THE WEEK IN CHESS 902 20th February 2012 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 11th Aeroflot Open 2012
3) Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2012
4) Bunratty Chess Festival 2012
5) ACP Women Cup 2012
6) 10th Nancy Chess Festival 2012
7) 72nd Noteboomturnier 2012
8) Romanian Championships 2012
9) Chebanenko Memorial Rapid
10) Polish Championships 2012
11) e2e4 Brighton International 2012
12) 3rd Pfalz Open 2012
13) ch-Central Serbia 2012
14) Pierre et Vacances Cannes Open 2012
15) First Saturday February 2012
16) 4th Societat Coral Colon IM
17) 3rd Novy Bor Open
18) 76th ch-BUL SF 2012
19) 2nd Ferdowsi Open
20) Hungarian Teams 2011-12
21) TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12
22) Lithuanian Team Championships 2012
23) 50th TCh-DEN 2011-12
24) Active Team Events
25) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
11th Aeroflot Open 2012612 games
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 201272 games
Bunratty Chess Festival 201236 games
ACP Women Cup 201248 games
10th Nancy Chess Festival 20128 games
72nd Noteboomturnier 201241 games
Romanian Championships 2012625 games
Chebanenko Memorial Rapid5 games
Polish Championships 201251 games
ch-Central Serbia 2012337 games
First Saturday February 201258 games
4th Societat Coral Colon IM5 games
3rd Novy Bor Open106 games
76th ch-BUL SF 201215 games
TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-1256 games
Lithuanian Team Championships 201239 games
50th TCh-DEN 2011-1256 games
2239 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Denis Vretenar, Michael Gavshon, Emil Sutovsky, Istvan Brindza, Adolivio Capece, Christophe Philippe, Matiss Silis, Vadim Chircu and everyone else who helped with the issue.

An interesting week of chess. The Aeroflot Open concluded with Mateusz Bartel of Poland taking first place on tie-break a fantastic result for him in a very strong field. Then Alexander Morozevich won a nice event in Latvia above Alexei Shirov. The Bunratty Chess Festival saw Michael Adams take first place from Nigel Short after a blitz playoff. IM Malcolm Pein had a very good event causing problems to Short before a time trouble blunder and to Mark Hebden. Magnus Carlsen appeared in an interesting segment on US TV news magazine 60 minutes which can be seen online and contains footage from the London Chess Classic. The ACP have a nice women's rapid event in Tbilisi with detailed coverage and commentary.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 11th Aeroflot Open 2012

The 11th Aeroflot Open took place in Moscow Tue 7th - Wed 15th Feb 2012. Mateusz Bartel of Poland edged out Anton Korobov and Pavel Eljanov on tie-break after all finished on 6.5/9. Former FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman was 4th ahead of a group of 5 players on 6 points including Fabiano Caruana. Elo favourite Evgeny Tomashevsky finished in 17th on 5.5. Ian Nepomniachtchi 40th on 4.5 and 2010 and 2011 winner Le Quang Liem 56th on 4/9. 86 players in total. Emre Can won the B-tournament.

11th Aeroflot Open A Moscow RUS Tue 7th Feb 2012 - Wed 15th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Bartel, MateuszGMPOL26581½½½111½½6.52822
2Korobov, AntonGMUKR26601½11½101½6.52822
3Eljanov, PavelGMUKR26901½½½111½½6.52808
4Khalifman, AlexanderGMRUS2632½1½½1½½1½6.02770
5Rodshtein, MaximGMISR263411½½10½½16.02782
6Caruana, FabianoGMITA27361½101101½6.02772
7Melkumyan, HrantGMARM26200111101½½6.02757
8Andreikin, DmitryGMRUS26881½½½1½½1½6.02742
9Sasikiran, KrishnanGMIND2700½1½½10½½15.52704
10Bu, XiangzhiGMCHN2670½1½1½½½½½5.52692
11Tukhaev, AdamGMUKR253700½½111½15.52661
12Shomoev, AntonGMRUS257000101111½5.52665
13Iordachescu, ViorelGMMDA26511½½½½110½5.52678
14Ragger, MarkusGMAUT2655011½½½½1½5.52640
15Zherebukh, YaroslavGMUKR2594½01½1½½½15.52749
16Sokolov, IvanGMNED26411½½1½½½½½5.52710
17Tomashevsky, EvgenyGMRUS2740½1½1½½½½½5.52705
18Fedoseev, VladimirGMRUS2525½0½111½½½5.52710
19Jobava, BaadurGMGEO27041½½01½1½½5.52717
20Popov, IvanGMRUS2599½011011½½5.52702
21Alekseev, EvgenyGMRUS267011½½½½½½½5.52701
22Grigoryan, Karen H.IMARM248201½½+½1½½5.52664
23Safarli, EltajGMAZE2638½½11½½½½½5.52696
24Akopian, VladimirGMARM26851010½½1½15.52674
25Zhou, JianchaoGMCHN261910½½½11½½5.52669
26Zhigalko, AndreyGMBLR2576½01½½011½5.02673
27Khismatullin, DenisGMRUS266411½½0½01½5.02649
28Salgado Lopez, IvanGMESP26181½010½½½15.02642
29Kobalia, MikhailGMRUS2673½1½½0½½½15.02615
30Ni, HuaGMCHN2641½½½½½½½1½5.02602
31Rakhmanov, AleksandrGMRUS259301½½1½½½½5.02701
32Esen, BarisGMTUR2534½½1½1½0015.02712
33Socko, BartoszGMPOL26361½½½½½10½5.02681
34Balogh, CsabaGMHUN2665½11½½½0015.02660
35Zvjaginsev, VadimGMRUS2688½1½½½½½105.02649
36Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND265211½½½0½½½5.02653
37Robson, RayGMUSA2596011½010½½4.52634
38Bocharov, DmitryGMRUS26110½1½1½0½½4.52633
39Grigoriants, SergeyGMRUS2570½0½1½½½½½4.52606
40Nepomniachtchi, IanGMRUS2735½½½½1½0½½4.52595
86 players
11th Aeroflot Open B Moscow RUS Tue 7th Feb 2012 - Wed 15th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Can, EmreGMTUR2462111111½½½7.52728
2Wen, YangGMCHN2543½1½1½1½1½6.52582
3Shimanov, AleksandrGMRUS2549011½111½½6.52586
4Stukopin, AndreyIMRUS2460½1½½111½½6.52594
5Oparin, GrigoriyIMRUS246611½1½1½½½6.52580
6Dobrov, VladimirGMRUS2496½½11½11½½6.52593
7Reshetnikov, AlexeyIMRUS2514½1½½111½½6.52603
8Bogdanovich, StanislavIMUKR25131011101½16.52599
9Hayrapetyan, HovikIMARM240611½½½½1½½6.02624
10Gabuzyan, HovhannesFMARM2402½0½1111½½6.02592
11Kotanjian, TigranGMARM25331½1½½½0116.02578
12Grishchenko, SergeyFMRUS24891111010½½6.02567
13Badmatsyrenov, OlegFMRUS24451010½111½6.02508
14Nguyen, Van HuyIMVIE2473½1½10½11½6.02496
15Vaibhav, SuriIMIND244811½½½101½6.02592
16Tunik, GennadyGMRUS240610½10111½6.02547
17Munguntuul, BatkhuyagIMMGL24521½1½10½½16.02549
18Mikhalevski, VictorGMISR252511½0101½16.02544
19Lalith, Babu M.R.IMIND24841½1½½011½6.02544
20Obolenskikh, DmitryRUS25100111½½1½½6.02537
21Shyam, Nikil P.IMIND24821½½½1101½6.02543
22Gavrilov, AlexeiGMRUS24981011½101½6.02529
23Romanko, MarinaIMRUS23890½½½1½1116.02499
24Mozharov, MikhailIMRUS2478101½1½0116.02493
25Wan, YunguoCHN2428½11½1½0015.52529
26Potapov, PavelIMRUS24681½11½½½½05.52511
27Bakre, TejasGMIND250911½½0½½½15.52506
28Kalegin, EvgenijIMRUS2462½1½11010½5.52478
29Rogozenco, DorianGMROU253901½1½½0115.52485
30Wei, YiFMCHN2331011½½½1015.52551
31Kislinsky, AlexeyGMCZE2535½1½½10½1½5.52508
32Atalik, EkaterinaIMTUR248101½01½+½15.52410
33Ismagambetov, AnuarGMKAZ24760½½11½0115.52436
34Matinian, NikitaRUS243811½½0½½105.02535
35Firat, BurakIMTUR23961½001110½5.02493
36Debashis, DasIMIND2389½10½0½11½5.02484
37Iljushin, AlexeiGMRUS252311½½10½0½5.02480
38Arun Prasad, S.GMIND2530½10½1½1½05.02457
39Savitskiy, SergeyFMRUS23010½1½½½½1½5.02456
40Ghosh, DiptayanFMIND2372½00½½111½5.02431
130 players

3) Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2012

The Vladimir Petrov Memorial took place 15th-20th February 2012. Alexander Morozevich won the final phase 18th-19th February with a score of 5/7 half a point clear of Alexei Shirov and Igor Kovalenko.

