THE WEEK IN CHESS 847 31st January 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 73rd Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2011
3) Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2011
4) Moscow Open 2011
5) 33rd Bulgarian Open
6) Belarus Championships 2011
7) Azerbaijan Championships 2011
8) Memorial Antonio Rocha 2011
9) 10th Marienbad Open 2011
10) 10th Prague Open 2011
11) 71st Armenian Championship 2011
12) Zimski Open
13) ITT La Pergola Jardin
14) Oceana Zonal 2011
15) ch-CRO w
16) 24th MGU Open
17) Croatian Championship 2011
18) 3rd Chennai Open 2011
19) Frauenbundesliga 2010-11
20) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11
21) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11
22) Active Team Events
23) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
73rd Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2011105 games
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2011672 games
Moscow Open 2011 64 games
Belarus Championships 201178 games
Memorial Antonio Rocha 201114 games
10th Marienbad Open 2011109 games
10th Prague Open 20111 game
71st Armenian Championship 201130 games
Zimski Open125 games
ITT La Pergola Jardin45 games
Oceana Zonal 2011252 games
ch-CRO w5 games
24th MGU Open35 games
Croatian Championship 201118 games
3rd Chennai Open 201180 games
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-1196 games
1739 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Luis Blasco de la Cruz, Mitko Iliev, George Mirijanian, Michiel Abeln, Frits Agterdenbos, Zenon Franco Ocampos, Jan Mazuch, Lejla Huseinovic-Begovic, Spiros Ilandzis and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Hikaru Nakamura drew his way to outright victory in the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee. It probably doesn't seem this way to him but to the outsider he was always going to win something big very soon. He has a very strong personal style and belief in his own evaluation of positions, his natural facility for the game has been revealed in his blitz abilities, and now he's turning his mind to the kind of preparation, with its new reliance on databases, computer engines and the personal judgement that is required alongside, to be dangerous to anyone. World Champion Viswanthan Anand finished second, he too has used computers for almost his entire career and has a strong personal style, which is now tempered with experience, but he is one of only a few 40 something year old players who are capable holding their own against the "Magnus Carlsen" generation. After a number of years of dull as ditchwater chess with the Petroff Defence leading the way we're starting to see far more punitive opening play with both colours from the rising stars along with ambition to win that lingers long into the endgame if required. It is an exciting time.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 73rd Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2011

The 73rd Wijk aan Zee tournament sponsored by Tata Steel was won by Hikaru Nakamura in his first major triumph finishing with +5 for a 9/13 score half a point clear of World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand. The other two members of the 2800+ club, Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian were a further half point back and also gained rating points. Anish Giri at 16 made a very confident debut in the A-Group finishing on 50% beating Carlsen and giving Anand a very hard time. Only the physical maturity that comes with growing up and just more work is needed to have a player that almost inevitably will go to the very top. The B-Group saw Luke McShane qualifiy for next year's A-Group after drawing with rival David Navara. The organisers have stated that the likeable Navara will return to the A-Group also next year. The C-Group also turned out to be a thriller with Daniele Vocaturo just surviving against the 14 year old Grandmaster Illya Nyzhnyk to take first. Detailed reports on TWIC's main pages for each round are available.

73rd Tata Steel GMA Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011. Category: 20. Ave: (2740)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2751 # = 0 = = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 9 2880
2 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2810 = # = = = = = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 8.5 2844
3 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2814 1 = # = 1 = 0 = 0 1 = 1 1 = 8 2821
4 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2805 = = = # = = = = 1 = 1 = = 1 8 2822
5 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2784 = = 0 = # = 1 = = = = 1 = 1 7.5 2793
6 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2715 0 = = = = # = = 1 = = = 1 1 7.5 2799
7 Giri, Anish GM NED 2686 = = 1 = 0 = # = 0 1 = = = = 6.5 2744
8 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2744 = 0 = = = = = # = 0 1 = 1 = 6.5 2740
9 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2733 0 = 1 0 = 0 1 = # 1 = = 0 = 6 2711
10 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2731 = 0 0 = = = 0 1 0 # 1 1 = = 6 2712
11 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2773 0 = = 0 = = = 0 = 0 # = 1 0 4.5 2627
12 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2628 0 = 0 = 0 = = = = 0 = # = = 4.5 2638
13 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2662 0 0 0 = = 0 = 0 1 = 0 = # 1 4.5 2636
14 Shirov, Alexei GM ESP 2722 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = = = 1 = 0 # 4 2600
Round 9. Tue 25th Jan 2011
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 48 E60 King's Indian defence
Wang, Hao 1-0 Ponomariov, Ruslan 40 B19 Caro-Kann
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 41 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 42 C67 Ruy Lopez
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Shirov, Alexei 53 D52 QGD
Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 23 A15 English opening
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 Smeets, Jan 66 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 10. Wed 26th Jan 2011
L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 Wang, Hao 53 E15 Queen's Indian
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Shirov, Alexei 26 D52 QGD
Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 66 B92 Sicilian
Smeets, Jan 1/2-1/2 Kramnik, Vladimir 21 C67 Ruy Lopez
Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 33 D86 Gruenfeld
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 26 D17 QGD Slav
Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 Grischuk, Alexander 43 E81 King's Indian
Round 11. Fri 28th Jan 2011
Shirov, Alexei 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 30 C42 Petrov
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 24 E48 Nimzo-Indian
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Ponomariov, Ruslan 64 E00 Catalan opening
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 44 B12 Caro-Kann
Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 80 E00 Catalan opening
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 34 B90 Sicilian
Wang, Hao 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 108 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Round 12. Sat 29th Jan 2011
Smeets, Jan 0-1 Grischuk, Alexander 47 C70 Ruy Lopez
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 36 D94 Gruenfeld
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 50 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Kramnik, Vladimir 20 C67 Ruy Lopez
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Wang, Hao 29 B12 Caro-Kann
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 46 A56 Czech Benoni defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan 1/2-1/2 Shirov, Alexei 71 D16 QGD Slav
Round 13. Sun 30th Jan 2011
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Ponomariov, Ruslan 32 E00 Catalan opening
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 61 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Wang, Hao 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 22 E60 King's Indian
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 38 B90 Sicilian
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 19 D02 Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation
Shirov, Alexei 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 35 C80 Ruy Lopez
Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 23 D85 Gruenfeld
73rd Tata Steel GMB Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011. Category: 17. Ave: (2659)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2664 # = 0 0 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 = = 8.5 2768
2 Navara, David GM CZE 2708 = # 0 = 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 8.5 2765
3 Efimenko, Zahar GM UKR 2701 1 1 # = = = 0 = = = = 1 1 = 8 2743
4 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2664 1 = = # = 1 = 0 0 1 = 0 1 1 7.5 2715
5 So, Wesley GM PHI 2673 0 1 = = # = = = 0 1 1 1 = = 7.5 2715
6 Sargissian, Gabriel GM ARM 2667 = = = 0 = # = 1 = = 1 = = 1 7.5 2715
7 Tkachiev, Vladislav GM FRA 2636 0 0 1 = = = # = 0 = 1 1 1 = 7 2690
8 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw GM POL 2726 0 0 = 1 = 0 = # 1 1 0 = = 1 6.5 2654
9 Li, Chao b GM CHN 2649 0 0 = 1 1 = 1 0 # 0 = 0 1 = 6 2631
10 Fressinet, Laurent GM FRA 2707 = = = 0 0 = = 0 1 # 1 0 1 = 6 2626
11 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar GM IND 2651 0 0 = = 0 0 0 1 = 0 # 1 1 1 5.5 2602
12 Spoelman, Wouter GM NED 2547 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 = 1 1 0 # 0 1 5 2580
13 Hammer, Jon Ludvig GM NOR 2647 = = 0 0 = = 0 = 0 0 0 1 # = 4 2519
14 Nijboer, Friso GM NED 2584 = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = 0 0 = # 3.5 2490
Round 9. Tue 25th Jan 2011
Navara, David 1-0 Spoelman, Wouter 38 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Le, Quang Liem 1-0 Fressinet, Laurent 42 A33 English
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 0-1 Tkachiev, Vladislav 64 C70 Ruy Lopez
So, Wesley 0-1 Li, Chao b 34 D72 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd, main line
Sargissian, Gabriel 1-0 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 50 E10 Queen's pawn game
Efimenko, Zahar 1/2-1/2 Nijboer, Friso 53 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Hammer, Jon Ludvig 1/2-1/2 McShane, Luke J 73 E62 King's Indian
Round 10. Wed 26th Jan 2011
Nijboer, Friso 0-1 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 51 C78 Ruy Lopez
Li, Chao b 0-1 Navara, David 54 A15 English opening
Le, Quang Liem 1-0 Sargissian, Gabriel 62 A22 English
McShane, Luke J 0-1 Efimenko, Zahar 48 A25 English
Tkachiev, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 19 D10 QGD Slav defence
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1/2-1/2 Hammer, Jon Ludvig 45 E55 Nimzo-Indian
Fressinet, Laurent 0-1 Spoelman, Wouter 39 D16 QGD Slav
Round 11. Fri 28th Jan 2011
Spoelman, Wouter 1-0 Li, Chao b 36 D85 Gruenfeld
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 0-1 McShane, Luke J 57 C67 Ruy Lopez
Navara, David 1-0 Tkachiev, Vladislav 35 C78 Ruy Lopez
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Nijboer, Friso 80 E84 King's Indian
Efimenko, Zahar 1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 27 B17 Caro-Kann
Sargissian, Gabriel 1/2-1/2 Fressinet, Laurent 45 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Hammer, Jon Ludvig 0-1 Le, Quang Liem 39 A15 English opening
Round 12. Sat 29th Jan 2011
Sargissian, Gabriel 1/2-1/2 Hammer, Jon Ludvig 38 D19 QGD Slav
Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 Spoelman, Wouter 46 D11 QGD Slav
Le, Quang Liem 1/2-1/2 Efimenko, Zahar 68 A29 English
McShane, Luke J 1-0 So, Wesley 40 B12 Caro-Kann
Nijboer, Friso 0-1 Navara, David 29 B90 Sicilian
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 0-1 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 33 A20 English opening
Fressinet, Laurent 1-0 Li, Chao b 57 C42 Petrov
Round 13. Sun 30th Jan 2011
Hammer, Jon Ludvig 0-1 Fressinet, Laurent 51 E91 King's Indian
Li, Chao b 1-0 Tkachiev, Vladislav 45 D20 QGA
Efimenko, Zahar 1/2-1/2 Sargissian, Gabriel 45 C84 Ruy Lopez
Navara, David 1/2-1/2 McShane, Luke J 57 E62 King's Indian
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 24 D37 QGD
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1/2-1/2 Le, Quang Liem 20 C11 French
Spoelman, Wouter 1-0 Nijboer, Friso 50 E70 King's Indian
73rd Tata Steel GMC Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011. Category: 11. Ave: (2507)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Vocaturo, Daniele GM ITA 2570 # = 1 0 0 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 2643
2 Nyzhnyk, Illya IM UKR 2530 = # = 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 8.5 2615
3 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2518 0 = # = = = = 1 1 1 0 = 1 1 8 2593
4 Ivanisevic, Ivan GM SRB 2630 1 1 = # = 0 = 1 0 = = = = 1 7.5 2555
5 Swiercz, Dariusz GM POL 2540 1 1 = = # 0 = 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 7.5 2562
6 Bluvshtein, Mark GM CAN 2590 0 = = 1 1 # 0 0 1 1 = 1 0 1 7.5 2558
7 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas GM KAZ 2637 0 0 = = = 1 # 0 1 0 1 1 = 1 7 2526
8 Bok, Benjamin IM NED 2453 = 0 0 0 1 1 1 # = = = = 1 0 6.5 2511
9 Tania, Sachdev IM IND 2391 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 = # 0 1 = = 1 6.5 2516
10 Siebrecht, Sebastian GM GER 2439 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 1 # 1 1 = 0 5.5 2455
11 Van Der Werf, Mark IM NED 2439 0 = 1 = 1 = 0 = 0 0 # 0 1 0 5 2425
12 Van Kampen, Robin IM NED 2443 0 0 = = 0 0 0 = = 0 1 # = 1 4.5 2402
13 Pruijssers, Roeland IM NED 2484 0 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 = = 0 = # = 4 2368
14 De Jong, Jan-Willem IM NED 2437 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 = # 4 2372
Round 9. Tue 25th Jan 2011
Bluvshtein, Mark 1-0 Tania, Sachdev 29 C00 French
De Jong, Jan-Willem 1/2-1/2 Pruijssers, Roeland 44 C41 Philidor
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 1-0 Van Der Werf, Mark 33 E10 Queen's pawn game
Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1 Bok, Benjamin 46 D80 Gruenfeld
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1/2-1/2 Lahno, Kateryna 45 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 Siebrecht, Sebastian 37 B43 Sicilian
Van Kampen, Robin 1/2-1/2 Ivanisevic, Ivan 71 C88 Ruy Lopez
Round 10. Wed 26th Jan 2011
Siebrecht, Sebastian 1-0 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 51 E70 King's Indian
Lahno, Kateryna 1/2-1/2 Van Kampen, Robin 28 B22 Sicilian
Ivanisevic, Ivan 1-0 Vocaturo, Daniele 37 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Van Der Werf, Mark 0-1 De Jong, Jan-Willem 63 D48 QGD semi-Slav
Bok, Benjamin 1/2-1/2 Tania, Sachdev 70 C78 Ruy Lopez
Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 Nyzhnyk, Illya 47 B94 Sicilian
Pruijssers, Roeland 1-0 Bluvshtein, Mark 53 B66 Sicilian
Round 11. Fri 28th Jan 2011
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1-0 Bok, Benjamin 68 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
De Jong, Jan-Willem 1-0 Siebrecht, Sebastian 30 D46 QGD semi-Slav
Tania, Sachdev 1/2-1/2 Pruijssers, Roeland 34 E70 King's Indian
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 1/2-1/2 Ivanisevic, Ivan 61 E71 King's Indian
Bluvshtein, Mark 1/2-1/2 Van Der Werf, Mark 104 E42 Nimzo-Indian
Vocaturo, Daniele 1-0 Lahno, Kateryna 69 B07 Pirc defence
Van Kampen, Robin 0-1 Swiercz, Dariusz 49 C11 French
Round 12. Sat 29th Jan 2011
Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 Vocaturo, Daniele 43 C80 Ruy Lopez
Lahno, Kateryna 1/2-1/2 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 35 E97 King's Indian
Siebrecht, Sebastian 0-1 Bluvshtein, Mark 34 A61 Benoni defence
Bok, Benjamin 1-0 Pruijssers, Roeland 35 C78 Ruy Lopez
Nyzhnyk, Illya 1-0 Van Kampen, Robin 58 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Ivanisevic, Ivan 1-0 De Jong, Jan-Willem 67 D97 Gruenfeld
Van Der Werf, Mark 0-1 Tania, Sachdev 43 A07 Reti
Round 13. Sun 30th Jan 2011
Pruijssers, Roeland 0-1 Van Der Werf, Mark 51 B90 Sicilian
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 81 D38 QGD
De Jong, Jan-Willem 0-1 Lahno, Kateryna 75 D93 Gruenfeld with Bf4 e3
Vocaturo, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Nyzhnyk, Illya 39 B90 Sicilian
Tania, Sachdev 0-1 Siebrecht, Sebastian 36 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Van Kampen, Robin 1/2-1/2 Bok, Benjamin 50 C67 Ruy Lopez
Bluvshtein, Mark 1-0 Ivanisevic, Ivan 47 A32 English

