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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1057 9th February 2015 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 2015
3) Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2015
4) Moscow Open 2015
5) 20th HIT Open 2015
6) 37th Bulgarian Open 2015
7) 2nd Casablanca Open 2015
8) 135th MGU Open 2015
9) 18th Lienz Open 2015
10) Aarhus Chess House GM 2015
11) CJKS-Prime Distributions GM 2015
12) DFEM 2015
13) Turkish Cup 2015
14) First Saturday February 2015
15) TCh-HUN 2014-15
16) TCh-CZE 2014-15
17) TCh-NOR League 2014
18) Dutch League 2014-15
19) Belgian Interclubs 2014-15
20) Active Team Events
21) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 201529 games
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2015457 games
Moscow Open 2015180 games
20th HIT Open 2015134 games
135th MGU Open 201527 games
18th Lienz Open 2015118 games
Aarhus Chess House GM 201520 games
CJKS-Prime Distributions GM 201525 games
Turkish Cup 20152225 games
TCh-CZE 2014-15192 games
Dutch League 2014-1540 games
Belgian Interclubs 2014-1596 games
3543 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Olexandr Prohorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Gianni Gigante, Mitko Iliev and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Magnus Carlsen won his second event of the year at the GRENZE Classic. It was a close run thing as he not only tied with Arkadij Naiditsch but seemed to wobble a bit in the tie-breaks and only won after a final decisive playoff game. The Gibraltar Masters ended in a win for Hikaru Nakamura. Chess moves to Zurich and Tbilisi at the end of the week. This issue has been compiled in a bit of a hurry as I followed the very long day in Baden Baden nevertheless there's a lot of quality games this week.

Read about 20 years of TWIC. which includes a full listing of all issues including all the texts.

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Hope you enjoy this issue.

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2) 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic 2015

The 3rd GRENKE Chess Classic took place 2nd to 9th February 2015. 8 players and 7 rounds. World number one and World Champion Magnus Carlsen was the top seed in a field with Fabiano Caruana, Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Michael Adams, Etienne Bacrot, Arkadij Naiditsch and David Baramidze.

Magnus Carlsen won the 3rd GRENKE Classic after winning a final decisive tie-break game against Arkadij Naiditsch. They had exchanged wins in the rapid tie-break games, two draws in blitz before Carlsen had white and had to win the final game. Both players had winning chances earlier in the day during the final round 7 which would have given first place outright. Fabiano Caruana missed a chance to join them in a final tie-break when he missed a sharp chance against David Baramidze. Michael Adams defeated Viswanathan Anand after his grinding away in a rook ending was rewarded with a serious error.

3rd GRENKE Chess Classic Baden Baden GER Mon 2nd Feb 2015 - Mon 9th Feb 2015. Category: 20. Ave: (2750)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2706 # 1 = = = = = 1 4.5 2858
2 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2865 0 # = 1 = = 1 1 4.5 2835
3 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2811 = = # = = 1 = = 4 2791
4 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2738 = 0 = # = = 1 1 4 2802
5 Bacrot, Etienne GM FRA 2711 = = = = # = = = 3.5 2755
6 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2777 = = 0 = = # 1 = 3.5 2746
7 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2797 = 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 2.5 2641
8 Baramidze, David GM GER 2594 0 0 = 0 = = 0 # 1.5 2542
Round 1. Mon 2nd Feb 2015
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 39 C53 Giuoco Piano
Bacrot, Etienne 1/2-1/2 Baramidze, David 31 D70 Neo-Gruenfeld defence
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 64 D36 QGD
Adams, Michael 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 62 C07 French
Round 2. Tue 3rd Feb 2015
Baramidze, David 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 41 C65 Ruy Lopez
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Adams, Michael 64 A29 English
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 53 D41 QGD
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Bacrot, Etienne 54 E60 King's Indian defence
Round 3. Wed 4th Feb 2015
Adams, Michael 1-0 Baramidze, David 31 C84 Ruy Lopez
Aronian, Levon 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 41 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 Carlsen, Magnus 61 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Bacrot, Etienne 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 38 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Fri 6th Feb 2015
Baramidze, David 0-1 Naiditsch, Arkadij 28 A30 English
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Adams, Michael 43 D11 QGD Slav
Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 37 A90 Dutch defence
Bacrot, Etienne 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 30 D38 QGD
Round 5. Sat 7th Feb 2015
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Baramidze, David 49 C95 Ruy Lopez
Adams, Michael 1/2-1/2 Bacrot, Etienne 65 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 65 C89 Ruy Lopez
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 34 D38 QGD
Round 6. Sun 8th Feb 2015
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Adams, Michael 57 A29 English
Bacrot, Etienne 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 38 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 27 C67 Ruy Lopez
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Baramidze, David 65 C95 Ruy Lopez
Round 7. Mon 9th Feb 2015
Adams, Michael 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 89 E06 Catalan
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Bacrot, Etienne 47 A48 King's Indian
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 55 C47 Four knights
Baramidze, David 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 85 A15 English opening
3rd GRENKE Classic TB Baden Baden GER Mon 2nd Feb 2015 - Mon 9th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345Pts
1Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR286510==13
2Naiditsch, ArkadijGMGER270601==02
2 players

3) Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2015

The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival took place in Caleta 27th January to 5th February 2015. There was again a very strong field. Leading players: Veselin Topalov, Hikaru Nakamura, Peter Svidler, Nikita Vitiugov, Dmitry Jakovenko, Yu Yangyi, Pentala Harikrishna, Richard Rapport, Maxim Matlakov, Ivan Cheparinov, Maxim Rodshtein, Wei Yi, Hou Yifan, Gawain Jones, David Howell, Alexander Motylev, Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli, Romain Edouard, Emil Sutovsky, Mateusz Bartel, B Adhiban, Axel Bachmann, Ivan Salgado Lopez, Simen Agdestein, SP Sethuraman, Daniel Naroditsky, David Anton Guijarro, Aleksandr Lenderman, Viktor Bologan, Saleh Salem, Nils Grandelius etc. Other interesting names include Eric Hansen, Kayden Troff, Pia Cramling, Antoaneta Stefanova, Axel Smith, Irina Krush, John Watson, Hikaru Nakamura won the event with an undefeated 8.5/11. Half a point behind was David Howell after he hung on for a draw against Hou Yifan (who took the women's prize and a share of 3rd) in the final round.

Gibraltar Masters 2015 Caleta ENG Tue 27th Jan 2015 - Thu 5th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Nakamura HikaruUSA27768.52919
215Howell David W LENG26708.02818
313Hou YifanCHN26737.52772
44Vitiugov NikitaRUS27357.52770
51Topalov VeselinBUL28007.52767
665Wagner DennisGER25017.52759
712Wei YiCHN26757.52754
821Adhiban B.IND26307.52750
97Harikrishna P.IND27237.52748
1022Bachmann AxelPAR26297.52722
119Matlakov MaximRUS26957.52667
123Svidler PeterRUS27397.02719
136Yu YangyiCHN27247.02707
145Jakovenko DmitryRUS27337.02700
1526Naroditsky DanielUSA26227.02698
168Rapport RichardHUN27167.02677
1736Nabaty TamirISR25797.02615
1819Sutovsky EmilISR26377.02605
1941Bok BenjaminNED25727.02582
2043Sengupta DeepIND25697.02574
2139Sandipan ChandaIND25747.02526
2211Rodshtein MaximISR26806.52642
2351Lalith Babu M.R.IND25376.52637
2428Lenderman AleksandrUSA26146.52626
2545Oparin GrigoriyRUS25516.52621
47Ju WenjunCHN25476.52621
2710Cheparinov IvanBUL26816.52619
28101Padmini RoutIND23886.52608
2923Salgado Lopez IvanESP26286.52607
3092Nakar EylonISR24196.52604
3199Kuipers StefanNED23906.52599
3248Muzychuk AnnaUKR25446.52595
3327Anton Guijarro DavidESP26176.52580
3429Bologan ViktorMDA26086.52576
3535Mareco SandroARG25836.52574
3618Edouard RomainFRA26386.52570
3730Salem A.R. SalehUAE26036.52565
3817Iturrizaga Bonelli EduardoVEN26496.52557
3962Stefanova AntoanetaBUL25156.52556
4016Motylev AlexanderRUS26656.52544
257 players

4) Moscow Open 2015

The Moscow Open took place 31st January to 8th February 2015. Top seeds Ian Nepomniachtchi and Francisco Vallejo Pons. Ernesto Inarkiev won the main open A with 8/9.

