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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1150 21st November 2016 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) World Chess Championship 2016
3) Champions Showdown 2016
4) 32nd European Club Cup 2016
5) Serbian Open 2016
6) 12th Ugra Governor's Cup 2016
7) Khanty-Mansiysk Women's Grand Prix 2016
8) 26th World Seniors 2016
9) UT Dallas Fall FIDE Open 2016
10) ch-TUR 2016
11) 54th National Premier ch-IND 2016
12) 4th Mollet del Valles IM 2016
13) Hong Kong Open 2016
14) 175th MGU Open 2016
15) 31st Mukachevo Rating 2016
16) 18th Can Picafort Open 2016
17) 20th OIBM 2016
18) Relax Open 2016
19) 40th Tenkes Cup 2016
20) 42nd OMICON ch-BAN 2016
21) Pavlodar Open 2016
22) 4th Srefidensi International 2016
23) Liga Nacional Superior 2016
24) TCh-HUN 2016-17
25) TCh-CZE 2016-17
26) 55th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2016-17
27) TCh-ROU Superliga 2016
28) 4NCL 2016-17
29) 2nd Bundesliga 2016-17
30) Bundesliga 2016-17
31) Active Team Events
32) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
World Chess Championship 20164 games
Champions Showdown 201624 games
32nd European Club Cup 2016193 games
Serbian Open 2016615 games
12th Ugra Governor's Cup 201649 games
Khanty-Mansiysk Women's Grand Prix 201618 games
26th World Seniors 2016456 games
UT Dallas Fall FIDE Open 201650 games
ch-TUR 201621 games
54th National Premier ch-IND 201621 games
4th Mollet del Valles IM 20165 games
Hong Kong Open 201614 games
175th MGU Open 201639 games
31st Mukachevo Rating 201620 games
20th OIBM 201679 games
Relax Open 201684 games
42nd OMICON ch-BAN 201683 games
Liga Nacional Superior 201628 games
TCh-HUN 2016-1760 games
55th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2016-1716 games
TCh-ROU Superliga 201630 games
4NCL 2016-17126 games
2nd Bundesliga 2016-17207 games
Bundesliga 2016-17128 games
2370 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Rudy van Kemenade, Petr Pisk, Goran Urosevic, Sandro Leonori and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The World Chess Championship remains tied after 7 games with 7 draws. Magnus Carlsen failed to convert strong winning chances in game 3 and Sergey Karjakin was briefly much better after game 4. Since then play has been rather tight. Nerves as the game enters its last third may come to the fore. Carlsen has played the Zuckertort Colle in game 8 being played right now, at the moment draw looks favourite here too.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) World Chess Championship 2016

The World Chess Championship match between defending champion Magnus Carlsen and his challenger Sergey Karjakin takes place in New York City 11th to 30th November 2016. Organisers: AGON.

Match over 12 games plus possible tie-breaks. Dates 11th-30th November. Game 1 11th, G2 12th, G3 14th, G4 15th, G5 17th, G6 18th, G7 20th G8 21st, G9 23rd, G10 24th, G11 26th, G12 28th TB 30th.

Venue: South Street Seaport second-floor atrium of the Fulton Market, Manhattan, New York City.

WCh New York
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 42 A45 Trompowsky
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 33 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 78 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 94 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 51 C50 Giuoco Piano
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 32 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 33 D10 Slav Defence

WCh New York (USA), 11-30 xi 2016
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Perf
Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2853 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ . . . . . 2772
Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2772 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ . . . . . 2853

3) Champions Showdown 2016

The Champions Showdown took place in Saint Louis 10th to 14th November 2016. Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand and Veselin Topalov play 6 games at 60 minutes with a 5 second delay, 6 rapid games at 15 minutes plus 3 seconds a move delay and 12 blitz games at 3 minutes and a 3 seconds a move delay. Viswanathan Anand won the event over three time controls with 15 points ahead of Nakamura on 14, Caruana on 11 and Topalov 8.

Champions Showdown 60m Saint Louis (USA), 10-14 xi 2016 cat. XXII (2785)
1 2 3 4
1. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2779 * * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 2844
2. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2760 ½ ½ * * 0 1 1 ½ 2850
3. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2779 ½ 0 1 0 * * ½ 1 3 2787
4. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2823 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 * * 2 2647
Round 1 (November 10, 2016)
Anand, Viswanathan - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 58 C53 Giuoco Piano
Topalov, Veselin - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 29 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Round 2 (November 10, 2016)
Topalov, Veselin - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 46 A21 English Opening
Caruana, Fabiano - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 64 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 3 (November 11, 2016)
Anand, Viswanathan - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 37 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Nakamura, Hikaru - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 14 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 4 (November 11, 2016)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 42 A21 English Opening
Caruana, Fabiano - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 38 A09 Reti Opening
Round 5 (November 12, 2016)
Anand, Viswanathan - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 32 C53 Giuoco Piano
Nakamura, Hikaru - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 49 D57 Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Round 6 (November 12, 2016)
Topalov, Veselin - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 43 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Caruana, Fabiano - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 33 A13 Reti Opening
Champions Showdown Rapid Saint Louis (USA), 10-14 xi 2016 cat. XXII (2785)
1 2 3 4
1. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2779 * * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 2980
2. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2779 0 ½ * * 1 1 ½ ½ 2844
3. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2823 ½ ½ 0 0 * * ½ 1 2715
4. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2760 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * * 2600
Round 1 (November 13, 2016)
Anand, Viswanathan - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 91 C50 Giuoco Piano
Topalov, Veselin - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 62 D12 Slav Defence
Round 2 (November 13, 2016)
Caruana, Fabiano - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 43 C53 Giuoco Piano
Topalov, Veselin - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 30 A21 English Opening
Round 3 (November 13, 2016)
Anand, Viswanathan - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 18 C42 Petroff's Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 78 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 4 (November 13, 2016)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 46 A21 English Opening
Caruana, Fabiano - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 72 D12 Slav Defence
Round 5 (November 13, 2016)
Anand, Viswanathan - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 40 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 49 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Round 6 (November 13, 2016)
Caruana, Fabiano - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 37 A05 Various
Topalov, Veselin - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 101 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Champions Showdown Blitz Saint Louis USA Thu 10th Nov 2016 - Mon 14th Nov 2016
Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgGms1234Pts
1Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA277912****½½0110½011117.5
2Anand, ViswanathanGMIND277912½½10****½½1½½1½½7.0
3Caruana, FabianoGMUSA28231201½1½½0½****½1016.5
4Topalov, VeselinGMBUL2760120000½0½½½010****3.0
4 players

4) 32nd European Club Cup 2016

The 32nd European Club Cup took place in Novi Sad 6th to 13th November 2016. Leading players: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Pentala Harikrishna, Anish Giri, Ding Liren, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Pavel Eljanov, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Alexander Grischuk etc. Alkaloid (Ding Liren, Andreikin, Eljanov, Jakovenko, Yu Yangyi, Kryvoruchko etc) took the title winning 5 matches and drawing 2. Second were Mednyi Vsadnik (Svidler, Dominguez, Vitiugov , Bu, Matlakov, Rodshtein, Fedoseev, Khairullin) and third were SHSM Legacy Square Moscow (Inarkiev, Dubov, Malakhov, Zvjaginsev, Grachev, Najer, Popov), The women's event was won by Cercle d'Echecs Monte-Carlo (Hou Yifan, Anna and Mariya Muzychuk, Cramling and Skripchenko) ahead of NONA Batumi and Ugra Chess Club. Final set of games now available.

