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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1205 11th December 2017 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 9th London Chess Classic 2017
3) 70th ch-RUS 2017
4) Russian Cup Final 2017
5) 2nd IMSA Elite Mind Games 2017
6) 86th ch-UKR 2017
7) ch-CHN Rapid and Blitz 2017
8) Zadar Open 2017
9) 2nd Krunoslav Hulak Memorial 2017
10) 77th ch-ITA 2017
11) Lidums Australian Young Masters 2017
12) 9th Penang Open 2017
13) Australasian Masters 2017
14) 33rd Voivoda Cup 2017
15) Acre GM 2017
16) IV Azores Open 2017
17) First Saturday December 2017
18) ch-RSA 2017
19) 1st Valentino Martis 2017
20) 14th Vasylyshyn Memorial 2017
21) Rome City Open 2017
22) 43rd OMICON ch-BAN 2017
23) 7th Holuj-Radzikowska 2017
24) World Youth U16 Olympiad 2017
25) TCh-CZE 2017-18
26) TCh-HUN 2017-18
27) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2017-18
28) TCh-FIN 2017-18
29) TCh-GEO Club 2017
30) TCh-CHN 2017
31) TCh-SVK 2017-18
32) 27th TCh-SLO 2017
33) Bundesliga 2017-18
34) Active Team Events
35) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
9th London Chess Classic 2017860 games
70th ch-RUS 201772 games
Russian Cup Final 201754 games
2nd IMSA Elite Mind Games 201784 games
86th ch-UKR 201756 games
ch-CHN Rapid and Blitz 2017449 games
Zadar Open 201781 games
2nd Krunoslav Hulak Memorial 201790 games
77th ch-ITA 201749 games
Lidums Australian Young Masters 201760 games
9th Penang Open 2017410 games
Australasian Masters 201730 games
33rd Voivoda Cup 201735 games
Acre GM 2017117 games
IV Azores Open 2017125 games
ch-RSA 201712 games
1st Valentino Martis 201790 games
14th Vasylyshyn Memorial 201740 games
Rome City Open 201721 games
43rd OMICON ch-BAN 20177 games
7th Holuj-Radzikowska 201715 games
World Youth U16 Olympiad 201756 games
TCh-HUN 2017-1860 games
TCh-FIN 2017-1888 games
TCh-GEO Club 201724 games
TCh-CHN 201730 games
TCh-SVK 2017-1896 games
27th TCh-SLO 201790 games
Bundesliga 2017-18128 games
3349 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Gyula Feger, Paulo Rocha, Daniel Martin Mateos, Jan Mazuch and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Fabiano Caruana beat Ian Nepomniachtchi in an exciting tie-break to win the London Chess Classic. This event marked the end of the Grand Chess Tour and with a rather fortunate final round win Magnus Carlsen won the whole thing, mostly due to his fine rapid and blitz play. This has been a disappointing year in classical chess for the champion. He goes on to the World Rapid and blitz in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 26th to 30th December 2017. In the fast time controls Carlsen has had an excellent year moving further away from any challengers.

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2) 9th London Chess Classic 2017

The 9th London Chess Classic took place 30th November to 11th December 2017. Players: Carlsen, Nakamura, Aronian, MVL, Wesley So, Karjakin, Caruana, Anand, Nepomniachtchi, Adams.

Fabiano Caruana won the event after a rapid, then blitz tie-break again Ian Nepomniachtchi. Magnus Carlsen won the whole Grand Chess Tour series after beating Levon Aronian from an almost busted position. Carlsen was scathing in his criticism of his own play in London but also clearly had a bad cold.

9th London Classic TB London ENG Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Mon 11th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234Pts
1Caruana, FabianoGMUSA2799===12.5
2Nepomniachtchi, IanGMRUS2729===01.5
2 players
9th London Classic 2017 London ENG Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Mon 11th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345678910PtsTB1TB2
1Caruana FabianoGMUSA2799*½½½½½½111630.5
Nepomniachtchi IanGMRUS2729½*1½½½½½11630.5
3Carlsen MagnusGMNOR2837½0*½½½1½½1520
4Vachier-Lagrave MaximeGMFRA2789½½½*½½½1½½510.5
So WesleyGMUSA2788½½½½*½½½1½510.5
6Nakamura HikaruGMUSA2781½½½½½*½½½½4.500
7Aronian LevonGMARM2805½½0½½½*½½½400
8Karjakin SergeyGMRUS27600½½0½½½*½½3.500
9Anand ViswanathanGMIND278200½½0½½½*½300.5
Adams MichaelGMENG2715000½½½½½½*300.5
10 players
9th London Classic 2017 London ENG Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Mon 11th Dec 2017. Category: 22. Ave: (2779)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2729 # = = = 1 = = = 1 1 6 2909
2 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2799 = # = = = = = 1 1 1 6 2901
3 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2789 = = # = = = = 1 = = 5 2820
4 So, Wesley GM USA 2788 = = = # = = = = = 1 5 2820
5 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2837 0 = = = # = 1 = 1 = 5 2815
6 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2781 = = = = = # = = = = 4.5 2778
7 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2805 = = = = 0 = # = = = 4 2733
8 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2760 = 0 0 = = = = # = = 3.5 2701
9 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2715 0 0 = = 0 = = = # = 3 2661
10 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2782 0 0 = 0 = = = = = # 3 2653
Round 1. Fri 1st Dec 2017
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 54 D27 QGA
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 28 C84 Ruy Lopez
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 31 A04 Reti opening
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 44 A05 Reti opening
Adams, Michael 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 30 A13 English
Round 2. Sun 3rd Dec 2017
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 30 C50 Giuoco Piano
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 47 B77 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 31 C84 Ruy Lopez
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 27 E60 King's Indian defence
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Adams, Michael 48 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Mon 4th Dec 2017
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 31 E04 Catalan
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 31 A33 English
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 33 E00 Catalan opening
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 31 A07 Reti
Adams, Michael 1/2-1/2 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 58 B51 Sicilian
Round 4. Tue 5th Dec 2017
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 42 C53 Giuoco Piano
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 31 C88 Ruy Lopez
Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 42 B48 Sicilian
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 32 B91 Sicilian
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Adams, Michael 31 A07 Reti
Round 5. Wed 6th Dec 2017
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 39 C65 Ruy Lopez
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 25 D70 Neo-Gruenfeld defence
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 68 C65 Ruy Lopez
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 30 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Adams, Michael 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 32 B76 Sicilian
Round 6. Fri 8th Dec 2017
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 36 C42 Petrov
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 38 C88 Ruy Lopez
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 73 C45 Scotch
Adams, Michael 0-1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 85 B90 Sicilian
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 20 A18 English
Round 7. Sat 9th Dec 2017
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 30 C77 Ruy Lopez
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Adams, Michael 58 A03 Bird's opening
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 37 A17 English opening
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 45 D37 QGD
Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 59 B96 Sicilian
Round 8. Sun 10th Dec 2017
Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 40 A04 Reti opening
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 43 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 27 C53 Giuoco Piano
Adams, Michael 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 27 C67 Ruy Lopez
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 56 E00 Catalan opening
Round 9. Mon 11th Dec 2017
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 19 A33 English
Aronian, Levon 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 53 A40 Queen's pawn
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Adams, Michael 68 A29 English
Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 So, Wesley 33 C50 Giuoco Piano
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 31 D37 QGD
London Classic Open 2017 London ENG Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Mon 11th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
12Sargissian GabrielGMARM26727.5
9Melkumyan HrantGMARM26337.5
10Maze SebastienGMFRA26147.5
41Motylev AlexanderGMRUS26757.0
4Nabaty TamirGMISR26577.0
6Grandelius NilsGMSWE26477.0
11Cornette MatthieuGMFRA26067.0
14Donchenko AlexanderGMGER25697.0
21Kotronias VasiliosGMGRE25247.0
105Jones GawainGMENG26546.5
12Hawkins JonathanGMENG25796.5
18Vishnu Prasanna VGMIND25366.5
20Handke FlorianGMGER25266.5
22Nihal SarinIMIND25076.5
23Stany G.A.IMIND25026.5
25Vakhidov JahongirGMUZB25006.5
29Gormally Daniel WGMENG24776.5
31Hambleton AmanIMCAN24746.5
36Bartholomew JohnIMUSA24486.5
41Wells Peter KGMENG24416.5
42Cherniaev AlexanderGMRUS24366.5
61Vo Thi Kim PhungWGMVIE23806.5
64Gumularz SzymonFMPOL23766.5
2413Moussard JulesGMFRA25766.0
16Le Roux Jean-PierreGMFRA25606.0
17Mikhalevski VictorGMISR25456.0
24Fernandez Daniel HGMENG25006.0
27Fodor Tamas JrGMHUN24966.0
28Hector JonnyGMSWE24936.0
30Elsness FrodeIMNOR24776.0
33Bilguun SumiyaIMMGL24596.0
35Williams Simon KGMENG24536.0
37Cawdery DanielIMRSA24476.0
40Das SayantanIMIND24426.0
43Ladron De Guevara Pinto PaoloIMESP24226.0
48Henderson De La Fuente LanceESP24196.0
49Arkell Keith CGMENG24166.0
50Hansen Torbjorn RGMNOR24086.0
53Baenziger FabianFMSUI24006.0
55Munguntuul BatkhuyagIMMGL23976.0
289 players
ch-GBR KO 2017 London ENG Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Mon 11th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
-Round 3-
1McShane, Luke JGMENG26405
2Howell, David W LGMENG26763
-Round 2-
1McShane, Luke JGMENG26403
2Short, Nigel DGMENG26782
1Howell, David W LGMENG26763
2Sadler, Matthew DGMENG26852
-Round 1-
1Short, Nigel DGMENG26782
2Merry, Alan BIMENG24220
1Sadler, Matthew DGMENG26851.5
2Rowson, JonathanGMSCO25630.5
1Howell, David W LGMENG26761.5
2Hawkins, JonathanGMENG25790.5
1McShane, Luke JGMENG26401.5
2Jones, Gawain C BGMENG26540.5
17 players
London Classic Rapid Open London ENG Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Mon 11th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPts
11Andreasson Ingvar23516
210Wadsworth Matthew JFM21925
15Menzies Colin W21505
16Varley Nicolas21455
17Kalavannan Koby21425
68Basman Michael JIM22014.5
13Maciol Ryszard21664.5
20Coleman David JCM21164.5
32Sedykh Mikhail20454.5
45Gallagher Daniel Gh19034.5
112Zakarian DavidFM23424
3Merry Alan BIM23364
4Cox JohnIM23254
6Bisby Daniel L22374
7Dunn Andrew CCM22074
9Anderton Matthew N21984
11Klingher Dominic21784
12Swanson Stephen21724
14Pitcher John21644
18Bossy Arnim21404
21Westwood Richard D21134
23Mitra Roman C21044
36Iyengar Ilya20044
2422Graham David B21093.5
24Willmoth Robert FCM20813.5
33Garcia Oscar20193.5
34Bang Dominique20173.5
44Brewer Callum D19063.5
58Willson Ollie18183.5
305Pigott John CIM23063
19Eames Robert SFM21273
25Ociepka Adrian20793
26Crocker Philip J20643
27Asenov Pavel20633
28Olarasu Juliana20583
31Davison Chris20533
35Stembridge Ed20153
37O'gorman TomFM19993
38Cannon Richard J19963
40Calle Ordonez Albert19683
84 players
5th Pro-Biz Cup 2017 London ENG Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Mon 11th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameGms123Pts
1Ian Nepomniachtchi & Rajko Vujatovic3½11 2.5
2Dave Norwood & Ali Mortazavi3½½1 2.0
3Hikaru Nakamura & Lee Green31½½ 2.0
4Garry Kasparov & Terry Chapman3½1½ 2.0
5Levon Aronian & Justin Baptie3½10 1.5
6Magnus Carlsen & Chris Flowers3½0½ 1.0
7Maxime Vachier-Lagrave & Gilles Betthaeuser3½00 0.5
8Mickey Adams & Demis Hassabis300½ 0.5
8 players
London CC Superblitz KO London ENG Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Mon 11th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgGms
1Iturrizaga Bonelli, EduardoGMVEN26656
2Howell, David W LGMENG26766
3Speelman, Jon SGMENG25075
3Motylev, AlexanderGMRUS26755
5Fridman, DanielGMGER26334
5Le Roux, Jean-PierreGMFRA25604
5Riff, Jean-NoelGMFRA24924
5Jones, Gawain C BGMENG26544
9Vakhidov, JakhongirGMUZB25003
9Melkumyan, HrantGMARM26333
9Stany, G.A.IMIND25023
9Sargissian, GabrielGMARM26723
9Dong, Bao NghiaVIE21533
9Merry, Alan BIMENG24223
9Nabaty, TamirGMISR26573
9Krishna, C R GIMIND24213
17Donchenko, AlexanderGMGER25692
17Nunn, John D MGMENG25782
17Beinoras, MindaugasIMLTU23532
17Gharamian, TigranGMFRA26232
17Grandelius, NilsGMSWE26472
17McShane, Luke JGMENG26402
17Williams, Simon KGMENG24532
17Van Delft, MerijnIMNED23932
17Cornette, MatthieuGMFRA26062
17Gumularz, SzymonFMPOL23762
17Vo, Thi Kim PhungWGMVIE23802
17Cherniaev, AlexanderGMRUS24362
17Sadler, Matthew DGMENG26852
17Fodor, Tamas Jr.GMHUN24962
17Mikhalevski, VictorGMISR25452
17Gormally, Daniel WGMENG24772
33Wadsworth, Matthew JFMENG23361
33Vishnu Prasanna, VGMIND25361
33Bilguun, SumiyaIMMGL24591
33Moussard, JulesGMFRA25761
33D'Costa, Lorin A RIMENG23911
33Ghasi, Ameet KIMENG24751
33Westwood, Richard DENG20801
33Amores Gago, JavierESP21391
54 players

3) 70th ch-RUS 2017

The 70th Russian Championship and 67th Russian Women's Championship take place in St Petersburg 3rd to 15th December 2017. The venue is the State Museum of Political History of Russia.