3) 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.

Vassily Ivanchuk, Michael Adams, Fabiano Caruana, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Viktor Bologan, Krishnan Sasikiran, Alexander Onischuk, Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Kiril Georgiev, Pentala Harikrishna and Nigel Short are the top players competing. Round 1 of the Masters is on Tuesday.

Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG Mon 24th Jan 2011 - Thu 3rd Feb 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Ivanchuk VassilyGMUKR27645.52969
2Short Nigel DGMENG26585.02831
3Fridman DanielGMGER26555.02822
4Mikhalevski VictorGMISR25795.02622
5Sengupta DeepGMIND25304.52758
6Adams MichaelGMENG27234.52741
7Kulaots KaidoGMEST25774.52714
8Dzagnidze NanaGMGEO25504.52712
9Roiz MichaelGMISR26494.52702
10Kosintseva NadezhdaIMRUS25524.52690
11Caruana FabianoGMITA27214.52674
12Gopal Geetha NarayananGMIND25974.52667
13Kacheishvili GiorgiGMGEO25854.52650
14Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGMROU26784.52636
15Ikonnikov VyacheslavGMRUS25804.52623
16Edouard RomainGMFRA26344.52589
17Bellaiche AnthonyIMFRA24584.52549
18Melia SalomeIMGEO24494.52521
19Fier AlexandrGMBRA25714.52461
20Szuper PaulUSA21744.52445
21Rapport RichardGMHUN25314.02735
22Korchnoi ViktorGMSUI25444.02733
23Buhmann RainerGMGER25724.02655
24Sasikiran KrishnanGMIND26904.02651
25Zhu ChenGMQAT24954.02642
26Akobian VaruzhanGMUSA26184.02625
27Harikrishna PentalaGMIND26674.02620
28Sandipan ChandaGMIND26414.02610
29Bologan ViktorGMMDA26934.02592
30Georgiev KirilGMBUL26694.02586
31Onischuk AlexanderGMUSA26894.02574
32Krush IrinaIMUSA24834.02556
33Erdos ViktorGMHUN25934.02555
34Speelman Jon SGMENG25244.02540
35Forsaa EspenFMNOR23064.02528
36El Debs Felipe De CresceGMBRA24994.02527
37Harika DronavalliIMIND25204.02516
38Zatonskih AnnaIMUSA24934.02515
39Soffer RamGMISR24894.02501
40Fernandez Romero ErnestoIMESP24534.02485
41Zaremba AndrieFMUSA23394.02468
42Nezad Husein AzizIMQAT24204.02461
43Gallagher Joseph GGMSUI25014.02455
44Robson RayGMUSA25324.02452
45Iordachescu ViorelGMMDA26344.02446
46Al-Sayed MohammedGMQAT24904.02425
47Andersen MadsFMDEN24104.02412
48Battaglini GabrielIMFRA24374.02406
49Karim IsmaelIMMAR23754.02401
50Jones Gawain C BGMENG25934.02399
Nuri KambezSUI23004.02399
52Wohl Aleksandar HIMAUS24094.02381
53Gaponenko InnaIMUKR24664.02378
54Le Roux Jean-PierreGMFRA25514.02365
55Kotronias VasiliosGMGRE25993.52632
56Lafuente PabloGMARG25513.52583
57Vallejo Pons FranciscoGMESP26983.52581
58Bellon Lopez Juan ManuelGMESP24043.52517
59Weber TomFMLUX23103.52501
60Berg EmanuelGMSWE26273.52500
61Valgmae ToomasEST21903.52463
62Kanep MeelisGMEST25313.52455
63Vaarala EricSWE21523.52432
64Tscharotschkin MichaelGER21813.52431
65Thomassen JoachimIMNOR24043.52414
66Mullon Jean-BaptisteIMFRA24203.52407
67Karavade EeshaIMIND23533.52403
68Hoffmann MichaelGMGER25063.52399
69Das ArghyadipIMIND24793.52394
Vaibhav SuriIMIND24213.52394
Jones Richard SFMWLS23613.52394
72Oberhofer AndreGER22703.52392
73Aerni AndiSUI21823.52389
74Getz NicolaiFMNOR23343.52386
232 players

4) Moscow Open 2011

The Moscow Open, the traditional curtain raiser for the Aeroflot Open has a couple of youth all-play-alls and a strong open tournament (bizarrely the strong open is called Open E) as well as other women's and universities events. It takes place 28th January - 7th February 2011.