Moscow Open A 2015 Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Inarkiev ErnestoRUS26758.053.549.07
24Korobov AntonUKR26877.052.548.06
32Vallejo Pons FranciscoESP27067.050.046.55
411Petrosian Tigran L.ARM26637.050.046.05
512Artemiev VladislavRUS26597.049.046.05
61Nepomniachtchi IanRUS27146.552.548.05
79Grachev BorisRUS26706.552.547.54
818Volkov SergeyRUS26186.552.048.05
914Mamedov RaufAZE26426.552.048.04
1027Grigoriants SergeyRUS25676.548.544.55
1113Kokarev DmitryRUS26456.548.544.04
1256Sanal VahapTUR24606.547.543.55
1315Khairullin IldarRUS26296.547.043.54
148Khismatullin DenisRUS26736.545.542.05
1523Shimanov AleksandrRUS25916.544.541.05
1676Usmanov VasilyRUS24146.544.041.04
1732Megaranto SusantoINA25486.543.039.54
1834Xiu DeshunCHN25436.053.049.04
1933Pridorozhni AlekseiRUS25456.052.048.04
2042Kharchenko BorisUKR24836.051.547.55
213Lysyj IgorRUS27006.050.046.04
2236Iljushin AlexeiRUS25156.049.546.53
23161Palachev PetrRUS23006.048.044.05
2468Makhmutov RailRUS24286.047.544.54
2528Gabrielian ArturRUS25546.047.544.04
2610Fedoseev VladimirRUS26686.047.043.04
2753Chekhov SergeiRUS24706.046.543.55
2875Sychev KlementyRUS24146.046.043.05
2929Rozum IvanRUS25546.046.043.03
306Sjugirov SananRUS26786.046.042.04
3185Schroeder Jan-ChristianGER24056.045.042.55
3217Ponkratov PavelRUS26206.045.042.05
3316Bukavshin IvanRUS26226.045.041.05
3419Goganov AlekseyRUS26156.044.040.55
31Kryakvin DmitryRUS25486.044.040.55
365Alekseev EvgenyRUS26796.043.540.54
3754Yilmazyerli MertTUR24656.042.039.04
38115Yandemirov ValeriRUS23656.041.539.03
3990Lugovskoy MaximRUS24016.041.538.05
4055Mokshanov AlexeyRUS24606.041.037.04
246 players
Moscow Open Women 2015 Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Lei TingjieCHN24298.052.548.57
21Goryachkina AleksandraRUS24517.055.551.55
323Mirzoeva ElmiraRUS22207.052.048.55
435Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimUZB21817.046.543.06
511Ovod EvgenijaRUS23247.042.039.57
66Guseva MarinaRUS23756.554.050.55
73Szczepkowska-Horowska KarinaPOL24156.553.048.54
844Bayarmaa BayarjargalMGL21346.551.047.55
97Charochkina DariaRUS23706.549.045.06
108Bivol AlinaRUS23556.548.544.05
1110Pustovoitova DariaRUS23346.548.044.55
1212Vasilevich IrinaRUS23206.545.041.55
1326Schepetkova MargaritaRUS22166.055.050.55
1438Hojjatova AydanAZE21706.052.048.56
1524Matveeva OlgaRUS22206.051.547.56
1613Maisuradze NinoFRA23106.049.045.05
1717Ibrahimova SabinaAZE22736.048.045.55
189Nakhbayeva GuliskhanKAZ23446.048.044.05
1949Baraeva IrinaRUS21056.047.043.55
2015Galojan LilitARM22836.043.540.05
215Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24026.043.039.54
2245Pavlova KseniiaRUS21326.036.033.56
2321Dordzhieva DinaraRUS22445.549.045.04
39Smirnova EkaterinaRUS21615.549.045.04
2528Petrukhina IrinaRUS22105.547.543.54
2631Averchenko EkaterinaRUS22045.547.043.54
2777Belova OlgaRUS19715.547.043.04
2871Maslova PolinaRUS19965.546.544.55
2920Khlichkova TatianaRUS22575.546.543.55
3027Drozdova DinaRUS22155.546.542.03
3119Komiagina MariaRUS22625.545.542.04
3233Baraeva MarinaRUS21915.545.542.03
3353Gaboyan SusannaARM20865.545.042.05
3436Zherebtsova AlexandraRUS21815.544.042.05
354Kovanova BairaRUS24055.544.040.54
3637Sukhareva EvgeniyaRUS21715.541.539.54
3765Novikova GalinaRUS20165.541.039.05
3834Gvanceladze AnnaRUS21865.540.537.04
3961Azimova KarinaRUS20325.540.039.04
4042Shuvalova PolinaRUS21495.049.046.03
136 players
Moscow Open Students w Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Sukandar Irine KharismaINA23927.50.030.256
210Kashlinskaya AlinaRUS24445.50.022.253
31Mammadzada GunayAZE23345.01.518.503
46Papp PetraHUN22855.01.019.252
59Saduakassova DinaraKAZ24065.00.521.502
68Drogovoz IrinaRUS22184.51.020.003
72Iwanow AnnaPOL22884.50.015.503
84Enkhtuul Altan-UlziiMGL22584.00.015.252
93Severina MariaRUS22332.50.09.001
107Rodionova PolinaRUS21841.50.07.001
10 players
Moscow Open Students w Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015. Category: 3. Ave: (2304)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma IM INA 2392 # = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 2567
2 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM RUS 2444 = # 0 = = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2369
3 Saduakassova, Dinara WGM KAZ 2406 = 1 # = 0 = = = 1 = 5 2336
4 Papp, Petra WGM HUN 2285 0 = = # = 1 = = = 1 5 2349
5 Mammadzada, Gunay WGM AZE 2334 0 = 1 = # 0 = = 1 1 5 2344
6 Drogovoz, Irina RUS 2218 0 = = 0 1 # 1 1 = 0 4.5 2314
7 Iwanow, Anna WIM POL 2288 0 0 = = = 0 # 1 1 1 4.5 2306
8 Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii WGM MGL 2258 = 0 = = = 0 0 # 1 1 4 2266
9 Severina, Maria WIM RUS 2233 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 # 1 2.5 2146
10 Rodionova, Polina WFM RUS 2184 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 0 # 1.5 2045
Round 1. Sat 31st Jan 2015
Mammadzada, Gunay 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 97 B18 Caro-Kann
Iwanow, Anna 1/2-1/2 Saduakassova, Dinara 42 B41 Sicilian
Severina, Maria 1/2-1/2 Drogovoz, Irina 60 A16 English
Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 1-0 Rodionova, Polina 55 A48 King's Indian
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 1-0 Papp, Petra 48 B94 Sicilian
Round 2. Sun 1st Feb 2015
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Papp, Petra 32 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Rodionova, Polina 0-1 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 48 C42 Petrov
Drogovoz, Irina 1-0 Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 66 A05 Reti opening
Saduakassova, Dinara 1-0 Severina, Maria 46 E18 Queen's Indian
Mammadzada, Gunay 1/2-1/2 Iwanow, Anna 41 B01 Scandinavian
Round 3. Mon 2nd Feb 2015
Iwanow, Anna 0-1 Kashlinskaya, Alina 37 C16 French
Severina, Maria 0-1 Mammadzada, Gunay 59 D46 QGD semi-Slav
Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 1/2-1/2 Saduakassova, Dinara 29 A46 Queen's pawn game
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 1-0 Drogovoz, Irina 27 B84 Sicilian
Papp, Petra 1-0 Rodionova, Polina 52 B19 Caro-Kann
Round 4. Tue 3rd Feb 2015
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 Rodionova, Polina 28 E90 King's Indian
Drogovoz, Irina 0-1 Papp, Petra 60 A04 Reti opening
Saduakassova, Dinara 1/2-1/2 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 33 E16 Queen's Indian
Mammadzada, Gunay 1/2-1/2 Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 35 B90 Sicilian
Iwanow, Anna 1-0 Severina, Maria 32 C45 Scotch
Round 5. Wed 4th Feb 2015
Severina, Maria 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 40 A00 Benko's opening
Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 0-1 Iwanow, Anna 39 A48 King's Indian
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 1-0 Mammadzada, Gunay 64 B52 Sicilian
