THE WEEK IN CHESS 920 25th June 2012 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Cez Trophy 2012
3) ch-RUS Higher League 2012
4) 5th Karen Asrian Memorial 2012
5) 5th Svein Memorial 2012
6) 5th Mayors Cup Mumbai 2012
7) Wroclaw Chess Festival 2012
8) FIDE Women's Grand Prix Kazan 2012
9) 16th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2012
10) 3rd Forni di Sopra 2012
11) 19th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational 2012
12) Paleros Open 2012
13) Teplice Open 2012
14) 4th Eforie Nord Festival 2012
15) Hotel El Aguila GM 2012
16) Finnish Championships 2012
17) Coupe de France Final 2012
18) HSG Open 2012
19) Russian Team vs Russian Fans Correspondence Match
20) 9th Baltija Cup 2012
21) Gold Coast Open 2012
22) IJmond vierkampen 2012
23) Spring Wednesday Knighter Masters
24) Catalan Team Championship 2012
25) Egyptian League 2011-12
26) TCh-SUI 2012
27) Active Team Events
28) 12th IPCA Championships 2012
29) 14th Dubai Open 2012
30) National Open 2012
31) 5th New York International 2012
32) ch-ISL Playoff 2012
33) Russian Online Blitz Grand Prix Open 2012
34) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Cez Trophy 20124 games
ch-RUS Higher League 2012335 games
5th Karen Asrian Memorial 201287 games
5th Svein Memorial 2012137 games
5th Mayors Cup Mumbai 2012271 games
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Kazan 201218 games
16th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2012465 games
3rd Forni di Sopra 2012153 games
19th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational 201245 games
Paleros Open 201235 games
Teplice Open 2012384 games
Hotel El Aguila GM 201245 games
Finnish Championships 201218 games
Coupe de France Final 201244 games
HSG Open 201236 games
9th Baltija Cup 201230 games
IJmond vierkampen 20124 games
Spring Wednesday Knighter Masters45 games
Catalan Team Championship 201264 games
14th Dubai Open 201223 games
National Open 20121 game
ch-ISL Playoff 20121 games
2245 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Alexander Prokhorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Nathan Hoover, Omar Salama, Randall Hough, Sergey Abramov, Vladimir Talla, William Stewart and everyone else who helped with the issue.

This week was much quieter than many recent weeks. The cancellation of the Kings tournament in Bazna has left a bit of a hole. It left the Cez Trophy taking the headlines with Peter Svidler beating David Navara 3-1 in an interesting match. The Russian Higher League is a deep field of very strong players, the leadings players Ian Nepomniachtchi and Dmitry Jakovenko are well off the pace with a couple of rounds to go.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Cez Trophy 2012

Russian Champion Peter Svidler beat Czech Champion David Navara 3-1 in a 4 game match in Prague 20th-24th June 2012

Cez Trophy 2012 Prague CZE Wed 20th Jun 2012 - Sun 24th Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg1234PtsPerf
1Svidler, Peterg2741½11½32899
2Navara, Davidg2706½00½12548
2 players

3) ch-RUS Higher League 2012

The Higher League of the Russian Championship is a qualifier for the main event later in the year. Takes place in Tyumen 16th-27th June 2012. Dmitry Jakovenko and Ian Nepomniachtchi are the stars. Live coverage of the games, it's a bit tricky to produce standings currently as they're in Russian. Daniil Dubov started with 3/3, early days yet.

65th ch-RUS HL Tyumen RUS (RUS), 16-27 vi 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1. Dubov, Daniil g RUS 2569 +42 +8 +9 =5 =13 +23 =3 =2 +16 . . 7 2807
2. Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2703 +7 -13 =26 +35 =6 +9 +23 =1 +5 . . 2721
3. Andreikin, Dmitry g RUS 2700 =38 +32 =14 =16 +19 +13 =1 =5 +11 . . 2769
4. Demchenko, Anton m RUS 2575 +46 =19 -10 =32 =33 +41 =12 +14 +18 . . 6 2670
5. Sjugirov, Sanan g RUS 2625 +30 +23 =13 =1 =7 =6 +16 =3 -2 . . 2652
6. Panarin, Mikhail g RUS 2538 =11 =15 +44 +14 =2 =5 =7 =18 =9 . . 2664
7. Prizant, Jaroslav m RUS 2524 -2 +45 +24 +8 =5 =10 =6 =11 =12 . . 2710
8. Kurnosov, Igor g RUS 2663 +36 -1 +29 -7 =38 +22 -11 +32 +25 . . 2628
9. Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2642 +41 +39 -1 =10 =12 -2 +34 +24 =6 . . 2633
10. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2736 =25 =29 +4 =9 =18 =7 =14 =20 =17 . . 5 2643
11. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2716 =6 +27 +16 =13 -23 =14 +8 =7 -3 . . 5 2639
12. Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 2683 =27 +28 =22 =18 =9 =20 =4 =13 =7 . . 5 2608
13. Popov, Ivan g RUS 2609 +45 +2 =5 =11 =1 -3 =17 =12 =15 . . 5 2672
14. Khismatullin, Denis g RUS 2664 +35 =22 =3 -6 +28 =11 =10 -4 +30 . . 5 2604
15. Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2651 =28 =6 =35 =26 +34 =17 =24 =23 =13 . . 5 2576
16. Bocharov, Dmitry g RUS 2600 +40 +24 -11 =3 =17 +31 -5 +21 -1 . . 5 2672
17. Grachev, Boris g RUS 2680 =32 +38 =19 =22 =16 =15 =13 =25 =10 . . 5 2643
18. Shimanov, Aleksandr g RUS 2600 -39 +30 +33 =12 =10 =21 +31 =6 -4 . . 5 2598
19. Timofeev, Artyom g RUS 2641 +34 =4 =17 =31 -3 =27 +33 =29 =23 . . 5 2610
20. Khairullin, Ildar g RUS 2631 =37 =33 =39 =25 +32 =12 =21 =10 =22 . . 5 2582
21. Matlakov, Maxim g RUS 2668 =33 +37 =31 -23 +26 =18 =20 -16 +27 . . 5 2589
22. Maletin, Pavel g RUS 2596 +43 =14 =12 =17 =31 -8 =27 +36 =20 . . 5 2623
23. Frolyanov, Dmitry g RUS 2564 +44 -5 +43 +21 +11 -1 -2 =15 =19 . . 5 2595
24. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2677 +26 -16 -7 +39 =25 +38 =15 -9 +29 . . 5 2576
25. Lintchevski, Daniil g RUS 2563 =10 -31 +42 =20 =24 =33 +35 =17 -8 . . 2574
26. Kabanov, Nikolai g RUS 2496 -24 +40 =2 =15 -21 -34 =42 +43 +28 . . 2476
27. Stukopin, Andrey m RUS 2502 =12 -11 -32 +44 +37 =19 =22 =28 -21 . . 4 2480
28. Petrov, Artur f RUS 2414 =15 -12 =38 +43 -14 =32 +39 =27 -26 . . 4 2463
29. Yevseev, Denis g RUS 2529 =31 =10 -8 -34 =39 +44 +41 =19 -24 . . 4 2471
30. Yuffa, Daniil f RUS 2345 -5 -18 +46 -38 +43 -35 +40 +41 -14 . . 4 2407
31. Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 2707 =29 +25 =21 =19 =22 -16 -18 =35 . . . 2535
32. Ovetchkin, Roman g RUS 2501 =17 -3 +27 =4 -20 =28 +37 -8 . . . 2523
33. Artemiev, Vladislav f RUS 2459 =21 =20 -18 +42 =4 =25 -19 =34 . . . 2488
34. Ulanov, Alexandr m RUS 2392 -19 -44 +40 +29 -15 +26 -9 =33 . . . 2441
35. Mokshanov, Alexey f RUS 2429 -14 +46 =15 -2 =41 +30 -25 =31 . . . 2489
36. Matinian, Nikita RUS 2426 -8 -43 +37 -41 +44 =39 +38 -22 . . . 2358
37. Makhmutov, Rail f RUS 2363 =20 -21 -36 +45 -27 +40 -32 +42 . . . 2403
38. Bezgodov, Alexei g RUS 2508 =3 -17 =28 +30 =8 -24 -36 =39 . . . 3 2436
39. Yuzhakov, Oleg f RUS 2286 +18 -9 =20 -24 =29 =36 -28 =38 . . . 3 2466
40. Ganzhurov, Roman f RUS 2327 -16 -26 -34 +46 +42 -37 -30 +45 . . . 3 2281
41. Sergeev, Veniamin RUS 2397 -9 -42 +45 +36 =35 -4 -29 -30 . . . 2292
42. Popov, Mikhail RUS 2184 -1 +41 -25 -33 -40 +46 =26 -37 . . . 2284
43. Rychkov, Oleg RUS 2271 -22 +36 -23 -28 -30 =45 +46 -26 . . . 2284
44. Nazaretyan, Tigran RUS 2131 -23 +34 -6 -27 -36 -29 =45 =46 . . . 2 2246
45. Temirkanov, David RUS 2334 -13 -7 -41 -37 =46 =43 =44 -40 . . . 2105
46. Shishigin, Dmitry RUS 2231 -4 -35 -30 -40 =45 -42 -43 =44 . . . 1 2002
62nd ch-RUS HL w 2012 Tyumen RUS (RUS), 16-27 vi 2012
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1. Kovanova, Baira wg RUS 2391 +27 +15 +8 +6 +3 =2 +7 =5 -4 . . 7 2561
2. Pogonina, Natalija wg RUS 2447 =7 =9 +18 +16 +23 =1 =3 +10 +6 . . 7 2545
3. Ubiennykh, Ekaterina wm RUS 2336 +31 =11 +4 +20 -1 +5 =2 +6 =8 . . 2520
4. Ovod, Evgenija m RUS 2410 +21 =19 -3 -5 +17 +15 +12 +13 +1 . . 2472
5. Bodnaruk, Anastasia m RUS 2394 =9 -10 +24 +4 +20 -3 +16 =1 +11 . . 6 2427
6. Girya, Olga wg RUS 2414 +14 +12 =20 -1 +9 +10 +8 -3 -2 . . 2415
7. Timofeeva, Ekaterina wm RUS 2273 =2 +28 +10 -23 +11 =8 -1 =12 +16 . . 2434
8. Vasilevich, Irina m RUS 2375 +22 +24 -1 =11 +13 =7 -6 +14 =3 . . 2372
9. Schepetkova, Margarita RUS 2181 =5 =2 =15 +25 -6 -20 +28 +19 +17 . . 2373
10. Shadrina, Tatiana wg RUS 2359 =28 +5 -7 +15 +19 -6 +20 -2 =12 . . 5 2367
11. Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina m RUS 2417 +25 =3 =19 =8 -7 =21 +23 +20 -5 . . 5 2365
12. Severiukhina, Zoja wg RUS 2337 +29 -6 +21 -19 +18 +23 -4 =7 =10 . . 5 2343
13. Zaiatz, Elena m RUS 2446 -15 +22 -25 +27 -8 +24 +21 -4 +18 . . 5 2267
14. Sukhareva, Evgeniya RUS 2236 -6 +32 -23 +29 -21 +18 +19 -8 +24 . . 5 2269
15. Drozdova, Dina RUS 2256 +13 -1 =9 -10 +22 -4 +27 -16 +23 . . 2315
16. Pustovoitova, Daria f RUS 2307 -24 +17 +27 -2 +25 =19 -5 +15 -7 . . 2237
17. Korchenkova, Irina wf RUS 2088 . -16 =31 +26 -4 =28 +29 +25 -9 . . 4 2180
18. Cheremnova, Tamara wf RUS 2245 -23 +29 -2 +24 -12 -14 +22 +27 -13 . . 4 2207
19. Ivakhinova, Inna wm RUS 2306 +30 =4 =11 +12 -10 =16 -14 -9 . . . 2227
20. Iljushina, Olga wg RUS 2354 +26 +23 =6 -3 -5 +9 -10 -11 . . . 2284
21. Butuc, Maria wm RUS 2201 -4 +31 -12 =22 +14 =11 -13 =23 . . . 2258
22. Sazonova, Elena N. wm RUS 2159 -8 -13 +28 =21 -15 +31 -18 +30 . . . 2152
23. Romanko, Marina m RUS 2420 +18 -20 +14 +7 -2 -12 -11 =21 -15 . . 2227
24. Sazonova, Anastasia RUS 1963 +16 -8 -5 -18 +29 -13 =26 +31 -14 . . 2160
25. Gubernatorova, Lyudmila RUS 2243 -11 +26 +13 -9 -16 -27 +31 -17 . . . 3 2124
26. Korchagina, Viktoria wf RUS 2098 -20 -25 =32 -17 -31 +30 =24 +28 . . . 3 2002
27. Kabanova, Ekaterina wf RUS 2164 -1 +30 -16 -13 +32 +25 -15 -18 . . . 3 2142
28. Dotdaeva, Aminat wf RUS 2139 =10 -7 -22 =32 +30 =17 -9 -26 . . . 1996
29. Rassokhina, Ekaterina wf RUS 2080 -12 -18 +30 -14 -24 +32 -17 . . . . 2 1958
30. Adamova, Tuyara RUS 1914 -19 -27 -29 +31 -28 -26 +32 -22 . . . 2 1927
31. Manina, Ksenia RUS 1987 -3 -21 =17 -30 +26 -22 -25 -24 . . . 1874
32. Likhovid, Ekaterina RUS 2030 . -14 =26 =28 -27 -29 -30 . . . . 1 1832

