # = 2 2516
8 Alekseev, Evgeny GM RUS 2673 0 = 0 = 0 = = # 2 2523
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
Round 3. Tue 17th May 2011
Alekseev, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Socko, Bartosz 22 C15 French
Zhigalko, Sergei 0-1 Shirov, Alexei 29 C11 French
Roiz, Michael 1/2-1/2 Grachev, Boris 30 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 0-1 Sasikiran, Krishnan 40 E59 Nimzo-Indian
Round 4. Wed 18th May 2011
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1/2-1/2 Roiz, Michael 30 D37 QGD
Grachev, Boris 1/2-1/2 Zhigalko, Sergei 67 E12 Queen's Indian
Shirov, Alexei 1-0 Alekseev, Evgeny 35 C34 KGA
Sasikiran, Krishnan 1/2-1/2 Socko, Bartosz 49 E04 Catalan
Round 5. Thu 19th May 2011
Socko, Bartosz 1/2-1/2 Shirov, Alexei 31 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Alekseev, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Grachev, Boris 31 D56 QGD
Zhigalko, Sergei 1-0 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 61 B22 Sicilian
Roiz, Michael 1/2-1/2 Sasikiran, Krishnan 54 E12 Queen's Indian
Round 6. Fri 20th May 2011
Roiz, Michael 1/2-1/2 Zhigalko, Sergei 33 E15 Queen's Indian
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1/2-1/2 Alekseev, Evgeny 31 D56 QGD
Grachev, Boris 1-0 Socko, Bartosz 43 A18 English
Sasikiran, Krishnan 1/2-1/2 Shirov, Alexei 89 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 7. Sat 21st May 2011
Shirov, Alexei 1/2-1/2 Grachev, Boris 24 C11 French
Socko, Bartosz 1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 22 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Alekseev, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Roiz, Michael 31 D37 QGD
Zhigalko, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Sasikiran, Krishnan 37 B22 Sicilian

6) I Bahia Feliz

The I Bahia Feliz tournament took place 12th-21st May 2011. Fracisco Vallejo Pons won with 6/9.

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 0 1 = = = = 1 1 6 2653
2 Nyzhnyk, Illya GM UKR 2583 0 # 1 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2623
3 Granda Zuniga, Julio E GM PER 2614 1 0 # = 1 = 1 0 1 5 2649
4 Mecking, Henrique GM BRA 2577 0 1 = # = 0 = = 1 1 5 2587
5 Ragger, Markus GM AUT 2674 = = 0 = # 0 = 1 1 1 5 2576
6 Bromberger, Stefan IM GER 2505 = 0 = 1 1 # 0 = 0 1 4.5 2552
7 Hertneck, Gerald GM GER 2552 = = 0 = = 1 # = 0 1 4.5 2546
8 Kindermann, Stefan GM AUT 2515 = 0 1 = 0 = = # 1 = 4.5 2551
9 Mateo, Ramon GM DOM 2422 0 = 0 0 1 1 0 # 0 2.5 2413
10 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina WGM ESP 2306 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 2301
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
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
Kindermann, Stefan 1/2-1/2 Mecking, Henrique 48 B51 Sicilian
Round 6. Wed 18th May 2011
Kindermann, Stefan 1-0 Mateo, Ramon 42 B40 Sicilian defence
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 0-1 Nyzhnyk, Illya 38 B92 Sicilian
Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1-0 Hertneck, Gerald 80 A05 Reti
Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2-1/2 Bromberger, Stefan 30 B96 Sicilian
Mecking, Henrique 1/2-1/2 Ragger, Markus 46 D31 QGD
Round 7. Thu 19th May 2011
Ragger, Markus 1/2-1/2 Vallejo Pons, Francisco 30 A04 Reti opening
Bromberger, Stefan 1/2-1/2 Granda Zuniga, Julio E 55 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Hertneck, Gerald 1-0 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 25 A13 English
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1-0 Kindermann, Stefan 54 D19 QGD Slav
Mateo, Ramon 0-1 Mecking, Henrique 77 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Round 8. Fri 20th May 2011
Mateo, Ramon 1/2-1/2 Nyzhnyk, Illya 30 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Kindermann, Stefan 1/2-1/2 Hertneck, Gerald 32 C06 French
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 0-1 Bromberger, Stefan 28 B84 Sicilian
Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1-0 Ragger, Markus 45 A07 Reti
Mecking, Henrique 0-1 Vallejo Pons, Francisco 79 E44 Nimzo-Indian
Round 9. Sat 21st May 2011
Vallejo Pons, Francisco 0-1 Granda Zuniga, Julio E 31 C49 Four knights
Ragger, Markus 1-0 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 32 B22 Sicilian
Bromberger, Stefan 1/2-1/2 Kindermann, Stefan 61 D19 QGD Slav
Hertneck, Gerald 0-1 Mateo, Ramon 43 E00 Catalan opening
Nyzhnyk, Illya 0-1 Mecking, Henrique 36 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3

7) Croatian Cup Final

The Croatian Cup Final took place 18th-22nd May 2011. The team of HASK Mladost, Zagreb (Hrvoje Stevic, Zdenko Kozul, Alojzije Jankovic and Davorin Kuljasevic) took first place.

Croatian Cup Men Sibenik CRO Wed 18th May 2011 - Sun 22nd May 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11HASK Mladost, Zagreb65011117.5107.0
22SK Liburnija, Rijeka6411918.0103.0
35SK Zagreb, Zagreb6312815.595.5
43GSK Mravince-Cemex, Mravince6312815.089.0
54SK Rijeka, Rijeka6420815.079.0
610SK Dakovo - Hotel Blaza, Dakovo6312814.569.0
76SK Duro Dakovic Holding, Slavonski Brod6312813.585.5
815SK Samobor, Samobor6420813.061.0
912SK Stridon, Strigova6321711.550.0
1018SK Liburnija zene, Rijeka6213711.544.5
119SK Sibenik, Sibenik6330613.066.0
1213SD Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik6222612.543.5
137SK ETF - Osijek, Osijek6222612.054.5
1414SK Sljeme - Agroproteinka, Sesvete6222610.054.0
1520SK Brod, Slavonski Brod6231511.553.0
168SD Varazdin, Varazdin6231511.052.0
1711SK Pula, Pula6231510.545.5
1822SK Krapina, Krapina6231510.539.5
1919SK Beli Manastir, Beli Manastir6123510.042.0
2021SK Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Zagreb6231510.039.0
2116SK Kvarner, Rijeka6240412.046.5
2217SK Ilok, Ilok6141310.033.0
2325SK Vladimir Gortan, Porec614137.530.0
2423SK Brda, Split614136.515.5
2524SK Krizevci, Krizevci605118.027.5
25 teams

8) Moscow Championship 2011

The Moscow Championship 2011 takes place 17th - 28th May 2011. There was a two round knockout (games from the first round of which are missing) followed by a second and final phase, an 8 player all-play-all.

ch-Moscow Final Moscow RUS Sun 22nd May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011. Category: 12. Ave: (2526)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Chadaev, Nikolai GM RUS 2577 # = = 1 2459
2 Grigoriants, Sergey GM RUS 2562 # = = 1 2475
3 Korotylev, Alexey GM RUS 2589 = # = 1 2534
4 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. GM RUS 2570 # = = 1 2522
5 Reshetnikov, Alexey IM RUS 2487 = # = 1 2538
6 Dubov, Daniil IM RUS 2505 = = # 1 2538
7 Kharitonov, Alexandr GM RUS 2556 = = # 1 2574
8 Tilicheev, Viacheslav FM RUS 2361 = = # 1 2570
Round 1. Sun 22nd May 2011
Grigoriants, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Korotylev, Alexey 60 E17 Queen's Indian
Chadaev, Nikolai 1/2-1/2 Tilicheev, Viacheslav 48 B22 Sicilian
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 1/2-1/2 Kharitonov, Alexandr 30 B19 Caro-Kann
Reshetnikov, Alexey 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 45 D30 QGD Slav
Round 2. Mon 23rd May 2011
Reshetnikov, Alexey 1/2-1/2 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 21 B81 Sicilian
Tilicheev, Viacheslav 1/2-1/2 Grigoriants, Sergey 27 A35 English
Kharitonov, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Chadaev, Nikolai 19 D10 QGD Slav defence
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Korotylev, Alexey 31 E10 Queen's pawn game
ch-Moscow KO 2011 Moscow RUS Tue 17th May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Korotylev, Alexey GM RUS 2589 4119142
2 Deviatkin, Andrei GM RUS 2578 4121260
3 Chadaev, Nikolai GM RUS 2577 4167392
4 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. GM RUS 2570 4121341
5 Rychagov, Andrey GM RUS 2564 4119932
6 Grigoriants, Sergey GM RUS 2562 4130804
7 Kharitonov, Alexandr GM RUS 2556 4135202
8 Nikolenko, Oleg GM RUS 2537 4101880
9 Belous, Vladimir RUS 2519 4174003
10 Dubov, Daniil IM RUS 2505 24126055
11 Chernobay, Artem IM RUS 2495 4167406
12 Krylov, Mikhail IM RUS 2489 4151364
13 Reshetnikov, Alexey IM RUS 2487 4162080
14 Gavrilov, Alexei GM RUS 2478 4104358
15 Ulko, Jaroslav IM RUS 2472 4116658
16 Mozharov, Mikhail IM RUS 2469 4189825
17 Baikov, Vladimir A IM RUS 2439 4104439
18 Balashov, Yuri S GM RUS 2426 4100263
19 Arslanov, Shamil IM RUS 2415 4192826
20 Kurukin, Dmitry RUS 2409 24113174
21 Dvalishvili, Pavel S. IM RUS 2399 4121996
22 Gorbatov, Alexej IM RUS 2393 4111834
23 Kremenietsky, Anatoly M. IM RUS 2371 4103467
24 Tilicheev, Viacheslav FM RUS 2361 24114928
25 Seliverstov, Vladimir FM RUS 2355 4192036
26 Ageichenko, Genadi A IM RUS 2352 4105222
27 Morozov, Grigoriy FM RUS 2344 4168860
28 Omariev, Maksim FM RUS 2339 4193423
29 Kachar, Vladimir RUS 2311 4140729
30 Tarasov, Oleg RUS 2310 4162870
31 Sychev, Klementy RUS 2276 4114060
32 Kuprijanov, Anatoly RUS 2114 24141143

9) Serbia Cup Final

The Finals of the Serbian Cup took place 16th - 22nd May 2011. SK SMederevski took first place.

Serbian Cup 2011 Valjevo SRB Mon 16th May 2011 - Sun 22nd May 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12SMEDEREVSKI SK74031519.0
21NSK DDOR Novi Sad74121418.5
33BEOGRAD AGROBANKA73041318.0
44LASTA BEOGRAD73041316.0
55VODOVOD Kragujevac73131216.5
69ITAKA BEOGRAD73221116.0
713IVAN KURJACKI RNP72141015.0
812OSK PARACIN73311014.5
98METALAC TAKOVO73311014.0
1016BOGOSLOV BEOGRAD73311012.5
1110JUGOVIC KAC73311012.0
1211VSK 2005 VALJEVO7223914.0
136NIS7232814.0
1415BORAC CACAK7241712.0
157CAST I SLAVA PIROT7241711.5
1618SIVAC7133610.5
1714PTT BEOGRAD7151411.5
1817KRUSIK VALJEVO706116.5
18 Teams

10) 20th ch-MKD 2011

Trajko Nedev took clear first place with 7/9 half a point clear of early leader Vladimir Georgiev.