32nd ECC Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB Sat 5th Nov 2016 - Sun 13th Nov 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12Alkaloid750212227.529.0
24Mednyi Vsadnik751111229.530.0
38SHSM Legacy Square Moscow751111217.030.5
47Ashdod751111214.028.5
59Odlar Yurdu740311207.028.5
61Syberia740311207.025.0
710Zhiguli752010221.027.5
85AVE Novy Bor752010216.531.5
96VSK Sveti Nikolaj Srpski752010187.025.5
1015Schachgesellschaft Zurich741210178.028.0
1111Ladya Kazan752010166.527.5
123OR Padova74219214.029.0
1316AEM Luxten Timisoara74219153.025.5
1419SV Werder Bremen74219150.023.5
1521SK Dunajska Streda74219139.522.5
1645LugPokerChess74219131.523.0
1727Crvena Zvezda74219100.022.5
1812Beer Sheva Chess Club73228150.022.0
1923LSG IntelliMagic74308145.524.0
2020Schachgesellschaft Riehen73228138.022.5
2117Cheddleton74308123.521.0
2231Omladinski Sahovski Klub Paracin73228122.522.5
2324Jelica PEP - Goracici74308120.522.5
2425KSK47 Eynatten73228108.520.0
2526SK Rockaden7430895.522.0
2640The Smashing Pawns Bieles7430893.017.5
2718CSM Baia Mare73317152.022.0
2829Gambit ASSECO SEE73317132.024.0
2913Vaalerenga Chess Club72237126.523.0
3038JSV SISSA73317113.021.5
3122SC MPO Maria Saal73317105.522.5
3250Bronshoj Skakforening72237103.522.0
3342Salon Shakkikerho73317101.519.5
3441Tammer-Shakki7331799.522.5
3537Perfect7331792.017.5
3614Itaka72326134.022.5
3728KGSRL Gent73406128.522.5
3832Oslo Schakselskap73406100.017.5
3943Skakklubben Nordkalotten7340694.518.5
4034En Passant7232694.017.5
62 players
32nd ECC Women 2016 Novi Sad SRB Sat 5th Nov 2016 - Sun 13th Nov 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Cercle d'Echecs Monte-Carlo770014152.021.5
22NONA Batumi751111127.517.0
33Ugra Chess Club752010126.517.5
410ASD C.S.R. Fischer Chieti7322878.014.5
55Odlar Yurdu7322875.514.0
69Ladya Kazan7430862.014.0
76Chigorin Chess Club St Petersburg7331789.015.5
87Jelica PEP - Goracici7331765.015.5
94SHSM Legacy Square Moscow7340686.015.5
1011Midland Monarchs7133561.013.0
118SS Lazio Scacchi7250465.511.5
1213ASVOE Pamhagen7250427.08.0
1312Rishon Le Zion7151341.59.5
1414Kaunas CC Margiris7151339.09.0
14 players

5) Serbian Open 2016

The Serbian Open took place 6th to 13th November 2016. Shanglei Lu edged out Ivan Saric and Miodrag Savic on tie-break after all scored 7.5/9. A full file now available.

Serbian Open 2016 Novi Sad SRB Sun 6th Nov 2016 - Sun 13th Nov 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
12Lu ShangleiGMCHN26167.5275350.0
21Saric IvanGMCRO26417.5273751.0
310Savic Miodrag RGMSRB25037.5265045.5
44Fridman DanielGMGER25967.0259046.0
53Zubov AlexanderGMUKR26096.5260049.5
67Kovacevic AleksandarGMSRB25316.5254249.0
714Lazic MiroljubGMSRB24676.5253347.0
85Sengupta DeepGMIND25796.5249646.0
926Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB24146.5249343.5
1015Doric DarkoIMCRO24666.5247042.0
1122Sipila VilkaIMFIN24216.5246445.5
1232Leskur DejanIMSRB23856.5246043.5
1324Plenca JadrankoFMCRO24176.5245242.0
1441Colovic DusanSRB23486.5243243.5
1519Costachi MihneaIMROU24286.5240140.5
1616Abergel ThalGMFRA24586.0248244.5
1712Narayanan SrinathIMIND24766.0245342.5
1854Gouloutis NikolaosGRE22816.0243446.0
1911Sanal VahapGMTUR24816.0241343.5
2035Ozen BahadirFMTUR23686.0237541.5
2144Rabrenovic VladanIMSRB23346.0234140.5
2220Saduakassova DinaraWGMKAZ24275.5243443.5
2330Bulmaga IrinaIMROU23875.5242144.0
2429Tosic MiroslavGMSRB23875.5240446.0
2539Savicevic VlatkoSRB23505.5239743.5
269Milanovic DaniloGMSRB25075.5237644.0
2769Zegarac VukSRB22335.5237543.0
2817Rathnakaran K.IMIND24585.5237244.0
2913Kantans TomsIMLAT24695.5236441.0
3058Konstantinov AleksandarMKD22645.5234239.5
3146Raja HarshitIND23195.5233741.0
3259Burcu CagatayCMTUR22635.5232839.0
3337Tica SvenFMCRO23645.5230539.0
3470Titov IvanSRB22295.5229840.5
3534Tuna AlpFMTUR23755.5229140.0
3628Abhishek KelkarIMIND23895.5227938.5
3749Kathmale SameerIMIND23065.5226341.5
3836Sredojevic IvanIMSRB23665.5226339.0
3965Chelushkina IrinaWGMSRB22375.5225838.0
4060Biljanic LjubomirFMSRB22605.5224935.0
152 players

6) 12th Ugra Governor's Cup 2016

The 12th Ugra Governor's Cup takes place 17th to 25th November 2016.

12th Ugra Governor's Cup Khanty-Mansiysk RUS Thu 17th Nov 2016 - Fri 25th Nov 2016
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Савченко БорисRUS26134.014.513.03.0
29Хисматуллин ДенисRUS26004.014.512.03.0
12Розум ИванRUS25824.014.512.03.0
42Рахманов АлександрRUS26643.516.014.02.0
53Гоганов АлексейRUS26433.015.013.02.0
615Паравян ДавидRUS25443.013.011.53.0
76Волков СергейRUS26183.013.011.02.0
810Понкратов ПавелRUS25963.011.511.53.0
914Придорожный АлексейRUS25742.515.513.01.0
105Кокарев ДмитрийRUS26342.514.011.50.0
1113Предке АлександрRUS25792.513.512.01.0
128Ковалев ВладиславBLR26032.512.510.51.0
1321Горячкина АлександраRUS24522.512.510.50.0
144Алексеев ЕвгенийRUS26382.512.010.01.0
1522Луговской МаксимRUS24352.511.510.02.0
1625Корчмар ВасилийRUS23992.511.510.01.0
1718Линчевский ДаниилRUS25172.511.59.50.0
181Федосеев ВладимирRUS26732.511.09.52.0
1911Бочаров ДмитрийRUS25932.012.511.01.0
2017Овечкин РоманRUS25232.012.010.51.0
2116Юффа ДаниилRUS25322.010.010.01.0
2219Матинян НикитаRUS24902.09.59.52.0
2326Дроговоз ИринаRUS21851.512.010.01.0
2420Сарана АлексейRUS24551.511.511.51.0
2524Ханин СеменRUS24161.510.010.01.0
2623Пустовойтова ДарьяRUS24270.010.08.50.0
26 players

7) Khanty-Mansiysk Women's Grand Prix 2016

The Khanty-Mansiysk Women's Grand Prix takes place 19th November to 1st December 2016.

KM WGP 2016 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS Sat 19th Nov 2016 - Thu 1st Dec 2016. Category: 10. Ave: (2488)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Batsiashvili, Nino IM GEO 2489 # 1 1 1 3 2508
2 Girya, Olga WGM RUS 2450 # = = 1 2 2632
3 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat IM IRI 2435 # 1 = = 2 2666
4 Ju, Wenjun GM CHN 2580 = # = 1 2 2578
5 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2525 0 # 1 1 2 2575
6 Zhukova, Natalia GM UKR 2448 = = # = 1.5 2485
7 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2492 0 # = 1 1.5 2473
8 Harika, Dronavalli GM IND 2543 0 = = # 1 2347
9 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2555 0 = # = 1 2335
10 Skripchenko, Almira IM FRA 2455 0 = # = 1 2389
11 Khotenashvili, Bela GM GEO 2426 0 = 0 # 0.5 2203
12 Javakhishvili, Lela IM GEO 2461 0 0 = # 0.5 2247
Round 1. Sat 19th Nov 2016
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Javakhishvili, Lela 47 E04 Catalan
Skripchenko, Almira 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 13 C45 Scotch
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 1/2-1/2 Harika, Dronavalli 31 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Batsiashvili, Nino 1-0 Khotenashvili, Bela 37 D85 Gruenfeld
Pogonina, Natalija 0-1 Girya, Olga 49 D10 QGD Slav defence
Zhukova, Natalia 1/2-1/2 Ju, Wenjun 49 A18 English
Round 2. Sun 20th Nov 2016
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 75 C92 Ruy Lopez
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Zhukova, Natalia 34 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Skripchenko, Almira 45 E94 King's Indian
Harika, Dronavalli 0-1 Batsiashvili, Nino 49 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Javakhishvili, Lela 0-1 Ju, Wenjun 96 D38 QGD
Khotenashvili, Bela 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 47 A07 Reti
Round 3. Mon 21st Nov 2016
Zhukova, Natalia 1/2-1/2 Khotenashvili, Bela 31 D37 QGD
Ju, Wenjun 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 27 D11 QGD Slav
Batsiashvili, Nino 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 46 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat 1-0 Gunina, Valentina 43 E17 Queen's Indian
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Harika, Dronavalli 41 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Skripchenko, Almira 1/2-1/2 Javakhishvili, Lela 27 B30 Sicilian

8) 26th World Seniors 2016

The 26th World Seniors takes place 18th November to 1st December 2016.

