THE WEEK IN CHESS 897 16th January 2012 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 74th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2012
3) Queenstown Chess Classic 2012
4) 37th Seville Open 2012
5) Chennai Open 2012
6) 10th Parsvnath International Open
7) 20th Fajr Open
8) 10th Nantes Open 2011
9) 12th Prague Open 2012
10) 72nd Armenian Championships 2012
11) 78th ch-BLR 2012
12) ITT Homenaje Maestros Predecesores
13) Caissa New Year 2011-12
14) ch-AZE w 2012
15) Dutch League 2011-12
16) Swedish Elitserien 2011-12
17) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12
18) TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12
19) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12
20) 50th TCh-DEN 2011-12
21) TCh-BEL 2011-12
22) 4NCL 2011-12
23) Active Team Events
24) Donostia Chess Festival 2011-12
25) Australian Championship 2011-12
26) 48th Groningen Chess Festival
27) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
74th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 201263 games
Queenstown Chess Classic 201214 games
37th Seville Open 2012144 games
Chennai Open 201260 games
10th Nantes Open 201148 games
72nd Armenian Championships 201230 games
78th ch-BLR 201218 games
Caissa New Year 2011-12105 games
Dutch League 2011-1299 games
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-1296 games
4NCL 2011-12128 games
Donostia Chess Festival 2011-1214 games
Australian Championship 2011-12165 games
48th Groningen Chess Festival4 games
1003 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Mikel Larreategi, Emmanuel Variniac, Thomas Henrich, Frederic Friedel and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The 74th Tata Steel tournament has got off to an exciting start with the favourites Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian making the main news. Aronian started with 2/2 before being defeated by Carlsen who is now on 2.5/3. There are daily reports on the TWIC website. I'm really excited by this tournament. This has led to a bit of a rush for this issue of the magazine. In particular there seems to have been a lot of leagues this weekend. Plenty of material to look at.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 74th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2012

The 74th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee tournaments takes place 14th-29th January 2012. Early days yet. Magnus Carlsen leads the A-Group with 2.5/3.

A-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012. Category: 21. Ave: (2755)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2835 # 1 = 1 2.5 3050
2 Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2773 # = = 1 2 2846
3 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2736 = # = 1 2 2892
4 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2805 0 # 1 1 2 2913
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2766 = # = = 1.5 2775
6 Giri, Anish GM NED 2714 = # 0 1 1.5 2760
7 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2732 = # = = 1.5 2740
8 Van Wely, Loek GM NED 2692 = # = = 1.5 2754
9 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2770 = # = = 1.5 2714
10 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2759 = 0 = # 1 2644
11 Gashimov, Vugar GM AZE 2761 0 = = # 1 2628
12 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2769 0 0 1 # 1 2627
13 Navara, David GM CZE 2712 0 = # = 1 2636
14 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2739 0 = = # 1 2607
Round 1. Sat 14th Jan 2012
Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 Van Wely, Loek 41 D78 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Gashimov, Vugar 67 A30 English
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk, Vassily 21 D31 QGD
Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 Aronian, Levon 42 C84 Ruy Lopez
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 27 D85 Gruenfeld
Gelfand, Boris 0-1 Giri, Anish 70 D02 Queen's pawn game
Navara, David 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 31 A20 English opening
Round 2. Sun 15th Jan 2012
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 65 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Navara, David 1/2-1/2 Gelfand, Boris 30 C42 Petrov's defence
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Van Wely, Loek 58 E81 King's Indian
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 24 E81 King's Indian
Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 57 D56 QGD
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru 59 A88 Dutch
Gashimov, Vugar 1/2-1/2 Kamsky, Gata 41 C88 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Mon 16th Jan 2012
Gelfand, Boris 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 35 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Giri, Anish 37 C07 French
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Aronian, Levon 68 D31 QGD
Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk, Vassily 30 D11 QGD Slav
Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 Gashimov, Vugar 23 A33 English
Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 Navara, David 32 D73 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.Nf3
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 42 D86 Gruenfeld
B-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012. Category: 15. Ave: (2603)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Harikrishna, Pentala GM IND 2665 # 1 1 1 3 2588
2 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2596 # 1 = 1 2.5 2870
3 Tiviakov, Sergei GM NED 2677 0 # 1 1 2 2742
4 Nyzhnyk, Illya GM UKR 2568 = # 0 1 1.5 2557
5 Reinderman, Dimitri GM NED 2581 # = = = 1.5 2642
6 Timman, Jan H GM NED 2571 0 1 # = 1.5 2643
7 Motylev, Alexander GM RUS 2677 = # = = 1.5 2652
8 Vocaturo, Daniele GM ITA 2545 0 # = 1 1.5 2538
9 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2557 0 = # 1 1.5 2617
10 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM CUB 2691 0 = = # 1 2516
11 Potkin, Vladimir GM RUS 2684 0 = = # 1 2517
12 Harika, Dronavalli GM IND 2516 0 = # = 1 2480
13 Cmilyte, Viktorija GM LTU 2503 0 0 # 1 1 2448
14 Ernst, Sipke GM NED 2606 0 = 0 # 0.5 2252
Round 1. Sat 14th Jan 2012
Timman, Jan H 1/2-1/2 Potkin, Vladimir 30 C07 French
L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 Tiviakov, Sergei 57 E18 Queen's Indian
Cmilyte, Viktorija 0-1 Nyzhnyk, Illya 64 E62 King's Indian
Harika, Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 Vocaturo, Daniele 39 E33 Nimzo-Indian
Lahno, Kateryna 1-0 Ernst, Sipke 35 C97 Ruy Lopez
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 0-1 Harikrishna, Pentala 79 C67 Ruy Lopez
Reinderman, Dimitri 1/2-1/2 Motylev, Alexander 39 B14 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Sun 15th Jan 2012
Reinderman, Dimitri 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 31 A15 English opening
Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 Cmilyte, Viktorija 61 B23 Sicilian
Motylev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Potkin, Vladimir 61 B60 Sicilian
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 38 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Harikrishna, Pentala 1-0 Lahno, Kateryna 48 B84 Sicilian
Tiviakov, Sergei 1-0 Timman, Jan H 38 B18 Caro-Kann
Ernst, Sipke 1/2-1/2 Harika, Dronavalli 77 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Round 3. Mon 16th Jan 2012
Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 Ernst, Sipke 66 D10 QGD Slav defence, Alekhine variation
Lahno, Kateryna 1/2-1/2 Reinderman, Dimitri 40 A41 Old Indian
Timman, Jan H 1-0 Nyzhnyk, Illya 97 B94 Sicilian
Harika, Dronavalli 0-1 Harikrishna, Pentala 33 A05 Reti opening
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1/2-1/2 Motylev, Alexander 61 D45 QGD semi-Slav
L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 Vocaturo, Daniele 51 A30 English
Potkin, Vladimir 0-1 Tiviakov, Sergei 45 E18 Queen's Indian
C-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012. Category: 9. Ave: (2454)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Turov, Maxim GM RUS 2645 # 1 1 1 3 2374
2 Goudriaan, Etienne FM NED 2279 # = 1 1 2.5 2575
3 Adhiban, Baskaran GM IND 2561 # = 1 = 2 2513
4 Tikkanen, Hans GM SWE 2549 = # = 1 2 2639
5 Grover, Sahaj IM IND 2532 # = = 1 2 2589
6 Sadler, Matthew D GM ENG 2660 # = = 1 2 2527
7 Brandenburg, Daan GM NED 2527 = = # = 1.5 2469
8 Tania, Sachdev IM IND 2411 = = # = 1.5 2511
9 Haast, Anne WIM NED 2290 = 0 # = 1 2318
10 Ootes, Lars NED 2326 0 = = # 1 2331
11 Danielian, Elina GM ARM 2490 0 = # = 1 2283
12 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2454 0 0 = # 0.5 2307
13 Hopman, Pieter NED 2342 0 0 = # 0.5 2299
14 Schut, Lisa WIM NED 2290 0 0 = # 0.5 2198
Round 1. Sat 14th Jan 2012
Danielian, Elina 0-1 Turov, Maxim 42 E62 King's Indian
Goudriaan, Etienne 1-0 Schut, Lisa 26 B20 Sicilian
Adhiban, Baskaran 1-0 Haast, Anne 32 A57 Benko gambit half accepted
Brandenburg, Daan 1/2-1/2 Ootes, Lars 50 B07 Pirc defence
Paehtz, Elisabeth 0-1 Tikkanen, Hans 45 C11 French
Tania, Sachdev 1/2-1/2 Grover, Sahaj 25 E15 Queen's Indian
Sadler, Matthew D 1-0 Hopman, Pieter 40 A81 Dutch defence
Round 2. Sun 15th Jan 2012
Tikkanen, Hans 1/2-1/2 Brandenburg, Daan 93 A20 English opening
Ootes, Lars 1/2-1/2 Adhiban, Baskaran 61 B96 Sicilian
Hopman, Pieter 0-1 Turov, Maxim 42 A57 Benko gambit
Sadler, Matthew D 1/2-1/2 Tania, Sachdev 53 C45 Scotch game
Haast, Anne 1/2-1/2 Goudriaan, Etienne 43 B90 Sicilian
Schut, Lisa 1/2-1/2 Danielian, Elina 75 B41 Sicilian
Grover, Sahaj 1-0 Paehtz, Elisabeth 58 D17 QGD Slav
Round 3. Mon 16th Jan 2012
Paehtz, Elisabeth 1/2-1/2 Sadler, Matthew D 40 B06 Robatsch defence
Tania, Sachdev 1/2-1/2 Hopman, Pieter 54 A45 Blackmar-Diemer gambit
Brandenburg, Daan 1/2-1/2 Grover, Sahaj 60 C09 French
Danielian, Elina 1/2-1/2 Haast, Anne 47 D02 Queen's pawn game
Turov, Maxim 1-0 Schut, Lisa 67 D90 Gruenfeld
Goudriaan, Etienne 1-0 Ootes, Lars 21 E68 King's Indian
Adhiban, Baskaran 1/2-1/2 Tikkanen, Hans 39 B23 Sicilian

