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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1092 12th October 2015 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015
3) 16th Karpov Poikovsky 2015
4) Millionaire Chess 2015
5) Monte Carlo Women's Grand Prix 2015
6) PokerStars Isle of Man International 2015
7) 37th Arco Open 2015
8) 9th Universidad Central Elite 2015
9) Chigorin Memorial 2015
10) ch-ARG 2015
11) 11th Heviz Festival 2015
12) 1st Carthage Open 2015
13) 1st European Universities Championships 2015
14) Asian Juniors 2015
15) Carlsen Vienna Blindfold Simul 2015
16) XTRACON GM 2015
17) Puerto Rico Championships 2015
18) Baku Open 2015
19) Hradec Kralove Open 2015
20) Pankrac Cup 2015
21) Akobian vs Troff Match 2015
22) First Saturday October 2015
23) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2015-16
24) Fraubundesliga 2015-16
25) US Chess League 2015
26) Belgian Interclubs 2015-16
27) 24th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2015
28) TCh-ROU Superliga 2015
29) TCh-GEO Club 2015
30) TCh-ISL 2015-16
31) 43rd Greek Team Championship 2015
32) TCh-FIN 2015-16
33) TCh-SVK 2015-16
34) Dutch League 2015-16
35) Active Team Events
36) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
World Rapid and Blitz Championships 20151182 games
16th Karpov Poikovsky 201510 games
Millionaire Chess 2015145 games
Monte Carlo Women's Grand Prix 201530 games
PokerStars Isle of Man International 2015313 games
37th Arco Open 201554 games
9th Universidad Central Elite 2015340 games
Chigorin Memorial 2015947 games
ch-ARG 201535 games
11th Heviz Festival 201590 games
1st Carthage Open 2015176 games
1st European Universities Championships 201572 games
Carlsen Vienna Blindfold Simul 20155 games
Hradec Kralove Open 2015130 games
Pankrac Cup 201513 games
Akobian vs Troff Match 20154 games
First Saturday October 201556 games
TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2015-16106 games
Fraubundesliga 2015-1672 games
US Chess League 201540 games
Belgian Interclubs 2015-1696 games
24th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2015490 games
TCh-ROU Superliga 2015321 games
TCh-GEO Club 2015132 games
43rd Greek Team Championship 20151050 games
TCh-SVK 2015-1696 games
Dutch League 2015-1650 games
6055 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Dave Clayton, Istvan Brindza, Robert Ris, Lennart Ootes and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Magnus Carlsen hasn't had a very impressive last few months but he stamped his authority on the World Rapid Championships for the second year running winning by a point and looking much better than he's done in a while. Can he repeat his win in the World Blitz too? We'll find out over the next two days. Hikaru Nakamura chose the Millionaire Chess Open instead and after a testing time he made it to the final against Le Quang Liem which will take place in the next few hours. A huge issue with a lot of teams games and the Poikovsky chess tournament should provide plenty to look at.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015

The World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships take place in Berlin 9th to 15th October 2015. Rapid 10th to 12th October and Blitz 13th to 14th October. World Champion Magnus Carlsen returns to defend both titles won last year. Leading entries: Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Alexander Grischuk, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vassily Ivanchuk, Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Teimour Radjabov, David Navara, Sergey Karjakin, Stanislav Bogdanovych, Vladimir Fedoseev, Alexander Morozevich, Vladimir Kramnik, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Rauf Mamedov, Igor Kovalenko, Dmitry Andreikin, Ruslan Ponomariov, Maxim Matlakov, Boris Gelfand, Peter Svidler, Alexey Dreev, Leinier Dominguez, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Vladimir Malakhov, Leko Peter, Sergey Rublevsky, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Son Nguyen Ngoc Truong, Vladimir Onischuk, Ernesto Inarkiev, Harikrishna Pentala, Nikita Vitiugov, Boris Savchenko, Bacrot Etienne, Pavel Eljanov, Evgeny Alekseev, Georg Meier, Sergei Movsesian, Fressinet Laurent, Eduardo Iturrizaga, Markus Ragger, Alexander Moiseenko, Gadir Guseinov, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Aleksandr Rakhmanov, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Zoltan Almasi, Yuriy Kryvoruchko, Lazaro Bruzon, Zaven Andriasyan etc Magnus Carlsen retained his World Rapid title after the first three days.

World Rapid 2015 Berlin GER Fri 9th Oct 2015 - Thu 15th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Carlsen MagnusNOR284711.52723130.50.0
28Nepomniachtchi IanRUS278910.52712129.00.0
316Radjabov TeimourAZE274110.52681128.50.0
413Dominguez Perez LeinierCUB274910.52673126.00.0
589Bocharov DmitryRUS257710.02712125.00.0
67Kramnik VladimirRUS279810.02696128.50.0
738Onischuk VladimirUKR269210.02696122.00.0
83Ivanchuk VassilyUKR283510.02690130.00.0
939Kovalenko IgorLAT268710.02686124.00.0
109Mamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE278410.02676130.00.0
1111Vachier-Lagrave MaximeFRA275610.02673122.50.0
1219Inarkiev ErnestoRUS273310.02648125.00.0
1392Khismatullin DenisRUS25749.52737127.00.0
1471Kasimdzhanov RustamUZB26199.52735123.50.0
1553Malakhov VladimirRUS26629.52733128.00.0
1636Kryvoruchko YuriyUKR26949.52722133.50.0
1751Korobov AntonUKR26649.52706126.50.0
1834Zhigalko SergeiBLR26989.52698130.00.0
195Karjakin SergeyRUS28059.52678128.00.0
2066Salem A.R. SalehUAE26319.52672108.50.0
2144Fedoseev VladimirRUS26819.52668117.00.0
2227Wojtaszek RadoslawPOL27119.52659123.50.0
2345Navara DavidCZE26739.52655117.00.0
2429Guseinov GadirAZE27059.52651126.50.0
256Anand ViswanathanIND28009.52646117.50.0
26108Vidit Santosh GujrathiIND25349.02737120.50.0
2772Bogdanovich StanislavUKR26199.02682118.00.0
2882Adhiban BaskaranIND25909.02668111.50.0
2924Riazantsev AlexanderRUS27169.02653123.00.0
3052Khairullin IldarRUS26629.02652108.00.0
3112Gelfand BorisISR27519.02649124.50.0
322Grischuk AlexanderRUS28469.02645116.00.0
3330Matlakov MaximRUS27059.02642114.00.0
3417Svidler PeterRUS27359.02638117.50.0
3541Akopian VladimirARM26849.02631114.50.0
3610Rublevsky SergeiRUS27579.02618108.00.0
3737Moiseenko AlexanderUKR26929.02585113.00.0
3868Ponkratov PavelRUS26298.52719121.50.0
3969Motylev AlexanderRUS26278.52690118.50.0
4073Perunovic MilosSRB26178.52681118.00.0
158 players

3) 16th Karpov Poikovsky 2015

The 16th Karpov Poikovsky tournament took place 27th September to 8th October 2015. Anton Korobov edged out Viktor Bologan on tie-break after both scored 6/9.

16th Karpov Poikovsky Poikovsky RUS Sun 27th Sep 2015 - Thu 8th Oct 2015. Category: 17. Ave: (2668)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2700 # = 0 1 = = 1 1 1 = 6 2789
2 Bologan, Viktor GM MDA 2607 = # = = = = 1 = 1 1 6 2800
3 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2660 1 = # = 0 0 = = 1 1 5 2712
4 Sutovsky, Emil GM ISR 2635 0 = = # 1 = = 1 1 0 5 2714
5 Khismatullin, Denis GM RUS 2651 = = 1 0 # = 0 = 1 1 5 2713
6 Lysyj, Igor GM RUS 2671 = = 1 = = # = = 0 0 4 2624
7 Smirin, Ilia GM ISR 2655 0 0 = = 1 = # 1 0 = 4 2626
8 Shirov, Alexei GM LAT 2712 0 = = 0 = = 0 # = 1 3.5 2583
9 Morozevich, Alexander GM RUS 2711 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = # 1 3.5 2583
10 Laznicka, Viktor GM CZE 2676 = 0 0 1 0 1 = 0 0 # 3 2542
Round 1. Mon 28th Sep 2015
Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 Bologan, Viktor 31 A07 Reti
Shirov, Alexei 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 62 C91 Ruy Lopez
Lysyj, Igor 1/2-1/2 Korobov, Anton 59 E12 Queen's Indian
Laznicka, Viktor 1/2-1/2 Smirin, Ilia 24 A26 English
Sutovsky, Emil 1-0 Khismatullin, Denis 44 B90 Sicilian
Round 2. Tue 29th Sep 2015
Sutovsky, Emil 1-0 Shirov, Alexei 34 B90 Sicilian
Khismatullin, Denis 1/2-1/2 Bologan, Viktor 17 D10 QGD Slav defence
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 Laznicka, Viktor 51 C10 French
Korobov, Anton 1-0 Morozevich, Alexander 55 D07 QGD
Smirin, Ilia 1/2-1/2 Lysyj, Igor 24 A05 Reti opening
Round 3. Wed 30th Sep 2015
Laznicka, Viktor 1-0 Sutovsky, Emil 61 B33 Sicilian
Lysyj, Igor 1-0 Inarkiev, Ernesto 57 D12 QGD Slav
Bologan, Viktor 1/2-1/2 Korobov, Anton 33 B92 Sicilian
Shirov, Alexei 1/2-1/2 Khismatullin, Denis 41 D37 QGD
Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Smirin, Ilia 40 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 4. Thu 1st Oct 2015
Sutovsky, Emil 1/2-1/2 Lysyj, Igor 46 C67 Ruy Lopez
Smirin, Ilia 0-1 Bologan, Viktor 56 C65 Ruy Lopez
Khismatullin, Denis 1/2-1/2 Korobov, Anton 34 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 Morozevich, Alexander 25 A40 Queen's pawn
Shirov, Alexei 1-0 Laznicka, Viktor 37 C41 Philidor
Round 5. Sat 3rd Oct 2015
Bologan, Viktor 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 34 D44 QGD semi-Slav
Lysyj, Igor 1/2-1/2 Shirov, Alexei 25 A06 Reti opening
Korobov, Anton 1-0 Smirin, Ilia 35 D85 Gruenfeld
Laznicka, Viktor 0-1 Khismatullin, Denis 38 A46 Queen's pawn game
Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 Sutovsky, Emil 23 A00 Benko's opening
Round 6. Sun 4th Oct 2015
Sutovsky, Emil 1/2-1/2 Bologan, Viktor 34 C95 Ruy Lopez
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 Korobov, Anton 36 B63 Sicilian
Laznicka, Viktor 1-0 Lysyj, Igor 53 E16 Queen's Indian
Shirov, Alexei 1/2-1/2 Morozevich, Alexander 52 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Khismatullin, Denis 0-1 Smirin, Ilia 44 E73 King's Indian
Round 7. Mon 5th Oct 2015
Smirin, Ilia 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 47 C95 Ruy Lopez
Bologan, Viktor 1/2-1/2 Shirov, Alexei 37 B30 Sicilian
Korobov, Anton 1-0 Sutovsky, Emil 38 E60 King's Indian defence
Lysyj, Igor 1/2-1/2 Khismatullin, Denis 49 D36 QGD
Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 Laznicka, Viktor 30 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 8. Tue 6th Oct 2015
Shirov, Alexei 0-1 Korobov, Anton 45 B90 Sicilian
Khismatullin, Denis 1-0 Inarkiev, Ernesto 70 C11 French
Laznicka, Viktor 0-1 Bologan, Viktor 63 D12 QGD Slav
Lysyj, Igor 0-1 Morozevich, Alexander 32 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Sutovsky, Emil 1/2-1/2 Smirin, Ilia 53 C99 Ruy Lopez
Round 9. Wed 7th Oct 2015
Bologan, Viktor 1/2-1/2 Lysyj, Igor 41 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Korobov, Anton 1/2-1/2 Laznicka, Viktor 20 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Sutovsky, Emil 53 B35 Sicilian
Smirin, Ilia 1-0 Shirov, Alexei 24 B91 Sicilian
Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 Khismatullin, Denis 41 B51 Sicilian