Vladimir Petrov Preliminary Jurmala LAT Wed 15th Feb 2012 - Mon 20th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Fridman DanielGMGER26607.042.053.039.5
2Khairullin IldarGMRUS26387.037.047.534.5
3Krasenkow MichalGMPOL26076.539.050.035.5
4Kovalenko IgorGMUKR25876.537.047.035.5
5Fedoseev VladimirGMRUS25256.536.045.532.0
6Novikov StanislavGMRUS25526.535.544.531.0
7Sulskis SarunasGMLTU25956.535.044.527.5
8Gleizerov EvgenyGMRUS25666.534.043.030.5
9Khalifman AlexanderGMRUS26326.035.044.030.5
10Grachev BorisGMRUS26935.540.051.531.5
11Azarov SergeiGMBLR26675.540.051.033.0
12Kurnosov IgorGMRUS26485.538.549.030.0
13Khenkin IgorGMGER26315.538.047.533.0
14Meskovs NikitaFMLAT22935.537.548.528.5
15Nyback TomiGMFIN26345.536.045.532.0
16Fedorchuk Sergey AGMUKR26345.533.543.528.0
17Carlstedt JonathanIMGER23315.533.043.024.0
18Sveshnikov EvgenyGMLAT25135.532.542.028.0
19Miezis NormundsGMLAT25445.532.542.024.0
20Sokolov AndreiGMFRA25815.038.048.028.0
21Samolins VitalijsIMLAT24075.029.539.025.5
22Starostits IlmarsGMLAT24695.029.037.526.0
23Kantans TomsFMLAT23305.028.037.519.0
24Shulman VladlenMKLAT23245.028.034.521.0
25Berzinsh RolandIMLAT24225.026.534.021.0
26Landa KonstantinGMRUS26454.537.048.027.0
27Neiksans ArtursGMLAT25244.536.046.527.0
28Sveshnikov VladimirIMLAT24264.534.040.526.0
29Solozhenkin EvgeniyGMRUS24834.532.542.022.0
30Rogule LauraWGMLAT23124.530.539.521.5
31Lavendelis EgonsFMLAT23474.527.536.518.0
32Glek IgorGMGER24014.034.545.022.5
33Kulaots KaidoGMEST25814.031.540.524.5
34Trifonov DenisMKBLR22834.031.537.019.0
35Klyuner VyacheslavIMUKR24284.030.539.522.0
36Antoms GuntarsIMLAT23954.029.038.518.5
37Putka VernerMLAT22934.028.537.020.0
38Bernotas ArtursMkLAT21844.028.036.019.0
39Fridman RafaelIMGER25064.026.033.519.0
40Sanz Losada VictorianoMKESP21334.025.533.017.0
58 players
Vladimir Petrov Fin Jurmala LAT Wed 15th Feb 2012 - Mon 20th Feb 2012. Category: 18. Ave: (2685)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Morozevich, Alexander GM RUS 2763 # 0 1 1 1 = 1 = 5 2832
2 Shirov, Alexei GM LAT 2710 1 # = 0 = 1 1 = 4.5 2783
3 Kovalenko, Igor GM UKR 2587 0 = # = = 1 1 1 4.5 2801
4 Khairullin, Ildar GM RUS 2638 0 1 = # 0 = 1 = 3.5 2691
5 Fridman, Daniel GM GER 2660 0 = = 1 # 0 0 1 3 2638
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2766 = 0 0 = 1 # = = 3 2623
7 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2747 0 0 0 0 1 = # 1 2.5 2574
8 Krasenkow, Michal GM POL 2607 = = 0 = 0 = 0 # 2 2538
Round 1. Sat 18th Feb 2012
Fridman, Daniel 1-0 Krasenkow, Michal 41 D85 Gruenfeld
Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2-1/2 Morozevich, Alexander 18 D37 QGD
Kovalenko, Igor 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 46 B07 Robatsch defence
Shirov, Alexei 0-1 Khairullin, Ildar 49 D12 QGD Slav
Round 2. Sat 18th Feb 2012
Krasenkow, Michal 1/2-1/2 Khairullin, Ildar 39 D02 Queen's pawn game
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 Shirov, Alexei 25 D11 QGD Slav
Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Kovalenko, Igor 72 D52 QGD
Fridman, Daniel 0-1 Ivanchuk, Vassily 59 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation
Round 3. Sat 18th Feb 2012
Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2-1/2 Krasenkow, Michal 40 D97 Gruenfeld
Kovalenko, Igor 1/2-1/2 Fridman, Daniel 77 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Shirov, Alexei 1-0 Morozevich, Alexander 61 E04 Catalan
Khairullin, Ildar 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 15 D02 Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation
Round 4. Sat 18th Feb 2012
Krasenkow, Michal 0-1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 22 D97 Gruenfeld
Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Khairullin, Ildar 21 D16 QGD Slav
Fridman, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Shirov, Alexei 18 D14 QGD Slav
Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 Kovalenko, Igor 56 B01 Scandinavian
Round 5. Sun 19th Feb 2012
Kovalenko, Igor 1-0 Krasenkow, Michal 57 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Shirov, Alexei 1-0 Ivanchuk, Vassily 38 B96 Sicilian
Khairullin, Ildar 0-1 Fridman, Daniel 60 D55 QGD
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 Morozevich, Alexander 44 A22 English
Round 6. Sun 19th Feb 2012
Krasenkow, Michal 1/2-1/2 Morozevich, Alexander 34 D38 QGD
Fridman, Daniel 0-1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 34 A15 English opening
Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2-1/2 Khairullin, Ildar 28 A20 English opening
Kovalenko, Igor 1/2-1/2 Shirov, Alexei 30 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 7. Sun 19th Feb 2012
Shirov, Alexei 1/2-1/2 Krasenkow, Michal 32 B33 Sicilian
Khairullin, Ildar 1/2-1/2 Kovalenko, Igor 10 D14 QGD Slav
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk, Vassily 59 E12 Queen's Indian
Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Fridman, Daniel 32 C11 French

4) Bunratty Chess Festival 2012

The Bunratty Masters took place 17th - 19th February 2012. Nigel Short, Michael Adams and Gawain Jones finished on 5/6. Michael Adams won the title after beating Nigel Short in a blitz play-off game that doesn't seem to be available. Keith Arkell and Constantin Istratescu were half a point further back. Andrei Istratescu (who defaulted his Sunday morning game), Malcolm Pein and Simon Ansell finished on 4 points. There is now a nice report on the event by Gerry Graham.

Bunratty Open Bunratty IRL Fri 17th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456PtsTPR
1Short, NigelGM26411111½½5.02796
2Adams, MichaelGM270911½1½15.02772
3Jones, Gawain C.GM256611½1+½5.02680
4Arkell, Keith C.GM25021½½½114.52560
5Ionescu, ConstantinGM24531½½½114.52514
6Istratescu, AndreiGM26131110-14.02665
7Pein, MalcolmIM24101011½½4.02494
8Ansell, SimonIM241710½1½14.02440
9Hebden, MarkGM25501101½03.52472
10Galego, LuisGM2496110½103.52458
11Williams, Simon K.GM2513½110103.52448
12Trent, LawrenceIM2240=110013.52420
13Collins, Sam E.IM2440110½½½3.52388
14Baburin, AlexanderGM24821½01½½3.52330
15Lopez, AlexIM240010½1½½3.52395
16Short, PhilipFM2218010½113.52244
17Rendle, ThomasIM23691½½½013.52419
18Fitzsimons, David22651010½13.52218
19Griffiths, Ryan-RhysFM2326101½½03.02326
20Orr, MarkIM219201½10½3.02269
21Donaldson, JohnIM2390101½½03.02328
22Quinn, MarkIM23961010103.02313
23Cooper, LawrenceIM23261½½½0½3.02335
24Regan, NatashaWIM2096½0½½½13.02078
25Murphy, Oissine19000½10½+3.02032
26Osborne, Sam21180011½½3.02123
27Healy, Tom1983=00½+13.01955
28Berry, NeilFM22511½½00½2.52188
29O'Connor, Jonathan2064010½102.52147
30Maroroa, Sue199001½0012.52099
31Fox, Anthony20780½½10½2.52060
32Courtney, John2000010½102.52099
33Doyle, Hugh1948001½½½2.52079
34Moynihan, Kieran21020½½½102.52054
35Cafolla, Peter2002010=012.52080
36Duffy, Seamus20010½½0102.01940
37Quinn, Rory2107001½½-2.01997
38O'Donnell, Conor E.1944000+102.01831
39De Jonge, Henk19770½½0102.01968
40Benson, Oisin P.19990001012.01936
44 players

5) ACP Women Cup 2012

The ACP Women Cup Rapid takes place in Tbilisi, Georgia, 17th-21st February 2012. Anna Muzychuk, Kateryna Lahno and Nadezhda Kosintseva are the top seeds in this 12 player all-play-all. Official website has not only live games, but streaming video, interviews, live commentary from Mark Dvoretsky and more.