3) Queenstown Chess Classic 2012

The Queenstown Chess Classic takes place 15th-23rd January 2012. Leading players: Li Chao B, Gawain Jones, Surya Shekhar Ganguly and Eduardas Rozentalis. Available games and results. Play starts each day at 3am GMT.

Queenstown Classic Queenstown NZL Sun 15th Jan 2012 - Mon 23rd Jan 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Chen PengyuAUS20562.00.021
2Dordevic IvanNZL20602.00.021
3Dale AriAUS19942.00.021
4Li Chao BGMCHN26932.00.021
5Jones Gawain C BGMENG26532.00.021
6Rozentalis EduardasGMLTU25922.00.021
7Hansen Sune BergGMDEN25722.00.021
8Zhao JunGMCHN25692.00.021
9Bojkov DejanGMBUL25532.00.021
Zhao XueGMCHN25512.00.021
11Bischoff KlausGMGER25372.00.021
12Xie George WendiIMAUS24592.00.021
13Haznedaroglu KivancGMTUR24552.00.021
14Tao TrevorAUS24222.00.021
15Akshat KhampariaIMIND24142.00.021
16Van Riemsdijk Herman CIMBRA24012.00.021
17Illingworth MaxFMAUS23882.00.021
18Ly MoulthunIMAUS23762.00.021
19Ikeda JuntaFMAUS23492.00.021
20Morris JamesIMAUS23542.00.021
21Sukandar Irine KharismaWGMINA23252.00.021
22West GuyIMAUS23232.00.021
23Garbett Paul AnthonyIMNZL22902.00.021
24Stojic DusanFMAUS22942.00.021
25Smith Robert WFMNZL22732.00.021
26Dragicevic DomagojAUS22772.00.021
27Steadman MichaelFMNZL22582.00.021
28Wallis ChristopherFMAUS22592.00.021
29Gu XiaobingWGMCHN22442.00.021
30Nadig KruttikaWGMIND22342.00.021
31Repplinger MarcGER22412.00.021
32Brown AndrewIMAUS22151.50.011
33Ansell AlanNZL20791.50.011
34Stuart PeterNZL19911.50.011
35Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26391.50.011
36Johansen Darryl KGMAUS24031.50.011
37Reilly TimFMAUS22661.50.011
38Solomon Stephen JIMAUS23751.50.011
Andersson ChristinWIMSWE21231.50.011
40Dive Russell JohnIMNZL23451.50.011
148 players

4) 37th Seville Open 2012

The 37th Seville Open took place 7th-15th January 2012. Azer Mirzoev won alone with 8/9.

