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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1119 18th April 2016 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 4th Norway Chess 2016
3) ch-USA 2016
4) Chinese Championships 2016
5) 10th Agzamov Memorial 2016
6) 16th BCC Open 2015
7) 18th Dubai Open 2016
8) Accentus Young Masters 2016
9) Polar Capital Jersey Open 2016
10) Serbian Championship 2016
11) Sergievskiy Memorial Rapid 2016
12) 80th ch-BUL 2016
13) 2nd Ordu Open 2016
14) 34th Metz Open 2016
15) Durham Open 2016
16) Michael Uriely Memorial 2016
17) 3rd ChessBomb Open 2016
18) 7th LUCOPEN 2016
19) Slovakia Tour GMT 2016
20) First Saturday April 2016
21) ch-FRA Junior 2016
22) 12th Heviz Festival 2016
23) 7th Stiljan Strugov Memorial 2016
24) 14th World University Chess Championship 2016
25) TCh-HUN 2015-16
26) Dutch League 2015-16
27) TCh-SUI 2016
28) TCh-CZE 2015-16
29) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2015-16
30) TCh-CHN 2016
31) TCh-CAT 2016
32) Belgian Interclubs 2015-16
33) TCh-ISL 2015-16
34) Active Team Events
35) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
4th Norway Chess 201645 games
ch-USA 201648 games
Chinese Championships 201624 games
16th BCC Open 201572 games
18th Dubai Open 2016311 games
Accentus Young Masters 201620 games
Polar Capital Jersey Open 201625 games
Serbian Championship 201637 games
Sergievskiy Memorial Rapid 2016110 games
80th ch-BUL 201610 games
2nd Ordu Open 2016112 games
Durham Open 201644 games
3rd ChessBomb Open 201623 games
7th LUCOPEN 2016210 games
First Saturday April 2016141 games
ch-FRA Junior 201662 games
12th Heviz Festival 201624 games
7th Stiljan Strugov Memorial 201621 games
TCh-HUN 2015-16120 games
Dutch League 2015-1610 games
TCh-CZE 2015-16287 games
TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2015-16142 games
TCh-CHN 2016120 games
TCh-CAT 2016140 games
Belgian Interclubs 2015-1632 games
TCh-ISL 2015-16232 games
2422 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Mitko Iliev, Arvydas Baltrunas, Luis Blasco de la Cruz, Gunnar Bjornsson Lennart Ootes and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The US Championships are well under way with Fabiano Caruana leading and having already defeated Hikaru Nakamura. Today Magnus Carlsen returned to action winning the blitz tournament at the start of the Norway Chess tournament. He lost in the final round to Anish Giri and it would not surprise me at all if these two end up fighting it out for first place.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 4th Norway Chess 2016

The Norway Chess tournament takes place 18th to 29th April 2016. Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Anish Giri, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Veselin Topalov, Li Chao (who replaces Sergey Karjakin who withdrew after winning the Candidates), Pavel Eljanov, Pentala Harikrishna and Nils Grandelius play.

4th Norway Blitz 2016 Stavanger NOR Mon 18th Apr 2016 - Mon 18th Apr 2016. Category: 21. Ave: (2770)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2851 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 3034
2 Giri, Anish GM NED 2790 1 # 0 = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2934
3 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2788 0 1 # = = 1 0 1 1 1 6 2893
4 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2801 0 = = # = 1 1 = 1 1 6 2892
5 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2784 0 = = = # 1 = = = = 4.5 2768
6 Harikrishna, Pentala GM IND 2763 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 4 2728
7 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2754 0 = 1 0 = 0 # = 0 = 3 2647
8 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2649 = 0 0 = = 0 = # = 0 2.5 2617
9 Li, Chao b GM CHN 2755 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = # = 2.5 2606
10 Eljanov, Pavel GM UKR 2765 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 = # 2.5 2605

3) ch-USA 2016

The US Chess Championships take place in St Louis 14th-30th April 2016. Players: Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Gata Kamsky, Alexander Onischuk, Samuel L Shankland, Ray Robson, Aleksandr Lenderman, Varuzhan Akobian, Jeffery Xiong, Alexander Shabalov and Akshat Chandra play. This is the first championship with their three top 10 players. Anna Zatonskih and Irina Krush resume their rivalry in the women's tournament.

ch-USA 2016 Saint Louis USA Wed 13th Apr 2016 - Fri 29th Apr 2016. Category: 17. Ave: (2656)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2795 # = 1 1 1 3.5 3043
2 So, Wesley GM USA 2773 = # = 1 1 3 2845
3 Robson, Ray GM USA 2663 # = 1 1 = 3 2799
4 Shankland, Samuel L GM USA 2656 0 = # 1 1 2.5 2760
5 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2618 = # = = = 2 2640
6 Onischuk, Alexander GM USA 2664 0 = # = 1 2 2644
7 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2787 0 # = 1 = 2 2642
8 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2678 0 = = # = 1.5 2601
9 Shabalov, Alexander GM USA 2528 0 = # = = 1.5 2522
10 Akobian, Varuzhan GM USA 2615 0 = 0 = # 1 2490
11 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2618 = 0 0 = # 1 2456
12 Chandra, Akshat IM USA 2477 0 0 = = # 1 2493
Round 1. Thu 14th Apr 2016
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Akobian, Varuzhan 40 B01 Scandinavian defence
Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Lenderman, Aleksandr 38 D43 QGD semi-Slav
So, Wesley 1-0 Kamsky, Gata 28 C95 Ruy Lopez
Shankland, Samuel L 1-0 Chandra, Akshat 63 C07 French
Onischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 53 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Shabalov, Alexander 0-1 Robson, Ray 43 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Round 2. Fri 15th Apr 2016
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Shankland, Samuel L 54 C19 French
Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 31 A45 Queen's pawn game
Chandra, Akshat 0-1 So, Wesley 41 B12 Caro-Kann
Robson, Ray 1-0 Onischuk, Alexander 24 A46 Queen's pawn game
Akobian, Varuzhan 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 28 D83 Gruenfeld
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Shabalov, Alexander 53 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 3. Sat 16th Apr 2016
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 93 A35 English
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 71 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Chandra, Akshat 42 A13 English opening
Shankland, Samuel L 1-0 Akobian, Varuzhan 57 C10 French
Shabalov, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Kamsky, Gata 34 A05 Reti
Onischuk, Alexander 1-0 Lenderman, Aleksandr 51 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 4. Sun 17th Apr 2016
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru 31 B90 Sicilian
Shankland, Samuel L 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 33 D37 QGD
Akobian, Varuzhan 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 38 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Kamsky, Gata 1/2-1/2 Onischuk, Alexander 34 A45 Queen's pawn game
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 32 D83 Gruenfeld
Chandra, Akshat 1/2-1/2 Shabalov, Alexander 53 B19 Caro-Kann
ch-USA w 2016 Saint Louis USA Wed 13th Apr 2016 - Fri 29th Apr 2016. Category: 2. Ave: (2284)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM USA 2342 # = = 1 1 3 2415
2 Paikidze, Nazi IM USA 2346 = # = 1 1 3 2498
3 Krush, Irina GM USA 2465 # 1 = 1 = 3 2455
4 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2470 = # = = 1 2.5 2389
5 Yip, Carissa USA 2164 = # 0 1 1 2.5 2322
6 Yu, Jennifer R WFM USA 2157 0 1 # = = 2 2238
7 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca WGM USA 2258 0 = # = 1 2 2331
8 Nemcova, Katerina WGM USA 2367 = = # = 0 1.5 2249
9 Bykovtsev, Agata WIM USA 2219 0 0 = # 1 1.5 2205
10 Melekhina, Alisa FM USA 2205 = 0 = 0 # 1 2160
11 Eswaran, Ashritha WIM USA 2225 0 0 = = # 1 2066
12 Gorti, Akshita FM USA 2184 0 0 0 1 # 1 2091
Round 1. Thu 14th Apr 2016
Paikidze, Nazi 1/2-1/2 Zatonskih, Anna 66 D02 Queen's pawn game
Nemcova, Katerina 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 50 B47 Sicilian
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Bykovtsev, Agata 33 B90 Sicilian
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1/2-1/2 Melekhina, Alisa 39 B39 Sicilian
Yu, Jennifer R 1/2-1/2 Eswaran, Ashritha 56 A18 English
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Gorti, Akshita 48 C04 French
Round 2. Fri 15th Apr 2016
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Yu, Jennifer R 56 B90 Sicilian
Eswaran, Ashritha 0-1 Yip, Carissa 72 B92 Sicilian
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Nemcova, Katerina 65 E10 Queen's pawn game
Krush, Irina 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 56 A07 Reti
Gorti, Akshita 0-1 Paikidze, Nazi 63 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Bykovtsev, Agata 1-0 Melekhina, Alisa 79 B27 Sicilian
Round 3. Sat 16th Apr 2016
Yip, Carissa 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 46 C03 French
Melekhina, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 45 B00 King's pawn opening
Paikidze, Nazi 1-0 Eswaran, Ashritha 69 A46 Queen's pawn game
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1/2-1/2 Zatonskih, Anna 56 E14 Queen's Indian
Nemcova, Katerina 0-1 Gorti, Akshita 66 C06 French
Yu, Jennifer R 1/2-1/2 Bykovtsev, Agata 53 E62 King's Indian
Round 4. Sun 17th Apr 2016
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1/2-1/2 Paikidze, Nazi 32 B06 Robatsch defence
Yu, Jennifer R 1-0 Yip, Carissa 39 A16 English
Bykovtsev, Agata 0-1 Krush, Irina 37 B88 Sicilian
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Melekhina, Alisa 59 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Gorti, Akshita 0-1 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 46 D37 QGD
Eswaran, Ashritha 1/2-1/2 Nemcova, Katerina 56 C41 Philidor

