THE WEEK IN CHESS 854 21st March 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament 2011
3) 12th European Individual 2011
4) MP Reykjavik Open
5) 5th George Agzamov Memorial
6) 85th YMCA Masters 2011
7) Chinese World Teams Selection Tournament
8) FIDE Chinese Zonal 3.5
9) First Saturday March 2011
10) WinterChess March
11) Stryi Spring Tournament 2011
12) 27th MGU Open 2011
13) Angora Chess Tournament
14) Budapest Spring Festival 2011
15) Caissa March 2011
16) UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational 2011
17) SPICE Spring Invitational 2011
18) Frauenbundesliga 2010-11
19) Dutch League
20) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11
21) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11
22) Icelandic Team Championship 2010-11
23) Catalan Teams
24) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11
25) TCh-Paulista Interclubes 2011
26) 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010-11
27) Bundesliga 2010-11
28) Active Team Events
29) Bunratty Chess Festival 2011
30) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament 201160 games
MP Reykjavik Open247 games
5th George Agzamov Memorial35 games
85th YMCA Masters 201144 games
FIDE Chinese Zonal 3.512 games
First Saturday March 2011216 games
Stryi Spring Tournament 201145 games
27th MGU Open 201129 games
Angora Chess Tournament5 games
Budapest Spring Festival 201160 games
UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational 201154 games
Dutch League52 games
Swedish Elitserien 2010-11144 games
Catalan Teams59 games
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-1196 games
TCh-Paulista Interclubes 201116 games
49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010-1140 games
Bundesliga 2010-11128 games
1342 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Alexander Prokhorov, Mitko Iliev, Piotr Kaim, Miklos Orso, Dave Clayton and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The 20th and final Amber tournament looks like it will be a battle between Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen (half a point back) for first, three points off the lead are two legends of the event Viswanathan Anand and Vassily Ivanchuk (who overcame a terrible start to play some of the very best chess in the event) probably too bigger gap for both Aronian and Carlsen to come back to. It is certainly the moment to thank Joop van Oosterom for his sponsorship of the many events he has over the years. We should be in for a terrific finish.

The French Chess Federation has suspended GMs Sebastien Feller and Arnaud Hauchard and IM Cyril Marzolo after finding them "guilty of a violation of sporting ethics". In essence the French Chess Federation found that Sebastien Feller received computer advice via text message during the Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk.

You can read about it here: ChessVibes Report in English, French Chess Federation PDF and Europe-Echecs Report in French and ChessBase. The case is complicated by the fact that the text messages themselves were not allowed as evidence due to legal reasons but may be in higher courts.

I haven't said much about this because even now this case could easily go through several further legal processes before finally being concluded (indeed Feller's lawyer says they intend to appeal and that he still denies the allegations).

Speaking now in general the worsening financial climate, increasing power of computers (and computer engines) and the miniturisation of mobile technology add up to both temptation and ability to cheat at chess at almost any level. I don't believe the accusations against various elite players that were made in recent years but it is absolutely clear that competitive chess as a whole is under threat.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament 2011

The 20th Amber tournament has had its usual mixture of thrilling chess and terrible blunders. The first place battle now seems to be between Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen although World Champion Viswanthan Anand and Vassily Ivanchuk could still make a move. Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik is having a miserable time and is in last place.

20th Amber Blindfold Monaco (MNC), 12-24 iii 2011 cat. XXI (2770)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2808 * ½ ½ ½ . . 1 1 ½ 1 1 . 6 2955
2. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2817 ½ * ½ . 1 ½ ½ . ½ ½ . ½ 2815
3. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2747 ½ ½ * . 0 ½ 1 . ½ ½ . 1 2823
4. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2815 ½ . . * ½ ½ . 1 0 ½ ½ 1 2809
5. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2775 . 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ . . 1 0 4 2763
6. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2776 . ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ . . ½ 1 4 2763
7. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 0 ½ 0 . ½ 1 * . ½ ½ . 1 4 2782
8. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2746 0 . . 0 ½ ½ . * 1 ½ 1 ½ 4 2775
9. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2779 ½ ½ ½ 1 . . ½ 0 * 0 ½ . 2723
10. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2774 0 ½ ½ ½ . . ½ ½ 1 * 0 . 2723
11. Giri, Anish g NED 2690 0 . . ½ 0 ½ . 0 ½ 1 * ½ 3 2695
12. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2785 . ½ 0 0 1 0 0 ½ . . ½ * 2621
Round 4 (March 15, 2011)
Aronian, Levon - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 101 E00 Catalan
Grischuk, Alexander - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 20 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Carlsen, Magnus - Giri, Anish ½-½ 41 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Karjakin, Sergey - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 44 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Gelfand, Boris - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 42 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Nakamura, Hikaru - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 61 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Round 5 (March 17, 2011)
Anand, Viswanathan - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 23 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Topalov, Veselin - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 70 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Gashimov, Vugar - Aronian, Levon 0-1 74 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 29 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Giri, Anish - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 54 C96 Ruy Lopez
Kramnik, Vladimir - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 37 D10 Slav Defence
Round 6 (March 18, 2011)
Anand, Viswanathan - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 49 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Grischuk, Alexander - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 31 D15 Slav Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 39 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 43 C11 French Defence
Gelfand, Boris - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 33 E69 King's Indian Fianchetto
Kramnik, Vladimir - Giri, Anish ½-½ 59 A13 Reti Opening
Round 7 (March 19, 2011)
Aronian, Levon - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 29 A29 English Four Knights
Carlsen, Magnus - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 91 C42 Petroff's Defence
Gashimov, Vugar - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 17 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 42 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Nakamura, Hikaru - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 52 A45 Trompowsky
Giri, Anish - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 44 E99 King's Indian Classical
Round 8 (March 20, 2011)
Anand, Viswanathan - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 19 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Grischuk, Alexander - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 67 A80 Dutch
Topalov, Veselin - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 26 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Karjakin, Sergey - Giri, Anish ½-½ 38 C42 Petroff's Defence
Gelfand, Boris - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 89 D34 Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Kramnik, Vladimir - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 54 A04 Dutch System
20th Amber Rapid Monaco (MNC), 12-24 iii 2011 cat. XXI (2770)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2815 * ½ 0 1 1 . . 1 . 1 1 1 3017
2. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2808 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 0 . ½ 1 . . 2903
3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2779 1 0 * ½ 0 1 1 . 1 ½ . . 5 2861
4. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2774 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 . 0 ½ . . 4 2766
5. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2746 0 0 1 0 * . . 1 . ½ ½ 1 4 2775
6. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2817 . 0 0 ½ . * 1 ½ 1 . ½ ½ 4 2772
7. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2747 . 1 0 0 . 0 * 1 ½ . 0 1 2737
8. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2775 0 . . . 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 2720
9. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 . ½ 0 1 . 0 ½ 0 * . 1 0 3 2695
10. Giri, Anish g NED 2690 0 0 ½ ½ ½ . . ½ . * 1 0 3 2695
11. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2776 0 . . . ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 * ½ 3 2676
12. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2785 0 . . . 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ * 3 2675
Round 4 (March 15, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Aronian, Levon 0-1 51 A36 English Botvinnik
Gashimov, Vugar - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 76 C12 French MacCutcheon
Anand, Viswanathan - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 42 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Topalov, Veselin - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 33 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Giri, Anish - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 70 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Kramnik, Vladimir - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 59 A29 English Four Knights
Round 5 (March 17, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 28 C17 French Winawer
Aronian, Levon - Gashimov, Vugar 1-0 35 D10 Slav Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Giri, Anish ½-½ 50 D91 Gruenfeld 5.Bg5
Grischuk, Alexander - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 44 A80 Dutch
Gelfand, Boris - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 44 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Karjakin, Sergey - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 52 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 6 (March 18, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 34 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Aronian, Levon - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 43 E61 King's Indian Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 41 A04 Dutch System
Nakamura, Hikaru - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 35 E48 Nimzo Indian
Gashimov, Vugar - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 45 A22 English Opening
Giri, Anish - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 67 D38 QGD Ragozin
Round 7 (March 19, 2011)
Anand, Viswanathan - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 65 C12 French MacCutcheon
Grischuk, Alexander - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 45 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Giri, Anish ½-½ 48 E52 Nimzo Indian
Gelfand, Boris - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 22 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Karjakin, Sergey - Gashimov, Vugar ½-½ 26 C24 Bishop's Opening
Kramnik, Vladimir - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 31 A30 English Symmetrical
Round 8 (March 20, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 29 B23 Sicilian Closed
Aronian, Levon - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 59 A35 English Symmetrical
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 34 C42 Petroff's Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 61 E90 King's Indian Classical
Gashimov, Vugar - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 39 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Giri, Anish - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 36 A29 English Four Knights
20th Amber Combined Monaco (MNC), 12-24 iii 2011 cat. XXI (2770)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2808 * * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ . . . . 1 ½ 1 1 . . 11.5 2928
2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2815 ½ ½ * * 0 0 . . . . 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 . . ½ 1 1 1 11.0 2907
3. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2779 ½ 0 1 1 * * ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ . . . . ½ 1 ½ ½ . . 8.5 2787
4. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2817 ½ 0 . . ½ 0 * * ½ 1 . . ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 . . ½ ½ 8.5 2793
5. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2747 ½ 1 . . ½ 0 ½ 0 * * . . ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ . . 1 1 8.0 2780
6. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2746 0 0 0 0 1 1 . . . . * * ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ . . 1 ½ ½ 1 8.0 2775
7. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2774 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 * * . . . . ½ 0 0 ½ . . 7.5 2745
8. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2775 . . ½ 0 . . 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 . . * * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 7.5 2742
9. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2776 . . ½ 0 . . ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ . . ½ ½ * * 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 7.0 2720
10. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 0 ½ . . ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ . . ½ 1 ½ 0 1 1 * * . . 1 0 7.0 2739
11. Giri, Anish g NED 2690 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ . . . . 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 . . * * ½ 0 6.0 2695
12. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2785 . . 0 0 . . ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 . . 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 * * 5.5 2645