ACP Women Cup 2012 Tbilisi GEO Fri 17th Feb 2012 - Wed 22nd Feb 2012. Category: 11. Ave: (2501)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Cramling, Pia GM SWE 2491 # 1 1 = = 1 = 1 = 6 2711
2 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2557 # = = = 1 1 1 = 1 6 2682
3 Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2535 0 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 2629
4 Muzychuk, Anna IM SLO 2580 0 = 1 # 1 0 1 = 1 5 2590
5 Kosintseva, Nadezhda GM RUS 2537 = = = 0 # = 0 1 1 4 2493
6 Chiburdanidze, Maia GM GEO 2500 = = 0 # = = 0 1 1 4 2486
7 Kosintseva, Tatiana GM RUS 2513 0 1 = = # 0 1 0 1 4 2488
8 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2448 = 0 0 1 = 1 # = 0 3.5 2477
9 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM BUL 2523 0 0 0 1 0 = # 1 1 3.5 2464
10 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2506 = 0 0 1 1 0 # 0 1 3.5 2449
11 Cmilyte, Viktorija GM LTU 2503 = 0 = 0 0 0 1 # 1 3 2420
12 Mamedjarova, Zeinab WGM AZE 2318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2529
Round 1. Sat 18th Feb 2012
Kosintseva, Nadezhda 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze, Nana 103 B42 Sicilian
Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 37 C10 French
Mamedjarova, Zeinab 0-1 Chiburdanidze, Maia 68 D37 QGD
Cmilyte, Viktorija 0-1 Stefanova, Antoaneta 58 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Lahno, Kateryna 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 49 D41 QGD
Kosintseva, Tatiana 0-1 Cramling, Pia 44 B42 Sicilian
Round 2. Sat 18th Feb 2012
Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Cramling, Pia 39 D15 QGD Slav
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Kosintseva, Tatiana 56 C96 Ruy Lopez
Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 Lahno, Kateryna 45 A49 King's Indian
Chiburdanidze, Maia 1-0 Cmilyte, Viktorija 52 E10 Queen's pawn game
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Mamedjarova, Zeinab 33 A61 Benoni defence
Kosintseva, Nadezhda 0-1 Muzychuk, Anna 59 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Sun 19th Feb 2012
Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana 33 B90 Sicilian
Mamedjarova, Zeinab 0-1 Kosintseva, Nadezhda 50 E10 Queen's pawn game
Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 25 D31 QGD
Lahno, Kateryna 1/2-1/2 Chiburdanidze, Maia 32 C02 French
Kosintseva, Tatiana 1-0 Stefanova, Antoaneta 34 B12 Caro-Kann
Cramling, Pia 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 74 E15 Queen's Indian
Round 4. Sun 19th Feb 2012
Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 51 A07 Reti
Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 Cramling, Pia 57 E15 Queen's Indian
Chiburdanidze, Maia 1/2-1/2 Kosintseva, Tatiana 38 D02 Queen's pawn game
Zatonskih, Anna 0-1 Lahno, Kateryna 42 B07 Pirc defence
Kosintseva, Nadezhda 1-0 Cmilyte, Viktorija 70 B30 Sicilian
Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 Mamedjarova, Zeinab 61 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Round 5. Sun 19th Feb 2012
Mamedjarova, Zeinab 0-1 Dzagnidze, Nana 28 E15 Queen's Indian
Cmilyte, Viktorija 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 41 A89 Dutch
Lahno, Kateryna 1/2-1/2 Kosintseva, Nadezhda 32 D38 QGD
Kosintseva, Tatiana 0-1 Zatonskih, Anna 43 B01 Scandinavian
Cramling, Pia 1/2-1/2 Chiburdanidze, Maia 38 A90 Dutch defence
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Stefanova, Antoaneta 68 B11 Caro-Kann
Round 6. Mon 20th Feb 2012
Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 Stefanova, Antoaneta 68 A07 Reti
Chiburdanidze, Maia 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 74 E14 Queen's Indian
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Cramling, Pia 51 B22 Sicilian
Kosintseva, Nadezhda 1/2-1/2 Kosintseva, Tatiana 13 C69 Ruy Lopez
Muzychuk, Anna 1/2-1/2 Lahno, Kateryna 22 B40 Sicilian defence
Mamedjarova, Zeinab 0-1 Cmilyte, Viktorija 29 A86 Dutch
Round 7. Mon 20th Feb 2012
Cmilyte, Viktorija 0-1 Dzagnidze, Nana 52 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Lahno, Kateryna 1-0 Mamedjarova, Zeinab 32 A15 English opening
Kosintseva, Tatiana 1-0 Muzychuk, Anna 67 C65 Ruy Lopez
Cramling, Pia 1/2-1/2 Kosintseva, Nadezhda 40 D38 QGD
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 Zatonskih, Anna 61 C11 French
Stefanova, Antoaneta 1-0 Chiburdanidze, Maia 44 A40 Queen's pawn
Round 8. Mon 20th Feb 2012
Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 Chiburdanidze, Maia 32 A04 Reti opening
Zatonskih, Anna 0-1 Stefanova, Antoaneta 67 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Kosintseva, Nadezhda 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 67 C43 Petrov
Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 Cramling, Pia 21 B23 Sicilian
Mamedjarova, Zeinab 0-1 Kosintseva, Tatiana 47 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Cmilyte, Viktorija 1/2-1/2 Lahno, Kateryna 31 D93 Gruenfeld with Bf4 e3

6) 10th Nancy Chess Festival 2012

The 10th Nancy Chess Festival takes place 20th-26th February 2012. The main GMA event is a double round robin with 5 games at standard time controls Monday to Friday and the second half as a rapid over the weekend.

10th Nancy GMA 2012 Nancy FRA Mon 20th Feb 2012 - Sun 26th Feb 2012
Leading Round 1 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Sandipan, ChandaGMIND26281
2Bauer, ChristianGMFRA26790.5
3Sokolov, IvanGMNED26410.5
4Edouard, RomainGMFRA26160.5
5David, AlbertoGMLUX25980.5
6Solodovnichenko, YuriGMUKR26130
6 players
10th Nancy B 2012 Nancy FRA Mon 20th Feb 2012 - Sun 26th Feb 2012. Category: 4. Ave: (2327)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ravot, Sylvain FRA 2279 # 1 1 2312
2 Pucher, Sebastien FRA 2239 # 1 1 2288
3 Ninov, Nikolai IM BUL 2515 # 1 1 2271
4 Skytte, Rasmus IM DEN 2388 # 1 1 2328
5 Donchenko, Alexander FM GER 2294 # = 0.5 2360
6 Dubessay, Bastien FM FRA 2360 = # 0.5 2294
7 Adrian, Claude IM FRA 2271 0 # 0 2515
8 Bellahcene, Bilel FM FRA 2328 0 # 0 2388
9 Alfred, Nathan S W FM ENG 2288 0 # 0 2239
10 Le Corre, Benjamin FM FRA 2312 0 # 0 2279
Round 1. Mon 20th Feb 2012
Le Corre, Benjamin 0-1 Ravot, Sylvain 77 B80 Sicilian
Alfred, Nathan S W 0-1 Pucher, Sebastien 43 E94 King's Indian
Skytte, Rasmus 1-0 Bellahcene, Bilel 32 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Dubessay, Bastien 1/2-1/2 Donchenko, Alexander 76 D27 QGA
Ninov, Nikolai 1-0 Adrian, Claude 29 C17 French

7) 72nd Noteboomturnier 2012

The 72nd Noteboomturnier took place 17th-19th February 2012. Erik van den Doel edged out Arthur Pijpers, Namig Guliyev and Migchiel De Jong after all scored 5/6. The games section is still a bit scrappy as yet and no final round games are currently available.

72nd Noteboomturnier Leiden NED Fri 17th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TPR
1Doel, E. van den 2569 5.0 24.0 19.50 2505
2Pijpers, Arthur 2344 5.0 22.0 17.00 2559
3Guliyev, Namig 2545 5.0 20.5 17.00 2470
4Jong, Migchiel de 2352 5.0 20.5 15.75 2578
5Wantola, Ivo 2351 4.5 25.0 17.50 2414
6Zwirs, Nico 2276 4.5 24.0 17.50 2417
7Oosterom, C. van 2348 4.5 23.5 16.75 2534
8Goudriaan, Etienne 2279 4.5 22.5 15.25 2519
9Smeets, Jan 2604 4.5 22.0 15.75 2400
10Vanparys, Philip 2174 4.5 20.0 11.75 2291
11Zulfic, Fedja 2103 4.5 19.5 13.25 2396
12Haast, Mark 2326 4.0 23.0 14.25 2264
13Meurs, Tom 2246 4.0 23.0 13.50 2460
14Auweraert. Elwin v.d. 2056 4.0 21.0 11.50 2312
15Wilschut, Peter 2199 4.0 20.5 13.50 2356
16Vrancken, Gilbert 2191 4.0 20.5 11.75 2396
17Oudshoorn, Arres 2063 4.0 19.5 11.75 2330
18Bakker, Guido 2114 4.0 19.5 11.25 2264
19Thakoerdien, Jerrel 2115 4.0 18.0 11.50 2230
20Glimmerveen, Martin 2050 3.5 22.0 11.50 2260
21Ootes, Lars 2350 3.5 21.5 11.25 2175
22Ketel, Raoul van 2254 3.5 21.5 10.25 2369
23Ypma, Peter 2243 3.5 21.0 11.50 2191
24Driessen, Marcus 2070 3.5 20.5 9.25 2223
25Timmermans, Mark 2178 3.5 19.0 10.00 2114
26Ratsma, Midas 1959 3.5 18.5 8.25 2190
27Mollema, Thomas 2008 3.5 18.0 9.50 2158
28Beerdsen, Thomas 2130 3.5 17.0 8.75 2224
29Hachijan, Armen 2223 3.5 17.0 8.25 2125
30Bruijne, Arian de 1962 3.5 17.0 7.00 2061
31Hellenberg, Jan 1995 3.5 16.5 7.75 2142
32Schroer, Marcel 2088 3.5 15.5 6.50 2151
33Galje, Hans 2020 3.0 21.0 8.25 2121
34Meijenfeldt, Bart von 2148 3.0 21.0 8.25 2074
35Hof, Eric van 't 2040 3.0 20.0 9.00 2115
36Doggers, Peter 2224 3.0 19.5 7.50 2074
37Pietrow, Andrzej 2142 3.0 19.0 9.00 2068
38Groot, Simon 2001 3.0 19.0 8.50 2087
39Faydi, Jonathan 2034 3.0 19.0 8.00 2119
40Bruijn, Aad de 1937 3.0 18.5 8.25 2091
87 players

