THE WEEK IN CHESS 898 23rd 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) 10th Parsvnath International Open
5) 20th Fajr Open
6) 11th Prague Open 2012
7) 72nd Armenian Championships 2012
8) Croatian Championships 2012
9) 78th ch-BLR 2012
10) XI Marianske Lazne Open 2012
11) ITT Homenaje Maestros Predecesores
12) 5th Costa Viola Festival 2012
13) 5th Gora Swietej Anny Open
14) Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2012
15) Belgrade Championships 2012
16) Championship of Paracin 2012
17) ch-AZE w 2012
18) TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2012
19) Swedish Elitserien 2011-12
20) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12
21) TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12
22) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12
23) 50th TCh-DEN 2011-12
24) TCh-BEL 2011-12
25) Active Team Events
26) Northern California International
27) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
74th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2012105 games
Queenstown Chess Classic 201249 games
10th Parsvnath International Open393 games
20th Fajr Open146 games
11th Prague Open 2012117 games
72nd Armenian Championships 201225 games
Croatian Championships 201242 games
78th ch-BLR 201278 games
ITT Homenaje Maestros Predecesores45 games
5th Costa Viola Festival 2012148 games
5th Gora Swietej Anny Open197 games
Andranik Margaryan Memorial 201266 games
Championship of Paracin 2012100 games
TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2012108 games
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-1248 games
TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-1224 games
TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-1295 games
50th TCh-DEN 2011-1247 games
TCh-BEL 2011-1248 games
Northern California International55 games
1936 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, David Navara, Jan Mazuch, Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, Ervin Sindik and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The 74th Tata Steel tournament sees the two favourites Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen leading on 5.5/8 with five rounds to go. Teimour Radjabov, Vassily Ivanchuk, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura are still in touch but I would be surprised if it wasn't a battle between the leaders until the end. The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2012 starts on Tuesday. Peter Svidler, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Michael Adams, Zoltan Almasi, Le Quang Liem, Alexei Shirov and Judit Polgar are amongst the stars. Lots of league games available this week.

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. Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian lead with 5.5/8 half a point clear of Teimour Radjabov. Vassily Ivanchuk, Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura are on 4.5/8.

