THE WEEK IN CHESS 861 9th May 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) World Championship Candidates 2011
3) 41st Bosna Open 2011
4) 10th Asian Individual Championships
5) Ostravsky Konik Festival 2011
6) 13th Salou Open
7) 14th Malaga Open
8) 29th Metz Open 2011
9) European Individual Women 2011
10) 23rd Lenk Open
11) 9th World Youth Stars
12) European Senior Teams 2011
13) 7th World Schools
14) First Saturday May 2011
15) NK Jeugd 2011
16) Heroes Day Cup 2011
17) Hradec Kralove 2011
18) Luebecker SV GM
19) Hungarian Teams
20) 4NCL 2010-11
21) TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2011
22) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11
23) Active Team Events
24) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
World Championship Candidates 201128 games
41st Bosna Open 2011303 games
10th Asian Individual Championships311 games
Ostravsky Konik Festival 2011382 games
14th Malaga Open70 games
European Individual Women 2011157 games
23rd Lenk Open111 games
9th World Youth Stars18 games
European Senior Teams 2011264 games
7th World Schools82 games
First Saturday May 201129 games
NK Jeugd 2011107 games
Heroes Day Cup 201111 games
Luebecker SV GM45 games
Hungarian Teams84 games
4NCL 2010-1196 games
TCh-POL Ekstraliga 201190 games
TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11129 games
2317 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alex McFarlane, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Kristianus Liem, Sinisa Joksic, Istvan Brindza, Stephane Mouchel, Paulo Casaschi, Jan Bey, Francisco Javier Rubio Doblas, Sandor Videki, Harvey Kelly, Michael Yeo, Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, Sergey Bystrov, Alexis Murillo Tsijli, Goran Urosevic, Olivier Breisacher, Hans Groffen, Rohan Waithe and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The World Chess Championship Candidates Matches started this week. The quarter finals have been completed and they saw Boris Gelfand beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (his round 3 win with black was brilliant) and Gata Kamsky beat Veselin Topalov (Topalov should have leveled in the final game, in spite of his obvious disappointment he thanked his seconds for the good job they did and added succinctly "If you do not win such positions, it makes no sense to fight for the world championship."). The remaining two matches went to playoffs. Alexander Grischuk won the fourth rapid game over pre-event favourite Levon Aronian. Aronian looked under-par throughout, his consistant coughing suggested he wasn't 100% fit, this match could have gone either way. Another match that could have gone either way was won by Vladimir Kramnik against Teimour Radjabov. Radjabov looked likely to go through after winning the first blitz game and obtaining a drawish position in game two. The clock failure that halted the game on move 60 changed the logic of blitz playoffs and once Radjabov lost that game (which he still should have held) he lost without much fight.The Russian video coverage is so excellent that you can follow everything, making this the best covered chess event in internet, and possibly ever history, the commentary and especially press conferences are in Russian (they talk in English before the press conferences!) but you can see everything. Along with the approach of the US Championships, the future of chess coverage at the highest level has arrived. My only concern is the intrusiveness of some of the camera work, but perhaps that's a price a professional has to pay. Terrific stuff.

The TWIC website collapsed under the weight of traffic during the playoff games. We will try and restore it as soon as possible.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) World Championship Candidates 2011

The FIDE World Chess Championship Candidates quarter finals concluded with the advancement of Boris Gelfand, Gata Kamsky, Vladimir Kramnik and Alexander Grischuk. The coverage by the Russians with high definition streaming has been excellent. Full coverage on the TWIC website (assuming we can get it back up and running).

World Chess Championship Quarter Finals 2011 Kazan RUS Thu 5th May 2011 - Mon 9th May 2011
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Levon Aronian ARM2808½ ½ ½ ½
Alexander Grischuk RUS2747½ ½ ½ ½
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov AZE2772½ ½ 0 ½
Boris Gelfand ISR2733½ ½ 1 ½
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Teimour Radjabov AZE2744½ ½ ½ ½ 2 1 5
Vladimir Kramnik RUS2785½ ½ ½ ½ 2 3 7
Name FEDRtg1234RapidBlitzS/DPts
Gata Kamsky USA2732½ 1 ½ ½
Veselin Topalov BUL2775½ 0 ½ ½

3) 41st Bosna Open 2011

Baadur Jobava leads the 41st Bosna Open in Sarajavo with 16/18 points (the method of three points for a win is being employed).

41st Bosna Open 2011 Sarajevo BIH Tue 3rd May 2011 - Thu 12th May 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Jobava BaadurGMGEO270416.00
2Saric IvanGMCRO263715.00
Parligras Mircea-EmilianGMROU262615.00
Melkumyan HrantGMARM258015.00
Sebenik MatejIMSLO252415.00
6Naiditsch ArkadijGMGER271613.00
Lenic LukaGMSLO263713.00
Predojevic BorkiGMBIH261713.00
Kovacevic AleksandarGMSRB257513.00
Saric IbroGMBIH254913.00
Szabo KrisztianGMHUN251213.00
12Ivanisevic IvanGMSRB264812.00
Lupulescu ConstantinGMROU263812.00
Berczes DavidGMHUN253112.00
Kurajica BojanGMBIH253112.00
Milanovic DaniloGMSRB249412.00
Yilmaz MustafaIMTUR248912.00
Djukic NikolaGMMNE248612.00
Al-Sayed MohammedGMQAT248512.00
Fauland AlexanderIMAUT247812.00
Kadric DenisBIH237612.00
22Georgiev KirilGMBUL265611.00
Solak DraganGMSRB258811.00
Popovic DusanGMSRB255311.00
Rapport RichardGMHUN255211.00
Abergel ThalGMFRA250611.00
Can EmreGMTUR248711.00
28Smeets JanGMNED264710.00
Erdos ViktorGMHUN260910.00
Perunovic MilosGMSRB257810.00
Lafuente PabloGMARG255510.00
Nevednichy VladislavGMROU254210.00
Grandelius NilsGMSWE254110.00
Dizdarevic EmirGMBIH249310.00
Bogut ZeljkoIMBIH243310.00
Nezad Husein AzizIMQAT243310.00
Bejtovic JasminIMBIH241310.00
Kanmazalp OgulcanIMTUR240410.00
Dumpor AtifIMBIH238310.00
Sutkovic DamirBIH232010.00
Spasenovic ZoranBIH213110.00
42Esen BarisGMTUR25539.00
Stojanovic DaliborIMBIH25039.00
Nestorovic LazarSRB24199.00
Slingerland FredIMNED24159.00
Firat BurakIMTUR23809.00
Trkulja GoranFMBIH23799.00
Bistric FarukGMBIH23769.00
Kamberovic SenadFMBIH22729.00
Konjicanin MurisBIH22619.00
Terzic IlijasFMBIH22249.00
Bandic AdnanBIH22109.00
Bucan EldinBIH21779.00
Kozarcanin SeadCRO21319.00
Alihodzic MuzaferBIH21099.00
Tucakovic MarioBIH20059.00
Lakovic MustafaBIH09.00
58Prohaszka PeterGMHUN25478.00
103 players

4) 10th Asian Individual Championships

The 10th Asian Individual Championships took place 2nd-10th May 2011. Pentala Harikrishna, Yu Yangyi and Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son finished on 6.5/9. Final round games not yet available.