8) Romanian Championships 2012

The Romanian Championships take place 10th-21st February 2012.

ch-ROU 2012 Monteoru ROU Mon 13th Feb 2012 - Tue 21st Feb 2012
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Nevednichy Vladislav25467.042.040.2539.0
2Vajda Levente25947.041.539.2537.5
3Manolache Marius25527.041.040.2535.5
4Cioara Andrei-Nestor24567.039.536.7536.5
5Lupulescu Constantin26486.542.537.5036.0
6Berescu Alin-Mile24886.540.535.7534.0
7Miron Lucian-Costin25256.539.536.2533.5
8Filip Lucian24906.538.034.7532.5
9Jianu Vlad-Cristian25086.538.033.7533.5
10Doros Radu-Marian23386.536.532.7532.0
11Anton Teodor23936.535.532.7532.0
12Pop Alexandru22546.533.530.5030.0
13Szabo Gergely-Andras-Gyula25546.042.034.0036.0
14Dumitrache Dragos-Nicolae24606.038.531.0032.5
15Dragomirescu Robin-Alexandru23406.038.530.2531.0
16Gilea Lucian22616.038.028.7531.0
17Manea Alexandru24296.037.030.2532.0
18Florescu Codrut-Constantin22826.037.030.2531.0
19Miroiu George-Catalin23426.035.029.0031.0
20Balla Tamas-Kristof23776.035.028.7530.0
21Stanciu Alexandru-Ovidiu23146.035.028.0030.5
22Martian Dragos-Daniel20746.034.024.5030.0
23Horvat Dan-Sebastian21976.033.526.2527.5
24Petrisor Adrian-Marian23855.540.030.0031.5
25Prodileanu Adrian22045.538.028.2530.5
26Baratosi Daniel24185.538.027.2531.0
27Georgescu Tiberiu-Marian24155.538.026.5032.5
28Spulber Cicirone22445.537.025.5031.0
29Stegariu Vlad-Ionut22025.536.023.0027.5
30Daianu Cristian-Clement22425.535.524.5028.5
31Dobre Claudiu-Cristian23545.535.026.0028.5
32Posedaru Bogdan23375.535.023.7529.0
33Mosnegutu Klauss22465.534.524.7528.0
34Pessi Emil-George22725.531.022.5025.5
35Parligras Mircea-Emilian26505.040.026.0030.0
36Baciu Stefan22225.038.524.0028.0
37Malureanu Costin-George21395.038.523.5026.5
38Dobre Mihai19755.036.022.7526.5
39Voiteanu Gabriel23045.036.022.0028.0
40Ciobanu Viorel-Adrian22195.036.021.5026.5
123 players
ch-ROU Women 2012 Monteoru ROU Fri 10th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1L'ami Alina23605.522.022.5022.5
2Dragomirescu Angela22405.023.522.2521.0
3Cosma Elena-Luminita23255.022.521.2522.0
4Foisor Mihaela-Veronica22155.022.021.2521.5
5Peptan Corina-Isabela24255.019.017.5019.5
6Foisor Cristina-Adela23954.523.520.0021.5
7Sandu Mihaela22484.521.515.2519.5
8Padurariu Ioana-Smaranda22474.518.013.2518.5
9Visanescu Daria-Ioana20474.517.010.5016.0
10Cosman Andreea-Marioara18854.021.014.0017.0
11Uta Adeline-Ramona20874.020.013.0020.0
12Bulmaga Irina23604.018.011.0015.0
13Gelip Ioana20254.015.510.5015.0
14Adam Andrea19064.013.510.2510.5
15Stanciu Ioana-Georgiana16973.513.55.7511.0
16Cirlig Ioana-Andreea16653.513.05.2510.0
17Cusmuliuc Diana-Elena17453.021.011.0014.0
18Baciu Anca-Otilia21293.020.010.5015.0
19Bulmaga Elena18163.020.06.5013.0
20Bratu Andreea17873.017.59.0011.5
21Vasile Teodora19853.016.56.5012.0
22Anton Roxana-Ana18593.014.56.7512.0
23Coman Emilia-Florentina14632.518.07.5011.0
24Ciungan Diana-Alexandra16772.516.55.509.0
25Didiliuc Dariana-Gabriela15082.515.04.758.5
26Sonfalean Maria-Laura16282.014.51.008.0
27Porcoleanu Doina-Olga17671.015.50.004.0
28Ciocan Maria-Alexandra15630.014.00.000.0
28 players

9) Chebanenko Memorial Rapid

The Chebanenko Memorial rapid was an open on the first day and a knockout on the second. Viktor Bologan edged out Arkadij Naiditsch in a final sudden death game in the final. Coverage was disappointing to say the least with only a tiny number of games available.

Chebanenko Mem Open Chisinau MDA Sat 18th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Komliakov ViktorGMMDA24195.532.042354
2Savchenko StanislavGMUKR25125.531.042358
3Ogleznev AlexandrFMMDA23205.531.042249
4Sanduleac VasileGMMDA24235.529.042331
5Hamitevici VladimirIMMDA24365.527.052104
6Khruschiov AlexeyGMMDA24215.032.042323
7Itkis BorisIMROU24345.031.042279
8Soltanici RuslanIMMDA23855.029.052310
9Gostev SergheiMDA23615.028.052260
10Slovineanu ViacheslavIMMDA24315.028.042233
11Chernov VadimIMROU24455.027.542297
12Maximov DmitryGMUKR24805.027.042312
13Golubev MikhailGMUKR24894.534.042353
14Rogozenco DorianGMROU25394.531.542260
15Zhadko VladimirFMMDA21674.528.032163
16Martemianov IaroslavIMMDA23654.527.032093
17Fedotov EduardMDA21994.525.542058
18Vasilevich IrinaIMRUS23804.525.532095
19Bets AnatolijIMMDA22554.523.542215
20Postolache ViorelMDA21314.029.532341
21Vedmediuc SergheiIMMDA24684.028.532300
22Agafii VictorFMMDA22574.028.042197
23Ianocichin VictorMDA21634.028.042155
24Eletskikh AlexandrMDA22834.027.042212
25Maier AlexanderIMGER23034.027.032265
26Petrenko SvetlanaIMMDA22394.026.032145
27Stavila IrinaMDA19324.023.531995
28Procop EgorMDA19164.023.042108
29Gorbanovsky OlegMDA19444.023.041960
30Carasiov AlexandrMDA18564.021.032032
31Talmazan OlegMDA19884.020.041994
32Chiriac AlexeiMDA19243.530.522299
33Prilepov AlexeiMDA22443.529.022139
34Iovcov ValeriiMDA21473.526.532234
35Nevednichy Boris MIMMDA22643.526.532142
36Podgursky StenFMMDA22263.526.022108
37Covalenco VadimMDA19793.524.522149
38Baciu DianaWFMMDA22063.524.032087
39Golub DanMDA22073.524.032076
40Opinca SorinMDA21803.524.032007
71 players
Chebanenko Mem KO Chisinau MDA Sat 18th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkName
1Bologan, Viktor
2Naiditsch, Arkadij
3Sanduleac, Vasile
4Riazantsev, Alexander
5Jobava, Baadur
6Savchenko, Stanislav
7Komliakov, Viktor
8Ogleznev, Alexandr
8 players

10) Polish Championships 2012

The Polish Championships take place 18th-26th February 2012. Many of their leading players compete.

