THE WEEK IN CHESS 852 7th March 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 6th FIDE Women Grand Prix 2011
3) 27th Cappelle-la-Grande Open
4) Saint Louis Invitational 2011
5) Serbian Championships 2011
6) Russian Junior Championships
7) 129th Varsity Match
8) 11th Mediterranean Flower WGM
9) St Petersburg Championship Semi-Final 2011
10) e2e4 Brighton International Congress
11) 1st Dimitar Nikolov Memorial
12) 3rd Metropolitan FIDE Inv 2011
13) Jimmy Quon Memorial
14) Lviv Talents Fide Open
15) Ariston Tournament
16) First Saturday March 2011
17) IRT Posadas
18) Grokhotova Memorial
19) II Controceni Women International
20) 19th Fajr Open
21) Frauenbundesliga 2010-11
22) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11
23) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11
24) 4NCL 2010-11
25) Catalan Teams
26) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11
27) Austrian Bundesliga 2010-11
28) TCh-Paulista Interclubes 2011
29) Active Team Events
30) Moscow Open 2011
31) Bunratty Chess Festival 2011
32) CXG Quadrangular Rio de Janeiro 2011
33) 71st Noteboom Memorial 2011
34) 43rd Belgrade Women's International
35) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
6th FIDE Women Grand Prix 201130 games
27th Cappelle-la-Grande Open628 games
Saint Louis Invitational 201124 games
Serbian Championships 201142 games
Russian Junior Championships24 games
129th Varsity Match8 games
11th Mediterranean Flower WGM30 games
St Petersburg Championship Semi-Final 2011220 games
e2e4 Brighton International Congress174 games
1st Dimitar Nikolov Memorial133 games
3rd Metropolitan FIDE Inv 201145 games
Jimmy Quon Memorial45 games
Ariston Tournament45 games
First Saturday March 201134 games
Grokhotova Memorial55 games
II Controceni Women International30 games
Frauenbundesliga 2010-11144 games
4NCL 2010-1164 games
Catalan Teams140 games
Austrian Bundesliga 2010-11144 games
TCh-Paulista Interclubes 201132 games
Moscow Open 2011913 games
71st Noteboom Memorial 201142 games
43rd Belgrade Women's International10 games
3046 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Geoffrey Borg, Emmanuel Variniac, Alexander Prokhorov, Jack Peters, Ankit Gupta, Mitko Iliev, Sean Hewett, Etienne Van Leeuwen, Ciprian Sorin Muntean, Miklos Orso, John Saunders, Nestor Santa Cruz and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The 6th FIDE Women's Grand Prix finished in the most exciting manner possible. With two rounds to go it seemed that top seed Humpy Koneru's chances of finishing in first place (as she needed to do, at worst tied with one player) was next to zero. But she managed two wins, the leader Elina Danielian lost in the penultimate round and then let off the badly out of form Stefanova with a drawing variation, and Marie Sebag drew and lost. All a bit rough on Nana Dzagnidze who would have qualified to play Hou Yifan (who won the Grand Prix as a whole with Humpy Koneru taking the necessary second place) for the Women's World Title in a match later in the year (there is nothing organised yet as far as I know). Great times for Indian chess with the potential of two world champions but it should be remember that Koneru doesn't have a very good record against Hou having lost a couple of semi-finals to her. Remember Hou is just 16 and probably has improvement in her too. Elsewhere it has been another packed week of team chess (including the Varsity match), women's chess (three further events), Cappelle-la-Grande finished in a surprise victory for Grzegorz Gajewski. There is also a final qualifier for the US Championships with two places at stake. With some catching up with some of the minor tournaments from the Moscow Open the issue has over 3000 games.

Elite chess returns on Saturday when the 20th and final Amber has its first round. World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Vladimir Kramnik, Vasily Ivanchuk, Sergey Karjakin, Veselin Topalov, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Grischuk, Vugar Gashinov, Boris Gelfand and Anish Giri is a field worthy of the event. As usual blindfold followed by rapid chess will be played.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 6th FIDE Women Grand Prix 2011

A tension filled final round saw Humpy Koneru survive a lost position against Zhu Chen to beat her and take first (on tie-break from Danielian after both scored 8/11) in the Doha Women's Grand Prix. Earlier long time leader Elina Danielian had to settle for a draw after going down a known line of an Anti-Meran. Marie Sebag did her best to join these two on 8/11 but was never better against Batkhuyag Munguntuul and eventually went too far and lost. This result allowed Koneru to overtake Nana Dzagnidze in the overall Grand Prix standings and thus win a chance to play Hou Yifan in a Women's World Chess Championship match later in the year. Dzagnidze's play looked increasingly distracted towards the end of the event but nevertheless must be bitterly disappointed that a precise series of results for Koneru and her opponents at the top of the standings in Doha cost Dzagnidze her world title shot. Final Grand Prix Standings are also in this article. World Champion Hou Yifan took clear first with 480 points and Humpy Koneru 2nd 468.3.

6th Women GP Doha QAT Tue 22nd Feb 2011 - Sat 5th Mar 2011
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg123456789101112PtsTB1TB2
11Koneru HumpyGMIND2607*1½½10½111½18141.75
28Danielian ElinaGMARM24540*101111½1½18040.25
35Sebag MarieGMFRA2489½0*1½110½1½17035.00
43Cramling PiaGMSWE2516½10*½100½½1½30.50
56Chiburdanidze MaiaGMGEO250200½½*½1011½½126.75
612Dzagnidze NanaGMGEO25501000½*111010½29.25
79Xu YuhuaGMCHN2484½00100*1011½5124.75
87Munguntuul BatkhuyagIMMGL24100011100*½0½15025.75
910Mkrtchian LilitIMARM24750½½½001½*½01½23.50
102Fierro Baquero Martha LIMECU2363000½0101½*½1½21.00
114Stefanova AntoanetaGMBUL2546½½½0½00½1½*04023.50
1211Zhu ChenGMQAT2495000½½1½0001*017.50
12 players
Round 7. Tue 1st Mar 2011
Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 Dzagnidze, Nana 18 A13 English
Danielian, Elina 1-0 Zhu, Chen 46 E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
Chiburdanidze, Maia 1-0 Fierro Baquero, Martha L. 59 E62 King's Indian
Xu, Yuhua 0-1 Mkrtchian, Lilit 35 C04 French
Sebag, Marie 1-0 Cramling, Pia 45 B22 Sicilian
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 0-1 Koneru, Humpy 60 C88 Ruy Lopez
Round 8. Wed 2nd Mar 2011
Fierro Baquero, Martha L. 1-0 Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 89 A20 English opening
Stefanova, Antoaneta 1/2-1/2 Sebag, Marie 65 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Danielian, Elina 42 D30 QGD Slav
Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 Mkrtchian, Lilit 30 E15 Queen's Indian
Zhu, Chen 1/2-1/2 Xu, Yuhua 44 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Cramling, Pia 1/2-1/2 Chiburdanidze, Maia 44 A17 English
Round 9. Thu 3rd Mar 2011
Chiburdanidze, Maia 1/2-1/2 Stefanova, Antoaneta 51 D12 QGD Slav
Danielian, Elina 1-0 Fierro Baquero, Martha L. 51 E62 King's Indian
Sebag, Marie 1-0 Dzagnidze, Nana 30 C60 Ruy Lopez
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 1-0 Cramling, Pia 37 B83 Sicilian
Xu, Yuhua 1/2-1/2 Koneru, Humpy 106 B42 Sicilian
Mkrtchian, Lilit 1-0 Zhu, Chen 50 E90 King's Indian
Round 10. Fri 4th Mar 2011
Fierro Baquero, Martha L. 0-1 Xu, Yuhua 40 A13 English
Koneru, Humpy 1-0 Mkrtchian, Lilit 44 A46 Queen's pawn game
Cramling, Pia 1-0 Danielian, Elina 59 D52 QGD
Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Zhu, Chen 48 D11 QGD Slav
Sebag, Marie 1/2-1/2 Chiburdanidze, Maia 23 C10 French
Stefanova, Antoaneta 1/2-1/2 Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 43 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit
Round 11. Sat 5th Mar 2011
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 1-0 Sebag, Marie 54 B95 Sicilian
Mkrtchian, Lilit 1/2-1/2 Fierro Baquero, Martha L. 52 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Chiburdanidze, Maia 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze, Nana 12 D20 QGA
Xu, Yuhua 1-0 Cramling, Pia 53 B42 Sicilian
Zhu, Chen 0-1 Koneru, Humpy 49 A60 Benoni defence
Danielian, Elina 1/2-1/2 Stefanova, Antoaneta 28 D45 QGD semi-Slav

Final Grand Prix Standings

PlayerIstanbulNanjingNalchikJermukUlaanbaatarDohaPlayedBest 3
Hou Yifan120-130(70)160-4410
Koneru Humpy160-(70)-93⅓1454398⅓
Nana Dzagnidze-130100160-(80)4390
Tatiana Kosintseva--16013093⅓-3383⅓
Elina Danielian120-(10)93⅓-1454358⅓
Zhao Xue90110(40)-93⅓-4293⅓
Xu Yuhua-160-(30)60554275
Marie Sebag8080--(30)1104270
Antoaneta Stefanova45--93⅓130(20)4268⅓
Pia Cramling65-100(55)-804245
Lilit Mkrtchian-804093⅓-(35)4213⅓
Maia Chiburdanidze45--(40)70804195
Batkhuyag Munguntuul-6070-(20)554175
Shen Yang(25)60-5545-4160
Zhu Chen-3070-45(10)4145
Martha Fierro6520-(10)-354120
Kovanova Baira-404020--3100
Ju Wenjun-80----180
Betul Cemre Yildiz101020-(10)-440
Zeinab Mamedyarova25-----125

The FIDE Grand Prix website with all the event mini-sites is http://grandprix.fide.com/

The first Grand Prix took place in Istanbul 5th-20th March 2009. Top seed Humpy Koneru got off to the perfect start with a win alone with 8.5/11. She was half a point clear of Elina Danielian and Hou Yifan.

The second Grand Prix took place in Nanjing, China 27th September - 10th October 2009. Xu Yuhua took clear first place with 8/11 half a point clear of Nana Dzagnidze.

The 3rd Grand Prix took place in Nalchik, Russia 25th April - 8th May 2010 and saw Tatiana Kosintseva win with 9/11 a point and a half clear of Hou Yifan.

The 4th Grand Prix took place in Jermuk, Armenia 23rd June - 6th July 2010. Nana Dzagnidze won with 9/11 a point and a half clear of Tatiana Kosintseva.

The 5th Grand Prix took place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 29th July - 12th August 2010. Hou Yifan won with 8/11 half a point clear of Antoaneta Stefanova.

The 6th Grand Prix was supposed to take place in Santiago in late 2010, Chile but feel through after an earthquake meant there were other priorities. Doha stepped in and the only question was to find a suitable place in the calendar early in 2011.

3) 27th Cappelle-la-Grande Open

The 27th Cappelle-la-Grande Open took place Saturday 26th Feb - Sat 5th Mar 2011. Leading players Krishnan Sasikiran, Sergi Zhigalko, Pentala Harikrishna, Yuriy Kryvoruchko, Aleksander Delchev, Sandro Mareco, Bojan Vuckovic, Mikhail Gurevich and Eduardo Iturrizaga. The event was won by Grzegorz Gajewski who finished on 7.5/9 alone after a final round win against Alojzije Jankovic.

