THE WEEK IN CHESS 923 16th July 2012 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2012
3) Astana World Rapid and Blitz 2012
4) 2nd Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2012
5) Turkish Isbank Chess League 2012
6) US Junior Closed 2012
7) 22nd Heart of Finland Open 2012
8) Wroclaw Chess Festival 2012
9) 2nd Polugaevsky Memorial 2012
10) Swiss Chess Championship 2012
11) 32nd Benasque Open
12) Slovenian Championship 2012
13) Stiavnica V4 Chess Festival 2012
14) Swedish Championship 2012
15) Norwegian Championship 2012
16) 119th Scottish Championships and Open 2012
17) Chess House Kandidat Sommer 2012
18) First Saturday July 2012
19) II Holuj-Radzikowskiej Memorial 2012
20) ch-MNE 2012
21) 34th Oberwart Open 2012
22) 5th Paracin Summer 2012
23) 6th Leiden Chess Tournament 2012
24) 86th ch-ARG 2012
25) 87th ch-Paris IdF 2012
26) 9th South Wales International 2012
27) 4th Rethymno Open 2012
28) 14th Torredembarra Open 2012
29) 11th Bergamo Open 2012
30) 35th Barbera del Valles Open
31) 6th Varna Open 2012
32) 7th Nana Aleksandria Cup 2012
33) 102 Jahre FC St. Pauli Open 2012
34) 16th Godesburg Open
35) 1st ITT LXSBC 2012
36) 5th Open d'Ille et Vilaine 2012
37) 72nd ch-ITA S/F 2012
38) 8th Lazy Open 2012
39) Dvorkovich Cup 2012
40) III Cidade Maravilhosa Closed 2012
41) Niki Open 2012
42) Werner Ott Open 2012
43) XXI Team Championship of Macedonia 2012
44) XXVII Tadeusza Gniota Memorial 2012
45) ch-UAE President Cup 2012
46) 23rd Czech Open 2012
47) Minsk Open 2012
48) 31st Lemans Open 2012
49) 4th Artemis Cup 2012
50) 35th Taminco Open
51) 11th La Fere Open 2012
52) 35th Ikaros Open 2012
53) 49th Canadian Open Championship 2012
54) 46th Ilmar Raua Memorial 2012
55) Russian Team vs Russian Fans Correspondence Match
56) Chinese League 2012
57) Active Team Events
58) Russia vs China Match 2012
59) FIDE Grand Prix 2012-13 Venue and Players Announced
60) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 201220 games
Astana World Rapid and Blitz 2012120 games
2nd Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament 201256 games
Turkish Isbank Chess League 2012489 games
US Junior Closed 201258 games
22nd Heart of Finland Open 201280 games
Wroclaw Chess Festival 201292 games
2nd Polugaevsky Memorial 201240 games
Swiss Chess Championship 201298 games
32nd Benasque Open98 games
Slovenian Championship 201287 games
Stiavnica V4 Chess Festival 2012208 games
Swedish Championship 201251 games
Norwegian Championship 201248 games
119th Scottish Championships and Open 2012310 games
Chess House Kandidat Sommer 201260 games
First Saturday July 201264 games
II Holuj-Radzikowskiej Memorial 201245 games
ch-MNE 201242 games
34th Oberwart Open 2012247 games
5th Paracin Summer 2012184 games
6th Leiden Chess Tournament 2012122 games
86th ch-ARG 2012385 games
87th ch-Paris IdF 2012141 games
9th South Wales International 2012285 games
4th Rethymno Open 2012180 games
14th Torredembarra Open 201230 games
11th Bergamo Open 201248 games
35th Barbera del Valles Open299 games
6th Varna Open 2012145 games
7th Nana Aleksandria Cup 201240 games
102 Jahre FC St. Pauli Open 2012158 games
16th Godesburg Open363 games
1st ITT LXSBC 201245 games
5th Open d'Ille et Vilaine 201290 games
72nd ch-ITA S/F 201235 games
8th Lazy Open 2012158 games
Dvorkovich Cup 2012112 games
III Cidade Maravilhosa Closed 201246 games
Niki Open 2012316 games
Werner Ott Open 2012230 games
XXI Team Championship of Macedonia 201218 games
XXVII Tadeusza Gniota Memorial 201247 games
ch-UAE President Cup 2012122 games
11th La Fere Open 2012438 games
49th Canadian Open Championship 2012199 games
46th Ilmar Raua Memorial 201235 games
6583 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Olexandr Prohorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Adolivio Capece, Miklos Orso, Sergey Sudakov, Christian Sanchez, Emmanuel Variniac, Harald Grafenhofer, Alon Cohen-Revivo, Kenneth Regan, Steve Stahl, Herman Van de Wynkele, Jack Peters, Johan Hut, Valery Maes, Gianni Gigante and everyone else who helped with the issue.

So much chess this week. Alexander Grischuk won the World Blitz, Dortmund, Science Park Amsterdam events are on now as are team and international opens. Details of the FIDE Grand Prix's announced. A marathon session, I need to go to bed!

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2012

The Sparkassen Chess-Meeting takes place 12th-22nd July 2012. The field is much broader this year being explanded from 6 to 10 players so there are far more decisive results as the top seed have to play for more wins.

40th GM Dortmund GER Thu 12th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012. Category: 19. Ave: (2711)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2726 # = = 1 1 3 2925
2 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2799 # = = 1 1 3 2889
3 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2779 = = # = 1 2.5 2820
4 Leko, Peter GM HUN 2730 = # = = 1 2.5 2791
5 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2700 = = # = = 2 2749
6 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2775 0 = = # 1 2 2703
7 Meier, Georg GM GER 2644 0 = # = 1 2 2689
8 Fridman, Daniel GM GER 2655 = 0 = # = 1.5 2608
9 Gustafsson, Jan GM GER 2629 0 0 = # = 1 2522
10 Bartel, Mateusz GM POL 2674 0 0 0 = # 0.5 2391
Round 1. Fri 13th Jul 2012
Meier, Georg 1-0 Bartel, Mateusz 39 E04 Catalan
Fridman, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Gustafsson, Jan 35 D02 Queen's pawn game
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 60 C45 Scotch
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Kramnik, Vladimir 32 C45 Scotch
Leko, Peter 1/2-1/2 Ponomariov, Ruslan 38 D27 QGA
Round 2. Sat 14th Jul 2012
Fridman, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Leko, Peter 27 E06 Catalan
Bartel, Mateusz 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 34 A15 English opening
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1/2-1/2 Meier, Georg 53 A30 English
Gustafsson, Jan 0-1 Kramnik, Vladimir 27 E92 King's Indian
Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 36 B30 Sicilian
Round 3. Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leko, Peter 1-0 Gustafsson, Jan 45 C84 Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Fridman, Daniel 52 B12 Caro-Kann
Meier, Georg 0-1 Ponomariov, Ruslan 52 D12 QGD Slav
Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 Bartel, Mateusz 50 A25 English
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 59 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Mon 16th Jul 2012
Fridman, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Meier, Georg 32 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Gustafsson, Jan 1/2-1/2 Bartel, Mateusz 35 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Ponomariov, Ruslan 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 46 C67 Ruy Lopez
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1/2-1/2 Kramnik, Vladimir 24 C43 Petrov
Leko, Peter 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 42 C19 French

3) Astana World Rapid and Blitz 2012

The World Rapid and Blitz Championships took place in Astana. Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Alexander Grischuk, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Svidler, Vassily Ivanchuk, Teimour Radjabov, Veselin Topalov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Boris Gelfand, Viktor Bologan etc 2nd-4th July sees qualifying competitions for those not yet invited. Rapid event 6th-8th July. Blitz 9th-10th July. Sergey Karjakin scored 4.5/5 on the final day to win the World Rapid Chess Championship in Astana. The key moments occurred at the start of the day. Leader Carlsen beat tail-ender Ismagambetov but Karjakin also beat Ivanchuk who was trying to win an ending where he had a significant but probably not winning advantage and overstepped the time limit. The following round Ivanchuk surprised Carlsen with his opening choice and Carlsen almost immediately went wrong and lost. Carlsen then lost to Grischuk and Karjakin beat Kazhgaleyev. Karjakin's win with black against Svidler took him to the verge of the title and he drew the final round. Carlsen was lucky to survive against Topalov in the final round who missed a mating continuation on move 40. The World Blitz Championship was won by Alexander Grischuk for the second time. He led almost throughout. Magnus Carlsen had some very weak moments but finished extremely strongly defeating Sergey Karjakin to overtake him for second place. .

World Rapid Final Astana KAZ Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg+PtsTB1
113Karjakin, SergeyGMRUS27791011.577.50
216Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR2837810.573.25
38Topalov, VeselinGMBUL275269.573.00
412Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGMAZE272689.564.50
57Grischuk, AlexanderGMRUS276379.061.00
64Gelfand, BorisGMISR272458.056.50
714Ivanchuk, VassilyGMUKR276957.552.75
82Svidler, PeterGMRUS274947.553.25
915Radjabov, TeimourGMAZE278847.551.25
1011Dreev, AlekseyGMRUS267747.046.50
119Morozevich, AlexanderGMRUS277036.544.25
1210Bologan, ViktorGMMDA273246.037.75
133Kurnosov, IgorGMRUS260536.041.00
141Kazhgaleyev, MurtasGMKAZ253746.040.75
155Tkachiev, VladislavGMFRA264414.534.75
166Ismagambetov, AnuarGMKAZ249123.523.50
16 players
World Blitz Final Astana KAZ Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Wed 11th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 30 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg+PtsTB1
12Grischuk, AlexanderGMRUS27631520.0288.75
210Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR28371619.5280.25
35Karjakin, SergeyGMRUS27791318.5259.25
416Morozevich, AlexanderGMRUS27701317.5252.00
57Andreikin, DmitryGMRUS27001217.0257.25
63Radjabov, TeimourGMAZE27881217.0231.25
71Le, Quang LiemGMVIE26931416.5224.50
812Svidler, PeterGMRUS27491015.0226.00
911Ivanchuk, VassilyGMUKR27691315.0207.00
106Gelfand, BorisGMISR27381013.5195.25
1114Chadaev, NikolaiGMRUS25801013.5192.75
129Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGMAZE2726913.0178.50
1315Topalov, VeselinGMBUL2752613.0194.25
148Jumabayev, RinatGMKAZ2561812.0178.00
1513Bologan, ViktorGMMDA27321011.0158.00
164Kotsur, PavelGMKAZ257158.0116.50
16 players

4) 2nd Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2012

The 2nd Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament takes place 14th-22nd July 2012. There is the strong ACP Golden Classic with Ivanchuk leading on 2.5/3. The event see's the first adjournment in top level chess for many years tomorrow.

ACP Golden Classic Amsterdam NED Sat 14th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012. Category: 19. Ave: (2705)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts TPR
1 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2769 # = 1 1 2.5 2976
2 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2744 # = 1 1.5 2883
3 Sutovsky, Emil GM ISR 2687 = = # 1 2757
4 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2693 0 0 # 1 1 2615
5 Muzychuk, Anna GM SLO 2606 # 1 1 2707
6 Sasikiran, Krishnan GM IND 2707 0 0 # 1 1 2551
7 Jobava, Baadur GM GEO 2730 0 0 # 0 2738
Round 1. Sat 14th Jul 2012
Sasikiran, Krishnan 0-1 Muzychuk, Anna 40 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 Jobava, Baadur 34 E69 King's Indian
Kamsky, Gata 1-0 Le, Quang Liem 36 A30 English
Round 2. Sun 15th Jul 2012
Sutovsky, Emil 1/2-1/2 Kamsky, Gata 32 C91 Ruy Lopez
Le, Quang Liem 0-1 Ivanchuk, Vassily 44 D19 QGD Slav
Jobava, Baadur 0-1 Sasikiran, Krishnan 43 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 3. Mon 16th Jul 2012
Sasikiran, Krishnan 0-1 Le, Quang Liem 41 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2-1/2 Sutovsky, Emil 17 A05 Reti
Science Park Open A Amsterdam NED Sat 14th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123PtsTPR
1Sergeev, VladimirGM24791113.02929
2Klein, DavidFM24381113.02937
3Bosboom, ManuelIM23751113.02877
4Greenfeld, AlonGM255611½2.52527
5Haslinger, Stewart GGM253611½2.52533
6Hungaski, Robert AndrewIM248811½2.52482
7Bakre, TejasGM24821½12.52481
8Van Oosterom, ChielIM2385½112.52436
9Gullaksen, EirikIM2382½112.52407
10Wiersma, EelkeIM23751½12.52444
11Van Assendelft, FlorisFM234811½2.52537
12Bezemer, ArnoFM2346½112.52539
13Afek, YochananIM229311½2.52492
14Lammens, TimFM229111½2.52528
15Antal, GergelyGM25111½½2.02356
16Riemersma, LiIM24251012.02295
17Ten Hertog, HugoFM23490112.02259
18Plukkel, Sjoerd22741½½2.02509
19Zult, Daan22521012.02395
20Visser, Henk Jan22461012.02319
21Padurariu, Ioana-SmarandaWIM22451012.02370
22Prieto Aranguren, Alain22321012.02289
23Kohler, AranFM22291012.02348
24Duijker, RickFM21951102.02409
25Timmermans, Mark2194½1½2.02282
26Efroimski, MarselWIM21871102.02440
27Ritsema, Ronald2054+102.02353
28Pruijssers, RoelandGM25251½01.52265
29Schoorl, RobFM236210½1.52175
30Schneider, VeronikaWGM233110½1.52118
31Hopman, Pieter232601½1.52116
32De Rover, Yong Hoon228710½1.52255
33Arjun, BharatCM22501½01.52322
34Hovenga, Alje22471½01.52327
35Kuling, Lody22440½11.52111
36Vroombout, Enrico2241½½½1.52122
37De Saegher, Chris2208½101.52197
38Vogel, JaapFM21790½11.52234
39Van der Lende, Ilias217501½1.52324
40Bijlsma, Nick21301½01.52369
75 players
ch-NED 2012 Amsterdam NED Sat 14th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012. Category: 15. Ave: (2601)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Giri, Anish GM NED 2696 # 1 1 2 2617
2 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2615 # = 1 1.5 2783
3 Van Kampen, Robin GM NED 2560 = # 1 1.5 2743
4 Sokolov, Ivan GM NED 2676 0 # 1 1 2647
5 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2620 0 # = 0.5 2414
6 Ernst, Sipke GM NED 2558 0 # = 0.5 2398
7 Swinkels, Robin GM NED 2485 0 = # 0.5 2366
8 Reinderman, Dimitri GM NED 2598 0 = # 0.5 2455
Round 1. Sun 15th Jul 2012
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Van Kampen, Robin 43 D38 QGD
Reinderman, Dimitri 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 39 B13 Caro-Kann
Giri, Anish 1-0 Sokolov, Ivan 41 E06 Catalan
Ernst, Sipke 1/2-1/2 Swinkels, Robin 65 A52 Budapest defence
Round 2. Mon 16th Jul 2012
Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 Reinderman, Dimitri 28 A80 Dutch
Ernst, Sipke 0-1 Giri, Anish 25 B07 Pirc defence
Swinkels, Robin 0-1 Van Kampen, Robin 50 A13 English
Smeets, Jan 0-1 L'Ami, Erwin 31 B33 Sicilian
ch-NED w 2012 Amsterdam NED Sat 14th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Peng, Zhaoqin GM NED 2414 1004786
2 Lanchava, Tea IM NED 2336 1005308
3 Haast, Anne WIM NED 2255 1017292
4 Middelveld, Martine NED 2134 1016555

5) Turkish Isbank Chess League 2012

The Turkish Chess League takes place 10th-22nd July 2012. Bologan, Adams, Polgar, Mamedyarov etc play.

Turkish League 2012 Konya TUR Tue 10th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 13) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Istanbul Besiktas Gymnastics Club77001449
2Istanbul Technical University Sports Club76011345½
3Tarsus Intelligence Chess Sports Club7421940½
4 Ankara Gazi University Sports Club7421940½
5London Chess Sports Club of Troy7421935
6Istanbul Pera Sports Club7430838
7Manisa TS Ring Sports Club7430835
8Antalya Calli Sports Club7430834½
9Ceyhan Municipal Sports Club7340637
10Chess Club Mersin Ezgi7340632
11Er Denizli Copper Sports and Cultural Club7241533½
12Istanbul ISEKI Aquamatch Sports Club7160228½
13Denizli Pamukkale University Sports Club7061127
14Antalya Beach Youth Sports Club7070014
14 teams

6) US Junior Closed 2012

The US Junior Championship saw 16 players compete in two groups for a place in a final match. Marc T Arnold who dominated group B beat Alec Getz with a game 2 win in their match to take the title.