4) Millionaire Chess 2015

The 2nd Millionaire Chess open takes place 8th to 12th October 2015. 7 rounds of open chess followed by tie-breaks produce four players for the knock-out segment and the main prizes. Leading players: Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Yangyi Yu, Gata Kamsky, Liem Le, Luke McShane, Ray Robson, Evgeny Bareev, Evgeniy Najer, Sam Shankland, Aleksandr Shimanov, Varuzhan Akobian, Sergei Azarov, Yaroslav Zherebukh, Illya Nyzhnyk, Aleksandr Lenderman, Vasif Durarbayli, Bartlomiej Macieja, Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suarez, Jianchou Zhou, Alejandro Ramirez, Andrey Stukopin etc

Millionaire Chess Op 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Yu YangyiCHN27216.031.022.528.00
25Le Quang LiemVIE26976.030.522.525.00
316Lenderman AleksandrUSA26156.027.519.522.75
41Nakamura HikaruUSA28145.534.025.025.50
58Mcshane Luke JENG26745.531.523.523.75
63So WesleyUSA27735.531.023.023.50
79Bareev EvgenyCAN26695.530.521.522.50
818Shimanov AleksandrRUS25935.529.520.524.50
919Azarov SergeiBLR25915.528.520.520.75
1032Popilski GilISR25295.528.520.020.25
116Kamsky GataUSA26915.527.520.020.00
122Caruana FabianoUSA28085.526.018.520.25
1324Kaidanov Gregory SUSA25615.524.518.018.50
147Robson RayUSA26805.029.520.519.25
1511Shankland Samuel LUSA26565.029.021.021.50
1680Mandizha FaraiZIM23425.027.020.517.00
1722Ortiz Suarez Isan ReynaldoCUB25775.026.519.515.50
1834Rombaldoni AxelITA25285.026.519.015.50
1926Sevian SamuelUSA25565.025.517.516.50
2028Huschenbeth NiclasGER25415.025.017.518.50
2110Najer EvgeniyRUS26585.025.017.517.00
2212Akobian VaruzhanUSA26355.024.517.517.25
2313Zherebukh YaroslavUSA26305.023.015.516.50
2429Hernandez Carmenate HoldenUSA25335.022.516.514.00
2540Tazbir MarcinPOL25175.022.515.515.50
2674Yang KaiqiCHN23554.530.522.019.75
2792Rojas Sepulveda EduardoCHI23044.530.522.018.75
2815Durarbayli VasifAZE26184.530.522.016.25
2946Kjartansson GudmundurISL24744.530.021.518.25
3033Chirila Ioan-CristianROU25284.528.020.017.75
3114Nyzhnyk IllyaUKR26284.528.019.517.25
3247Boros DenesHUN24654.528.019.516.75
3344Berczes DavidHUN24884.527.520.013.25
3427Xiong JefferyUSA25494.527.019.516.75
3538Pakleza ZbigniewPOL25204.527.019.016.50
3635Troff Kayden WUSA25284.527.018.514.75
3731Holt ConradUSA25294.526.519.013.00
3842Stopa JacekPOL25054.526.018.513.25
3920Stukopin AndreyRUS25874.526.017.514.75
4043Fishbein AlexanderUSA24894.525.018.013.25
147 players
Millionaire Chess KO 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2816 2016192
2 Yu, Yangyi GM CHN 2721 8603820
3 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2697 12401137
4 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2623 2021285
Millionaire TB2 U2550 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Sevian SamuelGMUSA2556112
2Rombaldoni AxelGMITA2528100
2 players
Millionaire TB U2550 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms12345PtsTB1
1Hernandez Carmenate, Holden25244*10½12.54.50
2Tazbir, Marcin251640*½112.54.00
3Sevian, Samuel255641½*½02.04.75
4Rombaldoni, Axel25284½0½*12.03.25
5Huschenbeth, Niclas254140010*1.0
5 players
Millionaire TB U2550 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015. Category: 12. Ave: (2533)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 Pts TPR
1 Hernandez Carmenate, Holden GM USA 2524 # 1 0 = 1 2.5 2630
2 Tazbir, Marcin GM POL 2516 0 # = 1 1 2.5 2632
3 Sevian, Samuel GM USA 2556 1 = # = 0 2 2527
4 Rombaldoni, Axel GM ITA 2528 = 0 = # 1 2 2534
5 Huschenbeth, Niclas GM GER 2541 0 0 1 0 # 1 2338
Round 1. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Rombaldoni, Axel 1-0 Huschenbeth, Niclas 33 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Hernandez Carmenate, Holden 1-0 Tazbir, Marcin 58 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Round 2. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Rombaldoni, Axel 1/2-1/2 Hernandez Carmenate, Holden 13 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Huschenbeth, Niclas 0-1 Tazbir, Marcin 60 B96 Sicilian
Round 3. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Hernandez Carmenate, Holden 0-1 Sevian, Samuel 31 A45 Queen's pawn game
Tazbir, Marcin 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 30 C88 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Tazbir, Marcin 1-0 Rombaldoni, Axel 37 B56 Sicilian
Sevian, Samuel 0-1 Huschenbeth, Niclas 72 B90 Sicilian
Round 5. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Huschenbeth, Niclas 0-1 Hernandez Carmenate, Holden 109 C10 French
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Rombaldoni, Axel 79 B56 Sicilian
Millionaire TB Final 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123Pts
1Nakamura HikaruGMUSA2816==12
2So WesleyGMUSA2760==01
2 players
Millionaire TB B m 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Nakamura HikaruGMUSA28161=1.5
2Kamsky GataGMUSA26800=0.5
2 players
Millionaire TB B 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms1234PtsTB1
1Nakamura, Hikaru28163*½112.52.25
2Kamsky, Gata26803½*112.52.25
3Azarov, Sergei2580300*11.0
4Bareev, Evgeny26693000*0.0
4 players
Millionaire TB B 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015. Category: 18. Ave: (2686)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 Pts TPR
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2816 # = 1 1 2.5 2916
2 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2680 = # 1 1 2.5 2961
3 Azarov, Sergei GM BLR 2580 0 0 # 1 1 2597
4 Bareev, Evgeny GM CAN 2669 0 0 0 # 0 2692
Round 1. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Azarov, Sergei 46 A14 English
Kamsky, Gata 1-0 Bareev, Evgeny 37 A40 Queen's pawn
Round 2. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Kamsky, Gata 43 A05 Reti
Azarov, Sergei 1-0 Bareev, Evgeny 35 B18 Caro-Kann
Round 3. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Kamsky, Gata 1-0 Azarov, Sergei 36 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 12 D02 Queen's pawn game
Millionaire TB A 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms12345PtsTB1
1So, Wesley27604*½1113.5
2McShane, Luke J26744½*½012.03.25
3Shimanov, Aleksandr259340½*1½2.02.25
4Kaidanov, Gregory S25613010*1.0
5Caruana, Fabiano2796300½*0.5
5 players
Millionaire TB A 2015 Las Vegas USA Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015. Category: 18. Ave: (2677)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 Pts TPR
1 So, Wesley GM USA 2760 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2991
2 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2674 = # = 0 1 2 2678
3 Shimanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2593 0 = # 1 = 2 2698
4 Kaidanov, Gregory S GM USA 2561 0 1 0 # 1 2551
5 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2796 0 0 = # 0.5 2403
Round 1. Sun 11th Oct 2015
So, Wesley 1-0 Kaidanov, Gregory S 47 A08 Reti
McShane, Luke J 1/2-1/2 Shimanov, Aleksandr 44 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 So, Wesley 55 C65 Ruy Lopez
Kaidanov, Gregory S 1-0 McShane, Luke J 48 E91 King's Indian
Round 3. Sun 11th Oct 2015
McShane, Luke J 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 32 B40 Sicilian defence
Shimanov, Aleksandr 1-0 Kaidanov, Gregory S 30 D11 QGD Slav
Round 4. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Shimanov, Aleksandr 78 B12 Caro-Kann
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 McShane, Luke J 96 E67 King's Indian
Round 5. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Shimanov, Aleksandr 0-1 So, Wesley 30 E48 Nimzo-Indian

5) Monte Carlo Women's Grand Prix 2015

The Monte Carlo Women's Grand Prix takes place 3rd to 15th October 2015.

Monte Carlo WGP 2015 Monaco MNC Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Thu 15th Oct 2015. Category: 11. Ave: (2517)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2671 # 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2751
2 Muzychuk, Mariya GM UKR 2528 # 1 = = 1 1 = 1 = 6 2708
3 Koneru, Humpy GM IND 2578 1 0 # = 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2646
4 Cramling, Pia GM SWE 2513 0 = # = 1 0 1 = 1 4.5 2558
5 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2530 = = # 0 = = = 1 1 4.5 2541
6 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2445 0 = # 0 = 1 = 1 1 4.5 2567
7 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM BUL 2500 0 0 1 0 1 1 # = = 4 2532
8 Zhukova, Natalia GM UKR 2482 0 0 1 = = # = = = 3.5 2471
9 Muzychuk, Anna GM UKR 2549 = = = 0 = = # 0 = 3 2412
10 Skripchenko, Almira IM FRA 2441 0 0 0 = = = 1 # 0 2.5 2404
11 Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2573 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 # 2 2331
12 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat IM IRI 2397 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = # 1.5 2286
Round 1. Sat 3rd Oct 2015
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 21 E15 Queen's Indian
Zhukova, Natalia 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze, Nana 20 B36 Sicilian
Muzychuk, Mariya 1-0 Stefanova, Antoaneta 74 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Skripchenko, Almira 31 E17 Queen's Indian
Cramling, Pia 0-1 Hou, Yifan 41 A46 Queen's pawn game
Koneru, Humpy 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 57 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Round 2. Sun 4th Oct 2015
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 1/2-1/2 Zhukova, Natalia 32 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 48 C91 Ruy Lopez
Hou, Yifan 0-1 Koneru, Humpy 76 D37 QGD
Skripchenko, Almira 0-1 Cramling, Pia 68 B30 Sicilian
Stefanova, Antoaneta 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 37 A05 Reti opening
Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Muzychuk, Mariya 21 D83 Gruenfeld
Round 3. Mon 5th Oct 2015
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Skripchenko, Almira 30 E15 Queen's Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 0-1 Hou, Yifan 83 B41 Sicilian
Zhukova, Natalia 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 36 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Muzychuk, Mariya 1/2-1/2 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 47 E01 Catalan
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana 54 B36 Sicilian
Cramling, Pia 1-0 Stefanova, Antoaneta 43 D11 QGD Slav
Round 4. Tue 6th Oct 2015
Dzagnidze, Nana 1/2-1/2 Cramling, Pia 97 D37 QGD
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 44 D41 QGD
Zhukova, Natalia 0-1 Muzychuk, Mariya 58 A15 English opening
Muzychuk, Anna 1/2-1/2 Hou, Yifan 44 E00 Catalan opening
Skripchenko, Almira 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 21 C48 Four knights
Stefanova, Antoaneta 1-0 Koneru, Humpy 60 A05 Reti
Round 5. Thu 8th Oct 2015
Cramling, Pia 1-0 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 53 A13 English
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana 33 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 0-1 Stefanova, Antoaneta 114 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Hou, Yifan 1-0 Skripchenko, Almira 74 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Muzychuk, Mariya 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 33 D85 Gruenfeld
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Zhukova, Natalia 52 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 6. Fri 9th Oct 2015
Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 Hou, Yifan 65 A04 Reti opening
Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 36 A13 English opening
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 0-1 Koneru, Humpy 32 D31 QGD
Zhukova, Natalia 1-0 Cramling, Pia 33 D37 QGD
Muzychuk, Mariya 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 77 C54 Giuoco Piano
Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 Skripchenko, Almira 56 B31 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 10th Oct 2015
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 53 B76 Sicilian
Cramling, Pia 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Mariya 14 A04 Reti opening
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Zhukova, Natalia 34 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 29 C60 Ruy Lopez
Hou, Yifan 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana 49 C15 French
Skripchenko, Almira 1/2-1/2 Stefanova, Antoaneta 27 C54 Giuoco Piano
Round 8. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Cramling, Pia 35 B45 Sicilian
Muzychuk, Anna 1/2-1/2 Stefanova, Antoaneta 54 D10 QGD Slav defence
Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 Skripchenko, Almira 50 E10 Queen's pawn game
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 0-1 Hou, Yifan 57 A40 Modern defence
Zhukova, Natalia 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 33 A28 English
Muzychuk, Mariya 1-0 Koneru, Humpy 55 C81 Ruy Lopez

6) PokerStars Isle of Man International 2015

The PokerStars Isle of Man International took plsce 3rd to 11th October 2015. Pentala Harikrishna edged out Laurent Fressinet and Gabriel Sargissian on tie-break after all scored 7/9.