Papp, Petra 1/2-1/2 Saduakassova, Dinara 22 B41 Sicilian
Rodionova, Polina 1-0 Drogovoz, Irina 32 B90 Sicilian
Round 6. Thu 5th Feb 2015
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Drogovoz, Irina 42 B22 Sicilian
Saduakassova, Dinara 1/2-1/2 Rodionova, Polina 40 B19 Caro-Kann
Mammadzada, Gunay 1/2-1/2 Papp, Petra 38 C67 Ruy Lopez
Iwanow, Anna 0-1 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 65 C45 Scotch
Severina, Maria 0-1 Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 35 A15 English opening
Round 7. Fri 6th Feb 2015
Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 0-1 Kashlinskaya, Alina 49 A48 King's Indian
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 1-0 Severina, Maria 43 B18 Caro-Kann
Papp, Petra 1/2-1/2 Iwanow, Anna 30 B01 Scandinavian
Rodionova, Polina 0-1 Mammadzada, Gunay 27 B90 Sicilian
Drogovoz, Irina 1/2-1/2 Saduakassova, Dinara 40 A07 Reti
Round 8. Sat 7th Feb 2015
Kashlinskaya, Alina 0-1 Saduakassova, Dinara 57 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Mammadzada, Gunay 0-1 Drogovoz, Irina 41 B90 Sicilian
Iwanow, Anna 1-0 Rodionova, Polina 20 C72 Ruy Lopez
Severina, Maria 1/2-1/2 Papp, Petra 26 E60 King's Indian
Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 1/2-1/2 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 79 A46 Queen's pawn game
Round 9. Sun 8th Feb 2015
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 23 C07 French
Papp, Petra 1/2-1/2 Enkhtuul, Altan-Ulzii 55 B52 Sicilian
Rodionova, Polina 0-1 Severina, Maria 54 C53 Giuoco Piano
Drogovoz, Irina 1-0 Iwanow, Anna 48 D85 Gruenfeld
Saduakassova, Dinara 0-1 Mammadzada, Gunay 63 A30 English
Moscow Open Students 2015 Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Ter-Sahakyan SamvelARM25806.00.025.504
28Dubov DaniilRUS26325.50.023.252
37Bortnyk OlexandrUKR25335.02.022.753
45Bajarani UlviAZE24945.01.022.003
53Sadzikowski DanielPOL24965.0-1.020.003
66Belous VladimirRUS25774.50.019.503
79Yuffa DaniilRUS24694.00.517.252
810Predke AlexandrRUS25374.00.515.502
91Paravyan DavidRUS24353.50.015.002
104Vavulin MaksimRUS24532.50.012.251
10 players
Moscow Open Students 2015 Moscow RUS Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015. Category: 11. Ave: (2521)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel GM ARM 2580 # = 1 = = 0 1 1 1 = 6 2639
2 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2632 = # = = = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2588
3 Bortnyk, Olexandr IM UKR 2533 0 = # 1 1 = = 1 = 0 5 2562
4 Bajarani, Ulvi GM AZE 2494 = = 0 # 1 1 0 = 1 = 5 2567
5 Sadzikowski, Daniel IM POL 2496 = = 0 0 # = = 1 1 1 5 2566
6 Belous, Vladimir GM RUS 2577 1 0 = 0 = # 1 = 0 1 4.5 2514
7 Yuffa, Daniil IM RUS 2469 0 = = 1 = 0 # = 0 1 4 2483
8 Predke, Alexandr RUS 2537 0 = 0 = 0 = = # 1 1 4 2476
9 Paravyan, David IM RUS 2435 0 = = 0 0 1 1 0 # = 3.5 2450
10 Vavulin, Maksim IM RUS 2453 = 0 1 = 0 0 0 0 = # 2.5 2362
Round 1. Sat 31st Jan 2015
Paravyan, David 0-1 Predke, Alexandr 75 A00 Benko's opening
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1-0 Yuffa, Daniil 27 B12 Caro-Kann
Sadzikowski, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 42 A15 English opening
Vavulin, Maksim 1-0 Bortnyk, Olexandr 68 C00 French
Bajarani, Ulvi 1-0 Belous, Vladimir 47 E76 King's Indian
Round 2. Sun 1st Feb 2015
Predke, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Belous, Vladimir 53 C88 Ruy Lopez
Bortnyk, Olexandr 1-0 Bajarani, Ulvi 59 C12 French
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Vavulin, Maksim 25 A67 Benoni
Yuffa, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Sadzikowski, Daniel 60 A07 Reti
Paravyan, David 0-1 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 43 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 3. Mon 2nd Feb 2015
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1-0 Predke, Alexandr 40 C92 Ruy Lopez
Sadzikowski, Daniel 1-0 Paravyan, David 99 A38 English
Vavulin, Maksim 0-1 Yuffa, Daniil 60 B18 Caro-Kann
Bajarani, Ulvi 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 38 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Belous, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Bortnyk, Olexandr 34 A41 Old Indian defence
Round 4. Tue 3rd Feb 2015
Predke, Alexandr 0-1 Bortnyk, Olexandr 56 B03 Alekhine's defence
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Belous, Vladimir 27 D37 QGD
Yuffa, Daniil 1-0 Bajarani, Ulvi 60 A10 English
Paravyan, David 1/2-1/2 Vavulin, Maksim 76 B08 Pirc
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1/2-1/2 Sadzikowski, Daniel 49 B90 Sicilian
Round 5. Wed 4th Feb 2015
Sadzikowski, Daniel 1-0 Predke, Alexandr 44 A20 English opening
Vavulin, Maksim 1/2-1/2 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 36 B90 Sicilian
Bajarani, Ulvi 1-0 Paravyan, David 103 C41 Philidor
Belous, Vladimir 1-0 Yuffa, Daniil 36 E90 King's Indian
Bortnyk, Olexandr 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 16 B52 Sicilian
Round 6. Thu 5th Feb 2015
Predke, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 59 C84 Ruy Lopez
Yuffa, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Bortnyk, Olexandr 14 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
Paravyan, David 1-0 Belous, Vladimir 35 C84 Ruy Lopez
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1/2-1/2 Bajarani, Ulvi 40 C12 French
Sadzikowski, Daniel 1-0 Vavulin, Maksim 53 A05 Reti opening
Round 7. Fri 6th Feb 2015
Vavulin, Maksim 0-1 Predke, Alexandr 21 D01 Richter-Veresov attack
Bajarani, Ulvi 1-0 Sadzikowski, Daniel 44 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Belous, Vladimir 1-0 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 40 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Bortnyk, Olexandr 1/2-1/2 Paravyan, David 41 D00 Queen's pawn
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Yuffa, Daniil 34 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Round 8. Sat 7th Feb 2015
Predke, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Yuffa, Daniil 57 B19 Caro-Kann
Paravyan, David 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 52 C15 French
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1-0 Bortnyk, Olexandr 54 B04 Alekhine's defence
Sadzikowski, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Belous, Vladimir 8 C42 Petrov
Vavulin, Maksim 1/2-1/2 Bajarani, Ulvi 54 B07 Pirc
Round 9. Sun 8th Feb 2015
Bajarani, Ulvi 1/2-1/2 Predke, Alexandr 20 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Belous, Vladimir 1-0 Vavulin, Maksim 60 A25 English
Bortnyk, Olexandr 1-0 Sadzikowski, Daniel 56 B22 Sicilian
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 27 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Yuffa, Daniil 0-1 Paravyan, David 35 A07 Reti

