THE WEEK IN CHESS 882 3rd October 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 4th Bilbao / Sao Paulo Final Masters
3) 27th European Club Cup
4) Topalov Clock Simul
5) 1st Qin Huangdao Open
6) Oslo Chess International
7) Arab Elite Champs 2011
8) Tatry Open 2011
9) 34th OFSz Mayor's Cup
10) 31st Munich OIS
11) 24th Moratalaz Open
12) 15th Chemnitzer Turm Open
13) 8th Highlands Open 2011
14) US Chess League 2011
15) Caissa GM September
16) FPX 70 Anos
17) FS October 2011
18) Sub-Zonal 2.3.4 2011
19) World Amateur Chess Championship 2011
20) XXII Gocher Open
21) ch-HUN w 2011
22) 2nd Dimitrovgrad Open
23) 38th ch-SRI
24) 3rd Tancat IM
25) Dinos-Guajes Match
26) Leicester Chess Congress
27) Paignton Ron Bruce Premier
28) Cup of Lion
29) Belgrade Premier League
30) Dutch League 2011-12
31) Hungarian Teams 2011-12
32) TCh-Central Serbia 2011
33) TCh-MNE 2nd League
34) Active Team Events
35) Mumbai Mayor's Cup 2011
36) 8th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open
37) Garry Kasparov to play Blitz Match against Short on Oct 9th
38) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
4th Bilbao / Sao Paulo Final Masters15 games
27th European Club Cup1407 games
1st Qin Huangdao Open59 games
Oslo Chess International29 games
Arab Elite Champs 201162 games
Tatry Open 2011540 games
34th OFSz Mayor's Cup142 games
31st Munich OIS90 games
24th Moratalaz Open89 games
8th Highlands Open 2011154 games
US Chess League 201132 games
Caissa GM September75 games
FPX 70 Anos30 games
Sub-Zonal 2.3.4 201165 games
ch-HUN w 201135 games
3rd Tancat IM3 games
Dinos-Guajes Match20 games
Paignton Ron Bruce Premier169 games
Cup of Lion134 games
Belgrade Premier League72 games
Dutch League 2011-1250 games
Hungarian Teams 2011-1260 games
TCh-Central Serbia 2011288 games
TCh-MNE 2nd League168 games
Mumbai Mayor's Cup 20111 game
8th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open42 games
2381 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, David Bentley, Richard Palliser, Miklos Orso, Gujuan Tzu, John Saunders, Eduardo Serrano Salvador and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Another busy week. The 4th Final Masters saw Vassily Ivanchuk win three games in a row to open a huge lead after four rounds as Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand and Levon Aronian looked a little short of their best. However Carlsen found a way to beat Ivanchuk in the final game before the move from Sao Paulo to Bilbao and the restart on Thursday. I think we could see quite a finish to the event there.

Team events really dominate the issue. The European Club Cup was won by St Petersburg. Pre-event criticism of the format focused on the short format and the fact that there is no recovering from just one mistake. Favourites Socar were beaten early on and got back to 2nd but they never had chance for the top prize. However the event does have a function as a festival with amateur and professionals playing side-by-side. My local side White Rose finished exactly half way in spite of being 47th seed and to change it to a purely elite event would lose something of its spirit. The question as to whether these club competitions are about the chance for professionals and amateurs to mix or whether they are elite competitions will always devide I guess but I'm on the side of the mix promoting chess rather than a strict let's find the best European Club. Elsewhere the Dutch and Hungarian Leagues for 2011-12 have started and the Bundesliga starts on the 14th of October. Another huge issue in terms of games, much to my surprise.

Finally it is funny that Garry Kasparov is almost in the same position that Bobby Fischer was in 1991. Kasparov is still chess' biggest star as Fischer was then in spite of retiring and his blitz match against Nigel Short next Sunday will no doubt grab at least as much mainstream coverage as Bilbao which has the best players in the world. Something Kasparov resented about the Fischer-Spassky match in 1991. That's life I guess and I for one admit to looking forward to seeing him play, hopefully with the promised live video feed.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 4th Bilbao / Sao Paulo Final Masters

The 4th Final Masters has reached the half-way stage, a break and a move to Bilbao. Ivanchuk has 10 points, Nakamura 7 points, Anand, Carlsen, Aronian 6 points and Vallejo 3 points. Round 6 Thu 6th Oct in Bilbao Ivanchuk-Nakamura, Carlsen-Anand and Vallejo-Aronian.

Note there are three points for a win and one for a draw.

4th Final Masters Sao Paulo/Bilbao (BRA/ESP), 26 ix-11 x 2011 cat. XXII (2780)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2765 * * ½ . 0 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 10 2932
2. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2753 ½ . * * ½ . ½ . ½ . 1 . 7 2857
3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2823 1 . ½ . * * ½ . ½ . 0 . 6 2771
4. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2817 0 . ½ . ½ . * * ½ . 1 . 6 2772
5. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2807 0 . ½ . ½ . ½ . * * 1 . 6 2774
6. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2716 0 . 0 . 1 . 0 . 0 . * * 3 2553
Round 1 (September 26, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ivanchuk, Vassily ½-½ 28 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 28 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Aronian, Levon - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 53 D10 Slav Defence
Round 2 (September 27, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 37 A20 English Opening
Nakamura, Hikaru - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 38 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Carlsen, Magnus - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 56 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Round 3 (September 28, 2011)
Anand, Viswanathan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 69 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Aronian, Levon - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 46 D94 Gruenfeld Closed
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 42 A04 Dutch System
Round 4 (September 30, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 43 D55 Queens Gambit Old Lasker Variation
Aronian, Levon - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 38 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 57 A04 Dutch System
Round 5 (October 1, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 45 C11 French Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 59 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Anand, Viswanathan - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 41 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Bilbao
Round 606/10/1115:00 BST
Ivanchuk-Nakamura
Carlsen-Anand
Vallejo-Aronian
Round 707/10/1115:00 BST
Vallejo-Ivanchuk
Aronian-Carlsen
Anand-Nakamura
Round 808/10/1115:00 BST
Ivanchuk-Anand
Nakamura-Aronian
Carlsen-Vallejo
Round 910/10/1115:00 BST
Carlsen-Ivanchuk
Vallejo-Nakamura
Aronian-Anand
Round 1011/10/1115:00 BST
Ivanchuk-Aronian
Anand-Vallejo
Nakamura-Carlsen

3) 27th European Club Cup

The 27th European Club Cup (and 16th for women) took place in Rogaska Slatina 24th September - 2nd October 2011. The 7 round event included many of the world's leading players including three of the final four in the World Cup. Players include: Ponomariov, Grischuk, Radjabov, Gelfand, Mamedyarov, Svidler, Adams, Wang Hao, Vitiugov, Moiseenko, Giri, Nepomniachtchi etc. The event was a real festival (the White Rose team contains players I know and compete against) with 65 men's teams and 12 women's (Hou Yifan and Anna Muzychuk play for the top seeds Monte-Carlo) St Petersburg took first place after beating Mika 3.5-2.5. Favourites Socar beat OSG Baden-Baden to take second. I'm not sure how many errors there are in the game file but Richard Palliser sent me his games and 5 of 7 were not complete in the official file. Live broadcast games seem to have faired a bit better.