70th ch-RUS 2017 St Petersburg RUS Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017. Category: 18. Ave: (2690)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM RUS 2718 # 0 = 1 0 1 = 1 1 5 2786
2 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2722 1 # = = = = = = 1 5 2788
3 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2683 = # 0 1 = = = 1 1 5 2783
4 Tomashevsky, Evgeny GM RUS 2713 0 = 1 # = = = 1 = 4.5 2741
5 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2765 = 0 = # = = = 1 1 4.5 2715
6 Malakhov, Vladimir GM RUS 2686 1 = = # = = 0 = = 4 2688
7 Riazantsev, Alexander GM RUS 2650 0 = = = = # = 1 = 4 2692
8 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2689 = = = = # = = = = 4 2684
9 Sjugirov, Sanan GM RUS 2650 0 = = = 1 = # = 0 3.5 2662
10 Matlakov, Maxim GM RUS 2735 0 = = = = = = # 0 3 2601
11 Volkov, Sergey GM RUS 2645 0 0 0 0 = 1 1 # = 3 2602
12 Romanov, Evgeny GM RUS 2626 0 0 = 0 = = = = # 2.5 2553
Round 1. Sun 3rd Dec 2017
Sjugirov, Sanan 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 72 D38 QGD
Matlakov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 67 E10 Queen's pawn game
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Riazantsev, Alexander 57 E00 Catalan opening
Malakhov, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Romanov, Evgeny 41 A07 Reti
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 22 A29 English
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Volkov, Sergey 36 D15 QGD Slav
Round 2. Mon 4th Dec 2017
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Volkov, Sergey 26 C11 French
Svidler, Peter 0-1 Dubov, Daniil 31 A37 English
Romanov, Evgeny 0-1 Vitiugov, Nikita 34 A29 English
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Malakhov, Vladimir 42 D10 QGD Slav defence
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 42 D12 QGD Slav
Sjugirov, Sanan 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 40 C84 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Tue 5th Dec 2017
Matlakov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 59 E10 Queen's pawn game
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Sjugirov, Sanan 41 E10 Queen's pawn game
Malakhov, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 30 A07 Reti
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 27 E06 Catalan
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Romanov, Evgeny 83 A29 English
Volkov, Sergey 0-1 Svidler, Peter 32 D96 Gruenfeld
Round 4. Wed 6th Dec 2017
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 49 C48 Four knights
Romanov, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Volkov, Sergey 47 B13 Caro-Kann
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 29 D85 Gruenfeld
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 18 B51 Sicilian
Sjugirov, Sanan 1-0 Malakhov, Vladimir 51 D15 QGD Slav
Matlakov, Maxim 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 34 D15 QGD Slav
Round 5. Thu 7th Dec 2017
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 45 E04 Catalan
Malakhov, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 28 D77 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Sjugirov, Sanan 35 D37 QGD
Dubov, Daniil 0-1 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 40 C29 Vienna gambit
Volkov, Sergey 0-1 Riazantsev, Alexander 24 D97 Gruenfeld
Svidler, Peter 1-0 Romanov, Evgeny 46 B42 Sicilian
Round 6. Sat 9th Dec 2017
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Romanov, Evgeny 60 D11 QGD Slav
Riazantsev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 29 D85 Gruenfeld
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1-0 Volkov, Sergey 51 D15 QGD Slav
Sjugirov, Sanan 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 32 D85 Gruenfeld
Matlakov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 32 E54 Nimzo-Indian
Fedoseev, Vladimir 0-1 Malakhov, Vladimir 46 D17 QGD Slav
Round 7. Sun 10th Dec 2017
Malakhov, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 66 A06 Reti
Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 Fedoseev, Vladimir 28 D10 QGD Slav defence
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 46 E10 Queen's pawn game
Volkov, Sergey 1-0 Sjugirov, Sanan 28 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 42 C84 Ruy Lopez
Romanov, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 49 A18 English
Round 8. Mon 11th Dec 2017
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Riazantsev, Alexander 55 B12 Caro-Kann
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Romanov, Evgeny 47 A07 Reti
Sjugirov, Sanan 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 35 D85 Gruenfeld
Matlakov, Maxim 0-1 Volkov, Sergey 43 D15 QGD Slav
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 50 D80 Gruenfeld
Malakhov, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 34 A07 Reti
67th ch-RUS w 2017 St Petersburg RUS Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017. Category: 8. Ave: (2435)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2510 # 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 = 5.5 2572
2 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM RUS 2452 1 # = 1 = = 0 1 = 5 2522
3 Girya, Olga WGM RUS 2484 = # = 0 1 1 = = 1 5 2535
4 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2469 = = # = 0 1 = 1 1 5 2531
5 Goryachkina, Aleksandra WGM RUS 2486 0 0 1 = # = 1 1 = 4.5 2491
6 Bodnaruk, Anastasia IM RUS 2428 0 0 1 = # = = = 1 4 2439
7 Shuvalova, Polina WIM RUS 2385 = = 0 = # = 1 0 1 4 2440
8 Nechaeva, Marina IM RUS 2424 = = 0 0 = # = 1 = 3.5 2384
9 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina IM RUS 2405 0 1 = 0 = # = = 0 3 2341
10 Gritsayeva, Oksana WFM RUS 2373 0 = 0 = 1 0 = # = 3 2342
11 Ovod, Evgenija IM RUS 2364 0 = 0 = = = = # = 3 2351
12 Galliamova, Alisa IM RUS 2443 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 = # 2.5 2300
Round 1. Sun 3rd Dec 2017
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 51 D35 QGD
Girya, Olga 1-0 Shuvalova, Polina 59 E15 Queen's Indian
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 43 C45 Scotch
Galliamova, Alisa 1-0 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 46 D05 Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Kashlinskaya, Alina 33 C15 French
Gritsayeva, Oksana 0-1 Nechaeva, Marina 58 B13 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Mon 4th Dec 2017
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Nechaeva, Marina 46 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 Gritsayeva, Oksana 66 B06 Robatsch defence
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 52 B18 Caro-Kann
Ovod, Evgenija 1/2-1/2 Galliamova, Alisa 31 C45 Scotch
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 62 E90 King's Indian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 Girya, Olga 38 E37 Nimzo-Indian
Round 3. Tue 5th Dec 2017
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 50 D37 QGD
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 92 C11 French
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Shuvalova, Polina 58 A28 English
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Ovod, Evgenija 32 C53 Giuoco Piano
Gritsayeva, Oksana 1/2-1/2 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 58 B31 Sicilian
Nechaeva, Marina 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 41 D38 QGD
Round 4. Wed 6th Dec 2017
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 32 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 1/2-1/2 Nechaeva, Marina 30 B18 Caro-Kann
Ovod, Evgenija 1/2-1/2 Gritsayeva, Oksana 63 A41 Queen's Pawn
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Gunina, Valentina 86 E00 Catalan opening
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Galliamova, Alisa 58 D11 QGD Slav
Girya, Olga 1-0 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 26 A45 Queen's pawn game
Round 5. Thu 7th Dec 2017
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Pogonina, Natalija 59 C45 Scotch
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Girya, Olga 84 E23 Nimzo-Indian
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 72 B90 Sicilian
Gritsayeva, Oksana 1-0 Shuvalova, Polina 71 B31 Sicilian
Nechaeva, Marina 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 41 D35 QGD
Kashlinskaya, Alina 0-1 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 29 E33 Nimzo-Indian
Round 6. Sat 9th Dec 2017
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 84 D02 Queen's pawn game
Ovod, Evgenija 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 39 E52 Nimzo-Indian
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Nechaeva, Marina 90 B13 Caro-Kann
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 Gritsayeva, Oksana 31 B07 Pirc defence
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Gunina, Valentina 33 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 73 C92 Ruy Lopez
Round 7. Sun 10th Dec 2017
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 55 A07 Reti
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 37 E15 Queen's Indian
Gritsayeva, Oksana 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 65 B12 Caro-Kann
Nechaeva, Marina 0-1 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 36 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Shuvalova, Polina 76 E12 Queen's Indian
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 31 A13 English opening
Round 8. Mon 11th Dec 2017
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Ovod, Evgenija 37 A90 Dutch defence
Shuvalova, Polina 1-0 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 82 B30 Sicilian defence
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1 Kashlinskaya, Alina 60 C09 French
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Nechaeva, Marina 72 D10 QGD Slav defence
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Gritsayeva, Oksana 41 B07 Pirc defence
Galliamova, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Gunina, Valentina 32 A13 English

4) Russian Cup Final 2017

The Russian Cup Final takes place 5th to 12th December 2017. Dmitry Jakovenko meets Dmitry Kokarev in the final. In the women's event which was one KO round shorter Baira Kovanova beat Elena Tomilova 1.5-0.5 in the final.

Russian Cup Final 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS Tue 5th Dec 2017 - Tue 12th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 4
1Jakovenko, Dmitry0.5
1Kokarev, Dmitry0.5
Round 3
1Jakovenko, Dmitry2.0
2Shaposhnikov, Evgeny0.0
1Kokarev, Dmitry1.5
2Gordievsky, Dmitry0.5
Round 2
1Shaposhnikov, Evgeny2.0
2Golubov, Saveliy0.0
1Jakovenko, Dmitry1.5
2Paravyan, David0.5
1Gordievsky, Dmitry2.0
2Lomasov, Semen0.0
1Kokarev, Dmitry3.0
2Alekseenko, Kirill2.0
Round 1
1Shaposhnikov, Evgeny3.0
2Predke, Alexandr1.0
1Golubov, Saveliy3.0
2Grachev, Boris2.0
1Jakovenko, Dmitry2.0
2Triapishko, Alexandr0.0
1Paravyan, David2.0
2Chigaev, Maksim0.0
1Gordievsky, Dmitry2.0
2Frolyanov, Dmitry0.0
1Lomasov, Semen1.5
2Ponkratov, Pavel0.5
1Alekseenko, Kirill1.5
2Lintchevski, Daniil0.5
1Kokarev, Dmitry3.0
2Moiseenko, Vadim2.0
34 players
Russian Cup Final w 2017 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS Tue 5th Dec 2017 - Tue 12th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 3
1Kovanova, Baira1.5
2Tomilova, Elena0.5
Round 2
1Tomilova, Elena1.5
2Belenkaya, Dina0.5
1Kovanova, Baira1.5
2Shaydullina, Sandugach0.5
Round 1
1Belenkaya, Dina1.5
2Makarenko, Alexandra0.5
1Tomilova, Elena1.5
2Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra0.5
1Shaydullina, Sandugach2.0
2Mirzoeva, Elmira0.0
1Kovanova, Baira1.5
2Schepetkova, Margarita0.5
17 players

5) 2nd IMSA Elite Mind Games 2017

The 2nd IMSA Elite Mind Games takes place 10th to 15th December 2017.