4) Chinese Championships 2016

The Chinese Championships take place in Xinghua Sunday 17th to Thursday 28th Apr 2016. Wei Yi is the top seed in an event that lacks many of China's top stars.

ch-CHN 2016 Xinghua CHN Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Thu 28th Apr 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Zhao JunCHN26341.50.01.501
210Zeng ChongshengCHN25491.50.01.251
311Zhou JianchaoCHN26121.50.01.001
45Wei YiCHN27001.50.00.751
52Lu ShangleiCHN26191.00.01.500
64Xu JunCHN25271.00.00.501
12Zhou WeiqiCHN26351.00.00.501
86Gao RuiCHN25521.00.00.500
93Wang ChenCHN25140.50.00.750
9Xu YinglunCHN25230.50.00.750
117Wen YangCHN26140.50.00.500
8Bai JinshiCHN25640.50.00.500
12 players
ch-CHN 2016 Xinghua CHN Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Thu 28th Apr 2016. Category: 14. Ave: (2587)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Zhao, Jun GM CHN 2634 # = 1 1.5 2820
2 Zeng, Chongsheng GM CHN 2549 # 1 = 1.5 2714
3 Zhou, Jianchao GM CHN 2612 # = 1 1.5 2760
4 Wei, Yi GM CHN 2700 # = 1 1.5 2737
5 Lu, Shanglei GM CHN 2619 = = # 1 2623
6 Xu, Jun GM CHN 2527 0 # 1 1 2536
7 Gao, Rui GM CHN 2552 # = = 1 2589
8 Zhou, Weiqi GM CHN 2635 0 # 1 1 2624
9 Xu, Yinglun CHN 2523 = 0 # 0.5 2421
10 Wang, Chen IM CHN 2514 = 0 # 0.5 2388
11 Bai, Jinshi GM CHN 2564 0 = # 0.5 2433
12 Wen, Yang GM CHN 2614 = 0 # 0.5 2401
Round 1. Sun 17th Apr 2016
Zhao, Jun 1-0 Zhou, Weiqi 61 C84 Ruy Lopez
Lu, Shanglei 1/2-1/2 Zhou, Jianchao 61 B03 Alekhine's defence
Wang, Chen 1/2-1/2 Zeng, Chongsheng 58 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Xu, Jun 1-0 Xu, Yinglun 21 D37 QGD
Wei, Yi 1-0 Bai, Jinshi 47 A11 English
Gao, Rui 1/2-1/2 Wen, Yang 31 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Mon 18th Apr 2016
Zhou, Weiqi 1-0 Wen, Yang 52 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Bai, Jinshi 1/2-1/2 Gao, Rui 37 D11 QGD Slav
Xu, Yinglun 1/2-1/2 Wei, Yi 35 D85 Gruenfeld
Zeng, Chongsheng 1-0 Xu, Jun 35 B23 Sicilian
Zhou, Jianchao 1-0 Wang, Chen 53 A28 English
Zhao, Jun 1/2-1/2 Lu, Shanglei 41 B52 Sicilian
ch-CHN w 2016 Xinghua CHN Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Thu 28th Apr 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Zhai MoCHN23712.00.01.502
29Xiao YiyiCHN22222.00.00.502
311Lei TingjieCHN25041.50.01.001
48Tan ZhongyiCHN25181.50.00.251
10Zhu JinerCHN20951.50.00.251
62Wang JueCHN23801.00.01.000
77Guo QiCHN24361.00.00.001
83Wang DoudouCHN22340.50.00.750
5Gu TianluCHN22550.50.00.750
101Yuan YeCHN22120.50.00.500
114Hong XingCHN19860.00.00.000
6Zhang XiaowenCHN23740.00.00.000
12 players
ch-CHN w 2016 Xinghua CHN Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Thu 28th Apr 2016. Category: 2. Ave: (2299)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Zhai, Mo WGM CHN 2371 # 1 1 2 2324
2 Xiao, Yiyi WFM CHN 2222 # 1 1 2 2121
3 Lei, Tingjie WGM CHN 2504 # = 1 1.5 2500
4 Tan, Zhongyi WGM CHN 2518 # = 1 1.5 2508
5 Zhu, Jiner CHN 2095 # = 1 1.5 2303
6 Wang, Jue WGM CHN 2380 = # = 1 2358
7 Guo, Qi IM CHN 2436 0 # 1 1 2373
8 Wang, Doudou WIM CHN 2234 0 = # 0.5 2107
9 Gu, Tianlu WIM CHN 2255 0 = # 0.5 2177
10 Yuan, Ye CHN 2212 0 = # 0.5 2183
11 Zhang, Xiaowen WGM CHN 2374 0 0 # 0 2477
12 Hong, Xing CHN 1986 0 0 # 0 2159
Round 1. Sun 17th Apr 2016
Yuan, Ye 0-1 Zhai, Mo 65 E00 Catalan opening
Wang, Jue 1/2-1/2 Lei, Tingjie 89 C42 Petrov
Wang, Doudou 1/2-1/2 Zhu, Jiner 34 D38 QGD
Hong, Xing 0-1 Xiao, Yiyi 42 C43 Petrov
Gu, Tianlu 1/2-1/2 Tan, Zhongyi 68 B08 Pirc
Zhang, Xiaowen 0-1 Guo, Qi 57 B11 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Mon 18th Apr 2016
Zhai, Mo 1-0 Guo, Qi 20 D61 QGD
Tan, Zhongyi 1-0 Zhang, Xiaowen 39 D53 QGD
Xiao, Yiyi 1-0 Gu, Tianlu 72 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Zhu, Jiner 1-0 Hong, Xing 46 B45 Sicilian
Lei, Tingjie 1-0 Wang, Doudou 61 A07 Reti
Yuan, Ye 1/2-1/2 Wang, Jue 50 E00 Catalan opening

5) 10th Agzamov Memorial 2016

The 10th Agzamov Memorial takes place 18th to 26th April 2016.

10th Agzamov Mem 2016 Tashkent UZB Mon 18th Apr 2016 - Tue 26th Apr 2016
Leading Round (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Mamedov RaufAZE26500.00.000
2Petrosian Tigran L.ARM26110.00.000
3Amonatov FarrukhTJK26020.00.000
4Grigoriants SergeyRUS25900.00.000
5Vakhidov JahongirUZB25760.00.000
6Kazhgaleyev MurtasKAZ25700.00.000
7Dzhumaev MaratUZB24780.00.000
8Papin VasilyRUS24760.00.000
9Barsov AlexeiUZB24440.00.000
10Sriram JhaIND24350.00.000
11Yakubboev NodirbekUZB24170.00.000
12Khamrakulov DjurabekUZB24140.00.000
13Alikulov ElbekUZB24100.00.000
14Abdusattorov NodirbekUZB23910.00.000
15Fayzullaev AkmalUZB23870.00.000
16Vokhidov ShamsiddinUZB23820.00.000
17Begmuratov AlisherUZB23790.00.000
18Egin VladimirUZB23480.00.000
19Kholmirzaev BakhodirUZB23450.00.000
20Khoroshev NikitaUZB23400.00.000
21Golubev RomanUZB23370.00.000
22Tillyaev UlugbekUZB23260.00.000
23Sattarov BobirUZB23100.00.000
24Ibrohimov IkromTJK23080.00.000
25Rahman AdelUZB22950.00.000
26Nigmatov OrtikUZB22910.00.000
27Abdisalimov AbdimalikUZB22890.00.000
28Akhmetov AyanKAZ22880.00.000
29Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimUZB22870.00.000
30Artemenko OlegUZB22490.00.000
31Shodikulov DjamshidUZB22170.00.000
32Agzamov ViachesiavUZB22150.00.000
33Saydaliev SaidakbarUZB22140.00.000
34Rustamov AlisherUZB22100.00.000
35Jumanov ElbekUZB21920.00.000
36Kurbonboeva SarvinozUZB21890.00.000
37Abdusattorova BakhoraUZB21670.00.000
38Tashkhodzhaev AkramUZB21620.00.000
39Shvanov GeorgiyUZB21480.00.000
40Baymuratova SevaraUZB21470.00.000
116 players

6) 16th BCC Open 2015

The Bangkok Open took place 10th to 17th April 2016. Surya Shekhar Ganguly edged out Francisco Vallejo Pons on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