Moscow Open E Moscow RUS Fri 28th Jan 2011 - Mon 7th Feb 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Khismatullin DenisGMRUS26492.02.023.0
Beliavsky Alexander GGMSLO26342.02.023.0
Turov MaximGMRUS26312.02.023.0
Frolyanov DmitryGMRUS26162.02.023.0
Matlakov MaximGMRUS26162.02.023.0
Bocharov DmitryGMRUS26052.02.023.0
Burmakin VladimirGMRUS26032.02.023.0
Volkov SergeyGMRUS26022.02.023.0
Chernyshov KonstantinGMRUS25972.02.023.0
Amonatov FarrukhGMTJK25902.02.023.0
Dvoirys Semen IGMRUS25902.02.023.0
Jumabayev RinatGMKAZ25552.02.023.0
Lenderman AleksandrGMUSA25492.02.023.0
Demchenko AntonIMRUS25462.02.023.0
Geller JakovIMRUS25442.02.023.0
Pridorozhni AlekseiIMRUS25432.02.023.0
Panarin MikhailGMRUS25332.02.023.0
Kharlov AndreiGMRUS25162.02.023.0
Kovalenko IgorIMUKR25152.02.023.0
Kornev AlexeiGMRUS25072.02.023.0
Kabanov NikolaiGMRUS24822.02.023.0
Fominyh AlexanderGMRUS24752.02.023.0
Iljin TimofeyIMUKR24732.02.023.0
Mozharov MikhailIMRUS24722.02.023.0
Obolenskikh DmitryRUS24672.02.023.0
Bukavshin IvanFMRUS24582.02.023.0
Grigoryan Karen HFMARM24542.02.023.0
Airapetian GorIMRUS24422.02.023.0
Shvedchikov Anatoli IIMRUS24352.02.023.0
Saulin DmitriIMRUS24302.02.023.0
Batchuluun TsegmedIMMGL24242.02.023.0
Balashov Yuri SGMRUS24182.02.023.0
Ziatdinov RasetGMUSA24062.02.023.0
Mishuchkov Nikolai MFMRUS24052.02.023.0
Zakharov AlexanderIMRUS23952.02.023.0
Pushin VladimirFMRUS23952.02.023.0
Potapov AlexeyIMRUS23832.02.023.0
Yandemirov ValeriGMRUS23802.02.023.0
Terentjev VladislavFMRUS23762.02.023.0
Krapivin VladislavIMRUS23562.02.023.0
Zolotukhin ValeryFMRUS23482.02.023.0
Khabarov SergeyFMRUS23392.02.023.0
Mikheev StanislavIMRUS23372.02.023.0
Tarasov OlegRUS23192.02.023.0
Zemerov VladimirIMRUS23162.02.023.0
Popova NatalijaWIMBLR23152.02.023.0
Morozov GrigoriyFMRUS23122.02.023.0
Losev DmitryIMRUS23042.02.023.0
Kovtunenko AlexandrRUS21812.02.023.0
Yu YangyiGMCHN26072.02.023.0
Zhao JunGMCHN25992.02.023.0
Zhou WeiqiGMCHN25732.02.023.0
Lou YipingIMCHN24292.02.023.0
54Kokarev DmitryGMRUS25832.01.523.0
Kotsur PavelGMKAZ25592.01.523.0
Yakovich YuriGMRUS25472.01.523.0
Dobrov VladimirGMRUS25162.01.523.0
Gochelashvili DavidIMRUS24392.01.523.0
Kanter EduardIMRUS24292.01.523.0
Sivuk VitalyFMUKR24282.01.523.0
Iljiushenok IliaRUS24152.01.523.0
Polivanov AnatoliyIMUKR24112.01.523.0
Gorbatov AlexejIMRUS23952.01.523.0
Gabuzyan HovhannesARM23802.01.523.0
Samojlov AntonRUS23662.01.523.0
Przybylski WojciechFMPOL23442.01.523.0
Orlov OlegRUS23172.01.523.0
Poghosyan SurenARM23172.01.523.0
Maevsky NikolayRUS23052.01.523.0
Sychev KlementyRUS22592.01.523.0
71Voitsekhovsky StanislavGMRUS25372.01.023.0
Gomez John PaulGMPHI25272.01.023.0
Sveshnikov EvgenyGMLAT25212.01.023.0
Ismagambetov AnuarGMKAZ24992.01.023.0
Krapivin AlexanderGMRUS24762.01.023.0
Kharchenko BorisIMUKR24672.01.023.0
Mesropov KonstantinIMRUS24322.01.023.0
Peregudov NikolayIMKAZ24152.01.023.0
Predke AlexandrRUS24152.01.023.0
Ghane ShojaatGMIRI23982.01.023.0
Gerasimov IvanFMRUS23752.01.023.0
Kutuzov DenisRUS23602.01.023.0
Savitskiy SergeyFMRUS23592.01.023.0
Vakhlamov Igor LFMRUS23152.01.023.0
Solovjev NikolayFMRUS23072.01.023.0
Turikov ViktorFMRUS22982.01.023.0
Zernyshkin VladislavRUS22982.01.023.0
Apryshko GlebRUS22772.01.023.0
Shahinyan DavidARM22712.01.023.0
Khatoev EduardRUS22702.01.023.0
Gankin StanislavRUS22692.01.023.0
Bronnikov KonstantinRUS22652.01.023.0
Chepel NikolayRUS22392.01.023.0
Dorfman VasilyRUS21602.01.023.0
Aliyev Elnur Fakhraddin OgluAZE21572.01.023.0
Nikologorskiy KonstantinFMRUS21442.01.023.0
Enkhtuul AltanulziiWCMMGL21192.01.023.0
Apresyan ZohrakARM20892.01.023.0
Kukhmazov ArsenRUS20742.01.023.0
100Pogosian ManvelBLR23912.00.523.0
582 players
Moscow Open Young GM Moscow RUS Thu 27th Jan 2011 - Sun 6th Feb 2011. Category: 15. Ave: (2623)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Zhigalko, Sergei GM BLR 2671 # = 1 1 = 3 2797
2 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2672 # = = 1 = 2.5 2736
3 Safarli, Eltaj GM AZE 2629 # = = 1 = 2.5 2703
4 Alekseev, Evgeny GM RUS 2701 = = # = = 2 2648
5 Sjugirov, Sanan GM RUS 2626 = = # = = 2 2632
6 Grachev, Boris GM RUS 2660 = = # 1 0 2 2623
7 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2590 0 = # = 1 2 2634
8 Kuzubov, Yuriy GM UKR 2624 0 # = = 1 2 2578
9 Krylov, Mikhail IM RUS 2499 = 0 = = # 1.5 2549
10 Cheparinov, Ivan GM BUL 2665 0 = 1 0 # 1.5 2551
11 Hess, Robert L GM USA 2572 = 0 = # = 1.5 2536
12 Chadaev, Nikolai GM RUS 2568 = = 0 = # 1.5 2526
Round 1. Thu 27th Jan 2011
Safarli, Eltaj 1/2-1/2 Chadaev, Nikolai 27 C43 Petrov
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1/2-1/2 Hess, Robert L 66 C67 Ruy Lopez
Grachev, Boris 1/2-1/2 Sjugirov, Sanan 29 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 1-0 Cheparinov, Ivan 41 D31 QGD
Zhigalko, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Alekseev, Evgeny 27 E48 Nimzo-Indian
Krylov, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 Kuzubov, Yuriy 68 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Round 2. Fri 28th Jan 2011
Krylov, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 Zhigalko, Sergei 31 E06 Catalan
Alekseev, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 35 C11 French
Cheparinov, Ivan 1-0 Grachev, Boris 57 E04 Catalan
Sjugirov, Sanan 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 100 C84 Ruy Lopez
Hess, Robert L 0-1 Safarli, Eltaj 42 B23 Sicilian
Kuzubov, Yuriy 1-0 Chadaev, Nikolai 58 A07 Reti
Round 3. Sat 29th Jan 2011
Chadaev, Nikolai 1/2-1/2 Hess, Robert L 50 D39 QGD
Safarli, Eltaj 1/2-1/2 Sjugirov, Sanan 45 B90 Sicilian
Inarkiev, Ernesto 1-0 Cheparinov, Ivan 50 C88 Ruy Lopez
Grachev, Boris 1/2-1/2 Alekseev, Evgeny 64 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Zhigalko, Sergei 1-0 Kuzubov, Yuriy 100 C16 French
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Krylov, Mikhail 36 A48 King's Indian
Round 4. Sun 30th Jan 2011
Zhigalko, Sergei 1-0 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 26 C11 French
Krylov, Mikhail 0-1 Grachev, Boris 42 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Alekseev, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Inarkiev, Ernesto 25 C92 Ruy Lopez
Cheparinov, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Safarli, Eltaj 18 D86 Gruenfeld
Sjugirov, Sanan 1/2-1/2 Chadaev, Nikolai 27 B27 Sicilian
Kuzubov, Yuriy 1/2-1/2 Hess, Robert L 83 A05 Reti opening
Moscow Open Young WGM Moscow RUS Fri 28th Jan 2011 - Mon 7th Feb 2011. Category: 7. Ave: (2403)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Munguntuul, Batkhuyag IM MGL 2410 # 1 1 2 2428
2 Girya, Olga WGM RUS 2429 # 1 = 1.5 2510
3 Zhao, Xue GM CHN 2496 # = 1 1.5 2532
4 Zawadzka, Jolanta WGM POL 2371 = # = 1 2441
5 Kashlinskaya, Alina WGM RUS 2327 0 # 1 1 2464
6 Gunina, Valentina WGM RUS 2471 0 # 1 1 2371
7 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2498 0 # 1 1 2330
8 Fominykh, Maria WIM RUS 2306 = 0 # 0.5 2270
9 Galojan, Lilit IM ARM 2385 0 = # 0.5 2198
10 Ambartsumova, Karina WIM RUS 2332 0 0 # 0 2485
Round 1. Sat 29th Jan 2011
Galojan, Lilit 1/2-1/2 Zawadzka, Jolanta 21 D38 QGD
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 35 D63 QGD
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Ambartsumova, Karina 29 C67 Ruy Lopez
Girya, Olga 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina 37 A48 King's Indian
Fominykh, Maria 0-1 Zhao, Xue 79 A04 Reti opening
Round 2. Sun 30th Jan 2011
Fominykh, Maria 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 45 D41 QGD
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 48 E58 Nimzo-Indian
Ambartsumova, Karina 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 32 B12 Caro-Kann
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 1-0 Galojan, Lilit 68 C88 Ruy Lopez
Zhao, Xue 1/2-1/2 Zawadzka, Jolanta 92 D30 QGD
Moscow Open C University Men Moscow RUS Fri 28th Jan 2011 - Mon 7th Feb 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kharitonov AlexandrGMRUS25522.02.023.0
Evdokimov Alexander AGMRUS25512.02.023.0
Nakhapetiane PogosFMRUS24692.02.023.0
Sharafiev AzatFMRUS24622.02.023.0
Bagrationi AlexanderIMUKR24592.02.023.0
Turutin AlexanderFMRUS24082.02.023.0
7Ponkratov PavelGMRUS25812.01.523.0
Potapov PavelIMRUS24702.01.523.0
9Nozdrachev VladislavFMRUS24382.01.023.0
Efanov NikolaiIMRUS24212.01.023.0
Aldokhin IvanIMRUS23912.01.023.0
12Novikov StanislavGMRUS25681.52.512.5
Papin VasilyIMRUS25681.52.512.5
Polschikov AlexeyFMRUS23801.52.512.5
15Ovetchkin RomanGMRUS24981.52.012.0
Zimin AlexeyRUS22081.52.012.0
17Popov IvanGMRUS26091.51.512.5
Tilicheev ViacheslavFMRUS23381.51.512.5
Gutenev AlexanderFMRUS23281.51.512.5
20Reshetnikov AlexeyIMRUS24781.51.012.0
Matsenko SergeiIMRUS24751.51.012.0
22Kartsev SergeiRUS21121.03.012.0
Guseinov DjelalRUS19971.03.012.0
24Dimukhametov ArturFMRUS23541.02.512.0
Krivenko SergeyRUS23261.02.512.0
Rozhkov VecheslavRUS22681.02.512.0
27Shlegin StanislavFMRUS23261.02.012.0
Kurukin DmitryRUS23131.02.012.0
Seliverstov VladimirFMRUS23041.02.012.0
Oganisjn RomanRUS22931.02.012.0
Dusenov RuslanRUS22851.02.012.0
Vetryansky VladimirRUS22441.02.012.0
33Rakhimgaliyev YerlanFMKAZ23201.02.011.0
Chizhikov VladislavRUS22251.02.011.0
Piskun AlexeyRUS22131.02.011.0
Kretov EvgueijRUS22101.02.011.0
Khmara MaximRUS21321.02.011.0
Borisovsky ViktorRUS21181.02.011.0
Tiukaev IlgizUZB21171.02.011.0
40Koreschikov MaximFMRUS23091.01.511.0
Barsamian EduardRUS22131.01.511.0
Gureev DmitryRUS20381.01.511.0
43Shukh NikolaiIMRUS24421.01.011.0
Omariev MaksimFMRUS23351.01.011.0
45Shikin SergeyRUS17971.01.001.0
46Myshkin NikitaRUS21740.53.001.0
47Shefer AlexanderRUS22020.52.501.0
Edzhibia DavidRUS20540.52.501.0
49Vorobjev DmitryRUS21540.52.500.5
50Yaksin OlegRUS24100.52.001.0
51Babkin IvanRUS19530.51.500.5
52Anfinogenov ArtemRUS20680.03.000.0
Shvydkin PavelRUS20640.03.000.0
Cherny OlegRUS20460.03.000.0
55Dzhumaev AlmirRUS22260.02.500.0
Tsepennikov ArsenyRUS20330.02.500.0
Kuzin SergeyRUS20280.02.500.0
Grinenko ViktorRUS19810.02.500.0
59Kvasov SergeyRUS19610.02.000.0
Isaev EvgenyRUS19400.02.000.0
Kyupriyski BorislavBUL19220.02.000.0
Protasov AlexeyRUS19140.02.000.0
Koltunovsky EvgenyRUS18060.02.000.0
Partskhaladze DavidRUS17550.02.000.0
64 players
Moscow Open F Women Moscow RUS Fri 28th Jan 2011 - Mon 7th Feb 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Turova IrinaIMRUS24342.02.023.0
Kovanova BairaWGMRUS23912.02.023.0
Pourkashiyan AtousaWGMIRI23732.02.023.0
Pustovoitova DariaFMRUS23312.02.023.0
Charochkina DariaWIMRUS23142.02.023.0
Nemcova KaterinaWGMCZE22892.02.023.0
Mirzoeva ElmiraWGMRUS22162.02.023.0
Nakhbayeva GuliskhanWIMKAZ22092.02.023.0
Berdychevaskaya NatashaWFMRUS21932.02.023.0
Suslova AlenaWFMRUS21802.02.023.0
Egorova AyyynaWCMRUS18472.02.023.0
12Bodnaruk AnastasiaIMRUS24252.01.023.0
Bezgodova MariaWFMRUS21902.01.023.0
Verko TatianaWFMKAZ21472.01.023.0
Kharmunova NadejdaWFMRUS21182.01.023.0
Bivol AlinaWFMRUS21142.01.023.0
Khropova LarisaWFMRUS20872.01.023.0
Ainutdinova YekaterinaKAZ20732.01.023.0
Frolova EkaterinaRUS20672.01.023.0
Pershina ElenaRUS20532.01.023.0
Severina MariaRUS20322.01.023.0
22Savina AnastasiaWGMRUS23971.52.512.5
Drozdova DinaRUS22031.52.512.5
Travkina AnastasiaWFMRUS21891.52.512.5
Butuc MariaWIMRUS21881.52.512.5
Sviridova VladaRUS20521.52.512.5
Makarenko AlexandraRUS19311.52.512.5
28Doluhanova EvgeniyaWGMUKR22671.52.012.0
Gvanceladze AnnaWFMRUS21631.52.012.0
Dordzhieva DinaraWCMRUS19291.52.012.0
Mestnikova TuyaraRUS18521.52.012.0
32Shulakova SvetlanaWFMRUS21801.51.512.5
Baraeva MarinaWFMRUS21521.51.512.5
Krasenkova IlenaWIMRUS21211.51.512.5
Smirnova EkaterinaRUS20181.51.512.5
Trotsenko EvgeniaWFMRUS20011.51.512.5
Manabayeva AiyaKAZ01.51.512.5
38Tsepennikova TatyanaWFMRUS21041.51.012.0
Avdeyeva ViktoriyaAZE20201.51.012.0
40Nebolsina VeraWGMRUS23881.03.012.0
Severiukhina ZojaWIMRUS23121.03.012.0
Shaydullina SandugachWGMRUS22071.03.012.0
Baraeva IrinaWFMRUS22011.03.012.0
Petrukhina IrinaWFMRUS21901.03.012.0
Kineva EkaterinaWFMRUS21201.03.012.0
Tereshechkina MayaRUS20261.03.012.0
Budueva KristinaRUS18891.03.012.0
Polozova MarinaRUS01.03.012.0
49Stepovaia TatianaWGMRUS23891.02.512.0
Gorozhankina JuliaWFMRUS20881.02.512.0
51Ghader Pour ShayestehWIMIRI22121.02.012.0
Eryshkanova AnastasiyaWFMRUS21681.02.012.0
Semenova ElenaWFMRUS21391.02.012.0
Yakupova AysylaRUS21321.02.012.0
Korchagina ViktoriaWFMRUS20861.02.012.0
Zizlova SofiaRUS20851.02.012.0
Kostrikina AnnaWFMRUS20791.02.012.0
Markelova LubovRUS20761.02.012.0
Maslova ElenaRUS20651.02.012.0
Akopova AnnaRUS20391.02.012.0
122 players
Moscow Open D University Women Moscow RUS Sat 29th Jan 2011 - Sun 6th Feb 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vasilevich IrinaIMRUS23272.01.523.0
Repina VarvaraWFMRUS22802.01.523.0
3Zarivkina VictoryaWFMRUS20842.01.023.0
4Smirnova AnastasiaRUS20211.52.012.5
5Matveeva OlgaWFMRUS22151.51.512.5
6Dogodkina JuliaRUS20701.51.012.0
Imeeva AisaRUS20431.51.012.0
Nikitina ElenaWFMRUS20291.51.012.0
Lysenko MariaRUS20061.51.012.0
10Chukhlantseva AnnaRUS19421.03.012.0
11Yarullina AlinaRUS20471.02.512.0
12Emelianova EkaterinaRUS17701.02.502.0
13Minina VeronikaRUS21331.01.011.0
14Niks YanaRUS18781.01.001.0
15Grabovets NadezhdaRUS18790.53.001.0
Dibirova UmayganatRUS18710.53.001.0
Velichko TatianaRUS18610.53.001.0
Ektova ElenaRUS18060.53.001.0
19Grebennikova TatyanaRUS19810.52.500.5
Bulatkhanova BikaWFMRUS19780.52.500.5
Forova TatianaRUS19120.52.500.5
22Selifonova AleksandraRUS18430.52.000.5
23Fyodorova IrinaRUS19510.02.500.0
23 players

