THE WEEK IN CHESS 833 25th October 2010 by Mark Crowther
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1) Introduction
My thanks to
Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Luis Blasco de la Cruz, Jim Hill, Mitko Iliev, Kopylov Michael, Holger Lieske, Gerard
Demuydt and everyone else who helped with the issue.
Another busy week of chess. Magnus Carlsen leads with 4/5 in Nanjing, the site of his big move to the number one in the world last year.
The European Club Cup took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria and saw plenty of exciting chess. Right now the Cap D'Agde and Unive tournaments
are also taking place.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
2) Pearl Spring Masters Nanjing 2010
The Pearl Spring Masters takes place in Nanjing 18th-30th October 2010. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue and Etienne Bacrot. 6 players 10 Round Double Round Robin. Round 1 under way. Play starts at 7:30am UK time each day apart from the final round which is two hours earlier.
Players: Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Veselin Topalov, Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue and Etienne Bacrot. 6 players 10 Round Double Round Robin.
Official site: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/
| 3rd Pearl Spring Nanjing (CHN), 20-30 x 2010 | cat. XXI (2766) |
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6 |
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| 1. |
Carlsen, Magnus |
g |
NOR |
2826 |
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1 |
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½ |
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½ |
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2994 |
| 2. |
Bacrot, Etienne |
g |
FRA |
2716 |
0 |
. |
* |
* |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
½ |
. |
1 |
. |
3½ |
2925 |
| 3. |
Anand, Viswanathan |
g |
IND |
2800 |
½ |
. |
0 |
. |
* |
* |
½ |
. |
1 |
. |
½ |
. |
2½ |
2759 |
| 4. |
Gashimov, Vugar |
g |
AZE |
2719 |
½ |
. |
0 |
. |
½ |
. |
* |
* |
½ |
. |
½ |
. |
2 |
2703 |
| 5. |
Topalov, Veselin |
g |
BUL |
2803 |
0 |
. |
½ |
. |
0 |
. |
½ |
. |
* |
* |
½ |
. |
1½ |
2609 |
| 6. |
Wang Yue |
g |
CHN |
2732 |
0 |
. |
0 |
. |
½ |
. |
½ |
. |
½ |
. |
* |
* |
1½ |
2623 |
| Round 1 (October 20, 2010) |
| Carlsen, Magnus |
- Bacrot, Etienne |
1-0 |
38 |
C45 |
Scotch Game |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
- Wang Yue |
½-½ |
32 |
D10 |
Slav Defence |
| Topalov, Veselin |
- Gashimov, Vugar |
½-½ |
55 |
D16 |
Slav Lasker/Smyslov |
| Round 2 (October 21, 2010) |
| Bacrot, Etienne |
- Topalov, Veselin |
½-½ |
36 |
E21 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
- Carlsen, Magnus |
½-½ |
44 |
C95 |
Ruy Lopez Breyer |
| Wang Yue |
- Gashimov, Vugar |
½-½ |
60 |
E12 |
Queens Indian Petrosian |
| Round 3 (October 22, 2010) |
| Carlsen, Magnus |
- Wang Yue |
1-0 |
38 |
C43 |
Petroff's Defence |
| Gashimov, Vugar |
- Bacrot, Etienne |
0-1 |
45 |
A29 |
English Four Knights |
| Topalov, Veselin |
- Anand, Viswanathan |
0-1 |
33 |
D57 |
Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence |
| Round 4 (October 23, 2010) |
| Bacrot, Etienne |
- Anand, Viswanathan |
1-0 |
46 |
D17 |
Slav Defence |
| Gashimov, Vugar |
- Carlsen, Magnus |
½-½ |
76 |
C95 |
Ruy Lopez Breyer |
| Topalov, Veselin |
- Wang Yue |
½-½ |
35 |
D17 |
Slav Defence |
| Round 5 (October 24, 2010) |
| Carlsen, Magnus |
- Topalov, Veselin |
1-0 |
31 |
C84 |
Ruy Lopez Centre Attack |
| Anand, Viswanathan |
- Gashimov, Vugar |
½-½ |
25 |
D10 |
Slav Defence |
| Wang Yue |
- Bacrot, Etienne |
0-1 |
43 |
E15 |
Queens Indian |
3) 14th Unive Tournament
The 14th Unive Tournament takes place in Hoogeveen, Netherlands Fri 22nd - Sat 30th Oct 2010.
The 4 player double round robin Crown Group sees Alexei Shirov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri and Sergei Tiviakov compete.
There is an open alongside for which entry is invited on the official site. Both events don't have a rest day in order to accommodate travel to Bulgaria for the European Club Cup.
(4 players 6 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1))
Official Site
| Unive Crown Group Hoogeveen (NED), 25-30 x 2010 | cat. XVIII (2696) |
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4 |
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| 1. |
Giri, Anish |
g |
NED |
2677 |
* |
* |
. |
. |
½ |
. |
. |
. |
½ |
2637 |
| 2. |
Shirov, Alexei |
g |
ESP |
2749 |
. |
. |
* |
* |
. |
. |
½ |
. |
½ |
2721 |
| 3. |
Tiviakov, Sergei |
g |
NED |
2637 |
½ |
. |
. |
. |
* |
* |
. |
. |
½ |
2677 |
| 4. |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
g |
FRA |
2721 |
. |
. |
½ |
. |
. |
. |
* |
* |
½ |
2749 |
| Round 1 (October 25, 2010) |
| Tiviakov, Sergei |
- Giri, Anish |
½-½ |
15 |
C43 |
Petroff's Defence |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime |
- Shirov, Alexei |
½-½ |
25 |
D16 |
Slav Lasker/Smyslov |
4) European Club Cup
The European Club Cup took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria 16th-24th October 2010. 24 players rated over 2700 Elo will participate. Top rated participant was Levon Aronian (2783) who played on board 1 for MIKA Yerevan and scored 4.5/6 after starting with 3/3. 135 GMs, 57 IMs, 47 FMs, and 243 titled players competed. Russia's Economist-SGSEU-1 with Pavel Eljanov on top board, Tomashevsky, Aleseev etc won with 6 wins and 1 draw. Another Russian side Yugra (Jakovenko, Malakhov, Motylev etc) took 2nd place and A DAN DZO & PGMB of the Ukraine 3rd. Favourites SOCAR were 4th. Games section specially processed with the team names in the file.