World Senior 50+ 2016 Marianske Lazne CZE Fri 18th Nov 2016 - Thu 1st Dec 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Matamoros Franco Carlos S.GMECU24952.00.01.02.0
6Mohr GeorgGMSLO24612.00.01.02.0
9Bruno FabioIMITA24352.00.01.02.0
12Akesson RalfGMSWE24162.00.01.02.0
14Vlassov NikolaiIMRUS24152.00.01.02.0
15Bagaturov GiorgiGMGEO24102.00.01.02.0
16Tunik GennadyGMRUS24042.00.01.02.0
27Petran PeterIMSVK23022.00.01.02.0
30Bartsch BertholdFMGER22792.00.01.02.0
36Yuferev OlegFMRUS22392.00.01.02.0
69Daneri MartinCMARG21132.00.01.02.0
124Danielsen HenrikGMISL24772.00.01.01.5
7Arkell Keith CGMENG24502.00.01.01.5
31Stentebjerg-Hansen PerDEN22622.00.01.01.5
35Yakimenko Alexander A.RUS22402.00.01.01.5
165Haba PetrGMCZE24722.00.01.01.0
18Konopka MichalIMCZE23962.00.01.01.0
21Ginsburg MarkIMUSA23402.00.01.01.0
24Reprintsev AlexanderIMUKR23212.00.01.01.0
38Chan Peng KongIMSGP22332.00.01.01.0
39Habibi AliIMGER22252.00.01.01.0
40Kilicaslan HasanIMTUR22252.00.01.01.0
41Smolin SergeyIMUKR22242.00.01.01.0
43Chapman Terry P DFMENG22202.00.01.01.0
79Tesar JanCZE20722.00.01.01.0
261Sturua ZurabGMGEO25561.50.01.52.5
3Ivanov AlexanderGMUSA24781.50.01.52.5
8Meister JakobGMGER24441.50.01.52.5
20Pastircak MilanIMCZE23621.50.01.52.5
28Bergstrom RolfFMSWE22961.50.01.52.5
33Boulard EricFRA22451.50.01.52.5
34Brito LuismarFMBRA22421.50.01.52.5
3319Vokac MarekGMCZE23911.50.01.52.0
65Babar MichaelFMGER21291.50.01.52.0
76Hewson Brian WrENG20831.50.01.52.0
3649Urban ZdenekCMCZE22051.50.01.52.0
3711Kalegin EvgenijIMRUS24201.50.01.51.5
44Chudinovskikh Alexander MIMRUS22191.50.01.51.5
55Koehler Gerhard Dr.GER21821.50.01.51.5
60Bartos JanFMCZE21511.50.01.51.5
162 players
World Senior 65+ 2016 Marianske Lazne CZE Fri 18th Nov 2016 - Thu 1st Dec 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Sveshnikov EvgenyGMRUS24892.00.01.02.0
3Zhelnin Vladimir VIMRUS24532.00.01.02.0
8Komljenovic DavorinGMCRO23752.00.01.02.0
10Birnboim NathanIMISR23652.00.01.02.0
11Harandi KhosroIMIRI23542.00.01.02.0
13Plachetka JanGMSVK23482.00.01.02.0
18Werner ClemensFMGER23252.00.01.02.0
20Mishuchkov Nikolai M.IMRUS23192.00.01.02.0
22Giffard NicolasIMFRA23132.00.01.02.0
23Sloth JornFMDEN23122.00.01.02.0
24Van Riemsdijk Herman C.IMBRA23092.00.01.02.0
27Kelleher WilliamFMUSA22922.00.01.02.0
30Lederman LeonIMISR22802.00.01.02.0
33Frick ChristophGER22752.00.01.02.0
35Sorensen BentIMDEN22632.00.01.02.0
36Ruckschloss KarolFMSVK22552.00.01.02.0
39Huelsmann JosefGER22192.00.01.02.0
47Babula MilanIMCZE22102.00.01.02.0
48Zilbert OlegFMRUS22082.00.01.02.0
50Furman BorisFMRUS22072.00.01.02.0
56Sejkora VlastimilFMCZE21952.00.01.02.0
61Malmdin Nils-AkeFMSWE21822.00.01.02.0
2317Pushkov NikolaiGMRUS23252.00.01.01.5
21Neckar LubomirIMCZE23192.00.01.01.5
52Haubt GeorgFMGER22052.00.01.01.5
53Singer HansFMAUT22022.00.01.01.5
279Kakageldyev AmanmuradIMTKM23732.00.01.01.0
14Pritchett Craig WIMSCO23382.00.01.01.0
26Stebbings Anthony JFMENG22932.00.01.01.0
57Titz HeimoFMAUT21892.00.01.01.0
58Kierzek Matthias Dr.GER21892.00.01.01.0
59Kolbak JensDEN21892.00.01.01.0
63Golcman EvgenyRUS21642.00.01.01.0
75Giulian Philip MFMSCO21332.00.01.01.0
3564Hanisch FriedrichGER21602.00.00.51.0
365Jansa VlastimilGMCZE24181.50.01.52.5
6Vasiukov EvgeniGMRUS24051.50.01.52.5
15Rooze JanIMBEL23351.50.01.52.5
16Maryasin BorisIMISR23311.50.01.52.5
29Shvedchikov Anatoli I.IMRUS22811.50.01.52.5
265 players
World Senior 65+ w 2016 Marianske Lazne CZE Fri 18th Nov 2016 - Thu 1st Dec 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Fatalibekova ElenaWGMRUS22692.00.01.02.0
24Sorokina TamaraWIMRUS20802.00.01.01.0
33Tsifanskaya Ludmila AWIMISR21041.50.01.52.5
41Gaprindashvili NonaGMGEO23111.50.01.52.0
56Khmiadashvili TamarWGMGEO19711.50.01.51.5
8Modrova HanaWFMCZE18421.50.01.51.5
79Kabanova IrinaRUS18341.50.01.01.5
85Kuznetsova LubaWFMRUS20211.00.02.03.0
97Pribylova RuzenaCZE19111.00.02.02.0
11Florea DorinaROU17691.00.02.02.0
1112Ristoja AulikkiFIN16701.00.01.51.5
18Podlovny StellaISR01.00.01.51.5
1314Hrivnakova AnnaSVK15551.00.01.01.0
1410O`Neill Julie AnneUSA17740.50.01.53.0
1513Benova ZitaSVK16320.00.02.03.0
1615Urbanaites ElviraRUS15010.00.01.52.5
17Petranova TeresaCZE00.00.01.52.5
1816Katusak-Huzsvar RezsoneHUN13720.00.01.02.0
18 players
World Senior 50+ w 2016 Marianske Lazne CZE Fri 18th Nov 2016 - Thu 1st Dec 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Makropoulou MarinaWGMGRE21192.00.01.01.5
12Kasoshvili TsialaWIMGEO21172.00.01.01.5
38Wagner-Michel AnnettWIMGER21302.00.01.01.0
10Ankudinova YelenaWGMKAZ21222.00.01.01.0
56Richtrova EliskaWGMCZE21882.00.00.51.0
61Berend ElviraWGMLUX23491.50.01.01.5
2Strutinskaia GalinaWGMRUS22661.50.01.01.5
83Liu ShilanWGMCHN22491.00.02.03.0
5Mednikova SvetlanaWGMRUS21951.00.02.03.0
7Sirotkina NinaWIMRUS21781.00.02.03.0
1125Korinkova EvaCZE17921.00.02.02.5
124Burchardt BrigitteWIMGER22041.00.02.02.0
1324Baliuniene MargaritaDEN18771.00.02.02.0
1413Sazonova Elena N.WIMRUS21131.00.01.52.5
14Ivanova TatianaRUS21081.00.01.52.5
1615Schulz PetraWFMGER21011.00.01.01.0
17Birkholz OlgaWFMGER20641.00.01.01.0
19Mira HeleneWIMAUT20471.00.01.01.0
1918Milligan HelenCMNZL20530.50.02.02.5
23Ovlyakuliyeva GuldjahanTKM18840.50.02.02.5
219Bogumil TatianaWFMRUS21240.50.01.52.0
21Khropova LarisaWFMRUS19810.50.01.52.0
2320Kierzek MiraWFMGER20050.00.02.03.0
22Bazantova MarieCZE19360.00.02.03.0
2516Beltz MartinaWIMGER20660.00.01.02.0
25 players

9) UT Dallas Fall FIDE Open 2016

The UT Dallas Fall FIDE Open takes place 18th to 23rd November 2016.