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 1 = 5.5 2892
2 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2805 0 # = 1 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2902
3 Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2773 = # = = = = 1 = 1 5 2849
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2766 = = # = = = = = 1 4.5 2804
5 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2736 = = = # = = 1 = = 4.5 2804
6 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2759 0 = = = # = = 1 1 4.5 2795
7 Giri, Anish GM NED 2714 = = = # = 0 1 0 1 4 2758
8 Van Wely, Loek GM NED 2692 = = = = # = = = = 4 2750
9 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2770 = = = = # 0 = = = 3.5 2709
10 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2769 0 0 0 = 1 1 # 0 1 3.5 2708
11 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2732 0 = = 0 = # = = 1 3.5 2698
12 Gashimov, Vugar GM AZE 2761 0 0 0 = 1 = = = # 3 2669
13 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2739 0 = 0 0 = 1 = # = 3 2671
14 Navara, David GM CZE 2712 = 0 0 = = 0 0 = # 2 2566
Round 4. Tue 17th Jan 2012
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 18 B77 Sicilian
Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2-1/2 Van Wely, Loek 36 E04 Catalan
Navara, David 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 60 C67 Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 34 C67 Ruy Lopez
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Kamsky, Gata 58 A15 English opening
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Gashimov, Vugar 55 D16 QGD Slav
Gelfand, Boris 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 30 E92 King's Indian
Round 5. Thu 19th Jan 2012
Gashimov, Vugar 0-1 Ivanchuk, Vassily 35 B07 Pirc
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 28 D37 QGD
Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 84 C78 Ruy Lopez
Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 31 D37 QGD
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 64 A15 English opening
Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 Gelfand, Boris 44 B90 Sicilian
Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Navara, David 34 A22 English
Round 6. Fri 20th Jan 2012
Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 62 E15 Queen's Indian
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Gashimov, Vugar 48 A61 Benoni defence
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk, Vassily 59 C67 Ruy Lopez
Navara, David 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 81 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Gelfand, Boris 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 35 A88 Dutch
Giri, Anish 1-0 Kamsky, Gata 86 A04 Reti opening
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Van Wely, Loek 69 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Round 7. Sat 21st Jan 2012
Kamsky, Gata 1-0 Navara, David 47 C67 Ruy Lopez
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 28 B33 Sicilian
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Gelfand, Boris 52 D12 QGD Slav
Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 66 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Gashimov, Vugar 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 50 C78 Ruy Lopez
Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 30 E06 Catalan
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Topalov, Veselin 99 B23 Sicilian
Round 8. Sun 22nd Jan 2012
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 31 A97 Dutch
Gelfand, Boris 1/2-1/2 Kamsky, Gata 44 D15 QGD Slav
Giri, Anish 0-1 Gashimov, Vugar 38 B94 Sicilian
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 28 D37 QGD
Navara, David 1/2-1/2 Van Wely, Loek 62 B84 Sicilian
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 44 A07 Reti
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk, Vassily 21 C11 French
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 1 6 2792
2 Motylev, Alexander GM RUS 2677 # = = = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2743
3 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2596 = # = = 0 = 1 1 1 5 2706
4 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM CUB 2691 0 = = # = 1 1 = 1 5 2678
5 Nyzhnyk, Illya GM UKR 2568 = = # = = = 1 0 1 4.5 2650
6 Ernst, Sipke GM NED 2606 1 = # 1 1 0 0 0 = 4 2584
7 Reinderman, Dimitri GM NED 2581 = = = # 0 = 1 = = 4 2599
8 Potkin, Vladimir GM RUS 2684 = = = 0 1 # 0 = = 3.5 2568
9 Tiviakov, Sergei GM NED 2677 = 0 0 = 0 1 # 1 = 3.5 2571
10 Cmilyte, Viktorija GM LTU 2503 = 0 0 1 = # = = 0 3 2504
11 Timman, Jan H GM NED 2571 0 0 1 1 0 = 0 # = 3 2540
12 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2557 0 0 0 = 1 = = # = 3 2517
13 Harika, Dronavalli GM IND 2516 0 = 0 = = = = # = 3 2516
14 Vocaturo, Daniele GM ITA 2545 0 0 0 = = 1 = = # 3 2512
Round 4. Tue 17th Jan 2012
Motylev, Alexander 1-0 Tiviakov, Sergei 37 B01 Scandinavian
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1/2-1/2 Potkin, Vladimir 55 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Harikrishna, Pentala 1/2-1/2 Cmilyte, Viktorija 40 A62 Benoni
Ernst, Sipke 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 50 A40 Queen's pawn
Vocaturo, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Timman, Jan H 43 C11 French
Reinderman, Dimitri 1/2-1/2 Harika, Dronavalli 55 A16 English
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1/2-1/2 Lahno, Kateryna 49 B20 Sicilian
Round 5. Thu 19th Jan 2012
Potkin, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Vocaturo, Daniele 90 D38 QGD
Harika, Dronavalli 0-1 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 54 E81 King's Indian
Lahno, Kateryna 0-1 Motylev, Alexander 57 B01 Scandinavian
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Harikrishna, Pentala 35 D37 QGD
Timman, Jan H 1-0 Ernst, Sipke 33 A11 English
Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Nyzhnyk, Illya 30 C07 French
Cmilyte, Viktorija 1/2-1/2 Reinderman, Dimitri 60 A40 Queen's pawn
Round 6. Fri 20th Jan 2012
Lahno, Kateryna 1/2-1/2 Harika, Dronavalli 66 D34 QGD
Vocaturo, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Tiviakov, Sergei 58 B01 Scandinavian
Harikrishna, Pentala 1-0 Timman, Jan H 40 C02 French
Motylev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Nyzhnyk, Illya 32 C11 French
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1-0 Cmilyte, Viktorija 75 B77 Sicilian
Reinderman, Dimitri 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 79 A11 English
Ernst, Sipke 1-0 Potkin, Vladimir 57 D16 QGD Slav
Round 7. Sat 21st Jan 2012
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 73 E92 King's Indian
Timman, Jan H 0-1 Reinderman, Dimitri 34 B33 Sicilian
Harika, Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 Motylev, Alexander 37 A10 English opening
Potkin, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Harikrishna, Pentala 66 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 Ernst, Sipke 37 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Cmilyte, Viktorija 1/2-1/2 Lahno, Kateryna 58 D82 Gruenfeld
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1-0 Vocaturo, Daniele 34 A56 Benoni defence, Hromodka system
Round 8. Sun 22nd Jan 2012
Ernst, Sipke 1/2-1/2 Nyzhnyk, Illya 28 E92 King's Indian
Harika, Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 Cmilyte, Viktorija 22 A37 English
Harikrishna, Pentala 1/2-1/2 Tiviakov, Sergei 61 A00 Benko's opening
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1-0 Timman, Jan H 32 B42 Sicilian
Reinderman, Dimitri 0-1 Potkin, Vladimir 46 A13 English
Motylev, Alexander 1-0 Vocaturo, Daniele 35 C84 Ruy Lopez
Lahno, Kateryna 0-1 L'Ami, Erwin 35 C02 French
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 Tikkanen, Hans GM SWE 2549 # = = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2693
2 Turov, Maxim GM RUS 2645 = # = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2686
3 Adhiban, Baskaran GM IND 2561 = # 1 = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2610
4 Grover, Sahaj IM IND 2532 = 0 # = = 1 1 1 = 5 2552
5 Brandenburg, Daan GM NED 2527 = = = # = = = = 1 4.5 2522
6 Sadler, Matthew D GM ENG 2660 = = = # = = = = 1 4.5 2507
7 Tania, Sachdev IM IND 2411 = = = = # 0 = = = 3.5 2438
8 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2454 0 0 0 = = 1 # 1 = 3.5 2440
9 Goudriaan, Etienne FM NED 2279 0 0 = = 0 # 1 1 = 3.5 2396
10 Schut, Lisa WIM NED 2290 0 0 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 3.5 2389
11 Ootes, Lars NED 2326 0 = = 0 0 # 1 0 1 3 2341
12 Danielian, Elina GM ARM 2490 0 0 = = = = 0 # = 2.5 2322
13 Haast, Anne WIM NED 2290 0 0 0 = 0 1 = # 0 2 2242
14 Hopman, Pieter NED 2342 0 0 0 = = 0 0 1 # 2 2257
Round 4. Tue 17th Jan 2012
Hopman, Pieter 0-1 Schut, Lisa 61 D92 Gruenfeld
Ootes, Lars 1-0 Danielian, Elina 41 B14 Caro-Kann
Tikkanen, Hans 1-0 Goudriaan, Etienne 24 E06 Catalan
Tania, Sachdev 0-1 Paehtz, Elisabeth 36 E92 King's Indian
Grover, Sahaj 0-1 Adhiban, Baskaran 38 E34 Nimzo-Indian
Sadler, Matthew D 1/2-1/2 Brandenburg, Daan 39 D27 QGA
Haast, Anne 0-1 Turov, Maxim 38 B13 Caro-Kann
Round 5. Thu 19th Jan 2012
Goudriaan, Etienne 0-1 Grover, Sahaj 35 C07 French
Adhiban, Baskaran 1/2-1/2 Sadler, Matthew D 59 C03 French
Danielian, Elina 0-1 Tikkanen, Hans 69 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Turov, Maxim 1-0 Ootes, Lars 46 A49 King's Indian
Paehtz, Elisabeth 1/2-1/2 Hopman, Pieter 24 B07 Pirc defence
Schut, Lisa 1-0 Haast, Anne 49 C78 Ruy Lopez
Brandenburg, Daan 1/2-1/2 Tania, Sachdev 44 C01 French
Round 6. Fri 20th Jan 2012
Tania, Sachdev 1/2-1/2 Adhiban, Baskaran 48 A57 Benko gambit half accepted
Paehtz, Elisabeth 1/2-1/2 Brandenburg, Daan 59 C11 French
Sadler, Matthew D 1/2-1/2 Goudriaan, Etienne 36 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Hopman, Pieter 1-0 Haast, Anne 37 B20 Sicilian defence
Grover, Sahaj 1/2-1/2 Danielian, Elina 83 D20 QGA
Tikkanen, Hans 1/2-1/2 Turov, Maxim 29 E00 Catalan opening
Ootes, Lars 0-1 Schut, Lisa 115 C15 French
Round 7. Sat 21st Jan 2012
Haast, Anne 1-0 Ootes, Lars 37 B09 Pirc
Turov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Grover, Sahaj 65 D31 QGD
Brandenburg, Daan 1-0 Hopman, Pieter 35 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Goudriaan, Etienne 1/2-1/2 Tania, Sachdev 42 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Schut, Lisa 0-1 Tikkanen, Hans 47 B78 Sicilian
Adhiban, Baskaran 1-0 Paehtz, Elisabeth 58 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Danielian, Elina 1/2-1/2 Sadler, Matthew D 46 A95 Dutch
Round 8. Sun 22nd Jan 2012
Grover, Sahaj 1-0 Schut, Lisa 24 D80 Gruenfeld
Tania, Sachdev 1/2-1/2 Danielian, Elina 51 D27 QGA
Tikkanen, Hans 1-0 Haast, Anne 68 A09 Reti accepted
Brandenburg, Daan 1/2-1/2 Adhiban, Baskaran 39 C45 Scotch
Hopman, Pieter 0-1 Ootes, Lars 68 A04 Reti opening
Sadler, Matthew D 1/2-1/2 Turov, Maxim 31 E56 Nimzo-Indian
Paehtz, Elisabeth 1-0 Goudriaan, Etienne 49 E63 King's Indian

3) Queenstown Chess Classic 2012

The Queenstown Chess Classic took place 15th-23rd January 2012. Darryl K Johansen took first place on tie-break after defeating Gawain Jones in the final round. He along with Li Chao B and Zhao Jun finished on 7.5/9.