2nd IMSA Rapid w 2017 Huai'an CHN Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Stefanova AntoanetaFID24974.50.026462544
28Muzychuk AnnaUKR26074.50.026242522
34Muzychuk MariyaUKR24984.50.026172515
43Lagno KaterynaRUS25904.50.026112509
512Ushenina AnnaUKR24824.50.026082506
65Harika DronavalliIND24664.00.025762526
76Dzagnidze NanaGEO25083.50.024982498
81Ju WenjunCHN25373.00.024742524
99Zhao XueCHN24542.51.524252527
1011Tan ZhongyiCHN25022.51.024062508
112Kosteniuk AlexandraRUS25862.50.524082510
127Paehtz ElisabethGER24671.50.022752505
12 players
2nd IMSA Rapid 2017 Huai'an CHN Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Andreikin DmitryRUS27054.51.528642762
25Mamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE28144.51.028642762
32Le Quang LiemVIE27504.50.528602758
44Ding LirenCHN27344.00.527972747
56Wang HaoCHN27704.00.527832733
610Korobov AntonUKR27653.50.027402740
712Harikrishna P.IND26873.00.027072757
83Yu YangyiCHN27523.00.026932743
911Ivanchuk VassilyUKR27963.00.026832733
107Grischuk AlexanderRUS28133.00.026772727
111Artemiev VladislavRUS26872.51.026572759
129Mamedov RaufAZE26952.50.026462748
12 players
2nd IMSA Blitz w 2017 Huai'an CHN Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Muzychuk, Anna GM UKR 2582 14111330
2 Ju, Wenjun GM CHN 2567 8603006
3 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2557 4128125
4 Lagno, Kateryna GM RUS 2547 14109336
5 Muzychuk, Mariya GM UKR 2544 14114550
6 Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2522 13601903
7 Tan, Zhongyi GM CHN 2517 8603642
8 Harika, Dronavalli GM IND 2504 5015197
9 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM FID 2500 2902257
10 Zhao, Xue GM CHN 2477 8601283
11 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2464 4641833
12 Ushenina, Anna GM UKR 2416 14110911
2nd IMSA Blitz 2017 Huai'an CHN Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2799 13401319
2 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2777 8603677
3 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2772 4126025
4 Yu, Yangyi GM CHN 2751 8603820
5 Harikrishna, Pentala GM IND 2744 5007003
6 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2737 12401137
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2726 14100010
8 Andreikin, Dmitry GM RUS 2712 4158814
9 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2709 8602883
10 Mamedov, Rauf GM AZE 2709 13401653
11 Artemiev, Vladislav GM RUS 2691 24101605
12 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2652 14105730
2nd IMSA Basque w 2017 Huai'an CHN Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Muzychuk, Anna GM UKR 2582 14111330
2 Ju, Wenjun GM CHN 2567 8603006
3 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2557 4128125
4 Lagno, Kateryna GM RUS 2547 14109336
5 Muzychuk, Mariya GM UKR 2544 14114550
6 Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2522 13601903
7 Tan, Zhongyi GM CHN 2517 8603642
8 Harika, Dronavalli GM IND 2504 5015197
9 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM FID 2500 2902257
10 Zhao, Xue GM CHN 2477 8601283
11 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2464 4641833
12 Ushenina, Anna GM UKR 2416 14110911
2nd IMSA Basque 2017 Huai'an CHN Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Fri 15th Dec 2017
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2799 13401319
2 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2777 8603677
3 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2772 4126025
4 Yu, Yangyi GM CHN 2751 8603820
5 Harikrishna, Pentala GM IND 2744 5007003
6 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2737 12401137
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2726 14100010
8 Andreikin, Dmitry GM RUS 2712 4158814
9 Mamedov, Rauf GM AZE 2709 13401653
10 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2709 8602883
11 Artemiev, Vladislav GM RUS 2691 24101605
12 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2652 14105730

6) 86th ch-UKR 2017

The Ukrainian Championships take place 6th to 17th December 2017.

86th ch-UKR 2017 Zhytomyr UKR Wed 6th Dec 2017 - Sun 17th Dec 2017
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Onischuk VladimirUKR26375.012.500.04
29Golubka PetroUKR24754.510.250.03
33Bernadskiy VitaliyUKR25834.010.500.02
42Kovchan AlexanderUKR25924.010.000.02
510Oleksiyenko MykhayloUKR26153.59.000.01
67Gasanov EldarUKR24883.07.750.01
74Vovk AndriyUKR26342.57.250.01
85Neverov ValeriyUKR24962.56.500.01
96Shevchenko KirillUKR25472.05.000.00
108Frolov ArturUKR24162.04.750.01
1112Grinev ValeriyUKR24091.55.250.01
1211Vypkhaniuk IhorUKR23361.53.750.00
12 players
86th ch-UKR 2017 Zhytomyr UKR Wed 6th Dec 2017 - Sun 17th Dec 2017. Category: 11. Ave: (2519)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Onischuk, Vladimir GM UKR 2637 # = = 1 1 1 1 5 2817
2 Golubka, Petro IM UKR 2475 # = 1 1 1 = = 4.5 2691
3 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy GM UKR 2583 = # = = = 1 1 4 2662
4 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2592 = = # = = 1 1 4 2641
5 Oleksiyenko, Mykhaylo GM UKR 2615 = # = = = = 1 3.5 2584
6 Gasanov, Eldar GM UKR 2488 = = # = 1 0 = 3 2466
7 Vovk, Andriy GM UKR 2634 0 0 = = = # 1 2.5 2483
8 Neverov, Valeriy GM UKR 2496 0 0 = = # 1 = 2.5 2455
9 Shevchenko, Kirill GM UKR 2547 0 0 = = # = = 2 2370
10 Frolov, Artur IM UKR 2416 = 0 0 0 = # 1 2 2380
11 Grinev, Valeriy IM UKR 2409 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 1.5 2339
12 Vypkhaniuk, Ihor UKR 2336 0 0 = 0 = = # 1.5 2364
77th ch-UKR Women 2017 Zhytomyr UKR Wed 6th Dec 2017 - Sun 17th Dec 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Doluhanova EvgeniyaUKR23523.55.750.03
22Osmak IulijaUKR23553.04.500.02
38Babiy OlgaUKR23043.03.000.03
41Zhukova NataliaUKR24442.55.250.01
510Rakhmangulova AnastasiyaUKR22482.53.000.02
64Dolzhykova KaterynaUKR22382.03.000.01
79Buksa NataliyaUKR23851.51.500.01
87Malakhova ElizavetaUKR23371.00.500.01
96Mats DianaUKR19900.51.750.00
103Gaponenko InnaUKR24350.51.250.00
10 players
77th ch-UKR Women 2017 Zhytomyr UKR Wed 6th Dec 2017 - Sun 17th Dec 2017. Category: 3. Ave: (2309)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Doluhanova, Evgeniya WGM UKR 2352 # 1 1 1 = 3.5 2589
2 Osmak, Iulija IM UKR 2355 # = = 1 1 3 2571
3 Babiy, Olga WGM UKR 2304 0 # 1 1 1 3 2447
4 Zhukova, Natalia GM UKR 2444 = # 1 = = 2.5 2414
5 Rakhmangulova, Anastasiya WIM UKR 2248 = 0 # 1 1 2.5 2377
6 Dolzhykova, Kateryna WIM UKR 2238 0 = # = 1 2 2368
7 Buksa, Nataliya WGM UKR 2385 0 0 = # 1 1.5 2258
8 Malakhova, Elizaveta WGM UKR 2337 0 0 0 # 1 1 2014
9 Mats, Diana UKR 1990 = 0 0 0 # 0.5 1988
10 Gaponenko, Inna IM UKR 2435 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 2050

7) ch-CHN Rapid and Blitz 2017

The Chinese Rapid and Blitz took place 7th to 9th December 2017. Wei Yi won the rapid with 7/9 and blitz with 7.5/9, the latter on tie-break from Lu Shanglei. Zhai Mo won the women's rapid, Guo Qi the blitz.

ch-CHN Rapid 2017 Shenzhen CHN Thu 7th Dec 2017 - Sat 9th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Wei YiCHN26637.00.045.56.0
21Yu YangyiCHN27526.50.050.05.0
310Liu YanCHN24616.01.047.53.0
44Lu ShangleiCHN26266.01.047.04.0
53Zhou JianchaoCHN26616.01.045.54.0
65Wen YangCHN26165.50.047.54.0
730Peng XiongjianCHN05.50.047.04.0
88Xu YinglunCHN24805.50.045.03.0
915Bai JinshiCHN23805.50.042.53.0
1028Xu ZhihangCHN05.50.040.04.0
116Wan YunguoCHN25315.00.041.54.0
1227Liu GuanchuCHN04.50.047.03.0
1314Liu ChangCHN23854.50.046.02.0
1416Yuan QingyuCHN23504.50.041.04.0
1517Xu YiCHN23334.50.041.03.0
1623Xu XiangyuCHN21724.50.040.52.0
1712Li DiCHN23974.50.039.02.0
1818Xiang ZeyuCHN23184.50.034.52.0
1922Fang YuxiangCHN22024.50.033.01.0
209Gao RuiCHN24764.00.044.02.0
2124Zhang ZijiCHN21334.00.035.52.0
227Lou YipingCHN25244.00.035.01.0
2325Ye RongguangCHN04.00.034.53.0
2429Lan ZilunCHN04.00.034.01.0
2519Lin YiCHN23164.00.032.52.0
2626Bao QilinCHN04.00.032.52.0
2731Zhao YuanheCHN03.50.041.52.0
2821Chen Qi BCHN22083.50.033.02.0
2911Dai ChangrenCHN24423.00.037.01.0
3020Chu Wei ChaoCHN23113.00.036.52.0
3113Guo YuCHN23943.00.034.50.0
31 players
ch-CHN Blitz 2017 Shenzhen CHN Thu 7th Dec 2017 - Sat 9th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Wei YiCHN26787.51.050.07.0
22Lu ShangleiCHN26657.50.044.57.0
35Zhou JianchaoCHN25626.00.048.54.0
410Liu ChangCHN24586.00.043.56.0
513Xu YiCHN24355.52.050.04.0
625Xu XiangyuCHN22115.52.047.53.0
73Wan YunguoCHN26255.51.546.54.0
814Liu GuanchuCHN24255.50.540.55.0
94Wen YangCHN25745.00.050.03.0
1011Liu YanCHN24555.00.048.55.0
1116Chen Qi BCHN23755.00.043.55.0
1220Yuan QingyuCHN23345.00.043.54.0
1321Dai ChangrenCHN23035.00.041.05.0
148Bai JinshiCHN24765.00.040.54.0
156Xu YinglunCHN24955.00.033.54.0
1615Zhao YuanheCHN23994.50.545.53.0
1726Zhang ZijiCHN21864.50.537.53.0
1812Lou YipingCHN24464.00.043.53.0
197Fang YuxiangCHN24784.00.041.03.0
209Gao RuiCHN24744.00.040.03.0
2124Peng XiongjianCHN22454.00.035.54.0
2218Li DiCHN23544.00.032.54.0
2323Chu Wei ChaoCHN22923.50.042.03.0
2429Ye RongguangCHN03.50.032.53.0
2522Xiang ZeyuCHN23013.50.028.53.0
2619Bao QilinCHN23453.00.033.52.0
28Xu ZhihangCHN21453.00.033.52.0
2830Lan ZilunCHN02.50.531.52.0
2927Lin YiCHN21612.50.531.02.0
3017Guo YuCHN23700.50.035.50.0
30 players
ch-CHN Rapid Women 2017 Shenzhen CHN Thu 7th Dec 2017 - Sat 9th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Zhai MoCHN07.00.046.56.0
21Huang QianCHN24536.50.546.54.0
313Kuang YinghuiCHN06.50.544.55.0
421Zhu JinerCHN06.00.046.53.0
52Guo QiCHN24515.50.044.03.0
64Wang JueCHN24415.00.047.53.0
76Xiao YiyiCHN21715.00.043.04.0
83Shen YangCHN24505.00.039.04.0
916Zhao ShengxinCHN04.50.039.02.0
1010Ni ShiqunCHN04.50.038.53.0
1117Li XueyiCHN04.50.037.53.0
1212Gu TianluCHN04.50.037.52.0
1314Wang DoudouCHN04.50.034.52.0
145Zhang XiaowenCHN23904.00.046.53.0
1518Ren XiaoyiCHN04.00.042.51.0
1615Xu HuahuaCHN04.00.037.53.0
1720Zhang LanlinCHN04.00.036.03.0
1819Yuan YeCHN04.00.035.01.0
198Hong XingCHN19384.00.034.02.0
209Ning KaiyuCHN17853.00.535.01.0
217Chu RuotongCHN20413.00.533.00.0
21 players
ch-CHN Blitz Women 2017 Shenzhen CHN Thu 7th Dec 2017 - Sat 9th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Guo QiCHN23246.00.047.55.0
221Wang DoudouCHN06.00.047.05.0
313Ren XiaoyiCHN21386.00.045.04.0
41Wang JueCHN24526.00.043.05.0
52Zhai MoCHN23986.00.042.55.0
618Chu RuotongCHN20656.00.041.04.0
711Xiao YiyiCHN21515.50.042.04.0
89Yuan YeCHN21655.50.035.55.0
914Zhang LanlinCHN21235.00.046.55.0
1015Gu TianluCHN21015.00.042.05.0
1120Kuang YinghuiCHN05.00.036.05.0
126Zhang XiaowenCHN22944.50.039.04.0
138Ni ShiqunCHN21684.00.041.54.0
1419Ning KaiyuCHN15924.00.040.52.0
1516Li XueyiCHN20854.00.039.51.0
165Shen YangCHN23114.00.038.53.0
173Huang QianCHN23724.00.037.52.0
1812Xu HuahuaCHN21394.00.035.52.0
1910Zhao ShengxinCHN21563.50.037.52.0
207Zhu JinerCHN22143.00.034.51.0
2117Hong XingCHN20842.00.033.51.0
21 players

8) Zadar Open 2017

The Zadar Open takes place 9th to 16th December 2017.