5) 33rd Bulgarian Open

33rd Bulgarian Open (Georgi Tringov Memorial) takes place 30th January - 6th February 2011.

33rd Bulgarian Open Plovdiv BUL Sun 30th Jan 2011 - Sun 6th Feb 2011
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Radulski JulianGMBUL25901.00.00.01
Spasov VasilGMBUL25901.00.00.01
Georgiev VladimirGMMKD25791.00.00.01
Nikolov MomchilGMBUL25771.00.00.01
Kolev AtanasGMBUL25751.00.00.01
Szabo Gergely-Andras-GyulaGMROU25421.00.00.01
Jianu Vlad-CristianGMROU25391.00.00.01
Nevednichy VladislavGMROU25361.00.00.01
Petrov MarijanGMBUL25351.00.00.01
Drenchev PetarIMBUL25211.00.00.01
Tadic BrankoGMSRB25181.00.00.01
Miron Lucian-CostinIMROU25091.00.00.01
Grigorov GrigorIMBUL24981.00.00.01
Antic DejanGMSRB24951.00.00.01
Nedev TrajkoGMMKD24901.00.00.01
Arnaudov G PetarIMBUL24891.00.00.01
Bratanov ZsivkoIMBUL24671.00.00.01
Smith Bryan GIMUSA24581.00.00.01
Arsovic ZoranIMSRB24451.00.00.01
Nikolov SashoIMBUL24401.00.00.01
Enchev IvajloFMBUL24321.00.00.01
Cioara Andrei-NestorIMROU24271.00.00.01
Georgiev KrumGMBUL24241.00.00.01
Dimitrov RadoslavIMBUL24091.00.00.01
Mrdja MilanIMCRO24061.00.00.01
Lilov ValeriFMBUL24021.00.00.01
Dobrev NankoIMBUL23991.00.00.01
Arsovic GoranIMSRB23991.00.00.01
Pantev VeselinFMBUL23871.00.00.01
Spassov LiubenGMBUL23811.00.00.01
Kukov VelislavFMBUL23781.00.00.01
Filev GeorgiFMBUL23671.00.00.01
Kadric DenisBIH23561.00.00.01
Vasilev Vasil AleksandrovBUL23491.00.00.01
Stamenkov VancoIMMKD23461.00.00.01
Vutov MarioBUL23411.00.00.01
Galunov TodorFMBUL23331.00.00.01
Nikolova AdrianaWIMBUL23111.00.00.01
Todorov OgnjanIMBUL23001.00.00.01
Bonev TodorBUL22971.00.00.01
Raeva ElitsaWIMBUL22971.00.00.01
Vojinovic JovanaWGMMNE22891.00.00.01
Videnova IvaWIMBUL22841.00.00.01
Stoinev MetodiBUL22781.00.00.01
Gochev MladenBUL22691.00.00.01
Veleski RobertMKD22681.00.00.01
Popov PetarIMBUL22491.00.00.01
Ionica Iulia-IonelaWGMROU22481.00.00.01
Panayotov YankoBUL22431.00.00.01
Ivanov Stojan EmilovBUL22411.00.00.01
Livaja MarioSRB22331.00.00.01
Dagkakis PanagiotisGRE22321.00.00.01
Skoko MilanSRB22311.00.00.01
Andreev SashoBUL22281.00.00.01
Dimov KirilBUL21941.00.00.01
Todorov MomchilBUL21901.00.00.01
Mishev LiubomirBUL21881.00.00.01
Giretti Kanev JasenITA21851.00.00.01
Elez NikolaSRB21701.00.00.01
Petrovski IgorMKD21651.00.00.01
Janchev PetarBUL21611.00.00.01
Mladenov EmilBUL21611.00.00.01
Stoilov AtanasBUL21571.00.00.01
Yordanova SvetlaWIMBUL21561.00.00.01
Milchev MiroslavBUL21511.00.00.01
Stoyanov Stoyan HBUL21511.00.00.01
Vachev VladimirFMBUL21411.00.00.01
Stojanov AlexandarBUL21201.00.00.01
Gocheva RumianaWIMBUL21151.00.00.01
Ostojic Nikola MSRB21111.00.00.01
Nikolov JordanBUL21011.00.00.01
Ljangov PetarBUL20941.00.00.01
Savkov PavelBUL20911.00.00.01
Pantovic Dragan MSRB20891.00.00.01
Dimitrov MarinBUL20871.00.00.01
Dinter BrianCRO20851.00.00.01
Ninov DayanBUL20851.00.00.01
Petkov HristoBUL20771.00.00.01
Asparuhov ParvanBUL20681.00.00.01
Krivoshijski AsenBUL20681.00.00.01
Kolev Atanas TonchevBUL20661.00.00.01
Zlatanova EmiliaWIMBUL20491.00.00.01
Kirchev KrasimirBUL20471.00.00.01
Sofranov VelizarBUL20471.00.00.01
Liodakis Konstantinos-SpyrosGRE20371.00.00.01
Bratimirova DimitrinkaBUL20351.00.00.01
Veselinov DimchoBUL20221.00.00.01
Danov LyubomirBUL20191.00.00.01
Krustev VasilBUL20191.00.00.01
Manelidou MariaGRE20111.00.00.01
Papakonstantinou DimitriosGRE20061.00.00.01
Kakousatze IliasGRE20021.00.00.01
Galunova TsvetaBUL19981.00.00.01
Kozarev PetarBUL19911.00.00.01
Porfireanu SerbanROU19841.00.00.01
Todorov YavorBUL19801.00.00.01
Manelidis SavvasGRE19781.00.00.01
Kafetzis GeorgiosGRE19731.00.00.01
Vladov MiroslavBUL19731.00.00.01
Vatkali DimitraGRE19691.00.00.01
Tsakiris HaralambosGRE19461.00.00.01
Stefanov EvtimBUL19451.00.00.01
Stankov ApostolBUL19421.00.00.01
Dizdarevic BarbaraSRB19371.00.00.01
Garnizov IvanBUL19341.00.00.01
Kartalov KirilBUL19281.00.00.01
Lekic LazarMNE19261.00.00.01
Lao LenathFRA19051.00.00.01
Hristov Nikolay ValerievBUL19011.00.00.01
Nikolov OrlinBUL19001.00.00.01
Mehandzhiev BoichoBUL18961.00.00.01
Simeonov VentsislavBUL18931.00.00.01
Barumov YosifBUL18691.00.00.01
Ochkov RadoslavBUL18681.00.00.01
Dragieva DenitzaBUL18661.00.00.01
Ivanov ValentinBUL18561.00.00.01
Milutinovic StefanaSRB18501.00.00.01
Ivanova SimonetaBUL18381.00.00.01
Stoimenov KalojanBUL18381.00.00.01
Churchulov KostadinBUL18281.00.00.01
Enchev GeorgiBUL18211.00.00.01
Georgiev Ivan GeorgievBUL18181.00.00.01
Ioannidis EvgeniosGRE18181.00.00.01
Tompros Andreas-HristosGRE18121.00.00.01
Todorov RosenBUL16071.00.00.01
Metodiev VeselinBUL19101.00.00.01
Pencheva IvaBUL17601.00.00.01
Gancheva JulinaBUL16951.00.00.01
Kafetzis DimitrisGRE01.00.00.01
Mehmed FikretBUL01.00.00.01
277 players

