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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1146 24th October 2016 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 69th ch-RUS 2016
3) Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016
4) 20th Hoogeveen Chess 2016
5) Chigorin Memorial 2016
6) Haarlem Masters 2016
7) Barcelona GM 2016
8) 77th ch-ARM 1st League 2016
9) 14th Cap D'Agde 2016
10) 20th Corsican Circuit 2016
11) ch-Nordic 2016
12) 80th Anniversary OeBRO 2016
13) 87th ch-GER 2016
14) 8th Korbach Open 2016
15) WinterChess October IM 2016
16) World Cadets 2016
17) 4th Mollet del Valles IM 2016
18) 4th ch-Francophonie 2016
19) Panchenko Mem IM 2016
20) Pankrac Cup 2016
21) SPICE Cup Open 2016
22) Bent Larsen Memorial 2016
23) 42nd Guernsey Chess Festival 2016
24) New Chess Brains Tournament 2016
25) Lichtenrader Herbst 2016
26) Mersin Open 2016
27) 13th Heviz Festival 2016
28) ch-IND Junior 2016
29) chess.com Isle of Man International 2016
30) Moscow Team Championship 2016
31) 26th TCh-SLO 2016
32) Fraubundesliga 2016-17
33) Belgrade Premier League 2016
34) Liga Nacional Superior 2016
35) Portuguese Supercup 2016
36) TCh-AUT 2016-17
37) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2016-17
38) TCh-SVK 2016-17
39) TCh-CZE 2016-17
40) TCh-FIN 2016-17
41) Active Team Events
42) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
69th ch-RUS 201672 games
Amir Timur 680 Rapid 201624 games
20th Hoogeveen Chess 2016302 games
Chigorin Memorial 20161243 games
Haarlem Masters 201630 games
Barcelona GM 201612 games
77th ch-ARM 1st League 20167 games
14th Cap D'Agde 201632 games
20th Corsican Circuit 201632 games
ch-Nordic 201615 games
80th Anniversary OeBRO 201672 games
87th ch-GER 201639 games
8th Korbach Open 2016235 games
World Cadets 2016340 games
4th Mollet del Valles IM 20166 games
4th ch-Francophonie 201614 games
Pankrac Cup 201612 games
SPICE Cup Open 2016183 games
Bent Larsen Memorial 201670 games
42nd Guernsey Chess Festival 201645 games
Lichtenrader Herbst 201659 games
Mersin Open 201664 games
ch-IND Junior 2016155 games
chess.com Isle of Man International 201632 games
Moscow Team Championship 201662 games
26th TCh-SLO 201690 games
Fraubundesliga 2016-1724 games
Belgrade Premier League 2016292 games
Liga Nacional Superior 201630 games
Portuguese Supercup 20164 games
TCh-AUT 2016-17142 games
TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2016-1784 games
TCh-SVK 2016-1796 games
TCh-CZE 2016-1796 games
TCh-FIN 2016-178 games
4023 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Robert Moens, Paulo Rocha, Marko Tauriainen, Paul Truong, Arno Eliens and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Alexander Riazantsev leads the Russian Championship with three rounds to go but with 5 more players within half a point of the lead it's all to play for. Magnus Carlsen plays his final event before his World Chess Championship match against Sergey Karjakin when he plays Hikaru Nakamura in the chess.com Blitz Championship Final on Thursday. Elsewhere there's been a huge amount of quality chess this week. Plenty to look at.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 69th ch-RUS 2016

The Russian Chess Championship takes place in Novosibirsk 16th to 28th October 2016. Players: Grischuk, Svidler, Inarkiev, Tomashevsky, Vitiugov,, Jakovenko, Oparin, Fedoseev, Kokarev,, Riazantsev, Goganov and Bocharov play. Alongside is the women's championship with Kosteniuk, Kashlinskaya, Girya, Pogonina, Galliamova etc.

69th ch-RUS 2016 Novosibirsk RUS Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Riazantsev AlexanderRUS26515.0317.752.0
27Grischuk AlexanderRUS27524.5517.001.0
38Jakovenko DmitryRUS27144.5515.502.0
42Fedoseev VladimirRUS26654.5318.751.0
51Svidler PeterRUS27454.5318.751.0
63Tomashevsky EvgenyRUS27244.5318.001.0
76Goganov AlekseyRUS26354.0416.501.0
811Vitiugov NikitaRUS27214.0415.001.0
910Oparin GrigoriyRUS26173.5513.751.0
105Kokarev DmitryRUS26363.5413.750.0
1112Inarkiev ErnestoRUS27323.5412.502.0
129Bocharov DmitryRUS26112.057.750.0
12 players
69th ch-RUS 2016 Novosibirsk RUS Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016. Category: 18. Ave: (2684)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Riazantsev, Alexander GM RUS 2651 # = = = = = 1 = 1 5 2776
2 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM RUS 2665 = # = = = = 1 = = 4.5 2743
3 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2745 = = # = = = = = 1 4.5 2732
4 Tomashevsky, Evgeny GM RUS 2724 = = = # = = = = 1 4.5 2718
5 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2752 = = # = = = 1 = = 4.5 2723
6 Jakovenko, Dmitry GM RUS 2714 = = # 0 = = = 1 1 4.5 2724
7 Goganov, Aleksey GM RUS 2635 = = = = 1 # = 0 = 4 2694
8 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2721 = 0 = = = = # = 1 4 2674
9 Oparin, Grigoriy GM RUS 2617 = = 0 = 1 # = 0 = 3.5 2639
10 Kokarev, Dmitry GM RUS 2636 0 = = = = = = # = 3.5 2638
11 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2732 = = 0 0 = 0 1 # 1 3.5 2642
12 Bocharov, Dmitry GM RUS 2611 0 = 0 = 0 = = 0 # 2 2489
Round 1. Sun 16th Oct 2016
Svidler, Peter 1-0 Inarkiev, Ernesto 59 C65 Ruy Lopez
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Vitiugov, Nikita 83 B12 Caro-Kann
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Oparin, Grigoriy 28 D37 QGD
Riazantsev, Alexander 1-0 Bocharov, Dmitry 28 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 31 C67 Ruy Lopez
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 49 A80 Dutch
Round 2. Mon 17th Oct 2016
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 42 A32 English
Jakovenko, Dmitry 0-1 Goganov, Aleksey 60 A11 English
Bocharov, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Kokarev, Dmitry 52 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Oparin, Grigoriy 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 38 C19 French
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 40 E18 Queen's Indian
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 35 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Round 3. Tue 18th Oct 2016
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 57 C53 Giuoco Piano
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 38 A34 English
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 27 B40 Sicilian defence
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Oparin, Grigoriy 32 B54 Sicilian
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Bocharov, Dmitry 40 A33 English
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 41 C50 Giuoco Piano
Round 4. Wed 19th Oct 2016
Inarkiev, Ernesto 0-1 Jakovenko, Dmitry 43 C67 Ruy Lopez
Bocharov, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 23 A33 English
Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 Goganov, Aleksey 42 A05 Reti opening
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Kokarev, Dmitry 41 D91 Gruenfeld
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 24 B12 Caro-Kann
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 41 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 5. Thu 20th Oct 2016
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1-0 Inarkiev, Ernesto 58 D38 QGD
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 14 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 55 C95 Ruy Lopez
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 35 D37 QGD
Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Oparin, Grigoriy 56 B90 Sicilian
Jakovenko, Dmitry 1-0 Bocharov, Dmitry 42 B08 Pirc
Round 6. Fri 21st Oct 2016
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 Bocharov, Dmitry 67 B12 Caro-Kann
Oparin, Grigoriy 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 43 A07 Reti
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 40 E60 King's Indian defence
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 40 A11 English
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Kokarev, Dmitry 62 B90 Sicilian
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 44 E10 Queen's pawn game
Round 7. Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 36 D38 QGD
Kokarev, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 34 C89 Ruy Lopez
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 33 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 41 C89 Ruy Lopez
Jakovenko, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 54 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Bocharov, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Oparin, Grigoriy 61 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Round 8. Mon 24th Oct 2016
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 Oparin, Grigoriy 38 B90 Sicilian
Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 Bocharov, Dmitry 30 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 41 C50 Giuoco Piano
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 41 B90 Sicilian
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 42 A07 Reti
Riazantsev, Alexander 1-0 Kokarev, Dmitry 36 D90 Gruenfeld
66th ch-RUS w 2016 Novosibirsk RUS Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Kosteniuk AlexandraRUS25376.0423.255.0
21Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24635.0316.504.0
39Girya OlgaRUS24464.5515.753.0
46Charochkina DariaRUS23664.5418.253.0
53Pogonina NatalijaRUS24844.5320.003.0
67Gunina ValentinaRUS25354.0515.004.0
710Goryachkina AleksandraRUS24604.0514.002.0
811Ovod EvgenijaRUS23624.0413.502.0
92Pustovoitova DariaRUS23864.0313.753.0
104Galliamova AlisaRUS24503.0311.002.0
118Kashlinskaya AlinaRUS24622.5511.000.0
125Ubiennykh EkaterinaRUS23462.047.002.0
12 players
66th ch-RUS w 2016 Novosibirsk RUS Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016. Category: 8. Ave: (2441)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2537 # 1 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 6 2654
2 Bodnaruk, Anastasia IM RUS 2463 0 # 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 5 2541
3 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2484 1 1 # 0 = = = 1 0 4.5 2464
4 Charochkina, Daria IM RUS 2366 = 1 # 0 1 = 0 1 = 4.5 2493
5 Girya, Olga WGM RUS 2446 = 1 # 0 = 0 1 = 1 4.5 2483
6 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2535 0 0 0 1 # 0 1 1 1 4 2435
7 Goryachkina, Aleksandra WGM RUS 2460 0 = = = 1 # 0 = 1 4 2453
8 Pustovoitova, Daria FM RUS 2386 0 0 = 1 0 # = 1 1 4 2443
9 Ovod, Evgenija IM RUS 2362 = 0 1 0 = # = = 1 4 2434
10 Galliamova, Alisa IM RUS 2450 = 0 0 0 1 0 = # 1 3 2349
11 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM RUS 2462 0 = = = 0 = = # 0 2.5 2298
12 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina WIM RUS 2346 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 2 2246
Round 1. Sun 16th Oct 2016
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 69 C26 Vienna
Pustovoitova, Daria 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 110 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 40 E00 Catalan opening
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Girya, Olga 95 D11 QGD Slav
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina 33 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Charochkina, Daria 1-0 Gunina, Valentina 34 E37 Nimzo-Indian
Round 2. Mon 17th Oct 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Gunina, Valentina 29 B18 Caro-Kann
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Charochkina, Daria 59 A90 Dutch defence
Girya, Olga 1-0 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 86 E73 King's Indian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa 33 A11 English
Ovod, Evgenija 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 50 D36 QGD
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Pustovoitova, Daria 33 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Tue 18th Oct 2016
Pustovoitova, Daria 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 36 A15 English opening
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 45 A48 King's Indian
Galliamova, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 57 D37 QGD
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 0-1 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 24 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Charochkina, Daria 0-1 Girya, Olga 35 A07 Reti
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina 63 E04 Catalan
Round 4. Wed 19th Oct 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina 35 A18 English
Girya, Olga 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 55 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Charochkina, Daria 102 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Ovod, Evgenija 1-0 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 39 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 98 B47 Sicilian
Pustovoitova, Daria 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 31 D02 Queen's pawn game
Round 5. Thu 20th Oct 2016
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 80 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Pustovoitova, Daria 55 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 0-1 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 61 B95 Sicilian
Charochkina, Daria 1-0 Ovod, Evgenija 37 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 24 E01 Catalan
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 45 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Round 6. Fri 21st Oct 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 46 D11 QGD Slav
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 78 E04 Catalan
Ovod, Evgenija 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 66 A45 Queen's pawn game
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Charochkina, Daria 95 B12 Caro-Kann
Pustovoitova, Daria 1-0 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 58 E70 King's Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 92 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 7. Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Galliamova, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 32 E12 Queen's Indian
Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 1-0 Pogonina, Natalija 22 E54 Nimzo-Indian
Charochkina, Daria 0-1 Pustovoitova, Daria 62 D52 QGD
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 37 A41 Old Indian defence
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 41 D31 QGD
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 39 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Round 8. Mon 24th Oct 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 46 B52 Sicilian
Ovod, Evgenija 1-0 Girya, Olga 49 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 53 C02 French
Pustovoitova, Daria 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 41 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 0-1 Charochkina, Daria 31 E00 Catalan opening
Galliamova, Alisa 1-0 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina 69 D37 QGD

3) Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016

The Amir Timur 680 Rapid took place over four days 18th to 21st October 2016. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won with 8/12 two points clear of Boris Gelfand.

