THE WEEK IN CHESS 885 24th October 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 15th Unive Tournament
3) Saratov Governor's Cup
4) Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011
5) Magistral Casino Barcelona 2011
6) Chigorin Memorial 2011
7) 5th SPICE Cup
8) Corsica Masters 2011
9) Shirov-Morozevich Blitz Match
10) 75th ch-ESP 2011
11) 49th National Premier ch-IND
12) II Oliver Gonzalez Memorial
13) 12th Liberec Open 2011
14) 19th Skopje Open
15) 1st Central Asia Cup
16) 1st Schoenenwerd Open
17) 26th Reinis Open 2011
18) Lichtenrader Autumn 2011
19) US Chess League 2011
20) 3rd Tancat IM
21) III Curitiba ITT
22) ch-CAN w 2011
23) Indonesia Open 2011
24) 11th Sautron Open
25) 26th Le Touquet Open
26) 29th Muensterland Open 2011
27) 33rd Arco Open
28) World Youth U16 Olympiad
29) XXIX 2011
30) 37th Guernsey Open
31) TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12
32) Swiss Teams National A
33) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2011-12
34) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12
35) Active Team Events
36) SportAccord World Mind Games Online
37) 5th Leiden Chess Tournament 2011
38) Tata Steel Chess 2012 in Wijk aan Zee
39) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
15th Unive Tournament249 games
Saratov Governor's Cup12 games
Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 201118 games
Magistral Casino Barcelona 201112 games
Chigorin Memorial 2011882 games
5th SPICE Cup71 games
Corsica Masters 201139 games
75th ch-ESP 201180 games
49th National Premier ch-IND96 games
II Oliver Gonzalez Memorial295 games
1st Central Asia Cup146 games
26th Reinis Open 201126 games
US Chess League 201132 games
3rd Tancat IM6 games
III Curitiba ITT34 games
ch-CAN w 201148 games
Indonesia Open 2011302 games
29th Muensterland Open 201130 games
33rd Arco Open58 games
TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12100 games
TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2011-12215 games
TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-1232 games
5th Leiden Chess Tournament 201194 games
Corrections2 games
2882 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Holger Lieske, Kristianus Liem, Franz Jittenmeier, Patricia Llaneza, Rafael Cortes Jurado, Henri Koskinen, Holger Lieske, Michael Kopylov, PlayChess and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Another very busy week of chess. It started with Alexander Morozevich returning to the top ten with a great victory in Saratov. Then Zhao Xue won the Nalchik Women's Grand Prix with 9.5/11 a score spoiled by a final round loss to second place Ju Wenjun but nevertheless an amazing performance. Vladimir Kramnik then got to the 2800 mark in the next FIDE list with a classic win with white draw with black domination of the Unive Crown Group in Hoogeveen. The Netherlands is a true chess nation and its flagship event the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee announced the composition of the groups in January. There are many talking points but Jeroen van den Berg does a fantastic job in the skill of creating a strong field that will produce great chess. Reading between the lines a number of their top targets must have turned down invitations but nevertheless they have nominally the strongest field in their history (ratings inflation makes this difficult to measure but it must be close) but I think both the depth and the style of the players invited could make this a very special edition with half the field having at least shared first before, 10 of the top 15 players competing and almost everyone looking like on a good day they could win.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 15th Unive Tournament

The 15th Unive Tournament took place 14th-22nd October 2011. The Crown Group took place 16th-22nd Oct Vladimir Kramnik dominating with a 4.5/6 performance. He won all his games with white and drew all of them with black. Anish Giri finished on 3/6 in 2nd place alone. In the open Sergei Tiviakov took first place on tie-break from Robin van Kampen and Sipke Ernst after all scored 7/9. The final round saw a real turn round in the leadership with both players on 6.5 losing. Key final round results: Tiviakov (6) 1-0 Lenderman (6.5), Nyzhnyk (6.5) 0-1 Ernst (6) and Van Kampen (6) 1-0 Haslinger (6). Peelen draw Brandenburg was a marathon 7 hour draw and the final game to finish.

15th Unive Crown Hoogeveen (NED), 16-22 x 2011 cat. XX (2732)
1 2 3 4
1. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2791 * * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 2905
2. Giri, Anish g NED 2722 0 ½ * * ½ ½ ½ 1 3 2735
3. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2715 ½ 0 ½ ½ * * ½ ½ 2681
4. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2701 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * * 2 2617
Round 3 (October 18, 2011)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 28 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Polgar, Judit - Giri, Anish ½-½ 27 C45 Scotch Game
Round 4 (October 20, 2011)
Giri, Anish - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 63 A20 English Opening
Polgar, Judit - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 44 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 5 (October 21, 2011)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 87 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Giri, Anish - Polgar, Judit 1-0 47 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Round 6 (October 22, 2011)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Giri, Anish ½-½ 96 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Polgar, Judit - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 22 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
15th Unive Open Hoogeveen NED Fri 14th Oct 2011 - Sat 22nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Tiviakov, SergeiGMNED2647111½½10117.052.038.752652
2Van Kampen, RobinIMNED2529½111½½½117.050.538.252628
3Ernst, SipkeGMNED258101111½½117.048.537.252561
4Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA25621111½½½106.553.536.52623
5Grover, SahajIMIND25141½11011½½6.552.036.02574
6Nyzhnyk, IllyaGMUKR25611½111½1½06.551.535.02615
7Zherebukh, YaroslavGMUKR2580111½½½0116.550.534.252594
8Baklan, VladimirGMUKR261711101½½½½6.051.532.52566
9Haslinger, Stewart GGMENG254211½1011½06.050.531.02520
10Schoorl, RobFMNED22761½01½1½½16.048.029.52496
11Svane, RasmusGER235111½0101½16.047.028.52425
12Brandenburg, DaanGMNED2522½1½1½1½½½6.046.530.752455
13Willemze, ThomasIMNED2370110½0½1116.045.529.02362
14Voekler, BerndFMGER23741011½½½½16.044.528.752398
15Van Delft, MerijnIMNED24131½½1001116.041.026.252377
16Peelen, PietIMNED2354½½1½1110½6.039.525.52397
17Van Eijk, SanderFMNED23721101101½05.549.027.02452
18Goudriaan, EtienneFMNED22501½½01110½5.547.526.252386
19Vedder, RichardFMNED22601½01110015.546.526.252429
20Erwich, FrankFMNED2365110½11½0½5.546.524.752405
21Raznikov, DannyIMISR24331½10½10½15.546.025.752367
22Popilski, GilIMISR2381½10½½11105.543.524.02317
23Wagner, DennisGER22901011½0½½15.541.021.52383
24Okkes, MennoFMNED2386½1½00½1115.538.522.52265
25Nakar, EylonISR22681½½0111005.047.022.52386
26Hovenga, AljeNED2234110½½10015.046.525.52318
27De Jong, MigchielIMNED23701½½1100105.046.022.252364
28Van Weersel, ArletteWIMNED219110½0½½½115.044.024.252213
29Van Der Wiel, John T.H.GMNED24591½10½0½½15.044.021.02279
30Grant, Jonathan I MSCO2209011½01½015.044.020.02237
31Bezemer, ArnoFMNED2351½101½½½½½5.042.521.752302
32Klein, DavidFMNED23591101001½½5.042.519.752281
33Timmermans, IvoNED224710101½1½05.042.020.52240
34Lambrechts, KoenNED223301101½½105.042.020.52248
35Ootes, LarsNED23400101101½½5.040.020.752189
36Gieben, StijnNED1940010½½11½½5.035.519.52246
37Rietveld, RenzeNED22911001100115.034.515.02149
38Afek, YochananIMISR2299101½1½00½4.544.520.252255
39Sekandar, KambizNED192210½1100014.543.518.52251
40Donchenko, AlexanderFMGER230410½1101004.543.516.02293
41Law, NickyNED2208011010½½½4.542.018.752253
42Yamada, KoheiCMJPN209300101½1½½4.541.516.52222
43Duijker, RickFMNED22141010½10104.540.016.752178
44Slingerland, FredIMNED23790½1½011½04.538.018.02167
45Knol, GeonNED2137011½001½½4.538.017.02241
46Baskin, RobertGER201600011½½1½4.534.015.52151
47Van Assendelft, FlorisFMNED23761110010004.045.018.02241
48Meurs, TomNED22171½01010½-4.042.018.02211
49Klapwijk, BramNED20251-01010014.041.516.752242
50Van Dorp, FolkeNED2050 *½½010½1½04.041.016.252223
51Vinke, MaartenNED2032 *00½1½10104.040.515.252177
52Lorscheid, GerhardFMGER227710101001-4.040.514.752269
53Van Foreest, JordenNED2153½½0½0101½4.040.015.752081
54Mellema, AndriesNED2182011½0100½4.040.012.02144
55Van Lommel, PatrickCMNED211110010½01½4.039.514.252160
56Maris, IvoNED199800½1101½04.039.014.752140
57Middelveld, MartineNED214301½00½½1½4.038.514.52079
58Stavast, DickNED20970100110104.037.013.52071
59Go, BenjaminNED21530100½0½114.036.011.752102
60Hoffman, RonNED2121½00011½014.035.514.02096
61Hummel, JoopNED20040½1010½014.035.513.52163
62Kollen, ZyonNED2112½00001½114.033.511.252151
63Van Foreest, LucasNED1918000+011104.032.510.752035
64Lesman, FrancisNED207400½01½½1½4.031.010.02111
65Markus, John RaymondNED2167010100½1-3.540.513.752276
66Maatman, NickNED1980010½½0½103.536.012.02060
67Dijkhuis, TychoNED18730+0100½013.535.59.51999
68Beerdsen, ThomasNED201900110½00+3.534.09.52007
69Majhi, AnkitNED1760+0000½1013.532.57.51973
70Potze, RudolfNED2126+01½0000½3.040.510.752016
71Te Bokkel, Gerrit JanNED2034½01010½003.038.510.52103
72Van Der Veen, JanNED21150½10½½½003.037.511.01900
73De Groot, HendrikNED1953 *0-½110½003.036.512.752044
74Sadallah, OsamaNED2145½0001½1003.036.511.02040
75Poelstra, BenNED210200100½½103.033.05.51935
76Hendriks, RichardNED2136001½00½013.032.09.02019
77Henseler, JorgenNED207300½½½½½0½3.031.58.752037
78Arp, FransNED210701001001-3.031.07.752028
79Fehr, Axel, Dr.GER21630½1½00½0-2.539.012.02020
80Beukema, StefanNED22591½00010002.537.59.51996
81Van Laatum, MaartenNED2115½½00½00+-2.533.59.751862
82Tania, SachdevIMIND2419½½1------2.045.523.52289
83Mol, ChristiaanNED20130001010002.028.52.51854
84Scharft, JohanNED2005 *0½0½-----1.035.011.751964
85Cox, JanBEL2008000000+001.030.00.251392
86Lee, Kai Jie EdwardSIN200800½000---0.530.04.51705
87Slingerland, CarolineWFMNED21010--------0.041.516.01637
88Broeken, HarryNED199200-------0.034.012.251448
88 players

3) Saratov Governor's Cup

Alexander Morozevich dominated the Governor's Cup in Saratov, Russia 7th-20th October 2011. Morozevich scored 8.5/11 enough for him to return to the top 10 in the November rating list in a couple of weeks. Evgeny Tomashevsky also had an excellent result scoring 7pts. Peter Leko won just one game plus a default against Nikita Vitiugov (who went down with some form of severe lurgy - bronchitis, laryngitis, fever etc) but was also undefeated on 6.5pts. Alexei Shirov drew all his games in a field generally in the shadow of the winner.

