THE WEEK IN CHESS 865 6th June 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 24th Leon Masters 2011
3) 1st ICC Open Final
4) Giri Clock Simul
5) French Team Championship 2011
6) 82nd German Championships
7) 84th ch-St Petersburg
8) Zonal 2.5
9) 2nd Pichay Cup
10) ch-UZB Major League
11) Fynsmesterskabet 2011
12) KNSB Cup Final 2011
13) African Individuals 2011
14) 20th Annual Chicago Open 2011
15) 20th Guillermo Garcia Memorial
16) 3rd Limpedea Cup
17) 3rd Orissa Open
18) 29th Liechtenstein Open
19) 26th Ruhr-Peninsula Open
20) 5th Wunsiedel Open 2011
21) 6th Metropolitan FIDE Inv 2011
22) First Saturday June 2011
23) Haspa-Schachpokal 2011
24) Hustopece Rapid Open 2011
25) IV Sudety Open
26) Stockholm Chess Tournament
27) Karlovy Vary Open
28) Portuguese Cup Final
29) Stuttgart International Open
30) Nis Open
31) Utrecht Open
32) XIV King's Gambit
33) XXVI Felix Cup
34) Sunningdale Congress 2011
35) 10th TCh-BIH Premier League 2011
36) Slovenian Teams 2011
37) Israeli League Leumit 2010-11
38) Active Team Events
39) Asian Zonal 3.3
40) 15th Petr Izmailov Memorial
41) XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival
42) 80th Massachusetts Open
43) Kasparov-Short Exhibition Match on the cards
44) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
24th Leon Masters 20116 games
1st ICC Open Final27 games
Giri Clock Simul8 games
French Team Championship 2011528 games
82nd German Championships100 games
84th ch-St Petersburg6 games
Zonal 2.5270 games
ch-UZB Major League9 games
Fynsmesterskabet 2011195 games
KNSB Cup Final 201116 games
African Individuals 201140 games
20th Annual Chicago Open 201147 games
20th Guillermo Garcia Memorial56 games
3rd Limpedea Cup20 games
3rd Orissa Open174 games
5th Wunsiedel Open 201120 games
First Saturday June 201142 games
Hustopece Rapid Open 201124 games
IV Sudety Open84 games
Stockholm Chess Tournament69 games
Karlovy Vary Open247 games
Portuguese Cup Final12 games
Stuttgart International Open69 games
Nis Open76 games
Utrecht Open48 games
XIV King's Gambit1 game
XXVI Felix Cup105 games
Sunningdale Congress 2011117 games
10th TCh-BIH Premier League 201138 games
Slovenian Teams 201172 games
Asian Zonal 3.3270 games
2514 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Hassan Khaled, Paulo Rocha, Stefan Loeffler, Adrian Stanca, Laszlo Nagy, Zenon Franco Ocampos, George Mirijanian, John Henderson, Radu-Catalin Chirila and everyone else who helped with the issue.

World Champion Viswanthan Anand returned to chess with a convincing win against Alexei Shirov in the 24th Leon Masters. Later this week Shirov starts playing the the 19th Sigeman and Co tournament in Malmo along with Giri, So, Hector, Grandelius and Tikkanen. Then on Saturday the King's Tournament in Bazna sees the Magnus Carlsen take on Sergey Karjakin, Vassily Ivanchuk, Hikaru Nakamura, Teimour Radjabov and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu in what should be a really exciting event.

Christoph Natsidis was caught red-handed cheating in the final round of the German Championships. It is now time for FIDE to step up and start administrating the game. It should not be up to the individual federations. This serious problem needs to be stamped out and proper worldwide penalties established and procedures discussed.

Natsidis had already scored an IM norm at the event and it is quite hard to believe that he didn't get away with cheating at least at some other point in the tournament. There is also a danger that such cheating at the lowest levels may quickly become endemic as it has in online chess.

One question is as to his motivation. There wasn't much at stake for him in the final round and now having been caught I guess a possible career as a lawyer has at least been endangered. He will be marked for life as a cheat. After all, no-one who does this can be in any doubt at all that using such devices is cheating.

Today I received a new press release from FIDE announcing the "Foundation for Modernisation of FIDE". It asks for suggestions. I have many but I will stick with these. Sport is about the pursuit of glory. We should at least have a world championship cycle where this is technically possible.

Secondly whilst chess is well covered by many websites on the internet mainstream media coverage is shrinking at an alarming rate. Today we see there is still an interest for the right chess story. There has been much pre-publicity for the HBO documentary on Bobby Fischer, but he is hardly the future. Modern sport promotes through their players, chess does not. Yet chess' mainstream media presence in the past was almost entirely due to a remarkably small number of famous players.

Chess has to decide what stories it would like to tell, and the world championship is key to that narrative. Then it needs to get media smart to get those stories out there. That should be the starting point to any discussions.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 24th Leon Masters 2011

The 24th Leon Masters was a rapid match between Viswanathan Anand and Alexei Shirov. Two games a day 3rd-5th June with a time control of 60 minutes + 30 seconds per move. Anand played very convincingly to win 4.5-1.5 undefeated.

XXIII Masters Rapid Leon
Shirov, Alexei - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 39 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Anand, Viswanathan - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 34 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Shirov, Alexei - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 17 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Anand, Viswanathan - Shirov, Alexei ½-½ 23 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Shirov, Alexei - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 41 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Anand, Viswanathan - Shirov, Alexei ½-½ 39 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
XXIII Masters Rapid Leon (ESP), 2-4 June 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Perf
Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2817 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 2902
Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2709 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 2624

3) 1st ICC Open Final

John Henderson reports: The world #8 (and now #6 on the live ratings), GM Hikaru Nakamura of the USA made a triumphant return to his first love of online blitz at the weekend by winning the first prize of $600 in the 1st ICC Open held on www.chessclub.com.

Nakamura (CapilanoBridge on ICC) won the first of the four online qualifiers to be the top-seed and hot favorite in the eight-player knockout final that also included (in ICC blitz rating order) GM Simonian Hrair (Armenia), GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (Venezuela), GM Robert Hovhannisyan (Armenia), GM Dmitry Andrekin (Russia), GM Dmitry Bocharov (Russia), FM Conrad Holt (USA), and IM Levon Altounian (USA).

Nakamura - who played from Madrid, Spain, as he was en route to Romania for the upcoming Bazna tournament - easily progressed to the final by beating Hovhannisyan and Altounian. And he looked set for a comfortable win in the final against Hrair, but the young Armenian (EREBUNI on ICC) fought back to tie the pulsating match at 3-3. But Nakamura had more than just a little luck on his side as he went on to win the best-of-two-game tiebreaker to take the title by 4.5-3.5

A record-breaking 2,216 ICC members took part in the 1st ICC Open (Q1, 661; Q2, 441; Q3, 643; Q4, 471) that had a total prize-fund of $3,500 and also included class prizes for those rated U2200, U2000, U1800 and U1600, the prize-winners of which will be announced shortly on www.chessclub.com.

1st ICC Open Final ICC INT Sun 5th Jun 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2774 2016192
2 Andreikin, Dmitry GM RUS 2687 4158814
3 Iturrizaga, Eduardo GM VEN 2603 3901211
4 Bocharov, Dmitry GM RUS 2580 4138716
5 Hovhannisyan, Robert GM ARM 2553 13302507
6 Simonian, Hrair GM ARM 2468 13302337
7 Altounian, Levon IM USA 2428 2011298
8 Holt, Conrad FM USA 2417 2034387

4) Giri Clock Simul

Anish Giri played a strong clock simul in Vienna facing Austria's top junior players. Giri won 5 drew 2 and lost 1 to Fabian Platzgummer.

Giri Clock Simul Vienna AUT Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Sat 4th Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Giri, Anish GM NED 2687 24116068
2 Poetz, Florian FM AUT 2416 1618741
3 Halvax, Georg AUT 2328 1619543
4 Platzgummer, Fabian FM AUT 2312 1617222
5 Hartl, Daniel AUT 2311 1620584
6 Menezes, Christoph AUT 2200 1617001
7 Nolz, Tom AUT 2188 1625985
8 Newrkla, Katharina WFM AUT 2070 1621629
9 Schnegg, Anna-Lena AUT 2019 1625268

5) French Team Championship 2011

The French Team Championship Top 12 took place in Mulhouse 26th May - 5th June. There are less teams and the whole event is held in one go but this seems in many ways to have worked with some strong players competing. Marseille Echecs edged out Clichy to take the title.

TCh-FRA Top 12 2011 Mulhouse FRA Thu 26th May 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeamGms+-PtsTB1
1Marseille Echecs1135103125
2Clichy114073133
3Evry Grand Roque113683028
4Mulhouse Philidor1131172714
5Metz Fischer112719228
6Chalons en Champagne112619217
7Noyon11203420-14
8Vandoeuvre11192720-8
9Lutece Echecs11232718-4
10Guingamp11144217-28
11Strasbourg11144114-27
12Rueil Malmaison11154913-34
12 teams

6) 82nd German Championships

The 82nd German Chess Championships took place in Bonn Thursday 26th May - Sat 4th June 2011. Igor Khenkin took first place on tie-break from Jan Gustafsson after both finished on 6.5/9. Sarah Hoolt won the women's title. However it is the disqualification of Christoph Natsidis that will make the most headlines. He has admitted to analysing his final round game on his smartphone. The power that people carry around in their pockets now makes it likely that even carrying such phones will have to be banned at most levels of the game. How effective this would be is another question and there is no doubt it will be highly inconvenient. One would also have to speculate that this has now become extremely widespread.

82nd ch-GER Bonn GER Wed 25th May 2011 - Sat 4th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1
1Khenkin, IgorGM24886.548
2Gustafsson, JanGM24806.547.5
3Fridman, DanielGM2471648.5
4Buhmann, RainerGM2462646.5
5Gschnitzer, Oswald, DrIM2437642.5
6Stern, ReneIM24985.550
7Huschenbeth, NiclasIM24505.544
8Siebrecht, SebastianGM24255.544.5
9Seel, ChristianIM23585.541
10Svane, Rasmus2442544.5
11Tischbierek, RajGM2421545
12Jugelt, TobiasIM24074.542.5
13Kummerow, HeikoFM23994.543
14Rietze, Clemens23934.539.5
15Andre, Gordon23924.542.5
16Vatter, Hans-JoachimFM23824.543
17Bastian, HerbertIM23514.536.5
18Lubbe, Nikolas23464.535
19Krassowizkij, Jaroslaw23294.536.5
20Poetsch, HagenFM22974.531.5
21Mueller, Oliver CFM2431441.5
22Mertens, Heiko2395439.5
23Krause, UllrichFM2344434
24Dranov, Aleksandr2336437
25Seger, RuedigerIM2300430
26Strache, Michael24133.540.5
27Molinaroli, Martin23793.538.5
28Bracker, Frank23563.537.5
29Zill, ChristophFM23373.533
30Kessler, Andreas2375335
31Lederle, Vitus2337331
32Pitschka, ClausFM23502.534.5
33Bindrich, FalkoGM2426241
34Natsidis, ChristophFM23630
34 players
ch-GER w Bonn GER (GER), 25 v-4 vi 2011
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Hoolt, Sarah wm GER 2312 +8 =2 -3 +6 +9 +7 +4 +13 +5 2333
2. Frey, Alisa GER 2059 +16 =1 +10 +3 +12 =4 +13 -5 +7 7 2309
3. Vogel, Heike wf GER 2122 +15 +7 +1 -2 -4 +10 +6 +9 =12 2231
4. Schmidt, Jade GER 2075 -9 +12 =5 +14 +3 =2 -1 +6 +15 6 2171
5. Klek, Hanna-Marie GER 2147 =13 =11 =4 =10 -7 +16 +8 +2 -1 5 2092
6. Schulz, Stefanie wf GER 2082 =11 =13 +7 -1 =10 +12 -3 -4 +14 2037
7. Leveikina, Jevgenija GER 2100 +14 -3 -6 +8 +5 -1 =10 +15 -2 2063
8. Ries, Jutta GER 1987 -1 =16 =15 -7 =14 +9 -5 +11 +13 2009
9. Nestuley, Nadezda RUS ---- +4 -10 =13 +11 -1 -8 +15 -3 +16 2031
10. Lopatin, Olga wf GER 2125 =12 +9 -2 =5 =6 -3 =7 +16 -11 4 1988
11. Aden, Dagmar GER 1817 =6 =5 =14 -9 =16 =15 =12 -8 +10 4 1961
12. Freter, Anke GER 1954 =10 -4 +16 +13 -2 -6 =11 =14 =3 4 1969
13. Mass, Elvira GER 1970 =5 =6 =9 -12 +15 +14 -2 -1 -8 1951
14. Reiter, Brigitte GER 1863 -7 +15 =11 -4 =8 -13 =16 =12 -6 3 1859
15. Kohls, Vera GER 1878 -3 -14 =8 +16 -13 =11 -9 -7 -4 2 1772
16. Weinmann, Helene GER ---- -2 =8 -12 -15 =11 -5 =14 -10 -9 1708

7) 84th ch-St Petersburg

The 84th Championship of Saint Petersburg took place 21st-31st May 2011. Vasily Yemelin won with 8/11.