PokerStars IoM Masters Douglas ENG Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Harikrishna P.IND27377.01
24Fressinet LaurentFRA27027.00
6Sargissian GabrielARM26797.00
43Howell David W LENG27056.50
7Short Nigel DENG26786.50
61Adams MichaelENG27426.00
5Naiditsch ArkadijAZE26826.00
8Granda Zuniga Julio EPER26676.00
9Movsesian SergeiARM26586.00
15L'ami ErwinNED26196.00
18Donchenko AlexanderGER25776.00
20Brunello SabinoITA25536.00
21Van Foreest JordenNED25486.00
22Rambaldi FrancescoITA25476.00
23Hillarp Persson TigerSWE25466.00
43Swayams MishraIND24446.00
1711Grandelius NilsSWE26475.50
12Kuzubov YuriyUKR26415.50
13Jones Gawain C BENG26235.50
14Melkumyan HrantARM26225.50
16Tiviakov SergeiNED26125.50
17Sengupta DeepIND25805.50
24Boruchovsky AvitalISR25365.50
25Greenfeld AlonISR25345.50
29Arkell Keith CENG25055.50
31Gormally Daniel WENG25005.50
32Sundararajan KidambiIND24975.50
36Nakar EylonISR24635.50
50Zumsande MartinGER24225.50
56Houska JovankaENG23725.50
3110Fridman DanielGER26495.00
19Timman Jan HNED25625.00
26Illingworth MaxAUS25175.00
28Vaisser AnatolyFRA25155.00
30Vishnu Prasanna. VIND25035.00
34Tarjan James EUSA24795.00
37Lampert JonasGER24615.00
38Cherniaev AlexanderRUS24585.00
40Pert Richard GENG24505.00
41Paehtz ElisabethGER24475.00
105 players

7) 37th Arco Open 2015

The 37th Arco Open takes place 10th to 18th October 2015.

37th Arco Open 2015 Arco ITA Sat 10th Oct 2015 - Sun 18th Oct 2015
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Kasparov SergeyBLR24823.03.55.52059
21Burmakin VladimirRUS25573.03.05.02070
32Kveinys AloyzasLTU25113.03.05.02058
48Vezzosi PaoloITA23553.03.05.02028
511Dappiano AndreaITA22492.53.56.02001
65Drasko MilanMNE24462.53.05.52046
77Guido FlavioITA23672.53.05.52029
810Dittmar PeterGER22862.53.05.01973
921Panjkovic AleksandarITA21482.53.05.01897
1027Popa ClaudiuITA21132.53.04.51723
1124Pedersen Henrik BoldingDEN21322.52.55.02039
124Naumkin IgorRUS24472.52.54.52006
1322Paleologu VladimirSUI21472.52.04.52075
1426Melone AntonioITA21142.52.04.51986
1513Rahls PeterGER22112.52.04.51985
166Bruno FabioITA24172.52.04.02023
1729Fehr Axel Dr.GER21012.52.03.51777
1830Olivetti DavideITA20952.51.54.01842
1953Engl StefanITA19462.51.02.51776
2016Davi AlessandroITA21802.03.56.52105
2123Gallucci AlessioITA21332.03.56.52043
2215Perman SergeySUI21842.03.06.02136
2379Del Nevo ClaudioITA18142.03.05.52091
2441Barlocco CarloITA20412.03.05.52066
2544De Vita GianniITA20182.03.05.51905
2625Astengo CorradoITA21262.03.05.01846
2717Huemmer BerndGER21692.02.55.52110
2837Scheftlein RichardGER20812.02.55.02149
2943Maurer FritzSUI20202.02.55.02124
309De Santis AlessioITA23032.02.54.52003
3112De Eccher StefanoITA22282.02.54.51935
3219Zucchelli MassimoITA21582.02.54.51850
3332Knors RudiBEL20922.02.05.02065
3439Cardili MarianoITA20662.02.05.01968
3536Lezzerini MarcoITA20862.02.04.52007
3647Davies PeterWLS19972.02.04.01894
3748Modena GiorgioITA19852.02.04.01863
3814Sprotte NorbertGER22062.02.04.01837
3952Simeone GiulioITA19602.02.04.01831
4061Giuriato SergioITA19102.01.54.51926
116 players

8) 9th Universidad Central Elite 2015

The 9th Universidad Central Elite takes place 8th to 12th October 2015.

9th Universidad Central Bogota COL Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Aguero Jimenez Luis LazaroCUB24595.00.010.517.5
26Barrientos Sergio ECOL24675.00.09.515.5
34Escobar Forero AlderCOL25094.50.010.516.5
45Alvarez Pedraza AramisCUB24714.50.010.016.0
59Sanchez Sebastian FelipeCOL24044.50.010.015.5
61Gomez Garrido Camilo ErnestoCUB25404.50.09.515.0
73Almeida Quintana OmarCUB25264.50.09.015.5
811Martinez Romero MartinCOL24024.50.08.514.0
98Gemy Jose DanielBOL24184.00.010.517.5
1010Prasca Sosa Rafael FelipeVEN24034.00.010.517.0
1117Olivares Canelles FranciscoCUB23294.00.010.016.5
1221Arribas Robaina MaritzaCUB23004.00.010.016.5
1331Miranda Llanes YerisbelCUB22594.00.09.516.0
142Vasquez Schroeder RodrigoCHI25384.00.09.515.0
1537Herrera Juan SebastianCOL22204.00.09.015.0
1633Garavito Miguel AngelCOL22564.00.08.014.5
1714Rivera AlbertoFID23444.00.08.013.5
15Zuluaga CesarCOL23444.00.08.013.5
1942Almanza Rafael AndresCOL21894.00.08.013.0
2024De Arco Luis CarlosCOL22834.00.07.514.0
2116Espinoza Palomino WillyamPER23314.00.07.513.0
22107Obando Guzman Soren FedericoCOL19054.00.07.512.5
2322Torres Juan CamiloCOL22944.00.07.512.5
2444Bosch Garcia JacquelineECU21534.00.07.012.0
2554Dominguez Rincon MillerCOL20914.00.07.011.5
2667Franco WilliamCOL20514.00.06.511.0
2723Munoz Jhon EdisonCOL22933.50.011.018.0
2818Barros Rivadeneira CristhianECU23253.50.010.017.0
2919Mateus AlejandroCOL23143.50.010.016.5
3040Castrillon Gomez MelissaCOL21993.50.010.016.0
3175Noboa KevinECU20323.50.010.015.0
3212Ruiz C Joshua DCOL23933.50.09.516.5
3313Hernandez Sanchez Jairo AndreCOL23693.50.09.516.0
25Marrero Lopez YanietCUB22813.50.09.516.0
60Lopez Idarraga Daniel EduardoCOL20693.50.09.516.0
3620Rodriguez Rueda Paula AndreaCOL23093.50.09.016.5
3732Hernandez Cristian AndresCOL22583.50.09.016.0
35Pazos Gambarrotti PlinioECU22313.50.09.016.0
3928Vittorino Carlo GiovanniCOL22753.50.08.515.0
29Jimenez Jose MauricioCOL22743.50.08.515.0
220 players

9) Chigorin Memorial 2015

The Chigorin Memorial took place 2nd to 11th October 2015. Kirill Alekseenko edged out Chanda Sandipan and Dmitry Kokarev on tie-break after all scored 7.5/9.

Chigorin Memorial 2015 St Petersburg RUS Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
119Alekseenko KirillRUS25397.553.549.57.0
215Sandipan ChandaIND25677.552.549.57.0
35Kokarev DmitryRUS26037.550.045.57.0
41Khalifman AlexanderRUS26187.056.552.05.0
520Timofeev ArtyomRUS25397.056.051.55.0
63Aleksandrov AleksejBLR26067.055.050.05.0
721Eliseev UriiRUS25367.054.550.55.0
816Belous VladimirRUS25667.054.550.07.0
99Andriasian ZavenARM25917.053.550.05.0
1018Rozum IvanRUS25477.052.548.05.0
1123Stupak KirillBLR25317.051.046.56.0
1214Tukhaev AdamUKR25697.046.542.56.0
1345Malakhov IgorRUS24387.045.541.56.0
147Sakaev KonstantinRUS25946.554.550.55.0
1522Can EmreTUR25316.554.550.05.0
1629Volodin AleksandrEST24916.552.548.56.0
1736Lugovskoy MaximRUS24706.552.047.56.0
1852Sarana AlexeyRUS24136.551.548.04.0
194Goganov AlekseyRUS26036.551.547.54.0
202Turov MaximRUS26096.551.547.04.0
2164Duzhakov IlyaRUS23816.551.046.55.0
2248Ushenina AnnaUKR24266.550.547.06.0
2328Kharchenko BorisUKR25006.550.546.55.0
2477Khanin SemenRUS23596.550.046.55.0
2538Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24596.550.045.55.0
2650Smirnov ArtemRUS24196.549.546.55.0
2713Esen BarisTUR25706.549.546.04.0
2853Guseva MarinaRUS24116.549.545.56.0
2984Yandarbiev RuslanRUS23446.549.545.55.0
3034Soffer RamISR24796.549.044.54.0
316Demchenko AntonRUS25956.548.544.54.0
328Amonatov FarrukhTJK25916.548.544.05.0
3382Musaev RasulRUS23516.548.045.06.0
34128Iljin TimofeyUKR22666.548.044.55.0
3539Andersen MadsDEN24576.547.543.56.0
3656Korchmar VasiliyRUS24026.547.543.54.0
3710Bok BenjaminNED25916.546.542.55.0
3812Pridorozhni AlekseiRUS25756.545.542.56.0
39115Mishuchkov Nikolai M.RUS22956.544.541.55.0
4011Maletin PavelRUS25816.544.541.05.0
373 players
Chigorin Mem Blitz 2015 St Petersburg RUS Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Amonatov FarrukhTJK261510.5107.591.084.25
26Lintchevski DaniilRUS262310.5106.589.584.75
318Pridorozhni AlekseiRUS254110.5104.589.082.75
411Belous VladimirRUS258210.0108.091.579.25
515Popov ValerijRUS255010.0105.589.078.00
62Andriasian ZavenARM27009.598.083.571.50
74Turov MaximRUS26349.597.582.070.75
817Zubritskiy ArtyomRUS25449.592.579.067.75
95Demchenko AntonRUS26339.0115.598.075.75
101Alekseev EvgenyRUS27299.0112.094.573.00
1139Levin Evgeny A.RUS24089.0109.593.073.25
1212Maletin PavelRUS25639.0108.591.071.50
1316Goganov AlekseyRUS25469.0104.087.568.50
1420Rozum IvanRUS25269.0103.587.568.50
1524Golubov SaveliyRUS25119.099.585.566.75
169Chigaev MaksimRUS25939.099.583.567.50
1731Volodin AleksandrEST24599.098.582.563.50
1821Paravyan DavidRUS25249.097.083.067.50
193Bok BenjaminNED26359.094.581.564.00
2042Khusenkhojaev MuhammadTJK23959.088.574.561.50
2125Moiseenko VadimRUS25049.085.573.058.50
228Timofeev ArtyomRUS26038.5112.594.569.75
2314Eliseev UriiRUS25558.5109.593.067.25
2423Matsenko SergeiRUS25168.5106.590.564.50
2529Iljin TimofeyUKR24638.5102.586.563.75
2632Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24528.599.083.060.25
2719Sandipan ChandaIND25368.596.582.060.75
2876Yeletsky IvanRUS22598.595.080.057.75
2938Kalegin EvgenijRUS24148.590.575.054.75
3052Ulko JaroslavRUS23678.586.573.553.00
3155Korchmar VasiliyRUS23608.0104.589.063.75
3235Iljiushenok IliaRUS24378.0103.088.558.50
3337Kotlyar KirillRUS24238.0103.086.557.75
3422Stupak KirillBLR25208.0100.084.554.50
35161Siva MahadevanIND19658.099.083.058.50
3610Lugovskoy MaximRUS25878.098.584.058.00
3736Gubajdullin AlexeiRUS24348.097.581.556.00
38109Danielyan VaheARM21518.096.582.056.00
3959Pershin DenisRUS23478.095.080.553.00
4057Gurvich VitalyRUS23518.094.580.052.75
206 players

10) ch-ARG 2015

The Argentine Championship takes place 30th September to 14th October 2015.