3) 12th European Individual 2011

The 12th European Individual starts on Tuesday. It stars Peter Svidler, Ian Nepomniachtchi, David Navara, Nikita Vitiugov, Fabiano Caruana, Judit Polgar and Luke McShane amongst others in Aix-les-Bains, France.

12th Euro Indiv 2011 Aix-les-Bains FRA Mon 21st Mar 2011 - Sun 3rd Apr 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2730 4102142
2 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2729 4168119
3 Navara, David GM CZE 2722 309095
4 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2720 4152956
5 Jakovenko, Dmitry GM RUS 2718 4122356
6 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2716 2020009
7 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw GM POL 2711 1118358
8 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2707 2205530
9 Jobava, Baadur GM GEO 2707 13601520
10 Dreev, Aleksey GM RUS 2697 4100107
11 Fressinet, Laurent GM FRA 2693 608742
12 Sutovsky, Emil GM ISR 2692 2802007
13 Laznicka, Viktor GM CZE 2688 316385
14 Polgar, Judit GM HUN 2686 700070
15 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2684 4650891
16 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2683 404853
17 Zhigalko, Sergei GM BLR 2680 13502956
18 Riazantsev, Alexander GM RUS 2679 4125029
19 Rublevsky, Sergei GM RUS 2678 4115309
20 Volokitin, Andrei GM UKR 2677 14107090
21 Motylev, Alexander GM RUS 2677 4121830
22 Sargissian, Gabriel GM ARM 2676 13300881
23 Grachev, Boris GM RUS 2675 4129199
24 Akopian, Vladimir GM ARM 2675 13300032
25 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2674 4162722
26 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter GM ROU 2673 1202758
27 Moiseenko, Alexander GM UKR 2673 14102560
28 Kobalia, Mikhail GM RUS 2672 4119150
29 Bologan, Viktor GM MDA 2671 13900048
30 Nielsen, Peter Heine GM DEN 2670 1400355
31 Mamedov, Rauf GM AZE 2667 13401653
32 Georgiev, Kiril GM BUL 2666 2900017
33 Cheparinov, Ivan GM BUL 2664 2905540
34 Zvjaginsev, Vadim GM RUS 2663 4113403
35 Khismatullin, Denis GM RUS 2662 4142578
36 Fedorchuk, Sergey A. GM UKR 2662 14102536
37 Fridman, Daniel GM GER 2661 11600454
38 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2660 1007246
39 Smirin, Ilia GM ISR 2658 2801990
40 Feller, Sebastien GM FRA 2657 634654
41 Nyback, Tomi GM FIN 2656 503142
42 Potkin, Vladimir GM RUS 2653 4131061
43 Kurnosov, Igor GM RUS 2653 4142527
44 Gharamian, Tigran GM FRA 2650 13301527
45 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2647 14105730
46 Gustafsson, Jan GM GER 2647 4625498
47 Tkachiev, Vladislav GM FRA 2646 618438
48 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2645 13302000
49 Sokolov, Ivan GM NED 2643 14400030
50 Sjugirov, Sanan GM RUS 2643 4189302
51 Pashikian, Arman GM ARM 2642 13301578
52 Bartel, Mateusz GM POL 2638 1112635
53 Aleksandrov, Aleksej GM BLR 2638 13500139
54 Khalifman, Alexander GM RUS 2637 4100115
55 Khairullin, Ildar GM RUS 2634 4151348
56 Hracek, Zbynek GM CZE 2631 300071
57 Salgado Lopez, Ivan GM ESP 2630 2257327
58 Safarli, Eltaj GM AZE 2628 13402129
59 Vuckovic, Bojan GM SRB 2626 922277
60 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2626 14508150
61 Lupulescu, Constantin GM ROU 2626 1207822
62 Iordachescu, Viorel GM MDA 2626 13900200
63 Matlakov, Maxim GM RUS 2625 4168003
64 Romanov, Evgeny GM RUS 2624 4148843
65 Lenic, Luka GM SLO 2623 14603853
66 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2623 1007998
67 Volkov, Sergey GM RUS 2621 4122763
68 Macieja, Bartlomiej GM POL 2619 1104306
69 Beliavsky, Alexander G GM SLO 2619 14602377
70 Ivanisevic, Ivan GM SRB 2617 912417
71 Savchenko, Boris GM RUS 2616 4147332
72 Azarov, Sergei GM BLR 2615 13501470
73 Ragger, Markus GM AUT 2614 1610856
74 Popov, Ivan GM RUS 2613 4170350
75 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2611 14502569
76 Sumets, Andrey GM UKR 2610 14105500
77 Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V. GM RUS 2608 4115333
78 Grigoryan, Avetik GM ARM 2608 13302191
79 Hammer, Jon Ludvig GM NOR 2606 1503707
80 Papaioannou, Ioannis GM GRE 2605 4201345
81 Chatalbashev, Boris GM BUL 2602 2900440
82 Reinderman, Dimitri GM NED 2601 1001302
83 Kulaots, Kaido GM EST 2601 4500261
84 Balogh, Csaba GM HUN 2601 718939
85 Edouard, Romain GM FRA 2600 633429
86 Tregubov, Pavel V. GM RUS 2598 4115341
87 Parligras, Mircea-Emilian GM ROU 2598 1204297
88 Kovacevic, Aleksandar GM SRB 2598 903124
89 Nikolic, Predrag GM BIH 2596 14400014
90 Pantsulaia, Levan GM GEO 2595 13602071
91 Pelletier, Yannick GM SUI 2593 1301837
92 Melkumyan, Hrant GM ARM 2593 13302485
93 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2592 14506688
94 Buhmann, Rainer GM GER 2590 4651340
95 Solak, Dragan GM SRB 2588 916811
96 Palac, Mladen GM CRO 2586 14500116
97 Postny, Evgeny GM ISR 2585 2804344
98 Mikhalevski, Victor GM ISR 2584 2801914
99 Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios GM GRE 2584 4202694
100 Guseinov, Gadir GM AZE 2584 13401378
389 players

