THE WEEK IN CHESS 868 27th June 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 5th Kings Tournament 2011
3) Russian Championship Higher League 2011
4) AAI GM New Delhi 2011
5) IX Gyorgy Marx Memorial
6) Dutch Championship 2011
7) Karen Asrian Memorial 2011
8) Ukrainian Championship 2011
9) 25th Pula Open
10) 7th A Ermaka Memorial
11) US Junior Championship 2011
12) 15th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2011
13) Zonal 2.4
14) Coupe de France Final 2011
15) 1st Torre Delle Stelle
16) 2nd Big Slick International
17) 6th Dvorkovich Cup
18) Albena Open 2011
19) Commonwealth and South African Open
20) HSG Open 2011
21) Sveins 4th minneturnering
22) XIX Montcada Open
23) ch-Siberia 2011
24) e2e4 London Gatwick Congress
25) 14th Iraklio's Open
26) 14th Rhein-Main Open
27) 14th Vins du Medoc Open
28) 49th National Challengers ch-IND
29) 7th Metropolitan IM
30) Djakovacki Vezovi Open
31) Mukachevo Summer 2011
32) 2nd Unser-Fritz-Open
33) 3rd Gaudeamus Cup
34) Lviv Open Championship
35) TCh-CRC
36) Active Team Events
37) 4th New York International 2011
38) Baltija Cup 2011
39) 17th Bray Rapidplay 2011
40) 3rd San Jose International Open
41) Philadelphia International 2011
42) Pacific Southwest Open Candidates
43) 1st Forni di Sopra Open
44) 3rd Eforie Nord Festival
45) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
5th Kings Tournament 20113 games
Russian Championship Higher League 2011336 games
AAI GM New Delhi 201115 games
IX Gyorgy Marx Memorial36 games
Dutch Championship 201116 games
Karen Asrian Memorial 2011100 games
Ukrainian Championship 20116 games
25th Pula Open210 games
7th A Ermaka Memorial69 games
US Junior Championship 201125 games
15th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2011857 games
Zonal 2.4184 games
Coupe de France Final 201116 games
1st Torre Delle Stelle10 games
2nd Big Slick International20 games
6th Dvorkovich Cup64 games
Albena Open 2011106 games
Commonwealth and South African Open10 games
HSG Open 201136 games
Sveins 4th minneturnering79 games
XIX Montcada Open10 games
ch-Siberia 2011357 games
e2e4 London Gatwick Congress148 games
14th Iraklio's Open54 games
49th National Challengers ch-IND324 games
7th Metropolitan IM71 games
Djakovacki Vezovi Open45 games
Mukachevo Summer 201154 games
3rd Gaudeamus Cup120 games
Lviv Open Championship187 games
Pacific Southwest Open Candidates27 games
1st Forni di Sopra Open24 games
3619 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Hassan Khaled, Miklos Orso, Denis Vretenar, Dmitry Borisenkov, Randall Hough, Jack Peters, Adi Stanca, Rodolfo Arias, Antonio Rosino, Joan Albert Dalmas, Sean Hewitt, David Sedgwick and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Magnus Carlsen took first place on tie-break from Sergey Karjakin after both finished on 6.5/10 in the 5th Kings Tournament in Medias. The event didn't really catch fire as too many of the players were just below peak form. Carlsen's win should take him back to world number one and Sergey Karjakin seems to be coming out of the pack towards the top half of the top 10. Ruslan Ponomariov won a powerful Ukrainian Championships with a powerful score of 8.5/11. The return to form of Alexander Morozevich with a win with 8/11 in the higher league of the Russian Championship is a relief for those of us who admire his unique style and thought we might have seen the best of him. This week Caruana leads at the half way stage of the AAI GM tournament in New Delhi and the Dutch Championships with amongst others Anish Giri have just started. The American Chess Institution that is the World Open starts on Thursday so plenty to keep us going.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 5th Kings Tournament 2011

The 5th King's Tournament in Medias saw Magnus Carlsen edge out Sergey Karjakin on tie-break after both tied on 6.5/10.

5th Kings Tournament Medias (ROU), 11-21 vi 2011 cat. XXI (2757)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2815 * * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 2855
2. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2776 ½ ½ * * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 2863
3. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2744 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 2724
4. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2774 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * * 1 ½ ½ 0 2718
5. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROU 2659 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * * 1 ½ 4 2705
6. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2776 ½ 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * * 4 2681
Round 10 (June 21, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 30 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Radjabov, Teimour - Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter ½-½ 34 B18 Caro Kann
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 60 D14 Slav Exchange

3) Russian Championship Higher League 2011

The Higher League of the Russian Chess Championships for Men and Women took place in Taganrog 15th-26th June 2011. This acted as a qualifier for the full championships later in the year. After a period where he hasn't played much and when he has he has played poorly Alexander Morozevich returned to top form winning with 8/11. Artyom Timofeev and Alexander Galkin 7.5 also qualify for final.

64th ch-RUS HL 2011 Taganrog RUS Wed 15th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Morozevich AlexanderGMRUS26948.063.047.55
2Timofeev ArtyomGMRUS26657.566.547.05
3Galkin AlexanderGMRUS25987.566.047.04
4Tomashevsky EvgenyGMRUS27077.065.543.53
5Sjugirov SananGMRUS26297.065.048.05
6Matlakov MaximGMRUS26327.063.543.53
7Inarkiev ErnestoGMRUS26797.063.541.05
8Volkov SergeyGMRUS26157.063.044.53
9Zvjaginsev VadimGMRUS26597.062.044.53
10Grachev BorisGMRUS26697.061.041.03
11Rublevsky SergeiGMRUS26827.060.039.54
12Fedoseev VladimirGMRUS25067.055.035.56
13Vitiugov NikitaGMRUS27336.562.541.52
14Alekseev EvgenyGMRUS26736.561.541.53
15Kornev AlexeiGMRUS25116.559.036.04
16Khairullin IldarGMRUS26496.557.535.03
17Najer EvgeniyGMRUS26436.066.042.53
18Savchenko BorisGMRUS26306.064.041.05
19Lysyj IgorGMRUS26296.063.538.02
20Romanov EvgenyGMRUS26246.061.036.03
21Lintchevski DaniilGMRUS25436.060.535.03
22Potkin VladimirGMRUS26826.059.037.02
23Kobalia MikhailGMRUS26796.058.034.04
24Kryakvin DmitryGMRUS25516.057.036.54
25Shomoev AntonGMRUS25666.057.032.54
26Kurnosov IgorGMRUS26335.562.039.53
27Reshetnikov AlexeyIMRUS24875.561.534.02
28Jakovenko DmitryGMRUS27325.561.038.53
29Landa KonstantinGMRUS26135.560.037.03
30Bukavshin IvanIMRUS25025.559.536.54
31Evdokimov Alexander AGMRUS25615.559.033.03
32Papin VasilyGMRUS25655.557.034.03
33Bocharov DmitryGMRUS25805.557.031.03
34Grigoriants SergeyGMRUS25625.556.032.52
35Danin AlexandreGMRUS25345.554.031.53
36Kosintseva TatianaGMRUS25595.552.029.54
37Khismatullin DenisGMRUS26565.063.036.03
38Ponkratov PavelGMRUS25825.060.534.02
39Chadaev NikolaiGMRUS25775.059.529.02
40Vorobiov Evgeny EGMRUS25705.056.029.02
41Sakaev KonstantinGMRUS26295.055.533.01
42Shimanov AleksandrGMRUS25835.054.530.04
43Goganov AlekseyIMRUS24805.050.025.02
44Bryzgalin KirillGMRUS24735.049.527.02
45Mokshanov AlexeyRUS23935.049.525.02
46Lastin AlexanderGMRUS26175.048.528.01
47Zakhartsov Viacheslav VGMRUS25785.047.026.03
48Airapetian GorIMRUS24605.046.521.54
49Diu ViacheslavIMRUS24754.555.026.53
50Sek KonstantinRUS24324.554.025.53
51Sitnikov DmitrijIMRUS24634.552.526.01
52Mikhailov SergeyFMRUS23994.551.523.53
53Yemelin VasilyGMRUS25844.545.023.02
54Khalifman AlexanderGMRUS26274.061.533.01
55Frolyanov DmitryGMRUS25994.054.527.51
56Musalov RuslanRUS23994.049.524.03
57Polschikov AlexeyFMRUS23954.046.519.04
58Stukopin AndreyIMRUS24713.552.024.52
59Rodin DmitrijRUS24043.547.021.00
60Chuprov DmitryGMRUS25203.540.012.01
61Balashov Yuri SGMRUS24263.047.017.00
62Shukh NikolaiIMRUS24382.546.514.00
62 players
61st ch-RUS HL w Taganrog RUS Wed 15th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Zaiatz ElenaIMRUS24307.544.040.06
2Kovanova BairaWGMRUS23616.543.029.55
3Gunina ValentinaIMRUS24876.046.536.06
4Charochkina DariaWIMRUS23206.046.033.55
5Shadrina TatianaWGMRUS23976.044.027.05
6Girya OlgaWGMRUS23946.038.525.55
7Ovod EvgenijaIMRUS24045.544.028.55
8Kovalevskaya EkaterinaIMRUS24275.543.029.53
9Bodnaruk AnastasiaIMRUS24195.541.029.55
10Tomilova ElenaWIMRUS23175.041.028.53
11Vasilevich IrinaIMRUS23425.041.026.04
12Romanko MarinaIMRUS23875.040.529.03
13Severiukhina ZojaWIMRUS22915.040.023.54
14Pustovoitova DariaFMRUS23065.038.525.03
15Kostrikina AnnaWFMRUS20725.038.024.54
16Matveeva SvetlanaIMRUS23804.539.525.03
17Bukhteeva ViktoriaRUS21784.539.024.02
18Goryachkina AleksandraWFMRUS21034.538.520.52
19Ivakhinova InnaWIMRUS23264.533.017.53
20Ambartsumova KarinaWIMRUS23034.042.526.53
21Drozdova DinaRUS22394.038.520.52
22Kindinova EkaterinaWFMRUS21594.036.517.53
23Zizlova SofiaRUS21494.035.519.02
24Bezgodova SvetlanaWIMRUS21544.034.518.53
25Savina AnastasiaIMRUS23894.033.016.53
26Ivkina OlgaWIMRUS22944.031.513.53
27Belenkaya DinaWFMRUS21983.536.018.03
28Semenova ElenaWFMRUS21883.534.018.52
29Balaian AlinaRUS21633.529.014.03
30Severina MariaRUS21043.035.016.03
31Travkina AnastasiaWFMRUS21763.034.014.51
32Fominykh MariaWIMRUS22913.032.011.52
33Petrova OlgaRUS22562.031.510.01
34Antipina NataliaRUS01.030.08.01
34 players

4) AAI GM New Delhi 2011

The AAI GM tournament in New Delhi takes place 21st June - 2nd July 2011. At the half way stage Fabiano Caruan leads with 4/5.

AAI GM New Delhi (IND), 22 vi-2 vii 2011 cat. XVII (2662)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2714 * * ½ . 1 . ½ . 1 . 1 . 4 2891
2. Laznicka, Viktor g CZE 2681 ½ . * * 0 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 2807
3. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2676 0 . 1 . * * 0 . 1 . 1 . 3 2731
4. So, Wesley g PHI 2667 ½ . 0 . 1 . * * ½ . ½ . 2661
5. Negi, Parimarjan g IND 2622 0 . 0 . 0 . ½ . * * 1 . 2521
6. Hou, Yifan g CHN 2612 0 . 0 . 0 . ½ . 0 . * * ½ 2306
Round 1 (June 22, 2011)
So, Wesley - Sasikiran, Krishnan 1-0 38 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Negi, Parimarjan - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 49 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Hou, Yifan - Laznicka, Viktor 0-1 65 B19 Caro Kann
Round 2 (June 23, 2011)
Caruana, Fabiano - Sasikiran, Krishnan 1-0 45 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Laznicka, Viktor - So, Wesley 1-0 39 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Negi, Parimarjan - Hou, Yifan 1-0 32 B35 Sicilian Defence
Round 3 (June 24, 2011)
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Laznicka, Viktor 1-0 72 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
So, Wesley - Negi, Parimarjan ½-½ 30 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Hou, Yifan - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 37 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 4 (June 25, 2011)
Laznicka, Viktor - Negi, Parimarjan 1-0 53 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Hou, Yifan 1-0 66 E06 Catalan
So, Wesley - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 31 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 5 (June 26, 2011)
Caruana, Fabiano - Laznicka, Viktor ½-½ 59 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Negi, Parimarjan - Sasikiran, Krishnan 0-1 56 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Hou, Yifan - So, Wesley ½-½ 52 C26 Vienna Game

5) IX Gyorgy Marx Memorial

The 9th Gyorgy Marx Memorial took place 16th-27th June 2011. Radoslaw Wojtaszek demolished the GM Group with a fine score of 8/10.

IX Gyorgy Marx Mem Paks (HUN), 17-27 vi 2011 cat. XVII (2664)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Wojtaszek, Radoslaw g POL 2721 * * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8 2892
2. Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2661 ½ ½ * * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 2774
3. Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2693 0 ½ ½ ½ * * 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 2767
4. Salgado Lopez, Ivan g ESP 2623 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * * 0 1 ½ 1 2561
5. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2678 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 * * 1 ½ 2550
6. Acs, Peter g HUN 2606 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * * 2 2435
Round 5 (June 21, 2011)
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 42 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Berkes, Ferenc - Acs, Peter 1-0 69 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Smirin, Ilia 0-1 33 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 6 (June 23, 2011)
Smirin, Ilia - Berkes, Ferenc ½-½ 41 B18 Caro Kann
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½ 37 E00 Catalan
Bologan, Viktor - Acs, Peter ½-½ 53 C50 Giuoco Piano
Round 7 (June 24, 2011)
Berkes, Ferenc - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw ½-½ 25 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Bologan, Viktor - Salgado Lopez, Ivan 0-1 55 C00 French Defence
Acs, Peter - Smirin, Ilia ½-½ 23 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 8 (June 25, 2011)
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Acs, Peter 1-0 42 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Smirin, Ilia - Bologan, Viktor ½-½ 27 B17 Caro Kann
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Berkes, Ferenc 0-1 118 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Round 9 (June 26, 2011)
Smirin, Ilia - Salgado Lopez, Ivan ½-½ 39 B40 Sicilian Classical
Bologan, Viktor - Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 0-1 74 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Acs, Peter - Berkes, Ferenc ½-½ 26 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Round 10 (June 27, 2011)
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw - Smirin, Ilia ½-½ 17 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Berkes, Ferenc - Bologan, Viktor ½-½ 77 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Acs, Peter 1-0 40 B68 Sicilian Rauzer
IX Gyorgy Marx WGM Paks (HUN), 17-27 vi 2011 cat. V (2360)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Kashlinskaya, Alina wg RUS 2360 * * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 2470
2. Madl, Ildiko m HUN 2405 1 ½ * * 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 6 2423
3. Mkrtchian, Lilit m ARM 2468 0 ½ 1 0 * * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6 2410
4. Rudolf, Anna wg HUN 2355 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * ½ 0 1 ½ 5 2361
5. Dudas, Eszter wf HUN 2194 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 * * 0 1 2283
6. Sharevich, Anna wg BLR 2378 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 * * 3 2207
Round 5 (June 21, 2011)
Mkrtchian, Lilit - Kashlinskaya, Alina 0-1 35 A45 Trompowsky
Rudolf, Anna - Dudas, Eszter ½-½ 60 C05 French Tarrasch
Sharevich, Anna - Madl, Ildiko ½-½ 36 D21 QGA
Round 6 (June 23, 2011)
Madl, Ildiko - Mkrtchian, Lilit 1-0 40 B18 Caro Kann
Dudas, Eszter - Kashlinskaya, Alina 0-1 52 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Sharevich, Anna - Rudolf, Anna ½-½ 56 E06 Catalan
Round 7 (June 24, 2011)
Kashlinskaya, Alina - Madl, Ildiko ½-½ 33 D21 QGA
Mkrtchian, Lilit - Rudolf, Anna ½-½ 55 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Dudas, Eszter - Sharevich, Anna 1-0 59 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 8 (June 25, 2011)
Madl, Ildiko - Dudas, Eszter 1-0 29 C16 French Winawer
Rudolf, Anna - Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 30 C45 Scotch Game
Sharevich, Anna - Mkrtchian, Lilit 0-1 41 E00 Catalan
Round 9 (June 26, 2011)
Kashlinskaya, Alina - Mkrtchian, Lilit ½-½ 50 E47 Nimzo Indian
Madl, Ildiko - Sharevich, Anna 1-0 70 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Dudas, Eszter - Rudolf, Anna 1-0 57 B10 Caro Kann
Round 10 (June 27, 2011)
Mkrtchian, Lilit - Dudas, Eszter 1-0 67 A09 Reti Opening
Rudolf, Anna - Madl, Ildiko ½-½ 20 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Sharevich, Anna - Kashlinskaya, Alina 0-1 33 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
XV Paks Open A Paks HUN Thu 16th Jun 2011 - Mon 27th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Czebe, AttilaGMHUN24736
2Bokros, AlbertIMHUN24835
3Horvath, AdamGMHUN2502
4Medvegy, ZoltanGMHUN2536
5Balazs, GaborHUN23614
6Habibi, AliIMGER2304
7Amstadt, AronHUN2267
8Antal, Tibor KendeHUN2251
9Straubinger, DanielHUN2235
10Krutti, ValerIMHUN2379
11Pataki, GyozoIMHUN23653
12Lizak, PeterFMHUN23833
13Toth, GergelyHUN21323
14Medvegyne Balogh, EmeseWFMHUN2118
15Loberg, Jo KristianNOR2018
16Dankhazi, AndrasHUN2070
16 players