84th chSt Petersburg St Petersburg RUS Sat 21st May 2011 - Tue 31st May 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2471)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Yemelin, Vasily GM RUS 2584 # 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 8 2636
2 Shimanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2583 1 # 0 1 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2594
3 Fedoseev, Vladimir IM RUS 2506 = 1 # = = = = 0 1 1 = 1 7 2570
4 Goganov, Aleksey IM RUS 2480 0 0 = # 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 2573
5 Yevseev, Denis GM RUS 2527 = 1 = 0 # = 1 = 1 = 1 0 6.5 2531
6 Klimov, Sergey GM RUS 2503 0 1 = = = # 0 = 0 1 1 1 6 2505
7 Ionov, Sergey GM RUS 2559 = = = 0 0 1 # = = 1 0 = 5 2427
8 Rozum, Ivan IM RUS 2468 0 0 1 0 = = = # = 0 1 1 5 2436
9 Malakhov, Igor FM RUS 2449 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = # 1 1 1 5 2437
10 Solovjov, Sergey I. IM RUS 2394 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 # = 1 3.5 2345
11 Usmanov, Vasily RUS 2289 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 0 = # 1 3 2313
12 Bazeev, German RUS 2315 0 0 0 1 1 0 = 0 0 0 0 # 2.5 2275
Round 11. Tue 31st May 2011
Ionov, Sergey 0-1 Yevseev, Denis 34 A11 English
Klimov, Sergey 0-1 Malakhov, Igor 32 B36 Sicilian
Yemelin, Vasily 1-0 Bazeev, German 31 B31 Sicilian
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Solovjov, Sergey I. 22 B23 Sicilian
Goganov, Aleksey 1-0 Rozum, Ivan 35 D10 QGD Slav defence
Usmanov, Vasily 0-1 Shimanov, Aleksandr 52 E95 King's Indian

8) Zonal 2.5

Zonal 2.5 in South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile) took place 16th-24th May 2011. Argentine GM Ruben Felger defeated GM Paraguayan Jose Cubas in the final round, to win. Felger qualified for the World Cup to be held in August in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. Argentine Sandro Mareco GM and GM Axel Bachmann of Paraguay tied for second and after a playoff Mareco won 1.5-0.5 to take the second qualification spot. Games from this playoff now available.

Zonal 2.5 Asuncion PAR Mon 16th May 2011 - Tue 24th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Felgaer RubenGMARG25707.00.048.538.0
2Bachmann AxelGMPAR25516.50.048.036.5
3Mareco SandroGMARG25916.50.047.036.5
4Lemos DamianGMARG25506.00.048.037.0
5Cubas Jose FernandoIMPAR25056.00.044.534.0
6Rodriguez Vila AndresGMURU25276.00.042.031.5
7Flores DiegoGMARG26115.50.049.538.5
8Mayorga NicolasFMARG22935.50.044.535.0
9Larrea ManuelFMURU22995.50.041.032.5
10Sabas JorgeARG22675.50.038.030.0
11Pierrot FacundoIMARG24495.00.049.038.5
12Toniutti EzioARG21335.00.047.537.0
13Lujan CarolinaIMARG23535.00.045.035.5
14Vazquez GuillermoFMPAR21995.00.042.032.0
15Jimenez JoaquinARG22245.00.041.032.5
16Peralta EduardoFMPAR22375.00.035.026.5
17Roman RodrigoPAR19865.00.030.023.5
18Valdes Escobar AlvaroFMCHI24194.50.046.537.0
19Latorre MatiasPAR21974.50.044.035.5
20J. Werjivker PauloPAR21824.50.040.532.0
21Kropff RicardoIMPAR22984.50.039.031.0
22Roselli Mailhe BernardoIMURU24374.50.039.031.0
23Daneri MartinARG20954.50.035.526.5
24Mesias Rojas RabindranathCHI22054.00.041.031.5
25Richter Becerra HansCHI21484.00.040.533.0
26Avalos Parra JoaoFMCHI22514.00.037.028.5
27Latorre ManuelFMPAR23123.50.046.036.0
28Goiriz Y DamianPAR20933.50.034.026.5
29Heinechen JohnPAR17993.50.031.024.0
30Lipiniks LeonardoPAR18523.00.533.026.0
31Gamarra RamonPAR20093.00.529.523.0
32Hobaica Juan PabloIMARG24072.50.044.034.0
33Florentin DamasoPAR17432.50.035.528.5
34Torres MauricioPAR17242.50.032.025.0
35Saldana Fernando JavierPAR17422.00.030.523.0
36Butti EnriquePAR20370.00.027.021.0
36 players

9) 2nd Pichay Cup

The 2nd Pichay Cup takes place in Olongapo City 2nd-8th June 2011.

2nd Pichay Cup Olongapo City PHI Thu 2nd Jun 2011 - Wed 8th Jun 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Laylo DarwinGMPHI25165.521.514.019.25
2Arutinian DavidGMGEO25645.024.015.519.50
3Xu JunGMCHN24865.023.515.518.75
4Gagunashvili MerabGMGEO26034.523.515.516.50
5Zhang ZhongGMSIN25924.523.015.016.25
6Wen YangGMCHN25454.522.015.015.50
7Bitoon RichardIMPHI24804.521.514.515.50
8Li ShilongGMCHN25014.521.514.015.75
9Ma QunCHN24274.520.514.014.25
10Gomez John PaulGMPHI25384.025.016.514.50
11Lu ShangleiCHN24734.024.016.514.50
12Torre EugenioGMPHI24954.023.516.014.50
13Dimakiling OliverIMPHI24084.022.014.512.75
14Garcia Jan EmmanuelFMPHI23444.020.514.512.50
15Purnama Tirta ChandraIMINA24044.019.013.012.50
16Wan YunguoCHN24534.019.013.012.00
17Sarip RogerPHI04.019.012.512.25
18Pascua HaridasFMPHI23234.019.012.59.50
19Megaranto SusantoGMINA25294.018.512.012.00
20Barbosa OliverIMPHI25064.018.012.012.25
21Wang JueCHN23084.017.511.510.50
22Nolte RolandoIMPHI24294.016.511.010.75
23Wang ChenCHN24363.524.016.012.25
24Paragua MarkGMPHI25423.523.015.512.25
25Antonio Rogelio JrGMPHI25893.521.014.012.00
26Milagrosa AlexanderPHI22453.521.013.510.00
27Barus CerdasGMINA24433.520.513.59.75
28Xiu DeshunCHN25143.520.013.010.00
29Guo QiCHN23373.519.513.09.25
30Ranola YvesIMPHI23813.519.013.59.00
31Emperado EmmanuelPHI03.518.012.09.75
32Causo DenielPHI22823.518.012.09.00
33Sukandar Irine KharismaWGMINA23623.518.011.08.25
34Senador EmmanuelPHI23753.517.513.09.25
35Habla JonyFMPHI23333.517.511.58.00
36Surya WahyudiINA22343.517.511.57.50
37Turqueza Mari JosephPHI21813.516.010.58.00
38Khairul AnamFMINA23193.021.515.09.50
39Lioe DedeIMINA24183.021.515.08.75
40Zeng ChongshengCHN24263.021.014.08.00
86 players

10) ch-UZB Major League

The Championships of Uzbekistan Major League (I'm assuming this was a final qualifier for the main event) took place 21st-31st May 2011. Both men's and women's events had 11 player all-play-alls. Andrey Kvon won the men's event.

ch-UZB Major Tashkent UZB Sat 21st May 2011 - Tue 31st May 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Kvon, Andrey IMUZB 24597
2Artemenko, Oleg UZB 22976.5
3Khamrakulov, Dzhurabek IMUZB 24906
4Faizulaev, Akmal CMUZB 23415
4Dzhumaev, Marat GMUZB 24895
6Kasyan, Aleksandr FMUZB 23404
7Gubaydulin, Talgat FMUZB 23013.5
7Holmirzaev, Bahodir CMUZB 23773.5
7Saidov, Beqali CMUZB 23653.5
10Rustamov, Alisher CMUZB 22241
11Karimov, IbragimCMUZB 23261
11 players
ch-UZB Major w Tashkent UZB Sat 21st May 2011 - Tue 31st May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2096)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Muminova, Nafisa WIM UZB 2346 # = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2264
2 Nodirjanova, Nodira UZB 2166 = # = 1 = 0 1 1 1 0 1 6.5 2199
3 Tokhirjanova, Hulkar UZB 2106 = = # 1 0 = = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2205
4 Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz UZB 2073 = 0 0 # = 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2208
5 Gevorgyan, Irina WFM UZB 2110 = = 1 = # = 0 = = 1 1 6 2167
6 Hamrakulova, Yulduz WIM UZB 2201 0 1 = 0 = # = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2122
7 Mamatkulova, Maftuna UZB 2046 = 0 = 0 1 = # = 0 1 = 4.5 2065
8 Sabirova, Olga WIM UZB 2225 0 0 0 = = 1 = # = 1 0 4 2011
9 Danierova, Rayhon UZB 1894 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = # 1 1 4 2044
10 Ibragimova, Iroda UZB 1864 0 1 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 2.5 1926
11 Esonboeva, Gulruhsor UZB 2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 # 1.5 1807
Round 1. Sat 21st May 2011
Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 1/2-1/2 Sabirova, Olga 68 A10 English
Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 1/2-1/2 Hamrakulova, Yulduz 31 C69 Ruy Lopez
Ibragimova, Iroda 0-1 Muminova, Nafisa 36 B01 Scandinavian
Mamatkulova, Maftuna 0-1 Danierova, Rayhon 44 A40 Queen's pawn
Nodirjanova, Nodira 1-0 Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 30 D85 Gruenfeld
Round 2. Sun 22nd May 2011
Hamrakulova, Yulduz 0-1 Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 35 E70 King's Indian
Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 1/2-1/2 Mamatkulova, Maftuna 35 B14 Caro-Kann
Gevorgyan, Irina 1/2-1/2 Nodirjanova, Nodira 46 D27 QGA
Danierova, Rayhon 1-0 Ibragimova, Iroda 37 C02 French
Muminova, Nafisa 1/2-1/2 Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 14 A30 English
Round 3. Mon 23rd May 2011
Ibragimova, Iroda 1-0 Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 103 C27 Vienna game
Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 1/2-1/2 Muminova, Nafisa 43 D31 QGD
Sabirova, Olga 1-0 Hamrakulova, Yulduz 35 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Mamatkulova, Maftuna 1-0 Gevorgyan, Irina 45 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 1-0 Danierova, Rayhon 34 C04 French
Round 4. Tue 24th May 2011
Gevorgyan, Irina 1-0 Ibragimova, Iroda 50 A04 Reti opening
Nodirjanova, Nodira 1-0 Mamatkulova, Maftuna 41 D11 QGD Slav
Muminova, Nafisa 1-0 Sabirova, Olga 64 C41 Philidor
Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 0-1 Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 32 B21 Sicilian
Danierova, Rayhon 0-1 Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 31 B31 Sicilian
Round 5. Wed 25th May 2011
Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 1-0 Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 43 A25 English
Sabirova, Olga 1/2-1/2 Danierova, Rayhon 77 C50 King's pawn game
Hamrakulova, Yulduz 0-1 Muminova, Nafisa 39 D37 QGD
Ibragimova, Iroda 1-0 Nodirjanova, Nodira 38 B12 Caro-Kann
Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 0-1 Gevorgyan, Irina 34 B42 Sicilian
Round 6. Thu 26th May 2011
Gevorgyan, Irina 1/2-1/2 Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 101 E91 King's Indian
Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 1-0 Sabirova, Olga 35 C28 Vienna game
Mamatkulova, Maftuna 1-0 Ibragimova, Iroda 54 A40 Queen's pawn
Danierova, Rayhon 0-1 Hamrakulova, Yulduz 46 C43 Petrov
Nodirjanova, Nodira 1/2-1/2 Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 30 A54 Old Indian
Round 7. Fri 27th May 2011
Hamrakulova, Yulduz 1-0 Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 39 D96 Gruenfeld
Sabirova, Olga 1/2-1/2 Gevorgyan, Irina 50 B11 Caro-Kann
Muminova, Nafisa 1-0 Danierova, Rayhon 62 C41 Philidor
Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 0-1 Nodirjanova, Nodira 47 A10 English
Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 1/2-1/2 Mamatkulova, Maftuna 31 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 8. Sat 28th May 2011
Mamatkulova, Maftuna 0-1 Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 111 E94 King's Indian
Ibragimova, Iroda 1/2-1/2 Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 52 B30 Sicilian
Nodirjanova, Nodira 1-0 Sabirova, Olga 75 A10 English
Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 0-1 Muminova, Nafisa 66 C11 French
Gevorgyan, Irina 1/2-1/2 Hamrakulova, Yulduz 30 D37 QGD
Round 9. Sun 29th May 2011
Sabirova, Olga 1/2-1/2 Mamatkulova, Maftuna 68 B11 Caro-Kann
Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 1-0 Ibragimova, Iroda 54 A13 English opening
Muminova, Nafisa 1/2-1/2 Gevorgyan, Irina 58 B12 Caro-Kann
Hamrakulova, Yulduz 1-0 Nodirjanova, Nodira 30 A81 Dutch defence
Danierova, Rayhon 1-0 Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 32 C27 Vienna
Round 10. Mon 30th May 2011
Mamatkulova, Maftuna 1/2-1/2 Hamrakulova, Yulduz 75 D38 QGD
Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 1-0 Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz 57 B27 Sicilian
Ibragimova, Iroda 0-1 Sabirova, Olga 42 C66 Ruy Lopez
Nodirjanova, Nodira 1/2-1/2 Muminova, Nafisa 29 A13 English
Gevorgyan, Irina 1/2-1/2 Danierova, Rayhon 40 A20 English opening
Round 11. Tue 31st May 2011
Hamrakulova, Yulduz 1-0 Ibragimova, Iroda 35 A40 Queen's pawn
Sabirova, Olga 0-1 Tokhirjanova, Hulkar 33 B01 Scandinavian
Esonboeva, Gulruhsor 0-1 Gevorgyan, Irina 51 B21 Sicilian
Muminova, Nafisa 1/2-1/2 Mamatkulova, Maftuna 53 B12 Caro-Kann
Danierova, Rayhon 0-1 Nodirjanova, Nodira 38 C02 French

11) Fynsmesterskabet 2011

The Fynsmesterskabet (Fyns Cup) took place in Odense, Denmark 1st-5th June. Hans Tikkanen took clear first place with 7.5/9.

