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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1257 10th December 2018 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 10th London Chess Classic 2018
3) European Rapid and Blitz Chess 2018
4) 17th Asian Continental 2018
5) 56th ch-IND 2018
6) Emirates Arab Championship 2018
7) 67th ch-HUN 2018
8) Lidums Australian Young Masters 2018
9) Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2018
10) Russian Cup Final 2018
11) ch-Moscow Rapid 2018
12) ch-IND U19 2018
13) Szmetan-Giardelli Chess Festival 2018
14) Orbis 2 GM 2018
15) 78th ch-ITA 2018
16) 102nd Marshall Chess Club Championship 2018
17) 32nd Belgrade Trophy 2018
18) 3rd Krunoslav Hulak Mem 2018
19) 42nd Tenkes Cup 2018
20) First Saturday December 2018
21) Rome City Open 2018
22) 5th Johor Open 2018
23) 7th Palmanova Open 2018
24) 8th Holuj-Radzikowska 2018
25) 28th World Seniors 2018
26) TCh-CZE 2018-19
27) TCh-HUN 2018-19
28) TCh-ISL 2018-19
29) 57th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2018-19
30) TCh-SVK 2018-19
31) TCh-FIN 2018-19
32) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2018-19
33) TCh-BAN 2018
34) Active Team Events
35) AlphaZero vs Stockfish Games
36) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
10th London Chess Classic 2018236 games
European Rapid and Blitz Chess 20181213 games
17th Asian Continental 20189 games
56th ch-IND 201842 games
Emirates Arab Championship 201848 games
67th ch-HUN 201836 games
Lidums Australian Young Masters 201840 games
Mark Dvoretsky Mem 201845 games
Russian Cup Final 201862 games
ch-Moscow Rapid 2018175 games
ch-IND U19 201830 games
Szmetan-Giardelli Chess Festival 2018359 games
Orbis 2 GM 201880 games
78th ch-ITA 201823 games
102nd Marshall Chess Club Championship 201818 games
32nd Belgrade Trophy 201876 games
3rd Krunoslav Hulak Mem 2018108 games
42nd Tenkes Cup 2018196 games
First Saturday December 201840 games
8th Holuj-Radzikowska 201825 games
28th World Seniors 2018112 games
TCh-HUN 2018-1960 games
TCh-ISL 2018-19295 games
57th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2018-1948 games
TCh-SVK 2018-1996 games
TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2018-1936 games
TCh-BAN 201899 games
AlphaZero vs Stockfish Games210 games
3857 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Gunnar Bjornsson, Hans Groffen, Philip Feeley, and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The finals of the London Chess Classic sees a quick return to the board for Fabiano Caruana after his defeat in the World Chess Championship after tie-breaks. Caruana can end the year as World number one if he gains 4 or more rating points, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian and MVL are the other players. There has been a scientific paper produced about AlphaZero the Deep Learning Chess program. 210 games against Stockfish have been published and Matthew Sadler's book "Game Changer" about the program appears in January, he has already produced some videos. Lots of other chess, many rapid events including the European Rapid (and blitz) event. Lots to look at.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 10th London Chess Classic 2018

The 10th London Chess Classic takes place 8th to 17th December. The event takes place at Olympia London Auditorium although the semi-finals of the Grand Chess Tour take place in the Google Building in Kings Cross (tickets required). Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave play off for the Grand Chess Tour title. In addition there is the British Knockout Championship with 12 player. Entering at the Quarter Final Stage: Mickey Adams GM 2706, David Howell GM 2697, Gawain Jones GM 2683, Luke McShane GM 2667, Playing a Preliminary Round: Jonathan Hawkins GM 2579, John Nunn GM 2572, Matthew Turner GM 2536, Simon Williams GM 2466, Harriet Hunt IM 2440, Ravi Haria IM 2422, Alan Merry IM 2422, Jovanka Houska IM 2419.

London Classic Open 2018 London ENG Mon 10th Dec 2018 - Fri 21st Dec 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPts
11Melkumyan HrantGM26702.0
4Moussard JulesGM25912.0
6Yuffa DaniilGM25722.0
7Istratescu AndreiGM25642.0
8Hillarp Persson TigerGM25462.0
9Pert NicholasGM25462.0
10Debashis DasGM25442.0
11Turner Matthew JGM25332.0
12Hector JonnyGM25012.0
14Gormally Daniel WGM24782.0
15Janik IgorIM24762.0
16Gumularz SzymonIM24622.0
17Arkell Keith CGM24532.0
18Flear Glenn CGM24512.0
19Wang KevinIM24492.0
25Pert Richard GIM24162.0
28Piesik PiotrFM24042.0
31Cherniaev AlexanderGM23932.0
37Milliet SophieIM23762.0
38Gschnitzer AdrianFM23742.0
40Megalios Konstantinos23652.0
41Wadsworth Matthew JFM23642.0
43Lane Gary WIM23532.0
45Gullaksen Eirik TIM23492.0
46Sowray Peter JFM23422.0
47Bradbury Neil HIM23362.0
49Paterek MichalFM23282.0
50Derakhshani BornaFM23252.0
54Wu Li23172.0
56Van Zyl-Rudd JackFM23062.0
57Ronka Erik22812.0
58Abbas DanielFM22802.0
60Merriman John22612.0
61Tomaszewski KacperFM22592.0
86Mcclement Andrew21822.0
87Sumit Kumar21792.0
373Cornette MatthieuGM25971.5
5Hawkins JonathanGM25831.5
13Ghasi Ameet KIM24981.5
21Akash Pc IyerIM24411.5
232 players
ch-GBR KO 2018 London ENG Mon 10th Dec 2018 - Fri 21st Dec 2018
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2703 400041
2 Howell, David W L GM ENG 2696 410608
3 Jones, Gawain C B GM ENG 2682 409561
4 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2664 404853
5 Hawkins, Jonathan GM ENG 2583 412686
6 Nunn, John D M GM ENG 2572 400017
7 Turner, Matthew J GM SCO 2533 402893
8 Williams, Simon K GM ENG 2472 404454
9 Haria, Ravi IM ENG 2441 415820
10 Hunt, Harriet V IM ENG 2440 403512
11 Merry, Alan B IM ENG 2429 418811
12 Houska, Jovanka IM ENG 2419 405094

3) European Rapid and Blitz Chess 2018

The European Rapid and Blitz Chess took place 5th to 9th December 2018. Valerij Popov won the rapid title on tie-break from Andrey Esipenko, Vahap Sanal and Luca Moroni Jr after all scored 10.5/13. Top ssed Vladislav Artemiev lived up to his blitz rating winning with 18.5/22.

European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD Wed 5th Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
140Popov ValerijGMRUS253110.50.0107.0114.0
213Esipenko AndreyGMRUS264310.50.0103.0109.0
353Sanal VahapGMTUR247610.50.0102.0107.5
450Moroni Luca JrGMITA248210.50.0100.5106.0
59Georgiev KirilGMMKD265610.00.093.099.0
64Navara DavidGMCZE271310.00.089.094.0
712Laznicka ViktorGMCZE26449.50.0109.5116.0
817Ragger MarkusGMAUT26329.50.0106.0112.0
922Stevic HrvojeGMCRO26089.50.0104.5110.5
105Anton Guijarro DavidGMESP27089.50.0103.0109.5
1127Demidov MikhailIMRUS25869.50.098.5104.5
121Artemiev VladislavGMRUS28129.50.097.0103.5
1328Bosiocic MarinGMCRO25849.50.095.5101.5
1425Bartel MateuszGMPOL26029.50.095.0101.0
1536Blagojevic DragisaGMMNE25439.50.091.596.0
162Mamedov RaufGMAZE27399.00.0108.5115.0
1720Djukic NikolaGMMNE26169.00.0103.0109.0
1810Demchenko AntonGMRUS26519.00.0102.5109.0
1964Kevlishvili RobbyIMNED24519.00.099.5105.0
2043Nenezic MarkoIMSRB25239.00.098.5104.5
2139Kuljasevic DavorinGMCRO25369.00.098.0105.0
2224Delchev AleksanderGMFID26059.00.097.5103.5
23148Ozen BahadirFMTUR22249.00.097.5102.5
2446Zlatanovic BoroljubIMSRB25099.00.097.0103.0
2516Damljanovic BrankoGMSRB26329.00.096.0102.5
2681Van Foreest JordenGMNED24019.00.096.0101.5
273Guseinov GadirGMAZE27329.00.095.0101.5
2848Jenni FlorianGMSUI24899.00.094.5100.0
2935Ruck RobertGMHUN25489.00.093.5100.5
3011Banikas HristosGMGRE26469.00.093.5100.0
3162Usmanov VasilyIMRUS24599.00.093.599.5
3273Polivanov AnatoliyIMUKR24269.00.092.598.5
3337Potapov PavelGMRUS25429.00.092.098.5
3423Dvirnyy DanyyilGMITA26079.00.091.596.5
3551Belyakov BogdanIMRUS24819.00.090.095.5
3614Sokolov IvanGMNED26409.00.089.095.0
377Fridman DanielGMGER26778.50.0104.0110.0
388Saric IvanGMCRO26618.50.0101.0107.5
3965Tilicheev ViacheslavIMRUS24498.50.0100.0106.0
4021Brkic AnteGMCRO26138.50.098.0105.0
409 players
European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD Wed 5th Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 22 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Artemiev VladislavGMRUS282518.50.0316.5327.0
218Cheparinov IvanGMGEO261817.00.0292.5304.0
34Navara DavidGMCZE270716.50.0297.0307.0
435Demidov MikhailIMRUS254616.00.0306.0317.0
53Guseinov GadirGMAZE270816.00.0303.5313.0
66Esipenko AndreyGMRUS267316.00.0285.5297.0
72Mamedov RaufGMAZE274116.00.0282.5293.0
847Salgado Lopez IvanGMESP251315.50.0308.5318.0
913Perunovic MilosGMSRB264015.50.0293.0304.0
10110Ivic VelimirIMSRB233615.50.0285.5294.0
1136Stevic HrvojeGMCRO254315.50.0284.5296.0
1232Kalezic BlazoIMMNE256015.50.0281.5291.0
1326Bartel MateuszGMPOL257415.50.0254.5265.0
1410Van Foreest JordenGMNED265715.00.0304.5314.0
1520Banikas HristosGMGRE260215.00.0290.5301.0
1638Potapov PavelGMRUS254215.00.0282.0292.0
1776Dragnev ValentinGMAUT242115.00.0277.5286.0
187Jovanovic ZoranGMCRO266715.00.0276.5285.0
1917Ivanisevic IvanGMSRB262215.00.0275.5287.0
2046Beerdsen ThomasIMNED251815.00.0273.5283.0
2169Belyakov BogdanIMRUS244814.50.0293.5304.0
2225Erdos ViktorGMHUN257814.50.0292.0302.0
2351Sanal VahapGMTUR248814.50.0290.0300.0
2443Fridman DanielGMGER253014.50.0286.5296.0
2537Milanovic DaniloGMSRB254214.50.0282.5294.0
2644Kevlishvili RobbyIMNED253014.50.0282.5292.0
2711Lagarde MaximeGMFRA265414.50.0281.5289.0
2830Saric IvanGMCRO257214.50.0279.0289.0
2915Anton Guijarro DavidGMESP263114.50.0276.0286.0
3022Georgiev KirilGMMKD259314.50.0275.5285.0
318Delchev AleksanderGMFID266114.50.0275.0285.5
3250Tejedor Fuente EnriqueFMESP248914.50.0273.0281.0
3352Zajic MilanGMSRB248814.50.0270.0279.0
345Ragger MarkusGMAUT267714.00.0288.0299.0
3524Nenezic MarkoIMSRB259114.00.0280.0291.0
3655Stojanovski DejanIMMKD248114.00.0279.5291.0
3795Putka VernersFMLAT236514.00.0279.0287.0
3860Zlatanovic BoroljubIMSRB247114.00.0273.0282.0
3929Saric AnteGMCRO257214.00.0272.5281.0
4081Moroni Luca JrGMITA240014.00.0272.5279.0
324 players

4) 17th Asian Continental 2018

The 17th Asian Continental takes place 10th to 18th December 2018.