37th Seville Open Seville ESP Sat 7th Jan 2012 - Sun 15th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1MIRZOEV AzerGMAZE25238.042.540.00.0
2SARIC AnteGMCRO25287.047.039.50.0
3VAN DER WEIDE KarelGMNED24457.046.539.00.0
4TESKE HenrikGMGER25507.046.039.00.0
5MELLADO TRIVINO JuanIMAND24357.045.036.50.0
6HASLINGER Stewart GGMENG25347.044.539.00.0
7HERRAIZ HIDALGO HerminioGMESP24697.044.039.50.0
8RAZMYSLOV AlexanderIMUKR24387.043.037.50.0
9CAMPORA Daniel HGMARG24907.042.537.00.0
10DAS ArghyadipIMIND24597.042.536.00.0
11PAUNOVIC DraganGMSRB25207.042.036.50.0
12MALAKHATKO VadimGMBEL25247.042.035.00.0
13FERNANDEZ ROMERO ErnestoIMESP24717.041.035.00.0
14BYKOV AlexeyFMRUS23377.039.533.50.0
15SENGUPTA DeepGMIND25626.547.037.00.0
16MATAMOROS FRANCO Carlos SGMECU25526.544.035.50.0
17SVETUSHKIN DmitryGMMDA25986.543.534.50.0
18POGORELOV RuslanGMUKR24156.543.035.50.0
19RIZOUK AimenGMALG25396.541.534.50.0
20BURMAKIN VladimirGMRUS25936.540.033.00.0
21ROY CHOWDHURY SaptarshiIMIND24146.539.533.50.0
22RZAYEV BahruzAZE23086.537.531.00.0
23GONZALEZ GALVAN Juan ManuelFMESP22146.044.034.00.0
24DIAZ CASTRO SergioESP22116.044.033.00.0
25MUNOZ MARTIN PabloESP22436.043.034.00.0
26MELERO FIDALGO Juan De DiosESP22516.041.033.50.0
27PEREZ GARCIA RobertoESP21856.039.030.00.0
28GALLARDO FERNANDEZ CesarESP22096.038.531.00.0
29ARJUN BharatCMIND21946.038.530.00.0
30FERNANDEZ-MARTOS MACHADO EduarESP21336.038.031.00.0
31BURGOS FIGUEROA Carlos EIMESA22896.036.530.00.0
32SIMON PADROS EmiliFMESP22616.036.029.50.0
33ROMERO ROMERO SebastianESP21096.036.026.50.0
34MCMAHON DaireFMIRL22266.034.528.50.0
35ESTREMERA PANOS SergioIMESP23795.544.033.00.0
36BARRERO GARCIA CarlosFMESP23705.543.532.50.0
37LASINSKAS PovilasFMLTU21385.543.532.50.0
38TERAN ALVAREZ IsmaelIMESP24225.541.533.00.0
39KOMLJENOVIC DavorinGMCRO24575.541.032.50.0
40CORNETTE MatthieuGMFRA25455.541.032.50.0
232 players

5) Chennai Open 2012

The Chennai Open took place 4th-12th January 2012. Untitled Yu Ruiyuan won with 9/11 half a point clear of the field.

Chennai Open 2012 Chennai IND Wed 4th Jan 2012 - Thu 12th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Yu RuiyuanCHN24919.075.570.067.0
2Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR26128.577.571.068.5
3Akshayraj KoreIMIND23868.576.070.067.0
4Gomez John PaulGMPHI25068.574.068.066.0
5Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR26028.574.067.565.5
6Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24818.571.065.562.0
7Oleksienko MikhailoGMUKR25638.076.070.067.0
8Sethuraman S PGMIND25298.076.069.567.0
9Hoang Thanh TrangGMHUN24358.075.069.566.5
10Vishnu Prasanna VIMIND23928.074.067.565.5
11Zeng ChongshengCHN24008.072.066.563.0
12Karthikeyan PIMIND24028.071.565.563.0
13Deepan Chakkravarthy JGMIND24958.071.065.062.5
14Navin Kanna T UIND23778.070.064.561.5
15Nitin SIMIND23998.069.063.061.0
16Ankit R RajparaIND23498.069.063.060.5
17Barbosa OliverGMPHI25738.068.562.560.0
18Laxman R RGMIND24348.067.561.060.5
19Rahman ZiaurGMBAN25237.573.567.065.5
20Vaibhav SuriIMIND24487.572.567.564.0
21Ma QunCHN24757.572.566.064.0
22Himanshu SharmaIMIND24087.571.065.063.0
23Debashis DasIMIND23897.570.065.561.0
24Swayams MishraIND23867.569.564.061.0
25Vakhidov JahongirIMUZB24197.569.063.060.5
26Paragua MarkGMPHI25227.568.562.560.5
27Rajesh V A VFMIND23387.568.062.559.5
28Thejkumar M SIMIND24557.567.561.059.5
29Gagare ShardulFMIND22687.565.561.057.0
30Bitoon RichardGMPHI25157.565.560.057.5
31Girinath P D SIMIND23607.565.560.057.5
32Ravichandran SiddharthIMIND23987.565.059.557.0
33Suvrajit SahaIMIND23757.565.059.057.0
34Shivananda B SIMIND23757.561.557.054.0
35Sangma RahulIMIND23577.559.554.553.0
36Venkatesh M RIMIND24997.074.068.065.5
37Neelotpal DasGMIND24717.071.065.562.5
38Konguvel PonnuswamyIMIND23447.070.565.562.5
39Danielsen HenrikGMISL25367.069.563.561.5
40Ghosh DiptayanFMIND23727.069.063.561.0
297 players

6) 10th Parsvnath International Open

The 10th Parsvnath International Open takes place 14th-23rd January 2012.

10th Parsvnath Open New Delhi IND Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Mon 23rd Jan 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Deviatkin AndreiGMRUS25743.04.02.00.0
Barbosa OliverGMPHI25733.04.02.00.0
Kunte AbhijitGMIND25483.04.02.00.0
Bitoon RichardGMPHI25153.04.02.00.0
Gomez John PaulGMPHI25063.04.02.00.0
Lalith Babu M RIMIND24843.04.02.00.0
Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24813.04.02.00.0
Ashwin JayaramIMIND24723.04.02.00.0
Thejkumar M SIMIND24553.04.02.00.0
Vaibhav SuriIMIND24483.04.02.00.0
Thipsay Praveen MGMIND24353.04.02.00.0
Zeng ChongshengCHN24003.04.02.00.0
Ghosh DiptayanFMIND23723.04.02.00.0
Bitan BanerjeeIND23313.04.02.00.0
Jaiswal PuneetIND22193.04.02.00.0
Bai JinshiCHN21803.04.02.00.0
17Sekar BIND20533.03.52.00.0
18Gusain HimalIND22593.03.02.00.0
Shreyans K ShahIND22183.03.02.00.0
20Paragua MarkGMPHI25222.54.52.50.0
Vidit Santosh GujrathiIMIND25132.54.52.50.0
Deepan Chakkravarthy JGMIND24952.54.52.50.0
Shyam Nikil PIMIND24822.54.52.50.0
Neelotpal DasGMIND24712.54.52.50.0
Saptarshi RoyIMIND23782.54.52.50.0
Girinath P D SIMIND23602.54.52.50.0
Ramnath Bhuvanesh RIMIND23572.54.52.50.0
Ravi LankaIMIND23472.54.52.50.0
Narayanan S LIND23202.54.52.50.0
Gagare ShardulFMIND22682.54.52.50.0
Anurag MhamalIND22402.54.52.50.0
Prince BajajCMIND22222.54.52.50.0
Padhya SaumilIND21152.54.52.50.0
Srivastava Mithilesh KumarIND18792.54.52.50.0
35Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR26022.54.02.50.0
Laxman R RGMIND24342.54.02.50.0
Vakhidov JahongirIMUZB24192.54.02.50.0
Karthikeyan PIMIND24022.54.02.50.0
Kathmale SameerIND22072.54.02.50.0
Sarthak MahajanIND16642.54.02.50.0
304 players

7) 20th Fajr Open

The 20th Fajr Open takes place 11th-20th January 2012. There are some games broadcast being live but I couldn't find an archive.