Governor's Cup Saratov (RUS), 8-20 x 2011 cat. XIX (2707)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2737 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 2915
2. Tomashevsky, Evgeny g RUS 2710 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 7 2808
3. Leko, Peter g HUN 2728 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 2770
4. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2662 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6 2747
5. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2713 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 2706
6. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2758 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 2666
7. Roiz, Michael g ISR 2668 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 2674
8. Moiseenko, Alexander g UKR 2726 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2669
9. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2683 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ 5 2673
10. Vitiugov, Nikita g RUS 2726 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 2640
11. Andreikin, Dmitry g RUS 2705 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ 4 2605
12. Ni, Hua g CHN 2670 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ * 4 2608
Round 10 (October 18, 2011)
Tomashevsky, Evgeny - Eljanov, Pavel 1-0 39 D11 Slav Defence
Leko, Peter - Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 0
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Morozevich, Alexander ½-½ 27 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Roiz, Michael - Moiseenko, Alexander ½-½ 42 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Andreikin, Dmitry - Shirov, Alexei ½-½ 68 A00 Irregular Openings
Ni, Hua - Alekseev, Evgeny 0-1 54 C45 Scotch Game
Round 11 (October 19, 2011)
Morozevich, Alexander - Roiz, Michael 1-0 59 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Alekseev, Evgeny - Andreikin, Dmitry ½-½ 13 E00 Catalan
Shirov, Alexei - Tomashevsky, Evgeny ½-½ 29 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Moiseenko, Alexander - Leko, Peter ½-½ 34 E15 Queens Indian
Eljanov, Pavel - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 42 A13 Reti Opening
Vitiugov, Nikita - Ni, Hua 0-1 0

4) Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

The 3rd Women's Grand Prix of the 2011-12 series took place in Nalchik, Russia, Sunday 9th - Friday 21st Oct 2011. Zhao Xue (Zhao Xue on Wikipedia) put together a truly amazing performance starting with 9.5/10 before somewhat spoiling things losing a game where she stood slightly better as black against Ju Wenjun who took clear second place. Zhao Xue is 26 but this looks like a huge leap forward for her. She was a semi-finalist in the women's world championship knock-out last year where she lost to the Ruan Lufei (correction Zsuzsa Veroci who now has a blog in Hungarian). She scored 6/11 sharing 5th-6th in the Shenzhen Women's Grand Prix which finished a month ago.

Nalchik WGP 2011 Nalchik (RUS), 9-23 x 2011 cat. XI (2507)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Zhao, Xue g CHN 2497 * 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2816
2. Ju, Wenjun wg CHN 2536 1 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 7 2605
3. Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina m RUS 2421 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 6 2550
4. Cmilyte, Viktorija g LTU 2525 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6 2540
5. Lahno, Kateryna g UKR 2554 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 2502
6. Zhu, Chen g QAT 2490 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 5 2472
7. Kosintseva, Tatiana g RUS 2536 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2467
8. Kosintseva, Nadezhda g RUS 2560 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 5 2465
9. Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2528 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 1 5 2468
10. Galliamova, Alisa m RUS 2498 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 0 2442
11. Munguntuul, Batkhuyag m MGL 2465 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 * 1 4 2408
12. Kosteniuk, Alexandra g RUS 2469 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 * 2377
Round 9 (October 19, 2011)
Ju, Wenjun - Lahno, Kateryna ½-½ 36 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Munguntuul, Batkhuyag ½-½ 47 D15 Slav Defence
Kosintseva, Tatiana - Zhu, Chen ½-½ 48 C11 French Defence
Kosintseva, Nadezhda - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 0-1 45 B61 Sicilian Rauzer
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Zhao, Xue 0-1 37 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Galliamova, Alisa 1-0 50 B45 Sicilian Classical
Round 10 (October 20, 2011)
Zhao, Xue - Kosintseva, Tatiana 1-0 29 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Galliamova, Alisa ½-½ 46 B40 Sicilian Classical
Lahno, Kateryna - Cmilyte, Viktorija 0-1 84 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Zhu, Chen - Ju, Wenjun 0-1 69 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Kosintseva, Nadezhda - Stefanova, Antoaneta ½-½ 57 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 81 C50 Giuoco Piano
Round 11 (October 21, 2011)
Ju, Wenjun - Zhao, Xue 1-0 53 A28 English Four Knights
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Zhu, Chen ½-½ 54 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Kosintseva, Tatiana - Kosintseva, Nadezhda ½-½ 13 C69 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina ½-½ 54 D05 Colle System
Galliamova, Alisa - Munguntuul, Batkhuyag 1-0 57 E06 Catalan
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Lahno, Kateryna 0-1 56 B07 Pirc Defence

5) Magistral Casino Barcelona 2011

The Magistral Casino Barcelona tournament took place 12th-20th October 2011. The continued return of Yasser Seirawan was probably the biggest interest but he was edged out on tie-break by Ivan Salgado Lopez after both scored 5.5/8. Sadly GM Eduardo Iturrizaga had a nasty car accident on the way to the airport (he's more or less fine but the car is a write-off) and had to withdraw. So the event went ahead with just 9 players.

Magistral Casino Barcelona Barcelona (ESP), 12-20 x 2011 cat. XIV (2578)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Salgado Lopez, Ivan g ESP 2614 * ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 2714
2. Seirawan, Yasser g USA 2652 ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 2710
3. Spraggett, Kevin g CAN 2576 ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 5 2673
4. De La Riva Aguado, Oscar g AND 2541 0 ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 4 2582
5. Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2678 0 1 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 4 2565
6. Narciso Dublan, Marc g ESP 2519 1 0 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 2542
7. Alsina Leal, Daniel g ESP 2529 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 2541
8. Peralta, Fernando g ARG 2602 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 3 2488
9. Oms Pallisse, Josep g ESP 2493 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * 2 2395
Round 7 (October 18, 2011)
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - Peralta, Fernando 1-0 76 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Seirawan, Yasser - Narciso Dublan, Marc 1-0 35 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Spraggett, Kevin - Smirin, Ilia 1-0 43 E98 King's Indian Classical
Alsina Leal, Daniel - De La Riva Aguado, Oscar ½-½ 38 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Round 8 (October 19, 2011)
Seirawan, Yasser - Spraggett, Kevin ½-½ 41 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Smirin, Ilia - Alsina Leal, Daniel ½-½ 41 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Narciso Dublan, Marc - Peralta, Fernando ½-½ 51 B18 Caro Kann
Oms Pallisse, Josep - Salgado Lopez, Ivan 0-1 92 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 9 (October 20, 2011)
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - De La Riva Aguado, Oscar 1-0 50 B38 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Spraggett, Kevin - Narciso Dublan, Marc ½-½ 79 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Alsina Leal, Daniel - Seirawan, Yasser 0-1 56 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Peralta, Fernando - Oms Pallisse, Josep ½-½ 50 D48 Queens Gambit Meran

6) Chigorin Memorial 2011

The Chigorin Memorial Open took place in St Petersburg 12th-22nd October 2011. Anton Korobov won the 2 day rapid that started the event. The main open started 14th October. Korobov and Vadim Zvjaginsev were the top seeds but it was Dmitry Bocharov who took clear first with 7.5/9 half a point clear of the field with wins in the final three rounds.

Chigorin Memorial Op St Petersburg RUS Wed 12th Oct 2011 - Sat 22nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Bocharov, DmitryGMRUS2582111½101117.551.539.52724
2Onischuk, VladimirIMUKR248311½11½½1½7.053.042.52746
3Lintchevski, DaniilGMRUS25581111½1½½½7.053.041.52703
4Khismatullin, DenisGMRUS26351½101111½7.052.040.52684
5Zvjaginsev, VadimGMRUS266611½0111½17.051.540.02699
6Smirnov, PavelGMRUS2580111½11½½½7.051.540.02678
7Azarov, SergeiGMBLR264811½½11½½17.050.040.02728
8Gabrielian, ArturGMRUS253110111½1½17.048.037.52643
9Shomoev, AntonGMRUS2577½11011½117.046.536.02583
10Khalifman, AlexanderGMRUS2627111½1½½½½6.554.543.52662
11Maiorov, NikitaGMBLR25581½111½½106.552.040.52647
12Oparin, GrigoriyIMRUS24131½½11½½1½6.550.539.52658
13Andriasian, ZavenGMARM26151½101½1½16.550.539.02604
14Ionov, SergeyGMRUS2540½11½½1½½16.550.039.02595
15Vorobiov, Evgeny E.GMRUS258111½11½½016.549.038.02615
16Volkov, SergeyGMRUS26141½1½½½11½6.548.538.02612
17Kovchan, AlexanderGMUKR2569111½½½1½½6.548.538.02595
18Demchenko, AntonIMRUS25741101011½16.547.537.02541
19Burmakin, VladimirGMRUS25881½1½11½016.547.037.52589
20Popov, ValerijGMRUS25451101½01116.546.035.52540
21Malakhatko, VadimGMBEL25431½½110½116.546.035.02579
22Neverov, ValeriyGMUKR250810110111½6.544.034.02563
23Maletin, PavelGMRUS2579½110011116.541.032.52515
24Sjugirov, SananGMRUS262711½½1½½½½6.052.542.02588
25Zontakh, AndreyGMUKR2569111½½½½½½6.051.540.02535
26Alekseenko, KirillFMRUS230311½101½½½6.050.042.02658
27Shimanov, AleksandrGMRUS256511½01101½6.049.538.52527
28Rakhmanov, AleksandrGMRUS259211011½01½6.049.038.02531
29Deviatkin, AndreiGMRUS25801110011106.049.037.52559
30Krylov, MikhailIMRUS247111½½011½½6.048.538.52593
31Jumabayev, RinatGMKAZ258911½011½106.048.537.02550
32Rasulov, VugarGMAZE2523111½½½0½16.048.037.52611
33Kovalenko, IgorIMUKR2578110½1½1106.048.036.52541
34Korobov, AntonGMUKR26711½10101½16.047.536.52540
35Mastrovasilis, AthanasiosGMGRE25291½1½1½½016.047.036.52573
36Matlakov, MaximGMRUS2630½½½1111½06.047.036.02525
37Gladyszev, OlegIMRUS24631011½½½½16.046.536.52505
38Nozdrachev, VladislavFMRUS2463½101½10116.045.034.52450
39Belous, VladimirRUS25041½½1½0½116.044.034.52505
40Girya, OlgaWGMRUS23901011½1½016.043.534.52529
41Ovod, EvgenijaIMRUS24081½00½11116.043.033.52428
42Predke, AlexandrRUS24611001110116.041.532.52391
43Sychev, KlementyRUS238910101½11½6.041.532.02451
44Kuzubov, YuriyGMUKR26231½11½1½005.553.041.52561
45Dvoirys, Semen I.GMRUS259811½10½1½05.553.041.02536
46Bodnaruk, AnastasiaIMRUS24171½11½0½015.552.541.52584
47Stukopin, AndreyIMRUS24381111½00015.551.541.02529
48Antipov, Mikhail Al.IMRUS2412110111½005.551.541.02575
49Kokarev, DmitryGMRUS261911½½1½½0½5.551.040.52530
50Ajrapetian, GevorgIMRUS24201½011½½105.550.040.02509
51Yevseev, DenisGMRUS25291½1½101½05.550.039.02508
52Gavrilov, AlexeiGMRUS250911½½0110½5.549.538.02531
53Mozharov, MikhailIMRUS245911½1001½½5.549.038.02554
54Eliseev, UriiRUS2441111½½½0015.548.539.02526
55Vysochin, SpartakGMUKR255811½10½½015.548.538.02490
56Vlasenko, MiroslavIMRUS238210½1110½½5.547.037.02462
57Levin, Evgeny A.GMRUS248111½01½10½5.546.036.02508
58Chekhov, SergeiFMRUS2414101½011½½5.546.036.02461
59Papin, VasilyGMRUS2583½1½½½1½½½5.545.535.52448
60Kovalev, VladislavFMBLR2452110½1½01½5.545.535.02441
255 players
Chigorin Mem Rapid St Petersburg RUS Wed 12th Oct 2011 - Sat 22nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Korobov, AntonGMUKR2671111½1½1½17.559.045.52857
2Kurnosov, IgorGMRUS264811111½1½½7.553.041.52848
3Jumabayev, RinatGMKAZ258911½10111½7.051.040.02744
4Kuzubov, YuriyGMUKR262311½½1½1½17.049.038.52745
5Maletin, PavelGMRUS257911½1110½½6.555.043.02716
6Romanov, EvgenyGMRUS26391111010½16.553.041.52713
7Savchenko, BorisGMRUS2630111½10½½16.553.041.02717
8Smirnov, PavelGMRUS25801101½½½116.550.038.52650
9Shinkevich, VitalyIMRUS24801½101½11½6.549.039.52706
10Khismatullin, DenisGMRUS263511½1001116.549.038.02687
11Vorobiov, Evgeny E.GMRUS2581½1½11½1½½6.549.038.02655
12Papin, VasilyGMRUS2583½111½011½6.548.538.52648
13Mikhalchenko, PetrRUS2395011½101116.545.035.02661
14Zvjaginsev, VadimGMRUS266611½10½1106.053.541.52674
15Khairullin, IldarGMRUS264211½1½1½½06.051.040.02680
16Gabrielian, ArturGMRUS25311011½10½16.050.038.52633
17Kovchan, AlexanderGMUKR25691½1011½½½6.049.038.02628
18Yakovich, YuriGMRUS2549½1110½0116.049.038.02613
19Epishin, VladimirGMRUS2544110111½0½6.048.538.52643
20Kokarev, DmitryGMRUS26191½½1½½½½16.047.538.02626
21Aleksandrov, AleksejGMBLR26181½10½11½½6.047.537.52595
22Volkov, SergeyGMRUS26141½½1½011½6.046.036.02593
23Maiorov, NikitaGMBLR255811½0½01116.045.535.02559
24Stukopin, AndreyIMRUS24381010111½½6.044.536.02552
25Sjugirov, SananGMRUS26271½001111½6.042.032.52544
26Rychagov, AndreyGMRUS255611½½½10105.550.039.52569
27Vysochin, SpartakGMUKR25581101½11005.548.038.02592
28Deviatkin, AndreiGMRUS25801110½½0½15.547.035.52539
29Levin, Evgeny A.GMRUS24811½½0½11015.546.536.52488
30Malakhatko, VadimGMBEL2543½1½½½1½015.546.037.02507
31Anisimov, PavelIMRUS2529½1011½1½05.546.037.02525
32Ivanov, AlexeyIMRUS24241½01½110½5.545.537.02556
33Onischuk, VladimirIMUKR24831011½½0½15.545.536.02540
34Rakhmanov, AleksandrGMRUS259210½1110015.545.034.52530
35Rasulov, VugarGMAZE25231011½00115.544.034.02500
36Prokopchuk, EvgenyGMRUS2523101½010115.542.533.02443
37Demchenko, AntonIMRUS257410011½1105.542.532.52465
38Karasev, Vladimir IIMRUS2372011½½½0115.541.531.52561
39Belous, VladimirRUS2504½10110½1½5.539.530.52469
40Shomoev, AntonGMRUS25771½01½011½5.539.031.02467
134 players