27th ECC Rogaska Slatina SLO Sat 24th Sep 2011 - Sun 2nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBptsTB1
1Saint-Petersburg Chess Federation76011331½177
2SOCAR76101231½158½
3G-Team Novy Bor75111131½153½
4Ekonomist SGSEU Saratov75111130½161½
5SHSM-6475111130177½
6OSG Baden Baden75111129184½
7Bosna Sarajevo75111127177½
8Ugra75201030160
9Mika75201028178
10A DAN DZO & PGMB75201027½170½
11Tomsk-40075201027184
12ZSK Maribor75201026146½
13Libertas Nereto7421922½159½
14Bolungarvik Chess Club7421921½161
15Naiden Voinov7421921½150½
16Vesnianka Gran7430826½152
17SF Berlin7430824149½
18Accres Apeldoorn7322824138
19Beer Sheba7430823173
20KSK Eynatten 477322821½147
21Oslo Schakselskap7430821157½
22KSK Rochade Eupen-Kelmis7322821145½
23Ans7322821141½
24SD Tehcenter Ptuj7430820176
25Hellir Chess Club7322820160
26Lunds ASK7430819½174½
27Haladas VSE7322818½165½
28Gros Xake Taldea7331724141½
29SG Zurich7331723½132½
30Marseille Echecs7331721½150
31White Rose7331720131½
32SD Radenska Pomgrad7331719137
33Chess United Vilnius7331718½141
34SK Advisory Invest Baden7331718147½
35Shtrafbat7331717½143
36Asker7340622½131
37Glasinac Sokolac7340622136½
38Tammer-Shakki7340620151½
39SG Solingen7340619½154
40LSG7232619153
62 players
16th ECC w Rogaska Slatina SLO Sat 24th Sep 2011 - Sun 2nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBptsTB1
1AVS76101218½105½
2AEM Luxten Timisoara75201017½100½
3Mika75201017½98½
4Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo742191996
5SHSM-RGSU7421916½85½
6CS R. Fischer Chieti743081474½
7BAS733171487
8Giprorechtrans7331713103
9Anatolia734061180
10ZSK Maribor72504884
11Oslo Schakselskap71602582
11 players

4) Topalov Clock Simul

Veselin Topalov came to Dublin to play a clock simul against the Irish Team today on October 3rd. Sadly Live coverage failed so we wait for the results and games.

Topalov Clock Simul Dublin IRL Mon 3rd Oct 2011 - Mon 3rd Oct 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2768 2900084
2 Baburin, Alexander GM IRL 2535 2500914
3 Collins, Sam E. IM IRL 2436 2501198
4 Astaneh Lopez, Alex IM IRL 2414 2501430
5 Quinn, Mark IM IRL 2398 2500450

5) 1st Qin Huangdao Open

The 1st Qin Huangdao Open is yet another new Chinese event 30th September - 7th October 2011. Sadly the organisers, at least yet, haven't produced a PGN file so it has been a question of grabbing the live games before they disappear. I didn't manage to get anything from the 1st round.

1st Qinhuangdao Open Qinhuangdao CHN Fri 30th Sep 2011 - Fri 7th Oct 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Zhou WeiqiGMCHN25983.526842887
2Negi ParimarjanGMIND26313.526062862
3Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVIE26443.525272803
4Li ShilongGMCHN25153.026353429
5Xu JunGMCHN25003.025852639
6Zhou JianchaoGMCHN26283.025242637
7Zhang ZiyangIMCHN24143.025122596
8Levan PantsulaiaGMGEO26143.025112645
9Wang ChenIMCHN24543.025062517
10Bu XiangzhiGMCHN26663.025042604
11Zhao JunGMCHN25873.025022649
12Xiu DeshunGMCHN25403.024712571
13Ding LirenGMCHN26603.024652606
14Wang YueGMCHN27163.024162535
15Yu RuiyuanCHN24283.024142541
16Lu ShangleiIMCHN25173.024082516
17Zhang HanyuCHN21022.527852724
18Ma QunCHN24552.526822610
19Li Chao BGMCHN27102.526722705
20Batchuluun TsegmedIMMGL24352.526582548
21Gundavaa BayrsaikhanIMMGL24672.525942575
22Lu YijieCHN23702.525572555
23Sandipan ChandaGMIND26402.525362568
24Ma ZhonghanCHN23942.525292485
25Liu QingnanIMCHN24312.525122541
26Jia HaoxiangCHN23712.524372447
27Tang ZhongyiWGMCHN24292.524322421
28Wen YangGMCHN25472.524262431
29Wu WenjinGMCHN23872.524152454
30Yu LieIMCHN24162.524012398
31Liem Le QuangGMVIE27172.028812747
32Gao RuiIMCHN24242.026302475
33David ArutinianGMGEO25772.025742455
34Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24922.025392446
35Wang JueCHN23122.025002422
36Munkhgal GombosurenFMMGL23482.024682311
37Wei YiFMCHN22992.024662369
38Yang KaiqiIMCHN24132.024522323
39Surya Sekhar GangulyGMIND26312.024202379
40Yu YangyiGMCHN26462.024162345
78 players

6) Oslo Chess International

Matthew Sadler has obviously got a taste for chess again as he plays the Oslo Chess International 2nd-9th October 2011. He is 2nd seed, Sergei Tiviakov is the top.

Oslo GM Open Oslo NOR Sun 2nd Oct 2011 - Sun 9th Oct 2011
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Bjerke. RichardFMNOR21351.0
2Sadler. Matthew DGMENG26251.0
3Hammer. Jon LudvigGMNOR26011.0
4Kulaots. KaidoGMEST25921.0
5Ernst. SipkeGMNED25811.0
6Rozentalis. EduardasGMLTU25751.0
7Mikhalevski. VictorGMISR25421.0
8De Firmian. Nick EGMUSA25161.0
9Elsness. FrodeIMNOR24911.0
10Urkedal. Frode Olav OlsenIMNOR24471.0
11Ostmoe. Geir Sune TallaksenFMNOR24431.0
12Raznikov. DannyIMISR24331.0
13Houska. JovankaIMENG24271.0
14Batsiashvili. NinoWGMGEO24131.0
15Paikidze. NaziWGMGEO24121.0
16Moor. RogerIMSUI24021.0
17Moor. OlivierIMSUI23991.0
18Getz. NicolaiIMNOR23911.0
19Gronn. AtleIMNOR23781.0
20Gullaksen. EirikIMNOR23761.0
21Klein. DavidFMNED23591.0
22Naredo. Javier AgueraFMESP23450.5
23Welling. GerardIMNED23220.5
24Afek. YochananIMISR22990.5
25Kvisvik. Brede Alex.NOR22350.5
26Vaarala. EricSWE22260.5
27Hanssen. Gunnar B.NOR22170.5
28Briseid. HakonNOR21450.5
29Hauge. Lars OskarNOR20860.5
30Tiviakov. SergeiGMNED26470.5
31Volkov. SergeyGMRUS26140.5
32Burmakin. VladimirGMRUS25880.5
33Spirin. OlegIMRUS24930.5
34Djurhuus. RuneGMNOR24580.5
35Galinsky. TimofeyIMUKR24410.5
36Hole. OysteinIMNOR23870.5
37Eijk. Sander VanFMNED23720.5
38Kovachev. Daniel JakobsenFMNOR23320.0
39Gabrielsen. StigFMNOR23110.0
40Haugli. PetterIMNOR23000.0
58 players

7) Arab Elite Champs 2011

Salem A R Saleh took clear first place with 8/9 in the Arab Elite Championship in Dubai.

