THE WEEK IN CHESS 891 5th December 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 3rd London Chess Classic
3) Russian Cup Rapid Grand Prix 2011
4) 71st ch-ITA 2011
5) CCSCSL Invitational
6) Ragger - Rapport Match
7) Snowdrops vs Oldhands
8) Cultural Village Tournament 2011
9) Vizag GM Open 2011
10) XXVII International Silesian Governor's Cup
11) 61st Greek Championships 2011
12) 25th Belgrade Trophy 2011
13) Femida Cup
14) Egyptian Open
15) X Internacional Mario Covas Jr
16) XXXII Crespi Memorial
17) First Saturday December 2011
18) Ascona Chess Festival 2011
19) 2nd St Louis Thanksgiving Open
20) Caissa IM November 2011
21) 47th American Open 2011
22) 8th Vasylyshyn Memorial
23) 3rd Penang Heritage City International 2011
24) 3rd OCF Thanksgiving Open 2011
25) ITT Pre Jahv Mcgregor 2011
26) Porec Open 2011
27) Frauenbundesliga 2011-12
28) Hungarian Teams 2011-12
29) Dutch League 2011-12
30) Active Team Events
31) World Youth Championships 2011
32) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
3rd London Chess Classic132 games
Russian Cup Rapid Grand Prix 201137 games
71st ch-ITA 201136 games
CCSCSL Invitational45 games
Ragger - Rapport Match7 games
Snowdrops vs Oldhands12 games
Cultural Village Tournament 201145 games
Vizag GM Open 201193 games
XXVII International Silesian Governor's Cup10 games
61st Greek Championships 201165 games
25th Belgrade Trophy 2011150 games
Femida Cup30 games
Egyptian Open19 games
X Internacional Mario Covas Jr85 games
XXXII Crespi Memorial28 games
2nd St Louis Thanksgiving Open23 games
Caissa IM November 201130 games
Hungarian Teams 2011-1212 games
Dutch League 2011-1212 games
969 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Wolfgang Evers, Jack Peters, Herman Van Riemsdijk, Frank Berry, Adolivio Capece, Sinisa Joksic, Dragan Babic and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The London Chess Classic has started with a 50% rate of decisive games. I am excited about the event which I will attend for the final rounds. I have particularly enjoyed the player's one hour sessions in the commentary box (streamed live on the internet) where they have talked about interesting issues such as computers in chess as well as on the games of the day.

This issue has been fairly difficult to compile and I've had to concentrate on the stronger tournaments as my time has been taken with work on the London Chess Classic coverage. I'm not sure quite a number of weaker events will ever appear at all as working away from home will be even harder. I've never pretended to be a completest but it's always a temptation to try do more than I actually really have time for, especially as I do much more on the front page of TWIC and have web development I want to do, meaning I work much harder. I will be reviewing this in the new year, the magazine is taking more and more time as people send more material (which is incredibly nice and useful but brings with it a certain set of obligations to try and fit the material in) it is probably time to go back to having an unofficial cutoff point of event strength below which I won't go. I think it probably isn't quite realised that I have a methodology for processing games, I don't just bung in raw gamescores just as they are sent which would of course be really quick and painless. Probably I will alot a number of hours a week to do the magazine and no more. Still there are a good number of interesting games and events this week.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 3rd London Chess Classic

The 3rd London Chess Classic takes place 3rd-12th December 2011. Already the event has seen far more decisive games per round than the Tal Memorial in part because the field is of a mixed strength. Magnus Carlsen has jumped to an early lead with 7/9 (3 points for a win) although he was fairly lucky to draw with Luke McShane. There are 9 players and each player who has a free day which he spends in the commentary room which has produced some real insights.

3rd London Chess Classic London (ENG), 3-12 xii 2011 cat. XX (2748)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2826 * ½ . 1 . . . 1 . 7 2960
2. McShane, Luke J g ENG 2671 ½ * . . ½ . 1 . . 5 2912
3. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2800 . . * ½ . . . . 1 4 2921
4. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2758 0 . ½ * 1 . . . . 4 2809
5. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2802 . ½ . 0 * . . . 1 4 2709
6. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2811 . . . . . * ½ ½ . 2 2683
7. Adams, Michael g ENG 2734 . 0 . . . ½ * ½ . 2 2580
8. Howell, David W L g ENG 2633 0 . . . . ½ ½ * . 2 2665
9. Short, Nigel D g ENG 2698 . . 0 . 0 . . . * 0
Round 1 (December 3, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Howell, David W L 1-0 40 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Kramnik, Vladimir - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 45 E04 Catalan
Aronian, Levon - McShane, Luke J ½-½ 42 D15 Slav Defence
Adams, Michael - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 49 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Round 2 (December 4, 2011)
McShane, Luke J - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 83 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Aronian, Levon 1-0 54 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Howell, David W L - Adams, Michael ½-½ 35 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Short, Nigel D - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 43 C48 Four Knights Rubinstein
Round 3 (December 5, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 41 C50 Giuoco Piano
Aronian, Levon - Short, Nigel D 1-0 60 E15 Queens Indian
Anand, Viswanathan - Howell, David W L ½-½ 65 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Adams, Michael - McShane, Luke J 0-1 61 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
FIDE Open London ENG Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Mon 12th Dec 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12PtsTPR
1Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND2640112.03025
2Jones, Gawain C BGMENG2635112.03020
3Berg, EmanuelGMSWE2566112.02957
4Pert, NicholasGMENG2563112.02948
5Cornette, MatthieuGMFRA2548112.02941
6Hebden, Mark LGMENG2515112.02942
7Grover, SahajIMIND2515112.02912
8Wells, Peter KGMENG2492112.02904
9Das, ArghyadipIMIND2470112.02889
10Hunt, Adam CIMENG2458112.02882
11Pert, Richard GIMENG2455112.02878
12Chevelevitch, Evgueni, Dr.IMGER2435112.02868
13Summerscale, Aaron PGMENG2422112.02859
14Houska, JovankaIMENG2415112.02847
15Roy Chowdhury, SaptarshiIMIND2411112.02855
16D`Costa, Lorin A RIMENG2409112.02843
17Thorfinnsson, BjornIMISL2402112.02842
18Slavin, AlexeiIMRUS2400112.02836
19Bates, Richard AIMENG2386112.02829
20Getz, NicolaiIMNOR2369112.02811
21Crouch, Colin SIMENG2366112.02806
22Weber, TomFMLUX2355112.02803
23Gislason, GudmundurISL2318112.02775
24Radovanovic, JovicaFMENG2309112.02694
25Afek, YochananIMISR2301112.02764
26Croad, NicolasFMENG2292112.02749
27Webb, Laurence EFMENG2283112.02744
28Lemeaux, DavidFRA2279112.02680
29Eckersley-Waites, TomENG2276112.02741
30Gagare, ShardulFMIND2275112.02672
31Martyn, RafeFMENG2249112.02657
32Perez, FlavioFRA2245112.02648
33Eames, Robert SFMENG2241112.02644
34Britton, Richard LFMENG2219112.02964
35Williamson,RogerENG2157112.02838
36Jaunooby, Ali RENG2144112.03124
37Seymour, Timothy PENG2033112.03072
38Hillarp Persson, TigerGMSWE25301½1.52383
39Arkell, Keith CGMENG2418½11.52261
40Ansell, Simon TIMENG23891½1.52290
231 players
Women's Invitational London ENG Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Mon 12th Dec 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2195)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Steil-Antoni, Fiona WIM LUX 2104 # = 1 1.5 2316
2 Vovk, Oksana WIM DEN 2213 # 1 = 1.5 2455
3 Srebrnic, Ana WGM SLO 2219 = # 1 1.5 2283
4 Mirzoeva, Elmira WGM RUS 2244 0 # 1 1 2270
5 Lalic, Susan K IM ENG 2279 = # = 1 2144
6 Ciuksyte, Dagne IM ENG 2327 0 # 1 1 2236
7 Grigoryan, Meri WFM ENG 2026 0 # 1 1 2171
8 Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan WIM KAZ 2227 0 # 1 1 2283
9 Lauterbach, Ingrid WIM ENG 2075 0 = # 0.5 2056
10 Daulyte, Deimante WGM LTU 2238 0 0 # 0 2127
Round 1. Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Mirzoeva, Elmira 0-1 Vovk, Oksana 45 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Steil-Antoni, Fiona 1/2-1/2 Srebrnic, Ana 27 B00 King's pawn opening
Ciuksyte, Dagne 1-0 Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan 29 C02 French
Daulyte, Deimante 0-1 Grigoryan, Meri 45 B14 Caro-Kann
Lauterbach, Ingrid 1/2-1/2 Lalic, Susan K 33 B10 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Sun 4th Dec 2011
Mirzoeva, Elmira 1-0 Ciuksyte, Dagne 32 A43 Old Benoni defence
Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan 1-0 Daulyte, Deimante 39 D92 Gruenfeld
Grigoryan, Meri 0-1 Steil-Antoni, Fiona 41 D02 Queen's bishop game
Srebrnic, Ana 1-0 Lauterbach, Ingrid 55 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Vovk, Oksana 1/2-1/2 Lalic, Susan K 29 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation

3) Russian Cup Rapid Grand Prix 2011

The Russian Cup Rapid Grand Prix took place 2nd-3rd December 2011 to little advanced publicity. Top seed Alexander Morozevich went out to Pavel Maletin in the first round. Alexander Grischuk beat Alexander Evdokimov, Sergei Rublevsky, Ian Nepomniachtchi and finally Aleksey Dreev to take the title.

Russian Rapid GP Apatity RUS Fri 2nd Dec 2011 - Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Morozevich, Alexander GM RUS 2762 4116992
2 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2752 4126025
3 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2730 4168119
4 Jakovenko, Dmitry GM RUS 2729 4122356
5 Dreev, Aleksey GM RUS 2710 4100107
6 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2686 4162722
7 Rublevsky, Sergei GM RUS 2686 4115309
8 Khismatullin, Denis GM RUS 2660 4142578
9 Kurnosov, Igor GM RUS 2648 4142527
10 Lysyj, Igor GM RUS 2633 4150120
11 Savchenko, Boris GM RUS 2609 4147332
12 Bocharov, Dmitry GM RUS 2609 4138716
13 Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V. GM RUS 2580 4115333
14 Shomoev, Anton GM RUS 2578 4135148
15 Evdokimov, Alexander A. GM RUS 2569 4139275
16 Maletin, Pavel GM RUS 2568 4146786

4) 71st ch-ITA 2011

Fabiano leads the 71st Italian Championship with 5/6 in this 11 round event running 30th November - 11th December 2011.

71st ch-ITA 2011 Perugia ITA Wed 30th Nov 2011 - Sun 11th Dec 2011. Category: 10. Ave: (2482)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2727 # 1 1 1 = = 1 5 2720
2 Ortega, Lexy GM ITA 2478 0 # 1 1 = 1 1 4.5 2693
3 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl IM ITA 2475 # = 1 = = = = 3.5 2528
4 Bruno, Fabio IM ITA 2437 0 = # = 1 = = 3 2518
5 Godena, Michele GM ITA 2548 0 = # 1 = 0 1 3 2457
6 Codenotti, Marco FM ITA 2293 0 0 # 1 1 = = 3 2535
7 Genocchio, Daniele IM ITA 2440 = = 0 0 # = 1 2.5 2451
8 Brunello, Sabino GM ITA 2575 = 0 = 0 # = 1 2.5 2421
9 Rombaldoni, Denis IM ITA 2533 0 = 0 = = # 1 2.5 2356
10 Mogranzini, Roberto IM ITA 2469 = = 0 = # 1 0 2.5 2400
11 Rombaldoni, Axel IM ITA 2459 0 0 = 1 = 0 # 2 2373
12 Caprio, Guido FM ITA 2354 = = 0 0 0 1 # 2 2381
Round 1. Wed 30th Nov 2011
Ortega, Lexy 1-0 Rombaldoni, Axel 33 A04 Reti opening
Codenotti, Marco 1-0 Brunello, Sabino 38 C85 Ruy Lopez
Mogranzini, Roberto 1/2-1/2 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 23 C69 Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Bruno, Fabio 59 C19 French
Genocchio, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Rombaldoni, Denis 45 B13 Caro-Kann
Godena, Michele 1-0 Caprio, Guido 28 B22 Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 1st Dec 2011
Caprio, Guido 1-0 Mogranzini, Roberto 71 E71 King's Indian
Brunello, Sabino 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 76 A59 Benko gambit
Rombaldoni, Axel 1/2-1/2 Codenotti, Marco 62 B50 Sicilian
Genocchio, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Ortega, Lexy 50 C77 Ruy Lopez
Rombaldoni, Denis 1/2-1/2 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 56 D52 QGD
Bruno, Fabio 1/2-1/2 Godena, Michele 17 D04 Queen's pawn game
Round 3. Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Rombaldoni, Axel 63 D80 Gruenfeld
Ortega, Lexy 1-0 Rombaldoni, Denis 30 D13 QGD Slav
Mogranzini, Roberto 1/2-1/2 Bruno, Fabio 86 A14 English
Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 1/2-1/2 Caprio, Guido 15 C67 Ruy Lopez
Godena, Michele 1/2-1/2 Brunello, Sabino 33 B18 Caro-Kann
Codenotti, Marco 1-0 Genocchio, Daniele 60 B32 Sicilian
Round 4. Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Rombaldoni, Axel 1-0 Godena, Michele 27 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Brunello, Sabino 1/2-1/2 Mogranzini, Roberto 46 E62 King's Indian
Genocchio, Daniele 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 35 B43 Sicilian
Rombaldoni, Denis 1-0 Caprio, Guido 56 E41 Nimzo-Indian
Ortega, Lexy 1-0 Codenotti, Marco 29 A15 English opening
Bruno, Fabio 1/2-1/2 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 38 D12 QGD Slav
Round 5. Sun 4th Dec 2011
Godena, Michele 1-0 Genocchio, Daniele 27 C07 French
Codenotti, Marco 1/2-1/2 Rombaldoni, Denis 74 B11 Caro-Kann
Mogranzini, Roberto 1-0 Rombaldoni, Axel 49 A20 English opening
Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 1-0 Brunello, Sabino 28 B19 Caro-Kann
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Ortega, Lexy 54 D10 QGD Slav defence
Caprio, Guido 1/2-1/2 Bruno, Fabio 69 A84 Dutch defence
Round 6. Mon 5th Dec 2011
Rombaldoni, Axel 1/2-1/2 Dvirnyy, Daniyyl 31 C10 French
Genocchio, Daniele 1-0 Mogranzini, Roberto 37 B20 Sicilian
Ortega, Lexy 1-0 Godena, Michele 43 D02 Queen's pawn game
Brunello, Sabino 1-0 Caprio, Guido 51 E00 Catalan opening
Rombaldoni, Denis 0-1 Bruno, Fabio 45 A90 Dutch defence
Codenotti, Marco 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 36 B41 Sicilian