Fynsmesterskabet Odense DEN Wed 1st Jun 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Tikkanen HansGMSWE25607.540.542.50
2Milov VadimGMSUI26486.537.533.00
3Danielsen HenrikGMISL25456.535.031.50
4Carlstedt JonathanGER23086.042.033.00
5Lafuente PabloGMARG25556.040.031.75
6Brunello SabinoGMITA25376.038.531.25
7Smith AxelIMSWE24506.037.530.75
8Antonsen MikkelIMDEN24726.037.030.00
9Hagen Andreas SkytteFMDEN23466.033.526.50
10Epishin VladimirGMRUS25625.539.029.75
11Kantans TomsFMLAT23065.538.026.75
12Teplyi IgorFMDEN23875.536.524.50
13Meszaros MichalIMSVK24145.535.024.75
Mikkelsen NikolajIMDEN24015.535.024.75
15Fries-Nielsen Niels JorgenDEN23265.534.525.00
16Fries-Nielsen Jens OveIMDEN23865.534.024.75
17Vaarala EricSWE21845.533.521.25
18Rewitz PoulFMDEN22895.035.018.25
19Bromann ThorbjornIMDEN24055.031.521.50
20Lund SilasIMDEN24015.031.521.25
21Pedersen Henrik BDEN21415.027.017.00
22Rostgaard Tobias ValentinDEN22075.023.516.50
23Macak StefanIMSVK24004.535.520.75
24Christensen Bo GarnerDEN22874.535.017.50
25Frisk EllinorWFMSWE21624.533.520.25
26Svendsen Mads BDEN21634.533.018.00
27Kjolberg LarsNOR21454.532.518.00
28Frantsen TomDEN21174.531.014.25
29Stigar PetterFMNOR23144.530.517.75
30Bank Friis CarstenFMDEN23214.530.514.75
31Rendboe JohnFMDEN22724.530.017.50
Pedersen Nicolai Kvist BrondtDEN21514.530.017.50
33Marjanovic BrankoBIH20804.528.016.00
34Topholm MortenDEN21594.527.516.50
35Poulsen IverDEN21004.522.513.00
36Eriksson ChristianDEN21394.031.515.25
37Skjoldager PerDEN21074.031.015.50
38Preuss FlemmingDEN19914.029.013.75
39Wilton LarsDEN21444.028.513.50
40Nord MichaelDEN19744.025.010.50
41Grau PeterDEN21014.024.011.25
42Hansen MadsDEN22253.534.014.25
43Kjolberg Jens HjorthNOR19313.532.515.75
44Knudsen JesperDEN20503.531.012.00
45Rhee AlexanderDEN20973.530.513.25
46Skjoldager MikaelDEN19903.528.08.75
47Hansen Ib LynaesDEN19203.522.08.25
48Andersen Lars ReneDEN21373.032.011.75
49Bonnelykke OleDEN20673.030.011.00
50Larsen UlrikDEN19933.028.07.00
51Randlov CarstenDEN18633.027.510.25
52Johansen Johnny HollerDEN19863.026.59.25
53Almer JuliaSWE19492.530.08.75
54Hansen Lars-Henrik BechDEN19932.527.59.00
55Rasmussen JensDEN17891.027.50.50
55 players

12) KNSB Cup Final 2011

The final of the Dutch Cup took place in Bussum on 2nd June. HMC Calder beat HSG 2.5-1.5 in the final.

Final
HMC Calder2½-1½HSG
1IMTwan Burg½-½GMDaniel Stellwagen
2IMJeroen Bosch1-0GMJan Smeets
3FMJ. Broekmeulen0-1GMFriso Nijboer
4FMNiels Ondersteijn1-0IMHenk Vedder
SGA Amersfoort½-3½Utrecht
1GMMatthew Sadler½-½GMRobin Swinkels
2FMDimitri van Leent0-1IMMenno Okkes
3Lukas Boutens0-1IMJoost Michielsen
4Jeroen Bugel0-1IMThomas Willemze
Semi-Final
Utrecht1-3HSG
1GMRobin Swinkels½-½IMHenk Vedder
2IMMenno Okkes0-1GMJan Smeets
3IMJoost Michielsen0-1GMFriso Nijboer
4IMThomas Willemze½-½GMDaniel Stellwagen
HMC Calder3-1SG Amersfoort
1IMJeroen Bosch0-1GMMatthew Sadler
2IMTwan Burg1-0FMDimitri van Leent
3FMJ. Broekmeulen1-0Bram van den Berg
4FMNiels Ondersteijn1-0Jeroen Bugel
KNSB Cup Final Bussum NED Thu 2nd Jun 2011 - Thu 2nd Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2647 1007246
2 Sadler, Matthew D GM ENG 2624 400173
3 Stellwagen, Daniel GM NED 2624 1006673
4 Nijboer, Friso GM NED 2538 1000063
5 Swinkels, Robin GM NED 2483 1010824
6 Burg, Twan IM NED 2454 1010697
7 Bosch, Jeroen IM NED 2409 1001280
8 Broekmeulen, Jasper FM NED 2390 1013440
9 Okkes, Menno FM NED 2382 1000756
10 Willemze, Thomas IM NED 2377 1007238
11 Vedder, Henk NED 2374 1002872
12 Michielsen, Joost IM NED 2338 1008790
13 Ondersteijn, Niels FM NED 2292 1011162
14 Van Den Berg, Bram NED 2206 1008684
15 Van Leent, Dimitri FM NED 2184 1009940
16 Boutens, Lukas NED 2177 206288

13) African Individuals 2011

The African Individual Championships take placein Maputo in Mozambique 4th-13th June 2011.

ch-Africa Men Maputo MOZ Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Mon 13th Jun 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Adly AhmedGMEGY26302.02.00.00.0
El Gindy EssamGMEGY25062.02.00.00.0
Ezat MohamedIMEGY24532.02.00.00.0
Solomon KennyIMRSA24332.02.00.00.0
5Amin BassemGMEGY25961.51.50.00.0
Domingos EdibertoANG22011.51.50.00.0
7Chumfwa StanleyZAM23401.51.50.00.0
8Haddouche MohamedIMALG23981.01.00.00.0
Steel Henry RobertFMRSA23281.01.00.00.0
Jere DanielFMZAM23201.01.00.00.0
Nyazi NehadEGY22161.01.00.00.0
Solomons DeonCMRSA22141.01.00.00.0
Paiva DonaldoMOZ21211.01.00.00.0
Elijah EmojongUGA01.01.00.00.0
15Makoto RodwellZIM21571.01.00.00.0
16El Taher FouadIMEGY24861.01.00.00.0
Belouadah SaadIMALG23421.01.00.00.0
18Dzilani AbelBOT21191.01.00.00.0
19Aderito PedroIMANG23390.50.50.00.0
Mucongoma Miguel Jose MaconiFMMOZ22400.50.50.00.0
Soares Erikson Roberto MauriciANG21960.50.50.00.0
Moyo DionZIM21090.50.50.00.0
Seraoui MohcenALG20990.50.50.00.0
29 players
ch-Africa Women Maputo MOZ Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Mon 13th Jun 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mona KhaledWGMEGY20762.02.00.00.0
Frick DeniseWIMRSA19202.02.00.00.0
3Mezioud AminaWIMALG20371.51.50.50.0
Latreche KhadidjaWCMALG19041.51.50.50.0
5Greeff MelissaWGMRSA20801.01.00.00.0
Solomons AnzelWIMRSA19141.01.00.00.0
Alaa El Din YosraWIMEGY18621.01.00.00.0
Mahmoud MerihanEGY18421.01.00.00.0
Wafa ShrookWFMEGY17681.01.00.00.0
Tlale TshepangWFMRSA17391.01.00.00.0
Vilhete Vania Fausto Da TMOZ17181.01.00.00.0
16 players

14) 20th Annual Chicago Open 2011

The 20th Annual Chicago Open took place 26th-30th May 2011. Timur Gareyev took clear first place with 7.5/9.

20th Open Chicago USA Thu 26th May 2011 - Mon 30th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsPrize
1Timur GareyevGMUZB26107.5$10200.00
2P HarikrishnaGMIND26667.0$2900.00
3Robert L HessGMUSA26017.0$2900.00
4Alejandro RamirezGMUSA25797.0$2900.00
5Tamaz GelashviliGMGEO26116.5$1100.00
6Mesgen AmanovGMTKM25096.5$1100.00
7Leonid GerzhoyIMCAN24966.5$1100.00
8Marc T ArnoldIMUSA24326.5$1666.67
9Conrad HoltFMUSA24176.5$1666.67
10Yury ShulmanGMUSA26276.0$126.67
11Giorgi KacheishviliGMGEO25996.0$126.67
12Alexander ShabalovGMUSA25866.0$126.67
13Aleksandr LendermanGMUSA25486.0$126.67
14Julio C SadorraIMPHI24986.0$126.67
15Benjamin FinegoldGMUSA24946.0$126.67
16Dmitry GurevichGMUSA24766.0$126.67
17Daniel NaroditskyIMUSA24726.0$126.67
18Irina KrushIMUSA24696.0$126.67
19Kida SundararajanGMIND24676.0$126.67
20Vladimi RomanenkoIMBLR24676.0$126.67
21Jacek StopaIMPOL24606.0$126.67
22Sergei MatsenkoIMRUS24536.0$126.67
23Gildardo J GarciaGMCOL23676.0$126.67
24Tatev AbrahamyanWFMUSA23356.0$126.67
25Salvijus BercysIMUSA24685.5
26Robert A HungaskiIMUSA24525.5
27Farai MandizhaFMZIM24125.5
28Michael A MulyarIMUSA23995.5
29Florin FelecanIMUSA23905.5
30Robby AdamsonFMUSA23285.5
31Howard J ChenUSA22975.5$714.29
32Todd D AndrewsFMUSA22915.5$714.29
33Seth HomaFMUSA22755.5$714.29
34Erik SantariusUSA22745.5$714.29
35Iryna ZenyukWIMUSA22225.5$714.29
36Sean VibbertUSA21305.5$714.29
37Gavin Mc ClanahanUSA5.5$714.29
38Vishnuvardh ArjunIMIND23095.0
39Oladapo Oluto AduIMNGR22955.0
40Karl DehmeltFMUSA22905.0
41Alex BetaneliFMUSA22655.0
42Heverton GisclanBRS22535.0
43Craig W JonesUSA22445.0
44Michael DoughertyFMCAN22075.0
45Gordon J RuanUSA21805.0
46Viktorija NiWIMLAT21785.0
47Adarsh JayakumarUSA21705.0
48Okechukwu IwuUSA21585.0
49Trevor S MagnessUSA21305.0
50Kevin Y CaoUSA21105.0
51Daniel GurevichUSA20905.0
52Zachary J WeinerUSA19975.0
53Nikola MitkovGMMKD25254.5
54Robert M PerezUSA22394.5
55Rejean TremblayCAN22164.5
56Keith MackinnonCAN22114.5
57Michael H BodekUSA21804.5
58Jialin DingUSA21714.5
59Nolan HendricksonUSA21604.5
60Mike SailerUSA21564.5
139 players

15) 20th Guillermo Garcia Memorial

The 20th Guillermo Garcia Memorial saw Diasmany.Otero Acosta and Juan Borges Mateos score 8/14 in this 8 player double round robin event. Richard Garcia Matos finished on 9.5/14 in the young talents tournament alongside.

20th Guillermo Garcia Elite Santa Clara CUB Mon 23rd May 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 14 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345678PtsTB1
1Otero Acosta DiasmanyIMCUB2440* *½ ½0 ½1 ½0 11 1½ ½½ ½855.00
2Borges Mateos JuanGMCUB2451½ ½* *½ ½½ ½½ ½1 01 1½ ½855.00
3Guerra Mendez Jose AngelIMCUB24721 ½½ ½* *0 ½½ ½½ ½½ ½½ 150.75
4Nogueiras Santiago JesusGMCUB25650 ½½ ½1 ½* *½ ½0 ½½ ½1 148.75
5Quesada Perez YasserFMCUB24011 0½ ½½ ½½ ½* *0 ½½ 1½ ½749.00
6Fernandez Cardoso AlexeyFMCUB24730 00 1½ ½1 ½1 ½* *½ 0½ 1746.75
7Espinosa Veloz ErmesFMCUB2467½ ½0 0½ ½½ ½½ 0½ 1* *1 1745.00
8Miranda Mesa ElierFMCUB2382½ ½½ ½½ 00 0½ ½½ 00 0* *430.25
8 players
20th Garcia Talents Santa Clara CUB Mon 23rd May 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 14 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtg12345678PtsTB1
1Garcia Matos Richard ACUB2196* *1 11 ½½ 1½ 11 ½0 ½0 166.25
2Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel DarioCUB21490 0* *1 11 ½½ ½1 01 1½ ½55.75
3Ramos Galindo Luis ErnestoCUB21580 ½0 0* *½ ½1 ½1 01 11 1847.5
4Moreno Del Pozo OrlandoCUB2147½ 00 ½½ ½* *0 11 10 1½ 147.75
5Gonzalez Grave De Peralta RaulCUB2069½ 0½ ½0 ½1 0* *½ ½1 01 ½42.5
6Bueno Perez Jesus AngelCUB20630 ½0 10 10 0½ ½* *1 ½1 ½42
7Hernandez Rojas ReinelCUB20781 ½0 00 01 00 10 ½* *1 1638.5
8De La Torre Sanchez AdrianCUB20801 0½ ½0 0½ 00 ½0 ½0 0* *28.25
8 players

16) 3rd Limpedea Cup

Bryan G Smith won the 3rd Limpedea Cup in Romania with 7.5/11.

