THE WEEK IN CHESS 921 2nd July 2012 by Mark Crowther

1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Alexander Prokhorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Gujuan Tzu, Adolivio Capece, Sergey Abramov, Alex Battey and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The Russia vs China Match leads thing off this week with Dmitry Jakovenko being Russia's top player. However both he and Ian Nepomniachtchi had failed in the Higher League competition earlier in the week. The best Russians will all be in Astana later in the week to play in the World Rapid and Blitz starring Magnus Carlsen who extended his lead in the July FIDE rating list released this week. The Higher League saw Dmitry Andreikin, long time leader 16 year old Daniil Dubov (lost to Alekseev in the final round) and Nikita Vitiugov all finished on 7.5 points. The 40th Greek Team Championship sees the in form Fabiano Caruana, Gata Kamsky, Judit Polgar and David Navara star. There is however plenty of other chess to look at too.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Russia vs China Match 2012

The Russia vs China Match in Saint Petersburg takes place 2nd-6th July for Classical games and 7th-8th for Rapid. A number of Russian players who might otherwise have played will go to Astana later in the week for the World Rapid and Blitz.

Official live coverage at: http://online.russiachess.org/. 12pm BST start each day. Day 1 Men RUS 3.5-1.5 CHN. Women CHN 3-2 RUS.

Men's Teams
RUS	Ti	Name	2711,6
R1	GM	Jakovenko,Dmitry	2736
R2	GM	Tomashevsky,Evgeny	2733
R3	GM	Nepomniachtchi,Ian	2718
R4	GM	Vitiugov,Nikita	2703
R5	GM	Matlakov,Maxim	2668
CHN	Ti	Name	2691,8
C1	GM	Wang,Hao	2739
C2	GM	Wang,Yue	2697
C3	GM	Li,Chao	2687
C4	GM	Ding,Liren	2680
C5	GM	Yu,Yangyi	2656
Women's Teams
RUS	Ti	Name	2451,4
R1	IM	Gunina,Valentina	2533
R2	GM	Kosteniuk,Alexandra	2472
R3	WGM	Pogonina,Natalija	2447
R4	WGM	Girya,Olga	2414
R5	WGM	Kovanova,Baira	2391
CHN	Ti	Name	2472,8
C1	GM	Zhao,Xue	2556
C2	WGM	Ju,Wenjun	2518
C3	WGM	Huang,Qian	2443
C4	WGM	Shen,Yang	2425
C5	WGM	Ding,Yixin	2422

Event: Russia vs China Match 2012
Place: St Petersburg
CountryCode: RUS
StartDate: Sun 1st Jul 2012
EndDate: Mon 9th Jul 2012
Website

RUS-CHN Classic Men
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Mon 9th Jul 2012
St Petersburg
RUS
10 Players.
5 Rounds.
Schev
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

RUS-CHN Classic Men St Petersburg RUS Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Mon 9th Jul 2012 Leading Round 1 (of 5) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	Pts
1	Russia	3½	0	0	0	0	3½
2	China	1½	0	0	0	0	1½
2 players

RUS-CHN Classic Wom
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Mon 9th Jul 2012
St Petersburg
RUS
10 Players.
5 Rounds.
Schev
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

RUS-CHN Classic Wom St Petersburg RUS Sun 1st Jul 2012 - Mon 9th Jul 2012 Leading Round 1 (of 5) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	Pts
1	China	3	0	0	0	0	3
2	Russia	2	0	0	0	0	2
2 players

RUS-CHN Rapid Men
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Mon 9th Jul 2012
St Petersburg
RUS
10 Players.
10 Rounds.
Schev
Time Control: 15m+10spm

RUS-CHN Rapid Women
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Mon 9th Jul 2012
St Petersburg
RUS
10 Players.
10 Rounds.
Schev
Time Control: 15m+10spm

3) ch-RUS Higher League 2012

Five players qualified for the 65th Russian Chess Championship Super-Final from the qualifier that took place in Tyumen 16th-27th June 2012. Dmitry Andreikin, long time leader 16 year old Daniil Dubov (lost to Alekseev in the final round) and Nikita Vitiugov all finished on 7.5 points. These along with Sanan Sjugirov and Vladimir Potkin from the group on 7 points go forward to the superfinal in August (I'm now assuming that it is the Russian calendar entry 2nd-13th August 2012 in Moscow). Favourites Ian Nepomniachtchi (16th 6pts) and Dmitry Jakovenko (23rd 5.5 pts) were way off the pace. Baira Kovanova dominated the women's event with 9pts from 11 a point clear of Natalija Pogonina.

ch-RUS Higher League
Sat 16th Jun 2012
Wed 27th Jun 2012
Tyumen
RUS
11 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