Amir Timur 680 Rapid 2016 Tashkent UZB Tue 18th Oct 2016 - Fri 21st Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgGms1234PtsTB1
1Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGMAZE276212****11½½½½½½½1½18.0
2Gelfand, BorisGMISR27431200½½****½1½1½1½06.0
3Kasimdzhanov, RustamGMUZB269112½½½½½0½0****½½½½5.032.00
4Ponomariov, RuslanGMUKR270912½0½0½0½1½½½½****5.030.00
4 players

4) 20th Hoogeveen Chess 2016

The 20th Hoogeveen Chess tournament took place 15th to 22nd October 2016. Two matches, Nigel Short beat Hou Yifan 3.5-2.5 (the final game won by Hou Yifan will not be rated, Short pointed out a FIDE regulation about this) and Ivan Sokolov beat Jorden Van Foreest 3.5-2.5 in a match where white won every game until the final one where Sokolov held the draw. Abhijeet Gupta won the open with 7.5/9.

Hoogeveen Matches
Short, Nigel D - Hou, Yifan ½-½ 57 A05 Various
Hou, Yifan - Short, Nigel D ½-½ 42 C11 French Defence
Short, Nigel D - Hou, Yifan 1-0 50 E06 Catalan
Hou, Yifan - Short, Nigel D 0-1 36 C02 French Advance
Short, Nigel D - Hou, Yifan ½-½ 48 A30 English Symmetrical
Hou, Yifan - Short, Nigel D 1-0 39 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin

Hoogeveen Matches Hoogeveen (NED), 16-22 x 2016
Name Ti FED Rtg 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts Perf
Short, Nigel D g ENG 2670 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 2706
Hou, Yifan g CHN 2649 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 2613
Hoogeveen Matches
Sokolov, Ivan - Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 41 E73 King's Indian Averbakh
Van Foreest, Jorden - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 29 C41 Philidor's Defence
Sokolov, Ivan - Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 28 E73 King's Indian Averbakh
Van Foreest, Jorden - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 38 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Sokolov, Ivan - Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 62 E73 King's Indian Averbakh
Van Foreest, Jorden - Sokolov, Ivan ½-½ 38 C45 Scotch Game

Hoogeveen Matches Hoogeveen (NED), 16-22 x 2016
Name Ti FED Rtg 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts Perf
Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2623 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 2672
Van Foreest, Jorden g NED 2615 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 2566
20th Hoogeveen Open 2016 Hoogeveen NED Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sat 22nd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND26261111½11½½7.52697
2Sandipan, ChandaGMIND25931½½½111½17.02600
3Lalith Babu M RGMIND25861111½11006.52609
4Shyam, Sundar M.GMIND255211½1100116.52540
5Van Foreest, LucasNED2350½11½½½11½6.52534
6Romanishin, Oleg MGMUKR2456½1½½½1½116.52449
7Schoppen, CasperNED2304½1½½½½1116.52461
8Rakesh Kumar JenaFMIND22471½10½11½½6.02531
9Ernst, SipkeGMNED25401½1½1=01½6.02467
10Nitin, S.IMIND24101½11010½16.02445
11Vereggen, LarsFMNED2380110½0½1116.02316
12Werle, JanGMNED25551110½=½105.52479
13Ten Hertog, HugoIMNED24681½½011½105.52332
14Colijn, StefanFMNED2293101½1½½015.52403
15Debashis, DasGMIND2478101½½1½½½5.52336
16Karavade, EeshaIMIND24210111½1½½05.52360
17Beerdsen, ThomasFMNED2404110110½015.52394
18Rathnakaran, K.IMIND246911100½1015.52364
19Bellia, FabrizioIMITA2447½101=½1015.52293
20Okkes, MennoFMNED2322½1½011½105.52320
21Jonkman, HarmenGMNED2413101011½015.52311
22Strating, SyboltFMNED2276101010½115.52300
23Keetman, MaaikeNED21740½½10111½5.52274
24De Jong, MigchielIMNED2330½1½110½0½5.02379
25Buckels, ValentinFMGER22731½½½1001½5.02316
26Schut, HanNED21280110=½1½½5.02288
27Van Osch, MeesFMNED22881011½0½105.02377
28Sundararajan, KidambiGMIND24291½½½½10½½5.02253
29Dushyant SharmaIND2039011½0½0115.02271
30Bunyatov, RustamFMAZE2249100110½1½5.02270
31Kerigan, DemreIMTUR23621001=½1105.02286
32Vedder, RichardFMNED22051½½0½½½1½5.02241
33Clemens, AdrianFMNED2162010101½½15.02228
34Vrolijk, LiamNED226511½0½½½½04.52336
35Mager, DenisGER2224110½½½1004.52325
36Mijnheer, PeterNED2137½011100104.52311
37De Graaf, DickNED219510110½0104.52281
38Harsha BharathakotiIND236311010½0014.52229
39Heemskerk, WimFMNED22431½0½=½10½4.52206
40Grant, Jonathan I MSCO2223011½½½0014.52201
81 players

5) Chigorin Memorial 2016

The Chigorin Memorial took place 14th to 24th October 2016. Kirill Alekseenko won with 8/9.

Chigorin Memorial 2016 St Petersburg RUS Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Mon 24th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
127Alekseenko KirillRUS25548.056.051.07.0
27Romanov EvgenyRUS26197.554.550.56.0
34Kamsky GataUSA26377.554.550.06.0
414Volkov SergeyRUS26097.553.049.06.0
53Sjugirov SananRUS26607.054.549.55.0
679Abdusattorov NodirbekUZB23957.051.547.56.0
712Jumabayev RinatKAZ26097.050.547.56.0
863Gusain HimalIND24287.050.547.06.0
92Artemiev VladislavRUS26637.050.545.56.0
1064Sarana AlexeyRUS24277.049.545.56.0
1126Gordievsky DmitryRUS25557.047.043.05.0
125Alekseev EvgenyRUS26366.556.551.55.0
1315Eliseev UriiRUS26066.555.551.05.0
1434Paravyan DavidRUS25286.555.050.55.0
1510Lu ShangleiCHN26156.554.049.05.0
1619Ponkratov PavelRUS25896.552.048.55.0
1722Sengupta DeepIND25706.551.548.06.0
188Khalifman AlexanderRUS26176.551.547.04.0
16Timofeev ArtyomRUS26016.551.547.04.0
2042Levin Evgeny A.RUS25056.550.045.56.0
2124Fedorov AlexeiBLR25676.549.546.05.0
2223Aleksandrov AleksejBLR25686.549.545.55.0
2317Bok BenjaminNED25946.549.545.54.0
2468Sadovsky ArtemRUS24146.549.045.06.0
25132Gogolev ArtemRUS22876.548.545.06.0
2644Matinian NikitaRUS24956.548.544.05.0
2725Stupak KirillBLR25646.548.045.05.0
2832Yuffa DaniilRUS25346.546.543.55.0
2951Tran Tuan MinhVIE24686.546.543.06.0
3038Lintchevski DaniilRUS25226.546.543.04.0
31135Iljin TimofeyUKR22796.545.542.55.0
3249Soffer RamISR24756.545.541.55.0
3350Swayams MishraIND24726.545.041.06.0
3421Huzman AlexanderISR25776.545.041.05.0
31Sunilduth Lyna NarayananIND25366.545.041.05.0
3677Arslanov ShamilRUS23986.544.540.55.0
3786Tologontegin SemeteyKGZ23716.543.540.06.0
3813Kovalev VladislavBLR26096.052.549.04.0
391Smirin IliaISR26856.052.547.54.0
4018Rozum IvanRUS25906.052.047.55.0
372 players
Chigorin Mem Blitz 2016 St Petersburg RUS Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Mon 24th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
113Paravyan DavidRUS257911.0112.094.593.25
21Lu ShangleiCHN271510.5101.586.582.50
38Bok BenjaminNED261510.5101.585.581.50
442Tran Tuan MinhVIE246110.0114.096.583.50
52Ponkratov PavelRUS267910.0112.596.084.00
628Huzman AlexanderISR251010.0106.590.579.75
79Pridorozhni AlekseiRUS26119.5112.596.078.25
820Volkov SergeyRUS25619.5111.596.079.00
917Moskalenko AlexanderRUS25739.5110.095.076.50
1014Timofeev ArtyomRUS25789.5106.090.075.75
115Turov MaximRUS26279.599.585.071.25
124Alekseev EvgenyRUS26629.599.584.569.75
1325Anisimov PavelRUS25289.595.080.066.75
1441Yanchenko RomanRUS24639.0108.591.071.75
1546Moiseenko VadimRUS24429.0106.089.070.25
166Jumabayev RinatKAZ26219.0105.090.069.00
177Lintchevski DaniilRUS26199.0104.088.070.50
1821Gajewski GrzegorzPOL25579.0104.088.066.00
1926Ehlvest JaanUSA25239.0104.087.567.75
2024Golubov SaveliyRUS25309.0103.087.569.25
2110Khismatullin DenisRUS26049.0102.586.569.00
2227Soffer RamISR25179.0100.586.567.75
2371Bartel MichalPOL23519.094.079.060.50
2411Kovalev VladislavBLR25878.5110.093.066.00
2547Sunilduth Lyna NarayananIND24408.5108.593.064.75
263Sjugirov SananRUS26698.5108.091.065.75
2722Tsydypov ZhamsaranRUS25468.5107.091.567.75
2836Levin Evgeny A.RUS24808.5106.589.564.25
2943Yuffa DaniilRUS24608.5105.588.063.50
3048Idani PouyaIRI24358.5103.087.566.00
3131Fier AlexandrBRA24898.5102.587.064.25
3240Shevchenko KirillUKR24718.5100.585.057.75
33101Li YankaiCHN22448.5100.086.062.00
3451Bajarani UlviAZE24218.599.584.058.75
3549Abergel ThalFRA24338.596.581.059.00
3653Drygalov AndreyRUS24138.595.080.560.75
3738Swayams MishraIND24768.595.080.059.50
3892Ofitserian BorisRUS22848.594.581.055.25
3937Xu YinglunCHN24798.594.580.058.00
4059Usmanov VasilyRUS23968.594.579.560.25
271 players

6) Haarlem Masters 2016

The Haarlem Masters took place 15th to 23rd October 2016. Thomas Willemze won with 6.5/9.