3rd Limpedea Cup Baia Sprie ROU Mon 23rd May 2011 - Thu 2nd Jun 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2458)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Smith, Bryan G IM USA 2481 # 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 = = 1 7.5 2649
2 Semcesen, Daniel IM SWE 2472 1 # 0 = = 1 0 = 1 = 1 6 2528
3 Nanu, Costica-Ciprian GM ROU 2526 0 1 # = = = = = = 1 1 6 2523
4 Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula GM ROU 2545 0 = = # = = = = 1 1 1 6 2521
5 Genov, Petar GM BUL 2444 0 = = = # = = 1 = 1 = 5.5 2495
6 Jianu, Vlad-Cristian GM ROU 2534 = 0 = = = # 1 = = = 0 4.5 2414
7 Manea, Alexandru IM ROU 2405 0 1 = = = 0 # = = = = 4.5 2427
8 Shishkin, Vadim GM UKR 2474 0 = = = 0 = = # = = 1 4.5 2420
9 Grigore, George-Gabriel GM ROU 2505 = 0 = 0 = = = = # = = 4 2381
10 Soltanici, Ruslan IM MDA 2367 = = 0 0 0 = = = = # 1 4 2395
11 Szabo, Attila FM ROU 2283 0 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 = 0 # 2.5 2282

17) 3rd Orissa Open

The 3rd Orissa Open in India took place 28th May - 6th June 2011. Aleksej Aleksandrov took clear first place with 9/11 half a point clear of Tigran Petrosian, Panchanathan Magesh Chandran and Abhijeet Gupta.

3rd Orissa Open Bhubaneswar IND Sat 28th May 2011 - Mon 6th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Aleksandrov AleksejBLR26289.072.566.564.0
2Petrosian Tigran LARM26348.575.569.067.0
3Panchanathan Magesh ChandranIND25398.573.568.064.5
4Gupta AbhijeetIND26048.573.067.064.5
5Grover SahajIND24858.074.568.066.0
6Laxman R RIND24468.073.567.064.5
7Kasparov SergeyBLR24938.073.067.064.5
8Bakre TejasIND25188.072.566.564.5
9Mchedlishvili MikheilGEO26298.072.066.063.5
10Kulkarni VikramadityaIND24068.069.565.061.0
11Girinath P D SIND23778.068.062.560.0
12Swayams MishraIND23708.067.562.059.0
13Fier AlexandrBRA25608.067.561.559.5
14Venkatesh M RIND24637.571.565.063.5
15Saptarshi RoyIND23777.569.063.560.0
16Rahman ZiaurBAN25347.569.063.061.0
17Singh D PIND23277.568.563.060.5
18Konguvel PonnuswamyIND24027.568.562.560.5
19Lalith Babu M RIND24917.568.062.559.5
20Deshmukh AnupIND22837.567.061.559.0
21Murali Krishnan B TIND23637.567.061.558.0
22Swapnil S DhopadeIND24257.567.061.059.5
23Sangma RahulIND23677.565.059.557.0
24Stany G AIND24077.076.069.567.0
25Hossain EnamulBAN24787.074.068.065.5
26Arun Prasad SIND24957.073.067.064.5
27Thejkumar M SIND24517.071.065.063.0
28Ashwin JayaramIND24397.070.564.562.0
29Prasad Devaki VIND23577.069.564.060.5
30Himanshu SharmaIND24147.069.564.060.5
31Debashis DasIND23927.069.063.560.5
32Satyapragyan SwayangsuIND24517.069.063.060.5
33Ghosh DiptayanIND22737.068.063.560.0
34Babu N SudhakarIND23177.068.062.559.0
35Ramnath Bhuvanesh RIND24257.067.562.558.5
36Girish A KoushikIND22887.067.061.559.0
37Murshed NiazBAN24557.067.061.559.0
38Karthikeyan PIND23797.066.561.058.5
39Mehar Chinna Reddy C HIND23157.066.061.058.0
40Rathnakaran KIND24147.065.560.057.5
41Koshy VarugeeseIND23207.065.059.557.0
42Rajesh V A VIND22917.064.559.056.5
43Roy PrantikIND22427.064.559.056.5
44Gagare ShardulIND22127.064.059.556.5
45Mithil AjgaonkarIND21047.063.558.555.5
46Shetty RahulIND22617.061.056.552.5
47Suvrajit SahaIND23707.060.556.052.0
48Praveen Kumar CIND23587.060.055.552.5
49Kulkarni RakeshIND22217.058.553.551.5
50Udeshi AdityaIND23626.571.065.062.5
51Patil PratikIND20976.566.062.058.0
52Bitan BanerjeeIND23436.566.061.557.5
53Sai Krishna G VIND23496.566.061.058.0
54Antonio Viani D'cunhaIND22826.566.060.558.0
55Aravindh Chithambaram VrIND21806.565.560.057.5
56Prasenjit DattaIND22836.564.559.556.5
57Mohammad AshrafIND21286.564.059.556.5
58Mishra SoumyaranjanIND22196.564.059.556.0
59Negi V SIND20916.563.058.555.0
60Mohanty Pabitra MIND22326.563.057.555.0
220 players

18) 29th Liechtenstein Open

The 29th Liechtenstein Open took place 27th May - 4th June 2011. Tomas Likavsky won with 7/9. No games available yet as far as I could see.

29th Open Triesen LIE Fri 27th May 2011 - Sat 4th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Likavsky TomasGMSVK24847.050.540.537.50
2Hera Imre JrGMHUN25666.555.544.039.00
3Farago IvanGMHUN24486.554.043.038.00
4Spirin OlegIMRUS24796.552.541.537.00
5Miezis NormundsGMLAT25426.551.540.535.75
6Sergeev VladimirGMUKR25076.551.040.535.00
7Hort VlastimilGMGER24466.550.540.035.00
8Haub Thorsten MichaelIMGER24596.549.538.533.25
9Habibi AliIMGER23046.546.536.032.25
10Peredy FerencIMHUN21796.047.537.030.25
11Chetverik MaximIMRUS23056.047.036.529.75
12Matt FabianAUT22236.044.534.027.50
13Okhotnik VladimirIMFRA24865.549.538.528.00
14Burnier DavidFMSUI23375.549.538.527.75
15Kelecevic NedeljkoIMSUI22795.546.536.025.75
16Bezler RainerAUT22415.546.036.025.50
17Kessler LucaAUT21525.545.535.524.50
18Partenheimer AxelGER22005.545.035.025.50
19Simon EricGER20985.544.035.025.25
20Kuhn ThomasSUI22405.544.034.524.50
21Simon PeterGER21595.544.034.024.00
22Grabher HeinzFMAUT22465.543.534.025.00
23Poettinger Harald Dr.AUT21985.542.033.023.75
24Ronner DanielSUI21365.541.531.525.25
25Meertens MartinNED21725.541.031.023.50
26Benes PetrCZE20875.540.031.521.75
27Ballon GuentherFMNED22085.537.529.522.50
28Maurer FritzSUI21655.046.536.522.75
29Nussbaumer VincentAUT17845.046.536.522.50
30Stanek StanislavCZE20445.042.033.022.25
31Frick RenatoLIE20875.042.033.020.00
32Matocha PavelCZE20295.041.533.521.00
33Hofer EmilianAUT18315.041.532.021.00
34Diotallevi MaurizioITA20475.040.533.020.25
35Proyer EnnoAUT18305.038.529.518.00
36Marentini MarcelSUI20124.546.536.520.75
37Remensberger PaulSUI20694.544.035.020.25
38Gorse GerardFRA20734.544.034.518.50
39Nievergelt HeinrichSUI19664.543.534.518.00
40Sarmir MilosSVK20314.543.034.019.75
84 players

19) 26th Ruhr-Peninsula Open

Karl-Heinz Podzielny and Aleksij Savchenko finished on 6/7 in the 26th Ruhr-Peninsula tournament in Essen. No games available.

26th Ruhr-Peninsula Essen GER Wed 1st Jun 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Podzielny, Karl-HeIMGER24345026.026.0204.5
2Savchenko, Aleksij GER22365026.025.0208.5
3Gohla, Ulf GER21904035.523.5197.0
4Flesch, Stefan, Dr GER20265115.523.0199.0
5Kaufeld, JuergenFMGER22415115.523.0196.5
6Muschik, BenediktFMGER22254035.522.5204.0
7Struschka, Andrea GER19255115.522.5191.5
8Schorra, Helmut GER20375115.521.0200.5
9Sharifi Shamili, A GER18835205.021.0172.0
10Euting, Werner GER15894125.020.0184.0
11Vasiljev, Jurij LAT20414125.019.0188.5
12Melmer, Felix GER19174125.019.0184.5
13Zahn, Richard GER19085205.019.0173.0
14Brueggestrass, Volke GER20734214.523.0188.0
15Sicars, Thorsten GER19933134.521.5197.5
16Mueller-Closterman GER19443134.521.0193.5
17Wewers, Reinhard GER20733134.520.0198.5
18Wittenberg, Andrea GER21393134.519.5194.5
19Schmitz, Edgar GER19284214.519.0193.5
20Biessner, Eberhard GER18113134.519.0188.0
21Schlenter, Ruediger GER18283134.517.0186.5
22Hamm, Michael GER16183134.517.0184.5
23Giel, Olaf GER20384214.517.0178.5
24Dette, Jan GER17194214.514.5166.0
25Kelm, Marcel GER19262144.020.0193.5
26Quast, Marcel GER21473224.020.0183.0
27Stratmann, Holger GER19923224.019.0187.0
28Imcke, Patrick GER18803224.019.0185.5
29Stoer, Agnes GER17653224.018.5188.0
30Berens, Thomas GER19052144.018.5174.5
31Ropers, Klaus GER16903224.018.0190.0
32ter Steeg, Markus, GER18853224.018.0178.5
33Simon, Thomas GER18833224.018.0174.5
34Loeffelbein, Klaus GER18753224.017.5185.0
35Werrn, Pascal GER20544304.017.0181.5
36Wiesebach, Wolfgan GER18273224.016.5174.0
37Reinacher, Detlev GER16103224.016.0183.5
38Richters, Marc GER18963224.016.0178.5
39Degner, Friedhelm GER18333224.016.0175.0
40Niediek, Cedric GER16414204.016.0159.0
41Oler, Guerkan GER17462144.014.0182.0
42Hausrath, Michaela GER16573224.013.5179.0
43Krieglstein, Marce GER17893224.013.5175.0
44Czegledi, Daniel GER11764204.012.0137.5
45Wienkamp, Frank GER16223313.517.0167.5
46Rosenfeld, Elisabe GER16103313.516.5173.5
47Schlee, Ulrich GER16533213.516.0149.0
48Beil, Detlef GER18043313.515.0166.0
49Walker, Adam GER17472233.514.5171.5
50Lasschuit, Rene NL 3313.514.5168.0
51Richter, Siegmar GER16112233.514.5167.5
52Koch, Till GER16543313.514.5164.5
53Kennemann, Reinhar GER17022233.514.5160.0
54Zorn, Alexander GER18632233.514.0171.5
55Cordsen, Rudolf GER16842233.514.0168.0
56Ferencz, Lars GER16093313.513.5168.5
57Meier, Manfred GER15062233.513.0168.5
58Zagrabski, Kevin GER17693313.512.5164.0
59Spenk, Willi GER15983213.512.5146.5
60Arlt, Gerd GER16862233.511.0157.5
109 players

20) 5th Wunsiedel Open 2011

The 5th Wunsiedel Open saw Jacek Stopa take clear first place wtih 6/7.

