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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1274 8th April 2019 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2019
3) 19th BCC Open 2019
4) 1st La Palma GM 2019
5) Katowice Chess Festival 2019
6) Polar Capital Jersey Open 2019
7) 13th Serbian Championship 2019
8) GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019
9) 10th LUCOPEN 2019
10) El Ksiba Open 2019
11) 37th Metz Open 2019
12) ch-NOR Women 2019
13) 19th European Senior Championships 2019
14) 21st Dubai Open 2019
15) ch-Moscow Final 2019
16) 92nd ch-St Petersburg 2019
17) Boardwalk Pearson GM 2019
18) Norberto La Porta Cup 2019
19) East Asia Championship 2019
20) Electrica Baleares Spring IM 2019
21) First Saturday April 2019
22) ch-CRO 2019
23) 20th European Individual Championship 2019
24) ch-Quebec 2019
25) PRO Chess League 2019
26) Irish National Club Championships 2019
27) TCh-CZE 2018-19
28) Belgian Interclubs 2018-19
29) TCh-FAI 2018-19
30) TCh-HUN 2018-19
31) Bundesliga 2018-19
32) TCh-ISR 2019
33) TCh-FIN 2018-19
34) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2018-19
35) Active Team Events
36) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 201930 games
19th BCC Open 201954 games
1st La Palma GM 201935 games
Katowice Chess Festival 201930 games
Polar Capital Jersey Open 201928 games
13th Serbian Championship 201915 games
GAMMA Reykjavik Open 201931 games
ch-NOR Women 201940 games
19th European Senior Championships 2019124 games
21st Dubai Open 2019265 games
ch-Moscow Final 2019352 games
92nd ch-St Petersburg 201944 games
Boardwalk Pearson GM 20196 games
Norberto La Porta Cup 201910 games
East Asia Championship 201985 games
Electrica Baleares Spring IM 20197 games
First Saturday April 201990 games
ch-CRO 201948 games
20th European Individual Championship 201942 games
ch-Quebec 201934 games
Irish National Club Championships 2019120 games
Belgian Interclubs 2018-1933 games
TCh-FAI 2018-194 games
TCh-HUN 2018-1960 games
Bundesliga 2018-19112 games
TCh-ISR 201936 games
TCh-FIN 2018-19181 games
1916 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Valery Maes, Henri Koskinen, Torbjorn Dahl, Assi Philosoph, Thomas Richter, Hugh Brodie, Thomas Richter, Alex Shaffer, Sami Hamalainen, Etienne VanLeeuwen, Chris Ghysels, Carsten Hansen, and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Magnus Carlsen had one of his very best weeks in a long time with 3 wins (vs Navara, Giri and Karjakin) and 3 draw to make sure of first place in the Gashimov Memorial with a round to spare. Carlsen faces Grischuk in the final round but is 1.5 points clear of the Russian. Many leagues finished this week including the German Bundesliga won by Baden Baden. Finally there was the sad news of the death of Eva Moser at the tragically early age of 36 after a two year battle with Leukemia.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2019

The 6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial takes place Sunday 31st March to Wednesday 10th Apr 2019. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen returns to action for the first time since winning the Tata Steel tournament in January. Players: Giri, Karjakin, Grischuk, Radjabov, Anand, Navara, Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Ding and Topalov.

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 Shamkir AZE Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Wed 10th Apr 2019. Category: 22. Ave: (2778)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2845 # = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 6 2964
2 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2812 = # = 1 = = 0 1 = 4.5 2815
3 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2753 0 = # = = 1 = = 1 4.5 2823
4 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2771 0 = # = = 1 1 = = 4.5 2814
5 Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2756 = = = = # = = = = 4 2786
6 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2779 0 = 0 = = # = 1 1 4 2783
7 Navara, David GM CZE 2739 0 1 = 0 = # = = = 3.5 2743
8 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2740 = 0 = 0 = = # 1 = 3.5 2740
9 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2790 = = = = 0 = 0 # = 3 2693
10 Giri, Anish GM NED 2797 0 0 = = 0 = = = # 2.5 2631
Round 1. Sun 31st Mar 2019
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Navara, David 41 B90 Sicilian
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 50 C65 Ruy Lopez
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 41 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 24 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 37 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Mon 1st Apr 2019
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 41 D02 Queen's pawn game
Ding, Liren 1-0 Grischuk, Alexander 77 E60 King's Indian defence
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 43 D37 QGD
Giri, Anish 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 34 C53 Giuoco Piano
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Navara, David 55 C02 French
Round 3. Tue 2nd Apr 2019
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 22 D38 QGD
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 32 C53 Giuoco Piano
Navara, David 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 58 B33 Sicilian
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 43 C89 Ruy Lopez
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 63 C50 Giuoco Piano
Round 4. Wed 3rd Apr 2019
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Navara, David 85 D38 QGD
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 34 D37 QGD
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 36 D38 QGD
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 32 D73 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.Nf3
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 40 D37 QGD
Round 5. Thu 4th Apr 2019
Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Topalov, Veselin 69 D37 QGD
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 41 E06 Catalan
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 37 D32 QGD
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Giri, Anish 39 C65 Ruy Lopez
Navara, David 1-0 Ding, Liren 45 D49 QGD semi-Slav
Round 6. Sat 6th Apr 2019
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Navara, David 26 D38 QGD
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 40 D20 QGA
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 39 E60 King's Indian
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 52 D37 QGD
Topalov, Veselin 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 33 C92 Ruy Lopez
Round 7. Sun 7th Apr 2019
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 54 D30 QGD
Navara, David 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 40 A13 English
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Giri, Anish 38 A29 English
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 38 C45 Scotch
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 32 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 8. Mon 8th Apr 2019
Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 Navara, David 40 C02 French
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 33 D37 QGD
Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 39 B33 Sicilian
Topalov, Veselin 0-1 Ding, Liren 110 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 42 C53 Giuoco Piano

3) 19th BCC Open 2019

The 19th Bangkok Chess Club Open takes place in Bangkok (sometimes it's held elsewhere such as Cha-Am or Pattaya) 6th to 14th April 2019.

19th BCC Open 2019 Bangkok THA Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Sun 14th Apr 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
12Gustafsson JanGMGER26333.00.02.0
5Zhao Zong-YuanGMAUS25293.00.02.0
6Stella AndreaGMITA25123.00.02.0
7Karthik VenkataramanGMIND25053.00.02.0
17Schebler GerhardGMGER23853.00.02.0
18Sriram JhaGMIND23813.00.02.0
20Vijayalakshmi SubbaramanIMIND23453.00.02.0
21Bellon Lopez Juan ManuelGMSWE23433.00.02.0
24Duong The AnhIMVIE23023.00.02.0
108Ly MoulthunGMAUS24903.00.01.5
23Neelash SahaIND23033.00.01.5
124Sengupta DeepGMIND25513.00.01.0
11Kunte AbhijitGMIND24853.00.01.0
26Luong Phuong HanhWIMVIE22733.00.01.0
1513Horvath JozsefGMHUN24792.50.02.0
19Roy PrantikIMIND23742.50.02.0
22Menkinoski RisteFMMKD23062.50.02.0
25Susilodinata AndreanFMINA22962.50.02.0
69Tobor MickGER19492.50.02.0
86Silva Winston Joseph RPHI18802.50.02.0
211Short Nigel DGMENG26362.50.01.5
3Lalith Babu M RGMIND25772.50.01.5
15Barua DibyenduGMIND24092.50.01.5
16Villamayor BuenaventuraGMSGP23982.50.01.5
31Cholleti SahajasriWFMIND22322.50.01.5
33Langreck JohnUSA22032.50.01.5
34Arpita MukherjeeWIMIND21972.50.01.5
38Looi Xin HaoMAS21452.50.01.5
99Adarsh TripathiIND18402.50.01.5
3048Saptorshi GuptaIND20512.50.01.0
53Dhar-Barua SaheliWIMIND20382.50.01.0
3298Laohawirapap PrinTHA18442.50.00.5
3312Lou YipingIMCHN24822.00.02.0
29Deshmukh AnupIMIND22532.00.02.0
30Sauravh KhherdekarFMIND22472.00.02.0
32Damia AngeloIMITA22152.00.02.0
36Thompson Ian DFMENG21492.00.02.0
37Habla JonyFMPHI21462.00.02.0
39Teerapabpaisit WisuwatFMTHA21422.00.02.0
40Reilly TimFMAUS21402.00.02.0
43Sonkalan BharatiIND20922.00.02.0
68Savige Colin BAUS19522.00.02.0
92Sandhiratne AkkarawutTHA18652.00.02.0
141Liew MarkSGP16332.00.02.0
142Alriyami Faris RashidTHA16232.00.02.0
4635Varshini VWIMIND21822.00.01.5
45Laine PanuCMFIN20762.00.01.5
54Armstrong Malcolm JENG20352.00.01.5
83Ismail AhmadFMMAS18872.00.01.5
509Swapnil S. DhopadeGMIND24882.00.01.0
201 players

4) 1st La Palma GM 2019

The 1st La Palma GM took place 29th March to 2nd April 2019. Damian Lemos won with 6.5/9.

1st La Palma GM 2019 Brena Baja ESP Fri 29th Mar 2019 - Tue 2nd Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Lemos DamianARG24826.50.0427.00
23Munoz MiguelESP24826.00.0325.25
32Juhasz ArminHUN23755.00.0121.50
410Gonzalez Perez ArianFID24674.51.0220.75
57Ladron De Guevara Pinto PaoloESP24294.50.0318.00
64Herrera Reyes Jose AntonioESP23244.01.0217.25
71Alvarado Diaz AlejandroESP23994.01.0116.75
86De Verdier MichaelSWE23064.01.0017.25
98Hernandez Leon AlbertoESP22803.50.0114.75
109Napoli NicoloITA23213.00.0213.50
10 players
1st La Palma GM 2019 Brena Baja ESP Fri 29th Mar 2019 - Tue 2nd Apr 2019. Category: 6. Ave: (2387)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Lemos, Damian GM ARG 2482 # = = = 1 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2542
2 Munoz, Miguel GM ESP 2482 = # = = = = 1 1 1 = 6 2501
3 Juhasz, Armin IM HUN 2375 = = # = = = = = = 1 5 2431
4 Gonzalez Perez, Arian GM FID 2467 = = = # 1 = 0 = 1 0 4.5 2378
5 Ladron De Guevara Pinto, Paolo IM ESP 2429 0 = = 0 # = 0 1 1 1 4.5 2382
6 De Verdier, Michael FM SWE 2306 0 = = = = # = = = = 4 2352
7 Herrera Reyes, Jose Antonio FM ESP 2324 0 0 = 1 1 = # = = 0 4 2350
8 Alvarado Diaz, Alejandro IM ESP 2399 = 0 = = 0 = = # = 1 4 2342
9 Hernandez Leon, Alberto FM ESP 2280 = 0 = 0 0 = = = # 1 3.5 2318
10 Napoli, Nicolo FM ITA 2321 0 = 0 1 0 = 1 0 0 # 3 2269

5) Katowice Chess Festival 2019

The Katowice Chess Festival takse place 7th to 12th April 2019.