Queenstown Classic Queenstown NZL Sun 15th Jan 2012 - Mon 23rd Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Johansen Darryl KGMAUS24037.50.074
2Li Chao BGMCHN26937.50.065
3Zhao JunGMCHN25697.50.064
4Akshat KhampariaIMIND24147.00.065
5Rozentalis EduardasGMLTU25927.00.064
6Tao TrevorAUS24227.00.064
7Hansen Sune BergGMDEN25727.00.054
8Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26397.00.054
9Bojkov DejanGMBUL25536.50.065
10Ikeda JuntaFMAUS23496.50.065
11Bird AndrewAUS22166.50.065
12Steadman MichaelFMNZL22586.50.065
13Sukandar Irine KharismaWGMINA23256.50.064
14Dragicevic DomagojAUS22776.50.064
15Illingworth MaxFMAUS23886.50.055
16Cheng BobbyFMAUS23756.00.065
17Smith Robert WFMNZL22736.00.065
18Zelesco KarlAUS19906.00.064
19Stojic DusanFMAUS22946.00.064
20Bischoff KlausGMGER25376.00.055
21Dive Russell JohnIMNZL23456.00.055
22Morris JamesIMAUS23546.00.054
23Zhao XueGMCHN25516.00.054
24Jones Gawain C BGMENG26536.00.054
25Solomon Stephen JIMAUS23756.00.054
26Ly MoulthunIMAUS23766.00.045
27West GuyIMAUS23236.00.044
28Garbett Paul AnthonyIMNZL22905.50.055
29Van Riemsdijk Herman CIMBRA24015.50.055
30Nadig KruttikaWGMIND22345.50.055
31Haznedaroglu KivancGMTUR24555.50.055
32Pyke MalcolmAUS21325.50.055
33Hartvig Ove WeissFMDEN22105.50.055
34Tang JasonAUS20305.50.055
35Wallis ChristopherFMAUS22595.50.054
36Xie George WendiIMAUS24595.50.054
37Gu XiaobingWGMCHN22445.50.054
38Drummond MatthewAUS22275.50.054
39Schon EugeneAUS21885.50.054
40Matheson LaurenceAUS21675.50.045
148 players

4) 10th Parsvnath International Open

The 10th Parsvnath International Open took place 14th-23rd January 2012. Oliver Barbosa won the event with an impressive 9.5/11. Games from rounds 9-11 still missing. The mess that the Indian part of the FIDE rating list made processing the games a nightmare. Names in the list seem to be presented in any old order, with or without punctuation like it doesn't matter. This was replicated in the game file with multiple versions of the same name being used.

10th Parsvnath Open New Delhi IND Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Mon 23rd Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Barbosa OliverGMPHI25739.576.569.562.5
2Gomez John PaulGMPHI25069.077.572.065.5
3Lalith Babu M RIMIND24849.074.067.561.0
4Paragua MarkGMPHI25228.575.569.062.5
5Ma QunCHN24758.569.564.058.5
6Deviatkin AndreiGMRUS25748.075.069.062.5
7Zeng ChongshengCHN24008.074.568.561.5
8Vaibhav SuriIMIND24488.074.568.061.0
9Shyam Nikil PIMIND24828.073.567.561.0
10Kunte AbhijitGMIND25488.072.566.059.5
11Rathnakaran KIMIND24038.072.066.560.5
12Vidit Santosh GujrathiIMIND25138.072.066.059.5
13Thejkumar M SIMIND24558.071.065.058.5
14Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR26028.070.064.057.5
15Laxman R RGMIND24348.069.063.056.5
16Nitin SIMIND23998.067.061.055.0
17Gleizerov EvgenyGMRUS25667.573.067.561.5
18Deepan Chakkravarthy JGMIND24957.571.566.060.0
19Ashwin JayaramIMIND24727.571.566.060.0
20Kuderinov KirillIMKAZ24977.571.565.559.5
21Hemant SharmaIND22627.570.565.058.5
22Vishnu Prasanna VIMIND23927.570.564.558.5
23Neelotpal DasGMIND24717.570.564.557.5
24Debashis DasIMIND23897.570.064.558.5
25Ghosh DiptayanFMIND23727.570.064.058.0
26Karthikeyan PIMIND24027.568.563.558.0
27Saptarshi RoyIMIND23787.568.062.556.5
28Oleksienko MikhailoGMUKR25637.568.062.056.0
29Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR26127.567.561.555.5
30Karthikeyan MuraliIND22257.567.062.056.0
31Shivananda B SIMIND23757.566.561.556.5
32Swapnil S DhopadeIMIND24357.566.561.556.0
33Anwesh UpadhyayaIMIND24137.565.560.054.0
34Hoang Thanh TrangGMHUN24357.565.559.553.5
35Pradeep Kumar R AIND22687.563.558.553.0
36Murali Krishnan B TIMIND23667.563.558.052.5
37Kulkarni ChinmayIND22907.563.057.552.0
38Ravichandran SiddharthIMIND23987.562.558.052.5
39Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24817.073.567.561.0
40Sandipan ChandaGMIND26287.072.566.560.0
304 players

5) 20th Fajr Open

The 20th Fajr Open took place 11th-20th January 2012. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami took clear first place with 9/11. My thanks to Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh for news and games.