US Junior 2012 Saint Louis USA Tue 10th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1 Arnold, Marc T IM USA 2529=11.5
2Getz, AlecFMUSA2321=00.5
2 players
ch-USA Junior GpA Saint Louis USA Tue 10th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012. Category: 3. Ave: (2317)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Getz, Alec FM USA 2321 # = 1 0 1 1 1 = 5 2474
2 Holt, Conrad IM USA 2500 = # 0 1 1 = 1 1 5 2449
3 Shen, Victor C FM USA 2425 0 1 # = 0 1 1 1 4.5 2403
4 Yang, Darwin IM USA 2498 1 0 = # 1 0 = 1 4 2341
5 Shetty, Atulya USA 2252 0 0 1 0 # 1 = 1 3.5 2326
6 Xiong, Jeffrey FM USA 2206 0 = 0 1 0 # 1 1 3.5 2333
7 Michaelides, Matthew E USA 2107 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 2 2189
8 Fisher, William USA 2226 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0.5 1908
Round 1. Wed 11th Jul 2012
Getz, Alec 1-0 Shetty, Atulya 44 A22 English opening
Holt, Conrad 1-0 Yang, Darwin 79 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Michaelides, Matthew E 0-1 Xiong, Jeffrey 43 E45 Nimzo-Indian
Shen, Victor C 1-0 Fisher, William 48 B32 Sicilian defence
Round 2. Thu 12th Jul 2012
Shetty, Atulya 1-0 Fisher, William 37 A20 English opening
Getz, Alec 1-0 Michaelides, Matthew E 46 B19 Caro-Kann
Yang, Darwin 1/2-1/2 Shen, Victor C 32 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Xiong, Jeffrey 1/2-1/2 Holt, Conrad 39 B14 Caro-Kann
Round 3. Thu 12th Jul 2012
Shen, Victor C 1-0 Xiong, Jeffrey 35 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Fisher, William 0-1 Yang, Darwin 39 C11 French
Michaelides, Matthew E 1/2-1/2 Shetty, Atulya 59 E45 Nimzo-Indian
Holt, Conrad 1/2-1/2 Getz, Alec 51 D11 QGD Slav
Round 4. Thu 12th Jul 2012
Getz, Alec 1-0 Shen, Victor C 34 B23 Sicilian
Xiong, Jeffrey 1-0 Fisher, William 33 B13 Caro-Kann
Shetty, Atulya 0-1 Yang, Darwin 48 A37 English
Michaelides, Matthew E 0-1 Holt, Conrad 38 D19 QGD Slav
Round 5. Fri 13th Jul 2012
Yang, Darwin 0-1 Xiong, Jeffrey 35 D09 QGD
Holt, Conrad 1-0 Shetty, Atulya 36 D15 QGD Slav
Fisher, William 1/2-1/2 Getz, Alec 40 D55 QGD
Shen, Victor C 1-0 Michaelides, Matthew E 50 D38 QGD
Round 6. Fri 13th Jul 2012
Getz, Alec 0-1 Yang, Darwin 32 C69 Ruy Lopez
Holt, Conrad 0-1 Shen, Victor C 76 D19 QGD Slav
Shetty, Atulya 1-0 Xiong, Jeffrey 39 A10 English opening
Michaelides, Matthew E 1-0 Fisher, William 64 D19 QGD Slav
Round 7. Sat 14th Jul 2012
Xiong, Jeffrey 0-1 Getz, Alec 49 C77 Ruy Lopez
Yang, Darwin 1/2-1/2 Michaelides, Matthew E 41 E44 Nimzo-Indian
Shen, Victor C 0-1 Shetty, Atulya 28 D10 QGD Slav defence
Fisher, William 0-1 Holt, Conrad 34 D19 QGD Slav
ch-USA Junior GpB Saint Louis USA Tue 10th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012. Category: 3. Ave: (2325)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Arnold, Marc T IM USA 2529 # = = = 1 = 1 1 5 2453
2 Perez, Robert M USA 2334 = # = = 1 1 0 = 4 2373
3 Naroditsky, Daniel IM USA 2486 = = # = 1 = 0 1 4 2351
4 Troff, Kayden W FM USA 2271 = = = # = 1 = 0 3.5 2332
5 Cao, Kevin Y USA 2184 0 0 0 = # 1 1 1 3.5 2345
6 Williams, Justus D USA 2216 = 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 3 2290
7 Rosen, Eric S FM USA 2328 0 1 1 = 0 0 # 0 2.5 2222
8 Sturt, Raven M USA 2248 0 = 0 1 0 0 1 # 2.5 2233
Round 1. Wed 11th Jul 2012
Arnold, Marc T 1-0 Cao, Kevin Y 56 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Rosen, Eric S 1/2-1/2 Troff, Kayden W 66 A28 English
Sturt, Raven M 0-1 Naroditsky, Daniel 31 E12 Queen's Indian
Perez, Robert M 1-0 Williams, Justus D 65 A13 English
Round 2. Thu 12th Jul 2012
Naroditsky, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Arnold, Marc T 31 A07 Reti
Cao, Kevin Y 1-0 Rosen, Eric S 71 B49 Sicilian
Williams, Justus D 0-1 Troff, Kayden W 36 B51 Sicilian
Perez, Robert M 1/2-1/2 Sturt, Raven M 112 D17 QGD Slav
Round 3. Thu 12th Jul 2012
Arnold, Marc T 1/2-1/2 Perez, Robert M 33 E54 Nimzo-Indian
Sturt, Raven M 0-1 Williams, Justus D 34 E00 Catalan opening
Rosen, Eric S 1-0 Naroditsky, Daniel 67 E73 King's Indian
Troff, Kayden W 1/2-1/2 Cao, Kevin Y 41 A25 English
Round 4. Fri 13th Jul 2012
Naroditsky, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Troff, Kayden W 34 A05 Reti
Sturt, Raven M 0-1 Arnold, Marc T 51 A58 Benko gambit
Williams, Justus D 0-1 Cao, Kevin Y 50 A14 English
Perez, Robert M 0-1 Rosen, Eric S 49 A13 English
Round 5. Fri 13th Jul 2012
Cao, Kevin Y 0-1 Naroditsky, Daniel 38 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Troff, Kayden W 1/2-1/2 Perez, Robert M 36 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation
Rosen, Eric S 0-1 Sturt, Raven M 27 A11 English
Arnold, Marc T 1/2-1/2 Williams, Justus D 80 A17 English
Round 6. Fri 13th Jul 2012
Arnold, Marc T 1-0 Rosen, Eric S 28 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Williams, Justus D 1/2-1/2 Naroditsky, Daniel 40 E18 Queen's Indian
Perez, Robert M 1-0 Cao, Kevin Y 44 E06 Catalan
Sturt, Raven M 1-0 Troff, Kayden W 41 D78 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6
Round 7. Sat 14th Jul 2012
Naroditsky, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Perez, Robert M 47 B93 Sicilian
Rosen, Eric S 0-1 Williams, Justus D 48 A16 English opening
Cao, Kevin Y 1-0 Sturt, Raven M 56 B19 Caro-Kann
Troff, Kayden W 1/2-1/2 Arnold, Marc T 30 D35 QGD

7) 22nd Heart of Finland Open 2012

Jaan Ehlvest won the 22nd Heart of Finland Open with 7.5/9 which took place 9th-15th July 2012. Games from the later rounds not yet available although they were broadcast live.

22nd HOF Open 2012 Jyvaskyla FIN Mon 9th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ehlvest JaanGMUSA25967.553.544.006
2Norri JooseIMFIN23247.050.038.755
3Sulskis SarunasGMLTU25727.049.537.506
4Pohjala HenriFIN22797.045.033.756
5Kiik KalleIMEST23956.551.035.256
6Karasev Vladimir IIMRUS23796.550.535.755
7Nyysti SampsaIMFIN23446.550.534.505
8Luukkonen TommiFMFIN22796.549.534.006
9Ebeling DanielFMFIN23286.549.533.006
10Mertanen JanneFMFIN23746.549.034.255
11Gavrilov AlexeiGMRUS24986.057.537.754
12Solozhenkin EvgeniyGMRUS24726.054.033.505
13Kanep MeelisGMEST25216.051.532.504
14Ebeling MikaFMFIN22586.050.032.504
15Yrjölä JouniGMFIN23756.050.032.004
16Pudas TeemuFMFIN22946.050.031.255
17Ahvenjärvi JaniFIN21826.049.031.753
18Agopov MikaelIMFIN24426.048.030.254
19Nevanlinna RistoFMFIN22676.046.529.255
20Vul Arkadi EremeevichGMRUS23126.045.028.505
21Mishuchkov Nikolai MIMRUS24185.551.029.753
22Altshul RaffaelFMRUS21735.549.528.753
23Sakalauskas VaidasIMLTU24135.549.528.004
24Franssila TommiFIN22045.549.028.754
25Laine PanuFIN21955.548.527.754
26Valli FransFIN22525.548.526.254
27Köykkä PekkaFIN22185.548.026.754
28Haapasalo Jukka-PekkaFIN20775.546.525.255
29Kivimäki JaakkoFIN21825.546.024.504
30Johansson JukkaFIN21345.545.525.004
31Rantanen YrjöGMFIN23755.544.526.003
32Nivala TuomasFIN22145.543.023.754
33Soppela JouniFIN21345.543.023.504
34Jäntti PetriFIN20995.542.524.503
35Rönkä ErikFIN20745.542.524.005
36Nieminen KariFIN21555.542.024.004
37Osmolny Vladimir IFMRUS22075.541.524.254
38Filippov Sergey BRUS20625.541.023.004
39Pukkinen SeppoFIN19655.541.021.254
40Saveliev AlexeiRUS20785.540.522.504
145 players

8) Wroclaw Chess Festival 2012

The Wroclaw Chess Festival took place 22nd June to 10th July 2012. Kamil Dragun won the final open tournament with 7.5/9.

7th Wroclaw Open A Wroclaw POL Mon 2nd Jul 2012 - Tue 10th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+PtsTB1TB2
1DRAGUN, KamilIMPOL243467.539.5048.50
2ARUTINIAN, DavidGMGEO255646.540.5051.00
3PIORUN, KacperIMPOL248956.539.5051.50
4SADZIKOWSKI, DanielIMPOL243336.039.5051.50
5KLIM, KamilPOL233656.039.0051.00
6STACHOWIAK, KamilIMPOL241946.039.0050.00
7MALISAUSKAS, VidmantasGMLTU246046.038.5048.00
8GRABARCZYK, MiroslawGMPOL244246.037.5049.50
9CYBOROWSKI, LukaszGMPOL255535.539.0050.00
10VYSOCHIN, SpartakGMUKR253345.538.0049.50
11DOBROWOLSKI, PiotrIMPOL242645.535.0045.00
12KASPAROV, SergeyGMBLR249335.534.5044.50
13LAURUSAS, TomasLTU240935.533.5043.50
14WIECZOREK, OskarPOL228455.532.0042.00
15ULANOWSKI, KarolPOL198755.531.5040.00
16NGUYEN, PiotrPOL239345.036.5045.50
17KAUNAS, KestutisIMLTU224745.036.0046.00
18PASZEWSKI, MateuszPOL202845.035.0045.00
19MATUSZEWSKI, MichalPOL236635.034.5041.50
20MUSIALKIEWICZ, PawelPOL209055.032.5040.50
21CUKROWSKI, FilipPOL213334.536.5045.50
22SZUMILAS, PiotrPOL219634.533.5042.00
23MUSIALKIEWICZ, JanPOL218944.531.0038.50
24STREMAVICIUS, TitasLTU222134.530.5040.50
25MONDRZYCKI, BartlomiejPOL205644.530.5039.00
26KULAS, SzymonPOL201934.529.0037.00
27KHAMIDOV, KomilPOL209044.528.5036.00
28KALVAITIS, SigitasLTU226334.528.0036.00
29KASPAROVA, TatianaWIMBLR212544.528.0034.50
30MARKOWSKI, PiotrPOL219944.527.5036.00
31RIMEIKIS, AndriusLTU209134.526.5033.50
32WALENTUKIEWICZ, MichalCMPOL211324.035.0043.50
33KOWALCZYK, RafalPOL217734.033.5040.50
34GRELA, KacperPOL187534.029.0036.50
35WHITE, JohnUSA188624.027.0034.00
36WISNIEWSKI, MichalPOL185424.023.0029.00
37SOMYK, MarcinPOL197933.533.0041.50
38DADELLO, AleksandraPOL186033.531.0037.00
39ZMARZLY, AleksandraPOL204923.530.0036.00
40HETZER, VolkhardGER201013.028.5036.00
47 players

9) 2nd Polugaevsky Memorial 2012

The 2nd Polugaevsky Memorial took place 5th-13th July 2012. Aleksey Goganov took first place on tie-break from Kovalenko and Kabanov after all finished on 7/9.

2nd Polugaevsky Mem Samara RUS Thu 5th Jul 2012 - Fri 13th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Goganov AlekseyIMRUS25097.050.036.05
2Kovalenko IgorGMUKR25567.050.035.56
3Kabanov NikolaiGMRUS24967.047.534.56
4Fedorov AlexeiGMBLR25626.554.039.56
5Khismatullin DenisGMRUS26646.553.533.56
6Timofeev ArtyomGMRUS26416.553.035.04
7Predke AlexandrRUS24646.551.533.54
8Ovetchkin RomanGMRUS25016.548.033.55
9Yemelin VasilyGMRUS25776.053.034.53
10Smirnov PavelGMRUS25926.052.036.05
11Frolyanov DmitryGMRUS25646.050.034.05
12Gabrielian ArturGMRUS25946.050.032.05
13Geller JakovGMRUS25556.048.531.55
14Nakhapetiane PogosFMRUS24976.048.032.54
15Kopylov Alexander AIMRUS24466.048.032.04
16Kokarev DmitryGMRUS26166.048.031.04
17Shaposhnikov EvgenyGMRUS25456.047.030.05
18Smirnov AlexeyRUS24146.045.031.06
19Iljushin AlexeiGMRUS25176.044.029.55
20Tukhaev AdamGMUKR25466.043.531.05
21Fedoseev VladimirGMRUS25066.042.028.54
22Maletin PavelGMRUS25965.549.032.03
23Vokarev SergeyGMRUS24375.549.030.05
24Iskusnyh SergeiGMRUS24785.545.529.53
25Mirzoeva ElmiraWGMRUS22515.545.027.53
26Dimukhametov ArturFMRUS23555.544.527.05
27Iliushkin EvgenyFMRUS22645.544.526.55
28Palachev PetrRUS22875.544.525.55
29Bakin AlexanderFMRUS21765.539.523.55
30Artamonov ValeryRUS22115.050.529.54
31Bocharov DmitryGMRUS26005.048.028.04
32Natacheev PeterRUS22425.047.028.54
33Fatkhutdinov GafiyatFMRUS23545.046.527.04
34Nugumanov BakhtiyarKAZ22795.046.029.05
35Mokshanov AlexeyFMRUS24135.045.528.53
36Dvoirys Semen IGMRUS25805.045.525.53
37Bochkarev AlexeyRUS24105.044.029.04
38Sukhareva EvgeniyaRUS22595.044.025.04
39Gusarov AlekseyRUS18775.044.025.03
40Bukavshin IvanGMRUS24875.043.026.05
103 players

10) Swiss Chess Championship 2012

The Swiss Chess Championship takes place 12th-20th July 2012. Alexandra Kosteniuk leads, legend Viktor Korchnoi is struggling.

112th ch-SUI 2012 Flims SUI Thu 12th Jul 2012 - Fri 20th Jul 2012. Category: 9. Ave: (2451)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2472 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2795
2 Pelletier, Yannick GM SUI 2599 # 1 0 1 1 3 2571
3 Kurmann, Oliver IM SUI 2460 # = = 1 1 3 2609
4 Gallagher, Joseph G. GM SUI 2500 = # 1 0 1 2.5 2536
5 Zueger, Beat IM SUI 2412 0 # = = 1 2 2452
6 Gerber, Richard IM SUI 2407 0 = # = 1 2 2437
7 Klauser, Markus IM SUI 2370 0 1 = 0 # 1.5 2421
8 Carron, Julien IM SUI 2372 0 = = = # 1.5 2383
9 Korchnoi, Viktor GM SUI 2558 0 0 1 0 # 1 2268
10 Domont, Alexandre IM SUI 2364 0 0 0 0 # 0 2492
ch-SUI Hauptturnier Flims SUI Thu 12th Jul 2012 - Fri 20th Jul 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
1Lienhard AlexSUI20993.59.039.5
2Miezis NormundsGMLAT25783.59.034.5
3Bauer ChristianGMFRA26813.58.539.0
4Cherniaev AlexanderGMRUS24953.58.536.0
5Sokolov AndreiGMFRA25733.58.533.5
6Botta GabrieleFMSUI23363.58.034.0
7Cebalo MisoGMCRO24163.57.036.5
8Seps MonikaWIMSUI21963.09.533.5
9Kelecevic NedeljkoIMSUI22643.08.036.0
10Kappeler KasparSUI23203.08.034.0
11Raetsky AlexanderGMRUS24493.08.033.0
12Alvir AcoIMAUT23673.08.032.0
13Grandadam NicolasFMSUI23173.07.537.0
14Gruenenwald JoergFMSUI23193.07.536.5
15Moor OlivierIMSUI23713.07.535.5
16Gantner MatthiasSUI23013.07.535.0
17Burnier DavidFMSUI23343.07.533.5
18Sher Miron NGMUSA24103.07.532.5
19Colmenares AurelioFMSUI22683.07.035.0
20Studer NoelSUI22513.07.035.0
21Nuri KambezFMSUI22703.06.538.5
22Zuelle BrunoSUI20963.06.536.5
23Gara AnitaIMHUN23123.06.534.5
24Gaehwiler GabrielSUI22823.06.533.0
25Huss AndreasIMSUI23193.06.032.5
26Chiang MichaelUSA21442.58.033.5
27Grandadam PatrikSUI22152.58.033.5
28Hugentobler PatrikFMSUI22662.58.032.0
29Schmid WolfgangFMGER22082.57.534.0
30Schiendorfer FlorianSUI22162.57.533.5
31Humburg PhilippGER18392.57.532.0
32Kock Hans-UweFMLIE20602.57.033.5
33Misiano FrancoFMITA23002.57.031.5
34Deuber RomanSUI20322.56.535.5
35Rindlisbacher JanSUI22492.56.535.0
36Filipovic BrankoIMCRO24072.56.534.0
37Illijin NeboisaIMROU21852.56.534.0
38Jurek JosefIMCZE23282.56.533.0
39Antognini FrancescoSUI22722.56.531.5
40Zarri FlorianSUI21502.56.531.0
117 players

11) 32nd Benasque Open

The 32nd Benasque Open took place 5th-14th July 2012. Dan Zoler won with 9/10.