5th Wunsiedel Open Wunsiedel GER Thu 2nd Jun 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGms+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Stopa, JacekIM246075026.028.0163.5
2Esserman, MarcIM243974035.529.5159.5
3Prusikin, MichaelGM254974035.528.5163.5
4Kunin, VitalyGM256174035.527.5157.5
5Schneider, IljaIM252675115.526.5152.5
6Stets, DmitryIM248874125.026.5153.0
7Cech, PavelIM237774125.026.0149.5
8Danin, AlexandreIM253474125.026.0148.5
9Flumbort, AndrasGM257275205.025.0151.5
10Singer, ChristophFM238073134.528.0155.5
11Beukema, Stefan 219374214.528.0154.0
12Grandadam, Nicolas 227673134.527.5150.0
12Pokrupa, Marek 219873134.527.5150.0
14Degenhardt, HorstFM227872054.526.5153.5
15Kesten, Sebastian 219873134.525.5151.5
16Fiala, Robert 229974214.524.5153.5
17Schroeder, Jan-Christian 215173134.524.5147.0
18Rein, Iwan 214473134.524.0149.5
19Troyke, ChristianIM236473134.524.0147.0
20Ruecker, Benjamin 227974214.524.0141.5
21Schmidt-Schaeffer, Sebastian 239573134.523.5150.5
22Schulz, KarstenFM232172054.523.5143.5
23Roesch, Mario 187073134.523.5138.0
24Wunder, Stefan 218474214.522.0143.0
25Feustel, BerndFM229872054.521.5139.0
26Moloney, Nicholas R 218574214.517.0140.5
27Kitschke, Heiko 208073224.026.5153.0
28Verstraeten, Reinaert 212172144.026.0151.0
29Troyke, DoreenFM211573224.024.5147.0
30Loew, GeraldFM227872144.024.5140.0
31Roeberg, Frank 223773224.024.0142.0
32Goebel, Constantin 214872144.023.5141.0
33Rittemann, Steffen 216174304.023.5140.5
34Berthold, Andreas 220872144.023.0138.5
35Dettmann, Gerd 214373224.022.5145.5
36Martin Fernandez, Rodrigo 215272144.021.5146.5
37Lipok, Christoph 218873224.021.5145.5
38Michalek, Michal 214774304.021.5144.0
39Handke, Gunter 215472233.525.5145.0
40Schindler, Viktor 216872233.525.5143.5
41Wagner, Dennis 224072233.525.5141.5
42Liepold, Stefan 227272233.525.5135.0
43Hahn, Markus 210871153.524.5139.5
44Roehl, Rainer 216873313.523.0145.5
45Grandadam, Patrik 218072233.522.5144.5
46Jandke, Manfred 219073313.522.5139.5
47Van Ginkel, Pieter 224473313.522.5132.0
48Mueller, Olaf 213872233.522.0140.0
49Meiser, Markus 221072233.522.0135.0
50Roesemann, Rainer 230371153.521.5139.5
96 players

21) 6th Metropolitan FIDE Inv 2011

6th Metropolitan FIDE Invitational took place 1st-5th June 2011. Final results not yet available.

6th Metropolitan Inv Los Angeles USA Wed 1st Jun 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Matikozian, Andranik IM ARM 2458 13300440
2 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. FM USA 2399 2024055
3 Amanov, Zhanibek IM KAZ 2364 13700189
4 Wang, Philip Xiao FM USA 2350 2014297
5 Taylor, Timothy IM USA 2296 2000393
6 Atoufi, Pedram FM IRI 2281 12501654
7 Gupta, Ankit USA 2273 2023164
8 Akopyan, Harutyun FM USA 2224 2012014
9 Steinfl, Alessandro ITA 2176 800929

22) First Saturday June 2011

The First Saturday tournaments take place 4th-14th June 2011.

FSGM June Budapest HUN Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Tue 14th Jun 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mihok OliverIMHUN24542.01.000.02
2Berczes DavidGMHUN25311.51.500.01
Szablowski PawelPOL24251.51.500.01
4Szabo KrisztianGMHUN25121.01.500.00
5Zwahr PaulFMGER23401.01.000.01
6Contin DanielIMITA23101.00.000.01
Vajda LeventeGMROU25101.00.000.01
Gretarsson Hjorvar SteinnFMISL24221.00.000.01
9Rodriguez Lopez RafaelIMESP23200.00.000.00
Siedentopf DanielGER22910.00.000.00
10 players
FSIM June Budapest HUN Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Tue 14th Jun 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Battey AlexanderUSA22691.51.750.51
Kislik Erik AndrewFMUSA23471.51.750.51
3Lyell MarkFMENG21711.51.750.01
4Hou QiangCHN22841.51.250.01
5Pirisi GaborIMHUN22431.01.000.01
Farago SandorIMHUN22811.01.000.01
7Foo BenjaminSIN21951.00.500.01
8Vas PeterFMSWE22971.00.000.01
Omarsson DadiISL22251.00.000.01
10Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22760.50.250.50
Lengyel BelaIMHUN22900.50.250.50
12Chen YangCHN20810.00.000.00
12 players
FSFMA June Budapest HUN Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Tue 14th Jun 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Taube HubertusGER20862.01.500.02
2Tran Minh ThangVIE21011.50.250.01
3Gulyas AttilaHUN20261.01.000.01
4Ritter Gabor DrHUN20831.00.750.50
Xu FeiCHN19511.00.750.50
6Sverrisson NokkviISL18811.00.500.01
7Havaskori LaszloHUN20841.00.000.01
8Juracsik JozsefHUN21330.50.750.00
9Darazs ZoltanHUN22030.50.500.00
Hocevar NikolaSLO20340.50.500.00
11Bianchetti RaoulITA19860.00.000.00
Lakat GyulaHUN18990.00.000.00
12 players
FSFMB June Budapest HUN Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Tue 14th Jun 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Somogyi GaborHUN19602.02.000.02
2Desormes OlivierFRA17601.51.250.01
3Mayer IstvanFMHUN20331.01.000.01
4Csermely ZoltanHUN17391.00.500.01
Kormos LadislavSVK01.00.500.01
Bernula IstvanHUN18721.00.500.01
7Nal PatrickFRA16541.00.000.01
Molnar Saska ZoltanHUN17111.00.000.01
9Heiszler RomanSVK18620.50.750.00
12 players

23) Haspa-Schachpokal 2011

The Haspa-Schachpokal took place 2nd-5th June 2011. Markus Lindinger took clear first with 6/7. Games not available.

Haspa Cup Open A Bargteheide CZE Thu 2nd Jun 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg+-=PtsTB1
1Lindinger, MarkusFM23035026.026.0
2Kopylov, MichaelIM24564035.529.0
3Feuerstack, Aljoscha 24124035.528.0
4Schatz, Walter 22644035.525.5
5Michna, MartaWGM23934125.027.5
6Schroeder, Christoph 22344125.026.5
7Hoefelsauer, Thomas 21904125.025.5
8Freckmann, MarkFM22293045.023.0
9Steingraeber, Kai-Uwe 20894125.022.5
9Kemeny, Matthias 19974125.022.5
11Hess, ChristianFM22352054.526.5
12Bodnar, AlexanderIM23013134.524.0
12Loewe, Lennard 20082054.524.0
14Schwarzkopf, Christian 21932054.523.5
15Lampert, Jonas 21653134.521.0
16Koehnke, Torben 20674214.520.5
17Schmidt, HaraldFM24124304.030.0
18Petrosian, SurenIM23923224.027.0
19Colpe, Malte 22483224.025.5
19Mantau, Jan 22193224.025.5
19Wronn, Bernd 22032144.025.5
22Heinemann, Ernst 21942144.025.0
23Voelzke, Ferdinand 21863224.024.5
23Kuegel, Tobias 20242144.024.5
23Schwarzat, Julian 20072144.024.5
26Wobbe, Sven 21853224.024.0
27Heyne, Lukas 20242144.023.5
28Hebbinghaus, HolgerFM22071064.023.0
28Fartmann, Berthold 20612144.023.0
30Bente, Bjoern 22512144.022.5
30Mueller, Tobias 21183224.022.5
32Hort, Max 18053224.021.0
33Reyer, Ulli 21521064.020.5
34Nedic, Dusan 23403224.019.0
35Ludwig, Jan 20663024.018.5
35Falke, Isaak 20913124.018.5
37Jahncke, GisoCM22083313.526.5
38Michna, ChristianFM22323313.525.5
39Krause, Jonah 19111153.525.0
40Rieling, Thomas 21373313.524.0
87 players

24) Hustopece Rapid Open 2011

Viktor Laznicka took clear first in the 9 round rapid in the Hustopece Rapid Open with 8/9.

Hustopece Rapid Open Hustopece CZE Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Sat 4th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Laznicka ViktorGMCZE26818.043.054.046.50
2Movsesjan SergejGMARM27057.544.056.044.75
3Michalik PeterIMSVK25077.543.555.044.25
4Jirovsky MilosGMCZE24667.040.052.037.75
5Cvek RobertGMCZE25166.541.554.037.75
6Plat VojtechIMCZE24266.540.552.036.50
7Volosin LeonidGMCZE24116.540.552.035.25
8Haba PetrGMCZE25046.540.052.035.50
9Stohl IgorGMSVK25246.538.550.534.75
10Blatny PavelGMCZE23986.538.049.533.25
11Žilka StepanIMCZE25066.538.048.034.00
12Petrik TomasGMSVK24956.537.046.532.50
13Velicka PetrGMCZE24636.536.047.532.75
14Polak TomasGMCZE25266.043.054.533.00
15Zpevak PavelIMCZE24106.041.553.533.25
16Hracek ZbynekGMCZE26296.041.553.533.25
17Jansa VlastimilGMCZE25186.041.053.533.50
18Kalod RadekGMCZE25006.040.551.031.25
19Babula VlastimilGMCZE25666.040.051.032.50
20Vokac MarekGMCZE24996.039.550.032.25
21Chytilek RomanIMCZE23836.038.049.031.75
22Jirovsky PavelIMCZE23136.038.049.029.00
23Kochetkova JuliaWGMSVK23416.037.048.029.50
24Jurek JosefIMCZE23326.037.048.028.25
25Jedlicka AlesFMCZE22886.037.046.027.25
26Nemcova KaterinaWGMCZE22946.035.044.526.50
27Bures JaroslavCZE23826.035.044.026.75
28Kapusta PetrCZE21476.035.043.525.25
29Urbanec LadislavCZE23116.034.543.026.75
30Sosna JanIMCZE23925.537.049.026.00
31Banas KamilSVK22505.537.047.526.50
32Vyskocil NeklanIMCZE22975.537.047.525.50
33Jurka MiroslavFMCZE23105.537.047.027.50
34Uhmann JanCZE21525.537.045.023.50
35Kulovana EvaWGMCZE23455.536.547.028.00
36Tajovsky MartinCZE21755.534.044.025.25
37Banas JanIMSVK23105.534.043.523.50
38Kicmer PetrCZE22255.534.043.521.75
39Petran PeterIMSVK23215.533.542.523.25
40Abel PeterSVK21985.532.542.523.00
150 players

25) IV Sudety Open

The IV Sudety Open took place 29th May - 4th June 2011. Kamil Drajun took clear first with 7.5/9. Games from the final two rounds not yet available.

IV Sudety Open Szklarska Poreba POL Sun 29th May 2011 - Sat 4th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsMBchBchTB1TB2
1Dragun, KamilIMPOL24207.538.5049.50637.0
2Goluch, PiotrI++POL21247.036.5047.00634.5
3Malaniuk, Vladimir PGMPOL24736.041.5053.50437.0
4Siwiec, ArkadiuszI++POL21236.037.5048.50526.0
5Klim, Kamilk++POL23146.037.0047.50530.0
6Musialkiewicz, JankPOL21285.539.5050.50532.5
7Zeberski, JakubIMPOL23955.539.0050.50330.0
8Wisniowska, KlaudiakPOL20225.536.0046.00530.0
9Sabuk, PiotrkPOL22275.035.0045.50428.0
10Grela, KacperIIPOL17285.034.5044.00526.0
11Ufimtsev, EgorIRUS18635.033.5041.00426.5
12Koitka, JakubIPOL19205.033.0042.00326.0
13Bernaszuk, KrzysztofIIPOL15525.031.5041.00419.5
14Musialkiewicz, PawelIPOL19705.031.0041.00425.5
15Pilc, KrzysztofIPOL05.031.0040.00318.5
16Lada, IreneuszkPOL20584.534.0045.00424.5
17Swiderski, RadoslawII+POL18174.528.0036.00421.5
18Dmochowska, AgnieszkaWCMPOL17104.030.0038.00319.5
19Muzyka, DominikIIPOL15294.028.5036.50320.5
20Adaszewski, PawelIIPOL17064.028.5034.50319.5
21Zurel, MaximIISR18524.027.5035.00421.0
22Gajda, RafalPOL04.027.0032.50316.0
23Marszalek, JakubIPOL16484.026.5033.50318.0
24Gradalski, BartoszIIIPOL16274.022.5028.50312.0
25Lach, MarekPOL03.031.0039.00118.5
26Bartoszewski, TomaszPOL03.027.5037.50318.0
27Matuszewski, GrzegorzPOL03.026.0031.50213.0
28Krzyzak, JanIIIPOL03.024.5030.00210.0
29Bednarski, PawelPOL01.024.0029.5007.0
29 players

26) Stockholm Chess Tournament

The Stockholm Chess Tournament took place 1st-6th June 2011. Juan Bellon took clear first place with 6/7 after beating Iivo Nei in the final round.