Zadar Open A 2017 Zadar CRO Sat 9th Dec 2017 - Sat 16th Dec 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
128Can IsikFMTUR23343.02.04.00.00
22Martinović SasaGMCRO25833.02.03.50.00
314Nguyen PiotrIMPOL24083.02.03.00.00
420Reich ThomasIMGER23732.52.04.00.00
57Cvitan OgnjenGMCRO24842.52.03.50.00
644Kathmale SameerIMIND22642.51.53.00.00
78Plenca JadrankoIMCRO24782.03.05.00.00
11Gavrilescu DavidFMROU24372.03.05.00.00
91Brkić AnteGMCRO25832.03.04.00.00
12Mazur StefanIMSVK24342.03.04.00.00
114Jovanić OgnjenGMCRO25072.02.54.50.00
22Juhasz ArminIMHUN23592.02.54.50.00
135Anurag MhamalGMIND24882.02.53.50.00
1421Bilobrk FranjoIMCRO23722.02.04.00.00
159Livaić LeonIMCRO24672.02.03.50.00
42Cebalo MisoGMCRO22932.02.03.50.00
1718Karavade EeshaIMIND23842.02.03.00.00
23Blohberger FelixFMAUT23552.02.03.00.00
25Bratovic BlaEFMSLO23482.02.03.00.00
26Krstulovic AlexFMHUN23462.02.03.00.00
2110Tica SvenFMCRO24612.01.52.50.00
226Repka ChristopherIMSVK24872.01.02.00.00
13ReEan SasaIMCRO24332.01.02.00.00
243Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25421.53.04.50.00
16Bukal Vladimir Jr.IMCRO23871.53.04.50.00
2615Sutković DamirIMBIH23891.52.54.50.00
17Cerveny MartinIMCZE23861.52.54.50.00
2824Rudolf MichalFMPOL23491.52.54.00.00
2934Zelić MladenFMCRO23211.52.53.00.00
3030Pećnik LeoFMCRO23331.52.03.50.00
37Banzea Alexandru-BogdanFMROU23041.52.03.50.00
3235De Francesco KlausFMGER23141.52.02.50.00
3354Sahil TickooIND21311.51.52.50.00
3433Piskur MitjaFMSLO23221.03.05.00.00
41Ratsma RosaNED22951.03.05.00.00
3629Unuk LauraWIMSLO23341.03.04.00.00
3719Jakić IvanFMCRO23781.02.53.50.00
3827Burović RijadFMBIH23451.02.04.00.00
31Stocko JosipFMCRO23311.02.04.00.00
32Marjanović AnnamariaWFMHUN23271.02.04.00.00
54 players

9) 2nd Krunoslav Hulak Memorial 2017

The 2nd Krunoslav Hulak Memorial - Zagreb Open - took place 30th November to 7th December 2017. Sasa Marinovic edged out Nikola Sedlak, Blasimir Kovacevic, Zdenko Kozul, Vadim Malakhatko and Ante Brkic on tie-break after all scored 7/9.

2nd Krunoslav Hulak Mem Zagreb CRO Thu 30th Nov 2017 - Thu 7th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Martinović SasaGMCRO25647.044.556.038.5
27Sedlak NikolaGMSRB25527.043.054.038.0
315Kovacević BlaEimirIMCRO24767.043.054.037.0
41KoEul ZdenkoGMCRO26047.042.553.537.0
59Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25407.042.052.537.5
64Brkić AnteGMCRO25737.041.553.036.5
713Zelcić RobertGMCRO24936.543.554.536.0
821Sulava NenadGMCRO24536.542.052.536.0
96Kuljasević DavorinGMCRO25556.541.553.035.0
102Stević HrvojeGMCRO26016.541.552.535.0
1117Plenca JadrankoIMCRO24696.540.552.034.5
1223Zaja IvanGMCRO24466.540.051.535.0
1322Nasuta GrzegorzIMPOL24526.539.049.034.5
1418Karthik VenkataramanFMIND24666.538.549.534.0
1510Sarić AnteGMCRO25406.538.549.034.0
1638Vujaković BrankoIMCRO23296.538.047.533.5
1716Petrov MarianGMFID24706.537.048.034.5
1820Romanishin Oleg MGMUKR24546.537.048.033.0
1912Spasov VasilGMFID24936.537.047.032.5
2014Cvitan OgnjenGMCRO24816.534.545.033.0
213Postny EvgenyGMISR25756.041.053.034.5
2224Yankelevich LevIMGER24406.039.551.533.5
2311Palac MladenGMCRO25386.039.550.534.5
2431Bukal Vladimir Jr.IMCRO23956.038.550.032.5
258Jovanović ZoranGMCRO25406.037.548.534.0
2628Iveković ZvonimirNMCRO24026.037.548.033.5
2727Nguyen PiotrIMPOL24086.036.547.531.0
2844Jurković AnteNMCRO22866.035.546.030.0
2936Pećnik LeoFMCRO23336.034.546.030.0
3056Samovojska DamirFMCRO21926.034.044.029.5
3168Tomerlin SinisaNMCRO21546.033.043.028.5
3233Ostović MatijaFMCRO23565.539.550.531.5
3326Plenca JulijanIMCRO24105.539.550.032.0
3458Kubicka AnnaPOL21845.539.550.030.5
3535Rudolf MichalFMPOL23495.539.549.530.5
3629Loncar RobertIMCRO23985.539.049.531.0
3751Vojak DanielMKCRO22265.538.047.529.5
3841Videnova IvaIMFID23145.537.548.529.0
3932Biti OzrenIMCRO23595.537.048.031.0
4045Mrđa MilanIMCRO22845.537.047.528.5
4125Janik IgorFMPOL24135.537.047.030.0
4234Chakravarthi Reddy MIMIND23505.536.548.031.0
4340BlaEeka MatejFMCRO23215.536.547.029.0
4464Mravunac DamirMKCRO21675.536.045.529.0
4575Zadravec MatijaMKCRO21235.536.044.527.5
4648Mihalincić TomislavFMCRO22555.535.545.529.5
4739Brumen DinkoIMCRO23255.535.545.529.0
48100Jelecević IvoBIH20395.535.543.028.0
4955Ljubic JuroAUT21945.534.545.026.0
5042Cebalo MisoGMCRO23125.534.544.030.0
201 players

10) 77th ch-ITA 2017

The Italian Championships took place 29th November to 10th December 2017. 17 year old Luca Moroni won the main title, Olga Zimina beat Marina Brunello 2.5-1.5 in a tie-break match to take the women's title and Lorenzo Lodici won the Junior tournament.

77th ch-ITA 2017 Cosenza ITA Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
17MORONI LucaGMITA25067.00.030.50
211VALSECCHI AlessioIMITA25016.50.030.75
38STELLA AndreaGMITA25066.50.029.25
44DAVID AlbertoGMITA25706.00.027.00
510DVIRNYY DanyyilGMITA25396.00.026.00
63GODENA MicheleGMITA24905.50.026.25
72BRUNELLO SabinoGMITA25564.50.021.25
81SONIS FrancescoIMITA24204.50.019.25
95GILEVYCH ARTEMFMITA24293.50.016.75
109GARCIA PALERMO CarlosGMITA24403.00.012.00
116GENOCCHIO DanieleIMITA24102.00.09.50
11 players
77th ch-ITA 2017 Cosenza ITA Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017. Category: 10. Ave: (2488)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Moroni, Luca Jr GM ITA 2506 # = = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 7 2635
2 Valsecchi, Alessio IM ITA 2501 = # = = = 1 1 = = 1 = 6.5 2597
3 Stella, Andrea GM ITA 2506 = = # = = = = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2596
4 David, Alberto GM ITA 2570 = = = # = = = = = 1 1 6 2552
5 Dvirnyy, Danyyil GM ITA 2539 = = = = # 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 2555
6 Godena, Michele GM ITA 2490 = 0 = = 1 # 0 1 1 = = 5.5 2524
7 Brunello, Sabino GM ITA 2556 0 0 = = 1 1 # 0 0 = 1 4.5 2445
8 Sonis, Francesco IM ITA 2420 = = 0 = 0 0 1 # 0 1 1 4.5 2459
9 Gilevych, Artem FM ITA 2429 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 1 # = 0 3.5 2384
10 Garcia Palermo, Carlos GM ITA 2440 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 = # 1 3 2344
11 Genocchio, Daniele IM ITA 2410 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 2 2256
77th ch-ITA Women TB 2017 Cosenza ITA Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234Pts
1Zimina, OlgaIMITA241510=12.5
2Brunello, MarinaFMITA234501=01.5
2 players
77th ch-ITA Women 2017 Cosenza ITA Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
18ZIMINA OlgaIMITA24156.01.017.00
22BRUNELLO MarinaFMITA23456.00.017.75
37SANTERAMO Alessia CarmenWFMITA20824.00.010.50
43DI BENEDETTO DesireeFMITA20923.50.09.25
56SEDINA ElenaIMITA23122.50.07.25
61GUECI TeaWFMITA21582.50.06.00
74MOVILEANU DanielaWFMITA21912.00.05.25
85PALMA MariaWFMITA20191.50.04.00
8 players
77th ch-ITA Women 2017 Cosenza ITA Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017. Category: None. Ave: (2202)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Brunello, Marina FM ITA 2345 # = 1 1 = 1 1 1 6 2490
2 Zimina, Olga IM ITA 2415 = # = 1 1 1 1 1 6 2480
3 Santeramo, Alessia WFM ITA 2082 0 = # 0 1 1 = 1 4 2269
4 Di Benedetto, Desiree FM ITA 2092 0 0 1 # 1 0 1 = 3.5 2217
5 Sedina, Elena IM ITA 2312 = 0 0 0 # 1 = = 2.5 2084
6 Gueci, Tea WFM ITA 2158 0 0 0 1 0 # = 1 2.5 2106
7 Movileanu, Daniela WFM ITA 2191 0 0 = 0 = = # = 2 2045
8 Palma, Maria WFM ITA 2019 0 0 0 = = 0 = # 1.5 1998
77th ch-ITA U20 2017 Cosenza ITA Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
15LODICI LorenzoIMITA24215.50.017.00
24ZAMENGO FulvioFMITA23104.50.013.25
33CARNICELLI ValerioFMITA22804.50.012.75
42DI BENEDETTO EdoardoFMITA22174.00.012.00
56MONTILLI VincenzoITA22473.50.011.50
67FORMENTO PaoloFMITA22792.50.08.00
71BARP AlbertoFMITA22812.00.05.00
88BELLI GiorgioFMITA22411.50.05.00
8 players
77th ch-ITA U20 2017 Cosenza ITA Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017. Category: 2. Ave: (2285)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Lodici, Lorenzo IM ITA 2421 # 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2495
2 Zamengo, Fulvio FM ITA 2310 0 # = 1 1 0 1 1 4.5 2383
3 Carnicelli, Valerio FM ITA 2280 0 = # = 1 1 = 1 4.5 2387
4 Di Benedetto, Edoardo FM ITA 2217 = 0 = # = 1 1 = 4 2344
5 Montilli, Vincenzo ITA 2247 1 0 0 = # = 1 = 3.5 2290
6 Formento, Paolo FM ITA 2279 0 1 0 0 = # = = 2.5 2183
7 Barp, Alberto FM ITA 2281 0 0 = 0 0 = # 1 2 2127
8 Belli, Giorgio FM ITA 2241 0 0 0 = = = 0 # 1.5 2061

11) Lidums Australian Young Masters 2017

The Lidums Australian Young Masters took place 2nd to 10th December 2017. Kanan Izzat edged out Bobby Cheng ontie-break after both scored 6.5/9. R Praggnanandhaa chasing another GM norm at 12 finished fourth.

Lidums AUS YM GM 2017 Adelaide AUS Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Izzat KananAZE24736.50.54.027.50
29Cheng BobbyAUS24836.50.54.025.25
33Papin VasilyRUS24536.00.03.023.75
41Praggnanandhaa RIND25175.50.03.021.00
52Demuth AdrienFRA25435.00.02.018.75
610Ly MoulthunAUS24864.50.03.018.25
78Sukandar Irine KharismaINA23844.00.02.014.25
86Gong PatrickAUS22863.00.02.09.75
97Wallis ChristopherAUS23802.50.01.09.25
105Dale AriAUS23901.50.01.07.75
10 players
Lidums AUS YM GM 2017 Adelaide AUS Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017. Category: 8. Ave: (2440)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Izzat, Kanan IM AZE 2473 # = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 = 6.5 2602
2 Cheng, Bobby IM AUS 2483 = # = = 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2601
3 Papin, Vasily GM RUS 2453 = = # = = = 1 1 = 1 6 2563
4 Praggnanandhaa, R IM IND 2517 0 = = # = 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2511
5 Demuth, Adrien GM FRA 2543 = 0 = = # = = = 1 1 5 2471
6 Ly, Moulthun GM AUS 2486 0 = = 0 = # 1 1 1 0 4.5 2434
7 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma IM INA 2384 0 = 0 = = 0 # 1 = 1 4 2403
8 Gong, Patrick FM AUS 2286 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 3 2332
9 Wallis, Christopher FM AUS 2380 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 # 1 2.5 2280
10 Dale, Ari IM AUS 2390 = 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 # 1.5 2172
Lidums AUS YM IM 2017 Adelaide AUS Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Liu YiAUS23666.00.04.025.50
23Vaishali RIND23255.50.54.022.25
31Rosen EricUSA23795.50.53.024.00
46Wagdy AndroEGY23135.00.02.022.75
52Chan LuisAUS22174.50.03.019.75
68Lee Qing AunSGP22064.01.53.015.50
710Brown AndrewAUS23194.01.03.015.25
85Zulfic FedjaAUS21354.00.52.020.00
97Cameron AlistairAUS20803.50.03.014.00
109Loh ZacharyAUS22183.00.01.015.00
10 players
Lidums AUS YM IM 2017 Adelaide AUS Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017. Category: 1. Ave: (2256)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Liu, Yi FM AUS 2366 # = = = 1 0 1 1 1 = 6 2369
2 Rosen, Eric IM USA 2381 = # = = = = 1 1 1 0 5.5 2323
3 Vaishali, R WIM IND 2329 = = # 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2328
4 Wagdy, Andro IM EGY 2313 = = 1 # = 0 1 = = = 5 2293
5 Chan, Luis FM AUS 2217 0 = 1 = # 1 0 = 0 1 4.5 2261
6 Zulfic, Fedja AUS 2135 1 = = 1 0 # = 0 0 = 4 2227
7 Lee, Qing Aun FM SGP 2206 0 0 0 0 1 = # 1 1 = 4 2219
8 Brown, Andrew IM AUS 2319 0 0 0 = = 1 0 # 1 1 4 2206
9 Cameron, Alistair AUS 2080 0 0 0 = 1 1 0 0 # 1 3.5 2196
10 Loh, Zachary FM AUS 2218 = 1 0 = 0 = = 0 0 # 3 2136

12) 9th Penang Open 2017

The 9th Penang Open took place 4th to 9th December 2017. K Rathnakaran edged out Karen H Grigoryan on tie-break after both score 8/9.