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 Nedev, Trajko GM MKD 2475 # = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7 2614
2 Georgiev, Vladimir GM MKD 2574 = # = = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2549
3 Pancevski, Filip IM MKD 2399 = = # = = 1 1 = 0 1 5.5 2483
4 Stanojoski, Zvonko GM MKD 2493 = = = # 1 0 = = 1 1 5.5 2472
5 Colovic, Aleksandar IM MKD 2451 = = = 0 # = = 1 = 1 5 2440
6 Menkinoski, Riste FM MKD 2331 0 = 0 1 = # = 1 0 1 4.5 2410
7 Stojanovski, Dejan IM MKD 2436 0 0 0 = = = # 1 1 = 4 2356
8 Mitkov, Marjan IM MKD 2374 0 0 = = 0 0 0 # 1 1 3 2281
9 Petrovski, Igor MKD 2232 0 0 1 0 = 1 0 0 # 0 2.5 2255
10 Veleski, Robert MKD 2259 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 # 1.5 2145
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
Round 6. Mon 16th May 2011
Pancevski, Filip 1-0 Menkinoski, Riste 39 B50 Sicilian
Nedev, Trajko 1-0 Petrovski, Igor 35 B90 Sicilian
Stanojoski, Zvonko 1/2-1/2 Georgiev, Vladimir 55 C68 Ruy Lopez
Stojanovski, Dejan 1-0 Mitkov, Marjan 41 C60 Ruy Lopez
Veleski, Robert 0-1 Colovic, Aleksandar 24 E51 Nimzo-Indian
Round 7. Tue 17th May 2011
Colovic, Aleksandar 1/2-1/2 Stojanovski, Dejan 24 E37 Nimzo-Indian
Mitkov, Marjan 1/2-1/2 Stanojoski, Zvonko 44 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Georgiev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Nedev, Trajko 16 E43 Nimzo-Indian
Petrovski, Igor 1-0 Pancevski, Filip 49 C41 Philidor
Menkinoski, Riste 1-0 Veleski, Robert 35 A17 English
Round 8. Wed 18th May 2011
Menkinoski, Riste 0-1 Petrovski, Igor 60 A33 English
Pancevski, Filip 1/2-1/2 Georgiev, Vladimir 31 C53 Giuoco Piano
Nedev, Trajko 1-0 Mitkov, Marjan 36 C45 Scotch
Stanojoski, Zvonko 1-0 Colovic, Aleksandar 41 B84 Sicilian
Veleski, Robert 1/2-1/2 Stojanovski, Dejan 41 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Round 9. Thu 19th May 2011
Stojanovski, Dejan 1/2-1/2 Stanojoski, Zvonko 41 D15 QGD Slav
Colovic, Aleksandar 1/2-1/2 Nedev, Trajko 16 D82 Gruenfeld
Mitkov, Marjan 1/2-1/2 Pancevski, Filip 32 A40 Modern defence
Georgiev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Menkinoski, Riste 16 E43 Nimzo-Indian
Petrovski, Igor 0-1 Veleski, Robert 67 B03 Alekhine's defence

11) 2nd Danzhou GM

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

2nd GM Danzhou (CHN), 17-24 v 2011 cat. XVII (2659)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Yu, Yangyi g CHN 2646 * 1 ½ ½ . 1 1 1 ½ 1 2914
2. Wang, Yue g CHN 2714 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ . ½ 1 5 2747
3. Bu, Xiangzhi g CHN 2662 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ . 2707
4. Wang, Hao g CHN 2732 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ . ½ 1 1 2699
5. Zhou, Jianchao g CHN 2636 . 0 ½ ½ * 0 1 1 ½ 1 2706
6. Li, Chao b g CHN 2656 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 0 ½ . 1 2616
7. Zhou, Weiqi g CHN 2610 0 ½ ½ . 0 1 * ½ 1 0 2613
8. Ni, Hua g CHN 2661 0 . ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 2609
9. Ding, Liren g CHN 2664 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ . 0 0 * ½ 2518
10. Hou, Yifan g CHN 2612 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ * 2 2471
Round 1 (May 15, 2011)
Wang, Yue - Ding, Liren ½-½ 74 C11 French Defence
Wang, Hao - Yu, Yangyi ½-½ 24 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Zhou, Jianchao - Ni, Hua 1-0 42 D17 Slav Defence
Li, Chao b - Bu, Xiangzhi 0-1 81 E20 Nimzo Indian
Hou, Yifan - Zhou, Weiqi 1-0 38 C03 French Tarrasch
Round 2 (May 16, 2011)
Yu, Yangyi - Hou, Yifan 1-0 39 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Wang, Yue - Zhou, Jianchao 1-0 29 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Zhou, Weiqi - Li, Chao b 1-0 54 D86 Gruenfeld Simagin
Ni, Hua - Wang, Hao ½-½ 31 B10 Caro Kann
Ding, Liren - Bu, Xiangzhi ½-½ 59 D17 Slav Defence
Round 3 (May 17, 2011)
Bu, Xiangzhi - Zhou, Weiqi ½-½ 32 D12 Slav Defence
Wang, Hao - Wang, Yue ½-½ 41 E17 Queens Indian
Zhou, Jianchao - Ding, Liren ½-½ 80 E99 King's Indian Classical
Li, Chao b - Yu, Yangyi 0-1 73 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Hou, Yifan - Ni, Hua ½-½ 38 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 4 (May 18, 2011)
Yu, Yangyi - Bu, Xiangzhi ½-½ 30 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Wang, Yue - Hou, Yifan 1-0 50 A14 Reti Opening
Zhou, Jianchao - Wang, Hao ½-½ 47 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Ni, Hua - Li, Chao b ½-½ 40 C24 Bishop's Opening
Ding, Liren - Zhou, Weiqi 0-1 29 E25 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Round 5 (May 19, 2011)
Bu, Xiangzhi - Ni, Hua ½-½ 26 D11 Slav Defence
Wang, Hao - Ding, Liren 1-0 38 E84 King's Indian Saemisch
Li, Chao b - Wang, Yue ½-½ 30 C42 Petroff's Defence
Zhou, Weiqi - Yu, Yangyi 0-1 43 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Hou, Yifan - Zhou, Jianchao 0-1 54 B23 Sicilian Closed
Round 6 (May 20, 2011)
Wang, Yue - Bu, Xiangzhi 1-0 45 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Wang, Hao - Hou, Yifan 1-0 39 E56 Nimzo Indian
Zhou, Jianchao - Li, Chao b 0-1 39 D87 Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Ni, Hua - Zhou, Weiqi ½-½ 42 C07 French Tarrasch
Ding, Liren - Yu, Yangyi ½-½ 29 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Round 7 (May 22, 2011)
Yu, Yangyi - Ni, Hua 1-0 47 E53 Nimzo Indian
Bu, Xiangzhi - Zhou, Jianchao ½-½ 31 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Li, Chao b - Wang, Hao ½-½ 61 E06 Catalan
Zhou, Weiqi - Wang, Yue ½-½ 74 E00 Catalan
Hou, Yifan - Ding, Liren ½-½ 46 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 8 (May 23, 2011)
Wang, Yue - Yu, Yangyi 0-1 45 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Wang, Hao - Bu, Xiangzhi 0-1 55 A33 English Symmetrical
Zhou, Jianchao - Zhou, Weiqi 1-0 59 A58 Volga Gambit
Ding, Liren - Ni, Hua 0-1 50 D10 Slav Defence
Hou, Yifan - Li, Chao b 0-1 36 B67 Sicilian Rauzer

12) Ukrainian Championship Semi-Final 2011

The Ukrainian Championship Semi-Final took place 3rd-11th May 2011. Spartak Vysochin took clear first with 7.5/9.

ch-UKR Semi-Final Alushta UKR Tue 3rd May 2011 - Wed 11th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vysochin SpartakGMUKR25297.553.542.030.0
2Kovchan AlexanderGMUKR25587.054.042.530.5
3Kryvoruchko YuriyGMUKR26407.052.541.529.5
4Vovk YuriGMUKR25507.050.539.528.0
5Bogdanovich StanislavIMUKR25037.050.038.527.0
6Tarlev KonstantinIMUKR24997.049.037.526.0
7Galinsky TimofeyIMUKR24186.553.542.030.0
8Ljukin SergeiFMUKR23606.550.539.028.0
9Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26396.550.039.028.0
10Zherebukh YaroslavGMUKR25866.549.538.027.5
11Zubarev AlexanderGMUKR26006.543.533.523.5
12Ivanov Oleg VIMUKR24966.051.540.529.0
13Onischuk VladimirIMUKR24986.051.039.528.0
14Koziak VitaliIMUKR24826.050.038.527.0
15Dolzhykova KaterynaWIMUKR22796.049.540.528.5
16Zavgorodniy SergiyIMUKR24286.048.537.527.0
17Baryshpolets AndreyIMUKR24676.047.037.026.5
18Nechaev AndreiUKR24076.046.536.025.0
19Bernadskiy VitaliyIMUKR24356.046.535.525.0
20Oleksienko MikhailoGMUKR25776.046.036.025.5
21Sivuk VitalyFMUKR24176.045.535.525.5
22Tukhaev AdamGMUKR25476.045.035.526.0
23Budnikov OlegUKR24356.041.031.022.0
24Iakymov VolodymyrIMUKR24836.039.531.523.0
25Neverov ValeriyGMUKR24875.554.043.031.5
26Iljin TimofeyIMUKR24945.550.039.529.0
27Solovchuk AlexeyUKR23485.548.038.528.0
28Polivanov AnatoliyIMUKR24145.548.037.527.0
29Tregubov VadimUKR22935.547.538.527.5
30Aveskulov ValeriyGMUKR25265.547.037.026.5
31Matjushin GennadyGMUKR24775.547.036.526.5
32Vypkhanyuk IgorUKR22855.546.037.527.0
33Pavlov MaximIMUKR23645.546.036.026.0
34Kovalenko IgorIMUKR25815.544.535.526.5
35Shishkin VadimGMUKR24745.544.534.023.5
36Kharchenko BorisIMUKR24595.544.033.524.0
37Poluektov YuryFMUKR23725.542.533.524.0
38Melnichuk MikhailUKR23225.542.032.523.5
39Fingerov DmitryIMUKR24025.542.032.022.5
40Rakhmangulov AndreiIMUKR23955.541.533.024.0
41Bortnik NikolayUKR23025.541.532.523.0
42Demkovich AnatoliyIMUKR24245.540.030.521.0
43Goroshchenko DmitryUKR21705.536.528.520.5
44Jarovinsky AlexeyUKR23095.050.540.028.5
45Maximov DmitryGMUKR24865.049.038.027.0
46Golubka PetrFMUKR24015.048.538.027.0
47Firman NazarIMUKR25425.046.536.526.0
48Grekh AndreyIMUKR23695.045.535.526.0
49Kucherenko DaniilUKR23645.045.035.026.0
50Kozel RomanIMUKR23565.044.534.524.5
51Shabala SergeyUKR23625.044.034.024.5
52Izhnin AUKR23535.044.033.523.5
53Terletsky OlegUKR21795.043.033.524.0
54Nedilko VasilyIMUKR24075.042.532.522.5
55Onikienko VitaliyUKR22055.042.033.524.0
56Shalimov ValeryIMUKR23875.042.032.023.0
57Garnazhenko DUKR21005.041.032.523.5
58Burdalev KirillUKR22495.041.031.522.0
59Borisenko VjacheslavIMUKR23025.040.032.523.0
60Luzhinsky VitalyUKR23625.040.031.522.0
61Podolsky AntonUKR22445.040.031.022.0
62Mischuk DmitryIMUKR23175.039.531.022.0
63Meleshko VladimirUKR22855.038.530.020.5
64Kovalev DenisIMUKR24825.037.029.521.0
65Vorontsov PavloUKR20555.031.525.019.0
66Biriukov NikolaiUKR24264.546.036.025.0
67Grebeniuk SemenUKR22294.545.036.526.0
68Romanchuk ViktorUKR23144.543.533.022.5
69Polyakov MaximFMUKR23244.543.033.023.0
70Voitovich VladislavUKR20964.542.033.524.0
71Burlai OlegUKR23474.542.033.524.0
72Trokhimishin SergiyUKR04.541.532.023.0
73Sergienko VladislavUKR22004.541.531.022.0
74Odnorozhenko EvgenyiIMUKR23194.541.032.523.5
75Ivanov Andrey AUKR22694.539.530.021.0
76Andrenko IrinaWIMUKR22814.539.030.021.5
77Molchanov AlexeyUKR21954.539.029.521.5
78Alexeev AlexeyIMUKR22974.538.030.022.0
79Bezkorovaina MarijaUKR19904.538.029.021.5
80Kigel DmytroFMUKR21984.538.028.520.5
81Tantsiura MarjaUKR21004.536.028.521.0
82Tichonov JiriUKR21284.535.028.020.0
83Kalchev VasiliiUKR19394.535.027.019.5
84Martynov RomanUKR22224.533.024.017.0
85Savvopulo AnatolijUKR21164.532.024.517.5
86Khazankin MoiseiUKR20914.532.024.516.5
87Goreskul AlyonaWGMUKR22104.045.035.526.5
88Shtembuliak EvgenyFMUKR21034.045.035.025.0
89Molchanov NikolayUKR22244.044.035.025.5
90Skliarov ViktorUKR22064.043.535.526.5
91Solovyev ArtemUKR21204.043.034.525.5
92Karnaukh AnatolijUKR21994.043.034.025.0
93Yastreb KonstantinUKR22264.042.033.024.0
94Berezka AlexandrUKR21424.041.533.024.0
95Mazurchak BogdanUKR22244.041.032.022.5
96Afanasjev AnatolyUKR20084.040.531.523.0
97Trjapishko AlexandrUKR19574.040.031.522.5
98Kononenko DmitryUKR23074.038.530.022.0
99Stoockalov Vladimir LIMUKR22624.038.029.521.5
100Linker MikhailUKR21414.037.529.520.5
101Petrova IrinaWFMUKR21214.037.529.020.0
102Omelja ArtemUKR23294.036.029.020.5
103Borzov DmitriUKR21514.034.527.520.5
104Lomakin ViktorUKR20954.034.026.018.0
105Belous MikhailUKR19764.033.025.518.0
106Gavrish LeonidUKR21274.032.525.017.5
107Arkhipov VladimirUKR21524.032.024.517.5
108Nosov MaximUKR21513.542.033.523.5
109Dzupin DmitryUKR22503.539.529.521.0
110Tkachova AnastasiaUKR19693.538.030.022.0
111Muhtarov LeonidUKR21313.538.029.521.0
112Buturin VladimirIMUKR23113.537.529.521.0
113Smolin SergeyUKR20733.536.029.021.5
114Dhillon JasteenUKR20293.535.528.020.5
115Stolpovsky SergeiUKR21533.534.026.518.5
116Tihonov GennadyUKR19833.533.526.019.0
117Vershigora YuryUKR19883.532.525.518.5
118Basko BogdanUKR19973.529.522.516.0
119Kazakov MaksymUKR19313.528.522.015.0
120Sharapov EvgenyGMUKR24973.041.534.024.5
121Klementev OlegUKR21113.037.531.022.5
122Goroshkova LiudmilaUKR19903.037.530.021.5
123Kabachienko AlexandrUKR20783.036.028.520.5
124Shulga JuryFMUKR22553.035.528.020.0
125Mamonova YuliaWFMUKR20223.035.527.019.5
126Biserov VladislavUKR03.032.525.518.5
127Kotliar AlexeyUKR19303.030.524.518.5
128Morozov VitalijUKR19613.030.524.017.5
129Zaichuk VitaliyUKR20203.029.022.516.0
130Andreev VolodymyrUKR19153.028.020.514.5
131Varchenko GrigoryUKR21282.539.530.521.5
132Sychevskyy AndriyUKR18832.538.530.021.5
133Baranovsky SergeyUKR19802.538.529.521.5
134Domnin SergiyUKR20672.534.527.019.5
135Pechonkin OlegUKR19572.533.526.019.0
136Torosjan AsjaUKR18392.533.526.019.0
137Kuchin PavelUKR19802.533.026.019.0
138Rybakov SergeyUKR20052.533.025.018.0
139Zhak BorysUKR02.530.524.017.0
140Kasumov RamylUKR18942.529.022.016.5
141Gusev DmitriyUKR20302.529.022.016.0
142Skripka NikitaUKR18632.036.528.020.0
143Sidletsky AndreyUKR18962.031.524.518.0
144Chernoukhov AlexandrUKR18071.531.523.517.0
145Subbotin AlexanderUKR19191.028.522.015.0
146Tarleva ViraWFMUKR21740.023.518.013.0
146 players