27th Open Cappelle la Grande FRA Sat 26th Feb 2011 - Sat 5th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1GAJEWSKI GrzegorzgPOL25697.540.5502724
2SHARAPOV EvgenygUKR2468744.553.52700
3IPATOV AlexandermESP2512744542722
4VOVK YurigUKR2539741.551.52656
5JANKOVIC AlojzijegCRO25646.546.5582679
6HARIKRISHNA PentalagIND26676.544552669
7SHNEIDER AleksandrgUKR25186.54455.52609
8CORNETTE MatthieugFRA25446.543532607
9ZHIGALKO SergeigBLR26716.542.5522617
10PETROV MarijangBUL25356.542.5532571
11KRYVORUCHKO YuriygUKR26406.54252.52636
12SPASOV VasilgBUL25906.54252.52629
13SASIKIRAN KrishnangIND26906.542522617
14VOROBIOV Evgeny E.gRUS25566.542532609
15PANTSULAIA LevangGEO26106.541.5522667
16BRODSKY MichailgUKR25546.541.5512578
17TIKKANEN HansgSWE25506.541512619
18PROHASZKA PetergHUN25426.54150.52612
19NYZHNYK IllyagUKR25306.541512581
20APICELLA ManuelgFRA25316.541502570
21TESKE HenrikgGER25206.54151.52537
22GUREVICH MikhailgTUR26136.540.5512649
23SOLOMON KennymRSA24256.540.5502582
24DELCHEV AleksandergBUL26296.54049.52590
25ARUTINIAN DavidgGEO25786.540502580
26SANDULEAC VasilegMDA24426.540492513
27HOUSIEAUX DavidmFRA24236.539.548.52480
28ZHEREBUKH YaroslavgUKR25656.539492561
29BURMAKIN VladimirgRUS26036.53948.52539
30MEKHITARIAN Krikor SevaggBRA25286.538482451
31GEORGIEV VladimirgMKD25796.537.546.52554
32LEON HOYOS ManuelgMEX2565645.556.52609
33KUZMICZ KrystianmPOL2406644.554.52631
34KANEP MeelisgEST2531643.553.52564
35SPRAGGETT KevingCAN2575643532608
36VOVK AndreygUKR2528642.552.52559
37SEPP OlavmEST2485642.551.52517
38VUCKOVIC BojangSRB2623642532588
39SOLODOVNICHENKO YurigUKR2577642522571
40KHARITONOV AlexandrgRUS255264251.52509
41BRYNELL StellangSWE2492641.5512531
42ZAGREBELNY SergeygUZB248164150.52501
43MENG RogerNED2132641502492
44POETSCH HagenfGER240864150.52420
45HASANGATIN RamilgRUS2508640.5502549
46ITURRIZAGA EduardogVEN2611640.5502533
47NAUMKIN IgorgRUS2499640492547
48NARODITSKY DanielmUSA2419640502525
49LALIC BogdangCRO2491640502517
50SIECIECHOWICZ MarcinmPOL244164048.52396
51RZAYEV Bahruz Iqbal OgluAZE2221639.5472418
52HEBDEN Mark LgENG2558639492566
53BUTKIEWICZ LukaszmPOL239463947.52450
54KISELEV VitaliygRUS252663948.52449
55GOPAL G.N.gIND2597638.548.52474
56LEJARRE LudovicmFRA2400638.5472455
57JOVANIC OgnjengCRO2489638.548.52416
58KHOTENASHVILI BelamGEO2440638.5472390
59PETKOV VladimirgBUL250663847.52481
60TATE AlanSCO2292638462451
61SANIKIDZE TornikegGEO2559638482441
62POGORELOV RuslangUKR2427638472432
63PAPP PetramfHUN223063846.52409
64ZAKHARTSOV Viacheslav V.gRUS2602637.546.52473
65DE VERDIER MichaelSWE2351637.5452343
66MAIOROV NikitagBLR254063746.52410
67HOOLT SarahmfGER2229637452372
68STRUGNELL CarlFRA223163745.52337
69BEJTOVIC JasminmBIH240563746.52317
70FERREIRA Jorge ViterbofPOR236763643.52244
71DEMANGHON JonathanFRA2193635.5432273
72MATJUSHIN GennadygUKR24905.543542529
73MASTROVASILIS AthanasiosgGRE25475.54353.52496
74HARIKA DronavallimIND25205.542.551.52523
75WIRIG AnthonymFRA24665.542.552.52487
76DJUKIC NikolagMNE24945.54252.52520
77DEMUTH AdrienmFRA23605.541.5502484
78JOJUA DavitgGEO25155.541.5512481
79FOISOR Mihaela-VeronicaffROU21935.541.550.52387
80JANEV EvgenigBUL24975.541502500
81NGUYEN PiotrPOL23945.541502394
82SZABO KrisztiangHUN25175.540.5502452
83LE ROUX Jean-PierregFRA25515.540.5502439
84BATSIASHVILI NinogfGEO23965.540.548.52432
85BRUNNER NicolasmFRA24785.540.549.52411
86BERNADSKIY VitaliymUKR24385.540.5492406
87VERNAY ClovismFRA24465.54049.52485
88MIRZOEV AzergAZE25635.54048.52427
89BENITAH YohanmFRA23895.540492392
90GRIGORIANTS SergeygRUS25815.540492390
91HAAST MarkNED22095.54048.52348
92MARECO SandrogARG26275.539.5492522
93KRAVTSIV MartyngUKR25665.539.548.52484
94BERNARD ChristophemFRA23485.539.548.52411
95PLUKKEL SjoerdNED22765.539.548.52397
96VAN ASSENDELFT FlorisfNED23375.539.5482340
97GUIDARELLI LaurentmFRA24465.539472393
98RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ RafaelmESP23175.539472383
99KUIPERS StefanfNED23815.539482371
100HAUB Thorsten MichaelmGER24895.539482366
575 players

4) Saint Louis Invitational 2011

The Saint Louis Invitational takes place 4th-9th March 2011. The final two places for the US Championships are up for grabs. Gregory Kaidanov has started with 3.5/5.

St Louis Invitational Saint Louis USA Fri 4th Mar 2011 - Wed 9th Mar 2011. Category: 11. Ave: (2522)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kaidanov, Gregory S GM USA 2569 # 0 = 1 1 1 3.5 2670
2 Ramirez, Alejandro GM USA 2594 1 # = = = = 3 2576
3 Brooks, Michael A IM USA 2451 = # = 1 = = 3 2595
4 Robson, Ray GM USA 2522 = = # 0 1 1 3 2568
5 Becerra Rivero, Julio GM USA 2549 = 0 # = 1 = 2.5 2521
6 Benjamin, Joel GM USA 2564 = = # 1 = 0 2.5 2539
7 Kraai, Jesse GM USA 2509 1 0 0 # = 1 2.5 2536
8 Yang, Darwin FM USA 2416 0 = = 0 # 1 2 2462
9 Perelshteyn, Eugene GM USA 2533 0 = = = 0 # 1.5 2353
10 Khachiyan, Melikset GM USA 2511 0 0 = 1 0 # 1.5 2394
Round 1. Fri 4th Mar 2011
Kaidanov, Gregory S 1-0 Khachiyan, Melikset 33 B06 Robatsch defence
Yang, Darwin 1-0 Perelshteyn, Eugene 45 E44 Nimzo-Indian
Ramirez, Alejandro 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 40 E04 Catalan
Brooks, Michael A 1-0 Becerra Rivero, Julio 32 B93 Sicilian
Benjamin, Joel 1-0 Kraai, Jesse 41 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Round 2. Sat 5th Mar 2011
Khachiyan, Melikset 1-0 Benjamin, Joel 22 B06 Robatsch defence
Robson, Ray 0-1 Kraai, Jesse 38 C11 French
Ramirez, Alejandro 1/2-1/2 Yang, Darwin 30 E04 Catalan
Becerra Rivero, Julio 1/2-1/2 Kaidanov, Gregory S 54 C11 French
Perelshteyn, Eugene 1/2-1/2 Brooks, Michael A 36 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Round 3. Sat 5th Mar 2011
Kraai, Jesse 1-0 Khachiyan, Melikset 41 B76 Sicilian
Yang, Darwin 0-1 Robson, Ray 36 E44 Nimzo-Indian
Brooks, Michael A 1/2-1/2 Ramirez, Alejandro 38 C19 French
Kaidanov, Gregory S 1-0 Perelshteyn, Eugene 60 E45 Nimzo-Indian
Benjamin, Joel 1/2-1/2 Becerra Rivero, Julio 72 E67 King's Indian
Round 4. Sun 6th Mar 2011
Perelshteyn, Eugene 1/2-1/2 Benjamin, Joel 50 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Becerra Rivero, Julio 1-0 Kraai, Jesse 54 B31 Sicilian
Robson, Ray 1-0 Khachiyan, Melikset 36 B35 Sicilian
Ramirez, Alejandro 1-0 Kaidanov, Gregory S 33 A13 English opening
Yang, Darwin 1/2-1/2 Brooks, Michael A 37 E42 Nimzo-Indian
Round 5. Sun 6th Mar 2011
Kraai, Jesse 1/2-1/2 Perelshteyn, Eugene
Khachiyan, Melikset 1/2-1/2 Becerra Rivero, Julio 30 C68 Ruy Lopez
Benjamin, Joel 1/2-1/2 Ramirez, Alejandro 31 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Kaidanov, Gregory S 1-0 Yang, Darwin 30 E04 Catalan
Brooks, Michael A 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 45 B70 Sicilian

5) Serbian Championships 2011

The Serbian Championships take place 28th February - 13th March 2011. Branko Damljanovic has started with 6.5/7.

ch-SRB Kragujevac SRB Mon 28th Feb 2011 - Sun 13th Mar 2011. Category: 10. Ave: (2496)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Damljanovic, Branko GM SRB 2555 # = 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2895
2 Ivanisevic, Ivan GM SRB 2630 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 2729
3 Miladinovic, Igor GM SRB 2556 1 # = = 1 = = 1 5 2614
4 Perunovic, Milos GM SRB 2565 = # = 1 1 0 = 1 4.5 2582
5 Nestorovic, Lazar SRB 2323 = = # 1 = = = = 4 2571
6 Pikula, Dejan GM SRB 2537 0 = = # 1 = 1 = 4 2561
7 Saric, Sinisa IM SRB 2448 0 0 0 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2500
8 Bogosavljevic, Boban GM SRB 2561 0 = 0 # 1 = 1 0 3 2457
9 Drazic, Sinisa GM SRB 2487 0 0 1 0 0 # 1 = 2.5 2382
10 Sedlak, Nikola GM SRB 2556 0 0 = 0 = = # 1 2.5 2400
11 Tadic, Branko GM SRB 2518 0 = = 0 0 # = 1 2.5 2384
12 Lukovic, Vladimir SRB 2234 0 = = 0 0 1 0 # 2 2383
13 Milanovic, Danilo GM SRB 2517 0 = = 0 = = # 0 2 2317
14 Abramovic, Bosko GM SRB 2460 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 1.5 2283
Round 2. Tue 1st Mar 2011
Tadic, Branko 1/2-1/2 Pikula, Dejan 17 E91 King's Indian
Milanovic, Danilo 0-1 Saric, Sinisa 64 E91 King's Indian
Miladinovic, Igor 1-0 Ivanisevic, Ivan 28 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Damljanovic, Branko 1-0 Abramovic, Bosko 26 E04 Catalan
Perunovic, Milos 1/2-1/2 Lukovic, Vladimir 41 C45 Scotch
Drazic, Sinisa 0-1 Nestorovic, Lazar 56 E00 Catalan opening
Sedlak, Nikola 1/2-1/2 Bogosavljevic, Boban 10 D14 QGD Slav
Round 3. Wed 2nd Mar 2011
Abramovic, Bosko 1-0 Milanovic, Danilo 39 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Nestorovic, Lazar 1/2-1/2 Damljanovic, Branko 44 B90 Sicilian
Pikula, Dejan 1-0 Sedlak, Nikola 46 C19 French
Bogosavljevic, Boban 1/2-1/2 Miladinovic, Igor 16 B15 Caro-Kann
Ivanisevic, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Perunovic, Milos 10 D14 QGD Slav
Lukovic, Vladimir 0-1 Drazic, Sinisa 35 B07 Pirc defence
Saric, Sinisa 1-0 Tadic, Branko 45 D34 QGD
Round 4. Thu 3rd Mar 2011
Tadic, Branko 1-0 Abramovic, Bosko 57 A13 English
Milanovic, Danilo 1/2-1/2 Nestorovic, Lazar 49 E70 King's Indian
Miladinovic, Igor 1/2-1/2 Pikula, Dejan 13 A74 Benoni
Lukovic, Vladimir 0-1 Ivanisevic, Ivan 24 B51 Sicilian
Perunovic, Milos 1-0 Bogosavljevic, Boban 27 C41 Philidor
Drazic, Sinisa 0-1 Damljanovic, Branko 63 B90 Sicilian
Sedlak, Nikola 1/2-1/2 Saric, Sinisa 49 E91 King's Indian
Round 5. Fri 4th Mar 2011
Saric, Sinisa 0-1 Miladinovic, Igor 41 D06 QGD
Abramovic, Bosko 0-1 Sedlak, Nikola 46 A90 Dutch defence
Pikula, Dejan 1/2-1/2 Perunovic, Milos 16 B50 Sicilian
Ivanisevic, Ivan 1-0 Drazic, Sinisa 32 A83 Dutch
Damljanovic, Branko 1-0 Milanovic, Danilo 41 A61 Benoni
Bogosavljevic, Boban 0-1 Lukovic, Vladimir 53 A05 Reti
Nestorovic, Lazar 1/2-1/2 Tadic, Branko 87 B90 Sicilian
Round 6. Sun 6th Mar 2011
Lukovic, Vladimir 0-1 Pikula, Dejan 42 B13 Caro-Kann
Ivanisevic, Ivan 1-0 Bogosavljevic, Boban 67 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Miladinovic, Igor 1-0 Abramovic, Bosko 31 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Drazic, Sinisa 1/2-1/2 Milanovic, Danilo 38 A46 Queen's pawn game
Tadic, Branko 0-1 Damljanovic, Branko 70 A37 English
Perunovic, Milos 1-0 Saric, Sinisa 48 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Sedlak, Nikola 1/2-1/2 Nestorovic, Lazar 67 E40 Nimzo-Indian
Round 7. Mon 7th Mar 2011
Nestorovic, Lazar 1/2-1/2 Miladinovic, Igor 45 B15 Caro-Kann
Bogosavljevic, Boban 1-0 Drazic, Sinisa 37 D85 Gruenfeld
Saric, Sinisa 1-0 Lukovic, Vladimir 40 D10 QGD Slav defence
Damljanovic, Branko 1-0 Sedlak, Nikola 30 D80 Gruenfeld
Pikula, Dejan 0-1 Ivanisevic, Ivan 43 C50 King's pawn game
Milanovic, Danilo 1/2-1/2 Tadic, Branko 9 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Abramovic, Bosko 0-1 Perunovic, Milos 50 D11 QGD Slav