Katowice Festival GM 2019 Chorzow POL Sun 7th Apr 2019 - Fri 12th Apr 2019. Category: 8. Ave: (2446)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kantans, Toms GM LAT 2513 # 1 1 1 3 2422
2 Vovk, Yuri GM UKR 2579 # = 1 1 2.5 2761
3 Kazakov, Mikhail GM UKR 2486 = # 1 = 2 2601
4 Pogosyan, Stefan IM RUS 2344 0 # 1 1 2 2538
5 Klekowski, Maciej IM POL 2506 0 = # 1 1.5 2485
6 Chylewski, Patryk FM POL 2391 0 # 1 = 1.5 2463
7 Ioannidis, Evgenios IM GRE 2413 0 0 # 1 1 2300
8 Barski, Radoslaw IM POL 2471 0 0 = # 0.5 2221
9 Molenda, Marcin FM POL 2383 0 0 # = 0.5 2136
10 Wiewiora, Eneasz FM POL 2370 0 0 = # 0.5 2107
Katowice Festival IM 2019 Chorzow POL Sun 7th Apr 2019 - Fri 12th Apr 2019. Category: None. Ave: (2247)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Shkuran, Danylo IM UKR 2340 # = 1 1 2.5 2485
2 Sliwicka, Alicja WIM POL 2225 = # = 1 2 2393
3 Czerw, Dawid FM POL 2270 = # 1 = 2 2322
4 Nowak, Lukasz FM POL 2289 # 1 0 = 1.5 2263
5 Krzywda, Andrzej CM POL 2195 0 # = 1 1.5 2244
6 Bakalarz, Mietek IM LUX 2268 0 = # 1 1.5 2255
7 Boricsev, Oleg IM HUN 2281 1 0 # 0 1 2125
8 Kubicka, Anna WIM POL 2171 0 = # = 1 2158
9 Andersen, Alf Roger NOR 2240 0 = = # 1 2142
10 Budrewicz, Krzysztof POL 2194 0 0 1 # 1 2109

6) Polar Capital Jersey Open 2019

The Polar Capital Jersey Open takes place 6th to 13th April 2019.

Polar Capital Jersey Open St Clement Bay JCI Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Sat 13th Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13LE ROUX Jean-PierreGMFRA25423.59.55.07.75
25MERRY Alan BIMENG24263.58.54.06.75
32HILLARP PERSSON TigerGMSWE25633.09.55.07.25
411HILL AlistairENG21993.08.54.05.00
54LEMOS DamianGMARG24823.08.04.05.25
61TIVIAKOV SergeiGMNED26053.07.54.05.50
710BYRON Alan MENG22082.59.55.05.00
88DONG Bao NghiaVIE22402.58.04.04.25
914DURAND-LE LUDEC Brendan-BudokFRA21682.56.53.02.75
1013STEFFENS OlafFMGER21782.010.05.54.00
116AKSHAT KhampariaIMIND24152.09.55.03.00
127RUDD JackIMENG22532.08.54.52.00
1321KENNEDY CraigSCO18702.06.53.02.50
1420WOJCIECHOWSKI PaulCMJCI19122.06.52.52.00
1518KAHN TitoAIMJCI19222.06.03.02.50
169HOUSE Glenn LFMENG22241.510.55.53.50
1723INGHAM H WilliamENG18411.58.04.52.25
1824GURNER JemJCI17511.56.53.51.50
1917ANDERSEN Niels ErikDEN19281.09.55.01.00
2016HEPPELL Ian NENG20011.08.54.01.50
2115SAFARIAN AlekAUS20051.08.04.00.50
2212CURTIS PaulJCI21861.06.53.51.25
2322RUMSEY Victor BENG18581.06.02.01.00
2419SPANTON Tim RENG19140.56.53.00.50
24 players

7) 13th Serbian Championship 2019

The 13th Serbian Championship takes place 6th to 14th April 2019.

13th ch-SRB 2019 Belgrade SRB Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Sun 14th Apr 2019. Category: 10. Ave: (2493)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ivanisevic, Ivan GM SRB 2611 # = = 1 2 2622
2 Nestorovic, Nikola GM SRB 2473 = # = 1 2 2657
3 Kovacevic, Aleksandar GM SRB 2503 = # = 1 2 2642
4 Damljanovic, Branko GM SRB 2486 = = # = 1.5 2477
5 Milanovic, Danilo GM SRB 2495 # = = = 1.5 2463
6 Zajic, Milan GM SRB 2507 = # = = 1.5 2444
7 Ivic, Velimir IM SRB 2516 0 # 1 = 1.5 2498
8 Cabarkapa, Novak IM SRB 2454 0 = = # 1 2374
9 Markovic, Miroslav GM SRB 2384 = = 0 # 1 2381
10 Savic, Miodrag R GM SRB 2498 0 = = # 1 2370

8) GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019

The GAMMA Reykjavik Open takes place 8th to 16th April 2019.

GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019 Reykjavik ISL Mon 8th Apr 2019 - Tue 16th Apr 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Jones Gawain C BGMENG26981.00.010.0
2Grandelius NilsGMSWE26871.00.010.0
3Firouzja AlirezaGMIRI26691.00.010.0
4l'Ami ErwinGMNED26471.00.010.0
5Movsesian SergeiGMARM26371.00.010.0
6Lupulescu ConstantinGMROU26341.00.010.0
7Parligras Mircea-EmilianGMROU26331.00.010.0
8Hovhannisyan RobertGMARM26301.00.010.0
9Tari AryanGMNOR26151.00.010.0
10Lagarde MaximeGMFRA26121.00.010.0
11Petrosian Tigran L.GMARM26051.00.010.0
13Van Foreest JordenGMNED25981.00.010.0
15Christiansen Johan-SebastianGMNOR25711.00.010.0
16Gretarsson Hjorvar SteinnGMISL25711.00.010.0
17Fier AlexandrGMBRA25701.00.010.0
18Djukic NikolaGMMNE25661.00.010.0
19Stefansson HannesGMISL25581.00.010.0
20Cornette MatthieuGMFRA25561.00.010.0
21Praggnanandhaa RGMIND25371.00.010.0
22Gukesh DGMIND25361.00.010.0
23Brunello SabinoGMITA25341.00.010.0
24Sadzikowski DanielGMPOL25231.00.010.0
25Hjartarson JohannGMISL25201.00.010.0
28Salomon JohanGMNOR24951.00.010.0
29Libiszewski FabienGMFRA24881.00.010.0
30Hambleton AmanGMCAN24841.00.010.0
31Prithu GuptaIMIND24781.00.010.0
33Saduakassova DinaraIMKAZ24611.00.010.0
34Kevlishvili RobbyIMNED24511.00.010.0
35Kjartansson GudmundurIMISL24441.00.010.0
36Korley KassaIMDEN24401.00.010.0
37Thorfinnsson BragiGMISL24361.00.010.0
38Astaneh Lopez AlexIMIRL24271.00.010.0
39Low Zhen Yu CyrusIMSGP24181.00.010.0
40Yoo Christopher WoojinIMUSA24141.00.010.0
42Thorfinnsson BjornIMISL23991.00.010.0
43Tania SachdevIMIND23971.00.010.0
45Pigott John CIMENG23841.00.010.0
46Ragnarsson DagurFMISL23801.00.010.0
47van de Plassche BasFMNED23761.00.010.0
50Borocz IstvanIMHUN23501.00.010.0
51Cummings David H.IMCAN23381.00.010.0
52Sarkar JustinIMUSA23371.00.010.0
53Bjornsson SigurbjornFMISL23121.00.010.0
54Jacobsen Mikkel ManosriFMDEN23021.00.010.0
56l'Ami AlinaIMROU22901.00.010.0
58Ortega Ruiz Jose MiguelFMESP22811.00.010.0
59Sohal TanrajFMCAN22801.00.010.0
87Abrahams DanielCAN21431.00.010.0
88Briem StephanISL21381.00.010.0
239 players

9) 10th LUCOPEN 2019

The 10th LUCOPEN in Lille takes place 6th to 12th April 2019.

10th LUCOPEN 2019 Lille FRA Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Fri 12th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1HARUTYUNIAN Tigran K.mARM25392022859
2NIKOLOV MomchilgBUL25642012859
3ANURAG MhamalgIND2504202826
4SIVUK VitalygUKR2523202824
5BAILET PierremFRA24722022792
6ENCHEV IvajlogBUL24852022789
7TERRIEUX KevinmFRA2459202782
8BARSEGHYAN HarutyunmFRA24672022765
9DARDHA DanielfBEL23792022712
10TAHAY AlexisfFRA2342202684
11SHIRAZI KamranmFRA23302022676
12FREDERIC ClementFRA22662022652
13SHVED JakovFRA143520½2421
14RUHAAN MAHINDRUIND13902012384
15LECLERCQ OlivierFRA14782002360
16FARRINGTON Edward JENG202602184
17BULLEN AlexWLS2100012178
18DARDHA ArbenfBEL222702148
19BURGNIES StephaneFRA213402009
20DESSENNE FrancoisFRA2017021975
21SCHMITT BastienFRA1715011900
22JASSEM PhilippeBEL166501881
23VIEL Jean-MarcFRA15920½1803
24LESUEUR GabrielFRA15890½1796
25SIMON FernandBEL1329011659
26MAHIEU JacquesBEL1598011659
27GULIYEV NamiggAZE25341032811
28DA SILVA HELENO JoritBEL1733102691
29RINGUET NoeFRA2155102432
30DEFROMONT BenjaminFRA22001032220
31WANTIEZ FabricefBEL22251032210
32IOLIS OlegBEL21721032198
33LACROSSE MarcfBEL21951032186
34GOORMACHTIGH JohanfBEL21581032170
35HENRIS LucfBEL21391032156
36ROGER MehdiFRA21511032146
37MITRAN Anthony CristianBEL21091022144
38MAUPIN ValerieffFRA20911022082
39SAHINOZ Giulio OENG18201032076
40VANDEN BUSSCHE StevenBEL20711032064
126 players

10) El Ksiba Open 2019

The El Ksiba Open takes place 8th to 13th April 2019.