4) 5th Karen Asrian Memorial 2012

The 5th Karen Asrian Memorial took place 16th-24th June 2012. David Arutinian took clear first place by a point with 7.5/9.

5th Karen Asrian Mem Jermuk ARM Sat 16th Jun 2012 - Sun 24th Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Arutinian DavidGMGEO25617.541.044.55
2Grigoryan AvetikGMARM25816.547.052.04
3Minasian ArtashesGMARM25066.543.047.05
4Babujian LevonGMARM24696.542.545.54
5Shanava KonstantineGMGEO25896.045.048.05
6Aghasaryan RobertFMARM23396.041.544.05
7Gabuzyan HovhannesIMARM24576.039.542.54
8Maghalashvili DavitIMGEO24786.038.541.54
9Andriasian ZavenGMARM26156.037.040.05
10Melkumyan HrantGMARM26425.546.551.04
11Hayrapetian ArmanIMARM23725.543.045.04
12Harutyunian Tigran KARM22525.542.545.54
13Guramishvili SopikoIMGEO24085.541.544.54
14Kalashian DavidIMARM24085.540.043.05
15Simonian HrairGMARM24755.538.541.55
16Harutjunyan GevorgGMARM24605.537.040.04
17Mikaelyan ArmanARM22165.535.537.55
18Kotanjian TigranGMARM25225.044.048.05
19Ter-Sahakyan SamvelGMARM25775.043.546.54
20Poghosyan SurenARM23065.041.544.05
21Petrosian Davit GGMARM24605.041.544.04
22Mkrtchian LilitIMARM24495.041.044.04
23Torosyan NorayrARM21375.039.042.04
24Hayrapetyan HovikIMARM24495.038.542.05
25Oparin GrigoriyIMRUS24945.037.541.05
26Nigalidze GaiozIMGEO24655.033.035.55
27Petrosyan Tigran SARM23154.547.549.54
28Manukyan Sargis VARM22744.545.049.04
29Petrosyan ManuelARM22914.539.042.05
30Chibukhchian ArturGMARM24944.538.542.54
31Tamazyan HaikARM21694.535.538.05
32Gasparian TigranARM21984.535.036.55
33Mnatsakanian Eduard AIMARM21864.532.034.54
34Kanjaryan VladimirARM21164.530.032.54
35Karatorossian DavidIMARM22214.042.046.04
36Matevosyan SedrakARM21724.041.544.54
37Shahinyan DavidARM23684.039.543.54
38Matnadze AnaIMESP24464.037.539.55
39Martirosyan Haik MFMARM19674.037.040.05
40Khachykian DavidBLR21714.035.036.54
57 players

5) 5th Svein Memorial 2012

The 5th Svein Memorial takes place in Oslo 22nd-26th June 2012.

5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR Fri 22nd Jun 2012 - Tue 26th Jun 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1Perf
1 Berg, EmanuelGM25876.52266 2759
2 Hebden, Mark LGM25125.52303 2571
3 Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenIM24395.52269 2542
4 Hoi, CarstenGM235752308 2485
5 Ziska, Helgi DamIM245052306 2493
6 Smith, AxelIM248352289 2478
7 Hagen, Andreas SkytteIM244552201 2396
8 Hammer, Jon LudvigGM263052164 2471
9 Persson, Tiger HillarpGM257852068 2417
10 Hansen, Lars-Henrik Bech199252041 2166
11 Ogaard, LeifGM240852031 2262
12 Hauge, Lars Oskar20714.52216 2296
13 Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian19954.52198 2239
14 Seps, MonikaWIM21934.52137 2248
15 Frisk, EllinorWFM218142210 2263
16 Tari, Aryan221642186 2235
17 Meurs, Tom224642173 2233
18 Gonzalez, Francisco Silva199142134 2075
19 Moseng, Geir212442121 2155
20 Westerinen, Heikki M.J.GM233542094 2161
21 Kjoita, Henning197042084 2097
22 Heublum, Harry A190342083 2051
23 Haubro, Sigfred213542039 2075
24 Mihajlov, Svetoslav209242038 2074
25 Kjolberg, Jens Hjorth198242017 1996
26 Mihajlov, Sebastian206441962 2020
27 Omtvedt, Per211741865 1926
28 Salomon, Johan20523.52132 2119
29 Johansen, Stian19973.52090 2033
30 Adnoy, Hallvard VFM22863.52057 2078
31 Seroux, Camille DeWFM21283.52038 2039
32 Kjoita, Torgeir18803.51883 1796
33 Wibe, Per H.184932193 2098
34 Haug, Johannes188632148 2012
35 Hansen, Erle Andrea Marki185332031 1886
36 Ostby, Martin Bergsjo173432003 1869
37 Poulsen, Iver208432002 1957
37 Machlik, Jon170132002 1868
39 Lund, Terje205331993 1954
40 Langmyhr, Tore190531992 1915
64 players

6) 5th Mayors Cup Mumbai 2012

The 5th Mayors Cup took place in Mumbai 7th-15th June 2012. Aleksej Aleksandrov scored 9.5/11.