ch-POL 2012 Warsaw POL Sat 18th Feb 2012 - Sun 26th Feb 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Wojtaszek, RadoslawGM27062.52.005.00
26Gajewski, GrzegorzGM26162.51.505.00
32Bartel, MateuszGM26582.51.504.50
35Macieja, BartlomiejGM26172.51.504.50
59Mista, AleksanderGM25872.01.505.00
615Bulski, KrzysztofIM25232.01.504.00
74Miton, KamilGM26232.01.003.00
822Hnydiuk, AleksanderIM24092.00.502.50
910Swiercz, DariuszGM25831.52.006.00
1024Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFM23801.52.004.50
1111Moranda, WojciechGM25681.51.505.50
123Socko, BartoszGM26361.51.505.00
127Markowski, TomaszGM26121.51.505.00
1419Kuzmicz, KrystianIM24511.51.504.50
158Kempinski, RobertGM26101.51.003.00
1618Leniart, ArkadiuszFM24551.50.503.50
1723Strzemiecki, ZbigniewFM24021.50.502.50
1820Kolosowski, MateuszIM24391.02.006.00
1921Dragun, KamilIM24201.02.004.50
2017Sieciechowicz, MarcinIM24590.52.005.00
2114Olszewski, MichalGM25390.51.505.50
2216Piorun, KacperIM25200.51.505.00
2312Tomczak, JacekGM25430.51.505.00
2413Jaracz, PawelGM25420.51.004.00
24 players
ch-POL w 2012 Warsaw POL Sat 18th Feb 2012 - Sun 26th Feb 2012. Category: 2. Ave: (2286)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Rajlich, Iweta IM POL 2428 # = 1 1 2.5 2540
2 Jaracz, Barbara WGM POL 2281 # = 1 1 2.5 2552
3 Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna WGM POL 2387 = = # 1 2 2421
4 Zawadzka, Jolanta WGM POL 2358 # = = 1 2 2430
5 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina WGM POL 2377 0 = # 1 1.5 2238
6 Kulon, Klaudia WFM POL 2238 # = 0 1 1.5 2240
7 Worek, Joanna WIM POL 2234 0 = = # 1 2216
8 Iwanow, Anna WFM POL 2180 0 0 1 # 1 2226
9 Matras-Clement, Agnieszka WIM POL 2305 0 0 # = 0.5 1950
10 Chrzaszcz, Malvina POL 2074 0 0 = # 0.5 2048
Round 1. Sat 18th Feb 2012
Chrzaszcz, Malvina 0-1 Jaracz, Barbara 40 C90 Ruy Lopez
Zawadzka, Jolanta 1/2-1/2 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 37 C88 Ruy Lopez
Kulon, Klaudia 1-0 Matras-Clement, Agnieszka 41 C91 Ruy Lopez
Rajlich, Iweta 1-0 Worek, Joanna 44 A00 Benko's opening
Iwanow, Anna 0-1 Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna 58 B48 Sicilian
Round 2. Sun 19th Feb 2012
Iwanow, Anna 0-1 Rajlich, Iweta 60 C10 French
Worek, Joanna 1/2-1/2 Kulon, Klaudia 47 A34 English
Matras-Clement, Agnieszka 0-1 Zawadzka, Jolanta 63 B22 Sicilian
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Chrzaszcz, Malvina 44 B20 Sicilian defence
Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna 1/2-1/2 Jaracz, Barbara 50 A15 English opening
Round 3. Mon 20th Feb 2012
Jaracz, Barbara 1-0 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 60 C90 Ruy Lopez
Chrzaszcz, Malvina 1/2-1/2 Matras-Clement, Agnieszka 61 B15 Caro-Kann
Zawadzka, Jolanta 1/2-1/2 Worek, Joanna 49 C65 Ruy Lopez
Kulon, Klaudia 0-1 Iwanow, Anna 56 E08 Catalan
Rajlich, Iweta 1/2-1/2 Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna 22 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3

11) e2e4 Brighton International 2012

The e2e4 Brighton International took place 15th-19th February 2012. Nicolas Croad took clear first place in the top group with 6.5/9. Games not yet available.

Brighton Masters Brighton ENG Wed 15th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Croad, NicolasFMNZL2307½1½1½11106.52460
2Sowray, Peter JFMENG236710½½1½½116.02412
3Rudd, JackIMENG23001½½½110105.52374
4White, Michael J RFMENG2229½1½1½10015.52382
5Rausis, IgorGMCZE24980½½01½1½15.02315
6Bigg, Andrew JFMENG23041½½1101005.02337
7Vuilleumier, AlexandreIMSUI2359½1½0010½03.52208
8Longson, AlexanderENG2281½½½000½½13.52216
9Willmoth, Robert FENG215400½100½013.02186
10Ueti, Silvio ShigueoBRA215000½000½½01.52038
10 players

12) 3rd Pfalz Open 2012

The 3rd Pfalz Open takes place 17th-21st February 2012. No games available.

3rd Pfalz Open 2012 Neustadt an der Weinstrasse GER Fri 17th Feb 2012 - Tue 21st Feb 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Sumets, AndreyGMUKR25695026.029.0160.5
2Heimann, AndreasIMGER24595026.027.5155.5
3Korneev, OlegGMRUS25846106.027.0159.0
4Stark, LarsIMGER24264035.528.0169.0
5Borovikov, VladislGMUKR25864035.527.0158.0
6Malakhatko, VadimGMBEL25244035.527.0156.0
7Gschnitzer, OswaldIMGER24664125.030.0158.0
8Dgebuadze, AlexandGMBEL25513045.030.0152.5
9Harutjunyan, GevorGMARM24825205.029.0158.0
10Meijers, ViestursGMLAT24774125.028.0155.5
11Meinhardt, MaximilIMGER23914125.027.0154.5
12Dubkov, AndrejFMGER23134125.026.5150.0
13Solomunovic, IgorIMGER24214125.026.0157.0
14Dann, MatthiasFMGER23813045.025.5155.0
15Graf, Felix GER23684125.025.5152.0
16Boidman, YuriIMGER24203045.025.5151.5
17Zozulia, AnnaIMBEL23574125.025.0159.5
18D'Costa, LorinIMENG24283045.024.5149.0
19Kabos, Tobias NED22324125.022.0148.5
20Stockmann, MichaelFMGER22954125.021.0139.5
21Mladenov, Svetlin BUL24395205.020.5141.5
22Maurer, Jochen GER22724214.527.0159.0
23Schulze, UlrichIMGER23313134.527.0150.0
24Klundt, KlausIMGER23863134.527.0149.5
25Schild, ChristophFMGER23054214.527.0149.0
26Telljohann, SvenIMGER24243134.527.0148.0
27Schroeder, Jan-Chri GER22213134.526.5151.0
28Grimberg, BorisIMGER23534214.526.0152.0
29Svane, Rasmus GER23584214.526.0146.0
30Kaufeld, JuergenFMGER22703134.525.5151.5
31Carow, Johannes GER21694214.525.5141.5
32Jacob, Volker GER22463134.525.0157.0
33Neyman, Igor GER22863134.525.0154.5
34Eisenbeiser, AmadeIMGER24094214.524.5147.5
35Koepke, ChristianIMGER24043134.524.5144.5
36Kusnetsov, Mark GER21814214.524.0147.0
37Sobolevsky, LeonidIMUKR22394214.523.0154.5
38Simenon, Jozef NED22333134.522.5154.5
39Kunz, Konstantin GER22634214.522.5142.0
40Player, Edmund C ENG22073134.522.0148.0
154 players

13) ch-Central Serbia 2012

The Central Serbian Championships took place 13th-19th February 2012. Miroslav Markovic took clear first place with 7.5/9.

ch-Central Serbia Pozarevac SRB Mon 13th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Markovic MiroslavGMSRB24607.541.052.00.0
2Abramovic BoskoGMSRB24476.541.053.00.0
3Martinovic SlobodanGMSRB24296.538.049.50.0
4Stojanovic AndjelijaWGMSRB22976.537.549.00.0
5Cabrilo GoranGMSRB24716.040.552.00.0
6Vujic MihailoFMSRB23296.038.549.50.0
7Rajkovic DusanGMSRB24226.037.549.00.0
8Kosanovic Goran AGMSRB23626.037.547.50.0
9Pap MisaGMSRB25126.036.547.00.0
10Todorovic Goran MGMSRB25096.035.044.50.0
11Todorovic BojanFMSRB22896.034.543.50.0
12Radovanovic DusanSRB23675.540.050.50.0
13Dudukovic NikolaSRB22755.539.049.50.0
14Savic Miodrag RGMSRB25355.537.049.00.0
15Nenezic MarkoSRB23565.537.047.50.0
16Sorgic DraganFMSRB22425.534.042.50.0
17Stojkovic MiroljubFMSRB22355.533.043.00.0
18Sekulic DusanFMSRB23125.531.040.50.0
19Garic RadomirSRB22745.531.040.00.0
20Tosic MiroslavGMSRB24355.038.048.50.0
21Stojanovic ZlatkoSRB22525.034.544.00.0
22Ratkovic MilovanSRB21835.034.543.00.0
23Milovanovic SrboljubSRB22035.033.543.00.0
24Marcetic PredragSRB22475.033.541.00.0
25Zivkovic MarkoSRB21305.032.041.00.0
26Dmitrovic TomislavFMSRB22735.031.543.00.0
27Tasic Zoran TSRB21565.031.540.50.0
28Andrejic VladicaSRB21705.031.540.50.0
29Tosic NebojsaSRB22145.028.035.50.0
30Pantelic SasaFMSRB23574.535.546.50.0
31Ratkovic MilojeSRB21724.535.544.50.0
32Peric SlavisaIMSRB22284.533.543.50.0
33Bura GoranSRB22224.533.542.00.0
34Petrovic Dragan RSRB22104.532.539.50.0
35Zivkovic MomciloSRB21374.532.041.50.0
36Arandjelovic Aleksandar ZSRB20664.532.040.00.0
37Rajkovic AleksandarSRB21264.531.541.00.0
38Bogosavljevic DraskoSRB04.530.539.00.0
39Djokic NebojsaFMSRB21914.530.538.50.0
40Chelushkina IrinaWGMSRB22804.528.537.50.0
71 players
ch-Central Serbia w Pozarevac SRB Mon 13th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Round (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Benderac AnaWGMSRB22918.500.033.25
2Panic AnastasijaSRB19286.502.025.75
3Rakic MarijaWIMSRB22956.500.023.00
4Rakic TeodoraSRB18055.000.018.25
5Petrovic TamaraSRB17122.000.07.25
6Petrovic TijanaSRB16671.500.04.50
6 players

14) Pierre et Vacances Cannes Open 2012

The Pierre et Vacances Cannes Open took place 13th-19th February 2012. Evgeny Romanov took clear first with 7/9. by half a point from Etienne Bacrot. I couldn't find any games.