20th Fajr Open Tabriz IRI Wed 11th Jan 2012 - Fri 20th Jan 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1DARINI PouriaIMIRI24585.00.015.012.0
2GHAEM MAGHAMI EhsanGMIRI25704.50.014.511.5
3KOTANJIAN TigranGMARM25334.50.013.510.5
4IBRAHIMOV RasulGMAZE25504.00.015.512.5
5HOSSEINZADEH NimaIRI22264.00.014.512.0
6GHANBARI RasoolIRI22384.00.014.011.5
7ARYANEJAD HosseinFMIRI22344.00.014.011.0
8AZALADZE ShotaIMGEO24034.00.013.511.5
9PANTSULAIA LevanGMGEO25924.00.013.511.5
10NIGALIDZE GaiozIMGEO24604.00.013.510.5
11GOLIZADEH AsgharGMIRI24644.00.013.510.5
12KOVALEV AndreiGMBLR25174.00.013.010.5
13SULASHVILI MalkhazIMGEO24414.00.013.010.0
14SEVDIMALIYEV UrfanAZE21434.00.012.510.5
15MORCHIASHVILI BachanaIMGEO23724.00.012.010.0
16POURESMAEIL NaserIRI19214.00.011.59.0
17RASULOV VugarGMAZE25374.00.011.59.0
18KHALESI VahidIRI22124.00.011.09.0
19AHMADINIA EbrahimIMIRI24143.50.014.011.5
20POURRAMEZANALI AmirrezaFMIRI23713.50.014.011.5
21GRABLIAUSKAS VirginijusIMLTU23743.50.014.011.5
22SADIKHOV UlviAZE21343.50.013.511.0
23ABDULOV OrkhanIMAZE24293.50.012.510.5
24MOGHADDAMIAN AfshinIRI21683.50.012.510.0
25KHORSHIDI MohammadrezaIRI21283.50.011.59.5
26AL-ALI Hussein Ali HusseinIMIRQ23723.50.011.59.0
27ASGAROV MushfigAZE22343.00.015.512.5
28TOUFIGHI HomayoonGMIRI24443.00.015.012.0
29DELEYN GunterFMBEL22503.00.014.011.0
30ATANEJHAD SahebaliFMIRI21653.00.013.510.5
31BAGHIROV RamisAZE19903.00.013.011.0
32FEYLI SinaIRI21693.00.013.010.5
33ISMAEL Namir Mohammed IsmaelIRQ21803.00.013.010.5
34AMIR VARDASTIAN HosseinIRI03.00.013.010.0
35BAKHTIARI KISH MazdakIRI21243.00.013.010.0
36ASNAASHARI SoheylIRI21243.00.012.510.5
37DORABADI MehdiIRI03.00.012.510.0
38NIKBIN SaeedIRI20653.00.012.010.0
39MOJAVERIAN HosseinIRI21413.00.012.010.0
40ABO-HAZEEM MohannedJOR19183.00.012.010.0
121 players

8) 10th Nantes Open 2011

The 10th Nantes Open took place 27th-30th December 2011. Jean-Pierre Le Roux won with 6.5/7.

10th Nantes Open Nantes FRA Tue 27th Dec 2011 - Fri 30th Dec 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1Le Roux, Jean-Pierre252630½34½2787
2Barsov, Alexei253032½372600
3Petkov, Vladimir254230342610
4Okhotnik, Vladimir24272932½2533
5Kukov, Velislav241627½31½2447
6Lazarev, Vladimir2430530½33½2459
7Wirig, Anthony2497529332440
8Stets, Dmitry247552932½2414
9Colin, Vincent241552932½2399
10Le Borgne, Pierre2198529322329
11Mladenov, Plamen2373527½30½2337
12Crouan, Stephane2232527½30½2214
13Bruned, Yvain2379527302332
14Kurayan, Ruslan2358526½292377
15Theon, Pierre2060525½28½2208
16Bruned, Boris2207524½27½2207
17Delorme, Alban22772830½2260
18Pirotais, Jerome204827½312195
19Hutois, Mickael215727½312110
20Rabhi, Chamss-Eddine201824½26½2005
21Delaruelle, Christian186923251935
22Daniel, Jean-Claude188722½24½1929
23Murie, Eric20552224½2042
24Noulet, Jeremy193921½241966
25Ivanov, Jordan241842932½2225
26Le Goff, Ronan206742527½2102
27Brard, Laurent189142527½1935
28Broin, Christian1754424½27½1877
29Le Gallo, Frederic2018424½271898
30Henry, Florent1806424261899
31Primel, Dominique2004423½261864
32Cleran, Anthony1978423261918
33Lesage, Jean-Philippe199442325½1947
34Aubry, Justin180942325½1869
35Burel, Iwan1890423251906
36Chabradze, Boris2238422½25½2049
37Noel, Nicolas1673422½251892
38Sentis, Maxime1786422½24½1852
39Mahe, Romain193342224½1799
40Secher, Daniel1726422241795
97 players

9) 12th Prague Open 2012

The 12th Prague Open takes place 13th-20th January 2012. Games should follow.

11th Prague Open Prague CZE Fri 13th Jan 2012 - Fri 20th Jan 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mamedov NidjatGMAZE26014.06.011.54
Bernadskiy VitaliyIMUKR24624.06.011.54
3Fier AlexandrGMBRA26034.04.59.54
4Volodin ViktorIMRUS22093.56.09.53
5Puranik AbhimanyuCMIND20063.55.010.03
6Vokac MarekGMCZE24713.54.58.53
Umanec FilipCZE21853.54.58.53
8Gazel FredericoBRA22743.54.58.03
9Sodoma JanCZE23943.54.07.53
10Aroshidze LevanGMGEO25813.53.57.03
11Neubauer MartinIMAUT24203.05.512.03
12Mishuchkov NikolaiIMRUS24183.05.511.53
13Matuszewski MichalPOL23353.05.010.53
14Stefansson HannesGMISL25343.05.010.02
15Jirka JiriIMCZE24153.05.09.53
16Cubas Pons JuanFMESP23353.04.510.03
17Blechzin IgorIMRUS24423.04.59.52
18Kulhanek TomasIMCZE23653.04.59.02
19Svoboda SvatoplukFMCZE22853.04.010.03
20Blikra Vea OdinNOR22333.04.09.03
21Vokoun JanFMCZE21613.04.07.53
22Marques Joao Paulo CassemiroBRA21743.04.06.52
23Pribyl JosefIMCZE23103.03.58.02
24Kashebayev AzamatKAZ21313.03.57.03
25Meier Thomas Dr.GER22243.03.56.53
26Crespo De Oliveira LucasBRA21203.03.08.03
27Kulkarni BhaktiWIMIND22583.03.07.03
28Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22763.03.06.53
29Constantinou PeterFMENG22743.03.06.02
30Fiala RobertCZE22782.56.011.52
31Mikalsen ErlendNOR20452.55.510.02
32Pons Carreras DavidFMESP23192.55.010.52
33Pons Sastre SantiagoFMESP23702.55.010.02
34Stubberud OrnulfFMNOR23212.55.09.52
35Schula MichalFMCZE22732.55.09.02
36Balacek TadeasCZE22522.54.510.02
37Tuma JiriFMCZE22712.54.58.52
Kaderabek JiriCZE22142.54.58.52
39Kochetkova JuliaWGMSVK22572.54.58.51
40Ilandzis SpyridonGRE21062.54.57.52
139 players

10) 72nd Armenian Championships 2012

The 72nd Armenian Championships takes place 11th-22nd January 2012. Hrant Melkumyan leads on 4/7. Games from the men's event are broadcast live, I couldn't find any games from the women's section.