9th Penang Open 2017 Penang MAS Mon 4th Dec 2017 - Sat 9th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
126Rathnakaran K.IND23078.01.055.048.50
21Grigoryan Karen H.ARM25718.00.053.044.50
37Priasmoro NovendraINA24237.00.054.539.75
43Yeoh Li TianMAS24807.00.053.539.25
55Dimakiling OliverPHI24256.50.048.534.00
620Dang Hoang SonVIE23406.50.045.032.50
78Barsov AlexeiUZB24166.50.044.532.00
810Laxman R.R.IND24136.50.041.028.50
92Nguyen Duc HoaVIE25046.00.052.531.25
1016Nouri HamedPHI23556.00.051.031.50
1127Andyka PitraINA22976.00.051.029.50
1215Erigaisi ArjunIND23596.00.049.531.25
1322Lioe DedeINA23286.00.048.529.50
149Schebler GerhardGER24156.00.048.030.00
1585Daniel Hermawan Lumban TobingINA18996.00.047.530.25
1614Roy PrantikIND23666.00.047.529.75
1737Miciano John MarvinPHI22246.00.047.529.50
186Pascua HaridasPHI24246.00.047.528.75
1931Gunawan RonnyINA22816.00.047.527.50
2013Taher Yoseph TheolifusINA23686.00.047.030.75
2123Barus CerdasINA23206.00.046.530.50
2244Ma LinCHN21526.00.042.526.50
2329Aditya MittalIND22886.00.039.025.50
2436Kurniawan Muhamad AgusINA22285.50.048.526.00
2524Mas HafizulhelmiMAS23155.50.047.027.00
2632Pranav VIND22635.50.047.025.00
2719Li BoCHN23445.50.046.025.00
2838Lu Chan HungVIE22035.50.045.526.25
2921Senador EmmanuelPHI23395.50.045.025.00
3042Natarajan CIND21625.50.044.025.50
3143Johan MuhammadINA21545.50.043.024.00
3246Chan MarcusMAS21295.50.041.523.25
3341Norbaev NabijonUZB21645.50.041.022.50
3454Lee Jun WeiSGP20555.50.040.022.25
3539Lim Zhuo RenMAS22015.50.039.022.50
3618Setyaki Azarya JodiINA23495.00.049.525.25
3733Sharma Dinesh K.IND22525.00.048.025.50
3811Vo Thanh NinhVIE23995.00.048.025.00
3949Bhambure ShantanuIND21085.00.048.025.00
4012Firman Syah FaridINA23785.00.047.524.50
134 players

13) Australasian Masters 2017

The Australasian Masters takes place 10th to 18th December 2017.

Australasian Masters IM Melbourne AUS Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Mon 18th Dec 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Guichard, PaulineWGMFRA FRA22473.00.02.501.00
23Rosen, EricIMUSA USA23813.00.02.001.00
36Lee, Qing AunFMSGP SGP22061.50.02.251.50
47Solomon, Stephen JIMAUS AUS23701.50.02.251.50
55Schon, EugeneFMAUS AUS22911.50.01.751.00
69Ang, Alphaeus Wei ErnCMNZL NZL22201.50.01.750.50
74Khamatgaleev, AlexejIMRUS RUS23991.50.01.250.50
82Canfell, Gregory JFMAUS AUS21741.00.00.000.00
98Dragicevic, DomagojFMAUS AUS21610.50.00.750.50
101Levi, Eddy LFMAUS AUS21180.00.00.000.00
10 players
Australasian Masters IM Melbourne AUS Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Mon 18th Dec 2017. Category: 1. Ave: (2257)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Guichard, Pauline WGM FRA 2247 # 1 1 1 3 2166
2 Rosen, Eric IM USA 2381 # 1 1 1 3 2166
3 Solomon, Stephen J IM AUS 2370 # 0 = 1 1.5 2299
4 Lee, Qing Aun FM SGP 2206 0 1 # = 1.5 2303
5 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern CM NZL 2220 0 # = 1 1.5 2318
6 Schon, Eugene FM AUS 2291 = = # = 1.5 2246
7 Khamatgaleev, Alexej IM RUS 2399 0 = # 1 1.5 2250
8 Canfell, Gregory J FM AUS 2174 0 0 # 1 1 2070
9 Dragicevic, Domagoj FM AUS 2161 0 = 0 # 0.5 2084
10 Levi, Eddy L FM AUS 2118 0 0 0 # 0 2267
Australasian Masters GM Melbourne AUS Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Mon 18th Dec 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Papin, VasilyGMRUS24532.50.01.250.50
27Smirnov, AntonGMAUS25252.00.03.251.50
310Demuth, AdrienGMFRA25432.00.02.251.00
42Libiszewski, FabienGMFRA25402.00.01.751.00
54Cheng, BobbyIMAUS24832.00.01.250.50
65Kuybokarov, TemurIMUZB24682.00.01.000.00
71Izzat, KananIMAZE24731.50.03.251.50
86Dale, AriIMAUS23900.50.01.000.50
98Wallis, ChristopherFMAUS23800.50.01.000.50
109Zelesco, KarlFMAUS23610.00.00.000.00
10 players
Australasian Masters GM Melbourne AUS Sun 10th Dec 2017 - Mon 18th Dec 2017. Category: 9. Ave: (2462)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Papin, Vasily GM RUS 2453 # = 1 1 2.5 2678
2 Smirnov, Anton GM AUS 2525 # = 1 = 2 2572
3 Demuth, Adrien GM FRA 2543 # = = 1 2 2593
4 Libiszewski, Fabien GM FRA 2540 = # = 1 2 2584
5 Cheng, Bobby IM AUS 2483 = # = 1 2 2547
6 Kuybokarov, Temur IM UZB 2468 0 # 1 1 2 2557
7 Izzat, Kanan IM AZE 2473 = = = # 1.5 2512
8 Dale, Ari IM AUS 2390 = 0 0 # 0.5 2239
9 Wallis, Christopher FM AUS 2380 0 = 0 # 0.5 2195
10 Zelesco, Karl FM AUS 2361 0 0 0 # 0 2492

14) 33rd Voivoda Cup 2017

The 33rd Voivoda Cup takes place 7th to 13th December 2017.

33rd Voivoda Cup 2017 Legnica POL Thu 7th Dec 2017 - Wed 13th Dec 2017. Category: 9. Ave: (2452)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Czarnota, Pawel GM POL 2556 # = = = 1 = 1 1 5 2595
2 Simantsev, Mikhail GM UKR 2490 = # 1 1 0 1 = = 4.5 2570
3 Kriebel, Tadeas IM CZE 2515 0 # = = = 1 1 1 4.5 2522
4 Simacek, Pavel IM CZE 2490 = 0 = # 1 = 1 1 4.5 2549
5 Cyborowski, Lukasz GM POL 2514 = 1 = # = = = = 4 2511
6 Sieciechowicz, Marcin IM POL 2387 0 = = # = = 1 1 4 2501
7 Tomczak, Mikolaj FM POL 2372 = 0 0 = = # = 1 3 2417
8 Teclaf, Pawel CM POL 2393 0 0 = = = # 0 1 2.5 2355
9 Grela, Kacper FM POL 2293 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 # 2 2300
10 Kislinsky, Alexey GM CZE 2513 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 # 1 2148

15) Acre GM 2017

The Acre GM tournament takes place 5th to 14th December 2017.

Acre GM 2017 Rio Branco BRA Tue 5th Dec 2017 - Thu 14th Dec 2017
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Matsuura EveraldoGM24693.00.01.02.50
23Supi Luis PauloIM25302.50.01.53.50
310Gemy Jose DanielIM23832.50.00.51.00
41Delgado Ramirez NeurisGM26222.00.01.02.50
57Cubas Jose FernandoGM24732.00.00.00.50
9Cruz Ricardo Benares De Sa L.FM23202.00.00.00.50
78Cori Quispe Kevin JoelIM24440.50.50.00.25
84Molina Roberto Junio BritoIM24530.50.50.00.25
96Souza Neves Andrey M.FM21240.00.00.00.00
102Leitao Neto Antonio Alves19550.00.00.00.00
10 players
Acre GM 2017 Rio Branco BRA Tue 5th Dec 2017 - Thu 14th Dec 2017. Category: 6. Ave: (2377)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Matsuura, Everaldo GM BRA 2469 # 1 1 1 3 2347
2 Supi, Luis Paulo IM BRA 2530 # = 1 1 2.5 2735
3 Gemy, Jose Daniel IM BOL 2383 # = 1 1 2.5 2507
4 Delgado Ramirez, Neuris GM PAR 2622 = = # 1 2 2414
5 Cubas, Jose Fernando GM PAR 2473 0 # 1 1 2 2474
6 Cruz, Ricardo Benares de Sa L. FM BRA 2320 0 # 1 1 2 2438
7 Molina, Roberto Junio Brito IM BRA 2453 0 0 # = 0.5 2139
8 Cori Quispe, Kevin Joel IM PER 2444 0 0 = # 0.5 2211
9 Souza Neves, Andrey M. FM BRA 2124 0 0 0 # 0 2442
10 Leitao Neto, Antonio Alves BRA 1955 0 0 0 # 0 2442
Acre Open 2017 Rio Branco BRA Tue 5th Dec 2017 - Thu 14th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Supi Luis PauloIM25306.00.023.532.5
27Cori Quispe Kevin JoelIM24445.50.523.032.0
36Molina Roberto Junio BritoIM24535.50.522.531.5
42Delgado Ramirez NeurisGM26225.00.023.533.5
54Cubas Jose FernandoGM24735.00.022.532.5
65Matsuura EveraldoGM24695.00.022.531.5
71Leitao RafaelGM26295.00.022.030.5
88Gemy Jose DanielIM23835.00.021.529.5
99Cruz Ricardo Benares De Sa L.FM23205.00.021.027.5
1010Carvalho Herbert Abreu21464.50.021.530.0
1113Cabrera Dino Luis Hernandez20774.50.021.029.0
1216Leitao Neto Antonio Alves19554.50.018.025.5
1315Carneiro Marcos Venicios F.20104.50.017.024.5
1439De Araujo Antonio Marcelo Rodrigues04.00.021.529.0
1512De Oliveira Victor Gabriel C.CM21014.00.020.528.5
1611Souza Neves Andrey M.FM21244.00.020.027.0
1721De Freitas Rubens Batista17444.00.019.025.5
1814Teramoto Wilson20374.00.018.526.0
1933Araujo Everson de Moura04.00.018.024.0
2022Felix Luiza De Oliveira16864.00.017.023.5
2126De Avelar Flavio Henrique15664.00.015.021.5
2228Silva Romildo Das Chagas15424.00.014.521.0
2318Felix Raimundo Nascimento18833.50.020.528.5
2419Barbosa Victor Hugo Rodrigues18563.50.017.523.0
2527De Souza Elana Silva15493.50.016.023.0
2635Coelho Nikollas Hotton Santos03.50.016.021.5
2720Do Nascimento Ismael Carlos Am17953.50.015.021.0
2831Peixoto Luis Fernando De Oliv03.50.014.521.5
2917Bezerra Fabiano De OliveiraAFM18993.00.020.026.5
3025Farias Sergio Luiz Cardoso15803.00.019.026.0
3123Aguillar Oliver Hans Escurra16693.00.018.024.5
3238Da Silva Marcos Venicio03.00.018.023.5
3329De Oliveira Luiz Carlos14353.00.017.524.0
3430Fonseca Rogerio Da Silva12993.00.014.521.0
3541Ferreira Gabriel Oliva03.00.013.018.0
3646Peixoto Filho Paulo Roberto do Nascimento02.50.518.524.0
3724Souza Neurismar Da Rocha16632.50.516.522.5
3844Lima Nelson Maia02.00.017.021.5
3947Yunes Larissa Eduarda de Souza02.00.015.521.0
4032Ferreira Rogerio Nunes02.00.015.020.5
47 players

16) IV Azores Open 2017

The IV Azores Open took place 7th to 10th December 2017. Aleksa Strikovic won with 6.5/7.