5th Mayors Cup 2012 Mumbai IND Thu 7th Jun 2012 - Fri 15th Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR26069.579.072.070.0
2Deviatkin AndreiGMRUS25779.081.574.572.0
3Rahman ZiaurGMBAN25209.076.569.567.5
4Czebe AttilaGMHUN24759.070.063.562.0
5Chadaev NikolaiGMRUS25638.578.572.069.0
6Gomez John PaulGMPHI25078.577.571.568.0
7Adhiban BGMIND25558.577.070.567.5
8Stupak KirillGMBLR25138.573.567.564.5
9Debashis DasIMIND24258.572.567.063.5
10Kunte AbhijitGMIND25388.074.568.065.0
11Vaibhav SuriIMIND24858.074.567.565.5
12Paragua MarkGMPHI25218.072.066.062.5
13Sriram JhaGMIND24368.070.064.062.5
14Udeshi AdityaIMIND23528.068.063.059.0
15Gusain HimalIND22718.068.062.560.0
16Gara TiciaWGMHUN23658.067.061.558.5
17Harihara Sudan MIND20398.065.561.558.0
18Grover SahajIMIND25067.574.067.565.0
19Hoang Thanh TrangGMHUN24497.573.567.565.0
20Praveen Kumar CIMIND23427.572.066.062.5
21Ravi LankaIMIND23247.571.566.063.0
22Deepan Chakkravarthy JGMIND24617.571.565.562.5
23Prince BajajCMIND22557.570.064.562.0
24Rajesh V A VFMIND23647.570.064.561.0
25Nimmy A GIND21997.569.564.560.5
26Ram S KrishnanIND23037.569.063.560.5
27Podolchenko EvgeniyGMBLR24647.569.063.061.5
28G AkashIND22757.569.063.061.0
29Sagar ShahIND23017.569.063.060.5
30Abhishek KelkarIND21347.568.563.560.5
31Saravana Krishnan PIND23267.568.063.059.0
32Kunal MIND22507.568.062.560.0
33Padmini RoutWGMIND23457.568.062.559.5
34Sanjay NIND23437.568.062.060.5
35Murali Krishnan B TIMIND23377.567.061.059.5
36Lokesh PIND22317.567.061.059.0
37Tilak Sharad SIMIND22877.566.561.558.0
38Barbosa OliverGMPHI25507.566.060.558.5
39Singh D PIMIND22787.565.059.557.0
40Phadke SohanIND22667.565.059.556.0
335 players

7) Wroclaw Chess Festival 2012

The Wroclaw Chess Festival takes place 22nd June to 10th July 2012. The main 21st Adolf Anderssen Memorial starts on 30th June 2012.

8) FIDE Women's Grand Prix Kazan 2012

The 4th Women's Grand Prix took place in Kazan 9th-23rd June 2012. Anna Muzychuk and Indian player Humpy Koneru shared first on 7.5/11. According to the regulations of Grandprix in the case of any tie in any tournament, the Grand Prix ranking points and prize money are split equally. Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan was the top seed and finished half a point back on 7 points after defeating long time leader Elina Danielian who lost her last three games. Hou finished level with Viktorija Cmilyte. This was a recovery for Hou. She had travelled directly from a very tough Danzhou tournament where she finished last and not surprisingly had a rough start to the tournament.

4th WGP Kazan 2012 Kazan RUS Sat 9th Jun 2012 - Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Humpy KoneruGMIND25897.50.536.753.0
2Anna MuzychukGMSLO25987.50.536.503.0
3Viktorija CmilyteGMLTU25087.01.035.003.0
4Hou YifanGMCHN26237.00.037.254.0
5Alexandra KosteniukGMRUS24576.01.031.003.5
6Elina DanielianGMARM24846.00.030.752.5
7Tatiana KosintsevaGMRUS25325.50.027.502.0
8Keteryana LahnoGMUKR25465.00.025.502.5
9Antoaneta StefanovaGMBUL25184.51.022.002.0
10Nadezhda KosintsevaGMRUS25284.50.022.752.5
11Alisa GalliamovaIMRUS24843.00.013.501.5
12Betul Cemre YildizWGMTUR23332.50.014.001.0
12 players

9) 16th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2012

The 16th Voronezh International Chess Festival took place 10th-21st June 2012. Artur Gabrielian took first on tie-break from a group of 5 players who finished on 7/9.

Organiser Dmitry Borisenkov reports: "There was a tie-break in the main festival tournament (Master Open) - 5 players finished with 7 points of 9 each. GM Artur Gabrielian (RUS, Georgievsk, Elo 2573) managed to win his first Master Open Cup after playing in Voronezh for 9 times. GM Sergey Grigoriants (RUS, Noscow, 2557) was the second, IM Andrey Baryshpolets (UKR, Kyiv, 2487) was the third with GM norm achieved. GM Vladimir Onischuk (UKR, Kharkiv, 2516) and GM Yakov Geller (RUS, Togliatti, 2538) were the next. 5 players achieved IM norm and one player (Maria Nevioselaya, BLR) achieved WIM norm. We invite all participants to visit Voronezh the next year, as usually, in the middle of June (10-21)!"

16th Master Open Voronezh RUS Sun 10th Jun 2012 - Thu 21st Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Gabrielian, ArturGMRUS2573111101½1½7.052.040.252733
2Grigoriants, SergeyGMRUS25571110½11½17.050.036.752713
3Baryshpolets, AndreyIMUKR2487101111½½17.047.535.52710
4Onischuk, VladimirGMUKR25161½1½011117.045.033.02706
5Geller, JakovGMRUS25381½1½½11½17.045.535.02688
6Yemelin, VasilyGMRUS25681½½111½½½6.549.534.252638
7Dvoirys, Semen I.GMRUS25721½1½1½½½16.549.034.02635
8Kovalenko, IgorGMUKR25600111101½16.543.529.752598
9Fedoseev, VladimirGMRUS254611½111½006.050.030.252661
10Yudin, SergeiGMRUS2530111½½½½106.050.031.52658
11Volkov, SergeyGMRUS26231½1½101016.049.031.752612
12Zubov, AlexanderGMUKR2617½1110101½6.047.529.252592
13Ponkratov, PavelGMRUS25901101½½0116.046.529.52572
14Papin, VasilyGMRUS25701½11½01016.047.028.52563
15Tarlev, KonstantinIMUKR25261½0111½106.046.528.752552
16Shaposhnikov, EvgenyGMRUS2551101½½½1½16.041.026.02489
17Fedorov, AlexeiGMBLR25710101½111½6.042.528.752473
18Turov, MaximGMRUS26671½1½½01105.551.028.02577
19Peskov, AlexseyIMUKR2394110011½105.545.524.52562
20Danin, AlexandreGMRUS25191101½01½½5.547.526.52552
21Savchenko, BorisGMRUS255311½01½½0+5.543.522.52539
22Lysyj, IgorGMRUS264411½0010115.543.525.52524
23Rakhmanov, AleksandrGMRUS2603½1½½½1½½½5.545.027.252511
24Goganov, AlekseyIMRUS2523½1101½½015.545.025.752500
25Pavlov, SergeyIMUKR246010011101½5.541.522.752469
26Kharitonov, AlexandrGMRUS2547½½½1½101½5.541.524.252463
27Kalugin, Sergey G.GMRUS2366½1½01011½5.541.522.52455
28Smirnov, PavelGMRUS2610½0101½11½5.543.025.752426
29Romanov, EvgenyGMRUS263111½1100½05.054.029.02564
30Faizrakhmanov, RamilRUS2243½1100110½5.048.025.752546
31Kornev, AlexeiGMRUS254211½½011005.050.525.52545
32Belyakov, BogdanFMRUS23120½1110½105.045.522.252521
33Kokarev, DmitryGMRUS262911½½½½½0½5.051.028.02518
34Khanin, SemenRUS2172½1010½1105.042.021.02493
35Antipov, Mikhail Al.IMRUS24331½½0½½1105.044.022.02467
36Biriukov, NikolaiIMUKR24201½1½000115.044.021.52463
37Pasiev, RakhimFMRUS2323010½1½1015.040.519.52462
38Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V.GMRUS25621½½1010015.047.523.52433
39Tihonov, JurijGMBLR2446½0½11½10½5.044.524.52426
40Rodin, DmitrijRUS23531½½0010115.040.519.52422
106 players

10) 3rd Forni di Sopra 2012

The 3rd Forni di Sopra Open took place 16th-23rd June 2012. Ivan Salgado Lopez edged out Pavel Tregubov on tie-break after both finished on 7/9.