ch-Asian Individual Mashhad IRI Mon 2nd May 2011 - Tue 10th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Harikrishna PGMIND26666.50.0261544.5
2Yu YangyiGMCHN26466.50.0260745.5
3Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVIE26356.50.0254742.5
4Jumabayev RinatGMKAZ25586.00.0264043.0
5Bu XiangzhiGMCHN26626.00.0263648.5
6Sasikiran KrishnanGMIND26766.00.0261346.0
7Lu ShangleiCHN24736.00.0260140.0
8Moradiabadi ElshanGMIRI25366.00.0258840.5
9Negi ParimarjanGMIND26225.50.0261643.0
10Zhao JunGMCHN25745.50.0256540.0
11Zhou WeiqiGMCHN26105.50.0255639.5
12So WesleyGMPHI26675.50.0255338.5
13Barbosa OliverIMPHI25065.00.0260641.0
14Ismagambetov AnuarGMKAZ25005.00.0258438.5
15Wen YangGMCHN25455.00.0258241.5
16Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26435.00.0256242.0
17Kunte AbhijitGMIND25265.00.0254839.0
18Sethuraman S PGMIND25275.00.0254335.0
19Kasimdzhanov RustamGMUZB26855.00.0253440.0
20Gomez John PaulGMPHI25385.00.0247134.5
21Cao SangGMVIE25475.00.0243934.0
22Laylo DarwinGMPHI25164.50.0258638.0
23Adhiban BGMIND25434.50.0258241.5
24Wang ChenCHN24364.50.0257141.5
25Lou YipingIMCHN24354.50.0255339.0
26Megaranto SusantoGMINA25294.50.0253439.5
27Vidit Santosh GujrathiIMIND24954.50.0252533.5
28Ahmadinia EFMIRI24294.50.0251534.5
29Paragua MarkGMPHI25424.50.0249734.5
30Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI26064.50.0248438.5
31Gopal G NGMIND25924.50.0248036.5
32Vaibhav SuriIMIND24304.50.0247332.5
33Hou YifanGMCHN26124.50.0242030.5
34Alavi Sayed JavadIMIRI24284.00.0257937.5
35Yang KaiqiIMCHN24094.00.0255037.5
36Shyam Sundar MIMIND24574.00.0252633.5
37Gao RuiIMCHN24194.00.0252134.5
38Noroozi OmidIRI23404.00.0250738.0
39Darini PouriaIMIRI24714.00.0249334.5
40Pourramezanali AmirrezaFMIRI23303.50.0256239.5
41Yu RuiyuanCHN24313.50.0253836.5
42Sadeh ShahinFMIRI23433.50.0252533.5
43Dao Thien HaiGMVIE25123.00.0256939.5
44Debashis DasIMIND23923.00.0251637.0
45Annageldyev OrazlyGMTKM24183.00.0249634.0
46Bakr JwanFMSYR23683.00.0247534.5
47Arabi SaeidIRI21413.00.0242530.5
48Khademi Mohammad MiranIRI23082.50.0249532.0
49Al-Ali Hussein Ali HusseinFMIRQ23942.50.0248734.0
50Yang Ching Wei AustinTPE17170.00.0246231.5
50 players
ch-Asian Ind w Mashhad IRI Mon 2nd May 2011 - Tue 10th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Harika DronavalliIMIND25206.50.0237242.0
2Pham Le Thao NguyenWIMVIE23406.00.0240045.0
3Karavade EeshaIMIND23436.00.0237341.0
4Sukandar Irine KharismaWGMINA23626.00.0236443.0
5Huang QianWGMCHN24006.00.0236043.0
6Padmini RoutWGMIND23426.00.0227436.5
7Tan ZhongyiWGMCHN24015.51.0238043.0
8Munguntuul BatkhuyagIMMGL24635.50.0238645.5
9Sabirova OlgaWIMUZB22255.00.0236544.0
10Gomes Mary AnnWGMIND23385.00.0236043.0
11Nguyen Thi Mai HungWIMVIE23095.00.0234840.0
12Nguyen Thi Thanh AnWGMVIE23385.00.0233239.0
13Muminova NafisaWIMUZB23465.00.0231638.5
14Hoang Thi Bao TramWGMVIE23255.00.0226338.5
15Khademalsharieh SarasadatWFMIRI21664.50.0236141.0
16Nakhbayeva GuliskhanWIMKAZ22444.50.0231637.5
17Swathi GhateWGMIND23174.50.0227735.5
18Pourkashiyan AtousaWGMIRI23744.50.0227733.0
19Hakimifard GhazalWFMIRI22184.00.0234939.5
20Alavi HomaIRI20094.00.0228731.0
21Ghader Pour ShayestehWIMIRI22504.00.0227631.5
22Soumya SwaminathanWGMIND23744.00.0225334.5
23Hejazipour MitraWIMIRI22463.50.0234140.0
24Asgarizadeh MinooIRI20363.50.0234037.0
25Hamrakulova YulduzWIMUZB22013.50.0229135.0
26Nodirjanova NodiraUZB21663.00.0231935.0
27Vardkar MariamIRI18970.50.5226533.0
28Ghaderi FarzanehIRI17160.50.5218630.5
29Tuvshintugs BatchimegWGMMGL23130.00.0026.0
29 players

5) Ostravsky Konik Festival 2011

The Ostravsky Konik took place 30th April - 8th May 2011. Alexey Kislinsky took clear first place with 7.5/9.

Ostravsky Konik A Ostrava CZE Sat 30th Apr 2011 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kislinsky AlexeyGMUKR25047.537.048.036.0
2Weichhold PawelPOL22367.040.050.534.5
3Mirumian ViguenGMCZE25137.038.050.038.0
4Kočišč?k Jiř?FMCZE22856.539.049.533.5
5Sergeev VladimirGMUKR24816.537.048.535.5
6Ivanov Mikhail MGMRUS24286.536.547.531.5
7Matuszewski MichalPOL23846.040.050.532.5
8Lys JosefFMCZE21746.039.549.030.5
9Nasuta GrzegorzPOL22096.039.547.534.0
10Kulh?nek Tom?šIMCZE23836.036.046.531.5
11Vesselovsky SergueiIMCZE23606.036.046.531.0
12Hausner IvanIMCZE24306.035.546.527.5
13Khaetsky RomanIMUKR23946.035.046.031.0
14Obrusnik MichalPOL21926.034.042.530.0
15Furman BorisFMRUS22645.536.547.029.5
16Koz?k MilošFMCZE22295.536.545.528.0
17Denisov IvanRUS23005.536.047.031.0
18Doležal RadoslavIMCZE24045.535.547.028.0
19Heinzel OlafIMGER23245.535.545.529.5
20Plischki SebastianIMGER23325.535.046.527.0
21Fiřt StanislavFMCZE23305.535.045.029.0
22Vesel? MartinCZE21775.535.044.528.5
23Ganaus HannesIMAUT23045.534.545.027.5
24Mal?k JanCZE22395.534.544.028.5
25Mitscherling AndreasFMGER22275.533.544.526.5
26Bartoš JanFMCZE22565.531.540.026.0
27Strebkovs AndrejsIMLAT23175.530.539.024.5
28Mudr?k JosefFMCZE23635.528.535.522.0
29Turner JanCZE23615.038.049.031.0
30Chlevišťan JakubCZE21185.037.047.528.5
31Orzechowski JacekPOL22745.036.546.530.5
32Olšarov? Karol?naWIMCZE22355.035.045.526.0
33Kutynec VladimirIMRUS22535.035.045.028.5
34Hlad?k OtoCZE21915.034.042.525.0
35Blahynka MartinCZE19575.032.541.523.0
36Čempel JaroslavFMCZE22905.031.540.025.5
37Slanina MiroslavCZE21395.030.538.526.0
38Flak PawelPOL21934.539.049.030.5
39Tauš MartinCZE21304.536.046.025.5
40Sikora-Lerch JanIMCZE22124.535.544.524.5
94 players

6) 13th Salou Open

The 13th Salou Open takes place 4th-11th May 2011. Holden Hernandez Carmenates leads with 6/7 with a couple of rounds to go. No games available as far as I could see although some were broadcast live.

13th Salou Open Salou ESP Wed 4th May 2011 - Wed 11th May 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Hernandez Carmenates HoldenCUB25586.06.029.032.5
2Hamdouchi HichamFRA25935.55.530.534.0
3Peralta FernandoARG26085.55.528.531.5
4Rivas Pastor ManuelESP25335.55.527.030.0
5Fedorchuk Sergey AUKR26545.05.029.533.5
6Moskalenko ViktorUKR25825.05.029.533.0
7Epishin VladimirRUS25625.05.028.031.0
8Larino Nieto DavidESP24875.05.028.031.0
9Cornette MatthieuFRA25625.05.027.530.5
10Ipatov AlexanderESP25365.05.027.530.5
11Maze SebastienFRA25715.05.027.530.5
12Narciso Dublan MarcESP25325.05.027.030.5
13Del Rio De Angelis Salvador GESP25085.05.026.529.0
14Baches Garcia GuillermoESP23924.54.524.527.0
15Oberhofer AndreGER22944.54.524.026.0
16Tscharotschkin MichaelGER22244.54.523.026.0
17Pogorelov RuslanUKR24364.04.026.530.0
19Genutis MindaugasLTU23154.04.026.028.0
20Hamdouchi Adina-MariaFRA22684.04.025.027.5
21Inkiov VentzislavBUL24864.04.024.527.0
23Yastrebova TatianaUKR19754.04.022.524.5
24Panella Navarro SergiESP20994.04.022.024.5
25Vazquez Kaufmann DavidESP16964.04.021.024.0
26Sarto Ramos AngelESP20404.04.021.023.5
27Saez Gabikagogeaskoa OscarESP19684.04.021.022.5
28Ridameya Tatche Jose MiguelESP20933.53.525.526.5
29Poletti FaustoITA19363.53.524.527.0
30Becker CarstenGER19893.53.524.527.0
31Cemborain Oricain AlfonsoESP20353.53.523.024.0
32Purgimon Diaz JuanESP19783.53.522.024.5
34Caballero Gomez-Casero EmilioESP18813.53.521.524.0
35Rodriguez Marin JoseESP17823.53.520.522.5
36Becking Franz JosefGER19613.03.023.525.5
Orti Boix Miquel LluisESP18673.03.023.525.5
38Pique Safont Joan ManelESP20423.03.023.524.5
40Macharashvili IaGEO18483.03.021.023.0
66 players

7) 14th Malaga Open

The 14th Malaga Open was won by Jose Carlos Ibarra Jerez on tie-break from Arian Gonzalez Perez. Both scored 6/7.

14th Malaga Open Malaga ESP Fri 29th Apr 2011 - Mon 2nd May 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ibarra Jerez Jose CarlosIMESP25226.030.026.00.0
2Gonzalez Perez ArianFMCUB24486.028.525.00.0
3Cuenca Jimenez Jose FernandoIMESP24935.528.022.00.0
4Camacho Collados MarcosESP23765.527.523.00.0
5Rivas Pastor ManuelGMESP25335.526.523.00.0
6Torres Ventosa Pedro EugenioFMESP23035.524.022.00.0
7Quillan GaryIMENG23835.524.020.00.0
8Khamrakulov Ibragim S.GMESP24955.031.024.00.0
9Pap MisaIMSRB24965.027.521.50.0
10Marholev DimitarIMBUL23845.027.023.50.0
11Garcia Rodriguez VictorESP22345.026.521.00.0
12Burgos Figueroa Carlos E.IMESA23015.025.520.00.0
13Duncan Chris RFMENG23145.022.518.50.0
14Castano Henry AugustoCOL22734.528.521.50.0
15Perez Garcia RobertoESP21314.528.019.50.0
16Terron Elena Francisco M.FMESP23014.527.020.50.0
17Montero Melendez RafaelESP22684.526.019.00.0
18Iagar Razvan-GabrielROU21254.526.018.50.0
19Vinas Guerrero Carlos A.ESP21324.525.517.00.0
20Garrido Dominguez JesusIMESP24174.524.519.00.0
Camacho Collados JoseFMESP23804.524.519.00.0
22Jimenez De La Torre Jose A.ESP21254.524.518.50.0
23Ferrer Sanchez Pedro JesusFMESP21804.524.016.50.0
24Anaya Lopez Gonzalo JavierESP19884.523.517.50.0
25Ladron De Guevara Pinto PaoloESP22804.523.018.00.0
26Lopez Gonzalez DanielESP22504.522.518.00.0
27Aranaz Murillo AmaliaWFMESP21644.030.019.00.0
28Rioboo De Larriva AlvaroESP22104.029.021.00.0
29Ruiz Gutierrez ManuelESP21934.027.019.00.0
30Aranaz Portugues Jose CarlosESP21304.026.519.00.0
31Gemy Jose DanielFMBOL22884.026.518.00.0
32Cuenca Jimenez Francisco JavieESP21944.024.016.00.0
33Garcia De Lomas Guerrero CarloESP19514.024.015.50.0
34Cardoso Garcia SergioESP21194.024.015.00.0
35Antunez Munoz Juan JesusESP18254.023.014.00.0
36Garcia Ramos MarcosESP20244.022.516.50.0
37Gonzalez Capacete Jose MiguelESP16584.022.013.00.0
38Perera Borrego MarielaESP20694.021.516.00.0
39Byrn CarstenDEN21354.021.514.50.0
40Nieto Asencio Maria Del CarmenESP20114.021.014.50.0
97 players