32nd Benasque Open Benasque ESP Thu 5th Jul 2012 - Sat 14th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1ZOLER DanGMISR25279.0280828602425
2VAZQUEZ IGARZA RenierGMESP25548.0271027002266
3HARIKRISHNA PGMIND26848.0268327132404
4MARGVELASHVILI GiorgiGMGEO25528.0267827442419
5NABATY TamirGMISR25828.0264827262427
6BURMAKIN VladimirGMRUS25908.0264326832380
7BACHES GARCIA GuillermoIMESP23898.0249924742269
8ANTON GUIJARRO DavidFMESP24907.5263826442431
9JONES Gawain C BGMENG26557.5262326662395
10GARZA MARCO SergioIMESP24107.5260325442401
11GRANDA ZUNIGA Julio EGMPER26577.5259025892231
12CHIRILA Ioan-CristianGMROU25047.5257425672366
13SANDIPAN ChandaGMIND26187.5253325282312
14STOCEK JiriGMCZE25737.5252525222311
15RUBIO MEJIA Luis IgnacioIMESP24287.5251424992311
16HARIKA DronavalliGMIND24997.5249424992286
17TOLEDANO LLINARES Juan AIMESP23127.5247924792338
18AMBARTSUMOVA KarinaWGMRUS23227.5243124382231
19RAGHAVI NWFMIND20387.5240223902216
20LOPEZ GRACIA FernandoFMESP23697.5237324142172
21HRACEK ZbynekGMCZE26247.0256726232390
22MARIN MihailGMROU25487.0252225572355
23GOMEZ ESTEBAN Juan MarioGMESP24627.0252125462360
24CORI JorgeGMPER24797.0251025132348
25SHANAVA KonstantineGMGEO25787.0248424902313
26NAUMKIN IgorGMRUS24637.0248424782322
27SANIKIDZE TornikeGMGEO25967.0248324452306
28MAENHOUT ThibautFMBEL23657.0248025472309
29CASTELLANOS RODRIGUEZ RenierIMESP24907.0248024592316
30BURG TwanIMNED24707.0245824422296
31ALCARAZ ORTEGA JavierFMESP22977.0245524252299
32ESPINOSA ARANDA AngelIMESP24027.0245124212294
33CORI T DeysiWGMPER23867.0243524702277
34RECUERO GUERRA DavidIMESP24677.0243024122268
35ROEDER MatthiasIMGER24347.0242924882270
36CAMARENA GIMENEZ RufinoIMESP23907.0242123232264
37BARON TalGMISR24527.0241724142257
38UBILAVA ElizbarGMESP25207.0240824332242
39KOMLJENOVIC DavorinGMCRO24507.0239523982257
40TIMOSHENKO GeorgyGMUKR25317.0238523692206
421 players

12) Slovenian Championship 2012

The Slovenian Championship took place 30th June to 8th July 2012. Zen Tomazini won with 6.5/9.

ch-SLO 2012 Ljubljana SLO Sat 30th Jun 2012 - Sun 8th Jul 2012. Category: 4. Ave: (2345)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Tomazini, Zan SLO 2267 # = 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 6.5 2520
2 Tratar, Marko GM SLO 2503 = # = = = = = 1 1 1 6 2452
3 Zorko, Jure IM SLO 2476 0 = # = = 1 1 1 = 1 6 2455
4 Sebenik, Matej GM SLO 2573 0 = = # 1 = = 1 1 1 6 2445
5 Mazi, Leon IM SLO 2352 1 = = 0 # = = = 1 = 5 2387
6 Soln, Primoz IM SLO 2387 1 = 0 = = # 1 = 0 = 4.5 2340
7 Krumpacnik, Domen IM SLO 2382 0 = 0 = = 0 # = 1 = 3.5 2261
8 Buzeti, Jernej FM SLO 2303 0 0 0 0 = = = # 1 1 3.5 2270
9 Janzelj, Tim SLO 2160 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 # 1 2.5 2200
10 Mejak, Severin SLO 2047 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 0 # 1.5 2105
ch-SLO w 2012 Ljubljana SLO Sat 30th Jun 2012 - Sun 8th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1
1Srebrnic, AnaWGM21837.52.5
2Kaps, DarjaWGM22245.51.5
3Vrabic, AnitaWIM21235.51.0
4Unuk, LauraWMK194651.0
5Orehek, SpelaWMK20384.52.0
6Kolaric, SpelaWFM20954.50.5
7Groselj, PetraWFM212841.5
8Bucar, NatasaWMK202640.5
9Leonardi, CaterinaWM18783.51.5
10Skuhala, BarbaraWII177310.5
10 players

13) Stiavnica V4 Chess Festival 2012

The Stiavnica V4 Chess Festival contained the International Open of Slovakia and ran 7th-15th July 2012. Jan Markos won with 7.5/9. Almasi beat Movsesian in their blindfold game but I couldn't find the gamescore.

Int Open ch-SVK 2012 Banska Stiavnica SVK Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Markos JanGMSVK25407.548.0270951.5
2Babula VlastimilGMCZE25857.049.0266553.0
3Ftacnik LubomirGMSVK25167.047.0265150.0
4Likavsky TomasGMSVK24386.544.0251547.0
5Pacher MilanIMSVK24376.543.5246647.0
6Biolek Richard JrIMCZE24046.538.5243441.5
7Aczel GergelyHUN24336.532.5229135.0
8Michalik PeterGMSVK25056.050.5252154.0
9Leniart ArkadiuszIMPOL24726.047.0248551.0
10Manik MikulasGMSVK24066.047.0245950.5
11Cernousek LukasIMCZE24286.045.0244449.5
12Jurcik MarianIMSVK24926.045.0241448.5
13Bokros AlbertIMHUN24546.043.5248147.5
14Petenyi TamasFMSVK24426.043.5239948.0
15Csiba DominikIMSVK23706.042.0240645.0
16Meszaros MichalIMSVK24116.040.0237343.5
17Jacko VladimirFMSVK23146.036.0232339.0
18Varga ZoltanGMHUN24775.547.5245451.0
19Sipos IstvanIMHUN24635.546.5240651.0
20Kocetkova JuliaWGMSVK22995.540.5236843.5
21Kantorik MarianIMSVK23055.540.5231244.0
22Talla VladimirGMCZE23885.540.0234242.5
23Petran PeterIMSVK22825.540.0230443.5
24Peitl TomasSVK22135.540.0225043.5
25Borosova ZuzanaWGMSVK22915.538.5223241.5
26Kalisky VladimirSVK22495.538.5217941.0
27Gazik IgorIMSVK23115.537.5232841.0
28Kriebel TadeasFMCZE23935.537.0227140.5
29Rigo JanosIMHUN22975.536.5219839.5
30Plachetka JanGMSVK23715.535.0221838.5
31Gazik ViktorFMSVK20615.535.0216836.5
32Druska JurajFMSVK23705.532.0214935.0
33Petrik TomasGMSVK25365.051.5246855.5
34Mazur StefanIMSVK24015.044.0233048.5
35Jurcik MartinFMSVK23895.039.5221842.5
36Skara VladimirSVK22165.038.5221740.5
37Varga DavidFMSVK23045.037.5221541.0
38Zaskalski ArkadiuszPOL22575.036.5218038.5
39Danada TomasSVK20795.033.5217336.0
40Bukojemski AdamPOL22034.545.0224248.0
98 players

14) Swedish Championship 2012

The Swedish Championship took place 7th-15th July 2012. Hans Tikkanen won the title but only after a four player blitz playoff.

ch-SWE 2012 Falun SWE Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Tikkanen HansGMSWE25735.510.021.75
2Lindberg BengtIMSWE24095.520.023.25
3Smith AxelIMSWE24915.530.022.75
4Berg EmanuelGMSWE25735.540.022.75
5Grandelius NilsGMSWE25705.001.020.50
6Cramling PiaGMSWE24895.000.019.00
7Blomqvist ErikIMSWE24574.500.016.50
8Hedman ErikFMSWE23814.000.018.25
9Hector JonnyGMSWE25303.500.016.00
10Vaarala EricSWE22511.000.03.75
10 players
ch-SWE Playoff 2012 Falun SWE Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012. Category: 11. Ave: (2512)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 Pts TPR
1 Tikkanen, Hans GM SWE 2573 # 1 = 1 2.5 2764
2 Lindberg, Bengt IM SWE 2409 0 # = 1 1.5 2546
3 Berg, Emanuel GM SWE 2573 = = # 0 1 2366
4 Smith, Axel IM SWE 2491 0 0 1 # 1 2393

15) Norwegian Championship 2012

The Norwegian Championship took place 7th-14th July 2012. Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal and Espen Lie both scored 7/9 and will play off for the title.

ch-NOR 2012 Sandefjord NOR Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sat 14th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalIM24367.040.544.046.5
2Espen LieIM24557.039.043.045.5
3Jon Ludvig HammerGM26386.539.043.047.0
4Frode ElsnessIM24876.040.044.048.0
5Simen AgdesteinGM25596.040.044.048.0
6Berge OstenstadGM24845.038.041.543.0
7Oystein HoleIM23565.034.537.038.5
8Benjamin Arvola22795.031.534.036.5
9Rune DjurhuusGM24394.538.042.046.0
10Nicolai GetzIM23544.036.540.544.0
11Kjetil StokkeFM23954.036.540.543.0
12Erik FossanIM23604.035.039.043.0
13Brede Alex. KvisvikFM23424.032.535.036.5
14Kristian Stuvik Holm23104.031.534.035.5
15Espen ForsaaFM23074.030.032.534.0
16Atle GronnIM23704.030.032.534.0
17Jon Kristian Haarr22393.530.533.034.5
18Bror Thanke21762.534.537.038.5
19Andreas G.R. MoenFM23922.529.532.033.5
20Stig TjomslandFM23751.529.532.034.5
20 players

16) 119th Scottish Championships and Open 2012

The 119th Scottish Championships and Open took place 7th-15th July 2012. Momchil Nikolov edged out Teterev, Aagaard, Hawkins and Bragi Thorfinnsson on tie-break after all scored 7/9. I understand that Jacob Aargaard was eligible to be Scottish champion.

119th ch-SCO 2012 Glasgow SCO Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL25561½1½111½½7.02614
2Teterev, VitalyGMBLR2530101½1111½7.02489
3Aagaard, JacobGMDEN25061½11½½½117.02586
4Hawkins, JonathanIMENG2499½11½1½1½17.02558
5Thorfinnsson, BragiIMISL24651½111½1½½7.02575
6Ruck, RobertGMHUN25691½1½1½½½16.52529
7Hera, Imre Jr.GMHUN25681½11½10½16.52557
8Gormally, Daniel WGMENG25051½½11½1½½6.52473
9Arakhamia-Grant, KetevanGMSCO24161½01110116.52433
10Holmes, Donald AFMSCO2271½110111+-6.52469
11Sengupta, DeepGMIND254811½101½016.02481
12Hebden, Mark LGMENG25250111110106.02425
13Gretarsson, Hjorvar SteinnIMISL250711½½1½01½6.02494
14Das, ArghyadipIMIND2485½111½0½1½6.02398
15Greet, Andrew NIMENG24400111101½½6.02390
16Bejtovic, JasminIMBIH23851½101½1106.02438
17De Verdier, MichaelSWE235211½011½016.02472
18Bryson, Douglas MIMSCO23501½1½011½½6.02437
19Tate, AlanFMSCO23460½11101½16.02236
20Barnaure, Vlad-VictorIMROU25111½11½½0105.52411
21McNab, Colin AGMSCO244511½½1010½5.52443
22Enchev, IvajloIMBUL24131½1½0½1015.52356
23Dunnington, Angus JIMENG2386101101½105.52334
24McKay, Roderick MIMSCO2376½11½0101½5.52285
25Lagerman, RobertFMISL2315½½½1½1½015.52249
26Giulian, Philip MFMSCO228510½½1½½½15.52153
27Berry, NeilFMSCO22540½1½½11015.52199
28Brunello, MarinaWIMITA2240011101½105.52330
29Brown, MartinENG222401101101½5.52220
30Mitchell, MartinSCO221710011½1015.52233
31Lindner, DanielCMGER219801½110½1½5.52213
32McClement, AndrewSCO2075½01½½1½½15.52198
33Cooksey, Paul SFMENG2298½110½½10½5.02166
34Swan, IainSCO22591½01½10½½5.02207
35Bannink, BernardFMNED22580111010½½5.02233
36MacQueen, CalumSCO22330111001105.02170
37Villwock, MartinGER21760110001115.02041
38Sreeves, ClementSCO2175½1½½0½1105.02281
39Grant, Alan GSCO21550½110101½5.02224
40Green, Andrew DSCO21441½010110½5.02264
115 players

17) Chess House Kandidat Sommer 2012

The Chess House Kandidat Sommer IM and WIM events took place 7th-15th July 2012. David Eggleston took clear first with 7/9.

Chess House IM Aarhus DEN Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012. Category: 4. Ave: (2337)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Eggleston, David J FM ENG 2323 # 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 7 2559
2 Semcesen, Daniel IM SWE 2464 1 # 1 = = = = 1 0 1 6 2448
3 Andersen, Jackie DEN 2328 = 0 # = = = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2418
4 Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek IM DEN 2453 0 = = # = = = 1 1 = 5 2368
5 Skytte, Rasmus IM DEN 2401 0 = = = # = = 1 = 1 5 2373
6 Jacobsen, Bo DEN 2302 0 = = = = # 1 0 1 = 4.5 2341
7 Papp, Petra WIM HUN 2303 = = 0 = = 0 # 1 = = 4 2298
8 Hansen, Mads FM DEN 2341 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 1 1 3.5 2257
9 Hagesaether, Halvard CM NOR 2278 0 1 0 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 3 2219
10 Sorensen, Torben Kyhl DEN 2181 0 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 # 1.5 2082
Chess House WIM Aarhus DEN Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Fri 13th Jul 2012. Category: None. Ave: (2092)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Doluhanova, Evgeniya WGM ARM 2194 # 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2354
2 Agrest, Inna WIM SWE 2207 0 # 1 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2245
3 Krasenkova, Ilena WIM RUS 2132 = 0 # 1 1 1 = 1 0 1 6 2213
4 Kirsanova, Ekaterina WFM RUS 2159 0 1 0 # = = 1 1 1 1 6 2210
5 Fredericia, Louise WFM DEN 2081 = 0 0 = # 1 = 1 1 = 5 2136
6 De Blecourt, Sandra WFM DEN 2069 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 1 = 4 2052
7 Zhang, Fan GER 2087 = 0 = 0 = 0 # = 1 = 3.5 2013
8 Skytte, Torill NOR 1948 0 = 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1 3 1983
9 Jorgensen, Carina Eilegaard DEN 2039 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 2 1878
10 Berg, Susanna WFM SWE 2005 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 0 # 1.5 1829

18) First Saturday July 2012

The First Saturday tournaments take place 7th-17th July 2012.

FSGM July 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Tue 17th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24416.024.252552
2Flumbort Andras DrGMHUN25036.023.502545
3Mihok OliverIMHUN24436.023.002552
4Idani PouyaIMIRI24735.522.252503
5Farago IvanGMHUN24895.521.502502
6Arngrimsson DagurIMISL23664.520.752435
7Toth ErvinIMHUN24774.014.252380
8Balazs GaborHUN24304.014.002385
9Rodriguez Lopez RafaelIMESP22442.59.002283
10Szabolcsi JanosIMHUN24181.04.502079
10 players
FSIM July 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Tue 17th Jul 2012
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Xu YiCMCHN21657.027.002480
2Szabo BenceHUN23366.527.752405
3Szeberenyi AdamIMHUN23256.024.002369
4Szajbely ZsigmondHUN22305.523.752335
5Kojima ShinyaFMJPN22905.016.752303
6Zhu YanshenCHN21794.516.502260
7Farago SandorIMHUN22664.014.502201
8Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22724.013.502217
9To Nhat MinhIMHUN23053.513.002159
10Lengyel BelaIMHUN22703.014.252130
11Bub VolkerGER21531.03.001898
11 players

19) II Holuj-Radzikowskiej Memorial 2012

The II Holuj-Radzikowskiej Memorial took place 2nd-9th July 2012. Nino Batsiashvili won with 6.5/9. All games now available.

II Holuj-Radzikowski Warsaw POL Mon 2nd Jul 2012 - Mon 9th Jul 2012. Category: 2. Ave: (2283)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Charkhalashvili, Inga WGM GEO 2324 # = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 = 7 2498
2 Batsiashvili, Nino WGM GEO 2434 = # = = 1 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2432
3 Rajlich, Iweta IM POL 2419 0 = # 1 1 0 = 1 1 = 5.5 2347
4 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina WGM POL 2376 0 = 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 2352
5 Gvetadze, Sofio IM GEO 2337 = 0 0 1 # 1 1 = 0 = 4.5 2276
6 Iwanow, Anna WIM POL 2186 0 0 1 0 0 # 1 1 = 1 4.5 2293
7 Wisniowska, Klaudia POL 2165 = 0 = 0 0 0 # = 1 1 3.5 2216
8 Lach, Aleksandra WFM POL 2153 0 = 0 0 = 0 = # 1 1 3.5 2217
9 Haast, Anne WIM NED 2255 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 0 # 1 3 2161
10 Van Weersel, Arlette WIM NED 2176 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 # 1.5 2021

20) ch-MNE 2012

The Senior Championships of Montenegro took place in Cetinje 7th-18th July 2012. Dragisa Blagojevic won with 6,5/9.

ch-MNE 2012 Cetinje MNE Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Wed 18th Jul 2012. Category: 6. Ave: (2396)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Blagojevic, Dragisa GM MNE 2510 # = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 = 6.5 2537
2 Djukic, Nikola GM MNE 2515 = # 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 6 2554
3 Ivanovic, Bozidar GM MNE 2420 0 1 # = = = = = 1 1 5.5 2476
4 Drasko, Milan GM MNE 2481 = = # = = = = = 1 1 5.5 2449
5 Kosic, Dragan GM MNE 2536 = = = # = 0 = 1 = 1 5 2429
6 Kontic, Djordjije IM MNE 2326 0 = = # 1 = = = 1 = 5 2418
7 Pajkovic, Vladimir FM MNE 2421 = = = = 0 # = = 1 1 5 2419
8 Kalezic, Blazo IM MNE 2439 = 0 = = 1 = # = 0 1 4.5 2427
9 Draskovic, Luka MNE 2232 = 0 = = = = = # 0 1 4 2370
10 Nikcevic, Nebojsa GM MNE 2437 0 0 = 0 = = 1 1 # 0 3.5 2304
11 Kisic, Bozidar MNE 2054 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 # = 2 2196
12 Milovic, Jovan MNE 2382 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = # 1.5 2138

21) 34th Oberwart Open 2012

The 34th Oberwart Open took place 7th-15th July 2012. Peter Schreiner took first on tie-break ahead of a group on 6.5/9.