3rd Forni di Sopra Forni di Sopra ITA Sat 16th Jun 2012 - Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Salgado Lopez IvanGM26237.048.052.52468.6
22Tregubov Pavel V.GM25967.046.050.02378.3
33Korneev OlegGM25866.547.552.02438.8
410Romanishin Oleg MGM25116.547.051.02403.2
57Arun Prasad S.GM25196.546.050.52407.4
68Dvirnyy DaniyylIM25156.544.549.02366.2
75Alsina Leal DanielGM25406.046.551.02411.8
84Narciso Dublan MarcGM25416.046.051.02392.1
915Sundararajan KidambiGM24476.046.049.52419.2
1012Naumkin IgorGM24726.044.548.52408.7
1111Naroditsky DanielIM24796.044.048.52354.4
1216Bruno FabioIM24476.044.047.52334.4
1323Boscolo FedericoFM23006.043.047.02349.0
1414Rombaldoni AxelIM24695.546.049.02459.8
1513Ninov NikolaiIM24715.544.548.02367.9
1625Altini Nicola22885.543.547.52337.6
179Rotstein ArkadijGM25125.542.546.52325.3
1817Saravanan V.IM24015.539.042.02274.8
1920Welling GerardIM23335.538.041.02213.4
2021Ceschia IvanoFM23295.538.040.52182.8
2119Bove AlessandroFM23625.042.546.02285.7
2218Borgo GiulioIM23955.041.545.52288.7
2340Sorbera Giovanni21535.041.044.52294.0
2426Vezzosi PaoloIM22785.041.044.02295.3
2522De Santis AlessioFM23265.041.044.02245.7
2624Xia Jie23005.039.042.02214.8
2759Callier Christophe20345.038.041.52227.1
2835Andersen Alf R.21995.037.040.52201.7
2927Tonon Alessandro22755.036.539.02142.9
306Lalith Babu M.R.GM25294.545.549.52377.6
3138Akshat Chandra21554.540.543.52271.9
3243Lantini Marco21474.540.043.52290.7
3332Arjun BharatCM22314.540.042.52231.6
3437Cnossen Wiebe21604.539.041.52196.1
3530Hagesaether EllenWIM22524.537.540.02152.2
3634Prakken GerritFM22034.536.539.52161.4
3728Brunello MarinaWIM22674.536.039.02155.9
3841Makka IouliaWIM21494.536.038.52174.6
3947Happel HenkFM21254.535.538.52178.3
4044Popa ClaudioCM21464.534.036.02129.9
72 players

11) 19th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational 2012

The 19th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational took place 6th-10th June 2012. All three winners (including 11-year old Samuel Sevian) Arun Sharma and Victor Shen appear to have achieved IM norms with scores of 6.5/9. My thanks to Jack Peters for the games.

19th Metropolitan IM Los Angeles USA Wed 6th Jun 2012 - Sun 10th Jun 2012. Category: 3. Ave: (2302)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Shen, Victor C FM USA 2333 # 1 1 = 0 1 0 1 1 1 6.5 2465
2 Sharma, Arun USA 2331 0 # = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2465
3 Sevian, Samuel USA 2247 0 = # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2475
4 Matikozian, Andranik IM ARM 2411 = = = # = = 1 = 1 = 5.5 2370
5 King, Alexander B USA 2211 1 0 0 = # = 1 = = 1 5 2356
6 Amanov, Zhanibek IM KAZ 2401 0 0 = = = # 1 1 = 1 5 2334
7 Arvind, C.J. FM IND 2317 1 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 = 1 3.5 2221
8 Remlinger, Larry IM USA 2355 0 = 0 = = 0 0 # = 1 3 2172
9 Troff, Kayden W FM USA 2276 0 0 0 0 = = = = # 0 2 2085
10 Kudryavtsev, Vadim RUS 2142 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 # 1.5 2047

12) Paleros Open 2012

The Paleros Open took place 16th-23rd June 2012. Vladimir Zavoronkov took clear first with 7.5/9.

Paleros Open 2012 Paleros GRE Sat 16th Jun 2012 - Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1ZAVORONKOV VLADIMIREST23717.50.037.50.0
2DORFANIS ILARIONGRE22257.00.036.00.0
3DRAGOMIRESCU CALINROU21856.50.038.50.0
4ANTIC DEJANSRB25186.50.038.00.0
5NIKOLAIDIS KONSTANTINOSGRE22786.50.038.00.0
6MEJVIK JACOBSWE20396.50.034.50.0
7DUPORT NICOLASSUI22146.50.033.50.0
8ATHANASIADIS ANDRGRE20606.50.033.00.0
9SKOUVAKLIS ALEXISSUI21236.50.032.50.0
10BRZEZINSKI ADAMSWE20956.00.033.00.0
11PAPPAS ANDREASGRE20446.00.033.00.0
12MARINC DAMIRSLO20126.00.032.00.0
13DRAGOMIRESCU ANGELAROU22706.00.031.00.0
14KOUIS MARIOSGRE18016.00.031.00.0
15ZIOGAS HRISTOSGRE06.00.029.00.0
16KESARIS EVANGELOSGRE18625.50.031.00.0
17PERRAKIS POLYCHRONISGRE16775.50.027.00.0
18ROKOFYLLOS KONSTANTINOSGRE05.00.028.00.0
19KATSIGIANNIS PAVLOSGRE16335.00.028.00.0
20PISTOL MATS-ERIKSWE05.00.028.00.0
21KALANTZIS DIMITRIOSGRE05.00.026.00.0
22KEFSIKOGLOU PETROULAGRE05.00.026.00.0
23NOUSIAS GEORGIOSGRE05.00.025.00.0
24GEORGAKIS SPIRIDONGRE05.00.025.00.0
25FELEKIS VASILIOSGRE05.00.024.00.0
26KAHRIMANIS NIKOLAOSGRE05.00.024.00.0
27TRIANTAKONSTANTIS DIMITRISGRE05.00.023.00.0
28KIRIAKAKIS MILTIADISGRE05.00.023.00.0
29FRAGIADAKI EIRINIGRE14694.50.026.50.0
30HAHAMIS NESTORASGRE04.50.024.00.0
31GOUDAS MIHAILGRE04.50.018.50.0
32SAMONAS KONSTANTINOSGRE04.00.023.00.0
33KATAGIS THEODOROSGRE04.00.022.00.0
34BALATSOURAS APOSTOLOSGRE04.00.022.00.0
35KIRIAKAKIS ANTONIOSGRE13474.00.021.00.0
36HASAKIS PARISGRE04.00.020.00.0
37DRAGOMIRESCU LIVIUROU04.00.020.00.0
38NTENTA ANNAGRE04.00.019.00.0
39TSIRONIS KONSTANTINOSGRE04.00.018.00.0
40SIDERAS THOMASGRE04.00.017.00.0
70 players

13) Teplice Open 2012

The Teplice Open took place 16th-24th June 2012. Alexandr Fier took clear first with 8/9.

Teplice Open 2012 Teplice CZE Sat 16th Jun 2012 - Sun 24th Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB2TB3
1Fier AlexandrGMBRA25968.041.052.0
2Shishkin VadimGMUKR24927.043.054.0
3Cernousek LukasIMCZE24407.042.054.5
4Sergeev VladimirGMUKR24866.544.056.5
5Chatalbashev BorisGMBUL25756.542.054.5
6Mekhitarian Krikor SevagGMBRA25316.542.052.5
7Vorobiov Evgeny EGMRUS25816.541.553.5
8Boros DenesGMHUN24756.541.052.0
9Kriebel TadeasFMCZE23906.540.051.0
10Mukashev AssanKAZ21726.538.547.5
11Womacka MathiasGMGER24276.538.049.0
12Kanovsky DavidIMCZE24456.535.045.0
13Hausner IvanIMCZE24126.042.055.0
14Dolezal jr. RadoslavIMCZE23706.040.551.5
15Adamek JiriFMCZE23206.039.050.0
16Bartos JanFMCZE22356.038.550.0
17Kratochvil JosefFMCZE22316.038.047.5
18Carstensen JacobFMDEN23056.037.046.5
19Lechtynsky JiriGMCZE23826.036.547.0
20Ponizil CyrilFMCZE24046.036.547.0
21Vlasak LukasFMCZE22476.034.545.0
22Nemcova KaterinaWGMCZE22615.539.550.5
23Kantorik MarianIMSVK23055.539.050.0
24Tuma JakubFMCZE22815.537.548.5
25Vales VaclavCZE21795.537.548.0
26Olsarova KarolinaWIMCZE22475.537.049.0
27Olsarova TerezaWIMCZE22095.535.045.0
28Krcal MichalCZE21245.535.044.5
29Furman BorisFMRUS22855.534.544.5
30Seidl StepanCZE21655.534.043.0
31Grichkevitch GillesFRA21005.533.543.0
32Kratochvil KarelCZE22135.533.542.5
33Hadraba VladimirCZE22475.533.042.0
34Toman OndrejCZE19825.533.042.0
35Horak JiriCZE21855.532.542.0
36Jasny StanislavIMCZE23485.532.541.0
37Jedlicka AlesFMCZE22155.532.041.0
38Zahour IvanCZE20685.532.041.0
39Kaluzny MatyasCZE18765.531.038.0
40Vykouk JanCZE18965.531.038.0
134 players

14) 4th Eforie Nord Festival 2012

The 4th Eforie Nord Festival has an 11 round all-play-all as the top group. Viorel Iordachescu and Sergei Tiviakov have started with 3.5/4. Couldn't find any games.