8) 29th Metz Open 2011

Yuri Solodovnichenko won the 29th Metz Open with 7.5/9. No games available.

Metz Open A Metz FRA Mon 2nd May 2011 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1SOLODOVNICHENKO YurigUKR25747.538.547.52782
2GUPTA AbhijeetgIND2604639.5492619
3EINGORN Vereslav SgUKR2558639.548.52624
4MALAKHATKO VadimgBEL25465.539.547.52553
5JOLLY Jean-FrancoisfFRA23575.53947.52568
6SVETUSHKIN DmitrygMDA25615.53947.52509
7DGEBUADZE AlexandregBEL25215.53945.52521
8MIKHALEVSKI VictorgISR25775.538.546.52530
9AGUETTAZ MaximemFRA24175.53742.52514
10MICHIELS BartmBEL24845.536.544.52519
11KRAVTSIV MartyngUKR25655.53644.52540
12MAIOROV NikitagBLR2528540482495
13SPIRIN OlegmRUS2479539472493
14SAVCHENKO StanislavgUKR251053745.52489
15VENKATESH M.r.mIND246353744.52489
16LALIC BogdangCRO2469537422488
17ROTSTEIN ArkadijgGER2547535.543.52491
18MIEZIS NormundsgLAT2542533412415
19DONCHENKO Alexander GER2239530.5382385
20GLADYSZEV OlegmRUS24724.53541.52387
21PRAVEEN KUMAR C.mIND23584.532.538.52307
22PERIC SlavisamSRB22274.531.539.52357
23NGUYEN Chi-MinhmFRA2381436442425
24SHIRAZI KamranmFRA236943538.52265
25PIASETSKI LeonmCAN2301433.539.52326
26DONCHENKO AnatolymGER2397432.540.52275
27PUCHER Sebastien FRA222743234.52233
28MARZOLF Bruno FRA2254431.536.52282
29MIGOT Tangi FRA227243133.52204
30GROSDEMANGE David FRA2037430.5342208
31SCHWEITZER ViktoriyamfFRA2230429332217
32GUEDON StephanefFRA225342932.52219
33MALOBERTI David FRA21113.530.5372175
34FRICK Christoph GER21903.527.5302126
35ZIENKIEWICZ Alexandre FRA2069329.533.52056
36COLSON Arnaud FRA21572.52729.52022
37ACHEREINER Guillaume FRA20441.527.5311939
38CARRILLO Jesus FRA2118128.532.51879
39BENITAH YohanmFRA2390032.541.5
40VERNAY ClovismFRA2462031.538.5
40 players

9) European Individual Women 2011

The European Individual Women's Championships take place 6th-15th May 2011 in Tbilisi. Nadezhda Kosintseva, Elina Danielian, Viktorija Cmilyte and Bela Khotenashvili have started with 3/3.

ch-Euro Indiv Women Tbilisi GEO Fri 6th May 2011 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kosintseva NadezhdaIMRUS25673.031702.06.0
2Danielian ElinaGMARM25063.031482.06.0
3Cmilyte ViktorijaGMLTU25043.031281.04.0
4Khotenashvili BelaIMGEO24703.031161.54.5
5Lahno KaterynaGMUKR25302.526342.05.5
6Kovanova BairaWGMRUS23612.526341.54.5
7Stefanova AntoanetaGMBUL25062.526091.55.0
8Javakhishvili LelaIMGEO24542.526082.06.0
9Mkrtchian LilitIMARM24682.525801.55.0
10Ovod EvgenijaIMRUS24042.525771.04.5
11Cramling PiaGMSWE24682.525731.54.5
12Ushenina AnnaIMUKR24682.525452.05.5
13Khukhashvili SopikoIMGEO24212.525181.54.5
14Kachiani-Gersinska KetinoIMGER23092.525181.53.5
15Guramishvili SopikoWGMGEO22992.524922.04.5
16Galojan LilitIMARM23772.524772.05.5
17Bodnaruk AnastasiaIMRUS24192.524591.54.5
18Batsiashvili NinoWGMGEO23992.524541.54.5
19Savina AnastasiaWGMRUS23892.524381.53.5
20Zawadzka JolantaWGMPOL24002.524291.03.0
21Isgandarova Khayala Ilqar QiziWIMAZE21432.025392.05.5
22Hairapetian AnnaWFMARM21282.024881.04.5
23Arakhamia-Grant KetevanGMSCO24622.024842.07.0
24Purtseladze MakaIMGEO23522.024772.05.0
25Ibrahimova Sabina Oqtay QiziAZE20782.024721.55.0
26Kosintseva TatianaGMRUS25592.024692.05.5
27Tsatsalashvili KetiWIMGEO22802.024652.05.0
28Dzagnidze NanaGMGEO25572.024622.06.0
29Khurtsidze NinoIMGEO24362.024412.06.5
30Muzychuk AnnaIMSLO25372.024352.05.5
31Paikidze NaziWGMGEO24082.024302.06.0
32Gvetadze SopioIMGEO23302.024202.05.5
33Rogule LauraWGMLAT23622.024191.05.0
34Kazimova Narmin Nizami QiziWIMAZE22622.024161.05.0
35Gaponenko InnaIMUKR24552.024042.06.0
36Milliet SophieIMFRA23882.023791.54.5
37Charkhalashvili IngaWGMGEO23732.023791.03.5
38Melia SalomeIMGEO24442.023761.54.0
39Khurtsilava IngaWIMGEO22862.023761.05.0
40Mikadze MirandaWIMGEO23512.023761.04.5
41Hoang Thanh TrangGMHUN24562.023741.04.0
42Moser EvaIMAUT24452.023712.05.5
43Lomineishvili MaiaIMGEO23762.023671.54.5
44Zimina OlgaIMITA23462.023631.05.0
45Romanko MarinaIMRUS23872.023601.04.5
46Vakhania AlexandraGEO21892.023541.03.0
47Bulmaga IrinaWIMROU22842.023501.04.0
48Kosteniuk AlexandraGMRUS25222.023451.55.0
49Cherednichenko SvetlanaWGMUKR22972.023222.06.0
50Foisor Cristina-AdelaIMROU24142.023111.54.5
51Gavasheli AnaWIMGEO21602.023001.03.0
52Charochkina DariaWIMRUS23202.022871.03.0
53Mammadova Gulnar Marfat QiziWIMAZE23122.022731.04.5
54Daulyte DeimanteWGMLTU23062.022541.04.5
55Krivec JanaWGMSLO22962.021931.03.0
56Janjghava NatiaWIMGEO22912.021331.03.0
57Goryachkina AleksandraWFMRUS21031.524352.04.5
58Melashvili NinoWFMGEO21041.523872.06.0
59Arabidze MeriWIMGEO22771.523742.04.5
60Muzychuk MariyaIMUKR24731.522601.04.5
61Kochetkova JuliaWGMSVK23411.522181.54.0
62Manakova MariaWGMSRB23031.522102.05.5
63Tereladze SopikoWIMGEO21771.522091.53.5
64Kakutia AdaGEO17271.521951.03.5
65Stojanovic AndjelijaWGMSRB23261.521911.54.5
66Pogonina NatalijaWGMRUS24481.521781.04.0
67Fakhiridou EkateriniWIMGRE22251.521681.04.5
68Cherednichenko ElenaWFMUKR21471.521421.53.5
69Sedina ElenaIMITA23511.521421.04.0
70Nemcova KaterinaWGMCZE22941.521252.04.5
71Mamedjarova TurkanWGMAZE23221.521251.04.0
72Zhukova NataliaGMUKR24281.521120.52.0
73Shadrina TatianaWGMRUS23971.520990.52.5
74Ziaziulkina NastassiaWIMBLR22911.520862.55.0
75Abdulla Khayala Mardan QiziWIMAZE21681.520631.04.0
130 players

10) 23rd Lenk Open

The 23rd Lenk Open saw Oliver Mihok on tie-break from Andrei Sokolov after both finished on 5.5/7. Games now available. Sinisa Joksic reports "The seven money prizes divided by Bucholz. Special prizes (each 200 CHF): best senior IM Andreas Huss, women Ruth Huber, junior IM Oliver Mihok, pupil Simon Schweizer and the best under 2000 Kaspar Stucki. That was the last tournament in aSimmenthal. Robert Spoerri made 23 and decide to quit. The Arbiter Sinisa Joksic experienced no problems."