34th Oberwart Open A Oberwart AUT Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Schreiner PeterFMAUT24276.542.052.52396
2Saric AnteGMCRO25036.540.551.52348
3Rogulj BrankoIMCRO23976.540.051.02365
4Nemeth MiklosIMHUN24476.540.051.02352
5Palac MladenGMCRO26056.540.050.52359
6Stanec NikolausGMAUT25276.540.050.52348
7Jovanic OgnjenGMCRO25056.539.550.52346
8Zelcic RobertGMCRO25546.539.550.52344
9Matt FabianAUT22116.535.545.02263
10Fröwis GeorgIMAUT23666.041.051.52374
11Schachinger MarioFMAUT23826.039.549.52346
12Schneider-Zinner HaraldIMAUT23776.038.548.52315
13Lizak PeterIMHUN24386.035.546.02227
14Wallner JoachimFMAUT23096.035.045.02216
15Konrad EdmundAUT21906.032.541.02059
16Kovacs GaborIMHUN24675.541.552.02322
17Danner GeorgIMAUT23705.540.551.52310
18Antal Tibor KendeFMHUN23565.538.548.02239
19Papp TamasFMHUN22865.538.048.02266
20Menezes ChristophAUT22735.536.045.52221
21Toth GergelyHUN22085.535.544.52245
22Schwab Rene Mag.NMAUT22445.535.045.02246
23Radnetter GeorgAUT22855.534.044.52156
24Izso DanielHUN23315.532.541.02183
25Novkovic JuliaWFMAUT20255.531.040.02173
26Higatsberger MichaelAUT21525.531.040.02075
27Huber Martin ChristianAUT21895.529.037.52065
28Schmidrathner ChristianAUT20375.527.035.52061
29Neumeier Klaus Mag.FMAUT22485.035.545.52241
30Varga MelindaHUN22225.035.545.02262
31Proyer EnnoAUT18495.034.544.52194
32Petschar Kurt Mag.FMAUT23175.034.044.02164
33Platzgummer FabianFMAUT23115.033.543.52203
34Sadilek PeterCMAUT22575.032.540.52100
35Klocker BenediktAUT22535.031.041.02069
36Pretterhofer KiarasAUT19585.030.037.52142
37Pallitsch ClemensAUT21095.029.538.52126
38Handler LukasFMAUT23844.538.048.52287
39Veszpremi AndrasHUN22624.536.046.02170
40Makk RobertHUN22384.534.544.52155
96 players

22) 5th Paracin Summer 2012

The 5th Paracin Summer also known as the Central Serbian Championship (I wish organisers would settle on one title for their main event) took place 6th-13th July 2012. Gyula Pap edged out Suat Atalik on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

5th Paracin Summer Paracin SRB Fri 6th Jul 2012 - Fri 13th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Pap GyulaGMHUN25667.045.037.05
2Atalik SuatGMTUR25997.043.036.05
3Gleizerov EvgenyGMRUS25656.544.034.04
4Ulibin MikhailGMRUS25316.544.033.05
5Matsenko SergeiIMRUS24606.543.532.05
6Kovacevic AleksandarGMSRB25376.541.532.05
7Savic Miodrag RGMSRB25176.540.030.05
8Nestorovic DejanIMSRB24046.539.531.05
9Vovk YuriGMUKR25846.047.533.04
10Damljanovic BrankoGMSRB25646.044.534.53
11Bogdanovski VlatkoGMMKD24546.041.530.05
12Nestorovic NikolaIMSRB24366.039.529.54
13Bogosavljevic BobanGMSRB25205.548.534.54
14Indjic AleksandarIMSRB24515.547.533.53
15Martinovic SlobodanGMSRB24475.544.030.53
16Selbes TarikTUR22575.544.027.04
17Nestorovic LazarIMSRB23815.543.529.04
18Stojanovski DejanIMMKD24305.542.032.03
19Cvitan OgnjenGMCRO25385.542.030.03
20Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB24925.540.527.53
21Maksimovic BranimirIMSRB24525.540.028.05
22Drenchev PetarGMBUL25065.538.526.04
23Kholopov Alexander AFMRUS22895.043.028.54
24Zlatanovic BoroljubFMSRB24285.043.027.54
Martic IvanFMSRB24025.043.027.54
26Andrijevic MilanIMSRB23455.042.526.54
27Ardeleanu AlinIMROU23355.042.526.02
28Dimitrijevic RadmiloSRB22365.042.525.02
29Kadric DenisIMBIH24205.040.529.54
30Doric NenadIMCRO23305.040.025.52
31Arsovic ZoranIMSRB24435.039.529.03
32Skovgaard PeterFMDEN23065.039.526.04
33Irizanin RadojeFMSRB23445.039.525.03
34Chandra AkshatUSA21795.039.024.03
35Mladenovic StefanSRB22365.037.521.03
36Popovic Aleksandar MFMSRB22885.036.525.04
37Abramovic BoskoGMSRB24705.036.522.53
38Del Rio De Angelis Salvador GGMESP25475.036.023.02
39Ratkovic MilovanSRB22145.035.021.53
40Kislik Erik AndrewIMUSA24084.542.529.04
93 players

23) 6th Leiden Chess Tournament 2012

The 6th Leiden Chess Tournament took place 6th-15th July 2012. David Howell took clear first with 7.5/9.

6th LCT GpA 2012 Leiden NED Fri 6th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Howell, David W LGMENG2620111½½111½7.552.543.02750
2Negi, ParimarjanGMIND26611½1½111017.052.038.52664
3Socko, BartoszGMPOL2629111½10½1½6.554.537.52663
4Nikolic, PredragGMBIH263611½½1½½1½6.551.035.02600
5Vorobiov, Evgeny E.GMRUS258611½1½101½6.550.534.252556
6Arun Prasad, S.GMIND25181½11011½½6.550.034.752529
7Horvath, CsabaGMHUN25071½11=0½116.546.530.752442
8Lalith, Babu M.R.GMIND252901111½0116.545.029.752519
9De Jong, Jan-WillemIMNED242911½½1½½016.053.033.52516
10Bok, BenjaminIMNED2512111½½½½106.053.033.02584
11Khenkin, IgorGMGER26691011½1½½½6.048.031.252522
12Rijnaarts, SjefFMNED23191½1½01½½16.047.530.252430
13Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V.GMRUS2547½11½½½1016.046.029.02450
14Zakhartsov, VladimirRUS2271101½1½1016.045.526.52477
15Van der Wiel, John T.H.GMNED2430½1½½½1½½16.045.029.52311
16Luch, MichalIMPOL242611½½½10105.552.029.752446
17Sundararajan, KidambiGMIND245911½½0+01½5.545.024.52239
18Admiraal, MiguoelNED2286=110½101½5.543.524.252320
19Wilschut, PeterNED22331=½0110½15.541.024.02257
20Van Overdam, JulianNED22771010011½15.541.021.752252
21Von Meijenfeldt, BartNED2123101011½015.539.522.02285
22Van Overdam, JanNED2101100110½115.539.021.752283
23Iturbide Arnedo, OscarESP2113100110½115.539.019.02255
24Blom, VincentNED21191010½11105.537.018.52244
25Van der Marel, BertNED21550=10101115.533.021.252099
26Pijpers, ArthurNED23411½1010½105.046.523.252285
27Van Haastert, EdwinIMNED24401100111005.046.023.02295
28Verstraeten, ReinaertBEL21711½0101½105.044.021.02301
29Spaan, NathanaelNED22061½01½00115.043.522.52215
30Ypma, PeterNED217501½110½105.043.022.02143
31Thakoerdien, JerrelNED20700½101101½5.042.520.752120
32Vrublevskaya, OlgaWIMRUS21291011½001½5.040.519.02241
33Sanders, Isaac BENG21001001½1½015.039.019.752200
34Cheung, JanNED208100½1101½15.037.016.752077
35Gieben, StijnNED20610011101015.035.515.02149
36Erwich, FrankFMNED2376110101½004.549.520.52270
37Van Beek, AlexanderIMNED23291100½11004.547.520.52280
38Van Halderen, HermanNED206211½001½½04.546.021.252301
39Goudriaan, EtienneFMNED2375101110½004.546.020.52260
40Butkiewicz, LukaszIMPOL240201110010½4.544.521.252139
86 players
6th LCT Rapid Match Leiden NED Fri 6th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Peng, ZhaoqinGMNED24141
2Muhren, BiancaWGMNED23071
2 players

24) 86th ch-ARG 2012

The 86th Argentine Championship took place 4th-12th July 2012. I give the games again as there were various corrections including to some of Christian Sanchez' games. Martin Lorenzini edged out Sandro Mareco, Federico Perez Ponsa, Pablo Ricardi and Sergio Slipak after all scored 8/11.

86th ch-ARG 2012 La Plata ARG Wed 4th Jul 2012 - Thu 12th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1LORENZINI MartinARG24668.00.052.574.5
2MARECO SandroGMARG25868.00.049.577.5
3PEREZ PONSA FedericoGMARG24898.00.047.571.0
4RICARDI PabloGMARG25008.00.047.074.0
5SLIPAK SergioGMARG24448.00.047.070.5
6LEMOS DamianGMARG25457.50.550.074.5
7JULIA ErnestoFMARG23597.50.544.571.0
8KRYSA LeandroIMARG24247.00.049.075.5
9FELGAER RubenGMARG25807.00.048.578.0
10ALONSO SalvadorGMARG25167.00.047.573.5
11TRISTAN LeonardoIMARG24497.00.044.572.0
12FILGUEIRA HernanIMARG23087.00.044.068.0
13LUJAN CarolinaIMARG23677.00.043.069.5
14PICHOT AlanFMARG22877.00.042.064.5
15GAITAN Juan ManuelARG22837.00.040.070.0
16MAHIA GustavoIMARG24016.50.047.071.0
17PIERROT FacundoIMARG24426.50.043.069.0
18TOBARES LeandroARG22426.50.042.568.5
19SPATA GermanARG22786.50.042.066.0
20GIAMPA AlejandroARG22266.50.041.568.0
21HERMAN DiegoARG21936.50.040.068.0
22MARTINEZ DE NEGRI GonzaloARG20936.50.039.563.5
23BENEDETTI JulioARG20906.50.038.566.5
24LOPEZ MILLER IndalecioARG18946.50.035.562.0
25TOKATLIAN GabrielARG19476.50.032.561.5
26DOLEZAL CristianIMARG24376.00.042.069.5
27APARICIO AnibalFMARG22236.00.041.070.5
28NEGRI SantiagoARG21886.00.039.065.5
29FERNANDEZ Maria FlorenciaARG21506.00.037.063.0
30SANCHEZ ChristianARG20326.00.036.561.0
31MANSILLA MartinARG20376.00.036.059.5
32BARRIONUEVO PabloIMARG23186.00.034.058.0
33MARTYNIUK Carolina MilkaARG19556.00.028.556.0
34TORRES SergioARG21305.50.036.564.5
35COLAUTTI MarcelaARG19735.50.033.561.0
36BENEDETTI AntonellaARG20265.50.030.056.0
37BIANCHI AugustoARG18995.50.028.555.5
38MASDEU FernandoARG05.00.032.561.5
39MALDONADO MarcosARG05.00.032.060.5
40MARTINEZ DanielARG20075.00.032.053.5
76 players

25) 87th ch-Paris IdF 2012

The 87th Paris Championship took place 7th-15th July 2012. The first 4 rounds of games have been processed to a higher standard than the last 5. Arbiter Gwenole Grall has done a great job at entering and chasing up the games. Sergey Fedorchuk took clear first with 7.5/9.

87th ch-Paris IdF Paris FRA Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1Perf
1FEDORCHUK Sergey A.gUKR26307,5422713
2LE ROUX Jean-PierregFRA25596,5402537
3MOUSSARD JulesmFRA24126,539,52552
4STRIKOVIC AleksagSRB25596,5382551
5SHCHEKACHEV AndreigFRA25286,5372535
6GULIYEV NamiggAZE25396,535,52515
7RENET OliviergFRA2472636,52452
8DOURERASSOU JonathanmFRA2460635,52449
9WIRIG AnthonygFRA24526342420
10GRIFFITHS Ryan RhysfIRL23265,5422526
11RINDLISBACHER LarsSUI22665,539,52480
12SOCHACKI ChristophemFRA24065,5382449
13ZHOU Yang-FanmENG24275,5382445
14SHIRAZI KamranmFRA24175,5382432
15DEMUTH AdrienmFRA24605,5372428
16LOISEAU QuentinFRA23145,536,52439
17ROSER KevinmFRA24235422453
18LAURENT Julien G.fFRA2301537,52419
19DUCARMON QuintenfNED2382536,52396
20D'COSTA Lorin A RmENG2434536,52354
21WHITE Michael J RfWLS23395362381
22MANOUCK ThierrymFRA23005332351
23KILPATRICK CallumfENG23215332345
24SONG JulienfFRA23985332311
25LAMORELLE JulienfFRA2277532,52354
26BISSIERES MatthieufFRA23464,539,52391
27KIRK EzraFRA22164,5392404
28BERNARD ChristophemFRA22904,5362362
29KAMBRATH YannickFRA22294,5352320
30CHABANON Jean-Luc FRA24814,534,52370
31PILE RichardfFRA23624,5342310
32LE ROY BricefFRA22704,532,52315
33VAN DONGEN PatrickfFRA23244,5322307
34CARSTENSEN JacobfDEN23524,530,52244
35RABEYRIN Jean-JacquesfFRA22254,5302310
36PAYEN ArnaudmFRA2351436,52290
37BERTHIER HugoFRA22024362280
38VUILLEUMIER AlexandremSUI2339435,52285
39ALHUWAR JasemfUAE22854352274
40KHOURI Ibrahim MohamedfUAE22224322269
63 players

26) 9th South Wales International 2012

The 9th South Wales International took place 8th-13th July 2012. I had to construct the final standings from the final round pairings which wasn't ideal. Boris Chatalbashev won with 7.5/9.

9th South Wales Int Penarth WLS Sun 8th Jul 2012 - Fri 13th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Chatalbashev, Boris25507.5
2Petrov, Marijan25227
2Wells, Peter24887
4Leconte, Jean-Olivier22986.5
4Pleasants, Allan20706.5
4Marusenko, Petr21646.5
7Jackson, James21266
7Poobalasingam, Peter22636
7Horton, Justin20796
7Rudd, Jack22956
7Arkell, Keith24416
7Leconte, Maria22246
13Waterfield, John19825.5
13Menadue, Jeremy21605.5
13Jaunooby, Ali21655.5
13Brown, Tom21045.5
13Kett, Tim22375.5
13Braun, Walter22395.5
13Rayner, Francis21605.5
20Gosling, Brian19395
20Van Kemenade, Rudy20145
20Thomas, James18645
20Iyengar, Ilya20035
20Robinson, David19365
20Hickman, John19335
26French, Angus20324.5
26Thomas, Ben16744.5
26Davis, Ashley19294.5
26Freeland, Alex17924.5
26Turner, Joseph19944.5
26Bridges, Paul18464.5
26Ralphs, Nigel19134.5
26Davis, Lee19694.5
26Thorpe, Thomas18294.5
26Bryant, Jonathan19084.5
26Bryant, Richard19454.5
37Rodriguez, Juan20614
37White, Michael19114
37Bennett, Rhys4
37Staniforth, Matthew4
60 players

27) 4th Rethymno Open 2012

The 4th Rethymno Open took place 7th-14th July 2012. Gabriel Sargissian won with 7.5/9.

