THE WEEK IN CHESS 858 18th April 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Russian Teams 2011
3) US Championship 2011
4) European Seniors 2011
5) 11th BCC Thailand Open 2011
6) Danish Championships 2011
7) Italian Rapid Champs 2011
8) Karposh Open 2011
9) Norsk Sjakkfestival 2011
10) Schackstudion GM 2011
11) 17th Schloss Open
12) 1st Chinese Women Masters
13) 32nd Tournament Of Young Talents & Pobeskydi 2011
14) 34th San Sebastian Open 2011
15) 75th ch-BUL Men 2011
16) Zagreb Open 2011
17) ch-ISL 2011
18) 4th Metropolitan FIDE Inv 2011
19) Branko Vukmanovic Mem 2011
20) 10th Malakoff Open
21) 13th Dubai Open
22) FS April 2011
23) V Tancat IM
24) 10th Weiz Open City Cup 2011
25) 42nd Mar del Plata Open
26) Vorobets Memorial 2011
27) ch-FRA Youth 2011
28) Serbian Women's Championship 2011
29) 35th Blackpool Chess Conference 2011
30) 4th Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo
31) RAC Centenary Exhibition
32) Chinese League 2011
33) Hungarian Teams
34) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11
35) Active Team Events
36) Ravenna Open
37) Caissa April 2011
38) 21st Massachusetts Game/60 Championship
39) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Russian Teams 2011262 games
US Championship 201136 games
European Seniors 2011200 games
11th BCC Thailand Open 2011193 games
Danish Championships 201115 games
Italian Rapid Champs 201112 games
Karposh Open 2011329 games
Norsk Sjakkfestival 201145 games
Schackstudion GM 201125 games
17th Schloss Open70 games
1st Chinese Women Masters15 games
34th San Sebastian Open 201175 games
75th ch-BUL Men 2011105 games
Zagreb Open 2011355 games
ch-ISL 201120 games
4th Metropolitan FIDE Inv 201160 games
Branko Vukmanovic Mem 201158 games
10th Malakoff Open8 games
13th Dubai Open422 games
FS April 201185 games
V Tancat IM45 game
10th Weiz Open City Cup 201179 games
Vorobets Memorial 201150 games
ch-FRA Youth 201130 games
Serbian Women's Championship 201142 games
35th Blackpool Chess Conference 201140 games
RAC Centenary Exhibition16 games
Chinese League 201175 games
Hungarian Teams36 games
Ravenna Open12 games
2890 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Dmitry V. Borisenkov, Gujuan Tzu, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Alexander Prokhorov, Miklos Orso, Laszlo Nagy, Roland Wimmer, Jonathan Berry, Ivan Kocovski, Kristianus Liem, Tony Ficzere, George Mirijanian, Miguel Castillo, Jack Peters, Diana Mihajlova, Gunnar Bjornsson, Mikel Larreategi, Arvind Aaron, Adolivio Capece, Zenon Franco Ocampos and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The Russian Team Championships with plenty of strong players has had the rest day today for the men, but the women play on. Without a doubt the US Championships has set new standards for coverage of a chess event. The Saint Louis Chess Club is doing a marvelous job promoting chess, not only in the USA but world wide. I'm set here watching Maurice Ashley and Jennifer Shahade commentating on Round 4 on my big screen TV, the future of chess maybe? Elsewhere there are too many really quite nice events to mention, out of nowhere there just seems to be a lot on this week.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Russian Teams 2011

The Russian Team Championships take place 12th-23rd April 2011. Vassily Ivanchuk, Peter Svidler, Anish Giri are amongst the stars.

TCh-RUS Premier Olginka RUS Tue 12th Apr 2011 - Sat 23rd Apr 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
17Томск- 40066001225.50
24ШСМ – 6465011125.00
312"Югра"65101024.00
42СПбШФ6411925.00
510Экономист - СГСЭУ6420824.50
68ЕГУ – ПЕРСПЕКТИВА6330616.00
711НИУ "БелГУ"6240416.00
83Клуб им. М.И.Чигорина6240414.50
99Политехник6240414.50
101Атом6141312.00
116Ямал6051110.00
125ОСДЮСШОР Кемерово606009.00
12 players
TCh-RUS Women Olginka RUS Sat 16th Apr 2011 - Sat 23rd Apr 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
14"Гипроречтранс"330068.50
28Ладья330067.50
32ШСМ - РГСУ321047.00
46АВС321046.50
53"Югра"312026.50
61Политехник312025.00
75СПбШФ303004.00
87Клуб им.М.И.Чигорина303003.00
8 players

3) US Championship 2011

The US Championships are underway in Saint Louis with the early group stages for both the men's and women's championships. The internet coverage is excellent with live video coverage.

ch-USA GpA Saint Louis USA Wed 13th Apr 2011 - Thu 28th Apr 2011. Category: 14. Ave: (2579)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2733 # = = 1 2 2683
2 Ivanov, Alexander GM USA 2540 = # = 1 2 2708
3 Shulman, Yuri GM USA 2622 # = = 1 2 2659
4 Robson, Ray GM USA 2522 = # = = 1.5 2643
5 Akobian, Varuzhan GM USA 2611 0 = # 1 1.5 2611
6 Stripunsky, Alexander GM USA 2578 = = 0 # 1 2466
7 Naroditsky, Daniel FM USA 2438 0 = # = 1 2458
8 Ehlvest, Jaan GM USA 2586 0 = = # 1 2402
Round 1. Fri 15th Apr 2011
Akobian, Varuzhan 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 46 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Shulman, Yuri 1/2-1/2 Stripunsky, Alexander 61 A52 Budapest
Naroditsky, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Ehlvest, Jaan 61 B32 Sicilian defence
Ivanov, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Kamsky, Gata 38 C49 Four knights
Round 2. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Naroditsky, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Shulman, Yuri 30 C06 French
Kamsky, Gata 1-0 Akobian, Varuzhan 34 C11 French
Stripunsky, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Ivanov, Alexander 33 A46 Queen's pawn game
Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 46 A13 English opening
Round 3. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Ivanov, Alexander 1-0 Naroditsky, Daniel 34 B90 Sicilian
Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 Kamsky, Gata 42 C95 Ruy Lopez
Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0 Stripunsky, Alexander 40 A50 Kevitz-Trajkovich defence
Shulman, Yuri 1-0 Ehlvest, Jaan 40 D38 QGD
ch-USA GpB Saint Louis USA Wed 13th Apr 2011 - Thu 28th Apr 2011. Category: 14. Ave: (2580)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Shankland, Samuel L IM USA 2512 # = 1 1 2.5 2846
2 Hess, Robert L GM USA 2565 = # 1 = 2 2688
3 Christiansen, Larry M GM USA 2586 0 # 1 1 2 2704
4 Onischuk, Alexander GM USA 2678 0 # 1 = 1.5 2552
5 Finegold, Benjamin GM USA 2500 = 0 # 1 1.5 2604
6 Shabalov, Alexander GM USA 2590 0 = # = 1 2508
7 Seirawan, Yasser GM USA 2636 0 = # = 1 2457
8 Kaidanov, Gregory S GM USA 2569 0 0 = # 0.5 2276
Round 1. Fri 15th Apr 2011
Finegold, Benjamin 0-1 Onischuk, Alexander 39 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Shankland, Samuel L 1/2-1/2 Hess, Robert L 32 E91 King's Indian
Seirawan, Yasser 1/2-1/2 Kaidanov, Gregory S 42 A13 English opening
Christiansen, Larry M 1-0 Shabalov, Alexander 44 B35 Sicilian
Round 2. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Christiansen, Larry M 1-0 Seirawan, Yasser 23 B12 Caro-Kann
Shabalov, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Onischuk, Alexander 30 C45 Scotch
Hess, Robert L 1/2-1/2 Finegold, Benjamin 48 B18 Caro-Kann
Kaidanov, Gregory S 0-1 Shankland, Samuel L 18 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 3. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Onischuk, Alexander 0-1 Hess, Robert L 62 E30 Nimzo-Indian
Finegold, Benjamin 1-0 Kaidanov, Gregory S 44 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Shankland, Samuel L 1-0 Christiansen, Larry M 62 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Seirawan, Yasser 1/2-1/2 Shabalov, Alexander 34 A29 English
ch-USA w Prelim Saint Louis USA Wed 13th Apr 2011 - Thu 28th Apr 2011. Category: 5. Ave: (2363)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca WGM USA 2350 # 1 = 1 2.5 2640
2 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2499 # = 1 = 2 2422
3 Krush, Irina IM USA 2472 0 # 1 1 2 2473
4 Abrahamyan, Tatev WFM USA 2326 = 0 # 1 1.5 2388
5 Baginskaite, Camilla WGM USA 2342 = 0 # 1 1.5 2397
6 Zenyuk, Iryna CM USA 2245 0 # 1 = 1.5 2390
7 Melekhina, Alisa FM USA 2304 0 = 0 # 0.5 2092
8 Goletiani, Rusudan IM USA 2367 0 0 = # 0.5 2080
Round 1. Fri 15th Apr 2011
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Melekhina, Alisa 49 C44 Scotch opening
Goletiani, Rusudan 1/2-1/2 Zenyuk, Iryna 66 A10 English opening
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Baginskaite, Camilla 69 C51 Evans gambit
Krush, Irina 0-1 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 30 D11 QGD Slav
Round 2. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Baginskaite, Camilla 1-0 Goletiani, Rusudan 40 A70 Benoni
Krush, Irina 1-0 Abrahamyan, Tatev 20 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit accepted
Zenyuk, Iryna 0-1 Zatonskih, Anna 31 E30 Nimzo-Indian
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1-0 Melekhina, Alisa 79 E91 King's Indian
Round 3. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1/2-1/2 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 47 B40 Sicilian
Goletiani, Rusudan 0-1 Krush, Irina 43 B67 Sicilian
Melekhina, Alisa 0-1 Zenyuk, Iryna 38 B25 Sicilian
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Baginskaite, Camilla 37 E06 Catalan

4) European Seniors 2011

The European Seniors Chess Championship took place 6th-15th April 2011. Men and women played in the same section but there were two titles. Nona Gaprindashvili took the women's title on tie-break from Galina Strutinskaya after coming 18th on 5.5 points. Going into the final round Mihai Suba led by half a point from his opponent Gennady Timoscenko. Timoscenko agreed a draw after only 9 moves which at first sight seems a bizarre decision unless he didn't care about winning the title or already didn't like his position as black. This seemed to open the way for Viktor D Kupreichik to win on tie-break if he beat Malkiel Peretz with black. He pressed a long time and then if the game-score is to be believed hallucinated in sight of the win and dropped a piece. So after all Mihai Suba took the title on 7.5/9 ahead of Vladimir Okhotnik and Timoscenko on 7. All in all a bit of an odd finale. Viktor Kupreichik won the rapid that started the event on tie-break with 6.5/9.

11th European Senior Courmayeur ITA Mon 4th Apr 2011 - Thu 14th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Suba MihaiGMROU24657.540.551.56
2Okhotnik VladimirIMFRA24587.042.054.06
3Timoscenko GennadijGMSVK25027.039.051.06
4Peretz MalkielFMISR22557.036.548.06
5Butnorius AlgimantasGMLTU23886.542.553.55
6Kupreichik Viktor DGMBLR24316.542.053.55
7Tseitlin Mark DGMISR24206.537.548.06
8Rosino AntonioFMITA22336.535.545.55
9Plachetka JanGMSVK23556.042.051.54
10Cebalo MisoGMCRO24866.039.551.54
11Vikulov AlexanderFMRUS23166.038.049.56
12Werner ClemensFMGER23536.037.549.05
Rooze JanFMBEL23156.037.549.05
14Chernikov Oleg LGMRUS24386.037.547.54
15Lederman LeonIMISR22666.037.048.06
16Mishuchkov Nikolai MFMRUS24086.037.047.54
17Kierzek Matthias DrGER21356.036.045.54
18Gaprindashvili NonaGMGEO23625.541.053.04
19Strutinskaya Galina NWIMRUS22695.541.051.54
20Gruzmann BorisFMRUS22815.538.049.53
21Norman Kenneth ICMENG21725.537.549.03
22Khmiadashvili TamarWGMGEO21945.537.048.55
23Hohler PeterFMSUI21445.537.046.54
24Kratschmer HeinzAUT21615.536.546.54
25Valenti GiuseppeFMITA21435.536.546.04
26Fatalibekova ElenaWGMRUS22825.535.044.54
27Nickl KlausAUT21405.534.545.04
28Sinelnikov IgorRUS21905.533.543.55
29Iudicello GiovanniITA21805.533.043.03
30Ossipov ViktorRUS21795.532.543.54
31Barlocco CarloFMITA21625.531.040.55
32Zhelesny StanislavFMRUS21725.530.038.52
33Estrada Martinez CesarESP21935.037.048.04
34Miednikova SwietlanaWFMRUS21695.036.546.53
35Laco GiuseppeITA21285.035.544.55
36Jackson Oliver AENG21865.035.043.55
37Van Oosten ArendNED21705.033.544.04
38Bisignano GiuseppeITA19385.033.042.04
39Weisenburger HorstGER21795.032.042.54
40Gousseinov AguifFRA19795.032.041.55
41Capece AdolivioITA20495.030.539.04
42Catalfamo SantoITA19185.028.037.05
43Serra Olives TomasFMESP22084.536.546.54
44Thieme HansGER21014.534.544.53
45Bayer Wolfgang DrGER20734.534.544.04
46Kierzek MiraWFMMKD20444.534.040.03
47Colombo PaoloITA21304.533.543.54
48Theting Helge ENOR20164.533.042.53
49Bondick Karl-HeinzGER21554.532.541.53
Vrhovnik DamirCRO20634.532.541.53
101 players
ch-EUR Senior Rapid Courmayeur ITA Mon 4th Apr 2011 - Thu 14th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kupreichik Viktor DGMBLR24316.541.052.05
2Mishuchkov Nikolai MFMRUS24086.540.051.05
3Cebalo MisoGMCRO24866.539.550.05
4Okhotnik VladimirIMFRA24586.536.546.56
5Timoscenko GennadijGMSVK25026.534.544.06
6Butnorius AlgimantasGMLTU23886.039.550.04
7Strutinskaya Galina NWIMRUS22695.537.547.54
8Gaprindashvili NonaGMGEO23625.536.045.53
9Lederman LeonIMISR22665.535.545.05
10Tseitlin Mark DGMISR24205.534.044.54
11Schultheis HeinzGER20585.533.543.04
12Fatalibekova ElenaWGMRUS22825.037.547.04
13Chernikov Oleg LGMRUS24385.035.045.04
14Gruzmann BorisFMRUS22815.033.042.54
15Vrhovnik DamirCRO20635.029.037.55
16Baum Kurt DrGER20565.028.037.04
17Sinelnikov IgorRUS21904.535.044.54
18Zhelesny StanislavFMRUS21724.535.044.03
19Khmiadashvili TamarWGMGEO21944.533.543.04
20Miednikova SwietlanaWFMRUS21694.034.543.03
21Belokopyt BorisRUS20664.031.039.54
22Bondick Karl-HeinzGER21554.030.539.53
23Bayer Wolfgang DrGER20734.030.039.04
24Sevenyuk AlexeyBLR19324.028.538.02
25Capece AdolivioITA20494.028.536.53
26Schwertel JohannGER20264.028.036.04
27Chireykina NataliaRUS18314.024.032.01
28Barlocco CarloFMITA21623.527.035.52
29Breidenbach HeinzITA15483.524.532.51
30Ivanov MichailRUS19353.524.031.00
31Hlinschi MihaiROU17023.523.531.02
32Maspero AlfioITA14173.027.034.02
33Gulinelli EvroITA16583.026.534.02
34Jeanrenaud AntoniaITA02.522.530.01
35Brugnolo PaoloITA14982.021.028.01
35 players

5) 11th BCC Thailand Open 2011

Jan Gustafsson took first place from Nigel Short and Francisco Vallejo Pons due to the tie-break of tougher opposition (it does seem that they finished in reverse order of rating which suggests the inability to play oneself was a factor here). All three won in the final round and they shared the 220,000 Baht (£4500) first prize.

Open Pattaya THA Mon 11th Apr 2011 - Sun 17th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Gustafsson JanGMGER26477.555.045.006
2Short Nigel DGMENG26767.554.042.757
3Vallejo Pons FranciscoGMESP27077.553.543.006
4Voigt MartinFMGER23257.047.535.255
5Yang KaiqiIMCHN23997.047.534.507
6Sriram JhaGMIND24426.552.535.505
7Hansen Sune BergGMDEN26036.549.034.255
8Illingworth MaxFMAUS23456.548.533.005
9Saptarshi RoyIMIND23956.546.031.256
10Palit SomakIMIND23786.543.030.506
11Murshed NiazGMBAN24556.053.533.754
12Kunte AbhijitGMIND25266.053.533.254
13Mariano Nelson IIIPHI21976.052.534.255
14Zaw Win LayGMMYA23826.050.531.504
15Stokke KjetilFMNOR24076.050.031.505
16Illner AchimFMGER23536.050.029.755
17L'Ami AlinaWGMROU22976.048.530.505
18Sklyarov Dmitry V.FMRUS24156.048.530.505
19Bakre TejasGMIND25306.048.031.503
20Lahiri AtanuIMIND23506.047.529.505
21Willemze ThomasIMNED23906.047.529.006
22Aung AungIMMYA23246.046.028.754
23Myo NaingIMMYA23176.045.527.505
24Sauravh KhherdekarFMIND23256.044.025.755
25Sanjay N.IND23356.043.025.505
26Contin DanielIMITA23166.041.025.505
27Schebler GerhardGMGER24605.552.530.503
28Swathi GhateWGMIND23075.551.528.505
29Hopman PieterNED23655.550.027.505
30Neubronner JarredSIN22625.549.027.504
31Kojima ShinyaFMJPN23295.548.527.254
32Singh Gurpreet PalIND05.548.027.504
33Morris JamesIMAUS22275.547.526.753
34Tuomala TimoFIN22315.546.526.504
35Mohota NishaIMIND23245.546.524.504
36Romanov AlexeiIMRUS24015.545.026.503
37Prince BajajIND21855.545.024.254
38Teerapabpaisit WisuwatFMTHA23105.543.026.004
39Lim Hoon ChengFMSIN22095.540.022.254
40Nath RupankarIND21255.540.020.755
41Saeheng BoonsuebFMTHA22535.539.020.505
42Topi-Hulmi TeemuFMFIN22855.536.020.504
43Hou QiangCHN05.049.024.505
44Eng Andre JeromeSIN21505.048.523.754
45Arvind ShastryIND22975.046.519.505
46Pitirojirathon JirapakFMTHA22785.045.522.754
47Shetty RahulIMIND22795.044.522.004
48Reilly TimFMAUS22715.044.521.004
49West GuyIMAUS23605.044.022.254
50Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIND21995.044.021.504
141 players

6) Danish Championships 2011

Allan Stig Rasmussen is the top seed in the Category VII Danish Championships which take place in Odense 16th-24th April 2011.

ch-DEN Odense DEN Sat 16th Apr 2011 - Sun 24th Apr 2011. Category: 7. Ave: (2422)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bekker-Jensen, Simon IM DEN 2397 # = 1 1 2.5 2608
2 Kristiansen, Jens IM DEN 2436 # 0 1 1 2 2461
3 Pedersen, Steffen IM DEN 2417 # = = 1 2 2473
4 Skytte, Rasmus IM DEN 2409 = = # = 1.5 2447
5 Antonsen, Mikkel IM DEN 2449 0 1 # = 1.5 2415
6 Andersen, Mads IM DEN 2413 0 = # 1 1.5 2474
7 Aagaard, Jacob GM DEN 2528 = # = = 1.5 2478
8 Rasmussen, Allan Stig GM DEN 2538 0 = # 1 1.5 2476
9 Schandorff, Lars GM DEN 2488 = = 0 # 1 2369
10 Seegert, Kristian DEN 2146 0 0 0 # 0 2417
Round 1. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Aagaard, Jacob 1/2-1/2 Rasmussen, Allan Stig 49 B48 Sicilian
Pedersen, Steffen 1/2-1/2 Schandorff, Lars 30 D37 QGD
Bekker-Jensen, Simon 1/2-1/2 Skytte, Rasmus 22 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Kristiansen, Jens 1-0 Seegert, Kristian 36 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Antonsen, Mikkel 1/2-1/2 Andersen, Mads 36 D93 Gruenfeld with Bf4 e3
Round 2. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Seegert, Kristian 0-1 Bekker-Jensen, Simon 45 B94 Sicilian
Andersen, Mads 1-0 Rasmussen, Allan Stig 45 B84 Sicilian
Schandorff, Lars 1/2-1/2 Aagaard, Jacob 24 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Skytte, Rasmus 1/2-1/2 Pedersen, Steffen 51 D36 QGD
Antonsen, Mikkel 1-0 Kristiansen, Jens 30 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Round 3. Mon 18th Apr 2011
Pedersen, Steffen 1-0 Seegert, Kristian 29 D11 QGD Slav
Aagaard, Jacob 1/2-1/2 Skytte, Rasmus 82 B01 Scandinavian
Rasmussen, Allan Stig 1-0 Schandorff, Lars 40 E06 Catalan
Kristiansen, Jens 1-0 Andersen, Mads 47 D94 Gruenfeld
Bekker-Jensen, Simon 1-0 Antonsen, Mikkel 87 D31 QGD

7) Italian Rapid Champs 2011

The Italian Rapid Championships took place in Fano 15th-17th April 2011. Igor Efimov won the g30 championships, Carlo Stromboli the blitz and Sabino Brunello the g/15 on the Sunday. I was caught somewhat on the hop as they broadcast the games from the g30 on the Friday and only caught the final 3 rounds but after that there were no further games broadcast.