El Ksiba Open 2019 El Ksiba MAR Mon 8th Apr 2019 - Sat 13th Apr 2019
Leading Round (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Bauer ChristianGMFRA26540.00.000.0
22Hamdouchi HichamGMMAR25840.00.000.0
33Cuenca Jimenez Jose FernandoGMESP25440.00.000.0
44Tilicheev ViacheslavIMRUS25400.00.000.0
55Grover SahajGMIND25110.00.000.0
66Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25080.00.000.0
77Petkov VladimirGMBUL25060.00.000.0
88Strikovic AleksaGMSRB24930.00.000.0
99Maksimenko AndreiGMUKR24610.00.000.0
1010Larino Nieto DavidGMESP24340.00.000.0
1111Karpatchev AleksandrGMRUS24200.00.000.0
1212Zaibi AmirIMTUN23860.00.000.0
1313Ivanov Mikhail MGMRUS23830.00.000.0
1414Naumkin IgorGMRUS23830.00.000.0
1515Oussedik MahfoudIMALG23650.00.000.0
1616Kukov VelislavIMBUL23450.00.000.0
1717Van Zyl-Rudd JackFMRSA23100.00.000.0
1818Touzane OlivierIMFRA22750.00.000.0
1919Menard BaptisteFRA22210.00.000.0
2020Ouakhir Pierre MehdiFMMAR22170.00.000.0
2121Meynard ThibaultFRA21950.00.000.0
2222Akhrof LissandineMAR21530.00.000.0
2323Saber YasserMAR21360.00.000.0
2424Bukhteeva ViktoriaWFMRUS21350.00.000.0
2525Aassim AbdelhadiMAR21150.00.000.0
2626Benaddi MouhcineCMMAR21110.00.000.0
2727Lamrabet MohamedMAR21070.00.000.0
2828Fellousi AbdelazizMAR21000.00.000.0
2929Rian SaadMAR21000.00.000.0
3030Zarkik AbdeslamMAR20840.00.000.0
3131Bendriss HatimMAR20710.00.000.0
3232Benaino SamirMAR20630.00.000.0
3333Chennaoui YasinSUI20550.00.000.0
3434Fayel NicolasFRA20540.00.000.0
3535Rian MoubarakIMMAR20480.00.000.0
3636Alami HalimMAR20410.00.000.0
3737Ouazri AnassMAR20380.00.000.0
3838Douich MehdiMAR20220.00.000.0
3939Mounib AbdelazizMAR20200.00.000.0
4040Ouaziz IsmailMAR20110.00.000.0
170 players

11) 37th Metz Open 2019

The 37th Metz Open takes place 8th to 14th April 2019.

37th Metz Open 2019 Metz FRA Mon 8th Apr 2019 - Sun 14th Apr 2019
Leading Round (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1CHIGAEV MaksimgRUS26340
2FELLER SebastiengFRA25860
3EPISHIN VladimirgRUS25680
4KOVCHAN AlexandergUKR25650
5SOLODOVNICHENKO YurigUKR25540
6HEBERLA BartlomiejgPOL25530
7PALAC MladengCRO25500
8MAIOROV NikitagBLR25400
9SHCHEKACHEV AndreigFRA25220
10VISAKH N RmIND25090
11GOLUBKA PetromUKR24850
12OMELJA ArtemmUKR24720
13DI NICOLANTONIO LucasfFRA23590
14BUJISHO BenjaminmFRA23390
15PUCHER SebastienfFRA23090
16DEVALLEE JeremiefFRA23050
17GUTTULA BALAJIfIND22780
18ALOK SINHAIND22710
19HEJAZIPOUR MitragfIRI22550
20REAL ThibaultBEL22470
21OJAS KULKARNIIND22400
22NAVROTESCU Andreea-CristianamfFRA22340
23MULLER EtienneFRA21660
24CHIGAEVA AnastasiaffRUS21580
25NARENDRAN GOUTHAMANIND21560
26LUBA LukaszPOL21510
27THOMAS AnysiaffFRA21490
28KIENITZ AndreGER21170
29FRANTZ NicolasFRA21150
30SADEGHI HassanSUI21120
31CAHEN AlexisFRA21000
32HAENSSEL ChristianGER20870
33SCHWEITZER VictoriamfFRA20840
34SARVADH SATHIARAMIND20790
35STEIBEL JulienFRA20640
36LLAPASSET Jean-LouisFRA20620
37COLSON ArnaudFRA20280
38DEV ShahIND20200
39JULIAN StephaneFRA19930
40VERON CyprienFRA19900
43 players

12) ch-NOR Women 2019

The Norwegian Women's Championship took place 15th to 17th March 2019. Hanna B Kyrkjebo won on tie-break from Olga Dolzhikova after both scored 4.5/5.

ch-NOR Women 2019 Baerum NOR Fri 15th Mar 2019 - Sun 17th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kyrkjebo, Hanna B18964.5131513.25
2Dolzhikova, OlgaWGM22234.5131512:00:00
3Eiding, Amanda Mai Irgens1503411128
4Ayzenberg, Alena19083.51517.510.75
5Kyrkjebo, Marte B18303.512.5148.5
6Helliesen, Lykke-Merlot15793.511135.5
7Johnsen, SylviaWFM1982313.515.58
8Larre, Linnea1599312.5136
9Lazareva, Emilie135431213.56
10Hina, Ariza159431112.56.5
11Szemes, Eva Weston1335388.54.5
12Lotz, Corinna13342.510.5125.25
13Selvik, Elma13292.510.511.52.5
14Nordquelle, Amelia15952.510.5113.5
15Nebell, Anne Grete2.5910.52.75
16Landsverk, Ida1369213.515.55.25
17Bjorkly, Sara Marie Skaug1368212.513.53
18Mrachek, Svetlana162821213.54.5
19Blauhut, Anna1081210.512.53.5
20Hestvik, Monica29.5101
21Bjerke, Vilde12511.512131.75
22Lauvlund, Miriam1.599.50.5
23Saethren, Linda Fagerli12191.58.59.52.25
24Vatneodgård, Marie106411010.50
25Thorsteinsen, Heidi17.58.50.75
26Lindsay, Elizabeth0.510.5120
26 players

13) 19th European Senior Championships 2019

The 19th European Senior Championships takes place 6th to 14th April 2019. The Open and Women's over-50 event were combined. The European Amateur Championships are alongside.

19th ch-Euro Seniors +50 Rhodes GRE Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Sun 14th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Sturua ZurabGMGEO25312.00.01.02.0
3Pavlovic MilosGMSRB24922.00.01.02.0
6Lewis Andrew PFMENG23472.00.01.02.0
12Terentiev SergeiLAT22522.00.01.02.0
52Danielsen HenrikGMISL24992.00.01.01.5
8Grabuzova TatianaWGMRUS23232.00.01.01.5
9Welling GerardIMNED23102.00.01.01.5
14Chapman Terry P DFMENG22092.00.01.01.5
913Grant Jonathan I MSCO22261.50.01.52.5
104Arkell Keith CGMENG24671.50.01.52.0
5Bruno FabioIMITA24331.50.01.52.0
18Makropoulou MarinaWGMGRE21601.50.01.52.0
19Krasenkova IlenaWIMRUS21601.50.01.52.0
1424Mednikova SvetlanaWGMRUS20941.50.01.51.5
1511Druckenthaner AndreasFMAUT23041.50.00.51.0
1616Ernst MichaelCMAUT21841.00.02.02.5
17Schnelzer Reinhold Dr.FMGER21781.00.02.02.5
22Van den Bersselaar JeroenNED21421.00.02.02.5
26Gavrish LeonidUKR20851.00.02.02.5
2050Monastyrenko NataliyaRUS10851.00.02.02.5
2115Biro SandorIMROU21961.00.02.02.0
20Fritsch RolfGER21551.00.02.02.0
23Gayson Peter MENG21221.00.02.02.0
25Paronen PetteriFIN20871.00.02.02.0
28Robertson Ian C.SCO20451.00.02.02.0
31Martinez Lopez JaumeESP19921.00.02.02.0
36Baliuniene MargaritaDEN19551.00.02.02.0
38Kuehn MatthiasGER19471.00.02.02.0
2937Hoffmann MichaelGER19541.00.01.51.5
307Gertsyk NikolaiUKR23341.00.01.02.0
10Gemmell Peter AENG23051.00.01.02.0
32Hughes RoyENG19871.00.01.02.0
3321Reisch StefanGER21461.00.01.01.5
3427Wagner-Michel AnnettWIMGER20560.50.02.02.5
33Edvardsen RagnarNOR19840.50.02.02.5
34Mihai CatalinROU19730.50.02.02.5
3735Cusick PeterENG19660.50.01.52.5
45Winter KevinAFMENG17480.50.01.52.5
3929Sielicki TomaszPOL20310.50.01.52.0
30Ruiz Bellon ManuelESP20060.50.01.52.0
50 players
19th ch-Euro Seniors +65 Rhodes GRE Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Sun 14th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Kristiansen JensGMDEN23762.00.01.02.0
7Bogdanov ValentinIMUKR23572.00.01.02.0
8Stebbings Anthony JFMENG22812.00.01.02.0
11Barle JanezIMSLO22252.00.01.02.0
12Glatt GaborFMHUN22242.00.01.02.0
63Chevelevitch Evgueni Dr.IMGER24162.00.01.01.5
13Ruckschloss KarolFMSVK22222.00.01.01.5
15Hedin GunnarSWE21952.00.01.01.5
91Balashov Yuri SGMRUS24702.00.01.01.5
1017Frick ChristophFMGER21772.00.01.01.0
1116Gruzmann BorisFMGER21862.00.01.01.0
1218Gal MosheISR21702.00.00.51.0
132Kalegin EvgenijIMRUS24242.00.00.51.0
146Renman Nils-GustafIMSWE23581.50.01.52.5
14Singer HansFMAUT21951.50.01.52.5
165Birnboim NathanIMISR23651.50.01.52.0
31Anguera Maestro JaimeESP20391.50.01.52.0
1823Petersen Peter BirkDEN21281.50.01.51.5
24Malmdin Nils-AkeFMSWE21211.50.01.51.5
2042Farrand Julian TENG19471.00.02.03.0
2143James KevinIRL19421.00.02.03.0
2222Jackson Oliver AFMENG21311.00.02.02.5
28Archangelsky MikhailIMRUS20651.00.02.02.5
2466Morris DavidENG01.00.02.02.5
2534Linqvist GrelsFIN20231.00.02.02.5
2621Giulian Philip MFMSCO21331.00.02.02.0
26Neumann JoachimGER21161.00.02.02.0
27Vepkhvishvili VarlamFMGEO20981.00.02.02.0
29Hohler PeterFMSUI20561.00.02.02.0
30Kutschenko RolandGER20431.00.02.02.0
37Hewson Brian W RENG20041.00.02.02.0
40Morriss PeteIRL19681.00.02.02.0
41Marcovici AdrianISR19541.00.02.02.0
44Ladisic Alex-SachaFRA19301.00.02.02.0
45Idesis YaacovISR18741.00.02.02.0
48Ahlstrom PerSWE18361.00.02.02.0
3710Ackermann Hans WernerFMGER22371.00.01.52.0
3820Furman BorisFMRUS21341.00.01.52.0
3919Kolbak JensDEN21451.00.01.51.5
39Zhelesny StanislavFMRUS19971.00.01.51.5
66 players
ch-Euro Seniors +65 Women Rhodes GRE Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Sun 14th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Gaprindashvili NonaGMGEO22941.50.01.01.5
4Burchardt BrigitteWIMGER21361.50.01.01.5
35Khmiadashvili TamarWGMGEO19761.50.00.51.0
48Sorokina TamaraWIMRUS20511.00.01.53.0
51Sinchurina TatianaRUS19671.00.01.02.0
610Podlovna StellaISR15991.00.01.01.5
77Ristoja AulikkiFIN15510.50.01.53.0
86Kabanova IrinaRUS18160.50.01.52.5
92Fatalibekova ElenaWGMRUS21480.50.01.52.5
109Titorenko Natalia IWIMRUS21530.00.01.53.0
10 players
ch-Euro Seniors +65 Women Rhodes GRE Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Sun 14th Apr 2019. Category: None. Ave: (1969)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gaprindashvili, Nona GM GEO 2294 # 1 1 2 2102
2 Khmiadashvili, Tamar WGM GEO 1976 # = 1 1.5 1877
3 Burchardt, Brigitte WIM GER 2136 # 1 = 1.5 1994
4 Sinchurina, Tatiana RUS 1967 # = = 1 1874
5 Podlovna, Stella ISR 1599 = # = 1 1892
6 Ristoja, Aulikki FIN 1551 = 0 # 0.5 1863
7 Sorokina, Tamara WIM RUS 2051 0 = # 0.5 2022
8 Fatalibekova, Elena WGM RUS 2148 = # 0.5 1967
9 Kabanova, Irina RUS 1816 0 = # 0.5 1595
10 Titorenko, Natalia I WIM RUS 2153 0 # 0 2294
ch-Euro Amateurs U2300 Rhodes GRE Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Sun 14th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Brouwer DennisNED21792.00.01.01.5
26Zherebtsova AlexandraWFMRUS22032.00.01.01.0
310Yungucu ArdaTUR19591.00.02.03.0
47Van De Perre TomBEL21021.00.02.02.0
51Andreev StanislavECX21401.00.01.02.0
62Samaridis KonstantinosGRE20221.00.01.01.5
73Minko DmitryRUS21691.00.00.51.0
88Stavropoulos KonstantinosGRE20010.50.02.03.0
99Cmiel ThorstenFMGER21090.50.01.02.0
105Shukan AlexanderRUS20880.00.02.03.0
10 players
ch-Euro Amateurs U2300 Rhodes GRE Sat 6th Apr 2019 - Sun 14th Apr 2019. Category: None. Ave: (2097)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Brouwer, Dennis NED 2179 # 1 1 2 2052
2 Zherebtsova, Alexandra WFM RUS 2203 # 1 1 2 2024
3 Yungucu, Arda TUR 1959 0 # 1 1 2172
4 Andreev, Stanislav BUL 2140 0 # 1 1 1991
5 Samaridis, Konstantinos GRE 2022 0 # 1 1 2125
6 Minko, Dmitry RUS 2169 # = = 1 2055
7 Van De Perre, Tom BEL 2102 0 # 1 1 2134
8 Stavropoulos, Konstantinos GRE 2001 0 = # 0.5 1981
9 Cmiel, Thorsten FM GER 2109 0 = # 0.5 1903
10 Shukan, Alexander RUS 2088 0 0 # 0 2153