4) MP Reykjavik Open

The MP Reykjavik Open took place 9th-16th March 2011. 6 players finished on 7/9, they were in order of tie-break Yuriy Kuzubov, Ivan Sokolov, Vladimir Baklan, Kamil Miton, Jon Ludvig Hammer and young talent Illya Nyzhnyk. Top seed Luke McShane was in 7th half a point further behind leading the group of players on that score. Paul Frigge and Patrek Maron Magnusson did a great job in entering the games.

MP Reykjavik Open Reykjavik ISL Wed 9th Mar 2011 - Wed 16th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26277.055.543.542.50
2Sokolov IvanGMNED26437.052.541.040.25
3Baklan VladimirGMUKR26027.051.540.539.50
4Miton KamilGMPOL26007.051.539.538.25
5Hammer Jon LudvigGMNOR26067.051.039.038.25
6Nyzhnyk IllyaGMUKR25637.050.540.037.50
7McShane Luke JGMENG26836.553.041.036.75
8Hansen Sune BergGMDEN26036.552.041.036.50
9Jones Gawain C BGMENG25786.551.040.535.50
10Chatalbashev BorisGMBUL26026.550.539.035.25
11Halkias SteliosGMGRE25796.550.039.034.50
12Gupta AbhijeetGMIND25806.549.539.034.25
13Pelletier YannickGMSUI25936.549.038.534.25
14Kveinys AloyzasGMLTU25066.549.038.034.00
15Adly AhmedGMEGY26406.548.538.034.00
16Fier AlexandrGMBRA25866.548.036.533.25
17Stefansson HannesGMISL25576.544.534.531.00
18Berbatov KiprianIMBUL24546.053.543.034.00
19Hillarp Persson TigerGMSWE25246.052.541.532.75
20Miroshnichenko EvgenijGMUKR26706.052.540.532.50
21Sammalvuo TapaniIMFIN24716.049.038.528.75
22Gustafsson JanGMGER26476.049.037.530.75
23Friedel Joshua EGMUSA25296.048.537.530.00
24Dronavalli HarikaIMIND25246.046.536.529.25
25Sveshnikov EvgenyGMLAT25276.046.536.030.00
26Thorfinnsson BragiIMISL24176.045.536.528.25
27Gislason GudmundurISL22916.044.036.027.25
28Mekhitarian Krikor SevagGMBRA25296.041.531.527.00
29Hess Robert LGMUSA25655.552.541.529.75
30Williams Simon KGMENG25075.552.040.528.75
31Ziska Helgi DamIMFAI24325.550.038.528.50
32Carstensen JacobFMDEN23325.549.039.027.25
33Grover SahajIMIND24955.548.537.525.75
34Getz NicolaiFMNOR23335.547.537.024.25
35D'amore CarloIMITA25055.547.036.025.25
36Danielsen HenrikGMISL25335.546.536.026.00
37Henrichs ThomasIMGER24805.546.535.026.50
38Debashis DasIMIND23985.546.035.524.75
39Thorfinnsson BjornIMISL24195.544.535.524.75
40Michalczak ThomasFMGER23325.544.534.525.50
41Tiller BjornIMNOR23935.543.533.524.00
42Geske JulianFMGER23295.543.033.023.50
43Lagerman RobertFMISL23205.542.532.524.25
44Forsaa EspenFMNOR23405.542.032.024.75
45Halldorsson Jon ArniISL21955.541.533.522.25
46Omarsson DadiISL22145.540.032.021.25
47Einarsson Halldor GretarFMISL22205.538.029.520.00
48Sharevich AnnaWGMBLR23235.050.540.025.50
49Dearing EddieIMSCO24125.050.039.024.25
50Sveshnikov VladimirFMLAT23795.048.539.024.25
51Zelbel PatrickFMGER24105.048.038.024.25
52Milliet SophieIMFRA23695.048.037.523.50
53Thomassen JoachimIMNOR23965.048.037.023.25
54Karavade EeshaIMIND23305.047.038.022.75
55Gunnarsson Jon ViktorIMISL24285.046.035.523.25
56Ariel DonnyFMUSA23895.046.035.522.75
57Sareen VishalIMIND23585.045.536.520.50
58Johannesson Ingvar ThorFMISL23385.045.035.022.25
59Thorhallsson ThrosturGMISL23875.045.034.523.75
60Devereaux Maxim LIMENG23855.045.034.522.50
61Sellitti FedericoITA21425.044.534.521.50
62Sigfusson SigurdurFMISL23365.044.534.520.75
63Piasetski LeonIMCAN22995.043.534.020.00
64Holm Kristian StuvikNOR22405.042.533.522.75
65Andersson ChristinWIMSWE21635.041.532.018.75
66Karason Askell OISL22585.041.032.019.25
67Kjartansson GudmundurIMISL23275.041.031.520.00
68Arngrimsson DagurIMISL23675.039.030.018.25
69Sahl Sheila BarthWIMNOR21735.039.030.017.75
70Thorhallsson GylfiISL22005.038.532.017.50
71Thorsteinsson ThorsteinnFMISL22205.037.529.518.00
72Byron Alan MENG21835.037.030.516.75
73Bergsson StefanISL21585.036.027.017.00
74Degtiarev EvgenyFMGER23685.036.026.518.00
75Locci DamianoITA21775.035.028.017.00
76Van der Plas RobNED21655.033.024.516.00
77Horn EmiliaWFMSWE20314.544.035.020.50
78Mack WolfgangGER22824.543.535.018.75
79Reipsch JensFMGER22474.543.534.518.00
80Stigar PetterFMNOR23284.543.534.018.00
166 players