16th BCC Open 2016 Bangkok THA Sun 10th Apr 2016 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Ganguly Surya ShekharIND26477.50.553.543.50
21Vallejo Pons FranciscoESP26917.50.552.542.00
37Bok BenjaminNED26047.00.053.540.00
46Khairullin IldarRUS26297.00.053.040.75
510Sunilduth Lyna NarayananIND25017.00.052.539.75
65Gustafsson JanGER26297.00.050.537.25
714Sipila VilkaFIN24407.00.048.037.25
812Gordon Stephen JENG24967.00.048.036.00
93Van Wely LoekNED26546.50.058.540.25
1023Dimakiling OliverPHI23726.50.051.034.00
1119Roy PrantikIND24026.50.048.032.00
1259Hirthickkesh PRIND21856.50.047.532.75
1325Stokke KjetilNOR23546.50.047.531.75
149Kunte AbhijitIND25056.50.045.031.75
1546Gotel MichaelPHI22346.50.043.531.25
1611Swapnil S. DhopadeIND24996.00.055.534.75
1720Yeoh Li TianMAS24006.00.053.033.50
1839Pitra AndikaINA22606.00.052.033.00
1916Liang AwonderUSA24106.00.051.531.75
2029Dang Hoang SonVIE23256.00.051.031.00
2133Mohamad ErvanINA23016.00.051.029.50
222Short Nigel DENG26716.00.050.031.50
2313Smirnov AntonAUS24796.00.049.030.50
2435Arjun KalyanIND22996.00.048.029.50
258Halkias SteliosGRE25536.00.047.531.00
2630Nouri HamedPHI23256.00.047.527.25
2715Schebler GerhardGER24306.00.046.529.75
2864Hakiki Kaisar JeniusINA21716.00.046.028.50
2976Manush ShahIND21176.00.046.028.50
3034Antonio Viani D'cunhaIND22996.00.045.528.50
3160Yashas D.IND21826.00.045.527.50
3226Milliet SophieFRA23536.00.044.527.75
3384Kulkarni VinayakIND20866.00.042.526.00
3428Gunawan RonnyINA23336.00.040.026.50
3548Bitoon JimsonPHI22286.00.039.525.75
3622Himanshu SharmaIND23845.50.053.028.75
3749Nie XinyangCHN22275.50.050.527.75
3855Li YankaiCHN22065.50.049.026.25
3962Peng XiongjianCHN21755.50.048.026.00
40150Ocido MichaelPHI18135.50.047.528.75
198 players

7) 18th Dubai Open 2016

The 18th Dubai Open takes place 10th to 20th April 2016.

18th Dubai Open 2016 Dubai UAE Sun 10th Apr 2016 - Wed 20th Apr 2016
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
123Savchenko BorisRUS26077.00.038.035.0
210Akopian VladimirARM26566.50.039.536.5
313Jones Gawain C BENG26506.50.038.035.5
424Pantsulaia LevanGEO26046.50.034.032.0
519Fier AlexandrBRA26196.50.034.031.5
639Darini PouriaIRI24966.50.033.030.0
716Sokolov IvanNED26266.00.040.537.0
825Yilmaz MustafaTUR25946.00.038.534.5
914Vidit Santosh GujrathiIND26486.00.035.533.0
103Sargissian GabrielARM26936.00.035.033.5
1121Anton Guijarro DavidESP26166.00.034.532.0
1228Antipov Mikhail Al.RUS25626.00.034.032.0
134Bruzon Batista LazaroCUB26796.00.033.531.0
147Adhiban B.IND26635.50.040.537.0
155Howell David W LENG26785.50.039.536.5
169Sethuraman S.P.IND26585.50.038.536.0
1742Gagare ShardulIND24915.50.038.535.0
181Cheparinov IvanBUL26955.50.037.535.5
1933Gopal G.N.IND25445.50.037.535.0
2011Safarli EltajAZE26565.50.037.034.0
2129Ghosh DiptayanIND25625.50.036.534.0
2267Thejkumar M. S.IND24275.50.036.032.5
2347Ali Marandi Cemil CanTUR24735.50.035.031.5
2415Kuzubov YuriyUKR26385.50.034.532.5
2559Das ArghyadipIND24415.50.034.532.5
2649Deepan Chakkravarthy J.IND24665.50.034.531.5
2782Anwuli DanielNGR23655.50.034.531.0
2850Tabatabaei M.AminIRI24665.50.034.531.0
2920Andriasian ZavenARM26165.50.033.532.0
34Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.IND25155.50.033.532.0
3112Amin BassemEGY26555.50.033.531.5
3246Haznedaroglu KivancTUR24735.50.033.030.5
3364Gholami AryanIRI24295.50.033.028.5
3430Can EmreTUR25555.50.032.531.0
3526Sandipan ChandaIND25855.50.032.530.0
368Kovalenko IgorLAT26625.50.031.029.5
3753Mammadov ZaurAZE24565.00.037.532.5
3870Ris RobertNED24125.00.037.033.0
3951Karthikeyan P.IND24635.00.036.030.5
406Jobava BaadurGEO26725.00.034.031.5
195 players

8) Accentus Young Masters 2016

The Accentus Young Masters took place 6th to 14th April 2016. Matthias Bluebaum won with 7/9.

Accentus Young Masters Bad Ragaz SUI Wed 6th Apr 2016 - Thu 14th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGmsPts
1Bluebaum, MatthiasGM262897
2Gledura, BenjaminIM255096.5
3Studer, NoelIM243896.5
4Hera, ImreGM262296
5Demuth, AdrienGM255095
6Vuilleumier, AlexandreIM237094.5
7Froewis, GeorgIM245293.5
8Loetscher, RolandIM243593.5
9Gaehwiler, GabrielFM235992.5
10Keymer, Vincent235290
10 players
Accentus Young Masters Bad Ragaz SUI Wed 6th Apr 2016 - Thu 14th Apr 2016. Category: 10. Ave: (2476)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bluebaum, Matthias GM GER 2628 # 1 1 = = 1 0 1 1 1 7 2679
2 Gledura, Benjamin IM HUN 2550 0 # 1 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2633
3 Studer, Noel IM SUI 2438 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2646
4 Hera, Imre Jr. GM HUN 2622 = 1 0 # = 1 1 1 0 1 6 2584
5 Demuth, Adrien GM FRA 2550 = 0 = = # 0 1 = 1 1 5 2510
6 Vuilleumier, Alexandre IM SUI 2370 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 = 1 4.5 2487
7 Froewis, Georg IM AUT 2452 1 = 0 0 0 0 # 0 1 1 3.5 2398
8 Loetscher, Roland IM SUI 2435 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 # 1 1 3.5 2400
9 Gaehwiler, Gabriel FM SUI 2359 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 # 1 2.5 2323
10 Keymer, Vincent GER 2352 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2489

9) Polar Capital Jersey Open 2016

The Polar Capital Jersey Open took place 10th to 16th April 2016. Mark Hebden won with 7.5/9.

Polar Capital Jersey Open St Clement Bay JCI Sun 10th Apr 2016 - Sat 16th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12HEBDEN Mark LENG24897.547.537.538.00
23WILLIAMS Simon KENG24526.550.038.535.00
31HILLARP PERSSON TigerSWE25296.049.037.530.25
44HOUSKA JovankaENG23766.048.538.529.00
55MERRY Alan BENG23756.047.036.030.50
66L'AMI AlinaROU23486.046.536.526.50
77WEBB Laurence EENG22725.549.538.026.50
88HOUSE Glenn LENG22134.548.537.519.50
99BYRON Alan MENG21244.542.034.017.00
1010KLINGHER DominicENG21014.541.533.015.75
1112HAGESATHER ArneNOR20594.539.030.517.00
1223PITCHER ThomasENG17234.538.029.515.75
1311HEPPELL Ian NENG20834.041.532.016.25
1413BELZO KrzysztofJCI20474.037.529.513.75
1522WEBSTER Jim JSCO18444.036.026.014.75
1620HICKMAN John EENG19014.035.027.514.75
1715FRENCH MaxENG19194.034.526.011.25
1817ANDERSEN Niels ErikDEN19104.031.023.010.50
1914WOJCIECHOWSKI PaulJCI20003.536.526.511.50
2019FORBES GarryJCI19043.533.526.010.75
2118BAKKER JoopNED19073.034.526.09.00
2216KAHN TitoJCI19172.532.524.58.00
2321JOUAULT LouisJCI18922.035.528.54.50
23 players

10) Serbian Championship 2016

The Serbian Championship takes place 11th to 19th April 2016.

ch-SRB 2016 Pirot SRB Mon 11th Apr 2016 - Tue 19th Apr 2016
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Markovic MiroslavSRB24406.00.54.021.00
22Damljanovic BrankoSRB25886.00.53.521.75
37Savic Miodrag RSRB25264.50.52.016.00
45Djordjevic VukSRB24104.50.51.513.50
58Milanovic DaniloSRB24854.02.02.014.00
69Bogosavljevic BobanSRB25274.00.53.016.00
73Zajic MilanSRB24914.00.52.014.50
84Todorovic Goran MSRB24623.50.03.016.25
96Miljkovic Miroslav DSRB24902.00.01.05.25
101Antic DejanSRB24781.50.01.05.75
10 players

11) Sergievskiy Memorial Rapid 2016

The Sergievskiy Memorial Rapid took place 11th to 13th April 2016. Alexander Morozevich won with 9/11.