Arab Elite Champs Dubai UAE Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Sun 2nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Salem A R SalehGMUAE24898.00.01949446.0
2Adly AhmedGMEGY26057.50.01918846.0
3Al-Modiahki MohamadGMQAT25646.00.01906748.0
4Mohammad SamirFMSYR23495.50.51919341.0
5Njili KamelFMTUN23295.50.51886642.5
6Khader SamiIMJOR24165.00.01901641.5
7Eid FadiIMLIB23814.50.01896642.5
8Al-Zendani ZendanIMYEM23964.50.01845835.5
9Yaaqoub RashidSUD21024.00.01891838.0
10Tissir MohamedIMMAR24544.00.01877640.5
11Ayyad HusainFMBRN22063.50.51877640.5
12Tamra AttallahPLE20903.50.51856233.5
13Al-Hageri BadrKUW21301.00.01840135.0
14Daouda Sabar OusmaneMTN20970.50.01838236.5
15Elarbi AbobkerLBA22730.00.0027.0
15 players

8) Tatry Open 2011

The Tatry Open took place 25th September - 2nd October 2011. Vladimir Vojtek took clear first with 7/9.

Tatry Open Tatranske Zruby SVK Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Sun 2nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vojtek VladimirSVK23117.046.0550.5
2Okhotnik VladimirFRA24456.548.5553.0
3Dobrovolsky LadislavCZE23476.547.5552.5
4Kriebel TadeasCZE23396.546.5651.5
5Mrva MartinSVK24706.546.5551.0
6Jasny StanislavCZE23276.546.5451.0
7Vul Arkadi EremeevichRUS23216.546.0451.0
8Sikorova OlgaCZE22766.543.5548.0
9Piankov EvgenijUKR23486.543.0548.0
10Talla VladimirCZE23996.049.5354.5
11Vesselovsky SergueiCZE23626.047.5552.0
12Michenka JozefCZE23466.047.5452.5
Kantorik MarianSVK23206.047.5452.5
14Petran PeterSVK22976.045.0449.5
15Rückschloss KarolSVK22906.043.5547.5
16Vyskocil NeklanCZE23086.043.0547.5
17Privara IgorSVK22646.042.0446.5
18Belunek VladimirCZE22736.041.5546.0
19Krak TomasSVK22826.041.5545.5
20Czajkowski RyszardPOL21076.040.5444.0
21Kubik MichaelCZE19806.038.0542.0
22Kernazhitsky LeonidUKR23085.546.0551.0
23Rooze JanBEL23405.544.5448.5
24Sejkora VlastimilCZE22215.543.5447.5
25Valenta VitCZE21615.543.0546.5
26Boguszlavszkij JevgenyijHUN22405.541.5545.5
27Berezjuk SergejCZE23785.541.0345.5
28Kolesar MilanSVK21755.540.0544.0
29Mrva VladimirSVK21575.540.0543.5
30Banas JanSVK23185.540.0444.0
31Hrbolka LadislavCZE21335.539.5443.0
Hanzluvka PeterSVK19875.539.5443.0
33Skrabakova KatarinaSVK20475.535.5339.0
34Baďura PeterSVK18625.534.0537.0
35Orosi PeterSVK20615.532.0535.0
36Kovaľ AntonSVK21775.047.0451.5
37Briestensky RastislavSVK23005.044.5448.5
38Volodin ViktorRUS22105.043.5447.5
39Polacik IgorSVK21655.043.5347.5
40Borkovec MilanCZE21885.043.0347.0
179 players

9) 34th OFSz Mayor's Cup

The 34th OFSz Mayor's Cup took place in Zabrze 23rd-30th September 2011. Vladimir Malaniuk took clear first with 9.5/10. Games available.

34th OFSz Mayor's Cu Zabrze POL Fri 23rd Sep 2011 - Fri 30th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11MALANIUK, Vladimir PGMUKR24969.54860.5
24PIESIK, PiotrPOL220684761
33MULET, PiotrFMPOL22847.54761
47KASTELIK, AdrianPOL20487.54659.5
515CZARNECKI, ArturPOL187064254.5
66SROKA, JanuszPOL20805.54861.5
721SZCZECINA, KamilPOL17725.545.559.5
89RADZIKOWSKI, DawidPOL20195.54458
913GALYGA, JozefPOL19535.54252.5
1012EKERT, MariuszPOL19575.54152
1117CZORNIK, JanuszPOL18385.539.549
128KUCIEL, WladyslawPOL2021542.553
1324TOMAKA, MarekPOL158254151.5
1416GORA, TomaszPOL1849537.549.5
1527DRELA, MichalPOL145953745.5
1614SEMIK, TomaszPOL187853645
1711GROMADA, AndrzejPOL1989535.544.5
1818KORCZ, DanielPOL18334.54454.5
1910JELEN, JanuszPOL20134.54355
2019KLEMENTYS, JerzyPOL18254.53848.5
2126PAWLOWSKI, MaciejPOL14954.536.546.5
225KIELAR, MaciejPOL209844557.5
2322CZORNIK, AdamPOL175843241
2423MROCZEK, HenrykPOL1686429.536.5
2520MOSTOWSKI, BoguslawPOL180733542.5
2630Liwowski, PiotrPOL0330.538
2725SIKORA, SzymonPOL1533329.536
2828MICHALAK, NataliaPOL13852.533.541.5
292JUROSZEK, TadeuszPOL233524153.5
3029Teske, IwonaPOL0124.531
30 players

10) 31st Munich OIS

The 31st Munich OIS tournament took place 17th-25th September 2011. Alexander Belezky edged out Julian Jorczik on tie-break after both finished on 7/9.

31st Munich OIS A Munich GER Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 25th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Belezky, AlexanderIM23975047.053.0432.5
2Jorczik, JulianFM23866127.050.0410.0
3Hoefelsauer, Thomas 21855136.553.0427.0
4Lammers, MarkusIM23606216.549.5418.0
5Lentrodt, ThomasFM22614056.548.5418.0
6Loetscher, RolandFM22834056.548.5412.5
7Dehlinger, Alexander 21375136.547.5410.5
8Jussupow, EkaterinaWFM21206216.546.5421.5
9Meister, PeterIM24085136.544.5402.5
10Kostic, VladimirGM24084146.052.5424.5
11Deglmann, LudwigFM22935226.051.0420.5
12Monninger, Moritz 20844146.051.0413.0
13Guttenthaler, Franz 21465226.048.0417.5
14Ivanov, Stojan Emilo 21874146.047.5421.5
15Reich, ThomasIM23775226.047.0405.0
16Schelle, Artur 20715226.046.5402.5
17Straub, Juergen 21584146.045.5394.5
18Ruecker, Benjamin 21903066.043.0396.0
19Pierecker, Markus 22044235.551.0407.0
20Steinbacher, MatthiaFM21825315.549.0400.0
21Gerstner, Bernhard 21364235.547.5382.5
22Lochte, Thomas 21844235.544.0402.0
23Hornung, Hans 20604235.543.5396.0
24Hopp, Guenter 18874235.541.5375.0
25Trnovec, Mihaly 19025315.541.0374.5
26Budai, Zoltan 19273155.539.0375.5
27Daurer, Walter 19165315.539.0354.5
28Singer, ChristophFM22724325.050.0397.0
29Foerster, Soeren 19404325.048.5383.5
30Deues, Erik 19483245.047.0393.0
31Brem, Stephan 20074325.046.0388.0
32Strobl, Raimund 20264325.045.5385.0
33Huber, Stefan 19204325.045.0371.5
34Shahin, Walid 20074325.044.5394.0
35Taube, Hubertus 20323245.044.0381.5
36Karajannidis, Christos 20993245.043.0382.5
37Grawe, Christian 22083245.042.5393.0
38Osthoff, Michael 19743245.041.5372.5
39zur Lage, Julian 19403245.041.0381.0
40Hoeller, Armin 19844225.041.0332.5
109 players

11) 24th Moratalaz Open

The 24th Moratalaz Open took place 15th-23rd September 2011. Reinier Vazquez Igarza took clear first with 7.5/9.