17th Asian Continental Makati PHI Mon 10th Dec 2018 - Tue 18th Dec 2018
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12WEI YiCHN27281.00.010
5ADHIBAN B.IND26951.00.010
6MAGHSOODLOO ParhamIRI26881.00.010
7NI HuaCHN26831.00.010
8SETHURAMAN S.P.IND26641.00.010
9NGUYEN Ngoc Truong SonVIE26411.00.010
10LU ShangleiCHN26361.00.010
11GANGULY Surya ShekharIND26211.00.010
12FIROUZJA AlirezaIRI26071.00.010
13WEN YangCHN26041.00.010
14JUMABAYEV RinatKAZ26021.00.010
16YAKUBBOEV NodirbekUZB25561.00.010
17ABDUSATTOROV NodirbekUZB25461.00.010
18PURANIK AbhimanyuIND25441.00.010
20XU YiCHN25361.00.010
21LALITH Babu M RIND25291.00.010
22TRAN Tuan MinhVIE25241.00.010
23MEGARANTO SusantoINA25121.00.010
24TAN ZhongyiCHN25081.00.010
25GAGARE ShardulIND25041.00.010
26BILGUUN SumiyaMGL24971.00.010
27LIU YanCHN24951.00.010
29NGUYEN Anh KhoiVIE24801.00.010
30VOKHIDOV ShamsiddinUZB24801.00.010
31KHUSNUTDINOV RustamKAZ24701.00.010
32KUNTE AbhijitIND24691.00.010
35BERSAMINA PauloPHI24441.00.010
51LYE Lik ZangMAS23211.00.010
291WANG HaoCHN27300.50.000
4VIDIT Santosh GujrathiIND27010.50.000
15TABATABAEI M.AminIRI25870.50.000
28PRIASMORO NovendraINA24830.50.000
33TAHER Yoseph TheolifusINA24540.50.000
36PASCUA HaridasPHI24420.50.000
47ERVAN MohamadINA23570.50.000
60SONG YuxinCHN21780.50.000
373LE Quang LiemVIE27140.00.000
19GHAEM MAGHAMI EhsanIRI25370.00.000
34GOMEZ John PaulPHI24500.00.000
37LAYLO DarwinPHI24380.00.000
64 players
17th Asian Continental w Makati PHI Mon 10th Dec 2018 - Tue 18th Dec 2018
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11ZHU JinerCHN24091.00.010
2NAKHBAYEVA GuliskhanKAZ23711.00.010
4WANG JueCHN23671.00.010
5AULIA Medina WardaINA23661.00.010
6PHAM Le Thao NguyenVIE23631.00.010
8PADMINI RoutIND23451.00.010
9HOANG Thi Bao TramVIE23141.00.010
10GONG QianyunSGP23121.00.010
11ALINASAB MobinaIRI22951.00.010
14MUNKHZUL TurmunkhMGL22551.00.010
15NING KaiyuCHN22471.00.010
16GU TianluCHN22311.00.010
18CITRA Dewi Ardhiani AnastasiaINA22151.00.010
19LI YunshanCHN21961.00.010
153GUO QiCHN23680.50.000
7VO Thi Kim PhungVIE23520.50.000
12NANDHIDHAA P VIND22670.50.000
13NGUYEN Thi Thanh AnVIE22620.50.000
17FRAYNA Janelle MaePHI22280.50.000
22MENDOZA Shania MaePHI21650.50.000
26SAN DIEGO Marie AntoinettePHI21110.50.000
31ANISA Aay AisyahINA19850.50.000
32MEJIA Cherry AnnPHI19800.50.000
36NITHYALAKSHMI SivanesanMAS19420.50.000
2520LI XueyiCHN21870.00.000
21MAKHIJA AashnaIND21810.00.000
23SECOPITO CatherinePHI21450.00.000
24FRONDA Jan JodilynPHI21390.00.000
25BACH Ngoc Thuy DuongVIE21310.00.000
27GALAS BernadettePHI21000.00.000
28MORDIDO Kylen JoyPHI20450.00.000
29ZHANG XiaoCHN20170.00.000
30BERNALES Christy LamielPHI19960.00.000
33DOROY Allaney Jia GPHI19720.00.000
34DOAN Thi Van AnhVIE19500.00.000
35KARENZA DitaINA19440.00.000
37SAN DIEGO Jerlyn MaePHI18960.00.000
38WANG YingNZL13360.00.000
38 players

5) 56th ch-IND 2018

The 45th Indian Championship takes place 7th to 9th December 2018.

56th ch-IND 2018 Jammu IND Fri 7th Dec 2018 - Sat 8th Dec 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.IND25844.00.07.58.5
25Sengupta DeepIND25653.50.09.511.5
336Rathnakaran K.IND23663.50.09.011.0
47Deepan Chakkravarthy J.IND25503.50.08.510.5
518Vignesh N RIND24553.50.08.010.5
613Anurag MhamalIND24913.50.07.59.5
712Stany G.A.IND25093.50.07.59.5
849Konguvel PonnuswamyIND22823.50.07.58.5
93Vaibhav SuriIND25893.50.07.09.0
101Gupta AbhijeetIND25973.50.07.08.5
25Neelotpal DasIND24123.50.07.08.5
1239Ritviz ParabIND23383.50.07.08.0
1323Laxman R.R.IND24363.50.06.58.0
1427Thipsay Praveen MIND24003.50.06.57.5
1515Karthikeyan P.IND24823.00.09.010.5
1614Swapnil S. DhopadeIND24903.00.08.511.0
1722Akash GIND24433.00.08.510.5
33Rahul Srivatshav PIND23793.00.08.510.5
37Neelash SahaIND23513.00.08.510.5
2010Vishnu Prasanna. VIND25183.00.08.010.0
2134Sammed Jaykumar SheteIND23783.00.08.010.0
2241Girinath P.D.S.IND23133.00.07.59.0
2386Soham KamotraIND20333.00.07.58.5
2478Sa KannanIND20693.00.07.58.0
2595Anadkat KartavyaIND19833.00.07.07.0
2619Swayams MishraIND24523.00.06.58.0
2764Surendran NIND21763.00.06.57.5
2879Bhagwat VinodIND20673.00.06.57.0
2965Nayak RajeshIND21733.00.06.56.5
74Singh Arvinder PreetIND21213.00.06.56.5
3151Jubin JimmyIND22673.00.05.56.0
3273Baivab MishraIND21333.00.05.06.0
3324Bakre TejasIND24332.50.010.012.0
26Rajesh V A VIND24022.50.010.012.0
3531Raahul V SIND23812.50.09.511.5
3640Srihari L RIND23162.50.09.011.0
372Karthikeyan MuraliIND25912.50.09.010.5
3820Nitin S.IND24502.50.08.510.5
3957Bhambure ShantanuIND22232.50.08.59.5
4066Harshavardhan G BIND21632.50.08.59.5
161 players

6) Emirates Arab Championship 2018

The Emirates Arab Championship took place 28th November to 5th December 2018. Saleh Salem A.R. won with 8/9.

Emirates ch-Arab 2018 Dubai UAE Wed 28th Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Salem A.R. SalehUAE26608.00.049.031.5
24Bellahcene BilelALG24887.50.050.032.0
32Adly AhmedEGY26266.00.552.031.5
47Al Qudaimi BasheerYEM24306.00.549.031.0
53Hamdouchi HichamMAR25945.51.552.032.5
68Zaibi AmirTUN24005.51.045.529.0
710Issa RafatJOR23785.50.545.028.5
89Tissir MohamedMAR23875.00.048.029.5
96Saeed IshaqUAE24375.00.045.027.5
1015Talbi ChafikALG22545.00.042.028.0
1113El Jawich AmroLBN22645.00.038.025.0
1214Nassr AliALG22634.50.043.527.0
135El Gindy EssamEGY24574.50.042.027.0
1422Al Ghamdi Ahmed MKSA20754.50.039.525.5
1516Rayes Abdul KaderSYR22144.50.038.026.0
1617Asabri HussienLBA22124.50.038.024.0
1718Al Hosani OmranUAE22114.00.043.528.5
1812Ahmad Al KhatibJOR22974.00.040.025.0
1924Salim Al Maashani Amer SaidOMA20484.00.036.022.0
2025Ali AbdulazizUAE19394.00.035.023.0
2120Mohamed FaisalSUD21314.00.032.521.0
2227Masrahi Abdulrahman AKSA19034.00.032.021.0
2319Sultan IbrahimUAE21403.50.036.524.0
2426Miswadah BahaPLE19223.50.034.023.5
2523Aborezika MohamedLBA20603.00.031.020.5
2621Elmejbri Ali A.LBA20912.50.031.019.0
2729Al Mahmood SalmanBRN16391.50.036.023.0
2828Ibrahim AlsalosJOR18911.50.034.522.5
2911Omar NoamanUAE23590.00.027.016.5
29 players
Emirates ch-Arab w 2018 Dubai UAE Wed 28th Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Wafa ShahendaEGY21457.51.050.538.5
23Mezioud AminaALG20657.50.049.037.5
31Wafa ShrookEGY21596.51.050.038.5
44Latreche SabrinaALG20466.50.050.539.0
55Boshra AlshaebyJOR20196.00.047.538.5
67Hamza AmiraALG19005.00.049.037.5
710Nabaa Sami Abbas Al-AttraqchiIRQ18115.00.047.039.0
89Toubal HayatALG18705.00.036.530.0
98Jalloul MayaLBN18744.50.046.535.0
1013Rouda Essa AlserkalUAE16354.50.044.032.5
1111Razan AlshaebyJOR17694.50.043.534.5
1220Yasmin AliUAE13974.50.043.032.5
1319Al-Shamsi OushaUAE14294.50.038.530.5
1415Al Kalbani WadimaUAE16214.50.037.028.0
1518Yousfi YasmineALG15554.50.036.030.5
1616Mariam EssaUAE16204.50.035.528.0
176Rania SbaiMAR19134.50.033.526.5
1812Marzouk AmiraTUN17084.00.036.028.0
1922Al Jamri MaleehaBRN04.00.029.524.0
2014Almaini Aishah SarhanUAE16343.50.036.528.5
2117Heba AssiPLE15603.00.028.023.5
2223Alsalti RaniaBRN02.00.034.027.5
2321Ahmed NajahBRN01.00.031.525.0
23 players

7) 67th ch-HUN 2018

The Hungarian Championship takes place 3rd to 13th December. The open event is a KO, the women's an all-play-all.

67th ch-HUN 2018 Budapest HUN Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Thu 13th Dec 2018
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Almasi, Zoltan GM HUN 2689 702293
2 Berkes, Ferenc GM HUN 2662 718572
3 Gledura, Benjamin GM HUN 2621 712779
4 Banusz, Tamas GM HUN 2612 722413
5 Papp, Gabor GM HUN 2603 718602
6 Acs, Peter GM HUN 2595 708020
7 Balog, Imre GM HUN 2558 728446
8 Antal, Gergely GM HUN 2553 717312
9 Aczel, Gergely GM HUN 2549 727709
10 Mihok, Oliver GM HUN 2541 728012
11 Medvegy, Zoltan GM HUN 2536 708402
12 Gonda, Laszlo GM HUN 2522 720852
13 Horvath, Csaba GM HUN 2510 700118
14 Galyas, Miklos IM HUN 2497 707244
15 Horvath, Jozsef GM HUN 2490 700061
16 Kozak, Adam IM HUN 2419 753246
ch-HUN Women 2018 Budapest HUN Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Thu 13th Dec 2018. Category: None. Ave: (2175)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Havanecz, Bianka WIM HUN 2247 # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2166
2 Gaal, Zsoka WCM HUN 2020 0 # = 0 1 = 1 = 1 4.5 2254
3 Juhasz, Barbara WIM HUN 2176 0 = # 0 = 1 = 1 1 4.5 2210
4 Terbe, Julianna WIM HUN 2272 0 1 1 # 0 = = 1 0 4 2155
5 Gal, Hanna Krisztina HUN 2189 0 0 = 1 # = = = 1 4 2178
6 Lakos, Nikoletta WGM HUN 2243 0 = 0 = # = 1 = 1 4 2155
7 Varga, Klara WIM HUN 2242 0 0 = = = # = 1 1 4 2167
8 Terbe, Zsuzsanna WFM HUN 2180 = = = = 0 = # 0 1 3.5 2123
9 Egyed, Judit WFM HUN 2045 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 # = 2 2018
10 Erdos, Boglarka HUN 2137 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 = # 1.5 1927

8) Lidums Australian Young Masters 2018

The Lidums Australian Young Masters takes place 8th to 14th December 2018.