13) 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. Some games now available..

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

14) 29th Metz Open 2011

Yuri Solodovnichenko won the 29th Metz Open with 7.5/9. Games now available.

Metz Open A Metz FRA Mon 2nd May 2011 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1SOLODOVNICHENKO YurigUKR25747.538.547.52782
2GUPTA AbhijeetgIND2604639.5492619
3EINGORN Vereslav SgUKR2558639.548.52624
4MALAKHATKO VadimgBEL25465.539.547.52553
5JOLLY Jean-FrancoisfFRA23575.53947.52568
6SVETUSHKIN DmitrygMDA25615.53947.52509
7DGEBUADZE AlexandregBEL25215.53945.52521
8MIKHALEVSKI VictorgISR25775.538.546.52530
9AGUETTAZ MaximemFRA24175.53742.52514
10MICHIELS BartmBEL24845.536.544.52519
11KRAVTSIV MartyngUKR25655.53644.52540
12MAIOROV NikitagBLR2528540482495
13SPIRIN OlegmRUS2479539472493
14SAVCHENKO StanislavgUKR251053745.52489
15VENKATESH M.r.mIND246353744.52489
16LALIC BogdangCRO2469537422488
17ROTSTEIN ArkadijgGER2547535.543.52491
18MIEZIS NormundsgLAT2542533412415
19DONCHENKO Alexander GER2239530.5382385
20GLADYSZEV OlegmRUS24724.53541.52387
21PRAVEEN KUMAR C.mIND23584.532.538.52307
22PERIC SlavisamSRB22274.531.539.52357
23NGUYEN Chi-MinhmFRA2381436442425
24SHIRAZI KamranmFRA236943538.52265
25PIASETSKI LeonmCAN2301433.539.52326
26DONCHENKO AnatolymGER2397432.540.52275
27PUCHER Sebastien FRA222743234.52233
28MARZOLF Bruno FRA2254431.536.52282
29MIGOT Tangi FRA227243133.52204
30GROSDEMANGE David FRA2037430.5342208
31SCHWEITZER ViktoriyamfFRA2230429332217
32GUEDON StephanefFRA225342932.52219
33MALOBERTI David FRA21113.530.5372175
34FRICK Christoph GER21903.527.5302126
35ZIENKIEWICZ Alexandre FRA2069329.533.52056
36COLSON Arnaud FRA21572.52729.52022
37ACHEREINER Guillaume FRA20441.527.5311939
38CARRILLO Jesus FRA2118128.532.51879
39BENITAH YohanmFRA2390032.541.5
40VERNAY ClovismFRA2462031.538.5
40 players

15) European Individual Women 2011

The European Individual Women's Championships took place 6th-18th May 2011 in Tbilisi. Viktorija Cmilyte took clear first with 9/11 half a point clear of Antoaneta Stefanova on 8.5. Elina Danielian edged out Svetlana Matveeva for bronze on tie-break after both finished on 8/11. Games file more or less as finished as it is going to be. Mikadz-Cherednichenk and Szczepkowska-Horowska - Zhorzholiani, Meri from Round 10 are identical, I cannot establish which is correct.

ch-Euro Indiv Women Tbilisi GEO Fri 6th May 2011 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Cmilyte ViktorijaGMLTU25049.0269264.578.0
2Stefanova AntoanetaGMBUL25068.5263764.579.5
3Danielian ElinaGMARM25068.0262964.579.5
4Matveeva SvetlanaIMRUS23808.0241348.560.5
5Khotenashvili BelaIMGEO24707.5258066.079.5
6Lahno KaterynaGMUKR25307.5256563.576.5
7Javakhishvili LelaIMGEO24547.5255360.574.5
8Kosintseva TatianaGMRUS25597.5253960.073.0
9Arakhamia-Grant KetevanGMSCO24627.5253556.070.0
10Muzychuk AnnaIMSLO25377.5253363.076.5
11Foisor Cristina-AdelaIMROU24147.5249056.569.0
12Bodnaruk AnastasiaIMRUS24197.5248955.568.5
13Pogonina NatalijaWGMRUS24487.5238351.563.0
14Kosintseva NadezhdaIMRUS25677.0251361.576.0
15Ovod EvgenijaIMRUS24047.0250961.574.0
16Cramling PiaGMSWE24687.0250661.075.0
17Romanko MarinaIMRUS23877.0248757.570.5
18Khurtsidze NinoIMGEO24367.0245657.570.0
19Hoang Thanh TrangGMHUN24567.0245252.063.5
20Muzychuk MariyaIMUKR24737.0243953.565.0
21Mkrtchian LilitIMARM24687.0243254.567.0
22Khukhashvili SopikoIMGEO24217.0242853.065.5
23Zawadzka JolantaWGMPOL24007.0242555.567.0
24Tsatsalashvili KetiWIMGEO22807.0241852.563.5
25Gaponenko InnaIMUKR24557.0241253.566.0
26Abdulla Khayala Mardan QiziWIMAZE21687.0236653.064.0
27Zhukova NataliaGMUKR24287.0229848.059.0
28Paikidze NaziWGMGEO24086.5245663.576.0
29Savina AnastasiaWGMRUS23896.5244455.066.5
30Dzagnidze NanaGMGEO25576.5240554.566.5
31Ushenina AnnaIMUKR24686.5240552.564.5
32Purtseladze MakaIMGEO23526.5240254.567.0
33Arabidze MeriWIMGEO22776.5239653.064.5
34Melia SalomeIMGEO24446.5239152.064.5
35Kochetkova JuliaWGMSVK23416.5231453.566.5
36Janjghava NatiaWIMGEO22916.5231451.060.5
37Houska JovankaIMENG24296.5221343.552.0
38Girya OlgaWGMRUS23946.5218546.054.5
39Kazimova Narmin Nizami QiziWIMAZE22626.0239057.068.5
40Batsiashvili NinoWGMGEO23996.0238258.070.0
41Galojan LilitIMARM23776.0238257.570.0
42Nemcova KaterinaWGMCZE22946.0236661.073.0
43Kachiani-Gersinska KetinoIMGER23096.0236158.070.0
44Moser EvaIMAUT24456.0235451.563.0
45Zimina OlgaIMITA23466.0233555.568.0
46Tereladze SopikoWIMGEO21776.0233050.061.0
47Mikadze MirandaWIMGEO23516.0232251.062.0
48Yildiz Betul CemreWIMTUR22196.0231752.063.0
49Manakova MariaWGMSRB23036.0230956.067.0
50Lomineishvili MaiaIMGEO23766.0230650.060.5
51Charkhalashvili IngaWGMGEO23736.0228651.563.5
52Ziaziulkina NastassiaWIMBLR22916.0227650.559.5
53Ozturk KubraWIMTUR22626.0224747.058.0
54Sharevich AnnaWGMBLR23786.0221146.555.5
55Aginian NellyWGMARM22846.0219846.056.5
56Mamedjarova ZeinabWGMAZE23426.0219744.557.0
57Szczepkowska-Horowska KarinaWGMPOL23366.0217246.557.5
58Isgandarova Khayala Ilqar QiziWIMAZE21435.5237753.566.0
59Kosteniuk AlexandraGMRUS25225.5233957.570.5
60Guramishvili SopikoWGMGEO22995.5233155.566.5
61Bulmaga IrinaWIMROU22845.5232656.568.5
62Gvetadze SopioIMGEO23305.5231756.068.0
63Kovanova BairaWGMRUS23615.5230656.067.0
64Goryachkina AleksandraWFMRUS21035.5229849.060.0
65Khurtsilava IngaWIMGEO22865.5229550.562.0
66Krivec JanaWGMSLO22965.5229451.562.0
67Rogule LauraWGMLAT23625.5229252.563.5
68Khalafova Narmin Ilgar QiziWFMAZE20655.5224547.057.0
69Daulyte DeimanteWGMLTU23065.5223850.061.0
70Charochkina DariaWIMRUS23205.5223649.559.0
71Hairapetian AnnaWFMARM21285.5222850.561.0
72Shadrina TatianaWGMRUS23975.5222048.059.0
73Unapkoshvili NaniGEO19705.5221945.555.0
74Stojanovic AndjelijaWGMSRB23265.5216446.558.0
75Severiukhina ZojaWIMRUS22915.5214548.056.5
76Khazhomia SalomeWFMGEO21525.5210443.553.5
77Khmiadashvili TamarWGMGEO22045.5207442.552.0
78Ibrahimova Sabina Oqtay QiziAZE20785.0230956.069.5
79Sedina ElenaIMITA23515.0222451.563.0
80Gevorgyan MariaARM20655.0222349.559.0
81Gavasheli AnaWIMGEO21605.0222249.060.5
82Foisor Mihaela-VeronicaWFMROU22205.0220051.060.0
83Vakhania AlexandraGEO21895.0219648.558.0
84Cherednichenko SvetlanaWGMUKR22975.0218951.562.5
85Mammadova Gulnar Marfat QiziWIMAZE23125.0218648.058.5
86Milliet SophieIMFRA23885.0217849.559.5
87Shaydullina SandugachWGMRUS21605.0215345.557.5
88Olsarova TerezaWIMCZE22345.0215247.559.0
89Kakutia AdaGEO17275.0213842.051.5
90Zhorzholiani MeriWFMGEO21365.0205845.556.0
91Khomeriki NinoGEO18325.0204040.548.0
92Ikonomopoulou MariaWFMGRE21215.0198545.055.5
93Melashvili NinoWFMGEO21044.5222249.559.5
94Mammadova Aysel Alishiraz QiziAZE19644.5213946.557.0
95Kharatyan AnahitWFMARM20644.5212350.061.0
96Imnadze NatoGEO19624.5211843.053.5
97Shamatava AnaGEO19174.5211747.556.0
98Mamedjarova TurkanWGMAZE23224.5211448.560.0
99Nikoladze SopioWIMGEO22784.5209543.553.5
100Motycakova MonikaWFMSVK21074.5209448.059.0
101Cherednichenko ElenaWFMUKR21474.5206249.059.5
102Umudova NargizWIMAZE22304.5202343.554.0
103Fakhiridou EkateriniWIMGRE22254.5201943.554.5
104Edes ZsofiaSVK20434.5200443.053.5
105Guliyeva Sabina Ilqar QiziAZE20404.5199740.551.0
106Martirosyan LiaWFMARM20934.5198044.054.0
107Kobeshavidze LikaGEO19884.5190636.544.0
108Makka IouliaWIMGRE21014.0211546.557.0
109Kuchava AnaGEO19734.0205143.051.5
110Asgarova Turan Nizami QiziAZE19574.0203443.053.0
111Alexanian NelliWIMRUS21414.0201545.055.0
112Jalabadze NatiaGEO20524.0199642.550.5
113Bokuchava MadonaWFMGEO21154.0197044.553.0
114Mumladze MaiaGEO15174.0192936.545.0
115Jalaghonia NinoWFMGEO15624.0186635.543.0
116Semenova ElenaWFMRUS21883.5203447.557.0
117Rizhamadze PatmanGEO20523.5202043.054.5
118Ghukasyan SiranushARM17663.5199142.050.5
119Fataliyeva Ulviyya Hasil QiziWFMAZE21053.5195746.055.0
120Choladze MariamGEO18183.5191739.048.0
121Boyard MarieLUX19893.5183437.545.0
122Novkovic JuliaWFMAUT21203.5183237.546.0
123Trapaidze LiziGEO17443.5181636.043.0
124Gumberidze NinoGEO16643.5180230.037.0
125Gogishvili DeaGEO18563.0198042.554.0
126Skrabakova KatarinaSVK20713.0184445.055.5
127Lauterbach IngridWIMENG21002.5194645.555.5
128Soyunlu Narmin Asat QiziAZE18842.5155833.540.5
129Tedoshvili AnaGEO14692.0160431.539.0
130Javakhishvili MariamGEO14911.5155134.542.0
130 players

16) 9th World Youth Stars

The 9th World Youth Stars (Somov Memorial) took place in Kirishi 6th-19th May 2011. Karen Grigoryan took clear first place with 8/11 a point clear of the field.