7) 5th SPICE Cup

The 2011 SPICE Cup at the University of Texas Tech (named after Susan Polgar) has three all-play-alls and an open as well. The main A-Group is a strong 6 player 10 round double round robin with Le Quang Liem, Georg Meier, Sebastien Feller (a surprising choice, and last minute replacement for Alexander Onischuk who had a family emergency), Leinier Dominguez, Ray Robson and Yury Shulman.

5th SPICE Cup GpA Lubbock USA (USA), 15-25 x 2011 cat. XVII (2656)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Dominguez Perez, Leinier g CUB 2710 * * ½ ½ 1 . ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 15 2761
2. Meier, Georg g GER 2648 ½ ½ * * 0 ½ 1 . ½ 1 ½ 1 14 2736
3. Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2717 0 . 1 ½ * * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 14 2716
4. Feller, Sebastien g FRA 2668 ½ ½ 0 . ½ ½ * * 0 ½ 0 1 8 2573
5. Robson, Ray g USA 2583 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * * ½ . 8 2597
6. Shulman, Yuri g USA 2608 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 1 0 ½ . * * 7 2549
Round 1 (October 15, 2011)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Meier, Georg ½-½ 59 A13 Reti Opening
Robson, Ray - Feller, Sebastien 1-0 37 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Shulman, Yuri - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 41 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 2 (October 16, 2011)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Robson, Ray 1-0 54 B76 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Meier, Georg - Le, Quang Liem 0-1 35 D11 Slav Defence
Feller, Sebastien - Shulman, Yuri 0-1 51 E04 Catalan
Round 3 (October 17, 2011)
Le, Quang Liem - Feller, Sebastien ½-½ 50 E99 King's Indian Classical
Robson, Ray - Meier, Georg ½-½ 28 B17 Caro Kann
Shulman, Yuri - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 14 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 4 (October 18, 2011)
Le, Quang Liem - Robson, Ray ½-½ 46 A16 English Opening
Feller, Sebastien - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 29 D86 Gruenfeld Simagin
Shulman, Yuri - Meier, Georg ½-½ 25 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Round 5 (October 19, 2011)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Le, Quang Liem 1-0 59 C11 French Defence
Meier, Georg - Feller, Sebastien 1-0 37 E95 King's Indian Classical
Robson, Ray - Shulman, Yuri ½-½ 37 C18 French Winawer
Round 6 (October 21, 2011)
Meier, Georg - Dominguez Perez, Leinier ½-½ 34 A04 Dutch System
Le, Quang Liem - Shulman, Yuri 1-0 56 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Feller, Sebastien - Robson, Ray ½-½ 57 A16 English Opening
Round 7 (October 22, 2011)
Le, Quang Liem - Meier, Georg ½-½ 37 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Robson, Ray - Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1 21 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Shulman, Yuri - Feller, Sebastien 0-1 87 E92 King's Indian Classical
Round 8 (October 23, 2011)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Shulman, Yuri ½-½ 31 E04 Catalan
Meier, Georg - Robson, Ray 1-0 37 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Feller, Sebastien - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 43 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 9 (October 24, 2011)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Feller, Sebastien ½-½ 62 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Meier, Georg - Shulman, Yuri 1-0 35 A13 Reti Opening
Robson, Ray - Le, Quang Liem ½-½ 67 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
5th SPICE Cup GpB Lubbock (USA), 15-25 x 2011 cat. X (2483)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Bykhovsky, Anatoly g ISR 2521 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 2644
2. Mogranzini, Roberto m ITA 2439 0 * 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 6 2612
3. Molner, Mackenzie m USA 2453 ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ ½ 5 2528
4. Yang, Darwin m USA 2439 ½ 0 ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5 2530
5. Sevillano, Enrico m USA 2490 0 0 0 1 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 5 2524
6. Arnold, Marc T m USA 2505 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ 4 2437
7. Amanov, Mesgen g TKM 2541 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 4 2433
8. Ippolito, Dean m USA 2477 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 * 0 1 2403
9. Boros, Denes g HUN 2508 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 2399
10. Milman, Lev m USA 2452 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 2319
Round 5 (October 17, 2011)
Bykhovsky, Anatoly - Molner, Mackenzie ½-½ 35 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Mogranzini, Roberto - Sevillano, Enrico 1-0 31 C06 French Tarrasch
Yang, Darwin - Milman, Lev 1-0 55 E44 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Arnold, Marc T - Boros, Denes ½-½ 33 A84 Dutch
Ippolito, Dean - Amanov, Mesgen 0-1 28 D11 Slav Defence
Round 6 (October 18, 2011)
Molner, Mackenzie - Yang, Darwin ½-½ 30 C11 French Defence
Sevillano, Enrico - Bykhovsky, Anatoly 0-1 46 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Amanov, Mesgen - Milman, Lev ½-½ 63 E15 Queens Indian
Ippolito, Dean - Arnold, Marc T 1-0 51 E20 Nimzo Indian
Boros, Denes - Mogranzini, Roberto 0-1 51 B36 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Round 7 (October 18, 2011)
Bykhovsky, Anatoly - Boros, Denes ½-½ 14 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Mogranzini, Roberto - Ippolito, Dean ½-½ 12 A20 English Opening
Yang, Darwin - Sevillano, Enrico 0-1 36 A65 Benoni
Arnold, Marc T - Amanov, Mesgen ½-½ 16 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Milman, Lev - Molner, Mackenzie ½-½ 27 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 8 (October 19, 2011)
Sevillano, Enrico - Milman, Lev 1-0 56 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Arnold, Marc T - Mogranzini, Roberto 1-0 33 E91 King's Indian Classical
Amanov, Mesgen - Molner, Mackenzie 1-0 55 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Ippolito, Dean - Bykhovsky, Anatoly ½-½ 6 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Boros, Denes - Yang, Darwin 0-1 73 A30 English Symmetrical
Round 9 (October 19, 2011)
Bykhovsky, Anatoly - Arnold, Marc T ½-½ 9 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Mogranzini, Roberto - Amanov, Mesgen 1-0 46 A13 Reti Opening
Molner, Mackenzie - Sevillano, Enrico 1-0 44 C58 Two Knights Defence
Yang, Darwin - Ippolito, Dean ½-½ 17 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Milman, Lev - Boros, Denes ½-½ 12 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
5th SPICE Cup GpC Lubbock (USA), 15-25 x 2011 cat. VIII (2432)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Finegold, Benjamin g USA 2489 * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 2592
2. Friedel, Joshua E g USA 2518 1 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6 2547
3. Altounian, Levon m USA 2429 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 6 2557
4. Diamant, Andre g BRA 2505 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 2424
5. Neimer, Vitaly m ISR 2373 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 2439
6. Bartholomew, John m USA 2440 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 1 2431
7. Aleskerov, Faik AZE 2316 0 0 0 1 0 1 * 1 ½ 1 2445
8. Perelshteyn, Eugene g USA 2534 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 4 2378
9. Herman, Matthew J USA 2414 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 2268
10. Troff, Kayden W f USA 2306 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ * 2 2226
Round 5 (October 17, 2011)
Friedel, Joshua E - Aleskerov, Faik 1-0 39 C42 Petroff's Defence
Altounian, Levon - Diamant, Andre ½-½ 64 A04 Dutch System
Bartholomew, John - Troff, Kayden W 1-0 48 A20 English Opening
Perelshteyn, Eugene - Neimer, Vitaly ½-½ 78 E20 Nimzo Indian
Herman, Matthew J - Finegold, Benjamin 0-1 81 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 6 (October 18, 2011)
Finegold, Benjamin - Troff, Kayden W 1-0 47 B50 Sicilian Defence
Diamant, Andre - Perelshteyn, Eugene ½-½ 42 E91 King's Indian Classical
Neimer, Vitaly - Bartholomew, John ½-½ 43 C47 Four Knights
Aleskerov, Faik - Altounian, Levon 0-1 50 C02 French Advance
Herman, Matthew J - Friedel, Joshua E ½-½ 41 C55 Two Knights Defence
Round 7 (October 18, 2011)
Friedel, Joshua E - Finegold, Benjamin 1-0 38 B36 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Altounian, Levon - Herman, Matthew J 1-0 72 A07 Barcza System
Bartholomew, John - Diamant, Andre ½-½ 15 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Perelshteyn, Eugene - Aleskerov, Faik 0-1 43 A44 Old Benoni
Troff, Kayden W - Neimer, Vitaly 0-1 35 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Round 8 (October 19, 2011)
Finegold, Benjamin - Neimer, Vitaly 1-0 50 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Friedel, Joshua E - Altounian, Levon ½-½ 13 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Diamant, Andre - Troff, Kayden W ½-½ 80 D90 Gruenfeld Flohr
Aleskerov, Faik - Bartholomew, John 1-0 45 B01 Centre Counter
Herman, Matthew J - Perelshteyn, Eugene ½-½ 90 C07 French Tarrasch
Round 9 (October 19, 2011)
Altounian, Levon - Finegold, Benjamin ½-½ 23 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Neimer, Vitaly - Diamant, Andre ½-½ 7 B18 Caro Kann
Bartholomew, John - Herman, Matthew J 1-0 37 A11 Reti Opening
Perelshteyn, Eugene - Friedel, Joshua E ½-½ 12 A36 English Botvinnik
Troff, Kayden W - Aleskerov, Faik 0-1 63 A44 Old Benoni