5) CCSCSL Invitational

The CCSCSL Invitational took place 29th November - 3rd December 2011. Giorgi Kacheishvili demolished the event with 8/9. Sadly there is only 1 round 6 game currently available but the rest are there.

CCSCSL Invitational Saint Louis USA Tue 29th Nov 2011 - Sat 3rd Dec 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2451)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kacheishvili, Giorgi GM GEO 2590 # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2787
2 Amanov, Mesgen GM TKM 2524 = # = = = = = 1 1 1 6 2568
3 Diamant, Andre GM BRA 2489 0 = # = = = 1 1 1 1 6 2572
4 Krush, Irina IM USA 2476 = = = # = = 0 1 1 = 5 2492
5 Arnold, Marc T IM USA 2504 0 = = = # = = 1 = 1 5 2489
6 Yang, Darwin IM USA 2442 0 = = = = # = 1 = 1 5 2495
7 Shahade, Gregory IM USA 2459 0 = 0 1 = = # = 1 = 4.5 2451
8 Rensch, Daniel IM USA 2416 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1 2.5 2289
9 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM USA 2264 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1 2 2252
10 Young, Angelo IM PHI 2350 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 2112
Round 1. Tue 29th Nov 2011
Kacheishvili, Giorgi 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 31 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Yang, Darwin 1/2-1/2 Amanov, Mesgen 42 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Rensch, Daniel 0-1 Diamant, Andre 63 B63 Sicilian
Shahade, Gregory 1-0 Abrahamyan, Tatev 49 C03 French
Young, Angelo 0-1 Arnold, Marc T 73 A05 Reti opening
Round 2. Wed 30th Nov 2011
Krush, Irina 1/2-1/2 Arnold, Marc T 40 A40 Queen's pawn
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Young, Angelo 50 B07 Pirc
Diamant, Andre 1-0 Shahade, Gregory 28 B84 Sicilian
Amanov, Mesgen 1-0 Rensch, Daniel 21 E15 Queen's Indian
Kacheishvili, Giorgi 1-0 Yang, Darwin 56 D44 QGD semi-Slav
Round 3. Wed 30th Nov 2011
Arnold, Marc T 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 39 E81 King's Indian
Young, Angelo 0-1 Diamant, Andre 54 E10 Queen's pawn game
Rensch, Daniel 0-1 Kacheishvili, Giorgi 41 B12 Caro-Kann
Yang, Darwin 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 28 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Shahade, Gregory 1/2-1/2 Amanov, Mesgen 55 D48 QGD semi-Slav
Round 4. Thu 1st Dec 2011
Diamant, Andre 1/2-1/2 Arnold, Marc T 16 B90 Sicilian
Amanov, Mesgen 1-0 Young, Angelo 28 D11 QGD Slav
Kacheishvili, Giorgi 1-0 Shahade, Gregory 26 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Krush, Irina 1-0 Abrahamyan, Tatev 41 E94 King's Indian
Yang, Darwin 1-0 Rensch, Daniel 41 E42 Nimzo-Indian
Round 5. Thu 1st Dec 2011
Arnold, Marc T 1/2-1/2 Amanov, Mesgen 11 C68 Ruy Lopez
Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 Diamant, Andre 55 B46 Sicilian
Rensch, Daniel 0-1 Krush, Irina 50 B48 Sicilian
Shahade, Gregory 1/2-1/2 Yang, Darwin 36 C09 French
Young, Angelo 0-1 Kacheishvili, Giorgi 39 A04 Reti opening
Round 6. Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Krush, Irina 1/2-1/2 Diamant, Andre A00
Amanov, Mesgen 1-0 Abrahamyan, Tatev 57 E63 King's Indian
Kacheishvili, Giorgi 1-0 Arnold, Marc T A00
Yang, Darwin 1-0 Young, Angelo A00
Rensch, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Shahade, Gregory A00
Round 7. Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Young, Angelo 0-1 Rensch, Daniel 63 A39 English
Arnold, Marc T 1/2-1/2 Yang, Darwin 34 D46 QGD semi-Slav
Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 Kacheishvili, Giorgi 27 B19 Caro-Kann
Shahade, Gregory 1-0 Krush, Irina 30 B47 Sicilian
Diamant, Andre 1/2-1/2 Amanov, Mesgen 14 B51 Sicilian
Round 8. Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Yang, Darwin 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 50 E84 King's Indian
Rensch, Daniel 0-1 Arnold, Marc T 42 B90 Sicilian
Krush, Irina 1/2-1/2 Amanov, Mesgen 45 A28 English
Kacheishvili, Giorgi 1-0 Diamant, Andre 54 E91 King's Indian
Shahade, Gregory 1/2-1/2 Young, Angelo 52 C07 French
Round 9. Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Arnold, Marc T 1/2-1/2 Shahade, Gregory 28 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Diamant, Andre 1/2-1/2 Yang, Darwin 23 C00 French
Young, Angelo 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 72 B07 Pirc defence
Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 Rensch, Daniel 32 B35 Sicilian
Amanov, Mesgen 1/2-1/2 Kacheishvili, Giorgi 12 A40 Modern defence

6) Ragger - Rapport Match

Markus Ragger and Richard Rapport are tied 3.5 each with a game to go in a match that runs 29th November - 6th December 2011 in Szombathely.

Ragger-Rapport Match Szombathely HUN Tue 29th Nov 2011 - Tue 6th Dec 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ragger, Markus GM AUT 2662 1610856
2 Rapport, Richard GM HUN 2534 738590

7) Snowdrops vs Oldhands

The Snowdrops vs Oldhands takes place 3rd-11th December 2001.