ch-RUS Higher League Tyumen RUS Sat 16th Jun 2012 - Wed 27th Jun 2012 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	TB1	TB2	TPR
1	Andreikin, Dmitry	g	RUS	2700	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	½	½	7.5	70	46	2743
2	Dubov, Daniil	g	RUS	2569	1	1	1	½	½	1	½	½	1	½	0	7.5	69	52	2731
3	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2703	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	7.5	68.5	44.5	2713
4	Sjugirov, Sanan	g	RUS	2625	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	0	½	1	7	70.5	45	2689
5	Potkin, Vladimir	g	RUS	2642	1	1	0	½	½	0	1	1	½	½	1	7	68	41	2667
6	Alekseev, Evgeny	g	RUS	2677	1	0	0	1	½	1	½	0	1	1	1	7	65	37	2645
7	Demchenko, Anton	m	RUS	2575	1	½	0	½	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	7	62	40.5	2664
8	Bocharov, Dmitry	g	RUS	2600	1	1	0	½	½	1	0	1	0	1	½	6.5	69.5	41	2691
9	Prizant, Jaroslav	m	RUS	2524	0	1	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	6.5	67	41	2700
10	Panarin, Mikhail	g	RUS	2538	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	6.5	66.5	41.5	2663
11	Grachev, Boris	g	RUS	2680	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	6.5	65.5	39	2681
12	Timofeev, Artyom	g	RUS	2641	1	½	½	½	0	½	1	½	½	1	½	6.5	64	38.5	2631
13	Ovetchkin, Roman	g	RUS	2501	½	0	1	½	0	½	1	0	1	1	1	6.5	63.5	32.5	2621
14	Khairullin, Ildar	g	RUS	2631	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	6.5	62.5	37	2632
15	Matlakov, Maxim	g	RUS	2668	½	1	½	0	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	6.5	61.5	37.5	2615
16	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2716	½	1	1	½	0	½	1	½	0	½	½	6	66.5	40	2632
17	Kurnosov, Igor	g	RUS	2663	1	0	1	0	½	1	0	1	1	½	0	6	66.5	37.5	2590
18	Zvjaginsev, Vadim	g	RUS	2683	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	1	6	66	37.5	2605
19	Shimanov, Aleksandr	g	RUS	2600	0	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	0	1	0	6	65.5	38.5	2608
20	Khalifman, Alexander	g	RUS	2651	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	0	1	6	61	36	2575
21	Lintchevski, Daniil	g	RUS	2563	½	0	1	½	½	½	1	½	0	1	½	6	60.5	34.5	2618
22	Popov, Ivan	g	RUS	2609	1	1	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	5.5	68.5	40	2642
23	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2736	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	½	0	5.5	67.5	37	2593
24	Maletin, Pavel	g	RUS	2596	1	½	½	½	½	0	½	1	½	0	½	5.5	61.5	36.5	2575
25	Artemiev, Vladislav	f	RUS	2459	½	½	0	1	½	½	0	½	½	1	½	5.5	61.5	31	2505
26	Stukopin, Andrey	m	RUS	2502	½	0	0	1	1	½	½	½	0	1	½	5.5	59.5	5.3	2505
27	Yuzhakov, Oleg	f	RUS	2286	1	0	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	1	1	5.5	56.5	5.28	2482
28	Frolyanov, Dmitry	g	RUS	2564	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	½	½	0	0	5	67	38.5	2547
29	Khismatullin, Denis	g	RUS	2664	1	½	½	0	1	½	½	0	1	0	0	5	65.5	36	2542
30	Yevseev, Denis	g	RUS	2529	½	½	0	0	½	1	1	½	0	1	0	5	59	29	2486
31	Inarkiev, Ernesto	g	RUS	2707	½	1	½	½	½	0	0	½	0	½	1	5	58.5	5.31	2489
32	Kabanov, Nikolai	g	RUS	2496	0	1	½	½	0	0	½	1	1	0	½	5	58.5	5.28	2444
33	Bezgodov, Alexei	g	RUS	2508	½	0	½	1	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	5	58	27	2426
34	Petrov, Artur	f	RUS	2414	½	0	½	1	0	½	1	½	0	0	1	5	57.5	29	2457
35	Ulanov, Alexandr	m	RUS	2392	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	½	½	0	1	5	56.5	5.27	2433
36	Matinian, Nikita		RUS	2426	0	0	1	0	1	½	1	0	1	0	½	5	55	5.27	2412
37	Yuffa, Daniil	f	RUS	2345	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	50	26	2391
38	Makhmutov, Rail	f	RUS	2363	½	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	½	½	0	4.5	55.5	26	2392
39	Mokshanov, Alexey	f	RUS	2429	0	1	½	0	½	1	0	½	0	½	½	4.5	54.5	5.27	2443
40	Sergeev, Veniamin		RUS	2397	0	0	1	1	½	0	0	0	½	½	1	4.5	47.5	24	2313
46 players

Event: ch-RUS Higher League 2012
Place: Tyumen
CountryCode: RUS
StartDate: Sat 16th Jun 2012
EndDate: Wed 27th Jun 2012
Website

ch-RUS HL w 2012
Sat 16th Jun 2012
Wed 27th Jun 2012
Tyumen
RUS
30 Players.
11 Rounds.
Swiss

ch-RUS HL w 2012 Tyumen RUS Sat 16th Jun 2012 - Wed 27th Jun 2012 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Pts	TB1	TB2	TPR
1	Kovanova, Baira	wg	RUS	2391	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	½	0	1	1	9	73	58	2590
2	Pogonina, Natalija	wg	RUS	2447	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	8	73.5	48.5	2514
3	Ubiennykh, Ekaterina	wm	RUS	2336	1	½	1	1	0	1	½	1	½	0	1	7.5	71.5	48	2469
4	Ovod, Evgenija	m	RUS	2410	1	½	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	½	½	7.5	70.5	42.5	2449
5	Girya, Olga	wg	RUS	2414	1	1	½	0	1	1	1	0	0	½	1	7	72.5	45.5	2453
6	Timofeeva, Ekaterina	wm	RUS	2273	½	1	1	0	1	½	0	½	1	1	½	7	71	42	2460
7	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	m	RUS	2394	½	0	1	1	1	0	1	½	1	½	½	7	70.5	41	2435
8	Vasilevich, Irina	m	RUS	2375	1	1	0	½	1	½	0	1	½	0	1	6.5	68	41.5	2371
9	Severiukhina, Zoja	wg	RUS	2337	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	½	½	½	1	6.5	63.5	38.5	2375
10	Shadrina, Tatiana	wg	RUS	2359	½	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	½	1	0	6	70	39	2371
11	Schepetkova, Margarita		RUS	2181	½	½	½	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	½	6	65.5	35.5	2350
12	Sukhareva, Evgeniya		RUS	2236	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	6	58	34	2289
13	Drozdova, Dina		RUS	2256	1	0	½	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	5.5	67	32.5	2316
14	Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	m	RUS	2417	1	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	0	0	½	5.5	65.5	37	2302
15	Pustovoitova, Daria	f	RUS	2307	0	1	1	0	1	½	0	1	0	1	0	5.5	63	35	2260
16	Zaiatz, Elena	m	RUS	2446	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	½	0	5.5	62.5	33	2264
17	Ivakhinova, Inna	wm	RUS	2306	1	½	½	1	0	½	0	0	1	0	1	5.5	61.5	35.5	2256
18	Romanko, Marina	m	RUS	2420	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	½	0	1	1	5.5	61.5	33	2273
19	Cheremnova, Tamara	wf	RUS	2245	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	½	1	5.5	58.5	29	2236
20	Gubernatorova, Lyudmila		RUS	2243	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	½	1	5.5	52.5	29	2221
21	Kabanova, Ekaterina	wf	RUS	2164	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	5	56	28	2186
22	Sazonova, Elena N.	wm	RUS	2159	0	0	1	½	0	1	0	1	0	½	1	5	50	25	2133
23	Iljushina, Olga	wg	RUS	2354	1	1	½	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.5	63.5	34.5	2241
24	Butuc, Maria	wm	RUS	2201	0	1	0	½	1	½	0	½	0	1	0	4.5	57.5	28	2217
25	Sazonova, Anastasia		RUS	1963	1	0	0	0	1	0	½	1	0	½	0	4	55.5	5.25	2097
26	Korchenkova, Irina	wf	RUS	2088	-	0	½	1	0	½	1	1	0	0	0	4	52	5.24	2080
27	Manina, Ksenia		RUS	1987	0	0	½	0	1	0	0	0	½	1	+	4	47.5	16	1968
28	Adamova, Tuyara		RUS	1914	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	+	0	1	4	46	17	1978
29	Korchagina, Viktoria	wf	RUS	2098	0	0	½	0	0	1	½	1	0	+	0	4	45.5	19	1964
30	Dotdaeva, Aminat	wf	RUS	2139	½	0	0	½	1	½	0	0	0	0	1	3.5	51	5.2	1985
31	Likhovid, Ekaterina		RUS	2030	-	0	½	½	0	0	0	+	½	0	0	2.5	43.5	14	1836
32	Rassokhina, Ekaterina	wf	RUS	2080	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	2	48.5	15	1958
32 players

4) 40th Greek Team Championship

The 40th Greek Team Championship takes place 30th June to 5th July 2012. Fabiano Caruana, Gata Kamsky, Judit Polgar and David Navara are the strongest of the players in the field.