6) Dutch Championship 2011

The Dutch Championships takes place in Boxtel 25th June - 5th July 2011. Anish Giri, Jan Smeets and Ivan Sokolov are the top seeds.

ch-NED 2011 Boxtel (NED), 25 vi-5 vii 2011 cat. XIV (2582)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Spoelman, Wouter g NED 2564 * . . . . . . . 1 1 2
2. Smeets, Jan g NED 2647 . * . . 1 . ½ . . . 2821
3. Giri, Anish g NED 2687 . . * ½ . . 1 . . . 2796
4. Ernst, Sipke g NED 2596 . . ½ * . . . . . ½ 1 2585
5. Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2645 . 0 . . * . . 1 . . 1 2592
6. Brandenburg, Daan m NED 2535 . . . . . * . ½ ½ . 1 2525
7. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2611 . ½ 0 . . . * . . . ½ 2474
8. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2538 . . . . 0 ½ . * . . ½ 2397
9. Janssen, Ruud m NED 2512 0 . . . . ½ . . * . ½ 2356
10. Swinkels, Robin g NED 2483 0 . . ½ . . . . . * ½ 2387
Round 1 (June 26, 2011)
Spoelman, Wouter - Swinkels, Robin 1-0 33 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Ernst, Sipke - Giri, Anish ½-½ 61 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Sokolov, Ivan - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 52 D83 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
L'Ami, Erwin - Smeets, Jan ½-½ 67 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Janssen, Ruud - Brandenburg, Daan ½-½ 42 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Round 2 (June 27, 2011)
Smeets, Jan - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 47 C69 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Giri, Anish - L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 45 A13 Reti Opening
Brandenburg, Daan - Nijboer, Friso ½-½ 45 C58 Two Knights Defence
Janssen, Ruud - Spoelman, Wouter 0-1 27 A11 Reti Opening
Swinkels, Robin - Ernst, Sipke ½-½ 41 C60 Ruy Lopez
ch-NED Women 2011 Boxtel (NED), 25 vi-5 vii 2011
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Peng, Zhaoqin g NED 2375 * * . . . . 1 . . . 1 . 2
2. Haast, Anne wm NED 2221 . . * * 1 . . . 1 . . . 2
3. Van Weersel, Arlette wm NED 2246 . . 0 . * * . . . . ½ . ½ 1940
4. Middelveld, Martine NED 2120 0 . . . . . * * ½ . . . ½ 2050
5. Hortensius, Lisa NED 2111 . . 0 . . . ½ . * * . . ½ 1977
6. Volkers, Annemarie NED 2046 0 . . . ½ . . . . . * * ½ 2117
Round 1 (June 26, 2011)
Haast, Anne - Van Weersel, Arlette 1-0 40 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Hortensius, Lisa - Middelveld, Martine ½-½ 40 C18 French Winawer
Volkers, Annemarie - Peng, Zhaoqin 0-1 32 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Round 2 (June 27, 2011)
Van Weersel, Arlette - Volkers, Annemarie ½-½ 75 B44 Sicilian Paulsen
Middelveld, Martine - Peng, Zhaoqin 0-1 37 A56 Old Indian Defence
Hortensius, Lisa - Haast, Anne 0-1 37 B48 Sicilian Paulsen

7) Karen Asrian Memorial 2011

Tigran Kotanjian won the event with 7/9 half a point clear of the field.

4th Karen Asrian Mem Jermuk ARM Thu 16th Jun 2011 - Fri 24th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kotanjian TigranARM25177.047.051.05
2Shanava KonstantineGEO25396.548.052.04
3Turov MaximRUS26346.546.050.54
4Ulibin MikhailRUS25326.545.549.04
5Hovhannisyan RobertARM25536.545.049.55
6Babujian LevonARM24486.537.540.54
7Nadanian AshotARM24266.046.049.54
8Idani PouyaIRI23726.045.049.55
9Azaladze ShotaGEO24236.045.049.05
10Dubov DaniilRUS25056.043.547.04
11Gleizerov EvgenyRUS26006.043.047.04
12Chibukhchian ArturARM25006.040.043.55
13Petrosian Davit GARM24806.037.041.04
14Hayrapetian OvikARM23905.543.548.04
15Maghalashvili DavitGEO24695.542.546.55
16Gabuzyan HovhannesARM23945.542.545.04
17Simonian HrairARM24685.541.545.54
18Turova IrinaRUS24425.540.043.54
19Mikaelyan ArmanARM21765.043.547.55
20Matinian NikitaRUS23835.042.546.05
21Moradiabadi ElshanIRI25365.041.545.55
22Ter-Sahakyan SamvelARM25925.041.044.55
23Kursova MariaRUS23085.040.544.04
24Hayrapetian ArmanARM23525.040.043.04
25Minasian ArtashesARM25585.039.543.05
26Saduakassova DinaraKAZ22075.039.041.04
27Shahinyan DavidARM23175.038.540.54
28Batsiashvili NinoGEO23995.038.041.04
29Pashikian ArmanARM26435.037.541.05
30Petrosyan ManuelARM21255.036.038.04
31Lorparizangeneh ShahinIRI21205.035.037.04
32Manukyan Sargis AARM20175.033.035.04
33Barseghyan HarutyunARM19615.029.530.54
34Aghasaryan RobertARM23304.544.545.54
35Minasian AraARM24654.542.046.04
36Harutyunian Tigran KARM22054.542.044.05
37Apresyan ZohrakARM21214.541.044.55
38Hairapetian AnnaARM21284.538.541.05
39Bakunts RafaelARM21754.538.541.04
40Karatorossian DavidARM22694.536.037.04
41Torosyan NorayrARM20944.533.535.54
42Abrahamyan TatevUSA23354.042.044.55
43Pluzyan AramARM21194.041.543.55
44Kowsarinia AmirIRI21904.041.043.55
45Petrosyan Tigran SARM22364.039.542.54
46Morchiashvili BachanaGEO23944.038.041.54
47Antinyan ArmenARM21984.037.539.55
48Gvetadze SopioGEO23304.037.539.54
49Tamazyan HaikARM21904.036.038.54
50Hakimifard GhazalIRI22184.035.536.55
51Eranyan KhachaturARM21154.035.038.04
52Gharagyozian ArturARM22704.034.036.05
53Petrosyan ArmanARM17324.033.036.04
54Minasyan ArnoldARM21893.537.538.55
55Baghdasaryan VaheARM23423.536.539.55
56Basencyan MarkARM21823.536.038.05
57Dilanyan GrigorARM23153.534.036.55
58Kanjaryan VladimirARM20163.534.036.05
59Mnatsakanian Eduard AARM22323.532.535.04
60Muradyan SipanARM19553.528.530.55
61Khachatryan RafikARM19113.032.534.55
62Akopian RobertUSA20963.031.033.05
63Azaryan TigranARM18243.030.533.54
64Hakimifard RaanaIRI19593.028.531.05
65Abrahamyan RashidARM02.528.029.05
66Gevorgyan MariaARM20652.528.029.04
67Martirosyan Haik MARM19092.527.529.54
68Gaboyan SusannaARM18512.032.034.04
69Mkrtchyan MikayelARM19092.026.527.55
70Poghosyan SurenARM23411.530.533.02
71Harutyunyan AniARM18751.528.030.04
71 players

8) Ukrainian Championship 2011

Ruslan Ponomariov won a very strong Ukrainian Championship with 8.5/11 including a final round victory against Alexander Moiseenko who needed a win to take the title himself.

ch-UKR 2011 Kiev UKR Thu 9th Jun 2011 - Tue 21st Jun 2011. Category: 16. Ave: (2650)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2754 # = = 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2852
2 Eljanov, Pavel GM UKR 2712 = # = = 1 1 = = = = 1 1 7.5 2778
3 Efimenko, Zahar GM UKR 2701 = = # = = 1 1 = 1 = = = 7 2748
4 Moiseenko, Alexander GM UKR 2679 0 = = # = = 1 1 1 = 1 = 7 2750
5 Volokitin, Andrei GM UKR 2677 = 0 = = # 1 = 1 = = = 1 6.5 2713
6 Kryvoruchko, Yuriy GM UKR 2640 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 = 1 1 = 1 6 2687
7 Areshchenko, Alexander GM UKR 2694 = = 0 0 = 0 # = = = 1 1 5 2610
8 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij GM UKR 2651 0 = = 0 0 = = # = 1 1 = 5 2614
9 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2660 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = # = 1 1 4.5 2585
10 Vysochin, Spartak GM UKR 2529 0 = = = = 0 = 0 = # = = 4 2559
11 Vovk, Yuri GM UKR 2550 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 0 = # = 2.5 2449
12 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2558 0 0 = = 0 0 0 = 0 = = # 2.5 2448
Round 11. Tue 21st Jun 2011
Vysochin, Spartak 1/2-1/2 Vovk, Yuri 12 D14 QGD Slav
Korobov, Anton 1/2-1/2 Areshchenko, Alexander 16 D87 Gruenfeld
Volokitin, Andrei 1-0 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij 49 C67 Ruy Lopez
Kovchan, Alexander 0-1 Eljanov, Pavel 75 C47 Four knights
Moiseenko, Alexander 0-1 Ponomariov, Ruslan 54 D38 QGD
Efimenko, Zahar 1-0 Kryvoruchko, Yuriy 49 B40 Sicilian defence

9) 25th Pula Open

The 25th Pula Open took place 18th-25th June 2011. Aleksandar Kovacevic edged out Davorin Kuljasevic, Gergely Antal and Dusan Popovic on tie-break after all scored 7.5/9. My thanks to Denis Vretenar.

25th Pula Open Pula CRO Sat 18th Jun 2011 - Sat 25th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kovacevic AleksandarGMSRB25757.551.546.556.0
2Kuljasevic DavorinGMCRO25377.551.546.056.5
3Antal GergelyGMHUN25307.549.544.554.0
4Popovic DusanGMSRB25537.546.041.050.0
5Drazic SinisaGMSRB24867.052.046.556.5
6Mencinger VojkoIMSLO23997.050.546.054.5
7Jovanovic ZoranGMCRO25537.050.545.555.0
8Zelcic RobertGMCRO25577.050.545.055.5
9Tratar MarkoGMSLO24897.049.044.053.5
10Kovacevic BlazimirIMCRO24747.049.043.554.0
11Shengelia DavidGMAUT25117.048.044.052.0
12Leer-Salvesen BjarteIMNOR23657.047.042.051.0
13Porper EdwardIMCAN24467.044.039.547.5
14Doric DarkoIMCRO24566.551.046.054.5
15Bellia FabrizioIMITA24156.550.545.555.0
16Biti OzrenIMCRO23786.550.545.055.0
17Zelbel PatrickIMGER24286.550.044.554.0
18Tomazini ZanSLO22506.550.044.553.5
19Franic MilanIMCRO23816.549.044.553.5
20Bodiroga PredragIMSRB23846.547.543.551.0
21Valli FransFIN22236.547.042.551.0
22Saric AnteGMCRO24896.546.541.551.0
23Aguera Naredo JavierFMESP23536.546.041.550.0
24Jovanic OgnjenGMCRO24796.545.041.048.5
25Genocchio DanieleIMITA24316.545.040.549.0
26Andersen Lars EvenNOR22886.545.040.048.5
27Somborski NebojsaFMSRB23766.544.540.048.0
28Mestek IgorSLO21606.544.039.546.5
29Kopinits Anna-ChristinaWIMAUT22586.543.539.047.5
30Diermair AndreasIMAUT24356.543.039.045.5
31Sobolevsky LeonidIMUKR22436.540.536.544.0
32Szamoskozi GaborFMHUN23556.540.536.045.0
33Pichler MichaelAUT22766.540.536.044.5
34Muskardin MarioCRO22156.540.036.043.5
35Havas JankoCRO21356.538.035.041.0
36Fercec NenadGMCRO24536.050.044.554.0
37Feletar DarkoIMCRO23776.049.545.053.5
38Hagesaether HalvardCMNOR22766.047.042.551.0
39Srebrnic VojkoSLO22276.046.041.050.0
40Gazvoda FrancSLO20646.046.041.049.0
41Maleki ManuelFRA22616.045.541.050.0
42Schneider VeronikaWIMHUN22516.045.541.049.0
43Loncar RobertIMCRO23886.045.540.550.5
44Wertjanz DavidAUT21976.045.041.048.5
45Medic MirjanaWGMCRO22306.045.040.548.5
46Plenca JulijanFMCRO23396.044.540.048.5
47Gulbrandsen TorNOR20976.044.039.547.0
48De Val DanieleITA22126.043.539.547.5
49Srbis JuricaCRO22786.043.538.546.5
50Perhinig RobertFMAUT22406.043.039.046.0
51Cop TomislavCRO22716.042.038.046.0
52Tomazini AljosaSLO22516.042.037.546.0
53Mihalinec DamirCRO22026.040.036.043.5
54Zsinka LaszloIMHUN22855.548.543.552.5
55Rogulj BrankoIMCRO23905.546.542.050.5
56Tjomsland StigFMNOR23785.546.041.550.0
57Petran PeterIMSVK23215.546.041.549.0
58Raguz DarioCRO21965.546.041.548.5
59Havas LadislavFMCRO22805.546.041.051.0
60Blazeka MatejCRO21915.545.541.049.5
360 players

10) 7th A Ermaka Memorial

The 7th A Ermaka Memorial takes place in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 25th June - 1st July 2011.