Sergievskiy Mem Rapid Cheboksary RUS Mon 11th Apr 2016 - Wed 13th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Morozevich AlexanderRUS26699.080.076.07.0
21Rublevsky SergeiRUS27278.582.077.57.0
32Khismatullin DenisRUS27098.579.075.58.0
47Motylev AlexanderRUS26628.084.078.05.0
56Dreev AlekseyRUS26688.081.576.05.0
625Gunina ValentinaRUS24448.079.077.06.0
713Aleksandrov AleksejBLR25748.079.075.07.0
83Alekseev EvgenyRUS26718.079.073.06.0
911Lintchevski DaniilRUS25908.078.073.55.0
104Lysyj IgorRUS26708.077.573.57.0
1122Glek IgorGER24868.076.071.08.0
1216Nozdrachev VladislavRUS25428.075.070.06.0
138Kobalia MikhailRUS26098.073.070.06.0
1412Rozum IvanRUS25798.072.067.57.0
1527Girya OlgaRUS23628.068.063.57.0
169Volkov SergeyRUS25977.581.076.56.0
23Sharafiev AzatRUS24607.581.076.56.0
1818Papin VasilyRUS25137.575.570.56.0
1917Timofeev ArtyomRUS25357.575.070.06.0
2015Evdokimov Alexander A.RUS25537.573.070.57.0
2124Pasiev RakhimRUS24557.572.068.07.0
2221Bezgodov AlexeiRUS24887.079.075.06.0
2314Demidov MikhailRUS25687.076.573.56.0
2485Aripov IgorRUS07.075.569.57.0
2520Potapov PavelRUS25017.075.070.56.0
2630Safronov Andrey GRUS23077.072.569.07.0
2710Predke AlexandrRUS25947.072.068.06.0
2846Murzin VolodarRUS20057.071.066.56.0
2939Sukhareva EvgeniyaRUS21527.069.065.07.0
3032Pristalov EvgenyRUS22707.069.064.07.0
3126Kalinin Michail BorisovichRUS23837.068.065.06.0
3238Dzhangobegov VladimirRUS21707.068.064.57.0
3345Danilov Sergey S.RUS20127.064.560.57.0
3448Temnov AndreiRUS19707.064.560.56.0
3531Travkina AnastasiaRUS23036.574.569.56.0
3644Petuchov EvgenijRUS20546.574.068.55.0
3740Demidov AlexandrRUS21256.569.566.06.0
3833Ibraev VasilijRUS22536.569.564.55.0
3935Vasenev SergeyRUS22356.569.064.56.0
4029Sokolov SergeiRUS23216.569.064.04.0
157 players

12) 80th ch-BUL 2016

The Bulgarian Championship takes place 18th to 26th April 2016.

80th ch-BUL 2016 Pleven BUL Mon 18th Apr 2016 - Tue 26th Apr 2016
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
11DANOV RadiBUL23331.00.00.00
5RUSEV KrasimirBUL25531.00.00.00
9CHATALBASHEV BorisBUL25471.00.00.00
43NIKOLOV MomchilBUL25590.50.00.25
4SPASOV VasilBUL25380.50.00.25
7PETKOV VladimirBUL24740.50.00.25
8DIMITROV RadoslavBUL24940.50.00.25
82DIMOV DianBUL22850.00.00.00
6ENCHEV IvajloBUL24700.00.00.00
10VUTOV MarioBUL23610.00.00.00
10 players
80th ch-BUL 2016 Pleven BUL Mon 18th Apr 2016 - Tue 26th Apr 2016. Category: 9. Ave: (2461)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Chatalbashev, Boris GM BUL 2547 # 1 1 2285
2 Rusev, Krasimir GM BUL 2553 # 1 1 2470
3 Danov, Radi BUL 2333 # 1 1 2361
4 Petkov, Vladimir GM BUL 2474 # = 0.5 2538
5 Dimitrov, Radoslav IM BUL 2494 # = 0.5 2559
6 Nikolov, Momchil GM BUL 2559 = # 0.5 2494
7 Spasov, Vasil GM BUL 2538 = # 0.5 2474
8 Enchev, Ivajlo IM BUL 2470 0 # 0 2553
9 Dimov, Dian FM BUL 2285 0 # 0 2547
10 Vutov, Mario BUL 2361 0 # 0 2333
65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL Mon 18th Apr 2016 - Tue 26th Apr 2016. Category: None. Ave: (2178)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Antova, Gabriela WFM BUL 2275 # 1 1 1974
2 Voiska, Margarita WGM BUL 2321 # 1 1 2085
3 Yordanova, Svetla WIM BUL 2161 # = 0.5 2240
4 Galunova, Tsveta BUL 2166 # = 0.5 2047
5 Raeva, Elitsa WIM BUL 2240 = # 0.5 2161
6 Nikolova, Adriana WGM BUL 2354 # = 0.5 2155
7 Salimova, Nurgyul WFM BUL 2155 = # 0.5 2354
8 Vasova, Maria BUL 2047 = # 0.5 2166
9 Radeva, Viktoria WFM BUL 2085 0 # 0 2321
10 Shivacheva, Donika BUL 1974 0 # 0 2275

13) 2nd Ordu Open 2016

The 2nd Ordu Open took place 14th to 17th April 2016. Davit Jojua won with 6/7.

2nd Ordu Open 2016 Ordu TUR Thu 14th Apr 2016 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Jojua DavitGMGEO2583629½25½27.5
2Bortnyk OleksandrGMUKR256531½27½26.5
3Oleksiyenko MykhayloGMUKR261831½2727.25
4Costin Miron LucianIMROU2511312726
5Solodovnichenko YuriGMUKR258630½2625.75
6Adly AhmedGMEGY260129½25½25.5
7Matsenko SergeyIMRUS253729½25½24.75
8Bajarani UlviGMAZE250928½24½23.75
9Sanikidze TornikeGMGEO25342824½23.25
10Stupak KirillGMBLR2530282423.75
11Benidze DavitGMGEO24682622½21.5
12Jurcik MarianIMSVK25015282421.5
13Sevdimaliyev UrfanGMAZE24115282420.75
14Abdulov OrkhanIMAZE2363527½2419.75
15Erden KadirTUR227452723½19.75
16Darban Vaighani MortezaIMIRI2328526½2319.75
17Soysal SerkanFMTUR2357526½2319.25
18Delchev Aleksandar PetkovGMBUL25965262318.5
19Guseynov AlihanUZB23355252217
20Tereladze SopikoWIMGEO21385252217
21Dogan SevvalTUR189952521½17
22Cil BatuhanTUR1840524½2117.5
23Aslanhan HalisTUR1725524½2117.25
24Karagollu AhmetTUR218028½2517.75
25Kiremitciyan AriTUR2040282517.5
26Hasanzade ToghrulFMAZE23252723½16.25
27Tanriverdi EnesTUR196026½23½14.75
28Altunbay OnderTUR182125½2215.5
29Sahin Doga BoranFMTUR20222521½16.25
30Bulut MuhammedTUR1830232014
31Unal OsmanTUR195522½2015.25
32Burabak Mert BurakTUR17822219½13.5
33Bayramoglu TutkuTUR177220½1812
34Kaplan BahadirTUR19834282515.5
35Cam VedatTUR19164282414.5
36Benk Tolga TugayTUR1955427½23½14.5
37Bek EmirTUR1928427½23½14.5
38Sahin OzgunTUR21154272414
39Erke Mustafa YigitTUR1851426½23½12.5
40Gokbulut YuliaWFMTUR1984426½2314.25
125 players

14) 34th Metz Open 2016

The 34th Metz Open took place 10th to 16th April 2016. Michail Brodsky edged out Marius Manolache and Vladimir Onischuk on tie-break after all scored 6.5/9. I couldn't find any games.

34th Metz Open 2016 Metz FRA Sun 10th Apr 2016 - Sat 16th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1BRODSKY MichailgUKR25303946½2636
2MANOLACHE MariusgROU249238½462598
3ONISCHUK VladimirgUKR262037½472670
4NABATY TamirgISR2613641½492631
5KUNIN VitalygGER259263947½2553
6DONCHENKO AlexandergGER2573638½452574
7EPISHIN VladimirgRUS2560637½452632
8BAUER ChristiangFRA263141512632
9FELLER SebastiengFRA2623542502527
10ISTRATESCU AndreigFRA259654149½2547
11NAKAR EylonmISR2503539½46½2454
12MAIOROV NikitagBLR2547539472429
13NEELOTPAL DasgIND2457536432340
14ERERDEM Gani ErenTUR2142533382317
15WILD AchimGER221453337½2318
16DOLUHANOVA EvgeniyagfUKR2238532½38½2288
17YURTSEVEN MelihfTUR233136½41½2364
18DHANUSH BHARADWAJIND222135½42½2369
19DERIEUX ChristianFRA205432½37½2123
20MALEKI NicolasFRA21493136½2157
21YILDIZ Betul CemregfTUR2348432½38½2187
22ANURAG MhamalmIND242136½42½2302
23LASINSKAS PovilasfLTU222532½392260
24APREA DanieleITA20423236½2042
25RIVALIN KennyFRA208732362042
26COLSON ArnaudFRA201731½38½2009
27GERARD NicolasfFRA21943033½2045
28LADISIC Alex-SachaFRA201528½33½1991
29MALGLAIVE Jean-LouisFRA180924½281933
30SCHWEITZER MarcFRA1928328½321935
31KIZIL YilmazFRA1816327½31½1846
32OZTURK KubragfTUR2239233½402139
33MITROVIC SlobodanFRA1869226½30½1798
34LUKAS HubertusGER1816226½30½1708
34 players

15) Durham Open 2016

The Durham Open took place 15th to 17th April 2016. Jonathan Hawkins won with 4.5/5.

Durham Open 2016 Houghton-le-Spring ENG Fri 15th Apr 2016 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Hawkins JonathanENG2594.514.58.512.50
24Wall Tim PENG2034.015.09.011.25
36Addison Bret CENG1964.010.05.58.50
45Waters Clive LENG2013.015.09.57.00
52Walker David JENG2183.014.58.56.00
612Dalton JosephENG1783.013.57.57.50
716Bielby Paul RENG1713.011.57.05.75
810Armbruster DavidENG1813.010.54.54.50
97Coathup Roger HENG1932.514.58.55.75
109Izod ChrisENG1832.514.08.05.50
118Henderson DavidENG1912.013.07.03.00
1218Hall David GSCO1592.010.05.53.00
1311Zhang ZhemingENG1801.513.58.03.75
17Riding Mick DENG1691.513.58.03.75
1515Palucha SzymonENG1761.513.07.53.75
1619Snook-Lumb ChrisENG1521.511.06.52.25
1713Garnett John SENG1761.510.55.02.25
1814Gazis GeorgeGRE1761.59.04.52.25
193Storey Charles HENG2160.010.06.00.00
19 players

16) Michael Uriely Memorial 2016

The Michael Uriely Memorial took place on 17th April. Julian Hodgson edged out Matthew Sadler and Malcolm Pein on tie-break after all scored 4.5/5. A few games may become available.