Event: 40th Greek Team Championship
Place: Achaea
CountryCode: GRE
StartDate: Sat 30th Jun 2012
EndDate: Thu 5th Jul 2012
Website
Results

40th Greek Teams
Sat 30th Jun 2012
Thu 5th Jul 2012
Achaea
GRE
586 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss

40th Greek Teams Achaea GRE Sat 30th Jun 2012 - Thu 5th Jul 2012 Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
Rk	SNo	Team	Gms	+	-	=	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	1	CP PERISTERI	4	4	0	0	8	126.0	30.0
2	3	CORINTH REC ARGONAFTIS	4	3	0	1	7	94.0	26.5
3	4	EOAO FYSIOLATRIS NICE	4	3	1	0	6	106.0	24.0
4	2	CN Kavala	4	3	1	0	6	91.0	28.5
5	6	THESSALONIKI HS	4	3	1	0	6	85.0	23.5
6	10	CN HERAKLION	4	3	1	0	6	84.0	25.5
7	8	MAPO THUNDER OREOKASTROU	4	3	1	0	6	76.5	23.5
8	12	PEIRAIKOS PG	4	3	1	0	6	71.0	22.5
9	9	PG TRIANDRIAS	4	3	1	0	6	57.0	22.5
10	5	ADA CHANIA	4	2	1	1	5	85.0	22.5
11	11	OP FLORINA	4	2	1	1	5	64.0	21.0
12	15	SPRING CHESS	4	2	2	0	4	78.5	23.0
13	14	ECA KORYDALLOS	4	2	2	0	4	66.5	23.0
14	13	PANIONIOS GSS	4	2	2	0	4	63.5	19.5
15	7	AO KYDON CHANIA	4	2	2	0	4	60.0	21.0
16	16	Von Heraklion - CONTACT	4	2	2	0	4	55.5	19.0
17	29	DAA HERAKLION	4	2	2	0	4	52.0	21.5
18	23	AO Zenon GLYFADAS	4	2	2	0	4	46.0	18.0
19	19	CN PATRON	4	2	2	0	4	43.5	19.5
20	26	STM ELEFSINAS	4	2	2	0	4	41.0	19.0
21	24	CN POLICHNI	4	2	2	0	4	39.0	20.5
22	27	CN PTOLEMAIDA PTOLEMAIOS	4	1	2	1	3	59.0	19.0
23	20	OFI	4	1	2	1	3	41.0	17.5
24	18	NO KALAMATA Poseidon	4	1	2	1	3	34.0	15.0
25	17	AEK	4	1	3	0	2	50.0	14.5
26	25	CN IKARIA I.TZELEPIS	4	1	3	0	2	47.0	17.5
27	28	SF PANATHLITIKOS SYKIES	4	1	3	0	2	46.5	20.5
28	22	PAN GA	4	1	3	0	2	41.0	14.5
29	21	YOUR KOROPIOU	4	1	3	0	2	40.0	18.0
30	31	PELOPOS ACADEMY AS PATRON	4	1	3	0	2	22.0	11.0
31	32	ADA PTOLEMAIDA SKAKISTAKOS	4	0	4	0	0	26.0	10.5
32	30	Chess Union AMFISSA	4	0	4	0	0	20.0	7.5
32 players

5) Greek Cup 2012

The Greek Cup preceded the Greek Team Championship. There were results but I then couldn't find them. Game including those by Gata Kamsky are available.

Event: Greek Cup 2012
Place: Achaea
CountryCode: GRE
StartDate: Thu 28th Jun 2012
EndDate: Fri 29th Jun 2012
Website

Greek Cup 2012
Thu 28th Jun 2012
Fri 29th Jun 2012
Achaea
GRE
8 Players.
2 Rounds.
KO

6) 5th Svein Memorial 2012

The 5th Svein Memorial took place in Oslo 22nd-26th June 2012. Emanuel Berg won with 7.5/9.

Event: 5th Svein Memorial 2012
Place: Oslo
CountryCode: NOR
StartDate: Fri 22nd Jun 2012
EndDate: Tue 26th Jun 2012
Website
Results

5th Svein Memorial
Fri 22nd Jun 2012
Tue 26th Jun 2012
Oslo
NOR
62 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

5th Svein Memorial Oslo NOR Fri 22nd Jun 2012 - Tue 26th Jun 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	Pts	Perf
1	Berg, Emanuel	GM	2587	7.5	2656
2	Hebden, Mark L	GM	2512	7	2620
3	Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen	IM	2439	7	2558
4	Smith, Axel	IM	2483	6.5	2499
5	Persson, Tiger Hillarp	GM	2578	6.5	2472
6	Ogaard, Leif	GM	2408	6.5	2345
7	Hoi, Carsten	GM	2357	6	2456
8	Ziska, Helgi Dam	IM	2450	6	2452
9	Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian		1995	6	2264
10	Tari, Aryan		2216	6	2281
11	Hammer, Jon Ludvig	GM	2630	5.5	2434
12	Hagen, Andreas Skytte	IM	2445	5.5	2334
13	Hauge, Lars Oskar		2071	5.5	2277
14	Frisk, Ellinor	WFM	2181	5.5	2294
15	Salomon, Johan		2052	5.5	2184
16	Westerinen, Heikki M.J.	GM	2335	5.5	2175
17	Bech Hansen, Lars-Henrik		1992	5.5	2124
18	Adnoy, Hallvard V	FM	2286	5.5	2133
19	Seps, Monika	WIM	2193	5	2206
20	Meurs, Tom		2246	5	2197
21	Moseng, Geir		2124	5	2156
22	Langmyhr, Tore		1905	5	1998
23	Omtvedt, Per		2117	5	2014
24	Heublum, Harry A		1903	4.5	2044
25	Johansen, Stian		1997	4.5	2041
26	Kjoita, Henning		1970	4.5	2049
27	Kjolberg, Jens Hjorth		1982	4.5	1988
28	Haubro, Sigfred		2135	4.5	2015
29	Seroux, Camille De	WFM	2128	4.5	2017
30	Ostby, Martin Bergsjo		1734	4.5	1946
31	Mihajlov, Sebastian		2064	4.5	1987
32	Lund, Terje		2053	4.5	1981
33	Poulsen, Iver		2084	4.5	1951
34	Kjoita, Torgeir		1880	4.5	1824
35	Gonzalez, Francisco Silva		1991	4	2022
36	Haug, Johannes		1886	4	2016
37	Mihajlov, Svetoslav		2092	4	2002
38	Hansen, Erle Andrea Marki		1853	4	1912
39	Machlik, Jon		1701	4	1864
40	Diaz, Linda		2007	4	1854
64 players

7) Stockholm Chess Festival 2012

The Stockholm Master Open takes place 28th June to 4th July 2012. Ralf Akesson, Dan Cramling and Erik Blomqvist lead on 5.5/7.