International Senior Stockholm SWE Wed 1st Jun 2011 - Mon 6th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Bellon JuanGMESP23956.032.523.527.00
2Goberman BorisRUS23215.534.524.526.25
3Kupreichik VictorGMBLR24305.533.524.525.50
4Fomina TatyanaWIMEST22245.531.522.023.75
5Blechzin IgorIMRUS24785.033.524.022.50
6Kristiansen ErlingFMNOR22245.028.020.018.00
7Cleanthous DemitrisSWE19225.027.520.018.00
8Agrest RomanSWE20705.026.518.016.00
9Nyberg BoSWE19055.025.018.516.75
10Nei IivoIMEST23764.532.022.518.75
11Wahlbom MagnusSWE22864.531.022.518.75
12Barkhatov LevFMRUS22564.530.021.518.25
Birjukov SergeyFMRUS22354.530.021.518.25
14Taksrud VidarNOR20664.529.521.017.00
15Ländin BosseSWE20424.528.019.015.25
16Bessarab VsevolodRUS19364.527.520.516.25
17Grahn LarsSWE20964.527.020.015.50
18Surikov VictorRUS18984.526.018.513.75
19Fant GöranSWE19004.523.516.011.75
20Lubimov AnatolyRUS21974.031.022.014.50
21Berg BoSWE19974.029.021.015.00
22Marklund GunnarSWE20574.028.520.514.00
23Berthelsen RoaldNOR17344.027.519.513.25
24Eriksson BoSWE19734.025.518.012.00
25Persson KjellSWE15844.024.519.09.50
26Andersson JanSWE17174.024.518.011.75
27Gunnarsson LeifSWE17454.023.517.011.50
28Hyllengren AndersSWE17064.023.015.510.50
29Halleröd RalphSWE21283.528.021.011.75
30Flodmark TarrasSWE17783.528.019.510.75
31Ring LarsSWE17763.523.016.010.25
32Andersson Sven-OlofSWE20543.523.016.010.00
33Svedbark HansSWE16853.520.514.59.25
34Olsson GustafSWE16123.026.018.59.00
35Bue GunnarNOR18143.025.018.08.75
36Zenker StefanSWE18323.025.018.07.00
37Sulmad MarttiSWE15953.025.017.58.75
38Stoilov BojanSWE17533.024.017.07.50
39Broddefalk StenSWE17963.023.516.57.75
40Kärrlander GunnarSWE19063.023.017.05.50
41Konstantinov DimiterSWE15463.023.016.57.50
42Hörling LarsSWE17113.021.515.06.75
43Levin LennartSWE15733.020.515.55.50
44Hultin ChristerSWE17003.020.514.06.50
45Anderberg LeifSWE15493.020.514.06.25
46Sjöström OlleSWE19763.020.014.57.00
47Jeremic MiodragSWE17313.020.014.56.75
48Zivic MiroljubSWE15423.016.511.55.00
49Kraulis AndrisSWE15002.521.015.54.25
50Lehtmets ViktoriaEST18702.518.514.06.25
51Engström RoopeSWE12812.516.513.02.75
52Ivanyuhin ValeriSWE13672.024.017.06.50
53Ericson BörjeSWE14292.023.016.54.75
54Hellmer HelenaSWE15002.022.016.04.00
55Brorson LennartSWE15202.020.516.03.50
56Radon VidaSWE12632.020.014.05.00
57Windahl RolandSWE11262.019.014.53.00
58Einarsson HansSWE15002.019.014.02.00
59Juntti TordSWE16802.016.011.51.00
60Svensson PaulaSWE13031.518.513.53.25
61Kellquist ToreSWE13361.015.512.50.00
62Akerlund LuciaSWE12010.016.011.00.00
62 players

27) Karlovy Vary Open

The Karlovy Vary Open took place 28th April - 3rd May 2011. Alexander Chudinovskikh won the tournament with 6.5/8.

Karlovy Vary Open Karlovy Vary CZE Thu 28th Apr 2011 - Tue 3rd May 2011
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Chudinovskikh Alexander MIMRUS22926.532.041.032.50
2Drozdowski KacperFMPOL22916.032.043.030.75
3Wimmer MiroslavCZE20886.031.541.529.00
4Neuman PetrIMCZE24696.031.041.530.50
5Sejkora VlastimilFMCZE21846.030.040.027.50
6Fiala RobertCZE22956.028.538.527.75
7Tuma JakubFMCZE23055.531.041.527.25
8Pokrupa MarekCZE21865.529.539.525.75
9Ondrejat MiroslavCZE20295.527.536.023.00
10Vorobyov JurijFMUKR22125.029.539.022.25
11Tesar JanCZE20845.029.038.022.00
12Amato GiampieroITA19875.028.037.520.00
13Krejcik JiriCZE20915.028.037.021.75
14Pribyl JaroslavCZE20055.026.535.520.50
15Hlavacek TomasCZE20155.025.033.517.00
16Hlavac RudolfCZE20795.024.031.519.75
17Holes MichalCZE18975.023.529.516.50
18Lorenc TomasCZE21414.528.038.018.00
19Quinn RoryIRL20934.528.037.017.50
20Makaj JiriCZE20424.527.035.519.75
21Maglia PavelCZE20694.526.036.017.25
22Klimek PetrCZE19474.526.035.017.75
23Grussova HelenaCZE19784.525.033.015.25
24Rozsafny MichalCZE18394.524.030.013.50
25Vanko JiriCZE20424.523.531.016.25
26Bechynsky JanCZE18314.522.531.015.25
27Kosek LubomirCZE18064.522.530.516.50
28DoleEal RudolfCZE18634.520.527.010.25
29Musil VitezslavCZE20404.029.538.017.50
30Drozdowski KonradPOL17934.027.035.015.75
31BlaEek JaroslavCZE17854.025.534.016.00
32Kozak KarelCZE19004.025.533.012.00
33Mestl MartinCZE15844.024.532.015.75
34Lorencova VeraCZE19944.023.032.014.00
35Hajek JaroslavCZE20114.023.030.014.00
36Stuska PremyslCZE17464.022.027.58.50
37Gruss PetrCZE18444.021.530.012.50
38Zmeskal StanislavCZE17844.021.028.511.00
39Tejcek BohumilCZE17924.018.024.510.00
40Liska MartinCZE16833.527.034.514.25
41Hataj TomasCZE16273.526.035.014.00
42Bartos MiroslavCZE19473.525.533.512.50
43Balka LudvikCZE17863.523.031.510.50
44Spererova KaterinaCZE16943.522.529.59.75
45RůEicka VaclavCZE17143.521.529.08.25
46Koller MartinCZE18853.521.027.09.00
47Martan PetrCZE15683.520.527.07.25
48Molnar LadislavCZE18113.024.533.09.00
49Janousek LadislavCZE16963.024.030.58.50
50Bartos PavelCZE16883.021.027.06.00
51Pospisil AdolfCZE17213.019.025.56.50
52Frai PatrikCZE13143.018.523.54.50
53Benes JanCZE18903.017.524.58.00
54Pilik JaroslavCZE14783.017.022.54.00
55Spicka JanCZE12503.016.520.54.50
56Hellinger JanCZE16672.524.533.510.00
57Pavlik PavelCZE16832.522.530.07.75
58Rosendorf OldrichCZE14812.522.028.58.00
59Libosvar JanCZE15662.518.524.03.00
60Stuska JanCZE12502.017.522.02.00
61Harasta IvanCZE11002.016.522.03.00
62Stuska PremyslCZE12501.520.026.53.00
63Holubova LenkaCZE11001.019.525.50.50
63 players

28) Portuguese Cup Final

The final weekend of the Portuguese Cup with the Semi-Final and Final took place 28th-29th May 2011 in Matosinhos (7 rounds altogether). ACR Vale de Cambra with Aleksa Strikovic, Luis Galego, Fernando Diogo and Mauricio Vassallo beat Moto Clube do Porto 4-0 over the 4 board final. The games Duarte-Rodrigues and Viela-Galego are identical, one of them must be wrong.

Portuguese Cup Final Matosinhos POR Sat 28th May 2011 - Sun 29th May 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Strikovic, Aleksa GM SRB 2570 900150
2 Galego, Luis GM POR 2500 1900072
3 Fernando, Diogo IM POR 2460 1901117
4 Vassallo Barroche, Mauricio IM ESP 2412 101648
5 Ferreira, Jorge Viterbo FM POR 2367 1910850
6 Gemy, Jose Daniel FM BOL 2288 3301478
7 Carneiro, Carlos POR 2281 1900170
8 Padeiro, Jose POR 2271 1901311
9 Silva, Antonio Augusto POR 2241 1900293
10 Viela, Marco POR 2211 1902776
11 Martins, Hugo Fidalgo POR 2180 1902113
12 Pintor, Ariana WFM POR 2119 1902806
13 Rodrigues, Jose A.A. POR 2092 1901834
14 Machado, Luis POR 2073 1905139
15 Sousa, Nuno POR 1978 1901826
16 Araujo, Luis Antonio POR 1941 1907700
17 Duarte, Afonso POR 1458 1912399

29) Stuttgart International Open

The Stuttgart International Open took place 2nd-6th June 2011. Oleg Korneev took first place on tie-break from 5 others who finished level with him on 5.5/7.

Stuttgart Int Open Gerlingen GER Thu 2nd Jun 2011 - Mon 6th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1
1Korneev, OlegGMRUS25734035.530.5
2Lobzhanidze, DavitIMGEO24745115.528.5
2Ovsejevitsch, SergeiGMUKR25854035.528.5
4Dobosz, HenrykIMPOL23964035.527.5
4Neyman, Igor GER22624035.527.5
6Reich, ThomasIMGER23814035.526.5
7Ikonnikov, VyacheslavGMRUS25573045.030.0
7Teske, HenrikGMGER25343045.030.0
9Graf, Felix GER23184125.028.0
10Vaysberg, Alexander GER22035205.026.5
11Strunski, AndreasIMGER23474125.025.0
12Braeunlin, Klaus GER21474125.024.0
13Kvetny, Mark GER20713045.024.0
14Dudek, Richard GER22384125.023.5
15Gabriel, Josef GER21135205.022.0
16Kabisch, Thilo GER22914214.529.0
17Krockenberger, MartinFMGER21784214.526.0
18Wagner, FlorianFMGER22493134.525.5
19Braeuner, Uwe GER21223134.524.0
20Gustain, Marc GER21014214.523.5
21Demel, Paul GER21404214.523.0
22Schuh, Karsten GER22493134.522.0
23Haag, Ulrich GER21552054.521.5
24Dorst, Johannes GER21624214.521.0
25Braun, Georg GER21214304.026.5
26Schulte, Torsten GER21463224.026.0
26Faerber, Eric GER20303224.026.0
28Guenthner, OliverFMGER22763224.025.0
28Haecker, Alexander GER22493224.025.0
30Weidel, Albrecht GER21543224.024.5
31Holzhaeuer, MathiasFMGER22973224.024.0
31Fahnenschmidt, GerhardFMGER20143224.024.0
33Keller, Harald GER20712144.023.5
34Pfeifer, Wilfried GER20402144.023.0
35Baskin, Robert GER19402144.022.5
36Scheeff, Volker GER21493224.021.0
37Marquardt, Patrick GER20312144.021.0
38Szenetra, Werner GER21872144.020.5
39Prestel, Oliver GER21404304.020.0
40Gibicar, Danijel GER20372144.020.0
102 players

30) Nis Open

The Nis Open took place 24th May - 2nd June 2011. Miroslav D Miljkovic took first on tie-break from 4 others after finishing on 6.5/9.

Nis Open 2011 Nis SRB Tue 24th May 2011 - Thu 2nd Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Miljkovic Miroslav DIMSRB25066.547.50.036.25
2Maksimovic BranimirIMSRB24406.547.00.037.75
3Tosic MiroslavGMSRB23996.545.00.034.25
Djukic ZeljkoIMSRB23826.545.00.034.25
5Milenkovic MladenIMSRB24056.545.00.032.75
6Raicevic IvicaIMSRB22795.546.50.027.25
7Kajganovic MiodragFMSRB22535.545.50.025.75
8Zlatanovic ZoranFMSRB21265.544.50.027.25
9Djukic SandraMKSRB22025.544.50.025.25
10Zajic MilanMKSRB20465.542.50.025.25
11Livaja MarioMKSRB22525.542.00.025.00
12Mladenovic StefanMKSRB21245.541.00.026.00
13Milovanovic SrboljubMKSRB21925.539.00.023.00
14Stojiljkovic StefanISRB19175.536.50.020.75
15Markovic MarkoFMSRB23035.042.00.023.25
16Lukic Igor MMKSRB21365.039.00.021.00
17Ostojic Nikola MMKSRB20975.038.00.017.50
18Krstic AcaMKSRB11905.034.00.017.25
19Trickovic VladimirMKSRB21274.542.00.019.50
20Velickovski-Nejkovic MajaWIMSRB21884.541.00.020.25
21Djordjevic VukIISRB18554.537.00.018.00
22Ristic Nebojsa BFMSRB23734.537.00.017.50
23Majstorovic DusanISRB11804.535.00.014.50
24Rolj PetarMKSRB19924.534.00.016.25
25Zivkovic NemanjaMKSRB21844.042.00.018.00
26Stojkovic ZoranMKSRB20454.038.50.014.50
27Zivkovic ZivojinMKSRB20244.035.00.09.50
28Todorovic Nenad IISRB18524.034.00.012.50
29Kostic BratislavMKSRB11904.032.50.011.75
30Djordjevic LazarIIISRB16044.028.00.08.50
31Arandjelovic Aleksandar ZMKSRB20773.539.00.014.50
32Djoric KrstaISLO11803.532.50.06.75
33Stojanovic Ivan MISRB18793.531.00.07.75
34Zdravkovic Dragan SMKSRB19893.530.00.07.25
35Zlatanovic AleksandarMKSRB20443.035.00.09.75
36Gagic MiroljubMKSRB18653.032.50.09.50
37Stojadinovic TomislavISRB19153.029.00.05.00
38Rancic DanijelaMKSRB18922.028.50.02.50
39Eftimovski AleksaIIISRB11601.025.50.03.00
39 players

31) Utrecht Open

Dimitri Reinderman edged out Quinten Ducarmon, Bogdan Lalic and Cor Van Dongen on tie-break after they finished on 5/6 in the 38th Utrecht Open.