6) Belarus Championships 2011

The Belarus Championships took place in Minsk 12th-24th January 2011. Andrei Zhigalko edged out Sergei Zhigalko on tie-break after both finished on 9.5/12.

ch-BLR 2011 Minsk BLR Wed 12th Jan 2011 - Mon 24th Jan 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2460)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts TPR
1 Zhigalko, Andrey GM BLR 2566 # = = 1 = 1 1 1 = = 1 1 1 9.5 2681
2 Zhigalko, Sergei GM BLR 2671 = # = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2672
3 Fedorov, Alexei GM BLR 2593 = = # = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2607
4 Lomako, Pavel IM BLR 2400 0 = = # 1 1 = = = = = = 1 7 2522
5 Teterev, Vitaly GM BLR 2539 = 0 = 0 # = = = 1 = 1 1 1 7 2510
6 Stupak, Kirill IM BLR 2527 0 = = 0 = # = = = 1 1 1 1 7 2511
7 Gorovets, Andrey FM BLR 2408 0 = = = = = # = = = = 1 1 6.5 2493
8 Tihonov, Jurij GM BLR 2474 0 0 0 = = = = # 1 0 = = 1 5 2402
9 Meribanov, Vitaly BLR 2262 = 0 0 = 0 = = 0 # = = 1 1 5 2420
10 Smirnov, Valerij IM BLR 2356 = 0 0 = = 0 = 1 = # 0 = = 4.5 2382
11 Podolchenko, Evgeniy GM BLR 2516 0 0 = = 0 0 = = = 1 # 1 0 4.5 2368
12 Popova, Natalija WIM BLR 2315 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 # = 2 2199
13 Lutsko, Igor GM BLR 2353 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 = # 2 2196

7) Azerbaijan Championships 2011

The Championships of Azerbaijan takes place in Baku 21st-31st January 2011. Sadly the games don't seem to have been published. Nidjat Mamedov leads with 7.5/10.

ch-AZE 2011 Baku AZE Fri 21st Jan 2011 - Mon 31st Jan 2011
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mamedov NidjatGMAZE25807.534.750.05
2Bagirov RufatGMAZE24717.029.750.06
3Durarbeyli VasifGMAZE25046.028.250.04
4Mirzoev AzerGMAZE25635.527.750.02
5Abbasov FaridGMAZE25375.526.000.04
6Guseinov GadirGMAZE25915.522.500.04
7Guliev LogmanIMAZE24645.022.250.03
8Bajarani UlviIMAZE23934.521.750.03
9Rasulov Vugar Ural OgluIMAZE24834.519.500.03
10Abasov Nijat Azad OgluIMAZE24864.519.250.03
11Mammadov Zaur Fazahir OgluAZE24432.512.500.01
12Abdulov Orkhan Javanshir OgluAZE23342.07.750.01
12 players

8) Memorial Antonio Rocha 2011

The Antonio Rocha Memorial took place 13th-25th January 2011. Rafael Leitao won with 10/11.

Antonio Rocha Mem Campinas BRA Thu 13th Jan 2011 - Tue 25th Jan 2011. Category: 8. Ave: (2449)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Leitao, Rafael GM BRA 2609 # = = = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2648
2 Vescovi, Giovanni GM BRA 2631 = # = 1 1 0 = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 9.5 2610
3 Mecking, Henrique GM BRA 2562 = = # 1 1 1 = = = = = 1 = 1 9 2582
4 Rodriguez Vila, Andres GM URU 2511 = 0 0 # 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9 2586
5 Mareco, Sandro GM ARG 2627 = 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 8.5 2546
6 Flores, Diego GM ARG 2628 = 1 0 = 0 # = 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7.5 2493
7 Zambrana, Oswaldo GM BOL 2513 = = = = 0 = # 0 1 = = 1 1 1 7.5 2501
8 Stamenkovic, Dragan IM SRB 2370 0 = = 0 0 0 1 # = 1 1 = 1 1 7 2484
9 Saldano Dayer, Horacio IM ESP 2401 0 0 = = 0 1 0 = # 1 = = 1 = 6 2424
10 Di Berardino, Diego Rafael IM BRA 2490 0 0 = 0 1 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 6 2417
11 Tsuboi, Edson Kenji IM BRA 2380 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 = 0 # = = 1 4.5 2345
12 Santos, Marcus Vinicius Moreira IM BRA 2365 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = # = = 3 2245
13 Name, Gabriel Ricardo Salim BRA 2138 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = # = 2 2177
14 De Nucci, Gilberto BRA 2066 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = # 1.5 2144

9) 10th Marienbad Open 2011

There were three closed, an open, rapid and blitz events in Marienbad 15th-22nd January 2012. Final results. Alexandre Danin took clear first with 6.5/9 in the GMA section. Games from the final rounds now available.

GMA Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 15th Jan 2011 - Sat 22nd Jan 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2451)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Danin, Alexandre IM RUS 2538 # 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2607
2 Wieczorek, Oskar POL 2330 1 # = = = = = = 1 = 5.5 2544
3 Vokac, Marek GM CZE 2471 = = # = = = = 1 1 = 5.5 2529
4 Fedoseev, Vladimir IM RUS 2505 0 = = # 1 = = 1 0 1 5 2488
5 Ivanov, Mikhail M GM RUS 2431 = = = 0 # = = = = = 4 2410
6 Smith, Bryan G IM USA 2458 0 = = = = # 1 0 = = 4 2407
7 Malaniuk, Vladimir P GM UKR 2518 0 = = = = 0 # = 1 = 4 2401
8 Carlstedt, Jonathan GER 2409 0 = 0 0 = 1 = # = 1 4 2413
9 Zeller, Frank IM GER 2445 = 0 0 1 = = 0 = # = 3.5 2372
10 Bejtovic, Jasmin IM BIH 2405 0 = = 0 = = = 0 = # 3 2331
B1 Masters Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 15th Jan 2011 - Sat 22nd Jan 2011. Category: 2. Ave: (2290)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Mickiewicz, Piotr POL 2344 # = 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 7 2504
2 Bhakti, Kulkarni CM IND 2275 = # = 1 1 = 0 1 = 1 6 2417
3 Antipov, Mikhail Al. CM RUS 2358 1 = # = 0 = = = 1 1 5.5 2363
4 Matras, Ondrej FM CZE 2322 0 0 = # 1 = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2367
5 Jurek, Josef IM CZE 2354 0 0 1 0 # = 1 1 0 1 4.5 2283
6 Marholev, Dimitar IM BUL 2401 0 = = = = # = = 1 0 4 2235
7 Zier, Oliver LIE 2131 0 1 = 0 0 = # = 1 0 3.5 2228
8 Volodin, Viktor IM RUS 2223 = 0 = = 0 = = # = = 3.5 2218
9 Dimitrijeski, Boris GER 2233 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 = # 1 3 2171
10 Bulmaga, Irina WIM ROU 2260 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = 0 # 2.5 2127
B2 Masters Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 15th Jan 2011 - Sat 22nd Jan 2011. Category: 2. Ave: (2278)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Szablowski, Pawel POL 2340 # 1 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 7 2491
2 Porat, Maya ISR 2246 0 # 1 1 = = 0 1 1 = 5.5 2361
3 Iwanow, Anna WFM POL 2097 1 0 # = = 0 1 = 1 1 5.5 2378
4 Drugov, Pavel IM RUS 2359 = 0 = # = 1 = 0 = 1 4.5 2269
5 Vlasak, Lukas CZE 2238 0 = = = # = = = 1 = 4.5 2282
6 Oparin, Grigoriy FM RUS 2328 0 = 1 0 = # 1 0 = 1 4.5 2272
7 Donchenko, Alexander GER 2217 = 1 0 = = 0 # 1 0 = 4 2242
8 Havlikova, Kristyna WIM CZE 2297 0 0 = 1 = 1 0 # = = 4 2233
9 Plischki, Sebastian IM GER 2347 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 = # 1 3.5 2190
10 Mufic, Goran IM CRO 2310 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = 0 # 2 2054
Open Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 15th Jan 2011 - Sat 22nd Jan 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Novotny MichalFMCZE22757.044.055.55
2Sharapov EvgenyGMUKR24687.041.552.55
3Bartos JanFMCZE22037.040.051.05
4Neuman PetrIMCZE24766.542.553.56
5Simonian HrairGMARM24756.542.553.55
6Baciu DoanaWFMMDA21316.542.053.05
7Dvirnyy DaniyylIMITA24806.541.552.55
8Golcman EvgenyRUS22986.540.552.05
9Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22866.540.050.55
10Cizinsky PetrCZE21676.538.548.56
11Stankiewicz PawelPOL20056.533.043.05
12Karhanek PavelCZE21376.039.550.04
13Varitski IgorIMUKR22776.038.049.04
14Fox AnthonyIRL21156.037.047.54
15Vorobyov YrijFMUKR22036.036.047.06
16De Andres Gonalons FernandoESP20846.036.045.56
17Vanko JiriCZE20396.031.041.05
18Yakimenko Alexander A.RUS22075.541.551.55
19Poznanska KatarzynaPOL20655.538.047.55
20Khamidov KomilPOL19805.537.547.05
21Vacha JaroslavCZE19645.536.544.53
22Ilandzis SpyridonGRE21415.535.547.05
23Kirsanova EkaterinaWFMRUS21545.535.546.53
24Sedlacek JiriCZE20315.535.045.54
25Macura EmilCZE19835.534.044.04
26Kulas SzymonPOL19385.534.043.54
27Jiruse JosefCZE20685.533.543.53
28Toman JaroslavCZE21565.533.543.05
29Cafolla PeterIRL20605.533.042.55
30Dadello AleksandraPOL17315.532.541.04
31Paldus PetrCZE20785.036.046.04
32Niering MartinGER21655.035.045.55
33Brokken DennisNED23045.035.045.54
34Szudra Heinz-WernerGER19845.035.045.03
35Hlavac RudolfCZE20835.034.544.52
36Dreke FrankGER20325.034.543.55
37Jensen LeifDEN20125.034.042.03
38Snorek MilanCZE21535.033.544.04
39Wiesmann DominiqueSUI20575.033.543.04
40Chlebus MiroslavCZE20025.033.542.04
41Leiner ReimundCZE20225.032.542.04
42Stojkovic AndrejaCRO19935.031.040.04
43Grela KacperPOL17145.031.039.54
44Pribyl JaroslavCZE20115.029.036.54
Nad BorisCZE18895.029.036.54
46Ondrejat MiroslavCZE20595.027.535.54
47Hasenbank DirkGER20114.535.546.03
48Turner RadekCZE21524.534.545.03
49Adloff RalfGER20654.534.544.53
50Molnar JiriCZE18554.534.043.51
114 players

10) 10th Prague Open 2011

Spiros Ilandzis sends one of his games from the recently concluded Prague Open (as well as corrections to his games from the Marianske Open).