8) Corsica Masters 2011

The Corsica Masters take place 22nd - 31st October 2011. World Chess Champion arrives later in the week to play in the rapid knockout that follows the open which serves as a qualifier.

Corsica Masters 2011 Bastia FRA Sat 22nd Oct 2011 - Fri 28th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1FRESSINET Laurent 26962023023
2SASIKIRAN Krishnan 26892023016
3MAMEDOV Rauf 26602022989
4MELKUMYAN Hrant 26192022964
5GRIGORYAN Avetik 26142022961
6GHAEM MAGHAMI Ehsan 25832022936
7DURARBEYLI Vasif 25262022904
8BARON Tal 25052022885
9ARNOLD Marc T 25052022871
10FLEAR Glenn C 24712022848
11BATTAGLINI Gabriel 24522022838
12DIMITROV Radoslavm24242022810
13BEDOUIN Xavier 24062022792
14DEBRAY Christopher 24022022778
15BAGHDASARYAN Vahe 23622022758
16SHACHAR Ehud 23552022682
17PESOTSKYI Vitalii 2268202906
18ZAITSEV Kyrilo 1099202688
19DIMITROV Pavelm2353202680
20JONES Gawain C B 26242012970
21PESOTSKYI Alexandr 11992012688
22MAUTIN Arthur 14472012368
23PELLERIN Gerard 138720½1988
24ESCLAFIT Pierre 15882002348
25INANTS Aghasi 228802463
26DEMUTH Adrien 244002342
27DAURELLE Herve 220902342
28MALASSAGNE Isabelle 175302296
29MULLON Jean-Baptiste 237902276
30JUDKOVSKY Yair 232902172
31TREGUBOV Pavel V. 2602022463
32DELLAPINA Florian 1522021824
33STROHL Antoine 1672021689
34PAHLEVANZADEH Mehrdad 213602276
35KUCHERYAVYI Vadym 153101952
36LHOSTIS Florian 171301749
37GROSSE Tomas 145201624
38CHEPARINOV Ivan 2650012493
39AUQUE Aurelien 1802012308
40COMPAN Bastien 1470011888
179 players

9) Shirov-Morozevich Blitz Match

Alexander Morozevich beat Alexei Shirov 7-5 in a blitz match in Penza. There is a video of one of the games but no gamescores are available.

10) 75th ch-ESP 2011

The 76th Spanish Championship took place in Arenal den Castell on Menorca 15th-23rd October 2011. Alvar Alonso Rosell scored 7/9 and took first place on tie-break. He qualified for the European Individual Championship in Plovdiv in March 2012. Alvar Alonso caught Miguel Illescas Cordoba with a win (now fully available my thanks to the player and Patricia Llaneza Vega) after the latter took a quick draw in the final round against Olga Alexandrova who he out-rated by over 200 points. [It turns out this is a husband and wife team, so that explains the result, but it still cost him the title (a very difficult situation and probably one they didn't expect as her result was so good).]

There were 10 games per round broadcast but not all of these games worked so the available game file is a mess, especially rounds 2, 3 and 8. Maybe an official bulletin will appear but no-one seems especially hopeful. I've done my best with the available material. My thanks to Holger Lieske and PlayChess for their help with some missing material.

76th ch-ESP Arenal d'en Castell ESP Sat 15th Oct 2011 - Sun 23rd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Alonso Rosell AlvarIMESP25017.040.535.00.0
2Illescas Cordoba MiguelGMESP26017.039.538.50.0
3Alexandrova OlgaIMESP23926.541.533.50.0
4Perez Candelario ManuelGMESP25566.040.034.00.0
5Arizmendi Martinez Julen LuisGMESP25686.038.532.00.0
6Del Rio De Angelis Salvador GGMESP25276.037.532.50.0
7Cifuentes Parada RobertoGMESP25186.036.031.00.0
8Lopez Martinez Josep ManuelGMESP25196.035.527.00.0
9Moreno Ruiz JavierIMESP25365.541.532.00.0
10De La Villa Garcia Jesus MariaGMESP24865.540.532.00.0
11Gonzalez De La Torre SantiagoIMESP24455.535.028.00.0
12Carrasco Martinez Juan MIMESP23745.534.527.50.0
13Fenollar Jorda ManuelFMESP23525.534.527.50.0
14Fernandez Garcia Jose MiguelESP23255.534.027.50.0
15Meneses Gonzalez Kevin MoisesESP21925.533.527.50.0
16Mascaro March PedroIMESP23915.533.527.00.0
17Ladron De Guevara Pinto PaoloESP22925.530.525.50.0
18Vila Gazquez XavierGMESP24655.039.029.00.0
19Teran Alvarez IsmaelIMESP24355.038.029.50.0
20Espinosa Aranda AngelIMESP23985.037.026.50.0
21Garza Marco SergioIMESP24025.036.029.00.0
22Pazos Porta AntonioFMESP23105.033.526.00.0
23Gutierrez Olivares DanielESP22575.031.525.50.0
24Cubas Pons Juan MiguelFMESP23405.031.024.00.0
25Espineira Gonzalez DiegoFMESP23995.029.522.50.0
26Espineira Gonzalez Pablo DESP21924.534.525.00.0
27Vila Dupla AurelioFMESP21914.534.521.50.0
28Suarez Garcia CarlosESP22544.533.524.50.0
29De La Fuente Gonzalez FranciscCMESP21904.533.522.00.0
30Rodriguez Pineda Daniel MIMESP24284.532.525.00.0
31Pons Sastre SantiagoFMESP23914.531.525.00.0
32Zapata Lopez JulioESP19164.530.020.50.0
33Aguilo Benejam AlfredoESP20724.529.018.00.0
34Villasenor Rubio Emilio JoseESP21074.032.020.00.0
35Arboledas Fernandez Antonio AESP21254.030.520.50.0
36Campins Machado FrancescESP17214.029.017.00.0
37Fraga Pons Albert BorjaESP04.027.519.00.0
38Villalobos Luque Jose ManuelESP20194.026.017.00.0
39Triay Moll LibertoESP18713.528.518.00.0
40Laguardia Ortega MoisesESP20153.528.517.00.0
53 players

11) 49th National Premier ch-IND

The 49th National Premier Indian Championship took place in Aurangabad 9th-21st October 2011. Abhijeet Gupta won with 9.5/13.

49th ch-IND NatA Aurangabad IND Sun 9th Oct 2011 - Fri 21st Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26259.5250625082506
2Deepan Chakkravarthy JGMIND24709.0250225042507
3Sethuraman S PGMIND25298.5248824882486
4Venkatesh M RIMIND24798.5247824802482
5Vidit Santosh GujrathiIMIND25088.5241824082404
6Gopal G NGMIND25728.0249524922499
7Shyam Nikil PIMIND24188.0248824922499
8Kunte AbhijitGMIND25288.0246524622453
9Sengupta DeepGMIND25728.0246024602461
10Bakre TejasGMIND25077.5246124592460
11Arun Prasad SGMIND25227.5246124572454
12Negi ParimarjanGMIND26317.5244824442437
13Adhiban BGMIND25517.5243524252424
14Thipsay Praveen MGMIND24337.5241624192420
15Sundararajan KidambiGMIND24747.5241224072403
16Kulkarni VikramadityaIMIND24497.5239523932394
17Padmini RoutWGMIND23567.0246124602463
18Ashwin JayaramIMIND24737.0244024392439
19Shyam Sundar MIMIND24577.0243724362435
20Satyapragyan SwayangsuIMIND24157.0243124342442
21G AkashIND22397.0242524262428
22Neelotpal DasGMIND24587.0242424202416
23Murali Krishnan B TIMIND23667.0241024122413
24Sriram JhaGMIND24106.5245824632467
25Girish A KoushikFMIND23796.5243724392438
26Swapnil S DhopadeIMIND24116.5242224252424
27Karthikeyan PIMIND24086.5241624142414
28Lalith Babu M RIMIND24956.5240924092406
29Babu N SudhakarIMIND23196.5236423652366
30Saptarshi RoyIMIND23856.0243924382436
31Laxman R RGMIND24516.0240224002394
32Suvrajit SahaIMIND23846.0235523482342
33Krishna C R GIND23176.0235323512352
34Rathnakaran KIMIND23865.5240924032397
35Ghosh DiptayanFMIND22885.5240023992398
36Shashikant KutwalIND23005.5238023802380
37Narayanan SrinathIMIND23365.5236723652365
38Himanshu SharmaIMIND24215.5235823532347
39Sharma Dinesh KIMIND23615.5233523332330
40Koshy VarugeeseIMIND22795.0239723972397
49 players

12) II Oliver Gonzalez Memorial

The 2nd Oliver Gonzalez took place 8th-16th October 2011. David Larino Nieto edged out Ibragim Khamrakulov on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9. Games from the final rounds now available. My thanks to Rafael Cortes Jurado for tremendous work on the bulletin.