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 Grigoryan, Karen H. FM ARM 2463 # 0 = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2487
2 Alekseenko, Kirill FM RUS 2317 1 # = = = 0 1 1 = 0 1 1 7 2428
3 Goganov, Aleksey IM RUS 2480 = = # 1 = = = 0 = 1 1 1 7 2413
4 Bajarani, Ulvi IM AZE 2437 = = 0 # = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 7 2417
5 Atabayev, Yusup FM TKM 2319 = = = = # = 0 1 = 1 1 1 7 2427
6 Eliseev, Urii RUS 2433 0 1 = 0 = # = = 1 1 1 1 7 2417
7 Stukopin, Andrey IM RUS 2471 = 0 = = 1 = # 0 = 1 1 = 6 2348
8 Atabayev, Maksat FM TKM 2355 0 0 1 = 0 = 1 # 0 1 = 1 5.5 2322
9 Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu IM AZE 2351 0 = = 0 = 0 = 1 # 0 1 1 5 2286
10 Usmanov, Vasily RUS 2289 0 1 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 4.5 2263
11 Styazhkina, Anna WFM RUS 2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 1.5 2043
12 Smirnov, Vladislav RUS 1957 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 # 0.5 1888
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
Round 9. Mon 16th May 2011
Bajarani, Ulvi 1/2-1/2 Stukopin, Andrey 34 D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack)
Atabayev, Maksat 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 72 B61 Sicilian
Grigoryan, Karen H. 1-0 Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 60 A11 English
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Atabayev, Yusup 36 E98 King's Indian
Styazhkina, Anna 0-1 Eliseev, Urii 40 B92 Sicilian
Alekseenko, Kirill 1-0 Smirnov, Vladislav 69 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Round 10. Tue 17th May 2011
Alekseenko, Kirill 1-0 Styazhkina, Anna 26 B13 Caro-Kann
Eliseev, Urii 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 64 C18 French
Atabayev, Yusup 1/2-1/2 Grigoryan, Karen H. 31 B22 Sicilian
Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 1-0 Atabayev, Maksat 58 A48 King's Indian
Usmanov, Vasily 1/2-1/2 Bajarani, Ulvi 41 E92 King's Indian
Smirnov, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 Stukopin, Andrey 42 B24 Sicilian
Round 11. Wed 18th May 2011
Stukopin, Andrey 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 31 B24 Sicilian
Bajarani, Ulvi 1-0 Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 36 B14 Caro-Kann
Atabayev, Maksat 0-1 Atabayev, Yusup 45 A05 Reti opening
Grigoryan, Karen H. 1-0 Eliseev, Urii 37 A07 Reti
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Alekseenko, Kirill 62 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Styazhkina, Anna 1-0 Smirnov, Vladislav 24 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence

17) German Team Cup 2011

The Final of the German Team Cup took place over the weekend of the 21st-22nd May 2011. SG Porz defeated Baden-Baden 2.5-1.5 in the final. Dortmund beat Berlin 2.5-1.5 to finish 3rd. The Semi-Finals saw Porz beat Berlin 4-0 and Baden-Baden defeat Dortmund. 2.5-1.5.

DPMM Final Baden Baden GER Sat 21st May 2011 - Sun 22nd May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2716 4650891
2 Rublevsky, Sergei GM RUS 2682 4115309
3 Van Wely, Loek GM NED 2675 1000268
4 Meier, Georg GM GER 2650 4675789
5 Tkachiev, Vladislav GM FRA 2626 618438
6 Baklan, Vladimir GM UKR 2618 14102196
7 Dautov, Rustem GM GER 2609 4623606
8 Doettling, Fabian GM GER 2585 4627253
9 Steingrimsson, Hedinn GM ISL 2569 2300117
10 Kraemer, Martin IM GER 2508 4671910
11 Kohlweyer, Bernd IM GER 2490 4600622
12 Schmittdiel, Eckhard GM GER 2480 4600096
13 Henrichs, Thomas IM GER 2469 4626605
14 Wintzer, Joachim FM GER 2331 4602854
15 Degtiarev, Evgeny FM GER 2327 4149610
16 Nogly, Christoph FM GER 2239 4610156

18) Orlova Chess Festival

The Orlova Chess Festival takes place 21st-29th May 2011. There is an open and a WGM tournament.

Orlova Open Orlova CZE Sat 21st May 2011 - Sun 29th May 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mirumian ViguenGM25133.02.05.55.50
2Kislinsky AlexejGM25073.02.05.05.00
Gazik IgorIM23133.02.05.05.00
Orzechowski Jacek22623.02.05.05.00
5Dmitrenko ViktorIM23543.01.54.54.50
Tauš Martin21283.01.54.54.50
7Jakubiec ArturGM25353.01.54.04.00
8Koliř Stanislav20673.01.04.04.00
9Zabystrzan PavelFM23182.52.06.04.75
10Jaworski MiroslawIM23452.52.05.54.25
11Szotkowski Jakub19062.52.05.04.00
12Řezniček Marcel20812.52.05.03.75
13Ganaus HannesIM22962.51.55.04.00
99 players
Orlova WGM Orlova CZE Sat 21st May 2011 - Sun 29th May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2175)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Doluhanova, Evgeniya WGM UKR 2225 # 1 1 1 3 2129
2 Olsarova, Karolina WIM CZE 2242 # 1 1 1 3 2095
3 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina WGM POL 2336 # = 1 1 2.5 2426
4 Jaracz, Barbara WGM POL 2275 = # 1 1 2.5 2444
5 Jakubiec, Edyta WIM POL 2206 0 # 1 1 2 2187
6 Bhakti, Kulkarni CM IND 2333 0 # 1 1 2 2222
7 Gazik, Renata WIM POL 2074 0 0 0 # 0 2247
8 Miturova, Magdalena WFM CZE 2103 0 0 0 # 0 2283
9 Gazikova, Veronika SVK 1852 0 0 0 # 0 2292
10 Labedz, Patrycja WFM POL 2108 0 0 0 # 0 2224
Round 1. Sat 21st May 2011
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Gazikova, Veronika 62 B03 Alekhine's defence
Doluhanova, Evgeniya 1-0 Jakubiec, Edyta 40 C41 Philidor
Jaracz, Barbara 1-0 Gazik, Renata 65 C10 French
Olsarova, Karolina 1-0 Labedz, Patrycja 26 C06 French
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1-0 Miturova, Magdalena 26 D07 QGD
Round 2. Sun 22nd May 2011
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Bhakti, Kulkarni 58 B00 King's pawn opening
Miturova, Magdalena 0-1 Jaracz, Barbara 32 C50 Giuoco Piano
Gazik, Renata 0-1 Olsarova, Karolina 25 D01 Richter-Veresov attack, Veresov variation
Labedz, Patrycja 0-1 Doluhanova, Evgeniya 24 B94 Sicilian
Gazikova, Veronika 0-1 Jakubiec, Edyta 28 B25 Sicilian
Round 3. Mon 23rd May 2011
Jakubiec, Edyta 1-0 Labedz, Patrycja 75 D10 QGD Slav defence
Doluhanova, Evgeniya 1-0 Gazik, Renata 71 B18 Caro-Kann
Olsarova, Karolina 1-0 Miturova, Magdalena 48 C88 Ruy Lopez
Jaracz, Barbara 1/2-1/2 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 15 C42 Petrov
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1-0 Gazikova, Veronika 31 A48 King's Indian

19) ch-UZB Major League

The Championships of Uzbekistan Major League (I'm assuming this is a final qualifier for the main event) take place 21st-31st May 2011. Both men's and women's events have 11 player all-play-alls.

ch-UZB Major Tashkent UZB Sat 21st May 2011 - Tue 31st May 2011. Category: 5. Ave: (2364)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Dzhumaev, Marat GM UZB 2489 # 1 1 2 2359
2 Kasyan, Aleksandr FM UZB 2340 # 1 1 2 2275
3 Artemenko, Oleg UZB 2297 # = 1 1.5 2573
4 Kvon, Andrey IM UZB 2459 = # 1 1.5 2530
5 Saidov, Beqali UZB 2365 # 0 1 1 2416
6 Faizulaev, Akmal UZB 2341 0 1 # 1 2427
7 Khamrakulov, Dzhurabek IM UZB 2490 0 # 1 1 2295
8 Holmirzaev, Bahodir UZB 2377 0 0 # 0 2474
9 Karimov, Ibragim UZB 2326 0 # 0 2340
10 Rustamov, Alisher UZB 2224 0 0 # 0 2415
11 Gubaydulin, Talgat FM UZB 2301 0 # 0 2297
Round 1. Sat 21st May 2011
Holmirzaev, Bahodir 0-1 Dzhumaev, Marat 100 B25 Sicilian
Kasyan, Aleksandr 1-0 Karimov, Ibragim 91 E91 King's Indian
Khamrakulov, Dzhurabek 1-0 Rustamov, Alisher 37 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Artemenko, Oleg 1/2-1/2 Kvon, Andrey 33 C03 French
Faizulaev, Akmal 1-0 Saidov, Beqali 23 A14 English
Round 2. Sun 22nd May 2011
Rustamov, Alisher 0-1 Kasyan, Aleksandr 67 C47 Four knights
Dzhumaev, Marat 1-0 Faizulaev, Akmal 30 B67 Sicilian
Gubaydulin, Talgat 0-1 Artemenko, Oleg 35 D27 QGA
Kvon, Andrey 1-0 Holmirzaev, Bahodir 26 D07 QGD
Saidov, Beqali 1-0 Khamrakulov, Dzhurabek 34 C01 French
ch-UZB Major w Tashkent UZB Sat 21st May 2011 - Tue 31st May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2096)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Danierova, Rayhon UZB 1894 # 1 1 2 1955
2 Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz UZB 2073 # = 1 1.5 2406
3 Nodirjanova, Nodira UZB 2166 # = 1 1.5 2261
4 Muminova, Nafisa WIM UZB 2346 # = 1 1.5 2178
5 Tokhirjanova, Hulkar UZB 2106 = # = 1 2274
6 Sabirova, Olga WIM UZB 2225 = # 0.5 2073
7 Gevorgyan, Irina WFM UZB 2110 = # 0.5 2166
8 Hamrakulova, Yulduz WIM UZB 2201 0 = # 0.5 1897
9 Esonboeva, Gulruhsor UZB 2026 0 # = 0.5 1913
10 Mamatkulova, Maftuna UZB 2046 0 = # 0.5 1767
11 Ibragimova, Iroda UZB 1864 0 0 # 0 2120
Round 1. Sat 21st May 2011
Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 1/2-1/2 Sabirova, Olga 68 A10 English
Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 1/2-1/2 Hamrakulova, Yulduz 31 C69 Ruy Lopez
Ibragimova, Iroda 0-1 Muminova, Nafisa 36 B01 Scandinavian
Mamatkulova, Maftuna 0-1 Danierova, Rayhon 44 A40 Queen's pawn
Nodirjanova, Nodira 1-0 Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 30 D85 Gruenfeld
Round 2. Sun 22nd May 2011
Hamrakulova, Yulduz 0-1 Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 35 E70 King's Indian
Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 1/2-1/2 Mamatkulova, Maftuna 35 B14 Caro-Kann
Gevorgyan, Irina 1/2-1/2 Nodirjanova, Nodira 46 D27 QGA
Danierova, Rayhon 1-0 Ibragimova, Iroda 37 C02 French
Muminova, Nafisa 1/2-1/2 Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 14 A30 English

20) 4th Beirut Open

Elie Houlichian sends news of the 4th Beirut Open which took place 14th-22nd May 2011 and which was won by Alexei Barsov half a point clear of the field.