6) Russian Junior Championships

The Russian Junior (U20) Championships for Men and Women take place in St Petersburg 4th-14th March 2011. Two 10 round 6 player double round robins will settle the titles.

ch-RUS U20 St Petersburg (RUS), 4-14 iii 2011 cat. XII (2527)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Matlakov, Maxim g RUS 2625 * * ½ . 1 . ½ . ½ . . . 2598
2. Shimanov, Aleksandr g RUS 2550 ½ . * * ½ . . . 1 . ½ . 2629
3. Goganov, Aleksey m RUS 2469 0 . ½ . * * ½ . . . 1 . 2 2543
4. Rozum, Ivan m RUS 2475 ½ . . . ½ . * * ½ . ½ . 2 2534
5. Fedoseev, Vladimir m RUS 2519 ½ . 0 . . . ½ . * * ½ . 2456
6. Belous, Vladimir RUS 2524 . . ½ . 0 . ½ . ½ . * * 2416

Round 1 (March 4, 2011)
Matlakov, Maxim - Rozum, Ivan ½-½ 42 D27 QGA
Goganov, Aleksey - Shimanov, Aleksandr ½-½ 63 E94 King's Indian Classical
Fedoseev, Vladimir - Belous, Vladimir ½-½ 50 A43 Old Benoni
Round 2 (March 5, 2011)
Matlakov, Maxim - Goganov, Aleksey 1-0 68 E16 Queens Indian
Shimanov, Aleksandr - Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 27 D79 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Rozum, Ivan - Belous, Vladimir ½-½ 44 D11 Slav Defence
Round 3 (March 6, 2011)
Goganov, Aleksey - Rozum, Ivan ½-½ 60 D27 QGA
Fedoseev, Vladimir - Matlakov, Maxim ½-½ 40 D83 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
Belous, Vladimir - Shimanov, Aleksandr ½-½ 40 D15 Slav Defence
Round 4 (March 7, 2011)
Shimanov, Aleksandr - Matlakov, Maxim ½-½ 30 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Fedoseev, Vladimir - Rozum, Ivan ½-½ 62 B40 Sicilian Classical
Belous, Vladimir - Goganov, Aleksey 0-1 53 E42 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
ch-RUS U20 w St Petersburg (RUS), 4-14 iii 2011 cat. IV (2346)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Bodnaruk, Anastasia m RUS 2423 * * . . 1 . ½ . ½ . 1 . 3 2510
2. Savina, Anastasia wg RUS 2383 . . * * ½ . ½ . 1 . 1 . 3 2510
3. Girya, Olga wg RUS 2425 0 . ½ . * * . . ½ . 1 . 2 2364
4. Matveeva, Olga wf RUS 2190 ½ . ½ . . . * * ½ . 0 . 2277
5. Kashlinskaya, Alina wg RUS 2320 ½ . 0 . ½ . ½ . * * . . 2268
6. Pustovoitova, Daria f RUS 2333 0 . 0 . 0 . 1 . . . * * 1 2162

Round 1 (March 4, 2011)
Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Pustovoitova, Daria 1-0 55 B19 Caro Kann
Girya, Olga - Kashlinskaya, Alina ½-½ 55 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Matveeva, Olga - Savina, Anastasia ½-½ 47 E76 King's Indian Four Pawns
Round 2 (March 5, 2011)
Bodnaruk, Anastasia - Girya, Olga 1-0 26 B23 Sicilian Closed
Kashlinskaya, Alina - Matveeva, Olga ½-½ 43 A52 Budapest Defence Main Line
Pustovoitova, Daria - Savina, Anastasia 0-1 24 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Round 3 (March 6, 2011)
Savina, Anastasia - Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 32 E04 Catalan
Girya, Olga - Pustovoitova, Daria 1-0 37 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Matveeva, Olga - Bodnaruk, Anastasia ½-½ 49 E76 King's Indian Four Pawns
Round 4 (March 7, 2011)
Savina, Anastasia - Girya, Olga ½-½ 33 D10 Slav Defence
Matveeva, Olga - Pustovoitova, Daria 0-1 28 A57 Volga Gambit
Kashlinskaya, Alina - Bodnaruk, Anastasia ½-½ 41 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6

7) 129th Varsity Match

This year's Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge took place, Saturday 5th March at the RAC Clubhouse on Pall Mall, London, and was once again being generously sponsored by Henry Mutkin. The time control was 2 hours for 40 moves, followed by a 1 hour quickplay finish. GM Amon Simutowe was the top board for Oxford and drew with IM Gabor Pinter. Simutowe doesn't have a March rating as presumably Zimbabwe haven't paid their FIDE dues. Oxford won the match 4.5-3.5. Read John Saunders report on the Varsity Match.

BdOxfordRating4.5-3.5CambridgeRating
1wAmon SimutoweGreen TempletonZAM2481g½-½Gabor PinterQueens'HUN2363m
2bDavid ZakarianPembrokeARM23621-0Peter RobersonChurchillENG2274
3wRavindran ShanmugamBalliolSIN2293f1-0Mitesh ShridharChurchillUSA2116
4bAthanasios TsanasSt CrossGRE2264½-½Christopher GrawSidney SussexGER2257
5wRobbie ColemanWolfsonSCO20421-0Sven QuistHomertonGER2150c
6bSteffen SchaperExeterGERe2000½-½Mikhail TyomkynCorpus ChristiGER2106
7wMurray DavidBrasenoseENGe20240-1Richard LeeChrist'sENGe2000
8bSusan YuLinacreENGe16800-1Izabella KhazagerovaFitzwilliamRUS2080

8) 11th Mediterranean Flower WGM

The 11th Mediterranean Flower WGM took place Sat 26th Feb 2011 - Sat 5th Mar 2011. Irina Vasilevich took clear first place with 7.5/9.

11th WGM Rijeka CRO Sat 26th Feb 2011 - Sat 5th Mar 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2166)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Vasilevich, Irina IM RUS 2327 # 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2421
2 Agrest, Inna WIM SWE 2170 1 # 1 0 = 1 0 1 1 1 6.5 2332
3 Olsarova, Tereza WIM CZE 2216 0 0 # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6 2286
4 Medic, Mirjana WGM CRO 2279 0 1 = # = = = = 1 1 5.5 2234
5 Ionica, Iulia-Ionela WGM ROU 2248 0 = 0 = # = = 1 1 1 5 2200
6 Olsarova, Karolina WIM CZE 2195 0 0 = = = # = 1 = 1 4.5 2163
7 Bollengier, Andreea WIM FRA 2251 = 1 0 = = = # 0 0 = 3.5 2077
8 Berke, Ana WFM CRO 2163 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 1 1 3.5 2087
9 Kolaric, Spela SLO 2049 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 # 1 2.5 2013
10 Kukic, Lora CRO 1764 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 0.5 1767
Round 1. Sat 26th Feb 2011
Berke, Ana 0-1 Olsarova, Karolina 26 C44 Scotch gambit
Ionica, Iulia-Ionela 1-0 Kolaric, Spela 36 B43 Sicilian
Bollengier, Andreea 1/2-1/2 Kukic, Lora 43 B76 Sicilian
Olsarova, Tereza 0-1 Vasilevich, Irina 32 B41 Sicilian
Medic, Mirjana 1-0 Agrest, Inna 38 E67 King's Indian
Round 2. Sun 27th Feb 2011
Olsarova, Karolina 0-1 Agrest, Inna 40 C78 Ruy Lopez
Vasilevich, Irina 1-0 Medic, Mirjana 39 A13 English opening
Kukic, Lora 0-1 Olsarova, Tereza 34 A87 Dutch
Kolaric, Spela 1-0 Bollengier, Andreea 50 B40 Sicilian
Berke, Ana 0-1 Ionica, Iulia-Ionela 52 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 3. Mon 28th Feb 2011
Ionica, Iulia-Ionela 1/2-1/2 Olsarova, Karolina 14 C24 Bishop's opening
Bollengier, Andreea 0-1 Berke, Ana 44 C45 Scotch
Agrest, Inna 1-0 Vasilevich, Irina 54 B42 Sicilian
Olsarova, Tereza 1-0 Kolaric, Spela 19 B43 Sicilian
Medic, Mirjana 1-0 Kukic, Lora 30 E38 Nimzo-Indian
Round 4. Mon 28th Feb 2011
Berke, Ana 0-1 Olsarova, Tereza 78 C44 Scotch gambit
Kolaric, Spela 0-1 Medic, Mirjana 67 C15 French
Kukic, Lora 0-1 Agrest, Inna 37 A48 King's Indian
Olsarova, Karolina 0-1 Vasilevich, Irina 42 B40 Sicilian defence
Ionica, Iulia-Ionela 1/2-1/2 Bollengier, Andreea 16 B58 Sicilian
Round 5. Tue 1st Mar 2011
Medic, Mirjana 1/2-1/2 Berke, Ana 35 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Agrest, Inna 1-0 Kolaric, Spela 49 B42 Sicilian
Vasilevich, Irina 1-0 Kukic, Lora
Bollengier, Andreea 1/2-1/2 Olsarova, Karolina 37 C81 Ruy Lopez
Olsarova, Tereza 1-0 Ionica, Iulia-Ionela 42 B86 Sicilian
Round 6. Wed 2nd Mar 2011
Bollengier, Andreea 0-1 Olsarova, Tereza 30 C77 Ruy Lopez
Ionica, Iulia-Ionela 1/2-1/2 Medic, Mirjana 12 C01 French
Berke, Ana 0-1 Agrest, Inna 40 C44 Scotch gambit
Kolaric, Spela 0-1 Vasilevich, Irina 31 B41 Sicilian
Olsarova, Karolina 1-0 Kukic, Lora 48 B51 Sicilian
Round 7. Thu 3rd Mar 2011
Kukic, Lora 0-1 Kolaric, Spela 61 D59 QGD
Vasilevich, Irina 1-0 Berke, Ana 41 C30 KGD
Agrest, Inna 1/2-1/2 Ionica, Iulia-Ionela 35 B81 Sicilian
Medic, Mirjana 1/2-1/2 Bollengier, Andreea 34 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Olsarova, Tereza 1/2-1/2 Olsarova, Karolina 14 B22 Sicilian
Round 8. Fri 4th Mar 2011
Olsarova, Tereza 1/2-1/2 Medic, Mirjana 46 C00 French
Bollengier, Andreea 1-0 Agrest, Inna 72 C78 Ruy Lopez
Ionica, Iulia-Ionela 0-1 Vasilevich, Irina 58 B43 Sicilian
Berke, Ana 1-0 Kukic, Lora 41 B54 Sicilian
Olsarova, Karolina 1/2-1/2 Kolaric, Spela 51 B43 Sicilian
Round 9. Sat 5th Mar 2011
Kolaric, Spela 0-1 Berke, Ana 59 B50 Sicilian
Kukic, Lora 0-1 Ionica, Iulia-Ionela 43 A48 King's Indian
Vasilevich, Irina 1/2-1/2 Bollengier, Andreea 8 D10 QGD Slav defence
Agrest, Inna 1-0 Olsarova, Tereza 33 C90 Ruy Lopez
Medic, Mirjana 1/2-1/2 Olsarova, Karolina 25 D04 Queen's pawn game

9) St Petersburg Championship Semi-Final 2011

The Semi-Finals of the St Petersburg Championships for men was won by German Bazeev with 7/9. At the same time the final of the women's event was won by Olga Ivkina with 5.5/7.