Italian Rapid g30 Fano ITA Fri 15th Apr 2011 - Fri 15th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1EFIMOV Igor26106.030.5034.502251.57
2DJURIC Stefan26186.028.5031.502347.86
3GENOCCHIO Daniele24046.027.0030.002185.00
4MOGRANZINI Roberto23315.531.0033.502275.00
5GODENA Michele26015.530.0034.002234.43
6CAPRIO Guido22515.529.5032.502206.29
7STROMBOLI Ettore25315.529.0032.002196.29
8LUCIANI Valerio23475.527.0030.002208.86
9COCCHI Andrea24855.526.0029.002116.57
10CAPPAI Davide22845.526.0028.002121.43
11MOLINA Fabrizio22525.524.0027.001975.86
12BRUNELLO Sabino27415.030.0033.002270.29
13ZIMINA Olga23905.028.0031.002211.00
14CHIARETTI Roberto23355.026.0029.002151.14
15BRUNELLO Marina21745.026.0028.502008.57
16BRUNELLO Roberta20875.025.5028.001892.00
17ALTINI Nicola23375.025.0028.002043.00
18MANDOLINI Riccardo20695.022.0024.501961.86
19DVIRNYY Daniyyl24544.529.5033.002247.57
20MALLONI Marcello23824.529.5033.002150.86
21STROMBOLI Carlo25184.529.5032.502167.43
22DAMIA Angelo25044.528.0031.002106.57
23GILEVYCH Artem23764.527.5031.002105.29
24FRANCHINI Gabriele22014.527.0029.502120.71
25FIORE Mario22094.526.5029.001948.29
26DI MANTINO Mauro16504.526.0029.002120.57
27ANDREONI Giuseppe22744.526.0029.001955.00
28GIRETTI KANEV Jasen21684.525.5027.502111.71
29RAGO Riccardo21994.525.5027.001934.57
30VINCENZI Marco20184.524.0026.501913.86
31AGNELLI Francesco18994.523.5024.001928.00
32CHIERICI Marianna21484.523.0026.001913.00
33MUZZI Claudio18504.522.5024.001868.86
34CAPUANO Francesca18194.522.0024.501839.43
35RAMINI Luigi16654.522.0023.501867.43
36FRANCESCHELLI Mauriz18534.520.0022.501635.86
37VOLTOLINI Mario20774.027.5029.502121.57
38BRANCALEONI Maurizio22644.027.0030.001937.86
39GIOVANNINI Roberto20544.027.0029.001961.43
40SCALCIONE Michelange23904.026.0029.002041.86
41ROVEDI Mauro19454.024.5025.501871.29
42SPANO Alfredo14404.023.5026.501998.86
43LUCCHI Lorenzo21764.023.5026.001872.86
44SALVO Ivano17824.023.5025.501891.43
45CESARANO Marco19144.023.5025.501884.00
46SCIPIONI Gaetano20034.023.5025.501851.43
47RIPA' Daniele15874.023.0026.001989.57
48BENEDETTO Massimo20194.022.0023.501841.57
49AMARANTO Luca17274.021.5022.501916.43
50FORNASIR Carlo Gusta17814.020.5022.501807.29
125 players
Italian Blitz Fano ITA Sat 16th Apr 2011 - Sat 16th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1STROMBOLI Carlo25189.578.5081.502305.18
2GODENA Michele26019.079.5085.502340.64
3DVIRNYY Daniyyl24549.077.0082.502282.91
4MOGRANZINI Roberto23319.074.5079.002298.73
5GENOCCHIO Daniele24048.576.5081.502316.73
6BRUNELLO Sabino27418.576.0081.002314.45
7BRUNO Fabio24938.572.0077.502215.55
8SHYTAJ Luca24448.566.0071.502123.82
9COCCHI Andrea24858.076.5080.502216.09
10SGNAOLIN Davide21958.074.0079.502257.45
11SCALCIONE Michelange23908.073.5078.502245.09
12CERQUITELLA Luca22598.072.5077.502206.55
13MALLONI Marcello23828.067.0071.502119.64
14ALTINI Nicola23378.065.5070.002071.91
15CAPPAI Davide22848.064.0068.002053.36
16LUCIANI Valerio23478.062.0067.002048.36
17MOLINA Fabrizio22528.060.5064.001978.27
18SIBILIO Mario24727.577.0082.502221.64
19DAMIA Angelo25047.574.5080.002240.73
20CACCO Christian24207.573.5079.002262.09
21CAPRIO Guido22517.573.0077.002326.27
22LAPENNA Antonio21757.572.5076.002246.18
23EFIMOV Igor26107.572.0077.002140.45
24MOCCHI Tullio23197.570.5076.002199.73
25STROMBOLI Ettore25317.570.5075.502159.09
26ZIMINA Olga23907.566.5072.002133.73
27DE FILOMENO Simone22567.560.0063.502013.73
28TESTA Adriano24417.072.0077.002176.09
29SEBASTIANELLI DIEGO23407.070.5075.002182.00
30MASSIRONI Marco21497.070.5075.002170.82
31GILEVYCH Artem23767.069.0074.502134.45
32FRIGIERI Fabrizio21707.068.5073.002125.00
33BRUNELLO Marina21747.068.0073.002112.18
34GIRETTI KANEV Jasen21687.067.5072.002152.27
35DI DONATANTONIO Fran21867.066.0071.002067.73
36BOCCHICCHIO Gaetano20527.065.5070.001957.91
37POZZI Enrico20567.064.5069.502112.55
38PEDINI Dario22337.064.5067.502181.27
39DJURIC Stefan26187.064.0069.002061.82
40GALLANA Marco20477.064.0067.502017.09
41MANDOLINI Riccardo20697.063.0067.501972.64
42MARMILI Giulio21867.061.5066.501982.91
43VOLTOLINI Mario20777.061.0065.001912.18
44CHIERICI Marianna21487.058.5062.501928.64
45PANELLA Fiammetta20027.057.5061.501910.73
46QUATTRINI Massimo18837.056.5059.501873.27
47BUONO Valerio19757.055.0058.501804.64
48LUCCHI Lorenzo21766.572.0077.002150.73
49PACE Pietro Dario23926.571.5077.002153.45
50RONCATO Antonio18936.567.5070.002087.00
206 players
Italian Rapid g15 Fano ITA Sun 17th Apr 2011 - Sun 17th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1BRUNELLO Sabino27418.049.5054.502255.44
2DVIRNYY Daniyyl24547.551.5056.502266.56
3MOGRANZINI Roberto23317.549.5053.002280.56
4SIBILIO Mario24727.549.0053.002140.89
5STROMBOLI Ettore25317.548.5052.502227.00
6MOCCHI Tullio23197.548.5052.502175.67
7COCCHI Andrea24857.548.0052.002169.33
8GENOCCHIO Daniele24047.053.0057.002245.89
9SHYTAJ Luca24447.049.5052.002174.22
10MALLONI Marcello23827.048.0052.002225.56
11COSTANTINI Roberto23477.047.0051.502242.78
12SCALCIONE Michelange23907.042.0046.002051.56
13BRANCALEONI Maurizio22647.041.0045.002069.22
14GODENA Michele26016.553.0057.002225.67
15DJURIC Stefan26186.551.0056.002196.44
16BRUNO Fabio24936.550.5054.002216.67
17TESTA Adriano24416.550.0054.002177.33
18ZIMINA Olga23906.549.0054.002188.89
19MARMILI Giulio21866.548.0051.002248.67
20SBARRA Marco22046.547.0051.002091.00
21ALTINI Nicola23376.546.5050.502172.11
22PESCATORE Lorenzo20076.546.0049.502117.00
23CHIARETTI Roberto23356.545.0049.502074.67
24CAPPAI Davide22846.545.0049.002111.22
25DE FILOMENO Simone22566.544.0048.501993.89
26BALDAZZI Stefano22816.544.0047.002054.22
27LUCCHI Lorenzo21766.543.0047.502018.22
28BRUNELLO Roberta20876.542.5046.501981.00
29FRONTINI Fabio17796.542.0045.001940.33
30RADICE Luca21096.540.0044.001809.56
31CERQUITELLA Luca22596.050.5054.502140.78
32GILEVYCH Artem23766.049.5053.502181.44
33EFIMOV Igor26106.049.5053.502166.33
34MOLINA Fabrizio22526.047.5052.002111.67
35DAMIA Angelo25046.047.5051.502102.89
36FRANCHINI Gabriele22016.047.5051.502028.11
37VOLTOLINI Mario20776.046.5049.501916.11
38SGNAOLIN Davide21956.046.0050.502122.67
39ZOLDAN Matteo21846.046.0049.502148.11
40PACE Pietro Dario23926.045.0049.502081.22
41MARSILI Riccardo17706.045.0047.001957.56
42BONUGLI Carlo20526.044.0047.001905.56
43RAGO Riccardo21996.043.5046.501906.00
44COLONNELLO Piero19016.042.0045.001875.78
45AGNELLI Francesco18996.041.5045.501974.33
46MINIKH Eduard21466.041.5045.501817.67
47FOGLIA Maurizio20366.041.5044.501894.11
48RIPA' Daniele15876.041.0042.501799.89
49POZZI Enrico20566.040.5044.501904.33
50FRIGIERI Fabrizio21706.040.5044.501851.78
276 players

8) Karposh Open 2011

Ivan Kocovski has sent the games from the Karposh Open in Macedonia which saw a big tie on 6.5/9 with Robert Markus taking first on tie-break.

Karposh Open Skopje MKD Sat 2nd Apr 2011 - Sat 9th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Markus RobertGMSRB26256.542.053.54
2Damljanovic BrankoGMSRB25556.539.550.54
3Drenchev PetarGMBUL25176.539.550.05
4Drazic SinisaGMSRB24676.538.048.55
5Jacimovic DragoljubGMMKD24276.538.048.04
6Skoberne JureGMSLO25536.536.047.05
7Hera Imre JrGMHUN25656.535.546.05
8Jianu Vlad-CristianGMROU25456.040.051.53
9Blagojevic DragisaGMMNE25246.039.549.55
10Nestorovic LazarSRB23576.039.048.04
11Nikolov MomchilGMBUL25716.038.549.03
12Georgiev VladimirGMMKD25766.038.048.54
13Smith Bryan GIMUSA24666.033.541.54
14Nestorovic NikolaIMSRB24645.542.051.03
15Todorovic Goran MGMSRB24735.539.550.03
16Petrovski IgorMKD21775.538.048.03
17Antic DejanGMSRB24885.537.547.53
18Nedev TrajkoGMMKD24795.535.545.53
19Bogdanovski VlatkoGMMKD24215.533.543.55
20Collas SilviaIMFRA22955.531.039.04
21Mitkov MarjanIMMKD24015.531.039.04
22Videnova IvaWIMBUL23045.529.038.05
23Pancevski FilipIMMKD23955.038.048.04
24Vojinovic GoranIMSRB24485.038.047.55
25Kosic DraganGMMNE24665.038.047.53
26Vojinovic JovanaWGMMNE22785.035.546.03
27Tosic MiroslavGMSRB24085.035.545.53
28Djukic SandraSRB21775.035.544.54
29Dancevski OrceIMMKD24005.034.543.53
30Vasovski NikolaIMMKD23085.034.543.05
31Kizov AtanasIMMKD23995.034.043.54
32Simjanovski SasoMKD22535.033.542.04
33Stojanovic AndjelijaWGMSRB23185.032.541.54
34Veleski RobertMKD22345.031.039.54
35Raeva ElitsaWIMBUL23085.030.539.04
36Stojcevski ZoranFMMKD23775.028.037.04
37Menkinoski RisteFMMKD22984.539.049.04
38Arnaudov G PetarIMBUL24534.536.546.04
39Organdziev OliverFMMKD23314.533.542.54
40Milanovic MajaSRB18684.526.033.54
41Stosevski IlijaMKD21824.525.534.04
42Sekulovska VesnaWFMMKD21174.033.040.52
43Glavinac GoranMKD21844.031.040.54
44Ilic LjubomirFMMKD22224.030.539.53
45Matijevic FilipSLO19004.028.536.53
46Kacakovski DimitarFMMKD21504.028.036.54
47Hadzi - Manev LjubomirFMMKD21844.027.535.52
48Kukov TodeMKD20764.027.035.03
49Mihajlovski PetreMKD04.026.034.03
50Prokshaj Imer04.026.033.53
51Gjorgjevski JancoMKD20334.025.033.54
52Vladimirov VladimirMKD21423.533.042.03
53Ristevski SaskoSUI19613.529.037.53
54Nikolovski NikolaMKD18233.528.535.53
55Jankov SasoMKD21643.527.536.02
56Bejatovic BojanaMKD19183.527.535.02
57Konstantinov AleksandarMKD16573.527.034.53
58Temkov BlagojaMKD19383.526.534.52
59Bozilov DraganSRB19093.523.029.02
60Golubovic TomislavMKD03.522.529.52
61Zdravkovic Dragan SSRB20023.030.538.02
62Tairi KrenarMKD16903.027.034.52
63Cvetkovski SlobodanMKD19723.025.032.02
64Harokopakis GeorgiosGRE19903.024.031.02
65Gjeorgjievski DoneMKD03.023.531.52
66Jovancev OrceSRB17463.023.530.02
67Atanasov SandeMKD19853.023.029.52
68Dinev DejanFMMKD24012.531.541.02
69Jonoska KaterinaMKD19962.527.535.52
70Lazov ToniMKD16932.526.034.01
71Batkoski NenadMKD02.525.032.52
72Stojkovska MonikaMKD19142.029.538.01
73Ajrula AdnanMKD02.024.031.51
74Karatrajkov NikolaMKD02.021.529.51
74 players

9) Norsk Sjakkfestival 2011

The Norsk Sjakkfestival in Fagernes takes place 17th-24th April 2011. Sergei Tiviakov is the top seed.

Norsk Open A Fagernes NOR Sun 17th Apr 2011 - Sun 24th Apr 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Daniel Jakobsen KovachevFM23072
2Gudmund Stenersen22282
3Sergei TiviakovGM26242
4Normunds MiezisGM25552
5Leif E JohannessenGM25142
6Michael RichterIM24862
7Sergey KasparovGM24732
8Lars KarlssonGM24752
9Jeroen BoschIM24242
10Eirik GullaksenIM23512
11Nicolai GetzFM23332
12Lars Oskar Hauge19901.5
13Johan Salomon18891.5
14Even Thingstad21551.5
15Anders Hobber21521.5
16Frode UrkedalFM24471.5
17Luis Ignacio Rubio MejiaIM24091.5
18Heikki M.J. WesterinenGM23581.5
19Hakon Bentsen21491.5
20Yuri SolodovnichenkoGM25771.5
21Eric Vaarala21671.5
22Aryan Tari21551.5
23Trym Daniel Rodvik17821
24Gerard WellingIM23211
25Toan Thanh Pham20861
26Benjamin Arvola22171
27Matthew D Webb20621
28Jon Kristian Haarr22041
29Per Ofstad21941
30Magnus Eriksen20021
31Gawain C B JonesGM25781
32Rune Myhrvold21641
33Peter Flermoen21551
34Azer MirzoevGM25711
35Erlend Mikalsen19811
36Torgeir Kjoita17961
37Tatiana KasparovaWIM21521
38Uwe Arndt20211
39Roar Ulvnes20041
40Per H. Wibe18241
41Gunnar Bue18211
42Anders Thingstad20141
43Victor Hansen21251
44Kenneth Gvein21691
45Joran Aulin-JanssonFM22321
46Stian Johansen19380.5
47Vidar Taksrud20880.5
48Per Oskar Andersen21220.5
49Hakon Haugsrud20500.5
50Terje Torgersen20410.5
51Leif Bjornes19940.5
52Henning Kjoita18430.5
53Erland Henrichsen20380.5
54Johan-Sebastian Christiansen19240.5
55Anita Gronnestad20270.5
56Tor Wetle Hoem19670.5
57Erlend Kyrkjebo19630.5
58Sebastian Mihajlov18710.5
59Henrik Sjol18480.5
60Richard BjerkeFM21890.5
61Tarjei Joten Svensen21080
62Ole Jorn Gyldenas20530
63Borge W Svanholm19930
64Roar Lindblom19740
65Christian Grundekjon20180
66Simon Barane18230
67Armin Gholami17970
67 players

10) Schackstudion GM 2011

The category 9 Schackstudion GM tournament takes place in Lund, Sweden 14th-22nd April 2011. Nils Grandelius leads on 4/5.