4th Eforie Nord Open Eforie Nord ROU Sat 23rd Jun 2012 - Sun 1st Jul 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Iordachescu ViorelGMMDA26143.513.016.57.25
2Tiviakov SergeiGMNED26563.513.016.54.25
3Nikolova AdrianaWGMBUL23453.013.517.04.50
4Kutnik Alexandru-FranciscNMROU21713.013.517.03.00
5Mintas Florin-AlexandruROU12012.014.518.01.00
6Badea BelaGMROU24912.014.518.00.50
7Somoff AbdoFMLIB21551.515.018.50.25
8Mindrigan DumitruMDA20101.015.519.00.00
9Zaim MarianNMROU21740.516.019.50.75
10Cimpean AndraIROU16790.016.520.00.00
Dina Mihai-FabianIROU12750.016.520.00.00
11 players

15) Hotel El Aguila GM 2012

The Hotel El Aguila GM took place in Utebo in the Zaragoza region took place 18th-23rd June 2012. I have to accept that calling the event the Cerrado GM Hotel and saying it took place in Zaragoza as I did last week was not really correct but do feel that organisers should make clear where their events are taking place and what they're called without having to do half an hours research on wikipedea every time, this is by no means the first case where guessing doesn't really help, the website and chess-results entry was not especially helpful in particular case. Cerrado means Closed in Spanish apparently and Zaragoza not just a city but a region, you live and learn. Anton Guijarro David took clear first with 6.5/9..

Hotel El Aguila Utebo ESP Mon 18th Jun 2012 - Sat 23rd Jun 2012. Category: 8. Ave: (2441)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Anton Guijarro, David FM ESP 2475 # 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2603
2 Khamrakulov, Ibragim S. GM ESP 2517 1 # = 0 1 1 = = = = 5.5 2513
3 Cuartas, Jaime Alexander GM COL 2523 = = # = = = = = = 1 5 2475
4 Ducarmon, Quinten FM NED 2368 0 1 = # = 0 1 = = 1 5 2492
5 Garza Marco, Sergio IM ESP 2410 = 0 = = # = = 1 1 = 5 2487
6 Antoli Royo, Joaquin Miguel IM ESP 2401 0 0 = 1 = # 0 1 1 = 4.5 2445
7 Forcen Esteban, Daniel IM ESP 2457 0 = = 0 = 1 # = 0 1 4 2396
8 Hunt, Adam C IM ENG 2461 = = = = 0 0 = # = = 3.5 2359
9 Pogorelov, Ruslan GM UKR 2408 0 = = = 0 0 1 = # 0 3 2320
10 Del Rey, Diego IM ESP 2390 0 = 0 0 = = 0 = 1 # 3 2322

16) Finnish Championships 2012

The Finnish Championships took place 11th-21st June 2012. Men's games complete, final round women's still missing. Vilka Sipilä won with 8.5/11.

ch-FIN 2012 Helsinki FIN Mon 11th Jun 2012 - Thu 21st Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Sipilä VilkaFMFIN23938.50.0839.25
2Karttunen MikaIMFIN24477.50.5541.00
3Ebeling DanielFIN22797.50.5537.00
4Agopov MikaelIMFIN24526.50.5429.50
5Mäki-Uuro MiikkaIMFIN23326.50.5334.75
6Nyysti SampsaIMFIN23416.00.0327.25
7Nouro MikaelIMFIN23305.50.0225.75
8Norri JooseIMFIN23344.50.0122.25
9Pudas TeemuFMFIN23134.01.0221.00
10Luukkonen TommiFMFIN22884.00.0320.75
11Valli FransFIN22783.00.0213.50
12Torkkola HenriFIN21272.50.0111.00
12 players
ch-FIN w 2012 Helsinki FIN Mon 11th Jun 2012 - Thu 21st Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Tuominen TanjaWIMFIN20975.50.0513.00
2Puuska HeiniWFMFIN19895.00.0411.00
3Nazarova AnastasiaFIN16284.50.048.50
4Tumanova IrinaFIN17292.00.512.75
5Larionova MariaFIN15592.00.512.25
6Larionova KatariinaFIN14611.50.011.50
7Peltoniemi MillaFIN13850.50.001.00
7 players

17) Coupe de France Final 2012

The French Cup Final and the Women's Top 12 Final took place in Saint-Quentin. Marseille won the French Cup, Vandoeuvre the women's. Games from the last three rounds of the men's event and 2 of the women's.

18) HSG Open 2012

The HSG Open took place 22nd-24th June 2012. Namig Guliyev took first on tie-break from Normunds Miezis and Alexandre Dgebuadze after all finished on 5/6.

HSG Open 2012 Hilversum NED Fri 22nd Jun 2012 - Sun 24th Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Guliyev, NamigGMAZE25221111½½5.024.519.752630
2Miezis, NormundsGMLAT257711½1½15.022.017.252572
3Dgebuadze, AlexandreGMBEL255811½1½15.021.017.252495
4Jonkman, HarmenGMNED241711½1½½4.524.016.752554
5Van Kampen, RobinGMNED256311011½4.522.515.252470
6Castaneda, GeorguiGMPER252211011½4.520.514.02427
7Nagtegaal, KeesNED2203½½1½114.519.014.02245
8Goudriaan, EtienneFMNED23211110104.022.012.52417
9Krueger, AndreGER213210½11½4.019.511.752235
10Mueer, SebastianGER22370111104.019.511.02235
11Visser, Henk JanNED22341110014.019.09.52333
12Ducarmon, RenzoNED20470101114.018.59.52249
13Hachijan, ArmenNED21960111014.018.011.52214
14Galje, HansNED2100½½1½1½4.017.511.02161
15Holwijn, MelvinNED2025=01½114.014.59.52199
16Van Osch, MeesNED20291½½½103.520.511.52238
17Gunther, MarcellaNED1937½½011½3.518.510.02171
18Zwirs, NicoNED21831½01013.518.59.752090
19Dijkhuis, TychoNED1968=½0½113.518.010.752193
20Lenhardt, ManfredGER2127½0½½113.516.58.752023
21Henseler, JorgenNED20710½1=½13.516.07.52124
22Straat, Evert-JanNED2092101=½½3.515.07.02075
23Brink, BarryNED220111½½003.022.010.02154
24Markus, John RaymondNED2155101½½03.021.08.52102
25Roelofs, RikNED1928=11½003.020.59.52168
26Beerdsen, ThomasNED2066=1100½3.020.08.02160
27Van Onzen, JeroenNED2125=1100½3.019.57.02134
28Blom, VincentNED21221010½½3.019.07.02157
29Van Dorp, FolkeNED2223½1010½3.018.58.252044
30Van der Auweraert, ElwinNED20400110½½3.018.57.52142
31Lentjes, NoudNED19400½1½½½3.018.08.252089
32Bekker, StefanNED21751001013.018.06.02090
33Dijk, RogierNED2078=10½103.016.56.51976
34De Visser, ArnoNED189300½½+13.015.06.01966
35Coppoolse, EricNED20400=-½113.014.57.252137
36Van Den Ouden, LendertNED199000½½113.013.05.01994
37Dekker, MarvinAHO2083010½012.519.05.252025
38Den Boer, LennardNED2012½=½0102.518.05.752039
39Veldhuysen, KlaasNED2007½010102.518.05.251990
40Piet, JoeriNED2087=1½0½02.517.55.251944
58 players

19) Russian Team vs Russian Fans Correspondence Match

To Celebrate the 175th Anniversary of a match between Alexander Petrov and three St. Petersburg chess players in consultation there is a match between the Russian Chess team and their fans who can sign up online. Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin and Evgeny Tomashevsky make up the Russian side.