ch-St Petersburg SF St Petersburg RUS Fri 11th Feb 2011 - Sat 19th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3Perf
114Bazeev, German23317.046.533.7538.02524
227Usmanov, Vasily22156.548.033.2531.52507
32Rozum, Ivan24706.547.033.5030.52511
49Solovjov, Sergey I.23856.546.031.7533.02477
53Malakhov, Igor24476.048.029.5031.52467
610Pankov, German23816.045.028.2530.52412
713Sichinava, Zviad23406.039.526.5026.02351
821Maevsky, Nikolay23055.550.029.2531.52463
95Smirnov, Artem24285.544.526.5026.02396
101Levin, Evgeny A.24815.544.024.7528.02396
117Svetlov, Dmitry24145.543.024.7527.02382
1218Barhudarian, Rafael23195.046.022.5028.02350
1326Guzenko, Artem22355.044.020.5022.02344
146Ovod, Evgenija24145.042.519.5027.52335
1520Alekseenko, Kirill23095.042.520.2524.02337
1625Nikitinyh, Boris22475.040.515.7520.02242
174Gorovykh, Eduard24385.039.019.7525.02283
1822Duzhakov, Ilya23024.549.523.7529.02400
1916Frolochkin, Vladimir23284.546.020.2527.52335
2023Vunder, Andrey23004.543.019.5023.52333
2119Orlov, Oleg23174.542.019.0024.02271
2217Melnikov, Dmitry23214.540.516.2521.02277
2312Shchukin, Dmitry23464.539.014.7526.52300
2415Golovankov, Vladimir23294.536.016.5019.52187
2511Serov, Maksim23774.535.516.7520.52230
2631Kadyrov, Albert21534.042.517.2521.52240
2729Rodkin, Felix21754.041.515.7520.52260
288Polyaninov, Aleksey23874.037.515.5021.52193
2930Polonovsky, Evgeny21664.037.016.7517.02210
3028Martynov, Pavel22043.541.515.5021.52264
3135Fateev, Michail21023.537.59.7516.52128
3236Pischikov, Vadim20923.537.012.5020.52240
3324Khakimov, Timur22893.537.010.0019.02222
3433Sheynin, Izrail21203.533.57.2513.02093
3540Pershin, Denis19753.530.06.5010.51999
3638Shpartko, Grigory20643.529.07.5014.02069
3737Eltsov, Valery20883.036.010.2515.02092
3839Nedostup, Daniil20373.032.54.2513.01958
3932Gorbatenko, Alexander21271.029.00.255.01432
4034Androsov, Sergey21120.031.06.250.01478
40 players
ch-St Petersburg w St Petersburg RUS Fri 11th Feb 2011 - Thu 17th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Ivkina, OlgaWIMRUS22815.5
2Balaian, AlinaRUS21475.0
3Stjazhkina, OlgaWGMRUS22404.5
4Belenkaya, DinaWFMRUS20924.5
5Butuc, MariaWIMRUS21884.0
6Kushka, AlenaWFMRUS21584.0
7Andreeva, YuliaRUS19504.0
8Sokolova, VeraWFMRUS20533.5
9Styazhkina, AnnaWFMRUS19993.5
10Kolesnikova, KristinaRUS19083.0
11Volskaya, VeraRUS19662.5
12Kiseleva, ArinaWCMRUS18642.5
13Gudkina, ZhannaRUS17662.0
14Solovjova, ValentinaWIMRUS22230.5
14 players

10) e2e4 Brighton International Congress

There was an astonishing result at the e2e4 Brighton International Congress which saw several round robin tournaments. The main GM group was won by norm seeking FM Yang-Fan Zhou with 9/9.

e2e4 Masters A Brighton ENG Wed 23rd Feb 2011 - Sun 27th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Zhou, Yang-FanFMENG23251111111119.02973
2Arkell, Keith CGMENG2412½111111017.52506
3Cherniaev, AlexanderGMRUS2446½110110116.52399
4Lenier, Jude AENG202210½10101½5.02302
5Rudd, JackIMENG22971001½01104.52241
6Hulshof, PeterNED21910000½11½14.02210
7Dunworth, Chris NFMENG228801½1½0½003.52162
8Josse, MarkENG215901½0½00002.02036
9Makka, IouliaWIMGRE21191000000½½2.02041
10Suarez Roa, Jose FranciscoFMESP220700½000½001.01900
10 players
Round 1. Wed 23rd Feb 2011
Cherniaev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Arkell, Keith C 39 B10 Caro-Kann
Dunworth, Chris N 0-1 Rudd, Jack 60 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Zhou, Yang-Fan 1-0 Hulshof, Peter 46 B12 Caro-Kann defence
Josse, Mark 0-1 Lenier, Jude A 57 C53 Giuoco Piano
Makka, Ioulia 1-0 Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco 36 B32 Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 24th Feb 2011
Makka, Ioulia 0-1 Josse, Mark 42 B92 Sicilian
Lenier, Jude A 0-1 Zhou, Yang-Fan 52 B72 Sicilian
Hulshof, Peter 0-1 Dunworth, Chris N 37 B24 Sicilian
Rudd, Jack 0-1 Cherniaev, Alexander 37 A54 Old Indian
Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco 0-1 Arkell, Keith C 40 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 3. Thu 24th Feb 2011
Arkell, Keith C 1-0 Rudd, Jack 32 A15 English opening
Cherniaev, Alexander 1-0 Hulshof, Peter 28 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Dunworth, Chris N 1/2-1/2 Lenier, Jude A 42 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Zhou, Yang-Fan 1-0 Makka, Ioulia 34 B12 Caro-Kann
Josse, Mark 1/2-1/2 Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco 32 B35 Sicilian
Round 4. Fri 25th Feb 2011
Josse, Mark 0-1 Zhou, Yang-Fan 23 B72 Sicilian
Makka, Ioulia 0-1 Dunworth, Chris N 61 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Lenier, Jude A 1-0 Cherniaev, Alexander 61 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Hulshof, Peter 0-1 Arkell, Keith C 34 B12 Caro-Kann
Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco 0-1 Rudd, Jack 55 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Round 5. Fri 25th Feb 2011
Rudd, Jack 1/2-1/2 Hulshof, Peter 50 A42 Modern defence
Arkell, Keith C 1-0 Lenier, Jude A 44 A70 Benoni
Cherniaev, Alexander 1-0 Makka, Ioulia 53 B00 King's pawn opening
Dunworth, Chris N 1/2-1/2 Josse, Mark 41 B23 Sicilian
Zhou, Yang-Fan 1-0 Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco 18 B31 Sicilian
Round 6. Sat 26th Feb 2011
Zhou, Yang-Fan 1-0 Dunworth, Chris N 29 B01 Scandinavian
Josse, Mark 0-1 Cherniaev, Alexander 39 C00 St. George defence
Makka, Ioulia 0-1 Arkell, Keith C 70 B17 Caro-Kann
Lenier, Jude A 1-0 Rudd, Jack 17 C96 Ruy Lopez
Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco 0-1 Hulshof, Peter 25 B12 Caro-Kann defence
Round 7. Sat 26th Feb 2011
Hulshof, Peter 1-0 Lenier, Jude A 34 C46 Four knights game
Rudd, Jack 1-0 Makka, Ioulia 30 B07 Pirc defence
Arkell, Keith C 1-0 Josse, Mark 55 D17 QGD Slav
Cherniaev, Alexander 0-1 Zhou, Yang-Fan 41 B22 Sicilian
Dunworth, Chris N 1/2-1/2 Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco 17 D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack)
Round 8. Sun 27th Feb 2011
Dunworth, Chris N 0-1 Cherniaev, Alexander 40 A46 Queen's pawn game
Zhou, Yang-Fan 1-0 Arkell, Keith C 52 B12 Caro-Kann
Josse, Mark 0-1 Rudd, Jack 42 C05 French
Makka, Ioulia 1/2-1/2 Hulshof, Peter 8 B06 Robatsch defence
Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco 0-1 Lenier, Jude A 62 C45 Scotch
Round 9. Sun 27th Feb 2011
Lenier, Jude A 1/2-1/2 Makka, Ioulia 66 B12 Caro-Kann
Hulshof, Peter 1-0 Josse, Mark 30 B23 Sicilian
Rudd, Jack 0-1 Zhou, Yang-Fan 41 B33 Sicilian
Arkell, Keith C 1-0 Dunworth, Chris N 46 A40 Modern defence
Cherniaev, Alexander 1-0 Suarez Roa, Jose Francisco 28 B23 Sicilian
e2e4 Masters B Brighton ENG Wed 23rd Feb 2011 - Sun 27th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Gormally, Daniel WGMENG2484½1111111½8.02592
2Slavin, AlexeiIMRUS241711½1½11½½7.02457
3Haydon, David LENG22471½10½0½115.52331
4Player, Edmund CENG2179½01½0111½5.52338
5Tozer, Richard J DIMENG22981000111015.02288
6Therrien, Alex LFMENG225110½½½0½1½4.52250
7Sreeves, ClementSCO20930½111000½4.02220
8Venkataramanan, T.S.FMIND230201010½0½½3.52164
9Willmoth, Robert FENG22090100000001.01904
10Norinkeviciute, RasaWFMLTU20220000½½0001.01907
10 players
e2e4 Challengers C Brighton ENG Wed 23rd Feb 2011 - Sun 27th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Craft, IsaacENG179111-11110½6.52253
2Lock, Gavin RENG2176½½½11-½½½5.02080
3Stevenson, JamesSCO20971½1½-½½105.02034
4Haria, RaviENG1972-1½01½½½15.02052
5Gulati, Divya PratapIND0 *00½110½1-4.01999
6Kennedy, CraigSCO20221-½00½½½½3.51995
7Bosboom, HaroldNED1931010001-½½3.01958
8Fryer, David WENG2056½00-0½0012.01832
9Campbell, EoinSCO1943001½00½-02.01776
10Heaton, PaulENG2027---------0.00
10 players
e2e4 Challengers D Brighton ENG Wed 23rd Feb 2011 - Sun 27th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Prizant, MichaelENG21371½1½1½1½½6.52129
2Merry, Alan BENG197911½½½00115.52061
3Milnes, Anthony C PENG20770½½11½1½05.02013
4Gibbs, Dominic VENG196901101½0½15.02025
5Compton, AlistairNZL2046½½11½½0½04.51974
6Hoare, Amy BENG1936½½01½½1½04.51986
7Kane, RobertENG1892½0100½11½4.51991
8Grosse, MarcusGER1937½00½½½1½½4.01943
9Pataki, ZemplenLUX18211½0½0½00½3.01874
10Levesque, ThomasFRA20140½00010012.51811
10 players

11) 1st Dimitar Nikolov Memorial

1st Dimitar Nikolov Memorial took place in Sofia 3rd-6th March 2011. Nino Vlashki won on tie-break from 4 others after they finished on 5.5/7.

1st Dimitar Nikolov Sofia BUL Thu 3rd Mar 2011 - Sun 6th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vlashki NinoNMBUL22395.525.034.04
2Nachev NaskoBUL20785.523.531.54
3Stojanov AlexandarBUL21205.523.031.54
4Orev PetarIMBUL22525.521.030.04
5Ivanov BorislavBUL22025.521.029.54
6Badev KirilFMBUL23105.024.534.03
7Andreev DobrotichNMBUL20235.022.029.54
8Ruschukov BoyanBUL19624.523.031.53
9Stamenov ValeriyBUL19364.522.030.04
10Hristov Krasimir Iv.BUL18904.521.529.04
11Tsenov TsvetoslavBUL21554.521.029.04
12Kolev VelioNMBUL19504.520.527.54
13Bedecs MartonHUN16744.519.525.54
14Gogov KirilBUL15344.519.026.54
15Tsyntsarski BoykoBUL17324.518.026.54
16Chunchukov IvelinBUL17514.023.031.53
17Hristov KaloyanBUL16164.020.527.53
18Georgiev NikolayBUL19124.020.026.03
19Dimitrov NotyoBUL17834.018.025.02
20Krasteva StefkaBUL18334.017.525.04
21Tabakova ElenaBUL17314.017.025.03
22Pavlov ChristoBUL04.013.018.53
23Sotirov NikolajBUL20653.518.526.53
24Ganev NikolaBUL15133.518.525.53
25Kolev NikolaBUL17073.518.026.03
26Najdenova JanaBUL14573.518.023.53
27Sapareva MagdalenaBUL16863.517.525.03
28Tosunov SimeonBUL03.517.524.52
29Krastev KalinBUL18473.517.023.03
30Antonov GeorgiBUL17023.516.524.03
31Sabotinov VentsislavBUL16343.516.524.02
32Kovachev IvanBUL03.515.021.52
33Donchev TeodorBUL16603.020.026.02
34Angelov AlexandarBUL03.016.524.03
35Grabcheva NataliaBUL03.016.522.53
36Metodieva EvaBUL03.016.522.03
37Manchevski DanielBUL03.015.520.03
38Metodiev IlianBUL03.013.018.03
39Todorov StojanBUL02.516.024.01
40Bedecs LaszloHUN02.515.521.51
41Panev TeodorBUL02.515.021.51
42Lekov MomchilBUL02.511.015.52
43Grozdanov TeodorBUL02.016.022.51
44Mustedjeb AnherBUL02.015.021.02
45Milenov MartinBUL02.014.018.02
46Lekov BorisBUL02.013.018.02
47Chomakov KristianBUL02.012.018.52
48Nedyalkov VladislavBUL02.012.017.01
49Minchev LachezarBUL02.010.015.01
50Petrоva DianaBUL01.512.017.00
51Yonovski YoanBUL01.014.520.50
51 players

12) 3rd Metropolitan FIDE Inv 2011

The 3rd Metropolitan FIDE Invitational took place in Los Angeles as part of an ongoing series of norm events. Jacek Stopa of Poland won with 7/9. The website has news of their future plans including a 9 rounds swiss international which takes place August 17th to 21st, GM Mickey Adams, GM Loek van Wely, GM Ilya Smirin, GM Dejan Bojkov, GM Mark Paragua, GM Mesgen Amanov and GM Melikset Khachiyan are amongst the GMs they hope to participate in this event.