Haarlem Masters 2016 Haarlem NED Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Willemze, ThomasIM24011½111½01½6.52500
2Bosboom, ManuelIM239701011½1½16.02460
3De Jager, JaapFM24171½½½½½½½15.52413
4L'Ami, AlinaIM232211½0½1½0½5.02386
5Schippers, Maurice2266½½½0011½½4.52349
6Lopez, JaselFM223300½10½1½½4.02310
7Warakomska, AnnaWIM2365½0½0½½1½½4.02295
8Hopman, PieterFM2354011½0001½4.02297
9Warmerdam, MaxFM238810½1½½0003.52256
10Umudova, NargizWGM22670½00100½02.02129
10 players
Haarlem Masters 2016 Haarlem NED Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Oct 2016. Category: 4. Ave: (2341)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Willemze, Thomas IM NED 2401 # 1 = 1 1 0 = 1 = 1 6.5 2500
2 Bosboom, Manuel IM NED 2397 0 # 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 6 2460
3 De Jager, Jaap FM NED 2417 = 1 # = = = = = = 1 5.5 2413
4 L'Ami, Alina IM ROU 2322 0 0 = # = = = 1 1 1 5 2386
5 Schippers, Maurice NED 2266 0 0 = = # = = 1 1 = 4.5 2349
6 Lopez, Jasel FM ARU 2233 1 0 = = = # 1 = 0 0 4 2310
7 Warakomska, Anna WIM POL 2365 = = = = = 0 # 0 = 1 4 2295
8 Hopman, Pieter FM NED 2354 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 # 1 1 4 2297
9 Warmerdam, Max FM NED 2388 = 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 # 1 3.5 2256
10 Umudova, Nargiz WGM AZE 2267 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 0 0 # 2 2129

7) Barcelona GM 2016

The Barcelona GM takes place 22nd to 28th October 2016.

Barcelona GM 2016 Barcelona ESP Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Duda Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL26782.53.000.02
27Anton Guijarro DavidGMESP26282.52.500.02
33Zvjaginsev VadimGMRUS26732.03.500.01
48Lopez Martinez Josep ManuelGMCAT25472.00.500.02
54Naiditsch ArkadijGMAZE26841.51.000.01
66Asis Gargatagli HipolitoIMCAT24991.01.000.00
75Peralta FernandoGMARG25770.50.500.00
82Munoz MiguelGMCAT24710.00.000.00
8 players
Barcelona GM 2016 Barcelona ESP Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016. Category: 14. Ave: (2595)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof GM POL 2678 # = 1 1 2.5 2837
2 Anton Guijarro, David GM ESP 2628 # = 1 1 2.5 2882
3 Zvjaginsev, Vadim GM RUS 2673 = = # 1 2 2727
4 Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel GM ESP 2547 0 # 1 1 2 2700
5 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM AZE 2684 0 # = 1 1.5 2568
6 Asis Gargatagli, Hipolito IM ESP 2499 0 = # = 1 2520
7 Peralta, Fernando GM ARG 2577 0 0 = # 0.5 2304
8 Munoz, Miguel GM ESP 2471 0 0 0 # 0 2618
Round 1. Sat 22nd Oct 2016
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel 57 D35 QGD
Munoz, Miguel 0-1 Anton Guijarro, David 42 C77 Ruy Lopez
Zvjaginsev, Vadim 1-0 Asis Gargatagli, Hipolito 27 B50 Sicilian
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 Peralta, Fernando 45 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel 1-0 Peralta, Fernando 49 A07 Reti
Asis Gargatagli, Hipolito 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 42 C53 Giuoco Piano
Anton Guijarro, David 1/2-1/2 Zvjaginsev, Vadim 45 A15 English opening
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 Munoz, Miguel 74 B01 Scandinavian defence, Lasker variation
Round 3. Mon 24th Oct 2016
Munoz, Miguel 0-1 Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel 42 B40 Sicilian
Zvjaginsev, Vadim 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 37 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 Anton Guijarro, David 31 C77 Ruy Lopez
Peralta, Fernando 1/2-1/2 Asis Gargatagli, Hipolito 35 E29 Nimzo-Indian

8) 77th ch-ARM 1st League 2016

The 77th Armenian Championship 1st League (which I think really means their national championship) takes place 23rd October to 7th November 2016.

77th ch-ARM 1st League Yerevan ARM Sun 23rd Oct 2016 - Mon 7th Nov 2016
Leading Round 1 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Hakobyan AramARM24171.00.0000.0
2Hayrapetyan HovikARM24681.00.0000.0
3Kalashian DavidARM23581.00.0000.0
5Shahinyan DavidARM24311.00.0000.0
6Harutyunian Tigran K.ARM24951.00.0000.0
7Petrosyan ManuelARM25301.00.0000.0
711Martirosyan Haik M.ARM24700.50.2510.0
84Yegiazaryan ArmenakARM22430.50.2500.0
98Torosyan NorayrARM23860.00.0010.0
9Babujian LevonARM24650.00.0010.0
10Sargsyan ShantARM24400.00.0010.0
12Mikaelyan ArmanARM24490.00.0010.0
13Bakunts RafaelARM23960.00.0010.0
14Hovhannisyan Karen G.ARM22510.00.0010.0
14 players
77th ch-ARM 1st League Yerevan ARM Sun 23rd Oct 2016 - Mon 7th Nov 2016. Category: 7. Ave: (2414)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Shahinyan, David IM ARM 2431 # 1 1 2440
2 Hayrapetyan, Hovik GM ARM 2468 # 1 1 2396
3 Hakobyan, Aram FM ARM 2417 # 1 1 2251
4 Kalashian, David IM ARM 2358 # 1 1 2449
5 Petrosyan, Manuel IM ARM 2530 # 1 1 2386
6 Harutyunian, Tigran K. IM ARM 2495 # 1 1 2465
7 Yegiazaryan, Armenak ARM 2243 # = 0.5 2470
8 Martirosyan, Haik M. IM ARM 2470 = # 0.5 2243
9 Sargsyan, Shant CM ARM 2440 0 # 0 2431
10 Torosyan, Norayr ARM 2386 0 # 0 2530
11 Hovhannisyan, Karen G. ARM 2251 0 # 0 2417
12 Babujian, Levon GM ARM 2465 0 # 0 2495
13 Mikaelyan, Arman IM ARM 2449 0 # 0 2358
14 Bakunts, Rafael ARM 2396 0 # 0 2468

9) 14th Cap D'Agde 2016

The 14th Cap D'Agde tournament takes place 21st to 29th October 2016. The main event is the Karpov rapid Trophy which has a long preliminary section over 14 rounds followed by a knockout phase. There is also an open alongside but it doesn't seem the games will be saved.

5th Karpov Trophy Prelim Cap d'Agde FRA (FRA), 21-29 x 2016 cat. XIII (2567)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2692 * * 1 . ½ . ½ . 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 7 2882
2. Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2628 0 . * * 1 . ½ . ½ . 1 1 1 . 0 . 5 2644
3. Cornette, Matthieu g FRA 2599 ½ . 0 . * * ½ . ½ . 1 . 1 ½ 1 . 5 2657
4. Edouard, Romain g FRA 2628 ½ . ½ . ½ . * * ½ . 0 . 1 . 1 1 5 2635
5. Harika, Dronavalli g IND 2528 0 0 ½ . ½ . ½ . * * ½ . 0 . 1 . 3 2500
6. Sebag, Marie g FRA 2488 0 . 0 0 0 . 1 . ½ . * * ½ . 1 . 3 2497
7. Muzychuk, Anna g UKR 2561 0 . 0 . 0 ½ 0 . 1 . ½ . * * 1 . 3 2485
8. Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina m ESP 2414 0 . 1 . 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 . 0 . * * 1 2272
Round 1 (October 21, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Harika, Dronavalli 1-0 45 C55 Two Knights Defence
Karpov, Anatoly - Sebag, Marie 1-0 47 A11 Reti Opening
Cornette, Matthieu - Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 40 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Edouard, Romain 0-1 61 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Round 2 (October 21, 2016)
Karpov, Anatoly - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 68 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Edouard, Romain - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 30 A00 Irregular Openings
Harika, Dronavalli - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1-0 38 A20 English Opening
Sebag, Marie - Muzychuk, Anna ½-½ 31 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 3 (October 22, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Sebag, Marie 1-0 68 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Cornette, Matthieu - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 36 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Muzychuk, Anna - Edouard, Romain 0-1 53 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 36 B01 Centre Counter
Round 4 (October 22, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1-0 42 A07 Barcza System
Karpov, Anatoly - Cornette, Matthieu 1-0 59 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Harika, Dronavalli - Muzychuk, Anna 0-1 56 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Sebag, Marie - Edouard, Romain 1-0 81 B53 Sicilian Hungarian
Round 5 (October 23, 2016)
Cornette, Matthieu - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 30 C47 Four Knights
Edouard, Romain - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 19 A45 Trompowsky
Muzychuk, Anna - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 66 B17 Caro Kann
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Sebag, Marie 0-1 55 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 6 (October 23, 2016)
Bacrot, Etienne - Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 24 A33 English Symmetrical
Karpov, Anatoly - Edouard, Romain ½-½ 24 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Sebag, Marie - Harika, Dronavalli ½-½ 54 B40 Sicilian Classical
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina - Cornette, Matthieu 0-1 42 C41 Philidor's Defence
Round 7 (October 24, 2016)
Cornette, Matthieu - Sebag, Marie 1-0 32 B23 Sicilian Closed
Edouard, Romain - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 35 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Harika, Dronavalli - Karpov, Anatoly ½-½ 51 E04 Catalan
Muzychuk, Anna - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1-0 56 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 8 (October 24, 2016)
Edouard, Romain - Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 1-0 21 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Harika, Dronavalli - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 25 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Sebag, Marie - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 42 C53 Giuoco Piano
Muzychuk, Anna - Cornette, Matthieu ½-½ 27 C41 Philidor's Defence
14th Cap D'Agde Open 2016 Cap d'Agde FRA Fri 21st Oct 2016 - Sat 29th Oct 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB2Perf
1FEDORCHUK Sergey A.gUKR262432958
2VELTEN PaulmFRA2476352796
3KRAVTSIV MartyngUKR263633000
4DAVID AlbertogITA256332878
5VISHNU PRASANNA. VgIND252232815
6BANIKAS HristosgGRE2567342883
7NEVEDNICHY VladislavgROU2545342831
8ENCHEV IvajlomBUL2462342787
9SUMETS AndreygUKR256232869
10LAURENT-PAOLI PierrefFRA230562548
11BAUER ChristiangFRA262362527
12KANAREK MarcelgPOL252762451
13KIEFFER AnatoleFRA20542533
14PALAC MladengCRO26182518
15FLICK AntoinefFRA228852540
16MOUSSARD JulesgFRA255352465
17ABELLO SebastienFRA231352391
18PIASETSKI LeonmCAN23292371
19GRIMBERG GilbertfFRA22462312
20BATTAGLINI GabrielmFRA243242403
21CANTIN LoicFRA217442260
22CHANDESRIS LudovicFRA22352467
23TOULZAC Pierre-YvesfFRA22262436
24BARSEGHYAN HarutyunARM24472355
25BESHUKOV SergeigRUS238032384
26LERICHE InesFRA202822432
27LEVER ErwanFRA2076262495
28GATINEAU YovannFRA2132262373
29GALBY VassiliFRA206222439
30FAVAREL AntoinefFRA241122418
31TRAVADON LoicFRA208622377
32ROCH FlorianFRA195322365
33FAVAREL CamilleFRA223922327
34FORGUES FabienFRA214122321
35BRUNED YvainfESP234022243
36BULMAGA IrinamROU2395252408
37SANTAMARIA JorgeGER2190252352
38BILLON OlivierFRA2249252334
39PERIC SlavisamSRB2171252291
40MURATET LucasFRA2167252274
41TROUVE GuillaumeFRA216922268
42ARIZA ThomasFRA213522192
43DEVALLEE JeremieFRA230122084
44CHEVRIER ThomasFRA2221242351
45BENMESBAH NatachamfFRA2272242349
46CORBET LaurentFRA2191242327
47MERENCIANO AlexandreFRA2158242225
48LE HETET NicolasfFRA2302242221
49FAVAREL JulienfFRA2279242156
50CAMUS BerengerFRA2231242149
157 players