4th Beirut Open Beirut LIB Sat 14th May 2011 - Sun 22nd May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Barsov AlexeiGMUZB252139½
23Kotanjian TigranGMARM2517738½
31Stupak KirillGMBLR2527736½
45Eid FadiIMLIB237835
515Mohannad FarhanFMJOR220032
616Sakr NassimCMLIB216132
718Sohib Okla SYR209330
810Al-Hadarani HatimFMYEM2255634
911Brock Friedemann Dr GER2241633
108Khairallah FaisalFMLIB2273632½
119Hamad AhmadFMSYR2271631½
1212Kassis AntoineCMLIB2228630½
1314Ismael Namir Mohammed IRQ2203626½
144Jha SriramGMIND244634
1513Raes A SYR221331
167Najjar AhmadFMLIB229328
1722Sharbel Marwan LIB203727½
1826Dhari Satea Saeed IRQ195624½
1940Djikerian Rafi PLE024½
206Mohammad SamirFMSYR2367530½
2119Shamieh Jamal LIB2070528½
2261Oknayan Jirair LIB0528
2325Chahrour IbrahimFMLIB1960527½
2421Bassel Charaf LIB2040526
2528Adeimi Michel LIB1895524
2660Muhssen Fared Saleh IRQ0524
2735Berberi Imad LIB0523
2836Bohlok Houssam LIB0521
2943Fawaz Kassem LIB0520
3020Khechen Nabil E LIB206628½
3146Hariri Nizar LIB027½
3248Jabr Bernard LIB023½
3368Tarraf Tarraf LIB023
3462Saad Charbel LIB022
3550Jouni Hassan LIB021
3667Slim Samah LIB021
3764Salameh Wassim LIB019½
3829Modallal Tarek LIB2008424
3927Akhrass Roland LIB1955423
4023Mrad Charif LIB2018422
4157Mikati Mohammad LIB0420
4231Elayyash Rawad LIB1785420
4342Farhat Mohamed LIB0417
4453Kaskas Farah LIB0415
4537Bou Hamdan Samir LIB0415
4630Bedrosian Danielle LIB180519½
4749Jawhar Oussama LIB017½
4841Eltoufayli Adnan LIB017
4932Abi Nader Charles LIB017
5034Shadid Joseph LIB014½
5117El Jawich AmroCMLIB2109322½
5256Mikati Hani LIB0320
5339Chidiak Henry LIB0317
5452Kasim Zuhair PLE0314½
5563Said Hassan PLE0313
5659Mouwakdie Mathieu LIB0313
5751Kailabozian Harak LIB0
5858Mouwakdie Augustin LIB0
5947Issa Imad LIB0212
6055Matta Dany LIB0212
6154Khayat Kevin LIB029
6233Amhaz Ali LIB027
6324Abbas Talal LIB200719
6444Fawaz Wissam LIB018
6566Slim Khalil LIB018
6665Savio Gioganni ITA015
6745Hanna Naji LIB000
6838Breidy Georges LIB000
68 players

21) XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival

The XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival takes place 20th-28th May 2011.

30th Open Zalakaros HUN Fri 20th May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Gonda, LaszloGMHUN25411113.05.05.03039
2Varga, ZoltanGMHUN24571113.05.05.03033
3Danin, AlexandreIMRUS25341113.04.54.52998
4Erdos, ViktorGMHUN26091113.04.04.03079
5Czebe, AttilaGMHUN247311½2.55.03.752590
6Videki, SandorIMHUN245711½2.55.03.752579
7Ianov, ViktorIMUKR230111½2.54.53.52662
8Sax, GyulaGMHUN2513½112.54.53.752517
9Antipov, Mikhail Al.RUS23781½12.53.52.52601
10Fodor, Tamas Jr.FMHUN24501102.06.03.02414
11Chernyshov, KonstantinGMRUS25641½½2.06.03.52430
12Borsos, BogdanIMUKR22781102.05.52.52468
13Galyas, MiklosIMHUN24541½½2.05.53.52362
14Horvath, AdamGMHUN2502+½½2.05.52.752289
15Nagy, GaborHUN23731102.05.02.02531
16Csiszar, CsabaIMHUN23891102.05.02.02394
17Tesik, CsabaHUN22991½½2.05.03.252456
18Rapport, RichardGMHUN2552½1½2.05.03.252388
19Izso, DanielHUN2279½1½2.05.03.252299
20Vrchotka, JosefCZE2017½½12.05.03.02389
21Madl, IldikoIMHUN24051½½2.04.52.752347
22Antal, Tibor KendeHUN22511½½2.04.52.52380
23Kislik, Erik AndrewFMUSA2347½1½2.04.53.02381
24Banusz, TamasGMHUN25551012.04.52.52395
25Medvegy, ZoltanGMHUN25361012.04.52.02376
26Kernazhitsky, LeonidIMUKR22961012.04.52.02349
27Rigo, JanosIMHUN23141012.04.51.52390
28Frink, FerencHUN22641012.04.51.52294
29Majeric, ZoranIMCRO2277½½12.04.52.752185
30Feher, AdamHUN2344½1½2.04.02.252299
85 players

22) Roza Lallemand Trophy French Women's Rapid 2011

The Roza Lallemand Trophy (French Women's Rapid Tournament) took place 21st-22nd May 2011. Silvia Collas won the event with 7.5/9. Detailed coverage including videos Europe-Echecs

ch-FRA Rapid w Chalons en Champagne FRA Sat 21st May 2011 - Sun 22nd May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1COLLAS SilviaFRA231542½49½2414
2GUICHARD PaulineFRA230374552½2331
3LECONTE MariaFRA2321744512377
4MAISURADZE NinoFRA231043½51½2281
5LAM SophieFRA207138½472235
6BOLLENGIER AndreeaFRA221137½442162
7CONGIU MathildeFRA223764148½2212
8DE SEROUX CamilleSUI2086639½48½2143
9HAUSSERNOT CecileFRA2040638452062
10WOHLERS-ARMAS FriederikeFRA204344½50½2170
11MONPEURT CyrielleFRA196840½45½2002
12SAFRANSKA AndaFRA222937½46½2068
13ROUMEGOUS MarinaFRA213337412008
14NAVROTESCU Andreea-CristianaFRA19313541½2035
15SOUBIROU OrianeFRA20153540½1940
16RICHIER LucieFRA16303136½1828
17NEUHAUSER SalomeFRA2073543522103
18DUBOIS MarieFRA172453741½1857
19DACALOR AurelieFRA193553643½1956
20BRANLANT AlbaneFRA1696535½421894
21LUDWICZAK VirginieFRA2030535½421890
22FISCHER JulieFRA1863532½39½1888
23MALASSAGNE IsabelleFRA1652530361823
24RICHARD EmmaFRA20734047½1995
25RIGOLOT LucieFRA197038½441893
26SWIERCZ SoniaFRA17013641½1870
27CHITTIER CelineFRA188935½421874
28DIEULEVEUT FlorianeFRA16993136½1666
29MAGNIN SegoleneFRA1856437½451902
30ROGER JulietteFRA1634435½40½1711
31LE GOUIC SoniaFRA176043541½1796
32GENNESSEAUX GabrielleFRA167443338½1740
33BARTOLO AlexiaFRA1578432½381681
34GERTOSIO-SERENA SophieFRA1823432391695
35MINAUD EmilyFRA167042832½1665
36GIUA StephanieFRA193236½421696
37LE BERRE TennesseeFRA176334½40½1770
38COLIN PhanieFRA16243439½1670
39CYRILLE DominiqueFRA16743337½1620
40BOURSIER ClaireFRA164429331556
41DEL VALLE ClemenceFRA155728½321551
42CHUNG MathildeMNC165933539½1603
43CHRETIEN CatherineFRA167032629½1511
44BOILEAU DelphineFRA149032629½1507
45DIMITROVA SvetlaBUL165029341518
46VEILLERETTE ChantalFRA169023033½1484
47VO ThanhFRA132022932½1341
48ADRIAN LouiseFRA1410223½271332
49FROMHERZ AudreyFRA134022326½1362
50BREYSSE FioraFRA141022261261
50 players

23) Zonal 2.5

Zonal 2.5 in South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile) takes place 16th-24th May 2011. Jose Fernando Cubas leads with 5.5/7 with a couple of rounds to go.

Zonal 2.5 Asuncion PAR Mon 16th May 2011 - Tue 24th May 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Cubas Jose FernandoIMPAR25055.50.029.521.0
2Pierrot FacundoIMARG24495.00.030.021.5
3Mareco SandroGMARG25915.00.029.021.0
4Flores DiegoGMARG26115.00.029.021.0
5Felgaer RubenGMARG25705.00.028.520.5
6Lemos DamianGMARG25504.50.029.021.0
7Mayorga NicolasFMARG22934.50.027.020.0
8Bachmann AxelGMPAR25514.50.026.519.0
9Latorre MatiasPAR21974.50.025.518.0
10Sabas JorgeARG22674.50.021.516.0
11Valdes Escobar AlvaroFMCHI24194.00.030.022.0
12Toniutti EzioARG21334.00.028.520.5
13Rodriguez Vila AndresGMURU25274.00.027.520.0
14Lujan CarolinaIMARG23534.00.025.518.5
15Richter Becerra HansCHI21484.00.025.019.0
16Kropff RicardoIMPAR22984.00.024.018.0
17J. Werjivker PauloPAR21824.00.024.017.5
18Latorre ManuelFMPAR23123.50.028.020.0
19Vazquez GuillermoFMPAR21993.50.026.519.0
20Mesias Rojas RabindranathCHI22053.50.025.518.0
21Larrea ManuelFMURU22993.50.025.018.0
22Jimenez JoaquinARG22243.50.023.517.0
23Roselli Mailhe BernardoIMURU24373.00.023.517.0
24Peralta EduardoFMPAR22373.00.022.515.5
25Avalos Parra JoaoFMCHI22513.00.022.015.5
26Roman RodrigoPAR19863.00.018.514.0
27Heinechen JohnPAR17993.00.016.010.5
28Hobaica Juan PabloIMARG24072.50.028.020.0
29Daneri MartinARG20952.50.022.015.5
30Goiriz Y DamianPAR20932.50.021.515.5
31Lipiniks LeonardoPAR18522.50.017.013.0
32Gamarra RamonPAR20092.50.015.511.0
33Florentin DamasoPAR17432.00.022.017.0
34Torres MauricioPAR17242.00.022.015.5
35Saldana Fernando JavierPAR17421.00.019.012.5
36Butti EnriquePAR20370.00.017.512.5
36 players

24) 4th Calgary International Chess Classic 2011

The 4th Calgary International Chess Classic takes place 19th-23rd May 2011. Eric Hansen and Jesse Kraai lead with 5/7 going into the final day.