Ankit Gupta reports: "The 3rd Metropolitan FIDE Invitational which was run by Metropolitan Chess concluded this weekend. It was organized by Ankit Gupta and directed by Michael Belcher and Randy Hough. FM Philip Xiao Wang and FM Joel Banawa both achieved their first IM norms with 6.5 out of 9.0. It is coincidental to note that these two tied for first at the closed Southern California State Championship last year, before again tying for 2nd at this norm tournament and both achieving their IM norms. IM Jacek Stopa took clear first with 7.0 out of 9.0.

The tournament was sponsored by California Market Center, Fashion Business, Inc, Chess.com, LawyerFy, and Betty Bottom Showroom.

Standings from this tournament are fully updated on the schedule page of the Metropolitan Chess website at www.metrochessla.com

The participants included: IM Zhanibek Amanov (KAZ), IM Timothy Taylor (USA), IM Jacek Stopa (POL), FM Alexandre Kretchetov (RUS), FM Joel Banawa (USA), FM Michael Casella (USA), FM Philip Wang (USA), NM Konstantin Kavutskiy (USA), NM Kayden Troff (USA), and CM Giovanni Nieto Carreto (MEX)."

3rd Metropolitan Invitational Los Angeles USA Wed 23rd Feb 2011 - Sun 27th Feb 2011. Category: 3. Ave: (2307)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Stopa, Jacek IM POL 2451 # = 1 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 7 2511
2 Wang, Philip Xiao FM USA 2317 = # = = 1 1 0 1 1 1 6.5 2472
3 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. FM USA 2347 0 = # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2469
4 Kretchetov, Alexandre FM RUS 2323 = = = # 0 = = = 1 1 5 2348
5 Carreto Nieto, Geovanni CM MEX 2231 0 0 0 1 # 0 1 1 1 1 5 2358
6 Amanov, Zhanibek IM KAZ 2421 = 0 = = 1 # = 0 0 1 4 2251
7 Casella, Michael FM USA 2249 0 1 0 = 0 = # = 1 = 4 2270
8 Troff, Kayden W USA 2247 0 0 0 = 0 1 = # 1 0 3 2189
9 Taylor, Timothy IM USA 2314 = 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 # 1 2.5 2140
10 Kavutskiy, Konstantin USA 2170 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 # 1.5 2049

13) Jimmy Quon Memorial

The Jimmy Quon Memorial was the 2nd Metropolitan Invitational. News and games now available thanks to Jack Peters. Mark Paragua took clear first with 7.5/9.

Jimmy Quon Memorial Los Angeles USA Wed 19th Jan 2011 - Sun 23rd Jan 2011. Category: 7. Ave: (2420)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Paragua, Mark GM PHI 2521 # = 1 1 1 1 1 = = 1 7.5 2682
2 Khachiyan, Melikset GM USA 2518 = # = = = = 1 = 1 1 6 2535
3 Molner, Mackenzie IM USA 2458 0 = # = = 1 = = = 1 5 2459
4 Naroditsky, Daniel FM USA 2419 0 = = # = = = 1 1 0 4.5 2421
5 Amanov, Zhanibek IM KAZ 2421 0 = = = # = 1 0 = 1 4.5 2420
6 Stopa, Jacek IM POL 2451 0 = 0 = = # = 1 = 1 4.5 2417
7 Bojkov, Dejan GM BUL 2544 0 0 = = 0 = # 1 1 1 4.5 2407
8 Taylor, Timothy IM USA 2314 = = = 0 1 0 0 # 0 1 3.5 2352
9 Adamson, Robby FM USA 2349 = 0 = 0 = = 0 1 # 0 3 2303
10 Steinfl, Alessandro ITA 2209 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 # 2 2224

14) Lviv Talents Fide Open

The Lviv Talents FIDE Open took place 23rd February - 2nd March 2011.

15) Ariston Tournament

The Ariston Tournament took place 24th February - 3rd March 2011. Bogdan Posedaru took clear first with 8/9.

Ariston Tournament Satu Mare ROU Thu 24th Feb 2011 - Thu 3rd Mar 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2189)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Posedaru, Bogdan ROU 2322 # = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 8 2525
2 Szabo, Attila FM ROU 2292 = # 1 = = 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2343
3 Bonte, Andrei-Mihai ROU 2331 0 0 # = = = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2253
4 Hristodorescu, Daniel FM ROU 2198 0 = = # = 1 = = = 1 5 2230
5 Helmer, Janos ROU 2209 0 = = = # 1 = = = 1 5 2229
6 Luca, Ionel ROU 2160 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 4.5 2192
7 Muller, Wilhelm ROU 2020 0 = 0 = = 0 # 1 0 1 3.5 2127
8 Bumba, Dorel ROU 2160 = = 0 = = 0 0 # 1 0 3 2067
9 Costin, Petrica FM ROU 2156 0 0 0 = = 0 1 0 # 1 3 2067
10 Marchis, Arghil HUN 2037 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 1854

16) First Saturday March 2011

There are GM, IM and three FM Groups in Budapest as part of the First Saturday March events.

FSGM March Budapest HUN Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Tue 15th Mar 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vajda LeventeGMROU25082.000.00.0
2Neubronner JarredCMSIN22621.000.01.0
3Goh Wei Ming KevinIMSIN23821.000.00.0
Womacka MathiasGMGER24751.000.00.0
5Mirzoev AzerGMAZE25710.500.00.5
Narayanan SrinathIMIND23100.500.00.5
7Carlstedt JonathanGER23860.500.00.0
Szablowski PawelPOL24040.500.00.0
9Kislik Erik AndrewFMUSA23190.000.00.0
Natsidis ChristophFMGER23290.000.00.0
10 players
FSIM March Budapest HUN Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Tue 15th Mar 2011. Category: 1. Ave: (2270)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Szalanczy, Emil IM HUN 2269 # 1 1 2
2 Tran, Tuan Minh FM VIE 2295 # = 1 1.5 2442
3 Bagi, Mate HUN 2238 = # 1 1.5 2513
4 Tesik, Csaba HUN 2299 # = 1 1.5 2471
5 Lengyel, Bela IM HUN 2296 = # = 1 2297
6 Farago, Sandor IM HUN 2295 = # = 1 2280
7 Koczo, Kristof HUN 2264 0 = # 0.5 2089
8 Rzayev, Bahruz Iqbal oglu AZE 2230 # = 0.5 2181
9 Lyell, Mark FM ENG 2181 0 = # 0.5 2057
10 Battey, Alexander USA 2260 0 0 # 0 2297
11 To, Nhat Minh IM HUN 2345 0 # 0
Round 1. Sat 5th Mar 2011
Bagi, Mate 1-0 To, Nhat Minh 24 B66 Sicilian
Battey, Alexander 0-1 Tran, Tuan Minh 46 C15 French
Lengyel, Bela 1/2-1/2 Tesik, Csaba 28 C64 Ruy Lopez
Koczo, Kristof 1/2-1/2 Farago, Sandor 60 E71 King's Indian
Lyell, Mark 0-1 Szalanczy, Emil 50 B23 Sicilian
Round 2. Sun 6th Mar 2011
Rzayev, Bahruz Iqbal oglu 1/2-1/2 Lyell, Mark 44 C28 Vienna game
Szalanczy, Emil 1-0 Koczo, Kristof 46 B90 Sicilian
Farago, Sandor 1/2-1/2 Lengyel, Bela 17 D35 QGD
Tesik, Csaba 1-0 Battey, Alexander 40 B12 Caro-Kann
Tran, Tuan Minh 1/2-1/2 Bagi, Mate 37 A43 Old Benoni defence
FSFMA March Budapest HUN Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Tue 15th Mar 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2065)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Schenkerik, Csaba HUN 2136 # 1 = 1.5 2234
2 Tran, Minh Thang VIE 2077 # = 1 1.5 2202
3 Kiraly, Zoltan HUN 2074 # = 1 1.5 2245
4 Darazs, Zoltan HUN 2218 # 1 = 1.5 2132
5 Borda, Lajos HUN 2135 = # 1 1.5 2269
6 Juracsik, Jozsef HUN 2228 0 # 1 1 2069
7 Csomor, Viktor HUN 2081 = # = 1 1979
8 Farkas, Richard HUN 2001 0 # 1 1 2151
9 Szendeff, Miklos HUN 1854 = 0 # 0.5 1984
10 Mayer, Istvan FM HUN 2023 0 = # 0.5 1953
11 Tessedik, Karoly HUN 1883 0 = # 0.5 1886
12 Zala, Gyula HUN 2074 0 0 # 0 2068
Round 1. Sat 5th Mar 2011
Farkas, Richard 1-0 Zala, Gyula 35 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Schenkerik, Csaba 1-0 Juracsik, Jozsef 36 B87 Sicilian
Darazs, Zoltan 1-0 Szendeff, Miklos 30 B13 Caro-Kann
Kiraly, Zoltan 1-0 Mayer, Istvan 25 D22 QGA
Tessedik, Karoly 1/2-1/2 Csomor, Viktor 58 D31 QGD
Tran, Minh Thang 1/2-1/2 Borda, Lajos 41 A45 Queen's pawn game
Round 2. Sun 6th Mar 2011
Tran, Minh Thang 1-0 Tessedik, Karoly 11 A45 Queen's pawn game
Csomor, Viktor 1/2-1/2 Kiraly, Zoltan 19 C11 French
Mayer, Istvan 1/2-1/2 Darazs, Zoltan 14 C93 Ruy Lopez
Szendeff, Miklos 1/2-1/2 Schenkerik, Csaba 24 B30 Sicilian defence
Juracsik, Jozsef 1-0 Farkas, Richard 42 C45 Scotch game
Borda, Lajos 1-0 Zala, Gyula 34 C23 Bishop's opening
FSFMB March Budapest HUN Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Tue 15th Mar 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Hegedus Peter DrHUN17922.00.500.02
2Yilmaz HarunTUR15681.50.750.01
3Klement BenceHUN16971.50.250.01
4Csetneki MarkHUN16400.50.750.00
Czipp JanosHUN15990.50.750.00
6Breen AnthonyIRL16690.00.000.00
6 players
FSFMC March Budapest HUN Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Tue 15th Mar 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vujosevics EszterHUN14042.01.500.02
2Somogyi TheodoraHUN12221.51.250.01
3Kelemen Lajos DrHUN14491.00.000.01
Somogyi AkosHUN13111.00.000.01
5Somogyi KristofHUN15100.50.750.00
6Simonyi DoraHUN13620.00.000.00
6 players

17) IRT Posadas

The Posadas Rating tournament takes place 4th-7th March 2011.

IRT Posadas 2011 Posadas ARG Fri 4th Mar 2011 - Mon 7th Mar 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Bassan RemoVEN22914.50.013.513.5
2Dolezal CristianIMARG23924.00.012.517.5
3Valdes Escobar AlvaroFMCHI23844.00.012.515.0
4Delgado Ramirez NeurisGMCOL25944.00.012.014.5
5Contin DanielIMITA23164.00.012.013.0
6Egoroff JomarBRA22733.50.013.017.0
7Valiente CristobalIMPAR22593.50.013.016.0
8Brito LuismarFMBRA22973.50.012.016.5
9Quiroga FacundoIMARG23343.50.011.515.5
10Patriarca LuisFMPAR23013.50.010.013.0
11Rodi Luis ErnestoFMARG23593.50.010.011.5
12Vargas GabrielaWFMPAR20783.50.09.511.5
13Filion CharlesCAN22303.00.010.514.5
14Peralta EduardoFMPAR22553.00.010.514.0
15Perdomo LeandroIMARG23823.00.010.015.5
16Shcherbine AndreiRUS21943.00.010.014.5
17Recalde AugustoPAR20353.00.09.513.0
18Torres MauricioPAR16713.00.09.015.0
19Jimenez JoaquinARG22343.00.09.014.5
20Reinoso Carlos NorbertoARG21253.00.09.013.0
21Zuriel MarisaWIMARG22133.00.09.012.5
22Duje RafaelPAR21643.00.09.011.5
23Carlino EstebanARG19563.00.08.013.5
24Caetano Hugo Zanotti MendoncaBRA20383.00.08.011.5
25Britez G Jorge APAR18893.00.07.011.0
26Blit JacquesARG23112.50.09.514.0
27Yano William Jorge FroesBRA21572.50.09.015.5
28Nunes Jr SidneyBRA02.50.08.011.5
29Roman RodrigoPAR19702.50.07.513.0
30Cornejo DiegoARG02.50.06.513.0
31Chang SuzanaWFMBRA20142.50.06.511.5
32Heras MaximilianoBRA02.50.06.511.0
33Pereira Amanda MarquesWFMBRA19792.50.05.513.5
34Sanabria NatividadARG02.50.04.59.5
35Goiriz Y DamianPAR21062.00.08.014.0
36Novoa FernandoARG19752.00.07.512.0
37Colautti MarcelaARG19452.00.06.512.5
38Orrego JulioPAR18512.00.06.011.5
39Roverso LeandroBRA18742.00.05.513.0
40Molina VicenteARG18992.00.05.011.0
41Duprat DanielARG16752.00.05.010.5
42Garcia Gorostegui EzequielARG17572.00.05.010.0
Fernandez GabrielARG16722.00.05.010.0
44Martyniuk Carolina MilkaARG19792.00.04.511.5
45Cantero CarlosARG02.00.03.07.5
46Kuhle ErnestoARG01.50.05.012.0
47Baliner NicolasARG01.50.05.010.5
48Villalba DanielARG01.50.03.510.0
49Almiron SamanthaARG01.50.02.59.5
50Percincula LazaroARG01.00.05.012.5
51Ibarra LeovinoARG18051.00.04.012.5
52Alegre JavierARG01.00.03.011.0
53Schucman Rebeca LotBRA01.00.03.09.5
54Martinez SergioARG01.00.02.07.5
55Valles FernandoARG00.50.02.511.5
56Crotti LucasARG20610.00.00.010.0
56 players

18) Grokhotova Memorial

The V Grokhotova Memorial took place in Kremenchug, Ukraine. Viktor Tverdohlebov took clear first place with 7.5/10.