14) 21st Dubai Open 2019

The 21st Dubai Open takes place 1st to 9th April 2019.

21st Dubai Open 2019 Dubai UAE Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Tue 9th Apr 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Matlakov MaximGMRUS26926.50.038.532.0
215Abdusattorov NodirbekGMUZB25786.50.038.032.0
33Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26536.50.037.531.0
45Iturrizaga Bonelli EduardoGMVEN26336.50.037.030.5
514Indjic AleksandarGMSRB25926.50.035.028.5
61Le Quang LiemGMVIE27116.00.037.531.0
727Sanal VahapGMTUR25136.00.036.029.5
810Tabatabaei M.AminGMIRI26126.00.035.529.0
913Can EmreGMTUR25996.00.034.529.0
1011Mchedlishvili MikheilGMGEO26106.00.034.528.5
1128Iniyan PIMIND25126.00.034.028.0
1219Debashis DasGMIND25386.00.034.028.0
1336Vignesh N RIMIND24576.00.032.527.5
1412Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.GMIND26026.00.031.526.5
16Pichot AlanGMARG25666.00.031.526.5
1620Deepan Chakkravarthy J.GMIND25345.50.037.030.5
179Adly AhmedGMEGY26205.50.036.530.0
32Vokhidov ShamsiddinIMUZB24945.50.036.530.0
198Sethuraman S.P.GMIND26245.50.036.030.0
204Mareco SandroGMARG26515.50.034.028.5
2129Visakh N RIMIND25095.50.034.027.5
2244Haug JohannesIMNOR24245.50.033.527.5
236Yilmaz MustafaGMTUR26315.50.032.527.0
2456Raghunandan Kaumandur SrihariIMIND23705.00.041.535.0
2522Yeoh Li TianIMMAS25225.00.039.032.5
2634Sadhwani RaunakIMIND24755.00.037.531.5
2731Sindarov JavokhirGMUZB24955.00.036.029.5
2833Nguyen Anh KhoiIMVIE24815.00.035.029.0
49Nitin S.IMIND24005.00.035.029.0
3017Santos Ruiz MiguelGMESP25555.00.035.028.5
3118Bellahcene BilelGMALG25385.00.034.528.0
3221Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25315.00.034.028.0
3375Pranav VIND22585.00.034.028.0
3423Chanda SandipanGMIND25215.00.033.527.5
3577Mulenga Prince DanielZAM22525.00.033.027.0
3654Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIMIND23845.00.032.527.0
3738Darini PouriaGMIRI24555.00.032.526.5
3848Dimakiling OliverIMPHI24045.00.032.526.5
3952Hedman ErikFMSWE23855.00.032.025.5
4042Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimWGMUZB24275.00.031.526.0
4140Shyaamnikhil PIMIND24295.00.031.525.5
4259Quizon DanielIMPHI23405.00.031.025.0
4346Sundararajan KidambiGMIND24135.00.031.025.0
4439Divya DeshmukhWIMIND24325.00.031.024.5
4555Assaubayeva BibisaraFMKAZ23815.00.030.025.0
4678Raahul V SIND22525.00.030.024.5
4779Praveen Kumar CIMIND22255.00.025.020.5
4865Bharath Subramaniyam HCMIND23014.50.037.031.0
4951Tissir MohamedIMMAR23864.50.035.029.0
5030Harsha BharathakotiGMIND24974.50.034.028.0
163 players

15) ch-Moscow Final 2019

The Moscow Championship took place 30th March to 7th April 2019. Top seed Ivan Popov won with 7.5/9. Ekaterina Borisova won the women's event with 8/9.

ch-Moscow Final 2019 Moscow RUS Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Popov IvanGMRUS25817.556516
218Galaktionov ArtemFMRUS233274642.57
33Vorobev EvgeniyGMRUS25666.555504
42Savchenko BorisGMRUS25756.550476
59Eletskiy IvanFMRUS24096.548.5455
65Zakhartsov VladimirGMRUS25036.547.5444
76Golubov SaveliyIMRUS24626.546.5435
84Afanasev NikitaFMRUS2521653.5495
97Kozionov KirillIMRUS245864845.55
1016Smirnov TimofeyFMRUS234764643.55
1114Savenkov KonstantinFMRUS2373646425
1217Gubaydullin AlekseyFMRUS234464441.56
1310Dvalishvili PavelIMRUS24075.552.5483
148Ivanov OlegIMUKR24415.548.5453
1519Eritsyan AramFMRUS23255.54541.53
1615Makaryan RudikIMRUS23585.545415
1739Spichkin AleksandrRUS21065.544.5415
1837Trusov MikhailRUS21435.54441.55
1912Geyvondyan ArmanFMRUS238855045.54
2022Salman PavelFMRUS2248548.544.53
2141Zhukov AntonRUS2076545.541.53
2211Dragomaretskiy EvgeniyIMRUS2388544.5414
2320Obolentseva AleksandraWGMRUS2324544.540.53
2427Ageychenko GennadiyIMRUS2208544424
2523Prokopchuk YuriyFMRUS2237541.5385
2634Tunik SergeyRUS216753936.54
2746Fedorov NikitaRUS2030538.535.54
2831Volodin ViktorIMRUS2191534.532.54
2949Khmelyov MikhailRUS1995534.5323
3048Pavlov MarkRUS20064.544.5424
3113Tsoy DmitriyFMRUS23764.544.540.53
3228Chudinovskikh AleksandrIMRUS22064.54440.52
3353Tarasov DanilaRUS19344.54239.54
3450Sekoyan VachaganRUS19944.540.538.54
3529Qrygin MaksimRUS22044.540.537.54
3621Pesotskiy MikhailFMRUS23004.53936.54
3740Khudyakov StanislavRUS21064.53936.54
3832Qkimenko AleksandrRUS21854.53935.54
3933Tarasov OlegRUS21754.537.535.53
4064Zverev LevCMRUS17034.536.533.53
72 players
ch-Moscow Final w 2019 Moscow RUS Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Borisova EkaterinaRUS2255847.544.57
27Utyatskaya IrinaWIMRUS2214752496
31Charochkina DaryaIMRUS2333752486
415Kirchey ViktoriyaRUS2122648454
58Smirnova EkaterinaWFMRUS2178645.542.55
620Zaytseva LyudmilaRUS1926645.542.55
76Dyakonova EkaterinaRUS2239645.541.55
82Mirzoeva ElmiraWGMRUS22815.549.5454
93Gvantseladze AnnaWFMRUS22645.548443
104Fominykh MariyaWGMRUS22595.547.543.55
1113Kanevskaya AnnaWFMRUS21365.54744.54
1212Zotova AnastasiyaWFMRUS21485.543.540.54
1317Miroshnik EkaterinaWFMRUS2039548444
1410Korchagina AlenaWFMRUS2167547433
1511Nur-Mukhametova AlisaRUS216454541.54
1629Seregina MariyaRUS1853544415
1725Ilina LadaRUS1877542.539.54
1819Danilova RadaWCMRUS1930538.5365
1921Strukova KseniyaWCMRUS1919537.535.55
2016Afanaseva AleksandraWFMRUS20934.545433
219Dumcheva YuliyaWFMRUS21684.543.540.54
2218Kasaeva SofiyaWFMRUS19604.540374
2323Zakharova EvgeniyaRUS1892443392
2439Todua AnastasiyaRUS1610438.535.53
2524Dorofeeva NurguyaanaRUS1879438.535.53
2645Zaytseva DaryaRUS1350437343
2727Khachatryan MarietaARM1856436.534.54
2832Kruglikova ViktoriyaRUS1786436.534.54
2926Ivanova AnastasiyaRUS1860434.5323
3034Chagina UlyanaRUS173943431.53
3141Putintseva MarinaRUS1519433313
3236Krupnova AnnaRUS1729433312
3331Sayafarova AnnaRUS17943.539363
3433Zakharova OksanaAIMRUS17513.537.5352
3514Gorovenko DaryaWFMRUS2134341.537.52
3642Soblirova SabinaRUS1516336.5343
3735Khachatryan NadezhdaARM173833532.53
3828Zvereva MargaritaWFMRUS1853334.532.53
3930Zakharova AnnaRUS1820334322
4037Shevtsova StefaniyaRUS1684332.530.52
46 players

16) 92nd ch-St Petersburg 2019

The 92nd ch-St Petersburg takes place 1st to 11th April 2019.