UT Dallas Fall Open 2016 Dallas USA Fri 18th Nov 2016 - Wed 23rd Nov 2016
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Xiong JefferyUSA26604.50.018.010.5
217Hernandez Carmenate HoldenUSA24874.00.013.07.0
33Sevian SamuelUSA25903.50.015.59.0
419Berczes DavidHUN24763.50.014.08.5
29Vazquez GuillermoPAR24143.50.014.08.5
623Le Tuan MinhVIE24653.50.013.58.0
724Vorontsov PavloUKR24633.50.013.58.0
826Brown Michael WilliamUSA24383.50.013.57.5
916Troff Kayden WUSA24983.50.012.58.5
1012Gorovets AndreyBLR25113.50.012.07.5
119Macieja BartlomiejPOL25433.50.012.06.5
1221Nakar EylonISR24713.50.011.07.5
136Popilski GilISR25623.00.015.09.0
148Li RuifengUSA25503.00.015.09.0
1527Kaliksteyn AlexanderUSA24233.00.014.58.5
1620Stremavicius TitasLTU24733.00.014.58.5
175Kadric DenisBIH25833.00.013.58.5
1825Prasanna Raghuram RaoIND24563.00.013.58.0
1915Perelshteyn EugeneUSA25053.00.013.08.5
204Belous VladimirRUS25833.00.011.57.0
2110Arribas Lopez AngelESP25212.50.015.09.0
2213Drozdowski KacperPOL25082.50.014.59.5
232Stukopin AndreyRUS26002.50.014.09.0
247Holt ConradUSA25512.50.013.58.5
2511Raznikov DannyISR25122.50.013.58.0
2632Panchanatham VigneshUSA23762.50.013.08.0
2722Gurevich DanielUSA24652.50.013.07.5
2814Liang AwonderUSA25082.50.012.07.5
2935Thavandiran ShiyamCAN23532.50.012.07.5
3031Rozman LevyUSA23942.50.011.57.0
3118Javakhadze ZurabGEO24812.50.011.56.5
3233Kambrath YannickFRA23622.50.010.06.5
3337Gu ChristopherUSA23042.00.013.08.0
3444Liu BoveyUSA21722.00.013.08.0
3547Nguyen EmilyUSA21212.00.012.57.5
3648Capocyan Sam LUSA21042.00.011.56.5
3750Metpally JasonUSA20662.00.010.56.5
3836Lederer YoavISR23502.00.010.06.5
3945Baasansuren ErdeneMGL21242.00.09.56.0
4028Ynojosa Aponte Felix JoseVEN24182.00.09.04.5
50 players

10) ch-TUR 2016

The Turkish Championship takes place 18th November to 1st December 2016.

ch-TUR 2016 Gebze TUR Fri 18th Nov 2016 - Thu 1st Dec 2016
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Yilmazyerli, Mert IM TUR 2443 6305962
2 Erdogdu, Mert IM TUR 2441 6301495
3 Atalik, Ekaterina IM TUR 2414 4130189
4 Tuna, Alp FM TUR 2375 6372910
5 Kerigan, Demre IM TUR 2353 6307841
6 Yurtseven, Melih FM TUR 2332 6312160
7 Gokerkan, Cem Kaan FM TUR 2291 6336760
8 Soysal, Serkan FM TUR 2290 6349250
9 Koksal, Ege FM TUR 2271 6317626
10 Selbes, Tarik FM TUR 2257 6302513
11 Sevgi, Volkan FM TUR 2243 6325335
12 Baglan, Esat FM TUR 2225 6309216
13 Yilmaz, Goktan CM TUR 2223 6354904
14 Sari, Yasin TUR 2140 6320902
ch-TUR 2016 Gebze TUR Fri 18th Nov 2016 - Thu 1st Dec 2016. Category: 3. Ave: (2307)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Koksal, Ege FM TUR 2271 # 1 1 1 3 2366
2 Yilmazyerli, Mert IM TUR 2443 # 1 1 = 2.5 2633
3 Soysal, Serkan FM TUR 2290 # = 1 1 2.5 2480
4 Erdogdu, Mert IM TUR 2441 # = = 1 2 2499
5 Sevgi, Volkan FM TUR 2243 # = = 1 2 2392
6 Baglan, Esat FM TUR 2225 = = # = 1.5 2252
7 Gokerkan, Cem Kaan FM TUR 2291 0 # = 1 1.5 2280
8 Yurtseven, Melih FM TUR 2332 0 = # 1 1.5 2355
9 Yilmaz, Goktan CM TUR 2223 = = # 0 1 2117
10 Tuna, Alp FM TUR 2375 0 = # = 1 2216
11 Sari, Yasin TUR 2140 0 = = # 1 2194
12 Selbes, Tarik FM TUR 2257 0 0 1 # 1 2143
13 Atalik, Ekaterina IM TUR 2414 0 = 0 # 0.5 2112
14 Kerigan, Demre IM TUR 2353 0 0 0 # 0 2282
Round 1. Fri 18th Nov 2016
Baglan, Esat 1/2-1/2 Sevgi, Volkan 28 B31 Sicilian
Yilmaz, Goktan 0-1 Selbes, Tarik 71 C95 Ruy Lopez
Soysal, Serkan 1-0 Sari, Yasin 66 E70 King's Indian
Gokerkan, Cem Kaan 0-1 Yilmazyerli, Mert 35 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Tuna, Alp 1/2-1/2 Erdogdu, Mert 40 B81 Sicilian
Atalik, Ekaterina 0-1 Koksal, Ege 64 D20 QGA
Yurtseven, Melih 1-0 Kerigan, Demre 43 B07 Robatsch defence
Round 2. Sat 19th Nov 2016
Sevgi, Volkan 1-0 Kerigan, Demre 37 A42 Modern defence
Koksal, Ege 1-0 Yurtseven, Melih 34 A26 English
Erdogdu, Mert 1-0 Atalik, Ekaterina 61 A22 English
Yilmazyerli, Mert 1-0 Tuna, Alp 84 A00 Benko's opening
Sari, Yasin 1/2-1/2 Gokerkan, Cem Kaan 75 B52 Sicilian
Selbes, Tarik 0-1 Soysal, Serkan 79 A00 Benko's opening
Baglan, Esat 1/2-1/2 Yilmaz, Goktan 67 C92 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Sun 20th Nov 2016
Yilmaz, Goktan 1/2-1/2 Sevgi, Volkan 13 B32 Sicilian
Soysal, Serkan 1/2-1/2 Baglan, Esat 44 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Gokerkan, Cem Kaan 1-0 Selbes, Tarik 27 C26 Vienna
Tuna, Alp 1/2-1/2 Sari, Yasin 52 C63 Ruy Lopez
Atalik, Ekaterina 1/2-1/2 Yilmazyerli, Mert 12 E70 King's Indian
Yurtseven, Melih 1/2-1/2 Erdogdu, Mert 33 C45 Scotch game
Kerigan, Demre 0-1 Koksal, Ege 60 C86 Ruy Lopez

11) 54th National Premier ch-IND 2016

The 54th National Premier ch-IND takes place 17th to 30th November 2016. There were venue problems, we'll see how they work out. I give the first three rounds.