72nd ch-ARM Yerevan ARM Wed 11th Jan 2012 - Sun 22nd Jan 2012. Category: 13. Ave: (2565)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Melkumyan, Hrant GM ARM 2620 # 1 1 0 = = 1 4 2691
2 Hovhannisyan, Robert GM ARM 2589 0 # 1 1 = 1 3.5 2681
3 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2624 # = = = 1 1 3.5 2713
4 Petrosian, Tigran L. GM ARM 2636 = # 0 = 1 1 3 2644
5 Minasian, Artashes GM ARM 2525 0 0 1 # = = 1 3 2560
6 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel GM ARM 2569 1 0 = # = = 2.5 2565
7 Pashikian, Arman GM ARM 2608 = = = # 0 1 2.5 2567
8 Grigoryan, Avetik GM ARM 2621 = = 0 = # = = 2.5 2509
9 Simonian, Hrair GM ARM 2470 = = = = # 0 2 2485
10 Grigoryan, Karen H. IM ARM 2482 0 0 0 1 1 # 0 2 2447
11 Babujian, Levon GM ARM 2474 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 2382
Round 1. Wed 11th Jan 2012
Grigoryan, Karen H. 1-0 Pashikian, Arman 71 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Hovhannisyan, Robert 1-0 Babujian, Levon 65 C88 Ruy Lopez
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1-0 Melkumyan, Hrant 67 C65 Ruy Lopez
Grigoryan, Avetik 1/2-1/2 Andriasian, Zaven 20 B52 Sicilian
Minasian, Artashes 1-0 Petrosian, Tigran L. 59 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Thu 12th Jan 2012
Melkumyan, Hrant 1-0 Hovhannisyan, Robert 42 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Petrosian, Tigran L. 1-0 Grigoryan, Avetik 31 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Simonian, Hrair 1/2-1/2 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 49 B23 Sicilian
Andriasian, Zaven 1-0 Grigoryan, Karen H. 34 B31 Sicilian
Babujian, Levon 0-1 Minasian, Artashes 48 B06 Robatsch defence
Round 3. Fri 13th Jan 2012
Hovhannisyan, Robert 1/2-1/2 Simonian, Hrair 66 B43 Sicilian
Minasian, Artashes 0-1 Melkumyan, Hrant 36 C77 Ruy Lopez
Grigoryan, Avetik 1/2-1/2 Babujian, Levon 61 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Pashikian, Arman 1/2-1/2 Andriasian, Zaven 48 D19 QGD Slav
Grigoryan, Karen H. 0-1 Petrosian, Tigran L. 65 D11 QGD Slav
Round 4. Sat 14th Jan 2012
Petrosian, Tigran L. 1/2-1/2 Pashikian, Arman 43 A07 Reti
Melkumyan, Hrant 1/2-1/2 Grigoryan, Avetik 38 D21 QGA
Simonian, Hrair 1/2-1/2 Minasian, Artashes 12 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 0-1 Hovhannisyan, Robert 95 D11 QGD Slav
Babujian, Levon 1-0 Grigoryan, Karen H. 73 E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
Round 5. Sun 15th Jan 2012
Andriasian, Zaven 1/2-1/2 Petrosian, Tigran L. 24 A20 English opening
Grigoryan, Avetik 1/2-1/2 Simonian, Hrair 43 D15 QGD Slav
Grigoryan, Karen H. 0-1 Melkumyan, Hrant 36 D85 Gruenfeld
Minasian, Artashes 1/2-1/2 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 41 A00 Benko's opening
Pashikian, Arman 1-0 Babujian, Levon 54 D20 QGA
Round 6. Mon 16th Jan 2012
Melkumyan, Hrant 1/2-1/2 Pashikian, Arman 26 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1/2-1/2 Grigoryan, Avetik 26 C53 Giuoco Piano
Hovhannisyan, Robert 1-0 Minasian, Artashes 25 B06 Robatsch defence
Simonian, Hrair 0-1 Grigoryan, Karen H. 35 B23 Sicilian
Babujian, Levon 0-1 Andriasian, Zaven 80 D17 QGD Slav
67th ch-ARM w 2012 Yerevan ARM Wed 11th Jan 2012 - Sun 22nd Jan 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Hairapetian AnnaWIMARM21985.012.7540.0
2Kursova MariaWGMARM23065.09.5020.0
3Doluhanova EvgeniyaWGMARM22853.57.7540.0
4Sargsyan ShushannaARM20283.06.5040.0
5Gasparian NarineWIMARM21072.56.7530.0
6Aghabekian LianaWIMARM20672.55.7530.0
7Martirosyan LiaWFMARM20722.54.2530.0
8Kharatyan AnahitWFMARM20752.05.7530.0
9Movsisian NairaWGMARM20671.53.2520.0
10Ghambaryan HasmikARM19451.51.7530.0
11Gevorgyan MariaARM21121.02.5020.0
12Aginian NellyWGMARM22730.00.0010.0
12 players

11) 78th ch-BLR 2012

The 78th Championship of Belorus takes place 11th-22nd January 2012.