Pierre et Vacances Cannes FRA Mon 13th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1Romanov, Evgeny2628739½48½2672
2Bacrot, Etienne27044048½2726
3Rombaldoni, Axel244143½50½2651
4Fier, Alexandr26034250½2629
5Gharamian, Tigran267639½482618
6Libiszewski, Fabien25094047½2617
7Neverov, Valeriy254164149½2573
8Blechzin, Igor2442639472545
9Pelletier, Yannick2589638½482540
10Felgaer, Ruben2573638½472525
11Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag248746532550
12Feller, Sebastien265839462518
13Sanchez, Joseph252937442489
14Di Nicolantonio, Lucas231134½41½2405
15Sulava, Nenad251434½412404
16Borgo, Giulio24033137½2340
17Godena, Michele253329½35½2329
18Brih, Said240732½402327
19Bellia, Fabrizio242353945½2491
20Molina, Roberto Junio Brito2415539½47½2443
21Klek, Hanna-Marie218553643½2402
22Valsecchi, Alessio241153540½2376
23Joie, Sebastien2326534½40½2352
24Skouvaklis, Alexis2075531½34½2341
25Mullon, Jean-Baptiste2412533½382315
26Milliet, Sophie2404532392296
27Abello, Sebastien23243945½2416
28Qendro, Llambi23253845½2394
29Dijoux, Frederic218735½42½2343
30Collas, Silvia22823238½2328
31Lemeaux, David22803337½2323
32Barbosa, Evandro Amorim241636442308
33Piasetski, Leon23053643½2283
34Codenotti, Marco234332½382269
35Villegas, Pierre226731½362247
36Duff, Rufus210628½31½2198
37Perez, Flavio2250437½452394
38Rambaldi, Francesco2187437½442320
39Daurelle, Herve2148434½40½2283
40Midoux, Sebastien2315437½44½2280
61 players

15) First Saturday February 2012

The First Saturday tournaments for February took place 4th-14th February 2012. Gevorg Harutjunyan won the GM group with 8/11 a point and a half clear of the field.

FSGM February Budapest HUN Sat 4th Feb 2012 - Tue 14th Feb 2012. Category: 7. Ave: (2417)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Harutjunyan, Gevorg GM ARM 2482 # = 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 8 2586
2 Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V. GM RUS 2578 = # = = = 0 1 = = 1 = 1 6.5 2468
3 Lizak, Peter IM HUN 2418 1 = # = 0 = = = 1 1 0 = 6 2453
4 Battey, Alexander FM USA 2353 = = = # 1 1 0 = = = = = 6 2459
5 Horvath, David HUN 2383 0 = 1 0 # = = = = 1 1 = 6 2456
6 Manca, Federico IM ITA 2425 = 1 = 0 = # = 0 1 0 1 = 5.5 2416
7 Kislik, Erik Andrew FM USA 2380 0 0 = 1 = = # = = 1 = = 5.5 2421
8 Annageldyev, Orazly GM TKM 2396 0 = = = = 1 = # = 0 = = 5 2383
9 Varga, Zoltan GM HUN 2452 = = 0 = = 0 = = # = 1 = 5 2378
10 Atabayev, Yusup FM TKM 2413 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 1 = # = 1 4.5 2353
11 Semiev, Suhrab IM TKM 2386 0 = 1 = 0 0 = = 0 = # = 4 2318
12 Feher, Adam HUN 2340 0 0 = = = = = = = 0 = # 4 2322
FSIM February 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Feb 2012 - Tue 14th Feb 2012. Category: None. Ave: (2090)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Atabayev, Maksat FM TKM 2336 # 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2515
2 Esenov, Annaberdi FM TKM 2287 1 # = 1 = 1 0 = 1 1 1 7.5 2466
3 Galyas, Miklos IM HUN 2467 = = # 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2446
4 Zakhartsov, Vladimir RUS 2216 0 0 1 # 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2388
5 Petran, Pal IM HUN 2374 0 = 0 1 # 0 = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2291
6 Farago, Sandor IM HUN 2286 = 0 0 0 1 # = 1 = = 1 5 2258
7 Szeberenyi, Adam IM HUN 2316 0 1 = 0 = = # 0 0 1 1 4.5 2217
8 Lyell, Mark FM ENG 2195 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 = 1 4 2186
9 Lengyel, Bela IM HUN 2250 0 0 0 = = = 1 0 # = = 3.5 2139
10 Szalanczy, Emil IM HUN 2264 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = # 1 2.5 2030
11 Musson, Adam J ENG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1829
FSFMA1 February 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Feb 2012 - Tue 14th Feb 2012. Category: None. Ave: (2041)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Nazarov, Rustem TKM 2048 # 1 = 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7.5 2313
2 Atabayev, Saparmyrat TKM 2065 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2311
3 Farkas, Richard HUN 2047 = 0 # 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2206
4 Borda, Lajos HUN 2120 0 = 0 # 1 0 1 1 = 1 5 2075
5 Kis, Bela HUN 2063 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 0 4 1995
6 Bogad, Peter HUN 2118 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 0 1 1 4 1989
7 Kozak, Adam HUN 1958 1 0 = 0 0 0 # = 1 = 3.5 1970
8 Vecsernyes, Norbert HUN 1892 0 0 0 0 0 1 = # = 1 3 1932
9 Csomor, Viktor HUN 2090 0 0 = = 0 0 0 = # = 2 1815
10 Havaskori, Laszlo HUN 2004 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 = # 2 1825
FSFMA2 February 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Feb 2012 - Tue 14th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Veliyev SerdarTKM19866.524.500.06
2Koczo KristofHUN21526.024.750.04
3Darazs ZoltanHUN21015.526.000.04
4Juracsik JozsefHUN21555.522.500.03
5Ortel EndreFMHUN22865.020.750.03
6Bayramsahedov RovshenTKM19874.516.750.03
7Amangeldiyev GurbangeldiTKM19884.013.750.03
8Arias Castanedo JacintoESP19403.512.500.03
9Meredow ShanepesTKM18603.012.250.02
10Lakat GyulaHUN18791.57.750.00
10 players
FSFMB February 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Feb 2012 - Tue 14th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Annageldiyev AshirgeldiTKM18168.030.750.07
2Mayer IstvanFMHUN20697.532.000.07
3Gruz JanosHUN18656.520.000.06
4Bohus AdamHUN16936.017.750.05
5Csetneki MarkHUN17755.013.500.04
6Lukacs AlbertHUN17395.012.500.04
7Somogyi AkosHUN12722.53.750.02
8Kormos LadislavSVK17481.58.250.01
9Csiba TiborHUN01.52.750.00
10Czipp JanosHUN14221.52.250.01
10 players

16) 4th Societat Coral Colon IM

The 4th Societat Coral Colon IM takes place 10th January - 4th April 2012. All-play-all that has a round per week.

4th Coral Colon IM Sabadell ESP Tue 10th Jan 2012 - Wed 4th Apr 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Lorenzo De La Riva LazaroIMESP24122.01.500.02
2Rojas Keim LuisIMCHI24181.51.500.01
3Ryan JosephFMIRL22891.01.000.00
4Colon Garcia EnriqueFMESP23081.00.500.01
5Tallo Dominguez ImarMKESP21701.00.000.01
Avila Gimenez XavierFMESP23291.00.000.01
7Cruz FilemonIMPER24280.50.500.00
8Subirats Ruiz SergiESP21600.50.250.50
Banos OscarMKARG22550.50.250.50
10Gonzalez Raul OmarFMESP22310.00.000.00
10 players

17) 3rd Novy Bor Open

The 3rd Novy Bor Open took place 11th-18th February 2012. Pavel Simacek won with 7.5/9. Games from the final rounds not yet available.