23rd Lenk Open Lenk SUI Thu 21st Apr 2011 - Mon 25th Apr 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Mihok, OliverIMHUN24624035.529.0162.0
2Sokolov, AndreiGMFRA25754035.528.5160.0
3Huss, AndreasIMSUI23093045.027.5161.5
4Raetsky, AlexanderGMRUS24303045.026.5156.5
5Gerber, RichardIMSUI23974125.026.5156.0
6Erdelyi, Tamas DrIMHUN22143134.528.0156.5
7Kolly, JacquesFMSUI22943134.527.5154.5
8Curien, Nicolas SUI21943134.526.0156.0
9Meyer, Bernhard SUI21873134.526.0155.0
10Haener, Philip SUI22023134.525.5156.0
11Maurer, Fritz SUI21593134.523.0149.5
12Gass, Ulrich GER21333134.523.0143.0
13Pauchard, Pierre SUI21162144.026.0148.5
14Wirz, Heinz SUI21453224.025.5152.0
15Paladini, Jean-Mic SUI20534304.024.5145.0
16Stucki, Kaspar SUI19762144.024.0145.5
17Suter, Stephan SUI20283224.024.0140.5
18Tellenbach, Erwin SUI18154304.021.0138.0
19Emmott, Steven SUI18434304.020.5137.0
20Berset, Philippe SUI21312133.527.0140.0
21Li, Jingle SUI21153313.525.5143.5
22Krauseneck, Peter, GER22483213.523.0138.0
23Rosebrock, Timotej SUI19743313.523.0130.0
24Tillmann, Marc SUI19493313.522.5134.0
25Mauron, Pierre SUI21573313.522.0144.0
26Schweizer, Simon SUI19662233.522.0135.5
27Widmer, Thomas SUI18573313.519.5139.5
28Turkmani, Julian SUI18942323.023.0143.0
29Bonferroni, Thierr SUI18583403.021.5130.5
30Bachofner, Stephan SUI19043403.019.5126.5
31Galopin, Clement SUI17593403.018.0133.0
32Rosebrock, Florian SUI16773403.016.0122.0
33Eschle, Hubert GER19652412.523.0136.0
34Sommer, Matthias SUI17781332.521.5136.0
35Andjelkovic, Slavo SUI17902412.519.0125.0
36Bannwart, Remo SUI18371332.518.0123.5
37Schweizer, Samuel SUI17721332.516.5120.0
38Lee, Peter SUI18961422.021.0130.5
39Derksen, Ad NED17602502.020.0127.0
40Low, Steven SUI17782502.018.5122.0
41Buehler, Ueli SUI17621422.015.0124.5
42Chivaux, Serge SUI17431511.517.5111.0
43Huber, Ruth SUI16860431.515.5113.5
44Hofer, Heinz SUI17360521.018.0114.0
44 players

11) 9th World Youth Stars

The 9th World Youth Stars (Somov Memorial) takes place in Kirishi 6th-19th May 2011.

9th Somov Mem Kirishi RUS Fri 6th May 2011 - Thu 19th May 2011. Category: 3. Ave: (2325)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Alekseenko, Kirill FM RUS 2317 # = 1 1 2.5 2691
2 Goganov, Aleksey IM RUS 2480 # = 1 1 2.5 2422
3 Bajarani, Ulvi IM AZE 2437 = # = 1 2 2481
4 Stukopin, Andrey IM RUS 2471 # 1 = = 2 2493
5 Usmanov, Vasily RUS 2289 # 0 1 1 2 2334
6 Atabayev, Yusup FM TKM 2319 = 0 1 # 1.5 2399
7 Grigoryan, Karen H. FM ARM 2463 0 = # 1 1.5 2274
8 Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu IM AZE 2351 = 0 # 1 1.5 2239
9 Eliseev, Urii RUS 2433 0 = # = 1 2296
10 Atabayev, Maksat FM TKM 2355 0 = # = 1 2134
11 Styazhkina, Anna WFM RUS 2026 0 0 = # 0.5 2160
12 Smirnov, Vladislav RUS 1957 0 0 0 # 0 2373
Round 1. Sat 7th May 2011
Styazhkina, Anna 0-1 Goganov, Aleksey 41 C77 Ruy Lopez
Alekseenko, Kirill 1-0 Grigoryan, Karen H. 28 B74 Sicilian
Eliseev, Urii 1/2-1/2 Atabayev, Maksat 36 B90 Sicilian
Atabayev, Yusup 1/2-1/2 Bajarani, Ulvi 40 C11 French
Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 1/2-1/2 Stukopin, Andrey 14 C28 Vienna game
Usmanov, Vasily 1-0 Smirnov, Vladislav 29 D02 Queen's pawn game
Round 2. Sun 8th May 2011
Usmanov, Vasily 1-0 Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 102 B10 Caro-Kann
Stukopin, Andrey 1-0 Atabayev, Yusup 49 A05 Reti
Bajarani, Ulvi 1-0 Eliseev, Urii 39 A43 Old Benoni defence
Atabayev, Maksat 0-1 Alekseenko, Kirill 62 B00 KP
Grigoryan, Karen H. 1-0 Styazhkina, Anna 33 E81 King's Indian
Smirnov, Vladislav 0-1 Goganov, Aleksey 32 C45 Scotch
Round 3. Mon 9th May 2011
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Grigoryan, Karen H. 36 A89 Dutch
Styazhkina, Anna 1/2-1/2 Atabayev, Maksat 26 B20 Sicilian defence
Alekseenko, Kirill 1/2-1/2 Bajarani, Ulvi 57 B92 Sicilian
Eliseev, Urii 1/2-1/2 Stukopin, Andrey 17 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Atabayev, Yusup 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 46 C15 French
Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu 1-0 Smirnov, Vladislav 26 C42 Petrov's defence

12) European Senior Teams 2011

The European Senior Teams 2011 take place in Thessaloniki 3rd-11th May 2011. Russia lead from Israel with a couple of rounds to go.

European Senior Team Thessaloniki GRE Tue 3rd May 2011 - Wed 11th May 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Russia75021219.0121.0
23Israel 175111118.5109.0
32Germany74121018.5110.0
47Italy74121017.597.5
518Belgium75201017.595.5
68Denmark 174121017.0113.5
74Montenegro7313917.0122.0
86Austria7313917.0102.0
913England 17421917.092.0
105Finland 17322816.5106.0
1112Scotland7430816.0103.0
1210Catalonia7322814.0108.5
1325Greece7322814.0102.5
1414Steiermark, Austria7214814.096.0
159Sportfreunde, Katernberg7331716.090.5
1611Switzerland7331715.0102.0
1721Norway 17223715.089.0
1815Niederoesterreich7331714.591.0
1916Stiftung BSW DBAG 17331714.092.5
2023Finland 27331712.594.5
2120Polar Bears Iceland7331712.0107.0
2219Sweden 17232614.0105.0
2317England 27232612.594.0
2426Turkey7232611.596.0
2529Turku7232611.580.5
2632Helsinki7232611.567.0
2731Blindern Oldtimers7133513.092.0
2822Wales7133512.087.0
2930Israel 27133511.098.5
3034Sweden 27142413.076.0
3128Freibauer7142411.579.0
3227England 37142410.0103.0
3324Denmark 2714249.579.5
3435Stiftung BSW DBAG II614137.076.5
3533Norway 2706117.565.5
3636Belgrad000000.07.0
36 players

13) 7th World Schools

The 7th World Schools took place in Krakow, Poland, 29th April - 9th May 2011. Miroslav Lewicki won the Under 17 Open Championship.

7th WSCC U17 Open Krakow POL Fri 29th Apr 2011 - Mon 9th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg+PtsMBchBchTB1
14Lewicki, MiroslawI++POL213877.535.0045.0035.0
23Emiroglu, CankutTUR218157.035.5046.0036.0
35Klepaczka, TomaszI++POL211556.536.5047.5036.0
46Lewtak, DamianI+POL211356.038.5049.0032.0
59Jaskolka, TomaszIPOL195445.536.0047.0029.5
610Jayasundara, P.K.U.M.SRI195145.034.5045.0025.0
72Igambergenov, AlibekKAZ225545.034.0044.0029.0
811Zaurenbekov, AdletKAZ194155.033.5044.0023.0
91Topak, EnginFMTUR230835.033.0044.5028.0
108Stankiewicz, PawelI++POL207545.030.5039.5023.5
1113Parol, PawelIPOL186944.535.0044.5027.5
1212Sleczka, BartoszIPOL189544.526.0033.5022.0
137Talipov, NafisRUS210544.027.5035.0022.0
1416Staron, PiotrIIPOL158933.527.0035.5019.5
1517Ludwikowski, LeszekIIPOL156533.525.5033.0015.5
1614Maksimenko, Andrei JrIUKR182023.027.5036.5012.5
1715Jastrzebski, LukaszIIPOL163623.026.0035.5017.0
1818Glowacki, JacekIIIPOL012.525.0031.5010.0
1923Mirisau, FelixZAM001.031.5040.509.0
2020Dadashli, EminAZE001.024.5033.006.0
2119Gombingo, AlvinZIM000.031.5040.500.0
2121Matemavi, TatendaZIM000.031.5040.500.0
2122Tomu, TafadzwaZIM000.031.5040.500.0
23 players

14) First Saturday May 2011

First Saturday May events are under way.