Event: Stockholm Chess Festival 2012
Place: Stockholm
CountryCode: SWE
StartDate: Thu 28th Jun 2012
EndDate: Wed 4th Jul 2012
Website
Results

Stockholm Master Op
Thu 28th Jun 2012
Wed 4th Jul 2012
Stockholm
SWE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Stockholm Master Op Stockholm SWE Thu 28th Jun 2012 - Wed 4th Jul 2012 Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Akesson Ralf	GM	SWE	2433	5.5	24.5	0.0	5
2	Cramling Dan	IM	SWE	2356	5.5	24.5	0.0	4
3	Blomqvist Erik	IM	SWE	2454	5.5	22.5	0.0	4
4	Sagit Rauan	FM	SWE	2367	4.5	26.5	0.0	4
5	Karlsson Lars	GM	SWE	2431	4.5	25.5	0.0	2
6	Adler Bo		SWE	2138	4.5	24.5	0.0	3
7	Johansson Linus		SWE	2291	4.5	23.0	0.0	3
8	Bryntze Stefan		SWE	2155	4.0	26.5	0.0	3
9	Ornstein Axel	IM	SWE	2392	4.0	25.5	1.0	3
10	Lindgren Philip		SWE	2230	4.0	25.5	0.0	4
11	Cederstam Barsk Carl		SWE	2168	4.0	24.0	0.0	1
12	Bergström Rolf	FM	SWE	2277	4.0	22.5	0.0	3
13	Evertsson Lennart		SWE	2114	4.0	20.5	0.0	3
14	Ölund Joar		SWE	2178	3.5	23.5	0.0	1
15	Hedin Gunnar		SWE	2113	3.5	22.0	0.0	1
16	Nygren Kim		SWE	2216	3.5	21.5	0.0	2
17	Fors Tomas		SWE	2059	3.5	18.0	0.0	2
18	Furhoff Johan	IM	SWE	2358	3.5	15.5	0.0	2
19	Lokander Martin		SWE	2285	3.0	26.0	0.0	2
	Lögdahl Harald	FM	SWE	2259	3.0	26.0	0.0	2
21	Johansson Gunnar		SWE	2225	3.0	24.5	0.0	2
22	Eriksson Jörgen		SWE	2220	3.0	24.5	0.0	2
23	Lundin Jan	FM	SWE	2285	3.0	23.5	0.0	2
24	Jakenberg Jussi		SWE	2061	3.0	20.0	0.0	1
25	Wenzel Birger		GER	2038	3.0	19.0	0.0	2
26	Alarik Martin		SWE	1971	3.0	19.0	0.0	2
27	Wiander Michael		SWE	2158	2.5	23.0	0.0	1
28	Olofsson Dolk Mattis		SWE	2002	2.5	19.5	0.0	1
29	Svensson H�kan		SWE	2079	2.5	17.0	0.0	1
30	Arov�n Mikael		SWE	2138	2.0	22.0	0.0	2
31	Bannoura Jeries		SWE	2163	2.0	18.0	0.0	1
32	Engström Stefan		SWE	2116	0.5	18.5	0.0	0
32 players

8) Wroclaw Chess Festival 2012

The Wroclaw Chess Festival takes place 22nd June to 10th July 2012. The main 21st Adolf Anderssen Memorial took place 30th June to 1st July 2012 and I believe this was won by David Arutinian who beat Sergey Kasparov at the end of the knockout section. Wroclaw was formerly known as Breslau and in addition to being the birth place of Adolf Anderssen it was also the site of some early appearances by Emanuel Lasker.

Event: Wroclaw Chess Festival 2012
Place: Wroclaw
CountryCode: POL
StartDate: Fri 22nd Jun 2012
EndDate: Tue 10th Jul 2012
Website

Anderssen Prelim
Fri 22nd Jun 2012
Tue 10th Jul 2012
Wroclaw
POL
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 15m+5spm

Anderssen Prelim Wroclaw POL Fri 22nd Jun 2012 - Tue 10th Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	MALISAUSKAS, Vidmantas	GM	LTU	2457	22.0	114.00	147.00	113.0
2	JARACZ, Pawel	GM	POL	2514	21.0	116.00	149.00	121.0
3	VYSOCHIN, Spartak	GM	UKR	2550	21.0	103.00	132.00	93.0
4	KRASENKOW, Michal	GM	POL	2604	20.0	120.00	152.00	102.0
5	KASPAROV, Sergey	GM	BLR	2517	20.0	118.00	152.00	102.0
6	ARUTINIAN, David	GM	GEO	2553	19.0	116.00	148.00	107.0
7	STACHOWIAK, Kamil	IM	POL	2427	19.0	116.00	148.00	103.0
8	HNYDIUK, Aleksander	IM	POL	2427	19.0	111.00	145.00	100.0
9	PIORUN, Kacper	IM	POL	2488	19.0	110.00	141.00	101.0
10	SZCZEPKOWSKA-HOROWSKA, Karina	WGM	POL	2387	19.0	100.00	130.00	89.0
11	GRABARCZYK, Miroslaw	GM	POL	2445	18.0	117.00	151.00	104.0
12	GOLUBKA, Petr	IM	UKR	2402	18.0	114.00	148.00	105.0
13	SADZIKOWSKI, Daniel	IM	POL	2392	18.0	113.00	144.00	95.0
14	DJURIC, Stefan	GM	SRB	2447	18.0	112.00	146.00	96.0
15	CAJBEL, Maciej		POL	2222	18.0	109.00	139.00	87.0
16	JAGODZINSKI, Piotr		POL	2186	18.0	101.00	128.00	87.0
17	DOBROWOLSKI, Piotr	IM	POL	2426	18.0	100.00	132.00	93.0
18	SIECIECHOWICZ, Marcin	IM	POL	2446	18.0	99.00	131.00	93.0
19	GOLUCH, Piotr		POL	2246	16.0	127.00	160.00	97.0
20	CYBOROWSKI, Lukasz	GM	POL	2560	16.0	113.00	145.00	100.0
21	SWICARZ, Maciej		POL	2259	16.0	104.00	135.00	87.0
22	JARACZ, Barbara	WGM	POL	2319	16.0	103.00	131.00	88.0
23	WALENTUKIEWICZ, Michal	CM	POL	2101	16.0	103.00	129.00	92.0
24	WIECZOREK, Oskar		POL	2289	16.0	102.00	136.00	80.0
25	CUKROWSKI, Filip		POL	2138	16.0	99.00	125.00	76.0
26	TOMA, Katarzyna	WGM	POL	2305	16.0	98.00	128.00	80.0
27	STEPIEN, Marcin		POL	2132	16.0	93.00	119.00	77.0
28	KHAMIDOV, Komil		POL	2090	16.0	92.00	114.00	80.0
29	PIENIAZEK, Artur	IM	POL	2366	16.0	81.00	104.00	64.0
30	KISLOV, Mikhail	IM	RUS	2330	15.0	122.00	151.00	94.0
31	MATUSZEWSKI, Michal		POL	2366	15.0	110.00	139.00	87.0
32	ULMS, Sandra		GER	2139	15.0	104.00	133.00	78.0
33	ULANOWSKI, Karol		POL	1960	15.0	104.00	131.00	78.0
34	OSZCZANOWSKI, Witold		POL	1909	15.0	97.00	123.00	66.0
35	MOCNY, Tomasz		POL	2006	15.0	95.00	122.00	75.0
36	SZROMBA, Krzysztof		POL	2182	15.0	94.00	123.00	76.0
37	KASPAROVA, Tatiana	WIM	BLR	2119	15.0	91.00	113.00	72.0
38	ZMINDA, Bogdan		POL	2087	15.0	88.00	109.00	72.0
39	SPICAK, Krzysztof		POL	2009	15.0	86.00	114.00	63.0
40	SABUK, Piotr		POL	2171	14.0	109.00	137.00	81.0
102 players