4th Rethymno Open Rethymno GRE Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sat 14th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Sargissian GabrielGMARM26857.50.056.043.5
2Akshayraj KoreIMIND24547.00.053.542.0
3Kryvoruchko YuriyGMUKR26727.00.053.541.5
4Rychagov AndreyGMRUS25177.00.053.041.5
5Maiorov NikitaGMBLR25747.00.048.037.0
6Banikas HristosGMGRE26266.50.053.542.5
7Salgado Lopez IvanGMESP26356.50.051.039.0
8Shyam Sundar MIMIND24866.50.050.539.0
9Pap MisaGMSRB25006.50.050.040.0
10Svetushkin DmitryGMMDA25926.50.049.539.0
11Neelotpal DasGMIND24566.50.049.537.5
12Kharitonov AlexandrGMRUS25386.50.049.039.0
13David AlbertoGMLUX26056.50.049.038.0
14Ashwin JayaramIMIND24766.50.049.038.0
15Mamikonyan TigranARM22836.50.047.537.5
16Borovikov VladislavGMUKR25696.00.051.540.0
17Kapnisis SpyridonGMGRE24806.00.051.540.0
18Volkov SergeyGMRUS25946.00.050.539.0
19Stany G AIND23936.00.050.538.5
20Zinchenko YaroslavGMUKR25446.00.050.038.5
21Romero Holmes AlfonsoGMESP25236.00.048.538.5
22Colovic AleksandarIMMKD24356.00.048.538.0
23Ansell Simon TIMENG23766.00.047.537.0
24Bellia FabrizioIMITA24286.00.047.037.5
25Markidis KonstantinosGRE22916.00.047.037.5
26Zubarev AlexanderGMUKR25966.00.046.035.0
27Bisby Daniel LFMENG22856.00.045.535.0
28Vedder RichardFMNED22836.00.043.032.0
29Michelakos PanagiotisGRE21686.00.042.534.0
30Nasuta GrzegorzPOL22366.00.041.032.0
31Sivuk VitalyIMUKR24675.50.052.541.0
32Postny EvgenyGMISR26535.50.051.040.0
33Skembris SpyridonGMGRE24605.50.051.039.5
34Kuljasevic DavorinGMCRO25645.50.050.539.5
35Fernandez Daniel HowardIMSIN23495.50.049.539.0
36Filip LucianIMROU24815.50.047.537.0
37Tzouganakis PanteleimonGRE20965.50.046.036.5
38Nadig KruttikaWGMIND22065.50.045.537.0
39Iasman InnaFRA19705.50.045.034.5
40Royset PalNOR21905.50.044.535.0
160 players

28) 14th Torredembarra Open 2012

Juan Carlos Obregon Rivero won with 8/9. I give the games from the final rounds now.

14th Torredembarra Torredembarra ESP Sat 30th Jun 2012 - Sun 8th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Obregon Rivero Juan CarlosCUB24798.053.042.043.0
2Martinez Duany Lelys StanleyCUB24687.554.541.537.5
3Esplugas Esteve VicencESP21907.050.038.035.0
4Farran Martos Francesc XESP23217.049.538.536.0
5Pogorelov RuslanUKR24086.556.044.037.5
6Pena Riasco AlexanderCOL22336.549.538.032.0
7Plasencia Martinez VictorESP21676.051.539.534.0
8Luke Brezmes CristoferESP20746.051.039.032.0
9Gonzalez Rodriguez Jorge ACOL23986.049.036.533.0
10Diaz Velandia Jose ManuelVEN22506.047.035.531.5
11Moreno Robert EduardoESP18806.044.535.525.5
12Sarto Ramos AngelESP19726.043.534.029.5
13Ordobas Martinez VicensESP20926.042.533.025.0
14Guasch Murtra Josep MariaESP19706.042.532.027.0
15Bulto Gonzalvo RamonESP19585.549.539.533.0
16Pujol Codinach EduardESP20265.549.038.029.5
17Mila Tejera JordiESP20575.548.538.031.0
18Uran Bermudez Oliver KevinVEN21605.547.535.529.5
19Tutusaus Marrugat CarlesESP19695.546.036.529.5
20Eguia Cambero IgnacioESP19565.546.036.028.5
21Lluverol Torrents SalvadorESP20285.545.535.027.0
22Ruiz Font ElisabetESP20415.047.536.529.0
23Galimany Rovira XavierESP19985.047.036.030.0
24Moreno Carretero CarlesESP21705.047.036.028.5
25Duran Vallverdu JuanESP20105.046.537.027.5
26Aranzana Areste AlbertoESP20235.046.535.528.5
27Regue Farran EnricESP20655.046.535.027.5
28Roca Diaz Miguel AngelESP20665.046.035.025.5
29Prats Cabaces LluisESP19145.045.036.528.0
30Rodriguez Marin JoseESP18015.045.035.524.5
31Terreu Serra FrancescESP19865.044.533.526.0
32Blasco Cusido FrancescESP19305.043.535.026.5
33Margalef Guell JordiESP19835.043.533.525.0
34Orti Boix Miquel LluisESP18175.042.032.023.0
35Turuguet Lopez Josep LluisESP19355.041.531.525.0
36Salom Arroyo NicolauESP19125.040.032.524.0
37Comes Nolla GabrielESP17475.039.530.521.0
38Matons Calafi Eva MESP18355.039.530.022.0
39Garcia Agudo CayetanoESP17815.036.528.020.0
40Sirera Bargallo TomasESP17234.542.533.024.5
87 players

29) 11th Bergamo Open 2012

The 11th Bergamo Open took place 13th-15th July 2012. Kiril Georgiev won with 5/6.

11th Bergamo Open Bergamo ITA Fri 13th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Georgiev, KirilGM26805.020.022.52395.7
27Kasparov, SergeyGM24934.521.524.02389.5
36Godena, MicheleGM25124.521.024.02338.8
43Brunello, SabinoGM25864.520.523.52384.8
54Neiksans, ArtursGM25344.520.022.52333.2
65Danin, AlexandreGM25254.519.021.52323.3
72Sumets, AndreyGM26184.518.020.02312.2
810Valsecchi, AlessioIM24254.019.021.52296.3
913Aranovitch, EmilianoIM23294.018.020.52125.0
1030Cacciola, Alfredo20874.016.518.52231.0
1120Roos, Adrian21804.015.016.52119.8
1221Sorbera, Giovanni21654.014.516.02101.5
1340Sala, GiovanniCM19964.014.016.02099.3
149Stella, AndreaIM24423.520.022.52331.7
1519Angelini, Marco21923.519.021.52213.2
1631De Palma, Fabrizio20843.518.020.52253.3
1712Borgo, GiulioIM23843.517.520.02232.5
1823Moroni, Luca Jr21283.516.519.02180.3
198Daskevics, VadimsIM24573.516.518.52140.5
2022Cazzaniga, Walter21483.516.016.52152.3
2116Salgado Lopez, Oscar22183.515.517.52060.3
2245Messina, Roberta19613.514.015.52171.5
2329Monjac, Mislav20933.020.523.02230.3
2433Gomez Dieguez, David20813.019.521.02238.5
2518Kizilkaya, Mehmet21953.018.520.52205.3
2626Seyfried, Claus21013.017.019.02182.5
2732Ventura, Franco20843.016.518.52166.3
2814Stoppa, OmarFM23003.016.017.52103.3
2936De Leon, Justo Alejan20203.016.016.52102.2
3015Ferretti, FolcoFM22833.015.517.02105.0
3138Ventura, Salvatore20143.013.515.52077.2
3234Curtacci, Sergio20342.518.019.52151.7
3324Kasparova, TatianaWIM21252.517.519.52185.0
3417Pescatore, Lorenzo22012.517.019.01992.5
3528Abella Vazquez, Cesar20932.516.518.02195.0
3643Castrogiovanni, Carlo19782.516.016.52024.8
3739Koetz, Andreas20082.515.017.02037.0
3853Simonetto, Adriano19202.514.516.02025.5
3937Elitropi, Giorgio20162.514.016.02006.0
4054Tarelli, Daniele19092.514.015.52127.5
56 players

30) 35th Barbera del Valles Open

The 35th Barbera del Valles Open took place 4th-12th July 2012. Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez won with 7/9.

35th Barbera Open A Barbera del Valles ESP Wed 4th Jul 2012 - Thu 12th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ortiz Suarez Isan ReynaldoGMCUB25627.047.037.531.5
2Turov MaximGMRUS26426.553.542.037.5
3Gonzalez Garcia JoseGMMEX25186.551.039.537.0
4Cordova EmilioGMPER25846.550.039.533.5
5Fernandez Cardoso AlexeyFMCUB24276.547.037.532.5
6Gonzalez Perez ArianFMCUB24526.546.038.034.5
7Quesada Perez YunieskyGMCUB26266.051.540.533.0
8Palit SomakIMIND23936.049.540.031.0
9Peralta FernandoGMARG26026.049.539.033.5
10Aroshidze LevanGMGEO25806.048.037.531.5
11Guerra Mendez Jose AngelIMCUB24286.047.037.032.5
12Hernandez Carmenates HoldenGMCUB25696.044.535.531.0
13Escobar Forero AlderIMCOL24876.044.534.531.0
14Munoz Pantoja MiguelIMESP24966.044.534.031.5
15Arizmendi Martinez Julen LuisGMESP25596.044.034.530.0
16Sequera Paolini JoseIMVEN24076.043.533.527.0
17Moreno Ruiz JavierIMESP25046.042.533.027.5
18Navarro Lopez-Menchero DanielESP22305.549.038.529.0
19Alarcon Casellas RolandoFMCUB24365.546.536.030.5
20Narciso Dublan MarcGMESP25395.545.535.028.0
21Cornette MatthieuGMFRA25675.544.034.027.0
22Gomez Ledo Roberto CarlosIMCUB24285.543.533.528.5
23Perez Mitjans OrelvisIMESP25045.541.532.027.5
24Aloma Vidal RobertIMESP24005.540.032.028.0
25Asis Gargatagli HipolitoIMESP24825.540.030.527.5
26Libiszewski FabienGMFRA25055.535.529.521.5
27Alsina Leal DanielGMESP25355.049.039.533.5
28Bulmaga IrinaWIMROU23715.046.537.527.5
29Van Riemsdijk Herman CIMBRA23975.045.535.526.5
30Ruiz Sanchez OrlenFMCUB24165.042.033.026.0
31Vassallo Barroche MauricioIMESP24335.042.032.526.5
32Perez Manas BenjaminMKESP22505.041.532.523.0
33Ivakhinova InnaWGMRUS23065.039.529.521.5
34Perpinya Rofes Lluis MariaIMESP24015.038.030.526.0
35Bergez LucIMFRA24205.037.029.022.5
36Colon Garcia EnriqueFMESP23654.546.538.028.0
37Laxman R RGMIND24224.545.536.028.0
38Saptarshi RoyIMIND23894.543.535.528.0
39Sanchez Ibern MarcFMESP23644.543.533.523.5
40Mosquera MiguelIMCOL23954.543.034.025.0
87 players

31) 6th Varna Open 2012

The 6th Varna Open takes place 11th-20th July 2012. Ivan Cheparinov is amongst the leaders on 4/5.

6th Varna Open 2012 Varna BUL Wed 11th Jul 2012 - Fri 20th Jul 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Cheparinov IvanGMBUL26774.06.011.04
2Bagaturov GiorgiGMGEO24554.06.011.04
3Vavric PavelFMMDA21864.05.511.04
4Nikolov SashoIMBUL23864.05.09.04
5Janev TihomirFMBUL23973.54.59.53
6Stojanov StanislavBUL23003.54.59.53
7Legky Nikolay AGMFRA23923.05.510.53
8Delchev AleksanderGMBUL25983.05.011.53
9Georgiev BiserBUL22583.04.510.53
10Horvath TamasIMHUN23983.04.58.53
11Panbukchian ValentinIMBUL23473.04.09.03
12Banov BoilBUL21843.04.08.53
13Samoun FlorentFRA21903.04.08.53
14Ljangov PetarBUL20713.03.59.03
15Sofranov VelizarBUL22103.03.58.03
16Janev PavelBUL20463.02.57.53
17Spassov LiubenGMBUL23342.55.09.52
18Talmaci AlexandruMDA19982.55.09.52
19Dereshki DarioBUL19302.55.09.02
20Rafailov RadostinBUL18672.54.59.52
21Dionisi ThomasFRA22782.54.58.52
22Gidicov ArtiomMDA19822.54.58.02
23Gurvich VitalyRUS18562.54.57.52
24Arnaudov PetarBUL21802.54.09.02
25Ivelinov HristoBUL22262.54.08.02
26Savenkov KonstantinRUS21622.54.08.02
27Dragieva DenitzaBUL20192.54.07.52
28Petrul IgorMDA16042.54.07.52
29Janachkov AngelBUL21932.53.57.52
30Petkov HristoBUL20532.53.56.52
31Kalyuzhnov AlexanderRUS18272.53.07.02
32Kostadinov TeodosiBUL22142.52.57.02
33Dimov DanailBUL19412.05.08.02
34Rifat AysinRUS02.04.59.02
35Vasilev HristoBUL17372.04.59.02
36Tachev KamenBUL16822.04.59.02
37Zograbyan DavidRUS02.04.59.01
38Konstantinov AleksandarBUL18552.04.08.52
39Subbotsky MikhailRUS20312.04.08.02
40Van Der Togt TwanNED02.04.08.02
79 players

32) 7th Nana Aleksandria Cup 2012

The 7th Nana Aleksandria Cup takes place 14th-20th July 2012.

7th Nana Aleksandria Poti GEO Sat 14th Jul 2012 - Fri 20th Jul 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Quparadze GigaIMGEO24594.05.510.510.0
Mammadov ZaurIMAZE24264.05.510.510.0
3Kalashian DavidIMARM24084.05.010.010.0
4Nigalidze GaiozIMGEO24414.04.08.510.0
5Hayrapetyan HovikIMARM24583.56.011.59.5
6Purtseladze MakaIMGEO23483.55.510.59.0
7Khelaia GiorgiGEO20513.55.59.09.0
8Maghalashvili DavitIMGEO24723.55.09.58.0
9Chighladze IveriIMGEO23583.54.59.59.0
10Shalamberidze AkakiIMGEO23423.54.59.09.5
11Oleksienko MikhailoGMUKR25473.54.59.09.0
12Patsia ZviadGEO21683.05.510.59.0
13Choladze MariamGEO18723.05.510.57.5
14Azaladze ShotaIMGEO24843.05.011.09.0
15Beradze IrakliGEO23273.05.010.09.0
16Lomineishvili MaiaIMGEO23603.05.09.58.0
17Tqebuchava GochaFMGEO22863.04.510.08.0
18Zeynalov FaridFMAZE23253.04.59.59.0
19Zarkua DavitIMGEO24663.04.59.58.0
20Tiraturyan DavidARM21673.04.59.08.5
21Manukyan Sargis VARM23493.04.58.08.5
22Ebralidze AlexandreGEO19363.04.58.08.0
23Ismael Namir Mohammed IsmaelIRQ22073.04.09.58.0
24Parvanyan AlfredARM17883.04.09.56.0
25Javakhadze ZurabGEO24153.04.09.07.0
26Minasyan ArnoldARM22043.04.08.58.0
27Lomsadze DavitGEO23603.04.08.57.5
28Vepkhvishvili VarlamFMGEO22783.04.08.57.0
29Bosikashvili GiorgiGEO16333.04.08.56.0
30Hayrapetian ArmanIMARM23633.04.08.07.5
31Iskandarov MisratdinAZE23843.04.07.57.0
32Sibashvili GiorgiGEO20333.03.58.07.0
33Yayloyan KonstantinARM19113.03.56.57.0
34Ibrahimova SabinaAZE20933.03.08.07.0
35Vinod GIND20472.56.011.58.0
36Poghosyan SurenARM23212.55.511.08.0
37Gavasheli AnaWIMGEO21342.55.510.57.0
38Gvarjaladze NugzarGEO19462.55.510.07.5
39Al-Khattab Ghassan M Ali AjmeFMIRQ21842.55.59.57.5
40Morchiashvili BachanaIMGEO23522.55.010.57.5
148 players

33) 102 Jahre FC St. Pauli Open 2012

The St. Pauli Open took place 7th-15th July 2012. Nicla Huschenbeth edged out Jo Cuenca Jimenez on tie-break after both finished on 7.5/9.

St. Pauli Open 2012 Hamburg GER Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1.Huschenbeth, NiclaGMGER25216037.554.0439.5
2.Cuenca Jimenez, JoIMESP24777117.554.0436.5
3.Kopylov, MichaelIMUKR24665047.054.0443.0
4.Ghaem Maghami, EhsGMIRI25776127.052.0433.5
5.Svane, Rasmus GER23675047.050.0414.5
6.Thingstad, Even NOR21985136.546.0396.0
7.Colpe, Malte GER22846216.543.0406.0
8.Reddmann, HaukeFMGER23165226.051.5413.0
9.Okhotnik, VladimirGMFRA24466306.051.0430.0
10.Moeller, Hendrik GER22386306.051.0419.5
11.Bente, Bjoern GER21974146.050.5419.0
12.Wendt, Jan-DietricFMGER23675226.048.0402.5
13.Nedic, Dusan GER22966306.048.0394.5
14.Faika, Michael GER21226306.046.0400.0
15.Ramme, Christoph GER21224146.046.0399.5
16.Lampert, Jonas GER22794146.044.5382.0
17.Porth, Hartmut GER22154146.043.5394.5
18.Christensen, Thoma DEN21674146.043.0381.5
19.Carlstedt, JonathaIMGER23525315.554.0409.5
20.Krause, Benedict GER19855215.547.5358.0
21.Fries-Nielsen, JenIMDEN23765315.547.0396.5
22.Stigar, PetterFMNOR22993155.546.0389.5
23.Schroeder, Christo GER21845315.546.0387.5
24.Stenner, Patrick GER22375315.544.5399.0
25.Balinski, Damian POL21444235.543.5389.5
26.Johannsen, Dennis GER20855315.540.0389.0
27.Korba, Roman GER21895315.539.5385.5
28.Hinrichs, Jan GER20085315.539.5366.5
29.Welsh, Michael IRL20453055.539.0319.0
30.Kahlert, Thomas GER22293245.047.0393.5
31.Hawranke, Dietrich GER21313245.045.5385.5
32.Rossen, Claus DEN22234325.045.0372.5
33.Schiele, Lars GER20895405.044.5387.0
34.Sechting, Martin GER20584325.043.5382.5
35.Sturm, Timo GER20024325.043.0392.5
36.Wenzel, Birger GER20684325.043.0386.5
37.Yam, Doron ISR20253245.043.0375.0
38.Manthey, Juergen GER20324325.042.5374.5
39.Steingraeber, Kai-U GER21143245.042.0386.5
40.Wobbe, Sven GER21923245.041.5368.5
114 players

34) 16th Godesburg Open

The 16th Godesburg Open took place 7th-15th July 2012. Arkadij Rotstein won with 8/9.