20) 9th Baltija Cup 2012

The 9th Baltija Cup took place 19th-23rd June 2012. Eduardas Rozentalis won a match 2.5-1.5 against Sergey Kasparov. No games available. The WGM event was won by Laura Rogule and games are available. Tomas Laurusas won the open on tie-break with 6.5/8. No games available.

9th Baltija GM Cup Palanga LTU Tue 19th Jun 2012 - Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 4) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgTB1
1Rozentalis EduardasGMLTU26172.5
2Kasparov SergeyGMBLR25061.5
2 players
9th Baltija WGM Cup Palanga LTU Tue 19th Jun 2012 - Sat 23rd Jun 2012. Category: None. Ave: (2187)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts TPR
1 Rogule, Laura WGM LAT 2317 # = = 1 1 = 7.5 2354
2 Styazhkina, Anna WFM RUS 2107 = # 1 1 0 = 6 2275
3 Stjazhkina, Olga WGM RUS 2260 = 0 # = = 1 4.5 2137
4 Daulyte, Deimante WGM LTU 2244 0 0 = # = 1 4.5 2140
5 Zaksaite, Salomeja WIM LTU 2223 0 1 = = # 1 4 2108
6 Vanagaite, Giedre LTU 1972 = = 0 0 0 # 3.5 2120
9th Baltija Open A Palanga LTU Tue 19th Jun 2012 - Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Laurusas TomasLTU24106.540.043.531.5
2Stremavicius TitasLTU21976.539.544.031.0
3Tvarijonas PovilasFMLTU23066.538.542.032.5
4Vaicekauskas GytisLTU20586.535.038.527.5
5Putka VernerLAT23066.039.042.528.5
6Vedrickas TautvydasFMLTU23296.038.542.031.0
7Bernotas ArtursLAT21966.036.539.029.0
8Solys LaimutisFMLTU23236.036.039.527.0
9Dunaveckis DenissLAT20056.033.536.026.0
10Laimins LaurisLAT22445.539.542.028.0
11Samolins VitalijsIMLAT24125.537.541.027.0
12Bieliauskas MariusLTU21405.536.039.527.5
13Berzinsh IvarsLAT22195.535.038.526.0
14Kalvaitis SigitasLTU22765.535.038.525.0
15Juknis PauliusLTU21565.533.537.525.5
16Svitojus ZygimantasLTU19645.533.535.526.5
17Klabis RokasLTU21075.533.035.525.5
18Osis RenarsLAT22025.037.040.525.5
19Tokranovs DmitrijsLAT19735.036.039.026.0
20Vins AleksisLAT18895.035.537.024.0
21Dubinskas KonstantinasLTU19835.035.038.524.0
22Vanagas TadasLTU20675.034.036.524.0
23Lukosius RimvydasLTU18605.032.536.022.0
24Emdin MarkRUS21075.032.535.525.5
25Poska KarolisLTU18875.032.034.522.0
26Tumosa AlgisLTU19415.031.032.522.0
27Valantiejus VaidotasLTU19285.030.534.021.5
28Beliajeva OlgaLTU19445.030.532.523.0
29Tvarijonas TomasLTU19985.028.031.522.0
30Vicas MarijusLTU19424.534.036.522.0
31Juodzevicius DariusLTU18304.533.534.522.0
32Vaitonis VytautasLTU20144.533.036.523.5
33Slusnys EvaldasLTU18764.532.536.020.5
34Mikhalev ArtyomRUS18284.532.034.021.5
35Petrovskis OlegsLAT19014.531.535.021.5
36Melderis UldisLAT20044.531.033.520.5
37Lielmezs GirtsLAT19474.530.534.022.0
38Jankus GiedriusLTU04.530.534.020.0
39Chernyak ViktoriaRUS18624.530.533.020.0
40Dzenkauskas JurgisLTU18284.530.033.021.5
114 players

21) Gold Coast Open 2012

The Gold Coast open took place 22nd-24th June 2012. Zhao Zong-Yuan won with 5.5/6. I couldn't find any games.

Gold Coast Open 2012 Gold Coast AUS Fri 22nd Jun 2012 - Sun 24th Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Zhao Zong-YuanGMAUS25425.524.016.021.50
2Ly MoulthunIMAUS23865.025.016.519.75
3Illingworth MaxFMAUS23445.022.515.018.00
4Solomon Stephen JIMAUS23865.018.012.015.50
5Nakauchi GeneFMAUS21695.016.511.514.25
6Wohl Aleksandar HIMAUS24124.024.015.514.00
7Xie George WendiIMAUS24084.023.015.514.00
8Brown AndrewIMAUS22364.022.515.012.00
9Tan JustinAUS22114.022.015.013.25
10Ikeda JuntaFMAUS23094.020.513.011.00
11Liu YiAUS21854.019.512.510.00
12Wei MichaelAUS21024.019.013.011.50
13Goundar SanmogamCMFIJ19204.019.012.011.00
14Mcclymont BrodieAUS21404.018.511.511.00
15Kalka Arkadius GeorgFMGER23593.522.514.511.50
16Hornell ColinAUS03.521.515.011.50
17Dragicevic DomagojFMAUS23033.520.513.010.50
18Matheson LaurenceAUS21533.518.512.08.00
19Muller JonasAUS20573.518.012.06.75
20Yu DerekAUS19913.517.511.59.25
21Dale AriAUS20613.516.011.56.75
22Williams BruceAUS20393.516.010.57.00
23Ovcina DennisRSA22433.515.010.510.00
24Wallis ChristopherFMAUS22643.022.014.09.00
25Grigg SamAUS20283.020.513.09.00
26Scharrer PatrickFMITA22803.019.513.56.50
27Caoili ArianneWIMAUS22253.019.513.09.00
28Guo EmmaWIMAUS20053.017.510.56.25
29Soo-Burrowes ElliotAUS19853.017.011.57.50
30Kitikov OlegKGZ18643.017.011.06.50
31Lester George EAUS20183.016.511.57.25
32Walker TysonAUS17603.015.511.05.75
33Yu SallyAUS20103.015.010.56.00
34Harris JohnAUS18102.520.514.56.25
35Stahnke AlexanderAUS18842.519.512.58.75
36Davis Tony JAUS19342.518.013.04.75
37Jack MartinAUS17472.518.012.06.50
38Lapitan DanielAUS17232.517.011.56.75
39Myers Stephen PAUS17832.516.512.03.75
40Bortsova NatashaAUS17742.516.510.54.25
57 players

22) IJmond vierkampen 2012

The IJmond vierkampen took place at the Cafe de Zon 22nd-24th June 2012. David Klein won with 2.5/3. I couldn't find the round 1 games.

IJmond Vierkampen Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 22nd Jun 2012 - Sun 24th Jun 2012. Category: 1. Ave: (2271)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 Pts TPR
1 Klein, David FM NED 2438 # = 1 1 2.5 2488
2 Plukkel, Sjoerd NED 2274 = # = = 1.5 2270
3 Roggeveen, Pieter NED 2207 0 = # 1 1.5 2292
4 Van der Lende, Ilias NED 2164 0 = 0 # 0.5 2033

23) Spring Wednesday Knighter Masters

Nathan Hoover sends the games from the Spring Wednesday Knighter Masters which took place on Wednesday nights 25th April to 20th June 2012. Matthew Dahl and Andrew Tang finished on 7.5/9.

Spring Wed Masters Minneapolis USA Wed 25th Apr 2012 - Wed 20th Jun 2012. Category: None. Ave: (1894)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Tang, Andrew USA 1964 # 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2373
2 Dahl, Matthew D USA 2116 0 # = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2354
3 Drake, Jason USA 2191 = = # 0 1 = 0 1 = 1 5 2094
4 Radermacher, Timothy J USA 0 0 1 # 1 = = = 1 = 5 2147
5 Hoover, Nathan USA 2123 1 0 0 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 5 2102
6 Zelkind, Eduard FM USA 2140 0 0 = = 1 # 1 = 0 = 4 2013
7 Amarasinghe, Prashantha N SRI 2019 0 0 1 = 0 0 # 0 1 1 3.5 1974
8 Fellman, Mike J USA 2002 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 # = 0 2.5 1866
9 Allen, James Franklin USA 2210 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 = # = 2.5 1840
10 Feshir, Medhat USA 2174 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 = # 2.5 1845

24) Catalan Team Championship 2012

The Catalan Team Championship took place 28th January - 21st April 2012. ESCOLA ESCACS DE BCN took the title. My thanks to the organisers for a full file of games. Extra games include the final Round 11 plus a small number of games from earlier rounds.

TCh-CAT 2012 Barcelona ESP Sat 28th Jan 2012 - Sat 21st Apr 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameMptsBpts
1ESCOLA ESCACS DE BCN10368
2BARCELONA UGA9.5339.25
3BARBERA8331.5
4COLON SABADELL7.5344.5
5MONTCADA6319.5
6FOMENT5.5240.75
7SANT JOSEP BADALONA5.5203.5
8FIGUERES4.5232.25
9CERDANYOLA VALLES4.5203.25
10LLEIDA3219.75
11TERRASSA2179.75
12TARRAGONA0180.5
12 teams

25) Egyptian League 2011-12

The Egyptian League took place 4th November 2011 to 8th June 2012. All matches now finished.