5) 5th George Agzamov Memorial

The 5th George Agzamov Memorial takes place 17th-28th March 2011.

5th Agzamov Mem Tashkent UZB Thu 17th Mar 2011 - Mon 28th Mar 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Petrosian, Tigran L.GMARM26201113.06.04.03068
2Alekseev, EvgenyGMRUS26881113.05.04.03129
3Barsov, AlexeiGMUZB250311½2.56.04.52539
4Saidov, BeqaliUZB236211½2.56.04.52523
5Roiz, MichaelGMISR266111½2.55.54.52651
6Filippov, AntonGMUZB260411½2.55.54.52582
7Jumabayev, RinatGMKAZ256211½2.55.54.52574
8Ismagambetov, AnuarGMKAZ249611½2.55.54.52529
9Dzhumaev, MaratGMUZB246511½2.55.54.52601
10Mchedlishvili, MikheilGMGEO26291½12.55.54.02571
11Djuraev, SokhibFMTJK237111½2.55.54.02551
12Khamrakulov, DzhurabekIMUZB247911½2.55.04.02626
13Artemiev, VladislavFMRUS237811½2.55.04.02572
14Holmirzaev, BahodirUZB236211½2.55.04.02531
15Miroshnichenko, EvgenijGMUKR2670½112.55.03.52593
16Turov, MaximGMRUS263511½2.54.53.52642
17Kuzubov, YuriyGMUKR26271½12.54.53.52574
18Kazhgaleyev, MurtasGMKAZ261811½2.54.53.52625
19Kvon, AndreyIMUZB246111½2.54.53.52592
20Tseshkovsky, VitalyGMRUS2493½112.54.53.02465
21Kayumov, Dmitry DGMUZB24631½12.54.03.02463
22Vakhidov, TahirGMUZB24901102.06.55.02482
23Egin, VladimirIMUZB24081102.06.05.02440
24Akkozov, BerikFMKAZ23351½½2.05.54.52331
25Kasyan, AleksandrFMUZB23481½½2.05.04.52365
26Sukandar, Irine KharismaWGMINA23541012.05.04.02423
27Faizulaev, AkmalUZB23221012.05.04.02377
28Khailaev, MamatkulUZB21700112.05.04.02395
29Ismailov, MukhitKAZ20701½½2.05.04.02508
30Muminova, NafisaWIMUZB23571012.05.03.52253
31Khaitov, AkmalUZB1870½1½2.05.03.52345
32Primbetov, KazbekKAZ22111102.04.54.52459
33Megaranto, SusantoGMINA2533½½12.04.53.52315
34Aitbayev, AslanKAZ23211012.04.53.52354
35Vakhidov, JahongirUZB22951012.04.53.52355
36Shaymuratov, InomjonUZB21770112.04.53.52417
37Sattarov, FakhriddinUZB22841012.04.03.52313
38Spichkin, AlexanderRUS22331012.04.03.52264
39Alikulov, ElbekUZB21800112.04.03.52428
40Khoroshev, NikitaUZB22601012.03.53.52291
106 players

6) 85th YMCA Masters 2011

85th YMCA Masters is part of a series of events organised in Warsaw by Marek Prus and sees games played once a week on an almost permanent basis. The events vary wildly in strength, the last was Category III and started January 7th running until March 4th 2011. My thanks to Piotr Kaim for the news.

85th YMCA Masters Warsaw POL Fri 7th Jan 2011 - Fri 4th Mar 2011. Category: 3. Ave: (2314)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Strzemiecki, Zbigniew FM POL 2390 # 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2749
2 Nguyen, Piotr POL 2394 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 2509
3 Janczarski, Michal POL 2296 0 1 # 0 1 = = 1 1 1 6 2441
4 Leniart, Arkadiusz IM POL 2442 = 0 1 # 0 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2379
5 Adamski, Andrzej IM POL 2258 0 0 0 1 # 1 = = 1 1 5 2363
6 Bobula, Mateusz IM POL 2393 0 0 = = 0 # 1 = 1 1 4.5 2305
7 Kukawski, Maciej POL 2331 0 0 = = = 0 # 1 1 1 4.5 2312
8 Lewandowski, Rafal POL 2200 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # = 1 2.5 2160
9 Malec, Sebastian POL 2214 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1.5 2065
10 Moskwinski, Tadeusz POL 2218 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2324

7) Chinese World Teams Selection Tournament

The Chinese held an 8 player double round robin event to select a player for their squad for the World Team Championships later in the year. Yu Yangyi won the tournament. I couldn't find any games but Chinese isn't a strong point of mine.

Chinese WTeam Sel Beijing CHN Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Fri 18th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 14 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Yu YangyiGMCHN26529.09.060.00
2Li Chao BGMCHN26469.09.058.00
3Zhou WeiqiGMCHN25929.09.055.75
4Ding LirenGMCHN26378.08.051.75
5Zhao JunGMCHN25806.06.037.75
6Xiu DeshunCHN25085.55.537.00
7Zhou JianchaoGMCHN26605.05.032.25
8Wan YunguoCHN24584.54.533.00
8 players

8) FIDE Chinese Zonal 3.5

The Chinese Zonal is just part of an explosion of activity in China around this time. This followed an 8 player event to select a player for their World Team Championships side and will be followed, if I understand correctly by the Chinese Championships. The zonal takes place in Tianjing, China and contains only Chinese players including rather surprisingly to me, a number of unrated players. I don't know where a full file of games might be found but there are a small number of games from both groups being broadcast each round.