Official site: http://ecc2010.chessdom.com/
| 26th European Club Cup 2010 Plovdiv (BUL), 16-24 x 2010 |
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Gms | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
|---|
| 1 | 4 | RUS | Economist-SGSEU-1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 28,5 | 176,0 |
| 2 | 6 | RUS | Yugra | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 27,5 | 168,0 |
| 3 | 10 | UKR | A DAN DZO & PGMB - Chernigiv | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 27,5 | 165,5 |
| 4 | 1 | AZE | SOCAR Azerbaijan | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 27,0 | 172,5 |
| 5 | 5 | GER | Baden-Baden OSG | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 27,0 | 168,5 |
| 6 | 8 | ISR | Ashdod Elite CC | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 27,0 | 164,5 |
| 7 | 11 | GER | Werder Bremen | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 27,0 | 155,5 |
| 8 | 2 | RUS | St.Petersburg Chess Club | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 26,0 | 168,0 |
| 9 | 3 | RUS | ShSM-64 Moscow | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 24,5 | 186,0 |
| 10 | 9 | RUS | Ural | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 27,0 | 160,0 |
| 11 | 7 | ARM | Mika Yerevan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 26,5 | 166,5 |
| 12 | 16 | UKR | Rivnenski Iisovi zubry - Rivne | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 26,5 | 144,5 |
| 13 | 12 | CZE | G-Team Novy Bor | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 22,5 | 179,0 |
| 14 | 23 | SWE | Viking Stockholm | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27,5 | 123,0 |
| 15 | 18 | ESP | Gros Xake Taldea | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25,0 | 156,0 |
| 16 | 21 | LTU | Margiris Kaunas | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 24,5 | 129,0 |
| 17 | 14 | ISR | Beer Sheva CC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23,5 | 166,0 |
| 18 | 24 | GER | Solingen SG | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 23,5 | 142,5 |
| 19 | 17 | BLR | Vesnianka Gran | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23,5 | 137,5 |
| 20 | 15 | BIH | Bihac CK | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22,5 | 158,5 |
| 21 | 20 | BEL | Eynatten - KSK47 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 22,0 | 166,0 |
| 22 | 25 | MKD | Gambit-Asseco-See Skopje | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 20,5 | 158,0 |
| 23 | 22 | BIH | Glasinac | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22,5 | 155,5 |
| 24 | 19 | NOR | Oslo Schakselskap | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 22,0 | 161,5 |
| 25 | 34 | BEL | K Gentse SRL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20,0 | 145,5 |
| 26 | 28 | NED | LSG | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20,0 | 139,5 |
| 27 | 42 | DEN | Aarhus Skakklub/Skolerne | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 23,0 | 108,5 |
| 28 | 13 | BUL | Naiden Voinov CC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22,5 | 162,5 |
| 29 | 27 | ITA | Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 22,5 | 118,5 |
| 30 | 29 | BEL | Amay | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 21,0 | 132,5 |
| 31 | 36 | NOR | Asker Sjakklubb | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20,5 | 128,0 |
| 32 | 30 | SVK | Prievidza SK | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20,0 | 146,0 |
| 33 | 44 | GRE | Chanion Skakistiki Akademia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19,5 | 122,5 |
| 34 | 35 | FIN | Etela-Vantaan Shakki | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19,5 | 119,5 |
| 35 | 26 | FRA | Evry Grand Roque | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19,0 | 152,0 |
| 36 | 32 | ENG | Betsson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19,0 | 135,5 |
| 37 | 37 | TUR | Manisa Doruk Koleji | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 17,5 | 142,0 |
| 38 | 31 | UKR | LugPokerChess - Lugansk | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16,5 | 150,0 |
| 39 | 33 | FIN | Tammer Shakki | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15,5 | 161,0 |
| 40 | 40 | ENG | White Rose | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15,5 | 135,0 |
| 41 | 46 | ALB | Butrinti | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15,0 | 107,5 |
| 42 | 47 | EUR | Expik Klubi i shahut | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14,0 | 107,0 |
| 43 | 41 | WLS | Cardiff Chess Club | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10,5 | 147,5 |
| 44 | 39 | LUX | Differdange CE Le Cavalier | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9,5 | 160,5 |
| 45 | 43 | LUX | Dudelange CE | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15,5 | 117,0 |
| 46 | 38 | DEN | Bronshoj Skakforening | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15,5 | 108,5 |
| 47 | 48 | WLS | Nidum Chess Club | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12,5 | 104,0 |
| 48 | 49 | EUR | Shqiponja KSH | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11,0 | 114,5 |
| 49 | 45 | IRL | Ennis Chess Club | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 12,5 | 114,0 |
| 15th European Club Cup for Women 2010 Plovdiv (BUL), 16-24 x 2010 |
| Rk. | SNo | FED | Team | Gms | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | MNC | Cercle d'Echecs de Monte Carlo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 19,0 | 104,5 |
| 2 | 3 | RUS | St.Petersburg Chess Club | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18,0 | 107,5 |
| 3 | 5 | ARM | MIKA Yerevan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18,0 | 107,0 |
| 4 | 6 | RUS | Giprorechtrans | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17,5 | 88,5 |
| 5 | 2 | RUS | AVS | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15,5 | 114,5 |
| 6 | 4 | GEO | Samaia Tbilisi | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14,0 | 116,5 |
| 7 | 8 | GER | USV Volksbank Halle | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12,5 | 97,5 |
| 8 | 11 | BUL | Lokomotiv 2000 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13,5 | 89,5 |
| 9 | 12 | ISR | Herzliya Chess Club | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12,0 | 96,5 |
| 10 | 7 | SRB | BAS Beograd | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15,0 | 95,5 |
| 11 | 9 | ISR | Ashdod Elite CC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13,0 | 81,5 |
| 12 | 10 | ITA | CS Fischer Chieti | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11,5 | 92,5 |
| 13 | 13 | SVK | KSC Komarno | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8,5 | 90,5 |
| 14 | 14 | NOR | Oslo Schakselkap | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8,0 | 90,0 |
5) Cap d'Agde
The 9th Chess encounters Nationales and Internationales of Cap d'Agde (France)
takes place 22nd - 31st October 2010
Players: Vasily Ivanchuk (2754) Ukraine ; Hikaru Nakamura (2733) USA ; Xiangzhi Bu (2695) Chine ; Liem Le Quang (2694) Vietnam ; Judith Polgar (2682) Hongrie ; Sebastien Feller (2649) France ; Romain Edouard (2636) France ; Jon Ludvig Hammer (2633) Norway ; Truong Nguyen Ngoc (2633) Vietnam ; Anatoly Karpov (2619) Russie ; Yannick Pelletier (2592) Suisse ; Tatiana Kosintseva (2573) Russie ; Nadezhda Kosintseva (2565) Russie ; Kateryna Lahno (2539) Ukraine ; Zhu Chen (2480) Qatar ; Sophie Milliet (2388) France.
Time control: 25 minutes + 10"
Info -
Official site: http://www.capechecs.com/trophee_ccas.php
| Trophee CCAS GpA Cap d'Agde (FRA), 23-26 x 2010 | cat. XV (2619) |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
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| 1. |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
g |
USA |
2733 |
* |
. |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
|
| 2. |
Bu Xiangzhi |
g |
CHN |
2695 |
. |
* |
½ |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
4½ |
2943 |
| 3. |
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son |
g |
VIE |
2633 |
0 |
½ |
* |
. |
. |
½ |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2686 |
| 4. |
Polgar, Judit |
g |
HUN |
2682 |
0 |
0 |
. |
* |
1 |
1 |
. |
1 |
3 |
2675 |
| 5. |
Kosintseva, Nadezhda |
m |
RUS |
2565 |
. |
0 |
. |
0 |
* |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2532 |
| 6. |
Edouard, Romain |
g |
FRA |
2636 |
0 |
. |
½ |
0 |
0 |
* |
1 |
. |
1½ |
2497 |
| 7. |
Karpov, Anatoly |
g |
RUS |
2619 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
1 |
0 |
* |
. |
1 |
2412 |
| 8. |
Milliet, Sophie |
m |
FRA |
2388 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
. |
* |
0 |
|
| Round 1 (October 23, 2010) |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
- Edouard, Romain |
1-0 |
52 |
B57 |
Sicilian Sozin Attack |
| Bu Xiangzhi |
- Karpov, Anatoly |
1-0 |
53 |
A15 |
English counter King's Fianchetto |
| Polgar, Judit |
- Kosintseva, Nadezhda |
1-0 |
38 |
C86 |
Ruy Lopez Worrall Attack |
| Milliet, Sophie |
- Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son |
0-1 |
41 |
C02 |
French Advance |
| Round 2 (October 24, 2010) |
| Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son |
- Bu Xiangzhi |
½-½ |
95 |
A45 |
Trompowsky |
| Polgar, Judit |
- Milliet, Sophie |
1-0 |
59 |
C63 |
Ruy Lopez Schliemann |
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda |
- Edouard, Romain |
1-0 |
78 |
C11 |
French Defence |
| Karpov, Anatoly |
- Nakamura, Hikaru |
0-1 |
64 |
E32 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
| Round 3 (October 24, 2010) |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
- Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son |
1-0 |
30 |
C10 |
French Rubinstein |
| Bu Xiangzhi |
- Polgar, Judit |
1-0 |
75 |
A15 |
English counter King's Fianchetto |
| Edouard, Romain |
- Karpov, Anatoly |
1-0 |
37 |
D37 |
QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Milliet, Sophie |
- Kosintseva, Nadezhda |
0-1 |
73 |
C44 |
Scotch Gambit |
| Round 4 (October 25, 2010) |
| Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son |
- Edouard, Romain |
½-½ |
81 |
A45 |
Trompowsky |
| Polgar, Judit |
- Nakamura, Hikaru |
0-1 |
113 |
C92 |
Ruy Lopez Chigorin |
| Kosintseva, Nadezhda |
- Karpov, Anatoly |
0-1 |
59 |
C65 |
Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Milliet, Sophie |
- Bu Xiangzhi |
0-1 |
45 |
B22 |
Sicilian Alapin |
| Round 5 (October 25, 2010) |
| Nakamura, Hikaru |
- Milliet, Sophie |
1-0 |
35 |
C29 |
Vienna Game |
| Bu Xiangzhi |
- Kosintseva, Nadezhda |
1-0 |
63 |
A29 |
English Four Knights |
| Edouard, Romain |
- Polgar, Judit |
0-1 |
39 |
B30 |
Sicilian Rossolimo |
| Karpov, Anatoly |
- Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son |
0-1 |
74 |
D11 |
Slav Defence |
| Trophee CCAS GpB Cap d'Agde (FRA), 23-26 x 2010 | cat. XV (2615) |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
|---|
| 1. |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
g |
UKR |
2754 |
* |
½ |
1 |
. |
1 |
1 |
½ |
. |
4 |
2827 |
| 2. |
Le Quang Liem |
g |
VIE |
2694 |
½ |
* |
½ |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
4 |
2882 |
| 3. |
Pelletier, Yannick |
g |
SUI |
2592 |
0 |
½ |
* |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
½ |
3 |
2680 |
| 4. |
Gharamian, Tigran |
g |
FRA |
2658 |
. |
0 |
. |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
2½ |
2583 |
| 5. |
Lahno, Kateryna |
g |
UKR |
2539 |
0 |
. |
0 |
½ |
* |
. |
1 |
1 |
2½ |
2611 |
| 6. |
Hammer, Jon Ludvig |
g |
NOR |
2633 |
0 |
0 |
. |
½ |
. |
* |
1 |
1 |
2½ |
2631 |
| 7. |
Zhu Chen |
g |
QAT |
2480 |
½ |
. |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
* |
. |
1 |
2395 |
| 8. |
Kosintseva, Tatiana |
g |
RUS |
2573 |
. |
0 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
0 |
. |
* |
½ |
2257 |
| Round 1 (October 23, 2010) |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily |
- Pelletier, Yannick |
1-0 |
50 |
C10 |
French Rubinstein |
| Lahno, Kateryna |
- Kosintseva, Tatiana |
1-0 |
56 |
D38 |
QGD Ragozin |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig |
- Le Quang Liem |
0-1 |
28 |
D83 |
Gruenfeld 4.Bf4 |
| Zhu Chen |
- Gharamian, Tigran |
½-½ |
69 |
E38 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
| Round 2 (October 24, 2010) |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily |
- Zhu Chen |
½-½ |
50 |
B00 |
Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence |
| Pelletier, Yannick |
- Le Quang Liem |
½-½ |
58 |
A15 |
English counter King's Fianchetto |
| Gharamian, Tigran |
- Lahno, Kateryna |
½-½ |
35 |
B72 |
Sicilian Dragon |
| Kosintseva, Tatiana |
- Hammer, Jon Ludvig |
0-1 |
82 |
C95 |
Ruy Lopez Breyer |
| Round 3 (October 24, 2010) |
| Le Quang Liem |
- Kosintseva, Tatiana |
1-0 |
59 |
A29 |
English Four Knights |
| Lahno, Kateryna |
- Ivanchuk, Vassily |
0-1 |
50 |
E17 |
Queens Indian |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig |
- Gharamian, Tigran |
½-½ |
73 |
E04 |
Catalan |
| Zhu Chen |
- Pelletier, Yannick |
0-1 |
38 |
E32 |
Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 |
| Round 4 (October 25, 2010) |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily |
- Hammer, Jon Ludvig |
1-0 |
38 |
A14 |
Reti Opening |
| Pelletier, Yannick |
- Kosintseva, Tatiana |
½-½ |
42 |
A07 |
Barcza System |
| Gharamian, Tigran |
- Le Quang Liem |
0-1 |
45 |
B90 |
Sicilian Najdorf Variation |
| Zhu Chen |
- Lahno, Kateryna |
0-1 |
85 |
E70 |
King's Indian Fianchetto |
| Round 5 (October 25, 2010) |
| Le Quang Liem |
- Ivanchuk, Vassily |
½-½ |
37 |
A30 |
English Symmetrical |
| Lahno, Kateryna |
- Pelletier, Yannick |
0-1 |
27 |
D37 |
QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Hammer, Jon Ludvig |
- Zhu Chen |
1-0 |
54 |
D10 |
Slav Defence |
| Kosintseva, Tatiana |
- Gharamian, Tigran |
0-1 |
53 |
B90 |
Sicilian Najdorf Variation |
6) US Chess League
The US Chess League takes place August 23rd - 20th November 2010.
Time Controls range from 60+30 to 90+30 depending on the start time and time zone. Games take place on ICC.
Official site: http://www.uschessleague.com/
| USCL ICC (INT), 23 viii - 20 xi 2010
|
| 10/18/2010: |
|---|
| New York | vs | New Jersey |
|---|
| 1. | GM | Alex Lenderman | NY | vs | GM | Boris Gulko | NJ | 1/2-1/2 |
| 2. | IM | Mackenzie Molner | NJ | vs | IM | Irina Krush | NY | 1-0 |
| 3. | FM | Alec Getz | NY | vs | IM | Albert Kapengut | NJ | 1/2-1/2 |
| 4. | FM | Arthur Shen | NJ | vs | NM | Aleksandr Ostrovskiy | NY | 1/2-1/2 |
| Baltimore | vs | Boston |
|---|
| 1. | GM | Sergey Erenburg | BAL | vs | GM | Larry Christiansen | BOS | 1/2-1/2 |
| 2. | SM | Jorge Sammour-Hasbun | BOS | vs | IM | Sasha Kaplan | BAL | 1-0 |
| 3. | FM | Ralph Zimmer | BAL | vs | SM | Denys Shmelov | BOS | 1/2-1/2 |
| 4. | | Grant Xu | BOS | vs | NM | Adithya Balasubramanian | BAL | 1/2-1/2 |
| Chicago | vs | Miami |
|---|
| 1. | GM | Dmitry Gurevich | CHC | vs | GM | Julio Becerra | MIA | 0-1 |
| 2. | GM | Renier Gonzalez | MIA | vs | GM | Mesgen Amanov | CHC | 0-1 |
| 3. | IM | Florin Felecan | CHC | vs | FM | Marcel Martinez | MIA | 0-1 |
| 4. | | Nicholas Rosenthal | MIA | vs | NM | Eric Rosen | CHC | 0-1 |
| Seattle | vs | San Francisco |
|---|
| 1. | GM | Varuzhan Akobian | SEA | vs | GM | Josh Friedel | SF | 1-0 |
| 2. | IM | David Pruess | SF | vs | FM | Slava Mikhailuk | SEA | 0-1 |
| 3. | FM | Michael Lee | SEA | vs | FM | Daniel Naroditsky | SF | 1/2-1/2 |
| 4. | NM | Yian Liou | SF | vs | | Alex Guo | SEA | 0-1 |
| 10/20/2010: |
|---|
| New England | vs | Carolina |
|---|
| 1. | IM | Robert Hungaski | NE | vs | IM | Jonathan Schroer | CAR | 1-0 |
| 2. | FM | Ron Simpson | CAR | vs | IM | Jan van de Mortel | NE | 0-1 |
| 3. | FM | Christopher Chase | NE | vs | NM | Carlito Agner | CAR | 1-0 |
| 4. | | Richard Herbst | CAR | vs | NM | Alex Cherniack | NE | 0-1 |
| Philadelphia | vs | Manhattan |
|---|
| 1. | IM | Jay Bonin | PHI | vs | GM | Alex Stripunsky | MAN | 1-0 |
| 2. | IM | Eli Vovsha | MAN | vs | FM | Karl Dehmelt | PHI | 1-0 |
| 3. | IM | Richard Costigan | PHI | vs | FM | Andrei Zaremba | MAN | 1/2-1/2 |
| 4. | | James Black | MAN | vs | FM | Michael Shahade | PHI | 0-1 |
| St. Louis | vs | Arizona |
|---|
| 1. | IM | Rogelio Barcenilla | ARZ | vs | GM | Hikaru Nakamura | STL | 1/2-1/2 |
| 2. | GM | Yury Shulman | STL | vs | IM | Dionisio Aldama | ARZ | 1/2-1/2 |
| 3. | IM | Daniel Rensch | ARZ | vs | GM | Ben Finegold | STL | 0-1 |
| 4. | | Spencer Finegold | STL | vs | | Amanda Mateer | ARZ | 0-1 |
| Dallas | vs | Los Angeles |
|---|
| 1. | IM | Salvijus Bercys | DAL | vs | FM | Alexandre Kretchetov | LA | 1-0 |
| 2. | WFM | Tatev Abrahamayan | LA | vs | IM | Julio Sadorra | DAL | 1-0 |
| 3. | FM | Keaton Kiewra | DAL | vs | NM | Christian Tanaka | LA | 0-1 |
| 4. | NM | Konstantin Kavutskiy | LA | vs | NM | Nelson Lopez | DAL | 0-1 |
| USCL ICC (INT), 23 viii - 20 xi 2010
|
| EASTERN DIVISION | W | L | Game Points | Opps Avg Rating | Opps Record |
|---|
| # - New England | 8.5 | 0.5 | 25.0/36 (69%) | 2350 | 32.5 - 35.5 (48%) |
| @ - Boston | 6.5 | 2.5 | 19.5/36 (54%) | 2400 | 33.5 - 36.5 (48%) |
| @ - New York | 4.5 | 4.5 | 21.5/36 (60%) | 2410 | 32.5 - 37.5 (48%) |
| Baltimore | 4.5 | 4.5 | 19.0/36 (53%) | 2418 | 34.0 - 34.0 (50%) |
| New Jersey | 3.5 | 5.5 | 15.5/36 (43%) | 2407 | 35.5 - 32.5 (52%) |
| X - Manhattan | 3.5 | 5.5 | 14.5/36 (40%) | 2396 | 26.5 - 41.5 (39%) |
| X - Philadelphia | 2.5 | 6.5 | 15.5/36 (43%) | 2411 | 39.0 - 29.0 (57%) |
| X - Carolina | 2.0 | 7.0 | 12.5/36 (35%) | 2412 | 36.5 - 31.5 (54%) |
| WESTERN DIVISION | W | L | Game Points | Opps Avg Rating | Opps Record |
|---|
| # - Arizona | 6.5 | 2.5 | 21.5/36 (60%) | 2415 | 36.0 - 34.0 (51%) |
| Chicago | 5.0 | 4.0 | 18.0/36 (50%) | 2412 | 35.0 - 33.0 (51%) |
| St. Louis | 5.0 | 4.0 | 17.5/36 (49%) | 2415 | 40.0 - 28.0 (59%) |
| Miami | 4.5 | 4.5 | 18.0/36 (50%) | 2414 | 34.5 - 35.5 (49%) |
| Seattle | 4.0 | 5.0 | 19.0/36 (53%) | 2398 | 33.0 - 35.0 (49%) |
| San Francisco | 4.0 | 5.0 | 18.0/36 (50%) | 2425 | 37.0 - 33.0 (53%) |
| Dallas | 4.0 | 5.0 | 17.5/36 (49%) | 2393 | 31.0 - 37.0 (46%) |
| X - Los Angeles | 3.5 | 5.5 | 15.5/36 (43%) | 2407 | 33.5 - 36.5 (48%) |
7) Skanderborg GM
The Skanderborg GM tournament took place 16th-23rd October 2010. Kamil Miton took clear first place with 6.5/9 undefeated.