Snowdrops vs Oldhands Prague CZE Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Sun 11th Dec 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Huebner, Robert GM GER 2580 4600010
2 Vaganian, Rafael A GM ARM 2577 13300016
3 Gulko, Boris F GM USA 2535 2000040
4 Hort, Vlastimil GM GER 2473 4600029
5 Muzychuk, Mariya IM UKR 2460 14114550
6 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2451 4147855
7 Tania, Sachdev IM IND 2428 5007844
8 Kulovana, Eva WGM CZE 2297 318779

8) Cultural Village Tournament 2011

The Cultural Village Tournament took place 21st-30th November 2011 and provided the final place in the Tata Steel C-Group in January which went to Baskaran Adhiban who won with 6.5/9.

Cultural Village GM Wijk aan Zee NED Mon 21st Nov 2011 - Wed 30th Nov 2011. Category: 8. Ave: (2432)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Adhiban, B. GM IND 2544 # = 0 1 1 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2585
2 Bok, Benjamin IM NED 2513 = # = = 0 1 1 1 = = 5.5 2503
3 Naroditsky, Daniel IM USA 2472 1 = # 1 0 0 = = 1 1 5.5 2507
4 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2581 0 = 0 # 1 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 2495
5 Klein, David FM NED 2378 0 1 1 0 # 0 1 = = 1 5 2481
6 Bernadskiy, Vitaliy IM UKR 2439 0 0 1 0 1 # 1 0 1 1 5 2474
7 Sethuraman, S.P. GM IND 2543 = 0 = 1 0 0 # = 1 1 4.5 2420
8 Peelen, Piet IM NED 2362 = 0 = 0 = 1 = # 0 = 3.5 2360
9 Haast, Anne WIM NED 2268 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 1 3 2325
10 Bottema, Tom NED 2219 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 2105

9) Vizag GM Open 2011

The Vizag GM Open took place in Visakhapatnam, India, 23rd November - 1st December 2011. Abhijeet Gupta edged out a group of players on tie-break after all finished with with 8.5/11.

Vizag GM Open Visakhapatnam IND Wed 23rd Nov 2011 - Thu 1st Dec 2011
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26408.573.567.565.0
2Gleizerov EvgenyGMRUS25668.573.567.065.0
3Petrosian Tigran LGMARM26368.571.566.063.0
4Danielsen HenrikGMISL25428.571.065.062.5
5Lalith Babu M RIMIND24848.567.061.559.0
6Andriasian ZavenGMARM26198.072.566.064.0
7Grover SahajIMIND25158.072.066.063.5
8Shyam Sundar MIMIND24628.070.565.062.0
9Nolte RolandoIMPHI24558.068.563.060.0
10Arun Prasad SGMIND25308.066.560.559.0
11Krishna C R GIND23057.574.569.566.0
12Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24857.574.069.065.5
13Vaibhav SuriIMIND24487.574.068.065.5
14Sumets AndreyGMUKR25697.573.567.565.0
15Anwesh UpadhyayaIMIND24137.569.564.561.0
16Swayams MishraIND23867.568.563.061.0
17Minhazuddin AhmedFMBAN23887.568.563.060.0
18Navin Kanna T UIND23777.568.062.559.5
19Murshed NiazGMBAN24357.567.561.559.5
20Laxman R RGMIND24317.567.062.058.5
21Rajesh V A VFMIND23387.566.061.557.5
22Deepan Chakkravarthy JGMIND24927.565.559.558.0
23Swapnil S DhopadeIMIND24357.564.559.557.0
24Girinath P D SIMIND23607.564.059.055.5
25Sangma RahulIMIND23577.563.559.056.0
26Satyapragyan SwayangsuIMIND24367.562.557.555.0
27Ankit R RajparaIND23497.562.057.054.0
28Karthikeyan PIMIND24027.560.055.052.5
Gomes Mary AnnWGMIND23547.560.055.052.5
30Narayanan SrinathIMIND23877.069.564.561.0
31Priyadharshan KIMIND23857.069.564.061.0
32Ravichandran SiddharthIMIND23987.068.563.560.0
33Rathnakaran KIMIND24037.067.562.559.0
34Ramnathan BalasubramaniamIMIND22557.066.561.558.0
35Sanjay NIND23317.065.561.057.5
36Himanshu SharmaIMIND23977.065.560.557.0
37Singh D PIMIND23297.064.059.055.5
38Prakash G BIMIND23417.063.058.554.5
39Praveen Kumar CIMIND23387.062.057.054.5
40Thejkumar M SIMIND24527.062.057.053.5
236 players

10) XXVII International Silesian Governor's Cup

The 27th International Silesian Governor's Cup took place 24th-30th November 2011. Alexey Kislinsky won on tie-break from Marcin Sieciechowicz after both finished on 5/9.

XXVII Silesian Cup Legnica POL Thu 24th Nov 2011 - Wed 30th Nov 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2464)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kislinsky, Alexey GM CZE 2529 # 1 = 1 1 0 = 1 5 2628
2 Sieciechowicz, Marcin IM POL 2441 0 # 1 = = 1 1 1 5 2636
3 Sulypa, Oleksandr GM UKR 2500 = 0 # 1 1 = = 1 4.5 2555
4 Tomczak, Jacek IM POL 2544 0 = 0 # 1 = 1 1 4 2524
5 Fraczek, Daniel FM POL 2412 0 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 4 2513
6 Kolosowski, Mateusz FM POL 2435 1 0 0 # 1 = 1 0 3.5 2466
7 Hunt, Adam C IM ENG 2458 = = = = 0 # = = 3 2410
8 Pieniazek, Artur IM POL 2359 0 = 0 = = # = = 2.5 2356
9 Sergeev, Vladimir GM UKR 2526 = 0 0 = 0 = = # 2 2296
10 Hnydiuk, Aleksander IM POL 2431 0 0 0 0 0 1 = # 1.5 2230

11) 61st Greek Championships 2011

The 61st Greek Championships takes place in Chania 27th November - 7th December 2011. The women's event took place in Athens at around the same time and was won by Marina Makropoulou with 7/9.

61st ch-GRE 2011 Chania GRE Sun 27th Nov 2011 - Wed 7th Dec 2011
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Pavlidis AntoniosIMGRE24145.515.2550.0
2Nikolaidis IoannisGMGRE25545.018.0030.0
3Galopoulos NikolaosGRE23794.515.2540.0
4Pavlidis AnastasiosFMGRE23524.512.5040.0
5Aggelis NikolaosFMGRE23104.512.0030.0
6Mastrovasilis AthanasiosGMGRE25303.513.0030.0
7Moutousis KonstantinosIMGRE24383.011.2520.0
8Kapnisis SpyridonGMGRE25102.05.2510.0
9Naoum SpyridonGRE21312.05.0010.0
10Nikolaou GeorgiosGRE22331.54.5010.0
11Kourkounakis IliasIMGRE23810.00.0010.0
11 players
34th ch-GRE w 2011 Chania GRE Sun 27th Nov 2011 - Wed 7th Dec 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2140)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Makropoulou, Marina WGM GRE 2201 # = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7 2353
2 Fakhiridou, Ekaterini WIM GRE 2180 = # = = = 1 1 1 1 = 6.5 2301
3 Pavlidou, Ekaterini WIM GRE 2176 = = # 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 6 2261
4 Makka, Ioulia WIM GRE 2126 = = 1 # = 0 = 1 1 = 5.5 2221
5 Iordanidou, Zoi GRE 2169 = = 0 = # 1 1 0 1 = 5 2179
6 Ikonomopoulou, Maria WFM GRE 2129 0 0 1 1 0 # 0 = = 1 4 2098
7 Pambalou, Fotini GRE 2104 0 0 0 = 0 1 # = = 1 3.5 2064
8 Stefanidi, Maria-Anna WFM GRE 2073 0 0 0 0 1 = = # 0 1 3 2022
9 Markantonaki, Haritomeni WFM GRE 2128 0 0 0 0 0 = = 1 # = 2.5 1975
10 Makka, Evanthia GRE 2110 0 = 0 = = 0 0 0 = # 2 1923