IV Azores Open 2017 Ponta Delgada POR Thu 7th Dec 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11STRIKOVIC AleksaSRB24956.50.030.033.5
22CAMPORA DanielARG24176.00.028.531.5
311SANTOS Jose GuilhermePOR19375.00.027.530.5
410MALTEZ NunoPOR19505.00.026.529.0
53VEIGA FranciscoPOR22405.00.024.527.5
64COSTA PauloPOR21615.00.023.527.0
77RIBEIRO BrunoPOR21204.50.029.032.0
88REDONDO ARGUELLES GracielaESP20314.50.025.528.5
914ANTAO JorgePOR18664.50.020.522.0
109SOARES LuisPOR20314.00.026.529.0
116CARNEIRO CarlosPOR21414.00.023.025.5
1215CAMPOS RuiPOR17924.00.022.025.0
1317SA NunoPOR17824.00.020.021.5
145COSTA Joao GuerraPOR21463.50.028.531.5
1519REGO Joao RuiPOR16183.50.026.529.5
1623FUNK MatthiasPOR15023.50.025.027.0
1722MARTINS JosePOR15483.50.024.027.0
1813JURADO PEREZ OliverESP19233.50.024.026.0
1916GUERRA JosePOR17823.50.023.025.0
2020OLIVEIRA Antonio AugustoPOR16023.50.022.024.5
2118PALHAIS CustodioPOR17623.50.021.523.0
2226MONIZ BrunoPOR14743.50.020.021.5
2330BETTANI DomenicoPOR12403.50.019.521.0
2412BELTRAN ORTIZ EddaESP19273.00.022.524.5
2529TORRES Francisco MedeirosPOR12453.00.022.025.0
2631GASPAR Bernardo AguiarPOR11953.00.021.022.5
2728GUERRA RuiPOR12963.00.020.523.0
2824BELCHIOR NunoPOR15003.00.020.522.0
2927SOUSA AntonioPOR14643.00.020.021.5
3021ANDRADE CristovaoPOR15693.00.020.021.0
3125DIAS MarcosPOR14982.50.024.526.5
3240REBELO PauloPOR02.50.020.523.0
3333NUNES Joao AugustoPOR11162.50.017.519.0
3434OLIVEIRA Daniela SousaPOR11112.50.017.019.0
3537TORRES RicardoPOR10322.00.019.020.0
3635OLIVEIRA Rodrigo SousaPOR11062.00.018.520.5
3738AFONSO SimaoPOR02.00.018.520.0
3836SOARES MatildePOR10911.50.021.523.5
3939CARREIRO SimaoPOR01.50.020.523.0
4032AFONSO PedroPOR11401.00.020.522.5
40 players

17) First Saturday December 2017

The First Saturday December takes place 2nd to 12th December 2017.

FSGM December 2017 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Tue 12th Dec 2017
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
12Nguyen Thai Dai VanCZE24946.515.250.0
28Ilincic ZlatkoSRB24346.014.000.0
36Saptarshi RoyIND24725.014.500.0
410Sredojevic IvanSRB23764.513.000.0
51Kosic DraganMNE24544.512.750.0
63Havasi GergoHUN23703.58.500.0
74Bick GabrielUSA24163.07.250.0
89Czebe AttilaHUN24693.06.250.0
95Vardan NagpalIND24722.05.000.0
107Nguyen Van ThanhVIE23232.03.250.0
10 players
FSFM December 2017 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Dec 2017 - Tue 12th Dec 2017
Leading Round 9 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
14Eperjesi Laszlo Dr.IMHUN20898.514.500.0
23Havaskori LaszloHUN18475.59.500.0
32Vanya JanosHUN18975.07.500.0
46Zoltan AndrasHUN18803.55.250.0
55Nittel ChristianGER19862.54.250.0
61Takacs Zsolt OttoHUN17982.00.000.0
6 players

18) ch-RSA 2017

The South African Championship takes place 9th to 19th December 2017.

ch-RSA 2017 Cape Town RSA Sat 9th Dec 2017 - Tue 19th Dec 2017
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Mabusela Johannes ManyediIMKZN22132.00.01.002
210Kobese WatuIMWP23451.50.01.501
38Klaasen Calvin JongFMWP23111.50.01.001
412Bhawoodien Mohamed OzayrFMWP21141.50.00.751
53Van Den Heever DonovanIMWP22601.00.01.000
6Van Rensburg Ryan PierreIMGJM22141.00.01.000
74Mnguni Jacob DumisaniGTP21941.00.00.501
81Barrish DanielFMWP22420.50.00.750
97Hercules Benjamin VincentGTP21550.50.00.500
11De Villiers CharlesFMWP21180.50.00.500
115Mosetlhe KgaugeloGTP22280.50.00.250
9Ovcina DennisCMGJM21640.50.00.250
12 players

19) 1st Valentino Martis 2017

The 1st Valentino Martis tournaments took place 5th to 9th December 2017. Lennis Martinez Ramirez won the IM event with 8.5/9.

1st Valentino Martis IM Valencia VEN Tue 5th Dec 2017 - Sat 9th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Martinez Ramirez LennisFMCUB24108.50.034.254.5
23Alvarez Marquez Johann CarlosIMVEN23836.00.021.752.5
34Guerrero Vargas Andres JesusFMVEN23075.01.518.752.5
41Brizuela Abreu Ronald JesusFMVEN22625.01.019.002.5
55Sanchez Sebastian FelipeIMCOL23865.00.517.001.5
67Ruiz Aguilar Pablo AlexanderFMCOL22674.50.018.001.5
710Zavarce Oscar EnriqueIMVEN23913.50.012.501.5
89Zambrano Rodriguez AlexanderCMVEN22523.00.012.502.0
92Palomo Franklin AnnervysFMVEN22852.50.09.751.0
106Franco Valencia AngelaWIMCOL21082.00.06.500.5
10 players
1st Valentino Martis IM Valencia VEN Tue 5th Dec 2017 - Sat 9th Dec 2017. Category: 3. Ave: (2305)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Martinez Ramirez, Lennis FM CUB 2410 # 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.5 2737
2 Alvarez Marquez, Johann Carlos IM VEN 2383 0 # = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 6 2421
3 Brizuela Abreu, Ronald Jesus FM VEN 2262 0 = # = = 1 = = = 1 5 2353
4 Guerrero Vargas, Andres Jesus FM VEN 2307 0 0 = # 1 1 = = 1 = 5 2348
5 Sanchez, Sebastian Felipe IM COL 2386 0 = = 0 # = = 1 1 1 5 2339
6 Ruiz Aguilar, Pablo Alexander FM COL 2267 = = 0 0 = # 1 = = 1 4.5 2309
7 Zavarce, Oscar Enrique IM VEN 2391 0 0 = = = 0 # 1 0 1 3.5 2216
8 Zambrano Rodriguez, Alexander CM VEN 2252 0 = = = 0 = 0 # = = 3 2186
9 Palomo, Franklin Annervys FM VEN 2285 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 = # 0 2.5 2141
10 Franco Valencia, Angela WIM COL 2108 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 # 2 2107
1st Valentino Martis WIM Valencia VEN Tue 5th Dec 2017 - Sat 9th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Ostos Julio EduardoIMVEN22218.00.030.503.0
25Diaz Leon RichardMKMEX21777.00.026.002.0
34Franco Valencia Beatriz IreneWGMCOL22206.00.023.001.5
410Ledezma Villamizar Gabriel EnriqueFMVEN21125.50.018.001.5
59Lora Joel FernandoCOL22065.00.019.502.0
67Carmona Carrillo Carlos RafaelESP18503.51.012.751.5
72Patino Garcia CoralsWFMVEN20083.51.010.751.0
81Hernandez Bonilla AmeliaWFMVEN21083.51.09.250.5
96De Los Santos Munoz JennybethWNMVEN19591.50.55.500.5
108Sequeda Mendoza Nancy StellaWIMVEN19231.50.54.250.0
10 players
1st Valentino Martis WIM Valencia VEN Tue 5th Dec 2017 - Sat 9th Dec 2017. Category: None. Ave: (2060)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ostos, Julio Eduardo IM VEN 2221 # = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2393
2 Diaz Leon, Richard MEX 2177 = # = 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 2266
3 Franco Valencia, Beatriz Irene WGM COL 2220 = = # = 0 1 1 1 = 1 6 2167
4 Ledezma Villamizar, Gabriel Enrique FM VEN 2112 0 0 = # 1 = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2134
5 Lora, Joel Fernando COL 2206 0 1 1 0 # 0 0 1 1 1 5 2086
6 Carmona Carrillo, Carlos Rafael Arcangel ESP 1661 0 0 0 = 1 # = = 1 0 3.5 2024
7 Patino Garcia, Corals WFM VEN 2008 0 0 0 0 1 = # = = 1 3.5 1985
8 Hernandez Bonilla, Amelia WFM VEN 2108 0 0 0 = 0 = = # 1 1 3.5 1974
9 De Los Santos Munoz, Jennybeth VEN 1959 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 # = 1.5 1798
10 Sequeda Mendoza, Nancy Stella WIM VEN 1923 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = # 1.5 1802

20) 14th Vasylyshyn Memorial 2017

The 14th Vasylyshyn Memorial took place 29th November to 7th December 2017. Viacheslav V. Zakhartsov won the GM event with 6/9. Kamil Plichta won the IM section with 7.5/9.

14th Vasylyshyn GM Lviv UKR Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Thu 7th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
16Zakhartsov Viacheslav V.RUS25436.025.750.0
25Tomici StefanROU23415.523.750.0
33Shkuran DanyloUKR24035.021.750.0
48Skawinski ArkadiuszPOL24325.020.750.0
51Firman NazarUKR25235.020.500.0
69Sabuk PiotrPOL23814.519.750.0
710Krykun YuriyUKR23664.017.500.0
82Pacher MilanSVK24494.017.250.0
94Martynkova OlenaUKR22613.513.500.0
107Terletsky OlegUKR23402.512.500.0
10 players
14th Vasylyshyn GM Lviv UKR Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Thu 7th Dec 2017. Category: 7. Ave: (2404)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V. GM RUS 2543 # = 1 1 0 = 1 = 1 = 6 2513
2 Tomici, Stefan FM ROU 2341 = # = = 1 0 = 1 1 = 5.5 2491
3 Shkuran, Danylo IM UKR 2403 0 = # 1 1 1 = 0 0 1 5 2447
4 Skawinski, Arkadiusz FM POL 2432 0 = 0 # 1 = = 1 1 = 5 2444
5 Firman, Nazar GM UKR 2523 1 0 0 0 # 1 = = 1 1 5 2434
6 Sabuk, Piotr IM POL 2381 = 1 0 = 0 # = = 1 = 4.5 2406
7 Krykun, Yuriy FM UKR 2366 0 = = = = = # = = = 4 2365
8 Pacher, Milan GM SVK 2449 = 0 1 0 = = = # 0 1 4 2356
9 Martynkova, Olena WFM UKR 2261 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 1 # 1 3.5 2340
10 Terletsky, Oleg FM UKR 2340 = = 0 = 0 = = 0 0 # 2.5 2245
14th Vasylyshyn IM Lviv UKR Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Thu 7th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Plichta KamilPOL23677.531.500.06
25Secheres Adrian-SimionROU23496.525.500.06
38Itkis BorisROU23385.022.500.01
41Kyrychenko MaryanUKR21905.016.500.05
57Mosesov DanyloUKR23034.517.750.02
64Grabinsky VladimirUKR22264.015.250.02
710Sowul BartoszPOL22224.013.250.03
89Nester IhorUKR23533.512.250.01
92Kryvoruchko VitaUKR21483.016.750.01
103Vovk AnastasiiaUKR21412.07.750.01
10 players
14th Vasylyshyn IM Lviv UKR Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Thu 7th Dec 2017. Category: 1. Ave: (2264)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Plichta, Kamil FM POL 2367 # 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 7.5 2525
2 Secheres, Adrian-Simion FM ROU 2349 0 # = 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 6.5 2420
3 Itkis, Boris IM ROU 2338 = = # 1 = = = = = = 5 2298
4 Kyrychenko, Maryan UKR 2190 0 0 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 2315
5 Mosesov, Danylo FM UKR 2303 0 0 = 1 # = 1 = = = 4.5 2259
6 Grabinsky, Vladimir IM UKR 2226 = 0 = 0 = # 0 = 1 1 4 2225
7 Sowul, Bartosz POL 2222 0 0 = 0 0 1 # = 1 1 4 2225
8 Nester, Ihor IM UKR 2353 0 0 = 0 = = = # = 1 3.5 2174
9 Kryvoruchko, Vita WGM UKR 2148 = 1 = 0 = 0 0 = # 0 3 2152
10 Vovk, Anastasiia WGM UKR 2141 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 1 # 2 2057

21) Rome City Open 2017

The Rome City Open took place 3rd to 10th December 2017. Emre Can won with 7.5/9.