Michael Uriely Mem 2016 London ENG Sun 17th Apr 2016 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Hodgson Julian MENG2564.517.010.014.75
21Sadler Matthew DENG2754.515.58.513.25
36Pein MalcolmENG2144.512.07.011.75
43Mortazavi AliENG2344.017.510.513.00
514Pein JonathanENG1784.013.08.09.00
65Sowray Peter JENG2203.516.510.011.00
79Ilfeld EtanISR1983.516.510.010.75
817Ethelontis Alexandros NENG1753.514.59.09.25
915Stewart Tony CMENG1783.514.58.08.25
1010Villiers ThomasENG1933.514.09.09.25
1113Brozel SachaENG1803.510.56.06.25
1222Brass EzraENG1553.510.05.55.75
134D'Costa Lorin ARENG2283.016.510.08.00
1447Wiratunga Ishan VHENG03.014.58.57.00
157Willmoth Robert FENG2063.013.08.04.50
1630Zhao HaolinENG1433.012.06.56.25
1733Weaver LaurenENG1343.011.57.04.50
1821Stern Robert CENG1583.010.56.04.50
1911Haldane RobinENG1842.515.59.05.75
208Okike David CNGR2052.515.09.05.75
2112Regan Natasha KENG1832.515.08.55.75
2218Onslow AlfieENG1722.513.58.05.75
2327Faulkner Martin JENG1482.513.08.04.25
2425Sanitt EthanENG1492.513.07.05.00
2526Akeya-Price Robert AENG1482.512.06.04.25
2616Brown Michael St JENG1772.511.57.05.00
2735Foley Phil TENG1312.511.57.04.25
2819Hayward AlanENG1692.511.56.53.00
2940Shah KianENG1252.58.55.52.75
3028Orsagova ErikaSVK1452.013.58.53.50
3139Onslow TeddyENG1252.012.58.03.75
3238Dias SavinENG1252.012.58.03.50
3320Remus Elliot LukeENG1692.011.57.52.50
3424Pesin NathanENG1512.010.06.02.50
3541Woltery NicolaiENG1252.09.05.52.25
3636Haddock PaulENG1311.513.58.52.25
3729Pattni KishanENG1431.513.07.53.00
3832Willmoth HarrisonENG1421.511.07.01.25
3934Yu X HenryENG1331.511.06.52.50
4037Shapiro NoahENG1311.511.06.01.75
47 players

17) 3rd ChessBomb Open 2016

The 3rd ChessBomb Open took place 16th to 17th April 2016. Lyubomir Danov won with 5/6.

3rd ChessBomb Open 2016 Sofia BUL Sat 16th Apr 2016 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPts
12DANOV LyubomirFM23265
21PETROV MartinIM24504.5
35NIKOLOVA AdrianaWGM23544
44BADEV KirilFM23204
57POPOV GeorgiNM20884
66VASILEV NikolayFM23053.5
78OREV PetrIM20493.5
89TODOROV Tsetsko19493.5
93NIKOLOV SashoIM23463
1011STAMENOV Valeriy19163
1112PETROV Anton S.18993
1210METEV Martin20552
1314IVANOV SvetlenCM15332
1417SIMOV Zakhari15082
1515GEORGIEV Nikolay15162
1616TEGARKOV Kalin Yordanov02
1713KOSTURKOV Krasimir16242
1818TODOROV Donko00
18 players

18) 7th LUCOPEN 2016

The 7th LUCOPEN took place 9th to 15th April 2016. Erik Blomqvist edgded out GA Stany, Sergey Fedorchuk, Gyula Papa, Swayangsu Satyapragyan and Momchil Nikolov on tie-break after all scored 7/9. Games from the final two rounds not yet available.

7th LUCOPEN 2016 Lille FRA Sat 9th Apr 2016 - Fri 15th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1BLOMQVIST ErikgSWE251574756½2627
2STANY G.a.mIND2443746½55½2595
3FEDORCHUK Sergey A.gUKR2623746572589
4PAP GyulagHUN2549745562542
5SATYAPRAGYAN SwayangsumIND2448743512485
6NIKOLOV MomchilgBUL2559742522513
7KVEINYS AloyzasgLTU254244½54½2500
8SUNDARARAJAN KidambigIND247443532464
9LAZAREV VladimirgFRA238340½502436
10SCHOPPEN CasperNED230939½46½2267
11SZABO BencemHUN23923945½2342
12ENCHEV IvajlomBUL2470644½54½2398
13BAILET PierremFRA2502643½53½2443
14KONGUVEL PonnuswamymIND2368642½522431
15MOUSSARD JulesmFRA2513642½51½2403
16PIASETSKI LeonmCAN2282642512284
17FREDERIC ClementFRA2205640½48½2230
18HENRIS LucfBEL2149639½47½2216
19GOORMACHTIGH JohanfBEL219163845½2163
20ROGER MehdiFRA2140638462124
21BURGNIES StephaneFRA2130637½45½2183
22MALOBERTI DavidFRA2041635422016
23DECROIX PaloanFRA1987634½421991
24SHIRAZI KamranmFRA235141½49½2245
25MAUPIN ValerieFRA204841482195
26BANNINK BernardfNED222839½47½2186
27VAROQUIER RomainFRA213039½482128
28LEMIERE FredericFRA19823944½2104
29NOORDHOEK HenkNED196737½452029
30WEILL RolandfFRA215737452087
31BECUWE OlivierFRA207037452033
32DI COSMO JonathanBEL203035½421983
33ADRIEN VincentFRA2024540½48½2088
34SAFRANSKA AndagfFRA2222540482210
35STOENESCU RaduFRA2140540482069
36MANET EricFRA193153945½1987
37MARUEJOLS ClaudeFRA1924538½452019
38NOUAR AbderahmaneFRA1715536½431985
39ISRAEL GregoryFRA1984536½43½1914
40TAWIL AlexandreFRA2123536441975
124 players

19) Slovakia Tour GMT 2016

The Pieniny GM tournament takes place in Stara Lubovna 18th to 25th April 2016.

Pieniny GM 2016 Stara Lubovna SVK Mon 18th Apr 2016 - Mon 25th Apr 2016
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Michalik, Peter GM CZE 2552 14907526
2 Pacher, Milan IM SVK 2502 14907445
3 Baumegger, Siegfried IM AUT 2475 1602829
4 Repka, Christopher IM SVK 2472 14918781
5 Kreisl, Robert IM AUT 2435 1613880
6 Dragnev, Valentin FM AUT 2432 1634852
7 Nayhebaver, Martin SVK 2424 14923432
8 Manik, Mikulas GM SVK 2422 14900734
9 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina WGM POL 2405 1122681
10 Zvarik, Martin SVK 2304 14908565

20) First Saturday April 2016

The First Saturday April events took place 2nd to 12th April 2016.

FSGM April 2016 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Apr 2016 - Tue 12th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Shtembuliak EvgenyUKR24207.030.250.06
210Mihok OliverHUN24836.024.500.04
33Pavlovic MilosSRB24696.023.250.04
44Pacher MilanSVK25025.519.750.04
57Kantor GergelyHUN24185.017.250.04
61Kozak AdamHUN23174.016.250.01
78Rydstrom TomSWE23023.514.250.03
86Martins David Pires TavaresPOR24073.513.500.02
95Radnai AdamHUN22932.511.500.01
102Stella AndreaITA24192.07.500.01
10 players
FSGM April 2016 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Apr 2016 - Tue 12th Apr 2016. Category: 7. Ave: (2403)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Shtembuliak, Evgeny FM UKR 2420 # 1 = 1 1 1 0 1 = 1 7 2621
2 Mihok, Oliver GM HUN 2483 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 6 2519
3 Pavlovic, Milos GM SRB 2469 = 0 # 1 = = 1 = 1 1 6 2521
4 Pacher, Milan IM SVK 2502 0 = 0 # 1 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2472
5 Kantor, Gergely IM HUN 2418 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 1 = 1 5 2444
6 Kozak, Adam FM HUN 2317 0 = = = 0 # 1 = = = 4 2370
7 Rydstrom, Tom FM SWE 2302 1 0 0 = 0 0 # 0 1 1 3.5 2334
8 Martins, David Pires Tavares FM POR 2407 0 = = 0 0 = 1 # 0 1 3.5 2323
9 Radnai, Adam FM HUN 2293 = 0 0 0 = = 0 1 # 0 2.5 2249
10 Stella, Andrea IM ITA 2419 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 2 2181
FSIM April 2016 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Apr 2016 - Tue 12th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Pavlovic Dejan SSRB23838.042.500.06
26Damia AngeloITA22687.034.250.05
33Terbe JuliannaHUN21936.534.500.04
411Makoveev IlyaRUS21376.534.250.02
55Asenov PavelENG22016.029.250.05
610Krstulovic AlexHUN23046.028.000.04
79Jovanovic Dusan DSRB23945.528.500.02
84Franchini GabrieleITA21935.028.250.01
97Strebkovs AndrejsLAT23325.023.750.03
1012Goczo MelindaHUN22004.020.250.03
112Szalanczy EmilHUN22463.520.250.03
121Zlatin AlexanderISR21533.015.250.01
12 players
FSIM April 2016 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Apr 2016 - Tue 12th Apr 2016. Category: None. Ave: (2250)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Pavlovic, Dejan S IM SRB 2383 # 1 1 = 1 = = 1 = 0 1 1 8 2413
2 Damia, Angelo FM ITA 2268 0 # = = 1 1 = 0 = 1 1 1 7 2351
3 Terbe, Julianna WFM HUN 2193 0 = # = 1 1 = = 1 1 0 = 6.5 2321
4 Makoveev, Ilya RUS 2137 = = = # = = 1 = = = 1 = 6.5 2326
5 Asenov, Pavel ENG 2201 0 0 0 = # 1 1 = 1 1 0 1 6 2291
6 Krstulovic, Alex FM HUN 2304 = 0 0 = 0 # = = 1 1 1 1 6 2281
7 Jovanovic, Dusan D IM SRB 2394 = = = 0 0 = # = 1 1 = = 5.5 2237
8 Franchini, Gabriele FM ITA 2193 0 1 = = = = = # = = 0 = 5 2220
9 Strebkovs, Andrejs IM LAT 2332 = = 0 = 0 0 0 = # 1 1 1 5 2207
10 Goczo, Melinda WIM HUN 2200 1 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 4 2153
11 Szalanczy, Emil IM HUN 2246 0 0 1 0 1 0 = 1 0 0 # 0 3.5 2118
12 Zlatin, Alexander ISR 2153 0 0 = = 0 0 = = 0 0 1 # 3 2084
FSFM April 2016 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Apr 2016 - Tue 12th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Torok Tamas TituszHUN20738.032.000.08
24Kovacsy BarnabasHUN19716.527.000.05
31Milikow YoavISR18745.527.500.04
46Steer JozsefHUN18244.017.000.02
52Bensaid SimonFRA18443.514.500.02
65Zvereva MargaritaRUS17682.511.000.02
6 players