FIDE Zonal 3.5 2011 Tianjing CHN Sun 20th Mar 2011 - Mon 28th Mar 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Zhou WeiqiGMCHN25922.02.00.02.00
2Li Chao BGMCHN26462.01.50.01.50
Ding LirenGMCHN26372.01.50.01.50
4Yu RuiyuanCHN24392.00.50.00.50
5Bu XiangzhiGMCHN26771.52.50.01.75
Zhou JianchaoGMCHN26601.52.50.01.75
Yu YangyiGMCHN26521.52.50.01.75
Li ShilongGMCHN25201.52.50.01.75
Lou YipingMCHN24461.52.50.01.75
Li HanbinCHN23411.52.50.01.75
Fang YanCHN22711.52.50.01.75
12Wan YunguoCHN24581.52.00.01.25
Liu QingnanMCHN24351.52.00.01.25
Xu HanbingCHN23781.52.00.01.25
Wei YiFMCHN22701.52.00.01.25
Chu Wei ChaoCHN21791.52.00.01.25
17Lu ShangleiCHN24561.51.50.01.00
18Xiu DeshunCHN25081.51.50.00.75
Gao RuiCHN24351.51.50.00.75
Wang ChenCHN24351.51.50.00.75
Ma ZhonghanCHN22621.51.50.00.75
22Lu YijieCHN23781.51.00.00.75
23Yu XiangboCHN01.50.50.00.25
24Zhu YingjieCHN01.03.00.00.50
25Dai ChangrenCHN01.02.50.01.25
26Li HaoyuCHN23861.02.50.00.50
Zhang YimingCHN01.02.50.00.50
28Yang KaiqiMCHN23991.02.00.00.00
Jia HaoxiangCHN23831.02.00.00.00
Wang Yi YeCHN20611.02.00.00.00
31Li BoCHN23131.01.50.00.75
32Bai JinshiCHN21571.01.50.00.00
55 players
FIDE zt w 3.5 2011 Tianjing CHN Sun 20th Mar 2011 - Mon 28th Mar 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ju WenjunWGMCHN25192.02.00.02.00
Shen YangWGMCHN24432.02.00.02.00
Li XueyiCHN20732.02.00.02.00
4Wang Yu A.WGMCHN23982.01.00.01.00
Huang QianWGMCHN23942.01.00.01.00
Zhang XiaowenWGMCHN23442.01.00.01.00
Guo QiCHN23312.01.00.01.00
8Ding YixinWGMCHN23761.52.00.01.25
Ni ShiqunCHN01.52.00.01.25
10Zhai MoWFCHN21361.03.00.01.00
Liao RuiCHN18281.03.00.01.00
Hong XingCHN01.03.00.01.00
Shen ZhiyuanCHN01.03.00.01.00
14Tan ZhongyiWGMCHN24281.02.00.00.00
Wang JueCHN22751.02.00.00.00
Wang DoudouCHN21821.02.00.00.00
Lei TingjieCHN20251.02.00.00.00
Qiu MengjieCHN19761.02.00.00.00
Yang YijingCHN01.02.00.00.00
20Gu XiaobingWGMCHN23691.01.00.00.00
Wang XiaohuiWMCHN22181.01.00.00.00
Xu HuahuaCHN21391.01.00.00.00
Yang DanningCHN01.01.00.00.00
24Tian TianWGMCHN22170.52.00.00.25
Gu TianluCHN18430.52.00.00.25
26Deng SiyuCHN19300.03.00.00.00
Li ZhuolingCHN18980.03.00.00.00
Li YunshanWFCHN00.03.00.00.00
Chen YuxuanCHN00.03.00.00.00
30Zhu YingCHN19630.02.00.00.00
Guo WeibaoCHN00.02.00.00.00
Peng TianliCHN00.02.00.00.00
32 players

9) First Saturday March 2011

There were GM, IM and three FM Groups in Budapest as part of the First Saturday March events. Kevin Goh Wei Ming and Levente Vajda finished on 6.5/9 in the GM group. I give all the games again because I got a bit lost as to what corrections I made to results to get the games to match the final tables.

FSGM March Budapest HUN Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Tue 15th Mar 2011. Category: 6. Ave: (2395)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Goh, Wei Ming Kevin IM SIN 2382 # 1 0 1 = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2562
2 Vajda, Levente GM ROU 2508 0 # 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2548
3 Neubronner, Jarred CM SIN 2262 1 0 # 0 = 1 1 = 0 1 5 2452
4 Szablowski, Pawel POL 2404 0 = 1 # 0 = = = 1 1 5 2437
5 Mirzoev, Azer GM AZE 2571 = = = 1 # = = = 0 = 4.5 2375
6 Kislik, Erik Andrew FM USA 2319 = 0 0 = = # 1 = = 1 4.5 2403
7 Womacka, Mathias GM GER 2475 = = 0 = = 0 # 1 = = 4 2343
8 Narayanan, Srinath IM IND 2310 0 0 = = = = 0 # 1 1 4 2361
9 Natsidis, Christoph FM GER 2329 0 0 1 0 1 = = 0 # = 3.5 2322
10 Carlstedt, Jonathan GER 2386 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1.5 2123
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 Tesik, Csaba HUN 2299 # = 1 1 0 = 1 1 0 1 = 6.5 2377
2 Bagi, Mate HUN 2238 = # = = 0 1 1 1 = 1 = 6.5 2383
3 Tran, Tuan Minh FM VIE 2295 0 = # 1 1 0 0 = 1 1 1 6 2340
4 Battey, Alexander USA 2260 0 = 0 # 1 = = 1 = 1 = 5.5 2307
5 Szalanczy, Emil IM HUN 2269 1 1 0 0 # = = 0 1 0 1 5 2270
6 Lengyel, Bela IM HUN 2296 = 0 1 = = # = 0 = = 1 5 2268
7 To, Nhat Minh IM HUN 2345 0 0 1 = = = # 1 0 = 1 5 2263
8 Rzayev, Bahruz Iqbal oglu AZE 2230 0 0 = 0 1 1 0 # 1 = = 4.5 2238
9 Koczo, Kristof HUN 2264 1 = 0 = 0 = 1 0 # = 0 4 2199
10 Farago, Sandor IM HUN 2295 0 0 0 0 1 = = = = # 1 4 2196
11 Lyell, Mark FM ENG 2181 = = 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 0 # 3 2130
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 Juracsik, Jozsef HUN 2228 # 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 = 7.5 2184
2 Borda, Lajos HUN 2135 1 # 0 1 = 0 1 = 1 = = 1 7 2161
3 Darazs, Zoltan HUN 2218 0 1 # 0 1 1 1 = 0 = 1 1 7 2153
4 Csomor, Viktor HUN 2081 0 0 1 # = 1 = = 1 1 = 1 7 2166
5 Kiraly, Zoltan HUN 2074 0 = 0 = # = 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2130
6 Schenkerik, Csaba HUN 2136 1 1 0 0 = # = 1 = = = = 6 2095
7 Farkas, Richard HUN 2001 0 0 0 = 0 = # 1 1 1 1 1 6 2107
8 Tran, Minh Thang VIE 2077 1 = = = = 0 0 # 0 1 1 = 5.5 2064
9 Zala, Gyula HUN 2074 0 0 1 0 = = 0 1 # 0 = 1 4.5 2000
10 Mayer, Istvan FM HUN 2023 0 = = 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 1 1 4.5 2004
11 Tessedik, Karoly HUN 1883 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 # = 2.5 1871
12 Szendeff, Miklos HUN 1854 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = # 2 1823
FSFMB March Budapest HUN Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Tue 15th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Hegedus Peter DrHUN17928.031.000.08
2Klement BenceHUN16977.028.500.06
3Yilmaz HarunTUR15686.026.250.05
4Breen AnthonyIRL16694.514.500.04
5Csetneki MarkHUN16403.512.000.02
6Czipp JanosHUN15991.05.250.00
6 players
FSFMC March Budapest HUN Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Tue 15th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kelemen Lajos DrHUN14498.033.000.08
2Vujosevics EszterHUN14048.030.000.08
3Simonyi DoraHUN13626.021.000.06
4Somogyi TheodoraHUN12223.013.000.01
5Somogyi AkosHUN13113.011.000.01
6Somogyi KristofHUN15102.06.000.00
6 players