92nd ch-St Petersburg St Petersburg RUS Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Thu 11th Apr 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Levin Evgeny A.RUS25146.023.5040.0
24Lesovoi EvgenijRUS23055.522.0040.0
312Lobanov SergeiRUS25285.520.7540.0
49Smirnov ArtemRUS24135.016.2540.0
56Vlasenko MiroslavRUS24105.013.0040.0
65Shubin KirillRUS23914.513.2530.0
72Usmanov VasilyRUS24504.014.7520.0
811Schekachikhin MaksimRUS24283.512.7510.0
97Duzhakov IlyaRUS23973.09.7500.0
1010Askerov MaratRUS23182.59.7500.0
111Saveliev AlexeiRUS23722.58.0020.0
128Golikov DaniilRUS22981.02.7500.0
12 players
92nd ch-St Petersburg St Petersburg RUS Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Thu 11th Apr 2019. Category: 7. Ave: (2402)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Levin, Evgeny A. GM RUS 2514 # = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 6 2593
2 Lesovoi, Evgenij RUS 2305 = # 0 1 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2568
3 Lobanov, Sergei IM RUS 2528 = 1 # 1 = 1 = 0 1 5.5 2524
4 Smirnov, Artem IM RUS 2413 0 0 # 1 1 = = 1 1 5 2479
5 Vlasenko, Miroslav IM RUS 2410 0 0 # = 1 = 1 1 1 5 2494
6 Shubin, Kirill FM RUS 2391 = 0 0 # = 1 = 1 1 4.5 2430
7 Usmanov, Vasily IM RUS 2450 0 0 = = = # = 1 1 4 2418
8 Schekachikhin, Maksim IM RUS 2428 = = = 0 0 = # = 1 3.5 2354
9 Duzhakov, Ilya IM RUS 2397 0 = = 0 = # = = = 3 2315
10 Askerov, Marat FM RUS 2318 0 = = 0 0 = = # = 2.5 2266
11 Saveliev, Alexei IM RUS 2372 0 0 1 0 0 0 = # 1 2.5 2271
12 Golikov, Daniil FM RUS 2298 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 2085

17) Boardwalk Pearson GM 2019

The Boardwalk Pearson GM tournament took place 25th March to 3rd April 2019. Grover Sahaj won with 7/10.

Boardwalk Pearson GM 2019 Port Elizabeth RSA Mon 25th Mar 2019 - Wed 3rd Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Grover SahajGMIND25117.00.0433.00
25Abergel ThalGMFRA24315.51.0323.25
31Kasparov SergeyGMBLR24515.51.0225.75
42Haznedaroglu KivancGMTUR24725.00.0322.00
56Cawdery DanielIMRSA24284.50.0320.50
63Van Zyl-Rudd JackFMRSA23102.50.0014.50
6 players

18) Norberto La Porta Cup 2019

The Norberto La Porta Cup took place 20th to 29th March 2019. Carlos Garcia Palermo took first place on tie-break from Andres Carlos Obregon after both scored 8/9. Additional games now available.

Norberto La Porta Cup Buenos Aires ARG Wed 20th Mar 2019 - Fri 29th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111GARCIA PALERMO CarlosGMITA24078.00.044.041.5
21OBREGON Andres CarlosGMARG25148.00.042.037.0
310PEREZ MaximilianoIMARG24187.50.046.541.0
412DOLEZAL CristianIMARG23927.50.039.536.0
517ROMERO BARRETO Jaime JoseFMVEN23377.00.048.040.5
68SLIPAK SergioGMARG24277.00.045.538.5
77ACOSTA Pablo IsmaelIMARG24677.00.045.537.5
84ALONSO SalvadorGMARG24977.00.045.038.0
936CONVERSET Juan JoseFMARG22277.00.045.037.0
106VILLANUEVA MarioIMARG24827.00.044.538.0
119SALDANO DAYER HoracioIMESP24227.00.043.036.0
1214PIERROT FacundoIMARG23837.00.042.536.5
133TRISTAN LeonardoIMARG25047.00.042.536.0
1413RODRIGUEZ Jorge LuisFMARG23857.00.040.536.0
1526BARRIONUEVO PabloIMARG22637.00.040.035.0
1625QUIROGA FacundoIMARG22676.50.048.038.0
1720ZAPATA CHARLES SantiagoFMARG23036.50.047.038.5
1823MOLINA Pablo SebastianARG22776.50.044.036.0
195RICARDI PabloGMARG24856.50.044.035.0
202HUNGASKI RobertGMUSA25056.50.043.035.0
2116FIORITO FabianIMARG23666.50.042.036.0
2219SPATA GermanFMARG23206.50.041.032.5
2342AGUERO ARCE MatiasARG21906.50.041.031.5
2421MIRANDA RafaelARG22956.50.040.535.0
2564CARRARO DeniseWIMARG20976.50.040.534.0
2645TERAN ABREU Lisyender JesusCMVEN21876.50.040.032.0
2722BENEDETTI JulioIMARG22816.50.039.034.0
2832CONTIN DanielIMITA22366.50.039.033.0
2935VILLEGAS FrancoIMARG22316.50.038.534.0
3052SARQUIS Maria BelenWIMARG21416.50.038.032.0
3144TOMAS FALCON JesusARG21896.50.038.030.5
3231GARCIA RaimundoIMARG22386.50.037.532.5
3343FERRARA EnzoARG21896.50.037.029.5
3415DELLA MORTE GermanIMARG23666.00.046.537.0
35105BUSTOS CristianARG19996.00.046.535.5
36143MALDONADO GonzaloARG19126.00.043.529.5
3728GIAMPA AlejandroARG22516.00.040.033.5
3824CORO LucasFMARG22766.00.040.033.0
3963OLIVERA HoracioARG20996.00.039.532.5
4067AXARLIAN CarlosARG20896.00.039.031.0
4149BERNARD IgnacioARG21676.00.039.030.0
4251PEREZ PIETRONAVE CarlosFMARG21446.00.038.531.5
43127FERNANDES MartinARG19456.00.038.530.0
4438OCANTOS ManuelLUX22176.00.038.031.5
4548CUBERLI EmilianoARG21746.00.038.029.5
46141REMOLCOY LucianoARG19146.00.038.029.5
4768TOMEO NicolasARG20886.00.038.029.5
4839CIMER EmanuelFMARG22016.00.036.530.5
4982SOBRERO SebastianARG20526.00.035.529.0
5092GESLIN EzequielARG20156.00.035.528.5
330 players

19) East Asia Championship 2019

The East Asia Championship takes place 7th to 15th April 2019.

ch-East Asia 2019 Ulaanbaatar MGL Sun 7th Apr 2019 - Mon 15th Apr 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Batchuluun TsegmedMGL25471.00.000
3Megaranto SusantoINA25231.00.000
5Nasanjargal UrtnasanMGL24821.00.000
6Gundavaa BayarsaikhanMGL24811.00.000
8Gomez John PaulPHI24601.00.000
11Bersamina PauloPHI24441.00.000
12Nguyen Van HuyVIE24361.00.000
13Nguyen Duc HoaVIE24331.00.000
16Amartuvshin GanzorigMGL23731.00.000
21Khatanbaatar BazarMGL23371.00.000
25Chinguun SumiyaMGL22501.00.000
26Galmandakh BadrakhMGL22221.00.000
29Baasansuren ErdeneMGL21991.00.000
30Surya WahyudiINA21971.00.000
31Byambaa ZulzagaMGL21681.00.000
33Amgalanbaatar RavdanlkhumbuuMGL20811.00.000
34Altanbayar TserenpeljeeMGL20601.00.000
35Itgelt KhuyagtsogtMGL20561.00.000
36Amilal MunkhdalaiMGL20421.00.000
44Anand BatsukhMGL17711.00.000
217Priasmoro NovendraINA24790.50.000
10Batsuren DambasurenMGL24440.50.000
19Tran Minh ThangVIE23490.50.000
22Lkhagvasuren TsedveeMGL23360.50.000
27Tengis Tsog-OchirMGL22070.50.000
28Khin ThanMYA22030.50.000
39Bulgankhan GanzorigMGL19360.50.000
40Khuslen Altan-OchirMGL19270.50.000
291Tran Tuan MinhVIE25530.00.000
4Bilguun SumiyaMGL24880.00.000
9Munkhgal GombosurenMGL24550.00.000
14Agibileg UurtsaikhMGL24030.00.000
15Gan-Erdene SugarMGL23750.00.000
17Dang Hoang SonVIE23670.00.000
18Tugstumur YesuntumurMGL23550.00.000
20Miciano John MarvinPHI23390.00.000
23Boldoo ErdenepurevMGL23340.00.000
24Garidmagnai ByambasurenMGL23130.00.000
32Ganbaatar IshdagvaMGL21310.00.000
37Chinguun BayaraaMGL20330.00.000
48 players

20) Electrica Baleares Spring IM 2019

The Electrica Baleares Spring IM takes place 15h February to 12th April 2019.