20th Fajr Open Tabriz IRI Wed 11th Jan 2012 - Fri 20th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1GHAEM MAGHAMI EhsanGMIRI25709.00.077.070.5
2PANTSULAIA LevanGMGEO25928.50.074.568.5
3NIGALIDZE GaiozIMGEO24608.00.076.069.5
4DARINI PouriaIMIRI24588.00.075.069.0
5AZALADZE ShotaIMGEO24038.00.073.067.5
6IBRAHIMOV RasulGMAZE25508.00.073.067.0
7GOLIZADEH AsgharGMIRI24648.00.070.064.0
8SEVDIMALIYEV UrfanAZE21438.00.068.064.5
9GRABLIAUSKAS VirginijusIMLTU23748.00.068.062.5
10TOUFIGHI HomayoonGMIRI24448.00.068.062.0
11ASGARI MortezaIRI22638.00.066.561.0
12KOVALEV AndreiGMBLR25177.50.064.058.5
13PAJOUMTAJANI FarbodIRI20407.50.060.055.0
14HOSSEINZADEH NimaIRI22267.00.071.566.5
15KOTANJIAN TigranGMARM25337.00.071.064.5
16MORCHIASHVILI BachanaIMGEO23727.00.070.565.0
17SULASHVILI MalkhazIMGEO24417.00.070.064.5
18ASGAROV MushfigAZE22347.00.069.565.0
19KHALESI VahidIRI22127.00.068.062.5
20AMIR VARDESTIAN HosseinIRI07.00.067.061.5
21RASULOV VugarGMAZE25377.00.066.561.5
22HEYDARI MajidIRI07.00.065.560.5
23ARYANEJAD HosseinFMIRI22347.00.064.059.5
24MOJAVERIAN HosseinIRI21417.00.063.559.0
25SHAH MORADI MohammadIRI20357.00.063.558.5
26ASNAASHARI SoroushIRI21187.00.061.056.0
27ATANEJHAD SahebaliFMIRI21657.00.060.556.0
28AMINI AmerIRI21657.00.053.049.5
29POURRAMEZANALI AmirrezaFMIRI23716.50.066.561.0
30BAKHTIARI KISH MazdakIRI21246.50.064.560.5
31SADIKHOV UlviAZE21346.50.064.559.5
32FEYLI SinaIRI21696.50.064.059.0
33AL-ALI Hussein Ali HusseinIMIRQ23726.50.062.557.5
34AHMADINIA EbrahimIMIRI24146.50.061.556.5
35ASNAASHARI SoheylIRI21246.50.060.056.0
36MORADI AmirmasoudIRI20376.50.059.555.0
37DADESTAN AhadIRI06.50.056.051.0
38LAHIMI ArizIRI20746.50.054.550.5
39GHANBARI RasoolIRI22386.00.071.567.0
40MOGHADDAMIAN AfshinIRI21686.00.067.562.5
121 players

6) 11th Prague Open 2012

The 11th Prague Open took place 13th-20th January 2012. Nidjat Mamedov took first place on tie-break from Alexandr Fier after both scored 7.5/9.

11th Prague Open Prague CZE Fri 13th Jan 2012 - Fri 20th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mamedov NidjatGMAZE26017.543.556.06
2Fier AlexandrGMBRA26037.541.051.56
3Puranik AbhimanyuCMIND20066.541.053.04
4Matuszewski MichalPOL23356.540.551.56
5Cubas Pons JuanFMESP23356.539.551.06
6Stefansson HannesGMISL25346.538.550.04
7Aroshidze LevanGMGEO25816.538.548.55
8Mishuchkov NikolaiIMRUS24186.538.049.55
9Ivanov Mikhail M.GMRUS23896.535.546.56
10Schmidt-Schaeffer SebastianGER23766.535.545.54
11Bernadskiy VitaliyIMUKR24626.041.554.55
12Vokac MarekGMCZE24716.038.550.54
13Neubauer MartinIMAUT24206.038.050.05
14Pons Sastre SantiagoFMESP23706.037.547.54
15Kochetkova JuliaWGMSVK22576.037.547.53
16Blechzin IgorIMRUS24426.037.047.53
17Simonian TigranARM24206.036.546.04
18Fiala RobertCZE22786.035.045.55
19Liuba VolodymyrUKR21086.035.044.05
20Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22766.033.543.55
21Rjabzev KonstantinIMRUS22746.033.042.04
22Stoynov YordanFMBUL22256.032.042.05
23Umanec FilipCZE21855.538.548.04
24Svoboda SvatoplukFMCZE22855.538.048.55
25Pribyl JosefIMCZE23105.536.046.53
26Crespo De Oliveira LucasBRA21205.536.046.04
27Baciu DianaWFMMDA22065.535.545.54
28Kashebayev AzamatKAZ21315.535.545.05
29Soural JanCZE21955.535.544.55
30Tuma JiriFMCZE22715.535.045.03
31Plischki SebastianIMGER23435.535.044.54
32Pons Carreras DavidFMESP23195.534.545.03
33Vokoun JanFMCZE21615.534.043.05
34Kulkarni BhaktiWIMIND22585.533.544.05
35Blazeka MatejCRO21965.533.540.53
36Batista Gerson PeresBRA22395.532.542.04
37Ganaus HannesIMAUT22935.531.040.55
38Jedlicka AlesFMCZE22415.530.541.55
39Semenova IrinaWGMRUS22205.529.038.04
40Pastuszko KingaPOL19125.528.035.55
139 players

7) 72nd Armenian Championships 2012

The 72nd Armenian Championships took place 11th-22nd January 2012. Tigran L. Petrosian beat Robert Hovhannisyan in the final round to beat him to the title by half a point. Petrosian finished on 7/9. Games from the women's group won by Maria Kursova not yet available.

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 Petrosian, Tigran L. GM ARM 2636 # 1 = = = 1 1 0 1 = 1 7 2707
2 Hovhannisyan, Robert GM ARM 2589 0 # 1 1 = 0 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2673
3 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel GM ARM 2569 = 0 # = 1 1 = = = = 1 6 2637
4 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2624 = 0 = # = = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2595
5 Pashikian, Arman GM ARM 2608 = = 0 = # = 0 1 = 1 1 5.5 2597
6 Melkumyan, Hrant GM ARM 2620 0 1 0 = = # 1 1 = = 0 5 2560
7 Grigoryan, Karen H. IM ARM 2482 0 0 = 0 1 0 # 1 1 1 0 4.5 2538
8 Minasian, Artashes GM ARM 2525 1 0 = = 0 0 0 # = = 1 4 2497
9 Grigoryan, Avetik GM ARM 2621 0 = = = = = 0 = # = = 4 2488
10 Simonian, Hrair GM ARM 2470 = = = = 0 = 0 = = # 0 3.5 2465
11 Babujian, Levon GM ARM 2474 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 = 1 # 3.5 2464
67th ch-ARM w 2012 Yerevan ARM Wed 11th Jan 2012 - Sun 22nd Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kursova MariaWGMARM23069.038.7550.0
2Hairapetian AnnaWIMARM21988.536.7550.0
3Doluhanova EvgeniyaWGMARM22856.522.7550.0
4Sargsyan ShushannaARM20286.022.5050.0
5Aghabekian LianaWIMARM20675.522.5050.0
6Gasparian NarineWIMARM21075.519.5060.0
7Kharatyan AnahitWFMARM20755.018.0050.0
8Martirosyan LiaWFMARM20724.013.2560.0
9Movsisian NairaWGMARM20672.55.7540.0
10Ghambaryan HasmikARM19451.52.2560.0
11Gevorgyan MariaARM21121.05.5030.0
12Aginian NellyWGMARM22730.00.0010.0
12 players

8) Croatian Championships 2012

The Croatian Championships take place 17th-27th January 2012 in Opatija. Mladen Palac and Davorin Kuljasevic lead with 5/7.