21) ch-FRA Junior 2016

The French Junior Championships took place 10th to 17th April 2016.

ch-FRA Junior 2016 Gonfreville FRA Sun 10th Apr 2016 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1VIENNOT DylanfFRA224142512527
2TAHAY AlexisFRA2105738½462207
3NAVROTESCU Andreea-CristianamfFRA226842522289
4SALLES LouisFRA2216641½50½2208
5DUTREUIL RaphaelFRA220463947½2159
6BAUDRY RemiFRA1924638½452157
7CAILLE VincentFRA2099634½42½2066
8DAESCHLER FlorianFRA20964651½2133
9OHANOV DavidARM196254550½2111
10MICOTTIS DorianfFRA2276540½49½2139
11BANDET RaphaelFRA2193536½44½2036
12SIMON AntoineFRA187653642½1969
13LEVER ErwanFRA208053542½1991
14LE PEN StevenFRA2036534½41½1973
15DE LUSSAC EstepheFRA2007534½411935
16POURQUET MatthieuFRA2123532½381898
17RIOLAND PaulFRA1851531341866
18DE LUSSAC OctaveFRA168736½43½1910
19BUDAK RewiFRA195733½391889
20BILLIAR-BOURGY VincentFRA210632½401898
21VENET ValentinFRA186532½36½1757
22DECAEN MelvynFRA171531½35½1711
23DAMOTTE QuentinFRA1836439452000
24LE GOUIC BrendanFRA175043540½1876
25POTTIER SimeonFRA1939434½37½1842
26WAKED OlivierFRA1777433½38½1733
27FONTAINE CedricFRA1779432361782
28GRUNFELDER AnthonyFRA1832431½35½1815
29BOHAER XavierFRA177732½381850
30PIETRAC NicolasFRA157830341622
31LETOCART AlexandreFRA1290329321409
32RYO GaelFRA1512323261447
33BOURGEOIS JordanFRA1264229331246
34WINDELS FrancoisFRA1480227301331
35ASTRUC IbanFRA1414226301310
35 players
ch-FRA Junior Girls 2016 Gonfreville FRA Sun 10th Apr 2016 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsPerf
1THOMAS AnysiaFRA200482384
2FISCHER JulieffFRA20431839
3MINAUD EmilyFRA171251764
4DIEULEVEUT FlorianeFRA184051710
5SONET KellyFRA16131752
6GUILLAUME OmbelineFRA16371659
7BUREAU-LEROYER LolaFRA154941700
8ROUZES Sibylle-AnneFRA160241624
9LEROND Anne-ClaireFRA156431585
10NICOLAS-MANCEAU MayaFRA16671569
11ACQUISTAPACE LaurelineFRA13401989
12MATHIEU LysaFRA13990984
12 players

22) 12th Heviz Festival 2016

The 12th Heviz Festival took place 6th to 14th April 2016. Gabor Nagy won with 7/9

12th Heviz Open 2016 Heviz HUN Wed 6th Apr 2016 - Thu 14th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Nagy GaborHUN24387.048.538.036.50
22Takacs BalazsHUN23906.051.039.533.50
310Marjanovics AnnamariaHUN21936.050.539.533.25
43Juhasz ArminHUN23756.050.539.532.25
54Marosi LeventeHUN23266.048.037.530.00
613Csala ImreHUN21046.047.037.529.00
75Peczely Sebastian ZsomborHUN22565.549.038.528.25
88Hardicsay PeterHUN22495.549.038.028.75
97Borsos BogdanUKR22525.548.538.026.25
1019Walseth TronNOR19995.545.034.023.75
119Nagy Ervin Dr.HUN22145.543.536.524.50
1223Juhasz Nagy SandorHUN19035.537.529.021.75
136Jansen ChristofLUX22545.046.536.023.75
1415Metaxasz VasziliszHUN20295.044.034.521.25
1520Radai Zoltan MateHUN19795.041.532.519.50
1624Arvai EszterHUN18935.038.029.519.50
1717Rezsek GyozoHUN20095.036.530.015.75
1811Robertsen ThomasNOR21914.543.534.020.00
1921Radics Laszlo Dr.HUN19574.540.531.016.50
2026Rabovszky GyorgyHUN18304.537.531.015.00
2136Tamas GaborHUN15944.532.524.515.50
2218Blum GernotGER20034.045.036.517.50
2312Kosztolanczi GyulaHUN21534.044.033.516.75
2422Zoltan AndrasHUN19144.038.529.015.75
2529Dlauchy PeterHUN17614.037.030.012.50
2635Akeya-Price RobertENG16494.036.028.514.00
2731Demeter DorinaHUN17284.035.027.015.25
2814Simon LiliHUN20653.544.034.013.00
2916Szekely MihalyHUN20143.541.532.515.25
3025Mike JanosHUN18703.538.030.012.00
3130Bezsenyi FerencHUN17593.535.029.010.50
3227Palfi PeterHUN18083.534.028.09.00
3332Horvath LajosHUN17183.528.022.56.00
3433Hever JanosHUN17173.032.525.55.00
3534Haasz GyulaHUN17053.031.525.56.50
3628Altaher Tarek Ali MUAE17882.538.530.59.25
3738Koteljarto AronHUN13732.532.526.57.00
3839Alexandrova AngelinaHUN01.533.527.01.50
3937Blum UlrikeESP13940.527.021.00.50
39 players

23) 7th Stiljan Strugov Memorial 2016

The 7th Stiljan Strugov Memorial took place 16th to 17th April 2016.

7th Stiljan Strugov Mem Ognyanovo BUL Sat 16th Apr 2016 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPts
12KUKOV Velislav23556
29Lika Jakup19496
34ANGELOV Georgi21285.5
41FILEV Georgi23995.5
513BOZOV Dimitr17515
619GEORGIEVA Toni18735
714DZhINGOZOV Evlogi05
816TERZIEV Dimo17875
920PETKOV Kiril05
1015ANDREEV Dobrotich18884.5
113Stojkoski Acko22234.5
1210DIVIZIEV Yordan04
1311MANDZhUKOV Stoyan17574
1427KATsARSKI Martin04
1529STEFANOV Georgi04
1647TOKOV Antonio04
1722GAChEV Rumen04
1824SUDOV Ibrakhim04
195ELChINOV Georgi04
2046PAChEDZhIEV Mladen04
2135Merdjanoski Voislav04
227KARAIVANOV Atanas04
2318ShARKOV Borislav03.5
2417SIMEONOV Svetoslav17873.5
2537ATANASOV Atanas M.03.5
268PINGOV Krasen18683
2723DEDEEV Mekhmed03
2825STRUGOV Stoyan16143
2950KhADZhIEV Oruch03
3040IBRAIMOV Yusein03
3128PENDZhAKOV Ivan03
3242ILANSKI Musa03
3348TOPUZOV Slavcho03
3439GROSh Mekhmed03
3532OGNQNSKI Khristiyan03
3649USEV Edzhevit03
3745MIKhAYLOV Kostadin02.5
386KRIVOShIYSKI Asen20022.5
3930TRENDAFILOV Plamen12892.5
4053STAMBOLIYSKI Radi02.5
54 players

24) 14th World University Chess Championship 2016

The 14th World University Chess Championship took place 9th-15th April 2016. I couldn't find any games yet.