Official site: http://www.d2d4.dk/st_inv.aspx
| GM Skanderborg (DEN), 16-23 x 2010 | cat. X (2477) |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
|
|---|
| 1. |
Miton, Kamil |
g |
POL |
2629 |
* |
1 |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
1 |
6½ |
2625 |
| 2. |
Danielsen, Henrik |
g |
ISL |
2529 |
0 |
* |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5½ |
2551 |
| 3. |
Brunello, Sabino |
m |
ITA |
2497 |
0 |
0 |
* |
0 |
1 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5½ |
2554 |
| 4. |
Berg, Klaus |
m |
DEN |
2417 |
½ |
1 |
1 |
* |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
4½ |
2483 |
| 5. |
Smith, Axel |
m |
SWE |
2445 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
1 |
* |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
4½ |
2480 |
| 6. |
Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek |
m |
DEN |
2436 |
½ |
1 |
0 |
½ |
0 |
* |
1 |
0 |
½ |
1 |
4½ |
2481 |
| 7. |
Petkov, Vladimir |
g |
BUL |
2513 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
* |
½ |
½ |
½ |
4 |
2429 |
| 8. |
Drazic, Sinisa |
g |
SRB |
2546 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
½ |
1 |
½ |
* |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2426 |
| 9. |
Andersen, Jackie |
|
DEN |
2348 |
½ |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
* |
0 |
3½ |
2411 |
| 10. |
Teplyi, Igor |
f |
DEN |
2408 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
0 |
1 |
* |
2½ |
2318 |
| Round 5 (October 19, 2010) |
| Danielsen, Henrik |
- Drazic, Sinisa |
1-0 |
32 |
D76 |
Gruenfeld 3.g3 |
| Berg, Klaus |
- Brunello, Sabino |
1-0 |
29 |
A46 |
Queen's Pawn Opening |
| Smith, Axel |
- Miton, Kamil |
½-½ |
21 |
D47 |
Queens Gambit Meran |
| Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek |
- Andersen, Jackie |
½-½ |
51 |
B06 |
Modern Defence |
| Teplyi, Igor |
- Petkov, Vladimir |
½-½ |
41 |
E10 |
Blumenfeld Counter Gambit |
| Round 6 (October 20, 2010) |
| Miton, Kamil |
- Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek |
½-½ |
58 |
A13 |
Reti Opening |
| Brunello, Sabino |
- Petkov, Vladimir |
½-½ |
41 |
E04 |
Catalan |
| Berg, Klaus |
- Danielsen, Henrik |
1-0 |
33 |
E61 |
King's Indian Defence |
| Drazic, Sinisa |
- Smith, Axel |
½-½ |
54 |
D01 |
Queen's Pawn Richter/Veresov |
| Andersen, Jackie |
- Teplyi, Igor |
0-1 |
46 |
B50 |
Sicilian Defence |
| Round 7 (October 21, 2010) |
| Danielsen, Henrik |
- Brunello, Sabino |
1-0 |
34 |
A07 |
Barcza System |
| Smith, Axel |
- Berg, Klaus |
1-0 |
70 |
E97 |
King's Indian Classical |
| Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek |
- Drazic, Sinisa |
0-1 |
56 |
C46 |
Four Knights |
| Petkov, Vladimir |
- Andersen, Jackie |
½-½ |
43 |
A04 |
Dutch System |
| Teplyi, Igor |
- Miton, Kamil |
0-1 |
48 |
E62 |
King's Indian 6...Nc6 |
| Round 8 (October 22, 2010) |
| Miton, Kamil |
- Petkov, Vladimir |
½-½ |
49 |
D37 |
QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Danielsen, Henrik |
- Smith, Axel |
1-0 |
60 |
A00 |
Irregular Openings |
| Brunello, Sabino |
- Andersen, Jackie |
1-0 |
34 |
B06 |
Modern Defence |
| Berg, Klaus |
- Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek |
½-½ |
20 |
A13 |
Reti Opening |
| Drazic, Sinisa |
- Teplyi, Igor |
1-0 |
22 |
A30 |
English Symmetrical |
| Round 9 (October 23, 2010) |
| Smith, Axel |
- Brunello, Sabino |
0-1 |
29 |
E10 |
Blumenfeld Counter Gambit |
| Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek |
- Danielsen, Henrik |
1-0 |
63 |
B09 |
Pirc Defence |
| Petkov, Vladimir |
- Drazic, Sinisa |
½-½ |
13 |
B76 |
Sicilian Modern Dragon |
| Andersen, Jackie |
- Miton, Kamil |
½-½ |
35 |
E60 |
King's Indian without Nc3 |
| Teplyi, Igor |
- Berg, Klaus |
½-½ |
78 |
E60 |
King's Indian without Nc3 |
8) Lichtenrader Autumn
The Lichtenrader Autumn tournament took place in Berlin 16th-24th October 2010. Alexander Graf took clear first place with 7.5/9.