12) 25th Belgrade Trophy 2011

The 25th Belgrade Trophy took place in the municipality Obrenovac 24th November - 2nd December 2011. Sipke Ernst took first place on tie-break from Miodrag R Savic after both scored 7.5/9. Games from the final two rounds not yet available.

25th Belgrade Trophy Obrenovac SRB Thu 24th Nov 2011 - Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ernst SipkeGMNED25937.548.552.042.00
2Savic Miodrag RGMSRB25237.545.550.042.25
3Damljanovic BrankoGMSRB25977.051.556.043.00
4Strikovic AleksaGMSRB25647.051.054.041.00
5Blagojevic DragisaGMMNE25147.048.553.540.75
6Perunovic MilosGMSRB25767.046.551.539.75
7Neverov ValeriyGMUKR25377.046.050.538.25
8Todorovic Goran MGMSRB24827.045.549.036.00
9Pap MisaGMSRB25117.044.048.035.50
10Radlovacki JovanIMSRB24296.550.554.537.00
11Indjic AleksandarSRB24116.549.053.036.75
12Tadic BrankoGMSRB24866.547.552.035.75
13Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB25006.546.051.035.75
14Cabrilo GoranGMSRB24636.545.549.534.00
15Janev TihomirBUL23666.545.049.031.75
16Videnova IvaWGMBUL22976.543.046.531.50
17Anton TeodorFMROU23806.542.045.530.75
18Pancevski FilipIMMKD24426.051.556.034.50
19Filip LucianIMROU24716.051.555.534.75
20Olenin NikolayIMRUS23236.050.054.533.00
21Nenezic MarkoSRB23296.049.552.031.50
22Drenchev PetarGMBUL24996.047.052.032.75
23Skurikhin DmitrijFMRUS23456.046.550.531.25
24Sarenac IvanSRB23276.046.049.530.50
25Tosic MiroslavGMSRB24446.044.549.030.00
26Zivkovic SavaFMSRB23216.044.548.028.50
27Pikula DejanGMSRB25356.044.047.029.50
28Milanovic DaniloGMSRB25166.043.548.030.75
29Menkinoski RisteFMMKD23496.043.547.028.00
30Cioara Andrei-NestorIMROU24536.043.047.030.00
31Miron Lucian-CostinIMROU25136.043.046.529.25
32Cvetkovic SrdjanIMSRB23956.042.546.027.50
33Okilj TigranSRB20536.042.546.026.50
34Andrijevic MilanIMSRB23336.041.545.528.75
35Nikcevic NebojsaGMMNE24126.040.044.028.50
36Robin SamyFMFRA23236.038.041.525.75
37Radosavljevic Slobodan DFMSRB22346.036.539.023.25
38Pantelic SasaFMSRB23415.547.050.528.25
39Abramovic BoskoGMSRB24505.545.549.528.25
40Skare GoranFMSRB23235.543.546.524.50
198 players

13) Femida Cup

The Femida Cup took place 20th-28th November 2011. The top group was won by Michail Brodsky with 6/9. Final round results and games now available.

Femida Cup GM Kharkiv UKR Sun 20th Nov 2011 - Mon 28th Nov 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2474)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Brodsky, Michail GM UKR 2553 # = = = 1 = 1 = 1 = 6 2590
2 Onischuk, Vladimir IM UKR 2518 = # 1 = 0 1 0 = 1 1 5.5 2549
3 Aveskulov, Valeriy GM UKR 2514 = 0 # = 0 = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2550
4 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2573 = = = # 0 1 1 = = = 5 2506
5 Yilmaz, Mustafa IM TUR 2515 0 1 1 1 # 0 0 0 1 1 5 2513
6 Biriukov, Nikolai IM UKR 2418 = 0 = 0 1 # = 1 = = 4.5 2480
7 Musakaev, Emil FM RUS 2363 0 1 0 0 1 = # 1 0 = 4 2444
8 Baryshpolets, Andrey IM UKR 2477 = = 0 = 1 0 0 # = 1 4 2431
9 Tovmasian, Vardges ARM 2417 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 = # 1 3.5 2401
10 Belyakov, Bogdan FM RUS 2394 = 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 # 2 2263
Femida Cup WGM Kharkiv UKR Sun 20th Nov 2011 - Mon 28th Nov 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2146)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Andrenko, Irina WIM UKR 2210 # 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2412
2 Balaian, Alina RUS 2206 0 # 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 2359
3 Andriasian, Siranush WIM ARM 2220 = 0 # = 1 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2304
4 Bezkorovaina, Marija UKR 2059 = 0 = # = = 1 1 1 1 6 2281
5 Romanova, Inna WGM BLR 2287 = 0 0 = # 0 = 1 1 1 4.5 2130
6 Shapoval, Galina WIM UKR 2201 0 1 0 = 1 # = 0 1 0 4 2097
7 Tarleva, Vira WFM UKR 2153 0 0 0 0 = = # = 1 1 3.5 2065
8 Lomakina, Galja WIM RUS 2085 0 0 0 0 0 1 = # 0 1 2.5 1987
9 Sharovskaya, Olga UKR 1966 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 # = 2 1946
10 Kalinina, Marianna UKR 2072 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = # 1.5 1881

14) Egyptian Open

The Egyptian Open took place 19th November - 1st December 2011. Sameh Sadek won with 10/12. Games from the final rounds not yet available.