ch-CRO 2012 Opatija CRO Tue 17th Jan 2012 - Fri 27th Jan 2012. Category: 13. Ave: (2575)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Palac, Mladen GM CRO 2572 # 1 = 1 = = = 1 5 2735
2 Kuljasevic, Davorin GM CRO 2569 0 # 1 1 1 1 0 1 5 2721
3 Bosiocic, Marin GM CRO 2580 = # 1 = 1 = = = 4.5 2684
4 Kozul, Zdenko GM CRO 2601 0 0 # = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2668
5 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2651 = = # = = 0 1 1 4 2615
6 Zelcic, Robert GM CRO 2558 = 0 = # = 1 1 = 4 2625
7 Sulava, Nenad GM CRO 2514 = 0 = = = = # = 3 2534
8 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2578 0 0 1 # = = = = 3 2535
9 Jovanovic, Zoran GM CRO 2556 0 = 0 = = # = = 2.5 2454
10 Jankovic, Alojzije GM CRO 2568 0 0 0 = = # 1 = 2.5 2473
11 Saric, Ante GM CRO 2528 1 0 0 0 = = 0 # 2 2425
12 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2624 0 = 0 0 = = = # 2 2428

9) 78th ch-BLR 2012

The 78th Championship of Belorus took place 11th-22nd January 2012. Sergei Zhigalko took clear first with 8/11. Nastassia Ziaziulkina edged out Tatiana Revo on tie-break as a result of beating her in their individual game. Both scored 8/9.

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 = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 8 2617
2 Zhigalko, Andrey GM BLR 2576 = # = = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 = 7.5 2582
3 Kovalev, Vladislav FM BLR 2453 0 = # = 1 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 2593
4 Stupak, Kirill GM BLR 2515 = = = # = 1 = = 1 = = 1 7 2557
5 Fedorov, Alexei GM BLR 2579 = = 0 = # 1 1 1 = = = 1 7 2551
6 Gorovets, Andrey IM BLR 2428 = 0 1 0 0 # 1 0 1 1 = = 5.5 2463
7 Teterev, Vitaly GM BLR 2538 = = 0 = 0 0 # = 0 1 1 = 4.5 2388
8 Bulanov, Dmitri FM BLR 2387 0 0 0 = 0 1 = # 1 = = = 4.5 2401
9 Kocheev, Aleksandr BLR 2353 = = 0 0 = 0 1 0 # = = = 4 2367
10 Grib, Roman BLR 2303 0 0 = = = 0 0 = = # = = 3.5 2341
11 Lomako, Pavel IM BLR 2385 0 0 0 = = = 0 = = = # = 3.5 2333
12 Zhuck, Sergei BLR 2341 0 = 0 0 0 = = = = = = # 3.5 2337
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 Ziaziulkina, Nastassia WIM BLR 2290 # 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2393
2 Revo, Tatiana BLR 2066 0 # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2418
3 Sharevich, Anna WGM BLR 2267 = 0 # 1 1 = = = 1 1 6 2170
4 Stetsko, Lanita FM BLR 2115 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 2187
5 Nevioselaya, Maria BLR 1959 = 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 = 1 5 2122
6 Kasperovich, Ekaterina BLR 2056 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 4 2025
7 Eidelson, Rakhil WGM BLR 2236 0 0 = 0 0 0 # 1 = 1 3 1923
8 Tereshkova, Marina BLR 1903 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 = 2.5 1919
9 Beinenson, Katsiaryna BLR 1914 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 2 1864
10 Morgaenko, Ekaterina BLR 1865 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1646

10) XI Marianske Lazne Open 2012

The XI Marianske Lazne Chess Festival has three closed events and an open. Games not yet available.

11th Marienbad GMA Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 21st Jan 2012 - Sat 28th Jan 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Bejtovic JasminIMBIH24082.02.000.0
2Oparin GrigoriyIMRUS24662.01.500.0
3Haddouche MohamedIMALG23991.52.500.0
4Wieczorek OskarPOL23361.52.000.0
5Ivanov Mikhail M.GMRUS23891.01.250.5
Skytte RasmusIMDEN23881.01.250.5
7Kargin ArsenyIMRUS24241.01.000.0
8Chernyshov KonstantinGMRUS25671.00.500.0
9Talla VladimirGMCZE24000.51.000.0
10Donchenko AlexanderFMGER22940.50.500.0
10 players
11th Marienbad IMB1 Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 21st Jan 2012 - Sat 28th Jan 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Stigar PetterFMNOR22922.52.750.0
2Mickiewicz PiotrPOL23712.00.500.0
3Kulkarni BhaktiWIMIND22581.52.500.0
4Plischki SebastianIMGER23431.52.000.0
5Neuman PetrIMCZE24591.51.250.0
6Cherednichenko ElenaWFMUKR21131.01.500.0
7Turner RadekCZE21281.01.000.0
8Cherednichenko SvetlanaWGMUKR22650.50.250.5
Varitski IgorIMUKR22830.50.250.5
10Weinwurm WolfgangAUT22000.00.000.0
10 players
11th Marienbad IMB2 Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 21st Jan 2012 - Sat 28th Jan 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Roesemann RainerFMGER23022.02.000.0
Kulicov OlegIMRUS24252.02.000.0
3Pecha TomasCZE22421.51.250.5
Jurek JosefIMCZE23501.51.250.5
5Macicek JakubCZE21591.51.250.0
6Plat VojtechIMCZE24251.01.000.0
7Iwanow AnnaWFMPOL21801.00.500.0
8Krithika Pon N.WFMIND21080.50.750.0
9Chernyshova NataliaRUS20720.50.250.0
Vlasak LukasFMCZE22920.50.250.0
10 players
11th Marienbad Open Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 21st Jan 2012 - Sat 28th Jan 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Bielczyk JacekIMPOL22962.00.02.02
Krantz ChristopherSWE22442.00.02.02
Kiselev Aleksander S.FMRUS22342.00.02.02
Semenova IrinaWGMRUS22202.00.02.02
Didenko SergeiRUS22052.00.02.02
Toman JaroslavCZE21912.00.02.02
Kierzek Matthias DrGER21762.00.02.02
Steiner BrunoAUT21662.00.02.02
Sydow HardyGER21602.00.02.02
Wimmer MiroslavCZE21162.00.02.02
Fox AnthonyIRL20772.00.02.02
Popelka OldrichCZE20682.00.02.02
Simek JiriCZE20632.00.02.02
Miturova MagdalenaCZE20452.00.02.02
Kreyssig RobertGER18952.00.02.02
16Seraoui MohcenALG21692.00.01.52
Kirsanova EkaterinaWFMRUS21442.00.01.52
Brem StephanGER21162.00.01.52
Lorenc TomasCZE21002.00.01.52
Tesar JanCZE20862.00.01.52
Vachulka MiloslavCZE18862.00.01.52
22Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22762.00.01.02
Simon PeterGER21612.00.01.02
Hubka RolandCZE20622.00.01.02
Sedlacek JiriCZE20492.00.01.02
Hastik SvatoplukCZE20472.00.01.02
Kierzek MiraWFMMKD20452.00.01.02
Hlavac FrantisekCZE20402.00.01.02
Ulanowski KarolPOL19172.00.01.02
Panos JanCZE18692.00.01.02
31Golcman EvgenyRUS22521.50.02.51
Bartos JanFMCZE22311.50.02.51
Ulms SandraGER21591.50.02.51
Paldus PetrCZE19841.50.02.51
Molnar JiriCZE18481.50.02.51
36Volodin ViktorIMRUS22091.50.01.51
Adloff RalfGER20541.50.01.51
Jiruse JosefCZE20241.50.01.51
Puranik AbhimanyuCMIND20061.50.01.51
Porschberg ThomasGER19861.50.01.51
154 players

11) ITT Homenaje Maestros Predecesores

The ITT Homenaje Maestros Predecesores took place 9th-18th January 2012. Neuris Delgado Ramirez won with 8.5/9.