90th ch-ARG 2015 Buenos Aires ARG Wed 30th Sep 2015 - Wed 14th Oct 2015
Leading Round 10 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Mareco SandroARG25997.50.0535.00
29Flores DiegoARG25687.00.0630.00
313Peralta FernandoARG25606.50.0432.75
414Krysa LeandroARG24645.50.0327.75
53Obregon Andres CarlosARG25375.50.0327.50
67Real De Azua ErnestoARG24485.50.0224.00
75Dolezal CristianARG24395.01.0322.00
811Felgaer RubenARG25705.00.0420.50
912Valerga DiegoARG24814.50.0319.00
101Sosa TomasARG23904.50.0118.50
114Pichot AlanARG25284.00.5221.25
126Slipak SergioARG24364.00.5117.25
132Alonso SalvadorARG25013.50.0217.00
1410De Dovitiis AlejoARG23532.00.0010.50
14 players
90th ch-ARG 2015 Buenos Aires ARG Wed 30th Sep 2015 - Wed 14th Oct 2015. Category: 10. Ave: (2491)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Mareco, Sandro GM ARG 2599 # = = = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2680
2 Flores, Diego GM ARG 2568 = # 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 2629
3 Peralta, Fernando GM ARG 2560 = 1 # = = 1 1 0 = 1 = 6.5 2608
4 Krysa, Leandro IM ARG 2464 = 1 # 1 0 0 1 = = = = 5.5 2533
5 Obregon, Andres Carlos GM ARG 2537 = = 0 # = 1 1 = 1 = 0 5.5 2521
6 Real De Azua, Ernesto IM ARG 2448 0 = = = # = = = = 1 1 5.5 2545
7 Dolezal, Cristian IM ARG 2439 0 1 0 # 1 1 = 0 = = = 5 2482
8 Felgaer, Ruben GM ARG 2570 0 0 0 1 = 0 # = 1 1 1 5 2488
9 Valerga, Diego GM ARG 2481 = 0 0 0 = 0 = # 1 1 1 4.5 2458
10 Sosa, Tomas CM ARG 2390 0 0 = = = = # = = = 1 4.5 2451
11 Pichot, Alan IM ARG 2528 1 = 0 = 1 0 0 = # = 0 4 2411
12 Slipak, Sergio GM ARG 2436 0 = = = 0 0 = = # 1 = 4 2421
13 Alonso, Salvador GM ARG 2501 0 0 0 = 1 0 = = 1 0 # 3.5 2387
14 De Dovitiis, Alejo IM ARG 2353 0 0 = = 0 = 0 0 0 = # 2 2256

11) 11th Heviz Festival 2015

The 11th Heviz Festival took place 2nd to 10th October 2015.

11th Heviz Open 2015 Heviz HUN Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sat 10th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Farago IvanHUN24057.052.038.02347
25Marjanovics AnnamariaHUN21977.049.538.02352
32Fritz RolandGER23217.049.036.52303
414Kassay KrisztianHUN20727.048.035.02323
533Szekely MihalyHUN18796.047.531.02214
64Nagy Ervin Dr.HUN22355.552.032.02137
78Grabow Pouelsten HolmDEN21445.548.027.52038
810Kampman TijmenNED21075.547.529.52088
99Srebrnic VojkoSLO21445.547.029.02064
1018Stifter EwaldAUT20015.545.029.02118
1120Ilic Slobodan SSRB19855.544.528.52122
1228Csiki EndreHUN19015.543.525.52069
1312Murin JanosHUN21045.543.029.02055
1422Kalousek ZdenekCZE19565.542.525.01996
1513Kassay LillaHUN20895.541.026.51988
1611Csala ImreHUN21055.540.524.52005
173Roemer UlrichGER22415.050.528.52052
187Kincs ImreHUN21845.049.031.02016
1919Simon LiliHUN19995.046.527.02056
2039Losonczi MarcellHUN18465.044.523.51994
2121Radics Laszlo Dr.HUN19825.043.525.52024
2217Rezsek GyozoHUN20105.043.025.02020
2325Zilahi GaborHUN19295.043.025.01970
2429Deak LaszloHUN18955.042.525.51993
2542Ambrus BenceHUN18225.042.524.01996
2627Zelena TamasHUN19145.040.523.51854
276Sonnberger ThomasAUT21964.551.029.02106
2831Zurek JacekPOL18874.544.026.01931
2938Hegedus DominikHUN18484.542.521.51839
3016Daamen RolandNED20204.542.024.01803
3115Metaxasz VasziliszHUN20594.541.526.01928
3232Juhasz Nagy SandorHUN18834.540.021.51827
3323Kassel WalterAUT19454.539.023.01845
3448Dlauchy PeterHUN17354.539.019.51856
3537Baliuniene MargaritaDEN18534.538.019.51774
3624Frisch WilhelmAUT19364.537.522.01776
3754Hegedus LucaHUN14054.535.017.51787
3826Bishoen BobNED19264.047.025.51939
3940Breinsberger PeterAUT18454.041.522.01825
4041Palfi PeterHUN18254.041.019.51886
62 players
11th Heviz GM 2015 Heviz HUN Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sat 10th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Pacher MilanSVK24717.530.750.06
26Korpa BenceHUN24306.021.250.05
35Vorobiov Evgeny E.RUS25805.523.250.03
48Czebe AttilaHUN24415.018.750.03
51Nomin-Erdene DavaademberelMGL24244.521.000.03
610Antic DejanSRB24874.516.750.02
77Horvath AdamHUN25353.514.500.02
82Varga ZoltanHUN24603.513.750.01
93Kozak AdamHUN23493.012.250.01
104Kantor GergelyHUN24032.07.250.01
10 players
11th Heviz GM 2015 Heviz HUN Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sat 10th Oct 2015. Category: 9. Ave: (2458)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Pacher, Milan IM SVK 2471 # = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 2730
2 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. GM RUS 2580 = # = 1 0 = = 1 = 1 5.5 2524
3 Czebe, Attila GM HUN 2441 0 = # = 0 = 1 = 1 1 5 2503
4 Korpa, Bence IM HUN 2430 0 0 = # 1 0 = 1 1 1 5 2504
5 Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel IM MGL 2424 = 1 1 0 # 0 = 1 0 = 4.5 2462
6 Horvath, Adam GM HUN 2535 0 = = 1 1 # 0 = 1 0 4.5 2449
7 Antic, Dejan GM SRB 2487 0 = 0 = = 1 # = = 1 4.5 2455
8 Varga, Zoltan GM HUN 2460 = 0 = 0 0 = = # = 1 3.5 2378
9 Kozak, Adam FM HUN 2349 0 = 0 0 1 0 = = # = 3 2345
10 Kantor, Gergely IM HUN 2403 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 = # 2 2244
Round 1. Fri 2nd Oct 2015
Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel 1/2-1/2 Antic, Dejan 31 C11 French
Varga, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Pacher, Milan 68 C58 Two knights defence
Kozak, Adam 0-1 Czebe, Attila 32 A40 Queen's pawn
Kantor, Gergely 1-0 Horvath, Adam 52 A50 Queen's Indian accelerated
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 1-0 Korpa, Bence 50 A07 Reti
Round 2. Sat 3rd Oct 2015
Antic, Dejan 1/2-1/2 Korpa, Bence 20 E00 Catalan opening
Horvath, Adam 1/2-1/2 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 23 B66 Sicilian
Czebe, Attila 1-0 Kantor, Gergely 47 A06 Reti
Pacher, Milan 1-0 Kozak, Adam 45 D11 QGD Slav
Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel 1-0 Varga, Zoltan 40 B01 Scandinavian
Round 3. Sun 4th Oct 2015
Varga, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Antic, Dejan 9 A40 Queen's pawn
Kozak, Adam 1-0 Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel 84 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Kantor, Gergely 0-1 Pacher, Milan 38 A61 Benoni
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 1/2-1/2 Czebe, Attila 13 A41 Queen's Pawn
Korpa, Bence 0-1 Horvath, Adam 85 B47 Sicilian
Round 4. Mon 5th Oct 2015
Antic, Dejan 1-0 Horvath, Adam 28 D37 QGD
Czebe, Attila 1/2-1/2 Korpa, Bence 33 A13 English
Pacher, Milan 1/2-1/2 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 31 B34 Sicilian
Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel 1/2-1/2 Kantor, Gergely 43 C67 Ruy Lopez
Varga, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Kozak, Adam 27 C77 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Tue 6th Oct 2015
Kozak, Adam 1/2-1/2 Antic, Dejan 58 A40 Queen's pawn
Kantor, Gergely 0-1 Varga, Zoltan 34 D16 QGD Slav
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 0-1 Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel 27 A07 Reti
Korpa, Bence 0-1 Pacher, Milan 49 A07 Reti
Horvath, Adam 1/2-1/2 Czebe, Attila
Round 6. Wed 7th Oct 2015
Antic, Dejan 0-1 Czebe, Attila 34 A54 Old Indian
Pacher, Milan 1-0 Horvath, Adam 33 D37 QGD
Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel 0-1 Korpa, Bence 49 B28 Sicilian
Varga, Zoltan 0-1 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 27 B80 Sicilian
Kozak, Adam 1/2-1/2 Kantor, Gergely 34 E48 Nimzo-Indian
Round 7. Thu 8th Oct 2015
Kantor, Gergely 0-1 Antic, Dejan 76 E15 Queen's Indian
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 1/2-1/2 Kozak, Adam 38 C46 Four knights game
Korpa, Bence 1-0 Varga, Zoltan 57 A07 Reti
Horvath, Adam 1-0 Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel 63 B12 Caro-Kann
Czebe, Attila 0-1 Pacher, Milan 38 A07 Reti
Round 8. Fri 9th Oct 2015
Antic, Dejan 0-1 Pacher, Milan 62 D17 QGD Slav
Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel 1-0 Czebe, Attila 47 C41 Philidor
Varga, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Horvath, Adam 14 E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
Kozak, Adam 0-1 Korpa, Bence 50 E48 Nimzo-Indian
Kantor, Gergely 0-1 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 57 E04 Catalan
Round 9. Sat 10th Oct 2015
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 1/2-1/2 Antic, Dejan 41 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Korpa, Bence 1-0 Kantor, Gergely 75 A07 Reti
Horvath, Adam 1-0 Kozak, Adam 24 C49 Four knights
Czebe, Attila 1/2-1/2 Varga, Zoltan
Pacher, Milan 1/2-1/2 Nomin-Erdene, Davaademberel 44 B13 Caro-Kann
11th Heviz IM 2015 Heviz HUN Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sat 10th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Sergeev VladimirUKR24467.536.000.06
210Vegh EndreHUN22595.525.750.02
31Gorcsi GaborHUN22315.021.750.01
49Ianov ViktorUKR23085.020.500.03
52Papp PetraHUN22905.019.250.03
67Habibi AliGER22494.520.000.02
78Radnai AdamHUN23274.016.500.01
85Takacs BalazsHUN23964.014.750.03
94Hardicsay PeterHUN22543.515.000.01
103Haug JohannesNOR22521.04.500.00
10 players
11th Heviz IM 2015 Heviz HUN Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sat 10th Oct 2015. Category: 3. Ave: (2301)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sergeev, Vladimir GM UKR 2446 # = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 7 2505
2 Vegh, Endre IM HUN 2259 = # = = = = = = 1 1 5.5 2386
3 Habibi, Ali IM GER 2249 0 = # = = 1 = = 1 1 5.5 2387
4 Gorcsi, Gabor HUN 2231 = = = # = = = 1 = = 5 2352
5 Papp, Petra WGM HUN 2290 0 = = = # = 1 1 1 5 2685
6 Ianov, Viktor IM UKR 2308 = = 0 = # = = 1 1 4.5 2631
7 Radnai, Adam FM HUN 2327 0 = = = = = # 1 0 = 4 2255
8 Hardicsay, Peter IM HUN 2254 = = = 0 0 = 0 # = 1 3.5 2226
9 Takacs, Balazs HUN 2396 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 = # 1 3 2166
10 Haug, Johannes FM NOR 2252 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 1956
Round 1. Fri 2nd Oct 2015
Gorcsi, Gabor 1/2-1/2 Vegh, Endre
Papp, Petra 0 - 1 Ianov, Viktor
Haug, Johannes 1/2-1/2 Radnai, Adam
Hardicsay, Peter 1/2-1/2 Habibi, Ali
Takacs, Balazs 0-1 Sergeev, Vladimir
Round 2. Sat 3rd Oct 2015
Vegh, Endre 1/2-1/2 Sergeev, Vladimir 26 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Habibi, Ali 1-0 Takacs, Balazs 40 A09 Reti opening
Radnai, Adam 1-0 Hardicsay, Peter 24 C69 Ruy Lopez
Ianov, Viktor 1-0 Haug, Johannes 50 A04 Reti v Dutch
Gorcsi, Gabor 1/2-1/2 Papp, Petra 49 A04 Reti opening
Round 3. Sun 4th Oct 2015
Papp, Petra 1/2-1/2 Vegh, Endre 43 B06 Robatsch defence
Haug, Johannes 1/2-1/2 Gorcsi, Gabor
Hardicsay, Peter 1/2-1/2 Ianov, Viktor 21 E91 King's Indian
Takacs, Balazs 1-0 Radnai, Adam 59 B33 Sicilian
Sergeev, Vladimir 1-0 Habibi, Ali 36 A43 Old Benoni defence
Round 4. Mon 5th Oct 2015
Vegh, Endre 1/2-1/2 Habibi, Ali 14 C92 Ruy Lopez
Radnai, Adam 0-1 Sergeev, Vladimir 48 B03 Alekhine's defence
Ianov, Viktor 1-0 Takacs, Balazs 48 E17 Queen's Indian
Gorcsi, Gabor 1-0 Hardicsay, Peter 49 A13 English opening
Papp, Petra 1-0 Haug, Johannes 27 C17 French
Round 5. Tue 6th Oct 2015
Haug, Johannes 0-1 Vegh, Endre
Hardicsay, Peter 0-1 Papp, Petra 57 D73 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.Nf3
Takacs, Balazs 1/2-1/2 Gorcsi, Gabor 42 B76 Sicilian
Sergeev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Ianov, Viktor 52 A41 Queen's Pawn
Habibi, Ali 1/2-1/2 Radnai, Adam 63 A08 Reti
Round 6. Wed 7th Oct 2015
Vegh, Endre 1/2-1/2 Radnai, Adam 11 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Ianov, Viktor 0-1 Habibi, Ali 42 A57 Benko gambit half accepted
Gorcsi, Gabor 1/2-1/2 Sergeev, Vladimir 31 A15 English opening
Papp, Petra 1-0 Takacs, Balazs 27 B96 Sicilian
Haug, Johannes 0-1 Hardicsay, Peter 42 B40 Sicilian
Round 7. Thu 8th Oct 2015
Hardicsay, Peter 1/2-1/2 Vegh, Endre 17 B13 Caro-Kann
Takacs, Balazs 1-0 Haug, Johannes 57 C07 French
Sergeev, Vladimir 1-0 Papp, Petra 68 A30 English
Habibi, Ali 1/2-1/2 Gorcsi, Gabor 28 A04 Reti opening
Radnai, Adam 1/2-1/2 Ianov, Viktor 69 C41 Philidor
Round 8. Fri 9th Oct 2015
Vegh, Endre 1/2-1/2 Ianov, Viktor 13 B07 Pirc defence
Gorcsi, Gabor 1/2-1/2 Radnai, Adam 35 A09 Reti
Papp, Petra 1/2-1/2 Habibi, Ali 23 B28 Sicilian
Haug, Johannes 0-1 Sergeev, Vladimir
Hardicsay, Peter 1/2-1/2 Takacs, Balazs 28 A30 English
Round 9. Sat 10th Oct 2015
Takacs, Balazs 0-1 Vegh, Endre
Sergeev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Hardicsay, Peter 47 E09 Catalan
Habibi, Ali 1-0 Haug, Johannes
Radnai, Adam 1/2-1/2 Papp, Petra 18 A04 Reti opening
Ianov, Viktor 1/2-1/2 Gorcsi, Gabor