Schackstudion GM Lund SWE Thu 14th Apr 2011 - Fri 22nd Apr 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2461)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2547 # = 1 = 1 1 4 2693
2 Brandenburg, Daan IM NED 2527 = # = = 1 1 3.5 2622
3 Brynell, Stellan GM SWE 2486 # 0 1 1 = 1 3.5 2586
4 Tikkanen, Hans GM SWE 2541 0 = 1 # = 1 3 2556
5 Semcesen, Daniel IM SWE 2449 = 0 # 1 = 1 3 2521
6 Smith, Axel IM SWE 2452 = 0 # = 1 = 2.5 2445
7 Schmidt-Schaeffer, Sebastian, Dr GER 2410 0 0 = = # 1 2 2388
8 Wendt, Jan-Dietrich FM GER 2371 = = 0 0 # 1 2 2389
9 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove IM DEN 2411 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 2222
10 Bejtovic, Jasmin IM BIH 2415 0 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 2119
Round 1. Thu 14th Apr 2011
Schmidt-Schaeffer, Sebastian, Dr 0-1 Tikkanen, Hans 59 A02 Bird's opening
Brynell, Stellan 1-0 Bejtovic, Jasmin 48 A74 Benoni
Brandenburg, Daan 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 34 C45 Scotch
Semcesen, Daniel 1-0 Wendt, Jan-Dietrich 54 E71 King's Indian
Smith, Axel 1-0 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove 33 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Round 2. Fri 15th Apr 2011
Wendt, Jan-Dietrich 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 75 E90 King's Indian
Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove 0-1 Brandenburg, Daan 50 A45 Queen's pawn game
Bejtovic, Jasmin 1/2-1/2 Smith, Axel 65 A07 Reti
Tikkanen, Hans 1-0 Brynell, Stellan 18 D20 QGA
Semcesen, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Schmidt-Schaeffer, Sebastian, Dr 59 A04 Reti v Dutch
Round 3. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Grandelius, Nils 1-0 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove 48 B02 Alekhine's defence
Brandenburg, Daan 1-0 Bejtovic, Jasmin 32 B30 Sicilian defence
Smith, Axel 1/2-1/2 Tikkanen, Hans 50 A21 English opening
Brynell, Stellan 1-0 Semcesen, Daniel 49 D30 QGD
Schmidt-Schaeffer, Sebastian, Dr 1-0 Wendt, Jan-Dietrich 41 A03 Bird's opening
Round 4. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Wendt, Jan-Dietrich 1-0 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove 29 A04 Reti opening
Tikkanen, Hans 1/2-1/2 Brandenburg, Daan 43 E94 King's Indian
Bejtovic, Jasmin 0-1 Grandelius, Nils 40 B90 Sicilian
Schmidt-Schaeffer, Sebastian, Dr 0-1 Brynell, Stellan 29 A02 Bird's opening
Semcesen, Daniel 1-0 Smith, Axel 52 E71 King's Indian
Round 5. Mon 18th Apr 2011
Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove 1-0 Bejtovic, Jasmin 29 A45 Queen's pawn game
Grandelius, Nils 1-0 Tikkanen, Hans 56 A09 Reti
Brandenburg, Daan 1/2-1/2 Semcesen, Daniel 59 C41 Philidor
Smith, Axel 1/2-1/2 Schmidt-Schaeffer, Sebastian, Dr 44 C41 Philidor
Brynell, Stellan 1/2-1/2 Wendt, Jan-Dietrich 29 B40 Sicilian defence

11) 17th Schloss Open

Dmitri Svetushkin took clear first with 6.5/7 a point clear of Vladimir Epishin in the 17th Schloss Open 14th-17th April 2011.

Schloss Open A Werther GER Thu 14th Apr 2011 - Sun 17th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Svetushkin, DmitriGMMDA25436.526.532.5
2Epishin, VladimirGMRUS25675.521.530.5
3Meijers, ViestursGMLAT2493521.529
4Michalczak, ThomasFMGER233252128.5
5Zelbel, PatrickFMGER24104.521.531
6Hoffmann, Alexande GER24044.52130
7Gutman, LevGMGER24304.520.530.5
8Gazic, JosipFMGER228041828
9Lehmann, Holger GER216341827.5
10Hilverda, Alexander GER2217417.528.5
11Himpenmacher, Andy GER2195417.522.5
12Hess, ChristianFMGER223941625.5
13Goecke, Karl Ulrich GER2202415.523.5
14Reyer, Ulli GER215241323
15Chapman, Alan ENG201841018
16Danielmeier, Ralf GER21783.516.527.5
17Meissner, Felix GER22393.51524.5
18Niekrens, Stefan GER20173.513.524
19Atkinson, Paul WLS21933.512.522.5
20Kahleys, Kevin GER21433.51223
21Naundorf, Maik GER21313.51222.5
22Schaffarczyk, Andr GER2118314.526
23Barlag, Christoph GER2141312.524.5
24Weiler, Dieter GER215431221
25Richter, Gerald BEL213131024.5
26Gazda, Istvan HUN215431021.5
27Fenner, Martin GER19812.513.526
28Callenberg, Ralf GER21152.51224
29Oppitz, PeterCMGER21302.51124.5
30Henkemeier, Markus GER18532.51124
31Haskenhoff, Jan GER20502.5922.5
32Burov, Ilya GER21212.58.521.5
33Goldschmidt, Chris GER22252.55.517.5
34Loewe, Lennard GER20152617
35Schroeder, Jan-Chri GER21441619.5
36Kraetzer, Ruediger GER20351117
36 players

12) 1st Chinese Women Masters

The 1st Chinese Women Masters (a few names have been used to describe this event including celebrity and there will be a men's event soon too) takes place 15th-25th April 2011. Hou Yifan and Ju Wenjun lead on 2.5/3.

1st CHN-w Masters Jiangsu Wuxi CHN Fri 15th Apr 2011 - Mon 25th Apr 2011. Category: 8. Ave: (2437)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2602 # = 1 1 2.5 2667
2 Ju, Wenjun WGM CHN 2519 # = 1 1 2.5 2706
3 Wang, Yu A. IM CHN 2398 # = 1 = 2 2516
4 Tan, Zhongyi WGM CHN 2428 = = # = 1.5 2437
5 Huang, Qian WGM CHN 2394 = = # = 1.5 2508
6 Gu, Xiaobing WGM CHN 2369 0 # = 1 1.5 2373
7 Shen, Yang WGM CHN 2443 0 # 1 = 1.5 2480
8 Ding, Yixin WGM CHN 2376 0 = = # 1 2304
9 Zhao, Xue GM CHN 2495 0 = 0 # 0.5 2179
10 Zhang, Xiaowen WGM CHN 2344 0 0 = # 0.5 2198
Round 1. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Wang, Yu A. 1-0 Gu, Xiaobing 45 B92 Sicilian
Ju, Wenjun 1-0 Ding, Yixin 44 E10 Queen's pawn game
Huang, Qian 1/2-1/2 Tan, Zhongyi 46 D92 Gruenfeld
Shen, Yang 1-0 Zhao, Xue 46 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Hou, Yifan 1-0 Zhang, Xiaowen 37 C11 French
Round 2. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Hou, Yifan 1-0 Shen, Yang 57 C26 Vienna
Tan, Zhongyi 1/2-1/2 Ju, Wenjun 41 E98 King's Indian
Ding, Yixin 1/2-1/2 Wang, Yu A. 19 C85 Ruy Lopez
Zhang, Xiaowen 0-1 Gu, Xiaobing 40 B90 Sicilian
Zhao, Xue 1/2-1/2 Huang, Qian 59 E60 King's Indian defence
Round 3. Mon 18th Apr 2011
Gu, Xiaobing 1/2-1/2 Ding, Yixin 92 B90 Sicilian
Wang, Yu A. 1/2-1/2 Tan, Zhongyi 36 C42 Petrov
Shen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Zhang, Xiaowen 55 E97 King's Indian
Huang, Qian 1/2-1/2 Hou, Yifan 32 E37 Nimzo-Indian
Ju, Wenjun 1-0 Zhao, Xue 39 E47 Nimzo-Indian

13) 32nd Tournament Of Young Talents & Pobeskydi 2011

The 32nd Tournament Of Young Talents & Pobeskydi 2011 is under way. There seems to be one GM, maybe two IM and an Open, I'm not quite sure which events are supposed to be the young talents tournaments. I'm sure I will eventually work it out.

14) 34th San Sebastian Open 2011

Kevin Spraggett and Viktor Korchnoi head the field of the 43th San Sebastian Open.

34th Open Donostia ESP Sat 16th Apr 2011 - Sat 23rd Apr 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Spraggett KevinGMCAN25762.000
Korchnoi ViktorGMSUI25572.000
Narciso Dublan MarcGMESP25512.000
Dgebuadze AlexandreGMBEL25442.000
Sebenik MatejIMSLO25302.000
Moreno Ruiz JavierIMESP25272.000
Alvarez Pedraza AramisGMCUB25152.000
Andres Gonzalez AlbertoIMESP25032.000
Pap MisaIMSRB24962.000
Franco Alonso AlejandroIMESP24892.000
Starostits IlmarsGMLAT24862.000
Tratar MarkoGMSLO24822.000
Kalegin EvgenijIMRUS24732.000
Hansen Torbjorn RingdalIMNOR24592.000
Gonzalez Perez ArianFMCUB24582.000
Venkatesh M RIMIND24552.000
Colovic AleksandarIMMKD24522.000
Mateo RamonGMDOM24462.000
Huerga Leache MikelIMESP24402.000
Barria Zuniga DanielIMCHI24382.000
Pogorelov RuslanGMUKR24302.000
Collins Sam EIMIRL24262.000
Thomassen JoachimIMNOR23962.000
Etchegaray PatriceIMFRA23942.000
Argandona Riveiro InigoIMESP23892.000
Debray ChristopherFMFRA23812.000
Alonso Arburu Juan IgnacioFMESP23672.000
Praveen Kumar CIMIND23522.000
Trepat Herranz JoanFMESP23432.000
Abello SebastienFRA23372.000
Cruz-Lopez Claret CarlosFMESP23262.000
Martin Alvarez InigoFMESP23162.000
Piasetski LeonIMCAN22992.000
34San Segundo Carrillo PabloGMESP25131.500
Elsness FrodeIMNOR24841.500
Llaneza Vega MarcosIMESP24731.500
Alvarez Fernandez EnriqueFMESP23741.500
Nyysti SampsaIMFIN23651.500
Rabineau ClementFRA22911.500
Prieto Aranguren AlainESP22191.500
Olaizola Ortega LuisESP22061.500
Suarez Garcia CarlosESP21771.500
Diez Fraile DavidESP21651.500
Bas Mas Jose JoaquinESP21501.500
Aranaz Portugues Jose CarlosESP21301.500
Perez Calahorra RicardoESP21171.500
Thomassen ThomasNOR20491.500
Lisarri Tomas AntonioESP20321.500
Houweling BertNED20271.500
Garrido Fernandez DavidESP19551.500
Rodsmoen MaudNOR01.500
Olsen Jens PetterNOR01.500
53Lillo Castay VictorFMESP22811.000
173 players

15) 75th ch-BUL Men 2011

The Bulgarian Championships take place in Bankya Mon 11th Apr 2011 - Thu 21st Apr 2011. Aleksander Delchev and Julian Radulski lead with 6.5/9 with four rounds to go. In an earlier TWIC I reported on an event that was clearly labeled as the Bulgarian Women's Championships but must have been a qualifier.

75th ch-BUL 2011 Bankya BUL Mon 11th Apr 2011 - Thu 21st Apr 2011. Category: 11. Ave: (2505)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Delchev, Aleksander GM BUL 2625 # = 1 = = = 1 1 1 = 6.5 2653
2 Radulski, Julian GM BUL 2586 # 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2675
3 Ninov, Nikolai IM BUL 2543 = 1 # = = 1 = = = 1 6 2625
4 Nikolov, Momchil GM BUL 2571 0 = # = = = 1 1 1 1 6 2619
5 Spasov, Vasil GM BUL 2590 = = = # = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2587
6 Chatalbashev, Boris GM BUL 2602 = = = # 0 = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2572
7 Berbatov, Kiprian IM BUL 2454 = 0 1 # = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2576
8 Rusev, Krasimir GM BUL 2536 = 0 = = = = # = = = 4 2474
9 Arnaudov, G. Petar IM BUL 2453 0 0 = = = # = = 1 = 4 2465
10 Enchev, Ivajlo FM BUL 2431 0 = = = 0 0 = = # 1 3.5 2446
11 Popchev, Milko GM BUL 2465 0 0 = 0 = = = # = 1 3.5 2438
12 Nikolov, Sasho IM BUL 2429 0 = 0 0 = 0 = # = 1 3 2375
13 Pantev, Veselin FM BUL 2396 0 0 0 = = 0 0 = # 1 2.5 2334
14 Lalev, Dimitar IM BUL 2389 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 2165
Round 1. Mon 11th Apr 2011
Popchev, Milko 1/2-1/2 Chatalbashev, Boris 41 A45 Queen's pawn game
Nikolov, Sasho 1-0 Lalev, Dimitar 32 B30 Sicilian
Delchev, Aleksander 1/2-1/2 Rusev, Krasimir 49 A13 English
Pantev, Veselin 0-1 Enchev, Ivajlo 51 A46 Queen's pawn game
Berbatov, Kiprian 0-1 Spasov, Vasil 31 B33 Sicilian
Nikolov, Momchil 1/2-1/2 Radulski, Julian 31 D35 QGD
Ninov, Nikolai 1-0 Arnaudov, G. Petar 25 C86 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Tue 12th Apr 2011
Chatalbashev, Boris 1/2-1/2 Arnaudov, G. Petar 60 E10 Queen's pawn game
Radulski, Julian 0-1 Ninov, Nikolai 34 B74 Sicilian
Spasov, Vasil 1/2-1/2 Nikolov, Momchil 33 B42 Sicilian
Enchev, Ivajlo 0-1 Berbatov, Kiprian 23 E81 King's Indian
Rusev, Krasimir 1/2-1/2 Pantev, Veselin 41 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Lalev, Dimitar 1/2-1/2 Delchev, Aleksander 37 D85 Gruenfeld
Popchev, Milko 1/2-1/2 Nikolov, Sasho 32 A07 Reti
Round 3. Wed 13th Apr 2011
Nikolov, Sasho 0-1 Chatalbashev, Boris 80 A70 Benoni
Delchev, Aleksander 1-0 Popchev, Milko 49 A10 English
Pantev, Veselin 1-0 Lalev, Dimitar 40 A46 Queen's pawn game
Berbatov, Kiprian 1/2-1/2 Rusev, Krasimir 43 C48 Four knights
Nikolov, Momchil 1/2-1/2 Enchev, Ivajlo 42 D30 QGD
Ninov, Nikolai 1/2-1/2 Spasov, Vasil 31 B33 Sicilian
Arnaudov, G. Petar 0-1 Radulski, Julian 15 A14 English
Round 4. Thu 14th Apr 2011
Chatalbashev, Boris 1/2-1/2 Radulski, Julian 31 D31 QGD
Spasov, Vasil 1/2-1/2 Arnaudov, G. Petar 31 B19 Caro-Kann
Enchev, Ivajlo 1/2-1/2 Ninov, Nikolai 31 D40 QGD
Rusev, Krasimir 1/2-1/2 Nikolov, Momchil 36 A70 Benoni
Lalev, Dimitar 0-1 Berbatov, Kiprian 28 A05 Reti
Popchev, Milko 1-0 Pantev, Veselin 32 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Nikolov, Sasho 0-1 Delchev, Aleksander 26 C90 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Thu 14th Apr 2011
Delchev, Aleksander 1/2-1/2 Chatalbashev, Boris 30 B08 Pirc
Pantev, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Nikolov, Sasho 34 A43 Old Benoni defence
Berbatov, Kiprian 1/2-1/2 Popchev, Milko 26 C41 Philidor
Nikolov, Momchil 1-0 Lalev, Dimitar 24 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Ninov, Nikolai 1/2-1/2 Rusev, Krasimir 23 C10 French
Arnaudov, G. Petar 1/2-1/2 Enchev, Ivajlo 52 A11 English
Radulski, Julian 1/2-1/2 Spasov, Vasil 32 B33 Sicilian
Round 6. Fri 15th Apr 2011
Chatalbashev, Boris 1/2-1/2 Spasov, Vasil 31 A48 King's Indian
Enchev, Ivajlo 0-1 Radulski, Julian 32 D35 QGD
Rusev, Krasimir 1/2-1/2 Arnaudov, G. Petar 33 A37 English
Lalev, Dimitar 0-1 Ninov, Nikolai 32 D44 QGD semi-Slav
Popchev, Milko 0-1 Nikolov, Momchil 72 A45 Queen's pawn game
Nikolov, Sasho 1/2-1/2 Berbatov, Kiprian 111 E98 King's Indian
Delchev, Aleksander 1-0 Pantev, Veselin 40 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Round 7. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Pantev, Veselin 0-1 Chatalbashev, Boris 33 A41 Queen's Pawn
Berbatov, Kiprian 1/2-1/2 Delchev, Aleksander 56 C48 Four knights
Nikolov, Momchil 1-0 Nikolov, Sasho 28 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Ninov, Nikolai 1/2-1/2 Popchev, Milko 32 C42 Petrov
Arnaudov, G. Petar 1/2-1/2 Lalev, Dimitar 61 A04 Reti opening
Radulski, Julian 1-0 Rusev, Krasimir 45 C92 Ruy Lopez
Spasov, Vasil 1/2-1/2 Enchev, Ivajlo 34 B19 Caro-Kann
Round 8. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Chatalbashev, Boris 1-0 Enchev, Ivajlo 27 D11 QGD Slav
Rusev, Krasimir 1/2-1/2 Spasov, Vasil 31 E71 King's Indian
Lalev, Dimitar 0-1 Radulski, Julian 29 D37 QGD
Popchev, Milko 1/2-1/2 Arnaudov, G. Petar 39 A00 Benko's opening
Nikolov, Sasho 1/2-1/2 Ninov, Nikolai 31 E34 Nimzo-Indian
Delchev, Aleksander 1-0 Nikolov, Momchil 39 A34 English
Pantev, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Berbatov, Kiprian 52 A46 Queen's pawn game
Round 9. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Berbatov, Kiprian 1-0 Chatalbashev, Boris 40 B07 Pirc
Nikolov, Momchil 1-0 Pantev, Veselin 63 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Ninov, Nikolai 1/2-1/2 Delchev, Aleksander 30 C43 Petrov
Arnaudov, G. Petar 1-0 Nikolov, Sasho 86 A42 Modern defence
Radulski, Julian 1-0 Popchev, Milko 52 B54 Sicilian
Spasov, Vasil 1-0 Lalev, Dimitar 56 B63 Sicilian
Enchev, Ivajlo 1/2-1/2 Rusev, Krasimir 34 E06 Catalan
60th ch-BUL w Final Bankya BUL Mon 11th Apr 2011 - Thu 21st Apr 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2135)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Raeva, Elitsa WIM BUL 2308 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 2391
2 Djingarova, Emilia WGM BUL 2349 1 # 1 1 = = = 1 5.5 2387
3 Nikolova, Adriana WIM BUL 2311 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2396
4 Voiska, Margarita WGM BUL 2313 0 0 # = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2253
5 Videnova, Iva WIM BUL 2304 0 = = # 0 1 1 1 4 2154
6 Zlatanova, Emilia WIM BUL 2024 = 0 0 # 1 1 0 1 3.5 2098
7 Yordanova, Svetla WIM BUL 2155 0 0 # = 0 1 1 1 3.5 2068
8 Ivanova, Simoneta BUL 1871 0 0 1 0 = # 1 0 2.5 2052
9 Chilingirova, Pavlina WIM BUL 2141 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 1 2.5 2059
10 Sirkova, Darena WFM BUL 2101 = 0 0 0 0 # = 1 2 1970
11 Krumova, Ani BUL 1913 0 0 0 0 1 0 = # 1.5 1992
12 Todorova, Kalina BUL 1830 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 # 1 1820
Round 1. Tue 12th Apr 2011
Todorova, Kalina 0-1 Yordanova, Svetla 31 A41 Old Indian defence
Ivanova, Simoneta 0-1 Voiska, Margarita 61 A41 Old Indian defence
Chilingirova, Pavlina 1/2-1/2 Djingarova, Emilia 32 A36 English
Raeva, Elitsa 1-0 Krumova, Ani 44 E07 Catalan
Videnova, Iva 1/2-1/2 Nikolova, Adriana 35 B52 Sicilian
Zlatanova, Emilia 1-0 Sirkova, Darena 38 B07 Pirc defence
Round 2. Wed 13th Apr 2011
Yordanova, Svetla 1-0 Sirkova, Darena 30 B22 Sicilian
Nikolova, Adriana 1-0 Zlatanova, Emilia 42 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Krumova, Ani 0-1 Videnova, Iva 24 B23 Sicilian
Djingarova, Emilia 1-0 Raeva, Elitsa 80 A15 English opening
Voiska, Margarita 1-0 Chilingirova, Pavlina 44 D11 QGD Slav
Todorova, Kalina 1-0 Ivanova, Simoneta 29 B20 Sicilian
Round 3. Thu 14th Apr 2011
Ivanova, Simoneta 1/2-1/2 Yordanova, Svetla 53 D11 QGD Slav
Chilingirova, Pavlina 1-0 Todorova, Kalina 31 A20 English opening
Raeva, Elitsa 1-0 Voiska, Margarita 35 A41 Old Indian defence
Videnova, Iva 0-1 Djingarova, Emilia 58 C53 Giuoco Piano
Zlatanova, Emilia 0-1 Krumova, Ani 31 B12 Caro-Kann defence
Sirkova, Darena 0-1 Nikolova, Adriana 58 B28 Sicilian
Round 4. Thu 14th Apr 2011
Yordanova, Svetla 0-1 Nikolova, Adriana 31 E06 Catalan
Krumova, Ani 1/2-1/2 Sirkova, Darena 36 B12 Caro-Kann
Djingarova, Emilia 1/2-1/2 Zlatanova, Emilia 30 A15 English opening
Voiska, Margarita 1/2-1/2 Videnova, Iva 41 A04 Reti opening
Todorova, Kalina 0-1 Raeva, Elitsa 36 B20 Sicilian
Ivanova, Simoneta 1-0 Chilingirova, Pavlina 68 D11 QGD Slav
Round 5. Fri 15th Apr 2011
Chilingirova, Pavlina 1-0 Yordanova, Svetla 40 D13 QGD Slav
Raeva, Elitsa 1-0 Ivanova, Simoneta 23 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Videnova, Iva 1-0 Todorova, Kalina 29 B42 Sicilian
Zlatanova, Emilia 0-1 Voiska, Margarita 52 B25 Sicilian
Sirkova, Darena 1/2-1/2 Djingarova, Emilia 35 B13 Caro-Kann
Nikolova, Adriana 1-0 Krumova, Ani 28 D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack)
Round 6. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Yordanova, Svetla 1-0 Krumova, Ani 46 B04 Alekhine's defence
Djingarova, Emilia 1-0 Nikolova, Adriana 33 A09 Reti opening
Voiska, Margarita 1-0 Sirkova, Darena 23 E17 Queen's Indian
Todorova, Kalina 0-1 Zlatanova, Emilia 56 C25 Vienna game
Ivanova, Simoneta 1-0 Videnova, Iva 42 E52 Nimzo-Indian
Chilingirova, Pavlina 0-1 Raeva, Elitsa 54 A21 English, Troeger defence
Round 7. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Raeva, Elitsa 1-0 Yordanova, Svetla 35 A00 Polish (Sokolsky) opening
Videnova, Iva 1-0 Chilingirova, Pavlina 41 B32 Sicilian defence
Zlatanova, Emilia 1-0 Ivanova, Simoneta 33 B58 Sicilian
Sirkova, Darena 1-0 Todorova, Kalina 28 B43 Sicilian
Nikolova, Adriana 1-0 Voiska, Margarita 39 B22 Sicilian
Krumova, Ani 0-1 Djingarova, Emilia 33 C25 Vienna

16) Zagreb Open 2011

The Zagreb Open saw Grzegorz Gajewski win with 7/9.