4th Classic Calgary CAN Thu 19th May 2011 - Mon 23rd May 2011. Category: 4. Ave: (2332)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Hansen, Eric IM CAN 2425 # 1 = = = = 1 1 1 6 2490
2 Haessel, Dale R. FM CAN 2184 0 # = = 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2469
3 Kraai, Jesse GM USA 2516 = # = = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2497
4 Porper, Edward IM CAN 2446 = = = # 0 1 = 1 1 5 2421
5 Stopa, Jacek IM POL 2460 = 0 = 1 # = 1 = 1 5 2435
6 Sevillano, Enrico IM USA 2510 = 0 = # 1 1 1 1 5 2459
7 Wang, Richard CAN 2219 = = 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 3.5 2325
8 Neven, Knut CAN 2155 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 = 2 2175
9 Kazmaier, Daniel CAN 2137 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 2018
10 Langer, Michael FM USA 2267 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1882
Round 1. Thu 19th May 2011
Langer, Michael 0-1 Kazmaier, Daniel 60 C06 French
Haessel, Dale R. 1-0 Neven, Knut 45 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Stopa, Jacek 1/2-1/2 Sevillano, Enrico 20 B33 Sicilian
Hansen, Eric 1/2-1/2 Porper, Edward 56 D12 QGD Slav
Wang, Richard 0-1 Kraai, Jesse 67 A48 King's Indian
Round 2. Fri 20th May 2011
Neven, Knut 1/2-1/2 Stopa, Jacek 46 C01 French
Sevillano, Enrico 1-0 Langer, Michael 35 B22 Sicilian
Porper, Edward 1-0 Kazmaier, Daniel 37 E16 Queen's Indian
Hansen, Eric 1/2-1/2 Wang, Richard 36 D11 QGD Slav
Kraai, Jesse 1/2-1/2 Haessel, Dale R. 37 D11 QGD Slav
Round 3. Fri 20th May 2011
Kazmaier, Daniel 0-1 Sevillano, Enrico 38 A31 English
Wang, Richard 1/2-1/2 Porper, Edward 66 D11 QGD Slav
Langer, Michael 1/2-1/2 Neven, Knut 60 C03 French
Haessel, Dale R. 0-1 Hansen, Eric 32 A30 English
Stopa, Jacek 1/2-1/2 Kraai, Jesse 64 C11 French
Round 4. Sat 21st May 2011
Hansen, Eric 1/2-1/2 Stopa, Jacek 75 D11 QGD Slav
Wang, Richard 1/2-1/2 Haessel, Dale R. 68 A48 King's Indian
Neven, Knut 1-0 Kazmaier, Daniel 41 C02 French
Porper, Edward 1-0 Sevillano, Enrico 49 D44 QGD semi-Slav
Kraai, Jesse 1-0 Langer, Michael 19 A46 Queen's pawn game
Round 5. Sat 21st May 2011
Haessel, Dale R. 1/2-1/2 Porper, Edward 57 D15 QGD Slav
Langer, Michael 0-1 Hansen, Eric 79 B40 Sicilian defence
Sevillano, Enrico 1-0 Neven, Knut 45 C02 French
Stopa, Jacek 1-0 Wang, Richard 68 B76 Sicilian
Kazmaier, Daniel 0-1 Kraai, Jesse 71 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Round 6. Sun 22nd May 2011
Porper, Edward 1-0 Neven, Knut 38 D80 Gruenfeld defence
Haessel, Dale R. 1-0 Stopa, Jacek 43 D48 QGD semi-Slav
Wang, Richard 1-0 Langer, Michael 34 A48 King's Indian
Hansen, Eric 1-0 Kazmaier, Daniel 37 C11 French
Round 7. Sun 22nd May 2011
Stopa, Jacek 1-0 Porper, Edward 37 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Kazmaier, Daniel 0-1 Wang, Richard 48 B24 Sicilian
Langer, Michael 0-1 Haessel, Dale R. 40 C42 Petrov
Neven, Knut 0-1 Kraai, Jesse 32 B32 Sicilian defence
Sevillano, Enrico 1/2-1/2 Hansen, Eric 12 B22 Sicilian
Round 8. Mon 23rd May 2011
Haessel, Dale R. 1-0 Kazmaier, Daniel 28 A04 Reti opening
Stopa, Jacek 1-0 Langer, Michael 28 B99 Sicilian
Hansen, Eric 1-0 Neven, Knut 47 C03 French
Wang, Richard 0-1 Sevillano, Enrico 39 A46 Queen's pawn game
Porper, Edward 1/2-1/2 Kraai, Jesse 51 E10 Queen's pawn game

25) 64th Otwarte Open

The 64th Otwarte Open took place 7th-15th May 2011. Arkadiusz Leniart won the event with 7/9.

64th Otwarte Open A Warsaw POL Sat 7th May 2011 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
12Leniart, ArkadiuszIMPOL24447.0
21Grabarczyk, MiroslawGMPOL24456.5
38Deszczynski, AdammPOL23666.0
47Przedmojski, RafalmPOL23706.0
54Strzemiecki, ZbigniewFMPOL24226.0
69Kukawski, MaciejmPOL23286.0
710Adamski, AndrzejIMPOL22705.5
811Przezdziecka, MartaWGMPOL22455.5
96Nguyen, PiotrmPOL23975.5
1012Alvarado, CarlosPER22035.5
115Nurkiewicz, MaciejmPOL24175.0
1217Zurkowski, AndrzejkPOL21065.0
1313Malec, SebastianI++POL21675.0
1416Olejarczyk, Bogdank+POL21204.5
153Sznapik, AleksanderIMPOL24224.5
1628Eggink, RyszardIPOL19054.5
1725Sujkowski, PawelI+POL20004.5
1829Potocki, KarolIPOL18944.5
1914Nowicki, BartoszkPOL21384.5
2019Grochulski, GrzegorzIPOL20574.0
2120Kaliszewski, TomaszkPOL20564.0
2222Gluszko, MonikaI++POL20404.0
2333Kubeczko, GrzegorzIPOL04.0
2427Piotrowski, ArkadiuszIPOL19194.0
2521Liberadzki, SlawomirI++POL20503.5
2624Sielicki, TomaszIPOL20263.0
2718Szymczak, RafalI++POL21023.0
2831Winiarski, MikolajIPOL18573.0
2932Rusin, RyszardIPOL03.0
3015Zaczek, JonathonCAN21263.0
3126Eggink, MateuszII+POL19732.5
3230Pastuszko, KingaI++POL18622.0
3323Kuciel, WladyslawI+POL20301.5
33 players

26) 7th Mukachevo Rating

The 7th Mukachevo Rating tournament took place 5th-9th May 2011. Mikhail Yarmysty took clear first place with 7/9.

7th Mukachevo Rating Mukachevo UKR Thu 5th May 2011 - Mon 9th May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2215)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Yarmysty, Mikhail UKR 2312 # 1 = = 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 2424
2 Kutsykh, Mikle UKR 2291 0 # 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2373
3 Oros, Robert UKR 2305 = 0 # 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2371
4 Shkuran, Daniil IM UKR 2371 = = 0 # = 1 = 1 1 0 5 2241
5 Guivan, Vasily UKR 2185 0 0 0 = # 1 = = = 1 4 2175
6 Barayev, Anton UKR 2179 0 = = 0 0 # 1 1 = 0 3.5 2139
7 Kristofori, Attila UKR 2089 0 = 0 = = 0 # = = 1 3.5 2149
8 Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir UKR 2165 1 0 0 0 = 0 = # = = 3 2096
9 Tiba, Vladyslav UKR 2164 0 0 = 0 = = = = # = 3 2096
10 Nayhebaver, Martin SVK 2089 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 = = # 3 2104
Round 1. Thu 5th May 2011
Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir 1/2-1/2 Nayhebaver, Martin
Guivan, Vasily 1/2-1/2 Kristofori, Attila 29 D15 QGD Slav
Yarmysty, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 Oros, Robert 30 C42 Petrov
Kutsykh, Mikle 1-0 Tiba, Vladyslav 36 A56 Benoni defence
Shkuran, Daniil 1-0 Barayev, Anton 31 B04 Alekhine's defence
Round 2. Fri 6th May 2011
Kristofori, Attila 0-1 Yarmysty, Mikhail 50 B67 Sicilian
Barayev, Anton 1/2-1/2 Oros, Robert 44 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Tiba, Vladyslav 1/2-1/2 Guivan, Vasily 36 B00 KP
Nayhebaver, Martin 0-1 Kutsykh, Mikle 39 B90 Sicilian
Shkuran, Daniil 1-0 Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir 55 C74 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Fri 6th May 2011
Guivan, Vasily 1-0 Nayhebaver, Martin 46 B33 Sicilian
Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir 0-1 Barayev, Anton 42 B02 Alekhine's defence
Yarmysty, Mikhail 1-0 Tiba, Vladyslav 39 B52 Sicilian
Oros, Robert 1-0 Kristofori, Attila 41 A35 English
Kutsykh, Mikle 1/2-1/2 Shkuran, Daniil 12 E92 King's Indian
Round 4. Sat 7th May 2011
Shkuran, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Guivan, Vasily
Tiba, Vladyslav 1/2-1/2 Oros, Robert 24 C41 Philidor's defence
Nayhebaver, Martin 0-1 Yarmysty, Mikhail 51 B43 Sicilian
Barayev, Anton 1-0 Kristofori, Attila 36 A80 Dutch, 2.Bg5 variation
Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir 0-1 Kutsykh, Mikle 46 B27 Sicilian
Round 5. Sat 7th May 2011
Kutsykh, Mikle 1/2-1/2 Barayev, Anton
Kristofori, Attila 1/2-1/2 Tiba, Vladyslav 1 A04 Reti opening
Guivan, Vasily 1/2-1/2 Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir
Oros, Robert 1-0 Nayhebaver, Martin 53 B30 Sicilian defence
Yarmysty, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 Shkuran, Daniil 16 B17 Caro-Kann
Round 6. Sun 8th May 2011
Nayhebaver, Martin 0-1 Kristofori, Attila 34 C03 French
Shkuran, Daniil 0-1 Oros, Robert 57 C41 Philidor
Kutsykh, Mikle 1-0 Guivan, Vasily 38 D35 QGD
Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir 1-0 Yarmysty, Mikhail 29 B50 Sicilian
Barayev, Anton 1/2-1/2 Tiba, Vladyslav 25 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Round 7. Sun 8th May 2011
Tiba, Vladyslav 1/2-1/2 Nayhebaver, Martin 34 B00 KP
Guivan, Vasily 1-0 Barayev, Anton 40 A04 Reti opening
Oros, Robert 1-0 Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir 101 C68 Ruy Lopez
Yarmysty, Mikhail 1-0 Kutsykh, Mikle 36 B76 Sicilian
Kristofori, Attila 1/2-1/2 Shkuran, Daniil 47 B41 Sicilian
Round 8. Mon 9th May 2011
Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir 1/2-1/2 Kristofori, Attila
Kutsykh, Mikle 1-0 Oros, Robert 78 A46 Queen's pawn game
Barayev, Anton 0-1 Nayhebaver, Martin 35 A48 King's Indian
Shkuran, Daniil 1-0 Tiba, Vladyslav 35 B22 Sicilian
Guivan, Vasily 0-1 Yarmysty, Mikhail 23 B58 Sicilian
Round 9. Mon 9th May 2011
Yarmysty, Mikhail 1-0 Barayev, Anton
Oros, Robert 1-0 Guivan, Vasily
Kristofori, Attila 1/2-1/2 Kutsykh, Mikle
Tiba, Vladyslav 1/2-1/2 Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir
Nayhebaver, Martin 1-0 Shkuran, Daniil

27) 6th Paradiso Amateur Open

The 6th Paradiso Amateur Open saw Fabricio Patuzzi on tie-break from the group of four players all finished 4.0/5. The five money prizes; special prizes, senior Antonio Schneider, Lady Graziella Monzeglio, junior Nil Malyguine, Ticino player Claudio Boschetti, best under 2000 Adrian Dr Siegel, under 1800 Jon Florin. Picturesque Hotel "Flora" was very kind host. Arbiter was Giovanni Leube. News: Sinisa Joksic.

6th Paradiso Amateur Lugano SUI Fri 13th May 2011 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Patuzzo, FabrizioFMSUI22644.014.011.50
2Kelecevic, NedeljkoIMSUI22794.013.011.50
3Colmenares, AurelioFMSUI22574.012.510.00
4Joksic, SinisaIMSRB22504.011.09.00
5Borsos, BogdanIMUKR22783.513.510.00
6Borin, Fabio ITA21143.014.07.25
7Schmidt, Ralf GER21263.012.56.00
8Boschetti, Claudio SUI21253.012.04.00
9Siegel, Adrian, Dr SUI19912.513.05.25
10Profumo, Alberto ITA22512.512.55.75
11Habibi, AliIMGER23042.511.56.00
12Salvetti, AlecFMITA22662.511.05.75
13Raselli, Claudio ITA19282.511.03.25
14Berger, Stefan SUI20122.59.04.25
15Schneider, Antonio SUI19842.011.53.50
16Ludin, Hubert SUI19712.010.52.50
17Boudkeev, Timour SUI18492.010.01.00
18Florin, Jon SUI17341.510.02.75
19Zahner, Rolf SUI16861.59.01.75
20Wipf, Armin SUI14951.59.00.75
21Malyguine, Nil SUI 1.08.50.00
22Monzeglio, Graziella ITA11790.09.00.00
22 players

28) Alimini Village 2011

The Alimini Village tournament takes place 21st-28th May 2011.

Open A Otranto ITA Sat 21st May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Korneev OlegGM25733.03.505.002369.67
2Bruno FabioIM24593.03.004.002291.33
3Naumkin IgorGM25062.54.505.502289.33
4Kogan ArturGM25562.54.505.002364.67
5Laketic GojkoIM24422.54.505.002254.33
6Lazic MiroljubGM24712.53.504.502301.33
7Brunello SabinoGM25372.53.004.002276.00
8Godena MicheleGM25282.53.004.002274.67
9Conquest Stuart CGM25322.05.006.502349.33
10Drazic SinisaGM24862.05.006.502325.67
11Plachkinova TatjanaWIM21372.04.505.502382.33
12Glek IgorGM24242.03.504.502279.67
13Codenotti Marco22842.03.504.502229.33
14Shytaj LucaIM24942.03.004.002146.67
15Adrian ClaudeIM22672.03.004.002137.33
16Thorfinnsson BjornIM24152.03.003.502235.00
17Dvirnyy DaniyylIM24482.02.503.002221.00
18Piscopo PierluigiIM24171.55.006.002377.00
19Sbarra MarcoFM22781.55.005.502342.67
20Lanzani MarioIM23731.55.005.002357.33
21Altini Nicola22061.54.004.502294.00
22Zielinski Werner21371.53.504.502205.33
23Casadei Mauro21741.53.504.002235.33
24Antkowiak Grzegorz22111.05.005.502164.33
25Sreeves Clement21731.04.505.002305.00
26Pizzuto Samuele Tull21361.04.505.002271.00
27Prakken GerritFM22121.04.505.002227.33
28Brunello MarinaWIM21771.04.504.502346.00
29Boffa Mauro21261.04.005.002350.67
30Lanzani Giuliano19701.04.005.002231.00
31Navarro Lopez-Menche21311.04.004.502155.33
32Bonanno Alessandro21421.03.504.002124.33
33Ambrosanio Raffaele19561.03.503.502137.00
34Quaranta Cristiano21101.03.004.002249.67
35Coimbra MargaridaWFM21101.03.003.502251.33
36Du Plessis Heinco21200.54.505.002284.33
37La Manna Andrea21990.54.005.002290.67
38Orsi Massimiliano20370.53.504.002172.00
39Virzi Ettore19630.52.503.002190.33
40Messina Roberta18970.52.003.002161.33
41Palmitessa Chiara19270.52.002.502128.33
42O`Leary Matt20070.02.503.502168.67
42 players

29) Catalan Championship 2011

The Catalan Championship was a knockout held in Sabadell. Marc Narciso Dublan beat Alvar Alonso Rosell 1.5-0.5 in the final. Favourite Daniel Alsina Leal lost to the champion in the semi-finals but took 3rd place by beating Joan Fluvia Poyatos.