38th OKU 2011 Utrecht NED Fri 3rd Jun 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Reinderman, DimitriGM2619111½1½5.024.519.752645
2Ducarmon, QuintenFM2325111½½15.023.018.252555
3Lalic, BogdanGM2486111½½15.022.517.52560
4Van Dongen, Cor23531½1½115.020.016.52470
5Andersson, UlfGM2563111½½½4.524.017.02528
6Klein, DavidFM2373½111014.522.516.252383
7Diepeveen, VincentFM2256½110114.519.014.02293
8Bekker, Stefan2195½110114.517.512.02246
9Van Eijk, SanderFM23701=11½04.023.514.252418
10Haslinger, StewartGM25451½1½104.022.513.252368
11Ootes, Lars23841011014.020.512.02240
12Beekman, Robert2207101=½14.020.511.52265
13Ypma, Peter2078101=½14.019.510.52273
14Wiley, TomFM22691101014.019.011.02236
15Boulahfa, Hicham21441=0½114.018.510.752165
16Mulder, Bart-Piet2224=1½½103.522.512.252185
17Galje, Hans21371½½½103.520.510.52268
18Smits, MarkFM2134110=103.520.59.252264
19Hendrikx, Niels2279101½103.520.011.252162
20Both, Erik2127101½013.519.58.252192
21Dijkhuis, Tycho1936½01=1½3.518.010.252144
22Bodicker, Rob2021010=113.517.58.252058
23Pauw, Martijn201201½1013.517.07.52147
24Lombaers, Peter20991101003.020.07.02266
25Piet, Joeri1991010=½13.019.57.52102
26Cebula, Jerzy20190½1½103.019.08.52083
27Borst, Filip1988=10½½½3.019.08.52055
28Gouma, Ronald183010½0½13.019.08.02059
29Van den Heuvel, Tonnie1822=½10½½3.018.59.02080
30Lenhardt, Manfred20141½001½3.018.58.02044
31Sekandar, Kambiz20420011½½3.017.57.251979
32Uildriks, Mark20200110013.017.56.02143
33Cornelisse, John2190½10=013.017.07.52055
34Korecki, Lukasz212001½0½13.016.08.01931
35Goudriaan, EtienneFM23311001103.016.06.02032
36De Groot, Pieter199601½=103.015.55.752149
37Schuil, Jeroen20290½1=103.015.05.751963
38Prins, Jan19790010113.014.55.02074
39Oosterman, Maarten-Jan202300½11½3.014.05.51997
40Lindeman, Johan2030110=002.521.06.752059
71 players

32) XIV King's Gambit

ChessBase reported on a one day blitz event devoted to the King's Gambit in Random, Poland won by Mateusz Bartel. One of his wins is available.

XIV King's Gambit Random POL Sun 22nd May 2011 - Sun 22nd May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Bartel, MateuszGM26088.042.5053.5042.5
2Jaracz, PawelGM25757.040.0052.5038.0
3Macieja, BartlomiejGM26166.541.0053.0035.5
4Matuszewski, Michal23196.537.5048.5032.0
5Gritsak, OrestGM25286.040.0051.5035.0
6Jakubowski, KrzysztofGM25156.038.5049.0031.0
7Mista, AleksanderGM25696.037.5049.5031.0
8Koziak, VitaliIM24826.037.0049.0030.5
9Janczarski, Michal23316.037.0048.0034.0
10Dworakowska, JoannaWGM23196.037.0047.0032.5
11Przezdziecka, MartaWGM22456.035.0045.0027.0
12Szymanski, Piotr22176.033.5041.5028.5
13Skawinski, Arkadiusz23035.537.0049.0030.0
14Bartel, MichalFM23025.533.0042.5028.0
15Majdan-Gajewska, JoannaWGM23865.035.0046.0027.5
16Jedras, Piotr19195.035.0045.0027.0
17Gajewski, GrzegorzGM26075.035.0044.5026.0
18Godlewski, Artur21265.033.5043.0024.0
19Skiba, Jakub05.031.0039.0022.0
20Pomagalski, Marcin05.027.5035.5021.0
21Zareba, Grzegorz18385.025.5033.5021.0
22Olszewski, MichalGM25424.540.0051.5030.0
23Suliborski, Jakub19024.534.0044.0021.5
24Adamski, AndrzejIM22704.532.5042.5025.5
25Lapaj, Mateusz20214.034.0043.5023.0
26Szewczak, Andrzej20054.033.5040.5024.0
27Pietocha, Pawel21244.031.5039.5021.0
28Gora, Jan19134.031.0040.0020.5
29Brustman, AgnieszkaWGM23444.030.5039.5022.5
30Sujkowski, Pawel20004.029.5037.5021.0
50 players

33) XXVI Felix Cup

The XXVI Felix Cup took place 20th-24th May 2011. Mihai-Lucian Grunberg edged out Sorin-Mihai Samu on tie-break after both finished on 6/7.

XXVI Felix Cup Baile Felix ROU Fri 20th May 2011 - Tue 24th May 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Grunberg Mihai-LucianIMROU24196.026.55213.5
2Samu Sorin-MihaiCMROU21266.023.06205.0
3Petrisor Adrian-MarianFMROU24025.525.04207.5
4Bogdan DanIMROU23585.525.04202.5
5Ardelean George-CatalinIMROU24855.524.54210.0
6Cioara Andrei-NestorIMROU24275.524.04206.0
7Bonte Andrei-MihaiNMROU23235.523.55203.0
8Florescu Codrut-ConstantinIMROU22625.523.05200.0
9Helmer JanosNMROU21965.522.05204.0
10Chereches MariusFMHUN22815.023.05200.5
11Stanciu Alexandru-OvidiuCMROU23565.022.04204.5
12Somborski NebojsaFMSRB23765.020.03183.5
13Turlea ConstantinIROU19985.019.05187.5
14Bodiroga PredragIMSRB23844.522.04195.5
15Stegariu Vlad-IonutCMROU22204.521.54194.0
16Secheres Adrian-SimionIROU18984.521.04194.5
17Marcu-Lapadat AlinCMROU20414.521.03203.0
18Hristodorescu DanielFMROU22044.520.54193.0
19Miron IonelNMROU21454.520.54192.5
20Pop AlexandruCMROU21114.519.54196.0
21Uta Adeline-RamonaWFMROU20994.519.54183.0
22Mihut IoanCMROU20534.519.04169.0
23Varga KlaraWIMHUN21594.518.54181.0
24Borodi Cosmin-AlinIROU20434.518.53189.5
25Berta SandorHUN18404.517.54185.5
26Bonte ArghirCMROU20074.517.54184.5
27Mitrica Octavian-DianuCMROU20104.517.54180.0
28Vartopeanu NicolaeCMROU19394.517.04184.5
29Sandru NicolaeIROU19244.515.03164.5
30Cojocneanu Radu-IoanCMROU20874.019.04184.5
31Costin PetricaFMROU21174.019.04176.5
32Lengyel LaszloHUN19664.018.04187.0
33Moldovan Gheorghe-ZamfirCMROU20404.017.03185.5
34Cornea AlexandruCMROU18954.016.52180.5
35Kiraly FerencAUT19174.016.03177.5
36Besciu Vasile-CristianCMROU22004.016.03177.0
37Csilcser LaszloCMROU20364.016.03173.5
38Fugulyan GrigoreCMROU19594.016.02179.5
39Haragos KalmanHUN20404.016.02178.0
40Muntoiu EmanoilIROU18264.015.04181.0
105 players

34) Sunningdale Congress 2011

The Sunningdale Congress saw Mark Hebden take clear first place with 6/7.

Sunningdale FIDE Op Ascot ENG Fri 27th May 2011 - Mon 30th May 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234567PtsTPR
1Hebden, Mark LGMENG2539111½11½6.02580
2Rausis, IgorGMCZE2496111½0115.52503
3Arkell, Keith CGMENG2419110111½5.52460
4Michielsen, JoostIMNED2338110½1115.52363
5Tozer, Richard J DIMENG22971½1½½½15.02334
6Crouch, Colin SIMENG23431½1=1=04.52373
7Eggleston, David JFMENG23191½110½½4.52316
8Haydon, David LENG2283=111½0½4.52302
9Ledger, Dave JFMENG224511=11004.52383
10Redmond, John P.IRL21941½1½01½4.52265
11Shaw, PeterENG2164010½1114.52071
12Friedland, Jon SCMENG2147=11011-4.52316
13Holland, James PENG21331½0½11½4.52189
14Sanders, Isaac BENG2074=110½1½4.52203
15Pleasants, Allan JWLS206601½10114.52217
16Osborne, Marcus EENG2220=110½104.02209
17Arnott, Jonathan WENG2177101=10½4.02141
18Hagesaether, ArneNOR214310110014.02177
19Coleman, JamesENG2136101½½1-4.02226
20Green, Andrew DSCO21351011½0½4.02146
21Svensen, TarjeiNOR21021½0½0114.02016
22Coates, David HENG2080=101½014.02062
23Nelson, OmowaleJAM20721½0011½4.02063
24Shepley, Julien MENG202701½101½4.02179
25Amato, GiampieroITA1970110½½014.02226
26Jaunooby, Ali RENG2157===01013.51907
27Qaderi, HabibAFG2138 *100110½3.52067
28Bonafont, Philip RENG2135=100½½13.52010
29Brocklehurst, AndrewENG2122 *=½01½½½3.51902
30Webb, Matthew DENG20881½0½1½03.51993
31Xaxiris, E.GRE20881001½103.51990
32Lexton, Michael JWLS2051=101½½-3.52140
33McCullough, Simon LENG2037011001½3.52142
34Hart, David P OENG2018=½0½0113.52017
35Hickman, John EENG20070½01½1½3.52005
36Taylor, Dale CENG1975=01½½013.52020
37Craft, IsaacENG19090½110½½3.52079
38Haria, RaviENG20520½½10103.01969
39Shepherd, DavidENG2034=½0½½103.01829
40Norinkeviciute, RasaWFMLTU201200101½½3.01935
63 players

35) 10th TCh-BIH Premier League 2011

The 10th Bosnia and Herzegovina takes place in Neum 4th-12th June 2011.

TCh-BIH Premier Neum BIH Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Sun 12th Jun 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
19ŠK Bosna. Sarajevo220049.00
26ŠK Bihać. Bihać220048.00
34ŠK Čelik. Zenica220047.50
42ŠK Glasinac. Sokolac211027.50
510ŠK Slavija. Istočno Sarajevo211027.00
65ŠK Široki Brijeg. Široki Brijeg211026.00
73HŠK Napredak. Sarajevo211024.50
88ŠK Panteri. Bijeljina202004.50
97ŠK Obudovac. Obudovac202004.00
101OŠK Živinice202002.00
10 team
TCh-BIH Premier w Neum BIH Sat 4th Jun 2011 - Sun 12th Jun 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 5) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
19ŠK Bosna. Sarajevo220049.00
26ŠK Bihać. Bihać220048.00
34ŠK Čelik. Zenica220047.50
42ŠK Glasinac. Sokolac211027.50
510ŠK Slavija. Istočno Sarajevo211027.00
65ŠK Široki Brijeg. Široki Brijeg211026.00
73HŠK Napredak. Sarajevo211024.50
88ŠK Panteri. Bijeljina202004.50
97ŠK Obudovac. Obudovac202004.00
101OŠK Živinice202002.00
10 teams

36) Slovenian Teams 2011

The Slovenian Team Championship takes place 27th May - 12th June 2011. 1st weekend in Ljubljana 27th-29th May, 2nd in Maribor 3rd-5th June and finally Lasko 10th-12th June.

TCh-SLO 2011 Ljubljana SLO Fri 27th May 2011 - Sun 12th Jun 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamTB1TB2TB3
1SD Tehcenter Ptuj719.596.0
2SD dr. Milan Vidmar Lj.81893.5
3ZSK Maribor71891.5
4SD Vrhnika61792.5
5SK Triglav Krsko316101.5
6SD Radenska Pomgrad514.594.5
7SK Branik Maribor514.594.0
8SK Nova Gorica314.5100.5
9SK Velenje Veplas41294.5
10PROST0095.5
10 teams

37) Israeli League Leumit 2010-11

The Israeli League is coming to a conclusion. Ashdod Elit are just in front of Beer Sheva Alef with a round to go. There are some details on the Netanya Chess site but couldn't find an official site nor games.

TCh-ISR 2010-11 Beer Sheva ISR Fri 24th Dec 2010 - Fri 10th Jun 2011
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Club Ashdod Elit41.59050.5
2Club Chess Beer Sheva Alef419050
3haPoel Kfar Saba367043
4Feldklain Rishon leTsion28.55033.5
5Club Chess Beer Sheva Bet303033
6Club Chess Hertslia28.54032.5
7Elitsur Dov Petah Tiqwa283031
8haPoel Petah Tiqwa Alef282030
9Porat Matematika - Mordehay Rahel Porat262028
10ASA Shlomo Har-Tsvi Tel Aviv253028
11Ironi Netanya Itshak Shlakman23.50023.5
12Club Chess Beer Sheva Hey181019
12 teams

38) Active Team Events

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

Chinese League 2011

The Chinese League started 12th April. This week saw rounds 4-6 26th-28th May 2011. Next rounds 7-9: 10th-12th July.