3rd Novy Bor Open Novy Bor CZE Sat 11th Feb 2012 - Sat 18th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Simacek PavelIMCZE24387.542.553.56
2Piankov EvgenijIMUKR23627.032.041.57
3Vrana JanFMCZE22906.539.550.55
4Ivanov Mikhail M.GMRUS23896.539.051.05
5Oresky JanCZE22276.539.049.55
6Nguyen PiotrPOL23786.538.550.55
7Flak PawelPOL22316.038.549.05
8Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22766.038.049.55
9Kaderabek JiriCZE22146.037.548.04
10Ayvazyan NikitaRUS19076.032.541.55
11Kucera PetrCZE21796.032.541.04
12Volodin ViktorIMRUS22105.538.550.54
13Kozak MilosFMCZE21925.538.048.04
14Bartos JanFMCZE22395.537.047.53
15Cakl ZdenekCZE20655.536.548.04
16Bores RomanCZE21395.536.047.04
17Korolchuk NikolavBLR22355.535.546.03
18Pultorak JanPOL16225.535.044.54
19Kucera JaroslavCZE20005.533.543.54
20Lukasiewicz AnnaPOL20645.533.041.55
21Suchomel AlesCZE20105.039.049.52
22Nguyen Thai Dai VanCZE17845.038.549.03
23Svobodova MichaelaWFMCZE21005.037.047.55
24Bradac DanielCZE18945.034.042.54
25Jinova LucieCZE21295.033.543.04
26Voelz StephanGER19505.033.042.54
27Gurack DanielGER21245.032.041.54
28Vykouk JanCZE18335.031.540.03
29Wisniewski MichalPOL18085.030.539.53
30Vojtisek MilosCZE17475.029.537.54
31Scerba JiriCZE19094.535.546.04
Richterova NatasaCZE18014.535.546.04
33Grela KacperPOL18264.534.045.04
34Vaclavicek LukasCZE18424.532.543.03
35Grabarczyk Sylwester PiotrCZE18724.531.539.54
36Majstr JiriCZE18964.530.539.02
37Lacha JanCZE19414.530.039.53
38Paldus PetrCZE19844.530.039.04
39Schoenbeck StephanGER18824.530.038.04
40Suchomel TomasCZE17274.529.038.02
70 players

18) 76th ch-BUL SF 2012

The 76th Bulgarian Championship semi-finals took place 6th-12th February 2012. Final round games in the men's section now available.

76th ch-BUL SF 2012 Plovdiv BUL Mon 6th Feb 2012 - Sun 12th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Enchev IvajloIMBUL24306.52499.043.047.5
2Arnaudov G. PetarIMBUL24736.52479.044.547.5
3Marholev DimitarIMBUL23706.02461.046.050.0
4Genov PetarGMBUL24636.02449.041.545.0
5Milchev NikolayIMBUL24346.02420.043.046.0
6Janev EvgeniGMBUL25036.02419.041.545.5
7Tsvetkov IliaBUL23746.02349.041.044.5
8Galunov TodorFMBUL23205.52425.046.047.0
9Pantev VeselinFMBUL23895.52372.043.546.5
10Nikolov SashoIMBUL24075.52351.041.045.0
11Nikolova AdrianaWGMBUL22965.02317.042.545.0
12Dobrev NaydenBUL22565.02287.041.044.5
13Kukov VelislavIMBUL24145.02283.040.043.5
14Janchev PetarBUL21195.02233.037.539.5
15Ninov DayanBUL21175.02210.039.540.5
16Andreev SashoBUL22015.02195.037.040.5
17Arnaudov PetarBUL21214.52192.037.541.0
18Janachkov AngelBUL22124.52181.038.542.0
19Pantev TsvetelinBUL18674.52100.037.540.0
20Vutov MarioBUL23534.02182.040.043.5
21Nikolov JordanBUL20974.02106.036.038.0
22Ibryamov IlhanBUL21154.02104.035.537.5
23Dimitrov DejanBUL21044.02065.036.038.0
24Asparuhov ParvanBUL21034.01993.035.538.0
25Ljangov PetarBUL21054.01961.034.036.0
26Kolev HristianBUL18013.51989.032.033.0
27Mogilarov DimitarBUL21893.51976.029.030.0
28Ruschukov BoyanBUL19933.02185.035.536.5
29Velikov VladimirBUL18483.02075.031.532.5
30Slavov HristoBUL17913.02013.034.037.5
31Yordanova SvetlaWIMBUL21433.02004.038.039.0
32Petrov PlamenBUL18903.01871.028.529.5
33Stankov ApostolBUL19162.01825.031.532.5
34Roydov PlamenBUL19351.01673.032.534.5
34 players
61st ch-BUL sf 2012 Plovdiv BUL Mon 6th Feb 2012 - Sun 12th Feb 2012. Category: None. Ave: (1870)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Galunova, Tsveta BUL 2040 # = 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2017
2 Chilingirova, Pavlina WIM BUL 2119 = # = = 1 0 1 1 1 1 6.5 2008
3 Ivanova, Simoneta BUL 1972 1 = # = 1 1 = 0 1 = 6 1983
4 Tsekova, Viktoria BUL 1859 0 = = # 1 0 1 1 = 1 5.5 1951
5 Sirkova, Darena WFM BUL 2086 = 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 1926
6 Radeva, Viktoria WCM BUL 1760 0 1 0 1 0 # 0 1 1 1 5 1925
7 Salimova, Nurgyul WFM BUL 1737 = 0 = 0 0 1 # 1 = 0 3.5 1805
8 Vasileva, Cveta BUL 1577 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 3 1777
9 Pencheva, Iva BUL 1816 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 2 1656
10 Atanasova, Elitsa BUL 1732 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 0 # 1.5 1612

19) 2nd Ferdowsi Open

2nd Ferdowsi Open took place in Mashad 10th-19th February 2012. Arman Pashikian won with 9/11. I couldn't find any games so far.

2nd Ferdowsi Open Mashhad IRI Fri 10th Feb 2012 - Sun 19th Feb 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Pashikian ArmanGMARM26089.079.573.071.0
2Tiviakov SergeiGMNED26778.576.570.567.5
3Darini PouriaIMIRI24588.575.569.566.5
4Fominyh AlexanderGMRUS24798.574.068.065.0
5Javanbakht NimaFMIRI23898.570.064.061.5
6Mahjoob MortezaGMIRI24408.078.572.069.5
7Idani PouyaIMIRI24488.073.067.064.0
8Babujian LevonGMARM24748.072.566.563.5
9Ibrahimov RasulGMAZE25508.072.065.563.0
10Shalamberidze AkakiIMGEO23308.070.564.562.0
11Alavi Sayed JavadIMIRI24428.070.064.061.0
12Kowsarinia AmirFMIRI22577.571.566.063.0
13Aliev KerimIMTKM22787.569.564.560.5
14Abdulov OrkhanIMAZE24297.569.063.060.5
15Grabliauskas VirginijusIMLTU23747.563.558.556.5
16Vassalam M TIRI20967.070.065.061.5
17Nasri AminIRI23297.069.565.061.0
18Ahmadinia EbrahimIMIRI24147.069.563.561.5
19Pourramezanali AmirrezaFMIRI23717.069.563.061.0
20Behmardi K RustamIRI22897.068.562.560.0
21Rahimian RastinIRI21417.068.063.559.5
22Hosseini Attar S JamalIRI21587.066.061.058.0
23Ghaziolsharif KavehIRI21947.065.560.057.5
24Lodhi MahmoodIMPAK23977.064.059.056.0
25Boori JavadIRI20957.063.559.555.5
26Fallah Mohammad MahdiIRI18327.062.057.553.0
27Godarz KasraIRI20467.061.557.054.0
28Abediyan AmirrezaIRI19537.057.053.549.5
29Rahmani AsefIRI20147.054.552.047.0
30Arabi SaeidIRI21536.569.064.061.0
31Dehghani HamidIRI21706.568.062.559.5
32Moosavi AliIRI20716.567.563.559.5
33Mousavi Jad SajadIRI19836.566.060.558.5
34Asnaashari SoroushIRI21186.565.560.557.5
35Mosadeghpour MasoudIRI21006.565.060.557.0
36Gholami AryanFMIRI20116.565.060.057.5
37Khamisi S JafarIRI21646.563.058.555.0
38Bahmani Amir MohammadIRI19156.563.057.555.5
39Khodashenas MersadIRI20596.562.058.554.5
40Nassajtorshizi AmirmortezaIRI19726.557.554.050.5
139 players

20) Hungarian Teams 2011-12

The Hungarian Team Championship take place 25th September 2011 - 20th May 2012. Round 6 took place on 19th February 2012, games should be available next week. Round 7 11th March 2012.

TCh-HUN 2011-12 Budapest HUN Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Sun 20th May 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112Mpts
1HVSE 6.5 9.5 8.59.5811.553.5
2Aquaprofit-NTSK 7 7.56.5 910 10.5 50.5
3ASE Paks 55.5 9.5 7.59 8 44.5
4MLTC 6.56.56.5 75.510 42
5Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK5.54.5 5.5 7 6.5 938
6Hungaropharma Decs 5.52.55.5 8.56.5 937.5
7Penzugyor SE2.5 53.56.57.59.5 34.5
8Honved ASE 34.55 5.55.5 6.5 30
9ASS-Makoi SVSE3.5236.5 4.5 928.5
10Toth Laszlo SE2.5 25.5 2.5 95.527
11Komaromi VSK SE41.54 5.5 3724
12Vasas SC0.5 33 36.5521
12 teams

21) TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12

The Finnish SM Liiga takes place 17th September 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 8-9 11th-12th February 2012 now available. Round 10-11 10th-11th March 2012.

TCh-FIN SM 2011-12 Finland FIN Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1
1Tammer-Shakki, Tampere915+23
2Velhot, Porvoo913+22
3SalSK, Salo913+12
4MatSK, Espoo912+10
5HSK, Helsinki912+5
6EtVaS, Vantaa910+2
7OSS, Oulu99-4
8VammSK, Sastamala98-4
9JoeSK, Joensuu87-4
10Aatos, Helsinki85-9
11TuTS, Turku92-14
12SSK, Helsinki90-39
12 teams

22) Lithuanian Team Championships 2012

The 7 round Lithuanian Team Championships take place 21st January - 4th March 2012. Round 3-5 11th-12th February 2012. Games from Round 5 now available. Final round 6-7 3rd-4th March 2012.