11) 71st Armenian Championship 2011

The Armenian Championship took place 17th-29th January 2011. Robert Hovhannisyan won with 8/11.

71st ch-ARM Yerevan ARM Mon 10th Jan 2011 - Sat 22nd Jan 2011. Category: 13. Ave: (2559)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Hovhannisyan, Robert GM ARM 2530 # = = 1 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2736
2 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel GM ARM 2541 = # = = = 1 1 = = = = 1 7 2662
3 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2585 = = # = = 1 = = = 1 = 1 7 2658
4 Pashikian, Arman GM ARM 2640 0 = = # = = 1 1 1 = = 1 7 2653
5 Grigoryan, Avetik GM ARM 2580 1 = = = # = = = = = 1 = 6.5 2622
6 Petrosian, Tigran L. GM ARM 2604 = 0 0 = = # 1 1 = 1 = = 6 2591
7 Minasian, Artashes GM ARM 2563 = 0 = 0 = 0 # = 1 = 1 = 5 2522
8 Melkumyan, Hrant GM ARM 2617 0 = = 0 = 0 = # 1 0 1 1 5 2518
9 Minasian, Ara GM ARM 2464 0 = = 0 = = 0 0 # 1 1 0 4 2465
10 Anastasian, Ashot GM ARM 2578 0 = 0 = = 0 = 1 0 # = 0 3.5 2424
11 Petrosian, Davit G. GM ARM 2485 0 = = = 0 = 0 0 0 = # 1 3.5 2433
12 Kotanjian, Tigran GM ARM 2519 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 1 1 0 # 3.5 2429
Round 7. Tue 25th Jan 2011
Andriasian, Zaven 1-0 Petrosian, Tigran L. 41 A11 English
Petrosian, Davit G. 1-0 Kotanjian, Tigran 43 B90 Sicilian
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1/2-1/2 Hovhannisyan, Robert 55 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Minasian, Ara 0-1 Minasian, Artashes 78 A41 Queen's Pawn
Melkumyan, Hrant 0-1 Pashikian, Arman 70 D31 QGD
Anastasian, Ashot 1/2-1/2 Grigoryan, Avetik 49 A16 English opening
Round 8. Wed 26th Jan 2011
Petrosian, Tigran L. 1-0 Minasian, Artashes 39 B00 Owen defence
Pashikian, Arman 1/2-1/2 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 70 D11 QGD Slav
Kotanjian, Tigran 1-0 Minasian, Ara 66 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
Grigoryan, Avetik 1-0 Petrosian, Davit G. 42 E90 King's Indian
Andriasian, Zaven 1/2-1/2 Melkumyan, Hrant 57 C90 Ruy Lopez
Hovhannisyan, Robert 1-0 Anastasian, Ashot 31 B14 Caro-Kann
Round 9. Thu 27th Jan 2011
Anastasian, Ashot 1/2-1/2 Pashikian, Arman 38 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Melkumyan, Hrant 0-1 Petrosian, Tigran L. 66 D18 QGD Slav
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1/2-1/2 Andriasian, Zaven 29 B91 Sicilian
Minasian, Artashes 1/2-1/2 Kotanjian, Tigran 118 C51 Evans gambit
Petrosian, Davit G. 0-1 Hovhannisyan, Robert 51 B12 Caro-Kann
Minasian, Ara 1/2-1/2 Grigoryan, Avetik 27 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Round 10. Fri 28th Jan 2011
Andriasian, Zaven 1-0 Anastasian, Ashot 35 C10 French
Pashikian, Arman 1/2-1/2 Petrosian, Davit G. 57 E98 King's Indian
Grigoryan, Avetik 1/2-1/2 Minasian, Artashes 34 A41 Queen's Pawn
Melkumyan, Hrant 1/2-1/2 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 86 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Hovhannisyan, Robert 1-0 Minasian, Ara 38 C12 French
Petrosian, Tigran L. 1/2-1/2 Kotanjian, Tigran 66 B90 Sicilian
Round 11. Sat 29th Jan 2011
Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel 1-0 Petrosian, Tigran L. 40 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Anastasian, Ashot 1-0 Melkumyan, Hrant 55 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Kotanjian, Tigran 1/2-1/2 Grigoryan, Avetik 26 D11 QGD Slav
Petrosian, Davit G. 1/2-1/2 Andriasian, Zaven 22 B90 Sicilian
Minasian, Artashes 1/2-1/2 Hovhannisyan, Robert 11 A07 Reti
Minasian, Ara 0-1 Pashikian, Arman 38 B51 Sicilian

12) Zimski Open

The Zimski (Winter) Open that I found in the Serbian calendar is I believe is also the Belgrade Individual Championships, they took place 22nd-30th January 2011. Bosko Abramovic won with 7.5/9. Final round 9 games are not yet available.

Belgrade Individual Belgrade SRB Sat 22nd Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Abramovic BoskoGMSRB24607.549.553.50.0
2Nestorovic LazarSRB23237.050.053.50.0
3Todorovic Goran MGMSRB24717.048.052.50.0
4Tosic MiroslavGMSRB23957.047.551.50.0
5Popovic Aleksandar MFMSRB22997.043.547.00.0
6Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB24776.547.051.00.0
7Cabrilo GoranGMSRB24466.546.050.00.0
8Andrijevic MilanIMSRB23426.545.049.50.0
9Indjic AleksandarSRB22936.544.048.00.0
10Nenezic MarkoSRB21826.541.543.00.0
11Certic BranimirIMSRB23996.049.053.00.0
12Jovanovic Aleksandar DSRB22016.047.051.00.0
13Ravic NenadSRB22856.045.549.00.0
14Velickovic SasaIMSRB24186.045.049.00.0
15Sorgic DraganFMSRB22656.044.547.50.0
16Vujic MihailoFMSRB23216.043.047.00.0
17Radlovacki JovanIMSRB24206.043.046.50.0
18Chelushkina IrinaWGMSRB23176.042.546.50.0
19Nestorovic DejanIMSRB24106.041.545.50.0
20Carnic SrdjanFMSRB23436.041.045.50.0
21Stamenkovic AleksandarFMSRB23076.040.043.00.0
22Djokic NenadFMSRB23816.038.543.00.0
23Stamatovic AleksandarSRB22135.548.551.00.0
24Vrbljanac AleksandarSRB22985.543.047.00.0
25Jovanovic Sasa TFMSRB22785.543.046.50.0
26Klasan VladimirSRB23655.541.545.00.0
27Paulic BrankoFMSRB21465.541.043.50.0
28Zivkovic SavaFMSRB23115.539.543.00.0
29Spiric IgorFMSRB22805.538.542.00.0
30Vujadinovic MilanSRB21375.538.040.00.0
31Kerecki LjubisaSRB21735.537.040.50.0
32Okilj TigranSRB19665.537.040.00.0
33Indjic DusanIMSRB22685.048.553.50.0
34Vujacic BorivojeFMSRB23025.046.550.00.0
35Radusinovic LazarSRB22905.046.050.50.0
36Blesic VasoFMSRB24125.043.047.00.0
37Dinic GoranSRB22525.043.047.00.0
38Brujic BozidarFMSRB21825.042.044.00.0
39Tisma IvanSRB21505.042.044.00.0
40Skare GoranFMSRB22795.041.545.00.0
41Stosic SlobodanSRB21535.041.543.50.0
42Vrbljanac TomaSRB21585.040.043.00.0
43Milijanovic GoranSRB21475.040.043.00.0
44Jocev MilanSRB20275.039.041.50.0
45Brakus DraganSRB19755.039.041.50.0
46Rajkovic DaniloSRB22475.038.041.50.0
47Milin DraganSRB21065.037.540.50.0
48Stanimirovic MilosSRB19725.037.540.00.0
49Vucinic GojkoSRB20455.037.040.00.0
50Todorovic Zoran DSRB20065.036.538.50.0
51Rodic DraganFMSRB20775.036.038.00.0
52Cosic NebojsaSRB18625.032.535.00.0
53Arsic DjordjeSRB18385.032.035.00.0
54Tasev DejanSRB21554.543.046.00.0
55Tasic Zoran TSRB21754.541.545.00.0
56Kovacevic BozidarSRB18174.540.544.50.0
57Jovic BrankoSRB19864.540.042.50.0
58Dunjic DraganSRB20944.538.041.00.0
59Ilic Slobodan RSRB21184.536.539.00.0
60Rajcevic StevanSRB21164.536.039.00.0
122 players

13) ITT La Pergola Jardin

The La Pergola Jardin Neuris Delgado Ramirez and German Della Morte finished with 6.5/9.

ITT La Pergola Jardi Asuncion PAR Mon 17th Jan 2011 - Wed 26th Jan 2011. Category: 1. Ave: (2270)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Delgado Ramirez, Neuris GM COL 2609 # = = 1 = 1 1 1 = = 6.5 2399
2 Della Morte, German IM ARG 2345 = # 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 = 6.5 2428
3 Latorre, Matias PAR 2093 = 1 # 1 0 0 1 = = 1 5.5 2370
4 Kropff, Ricardo IM PAR 2294 0 = 0 # = 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2348
5 Villalba, Marcelo IM PAR 2149 = 0 1 = # 0 = 0 1 = 4 2241
6 Brito, Luismar FM BRA 2319 0 0 1 0 1 # = = 0 1 4 2222
7 Zacarias, M Ruben D FM PAR 2184 0 0 0 = = = # 1 1 = 4 2237
8 Vazquez, Guillermo FM PAR 2168 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 # = 1 3.5 2202
9 Spata, German ARG 2330 = 0 = 0 0 1 0 = # = 3 2139
10 Catelli, Hernan ARG 2212 = = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 2.5 2111

14) Oceana Zonal 2011

Zhao Zong-Yuan won the Oceana Zonal in Rotorua New Zealand with 8.5/9.