10) WinterChess March

The Taurus Park IM as part of the WinterChess March events in Playa de Palma has started. Jakob Vang Glud is the leading player. There wasn't much in the way of results or games for the last event.

Taurus Park IM March Playa de Palma ESP Sun 20th Mar 2011 - Sat 26th Mar 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Glud, Jakob Vang IM DEN 2474 1407767
2 Mascaro March, Pedro IM ESP 2396 2217570
3 Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial IM CUB 2370 3500276
4 Gomez Jurado, Luis Alberto FM ESP 2357 2202107
5 Lamorelle, Julien FM FRA 2342 616010
6 Barcelo Pujadas, Pedro Jose ESP 2257 2203596
7 Serra Olives, Tomas FM ESP 2208 2203774
8 Bestard Borras, Miguel ESP 2204 2221888
9 Rhein, Klaus GER 2157 24625566
10 Planas Gene, Juan ESP 2131 2203103

11) Stryi Spring Tournament 2011

There was a three day all play all in Stryi, Ukraine with 65 mins for all the moves which was won by Volodymyr Vyval with 7/9.

Stryi Spring Open Stryi UKR Sat 5th Mar 2011 - Mon 7th Mar 2011. Category: None. Ave: (1275)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Vyval, Volodymyr UKR 2168 # 1 = 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 7 2188
2 Golubka, Petr FM UKR 2410 0 # = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2067
3 Prystay, Roman UKR = = # = = = 1 1 1 = 6 2124
4 Krashanovych, Vitaliy UKR 0 = = # 1 = 1 = = = 5 1999
5 Arakelyan, Karpo UKR 1 0 = 0 # 0 0 1 1 1 4.5 1931
6 Korobov, Yuriy UKR = 0 = = 1 # = = 0 = 4 1851
7 Masliak, Danilo UKR 2166 0 = 0 0 1 = # = 1 = 4 2116
8 Korman, Roman UKR 1926 0 0 0 = 0 = = # 1 1 3.5 2164
9 Shapoval, Vladimir UKR 2005 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 # 1 2.5 2148
10 Prokhorov, A. UKR 2071 0 0 = = 0 = = 0 0 # 2 2135

12) 27th MGU Open 2011

The 27th MGU Open took place 12th-13th March 2011. Borislav Banchev, Angel Tsenukov and Plamen Vasilev finished on 5/6.

27th MGU Open Sofia BUL Sat 12th Mar 2011 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Banchev BorislavIMBUL22805.013.020.04
2Tsenukov AngelBUL20585.013.020.04
3Vasilev PlamenBUL21925.011.517.55
4Orev PetarIMBUL22204.017.025.03
5Nikolov SavkoBUL19324.012.018.04
6Koleva AleksandrinaBUL16423.512.017.03
7Andreev DobrotichNMBUL21453.015.522.53
8Karastoyanov MihailBUL20373.015.522.52
9Kostov NikolayBUL19593.015.021.02
10Nikolov OrlinBUL18063.014.520.53
11Hristov Krasimir Iv.BUL19883.013.020.52
12Kovachev IvanBUL17153.012.018.02
13Kolev Vladimir G.BUL03.012.018.01
14Angelov AlexandarBUL03.010.014.03
15Kolev NikolaBUL17072.510.016.02
16Bakalska AleksinaBUL14862.011.016.02
17Shikolarev SimeonBUL02.09.514.52
18Popvasilev KalojanBUL15091.012.018.01
19Yordanov ViktorBUL01.09.513.51
20Ignatov RadoslavBUL17880.08.015.00
21Milchev Nikolay MBUL00.06.510.50
21 players

13) Angora Chess Tournament

The Angora Chess Tournament takes place 21st-26th March 2011. A foreign team of title players take on a local team of players seeking norms in a double round robin Scheveningen.

Angora Int 2011 Ankara TUR Mon 21st Mar 2011 - Sat 26th Mar 2011
Leading Round 1 (of 10) Standings:
TeamNameTiFEDRtgGms1PtsTB1Perf
Foreign TitledMirzoev AzerGMAZE25721½½50.02308
Foreign TitledGuramishvili SopikoWGMGEO23341000.02213
Foreign TitledDoluhanova EvgeniyaWGMUKR2222111100.02200
Foreign TitledKlinova MashaIMISR2295111100.02181
Foreign TitledIvanov JordanIMBUL24651½½50.02169
TurkishTopak EnginFMTUR23081½½50.02572
TurkishAli Marandi Cemil CanFMTUR2213111100.02334
TurkishSanal VahapCMTUR22001000.02222
TurkishEmiroglu CankutTUR21811000.02295
TurkishDastan BatuhanTUR21691½½50.02465
10 players

14) Budapest Spring Festival 2011

The Budapest Spring Festival takes place 18th-26th March 2011. 9 Round Swiss.