78th ch-BLR 2012 Minsk BLR Wed 11th Jan 2012 - Sun 22nd Jan 2012. Category: 9. Ave: (2460)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Zhigalko, Sergei GM BLR 2658 # = = 1 2 2639
2 Kocheev, Aleksandr BLR 2353 # = = 1 2 2610
3 Kovalev, Vladislav FM BLR 2453 # = 1 = 2 2591
4 Zhigalko, Andrey GM BLR 2576 = = # = 1.5 2451
5 Zhuck, Sergei BLR 2341 = = # = 1.5 2439
6 Stupak, Kirill GM BLR 2515 = # = = 1.5 2459
7 Fedorov, Alexei GM BLR 2579 = 0 # 1 1.5 2513
8 Bulanov, Dmitri FM BLR 2387 0 = # 1 1.5 2476
9 Teterev, Vitaly GM BLR 2538 0 = # 1 1.5 2418
10 Grib, Roman BLR 2303 = # = 0 1 2297
11 Lomako, Pavel IM BLR 2385 = 0 = # 1 2327
12 Gorovets, Andrey IM BLR 2428 0 0 1 # 1 2298
56th ch-BLR w 2012 Minsk BLR Wed 11th Jan 2012 - Sun 22nd Jan 2012. Category: None. Ave: (2067)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Revo, Tatiana BLR 2066 # 1 1 1 3 2095
2 Ziaziulkina, Nastassia WIM BLR 2290 # = 1 1 2.5 2357
3 Stetsko, Lanita FM BLR 2115 0 # 1 1 2 2101
4 Nevioselaya, Maria BLR 1959 = 0 # 1 1.5 2214
5 Sharevich, Anna WGM BLR 2267 0 # = 1 1.5 2012
6 Kasperovich, Ekaterina BLR 2056 0 = # 1 1.5 2141
7 Tereshkova, Marina BLR 1903 0 0 # 1 1 1907
8 Beinenson, Katsiaryna BLR 1914 0 0 # 1 1 1887
9 Eidelson, Rakhil WGM BLR 2236 0 0 # 1 1 1913
10 Morgaenko, Ekaterina BLR 1865 0 0 0 # 0 2069

12) ITT Homenaje Maestros Predecesores

The ITT Homenaje Maestros Predecesores takes place 9th-18th January 2012.

ITT Homenaje Maestro Asuncion PAR Mon 9th Jan 2012 - Wed 18th Jan 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Delgado Ramirez NeurisGMCOL25755.512.500.05
2Vazquez GuillermoFMPAR22734.08.500.02
3Saldano Dayer HoracioIMESP24413.59.500.01
4Latorre ManuelFMPAR22993.58.500.02
5Obregon Andres CarlosARG24553.58.000.02
6Espinoza Palomino WillyamFMPER23613.58.000.01
7Diaz Hollemaert NahuelIMARG24412.56.000.01
8Villalba MarceloIMPAR21992.05.500.00
9Brito LuismarFMBRA22701.54.500.00
10Kropff RicardoIMPAR22360.51.000.00
10 players

13) Caissa New Year 2011-12

There were three Caissa New Year tournaments 27th December 2011 - 4th January 2012

Caissa NY GM 2011 Kecskemet HUN Tue 27th Dec 2011 - Wed 4th Jan 2012. Category: 7. Ave: (2403)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Fodor, Tamas Jr. FM HUN 2488 # = = = 1 1 0 = = = 5 2437
2 Groszpeter, Attila GM HUN 2490 = # = = = = 1 0 1 = 5 2436
3 Varga, Zoltan GM HUN 2450 = = # = = = = 1 = = 5 2441
4 Mihok, Oliver IM HUN 2472 = = = # = = = = = 1 5 2438
5 Kislik, Erik Andrew FM USA 2371 0 = = = # = = 1 1 = 5 2450
6 Ilincic, Zlatko GM SRB 2447 0 = = = = # = = = 1 4.5 2398
7 Battey, Alexander FM USA 2336 1 0 = = = = # = 0 = 4 2367
8 Holm, Kristian Stuvik NOR 2272 = 1 0 = 0 = = # = = 4 2375
9 Borosova, Zuzana WGM SVK 2284 = 0 = = 0 = 1 = # = 4 2373
10 Mulyar, Michael A. IM USA 2420 = = = 0 = 0 = = = # 3.5 2321
Caissa NY IM 2011 Kecskemet HUN Tue 27th Dec 2011 - Wed 4th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Puranik, AbhimanyuIND19916.5
2Sarosi, ZoltanHUN23056.0
3Keresztes, RichardHUN22555.5
4Meszaros, GyulaHUN23145.0
5Farkas, TiborSRB22764.0
6Varga, KlaraHUN21273.0
6 players
Caissa NY Rat 2011 Kecskemet HUN Tue 27th Dec 2011 - Wed 4th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Marosi, CsabaHUN19726.0
2Kovacs, ZoltanHUN20756.0
3Rajaryan, KuvelkarIND16875.5
4Nitish, BelurkarIND16625.5
5Haukenes, AliseNOR16553.5
6Zsiros, LaszloHUN19043.5
6 players

14) ch-AZE w 2012

The women's championship of Azerbaijan takes place 7th-17th January 2012. Turkan Mamedjarova leads by a point with a round to go. No games available.

ch-AZE w 2012 Baku AZE Sat 7th Jan 2012 - Tue 17th Jan 2012
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mamedjarova TurkanWGMAZE22628.00.0634.50
2Isgandarova KhayalaWIMAZE21787.01.0730.00
3Mamedjarova ZeinabWGMAZE23187.00.0627.00
4Mammadova GulnarWIMAZE22946.50.0528.50
5Kazimova NarminWIMAZE22526.00.0330.50
6Abdulla KhayalaWIMAZE22275.50.0421.75
7Fataliyeva UlviyyaWFMAZE21415.00.5419.75
8Umudova NargizWIMAZE22025.00.5417.25
9Mammadzada GunayWFMAZE18793.50.0312.50
10Guliyeva SabinaAZE20572.51.0112.25
11Hojjatova AydanWCMAZE19192.50.0213.00
12Huseynova SaharAZE21031.50.015.50
12 players

15) Dutch League 2011-12

The Dutch League takes place 17th September 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Round 5: 7th January 2012. Round 6: 11th February 2012.

Dutch Teams 2011-12 Amsterdam NED Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1Utrecht23845676931½
2De Stukkenjagers2284675929
3Voerendaal24146830
4Accres Apeldoorn2359534523
5SO Rotterdam2396448428
6Groningen23183738425½
7LSG23554424
8HSG23063627420½
9HMC Calder2412546324
10BSG230424014½
10 teams

16) Swedish Elitserien 2011-12

The Swedish Elitserien takes place 7th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Games from Round 4 not yet available. Round 4 14th January 2012. Round 5 4th February 2012.

TCh-SWE 2011-12 Malmo SWE Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Team Viking66001237
2SK Rockaden, Sthlm5320625
3Lunds ASK3300619
4SK Rockaden Umea6240420
5Limhamns SK5230419.5
6Eksjo-Aneby-Alliansen5230414.5
7SS Manhem4220414.5
8Vasteras SK4220412.5
9Solna SS4130212.5
10SK Kamraterna404009.5
10 teams

17) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12

The Czech League takes place 8th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012.

Extraliga Round 6-7 on 7th-8th January 2012. Games now available.