16th Godesburg Open Bad Godesberg GER Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgGms+-=PtsTB1
11Rotstein, Arkadij251097028.02132
22Rausis, Igor249697117.52145
35Rotstein, Jefim232097117.52078
414Weiler, Wolfgang212695047.01937
54Khanukov, Boris235896216.52103
69Horstmann, Olaf215195136.51909
73Boidman, Yuri243895226.02124
823Brandt, Sebastian204395226.01999
911Broehl, Stephan213195226.01940
1016Koenig, Christian210495226.01928
118Schmid, Thomas224993066.01885
127Christensen, Niels229095226.01862
1312Krebs, Dietmar212994146.01850
1418Florstedt, Johannes207195226.01828
1541Bachem, Oliver188795226.01817
1610Saglam, Buelent214794235.52014
1713Schwarz, Oliver212895315.52006
1815Evers, Leo211795315.52003
1927Koehler, Christian Friedrich201695315.51851
2024Mittmann, Johannes203395315.51830
2122Jantz, Heiko204394235.51813
2219Ebert, Mario205295315.51807
2320Wecker, Martin204895315.51753
2435Knosowski, Hans Josef192195315.51630
256Wacker, Peter230085305.02006
2638Ter Steeg, Marcus, Dr190594325.01932
2739Jordans, Ralph189993245.01912
2842Brungs, Sven186693245.01867
2921Kutzner, Stephen204693245.01845
3028Krueger, Michael199395405.01834
3125Spreemann, Ralf, Dr202684225.01759
3263Weber, Konstantin94325.01758
3332Opitz, Frank195893245.01755
3429Stier, Artem199295405.01751
3566Bitsch, Heinz93245.01741
3668Lazarov, Alexander94325.01717
3717Schwab, Thomas208593245.01691
3845Glienke, Norbert185295405.01495
3975Barning, Gerhard92254.51843
4047Zens, Rolf184194414.51814
92 players

35) 1st ITT LXSBC 2012

The 1st ITT LXSBC took place 3rd-8th July 2012. Andres Rodriguez Vila won with 7.5/9.

1st ITT LXSBC 2012 Sao Bernardo do Campo BRA Tue 3rd Jul 2012 - Sun 8th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1RODRIGUEZ VILA ANDRESGM25357.50.029.502.5
2MAIA LUCIANO MALTAFM22796.00.023.251.5
3BLIT JACQUESIM22785.51.022.502.5
4ABDALLA LUIZ GUILHERME AURELLIFM23335.50.022.752.0
5RODI LUIS ERNESTOIM23634.50.019.251.5
6ARANHA FILHO ALVARO ZFM23034.00.015.001.5
7BATISTA RENATO LUIZ21403.50.513.751.0
8MARTINEZ AYELEN20683.50.511.251.0
9ZAMPRONHA WLADIMIR CAMILO22073.00.013.001.5
10BARRETO FILHO CARLOS ALBERTOFM23252.00.08.251.0
10 players
1st ITT LXSBC 2012 Sao Bernardo do Campo BRA Tue 3rd Jul 2012 - Sun 8th Jul 2012. Category: 2. Ave: (2283)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Rodriguez Vila, Andres GM URU 2535 # = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2528
2 Maia, Luciano Malta FM BRA 2279 = # = = 0 = 1 1 1 1 6 2409
3 Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli FM BRA 2333 = = # 0 1 = 1 1 = = 5.5 2358
4 Blit, Jacques IM ARG 2278 0 = 1 # 1 1 0 1 0 1 5.5 2364
5 Rodi, Luis Ernesto IM ARG 2363 = 1 0 0 # = 1 0 1 = 4.5 2274
6 Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. FM BRA 2303 0 = = 0 = # 0 1 = 1 4 2238
7 Batista, Renato Luiz BRA 2140 0 0 0 1 0 1 # = = = 3.5 2219
8 Martinez, Ayelen ARG 2068 0 0 0 0 1 0 = # 1 1 3.5 2227
9 Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo BRA 2207 0 0 = 1 0 = = 0 # = 3 2167
10 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto FM BRA 2325 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = # 2 2058
Round 1. Tue 3rd Jul 2012
Maia, Luciano Malta 1-0 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 56 E06 Catalan
Martinez, Ayelen 0-1 Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. 29 B40 Sicilian
Batista, Renato Luiz 0-1 Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli 40 B22 Sicilian
Rodi, Luis Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Vila, Andres 78 C05 French
Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo 1-0 Blit, Jacques 29 A10 English
Round 2. Tue 3rd Jul 2012
Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 0-1 Blit, Jacques 15 B30 Sicilian defence
Rodriguez Vila, Andres 1-0 Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo 55 B12 Caro-Kann
Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli 1-0 Rodi, Luis Ernesto 44 A64 Benoni
Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. 0-1 Batista, Renato Luiz 33 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Maia, Luciano Malta 1-0 Martinez, Ayelen 35 A48 King's Indian
Round 3. Wed 4th Jul 2012
Martinez, Ayelen 1-0 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 66 B52 Sicilian
Batista, Renato Luiz 0-1 Maia, Luciano Malta 32 C85 Ruy Lopez
Rodi, Luis Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. 38 B45 Sicilian
Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo 1/2-1/2 Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli 28 B83 Sicilian
Blit, Jacques 0-1 Rodriguez Vila, Andres 35 A04 Reti opening
Round 4. Wed 4th Jul 2012
Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 0-1 Rodriguez Vila, Andres 35 C18 French
Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli 0-1 Blit, Jacques 27 A89 Dutch
Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. 1/2-1/2 Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo 15 D03 Torre attack (Tartakower variation)
Maia, Luciano Malta 0-1 Rodi, Luis Ernesto 60 D11 QGD Slav
Martinez, Ayelen 1/2-1/2 Batista, Renato Luiz 25 C77 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Thu 5th Jul 2012
Batista, Renato Luiz 1/2-1/2 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 18 D10 QGD Slav defence
Rodi, Luis Ernesto 0-1 Martinez, Ayelen 35 B41 Sicilian
Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo 0-1 Maia, Luciano Malta 26 A16 English opening
Blit, Jacques 1-0 Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. 36 B10 Caro-Kann
Rodriguez Vila, Andres 1/2-1/2 Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli 60 A03 Bird's opening
Round 6. Thu 5th Jul 2012
Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 1/2-1/2 Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli 15 D85 Gruenfeld
Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. 0-1 Rodriguez Vila, Andres 70 A46 Queen's pawn
Maia, Luciano Malta 1/2-1/2 Blit, Jacques 51 A41 Queen's Pawn
Martinez, Ayelen 1-0 Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo 29 B44 Sicilian defence
Batista, Renato Luiz 0-1 Rodi, Luis Ernesto 49 A89 Dutch
Round 7. Fri 6th Jul 2012
Rodi, Luis Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 10 B33 Sicilian
Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo 1/2-1/2 Batista, Renato Luiz 14 E51 Nimzo-Indian
Blit, Jacques 1-0 Martinez, Ayelen 35 B54 Sicilian
Rodriguez Vila, Andres 1/2-1/2 Maia, Luciano Malta 60 C53 Giuoco Piano
Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli 1/2-1/2 Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. 39 A25 English
Round 8. Sat 7th Jul 2012
Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 0-1 Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. 37 A13 English opening
Maia, Luciano Malta 1/2-1/2 Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli 21 B37 Sicilian
Martinez, Ayelen 0-1 Rodriguez Vila, Andres 26 C77 Ruy Lopez
Batista, Renato Luiz 1-0 Blit, Jacques 43 B22 Sicilian
Rodi, Luis Ernesto 1-0 Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo 58 D20 QGA
Round 9. Sun 8th Jul 2012
Zampronha, Wladimir Camilo 1/2-1/2 Barreto Filho, Carlos Alberto 18 E77 King's Indian
Blit, Jacques 1-0 Rodi, Luis Ernesto 50 C15 French
Rodriguez Vila, Andres 1-0 Batista, Renato Luiz 42 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Abdalla, Luiz Guilherme Aurelli 1-0 Martinez, Ayelen 50 E98 King's Indian
Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z. 1/2-1/2 Maia, Luciano Malta 12 B09 Pirc

36) 5th Open d'Ille et Vilaine 2012

The 5th Open d'Ille et Vilaine tournament took place 6th-12th July 2012. Viesturs Meijers won with 7.5/9.

5 d'Ille et Vilaine Rennes FRA Fri 6th Jul 2012 - Thu 12th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1Meijers, ViestursgLAT24857.54554.52502
2Inkiov, VentzislavgBUL2460744.553.52460
3Bailet, PierremFRA2426744.553.52382
4Stephan, VictorfFRA2253743.553.52309
5Le Goff, DamienFRA23036.546542377
6Aubry, YannisFRA21046.543.5532205
7Ivanov, JordanmBUL236764451.52271
8Louis, Corentin FRA199464249.52060
9Otmani, KamelFRA2090641.5502064
10Jouneau, Quentin FRA2026641.549.52053
11Maulana, KahfiFRA200664149.52039
12Guezennec, FranckFRA2181640492080
13Rivalin, KennyFRA1988640491984
14Schmouchkovitch, MichelFRA1947639.548.51963
15Houlgate, AnthonyFRA1995639481954
16Busnel, LaurentFRA1928637.5461976
17Hubert, Raphael FRA2006637.5451979
18Theon, PierreFRA2079637452029
19Deniau, PascalFRA169063643.51966
20Primel, DominiqueFRA1983635411946
21Cleran, AnthonyFRA1957633401821
22Geffroy, LeoFRA19215.542.551.52029
23Mahe, Romain FRA19345.54149.52010
24Capitaine, Mathieu FRA19955.540.548.52039
25Prioul, Jean FRA19295.539461979
26Mocquard, YvesFRA18785.539461929
27Bolon, KarelleffFRA21075.537.547.51866
28Pecot, MatthiasFRA18355.537.5461899
29Marie, XavierFRA17925.536431814
30Huard, HerveFRA17575.535.542.51800
31Blanchard, SimonFRA16365.534401837
32Deceneux, ChristopheFRA17115.533.540.51791
33Ruhlmann, HeleneFRA176354148.51963
34Collet, DavyFRA1815540471878
35Simonin, JosephFRA1707538441827
36Bleteau, PierreFRA1756537.545.51873
37Deltour, QuentinFRA1699537.5441776
38Belouassa, AurelienFRA175753744.51768
39Heyman, Jacques FRA1843537441780
40Hubert, ErwanFRA164553643.51863
109 players

37) 72nd ch-ITA S/F 2012

The 72nd Italian Championship semi-finals take place 15th-22nd July 2012.

72nd ch-ITA S/F 2012 Civitanova Marche ITA Sun 15th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
128Paltrinieri, NicholasCM21722.01.02.02399.0
26Bruno, FabioIM24232.01.02.02219.0
318Vezzosi, PaoloIM22932.01.02.02183.5
412De Filomeno, SimoneFM23382.01.02.02163.0
52Bellini, FabioIM25061.51.52.52241.5
64Genocchio, DanieleIM24311.51.52.52227.0
78Sibilio, MarioFM23521.51.52.52199.0
810Contin, DanielIM23461.51.52.52172.5
949Villa, Giorgio19491.51.52.02227.0
1013Altini, Nicola23321.51.52.02186.0
1120Sbarra, MarcoFM22711.51.52.02162.5
1224Martorelli, AntonioIM22191.51.52.02010.5
1315Gilevich, Artem23031.51.51.52297.5
1417Bentivegna, FrancescoFM22991.51.51.52232.0
1521Rambaldi, FrancescoFM22571.51.51.52170.5
1623Spornberger, Maximili22261.51.51.52160.5
171Collutiis, DuilioIM25081.50.51.02180.0
185Caprio, GuidoFM24301.50.51.02180.0
197Piscopo, PierluigiIM23601.50.51.02141.0
209Bonafede, AlessandroFM23511.50.51.02141.0
2119Costantini, RobertoFM22891.02.02.02212.5
2231Franchini, GabrieleFM21491.02.02.02212.5
2343Innocenti, GiovanniCM20211.02.02.02206.0
2411Scalcione, MichelangeFM23461.02.02.02206.0
2525Gagliardi, Christian22091.02.02.02140.0
2637Fioravanti, DiegoCM21171.02.02.02140.0
2714Cocchi, AndreaFM23191.02.02.02132.5
283Rombaldoni, AxelIM24791.02.02.02132.5
2927Dappiano, AndreaCM21801.01.51.52297.5
3029Formento, PaoloCM21551.01.51.52232.0
3133Bianco, Valerio21411.01.51.52170.5
3235Rettore, Ludwig21191.01.51.52160.5
3347Fagnani, Alessandro19811.01.01.52268.0
3416Xia, Jie23011.01.01.52026.5
3526Lapenna, AntonioCM22070.51.53.02469.0
3630Lantini, Marco21530.51.53.02469.0
3732Borgiani, Flavio21480.51.53.02355.5
3834Stella, LucaCM21340.51.53.02355.5
3941Di Trapani, DavideCM20720.51.52.52260.0
4022Bonfa, IleanoFM22350.51.52.51965.0
50 players

38) 8th Lazy Open 2012

The 8th Lazy Open took place 29th June - 8th July 2012. Jacek Tomczak won with 7/9.

8th Lazy Open 2012 Lazy POL Fri 29th Jun 2012 - Sun 8th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Tomczak, JacekGMPOL25497.040.0049.00
211Weichhold, PawelPOL23256.538.0049.00
37Chojnacki, KrzysztofIMPOL24366.538.0049.00
43Mista, AleksanderGMPOL25386.039.0050.00
55Kanarek, MarcelIMPOL24846.037.0048.00
66Urban, KlaudiuszIMPOL24636.036.5047.00
72Bulski, KrzysztofIMPOL25436.036.5046.50
84Shishkin, VadimGMUKR24926.033.5042.50
910Krzyzanowski, MarcinPOL23775.535.0045.00
1024Brzezinski, MateuszPOL20755.533.5042.50
1112Kalinina, OlgaWIMUKR22975.533.0042.50
129Aliavdin, NikolaiIMBLR23825.040.0051.00
138Strzemiecki, ZbigniewIMPOL24165.039.0048.50
1414Licznerski, LukaszPOL22695.036.0046.00
1522Dogodkina, JuliaRUS21105.032.5041.00
1613Mulet, PiotrFMPOL22825.031.0040.50
1732Eggink, RyszardPOL19964.535.0045.00
1818Jarmula, PawelPOL21574.530.5039.50
1919Korbal, ArkadiuszPOL21274.526.5034.50
2030Eggink, MateuszPOL20124.526.0034.50
2136Harazinska, EwaPOL19334.032.0041.00
2223Adamowicz, KatarzynaWFMPOL21054.031.5040.00
2326Szotkowski, JakubCZE20634.031.0040.00
2417Nowicki, BartoszPOL21864.028.0036.00
2528Jarmula, LukaszPOL20504.026.5033.50
2627Halamus, AgataPOL20564.025.0032.00
2716Zolnierowicz, KrzysztofIMPOL22294.024.5031.50
2821Antonov, AlexandrRUS21193.532.5041.50
2937Karwowski, KacperPOL18333.532.0040.50
3025Jacek, KrystianPOL20743.529.0038.00
3131Snihur, PiotrPOL19973.526.5034.00
3233Tselkovskiy, KirillRUS19923.524.0031.00
3334Kotlowski, TomaszPOL19883.524.0030.50
3429Mazalon, MariuszPOL20443.027.0035.00
3515Szadkowski, KamilPOL22532.529.0038.50
3635Kumala, AleksanderPOL19692.528.5036.00
3720Krainski, SlawomirPOL21252.526.5035.50
3838Smieszek, WojciechPOL18092.026.0033.00
38 players

39) Dvorkovich Cup 2012

The Dvorkovich Cup a Junior event took place in Moscow 29th June to 10th July 2012.

Dvorkovich Cup 2012 Moscow RUS Fri 29th Jun 2012 - Tue 10th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamNameFEDRtgPts
1RUSGoryachkina, AleksandraRUS23535.5
2RUSOparin, GrigoriyRUS24945.5
3CHNXu, YinglunCHN22165.5
4CHNYuan, QingyuCHN22185
5CHNLei, TingjieCHN21545
6RUSSanzhaev, DarsenRUS22925
7TURDastan, Muhammed BatuhanTUR22725
8TURSanal, VahapTUR22774.5
9RUSAntipov, Mikhail Al.RUS24334
10POLDrozdowski, KacperPOL23294
11UKROsmak, IulijaUKR21434
12RUSEliseev, UriiRUS24854
13ARMGaboyan, SusannaARM18984
14RUSGolubov, SaveliyRUS20944
15AZEIzzat, KananAZE23413.5
16POLLeks, MariaPOL20973.5
17ARMHarutyunian, Tigran K.ARM22523.5
18AZESadikhov, UlviAZE21203.5
19UKRBortnik, AlexandrUKR23673.5
20RUSAlekseenko, KirillRUS24453
21AZEFataliyeva, UlviyyaAZE20973
22AZEAbbasov, AmilAZE22013
23POLDuda, Jan-KrzysztofPOL24213
24CHNFang, YanCHN22733
25POLGajek, RadoslawPOL22033
26UKRMirzoev, EmilUKR22232.5
27RUSSeverina, MariaRUS22472.5
28ARMPetrosyan, ManuelARM22912
29TURAli Marandi, Cemil CanTUR23512
30UKRShtembuliak, EvgenyUKR21891
31ARMKanjaryan, VladimirARM21161
32TURCemhan, KardelenTUR19410.5
32 players

40) III Cidade Maravilhosa Closed 2012

The III Cidade Maravilhosa Closed took place 13th-15th July 2012.