12) 1st Carthage Open 2015

The 1st Carthage Open took place 4th to 11th October 2015. Pavel Smirnov won wtih 7.5/9.

1st Carthage Open 2015 Hammamet TUN Sun 4th Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Smirnov PavelRUS26167.50.040.56.0
23Malakhatko VadimBEL25277.00.041.55.0
34Zaibi AmirTUN23306.50.041.55.0
45Boudriga Med AliTUN23136.50.039.55.0
52Korneev OlegESP25946.50.039.54.0
618Al-Khattab Ghassan M. Ali AjmIRQ20646.00.038.55.0
76Amdouni ZoubaierTUN23066.00.036.05.0
814Meftahi HoussemTUN20846.00.036.05.0
910Meddeb AnisTUN21886.00.032.56.0
1029Abbes TarekTUN17755.51.032.55.0
1112Kahla SouhaielTUN21125.50.031.05.0
128Bouzidi AhmedTUN22985.00.040.05.0
1320Hmam MohamedTUN20485.00.037.05.0
147Bouaziz SlimTUN23015.00.036.04.0
1516Hergli AmirTUN20765.00.035.54.0
1619Rian SaadMAR20555.00.035.53.0
1722Boussama HmidaTUN19485.00.034.03.0
1817Kilani KamelTUN20755.00.032.04.0
1911Azouz BoubakerTUN21235.00.031.04.0
2030Ferjaoui KhaledTUN17595.00.030.03.0
2121Abbas Hussein KzarIRQ20055.00.029.55.0
2247Skalli TaoufikMAR05.00.025.04.0
2323Alzantuti YousefLBA19034.50.036.54.0
2427Smida TaharTUN18004.50.035.04.0
2515Bahria Mohamed HelmiTUN20794.50.035.04.0
2625Atef Abdel AzizEGY18204.50.031.54.0
2726Hergli KhaledTUN18154.50.031.53.0
2841Ben rjeb OussamaTUN04.50.026.53.0
2933Khadhraoui RamziTUN15884.00.030.04.0
3031Remadi ZiedTUN17524.00.030.03.0
3139Leost JoelFRA13944.00.025.51.0
3238Mejri MoncefTUN14054.00.025.02.0
3343Bouzid TaharTUN04.00.024.52.0
349Abbes AliTUN22053.50.032.03.0
3546Hamzi IssamTUN03.50.028.52.0
3636Mabrouki Houssem EddineTUN14833.50.027.51.0
3735Ben Youssef ChedlyTUN15033.50.026.53.0
3828Bouzidi RidhaTUN17963.00.032.03.0
3944Chaabani FouedTUN03.00.027.03.0
4037Bali HanenTUN14623.00.026.51.0
48 players

13) 1st European Universities Championships 2015

The 1st European Universities Championships took place 6th to 11th October 2015. Sanan Sjugirov won with 7.5/9.

1st ch-EUR University Yerevan ARM Tue 6th Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Sjugirov SananRUS26577.5247947.551.5
24Gabuzyan HovhannesARM25857.0245145.548.5
31Bukavshin IvanRUS26576.5243645.549.5
410Petrosyan ManuelARM24526.0243245.048.0
511Brodowski PiotrPOL24526.0242845.549.0
65Dragun KamilPOL25686.0241843.547.0
79Nenezic MarkoSRB24696.0239743.047.0
814Khegay DmitryRUS24056.0238944.047.0
93Ter-Sahakyan SamvelARM26016.0236045.049.0
1013Stankovic MilosSRB24246.0232542.045.5
1116Hayrapetyan ArtavazdARM23205.5251848.552.0
1212Mikayelyan ArmanARM24485.5237943.047.5
138Viterbo FerreiraPOR24805.5218537.539.5
147Leniart ArkadiuszPOL24805.0239046.049.5
156Kanarek MarcelPOL25205.0237842.546.5
1620Polok KacperPOL22235.0231239.541.0
1717Aklanov FedorRUS23115.0226238.541.0
1821Mazurkiewicz MichalPOL22175.0225839.040.5
1919Piesik PiotrPOL22925.0218037.039.0
2033Martirosyan GarikARM19455.0216033.035.5
2118Piskunov AleksandrRUS23034.5236642.044.5
2230Kilic Yalcin CanTUR20174.5231839.542.5
2315Genzling AlainFRA23804.5216538.041.5
2432Vardanyan Hayk A.ARM19534.5215233.535.0
2529Mkrtchyan EduardARM20364.0232541.544.0
2624Gantar JanSLO21654.0230438.040.5
2728Pluzyan AramARM20874.0226135.538.0
2822Plaskan JureSLO22054.0218737.040.0
2927Daeschler FlorianFRA20964.0218634.536.5
3023Blum NicolasFRA21744.0213038.041.5
3143Vahramyan GrishaARM04.0212833.535.5
3234Kolic MichaelCRO19324.0212332.534.0
3336Olcum BerkTUR18124.0192024.526.5
3426Stankiewicz PawelPOL21133.5218336.539.5
3537Movsisyan DavitARM17713.5210433.035.0
3635Dubois ThomasFRA18163.5196728.030.0
3725Grbac IvicaCRO21323.0205535.537.5
3831Borges da Silva LucasPOR19933.0200033.535.0
3939Kapukchyan MinasARM17473.0193527.529.0
4038Henish BaluPOR17643.0190026.027.5
43 players
1st ch-EUR University w Yerevan ARM Tue 6th Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Pustovoitova DariaRUS23648.0216642.546.5
25Bartel MartaPOL22716.5222846.050.5
31Saduakassova DinaraRUS24026.5207739.042.5
44Kulon KlaudiaPOL23246.0217647.051.0
512Sop SelenTUR19365.5215243.045.5
66Gevorgyan MariaARM22115.5199941.544.0
79Zarkovic MilaSRB21735.5189936.038.5
83Stojanovic AndjelijaSRB23575.0223845.549.0
917Manukyan MariamARM17625.0211143.547.0
1011Orehek SpelaSLO20915.0208739.039.5
118Gaboyan SusannaARM21744.5217945.048.5
1210Kolaric SpelaSLO20924.5215642.545.0
1320Chenska KarolinaPOL16084.5199435.536.0
147Przezdziecka EwaPOL21884.5198439.041.5
1516Arakelyan NareARM17734.5197337.540.0
1618Sanal SunaTUR17084.5193935.035.5
1714Kowara MagdalenaPOL18694.0196639.039.5
1815Grigoryan JulietaARM17994.0188532.032.5
1919Sukiasyan NareARM16954.0175427.528.0
2013Mnatsakanyan DianaARM19183.5192735.536.0
2122Arakelyan VatiARM14043.0185831.033.5
2221Laszewicz MagdalenaPOL15913.0184333.534.0
2323Harutyunyan AnushARM01.0178530.533.0
2424Papikyan NairaARM00.0184927.028.0
24 players

14) Asian Juniors 2015

The Asian Juniors took place 3rd to 11th October 2015. Masoud Mosadeghpour won with 7.5/9. There were some games broadcast but the archive wasn't linked to correctly. Hopefully a game file will turn up.