TCh-EGY 2011-12 Cairo EGY Fri 4th Nov 2011 - Fri 8th Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 22 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
11El Dakhlia20190139145.0
22Sharkia Dokhan20181137143.5
36Gezeret Elward20144230100.0
43Shorta20136127112.5
55Elhawar206861879.0
611Somha205871774.5
77Badr2071121682.5
89Shoban Asiut2061221473.0
98Elray2051321272.5
1010Elethad201163557.5
114Hawamdya202171548.0
11 teams

26) TCh-SUI 2012

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 18th March - 21st October 2012. Round 5 was on 24th June 2012. Games and results will follow next week. Round 6 22nd September 2012.

TCh-SUI National A Zuerich SUI Sun 18th Mar 2012 - Sun 21st Oct 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Riehen 1822½
2Geneve 1719
3Reichenstein 1617½
4Zuerich 1517½
5Luzern 1416
6Reti 1316
7Winterthur 1315½
8Wollishofen 1314
9Mendrisio 1110½
10Neuchatel 1011½
10 teams

27) Active Team Events

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

Chinese League 2012

The marathon Chinese League takes place 28th April to 9th October 2012. First four rounds took place in Beijing. Rounds 4-7 27th-30th June 2012. It seems we can't believe the dates on chess-results for the Chinese League as a fourth round of games were played. This is a very tricky league to cover at the best of times without the only reliable English source of information being so wrong.

TCh-CHN 2012 Beijing CHN Sat 28th Apr 2012 - Tue 9th Oct 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
14Beijing AIGO Team3201510.00
28Jiangsu Taizhou Team3201510.00
32Chongqing Team320159.00
412Wuxi Huafang Construction Team321048.50
51Zhejiang Yinzhou Team311138.00
66Shanghai Jianqiao Academy Team311138.00
73Tianjin Qin Huangdao Team311137.50
89Shandong Gree Team301226.50
95Chengdu Bank Team301226.00
107Guangdong Huateng Club Team312026.00
1110Qingdao School Team302116.00
1211Hebei Sports Lottery Team302114.50
12 teams

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2012

The Polish Ekstraliga takes place 4th May - 30th September 2012 over three long weekends. David Navara and Radoslaw Wojtaszek are the highest rated players. There is a long break until rounds 4-6 (14-16 Sept) and then rounds 7-9 (28-30 Sept).

TCh-POL Ekstraliga Warsaw POL Fri 4th May 2012 - Sun 30th Sep 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamRtgMptsTB1TB2
11KSz WASKO HetMaN Szopienice Katowice2500622
28GK BASZTA MOS Znin245061.52.5
37AZS POLITECHNIKA POZNANSKA POCZTOWIEC2383422.5
410KSz POLONIA Warszawa2483412
54KSz STILON Gorzow Wlkp.2417421.5
65IMPACT TEAM Ostroda236721.51.5
79ROTMISTRZ TWOJA SZKOLA Grudziadz240020.50.5
82KSz POLONIA VOTUM Wroclaw241722.51
93MLKS NADNARWIANKA Pultusk2350011.5
106LKS WRZOS Miedzyborow2317010
10 teams

28) 12th IPCA Championships 2012

The 12th IPCA Championships take place in Split Croatia. Top seed Andrei Obodchuk leads with 7.5/8 with a round to go. I couldn't see any games.

ch-IPCA 2012 Split CRO Sun 17th Jun 2012 - Tue 26th Jun 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Obodchuk AndreiIMRUS24047.535.5290.533.5
2Yarmonov IhorIMUKR23247.035.0296.532.5
3Valenta VitCZE21745.537.5293.525.0
4Matijasević IlijaMKCRO21045.036.5277.525.0
5Mikheev StanislavIMRUS22615.035.5285.524.0
6GlaEar DomagojMKCRO20945.033.0288.024.0
7Zavarsky JurajSVK20165.030.5263.021.0
8Doronkin GrigoryRUS19314.535.5279.521.5
9Melnik GalinaWFMRUS19854.533.0267.522.5
10Tersinsev AndreyRUS18374.532.0248.019.0
11Marievsky MaximRUS19954.525.5250.520.0
12Linqvist GrelsFIN20054.033.0273.520.5
13Kovacević KrstoICRO20574.031.5267.519.5
14Strekalovski ViktorRUS21424.031.5267.519.0
15Tsapalin SergeyRUS19764.028.5248.017.0
16Kurochkina ElenaRUS18184.028.0246.515.5
17Koszela StanislawPOL18874.027.0232.515.5
18Kestlane HarryEST04.027.0228.516.5
19Pisarova NatalijaUKR04.022.5214.013.0
20Kaydanovich MarinaRUS17453.530.0272.517.0
21Tocklin TomiFIN18543.529.5251.016.0
22Jakesević BrankoMKCRO20633.031.5253.516.5
23Konkolova NikolaSVK03.026.5212.014.0
24Aristov PavelRUS03.025.5219.513.0
25Sergeeva AnnaRUS03.023.0202.512.0
26Asfandiiarov ArtyrRUS02.023.0200.56.0
27Alekseeva KseniaRUS01.021.0196.55.0
27 players

29) 14th Dubai Open 2012

The 14th Dubai Open took place 15th-23rd April 2012. I thought I had added some extra games from the open that I had to the game file one week but it appears not.

14th Dubai Open 2012 Dubai UAE Sun 15th Apr 2012 - Mon 23rd Apr 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ni HuaGMCHN26377.0207910.054.5
2Jobava BaadurGMGEO27067.0206930.052.5
3Mchedlishvili MikheilGMGEO26267.0204570.050.0
4Miezis NormundsGMLAT25577.0203340.053.5
5Sandipan ChandaGMIND25957.0202740.052.0
6Akopian VladimirGMARM26846.5205130.051.0
7Petrosian Tigran LGMARM26436.5204880.051.5
8Miroshnichenko EvgenijGMUKR26246.5202920.050.5
9Andriasian ZavenGMARM26166.5202150.052.0
10Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26436.5199380.049.5
11Hovhannisyan RobertGMARM26006.5198750.048.5
12Volkov SergeyGMRUS26236.5196890.046.5
13Zhou WeiqiGMCHN26286.5196660.050.5
14Shyam Sundar MIMIND24746.5193160.046.0
15Sokolov IvanGMNED26536.5191600.049.5
16Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26156.0201230.051.5
17Baklan VladimirGMUKR26126.0200370.048.5
18Shyam Nikil PIMIND24906.0199970.051.0
19Negi ParimarjanGMIND26396.0199410.052.0
20Iordachescu ViorelGMMDA26446.0198590.048.5
21Grigoryan Karen HIMARM25106.0196920.049.5
22Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26336.0196610.048.0
23Van Wely LoekGMNED26916.0195600.049.5
24Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGMROU26436.0193990.046.5
25Atabayev MaksatFMTKM23676.0193390.045.5
26Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25816.0192680.047.5
27Sergeyeva MariyaWGMKAZ23276.0185780.042.0
28Evdokimov Alexander AGMRUS25556.0185350.041.5
29Harutjunyan GevorgGMARM24556.0184630.042.5
30Baghdasaryan VaheARM24066.0184110.042.0
31Gopal G NGMIND25725.5203070.052.0
32Vishnu Prasanna VIMIND24065.5202130.048.0
33Pantsulaia LevanGMGEO25955.5200950.052.0
34Akshayraj KoreIMIND24225.5199260.045.0
35Ezat MohamedIMEGY24415.5197800.046.0
36Atabayev YusupFMTKM24045.5197270.047.5
37Lalith Babu M RGMIND25325.5194900.047.0
38Amin BassemGMEGY26085.5194820.047.5
39Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR25885.5193260.045.5
40Kovchan AlexanderGMUKR25985.5192870.044.0
172 players

30) National Open 2012

The National Open took place in Las Vegas 15th-17th June 2012. Aleksandr Lenderman won with 5.5/6. 1 additional game.