Zagreb Open A Zagreb CRO Mon 11th Apr 2011 - Mon 18th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Gajewski GrzegorzGMPOL25677.035.044.534.0
2Greenfeld AlonGMISR25716.036.547.533.0
3Gleizerov EvgenyGMRUS25796.035.545.032.0
4Banusz TamasGMHUN25636.035.045.030.5
5Stević HrvojeGMCRO26116.033.543.527.0
6Zelčić RobertGMCRO25506.032.542.029.0
7Janković AlojzijeGMCRO25636.032.542.025.0
8Martinović SašaIMCRO25045.539.050.030.5
9Kožul ZdenkoGMCRO25685.537.548.031.0
10Papp GaborGMHUN25395.537.047.530.0
11Bosiočić MarinGMCRO25615.537.046.533.5
12Petkov VladimirGMBUL24935.536.045.029.0
13Postny EvgenyGMISR25855.535.545.530.0
14Brkić AnteGMCRO25925.533.543.528.0
15Petrov MarijanGMBUL25345.034.542.526.0
16Ulibin MikhailGMRUS25215.033.542.024.5
17Palac MladenGMCRO25865.033.043.526.5
18Burmakin VladimirGMRUS25945.031.040.025.0
19Kovačević BlažimirIMCRO24665.028.536.521.5
20Smith Bryan GIMUSA24664.536.546.525.0
21Jovanić OgnjenGMCRO24804.535.545.528.5
22Zelić ZdravkoIMCRO23914.534.044.025.0
23Šarić AnteGMCRO24914.534.042.525.0
24Bukal Vladimir Jr.IMCRO24024.533.542.020.0
25Žufić MiroslavIMCRO23954.529.037.520.5
26Armanda IvicaIMCRO23894.529.037.019.5
27Brumen DinkoIMCRO23514.525.532.516.0
28Dražić SinišaGMSRB24674.033.542.521.0
29Ferčec NenadGMCRO24524.031.540.018.5
30Pacher MilanIMSVK24154.030.538.519.5
31Dorić DarkoIMCRO24644.030.538.018.5
32Iveković ZvonimirNMCRO23084.029.035.517.0
33Lončar RobertIMCRO23944.028.538.016.5
34Dutina DarioFMCRO22824.028.535.020.0
35Rogulj BrankoIMCRO23914.026.034.518.0
36Efroimski MarselWFMISR22224.025.534.016.5
37Jovanović ZoranGMCRO25443.535.043.523.5
38Šale SrđanIMCRO23803.532.542.519.5
39Mrđa MilanIMCRO24043.528.036.517.5
40Jušić ZdenkoIMCRO23733.030.037.516.0
41Banas JanIMSVK23063.028.535.513.5
42Frančišković BorkaWIMCRO23023.027.033.512.5
43Zelić MladenFMCRO22743.026.533.515.0
44Kantorik MarianIMSVK23202.525.531.012.5
45Krištović MarijanFMCRO23201.524.530.54.5
46Bogut ŽeljkoIMBIH24401.027.035.58.5
46 players
Zagreb Open B Zagreb CRO Mon 11th Apr 2011 - Mon 18th Apr 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Basaric SrdjanMKCRO21667.531.040.534.5
2Dugandzic BorisNMCRO22106.527.535.526.5
3Ivanov BorislavBUL22026.526.536.028.0
4Ivekovic BozidarMKCRO21066.032.541.027.5
5Lasic LukaFMCRO22096.030.040.530.5
6Cop TomislavMKCRO22686.030.039.526.5
7Vadla ZeljkoNMCRO21566.029.539.030.5
8Petrusic ToniMKCRO21646.029.039.030.0
9Kalajzic IvanMKCRO22006.028.538.528.0
10Curic DrazenMKCRO22646.028.538.526.0
11Jelecevic IvoMKCRO21836.028.538.027.0
12Vukovic IvoFMCRO22136.028.037.026.0
13Savic MiroslavFMCRO22606.027.536.526.5
14Matic ZeljkoMKCRO22005.531.541.028.5
15Draganic StjepanNMCRO21575.531.040.528.5
16Blazeka MatejMKCRO21635.530.540.527.0
17Muha ZdravkoCRO21265.529.539.030.5
18Ostovic MatijaNMCRO22325.529.038.528.0
19Medic MirjanaWGMCRO22715.528.537.527.0
20Muskardin MarioMKCRO21925.527.037.026.0
21Zecevic DeanNMCRO22155.526.535.526.0
22Bender IvanFMCRO22765.526.535.022.5
23Tscharotschkin MichaelGER22185.526.035.524.5
24Strniscak TomislavMKCRO22125.525.533.023.0
25Dragojevic MiodragMKCRO21565.524.531.522.5
26Radmanovic DanijelCRO19245.522.028.519.0
27Raljic MirkoMKCRO21275.031.040.526.0
28Gabre ZeljkoMKCRO21175.028.538.526.0
29Naglic Franjkovic MarkoMKCRO21675.028.538.028.0
30Vrsek IvanMKCRO22045.028.036.025.5
31Sribar PeterMKCRO21645.027.035.525.0
32Ljubic JuroAUT21895.026.035.023.5
33Brkic IvicaMKCRO21335.025.534.024.0
34Mihalinec DamirMKCRO22385.025.034.523.0
35Havas JurajCRO19545.025.034.019.5
36Vitaljic NebojsaMKCRO21525.025.033.522.0
37Glavicic TinoCRO19805.024.531.518.0
38Ilijas DejanCRO19495.024.030.520.0
39Starcevic KresimirMKCRO21515.021.530.020.0
40Barlovic TomislavCRO20025.021.029.018.5
41Havas JankoMKCRO21214.530.039.523.5
42Gorupec MladenMKCRO20254.529.539.023.5
43Korov ZvonkoMKCRO20854.529.037.522.5
44Franciskovic VinkoMKCRO21324.528.538.024.0
45Petrovic ZvonkoFMCRO22104.528.037.023.0
46Ugrin DraganMKCRO21094.528.036.024.0
47Turk KarloMKCRO19864.527.535.519.5
48Bozicevic DeanMKCRO20244.527.535.021.5
49Brankovic LjubomirMKCRO20554.527.534.021.5
50Bakalar JanSVK20614.527.036.521.0
159 players

17) ch-ISL 2011

Gunnar Bjornsson, President of the Icelandic Chess Federation reports " The Icelandic Chess Championship will start this Friday, April 15 in the resort of Eidar, near the town of Egilsstadir. Ten of Iceland's strongest player, including three GMs, will contest the highly sought-after crown, in an event featuring some of the strongest line-up for years. The 9-round championship is being held in the eastern part of Iceland for the first time in 21 years. Last time around in 1990 - in the town of Hofn by Hornafjordur - the championship was won by then 15-year old (and now GM) Hedinn Steingrimsson, a record in the history of the championship, which has been held since 1913.

In addition to GM Steingrimsson, only one other former champion, GM Henrik Danielsen, who topped the 2009 event, takes now part. Other participants include GM Throstur Thorhallsson, IMs Stefan Kristjansson, Bragi Thorfinsson and Gudmundur Kjartansson, FMs Ingvar Johannesson, Robert Lagerman and Gudmundur Gislaon, and Jon Arni Halldorsson. Eleven-time, and defending champion GM Hannes Stefansson, however, will be absent.

Chess enthusiasts can follow live broadcast, starting at 2 PM GMT, on www.skaksamband.is, the Icelandic Chess Federation's website.

The early rounds have already taken place.

ch-ISL 2011 Egilsstadir ISL Fri 15th Apr 2011 - Sat 23rd Apr 2011. Category: 6. Ave: (2385)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Steingrimsson, Hedinn GM ISL 2554 # 1 1 1 1 4 2288
2 Thorfinnsson, Bragi IM ISL 2417 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2681
3 Danielsen, Henrik GM ISL 2533 # 1 = 1 1 3.5 2642
4 Thorhallsson, Throstur GM ISL 2387 = 0 # = 1 2 2431
5 Kristjansson, Stefan IM ISL 2483 0 = # = 1 2 2366
6 Lagerman, Robert FM ISL 2320 0 = = # = 1.5 2356
7 Halldorsson, Jon Arni ISL 2195 0 0 0 # 1 1 2256
8 Johannesson, Ingvar Thor FM ISL 2338 0 0 = # = 1 2228
9 Gislason, Gudmundur ISL 2291 0 0 0 # 1 1 2173
10 Kjartansson, Gudmundur IM ISL 2327 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 2107
Round 1. Fri 15th Apr 2011
Kristjansson, Stefan 1/2-1/2 Thorhallsson, Throstur 25 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Lagerman, Robert 1/2-1/2 Johannesson, Ingvar Thor 22 C06 French
Gislason, Gudmundur 0-1 Steingrimsson, Hedinn 82 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Danielsen, Henrik 1-0 Kjartansson, Gudmundur 62 D37 QGD
Thorfinnsson, Bragi 1-0 Halldorsson, Jon Arni 23 D15 QGD Slav
Round 2. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Johannesson, Ingvar Thor 0-1 Steingrimsson, Hedinn 30 E15 Queen's Indian
Thorhallsson, Throstur 1/2-1/2 Thorfinnsson, Bragi 43 B12 Caro-Kann
Kjartansson, Gudmundur 0-1 Gislason, Gudmundur 54 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Halldorsson, Jon Arni 0-1 Danielsen, Henrik 47 D77 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O
Lagerman, Robert 1/2-1/2 Kristjansson, Stefan 46 B20 Sicilian defence
Round 3. Sun 17th Apr 2011
Gislason, Gudmundur 0-1 Halldorsson, Jon Arni 60 A07 Reti
Steingrimsson, Hedinn 1-0 Kjartansson, Gudmundur 35 D38 QGD
Danielsen, Henrik 1-0 Thorhallsson, Throstur 58 A07 Reti
Thorfinnsson, Bragi 1-0 Lagerman, Robert 34 A57 Benko gambit half accepted
Kristjansson, Stefan 1-0 Johannesson, Ingvar Thor 41 C02 French
Round 4. Mon 18th Apr 2011
Thorhallsson, Throstur 1-0 Gislason, Gudmundur 57 B40 Sicilian defence
Halldorsson, Jon Arni 0-1 Steingrimsson, Hedinn 40 A49 King's Indian
Kristjansson, Stefan 0-1 Thorfinnsson, Bragi 44 C42 Petrov
Johannesson, Ingvar Thor 1/2-1/2 Kjartansson, Gudmundur 37 A14 English
Lagerman, Robert 1/2-1/2 Danielsen, Henrik 27 B38 Sicilian

18) 4th Metropolitan FIDE Inv 2011

Joel Banawa won the 4th Metropolitan FIDE Invitational which took place 6th-19th April 2011. Games now available. also there was the 2nd Metropolitan Chess FIDE Qualifier 2011 for which there are results and games. The winner, 13-year old Michael W. Brown, will be invited to the next Metropolitan Chess Invitational in May. My thanks to Jack Peters. Metropolitan Chess is a new club, less than a year old, but it has already run four title tournaments and two qualifiers. The qualifiers are open to all, giving everyone a chance to try for a norm in the monthly Invitationals. The two organisers, Ankit Gupta and Michael Belcher have really got an active scene going now.

4th Metropolitan Inv Los Angeles USA Wed 6th Apr 2011 - Sun 10th Apr 2011. Category: 2. Ave: (2300)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. FM USA 2340 # 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2568
2 Atoufi, Pedram FM IRI 2239 0 # = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2472
3 Liou, Yian USA 2276 = = # = 1 = 0 1 = 1 5.5 2382
4 Amanov, Zhanibek IM KAZ 2391 = 0 = # = 1 = 0 1 1 5 2333
5 Matikozian, Andranik IM ARM 2476 = = 0 = # 0 1 = 1 1 5 2323
6 Taylor, Timothy IM USA 2318 0 = = 0 1 # 1 1 = 0 4.5 2298
7 Yankovsky, Roman RUS 2381 0 0 1 = 0 0 # = 1 1 4 2248
8 Casella, Michael FM USA 2249 0 0 0 1 = 0 = # 1 1 4 2262
9 Kudryavtsev, Vadim RUS 2115 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 2 2100
10 Steinfl, Alessandro ITA 2212 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 # 1 1958
Round 1. Wed 6th Apr 2011
Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 1-0 Atoufi, Pedram 65 A15 English opening
Yankovsky, Roman 1/2-1/2 Casella, Michael 68 B13 Caro-Kann
Liou, Yian 1/2-1/2 Amanov, Zhanibek 34 B70 Sicilian
Steinfl, Alessandro 0-1 Kudryavtsev, Vadim 25 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Taylor, Timothy 1-0 Matikozian, Andranik 25 B84 Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 7th Apr 2011
Amanov, Zhanibek 1-0 Taylor, Timothy 62 C72 Ruy Lopez
Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 1-0 Steinfl, Alessandro 49 A10 English
Casella, Michael 0-1 Liou, Yian 34 B01 Scandinavian
Atoufi, Pedram 1/2-1/2 Matikozian, Andranik 10 B00 KP
Kudryavtsev, Vadim 0-1 Yankovsky, Roman 34 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Dus-Chotimursky variation
Round 3. Thu 7th Apr 2011
Steinfl, Alessandro 0-1 Atoufi, Pedram 68 E76 King's Indian
Yankovsky, Roman 0-1 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 56 B10 Caro-Kann
Taylor, Timothy 1-0 Casella, Michael 26 C34 KGA
Matikozian, Andranik 1/2-1/2 Amanov, Zhanibek 28 B43 Sicilian
Liou, Yian 1/2-1/2 Kudryavtsev, Vadim 31 B19 Caro-Kann
Round 4. Fri 8th Apr 2011
Atoufi, Pedram 1-0 Amanov, Zhanibek 38 B74 Sicilian
Kudryavtsev, Vadim 1/2-1/2 Taylor, Timothy 52 D63 QGD
Steinfl, Alessandro 0-1 Yankovsky, Roman 29 E10 Blumenfeld counter-gambit, Dus-Chotimursky variation
Casella, Michael 1/2-1/2 Matikozian, Andranik 32 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 1/2-1/2 Liou, Yian 33 A10 English
Round 5. Fri 8th Apr 2011
Amanov, Zhanibek 0-1 Casella, Michael 61 B70 Sicilian
Liou, Yian 1-0 Steinfl, Alessandro 44 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Taylor, Timothy 0-1 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 36 B28 Sicilian
Yankovsky, Roman 0-1 Atoufi, Pedram 63 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Matikozian, Andranik 1-0 Kudryavtsev, Vadim 27 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 6. Sat 9th Apr 2011
Atoufi, Pedram 1-0 Casella, Michael 28 B84 Sicilian
Kudryavtsev, Vadim 0-1 Amanov, Zhanibek 82 A41 Robatsch defence
Yankovsky, Roman 1-0 Liou, Yian 50 B35 Sicilian
Steinfl, Alessandro 1-0 Taylor, Timothy 49 A40 Queen's pawn
Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 1/2-1/2 Matikozian, Andranik 22 E94 King's Indian
Round 7. Sat 9th Apr 2011
Taylor, Timothy 1-0 Yankovsky, Roman 81 B92 Sicilian
Amanov, Zhanibek 1/2-1/2 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 24 B28 Sicilian
Casella, Michael 1-0 Kudryavtsev, Vadim 42 B19 Caro-Kann
Liou, Yian 1/2-1/2 Atoufi, Pedram 30 C92 Ruy Lopez
Matikozian, Andranik 1-0 Steinfl, Alessandro 21 C52 Evans gambit
Round 8. Sun 10th Apr 2011
Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 1-0 Casella, Michael 27 E77 King's Indian
Yankovsky, Roman 0-1 Matikozian, Andranik 35 B90 Sicilian
Atoufi, Pedram 1-0 Kudryavtsev, Vadim 38 C11 French
Liou, Yian 1/2-1/2 Taylor, Timothy 65 C72 Ruy Lopez
Steinfl, Alessandro 0-1 Amanov, Zhanibek 32 B50 Sicilian
Round 9. Sun 10th Apr 2011
Taylor, Timothy 1/2-1/2 Atoufi, Pedram 65 C30 KGD
Casella, Michael 1-0 Steinfl, Alessandro 37 A10 English
Matikozian, Andranik 0-1 Liou, Yian 46 B40 Sicilian defence
Kudryavtsev, Vadim 0-1 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 25 D38 QGD
Amanov, Zhanibek 1/2-1/2 Yankovsky, Roman 23 A15 English opening
2nd Metro FIDE Qual Los Angeles USA Sat 9th Apr 2011 - Sun 10th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1 Brown, Michael William21154.5
2 Kavutskiy, Konstantin21914
3 Kurosaki, Takashi21483.5
4 Phillips, Jeff21003
5 Stevens, Lawrence Jay20682.5
6 Xia, Yusheng21002.5
7 Mikayelyan, Mher2
8 Iyengar, Udit2
9 Sobel, Simone19182
10 Lawrence, Danyul20741.5
11 Akopian, Robert20961
12 Glawe, Christian1
13 Serpik, Ilia 21970
14 Furman, Leonid21660
14 players

19) Branko Vukmanovic Mem 2011

The Branko Vukmanovic Memorial which is part of the Balkan Grand Prix takes place in Tivat 16th-24th April 2011.