Lidums AUS YM GM 2018 Adelaide AUS Sat 8th Dec 2018 - Fri 14th Dec 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Papin VasilyRUS24833.54.250.03
28Cheng BobbyAUS25102.56.250.01
310Gong PatrickAUS23282.54.000.02
43Sukandar Irine KharismaINA23852.52.750.02
54Kvon AndreyUZB25092.52.500.01
66Ikeda JuntaAUS24212.03.500.02
72Izzat KananAZE24962.02.500.02
81Urkedal FrodeNOR25391.53.250.01
97Wallis ChristopherAUS23161.02.500.00
109Chan KrisAUS21910.00.000.00
10 players
Lidums AUS YM GM 2018 Adelaide AUS Sat 8th Dec 2018 - Fri 14th Dec 2018. Category: 7. Ave: (2422)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Papin, Vasily GM RUS 2483 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2703
2 Cheng, Bobby IM AUS 2510 = # = = 1 2.5 2547
3 Gong, Patrick FM AUS 2328 # 0 1 1 = 2.5 2546
4 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma IM INA 2393 = # 0 1 1 2.5 2529
5 Kvon, Andrey GM UZB 2509 = # = = 1 2.5 2492
6 Ikeda, Junta IM AUS 2421 0 0 1 # 1 2 2418
7 Izzat, Kanan IM AZE 2496 0 1 # 0 1 2 2362
8 Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen GM NOR 2537 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 2345
9 Wallis, Christopher FM AUS 2349 0 = = 0 # 1 2242
10 Chan, Kris AUS 2191 0 0 0 0 # 0 2470
Round 1. Sat 8th Dec 2018
Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen 0-1 Gong, Patrick 63 A43 Old Benoni defence
Izzat, Kanan 1-0 Chan, Kris 36 E65 King's Indian
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 1/2-1/2 Cheng, Bobby 45 C03 French
Kvon, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Wallis, Christopher 29 D02 Queen's pawn game
Papin, Vasily 1-0 Ikeda, Junta 33 A80 Dutch, 2.Bg5 variation
Round 2. Sun 9th Dec 2018
Gong, Patrick 0-1 Ikeda, Junta 54 A04 Reti v Dutch
Wallis, Christopher 0-1 Papin, Vasily 68 B01 Scandinavian
Cheng, Bobby 1/2-1/2 Kvon, Andrey 35 A70 Benoni
Chan, Kris 0-1 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 51 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen 1-0 Izzat, Kanan 37 A15 English opening
Round 3. Mon 10th Dec 2018
Izzat, Kanan 0-1 Gong, Patrick 33 A56 Benoni defence, Hromodka system
Kvon, Andrey 1-0 Chan, Kris 33 D90 Gruenfeld
Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 1-0 Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen 56 C56 Two knights defence
Papin, Vasily 1/2-1/2 Cheng, Bobby 20 A06 Reti opening
Ikeda, Junta 1-0 Wallis, Christopher 34 A07 Reti
Round 4. Mon 10th Dec 2018
Gong, Patrick 1/2-1/2 Wallis, Christopher 44 A07 Reti
Cheng, Bobby 1-0 Ikeda, Junta 25 A80 Dutch, 2.Bg5 variation
Chan, Kris 0-1 Papin, Vasily 33 E44 Nimzo-Indian
Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen 1/2-1/2 Kvon, Andrey 29 A62 Benoni
Izzat, Kanan 1-0 Sukandar, Irine Kharisma 24 A05 Reti opening
Lidums AUS YM IM 2018 Adelaide AUS Sat 8th Dec 2018 - Fri 14th Dec 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Clarke Brandon G IFMENG23773.53.750.03
21Winkelman AlbertAUS20753.05.000.02
37Notkevich Benjamin ArvolaGMNOR25063.03.500.03
48Bao QilinIMCHN24202.52.750.02
510Ang Alphaeus Wei ErnCMNZL21182.03.500.02
63Lee Qing AunFMSGP22972.03.000.02
74Rosen EricIMUSA23421.54.500.00
86Chan LuisFMAUS22611.52.250.01
92Cameron AlistairAUS21020.51.500.00
105Zulfic FedjaAUS21990.50.750.00
10 players
Lidums AUS YM IM 2018 Adelaide AUS Sat 8th Dec 2018 - Fri 14th Dec 2018. Category: 1. Ave: (2270)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Clarke, Brandon G I FM ENG 2386 # 1 = 1 1 3.5 2571
2 Winkelman, Albert AUS 2075 # 1 1 = = 3 2408
3 Notkevich, Benjamin Arvola IM NOR 2496 # 0 1 1 1 3 2424
4 Bao, Qilin IM CHN 2420 # 0 = 1 1 2.5 2371
5 Ang, Alphaeus Wei Ern CM NZL 2118 0 1 # 0 1 2 2234
6 Lee, Qing Aun FM SGP 2297 0 0 1 # 1 2 2246
7 Rosen, Eric IM USA 2342 = = 0 = # 1.5 2257
8 Chan, Luis FM AUS 2261 0 0 1 # = 1.5 2223
9 Cameron, Alistair AUS 2102 0 = 0 0 # 0.5 1897
10 Zulfic, Fedja AUS 2204 0 0 0 = # 0.5 2069

9) Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2018

The Mark Dvoretsky Memorial took place 8th to 9th December 2018. Ian Nepomniachtchi won with 7/9.

Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2018 Moscow RUS Sat 8th Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345678910PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Nepomniachtchi IanGMRUS2771*½½11½1½117.00.028.253.0
2Inarkiev ErnestoGMRUS2624½*1½11½½1½6.50.027.503.0
3Zvjaginsev VadimGMRUS2573½0*½½011115.50.520.501.5
4Najer EvgeniyGMRUS26530½½*011½115.50.520.251.0
5Potkin VladimirGMRUS263500½1*111004.50.019.251.5
6Dreev AlekseyGMRUS2671½0100*1½104.00.016.751.5
7Gunina ValentinaGMRUS23960½0000*1113.51.011.750.5
8Popov IvanGMRUS2542½½0½0½0*½13.50.015.251.5
9Riazantsev AlexanderGMRUS26770000100½*12.51.08.751.0
10Savchenko BorisGMRUS26600½0011000*2.50.011.751.5
10 players
Mark Dvoretsky Mem 2018 Moscow RUS Sat 8th Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018. Category: 16. Ave: (2633)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2763 # = = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 7 2839
2 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2693 = # 1 = 1 1 = = = 1 6.5 2793
3 Zvjaginsev, Vadim GM RUS 2642 = 0 # = = 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2712
4 Najer, Evgeniy GM RUS 2670 0 = = # 0 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2709
5 Potkin, Vladimir GM RUS 2597 0 0 = 1 # 1 1 1 0 0 4.5 2637
6 Dreev, Aleksey GM RUS 2670 = 0 1 0 0 # = 1 0 1 4 2586
7 Popov, Ivan GM RUS 2592 = = 0 = 0 = # 0 1 = 3.5 2558
8 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2496 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 3.5 2569
9 Savchenko, Boris GM RUS 2562 0 = 0 0 1 1 0 0 # 0 2.5 2475
10 Riazantsev, Alexander GM RUS 2649 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 1 # 2.5 2466

10) Russian Cup Final 2018

The Russian Cup Finla takes place 5th to 12th December 2018. A KO event with Kirill Alekseenko meeting David Paravyan in the final. Marina Guseva beat Polina Shuvalova to win the final of the women's event.

Russian Cup Final 2018 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS Wed 5th Dec 2018 - Wed 12th Dec 2018
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Jakovenko, Dmitry GM RUS 2735 4122356
2 Alekseenko, Kirill GM RUS 2638 4135539
3 Paravyan, David GM RUS 2634 4194985
4 Predke, Alexandr GM RUS 2622 24107581
5 Sarana, Alexey GM RUS 2618 24133795
6 Chigaev, Maksim GM RUS 2606 4108116
7 Kokarev, Dmitry GM RUS 2598 4132181
8 Timofeev, Artyom GM RUS 2589 4140419
9 Volkov, Sergey GM RUS 2583 4122763
10 Pridorozhni, Aleksei GM RUS 2567 4127870
11 Vavulin, Maxim GM RUS 2565 4169530
12 Bocharov, Dmitry GM RUS 2533 4138716
13 Tsydypov, Zhamsaran IM RUS 2529 4108566
14 Sorokin, Aleksey FM RUS 2524 24176460
15 Afanasiev, Nikita FM RUS 2494 24183555
16 Drygalov, Andrey IM RUS 2481 24171735
Russian Cup Final w 2018 Khanty-Mansiysk RUS Wed 5th Dec 2018 - Wed 12th Dec 2018
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Girya, Olga WGM RUS 2454 4195752
2 Shuvalova, Polina WIM RUS 2441 24171760
3 Bodnaruk, Anastasia IM RUS 2420 4181751
4 Guseva, Marina IM RUS 2408 4149351
5 Voit, Daria FM RUS 2358 4182146
6 Kovanova, Baira WGM RUS 2352 4164083
7 Charochkina, Daria IM RUS 2344 4180917
8 Semenova, Elena WIM RUS 2260 24125148

11) ch-Moscow Rapid 2018

The Moscow Rapid took place 8th to 9th December 2018. Saveliy Golubov won with 8.5/11. Anastasiya Paramzina won the women's event.

ch-Moscow Rapid 2018 Moscow RUS Sat 8th Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Golubov SaveliyIMRUS25428.573.0668.0
23Sychev KlementiyIMRUS25448.074.0668.5
32Shinkevich VitaliyIMRUS25458.072.5667.5
46Zakhartsov VladimirIMRUS24738.070.5667.0
59Dvalishvili PavelIMRUS24047.072.0568.0
65Kostenyuk AleksandraGMRUS25407.070.0465.0
77Ulko QroslavIMRUS24247.061.0658.0
813Eletskiy IvanFMRUS22946.568.0664.0
916Tsvetkov AndreyFMRUS22256.565.5561.5
1011Dragomaretskiy EvgeniyIMRUS23506.067.5362.5
118Naumkin IgorGMRUS24105.567.5464.5
1215Gurvich VitaliyFMRUS22555.567.5365.5
1312Lavrov MaksimIMRUS23335.567.5364.0
1414Gorbatov AlekseyIMRUS22675.560.0456.5
1522Pavlov DanilaFMRUS21195.559.0456.0
1623Girshgorn LeonidRUS20965.556.5553.0
1718Kornilovich DmitriyRUS21995.555.5352.0
1817Chudinovskikh AleksandrIMRUS21995.555.0453.0
1928Tarasov DanilaRUS19065.548.0346.0
2026Stukan MartinCMRUS19805.063.0359.0
2119Dudin GlebRUS21595.058.5356.5
2220Vlasov SergeyRUS21465.053.5551.5
2324Matyunin MaksimRUS20954.552.0350.0
2429Usov AleksandrRUS17374.550.0348.0
2510Reprintsev AleksandrIMUKR23534.548.0346.0
2625Zlotnik AndreyRUS20924.052.5450.5
2727Zhukov AntonRUS19504.048.0245.0
2821Volodin ViktorIMRUS21383.554.0252.0
2931Parpiev IsaakRUS14473.554.0150.5
301Gareev TimurGMUSA25753.061.5357.5
3130Andreev KonstantinRUS14572.550.0146.5
31 players
ch-Moscow Rapid w 2018 Moscow RUS Sat 8th Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
17Paramzina AnastasiyaWGMRUS21068.565.08
22Strutinskaya GalinaWGMRUS22048.067.56
312Utyatskaya IrinaWIMRUS20647.566.07
411Martynyuk ElizavetaFMRUS20847.066.55
58Borisova EkaterinaRUS20996.568.04
615Glibka YuliyaRUS20346.566.05
74Bezgodova SvetlanaWIMRUS21546.057.54
86Gorovenko DaryaWFMRUS21086.054.54
921Afanaseva AleksandraWFMRUS18155.566.03
103Gvantseladze AnnaWFMRUS21915.558.05
115Chasovnikova EvgeniyaWGMRUS21535.068.04
129Akopova AnnaWFMRUS20955.067.53
131Vasilevich IrinaIMRUS22285.063.02
1417Vyrtosu NatalyaRUS19115.059.03
1520Ilina LadaRUS18355.055.03
1618Bondareva DaryaWCMRUS18674.554.52
1719Zaytseva LyudmilaRUS18524.059.53
1813Fatyanova TatyanaWGMRUS20532.557.51
1916Kirchey ViktoriyaRUS19442.551.52
2022Esaulova MarfaRUS17632.550.01
2110Dyakonova EkaterinaRUS20912.049.52
2214Novikova GalinaWFMRUS20411.048.01
22 players

12) ch-IND U19 2018

The Indian Under 19 Championship took place 28th November to 6th December 2018. Karthik Venkataraman won the Men's section and Chitlange Sakshi won the women's section both with 9/11.