Egyptian Open Cairo EGY Sat 19th Nov 2011 - Thu 1st Dec 2011
Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Sadek Sameh237210.00.066.00.0
2Rageb Malak23389.50.066.50.0
3Labib Ibrahim Hasan24089.50.062.00.0
4El Arousy Abdul Hameed23019.50.062.00.0
5Elgabry Mohsen23349.50.060.50.0
6Abdel Razik Khaled24329.00.066.00.0
7Eldesoky Hatem22659.00.063.50.0
8Hassan Sayed Barakat23779.00.062.00.0
9Elsayed Moustafa22259.00.059.50.0
10Imam Ashraf21079.00.057.50.0
11Wagdy Andro19829.00.055.50.0
12Yousry Salah23278.50.066.00.0
13Sameeh Hany22668.50.065.00.0
14Amin Ashraf22778.50.061.50.0
15Ismail Youssef20788.50.060.50.0
16Hesham Abdelrahman22968.50.059.50.0
17Elbasuny Fahmy22228.50.059.50.0
18Abou El Zein Eid Mahmoud23298.50.058.00.0
19Fadi Marko21008.50.056.00.0
20Salem Zahed22468.50.055.00.0
21Zayan Mohamed15478.50.049.00.0
22Abdel Fadil Mohamed22038.00.060.00.0
23Fatehy Tarek21878.00.059.50.0
24Ezat Abdallah22698.00.058.00.0
25Mohamed Ahmed Essam20488.00.057.00.0
26Ameir Moheb22058.00.056.50.0
27Anwar Ashraf21288.00.055.50.0
28Sobh Amrou21418.00.054.00.0
29Aly Ibrahim Alaa21298.00.053.50.0
30Abdel Samee Mohamed22318.00.053.50.0
31Mona Khaled21098.00.053.00.0
32Abdel Razik Ahmed20998.00.053.00.0
33Abdel Aziz Ahmed21318.00.052.50.0
34Ismail Hamed22778.00.051.50.0
35Hussein Akram20708.00.050.00.0
36Elsayed Wael19418.00.047.00.0
37Nyazi Nehad21987.50.055.50.0
38Lowis Magdy21647.50.055.00.0
39Abdel Aziz Shehab21187.50.055.00.0
40Kelany Saad21337.50.055.00.0
261 players

15) X Internacional Mario Covas Jr

The 10th Mario Covas tournament took place 26th November - 2nd December 2011. Sandro Mareco won the main event with 6.5/9. The final round of the second event Regina Prol is missing.

X Mario Covas Santos BRA Sat 26th Nov 2011 - Fri 2nd Dec 2011. Category: 10. Ave: (2492)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Mareco, Sandro GM ARG 2583 # = = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2647
2 Milos, Gilberto GM BRA 2597 = # = = = = 1 = 1 = 5.5 2560
3 Rodriguez Vila, Andres GM URU 2481 = = # = = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2573
4 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag GM BRA 2487 0 = = # = = 1 = 1 = 5 2535
5 Leitao, Rafael GM BRA 2626 = = = = # = = = = = 4.5 2477
6 Barbosa, Evandro Amorim IM BRA 2412 0 = = = = # = = = = 4 2457
7 Cubas, Jose Fernando GM PAR 2536 0 0 = 0 = = # 1 = 1 4 2444
8 Molina, Roberto Junio Brito IM BRA 2418 = = 0 = = = 0 # = = 3.5 2420
9 Fusco, Leonardo IM ARG 2383 = 0 = 0 = = = = # = 3.5 2424
10 Coelho, Luis Henrique IM BRA 2392 0 = 0 = = = 0 = = # 3 2378
VIII Regina Prol Santos BRA Sat 26th Nov 2011 - Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Barreto Filho Carlos AlbertoFMBRA23076.526.250.04
2Santiago Yago De MouraFMBRA23356.024.250.04
3Marrero Lopez YanietWGMCUB22785.524.250.03
4Bispo LeonardoBRA21925.521.000.04
5Campelo Leandro FabricioBRA22384.519.500.02
6Blit JacquesIMARG23104.516.750.03
7Stamenkovic DraganIMSRB24224.016.000.01
8Abdalla Luiz Guilherme AurelliFMBRA22743.515.250.00
9Crosa Coll MartinIMURU23843.014.250.00
10Assumpcao RobertoFMBRA22452.07.000.01
10 players

16) XXXII Crespi Memorial

The 32nd Crespi Memorial takes place 3rd-11th December 2011.

XXXII Crespi Mem A Milan ITA Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Sun 11th Dec 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Drazic SinisaGM25372.01.002.002221.00
2Doric DarkoIM25042.01.002.002166.00
3Salvador RolandGM25002.01.002.002142.50
4Jobava BaadurGM26782.01.001.502276.50
5Malaniuk Vladimir PGM25042.01.001.502243.50
6Kosic DraganGM25022.01.001.502212.00
7Lazic MiroljubGM24592.01.001.502134.50
8Valsecchi AlessioFM23762.01.001.002333.50
9Shishkin VadimGM24492.01.001.002127.50
10Stella AndreaIM24482.01.001.002107.00
11Colovic AleksandarIM24511.51.502.502130.50
12Nicolo Filippo20241.51.502.002220.00
13Anurag Mhamal22221.51.502.002019.50
14Bellia FabrizioIM24181.51.501.502331.00
15Sedlak NikolaGM25921.51.501.502270.00
16Salmoiraghi Angelo21741.51.501.502228.50
17Berni Fabrizio21461.50.501.001998.00
18Montani Francesco22451.50.501.001998.00
19Formento Paolo21331.02.003.002538.50
20Bove AlessandroFM23691.02.003.002277.00
21David AlbertoGM25971.02.003.002254.00
22Martinez RollyIM24201.02.002.502379.00
23Vezzosi PaoloIM23211.02.002.502266.00
24Cani Gazmir21741.02.002.502233.00
25Massironi Marco21711.02.002.502209.00
26Thakur Akash23241.02.002.002292.50
27Cazzaniga Walter21181.02.002.002292.50
28Brunello MarinaWIM22211.02.002.002261.50
29Tramalloni Luca21111.02.002.002261.50
30Iudicello Giovanni21881.02.002.002254.00
31Vinzoni Andrea20971.02.002.002254.00
32Gori Andrea20871.01.501.502228.50
33Sbarra MarcoFM22451.01.501.502163.00
34Giretti Kanev Jasen21991.01.501.502134.50
35Bonanno Alessandro21321.01.001.002333.50
36Barberi Alessandro20501.01.001.002245.50
37Solodovnichenko YuriGM26291.01.001.002108.50
38Bozzali Ermanno21330.52.002.502379.00
39Quaranta Cristiano21180.52.002.502267.00
40Gonella Daniele21030.52.002.502254.50
58 players

17) First Saturday December 2011

The First Saturday December tournaments are under way.

18) Ascona Chess Festival 2011

The Ascona Chess Festival takes place 4th-9th December 2011.

Ascona Gp B Ascona SUI Sun 4th Dec 2011 - Fri 9th Dec 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Joie SebastienFRA22492.53.7520.0
2Duport NicolasSUI21932.52.0020.0
3Grunberg Mihai-LucianIMROU24172.01.7510.0
4Foisor Ovidiu-DoruIMROU23861.52.7500.0
5Foisor Mihaela-VeronicaWFMROU21921.51.5010.0
Joksic SinisaIMSRB22551.51.5010.0
7Paleologu VladimirSUI21741.01.7500.0
8Brancaleoni MaurizioFMITA22751.01.5000.0
Boschetti ClaudioSUI21101.01.5000.0
10Medici SimoneSUI20900.50.5000.0
10 players

19) 2nd St Louis Thanksgiving Open

The 2nd St Louis Thanksgiving Open took place 25th-27th November 2011. Alexander Shabalov won with 5.5/6. Games from rounds 4-6 are unaccountably missing from the official webiste.