Electrica Baleares Spring Barcelona ESP Fri 15th Feb 2019 - Fri 12th Apr 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Sosa TomasARG25027.00.02.027.75
27Pogorelov RuslanUKR23385.51.52.523.00
39Perez Mitjans OrelvisESP23775.51.02.019.75
44Ayats Llobera GerardESP23775.50.51.516.75
52Jimenez Ruano AdrianESP22874.50.01.016.00
65Garcia Ramos DanielESP22823.50.01.012.00
76Rodriguez Alvarez VidalVEN22643.00.00.58.75
83Villar Reymundo Juan AntonioPER22503.00.00.56.75
910Gonzalez Raul OmarESP21701.50.01.05.25
101Cuadras Avellana JordiESP22451.00.00.02.00
10 players

21) First Saturday April 2019

The First Saturday April tournaments started a week earlier than normal (I can't remember this ever happening before) on March 30th and finished today, April 8th. Dragan Kosic won the GM event with 6.5/9. Wong Jianwen won the IM event also with 6.5/9.

FSGM April 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Mon 8th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
12Kosic DraganGMMNE25006.50.04
25Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H.FMIND23485.50.03
36Nguyen Van ThanhCMVIE23585.01.53
410Aczel GergelyGMHUN25425.01.03
54Arjun KalyanIMIND24445.00.53
67Ravi Teja S.IMIND23834.50.02
79Kulkarni BhaktiWGMIND23223.51.51
83Lye Lik ZangFMMAS23773.51.01
91Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24123.50.51
108Kayonde AndrewIMZAM23943.00.00
10 players
FSGM April 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Mon 8th Apr 2019. Category: 7. Ave: (2408)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kosic, Dragan GM MNE 2500 # = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 = 6.5 2564
2 Mehar, Chinna Reddy C.H. FM IND 2348 = # 0 = = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2495
3 Nguyen, Van Thanh CM VIE 2358 0 1 # 1 = = 0 = 1 = 5 2457
4 Arjun, Kalyan IM IND 2444 = = 0 # = 1 = 1 0 1 5 2447
5 Aczel, Gergely GM HUN 2542 0 = = = # 0 1 1 = 1 5 2436
6 Ravi, Teja S. IM IND 2383 0 = = 0 1 # 1 = = = 4.5 2411
7 Ilincic, Zlatko GM SRB 2412 = = 1 = 0 0 # 0 = = 3.5 2328
8 Kulkarni, Bhakti CM IND 2322 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 # = = 3.5 2338
9 Lye, Lik Zang FM MAS 2377 0 0 0 1 = = = = # = 3.5 2331
10 Kayonde, Andrew IM ZAM 2394 = 0 = 0 0 = = = = # 3 2285
FSIM April 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Mon 8th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
14Wong JianwenMAS21856.50.025.50
210To Nhat MinhIMHUN23476.00.026.75
31Farkas TiborIMSRB23135.50.022.50
42Farago IvanGMHUN23635.00.019.50
58Stigar PetterFMNOR21994.50.020.25
67Vantika AgrawalWIMIND21714.02.014.50
79Vegh EndreIMHUN22404.01.517.25
83Abhilash Reddy M.L.IND22524.01.515.25
95French MaxENG22284.01.016.25
106Felmery MateHUN21771.50.07.25
10 players
FSIM April 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Mon 8th Apr 2019. Category: None. Ave: (2248)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Wong, Jianwen MAS 2185 # 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2420
2 To, Nhat Minh IM HUN 2347 1 # = = = = 1 = 1 = 6 2361
3 Farkas, Tibor IM SRB 2313 = = # = = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2320
4 Farago, Ivan GM HUN 2363 0 = = # = = = = 1 1 5 2278
5 Stigar, Petter FM NOR 2199 = = = = # = = = = = 4.5 2253
6 Vegh, Endre IM HUN 2240 0 = = = = # 1 = 0 = 4 2205
7 French, Max ENG 2228 = 0 = = = 0 # = = 1 4 2207
8 Abhilash, Reddy M.L. IND 2252 0 = 0 = = = = # = 1 4 2204
9 Vantika, Agrawal WIM IND 2171 0 0 = 0 = 1 = = # 1 4 2213
10 Felmery, Mate HUN 2177 0 = 0 0 = = 0 0 0 # 1.5 1982

22) ch-CRO 2019

The Croatian Championship takes place 1st to 11th April 2019.

ch-CRO 2019 Bjelovar CRO Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Thu 11th Apr 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Bosiocic MarinCRO26135.53.521.000.0
29Saric IvanCRO26915.53.020.000.0
36Kozul ZdenkoCRO25895.51.517.750.0
41Brkic AnteCRO25605.02.519.500.0
54Martinovic SasaCRO25554.51.516.250.0
68Stevic HrvojeCRO25864.02.015.250.0
710Zelcic RobertCRO25204.02.015.000.0
85Jovanovic ZoranCRO25113.52.013.000.0
92Saric AnteCRO25303.51.011.500.0
107Jovanic OgnjenCRO25153.02.012.000.0
1111Kurajica BojanCRO25222.01.07.750.0
123Kovacevic BlazimirCRO24752.00.05.500.0
12 players
ch-CRO 2019 Bjelovar CRO Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Thu 11th Apr 2019. Category: 13. Ave: (2556)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Bosiocic, Marin GM CRO 2613 # 1 0 = 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2695
2 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2691 0 # = 1 = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2692
3 Kozul, Zdenko GM CRO 2589 = # = = 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2691
4 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2560 1 = # = = = = = 1 5 2642
5 Martinovic, Sasa GM CRO 2555 = 0 = # = 1 1 0 1 4.5 2596
6 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2586 0 = = = # = = = 1 4 2565
7 Zelcic, Robert GM CRO 2520 0 0 1 = = # = = 1 4 2567
8 Jovanovic, Zoran GM CRO 2511 = = 0 = = # = = = 3.5 2512
9 Saric, Ante GM CRO 2530 = 0 = 0 = # = 1 = 3.5 2500
10 Jovanic, Ognjen GM CRO 2515 = 0 0 = = = = # = 3 2489
11 Kurajica, Bojan GM CRO 2522 0 0 1 0 = 0 = # 0 2 2364
12 Kovacevic, Blazimir GM CRO 2475 0 0 0 0 0 = = 1 # 2 2357

23) 20th European Individual Championship 2019

The 20th European Individual Championship took place in Skopje, Mon 18th Mar to Fri 29th Mar 2019.

Leading players: Artemiev, Tomashevsky, Saric, Kovalev, Dubov, Mamedov, Vallejo Pons, Ragger, Grandelius, Korobov, Cheparinov, Eljanov, Rodshtein, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Berkes, Safarli, Dreev, Melkumyan, Kovalenko, Edouard, Parligras, Gelfand, Fressinet, Moiseenko, Kuzubov, Alekseenko, Anton Guijarro, Zvjaginsev, Alekseev etc

Vladislav Artemiev took first place from Nils Grandelius on tie-break after both scored 8.5/11. There were a total of 22 places available for the Khanty Mansysk FIDE World Cup later in the year.

A small number of additional games and a correction however it's possible that there are quite a few games with problems in this file with incomplete games or errors.

20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD Mon 18th Mar 2019 - Fri 29th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Artemiev VladislavGMRUS27368.5260070.076.0
29Grandelius NilsGMSWE26948.5259571.577.5
337Piorun KacperGMPOL26318.0262672.577.0
413Rodshtein MaximGMISR26738.0262269.574.5
516Berkes FerencGMHUN26668.0259567.572.5
628Anton Guijarro DavidGMESP26438.0257767.072.5
714Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGMGER26708.0256967.071.0
841Movsesian SergeiGMARM26278.0253962.568.0
976Huschenbeth NiclasGMGER25948.0253162.067.0
1058Oparin GrigoriyGMRUS26138.0252862.567.0
1118Safarli EltajGMAZE26628.0251562.567.5
12110Christiansen Johan-SebastianGMNOR25397.5261968.571.5
1391Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR25747.5260470.074.5
1411Cheparinov IvanGMGEO26837.5260369.074.0
15186Pultinevicius PauliusIMLTU24397.5260062.066.5
1669Esipenko AndreyGMRUS26037.5259170.074.5
1779Petrov NikitaGMRUS25917.5258665.069.0
1823Gelfand BorisGMISR26557.5258566.571.5
1938Gledura BenjaminGMHUN26307.5258368.574.0
2063Predke AlexandrGMRUS26117.5258168.073.0
2139Rakhmanov AleksandrGMRUS26297.5258067.072.5
2273Bartel MateuszGMPOL26007.5257667.071.5
233Dubov DaniilGMRUS27037.5256967.071.5
2432Lysyj IgorGMRUS26357.5256468.073.5
2515Ponomariov RuslanGMUKR26677.5256265.570.5
2661Lupulescu ConstantinGMROU26117.5255866.571.5
2730Alekseev EvgenyGMRUS26407.5255665.570.0
2829Zvjaginsev VadimGMRUS26427.5255468.073.5
298Ragger MarkusGMAUT26967.5255265.571.0
3027Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26447.5253863.568.5
3117Dreev AlekseyGMRUS26627.5253660.565.0
3235Fridman DanielGMGER26337.5251263.067.0
337Vallejo Pons FranciscoGMESP26987.5250058.563.0
3453Martirosyan Haik M.GMARM26167.5249159.063.0
3533Volokitin AndreiGMUKR26357.5247957.061.0
3657Chigaev MaksimGMRUS26137.0260068.073.0
3781Can EmreGMTUR25867.0259367.572.5
3810Korobov AntonGMUKR26867.0255567.573.0
39111Stupak KirillGMBLR25377.0255366.570.5
4019Melkumyan HrantGMARM26617.0255061.566.0
361 players

24) ch-Quebec 2019

The Quebec Championship took place 21st to 31st March 2019. Hugh Brodie sends the games and reports: "It was a knockout event - starting with 16 players. The final was four games; the other rounds were two games. The two ties were broken by one Armageddon game each - games 1.3 and 4.5). The winner - Zong Yang Yu - is a 19 year old FM from Montreal, who "knocked out" two GM's!"

ch-Quebec 2019 Montreal CAN Thu 21st Mar 2019 - Sun 31st Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
NameFEDRtgPts
Yu, Zong YangCAN23727.5
Sambuev, BatorCAN24897.5
Lesiege, AlexandreCAN25153.5
Rodrigue-Lemieux, ShawnCAN22963.0
Huang, QiuyuCAN20882.5
Duong, Thanh NhaCAN22462.0
Tomb, MarounLBN21802.0
Masse, HuguesCAN21631.5
Bolduc, SteveCAN21651.0
Ouellet, Maili-JadeCAN20860.5
Beaulieu, EricCAN21570.5
Durette, FrancisCAN20110.5
Chiku-Ratte, Olivier-KentaCAN23910.0
Voskanyan, VahagnCAN22140.0
Saha, AnandaCAN20350.0
Richard, LeoCAN17800.0
16 players