TCh-CZE Ext 2011-12 Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1BSS Frydek-Mistek*3535921.5
2SK Rapid Pardubice5*5916.5
3SK Labortech Ostrava*555915.0
4Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem3*44822.0
51. Novoborsky SK4*715.0
6Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba3*2617.5
7Tatran Litovel53*613.5
8SK Zikuda Turnov34*5412.0
9A64 VALOZ Grygov36*311.5
10SK Zlin*310.5
11TJ Bohemians Praha33*012.5
122222 SK Polabiny*08.5
12 teams
TCh-CZE Liga 1 Zapad Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkName123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Mahrla Praha*6551832.510.0
2TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove2*4551328.08.5
3JOLY Lysa nad Labem B*4541126.59.0
4SK Holdia DP Praha B3*451026.58.5
5ERA-Postovni sporitelna A*5929.59.0
6OAZA Praha44*46925.07.5
7SK AD Jicin334*554824.06.5
8TJ Pankrac43*722.06.5
9Sakal Kozolupy334*5722.06.0
10SK Sokol Vysehrad½2*6618.04.0
111. Novoborsky SK B33*318.04.0
12ERA-Postovni sporitelna B3½432*116.03.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE Liga1 Vychod Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkName123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1TZ Trinec*71830.59.5
2A64 Grygov B*4561630.510.5
32222 SK Polabiny B4*44923.58.0
4SK Duras BVK Brno-Kralovo Pole*434824.57.0
5Sachovy klub Karvina14*64822.06.5
6Tatran Litovel B3*364725.08.5
7Slavia Orlova42*724.07.5
8SK Stare Mesto2*622.56.5
9SK Zlin B5*621.57.0
10SK Gordic2*5619.05.0
11Slavia Kromeriz454*523.57.5
12Labortech Ostrava B443*521.56.0
12 teams

18) TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12

The Finnish SM Liiga takes place 17th September 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 7 14th January 2012, games not available. Round 8 11th February 2012.

TCh-FIN SM 2011-12 Finland FIN Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1
1Velhot, Porvoo711+20
2Tammer-Shakki, Tampere711+18
3MatSK, Espoo610+11
4HSK, Helsinki710+3
5OSS, Oulu79+2
6SalSK, Salo68+5
7EtVaS, Vantaa78+3
8JoeSK, Joensuu75-5
9VammSK, Sastamala75-6
10Aatos, Helsinki73-12
11TuTS, Turku72-9
12SSK, Helsinki70-30
12 teams

19) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 22nd October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 5-6 14th-15th January 2012. Games Round 5-6 not yet available. Round 7-8 11th-12th February 2012.

TCh-SVK Ext 2011-12 Bratislava SVK Sat 22nd Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
17 Statocnych Kosice*5571222.5
2SK Slovan Bratislava*5461020.5
3INBEST Dunajov3*45717.5
4SK Caissa Cadca*46717
5SK Dunajska Streda3*45716.5
6SK PK Trencin34*7416.5
7SKS Dubnica n/V4*414.5
8MSK KdV Kezmarok324*5414
9SK Doprastav Bratislava1*54413.5
10SK MAGIC Liptov433*4214
11SK Prievidza24*4213.5
12SK Modra1344*212
12 teams

20) 50th TCh-DEN 2011-12

The 50th Danish Team Championships takes place 29th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 4-5 14th-15th January 2012 games not yet available. Round 6 29th January 2012.

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12 Copenhagen DEN Sat 29th Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Jetsmark 1 1029
2Bronshoj 1 724
3Arhus/Skolerne 1 723
4K41 1621½
5Sydostfyn 1520½
6Team Nordea Skb419½
7SK 1968 1518
8BMS Skak416
9Nordkalotten 216
10Hillerod 012½
10 teams

21) TCh-BEL 2011-12

The Belgian Team Championships are under way. Round 6 15th January 2012, games not yet available. Round 7 29th January 2012.

TCh-BEL 2011-12 Belgium BEL Sun 9th Oct 2011 - Sun 1st Apr 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1CREC 112127
2KGSRL 110107
3Ans 1992
4Amay 18101
5KSK47-Eynatten 27102
6KSK Rochade 1799
7KSK47-Eynatten 1595
8Fontaine 1488
9Borgerhout 1482
10Jean Jaures 1275
11Anderlecht 1271
12KBSK 1079
12 teams

22) 4NCL 2011-12

The 4NCL started over the weekend of 12th-13th November 2011 in Staverton Park. The second weekend took place 14th-15th January 2012. Games available. Rounds 5-6 11th-12th February 2012.

4NCL 2011-12 Staverton ENG Sat 12th Nov 2011 - Mon 7th May 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 15½-2½5½-2½8-05-3824
2Guildford 12½-5½6½-1½5½-2½7½-½622
3Barbican 4NCL 23-54½-3½5-35½-2½618
4e2e4.org.uk 12½-5½5-34½-3½4½-3½616½
5The AD's0-81½-6½4-45-3310½
6Blackthorne Russia2½-5½3½-4½3½-4½4½-3½214
7Bristol 13-53½-4½4-43½-4½114
8Anglian Avengers 13-5½-7½2½-5½3-509
1Cheddleton 14½-3½3½-4½5-36-2619
2Barbican 4NCL 13½-4½4½-3½5-35½-2½618½
3White Rose 13½-4½4½-3½5-34½-3½617½
4Jutes of Kent3-53½-4½5-34½-3½416
5Oxford 14½-3½3-54-3½2½-5½414
6Wood Green Hilsmark 23-53-53½-45-3214½
7Cambridge University 12½-5½3½-4½3½-4½4½-3½214
8Guildford 22-65½-2½3-53½-4½214
16 teams in two groups

23) Active Team Events

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

Frauenbundesliga 2011-12

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 29th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Round 5 took place on December 18th. Round 6 21st January 2012. Games from Round 5 still missing.

Frauenbundesliga Germany GER Sat 29th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1Bad Koenigshofen5 + 3 919
2Hamburger SK 18305 + 34 5 919
3OSG Baden Baden4 + 819
4Karlsruher SF 18534 + 4 5818
5USV Volksbank Halle5 + 5 619
6SV Chemie Guben5 3½½ + 4 511½
7Rodewischer Schachmiezen52 + 35 313
8SF Friedberg 189143 2 + 313
9SV Muelheim-Nord 19315 3 + 313
10SV Stuttgart Wolfbusch5 1 1½ + 2
11Rotation Pankow5 1 2 + 0
12TSV Schott Mainz4 ½1 + 0
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2011-12

The 2nd Division of the Austrian Bundesliga is split into West and Mitte sections. Rounds 7-8 28th-29th January 2012. Mitte Rounds 4-6 2nd-4th December 2012. Rounds 7-8 2nd-3rd March 2012.