27th Budapest Spring Festival Budapest HUN Fri 18th Mar 2011 - Sat 26th Mar 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TPR
1Kabai, Zsuzsanna21483.04.06.02722
2Kantor, Gergely21472.54.55.52431
3Juhasz, Kristof22722.56.55.52371
4Teglas, Balazs22022.55.55.52352
5Szalanczy, Emil22692.55.55.52343
6Hradeczky, Tamas22602.55.05.02302
7Kahn, Evarth Dr.22532.53.55.02240
8Toth, Ervin24242.55.04.52367
9Carlstedt, Jonathan23862.54.54.52318
10Bach, Matthias22902.54.04.52310
11Halak, Miklos20622.03.55.02234
12Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij22542.06.05.02175
13Bea, Boglarka21092.04.54.52271
14Tran, Minh Thang20772.05.54.52211
15Lengyel, Bela22962.05.54.52201
16Werner, Dimo22722.04.54.52196
17Koczo, Kristof22642.04.04.52166
18Juhasz, Armin20372.06.04.02404
19Medvegyne Balogh, Emese20952.04.54.02142
20Ngo Tan, Don21412.04.04.02061
21Frih, Ameur20952.04.54.02102
22Heyl, Thomas20502.03.54.02052
23Grimm, Daniel19972.04.53.02200
24Yin, Stanley20052.03.53.02131
25Borda, Lajos21351.55.54.02193
26Szajbely, Zsigmond20741.55.54.02093
27Zala, Gyula20741.55.54.02079
28Kiss, Peter19021.56.03.52166
29Tran, Tuan Minh22951.56.03.52032
30Mester, Attila21071.55.03.52022
31Meixner, Ferenc20721.53.53.51899
32Shan, He Jia Rita15311.55.03.51881
33Somogyi, Istvan21761.54.03.01894
34Gal, Janos19371.55.02.52088
35Peczely, Sebastian Zsombor19291.53.52.52003
36Papa, Kassim19191.52.52.51968
37Varga, Melinda20311.54.52.52200
38Chen, Yang20331.55.52.52194
39Zilahi, Gabor20041.56.02.52129
40Lee, Kai Jie Edward19131.54.02.52111
66 players

15) Caissa March 2011

The Caissa March 2011 takes place 19th-26th March 2011. No news so far.

16) UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational 2011

The UT Dallas Grandmaster Invitational was a 12 round Scheveningen tournament between players from the University and invited Grandmasters. The GM team won 42.5-29.5. IM Julio Sadorra made his final GM norm.

RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTeam
1Sadorra, Julio CatalinoIMPHI2475 7.5UTDTM
2Chirila, Ioan-CristianGMROU2513 6.5UTDTM
3Ramirez, AlejandroGMUSA2594 6.5UTDTM
4Bercys, SalvijusIMUSA2469 4.0UTDTM
5Zivanic, MarkoIMSRB2497 3.5UTDTM
6Wang, PuchenIMNZL2464 1.5UTDTM
1Iotov, ValentinGMBUL25748.0GM Team
2Bojkov, DejanGMBUL25237.5GM Team
3Becerra Rivero, JulioGMUSA25497.5GM Team
4Shabalov, AlexanderGMUSA25907.0GM Team
5Robson, RayGMUSA25226.5GM Team
6Panchanathan, Magesh ChandranGMIND25426.0GM Team

17) SPICE Spring Invitational 2011

The SPICE Spring Invitational took place 12th-16th March 2011. Games should become available soon.

Final standings: 1st-2nd GM Kuljasevic Davorin 2528 (Croatia) and IM Naroditsky Daniel 2438 (USA) 6pts. 3rd FM Yang Darwin 2416 (USA) 5.5pts, 4th-6th GM Bykhovsky Anatoly 2517 (Israel), GM Diamant Andre 2520 (Brazil) and IM Esserman Marc 2425 (USA) 5pts 7th-8th IM Altounian Levon 2432 (USA) and IM Sipos Istvan 2407 (HUN) 4pts, 9th SM Aleskerov Faik 2322 (Azerbaijan) 2.5pts and 10th IM Kleiman Jake 2413 (USA) 2pts.

SPICE Spring Inv Lubbock USA Sat 12th Mar 2011 - Wed 16th Mar 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Kuljasevic, Davorin GM CRO 2528 14506661
2 Diamant, Andre GM BRA 2520 2108356
3 Bykhovsky, Anatoly GM ISR 2517 2806991
4 Naroditsky, Daniel FM USA 2438 2026961
5 Altounian, Levon IM USA 2432 2011298
6 Esserman, Marc IM USA 2425 2018616
7 Yang, Darwin FM USA 2416 2029111
8 Kleiman, Jake IM USA 2413 2020041
9 Sipos, Istvan IM HUN 2407 720631
10 Aleskerov, Faik AZE 2322 13401262

18) Frauenbundesliga 2010-11

The Frauenbundesliga took place 6th November 2010 - 13th March 2011. The final two rounds (10 and 11) took place on 12th-13th March 2011. OSG Baden Baden won the title with a 100% match score. I gave the live games from the last weekend last week but a full file is yet to be made available.

Frau Bundesliga Baden Baden GER Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1OSG Baden Baden11#45462251½
2USV Volksbank Halle112#444251841½
3Hamburger SK 183011½#4444331637½
4SV Chemie Guben 19901112#3151333
5Rodewischer Schachmiezen1122#234641136
6SC Bad Koenigshofen1122#353641035
7SK Grosslehna112343#4251032
8Karlsruher SF 185311½2½31#5928½
9SV Muelheim-Nord 19311142232#34831
10SC Leipzig Gohlis1133#627½
11TSV Schott Mainz110150041#4621½
12SAV Torgelow11½3122122#321
12 Teams

19) Dutch League

The 7th round of the Dutch League took place on 12th March 2011. Round 8 9th April 2011. Games from round 7 now available. Favourites HSG have already secured the title with two rounds to go.

TCh-NED 2010-11 Netherlands NED Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1HSG255281454
2HMC Calder2376658939
3Voerendaal2407566936
4Homburg Apeldoorn2365865935
5SO Rotterdam2358452575735½
6Utrecht24126635
7LSG23544574532½
8Groningen2299533529
9Braceland ESGOO2323244546329½
10Caissa228625324½
10 Teams

20) Swedish Elitserien 2010-11

The final three rounds of the Swedish Elitserien took place 11th-13th March 2011. Lunds ASK edged out Team Viking for the title. A full file of games from the final weekend is now available.

Elitserien Stockholm SWE Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Lunds ASK1110102063.5
2Team Viking119111960.5
3SK Rockaden, Sthlm119201859
4SS Manhem114341243
5Eksjo-Aneby-Alliansen114431141.5
6Solna SS114521039
7Vasteras SK11470839.5
8SK Kamraterna11470838.5
9Limhamns SK11254838.5
10Orgryte SK11362838
11Farsta SK11272636.5
12Upsala ASS11290430.5
12 Teams

21) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 27th November 2010 - 8th May 2011. Rounds 7-8 took place on 12th-13th March 2011. Final rounds 9-11 6th-8th May 2011. Games from Rounds 5-8 still not available unless they are some other place than on chess-results but I couldn't see anything on the official site.