FSGM May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 14) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kosic DraganGMMNE24853.03.03.500.0
2Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24502.02.03.750.0
3Chernyshov KonstantinGMRUS25642.02.02.500.0
4Tania SachdevIMIND24162.02.01.750.0
5Manca FedericoIMITA23991.51.52.750.0
6Szabo BenceHUN23501.51.50.750.0
7Rodriguez Lopez RafaelIMESP23200.00.00.000.0
7 players
FSIM May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Farago SandorIMHUN22812.53.000.02
Battey AlexanderUSA22692.53.000.02
3Bhakti KulkarniWIMIND23332.03.000.01
4Lengyel BelaIMHUN22902.01.500.01
5Koczo KristofHUN22331.52.000.01
6To Nhat MinhIMHUN23401.51.250.01
7Sahu Sekhar ChandraIMIND22271.01.750.00
8Gupta BhaskarIND19101.01.250.00
9Lyell MarkFMENG21711.00.500.01
Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22761.00.500.01
11Holm Kristian StuvikNOR22730.50.750.00
12Tesik CsabaHUN22990.50.500.00
12 players
FSFMA May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Xu FeiCHN19512.53.000.02
2Bodi TiborHUN20532.03.750.01
3Chen YangCHN20812.03.000.01
4Juracsik JozsefHUN21331.52.000.01
5Kiss PeterHUN19561.51.750.01
6Farkas RichardHUN19891.51.250.01
7Szalontay MihalyHUN20001.50.750.01
8Lakovic IgorITA19651.01.500.00
9Kantor RekaSVK19471.01.250.00
10Havaskori LaszloHUN20841.00.500.01
11Darazs ZoltanHUN22030.50.750.00
12Schuetz PeterSVK19250.00.000.00
12 players
FSFMB May Budapest HUN Sat 7th May 2011 - Wed 18th May 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Szatmari DavidHUN19913.02.500.03
2Lakat GyulaHUN18992.52.750.02
3Mayer IstvanFMHUN20331.51.250.01
4Rusek WalterAUT18281.01.000.01
5Breen AnthonyIRL16461.00.000.01
6Hegedus Peter DrHUN17760.00.000.00
6 players

15) NK Jeugd 2011

The Dutch Youth Championlships took place 30th April - 8th May 2011. Lars Ootes took first place with 6.5/9 in the A-Group.

NK Jeugd A Haarlem NED Sat 30th Apr 2011 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Ootes, Lars236310101111½6.54733.252338
2Mostertman, Milan220611½1½½½10648312311
3Ten Hagen, Yorick22141½½11010164628.752243
4Ten Hertog, Hugo22911½011½110646282264
5Pijpers, Arthur227311½010½1164529.752244
6Zwirs, Nico20880111½10015.546252240
7Haast, AnneWIM221111½0½011½5.54423.752187
8Law, Nicky217810½1½101½5.54324.752240
9Hachijan, Armen2173½½110½½0154221.252096
10Ten Vergert, Paul21501½½½½½½0154220.52174
11Von Meijenfeldt, Bart21540½110½½1½54022.752273
12Van der Lende, Ilias2106011011½004.545.518.52150
13Nicolai, Amir1931½½010½1014.540.516.52072
14Blom, Vincent21271½½001½½½4.538172058
15Donkers, Joran1998 *0½10110½044316.251984
16Van Osch, Mees2001 *0100101½½43411.52023
17Otten, Martijn195900011½0½143210.51937
18Admiraal, Miguoel2267½½1½½0½0-3.542.517.252120
19Brookes, Christopher204801010½0103.538.511.251927
20Klepke, Ricardo2003 *½½½00½1½03.537.5132015
21Manoch, Maurice176900100½0113.53081924
22Colijn, Erik-Jan198200010½1½0334.56.751838
23Van Ee, Robin1886 *1000½000+2.5336.51768
24Le Clercq, Maxim18460000½½0001342.751264
24 players

16) Heroes Day Cup 2011

Samy Shoker won the Heroes Day Cup with 8/9 in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Heroes Day Masters Bridgetown BAR Thu 28th Apr 2011 - Mon 2nd May 2011. Category: 3. Ave: (2319)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Shoker, Samy IM EGY 2441 # 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2656
2 Zapata, Alonso GM COL 2477 0 # 1 = = = = 1 1 1 6 2426
3 Denny, Kevin IM BAR 2305 = 0 # = 1 1 0 = 1 1 5.5 2400
4 Moran Nuque, Augusto IM ECU 2394 = = = # = 0 = = 1 1 5 2353
5 Uribe, Mauricio IM COL 2355 0 = 0 = # 1 1 = = 1 5 2358
6 Farley, Terry IM BAR 2247 0 = 0 1 0 # 1 1 0 1 4.5 2327
7 Hammar, Bengt FM SWE 2283 0 = 1 = 0 0 # = = 1 4 2280
8 Warner, Delisle FM BAR 2241 0 0 = = = 0 = # 1 1 4 2284
9 Harper, Ryan FM TRI 2184 0 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 # 1 3 2209
10 Tavares, Shawn P TRI 2260 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2325
Round 1. Thu 28th Apr 2011
Hammar, Bengt 0-1 Farley, Terry 45 D26 QGA
Warner, Delisle 0-1 Shoker, Samy 35 A42 Modern defence
Harper, Ryan 1-0 Tavares, Shawn P 54 C19 French
Denny, Kevin 0-1 Zapata, Alonso 26 B51 Sicilian
Uribe, Mauricio 1/2-1/2 Moran Nuque, Augusto 20 B07 Pirc
Round 2. Thu 28th Apr 2011
Uribe, Mauricio 0-1 Denny, Kevin
Zapata, Alonso 1-0 Harper, Ryan 28 B77 Sicilian
Tavares, Shawn P 0-1 Warner, Delisle 54 D02 Queen's pawn game
Shoker, Samy 1-0 Hammar, Bengt 17 A00 Benko's opening
Moran Nuque, Augusto 0-1 Farley, Terry 44 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit
Round 3. Fri 29th Apr 2011
Farley, Terry 0-1 Shoker, Samy 58 B09 Pirc
Hammar, Bengt 1-0 Tavares, Shawn P 44 B94 Sicilian
Warner, Delisle 0-1 Zapata, Alonso 33 A55 Old Indian
Harper, Ryan 1/2-1/2 Uribe, Mauricio 87 B28 Sicilian
Denny, Kevin 1/2-1/2 Moran Nuque, Augusto 46 C03 French
Round 4. Sat 30th Apr 2011
Denny, Kevin 1-0 Harper, Ryan 96 B22 Sicilian
Uribe, Mauricio 1/2-1/2 Warner, Delisle 61 C17 French
Zapata, Alonso 1/2-1/2 Hammar, Bengt 58 B90 Sicilian
Tavares, Shawn P 0-1 Farley, Terry
Moran Nuque, Augusto 1/2-1/2 Shoker, Samy 35 A36 English
Round 5. Sat 30th Apr 2011
Shoker, Samy 1-0 Tavares, Shawn P 1 A40 Queen's pawn
Farley, Terry 1/2-1/2 Zapata, Alonso 41 B47 Sicilian
Hammar, Bengt 0-1 Uribe, Mauricio 40 B28 Sicilian
Warner, Delisle 1/2-1/2 Denny, Kevin 49 E76 King's Indian
Harper, Ryan 0-1 Moran Nuque, Augusto 62 C16 French
Round 6. Sun 1st May 2011
Harper, Ryan 0-1 Warner, Delisle 27 C19 French
Denny, Kevin 0-1 Hammar, Bengt 55 B23 Sicilian
Uribe, Mauricio 1-0 Farley, Terry 63 B90 Sicilian
Zapata, Alonso 0-1 Shoker, Samy 38 B07 Pirc
Moran Nuque, Augusto 1-0 Tavares, Shawn P
Round 7. Sun 1st May 2011
Tavares, Shawn P 0-1 Zapata, Alonso
Shoker, Samy 1-0 Uribe, Mauricio 22 A00 Benko's opening
Farley, Terry 0-1 Denny, Kevin 19 C64 Ruy Lopez
Hammar, Bengt 1/2-1/2 Harper, Ryan 69 B70 Sicilian
Warner, Delisle 1/2-1/2 Moran Nuque, Augusto 20 A40 Queen's pawn
Round 8. Mon 2nd May 2011
Warner, Delisle 1/2-1/2 Hammar, Bengt 20 E94 King's Indian
Harper, Ryan 1-0 Farley, Terry 50 B90 Sicilian
Denny, Kevin 1/2-1/2 Shoker, Samy 20 B08 Pirc
Uribe, Mauricio 1-0 Tavares, Shawn P
Moran Nuque, Augusto 1/2-1/2 Zapata, Alonso 33 A25 English
Round 9. Mon 2nd May 2011
Zapata, Alonso 1/2-1/2 Uribe, Mauricio 20 C68 Ruy Lopez
Tavares, Shawn P 0-1 Denny, Kevin
Shoker, Samy 1-0 Harper, Ryan 56 A05 Reti
Farley, Terry 1-0 Warner, Delisle 36 A12 English
Hammar, Bengt 1/2-1/2 Moran Nuque, Augusto 20 B07 Pirc

17) Hradec Kralove 2011

The Hradec Kralove Open takes place 8th-15th May 2011.