5) 20th HIT Open 2015

The 20th HIT Open took place 30th January to 5th February 2015. Alexander Beliavsky won with 7.5/9. Final round games not yet available.

20th HIT Open 2015 Nova Gorica SLO Fri 30th Jan 2015 - Thu 5th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Beliavsky, AlexanderGMSLO26237.543.5
2Markus, RobertGMSRB2614744.5
3Blagojevic, DragisaGMMNE2520741.0
4Indjic, AleksandarGMSRB25466.542.0
5Drazic, SinisaGMSRB24376.541.5
6Sriram, JhaGMIND24136.540.5
7Kerigan, DemreFMTUR23116.540.5
8Maiorov, NikitaGMBLR25966.540.5
9Tratar, MarkoGMSLO24746.539.0
10Mazi, LeonIMSLO23596.537.5
11Spalir, JernejFMSLO2359642.0
12Markoja, SebastijanMKSLO2181639.0
13Ceschia, IvanoMITA2260638.5
14Markoja, BorisFMSLO2306637.5
15Jelen, IgorIMSLO2422637.0
16Srebrnic, VojkoMKSLO2217635.0
17Murko, DavidMKSLO2099635.0
18Gombac, JanFMSLO2274634.5
19Tica, SvenMKCRO2289634.0
20Tomazini, ZanFMSLO2372633.0
21Blagojevic, TijanaMKMNE22455.538.5
22Bomans, ArnoMKBEL22505.538.0
23Hrescak, IvanaWMKSLO20095.536.5
24Zuttioni, FedericoIITA21015.536.0
25Pregarac, ValterMKSLO21645.534.5
26Schmidek, EmilMKGER21865.534.0
27Suc, TimothyMKSLO20805.532.0
28Leonardi, CaterinaWMSLO20405.532.0
29Cretnik, UrbanMKSLO21425.530.0
30Goossens, HanneWMKBEL21265.529.5
31Vidic, TejaWMKSLO2087539.0
32Nemec, HanaWISLO1808536.0
33Brezovar, MatjazFMSLO2304536.0
34Skuhala, JernejMKSLO2131535.5
35Rusjan, DusanMKSLO2018535.5
36-37Unuk, LauraWFMSLO2220535.0
36-37Haug, JohannesMKNOR2175535.0
38Picco, RuggeroIIITA1954534.0
39-40Laco, GiuseppeMITA2054534.0
39-40Lucovnik, TilenMKSLO1982534.0
100 players

6) 37th Bulgarian Open 2015

The 37th Bulgarian Open took place 1st to 8th February 2015. Milan Zajic edged out Bartlomiej Heberla, Krasimir Rusev and Radoslav Dimitrov on tie-break after all scored 7.5/9. I couldn't find any games.

37th Bulgarian Open 2015 Plovdiv BUL Sun 1st Feb 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
116Zajic MilanSRB24527.51932152.057.0
22Heberla BartlomiejPOL25587.51917449.053.0
34Rusev KrasimirBUL25367.51880249.554.0
418Dimitrov RadoslavBUL24457.51826847.551.5
59Popovic DusanSRB25077.01910854.058.5
67Kovacevic AleksandarSRB25127.01883050.054.0
712Georgescu Tiberiu-MarianROU24687.01881850.554.5
83Nevednichy VladislavROU25577.01877750.054.0
923Valsecchi AlessioITA24227.01871050.055.0
1017Antic DejanSRB24507.01845848.552.5
1113Abramovic BoskoSRB24647.01787247.052.0
125Dvirnyy DanyyilITA25336.51921251.556.5
131Spasov VasilBUL25596.51868050.555.5
1425Doncea VladimirROU24136.51858645.049.0
1549Dimov DianBUL22706.51846146.550.0
1615Kozhuharov SpasBUL24586.51834049.554.0
1710Drenchev PetarBUL24916.51823947.052.0
1821Pantev VeselinBUL24236.51818549.554.5
1937Costachi MihneaROU23416.51810847.551.0
2046Marholev DimitarBUL22896.51806646.049.0
2133Nikolov SashoBUL23496.51790947.551.5
226Cvitan OgnjenCRO25176.51788547.551.5
238Stojanovic DaliborBIH25096.51785845.049.0
2426Cioara Andrei-NestorROU24016.51746945.049.5
2524Enchev IvajloBUL24156.51739843.547.5
2678Giannoulakis LabrosGRE21586.01866249.552.5
2743Dolana Andrei-TheodorROU22986.01849948.052.0
2819Ferreira Jorge ViterboPOR24276.01842148.552.5
2932Badev KirilBUL23516.01824146.551.0
3077Danov RadiBUL21596.01823548.552.5
3130Voiska MargaritaBUL23676.01808046.050.5
3235Posedaru BogdanROU23486.01796448.052.5
3334Marjanovic DejanBIH23486.01794245.049.0
3445Cvetkovic SrdjanSRB22916.01784645.548.0
3514Berescu Alin-MileROU24606.01779046.049.5
3631Vujakovic BrankoCRO23516.01764144.048.0
3758Danov LyubomirBUL22146.01749446.551.0
3840Padeiro JosePOR23046.01748744.048.0
3936Maksimovic BranimirSRB23446.01733545.049.0
4027Zlatanovic BoroljubSRB23936.01730342.546.5
289 players

7) 2nd Casablanca Open 2015

The 2nd Casablanca Open took place 28th January to 4th February 2015. Sergei Tiviakov edged out Vadim Malakhatko on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

2nd Casablanca Open 2015 Casablanca MAR Wed 28th Jan 2015 - Wed 4th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Tiviakov SergeiNED26697.542.543.00
27Malakhatko VadimBEL25207.540.042.00
38Nguyen Huynh Minh HuyVIE24937.044.041.00
44Chatalbashev BorisBUL25527.043.542.25
52Korneev OlegESP25917.042.539.25
69Kasparov SergeyBLR24776.544.538.75
75Le Roux Jean-pierreFRA25396.540.034.50
83Kuljasevic DavorinCRO25586.539.035.50
915Daulyte DeimanteLTU23896.537.530.00
1021Touzane OlivierFRA23376.535.530.25
116Strikovic AleksaSRB25296.044.034.50
1222Ambartsumova KarinaRUS23256.039.031.50
1319Amdouni ZoubaierTUN23656.038.528.25
1411Larino Nieto DavidESP24426.037.528.50
1513Farahat AliEGY23926.036.028.00
1614Milliet SophieFRA23906.036.027.25
1718Tissir MohamedMAR23686.034.526.75
1879Elkholti AchrafMAR06.033.025.50
1910El Gindy EssamEGY24755.541.028.75
2016Videnova IvaBUL23865.540.528.50
2112Djuric StefanSRB24005.540.525.00
2220Zozulia AnnaBEL23585.539.527.50
2329Nafri KhalilMAR21925.536.022.75
35Tagelsir AbubakerSUD21255.536.022.75
2528Choukri AdelMAR22115.535.025.25
2633Daoudi KamalMAR21355.534.024.00
2736Boydia SidiMTN20975.533.023.25
2895Mounib AbdelazizMAR05.532.522.75
2945Rian SaadMAR20225.532.522.00
3023Bouaziz SlimTUN23065.532.521.50
3130Ouakhir MehdiMAR21745.530.021.75
3225Mohannad FarhanJOR22445.036.523.00
3327Bouflija hediTUN22205.035.521.00
3417Onkoud AbdelazizMAR23685.035.023.00
32Kasparova TatianaBLR21375.035.023.00
3643Hemam Moulaye BrahimMTN20415.034.022.00
3756Akhrof LissandineMAR05.033.022.00
3834Benaino SamirMAR21315.033.019.75
3940Taher RamiLBA20835.032.519.00
4037Benaddi MouhcineMAR20945.032.517.00
106 players

8) 135th MGU Open 2015

The 135th MGU Open took place 7th-8th February 2015.