Anderssen KO
Fri 22nd Jun 2012
Tue 10th Jul 2012
Wroclaw
POL
8 Players.
3 Rounds.
KO
Time Control: 15m+5spm

9) 9th Annual Philadelphia International

The 9th Annual Philadelphia International takes place 29th June to 3rd July 2012. Many of the players will go on to compete in the World Open that follows directly on from the event.

Event: 9th Annual Philadelphia International
Place: Philadelphia
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Fri 29th Jun 2012
EndDate: Tue 3rd Jul 2012
Website

9th Philadelphia Int
Fri 29th Jun 2012
Tue 3rd Jul 2012
Philadelphia
USA
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

9th Philadelphia Int Philadelphia USA Fri 29th Jun 2012 - Tue 3rd Jul 2012 Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Pts
1	Abhijeet Gupta	GM	5.0
2	Alexander Evdokimov	GM	5.0
3	Marani Venkatesh	IM	5.0
4	Alojzije Jankovic	GM	4.5
5	Marin Bosiocic	GM	4.5
6	S P Sethuraman	GM	4.5
7	Dean Ippolito	IM	4.5
8	Vidit Gujrathi	IM	4.0
9	Shyam Nikhil	IM	4.0
10	Alonso Zapata	GM	4.0
11	Deepan Chakkravarthy	GM	4.0
12	Bryan G Smith	IM	4.0
13	Tania Sachdev	IM	4.0
14	Raja Panjwani	IM	4.0
15	Gabriel Battaglini	IM	4.0
16	Michael Kleinman	FM	4.0
17	Kevin Wang		4.0
18	Evgeny Romanov	GM	3.5
19	Daniel J Ludwig	IM	3.5
20	Justin Sarkar	IM	3.5
21	Lawrence Kaufman	GM	3.5
22	Thomas Bartell	FM	3.5
23	Eesha Karavade	WGM	3.5
24	Padmini Rout	WGM	3.5
25	Mauricio Arias Santana	IM	3.5
26	Raul Vazquez	FM	3.5
27	Adarsh Jayakumar		3.5
28	Kevin Mo		3.5
29	Chandrashekar Gokhale	IM	3.5
30	Bodda Pratyusha		3.5
31	Thomas M Ulrich		3.5
32	Ronald Burnett	IM	3.0
33	Michael H Bodek		3.0
34	Aleksandr Ostrovskiy	FM	3.0
35	Alec Getz	FM	3.0
36	Nisha Mohota	IM	3.0
37	Robert Perez		3.0
38	Nelson Castaneda	FM	3.0
39	Dereque D Kelley		3.0
40	Viktorija Ni	WIM	3.0
77 players

10) 7th Edmonton International 2012

Nigel Short took clear first in the 7th Edmonton International. There was three points for a win. Short started with a loss to Victor Mikhalevski but 6 wins and only 2 draws was enough to win the event alone.

Event: 7th Edmonton International 2012
Place: Edmonton
CountryCode: CAN
StartDate: Wed 27th Jun 2012
EndDate: Mon 2nd Jul 2012
Website
Results

7th Edmonton Int
Wed 27th Jun 2012
Mon 2nd Jul 2012
Edmonton
CAN
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

7th Edmonton Int Edmonton CAN Wed 27th Jun 2012 - Mon 2nd Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TB1	TPR
1	Short, Nigel D	GM	ENG	2705	#	0	=	=	1	1	1	1	1	1	20	7	2586
2	Mikhalevski, Victor	GM	ISR	2519	1	#	=	0	1	=	1	1	1	0	17	6	2512
3	Kovalyov, Anton	GM	ARG	2619	=	=	#	=	0	=	1	1	1	1	16	6	2501
4	Krush, Irina	IM	USA	2457	=	1	=	#	=	1	0	=	=	1	14	5.5	2474
5	Gardner, Robert		CAN	2202	0	0	1	=	#	=	1	=	=	1	13	5	2465
6	Porper, Edward	IM	CAN	2414	0	=	=	0	=	#	1	1	=	1	13	5	2441
7	Wang, Richard		CAN	2307	0	0	0	1	0	0	#	=	1	=	8	3	2285
8	Pechenkin, Vladimir	FM	CAN	2312	0	0	0	=	=	0	=	#	=	1	7	3	2285
9	Piasetski, Leon	IM	CAN	2304	0	0	0	=	=	=	0	=	#	=	5	2.5	2245
10	Haessel, Dale R.	FM	CAN	2161	0	1	0	0	0	0	=	0	=	#	5	2	2207
10 players

11) Mukachevo Summer 2012

The Mukachevo Summer tournament took place 26th June to 1st July 2012. Stanislav Bogdanovich edged out Alexander Nosenko after both scored 20/27 in the 9 round event with 3 points for a win 1 for a draw.

Event: Mukachevo Summer 2012
Place: Mukachevo
CountryCode: UKR
StartDate: Tue 26th Jun 2012
EndDate: Sun 1st Jul 2012
Website