ITT Homenaje Maestro Asuncion PAR Mon 9th Jan 2012 - Wed 18th Jan 2012. Category: None. Ave: (1865)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Delgado Ramirez, Neuris GM COL 2575 # 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2719
2 Obregon, Andres Carlos ARG 0 # = = = 1 1 1 = 1 6 2427
3 Saldano Dayer, Horacio IM ESP 2441 0 = # = 1 = = 1 = 1 5.5 2316
4 Vazquez, Guillermo FM PAR 2273 0 = = # = = = = 1 1 5 2290
5 Latorre, Manuel FM PAR 2299 0 = 0 = # 1 = = 1 = 4.5 2234
6 Diaz Hollemaert, Nahuel IM ARG 0 0 = = 0 # = = 1 1 4 2245
7 Espinoza Palomino, Willyam FM PER 2361 0 0 = = = = # = = 1 4 2170
8 Villalba, Marcelo IM PAR 2199 = 0 0 = = = = # = = 3.5 2121
9 Brito, Luismar FM BRA 2270 0 = = 0 0 0 = = # = 2.5 1919
10 Kropff, Ricardo IM PAR 2236 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = # 1.5 1923

12) 5th Costa Viola Festival 2012

The 5th Costa Viola Open took place 2nd-6th January 2012. Alberto Pomaro won with 7/9.

5th Costa Viola Open Palmi ITA Mon 2nd Jan 2012 - Fri 6th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Pomaro AlbertoFM23697.045.549.52363.4
2Collutiis DuilioIM24776.548.053.02360.4
3Kukov VelislavIM24146.545.047.02277.6
4Caprio GuidoFM23536.048.051.52395.4
5Epishin VladimirGM25616.046.550.02307.6
6Drasko MilanGM24596.046.049.52344.6
7Stella AndreaIM24426.046.049.02301.6
8Petkov VladimirGM25196.044.548.02238.3
9Stromboli CarloFM23365.541.544.52214.2
10Lazic MiroljubGM24705.538.041.52196.8
11Stromboli EttoreFM23025.043.547.02293.9
12Cordi` Domenico20595.038.041.52145.1
13Rotunno Giuseppe20265.038.038.01888.3
14Pinton Maurizio20085.035.538.52100.8
15Damia AngeloFM23034.541.543.02168.8
16Valguarnera Girolamo21394.540.042.02187.7
17Santagati Alessandro22394.538.040.02125.4
18Pisacane Pietro20044.535.537.02056.2
19Cafaro Luca18904.534.036.02009.3
20Marzaduri Riccardo18304.528.528.51724.0
21Cangiano Federico19634.037.541.02035.3
22Blasco Domenico19383.538.041.52075.3
23Giuliano Vincenzo18913.534.537.52076.8
24Gregori Giacomo20233.534.536.52033.7
25Pierandrei Cristiano19603.534.536.02055.2
26Carbone Stefano19853.534.037.02061.8
27Familari Giuseppe19673.533.535.02019.8
28Pierandrei Danilo18883.531.535.01970.0
29Carlomagno Vincenzo19703.529.531.01959.3
30Furnari Franco19103.029.529.51710.9
31Marzaduri Marco R.18483.027.529.01932.7
32Quattrone Andrea17902.533.536.52044.2
33Gangemi Salvatore20852.033.535.52052.2
34Buda Elvin19172.031.032.51967.7
34 players

13) 5th Gora Swietej Anny Open

The 5th Gora Swietej Anny Open took place 11th-19th January 2012. Vladimir Malaniuk edged out Piotr Dobrowolski on tie-break after both scored 8.5/9.

5th Gora Swietej Ann Gora Swietej Anny POL Wed 11th Jan 2012 - Thu 19th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Malaniuk, Vladimir PGM25128.5
2Dobrowolski, PiotrIM24168.5
3Klimek, MarcinI18226.5
4Stankiewicz, PawelI++20626
5Zmarzly, Aleksandrak+20466
6Malecki, Rafalk+21855.5
7Zgadzaj, Rafalk22065.5
8Kulas, SzymonI19695.5
9Cukrowski, Filipk21095.5
10Wielosz, JaroslawI18775.5
11Piotrowski, PrzemyslawI19915.5
12Kuciel, WladyslawI+20305.5
13Kaluzny, Wlodzimierzk20545.5
14Czempiel, HenrykI19595.5
15Parol, PawelI19235
16Dmochowska, AgnieszkaWCM16835
17Pultorak, JanII+16225
18Rowgiejsza, OlafIII05
19Malecki, MateuszII13435
20Klimek, PiotrII+17014.5
21Szmer, AleksanderI16824.5
22Siedlecki, AdamII18574.5
23Kopica, PaulinaI16384.5
24Karleszko, KarolinaI15864.5
25Stark, LukaszII14744.5
26Wisniewski, MichalII+18084
27Nowak, KamilII16404
28Kaluzny, TomaszII+16714
29Maciak, GabrielaII14984
30Lascar, RadoslawaII+16364
31Krawiec, GrzegorzII15854
32Korpalska, JoannaI16344
33Lukasiewicz, KrzysztofII16543.5
34Bebel, AgnieszkaII13903.5
35Wlodarski, KamilIII03.5
36Werner, OlafII03
37Gruca, ZdzislawI+19243
38Czyzewski, MichalIII03
39Ostrowski, ZdzislawII12823
40Oglaza, OskarIII03
46 players

14) Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2012

The Andranik Margaryan took place in Yerevan 8th-15th January 2012. Vladimir Belous won with 7.5/11.