ch-IND U19 2018 New Delhi IND Wed 28th Nov 2018 - Thu 6th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Karthik VenkataramanIND25279.00.076.080.0
22Rakesh Kumar JenaIND23948.50.075.581.0
315Nitish BelurkarIND23108.50.075.079.5
46Sammed Jaykumar SheteIND23688.50.074.580.0
512Aronyak GhoshIND23438.50.073.078.5
67Rajdeep SarkarIND23628.50.072.077.5
714Pranav VIND23118.50.069.575.0
820Wagh SuyogIND22408.50.065.070.0
98Anuj ShrivatriIND23578.00.070.576.5
1019Saurabh AnandIND22468.00.064.569.5
114Raahul V SIND23818.00.064.569.0
1211Audi AmeyaIND23478.00.064.068.5
133Rahul Srivatshav PIND23917.50.077.584.0
1427Aaryan VarshneyIND22007.50.075.080.5
1513Kaustuv KunduIND23377.50.074.078.5
1635Panda SambitIND21327.50.073.077.5
1716Ritviz ParabIND23097.50.071.076.5
1823Pranavananda VIND22307.50.070.575.5
1910Rathanvel V SIND23497.50.068.572.5
209Neelash SahaIND23517.50.068.072.5
215Raghunandan Kaumandur SrihariIND23787.50.067.572.5
2234Mahindrakar IndrajeetIND21417.50.067.072.5
2352Gaurav Rajesh ZagadeIND19757.50.065.070.0
2436Vatsal SinghaniaIND21287.50.063.067.5
2567Gurung RohitIND18827.50.061.567.0
2631Srihari LIND21657.00.070.074.5
2728Subhayan KunduIND21857.00.069.575.0
2894Sharma VivekIND17427.00.068.072.0
2946Rathneesh RIND20177.00.067.573.0
3032Harshavardhan G BIND21637.00.067.572.5
3141Anadkat KartavyaIND20547.00.067.572.0
3217Pranav AnandIND22747.00.066.070.5
3344Harshal ShahiIND20247.00.065.069.5
3466Sibi Visal RIND18847.00.064.569.5
3518Dushyant SharmaIND22717.00.064.569.5
3637Prajesh RIND21027.00.064.568.0
3725Aradhya GargIND22217.00.064.069.0
3833Ajay KarthikeyanIND21437.00.063.068.0
3943Tarun V KanthIND20307.00.062.567.0
4081Akshit Kumar JIND18257.00.062.566.5
234 players
ch-IND U19 Girls 2018 New Delhi IND Wed 28th Nov 2018 - Thu 6th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Chitlange SakshiIND22379.00.074.079.5
22Aakanksha HagawaneIND22648.50.078.084.0
34Vantika AgrawalIND22108.50.073.579.0
421Meghna C HIND18798.50.065.070.0
57Mrudul DehankarIND21368.00.070.075.0
61Priyanka NutakkiIND22938.00.070.074.0
76Makhija AashnaIND21978.00.068.073.5
826Toshali VIND18598.00.064.569.0
910Jyothsna LIND20607.50.076.581.5
1015Bakshi RutujaIND19817.50.074.079.5
115Priyanka KIND22077.50.074.079.0
128Arpita MukherjeeIND20907.50.073.577.5
1319Tanishka KotiaIND19517.50.070.575.5
1422Ghosh SamriddhaaIND18707.50.066.571.5
1528Eesha Ajay SardaIND18327.50.065.570.5
1638Savitha Shri BIND17457.50.063.066.0
1731Adane NarayaniIND18067.50.062.566.5
1829Pandey SrishtiIND18257.00.071.576.0
1917Chandreyee HajraIND19637.00.069.074.5
2020Jain NityataIND18917.00.069.073.5
2130Potluri SupreethaIND18147.00.067.572.0
2240Divyabharathi MasanamIND16927.00.065.570.0
2336Rindhiya VIND17737.00.065.569.5
2416Sanskriti GoyalIND19717.00.065.070.0
2514Harshini AIND19867.00.064.570.0
2654Abhirami MadabushiIND15647.00.064.567.0
2723Tejasvi MIND18697.00.061.066.0
2832Bhagyashree PatilIND18007.00.060.064.0
2941Arushi KotwalIND16787.00.058.562.5
3024Bristy MukherjeeIND18686.50.071.576.0
3127Lakshmi CIND18426.50.067.072.0
3218Ananya SureshIND19616.50.066.571.5
3312Dhyana PatelIND20026.50.066.571.5
3439Shah VishwaIND17066.50.064.569.0
3544Benasir MIND16416.50.064.069.0
3649Rathi DhanashreeIND16166.50.063.066.0
3713Kavisha S ShahIND19896.50.062.567.0
3845Laheri NityaIND16366.50.062.566.5
3972Mandakani MishraIND13816.50.061.064.0
4048Shrija K MIND16196.50.061.064.0
148 players

13) Szmetan-Giardelli Chess Festival 2018

The Szmetan-Giardelli Chess Festival takes place 4th to 14th December 2018.

Szmetan-Giardelli GM 2018 Buenos Aires ARG Tue 4th Dec 2018 - Fri 14th Dec 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Mareco SandroGMARG26564.50.010.253
24Iturrizaga Bonelli EduardoGMVEN26284.00.010.752
37Pichot AlanGMARG25624.00.09.002
410Bachmann AxelGMPAR26213.50.010.252
511Perez Ponsa FedericoGMARG25543.50.010.251
63Bacallao Alonso YusnelGMCUB25823.50.010.002
75Granda Zuniga Julio EGMPER26503.01.59.001
82Slipak SergioGMARG24213.01.09.001
91El Debs Felipe De CresceGMBRA25443.00.56.502
1012Hoffman AlejandroGMURU24701.50.04.000
116Flores DiegoGMARG26311.50.03.251
129Darcyl TomasIMARG23661.00.02.250
12 players
Szmetan-Giardelli GM 2018 Buenos Aires ARG Tue 4th Dec 2018 - Fri 14th Dec 2018. Category: 13. Ave: (2557)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Mareco, Sandro GM ARG 2656 # = 1 = 1 = 1 4.5 2743
2 Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo GM VEN 2628 # = = = 1 = 1 4 2640
3 Pichot, Alan GM ARG 2562 = # = = = 1 1 4 2675
4 Perez Ponsa, Federico GM ARG 2554 = = # = = = 1 3.5 2636
5 Bachmann, Axel GM PAR 2621 0 = = # = 1 1 3.5 2675
6 Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel GM CUB 2582 = = = # 0 1 1 3.5 2597
7 Granda Zuniga, Julio E GM PER 2650 = = 0 # = 1 = 3 2527
8 Slipak, Sergio GM ARG 2421 0 = 1 = # = = 3 2571
9 El Debs, Felipe de Cresce GM BRA 2544 = 0 0 = # 1 1 3 2564
10 Hoffman, Alejandro GM URU 2470 0 = 0 = 0 # = 1.5 2329
11 Flores, Diego GM ARG 2631 = 0 0 0 0 # 1 1.5 2358
12 Darcyl, Tomas IM ARG 2366 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 2327
Szmetan-Giardelli Open Buenos Aires ARG Tue 4th Dec 2018 - Fri 14th Dec 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Tempone MarceloIMARG23875.00.022.519.50
22Hungaski RobertGMUSA25285.00.022.020.00
33Tristan LeonardoIMARG24965.00.021.019.25
47Santiago Yago De MouraGMBRA24685.00.020.518.50
510Paveto KevinIMARG24425.00.019.517.75
633Sanhueza CristianFMARG22675.00.019.017.00
79Acosta Pablo IsmaelIMARG24545.00.018.017.25
821Villca JulianIMARG23355.00.018.015.50
95Real De Azua ErnestoIMARG24875.00.017.515.00
104Rodriguez Vila AndresGMURU24894.50.019.515.25
1122Gomez Carlos DavidARG23334.50.019.014.25
1236Barrionuevo PabloIMARG22624.50.019.013.50
1319Falcon BenjaminFMARG23414.50.016.514.50
1417Della Morte GermanIMARG23564.00.022.516.00
151Hernandez Guerrero GilbertoGMMEX25364.00.020.514.75
1612Dolezal CristianIMARG23844.00.020.014.75
1713Sorin ArielGMARG23804.00.020.013.75
1853Sica MauroCMARG21784.00.020.013.50
1943Giampa AlejandroARG22424.00.019.512.25
2027Zapata Charles SantiagoFMARG23004.00.019.512.00
2128Benedetti JulioIMARG22964.00.019.012.50
67Brizzi Milagros TatianaWIMARG20634.00.019.012.50
2326Romero Barreto Jaime JoseFMVEN23004.00.019.012.00
2448Martinez De Negri GonzaloARG22114.00.019.011.00
2581Elman CristianARG20194.00.018.513.25
2625Toniutti EzioFMARG23014.00.018.511.00
2714Pierrot FacundoIMARG23794.00.017.511.25
2837Villegas FrancoIMARG22594.00.017.510.50
2918Mieles Palau DanielIMECU23524.00.017.011.00
3023Aranha Filho Alvaro Z.FMBRA23234.00.016.511.00
3134Contin DanielIMITA22654.00.016.510.50
3232Leon Juan CarlosPER22694.00.016.011.50
3352Bernard IgnacioARG21914.00.016.010.50
3450Bielicki CarlosIMARG21944.00.015.010.00
3557Crespo EugenioARG21564.00.014.59.00
3620Mendez ErnestoIMARG23404.00.013.58.50
3730Cuevas AlexFMARG22853.50.019.59.75
3831Quiroga FacundoIMARG22773.50.019.09.50
3992Faingerch SebastianARG19603.50.017.59.50
4024Miranda RafaelARG23023.50.017.010.00
131 players

14) Orbis 2 GM 2018

The second set of Orbis tournament in 2018 took place in Paracin 3rd to 9th December 2018. D Gukesh won the GM event.

Orbis 2 GM 2018 Paracin SRB Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Gukesh DIMIND24667.530.000.06
23Kosic DraganGMMNE24887.028.000.05
37Savic Miodrag RGMSRB25114.518.500.01
41Djordjevic VukIMSRB24144.516.250.02
54Pikula DejanGMSRB24864.018.750.00
62Stankovic MilosIMSRB24514.017.000.01
75Der Manuelian HaikUSA22624.016.000.02
89Aithmidou Mohamed-MehdiFMMAR22613.513.250.03
96Mendonca Leon LukeCMIND23503.012.000.01
108Krishnater KushagerFMIND23053.011.250.01
10 players
Orbis 2 GM 2018 Paracin SRB Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018. Category: 6. Ave: (2399)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gukesh, D IM IND 2466 # = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2665
2 Kosic, Dragan GM MNE 2488 = # = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7 2610
3 Savic, Miodrag R GM SRB 2511 0 = # = = = 1 = = = 4.5 2387
4 Djordjevic, Vuk IM SRB 2414 0 0 = # = = = 1 = 1 4.5 2398
5 Pikula, Dejan GM SRB 2486 = = = = # = = 0 = = 4 2347
6 Stankovic, Milos IM SRB 2451 0 = = = = # 1 0 = = 4 2351
7 Der Manuelian, Haik USA 2262 = 0 0 = = 0 # 1 1 = 4 2372
8 Aithmidou, Mohamed-Mehdi FM MAR 2261 0 0 = 0 1 1 0 # 0 1 3.5 2335
9 Mendonca, Leon Luke CM IND 2350 0 0 = = = = 0 1 # 0 3 2280
10 Krishnater, Kushager FM IND 2305 0 0 = 0 = = = 0 1 # 3 2285
Orbis 2 IM 2018 Paracin SRB Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Karthik Kumar PradeepFMIND22306.026.250.04
27Klasan VladimirIMSRB23646.025.000.04
36Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB24055.521.500.04
410Sahil TickooIND22245.022.000.04
53Besedes DaniloFMSRB23004.518.500.02
69Om KharolaIND20804.016.750.02
72Mladenovic StefanSRB23304.016.000.02
88Rakshitta RaviIND21413.516.750.02
94Sredojevic IvanIMSRB22713.514.500.01
105Konstantinov AleksandarFMMKD20803.010.750.02
10 players
Orbis 2 IM 2018 Paracin SRB Mon 3rd Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018. Category: None. Ave: (2243)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Karthik, Kumar Pradeep FM IND 2230 # = 1 1 = = = 0 1 1 6 2369
2 Klasan, Vladimir IM SRB 2364 = # 1 0 = = 1 1 1 = 6 2354
3 Lajthajm, Borko GM SRB 2405 0 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2304
4 Sahil, Tickoo IND 2224 0 1 0 # 1 1 1 = = 0 5 2288
5 Besedes, Danilo FM SRB 2300 = = = 0 # 0 = = 1 1 4.5 2236
6 Om, Kharola IND 2080 = = 0 0 1 # = 0 = 1 4 2218
7 Mladenovic, Stefan SRB 2330 = 0 = 0 = = # 1 0 1 4 2190
8 Rakshitta, Ravi IND 2141 1 0 0 = = 1 0 # = 0 3.5 2174
9 Sredojevic, Ivan IM SRB 2271 0 0 = = 0 = 1 = # = 3.5 2159
10 Konstantinov, Aleksandar FM MKD 2080 0 = 0 1 0 0 0 1 = # 3 2136

15) 78th ch-ITA 2018

The Italian Championship took place 22nd November to 5th December 2018. All three main titles were settled in tie-breaks. Lorenzo Lodici beat Alberto David to take the open title.