Grokhotova Memorial Kremenchug UKR Sun 2nd Jan 2011 - Fri 7th Jan 2011. Category: None. Ave: (1927)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Tverdohlebov, Viktor UKR 2392 # = = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2492
2 Rakhmangulov, Andrei IM UKR 2395 = # = 1 = = 1 1 = = 1 7 2446
3 Iakymov, Volodymyr IM UKR 2489 = = # 1 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 7 2434
4 Solovchuk, Alexey UKR 2308 = 0 0 # 1 = = = 1 1 1 6 2362
5 Shalimov, Valery IM UKR 2415 = = 1 0 # = 1 = 0 = 1 5.5 2305
6 Boroday, Sergey UKR 2355 = = 0 = = # 1 0 = 1 1 5.5 2313
7 Shabala, Sergey UKR 2346 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 5 2270
8 Engovatov, Anatoliy UKR 0 0 0 = = 1 0 # 0 = 1 3.5 2190
9 Kononenko, Dmitry UKR 2316 0 = = 0 1 = 0 1 # = 0 4 2168
10 Klyuka, Sergey UKR 2186 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 = = # 1 3 2055
11 Lyapka, Ruslan UKR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 2356

19) II Controceni Women International

The II Controceni Women's International takes place in Bucharest 1st-11th March 2011. Monika Socko leads with 4.5/6.

II Controceni Women Bucharest ROU Tue 1st Mar 2011 - Fri 11th Mar 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2456)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Socko, Monika GM POL 2495 # 0 1 = 1 1 1 4.5 2627
2 Gunina, Valentina WGM RUS 2472 1 # 0 1 0 1 1 4 2581
3 Muzychuk, Anna IM SLO 2528 # 1 = = = = 1 4 2578
4 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2499 1 0 # = = 1 = 3.5 2524
5 Turova, Irina IM RUS 2428 0 = = # = 1 1 3.5 2518
6 Peptan, Corina-Isabela IM ROU 2415 0 1 = # = = = 3 2461
7 Ushenina, Anna IM UKR 2454 = 0 = = = # 1 3 2459
8 Muzychuk, Mariya IM UKR 2476 0 = 0 = = # 1 2.5 2394
9 Repkova, Eva IM SVK 2446 0 0 0 = 0 # = 1 2188
10 Cosma, Elena-Luminita WGM ROU 2343 0 0 = 0 0 = # 1 2179
Round 1. Wed 2nd Mar 2011
Ushenina, Anna 1/2-1/2 Peptan, Corina-Isabela 17 E39 Nimzo-Indian
Repkova, Eva 0-1 Socko, Monika 22 B20 Sicilian defence
Turova, Irina 1-0 Cosma, Elena-Luminita 48 D31 QGD
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Gunina, Valentina 45 B11 Caro-Kann
Muzychuk, Anna 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Mariya 20 B01 Scandinavian
Round 2. Thu 3rd Mar 2011
Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 51 A03 Bird's opening
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Turova, Irina 38 E15 Queen's Indian
Cosma, Elena-Luminita 1/2-1/2 Repkova, Eva 106 E06 Catalan
Socko, Monika 1/2-1/2 Ushenina, Anna 38 D30 QGD Slav
Muzychuk, Mariya 1/2-1/2 Peptan, Corina-Isabela 46 E01 Catalan
Round 3. Fri 4th Mar 2011
Peptan, Corina-Isabela 0-1 Socko, Monika 38 B46 Sicilian
Ushenina, Anna 1-0 Cosma, Elena-Luminita 54 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Repkova, Eva 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 31 B14 Caro-Kann
Turova, Irina 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 36 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Muzychuk, Mariya 48 B22 Sicilian
Round 4. Sat 5th Mar 2011
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Turova, Irina 26 E00 Catalan opening
Muzychuk, Anna 1-0 Repkova, Eva 44 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Ushenina, Anna 52 D52 QGD
Cosma, Elena-Luminita 1/2-1/2 Peptan, Corina-Isabela 20 A46 Queen's pawn game
Muzychuk, Mariya 0-1 Socko, Monika 48 E97 King's Indian
Round 5. Sun 6th Mar 2011
Socko, Monika 1-0 Cosma, Elena-Luminita 82 D37 QGD
Peptan, Corina-Isabela 1-0 Gunina, Valentina 47 B11 Caro-Kann
Ushenina, Anna 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Anna 17 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Repkova, Eva 1/2-1/2 Zatonskih, Anna 14 C11 French
Turova, Irina 1/2-1/2 Muzychuk, Mariya 17 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit
Round 6. Mon 7th Mar 2011
Turova, Irina 1-0 Repkova, Eva 35 D35 QGD
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Ushenina, Anna 43 D12 QGD Slav
Muzychuk, Anna 1/2-1/2 Peptan, Corina-Isabela 40 B34 Sicilian
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Socko, Monika 74 D41 QGD
Muzychuk, Mariya 1-0 Cosma, Elena-Luminita 33 E39 Nimzo-Indian

20) 19th Fajr Open

The 19th Fajr Open took place 26th February - 7th March 2011. There was an 8 way tie on 8.5/11 with Sergei Tiviakov taking first place on tie-break. Sadly the organisers don't seem to have been recording the games.

19th Fajr Open Mashhad IRI Sat 26th Feb 2011 - Mon 7th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Tiviakov SergeiGMNED26238.579.572.571.0
2Gleizerov EvgenyGMRUS25818.578.572.070.0
3Benidze DavitIMGEO25228.576.070.067.5
4Guseinov GadirGMAZE25918.575.569.067.0
5Ulibin MikhailGMRUS25478.575.069.066.5
6Mamedov NidjatGMAZE25808.574.569.066.0
7Kasimdzhanov RustamGMUZB26818.574.568.066.0
8Gagunashvili MerabGMGEO26198.571.065.562.5
9Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24938.074.568.566.0
10Moiseenko AlexanderGMUKR26708.074.568.066.0
11Ghaem maghami EhsanGMIRI26048.073.568.065.0
12Sharbaf MohsenFMIRI23928.072.566.564.0
13Sebenik MatejIMSLO25268.071.065.563.0
14Moradiabadi ElshanGMIRI25588.070.564.562.0
15Shanava KonstantineGMGEO25608.070.564.062.5
16Grover SahajIMIND24628.068.563.060.5
17Guliev LogmanIMAZE24648.067.061.059.0
18Pourramezanali AmirrezaFMIRI23268.066.060.558.0
19Ahmadinia EFMIRI24177.576.070.067.5
20Fedorov AlexeiGMBLR25937.575.068.566.5
21Volkov SergeyGMRUS26027.574.569.066.0
22Mchedlishvili MikheilGMGEO26417.574.068.065.5
23Darini PouriaIMIRI24237.572.566.564.0
24Noroozi OmidIRI23077.571.565.563.0
25Maghalashvili DavitIMGEO24537.570.565.062.5
26Khademi Mohammad MiranIRI22427.568.063.059.5
27Morchiashvili BachanaIMGEO24007.567.563.059.0
28Dizdar GoranGMCRO25447.567.562.059.5
29Babapour HosseinIRI20417.563.558.555.0
30Hosseinipour MehdiFMIRI22617.562.057.553.5
31Kotanjian TigranGMARM25197.072.567.064.0
32Amini AmerIRI21987.070.064.062.0
33Bolourchifard FarzadIRI21397.069.565.061.5
34Chighladze IveriIMGEO23947.069.064.060.5
35Idani PouyaFMIRI23257.069.063.560.5
36Neverov ValeriyGMUKR25167.068.062.560.0
37Alavi Seyed JavadIMIRI24157.068.062.559.5
38Grabliauskas VirginijusIMLTU23927.067.562.059.0
39Abedi AliIRI21597.066.562.058.5
40Ryahi NaserIRI22177.066.061.558.0
41Aprouz M RIRI21797.066.061.057.5
42Ghane ShojaatGMIRI23987.066.061.057.5
43Nadimifar AdnanIRI20947.066.061.057.5
44Khorshidi MohammadrezaIRI21307.064.059.056.0
45Asnaashari SoheylIRI21127.063.058.055.5
46Bakhtiari Kish MazdakIRI21447.061.556.553.5
47Mousavi Ghods HosseinIRI20017.060.555.552.5
48Salar MiladIRI20757.060.055.552.5
49Abediyan AmirrezaIRI19347.059.055.051.5
50Mahmoody M SadeghIRI20697.057.553.549.0
246 players

21) Frauenbundesliga 2010-11

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 6th November 2010 - 13th March 2011. Rounds 8-9 took place 19th-20th February 2011. Games from rounds 6-9 are now available. The final two rounds (10 and 11) take place on 12th-13th March 2011.

Frau Bundesliga Baden Baden GER Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
TeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
OSG Baden Baden9 + 4 5 61843
USV Volksbank Halle92 + 44 41634½
Hamburger SK 18309½ + 444 3 31230
SK Grosslehna9 + 43342 51028½
Rodewischer Schachmiezen9222 + 463 929½
SV Chemie Guben 19909123 + 15925
SC Bad Koenigshofen9223 + 365 829½
SV Muelheim-Nord 19319 223 + 34625
SC Leipzig Gohlis9 33 + 624½
TSV Schott Mainz9 0 4 05 0 + 14618
Karlsruher SF 18539½2½ 31 5 + 519½
SAV Torgelow9½31 1 22 + 317
12 teams

22) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11

Round 8 was on the 26th February 2011. Games from Round 8 not yet available. Next: Round 9: 11th March 2011.

Elitserien Stockholm SWE Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Lunds ASK880050.016
2SK Rockaden, Sthlm870143.514
3Team Viking861143.513
4Eksjo-Aneby-Alliansen833230.59
5SK Kamraterna840430.08
6SS Manhem823329.07
7Vasteras SK830530.56
8Limhamns SK814330.06
9Solna SS830525.56
10Farsta SK812525.04
11Upsala ASS820624.04
12Orgryte SK811622.53
12 teams

23) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 27th November 2010 - 8th May 2011. Rounds 5-6 took place on 19th-20th February 2011. Next rounds 12th-13th March 2011. Games from Rounds 5-6 still not available.

TCh-SVK Ex 2010-11 Zilina SVK Sat 27th Nov 2010 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Caissa Cadca*4551628.50
2SK Prievidza4*4671431.00
3SK Trencin*4661330.50
4INBEST Dunajov4*51327.00
5SK Slovan Bratislava4*3761029.00
6SK Dunajska Streda35*461027.00
7TJ Slavia TU Kosice324*61024.00
8SKS Dubnica n/V12*55922.00
9SK Modra2*5619.00
10MSK KdV Kezmarok23*318.00
11BSK Edymax Bardejov23*018.00
12Zemplin Michalovce1323*014.00
12 teams

24) 4NCL 2010-11

Rounds 5-6 took place 19th-20th February 2011. A full set of round 6 games now available. Rounds 7-8 on 26th-27th March 2011.

4NCL 2010-11 Daventry ENG Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Mon 2nd May 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Pride & Prejudice6 6 0 0 1236
2Barbican 4NCL 16 4 1 1 932
3Betsson.com6 4 1 1 929
4Cheddleton 16 3 3 0 626½
5Wood Green Hilsmark 26 2 3 1 522
6The AD's6 2 3 1 520
7Warwickshire Select 16 1 5 0 216
8Pandora's Box Grantham6 0 6 0 010½
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 16 6 0 0 1238½
2e2e4.org.uk 16 5 1 0 1028
3White Rose 16 3 2 1 722
4Guildford A&DC 16 3 3 0 625
5Oxford 16 3 3 0 622
6Cambridge University 16 2 3 1 521½
7Barbican 4NCL 26 1 5 0 218
8Sambuca Sharks6 0 6 0 016½
16 teams

25) Catalan Teams

The Catalan Team Championships take place almost every week between 29th January - 2nd April 2011. Games from the first six rounds now available (just the broadcast games from Rounds 5-6 so far). Round 6 was on 5th March 2011. Next: Round 7 12th March 2011.