Official site: http://sw-lichtenrade.de/LichtenraderHerbst.html
| Lichtenrader Autumn Open Berlin (GER), 16-24 x 2010 |
| Pl | Name | ELO | + | = | - | Pts | Buchh | BuSumm |
|---|
| 1 | Graf, Alexander | 2606 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7.5 | 55 | 472 |
| 2 | Neelotpal, Das | 2454 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 455 |
| 3 | Richter, Michael | 2459 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 53.5 | 430 |
| 4 | Meister, Jakob | 2479 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 52.5 | 451 |
| 5 | Reichenbach, Werne | 2261 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 52.5 | 428 |
| 6 | Shapiro, Yosip | 2100 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 430 |
| 7 | Radovanovic, Jovic | 2305 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 397 |
| 8 | Rabiega, Robert | 2515 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 | 57.5 | 448.5 |
| 9 | Stern, Rene | 2506 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 | 55.5 | 461.5 |
| 10 | Meissner, Hans-Juergen | 2233 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 | 53.5 | 419 |
| 11 | Gruzmann, Boris | 2236 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 | 51.5 | 430 |
| 12 | Dimitrijeski, Kristian | 2192 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 | 49.5 | 410 |
| 13 | Hein, Carsten | 2165 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 | 46.5 | 417.5 |
| 14 | Kirchhof, Arno | 2040 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 | 43 | 402 |
| 15 | Dauth, Benjamin | 2322 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 54.5 | 457 |
| 16 | Kachibadze, Georg | 2272 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 424 |
| 17 | Kropman, Alexei | 2055 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 410.5 |
| 18 | Schulz, Olaf | 1955 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 432.5 |
| 19 | Syre, Christian | 2264 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 48.5 | 421 |
| 20 | Niehaus, Frank | 2232 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 47.5 | 415.5 |
| 21 | Boettcher, Patrick | 2177 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 398 |
| 22 | Rolfes, Leon | 1778 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 46.5 | 395.5 |
| 23 | Cremer, Jan Paul | 1976 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 45.5 | 399 |
| 24 | Powierski, Emil | 1978 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 45.5 | 386 |
| 25 | Feikes, Joerg | 1968 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 405 |
| 26 | Noetzel, Felix | 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 43.5 | 398 |
| 27 | Sicora, Carsten | 1932 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 402.5 |
| 28 | Maahs, Erich | 2124 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | 51.5 | 402 |
| 29 | Lerch, Philipp | 1965 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | 50 | 417 |
| 30 | Cusnariov, Nicolai | 2170 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 50 | 393 |
| 31 | Zschaebitz, Klaus | 2053 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | 48 | 411 |
| 32 | Witt, Ronald | 2104 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 48 | 402 |
| 33 | Buttkus, Andre | 2088 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 48 | 384.5 |
| 34 | Major, Vitalij | 2157 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | 46.5 | 396 |
| 35 | Bonke, Hans-Juergen | 1968 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 46.5 | 379 |
| 36 | Jaeger, Andre | 2032 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | 45.5 | 375.5 |
| 37 | Powierski, Christi | 1930 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 43.5 | 374.5 |
| 38 | Muskewitz, Bernd | 2026 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 42.5 | 386 |
| 39 | Christiani, Joerg | 1975 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 42 | 379 |
| 40 | Pixa, Richard | 1760 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 41.5 | 366 |
| 41 | Wiezer, Siegfried | 2034 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | 41 | 372.5 |
| 42 | Costello, Colin | 1973 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 40.5 | 363.5 |
| 43 | Grassi, Fabrizio | 1960 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | 39.5 | 384.5 |
| 44 | Koenig, Frank | 1972 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5.5 | 39 | 392.5 |
| 45 | Dorsch, Dieter | 2024 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 39 | 385 |
| 46 | Kropik, Martin | 2084 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 | 38.5 | 347.5 |
| 47 | Bergmann, Jens | 1951 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5.5 | 33.5 | 318 |
| 48 | Jaeschke, Jens-Uwe | 2158 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 398.5 |
| 49 | Muehlhan, Klaus | 1944 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 387 |
| 50 | Schmidt, Juergen | 2034 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 44.5 | 397 |
| 51 | Sauermann, Andreas | 1961 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.5 | 394 |
| 52 | Hohn, August | 2053 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 44.5 | 379.5 |
| 53 | Lueders, Gerhard | 2204 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 44.5 | 379 |
| 54 | Krefenstein, Serge | 2009 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44.5 | 378 |
| 55 | Schlittermann, Wo | 1724 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 44.5 | 347.5 |
| 56 | Getzuhn, Detlef | 1913 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 43.5 | 398.5 |
| 57 | Nosek, Reinhard | 1924 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 43.5 | 359.5 |
| 58 | Oppermann, Peter | 2023 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 42.5 | 369.5 |
| 59 | Garten, Thomas | | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 379.5 |
| 60 | Velina, Valeria | 1738 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 38 | 367 |
| 61 | Roth, Joachim | 1899 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 342 |
| 62 | Schueler, Wolfgang | 1955 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 37.5 | 376 |
| 63 | Gremm, Albert Juerg | 1959 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 367.5 |
| 64 | Gill, William D | 1677 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 37.5 | 358 |
| 159 players |
9) 28th Muensterland Open
The 28th Muensterland Open took place in Senden Sat 16th - Sat 23rd Oct 2010. 101 players, 9 Rounds. Vladimir Malaniuk
won the event with 7.5/9.
Official Website
- Results
| 28th Muensterland Open Senden (GER), 16-23 x 2010 |
| Pl | Name | Ti | ELO | NAT | Pts | GegWrt |
|---|
| 1 | Malaniuk, Vladimir P | GM | 2527 | UKR | 7.5 | 2247 |
| 2 | Ivanov, Michail | GM | 2438 | RUS | 7 | 2241 |
| 3 | Karpatchev, Aleksandr | GM | 2472 | RUS | 7 | 2174 |
| 4 | Danin, Alexandre | IM | 2527 | RUS | 7 | 2138 |
| 5 | Kotainy, Jens | | 2343 | GER | 6.5 | 2256 |
| 6 | Hausrath, Daniel | IM | 2537 | GER | 6.5 | 2227 |
| 7 | Hassenrueck, Helmut | | 2184 | GER | 6.5 | 2072 |
| 8 | Steinle, Carsten | | 2150 | GER | 6.5 | 2015 |
| 9 | Schulze, Ulrich | IM | 2332 | GER | 6 | 2215 |
| 10 | Harff, Marcel | | 2162 | GER | 6 | 2191 |
| 11 | Meertens, Martin | | 2154 | GER | 6 | 2164 |
| 12 | Wewers, Reinhard | | 2179 | GER | 6 | 2128 |
| 13 | Olyschlaeger, Richard | | 1962 | GER | 6 | 2094 |
| 14 | Beutelhoff, Josef | | 2129 | GER | 6 | 1975 |
| 15 | Swinkels, Maurice | | 2060 | NED | 5.5 | 2208 |
| 16 | Chilla, Jan Eric | | 2147 | GER | 5.5 | 2147 |
| 17 | Korth, Daniel | | 2201 | GER | 5.5 | 2131 |
| 18 | Sazanov, Nikolay | | 2220 | RUS | 5.5 | 2128 |
| 19 | Terhorst, Jochen | | 2185 | GER | 5.5 | 2125 |
| 20 | Seegers, Hendrik | FM | 2201 | GER | 5.5 | 2124 |
| 21 | Richters, Marc | | 1947 | GER | 5.5 | 2097 |
| 22 | Graelken, Matthias | | 2136 | GER | 5.5 | 2093 |
| 23 | Stoeckmann, Helmut | | 2174 | GER | 5.5 | 2064 |
| 24 | Virnyi, Julius | | 2072 | GER | 5.5 | 2054 |
| 25 | van Ackeren, Franz | | 2107 | GER | 5.5 | 2019 |
| 26 | Mueller, Dr. Martin | | 2071 | GER | 5.5 | 2014 |
| 27 | Jacob, Helmut | | 2176 | GER | 5.5 | 1998 |
| 28 | Koke, Christoph | | 2071 | GER | 5.5 | 1994 |
| 29 | Kuznetsov, Mark | | 2123 | GER | 5 | 2180 |
| 30 | Hilpisch, Ralf | | 2017 | GER | 5 | 2133 |
| 31 | Lehmann, Holger | | 2173 | GER | 5 | 2123 |
| 32 | Meyer, Michael | | 1605 | GER | 5 | 2083 |
| 33 | Peterwitz, Klaus | | 2092 | GER | 5 | 2067 |
| 34 | Schriewer, Thomas | | 2005 | GER | 5 | 2054 |
| 35 | Hokamp, Sascha | | 2076 | GER | 5 | 2036 |
| 36 | Darwisch, Khaled | | 2049 | GER | 5 | 2032 |
| 37 | Starp, Klaus | | 2023 | GER | 5 | 2027 |
| 38 | Gottkehaskamp, Philipp | | 2063 | GER | 5 | 2000 |
| 39 | Krueger, Norbert | | 2107 | GER | 5 | 1997 |
| 40 | Swinkels, Jos | | 2047 | GER | 5 | 1979 |
| 41 | Wickenfeld, Stefan | | 1982 | GER | 5 | 1917 |
| 100 players |
10) 32nd ARCO Open
32nd Arco Open took place 16th-24th October 2010. Ivan Farago took first place on tie-break from Milan Drasko, Angelo Damia and Jacob
Aagard after all finished on 7/9.