Mukachevo Summer
Tue 26th Jun 2012
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Mukachevo
UKR
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Mukachevo Summer Mukachevo UKR Tue 26th Jun 2012 - Sun 1st Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts	TB1	TB2	Perf
1	Bogdanovich, Stanislav	IM	UKR	2515	1	1	1	1	½	1	0	½	1	20	151	323	2635
2	Nosenko, Alexander	IM	UKR	2517	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	0	20	146.5	326.5	2618
3	Kozakov, Mikhail	GM	UKR	2481	1	1	1	0	1	0	½	1	1	19	136.5	261.5	2497
4	Bernadskiy, Vitaliy	IM	UKR	2473	1	1	1	1	½	1	½	0	½	18	151	285	2558
5	Kovalev, Denis	IM	UKR	2484	1	1	1	0	1	½	½	½	1	18	142	272	2517
6	Ovsejevitsch, Sergei	GM	UKR	2572	1	½	1	0	1	½	1	½	1	18	126.5	234.5	2510
7	Koziak, Vitali	IM	UKR	2515	1	½	1	0	1	½	½	1	1	18	124	246	2437
8	Grinev, Valeriy	FM	UKR	2395	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	½	½	17	138	233	2402
9	Tarlev, Konstantin	IM	UKR	2526	½	1	½	1	0	1	1	1	0	17	130.5	226.5	2453
10	Nechaev, Andrei		UKR	2423	1	1	0	1	1	½	½	0	1	17	130	207	2463
11	Ustianovich, Nazar	FM	UKR	2163	0	1	0	1	½	1	1	½	0	17	124.5	173.25	2343
12	Melnichuk, Mikhail		UKR	2343	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	½	1	17	119	223	2369
13	Tregubov, Vadim		UKR	2374	1	1	0	½	1	½	0	1	1	17	112.5	186.5	2388
14	Oros, Robert	FM	UKR	2258	1	0	1	0	0	½	1	1	1	16	107.5	183.5	2201
15	Okhotnik, Vladimir	GM	FRA	2463	0	1	0	1	½	1	0	1	1	16	103.5	185.5	2234
16	Sivuk, Vitaly	IM	UKR	2454	1	1	½	1	1	0	½	½	0	15	142.5	211.5	2469
17	Melnyk, Igor		UKR	2088	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	15	134	201	2380
18	Ianov, Viktor	IM	UKR	2327	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	15	124.5	160.5	2311
19	Plaksin, Valeriy		UKR	2197	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	15	114	147	2255
20	Terekhov, Andrey	FM	RUS	2305	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	0	1	15	111	169	2231
21	Popovkin, Petro		UKR	2195	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	15	108	136.5	2259
22	Starozhilov, Leonid		UKR	2256	½	½	1	½	1	0	0	1	1	15	98	143	2204
23	Vorontsov, Pavlo		UKR	2150	0	1	1	1	0	1	½	½	0	14	128.5	156.5	2385
24	Vusatiuk, Vladimir	FM	UKR	2301	1	½	1	1	0	½	0	1	0	14	126.5	162.5	2397
25	Yarmysty, Mikhail		UKR	2365	1	1	0	0	1	1	½	½	-	14	116.5	158.25	2344
26	Omelja, Artem		UKR	2304	1	0	0	½	1	1	1	½	0	14	106.5	119.5	2226
27	Rytenko, Vsevolod		UKR	0	½	0	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	14	103	158	2210
28	Burdalev, Kirill	FM	UKR	2316	½	0	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	14	94	146	2193
29	Skliarov, Viktor		UKR	2257	1	0	0	1	1	1	½	0	0	13	121.5	125.5	2225
30	Nester, Ihor	IM	UKR	2315	½	1	1	½	0	½	0	1	½	13	119	146	2249
31	Tarleva, Vira	WFM	UKR	2149	0	½	1	1	½	½	1	0	½	13	115	144	2235
32	Nayhebaver, Martin		SVK	2141	0	½	0	1	½	½	½	1	1	13	105.5	131.5	2052
33	Podolsky, Anton		UKR	2285	½	1	½	½	½	0	0	1	0	13	103.5	114.75	2150
34	Kulesh, Vladyslav		UKR	1895	½	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	13	99	126.5	2191
35	Zingaylo, Anastasiya		UKR	2047	0	0	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	13	95.5	111.5	2158
36	Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir		UKR	2166	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	128	139.5	2223
37	Pugachov, Ilia		UKR	2104	1	½	0	½	0	1	½	1	0	12	121	155	2198
38	Grabar, Vasiliy		UKR	2165	½	½	0	1	½	1	1	0	0	12	117	118	2224
39	Lukiyanchuk, Vladislav		UKR	1929	0	1	0	½	½	1	½	0	1	12	106.5	127.5	2160
40	Guk, Ilja	FM	UKR	2242	1	0	1	½	½	½	0	0	1	12	105	106	2154
72 players

12) 14th Torredembarra Open 2012

The 14th Torredembarra Open takes place 30th June to 8th July 2012.

Event: 14th Torredembarra Open 2012
Place: Torredembarra
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Sat 30th Jun 2012
EndDate: Sun 8th Jul 2012
Website

14th Torredembarra
Sat 30th Jun 2012
Sun 8th Jul 2012
Torredembarra
ESP
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

14th Torredembarra Torredembarra ESP Sat 30th Jun 2012 - Sun 8th Jul 2012 Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Obregon Rivero Juan Carlos	CUB	2479	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0
	Gonzalez Rodriguez Jorge A	COL	2398	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0
	Diaz Velandia Jose Manuel	VEN	2250	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0
	Uran Bermudez Oliver Kevin	VEN	2160	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0
	Regue Farran Enric	ESP	2065	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0
	Pujol Codinach Eduard	ESP	2026	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0
	Aranzana Areste Alberto	ESP	2023	2.0	3.0	0.0	2.0
8	Martinez Duany Lelys Stanley	CUB	2468	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.5
	Esplugas Esteve Vicenc	ESP	2190	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.5
	Moreno Carretero Carles	ESP	2170	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.5
	Plasencia Martinez Victor	ESP	2167	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.5
	Mila Tejera Jordi	ESP	2057	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.5
	Duran Vallverdu Juan	ESP	2010	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.5
	Prats Cabaces Lluis	ESP	1914	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.5
15	Pogorelov Ruslan	UKR	2408	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.0
	Galimany Rovira Xavier	ESP	1998	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.0
	Bulto Gonzalvo Ramon	ESP	1958	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.0
	Beltran Reverter Josep M	ESP	1862	2.0	3.0	0.0	1.0
19	Ruiz Font Elisabet	ESP	2041	1.5	2.5	0.0	2.0
20	Camarasa Rodriguez Miguel	ESP	1859	1.5	2.5	0.0	1.0
21	Farran Martos Francesc X	ESP	2321	1.5	2.0	0.0	1.0
	Sirera Bargallo Tomas	ESP	1723	1.5	2.0	0.0	1.0
23	Pena Riasco Alexander	COL	2233	1.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
	Ordobas Martinez Vicens	ESP	2092	1.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
	Luke Brezmes Cristofer	ESP	2074	1.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
	Terreu Serra Francesc	ESP	1986	1.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
	Guasch Murtra Josep Maria	ESP	1970	1.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
	Matons Calafi Eva M	ESP	1835	1.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
29	Lluverol Torrents Salvador	ESP	2028	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.5
	Sarto Ramos Angel	ESP	1972	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.5
	Jimenez Munoz Hugo	ESP	1700	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.5
32	Margalef Guell Jordi	ESP	1983	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
	Tutusaus Marrugat Carles	ESP	1969	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
	Eguia Cambero Ignacio	ESP	1956	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
	Turuguet Lopez Josep Lluis	ESP	1935	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
	Blasco Cusido Francesc	ESP	1930	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
	Cabanillas Roca Fanny	ESP	1928	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
	Salom Arroyo Nicolau	ESP	1912	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
	Aubanell Ber Sergi	ESP	1883	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
	Girona Masdeu Joan	ESP	1844	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0
87 players

13) 15th Vins du Medoc Open

The 15th Vins du Medoc Open took place 24th June to 1st July 2012. Adrien Demuth took clear first with 7/9.