54th ch-IND Premier 2016 Lucknow IND Thu 17th Nov 2016 - Wed 30th Nov 2016
Leading Round 3 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Karthikeyan MuraliIND25302.50.03.502.0
29Ravi Teja S.IND23842.00.03.251.0
312Adhiban B.IND26662.00.02.751.0
43Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIND23162.00.02.251.0
58Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.IND25652.00.02.002.0
62Nitin S.IND24152.00.01.502.0
71Abhishek KelkarIND23891.50.03.001.0
86Laxman R.R.IND23871.50.01.501.0
95Vidit Santosh GujrathiIND26891.50.01.501.0
1014Praneeth Surya KIND23881.00.01.501.0
114Bakre TejasIND24501.00.01.500.0
127Kunte AbhijitIND24941.00.01.250.0
1310Sriram JhaIND24260.50.00.500.0
13Mishra Neeraj-KumarIND23070.50.00.500.0
14 players

12) 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 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Diaz Camallonga CarlesFMCAT23376.00.05.022.75
25Alarcon Casellas RolandoIMCUB23975.50.05.019.75
36Morros Faura RicardMKCAT22305.00.05.015.50
43Villar Reymundo Juan AntonioMKPER21564.51.53.016.50
58Cruz FilemonIMPER23304.51.02.017.00
64Cruz JonathanIMPER24434.50.53.013.75
71Fernandez Diaz CristianFMCAT22993.00.01.012.50
89Chalmeta Ugas RamonFMCAT22493.00.01.011.75
92Gonzalez Raul OmarFMCAT22632.50.01.06.75
1010Aymerich Verdaguer EduardCAT21801.50.00.05.25
10 players

13) Hong Kong Open 2016

The Hong Kong Open takes place 3rd October to 1st December 2016.

Hong Kong Open 2016 Hong Kong HKG Mon 3rd Oct 2016 - Thu 1st Dec 2016
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Medarde Santiago Luis MarcosESP23485.514.07.52.0
27Lai Sai WingHKG18075.013.06.53.0
36Tushar AnandIND19524.515.07.01.0
43Chong Chor YuenHKG20154.513.57.02.0
52Dew BrianHKG21884.013.56.51.0
610Ho In Hei HenryHKG16524.013.56.01.0
78Tang Tsz SangHKG17404.013.05.52.0
812Pu HenryHKG16064.010.05.51.0
99Tay Dennis ZhimingHKG17183.016.58.52.0
1031Harsh UdassiIND03.013.06.51.0
1113Woo Nicholas Tsz ChuenHKG15653.012.06.51.0
1220Chung Ethan Cheung JingWLS13603.012.06.02.0
1314Yau Kwok Yui OliverHKG15473.011.55.51.0
1425Cheng Justin Hong-ChenHKG12603.010.55.51.0
155Luk Luen-WahHKG19922.515.58.01.0
1621Zeng YuHKG13432.514.57.01.0
1730Han Xuqian BenHKG02.512.56.51.0
1816Choy Hong Lui RonaldHKG16012.511.05.01.0
1927Uppal MahirHKG11292.510.55.00.0
2024So Ka WangHKG12762.59.04.51.0
2128Desrosiers CyranoHKG02.58.54.51.0
224Leung Ho Yan AndrewHKG20092.013.06.51.0
2317Liu Ho YinHKG14672.013.06.50.0
2419Mahadevan AravindHKG13882.011.56.01.0
2536Tsang Lok ChingHKG02.011.55.51.0
2615Bottazzi UlysseFRA15322.010.05.51.0
2726Lee Wing KinHKG12211.513.06.50.0
2832King AlistairHKG01.512.06.00.0
2911Lau Joe Yiu-ChoHKG16271.511.55.50.0
3018Uppal Tejpal SinghHKG14421.59.04.50.0
3133King OliverHKG01.012.56.00.0
3237Wu Shu HongHKG01.011.56.00.0
3338Wu Zhe HongHKG01.011.55.50.0
3435Qian ChristopherHKG01.011.05.51.0
3523Tyrrell Lachlan Baly HughesHKG12841.010.05.00.0
3622Kadam Aaditya VivekHKG13101.09.55.00.0
3729Gupta RitvikHKG00.011.56.00.0
3834Ng Chun HeiHKG00.09.04.50.0
38 players

14) 175th MGU Open 2016

The 175th MGU Open took place 19th to 20th November 2016.

175th MGU Open 2016 Sofia BUL Sat 19th Nov 2016 - Sun 20th Nov 2016
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPts
14STOYANOV Stoyan Orl.18526.0
25KOLEV Lachezar18174.5
31ANDREEV DobrotichNM19753.5
43IGNATOV Bojidar18533.5
52RUSCHUKOV Boyan18783.5
68BORISOV Ivan03.5
712TODEV SimeonAIM15423.5
87MIHALEV Daniil17483.0
99KOSTOV Nikolay17053.0
106RAZMIROV Stanislav03.0
1116ILIEVA Ralitsa13012.5
1215ILICHOV Ivan13672.0
1310GEORGIEV Nikolay16121.5
1411MLADENOV Andrey16031.0
1514TENEV Bogdan14701.0
1613SAPAREVA Magdalena15140.5
16 players

15) 31st Mukachevo Rating 2016

The 31st Mukachevo Rating takes place 19th to 24th November 2016.

31st Mukachevo Rating IM Mukachevo UKR Sat 19th Nov 2016 - Thu 24th Nov 2016
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14NIKITENKO MihailBLR23823.56.500.03
28TERLETSKY OlegUKR22662.54.250.02
310ANWESH UpadhyayaIND23832.54.250.01
47TIBA VladyslavUKR22872.53.750.02
53VACHYLYA AndriyUKR22062.53.000.02
62KRUPKO AlexeyUKR22672.02.750.01
75STREBKOVS AndrejsLAT23361.52.250.00
89BYKOVSKIY OlegUKR23261.02.500.00
91SEVOSTIANOV PavelRUS22741.02.250.00
106PETROVA IrinaUKR21841.02.000.00
10 players

16) 18th Can Picafort Open 2016

The 18th Can Picafort Open took place 13th to 20th November 2016. Mikulas Manik edged out Milan Pacher, Valeriy Grinev and Dmitrij Kollars after all scored 6/9. Games not yet available.

18th Can Picafort Open Can Picafort ESP Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Sun 20th Nov 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
16Manik MikulasSVK24346.048.0
22Pacher MilanSVK24786.046.0
38Grinev ValeriyUKR23996.045.5
41Kollars DmitrijGER25016.045.0
54Minzer Claudio JavierARG24445.546.5
69Roeder MatthiasGER23855.545.5
73Krivoshey SergeiUKR24695.545.0
813Rodriguez Lopez RafaelESP22505.544.5
916Dukaczewski PiotrPOL22015.544.0
1011Pogorelov RuslanUKR23525.543.0
115Carlstedt JonathanGER24385.542.0
1222Schmidt JadeGER20985.541.0
1312Guerra Bastida DiegoESP23105.042.5
1420Ponce Cano AdrianESP21445.040.0
1525Juan Mas SantiagoESP19555.038.0
167Mascaro March PedroESP24004.546.0
1719Chan Kim YewMAS21694.543.5
1814Garcia Del Rey SenenESP22444.542.5
1926Albers AndreasGER19504.535.5
2032Kazmierczak EwaPOL15724.534.0
2110Kuijf MarinusNED23754.046.0
2221Degro HeikoGER21034.041.5
2315Brull Mayol CosmeESP22134.039.5
2423Planas Gene JuanESP20154.035.5
2527Gutierrez Abarrategui LuisESP18994.035.0
2624Fiol Company JuanESP19794.034.0
2730Perez Gandesa Jose AntonioESP18083.540.5
2828Moya Pol AntonioESP18813.540.5
2935Pons Escanellas Antonio MESP13713.539.5
3034Leost JoelFRA13933.533.0
3129Jimenez Anders ValentinESP18653.037.0
3217Ballesteros Gonzalez DavidESP21862.540.0
3333Rossello Sanchez BartolomeESP15332.530.5
3418Cerrato Nadal Juan P.ESP21691.536.0
3531Ramis Sebastia Jordi SalvadorESP15841.531.5
35 players

17) 20th OIBM 2016

The 20th OIBM tournament took place 29th October to 6th November 2016. Alex Areshchenko edged out Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, GN Gopal, Sergei Zhigalko, Babu Lalith, Abhijeet Gupta and Konstantin Landa on tie-break after all scored 7.5/9. A bulletin for the remaining rounds now available. I also discovered an error in the identification of a player in my previous files.