Chinese League Ningbo CHN Tue 12th Apr 2011 - Tue 6th Dec 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 18) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
110Beijing65101017.5
25Shanghai6411918.5
36Shandong6321718.5
44Tianjin6321716.0
52Zhejiang6222615.5
69Qingdao6222614.5
78Jiangsu6231515.0
83Hebei6132413.5
91Sichuan6024412.0
107Chongqing604229.0
10 teams

Swiss Teams National A

The Swiss Teams National A takes place 27th Feb - 23rd October 2011. Players include Fabiano Caruana, Vadim Milov, Alexey Dreev, Chrisitan Bauer, Viktor Korchnoi etc. Next Round 5 26th June 2011.

TCh-SUI National A Geneva SUI Sun 27th Feb 2011 - Sun 23rd Oct 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Riehen 1719
2Geneve 1618½
3Reichenstein 1617
4Zuerich 1520
5Reti 1519½
6Luzern 1518
7Winterthur 1415½
8Wollishofen 1213
9Joueur 1013½
10Echallens 106
10 teams

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2011

The Polish Ekstraliga started with the first three rounds in Wroclaw. David Navara was amongst the players. Next Rounds 4-6 2nd-4th September 2011.

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

39) Asian Zonal 3.3

Asian Zonal 3.3 took place in Tagaytay City 24th-30th May 2011. Susanto Megaranto took clear first place with 7/9. Games from rounds 1-6 now available.

Zonal 3.3 Tagaytay City PHI Tue 24th May 2011 - Mon 30th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Megaranto SusantoGMINA25297.00.024892512
2Paragua MarkGMPHI25426.50.025002514
3Zhang ZhongGMSIN25926.50.024842503
4Bitoon RichardIMPHI24806.50.023972417
5Garcia Jan EmmanuelFMPHI23446.00.024392468
6Nolte RolandoIMPHI24296.00.023992430
7Laylo DarwinGMPHI25165.50.024902512
8Antonio Rogelio JrGMPHI25895.50.024812500
9Gomez John PaulGMPHI25385.50.024522469
10Barbosa OliverIMPHI25065.50.024302455
11Nguyen Anh DungGMVIE24815.50.024242439
12Nguyen Huynh Minh HuyIMVIE24645.50.024132436
13Datu Alcon JohnPHI22185.50.023942403
14Dimakiling OliverIMPHI24085.50.023832406
15Goh Wei Ming KevinIMSIN24245.00.024922513
16Nguyen Van HuyIMVIE24545.00.024882524
17Cao SangGMVIE25475.00.024422457
18Torre EugenioGMPHI24955.00.024392456
19Dao Thien HaiGMVIE25125.00.024242438
20Nguyen Duc HoaFMVIE24585.00.024162439
21Hamdani RudinFMINA23685.00.022372257
22Pascua HaridasFMPHI23234.50.024412455
23Kaisar Jenius HakikiINA22584.50.024212432
24Turqueza Mari JosephPHI21814.50.024092418
25Bersamina PauloFMPHI20984.50.023502353
26Barus CerdasGMINA24434.50.023282349
27KasmiranFMINA23464.50.023202345
28Halay TaufikIMINA23464.50.023042333
29Novita AnjasFMINA23444.00.023582395
30Tong Thai HungVIE21034.00.023372364
31TirtoIMINA23374.00.023212357
32Olay Edgar ReggiePHI23434.00.023172347
33Purnama Tirta ChandraIMINA24044.00.022792339
34Liu DedeIMINA24184.00.022672284
35Nasanjargal UrtnasanMGL23254.00.022202254
36Gunbayar MyagmarsurenMGL23343.50.024452459
37Segarra RandyFMPHI23113.50.023842425
38Tin JingyaoFMSIN18593.50.023642370
39Legaspi RhobelPHI23293.50.023552396
40Paez AlfredoPHI21463.50.023002333
41Habla JonyFMPHI23333.50.021672211
42Bao KhoaIMVIE22563.00.024182432
43Surya WahyudiINA22343.00.023332370
44Emperado EmmanuelPHI03.00.023072340
45Khairul AnamFMINA23193.00.022792338
46Polao BenPHI20743.00.022512289
47Alidani LeonardoPHI19851.50.522632290
48Ricana LeodegarioPHI20681.50.522452282
48 players
Zonal 3.3 Women Tagaytay City PHI Tue 24th May 2011 - Mon 30th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Li RuofanIMSIN24236.50.522062233
2Hoang Thi Bao TramWGMVIE23256.50.521572191
3Le Thanh TuWGMVIE23286.00.022252256
4Tuvshintugs BatchimegWGMMGL23136.00.021992228
5Nguyen Thi Thanh AnWGMVIE23386.00.021562192
6Le Kieu Thien KimWIMVIE22216.00.020912110
7Sukandar Irine KharismawgmINA23625.50.022852309
8Nguyen Thi Mai HungWIMVIE23095.50.021552183
9Lkhamsuren UuganbayarMGL21595.50.021192137
10Hoang Thi Nhu YWIMVIE22205.50.020942114
11Mendoza BeverlyWIMPHI20405.50.020902114
12Dewi A. A. CitraWFMINA19945.00.022352252
13Camacho Chardine CheradeeWFMPHI22035.00.022062236
14Bernales Christy LamielPHI20155.00.021772227
15Fronda Jan JodilynPHI20115.00.021542201
16Docena JedaraPHI20355.00.021342172
17Bayarmaa BayarjargalMGL20125.00.020832123
18Sihite Chelsie MonicaWFMINA20394.50.018531946
19Enkhtuul AltanulziiWCMMGL21544.00.021732196
20Medina Warda AuliaWFMINA20354.00.021622197
21Pham Thi Thu HienVIE21174.00.021182146
22Chan Wei Yi VictoriaWFMSIN19554.00.020952126
23Kadek Iin DwijayantiWCMINA19194.00.019622070
24Suede Mikee CharlenePHI19024.00.019602069
25Lindiawati EviWCMINA21064.00.018811979
26Jargalmaa SarantuyaMGL18014.00.017681849
27Trenseno FelicaINA03.50.020782104
28Neo Xiuwen ChristabelSIN18693.50.020592081
29Frayna Janelle MaePHI18303.50.019672077
30Rahayu WitaINA03.50.019631986
31Verdiana NorasyaINA19153.50.017671848
32Mendoza ShaniaPHI03.00.019291948
33Qibtiyah MeriatulINA03.00.019201936
34Lo Yin Ling MelissaWFMSIN18743.00.018201908
35Jose Rulp YlemWFMPHI20712.50.019641987
36Febriana Nita NurmalaINA19552.00.017691850
36 players

40) 15th Petr Izmailov Memorial

The 15th Petr Izmailov Memorial is under way. Denis Khismatullin is the top seed. No games available.

15th Izmailov Mem Tomsk RUS Tue 31st May 2011 - Thu 9th Jun 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Khismatullin, Denis GM RUS 2656 4142578
2 Ponkratov, Pavel GM RUS 2582 4157800
3 Bocharov, Dmitry GM RUS 2580 4138716
4 Maletin, Pavel GM RUS 2570 4146786
5 Kokarev, Dmitry GM RUS 2569 4132181
6 Dvoirys, Semen I. GM RUS 2569 4100379
7 Smirnov, Pavel GM RUS 2566 4123425
8 Shomoev, Anton GM RUS 2566 4135148
9 Kotsur, Pavel GM KAZ 2562 13700278
10 Zablotsky, Sergei GM RUS 2535 4131606
11 Kabanov, Nikolai GM RUS 2535 4127820
12 Chuprov, Dmitry GM RUS 2520 4119754
13 Yudin, Sergei GM RUS 2518 4159659
14 Ovetchkin, Roman GM RUS 2515 4119991
15 Prizant, Jaroslav IM RUS 2505 4140664

41) XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival

The XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival took place 20th-28th May 2011. Viktor Edos took clear first with 7/9. Games from the final 3 rounds still not available.

30th Open Zalakaros HUN Fri 20th May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Erdos, ViktorGMHUN2609111½1½1½½7.051.539.02661
2Varga, ZoltanGMHUN2457111½½½½½16.552.036.52604
3Danin, AlexandreIMRUS2534111½10½1½6.550.034.252593
4Czebe, AttilaGMHUN247311½1011½½6.549.033.252585
5Banusz, TamasGMHUN255510111½1½½6.547.032.252579
6Berczes, DavidGMHUN2531½½11½10116.546.031.752506
7Antipov, Mikhail Al.RUS23781½1½110½½6.051.031.752579
8Fodor, Tamas Jr.FMHUN24501101½½½1½6.050.031.52518
9Gonda, LaszloGMHUN2541111½0½0116.049.530.52512
10Rapport, RichardGMHUN2552½1½½11½½½6.048.031.52505
85 players

42) 80th Massachusetts Open

George Mirijanian reports: The 80th Massachusetts Open took place May 28-30, 2011 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel in Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA. GM Alexander Ivanov of Newton, Mass. performed a "classic hat trick," winning for the third consecutive year the Massachusetts state championship. He tallied 5-1 (four wins, two draws) in an Open section field of 34 players. It was Ivanov's 11th state championship victory since 1988, when he tied for the state title for the first time with 16-year-old, soon to be GM Ilya Gurevich of Worcester, Mass. Tying for 2nd- and 3rd-place prizes with scores of 4.5-1.5 were 2007 Mass. Open winner IM David Vigorito of Somerville, Mass. (who lost to Ivanov in round 4), six-time Mass. Open winner IM Igor Foygel of Brookline, Mass. (who drew Ivanov in round 5 and Vigorito in the final round), as well as Matthew Derek Meredith of West Hartford, Connecticut, who - as an expert - was also the top-scoring player rated under 2300 and gained a master rating for the first time in his tournament career. Posting scores of 4-2 and sharing the 2nd Under 2300 prize were national master Stuart Finney of Barrington, Rhode Island and experts Libardo Rueda of Winthrop, Mass., Mika Brattain of Lexington, Mass., and Grant Xu of Shrewsbury, Mass. Also scoring 4-2 but finishing out of the prize money was 2008 Mass. Open winner and U.S. Chess Federation life senior master Denys Shmelov of Pepperell, Mass., who drew tournament winner Ivanov in round 3, lost to Vigorito in round 5, and drew Meredith in the final round, as well as FIDE master Charles Riordan of Somerville, Mass., who lost to Vigorito in round 2 and to Ivanov in the final round. The state championship was sponsored by the Massachusetts Chess Association (MACA) and drew 123 players in four sections. USCF senior TD Robert Messenger of Nashua, New Hampshire was the chief tournament director, assisted by national TDs Ken Ballou of Framingham, Mass., and George Mirijanian of Fitchburg, Mass. Roughly one out of four players - 32 in all - won prize money. The prize fund, totally guaranteed, was raised to more than $5,000 - a record for a Massachusetts Open. Thanks to the donations of Mass. Chess Association life member Walter Champion of Wellesley, Mass., special game prizes totalling $750 were awarded for the "Most Interesting Games" in each section. In addition, each sectional winner was awarded a 3-set DVD of GM Patrick Wolff's "Improve Your Chess." Wolff, who grew up in Massachusetts, is a two-time U.S. champion.

43) Kasparov-Short Exhibition Match on the cards

There are strong indications that negotiations are under way to hold an exhibition rapid match between Garry Kasparov his former challenger Nigel Short.

Kasparov destroyed Anatoly Karpov in 2009 which brought to an end to the idea of that being a series. Kasparov still has a strong interest in chess and keeps abreast of developments in the game. He has made it clear that he will not return to professional chess, without ruling out such exhibitions. Nigel Short is still a very active player currently number 54 in the world, he ought to provide stronger opposition than Karpov did.

Now rumours, which seem to have a strong basis to them, suggest that a sponsor wants to hold the match in the Town Hall of Leuven, Belgium in October and that negotiations are under way. As likely as not it will be rapid chess, possibly with a blitz element too.

Garry Kasparov and Jan Callewaert, Founder of Option, hold a press conference announcing the launch of the Kasparov Chess Foundation Europe in Brussels 8th June. 11:30am-1pm, the event will be streamed live on the internet. The mission of the Foundation is to promote chess in schools, especially amongst children and young people (age 6 - 18), throughout Europe.

44) Forthcoming Events and Links

20th ICSC ch-EUR Deaf Clubs

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

ch-UKR 2011

Kings Tournament 2011

5th Kings Tournament Bazna ROU Fri 10th Jun 2011 - Thu 23rd Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2815 1503014
2 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2776 14109603
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2776 14100010
4 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2774 2016192
5 Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2744 13400924
6 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter GM ROU 2659 1202758

15th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2011

26th Hassloch Open 2011

Cez Trophy 2011

IX Gyorgy Marx Memorial

4th New York International 2011

25th Pula Open

Zonal 2.4

Baltija Cup 2011

AAI GM 2011

2nd Big Slick International

Commonwealth and South African Open

1st San Bernardino Open

39th World Open 2011

1st Crakow Closed GM

5th Leiden Chess Tournament 2011

48th Canadian Open 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

Riga Technical University Open

1st Metropolitan International

10th Sunny Beach Open 2011

FIDE World Cup 2011

Shenzhen FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

91st Montreal Open 2011

8th Highlands Open 2011

4th Bilbao / Sao Paulo Final Masters

Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

15th Unive Tournament

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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