2nd Oliver Gonzalez Madrid ESP Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 16th Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1LARINO NIETO DavidIM24557.544.055.051.0
2KHAMRAKULOV Ibragim S.GM25047.540.051.547.0
3ARRIBAS LOPEZ AngelFM24407.042.554.550.0
4ANTON GUIJARRO DavidFM24627.042.554.050.0
5VAZQUEZ IGARZA RenierGM25727.042.053.049.0
6ROA ALONSO SantiagoIM24207.041.053.548.5
7KORNEEV OlegGM25807.040.051.547.0
8HUNT Adam CIM24377.039.551.047.0
9POGORELOV RuslanGM24017.039.050.546.5
10MORENO TRUJILLO AlejandroIM24736.543.055.050.5
11HERRAIZ HIDALGO HerminioGM24646.538.049.545.0
12MARTINEZ MARTIN DavidIM24016.537.547.544.0
13MORENO TEJERA EmilioFM22806.537.047.544.0
14HERNANDO PERTIERRA Jose C.FM23836.536.547.043.0
15CANDELA PEREZ JoseIM24186.535.547.543.0
16LUUKKONEN TommiFM22566.534.545.041.0
17ALMAGRO LLAMAS PabloIM24666.042.554.049.5
18VALLES MORENO Ivan23946.040.051.047.5
19ADAN BERMUDEZ Sergio22876.038.550.046.0
20PEREZ MITJANS OrelvisIM24516.038.550.045.5
21RUBIO MEJIA Luis IgnacioIM24336.038.549.546.0
22MARTIN DUQUE Jesus21366.038.549.045.5
23PEREZ GONZALEZ Jose ManuelFM23046.038.548.545.5
24SUAREZ URIEL Adrian21976.036.046.043.0
25MADINA YADAROLA Martin22696.035.546.042.5
26RENTERIA JorgeFM23196.035.546.042.5
27HERNANDO RODRIGO Jose MariaIM23286.035.045.041.5
28BOLEA JOVER Jose20216.034.042.540.0
29GARCIA PICHON EduardoFM22835.539.547.546.5
30ARAGON GUTIERREZ Alejandro17325.537.547.543.5
31ALCAZAR JIMENEZ Jesus AlbertoFM22945.536.547.043.5
32GONZALEZ MATEO Rafael21865.536.046.543.0
33MARTIN RUEDA DanielFM23115.535.546.042.5
34SEMPRUN MARTINEZ Fernando22045.535.546.042.5
35VAZQUEZ TORRES Adrian21485.535.545.541.5
36STERLING CARMONA Francisco05.535.045.541.5
37MADURGA LOPEZ Ignacio20575.534.545.041.5
38CUADRADO LOPEZ Francisco Javie19675.534.544.041.5
39AZIZ ORTEGO Omar Luis21685.534.044.540.0
40MONTOYA PECURUL Marc17765.534.043.540.5
182 players

13) 12th Liberec Open 2011

The 12th Liberec Open takes place 22nd-29th October 2011.

12th Liberec Open Liberec CZE Sat 22nd Oct 2011 - Sat 29th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kulhanek TomasIMCZE23712.00.02.02
Dambrauskas VirginijusIMLTU23162.00.02.02
Pribyl JosefIMCZE23052.00.02.02
Bednar MarcelCZE22572.00.02.02
Kucera PetrCZE21582.00.02.02
Pedersen Henrik BoldingDEN21182.00.02.02
Brauer ChristianGER21152.00.02.02
Popelka OldrichCZE21112.00.02.02
Novotny LubomirCZE20192.00.02.02
10Straka VojtechCZE22462.00.01.52
Bartos JanFMCZE22392.00.01.52
Andersen Lars ChristoffDEN20952.00.01.52
Krtous ZdenekCZE20802.00.01.52
Manoch MauriceNED18812.00.01.52
Johannsdottir Jahanna BjorgISL18032.00.01.52
16Eriksson Christian AltenburgDEN21262.00.01.02
Kraus OndrejCZE19882.00.01.02
18Sivuk VitalyIMUKR24361.50.02.51
Klecker TadeasCZE22091.50.02.51
Postupa PavelCZE20391.50.02.51
Plaettner StefanGER17881.50.02.51
22Noordhoek HenkNED21181.50.02.01
Benes PetrCZE20891.50.02.01
Paldus PetrCZE20461.50.02.01
Jiruse JosefCZE20421.50.02.01
Piotrowski PrzemyslawPOL19601.50.02.01
Maltsev LeonidCMUKR18801.50.02.01
28Vlasak LukasFMCZE23191.50.01.51
Janicek JindrichCZE20951.50.01.51
Moehn HansGER20641.50.01.51
Suchomel AlesCZE19961.50.01.51
32Iwanow AnnaWFMPOL21911.00.03.01
Voelz StephanGER19631.00.03.01
Novak JanCZE01.00.03.01
35Hansen Flemming HauptDEN21001.00.02.51
Richter MartinCZE20121.00.02.51
Musil VitezslavCZE20051.00.02.51
Linnemann NiklasGER19101.00.02.51
39Keller FranzGER01.00.02.50
40Golcman EvgenyRUS22571.00.02.01
100 players

14) 19th Skopje Open

The 19th Skopje Open takes place 24th October - 1st November 2011.

15) 1st Central Asia Cup

Rustam Kasimdzhanov leads the 1st Central Asia Cup alonside Anton Filippov lead with 5/6.

1st Central Asia Cup Tashkent UZB Tue 18th Oct 2011 - Thu 27th Oct 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456PtsTPR
1Kasimdzhanov RustamGMUZB267811½1½15.02688
2Filippov AntonGMUZB26061111½½5.02730
3Kotsur PavelGMKAZ255811½1½½4.52568
4Ismagambetov AnuarGMKAZ2500½½11½14.52459
5Kvon AndreyIMUZB248611½1½½4.52606
6Ibraev NurlanGMKAZ23931101½14.52521
7Akkozov BerikFMKAZ23681½½11½4.52505
8Saidov BegaliUZB23501011½14.52493
9Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24921110014.02466
10Vakhidov JahongirIMUZB23920111104.02408
11Karimov IbragimUZB2313½1½0114.02350
12Gubaydulin TalgatFMUZB2299½110½14.02441
13Khamrakulov DzhurabekIMUZB24800½11½½3.52281
14Isaev JamshedIMTJK238510½1013.52287
15Djuraev SokhibFMTJK2381½½11½03.52349
16Holmirzaev BahodirFMUZB236010110½3.52319
17Faizulaev AkmalUZB2325½110103.52382
18Muminova NafisaWIMUZB2319½010113.52239
19Abdyjapar AsylFMKGZ230811½0103.52440
20Alikulov ElbekUZB22991100½13.52351
21Khoroshev NikitaUZB22630½1½1½3.52353
22Davletbayeva MadinaWIMKAZ2240½010113.52313
23Nugumanov BakhtiyarKAZ2216½011103.52401
24Nodirjanova NodiraUZB217000111½3.52351
25Aitbaev AslanKAZ2391½10½½½3.02233
26Tillyaev UlugbekUZB22720100113.02277
27Anarkulov AlisherUZB22540101103.02290
28Nakhbayeva GuliskhanWIMKAZ222710½10½3.02399
29Vladimirov VladimirUZB22080101013.02168
30Galyamov VildanUZB2199½½01013.02263
31Tokhirjanova HulkarUZB21440110103.02294
32Kurbonboeva SarvinozUZB21310½01½13.02327
33Kayumov DmitryGMUZB244110½0½½2.52142
34Artemenko OlegFMUZB23271000½12.52159
35Temirov BakhytKAZ22921½00012.52162
36Primbetov KazbekKAZ2214½011002.52211
37Rustamov AlisherUZB22011½½0½02.52316
38Aripov IskandarUZB2193½1½0½02.52298
39Gevorgyan IrinaWFMUZB2122½001½½2.52225
40Mamatkulova MaftunaUZB20910½01102.52207
53 players

16) 1st Schoenenwerd Open

The 1st Schoenenwerd Open took place 14th-16th October 2011. Zoltan Hajnal won on tie-break with 4/5. No games available.

1st Schoenenwerd Op Schoenenwerd SUI Fri 14th Oct 2011 - Sun 16th Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Hajnal ZoltanIMHUN24314.013.530.5
Medici SimoneSUI20354.013.530.5
3Brunner AndreSUI20994.011.530.0
4Joksic SinisaIMSRB22513.512.020.0
5Budisin StanislavSUI21303.511.530.0
6Scheidegger UrsSUI19413.011.530.0
7Borin FabioITA21393.010.030.0
8Erdelyi Tamas DrIMHUN21762.513.520.0
9Schneider AntonioSUI19772.513.520.0
10Boschetti ClaudioSUI20972.513.520.0
11Grigioni GiulioITA19172.59.520.0
12Hyotyla TapioSUI18072.011.020.0
13Tellenbach ErwinSUI18102.011.010.0
14Schubert RalfGER02.08.010.0
15Onda WalterSUI19651.511.510.0
16Burri RolandSUI01.58.510.0
17Fischer Paul SuiSUI17911.011.500.0
18Zahner RolfSUI16630.010.000.0
18 players

17) 26th Reinis Open 2011

The 26th Reinis Open took place on October 22nd. The rapidplay was won by Erik van den Doel on tie-break from Loek van Wely after both scored 6/7.

26th Reinis Open Spijkenisse NED Sat 22nd Oct 2011 - Sat 22nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg1234567PtsTB1TB2TB3TPR
1Doel, Erik van denGM2573110111162924.5232676
2Wely, Loek vanGM2690111½11½62822.7525.52733
3Georgiev, VladimirGM2574111011½5.531.523.523.52543
4L'Ami, ErwinGM26111½11½½15.529.522.7522.52640
5Ikonnikov, VyacheslavGM25481111100531.520252611
6Arnaudov, G. PetarIM2484111½½10530.518.7523.52538
7Lahaye, Rick2383111100152919232462
8Glek, IgorGM2534110101152918202465
9Timmermans, Mark21791011011527.516192381
10Wit, Michel deFM230901½½111525.518.7516.52313
11Guliyev, NamigGM255411101½04.53421.25222524
12Solleveld, MaartenIM2502½1100114.5281617.52387
13Termeulen, Albert216310½11014.5231217.52249
14Overdam, Julian van23301101100428.512.5202247
15Overdam, Jan van20550110110427.513162153
16Groffen, Hans22191½0½01142713.25152283
17Kranenburg, Leo2060011101042712.5172243
18Ketel, Raoul vanFM22901100½½1424.510.7516.52241
19Wagenaar, Ron21811010101424.59162221
20Buuren, Fabian van1971½0½101142310.75132104
21Both, Erik215210001114208.5132058
22Wilde, Rik de20890110½013.5261013.52167
23Linde, Maurits van der215310½01103.5269.514.52220
24Leij, Arjan van der2098100110½3.524.58.7514.52078
25Benning, Tim2029010110½3.5217.7513.52026
26Gevers, Ernst19110101½½032810.2512.52086
27Fung, Michael18550011000325.56.75151923
28Sluis, Theo van der191101100103257132045
29Zepeda, LorenaWIM211210011003248142031
30Schakel, Tim204200001103235.25101966
31De Lange, Hans179500000113185.25101880
32Van der Berg, Bas192800011013184.581977
33Kaap, Jos van der22251001½002.5277.512.52055
34Vermeer, Henk1919001010½2.522.568.51911
35Lecomte, Robin1865010001½2.521.54.258.51940
36Harten, Maarten van1943000101½2.5194.256.51922
37Meijenfeldt, Bart von213210010-0-0226.58112148
38Bruijne, Arian de195210100-0-0224.511.5122048
39Pluijm, Dik van der18920½½100022359.51890
40Verstraate, Bjorn19690100001220.51.571858
51 players

18) Lichtenrader Autumn 2011

The Lichtenrader Autum took place 8th-16th October 2011. Alexander Graf beat Manfred Boehnisch to finish on 8/9 half a point clear of Sergey Kalinitschew. The final standings are now available.