An intriguing question remains about the game Kozul vs Kveinys from round 7. Although there is clearly a problem with the move order given in the game's live coverage, the moves suggest Kveinys castled illegally on move 12. As a curiosity I'd very much like to know whether this happened or not. The bulletin only repeated the live moves given.

20th OIBM 2016 Bad Wiessee GER Sat 29th Oct 2016 - Sun 6th Nov 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2
1Areshchenko, AlexUKR2675258s1221w140s113w124s½12w½19w121s12w½7.5242921.0
2Nisipeanu, Liviu-GER2687156w1199s147w142s½41w124w121s½3w11s½7.5242721.0
3Gopal, G.NIND2560206w1154s195w145s16w119s½8w12s020w17.5240922.0
4Zhigalko, SergeiBLR2669272w1195s132w½132s144w19w½13s½74w119s17.5233921.0
5Lalith, Babu M RIND2586230s1225w146s127w125s½15w½74s½57w131s17.5233821.0
6Gupta, AbhijeetIND2626266s1223w154s128w13s027w½36s177w125s17.5233022.0
7Landa, KonstantinRUS2601232w1224s181w114s½43w110s½16w122s½29w17.5233021.0
8Melkumyan, HrantARM2653277s1203w178s131w19s½25w13s015w½22w17.0238820.0
9Azarov, SergeiBLR2577314s1164w155s138w18w½4s½84w120s½14w½7.0237419.0
10Kveinys, AloyzasLTU2509256s1103w1202s120w½134s17w½23s½33w112s½7.0235019.0
11Volkov, SergeyRUS2609273s1130w148s122w½77s174w½15s½28w113s½7.0233819.0
12Brkic, AnteCRO2579231w1143s193w143s½36w11s½29w½75s110w½7.0232919.0
13Schroeder, Jan-ChrGER2514276w1105s1207w11s053w145s14w½65s111w½7.0232220.0
14Esipenko, AndreyRUS2471286s188w1210s17w½76s049w178s123w19s½7.0230320.0
15Debashis, DasIND2459289w1326s1204w½52s1141w15s½11w½8s½47w17.0229119.0
16Pap, MisaSRB2489384s1150w163s123w0110s148w17s049w145s17.0225321.0
17Stern, RenéGER2521148s1145w190s½49w½102s118w120s092w162s17.0222520.0
18Wacker, PeterGER2306139w½398s1142w½280s1387w117s079w153s141w17.0212220.0
19Graf, AlexanderGER2564450w1159s189w133w123s13w½1s044s14w06.5238819.0
20Buhmann, RainerGER2633265w1165s1127w110s½60w126s½17w19w½3s06.5238218.0
21Zhigalko, AndreyBLR2584271w161s183w175s126w½76s12w½1w027s½6.5235718.0
22Vogel, RovenGER2415184w1155s1101w111s½42w½82s141w17w½8s06.5234718.0
23Kozul, ZdenkoCRO2619269w1196s194w116s119w030s110w½14s081w16.5232719.0
24Vorobiov, EvgenyRUS2581268s1462w186s130w11w½2s032w129s083w16.5232419.0
25Saric, AnteCRO2540297w1104s187w179s15w½8s0129w143s16w06.5231519.0
26Khenkin, IgorGER2563173s1100w1214s1128w121s½20w½28s½27w½30s½6.5231217.0
27Stark, LarsGER2374334w1151s164w15s0195w16s½198w126s½21w½6.5229518.0
28Thejkumar, M SIND2445263w1233s153w16s066w135s126w½11s087w16.5227319.0
29Dragnev, ValentinAUT2438284s173w1131s½90w134s½46w112s½24w17s06.5226018.0
30Weber, UlrichGER2366114w1137s166w124s0196w123w0121s189s126w½6.5225719.0
31Schneider, IljaGER2504218w191s1140w18s079w1129s½135w150s15w06.5223219.0
32Singer, ChristophGER2254248s1197w14s½211w174s0103w124s0100w197s16.5222519.0
33Osmanodja, FilizGER2299357s1330w1245w119s091w½101s142w110s082w16.5220219.0
34Guo, EmmaAUS2018346s172w½270s1135s129w½57w½38s½40w½78/+6.5219717.0
35Weller, ManuelGER2181323s1183w137s0257w1117s128w0146s156w½77s16.5219219.0
36Nasshan, DennisGER2307294s1216w1217s½108w112s0130w16w0195s1106w16.5217419.0
37Andersson, UlfSWE2521212w169s135w1128s178w½127s½51w½76s16.5217318.0
38Hainke, GuntramGER2308343w1146s1222w19s061w142s½34w½67s½107w16.5215918.0
39Pirrot, DieterGER2368427s1200w1193s0209w½58s0264w1150s1130w199s16.5205819.0
40Buchenau, FrankGER2272313w1205s11w0144s0426w1171s166w134s½112w16.5205819.0
475 players

18) Relax Open 2016

The Relax Open took place 13th to 18th November 2016. Ladislav Sarkozy won with 6/7.

Relax Open 2016 Liptovsky Mikulas SVK Sun 13th Nov 2016 - Fri 18th Nov 2016
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Sarkozy LadislavSVK22696.028.521595
24Demeter PeterSVK21975.524.519684
33Piankov EvgenijUKR22665.028.520933
41Swicarz MaciejPOL23035.028.021155
55Molnar ErnoSVK21485.027.020753
616Mruskovic RadoslavSVK19645.026.520004
719Banoci JaroslavSVK18915.024.520145
810Hujo JozefSVK20195.024.018664
96Andras TomasSVK21324.529.021104
107Jakab BelaSVK20934.524.519284
1113Jurcisin ImrichSVK20094.522.518564
1211Sturc JanSVK20114.522.018564
1312Gombar PeterSVK20104.026.520223
148Drabek MiloslavCZE20804.026.019793
1521Chomo BorisSVK18844.025.019953
1618Ondercin MartinSVK19404.024.519233
1720Profant JanSVK18854.023.019094
1815Sturc GustavSVK19824.022.519023
199Staffa LubomirCZE20364.022.018594
2014Milovnik JurajSVK20024.020.018644
2139Pawicka MagdalenaPOL16084.019.017894
2217Belus BenjaminSVK19484.018.517664
2325Varga LukasSVK18183.527.020393
2424Ziaran ViliamSVK18233.524.519363
2528Nahalka JanSVK17793.521.518672
2622Szaraz VojtechSVK18703.517.517023
2726Bracok StefanSVK18153.027.520502
2829Mikus PeterSVK17683.024.019153
2923Viczencz PeterSVK18333.023.518903
3027Hoferek SvatoplukSVK18043.023.018293
3131Zentko LadislavSVK17543.022.519272
3233Paulicka IvanSVK17003.021.017873
3330Eremias IgorSVK17603.021.017751
3436Bohm VilemCZE16383.020.518223
3541Andras AntonSVK15263.019.018352
3638Komlos JanSVK16092.520.518542
3740Slivka VasilSVK15642.520.017951
3832Kyselak PavelCZE17242.520.017071
3935Sukovsky IgorSVK16392.520.016811
4044Subjakova KristinaSVK14502.519.016211
47 players

19) 40th Tenkes Cup 2016

The 40th Tenkes Cup takes place 17th to 24th November 2016.