World University Men 2016 Abu Dhabi UAE Sat 9th Apr 2016 - Fri 15th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Gabuzyan HovhannesARM25938.00.046.050.0
21Fedoseev VladimirRUS26807.00.048.052.5
34Ponkratov PavelRUS25906.50.046.550.5
42Ter-Sahakyan SamvelARM26046.00.044.548.0
511Nenezic MarkoSRB24866.00.044.547.0
69Pourramezanali AmirrezaIRI24886.00.043.046.5
712Petrosyan Tigran S.ARM24705.50.047.551.0
86Sadzikowski DanielPOL25465.50.045.048.5
920Mazur StefanSVK24165.50.044.048.0
105Idani PouyaIRI25595.50.043.547.0
1113Matinian NikitaRUS24615.50.043.045.5
127Petr MartinCZE25085.50.042.045.5
1324Tomazini AljosaSLO23355.50.038.540.5
1428Wang TongsenCHN22965.50.035.537.5
1514Brodowski PiotrPOL24525.00.043.547.0
1631Chen PengCHN22635.00.041.545.5
1721Nasuta GrzegorzPOL24085.00.041.044.5
1835Ariunbuuvei BadamdorjMGL21735.00.040.044.0
1917Klekowski MaciejPOL24325.00.039.042.5
2027Spalir JernejSLO23055.00.038.541.5
218Roganovic MilosSRB25025.00.036.039.5
2210Georgiadis NicoSUI24864.50.041.045.0
2315Lou YipingCHN24504.50.040.543.0
2419Javanbakht NimaIRI24284.50.037.540.0
2525Faghirnavaz AliIRI23224.50.037.540.0
2626Polok KacperPOL23064.50.036.038.5
2718Tomazini ZanSLO24284.50.034.037.0
2823Schiendorfer EmanuelSUI23984.50.032.534.5
2936Pon MattRSA21334.50.029.031.0
3016Petenyi TamasSVK24504.00.042.045.0
3122Stankovic MilosSRB24064.00.040.543.0
3244Mafanya KulasandeRSA18614.00.036.539.0
3334Talbi ChafikALG22174.00.034.036.0
3432Caetano Hugo Zanotti MendoncaBRA22584.00.033.035.0
3541Abdulkarim AliUAE19564.00.028.530.5
3630Oussedik MahfoudALG22823.50.040.042.5
3729Nuri KambezSUI22843.50.036.539.5
3833Nassr AliALG22203.50.034.537.0
3938Lama HimalNEP20513.50.034.036.5
4045Dickmadugodage Ravi PrabathSRI18583.50.031.033.5
48 players
World University Women Abu Dhabi UAE Sat 9th Apr 2016 - Fri 15th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Ni ShiqunCHN23636.50.046.049.5
213Hakimifard GhazalIRI22146.50.044.546.5
38Warakomska AnnaPOL22886.50.039.042.5
42Bivol AlinaRUS23686.00.043.547.5
55Hejazipour MitraIRI23386.00.043.547.0
612Eric JovanaSRB22266.00.040.043.0
74Pustovoitova DariaRUS23466.00.038.541.5
81Pourkashiyan AtousaIRI23705.51.042.046.0
99Bartel MartaPOL22745.50.037.541.0
1011Gevorgyan MariaARM22415.00.047.050.0
1114Qiu MengjieCHN22075.00.045.548.0
127Kulon KlaudiaPOL23065.00.043.547.0
1310Terao Juliana SayumiBRA22435.00.039.042.0
1416Zarkovic MilaSRB21785.00.037.540.5
1524Anu BayarMGL19835.00.030.533.0
1623Nie XinCHN20504.50.042.044.5
176Havlikova KristynaCZE23104.50.041.045.0
1817Motycakova MonikaSVK21764.50.041.045.0
1921Orehek SpelaSLO20834.50.038.040.0
2026Premanath DinushkiSRI18274.00.038.041.5
2115Miladinovic LenaSRB21854.00.037.039.5
2219De Seroux CamilleSUI21254.00.037.039.5
2322Latreche SabrinaALG20684.00.035.538.5
2418Khalaji HaniehIRI21354.00.032.534.5
2534Khaliun BatturMGL04.00.032.035.0
2620Tereshechkina MayaRUS20843.50.038.541.5
2725Abdi Zineb DinaALG18883.50.038.041.0
2827Lalaoui FerielALG17103.50.029.531.5
2929Fisher Michelle MRSA16703.00.035.037.0
3033De Silva ChamindraSRI15253.00.030.532.5
3128Abeywardana N TSRI16903.00.028.030.0
3232Lokunarangoda JalashiSRI15482.51.028.530.5
3331Yahiaoui AsmaALG15572.50.030.532.5
3430Voges Rachelle MariRSA16062.00.030.032.5
34 players

25) TCh-HUN 2015-16

The Hungarian Team Championship took place 7th November 2015 to 17th April 2016. Aquaprofit-NTSK I. won the title.

TCh-HUN 2015-16 Hungary HUN Sat 7th Nov 2015 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910Pts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK I.6.587.51097.5119.511.580.5
2ASE Paks5.56.58797.5510.51069
3HVSE-Infraplan45.57.56767.57.57.558.5
4Budapesti Titanok4.544.57.56.57.55.576.553.5
5Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK2564.55.57.5857.551
6Penzugyor SE3355.56.565.56949.5
7ASS-Makoi SVSE4.54.564.54.56665.547.5
8Aquarena Kobanya SC174.56.546.566445.5
9Dunaharaszti MTK2.51.54.557666644.5
10HUSI SC0.524.55.54.536.58640.5
10 teams

26) Dutch League 2015-16

The Dutch League takes place 26th September 2015 to 23rd April 2016. Final round 9 23rd April 2016. I made a mistake last week giving games that had already been included in TWIC. This week I include the missing games from round 8.

Dutch League 2015-16 Netherlands NED Sat 26th Sep 2015 - Sat 23rd Apr 2016
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1En Passant2449666 61447
2SISSA239945 1347
3HMC Calder240754 81145½
4LSG IntelliMagic24134577 946
5Kennemer Combinatie238446 5778943
6Charlois Europoort235053 78942
7BSG2353 356537½
8HWP Sas van Gent2323 33456534½
9Pathena Rotterdam23624 35534½
10Utrecht21862 224023
10 teams

27) TCh-SUI 2016

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 20th March to 9th October 2016. There were games this week but no detailed results or standings published yet.

TCh-SUI 2016 Switzerland SUI Sun 20th Mar 2016 - Sun 9th Oct 2016
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Riehen 127.5
2Bodan 126
2Luzern 126
4Geneve 114
4Winterthur 114
4Wollishofen 114
5Zurich 114
8Echallens 102
8Reti 102
10Solothurn 100.5
10 teams

28) TCh-CZE 2015-16

The Czech League took place 7th November 2015 to 16th April 2016. 1. Novoborsky SK won the title.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2015-16 Czech Republic CZE Sat 7th Nov 2015 - Sat 16th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky SK*6555763363.521.0
2Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem2*46352247.012.5
3BSS Frydek-Mistek3*5456642048.012.0
4Rapid Pardubice43*553641747.011.5
5Labortech Ostrava323*555451644.511.5
6AD Mahrla Praha½433*45641543.011.5
7SK Slavoj Poruba3334*451442.58.5
8Tatran Litovel1523*1235.59.0
9SK Duras BVK3253*3451040.010.5
10SK mesta Lysa nad Labem B4245*441039.59.5
11TZ Trinec24244*41038.57.5
12Zikuda Turnov4343344*739.06.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 7th Nov 2015 - Sat 16th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Unichess*3764672860.523.0
2AD Jicin*546452653.017.5
32222 SK Polabiny53*3462250.016.0
4SK Sokol Vysehrad4*513451744.515.0
5TJ Neratovice53*451642.513.5
6GROP Praha274*57441547.014.5
71. Novoborsky SK B1453*454661545.011.5
8TJ Praha-Pankrac244*3531441.511.5
9QCC Ceske Budejovice4135*451439.512.0
10TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove3443*51139.010.5
11Spartak Vlasim2242543*535.011.0
12Sokol Praha-Kobylisy133423*430.58.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 7th Nov 2015 - Sat 16th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Lokomotiva Brno A*44565572955.019.0
2Slavia Kromeriz A4*37552553.015.5
3SK Stare Mesto A*36252149.516.0
4Moravska Slavia Brno A45*2561947.013.0
5SK Slavia Orlova A3*3444641646.012.0
6SK Zlin A25*4351641.013.5
7KVS EKODIVIZE Opava1544*2771446.014.0
8TJ Ostrava A33245*4261442.511.0
9Beskydska šachova škola F-M B664*51343.513.5
10A64 VALOZ Grygov63436*1343.013.0
11SK Karvina A3212*631.57.5
12TJ Stefanydes Policka1332413*430.07.0
12 teams

29) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2015-16

The Austrian Bundesliga second division started on October 2nd and concluded 17th April 2016.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2015-16 Austria AUT Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPOE Maria Saal 2*54354452147.00
2ASK Case IH SteyrSt. Valentin*441461638.00
3SV Wolfsberg12*34431436.50
4SPG. Sparkasse Fürstenfeld/Hartberg23*44241335.50
5RbEJ Gleisdorf32*3451235.00
6ESV Austria Graz22*34441133.50
7Schachfreunde Graz15½23*35431132.50
8Union Ansfelden22323*1035.00
9SV Steyregg341*341032.00
10Union Hartkirchen22223*4929.50
11SPG Sauwald 2½022½*4421.50
12ESV Admira Villach1123222*120.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2015-16 Austria AUT Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Bregenz*24452042.50
2Zillertal4*3633341842.00
3Rochade Rum3*2351637.50
4Kufstein/Wörgl204*431539.00
5Dornbirn3½*451335.00
6Schwarzach23½*23351133.50
7SIR Bernhard 2½24*241029.50
8Götzis 23234*4830.00
9Hohenems II13*732.50
10ASK Salzburg32*33526.50
11Pradl12½3*524.00
12SPG Völs/HAK/HAS Innsbruck31123*424.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2015-16 Austria AUT Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1ASVÖ Pamhagen*34354652046.00
2Blackburne Nickelsdorf3*4541740.50
3tschaturanga*444551641.00
4SC Data Technology Pressbaum/E.22*2551237.00
5SC Donaustadt224*4433441235.00
6ASVÖ Mattersburg32*443331232.00
7SK Austria12*41031.00
8ASVOE VHS Poechlarn222*3929.50
9SK Hietzing21132*53829.00
10SK Advisory Invest Baden23331*34628.00
11SV Stockerau01233*624.00
12SK Purbach1112332*423.00
12 teams

30) TCh-CHN 2016

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 12th April to 5th December 2016.