10) 20th Corsican Circuit 2016

The 20th Corsican Circuit takse place 22nd to 30th October 2016. There is a 9 round open followed by a knockout rapid event. The 8 strong GMs who will join the event at the rapid stage are: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Teimour Radjabov, Igor Kovalenko, Hou Yifan, Aleksandr Moiseenko, Tigran Gharamian and Zaven Andriasian.

20th Corsica Masters Open Bastia FRA Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1Perf
1MOISEENKO AlexandergUKR2648463195
2KOROBOV AntongUKR268762842
3DEAC Bogdan-DanielgROU254362815
4ANDRIASIAN ZavengARM26222809
5ANTIPOV Mikhail Al.gRUS255732702
6ONISCHUK VladimirgUKR2602372684
7GHARAMIAN TigrangFRA262632682
8AZAROV SergeigBLR257732656
9DELORME AxelmFRA251332644
10LEENHOUTS KoenmNED249932620
11BELLAHCENE BilelmFRA247532592
12KANTANS TomsmLAT247632581
13LAGARDE MaximegFRA259352616
14SKOMOROKHIN RomanmRUS23992561
15VOCATURO DanielegITA260062557
16LOISEAU QuentinmFRA24392543
17DONCHENKO AlexandergGER258162509
18MESKOVS NikitamLAT24832505
19MIKHALEVSKI VictorgISR252362501
20GLEDURA BenjamingHUN25852488
21HANSEN MadsfDEN24452440
22MAKSIMENKO AndreigUKR249742355
23ARUTYUNOVA DianagfUKR222022521
24BARBOT PierremFRA245322473
25MASSONI MichaelmFRA232522455
26PEEK MarcelmNED2319262438
27ANDERSEN Alf R.NOR212822418
28RAJA HARSHITIND230222396
29PISCOPO PierluigimITA2405262382
30BRUNO FabiomITA244822350
31LAXMAN R.r.gIND241122327
32BASKIN RobertfGER2402242223
33ABHISHEK KelkarmIND23872398
34DRAGOJLOVIC AndjelkomSRB233152338
35SONIS FrancescofITA23952318
36ZWAHR PaulfGER23182296
37GLEK IgorgGER237762290
38KATHMALE SameermIND22942286
39RIFF Jean-NoelgFRA247852266
40BRETHES FrancoisFRA228152247
41VUILLEUMIER AlexandremSUI23492239
42SPITZL VinzentGER21462227
43KANTANE AnnamfPOL22632218
44BRESSY TheoFRA216232202
45ARJUN KALYANIND2312162198
46KOGAN ArthurgISR2530152174
47PATUZZO FabriziofSUI2363162164
48LYELL MarkfENG219012142
49HEINEMANN JosefinemfGER224212133
50EIZAGUERRI FLORIS MariaffESP216712114
56 players

11) ch-Nordic 2016

The Nordic Championship takes place 22nd to 30th October 2016.

ch-Nordic 2016 Sastamala FIN Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Sipilä VilkaFIN24172.50.002
29Blomqvist ErikSWE25412.00.002
38Smith AxelSWE25062.00.001
41Percivaldi MartinDEN23732.00.001
52Hammer Jon LudvigNOR26281.50.001
67Kjartansson GudmundurISL24271.50.001
710Salomon JohanNOR24981.00.001
83Karttunen MikaFIN24501.00.000
96Ochsner Bjørn MøllerDEN24281.00.000
105Jensson Einar HjaltiISL23780.50.000
10 players
ch-Nordic 2016 Sastamala FIN Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016. Category: 9. Ave: (2465)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sipila, Vilka IM FIN 2417 # 1 = 1 2.5 2764
2 Blomqvist, Erik GM SWE 2541 0 # 1 1 2 2623
3 Smith, Axel GM SWE 2506 = # = 1 2 2540
4 Percivaldi, Martin FM DEN 2373 # = = 1 2 2650
5 Hammer, Jon Ludvig GM NOR 2628 0 = # 1 1.5 2471
6 Kjartansson, Gudmundur IM ISL 2427 0 # = 1 1.5 2408
7 Karttunen, Mika IM FIN 2450 0 = = # 1 2348
8 Salomon, Johan IM NOR 2498 0 0 # 1 1 2351
9 Ochsner, Bjorn Moller FM DEN 2428 = 0 # = 1 2309
10 Jensson, Einar Hjalti IM ISL 2378 0 0 = # 0.5 2181

12) 80th Anniversary OeBRO 2016

The 80th Anniversary OeBRO tournament took place 18th to 23rd October 2016. Gergely Aczel won with 7/9.

80th Anniversary OeBRO Copenhagen DEN Tue 18th Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Aczel, GergelyIM25067
2Semcesen, DanielGM24576.5
2Nilsen, Joachim BirgerFM24156.5
2Antonsen, Mikkel DjernaesIM24586.5
2Glud, Jakob VangGM25176.5
6Teplyi, IgorIM24316
7Brunello, SabinoGM25665.5
7Chkhaidze, NikolozFM22595.5
7Reimanis, Ritvars21995.5
7Rostgaard, Tobias Valentin22835.5
7Thybo, Jesper SondergaardFM23585.5
7Aabling Thomsen, JakobFM23805.5
13Medvegy, ZoltanGM25575
13Hector, JonnyGM25135
13Devereaux, Maxim LIM23745
13Mihajlov, SebastianFM23725
13Kucuksari, Kaan21025
13Haubro, MartinIM23665
13Matthiesen, ArneFM23425
13Bromann, ThorbjornIM24215
21Kaasen, Tor Fredrik19434.5
21Andersen, Morten21884.5
21Jacobsen, Mikkel ManosriFM22144.5
21Seegert, Kristian22304.5
21Akdag, Dara Sevkan22384.5
26Nilssen, John ArniIM23124
26Yohan, J.21824
26Vasli, Aref21744
26Moldt, Thomas Schou21384
26Nielsen, Viktor Haarmark21964
26Olsen, Filip BoeFM22414
32Klings, Peter21463.5
32Pedersen, Jan Nordenbaek21703.5
32Claussen, Bjorn BrinckIM22173.5
32Rhee, Alexander Kasper21933.5
32Christensen, Janus21513.5
32Jorgensen, Dennis22243.5
32Hansen, Jacob Kaaber22403.5
39Christensen, Christian Sylvester20663
39Brondt Pedersen, Nicolai Kvist21483
44 players

13) 87th ch-GER 2016

The German Championship takes place 21st to 29th October 2016.

87th ch-GER 2016 Luebeck GER Fri 21st Oct 2016 - Sat 29th Oct 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGmsPtsTB1TB2
1Kalinitschew, SergejGM240532.5235314
2Svane, RasmusGM255232.5232715
3Kololli, Martin220232.5232616
4Schulz, KarstenFM228332.5230715.5
5Gasthofer, AlexanderIM243732.5228614.5
6Jugelt, TobiasIM241832.5224312
7Bente, BjoernFM223932230614.5
8Moeller, Hendrik228632226913
9Tonndorf, MatthiasFM222332225814.5
10Fuchs, Florian229032220715
11Kabisch, Thilo230931.5233214
12Schwarz, Frank225131.5231513
13Kummerow, HeikoFM226631.5231115.5
14Metz, HartmutFM228431.5229915.5
15Malek, DanielFM241131.5226612.5
16Rehberg, Raphael223231.5221016
17Hirneise, JensFM232431229111.5
18Mueer, Sebastian228931227313.5
19Schellmann, FrankCM207431223612
20Langheinrich, FerencFM237131222211.5
21Schroeder, Christoph219331221614
22Schoen, Ralf214630.522699.5
23Liepold, Stefan218830.5225311
24Goergens, Michael208030.5223511.5
25Messarius, Juergen219830.5221813.5
26Gress, Alexander217730230012.5
26 players

14) 8th Korbach Open 2016

The 8th Korbach Open took place 20th to 23rd October 2016. Raiko Siebarth edged out Artur Frolov, Misa Pap, Mariska de Mie and Vladyslav Tiba on tie-break after all scored 5.5/7.

8th Korbach Open 2016 Korbach GER Thu 20th Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Siebarth, RaikoGER22364035.530.0158.0
2Frolov, ArturIMUKR24164035.529.0164.0
3Pap, MisaGMSRB24894035.527.0159.5
4de Mie, MariskaWFMNED22124035.526.0159.0
5Tiba, VladyslavUKR22685115.525.0158.0
6Kersten, UweFMGER22864125.028.0158.5
7Noe, ChristopherFMGER24233045.028.0156.0
8Schroeder, KevinFMGER22663045.027.0152.5
9Hahn, MarkusGER23334125.021.5144.0
10Harff, MarcelFMGER23403134.529.0151.5
11Vachylya, AndriyUKR22024214.526.5143.0
12Hoekstra, Peter OlafNED20834214.526.0146.5
13Bunda, ViktorIMUKR23293134.525.5143.5
14Henrich, ThomasGER22304214.525.0150.5
15Schmidt, AndreGER21324214.524.5151.0
16Grieme, JensGER19814214.523.0141.5
17Werner, MartinGER20293134.522.5141.0
18George, TomGER21493134.522.0154.0
19Heinemann, ErnstGER21523134.518.5137.0
20Sergin, MarkGER22503224.027.5149.0
21Held, CarstenGER20183224.025.5153.5
22Van der Lijn, BasNED22672044.025.5144.0
23Schneider, ChristianGER22263224.023.5151.0
24Kristofori, AttilaUKR20983224.023.0145.5
25De Visser, LeonGER22583224.022.5143.0
26Ziegenfuss, HolgerGER20632144.022.0139.0
27Poghosyan, TigranGER20684304.021.5145.5
28Bub, VolkerGER21033224.021.5140.0
29Litfin, BorisGER19443224.021.5137.0
30Schnitzer, PeterGER21522233.525.5147.5
31Stork, OliverGER20562233.524.5129.5
32Krastev, AlexanderGER19373313.524.0139.5
33de Roda Husman, JuanNED22202233.524.0139.0
34Osinga, AngeliqueNED18872233.523.0136.5
35Stahnke, ThorstenGER20143313.522.5132.5
36Maar, SamuelGER19813313.522.0143.0
37Busch, LorenzGER21303313.522.0136.5
38Schirra, MauriceGER19152233.519.5130.0
39Launert, MartinGER18893313.518.5135.0
40Wastian, MareikeGER17102233.517.0123.0
80 players

15) WinterChess October IM 2016

The WinterChess October IM tournament took place 17th to 23rd October 2016. Alejandro Perez Garcia won with 6.5/9.