135th MGU Open 2015 Sofia BUL Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Sun 8th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPts
11Gelemerov YaneBUL20515.5
22Metev MartinBUL20045.0
33Bozilov DraganSRB19514.5
47Kosturkov KrasimirBUL17003.0
56Iliev AlexandarBUL17353.0
69Simov ZahariBUL16043.0
711Damyanov BorisBUL03.0
88Petrov AntonBUL16252.5
95Ivanov OlegBUL17922.5
104Timev AnzheloBUL18002.0
1112Stathopoulos FotiosGRE01.0
1210Grabcheva NataliaBUL15451.0
12 players

9) 18th Lienz Open 2015

The 18th Lienz Open takes place 7th to 14th February 2015.

18th Lienz Open 2015 Lienz AUT Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Sat 14th Feb 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Loetscher RolandSUI24363.511.05.59.25
22Rozentalis EduardasLTU25593.510.05.08.50
316Mesaros FlorianAUT23233.510.05.08.25
41Korneev OlegESP25973.59.04.57.50
53Indjic AleksandarSRB25463.58.54.57.50
613Mazi LeonSLO23593.56.53.55.50
710Drazic SinisaSRB24133.010.55.07.25
814Singer ChristophGER23533.09.54.56.00
917Menezes ChristophAUT22913.09.04.56.00
104Nosenko AlexanderUKR25253.09.04.06.50
115 Prasanna. V VishnuIND24633.08.54.06.00
1233Unterreiner ManuelAUT21053.08.54.05.50
1312Sequera Paolini JoseVEN24132.511.06.06.25
149Pulvett DanielVEN24262.510.55.05.50
1520Rieger RobertAUT22362.510.05.55.25
1611Sriram JhaIND24132.510.05.05.25
178Sundararajan KidambiIND24312.59.54.54.75
1818Bubalovic DavorinCRO22692.59.04.54.25
19Haessler WolfgangGER22562.59.04.54.25
2029Lipp AlfredAUT21392.58.54.54.25
216Venkatesh M.R.IND24602.58.54.05.00
2231Piotraschke Jens. Dr.GER21292.58.04.03.25
2315Koepke ChristianGER23322.57.53.04.25
2424Arztmann WolfgangAUT21892.57.03.54.50
2527Higatsberger Michael DDr.AUT21642.57.03.53.75
2626Poenisch EckehardGER21772.57.03.52.50
2730Mueller MarcusGER21342.56.53.52.75
2822Gruber MichaelAUT21942.56.03.03.50
2925Frank EmanuelAUT21832.09.55.03.50
3034Vergeiner FranzAUT21052.09.05.03.25
3121Borsos BogdanUKR22192.09.04.53.75
3228Zoernpfenning SiegfriedAUT21642.09.04.53.50
3335Langwieser AlexanderAUT20952.09.04.03.50
3423Fuchs GeorgAUT21912.08.04.52.00
3546Natter MarkusAUT20112.08.04.03.00
3640Thoma Wilhelm Jun.AUT20712.08.04.02.50
3772Worch AndreasGER02.08.03.52.75
3838Tegzes LaszloHUN20802.08.03.52.00
3964Antoniacci RiccardoITA18252.07.53.53.00
4041Pregl WalterAUT20682.07.53.52.00
72 players

10) Aarhus Chess House GM 2015

The Aarhus Chess House GM takes place 7th to 15th February 2015.

Aarhus Chess House GM Aarhus DEN Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Sun 15th Feb 2015. Category: 9. Ave: (2456)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Donchenko, Alexander IM GER 2552 # 1 1 1 1 4 2445
2 Carlstedt, Jonathan IM GER 2444 # = = = 1 2.5 2530
3 Trent, Lawrence IM ENG 2470 = # 0 1 1 2.5 2535
4 Svane, Rasmus IM GER 2512 0 # 1 = 1 2.5 2559
5 Kasparov, Sergey GM BLR 2485 1 0 # = = 2 2446
6 Hagen, Andreas Skytte IM DEN 2440 0 # = = 1 2 2425
7 Kristiansen, Jens GM DEN 2411 0 = = = # 1.5 2393
8 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw GM POL 2430 0 = = # = 1.5 2397
9 Skytte, Rasmus IM DEN 2428 0 0 = = # 1 2274
10 Teplyi, Igor IM DEN 2389 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 2155

11) CJKS-Prime Distributions GM 2015

The CJKS-Prime Distributions GM takes place 5th to 13th February 2015.

CJKS-Prime GM 2015 Chittagong BAN Thu 5th Feb 2015 - Fri 13th Feb 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Abdulla Al-RakibBAN25223.51.026.50
210Abu Sufian ShakilBAN23523.50.527.00
35Vahidov TairUZB24353.50.526.25
42Murshed NiazBAN24633.00.026.75
58Palit SomakIND24053.00.026.50
63Minhazuddin AhmedBAN24382.50.025.75
74Ahmed Sk. NasirBAN23272.50.024.25
81Akshat KhampariaIND24152.00.025.00
99Toma KatarzynaPOL23041.00.003.25
107Islam Kh. AminulBAN23090.50.001.25
10 players

12) DFEM 2015

The German Women's Championship takes place 6th to 14th February 2015. News next week.

13) Turkish Cup 2015

The Turkish Cup took place 31st January to 7th February 2015. Orkhan Eminov won with 9.5/11.

Turkish Cup 2015 Manavgat TUR Sat 31st Jan 2015 - Sat 7th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg+PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Eminov Orkhan2323879½73½70.50
2Haznedaroglu KivancGM24438797370.50
3Erdogdu Aziz MertIM245079777165.75
4Yelken Mustafa21298970½64½60.50
5Ozen BahadirCM21388969½6460.25
6Arat Ufuk SezenFM23258777159.75
7Atakisi UmutIM234377770½63.25
8Yaran SiarCM21797756959.50
9Kucuk Dogan2077774½6959.00
10Yelligedik Murat1993872½6756.50
11Sevgi VolkanFM21417706457.00
12Kilic Ihsan2096761½56½50.75
13Donmez Yusuf21837876½7056.25
14Sobay Kahraman21748875½69½55.00
15Kinsiz Onur22938875½69½54.00
16Isik Engin Yasar2260687468½54.25
17Ererdem Gani Eren21237873½67½54.75
18Karaoglan Kivanc2031787367½53.75
19Ozalp Burak209878736754.75
20Ozen DenizFM215278736753.25
21Yurtseven MelihFM22887872½66½53.00
22Gokerkan Cem Kaan217178726653.25
23Soysal SerkanFM23187871½6653.00
24Yilmaz Goktan20278870½6550.00
25Karagollu Ahmet21726869½6451.50
26Agdelen Huseyin Can19647868½6449.25
27Karaokcu Erkin221178686350.50
28Metin Mehmet22307865½6051.25
29Baglan EsatFM2178678½71½55.25
30Bolat Ahmet22476746851.25
31Tirak Mert1917773½6750.25
32Annaberdiyev BabageldiFM2294672½66½49.75
33Esen Nejdet2165770½64½49.75
34Seyhanoglu Deniz2092670½64½49.25
35Karayel Atagun19707706447.75
36Kesgin Halit Kaan20076696445.75
37Yaver Faik Emre2054768½6347.00
38Saba Zafer Rabin2017668½6346.00
39Dogan Nazmi Can22227686346.75
40Oner Oguz1952667½6345.50
411 players

14) First Saturday February 2015

First Saturday February takes place 7th to 17th February.