FIDE Open Hradec Kralove CZE Sun 8th May 2011 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kastner OldrichCZE21212.00.02.02
2Plischki SebastianIMGER23322.00.01.52
Kraus TomasCZE22202.00.01.52
Braun MarekCZE21242.00.01.52
Dosedel JiriCZE20982.00.01.52
6Golcman EvgenyRUS22922.00.01.02
Jedlicka AlesFMCZE22882.00.01.02
Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22702.00.01.02
Vavra PavelCZE21212.00.01.02
Malivanek JiriCZE20972.00.01.02
Smolej LukasCZE19452.00.01.02
12Vojtech JaroslavCZE21132.00.00.52
13Meszaros LudekCZE21751.50.02.51
14Ivanov Mikhail MGMRUS24241.50.02.01
Fiedler BedrichCZE21271.50.02.01
Snorek MilanCZE21091.50.02.01
Jiruse JosefCZE20411.50.02.01
Paldus PetrCZE20371.50.02.01
Smolik BorisCZE19171.50.02.01
20Voelz StephanGER19661.50.01.51
21Piankov EvgenijIMUKR23501.00.03.01
Cizinsky PetrCZE21581.00.03.01
Seidl StepanCZE20901.00.03.01
Christensen HenrikDEN20201.00.03.01
Mazura TomasCZE19891.00.03.01
Szuecs MatyasCZE16921.00.03.01
27Kotva MilanCZE20421.00.02.51
Majerik VladimirCZE19741.00.02.51
Flasar JaroslavCZE19161.00.02.51
Langr JiriCZE16501.00.02.51
31Zitna AnetaCZE01.00.02.50
32Steiner PavelCZE18971.00.02.01
Dmitruk VolodymyrUKR17971.00.02.01
34Skokan FrantisekCZE19741.00.02.00
Svoboda FrantisekCZE17151.00.02.00
36Strebkovs AndrejsIMLAT23171.00.01.51
Tsapanidis VasilisCZE18271.00.01.51
38Sedlacek JanCZE19841.00.01.50
Kabelka OndrejCZE13311.00.01.50
40Pulpan JakubCZE19591.00.01.01
Prachar JosefCZE18751.00.01.01
Lesak OndrejCZE18131.00.01.01
Pulpan MatejCZE17571.00.01.01
Vochozka JindrichCZE17341.00.01.01
Brhlik AntoninCZE17271.00.01.01
46Horyna JosefCZE18860.50.02.50
Cermak MiroslavCZE18710.50.02.50
Saucuk MartinCZE18300.50.02.50
Maliszewski JaroslawPOL18070.50.02.50
Novotny AlesCZE17750.50.02.50
Rojikova LenkaCZE17240.50.02.50
52Nemec OtakarCZE18840.50.02.00
Kosina VladimirCZE18110.50.02.00
Tuma JanCZE16540.50.02.00
Kosar MatejCZE00.50.02.00
56Nad BorisCZE19110.50.01.50
Vorel BohuslavCZE17440.50.01.50
Johnova EliskaCZE17210.50.01.50
Kolibik JanSVK16530.50.01.50
60Von Keyserlingk ChandaGER17860.00.03.50
61Maly AntoninCZE18700.00.03.00
Portych VaclavCZE18660.00.03.00
Juchelka PetrCZE18410.00.03.00
Splitek LubosCZE17920.00.03.00
Svec LudekCZE17690.00.03.00
Vacek JaroslavCZE16730.00.03.00
67Dvorak Jun. ZdenekCZE17060.00.02.50
68Svetinsky VladimirCZE13880.00.02.00
68 players

18) Luebecker SV GM

The Luebeck SV Chess Club tournament saw Michael Kopylov edge out Henrik Danielsen and Vladimir Epishin on tie-break after all finished on 6/9.

Luebeck GM Luebeck GER Mon 25th Apr 2011 - Tue 3rd May 2011. Category: 6. Ave: (2397)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kopylov, Michael IM UKR 2446 # = 1 = = = 1 = = 1 6 2517
2 Danielsen, Henrik GM ISL 2533 = # = = 1 = 0 1 1 1 6 2507
3 Epishin, Vladimir GM RUS 2567 0 = # 1 = 1 1 = = 1 6 2503
4 Hoi, Carsten GM DEN 2413 = = 0 # = = = = 1 = 4.5 2395
5 Von Herman, Ulf IM GER 2395 = 0 = = # 1 0 = = 1 4.5 2397
6 Janz, Frerik GER 2337 = = 0 = 0 # = 1 = 1 4.5 2404
7 Scheerer, Christoph IM GER 2422 0 1 0 = 1 = # 0 = = 4 2351
8 Svane, Rasmus GER 2216 = 0 = = = 0 1 # = = 4 2374
9 Krause, Ullrich FM GER 2264 = 0 = 0 = = = = # 1 4 2369
10 Nedic, Dusan GER 2378 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 # 1.5 2126
Round 1. Mon 25th Apr 2011
Kopylov, Michael 1-0 Nedic, Dusan 43 D58 QGD
Janz, Frerik 1/2-1/2 Scheerer, Christoph 11 A20 English opening
Svane, Rasmus 1/2-1/2 Epishin, Vladimir 43 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Krause, Ullrich 1/2-1/2 Von Herman, Ulf 17 A52 Budapest
Danielsen, Henrik 1/2-1/2 Hoi, Carsten 6 A00 Benko's opening
Round 2. Tue 26th Apr 2011
Kopylov, Michael 1/2-1/2 Danielsen, Henrik 27 D11 QGD Slav
Hoi, Carsten 1/2-1/2 Svane, Rasmus 33 D04 Queen's pawn game
Epishin, Vladimir 1-0 Janz, Frerik 33 D91 Gruenfeld
Nedic, Dusan 0-1 Von Herman, Ulf 39 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Scheerer, Christoph 1/2-1/2 Krause, Ullrich 52 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 3. Wed 27th Apr 2011
Von Herman, Ulf 0-1 Scheerer, Christoph 45 D07 QGD
Janz, Frerik 1/2-1/2 Hoi, Carsten 27 D20 QGA
Svane, Rasmus 1/2-1/2 Kopylov, Michael 25 A61 Benoni defence
Danielsen, Henrik 1-0 Nedic, Dusan 43 E16 Queen's Indian
Krause, Ullrich 1/2-1/2 Epishin, Vladimir 61 A10 English opening
Round 4. Thu 28th Apr 2011
Danielsen, Henrik 1-0 Svane, Rasmus 30 A03 Bird's opening
Kopylov, Michael 1/2-1/2 Janz, Frerik 27 D71 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd
Epishin, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Von Herman, Ulf 56 D37 QGD
Nedic, Dusan 1/2-1/2 Scheerer, Christoph 53 A40 Queen's pawn
Hoi, Carsten 1-0 Krause, Ullrich 50 D53 QGD
Round 5. Fri 29th Apr 2011
Svane, Rasmus 1/2-1/2 Nedic, Dusan 63 D15 QGD Slav
Janz, Frerik 1/2-1/2 Danielsen, Henrik 66 A88 Dutch
Scheerer, Christoph 0-1 Epishin, Vladimir 40 D00 Blackmar-Diemer gambit
Von Herman, Ulf 1/2-1/2 Hoi, Carsten 33 A00 Benko's opening
Krause, Ullrich 1/2-1/2 Kopylov, Michael 40 A43 Old Benoni defence
Round 6. Sat 30th Apr 2011
Svane, Rasmus 0-1 Janz, Frerik 64 D86 Gruenfeld
Danielsen, Henrik 1-0 Krause, Ullrich 44 A00 Benko's opening
Kopylov, Michael 1/2-1/2 Von Herman, Ulf 18 D23 QGA
Hoi, Carsten 1/2-1/2 Scheerer, Christoph 13 D02 Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation
Nedic, Dusan 0-1 Epishin, Vladimir 46 A50 Kevitz-Trajkovich defence
Round 7. Sun 1st May 2011
Epishin, Vladimir 1-0 Hoi, Carsten 29 A54 Old Indian
Scheerer, Christoph 0-1 Kopylov, Michael 67 D00 Blackmar gambit
Von Herman, Ulf 0-1 Danielsen, Henrik 78 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Krause, Ullrich 1/2-1/2 Svane, Rasmus 44 D11 QGD Slav
Janz, Frerik 1-0 Nedic, Dusan 47 B50 Sicilian
Round 8. Mon 2nd May 2011
Janz, Frerik 1/2-1/2 Krause, Ullrich 7 A20 English opening
Svane, Rasmus 1/2-1/2 Von Herman, Ulf 27 D25 QGA, Janowsky-Larsen variation
Danielsen, Henrik 0-1 Scheerer, Christoph 61 A00 Benko's opening
Kopylov, Michael 1-0 Epishin, Vladimir 37 D23 QGA
Nedic, Dusan 1/2-1/2 Hoi, Carsten 14 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Round 9. Tue 3rd May 2011
Hoi, Carsten 1/2-1/2 Kopylov, Michael 46 A31 English
Epishin, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Danielsen, Henrik 28 A80 Dutch
Scheerer, Christoph 0-1 Svane, Rasmus 25 C00 French
Von Herman, Ulf 1-0 Janz, Frerik 31 A10 English opening
Krause, Ullrich 1-0 Nedic, Dusan 34 E00 Catalan opening

19) Hungarian Teams

The Hungarian Team Championships have reached round 10 on 1st May 2011. This league is named after the great Hungarian GM Laszlo Szabo. I couldn't find mention of the time control. Next: Final Round 11 on 15th May 2011. Round 10 games now available. Aquaprofit won the league and have finished their program already.

TCh-HUN 2010-11 Budapest HUN Sun 10th Oct 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkName123456789101112Bpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK7.58.578.56.598.51010111197.5
2ASE Paks4.57.575.59.57.59.58.59.51079
3HVSE3.54.5768.57.556.581167.5
4Penzugyor SE556.56.546.566.59964
5Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK3.5565.5765.57.598.563.5
6Hungaropharma Decs5.56.53.55.556.5866.5861
7MLTC32.54.5865.58.55.56.5959
8Honved - Balazs Diak3.54.55.56.543.57.56.5107.559
9ASS-Makoi SVSE22.57666.54.57.56.5856.5
10Kbarcika VSC23.55.55.54.55.55.54.57649.5
11Vasas SC12.54335.5325.555.540
12Tabani Sp.-Vizmuvek12133.544.5466.535.5
12 Teams

20) 4NCL 2010-11

The final rounds of the 4NCL took place 30th April - 2nd May 2011. Pride & Prejudice took the title beating Wood Green Hilsmark 6-2 in the final round, they finished 2nd. White Rose through a draw with Barbiacan 4NCL1 finished 3rd. Games from the final two rounds now available (not relegation pool yet). Oxford 1, Pandora's Box Grantham, Sambuca Sharks and Warwickshire Select 1 were demoted.