WinterChess October IM Llucmajor ESP Mon 17th Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB3
19Perez Garcia AlejandroFMESP23636.527.254
26Pantev VeselinIMBUL24306.026.253
37Chekletsov IlyaFMRUS23525.520.754
44Ivanov JordanIMBUL23534.520.001
510Hill AlistairENG22494.018.502
61Mascaro March PedroIMESP24004.018.001
72Chekletsov EgorRUS22874.016.253
85Cuadras Avellana JordiFMESP23034.016.251
93Ponce Cano AdrianESP21213.515.002
108Rydstrom TomFMSWE23073.012.752
10 players

16) World Cadets 2016

The World Cadet Championship takes place 19th to 30th October 2016. This event is a result of the World Youth Championship splitting up the younger and older age groups. For the moment I just cover the Boys U12 group.

World Cadets U12 2016 Batumi GEO Wed 19th Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
166Cai YuhaoCHN18605.00.014.014.5
26Hong Andrew ZUSA22965.00.013.014.5
31Praggnanandhaa RIMIND24425.00.012.514.0
43Keymer VincentGER24024.00.016.518.5
54Bjerre JonasFMDEN23754.00.015.518.5
655Amartuvshin GanzorigCMMGL19094.00.014.514.5
724Huang RenjieCHN20844.00.014.016.5
87Gharibyan MamikonCMARM22634.00.014.016.0
95Nihal SarinFMIND23244.00.013.515.5
1022Tengis Tsog-OchirMGL20934.00.013.015.5
1125Kumar NikhilUSA20764.00.012.515.0
1212Huang AndyUSA21524.00.012.515.0
1323Babazada KhazarAZE20924.00.012.014.0
1434Petkov MomchilBUL20404.00.012.013.0
1520Skatchkov ValeryRUS21044.00.011.513.5
1644Popov KonstantinRUS19844.00.011.012.0
1713Uzumcu Ahmet UtkuCMTUR21493.50.014.016.0
188Dhanush BharadwajIND22323.50.013.516.0
1910Nogerbek KazybekCMKAZ21623.50.013.515.5
2011Avila Pavas SantiagoFMCOL21543.50.013.514.5
2150Cardoso Cardoso Jose GabrielCMCOL19303.50.013.014.5
2241Jahedi ManiIRI20043.50.012.514.5
45Huang QiuyuCAN19693.50.012.514.5
2429Larkin VladislavUKR20573.50.012.513.5
2533Eynullayev AltayAZE20423.50.012.014.0
2614Ozenir Ekin BarisCMTUR21333.50.012.013.0
279Batsuren DambasurenFMMGL22223.50.011.513.5
2828Peng ShunkaiCMCHN20583.50.011.513.0
40Mustafayev FaridAZE20053.50.011.513.0
3071Ilyasli UghurAZE18313.50.011.012.0
3127Koellner Ruben GideonGER20673.50.010.512.5
3216Suleymanli AydinCMAZE21193.50.010.011.5
33104Loladze AndriaGEO15693.50.08.09.0
3415Subelj JanSLO21223.00.016.018.5
3521Kacharava NikoloziFMGEO21003.00.014.016.0
3639Turgut AydinUSA20143.00.014.016.0
3743Zomorrodian EiliaIRI19873.00.014.015.5
3849Ngo Duc TriFMVIE19473.00.013.514.5
3917Kirillov DmitryRUS21143.00.013.015.0
4068Wang Brandon MingyeUSA18443.00.013.015.0
137 players

17) 4th Mollet del Valles IM 2016

The 4th Mollet del Valles IM takes place 30th September to 25th November 2016.

4th Mollet del Valles IM Mollet del Valles ESP Fri 30th Sep 2016 - Fri 25th Nov 2016
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Diaz Camallonga CarlesFMCAT23374.00.04.07.00
24Cruz JonathanIMPER24432.50.02.04.00
35Alarcon Casellas RolandoIMCUB23972.00.02.03.50
46Morros Faura RicardMKCAT22302.00.02.02.50
58Cruz FilemonIMPER23302.00.01.04.25
63Villar Reymundo Juan AntonioMKPER21562.00.01.03.75
72Gonzalez Raul OmarFMCAT22632.00.01.02.00
89Chalmeta Ugas RamonFMCAT22491.50.01.03.00
91Fernandez Diaz CristianFMCAT22991.50.00.02.25
1010Aymerich Verdaguer EduardCAT21800.50.00.00.75
10 players
4th Mollet del Valles IM Mollet del Valles ESP Fri 30th Sep 2016 - Fri 25th Nov 2016. Category: 2. Ave: (2288)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Diaz Camallonga, Carles FM ESP 2337 # 1 1 1 1 4 2313
2 Cruz, Jonathan IM PER 2443 0 # = 1 1 2.5 2399
3 Cruz, Filemon IM PER 2330 = # = 0 1 2 2307
4 Villar Reymundo, Juan Antonio PER 2156 = # 1 0 = 2 2285
5 Alarcon Casellas, Rolando IM CUB 2397 0 1 # 0 1 2 2287
6 Morros Faura, Ricard ESP 2230 0 0 1 # 1 2 2311
7 Gonzalez, Raul Omar FM ESP 2263 0 # = = 1 2 2221
8 Chalmeta Ugas, Ramon FM ESP 2249 0 1 0 = # 1.5 2228
9 Fernandez Diaz, Cristian FM ESP 2299 0 = = # = 1.5 2174
10 Aymerich Verdaguer, Eduard ESP 2180 0 0 0 = # 0.5 1960

18) 4th ch-Francophonie 2016

The 4th Francophonie Championship takes place in Menton 23rd to 30th October 2016.

4th ch-Francophonie 2016 Menton FRA Sun 23rd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
11Amin BassemGMEGY26552.02.00
2Maze SebastienGMFRA26172.02.00
6Libiszewski FabienGMFRA25432.02.00
8Godena MicheleGMITA25032.02.00
9Aloma Vidal RobertIMAND24922.02.00
10Bailet PierreIMFRA24812.02.00
11Berescu Alin-MileGMROU24522.02.00
12Almagro Llamas PabloIMESP24362.02.00
16Karr Jean-PhilippeIMFRA23532.02.00
17Villegas PierreFMMNC23532.02.00
18Debray ChristopherIMFRA23362.02.00
22Vezzosi PaoloIMITA23232.02.00
24Giffard NicolasIMFRA23082.02.00
25Rodriguez AdrienFMFRA23042.02.00
26Iglesias JoachimFRA22912.02.00
27Di Paolo RaffaeleFMITA22782.02.00
30Maisuradze NinoWGMFRA22522.02.00
31Mancini MarioFMFRA22482.02.00
34Can IsikCMTUR22122.02.00
37Moreby JamesENG21922.02.00
41Medici SimoneSUI21602.02.00
42Ek AlexandreFRA21582.02.00
43Pottier AlexandreFRA21382.02.00
44Lamorelle YvesFMFRA21362.02.00
45Lauferon PatrickFRA21332.02.00
47Najart DavidFRA21252.02.00
48Lambert RomainFRA21172.02.00
49Zouaoui MohamedTUN21102.02.00
50Gollain MarcFRA20992.02.00
51Perez De Aranda A. Leonardo IESP20992.02.00
52Vistisen LarsDEN20982.02.00
53Manan Yoboue HermannCIV20912.02.00
54Schreiner RichardGER20912.02.00
57Soyer Jean-YvesFRA20662.02.00
58Thomas AnysiaFRA20532.02.00
59Bellaiche EliseWFMFRA20512.02.00
60Roussiere ChristopheFRA20472.02.00
61Frantz NicolasFRA20382.02.00
393Adly AhmedGMEGY25952.01.50
4Gozzoli YannickGMFRA25792.01.50
13Miralles GillesGMFRA24132.01.50
14Efimov IgorGMMNC23922.01.50
19Berend FredIMLUX23312.01.50
20Ashiku FrancFMALB23292.01.50
32Frick ChristophGER22382.01.50
39Gesing OliverGER21702.01.50
475Winants LucGMBEL25472.01.00
7Lesiege AlexandreGMCAN25212.01.00
21Sarno SpartacoIMITA23232.01.00
23Brih SaidFRA23192.01.00
258 players

19) Panchenko Mem IM 2016

The Panchenko Memorial IM tournament took place 14th to 22nd October 2016. Alexander Gutenev won with 6.5/9.

Panchenko Mem IM 2016 Chelyabinsk RUS Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Sat 22nd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Gutenev AlexanderRUS24076.524.505.00.0
23Golubev RomanUZB23406.024.505.00.0
310Vaseptsov MaximRUS22746.024.004.00.0
44Simantsev MikhailUKR24656.023.755.00.0
55Kholopov Alexander A.RUS22815.018.504.00.0
66Mischuk DmitryUKR23614.517.503.00.0
72Gnusarev PavelKAZ23274.016.752.00.0
81Polschikov AlexeyRUS24063.013.252.00.0
98Radzhabov RodionRUS21682.07.251.00.0
107Frolov IvanRUS23652.06.501.00.0
10 players

20) Pankrac Cup 2016

The Pankrac Cup takes place 20th September to 1st November 2016.

Pankrac Cup 2016 Prague CZE Tue 20th Sep 2016 - Tue 1st Nov 2016
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Carlsson PontusSWE24364.013.58.013.0
26Rydl JiriCZE23944.012.08.013.5
31Michalik PeterSVK25543.512.010.517.5
45Vykouk JanCZE24283.511.58.013.5
53Svoboda SvatoplukCZE24413.59.56.510.5
612Svatos JanCZE22563.59.55.510.5
78Sodoma JanCZE23463.59.06.510.5
811Vyprachticky DavidCZE22793.08.07.512.5
920Istona MartinSVK21833.07.56.510.0
1014Dobes VojtechCZE22203.07.06.511.0
1113Matras OndrejCZE22412.58.58.514.5
1216Postupa PavelCZE22162.57.57.513.0
132Cernousek LukasCZE24942.57.56.511.5
1424Smutny JanCZE21632.56.56.511.0
159Studnicka TomasCZE23282.09.09.514.0
167Kulhanek TomasCZE23752.07.58.514.5
1715Gregor JiriCZE22192.07.09.014.0
1810Polasek JaroslavCZE23202.07.06.511.0
1921Soural JanCZE21802.06.59.515.5
2023Starek StanislavCZE21722.06.58.012.5
2126Vokoun JanCZE21192.06.57.511.5
2219Hosticka FrantisekCZE21841.56.09.515.5
2325Prochazka DaliborCZE21481.53.07.511.5
2417Smid MiroslavCZE22141.52.57.011.5
2522Vanek TomasCZE21741.03.06.511.0
2618Rous DanielCZE22080.00.06.010.5
26 players

21) SPICE Cup Open 2016

The SPICE Cup Open took place 17th to 22nd October 2016. Sam Sevian beat Ray Robson in a final Armageddon tie-break game after both scored 6.5/9.