Andranik Margaryan M Yerevan ARM Sun 8th Jan 2012 - Sun 15th Jan 2012. Category: 7. Ave: (2408)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Belous, Vladimir IM RUS 2522 # = = 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 = = 7.5 2530
2 Hayrapetyan, Hovik IM ARM 2406 = # 0 = = = 1 = 1 1 0 1 6.5 2473
3 Gabuzyan, Hovhannes FM ARM 2402 = 1 # 0 = = = = 1 0 1 1 6.5 2473
4 Nadanian, Ashot IM ARM 2432 0 = 1 # = = 0 0 1 1 1 1 6.5 2470
5 Petrosian, Davit G. GM ARM 2476 1 = = = # = 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 2437
6 Sveshnikov, Evgeny GM LAT 2513 = = = = = # = = = = = = 5.5 2398
7 Baghdasaryan, Vahe ARM 2393 0 0 = 1 1 = # = 0 1 0 1 5.5 2409
8 Idani, Pouya IM IRI 2448 0 = = 1 0 = = # = 0 1 1 5.5 2404
9 Bagaturov, Giorgi GM GEO 2449 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = # 1 = 1 5.5 2404
10 Kalashian, David IM ARM 2419 0 0 1 0 1 = 0 1 0 # = 1 5 2370
11 Vardanyan, Haik A. ARM 1948 = 1 0 0 0 = 1 0 = = # 0 4 2347
12 Harutjunyan, Gevorg GM ARM 2482 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 # 2 2139

15) Belgrade Championships 2012

The Belgrade Championships take place 22nd-30th January 2012.

ch-Belgrade 2012 Belgrade SRB Sun 22nd Jan 2012 - Mon 30th Jan 2012
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Momirovic MilanSRB17591.00.00.00.50
2Pikula DejanGMSRB25221.00.00.00.00
Milanovic DaniloGMSRB25101.00.00.00.00
Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB24981.00.00.00.00
Cabrilo GoranGMSRB24711.00.00.00.00
Perunovic MiodragIMSRB24661.00.00.00.00
Abramovic BoskoGMSRB24471.00.00.00.00
Radlovacki JovanIMSRB24211.00.00.00.00
Sredojevic IvanFMSRB24171.00.00.00.00
Certic BranimirIMSRB24041.00.00.00.00
Velickovic SasaIMSRB23971.00.00.00.00
Cvetkovic SrdjanIMSRB23951.00.00.00.00
Govedarica RadovanIMSRB23941.00.00.00.00
Martic IvanFMSRB23911.00.00.00.00
Masic PredragIMSRB23721.00.00.00.00
Radovanovic DusanSRB23671.00.00.00.00
Nenezic MarkoSRB23561.00.00.00.00
Andrijevic MilanIMSRB23381.00.00.00.00
Savicevic VlatkoSRB23211.00.00.00.00
Popovic Aleksandar MFMSRB23191.00.00.00.00
Ravic NenadFMSRB23101.00.00.00.00
Stamenkovic AleksandarFMSRB23101.00.00.00.00
Jovanovic Sasa TFMSRB22741.00.00.00.00
Ivanovic NikolaSRB22671.00.00.00.00
Dimitrijevic RadmiloSRB22591.00.00.00.00
Maric DraganFMSRB22531.00.00.00.00
Sorgic DraganFMSRB22421.00.00.00.00
Pucarevic MilenkoFMSRB22371.00.00.00.00
Jovicic RadosavSRB22011.00.00.00.00
Mihajlovic MiodragFMSRB21951.00.00.00.00
Bozovic VladimirSRB21871.00.00.00.00
Matovic SasaSRB21831.00.00.00.00
Milenkovic JovicaSRB21831.00.00.00.00
Starcevic GoranFMSRB21811.00.00.00.00
Brujic BozidarFMSRB21721.00.00.00.00
Andrejic VladicaSRB21701.00.00.00.00
Arsenovic MilosSRB21661.00.00.00.00
Milijanovic GoranSRB21581.00.00.00.00
Vucinic GojkoSRB21571.00.00.00.00
Jakovljevic ZivotaFMSRB21441.00.00.00.00
118 players
ch-Belgrade w 2012 Belgrade SRB Sun 22nd Jan 2012 - Mon 30th Jan 2012
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Injac TeodoraSRB17041.00.00.00.50
2Drljevic LjiljaWIMSRB22651.00.00.00.00
Djukic SandraWIMSRB21971.00.00.00.00
Miladinovic LenaSRB20781.00.00.00.00
Zivic RadmilaSRB20571.00.00.00.00
Zarkovic MilaSRB19701.00.00.00.00
Pihajlic AmalijaWIMSRB19361.00.00.00.00
Panic AnastasijaSRB19281.00.00.00.00
Milanovic MajaSRB18681.00.00.00.00
Velikic AdelaSRB18671.00.00.00.00
11Markovic TamaraSRB18070.00.01.00.00
Rakic TeodoraSRB18050.00.01.00.00
Sekulovic DusicaSRB18030.00.01.00.00
Sarjanovic AndjelaSRB16300.00.01.00.00
Rudovic AnjaSRB15870.00.01.00.00
Milenkovic JelenaSRB15270.00.01.00.00
Dejanovic IvanaSRB15120.00.01.00.00
Ostojic KatarinaSRB11800.00.01.00.00
19 players

16) Championship of Paracin 2012

The Championship of Paracin takes place 20th-28th January 2012.

ch-Paracin 2012 Paracin SRB Fri 20th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgTB1
1Zlatanovic BoroljubFMSRB24344.5
Kojovic DraganIMSRB23874.5
Dinic DraganFMSRB23104.5
4Novoselski ZoranIMSRB23894.0
Brankovic DejanFMSRB23504.0
Milosevic AleksandarFMSRB22764.0
Garic RadomirMKSRB22744.0
Radosavljevic Slobodan DFMSRB22314.0
Milovanovic SrboljubMKSRB22034.0
Stefanovic VladimirMKSRB21874.0
Mladenovic StefanMKSRB21814.0
Colovic ZoranMKSRB21684.0
13Popovic Djordje DFMSRB22603.5
Cvetanovic UrosCMSRB22143.5
Grujic NebojsaMKSRB21603.5
Zajic MilanMKSRB21423.5
Madic ZivkoMKSRB21313.5
Vebel GoranMKSRB21233.5
Radovanovic NikolaMKSRB20923.5
Djuretanovic IvanMKSRB20633.5
Zivkovic ZivojinMKSRB19793.5
Gagic MiroljubISRB18833.5
Ristic Dejan DMKSRB18503.5
Dinic VojislavIISRB03.5
25Antic NenadISRB20663.0
Radovic JankoMKSRB20333.0
Tosic DragoljubMKSRB19973.0
Radovic LukaMKSRB19693.0
Stojkovic Dragan DISRB18983.0
Rajic MomciloIISRB18383.0
Pavlovic Slobodan ZISRB18233.0
Vaskovic DraganISRB18183.0
Zajic MilunISRB18093.0
Antonijevic MilutinISRB18023.0
Lazovic BozidarISRB17793.0
Rakic OgnjanIISRB17623.0
Ivic MatijaIIISRB16653.0
Stefanovic RadeIISRB16573.0
Miskovic LazarIISRB16213.0
Brankovan MarioMKSRB03.0
103 players