24th Moratalaz Open Madrid ESP Thu 15th Sep 2011 - Fri 23rd Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vazquez Igarza RenierGMESP25727.539.539.50.0
2Taboas Rodriguez DanielFMESP23967.040.539.50.0
3Rubio Mejia Luis IgnacioIMESP24337.039.038.00.0
4Roa Alonso SantiagoIMESP24207.039.036.50.0
5Almagro Llamas PabloIMESP24667.038.036.50.0
6Fernandez Cardoso AlexeyFMCUB24657.036.035.50.0
7Guerra Mendez Jose AngelIMCUB24487.033.535.50.0
8Renteria JorgeFMCOL23196.539.034.00.0
9Moreno Ruiz JavierIMESP25366.537.034.00.0
10Solaesa Navalpotro Luis JulioFMESP22646.537.033.50.0
11Martin Duque JesusESP21366.535.534.50.0
12Gonzalez Mateos RafaelESP21866.534.533.00.0
13Suarez Uriel AdrianESP21976.534.033.00.0
14Aziz Ortego Omar LuisESP21686.532.030.00.0
15Montanes Arribas AdrianESP21926.038.034.50.0
16Hernando Pertierra Jose C.FMESP23836.037.535.00.0
17Ortega Ruiz Jose M.FMESP22666.037.033.50.0
18Nieto De La Cruz JulioESP21546.037.032.00.0
19Montoya Pecurul MarcESP17766.037.031.50.0
20Rodrigo Yanguas MariaWFMESP21356.034.533.50.0
21Alvarez Abejon AmilcarESP20386.034.033.00.0
22De La Esperanza Martin AlbertoESP17776.034.029.50.0
23De La Fuente Gonzalez FranciscESP21906.033.533.00.0
24Lopez De Turiso Sanchez Jose AESP20846.033.029.50.0
25Rangelod Mayhalod GiorgiBUL19566.033.027.00.0
26Garcia Galeote LorenzoESP20436.032.532.50.0
27Rodriguez De Castro AyarESP21496.032.531.50.0
28Gonzalez Aguirre LuisESP21506.032.530.50.0
29Varela Mourin JesusESP21506.032.528.00.0
30Barez Menendez HectorFMESP21646.032.031.50.0
31Garcia Serrano Jose M.ESP18986.032.026.00.0
32Vazquez Gonzalez JesusESP20786.030.530.00.0
33Ambrona Castellanos MiguelESP19945.536.532.50.0
34Avendano Mateos JoseESP20025.535.028.00.0
35Rosa Ramirez Victor D.ESP19525.534.527.50.0
36Anton Veiga Juan CarlosESP21025.534.030.00.0
37Iturbide Arnedo OscarESP21285.533.028.50.0
38Rivas Vila DavidESP22375.532.031.00.0
39Ruiz Sanchez RobertoESP19655.532.028.50.0
40Ortega Morales PedroESP18615.530.027.50.0
180 players

12) 15th Chemnitzer Turm Open

The 15th Chemnitzer Turm Open took place 30th September - 3rd October 2011. Ivan Ivanisevic took first on tie-break with 6/7. No games available.

15th Chemnitz Open Chemnitz GER Fri 30th Sep 2011 - Mon 3rd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1.Ivanisevic, IvanGMSRB26335026.035.0211.5
2.Roesemann, RainerFMGER22815026.031.5209.5
3.Milchev, NikolayIMBUL24186106.031.5204.0
4.Maiwald, Jens-UweGMGER24594035.533.0211.0
5.Peil, ChristophGER19594035.528.5198.0
6.Stern, ReneIMGER25064125.034.0203.0
7.Fuchs, FlorianGER20994125.032.5203.5
8.Vuckovic, AleksandFMGER23284125.031.0192.5
9.Schenk, AlexanderFMGER22393045.030.5195.5
10.Steinbacher, BerndGER20644125.029.0191.0
11.Friedrich, JanGER22014125.028.5196.5
12.Steinbacher, ClaudWIMGER21065205.028.0181.5
13.Haustein, MarioGER20955205.027.5197.0
14.Neef, MaximilianGER20454125.027.5189.5
15.Schatz, WalterGER22875205.027.0185.5
17.Schaarschmidt, KayGER19984214.532.0201.0
18.Doehn, RaphaelGER20814214.530.0195.5
19.Sobeck, GuenterGER20974214.530.0188.5
20.Doering, Hans-UlricGER21523134.529.5192.5
21.Moehn, HansGER20644214.529.0194.0
22.Oehl, TimGER20884214.528.0180.0
23.Hoerr, MatthiasGER21253134.527.5191.0
24.Weiler, DieterGER21794214.527.5181.5
25.Wetzel, RobertGER20804214.527.0181.0
26.Weisspflog, JanekGER17524214.525.5178.0
27.Knaak, JoachimGER22334214.524.0175.0
28.Damm, HolgerGER18324214.523.5170.0
29.Otto, AndreasGER21153224.029.0187.5
30.Kapp, StefanGER20003224.029.0183.0
31.Hoehne, PeterGER18854304.028.0198.0
32.Neubauer, BerndGER22164304.028.0182.5
33.Kreyssig, RobertGER18663224.027.0187.0
34.Kieslich, AaronGER18162144.026.5183.0
35.Schaburov, WladimiGER20293224.026.5180.5
35.Leonhardt, RobertGER15173224.026.5180.5
37.Hartmann, JakobGER17703224.026.5176.0
38.Staudte, RainerGER19393224.025.5184.0
39.Giese, GuidoGER19993224.025.5176.0
40.Ullmann, StefanGER20472144.025.0181.5
41.Hertel, RudolfGER17743224.025.0161.5
105 players

13) 8th Highlands Open 2011

The Highlands open took place 24th September - 1st October 2011. Yrij Vorobyov took clear first place with 7.5/9.

8th Highlands Open Zdar nad Sazavou CZE Sat 24th Sep 2011 - Sat 1st Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vorobyov YrijFMUKR21557.535.545.56
2Zakharchenko ArnoldIMUKR22257.035.546.06
3Vospernik AndrejSLO22056.538.549.54
4Bartos JanFMCZE22396.538.549.04
5Karhanek PavelCZE21556.038.549.55
6Kulkarni BhaktiWIMIND22896.037.549.04
7Tesar JanCZE21066.035.547.04
8Siebenburger VlastimilCZE20776.035.545.54
9Vecera PavelCZE22036.033.543.54
10Lorenc OldrichCZE20805.541.052.54
11Parligras CosminROU22675.536.547.04
12Vala FilipCZE20845.536.045.54
13Sykora MilanCZE18325.535.543.05
14Svoboda IvoCZE20065.535.044.54
15Jelinek VaclavCZE20415.532.542.05
16Jakl AlesCZE19745.040.551.54
17Zavadil MichalCZE21245.036.046.04
18Paldus PetrCZE20465.035.546.03
19Bradac RomanCZE20385.035.543.54
20Haba ZdenekCZE22075.035.045.04
21Cieslak LeszekCZE19855.034.544.54
22Pavlis JaromirCZE20335.034.044.52
23Jiruse JosefCZE20425.033.544.05
24Kratochvil VitCZE19305.032.542.54
25Roeser AxelGER19875.032.542.03
26Sukdolak RadekCZE19015.032.040.54
27Horyna JosefCZE18885.032.039.04
28Balazec LudovitCZE20244.539.051.03
29Kirs PavelCZE18154.534.043.52
30Smolik BorisCZE19524.533.043.03
31Gurtovoi BorysUKR19534.533.042.03
32Oburka VladislavCZE18304.532.040.53
33Walek PetrCZE17454.532.039.53
34Zamorsky LadislavCZE17574.531.538.03
35Lauko MarianCZE19614.531.040.54
36Skorepa JakubCZE16614.530.039.51
37Michalek MiroslavCZE18914.530.037.53
38Nad BorisCZE18304.529.538.53
39Doossche CarloBEL18064.525.533.53
40Sykora MichalCZE18024.034.544.03
65 players

14) US Chess League 2011

The US Chess League takes place 29th August - 20th November 2011. Team competition that takes place on ICC at various time rate but often the FIDE standard of 90 mins 30 seconds per move.