SPICE Cup Open 2016 Saint Louis USA Mon 17th Oct 2016 - Sat 22nd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Sevian SamuelUSA25916.548.037.535.00
22Robson RayUSA26706.547.037.532.00
37Nyzhnyk IllyaUKR26076.049.039.030.75
43Xiong JefferyUSA26476.049.038.031.50
51Le Quang LiemVIE27236.048.539.031.00
65Gareyev TimurUSA26156.048.037.530.00
76Durabayli VasifAZE26086.046.536.029.75
89Li RuifengUSA25385.548.538.527.50
94Shimanov AleksandrRUS26395.546.036.026.25
1011Chandra AkshatUSA24905.545.536.026.00
1114Ashwin JayaramIND24685.544.535.026.50
1244Troff Kayden WUSA25015.542.533.525.25
1318Kaliksteyn AlexanderUSA24125.541.532.023.00
1417Brown Michael WilliamUSA24315.044.035.520.50
1526Grabinsky AaronUSA23305.044.034.523.75
1610Kannappan PriyadharshanIND25255.043.033.523.00
1715Kiewra Keaton FUSA24545.038.029.020.25
1816Sukandar Irine KharismaINA24325.035.027.020.00
1945Leon Hoyos ManuelMEX24884.546.536.522.25
2030Rahul Srivatshav PIND22774.542.032.518.75
2128Santarius Erik FUSA22894.542.032.018.50
2223Thavandiran ShiyamCAN23464.540.531.517.25
2324Colas JoshuaUSA23354.540.031.518.75
2421Banawa Joel Cholo B.USA23634.540.030.516.00
2527Williams Justus DUSA23134.537.529.514.75
2619Duran Vega SergioCRC23834.535.528.516.25
2713Liang AwonderUSA24784.044.534.516.25
2825Kavutskiy KonstantinUSA23324.041.032.515.75
2922Neimer VitalyISR23464.041.032.514.50
3012Gurevich DanielUSA24883.540.031.515.75
3129Niemann Hans MUSA22883.540.031.014.00
3220Rosen Eric SUSA23823.539.030.011.50
3336Voelker JamesUSA21123.538.530.512.75
3431Sharevich AnnaUSA22683.538.529.513.50
3532Betaneli AlexanderUSA22593.537.529.511.75
3641Cervantes Landeiro ThaliaUSA19103.532.025.09.50
3740Mercado Luisa FernandaCOL19393.531.524.08.75
3835Rosenthal NicholasUSA21362.541.532.012.00
3934Eckert Doug D.USA21912.535.027.57.25
4042Fernandez KennethUSA02.529.023.05.75
45 players
SPICE Cup Open TB 2016 Saint Louis USA Mon 17th Oct 2016 - Sat 22nd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 1 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtg1Pts
18Sevian SamuelUSA259111
22Robson RayUSA267000
2 players

22) Bent Larsen Memorial 2016

The Bent Larsen Memorial took place 15th to 21st October 2016. Vladimir Okhotnik won with 6/7.

Bent Larsen Mem 2016 Aalborg DEN Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Fri 21st Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
12Okhotnik VladimirFRA24276.021.526.00
29Sorensen BentDEN22255.521.523.50
36Pritchett Craig WSCO23355.521.021.75
410Rewitz PoulDEN22155.520.022.00
512Wahlbom MagnusSWE22035.022.021.00
618Jepsen ThomasDEN21595.021.019.50
77Sloth JornDEN23005.020.519.50
81Legky Nikolay AFRA24364.522.518.75
913Light BjarneDEN21974.522.518.50
1017Thuesen MogensDEN21604.521.016.00
1116Christensen JanDEN21794.519.015.75
1211Jorgensen JorgenDEN22104.519.015.25
134Fries-Nielsen Jens OveDEN23564.517.515.25
1436Nielsen Poul ErikDEN19774.517.514.50
1519Hammar BengtSWE21474.516.014.75
165Rooze JanBEL23454.023.017.00
173Hoi CarstenDEN23824.021.015.00
188Borsos BogdanUKR22484.019.514.25
1915Malmdin Nils-AkeSWE21834.019.513.75
2014Van Voorthuijsen PeeweeNED21964.019.014.25
2127Hvenekilde JorgenDEN20604.019.013.50
2223Heimisson Hilmir FreyrISL21074.019.013.00
2325Holst PerDEN20854.017.512.00
2429Sollid SteinNOR20244.017.511.00
2526Ekelund PeterSWE20724.017.510.00
2633Ortoft KaiNOR19894.017.011.50
2724Hansen John NyholmDEN21044.016.511.75
2844Pedersen KurtDEN19044.016.09.50
2921Andersen RuneDEN21444.015.012.00
3032Taksrud VidarNOR19913.520.012.25
3134Olesen Poul Erik NorgaardDEN19873.519.511.00
3240Danielsson RobertSWE19553.519.010.25
3320Wurtz JacobDEN21473.518.510.50
3431Ekelund KurtSWE19953.518.08.50
3547Pashkov Vladimir M.RUS18403.516.08.25
3622Christiansen Jens JorgenDEN21413.514.59.00
3741Lauritzen EinarNOR19303.022.514.25
3839Andersen Per ONOR19643.018.59.50
3938Hauptmann ThomasNED19733.018.58.00
4043Bjornes LeifNOR19163.018.07.50
62 players

23) 42nd Guernsey Chess Festival 2016

The 42nd Guernsey Chess Festival took place 16th to 22nd October 2016. Tiger Hillarp Persson won with 6/7. A full game file may become available later.

42nd Guernsey Open 2016 Vale GCI Sun 16th Oct 2016 - Sat 22nd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Hillarp Persson TigerSWE25136.030.521.525.75
22Le Roux Jean-PierreFRA25495.530.521.522.25
31Korneev OlegESP25815.030.521.521.00
45Parligras CosminROU22635.030.021.018.50
532Thurlow Kevin JENG19745.027.519.019.25
614Hewson Brian WrENG20685.024.518.016.75
712Okhai ShabirENG20725.024.018.015.75
89Reijneveld AdNED20924.529.021.017.50
94Abbas DanielENG22944.529.020.018.25
1018Aristegui MichelFRA20524.527.520.016.00
1125Tunge ChristianNOR20184.524.018.015.25
1215Heppell Ian NENG20664.028.020.015.00
137Hoogland DirkNED21394.027.020.013.75
1420Rosen Daniel BENG20344.027.019.014.50
158Maloberti DavidFRA21234.025.518.514.25
1627Dilleigh Stephen PENG20044.025.018.513.50
1717Purdon ColinENG20534.025.017.512.25
1838Marley Andrew S GENG19574.023.516.512.25
196Norman Kenneth IENG21474.022.516.012.50
2051Hoogland RobNED18134.018.513.59.75
2110Curtis John EENG20883.531.522.513.00
2216Hamperl FredGCI20553.527.019.012.25
2319Kraft Karl-Heinz Prof. Dr.GER20443.527.018.510.50
2428Staples Maurice JENG19943.526.519.510.75
2523Collier David OENG20243.526.518.513.25
2633Lehmann StefanGER19703.526.018.511.50
2734Sedgwick DavidENG19703.526.018.013.00
2829De Kruif KeesNED19863.523.516.09.25
2936Rowe PeterGCI19643.523.017.010.75
3011Prins JanNED20783.522.516.010.25
3121Taylor Mark VENG20313.522.015.09.00
3235Spanton Tim RENG19693.521.515.08.75
3354Ippel CorneliusNED17203.520.514.08.75
3448Bakker JoopNED18683.519.514.08.25
3526Goris TonNED20053.026.019.08.50
3631French MaxENG19833.026.018.58.00
3730Campbell IanENG19853.025.518.010.00
3846Brookfield TobyGCI19063.025.017.59.00
3924Milnes Anthony C PENG20193.024.517.58.50
4022Wager John DENG20273.023.516.57.50
54 players

24) New Chess Brains Tournament 2016

The New Chess Brains Tournament took place 17th to 23rd October 2016. Bardhyl Uksini won with 7/9.

New Chess Brains IM 2016 Hamburg GER Mon 17th Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Uksini BardhylAUT22987.027.000.06
21Kopylov MichaelIMUKR24266.024.500.04
39Lanka ZigurdsGMLAT24455.524.500.04
47Souleidis GeorgiosIMGRE24075.024.000.03
53Baenziger FabianFMSUI23274.516.750.02
64Sawlin LeonidFMGER23194.016.000.02
78Pfreundt JakobGER22884.014.250.02
86Lagunow RaphaelFMGER22593.514.000.01
92Riess AlexanderFMGER22273.513.250.03
1010Schmidek EmilGER22472.09.750.01
10 players

25) Lichtenrader Herbst 2016

The Lichtenrader Herbst takes place 22nd to 30th October 2016.

Lichtenrader Herbst 2016 Berlin GER Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 30th Oct 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Gabuzyan, HovhannesGM25922002.018956.0
2Chatalbashev, BorisGM25342002.018836.0
3Stefansson, HannesGM25712002.018756.0
4Kovalev, AndreiGM25062002.018726.0
5Teske, HenrikGM24822002.018696.0
6Kasparov, SergeyGM24702002.018646.0
7Karpatchev, AleksandrGM24632002.018596.0
8Inkiov, VentzislavGM24362002.018506.0
9Ahmadinia, EbrahimIM23702002.018316.0
10Bruedigam, MartinFM24082002.018306.0
11Ilic, Zoran SIM22832002.018216.0
12Glantz, RobertFM23402002.018186.0
13Roesemann, RainerFM22822002.018066.0
14Asenov, Pavel22072002.018026.0
15Giemsa, StephanFM22702002.017856.0
16Gruzmann, BorisFM22532002.017846.0
17Schnabel, Ralf22342002.017686.0
18Mackowiak, Marek21652002.017636.0
19Sliwicka, AlicjaWFM21442002.017556.0
20Barath Madhan2002.017516.0
21Hincu, OlgaWFM21222002.017506.0
22Krefenstein, Sergej21762002.017456.0
23Noetzel, Felix22092002.017436.0
24Rettore, Ludwig20872002.017386.0
25Feil, Stephan21402002.017316.0
26Boettcher, Patrick21502002.017166.0
27Welz, PeterFM20852002.017066.0
28Hartmann, Jakob20372002.017056.0
29Llopis de Aysa, ManuelCM20232002.016816.0
30Chojnowski, Marcin20122002.016786.0
31Koenig, Falk20372002.016746.0
32Bluhm, Robert19152002.016216.0
33Zarow, Zdzislaw18182002.015816.0
34Tham, Nam16501011.519424.0
35Hofene, Dieter20561011.519414.0
36Meister, JakobGM24441011.518454.0
37Ziese, Gerhard20131011.518364.0
38Heinig, WolframFM22771011.518094.0
39Gebigke, Martin21211011.517294.0
40Heuer, ThomasFM21271011.516974.0
175 players

26) Mersin Open 2016

The Mersin Open takes place 23rd to 29th October 2016.