FSGM February 2015 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Tue 17th Feb 2015
Leading Round 1 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
12Englert FabianGER23051.00.000.0
21Kosic DraganMNE24820.50.250.5
6Lalic BogdanCRO24830.50.250.5
43Varga ZoltanHUN24670.00.00-1.0
4Kozak AdamHUN23330.00.00-1.0
5Kantor GergelyHUN23900.00.00-1.0
6 players
FSIM February 2015 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Tue 17th Feb 2015
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
12Marjanovics AnnamariaHUN22321.00.00-1.0
3Szeberenyi AdamHUN23031.00.00-1.0
10Havanecz BiankaHUN22281.00.00-1.0
44Jovanovic Dusan DSRB23960.50.250.5
7Lyell MarkENG22390.50.250.5
61Vereb GaborHUN22040.00.00-1.0
5Pesotskyi VitaliiUKR22390.00.00-1.0
6Skomorokhin RomanRUS23820.00.00-1.0
8Balint VilmosHUN22220.00.00-1.0
9Krstulovic AlexHUN21230.00.00-1.0
10 players
FSFMA February 2015 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Tue 17th Feb 2015
Leading Round 1 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Szalanczy EmilHUN22261.00.000.0
5Marta DominikHUN19741.00.000.0
32Marjanovics GyorgyHUN20030.00.00-1.0
3Juracsik JozsefHUN21370.00.00-1.0
4Czegledi Barna Jr.HUN20990.00.00-1.0
6Bensaid SimonFRA18710.00.00-1.0
6 players
FSFMB February 2015 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Feb 2015 - Tue 17th Feb 2015
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Oberfrank IstvanHUN17381.00.00-1.0
8Ongut Tamas GunesHUN17161.00.00-1.0
9Hatala SandorHUN18391.00.00-1.0
45Geher KoppanyHUN14880.50.250.5
6Steer JozsefHUN18370.50.250.5
62Takacs Zsolt OttoHUN17530.00.00-1.0
3Szurkos AndrasHUN17970.00.00-1.0
4Bacsi AndrasHUN17610.00.00-1.0
7Csontos DavidHUN15910.00.00-1.0
10Szlenka AttilaHUN17800.00.00-1.0
10 players
Hotel MEDOSZ Rapid 2015 Budapest HUN Fri 6th Feb 2015 - Fri 6th Feb 2015
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Lalic BogdanCRO25257.031.528.00.0
21Balog ImreHUN25725.532.024.00.0
34Gara TiciaHUN22905.528.022.00.0
48Zentai PeterHUN22465.030.520.00.0
524Karacsonyi GellertHUN17785.028.518.00.0
69Radnai AdamHUN22295.028.022.00.0
710Frink FerencHUN22175.027.017.00.0
811Koczo KristofHUN22124.526.017.00.0
916Terbe JuliannaHUN19954.030.021.00.0
1012Bohati TamasHUN21614.028.518.00.0
113Vajda SzidoniaHUN23454.027.019.00.0
1218Szalay Janos L.HUN19704.025.015.00.0
1326Pasztor Flora KatinkaHUN17514.024.513.00.0
1414Czibulka Zoltan Dr.HUN20484.024.017.00.0
1522Szurkos AndrasHUN18034.021.512.00.0
165Dory JenoHUN22723.530.017.00.0
1715Meixner FerencHUN20343.029.016.00.0
187Horvath AndrasHUN22713.027.516.00.0
1917Sike TamasHUN19883.024.010.00.0
2019Bognar AttilaHUN19283.022.511.00.0
2121Bacsi AndrasHUN18083.022.012.00.0
2223Todor SandorHUN17913.021.011.00.0
2331Pasztor DanielHUN15143.021.09.00.0
2428Szucs ZoltanHUN16433.018.08.00.0
2513Frink SzabolcsHUN21002.523.012.50.0
2620Ozsgyani SandorHUN18202.520.09.00.0
2729Vegvari FerencHUN15812.516.58.50.0
286Szalanczy EmilHUN22722.028.013.00.0
2927Berki Zsofi AnnaHUN17092.022.59.00.0
3033Katusak-Huzsvar RezsoneHUN02.018.58.00.0
3130Pasztor PeterHUN15622.018.07.00.0
3225Takacs Zsolt OttoHUN17531.519.05.00.0
3332Czipp JanosHUN14191.019.05.00.0
33 players

15) TCh-HUN 2014-15

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 12th October to 26th April 2014. Round 6 8th Feb games to follow. Round 7 1st March

Round 7 1st March. Round 8 22nd March. Round 9 26th April.

TCh-HUN 2014-15 Hungary HUN Sun 12th Oct 2014 - Sun 26th Apr 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910Bpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK 78.51098.5 1154
2ASE Paks 7.5 7.586.5111151.5
3HVSE-Infraplan 4.557.5 5.5 98.540
4MLTC5 784.5 5.57 37
5Budapesti Titanok3.5 4.545.5 7.5 10.535.5
6Penzugyor SE24.5 7.56.56 935.5
7Dunaharaszti MTK346.5 659.5 34
8ASS-Makoi SVSE3.55.5 6.54.5 77 34
9HUSI SC 135 2.55622.5
10Szigetszentmiklos113.5 1.53 616
10 players

16) TCh-CZE 2014-15

The Czech Extraleague takes place 1st November 2014 to 29th March 2015. In addition the 1st league Zapad and Vychod leagues also have games.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2014-15 Prague CZE Sat 1st Nov 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. SK Novoborsky*45672245.015.0
2Vystavistě Lysa nad Labem*55561839.010.0
3Rapid Pardubice*51835.59.5
4Labortech Ostrava4*4571738.011.0
5BSS Frydek-Mistek3*55561534.58.0
6Ancora Tatran Litovel3*63551233.57.5
7Zikuda Turnov34*4451232.55.0
8AD Mahrla Praha3332*1232.08.0
9Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba54*51032.58.0
10SK Karvina2333*322.03.0
11TZ Třinec½343*122.52.0
122222 SK Polabiny121233*017.03.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Prague CZE Sat 1st Nov 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Unichess A*5671838.014.0
2SK Joly Lysa nad Labem B*666371838.013.5
3SK AD Jicin2*641630.09.5
4SK Sokol Vysehrad*551533.511.0
5QCC Ceske Budějovice23*5451027.08.0
6TJ Praha-Pankrac2*451027.08.0
71. Novoborsky SK B334*44927.06.0
8TJ Bohemians Praha3*4728.510.0
9TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove524*3723.56.5
10TJ Spartak Vlasim4445*623.56.0
11Karlovarsky sachklub Tietz214*422.08.0
12Unichess B133*018.04.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Prague CZE Sat 1st Nov 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Duras BVK „A“*6646661939.515.0
2Beskydska sachova skola z.s. „B“2*351532.010.0
3SK Slavia Orlova „A“5*2631531.511.0
4SK Stare Město „A“*541332.511.5
5SK Zlin „A“*451330.512.0
6Agentura 64 Grygov „A“6*1233.011.0
7Slavia Kroměřiž „A“4*31028.59.0
8KVS EKODIVIZE Opava "A"23235*5924.56.5
9Sachovy klub Lokomotiva Brno. o.s. „A“43*5726.07.5
10TJ SO Chrudim243*422.05.5
11Region Panda Rychnov nad Kněžnou23*320.56.0
12SK Duras BVK „B“25½*315.54.0
12 teams

17) TCh-NOR League 2014

The Norwegian League takes place 31st October 2014 to 8th March 2015. Will check for games that are available next week.