Official site: http://www.arcoworldchess.com/
| 32nd Arco Open (ITA), 16-24 x 2010 |
| Pos | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | Pts | PRtg | Buc1 | BucT | ARO |
|---|
| 1 | Farago Ivan | GM | HUN | 2420 | 7 | 2505 | 50.5 | | |
| 2 | Drasko Milan | GM | MNE | 2486 | 7 | 2442 | 48.5 | 52.5 | |
| 3 | Damia Angelo | FM | ITA | 2287 | 7 | 2486 | 48.5 | 51.5 | |
| 4 | Aagaard Jacob | GM | DEN | 2534 | 7 | 2408 | 46 | | |
| 5 | Vezzosi Paolo | IM | ITA | 2347 | 6.5 | 2408 | 48.5 | 53 | |
| 6 | Fodor Tamas Jr. | FM | HUN | 2451 | 6.5 | 2376 | 48.5 | 52.5 | |
| 7 | Siebrecht Sebastian | GM | GER | 2421 | 6.5 | 2321 | 48.5 | 52 | |
| 8 | Dittmar Peter | FM | GER | 2328 | 6.5 | 2328 | 47.5 | | |
| 9 | Molina Fabrizio | FM | ITA | 2222 | 6.5 | 2396 | 47 | | |
| 10 | Herman Matthew J | -- | USA | 2149 | 6.5 | 2311 | 46 | | |
| 11 | Szabo Bence | -- | HUN | 2375 | 6.5 | 2288 | 45.5 | | |
| 12 | De Santis Alessio | FM | ITA | 2300 | 6.5 | 2328 | 43.5 | | |
| 13 | Trois Francisco R.T. | IM | BRA | 2309 | 6 | 2280 | 47.5 | 52.5 | |
| 14 | Andersson Ulf | GM | SWE | 2566 | 6 | 2807 | 47.5 | 50.5 | |
| 15 | Bove Alessandro | FM | ITA | 2397 | 6 | 2294 | 47 | | |
| 16 | Panjkovic Aleksandar | CM | SRB | 2137 | 6 | 2205 | 44 | | |
| 17 | Bonagura Stefano | -- | ITA | 2130 | 6 | 2267 | 43.5 | | |
| 18 | Straubinger Daniel | -- | HUN | 2235 | 6 | 2106 | 43 | | |
| 19 | Molnar Bela | IM | HUN | 2330 | 6 | 2192 | 42.5 | 46 | 2067.11 |
| 20 | La Manna Andrea | -- | ITA | 2196 | 6 | 2184 | 42.5 | 46 | 2059.33 |
| 21 | Trauth Michael Dr. | -- | GER | 2197 | 6 | 2171 | 42 | | |
| 22 | Kaczur Florian | -- | HUN | 2035 | 6 | 2086 | 41 | 45.5 | |
| 23 | Luciani Carlo | -- | ITA | 2230 | 6 | 2173 | 41 | 45 | |
| 24 | Zucchelli Massimo | -- | ITA | 2160 | 6 | 2171 | 40.5 | | |
| 25 | Klings Peter | -- | GER | 2185 | 6 | 2111 | 38.5 | 42.5 | |
| 26 | Leutwyler Martin | -- | SUI | 2168 | 6 | 2203 | 38.5 | 41 | |
| 27 | Rotoni Matteo | -- | ITA | 2132 | 6 | 2098 | 38 | | |
| 28 | Moncelli Giorgio | -- | ITA | 2089 | 5.5 | 2163 | 44.5 | | |
| 29 | Astengo Corrado | -- | ITA | 2150 | 5.5 | 2158 | 43.5 | 47.5 | |
| 30 | De Andres Gonalons F | -- | ESP | 2041 | 5.5 | 2152 | 43.5 | 46.5 | |
| 31 | Eperjesi Laszlo Dr. | IM | HUN | 2194 | 5.5 | 2133 | 43 | | |
| 32 | Nemeth Gergely | -- | HUN | 1889 | 5.5 | 2117 | 42 | | |
| 33 | Baeta Marcio Netto | -- | BRA | 2221 | 5.5 | 2169 | 41.5 | | |
| 34 | Valenti Giuseppe | FM | ITA | 2162 | 5.5 | 2151 | 39 | | |
| 35 | Sprea Giuseppe | -- | ITA | 1982 | 5.5 | 1979 | 31.5 | | |
| 36 | Joerges Frank | -- | GER | 1955 | 5.5 | 1904 | 29 | | |
| 145 players |
11) 36th Guernsey chess festival
The 36th Guernsey chess festival took place 17th-23rd of October 2010, at the Peninsula Hotel, Grand Havre Bay.
Tiger Hillarp-Persson, Nick Pert and Evgeny Sveshnikov finished on 6/7. Games not yet available.
Official site: http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/festival/information.htm
12) SPICE Cup 2010
The SPICE Cup (Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence) takes place Thu 28th - Sun 7th Nov 2010 at tghe Texas Tech University in Lubbock. The
top group with Zoltan Almasi, Alexander Onischuk Wesley So, Georg Meier, Ray Robson and Eugene Perelshteyn will see 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
The B Group uses the normal scoring system.
Official site: Website
Susan Polgar Blog
13) World Youth Chess Championships
The World Youth Chess Championships take place in Porto Carras, Greece. Round 1 20th October 2010, the event finishes 31st October. 1400 participants from 80 countries take part in Boys and Girls age sections that run from under-8 to under-18.
Official site: http://wycc2010.chessdom.com/
14) 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011
The 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2011 takes place Friday 14th to Sunday, January 30th, 2011,
in the traditional "De Moriaan" venue in Wijk aan Zee. The event which has taken place since 1938
will carry a new name, that of Tata Steel, they bought Corus a number of years ago.
Confirmed players are: World Number One Magnus Carlsen (last year's winner),
reigning world champion Viswanathan Anand and his predecessor Vladimir Kramnik along with Levon Aronian,
Veselin Topalov doesn't play. The composition of the A and B Groups been finalised
The start for the registration for the amateur groups is on November 1, 2010. The official website will change to http://www.tatasteelchess.com/ (not yet active probably from October
the old Official Site is currently the one to look at)
| Tata Steel Chess GMA Wijk aan Zee (NED), 14-30 i 2011 | cat. XX (2736) |
| Ti | Name | FED | WRk | EloSep | DoB |
|---|
| GM | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 1 | 2826 | 1990 |
| GM | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 3 | 2800 | 1969 |
| GM | Levon Aronian | ARM | 4 | 2783 | 1982 |
| GM | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 5 | 2780 | 1975 |
| GM | Alexander Grischuk | RUS | 7 | 2760 | 1983 |
| GM | Ruslan Ponomariov | UKR | 11 | 2749 | 1983 |
| GM | Alexey Shirov | ESP | 12 | 2749 | 1972 |
| GM | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 15 | 2733 | 1987 |
| GM | Wang Hao | CHN | 22 | 2724 | 1989 |
| GM | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FRA | 25 | 2721 | 1990 |
| GM | Ian Nepomniachtchi | RUS | 34 | 2706 | 1990 |
| GM | Anish Giri | NED | 61 | 2677 | 1994 |
| GM | Jan Smeets | NED | 70 | 2669 | 1985 |
| GM | Erwin l'Ami | NED | 114 | 2624 | 1985 |
| Tata Steel Chess GMB Wijk aan Zee (NED), 14-30 i 2011 | cat. XVII (2657) |
| Ti | Name | FED | EloSep | DoB |
|---|
| GM | David Navara | CZE | 2722 | 1985 |
| GM | Laurent Fressinet | FRA | 2718 | 1981 |
| GM | Radek Wojtaszek | POL | 2711 | 1987 |
| GM | Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2694 | 1991 |
| GM | Zahar Efimenko | UKR | 2683 | 1985 |
| GM | Gabriel Sargissian | ARM | 2677 | 1983 |
| GM | Wesley So | PHI | 2668 | 1993 |
| GM | Luke McShane | ENG | 2657 | 1984 |
| GM | Surya Ganguly | IND | 2650 | 1983 |
| GM | Li Chao | CHN | 2633 | 1983 |
| GM | Jon Ludvig Hammer | NOR | 2633 | 1990 |
| GM | Vlad Tkachiev | FRA | 2632 | 1973 |
| GM | Friso Nijboer | NED | 2582 | 1965 |
| GM | Wouter Spoelman | NED | 2538 | 1990 |
| Tata Steel Chess GMC Wijk aan Zee (NED), 14-30 i 2011 | |
| Ti | Name | FED | EloSep | DoB |
|---|
| GM | Murtas Kazhgaleyev | KAZ | 2620 | 1973 |
| GM | Ivan Ivanisevic | SRB | 2613 | 1977 |
| GM | Mark Bluvshtein | CAN | 2583 | 1988 |
| GM | Daniele Vocaturo | ITA | 2581 | 1989 |
| GM | Katherina Lahno | UKR | 2539 | 1989 |
| IM | Ilya Nyzhnyk | UKR | 2538 | 1996 |
| IM | Benjamin Bok | NED | 2453 | 1995 |
| IM | Jan Willem de Jong | NED | 2444 | 1981 |
| IM | Mark van der Werf | NED | 2432 | 1968 |
| IM | Robin van Kampen | NED | 2430 | 1994 |
| GM | Sebastian Siebrecht | GER | 2421 | 1973 |
| IM | Tania Sachdev | IND | 2382 | 1986 |
| Cultural Village Qualifier | | | |
| Cultural Village Qualifier | | | |
15) Liberec Open
The 11th Liberec Open 2010 takes place Sat 23rd Oct 2010 - Sat 30th Oct 2010.