TCh-CAT Div Hon Barcelona ESP Sat 29th Jan 2011 - Sat 2nd Apr 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamPtsTB1
15UGA5.5105.25
23COLON SABADELL5.587.75
36LLEIDA4.591.25
44CERDANYOLA VALLES3.585
510BARBERA3112.5
611ESCOLA ESCACS DE BCN2.599.5
78MONTCADA2.578
82FOMENT2.574.75
99BARCELONA C.E.2.561.5
101TERRASSA260.5
117SANT ANDREU252.5
1212ATENEU COLON053.25
12 teams

26) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11

Rounds 8-9 were on 5th-6th March 2011. Novoborsky SK is almost certain to be champions going into the final two rounds (10 and 11) that take place on 16th-17th April 2011. Games should be available next week.

TCh-CZE 2010-11 Frydek Mistek CZE Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 17th Apr 2011
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam+-=MptsBptsTB1
1.1. Novoborsky SK7022349.535
2.A64 VALOZ Grygov6211940.526
3.SK Labortech Ostrava5131838.521
4.SK Rapid Pardubice6301835.517
5.Tatran Litovel4231539.525
6.BSS Frydek-Mistek3331236.018
7.SK Zikuda Turnov3331234.515
8.Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem2341035.517
9.SK Zlin243931.512
10.2222 SK Polabiny261732.013
11.SK Mahrla Praha270631.515
12.TZ Trinec081127.58
12 teams

27) Austrian Bundesliga 2010-11

The Austrian Bundesliga took place 19th November - 6th March 2011. The final four rounds took place 3rd-6th March 2011. SK Sparkasse Jenbach dominated throughout and won with a perfect score.

TCh-AUT 2010-11 Vienna AUT Fri 19th Nov 2010 - Sun 6th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
112SK Sparkasse Jenbach1111002251.00
210ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf118121840.00
33SK Advisory Invest Baden117131741.50
42SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld117311540.00
59SK MPÖ Maria Saal117401437.50
611ASVÖ Signum Siebdruck St.Veit115511131.50
71SK Hohenems11362831.00
86Wüstenrot SIR Salzburg11470825.50
95ASVÖ VHS Pöchlarn11380621.50
107ASVÖ SK Lackenbach11281527.50
118Styria Graz11290424.52
124Mayrhofen/Zillertal11182424.50
12 teams

28) TCh-Paulista Interclubes 2011

The Sao Paulo Interclubes take place 26th February - 13th March 2011. Games from the first couple of rounds are now available.

TCh-Paulista Sao Paolo BRA Sat 26th Feb 2011 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Vescovi, Giovanni GM BRA 2631 2100789
2 Cubas, Jose Fernando IM PAR 2463 3700267
3 Van Riemsdijk, Herman C. IM BRA 2403 2100053
4 Coelho, Luis Henrique IM BRA 2392 2105314
5 Perdomo, Leandro IM ARG 2389 109746
6 Tsuboi, Edson Kenji IM BRA 2380 2100274
7 Correa, Aron Antunes BRA 2380 2100223
8 Marques, Vinicius de Abreu IM BRA 2370 2102765
9 Santos, Marcus Vinicius Moreira IM BRA 2365 2103125
10 Disconzi da Silva, Rodrigo IM BRA 2359 2100991

29) Active Team Events

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

Bundesliga 2010-11

Rounds 10-11 took place February 26th-27th February 2011. Next: Rounds 12-13 on 19th-20th March 2011.

Schachbundesliga 2010-11 Munich GER Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 10th Apr 2011
Leading Round 11 (of 15) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
17OSG Baden-Baden1110012166.5
210Werder Bremen119111959.0
312SC Eppingen119111955.5
42SG Solingen118121853.0
56SV Mülheim-Nord117221651.5
65SF Katernberg115421243.0
79Hamburger SK115511147.0
81SV Wattenscheid115511143.0
93SK Turm Emsdetten114431143.0
108SG Trier114521041.0
114SC Remagen11272640.0
1211SF Berlin11272637.0
1314SV Griesheim11164636.5
1416SV Nickelhütte Aue11380635.5
1513FC Bayern München11290430.5
1615Delmenhorster SK110110021.0
16 Teams

49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010-11

The 7th round of the 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League took place 20th February 2011, games now available. Next: Round 8 12th March 2011.

49th Danish Teams Copenhagen DEN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Jetsmark 1 1336
2Southeastern 1 1135
3K41 1 1134½
4Aarhus / Schools 1730½
5Bronshoj 1630
6Arctic829
7BMS626
8Nordre 1223
91968 SK 1 320½
10Noerresundby 1 315½
10 teams

Hungarian Teams

The Hungarian Team Championships are under way and have reached round 6. Games from Round 6 now available. Games from the lower divisions also seem to be available. This league is named after the great Hungarian GM Laszlo Szabo. I couldn't find mention of the time control. Next: Round 7 on 27th March 2011.

TCh-HUN 2010-11 Budapest HUN Sun 10th Oct 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112Bpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK -7.5 8.56.57 10 11 50.5
2 ASE Paks 4.5- 7.55.5 8.59.5 10 45.5
3 Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK -6 75.55.57.5 9 40.5
4 MLTC 6- 5.588.56.55.5 40
5 HVSE 3.54.5 - 7 5811 39
6 Hungaropharma Decs 5.56.556.5 - 8 6.5 38
7 Penzugyor SE 5 6.545 - 6.5 9 36
8 Honved - Balazs Diak 6.53.5 4 -6.57.5 7.5 35.5
9 Kbarcika VSC 3.54.55.5 5.55.5- 7 31.5
10 ASS-Makoi SVSE 22.5 6.57 4.5 -6.5 29
11 Vasas SC 3 45.5 55.5-5.5 28.5
12 Tabani Sp.-Vizmuvek 12 1 34.5 6.5- 18
12 Teams

Dutch League

The 6th Round of the Dutch League took place on 12th February 2011. Round 7 12th March 2011.

TCh-NED 2010-11 Netherlands NED Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1HSG255381245½
2HMC Calder2375658733½
3Voerendaal240656730
4Homburg Apeldoorn236185729
5Utrecht24136630½
6LSG2354574528½
7SO Rotterdam2354452575528
8Groningen2298533527½
9Braceland ESGOO231924465325½
10Caissa228525322
10 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

30) Moscow Open 2011

The main groups of the Moscow Open were covered at the time but now games from the Men's and Women's Universities groups as well as a much larger selection of games from the women's group are now available.

Moscow Open C University Men Moscow RUS Fri 28th Jan 2011 - Mon 7th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Popov IvanGMRUS26097.050.0537.5
2Nozdrachev VladislavFMRUS24386.549.5534.0
3Kharitonov AlexandrGMRUS25526.549.5436.5
4Evdokimov Alexander AGMRUS25516.547.5534.0
5Papin VasilyIMRUS25686.546.0432.5
6Bagrationi AlexanderIMUKR24596.051.0432.5
7Potapov PavelIMRUS24706.049.0331.5
8Nakhapetiane PogosFMRUS24696.048.5533.5
9Ponkratov PavelGMRUS25816.048.5432.5
10Reshetnikov AlexeyIMRUS24786.048.5431.5
11Ovetchkin RomanGMRUS24986.047.5431.5
12Chizhikov VladislavRUS22256.043.5526.0
13Yaksin OlegRUS24106.041.0427.0
14Polschikov AlexeyFMRUS23805.551.5329.5
15Sharafiev AzatFMRUS24625.547.0329.5
16Kurukin DmitryRUS23135.544.5428.5
17Shukh NikolaiIMRUS24425.540.5425.5
18Efanov NikolaiIMRUS24215.047.0329.5
19Gutenev AlexanderFMRUS23285.046.5427.5
20Seliverstov VladimirFMRUS23045.046.0429.5
21Koreschikov MaximFMRUS23095.043.5425.5
22Aldokhin IvanIMRUS23915.042.5527.0
23Tilicheev ViacheslavFMRUS23385.041.5425.0
24Zimin AlexeyRUS22085.040.0424.0
25Kretov EvgueijRUS22105.038.0521.0
26Dusenov RuslanRUS22855.037.0424.5
27Omariev MaksimFMRUS23355.036.5425.0
28Oganisjn RomanRUS22935.035.0422.0
29Shlegin StanislavFMRUS23264.545.0325.5
30Turutin AlexanderFMRUS24084.543.0424.5
31Rakhimgaliyev YerlanFMKAZ23204.541.0323.5
32Matsenko SergeiIMRUS24754.540.5226.0
33Gureev DmitryRUS20384.540.0419.0
34Myshkin NikitaRUS21744.536.5318.5
35Vetryansky VladimirRUS22444.535.5324.0
36Tiukaev IlgizUZB21174.535.0319.5
37Krivenko SergeyRUS23264.049.0325.5
38Rozhkov VecheslavRUS22684.041.0321.0
39Anfinogenov ArtemRUS20684.040.5318.0
40Khmara MaximRUS21324.039.5321.5
41Dzhumaev AlmirRUS22264.039.5217.5
42Borisovsky ViktorRUS21184.038.5321.5
43Guseinov DjelalRUS19974.036.0417.0
44Grinenko ViktorRUS19814.036.0319.0
45Shvydkin PavelRUS20644.035.0315.5
46Vorobjev DmitryRUS21544.035.0216.0
47Kvasov SergeyRUS19614.031.0313.5
48Dimukhametov ArturFMRUS23543.542.0320.5
Piskun AlexeyRUS22133.542.0320.5
50Barsamian EduardRUS22133.540.5220.0
51Edzhibia DavidRUS20543.536.0215.5
52Koltunovsky EvgenyRUS18063.532.5213.5
53Kuzin SergeyRUS20283.530.5214.0
54Babkin IvanRUS19533.528.5213.0
55Novikov StanislavGMRUS25683.042.0221.5
56Shefer AlexanderRUS22023.037.5216.5
57Kartsev SergeiRUS21123.036.0217.0
58Cherny OlegRUS20463.030.5310.0
59Isaev EvgenyRUS19403.030.029.0
60Partskhaladze DavidRUS17552.034.0112.0
61Protasov AlexeyRUS19142.033.5213.0
62Kyupriyski BorislavBUL19222.029.516.0
63Shikin SergeyRUS17971.533.5011.5
64Tsepennikov ArsenyRUS20330.027.000.0
64 players
Moscow Open F Women Moscow RUS Fri 28th Jan 2011 - Mon 7th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Charochkina DariaWIMRUS23147.554.0642.0
2Mirzoeva ElmiraWGMRUS22167.053.0538.5
3Pourkashiyan AtousaWGMIRI23737.053.0537.0
4Bodnaruk AnastasiaIMRUS24257.051.0635.5
5Kovanova BairaWGMRUS23917.049.5635.0
6Ghader Pour ShayestehWIMIRI22127.048.0634.0
7Stepovaia TatianaWGMRUS23897.046.0632.0
8Turova IrinaIMRUS24346.555.0536.5
9Nemcova KaterinaWGMCZE22896.551.0636.5
10Daulyte DeimanteWGMLTU22936.547.5630.5
11Drozdova DinaRUS22036.545.5533.0
12Suslova AlenaWFMRUS21806.057.0534.0
13Savina AnastasiaWGMRUS23976.049.5533.0
14Berdychevaskaya NatashaWFMRUS21936.049.0533.0
15Ainutdinova YekaterinaKAZ20736.048.0529.5
16Petrukhina IrinaWFMRUS21906.047.5631.0
17Pustovoitova DariaFMRUS23316.046.5631.0
18Nakhbayeva GuliskhanWIMKAZ22096.045.5631.0
19Romanko MarinaIMRUS24046.045.5529.5
20Severiukhina ZojaWIMRUS23126.045.0632.0
21Baraeva MarinaWFMRUS21526.043.5432.0
22Levushkina ElenaWGMGER23186.040.0526.0
23Bivol AlinaWFMRUS21145.549.0531.0
24Nebolsina VeraWGMRUS23885.547.5530.0
25Gorozhankina JuliaWFMRUS20885.547.0427.5
26Shulakova SvetlanaWFMRUS21805.546.5430.5
27Krasenkova IlenaWIMRUS21215.545.0428.5
28Vasenina AnnaWFMRUS18575.544.5424.5
29Kineva EkaterinaWFMRUS21205.544.0529.0
30Korchagina ViktoriaWFMRUS20865.544.0527.5
31Markelova LubovRUS20765.542.5425.5
32Medvedeva AnnaRUS19215.542.0523.5
33Rodionova DariaRUS18565.541.0526.0
34Schepetkova MargaritaRUS21485.540.5425.5
35Tereshechkina MayaRUS20265.539.5427.5
36Khropova LarisaWFMRUS20875.051.5527.0
37Kharmunova NadejdaWFMRUS21185.051.5330.0
38Bezgodova MariaWFMRUS21905.050.0531.0
39Semenova ElenaWFMRUS21395.046.5528.0
40Zizlova SofiaRUS20855.046.0530.0
41Yakupova AysylaRUS21325.045.5525.0
42Pershina ElenaRUS20535.045.0527.0
43Gvanceladze AnnaWFMRUS21635.045.0428.0
44Abdumalik ZhansayaWFMKAZ19385.043.5421.5
45Egorova AyyynaWCMRUS18475.042.5525.0
46Avdeyeva ViktoriyaAZE20205.042.0427.0
47Baraeva IrinaWFMRUS22015.041.0426.5
48Kostitsina LiubovRUS19305.040.5525.0
49Butuc MariaWIMRUS21885.039.5325.5
50Smirnova EkaterinaRUS20185.039.0325.5
122 players
Moscow Open D University Women Moscow RUS Sat 29th Jan 2011 - Sun 6th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Repina VarvaraWFMRUS22808.045.0839.0
2Vasilevich IrinaIMRUS23277.047.5736.0
3Dogodkina JuliaRUS20705.547.0432.0
4Yarullina AlinaRUS20475.545.0327.5
5Grebennikova TatyanaRUS19815.544.5326.0
6Nikitina ElenaWFMRUS20295.544.0427.5
7Imeeva AisaRUS20435.538.0424.5
8Matveeva OlgaWFMRUS22155.049.0329.5
9Bulatkhanova BikaWFMRUS19785.040.0320.5
10Forova TatianaRUS19125.032.0317.5
11Lysenko MariaRUS20064.546.0327.0
12Smirnova AnastasiaRUS20214.545.5427.0
13Minina VeronikaRUS21334.537.5421.0
14Chukhlantseva AnnaRUS19424.043.0322.5
15Zarivkina VictoryaWFMRUS20844.041.0325.0
16Dibirova UmayganatRUS18714.039.0217.0
17Niks YanaRUS18784.038.0222.0
18Grabovets NadezhdaRUS18794.036.5117.0
19Velichko TatianaRUS18614.036.0118.5
20Fyodorova IrinaRUS19513.536.0218.5
21Selifonova AleksandraRUS18433.037.5216.0
22Ektova ElenaRUS18062.533.5113.5
23Emelianova EkaterinaRUS17701.029.009.0
23 players