Rome City Open 2017 Rome ITA Sun 3rd Dec 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
11Can EmreGMTUR26057.545.549.5
22Bogner SebastianGMSUI25866.550.054.0
35Solodovnichenko YuriGMUKR25686.548.051.5
44Liang AwonderGMUSA25736.546.050.5
513Bracker FrankIMGER23916.544.047.5
68Kollars DmitrijGMGER25016.045.550.0
73Istratescu AndreiGMROU25836.043.046.5
89Carlstedt JonathanIMGER24246.039.543.5
914Laketic GojkoIMSRB23776.037.040.5
107Shyam Sundar MGMIND25285.550.055.0
1111Raghunandan Kaumandur SrihariIMIND24045.542.546.0
1220Corvi MarcoFMITA22655.541.544.5
1310Hoolt SarahWGMGER24055.538.541.0
1428Karousos-Theodorakis NikolaosGRE22075.538.041.0
1536Gavrish LeonidUKR21315.533.535.0
1623Osmanodja FilizWIMGER22425.041.543.0
1716Fuchs JudithWGMGER23355.041.044.5
1818Chkhaidze NikolozFMGEO22945.041.043.0
1930Della Corte AlessandroITA21615.040.544.5
2035Palermo StefanoITA21325.039.543.0
2129Ferretti FolcoFMITA22005.039.541.0
2258Burhanov VassilyRUS18145.036.539.5
2333Ciobanu Camelia-AdrianaWIMROU21395.034.536.0
2444Iannello AndreaITA20434.541.044.5
2534Martino EnzoITA21364.538.039.5
2621Landi AlbertoFMITA22534.537.540.5
2724Parligras CosminROU22374.537.040.5
2819Bach MatthiasFMGER22754.537.039.5
2931Thiel KunoFMGER21604.535.537.0
3056Bernardini TommasoITA19274.535.038.5
3137Beshukova AlinaWFMRUS21254.533.535.5
3227Martorelli AntonioIMITA22084.533.036.0
3322Pitzanti MatteoITA22434.041.544.0
3412Beshukov SergeiGMRUS24014.041.044.0
3517Sibilio MarioFMITA23264.040.043.0
3641Bonade MassimoITA21004.037.540.5
3725Lagumina GiulioFMITA22254.036.038.0
3832Bruce Shannon HillBRA21434.035.538.0
3938Szente Varga FruzsinaHUN21204.034.537.0
4052Messina Giuseppe OttavioAGMITA19834.034.035.5
58 players

22) 43rd OMICON ch-BAN 2017

The 43rd OMICON ch-BAN took place 21st November to 5th December 2017. Enamul Hossain edged out Abdullah Al Rakib Mollah on tie-break after both score 11/13.

43rd OMICON ch-BAN 2017 Dhaka BAN Tue 21st Nov 2017 - Tue 5th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
15Hossain EnamulGMBAN244911.00.0
10Mollah Abdullah Al RakibGMBAN245511.00.0
36Rahman ZiaurGMBAN24858.50.0
41Islam Kh. AminulFMBAN22228.00.0
54Mohammad Fahad RahmanFMBAN22187.50.0
614Ahmed Sk. NasirFMBAN22537.00.0
77S M SharonBAN21776.00.0
8Abu Sufian ShakilIMBAN23226.00.0
13Mohammad Minhaz UddinIMBAN23986.00.0
102Mehdi Hasan ParagFMBAN22274.50.0
9Rahman Syed MahfuzurFMBAN21144.50.0
1211Md. Sharif HossainBAN22244.00.0
12Ghosh Chanchal KumerCMBAN21404.00.0
143Shamima AkterWIMBAN21723.00.0
14 players
43rd OMICON ch-BAN 2017 Dhaka BAN Tue 21st Nov 2017 - Tue 5th Dec 2017. Category: 2. Ave: (2276)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Mollah Abdullah, Al Rakib GM BAN 2455 # = 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 11 2558
2 Hossain, Enamul GM BAN 2449 = # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 11 2558
3 Rahman, Ziaur GM BAN 2485 0 = # 1 0 1 0 1 = = 1 1 1 1 8.5 2369
4 Islam, Kh. Aminul FM BAN 2222 = 0 0 # 1 = = = 1 1 = = 1 1 8 2367
5 Mohammad Fahad, Rahman FM BAN 2218 0 = 1 0 # 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7.5 2337
6 Ahmed, Sk. Nasir FM BAN 2253 0 0 0 = 1 # 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 = 7 2306
7 S M Sharon BAN 2177 0 0 1 = 1 0 # = = 0 1 1 0 = 6 2254
8 Mohammad, Minhaz Uddin IM BAN 2398 = 0 0 = 0 1 = # = = 1 0 1 = 6 2237
9 Abu Sufian, Shakil IM BAN 2322 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = # 1 1 1 1 = 6 2243
10 Hasan, Mehdi FM BAN 2227 0 0 = 0 0 1 1 = 0 # 0 = 0 1 4.5 2169
11 Rahman, Syed Mahfuzur FM BAN 2114 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 = 4.5 2178
12 Ghosh, Chanchal Kumer CM BAN 2140 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 1 0 = 0 # 0 1 4 2145
13 Md., Sharif Hossain BAN 2224 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 # 1 4 2138
14 Shamima, Akter WIM BAN 2173 0 = 0 0 0 = = = = 0 = 0 0 # 3 2072

23) 7th Holuj-Radzikowska 2017

The 7th Holuj-Radzikowska tournament took place 28th November to 6th December 2017. Jolanta Zawadzka won with 6/9.

7th Holuj-Radzikowska Wroclaw POL Tue 28th Nov 2017 - Wed 6th Dec 2017. Category: 7. Ave: (2416)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Zawadzka, Jolanta WGM POL 2428 # = 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 6 2540
2 Socko, Monika GM POL 2476 = # = 1 1 1 1 = 0 0 5.5 2490
3 Atalik, Ekaterina IM TUR 2463 1 = # = = 1 1 = = 0 5.5 2491
4 Javakhishvili, Lela IM GEO 2438 = 0 = # 0 = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2494
5 Majdan, Joanna WGM POL 2349 0 0 = 1 # = = 1 = 1 5 2467
6 Mkrtchian, Lilit IM ARM 2390 = 0 0 = = # = = = 1 4 2376
7 Kulon, Klaudia WGM POL 2352 0 0 0 0 = = # 1 1 1 4 2380
8 Szczepkowska, Karina IM POL 2406 = = = 0 0 = 0 # = 1 3.5 2337
9 Bulmaga, Irina IM ROU 2420 0 1 = 0 = = 0 = # 0 3 2291
10 Shvayger, Yuliya IM ISR 2440 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 3 2289

24) World Youth U16 Olympiad 2017

The World Youth U16 Olympiad takes place 11th to 18th December 2017.

World Youth U16 Olympiad Ahmedabad IND Mon 11th Dec 2017 - Mon 18th Dec 2017
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13Russia110024.00
24Armenia110024.00
35Uzbekistan110024.00
49Israel110024.00
510Belarus110024.00
611Kazakhstan110024.00
712Argentina110024.00
813Mongolia110024.00
914Malaysia110024.00
1015Canada110024.00
111India Green110023.50
122Iran110023.50
136India Red110023.50
147India Blue110023.50
158Turkey110023.00
1623Nepal A101001.00
1716Bangladesh101000.50
1817Indonesia101000.50
1921Australia101000.50
2022Thailand101000.50
2118Iraq101000.00
2219Sri Lanka101000.00
2320South Africa A101000.00
2424South Africa B101000.00
2525Nepal B101000.00
2626Kenya B101000.00
2727Kyrgystan101000.00
2828Mozambique101000.00
2929Kenya A101000.00
3030Uganda101000.00
30 teams

25) TCh-CZE 2017-18

The Czech Extraliga takes place 18th November 2017 to 8th April 2018. The lower Zapad and Vychod leagues have also started.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2017-18 Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky SK*7920.08.5
2Unichess*4716.04.5
3Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*615.54.5
4SK DURAS BVK Kralovo Pole*7614.04.0
5SK Zikuda Turnov*6614.03.0
6GASCO Pardubice*5613.03.0
7Labortech Ostrava*610.52.0
8Moravska Slavia Brno*45410.52.5
9BSS Frydek-Mistek44*29.52.0
10SK Slavoj Poruba3*09.00.5
11SK mesta Lysa nad Labem23*08.51.0
12Tatran Litovel11*03.50.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Bartos Unichess*5551219.56.5
2TJ Neratovice A*3920.56.5
3SK Dopravni podnik Praha35*46718.05.5
4TJ Bohemians Praha3*45717.55.5
5SK Sokol Vysehrad*345716.55.5
62222 SK Polabiny B44*46618.05.5
7TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove2*5615.03.5
8SK OAZA Praha5*613.54.5
9TJ Pankrac43*416.04.0
10QCC Ceske Budejovice34*415.04.5
11TJ Neratovice B32*012.02.0
12SK JOLY Lysa nad Labem C3*010.52.5
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1TZ Třinec*541019.07.0
2Slavoj Ceský Těsín*565919.56.5
3BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"*6918.55.0
4SK Staré Město*5917.56.0
5Slavia Kroměříž3*47719.56.5
6SK Gordic33*618.06.0
7Sachy Hosťálková*616.05.5
8KVS Ekodivize Opava24*415.04.5
9TJ Ostrava "A"*4414.53.5
10Panda Rychnov nad Kněžnou A4*413.53.5
11Lokomotiva Brno A214*18.51.0
12Agentura 64 Grygov3*012.53.0
12 teams

26) TCh-HUN 2017-18

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 25th November 2017 to 6th May 2018.

TCh-HUN 2017-18 Hungary HUN Sat 25th Nov 2017 - Sun 6th May 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK I.37.59.59626
2ASE Paks38.59.56.5624.5
3DVTK34.57.59421
4Aquarena Kobánya SC33.589.5421
5Penzugyor SE32.58.58.5419.5
6HUSI SC35.567.5319
7Duocor-Makoi SVSE32.569.5318
8HVSE-Infraplan334.53.5011
9Dunaharaszti MTK3343.5010.5
10MTK Budapest32.54.52.509.5
10 teams

27) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2017-18

The Austrian Team Championship 2nd Division takes place 13th October 2017 to 7th April 2018.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2017-18 Austria AUT Fri 27th Oct 2017 - Sat 7th Apr 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC MPÖ Maria Saal 2*3441123.50
2SV Steyregg*441023.00
3UNION Ansfelden*4331021.50
4SPG Sparkasse Pinggau-Friedberg*553924.50
5SPG Fürstenfeld/Hartberg32*3819.50
6RbEj Gleisdorf1*4819.00
7Schachfreunde Graz31*3415.50
8SPG Sauwald332*414.50
9ASK St. Valentin23*316.00
10Leoben23*315.00
11ESV ASKÖ Admira Villach2*213.50
12SC DieKlagenfurter2*010.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2017-18 Austria AUT Fri 27th Oct 2017 - Sat 7th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Zillertal*34920.50
2Hohenems II*53919.50
3Kufstein/Wörgl*43918.50
4Jenbach 2*4454818.50
5Bregenz*53720.50
6ASK Salzburg2*3715.50
7Sparkasse Neumarkt323*3312.50
8Ranshofen323*212.00
9Götzis21*4211.50
10Pradl2311*3210.00
11Dornbirn32*111.50
12Rochade Rum2½3*19.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2017-18 Austria AUT Fri 27th Oct 2017 - Sat 7th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SC Data Technology Pressbaum/E.*43919.50
2ASVÖ Pamhagen 22*44819.00
3SK Austria*818.50
4SC Donaustadt*423716.00
5SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau*4616.00
6L.A. Kraftanlage Ottakring2*615.50
7Blackburne Nickelsdorf2*4614.50
8SK Advisory Invest Baden34*25515.50
9SK Hietzing24*212.50
10ASVÖ Mattersburg23*112.50
11tschaturanga22*3111.00
12SK Mostarrichi13*19.50
12 teams

28) TCh-FIN 2017-18

The Finnish Championship takes place 16th September 2017 to 11th March 2018. Next rounds 3rd-4th January 2018.

TCh-FIN 2017-18 Finland FIN Sat 16th Sep 2017 - Sun 11th Mar 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1
1SK ComeOn, Helsinki61113
2TammerSh, Tampere61113
3MatSK, Espoo688
4EtVaS, Vantaa687
5Aatos, Helsinki678
6SalSK, Salo677
7JyS, Jyvaskylä660
8KymS, Kotka65-3
9KS-58, Helsinki64-11
10TuTS, Turku63-3
11HSK, Helsinki52-17
12KarjUra, Karjaa60-21
12 teams

29) TCh-GEO Club 2017

The Georgian Club Championship took place 29th November to 5th December 2017. Batumi club ``NONA`` won.

TCh-GEO Club 2017 Tbilisi GEO Wed 29th Nov 2017 - Tue 5th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Batumi ``NONA``*53561332.50
2Rustavi ``RUSTAVI``*35661130.50
3Tbilisi ``TBILISI``3*35641028.00
4Tbilisi ``MOAZROVNE TAOBA``13*355825.00
5Imereti ``KUTAISI``3113*36721.50
6Samegrelo ``SAMEGRELO``½0013*42310.50
7Racha ``AMBRULAURI``1212*214.50
8Kakheti ``KAKHETI``00½½04½*25.50
8 teams

30) TCh-CHN 2017

The Chinese Team Championship took place 18th April to 5th December 2017. Shanghai just managed to hold off Chongqing on tie-break after both scored 34/44 points. Many of the strongest Chinese players played all or nearly all the 22 rounds. Yu Yangyi scored 85% on board 1 in 20 games, Grischuk 79% from 12, Wei Yi 70.5 playing all 22 games.