Official site: Website
16) Forthcoming Events and Links
European Chess Championship in Rapid and Blitz
European Chess Championship in Rapid and Blitz, Warsaw, 17-19.12.2010.
The Amplico Life International Chess Tournaments: European Blitz Chess Championship and European Rapid Chess Championship.
This yearly event is the biggest tournament in Poland and one of the biggest in whole Europe.
In previous year 697 players competed in one Swiss Tournament with Gashimov, Ivanchuk and Shirov as a top seed.
In this year, for the first time in history, this tournament will also consist of European Blitz Chess Championship with the prize fund 10,000 Euro (another 20,000 Euro is for rapid tournament).
Since now already many strong players have confirmed their participation in the event: Ivanchuk, Shirov, Movsesian, Wojtaszek,
but surely more strong players will take part in this splendid event.
Official website: http://www.poloniachess.pl/amplico2010/en/
70th Italian Championship
The 70th Italian Championship takes place 23rd November - 4th December 2010. The tournament will consist of 12 players in a round robin at the 4 star Hotel Athena in Siena. Games will be played on DGT boards, and viewable live at the Italian Chess Federation's web site. The players are: GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Michele Godena, GM Sabino Brunello, GM Lexy Ortega, GM Carlos Garcia Palermo, IM Denis Rombaldoni, IM Carlo D'Amore, IM Daniyyl Dvirnyy, IM Axel Rombaldoni, IM Daniele Genocchio, IM Pierluigi Piscopo, and FM Alessandro Bonafede.
Official federation site: http://www.federscacchi.it/
Schachbundesliga 2010-11
The Schachbundesliga takes place 9th October 2010 - 10th April 2011.
Official site: http://www.schachbundesliga.de/
Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr38597.aspx
London Chess Classic 2010
Viswanathan Anand will become the first reigning world chess champion to play in a major tournament in London since Anatoly Karpov in 1984 when he joins the eight-player field for the second London Chess Classic, which runs from 8-15 December 2010 at the Olympia Conference Centre.
Alongside him will be World Number one Magnus Carlsen, former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, US number one Hikaru Nakamura and the top four English players Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Luke McShane and David Howell.
| Name | Title | Country | Rating (May 2010) | World Rnk May | Date of Birth |
|---|
| Carlsen, Magnus | grandmaster | NOR | 2813 | 1 | 30.11.1990 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | ex-world champion | RUS | 2790 | 3 | 25.06.1975 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | world champion | IND | 2789 | 4 | 11.12.1969 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | grandmaster | USA | 2733 | 19 | 09.12.1987 |
| Adams, Michael | grandmaster | ENG | 2697 | 41 | 17.11.1971 |
| Short, Nigel | grandmaster | ENG | 2685 | 48 | 01.06.1965 |
| McShane, Luke | grandmaster | ENG | 2623 | 138 | 07.01.1984 |
| Howell, David | grandmaster | ENG | 2620 | 144 | 14.11.1990 |
For more information and to buy tickets to The London Chess Classic, please go to www.londonchessclassic.com Tickets will go on sale in July.
The London Chess Classic doesn't just feature the World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand and the World Number one Magnus Carlsen and a strong field of English and foreign stars. There are a large number of side events for amateur and professional alike. There are two simuls with chess legend Viktor Korchnoi, the very popular daily blitz tournaments, weekend and rapidplays. Finally, and definitely not least, there is the FIDE rated open which last year was won by Jon Ludvig Hammer with a first prize of £2500. This year you can play the full schedule 8th-15th December or the busy person's 11th-15th December.
The Entry form is now available.
DOWNLOAD PDF Entry form
See body of this article for links to tickets and downloads and a grid of the schedule of the events.
Swedish Elitserien
The Swedish Elitserien league takes place 8th October 2010 - 13th March 2011. I couldn't see any games so far.
Details: http://larsgrahn.blogspot.com/
Official site: http://www.schack.se/
Results: http://member.schack.se/ShowTournamentServlet?id=28
Results: http://www.sjakk.no/nsf/eliteserien_index.html
49th Danish League
The 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League takes place 6th November 2010 - 13th March 2011. I couldn't see any games so far.
Official site: http://www.divisionsskak.dk/holdarkiv/div1011/
Chinese Chess League Division A
The Youngor Chinese Chess League Division A takes place April 16th - December 30th 2010 in China.
10 teams compete in the Double Round-Robin event.
Time control: 1 hour 30 minutes for the whole game with an incremental time of 30 seconds per move.
Prize: 500,000 yuan or Euro 50,000.
The first 3 rounds took place in Ningbo city.
Official website : http://ccl.sports.cn/ - http://games.sports.cn/chessorg.ccl2010/index.html
The live games broadcast : http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html
Archive of games should be here eventually: http://ccl.sports.cn/2010/news/2010-04-01/1995059.html
Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr32818.aspx
Rounds 4-6 take place June 6th - June 9th 2010 in Shenzhen
Rounds 7-9 July 23rd - July 26th 2010 in Shanghai
Rounds 10-12 9th-11th Sept 2010 in Guangzhou
Rounds 13-15 in Oct. 10th-13th 2010
Round 16-18 in Dec. 28th-30th 2010 in Beijing.
Leading players:
Wang Yue g CHN 2749; Wang Hao g CHN 2713; Alexander Motylev g RUS 2705; Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2682; Zhou Jianchao g CHN 2650; Li Chao b g CHN 2613; Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2605; Zhou Weiqi g CHN 2585; Peng Xiaominn g CHN 2581; Zhao Jun g CHN 2575; Yu Yangyi g CHN 2574; Hou Yifan g CHN 2570; Ding Liren g CHN 2564; Wen Yang g CHN 2520; Li Shilong g CHN 2514; Xu Jun g CHN 2513; Liang Chong g CHN 2502; Ju Wenjun wg CHN 2500; Xiu Deshun CHN 2493; Zhao Xue g CHN 2490; Ruan Lufei wg CHN 2479; Xu Yuhua g CHN 2478;
Zhu Chen g QAT 2476; Tan Zhongyi wg CHN 2464; Wu Shaobin g SIN 2453; Lin Chen CHN 2448; Liu Qingnan m CHN 2445; Shen Yang wg CHN 2444; Huang Qian wg CHN 2439; Zhang Xiaowen wg CHN 2437; Le Thanh Tu wg VIE 2318
Gujuan Tzu Blog is http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews
6th TCh-CHN (CHN), 16 iv-30 xii 2010
Round 15 (of 18) Standings:
|
| Rk. | SNo | Team | Games | + | = | - | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 1 | SHANGDONG Linglong | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 49,5 |
| 2 | 8 | BEIJING Aigo | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 47,5 |
| 3 | 2 | ZHEJIANG | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 44,0 |
| 4 | 5 | SHANGHAI Jianqiao | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 41,5 |
| 5 | 10 | Lanpo JIANGSU | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 39,5 |
| 6 | 7 | China Mobile CHONGQING | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 42,5 |
| 7 | 9 | HEBEI | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 34,0 |
| 8 | 4 | TIANJIN Nan Kai | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31,0 |
| 9 | 6 | GUANGDONG Huateng | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 26,5 |
| 10 | 3 | BEIJING Rendafuzhong | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 19,0 |
4NCL
The 4NCL takes place 6th November 2010 - 2nd May 2011.
Official site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/
Vasylyshyn Memorial
The Vasylyshyn Memorial Chess Festival takes place in Lviv, Ukraine November 23rd - December 1st 2010. Men's and women's events.
For more details: http://www.grandcoach.com/en/students/11/blog/31/
Men's event tournament director GM Yuri Vovk (English, Ukrainian, Russian
languages ) via:
e-mail:wolfisthegreatestpredator@gmail.com
mobile phone:+380 673912027
skype:Imperator15chess
ICC: Imperator15
Playchess: JohnConnor
Women's
tournament director IM Vladimir Grabinsky (English, Ukrainian,
Russian languages) via:
e-mail:perfectchess@ukr.net
mobile phone:+380 977471673
skype: perfectchess
ICC: grandcoach
Final list of players in the GM event so far: GM round robin: Oleksienko, Mikhailo g UKR 2559; Vysochin Spartak g UKR 2550; Vovk, Andrey g UKR 2540; Fedoseev Vladimir m RUS 2477;Petr, Martin m CZE 2468; Smith, Axel m SWE 2445; Bernadskiy, Vitaliy m UKR 2430; Semcesen Daniel m SWE 2416; Grabliauskas, Virginijus m LTU 2404; Polivanov Anatoliy m UKR 2388.