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

30) CUCA International Open

Nigel Short and Sergei Tiviakov are in Luanda , Angoloa playing the CUCA Open. There are various reports on ChessBase from which the small number of round one games are taken.

CUCA Open Luanda ANG Sun 15th May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Short Nigel DGMENG26825.05.00.018.5
2Fernandes AntonioGMPOR24044.54.50.017.0
3Galego LuisGMPOR25014.54.50.014.0
4Tiviakov SergeiGMNED26224.04.00.017.0
5Aderito PedroIMANG23394.04.00.015.0
6Gwaze RobertIMZIM24294.04.00.013.5
7Simoes JoaoANG22204.04.00.013.0
8Solomons DeonCMRSA22143.53.50.014.0
9Pascoal Eduardo AANG22103.53.50.012.0
10Soares Erikson Roberto MauriciANG21963.53.50.011.5
11Oliveira LucianoANG21863.53.50.011.0
12Fernandes CarlosANG03.53.50.010.0
13Ramos AristotleFMANG22153.03.00.012.0
14Miguel SergioANG03.03.00.010.5
15Domingos EdibertoANG22013.03.00.09.0
16Cambando JoseANG20153.03.00.06.0
17Sapalo GabrielANG02.52.50.011.5
18Felix ClaudioANG02.52.50.010.0
19Ant?nio ManuelANG02.02.00.08.0
20Agostinho Tito Andre QuielaANG22762.02.00.08.0
21Agnelo AmorinIMANG21762.02.00.07.0
22Camilo Angelico ArmandoANG22152.02.00.06.0
23Sousa ArmindoIMANG21931.51.50.04.5
24Dias VandersonANG01.51.50.04.5
25Gonzalez Hernandez HumbertoCUB18241.51.50.04.0
26Mamombe KudzanaiIMZIM20891.01.00.05.5
26 players

31) Czech Championships 2011

The Czech Championships took place in Pardubice 12th-20th May 2011. Jiri Stocek took clear first place with 6/9. The women's event was a combination of a preliminary stage and a knockout phase. Karolina Olsarova beat Hava Pirklova 2-0 in the final. Kristyna Havlikova took 3rd by beating Alena Kublikova 1.5-0.5.

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 Stocek, Jiri GM CZE 2600 # = = = = = 1 1 1 = 6 2633
2 Krejci, Jan IM CZE 2489 = # 0 = 1 = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2600
3 Polak, Tomas GM CZE 2526 = 1 # = 0 1 = = = = 5 2559
4 Babula, Vlastimil GM CZE 2566 = = = # = = 1 = = = 5 2555
5 Mirumian, Vigen GM CZE 2513 = 0 1 = # = = 0 1 1 5 2561
6 Votava, Jan GM CZE 2541 = = 0 = = # = = = 1 4.5 2515
7 Kanovsky, David IM CZE 2472 0 1 = 0 = = # = = 1 4.5 2522
8 Simacek, Pavel IM CZE 2462 0 0 = = 1 = = # = 1 4.5 2523
9 Rasik, Vitezslav IM CZE 2485 0 0 = = 0 = = = # = 3 2396
10 Jansa, Vlastimil GM CZE 2518 = 0 = = 0 0 0 0 = # 2 2297
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
Round 5. Mon 16th May 2011
Votava, Jan 1-0 Jansa, Vlastimil 33 D85 Gruenfeld
Mirumian, Vigen 0-1 Simacek, Pavel 41 A04 Reti opening
Rasik, Vitezslav 1/2-1/2 Babula, Vlastimil 37 B90 Sicilian
Stocek, Jiri 1/2-1/2 Polak, Tomas 43 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Kanovsky, David 1-0 Krejci, Jan 28 C58 Two knights defence
Round 6. Tue 17th May 2011
Kanovsky, David 0-1 Stocek, Jiri 47 B45 Sicilian
Polak, Tomas 1/2-1/2 Rasik, Vitezslav 32 E94 King's Indian
Babula, Vlastimil 1/2-1/2 Mirumian, Vigen 29 D97 Gruenfeld
Simacek, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Votava, Jan 22 C69 Ruy Lopez
Krejci, Jan 1-0 Jansa, Vlastimil 38 A56 Czech Benoni defence
Round 7. Wed 18th May 2011
Jansa, Vlastimil 0-1 Simacek, Pavel 80 C63 Ruy Lopez
Votava, Jan 1/2-1/2 Babula, Vlastimil 52 B90 Sicilian
Mirumian, Vigen 1-0 Polak, Tomas 72 A04 Reti opening
Rasik, Vitezslav 1/2-1/2 Kanovsky, David 45 C09 French
Stocek, Jiri 1/2-1/2 Krejci, Jan 31 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 8. Thu 19th May 2011
Stocek, Jiri 1-0 Rasik, Vitezslav 37 E70 King's Indian
Kanovsky, David 1/2-1/2 Mirumian, Vigen 31 B42 Sicilian
Polak, Tomas 1-0 Votava, Jan 70 B52 Sicilian
Babula, Vlastimil 1/2-1/2 Jansa, Vlastimil 42 D81 Gruenfeld
Krejci, Jan 1-0 Simacek, Pavel 84 A88 Dutch
Round 9. Fri 20th May 2011
Simacek, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Babula, Vlastimil 31 B51 Sicilian
Jansa, Vlastimil 1/2-1/2 Polak, Tomas 32 C60 Ruy Lopez
Votava, Jan 1/2-1/2 Kanovsky, David 55 A46 Queen's pawn game
Mirumian, Vigen 1/2-1/2 Stocek, Jiri 21 A05 Reti opening
Rasik, Vitezslav 0-1 Krejci, Jan 58 B48 Sicilian
ch-CZE Women 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

32) First Saturday May 2011

First Saturday May events took place 7th-18th May 2011. Konstantin Cheryshov took clear first with 8/14 in the GM Group. Alexander Battey won the IM group with 8.5/11.