7th A Ermaka Mem Zaporizhzhia UKR Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Fri 1st Jul 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Solovyev ArtemUKR21204.010.510.04
2Zubarev AlexanderGMUKR26004.010.010.04
3Tovmasian VardgesARM23634.06.510.04
4Biriukov NikolaiIMUKR24263.59.08.03
5Kushch NikolaiIMUKR23813.011.59.03
Garnazhenko DUKR21003.011.59.03
7Jarovinsky AlexeyUKR23093.09.58.03
8Matjushin GennadyGMUKR24773.09.56.03
Poluektov YuryFMUKR23723.09.56.03
10Mischuk DmitryIMUKR23173.09.08.03
11Ziatdinov RasetGMUSA24253.09.07.03
12Kononenko DmitryUKR23073.08.07.03
13Ljukin SergeiFMUKR23603.08.06.03
14Smolin SergeyIMRUS23672.510.58.02
15Borzov DmitriUKR21512.59.58.02
16Polyakov MaximFMUKR23242.59.07.52
17Goreskul AlyonaWGMUKR22102.59.06.02
18Matsegora TarasUKR21912.59.05.51
19Ozerov AlexanderUKR22482.58.08.02
20Burlai OlegUKR23472.58.06.52
21Kovtun SergeiIMUKR22742.58.06.02
22Boldysh MaximUKR19932.58.05.52
23Burkhach AlexanderUKR21652.57.06.52
24Nasirov RuslanUKR19172.57.05.51
25Kazakov MaksymUKR19312.57.05.02
Lugovskoj AleksejUKR02.57.05.02
27Tkachenko GeorgiyIMUKR22332.011.07.02
28Shagbazyan TaronUKR23032.010.56.02
Slobodeniuk VladimirUKR02.010.56.02
30Derevianchenko IliaUKR22322.09.06.02
31Efremova YuliaWIMUKR21042.09.06.01
Musiienko DanyloUKR19142.09.06.01
33Matjushin OlegUKR21462.09.04.51
34Varchenko GrigoryUKR21282.08.54.02
35Kovalenko IgorIMUKR25812.08.05.00
Budnikov OlegUKR24352.08.05.00
Rakhmangulov AndreiIMUKR23952.08.05.00
38Loy KonstantinUKR21452.08.04.02
Grygoriev OleksiiUKR21042.08.04.02
40Obukhov SergeijUKR21322.07.55.02
Korotya OlexandrUKR02.07.55.02
42Drevetsky AlexanderRUS21452.07.05.02
43Stolpovsky SergeiUKR21532.05.55.02
44Kagramanianz VartanIMARM22532.05.54.02
45Protsiuk SvetlanaUKR17722.05.53.02
46Ershova SvetlanaWIMRUS22781.59.55.01
47Chernov Vladimir IUKR19541.58.53.51
48Zibrova OksanaUKR01.57.53.51
49Kovalenko AlexanderIMUKR21571.56.04.01
50Kotlyarov SergeyUKR01.54.53.01
51Viktorov YaroslavUKR19131.09.54.01
52Rakhmanin YuriUKR21601.09.04.01
53Liakhov GennadyUKR20961.08.53.01
54Barantseva AlexandraWFMUKR18471.08.52.01
55Burak IlonaUKR17871.07.52.01
56Statsenko Valentin VFMUKR19371.07.02.50
57Onokienko OlexandraUKR18301.07.02.01
58Dudrova AnastasiaWFMUKR20161.06.53.01
59Ostapets DmitryUKR17551.06.52.01
60Teregulov FaridUKR01.06.51.00
61Chemeris MaximUKR01.06.02.50
62Lotvin IllyaUKR01.05.51.01
63Kucheryavy VadymUKR15451.04.01.01
64Dzhabarov KarakhanUKR00.58.02.00
65Sadygov AndreyUKR20610.06.00.00
66Ivanko NikolayUKR00.05.50.00
67Onischenko VladislavUKR00.05.00.00
67 players

11) US Junior Championship 2011

Saint Louis was again the venue for a US National event. The US Juniors took place 16th-26th June 2011. Gregory Young qualified for next year's senior event with a fine 7.5/9 score two points clear of the field.

US Juniors 2011 Saint Louis USA Thu 16th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011. Category: 3. Ave: (2323)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Young, Gregory USA 2327 # 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2596
2 Getz, Alec FM USA 2292 1 # 0 0 0 1 1 1 = 1 5.5 2407
3 Holt, Conrad FM USA 2417 0 1 # 1 = 0 1 0 1 1 5.5 2393
4 Shen, Victor C FM USA 2281 = 1 0 # = = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2408
5 Naroditsky, Daniel IM USA 2472 0 1 = = # 1 0 1 = = 5 2350
6 Harper, Warren FM USA 2310 0 0 1 = 0 # 1 1 1 = 5 2368
7 Bryant, John Daniel FM USA 2413 0 0 0 1 1 0 # 1 1 1 5 2356
8 Troff, Kayden W USA 2255 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 3 2206
9 Ding, Jialin USA 2171 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 # 1 2 2120
10 Sturt, Raven M USA 2294 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 0 # 1 1975
Round 1. Thu 16th Jun 2011
Bryant, John Daniel 1-0 Shen, Victor C 30 B22 Sicilian
Ding, Jialin 0-1 Harper, Warren 41 B18 Caro-Kann
Getz, Alec 1-0 Troff, Kayden W 31 A15 English opening
Holt, Conrad 1/2-1/2 Naroditsky, Daniel 49 E90 King's Indian
Young, Gregory 1-0 Sturt, Raven M 32 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Round 2. Fri 17th Jun 2011
Shen, Victor C 1-0 Ding, Jialin 35 D11 QGD Slav
Naroditsky, Daniel 1-0 Getz, Alec 52 C95 Ruy Lopez
Young, Gregory 1-0 Bryant, John Daniel 38 B87 Sicilian
Harper, Warren 1-0 Holt, Conrad 96 D11 QGD Slav
Sturt, Raven M 0-1 Troff, Kayden W 63 D85 Gruenfeld
Round 3. Sat 18th Jun 2011
Ding, Jialin 0-1 Young, Gregory 56 B32 Sicilian defence
Getz, Alec 1-0 Harper, Warren 56 C60 Ruy Lopez
Holt, Conrad 1-0 Shen, Victor C 31 E39 Nimzo-Indian
Bryant, John Daniel 1-0 Sturt, Raven M 22 B10 Caro-Kann
Troff, Kayden W 0-1 Naroditsky, Daniel 20 E76 King's Indian
Round 4. Sun 19th Jun 2011
Sturt, Raven M 1/2-1/2 Naroditsky, Daniel 70 E62 King's Indian
Young, Gregory 1-0 Holt, Conrad 25 C03 French
Bryant, John Daniel 1-0 Ding, Jialin 25 B22 Sicilian
Harper, Warren 1-0 Troff, Kayden W 36 A15 English opening
Shen, Victor C 1-0 Getz, Alec 37 E63 King's Indian
Round 5. Tue 21st Jun 2011
Holt, Conrad 1-0 Bryant, John Daniel 43 A43 Old Benoni defence
Getz, Alec 1-0 Young, Gregory 25 B31 Sicilian
Naroditsky, Daniel 1-0 Harper, Warren 33 A04 Reti v Dutch
Troff, Kayden W 0-1 Shen, Victor C 61 E15 Queen's Indian
Ding, Jialin 1-0 Sturt, Raven M 37 B18 Caro-Kann
Round 6. Wed 22nd Jun 2011
Ding, Jialin 0-1 Holt, Conrad 25 C15 French
Bryant, John Daniel 0-1 Getz, Alec 55 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Young, Gregory 1-0 Troff, Kayden W 68 B90 Sicilian
Sturt, Raven M 1/2-1/2 Harper, Warren 31 E00 Catalan opening
Shen, Victor C 1/2-1/2 Naroditsky, Daniel 22 E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
Round 7. Thu 23rd Jun 2011
Holt, Conrad 1-0 Sturt, Raven M 34 D19 QGD Slav
Harper, Warren 1/2-1/2 Shen, Victor C 56 B49 Sicilian
Troff, Kayden W 0-1 Bryant, John Daniel 25 A43 Old Benoni defence
Getz, Alec 1/2-1/2 Ding, Jialin 93 B52 Sicilian
Naroditsky, Daniel 0-1 Young, Gregory 61 B36 Sicilian
Round 8. Fri 24th Jun 2011
Sturt, Raven M 0-1 Shen, Victor C 43 E00 Catalan opening
Bryant, John Daniel 1-0 Naroditsky, Daniel 55 B22 Sicilian
Holt, Conrad 1-0 Getz, Alec 67 E70 King's Indian
Young, Gregory 1-0 Harper, Warren 36 B87 Sicilian
Ding, Jialin 0-1 Troff, Kayden W 46 B32 Sicilian defence
Round 9. Sat 25th Jun 2011
Getz, Alec 1-0 Sturt, Raven M 36 D19 QGD Slav
Naroditsky, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Ding, Jialin 38 A30 English
Shen, Victor C 1/2-1/2 Young, Gregory 55 D85 Gruenfeld
Troff, Kayden W 1-0 Holt, Conrad 40 D17 QGD Slav
Harper, Warren 1-0 Bryant, John Daniel 58 E68 King's Indian

12) 15th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2011

The 15th Voronezh International Chess Festival took place 10th-21st June 2011. Dmitry Kokarev was the clear winner of the Master Open with 7/9 half a point clear of the field. My thanks to Dmitry Borisenkov for the games and news.

Voronezh Master Open Voronezh RUS Sun 12th Jun 2011 - Tue 21st Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TPR
1Kokarev, DmitryGMRUS2569751.539.252690
2Rakhmanov, AleksandrGMRUS25796.55438.752626
3Shaposhnikov, EvgenyGMRUS25336.55235.752655
4Deviatkin, AndreiGMRUS25786.551.536.252618
5Aleksandrov, AleksejGMBLR26286.550.5352624
6Dvoirys, Semen I.GMRUS25696.54834.252555
7Peskov, AlexseyIMUKR23826.54529.752610
8Tunik, GennadyGMRUS24276.54531.752532
9Tarlev, KonstantinIMUKR2499648302594
10Andriasian, ZavenGMARM264064829.52554
11Yevseev, DenisGMRUS2527647302515
12Harutjunyan, GevorgGMARM2449646272538
13Kalegin, EvgenijIMRUS2471645.527.752522
14Polivanov, AnatoliyIMUKR2414645.5282555
15Zhigalko, AndreyGMBLR25705.549.528.252494
16Gabrielian, ArturGMRUS25465.548.5262524
17Neverov, ValeriyGMUKR24875.548.5292512
18Chuprikov, DmitryRUS23965.547.5262471
19Vaibhav, SuriIMIND24305.545.5252454
20Galojan, LilitIMARM23775.54525.752457
21Efanov, NikolaiIMRUS24135.543.5242486
22Vlasenko, MiroslavIMRUS23575.543.524.52459
23Panarin, MikhailGMRUS25255.540.524.252400
24Gochelashvili, DavidIMRUS24285.539.523.52396
25Belyakov, BogdanFMRUS2349547.523.52446
26Golovin, LeonidRUS247554623.52429
27Chernobay, ArtemIMRUS249554522.52397
28Petrov, ArturFMRUS2381543.521.52394
29Vakhlamov, Igor L.FMRUS231554219.252438
30Derbenev, AndreyRUS233554119.752303
31Kurukin, DmitryRUS2409539.519.252320
32Savitskiy, SergeyFMRUS2347539182285
33Ajrapetian, GevorgIMRUS2435537.519.52301
34Ziatdinov, RasetGMUSA2425536.517.52322
35Shchukin, DmitryIMRUS23444.546.519.752351
35 players
Voronezh Rapid Voronezh RUS Fri 10th Jun 2011 - Tue 21st Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TPR
1Lysyj, IgorGMRUS26297.55444.52740
2Aleksandrov, AleksejGMBLR2628754402678
3Gabrielian, ArturGMRUS2546752382617
4Andriasian, ZavenGMARM264075137.252666
5Harutjunyan, GevorgGMARM24496.549.535.52480
6Golovin, LeonidRUS24756.54933.52533
7Yevseev, DenisGMRUS25276.54732.52488
8Ziatdinov, RasetGMUSA24256.54531.52437
9Rakhmanov, AleksandrGMRUS2579653.533.52547
10Kalegin, EvgenijIMRUS247165232.752510
11Gochelashvili, DavidIMRUS2428650.531.52440
12Belyakov, BogdanFMRUS2349648.5302425
13Ogloblin, NikolayIMRUS235364829.752448
14Derbenev, AndreyRUS2335647.529.752404
15Shefer, AlexanderRUS2178647272494
16Oparin, GrigoriyFMRUS2368646282396
17Savitskiy, SergeyFMRUS234764629.52420
18Galojan, LilitIMARM2377641262296
19Rodin, DmitrijRUS24045.550.5282460
20Gusarov, GrigoryIMRUS23815.549.528.252409
21Antipov, Mikhail Al.RUS23785.549.527.252411
22Efanov, NikolaiIMRUS24135.548.527.252397
23Sergienko, SergeyIMRUS24295.546.525.252375
24Shchukin, DmitryIMRUS23445.546.523.752351
25Shtyka, SergeyRUS23235.54623.752321
26Kruchev, BorisFMRUS22565.545.525.52333
27Chuprikov, DmitryRUS23965.543252290
28Aginian, NellyWGMARM22845.54123.252218
29Anuchin, AndreyRUS2216547.524.252390
30Klimentov, RomanRUS227754622.752280
31Usmanov, VasilyRUS2289542182254
32Zemlyanskiy, DmitriRUS2278542192264
33Pranizin, GennadyRUS218254218.52212
34Rjabzev, KonstantinIMRUS229054119.752176
35Lukjanenko, AlexanderRUS2375540.5202192
36Leontiev, Aleksandr V.IMRUS231554019.52156
37Kapustin, AlexandrRUS22284.546.519.252255
38Manelis, VladimirFMRUS22834.545.518.752257
39Sakhvadze, GeorgyRUS20704.54419.252174
40Surov, SergeyFMRUS23164.54317.752190
87 players
Voronezh FIDE Open Voronezh RUS Fri 10th Jun 2011 - Tue 21st Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TPR
1Volkov, SergeiRUS22157.550.536.52320
2Provkin, VladimirRUS22117.54838.752340
3Lopukhin, AnatolyRUS225475541.752397
4Lugovskoy, MaximRUS2198750.5382323
5Kiselev, Alexander S.FMRUS2242749.537.752256
6Peschansky, MikhailRUS22826.553.536.252314
7Volkov, AntonRUS22096.55238.752364
8Vetryansky, VladimirRUS22436.550362241
9Avtsynov, ArtyomRUS19646.548.532.752267
10Gritsenko, VladimirRUS22356.546.531.752203
11Lebediantsev, RuslanRUS21376.54530.752197
12Golovchanov, ArtiomRUS20736.54226.752190
13Kondenko, AlexeyRUS224265333.252199
14Torshin, AntonRUS214864628.52197
15Kurnakov, MaximRUS1896645.525.52274
16Napalkov, VladimirRUS2153645252123
17Klimentov, RomanRUS227764528.52143
18Zarivkina, VictoryaWFMRUS2059644.526.52195
19Popov, KirillRUS185964126.52186
20Potapov, AlexanderRUS22435.55228.752222
21Kapustin, AlexandrRUS22285.549272115
22Makarkin, ZhanRUS21405.548.525.752100
23Hudyakov, SergeyRUS21925.547.525.752099
24Katkov, VitalyRUS20915.54624.752158
25Sukhareva, EvgeniyaRUS21945.54523.752113
26Fadin, EvgenyRUS21615.54525.51991
27Matveenko, YuryRUS21515.543.525.752064
28Orekhov, NikolaiRUS19255.542.523.252104
29Chernov, VladimirRUS20045.54121.752108
30Ajrapetian, NikitaRUS20245.540.521.51997
31Chernyshev, AlexanderRUS20405.539.520.52083
32Pogosian, GeorgyFMRUS21715.53921.252002
33Chernyshev, AlexanderRUS21495.539231976
34Cho, Seongho18015.536.518.752039
35Karlson, VladilenRUS21795.535.5191973
36Sazonova, AnastasiaRUS1920549.523.752155
37Belenkov, DmitryRUS2040545.5232039
38Manukovsky, VladimirFMRUS227754520.751980
39Tkachenko, VictorRUS2239543.5222043
40Kornilov, PeterRUS204854218.52007
111 players

13) Zonal 2.4

Zonal 2.4 took place in Araruama, Brazil 18th-26th June 2011. Alexandr Fier had a big win with 8/9 a point and a half clear of the field.