US Chess League 2011 ICC INT Mon 29th Aug 2011 - Sun 20th Nov 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 10) Standings:
RkName+=TB1TB2
1Philadelphia 3.51.524159.0-11.0 (45%)
2New York 3.51.5241210.5-9.5 (53%)
3Manhattan 3.02.0242211.0-9.0 (55%)
4Baltimore 2.52.524239.5-10.5 (48%)
5Boston 2.52.52429 9.5-9.5 (50%)
6Carolina 2.52.523959.5-9.5 (50%)
7New England 1.53.5243410.0-9.0 (53%)
8New Jersey 1.04.02410 9.0-10.0 (47%)
1Chicago 5.00.023599.5-10.5 (48%)
2San Francisco 3.02.023939.0-11.0 (45%)
3Dallas 2.52.523818.0-11.0 (42%)
4Los Angeles 2.52.5244211.0-8.0 (58%)
5Arizona 2.03.02402 10.0-9.0 (53%)
6Miami 2.03.023919.0-10.0 (47%)
7Seattle 2.03.02401 11.5-8.5 (58%)
8St. Louis 1.04.02423 10.0-10.0 (50%)
16 teams

15) Caissa GM September

The Caissa GM September took place 17th-25th September 2011. Tamas Fodor Jr won the GM tournament with 6.5/9.

Caissa GM Sept Kecskemet HUN Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Mon 26th Sep 2011. Category: 6. Ave: (2394)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Fodor, Tamas Jr. FM HUN 2476 # 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2551
2 Vajda, Levente GM ROU 2557 1 # = = = 1 0 = 1 1 6 2501
3 Sax, Gyula GM HUN 2492 = = # = = = 1 1 1 = 6 2508
4 Groszpeter, Attila GM HUN 2521 = = = # = = = = 1 1 5.5 2460
5 Ilincic, Zlatko GM SRB 2467 = = = = # = 1 0 = 1 5 2429
6 Antal, Tibor Kende HUN 2286 0 0 = = = # 1 1 = 1 5 2449
7 Estrada Nieto, Julian IM MEX 2285 0 1 0 = 0 0 # 1 = 1 4 2363
8 Kislik, Erik Andrew FM USA 2320 0 = 0 = 1 0 0 # = = 3 2277
9 Hou, Qiang CHN 2320 0 0 0 0 = = = = # 0 2 2182
10 Brown, Andrew IM AUS 2216 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 2 2194
Caissa IM Sept Kecskemet HUN Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Mon 26th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Kulkarni, BhaktiIND22897.5
2Heredia Serrano, CarlaECU20907
3Meszaros, GyulaHUN23605
4Kernazhitsky, LeonidUKR23085
5Keresztes, RichardHUN22734
6Erdelyi, Tamas DrHUN21761.5
6 players

16) FPX 70 Anos

The 70th Anniversary of Sao Paulo Chess is being celebrated with the Final Masters and a local event won by Martin Crosa Coll with 7.5/9. For some reason the final three rounds of games are missing.

FPX 70 Anos Sao Paolo BRA Mon 26th Sep 2011 - Sat 1st Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Crosa Coll MartinIMURU23547.529.750.06
2Terao Rodrigo AkiraFMBRA23586.526.250.06
3Abdalla Luiz Guilherme AurelliFMBRA22415.518.500.04
4Perdomo LeandroIMARG23875.019.000.02
5Santiago Yago De MouraFMBRA23145.016.500.03
6Fernandez Maria FlorenciaARG21524.517.250.02
7Terao Juliana SayumiWFMBRA21524.016.750.02
8Quintiliano Pinto Renato RBRA22774.013.250.02
9Lebredo Zaragoitia GerardoIMCUB22402.59.000.00
10Araujo Filho Luiz Antonio CoelBRA21730.51.250.00
10 players

17) FS October 2011

There is a full quota of GM, IM and FM events in Budapest in October.

FSGM October 2011 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Keschitz GyorgyFMHUN23071.51.250.01
2Arnold Marc TIMUSA25051.51.000.01
3Szablowski PawelIMPOL24201.01.000.00
4Pap MisaGMSRB25121.00.000.01
Czebe AttilaGMHUN25131.00.000.01
6Estrada Nieto JulianIMMEX22850.50.750.00
7Kislik Erik AndrewFMUSA23200.50.500.00
8Battey AlexanderFMUSA23130.00.000.00
Szabo KrisztianGMHUN25460.00.000.00
Feher AdamHUN23420.00.000.00
10 players
FSIMA Oct 2011 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Brustkern JuergenFMGER22491.51.250.01
2Farago SandorIMHUN22781.50.750.01
3Petran PalIMHUN23841.50.500.01
4Sisatto OlliFIN22361.01.001.01
5Hou QiangCHN23201.01.000.01
6Kantor GergelyHUN22681.01.000.00
7Szalanczy EmilIMHUN23471.00.000.01
8Stigar PetterFMNOR22980.50.500.00
9Korpa BenceHUN22370.00.000.00
Atnilov MichaelISR20370.00.000.00
10 players
FSIMB Oct 2011 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kamberi SonnyUSA22831.51.750.01
2Bagi MateFMHUN23091.51.250.01
3Lengyel BelaIMHUN22881.50.250.01
4Szeberenyi AdamIMHUN23091.00.000.01
5Wittmann WalterIMAUT23000.50.750.00
6Lyell MarkFMENG21970.00.000.00
6 players
FSFMAD Oct 2011 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Borda LajosHUN21001.50.250.01
Farkas RichardHUN20091.50.250.01
3Mayer IstvanFMHUN20630.50.750.00
Tessedik KarolyHUN18640.50.750.00
5Kristiansen WillyNOR20300.00.000.00
Heyl ThomasGER20690.00.000.00
6 players
FSFMA Oct 2011 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Juracsik JozsefHUN21782.01.000.02
2Johansen ArildNOR20751.50.250.01
3Atnilov BorisISR20751.01.001.01
4Zala GyulaHUN20031.01.000.01
5Dancs ZsoltHUN21561.00.500.01
Darazs ZoltanHUN21271.00.500.01
7Kantor RekaSVK19620.50.750.00
8Henrichsen JensDEN18980.50.250.50
Jensen LeifDEN20190.50.250.50
10Zidek Achim B CRSA18690.00.000.00
10 players
FSFMB Oct 2011 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Csetneki MarkHUN16292.02.000.02
2Breen AnthonyIRL16481.01.000.01
Rekasi TiborHUN17121.01.000.01
4Mihajlova DianaENG14251.00.000.01
Czipp JanosHUN14671.00.000.01
6Somogyi AkosHUN12950.00.000.00
6 players

18) Sub-Zonal 2.3.4 2011

Sub-Zonal 2.3.4 took place in Pereira, Colombia 23rd-30th September 2011. Sergei E Barrientos won with 8/11.