Event: 15th Vins du Medoc Open
Place: Naujac sur Mer
CountryCode: FRA
StartDate: Sun 24th Jun 2012
EndDate: Sun 1st Jul 2012
Website
Results

15th Vins du Medoc
Sun 24th Jun 2012
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Naujac sur Mer
FRA
64 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

15th Vins du Medoc Naujac sur Mer FRA Sun 24th Jun 2012 - Sun 1st Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	Perf
1	Demuth, Adrien	m	2460	7	43½	50	2480
2	Fantinel, Thibault	f	2285	6½	43½	53½	2377
3	Loiseau, Quentin		2314	6½	42½	52	2434
4	Marholev, Dimitar	m	2356	6½	41½	51	2401
5	Favarel, Antoine		2267	6½	41½	50½	2375
6	Kirk, Ezra		2216	6½	36½	44	2235
7	Collas, Didier	m	2426	6	44	53½	2370
8	Velten, Paul	f	2390	6	41½	51	2293
9	Collas, Silvia	m	2274	6	39	46½	2183
10	Castro, John		2183	6	37½	45	2212
11	Thalwitzer, David		2174	6	36½	45	2196
12	Colin, Vincent	m	2391	5½	41	50	2274
13	Van Delft, Merijn	m	2408	5½	40½	50	2234
14	Kaimer, Thomas		2202	5½	39½	48	2158
15	Kramer, Julian		2048	5½	39	44½	2149
16	Bouvet, Laurent		2163	5½	36½	44½	2096
17	Sanchez, Nicolas		2168	5½	36	43½	2103
18	Capitaine, Adrien		2109	5½	34½	39¾	2074
19	Dierkes, Tobias		2107	5	41	48½	2142
20	Devecchi, Jorge		1959	5	40½	47½	2091
21	Resnjanskij, Denis		2134	5	39	47	2090
22	Louis, Thibault		2151	5	36½	42	2047
23	Faugerolle, Nicolas		1827	5	35½	41½	1882
24	Zickelbein, Eva Maria	ff	2071	5	35½	40¾	2104
25	Cazeaux, Didier		1824	5	34½	40½	1942
26	Martin, Eric		1873	5	34½	40½	1929
27	Dubertrand, Bernard		1650	5	31	33¾	1860
28	Maruejols, Claude		1942	4½	38	45½	2041
29	L'hospital, Philippe		1899	4½	38	45	1962
30	Ferrandi, Bernard		1814	4½	35½	41	1907
31	Larand, Manuel		2044	4½	35	41	1922
32	Le Meur, Jean-Pierre		1930	4½	34½	40	1901
33	Labbe, Georges		1773	4½	33	39	1773
34	Pokee, Anne		1901	4	35½	42	1885
35	Keravec, Julien		1765	4	34	37	1786
36	Banana, Adnane		1797	4	33	39	1819
37	Prioux, Michel		1782	4	32½	39	1815
38	Zickelbein, Benjamin		1743	4	32	38	1678
39	Labarthe, Francois		1629	4	30	35½	1656
40	Goulesque, Camille		1708	4	30	35	1737
64 players

14) 4th Carlos I Open 2012

The 4th Carlos I Open took place in Sanxenxo 23rd June to 1st July 2012. Ibragim Khamrakulov won with 7.5/9.

Event: 4th Carlos I Open 2012
Place: Sanxenxo
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Sat 23rd Jun 2012
EndDate: Sun 1st Jul 2012
Website
Results

4th Carlos I Open
Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Sanxenxo
ESP
109 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

4th Carlos I Open Sanxenxo ESP Sat 23rd Jun 2012 - Sun 1st Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Khamrakulov Ibragim S.	GM	ESP	2517	7.5	3	36.0	2220
2	Fernandez Garcia Jose Luis	GM	ESP	2419	7.0	1	38.5	2350
3	Arribas Lopez Angel	IM	ESP	2463	7.0	1	36.0	2265
4	Barlov Dragan	GM	SRB	2450	7.0	1	35.5	2216
5	Espineira Gonzalez Diego	IM	ESP	2371	7.0	1	35.0	2156
6	Larino Nieto David	IM	ESP	2469	6.5	1	36.5	2307
7	De La Villa Garcia Jesus Maria	GM	ESP	2478	6.5	1	35.0	2273
8	Paunovic Dragan	GM	SRB	2521	6.5	1	34.5	2317
9	Garcia Castro Pablo	IM	ESP	2405	6.5	1	31.0	2128
10	Recuero Guerra David	IM	ESP	2467	6.0	1	33.0	2213
11	Pinho Paulo		POR	2145	6.0	1	33.0	2195
12	Espineira Gonzalez Pablo Danie		ESP	2213	6.0	1	33.0	2176
13	Patino Romaris Juan Roberto		ESP	2185	6.0	1	32.5	2276
14	Meneses Gonzalez Kevin Moises		ESP	2264	6.0	1	32.0	2199
15	Gomez Dieguez David		ESP	2052	6.0	1	31.0	2139
16	Cardenas Serrano Sergio		ESP	2124	6.0	1	31.0	2135
17	Vaarala Eric		SWE	2249	6.0	1	30.5	2111
18	Medarde Santiago Luis Marcos		ESP	2009	6.0	1	29.0	2160
19	Adams Philip		ENG	2097	6.0	1	25.5	1915
20	Sanchez Aller Fernando	FM	ESP	2298	5.5	1	33.5	2306
21	Santos Latasa Jaime	FM	ESP	2396	5.5	1	33.5	2246
22	Pazos Porta Antonio	FM	ESP	2319	5.5	1	31.5	2115
23	Cubero Ferreiro Rodrigo		ESP	2182	5.5	1	29.5	2123
24	Recuero Guerra Javier	FM	ESP	2243	5.5	1	29.0	2079
25	Abella Vazquez Cesar		ESP	2090	5.5	2	28.5	2082
26	Castellanos Bogalo Antonio		ESP	2100	5.5	2	26.5	1953
27	Pinho Fernando		POR	1888	5.5	2	24.5	1957
28	Garcia Brion Eduardo		ESP	2191	5.5	4	30.0	1988
29	Nedobora Gregori		ESP	2103	5.5	4	28.5	1952
30	Carril Garcia Luis		ESP	2094	5.0	1	29.0	2153
31	Pena Torres Jose Carlos		ESP	2105	5.0	1	28.0	2093
32	Salido Polo Veronica		ESP	1982	5.0	1	26.5	1987
33	Prata Jose		POR	2068	5.0	1	25.5	2018
34	Varela Fernandez Andres		ESP	1742	5.0	1	25.0	2074
35	Loehr Dols Lluis		ESP	2073	5.0	1	25.0	2000
36	Fernandez Vazquez Jorge		ESP	1970	5.0	1	25.0	1945
37	Bello Filgueira Joaquin Antoni		ESP	1869	5.0	1	24.5	1958
38	Bouza-Brey Teijeiro Gonzalo		ESP	1869	5.0	1	24.0	1923
39	Blazquez Criado Sergio		ESP	1860	5.0	1	24.0	1909
40	Carreira Casais Anxo		ESP	1833	5.0	1	23.5	2045
109 players

15) HSC/De Legibus Open 2012

The HSC/De Legibus Open took place 30th June to 1st July 2012. Georgui Castenada took clear first with 7.5/9 in this event with 45 minutes on the clock. Jan Timman and Maxim Turov were half a point further back.