FIDE Zonal 2.4 2011 Araruama BRA Sat 18th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Fier AlexandrGMBRA25608.00.040.551.0
2Barbosa Evandro AmorimFMBRA23436.50.041.054.0
3Di Berardino Diego RafaelIMBRA24806.50.040.552.5
4Cordova EmilioGMPER25616.00.041.553.5
5Molina Roberto Junio BritoIMBRA24066.00.040.052.0
6Matsuura EveraldoGMBRA24806.00.039.549.5
7El Debs Felipe De CresceGMBRA24976.00.039.049.5
8Toth Christian EndreIMBRA23666.00.037.048.5
9Dias Simao PoscidonioBRA20296.00.031.040.0
10Bittencourt JorgeIMBRA24465.50.037.049.0
11Aranha Filho Alvaro ZFMBRA23025.50.037.048.0
12Macedo Maximo IackFMBRA23145.50.036.546.0
13Madeira Wagner MartinsBRA22105.50.036.544.5
14Zambrana OswaldoGMBOL25145.50.034.043.0
15Cavalcanti Francisco De AssisFMBRA22845.50.032.542.0
16Quintiliano Pinto Renato R.BRA22595.50.032.542.0
17Brito LuismarFMBRA22775.50.030.539.0
18Pluschkat Gustavo RanulphoBRA19425.50.030.038.0
19Mascarenhas Alberto PinheiroFMBRA22405.50.029.537.0
20Guimaraes Wagner PeixotoFMBRA22775.00.037.547.0
21Santiago Yago De MouraFMBRA22385.00.037.046.0
22Condori EdwinPER21595.00.034.544.0
23Cuellar DiegoFMPER21245.00.034.543.5
24Teixeira Ricardo Da SilvaFMBRA22925.00.033.542.5
25Nery Junior Jose AntonioBRA20175.00.032.039.0
26Palacios EfrainPER21765.00.031.541.0
27Borda AlanFMBOL21515.00.031.538.5
28Espinoza Palomino WillyamFMPER22955.00.031.039.5
29Dos Santos Jr BraulioBRA20165.00.029.036.5
30Ferreira Kleber VictorBRA20994.50.034.045.0
31De Paiva Pedro HenriqueBRA22394.50.033.041.5
32Mariano Marceley MartinsBRA20434.50.032.039.0
33Maia Jose Eduardo Bastos OFMBRA21274.50.030.038.0
34Chiari Arthur GontijoFMBRA20164.50.028.035.0
35Pazos MarcoPER19854.50.027.536.0
36Miranda Neto Jayme AmorimBRA20704.00.035.544.5
37Lopes Filho Jorge AntonioBRA04.00.033.040.5
38Abdalla Luiz Guilherme AurelliFMBRA22894.00.031.542.0
39Souza Neves Andrey MBRA20944.00.031.038.5
40Bil AngeloBRA21044.00.030.039.0
41Da Silva Wagner JoseBRA18284.00.028.537.0
42Pereira Celio AntunesBRA20394.00.026.034.5
43Suasnabar JesusPER19834.00.025.033.0
44Gonzalez Bolivar RibeiroFMBRA23173.50.033.042.5
45Cuellar UlisesPER19943.50.030.538.5
46Lacerda Johann MottaBRA03.50.028.535.0
47Silva Marcelo Dos SantosBRA20383.50.027.035.5
48Rodrigues Nei JorgeBRA20293.00.030.038.0
49Farias Junior Sergio Luiz CardosoBRA03.00.030.037.0
50Carvalho Jose Luiz Valadares deBRA03.00.024.532.5
51Souza Marcos Valerio ABRA20972.50.027.034.0
52Da Silva Jose Almir MartinsBRA20782.50.024.532.0
53Farias Sergio Luiz CardosoBRA02.50.023.530.5
54Ferreira Jose CarlosBRA19602.50.022.529.5
55Thiecke HeinzBRA02.00.026.034.0
56Ferreira AlexanderBRA17131.50.022.529.5
57Sampaio Rodrigo CardosoBRA01.00.024.030.5
58Borensztajn DavidBRA19940.50.024.531.0
59Bueno Alfeu Junior VarelaFMBRA23300.00.021.027.0
Castro Josimar BarrosoBRA20630.00.021.027.0
Rodriguez Tinco PercyPER00.00.021.027.0
61 players

14) Coupe de France Final 2011

The Final of the Coupe de France and the Semi-Finals and Final of the French Women's Top 12 Team Championship both took place in Port Marly (amusingly, at least to me, nowhere near the sea) over the weekend of 25th-26th June 2011. On the Sunday Evry with their team of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Sergey Fedorchuk, Igor-Alexandre Nataf and Jules Moussard vastly outrated their opponents Noyon and beat them 3-0. Evry also took the women's title with a team of Anna Muzychuk, Pauline Guichard, Sophie Milliet and Marina Roumegous beating Cannes.

Coupe De France Final Port Marly FRA Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2731 623539
2 Fedorchuk, Sergey A. GM UKR 2654 14102536
3 Nataf, Igor-Alexandre GM FRA 2541 605492
4 Housieaux, David IM FRA 2436 617938
5 Moussard, Jules IM FRA 2422 642908
6 Clery, Nicolas IM FRA 2396 614904
7 Gosset, Arnaud FRA 2199 616788
8 Van Heirzeele, Daniel BEL 2143 200425
TCh-FRA w Top 12 Port Marly FRA Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Muzychuk, Anna IM SLO 2537 14111330
2 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2530 14109336
3 Javakhishvili, Lela IM GEO 2454 13601458
4 Milliet, Sophie IM FRA 2388 623725
5 Leconte, Maria WGM FRA 2321 618446
6 Maisuradze, Nino WGM FRA 2310 13601717
7 Guichard, Pauline WGM FRA 2303 639370
8 Hamdouchi, Adina-Maria WGM FRA 2268 1206435
9 Bensdorp, Marlies WIM NED 2247 1009311
10 Safranska, Anda WGM FRA 2229 11600209
11 Frisk, Ellinor WFM SWE 2162 1708481
12 Roumegous, Marina WIM FRA 2133 620416
13 Verot, Melanie FRA 2108 631043
14 Piquemal, Christiane FRA 2043 601950
15 Bertrand, Helene FRA 1875 696595
16 Fischer, Julie FRA 1863 699969

15) 1st Torre Delle Stelle

The 1st Torre Delle Stelle saw Sabino Brunello take clear first with 6/7 half a point clear of Jan Markos. Artur Kogan and Jan Timman were half a point further back. There were a few games broadcast live but I only have the last three rounds. There may be more in a bulletin but I'm not hopeful.

1st Torre delle Stel Cagliari ITA Wed 22nd Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Brunello SabinoGM25376.026.5029.00
2Markos JanGM25685.529.0032.50
3Kogan ArturGM25565.027.0029.50
4Timman Jan HGM25775.025.5028.50
5Shytaj LucaIM24944.529.5032.00
6Piscopo PierluigiIM24174.526.0027.50
7Mariotti SergioGM23294.026.0029.00
8De Rosa MariagraziaWFM21134.025.0028.50
9Grinza AndreaFM21094.023.0024.50
10Ciobanu Camelia-AdriWIM22164.022.5025.50
11Bonugli Carlo20474.020.0022.50
12Bruno FabioIM24593.524.5027.50
13Ciampi Vincenzo21013.522.5025.00
14Caprio Guido23053.520.5023.00
15Mameli Gianluca19453.520.5022.00
16Ibba Isacco21873.024.5027.00
17Du Plessis Heinco21203.023.0024.00
18Huguet SergioFM21393.022.5025.00
19Mallo' Danilo19303.020.5022.00
20Belvisi, Ivano20033.020.0022.50
21Paulesu Sebastiano19263.015.0016.00
22Puzzoni Christian20892.522.0024.50
23Locci Damiano21672.521.5024.00
24Zuccarelli Angelo18972.518.5019.50
25Deruda Leonardo19302.518.5019.50
26D'Orta Antonio19222.517.0018.00
27Manca Luca19951.521.0022.00
28Sollai Matteo18051.515.0015.50
28 players

16) 2nd Big Slick International

The 2nd Big Slick International takes place Saturday 25th June 2011 - Sunday 3rd July 2011 at the Big Slick Poker Club in Purley. There are norm opportunities in both GM and IM all-play-alls.

2nd Big Slick GM London ENG Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Sun 3rd Jul 2011. Category: 7. Ave: (2409)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Vaibhav, Suri IM IND 2430 # 1 1 2 2366
2 Shiven, Khosla IND 2391 # = 1 1.5 2530
3 Williams, Simon K GM ENG 2520 # = 1 1.5 2609
4 Houska, Jovanka IM ENG 2429 = # = 1 2355
5 Ansell, Simon T IM ENG 2427 # = = 1 2373
6 Galego, Luis GM POR 2501 = # = 1 2423
7 Slavin, Alexei IM RUS 2412 0 = # 0.5 2282
8 Eggleston, David J FM ENG 2319 0 = # 0.5 2237
9 Ledger, Dave J FM ENG 2245 0 = # 0.5 2216
10 Arkell, Keith C GM ENG 2419 0 = # 0.5 2318
Round 1. Sat 25th Jun 2011
Galego, Luis 1/2-1/2 Ansell, Simon T 78 B30 Sicilian defence
Williams, Simon K 1-0 Arkell, Keith C 81 C00 French
Vaibhav, Suri 1-0 Slavin, Alexei 41 B38 Sicilian
Houska, Jovanka 1/2-1/2 Eggleston, David J 69 E18 Queen's Indian
Shiven, Khosla 1-0 Ledger, Dave J 50 C78 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Sun 26th Jun 2011
Shiven, Khosla 1/2-1/2 Houska, Jovanka 45 B19 Caro-Kann
Eggleston, David J 0-1 Vaibhav, Suri 40 B48 Sicilian
Slavin, Alexei 1/2-1/2 Williams, Simon K 52 A04 Reti v Dutch
Arkell, Keith C 1/2-1/2 Galego, Luis 13 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Ledger, Dave J 1/2-1/2 Ansell, Simon T 24 B12 Caro-Kann
2nd Big Slick IM London ENG Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Sun 3rd Jul 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2225)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gormally, Daniel W GM ENG 2502 # 1 1 2 2180
2 Lalic, Bogdan GM CRO 2469 # 1 1 2 2020
3 Croad, Nicolas FM NZL 2276 # 1 1 2 2184
4 Sreeves, Clement SCO 2173 # = 1 1.5 2402
5 Yurenok, Maria S WFM ENG 2100 0 # 1 1 2223
6 Makepeace, Philip J ENG 2095 0 = # 0.5 2128
7 Hegarty, Sarah N WFM ENG 2108 0 # = 0.5 2107
8 Radovanovic, Jovica FM SRB 2323 0 = # 0.5 1948
9 Blackburn, Suzie G. WFM WLS 1944 0 0 # 0 2285
10 Eames, Robert S FM ENG 2259 0 0 # 0 2389
Round 1. Sat 25th Jun 2011
Makepeace, Philip J 1/2-1/2 Sreeves, Clement 53 B52 Sicilian
Blackburn, Suzie G. 0-1 Lalic, Bogdan 45 A46 Queen's pawn game
Gormally, Daniel W 1-0 Yurenok, Maria S 34 D15 QGD Slav
Croad, Nicolas 1-0 Eames, Robert S 27 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
Hegarty, Sarah N 1/2-1/2 Radovanovic, Jovica 43 B90 Sicilian
Round 2. Sun 26th Jun 2011
Hegarty, Sarah N 0-1 Croad, Nicolas 45 B12 Caro-Kann
Eames, Robert S 0-1 Gormally, Daniel W 57 C96 Ruy Lopez
Yurenok, Maria S 1-0 Blackburn, Suzie G. 25 A40 Queen's pawn
Lalic, Bogdan 1-0 Makepeace, Philip J 32 D35 QGD
Radovanovic, Jovica 0-1 Sreeves, Clement 41 B08 Pirc

17) 6th Dvorkovich Cup

The 6th Dvorkovich Cup is an international rapid team competition in Moscow.

6th Dvorkovich Cup Moscow RUS Sun 26th Jun 2011 - Sun 3rd Jul 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 14) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13Armenia33009.5039.5
22Azerbaijan32108.5014.0
31Russia32106.5248.3
48Belarusia31116.5236.3
54Ukraina32106.5022.8
66China31206.0045.0
75Gostinnaya Dvorkovicha30213.5022.8
87Kazakhstan30301.009.0
8 players

18) Albena Open 2011

Ivan Cheparinov and Maxim Rodshtein star in the Albena Open 25th June - 3rd July 2011.

19th Albena Open Albena BUL Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Sun 3rd Jul 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Szabo Gergely-Andras-GyulaGMROU25453.02.06.53
2Rodshtein MaximGMISR26383.02.06.03
3Cheparinov IvanGMBUL26693.02.05.53
Lupulescu ConstantinGMROU26383.02.05.53
5Delchev AleksanderGMBUL26193.02.05.03
Grigoryan AvetikGMARM26083.02.05.03
Carlsson PontusGMSWE24973.02.05.03
Filip LucianIMROU24673.02.05.03
Arnaudov G PetarIMBUL24493.02.05.03
Farago IvanGMHUN24483.02.05.03
Bogdanov ValentinIMUKR23913.02.05.03
Panbukchian ValentinIMBUL23853.02.05.03
13Georgiev KrumGMBUL24233.01.54.53
Lilov ValeriFMBUL24123.01.54.53
Soltanici RuslanIMMDA23673.01.54.53
16Nikolov MomchilGMBUL25833.01.54.03
Svetushkin DmitryGMMDA25613.01.54.03
18Sanduleac VasileGMMDA24243.01.04.03
19Chatalbashev BorisGMBUL25912.52.06.52
20Vutov MarioBUL23422.52.06.02
21Kolev AtanasGMBUL25902.52.05.52
Nevednichy VladislavGMROU25422.52.05.52
Grigorov GrigorGMBUL24972.52.05.52
Anton TeodorFMROU23552.52.05.52
Voiska MargaritaWGMBUL23002.52.05.52
Bargan SergeiIMMDA22972.52.05.52
Samhouri BilalCMJOR22692.52.05.52
28Kadric DenisBIH23762.52.05.52
29Ninov DayanBUL20902.52.04.52
Golstein MihailMDA20752.52.04.52
31Ermenkov EvgenijGMBUL24512.51.55.52
32Dimitrov PavelIMBUL23442.51.55.52
Marinc DamirSLO20492.51.55.52
34Jaracz PawelGMPOL25752.51.55.02
35Nikolov SashoIMBUL24182.51.54.52
36Berbatov KiprianIMBUL24902.51.54.02
Akesson RalfGMSWE24512.51.54.02
Shishkov MinkoBUL22862.51.54.02
39Ivelinov HristoBUL22362.51.54.02
40Bonev TodorBUL23172.51.53.52
Becker MichaelFMGER23092.51.53.52
42Simonian TigranARM22942.51.04.52
43Jaracz BarbaraWGMPOL22752.51.04.02
Dobrev NaydenBUL22352.51.04.02
45Stoma PawelPOL23262.02.07.02
Voicu-Jagodzinsky CarmenWGMROU23032.02.07.02
Orndahl MarkusSWE22352.02.07.02
48Badev KirilFMBUL23072.02.06.52
Valkov VladimirBUL20612.02.06.52
50Sarenac DavidSRB23152.02.06.02
274 players

19) Commonwealth and South African Open

The Commonwealth Championships is part of the South African Open in Gauteng. Nigel Short is the top seed. I'm not hopeful of a bulletin emerging and the live coverage seems only to have worked properly in round 2 but will try and grab what I can.

ch-Commonweath Gauteng RSA Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Sun 3rd Jul 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Subbaraman MeenakshiWGMIND23174.00.012.001778
2Short Nigel DGMENG26824.00.010.501927
3Grover SahajIMIND24854.00.010.501867
4Kobese Watu AKWIMRSA23554.00.010.501844
5van der Nat Nicholas PFMRSA23084.00.010.501767
6Jones Gawain CBGMENG25964.00.010.001903
7Ghate SwatiWGMIND23174.00.010.001841
8Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26044.00.09.501909
9Harika DronovaliIMIND25204.00.09.501885
10Mamombe KudzanaiIMZIM20894.00.09.501856
11Mokal Prathamesh SIMIND24054.00.09.501848
12Lafuente PabloGMARG25554.00.09.001899
13Jere DanielFMZAM23444.00.09.001801
14Klaasen Calvin JRSA20684.00.09.001780
15Cawdery Daniel JCMRSA22744.00.09.001770
16Oatlhotse ProvidenceCMBOT22514.00.07.501688
17Smerdon DavidGMAUS25204.00.07.001887
18Huschenbeth NiclasIMGER25023.50.09.751875
19Dole AnantRSA21033.50.09.251901
20Kunte AbhijitGMIND25263.50.09.251774
21Laxman RajaramGMIND24463.50.09.251699
22Peretz LeonRSA18973.50.07.751895
23Ringoir TanguyIMBEL23993.50.07.751697
24Njobvu IgnatiusCMBOT22283.50.06.751781
25Mabusela Johannes MIMRSA22723.50.06.251742
26Nel AndreRSA22363.50.06.251673
27Ivana Maria FurtadoWFMIND19993.50.05.751742
28Gluckman DavidIMRSA22623.50.05.751740
29Bornheim CraigRSA18063.50.05.751572
30Goosen AntonCMRSA21823.00.08.001954
31Barrish DanielFMRSA16783.00.07.251849
32Karavade EeshaIMIND23433.00.07.001839
33Ringoir GuyBEL18703.00.07.001704
34du Toit Stefan MFMRSA16903.00.06.501990
35Ovcina DenisRSA22483.00.06.501969
36Anderson Gavin ARSA21573.00.06.501914
37Sachdev TaniaIMIND24163.00.06.501853
38Meintjes Jacques CRSA20783.00.06.501837
39Makoto RodwellZIM21663.00.06.501720
40Mbedza RichardMAW21093.00.06.501663
41Bouah LyndonCMRSA21473.00.06.001931
42Gaealafshwe BarilengCMBOT21283.00.06.001894
43Takawira ErickZIM20353.00.06.001864
44Hercules Benjamin VincentRSA20893.00.06.001805
45Klaver CornelisRSA21263.00.06.001654
46Simutowe MusaZAM21193.00.05.501917
47Kromhout AlexanderRSA20053.00.05.501842
48Willenberg Craig GRSA20723.00.05.501811
49Pitso Fusi PRSA19493.00.05.501799
50Gems PatrickRSA19033.00.05.501766
389 players

20) HSG Open 2011

The HSG Open in Hilversum took place 24th-26th June 2011. Igor Khenkin edged out Predrag Nikolic, Alexandre Dgebuadze and Nico Zwirs on tie-break after all finished on 5/7.