Sub-Zonal 2.3.4 2011 Pereira COL Fri 23rd Sep 2011 - Fri 30th Sep 2011. Category: 5. Ave: (2362)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Barrientos, Sergio E GM COL 2507 # 1 1 0 = = 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 2524
2 Rios, Cristhian Camilo FM COL 2349 0 # 1 = = = 1 1 = = = 1 7 2466
3 Arenas, David IM COL 2426 0 0 # = = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 7 2459
4 Uribe, Mauricio IM COL 2333 1 = = # = = = = = = 1 = 6.5 2430
5 Mendoza, Rafael FM COL 2326 = = = = # 1 = = = 1 0 1 6.5 2392
6 Escobar Forero, Alder IM COL 2466 = = = = 0 # 0 0 = 1 1 1 5.5 2392
7 Castro, Oscar H. IM COL 2382 0 0 0 = = 1 # = 1 = = 1 5.5 2361
8 De Arco, Luis Carlos COL 2244 0 0 0 = = 1 = # = = 1 1 5.5 2373
9 Rios, Alejandro IM COL 2362 1 = = = = = 0 = # 0 = = 5 2326
10 Morales, Jhon Alexander COL 2330 0 = 0 = 0 0 = = 1 # 1 0 4 2263
11 Rojas Barrero, Andres Humberto COL 2262 0 = 0 0 1 0 = 0 = 0 # = 3 2197
12 Castano, Duvan Martin COL 2362 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 1 = # 2.5 2151

19) World Amateur Chess Championship 2011

The World Amateur Chess Championship takes place 1st-10th October 2011.

20) XXII Gocher Open

The 22nd Goch Open took place 29th September - 2nd October 2011. Lev Gutman took first place on tie-break with 16 points from Normunds Miezis. No games available yet.

XXII Gocher Open Goch GER Thu 29th Sep 2011 - Sun 2nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Gutman, LevGM 2455501166149
2Miezis, NormundsGMLAT2534501165950
3Hintze, HelgeFM 2346510155440
4Podzielny, Karl-HeIM 2470510154839
5Maze, SebastienGMFRA2578402145746
6Pohle, DirkCM 2215402144943
7Schoonenberg, Olav1NED2120411135247
8Gawehns, KlausFM 2386411135246
9Beukema, Stefan NED2215411135242
9Czybik, Nils Patri1 2137411135242
11Schmidt-Schaeffer, Sebastian 2389411135139
12Dehn, Marcus1 2122411134941
13Stefkovic, Marijan1 2137411134737
14Harff, Wilfried1 2174411134539
15Jakob, Matthias3 1987411134438
16Rosskothen, Arnd1 2147411133934
17Stuemer, Paul1 2130420124840
18Koop, Thorben1 2107420124837
19Coenen, Michael 2326420124542
20Kienitz, Andre1 2122420124538
21Fleuren, Jan1NED2115303124336
22Holscher, Peter1NED2142420124236
23Heinert, Eugen 2208420123936
24Hulshof, Peter NED2206303123929
25Gorzinski, Dariusz2 2085312114137
26Haverkamp, Klaus, D3 1995312113733
27De Wit, Albert2NED2028312113633
28Stotyn, Fabian2 2054321104853
29Wijnhoven, Theo2NED2062321104746
30Spiekermann, Stefa1 2119321104442
31Dohmes, Herbert1 2129321104238
32Ydo, Pim1NED2124204104133
33Schaefer, Heiko2 2083311104035
34Esser, Norbert1 2188204103941
35Naundorf, Maik1 2134204103933
36Steingrueber, Frank5 1755321103841
37Prang, Andreas1 2118321103836
38Welzel, Philipp2 2045321103738
39Glinzk, Michael2 2010321103734
40Frericks, Harald 2283204103731
151 players

21) ch-HUN w 2011

The Hungarian Women's Championships take place in Szeged 27th September - 5th October 2011. Anna Rudolf leads with 5/7.

ch-HUN w 2011 Szeged HUN Tue 27th Sep 2011 - Wed 5th Oct 2011. Category: 1. Ave: (2261)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Rudolf, Anna WGM HUN 2359 # 1 = = 0 1 1 1 5 2389
2 Papp, Petra WIM HUN 2256 0 # 1 = 1 = = 1 4.5 2355
3 Gara, Anita IM HUN 2340 0 # 1 = = 1 1 = 4.5 2346
4 Schneider, Veronika WGM HUN 2297 = 0 # = = 1 1 1 4.5 2362
5 Gara, Ticia WGM HUN 2375 = = = # = 1 = = 4 2302
6 Goczo, Melinda WIM HUN 2204 = 0 = = # 1 1 = 4 2315
7 Dudas, Eszter WFM HUN 2212 1 = 0 0 0 # 0 1 2.5 2174
8 Varga, Melinda HUN 2139 0 = 0 = 0 1 # = 2.5 2178
9 Domany, Zsofia WIM HUN 2215 0 = 0 0 = = # = 2 2125
10 Toth, Lili WIM HUN 2216 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1.5 2039

22) 2nd Dimitrovgrad Open

The 2nd Dimitrovgrad Open took place 4th-5th September 2011. Peter G Arnaudov won with 6.5/7. I had thought there were games but apparently not. There has since been a 3rd with games but no documentation in English.

2nd Dimitrovgrad Op Dimitrovgrad BUL Sun 4th Sep 2011 - Mon 5th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Arnaudov G PetarIMBUL24176.524.533.56
2Mladenov SvetlinNMBUL23226.024.033.55
3Dimitrov PavelIMBUL24116.023.031.56
4Mitev GeorgiNMBUL23405.523.533.05
5Bratanov ZsivkoIMBUL24405.523.532.55
6Mishev LiubomirNMBUL22735.521.030.55
7Tonkov BojanNMBUL22965.520.529.05
8Stoinev MetodiNMBUL23235.022.532.55
9Janev EvgeniGMBUL24405.022.031.55
10Andreev SashoBUL22935.021.531.05
11Andonov BogomilIMBUL23575.021.529.54
12Panbukchian ValentinIMBUL23915.020.528.55
13Dichev NedelchoNMBUL21435.020.528.05
14Dimitrov PetkoNMBUL22605.020.028.54
15Iliev MitkoNMBUL22414.524.033.54
16Petkov HristoBUL20794.522.530.03
17Vasilev ViktorBUL21364.521.528.04
18Sotirov NikolajBUL22044.519.528.03
19Yordanova SvetlaWIMBUL22104.519.026.03
20Slavov JankoBUL20154.517.024.54
21Mihailov GeorgiBUL04.516.022.54
22Pionova SonjaNMBUL20154.021.530.02
23Kazakov DobrinBUL21424.021.528.54
24Yordanov NikolayNMBUL21944.021.028.53
25Martinov NaskoBUL19014.021.028.03
26Stoyanov Stoyan HBUL21774.020.527.53
27Serafimov DimitarFMBUL21804.020.028.54
28Dimov DimoBUL19214.020.028.53
29Ilchov RosenBUL22164.019.528.54
30Bujukliev NejkoBUL19554.019.528.03
31Dimitrov IvanBUL19844.019.527.04
32Atanasov MargaritBUL18504.019.026.54
33Sivrev PlamenBUL20054.018.527.53
34Chalakov SvetlanBUL19434.018.525.53
35Vichkov GenoBUL20444.018.026.04
36Vatev VentsislavBUL20134.017.025.04
37Petkov DanielBUL19284.017.023.04
38Todorov TrifonBUL18274.017.023.04
39Dimitrov Dimitar Hr.BUL20474.016.522.04
40Vasilev LuboslavBUL16834.015.522.04
88 players

23) 38th ch-SRI

SD Ranasinghe won the 30th Sri Lankan Championships 17th-26th September 2011. Another event where I thought there were game files but I couldn't find them when I came to look.