TCh-NOR Elite 2014-15 Norway NOR Fri 31st Oct 2014 - Sun 8th Mar 2015
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2
1 Valerenga239716.037.545.00
2 OSS242716.035.052.00
3 Asker237711.027.033.50
4 SK 1911227210.027.024.00
5 Tromso23299.023.525.00
6 Bergens22598.022.514.00
7 SOSS Selvaagbygg22727.021.016.50
8 Stavanger21376.023.019.00
9 Black Knights22515.020.011.50
10 Nordstrand22895.019.512.50
11 SK 9622272.015.05.00
12 Akademisk21831.017.01.00
12 teams

18) Dutch League 2014-15

The Dutch League takes place 27th September to 25th April 2014. Round 4 was on Round 4 13th December 2014. Round: 5 2015-02-07. Final 10 games from last week now available.

Remaining fixtures: Round: 6 2015-03-07 Round: 7 2015-03-21 Round: 8 2015-04-11 Round: 9 2015-04-25.

Dutch League 2014-15 Netherlands NED Sat 27th Sep 2014 - Sat 25th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkName12345678910MptsBpts
1En Passant 6 76829
2Charlois Europoort 65 4 6 7728
3HMC Calder 4 5 726½
4BSG45 66726½
5Utrecht 4 6 625½
6Pathena Rotterdam 6 6 624½
7LSG 6426
8SISSA345 4 321½
9Voerendaal4 4 222½
10Groninger Combinatie3 4 4 020
10 teams

19) Belgian Interclubs 2014-15

The Belgian Interclubs 2014-15 takes place 28th September 2014 to 29th Match 2015. Next Round: 9 2015-03-01.

Remaining rounds: Round: 10 2015-03-15 Round: 11 2015-03-22

TCh-BEL 2014-15 Belgium BEL Sun 28th Sep 2014 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Amay 116158
2KSK47-Eynatten 114156
3Wirtzfeld 113144
4KSK Rochade 112139
5Fontaine 110126
6KBSK 19137
7KGSRL 16124
8CRELEL 16119
9CREC 14110
10Borgerhout 13122
11Namur 12101
12Temse 1197
12 teams

20) Active Team Events

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

Bundesliga 2014-15

The very strong German Schachbundesliga takes place Sat 18th Oct 2014 to Sun 12th Apr 2015.

Round: 7 2015-01-30 15:00 Round: 8 2015-01-31 13:00 Round: 9 2015-02-01 09:00 Round: 10 2015-02-21 13:00 Round: 11 2015-02-22 09:00 Round: 12 2015-03-14 13:00 Round: 13 2015-03-15 09:00 Round: 14 2015-04-11 13:00 Round: 15 2015-04-12 09:00

Bundesliga 2014-15 Germany GER Sat 18th Oct 2014 - Sun 12th Apr 2015
Leading Round 9 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213141516MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden 44.55-765.5---5.55-6-1748.5
2Werder Bremen4 --5644-4.55.54.5---6.51544
3SK Schwaebisch Hall3.5- -5-34-454.5--5.561240.5
4USV TU Dresden3-- 3---4.54.53.5645.5-6.51140.5
5SG Solingen-335 4--54.5--445-1137.5
6SK Turm Emsdetten12--4 54-454.5---51134.5
7SG Trier245--3 45--3-5.57-1038.5
8SV 1930 Hockenheim2.544--44 5.5--3.5-47-938.5
9SC Hansa Dortmund---3.53-32.5 4.54.5-45.5-6936.5
10SV Muelheim Nord-3.543.53.54--3.5 --676.5-841.5
11Hamburger SK-2.534.5-3--3.5- -5.53.57.56.5839.5
12SC Eppingen2.53.53.52-3.554.5--- 5-5-834.5
13SF Berlin 19033--44---422.53 6-7735.5
14SF Katernberg---2.54-2.542.514.5-2 -7630
15FC Bayern Muenchen2-2.5-3-11-1.50.53-- 6220.5
16SSC Rostock 07-1.521.5-3--2-1.5-112 015.5
16 teams

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2014-15

The Swedish Team Championship takes place 21st November 2014 to 22nd March 2015. No games available yet although a few have been broadcast live.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 21st Nov 2014 - Sun 22nd Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=
1Lunds ASK6501
2SK Team Viking5500
3SK Rockaden, Sthlm5500
4Limhamns SK6321
5Vasteraas SK5320
6Eksjo SK6240
7Farsta SK5131
8Kungstornet5140
9Solna SS5041
10Orgryte SK6060
10 teams

TCh-LTU 2015

The Lithuanian Team Championship takes place 24th January to 29th March 2015.

TCh-LTU 2015 Lithuania LTU Sat 24th Jan 2015 - Sun 29th Mar 2015
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12"Margiris 1" (Kaunas)220049.59.5
23MRU (Vilnius)220047.57.0
34AG Kaunas - EV220046.511.0
41"Gigant Chess" (Panevėžys)210137.09.5
56VSK ..Bokstas" (Plungė)210136.012.5
67"Vilniaus fortas" (Vilnius)211025.59.0
713"Tomas" (Siauliai)211025.59.0
815"Margiris 2" (Kaunas)211025.58.0
917"Milsa" (Kaunas)211025.56.5
108SSK "Bokstas" (Klaipėda)211025.013.0
115VSSSM-"Chess United" (Vilnius)211025.011.0
1211"ZSM - Mantinga" (Marijampolė)211024.512.5
1310"Sūduva" SV (Marijampolė)211023.511.5
149"Drakonas" (Siauliai)201114.56.5
1518"Sirvinta" (Vilkaviskis)201113.09.0
1616VSF (Vilnius)202002.511.0
1712RSK (Rokiskis)202002.013.0
1814LASF202001.510.5
18 teams

TCh-SVK 2014-15

The TCh-SVK takes place 25th October 2014 to 22nd March 2015. Rounds 5-6 were 17th-18th January 2015.

Remaining rounds: Round: 7 2015-02-21 09:00 Round: 8 2015-02-22 09:00 Round: 9 2015-03-20 17:00 Round: 10 2015-03-21 12:00 Round: 11 2015-03-22 08:00

TCh-SVK 2014-15 Slovakia SVK Sat 25th Oct 2014 - Sun 22nd Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SKM Angelus Stara Lubovna*561833.00
2SK Dunajska Streda*5561832.50
3SK Slovan Bratislava A*851229.00
4TJ Slavia UPJS Kosice*561227.00
5SKS Dubnica n/V0*41021.00
6Liptovska sachova skola*356925.50
7SK Prakovce335*45723.50
8SK Strelec DNV33*45723.00
9SK Caissa Cadca½34*721.00
10TJ INBEST Dunajov33*7323.50
11SK Slovan Bratislava B22224*115.50
12SK Doprastav Bratislava431*113.50
12 players

TCh-GER 2014-15

In addition to the Bundesliga there are other regional leagues. I will eventually round up some interesting material from these events.

4NCL 2014-15

The 4NCL takes place 15th November 2014 to 4th May 2015. Games from the first two rounds available.