National Open 2012 Las Vegas USA Fri 15th Jun 2012 - Sun 17th Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456Pts
1Lenderman, AleksandrGM2656+57+53+27+9+8=45.5
2Gareev, TimurGM2745+87+38=28+26=7+155.0
3Kekelidze, MikheilGM2654+79+31+10-8+28+185.0
4Sevillano, EnricoIM2585+80=41+23+42+6=15.0
5Akobian, VaruzhanGM2710+34+32-17+38=30+274.5
6Gelashvili, TamazGM2693+55+19=26+17-4+304.5
7Shankland, SamGM2671=78+60+54+13=2=84.5
8Bykhovsky, AnatolyGM2636+45+40+11+3-1=74.5
9Perunovic, MilosGM2627+36+39+18-1=10+284.5
10Hansen, EricIM2438+71+43-3+63=9+244.5
11Adamson, RobbyFM2398+73+47-8+44=16+254.5
12Sharma, Arun2366+92=23=15=21+22+264.5
13Stewart, William John2266+29=52+25-7+40+214.5
14Ivanisevic, IvanGM2705-77+59=56+79+53=164.0
15Mikhalevski, VictorGM2623+67=54=12+32+17-24.0
16Molner, Mackenzie SIM2540+69-42+57+33=11=144.0
17Bryant, John DanielFM2432+61+82+5-6-15+394.0
18Kaufman, RaymondIM2420+62+81-9+43+37-34.0
19Liou, Yian2379+74-6=79+82=23+444.0
20Mascarenhas, Alberto PFM2296+89-26+75-30+61+374.0
92 players

31) 5th New York International 2012

Tamaz Gelashvili and Giorgi Kacheishvili shared first in the 5th New York International with 7/9. No games available.

5th New York Int New York USA Wed 20th Jun 2012 - Sun 24th Jun 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsPrize
1Gelashvili, TamazGM26007$3750
2Kacheishvili, GiorgiGM25987$3750
3Kekelidze, MikheilGM24946.5$1166.67
4Yang, DarwinIM24766.5$1166.67 2nd GM Norm
5Shen, Victor CFM23336.5$1166.67 Final IM Norm, 1st GM Norm
6Ivanisevic, IvanGM26556
7Arnold, Marc TylerIM25286
8Quan, ZheIM24246
9Bartell, ThomasFM23696$750.00 1st IM Norm
10Jayakumar, Adarsh22676$750.00 2nd IM Norm
11Holt, ConradIM25155.5
12Molner, MackenzieIM24895.5
13Romanenko, VladimirGM24665.5
14Ippolito, DeanIM24325.5
15Mulyar, Michael AIM24085.5
16Vitoux, ColombanIM23955.5
17Rosen, Eric SFM23535.5
18Jiang, LouieFM23275.5
19Bodek, Michael H23245.5
20Ostrovskiy, AleksandrFM23225.5
21Perez, Robert23145.5
22Hungaski, RobertIM25075
23Managadze, NikolozIM24725
24Panjwani, RajaIM24165
25Melekhina, AlisaFM22425
26Tuhrim, Richard J22385
27Fikiet, Alex Miche22295
28Vilenchuk, Michael22205
29Mandizha, FaraiFM24105.O
30Stein, Alan RIM24014.5
31Hecht, Hans-JoachimGM23774.5
32Bonin, Jay RichardIM23294.5
33Naranja, Renato CIM22214.5
34Black Jr, James A22014.5
35Chiang, SarahWCM20334.5
36Fan, Huilianunr.4.5
37Wu, Christopher22044
38Williams, Justus D21894
39Hua, David21804
40Rozman, Levy21794
72 players

32) ch-ISL Playoff 2012

My thanks to Omar Salama for one final rapid game from the playoff.

33) Russian Online Blitz Grand Prix Open 2012

The ChessOK Playing Zone is currently hosting the Russian Online Blitz Grand Prix Open, a competition with a prize fund of $38,000. So far, two qualifying tournaments have already ended:

The 1st qualifying tournament of the Online Grand Prix took place July 3, 2012. 529 chess players participated in the competition, including 64 international grandmasters and 75 international masters.

The 2nd qualifying tournament of the Online Grand Prix took place July 24, 2012. 441 chess players participated in the competition, including 61 international grandmasters and 58 international masters.

The 3rd qualifying tournament will take place July 1, 2012. 16-00 UTC. Read more details at www.chessok.com

34) Forthcoming Events and Links

Mukachevo Summer 2012

Stockholm Chess Festival 2012

9th Annual Philadelphia International

e2e4 Buxton Chess Congress 2012

14th Torredembarra Open 2012

Astana World Rapid and Blitz 2012

Russia vs China Match 2012

40th Annual World Open

6th Leiden Chess Tournament 2012

This year the sixth Leiden Chess Tournament (July 6th thru 15th), will start with an opening match on Thursday July 5th. The match will be between IGM Zhaoqin Peng and WGM Bianca Muhren (see message on the tournament website). Besides this exciting match the tournament has an additional five 2600+ players.

With the number one on rating (2670) and German Champion 2011, Igor Khenkin, the tournament proudly presents the number 84 of the world. Together with former winner Predrag Nikolic (Bosnia), Bartosz Socko (Poland) and the youthful talents Parimarjan Negi (India) and David Howell( England), these are the 5 players with a rating above 2600. Furthermore there wil be seven Grandmasters and a large group of strong international masters who will keep the top players very busy.

Dutch Players

Due to the fact that KNSB (the Dutch Chess Federation) allowed a very full agenda this summer (a weekend tournament in nearby Haarlem, the SpaChesstournament and the closed National Championship in Amsterdam, all in the same period), there will be at least a few national topplayers missing in Leiden. The Dutch flag will have to be defended this year by IM Benjamin Bok (HMC Calder), IGM John van der Wiel (DD), IM Edwin van Haastert (LSG) and IM Jan-Willem de Jong (LSG). We expect surprising results, not in the least because of a large group of young talented players participating. Amongst them the National Youth U20 champion of 2012: Julian van Overdam. In the A-group there are around 30 international players (with titles) which makes it attractive to gain norms.

This year there will be 8 (!) live boards to be watched on the internet, but a visit to the Leiden Mindsportcentre is definitely worthwhile. In the bar there will be a beamer showing the matches live, and enjoying a drink and the matches (analysing!) with fellow chessplayers should be a real pleasure.

US Junior Closed 2012

11th ROC Nova College 2012

11th La Fere Open 2012

34th Oberwart Open 2012

35th Ikaros Open 2012

87th ch-Paris IdF 2012

ch-NOR 2012

119th Scottish Championships and Open 2012

4th Rethymno Open 2012

Chess House Kandidat Sommer 2012

First Saturday July 2012

49th Canadian Open Championship 2012

22nd Heart of Finland Open 2012

6th Varna Open 2012

Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2012

Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER Thu 12th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2801 4101588
2 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2767 2020009
3 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2766 14109603
4 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2727 14103320
5 Leko, Peter GM HUN 2720 703303
6 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2702 4650891
7 Bartel, Mateusz GM POL 2665 1112635
8 Fridman, Daniel GM GER 2653 11600454
9 Meier, Georg GM GER 2647 4675789
10 Gustafsson, Jan GM GER 2642 4625498

23rd Czech Open 2012

Dutch Chess Championships 2012

2nd Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2012

35th Taminco Open

45th Biel International Chess Festival 2012

45th Biel GM Biel SUI Sat 21st Jul 2012 - Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2775 2016192
2 Morozevich, Alexander GM RUS 2769 4116992
3 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2738 8602883
4 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM CUB 2725 3503240
5 Bacrot, Etienne GM FRA 2695 605506
6 Giri, Anish GM NED 2693 24116068

30th Andorra Open

Quebec Open 2012

99th British Championships 2012

20th Montcada Open 2012

Ukrainian Championships 2012

45th Biel GM Biel SUI Sat 21st Jul 2012 - Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2726 14103320
2 Moiseenko, Alexander GM UKR 2711 14102560
3 Volokitin, Andrei GM UKR 2704 14107090
4 Eljanov, Pavel GM UKR 2693 14102951
5 Areshchenko, Alexander GM UKR 2691 14109530
6 Efimenko, Zahar GM UKR 2689 14107201
7 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2678 14105730
8 Fedorchuk, Sergey A. GM UKR 2634 14102536
9 Kuzubov, Yuriy GM UKR 2623 14112906
10 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij GM UKR 2621 14102595
11 Zubov, Alexander GM UKR 2617 14109409
12 Vovk, Yuri GM UKR 2562 14113171

Politiken Cup 2012

15th Olomouc Chess Summer 2011

World Juniors U20 2012

16th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2012

35th Barbera del Valles Open

10th Davos Open 2012

2nd Riga Tech Uni Open 2012

Euro Chess Tournament 2012

Irish Chess Championships 2012

XIII Miquel Mas Figueres International Open 2012

2nd Split Open 2012

French Championships 2012

2nd Metropolitan International

ZMDI Open 2012

World Chess Olympiad 2012

FIDE Grand Prix Chelyabinsk 2012

Chess Train 2012

16th Unive Tournament 2012

16th Unive Crown Hoogeveen NED Fri 19th Oct 2012 - Sat 27th Oct 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2775 2016192
2 Giri, Anish GM NED 2693 24116068
3 Tiviakov, Sergei GM NED 2656 1008013
4 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2623 8602980

World Youth Chess Championships 2012

FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent 2012

4th London Chess Classic

FIDE Grand Prix Lisbon 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Madrid 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Paris 2013

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