30th ch-SRI w Colombo SRI Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Mon 26th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ranasinghe SDWIMSRI188912.00.05.511
2Premanath DinushkiWFMSRI185711.00.04.510
3Abeywardena NaduniSRI16928.00.02.05
4Yashora TiumiSRI17387.00.53.05
5Koswatte CTSRI18467.00.52.03
6Senanayake PramodyaWFMSRI18156.51.02.53
7Perera PanchaliSRI16066.50.01.53
8Methmali UGYSRI18556.00.01.54
9Chandrasiri SAKSRI16335.52.02.04
10Thilakawardena SupeshalaWFMSRI18035.51.02.02
11Sathya S PramodiSRI16625.50.02.03
12Gimhani H. SashiprbhaSRI15614.50.03.02
13Somasiri Nelunika MethmaniSRI04.00.00.52
14Rajapaksha LNSRI15792.00.01.01
14 players
38th ch-SRI Colombo SRI Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Mon 26th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Perera WCCSRI21099.50.04.07
2Anuruddha GCSRI21399.00.04.56
3Kurukulasuriya PrasannaSRI20848.50.04.57
4Kalugampitiya RSSRI21358.00.02.56
5Alahakoon AMCBSRI18837.50.02.07
6Wijekoon ChandanaSRI19937.00.52.54
7Lamawansa YasasSRI19027.00.51.06
8Weerawardana RSRI21656.01.52.03
9Jayasundara PKUMSRI19806.01.03.55
10Koggala WSVKSRI20276.00.53.03
11Bhagya VimanSRI20375.01.01.03
12Dissanayake RSSRI19945.00.01.52
13De Silva GihanSRI19944.00.01.53
14Senanayake PDSRI18332.50.01.02
14 players

24) 3rd Tancat IM

The 3rd Tancat IM takes place over several weeks 1st October - 26th November 2011.

3rd Tancat IM Barcelona ESP Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Sat 26th Nov 2011
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Avila Gimenez XavierESP22791.00.000.00.0
2Martinez Ramirez ErikESP23011.00.000.00.0
3Cruz JonathanPER24121.00.000.00.0
4Sanchez Ibern MarcESP23370.50.250.00.5
5Rojas Keim LuisCHI24080.50.250.00.5
6Nunez Lucero FranciscoESP21610.00.000.00.0
7Gonzalez Rodriguez Jorge ACOL24360.00.000.00.0
8Tallo Dominguez ImarESP21410.00.000.00.0
9Ryan JosephIRL22880.00.000.00.0
10Aranda Gonzalez JoseESP22460.00.000.00.0
10 players

25) Dinos-Guajes Match

The Dinos-Guajes Match took place on 26th September. Guajes won 12-8.

Dinos-Guajes Match Aviles ESP Mon 26th Sep 2011 - Mon 26th Sep 2011
RkSNoTeam+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Guajes10012.020
22Dinos0108.000

26) Leicester Chess Congress

The Leicester Chess Congress took place 30th September - 2nd October 2011. No news.

27) Paignton Ron Bruce Premier

The Paignton Ron Bruce Premier was won by Keith Arkell with 6/7.

Paignton Premier Paignton ENG Sun 4th Sep 2011 - Sat 10th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameGmsPts
1Arkell, Keith C76
2Berry, Stephen75.5
3Crouch, Colin S75
4Henriksson, Johan75
5Rayner, Francis75
6Ledger, David75
7Mackle, Dominic74.5
8Clark, Ian C74.5
9Wheeler, John Francis74.5
10Crombleholme, Alan74.5
11Regis, David74.5
12Brown, Alan M74
13Hodgson, John H74
14Collier, David74
15McKenna, JP74
16Brusey, Alan74
17Bolt, Graham74
18Kemp, Paul R74
19Wynarczyk, Raymond74
20Simons, Martin74
21Almond, Richard73.5
22Dilleigh, Steve73.5
23Burnett, J73.5
24Cutmore, Martin J73.5
25Thorell, Viktor73.5
26Burke, Stephen J73.5
27French, A73.5
28Webb, MD73.5
29Archer, Richard73.5
30Gregory, Keith D73.5
31Rosen, Daniel B73
32Milnes, Anthony CP73
33Littlejohns, David73
34Bass, John73
35Lewyk, Ihor73
36Taylor, Geoffrey P73
37Bak, A73
38Hempson, Peter W73
39Hickman, John73
40Spanton, Timothy72.5
50 players

28) Cup of Lion

The Cup of Lion took place 31st August - 4th September 2011 in Lviv. Alexander Prokhorov took first place on tie-break with 7/9.

Cup of Lion Lviv UKR Wed 31st Aug 2011 - Sun 4th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3Perf
14Prokhorov, A.20717.050.537.5035.02205
28Buksa, Nataliya20377.049.537.0036.02222
33Zazuliak, Andriy21897.048.536.5034.52224
41Buturin, Vladimir22856.050.029.5037.02079
57Soroka, Danilo20606.046.028.0030.02130
613Smolkin, Alexander19655.547.025.0027.02094
728Pavlyuk,Olga5.544.524.7528.51903
815Badik, Maksym19135.543.523.2528.51998
96Salevich, Volodimir20645.537.520.5023.01916
105Dykun, Oleksandr20685.044.024.2527.01773
1117Badik, Yaryna16525.043.019.5027.01809
129Petriv, Mikhail20215.043.022.0025.51980
1322Grigoryan,Tigran5.042.522.0022.51904
1411Kovalsky, Vadim19765.038.519.0025.01919
1530Soldatov, Volodymyr5.038.019.7521.51891
1626Lopadchak, Myroslav4.544.521.5025.52021
1719Bilsky, Volodymyr4.537.511.0019.51770
1810Durnev, Vladimir20194.537.016.2523.52114
1924Kolpakov,Vladyslav4.045.018.0026.01917
2012Sychevskyy, Andriy19664.043.016.0026.02056
2114Sumin, Vladyslav19184.042.518.5021.51831
2216Bilsky, Mykola16924.040.514.5020.51678
2321Filts, Lev4.040.514.7519.01590
2418Rastropin, Yuriy16304.037.512.0017.01238
2525Konkin, Olexiy4.037.011.5017.51774
2620Brychka, Volodymyr4.034.59.0018.01377
2723Hrynyshin, Petro4.031.56.7515.01182
2827Onyschuk, Andriy3.537.011.2516.51600
2932Yurochko, Ivan3.028.57.2512.0926
302Ustiyanovich, Nazariy22042.538.016.0017.01698
3129Rupa, Roman2.032.51.257.01195
3231Verhola, Volodymyr1.533.09.508.51579
3333Zamlinskyy, Vladyslav1.030.50.257.01101
33 players

29) Belgrade Premier League

The Belgrade Premier League takes place 1st-12th October 2011.

Belgrade Prem League Belgrade SRB Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Wed 12th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Beogradski vodovod* 6.00
2Borac* 455.50
3Romanticari* 345.75
4Beograd sigurnost* 310.75
5Mladenovac3* 8.50
6Delfin3* 8.25
7P T T- Bgd* 56.00
8Bogoslov1* 52.00
9Postanska stedionica* 0.00
10Radnicki-Bgd2* 0.00
11GSP Polet½2* 0.00
12Politika11* 0.00
12 teams

30) Dutch League 2011-12

The Dutch League takes place 17th September 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Anish Giri played in the first round. Next round 2: 29th October 2011.