TCh-CHN 2017 China CHN Tue 18th Apr 2017 - Tue 5th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 22 Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b9a9b10a10bTB1TB2
1Shanghai**23442343323467.5
2Chongqing3**12233433323465.5
3Beijing243**4232233422863.0
4Chengdu1**132332554.5
5Shenzhen132134**313½32454.5
6Shandong32122**223322155.5
7Tianjin21223433**2122154.0
8Zhejiang22332223**232053.0
9Hangzhou22232243**41954.0
10Hebei313223321**1850.0
11Jiangsu222232231751.5
12Qingdao2112½1212222337.0
12 teams

31) TCh-SVK 2017-18

The Slovakian Team Championship takes place 30th September 2017 to 5th March 2018. Next rounds 6th-7th January 2018.

TCh-SVK 2017-18 Slovakia SVK Sat 30th Sep 2017 - Mon 5th Mar 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slovan Commander*661224.00
2SK Dunajska Streda*45551019.00
3Reinter Snina*25918.00
4SK Modra46*6719.50
5SK Prakovce - www.sachovetreningy.sk*546718.50
6SK Junior CVC Banska Bystrica3*615.50
7Liptovska sachova skola*615.00
8TJ Inbest Dunajov234*413.50
9SK AQUAMARIN Podhajska*314.00
10TJ Slavia UPJS Kosice2*313.50
11SK Osuske233*312.50
12SKS Dubnica nad Vahom½32*09.00
12 teams

32) 27th TCh-SLO 2017

The 27th Slovenian Team Championship took place 29th September to 10th December 2017. SK Ljubljana Duol won the title.

27th TCh-SLO 2017 Slovenia SLO Fri 29th Sep 2017 - Sun 10th Dec 2017
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SK Ljubljana Duol*455631742.0334.5
2ZSK Maribor2*4565661644.0323.5
3SK Impol Slovenska Bistrica12*4431128.0203.5
4SD Krka Novo Mesto11*3541128.0197.0
5SD Vrhnika002*3354824.0153.0
5SD Radenska Pomgrad133*½3723.5179.0
7SK Triglav Krsko½13*33723.5173.5
8SS TZ Prevodi Dvojka023*5721.5150.5
9SD Ptuj332133*624.5197.5
10SK Zagorje ob Savi½021½*011.092.5
10 teams

33) Bundesliga 2017-18

The German Bundesliga takes place 21st October to 1st May 2018. Baden-Baden are defending champions and top seeds. Next rounds 3th-4th February 2018.

Bundesliga 2017-18 Germany GER Sat 21st Oct 2017 - Tue 1st May 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden66001235.5
2SG Solingen66001234.5
3SV Werder Bremen65101032.5
4DJK Aufwaerts Aachen6312829.5
5Schachfreunde Deizisau6420829
6SV 1930 Hockenheim6420829
7SK Schwaebisch Hall6330625
8SF Berlin 19036330624
9USV TU Dresden6222622.5
10SV 1920 Hofheim6231520.5
11SV Muelheim Nord6240420.5
12FC Bayern Muenchen6132419.5
13Hamburger SK6141320
14SG Speyer-Schwegenheim6141318.5
15MSA Zugzwang 826051113.5
16SK Norderstedt 19756060010
16 teams

34) Active Team Events

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

Belgian Interclubs 2017-18

The Belgian Interclubs takes place 24th September 2017 to 29th April 2018. Next round 4th January 2018.

TCh-BEL 2017-18 Belgium BEL Sun 24th Sep 2017 - Sun 29th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1KGSRL 11028
2Wirtzfeld 1926.5
3Amay 1825
4Brasschaat 1620.5
5CRELEL 1619
6KSK47-Eynatten 1521
7KBSK 1520.5
8Wachtebeke 1418
9TSM 1316
10Fontaine 1218.5
11KSK Rochade 1217.5
12CREC 109.5
12 teams

56th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2017-18

The 56th Danish Team ExtraCon takes place 18th November 2017 to 11th March 2018.

56th TCh-DEN Ex 2017-18 Denmark DEN Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 11th Mar 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Bronshoj 1416
2Team Nordea Skanderborg 1515
3BMS 1513.5
4Jetsmark 1411.5
5SK 1968 1211.5
6Hillerod 1211
6Bov 1211
8Nordre 1310.5
9Aarhus/Skolerne 1110.5
10Nordkalotten 129.5
10 teams
56th TCh-DEN D1G1 2017-18 Denmark DEN Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 11th Mar 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Team XtraCon Koge 1414.5
2OBRO 1311.5
3Bronshoj 2410
4Frederiksberg 139
5Bornholm 127
6Naestved 105
7K41 104
8Taastrup 103
8 teams

TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2017-18

The Norwegian Eliteserien takes place November 3rd 2017 to 4th March 2018. Games from the first 3 rounds are now complete.

Frauenbundesliga AUT 2017-18

The Austrian Frauenbundesliga takes place 24th November 2017 to 8th April 2018. In contrast to the German Frauenbundesliga games are already available.

Frauenbundesliga AUT 2017-18 Austria AUT Fri 24th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Mayrhofen/SK Zell/Zillertal*469.00
2ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf*369.00
3SC Extraherb WS½*47.50
4ASVÖ Pamhagen*347.00
5Spg. Steyr*2246.50
6SK Baden12*336.00
7SK Dornbirn*26.50
8SV Ökothek St. Veit/Glan012*13.00
9Schach ohne Grenzen½*03.50
10SV Chesshero Rapid Feffernitz½1½*02.00
10 teams

Dutch League 2017-18

The Dutch League takes place 16th September 2017 to 21st April 2018. Next round 16th December 2017.

Dutch League 2017-18 Netherlands NED Sat 16th Sep 2017 - Sat 21st Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1LSG IntelliMagic#--756.56.5---725
2En Passant-#-5---6.55.56.5723.5
3Kennemer Combinatie--#-4.5-5-66521.5
4Voerendaal35-#7----6521
5HMC Calder5-5.53#5.5----519
6SISSA3.5---4.5#6.5-7-421.5
7BSG3.5-5--3.5#5.5--317.5
8MuConsult Apeldoorn-3.5----4.5#46218
9Pathena Rotterdam-4.54--3-6#-217.5
10Groninger Combinatie-3.544---4-#015.5
10 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2017-18

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 1st October 2017 to 25th March 2018. I haven't been able to find any games at all from this event.

Frauenbundesliga 2017-18 Germany GER Sun 1st Oct 2017 - Sun 25th Mar 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1Hamburger SKxxx5614
2SC Bad Koenigshofenxxx246412
3SK Lehrtexxx4411
4Rodewischer SMxxx410½
5SK Schwaebisch Hall4xxx06410
6OSG Baden-Badenxxx054
7SF Deizisau20xxx527
8Karlsruher SF0xxx42
9Doppelbauer Kiel1xxx31
10SV Medizin Erfurt½23xxx1
11SV Allianz Leipzig12xxx0
12SV Hofheim001xxx01
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2017-18

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 16th November 2017 to 7th April 2018.

TCh-AUT 2017-18 Austria AUT Thu 16th Nov 2017 - Sat 7th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach*817.00
2mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring*354717.50
3SIR Royal Salzburg*3713.50
4SC MPÖ Maria Saal*5616.50
5SK Hohenems*615.00
6SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz3*3411.00
7Schachclub Sparkasse Götzis33*3311.50
8SV Pillenkönig St. Veit*212.00
9ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf*429.50
10Grieskirchen/Bad Schallerbach11*427.50
11Schachklub Absam232*19.50
12ASVÖ Pamhagen½½½2*03.50
12 teams

4NCL 2017-18

The 4NCL takes place 11th November 2017 to 7th May 2018. Next rounds 3-4 13th to 14th January 2017.

4NCL 2017-18 England ENG Sat 11th Nov 2017 - Mon 7th May 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Guildford 17½-½8-0415½
2White Rose 15½-2½6-2411½
3Oxford 13½-4½6½-1½210
43Cs 12½-5½6½-1½29
5Spirit of Atticus A1½-6½4½-3½26
6Grantham Sharks 1½-7½4½-3½25
7Barbican 4NCL 22-63½-4½0
8The ADs0-81½-6½0
1Guildford 25-34½-3½4
2Cheddleton 14-46½-1½310½
3Wood Green HK4-44½-3½3
4Blackthorne Russia3½-4½5½-2½29
5West is Best 13½-4½5-32
6Barbican 4NCL 13-54½-3½2
7Cambridge University 13½-4½2½-5½06
8Alba1½-6½3-50
16 teams

TCh-ISL 2017-18

The Icelandic Team Championship takes pleace in two parts. The first 5 rounds took place 19th to 22nd October. The remaining rounds 1st-3rd March 2018. Games now available. My thanks to Gunnar Bjornsson and those who entered the games.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2017-18 Reykjavik ISL Thu 19th Oct 2017 - Sat 3rd Mar 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Vikingaklubburinn550037.0100
29Skakfelagid Huginn a-sveit550031.0100
36Skakdeild Fjolnis531124.070
47Taflfelag Reykjavikur532021.060
54Skakfelag Akureyrar a-sveit523021.040
63Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit523016.540
75Taflfelag Gardabæjar522116.050
88Skakfelag Akureyrar b-sveit514013.520
910Skakdeild KR514011.020
102Skakdeild Breidabliks og Bolungarvikur a50509.000
10 teams
TCh-ISL Div 2 2017-18 Reykjavik ISL Thu 19th Oct 2017 - Sat 3rd Mar 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Taflfelag Reykjavikur b-sveit*44518.580
2Skakfelag Reykjanesbæjar*5518.080
3Skakdeild Hauka*43514.550
4Vinaskakfelagid*313.550
5Hrokar alls fagnadar2*410.020
6Skakfelagid Huginn c-sveit2232*9.010
7Skakfelag Selfoss og nagrennis113*8.530
8Taflfelag Reykjavikur c-sveit½11*4.000
8 teams

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2017-18

The Swedish Team Championship Elitserien takes place 20th October 2017 to 18th March 2018.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 20th Oct 2017 - Sun 18th Mar 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Malmo AS3300617.5
2Lunds ASK3300617.0
3SK Team Viking3210414.5
4Limhamns SK3210414.0
5SK Rockaden, Sthlm3210412.0
6Stockholms SS3120211.0
7Eksjo SK312029.0
8Kungstornet312029.0
9Farsta SK3030010.0
10Upsala ASS303006.0
10 teams
TCh-SWE Superettan Sweden SWE Fri 20th Oct 2017 - Sun 18th Mar 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Wasa SK3300617
2Vasteras SK3300616.5
3SK Rockaden Umea3300614
4Kristallens SK3111311.5
5Schack 08, Norrkoping3120212
6Vaxjo SK3120211
7Orgryte SK3120210
8Burgsvik Alva SK312029.5
9SS Manhem302119.5
10SK Kamraterna303009
10 teams

2nd Bundesliga 2017-18

The 2nd Bundesliga takes place 8th October 2017 to 15th April 2018. Likely some games will become available.

35) Forthcoming Events and Links

Dr Geza Hetenyi Mem 2017

Dr Geza Hetenyi Mem GM Budapest HUN Tue 12th Dec 2017 - Thu 21st Dec 2017
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Berkes, Ferenc GM HUN 2658 718572
2 Bauer, Christian GM FRA 2647 603767
3 Banusz, Tamas GM HUN 2629 722413
4 Markus, Robert GM SRB 2617 921637
5 Gledura, Benjamin GM HUN 2613 712779
6 Indjic, Aleksandar GM SRB 2611 911925
7 Vajda, Levente GM ROU 2579 1203975
8 Aczel, Gergely IM HUN 2549 727709
9 Medvegy, Zoltan GM HUN 2539 708402
10 Ruck, Robert GM HUN 2529 705713
Dr Geza Hetenyi Mem IM Budapest HUN Tue 12th Dec 2017 - Thu 21st Dec 2017
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Sedlak, Nikola GM SRB 2564 922900
2 Horvath, Csaba GM HUN 2512 700118
3 Galyas, Miklos IM HUN 2484 707244
4 Bokros, Albert IM HUN 2478 710458
5 Saptarshi, Roy IM IND 2472 5008980
6 Vardan, Nagpal FM IND 2472 25089544
7 Czebe, Attila GM HUN 2469 705268
8 Paschall, William IM USA 2379 2005379
9 Jakab, Attila IM HUN 2359 709727
10 Martini, Balazs FM HUN 2351 724157

European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2017

American Continental Rapid and Blitz 2017

67th ch-GRE 2017

8th Sharjah Cup for Women 2017

Sunway Sitges Festival 2017

Nutcracker Match of the Generations 2017

Doroshkevich Memorial Amateur Open 2017

55th Groningen Chess Festival 2017

8th Arco Christmas Open 2017

47th Rilton Cup 2017-18

Pan-American Intercollegiate 2017

93rd Tradewise Hastings Congress 2017-18

2nd Vergani Cup 2018

Verona Open 2018

Fuad Jafarov Memorial 2018

80th Tata Steel 2018

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018

23rd HIT Open 2018

Portugal Open 2018

Graz Open 2018

Aeroflot Open 2018

18th Liberec Open 2018

Reykjavik Open 2018

8th HD Bank Cup 2018

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2018

19th European Individual Championship 2018

Stockholm Chess Challenge 2018

Haspa-Schachpokal 2018

6th Norway Chess 2018

Solta Amateur Open 2018

43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018

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