Vukmanovic Mem Tivat MNE Sun 17th Apr 2011 - Sun 24th Apr 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Drenchev PetarGMBUL25172.00.02.03.0
Djukic NikolaGMMNE24942.00.02.03.0
Kosic DraganGMMNE24662.00.02.03.0
Krivokapic MarkoIMMNE24262.00.02.03.0
5Blagojevic DragisaGMMNE25242.00.01.53.0
6Damljanovic BrankoGMSRB25552.00.01.03.0
Draganic VeljkoMNE22862.00.01.03.0
8Sedlak NikolaGMSRB25561.50.02.52.5
Stanojoski ZvonkoGMMKD24801.50.02.52.5
Abramovic BoskoGMSRB24761.50.02.52.5
Ermenkov EvgenijGMBUL24511.50.02.52.5
12Rajkovic DusanGMSRB24111.50.01.52.5
Radovanovic JovicaFMSRB22991.50.01.52.5
Geler AleksandarFMMNE22801.50.01.52.5
Stanojevic BrankoIMSRB22791.50.01.52.5
16Jianu Vlad-CristianGMROU25451.50.01.02.0
Drasko MilanGMMNE24851.50.01.02.0
Arsovic ZoranIMSRB24661.50.01.02.0
Cvetkovic SrdjanIMSRB24081.50.01.02.0
Mestrovic ZvonimirIMSLO23931.50.01.02.0
Bojkovic NatasaIMSRB23791.50.01.02.0
Djoric DusanFMSRB23001.50.01.02.0
23Miron Lucian-CostinIMROU25011.00.03.02.0
Bellia FabrizioIMITA24211.00.03.02.0
25Mazi LeonIMSLO23681.00.02.52.0
26Mitkov MarjanIMMKD24011.00.02.02.0
Andonovski LjubisaFMMKD23261.00.02.02.0
Sorgic DraganFMSRB22821.00.02.02.0
Vojinovic JovanaWGMMNE22781.00.02.02.0
30Potpara NikolaMNE21521.00.02.01.0
Gocheva RumianaWIMBUL21311.00.02.01.0
Shabanaj EglantinaWCMALB20851.00.02.01.0
Sente DamirSRB20491.00.02.01.0
34Gochev MladenBUL22771.00.01.51.0
Kosoric LukaMNE21031.00.01.51.0
Drobne MarjanSLO20931.00.01.51.0
Gaco SefikBIH20601.00.01.51.0
38Scekic VeljkoMNE21501.00.01.01.0
Karisik NenadMNE20151.00.01.01.0
40Kragelj IgorFMSLO22070.50.03.01.0
Draskovic LukaMNE21290.50.03.01.0
Marovic MatoMNE20630.50.03.01.0
Colpa HuseinBIH20080.50.03.01.0
Gjergji RozanaALB19570.50.03.01.0
Bubanja MasanMNE19400.50.03.01.0
Cvijetic VladimirSRB18830.50.03.01.0
47Pasko LlambiALB21810.50.02.50.5
48Sirletti SoniaITA19070.50.01.50.5
49Popadic DraganFMMNE22450.00.03.00.0
Blagojevic TijanaMNE17730.00.03.00.0
51Trpkovic MiroljubSRB20090.00.02.50.0
Stamatovic VladimirMNE18450.00.02.50.0
Mandic StefanMNE17000.00.02.50.0
Popadic PetarMNE16820.00.02.50.0
55Blazic IvicaSRB19970.00.02.00.0
Filipovic Tomislav SSRB19060.00.02.00.0
Pekovic DejanMNE17410.00.02.00.0
Mandic BrankoMNE00.00.02.00.0
58 players

20) 10th Malakoff Open

The 10th Malakoff Open took place 9th-16th April 2011, Andrei Istratescu had the best tie-break of seven players on 7/9. A tiny number of games available.

10th Malakoff Open Malakoff FRA Sat 9th Apr 2011 - Sat 16th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1Perf
1ISTRATESCU AndreigROU26177472655
2SVESHNIKOV EvgenygLAT2527746,52583
3DAVID AlbertogLUX2592745,52577
4RUSEV Rosen YordanovBUL22847422422
5FEDORCHUK Sergey A.gUKR2662741,52695
6SHCHEKACHEV AndreigFRA25277392562
7DICKO HenriFRA2181738,52314
8SVESHNIKOV VladimirfLAT23796,5452490
9NGUYEN Chi-MinhmFRA23956,5452468
10SHIRAZI KamranmFRA24036,543,52461
11LAURENT Julien G.fFRA22726,543,52422
12STRUGNELL CarlFRA22406,5412396
13MANOUCK ThierrymFRA23316,540,52313
14BATTAGLINI GabrielmFRA2413643,52411
15GIFFARD NicolasmFRA23186432360
16GOVCIYAN PavelmFRA2434642,52391
17SIMON OliviermFRA23386422354
18VAN DONGEN PatrickfFRA2289640,52285
19GIDEL Jean-LouisFRA2098639,52199
20GOUANELLE FranckFRA21416392219
21MAISURADZE NinogfFRA2296638,52224
22BALKHAMISHVILI TamarGEO2098638,52192
23BUSQUETS LuisfUSA2229638,52181
24KASSIS AntoineFRA2156638,52179
25DROGOU GerardFRA21136382162
26FRIH AmeurFRA2095636,52130
27STRAND OyvinNOR19716321968
28LEGKY Nikolay AgFRA24365,5422347
29TOULZAC Pierre-YvesfFRA22925,5412289
30GIRARD EricFRA21775,5412246
31PARTAC ElenagfMDA21015,540,52241
32DUSSOL PierrefFRA22035,5392141
33UNTILA StelaffMDA21535,5392084
34BALLESTER AlexandreFRA21605,538,52158
35SAID EricFRA20505,538,52086
36SKUTTA Bernd Dr.GER21145,5382107
37NGUYEN VincentFRA22085,537,52142
38LEBRUN XavierFRA22235,5372183
39MANOEUVRE AntoineFRA22425,5372063
40VAN FOREEST JordenNED20605,5362089
41TORRES EmileFRA17285,535,52033
42LA BELLA MassimilianoITA20285,535,52006
43FOGEL PierreBEL21745,5342079
44GODON PhilippeFRA18905,5341954
45LEULY MaxFRA20765,5322207
46DAURELLE HerveFRA2268544,52257
47MARCANTONI HervefFRA22425412281
48COME AlexandreFRA2168540,52217
49VADOT ChristianFRA20555402039
50SAN MARCO JeanFRA2015539,52048
205 players

21) 13th Dubai Open

The 13th Dubai open took place 10th-19th April 2011. Abhijeet Gupta took clear first place with 7.5/9.

13th Dubai Open Dubai UAE Sat 9th Apr 2011 - Tue 19th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Gupta AbhijeetGMIND25807.51989824872517
2Negi ParimarjanGMIND26187.02044625562577
3Balogh CsabaGMHUN26017.02040025502572
4Kazhgaleyev MurtasGMKAZ26187.02000025002531
5Hammer Jon LudvigGMNOR26067.01960824512487
6Miroshnichenko EvgenijGMUKR26706.52036525462560
7Mchedlishvili MikheilGMGEO26296.52025525322553
8Amin BassemGMEGY25966.52004325052522
9Fedorov AlexeiGMBLR25966.51997624972516
10Berg EmanuelGMSWE26126.51985024812499
11Akopian VladimirGMARM26756.51983924802510
12Schneider VeronikaWIMHUN22476.51973724672537
13Huschenbeth NiclasIMGER24656.51962324532478
14Kotanjian TigranGMARM25276.51961824522496
15Guseinov GadirGMAZE25846.51959224492478
16Arutinian DavidGMGEO25756.51907123842397
17Sasikiran KrishnanGMIND26826.02038425482563
18Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26276.01986924842511
19Pantsulaia LevanGMGEO25956.01981824772492
20Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26436.01973424672498
21Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR26386.01971224642502
22Lalith Babu M RIMIND24916.01964924562482
23Iskusnyh SergeiGMRUS24816.01944124302472
24Halkias SteliosGMGRE25796.01940824262443
25Ashwin JayaramIMIND24396.01925324072442
26Carlsson PontusGMSWE24966.01911523892419
27Al-Sayed MohammedGMQAT24856.01903723802411
28Harutjunyan GevorgGMARM24686.01834522932311
29Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25466.01825922822304
30Shiven KhoslaIND23916.01757721972240
31Volkov SergeyGMRUS26215.52024625312548
32Petrosian Davit GGMARM24805.52010625132545
33Narayanan SrinathIMIND23105.51977924722531
34Adhiban BGMIND25435.51973324672505
35Guliev SarhanGMAZE24975.51967324592512
36Gagunashvili MerabGMGEO25995.51958924492457
37Zarkua DavitGEO23975.51957124462494
38Andriasian ZavenGMARM26455.51954124432454
39Khukhashvili SopikoIMGEO24215.51937524222454
40Kayumov Dmitry DGMUZB24635.51934524182457
41Mamedov NidjatGMAZE25805.51928224102425
42Zozulia AnnaIMBEL23695.51927124092445
43Minasian ArtashesGMARM25585.51917423972424
44Ramnath Bhuvanesh RIMIND24255.51914423932446
45Gutov AndreyGMRUS24455.51905723822405
46Simantsev MikhailGMUKR25565.51904923812415
47Ter-Sahakyan SamvelGMARM25755.51901023762395
48Swapnil S DhopadeIMIND24115.51880323502379
49Guliev LogmanIMAZE24685.51809322622280
50Shyam Sundar MIMIND24575.02057925722602
51Grigoryan Karen HFMARM24635.01989124862521
52Mansour SameerFMJOR23015.01985024812527
53Atabayev YusupFMTKM23195.01969524622509
54Koohestani ShFMIRI23455.01963824552516
55Anwesh UpadhyayaIMIND24325.01941324272467
56Roy Chowdhury SaptarshiIMIND24595.01920224002429
57Anastasian AshotGMARM25565.01904623812416
58Kowsarinia AmirFMIRI21685.01892923662431
59Abdulov Orkhan Javanshir OgluAZE23275.01891823652398
60Atabayev MaksatFMTKM23555.01890523632404
167 players

22) FS April 2011

The First Saturday events had GM, IM and two FM groups and took place 2nd-13th April 2011. Falko Bindrich won the GM event with 6.5/9.