27) 13th Heviz Festival 2016

The 13th Heviz Festival takes place 20th to 28th October 2016.

13th Heviz Open 2016 Heviz HUN Thu 20th Oct 2016 - Fri 28th Oct 2016
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Marjanovic AnnamariaHUN23494.09.010.03031
22Havanecz BiankaHUN22833.011.59.02418
38Johnsen GunnarNOR21843.08.57.52270
44Marosi LeventeHUN22583.07.57.52344
57Kincs ImreHUN21853.07.07.02348
610Sonnberger ThomasAUT21773.07.06.52200
719Simon LiliHUN19922.59.55.52239
812Terbe JuliannaHUN21672.59.05.02243
95Nagy Ervin Dr.HUN22052.57.57.52139
1015Persanyi BarnabasHUN20702.57.05.02234
113Meszaros AndrasHUN22712.010.07.02197
1213Csala ImreHUN21612.07.05.02050
1321Radics Laszlo Dr.HUN19402.07.04.02005
146Piroska IstvanHUN22021.510.55.02119
1511Noiroux KevinBEL21691.59.55.52019
169Boguszlavszkij JevgenyijHUN21831.58.55.02029
1722Szuhai Beata BarbaraHUN19111.56.53.51858
1817Sull GyulaHUN20481.54.52.51788
1916Metaxasz VasziliszHUN20481.08.52.01884
2023Lichii ElizavetaMDA16621.08.04.01302
2114Babits AndrasHUN20711.08.03.02043
2220Bartok ZoltanHUN19441.05.51.01881
2318Stifter EwaldAUT19960.58.01.01736
23 players

28) ch-IND Junior 2016

The Indian Junior Under-19 Championship took place in Rajahmundry 8th to 16th October 2016. Gaurav Kumar edged out Shaikh Mohammad Nubairshah on tie-break after both scored 8.5/11.

46th ch-IND Junior 2016 Rajahmundry IND Sat 8th Oct 2016 - Sun 16th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
142Kumar GauravIND19268.50.58.075.0
21Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIND24188.50.56.071.5
319Sadhwani RaunakIND21738.00.07.073.0
48Muthaiah AlIND22998.00.07.072.0
511Krishna Teja NIND22688.00.07.069.5
620Prasannaa.SIND21588.00.07.068.0
77Rajdeep SarkarIND23068.00.06.065.5
816Tarini GoyalIND22038.00.05.063.0
94Das SayantanIND23887.50.07.071.0
1024Sai Agni Jeevitesh JIND20777.50.07.062.5
1110Shailesh DravidIND22697.50.06.073.5
126Erigaisi ArjunIND23077.50.06.072.5
1338Kamdar UditIND19527.50.06.060.5
145Sai Vishwesh.CIND23087.50.05.068.0
159Sidhant MohapatraIND22867.00.06.070.0
1614Dhananjay SIND22247.00.06.064.0
23Adhithya SIND20837.00.06.064.0
1844Grahesh YIND19107.00.05.071.5
1915Sankalp GuptaIND22047.00.05.061.0
2039Balasubramaniam HIND19497.00.05.061.0
2112Aradhya GargIND22507.00.04.069.0
2227Baivab MishraIND20597.00.04.066.5
2328Hemanth RaamIND20437.00.04.066.5
2421Raahul V SIND21546.50.06.064.5
2529Anustoop BiswasIND20326.50.06.062.0
2668Akshit Kumar JIND17696.50.06.057.0
2786Gavish ChotaniIND14556.50.06.052.5
2830Badrinath S.IND20276.50.05.069.0
2947Pimpalkhare VedantIND19006.50.05.067.5
3013Jayakumaar SIND22356.50.05.065.0
3117Pranavananda VIND21996.50.05.064.5
3222Rakesh Kumar NayakIND21426.50.05.064.0
3331Mahindrakar IndrajeetIND20206.50.05.063.5
3437Raja Rithvik RIND19586.50.05.062.0
3543Soham DasIND19186.50.05.061.0
3626Saurabh AnandIND20606.50.04.068.5
3736Krishnater KushagerIND19726.50.04.068.5
3849Anuj ShrivatriIND18986.50.04.067.0
3951Tarun V KanthIND18816.50.04.061.0
4059Rajarshi DuttaIND18156.50.04.060.5
130 players

29) chess.com Isle of Man International 2016

The chess.com Isle of Man International took place 1st to 9th October. Final set of games now available.

chess.com IoM Masters Douglas ENG Sat 1st Oct 2016 - Sun 9th Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
11Caruana FabianoGMUSA28137.5
5Eljanov PavelGMUKR27417.5
310Naiditsch ArkadijGMAZE26847.0
42So WesleyGMUSA27946.5
11Shirov AlexeiGMLAT26796.5
16Salem A.R. SalehGMUAE26506.5
21Howell David W LGMENG26446.5
83Nakamura HikaruGMUSA27876.0
4Adams MichaelGMENG27456.0
8Rodshtein MaximGMISR26876.0
9Vidit Santosh GujrathiGMIND26866.0
13Fressinet LaurentGMFRA26766.0
14Sargissian GabrielGMARM26706.0
18Granda Zuniga Julio EGMPER26486.0
22Grandelius NilsGMSWE26426.0
25L'ami ErwinGMNED26056.0
27Lenderman AleksandrGMUSA25936.0
31Brunello SabinoGMITA25666.0
32Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.GMIND25646.0
206Leko PeterGMHUN27095.5
7Wang HaoGMCHN27015.5
12Movsesian SergeiGMARM26775.5
15Melkumyan HrantGMARM26535.5
19Meier GeorgGMGER26485.5
23Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26265.5
24Van Foreest JordenGMNED26155.5
26Bok BenjaminGMNED25945.5
28Lalith Babu M RGMIND25865.5
29Donchenko AlexanderGMGER25815.5
35Sunilduth Lyna NarayananGMIND25365.5
36Harika DronavalliGMIND25285.5
37Vishnu Prasanna. VGMIND25225.5
38Schroeder Jan-ChristianGMGER25145.5
44Batsiashvili NinoIMGEO24805.5
45Puranik AbhimanyuIMIND24715.5
48Ushenina AnnaGMUKR24595.5
50Lou YipingIMCHN24585.5
54Praggnanandhaa RIMIND24425.5
55Sundararajan KidambiGMIND24295.5
62Tania SachdevIMIND24145.5
133 players

30) Moscow Team Championship 2016

The Moscow Team Championship takes place 18th October to 1st November 2016.

TCh-Moscow 2016 Moscow RUS Tue 18th Oct 2016 - Tue 1st Nov 2016
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
14Автоматика4301711.00
21ШК РГГУ4202611.50
33Шахматный клуб "Интеллект"4310611.00
46Русская шахматная школа4310611.00
57МГУ431069.50
62Юность Москвы 14211511.00
711РГСУ422048.00
810Якиманка-ШШК Октябрьский412137.50
913МГУ (женская)412136.50
109Юность Москвы 2412136.00
115Гоголь-моголь412135.00
128Боавишта413025.50
1314Тушино403114.50
1412Юность Москвы 3403114.00
14 teams

31) 26th TCh-SLO 2016

The Slovenian Team Championship takes place 14th October to 11th December 2016. Next three rounds 11th to 13th November 2016.

26th TCh-SLO 2016 Slovenia SLO Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Sun 11th Dec 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SD Ptuj*4412.5623.00
2ZSK Maribor*4411.5623.00
3SK Triglav Krsko*339.5416.75
4SD Radenska Pomgrad2*9.0417.00
5SK Branik Maribor3*9.0312.25
5SD Vrhnika3*38.528.75
7SD KRKA Novo mesto2*8.026.50
8SS TZ Prevodi Dvojka3*8.014.25
9SK Zalec*7.528.00
10SK Impol22*6.500.00
10 teams

32) Fraubundesliga 2016-17

The Fraubundesliga takes place 22nd October 2016 to 1st May 2017. Always a difficult event to cover with live broadcasts, games, schedules and results scattered all over the place.

Fraubundesliga 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Mon 1st May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Badenxxx5410½
2Rodewischer SMxxx55410
3SC Bad Koenigshofenxxx54
3SK Schwaebisch Hallxxx64
5Karlsruher SFxxx4448
6SF Deizisauxxx27
7Hamburger SKxxx26
8FC Bayern Muenchen12xxx03
9SG Augsburg½2xxx0
9SV Medizin Erfurt1xxx0
11SK Lehrte11xxx02
12TuRa Harksheide0xxx0
12 teams

33) Belgrade Premier League 2016

The Belgrade Premier League took place 8th to 22nd October 2016. The team Crvena zvezda won. Final round games not yet available.

Belgrade Premier League Belgrade SRB Sat 8th Oct 2016 - Sat 22nd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkTeam1234567891011121314TB1TB2TB3
1Crvena zvezda*33655352156.00
2Delfin*3243331842.50
3Bgd vodovod33*43333334341743.50
4Radnicki-Bg342*3344441743.00
5Bgd sigurnost23*43333361645.00
5Politika03332*333541438.50
7Post stedionica13333*3331339.50
8Mirijevo13½33*441337.50
9Beograd33233*333361240.50
10Romanticari33233*1239.00
11Grocka½32333*5331237.50
12Bogoslov13231*54832.00
13MZ C i Metodije½32312331*629.50
14Lasta½2202032*322.00
14 players

34) Liga Nacional Superior 2016

The Liga Nacional Superior takes place 24th September to 19th November 2016.

Liga Nacional Superior Villa Martelli ARG Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Sat 19th Nov 2016
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12Obras AySa530212.080
21Ajedrez Plus531111.070
36Untref Ajedrez53119.570
45Republica Martelli54109.080
53Boca Juniors53119.070
6915 Mayo El Sanitarista53209.060
711Club Argentino53208.560
810ONG Lasker Quilmes52128.060
917Mar del Plata53208.060
1013Tactigos y Estrategas42207.540
118Ushuaia Jaque Mate51227.040
1220Ventajedrez Plastigal41217.030
1318San Isidro52216.550
147Centro Univ. Vicente Lopez52306.540
154Ferro Carril Oeste51316.530
1616Tren Verde52216.050
1715La Banda del Oeste51316.030
1814Esc. Munic. De Ajedrez Moreno51315.530
1912Torre Blanca50235.030
2019La Torre del Castillo40403.000
20 teams

35) Portuguese Supercup 2016

The Portuguese Supercup final took place on 23rd October 2016. Favourites AX Gaia beat GD Dias Ferreira 3-1 in the final.

Portuguese Supercup 2016 Porto POR Sun 23rd Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Oct 2016
Leading Final Round 1 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGmsPts
11AX Gaia13.0
22GD Dias Ferreira11.0
2 players

36) TCh-AUT 2016-17

The Austrian League takes place 20th October 2016 to 22nd April 2017. Next rounds 5-8: 23rd to 26th March 2017. Final rounds 9-11 20th to 22nd April 2017.