HSG Open 2011 Hilversum NED Fri 24th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Khenkin, IgorGMGER26201111½½5.023.518.52656
2Nikolic, PredragGMBIH26301½111½5.022.018.02602
3Dgebuadze, AlexandreGMBEL252111=1½15.021.017.02632
4Zwirs, NicoNED20971011115.018.515.02408
5Pietrow, AndrzejNED2091½101114.520.013.252305
6Epishin, VladimirGMRUS256210½1114.518.514.52377
7Vedder, RichardFMNED22631011104.023.013.02369
8Klein, DavidFMNED23591110104.022.512.52345
9Slingerland, FredIMNED2415½1½1014.020.011.752307
10Van Ketel, RaoulFMNED23061011014.015.59.52236
11Goudriaan, EtienneFMNED2307110½103.522.010.752253
12Wieringa, HelmerNED2076½110013.522.010.252246
13Afek, YochananIMISR2295=101103.520.010.752216
14Nagtegaal, KeesNED220410½=½13.519.09.52114
15Ducarmon, QuintenFMNED234711½½0½3.518.510.02167
16Cheung, JanNED203101½1013.518.58.52156
17Den Boer, LennardNED1958=1½01½3.518.09.02308
18Holwijn, MelvinNED2009=010113.518.08.752226
19Koelewijn, AlexNED198601½1013.516.57.252236
20Hendrikx, NielsNED22461½=0103.022.59.02232
21Markus, John RaymondNED21501100103.019.07.02283
22Lenhardt, ManfredGER211110½10½3.018.56.752017
23Koudinov, DimitriNED2035½½01013.017.07.02145
24Vos, TjarkNED18190101½½3.016.05.752085
25Veldhuis, GeertNED1934001½½13.015.06.752028
26Henseler, JorgenNED20710½½=½13.014.56.252035
27Cebula, JerzyNED1991+1½0002.522.06.752127
28Pauw, MartijnNED2068001½102.518.06.02008
29Gunther, MarcellaNED190410=0102.517.04.752069
30Bassant, JesseNED1916=001102.517.03.751972
31Lindeman, JohanNED2030010½012.514.53.52072
32Breedveld, AndreNED21171010002.020.56.01967
33Holscher, PeterNED208501½0½02.020.05.252064
34Hoornstra, HansNED19670100102.019.04.51959
35Wagenaar, Harm TheoNED2084001½0½2.018.03.751944
36Vermeulen, BartNED1851½½½0½02.017.55.01929
37Spiler, AngeloNED2106½0100½2.014.02.51822
38Veldhuysen, KlaasNED20270001012.014.02.51853
39Bettman, JanNED1890=0001½2.012.52.51901
40Flohr, DennisNED1984000=1½2.012.03.01933
41Schroer, MarcelNED21080½10001.515.52.751770
42Van De Groep, WilliamNED20120½0=0½1.513.02.01824
43De Visser, ArnoNED190600=00½1.013.51.251645
44Koens, TommyNED19530½00000.515.01.51610
44 players

21) Sveins 4th minneturnering

The 4th Sveins minneturnering takes place 24th-28th June 2011. Jon Ludvig Hammer and Emanuel Berg are the top seeds.

4th Sveins minneturn Oslo NOR Fri 24th Jun 2011 - Tue 28th Jun 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1 Jon Ludvig HammerGMNOR 26095.5
2 Tiger Hillarp PerssonGMSWE 25435.5
3 Geir Sune Tallaksen OstmoeFMNOR 24345.5
4 Marc T ArnoldIMUSA 24325.5
5 Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalIMNOR 24485
6 Mark L HebdenGMENG 25395
7 Daniel Jakobsen KovachevFMNOR 23155
8 Aryan TariNOR 21695
9 Brede Alex. KvisvikNOR 21755
10 Emanuel BergGMSWE 26084.5
11 Axel SmithIMSWE 24504.5
12 Peter VasFMSWE 22974.5
13 Inge Sandstad SkrondalCMNOR 22374.5
14 Jens Hjorth KjolbergNOR 19314.5
15 Carsten HoiGMDEN 24084.5
16 Ben GershenovUSA 20694.5
17 Nicolai GetzFMNOR 23854
18 Lars Oskar HaugeNOR 20114
19 Heikki M.J. WesterinenGMFIN 23504
20 Atle GronnIMNOR 24154
21 Nikolas Axel MellemNOR 21134
22 Henning KjoitaNOR 18774
23 Svetoslav MihajlovNOR 20844
24 Trym Daniel RodvikNOR 18434
25 Lars-Henrik Bech HansenDEN 19934
26 Terje LundNOR 20753.5
27 Sietske GreeuwNED 19813.5
28 Anders RundgrenNOR 19433.5
29 Per OmtvedtNOR 20883.5
30 Stian JohansenNOR 19613.5
31 Torgeir KjoitaNOR 18373.5
32 Geir MosengNOR 19053.5
33 Sigfred HaubroDEN 21493.5
34 Sebastian MihajlovNOR 19643.5
35 John Mac ArthurUSA 20763.5
36 Armin GholamiNOR 18223.5
37 Johan SalomonNOR 19173.5
38 Aaron Rohde15973.5
39 Torbjorn Reidar JohansenNOR 19053
40 Harry A Heublum16443
63 players

22) XIX Montcada Open

The 19th Montcada Open takes place 25th June - 3rd July 2011.

XIX Open A Montcada i Reixac ESP Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Sun 3rd Jul 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1HERNANDEZ CARMENATES HoldenGMCUB25582.01.00.03.0
ALMEIDA QUINTANA OmarGMCUB25552.01.00.03.0
NARCISO DUBLAN MarcGMESP25322.01.00.03.0
MUNOZ PANTOJA MiguelIMPER24982.01.00.03.0
CUENCA JIMENEZ Jose FernandoIMESP24932.01.00.03.0
DELGADO RAMOS HectorFMCUB24802.01.00.03.0
CRUZ CristhianIMPER24772.01.00.03.0
STOPA JacekIMPOL24602.01.00.03.0
LORENZO DE LA RIVA LazaroIMESP23782.01.00.03.0
HERNANDO RODRIGO Jose MariaIMESP23022.01.00.03.0
11CUARTAS Jaime AlexanderGMCOL25421.51.50.02.5
BACALLAO ALONSO YusnelIMCUB25301.51.50.02.5
DEL RIO DE ANGELIS Salvador GGMESP25081.51.50.02.5
GONZALEZ VIDAL YuriGMCUB25041.51.50.02.5
GONZALEZ PEREZ ArianFMCUB24761.51.50.02.5
POGORELOV RuslanGMUKR24361.51.50.02.5
PANELO MarceloIMARG24131.51.50.02.5
VEHI BACH Victor ManuelIMESP24021.51.50.02.5
CRUZ JonathanIMPER23931.51.50.02.5
HERNANDO RODRIGO Julio AMKESP23251.51.50.02.5
21PERALTA FernandoGMARG26081.51.50.02.0
MASSONI MichaelFMFRA23201.51.50.02.0
23LARINO NIETO DavidIMESP24871.02.00.02.0
PEREZ MITJANS OrelvisIMESP24451.02.00.02.0
ESSERMAN MarcIMUSA24391.02.00.02.0
MATNADZE AnaIMGEO24291.02.00.02.0
CAMACHO COLLADOS JoseFMESP23801.02.00.02.0
MESTRE BELLIDO HectorIMESP23791.02.00.02.0
FERNANDEZ AGUADO EnriqueIMESP23571.02.00.02.0
GOMEZ JURADO Luis AlbertoFMESP23381.02.00.02.0
DOMINGUEZ PONS EricFMESP23221.02.00.02.0
32CORNETTE MatthieuGMFRA25621.02.00.01.0
SANCHEZ JEREZ Emilio MiguelFMESP22861.02.00.01.0
GAVILAN DIAZ MarioFMESP22781.02.00.01.0
ASENSIO LINAN TeodoroMKESP22501.02.00.01.0
CARRASCO RODRIGUEZ JesusMKESP22131.02.00.01.0
GALLART ZAFRA JaumeMKESP21901.02.00.01.0
BENDAYAN CLAROS AaronESP21631.02.00.01.0
39CAPELLADES SUBIRANA MarcMKESP22221.01.50.01.0
GARDELA BATLLE JordiMKESP21931.01.50.01.0
COLLADO PALLAS DavidMKESP21261.01.50.01.0
BALS HERNANDEZ JordiESP20821.01.50.01.0
SHATKO DanilESP20731.01.50.01.0
44DESHPANDE AniruddhaIND22091.01.00.01.0
AMRUTHA MokalIND20421.01.00.01.0
46THAKUR AkashIND23270.52.00.01.0
47LIBISZEWSKI FabienGMFRA24800.51.50.01.0
MARTINEZ RAMIREZ ErikMKESP22060.51.50.01.0
49RANDAZZO AdrianMKITA22260.51.50.00.5
FERNANDEZ DIAZ CristianESP20580.51.50.00.5
51POZANCO ROMASANTA MarcESP19440.51.00.01.0
52ALBERTO ManuelANG22180.02.00.00.0
ARSHAD BAKHTIARI FatollahESP21100.02.00.00.0
VALENCIA JIMENEZ JoseESP20190.02.00.00.0
55EXPOSITO AMARO JosueMKESP22740.01.50.00.0
ORTEGA SERRA MarcMKESP22410.01.50.00.0
NAVARRO ALVAREZ AntoniESP20490.01.50.00.0
DALO HermesVEN20180.01.50.00.0
VIVES JAUME OriolESP19260.01.50.00.0
60ROSICH VALLES AlfredoFMESP23690.01.00.00.0
EZQUERRO LUQUE AlbertESP21020.01.00.00.0
RIDAMEYA TATCHE Jose MiguelNMESP20930.01.00.00.0
MARTINEZ PEIRO GabrielESP20820.01.00.00.0
PRATS RODRIGUEZ Juan BoscoMKESP20270.01.00.00.0
DELISAU GIL OriolESP19880.01.00.00.0
GARCIA ACOSTA RogerESP19180.01.00.00.0
66 players

23) ch-Siberia 2011

The Siberian Championships took place 20th-28th May 2011. Dmitry Bocharov took clear first with 7/9. Games now available.

ch-Siberia Men Barnaul RUS Fri 20th May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3TPR
1Bocharov, DmitryGM2580750.536.524232643
2Shomoev, AntonGM25666.552.533.524042570
3Sitnikov, DmitrijIM24636.551.535.024282569
4Maletin, PavelGM25706.55139.024192585
5Obolenskikh, Dmitry24816.54433.023462487
6Smirnov, PavelGM256665334.524032544
7Badmatsyrenov, OlegFM245064931.522982439
8Bochkarev, Alexey064932.023722497
9Barlakov, ArsalanFM230864831.023192444
10Iskusnyh, SergeiGM2481646.529.522352360
11Piskunov, Alexandr2270641.529.023332428
12Loskutov, OlegIM24375.54629.522292370
13Nevostrujev, VladimirGM24745.545.529.022642344
14Dzhumagaliev, YanFM23895.544.528.521952290
15Khabarov, SergeyFM23105.54328.022612311
16Mokhov, Vladimir22875.542.526.022022343
17Kovalev, Vitaly20605.542.523.022442294
18Malyshev, SergeyFM23115.54227.521962291
19Puraev, Artemiy22205.541.526.022842284
20Khatoev, Eduard22835.54026.021932236
21Vodyasov, Evgeny22235.536.525.022382238
22Kuznetsov, Evgeny21805.53621.020352092
23Denisov, Lev234054629.522592259
24Sergeev, AlbertIM232354530.022322275
25Rykov, IvanFM230554529.523082351
26Glushkov, Oleg1848535.518.521342191
27Glukhov, Mikhail21514.544.524.023312281
28Ivakhinova, InnaWIM23264.54426.521822182
29Larin, Maxim19824.542.526.522612218
30Ostapenko, Dmitry23094.541.522.522032101
31Kuprin, Vladimir21544.541.525.023531987
32Fellenger, Alexander21014.541.523.522842241
33Pavlov, OlegFM22634.54124.522902188
34Kaluga, Sergey22164.54022.521912042
35Chernov, Mikhail21344.54020.522682211
36Dashiev, Kim21154.54021.022852183
37Telelyaev, Alexander21254.539.519.021382081
38Kravshenko, Konstantin04.537.520.521532110
39Polyantsev, Radzh04.535.519.020992056
40Samdanov, Samdan213944525.523202270
41Reutov, Anton197244220.022152128
42Marchuk, Maxim2198441.522.022332131
43Lykov, VasiliFM213644119.020742031
44Yakimov, S.Y.2227438.522.520242024
45Pokhvalit, Alexander0434.516.521361978
46Ufimtsev, Vladimir S.209943415.520062006
47Legostaev, Oleg0431.515.520532003
48Shoiyzhininaev, Bato20633.543.520.522501849
49Popov, Nikita20773.541.518.522931927
50Razgovorov, Yurii03.539.518.521512010
51Surtaev, Andrey03.534.517.520721992
52Vorontsov, Vladimir19443.53412.521051865
53Sorokin, Alexey03.53415.019861986
54Saley, Alexander0340.518.022122071
55Kardashevskiy, Evgeny1921337.514.521632038
56Sharikov, Vladimir0334.514.020361878
57Geyko, Roman193133312.021201798
58Sadovskiy, Danila18112.53312.020921862
59Kurash, Alexander18552.53211.521611839
60Khatnikov, Alexander20092.531.512.520091922
61Efanov, Mikhail19482.530.512.521411406
62Ermilov, Alexander02.5298.519971262
63Kosachev, Dmitriy0228.57.020221873
64Klepikov, Vladimir00.5302.020121277
64 players
ch-Siberia Women Barnaul RUS Fri 20th May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3TPR
1Ubiennykh, EkaterinaWIM2308745.537.021162336
2Kharashuta, EkaterinaWIM227474532.021502308
3Avdeenko, TatianaWFM21756.547.530.021522293
4Novikova, AnnaWIM227264631.021092234
5Cheremnova, TamaraWFM222754829.021302130
6Trapeznikova, Darya1988539.521.021282056
7Popova, Nataliya0534.520.020121887
8Kineva, EkaterinaWFM21304.547.528.521212078
9Sharapova, Anzama20134.54529.521432100
10Vorobyova, Alyona20064.536.519.520211896
11Tolmacheva, Eva1917437.517.020711798
12Markova, Elizaveta043415.519241799
13Strelkova, Alina176933412.519481799
14Fursova, Darya16862.536.515.019771737
15Zakharova, Viktoriya02.53616.019401747
16Yanygina, Olga01356.518971624
16 players

24) e2e4 London Gatwick Congress

Igor Rausis and Keith Arkell finished on 4.5/5 in the strong Gatwick Weekend Congress organised by e2e4.org which took place 17th-19th June 2011.