FSGM May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Final Round 14 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Chernyshov KonstantinGMRUS25648.046.254.0
2Tania SachdevIMIND24167.038.252.5
3Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24506.537.253.0
4Kosic DraganGMMNE24856.534.752.5
5Szabo BenceHUN23505.529.002.5
6Manca FedericoIMITA23995.031.003.5
7Rodriguez Lopez RafaelIMESP23203.522.502.0
7 players
FSIM May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2242)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Battey, Alexander USA 2269 # 1 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = = 1 8.5 2450
2 Lyell, Mark FM ENG 2171 0 # = 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 0 7 2350
3 Szalanczy, Emil IM HUN 2276 0 = # = 1 0 0 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2304
4 Lengyel, Bela IM HUN 2290 = 0 = # 1 1 = = = = = = 6 2273
5 Tesik, Csaba HUN 2299 0 1 0 0 # = 1 1 0 1 1 = 6 2273
6 Holm, Kristian Stuvik NOR 2273 = 0 1 0 = # = 0 1 = = 1 5.5 2239
7 Farago, Sandor IM HUN 2281 0 = 1 = 0 = # = = 0 = 1 5 2202
8 Bhakti, Kulkarni CM IND 2333 = 0 0 = 0 1 = # = 0 1 1 5 2198
9 Koczo, Kristof HUN 2233 0 0 0 = 1 0 = = # = 1 1 5 2207
10 Sahu, Sekhar Chandra IM IND 2227 = 0 0 = 0 = 1 1 = # 0 = 4.5 2178
11 To, Nhat Minh IM HUN 2340 = 0 = = 0 = = 0 0 1 # = 4 2131
12 Gupta, Bhaskar IND 1910 0 1 0 = = 0 0 0 0 = = # 3 2097
Round 1. Sat 7th May 2011
Koczo, Kristof 1/2-1/2 Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 50 E15 Queen's Indian
To, Nhat Minh 1/2-1/2 Holm, Kristian Stuvik 13 B27 Sicilian
Lyell, Mark 0-1 Battey, Alexander 38 A03 Bird's opening
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1/2-1/2 Farago, Sandor 47 D11 QGD Slav
Szalanczy, Emil 1-0 Tesik, Csaba 49 C88 Ruy Lopez
Gupta, Bhaskar 1/2-1/2 Lengyel, Bela 59 C98 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Sun 8th May 2011
Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 1/2-1/2 Lengyel, Bela 89 C91 Ruy Lopez
Tesik, Csaba 1/2-1/2 Gupta, Bhaskar 48 C05 French
Farago, Sandor 1-0 Szalanczy, Emil 68 B52 Sicilian
Battey, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Bhakti, Kulkarni 29 B07 Pirc defence
Holm, Kristian Stuvik 0-1 Lyell, Mark 51 D07 QGD
Koczo, Kristof 1-0 To, Nhat Minh 30 A70 Benoni
Round 3. Mon 9th May 2011
To, Nhat Minh 1-0 Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 51 E15 Queen's Indian
Lyell, Mark 1-0 Koczo, Kristof
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1-0 Holm, Kristian Stuvik 50 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit accepted
Szalanczy, Emil 0-1 Battey, Alexander 34 C02 French
Gupta, Bhaskar 0-1 Farago, Sandor 39 B93 Sicilian
Lengyel, Bela 1-0 Tesik, Csaba 30 C86 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Tue 10th May 2011
Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 0-1 Tesik, Csaba 46 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Farago, Sandor 1/2-1/2 Lengyel, Bela 29 D35 QGD
Battey, Alexander 1-0 Gupta, Bhaskar 37 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Holm, Kristian Stuvik 1-0 Szalanczy, Emil 50 B38 Sicilian
Koczo, Kristof 1/2-1/2 Bhakti, Kulkarni 49 E71 King's Indian
To, Nhat Minh 0-1 Lyell, Mark 31 A25 English
Round 5. Wed 11th May 2011
Lyell, Mark 1-0 Sahu, Sekhar Chandra
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1-0 To, Nhat Minh 46 D11 QGD Slav
Szalanczy, Emil 1-0 Koczo, Kristof 39 B12 Caro-Kann
Gupta, Bhaskar 0-1 Holm, Kristian Stuvik 17 B27 Sicilian
Lengyel, Bela 1/2-1/2 Battey, Alexander 27 B13 Caro-Kann
Tesik, Csaba 1-0 Farago, Sandor 68 B04 Alekhine's defence
Round 6. Thu 12th May 2011
Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 1-0 Farago, Sandor 45 E71 King's Indian
Battey, Alexander 1-0 Tesik, Csaba 33 A46 Queen's pawn
Holm, Kristian Stuvik 0-1 Lengyel, Bela 75 E07 Catalan
Koczo, Kristof 1-0 Gupta, Bhaskar 52 A84 Dutch defence
To, Nhat Minh 1/2-1/2 Szalanczy, Emil 15 B38 Sicilian
Lyell, Mark 1-0 Bhakti, Kulkarni 81 B18 Caro-Kann
Round 7. Fri 13th May 2011
Bhakti, Kulkarni 0-1 Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 40 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Szalanczy, Emil 1/2-1/2 Lyell, Mark 41 C63 Ruy Lopez
Gupta, Bhaskar 1/2-1/2 To, Nhat Minh 18 C01 French
Lengyel, Bela 1/2-1/2 Koczo, Kristof 35 B84 Sicilian
Tesik, Csaba 1/2-1/2 Holm, Kristian Stuvik 13 B27 Sicilian
Farago, Sandor 0-1 Battey, Alexander 40 E12 Queen's Indian
Round 8. Sat 14th May 2011
Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 1/2-1/2 Battey, Alexander 13 D34 QGD
Holm, Kristian Stuvik 1/2-1/2 Farago, Sandor 52 E98 King's Indian
Koczo, Kristof 1-0 Tesik, Csaba 77 E71 King's Indian
To, Nhat Minh 1/2-1/2 Lengyel, Bela 12 D35 QGD
Lyell, Mark 0-1 Gupta, Bhaskar 78 C17 French
Bhakti, Kulkarni 0-1 Szalanczy, Emil 35 A43 Old Benoni defence
Round 9. Mon 16th May 2011
Szalanczy, Emil 1-0 Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 38 B07 Pirc
Gupta, Bhaskar 0-1 Bhakti, Kulkarni 56 B11 Caro-Kann
Lengyel, Bela 0-1 Lyell, Mark 35 C63 Ruy Lopez
Tesik, Csaba 1-0 To, Nhat Minh 16 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Farago, Sandor 1/2-1/2 Koczo, Kristof 61 B12 Caro-Kann
Battey, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Holm, Kristian Stuvik 7 B07 Pirc defence
Round 10. Tue 17th May 2011
Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 1/2-1/2 Holm, Kristian Stuvik 11 B27 Sicilian
Koczo, Kristof 0-1 Battey, Alexander 60 A96 Dutch
To, Nhat Minh 1/2-1/2 Farago, Sandor 13 C54 Giuoco Piano
Lyell, Mark 0-1 Tesik, Csaba 41 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1/2-1/2 Lengyel, Bela 19 D51 QGD
Szalanczy, Emil 1-0 Gupta, Bhaskar 58 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Round 11. Wed 18th May 2011
Gupta, Bhaskar 1/2-1/2 Sahu, Sekhar Chandra 8 D13 QGD Slav
Lengyel, Bela 1/2-1/2 Szalanczy, Emil 15 B70 Sicilian
Tesik, Csaba 1-0 Bhakti, Kulkarni 51 B12 Caro-Kann
Farago, Sandor 1/2-1/2 Lyell, Mark 61 A40 Queen's pawn
Battey, Alexander 1/2-1/2 To, Nhat Minh 11 B14 Caro-Kann
Holm, Kristian Stuvik 1-0 Koczo, Kristof 31 D31 QGD
FSFMA May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2024)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Juracsik, Jozsef HUN 2133 # 1 0 = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2189
2 Xu, Fei CHN 1951 0 # = = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2164
3 Darazs, Zoltan HUN 2203 1 = # 1 = = 1 = = 0 = 1 7 2110
4 Bodi, Tibor HUN 2053 = = 0 # = 1 = 1 = 0 1 1 6.5 2086
5 Chen, Yang CHN 2081 = = = = # 1 1 = = 0 = = 6 2055
6 Kiss, Peter HUN 1956 = = = 0 0 # 1 = 0 1 = 1 5.5 2030
7 Kantor, Reka SVK 1947 = = 0 = 0 0 # = = 1 1 1 5.5 2031
8 Farkas, Richard HUN 1989 0 0 = 0 = = = # 1 1 1 = 5.5 2027
9 Lakovic, Igor ITA 1965 0 0 = = = 1 = 0 # 1 0 = 4.5 1964
10 Havaskori, Laszlo HUN 2084 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 # 1 0 4 1916
11 Szalontay, Mihaly HUN 2000 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 1 0 # 1 3.5 1893
12 Schuetz, Peter SVK 1925 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = 1 0 # 2.5 1822
Round 1. Fri 7th May 2010
Juracsik, Jozsef 1-0 Schuetz, Peter 42 C77 Ruy Lopez
Szalontay, Mihaly 1/2-1/2 Kiss, Peter 33 B22 Sicilian
Kantor, Reka 1/2-1/2 Lakovic, Igor 24 C72 Ruy Lopez
Chen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Bodi, Tibor 37 B02 Alekhine's defence
Xu, Fei 1-0 Havaskori, Laszlo 63 C62 Ruy Lopez
Farkas, Richard 1/2-1/2 Darazs, Zoltan 54 D85 Gruenfeld
Round 2. Sat 8th May 2010
Schuetz, Peter 0-1 Darazs, Zoltan 53 C47 Four knights
Havaskori, Laszlo 0-1 Farkas, Richard 39 A04 Reti v Dutch
Bodi, Tibor 1/2-1/2 Xu, Fei 56 B90 Sicilian
Lakovic, Igor 1/2-1/2 Chen, Yang 22 B23 Sicilian
Kiss, Peter 1-0 Kantor, Reka 54 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation
Juracsik, Jozsef 1-0 Szalontay, Mihaly 41 B02 Alekhine's defence
Round 3. Sun 9th May 2010
Szalontay, Mihaly 1-0 Schuetz, Peter 39 C50 Hungarian defence
Kantor, Reka 1/2-1/2 Juracsik, Jozsef 32 B40 Sicilian defence
Chen, Yang 1-0 Kiss, Peter 48 B32 Sicilian defence
Xu, Fei 1-0 Lakovic, Igor 50 C71 Ruy Lopez
Farkas, Richard 0-1 Bodi, Tibor 30 A10 English
Darazs, Zoltan 0-1 Havaskori, Laszlo 38 C11 French
Round 4. Mon 10th May 2010
Schuetz, Peter 1-0 Havaskori, Laszlo 24 C11 French
Bodi, Tibor 0-1 Darazs, Zoltan 62 C69 Ruy Lopez
Lakovic, Igor 0-1 Farkas, Richard 36 B26 Sicilian
Kiss, Peter 1/2-1/2 Xu, Fei 49 B22 Sicilian
Juracsik, Jozsef 1/2-1/2 Chen, Yang 25 B52 Sicilian
Szalontay, Mihaly 0-1 Kantor, Reka 45 C45 Scotch game
Round 5. Tue 11th May 2010
Kantor, Reka 1-0 Schuetz, Peter 27 C61 Ruy Lopez
Chen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Szalontay, Mihaly 14 B09 Pirc
Xu, Fei 0-1 Juracsik, Jozsef 82 B73 Sicilian
Farkas, Richard 1/2-1/2 Kiss, Peter 18 A10 English
Darazs, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Lakovic, Igor 8 C77 Ruy Lopez
Havaskori, Laszlo 1-0 Bodi, Tibor 36 B02 Alekhine's defence
Round 6. Wed 12th May 2010
Schuetz, Peter 0-1 Bodi, Tibor 20 B02 Alekhine's defence
Lakovic, Igor 1-0 Havaskori, Laszlo 34 C41 Philidor's defence
Kiss, Peter 1/2-1/2 Darazs, Zoltan 13 C89 Ruy Lopez
Juracsik, Jozsef 1-0 Farkas, Richard 42 B40 Sicilian defence
Szalontay, Mihaly 0-1 Xu, Fei 41 B22 Sicilian
Kantor, Reka 0-1 Chen, Yang 29 B38 Sicilian
Round 7. Thu 13th May 2010
Chen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Schuetz, Peter 32 C61 Ruy Lopez
Xu, Fei 1/2-1/2 Kantor, Reka 26 C77 Ruy Lopez
Farkas, Richard 1-0 Szalontay, Mihaly 43 A38 English
Darazs, Zoltan 1-0 Juracsik, Jozsef 28 B99 Sicilian
Havaskori, Laszlo 0-1 Kiss, Peter 24 B23 Sicilian
Bodi, Tibor 1/2-1/2 Lakovic, Igor 43 C69 Ruy Lopez
Round 8. Fri 14th May 2010
Schuetz, Peter 1/2-1/2 Lakovic, Igor 35 C47 Four knights
Kiss, Peter 0-1 Bodi, Tibor 46 B22 Sicilian
Juracsik, Jozsef 1-0 Havaskori, Laszlo 46 B60 Sicilian
Szalontay, Mihaly 1/2-1/2 Darazs, Zoltan 88 C45 Scotch
Kantor, Reka 1/2-1/2 Farkas, Richard 24 B38 Sicilian
Chen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Xu, Fei 12 D13 QGD Slav
Round 9. Sun 16th May 2010
Xu, Fei 1-0 Schuetz, Peter 30 C61 Ruy Lopez
Farkas, Richard 1/2-1/2 Chen, Yang 29 B50 Sicilian
Darazs, Zoltan 1-0 Kantor, Reka 24 C80 Ruy Lopez
Havaskori, Laszlo 1-0 Szalontay, Mihaly 57 A46 Queen's pawn game
Bodi, Tibor 1/2-1/2 Juracsik, Jozsef 41 B33 Sicilian
Lakovic, Igor 1-0 Kiss, Peter 37 B30 Sicilian
Round 10. Tue 17th May 2011
Schuetz, Peter 0-1 Kiss, Peter 31 B23 Sicilian
Juracsik, Jozsef 1-0 Lakovic, Igor 29 C49 Four knights
Szalontay, Mihaly 0-1 Bodi, Tibor 58 B04 Alekhine's defence
Kantor, Reka 1-0 Havaskori, Laszlo 31 C02 French
Chen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Darazs, Zoltan 18 B33 Sicilian
Xu, Fei 1-0 Farkas, Richard 42 B42 Sicilian
Round 11. Wed 18th May 2011
Farkas, Richard 1/2-1/2 Schuetz, Peter 30 C61 Ruy Lopez
Darazs, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Xu, Fei 11 B97 Sicilian
Havaskori, Laszlo 1-0 Chen, Yang 28 D02 Queen's bishop game
Bodi, Tibor 1/2-1/2 Kantor, Reka 17 C69 Ruy Lopez
Lakovic, Igor 0-1 Szalontay, Mihaly 41 B07 Pirc defence
Kiss, Peter 1/2-1/2 Juracsik, Jozsef 15 B22 Sicilian
FSFMB May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Szatmari DavidHUN19917.532.252.5
2Mayer IstvanFMHUN20336.526.251.5
3Lakat GyulaHUN18995.025.002.0
4Rusek WalterAUT18284.520.252.0
5Breen AnthonyIRL16464.518.752.0
6Hegedus Peter DrHUN17762.09.501.0
6 players

33) Ukrainian Club Championship 2011

The Ukrainian Club Championship took place in Alushta 13th-21st May 2011. The team of A DAN DZO & PGMB (Chernigiv) with Baadur Jobava and Anton Korobov etc took clear first place winning all their matches a point clear of Law Academy Kharkiv with Pavel Eljanov and Alexander Moiseenko etc.

TCh-UKR Clubs 2011 Alushta UKR Fri 13th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
15A DAN DZO & PGMB (Chernigiv)99001846.5
24Law Academy (Kharkiv)98101641.5
36Podillya-Region (Khmelnitsky)96301234.0
48CRIMEA GAZ96301234.0
52Shtrafbat (Lugansk)96301231.5
69Nika (Nikopol)9450824.5
77With no mercy (Chernigiv)9360625.0
81Kashtan (Kyiv)9270413.0
93Chess Shcool (Simferopol)9180211.0
1010Crimea stars909009.0
10 teams

34) 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. Games from the final round now 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
6Penzugyor 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

35) 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. Final set of 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

36) Swiss Teams National A

The Swiss Teams National A takes place 27th Feb - 23rd October 2011. Players include Fabiano Caruana, Vadim Milov, Alexey Dreev, Chrisitan Bauer, Viktor Korchnoi etc

TCh-SUI National A Geneva SUI Sun 27th Feb 2011 - Sun 23rd Oct 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Riehen 1719
2Geneve 1618½
3Reichenstein 1617
4Zuerich 1520
5Reti 1519½
6Luzern 1518
7Winterthur 1415½
8Wollishofen 1213
9Joueur 1013½
10Echallens 106
10 teams

37) Israeli League Leumit 2010-11

The Israeli League is about half way through. There are some details on the Netanya Chess site but couldn't find an official site nor games. Club Ashdod Elit leads after 6 rounds.

38) 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.

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

39) Zone 4.2 2011

Zone 2.4 takes place 19th-29th May 2011. No results or games yet.

40) Connecticut Open State Championship

George Mirijanian reports: The Connecticut Open State Championship took place May 14, 2011 at the Hopkins School in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. It was the strongest state championship tournament in the state's history. Among the 25 players in the Open section were five GMs, two IMs, two U.S. Chess Federation life masters, and four national masters. Winning the event with a score of 3.5-0.5 was Georgian GM Giorgi Kacheishvili, now a resident of New York. Tying as runners-up with 3-1 tallies were GM Aleksandr Lenderman of New York (who lost to Kacheishvili in round 3), GM Eugene Perelshteyn of Swampscott, Massachusetts (who lost to Kacheishvili in round 2), Georgian GM Mikheil Kekelidze of New York (who drew Kacheishvili in the final round), IM Justin Sarkar of New York (who lost to Lenderman in round 2), and Romanian-born IM Bogdan Vioreanu, a graduate student in mathematics at Yale University who gained the state championship title as the highest-scoring Connecticut player. The tournament drew 35 players in two sections and was directed by Jim Celone of Orange, Connecticut for the sponsoring Educational Technologies CC on behalf of the Connecticut State Chess Association.

41) 15th Unive Tournament

The 15th Unive Open takes place 14th-22nd October 2011. The main Crown Group (16th Oct 6 Rounds) stars Vladimir Kramnik, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Judit Polgar and Anish Giri. There is a 9 round open alongside.

42) Forthcoming Events and Links

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

4th Bilbao / Sao Paulo Final Masters

Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

15th Unive Tournament

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

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