Dutch Teams 2011-12 Amsterdam NED Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1Groningen2357828
2De Stukkenjagers2278727
3Voerendaal24062
4LSG23502
5Accres Apeldoorn2343515
6Utrecht2333515
7SO Rotterdam23800
8HMC Calder24460
9HSG2313303
10BSG2329202
10 teams

31) Hungarian Teams 2011-12

The Hungarian Team Championship take place 25th September 2011 - 20th May 2012. Next Round 2: 30th October 2011.

TCh-HUN 2011-12 Budapest HUN Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Sun 20th May 2012
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkName123456789101112Bpts
1MLTC 10 10
2ASE Paks 9 9
3Aquaprofit-NTSK 7.5 7.5
4Tatai HAC 7 7
5Hungaropharma Decs 6.5 6.5
6Honved ASE 5.5 5.5
7Vasas SC 5 5
8Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK 4.5 4.5
9ASS-Makoi SVSE 3 3
10Toth Laszlo SE2 2
11HVSE 0
12Penzugyor SE 0
12 teams

32) TCh-Central Serbia 2011

The Team Championships of Central Serbia took place 17th-25th September 2011. Games to Round 8 are available.

TCh-Central SRB Kraljevo SRB Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 25th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkName123456789101112MptsBpts
1Metalac (Gornji Milanovac)#35452843½
2Sloga Amiga (Kraljevo)#434442841
3Jelica (Goracici)2#34434452640½
4Jasenica (Smederevska Palanka)33#34442441½
5OSK Paracin (Paracin)23#23441734½
6Ub (Ub)324#33321332
7Sloga (Petrovac)233#33431133
8Sabacki SK (Sabac)132233#34341129½
9Celin Kamen (Donja Studena)2222333#44930
10Sloboda (Uzice)24222#44927
11Rudar (Kostolac)122½332#3623
12Ribnica (Mionica)122223#120½
12 players

33) TCh-MNE 2nd League

The Team Championships of Montenegro took place 9th-25th September 2011.

TCh-MNE 2nd League Andrijevica MNE Fri 9th Sep 2011 - Sun 25th Sep 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
12Omladinac-Buducnost75021227.5
25Vidovdan74121025.0
33Dijagonale7421926.0
41Sahmatik7322823.5
58Ibar7430823.0
66Brskovo7331719.0
74Jezero7160214.5
87Komovi707009.5
8 teams

34) Active Team Events

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

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. Rounds 6-7 took place 27th-28th August 2011. Games and standings now available. Final Rounds 8-9 take place 22nd-23rd October 2011.

TCh-SUI National A Geneva SUI Sun 27th Feb 2011 - Sun 23rd Oct 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Reti 11136½
2Geneve 11133
3Reichenstein 11031
4Riehen 11031
5Zuerich 1934½
6Luzern 1829½
7Winterthur 1524
8Wollishofen 1424
9Joueur 1223½
10Echallens 1013
10 players

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2011

The Polish Ekstraliga started with the first three rounds in Wroclaw. Rounds 4-6 took place 2nd-4th September 2011. The final rounds are 7th-9th October 2011.

TCh-POL Ekstraliga Wroclaw POL Fri 6th May 2011 - Sun 9th Oct 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDRtgMptsBpts
16PGNiG POLONIA WarszawaPOL24831124.5
22KSz WASKO HetMaN Szopienice KatowicePOL25001022.5
35KSz STILON Gorzow WielkopolskiPOL2417921.5
410LKS PASJONAT DankowicePOL2450821
53ROTMISTRZ TWOJA SZKOLA GrudziadzPOL2400718.5
69POLONIA VOTUM WroclawPOL2433517.5
74MLKS NADNARWIANKA PultuskPOL2383414
87KS POCZTOWIEC PoznanPOL2367316.5
91KSz ODRODZENIE KozuchowPOL2383311
108DRAKON SKOK CHMIELEWSKIEGO LublinPOL2333012
10 Teams

Chinese League 2011

The Chinese League started 12th April. This week saw rounds 10-12: 10th-12th July. This year has been a bit of a mess after last year's clear coverage. They change the dates from those shown in chess results so it just turned up this week, the live coverage has broken down for the second successive batch of matches (round 12) and the archive Chinese League Games hasn't been updated (maybe there is an archive elsewhere). Allegedly the next rounds are 13-15 in Qingdao on 26th-28th October, but who knows, at this stage they seem to be making things up as they go along.

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

35) Mumbai Mayor's Cup 2011

The Mumbai Mayor's Cup took place 16th-24th September 2011. Aleksej Aleksandrov took clear first place with 9.5/11. One game correction.

36) 8th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open

Additional Games from the 8th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open.

37) Garry Kasparov to play Blitz Match against Short on Oct 9th

Garry Kasparov is to play another blitz match (Following his win against Vachier in Clichy), this time against Nigel Short who he faced in The Times World Chess Championship in 1993. Short hasn't beaten Kasparov in any form of chess since game 16 of that match but their games are frequently very lively. They last faced each other (but for a consultation game last year) in the Final of the Reykjavik Rapid in 2004 and initial reports suggested this would have a rapid element too. However it seems it will be 8 games of blitz chess at 5 minutes + 2 seconds per move starting at 6pm UK time on Sunday Oct 9th. Part of the 5th Anniversary of Your Next Move in Leuven, Belgium. Live Streaming www.exqisport.be.

38) Forthcoming Events and Links

12th Karpov International

12th Karpov Int Poikovsky RUS Tue 4th Oct 2011 - Thu 13th Oct 2011
Leading Round 0 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg
1Karjakin, SergeyGMRUS2772
2Jakovenko, DmitryGMRUS2716
3Caruana, FabianoGMITA2712
4Bacrot, EtienneGMFRA2705
5Efimenko, ZaharGMUKR2703
6Laznicka, ViktorGMCZE2701
7Motylev, AlexanderGMRUS2690
8Bruzon Batista, LazaroGMCUB2682
9Rublevsky, SergeiGMRUS2681
10Onischuk, AlexanderGMUSA2669
10 players

Saratov Governor's Cup

Swedish Elitserien 2011-12

10th Forchheim Open

Mitropa Cup 2011

e2e4 High Wycombe Congress

Your Next Move 2011

Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

TCh-ROU Superliga 2011

II Oliver Gonzalez Memorial

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12

11th Winterthur Open

Lichtenrader Autumn 2011

TCh-MNE 1st League

Chigorin Memorial 2011

Indonesia Open 2011

15th Unive Tournament

Bundesliga 2011-12

1st Schoenenwerd Open

Pearl Spring Super GM 2011

5th SPICE Cup

2nd 4NCL Rapidplay 2011

37th Guernsey Open

1st Central Asia Cup

XXIX Balaton Festival 2011

12th Liberec Open 2011

Short Denton Simul

TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12

33rd Arco Open

e2e4 London Gatwick Premier

6th Trophee International de Lyon

8th Lippe Cup

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12

II Latin American Cup

2nd Brno Open 2011

5th Mediterranean 2017 Open 2011

4NCL 2011-12

21st World Seniors 2011

Tal Memorial 2011

Tal Memorial 2011 Moscow RUS Wed 16th Nov 2011 - Fri 25th Nov 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2823 1503014
2 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2817 5000017
3 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2807 13300474
4 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2791 4101588
5 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2772 14109603
6 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2765 14100010
7 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2753 2016192
8 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2746 2805677
9 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2740 4102142
10 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2718 4168119

World Youth Championships 2011

3rd Pilsen Open

3rd London Chess Classic

Czech Chess Christmas 2011

XLI Rilton Cup 2011-12

Northern California International

12th Prague Open 2012

3rd Novy Bor Open

Reykjavik Open 2012

1st Lanta Open 2012

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