78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno ITA Thu 22nd Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2
17David AlbertoGMITA25557.50
9Lodici LorenzoIMITA24567.50
36Moroni Luca JrGMITA25596.50
44Brunello SabinoGMITA25426.00
10Valsecchi AlessioIMITA24976.00
12Stella AndreaGMITA24976.00
72Garcia Palermo CarlosGMITA23915.50
81Bellia FabrizioIMITA24484.50
8Basso Pier LuigiGMITA25294.50
11Sonis FrancescoIMITA24994.50
113Barp AlbertoFMITA24294.00
125Godena MicheleGMITA24633.50
12 players
78th ch-ITA 2018 Salerno ITA Thu 22nd Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018. Category: 10. Ave: (2489)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 David, Alberto GM ITA 2555 # = 1 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 = = 7.5 2616
2 Lodici, Lorenzo IM ITA 2456 = # 0 1 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2625
3 Moroni, Luca Jr GM ITA 2559 0 1 # = 0 = 1 1 0 1 = 1 6.5 2547
4 Valsecchi, Alessio IM ITA 2497 1 0 = # = = 1 0 1 = = = 6 2524
5 Stella, Andrea GM ITA 2497 0 1 1 = # 0 1 = = 0 = 1 6 2524
6 Brunello, Sabino GM ITA 2542 = = = = 1 # 0 = = 1 = = 6 2520
7 Garcia Palermo, Carlos GM ITA 2391 0 = 0 0 0 1 # 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2498
8 Basso, Pier Luigi GM ITA 2529 = 0 0 1 = = 1 # 0 0 0 1 4.5 2420
9 Sonis, Francesco IM ITA 2499 0 0 1 0 = = 0 1 # 0 1 = 4.5 2423
10 Bellia, Fabrizio IM ITA 2448 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 1 1 # 1 0 4.5 2427
11 Barp, Alberto FM ITA 2429 = 0 = = = = 0 1 0 0 # = 4 2392
12 Godena, Michele GM ITA 2463 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 = # 3.5 2358
78th ch-ITA Women 2018 Salerno ITA Thu 22nd Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Zimina OlgaIMITA24035.51.017.752.5
23Brunello MarinaFMITA23275.50.014.751.5
34Sedina ElenaIMITA22624.50.013.751.5
42Di Benedetto DesireeFMITA23004.00.09.500.5
58Santeramo AlessiaWFMITA20662.51.06.500.5
66Gueci TeaWFMITA21662.50.09.001.5
77Andolfatto MariaITA20592.00.06.000.5
85Raccanello MariannaITA19881.50.03.250.0
8 players
78th ch-ITA Women 2018 Salerno ITA Thu 22nd Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018. Category: None. Ave: (2200)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Zimina, Olga IM ITA 2386 # 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 2404
2 Brunello, Marina FM ITA 2338 0 # = 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 2410
3 Sedina, Elena IM ITA 2263 = = # = 1 = = 1 4.5 2293
4 Di Benedetto, Desiree FM ITA 2271 0 0 = # = 1 1 1 4 2240
5 Gueci, Tea WFM ITA 2184 1 0 0 = # 0 0 1 2.5 2100
6 Santeramo, Alessia WFM ITA 2064 0 0 = 0 1 # = = 2.5 2118
7 Andolfatto, Maria ITA 2065 0 0 = 0 1 = # 0 2 2061
8 Raccanello, Marianna ITA 2030 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 1994
78th ch-ITA U20 2018 Salerno ITA Thu 22nd Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Seresin FrancescoITA22715.00.516.002.5
21Di Benedetto EdoardoITA23045.00.515.502.5
37Zamengo FulvioITA23634.50.013.252.0
42Carnicelli ValerioITA22994.00.010.751.5
55Loiacono AntonioITA22883.50.011.001.5
66Varriale LucaITA22262.50.06.501.0
74Yao StefanoITA23602.00.07.251.5
83Palozza ChristianITA23021.50.04.750.5
8 players
78th ch-ITA U20 2018 Salerno ITA Thu 22nd Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018. Category: 2. Ave: (2293)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Seresin, Francesco FM ITA 2258 # = 1 = = 1 1 = 5 2456
2 Di Benedetto, Edoardo FM ITA 2324 = # = 1 = 1 = 1 5 2447
3 Zamengo, Fulvio FM ITA 2363 0 = # 1 = 1 = 1 4.5 2385
4 Carnicelli, Valerio FM ITA 2224 = 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 4 2353
5 Loiacono, Antonio FM ITA 2293 = = = 0 # = = 1 3.5 2293
6 Varriale, Luca ITA 2226 0 0 0 = = # 1 = 2.5 2201
7 Yao, Stefano FM ITA 2360 0 = = 0 = 0 # = 2 2125
8 Palozza, Christian FM ITA 2296 = 0 0 0 0 = = # 1.5 2063
78th ch-ITA TB Women 2018 Salerno ITA Thu 22nd Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345Pts
1Brunello, MarinaFMITA2338100113
2Zimina, OlgaIMITA2386011002
2 players
78th ch-ITA U20 TB 2018 Salerno ITA Thu 22nd Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Di Benedetto, EdoardoFMITA2324112
2Seresin, FrancescoFMITA2258000
2 players
78th ch-ITA TB 2018 Salerno ITA Thu 22nd Nov 2018 - Wed 5th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Lodici, LorenzoIMITA2456112
2David, AlbertoGMITA2554000
2 players

16) 102nd Marshall Chess Club Championship 2018

The 102nd Marshall Chess Club Championship took place 30th November to 9th December 2018. Sergei Azarov won with 8/9.

102nd ch-Marshall CC 2018 New York USA Fri 30th Nov 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Azarov, SergeiGMBLR25568
2Burke, JohnGMUSA25427
3Ostrovskiy, AleksandrIMUSA24206
4Jacobson, BrandonIMUSA24146
5Perez, Robert MUSA23795.5
6Rohde, Michael AGMUSA23535.5
7Jacobs, JonFMUSA21865
8Zhou, LiranCMUSA21865
9Yanayt, EugeneFMUSA21635
10Jacobson, AaronFMUSA22564.5
11Tian, EddyUSA21514.5
12Juac, MajurUSA20054.5
13Tsay, VincentFMUSA23424.0
14Bonin, JayIMUSA22824
15Zhang, AlanUSA21124
16Umayan, VincentPHI20904
17Putnam, Liam HenryUSA19144
18Bellows, SamuelUSA19044
19Zhu, EvelynWIMUSA19453.5
20Zong, DavisUSA21613
21Sena, JuanDOM20083.0
22Berg, George PUSA19302.5
23Chen, VictorUSA18962.5
24Atakay, MustafaUSA18722.5
25Korley, KassaIMDEN24532.0
26Raparthi, AnkitUSA17882.0
27Huston, GusUSA21051.5
28Olsen, Robert DonaldUSA19751.5
29Frumkin, Edward AUSA17341
30Zlotchevsky, NicoleUSA17011
31Mona, KhaledWGMEGY21580.0
31 players

17) 32nd Belgrade Trophy 2018

The 32nd Belgrade Trophy took place 24th November to 2nd December 2018. Mihajlo Radovanovic won on tie-break ahead of a big group on 7/9. Additional games.

32nd Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB Sat 24th Nov 2018 - Sun 2nd Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15RADOVANOVIC MihajloIMSRB24667.049.553.540.50
210LAJTHAJM BorkoGMSRB24077.049.553.539.75
34SANAL VahapGMTUR24857.049.053.039.25
41KADRIC DenisGMBIH25547.047.050.037.75
518PASTAR SlavenFMBIH23267.046.050.037.25
67TODOROVIC Goran MGMSRB24357.045.548.537.25
76ANTIC DejanGMSRB24626.548.051.535.00
82BLAGOJEVIC DragisaGMMNE24946.547.552.036.25
912ABRAMOVIC BoskoGMSRB23726.546.551.035.50
1011ATAKISI UmutIMTUR23986.546.050.032.75
1115DIMIC PavleFMSRB23486.542.547.534.00
128DJORDJEVIC VukIMSRB24146.542.546.032.50
1322LUNDIN JanFMSWE22936.539.542.029.50
1420ZIVKOVIC MarkoSRB23026.046.050.030.50
1533UYSAL BurakTUR22156.045.549.030.50
1632TSAKNAKIS ZisisGRE22296.045.048.527.50
1721VELICKOVIC SasaIMSRB22936.044.548.529.50
1816CEROVIC DaniloFMSRB23336.044.048.030.50
193PETROV MarianGMBUL24886.044.047.530.00
2034VELESKI RobertFMMKD22116.043.546.026.50
2124KESIDIS OdyseasGRE22716.038.542.528.00
2238GUNDUZ Umut ErdemTUR22055.546.049.527.50
2317OLCUM AhmetFMTUR23265.545.549.027.25
2459DAMJANOVIC VukSRB20535.544.046.524.00
2529SVICEVIC RastkoFMSRB22365.543.547.025.25
2640IVANOVIC MarkoSRB22025.542.545.524.25
2719GALIOT GoranFMSRB23055.541.545.527.25
2823CHELUSHKINA IrinaWGMSRB22865.540.544.525.75
2928SKARE GoranFMSRB22445.540.544.024.50
3043JOVANOVIC Sasa TFMSRB21855.540.543.524.25
3189TAHAOGLU Ugur BarkinTUR18985.540.043.524.25
3227ERIC JovanaWGMSRB22575.540.042.524.25
3369XILOGIANNIS DimitriosGRE20115.538.542.523.75
3439WEINZETTL ErnstIMAUT22045.538.541.022.00
3566PETROVIC PetarFMSRB20175.537.039.521.25
3654JANJIC StefanSRB21015.534.036.020.00
3714RAJKOVIC MladenSRB23555.047.551.527.00
3846MARIC DraganFMSRB21745.045.548.022.50
3942CETKOVIC MiodragIMMNE21895.043.545.521.00
4061YERDEN Huseyin ErenTUR20525.043.545.022.50
138 players

18) 3rd Krunoslav Hulak Mem 2018

The 3rd Krunoslav Hulak Memorial took place in Zagreb 1st to 8th December 2018. Sasa Martinovic edged out Momchil Nikolov on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

3rd Krunoslav Hulak Mem Zagreb CRO Sat 1st Dec 2018 - Sat 8th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Martinović SasaGMCRO25547.542.553.541.5
22Nikolov MomchilGMBUL25677.542.054.038.0
39Plenca JadrankoIMCRO24757.042.554.538.5
411Yankelevich LevIMGER24417.040.551.535.0
519Loncar RobertIMCRO23977.033.543.030.5
616Srbis JuricaFMCRO24156.543.554.538.0
78Kotronias VasiliosGMGRE24826.543.054.537.0
81KoEul ZdenkoGMCRO26016.542.554.535.5
915Sulava NenadGMMNC24256.541.053.035.5
1013Tomazini ZanIMSLO24376.541.051.537.0
1118Iveković BoEidarNMCRO24066.540.051.534.5
1210Livaić LeonIMCRO24746.539.551.533.5
136Cvitan OgnjenGMCRO25036.539.550.535.0
144Palac MladenGMCRO25536.539.049.534.5
1517Rogulj BrankoIMCRO24096.538.548.534.0
167Enchev IvajloGMBUL24916.537.548.533.0
1721BlaEeka MatejFMCRO23826.536.545.531.5
185Zelcić RobertGMCRO25306.536.047.032.0
1914Rakotomaharo Fy AntenainaIMMAD24296.040.051.534.0
2029Jurković AnteNMCRO22826.038.048.531.5
2130Muskardin MarioFMCRO22806.038.048.531.0
2226Hecht Hans-JoachimGMGER23326.036.545.532.5
2347Frouth NenadMKCRO21746.036.046.030.0
2412Tica SvenIMCRO24396.035.547.033.0
2536Cupić LovroMKCRO22186.032.541.528.5
2624Vernacki SrđanFMCRO23485.540.551.531.5
2723Biti OzrenIMCRO23695.538.550.031.5
2822Ostović MatijaFMCRO23775.538.548.031.0
2925Vujaković BrankoIMCRO23415.538.048.531.5
3080Takac ZvonkoMKCRO20155.536.544.529.5
3139Medić MirjanaWGMCRO22025.535.546.528.5
3233BoEinović BogdanFMCRO22375.535.546.028.5
3328Mrđa MilanIMCRO23015.534.545.029.0
3458Lasić LukaFMCRO20965.534.544.526.0
3556Cvitković FilipMKCRO21075.534.042.529.0
3634Pandurević MiroFMBIH22335.533.543.529.0
3746Starcević Ante LeonMKCRO21865.533.543.028.5
38141Radovcić GabrijelIIICRO16885.533.042.024.5
3951Ujhazi IvanFMSRB21485.532.042.527.5
4053Raljić MirkoMKCRO21285.532.041.526.5
164 players

19) 42nd Tenkes Cup 2018

The 42nd Tenkes Cup took place 23rd to 30th November 2018. Konstantin Chernyshov won with 7.5/9. Games now available.