TCh-SVK Ex 2010-11 Zilina SVK Sat 27th Nov 2010 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
17ŠK Caissa Čadca87012239.50
25ŠK Trenčin85121740.00
36INBEST Dunajov85121736.00
42TJ Slavia TU Košice85211634.50
512ŠK Prievidza84221436.50
69ŠK Dunajska Streda84221435.50
78ŠKŠ Dubnica n/V84401230.50
81ŠK Slovan Bratislava83411034.50
94ŠK Modra8251725.50
1011MŠK KdV Kežmarok8260627.50
113Zemplin Michalovce8170320.50
1210BŠK Edymax Bardejov8080023.50
12 teams

22) Icelandic Team Championship 2010-11

Icelandic Team Championship finished on the run up to the Reykjavik Open. The main score was board count so TBA in spite of losing two matches won ahead of TV A. Games from the final three rounds not yet available.

TCh-ISL Div 1 Reykjavik ISL Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sat 5th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
18TB A752042.510
24TV A761040.512
32Hellir A770039.514
41Fjolnir A743030.58
57TR A725023.54
66SA A7241215
75KR A7151163
83Haukar A707010.50
8 Teams

23) Catalan Teams

The Catalan Team Championships take place almost every week between 29th January - 2nd April 2011. Games from the fifth round plus those of the last weekend that were broadcast live are now available. Round 8 was on 19th March 2011. Next: Round 9 26th March 2011.

TCh-CAT Div Hon Barcelona ESP Sat 29th Jan 2011 - Sat 2nd Apr 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1UGA7215.75
2COLON SABADELL7185.5
3BARBERA5167.25
4LLEIDA4.5182.5
5CERDANYOLA VALLES4.5139.25
6MONTCADA4.5135.5
7ESCOLA ESCACS DE BCN3.5161.5
8FOMENT3.5135.75
9TERRASSA3120
10SANT ANDREU3104
11BARCELONA C.E.2.5101
12ATENEU COLON094.5
12 teams

24) 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 from Rounds 8-9 now available.

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

25) TCh-Paulista Interclubes 2011

The Sao Paulo Interclubes took place 26th February - 13th March 2011. CXS won ahead of Esporte Clube Pinheiros A. Games from the fifth round now available.

TCh-Paulista Sao Paolo BRA Sat 26th Feb 2011 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2
1CXS A23472319.0272.50
2Esporte Clube Pinheiros A24292216.0255.25
3AAS Sao Jose Guaira FIP22081613.0203.25
4HEBRAICA A21951515.0155.25
5Santo Andre A221412.5 6.0150.00
6CXS B213910 7.099.25
7ATC 120937 4.080.50
8Xadrez Clube Sorocaba/UNI21766.5 1.078.50
8 Teams

26) 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010-11

The final two rounds of the 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League took place 12th-13th March 2011. Jetsmark 1 Guldmedaljer took first place by a point from K41 1 Solvmedaljer. Games from round 9 are now available.

49th Danish Teams Copenhagen DEN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameMptsBpts
1Jetsmark 1 Guldmedaljer1645½
2K41 1 Solvmedaljer1545½
3Sydostfyn 1 Bronzemedaljer1445½
4Bronshoj 1 1039½
5Nordkalotten 1037
6Arhus/Skolerne 1 737
7BMS 934½
8SK 1968 1 427½
9Nordre 1 Nedrykning226½
10Norresundby 1 Nedrykning321½
10 teams

27) Bundesliga 2010-11

Rounds 12-13 took place February 26th-27th February 2011. Next: Final Rounds 14-15 on 9th-10th April 2011.

Schachbundesliga 2010-11 Munich GER Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 10th Apr 2011
Leading Round 13 (of 15) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
17OSG Baden-Baden1312012580.0
210Werder Bremen1311112369.0
312SC Eppingen1311112367.0
42SG Solingen139222061.5
56SV Mülheim-Nord137421655.0
63SK Turm Emsdetten136431553.5
78SG Trier136521453.0
81SV Wattenscheid135531351.0
99Hamburger SK135621254.5
105SF Katernberg135621246.5
1114SV Griesheim133641046.5
124SC Remagen13382850.5
1311SF Berlin13283743.0
1416SV Nickelhütte Aue133100640.5
1513FC Bayern München132110435.5
1615Delmenhorster SK130130025.0
16 teams

28) Active Team Events

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

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

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

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

29) 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.

30) Forthcoming Events and Links

27th ChessOrg Open

Victor Ciocaltea Memorial

GM Bucharest ROU Fri 25th Mar 2011 - Tue 5th Apr 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula GM ROU 2534 1205064
2 Grigore, George-Gabriel GM ROU 2528 1200186
3 Tazbir, Marcin IM POL 2527 1122452
4 Murariu, Andrei GM ROU 2503 1209272
5 Miron, Lucian-Costin IM ROU 2501 1210920
6 Shishkin, Vadim GM UKR 2449 14101696
7 Leniart, Arkadiusz IM POL 2442 1124226
8 Thesing, Matthias IM GER 2423 4600720
9 Baratosi, Daniel FM ROU 2390 1210351
10 Georgescu, Tiberiu-Marian FM ROU 2388 1213300
11 Soltanici, Ruslan IM MDA 2373 13900889
12 Posedaru, Bogdan ROU 2318 1213610

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

ch-USA GpA Saint Louis USA Wed 13th Apr 2011 - Thu 28th Apr 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2733 2000024
2 Onischuk, Alexander GM USA 2678 14101025
3 Seirawan, Yasser GM USA 2636 2000032
4 Shulman, Yuri GM USA 2622 13500520
5 Akobian, Varuzhan GM USA 2611 13300580
6 Shabalov, Alexander GM USA 2590 2008572
7 Christiansen, Larry M GM USA 2586 2000059
8 Ehlvest, Jaan GM USA 2586 4500016
9 Stripunsky, Alexander GM USA 2578 2015315
10 Kaidanov, Gregory S GM USA 2569 2008564
11 Hess, Robert L GM USA 2565 2022036
12 Ivanov, Alexander GM USA 2540 2000202
13 Robson, Ray GM USA 2522 2023970
14 Shankland, Samuel L IM USA 2512 2004887
15 Finegold, Benjamin GM USA 2500 2000261
16 Naroditsky, Daniel FM USA 2438 2026961
ch-USA w KO Final Saint Louis USA Wed 13th Apr 2011 - Thu 28th Apr 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2499 14101572
2 Krush, Irina IM USA 2472 2012782
3 Goletiani, Rusudan IM USA 2367 13601105
4 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca WGM USA 2350 1212915
5 Baginskaite, Camilla WGM USA 2342 2014599
6 Abrahamyan, Tatev WFM USA 2326 13301918
7 Melekhina, Alisa FM USA 2304 2022613
8 Zenyuk, Iryna CM USA 2245 2022966

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

29th Metz Open 2011

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

39th Chess Meeting 2011

98th British Championships 2011

Tal Memorial 2011

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