4NCL 2010-11 Daventry ENG Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Mon 2nd May 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Championship Pool
RkTeamGms+-=Mpts
1Pride & Prejudice770014
2Wood Green Hilsmark 1761012
3White Rose 174219
4Cheddleton 173406
5Betsson.com72415
6Barbican 4NCL 171424
7Guildford A&DC 172504
8e2e4.org.uk 171602
Demotion Pool
RkTeamGms+-=Mpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 2760113
2Cambridge University 1761012
3The AD's74219
4Barbican 4NCL 274308
5Oxford 173317
6Pandora's Box Grantham71513
7Sambuca Sharks71602
8Warwickshire Select 171602
16 teams

21) TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2011

The Polish Ekstraliga started with the first three rounds in Wroclaw. David Navara was amongst the players.

TCh-POL Ekstraliga Wroclaw POL Fri 6th May 2011 - Sun 9th Oct 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDRtgMptsBpts
12KSz WASKO HetMaN Szopienice KatowicePOL2500511.5
26PGNiG POLONIA WarszawaPOL2483510.5
33ROTMISTRZ TWOJA SZKOLA GrudziadzPOL2400510
45KSz STILON Gorzow WielkopolskiPOL241749.5
54MLKS NADNARWIANKA PultuskPOL238348
610LKS PASJONAT DankowicePOL2450310.5
79POLONIA VOTUM WroclawPOL2433310
81KSz ODRODZENIE KozuchowPOL238316
98DRAKON SKOK CHMIELEWSKIEGO LublinPOL233307
107KS POCZTOWIEC PoznanPOL236707
10 players

22) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11

The Slovakian Team Championships took place 27th November 2010 - 8th May 2011. Final rounds 9-11 6th-8th May 2011. SK Caissa Cadca won.

TCh-SVK Ex 2010-11 Zilina SVK Sat 27th Nov 2010 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoTeam+-=TB1TB2TB3
17SK Caissa Cadca9022952.50
22TJ Slavia TU Kosice8212551.00
36INBEST Dunajov7132449.50
412SK Prievidza6232152.50
59SK Dunajska Streda6232149.00
65SK Trencin6322052.00
71SK Slovan Bratislava5511652.00
88SKS Dubnica n/V4701240.00
94SK Modra3711033.50
1011MSK KdV Kezmarok380937.50
113Zemplin Michalovce1100326.50
1210BSK Edymax Bardejov0110032.00
12 teams

23) Active Team Events

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

Chinese League 2011

The Chinese League started 12th April. Next rounds: 26th-28th May 2011.