25) PRO Chess League 2019

The PRO Chess League 2019 takes place Tue 8th Jan 2019 to the final on Sun 5th May 2019. 32 teams is divided into four divisions. Leading players: 1 GM Fabiano Caruana Saint Louis Arch Bishops 2827, 2 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov San Jose Hackers 2820, 3 GM Ding Liren Chengdu Pandas 2804, 4 GM Anish Giri Montreal Chessbrahs 2780, 5 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Marseilles Migraines 2780, 6 GM Wesley So Saint Louis Arch Bishops 2776, 7 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi Moscow Wizards 2768, 8 GM Yu Yangyi Chengdu Pandas 2765, 9 GM Hikaru Nakamura Seattle Sluggers 2763, 10 GM Harikrishna Pentala Delhi Dynamite 2743, 11 GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda Cannes Blitzstreams 2739, 12 GM Sam Shankland San Francisco Mechanics 2722, 13 GM Le Quang Liem Webster Windmills 2715, 14 GM Francisco Vallejo Pons Barcelona Raptors 2713, 15 GM Dmitry Andreikin Volga Stormbringers 2712, 16 GM Vladimir Fedoseev Estonia Horses 2712, 17 GM Vidit Gujrathi Mumbai Movers 2711, 18 GM Pavel Eljanov Miami Champions 2703, 19 GM Rauf Mamedov San Jose Hackers 2699 and 20 GM Gabriel Sargissian Seattle Sluggers 2691. There are two more matches to decide the finalists for May 4th-5th. Tuesday April 2: 7:30 AM PT/3:30 PM GMT - Tbilisi vs Armenia, 10:30 AM PT/6:30 PM GMT - Norway vs Baden-Baden The Saint Louis Arch Bishops and Chengdu Pandas have already qualifyed to the PRO Chess Finals in San Francisco.

PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT Tue 8th Jan 2019 - Sun 5th May 2019
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
TeamPts
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Saint Louis Arch Bishops211.5
New York Marshalls196
Webster Windmills194
Montclair Sopranos188.5
Montreal Chessbrahs176.5
Miami Champions134.5
Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers124.5
London Lions110
EASTERN DIVISION
Tbilisi Gentlemen249
Armenia Eagles236.5
Mumbai Movers175.5
Moscow Wizards171.5
Volga Stormbringers133
Moscow Phoenix131.5
Delhi Dynamite131
Estonia Horses124
PACIFIC DIVISION
Minnesota Blizzard219
Dallas Destiny214
Chengdu Pandas200.5
Australia Kangaroos198
San Jose Hackers175.5
San Francisco Mechanics164
Seattle Sluggers136.5
San Diego Surfers112
CENTRAL DIVISION
Norway Gnomes227.5
Baden-Baden Snowballs201.5
Amsterdam Mosquitoes178
Cannes Blitzstreams170.5
Marseille Migraines162
Berlin Bears153
Barcelona Raptors143.5
Ljubljana Turtles79
36 teams

26) Irish National Club Championships 2019

The Irish National Club Championships took place 5th to 7th April 2019. Gonzaga won.

Irish Clubs 2019 Dublin IRL Fri 5th Apr 2019 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Gonzaga55001026.02139
23Trinity5410819.01517
35Elm Mount5320615.51302
42Benildus5230414.01136
54Bray5230412.51036
66Dun Laoghaire5230412.0969
77Ballinasloe5131311.5923
88UCD504119.5778
8 players

27) 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 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*472242.013.0
21. Novoborsky SK*572147.016.0
3GASCO Pardubice*5572143.514.0
4SK ZIKUDA Turnov*441736.010.0
5Siesta Solution Unichess A*4641135.59.5
6Beskydska sachova skola434*548934.011.0
7Moravska Slavia Brno34*44930.05.0
8SK DURAS BVK Kralovo Pole132*6926.05.5
9Labortech Ostrava134*6727.05.5
10SK Slavoj Poruba44*5527.54.5
11Siesta Solution Unichess B102*5316.02.0
12Slavoj Cesky Tesin½44233*219.52.5
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Dopravni podnik Praha*634557582556.517.5
2QCC Ceske Budejovice2*535472550.516.0
3SK OAZA Praha*4548562052.519.5
4TJ Pankrac5*3534361947.011.0
52222 SK Polabiny4345*447451749.014.0
6SK Zikuda Turnov B53*441744.512.5
7TJ Neratovice33354*51647.514.5
8SK Sokol Vysehrad344*461545.013.0
9TJ Sakal Kozolupy0444*1540.510.5
10TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove1435143*51439.510.5
11SK Mesta Lysa nad Labem342*4232.56.5
12SO TJ Dukla Praha0122334*123.04.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slavia Kroměřiž*457652855.016.5
2SK Slavia Orlova4*64645662754.516.0
3SK Staré Město2*546552552.517.0
4TZ Třinec343*66452353.017.0
5SK Gordic4*45552048.013.0
6TJ Ostrava4*551644.013.5
7Panda Rychnov n. K.1223*355451337.011.5
8Sachy Hosťalkova4335*421140.511.0
9BSS Frýdek-Mistek "B"32334*351039.08.5
10Jezdci Jundrov2233365*4737.510.5
112222 SK Polabiny "C"23444*4434.57.5
12TJ Tatran Litovel323334*432.57.0
12 players

28) Belgian Interclubs 2018-19

The Belgian Interclubs took place 30th September 2018 to 28th April 2019. Round 9 Baete,G-Wunnink,M corrected. Fontaine 1 just edged out KGSRL 1 with a superior board point score to win the title.

TCh-BEL 2018-19 Belgium BEL Sun 30th Sep 2018 - Sun 28th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1Fontaine 1XX44.53.544.5536675.51653
2KGSRL 14XX5425.54557451650.5
3Echiquier Mosan 13.53XX465.54.5265.557.51552.5
4KSK Rochade 14.544XX4454524.56.51547.5
5Wachtebeke 14624XX2.545.54.55.554.51547.5
6KBSK 13.52.52.545.5XX4.545.5685.51451.5
7Wirtzfeld 1343.5343.5XX66.567.57.51254.5
8CRELEL 153642.542XX33.54.54.51042
9KSK47-Eynatten 123233.52.51.55XX5.56.56.5841
10Jean Jaures 1212.562.5224.52.5XX6.55.5837
11Boitsfort 11433.5300.53.51.51.5XX4225.5
12Brasschaat 12.530.51.53.52.50.53.51.52.54XX125.5
12 teams

29) TCh-FAI 2018-19

The Faroe Team Championship took place 28th October to 6th April 2019. Sandavagur 1 won.

TCh-FAI 2018-19 Faroe Islands FAI Sun 28th Oct 2018 - Sat 6th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6bTB1TB2TB3
1Sandavagur 1**2343243331.0180
2Havnin 121**32427.5160
3Klaksvik 10½½1**3420.0100
4Havnin 212210**1314.540
5Kollafjordur 101½½½½3**214.070
6Klaksvik 2½101½2**13.050
6 teams

30) 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 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910Mpts
1Tungsram Aquaprofit NSK I.75.588.5710.591112
2DVTK76.55.598.57.57.5912
3ASE Paks746.588.568.5711
4Aquarena Kobanya SC I.73.537.5676.599
5Dunaharaszti MTK73.544.57.57.57108
6HVSE-Infraplan753.565.57.57.510.57
7Penzügyor SE71.5654.56.58.566
8Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK74.55.54.54.53.5683
9Duocor-Makoi SVSE734.53.554.5662
10Maroczy SE7135321.540
10 teams

31) Bundesliga 2018-19

The German Bundesliga takes place 10th November 2018 to 7th April 2019. The remainder of the round 12 and 13 matches were played this weekend.

Bundesliga 2018-19 Germany GER Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910111213141516MptsBptsTB1
1OSG Baden-Baden14 +4545667666772679352
2SV Hockenheim144 +5457762474½328½
3SG Solingen1433 +655662267½277½
4SF Deizisau14 +43652173315½
5SC Viernheim1444 +5445451961297½
6SV Werder Bremen143453 +34545571762½291
7USV TU Dresden142345 +45551655262½
8Hamburger SK142244 +4661557½244
9SF Berlin14113 +4561151230
10BCA Augsburg142½3½34 +451045202
11SV Mülheim Nord 1931142344 +35850232
12SG Turm Kiel142½4344 +45842½186
13Düsseldorfer SK14112233 +640200
14SV 1920 Hofheim1413333254 +546202½
15MSA Zugzwang1422½1322333 +235½159
16DJK Aachen +
16 players

32) TCh-ISR 2019

The Isreal Team Championship took place 5th Jan to 5th April. Club Ashdod Elit won the title.

TCh-ISR 2019 Israel ISR Sat 5th Jan 2019 - Fri 5th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeamGmsPtsBptsTB1TB2TB3
1Club Ashdod Elit115646101438.25166
2Beer Sheva Alef in name of Eliyahu Levant115343101357147
3haPoel Kfar Saba1145.539.561230.25138
4Feldklain Rishon leTsion11443771138.25131
5Tsafrir Rehovot Alef11383441088.5117
6Club Chess Beer Sheva Yud-Alef1137.531.56960.5112.5
7Club Chess Hertslia11363331024118.5
8Elitsur Dov Petah Tiqwa1130.529.51951.5106
9haPoel Petah Tiqwa Alef1130282923102
10haPoel Kfar Saba Bet1128.526.52843.585
11Elitsur Ironi Netanya named Itshak Shlakman1126.524.52775.579
12ASA Shlomo Har-Tsvi Tel Aviv1123.523.50765.2584
12 teams

33) TCh-FIN 2018-19

The Finnish Team Championship took place 15th September 2018 to 7th April 2019. SK ComeOn, Helsinki won.