List of players in the IM event so far (9 of 10 players): Grekh, Andrey m UKR 2373; Nester, Ihor m UKR 2340; Duzhakov, Ilya f RUS 2336; Tsyhanchuk, Stanislav f BLR 2328; Orzechowski, Jacek POL 2283; Vovk, Ilja f EST 2267; Vetoshko, Volodymyr UKR 2211; Terletsky, Oleg UKR 2170; Leinov, Roman BLR 2162;
List of players in the WGM event so far (7 of 10 players): Hryhorenko, Nataliya wm UKR 2344; Soloviova, Liza wg UKR 2315; Matseyko, Katerina wg UKR 2243; Chulivska, Vita wm UKR 2215; Gasik, Anna wf POL 2203; Cherednichenko, Elena wf UKR 2147; Chlost, Marlena wf POL 2146;
Chigorin Memorial
The Chigorin Memorial takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia, October 26th to November 5th 2010
and will consist of a rapid and a classic tournament. Details and regulations at:
http://www.totalchess.spb.ru/
53rd Reggio Emilia 2010
The 53rd "Torneo di Capodanno", takes place December 28th 2010 - January 6th 2011.
Venue hotel Astoria Mercure in Reggio Emilia.
Games start at 2.30 pm.
Free day: Jan 01, 2011 - Press conference December 28th, morning.
| 53rd Reggio Emilia Tournament (ITA), 28 xii 2010 - 6 i 2011 | cat. XVIII (2696) |
| Name | NAT | Sept Elo |
|---|
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2754 |
| Movsesian, Sergei | SLO | 2723 |
| Navara, David | CZE | 2722 |
| Gashimov, Vugar | AZE | 2719 |
| Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2715 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2702 |
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | SPA | 2697 |
| Short, Nigel | ENG | 2690 |
| Onischuk, Alexander | USA | 2688 |
| Godena, Michele | ITA | 2548 |
Bansko Grand Chess Open
The Bansko Grand Chess Open
12th-19th December 2010, Bansko - Bulgaria.
Details: http://www.bansko.chessdom.com
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2011
The 2011 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival takes place at the Caleta
Hotel, Gibraltar, from Monday 24 January to Thursday 3 February 2011.
The new primary sponsors, Tradewise Insurance Company Ltd, have
enabled the prize fund to be increased to £126,000, with £17,500 going
to the winner of the Gibraltar Masters, £10,000 to the top woman
scorer and two extra rating prizes (of £2,000 and £1,000) being
awarded to each of two further rating bands (2000-2099 and under 2000)
in the Masters. The tournament will be powered by previous primary
sponsors Gibtelecom.
Official site: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
Gibraltar Masters
The 2011 Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival takes place at the Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar, from Monday 24 January to Thursday 3 February 2011. The new primary sponsors, Tradewise Insurance Company Ltd, have enabled the prize fund to be increased to £126,000, with £17,500 going to the winner of the Gibraltar Masters, £10,000 to the top woman scorer and two extra rating prizes (of £2,000 and £1,000) being awarded to each of two further rating bands (2000-2099 and under 2000) in the Masters. The tournament will be powered by previous primary sponsors Gibtelecom.
Official site: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/
X Benidorm Chess Festival 2010
The X Benidorm Chess Festival takes place 3rd-12th December 2010.
Official site: http://www.ajedrezenelbali.com
XL Rilton Cup 2010-11
The XL Rilton Cup takes place in Stockholm, Sweden 27th December 2010 - 5th January 2211.
Details: http://www.rilton.se
PDF Invitation: http://www.rilton.se/1011/inbjudan_eng/XL_RILTON_CUP_eng.pdf
4th Rijeka open chess tournament "Mediterranean 2017"
The 4th Rijeka open chess tournament "Mediterranean 2017" takes place 13th-20th November 2010 in the city of Rijeka,
located at the North-west part of the Croatian coast of the Adriatic sea.
The president of the Republic of Croatia, Ivo Josipovic, has accepted to be a sponsor of this chess event
while the County primorsko-goranska and the City of Rijeka are the co-sponsors.
Details: http://www.mediteran2017.com/en/home/About_the_tournament/Application
IX Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Benidorm 2010
The IX Festival Internacional de Ajedrez Benidorm 2010 takes place 3rd-12th December 2010.
Further details: http://www.ajedrezenelbali.com
Entries: info@ajedrezenelbali.com
Information: festivaldebenidorm@gmail.com
Mobile: 0034-615547567
European Individual Senior Championship 2011
The European Individual Senior Championship 2011 has been awarded by the ECU to Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
10th-20th April 2010.
Official site: http://www.scacchivda.com
Chinese Events 2010
Gujuan Tzu sends new of events in China in 2010. At the moment if you don't grab the games live they have a tendency to
disappear (although http://ccl.sports.cn/2010/news/2010-04-01/1995059.html
does now seem to have the early rounds of the Chinese League). It would be nice to find one spot where the Chinese Federation archives
all their games.
1. The 2nd Chess King and Queen Matches in 29 August-3 Sept. 2010 in Jiangzhou, China. Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html
2. Chinese League A Round 10-12 in 9-12 Sept. 2010 in Guangzhou, China. Live Games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html
3. Chinese League A Round 13-15 in 10-13 October 2010 in Hangzhou, China. Live Games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html
4. The 3rd Nanjing Super Chess Tournament in 18-28 October 2010 in Nanjing, China. 6 players, Official site: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/2009/cn/index.htm
5. The second half of Bilbao Final Masters in 10-16 October 2010 in Shanghai, China. Official site: http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/
6. Chinese League A Round 16-18 in 28-30 December 2010 in Beijing, China. Live Games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess.html
Gujuan Tzu Website: http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews
World Chess Tour Events
Tournaments, simuls and classes in Moscow.
Contact: Contact: Igor Glek, International Grandmaster, FIDE Trainer, Deputy Chairman of the RSUPES&T Chess Chair E-mail: worldchesstour@gmail.com Russia: (7)903-5593052, (Germany/World): (49)152-04014194
Web-site: http://www.chess-events.org
Swiss Team Championships 2010
The Nationalliga A of Switzerland takes place 14th February - 7th November 2010. Round 2 games not yet available.
Dates: Round 1 (2010.02.14), Round 2 (2010.03.21), Round 3 (2010.04.25), Round 4 (2010.06.13),
Round 5 (2010.06.27), Round 6 (2010.08.28), Round 7 (2010.08.29), Round 8 (2010.11.06) and Round 9 (2010.11.07).
Details
| TCh-SUI NatLigaA Switzerland (SUI), 14 ii-7 xi 2010 |
| Round 2 21st March 2010 |
|---|
| Tribschen 1 | - | Wollishofen 1 | 2 | : | 6 |
| Reichenstein 1 | - | Bern 1 | 5½ | : | 2½ |
| Zuerich 1 | - | Geneve 1 | 6 | : | 2 |
| Luzern 1 | - | Riehen 1 | 5 | : | 3 |
| Joueur 1 | - | Winterthur 1 | 5½ | : | 2½ |
Czech Tour 2010-11
The 10th International Chess Festivals Series Czech Tour 2010-11 has the following preliminary list. (Subject to small changes.)
11th Liberec Open (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 23rd-30th October 2010.
1st BRNO OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 14th-20th November 2010
4th SOUTH BOHEMIA OPEN - Cesky Krumlov (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 21st-27th November 2010.
Czech Chess Christmas 2010
Litomysl (CZE)
26.12.2010-2.1.2011
12th christmas chess FIDE tournament, swiss system of 9 round, rate of
game 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move, prize fund 33.000 CZK (1st prize 10.000 CZK
= 400 EUR), special conditions for IM, WGM and GM, New Year's Eve
programme.
Children's Chess Christmas 2010
Litomysl (CZE)
28.-30.12.2010
1st international chess tournament of youth under 12, categories U10
and U12, swiss system of 9 rounds, rate of game 2 x 1 h.
Contact: Proclient s.r.o., Jaroslav Fuksik, Svedska 3, 772 00 Olomouc,
mobile: +420 608 364 664, e-mail: a64@proclient.cz, web:
http://www.a64.cz/tournaments/litomysl2010/
2nd PILSNER OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament).4th-11th December 2010.
10th PRAGUE OPEN (2 FIDE opens, one of them with IM norm, active chess, blitz tournament). 7th-14th January 2011.
10th MARIENBAD OPEN (FIDE open, closed GM and IM tournaments, active chess, blitz tournament). 15th-22nd January 2011.
2nd NOVY BOR OPEN (FIDE open, active chess, blitz tournament). 12th-19th February 2011.
More detailed information:
AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic
tel./fax + 420 466 535 200, mobile phone + 420 608 203 007
e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz
http://www.czechtour.net
Historical Elo Ratings
http://www.shakki.net/history/elotop.htm has a list of historical top ten FIDE lists.
The text is in Finnish but is understandable anyhow.