Lichtenrader Autumn Berlin GER Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 16th Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Graf, Alexander26287028.0222623.0
2Kalinitschew, Serg24206037.5223621.0
3Teske, Henrik25475047.0218919.0
4Meijers, Viesturs24716127.0218120.0
5Lagunow, Alexander24305047.0216019.0
6Feuerstack, Aljosc24246127.0211020.0
7Moeller, Hendrik22226127.0208120.0
8Thompson, Ian D22765047.0196519.0
9Schnabel, Ralf22416216.5206919.0
10Boehnisch, Manfred22895136.5205218.0
11Gruzmann, Boris22585136.5204818.0
12Boetzer, Detlef22865136.5204718.0
13Gaerths, Ronny22194056.5202417.0
14Graf, Felix23415136.5202218.0
15Jaeschke, Jens-Uwe21555136.5197818.0
16Hein, Carsten21786216.5197219.0
17Wendt, Jan-Dietric23736216.5196919.0
17Bubolz, Konstantin21276216.5196919.0
19Stahr, Ralf-Peter21016216.5193919.0
20Jahnz, Fabian22264146.0214216.0
21Priebe, Jan22656306.0213818.0
22Welz, Peter, Dr21335226.0207317.0
23Mueller, Tobias20796306.0205918.0
24Radovanovic, Jovic23204146.0202716.0
25Major, Vitalij21364146.0202116.0
26Postler, Reinhard23675226.0202017.0
27Jaervinen, Rauno21495226.0199917.0
28Dimitrijeski, Kris21884146.0197416.0
29Boettcher, Patrick21706306.0197318.0
30Krefenstein, Serge20256306.0178118.0
31Niehaus, Frank21825215.5211916.0
32Kachibadze, Georg23405315.5209016.0
33Zschaebitz, Klaus20935315.5205816.0
34Freyberg, Dominic21764235.5204315.0
35Magnussen, Helge21265315.5201916.0
36Silz, Elisa19104235.5200115.0
37Mueller, Jan-Hendri21005315.5200016.0
38Heuer, Thomas21293155.5199314.0
39Grottke, Hans-Joac22374235.5197915.0
40Gebigke, Martin21915315.5197016.0
189 players

19) 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 8 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeam+-PtsTB1TB2
1@ - Philadelphia6.02.020.5/32 (64%)240625.0-31.0 (45%)
2@ - New York6.02.019.0/32 (59%)241226.0-30.0 (46%)
3Manhattan4.53.518.0/32 (56%)242027.5-28.5 (49%)
4Boston4.04.014.5/32 (45%)242428.0-26.0 (52%)
5New England3.54.515.5/32 (48%)241827.0-27.0 (50%)
6Baltimore3.05.014.0/32 (44%)241631.5-24.5 (56%)
7Carolina3.05.013.0/32 (41%)240825.0-29.0 (46%)
8X - New Jersey1.56.512.5/32 (39%)242026.5-27.5 (49%)
1# - Chicago8.00.024.5/32 (77%)238427.5-28.5 (49%)
2Los Angeles5.52.518.5/32 (58%)239226.0-28.0 (48%)
3San Francisco4.04.016.5/32 (52%)241129.0-27.0 (52%)
4Dallas4.04.015.0/32 (47%)239328.0-26.0 (52%)
5Miami3.54.516.0/32 (50%)236325.5-28.5 (47%)
6Arizona3.54.515.5/32 (48%)241026.5-27.5 (49%)
7Seattle2.55.512.0/32 (38%)240730.5-25.5 (54%)
8X - St. Louis1.56.511.0/32 (34%)240530.5-25.5 (54%)
16 teams

20) 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. Category: 3. Ave: (2301)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Cruz, Jonathan IM PER 2412 # 1 = = 1 3 2550
2 Avila Jimenez, Javier ESP 2279 # 0 1 1 1 3 2442
3 Nunez Lucero, Francisco ESP 2161 1 # = = = 2.5 2411
4 Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jorge A. IM COL 2436 0 = # 1 = 2 2251
5 Martinez Ramirez, Erik ESP 2301 0 = # 1 = 2 2217
6 Tallo Dominguez, Imar ESP 2141 0 0 # 1 1 2 2371
7 Rojas Keim, Luis IM CHI 2408 = 0 # = 1 2 2284
8 Sanchez Ibern, Marc FM ESP 2337 = 0 = # = 1.5 2225
9 Ryan, Joseph FM IRL 2288 0 = = = # 1.5 2251
10 Aranda Gonzalez, Jose FM ESP 2246 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1993

21) III Curitiba ITT

The Curitiba ITT tournament took place 13th-20th October 2011. Maximiliano Ginzburg took first place on tie-break from Francisco Choma Ernani and Carlos Martins after all scored 5.5/9. Games from the final two rounds not yet available.

III Curitiba ITT Curitiba BRA Thu 13th Oct 2011 - Thu 20th Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ginzburg MaximilianoIMARG23995.51.53.523.75
2Choma Ernani FranciscoFMBRA23505.51.03.022.50
3Martins CarlosFMBRA22355.50.53.523.50
4Santiago Yago De MouraFMBRA23145.01.03.021.50
5Blit JacquesIMARG22995.00.02.520.50
6Fernandez Maria FlorenciaARG21524.51.03.020.25
7Gonzalez Bolivar RibeiroFMBRA22534.50.02.519.00
8Palozi Paulo RicardoBRA22563.50.52.515.75
9Lebredo Zaragoitia GerardoIMCUB22403.50.52.515.50
10Cruz William Ferreira DaBRA21612.50.01.510.75

22) ch-CAN w 2011

Natalia Khoudgarian won the Canadian women's championship in Toronto with 5.5/6.

15th ch-CAN w Toronto CAN Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Mon 10th Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameRtg123456PtsPrize
1Natalia Khoudgarian2252W5W11W2W7W3D45.5$500.00
2Iulia Lacau-rodean1994W13W9L1W12W7D34.5$240.00
3Yelizaveta Orlova1994W9W13D11W4L1D24.0$120.00
4Jackie Peng2142W10W12L7L3W11D13.5
5Chang Yun1833L1W14L12W13D6W83.5
6Jiaxin Liu1502L7W15D9D8D5W163.5
7Daniela Belc2052W6W8W4L1L2U-3.0
8Qiyu Zhou1839W15L7D10D6W12L53.0
9Rebecca Giblon1611L3L2D6W14W15D123.0
10Melissa Lee1585L4W16D8L11D13W153.0
11Myriam Roy2001W14L1D3W10L4U-2.5
12Olya Chichkina1885W16L4W5L2L8D92.5
13Melissa Giblon1519L2L3W16L5D10W142.5
14Jessica Danti1367L11L5W15L9W16L132.0
15Rachel Tao1157L8L6L14W16L9L101.0
16Taylor Zhang1203L12L10L13L15L14L60.0
16 players

23) Indonesia Open 2011

The Indonesia Open took place 12th-19th October 2011. Li Chao b took first on tie-break from Surya Shekhar Ganguly after both finished on 7/9. Games from the final round not yet available. My thanks to Kristianus Liem for sending the games.

Indonesia Open Jakarta INA Thu 13th Oct 2011 - Wed 19th Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Li Chao bGMCHN27107.00.050.537.25
2Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26317.00.049.036.25
3Barbosa OliverGMPHI25386.50.054.538.00
4Tkachiev VladislavGMFRA26316.50.052.035.25
5Wang YueGMCHN27166.50.051.037.25
6So WesleyGMPHI26556.50.049.034.25
7Dreev AlekseyGMRUS27116.50.047.532.75
8Megaranto SusantoGMINA25306.00.048.530.00
9Mareco SandroGMARG25976.00.048.029.75
10Wahono AwamFMINA23796.00.047.526.00
11Shabalov AlexanderGMUSA25296.00.047.029.25
12Kotanjian TigranGMARM25466.00.046.029.00
13Zhao JunGMCHN25876.00.043.527.25
14LayloGMPHI25346.00.042.526.00
15Nguyen Van HuyIMVIE24495.50.048.528.75
16Bitoon RichardIMPHI25045.50.046.026.25
17Ahmadinia EbrahimIMIRI24305.50.045.524.75
18Dao Thien HaiGMVIE24935.50.044.526.50
19Reinderman DimitriGMNED25945.50.044.525.75
20Cao SangGMVIE25295.50.044.023.50
21Antonio Rogelio JrGMPHI25645.50.043.024.75
22Aris. T.L.S.INA22225.50.042.525.25
23Gomez John PaulGMPHI25145.50.041.523.25
24Nasri AminIRI22835.50.040.020.25
25Purnama Tirta ChandraIMINA23685.00.049.525.00
26Grigoryan Karen H.IMARM24735.00.048.523.75
27Khairul AnamFMINA22665.00.047.024.25
28Paragua MarkGMPHI25335.00.045.522.00
29Fier AlexanderGMBRA25835.00.044.021.75
30Jafar SofyanINA21955.00.042.522.25
31Pokorna ReginaWGMSVK23595.00.042.021.25
32Dimakiling OliverIMPHI24145.00.041.519.00
33Moradiabadi ElshanGMIRI25495.00.040.022.75
34Irwanto SadikinIMINA24295.00.040.018.25
35Torre EugenioGMPHI25205.00.039.520.50
36Sihite Chelsie MonicaWIMINA21005.00.036.017.75
37Surya WahyudiINA22554.50.046.021.75
38Sukandar Irine KharismaWGMINA23304.50.044.019.25
39Hamdani RudinFMINA22964.50.043.520.25
40Krivec JanaWGMSLO22904.50.042.519.75
80 players

24) 11th Sautron Open

The 11th Sautron Open takes place 22nd-29th October 2011.

25) 26th Le Touquet Open

The 26th Le Touquet Open takes place 22nd-28th October 2011.

26) 29th Muensterland Open 2011

The 29th Muensterland Open takes place 21st-29th October 2011. My thanks to Franz Jittenmeier whose Schach Ticker Website is producing results, games and standings.

29th Muensterland Op Senden GER Fri 21st Oct 2011 - Fri 28th Oct 2011
Leading Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDPts
1Landa, KonstantinGMGER4
2Danin, AlexandreGMRUS4
3Schulze, UlrichIMGER3.5
4Karpatchev, AleksandrGMRUS3.5
5Steinle, CarstenGER3.5
6Podzielny, Karl-HeinzIMGER3
7van der Weide, KarelGMNLD3
8Boehm, JuergenGER3
9Torres-Kuckel, RafaelFMGER3
10Haselhorst, HelmutGER3
11Sundorf, JannikGER3
12Seegers, HendrikFMGER2.5
13Sazanov, NikolayGER2.5
14Korth, DanielGER2.5
15Mueller, Achim (Rheine)GER2.5
16Rueberg, JobstFMGER2.5
17Kaufhold, ThomasGER2.5
18Peterwitz, KlausGER2.5
19Freitag, MichaelGER2.5
20Frie, MichaelGER2.5
21Mueller, Martin, Dr.GER2.5
22Koke, ChristophGER2.5
23Chilla, Jan EricGER2.5
24Virnyi, JuliusGER2.5
25Lehmann, HolgerGER2.5
26Gottkehaskamp, PhilippGER2.5
27Busche, KlausGER2.5
28Stoeckmann, HelmutGER2.5
29Kammers, HeribertGER2.5
30Starp, KlausGER2.5
31Krebel, ChristophGER2.5
32Pienski, OlafGER2.5
33Schriewer, ThomasGER2.5
34Niering, ThorstenGER2.5
35Meyer, MichaelGER2.5
36Raddatz, UweGER2.5
37Meyer, UlrichGER2
38Ollech, DirkGER2
39Joppien, ArneGER2
40Peter, SebastianGER2
86 players

27) 33rd Arco Open

The 33rd Arco Open takes place 22nd-30th October 2011.