31) Bunratty Chess Festival 2011

The Bunratty Chess Festival rightly has the reputation as an enjoyable chess event. It took place over the weekend of Fri 25th Feb 2011 - Sun 27th Feb 2011. Gawain Jones took clear first place with 5/6 half a point clear of Tony Kosten and Ryan-Rhys Griffiths. Top seed Nigel Short was a further half point back having been defeated by the winner. There are just a couple of games available at the moment. The remaining games should become available later in the month.

Bunratty Open Bunratty IRL Fri 25th Feb 2011 - Sun 27th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Gawain JonesGM25035
2Tony KostenGM25294.5
3Ryan-Rhys Griffiths22654.5
4Nigel ShortGM26584
5Simon WilliamsGM25144
6Alexander BaburinGM24824
7Lawrence CooperIM23194
8Sam CollinsIM24513.5
9Malcolm PeinIM24193.5
10Adam HuntIM24003.5
11David Fitzsimons22523.5
12Philip ShortFM22313.5
13Gordon Freeman20723.5
14Sue Maroroa20193.5
15Mark HeidenfeldIM23933
16Cristian DaianuFM22833
17Frans Wolferink21223
18Kieran Moynihan21043
19Sam Osborne20843
20Peter Cafolla20223
21Seamus Duffy19533
22Jonathan O'Connor21112.5
23Raymond Wynarczyk21002.5
24John McMorrow20512.5
25John Courtney18992.5
26Anthony Fox20482
27Hugh Doyle20272
28WFM Alexandra Wilson20202
29Liam Porter19572
30Arno Eliens19552
31Jukka Fehr20031.5
32Kieran O'Riordan19351.5
33Ronan Magee19901
34David Murray20230.5
34 players

32) CXG Quadrangular Rio de Janeiro 2011

The CXG Quadrangular took place in Rio de Janeiro 18th-24th February 2011. Darcy Lima took clear first with 4.5/6 half a point clear of Luis Galego. Still the only games available are from Rounds 1-2, published a couple of weeks ago.

CXG Quadrangular Rio de Janeiro BRA Fri 18th Feb 2011 - Thu 24th Feb 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Lima DarcygBRA24964.59.00
2Galego LuisgPOR250048.00
3Bronstein Luis MarcosmARG234525.00
4Toth Christian EndremBRA236612.00
4 players

33) 71st Noteboom Memorial 2011

Jan Smeets won the 71st Noteboom Memorial which took place over the weekend of 4th-6th March 2011. A number of games are available, none from the final round.

71st Noteboom Mem Leiden NED Fri 4th Mar 2011 - Sun 6th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1Smeets, JanGM26575.525.022.502822
2Fedorchuk, SergeyGM26505.022.016.502681
3Wantola, Ivo23185.021.016.502595
4Haslinger, Stewart GGM25335.020.516.252596
5Ikonnikov, VyacheslavGM25914.524.017.002497
6Riemersma, LiIM24244.522.015.752557
7Van Den Berg, Bram22044.520.513.252373
8Ketel, Raoul van22794.519.511.752559
9Dek, Lennart22544.519.013.752391
10Nijboer, FrisoGM25584.517.512.502423
11Groffen, Hans21864.021.513.252337
12Beeke, Bob22174.021.511.502415
13Hachijan, Armen22194.019.012.252245
14Kaufeld, Juergen22604.018.510.502342
15Straver, Robert21474.016.09.752234
16Agter, Frank20563.524.012.752437
17Pijpers, Arthur22793.522.011.252280
18Auweraert. Elwin v.d20253.522.011.252264
19Beek, Alexander vIM23183.521.510.752260
20Stewart, Neil23273.521.010.252192
21Repplinger, Marc22003.520.510.252228
22Becker, Andre21943.520.59.752289
23Blom, Vincent22133.520.010.252254
24Slingerland, FredIM24133.519.511.002237
25Pietrow, Andrzej20693.519.510.502190
26Lenhardt, Manfred21383.517.510.002196
27Merx, Bob21433.517.08.252201
28Padurariu, Smaranda21603.517.08.252239
29Segers, Hans20593.020.09.252059
30Goes, Sten20993.019.59.752081
31Heltzel, Joost22223.019.57.502270
32Doberitz, Paul22393.019.08.752216
33Kirana, Marco22063.018.58.002077
34Cebula, Jerzy19543.018.07.252170
35Meijenfeldt, Bart von21883.018.07.252091
36Hirschinger, Thomas21113.018.07.002042
37Woestenburg, Jochem20113.017.58.502100
38De Niet, Gert Michiel21923.017.58.002130
39Hagendijk, Klaas20093.017.57.502125
40Koudinov, Dmitri19943.017.57.002150
41Villwock, Martin21863.017.07.252153
42Maassen van den Brink, Koen19523.016.58.252106
43Oei, Hway Ik21223.016.56.502134
44Schroer, Marcel20083.016.07.252149
45Barthel, Ansgar21863.016.05.502045
46Van den Bergh, Ben19643.015.55.752150
47Zepeda, Lorena21163.015.55.752084
48Coene, Igor22302.519.56.752176
49Johann, Stefan22382.519.56.752044
50Roorda, Thijs20592.519.55.752148
51Galje, Hans21642.517.56.502033
52Hellenberg, Jan19812.517.56.252073
53Oudshoorn, Arres20232.517.54.501952
54Meissner, Felix22232.517.06.252103
55Peut, Aart van de19122.517.05.752032
56Otten, Martijn20052.517.04.502059
57Hagen, Yorick ten22382.516.56.751927
58Wagemans, Ed19292.516.04.251903
59Glimmerveen, Martin20902.515.54.752034
60Boer, Lennard den20192.515.06.502056
61Bakker, Guido20552.515.05.501928
62Timmermans, Ivo22112.019.05.251923
63Leeuwenburgh, E.19882.018.04.502010
64Kolodkin, Daniil19632.017.56.001997
65Gieben, Stijn19572.017.54.751923
66Bruijne, Arian de19022.017.05.751964
67Manoch, Maurice19522.016.54.001987
68Renswoude, Jeffrey van20272.016.04.501868
69Peiter, Andre20672.016.03.251810
70Noordkamp, Wouter19812.014.02.501875
71Braggaar, Pim19652.013.02.501883
72Faydi, Jonathan20772.012.03.251914
73Secelle, Hans20651.515.03.501891
74Engelberts, Robin19011.514.53.001837
75Mueller, Reinhold22761.016.03.501987
76Kubbenga, Michael19541.013.51.001661
77Wagenaar, Harm Theo20711.013.01.001649
78Bakker, Joop19070.515.50.251318
79Pajcin, Jovan19020.515.06.251675
79 players

34) 43rd Belgrade Women's International

The long running 43rd Belgrade Women's International started on Sunday 6th March 2011.

43rd WGM Belgrade SRB Sun 6th Mar 2011 - Mon 14th Mar 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2237)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Maksimovic, Suzana WGM SRB 2203 # 1 1 2
2 Voiska, Margarita WGM BUL 2313 # = 1 1.5 2461
3 Olarasu, Gabriela WGM ROU 2273 # = 1 1.5 2417
4 Benderac, Ana WGM SRB 2305 = # 1 1.5 2393
5 Eric, Jovana WIM SRB 2230 0 # 1 1 2314
6 Chelushkina, Irina WGM SRB 2314 0 # 1 1 2200
7 Dragomirescu, Angela WIM ROU 2169 = 0 # 0.5 2101
8 Petrovic, Marija WIM SRB 2197 0 # = 0.5 2048
9 Vojinovic, Jovana WGM MNE 2278 0 = # 0.5 2042
10 Miladinovic, Lena SRB 2086 0 0 # 0
Round 1. Sun 6th Mar 2011
Voiska, Margarita 1-0 Eric, Jovana 33 A07 Reti
Benderac, Ana 1-0 Miladinovic, Lena 35 A00 Benko's opening
Maksimovic, Suzana 1-0 Petrovic, Marija 26 D10 QGD Slav defence
Vojinovic, Jovana 0-1 Olarasu, Gabriela 43 A07 Reti
Dragomirescu, Angela 0-1 Chelushkina, Irina 34 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Round 2. Mon 7th Mar 2011
Eric, Jovana 1-0 Chelushkina, Irina 17 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Olarasu, Gabriela 1/2-1/2 Dragomirescu, Angela 21 D02 Queen's bishop game
Petrovic, Marija 1/2-1/2 Vojinovic, Jovana 48 A45 Queen's pawn game
Miladinovic, Lena 0-1 Maksimovic, Suzana 37 B31 Sicilian
Voiska, Margarita 1/2-1/2 Benderac, Ana 15 D35 QGD

35) Forthcoming Events and Links

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

5th George Agzamov Mem

Budapest Spring Festival 2011

Caissa March 2011

WinterChess March

12th European Indiv 2011

27th ChessOrg Open

Victor Ciocaltea Memorial

Anand - Kasimdzhanov Rapid Match 2011

Ravenna Open

FS April 2011

13th Dubai Open

Russian Teams 2011

11th BCC Thailand Open 2011

Zagreb Open 2011

US Championship 2011

17th Schloss Open

34th San Sebastian Open 2011

Caissa April 2011

32nd Tournament Of Young Talents & Pobeskydi 2011

5th Annual Philadelphia Open 2011

15th Neckar Open

23rd Lenk Open

9th Kaiserbrunnen Easter Open

Doeberl Cup 2011

17th Asian Cities 2011

2nd Lille Open

World Championship Candidates 2011

41st Bosna Open 2011

European Indiv Women 2011

46th Capablanca Memorial 2011

Alimini Village 2011

82nd ch-GER

20th Annual Chicago Open 2011

24th Leon Masters 2011

Kings Tournament 2011

26th Hassloch Open 2011

25th Pula Open

1st San Bernardino Open

8th World Teams 2011

XXIX Andorra Open

34th Taminco Open

34nd Taminco Open International Chess Tournament Gent (Belgium) Takes place from 16th to 20th July 2011, 9 rounds Swiss, two hours KO chess, prize money 6785 € for 300 participants, first price 1800 € guaranteed. This traditional open tournament takes place near the center of the medieval town of Gent in the week of the famous annual Gent festivities. Information and registration: http://www.kgsrl.be Email: open2011@kgsrl.be Info Gent annual festivities: http://www.gentsefeesten.be/

39th Chess Meeting 2011

98th British Championships 2011

Tal Memorial 2011

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