FSGM April Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Apr 2011 - Wed 13th Apr 2011. Category: 7. Ave: (2410)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bindrich, Falko GM GER 2523 # = 1 1 0 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2564
2 Kargin, Arseny IM RUS 2400 = # 0 1 = = = = 1 1 5.5 2491
3 Vajda, Levente GM ROU 2508 0 1 # = 1 0 = = 1 1 5.5 2479
4 Gonda, Laszlo GM HUN 2548 0 0 = # 1 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2475
5 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael IM ESP 2317 1 = 0 0 # 1 0 1 1 0 4.5 2421
6 D'Costa, Lorin A R IM ENG 2441 0 = 1 = 0 # 1 = 0 1 4.5 2407
7 Natsidis, Christoph FM GER 2329 0 = = = 1 0 # 1 = = 4.5 2419
8 Antipov, Mikhail Al. CM RUS 2379 = = = 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 4 2371
9 Szabo, Bence HUN 2359 = 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 # = 2.5 2250
10 Tesik, Csaba HUN 2299 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 = # 2 2203
Round 1. Sat 2nd Apr 2011
Bindrich, Falko 1-0 Gonda, Laszlo 50 C92 Ruy Lopez
Kargin, Arseny 1/2-1/2 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 48 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
D'Costa, Lorin A R 1/2-1/2 Antipov, Mikhail Al. 75 D12 QGD Slav
Tesik, Csaba 1/2-1/2 Szabo, Bence 27 B63 Sicilian
Vajda, Levente 1/2-1/2 Natsidis, Christoph 54 B10 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Sun 3rd Apr 2011
Vajda, Levente 1-0 Tesik, Csaba 46 C45 Scotch
Szabo, Bence 1-0 D'Costa, Lorin A R 27 A17 English
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 1/2-1/2 Kargin, Arseny 28 B76 Sicilian
Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 1-0 Bindrich, Falko 41 C95 Ruy Lopez
Natsidis, Christoph 1/2-1/2 Gonda, Laszlo 21 A04 Reti opening
Round 3. Mon 4th Apr 2011
Gonda, Laszlo 1-0 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 48 A37 English
Bindrich, Falko 1/2-1/2 Antipov, Mikhail Al. 68 B13 Caro-Kann
Kargin, Arseny 1-0 Szabo, Bence 36 B90 Sicilian
D'Costa, Lorin A R 1-0 Vajda, Levente 34 A56 Czech Benoni defence
Tesik, Csaba 1/2-1/2 Natsidis, Christoph 22 B43 Sicilian
Round 4. Tue 5th Apr 2011
Tesik, Csaba 0-1 D'Costa, Lorin A R 52 B32 Sicilian defence
Vajda, Levente 1-0 Kargin, Arseny 28 B22 Sicilian
Szabo, Bence 1/2-1/2 Bindrich, Falko 35 E39 Nimzo-Indian
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 0-1 Gonda, Laszlo 32 C16 French
Natsidis, Christoph 1-0 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 31 A46 Queen's pawn game
Round 5. Wed 6th Apr 2011
Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 1-0 Antipov, Mikhail Al. 28 B90 Sicilian
Gonda, Laszlo 1-0 Szabo, Bence 26 E15 Queen's Indian
Bindrich, Falko 1-0 Vajda, Levente 39 C88 Ruy Lopez
Kargin, Arseny 1-0 Tesik, Csaba 36 C64 Ruy Lopez
D'Costa, Lorin A R 1-0 Natsidis, Christoph 27 E04 Catalan
Round 6. Thu 7th Apr 2011
D'Costa, Lorin A R 1/2-1/2 Kargin, Arseny 44 A20 English opening
Tesik, Csaba 0-1 Bindrich, Falko 37 C95 Ruy Lopez
Vajda, Levente 1/2-1/2 Gonda, Laszlo 15 C01 French
Szabo, Bence 0-1 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 56 A04 Reti opening
Natsidis, Christoph 1-0 Antipov, Mikhail Al. 36 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Round 7. Fri 8th Apr 2011
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 1-0 Szabo, Bence 23 B90 Sicilian
Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 0-1 Vajda, Levente 61 C88 Ruy Lopez
Gonda, Laszlo 1-0 Tesik, Csaba 51 E15 Queen's Indian
Bindrich, Falko 1-0 D'Costa, Lorin A R 49 A17 English
Kargin, Arseny 1/2-1/2 Natsidis, Christoph 69 B42 Sicilian
Round 8. Sat 9th Apr 2011
Kargin, Arseny 1/2-1/2 Bindrich, Falko 28 C94 Ruy Lopez
D'Costa, Lorin A R 1/2-1/2 Gonda, Laszlo 27 A09 Reti opening
Tesik, Csaba 1-0 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 46 B94 Sicilian
Vajda, Levente 1/2-1/2 Antipov, Mikhail Al. 52 B22 Sicilian
Natsidis, Christoph 1/2-1/2 Szabo, Bence 54 E17 Queen's Indian
Round 9. Sun 10th Apr 2011
Szabo, Bence 0-1 Vajda, Levente 37 A56 Czech Benoni defence
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 1-0 Tesik, Csaba 56 C92 Ruy Lopez
Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 1-0 D'Costa, Lorin A R 82 B42 Sicilian
Gonda, Laszlo 0-1 Kargin, Arseny 30 D12 QGD Slav
Bindrich, Falko 1-0 Natsidis, Christoph 52 A30 English
FSIM April Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Apr 2011 - Wed 13th Apr 2011. Category: 2. Ave: (2285)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Hirneise, Tobias IM GER 2431 # 0 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2482
2 Oparin, Grigoriy FM RUS 2345 1 # = 1 1 1 = 0 1 1 = = 8 2454
3 Lengyel, Bela IM HUN 2296 0 = # 1 = = 1 = 1 = = 1 7 2386
4 Tran, Tuan Minh FM VIE 2295 = 0 0 # = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 7 2386
5 Csonka, Balazs HUN 2188 = 0 = = # = = = = = 1 1 6 2329
6 To, Nhat Minh IM HUN 2345 0 0 = = = # = 1 = 1 = 1 6 2315
7 Battey, Alexander USA 2260 = = 0 0 = = # = 0 1 1 = 5 2251
8 Lamorelle, Julien FM FRA 2342 0 1 = 0 = 0 = # 0 = 1 1 5 2243
9 Brustkern, Juergen FM GER 2275 0 0 0 0 = = 1 1 # 0 = 1 4.5 2220
10 Nagy, Ervin IM HUN 2261 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 # = 1 4 2185
11 Kantor, Gergely HUN 2147 0 = = = 0 = 0 0 = = # = 3.5 2164
12 Papp, Petra WIM HUN 2230 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = # 1.5 1981
Round 1. Sat 2nd Apr 2011
Csonka, Balazs 1/2-1/2 Brustkern, Juergen 45 E81 King's Indian
Tran, Tuan Minh 1-0 Battey, Alexander 52 A45 Queen's pawn game
Papp, Petra 0-1 Lengyel, Bela 73 C98 Ruy Lopez
Hirneise, Tobias 1-0 Nagy, Ervin 30 B09 Pirc
Lamorelle, Julien 1-0 Kantor, Gergely 20 C11 French
Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 To, Nhat Minh 35 C41 Philidor
Round 2. Sun 3rd Apr 2011
To, Nhat Minh 1-0 Lamorelle, Julien
Csonka, Balazs 0-1 Oparin, Grigoriy 45 D35 QGD
Kantor, Gergely 0-1 Hirneise, Tobias 42 E39 Nimzo-Indian
Nagy, Ervin 1-0 Papp, Petra 71 A13 English opening
Lengyel, Bela 1-0 Tran, Tuan Minh 44 C18 French
Brustkern, Juergen 1-0 Battey, Alexander 58 D15 QGD Slav
Round 3. Mon 4th Apr 2011
Battey, Alexander 0-1 Lengyel, Bela 43 D35 QGD
Tran, Tuan Minh 1-0 Nagy, Ervin 55 A45 Queen's pawn game
Papp, Petra 1/2-1/2 Kantor, Gergely 45 C11 French
Hirneise, Tobias 1-0 To, Nhat Minh 24 D15 QGD Slav
Lamorelle, Julien 1/2-1/2 Csonka, Balazs 57 B19 Caro-Kann
Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 Brustkern, Juergen 46 B67 Sicilian
Round 4. Tue 5th Apr 2011
Oparin, Grigoriy 0-1 Lamorelle, Julien 30 B40 Sicilian
Csonka, Balazs 1/2-1/2 Hirneise, Tobias 27 D17 QGD Slav
To, Nhat Minh 1-0 Papp, Petra 46 D02 Queen's pawn game
Kantor, Gergely 1/2-1/2 Tran, Tuan Minh 38 A90 Dutch defence
Nagy, Ervin 0-1 Battey, Alexander 20 A04 Reti v Dutch
Brustkern, Juergen 0-1 Lengyel, Bela 46 A28 English
Round 5. Wed 6th Apr 2011
Lengyel, Bela 1/2-1/2 Nagy, Ervin 13 C92 Ruy Lopez
Battey, Alexander 1-0 Kantor, Gergely 58 C11 French
Tran, Tuan Minh 1/2-1/2 To, Nhat Minh 30 A45 Queen's pawn game
Papp, Petra 0-1 Csonka, Balazs 59 B10 Caro-Kann
Hirneise, Tobias 0-1 Oparin, Grigoriy 34 B90 Sicilian
Lamorelle, Julien 0-1 Brustkern, Juergen 35 B67 Sicilian
Round 6. Thu 7th Apr 2011
Lamorelle, Julien 0-1 Hirneise, Tobias 55 B07 Pirc defence
Oparin, Grigoriy 1/2-1/2 Papp, Petra 51 C78 Ruy Lopez
Csonka, Balazs 1/2-1/2 Tran, Tuan Minh 26 C03 French
To, Nhat Minh 1/2-1/2 Battey, Alexander 7 A00 Benko's opening
Kantor, Gergely 1/2-1/2 Lengyel, Bela 53 D35 QGD
Brustkern, Juergen 0-1 Nagy, Ervin 48 B09 Pirc
Round 7. Fri 8th Apr 2011
Nagy, Ervin 1/2-1/2 Kantor, Gergely 50 A15 English opening
Lengyel, Bela 1/2-1/2 To, Nhat Minh 24 B04 Alekhine's defence
Battey, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Csonka, Balazs 20 B12 Caro-Kann
Tran, Tuan Minh 0-1 Oparin, Grigoriy 34 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Papp, Petra 0-1 Lamorelle, Julien 29 B33 Sicilian
Hirneise, Tobias 1-0 Brustkern, Juergen 37 B67 Sicilian
Round 8. Sat 9th Apr 2011
Hirneise, Tobias 1-0 Papp, Petra 52 C77 Ruy Lopez
Lamorelle, Julien 0-1 Tran, Tuan Minh 52 C18 French
Oparin, Grigoriy 1/2-1/2 Battey, Alexander 57 C99 Ruy Lopez
Csonka, Balazs 1/2-1/2 Lengyel, Bela 60 D17 QGD Slav
To, Nhat Minh 1-0 Nagy, Ervin 35 A64 Benoni
Brustkern, Juergen 1/2-1/2 Kantor, Gergely 28 A46 Queen's pawn
Round 9. Sun 10th Apr 2011
Kantor, Gergely 1/2-1/2 To, Nhat Minh 49 A40 Queen's pawn
Nagy, Ervin 1/2-1/2 Csonka, Balazs 39 A09 Reti opening
Lengyel, Bela 1/2-1/2 Oparin, Grigoriy 61 B84 Sicilian
Battey, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Lamorelle, Julien 45 B40 Sicilian
Tran, Tuan Minh 1/2-1/2 Hirneise, Tobias 50 A45 Queen's pawn game
Papp, Petra 0-1 Brustkern, Juergen 55 B67 Sicilian
Round 10. Mon 11th Apr 2011
Papp, Petra 0-1 Tran, Tuan Minh 58 C18 French
Hirneise, Tobias 1/2-1/2 Battey, Alexander 52 B12 Caro-Kann
Lamorelle, Julien 1/2-1/2 Lengyel, Bela 41 C49 Four knights
Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 Nagy, Ervin 26 B09 Pirc
Csonka, Balazs 1-0 Kantor, Gergely 36 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Brustkern, Juergen 1/2-1/2 To, Nhat Minh 19 A40 Queen's pawn
Round 11. Tue 12th Apr 2011
To, Nhat Minh 1/2-1/2 Csonka, Balazs 14 D02 Queen's pawn game
Kantor, Gergely 1/2-1/2 Oparin, Grigoriy 15 D31 QGD
Nagy, Ervin 1/2-1/2 Lamorelle, Julien 61 A06 Reti opening
Lengyel, Bela 0-1 Hirneise, Tobias 39 B62 Sicilian
Battey, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Papp, Petra 28 D11 QGD Slav
Tran, Tuan Minh 1-0 Brustkern, Juergen 46 B08 Pirc
FSFMA April Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Apr 2011 - Wed 13th Apr 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2062)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Darazs, Zoltan HUN 2218 # = 1 1 = = 1 1 0 = 1 1 8 2223
2 Erdos, Boglarka HUN 2174 = # 0 = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2227
3 Chen, Yang CHN 2033 0 1 # = = 1 = = = 1 = 1 7 2167
4 Sanders, Isaac B ENG 2015 0 = = # = 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 7 2168
5 Tran, Minh Thang VIE 2077 = 0 = = # 0 = 1 1 1 0 1 6 2097
6 Borda, Lajos HUN 2135 = = 0 1 1 # 0 = 0 1 1 0 5.5 2055
7 Xu, Fei CHN 1909 0 = = 0 = 1 # 0 1 = = 1 5.5 2076
8 Juracsik, Jozsef HUN 2228 0 0 = = 0 = 1 # 1 0 1 1 5.5 2047
9 Farkas, Richard HUN 2001 1 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 # 1 1 = 5 2032
10 Kiss, Peter HUN 1902 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 # 1 0 3 1902
11 Zala, Gyula HUN 2074 0 0 = 0 1 0 = 0 0 0 # 1 3 1886
12 Csillag, Janos HUN 1978 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 1 0 # 2.5 1859
Round 1. Sat 2nd Apr 2011
Kiss, Peter 0-1 Farkas, Richard 38 D02 Queen's pawn game
Chen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Juracsik, Jozsef 36 B90 Sicilian
Erdos, Boglarka 1/2-1/2 Darazs, Zoltan 11 C45 Scotch
Csillag, Janos 0-1 Sanders, Isaac B 29 E85 King's Indian
Tran, Minh Thang 1/2-1/2 Xu, Fei 46 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Borda, Lajos 1-0 Zala, Gyula 32 C23 Bishop's opening
Round 2. Sun 3rd Apr 2011
Kiss, Peter 0-1 Borda, Lajos 60 B28 Sicilian
Zala, Gyula 1-0 Tran, Minh Thang 19 C00 French defence
Xu, Fei 1-0 Csillag, Janos 43 B16 Caro-Kann
Sanders, Isaac B 1/2-1/2 Erdos, Boglarka 45 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Darazs, Zoltan 1-0 Chen, Yang 51 B97 Sicilian
Farkas, Richard 0-1 Juracsik, Jozsef 30 B76 Sicilian
Round 3. Mon 4th Apr 2011
Juracsik, Jozsef 0-1 Darazs, Zoltan 63 B30 Sicilian defence
Chen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Sanders, Isaac B 25 B90 Sicilian
Erdos, Boglarka 1/2-1/2 Xu, Fei 69 B50 Sicilian
Csillag, Janos 0-1 Zala, Gyula 20 C30 King's gambit
Tran, Minh Thang 1-0 Kiss, Peter 38 A80 Dutch
Borda, Lajos 0-1 Farkas, Richard 48 C02 French
Round 4. Tue 5th Apr 2011
Borda, Lajos 1-0 Tran, Minh Thang 50 C02 French
Kiss, Peter 0-1 Csillag, Janos 27 E10 Queen's pawn game
Zala, Gyula 0-1 Erdos, Boglarka 34 C00 French defence
Xu, Fei 1/2-1/2 Chen, Yang 6 B09 Pirc
Sanders, Isaac B 1/2-1/2 Juracsik, Jozsef 61 A65 Benoni
Farkas, Richard 1-0 Darazs, Zoltan 31 C29 Vienna gambit
Round 5. Wed 6th Apr 2011
Darazs, Zoltan 1-0 Sanders, Isaac B 36 E87 King's Indian
Juracsik, Jozsef 1-0 Xu, Fei 42 C49 Four knights
Chen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Zala, Gyula 47 C30 King's gambit
Erdos, Boglarka 1-0 Kiss, Peter 17 C00 French defence
Csillag, Janos 1-0 Borda, Lajos 26 B23 Sicilian
Tran, Minh Thang 1-0 Farkas, Richard 54 A80 Dutch
Round 6. Thu 7th Apr 2011
Tran, Minh Thang 1-0 Csillag, Janos 24 A43 Old Benoni defence
Borda, Lajos 1/2-1/2 Erdos, Boglarka 20 B29 Sicilian
Kiss, Peter 0-1 Chen, Yang 37 E79 King's Indian
Zala, Gyula 0-1 Juracsik, Jozsef 36 A00 Amar (Paris) opening
Xu, Fei 0-1 Darazs, Zoltan 71 C86 Ruy Lopez
Farkas, Richard 0-1 Sanders, Isaac B 46 B90 Sicilian
Round 7. Fri 8th Apr 2011
Juracsik, Jozsef 0-1 Kiss, Peter 70 B30 Sicilian
Sanders, Isaac B 1-0 Xu, Fei 24 D15 QGD Slav
Darazs, Zoltan 1-0 Zala, Gyula 25 C31 KGD
Chen, Yang 1-0 Borda, Lajos 33 B20 Sicilian defence
Erdos, Boglarka 1-0 Tran, Minh Thang 33 C10 French
Csillag, Janos 1/2-1/2 Farkas, Richard 59 D09 QGD
Round 8. Sat 9th Apr 2011
Csillag, Janos 0-1 Erdos, Boglarka 18 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Tran, Minh Thang 1/2-1/2 Chen, Yang 23 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Borda, Lajos 1/2-1/2 Juracsik, Jozsef 28 B40 Sicilian defence
Kiss, Peter 1/2-1/2 Darazs, Zoltan 7 C69 Ruy Lopez
Zala, Gyula 0-1 Sanders, Isaac B 25 B20 Sicilian defence
Farkas, Richard 0-1 Xu, Fei 49 B90 Sicilian
Round 9. Sun 10th Apr 2011
Xu, Fei 1/2-1/2 Zala, Gyula 26 C40 QP counter-gambit (elephant gambit)
Sanders, Isaac B 1-0 Kiss, Peter 36 A44 Semi-Benoni (`blockade variation')
Darazs, Zoltan 1/2-1/2 Borda, Lajos 38 B28 Sicilian
Juracsik, Jozsef 0-1 Tran, Minh Thang 59 C10 French
Chen, Yang 1-0 Csillag, Janos 41 B27 Sicilian
Erdos, Boglarka 1-0 Farkas, Richard 23 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 10. Mon 11th Apr 2011
Erdos, Boglarka 0-1 Chen, Yang 56 B34 Sicilian
Csillag, Janos 0-1 Juracsik, Jozsef 36 B25 Sicilian
Tran, Minh Thang 1/2-1/2 Darazs, Zoltan 14 B22 Sicilian
Borda, Lajos 1-0 Sanders, Isaac B 25 B50 Sicilian
Kiss, Peter 1/2-1/2 Xu, Fei 27 D17 QGD Slav
Farkas, Richard 1-0 Zala, Gyula 37 A43 Old Benoni defence
Round 11. Tue 12th Apr 2011
Zala, Gyula 0-1 Kiss, Peter 64 B20 Sicilian defence
Xu, Fei 1-0 Borda, Lajos 45 B28 Sicilian
Sanders, Isaac B 1/2-1/2 Tran, Minh Thang 45 A90 Dutch defence
Darazs, Zoltan 1-0 Csillag, Janos 26 B27 Sicilian
Juracsik, Jozsef 0-1 Erdos, Boglarka 47 C02 French
Chen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Farkas, Richard 23 B20 Sicilian defence
FSFMB April Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Apr 2011 - Wed 13th Apr 2011. Category: None. Ave: (1634)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Mayer, Istvan FM HUN 2023 # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
2 Kozak, Adam HUN 1690 0 # 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 1994
3 Hegedus, Peter Dr HUN 1792 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 1811
4 Benyeda, Tibor HUN 1637 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 6 1705
5 Csetneki, Mark HUN 1640 0 0 = 0 # 1 0 1 1 1 = 5 1633
6 Bella, Zsolt HUN 1471 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 4.5 1614
7 Breen, Anthony IRL 1669 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 0 1 = 1 3.5 1520
8 Merk, Andras HUN 1514 0 0 0 1 0 = 1 # 0 = 0 3 1497
9 Hetesi, Zoltan HUN 1530 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 3 1495
10 Czipp, Janos HUN 1599 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 2 1397
11 Vujosevics, Eszter HUN 1404 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 # 1.5 1361
Round 1. Sat 2nd Apr 2011
Benyeda, Tibor 1-0 Hetesi, Zoltan 24 D02 Queen's pawn game
Hegedus, Peter Dr 1/2-1/2 Csetneki, Mark 22 B22 Sicilian
Breen, Anthony 0-1 Merk, Andras 18 D92 Gruenfeld
Kozak, Adam 1-0 Bella, Zsolt 44 D06 QGD
Mayer, Istvan 1-0 Czipp, Janos 37 B10 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Sun 3rd Apr 2011
Vujosevics, Eszter 0-1 Mayer, Istvan 25 C02 French
Bella, Zsolt 0-1 Benyeda, Tibor 38 D00 Queen's pawn game
Czipp, Janos 0-1 Kozak, Adam 51 A48 King's Indian
Hetesi, Zoltan 0-1 Breen, Anthony 13 B50 Sicilian
Merk, Andras 0-1 Hegedus, Peter Dr 27 C12 French
Round 3. Mon 4th Apr 2011
Csetneki, Mark 1-0 Merk, Andras 34 D85 Gruenfeld
Hegedus, Peter Dr 1-0 Hetesi, Zoltan 13 C24 Bishop's opening
Breen, Anthony 0-1 Bella, Zsolt 39 A40 Modern defence
Benyeda, Tibor 1-0 Czipp, Janos 49 D02 Queen's pawn game
Kozak, Adam 1-0 Vujosevics, Eszter 37 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 4. Tue 5th Apr 2011
Mayer, Istvan 1-0 Kozak, Adam 33 B51 Sicilian
Vujosevics, Eszter 0-1 Benyeda, Tibor 44 B12 de Bruycker defence
Czipp, Janos 1/2-1/2 Breen, Anthony 44 B37 Sicilian
Bella, Zsolt 0-1 Hegedus, Peter Dr 26 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
Hetesi, Zoltan 0-1 Csetneki, Mark 26 B43 Sicilian
Round 5. Wed 6th Apr 2011
Merk, Andras 0-1 Hetesi, Zoltan 77 C25 Vienna game
Csetneki, Mark 1-0 Bella, Zsolt 49 A42 Modern defence
Hegedus, Peter Dr 1-0 Czipp, Janos 28 B00 King's pawn opening
Breen, Anthony 1-0 Vujosevics, Eszter 40 A00 Benko's opening
Benyeda, Tibor 0-1 Mayer, Istvan 15 A04 Reti opening
Round 6. Thu 7th Apr 2011
Kozak, Adam 1-0 Benyeda, Tibor 66 D55 QGD
Mayer, Istvan 1-0 Breen, Anthony 33 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Vujosevics, Eszter 0-1 Hegedus, Peter Dr 43 C02 French
Czipp, Janos 0-1 Csetneki, Mark 57 D31 QGD
Bella, Zsolt 1/2-1/2 Merk, Andras 42 D80 Gruenfeld defence
Round 7. Fri 8th Apr 2011
Hetesi, Zoltan 0-1 Bella, Zsolt 43 A42 Modern defence
Merk, Andras 1/2-1/2 Czipp, Janos 43 B40 Sicilian
Csetneki, Mark 1/2-1/2 Vujosevics, Eszter 31 A90 Dutch defence
Hegedus, Peter Dr 0-1 Mayer, Istvan 23 C02 French
Breen, Anthony 0-1 Kozak, Adam 45 B26 Sicilian
Round 8. Sat 9th Apr 2011
Benyeda, Tibor 1-0 Breen, Anthony 49 D52 QGD
Kozak, Adam 1-0 Hegedus, Peter Dr 33 A88 Dutch
Mayer, Istvan 1-0 Csetneki, Mark 52 B20 Sicilian
Vujosevics, Eszter 1-0 Merk, Andras 53 B50 Sicilian
Czipp, Janos 0-1 Hetesi, Zoltan 31 C22 Centre game
Round 9. Sun 10th Apr 2011
Bella, Zsolt 1-0 Czipp, Janos 30 A30 English
Hetesi, Zoltan 1-0 Vujosevics, Eszter 24 D02 Queen's bishop game
Merk, Andras 0-1 Mayer, Istvan 40 C17 French
Csetneki, Mark 0-1 Kozak, Adam 26 A43 Old Benoni defence
Hegedus, Peter Dr 1-0 Benyeda, Tibor 81 B22 Sicilian
Round 10. Mon 11th Apr 2011
Breen, Anthony 0-1 Hegedus, Peter Dr 25 C01 French
Benyeda, Tibor 1-0 Csetneki, Mark 34 D31 QGD
Kozak, Adam 1-0 Merk, Andras 41 B32 Sicilian defence
Mayer, Istvan 1-0 Hetesi, Zoltan 33 C70 Ruy Lopez
Vujosevics, Eszter 0-1 Bella, Zsolt 36 B06 Robatsch defence
Round 11. Tue 12th Apr 2011
Czipp, Janos 1-0 Vujosevics, Eszter 41 A80 Dutch
Bella, Zsolt 0-1 Mayer, Istvan 23 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Hetesi, Zoltan 0-1 Kozak, Adam 26 B50 Sicilian
Merk, Andras 1-0 Benyeda, Tibor 67 B43 Sicilian
Csetneki, Mark 0-1 Breen, Anthony 30 A57 Benko gambit half accepted

23) V Tancat IM

The V Tancat IM tournament took place over many weeks in Sabadell, Spain and was won by Raul Omar Gonzalez. As usual Cuban player's ratings are not available.

V Tancat IM Sabadell ESP Fri 4th Feb 2011 - Fri 1st Apr 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2048)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gonzalez, Raul Omar FM ESP 2232 # 1 = 1 0 = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2423
2 Cruz, Filemon IM PER 2412 0 # = = 1 1 = = = 1 5.5 2302
3 Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial IM CUB = = # = = = = 1 = = 5 2319
4 Rojas Keim, Luis IM CHI 2432 0 = = # 0 = 1 1 1 = 5 2257
5 Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria IM ESP 2368 1 0 = 1 # 0 = 0 1 = 4.5 2222
6 Avila Jimenez, Javier ESP 2227 = 0 = = 1 # 0 1 0 1 4.5 2239
7 Banos, Oscar ARG 2232 0 = = 0 = 1 # = 1 = 4.5 2239
8 Tallo Dominguez, Imar ESP 2204 = = 0 0 1 0 = # = 1 4 2198
9 Subirats Ruiz, Sergi ESP 2206 0 = = 0 0 1 0 = # = 3 2092
10 Escofet Martin, David ESP 2171 0 0 = = = 0 = 0 = # 2.5 2038
Round 1. Fri 4th Feb 2011
Escofet Martin, David 0-1 Cruz, Filemon 39 C12 French
Tallo Dominguez, Imar 0-1 Rojas Keim, Luis 33 B07 Pirc defence
Subirats Ruiz, Sergi 1/2-1/2 Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial 12 C02 French
Banos, Oscar 1-0 Avila Jimenez, Javier 50 A11 English
Gonzalez, Raul Omar 0-1 Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria 51 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Round 2. Fri 11th Feb 2011
Gonzalez, Raul Omar 1-0 Banos, Oscar 89 A84 Dutch defence
Avila Jimenez, Javier 0-1 Subirats Ruiz, Sergi 32 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial 1-0 Tallo Dominguez, Imar 18 B90 Sicilian
Rojas Keim, Luis 1/2-1/2 Escofet Martin, David 62 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria 0-1 Cruz, Filemon 42 C11 French
Round 3. Fri 18th Feb 2011
Cruz, Filemon 1/2-1/2 Rojas Keim, Luis 15 A70 Benoni
Escofet Martin, David 1/2-1/2 Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial 19 C45 Scotch
Tallo Dominguez, Imar 0-1 Avila Jimenez, Javier 45 B12 Caro-Kann
Subirats Ruiz, Sergi 0-1 Gonzalez, Raul Omar 55 B28 Sicilian
Banos, Oscar 1/2-1/2 Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria 89 E70 King's Indian
Round 4. Fri 25th Feb 2011
Banos, Oscar 1-0 Subirats Ruiz, Sergi 35 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Gonzalez, Raul Omar 1/2-1/2 Tallo Dominguez, Imar 37 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Avila Jimenez, Javier 1-0 Escofet Martin, David 50 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial 1/2-1/2 Cruz, Filemon 15 D14 QGD Slav
Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria 1-0 Rojas Keim, Luis 25 B35 Sicilian
Round 5. Fri 4th Mar 2011
Rojas Keim, Luis 1/2-1/2 Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial 13 B10 Caro-Kann
Cruz, Filemon 1-0 Avila Jimenez, Javier 44 A11 English
Escofet Martin, David 0-1 Gonzalez, Raul Omar 20 B86 Sicilian
Tallo Dominguez, Imar 1/2-1/2 Banos, Oscar 52 C03 French
Subirats Ruiz, Sergi 0-1 Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria 56 B34 Sicilian
Round 6. Fri 11th Mar 2011
Subirats Ruiz, Sergi 1/2-1/2 Tallo Dominguez, Imar 13 B90 Sicilian
Banos, Oscar 1/2-1/2 Escofet Martin, David 16 D80 Gruenfeld
Gonzalez, Raul Omar 1-0 Cruz, Filemon 27 D91 Gruenfeld
Avila Jimenez, Javier 1/2-1/2 Rojas Keim, Luis 35 A41 Old Indian defence
Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria 1/2-1/2 Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial 19 C69 Ruy Lopez
Round 7. Fri 18th Mar 2011
Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial 1/2-1/2 Avila Jimenez, Javier 16 E08 Catalan
Rojas Keim, Luis 0-1 Gonzalez, Raul Omar 31 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Cruz, Filemon 1/2-1/2 Banos, Oscar 12 D31 QGD
Escofet Martin, David 1/2-1/2 Subirats Ruiz, Sergi 14 C44 Ponziani
Tallo Dominguez, Imar 1-0 Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria 38 B56 Sicilian
Round 8. Fri 25th Mar 2011
Tallo Dominguez, Imar 1-0 Escofet Martin, David 26 B70 Sicilian
Subirats Ruiz, Sergi 1/2-1/2 Cruz, Filemon 12 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Banos, Oscar 0-1 Rojas Keim, Luis 47 A21 English opening
Gonzalez, Raul Omar 1/2-1/2 Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial 20 D78 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6
Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria 0-1 Avila Jimenez, Javier 31 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 9. Fri 1st Apr 2011
Avila Jimenez, Javier 1/2-1/2 Gonzalez, Raul Omar 21 A27 English
Alonso Garcia, Rene Marcial 1/2-1/2 Banos, Oscar 15 A30 English
Rojas Keim, Luis 1-0 Subirats Ruiz, Sergi 35 C45 Scotch
Cruz, Filemon 1/2-1/2 Tallo Dominguez, Imar 9 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Escofet Martin, David 1/2-1/2 Perpinya Rofes, Lluis Maria 32 B34 Sicilian

24) 10th Weiz Open City Cup 2011

Sergey Kasparov won the 10th Weiz Open City Cup on tie-break after scoring 4/5.