TCh-FIN 2018-19 Finland FIN Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameGmsMptsTB1
1SK ComeOn, Helsinki1118+24
2TammerShakki, Tampere1116+20
3SalSK, Salo1116+20
4JyS, Jyvaskyla1115+16
5TuTS, Turku1115+5
6MatSK, Espoo1114+17
7EtVaS, Vantaa1112+2
8Aatos, Helsinki119-12
9VammSK, Sastamala118-12
10KymS, Kotka116-17
11KS-58, Helsinki113-27
12JoeSK, Joensuu110-36
12 players

34) 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. Games from the final two rounds of the Ost division are missing.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SPG Fürstenfeld/Hartberg*333561943.00
2SPK Grieskirchen/Schallerbach3*3441841.50
3EJ Gleisdorf33*24334431537.00
4SC Pinggau-Friedberg34*33551339.50
5SC MPÖ Maria Saal II12*4341335.00
6SPG Sauwald232*331133.00
7ASK St.Valentin33*341131.50
8Schachfreunde Graz333*3441032.50
9SV Steyregg2233*41032.00
10Frauental2213*930.50
11Freistadt/Wartberg01½222*4218.50
12SC Die Klagenfurter322*122.00
12 players
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Bregenz*652047.50
2Hohenems II*53242541538.00
3Jenbach 2*44434221536.00
4Absam2*43331339.00
5Sparkasse Neumarkt2*34541134.00
6Pradl123*34341131.00
7ASK Salzburg03323*3½341128.50
8Wolfurt½423223*441031.50
9Kufstein/Wörgl12*4831.00
10Rochade Rum4431332*2727.50
11SPG Oberland1322*3627.00
12Ranshofen24½22243*525.00
12 players
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau*353452043.00
2SG Mistelbach/Altlichtenwarth3*454451941.50
3SK Hietzing*3442541538.50
4SK Austria3*5243561239.00
5mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring21*54451236.50
6ASVÖ Pamhagen1241*51236.00
7SK Advisory Invest Baden22*551036.50
8tschaturanga12*251031.50
9SC Donaustadt3242211*5929.50
10Blackburne Nickelsdorf231*3829.50
11Wiener Amateurschachklub1143*5525.00
12DeLaVie Oberwart - www.trink-vitamine.at11201½½11½1*09.50
12 players

35) Active Team Events

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

TCh-SUI 2019

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 10th March to 20th October 2019.

TCh-SUI 2019 Switzerland SUI Sun 10th Mar 2019 - Sun 20th Oct 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Geneve 126
1Luzern 126
3Riehen 125.5
4Zurich 124.5
5Winterthur 114
5Wollishofen 114
7Echallens 103.5
8Reti 102.5
9Nyon 102
9Solothurn 102
10 players

TCh-LTU 2019

The Lithuanian Team Championship takes place 26th January to 28th April 2019. I managed to miss this event last year.

TCh-LTU 2019 Lithuania LTU Sat 26th Jan 2019 - Sun 28th Apr 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
14“MRU - ROSK Consulting” (Vilnius)55001021.575.5
22"Margiris" 1 (Kaunas)5302816.553.8
33SISZK (Siauliai)5410816.546.5
45LKSF - Chess United (Vilnius)5311718.040.8
51"Ežerėlio vaivorykstė" 1 (Kaunas)5311715.546.8
617SM "Tauras" (Vilnius)5320616.027.0
77"Gambiteriai" (Kaunas)5320614.037.0
86"Sūduvos jaunimas" (Marijampolė)5320614.030.0
911"Tauras" (Vilnius)5320614.025.0
1010"Sūduva" SV (Marijampolė)5221512.020.3
1114"Margiris" 2 (Kaunas)5230411.519.5
128"Pasakų parkas"-1 VSK (Vilnius)5230411.014.5
1316LASF (Vilnius)5230410.520.5
149"Drakonas" (Siauliai)5230410.019.5
1512RSK (Rokiskis)523049.016.0
1620"Sūduvos ateitis -ZSM" (Marijampolė)513136.515.5
1713"Bokstas" (Klaipėda)514029.57.5
1815"Pasakų parkas"-2 VSK (Vilnius)514028.59.5
1918" Margiris 3-ASRC" (Kaunas)514028.08.5
2019"Ežerėlio vaivorykstė" 2 (Kaunas)514027.58.5
20 players

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 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1LSG IntelliMagic☓6.5-25.55.566.56-1238
2En Passant3.5☓7.55.5-5-5.545.5936.5
3HMC Den Bosch-2.5☓6.555.55.54-5.5934.5
4Kennemer Combinatie84.53.5☓-4.58.565.5-840.5
5BSG4.5-5-☓7.56.53.57.55839.5
6MuConsult Apeldoorn4.554.55.52.5☓--5.57.5735
7HWP Sas van Gent4-4.51.53.5-☓5.55.57.5632
8Charlois Europoort3.54.5646.5-4.5☓-5534
9Zuid Limburg46-4.52.54.54.5-☓5.5431.5
10De Stukkenjagers-4.54.5-52.52.554.5☓228.5
10 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 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
Division 1a
1Guildford 15-37-17-17½-½7½-½7½-½7½-½1449
2Wood Green3-55½-2½3½-4½6½-1½8-07-15-31038½
3Barbican 4NCL 11-72½-5½6-25-36½-1½4½-35½-2½1031
4White Rose 11-74½-3½2-64½-3½6-25-15½-2½1028½
5Alba½-7½1½-6½3-53½-4½4-44-44½-3½421
6North East England½-7½0-81½-6½2-64-44½-3½4-4416½
7Oxford 1½-7½1-73-4½1-54-43½-4½4½-3½317½
8West is Best 1½-7½3-52½-5½2½-5½3½-4½4-43½-4½119½
Division 1b
1Chess.com Manx Liberty 14½-3½5-36-24½-3½7½-½5-36-21438½
2Cheddleton 13½-4½5½-2½5-37½-½6-27-16-21240½
3Guildford 23-52½-5½4-47-15½-2½6½-1½5½-2½934
4Blackthorne Russia2-63-54-44-43½-4½5½-2½4-4526
53Cs 13½-4½½-7½1-74-43½-4½6-25½-2½524
6Celtic Tigers 1½-7½2-62½-5½4½-3½4½-3½3½-4½4-4521½
7Wood Green Monarchs3-51-71½-6½2½-5½2-64½-3½4½-3½419
8Grantham Sharks 12-62-62½-5½4-42½-5½4-43½-4½220½
Division 1c
1Guildford 15-37-17-17½-½826½
2Cheddleton 13½-4½7½-½5-35½-2½621½
3Chess.com Manx Liberty 14½-3½3½-4½6-25-3619
4Wood Green3-53½-4½5½-2½5½-2½417½
5White Rose 11-74½-3½4½-3½2-6412
6Barbican 4NCL 11-7½-7½2½-5½6-2210
7Blackthorne Russia3-52-62½-5½4-4111½
8Guildford 2½-7½2½-5½3-54-4110
Division 1d
1Wood Green Monarchs2-65½-2½4½-3½4½-3½616½
2Oxford 14-43½-4½4½-3½4½-3½516½
33Cs 16-23½-4½3½-4½5½-2½418½
4Alba4-44-44½-3½2½-5½415
5North East England2½-5½4½-3½4-44-4415
6West is Best 13½-4½4½-3½3½-4½4-4315½
7Celtic Tigers 13½-4½3½-4½4½-3½4-4315½
8Grantham Sharks 13½-4½2½-5½5½-2½4-4315½
36 players

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 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1TJ Inbest Dunajov*44661737.00
2SK Dunajska Streda*436771640.50
3Slovan Commander*64561636.00
4SK Prakovce - www.sachovetreningy.sk4*45461538.50
5SK Modra444*1536.50
6SK Aquamarin Podhajska*61235.50
7CVC VIX Mladosť Zilina22*551229.00
8SKS Dubnica nad Vahom54*44928.00
9Reinter Snina3*47732.50
10SK Osuské22334*5727.00
11Liptovska sachova skola212444*7626.50
12KSC Komarno123131*317.00
12 players

TCh-LAT 2019

The Latvian Team Championship takes place 16th February to 13th October 2019.

TCh-LAT 2019 Riga LAT Sat 16th Feb 2019 - Sun 13th Oct 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Maxon&Co*4612.069.0
2Termo Eko/RSF*45511.550.0
3Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte*4511.068.0
4Ventspils*3459.547.0
5Rīgas Saha skola-Nākotne*48.540.8
6The Royal Biograph1*37.048.8
7Rīgas Saha skola½2*426.541.0
8RTU/Juniors1*04.029.8
9Olaine1½1*02.526.5
10Vertikāle-Rīgas Saha skola10*02.524.8
10 players

36) Forthcoming Events and Links

Budapest Spring Festival 2019

TCh-CHN 2019

20th European Women's Championship 2019

25th Schloss Open 2019

12th Pedro Lezcano Montalvo Memorial 2019

42nd San Sebastian International Open 2019

Fagernes Chess International 2019

3rd Du Te Cup 2019

Chinese Championships 2019

World Senior Teams 2019

46th La Roda Open 2019

Irish International Open 2019

GRENKE Chess Classic 2019

63rd Southend Easter Congress 2019

O2C Doeberl Cup 2019

1st Student Chess Cup 2019

2nd Zurich Easter Open 2019

Orbis GM 2019

7th Hofheim Spring Open 2019

Sydney International Open 2019

49th Bosna Open 2019

XXI Foment Martinenc Open 2019

12th Triandrias Open 2019

26th Heraklion Internationals 2019

Russian Team Championship 2019

54th Capablanca Memorial 2019

2nd Kathmandu Open 2019

Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2019

Malahide Millennium Tournament 2019

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz 2019

Polish Chess Championship 2019

IMSA World Masters 2019

Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019

8th Llucmajor Chess Festival 2019

TCh-FRA Top 12 2019

XXXI Felix Cup 2019

Icelandic Open 2019

FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2019

7th Norway Chess 2019

18th Asian Continental 2019

23rd Voronezh Chess Festival 2019

Silver Lake Open 2019

3rd Rottal Chess Open 2019

29th Gros Open 2019

33rd Pula Open 2019

Croatia GCT 2019

10th Hainan Danzhou GM 2019

2nd Belgrade Summer Chess Festival 2019

Nis Open 2019

72nd ch-RUS Higher League 2019

11th Vellmar Open 2019

12th Paracin Sports Summer 2019

ch-NOR 2019

13th Portoroz Open 2019

29th European Youth Championship 2019

Jurmala/Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019

Chinese Teams 2019

47th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2019

29th Heart of Finland Open 2019

23rd Battle of Senta Open 2019

52nd Biel Chess Festival 2019

42nd Eastman Open 2019

Xtracon Chess Open 2019

Glorney Gilbert International 2019

Irish Summer All-Play-Alls 2019

5th Villa de Gijon Open 2019

GCT Rapid and Blitz Paris 2019

106th British Chess Championships 2019

37th Andorra Open 2019

6th Prague Summer Open 2019

23rd Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2019

9th Split Open 2019

Hell Chess Festival 2019

Riga Technical University Open 2019

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019

17th Spilimbergo Open 2019

22nd Olomouc Chess Summer 2019

Nanjing Match 2019

Stockholm Open 2019

7th Sinquefield Cup 2019

94th ch-FRA 2019

Vienna Open 2019

Northumbria Masters 2019

FIDE World Cup 2019

58th World Juniors 2019

22nd European Teams 2019

Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2019

Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix 2019

35th European Club Cup 2019

Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz 2019

Tel Aviv FIDE Grand Prix 2019

Sunway Sitges Festival 2019

46th Eastern Open 2019

Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020

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