4NCL 2014-15 Hinckley Island ENG Sat 15th Nov 2014 - Mon 4th May 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkName12345678Mpts
1White Rose 14-44½-3½6½-1½6-27
2Barbican 4NCL 14-44½-3½5½-2½6½-1½7
3Guildford 23½-4½5-34½-36-26
4Blackthorne Russia3-54½-26½-1½5-36
5Wood Green HK3½-4½3-4½2-4½4½-3½2
6The AD's1½-6½2½-5½3-55-32
7South Wales Dragons2-61½-6½1½-6½5-32
8Warwickshire Select 12-63-53½-4½3-50
1Guildford 16-26½-1½7-16½-1½8
2Cheddleton 14½-3½4½-3½6-25-38
3Grantham Sharks 12-63½-4½5-36½-1½4
4Oxford 13½-4½4½-3½3-55-34
5Cambridge University 12-63½-4½4½-3½5½-2½4
6e2e4.org.uk 11½-6½3-55-33½-4½2
7Barbican 4NCL 21-73-53-55-32
8Hackney 11½-6½1½-6½2½-5½3-50
16 teams

53rd TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2014-15

The 53rd TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 25th October 2014 to 8th March 2015. There don't seem to be games this year.

53rd TCh-DEN Ex 2014-15 Copenhagen DEN Sat 25th Oct 2014 - Sun 8th Mar 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Skanderborg 11028
2Bronshoj 1822
3-4Jetsmark 1621
3-4Nordkalotten621
5Nordre521
6Hillerod520
7Obro 1218
8SK 1968 1217
9Aarhus/Skolerne416
10Esbjerg08
10 teams

Fraubundesliga 2014-15

The German Fraubundesliga takes place 27th September 2014 to 19th April 2015. Next Round: 5 2014-12-14 Round: 6 2015-01-24. More games now available.

Round: 5 2014-12-14 Round: 6 2015-01-24 Round: 7 2015-01-25 Round: 8 2015-03-28 Round: 9 2015-03-29 Round: 10 2015-04-18 Round: 11 2015-04-19

Fraubundesliga 2014-15 Germany GER Sat 27th Sep 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Badenxxx541023½
2SK Schwaebisch Hallxxx4441021
3USV VB Halle2xxx346719½
4SK Grosslehna3xxx355618½
5Bad Koenigshofenxxx464616½
6Hamburger SK22xxx5616
7SF Deizisau10xxx½5411
8SF Friedberg2231xxx6314
9Rodewischer SM2xxx3313
10SG Leipzig½011xxx42
11SK Lehrte½203xxx18
12Allianz Leipzig½12xxx0
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2014-15

The Austrian 2nd Bundesliga takes place 3rd October 2014 to 19th April 2015.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2014-15 Austria AUT Fri 3rd Oct 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPÖ Maria Saal II*4551023.00
2Spg. Sauwald*3919.00
3Spg.Sparkasse Fürstenfeld/Hartberg2*444817.50
4SV Steyregg*3717.00
5RbEJ Gleisdorf½2*44615.00
6ASK St. Valentin*3515.00
7Schachfreunde Graz*5416.00
8Union Ansfelden3*3414.50
9SC Die Klagenfurter½33*3312.00
10Union Hartkirchen - Sektion Schach33*212.50
11Union Styria Graz122*211.00
12Strassenbahn Graz1221*07.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2014-15 Austria AUT Fri 3rd Oct 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SIR Bernhard 2*3719.00
2Rochade Rum*43335718.00
3Hohenems II*616.50
4Dornbirn*2616.02
5Götzis*4616.00
Ranshofen2*44616.00
7HAK/HAS Innsbruck3*432615.50
8Kufstein Wörgl32*5516.00
9Sparkasse Neumarkt342*2312.50
10Schwarzach½324*312.00
11Schwaz13*311.50
12Bregenz241*211.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2014-15 Austria AUT Fri 3rd Oct 2014 - Sun 19th Apr 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1ASVÖ Pamhagen*5354921.50
2SG Hietzing/Ottakring*364921.00
3SK Austria1*45818.00
4Zwettl3*554718.50
5SC Data Technology Pressbaum/E.3*4716.50
6Blackburne Nickelsdorf*54617.50
7ASVÖ Mattersburg1*34514.00
8SC Donaustadt121*411.00
9ASVOE VHS Poechlarn3*4313.50
10SV Stockerau012*29.00
11tschaturanga222*011.00
12SK Advisory Invest Baden2122*08.50
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2014-15

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 20th November 2014 to 21st March 2015. First four rounds 20th to 24th November 2014.

Remaining rounds: Round: 5 2015-02-26 15:00 Round: 6 2015-02-27 13:00 Round: 7 2015-02-28 13:00 Round: 8 2015-03-01 09:00 Round: 9 2015-03-19 15:00 Round: 10 2015-03-20 13:00 Round: 11 2015-03-21 11:00

TCh-AUT 2014-15 Austria AUT Thu 20th Nov 2014 - Sat 21st Mar 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Sparkasse Jenbach*5820.50
2SV Jacques Lemans St. Veit*34714.00
3SK Hohenems*445615.50
4SIR Royal Salzburg½*44612.00
5Schachclub MPÖ Maria Saal2*36514.50
6ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf23*3412.50
7SK Absam*1411.50
8SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz35*312.00
9Spk. Grieskirchen/Schallerbach3*2311.00
10SV Wolfsberg½24*29.00
11Mayrhofen/SK Zell/Zillertal22*08.00
12ASVÖ Pamhagen110*03.50
12 teams

TCh-FIN 2014-15

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 27th September 2014 to 15th March 2015. Rounds 3-4 18th to 19th October 2014. Rounds 5-6 15th to 16th November 2014. Games now available.

Remaining rounds: Round: 7 2015-02-07 Round: 8 2015-02-08 Round: 9 2015-03-13 Round: 10 2015-03-14 Round: 11 2015-03-15

TCh-FIN 2014-15 Finland FIN Sat 27th Sep 2014 - Sun 15th Mar 2015
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1MatSK I, Espoo64-21019
2JyS, Jyvaskyla65-01020
3Tammer-Shakki, Tampere64-1919
4Aatos, Helsinki64-1922
5TuTS , Turku63-0616
6EtVaS, Vantaa63-0614
7HSK, Helsinki62-2611
8SalSK, Salo63-0612
9VammSK, Sastamala62-0414
10MatSK II, Espoo61-1310
11OSS, Oulu61-029
12Velhot, Porvoo60-1110
12 teams

TCh-ISL 2014-15

The first half of the Icelandic championships took place starting 2nd October. Games should follow. The second half will be in March 2015. My thanks to Gunnar Bjornsson for the games.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2014-15 Reykjavik ISL Thu 2nd Oct 2014 - Sat 21st Mar 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Skakfelagd Huginn a-sveit*567728.580
2Taflfelag Reykjavikur3*5728.080
3Taflfelag Vestmannaeyja3*627.580
4Skakdeild Fjölnis*723.060
5Taflfelag Bolungarvikur2*521.560
5Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit1*4618.050
7Skakfelag Akureyrar*518.040
8Vikingaklubburinn123*512.520
9Skakfelag Reykjanesbaejar1143*312.010
10Skakfelag Islands½½235*11.020
10 teams

21) Forthcoming Events and Links

13th Khazar Open 2015

4th Zurich Chess Challenge 2015

Tbilisi FIDE Grand Prix 2015

Bunratty Chess Festival 2015

13th Nancy Blitz and Rapid 2015

March Lviv Tradition 2015

31st ChessOrg Schachfestival 2015

Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2015

N1 Reykjavik Open 2015

2nd Nazari Chess Festival 2015

Cork Congress 2015

15th Bangkok Chess Club Open 2015

Russian Team Championship 2015

Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE Grand Prix 2015

29th Pula Open 2015

102nd British Chess Championships 2015

FIDE World Cup 2015

78th Tata Steel 2016

42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016

All material © Mark Crowther 2014