40th Tenkes Cup 2016 Harkany HUN Thu 17th Nov 2016 - Thu 24th Nov 2016
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Chernyshov KonstantinRUS24924.515.5224814.5
22Nagy GaborHUN24314.018.0220513.0
310Chetverik MaximRUS22214.015.5222912.5
43Farago IvanHUN24104.015.5213011.5
56Kernazhitsky LeonidUKR22884.015.0208912.0
64Paschall William M.USA23723.516.0212412.5
724Gazda IstvanHUN20613.513.5220411.0
816Chernyshova NataliaRUS21133.513.0222210.0
97Martic ZlatkoCRO22823.512.0204611.0
1011Pasztor FerencHUN22213.015.5213011.0
1112Lyell MarkENG22133.015.5202310.5
128Borsos BogdanUKR22633.015.020489.5
1334Chubar VladimirUKR19943.014.5219410.0
1415Vlasic NenadCRO21363.014.5204410.0
1535Hiebert KenjiJPN19753.013.521437.5
1618Frink FerencHUN20903.013.020649.0
1737Csiki EndreHUN19613.012.521588.5
1813Dusper HrvojeCRO21883.012.5201710.5
1951Wu YangCHN03.012.020598.0
209Havanecz BiankaHUN22613.012.020368.0
2126Joo JanosHUN20563.012.018918.5
2238Radics Laszlo Dr.HUN19613.010.020707.5
2329Vukovic IvoCRO20332.514.021466.5
2428Sereinig EduardAUT20482.513.021477.5
2536Radai Zoltan MateHUN19722.513.020847.0
2620Gombocz Ferenc Jr.HUN20642.513.019417.0
275Marjanovic AnnamariaHUN23702.512.020138.0
2817Kaposztas MiklosHUN21052.511.019457.0
2925Nemeth Attila JanosHUN20572.59.517227.0
3031Tatarintsev EgorRUS20262.015.022448.0
3119Jeszenszky JozsefHUN20852.014.519967.0
3227Drinoczi PeterHUN20522.014.022646.0
3332Losonczi MarcellHUN20142.013.521707.0
3421Lengyel LaszloHUN20642.013.520418.0
3548Kajic JosipCRO16762.012.520637.5
3640Fridl MiroslavCRO19572.012.020976.0
3730Vrona MihailHUN20332.012.020064.5
3822Simon LiliHUN20642.011.017837.5
3923Burov IlyaGER20622.010.018575.0
4043Tomasic DragutinCRO18492.09.018994.0
51 players

20) 42nd OMICON ch-BAN 2016

The 42nd OMICON ch-BAN takes place 8th to 22nd November 2016.

42nd OMICON ch-BAN 2016 Dhaka BAN Tue 8th Nov 2016 - Tue 22nd Nov 2016
Leading Round 12 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Hossain EnamulGMBAN244310.00.0
13Mollah Abdullah Al RakibGMBAN248210.00.0
36Rahman ZiaurGMBAN25089.00.0
45Rahman Md. TaiburFMBAN22788.00.0
512Murshed NiazGMBAN24497.50.0
610Mohammad Minhaz UddinIMBAN24177.00.0
714Abu Sufian ShakilIMBAN23336.50.0
84Islam Kh. AminulFMBAN21545.00.0
8Rahman Syed MahfuzurFMBAN22525.00.0
103Mohammad JavedFMBAN21474.00.0
7Ikramul Haq SiamCMBAN22024.00.0
1211Ahmed Sk. NasirFMBAN22663.50.0
131Haque RezaulFMBAN21212.50.0
149Hasan MehdiFMBAN22422.00.0
14 players

21) Pavlodar Open 2016

The Pavlodar Open takes place 20th to 30th November 2016.

22) 4th Srefidensi International 2016

The 4th Srefidensi International takes place 21st to 28th November 2016.

23) Liga Nacional Superior 2016

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

Liga Nacional Superior Villa Martelli ARG Sat 24th Sep 2016 - Sat 19th Nov 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12Obras AySa970221.0160
21Ajedrez Plus961220.0140
35Republica Martelli963016.5122
46Untref Ajedrez952216.5120
511Club Argentino953116.0110
6915 Mayo El Sanitarista944115.590
73Boca Juniors953114.5110
810ONG Lasker Quilmes943213.5100
94Ferro Carril Oeste935113.570
1017Mar del Plata954013.0100
118Ushuaia Jaque Mate923413.080
127Centro Univ. Vicente Lopez935113.070
1318San Isidro944112.090
1413Tacticos y Estrategas844012.080
1515La Banda del Oeste935112.070
1616Tren Verde934211.080
1720Ventajedrez Plastigal825111.050
1812Torre Blanca924310.070
1914Esc. Munic. De Ajedrez Moreno91629.040
2019La Torre del Castillo81617.530
20 teams

24) TCh-HUN 2016-17

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 30th October 2016 to 9th April 2017. Round 2 13th November 2016 Games now available. Round 3 27th November 2016.

TCh-HUN 2016-17 Hungary HUN Sun 30th Oct 2016 - Sun 9th Apr 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910Bpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK I-101020
2ASE Paks-77.514.5
3DVTK-7.5714.5
4Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK5-712
5HASE-Lila Futo I-5.5611.5
6Penzugyor SE4.56.5-11
7HVSE-Infraplan5-611
8Dunaharaszti MTK4.56-10.5
9Aquarena Kobanya SC26-8
10Duocor-Makoi SVSE25-7
10 teams

25) 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 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1GROP Praha*7916.06.0
2SK ZIKUDA Turnov*54714.54.0
3SK AD Jicin B*36616.57.5
42222 SK Polabiny*5613.05.0
5QCC Ceske Budejovice*46413.54.0
6TJ Neratovice34*412.53.0
7TJ Pankrac5*34412.03.5
8SK OAZA Praha125*38.01.5
9TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove4*4211.52.5
10Bohemians Texbase.cz Praha4*4210.52.5
11SK Sokol Vysehrad24*18.53.0
12SK AD JC Smichov½34*17.51.5
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 8th Oct 2016 - Sun 2nd Apr 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1TZ Třinec*917.57.0
2Slavia Kroměříž*614.55.0
3Moravská Slavia Brno*56614.54.0
4Region Panda*5614.05.0
Agentura 64 Grygov*3614.05.0
6BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"*613.54.5
7TJ Ostrava*6612.03.5
8SK Gordic Jihlava3*5311.54.0
9SK Staré Město35*3311.02.5
10KVS EKODIVIZE Opava25*39.52.5
11SK Zlín23*07.52.0
12Baník Havířov*04.50.5
12 players

26) 55th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2016-17

The 55th TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 29th October 2016 to 19th March 2017. Round 3 20th November 2016. Round 4 7th January 2017.

55th TCh-DEN Ex 2016-17 Denmark DEN Sat 29th Oct 2016 - Sun 19th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Bronshøj 1616
2Philidor 1513½
3Jetsmark 1413
4SK 68 1313
5Hillerod 1311½
6Team Nordea Skanderborg 1211
6Aarhus/Skolerne 1211
8Nordre 1010
9Nordkalotten 13
10K41 10
10 teams

27) TCh-ROU Superliga 2016

The Romanian Team Superliga takes place 19th to 27th November 2016.

TCh-ROU Superliga 2016 Calimanesti-Caciulata ROU Sat 19th Nov 2016 - Sun 27th Nov 2016
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1C.S. AEM Timisoara*4345011.0
2C.S. Universitar Ploiesti*14508.5
3C.S. Stud. Medicina Timisoara2*5408.5
4Clubul de Sah al mun. Baia Mare31*407.5
5C.S. Politehnica Iasi*4318.0
6Vados - Magazinul de Sah2*317.0
7Sah - Club Galati2*227.0
8C.S. Otopeni1½*4225.5
9C.S. Victoria Techirghiol½2*206.0
10Pro Logos - Sah-Club Oltenia1*006.0
10 teams

28) 4NCL 2016-17

The 4NCL takes place 19th November 2016 to 1st May 2017. Next rounds 3-4: 14th to 15th January 2017.

4NCL 2016-17 Reading ENG Sat 19th Nov 2016 - Mon 1st May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Cheddleton 17-17½-½414½
23Cs 15½-2½8-1413½
3Barbican 4NCL 13½-4½5½-2½29
4Guildford 22½-5½4½-3½27
5Blackthorne Russia1-74½-3½2
6Celtic Tigers ½-7½4½-3½25
7South Wales Dragons3½-4½3½-4½07
8Kings Head1-82½-5½0
1Guildford 16-27½-½413½
2White Rose 15-37-1412
3Grantham Sharks 15-35-3410
4Wood Green HK3-56-229
5Oxford 11-75½-2½2
6Anglian Avengers 12-63-505
7North East England2-62½-5½0
8Barbican 4NCL 2½-7½3-50
16 teams

29) 2nd Bundesliga 2016-17

The German Bundesliga 2nd Division has four divisions. They take place 15th October to 7th May 2017.