10th Weiz Open Weiz AUT Thu 7th Apr 2011 - Sun 10th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kasparov SergeyGMBLR24734.015.59.012.00
2Schnider GertFMAUT23494.015.010.011.00
3Sonnberger ThomasAUT21534.015.09.011.25
4Schreiner PeterAUT22604.013.08.010.75
5Steiner GuentherAUT21953.514.59.09.25
6Trkulja ZoranNMAUT22173.513.59.07.75
7Ernst Michael Mag.MKAUT21473.513.58.58.50
8Almer GeraldAUT20913.016.010.08.25
9Winiwarter Felix Dr.NMAUT21743.016.09.58.00
10Posch RolandAUT21223.014.08.57.25
11Higatsberger Michael DDr.AUT21753.013.57.57.25
12Gutmann AloisAUT20663.012.06.55.50
13Klinkan ElisabethWMKAUT19833.010.56.55.25
14Menezes ChristophAUT21242.514.08.56.25
15Stifter EwaldAUT19962.512.57.54.25
16Weinwurm Wolfgang Dr.MKAUT22012.512.57.05.00
Raith Heimo DI.AUT21032.512.57.05.00
Kropik MartinAUT20882.512.57.05.00
19Kasparova TatjanaWIMBLR21522.512.57.04.25
20Reiter ArminAUT18162.511.57.05.00
21Horvath RekaHUN19652.510.55.53.50
22Hafner RobertAUT21102.014.59.54.50
23Wallner Walter Dr.MKAUT20332.012.57.53.50
24Veigl ThomasAUT17912.012.07.04.50
25Goessler MarkusAUT18952.011.57.03.75
26Kassel Walter Dr.AUT19482.08.04.52.00
27Mostbauer MaximilianAUT18521.512.07.53.25
28Huber GuentherAUT20051.511.56.52.50
29Somasundram Jayakumar Ing.AUT19641.510.57.01.75
30Rusek Walter Mag.AUT18271.59.55.51.50
31Hoebarth Guenter Ing.AUT19501.011.07.00.50
32Birklbauer ToniAUT20691.010.05.50.75
33Veigl WilhelmAUT20570.59.04.50.50
33 players

25) 42nd Mar del Plata Open

The 42nd Mar del Plata Open takes place 16th-23rd April 2011. Games not available as far as I could see.

42nd Open Mar del Plata ARG Sat 16th Apr 2011 - Sat 23rd Apr 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Pierrot, FacundoARG244132.06.06.0
2Pacheco, Ricardo DanielARG230532.06.06.0
3Alonso, SalvadorARG246732.05.56.0
4Tristan, LeonardoARG243632.05.56.0
5Virgillito, CristianARG223332.05.56.0
6Flores, DiegoARG261132.05.06.0
7Fusco, LeonardoARG237132.05.06.0
8Zamorano, Jorge AdrianARG227132.05.06.0
9Rodriguez Vila, AndresURU252732.04.56.0
10Caceres Recalde, Fernando N.ARG201932.04.56.0
11Della Morte, German CarlosARG235131.54.56.0
12Iglesias, JorgeARG230531.54.56.0
13Mussanti, DiegoARG230631.54.06.0
14Saldano Dayer, HoracioESP240631.04.06.0
15Gaitan, Juan ManuelARG216331.03.56.0
16Bustamante, LeonidasARG214731.03.56.0
17Vasta, Eduardo AlfredoARG23532.52.06.55.5
18Slipak, Sergio DavidARG24362.52.06.55.0
19Leskovar, MarioARG23322.52.05.55.5
20Saralegui, MarioURU21522.52.05.55.5
21Kanefsck, GustavoARG23822.52.05.55.0
22Paveto, KevinARG21992.51.55.55.5
23Dolezal, CristianARG23922.51.55.05.5
24Fell, Sebastian PabloARG21352.51.55.05.5
25Di Muro, MatiasARG22362.51.54.55.0
26Mashal, Ruben ArielARG20862.51.54.55.0
27Gallego, GonzaloARG21812.51.54.54.5
28Saralegui, FernandoARG2.51.54.54.5
29Paez Medina, Guillermo AlejandroCHI21392.51.54.05.0
30Leskovar, MatiasARG22782.51.53.55.0
31Fidel, Roberto OscarARG21632.51.53.54.5
32Daneri, MartinARG21072.51.53.54.5
33Penafiel, HoracioARG21742.51.53.05.0
34Landriel, MarioARG23452.51.04.55.5
35Malbran, GuillermoARG21622.51.04.55.5
36Barrionuevo, PabloARG232122.07.05.0
37Quarracino, CarlosARG222322.07.05.0
38Chiponi, Carlos JavierARG201122.07.05.0
39Fiori, NicolasARG216622.06.55.0
40Fabian, GastonARG230722.06.05.0
41Pichot, AlanARG222822.06.05.0
42Zuriel, MarisaARG221322.06.05.0
43Perez, Maximiliano AgustinARG221122.06.05.0
44Lopez, DiegoARG214722.06.05.0
45Dominguez, Diego LeonardoARG201522.05.55.0
46Giardelli, Sergio C.ARG234522.05.54.0
47Ferreyra, DamianARG190222.05.54.0
48Mendez, GustavoARG232022.04.54.5
49Fernandez, Jorge DanielARG207922.04.54.5
50Lopardo, NestorARG201522.04.54.5
229Ventura, MaiaARG01.03.00.0
230 players

26) Vorobets Memorial 2011

The Vorobets Memorial took place in Lviv. I just had the games. I couldn't find out anything about the event except a possible calendar entry on the FIDE site. The Ukrainian team isn't even all Ukrainians so I don't know what the event is all about really.

Vorobets Memorial Lviv UKR Thu 7th Apr 2011 - Thu 14th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkTeamNameRtgPts
1TUR TeamYildiz, Betul Cemre2219 7.0
2TUR TeamOzturk, Kubra2262 4.5
3TUR TeamMenzi, Nezihe Ezgi1868 2.5
4TUR TeamSop, Selen1995 1.0
5TUR TeamKaya, Emel2046 0.5
1UKR TeamSoloviova, Elizaveta2318 8.5
2UKR TeamMoliboga, Vladimir2277 7.5
3UKR TeamHuda, M2217 7.0
4UKR TeamZheliandinov, Viktor23786.0
5UKR TeamBoguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij2254 5.5
10 players

27) ch-FRA Youth 2011

The French Youth Championships have started in Montlucon. 807 players. They will be joined by the younger players of the age categories under 8 & 10 on Wednesday. The final count will then should an impressive total of 1223 participants. Games from the first round of the Junior (u20), Cadet (u18) and Minimes (u16) boys section are available. I'm not sure which other events I will be covering it will depend on their strength.

ch-FRA Juniors Montlucon FRA Sun 17th Apr 2011 - Sun 24th Apr 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
PlNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1DEMUTH AdrienFRA23752022760
2MASSONI MichaelFRA23382022730
3STEPHAN VictorFRA22782012696
4VILLEGAS PierreFRA22462022634
5FANTINEL ThibaultFRA22352012562
6BOUGET AlexandreFRA21892012540
7SOCHACKI WojtekFRA229402220
8LE GOFF RonanFRA205502192
9LUDWIG RemiFRA225302170
10BLUM NicolasFRA2245022170
11FERYN AlexandreFRA204102165
12LOUIS-SIDOIS CharlesFRA1901022116
13AUVRAY SimonFRA2065011908
14PELLICANO MarcFRA18621032189
15ARDELLIER MaximeFRA18521032155
16HUTOIS MickaelFRA21421022118
17PACI RomainFRA20111022111
18NAJART DavidFRA20081022052
19CONTOUT AimeFRA20971022052
20LEMARCHAND MatthieuFRA19031022007
21NOOSHIAN KevinFRA20111022007
22DEVALLEE JeremieFRA20491031988
23PODVIN Francois-XavierFRA2000101972
24NARI DamienFRA1913101908
25MOUDJEB HakimFRA15401011890
26GERTOSIO FranckFRA21661011872
27CHANDESRIS LudovicFRA21211011864
28LAMBERT RomainFRA2054½021782
29MENISSIER FabienFRA1579½021736
30DURAND JeremieFRA1600½031732
31PLESSIS ArnaudFRA18820031522
32TOENZ ArthurFRA18750031478
33BOUVIER ClementFRA18610021400
34WATTIEZ NicolasFRA17660021376
35VIDAL LlewellynFRA19900031282
36VERRIER CharlesFRA13990021280
37DUPLECH StephaneFRA1590001263
38OUVRARD RaphaelFRA1410001083
38 players
ch-FRA Cadets Montlucon FRA Sun 17th Apr 2011 - Sun 24th Apr 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
PlNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1LAGARDE MaximeFRA24412012768
2SONG JulienFRA23682022695
3SOCHACKI ChristopheFRA23662012693
4SIMON DamienFRA16772022658
5SANVOISIN CorentinFRA19472012613
6DI NICOLANTONIO LucasFRA22732022607
7BREST Jean-FrancoisFRA19242022603
8SAMOUN FlorentFRA21922022558
9YOUSSOUPOV MoisseFRA21462022516
10OLLIER MilanFRA21382022510
11LEBON YohanFRA18672022486
12DUBOUE PeioFRA20942022470
13CHAUVET VincentFRA20902022417
14BRUNIER JulesFRA20342022382
15VERWEE JohannFRA167202168
16DUBOIS VincentFRA186202090
17COPIN ValentinFRA188702064
18DIONISI ThomasFRA218302053
19PLUYAUD BenoitFRA20070½2051
20MOUHAMAD JoachinFRA211302008
21JOUDELAT DavidFRA186802008
22PILTE NicolasFRA210001999
23NAUDION GregoireFRA205301910
24MELEY HectorFRA20081022042
25DURAND VictorFRA20021032034
26RINGOT MaximeFRA17161022028
27HARNIK CecilienFRA19511022000
28TOURNIER TimotheeFRA19371021976
29DE LUSSAC MaxenceFRA18141021945
30ADAM GaetanFRA15841031926
31SAUVIAT ThomasFRA17271021926
32DEMEURE FlorianFRA17881021919
33GELIN BaptisteFRA19211021916
34PERRIN FlorianFRA17811011906
35JEAN NicolasFRA17721021901
36COIFFAIT CasimirFRA17161011901
37BILLON OlivierFRA21921031894
38LEHAUT MathieuFRA18431021894
39ETTAYEB JemchidFRA17371021890
40SAVALLE AlexandreFRA17331021888
41EDEN JamesFRA21841021879
42DAUTHEVILLE SimonFRA1754101872
43MULLER AnthonyFRA18821031842
44SANDANA YannickFRA16681021840
45IANNICIELLO DavidFRA18791021834
46MOLHO AntoineFRA17531021832
47DUBOIS BenjaminFRA15371011816
48MUHEIM SebastienFRA21011021809
49DUPRE-DEPRIL TomFRA17521021756
50OLTRA AlexandreFRA1744101744
51TERNAULT MathieuFRA20851021735
52GARNIER TeddyFRA1936101701
53STEPENKO RomanFRA1929101701
54BRANDEL LeoFRA13501021700
55VIERS EmmanuelFRA19191011658
56BENAVIDES JeremyFRA1725½01778
57ALLIGON MickaelFRA17310021323
58DE BALMANN MarcFRA1730001314
59SAID RemiFRA18180031270
60GOMES AlexisFRA18000031256
61ELLEQUAIN BaptisteFRA17260021234
62VIENNOT KevinFRA17550021210
63GUILLOTON SaravanFRA17000021192
64BOUTCHENIK CyrilFRA16800031187
65CAYLA JonathanFRA1991001184
66MEKROUD KevinFRA16800021178
67MESSAOUD-CRISTOFINI MehdiFRA16400021160
68TONNAIRE AdrienFRA1560001143
69TROLONGE RemiFRA1749001141
70LAMBERT HugoFRA1299001120
71MASSOT JoachimFRA12990021113
72BACQ RomainFRA14100021079
73FAURE RobertFRA17460021069
74BRIDEL SebastienFRA1380001053
74 players
ch-FRA Minimes Montlucon FRA Sun 17th Apr 2011 - Sun 24th Apr 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
PlNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1MOUSSARD JulesFRA24102022737
2CAIN-ROSSOW WilliamFRA17472012646
3KASER SimonFRA16702012601
4GIROYAN GaryFRA22492022589
5LOISEAU QuentinFRA21422022548
6KIRK EzraFRA21112012548
7GREGOT StanislasFRA1505202526
8MALKA SamuelFRA20152022500
9RINGUET NoeFRA20162022491
10MACON ArthurFRA19972012486
11MESSINGER KarlFRA19662022478
12SALLES LouisFRA2008202470
13DESLIAS GregoireFRA1943202385
14PACI NicolasFRA19392012367
15MULLER MatthieuFRA192802156
16TOBITT-JUPILLAT EricFRA164602108
17BARBOT PierreFRA2224022094
18KHALFAOUI MathiasFRA179402081
19BERNARD AlienFRA1893022050
20AUBRY YannisFRA207802046
21MARIMOUTOU LoicFRA188002045
22FERYN BenjaminFRA205602040
23LEMEILLE FrancoisFRA207402039
24MKRTCHYAN ArmenFRA188302036
25NERI Jean-BaptisteFRA205202031
26CORNATON AntoineFRA187002019
27RAVOT EmmanuelFRA2022022017
28JAOUEN ValentinFRA1861022002
29LEVEQUE GuillaumeFRA1901011991
30BARBARAS MathieuFRA201601919
31LERICHE LucFRA193101871
32MALASSAGNE RaphaelFRA17711002277
33CROUZET EmericFRA18161032044
34GRUNDMAN AnatoleFRA1786102026
35DUFF RufusFRA19291021994
36LEHARANGER GuillaumeFRA17441021979
37BAPST ValentinFRA19251021974
38DELVAUX RobinFRA18301021945
39BUREL IwanFRA18361021944
40CHANSAVANG AlbainFRA17371011928
41BERNARD ChristopheFRA16801021926
42MENARD BaptisteFRA18291021925
43HUG TimotheeFRA17251011924
44DESBOIS EtienneFRA1659101920
45ROQUES OlivierFRA19141021914
46BACH AnatoleFRA1921101900
47JEANNESSON EtienneFRA1812101887
48CRAFT IsaacFRA1806101868
49DA SILVA QuentinFRA1630101852
50CRETIN StephaneFRA16101011844
51FLORY PhilippeFRA1810101826
52SARTRE GuilhemFRA17831021823
53DUTREUIL RaphaelFRA18741031812
54BOMBAIL LeonardFRA17721021798
55ROSELLE TristanFRA18681021796
56MARTIN AxelFRA2035101790
57BOUYSSIERES MaxFRA1845101783
58ROUBAUD AlexandreFRA20811011783
59VILAIN ThomasFRA18581021773
60DEGARDIN SylvainFRA19471031742
61ALLARD ThomasFRA19411031698
62VALENTE AlexandreFRA1898101684
63CANTIN LoicFRA1929101644
64CHAUDET TheoFRA15501021168
65PIGEAT BenoitFRA1647½031756
66GEFFROY LeoFRA1830½021741
67FIGIEL AlexisFRA1736½01730
68LO SEEN LukeFRA1710½01694
69DE LUSSAC EstepheFRA1688½01682
70ROUXEL Marc-MilanFRA1741½021678
71APPRIOU TanguyFRA1636½021647
72BORDAIS BenjaminFRA1787½021636
73LUCIANI ThibaultFRA1949½021628
74VAN POUCKE AnthonyFRA1595½021622
75HAJAGE MichaelFRA1770½01608
76CIVIT PierreFRA1902½01504
77BELLAHCENE RayaneFRA1844½01414
78POURQUET MatthieuFRA17500031362
79FAURE AlexandreFRA17210031242
80DEVAURE GuillaumeFRA1701001205
81GUIGUE JulienFRA1710001204
82VIERS MatthieuFRA17080021202
83BOURGEOIS FlorianFRA18210031194
84DENIAU PascalFRA17000021192
85POPLIN DavidFRA16850021183
86BURMONAS RomainFRA1813001167
87BODIN AlexandreFRA15950021162
88MOSSET-CANCEL YohannFRA1630001154
89GRUGET MaieulFRA16000031144
90POTTIER TheophileFRA15800021138
91ROUFFIGNAC TanguyFRA19920031068
92SICLET MathieuFRA19080021032
93GAUTIER-BAUDHUIT ClementFRA19070031020
93 players

28) Serbian Women's Championship 2011

Ljilja Drljevic, Maria Manakova and Jovana Eric lead in the Serbian women's championship with 5.5/7.