42nd Tenkes Cup 2018 Harkany HUN Fri 23rd Nov 2018 - Fri 30th Nov 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Chernyshov KonstantinGMRUS25007.546.049.00.0
22Mrazek LumirFMCZE23577.047.052.00.0
33Farago IvanGMHUN23547.046.050.00.0
49Bihercz GaborHUN22226.045.549.00.0
58Udvardi ZalanHUN22306.042.045.50.0
66Torok SandorFMHUN22625.547.551.00.0
75Borsos BogdanIMUKR22655.540.544.00.0
816Ladanyi ZsoltHUN21315.537.040.00.0
929Molnar GaborHUN19295.532.033.50.0
104Martic ZlatkoIMCRO22675.045.049.00.0
1114Nagybiro LaszloHUN21645.043.046.00.0
1218Pasti AronCMHUN20945.042.545.00.0
1323Leszko BenceHUN20495.042.046.50.0
1410Parligras CosminROU22135.041.544.50.0
1528Konyves AlmosHUN19325.041.544.00.0
1617Steiner BrunoAUT20985.040.543.50.0
1731Guzs LaszloHUN19155.038.041.00.0
1824Nemeth Attila JanosHUN19995.035.538.00.0
1912Boguszlavszkij JevgenyijIMHUN21884.539.042.00.0
2013Kareva NataliaWIMRUS21824.537.040.50.0
15Juhasz MarkHUN21424.537.040.50.0
2220Monda LaszloFMHUN20704.536.037.50.0
2326Kopta JiriCZE19684.532.535.00.0
2427Vrona MihailHUN19354.532.034.50.0
2530Balogh Imre Jr.HUN19234.530.031.50.0
2611Dusper HrvojeFMCRO22014.043.045.50.0
277Rigo JanosIMHUN22474.040.544.00.0
2838Bodrogi BendeguzHUN18404.039.042.50.0
2935Daroczi DonatAIMHUN18604.038.041.00.0
3032Novak JiriCMCZE18804.036.539.00.0
3125Papp BenceHUN19984.033.035.50.0
3246Dr Hitesh VasanwalaIND17144.029.531.00.0
3339Lukacs Anna KataHUN17883.539.042.00.0
3445Molari JukkaFIN03.537.540.50.0
3521Kosa JenoSRB20593.536.037.50.0
3643Major BalazsHUN17173.535.037.50.0
3740Vishwa VasnawalaWCMIND17663.534.537.00.0
3836Radics Laszlo Dr.HUN18563.533.536.50.0
3919Sereinig EduardAUT20763.038.541.00.0
4033Pasti AnnaHUN18793.035.037.50.0
46 players

20) First Saturday December 2018

The First Saturday December take place 1st to 11th December 2018.

FSGM December 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Dec 2018 - Tue 11th Dec 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
11Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24055.519.500.0
24Kantor GergelyIMHUN25125.518.500.0
310Akshat KhampariaIMIND24035.019.000.0
49Anisimov PavelIMRUS25334.516.000.0
52Farago IvanGMHUN23604.016.000.0
66Kojima ShinyaIMJPN24093.515.250.0
75Gungl TheoFMGER23583.513.251.0
87Pacher MilanGMSVK24463.513.250.0
93Shahaliyev IsmayilAZE23963.012.750.0
108Balint VilmosHUN23332.06.500.0
10 players
FSGM December 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Dec 2018 - Tue 11th Dec 2018. Category: 7. Ave: (2416)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kantor, Gergely IM HUN 2512 # = 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 5.5 2545
2 Ilincic, Zlatko GM SRB 2405 = # = = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2543
3 Akshat, Khamparia IM IND 2403 1 = # = = = = = 1 5 2519
4 Anisimov, Pavel IM RUS 2533 = = # = = = = = 1 4.5 2445
5 Farago, Ivan GM HUN 2360 0 = = = # = = = 1 4 2433
6 Kojima, Shinya IM JPN 2409 = = = = # = 1 0 0 3.5 2361
7 Pacher, Milan GM SVK 2446 0 = = = = = # 0 1 3.5 2371
8 Gungl, Theo FM GER 2358 0 0 = = 0 1 # = 1 3.5 2381
9 Shahaliyev, Ismayil AZE 2396 = 0 = = 0 1 = # 0 3 2327
10 Balint, Vilmos HUN 2333 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 # 2 2240
FSIM December 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Dec 2018 - Tue 11th Dec 2018
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
18To Nhat MinhIMHUN23676.022.250.0
21Orosz AndrasFMHUN22816.021.250.0
34Farkas TiborIMSRB23165.020.000.0
43Li HongCHN23305.015.250.0
56Pratyusha BoddaWIMIND22734.513.250.0
62Ongut Tamas GunesFMHUN22303.511.000.0
77Martic ZlatkoIMCRO22673.09.750.0
89Fule SimonHUN21203.09.500.0
910Vegh EndreIMHUN22512.511.000.0
105Sharma AmitIND19831.55.750.0
10 players

21) Rome City Open 2018

The Rome City open took place 2nd to 9th December 2018. There don't seem to be any games.

Rome City Open 2018 Rome ITA Sun 2nd Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
13Solodovnichenko YuriGMUKR25627.0
26Kunin VitalyGMGER25357.0
38Maiorov NikitaGMBLR25107.0
45Korneev OlegGMESP25506.5
57Harutyunian Tigran K.IMARM25286.5
64Kollars DmitrijGMGER25596.5
712Baghdasaryan VaheGMARM23766.5
81Santos Latasa JaimeGMESP25846.0
92Petrosyan ManuelGMARM25656.0
109Kovacevic BlazimirGMCRO24886.0
1114Setyaki Azarya JodiFMINA23496.0
1219Fataliyeva UlviyyaWGMAZE23116.0
1316Sarkar JustinIMUSA23325.5
1428Roe Simon JENG22235.5
1523Chkhaidze NikolozFMGEO22975.5
1622Bach MatthiasFMGER23015.5
1724Rahman MasruriFMINA22845.5
1830Sapale SaloniWIMIND21875.5
1931Alok SinhaIND21875.5
2075Van Foreest MachteldNED19255.5
2133Hesse HenrikGER21745.5
2259Stepanyan EvaWFMRUS20195.0
2325Corvi MarcoFMITA22745.0
2420Karousos-Theodorakis NikolaosFMGRE23075.0
2538Marzaduri RiccardoITA21255.0
2621Santagati AlessandroFMITA23035.0
2713Aguera Naredo JavierFMESP23615.0
2848Khadijah Qurota`ainINA20695.0
2936Moreto Quintana AlexESP21345.0
3029Fisabilillah UmmiWFMINA22135.0
3156Mastroddi EmilianoITA20324.5
3227Siddharth JagadeeshSGP22404.5
3315Heinemann JosefineWGMGER23374.5
3432Carlo EmanueleITA21834.5
3518Kostolansky Sebastian LukasFMSVK23134.5
3617Sibilio MarioFMITA23254.5
3743Lagrotteria SalvatoreITA21044.5
3826Della Corte AlessandroITA22514.5
3941Zoldan MatteoCMITA21084.5
4039Tran DavidHUN21214.5
76 players

22) 5th Johor Open 2018

The 5th Johor Open takes place 10th to 15th December 2018.

5th Johor Open 2018 Johor MAS Mon 10th Dec 2018 - Sat 15th Dec 2018
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Mariano Nelson IiiPHI22751.00.00.00.50
21Lorparizangeneh ShahinIRI24911.00.00.00.00
2Czebe AttilaHUN24171.00.00.00.00
3Barsov AlexeiUZB23741.00.00.00.00
5Dang Hoang SonVIE23581.00.00.00.00
6Muminova NafisaUZB23241.00.00.00.00
7Senador EmmanuelPHI23221.00.00.00.00
8Li BoCHN23121.00.00.00.00
9Andyka PitraINA22951.00.00.00.00
11Gunawan RonnyINA22471.00.00.00.00
13Emperado EmmanuelPHI22401.00.00.00.00
14Zulkipli ZaidanMAS21911.00.00.00.00
15Castellano ChristopherPHI21681.00.00.00.00
16Vinoth Kumar M.IND21431.00.00.00.00
18Tarigan Gilbert ElroyINA21321.00.00.00.00
20Sun ChaoCHN21101.00.00.00.00
21Tobing Daniel Hermawan LumbanINA21071.00.00.00.00
22Aris T.L.S.INA20941.00.00.00.00
23Kavinda AkilaSRI20921.00.00.00.00
24Villanueva NelsonPHI20821.00.00.00.00
27Sabar TobingINA20691.00.00.00.00
28Che Hassan AbdullahMAS20541.00.00.00.00
29Ma LinCHN20251.00.00.00.00
30Chen KailinCHN20161.00.00.00.00
31Goh Zi HanSGP19681.00.00.00.00
32Li GuohaoCHN19551.00.00.00.00
33Isomov UmarUZB19491.00.00.00.00
34Di Xu WeiMAS19471.00.00.00.00
45Luanchen YuantaiCHN18101.00.00.00.00
46Elisabeth ChristineINA17981.00.00.00.00
52Akhramsyah Aqil Ainuddin NaufalMAS17351.00.00.00.00
60Lee Care GreeneMAS15961.00.00.00.00
334Fominyh AlexanderRUS23690.50.00.50.25
19Manaog StewartPHI21190.50.00.50.25
26Molofej DenisLTU20720.50.00.50.25
38Nguyen Truong Bao TranVIE18730.50.00.50.25
54Chua Chee Sian SebastienMAS16990.50.00.50.25
61Foo Jiu Yarng ClaranceMAS15800.50.00.50.25
3912Udani IanPHI22460.00.01.00.00
17Bagamasbad EfrenPHI21330.00.01.00.00
70 players

23) 7th Palmanova Open 2018

The 7th Palmanova Open took place 7th to 9th December 2018. I couldn't find games.

7th Palmanova Open 2018 Palmanova ESP Fri 7th Dec 2018 - Sun 9th Dec 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Korobkov PiotrUKR23984.014.515.52270
26Beletic DanielFMSLO23654.012.514.52216
314Tirelli MauroITA22404.012.013.52181
44Manca FedericoIMITA24013.514.016.02289
51Savanovic AleksandarIMBIH24453.512.014.02202
611Bifulco MichelFMITA22923.512.014.02193
79Ceschia IvanoFMITA23133.511.513.02271
817Zamar Kodelja JurijSLO21993.012.514.52340
915Bratkovic JakobFMSLO22393.012.514.02145
108Lekic DusanIMMNE23443.011.513.52212
1127Marchesich GiovanniAIMITA19483.09.511.52118
1212Dappiano AndreaFMITA22923.09.510.52126
1310Loiacono LeonardoFMITA23003.09.010.02028
143Borgo GiulioIMITA24102.513.515.52251
1526Laco GiuseppeITA19572.513.015.02203
167Kukov VelislavIMBUL23572.512.014.02255
172Inkiov VentzislavGMBUL24312.511.513.52214
1816Bratkovic ShamSLO22392.511.512.52204
1924Palma MariaWFMITA19692.011.513.52179
2022Kobal SasaITA20012.011.513.02079
2123Nordio GiorgioITA19872.010.512.52201
2218Caprino MarcoITA21392.010.511.52213
2331Gregoric AndrazSLO18802.010.511.52112
2420Bolognese LeonardoITA20692.09.510.52044
2513Damia AngeloIMITA22612.09.510.52008
2619Belli GiorgioFMITA21212.07.58.52004
2730Juretic LejlaITA18991.512.013.52183
2825Arena IgnazioITA19641.59.010.02026
2929Herega NejcSLO19051.58.09.02065
3028Nemetz MarkusAUT19071.010.011.52100
3121Solinas CarloITA20021.010.011.02143
3232Garau FrancescaITA18491.07.58.52046
32 players

24) 8th Holuj-Radzikowska 2018

The 8th Holuj-Radzikowska takes place 3rd to 9th December 2018. A complicated format meant I've held off on the Rapid and Basque games as I'm not sure what belongs where.

25) 28th World Seniors 2018

The 28th World Seniors took place 17th to 30th November 2018. Karen Movsziszian edged out Giorgi Bagaturov in the over 50s sectin on tie-break after both scored 8.5/11. Vlastimil Jansa edged out Yuri Balashov in the over 65s. Elvira Berend won the women's over 50 title. Nona Gaprindashvili won the over 65 women's title. A final set of games from the lower boards from the final round now available.