III Maravilhosa 2012 Laranjeiras BRA Fri 13th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Barbosa Evandro AmorimIMBRA24355.00.020.022.5
2Rezende Guilherme VilelaBRA20495.00.020.022.0
3Dos Santos Haroldo CunhaFMBRA22445.00.019.522.0
4Santiago Yago de MouraFMBRA23455.00.018.520.5
5Gazel FredericoBRA22555.00.018.019.5
6Rego Vinicius V. de AlmeidaBRA22694.50.013.515.0
7De Paiva Pedro HenriqueBRA22934.00.020.022.5
8Molina Roberto Junio BritoIMBRA24234.00.019.020.5
9Galati Mario AugustoBRA21344.00.018.520.0
10Pereira GeanfrancescoBRA20174.00.018.019.5
11De Carvalho Jose JorgeBRA21874.00.016.518.0
12Maia Marco Aurelio FerreiraBRA21154.00.016.018.5
13Baeta Marcio NettoBRA21474.00.014.015.5
14Von Buelow GeorgFMGER23913.50.021.023.5
15Rodi Luis ErnestoIMARG23633.50.018.521.5
16Moura Marcus Vinicius MoratoBRA03.50.017.019.5
17Guimaraes Diogo DuarteBRA22193.50.017.019.0
18Valente Rodrigo de DeusBRA20993.50.015.016.5
19Deus Filho Joaquim deBRA21163.50.015.015.0
20Rodrigues Nei JorgeBRA20433.50.012.514.0
21Oliveira Fernando VenturaBRA20773.00.022.025.0
22Zallio Luciano de SouzaBRA21383.00.021.022.5
23Santos Junior Ailton AntonioBRA20173.00.019.020.5
24Saraiva Alexandre PachecoBRA19793.00.016.518.5
25Zacarias Rodrigo MedeirosBRA20613.00.016.018.0
26Serpa Rafael AraujoBRA03.00.015.517.5
27Zimmermann Kleber Renato P.BRA20013.00.015.016.5
28Okamura Milton KasuoBRA21183.00.014.517.0
29De Oliveira Francemir BarraBRA17393.00.014.516.0
30Machado Wallace FernandesBRA18543.00.014.015.5
31Rodrigues Sergio Luis BadolatiBRA03.00.013.515.5
32Lisboa Torres EduardoBRA18052.50.020.023.0
33Chaves Jorge Antonio TorresBRA20112.50.018.019.5
34Morais Wagner Soares DeBRA02.50.017.019.5
35Giese Ellen CristineBRA18502.50.016.518.5
36Diniz Eduardo AlmeidaBRA02.50.016.018.0
37London EduardoBRA18062.50.014.514.5
38Poiani Fernando CelsoBRA18542.50.013.513.5
39Freitas Romeu SalvadorBRA22562.00.018.020.5
40Santos Otavio Belegarde dosBRA18222.00.015.016.5
61 players

41) Niki Open 2012

The Niki Open took place 30th June to 8th July 2012. Vladimir Malaniuk took clear first with 8.5/9.

Niki Open 2012 Nachod CZE Sat 30th Jun 2012 - Sun 8th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Malaniuk Vladimir PGMUKR25198.52538.049.5
2Krejci. Jun JanGMCZE24768.02338.551.0
3Mudrak JosefFMCZE23136.51938.051.0
4Sergienko SergeyIMRUS24027.01938.048.5
5Volosin LeonidGMCZE24346.51841.052.5
6Kulhanek TomasIMCZE23836.51838.550.5
7Jirka JiriIMCZE24086.51836.547.0
8Strebkovs AndrejsIMLAT23546.01739.050.5
9Sobotnik PetrCZE19206.01733.042.5
10Kraus TomasCZE22555.51642.054.0
11Cernik LukasCZE21945.51638.550.5
12Furman BorisFMRUS22855.51637.049.5
13Horak JiriCZE21855.51637.047.5
14Karlik VladimirFMCZE23296.01636.047.5
15Neoral AntoninCZE21635.51635.047.0
16Velecky ViktorCZE21695.51634.043.5
17Kozusek DanielCZE18895.01536.047.0
18Cechura PetrCZE22045.51535.547.5
19Mejzlik OndrejCZE22455.01535.047.0
20Lochman VaclavCZE20185.51532.542.0
21Hastik SvatoplukCZE20345.01432.542.0
22Groh JiriCZE20545.01432.542.0
23Saucuk MartinCZE19395.01431.040.5
24Mohapl PetrCZE20965.01336.547.5
25Kracik TomasCZE21615.01336.046.5
26Krejci. Sen JanCZE22054.51334.045.0
27Postupa PavelCZE20384.51333.544.5
28Tejnsky BretislavCZE19525.01332.541.0
29Lizner MilanCZE20194.51332.040.5
30Stanek PetrCZE17535.01331.040.0
31Slampa JanCZE20014.51330.538.0
32Rychlik HannaPOL20444.51330.039.0
33Hronik PetrCZE19555.01330.038.5
34Szucs MatyasCZE18614.51330.038.5
35Koci LadislavCZE19374.51329.035.5
36Peniska PavelCZE19235.01327.034.0
37Srejber MichalCZE21874.01236.549.0
38Sedlacek JanCZE19194.51230.039.0
39Mejzlik VojtechCZE20774.51229.040.0
40Gerych JanCZE20524.51135.545.5
74 players

42) Werner Ott Open 2012

The Werner Ott Open took place 7th-15th July 2012. Rene Stern scored 7/9.

Werner Ott Open 2012 Berlin GER Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1.Stern, ReneIM25177028.053.546.25
2.Kalinitschew, SergeyGM24326037.554.544.00
3.Rabiega, RobertGM25015047.055.041.00
4.Meister, JakobGM24806216.554.036.50
5.Paulsen, DirkFM23704056.548.534.00
6.Wallgren, Ulf 20924056.548.033.75
7.Johansson, Gunnar 22255136.547.532.25
8.Glantz, Robert 22866216.545.030.75
9.Figura, Atila GajoFM23515226.056.034.25
10.Von Wantoch-Rekowski, DanijelaWFM22335226.050.029.50
11.Kohler, Thomas 22443066.047.030.25
12.Lerch, Philipp 20844146.046.528.75
13.Lehmann, KlausFM23575226.046.029.25
14.Waldmann, Hans-Joachim 23375226.046.027.50
15.Hahlbohm, Matthias 20786306.041.525.50
16.Bjarnehag, Peter 21764235.551.028.75
17.Gaerths, Ronny 22404235.550.027.75
18.Jahnz, Fabian 22214235.550.026.75
19.Boettcher, Patrick 21833155.549.528.75
20.Niehaus, Frank 22144235.547.027.00
21.Schildt, Rene 20385315.547.025.25
22.Krefenstein, Sergej 20163155.546.025.75
23.Kirchhof, Arno 20344235.545.525.50
24.Albrecht, Rainer 21023155.545.525.50
25.Burger, Heinrich 21414235.544.525.00
26.Jeremic, Dusan 22104235.544.025.25
27.Heerde, Thomas 18865315.543.522.75
28.Dimitrijeski, Kristian 21844235.542.023.75
29.Sebastian, Martin 19784235.542.022.75
30.Solhjou, Mohammed Hassan 19725315.541.021.75
31.Bender, Sebastian 18935315.540.521.75
32.Jaeger, Andre 20224235.537.522.00
33.Kurka, Dieter 21235315.534.521.00
34.Kambor, Joachim 20864235.533.520.50
35.Schmidt, Juergen 20344325.048.022.75
36.Hoffmann, Rainer 21164325.046.024.25
37.Bornschein, Burkhard 19714325.045.020.25
38.Sommaro, Katja 21204325.044.023.25
39.Bahner, Julius 20005405.044.020.50
40.Baumeister, Wolfgang 18025405.041.019.00
102 players

43) XXI Team Championship of Macedonia 2012

The XXI Team Championship of Macedonia takes place 16th-22nd July 2012.

XXI TCh-MKD 2012 Struga MKD Mon 16th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Leading Round 1 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
13BM KISELA VODA, Skopje110025.0
24ALKALOID, Skopje110025.0
32PRILEP, Prilep110024.0
47GSK KOCHANI,Kochani101002.0
55GAMBIT ASEKO-SEE,Skopje101001.0
66KARPOSH, Skopje101001.0
71GSK KUMANOVO,Kumanovo000000.0
7 players

44) XXVII Tadeusza Gniota Memorial 2012

The XXVII Tadeusza Gniota Memorial takes place 11th-19th July 2012.

XXVII Gniota Mem Police POL Wed 11th Jul 2012 - Thu 19th Jul 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+PtsTB1TB2
1Tomczak, JacekGMPOL255644.515.5023.00
2Shishkin, VadimGMUKR248534.015.0022.00
3Musialkiewicz, JanPOL218934.014.5020.50
4Urban, KlaudiuszIMPOL245333.514.5022.00
5Malisauskas, VidmantasGMLTU246023.514.5022.00
6Olszewski, MichalGMPOL252633.513.5020.50
7Przybylski, WojciechFMPOL233033.512.0018.50
8Chlost, MarlenaWFMPOL218633.014.0019.00
9Chojnacki, KrzysztofIMPOL244133.013.5020.50
10Schmidt, WlodzimierzGMPOL238213.013.0020.00
11Vysochin, SpartakGMUKR253323.013.0019.50
12Kula, RobertFMPOL234133.012.5019.00
13Hnydiuk, AleksanderIMPOL242723.012.0019.00
14Smieszek, WojciechPOL180933.011.5017.00
15Franzen, JozefIMSVK230422.514.0020.00
16Jacek, RoksanaPOL186122.514.0020.00
17Musialkiewicz, PawelPOL209022.513.5019.00
18Tokarczyk, TomaszPOL222022.512.5020.00
19Jacek, KrystianPOL207422.511.5015.50
20Zschaebitz, KlausFMGER210522.510.0016.00
21Korbal, ArkadiuszPOL212722.012.0018.50
22Graf, PawelPOL212022.012.0017.50
23Snihur, PiotrPOL200122.012.0017.50
24Pawlicz, AdamPOL207922.011.0015.50
25Radwan, LeszekPOL209111.510.5016.50
26Przybylska, AgataPOL165111.510.0015.50
27Kuciel, WladyslawPOL200211.510.0015.50
28Maruszczak, JoannaPOL181101.510.0015.00
29Kurpiewski, SlawomirPOL216811.57.5010.00
30Maliszewski, JaroslawPOL179611.09.5014.50
31Oleniak, WlodzimierzUKR186311.09.0014.00
32Lanica, LukaszPOL167500.09.0013.00
32 players

45) ch-UAE President Cup 2012

The Championship of the UAE took place 28th June to 5th July 2012. Salem A R Saleh dominated with 8/9.

ch-UAE 2012 Abu Dhabi UAE Thu 28th Jun 2012 - Thu 5th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Salem A R SalehGMUAE25288.00.049.545.0
2Alhuwar JasemFMUAE22706.50.549.045.5
3Faisal AbdullaCMUAE22406.50.546.543.0
4Khouri Ibrahim MohamedFMUAE22226.00.046.042.5
5Saeed IshaqFMUAE22406.00.043.540.0
6Ahmed FayezUAE19136.00.043.040.0
7Ali AbdulkhaleqUAE20725.50.050.046.0
8Ali MahmoudUAE21005.50.044.541.0
9Khouri Ahmed AbbasFMUAE20735.50.044.041.5
10Saleh NaifCMUAE17905.00.045.041.0
11Sultan IbrahimUAE18385.00.041.038.5
12Walid AnwarUAE18775.00.040.039.0
13Abdulla AbdulwahabUAE17895.00.037.534.0
14Mansour AbbasUAE19334.50.048.545.0
15Hamdan MarshoolUAE17334.50.039.536.0
16Abdulla AliUAE17444.50.037.536.5
17Sultan MarshoolUAE04.50.037.534.0
18Alan Ibrahim AUAE17894.50.036.533.5
19Ibrahim IsmailUAE21474.00.048.545.0
20Abdulkarim AliUAE19644.00.042.539.5
21Mahmoud AhmedUAE16204.00.039.036.5
22Al Amery HaithamUAE18334.00.036.033.5
23Murad AbdullaUAE17564.00.035.532.5
24Humaid Abdulla AliUAE16664.00.029.028.0
25Zayed Ali Al-HamedUAE19823.50.045.041.5
26Al Zarooni AhmedUAE17543.50.034.033.0
27Mohamed MarshoolUAE15993.50.034.033.0
28Abdulaziz AbdullaUAE15883.50.032.531.5
29Issa MohammedUAE17873.50.032.531.5
30Al-Mallahi DawoodUAE15653.00.033.032.0
31Al Ahbabai JumahUAE17462.50.032.531.5
32Al Amoudy KhalifaUAE01.00.033.030.5
33Hassan AbdullahIMUAE23560.00.027.026.0
Omar NoamanFMUAE23220.00.027.026.0
Marwan AbdulwahabFMUAE20580.00.027.026.0
Fahed AhmadUAE19760.00.027.026.0
Dhaheri SoltanUAE17670.00.027.026.0
37 players

46) 23rd Czech Open 2012

The 23rd Czech Open is under way the main open is at the end of the festival. At the moment I believe there is a youth team event.

47) Minsk Open 2012

The Minsk Open takes place 9th-18th July 2012. The website is confusing to the English speaker and I couldn't find a game file.

Minsk Open 2012 Minsk BLR Mon 9th Jul 2012 - Wed 18th Jul 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
15Stupak KirillGMBLR25125.024.5
28Rozum IvanIMRUS24865.023.5
312Gorovets AndreyIMBLR24485.023.0
46Levin Evgeny AGMRUS25095.021.5
52Zhigalko AndreyGMBLR25975.021.0
69Kovalev VladislavIMBLR24764.525.0
71Khalifman AlexanderGMRUS26424.524.0
7Nosenko AlexanderIMUKR25034.524.0
94Zablotsky SergeiGMRUS25244.523.5
1024Smirnov ValerijIMBLR23374.523.5
1121Meribanov VitalyFMBLR23664.523.0
123Lintchevski DaniilGMRUS25634.522.5
1327Prikhodko Anton RUS23324.522.0
1418Mochalov Evgeny VIMBLR23854.522.0
1513Podolchenko EvgeniyGMBLR24454.521.5
1611Tunik GennadyGMRUS24494.519.0
34Harshkou Mikita BLR22204.519.0
1860Prihodko Ilja RUS20714.519.0
1925Burdalev KirillFMUKR23374.519.0
2020Grinev ValeriyFMUKR23704.023.0
31Trifonov Denis BLR22914.023.0
2232Poleshchuk Dmitriy BLR22594.023.0
2323Kolesnik EduardIMBLR23414.022.5
2428Lutsko IgorGMBLR23254.022.0
2522Novitzkij DmitrijIMBLR23474.021.5
26Kocheev Aleksandr BLR23374.021.5
2715Ivanov Mikhail MGMRUS24034.021.5
2816Bulanov DmitriFMBLR23934.021.0
2991Kaliadzich Maryia BLR18834.020.0
3010Tihonov JurijGMBLR24514.020.0
3114Nadanian AshotIMARM24434.019.5
41Huda MaryanaWGMUKR21904.019.5
3346Khachykian David BLR21544.019.0
3438Libov GennadyFMBLR22004.019.0
3552Gorozhankina JuliaWFMRUS21114.017.5
3667Savitski Andrei BLR20274.016.5
3784Buzuk Rostislav BLR19124.015.5
3819Aliavdin NikolaiIMBLR23723.524.0
3930Bazeev German RUS23083.522.5
4074Filipets Egor BLR20013.522.0
138 players

48) 31st Lemans Open 2012

The 31st Lemans Open took place 7th-14th July 2012. Jaroslaw Krassowizkij won with 7.5/9. No games available.

31st Lemans Open 201 St Veit AUT Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sat 14th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Krassowizkij JaroslawFMGER24047.550.039.52558
2Neubauer Martin Mag.IMAUT24337.050.039.02514
3Sakelsek TadejIMSLO24366.550.038.52419
4Guido FlavioIMITA24056.051.540.02432
5Schmidlechner AlexanderNMAUT23026.044.534.02301
6Kummer HelmutIMAUT23625.549.037.52353
7Kiss AttilaIMHUN23535.547.537.52329
8Genser HaraldFMAUT23105.547.536.52317
9Salihovic AmarBIH21885.545.534.52255
10Hofer EmilianAUT19125.544.534.52263
11Kersic MatejSLO21755.543.034.02290
12Drinovec AlesSLO21675.542.533.52145
13Schein Karl-Heinz Mag.NMAUT21975.542.033.02182
14Titz Heimo Dr.FMAUT21915.047.035.52177
15Sucher Johannes Mag.MKAUT21955.045.034.52192
16Manhardt Thomas Mag.MKAUT21505.043.533.52193
17Hrenic MisaSLO20755.038.531.02150
18Nuster ErwinAUT21734.547.038.02232
19Tomitz HermannAUT20924.546.036.52174
20Hess ChristianFMGER22674.545.534.52175
21Praxmarer ChristianAUT19914.541.532.02149
22Mar KarmenWIMSLO22024.541.532.02142
23Binder MorizAUT20434.539.030.02064
24Toefferl HeimoMKAUT21554.536.529.02137
25Enne Harald Mag.AUT19934.533.525.52066
26Wertjanz DavidAUT22644.041.032.02153
27Hafner RobertAUT21154.039.029.52077
28Znidaric AnzeSLO18044.038.529.52023
29Smole AlbertMKAUT21024.038.528.51976
30Stagl MarcoAUT21054.036.027.51997
31Lang KarlAUT20564.035.528.02021
32Strozewski FrankGER20463.540.531.51958
33Kuess MarioAUT20963.540.530.01995
34Wagner OliverAUT21083.538.030.02015
35Schnegg Anna-LenaAUT20983.535.027.52047
36Schober PeterAUT18953.533.526.02003
37Kuttnig RolandAUT19243.532.526.01943
38Valent Peter Dkfm.AUT20223.038.030.01960
39Ramusch Arnulf Dr.AUT20042.537.028.52018
40Portenschlager PeterAUT20522.535.026.51932
46 players

49) 4th Artemis Cup 2012

The 4th Artemis Cup takes place 11th-18th July 2012. No games available.