zt Oceana Rotorua NZL Tue 25th Jan 2011 - Mon 31st Jan 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Zhao Zong-YuanGMAUS25868.549.540.046.50
2Brown AndrewAUS21757.050.539.537.50
3Illingworth MaxFMAUS23116.553.541.036.25
4Ly MoulthunAUS23216.551.039.033.25
5Cheng BobbyFMAUS23356.054.041.033.25
6Feldman VladimirIMAUS22626.050.538.530.25
7Xie George WendiIMAUS24786.047.035.529.00
8Lukey Stephen GFMNZL22446.046.033.527.25
9Lane Gary WIMAUS23735.552.039.027.75
10Smerdon DavidGMAUS25315.550.538.527.75
11Reilly TimFMAUS22765.544.534.526.00
12Morris JamesIMAUS22705.544.534.025.75
13Oliver GarethAUS22105.544.534.024.50
14Steadman MichaelFMNZL22425.541.533.022.75
15Zulfic FedjaAUS20245.540.531.523.75
16Ansell AlanNZL20015.049.038.023.75
17Schon EugeneAUS21575.048.037.024.75
18Safarian AlekAUS20135.043.535.022.25
19Ikeda JuntaFMAUS22625.043.533.520.50
20Ogada-Osir IbrahimAUS21525.039.031.018.75
21Bennett HiltonNZL19745.038.029.517.25
22Smith Robert WFMNZL22874.546.534.519.50
23Stevens TristanAUS20504.545.536.520.25
24Dordevic IvanAUS20194.544.535.021.00
25Fuatai FuataiNZL20154.542.033.517.50
26Flitney AdrianAUS19734.541.533.018.50
27Kumar ManojCMFIJ20114.541.532.017.75
28Pinic NoelNZL20584.541.033.516.75
29Fitzpatrick AndrewAUS20234.538.530.017.75
30Voon RichardAUS19044.538.529.518.75
31Forster WilliamNZL19084.537.030.014.75
32Setiabudi AllenAUS19064.536.527.014.25
33Press ShaunCMPNG20674.536.028.515.75
34Goundar SanmogamCMFIJ19044.534.528.013.25
35Jones BrianFMAUS20674.534.527.017.25
36Johnson Quentin J FNZL21284.043.034.016.50
37Wang OscarAUS19424.039.530.516.50
38Nyberg MichaelNZL19694.036.529.011.50
39Guo-Yuthok SherabAUS19754.036.528.514.25
40Milligan HelenWFMNZL20484.036.028.514.75
41Tan JustinAUS21614.036.028.012.50
42Bennett MatthewAUS16504.034.528.013.75
43Kempen LeonAUS20033.540.531.013.25
44Bishop JoshuaAUS17973.536.028.59.75
45Marcos JoselitoPNG20953.533.526.510.75
46Cooper NigelNZL17693.530.023.010.75
47Lynn WilliamNZL19623.527.520.07.75
48Davis JustinNZL20233.040.029.59.00
49Yao Winston Yow-JenNZL03.033.026.510.00
50Qin TomsonAUS10283.032.525.57.00
51Deen-Cowell NicholasAUS19172.536.528.58.25
52Dolejs DanNZL18922.531.524.57.50
53Gloistein Bruce HNZL18172.531.024.57.75
54Mitchell RobertNZL16722.530.524.57.75
55Shaw Robin AAUS19032.031.524.06.75
56Antoniazzi FrancescoAUS16851.533.026.03.75
56 players

15) ch-CRO w

The Croatian Women's Championship takes place in Topusko 29th January - 6th February 2011.

ch-CRO w 2011 Topusko CRO Sat 29th Jan 2011 - Sun 6th Feb 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2149)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Franciskovic, Borka WIM CRO 2298 # 1 1 2151
2 Berke, Ana WFM CRO 2163 # 1 1 1860
3 Sargac, Rajna WIM CRO 2186 # 1 1 2136
4 Solic, Kristina WIM CRO 2243 # 1 1 2223
5 Medic, Mirjana WGM CRO 2279 # 1 1 1946
6 Jelica, Mara WIM CRO 2223 0 # 0 2243
7 Deur, Zrinka CRO 2136 0 # 0 2186
8 Purgar, Ivona WFM CRO 2151 0 # 0 2298
9 Sulc, Gordana WFM CRO 1946 0 # 0 2279
10 Racki, Barbara CRO 1860 0 # 0 2163

16) 24th MGU Open

The 24th MGU Open took place 29th-30th January 2011. Boyan Ruschukov won with 5/6. My thanks to Mitko Iliev for the results and games.

24th MGU Open Sofia BUL Sat 29th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ruschukov BoyanBUL19305.015.522.54
2Karastoyanov MihailBUL20314.514.521.03
3Dimitrov AlexanderBUL21524.514.521.03
4Petrov Vladimir S.BUL20794.014.522.03
5Kalchev SavaBUL19634.010.014.04
6Andreev DobrotichNMBUL20713.515.022.03
7Ignatov RadoslavBUL18063.513.520.02
8Kostov NikolayBUL19193.512.018.53
9Sisoev RobertBUL17073.012.018.53
10Antonov NikolaBUL19083.011.016.02
11Tsenov FiloteiBUL18003.09.013.53
12Petrov MartinBUL20002.514.020.52
13Peycheva GerganaBUL15282.511.518.02
14Georgiev PantaleyBUL17992.012.016.52
15Traykova VasilenaBUL17382.010.515.51
16Petrov Anton S.BUL15182.09.013.02
17Karakashev TeodorBUL15691.512.018.51
18Popvasilev KalojanBUL15770.08.513.00
18 players

17) Croatian Championship 2011

The Croatian Championship took place in Marija Bistrica. Ante Brkic won with 8.5/11.

ch-CRO 2011 Marija Bistrica CRO Mon 17th Jan 2011 - Thu 27th Jan 2011. Category: 13. Ave: (2558)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2564 # = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 8.5 2769
2 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2609 = # 1 1 = = = 1 1 = 1 = 8 2729
3 Palac, Mladen GM CRO 2578 = 0 # = = = 1 1 = 1 = = 6.5 2621
4 Zelcic, Robert GM CRO 2538 0 0 = # = 1 = 0 1 1 1 = 6 2596
5 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2621 = = = = # = = 0 = = 1 = 5.5 2552
6 Jovanovic, Zoran GM CRO 2539 = = = 0 = # 0 1 = = = 1 5.5 2560
7 Jankovic, Alojzije GM CRO 2564 0 = 0 = = 1 # = = 0 1 1 5.5 2558
8 Kozul, Zdenko GM CRO 2576 0 0 0 1 1 0 = # 0 1 1 = 5 2521
9 Sulava, Nenad GM CRO 2565 0 0 = 0 = = = 1 # 0 1 1 5 2522
10 Martinovic, Sasa IM CRO 2511 0 = 0 0 = = 1 0 1 # 0 = 4 2460
11 Jovanic, Ognjen GM CRO 2489 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 # 1 3.5 2431
12 Dizdar, Goran GM CRO 2544 0 = = = = 0 0 = 0 = 0 # 3 2384
Round 8. Mon 24th Jan 2011
Stevic, Hrvoje 1/2-1/2 Brkic, Ante 85 B20 Sicilian defence
Palac, Mladen 1-0 Kozul, Zdenko 32 B67 Sicilian
Jovanovic, Zoran 1/2-1/2 Martinovic, Sasa 51 C00 French
Jovanic, Ognjen 0-1 Jankovic, Alojzije 42 E92 King's Indian
Zelcic, Robert 1/2-1/2 Dizdar, Goran 44 C11 French
Saric, Ivan 1-0 Sulava, Nenad 33 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 9. Tue 25th Jan 2011
Kozul, Zdenko 1-0 Zelcic, Robert 59 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Dus-Chotimursky variation
Martinovic, Sasa 0-1 Palac, Mladen 52 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Jankovic, Alojzije 1-0 Jovanovic, Zoran 42 D75 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.Nc3
Sulava, Nenad 1-0 Jovanic, Ognjen 35 D13 QGD Slav
Brkic, Ante 1/2-1/2 Saric, Ivan 30 B56 Sicilian
Dizdar, Goran 1/2-1/2 Stevic, Hrvoje 29 A49 King's Indian
Round 10. Wed 26th Jan 2011
Zelcic, Robert 1/2-1/2 Stevic, Hrvoje 10 A07 Reti
Saric, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Dizdar, Goran 30 C11 French
Jovanic, Ognjen 1/2-1/2 Brkic, Ante 15 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Jovanovic, Zoran 1/2-1/2 Sulava, Nenad 12 C01 French
Palac, Mladen 1-0 Jankovic, Alojzije 42 B56 Sicilian
Kozul, Zdenko 1-0 Martinovic, Sasa 49 D12 QGD Slav
Round 11. Thu 27th Jan 2011
Martinovic, Sasa 0-1 Zelcic, Robert 105 E42 Nimzo-Indian
Jankovic, Alojzije 1/2-1/2 Kozul, Zdenko 32 E62 King's Indian
Sulava, Nenad 1/2-1/2 Palac, Mladen 14 D38 QGD
Brkic, Ante 1/2-1/2 Jovanovic, Zoran 12 B56 Sicilian
Dizdar, Goran 0-1 Jovanic, Ognjen 55 A07 Reti
Stevic, Hrvoje 1/2-1/2 Saric, Ivan 73 B22 Sicilian

18) 3rd Chennai Open 2011

Martyn Kravtsiv won his last four games to take clear first place with 9.5/11 half a point clear of the field in the Chennai Open.

Open Chennai IND Mon 17th Jan 2011 - Wed 26th Jan 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR25669.573.567.565.0
2Nabaty TamirIMISR25659.078.072.069.0
3Ni HuaGMCHN26459.075.069.066.0
4Areshchenko AlexanderGMUKR26719.075.069.066.0
5Adhiban BGMIND25309.071.565.563.5
6Greenfeld AlonGMISR25578.576.070.066.5
7Grover SahajIMIND24628.575.069.065.5
8Danielsen HenrikGMISL25198.571.065.063.0
9Roy Chowdhury SaptarshiIMIND24498.566.060.058.5
10Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26248.079.072.570.0
11Zeng ChongshengCHN23778.071.566.062.5
12Sundararajan KidambiGMIND24498.071.565.562.5
13Murshed NiazGMBAN24368.070.565.061.0
14Deepan Chakkravarthy JGMIND24858.069.563.561.5
15Shyam Nikil PIMIND23818.068.062.059.0
16Yang KaiqiIMCHN23918.067.562.058.5
17Pradeep Kumar R AIND22318.065.060.056.0
18Zherebukh YaroslavGMUKR25657.577.571.568.5
19Ashwin JayaramIMIND24277.576.570.567.0
20Oleksienko MikhailoGMUKR25527.575.068.565.5
21Gupta AbhijeetGMIND25907.574.568.566.0
22Shivananda B SIND23727.574.068.564.5
23Thejkumar M SIMIND24577.571.566.062.5
24Rahman ZiaurGMBAN25287.571.565.062.5
25Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIND21137.571.066.062.5
26Laxman R RGMIND24637.571.064.562.5
27Girinath P D SIMIND23627.570.065.061.5
28Murali Krishnan B TIMIND23587.569.064.059.5
29Chernyshov KonstantinGMRUS25977.568.062.560.0
30Sethuraman S PIMIND25457.568.062.060.0
31Shyam Sundar MIMIND24437.568.062.059.5
32Abhishek DasIND23517.567.562.059.0
33Shiven KhoslaIND23587.567.561.558.5
34Arun Prasad SGMIND25137.566.060.558.5
35Gomes Mary AnnWGMIND23067.565.060.056.5
36Praveen Kumar CIMIND23627.564.559.556.5
37Venkatesh M RIMIND24687.564.558.557.0
38Suvrajit SahaIMIND23787.564.059.055.5
39Swapnil S DhopadeIMIND24187.564.058.555.5
40Pranav ShettyIND21637.562.558.054.5
41Postny EvgenyGMISR25927.077.070.568.0
42Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24937.071.065.563.0
43Neelotpal DasGMIND24777.070.064.061.0
44Shreyansh DakliaIND22517.069.563.561.5
45Kamble VikramadityaIMIND23677.069.063.560.0
46Phoobalan PIND22577.068.563.060.5
47Ravichandran SiddharthIMIND24587.067.561.560.0
48Sauravh KhherdekarFMIND23227.066.061.557.5
49Saravana Krishnan PIND22807.066.060.558.5
50Abu Sufian ShakilFMBAN23587.065.560.558.0
51Chatterjee DebarajFMBAN23127.065.060.057.0
52Deshmukh AnupIMIND23117.064.058.555.5
53Vishnu Prasanna VIMIND23697.063.559.554.5
54Maheswaran PFMIND22787.062.557.554.5
55Ankit R RajparaIND23627.062.057.055.0
56Visakh NrIND19287.061.557.054.5
57Karthikeyan PIMIND23807.061.056.553.0
58Sangma RahulIMIND23867.061.056.054.0
59Navin Kanna T UIND23837.061.056.053.0
60Phadke SohanIND22457.060.556.552.5
61Arun Karthik RIND22947.060.055.052.5
62Narayanan SrinathIMIND23147.059.556.052.0
63Lakshmi Narayanan MvIND21597.059.554.551.5
64Vinoth Kumar MFMIND22317.058.554.051.0
65Stefansson HannesGMISL25806.572.065.564.0
66Debashis DasIMIND24066.570.064.561.5
67Sagar ShahIND23186.569.564.061.0
68Thakur AkashIND23446.569.064.060.0
69Stany G AIND23956.569.063.061.5
70Prakash G BIMIND23466.569.063.059.5
329 players