World Senior 50+ 2018 Bled SLO Sat 17th Nov 2018 - Fri 30th Nov 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Movsziszian KarenGMARM25138.51.072.077.5
29Bagaturov GiorgiGMGEO24178.50.074.079.5
31Sturua ZurabGMGEO25298.00.072.578.0
43Bischoff KlausGMGER25078.00.072.076.5
56Soffer RamGMISR24728.00.070.576.0
612Van Der Werf MarkIMNED24028.00.067.072.5
710Kalegin EvgenijIMRUS24137.50.072.077.0
814Arakhamia-Grant KetevanGMSCO23737.50.068.073.0
97Arkell Keith CGMENG24437.50.067.572.5
108Vareille FrancoisIMFRA24327.50.063.067.5
1143Haessel Dale R.FMCAN21557.50.060.564.5
1235Biro SandorIMROU21917.50.059.063.5
135Prie EricGMFRA24827.00.069.074.5
1417Cummings David H.IMCAN23317.00.069.073.5
1513Porper EdwardIMCAN23777.00.068.071.5
1620Mannion Stephen RIMSCO22867.00.064.569.5
1739Chapman Terry P DFMENG21727.00.062.065.0
1825Mukanov SaltanatKAZ22507.00.056.560.5
194Danielsen HenrikGMISL25046.50.073.578.5
2015Berend FredIMLUX23696.50.071.076.0
2134Grant Jonathan I MSCO21926.50.069.073.5
2242Dougherty MichaelFMCAN21556.50.067.572.5
2324Namyslo HolgerFMGER22546.50.063.568.0
2418Plotkin VictorFMCAN23076.50.063.067.5
2527Kastelic MarianFMSLO22416.50.063.067.0
2619Metz HartmutFMGER22966.50.062.567.5
2730Bergstrom RolfFMSWE22166.50.060.064.0
2844Baimurzin AitkazyIMKAZ21546.50.059.062.0
2923Findlay Ian T.FMCAN22556.50.058.063.0
3045Gavrish LeonidUKR21446.50.057.559.5
3149Resika NathanFMUSA21246.50.057.058.5
3231Kolesar MilanFMSVK21986.50.056.561.0
3338Kannenberg Karl-HeinzGER21826.00.065.069.5
3473Ruiz Bellon ManuelESP19346.00.061.564.0
3562Brongers HenkFRA20166.00.059.562.5
3621Lagunov EvgenijFMRUS22726.00.058.563.0
3758Cetinkaya Vedat AliTUR20566.00.058.563.0
3841Kranzl PeterFMAUT21636.00.058.563.0
39106Pavlin DamijanSLO06.00.057.060.5
4054Lochte ThomasGER21056.00.056.060.5
106 players
World Senior 65+ 2018 Bled SLO Sat 17th Nov 2018 - Fri 30th Nov 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Jansa VlastimilGMCZE24379.50.573.579.0
24Balashov Yuri SGMRUS24459.50.572.577.5
33Rashkovsky Nukhim NGMRUS24828.50.076.581.5
49Renman Nils-GustafIMSWE23518.00.072.577.0
548Wahlbom MagnusSWE21738.00.071.576.5
629Lederman LeonIMISR22558.00.069.074.0
727Boehnisch ManfredFMGER22617.50.072.076.5
820Maryasin BorisIMISR22847.50.069.574.5
919Pritchett Craig WIMSCO22867.50.068.573.5
108Vogt LotharGMGER23597.50.068.573.5
1117Rooze JanIMBEL22887.50.065.570.0
1221Shevelev ArkadyIMISR22787.50.065.070.0
1324Werner ClemensFMGER22667.50.063.067.5
1414Karasev Vladimir IIMRUS23147.50.061.065.0
1556Haubt GeorgFMGER21367.50.060.064.0
162Sveshnikov EvgenyGMRUS24967.00.075.080.0
171Vaisser AnatoliGMFRA25047.00.074.580.0
1810Berkovich Mark AIMISR23397.00.070.076.0
196Birnboim NathanIMISR23767.00.070.074.5
2015Kiefer GerhardFMGER23067.00.068.073.5
2160Gal MosheISR21167.00.067.572.5
227Tunik GennadyGMRUS23657.00.066.071.0
2312Shirazi KamranIMFRA23337.00.064.569.5
2453Srebrnic VojkoSLO21407.00.064.568.5
2518Buchal StephanFMGER22887.00.063.568.5
2631Giffard NicolasIMFRA22497.00.062.567.5
2759Yakimenko Alexander A.RUS21257.00.062.567.0
2826Stepovoj VladimirIMRUS22617.00.062.067.0
62Praznik AntonFMSLO21047.00.062.067.0
30150Cicek CemilTUR17757.00.062.066.0
3172Tsynman BorisRUS20747.00.055.058.5
3242Frick ChristophFMGER21866.50.067.571.0
3340Privara IgorSVK22076.50.066.570.0
3425Cebalo MisoGMCRO22626.50.065.070.0
3573Vepkhvishvili VarlamFMGEO20736.50.064.568.0
3622Ackermann Hans WernerFMGER22726.50.063.568.5
3735Harestad Thor GeirFMNOR22396.50.063.067.5
3867Norman Kenneth ICMENG20996.50.063.067.5
3945Kierzek Matthias Dr.GER21826.50.063.067.0
4080Archangelsky MikhailIMRUS20436.50.063.066.5
180 players
World Senior 65+ w 2018 Bled SLO Sat 17th Nov 2018 - Fri 30th Nov 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Gaprindashvili NonaGMGEO23018.50.065.570.0
24Kozlovskaya ValentinaWGMRUS21548.00.066.071.0
37Tsifanskaya Ludmila AWIMISR19967.50.566.569.5
43Titorenko Natalia IWIMRUS21587.50.566.070.5
55Sorokina TamaraWIMRUS20587.00.566.570.0
62Fatalibekova ElenaWGMRUS21617.00.563.566.0
76Khmiadashvili TamarWGMGEO20106.00.065.569.0
88Dotan ValeriaWFMISR18836.00.062.565.5
99Serjmyadag DamdinMGL18645.50.068.073.0
1016Norman Dinah MWCMENG16595.50.058.561.0
1114Florea DorinaROU17215.50.054.557.0
1219Ristoja AulikkiFIN15055.00.052.555.0
1310Kabanova IrinaRUS18565.00.051.554.0
1413Milashevskaja ValentinaRUS17315.00.048.050.5
1511Bujinlkham PurevdorjMGL18484.50.051.053.5
1612Tsygankova EnniUZB17604.00.048.551.0
1715Hoose HanneloreGER16803.51.050.553.0
1818Hrivnakova AnnaSVK15573.50.044.547.0
1917Podlovna StellaISR16163.00.049.552.0
2020Gandelman ItaISR02.50.048.551.5
20 players
World Senior 50+ w 2018 Bled SLO Sat 17th Nov 2018 - Fri 30th Nov 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Berend ElviraWGMLUX23328.50.065.070.0
22Grabuzova TatianaWGMRUS23268.00.565.069.0
33Strutinskaia GalinaWGMRUS22018.00.563.568.5
49Makropoulou MarinaWGMGRE21107.50.064.569.0
510Ankudinova YelenaWGMKAZ21076.50.064.569.0
616Kasoshvili TsialaWIMGEO20296.50.061.565.5
717Lauterbach IngridWIMENG20276.00.066.068.0
88Bogumil TatianaWGMRUS21146.00.063.567.5
913Birkholz OlgaWFMGER20616.00.056.058.0
1011Mednikova SvetlanaWGMRUS20996.00.053.055.5
1120Baliuniene MargaritaDEN19276.00.051.553.5
126Aseeva MarinaRUS21735.50.063.567.5
134Burchardt BrigitteWIMGER22005.50.062.066.5
145Sirotkina NinaWIMRUS21885.50.056.558.5
1522Alikhanashvili GiuliGEO18165.50.052.054.0
1619Milligan HelenCMNZL19545.50.047.549.5
177Krasenkova IlenaWIMRUS21445.00.066.571.0
1815Fink-Nunn PetraWFMENG20515.00.055.557.5
1912Schulz PetraWFMGER20755.00.048.550.5
2018Kierzek MiraWFMGER20004.51.046.548.5
2114Khropova LarisaWFMRUS20524.50.055.558.0
2223Hazim Gonzalez ElizabethWCMDOM17683.00.049.051.0
2324Novak SimonaSLO16992.50.050.052.5
2421Sand RosemarieGER18280.00.037.538.5
24 players

26) TCh-CZE 2018-19

The Czech Extraliga takes place 3rd November 2018 to 21st April 2019.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2018-19 Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1GASCO Pardubice*551222.07.0
2Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*41019.55.5
31. Novoborsky SK*7922.57.0
4SK ZIKUDA Turnov*44818.05.0
5Siesta Solution Unichess A*618.05.0
6SK DURAS BVK Kralovo Pole3*615.53.5
7Beskydska sachova skola34*8418.57.5
8Labortech Ostrava*4413.52.5
9Moravska Slavia Brno44*4314.52.0
10Siesta Solution Unichess B10*537.51.5
11SK Slavoj Poruba4*112.52.0
12Slavoj Cesky Tesin43*110.01.5
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1TJ Pankrac*5917.54.5
2QCC Ceske Budejovice*25917.05.0
3SK Sokol Vysehrad*44818.05.5
4SK Dopravni podnik Praha36*4717.54.0
52222 SK Polabiny4*474619.06.5
6TJ Neratovice3*5617.05.5
7SK Zikuda Turnov B4*4516.04.5
8SK OAZA Praha4*6416.04.5
9TJ Sakal Kozolupy4*414.55.0
10TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove134*5413.03.5
11SK Mesta Lysa nad Labem4*4215.04.5
12SO TJ Dukla Praha234*111.53.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slavia Kroměříž*751222.08.0
2SK Staré Město*451020.07.0
3SK Slavia Orlová*5461019.55.0
4Panda Rychnov n. K.1*45715.54.5
5BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"3*5616.03.5
6TZ Třinec34*64517.05.0
7SK Gordic4*4516.04.0
8TJ Ostrava4*413.53.5
9Jezdci Jundrov2*6314.03.5
10Sachy Hosťálková32*313.03.5
112222 SK Polabiny "C"244*212.53.0
12TJ Tatran Litovel33*013.02.5
12 teams

27) TCh-HUN 2018-19

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 17th November 2018 to 28th April 2019.

TCh-HUN 2018-19 Hungary HUN Sat 17th Nov 2018 - Sun 28th Apr 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1DVTK36.58.57.5622.5
2HVSE-Infraplan367.510.5524
3ASE Paks3688.5522.5
4Aquarena Kobanya SC I.267313
5Penzügyor SE3656217
6Tungsram Aquaprofit NSK I.25.511216.5
7Dunaharaszti MTK33.547.5215
8Duocor-Makoi SVSE34.53.56114
9Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK24.54.509
10Maroczy SE21.5102.5
10 teams

28) TCh-ISL 2018-19

The Icelandic league takes place 8th November 2018 to 2nd March 2019. My thanks to Gunnar Bjornsson for the games.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2018-19 Reykjavik ISL Thu 8th Nov 2018 - Sat 2nd Mar 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Skakdeild Fjölnis*331.080
2Skakfelagid Huginn a-sveit5*730.5100
3Vikingaklúbburinn*7528.5100
4Taflfelag Reykjavikur a-sveit*5624.580
5Taflfelag Gardabæjar3*621.540
6Breidablik. Bolungavik og Reykjanes2*5719.040
7Skakfelag Akureyrar1*415.530
8Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit½132*612.520
9Taflfelag Reykjavikur b-sveit34*11.510
10Skakdeild KR½1½2*5.500
10 teams
TCh-ISL Div 2 2018-19 Reykjavik ISL Thu 8th Nov 2018 - Sat 2nd Mar 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Skákdeild Hauka*413.560
2Skákfélag Akureyrar b-sveit*413.560
3Skákfélag Selfoss og nágrennis2*313.050
4Hrókar alls fagnaðar23*412.550
5Víkingaklúbburinn b-sveit*312.550
6Skákdeild Fjölnis b-sveit3*412.030
7Vinaskákfélagið*10.020
8Breiðablik. Bolungavík og Reykjanes - b22*9.000
8 teams

29) 57th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2018-19

The 57th TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 27th October 2018 to 17th March 2019.

57th TCh-DEN Ex 2018-19 Denmark DEN Sat 27th Oct 2018 - Sun 17th Mar 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Team Xtracon Koge 1826.5
2Team Nordea Skanderborg823
3Arhus/Skolerne 1619.5
4Jetsmark 1517.5
5Hillerod415.5
6Bronshoj 1314
7Nordkalotten313.5
8Evans 1112.5
9SK1968 129.5
10BMS 108.5
10 teams

30) TCh-SVK 2018-19

The Slovakian Team Championship takes place 10th November 2018 to 14th April 2019.

TCh-SVK 2018-19 Slovakia SVK Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Sun 14th Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Dunajská Streda*4761021.50
TJ Inbest Dunajov*4661021.50
3CVC VIX Mladosť Zilina*5917.50
4SK Prakovce - www.sachovetreningy.sk*46719.00
5Reinter Snina3*47718.50
6Slovan Commander*5614.50
7SK Modra44*517.00
8SK Aquamarin Podhájska*316.00
9Liptovská sachová skola244*4314.00
10KSC Komárno121*38.50
11SKS Dubnica nad Váhom4*4213.00
12SK Osuské2234*111.00
12 teams

31) TCh-FIN 2018-19

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 15th September 2018 to 7th April 2019.