4th Artemis Cup 2012 Leros GRE Wed 11th Jul 2012 - Wed 18th Jul 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Czebe AttilaGMHUN24785.019.517.504
2Papaioannou IoannisGMGRE25974.521.016.503
3Mastrovasilis AthanasiosGMGRE25334.520.517.253
4Vajda LeventeGMROU26134.519.517.003
5Mastrovasilis DimitriosGMGRE26164.519.516.253
6Ivanov SergeyGMRUS25524.518.014.254
7Estremera Panos SergioIMESP23764.020.513.504
8Meszaros TamasIMHUN24234.018.012.003
9Pavlidis AnastasiosFMGRE23604.017.512.004
10Zawadzka JolantaWGMPOL23593.521.011.753
11Jeremic VeljkoGMSRB24963.518.511.752
12Horvath AdamGMHUN24963.518.510.753
13Grigoriadis MihailGRE18453.518.010.753
14Martynov PavelRUS22803.518.010.003
15Grigoriadis AlexandrosIMGRE22933.517.09.252
16Lampadariou NikolaosGRE20293.515.58.253
Festas GeorgiosGRE20243.515.58.253
18Ciampi VincenzoITA21233.515.08.503
19Gogolis AlexandrosFMGRE22643.019.08.502
20Goczo MelindaWIMHUN22383.018.06.752
21Sienczewski ZbigniewPOL22073.017.06.502
22Calzetta Ruiz MonicaWGMESP22823.016.06.252
23Paouris NikolaosGRE19723.015.07.002
24Soultatis KostasGRE20423.015.06.252
25Giakoumis IoannisGRE19863.014.54.752
26Lappas KonstantinosGRE20112.517.55.752
27Vlahakis Ioannis SGRE19262.517.05.502
28Patriarheas GeorgiosGRE20042.516.54.752
29Kondopoulos DimitriosGRE20472.515.55.502
30Alevizakis PanagiotisGER19722.514.05.001
31Maroulakos StavrosGRE16732.514.04.252
32Geroukalis AthanasiosGRE19092.513.53.002
33Kapsomenakis PetrosGRE19132.016.53.751
34Roussos EvangelosGRE15602.014.55.000
35Soursos PanayotisGRE17292.014.02.002
36Geroukalis HristosGRE16212.012.52.502
37Karnachoritis PetrosGRE14392.010.51.501
38Kapsomenakis IoannisGRE15951.514.53.751
39Martynov PetrRUS17021.512.01.000
40Mourouti MariettaGRE17271.511.51.500
41 players

50) 35th Taminco Open

The 35th Taminco Open takes place 14th-18th July 2012. Yuri Solodovnichenko is the top seed. I will round up games and results next week.

51) 11th La Fere Open 2012

The 11th La Fere Open took place 7th-14th July 2012. Jean-Marc Degraeve won with 7.5/9.

11th La Fere Open La Fere FRA Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sat 14th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1Degraeve, Jean-Marcg258046½57½2605
2Georgiev, Vladimirg2562747572533
3Godart, Francoisf2317745½56½2414
4Jerez Perez, Alfonsom2407745552423
5Rusev, Krasimirg254074451¼2610
6Arnaudov, G. Petarm248674147¼2501
7Feryn, Alexandre 211442502192
8Forthofer, Robertf22594047½2154
9Bardoux, Thierry 215740482048
10Sobry, Sebastien 203936½44½1934
11Llaneza Vega, Patriciamf2225645½552292
12Mancini, Mariof2282644½542294
13Barbaut, Michel 203264251½2055
14Feryn, Benjamin 211264149½2091
15Dumas, Victor 2064640½492058
16Waquet, Frederic 1966639471947
17Gomes, Alexis 1607636½441946
18Van Poucke, Anthony 161163643½1860
19Urbaniak, Patrick 1918634½42½1878
20Biniaux, Michael 1724631½36¾1776
21Cazacu, Gabriela 181441½50½1944
22Derigny, Philippe 197740½49½1976
23Vekemans, Sylvain 177939½471847
24Thomas, Olivier 199839481996
25Mestdagh, Franck 19753846½1917
26Obert, Julien 18103846½1875
27Vekemans, Denis 198036½431843
28Merbeth, Paul 171836½441817
29Soveaux, Jean 183436½451775
30Roux, Jean-Francois 16563642½1765
31Durot, Edwige 171335½41¾1855
32Husson, Cybele 193733½40½1763
33Tawegoum, Ivan 17213338½1621
34Chevance, Gerard 168432½40½1651
35Godart, Michel 172931½38½1714
36Menjour, Mohamed 177031½37½1665
37Jimenez, Martin 1953541½51½1914
38Pruvost, Alain 1604540481879
39Rouffignac, Marie 168954045½1865
40Le Kouaghet, Euen 1920540481815
144 players

52) 35th Ikaros Open 2012

The 35th Ikaros Open took place 7th-15th July 2012. Peter Prohaszka took clear first with 7.5/9. No games available.

Aegean Open 2012 Aghios Kirykos GRE Sat 7th Jul 2012 - Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1PROHASZKA PETERGMHUN25627.557.545.047.00
2NESTER IHORIMUKR23157.056.043.542.50
3BOTSARI ANNA-MARIAWGMGRE23137.055.044.540.75
4GOUMAS GEORGIOSGRE24027.055.043.041.75
5HRISTODOULOU PANAGIOTISGRE22237.055.043.040.75
6KOUROUSIS EPAMINONDASGRE23247.053.541.540.25
7VAFIADIS KLEANTHISGRE22997.051.540.537.50
8MALIKENTZOS SOTIRIOSFMGRE23246.555.543.039.50
9GALOPOULOS NIKOLAOSGRE24066.554.543.037.00
10MAKI-UURO MIIKKAIMFIN23416.552.041.035.75
11PAPARGYRIOU ANASTASIOSGRE20696.549.539.034.25
12UROSEVIC MARIJAWFMSRB20606.054.042.034.00
13KOUKOUFIKIS ALEXANDROSGRE22366.050.540.529.25
14HRISOMALIS THEODOROSGRE20966.050.038.530.25
15KESOGLOU KONSTANTINOSGRE21016.050.038.530.00
16GAZIS EFSTATHIOSFMGRE23106.049.538.531.50
LAGOPATIS NIKOLAOSGRE22336.049.538.531.50
18PUUSKA HEINIWFMFIN19926.049.538.529.50
19MAKKA IOULIAWIMGRE21136.049.538.030.25
20DIMOPOULOS NIKOLAOSGRE19196.049.038.530.50
21POUNTZAS HRISANTHOSFMGRE21206.049.037.530.25
22PAGANOGLOU ANASTASIAGRE19286.047.036.029.00
23KARZIAS CHRISTOSGRE15676.046.536.530.25
24VALDEN PETROSGRE21966.046.535.529.25
25TZOUVELEKIS IOANNISGRE19326.046.035.029.00
26KANELLIS NIKOLAOSGRE17566.046.035.026.50
27LAZARIDIS STAVROSGRE20665.553.041.530.25
28NIKOLAOU GEORGIOSGRE22595.552.041.529.75
29SARANDOS VASILIOSGRE22415.549.039.026.50
30VAZELAKIS DIMITRIOSGRE19265.547.537.527.25
31KAKKANAS EVANGELOSGRE19835.546.535.524.75
32ZERVOGIANNIS ALEXANDROSGRE17675.545.535.523.50
33LEMONIS KYRIAKOSGRE16385.545.036.024.75
34SAMARTZIS MIHAILGRE18205.545.035.023.50
35PAPADOULIS GEORGIOSGRE17825.544.535.024.25
36MOURIKIS HRISTOSGRE10055.544.534.025.00
37PANAGOS THEODOROSGRE17705.544.034.523.50
38KARAGIANNIS THOMAS ARISTOTELISGRE17425.543.533.522.75
39PAPAIKONOMOU DIMITRISGRE17035.543.032.523.00
40HALKIADAKIS EVANGELOSGRE16235.542.033.522.25
137 players

53) 49th Canadian Open Championship 2012

Eugene Perelshteyn and Victor Mikhalevski were the top seeds in the Canadian Open that took place 8th-13th July 2012. Eric Hansen took clear first with 7.5/9. Apparently there may be more games than I have out there but mostly from the lower reaches.

49th Canadian Open Victoria BC CAN Sun 8th Jul 2012 - Fri 13th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Hansen, EricCAN24607.5
2Perelshteyn, EugeneUSA25257
3Mikhalevski, VictorISR25266.5
4Zierk, Steven C.USA24786.5
5Fedorowicz, John PeterUSA24406
6Porper, EdwardCAN24216.5
7Wang, RichardCAN23226.5
8Piasetski, LeonCAN22906
9Yoos, John C.CAN23436
10Laceste, Loren BrighamCAN22976
11Wu, HowardCAN21206
12Calugar, ArthurCAN22735.5
13Yam, AlexCAN22525.5
14Rohonyan, KaterinaUSA22945.5
15Kazmaier, DanielCAN21985.5
16Reeve, JeffCAN22345.5
17Villavieja, ButchPHI05.5
18Pechisker, AlfredCAN21975.5
19Barron, MichaelCAN21735.5
20Chen, HowardUSA23575.5
21Lessler, PeterUSA22175.5
22Davies, LucasCAN21745.5
23Bragg, David RUSA21655.5
24Kenney, JasonCAN21365.5
25Li, KevinCAN20975
26Sohal, Tanraj SCAN21025
27Babb, JeffCAN21445
28Ummel, IgorUSA21715
29Awatramani, JanakCAN05
30Plotkin, VictorCAN22494.5
31Jiganchine, RomanCAN22303.5
32Wagner, BerndGER22184.5
33McLaren, BrianCAN21544.5
34Cheng, JackCAN19874.5
35Chan, JamesCAN20514.5
36Erichsen, DanDEN21234.5
37Yearwood, RoyCAN20834.5
38Patterson, RogerCAN21013
39Doubleday, William GCAN20643
40Kalisvaart, PeterNED20764.5
78 players

54) 46th Ilmar Raua Memorial 2012

The 46th Ilmar Raua Memorial was won by Jaan Ehlvest on tie-break from Kaido Kulaots. Some games from the live broadcast are available, not sure of the quality..

55) 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.

56) Chinese League 2012

The Chinese league is a marathon event over 22 rounds. Rounds: Beijing 28th Apr - May 1st, Taizhou 27th-29th June, Shanghai 11th-13th July (turned out to be Tianjin), Shenzhen 14th-17th Sept, Hangzhou 6th-9th October and finally Tianjin 19th-22nd Dec 2012. (info ). Games should follow next week. I have some from rounds 9 and 10 but none from round 8 yet. Hopefully they will appear on the internet at The Chess Results Server where there were also additional games which I didn't have time to process.

TCh-CHN 2012 Beijing CHN Sat 28th Apr 2012 - Tue 9th Oct 2012
Leading Round 10 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
13Tianjin Qin Huangdao Team107211528.5
24Beijing AIGO Team105141428.5
38Jiangsu Taizhou Team105231329.5
46Shanghai Jianqiao Academy Team105231328.5
52Chongqing Team106311328.0
69Shandong Gree Team104241227.5
712Wuxi Huafang Construction Team104241227.0
81Zhejiang Yinzhou Team10352823.5
910Qingdao School Team10145721.0
105Chengdu Bank Team10163520.0
117Guangdong Huateng Club Team10172420.0
1211Hebei Sports Lottery Team10064418.0
12 teams

57) Active Team Events

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

TCh-SUI 2012

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

TCh-SUI National A Zuerich SUI Sun 18th Mar 2012 - Sun 21st Oct 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Riehen 1926½
2Zuerich 1723
3Geneve 1722½
4Luzern 1621½
5Reichenstein 1620
6Reti 1520½
7Winterthur 1419½
8Wollishofen 1418
9Mendrisio 1214½
10Neuchatel 1014
10 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

58) Russia vs China Match 2012

The Russia vs China Match in Saint Petersburg took place 2nd-6th July for Classical games and 7th-8th for Rapid. A number of Russian players who might otherwise have played were in Astana for the World Rapid and Blitz. I made an unholy mess of the results last week, especially but not only in the rapid so I give the results again.

Classical games.

Day 1 Men RUS 3.5-1.5 CHN. Women CHN 3-2 RUS.

Day 2 Men RUS 2.5-2.5 CHN. Women RUS 3-2 CHN.

Day 3 Men RUS 2.5-2.5 CHN. Women CHN 3.5-1.5 RUS.

Day 4 Men RUS 3-2 CHN. Women CHN 3-2 RUS.

Day 5 Men CHN 3-2 RUS. Women CHN 3-2 RUS. Overall the classical match finished in a China win after they won both matches 3-2 on the final day. Men RUS 14.5-10.5 CHN. Women RUS 14½-10½ CHN. CHN 26 - RUS 24

After the rapid Russia beat China 77.5-72.5. Women Rapid CHN 25.5-24.5 RUS but the decisive score for the whole match was the 29-21 beating the Russian men gave the Chinese..

Official live coverage at: http://online.russiachess.org/. 12pm BST start each day.

RUS-CHN Classic Men St Petersburg RUS Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Mon 9th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkTeam12345Pts
1Russia3213½
2China2311½
2 players
RUS-CHN Classic Wom St Petersburg RUS Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Mon 9th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkTeam12345Pts
1China323314½
2Russia232210½
2 players
RUS-CHN Rapid Men St Petersburg RUS Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Mon 9th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910Pts
1Russia232329
2China½½323221
2 players
RUS-CHN Rapid Women St Petersburg RUS Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Mon 9th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910Pts
1ChinaA333325½
2Russia4222224½
2 players

59) FIDE Grand Prix 2012-13 Venue and Players Announced

The FIDE Grand Prix series 2012-13 starts in London 20th September with Teimour Rajdabov, Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov as the top seeds. As expected Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand are not in the series but most of the rest of the leading players are. After London Tashkent in November 2012, Lisbon April 2013, Madrid May 2013, Berlin July 2013 and Paris September 2013 complete the series. See the table below for the full listings for each Grand Prix. Also here is the Announcement on FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012/13.(actually after the issue was released the events were reallocated: Announcement on FIDE Grand Prix Series 2012/13)

Original lineup

FIDE GRAND PRIX 2012 - 2013
Name Country CriteriaJul-12LondonTashkentLisbonMadridBerlinParis
20 Sep - 3 Oct21 Nov - 5 Dec17 Apr - 1 May22 May - 4 Jun3 - 17 Jul18 Sep - 2 Oct
Radjabov, Teimour AZE Rating27882788 278827882788
Karjakin, Sergey RUS Rating2779 2779277927792779
Nakamura, Hikaru USA Rating27782778 277827782778
Caruana, FabianoITAFIDE President2773 2773277327732773
Morozevich, AlexanderRUS AGON2770 2770277027702770
Ivanchuk, VassilyUKRWorld Cup2769 2769276927692769
Grischuk, AlexanderRUS World Cup2763 2763276327632763
Topalov, Veselin BUL Rating27522752 275227522752
Svidler, PeterRUS World Cup2749 2749274927492749
Kamsky, GataUSA Rating27442744274427442744
Wang, HaoCHNAGON27392739273927392739
Gelfand, BorisISRMatch27382738273827382738
Leko, PeterHUNAGON27302730273027302730
Ponomariov, RuslanUKRWorld Cup27262726 272627262726
Mamedyarov, ShakriyarAZE Rating27262726272627262726
Dominguez Perez, LeinierCUBAGON27252725 272527252725
Giri, AnishNLDAGON26962696 269626962696
Kasimdzhanov, RustamUZBAGON26902690269026902690
Average2746.42736.02747.52744.82748.32749.82751.9
Players 121212121212

Final confirmed lineup.

FIDE GRAND PRIX 2012 - 2013
Name Country CriteriaJul-12LondonTashkentLisbonMadridBerlinParis
20 Sep - 3 Oct21 Nov - 5 Dec17 Apr - 1 May22 May - 4 Jun3 - 17 Jul18 Sep - 2 Oct
Radjabov, Teimour AZE Rating2788 2788278827882788
Karjakin, Sergey RUS Rating27792779277927792779
Nakamura, Hikaru USA Rating27782778 277827782778
Caruana, FabianoITAFide President2773 2773277327732773
Morozevich, AlexanderRUS AGON2770 2770277027702770
Ivanchuk, VassilyUKRWorld Cup2769 2769276927692769
Grischuk, AlexanderRUS World Cup27632763 276327632763
Topalov, Veselin BUL Rating27522752 275227522752
Svidler, PeterRUS World Cup2749 2749274927492749
Wang, HaoCHNAGON27392739273927392739
Gelfand, BorisISRMatch27382738273827382738
Gashimov, VugarAZE Rating2737 2737273727372737
Leko, PeterHUNAGON27302730273027302730
Ponomariov, RuslanUKRWorld Cup27262726 272627262726
Mamedyarov, ShakriyarAZE Rating27262726272627262726
Dominguez Perez, LeinierCUBAGON27252725272527252725
Giri, AnishNLDAGON26962696 269626962696
Kasimdzhanov, RustamUZBAGON26902690269026902690
Average27462736.82743.82749.52751.72742.32751.9
Players 121212121212

60) Forthcoming Events and Links

45th Biel International Chess Festival 2012

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

65th ch-RUS Superfinal 2012

16th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2012

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

11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial 2012

FIDE Grand Prix London 2012

28th European Club Cup 2012

Eilat International Open 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

XLII Rilton Cup 2012-13

Reykjavik Open 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Lisbon 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Madrid 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Paris 2013

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