Asian Juniors 2015 Bishkek KGZ Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Mosadeghpour MasoudIRI24207.50.0647.5
21Sunilduth Lyna NarayananIND24767.00.0548.5
33Javanbakht NimaIRI24016.00.0547.5
45Yuan QingyuCHN23825.50.0446.0
56Yakubboev NodirbekUZB23425.50.0443.0
64Harsha BharathakotiIND23845.50.0344.0
77Turar DastanKAZ22435.00.0448.0
812Mamatov MelisKGZ20965.00.0439.0
99Chakravarthi Reddy MIND21955.00.0438.0
108Taalaibekov TagirKGZ22025.00.0342.0
1118Sezdbekov RuslanKGZ18184.50.0444.0
1214Isakjanov KelsinbekKGZ19864.50.0341.0
1313Kenenbaev AidarKGZ19914.50.0338.5
1417Isakzhanov AibekKGZ18324.50.0330.5
1519Zhakypov ArturKGZ16134.50.0239.0
1615Jayasundara P K U MSRI19554.50.0231.0
1711Kabilov AminTJK21804.00.0338.5
1810Isaev ChyngyzKGZ21934.00.0242.5
1920Ajygulov NurmatKGZ02.50.5132.0
2016Akunov MaskatKGZ18812.50.5033.5
2121Vishentsev AlexanderKGZ02.00.0035.5
21 players
Asian Junior Girls 2015 Bishkek KGZ Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimUZB21887.50.5750.0
21Ivana Maria FurtadoIND22597.50.5650.0
36Nandhidhaa PvIND21026.51.0648.5
43Saranya JIND21376.50.0650.0
55Monnisha G KIND21036.00.0550.0
612Omurbekova DianaKGZ17045.00.0545.5
79Mahdian AnoushaIRI17575.00.0542.5
810Hotami MutribaTJK17185.00.0530.0
94Parnali S DhariaIND21305.00.0443.0
1013Samudin ElinaKGZ16234.50.0441.0
1115Musaeva ShakhnaziKGZ15814.50.0439.5
1211Kim KristinaKAZ17084.02.0344.5
137Alymbay Kyzy AizhanKGZ19034.01.5244.5
148Liao RuiCHN18914.01.5238.5
1514Oljobai Kyzy AlisaKGZ15914.01.0332.0
1617Sultanova AselKGZ13633.01.0231.0
1716Rodrigo T M JanudiSRI14073.00.0333.0
1820Marat AliiaKGZ02.01.0131.0
1918Li DariiaKGZ13522.00.0231.5
2019Kubatbek kyzy PerizatKGZ01.00.0034.0
20 players

15) Carlsen Vienna Blindfold Simul 2015

Magnus Carlsen played a rapid blindfold exhibition in Vienna. He even lost a couple of games against opposition that wasn't FIDE rated.

16) XTRACON GM 2015

The XTRACON GM Open takes place 12th to 18th October 2015.

17) Puerto Rico Championships 2015

The Puerto Rico Championships take place 9th to 18th October 2015.

ch-PUR 2015 Bayamon PUR Fri 9th Oct 2015 - Sun 18th Oct 2015
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Vazquez Maccarini DanitzaPUR20254.50.016.010.0
21Montalvo Rosario AlejandroPUR21754.00.017.510.5
39Guzman Freire JulioPUR19024.00.014.58.0
47Davila Blanco Juan JosePUR19494.00.014.08.0
511Boggiano Pereira MiguelPUR18654.00.012.57.5
62Torres Santiago JonathanPUR21433.50.017.010.5
75Ayala Sanchez AbnelPUR20143.50.013.59.0
820Rivera Rivera Roberto I.PUR16913.50.013.08.0
910Rosario Salas JonatanPUR19013.00.014.59.5
106Pinales Roussel GabrielPUR19603.00.013.58.0
1135Rivera Rodriguez EdwinPUR03.00.013.57.5
1232Dominguez Fundora YonneyPUR03.00.013.08.0
1316Ortiz Ocasio Jose AntonioPUR17333.00.011.57.5
1412Matta Calvente MarcelPUR18483.00.08.05.0
1522Requena Torres Luis A.PUR16652.50.016.010.0
163Sosa Trani LuisPUR20602.50.014.08.5
1714Morales Santos NatashaPUR17592.50.013.58.0
1815Sosa Pacheco LuisPUR17482.50.013.58.0
1927Garcia Santiago Jorge J.PUR15172.50.012.07.5
2019Schwabe Rivera UlrichPUR17232.50.012.07.0
2121Velazquez Hernandez Yan C.PUR16802.50.08.55.0
2224Muniz Matta CarlosPUR16302.00.013.08.5
2331Basave Febo Jorge U.PUR02.00.012.07.0
2428Mejias Nunez RafaelPUR14792.00.011.07.0
2534Perez Diaz Alfonso L.PUR02.00.011.06.5
2625Pedrosa Class Jose D.PUR16212.00.010.56.0
2733Marrero Perez RadamesPUR01.50.013.58.0
2813Velazquez Rivera Pedro J.PUR17961.50.013.08.0
2929Ortiz Colon Vladimir S.PUR14791.50.012.58.5
3018Negron De Jesus Willie LeePUR17261.00.011.57.0
3126Martinez Santos IvanPUR15951.00.011.07.0
3217Bennazar Nin AntonioPUR17301.00.09.56.5
3330Morales Hernandez YaimePUR13581.00.09.56.0
348Jimenez Acosta JorgePUR19330.00.011.57.0
3523Nogueras Correa JoycePUR16600.00.010.56.0
35 players

18) Baku Open 2015

The Baku Open took place 30th September to 8th October 2015. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami edged out Nijat Abasov and B Adhiban on tie-break after all scored 6.5/9. I hope there will be at least some games saved. To hold a major open and not produce a bulletin of at least the leading games would be pretty shocking.

Baku Open 2015 Baku AZE Mon 21st Sep 2015 - Thu 1st Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Ghaem Maghami EhsanIRI25966.5250640.0
29Abasov NijatAZE25116.5249840.0
31Adhiban B.IND26746.5244660.0
45Potkin VladimirRUS25996.0248340.0
515Pourramezanali AmirrezaIRI24536.0247230.0
62Sethuraman S.P.IND26406.0246540.0
77Romanov EvgenyRUS25736.0242630.0
814Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.IND24876.0240240.0
913Tabatabaei M.AminIRI24886.0239940.0
103Iturrizaga Bonelli EduardoVEN26335.5243330.0
114Oleksiyenko MykhayloUKR26285.5242930.0
128Lalith Babu M.R.IND25575.5242530.0
1312Rasulov VugarAZE24955.5235440.0
1422Mirzoev EmilUKR24075.0251320.0
1519Lorparizangeneh ShahinIRI24265.0245720.0
1624Gholami AryanIRI24055.0244830.0
1726Rohan AhujaIND23895.0242840.0
1825Asgarizadeh AhmadIRI24025.0242530.0
1944Bashirli NailAZE22525.0241930.0
2018Mousavi Seyed KhalilIRI24275.0241730.0
2111Papin VasilyRUS24995.0241340.0
2235Firouzja AlirezaIRI23235.0237440.0
2310Darini PouriaIRI25095.0236530.0
2427Aghayev NijatAZE23724.5243630.0
2516Puranik AbhimanyuIND24454.5242330.0
2645Soozankar A.M.IRI22494.5239410.0
2720Guliev LogmanAZE24154.5238430.0
2840Pirverdiyev AgilAZE22914.5237630.0
2929Mammadzada GunayAZE23554.5235630.0
3034Asadli VugarAZE23244.5235330.0
3123Iskandarov MisratdinAZE24054.5231720.0
3243Asgari MortezaIRI22564.5228440.0
3321Rzayev BahruzAZE24134.0241220.0
3417Kreisl RobertAUT24404.0240120.0
3542Heydarli KananAZE22564.0237420.0
3638Gadimbayli AbdullaAZE23164.0237330.0
3728Abdulov OrkhanAZE23634.0235330.0
3846Orujov ShujaatAZE22454.0234920.0
3930Pourkashiyan AtousaIRI23484.0232830.0
4047Fendereski NimaIRI22423.5242810.0
52 players

19) Hradec Kralove Open 2015

The Hradec Kralove Open took place 4th to 11th October 2015. Frode Urkedal edged out Tomas Kraus on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

Hradec Kralove Open 2015 Hradec Kralove CZE Sun 4th Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Urkedal FrodeNOR25047.544.056.56
22Kraus TomasCZE23987.542.054.06
34Pulpan JakubCZE23067.042.554.06
48Golcman EvgenyRUS21647.041.553.56
55Kozusek DanielCZE22796.540.552.55
67Burnett AndrewSCO22286.538.550.05
714Romanov SergeyRUS20366.535.546.06
817Liduch FilipCZE20326.034.545.05
99Kuba StanislavCZE21486.034.045.05
103Mikalsen ErlendNOR23585.539.551.04
1118Gromczak DariuszPOL20095.539.048.54
1213Navratil-Sen. JiriCZE20545.537.048.04
136Bartos JanCZE22505.536.547.05
1411Kapusta PetrCZE20985.536.047.05
1515Jiruse JosefCZE20355.535.546.03
1625Sucharda DavidCZE19435.535.045.54
1744Nosek JanCZE17925.535.044.05
1831Sernecki FranciszekPOL18995.533.041.03
1926Pulpan MatejCZE19365.530.038.04
2020Korpalski MaciejPOL19835.039.550.04
2129Holownia MichalPOL19115.037.547.04
2219Saikrishnan SaiSUI20055.035.546.04
2352Vit JakubCZE17055.034.544.51
2441Tsapanidis VasilisCZE18215.033.543.04
2510Skorna UllrichGER21235.033.042.54
2616Paldus PetrCZE20335.033.042.53
2737Pribylova SofieCZE18415.031.539.54
2845Seibt SaschaBEL17895.031.041.04
2927Nemec OtakarCZE19225.031.040.03
3023Cerny DavidCZE19495.031.039.54
3122Malinovsky PetrCZE19715.029.039.54
3221Svetly JiriCZE19825.027.537.54
3328Sedlacek JanCZE19205.027.536.04
3436Klucznik AndreFRA18434.536.546.53
3524Ludvik TomasCZE19444.533.542.54
3639Pribyl ViktorCZE18334.533.043.04
3735Majerik VladimirCZE18474.531.040.52
3830Dumkova DanielaCZE19064.530.539.53
3946Vochozka JindrichCZE17784.530.038.04
4070Rokos FilipCZE15334.529.537.52
78 players

20) Pankrac Cup 2015

The Pankrac Cup takes place weekly 15th September to 3rd November 2015.

Pankrac Cup 2015 Prague CZE Tue 15th Sep 2015 - Tue 3rd Nov 2015
Leading Round 4 (of 8) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Kulhanek TomasCZE23503.59.04.59.5
21Cernousek LukasCZE24633.58.04.07.0
34Rydl JiriCZE24133.09.04.59.5
412Matsenko AndreiCZE23073.07.03.57.0
511Polasek JaroslavCZE23163.06.54.07.5
68Kovar VojtechCZE23412.56.54.59.5
710Jüptner JanCZE23222.56.54.58.5
823Soural JanCZE21882.56.05.09.0
99Sodoma JanCZE23372.56.04.58.0
107Vavra PavelCZE23492.07.05.09.0
112Carlsson PontusSWE24342.06.05.510.0
123Kourousis EpaminondasCZE24272.06.04.08.0
135Studnicka TomasCZE23762.05.53.57.5
1414Smid MiroslavCZE22362.04.53.57.5
1519Anaskin ArsenijCZE22032.04.04.08.0
1621Prochazka DaliborCZE21912.04.04.07.5
1720Hosticka FrantisekCZE21922.04.03.57.0
1824Matras OndrejCZE21871.53.53.57.5
1926Vokoun JanCZE21171.53.03.57.0
2017Smutny JanCZE22181.52.53.58.0
2125Postupa MartinCZE21251.52.01.54.0
2213Haba ZdenekCZE22861.04.04.08.0
2315Gregor JiriCZE22351.03.55.511.0
2416Postupa PavelCZE22261.03.04.07.5
2518Vetrovsky MichalCZE22110.52.04.07.5
2622Formanek MartinCZE21890.51.03.57.5
26 players

21) Akobian vs Troff Match 2015

The Akobian vs Troff Match took palce 5th to 6th October 2015. Akobian won the first and last games and Troff the third.