17) ch-AZE w 2012

The women's championship of Azerbaijan took place 7th-17th January 2012. Turkan Mamedjarova won with 8.5/11. No games available.

ch-AZE w 2012 Baku AZE Sat 7th Jan 2012 - Tue 17th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mamedjarova TurkanWGMAZE22628.50.0642.25
2Mamedjarova ZeinabWGMAZE23188.00.0735.25
3Mammadova GulnarWIMAZE22947.51.0636.50
4Isgandarova KhayalaWIMAZE21787.50.0737.25
5Kazimova NarminWIMAZE22527.00.0436.25
6Fataliyeva UlviyyaWFMAZE21416.00.0525.25
7Abdulla KhayalaWIMAZE22275.50.0424.00
8Umudova NargizWIMAZE22025.00.0419.75
9Mammadzada GunayWFMAZE18793.50.0314.00
10Hojjatova AydanWCMAZE19192.50.0213.50
11Huseynova SaharAZE21032.50.028.50
12Guliyeva SabinaAZE20572.50.0113.50
12 players

18) TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2012

The first three rounds of the Austrian Bundesliga 1st league took place 20th-22nd Janaury 2012 in Baden. Games available from the excellent live coverage.

TCh-AUT 1st 2012 Vienna AUT Fri 20th Jan 2012 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Advisory Invest Baden * 55613.50
2SK Sparkasse Jenbach * 4612.00
3ASVO Wulkaprodersdorf * 35512.50
4SK Hohenems * 4410.00
5ASVO Fundermax St. Veit/Glan * 49.50
6SIR Bernhard Glatz3 * 39.00
7SK Sparkasse Fuerstenfeld * 28.50
8SK MPO Maria Saal1 * 427.50
9SK Zwettl2 * 27.00
10ASVO Poechlarn/Mauerbach1 * 26.00
11SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz2 * 07.00
12SpGem. Kufstein Woergl12 * 05.50
12 players

19) Swedish Elitserien 2011-12

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

20) 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 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkName+-=MptsBptsTB1
1SK Rapid Pardubice4001221.514
21. Novoborsky SK3011022.016
3BSS Frydek-Mistek330925.012
4Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba330922.514
5SK Labortech Ostrava310916.08
6Vystaviste Lysá nad Labem222825.011
7SK Zikuda Turnov211716.58
8Tatran Litovel220616.59
9A64 VALOZ Grygov220616.09
10TJ Bohemians Praha150318.511
11SK Zlin130314.07
122222 SK Polabiny040010.53
12 players
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 players
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 players

21) TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12

The Finnish SM Liiga takes place 17th September 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 7 14th January 2012, games now 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

22) 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 now 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 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkName123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
17 Statocnych Kosice * 5571834.50
2SK Slovan Bratislava * 454561429.50
3SK Caissa Cadca * 461326.00
4INBEST Dunajov3 * 541024.50
5SK Dunajska Streda34 * 454924.50
6SK PK Trencin34 * 57723.02
7MSK KdV Kezmarok2343 * 56723.00
8SK MAGIC Liptov43 * 43523.00
9SK Modra1334 * 4520.50
10SK Doprastav Bratislava415 * 4520.00
11SKS Dubnica n/V42 * 419.00
12SK Prievidza244 * 220.50
12 teams

23) 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 now 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

24) TCh-BEL 2011-12

The Belgian Team Championships are under way. Round 6 15th January 2012, games now 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

25) Active Team Events

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

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

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

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

26) Northern California International

Games from the final two rounds of Northern California International now available.

Northern California Fremont USA Mon 2nd Jan 2012 - Sun 8th Jan 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsPrize
1Shankland, SamGM2565 7.01st: $3000
2Ramirez, AlejandroGM2594 6.52nd/3rd: $1166
3Friedel, JoshGM2523 6.52nd/3rd: $1166
4Arnold, MarcIM2482 6.52nd/3rd/U2500: $1166
5Meier, GeorgGM2671 6.0
6Macieja, BartlomiejGM2617 6.0
7Shulman, YuryGM2598 6.0
8Bachmann, AxelGM2560 6.0
9Margvelashvili, GiorgiGM2531 6.0
10Molner, MackenzieIM2449 6.0
11Rensch, DanielIM2401 6.0
12Shahade, GregIM2463 5.5
13De Guzman, RicardoIM2393 5.5
14Sarkar, JustinIM2370 5.5
15Abrahamyan, TatevWGM2287 5.51st U2300: $333
16Liou, YianNM2283 5.51st U2300: $333
17Troff, KaydenFM2257 5.51st U2300: $333
18Sevillano, EnricoIM2490 5.0
19Collins, SamIM2426 5.0
20Remlinger, LarryIM2402 5.0
21Aleskerov, FaikSM2362 5.0
22Coleman, TeddyFM2356 5.0
23Studen, DamirNM2248 5.0
24Hunt, AdamIM2462 4.5
25Smith, BryanIM2460 4.5
26Cornejo, MaxIM2411 4.5
27Pruess, DavidIM2395 4.5
28Ishkhanov, TigranNM2350 4.5
29Young, AngeloIM2325 4.5
30Santarius, ErikFM2276 4.5
31Kleinman, MichaelFM2275 4.5
32Manvelyan, HaykNM2202 4.5
33Jayakumar, AdarshNM2197 4.5
34Sevian, SamuelNM2185 4.5
35Xiong, JefferyFM2097 4.5
36Bryant, JohnFM2401 4.0
37Kavutskiy, KonstantinFM2315 4.0
38Piasetski, LeonIM2305 4.0
39Betaneli, AlexFM2266 4.0
40Evans, BelaFM2262 4.0
61 players

27) Forthcoming Events and Links

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2012

Gibraltar Open Caleta ENG Tue 24th Jan 2012 - Thu 2nd Feb 2012
Leading player list 229 players in total
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2749 4102142
2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2747 13401319
3 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2724 400041
4 Almasi, Zoltan GM HUN 2717 702293
5 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2714 12401137
6 Shirov, Alexei GM LAT 2710 2209390
7 Polgar, Judit GM HUN 2710 700070
8 Laznicka, Viktor GM CZE 2704 316385
9 Sutovsky, Emil GM ISR 2703 2802007
10 Sasikiran, Krishnan GM IND 2700 5004985
11 Movsesian, Sergei GM ARM 2700 310204
12 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2699 623539

14th NordWest-Cup 2012

17th HIT Open 2012

Moscow Open 2012

34th Georgi Tringov Memorial

ch-CRO w 2012

11th Aeroflot Open 2012

Romanian Championships 2012

3rd Novy Bor Open

Vladimir Petrov Mem 2012

ACP Women Cup 2012

28th Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2012

Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012

1st Lanta Open 2012

35th San Sebastian Open 2012

3rd LUCOPEN 2012

11th La Fere Open 2012

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