ch-SRB w 2011 Belgrade SRB Mon 11th Apr 2011 - Fri 22nd Apr 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2181)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Drljevic, Ljilja WIM SRB 2295 # = = 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2375
2 Manakova, Maria WGM SRB 2336 # = 1 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 2334
3 Eric, Jovana WIM SRB 2230 = # = = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2347
4 Stojanovic, Andjelija WGM SRB 2318 = 0 # = 1 1 1 1 5 2422
5 Benderac, Ana WGM SRB 2305 = = = # = = 1 1 4.5 2280
6 Rakic, Marija WIM SRB 2309 0 # = = = 1 1 1 4.5 2202
7 Miladinovic, Lena SRB 2086 0 0 = 0 = # 1 1 3 2189
8 Maksimovic, Suzana WGM SRB 2203 0 0 = = 0 # 1 1 3 2167
9 Chelushkina, Irina WGM SRB 2314 = 1 0 0 = = 0 # 2.5 2183
10 Panic, Anastasija SRB 1894 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 0 1 1870
11 Brankov, Kristina SRB 1898 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 1884
12 Dragojevic, Marija SRB 1985 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 1842
Round 1. Mon 11th Apr 2011
Manakova, Maria 1/2-1/2 Eric, Jovana 21 B21 Sicilian
Rakic, Marija 1-0 Dragojevic, Marija 62 E71 King's Indian
Drljevic, Ljilja 1-0 Brankov, Kristina 49 A05 Reti opening
Maksimovic, Suzana 1-0 Panic, Anastasija 53 E14 Queen's Indian
Stojanovic, Andjelija 1-0 Miladinovic, Lena 42 A04 Reti opening
Chelushkina, Irina 1/2-1/2 Benderac, Ana 10 C01 French
Round 2. Tue 12th Apr 2011
Chelushkina, Irina 0-1 Stojanovic, Andjelija 45 D76 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
Miladinovic, Lena 1-0 Maksimovic, Suzana 43 B31 Sicilian
Panic, Anastasija 0-1 Drljevic, Ljilja 26 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Brankov, Kristina 0-1 Rakic, Marija 35 C42 Petrov three knights game
Dragojevic, Marija 0-1 Manakova, Maria 39 B40 Sicilian defence
Benderac, Ana 1/2-1/2 Eric, Jovana 45 D17 QGD Slav
Round 3. Wed 13th Apr 2011
Eric, Jovana 1-0 Dragojevic, Marija 15 B23 Sicilian
Manakova, Maria 1-0 Brankov, Kristina 29 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Rakic, Marija 1-0 Panic, Anastasija 32 E01 Catalan
Drljevic, Ljilja 1-0 Miladinovic, Lena 26 B26 Sicilian
Maksimovic, Suzana 1-0 Chelushkina, Irina 45 E90 King's Indian
Stojanovic, Andjelija 1/2-1/2 Benderac, Ana 41 A21 English opening
Round 4. Thu 14th Apr 2011
Stojanovic, Andjelija 1-0 Maksimovic, Suzana 29 B31 Sicilian
Chelushkina, Irina 1/2-1/2 Drljevic, Ljilja 81 A26 English
Miladinovic, Lena 1/2-1/2 Rakic, Marija 47 A40 Modern defence
Panic, Anastasija 0-1 Manakova, Maria 28 B48 Sicilian
Brankov, Kristina 0-1 Eric, Jovana 37 B78 Sicilian
Benderac, Ana 1-0 Dragojevic, Marija 38 B07 Pirc defence
Round 5. Fri 15th Apr 2011
Dragojevic, Marija 0-1 Brankov, Kristina 34 B50 Sicilian
Eric, Jovana 1-0 Panic, Anastasija 51 B34 Sicilian
Manakova, Maria 1-0 Miladinovic, Lena 47 A16 English opening
Rakic, Marija 1/2-1/2 Chelushkina, Irina 60 A70 Benoni
Drljevic, Ljilja 1/2-1/2 Stojanovic, Andjelija 13 A07 Reti
Maksimovic, Suzana 1/2-1/2 Benderac, Ana 9 D02 Queen's pawn game
Round 6. Sat 16th Apr 2011
Chelushkina, Irina 1-0 Manakova, Maria 64 A07 Reti
Miladinovic, Lena 1/2-1/2 Eric, Jovana 43 D11 QGD Slav
Panic, Anastasija 0-1 Dragojevic, Marija 45 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Benderac, Ana 1-0 Brankov, Kristina 79 A00 Benko's opening
Stojanovic, Andjelija 1-0 Rakic, Marija 83 A00 Benko's opening
Maksimovic, Suzana 0-1 Drljevic, Ljilja 40 A40 Modern defence
Round 7. Mon 18th Apr 2011
Manakova, Maria 1-0 Stojanovic, Andjelija 34 A15 English opening
Brankov, Kristina 0-1 Panic, Anastasija 22 B23 Sicilian
Eric, Jovana 1-0 Chelushkina, Irina 131 B00 King's pawn opening
Rakic, Marija 1/2-1/2 Maksimovic, Suzana 38 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Dragojevic, Marija 0-1 Miladinovic, Lena 49 B40 Sicilian defence
Drljevic, Ljilja 1/2-1/2 Benderac, Ana 50 B10 Caro-Kann

29) 35th Blackpool Chess Conference 2011

A little late in the day but the 35th Blackpool Congress is one of the strongest weekenders in the UK and was won by Jonathan Hawkins. A large number of the games are available and almost all the players are in the FIDE rating list.

Barcelo Lancs Open Blackpool ENG Fri 11th Mar 2011 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Hawkins, JonathanIMENG2429
2Ashton, Adam GFMENG23444
3Lalic, BogdanGMCRO24744
4Cooper, Lawrence HIMENG2316
5Haslinger, Stewart GGMENG2552
6Hebden, Mark LGMENG2546
7Lund, D BrettENG2253
8Merriman, JohnENG2253
9Rabbitte, Liam FENG2034
10Britton, Richard LFMENG22033
11Brown, MartinENG21303
12Combie, Alex BENG20383
13Ledger, Dave JFMENG22713
14Minnican, AlanSCO21083
15Muter, DonnyENG21953
16Rabbitte, Michael JENG20103
17Wolstencroft, DarrylENG21963
18Allen, KeithIRL2204
19Cannon, Richard JENG2098
20Hamer, MartynENG2010
21Hart, David P OENG2018
22Jaunooby, Ali RENG2157
23Lilley, GrahamENG2081
24Peacock, Malcolm RENG2126
25Rabbitte, Dominic MENG2006
26Roberts, PaulCMSCO2214
27Russell, HarryENG
28Broadley, HenryENG18602
29Jones, Steven AENG18292
30Kafka, GraemeSCO20752
31Longson, AlexanderENG22312
32Surtees, Mike JENG21512
33Taylor, William JENG2
34Garnett, John SENG2028
35Hawksley, Jim AENG
36Ottosen, DavidCAN2133
37Pearson, RaymondENG
38Smith, Jonathan MENG
39Hubbard, MichaelENG1
40Mackenzie, Matthew AENG20801
41Owen, DennisENG20361
42Wheldon, PhilipENG21261
43Williamson, Roger GENG21871
43 players

30) 4th Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo

The 4th Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo tournament starts today with Julio Granda Zuniga as the top seed.

4th Pedro Montalvo Las Palmas ESP Mon 18th Apr 2011 - Mon 18th Apr 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Granda Zuniga, Julio E GM PER 2615 3800024
2 Strikovic, Aleksa GM SRB 2570 900150
3 Kurajica, Bojan GM BIH 2531 14400057
4 Kalod, Radek GM CZE 2506 305421
5 Barlov, Dragan GM SRB 2472 900214
6 Garcia Padron, Jose IM ESP 2434 2200120
7 Cabrera Trujillo, Jorge IM ESP 2392 2267071
8 Del Rey, Diego IM ESP 2364 102164
9 Hernando Rodrigo, Jose Maria IM ESP 2313 2205386
10 Menvielle Laccourreye, Augusto FM ESP 2265 2200317

31) RAC Centenary Exhibition

The RAC (Royal Automobile Club) has a long association with chess. As part of the celebration of their centenary they gathered 10 top British players for a 100 board simultaneous exhibition on 16th April. Players: Mickey Adams, Luke McShane, David Howell, Julian Hodgson, Gawain Jones, Nick Pert, Stephen Gordon, Jon Speelman, Simon Williams and Jovanka Houska. Stephen Gordon had a magnificent 29/30 score and Matthew Wadsworth scored a win and two draws against members of England's Olympiad side.

Summary of the Results by John Saunders

Three rounds were played (of approx. one hour per game), with the ten GMs playing ten games each.

GM Scores: Stephen Gordon 29 (out of 30), Mickey Adams, David Howell, Nick Pert 27½, Gawain Jones, Luke McShane, Jon Speelman 27, Simon Williams 26, Julian Hodgson 25½, Jovanka Houska 23. Total: 267

Team Scores:

Team ScoresPts
Hamilton Russell Clubs8
RAC 2
Varsity
RAC 1
Junior Chess3
RAC 32
RAC 41
RAC 51
RAC 6½
Chess in Schools and Communities0
TOTAL33

Games lost by the GMs

Round 1

Chris Gant (RAC 2, Bd 4) bt Julian H

Shaun Taulbut (HR, 1) bt Simon W

Yaroslav Voropayev (HR, 7) bt Simon W

Round 2

Hans Hansen (RAC 4, 1) bt Simon W

Lee Green (RAC 1, 5) bt Mickey A

David Green (RAC 3, 4) bt Luke M

Tom Freestone-Bayes (HR, 3) bt Luke M

Richard VM Hall (HR, 10) bt Jon S

Isaac Sanders (Junior Chess, 6) bt David H

Round 3

Natasha Regan (Varsity, 4) bt Jovanka

Michael Yeo (V, 5) bt Jovanka

Peter Andrews (V, 6) bt Jovanka

Matthew Wadsworth (Junior Chess, 5) bt Mickey A

Scores of 2 or more:

Chris Gant (RAC 2) 2

Yaroslav Voropayev (HR) 2

Richard VM Hall (HR) 2

David Sedgwick highlights Matthew Wadsworth's result where he played three members of the Olympiad team (Gawain Jones, David Howell and Michael Adams) and got a win and two draws.

Matthew Wadsworth (Junior Chess) 2 (½ Gawain, ½ David H, 1 Mickey A)

IM scores: Shaun Taulbut 1½ and Nigel Povah ½.

32) Chinese League 2011

The Chinese League started 12th April. All the games from this marathon event are available and were broadcast live.

Chinese League Ningbo CHN Tue 12th Apr 2011 - Tue 6th Dec 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 18) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
15Shanghai3300611.5
210Beijing3300610.0
39Qingdao320159.0
42Zhejiang311138.5
53Hebei311137.0
66Shandong312028.5
78Jiangsu312027.5
84Tianjin312026.5
91Sichuan302114.5
107Chongqing303002.0
10 teams

33) Hungarian Teams

The Hungarian Team Championships are under way and have reached round 9 on 17th April. This league is named after the great Hungarian GM Laszlo Szabo. I couldn't find mention of the time control. Next: Round 10 on 1st May 2011. Round 8 games now available.

TCh-HUN 2010-11 Budapest HUN Sun 10th Oct 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkName123456789101112Bpts
1 Aquaprofit-NTSK7.58.576.5 8.591010 1178
2 ASE Paks4.57.5 5.57.579.59.58.5 1069.5
3 HVSE3.54.578.5 6 56.581160
4 Penzugyor SE5 5 6.56.5466.59957.5
5 Hungaropharma Decs5.56.53.5 856.56 6.5855.5
6 Honved - Balazs Diak 4.5 5.546.53.57.56.5107.555.5
7 Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK3.5565.575.56 7.59 55
8 MLTC32.5 85.58.565.56.59 54.5
9 ASS-Makoi SVSE22.57664.5 6.5 6.5849
10 Kbarcika VSC23.55.55.5 5.54.55.5 7645
11 Vasas SC 435.52335.555.536.5
12 Tabani Sp.-Vizmuvek121344.5 466.532
12 teams

34) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11

Novoborsky SK were runaway champions after the final rounds took place on 16th-17th April 2011. I will round the games up next week.

TCh-CZE 2010-11 Frydek Mistek CZE Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 17th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
161. Novoborsky ŠK119022961.021.0
28A64 VALOZ Grygov117312248.516.0
37Tatran Litovel116232148.515.0
412ŠK Rapid Pardubice116411942.59.5
54ŠK Labortech Ostrava115331845.512.5
610BŠŠ Frydek-Mistek114341644.511.0
71Vystaviště Lysa nad Labem113441346.012.5
85ŠK Zikuda Turnov113441342.09.5
93ŠK Zlin113531239.58.5
10112222 ŠK Polabiny113711038.08.0
112ŠK Mahrla Praha11272839.59.0
129TŽ Třinec11092232.55.0
12 teams

35) Active Team Events

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

Dutch League

The 8th round of the Dutch League took place on 9th April 2011. Round 9 15th May 2011. Most Round 8 available. Favourites HSG secured the title with two rounds to go.

TCh-NED 2010-11 Netherlands NED Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1HSG255481660½
2Voerendaal240665661142
3HMC Calder2377658942½
4Homburg Apeldoorn23644865939
5SO Rotterdam23565425575840½
6Utrecht240656740
7LSG235345745637½
8Groningen23015335634
9Braceland ESGOO23252445465434½
10Caissa2286255429½
10 players

Catalan Teams

The Catalan Team Championships took place 29th January - 9th April 2011. UGA took the title from COLON Sabadell on board count. Games from the last weekend that were broadcast live are now available. I could not find an updated file with more games in it.

TCh-CAT Div Hon Barcelona ESP Sat 29th Jan 2011 - Sat 2nd Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNamePtsTB1
1UGA9.5357
2COLON SABADELL9.5333.75
3BARBERA8315.75
4LLEIDA7343.5
5MONTCADA5.5283.5
6CERDANYOLA VALLES5.5249.75
7TERRASSA5216.25
8FOMENT4.5271
9ESCOLA ESCACS DE BCN4.5269.5
10BARCELONA C.E.4225
11SANT ANDREU3239.5
12ATENEU COLON0180.25
12 teams

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.

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

4NCL 2010-11

Rounds 7-8 on 26th-27th March 2011. Round 8 games not yet available. After 7 rounds Groups A and B split into Promotion and Relegation sections.

4NCL 2010-11 Daventry ENG Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Mon 2nd May 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
4NCL Group A
RkTeamGms+-=Mpts
1Pride & Prejudice770014
2Betsson.com751111
3Barbican 4NCL 174219
4Cheddleton 174308
5Wood Green Hilsmark 273317
6The AD's72415
7Warwickshire Select 171602
8Pandora's Box Grantham70700
4NCL Group B
RkTeamGms+-=Mpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 1770014
2e2e4.org.uk 1752010
3White Rose 174219
4Guildford A&DC 174308
5Cambridge University 173317
6Oxford 173406
7Barbican 4NCL 271602
8Sambuca Sharks70700
4NCL Promotion Group
RkTeamGms+-=Mpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 144008
2Pride & Prejudice44008
3White Rose 143106
4Barbican 4NCL 141213
5Betsson.com41213
6Cheddleton 141302
7e2e4.org.uk 141302
8Guildford A&DC 140400
4NCL Relegation Group
RkTeamGms+-=Mpts
1Cambridge University 144008
2Wood Green Hilsmark 243017
3Oxford 143106
4The AD's42115
5Barbican 4NCL 242204
6Warwickshire Select 141302
7Sambuca Sharks40400
8Pandora's Box Grantham40400
16 teams

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

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. Games from the final rounds are still not 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

36) Ravenna Open

The Ravenna Open took place 2nd-10th April 2011. Sarunas Sulskis and Fabio Bruno finished on 7/9. Some more games from the first five rounds are available but still none from the final 4.

Ravenna Open Ravenna ITA Sat 2nd Apr 2011 - Sun 10th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Sulskis SarunasGM2564 7.0
2Bruno FabioIM2446 7.0
3Vovk AndreyGM2528 6.5
4Hasangatin RamilGM2494 6.5
5Nabaty TamirGM2581 6.5
6Svetushkin DmitryGM2543 6.5
7Moradiabadi ElshanGM2537 6.0
8Shytaj LucaIM2475 6.0
9Delchev AleksanderGM2625 6.0
10Rombaldoni DenisIM2498 6.0
11Stark LarsIM2418 6.0
12Piscopo PierluigiIM2420 6.0
13Aguera Naredo JavierFM2359 6.0
14Mashinskaya IuliaIM2350 6.0
15Vovk YuriGM2541 5.5
16Zaslavsky MikhailIM2431 5.5
17Brinck-Claussen BjorIM2262 5.5
18Radovanovic JovicaFM2299 5.5
19Djingarova EmiliaWGM2349 5.5
20Kraidman YairGM2258 5.5
21Boros DenesGM2513 5.5
22Popa ClaudioCM2195 5.5
23Ori Marco--2126 5.0
24Memarian Milad--2028 5.0
25Molina FabrizioFM2220 5.0
26Basso Pier Luigi--1996 5.0
27Reuben StewartCM2129 5.0
28Pinho Paulo--2162 5.0
29Di Lascio SavinoCM1974 5.0
30Casadei Mauro--2177 5.0
31Hoenick AndreasCM2210 5.0
32Grahn Lars--2100 5.0
33Addison Bret C--2201 4.5
34Litrico Paolo--1963 4.5
35Frederiksen Jens--1845 4.5
72 players

37) Caissa April 2011

The Caissa April events presumably are under way but I couldn't find any details.

38) 21st Massachusetts Game/60 Championship

George Mirijanian reports: The 21st Massachusetts Game/60 Championship took place April 17, 2011 at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. IM David Vigorito, 40, of Somerville, Mass. captured first place with a score of 3.5-0.5. Tying as runners-up with 3-1 tallies were FM William Kelleher, 61, of Watertown, Mass., John Curdo, 79, of Auburn, Mass., and national master Miro Reverby, 41, of Providence, Rhode Island. The tournament was held in five sections and drew 87 players, including two no-shows. Brian Mottershead of Carlisle, Mass., assisted by Robert Messenger of Nashua, New Hampshire, directed the tournament for the sponsoring Massachusetts Chess Association (MACA).

39) Forthcoming Events and Links

ch-Continental Americas

5th Annual Philadelphia Open 2011

Brazil Open 2011

Joao Braga Open 2011

15th Neckar Open

23rd Lenk Open

9th Kaiserbrunnen Easter Open

Doeberl Cup 2011

17th Asian Cities 2011

Nakhchivan Open 2011

2nd Lille Open

29th Metz Open 2011

World Championship Candidates 2011

41st Bosna Open 2011

European Indiv Women 2011

Hradec Kralove 2011

46th Capablanca Memorial 2011

Elite Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2779 14100010
2 Navara, David GM CZE 2722 309095
3 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2689 12401137
4 Andreikin, Dmitry GM RUS 2686 4158814

2nd Danzhou GM

Nakamura - Ponomariov Match

Zonal 2.5

4th Calgary International Chess Classic 2011

Zone 4.2 2011

Alimini Village 2011

82nd ch-GER

TCh-FRA Top 12 2011

20th Annual Chicago Open 2011

Sunningdale Congress 2011

24th Leon Masters 2011

Hustopece Rapid Open 2011

19th Sigeman & Co

19th Sigeman & Co Malmo SWE Thu 9th Jun 2011 - Mon 13th Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Shirov, Alexei GM ESP 2701 2209390
2 Giri, Anish GM NED 2690 24116068
3 So, Wesley GM PHI 2667 5202213
4 Hector, Jonny GM SWE 2588 1700090
5 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2547 1710400
6 Tikkanen, Hans GM SWE 2541 1706446

Kings Tournament 2011

15th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2011

26th Hassloch Open 2011

IX Gyorgy Marx Memorial

4th New York International 2011

25th Pula Open

Zonal 2.4

AAI GM 2011

2nd Big Slick International

Commonwealth and South African Open

1st San Bernardino Open

39th World Open 2011

Oberwart Open

22nd Czech Open 2011

44th Biel Chess Festival 2011

8th World Teams 2011

XXIX Andorra Open

34th Taminco Open

5th Mangalore Open 2011

39th Chess Meeting 2011

39th GM Dortmund GER Thu 21st Jul 2011 - Sun 31st Jul 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2785 4101588
2 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2774 2016192
3 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2743 14103320
4 Giri, Anish GM NED 2690 24116068
5 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2689 12401137
6 Meier, Georg GM GER 2669 4675789

98th British Championships 2011

1st Hangzhou Women International 2011

Rostov FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

World Juniors 2011

14th Olomouc Chess Summer 2011

9th Davos Open

1st Metropolitan International

10th Sunny Beach Open 2011

Shenzhen FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

91st Montreal Open 2011

8th Highlands Open 2011

Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

Pearl Spring Super GM 2011

12th Liberec Open 2011

2nd Brno Open 2011

Tal Memorial 2011

World Youth Championships 2011

3rd London Chess Classic

12th Prague Open 2012

3rd Novy Bor Open

1st Lanta Open 2012

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