TCh-AUT 2016-17 Austria AUT Thu 20th Oct 2016 - Sat 22nd Apr 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz*344714.50
2Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach*434714.50
3SC MPÖ Maria Saal2*614.50
4SV Jacques Lemans St. Veit3*33514.50
5SK Hohenems3*513.50
6Schachclub Sparkasse Götzis*5414.50
7mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring23*3412.50
8Schachklub Absam23*4310.50
9ASK St. Valentin½3*39.50
10ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf2*210.50
11Bregenz*28.00
12Blackburne Nickelsdorf21*07.00
12 players

37) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2016-17

The Austrian Second Bundesliga Mitte division started 7th October and runs until 26th March 2017.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2016-17 Austria AUT Fri 7th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPOE Maria Saal 2*613.50
2RbEJ Gleisdorf*611.50
3SC DieKlagenfurter*34511.50
4Schachfreunde Graz*4411.00
5SPG Spk. Fürstenfeld/Hartberg*33410.50
6Spg. Grieskirchen/Schallerbach3*5310.50
7Union Ansfelden3*5310.50
8ESV Austria Graz*28.50
9Leoben2*27.00
10SPG Sauwald23*17.50
11SV Gmunden½1*03.00
12SV Wolfsberg½1*03.00
12 players
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2016-17 Austria AUT Fri 7th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Hohenems II*4615.00
2Dornbirn½*49.50
3Götzis 22*428.50
4Bregenz 2½½2*03.00
5Rochade Rum*00.00
Zillertal*00.00
Jenbach2*00.00
Pradl*00.00
Kufstein/Wörgl*00.00
Ranshofen*00.00
SIR Bernhard 1*00.00
ASK Salzburg*00.00
12 players
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2016-17 Austria AUT Fri 7th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1ASVÖ Pamhagen*49.00
2ASVOE VHS Poechlarn*447.50
3tschaturanga*3639.00
4SC Data Technology Pressbaum/E.*3538.00
5SC Donaustadt*337.50
6SK Hietzing3*37.50
7SK Austria3*326.00
8ASVÖ Mattersburg3*14.50
9SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau3*14.50
10SZ Favoriten*04.00
11SK Advisory Invest Baden1*02.50
12Blackburne Nickelsdorf220*02.00
12 players

38) TCh-SVK 2016-17

The Slovakian League takes place 22nd October 2016 to 26th March 2017. Next rounds 3-4 17th to 18th December 2016.

TCh-SVK 2016-17 Slovakia SVK Sat 22nd Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Dunajská Streda*68614.00
2SKS Dubnica nad Váhom*569.50
3SK Slovan Bratislava*4411.50
4Reinter Humenné*47411.00
5TJ Slávia UPJS Kosice*448.50
6Liptovská sachová skola44*28.00
SK Osuské*4428.00
8SK Strelec Devínska Nová Ves4*17.50
9SK Modra34*17.00
10SK Prakovce24*16.00
11TJ INBEST Dunajov1*04.50
12Sachový klub Sabinov0½*00.50
12 teams

39) TCh-CZE 2016-17

The Czech League Extraliga Division takes place 8th October 2016 to 2nd April 2017. Next rounds of the Extraliga 10th-11th December 2016.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2016-17 Czech Republic CZE Sat 8th Oct 2016 - Sun 2nd Apr 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky SK*68614.07.0
2SK AD Jicin*612.04.0
3Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*5610.52.5
4SK Rapid Pardubice*569.52.0
5SK Slavoj Poruba3*538.01.0
6Prestige Photo Unichess*4428.01.5
7SK mesta Lysa nad Labem3*417.01.0
8Labortech Ostrava4*16.51.0
9SK DURAS BVK Kralovo Pole24*16.01.5
10Lokomotiva Brno04*14.01.0
11Tatran Litovel3*05.50.0
12BSS Frydek Mistek*05.00.5
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 8th Oct 2016 - Sun 2nd Apr 2017
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK AD Jicin B*636.03.0
2SK ZIKUDA Turnov*35.52.5
3TJ Neratovice*35.52.0
4SK OAZA Praha*535.01.5
5GROP Praha*34.51.5
6SK AD JC Smichov*414.00.5
TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove4*14.00.5
8QCC Ceske Budejovice*03.51.0
9TJ Pankrac3*03.00.5
102222 SK Polabiny*02.51.0
11Bohemians Texbase.cz Praha*02.50.5
12SK Sokol Vysehrad2*02.01.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 8th Oct 2016 - Sun 2nd Apr 2017
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Region Panda*36.52.5
2TZ Třinec*35.52.0
3SK Gordic Jihlava*535.02.0
4KVS EKODIVIZE Opava*535.01.5
5Agentura 64 Grygov*34.51.5
6TJ Ostrava*34.50.5
7Slavia Kroměříž*03.51.0
8Moravská Slavia Brno*03.50.0
9SK Zlín3*03.01.0
10SK Staré Město3*03.00.5
11BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"*02.50.5
12Baník Havířov*01.50.0
12 players

40) TCh-FIN 2016-17

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 17th September 2016 to 12th March 2017. A small number of extra games this week.

TCh-FIN 2016-17 Finland FIN Sat 17th Sep 2016 - Sun 12th Mar 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1TammerSh, Tampere4400218
2MatSK, Espoo4400168
3TuTS, Turku4310176
4SalSK, Salo4310136
5JyS, Jyvaskyla4220104
6Aatos, Helsinki4220104
7EtVaS, Vantaa4220104
8KS-58, Helsinki412173
9Velhot, Helsinki413092
10OSS, Oulu413032
11Garde, Helsinki403131
12KarjUra, Karjaa404040
12 teams

41) Active Team Events

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

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2016-17

The Swedish Team Championship takes place 14th October 2016 to 26th March 2017. Next round 14th January 2017.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1SK Rockaden, Sthlm3300615.5
2Lunds ASK3300615.5
3SK Team Viking3201514.5
4Malmo AS3201514
5Eksjo SK3111311
6Limhamns SK3120213
7SK Rockaden Umea312029.5
8Farsta SK3021110
9SS Manhem303009
10Kungstornet303008
10 players
TCh-SWE Superettan Sweden SWE Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Upsala ASS3300616.5
2Stockholms SS3201515.5
3Burgsvik Alva SK3210416
4Schack 08, Norrkoping3210414.5
5SK Rockaden, Sthlm II3102412.5
6Vasteras SK3210412
7SK Kamraterna3111311.5
8Horndal/Hedemora-alliansen303008.5
9Orgryte SK303007
10Vaxjo SK303006
10 players

Bundesliga 2016-17

The Bundesliga takes place 15th October 2016 to 1st May 2017.

Bundesliga 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Mon 1st May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden2200413
2SV 1930 Hockenheim2200411.5
3SG Solingen2200411.5
4SV Mülheim Nord2200411
5SK Schwaebisch Hall210139
6USV TU Dresden310138.5
7SV Werder Bremen311028.5
8SG Trier200228
9SG Speyer-Schwegenheim211027.5
10Hamburger SK211027.5
11FC Bayern München211027
12DJK Aufwaerts Aachen202006.5
13SF Berlin 1903202006
14SV Griesheim 1976202004.5
15MSA Zugzwang 82202004.5
16SK Koenig Tegel202003.5
16 teams

Belgian Interclubs 2016-17

The Belgian Interclubs season takes place 2nd October 2016 to 23rd April 2017.

TCh-BEL 2016-17 Belgium BEL Sun 2nd Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Apr 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1KSK47-Eynatten 1411.5
2CREC 139.5
3Amay 138.5
4CRELEL 129
5KGSRL 128.5
6Wirtzfeld 128.5
7KBSK 128
8Borgerhout 127.5
9The Belgian CC 127.5
10KSK Rochade 116.5
11Fontaine 116.5
12Wachtebeke 104.5
12 players

Dutch League 2016-17

The Dutch League takes place 17th September to 6th May 2016.

Dutch League 2016-17 Netherlands NED Sat 17th Sep 2016 - Sat 6th May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1Groninger Combinatie2378 8414½
2Kennemer Combinatie2367 6 412½
3SISSA2384 6 6 412
4LSG IntelliMagic2390 211
5HMC Calder2385 210
6En Passant2402 4 2
7MuConsult Apeldoorn2380 62
8HWP Sas van Gent2320 4 0
9Pathena Rotterdam2334 4 0
10Charlois Europoort23572 4 06
10 teams

TCh-ISL 2016-17

The Icelandic Team Championship had the first five rounds 29th September to 2nd October 2016. The final rounds are 2nd to 4th March 2017. Games should follow in due course.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2016-17 Reykjavik ISL Thu 29th Sep 2016 - Sat 4th Mar 2017
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Skakfelagid Huginn a-sveit*5730.5100
2Taflfelag Reykjavikur a-sveit*66628.080
3Skakdeild Fjölnis3*4522.050
4Vikingaklubburinn2*21.060
5Taflfelag Bolungarvikur1*4519.070
6Skakfelag Akureyrar½44*16.540
7Skakdeild KR33*16.520
8Skakfelag Reykjanesbaejar2*3616.020
9Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit25*15.520
10Taflfelag Reykjavikur b-sveit2*15.040
10 players
TCh-ISL Div 2 2016-17 Reykjavik ISL Thu 29th Sep 2016 - Sat 4th Mar 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Skakfelagid Huginn a-sveit*5730.5100
2Taflfelag Reykjavikur a-sveit*66628.080
3Skakdeild Fjölnis3*4522.050
4Vikingaklubburinn2*21.060
5Taflfelag Bolungarvikur1*4519.070
6Skakfelag Akureyrar½44*16.540
7Skakdeild KR33*16.520
8Skakfelag Reykjanesbaejar2*3616.020
9Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit25*15.520
10Taflfelag Reykjavikur b-sveit2*15.040
10 players

TCh-CHN 2016

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 12th April to 5th December 2016. Rounds 12-15 23rd-26th September 2016. Next rounds 16-18 30th October to 1st November 2016.

TCh-CHN 2016 China CHN Tue 12th Apr 2016 - Mon 5th Dec 2016
Leading Round 15 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
15Shanghai1512212548.5
21Tianjing1510322247.0
36Beijing1510322246.0
49Shandong159422042.5
57Zhejiang156451741.5
62Hangzhou158611739.5
74Chongqing156451739.5
810Qingdao156811336.0
911Jiangsu155911136.5
108Chengdu1551001030.5
1112Guangdong152112627.0
123Shenzhen150150015.5
12 teams

42) Forthcoming Events and Links

chess.com Blitz Championship Final 2016

4th Krk Golden Island Open 2016

55th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2016-17

10th Figueira da Foz Festival 2016

CNE ch-NED Rapid 2016

TCh-HUN 2016-17

32nd European Club Cup 2016

Serbian Open 2016

World Chess Championship 2016

40th Tenkes Cup 2016

26th World Seniors 2016

UT Dallas Fall FIDE Open 2016

XXX Belgrade Trophy 2016

November Lviv Tradition 2016

British Rapidplay 2016

8th London Chess Classic 2016

European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2016

Sunway Sitges Festival 2016

World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2016

Czech Christmas 2016-17

46th Rilton Cup 2016-17

Karlstad Open 2016

92nd Hastings Congress 2016-17

5th Gabicce Mare Deluxe 2017

79th Tata Steel 2017

16th Prague Open 2017

16th Marienbad Open 2017

19th Lienz Open 2017

Graz Open 2017

8th Pfalz Open 2017

17th Liberec Open 2017

Reykjavik Open 2017

5th Norway Chess 2017

30th Leon Chess 2017

5th Kings Place Festival 2017

40th Eastman Open 2017

6th Fano Summer Open 2017

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