2nd Bundesliga Nord 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 7th May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1SV Glueck auf Ruedersdorf2200411
2SK Norderstedt 1975220049.5
3SG Turm Kiel220049
4Hamburger SK II3111312.5
5SK Zehlendorf211029
6SV Werder Bremen II211028.5
7HSK Lister Turm Hannover211028
8SF Berlin 1903 II302119.5
9Preetzer TSV202006.5
10Rotation Pankow202004.5
10 players
2nd Bundesliga West 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 7th May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Schachgemeinschaft Porz2200413.5
2SV 1920 Hofheim2200412
3Duesseldorfer SK 1914/19252101310
4SF Katernberg200228
5SV Wuerselen 1926200228
6SC Hansa Dortmund211025.5
7Aachener SV 1856201117
8SV Muelheim Nord II201116.5
9SG Solingen II201116
10SG Bochum 31202003.5
10 players
2nd Bundesliga Ost 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 7th May 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1ESV Nickelhuette Aue5401926.5
2Erfurter SK4301718.5
3SK 1908 Goeggingen3300616
4TSV Bindlach-Aktionär5230419
5SC Forchheim4220414.5
6SK Koenig Plauen4220414
7SC Erlangen4130214
8SC Garching 19803120211.5
9SF Anderssen Bad Mergentheim3030010
10SK Passau 1869303008
10 players
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Sun 7th May 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1SC Eppingen2200412.5
2Schachfreunde Deizisau2200411
3SC Emmendingen2200410.5
4SC Heusenstamm220049.5
5TSV Schoenaich211029
6SC Caissa Schwarzenbach211026.5
7SC Viernheim202005.5
8SC Untergrombach 1946202005.5
9TSV Schott Mainz202005.5
10Schachfreunde Schoeneck202004.5
10 players

30) Bundesliga 2016-17

The Bundesliga takes place 15th October 2016 to 1st May 2017. Next rounds 19th to 20th November 2016.

Bundesliga 2016-17 Germany GER Sat 15th Oct 2016 - Mon 1st May 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden4400824
2SG Solingen4400822
3SV 1930 Hockenheim4400822
4SV Muelheim Nord4310617.5
5SK Schwaebisch Hall4211518
6SF Berlin 19034220418
7SG Trier4112416.5
8Hamburger SK4220416
9SG Speyer-Schwegenheim4220413.5
10USV TU Dresden5121314.5
11FC Bayern Muenchen4121313
12SV Werder Bremen5130215
13DJK Aufwaerts Aachen4130214
14SK Koenig Tegel4022211.5
15MSA Zugzwang 824031110.5
16SV Griesheim 19764040010
16 teams

31) Active Team Events

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

Belgian Interclubs 2016-17

The Belgian Interclubs season takes place 2nd October 2016 to 23rd April 2017. Round 4 November 27th.

TCh-BEL 2016-17 Belgium BEL Sun 2nd Oct 2016 - Sun 23rd Apr 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1KSK47-Eynatten 1616.5
2Amay 1514
3CRELEL 1416
4KGSRL 1414
5Fontaine 1312.5
6CREC 1312
7KSK Rochade 1311
8Wirtzfeld 1212
9KBSK 1211
10Borgerhout 129.5
11The Belgian CC 128.5
12Wachtebeke 107
12 teams

26th TCh-SLO 2016

The Slovenian Team Championship takes place 14th October to 11th December 2016. Final three rounds 9th to 11th December 2016.

26th TCh-SLO 2016 Slovenia SLO Fri 14th Oct 2016 - Sun 11th Dec 2016
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1ZSK Maribor*444526.01298.00
2SD Ptuj*443424.01186.00
3SD Vrhnika*323418.0647.50
4SS TZ Prevodi Dvojka3*518.0541.00
5SD KRKA Novo mesto2*318.0537.50
5SK Impol224*317.0538.75
7SD Radenska Pomgrad223*16.5540.50
8SK Triglav Krsko½333*316.0655.00
9SK Branik Maribor2213*14.0320.50
10SK Zalec1*12.5218.00
10 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2016-17

The Austrian Second Bundesliga Mitte division started 7th October and runs until 26th March 2017. Next rounds Mitte 27th-28th Jan. Ost 3rd Dec. West 25th-27th November.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2016-17 Austria AUT Fri 7th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPOE Maria Saal 2*62821.50
2Schachfreunde Graz*44819.50
3RbEJ Gleisdorf½*815.50
4Spg. Grieskirchen/Schallerbach*35718.50
5SC DieKlagenfurter03*44715.50
6Leoben42*615.50
7Union Ansfelden*354517.00
8SPG Spk. Fürstenfeld/Hartberg3*33516.00
9SPG Sauwald23*5314.00
10ESV Austria Graz23*313.50
11SV Wolfsberg½21*06.50
12SV Gmunden½121*06.00
12 teams
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 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2016-17 Austria AUT Fri 7th Oct 2016 - Sun 26th Mar 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1ASVÖ Pamhagen*5817.50
2tschaturanga*36717.00
3ASVOE VHS Poechlarn*44614.00
4SC Donaustadt*3514.50
5SK Hietzing32*4513.50
6SC Data Technology Pressbaum/E.*533412.50
7SK Advisory Invest Baden1*411.50
8SK Austria13*34411.00
9ASVÖ Mattersburg3*4311.00
10SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau332*29.50
11SZ Favoriten½2*06.50
12Blackburne Nickelsdorf2022*05.50
12 teams

Dutch League 2016-17

The Dutch League takes place 17th September to 6th May 2016. Round 4 26th November 2016.

Dutch League 2016-17 Netherlands NED Sat 17th Sep 2016 - Sat 6th May 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1Kennemer Combinatie2389XX 6 619
2Groninger Combinatie2370 XX 5 8519½
3LSG IntelliMagic2402 XX 416½
4SISSA2402 XX 66 416½
5MuConsult Apeldoorn23785 XX 6314½
6HMC Calder2376 XX 213½
7Pathena Rotterdam2353 4 XX 213
8En Passant2396 4 XX 213
9HWP Sas van Gent23364 XX5113½
10Charlois Europoort2339 2 4 5XX111
10 teams

TCh-NOR League 2016

The Norwegian Codanserien takes place 28th October 2016 to 5th March 2017. Next rounds 4-6 13th to 15th January 2017.

TCh-NOR Codanserien Norway NOR Fri 28th Oct 2016 - Sun 5th Mar 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtgMptsBptsTB1
1SK 191124156.014.55.00
2OSS23766.013.52.00
3Bergens22636.012.06.00
4Valerenga25294.011.51.00
5Stavanger22614.09.52.00
6SK 9622032.08.00.00
7Asker22851.06.50.50
8Black Knights21561.03.50.50
9Tromso21120.06.50.00
10Nordstrand22000.04.50.00
10 teams

TCh-FIN 2016-17

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 17th September 2016 to 12th March 2017. Next rounds 10th-11th December 2016.

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

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 teams

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

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 teams
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 teams

TCh-CHN 2016

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 12th April to 5th December 2016. Final rounds 19-22 2nd-5th December 2016.

TCh-CHN 2016 China CHN Tue 12th Apr 2016 - Mon 5th Dec 2016
Leading Round 18 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
15Shanghai1814223057.5
26Beijing1812422653.5
31Tianjing1811522454.5
49Shandong189452350.0
52Hangzhou1810622250.0
64Chongqing187651946.0
77Zhejiang186661847.0
810Qingdao186931543.0
911Jiangsu1861021443.5
108Chengdu1861021438.5
1112Guangdong1841131136.5
123Shenzhen180180020.0
12 teams

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. Next round 21st Jan 2017.

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

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. My thanks to Davíd Kjartansson and Gunnar Bjornsson for the games.

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 teams
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 teams

32) Forthcoming Events and Links

6th Holuj-Radzikowska 2016

XXX Belgrade Trophy 2016

XXXII Lower Silesia Governor Cup 2016

November Lviv Tradition 2016

Israel Championships 2016

8th London Chess Classic 2016

Zadar Open 2016

European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2016

28th Carlos Torre Memorial 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

22nd Stuttgart 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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