TCh-LTU 2012 Vilnius LTU Sat 21st Jan 2012 - Sun 4th Mar 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Margiris (Kaunas)55001019.077.5
23VSSSM-Chess United (Vilnius)5311718.569.0
35VSK Bokstas (Plunge)5311716.073.5
47Mantinga (Marijampole)5311714.064.0
52Trys nuliai (Kaunas)5320616.567.5
64AG (Kaunas)5320615.568.0
714Siekis-Suduva (Marijampole)5212614.060.0
810Akmena (Kretinga)5221513.547.0
96Bokstas (Klaipeda)5221512.068.5
1012SK Juodasis rikis (Ukmerge)5221511.566.5
118Drakonas (Siauliai)5230412.556.0
1215Margiris- 2 (Druskininkai)523048.049.5
139Milsa (Kaunas)5131311.068.0
1413SK Rokiskis513137.557.5
1511LASF514027.558.5
1616Sirvinta (Vilkaviskis)505003.049.0
16 teams

23) 50th TCh-DEN 2011-12

The 50th Danish Team Championships takes place 29th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 7 19th February 2012 some games available. Final Rounds 8-9 1-th-11th March 2012.

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12 Copenhagen DEN Sat 29th Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Jetsmark 1 1438½
2Bronshoj 1 932½
3Aarhus/Skolerne 1 729
4SK 1968 1927½
5Sydostfyn 1627½
6K41 1627
7Nordkalotten626½
8Team Nordea Skb426½
9BMS Skak 826
10Hillerod 119
10 teams

24) Active Team Events

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

TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 22nd October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 7-8 11th-12th February 2012. Games available. Final Rounds 9-11 9th-11th March 2012.

TCh-SVK Ext 2011-12 Bratislava SVK Sat 22nd Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
17 Statocnych Kosice*55372143.00
2SK Slovan Bratislava*5444651838.00
3SK Caissa Cadca*4461433.50
4SK PK Trencin34*751333.00
5SK Dunajska Streda34*5441233.50
6INBEST Dunajov34*3541131.50
7SK MAGIC Liptov543*344932.00
8SK Doprastav Bratislava41455*4929.00
9MSK KdV Kezmarok23434*625829.00
10SKS Dubnica n/V42*725.00
11SK Prievidza246*4529.00
12SK Modra13434*527.50
12 teams

4NCL 2011-12

The 4NCL started over the weekend of 12th-13th November 2011 in Staverton Park. Rounds 5-6 11th-12th February 2012. Games available. Round 7-8 31st March - 1st April 2012.

4NCL 2011-12 Staverton ENG Sat 12th Nov 2011 - Mon 7th May 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkName12345678MptsBpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 15½-2½7-15½-2½8-05-36-21237
2Guildford 12½-5½8-06½-1½7½-½6-25½-2½1036
3Barbican 4NCL 21-73-55-35½-2½5-34½-3½824
4e2e4.org.uk 12½-5½0-85-32½-5½4½-3½4½-3½619
5The AD's0-81½-6½3-55-34-44½-3½518
6Anglian Avengers 13-5½-7½2½-5½5½-2½3-54-4318½
7Bristol 12-63-53½-4½4-44-43½-4½220
8Blackthorne Russia2-62½-5½3½-4½3½-4½3½-4½4½-3½219½
1Cheddleton 14½-3½4½-3½5-35½-1½3½-4½6-21029
2Barbican 4NCL 13½-4½4½-3½2-65-35½-2½6½-1½827
3White Rose 13½-4½3½-4½5-34½-3½4½-3½4½-3½825½
4Wood Green Hilsmark 23-56-23-54½-3½3½-45-3625
5Jutes of Kent3-53½-4½3½-4½4½-3½5-34½-3½624
6Cambridge University 11½-5½2½-5½3½-4½3½-4½5-34½-3½420½
7Oxford 14½-3½3½-4½4-3½3-53-52½-5½420½
8Guildford 22-61½-6½3-53½-4½3½-4½5½-2½219
16 teams in two groups

TCh-BEL 2011-12

The Belgian Team Championships are under way. Round 8 12th February 2012. Games available. Round 9 4th March 2012.

TCh-BEL 2011-12 Belgium BEL Sun 9th Oct 2011 - Sun 1st Apr 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1CREC 116169
2Ans 112143
3KGSRL 112138
4Amay 112135
5KSK47-Eynatten 211140
6KSK Rochade 17125
7KSK47-Eynatten 17125
8Fontaine 16123
9Borgerhout 16115
10Anderlecht 13114
11KBSK 12109
12Jean Jaures 1297
12 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2011-12

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 29th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Rounds 8 and 9 were on 11th-12th February 2012. The final rounds 10 and 11 are on 21st-22nd April 2012.

Frauenbundesliga Germany GER Sat 29th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1OSG Baden Baden9 + 4 4 61841
2Bad Koenigshofen9 + 3 41533½
3Hamburger SK 183092 + 4435 61333½
4SF Friedberg 189193 + 233 1132½
5USV Volksbank Halle9 + 3541131
6Karlsruher SF 18539224 + 51030½
7Rodewischer Schachmiezen9 23 + 34451029½
8SV Muelheim-Nord 19319 33 + 4827
9SV Chemie Guben9½3 3½2 + 45 823
10Rotation Pankow921 22 + 220½
11SV Stuttgart Wolfbusch9 0 ½1½1 1 + 211½
12TSV Schott Mainz9½ 0½21½2 + 010½
12 teams

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12

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

Extraliga Round 7 on 3rd March 2012. 1st league games and results are out now.

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 Lysa 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 teams
TCh-CZE Liga 1 Zapad Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Mahrla Praha*655672445.515.5
2JOLY Lysa nad Labem B*45461739.014.5
3TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove2*44551737.510.5
4ERA-Postovni sporitelna A*51540.513.0
5SK Holdia DP Praha B3*4561334.011.0
6TJ Pankrac4*361030.58.5
7SK AD Jicin33445*54931.58.0
8OAZA Praha244*46929.58.0
9Sakal Kozolupy2334*45828.07.5
101. Novoborsky SK B334*727.56.5
11SK Sokol Vysehrad1½22*6621.04.0
12ERA-Postovni sporitelna B½3½2432*118.53.5
12 teams
TCh-CZE Liga1 Vychod Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1A64 Grygov B*45662243.016.0
2TZ Trinec*472239.011.5
32222 SK Polabiny B44*4541637.012.5
4Slavia Orlova4*2561335.011.0
5Sachovy klub Karvina136*44541234.09.5
6SK Duras BVK Brno-Kralovo Pole4*3541133.09.0
7Tatran Litovel B33*4631033.510.5
8Slavia Kromeriz2454*830.09.5
9SK Gordic432*5726.06.0
10SK Zlin B35*628.08.5
11SK Stare Mesto22*628.07.0
12Labortech Ostrava B443*525.57.0
12 teams

Dutch League 2011-12

The Dutch League takes place 17th September 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Round 6: 11th February 2012. Round 7 10th March 2012.

Dutch Teams 2011-12 Amsterdam NED Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1Voerendaal2414761037
2Utrecht238665674935½
3De Stukkenjagers22753657932
4LSG23564629½
5Accres Apeldoorn23625345628
6SO Rotterdam23994458533
7Groningen232037538530½
8HMC Calder24114656530
9HSG22893627425
10BSG2306524119½
10 teams

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 10-11 25th-26th February 2012.

Bundesliga 2011-12 Germany GER Fri 14th Oct 2011 - Sun 15th Apr 2012
Leading Round 9 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213141516TB1TB2
1Baden * 66651647.5
2Bremen * 4261546.0
3Eppingen4 * 661542.0
4Solingen * 35451342.5
5Wattenscheid5 * 54551138.0
6Katernberg2 * 41133.5
7Berlin26 * 4541036.0
8Trier3 * 4937.5
9Muelheim4 * 56937.0
10Hockenheim443 * 5835.5
11Tegel32 * 24730.5
12Emsdetten44 * 632.5
13Dresden233 * 5430.5
14Hamburg223463 * 4430.0
15Dortmund24 * 4427.0
16Remagen33344 * 230.0
16 teams

Swedish Elitserien 2011-12

The Swedish Elitserien takes place 7th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 5 4th February 2012 although rounds don't seem to take place at the same time for different teams. Round 6 25th 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

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. Rounds 4-7 take place 1st-4th March 2012.

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 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 teams
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 teams

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

25) Forthcoming Events and Links

11th Rochefort Open

Russia vs Azerbaijan Match 2012

2nd HD Bank Cup 2012

28th Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2012

2nd Ferdynanda Dziedzica Mem

6th Georgy Agzamov 2012

Zagreb Open 2012

Reykjavik Chess Festival 2012

European Individuals 2012

1st Lanta Open 2012

28th Budapest Spring Festival 2012

35th San Sebastian Open 2012

23rd Lenk Open

O2C Doeberl Cup 2012

Karpos Open 2012

Zurich Chess Challenge Kramnik vs Aronian Match

3rd LUCOPEN 2012

XLVII Capablanca Memorial 2012

7th Mikhail Tal Memorial 2012

26th Pula Open 2012

12th IPCA Championships 2012

Russia vs China Match 2012

10th Davos Open 2012

11th La Fere Open 2012

2nd Riga Tech Uni Open 2012

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