33rd Arco Open Arco ITA Sat 22nd Oct 2011 - Sun 30th Oct 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Romanishin Oleg MGMUKR25372.01.002.001993.00
2VALSECCHI AlessioFMBG23382.01.002.001942.50
3MOLINA FabrizioFMTO22582.01.002.001913.50
4Ager Josef--AUT21902.01.002.001903.50
5Maurer Fritz--SUI21692.01.002.001878.50
6MARTINEZ GuidoCMRO19122.01.002.001868.50
7COLLUTIIS DuilioIMSA24742.01.001.501989.00
8STELLA AndreaIMCR24472.01.001.501964.00
9Dittmar PeterFMGER23052.01.001.501924.00
10Knors Rudi--BEL21252.01.001.501863.50
11Kasparov SergeyGMBLR25212.01.001.001990.50
12Hilbenz Guntram Dr.--GER19242.01.001.001946.00
13von Wantoch Markus--GER19232.01.001.001917.00
14NEGRO Raffaele1NVR19152.01.001.001891.50
15Trauth Michael Dr.--GER21852.01.001.001879.50
16BEVILACQUA MaurizioCMTN21472.01.001.001869.50
17VALENTI GiuseppeFMMI21362.01.001.001868.50
18ASTENGO Corrado-MMI20952.01.001.001860.50
19ROMAGNOLI RobertoCMTN20862.01.001.001838.00
20ZUCCHELLI Massimo-MTN21492.00.50
21PEDROTTI Luciano1NTN18011.51.502.502079.50
22PRELATI MaurizioCMRA20121.51.502.502058.00
23MIRCOLI Filippo1NAN17471.51.502.502026.00
24VIRZI EttoreCMMI19511.51.502.501985.00
25Paehtz ThomasGMGER24371.51.502.501962.50
26GOLI DanieleCMFI19411.51.502.501961.50
27DEL MONACO AndreaFMVE23151.51.502.501939.50
28Ebeling Jens--GER20191.51.502.002063.50
29PAPA AngeloCMMI18481.51.502.002060.00
30GIURIATO SergioCMVI19611.51.502.001999.00
31Qendro LlambiIMALB23421.51.502.001954.50
32DE SANTIS AlessioFMRM23071.51.502.001936.50
33DE ECCHER StefanoFMTN22591.51.502.001918.00
34Knitl Anton--GER21881.51.502.001794.50
35VIVIANI AlessioCMTE20211.51.501.502112.50
36Aigner Georg--GER19881.51.501.502041.00
37NICOLODI Raoul1NBZ19831.51.501.502035.00
38VEZZOSI PaoloIMPR23511.51.501.501960.00
39Medancic RikardIMCRO22661.51.501.501924.00
40Huemmer Bernd--GER22181.51.501.501910.50
149 players

28) World Youth U16 Olympiad

The World Youth U16 Olympiad takes place 24th October to 1st November 2011.

World Youth U16 Ol Kocaeli TUR Mon 24th Oct 2011 - Tue 1st Nov 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM RUS 2523 24130737
2 Grover, Sahaj IM IND 2514 5021103
3 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2501 24126055
4 Grigoryan, Karen H. IM ARM 2473 13301004
5 Abasov, Nijat GM AZE 2470 13402960
6 Eliseev, Urii RUS 2441 24131920
7 Bajarani, Ulvi IM AZE 2434 13403028
8 Idani, Pouya FM IRI 2417 12510130
9 Gabuzyan, Hovhannes FM ARM 2404 13303732
10 Girish, A. Koushik FM IND 2379 5038448

29) XXIX Balaton Festival 2011

The 29th Balaton Festival takes place 18th-26th October 2011.

XXIX Balaton Open A Heviz HUN Tue 18th Oct 2011 - Wed 26th Oct 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Banusz TamasGMHUN25524.037.05.010.0
2Sergeev VladimirGMUKR25263.536.05.09.5
3Chernyshov KonstantinGMRUS25593.535.55.59.5
4Arjun BharatCMIND21563.040.03.56.0
5Andersen MadsIMDEN23983.036.53.58.0
6Sipos IstvanIMHUN24523.036.04.58.0
Kahn Evarth DrIMHUN22523.036.04.58.0
8Varga ZoltanGMHUN24743.036.04.57.5
9Czebe AttilaGMHUN25133.035.55.58.0
10Habibi AliIMGER22913.034.54.06.0
11Szalanczy EmilIMHUN23473.034.03.58.0
12Pap GyulaGMHUN24923.033.04.09.0
13Frink FerencFMHUN22502.536.53.06.0
14Takacs BalazsHUN23342.536.04.06.5
15Boguszlavszkij JevgenyijIMHUN22402.535.03.06.0
16Istvanovszki MartinFMHUN23112.535.03.05.0
17Kincs ImreFMHUN21792.532.54.56.5
18De Andres Gonalons FernandoESP21372.531.54.05.0
19Vegh EndreIMHUN22672.034.54.04.0
20Metaxasz VasziliszHUN21652.033.03.06.0
21Varga MelindaHUN21392.032.54.55.0
22Gyorkos LajosIMHUN23952.032.05.07.0
23Horvath ImreIMHUN22692.032.05.06.0
24Szente Varga FruzsinaHUN19512.032.04.56.0
25Egresi MateHUN19872.031.04.55.0
26Babits AndrasHUN21692.031.03.54.5
27Cebalo MisoGMCRO24782.030.55.07.0
28Kucera TomasCZE19732.030.03.03.0
29Chernyshova NataliaRUS20352.029.53.03.0
30Kummer HeinzAUT18121.531.53.03.5
31Wegerer JosefAUT20611.530.55.55.0
32Pirisi GaborIMHUN22491.529.53.55.0
33Preisler RolandAUT18181.529.53.03.0
34Varadi BenedekHUN20431.529.04.04.0
35Szurovszky ElekFMHUN21241.528.55.04.0
36Zilahi GaborHUN20221.528.54.02.5
Razsits GezaHUN20191.528.54.02.5
38Grimm DanielHUN20541.527.55.04.0
39Lazar AndrasHUN21011.032.54.53.0
40Schulz PeterAUT20751.031.03.52.0
48 players

30) 37th Guernsey Open

Sarunas Sulskis won the 37th Guernsey Open with 6/7. No games currently available.

37th Guernsey Open Guernsey GCI Sun 16th Oct 2011 - Sat 22nd Oct 2011
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Sulskis, SarunasGM25776
2Collier, David 21005.5
3Hebden, MarkGM25065.5
4Pert, NickGM25575.5
5Goater, KevinCM21385
6Hillarp-Persson, TigerGM25355
7Mack, Wolfgang 22795
8Minnican, Alan 21065
9Chernoff, John 21404.5
10Cornelisse, John 22174.5
11Havenaar, Jan 21564.5
12Norman, KennethCM21604.5
13Purdon, Colin 20754.5
14Taylor, Mark 21314.5
15Williams, Peter A 21964.5
16Brookes, Christopher 21224
17Canonne, Antoine 20074
18Dijksterhuis, Rolf 19984
19Hamperl, FredFM20984
20Heppell, Ian 21324
21Maruejols, Claude 20344
22Pleasants, Allan 20794
23Brookfield, TobyCM18023.5
24Burton, Ronnie 20243.5
25Carlucci, Paul 18983.5
26De Graaf, Arnoud 18603.5
27De Kruif, Kees 19533.5
28Fassaert, Desire 19303.5
29Goris, Ton 19933.5
30Goris-Schouwstra, Adry 18623.5
31Gravett, Alan 19253.5
32Hickman, John 19753.5
33Ippel, Cornelius 19693.5
34Morcom, Huw 19553.5
35Prins, Jan 20513.5
36Reijneveld, Ad 21723.5
37Rowe, PeterCM19993.5
38Spanton, Timothy 19803.5
39Thurlow, KevinCM20333.5
40von Saldern, Rudiger 20103.5
62 players

31) TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12

The Finnish SM Liiga takes place 17th September 2011 - 11th March 2012. Rounds 5-6 are on 19th-20th November 2011. More games available from last week.

TCh-FIN SM 2011-12 Finland FIN Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Tammer-Shakki, Tampere4301719
2OSS, Oulu5311716
3HSK, Helsinki4310614
4EtVaS, Vantaa4202613
5Velhot, Porvoo4211514
6MatSK, Espoo3201510
7SalSK, Salo3201510
8VammSK, Sastamala4121311
9JoeSK, Joensuu513139
10Aatos, Helsinki403115
11TuTS, Turku404006
12SSK, Helsinki404003
12 teams

32) Swiss Teams National A

The Swiss Teams National A took place 27th Feb - 23rd October 2011. Players include Fabiano Caruana, Vadim Milov, Alexey Dreev, Chrisitan Bauer, Viktor Korchnoi etc. Final Rounds 8-9 took place 22nd-23rd October 2011. The Reti team won the event. Detailed standings and the games are not yet available. Short version of final results: 1st Reti 14 (45). 2nd Riehen 14 (42). 3rd Zurich 12 (43). 4th Geneva 12 (40 ½). 5th Lucerne, 12 (40). 6th Reichenstein, 11 (38 ½). 7th Winterthur 7 (32 ½). 8th Wollishofen 6 (31). 9th Joueur 2 (30/Absteiger). 10th Echallens 0 (17 ½ / relegation).

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 teams

33) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2011-12

The 2nd Division of the Austrian Bundesliga is split into West and Mitte sections. Some strong players compete.

TCh-AUT 2 West 2011-12 Vienna AUT Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 29th Apr 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13SC Absam3300612.00
28Goetzis3201510.50
310ATSV Ranshofen3210410.52
41Zillertal3210410.50
512Kufstein / Woergl3210410.50
611ASK Salzburg 13210410.00
76Sparkasse Jenbach 2311138.50
87Bregenz312028.52
95Hohenems II312028.50
104Schwaz312027.00
112Rochade Rum303006.50
129Schwarzach303005.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT2 Mitte11-12 Vienna AUT Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 29th Apr 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1ZH-Technologies-Wolfsberg * 4612.00
2ASK St. Valentin * 610.50
3Union Ansfelden * 35511.50
4SV STEYREGG * 43510.50
5Union Styria Graz Kleine Zeitung2 * 45411.00
6Strassenbahn Graz * 49.50
7SpG. Sparkasse Grieskirchen/Schallerbach * 339.00
8SK Sparkasse Fuerstenfeld23 * 17.50
9SC Die Klagenfurter32 * 17.50
10SK MPO Maria Saal31 * 16.50
11SV ASVO Fundermax St. Veit/Glan * 07.50
12ESV Austria Graz1 * 05.00
12 teams

34) TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 22nd October 2011 - 11th March 2012.

TCh-SVK Ext 2011-12 Bratislava SVK Sat 22nd Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Slovan Bratislava * 5610.50
27 Statocnych Kosice * 5610.50
3SK Dunajska Streda * 569.50
4SK PK Trencin3 * 7310.00
5SK Caissa Cadca * 638.50
6INBEST Dunajov3 * 538.00
7SKS Dubnica n/V * 37.00
8SK Modra * 4428.00
9SK Prievidza4 * 17.50
10SK MAGIC Liptov34 * 17.00
11MSK KdV Kezmarok23 * 05.00
12SK Doprastav Bratislava1 * 04.50
12 teams

35) Active Team Events

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

Bundesliga 2011-12

The Schachbundesliga 2011-12 takes place 14th October 2011 - 15th April 2011. The German event is the world's premier national team competition 15 rounds with possible tie-breaks 27th-29th April 2012. There has been a slight change in format with the rather odd split round 9 being ended. Instead the event kicks off with a triple round 1-3 at one venue Muelheim Nord 14th - 16th October 2011. The main shock was Baden-Baden's round 2 loss to hosts Muelheim, just their second match defeat since 2006.