Gatwick Congress A London ENG Fri 17th Jun 2011 - Sun 19th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345PtsTPR
1Rausis, IgorGMCZE24961½1114.52608
2Arkell, Keith CGMENG2419111½14.52615
3Williams, Simon KGMENG2520½111½4.02442
4Crouch, Colin SIMENG2343½11=14.02421
5Haydon, David LENG228311=½14.02350
6Longson, AlexanderENG22211½11½4.02396
7Wells, Peter KGMENG2501111½03.52426
8Ansell, Simon TIMENG24271½1013.52281
9Quillan, GaryIMENG2399½10113.52229
10Livner, AndersFMSWE236401½113.52243
11Bisby, Daniel LFMENG22961101½3.52305
12Snape, Ian LENG22421=1013.52290
13Atako, ChinoENG2095½11½½3.52411
14Cherniaev, AlexanderGMRUS2448101103.02231
15Therrien, Alex LFMENG2251½110½3.02249
16Franklin, Samuel G AENG2191½½0113.02078
17Pace, ColinCMMLT2173½10½13.02114
18Willmoth, Robert FENG2164101103.02162
19Lock, Gavin RENG21591½1½03.02292
20Josse, MarkENG2138110013.02257
21Holland, James PENG2133=½1013.02217
22Bridge, Neil AENG2114 *=½½½13.02104
23Haria, RaviENG20520½½113.02088
24Wadsworth, Matthew JENG1944=101½3.02274
25Allen, KeithIRL2204110½02.52068
26Pieper, DawidGER22001½0102.52242
27Bonafont, Philip RENG2135=10012.52069
28Savage, Nicholas WENG213410½012.51865
29Casaschi, PaoloITA2114 *1010½2.51881
30Coates, David HENG2080=10102.51997
31Nelson, OmowaleJAM2072=0½=12.52067
32Ozanne, Mark SCMGCI2020=01102.52186
33Norinkeviciute, RasaWFMLTU2012=01012.52012
34Batchelor, PeterENG1970 *½½½½½2.52230
35Said, OliverMLT1874½00112.51992
36Karlsson, RobinSWE1798 *01½102.52105
37Homolka, VincentENG0 *0½0112.52000
38Cumbers, PaulENG2214001012.01721
39Bernhardsson, StenSWE20770½½½½2.01907
40Humphreys, Jerry GENG2058010012.01461
41Sedgwick, David RENG2036---112.02618
42Shepherd, DavidENG2034=01½02.01909
43Merry, Alan BENG2023½0½102.02047
44Wood, Peter RENG2021100½½2.02094
45Bennett, Dominic LENG2017½½0102.02228
46Higgs, Anthony R JENG197601½½02.01945
47Bryant, JonathanENG1954 *0½½½½2.02006
48Blackburn, Suzie G.WFMWLS1944=½1002.02053
49Psaila, ClarenceMLT19201½0½02.02081
50Pattni, KishanENG16420½½½½2.01953
51Hegarty, Sarah NWFMENG2108=00101.51207
52Bailey, Kevin JENG2026001=01.51684
53Hickman, John EENG20070½1001.51915
54David, IvanCZE1970 *00½101.51847
55Hoare, Amy BENG19420½½=-1.52039
56Ignatovic, ErnestLTU157000½011.51187
57Openshaw, DavidENG010½001.51771
58Kennedy, CraigSCO2012=0½0-1.01716
59Chung, AngelHKG1898 *=000½1.01700
60Ilett, RaymondENG1883010001.01881
61Nettleton, Charlie BENG1834½0½001.01899
62Dias, TheodoreFRA17890½00½1.01804
63Grattage, MatthewENG0 *010001.01348
64Karlsson, AndersSWE1918 *000000.01244
64 players

25) 14th Iraklio's Open

The 14th Iraklio's Open saw Konstantinos Moutousis edge out Loukas Papadimitriou on tie-break after they both scored 7/9.

14th Iraklio's Open Athens GRE Sat 11th Jun 2011 - Sun 19th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Moutousis KonstantinosGRE24507.049.034.50.0
2Papadimitriou LoukasGRE21057.044.532.00.0
3Petrakis IliasGRE22166.551.039.00.0
4Valden PetrosGRE21806.548.033.50.0
5Gogolis AlexandrosGRE22686.547.533.00.0
6Hrisanthopoulos DimitriosGRE20466.546.032.50.0
7Anagnostopoulos KonstantinosGRE19546.051.533.00.0
8Papadopoulos GeorgiosGRE20156.047.031.50.0
9Kourkoulos-Arditis StamatisGRE21026.045.032.00.0
10Giordos VasiliosGRE19256.043.529.50.0
11Mitrandzas AthanasiosGRE21165.550.531.50.0
12Kokolias KonstantinosGRE22025.546.530.50.0
13Lappas KonstantinosGRE19955.542.028.00.0
14Goumas IoannisGRE22375.541.528.50.0
15Ignatiadis KonstantinosGRE21865.540.528.00.0
16Kouskoutis GeorgiosGRE16755.535.021.50.0
17Paouris NikolaosGRE20345.046.029.00.0
18Papasimakopoulos AlexandrosGRE18545.044.525.00.0
19Sidiropoulos NikolaosGRE18095.042.523.00.0
20Lazaridis-Elmaloglou LazarosGRE18655.042.023.00.0
21Nikolakopoulos NikolaosGRE20045.040.528.50.0
22Litsas PanagiotisGRE17305.038.520.00.0
23Alexiadis HristosGRE15085.038.020.00.0
24Tsironis LeonidasGRE17785.034.520.50.0
25Koutoukidis PanagiotisGRE20494.547.029.00.0
26Kalogridakis GeorgiosGRE17514.544.023.50.0
27Gantis KonstantinosGRE19524.542.522.50.0
28Hatzigiannis TrifonGRE18594.542.522.00.0
29Lemos NikolaosGRE19794.540.023.00.0
30Papasimakopoulos VasiliosGRE15974.538.023.50.0
31Pessiridis IsaakGRE16514.537.518.50.0
32Panagos TheodorosGRE16464.536.017.50.0
33Tsiamis KonstantinosGRE22774.049.028.50.0
34Sienczewski ZbigniewPOL21964.046.027.00.0
35Mouratidis HaralambosGRE18744.042.523.50.0
36Anastasopoulou AndriannaGRE17624.041.523.00.0
37Zivas KonstantinosGRE18624.040.522.00.0
38Ntalabiras SpirosGRE18154.040.521.50.0
39Diamandis GeorgiosGRE18654.040.021.50.0
40Grigoriadis MihailGRE17094.037.519.00.0
63 players

26) 14th Rhein-Main Open

The 14th Rhein-Main Open took place 22nd-26th June 2011. Matthias Dann edged out Arkadij Rotshtein on tie-break after both scored 6/7. No games available.

14th Rhein Main Open Bad Homburg GER Wed 22nd Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Dann, MatthiasFM2357624.531.5
2Rotstein, ArkadijGM254762432
3Tazbir, MarcinIM25145.524.532
4Hasangatin, RamilGM25155.52433
5Overbeck, ThorstenFM23015.52329
6Schmid, Roland 21865.52232
7Gawehns, KlausFM23885.52229.5
8Nazarenus, Moritz 22455.52229
9Bulski, KrzysztofIM24825.521.530.5
10Schroeder, Jan-Christian 21515.521.528
11Brendel, BergitFM20845.52023.5
12Lindberg, BengtIM240552535
13Schnitzspan, LotharFM231152431.5
14Donchenko, Alexander 223952230.5
15Minor, Samuel 2195521.531
16Werner, Claus 223152128.5
17Grabarczyk, BogdanIM2434520.528.5
18Prenzler, Daniel 2197520.525.5
19Hoeren, Andreas 214352027.5
20Erdmann, Stefan 218052027
21Wendel, Stephan 2257519.526.5
22Feldtmann, Thomas 2265518.526.5
23Sakulski, BerndCM203651723.5
24Leiber, Bernard 215851622.5
25Rotstein, JefimFM23364.521.530
26Dunsbach, Ralf, DrFM21964.521.527.5
27Isserman, RyhorFM23084.52132
28Hess, ChristianFM22354.52128.5
29Boesch, Dirk 21014.520.531.5
30Johansson, Gunnar 22264.520.530
31Seifert, Christopher 21874.52028.5
32Kulenovic, Adnan 17994.519.528.5
33Holzschuh, Gerald 21394.51926
34Reinhard, Stefan 4.51828.5
35Glinzer, Christoph 20814.517.531
36Busch, Lorenz 21094.517.527.5
37Chandler, Patrick 22064.517.526.5
38di Franco, Patricio 21244.517.522.5
39Weil, Volker 20944.51727.5
40Tran, My Linh 19034.516.526.5
182 players

27) 14th Vins du Medoc Open

The 14th Vins du Medoc takes place 26th June - 3rd July 2011. No games available, at least so far.

14th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA Sun 26th Jun 2011 - Sun 3rd Jul 2011
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Rogozenco, DorianGMROU25573
2Van Delft, MerijnIMNED24013
3Kosten, Anthony C.GMFRA25043
4Saucey, MichelFMFRA22993
5Terrieux, KevinIMFRA24343
6Godart, FrancoisBEL22483
7Demuth, AdrienIMFRA24143
8Purenne, BenoitFRA19873
9Wohl, Aleksandar H.IMAUS24113
10Abergel, ThalGMFRA25063
11Collas, DidierIMFRA23813
12Zaragatski, IljaIMGER24753
13Deglmann, LudwigFMGER23473
14Colin, VincentIMFRA24173
15Fantinel, ThibaultFRA22523
16Bellin, RobertIMENG23622.5
17Ollier, PabloFRA22822.5
18Bricard, HerveFRA20602.5
19Deslias, GregoireFRA19852.5
20Marty, BriceFRA19402
21Favarel, JulienFMFRA22392
22Basso, Pierre-YvesFRA19092
23Castro, JohnFRA21742
24Armas, LenaFRA18812
25Zielinski, WernerGER21372
26Vandomel, FabriceFRA18412
27Dierkes, TobiasGER21232
28Prioux, MichelFRA18232
29Zickelbein, Eva-MariaWFMGER20752
30Christiansmeier, SvenGER20432
31Renard, LucFRA17442
32Le Meur, Jean-PierreFRA19512
33Zierke, OliverFMGER22882
34Favarel, AntoineFRA22402
35Lavanchy, Marc-HenriSUI19132
36Saenz Narciso, Miguel AngelESP22342
37Trierweiler, JoachimGER18652
38Sanchez, NicolasFRA21642
39Ferrandi, BernardFRA18522
40Roth, JosefGER21242
105 players

28) 49th National Challengers ch-IND

Vikramaditya Kulkarni edged out Nikil P Shyam, MS Thejkumar and MR Venkatesh on tie-break after they all scored 8.5/13. This was a qualifier for the main Indian Championship.

49th ch-IND Chall Aurangabad IND Thu 16th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kulkarni VikramadityaIMIND24069.5103.596.594.0
2Shyam Nikil PIMIND24129.5101.094.091.5
3Thejkumar M SIMIND24519.597.090.588.0
4Venkatesh M RIMIND24639.592.586.583.0
5Swapnil S DhopadeIMIND24259.0104.096.594.5
6Ashwin JayaramIMIND24399.0102.595.093.0
7Karthikeyan PIMIND23799.099.592.590.0
8Udeshi AdityaIND23629.099.092.089.5
9Sharma Dinesh KIMIND23489.098.091.088.5
10Lahiri AtanuIMIND23689.097.591.088.0
11Sangma RahulIMIND23679.097.090.587.5
12Shyam Sundar MIMIND24579.096.089.587.0
13Himanshu SharmaIMIND24149.095.589.586.0
14Narayanan SrinathIMIND23379.094.588.585.0
15Suvrajit SahaIMIND23709.092.586.083.0
16Rathnakaran KIMIND24149.092.585.584.0
17G AkashIND22119.092.086.583.0
18Girish A KoushikFMIND22888.597.591.088.5
19Saptarshi RoyIMIND23778.597.590.588.5
20Padmini RoutWGMIND23428.597.090.588.0
21Ravi Teja SIND21668.595.590.086.5
22Ghosh DiptayanFMIND22738.595.589.086.0
23Koshy VarugeeseIMIND23208.595.088.585.5
24Palit SomakIMIND23728.595.088.086.0
25Krishna C R GIND23228.594.588.085.5
26Konguvel PonnuswamyIMIND24028.593.587.084.5
27Babu N SudhakarIMIND23178.592.586.583.5
28Murali Krishnan B TIMIND23638.592.586.084.0
29Deshmukh AnupIMIND22838.592.586.083.5
30Shashikant KutwalIND22878.592.086.083.0
31Vishnu Prasanna VIMIND23558.592.085.583.0
32Abhishek DasIND23468.591.584.583.0
33Praveen Kumar CIMIND23588.590.083.581.5
34Anwesh UpadhyayaIMIND24328.589.583.581.0
35Swayams MishraIND23708.589.582.581.5
36Anurag MhamalIND21988.587.582.078.0
37Singh S VikramjitIND22488.0102.595.593.0
38Syed Anwar ShazuliIND22828.097.591.088.0
39Narayanan S LIND21678.097.591.088.0
40Stany G AIND24078.096.589.087.5
41Nimmy A GIND22228.095.088.586.0
42Saravana Krishnan PIND23008.094.588.085.0
43Shailendra K BajpaiIND22198.093.587.584.5
44Gagare ShardulFMIND22128.093.587.084.5
45Jaiswal PuneetIND22628.092.086.583.0
46Rajesh V A VFMIND22918.091.584.582.5
47Girinath P D SIMIND23778.091.084.083.0
48Saravanan VIMIND24238.090.083.581.5
49Shreyansh DakliaIND22988.090.083.581.0
50Sinha S KIND21228.087.582.079.0
238 players

29) 7th Metropolitan IM

The 7th Metropolitan IM tournament was won by Zhanibek Amanov with 7/9. There was a smaller Swiss qualifier for their next event alongside. My thanks to Jack Peters for the games.