TCh-CHN 2016 China CHN Tue 12th Apr 2016 - Mon 5th Dec 2016
Leading Round 4 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
15Shanghai4301712
21Tianjing4310613.5
32Hangzhou4310613.5
47Zhejiang4211513
59Shandong4211511
64Chongqing4211510
711Jiangsu4220411.5
810Qingdao4121310
96Beijing412139.5
108Chengdu413027
1112Guangdong413026
123Shenzhen404003
12 teams

31) TCh-CAT 2016

The Catalan Team Championship took place 23rd January to 16th April 2016. Tres Peons won the title. Final two rounds of games not yet available.

TCh-CAT Gp1 2016 Barcelona ESP Sat 23rd Jan 2016 - Sat 16th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1CERDANYOLA VALLES641.5
2ESCOLA D'ESCACS BCN47
3FOMENT37.5
4FIGUERES37
5SANT JOSEP441.5
6MONTCADA30.5
7BARCELONA UGA125.5
8CATALONIA019.5
8 teams
TCh-CAT Gp2 2016 Barcelona ESP Sat 23rd Jan 2016 - Sat 16th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY545.5
2MOLLET542
3SANT ANDREU37.5
4LLEIDA34.5
5TRES PEONS33
6BARBERA341
7PEONA I PEO228
8SANT BOI½18.5
8 teams
TCh-CAT GpB Final 2016 Barcelona ESP Sat 23rd Jan 2016 - Sat 16th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1TRES PEONS58
2SANT JOSEP66
3BARBERA669.5
4PEONA I PEO51.5
5MONTCADA344
6BARCELONA UGA344
7SANT BOI232.5
8CATALONIA032
8 teams
TCh-CAT GpA Final 2016 Barcelona ESP Sat 23rd Jan 2016 - Sat 16th Apr 2016
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1MOLLET971.5
2ESCOLA D'ESCACS BCN69
3COLON SABADELL CHESSY72
4SANT ANDREU59
5LLEIDA57.5
6CERDANYOLA VALLES56.5
7FOMENT51.5
8FIGUERES45.5
8 teams

32) Belgian Interclubs 2015-16

The Belgian Interclubs take place 27th September 2015 to 24th April 2016. Final Round 11 24th April 2016.

TCh-BEL 2015-16 Belgium BEL Sun 27th Sep 2015 - Sun 24th Apr 2016
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1KGSRL 11951
2Wirtzfeld 11857
3KSK47-Eynatten 11750.5
4Fontaine 11139.5
5KBSK 11040
6Amay 11040
7Borgerhout 1937
8KSK Rochade 1841
9CRELEL 1735
10Jean Jaures 1631.5
11The Belgian CC 1532
12Namur 1025.5
12 teams

33) TCh-ISL 2015-16

The Icelandic Team Championships took place 24th September 2015 to 5th March 2016. Games from the final rounds now available. My thanks to Gunnar Bjornsson and Pall Sigurdsson.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL Thu 24th Sep 2015 - Sat 5th Mar 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Huginn Chess Club a-team*56766757.5180
2Reykjavik Chess Club a-team3*7578854.5160
3Fjolnir Chess Club2*556745.0140
4Akureyri Chess Club a-team13*57639.0100
5Huginn Chess Club b-team½*45634.090
6The Viking Club13*632.080
7Bolungarvik Chess Club233*531.540
8KR Chess Club21½142*424.560
9Reykjavik Chess Club b-team1022334*23.030
10Akureyri Chess Club b-team½012*19.020
10 teams
TCh-ISL Div 2 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL Thu 24th Sep 2015 - Sat 5th Mar 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Reykjanesbaer Chess Club*355633.5130
2Reykjavik Chess Club c-team3*3526.0100
3Haukar Chess Club½*544522.580
4Gardabaer Chess Club31*4420.570
5Huginn Chess Club c-team122*5520.060
6Iceland Chess Club111*17.040
7Borgarnes Chess Club½2*215.540
8Selfoss Chess Club01214*13.040
8 teams

34) Active Team Events

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

Bundesliga 2015-16

The German Bundesliga season opened on Friday 18th September with two matches from the floating round 7. The event runs until 24th April 2015. The final rounds 14-15 take place 23rd-24th April 2016.

Bundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER Fri 18th Sep 2015 - Sun 24th Apr 2016
Leading Round 13 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213141516TB1TB2
1Solingen*464566772473.5
2Baden4*3676562369.0
3Bremen5*5456772164.0
4Schwäbisch Hall*476556561965.5
5Hockenheim24*45641558.5
6Hamburg34*5461455.0
7Mülheim241*451447.5
8Emsdetten133*645561352.5
9Dresden42*46741351.0
10Berlin32342*647661251.0
11Trier233442*4575948.5
12Erfurt222344*45742.5
13Griesheim31321*563639.5
14Dortmund132312343*536.5
15Norderstedt1½244½12*4528.0
16München2122423354*432.5
16 team

4NCL 2015-16

The 4NCL takes place 14th November 2015 to 2nd May 2016. Final rounds 30th April to 2nd of May 2016.

4NCL 2015-16 Birmingham ENG Sat 14th Nov 2015 - Mon 2nd May 2016
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Guildford 17-16-26-24½-2½823½
2Cheddleton 15½-2½5-36½-1½5½-2½822½
3Barbican 4NCL 12½-5½4½-3½5-35½-2½617½
4White Rose 11-74-44-46-2415
5Wood Green HK3-53½-4½4-44½-3½315
6Blackthorne Russia2-61½-6½4-44-3½311½
7Guildford 22-62½-5½3-53½-4½011
8Barbican 4NCL 22½-4½2½-5½2-63½-4010½
13Cs 13½-4½4½-3½7-16½-1½621½
2Oxford 14½-3½5-33-56-2618½
3South Wales Dragons5-34-44-44½-3½617½
4Spirit of Atticus A3½-4½3-54½-3½5-3416
5Cambridge University 15-33-52-66-2416
6Grantham Sharks 14-43½-4½6-23½-4½317
7Sussex Martlets 11-74-42-64½-3½311½
8White Rose 21½-6½2-63½-4½3-5010
16 teams

35) Forthcoming Events and Links

Batumi Women's Grand Prix 2016

75th Nona Gaprindashvili Cup 2016

Queima das Fitas Open 2016

April Lviv Tradition 2016

Russian Team Championship 2016

Hasselbacken Chess Open 2016

Malahide Millennium Tournament 2016

Ostravsky Konik Festival 2016

ch-CZE 2016

ch-LAT 2016

Ding Liren vs Wesley So Match 2016

17th Heraklion Open 2016

TCh-FRA Top 12 Women 2016

17th European Individual Championship 2016

3rd Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2016

17th European Women's Championship 2016

35th Zalakaros Open 2016

TCh-FRA Top 12 2016

11th American Continental 2016

46th Bosna Open 2016

Alekhine Memorial Open 2016

38th Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2016

43rd Utrecht Open Chess Championships 2016

3rd Server24 Chessfestival 2016

Panevezys International Chess Festival 2016

51st Capablanca Memorial 2016

GCT Rapid and Blitz Paris 2016

29th Leon Chess 2016

Russia-China Match 2016

20th Voronezh Chess Festival 2016

34th Balaton Chess Festival 2016

9th Karen Asrian Memorial 2016

GCT Rapid and Blitz Brussels 2016

Chengdu Women's Grand Prix 2016

Polugaevsky Memorial 2016

Stiavnica Chess Festival 2016

7th Hainan Danzhou GM 2016

MetLife Warsaw Najdorf Chess Festival 2016

Amsterdam Science Park Open 2016

3rd Gideon Japhet Memorial Open 2016

39th Ikaros Chess Festival 2016

IX Bilbao Masters Final 2016

10th Leiden Chess Tournament 2016

39th Eastman Open 2016

9th Paleochora Open 2016

27th Czech Open 2016

Vitoria-Gasteiz Open 2016

103rd British Chess Championships 2016

Dutch Open 2016

7th Terre degli Elimi 2016

34th Andorra Open 2016

4th Sinquefield Cup 2016

3rd Prague Summer Open 2016

World Juniors 2016

4th Pontevedra Open 2016

6th Split Open 2016

91st ch-FRA 2016

19th Olomouc Chess Summer 2016

Vienna Open 2016

Portes du Soleil Open 2016

42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016

15th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial 2016

12th Zudov Memorial 2016

7th Hradec Kralove Open 2016

18th Heraklion Open 2016

TCh-RUS Rapid/Blitz 2016

8th Pilsen Open 2016

Chigorin Memorial 2016

32nd European Club Cup 2016

World Chess Championship 2016

British Rapidplay 2016

8th London Chess Classic 2016

79th Tata Steel 2017

16th Prague Open 2017

16th Marienbad Open 2017

17th Liberec Open 2017

All material © Mark Crowther 2016