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

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 teams

24) Forthcoming Events and Links

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 2776 14100010
2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM CUB 2726 3503240
3 Navara, David GM CZE 2702 309095
4 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM CUB 2693 3503739
5 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2687 12401137
6 Andreikin, Dmitry GM RUS 2687 4158814
Premier Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky GM CUB 2626 3504409
2 Bluvshtein, Mark GM CAN 2589 2603608
3 Corrales Jimenez, Fidel GM CUB 2586 3506690
4 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo IM CUB 2569 3507165
5 Leon Hoyos, Manuel GM MEX 2563 5105269
6 Cordova, Emilio GM PER 2561 3801497
7 Hernandez Carmenates, Holden GM CUB 2558 3504387
8 Almeida Quintana, Omar GM CUB 2555 3503313
9 Vocaturo, Daniele GM ITA 2540 813192
10 Espinosa Veloz, Ermes FM CUB 2467 3507424
Open A Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus GM CUB 2565 3500020
2 Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis GM CUB 2538 3507408
3 Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel IM CUB 2530 3507416
4 Luther, Thomas GM GER 2525 4611420
5 Gomez Garrido, Camilo IM CUB 2516 3507904
6 Ibarra Chami, Luis Fernando IM MEX 2514 5105048
7 Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri GM CUB 2504 3503321
8 Oms Pallisse, Josep GM ESP 2501 2205521
9 Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo, Reynaldo GM CUB 2500 3500055
10 Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando IM ESP 2493 2255570
11 Abreu Delgado, Aryam GM CUB 2485 3502589
12 Delgado Ramos, Hector FM CUB 2480 3504824
13 Fernandez Cardoso, Alexey FM CUB 2473 3504379
14 Jimenez Fraga, Pedro Alejandro FM CUB 2473 3508188
15 Guerra Mendez, Jose Angel IM CUB 2472 3508129
16 Pozo Vera, Sandro IM CUB 2471 3507203
17 Perez Rodriguez, Luis Manuel GM CUB 2466 3503364
18 Hevia Alejano, Carlos Antonio FM CUB 2464 3508811
19 Gongora Reyes, Maikel IM CUB 2452 3503208
20 Martinez Duanny, Lelys Stanley GM CUB 2452 3504727
21 De La Paz Perdomo, Frank GM CUB 2452 3501833
22 Borges Mateos, Juan GM CUB 2451 3500160
23 Alarcon Casellas, Rolando FM CUB 2448 3507610
24 Obregon Rivero, Juan Carlos FM CUB 2445 3507815
25 Perez Garcia, Rodney IM CUB 2440 3500918
26 Otero Acosta, Diasmany IM CUB 2440 3503186
27 Quesada Vera, Liordis FM CUB 2438 3507009
28 Rasmussen, Karsten IM DEN 2434 1400088
29 Soppe, Guillermo IM ARG 2430 100323
30 Gomez Ledo, Roberto Carlos IM CUB 2429 3507076
31 Arenas, David IM COL 2427 4403177
32 Prasca Sosa, Rafael IM VEN 2424 3900819
33 Aguero Jimenez, Luis Lazaro IM CUB 2420 3508455
34 Garrido Dominguez, Jesus IM ESP 2417 2254174
35 Ortega Amarelle, Mariano FM CUB 2417 3504301
36 Gomez Fontal, Felix Manuel IM CUB 2417 3500357
37 Wohl, Aleksandar H. IM AUS 2411 3200345
38 Garcia Pantoja, Roberto FM CUB 2411 3509265
39 Borges Feria, Yasel FM CUB 2406 3504921
40 Quesada Perez, Yasser FM CUB 2401 3509362
41 Ruiz Sanchez, Orlen FM CUB 2392 3506231
42 Sanchez Alvarez, Roberto Carlos FM CUB 2391 3508684
43 Leyva Rivera, Yunier FM CUB 2382 3505065
44 Figueredo Losada, Leonel FM CUB 2381 3507971
45 Soto Hernandez, Henry FM CUB 2362 3507475
46 Vilela De Acuna, Jose Luis IM CUB 2359 3500098
47 Vega Chirino, Lemay FM CUB 2356 3502252
48 Uribe, Mauricio IM COL 2355 4401107
49 Morales Romero, Pedro IM CUB 2354 3503798
50 Ordaz Valdes, Lisandra Teresa WIM CUB 2348 3506940
51 Mena Crespo, Carlos FM CUB 2347 3506410
52 Sariego Figueredo, Wilfredo IM CUB 2344 3500080
53 Guerra Mojena, Leandro FM CUB 2337 3513602
54 Camacho Martinez, Guillermo FM CUB 2336 3502520
55 Marrero Lopez, Yaniet WGM CUB 2328 3503950
56 Linares Napoles, Oleiny WGM CUB 2319 3504794
57 Estrada Nieto, Julian IM MEX 2316 5101018
58 de Francesco, Klaus FM GER 2312 4613945
59 Ostos, Julio IM VEN 2310 3900053
60 Davila, Carlos IM NCA 2307 6100040
61 Arribas Robaina, Maritza WGM CUB 2300 3501418
62 Pina Vega, Sulennis WGM CUB 2298 3503151
63 Tovio, Israel FM COL 2297 4402049
64 Espinoza Palomino, Willyam FM PER 2295 3804852
65 Hernandez Fernandez, Ramon A FM CUB 2293 3503909
66 Pazos Gambarrotti, Plinio IM ECU 2291 3600068
67 Martinez Lopez, Ivan ESP 2287 2219409
68 Pulvett, Daniel IM VEN 2282 3900410
69 Vigoa Apecheche, Yanira WIM CUB 2279 3507041
70 Sanchez Castillo, Sarai IM VEN 2268 3900754
71 Adel Lahchaichi, Oussama FM ESP 2265 2207885
72 Fernandez Hernandez, Arturo A. FM CUB 2265 3509230
73 Ynojosa, Felix Jose VEN 2255 3900258
74 Calvo Quinteiro, Jose Manuel CUB 2247 3505154
75 Ramon Pita, Vivian WGM CUB 2237 3501280
76 Perez Rodriguez, Jennifer WIM CUB 2227 3507831
77 Miranda Llanes, Yerisbel WFM CUB 2226 3507700
78 Zavarce, Oscar Enrique FM VEN 2223 3902501
79 Girones Barrios, Yans Richard CUB 2221 3506142
80 Llaudy Pupo, Lisandra WIM CUB 2216 3506487
81 Boada, Wiston IM VEN 2214 3900495
82 Campos Vila, Milena WFM CUB 2212 3501558
83 Osorio, Fernando VEN 2208 3901114
84 Catala Matienzo, Ivette WFM CUB 2208 3506819
85 Enrique Hernandez, Eddy Ernesto CUB 2206 3508765
86 Martinez Reyes, Pedro Ramon VEN 2198 3901807
87 Corrales Jimenez, Zenia WFM CUB 2182 3506355
88 Hernandez Moya, Yuleisis WFM CUB 2174 3511685
89 Altamirano Gonzalez, Yehudi MEX 2169 5106303
90 Fleites Martin, Yuleikys WIM CUB 2167 3502759
91 Miranda Rodriguez, Tania WFM CUB 2167 3510417
92 Fandino Reyes, Roquelina WIM CUB 2147 3501426
93 Cueto Rodriguez, Yanet WFM CUB 2138 3505294
94 Romero Nunez, Wendy WFM CUB 2132 3510174
95 Torres Rosas, Luis Carlos CM MEX 2129 5111080
96 Frometa Castillo, Zirka WGM CUB 2125 3501434
97 Gascon, Jose Rafael VEN 2120 3902463
98 Cordero Suarez, Greisy CUB 2116 3502422
99 Cardenas Ballester, Maydelin WFM CUB 2114 3508242
100 Espinosa Garcia, Sandra WIM CUB 2113 3509109
101 Mora Moron, Jose Ramon VEN 2104 3902994
102 Pirola, Claudionor Alcides Lima BRA 2104 2130556
103 Abreu Jean, Carlos Paul DOM 2101 6405525
104 Forgas Moreno, Yaniela WFM CUB 2093 3508072
105 Castillo Coca, Mayrebis WFM CUB 2087 3511910
106 Ubaldo Suarez, Maria Gisela WIM VEN 2079 3900630
107 Bueno Perez, Jesus Angel CUB 2063 3515400
108 Mendoza Velazquez, Lorena Alejan WIM MEX 2033 5101794
109 Sanchez Comesana, Angelica Maria CUB 2019 3507742
110 Balanza Llama, Claudia De La C. CUB 1976 3513165
Open B Havana CUB Tue 10th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Rodriguez Garcia, Victor FM CUB 2331 3506320
2 Yanes Canizares, Alejandro CUB 2330 3506134
3 Olivares Canelles, Francisco FM CUB 2324 3504590
4 Morales Romero, Romaris FM CUB 2323 3502848
5 Garcia Martinez, Omar FM CUB 2318 3500861
6 Mendez Fortes, Eduardo Jesus FM CUB 2316 3502376
7 Lopez Vilier, Luis Angel FM CUB 2316 3509320
8 Larrua Gonzalez, Fernando Oscar FM CUB 2316 3510662
9 Illas Pueyo, Leonardo FM CUB 2310 3504212
10 Machado Escanio, Michel FM CUB 2309 3506290
11 Diaz Hernandez, Heriberto FM CUB 2300 3508498
12 Fuentes Dominguez, Felix CUB 2293 3504158
13 Castellanos Sanchez, Carlos M FM CUB 2293 3501310
14 Gil Suarez, Jose Luis FM CUB 2291 3507319
15 Lorente Pupo, Ramon Miguel FM CUB 2286 3508200
16 Alonso Bouza, Julio FM CUB 2285 3508889
17 Hernandez Noa, Rodney CUB 2282 3510360
18 Guerrero, Rafael FM CUB 2281 3506045
19 Ramos Pineiro, Alexis FM CUB 2280 3503135
20 Portales Borrero, Roman FM CUB 2280 3512487
21 Gongora Reyes, Liuber FM CUB 2277 3503984
22 Perez Hernandez, Pavel CUB 2269 3517349
23 Oliva Castaneda, Kevel CUB 2265 3500799
24 Gil Alba, Hector Luis FM CUB 2264 3504670
25 Perez Perez, Osniel FM CUB 2263 3503461
26 Garcia Gomez, Ray FM CUB 2262 3510204
27 Rosabal Contreras, Yonisbel FM CUB 2259 3504034
28 Li Torres, Manuel Eugenio FM CUB 2251 3500489
29 Nunez Asencio, Jorge CUB 2248 3510905
30 Ragolta Franco, Eduardo FM CUB 2247 3505910
31 Llamos Lopez, Guillermo CUB 2245 3501450
32 Llorente Galardy, Jorge CUB 2244 3505448
33 Hernandez Copin, Elvis CUB 2244 3506258
34 Salgado Segui, Roberto CUB 2243 3511782
35 Rodriguez, Dagoberto CUB 2243 3503968
36 Morella Cabrera, Julio Antonio FM CUB 2243 3501639
37 Gutierrez Delgado, Yusuan Alfred FM CUB 2242 3508005
38 Aguilera Rodriguez, Alfredo R. FM CUB 2242 3512991
39 Diaz Perez, Michel Alejandro CUB 2240 3517179
40 De Quesada Pena, Alexei CUB 2234 3508730
41 Queipo Caballero, Guillermo FM CUB 2233 3500756
42 Placencia Perdigon, Lenier CUB 2231 3506347
43 Agra Caballero, Ariel CUB 2229 3503577
44 Cruz de la Osa, Reyder CUB 2226 3508935
45 Gonzalez Fernandez, Michel CUB 2220 3511103
46 Valiente Zambrano, Leonel CUB 2220 3515095
47 Depestre Sanchez, Pedro Felix CUB 2219 3507491
48 Gonzalez Vega, Alejandro FM CUB 2218 3510042
49 Macias Velazquez, Marlies CUB 2214 3507793
50 Jodar Arias, Marlon CUB 2174 3505499
51 Pacey, Kevin CAN 2169 2600455
52 Charon Mustelier, Manuel CUB 2167 3502023
53 Hernandez Sotelo, Jose I. CUB 2140 3508803
54 Castro, Jose Luis VEN 2133 3901831
55 Quesada Chow, Ismael Adan CUB 2131 3509559
56 Reyes Betancourt, Ahmed CUB 2128 3509168
57 De La Torre Morales, Julio D. CUB 2119 3506517
58 Fernandez Rodriguez, Angel Luis CUB 2116 3503453
59 Roca Mendoza, Yurien WFM CUB 2098 3508552
60 Bandera Castro, Yainoris CUB 2095 3517950
61 Gutierrez Espinosa, Karen WFM CUB 2094 3513238
62 Isidron Marcelo, Guillermo CUB 2090 3511464
63 Doubleday, William G. CAN 2088 2682419
64 Gonzalez Grave De Peralta, Raul CUB 2069 3515443
65 Cierna Rodriguez, Alain CUB 2068 3514250
66 Perez Bohigas, Lays Monica CUB 2056 3510964
67 Gonzalez Ochoa, Yoana CUB 2053 3507629
68 Lopez Gonzalez, Abel Fabian CUB 2049 3512673
69 Varela La Madrid, Tilsia Carolin VEN 2044 3903001
70 Gomez Sanchez, Jorge Marco CUB 2036 3506649
71 Corado, Rafael VEN 2035 3900541
72 Rodriguez Caballero, Mayrelis CUB 2034 3514072
73 Romero, Jaime VEN 2034 3902498
74 Alvarez Morales, Dayana Giselle CUB 2034 3511618
75 Ojeda Lago, Ariadna CUB 2033 3502473
76 Palsson, Halldor Peter CAN 2032 2603136
77 Pinero, Carlos VEN 2027 3901726
78 Gonzalez, Dalia CUB 2023 3511650
79 Cabrera Ladron de Guevara, Maira CUB 2022 3510670
80 Valdivia Pena, Yaima WFM CUB 2021 3514110
81 Andraca Perera, Jose Raul CUB 2020 3505936
82 Zaldivar Pino, Olivia CUB 2017 3510913
83 Hernandez, Zaida VEN 2014 3901041
84 Perez Torres, Youset CUB 2013 3506215
85 Fonte Sanchez, Paula CUB 2012 3509729
86 Sanchez Ones, Yenis CUB 2010 3514099
87 Fonte Sanchez, Claudia CUB 2008 3509710
88 Zayas Gonzalez, Laura Amalia CUB 2008 3517004
89 Perez Cruz, Adianet WFM CUB 2002 3510115
90 Salazar Loor, Sara ECU 2002 3604292
91 Mosquera Cayon, Danet CUB 2001 3511308
92 Alarcon Vazquez, Lietis CUB 2000 3513300
93 Campos Jimenez, Augusto Cesar CUB 1996 3517160
94 Oliva Meneses, Juan Carlos CUB 1996 3514374
95 Montilla, Jorcerys VEN 1986 3900517
96 Salazar, Farias Luis German VEN 1978 3902170
97 Mencos, Claudia WIM GUA 1972 7300573
98 Brito Valdes, Santiago Jose CUB 1958 3515478
99 Bravo Navarro, Wilson ECU 1955 3605680
100 Roca Rojas, Ana Flavia CUB 1948 3514269
101 Carrillo, Jose Antonio PAN 1923 6600476
102 Bolanos, Cristian ECU 1905 3603075
103 Vega Cordovilla, Maria Jose ECU 1901 3604527
104 Gates, David A ENG 1706 415723

I Bahia Feliz

I Bahia Feliz GM Bahia Feliz ESP Thu 12th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2722 2205530
2 Ragger, Markus GM AUT 2674 1610856
3 Granda Zuniga, Julio E GM PER 2614 3800024
4 Nyzhnyk, Illya GM UKR 2583 14118084
5 Mecking, Henrique GM BRA 2577 2100010
6 Hertneck, Gerald GM GER 2552 4600088
7 Kindermann, Stefan GM AUT 2515 4600053
8 Bromberger, Stefan IM GER 2505 4635248
9 Mateo, Ramon GM DOM 2422 6400019
10 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina WGM ESP 2306 2219026

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

International Senior Tournament

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

5th Leiden Chess Tournament 2011

Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament

Oberwart Open

21st Heart of Finland 2011

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

15th Hogeschool Zeeland

1st Hangzhou Women International 2011

Rostov FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

World Juniors 2011

Euro Chess Tournament

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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