TCh-FIN 2018-19 Finland FIN Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameGmsMptsTB1
1SK ComeOn, Helsinki610+15
2MatSK, Espoo69+14
3EtVaS, Vantaa69+4
4Aatos, Helsinki69+2
5TammerShakki, Tampere68+14
6SalSK, Salo68+8
7JyS, Jyvaskyla67+4
8TuTS, Turku67-1
9VammSK, Sastamala64-8
10KymS, Kotka61-16
11KS-58, Helsinki60-15
12JoeSK, Joensuu60-21
12 teams

32) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2018-19

The Austrian 2nd Bundesliga started at the beginning of October with the 2nd Mitte League starting last weekend, that competition runs until March 3rd 2019.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SV Sparkasse Grieskirchen/Sedda Bad Scha*4820.00
2SC Pinggau-Friedberg*3435819.50
3SPG Sparkasse Fürstenfeld/Hartberg3*3816.50
4SC MPÖ Maria Saal II*443718.00
5SV Steyregg2*34515.01
6SPG Sauwald223*515.01
7EJ Gleisdorf23*343515.00
8ASK St.Valentin3*4514.50
9Schachfreunde Graz33*4414.00
10Frauental12*413.50
11SC Die Klagenfurter32*111.50
12Freistadt/Wartberg½22*07.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Bregenz*818.00
2Rochade Rum*4343614.02
3Jenbach22*444614.00
4Absam32*515.00
5Wolfurt½*344511.50
6ASK Salzburg3*½4511.00
7Kufstein/Wörgl*415.00
8Sparkasse Neumarkt2*411.50
9Hohenems II22*210.00
10SPG Oberland2*29.50
11Pradl32*18.00
12Ranshofen½2*06.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau*35918.50
2SK Advisory Invest Baden*55820.50
3SK Hietzing*4819.00
4SK Austria*356721.00
5SG Mistelbach/Altlichtenwarth3*54717.00
6ASVÖ Pamhagen1*5416.50
7tschaturanga1*2413.50
8Blackburne Nickelsdorf13*3413.00
9SC Donaustadt11*5412.00
10Wiener Amateurschachklub43*313.50
11mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring12*211.50
12DeLaVie Oberwart - www.trink-vitamine.at½20½1*04.00
12 teams

33) TCh-BAN 2018

The Bangladesh Premier Teams take place 6th to 16th December 2018.

TCh-BAN Premier 2018 Dhaka BAN Thu 6th Dec 2018 - Sun 16th Dec 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam1234567891011TB1TB2TB3
1Saif Sporting Club * 444815,50
2Bangladesh Navy * 3812,00
3Sonargaon Chess Club * 2434714,50
4Golden Sporting Club2 * 33711,50
5Esoft Arena Chess Club½0 * 369,50
6Sheikh Russel Chess Club1 * 2510,50
7Titas Club01 * 346,50
8Sultana Kamal Smirity Pathagar0½½ * 235,50
9Access Chess Club1122 * 26,00
10Fire Service & Civil Defense Sports Club0½ * 05,00
11Sonali Bank Sports & Recreation Club011 * 03,50
11 teams

34) Active Team Events

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

Belgian Interclubs 2018-19

The Belgian Interclubs takes place 30th September 2018 to 28th April 2019.

TCh-BEL 2018-19 Belgium BEL Sun 30th Sep 2018 - Sun 28th Apr 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1KBSK 1925.5
2Fontaine 1724.5
3KSK Rochade 1722
4Echiquier Mosan 1623
5KGSRL 1620
6Wirtzfeld 1522.5
7CRELEL 1520
8Wachtebeke 1519.5
9KSK47-Eynatten 1420.5
10Jean Jaures 1417
11Boitsfort 1113
12Brasschaat 1112.5
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2018-19

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 15th November 2018 to 1st April 2019.

TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT Thu 15th Nov 2018 - Mon 1st Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Hohenems*45617.00
2mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring*33613.00
3SC MPÖ Maria Saal*34514.00
4SV Pillenkönig St. Veit3*513.50
5SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz3*4512.50
6Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach*411.50
7Data Technology Pressbaum*339.00
8SK Mayrhofen/Zell/Zillertal2*29.50
9SIR Salzburg1½*25.00
10Schachclub Sparkasse Götzis½32*18.00
11UNION Ansfelden2½3*17.00
12ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf*00.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT Frauen 2018-19 Austria AUT Thu 15th Nov 2018 - Mon 1st Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13SK Advisory Invest Baden220048.08.0
21ASVÖ Pamhagen220046.59.5
35Schach ohne Grenzen220045.07.5
46SV "Monatsblatt" St.Veit/Glan211025.06.5
52SK Mayrhofen/Zell/Zillertal211024.56.5
611SK Dornbirn211024.010.0
710SK DolomitenBank Lienz211024.08.5
88SC Extraherb WS211024.08.0
94SV Wulkaprodersdorf201113.58.5
109SG Steyr201113.57.5
117SV Chesshero Rapid Feffernitz202000.09.5
11 teams

Dutch League 2018-19

The Dutch League takes place 15th September 2018 to 20th April 2019.

Dutch League 2018-19 Netherlands NED Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Sat 20th Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1BSG6.5--3.5--7.5-7.5625
2HWP Sas van Gent3.5--5.5---7.55.5622
3En Passant--3.5-5.57.5-5.5-622
4LSG IntelliMagic--6.5-2-5.5-6620
5Charlois Europoort6.54.5---6-5-522
6Kennemer Combinatie--4.58-3.5--5.5421.5
7HMC Den Bosch--2.5-46.55.5--418.5
8MuConsult Apeldoorn2.5--4.5--4.57.5-219
9De Stukkenjagers-2.54.5-5--2.5-114.5
10Zuid Limburg2.54.5-4-4.5---015.5
10 teams

Bundesliga 2018-19

The German Bundesliga takes place 10th November 2018 to 7th April 2019. This is the strongest national chess league. The league suffered a large blow this year with the very last minute withdrawal of DJK Aufwaerts Aachen. This means there will only be 6 matches instead of 7 per round.

Bundesliga 2018-19 Germany GER Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden4400824
2SG Solingen4400822
3Schachfreunde Deizisau4310618.5
4SV 1930 Hockenheim3300618
5Hamburger SK4310617
6SC Viernheim3300614.5
7SV Werder Bremen4220417
8SG Turm Kiel4220413.5
9Duesseldorfer SK 1914/19254130214
10BCA Augsburg4130212.5
11USV TU Dresden312029.5
12SF Berlin 1903312029
13SV Muelheim Nord4040012
14SV 1920 Hofheim4040012
15MSA Zugzwang 824040010.5
16DJK Aufwaerts Aachen000000
16 teams

4NCL 2018-19

The 4NCL British League takes place 10th November to 6th May 2018.

4NCL 2018-19 England ENG Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Mon 6th May 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Guildford 17-17½-½414½
2White Rose 14½-3½6-2410½
3Wood Green3½-4½7-1210½
4North East England2-64½-3½2
5Barbican 4NCL 11-75½-2½2
6Alba½-7½4½-3½25
7West is Best 12½-5½3½-4½06
8Oxford 11-73½-4½0
1Chess.com Manx Liberty 17½-½6-2413½
2Cheddleton 15½-2½7-1412½
3Guildford 22½-5½7-12
43Cs 11-76-227
5Celtic Tigers 1½-7½4½-3½25
6Blackthorne Russia3½-4½4-41
7Grantham Sharks 12-64-416
8Wood Green Monarchs1-72-603
16 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2018-19

The Frauenbundesliga 2018-19 takes place 27th October 2018 to 3rd March 2019. Games will no doubt become availble although it took me a while to find them last year.

Frauenbundesliga 2018-19 Germany GER Sat 27th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Badenxxx3564718
2Hamburger SKxxx34716
3SC Bad Koenigshofen33xxx4615½
4SK Schwaebisch Hallxxx64615
5Rodewischer SMxxx45615
6SF Deizisau2xxx6414
7SC Rotation Pankow11xxx33
7SK Lehrte0xxx433
9Karlsruher SF½32xxx39
10SV Hofheim22xxx4210½
11FC Bayern Muenchen003xxx1
12TuRa Harksheide222xxx0
12 teams

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2018-19

The Swedish Team Championship takes place 9th November 2018 to 31st March 2019. Games from the first round broadcast didn't work. It's unclear if they'll become available.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 9th Nov 2018 - Sun 31st Mar 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Wasa SK3300617.5
2Lunds ASK3210414
3Stockholms SS3210414
4SK Rockaden, Sthlm3210414
5Limhamns SK3111311
6Farsta SK3111310.5
7Eksjo SK3120212.5
8Västeras SK312029.5
9Schack 08, Norrkoping302118.5
10SK Rockaden Umea302118.5
10 teams

TCh-LAT 2018

The Latvian Team Championship takes place 9th June to 16th December 2018.

TCh-LAT 2018 Riga LAT Sat 9th Jun 2018 - Sun 16th Dec 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
1Rigas Tehniska universitate*55817.0
2Ventspils*3455817.0
3Termo Eko/ RSF*345816.5
4Rigas Saha skola2*5412.0
5Vertikale- Rigas Saha skola2*244412.0
6The Royal Biograph1*3410.0
7Olaine1*349.0
8Rigas Saha skola-Nakotne032*348.0
9Maxon&Co½12*28.0
10RTU/Juniors00*14.0
11Rigas Saha skola-M0½½*13.5
12Cesu Saha klubs0012*03.0
12 teams

35) AlphaZero vs Stockfish Games

A journal article was published this week about the AlphaZero project and games against Stockfish. https://deepmind.com/blog/alphazero-shedding-new-light-grand-games-chess-shogi-and-go/ and it's been announced "Game Changer: AlphaZero's Groundbreaking Chess Strategies and the Promise of AI" by Matthew Sadler, Natasha Regan is out next month published by New in chess. Game Changer: New in Chess. 210 games including ones from forced starting positions have been published, ideally all of them (over 1000) would have been but I think there is much interest in these and whether they may affect known chess theory.

36) Forthcoming Events and Links

87th ch-UKR 2018

87th ch-UKR 2018 Kyiv UKR Tue 11th Dec 2018 - Thu 20th Dec 2018
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2698 14105730
2 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2663 14103320
3 Kuzubov, Yuriy GM UKR 2655 14112906
4 Kravtsiv, Martyn GM UKR 2644 14113147
5 Moiseenko, Alexander GM UKR 2640 14102560
6 Baklan, Vladimir GM UKR 2608 14102196
7 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2575 14103052
8 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy GM UKR 2547 14100371
9 Bogdanovich, Stanislav GM UKR 2537 14115298
10 Golubka, Petro IM UKR 2464 14114224
78th ch-UKR Women 2018 Kyiv UKR Tue 11th Dec 2018 - Thu 20th Dec 2018
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Gaponenko, Inna IM UKR 2420 14101181
2 Buksa, Nataliya IM UKR 2410 14123622
3 Osmak, Iulija IM UKR 2403 14101602
4 Doluhanova, Evgeniya WGM UKR 2367 14112035
5 Babiy, Olga WGM UKR 2275 14117258
6 Shpanko, Nadiia WFM UKR 2262 14132400
7 Berdnyk, Mariia UKR 2248 14137054
8 Rakhmangulova, Anastasiya WIM UKR 2233 14117479
9 Martynkova, Olena WIM UKR 2173 14134039
10 Dolzhykova, Kateryna WIM UKR 2161 14113414

9th Sharjah Cup for Women 2018

Sunway Sitges Festival 2018

Szczawno Chess Festival 2018

25th Zadar Open 2018

Third Saturday Djenovici December 2018

Bhopal International Open 2018

World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2018

28th Erfurt Schachfestival 2018

42nd Zurich Christmas Open 2018

7th Lorca Open 2018

Litomysl Open 2017-18

29th Cracovia 2018-19

48th Rilton Cup 2018-19

Pan-American Intercollegiate 2018

94th Tradewise Hastings Congress 2018-19

4th IIFL Wealth Mumbai Open 2018-19

Bay Area International 2019

Fuad Jafarov Memorial 2019

George Trundle Masters 2019

Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2019

PRO Chess League 2019

17th Delhi Open 2019

81st Tata Steel 2019

Third Saturday Djenovici January 2019

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2019

5th Floripa Open 2019

Mermaid Waters FIDE Open 2019

41st Bulgarian Open 2019

20th Dolomitenbank Lienz Open 2019

Graz Open 2019

26th Bunratty Chess Festival 2019

19th Liberec Open 2019

II Lasker Blitz 2019

O2C Doeberl Cup 2019

19th BCC Open 2019

Polar Capital Jersey Open 2019

GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019

Sydney International Open 2019

29th European Youth Championship 2019

42nd Eastman Open 2019

Glorney Gilbert International 2019

106th British Chess Championships 2019

6th Prague Summer Open 2019

23rd Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2019

9th Split Open 2019

22nd Olomouc Chess Summer 2019

58th World Juniors 2019

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