7th Metropolitan Inv Los Angeles USA Wed 15th Jun 2011 - Sun 19th Jun 2011. Category: 2. Ave: (2290)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Amanov, Zhanibek IM KAZ 2364 # 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 = 7 2501
2 Liou, Yian USA 2273 0 # = = 1 1 1 = = 1 6 2416
3 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. FM USA 2399 = = # = = 1 0 1 1 = 5.5 2357
4 Matikozian, Andranik IM ARM 2458 = = = # = 0 1 = = 1 5 2314
5 Gupta, Ankit USA 2273 0 0 = = # 1 = 1 = = 4.5 2291
6 Zepeda, Lorena WIM ESA 2185 = 0 0 1 0 # = 0 1 1 4 2258
7 Kavutskiy, Konstantin USA 2190 0 0 1 0 = = # = = 1 4 2258
8 Inants, Aghasi ARM 2290 0 = 0 = 0 1 = # = 1 4 2247
9 Sevian, Samuel USA 2168 0 = 0 = = 0 = = # = 3 2178
10 Taylor, Timothy IM USA 2296 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 = # 2 2069
Round 1. Wed 15th Jun 2011
Liou, Yian 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 28 C88 Ruy Lopez
Zepeda, Lorena 1-0 Matikozian, Andranik 25 B90 Sicilian
Kavutskiy, Konstantin 1/2-1/2 Inants, Aghasi 34 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Amanov, Zhanibek 1-0 Gupta, Ankit 48 A20 English opening
Taylor, Timothy 1/2-1/2 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 39 B34 Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 16th Jun 2011
Inants, Aghasi 0-1 Amanov, Zhanibek 31 B27 Sicilian
Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 1/2-1/2 Matikozian, Andranik 24 E60 King's Indian defence
Taylor, Timothy 0-1 Liou, Yian 60 D15 QGD Slav
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Kavutskiy, Konstantin 95 C11 French
Gupta, Ankit 1-0 Zepeda, Lorena 46 B25 Sicilian
Round 3. Thu 16th Jun 2011
Liou, Yian 1/2-1/2 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 33 B70 Sicilian
Kavutskiy, Konstantin 1-0 Taylor, Timothy 21 A46 Queen's pawn game
Zepeda, Lorena 0-1 Inants, Aghasi 40 B42 Sicilian
Amanov, Zhanibek 1-0 Sevian, Samuel 39 A15 English opening
Matikozian, Andranik 1/2-1/2 Gupta, Ankit 24 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 4. Fri 17th Jun 2011
Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 1/2-1/2 Gupta, Ankit 21 B13 Caro-Kann
Taylor, Timothy 1/2-1/2 Amanov, Zhanibek 70 B70 Sicilian
Sevian, Samuel 0-1 Zepeda, Lorena 67 B84 Sicilian
Liou, Yian 1-0 Kavutskiy, Konstantin 60 B07 Pirc
Inants, Aghasi 1/2-1/2 Matikozian, Andranik 21 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 5. Fri 17th Jun 2011
Kavutskiy, Konstantin 1-0 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 60 A40 Modern defence
Amanov, Zhanibek 1-0 Liou, Yian 48 B43 Sicilian
Matikozian, Andranik 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 25 C77 Ruy Lopez
Gupta, Ankit 1-0 Inants, Aghasi 25 B40 Sicilian defence
Zepeda, Lorena 1-0 Taylor, Timothy 31 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Round 6. Sat 18th Jun 2011
Taylor, Timothy 0-1 Matikozian, Andranik 56 B00 KP
Kavutskiy, Konstantin 0-1 Amanov, Zhanibek 37 A61 Benoni defence
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Gupta, Ankit 65 A07 Reti
Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 1-0 Inants, Aghasi 35 C44 Scotch gambit
Liou, Yian 1-0 Zepeda, Lorena 51 B90 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 18th Jun 2011
Zepeda, Lorena 1/2-1/2 Kavutskiy, Konstantin 20 C00 French
Gupta, Ankit 1/2-1/2 Taylor, Timothy 64 D34 QGD
Amanov, Zhanibek 1/2-1/2 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 20 A06 Reti
Matikozian, Andranik 1/2-1/2 Liou, Yian 23 B40 Sicilian defence
Inants, Aghasi 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 21 D14 QGD Slav
Round 8. Sun 19th Jun 2011
Amanov, Zhanibek 1/2-1/2 Zepeda, Lorena 31 B90 Sicilian
Liou, Yian 1-0 Gupta, Ankit 56 B61 Sicilian
Taylor, Timothy 0-1 Inants, Aghasi 30 B43 Sicilian
Kavutskiy, Konstantin 0-1 Matikozian, Andranik 51 E91 King's Indian
Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 1-0 Sevian, Samuel 64 A15 English opening
Round 9. Sun 19th Jun 2011
Zepeda, Lorena 0-1 Banawa, Joel Cholo B. 53 B40 Sicilian
Inants, Aghasi 1/2-1/2 Liou, Yian 52 B20 Sicilian
Gupta, Ankit 1/2-1/2 Kavutskiy, Konstantin 20 C01 French
Matikozian, Andranik 1/2-1/2 Amanov, Zhanibek 20 B50 Sicilian
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Taylor, Timothy 59 B03 Alekhine's defence

5th Metro Qualifier

Alongside the IM event was a shorter qualification tournament. My thanks to Jack Peters for the games.

3rd Metro Qualifier Los Angeles USA Fri 17th Jun 2011 - Sun 19th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Arnold, Jeffrey Scott4.5
2Krishnan, Varun21103.5
3Phillips, Jeff20773.5
4Kudryavtsev, Vadim21043.5
5Pena, Pablo20443.5
6Lu, Albert3.5
7Lawrence, Danyul20663
8Borgen, Richard L21373
9Iyengar, Udit18873
10Viswanadha, Kesav19192.5
11Robertson, Matthew20602.5
12Panchanatham, Vignesh18852.5
13Liao, Simone (WFM)17552
14Stallings, Jay2
15Beilan, Allan18452
16Polsky, Ryan18972
17Minasyan, David2
18Stevens, Lawrence Jay20561.5
19Mousseri, Daniel1.5
20Sobel, Simone18971.5
21Menzi, Ezgi18681.5
22Tilenbaeva, Janyl20680.5
23Bykovtsev, Agata0.5
23 players

30) Djakovacki Vezovi Open

Nikola Sedlak edged out Sinisa Drazic on tie-break after they finished on 4/5 in the Sedlak Djakovacki Open A in Djakovo.

Djakovacki Open A Djakovo CRO Thu 9th Jun 2011 - Sat 11th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Sedlak NikolaSRB25444.0268213.516.5
2Drazic SinisaSRB24864.0264113.014.0
3Jovanović ZoranCRO25533.5257512.015.5
4Sertić RudolfCRO24013.5252210.512.5
5Cebalo MisoCRO24803.5252111.514.0
6Rogulj BrankoCRO23903.025249.014.0
7Popović DusanSRB25533.024679.014.0
8Jurković AnteCRO23423.024618.513.5
9Ascić PeroCRO23032.523166.511.5
10Leventić IvanCRO24812.522894.58.5
11Vargić DragoCRO23572.522796.09.5
12Drmić TomislavCRO22802.023627.013.5
13Kristović MarijanCRO22672.022536.012.5
14Perisić RobertCRO20961.522296.513.0
15Pandurević MiroCRO22861.521744.09.5
16Sulc DamirCRO22611.021162.511.0
17Dabo-Peranić RobertCRO23081.021093.011.5
18Rubil MarkoCRO22551.021042.010.5
18 players

31) Mukachevo Summer 2011

The Mukachevo Summer tournament took place 21st-26th June 2011. Alexander Nosenko and Igor Kovalenko had 18/24 (three points for a win) going into the final round. Final round standings not yet available but these two drew against each other to finish on 19 in the final round but most of the leading games were drawn also.

Mukachevo Summer Mukachevo UKR Tue 21st Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3TPR
12Nosenko, Alexander252218.098.0212.0084.02587
21Kovalenko, Igor258118.096.0198.0072.02473
33Bogdanovich, Stanislav250317.0115.0234.0079.02534
47Baryshpolets, Andrey246717.0101.0198.0072.02516
521Katsan, Petro230216.084.5169.5062.02363
66Kovalev, Denis248215.0110.0200.0078.02489
723Tregubov, Vadim229315.0109.0185.0073.02498
817Grekh, Andrey236915.0107.0185.0083.02484
930Kalinina, Olga222215.0102.0180.0057.02426
1014Rakhmangulov, Andrei239515.099.5169.5073.02419
1115Grinev, Valeriy237915.094.0158.0067.02440
1216Shkuran, Daniil237115.075.0141.0057.02278
139Kharchenko, Boris245914.0108.0163.0077.02418
1424Meleshko, Vladimir228514.089.5138.5065.02339
1511Nesteretz, Anatoliy241814.088.0147.0059.02323
1612Sivuk, Vitaly241714.072.5122.5048.02260
1736Starozhilov, Leonid221113.0103.5148.5068.02410
1832Najgebauer, Szemjon221613.090.5107.5054.02288
1940Plaksin, Valeriy219013.079.5110.5045.02256
2019Yarmysty, Mikhail231212.0107.0149.0073.02340
2126Borsos, Bogdan227812.0101.5135.5068.02352
2225Voronov, Yuri228112.0101.0130.0059.02319
2338Sergienko, Vladislav220012.097.5118.5057.02304
2418Luzhinsky, Vitaly236212.096.5103.5075.02303
2522Ianov, Viktor230112.092.0113.0057.02277
2639Kigel, Dmytro219812.073.580.5036.02143
2735Vetoshko, Volodymyr221211.091.597.5052.02315
2810Budnikov, Oleg243511.090.099.0052.02199
2927Guk, Ilja227211.089.584.5054.02227
3020Vusatiuk, Vladimir231011.089.0104.0057.02168
3144Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir 216511.080.592.5044.02257
3234Aliyev, Elnur Fakhraddin o221411.080.083.0044.02085
3313Bunda, Viktor240611.077.591.5048.02235
3429Popovich, Sviatoslav224811.076.573.5048.02163
3543Krupko, Alexey216510.0120.0145.0060.02313
3656Badik, Maksym187810.085.086.0050.02175
375Iakymov, Volodymyr248310.084.097.0046.02211
3851Melnyk, Igor202710.076.562.5040.02134
3928Ivanov, Andrey A.22699.097.590.5049.02269
4048Nayhebaver, Martin20899.082.070.0033.02192
60 players

32) 2nd Unser-Fritz-Open

The 2nd Unser-Fritz Open took place 22nd-26th June 2011. Heiko Kummerow edged out Soel Kartsev on tie-break after they both finished on 6/7. Games not yet available.

2nd Unser-Fritz Open Herne GER Wed 22nd Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Kummerow, HeikoFMGER23265026.026.0215.5
2Kartsev, Soel GER21825026.022.5203.5
3Racherbaeumer, Marc GER22804035.523.5210.0
4Ringwelski, Marius GER20634035.523.5195.5
5Heinert, Eugen GER21805115.523.5190.0
6Quast, Marcel GER21945205.022.0204.5
7Zahn, Richard GER20774125.022.0204.0
8Skara, Milenko GER20924125.020.5183.0
9Kartsev, Alexandr GER21844125.019.0187.5
10Schlenter, Ruediger GER19005205.019.0166.5
11Kock, Wolfgang GER21334125.018.5191.0
12Wiesemann, Peter GER17874125.017.0185.5
13Proettel, Swen GER22084214.523.5200.0
14Heinzel, Peter GER20803134.520.0190.5
15Prang, Andreas GER18543134.520.0177.5
16Wilbert, Siegfried GER21013134.519.5190.0
17Meyer, Ulrich GER20283134.519.0196.0
18Brueggestrass, Volke GER20724214.519.0183.0
19Koch, Till GER18884214.517.0182.0
20Distelrath, Oliver GER19494214.515.0174.0
21Sandkamp, Ralph GER23143224.021.0191.0
22Winterkamp, Sascha GER19583224.019.5177.0
23Ayad, Amin GER20403224.019.5174.0
24Kordonowski, Frank GER20514304.019.0173.0
25Melmer, Felix GER20453224.018.5184.5
26Dicks, Friedrich GER16032144.018.0185.5
27Deinert, Wolfgang GER18504304.017.0182.0
28Eckert, Marius GER18942144.017.0177.5
29Halfmann, Peter GER18713224.016.5188.0
30Lasschuit, Rene NL18603224.016.5164.0
31Westendorp, Christ GER17713224.015.5180.0
32Loeffelbein, Klaus GER20603224.015.5176.5
33Matrisch, Gerd GER19293224.015.0177.0
34Kaesemann, Holger, GER18553313.516.5177.0
35Kuesgen, Dirk GER19002233.516.5175.0
36Barth, Hans-Joachi GER17843313.514.5174.5
37Rempe, Moritz GER17843313.514.0184.0
38Riegermann, Ulrich GER18113313.514.0177.0
39Oberste, Norbert GER18682233.514.0155.5
40Tunkel, Stefan GER18673213.514.0143.5
82 players

33) 3rd Gaudeamus Cup

The 3rd Gaudeamus Cup took place 17th-19th June 2011. Codrut-Constantin Florescu won with 5/5 my thanks to Adi Stanca for the games.

3rd Gaudeamus Cup Bucharest ROU Fri 17th Jun 2011 - Sun 19th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Florescu Codrut-ConstantinIMROU2262516162910
2Raducanu Andrei-AugustinIROU21264.514.512.52363
3Dinu Dumitru-DanielFMROU2289417.513.52265
4Burnoiu Nicolae-CostelIMROU2406416.511.52327
5Andronescu MadalinIROU2077414.510.52209
6Jega GabrielIROU2075414.59.52179
7Stanciu RobertIROU21023.516102260
8Niculescu CristianCMROU21643.5138.52058
9Nuta DanCMROU20893.5137.752093
10Nastase Robert-PaulIROU18643.512.58.251973
11Martian Dragos-DanielIROU20343.512.582052
12Dragomir Nicolae-LaurentiuIROU20903188.52118
13Cirlan Ionut-GheorgheCMROU21313158.252086
14Petrescu CristianCMROU211631572012
15Ceausescu IulianIROU195731472016
16Pirvulescu AdrianIROU1946313.56.252040
17Danet NicolaeIROU20773136.51870
18Popescu Ioan-RomulusIROU1868312.561862
19Neagu Mihai-CosminIROU18993114.51701
20Munteanu Ali-EduardIROU189631141781
21Bujor DanielIROU19023961728
22Spirea MihaiCMROU18902.514.55.251918
23Iordan Constantin-IulianIROU19292.5146.51871
24Matei Stefan-RazvanIROU18212.5134.751844
25Deac Bogdan-DanielIROU17332.5134.51867
26Stilpeanu NicolaeIROU17342.512.551766
27Gorunescu Nicolae-GabrielIROU16882.5125.51897
28Stanciu Adrian-EugenCMROU19882.511.54.751627
29Barbu George-EmilianIROU19402.511.53.51916
30Oprita MateiIROU14902.510.54.51516
31Senetia TeodorCMROU219821552118
32Georgescu BogdanIROU1807213.53.51822
33Gheoalda DanielIROU179221331615
34Vladescu Ovidiu-ViorelIROU18172131.51673
35Armeanu Ninel-ClaudiuCMROU1765212.531804
36Bancu ConstantinIROU17322122.51715
37Titiriga, AlinROU1201211.53.51666
38Ghituleanu NicolaeIROU183521011683
39Costache Florin-RemusIROU1664291.51505
40Oprita GeorgeIROU16591.51231684
41Marcus Mircea-ValentinROU12011.510.51.751576
42Nastase Andreea-CristinaIROU14691.5101.751504
43Cucu GheorgheIROU18431.59.51.251611
44Ciuca Stefan-CiprianIIROU138411331631
45Dumitru, Matei-IoanIIIROU120111221573
46Raducanu AlbertoIROU1777111.50.51616
47Manila Cosmin-DanielIIIROU123619.50.51032
48Mihalea StefanIROU1781190.51476
49Trancioveanu RobertIIROU152318.50.51022
50Braileanu CristianIROU18630.513.51.250
51Bolea, Alexandru-MihaiIIROU15120.590.25949
52Albescu NicolaeIROU18650100991
52 players

34) Lviv Open Championship

The Lviv Open Championships took place 10th-14th June 2011. Andrey Ivanov and Andriy Zazuliak finished on 7/9. Standings below derived from the games.

Lviv Open Champs Lviv UKR Fri 10th Jun 2011 - Tue 14th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Ivanov, Andrey A2269 7.5
2Zazuliak, Andriy2189 7.5
3Polulikh, Bogdan1848 6.0
4Kolpakov, Vladyslav 6.0
5Liubarsky, Petro2120 6.0
6Maruschak, Volodymyr 6.0
7Sychevskyy, Andriy1883 6.0
8Ben Abdelhamid, Mohamed 6.0/8
9Lopadchak, Myroslav 5.5
10Kotovskyy, Dmytro2022 5.5
11Gorbach, Oleg1969 5.5
12Sumin, Vladyslav1891 5.5
13Leshchyshak, Igor2137 5.5
14Franchuk, Serhiy2017 5.5
15Romakh, Volodymyr 5.5
16Durnev, Vladimir2019 5.0
17Kovalsky, Vadim1976 5.0
18Sanotsky, Yuriy1993 5.0
19Dykun, Oleksandr2068 4.5
20Bilsky, Volodymyr 4.5
21Ivanov, Olexandr 4.5
22Buyna, Bohdan 4.5
23Bilsky, Mykola1692 4.5
24Oprysk, Nestor1887 4.5
25Bratash, Roman 4.0
26Midyk, Ihor 4.0
27Voloshinsky, Liubomir 4.0
28Soldatov, Volodymyr 4.0
29Verhola, Volodymyr 4.0
30Hrepunov, Oleksandr1953 4.0
31Rastropin, Yuriy1630 4.0
32Badik, Yaryna1661 3.5
33Denyschuk, Olexandr 3.5
34Yurochko, Ivan 3.5
35Gut, Andriy 3.5
36Protsenko, Vitaliy 3.5
37Slivko, Valentin 3.0
38Tcercvadze, Anatoly 3.0
39Dorosh, Volodymyr 3.0
40Biletskiy, Rostyslav 1.5
41Zamlinskiy, Vladyslav 1.0
42Povazhuk, Viktor 1.0
42 players

35) TCh-CRC

The Costa Rican Team Championship took place 11th-26th June 2011. The team of Moravia took the title. There were individual games in viewers on the blog site below but will only publish them if a consolidated file becomes available.