2nd Thanksgiving Op Saint Louis USA Fri 25th Nov 2011 - Sun 27th Nov 2011
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsPrize
1Shabalov, Alexander26065.51600
2Robson, Ray26555800
3Shankland, Sam26325800
4Gareyev, Timur27184.5200
5Kaidanov, Gregory26334.5200
6Amanov, Mesgen26144
7Diamant, Andre25214
8Rensch, Daniel M24884
9Cao, Kevin Y22334
10Young, Angelo23913.5
11Eckert, Doug D22423.5
12Velikanov, Alexander21853.5200
13Ferber, Mark Joeff21613.5200
14Finegold, Spencer21263.5200
15Karlow, Nick W20853.5200
16Zenyuk, Iryna23163
17Gadson, Isaiah20513
18Schneider, Thomas19743175
19Vergilesov, Alexan19543175
20Vaughn, Rodney18473175
21Kamphorst, Maraani18083175
22McLaughlin, James21002.5
23Zhang, Jiahua18092.5
24Hosler,Matthew C17012.5
25Hellwig, Luke20022
26Arun, Vikram Aruna19132
27Gaul, Thomas19032
28Taras, Robert S18662
29Landrum, Stephen18172
30Sun, Abe18022
31Hua, Margaret M20021.5
32Stafford, Joseph C17301.5
33Veech, John22101
34Barrett, Matt17701
35Frank, Joshua21610.5
36Manthe, Barry Paul20520.5
37Zhou, Jason17580
37 players

20) Caissa IM November 2011

The Caissa IM November tournament took place 19th-28th November 2011. Hou Qiang won with 7.5/10.

Caissa IM Nov Kecskemet HUN Sat 19th Nov 2011 - Mon 28th Nov 2011
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Hou, QiangCHN23227.5
2Varga, KlaraHUN21275.5
3Hajnal, ZoltanHUN24255.5
4Farkas, TiborSRB22765.0
5Meszaros, GyulaHUN23144.5
6Kristinsson, Bjarni JensISL20452.0
6 players

21) 47th American Open 2011

The 47th American Open took place 24th-27th November 2011. No time to report any more on this.

22) 8th Vasylyshyn Memorial

The 8th Vasylyshyn Memorial takes place 29th November - 7th December 2011. Results but not games available currently.

8th Vasylyshyn GM Lviv UKR Tue 29th Nov 2011 - Wed 7th Dec 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vovk YuriGMUKR25715.517.750.04
2Vovk AndreyGMUKR25514.013.750.02
3Baghdasaryan VaheARM23624.013.250.03
4Vysochin SpartakGMUKR25524.011.750.02
5Chekhov SergeiFMRUS24214.011.500.03
6Goganov AlekseyIMRUS24843.512.250.02
7Tregubov VadimUKR23973.08.750.02
8Molnar PeterFMSVK23632.59.000.51
Ris RobertIMNED24002.59.000.51
10Semcesen DanielIMSWE24902.06.000.01
10 players
8th Vasylyshyn IM Lviv UKR Tue 29th Nov 2011 - Wed 7th Dec 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kostin AlexeyIMRUS23336.518.500.06
2Yildiz Betul CemreWIMTUR22976.017.250.05
3Volovikov AntonFMUKR23154.09.500.04
4Petrosyan Tigran SARM22554.09.000.04
5Zajarnyi AnatolyiIMMDA23333.011.250.01
6Terletsky OlegUKR21852.59.500.02
7Vetoshko VolodymyrUKR22422.58.000.02
8Nester IhorIMUKR23412.56.000.01
9Buksa NataliyaUKR20622.55.250.02
10Shtembuliak EvgenyFMUKR21191.54.250.01
10 players

23) 3rd Penang Heritage City International 2011

The 3rd Penang Heritage City International takes place 5th-10th December 2011.

24) 3rd OCF Thanksgiving Open 2011

The 3rd OCF Thanksgiving Open took place 25th - 27th November 2011. No time to report any more on this.

25) ITT Pre Jahv Mcgregor 2011

The ITT Pre Jahv Mcgregor took place 30th November - 4th December 2011. Didn't have chance to do anything with this info.

26) Porec Open 2011

The Peroc Open took place 1st-4th December 2011. Didn't have chance to do anything with this info.

27) Frauenbundesliga 2011-12

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 29th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. I didn't have chance to process the games I had. One problem is that I couldn't find team lists for the players.

28) Hungarian Teams 2011-12

The Hungarian Team Championship take place 25th September 2011 - 20th May 2012. Round 4 took place on 27th November 2011 games now available. Round 5 29th January 2012.

TCh-HUN 2011-12 Budapest HUN Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Sun 20th May 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112Pts
1HVSE 9.58 11.59.538.5
2ASE Paks 89.57.59 34
3Aquaprofit-NTSK 7.5 6.5910 33
4MLTC 6.5 6.5 5.5 1028.5
5Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK 4.55.57 9 26
6Penzugyor SE2.5 5 7.5 9.524.5
7Komaromi VSK SE44 5.5 7 20.5
8Hungaropharma Decs 2.55.55.5 6.5 20
9Honved ASE 4.53 6.55.5 19.5
10ASS-Makoi SVSE 326.5 4.5 16
11Vasas SC0.5 3 5 6.515
12Toth Laszlo SE2.5 2 2.5 5.512.5
12 players

29) Dutch League 2011-12

The Dutch League takes place 17th September 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Round 3: 26th November 2011, games and results now available. Round 4: 17th December 2011.

Dutch Teams 2011-12 Amsterdam NED Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1De Stukkenjagers229067618½
2Voerendaal24146618
3Utrecht237757519½
4LSG2359415½
5Accres Apeldoorn236154314½
6SO Rotterdam23914216
7Groningen230338215½
8HSG230036211½
9HMC Calder24114013
10BSG2302208
10 teams

30) Active Team Events

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

TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 22nd October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 3-4 November 26th-27th 2011 couldn't find the games section. Round 5 14th January 2012.

TCh-SVK Ext 2011-12 Bratislava SVK Sat 22nd Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
17 Statocnych Kosice*5571222.5
2SK Slovan Bratislava*5461020.5
3INBEST Dunajov3*45717.5
4SK Caissa Cadca*46717
5SK Dunajska Streda3*45716.5
6SK PK Trencin34*7416.5
7SKS Dubnica n/V4*414.5
8MSK KdV Kezmarok324*5414
9SK Doprastav Bratislava1*54413.5
10SK MAGIC Liptov433*4214
11SK Prievidza24*4213.5
12SK Modra1344*212
12 teams

TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12

The Finnish SM Liiga takes place 17th September 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 7 14th January 2012.