Rounds 4-5 on 19th-20th November 2011.

Bundesliga 2011-12 Germany GER Fri 14th Oct 2011 - Sun 15th Apr 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 15) Standings:
RkNameGms+-=MptsBpts
1SV Wattenscheid 19303300615.5
2SG Solingen3201514
3OSG Baden-Baden3210414.5
4SF Berlin 19033102413.5
5Werder Bremen3210413
6SC Eppingen3210411.5
7SF Katernberg3210410.5
8SV 1930 Hockenheim3111312.5
9SV Muelheim Nord3111312
10SK Koenig Tegel3111310.5
11SK Turm Emsdetten3111310
12USV TU Dresden3120210.5
13SG Trier3021111
14SC Hansa Dortmund302119.5
15Hamburger SK302118.5
16SC 1950 Remagen3030010
16 teams

TCh-ISL 2011-12

The Icelandic Team Championships take place 7th October 2011 - 3rd March 2012. It is unclear when and if games will become available. The final rounds of last year were never published.

TCh-ISL Div1 2011-12 Reykjavik ISL Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sat 3rd Mar 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1TB A*68727.580
2TR A*19.060
3Hellir A*4418.040
4TV A2*16.540
5TB B04*515.550
6SA A3*13.540
7Matar14*11.010
8Fjolnir A*7.000
8 teams

Swedish Elitserien 2011-12

The Swedish Elitserien takes place 7th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Results now available on Chess-Results. Couldn't find a games section.

TCh-SWE 2011-12 Malmo SWE Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Lunds ASK3300619
2Team Viking3300618.5
3SK Rockaden, Sthlm3210416
4Eksjo-Aneby-Alliansen3210410.5
5Limhamns SK3120211
6Solna SS3120210.5
7SS Manhem3120210
8SK Rockaden Umea3120210
9Vasteras SK312028
10SK Kamraterna303006.5
10 teams

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12

The Czech League takes place 8th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Next rounds 3-4 3rd-4th November 2011.

TCh-CZE Ext 2011-12 Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1BSS Frydek-Mistek*55610.02.5
2Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem3*38.52.0
3Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba*38.03.0
4TJ Bohemians Praha3*05.51.5
5SK Zikuda Turnov*00.00.0
61. Novoborsky SK*00.00.0
7A64 VALOZ Grygov*00.00.0
8SK Rapid Pardubice*00.00.0
92222 SK Polabiny*00.00.0
10Tatran Litovel*00.00.0
11SK Zlin*00.00.0
12SK Labortech Ostrava*00.00.0
12 teams

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

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

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

36) SportAccord World Mind Games Online

The first edition of SportAccord World Mind Games will take place from 8-16 December 2011 in Beijing. 15 Round Swiss Qualifier on PlayChess 29th October. 3 mins + 2 seconds per move.

29th October at 14:00 (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Warsaw time - 13:00 UK time - 08:00 New York time)

one preliminary 15 round Swiss tourney at 3 minutes + 2 seconds/move

the twelve top players of the preliminary tourney will qualify for a final round robin tournament also with 3 minutes + 2 seconds/move.

The top prize will be an expenses paid trip (flight plus accommodation) to the SportAccord World Mind Games. The winner is not entitled to actually play in the Mind Games, but will be a guest at the event and assist in some social and cultural events promoting chess in China. Playchess.com and ChessBase GmbH will provide extra prizes (software packages) for all players in the final, and some lucky players in the preliminary.

free for all players, even for players with a trial account.

Sources & more information:

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7590

http://www.schach.de/playchess/bejing/

http://www.sportaccord.com/en/

http://www.worldmindgames.net/en/

37) 5th Leiden Chess Tournament 2011

I'm going to have another go at giving the Leiden Chess Festival Open section games, I've made some small corrections and maybe didn't give all the games I thought I did. Along with corrections to a Mitropa Cup game and a Lichtenrader Autumn game where the player has changed his name.

38) Tata Steel Chess 2012 in Wijk aan Zee

The fields for the Tata Steel Chess Tournament have been announced. The event takes place Sat 14th Jan - Sun 29th Jan 2012. Magnus Carlsen is the top seed of a very strong field. However it is the composition of the field that is most exciting with very few players with a drawish reputation competing and a case could be made for at least half the field emerging as winners. Read the full official press release in English below.

Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2012 is the strongest ever

Eight women in groups B and C, Jan Timman in B group

October 2011 official Tata Steel Press Release. Translated using goole and then tidied up by Mark Crowther. Read the original Dutch version.

The participants of the 74th Chess Tournament Tata Steel is the strongest of its - long and rich - history. It features 10 of the top 15 chess players in the world. With an average rating of 2752 it exceeds the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, anniversary edition of 2008, in terms of rating, when the average was 2740. It is also the first time in the history that a tournament with 14 participants with such a strong positions in the rating list. There is a rookie in the A-Group, Vugar Gashimov from Azerbaijan, the current number-10 in the world.

Interesting names are also those of Veselin Topalov (who hasn't played much following his defeat in the world championship match against World Champion Anand in 2010) and Boris Gelfand, the next challenger for Anand.

The defending Tata Steel Chess champion Hikaru Nakamura from America, returns. The Dutch contribution to the A-group of the tournament is the 17-year-old Anish Giri and the talented Loek van Wely and A-Group regular who returns after a years sabbatical.

Included in the Grandmaster groups B and C of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament are the names of eight participating women. Among them, the reigning European champion Viktorija Cmilyte, who leads the B group. The other two female participants in this group are Kateryna Lahno (fifth in the world) and the young Dronavalli Harika (20) from India. Reigning European champion Vladimir Potkin makes his debut in Wijk aan Zee in this group. The organizing committee is pleased that former winner Jan Timman's invitation to play in the B group, has been accepted.

The grandmaster group C features the debuts of Dutch youth players Lisa Schut (17) and Anne Haast (18). There are 3 other women in this group, the Armenian grandmaster Elina Danielian (living in Groningen), German and Indian players Elisabeth Paehtz and Tania Sachdev.

Also two-time national junior champion Lars Ootes (20) is among the participants, and Daan Brandenburg, who earlier this year gained the grandmaster title. Both Ootes and Brandenburg were not previously in one of the master groups. One notable name in the C group is that of Matthew Sadler, the Netherlands-based former world top 100 player. The Englishman, in fact an amateur chess player, debuts in Wijk aan Zee. He seems to be a fortunate pick, because of two impressive tournament victories in Barcelona and Oslo the next world he will ascend to a place in the top-100.

The 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament will take place from 13 to 29 January 2012 in the sports hall Moriaan in Wijk aan Zee. Admission is free to the public. Participants in the amateur groups can register from Monday, October 31, 2011 via the site.

See also: http://www.tatasteelchess.com

A-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012
September Rating List used: Average rating: 2752 Category: 21.
Player List
TiNameFEDWRkRtgDofB
GMCarlsen, MagnusNOR128231990
GMAronian, LevonARM328071982
GMKarjakin, SergeyRUS527721990
GMTopalov, VeselinBUL627681975
GMIvanchuk, VassilyUKR727651969
GMGashimov, VugarAZE1027561986
GMKamsky, GataUSA1127561974
GMNakamura, HikaruUSA1227531987
GMRadjabov, TeimourAZE1327521987
GMGelfand, BorisISR1527461968
GMGiri, AnishNED2327221994
GMCaruana, FabianoITA3227121992
GMNavara, DavidCZE4227051985
GMVan Wely, LoekNED5526891972
B-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012
September Rating List: Average rating: 2597 Category: 14.
Player List
TiNameFEDRtgDofB
GMMotylev, AlexanderRUS26901979
GMBruzon, LazaroCUB26821982
GMHarikrishna, PentalaIND26721986
GMPotkin, VladimirRUS26711982
GMTiviakov, SergeiNED26471973
GMReinderman, DimitriNED25941972
GML'Ami, ErwinNED25921985
GMErnst, SipkeNED25811979
GMNyzhnyk, IllyaUKR25611996
GMTimman, JanNED25551951
GMLahno, KaterynaUKR25541989
GMVocaturo, DanieleITA25371989
GMCmilyte, ViktorijaLIT25251983
GMDronavalli, HarikaIND25051991
C-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012
September Rating List: Average rating (13 players): 2445.
Player List
TiNameFEDRtgDofB
GMTurov, MaximRUS26431979
GMSadler, MatthewENG26251974
GMTikkanen, HansSWE25911985
GMBrandenburg, DaanNED25221987
GMDanielian, ElinaARM25171978
IMGrover, SahajIND25141995
WGMPaehtz, ElisabethGER24611985
WGMSachdev, TaniaIND24191986
Hopman, PieterNED23511972
Ootes, LarsNED23401991
WIMSchut, LisaNED22901994
WIMHaast, AnneNED22641993
FMGoudriaan, EtienneNED22501990

Plus the winner of the Cultural Village Tournament in Wijk aan Zee (21 to 30 November 2011)

39) Forthcoming Events and Links

e2e4 London Gatwick Premier

6th Trophee International de Lyon

8th Lippe Cup

SportAccord World Mind Games Online

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12

II Latin American Cup

18th European Team 2011

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

25th British Rapidplay

Vilnius Open

3rd Pilsen Open

Vizag GM Open 2011

25th Belgrade Trophy 2011

3rd London Chess Classic

48th Groningen Chess Festival

Solidarity Day Festival 2011

Czech Chess Christmas 2011

5th Interlaken International Open

XLI Rilton Cup 2011-12

Donostia Chess Festival 2011-12

Hastings Congress 2011-12

Northern California International

12th Prague Open 2012

74th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2011

A-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2823 1503014
2 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2807 13300474
3 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2772 14109603
4 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2768 2900084
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2765 14100010
6 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2756 2000024
7 Gashimov, Vugar GM AZE 2756 13400630
8 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2753 2016192
9 Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2752 13400924
10 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2746 2805677
11 Giri, Anish GM NED 2722 24116068
12 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2712 2020009
13 Navara, David GM CZE 2705 309095
14 Van Wely, Loek GM NED 2689 1000268
B-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Motylev, Alexander GM RUS 2690 4121830
2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM CUB 2682 3503739
3 Harikrishna, Pentala GM IND 2672 5007003
4 Potkin, Vladimir GM RUS 2671 4131061
5 Tiviakov, Sergei GM NED 2647 1008013
6 Reinderman, Dimitri GM NED 2594 1001302
7 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2592 1007998
8 Ernst, Sipke GM NED 2581 1004689
9 Nyzhnyk, Illya GM UKR 2561 14118084
10 Timman, Jan H GM NED 2555 1000012
11 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2554 14109336
12 Vocaturo, Daniele GM ITA 2537 813192
13 Cmilyte, Viktorija GM LTU 2525 12801259
14 Harika, Dronavalli IM IND 2505 5015197
C-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Turov, Maxim GM RUS 2643 4120086
2 Sadler, Matthew D GM ENG 2625 400173
3 Tikkanen, Hans GM SWE 2591 1706446
4 Brandenburg, Daan GM NED 2522 1011014
5 Danielian, Elina GM ARM 2517 13300210
6 Grover, Sahaj IM IND 2514 5021103
7 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2461 4641833
8 Tania, Sachdev IM IND 2419 5007844
9 Hopman, Pieter NED 2351 1005669
10 Ootes, Lars NED 2340 1019708
11 Schut, Lisa WIM NED 2290 1019481
12 Haast, Anne WIM NED 2264 1017292
13 Goudriaan, Etienne FM NED 2250 1021150

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