Akobian vs Troff Match Temecula USA Mon 5th Oct 2015 - Tue 6th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234Pts
1Akobian, VaruzhanGMUSA26341=012.5
2Troff, Kayden WGMUSA25170=101.5
2 players

22) First Saturday October 2015

The First Saturday events took place 3rd to 12th October 2015. Martin Nayhebaver won with 7/9.

FSIM October 2015 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Nayhebaver MartinSVK24097.027.750.05
28Radlovacki JovanSRB23716.526.000.04
33Prorok MartonHUN23045.019.750.03
47Alonso Bouza Julio JavierCUB22905.019.500.02
51Dovzik JuriUKR22785.019.250.02
610Szeberenyi AdamHUN23764.518.250.01
76Mostbauer FlorianAUT22114.516.750.02
84Szalanczy EmilHUN22873.513.000.01
95Havanecz BiankaHUN22523.011.750.00
102Terbe ZsuzsannaHUN21601.04.000.00
10 players
FSIM October 2015 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015. Category: 2. Ave: (2294)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Nayhebaver, Martin SVK 2409 # = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 7 2501
2 Radlovacki, Jovan IM SRB 2371 = # 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2451
3 Prorok, Marton FM HUN 2304 0 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 = = 5 2336
4 Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier FM CUB 2290 = = 0 # = = = = 1 1 5 2337
5 Dovzik, Juri IM UKR 2278 0 = = = # = 1 = = 1 5 2339
6 Szeberenyi, Adam IM HUN 2376 = = 0 = = # = = = 1 4.5 2285
7 Mostbauer, Florian CM AUT 2211 = 0 = = 0 = # 1 = 1 4.5 2303
8 Szalanczy, Emil IM HUN 2287 0 = 0 = = = 0 # = 1 3.5 2215
9 Havanecz, Bianka WIM HUN 2252 0 0 = 0 = = = = # = 3 2173
10 Terbe, Zsuzsanna WFM HUN 2160 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1958
Round 1. Sat 3rd Oct 2015
Dovzik, Juri 1/2-1/2 Szeberenyi, Adam 20 A04 Reti opening
Terbe, Zsuzsanna 0-1 Nayhebaver, Martin 27 B22 Sicilian
Prorok, Marton 0-1 Radlovacki, Jovan 45 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Szalanczy, Emil 1/2-1/2 Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier 42 C10 French
Havanecz, Bianka 1/2-1/2 Mostbauer, Florian 24 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 2. Sun 4th Oct 2015
Szeberenyi, Adam 1/2-1/2 Mostbauer, Florian 26 D12 QGD Slav
Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier 1-0 Havanecz, Bianka 35 C55 two knights
Radlovacki, Jovan 1/2-1/2 Szalanczy, Emil 11 A49 King's Indian
Nayhebaver, Martin 1-0 Prorok, Marton 31 B75 Sicilian
Dovzik, Juri 1-0 Terbe, Zsuzsanna 30 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 3. Mon 5th Oct 2015
Terbe, Zsuzsanna 0-1 Szeberenyi, Adam 34 B08 Pirc
Prorok, Marton 1/2-1/2 Dovzik, Juri 16 B47 Sicilian
Szalanczy, Emil 0-1 Nayhebaver, Martin 61 B90 Sicilian
Havanecz, Bianka 0-1 Radlovacki, Jovan 56 A56 Czech Benoni defence
Mostbauer, Florian 1/2-1/2 Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier 25 A40 Queen's pawn
Round 4. Tue 6th Oct 2015
Szeberenyi, Adam 1/2-1/2 Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier 53 A59 Benko gambit
Radlovacki, Jovan 1-0 Mostbauer, Florian 39 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Nayhebaver, Martin 1-0 Havanecz, Bianka 34 C88 Ruy Lopez
Dovzik, Juri 1/2-1/2 Szalanczy, Emil 32 A33 English
Terbe, Zsuzsanna 1/2-1/2 Prorok, Marton 26 B22 Sicilian
Round 5. Wed 7th Oct 2015
Prorok, Marton 1-0 Szeberenyi, Adam 52 B23 Sicilian
Szalanczy, Emil 1-0 Terbe, Zsuzsanna 39 A29 English
Havanecz, Bianka 1/2-1/2 Dovzik, Juri 56 D10 QGD Slav defence
Mostbauer, Florian 1/2-1/2 Nayhebaver, Martin 22 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier 1/2-1/2 Radlovacki, Jovan 66 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Round 6. Fri 9th Oct 2015
Szeberenyi, Adam 1/2-1/2 Radlovacki, Jovan 58 A32 English
Nayhebaver, Martin 1/2-1/2 Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier 26 C04 French
Dovzik, Juri 1-0 Mostbauer, Florian 32 D19 QGD Slav
Terbe, Zsuzsanna 1/2-1/2 Havanecz, Bianka 73 C69 Ruy Lopez
Prorok, Marton 1-0 Szalanczy, Emil 36 B21 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 10th Oct 2015
Szalanczy, Emil 1/2-1/2 Szeberenyi, Adam 17 D14 QGD Slav
Havanecz, Bianka 1/2-1/2 Prorok, Marton 10 A52 Budapest
Mostbauer, Florian 1-0 Terbe, Zsuzsanna 46 A10 English opening
Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier 1/2-1/2 Dovzik, Juri 50 B44 Sicilian, Szen, hedgehog variation
Radlovacki, Jovan 1/2-1/2 Nayhebaver, Martin 12 B52 Sicilian
Round 8. Sun 11th Oct 2015
Szeberenyi, Adam 1/2-1/2 Nayhebaver, Martin 11 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Dovzik, Juri 1/2-1/2 Radlovacki, Jovan 13 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Terbe, Zsuzsanna 0-1 Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier 42 C04 French
Prorok, Marton 1/2-1/2 Mostbauer, Florian 7 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Szalanczy, Emil 1/2-1/2 Havanecz, Bianka 14 C69 Ruy Lopez
Round 9. Mon 12th Oct 2015
Havanecz, Bianka 1/2-1/2 Szeberenyi, Adam 54 D36 QGD
Mostbauer, Florian 1-0 Szalanczy, Emil 62 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier 0-1 Prorok, Marton 42 B27 Sicilian defence
Radlovacki, Jovan 1-0 Terbe, Zsuzsanna 54 B30 Sicilian
Nayhebaver, Martin 1-0 Dovzik, Juri 25 B47 Sicilian
FSFM October 2015 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
14Mester AttilaHUN20448.536.500.0
21Rabovszky GyorgyHUN18405.522.000.0
32Steer JozsefHUN17554.523.250.0
43Bensaid SimonFRA18784.018.000.0
56Sulcz IstvanHUN19134.017.500.0
65Ongut Tamas GunesHUN18973.515.750.0
6 players

23) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2015-16

The Austrian Bundesliga second division started on October 2nd with the Mitte Division. The events run until April.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2015-16 Austria AUT Fri 2nd Oct 2015 - Sun 17th Apr 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPOE Maria Saal 2*4614.00
2ESV Austria Graz*4611.00
3SPG. Sparkasse Fürstenfeld/Hartberg*24410.50
4SV Steyregg4*410.00
5Schachfreunde Graz*343410.00
6RbEJ Gleisdorf*3439.50
7SV Wolfsberg*229.00
8ASK Case IH SteyrSt. Valentin4*28.00
9Union Ansfelden233*28.00
10Union Hartkirchen22*27.50
11ESV Admira Villach23*16.50
12SPG Sauwald 2½2*04.00
12 players

24) Fraubundesliga 2015-16

The German Fraubundesliga takes place 26th September 2015 to 20th March 2016.

Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER Sat 26th Sep 2015 - Sun 20th Mar 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1SC Bad Koenigshofen2+5410½
2SF 1891 Friedberg2+49
3Rodewischer Schachmiezen2+54
4OSG Baden Baden2+3639
5Hamburger SK von 183023+3
6SF Deizisau2+62
7Karlsruher SF 18532+26
8SK Schwäbisch Hall21+526
9SK Grosslehna2½+03
10SK Lehrte21½+0
11SK Doppelbauer Kiel20+0
12Grün-Weiss Niederwiesa201+01
12 players

25) US Chess League 2015

The US Chess League takes place weekly 25th August to 1st December 2015.

US Chess League 2015 ICC INT Tue 25th Aug 2015 - Tue 1st Dec 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-Bpts
1New England285.02.016.0
2Manhattan285.02.016.0
3New York284.52.516.0
4Connecticut284.52.515.5
5New Jersey284.03.017.0
6Boston283.04.014.0
7Atlanta283.04.011.0
8Philadelphia282.05.013.0
9Carolina282.05.012.0
10Miami282.05.09.5
1Las Vegas284.03.015.0
2Dallas284.03.015.0
3Arizona284.03.015.0
4St. Louis284.03.014.5
5Seattle283.53.514.5
6Rio Grande283.53.514.5
7Lubbock283.53.514.5
8San Francisco283.53.512.5
9Minnesota283.04.012.5
10San Diego282.05.012.0
20 players

26) Belgian Interclubs 2015-16

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

TCh-BEL 2015-16 Belgium BEL Sun 27th Sep 2015 - Sun 24th Apr 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Wirtzfeld 1412
2KSK Rochade 1411
3KGSRL 1410
4KSK47-Eynatten 1410
5Amay 1210
6Borgerhout 128
7KBSK 126
8Fontaine 117
9Jean Jaures 116
10TBCC 106.5
11CRELEL 104.5
12Namur 103
12 players

27) 24th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2015

The 24th Croatian Chess League took place 3rd to 11th October 2015. GSK "SOLIN-CEMEX" Solin won the top division.

24th TCh-CRO Women 2015 Bol CRO Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam123456789TB1TB2TB3
1SK "LIBURNIJA" - Rijeka*2331523.5110.25
2SK "MORNAR" - Split*3223341221.083.75
3SK "POLET" - Busevec21*233341220.581.50
4SK "DRAGA" - Rijeka12*3321018.563.75
5HASK "MLADOST" - Zagreb211*24817.546.50
6SK "DAMA" - Đakovo½21*23614.033.25
7SK "JUNIOR" - Rijeka1111½2*512.523.50
8SK "SISAK" - Sisak½122*4414.020.50
9SK "ERICSSON NIKOLA TESLA" - Zagreb½00½01½0*02.50.00
9 players
24th TCh-CRO Div 1b 2015 Bol CRO Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SK 'VUKOVAR '91'. Vukovar*331231.0134.00
2SK 'PETAR SEDLAR PEPE'. Kastel Stari3*5341229.0128.00
3SK 'PODRAVKA'. Koprivnica*3441130.5117.50
4SK 'GORAN'. Bibinje13*351025.0103.00
5SK 'PULA'. Pula3*24923.5107.00
6SK 'ĐAKOVO LIMMONT'. Đakovo334*4824.088.00
7SK 'SIBENIK“. Sibenik22*33419.040.00
8SK 'DUBROVNIK“. Dubrovnik½23*3417.541.25
9SK 'VARAZDIN'. Varaždin½21233*215.518.25
10SK 'SLAVEN'. Vukovar*00.00.00
10 players
24th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2015 Bol CRO Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1GSK "SOLIN-CEMEX" Solin*44441634.5201.50
2SK "LIBURNIJA" Rijeka*4351534.0195.25
3SK "ETF-OSIJEK" Osijek2*235341028.5120.75
4HASK "MLADOST" Zagreb24*333341028.0134.00
5SK "ZAGREB" Zagreb2233*23925.5110.00
6SK "BRDA" Split4*3234825.0100.75
7SK "ĐURO ĐAKOVIC" Slavonski Brod23333*3725.590.75
8SK "SLJEME-AGROPROTEINKA" Sesvete1343*2623.074.75
9SK "RIJEKA" Rijeka13334*523.063.75
10GSK "POZEGA" Požega222*423.048.50
10 players

28) TCh-ROU Superliga 2015

The Romanian Superliga took place 3rd to 11th October 2015. CS STUDENTESC MEDICINA TIMISOARA won.