TCh-AUT 2 West 2011-12 Vienna AUT Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 29th Apr 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
1SC Absam*44441226.0
2Goetzis*234919.5
3ATSV Ranshofen*424821.5
4Zillertal2*134718.0
5Hohenems II25*42619.0
6Kufstein / Woergl*54618.0
7Schwaz2*43516.5
8Schwarzach4231*24516.0
9ASK Salzburg 1½4224*3515.5
10Sparkasse Jenbach 2323*2416.0
11Bregenz2423*315.0
12Rochade Rum2224*215.0
12 players
TCh-AUT2 Mitte11-12 Vienna AUT Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 29th Apr 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
1ZH-Technologies-Wolfsberg*3431022.5
2Union Ansfelden*443351022.5
3SV STEYREGG2*343819.0
4ASK St. Valentin2*3718.0
5Strassenbahn Graz*31717.0
6SpG. Sparkasse Grieskirchen/Schallerbach333*3618.0
7SK Sparkasse Fuerstenfeld233*617.5
8SK MPO Maria Saal33*134516.5
9Union Styria Graz Kleine Zeitung25*24418.0
10ESV Austria Graz154*416.5
11SC Die Klagenfurter332*415.5
12SV ASVO Fundermax St. Veit/Glan32*115.0
12 players

Bundesliga 2011-12

The Schachbundesliga 2011-12 takes place 14th October 2011 - 15th April 2011. The German event is the world's premier national team competition 15 rounds with possible tie-breaks 27th-29th April 2012.

Rounds 8-9 4th-5th February 2012.

Bundesliga 2011-12 Germany GER Fri 14th Oct 2011 - Sun 15th Apr 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden76101235.5
2Werder Bremen75111135
3SG Solingen75111134
4SC Eppingen75111131.5
5SV Muelheim Nord7421931
6SF Katernberg7421926.5
7SF Berlin 19037322829.5
8SG Trier7331728.5
9SV Wattenscheid 19307331728
10SV 1930 Hockenheim7232626.5
11SK Koenig Tegel7241522.5
12USV TU Dresden7250426
13Hamburger SK7142425.5
14SK Turm Emsdetten7142424.5
15SC Hansa Dortmund7151320.5
16SC 1950 Remagen7061123
16 teams

Hungarian Teams 2011-12

The Hungarian Team Championship take place 25th September 2011 - 20th May 2012. Round 4 took place on 27th November 2011 games now available. Round 5 29th January 2012.

TCh-HUN 2011-12 Budapest HUN Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Sun 20th May 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112Pts
1HVSE 9.58 11.59.538.5
2ASE Paks 89.57.59 34
3Aquaprofit-NTSK 7.5 6.5910 33
4MLTC 6.5 6.5 5.5 1028.5
5Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK 4.55.57 9 26
6Penzugyor SE2.5 5 7.5 9.524.5
7Komaromi VSK SE44 5.5 7 20.5
8Hungaropharma Decs 2.55.55.5 6.5 20
9Honved ASE 4.53 6.55.5 19.5
10ASS-Makoi SVSE 326.5 4.5 16
11Vasas SC0.5 3 5 6.515
12Toth Laszlo SE2.5 2 2.5 5.512.5
12 players

TCh-ISL 2011-12

The Icelandic Team Championships rounds 1-4 took place 7th-9th October 2011. Final Rounds 5-7 2nd-3rd March 2012. Games from rounds 1-4 now available.

TCh-ISL Div1 2011-12 Reykjavik ISL Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sat 3rd Mar 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1TB A*68727.580
2TR A*19.060
3Hellir A*4418.040
4TV A2*16.540
5TB B04*515.550
6SA A3*13.540
7Matar14*11.010
8Fjolnir A*7.000
8 teams

24) Donostia Chess Festival 2011-12

The Donostia Chess Festival 2011-12 commemorated the centenary of an event won by Jose Raul Capablanca. The event was a knock-out which takes place Wednesday Dec 28th 2011, - Thursday Jan 5th 2012. The event starred Vugar Gashimov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexander Moiseenko, Etienne Bacrot, Arkadij Naiditsch. The format was unusual a knock-out tournament with some modifications, as the players who got eliminated played in a parallel group. And the main novelty was that, following David Bronstein's idea, the matches consist of two games of classical chess played simultaneously. So no one had the advantage of playing the first game with the white pieces. Andrei Volokitin beat Viktor Laznicka 2-0 in the final.

Final set of games now available now and corrections to the round of some of those given last week.

Round 7 5th January 2012
Board 1
SNoNameR1.1R1.2D1.1D1.2D2.1D2.2AR.1AR.2Pts
9Laznicka, Viktor00 0.0
11Volokitin, Andrei11 2.0

25) Australian Championship 2011-12

The Australian Championship 2011-12 took place in North Geelong 27th December 2011 - 8th January 2012. Darryl K Johansen dominated with a score on 8.5/11 a point clear of the field.

I give the games again as there are a few corrections and additions.

ch-Australia 2011-12 North Geelong AUS Tue 27th Dec 2011 - Sun 8th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Johansen Darryl KGMAUS24038.569.057.553.00
2Zhao Zong-YuanGMAUS25647.574.560.547.75
3Smirnov VladimirIMRUS24017.571.057.546.75
4Xie George WendiIMAUS24407.569.056.543.25
5Solomon Stephen JIMAUS23847.568.557.546.25
6Ly MoulthunIMAUS23766.571.058.039.25
7Wohl Aleksandar HIMAUS24046.568.557.037.50
8Ikeda JuntaFMAUS23496.567.054.534.75
9Khamparia AkshatFMIND24146.067.554.534.25
10Dragicevic DomagojAUS22476.064.553.032.25
11Tan JustinAUS21606.062.050.032.75
12Morris JamesIMAUS23645.566.054.031.50
13Stojic DusanFMAUS22875.564.052.028.75
14Cheng BobbyFMAUS23455.563.052.526.50
15Smirnov AntonAUS20635.557.047.028.00
16Liu YiAUS20395.556.046.026.50
17Wallis ChristopherFMAUS22685.553.543.521.50
18Jordan WilliamFMAUS22675.551.042.022.25
19McClymont BrodieAUS20495.062.550.025.50
20Nakauchi GeneFMAUS21165.057.046.020.00
21Muller JonasAUS20235.050.542.019.75
22Illingworth MaxFMAUS24014.555.546.521.25
23Steadman MichaelFMNZL22694.554.044.017.75
24Bird AndrewAUS22164.553.044.520.75
25Zulfic FedjaAUS20874.550.041.018.00
26Tang JasonAUS20084.056.044.517.75
27Zelesco KarlAUS19764.049.040.514.50
28Matheson LaurenceAUS21263.555.544.517.00
29Ferozkohi IhsanGER21253.554.044.515.25
30Chen PengyuAUS20942.555.043.513.25
30 players

26) 48th Groningen Chess Festival

There was a match at the Groningen Chess Festival. Hans Ree beat Jorden Van Foreest 3-1.

Groningen Match Groningen NED Wed 21st Dec 2011 - Fri 30th Dec 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ree, Hans GM NED 2379 1000098
2 Van Foreest, Jorden NED 2125 1039784

27) Forthcoming Events and Links

TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2012

XI Marianske Lazne Open 2012

ch-Paracin 2012

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2012

17th HIT Open 2012

Moscow Open 2012

34th Georgi Tringov Memorial

11th Aeroflot Open 2012

3rd Novy Bor Open

ACP Women Cup 2012

28th Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2012

Reykjavik Open 2012

1st Lanta Open 2012

35th San Sebastian Open 2012

3rd LUCOPEN 2012

11th La Fere Open 2012

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