TCh-CRC San Jose CRC Sat 11th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Moravia*33443430.5180
2Colegio New Hope*2344427.0130
3Cartago Las Brumas1*23223422.0130
4CSF Pasion Ajedrez12*2421.5120
5CMA Construterra012*2323216.580
6Banco Cathay Turrialba½½12*14.572
7Universidad de Costa Rica½021*314.570
8Goicoechea A0½2½2*113.560
9Santa Rosa101213*12.530
10CCDR Santa Ana000021½*7.530
10 teams

36) 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. Last Round 5 26th June 2011 but the results and games section doesn't appear to have been updated.

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

37) 4th New York International 2011

The 4th New York International took place in the Marshall Chess Club 17th-21st June 2011. Robert Hungaski was the clear winner with 8/9. No games available.

4th NY Int A New York USA Fri 17th Jun 2011 - Tue 21st Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsPrize
1ROBERT A HUNGASKIIM2452 8.05000.00
2JAAN EHLVESTGM2580 6.52500.00
3TIMUR GAREYEVGM2610 6.0250.00
4ALEXANDER SHABALOVGM2586 6.0250.00
5SERGEY KUDRINGM2543 6.0250.00
6SALVIJUS BERCYSIM2468 6.0250.00
7KIDAMBI SUNDARARAJANGM2467 6.0250.00
8MACKENZIE MOLNERIM2464 6.0250.00
9YURY LAPSHUNIM2442 6.0250.00
10COLOMBAN VITOUXIM2435 6.0250.00
11DARWIN YANGIM2432 6.0250.00
12PARKER BI-GUANG ZHAO2359 6.0250.00
13DEAN J IPPOLITOIM2483 5.5
14VLADIMIR ROMANENKOIM2467 5.5
15KASSA KORLEY - 1st IM-NORM!FM2292 5.5
16STEVE BARRETT2212 5.5
17LEONID GERZHOYIM2497 5.0
18FARAI MANDIZHAFM2400 5.0
19DONNY ARIELFM2381 5.0
20JAY BONINIM2310 5.0
21ALEKSANDR OSTROVSKIY - 1st IM-NORM!FM2267 5.0
22TEDDY COLEMANFM2262 5.0
23ALEX CHERNIACK2249 5.0
24IAN DAVID SCHOCH2070 5.0
25P HARIKRISHNAGM2666 4.5
26MARC TYLER ARNOLDIM2432 4.5
27LEON D PIASETSKIIM2301 4.5
28ILDAR SALAKHUTDINOV2274 4.5
29ALEX BARNETT2269 4.5
30LEIF A PRESSMAN2230 4.5
31DAVID ADELBERG2197 4.5
32KEVIN WANG2186 4.5
33KEVIN CAO2110 4.5
34BEN GERSHENOV2069 4.5
35MIKHEIL KEKELIDZEGM2463 4.0
36JAKE KLEIMANIM2392 4.0
37RAUL VAZQUEZCM2217 4.0
38DANIYAR KUDERIN2160 4.0
39NITAI D LEVE2131 4.0
40BILAM LAL SHRESTHAFM2129 4.0
41KARAN S BHATTY2039 4.0
42MAURICIO URIBEIM2355 3.5
43RENATO C NARANJAIM2238 3.5
44MICHAEL H BODEK2180 3.5
45JUSTUS D WILLIAMS2167 3.5
46ANDREW C WANG2157 3.5
47AMANDA MATEERWFM2114 3.5
48JAMES A BLACK JR2094 3.5
49NATHAN RESIKAFM2162 3.5
50MATTHEW J HERMAN2437 3.0
51MICHAEL LANGERFM2267 3.0
52MARK MACHINCM2255 3.0
53JEREMY MANDELKERN2059 3.0
54ALEXANDRA ROMANENKOWFM2025 3.0
55IGOR SORKIN2380 2.5
56EVAN S ROSENBERG2219 2.5
57BENJAMIN KRAUSE2204 2.5
58JOSHUA COLAS2040 2.5
59GEORGE TOM2034 2.5
60LEONID G YUDASINGM2522 2.0
61MICHAEL CHIANG2092 2.0
62RICHARD J TUHRIM2173 1.5
63MICHAEL ELLENBOGEN2144 1.5
64ALEXANDER IVANOVGM2549 1.0
65NAGIB GEBRANunr. 1.0
66Yefim Treger2265 0.5
67JUAN SENA2155 0.5
68JONATHAN RICHMAN2066 0.5
69ANATOLY OSTROVSKY1954 0.5
69 players

38) Baltija Cup 2011

The 8 round Baltija Cup Open took place 18th-23rd June 2011. Tomas Laurusas won with 7/8. No games available.

Baltija Cup Open Palanga LTU Sat 18th Jun 2011 - Thu 23rd Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Laurusas TomasLTU23027.038.040.532.5
2Krivonosov OlegIMLAT24406.541.045.532.0
3Malinin YuriIMRUS23466.537.041.029.0
4Solys LaimutisFMLTU23196.537.040.530.0
5Kalvaitis SigitasLTU23106.038.542.529.5
6Putka VernerLAT22976.035.039.028.0
7Bernotas ArtursLAT20876.034.038.027.0
8Batkovskyte DominykaLTU20196.034.037.026.0
9Vanagas TadasLTU20495.539.543.027.0
10Beinoras MindaugasIMLTU23585.539.042.029.5
11Martinkus RolandasFMLTU22375.536.540.026.5
12Sarakauskas GediminasIMLTU24215.536.039.526.0
13Osis RenarsLAT21745.535.539.526.5
14Stremavicius TitasLTU20025.534.536.527.0
15Rogule LauraWGMLAT23625.530.033.522.0
16Juknis PauliusLTU21125.038.042.028.5
17Krustkalns KristapsFMLAT22705.036.539.527.0
18Klabis RokasLTU20175.035.038.023.5
19Tvarijonas PovilasFMLTU23725.034.538.524.0
20Velioniskis RobertasLTU18835.034.537.024.0
21Bieliauskas MariusLTU21215.033.536.526.0
22Tvarijonas TomasLTU19155.032.535.524.5
23Zickus SimonasFMLTU23165.032.035.023.0
24Kasparavicius LaimutisLTU21135.031.034.522.5
25Setkauskas VaidasLTU22075.030.533.521.5
26Mierins EriksLAT21515.030.033.022.0
27Smilga KristapsLAT21505.027.029.019.5
28Svitojus ZygimantasLTU18974.536.040.023.5
29Simanaitis VytautasLTU20024.536.037.524.0
30Petrovskis OlegsLAT18624.533.035.020.0
31Ciornas VasilijusLTU19124.532.535.022.0
32Vicas MarijusLTU18964.532.534.523.5
33Starcevs DmitrijsLAT18404.532.534.020.0
34Dubinskas KonstantinasLTU20054.532.033.521.5
35Borisovs LeonidsLAT20464.531.033.020.5
36Zalimaite IevaLTU19174.529.031.020.5
37Miknevicius LaurynasLTU17974.528.531.017.5
38Vaitonis VytautasLTU20444.528.031.520.0
39Dainauskas JuozasLTU19524.528.030.018.5
40Vaicekauskas GytisLTU20644.528.029.521.0
103 players

39) 17th Bray Rapidplay 2011

The 17th Bray Rapidplay took place on 26th June 2011. No games nor results as yet available.

40) 3rd San Jose International Open

The 3rd San Jose International Open took place 14th-24th June 2011. Carlos Antonio Hevia Alejano took clear first place with 8/9. I couldn't see any games although there may be individual ones in the blog mentioned below.

3rd San Jose Int Op San Jose CRC Tue 14th Jun 2011 - Fri 24th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Hevia Alejano Carlos Antonio FMCUB24648.041.00.00.0
2Gonzalez Bernal IMCRC24307.039.50.00.0
3Otero Acosta Diasmany IMCUB24407.037.00.00.0
4Valdes Romero Leonardo MICRC23697.035.50.00.0
5Juarez Flores Carlos A. IMGUA23406.534.00.00.0
6Murillo Alexis IMCRC23046.037.00.00.0
7Duran Vega Sergio MNCRC21656.035.00.00.0
8Davila Lopez Carlos IMNCA23076.032.00.00.0
9Lorenzana Wilson Estuardo IMGUA22146.030.50.00.0
10Bermudez Sergio MFCRC21886.029.00.00.0
11Castillo Trujillo IvanCRC20576.027.00.00.0
12Fernandez MarioCRC20455.531.00.00.0
13Castillo Rommel MNNCA21375.530.50.00.0
14Perez Perez Osniel FMCUB22605.530.50.00.0
15Angulo Cubero OscarCRC19835.529.00.00.0
16Munoz Solas Carolina WIMCRC20165.526.00.00.0
17Duran Vega AndresCRC19785.030.50.00.0
18Urbina Quiros EdwinCRC20865.028.00.00.0
19Brenes Juan CarlosCRC19535.028.00.00.0
20Chinchilla Miranda Eugenio FMCRC22935.027.00.00.0
21Needham BryanCRC20255.027.00.00.0
22Solano AgustinCRC20315.026.00.00.0
23Pietras JonUSA05.024.00.00.0
24Cantillo Alvarado LuisCRC17805.022.50.00.0
25Sequeira EdwinCRC05.022.50.00.0
26Sequeira LeslieCRC20335.020.50.00.0
27Izaguirre M AllanCRC18725.020.00.00.0
28Granados Carlos MNCRC21084.527.00.00.0
29Solis Gaitan Efren MNCRC20924.526.50.00.0
30Fernandez Sibaja FelipeCRC18914.523.00.00.0
67 players

41) Philadelphia International 2011

The Philadelphia International takes place 24th-28th June right up to the start of the World Open which takes place in the same city. No games available.

Philadelphia International Philadelphia USA Fri 24th Jun 2011 - Tue 28th Jun 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Gerzhoy, LeonidIM24964.5
2Garcia, Gildardo JGM23674.5
3Lenderman, AleksandrGM25483.5
4Romanenko, VladimirIM24673.5
5Ly, MoulthunFM23753.5
6Melekhina, AlisaFM23043.5
7Adu, Oladapo OIM22953.5
8Perez, Robert M22393.5
9Shabalov, AlexanderGM25863
10Kojima, ShinyaFM23283
11Ardaman, Miles FFM23013
12Rasch, HolgerFM22873
13Shahade, Michael22663
14Bartell, ThomasFM23522.5
15Piasetski, Leon DIM23012.5
16Aaron, Deepak22882.5
17Heinis, Vincent21242.5
18Chan, James19902.5
19Books, Lawrence Jrunr.2.5
20Gorman, DovFM23232
21Ikeda, JuntaFM23152
22Katz, Benjamin21042
23Altschuler, Jason20372
24Obiamiwe, Paul E20102
25Nieto, Manuel V18472
26Nieto, Guillermo L18252
27Nieto, Manuel G18861.5
28Maccarini, Danitza F VazquezWFM17851.5
29Borczon, John Aunr.1.5
30Mayers, Dan19641
31Pabon, Tony16251
32Abubker, Muhammadunr.0
32 players

42) Pacific Southwest Open Candidates

The Pacific Southwest Candidates took place 25th-26th June ahead of the main event starting on 2nd July.

The Southern California Chess Federation's annual Candidates tournament was held at the Beverly Hills Chess Club, 25-26 June. IA Randy Hough directed. IM Tim Taylor and Josh Gutman (both 3-1), masters Vincent Huang and Michael Brown, and FM Eugene Yanayt (the last three topped the 2-1/2 pointers on tiebreak) earned spots in the final round-robin in August. IM Jack Peters, IM-elect Roman Yankovsky, and WGM Tatev Abrahamyan are seeded into the finals. Report: Randall Hough.

Pacific Southwest Candidates Los Angeles USA Sat 25th Jun 2011 - Sun 26th Jun 2011
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Taylor, TimothyIMUSA229637.5
2Gutman, JoshuaUSA210736
3Huang, VincentUSA21282.58
4Brown, Michael WilliamUSA21282.58
5Yanayt, EugeneFMUSA22402.57
6Clawitter, CraigUSA20952.56
7Norman, RogerUSA21852.55.5
8Small, GreggFMUSA22492.54.5
9Tanaka, Christian TUSA209823
10Xia, YushengUSA208822.5
11Lu, AlbertUSA1.56.5
12Kim, Willis AUSA1.54.5
13Giordani, DanielUSA16
14Kudryavtsev, VadimRUS21040.55
15Kurosaki, TakashiUSA21440.52
16Kavutskiy, KonstantinUSA21900.50
17Baluran, AlejandrinoUSA194200
17 players

43) 1st Forni di Sopra Open

The 1st Forni di Sopra Open took place 12th-20th June 2011. Carlos Matamoros Franco took clear first place with 7/9. Antonio Rosino sent a corrected version of the 3rd round games which were garbled last week. I did correct them but I repeat this round again.

44) 3rd Eforie Nord Festival

The 3rd Eforie Nord Festival takes place 20th-30th June. Sergei Tiviakov is the top seed. Couldn't find any games.

3rd Eforie Open Eforie Nord ROU Mon 20th Jun 2011 - Thu 30th Jun 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Fedorov AlexeiGMBLR25926.031.542.031.25
2Manolache MariusGMROU25456.030.038.026.75
3Tiviakov SergeiGMNED26225.531.041.026.75
4Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25465.530.540.526.75
5Gavrilov AlexeiGMRUS24785.530.540.526.25
6Badea BelaGMROU24915.528.537.024.75
7Peptan Corina-IsabelaWGMROU24215.528.036.524.00
8Miron Lucian-CostinIMROU25065.030.540.523.50
9Cosma IoanIMROU24105.028.538.022.75
10Ogleznev AlexandrFMMDA23355.028.036.020.25
11Petrosian SurenIMARM23925.027.035.018.25
12Ionescu IrinaWGMROU22455.026.034.019.25
13Maksimov OlegRUS23335.024.533.018.25
14Agafii VictorFMMDA22535.024.032.518.00
15Postolachi ViorelMDA21115.021.528.515.50
16Cosma Elena-LuminitaWGMROU23284.527.536.018.50
17Nevednichy Boris MIMMDA22694.527.037.019.25
18Zozulia AnnaIMBEL23714.526.535.017.50
19Telea StefanCMROU21104.525.034.518.25
20Stegariu Vlad-IonutCMROU22204.524.032.015.00
21Breahna RaduFMROU22724.521.028.514.00
22Panainte Daniel-IulianIROU18714.520.527.513.25
23Ionescu MihaiIMROU23404.027.036.016.50
24Jiroveanu GeorgeNMROU22184.026.033.515.50
25Barzanu IulianCMROU22294.021.528.511.00
26Pachia MihaiCMROU20844.021.029.012.50
27Gelip IoanaWCMROU19734.021.027.510.00
28Chircu VadimMDA20694.019.526.010.75
29Linca IonelIROU19324.018.024.59.00
30Bizovi MihaiMDA19793.528.536.515.00
31Chirita Andra-MarinaWFMROU20573.523.531.510.50
32Radu ConstantinIROU20033.523.530.510.25
33Somoff AbdoFMLIB21723.522.529.59.75
34Morea Georgiana-StelutaWCMROU19213.520.528.08.00
35Ilie AndreiIROU17983.025.031.59.50
36Taposu-Matei AlexandraIROU17883.023.531.08.75
37Anton Roxana-AnaWCMROU18363.023.530.59.25
38Serbanescu Diana-MariaIROU18473.023.029.59.00
39Mitrica Octavian-DianuCMROU20103.022.530.06.50
40Raducanu AlbertoIROU17773.021.028.08.00
41Miroi Robert-AndreiIROU17623.018.524.58.00
42Tanasescu VirgiliuIROU19392.518.525.59.75
43Niculescu-Gorpin MihailIIROU14402.019.025.05.50
44Porcoleanu Doina-OlgaIROU17672.018.024.03.50
45Cijof FlorinROU12011.517.023.56.00
46Rontescu MihneaROU12011.024.032.04.00
47Puskas JanosCMROU20691.016.524.54.00
48Georgescu Gabriel-IoanFMROU20400.524.032.00.00
49Talmaci AlexandruMDA19340.024.032.00.00
Coada ElenaMDA17950.024.032.00.00
50 players

45) Forthcoming Events and Links

1st San Bernardino Open

39th World Open 2011

51st Pacific Southwest Open

86th ch-Paris IdF 2011

First Saturday July 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

26th Teteven 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

e2e4 High Wycombe Congress

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

All material © Mark Crowther 2011