TCh-ROU Superliga 2015 Mamaia ROU Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1CS STUDENTESC MEDICINA TIMISOARA*5416234.5
2CS AEM LUXTEN TIMISOARA*4456516039.0
3ACS SAH APA NOVA BUCURESTI2*24514035.5
4CLUBUL DE SAH AL MUNICIPIULUI BAIA MARE4*44355513034.0
5CS VICTORIA TECHIRGHIOL2*39027.5
6CS POLITEHNICA-ANTIBIOTICE IASI122*347223.0
7CSU PLOIESTI233*347025.0
8CS SAH CLUB GALATI21½133*446021.0
9CS PETROM FLACARA MORENI011222*2014.5
10CS APOLLO SATU MARE112*0016.0
10 players
TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015 Mamaia ROU Sat 3rd Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam123456789TB1TB2TB3
1CS Politehnica-Antibiotice Iași*434324315026.5
2CSM București½*244413123.0
3CS Sînandrei-CSS 1 Timișoara02*33313119.5
4CS Stud. Medicina Timișoara1*23339117.5
5ACS Șah Apa Nova București02*3339116.5
6Clubul Central de Șah București1½11*4235014.0
7CS Universitatea Arad201110*22319.0
8ACS Smart Galați00½1122*2318.5
9CSM Lugoj1011122*209.5
9 players

29) TCh-GEO Club 2015

The Georgian Team Championships took place 5th to 11th October 2015. Samegrelo Samegrelo won the title.

TCh-GEO Club 2015 Ureki GEO Mon 5th Oct 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1"Samegrelo" Samegrelo*4461229.00
2"Rustavi" Kvemo Kartli*3351228.00
3"Kutaisi" Imereti*56825.50
4"Tbilisi" Tbilisi2*55825.00
5"Nona" Adjara23*35823.50
6"Kakheti" Kakheti33*5420.00
7"Guria" Guria0½111*4411.00
8"Ambrolauri" Racha-Lechkhumi½101½12*06.00
8 players

30) TCh-ISL 2015-16

The Icelandic Team Championships take place 24th September 2015 to 5th March 2016. The first 5 rounds were in September and games should follow at some point.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2015-16 Reykjavik ISL Thu 24th Sep 2015 - Sat 5th Mar 2016
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Huginn Chess Club a-team*76632.0100
2Reykjavik Chess Club a-team*7831.5100
3Akureyri Chess Club a-team1*7623.060
4Fjolnir Chess Club2*5721.060
5The Viking Club3*620.560
6Huginn Chess Club b-team½*6518.560
7Bolungarvik Chess Club2*16.000
8KR Chess Club112*412.530
9Akureyri Chess Club b-team12*12.520
10Reykjavik Chess Club b-team0234*12.510
10 players

31) 43rd Greek Team Championship 2015

The 43rd Greek Team Championship took place 8th to 12th October 2015.

43rd TCh-GRE 2015 Porto Rio GRE Thu 8th Oct 2015 - Mon 12th Oct 2015
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11ΠΣ ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΙΟΥ7610122438.5
22ΣΟ ΚΑΒΑΛΑΣ7610120360.0
33ΠΑΝΙΩΝΙΟΣ ΓΣΣ7511110275.5
45ΕΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ7520100317.5
54ΕΟΑΟ 'ΦΥΣΙΟΛΑΤΡΗΣ' ΝΙΚΑΙΑΣ7520100301.0
69ΣΟ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΥ7520100214.5
712ΦΟΝ ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟΥ - ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ743080249.0
87ΟΦΗ743080245.0
913ΝΟ ΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑΣ 'Ο ΠΟΣΕΙΔΩΝ'732280234.5
106ΣΑ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΑΣ 'ΑΡΓΟΝΑΥΤΗΣ'732280222.5
1114ΣΑ ΧΑΝΙΩΝ743080217.5
1215ΑΟ 'ΚΥΔΩΝ' ΧΑΝΙΩΝ743080197.0
138ΑΟ 'ΚΑΪΣΣΑ' ΧΑΝΙΩΝ732280187.0
1410ΠΕΙΡΑΪΚΟΣ ΟΣ733170264.5
1511ΜΑΠΟ 'ΚΕΡΑΥΝΟΣ' ΩΡΑΙΟΚΑΣΤΡΟΥ733170204.5
1620ΛΠ ΦΛΩΡΙΝΑΣ733170177.5
1716ΑΟ 'ΖΗΝΩΝ' ΓΛΥΦΑΔΑΣ734060175.0
1819ΜΓΣ ΕΘΝΙΚΟΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥΠΟΛΗΣ723260171.5
1925ΟΦΣ ΚΑΒΑΛΑΣ734060166.0
2021ΣΜΣ ΕΛΕΥΣΙΝΑΣ723260166.0
2124ΣΟ ΑΙΓΑΛΕΩ734060160.5
2217ΣΟ ΠΟΛΙΧΝΗΣ734060153.5
2318ΣΟ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ734060147.5
2422ΑΣ ΠΑΠΑΓΟΥ724150168.0
2523ΣΟ ΝΕΑΣ ΦΙΛΑΔΕΛΦΕΙΑΣ724150152.0
2626ΧΑΝ ΚΑΛΑΜΑΡΙΑΣ724150109.5
2728ΣΟ ΙΚΑΡΙΑΣ 'Ι.ΤΖΕΛΕΠΗΣ'725040144.0
2827ΝΑΥΤΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΝΩΣΗ ΠΑΤΡΩΝ715130108.5
2930ΟΣ ΚΑΛΑΜΑΤΑΣ71602248.0
3029ΘΙΝΑΛΙΟΣ ΣΟ71602088.5
3131ΕΣ ΑΙΓΙΑΛΕΙΑΣ10011035.0
31 players

32) TCh-FIN 2015-16

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 12th September 2015 to 13th March 2016.

TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN Sat 12th Sep 2015 - Sun 13th Mar 2016
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsBpts
1EtVaS, Vantaa4821
2TammerSh, Tampere4817
3JyS, Jyvaskyla4711
4MatSK, Espoo4612
5Aatos, Helsinki449
6SalSK, Salo446
7Velhot, Helsinki439
8TuTS, Turku428
9KymS, Kotka427
10OSS, Oulu426
11Garde, Helsinki424
12HSK, Helsinki403
12 players

33) TCh-SVK 2015-16

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 10th October 2015 to 10th April 2016.

TCh-SVK 2015-16 Slovakia SVK Sat 10th Oct 2015 - Sun 10th Apr 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slovan Commander*5611.50
2SK Dunajska Streda*5610.50
3Liptovska sachova skola*55610.00
4SKS Dubnica nad Vahom*448.50
5SK Prakovce3*639.00
6REINTER Humenne*36.00
7SK Modra*417.50
8SKM Angelus Stara Lubovna34*17.00
TJ INBEST Dunajov34*17.00
10TJ Slavia UPJS Kosice*416.50
11SK Strelec Devinska Nova Ves24*16.00
12SK Caissa Cadca3*06.50
12 players

34) Dutch League 2015-16

The Dutch League takes place 26th September 2015 to 23rd April 2016.

Dutch League 2015-16 Netherlands NED Sat 26th Sep 2015 - Sat 23rd Apr 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
12356XX 6 8414
22432 XX 413
32357 XX 412
42389 XX 5 311½
52401 XX 7 211½
62344 XX 6 210½
723974 5 XX 19
82372 XX 07
92305 34 XX 07
1021782 XX0
10 players

35) Active Team Events

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

14th Iranian Super League 2015

The 14th Iranian Super League takes place 17th July to 21st September. The July games aren't available but most of the games from all rounds in September were. Final rounds are in November.

14th Iranian Super League Tehran IRI Fri 17th Jul 2015 - 13th November 2015
Leading Round 8 (of 13) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213TB1TB2TB3
1Shahrdari Tabriz*344426.0160
2Saipa*242424.0140
3Damon Sakht Shomal*233320.0110
4Park Fanavari Pardis*33319.0120
5Rah & Shahrsazi Lorestan*3418.580
6Esteghlal Tehran22*2416.590
7Donya Felez Rasht½2*1214.080
8Bank Sarmayeh1½3*14.060
9Faravardehayeh Nasouz Azarakhsh½0*412.560
10Tarbiat Qom1211½2*310.540
11Darya Borj Shiraz0½1½1*410.020
12Bashgah Paeiz Ahvaz001101*4.500
13Perspolis Tehran0½0½00*2.500
13 teams

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. Not all the round 1 and 2 matches were played with a couple being postponed until October.

Bundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER Fri 18th Sep 2015 - Sun 24th Apr 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden3300617
2SK Schwaebisch Hall3210414.5
3SC Hansa Dortmund2200412
4SV Muelheim Nord2200411
5SG Solingen2200410.5
6SV 1930 Hockenheim211028.5
7FC Bayern Muenchen312028.5
8SG Trier201117
9Erfurter SK303008
10SV Griesheim 1976202006
11Hamburger SK202006
12SK Norderstedt 1975202003
13USV TU Dresden000000
14SV Werder Bremen000000
15SK Turm Emsdetten000000
16SF Berlin 1903000000
16 teams

TCh-SUI 2015

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 29th March to 11th October 2015. Final rounds 10th to 11th October 2015.

TCh-SUI 2015 Switzerland SUI Sun 29th Mar 2015 - Sun 11th Oct 2015
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Geneve 11439½
2Luzern 11237
3Riehen 11235½
4Zurich 11136
5Winterthur 1728½
6Echallens 1621
7Wollishofen 1323½
8Reti 1322½
9Schwarz-Weiss Bern 1122
10Neuchâtel 1114½
10 players

TCh-CHN 2015

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 10th April to 11th December 2015 over a marathon 22 rounds. Next rounds 28th to 30th October 2015.

TCh-CHN 2015 China CHN Fri 10th Apr 2015 - Fri 11th Dec 2015
Leading Round 15 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
15Beijing North Austrian team1512122648.0
26Chongqing team1510232349.0
34Shanghai Institute of bridge team1510412146.0
49Tianjin Chunhua campus team157172144.0
51Zhejiang team157621641.5
611Jiangsu Green Sheep Springs team156631539.5
72Hangzhou team155551536.5
83Shandong Jingzhi wine team155821236.0
912Qingdao experimental junior high school team155821235.0
107Hebei Lottery team152103723.0
1110Shenzhen Pengcheng team153120626.5
128Chengdu bud club team152112625.0
12 teams

36) Forthcoming Events and Links

Kolomenskaya Open 2015

3rd Krk Golden Island Open 2015

31st European Club Cup 2015

19th Corsican Circuit 2015

19th Hoogeveen Chess 2015

BDO Chess tournament 2015

Haarlem Masters 2015

SPICE Cup Open 2015

41st Guernsey Chess Festival 2015

13th Cap D'Agde 2015

Lichtenrader Herbst 2015

VIII Grand Slam Masters Final 2015

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2015-16

TCh-AUT 2015-16

TCh-CZE 2015-16

TCh-HUN 2015-16

World Seniors 2015

20th European Teams 2015

6th Brno Open 2015

31st Voivoda Cup 2015

7th Pilsen Open 2015

7th London Chess Classic 2015

China-Russia Win and Continue Match Pt2 2015

Malmo Open 2015

Qatar Masters Open 2015

Czech Christmas 2015-16

45th Rilton Cup 2015-16

Basel Schachfestival 2016

16th Heraklion Open 2016

Paul Keres Memorial 2016

14th Parsvnath Delhi International 2016

78th Tata Steel 2016

Reykjavik Open 2016

Hasselbacken Chess Open 2016

17th Heraklion Open 2016

39th Eastman Open 2016

42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016

18th Heraklion Open 2016

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