TCh-FIN SM 2011-12 Finland FIN Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1
1HSK, Helsinki6109
2Tammer-Shakki, Tampere6914
3Velhot, Porvoo6914
4MatSK, Espoo5911
5OSS, Oulu792
6EtVaS, Vantaa673
7SalSK, Salo564
8VammSK, Sastamala65-2
9JoeSK, Joensuu75-5
10TuTS, Turku62-8
11Aatos, Helsinki61-16
12SSK, Helsinki60-26
12 teams

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12

The Czech League takes place 8th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Division 1 Round 4 was on 27th November 2011 but only the Zapad games were available when I last checked, I haven't had chance to catch up on games and results this week. Round 5: 11th December 2011.

Extraliga Round 3 on 3rd December 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
TCh-CZE Liga 1 Zapad Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam+-=TB1TB2TB3
1SK Mahrla Praha4001222.014
2TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove3011021.014
3ERA-Postovni sporitelna A310922.516
4JOLY Lysa nad Labem B211715.08
5SK Holdia DP Praha B220617.512
6OAZA Praha112516.510
7SK AD Jicin121415.08
8TJ Pankrac121414.510
9Sakal Kozolupy121414.07
10SK Sokol Vysehrad130313.06
111. Novoborsky SK B130311.56
12ERA-Postovni sporitelna B03119.53
12 teams
TCh-CZE Liga1 Vychod Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam+-=TB1TB2TB3
1TZ Trinec5001525.016
2A64 Grygov B3011019.514
32222 SK Polabiny B202817.012
4SK Zlin B230619.013
5Tatran Litovel B220618.014
6SK Gordic220614.09
7Slavia Kromeriz121416.010
8SK Duras BVK Brno-Kralovo Pole121415.08
9Sachovy klub Karvina121413.57
10Slavia Orlova130314.58
11SK Stare Mesto130314.08
12Labortech Ostrava B022214.58
12 teams

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 took place on 19th-20th November 2011. Rounds 6-7 10th-11th December 2011.

Bundesliga 2011-12 Germany GER Fri 14th Oct 2011 - Sun 15th Apr 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Werder Bremen5410824
2OSG Baden-Baden5410823
3SC Eppingen5410822
4SV Wattenscheid 19305311721.5
5SG Solingen5311721.5
6SF Berlin 19035212621.5
7SV Muelheim Nord5221520.5
8SK Koenig Tegel5221517
9SF Katernberg5221516.5
10SV 1930 Hockenheim5122419.5
11USV TU Dresden5230418.5
12SK Turm Emsdetten5122418.5
13SG Trier5131318.5
14Hamburger SK5131318
15SC Hansa Dortmund5131316
16SC 1950 Remagen5050016.5
16 teams

Swedish Elitserien 2011-12

The Swedish Elitserien takes place 7th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Games now available from first three rounds. Round 4 14th January 2012.

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-BEL 2011-12

The Belgian Team Championships are under way. Next round 5: 4th December 2011.

TCh-BEL 2011-12 Belgium BEL Sun 9th Oct 2011 - Sun 1st Apr 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1CREC 1883
2Ans 1775
3KGSRL 1671
4KSK Rochade 1670
5Amay 1464
6Fontaine 1462
7Borgerhout 1456
8KSK47-Eynatten 2359
9KSK47-Eynatten 1261
10Anderlecht 1257
11Jean Jaures 1253
12KBSK 1055
12 teams

TCh-ISL 2011-12

The Icelandic Team Championships rounds 1-4 took place 7th-9th October 2011. Final Rounds 5-7 2nd-3rd March 2012. Games from rounds 1-4 now available.

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

4NCL 2011-12

The 4NCL started over the weekend of 12th-13th November 2011 in Staverton Park. Smith-Nitz and Smith-Ward from Round 1 are identical. One is surely wrong.

4NCL 2011-12 Staverton ENG Sat 12th Nov 2011 - Mon 7th May 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Guildford 15½-2½6½-1½412
2Wood Green Hilsmark 15½-2½5-3410½
3Barbican 4NCL 23-55½-2½2
4e2e4.org.uk 12½-5½5-32
5Blackthorne Russia2½-5½4½-3½27
6Bristol 13½-4½4-41
7The AD's1½-6½4-41
8Anglian Avengers 13-52½-5½0
1Cheddleton 14½-3½6-2410½
2White Rose 14½-3½5-34
3Barbican 4NCL 13½-4½5½-2½29
4Jutes of Kent3½-4½5-32
5Cambridge University 12½-5½4½-3½27
6Oxford 13-54-3½27
7Wood Green Hilsmark 23-53½-40
8Guildford 22-63½-4½0
16 teams in two groups

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12

The 50th Danish Team Championships takes place 29th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 3 1st December 2011.

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12 Copenhagen DEN Sat 29th Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Jetsmark 1 412
2K41 1 2
3BMS Skak 49
4Bronshoj 139
5Arhus/Skolerne 13
6Team Nordea Skb2
7Sydostfyn 11
8Nordkalotten07
9Hillerod 0
10SK 1968 1 1
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. The archive Chinese League Games hasn't been updated for a long time (maybe there is an archive elsewhere). Rounds 16-18 take place 5th-7th December 2011.

Chinese League Ningbo CHN Tue 12th Apr 2011 - Tue 6th Dec 2011
Leading Round 15 (of 18) Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b9a9b10a10bTB1TB2
1Beijing * * 23433333442445.5
2Shanghai * * 33334322244.0
3Qingdao32 * * 1134331939.5
4Shandong212244 * * 231341742.0
5Tianjin22 * * ½24431336.5
6Jiangsu1133 * * 2321335.0
7Zhejiang222213 * * 1441236.0
8Chongqing22½32½412 * * 1133.0
9Hebei212234 * * 1033.5
10Sichuan12111 * * 930.0
10 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2011-12

The 2nd Division of the Austrian Bundesliga is split into West and Mitte sections. Some strong players compete. West 4-6 was 4th-6th November will look into that for next week. Rounds 7-8 28th-29th January 2012. Mitte Rounds 4-6 2nd-th December 2012. Rounds 7-8 2nd-3rd March 2012.

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

31) World Youth Championships 2011

The World Youth Championships took place in Caldas Novas 17th-27th November 2011. I haven't seen a final bulletin yet and don't have time to sort out the material that does exist.

32) Forthcoming Events and Links

IV Amitan Memorial

78th ch-BRA 2011

Zadar Open 2011

11th Amplico Life International 2011

48th Groningen Chess Festival

Solidarity Day Festival 2011

Czech Chess Christmas 2011

5th Interlaken International Open

54th Reggio Emilia 2011-12

XLI Rilton Cup 2011-12

XXII Krakow Open 2011-12

Donostia Chess Festival 2011-12

Hastings Congress 2011-12

Northern California International

20th Fajr Open

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

TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2012

Moscow Open 2012

3rd Novy Bor Open

Reykjavik Open 2012

1st Lanta Open 2012

All material © Mark Crowther 2011