19) Frauenbundesliga 2010-11

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 6th November 2010 - 13th March 2011. Rounds 6 and 7 took place 29th-30th January 2011. Games not yet available. Next: Rounds 8-9: 19th-20th February 2011.

Frau Bundesliga Baden Baden GER Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1.OSG Baden Baden7 +451432½
2.USV Volksbank Halle72 +4441225½
3.Hamburger SK 18307½ +434923
4.SV Chemie Guben 199071 +315921½
5.Rodewischer Schachmiezen722 +463723
6.SK Grosslehna73 +425721½
7.SV Muelheim-Nord 1931722 +334621
8.SC Leipzig Gohlis733 +620½
9.TSV Schott Mainz7504 +04617
10.SC Bad Koenigshofen72236 +5523
11.SAV Torgelow7½1122 +212½
12.Karlsruher SF 18537½2½31 +111
12 teams

20) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11

Round 6 was on the 15th January 2011. Games from Round 6 still not available. Next: Round 7: 5th February 2011.

Elitserien Stockholm SWE Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Lunds ASK66001238.5
2SK Rockaden, Sthlm66001236.5
3Team Viking6411930
4SS Manhem6222623.5
5Limhamns SK6114623.5
6Eksjo-Aneby-Alliansen6222621.5
7Solna SS6330620.5
8SK Kamraterna6240420
9Upsala ASS6240420
10Orgryte SK6141317
11Vasteras SK6150219
12Farsta SK6042218
12 teams

21) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11

Rounds 6-7 were on 22nd-23rd January 2010. Games now available. Rounds 8-9 5th-6th May 2011.

TCh-CZE 2010-11 Frydek Mistek CZE Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 17th Apr 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Labortech Ostrava*465451733.010.0
21. Novoborsky SK*45461429.09.0
3A64 VALOZ Grygov*3461331.010.0
4BSS Frydek-Mistek445*4351230.58.0
5SK Rapid Pardubice2*1226.05.5
6Tatran Litovel34*4651130.09.0
7Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem34*4554928.56.5
8SK Zlin454*4927.55.5
9SK Zikuda Turnov4343*5824.55.5
10SK Mahrla Praha33*625.56.0
112222 SK Polabiny3224*121.53.0
12TZ Trinec234*121.02.5
12 teams

22) Active Team Events

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

TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 27th November 2010 - 8th May 2011. Rounds 5-6 on 19th-20th February 2011.

TCh-SVK Ex 2010-11 Zilina SVK Sat 27th Nov 2010 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Prievidza*671223.0
2SK Caissa Cadca*51219.5
3SK Trencin*4661021.5
4SK Dunajska Streda*5461020.5
5INBEST Dunajov*5918.5
6SKS Dubnica n/V*15615.0
7SK Slovan Bratislava437*417.5
8TJ Slavia TU Kosice234*413.5
9MSK KdV Kezmarok2*312.5
10BSK Edymax Bardejov3*012.5
11SK Modra2*09.5
12Zemplin Michalovce123*08.5
12 teams

49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010

The 4th and 5th rounds of the 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League took place Jan 15th-16th 2010. Round 6 30th January 2011.

49th Danish Teams Copenhagen DEN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamMptsBpts
110Sydostfyn 1 Guldmedaljer926
23K41 1 Solvmedaljer826
37Jetsmark 1 Bronzemedaljer1025
48Arhus/Skolerne 1623
59Nordkalotten520½
65Bronshoj 1419½
74BMS317½
82Nordre 1115½
96Norresundby 1 Nedrykning313½
101SK 1968 1 Nedrykning113½
10 teams

4NCL 2010-11

Rounds 3 and 4 took place 15th-16th January 2011. Games and standings now available. Next: Rounds 5-6 19th-20th February 2011.

4NCL 2010-11 Daventry ENG Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Mon 2nd May 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Pride & Prejudice4400825½
2Barbican 4NCL 14400825
3Betsson.com4310618
4The AD's4220414
5Cheddleton 14130213½
6Wood Green Hilsmark 24130213
7Warwickshire Select 14130212
8Pandora's Box Grantham404007
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 1 4 4 0 0 825
2e2e4.org.uk 1 4 3 1 0 617½
3White Rose 1 4 2 1 1 516½
4Guildford A&DC 1 4 2 2 0 416½
5Oxford 1 4 2 2 0 416
6Cambridge University 1 4 1 2 1 314
7Barbican 4NCL 2 4 1 3 0 211
8Sambuca Sharks 4 0 4 0 011
16 teams

Austrian Bundesliga 2010-11

The Austrian Bundesliga started 19th-21st November 2010. Rounds (4-6) took place 20th-22nd January 2011. Next: 3rd-6th March 2011.

TCh-AUT 2010-11 Vienna AUT Fri 19th Nov 2010 - Sun 6th Mar 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Sparkasse Jenbach*4561432.00
2ASVO Wulkaprodersdorf*3341227.00
3SK MPO Maria Saal2*51025.50
4SK Sparkasse Fuerstenfeld*356926.00
5SK Advisory Invest Baden33*43924.50
6ASVO Signum Siebdruck St.Veit2*43923.00
7SK Hohenems3*4235621.00
8ASVO SK Lackenbach32*519.50
9Wuestenrot SIR Salzburg2124½*414.50
10Mayrhofen/Zillertal133*215.00
11Styria Graz0*213.00
12ASVO VHS Poechlarn101*211.00
12 teams

TCh-NOR Attack-Serien 2010-11

Rounds 4-6 took place 21st-23rd Jan 2011. Final Round 7-9 take place 1st-3rd April 2011.

TCh-NOR 2010-11 Oslo NOR Fri 5th Nov 2010 - Fri 25th Mar 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2
1 Porsgrunn233411.022.025.00
2 OSS242610.024.029.00
3 SK 191122527.019.516.50
4 Bergens23037.018.011.50
5 Moss22216.018.515.00
6 Asker23196.017.513.00
7 Nordstrand21955.014.58.00
8 SOSS22724.016.510.50
9 Akademisk22824.016.57.50
10 Trondheim22770.013.00.00
10 teams

Dutch League

The 4th Round of the Dutch League took place on 11th December 2010. Round 6 12th February 2011.

TCh-NED 2010-11 Netherlands NED Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1HSG255081037
2Homburg Apeldoorn236385727½
3HMC Calder237456525½
4Voerendaal24045524
5Groningen2298533524
6Utrecht24176424
7LSG235374423½
8SO Rotterdam234724575423
9Braceland ESGOO23182465321½
10Caissa22855320
10 teams

Bundesliga 2010-11

Rounds 5-6 took place 11th-12th December 2010. Next: Rounds 7-9 3rd-5th February 2011.

Schachbundesliga 2010-11 Munich GER Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 10th Apr 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213141516TB1TB2
1OSG Baden-Baden*4571339.0
2Werder Bremen*5571236.0
3SC Eppingen4*6651133.5
4SG Solingen*554927.5
5SF Katernberg3*4565927.5
6SG Trier4*47830.0
7SV Muelheim-Nord34*64826.0
8Hamburger SK*4731.0
9SV Wattenscheid2*545724.5
10SV Nickelhuette Aue33*68630.5
11SF Berlin324*7526.5
12SK Turm Emsdetten1343*43423.5
SV Griesheim32244*5423.5
14SC Remagen435*320.5
15FC Bayern Muenchen1321*7220.0
16Delmenhorster SK1031*012.5
16 teams

23) Forthcoming Events and Links

1st Cento Open

10th Aeroflot Open

Bermuda Open 2010

2nd Novy Bor Open

16th Lienz Open 2011

27th Cappelle-la-Grande Open

20th Fajr Open

MP Reykjavik Open

Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament 2011

Amber Combined Monaco MNC Fri 11th Mar 2011 - Fri 25th Mar 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2814 1503014
2 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2810 5000017
3 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2805 13300474
4 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2784 4101588
5 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2776 14109603
6 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2775 2900084
7 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2773 4126025
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2764 14100010
9 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2751 2016192
10 Gashimov, Vugar GM AZE 2736 13400630
11 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2733 2805677
12 Giri, Anish GM NED 2686 24116068

9th Nancy Chess Festival 2011

12th European Indiv 2011

Ravenna Open

11th BCC Thailand Open 2011

US Championship 2011

34th San Sebastian Open 2011

32nd Tournament Of Young Talents & Pobeskydi 2011

5th Annual Philadelphia Open 2011

Doeberl Cup 2011

2nd Lille Open

World Championship Candidates 2011

41st Bosna Open 2011

46th Capablanca Memorial 2011

Alimini Village 2011

20th Annual Chicago Open 2011

26th Hassloch Open 2011

25th Pula Open

8th World Teams 2011

39th Chess Meeting 2011

Computer Chess Tournament

Frank Quisinsky is running a tournament amongst 32 of the best computer programs. "Now after 15 months SWCR with 40 moves in 10 minutes I played a computer chess tournament in WM football mode with the strongest 32 chess programs which are available for myself. With maximal conditions = 40 moves in 150 minutes, 40 moves in 150 minutes, rest in 60 minutes the best engines will play a great tourney. I am absolutley sure about it. So you and all others will get very good game material for analyzes. So far 25 of 672 games are online. Tournament started January 10th, 2011 for around 30-40 days on 4 fast Quad Core machines. ."

Website: http://www.amateurschach.de/swcr/_swcr-champions-league-2011.htm

All material © Mark Crowther 2011