Event: HSC/De Legibus Open 2012
Place: Helmond
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Sat 30th Jun 2012
EndDate: Sun 1st Jul 2012
Website
Results

HSC/De Legibus Open
Sat 30th Jun 2012
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Helmond
NED
38 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 45m

HSC/De Legibus Open Helsingor DEN Sat 30th Jun 2012 - Sun 1st Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts	TB1	TB2	TPR
1	Castenada, Georgui	GM	PER	2522	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	½	7.5	53.0	43.0	2679
2	Timman, Jan	GM	NED	2582	1	1	1	1	½	½	0	1	1	7.0	51.0	38.75	2583
3	Turov, Maxim	GM	RUS	2653	1	½	1	0	1	1	1	1	½	7.0	49.5	37.0	2607
4	Sprenger, Jan	IM	GER	2498	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	½	6.5	51.5	34.0	2510
5	Epishin, Vladimir	GM	RUS	2541	1	1	1	½	½	½	0	1	½	6.0	53.5	33.25	2535
6	Swinkels, Robin	GM	NED	2493	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	6.0	50.0	30.0	2505
7	Jonkman, Harmen	GM	JPN	2411	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	6.0	47.5	27.5	2358
8	Van Oosterom, Chiel	IM	NED	2368	1	1	0	1	1	½	1	0	0	5.5	47.5	24.5	2385
9	Sutmuller, Jos		NED	2115	1	½	0	1	½	1	½	0	1	5.5	44.5	25.0	2150
10	Smits, Sebastiaan		NED	2166	1	1	0	0	½	1	1	0	1	5.5	44.5	22.75	2133
11	Simons, Rudy		NED	1959	1	0	1	1	0	+	½	½	0	5.0	48.5	20.75	2047
12	Majhi, Ankit		NED	2055	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	½	½	5.0	46.5	23.0	2038
13	Faber, Hugo		NED	2069	1	0	1	1	0	½	0	1	½	5.0	46.5	22.25	2138
14	Bosch, Ruud		NED	1869	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	½	½	5.0	43.5	20.25	1966
15	Cabula, Jerzy		NED	1990	1	0	1	1	0	½	0	1	½	5.0	42.0	19.0	2052
16	Broekhuis, Jan		NED	1891	0	0	1	1	0	+	0	1	1	5.0	39.0	16.25	1870
17	Wuijts, Johan		NED	1799	0	1	0	1	1	-	1	½	½	5.0	38.5	21.5	1939
18	Mollema, Thomas		NED	2068	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	½	0	4.5	43.5	17.5	2012
19	Blijlevens, Pim		NED	1882	0	1	1	0	½	0	1	1	0	4.5	43.0	16.75	1895
20	Robinson, Roland		NED	1763	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	½	0	4.5	41.0	17.0	1889
21	Smit, Maarten		NED	1950	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	½	4.5	37.5	16.0	1828
22	Daamen, Roland		NED	1920	0	1	1	0	0	1	½	0	1	4.5	36.5	13.75	1906
23	Ousmane, Tijany		NED	1519	0	0	0	½	0	1	1	1	1	4.5	31.0	14.25	1578
24	Heijnemans, Nol		NED	1672	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	4.0	37.5	14.5	1730
25	Bakels, Rob		NED	1714	0	1	0	1	½	½	0	0	1	4.0	36.0	12.25	1737
26	Van Boxtel, Danniel		NED	1888	0	½	0	1	½	0	1	0	1	4.0	34.5	10.5	1752
27	Verkooijen, Loek		NED	1707	0	½	½	0	1	1	0	0	1	4.0	34.0	11.25	1758
28	Jonkers, Willy		NED	1967	1	0	1	0	½	½	½	0	0	3.5	42.5	14.5	1859
29	De Groot, ivo		NED	1500	0	0	1	0	½	0	0	+	1	3.5	32.0	6.75	1401
30	Hinzen, Jack		NED	1470	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.0	34.5	11.0	1496
31	Peeters, Joep		NED	1807	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3.0	34.0	6.0	1627
32	De Haas, Jessica		NED	1545	0	0	½	½	1	0	0	0	+	3.0	33.5	6.0	1491
33	Simons, Victor		NED	1495	0	0	1	0	0	0	+	1	0	3.0	32.0	7.25	1474
34	Van der Aa, Chris		NED	1429	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3.0	31.5	8.0	1469
35	Martens, Huub		NED	1254	0	+	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.0	30.5	4.75	1312
36	Labriaire, Millo		NED	1352	-	-	0	1	½	1	0	0	0	2.5	30.0	10.5	1379
37	Heijmans, Stan		NED	1937	1	0	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	2.0	38.5	14.5	1787
38	Van der Vall, Maarten		NED	1200	+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	28.5	0.25	756
38 players

16) e2e4 Buxton Chess Congress 2012

The e2e4 Buxton Chess Congress took place 29th June to 1st July 2012. Keith Arkell took clear first with 4.5/5.

Event: e2e4 Buxton Chess Congress 2012
Place: Buxton
CountryCode: ENG
StartDate: Fri 29th Jun 2012
EndDate: Sun 1st Jul 2012
Website

e2e4 Buxton Open
Fri 29th Jun 2012
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Buxton
ENG
5 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

e2e4 Buxton Open Buxton ENG Fri 29th Jun 2012 - Sun 1st Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	Pts	TPR
1	Arkell, Keith C	GM	ENG	2435	1	1	1	1	½	4.5	2630
2	Hebden, Mark L	GM	ENG	2512	1	½	1	1	½	4.0	2471
3	Fernandez, Daniel Howard	IM	SIN	2349	1	1	1	0	1	4.0	2451
4	Merry, Alan B		ENG	2138	1	0	1	1	1	4.0	2348
5	Spence, David J		ENG	2235	1	1	0	½	1	3.5	2289
6	Shaw, Robert	FM	ENG	2220	1	1	0	1	½	3.5	2216
7	Maciol, Ryszard		POL	2199	1	1	0	1	½	3.5	2200
8	Brown, Martin		ENG	2183	1	½	1	1	0	3.5	2341
9	Walton, Alan J	CM	ENG	2179	½	1	0	1	1	3.5	2118
10	Richmond, Jane	WFM	WLS	2074	=	1	1	0	1	3.5	2321
11	Adair, James R		ENG	2247	1	1	1	0	0	3.0	2241
12	McPhillips, Joseph		ENG	2136	1	0	½	½	1	3.0	2180
13	Surtees, Mike J		ENG	2113	1	0	1	0	1	3.0	2029
14	Olbison, Philip		ENG	1982 *	0	1	0	1	1	3.0	2118
15	Webster, Richard J		ENG	1972	=	0	½	1	1	3.0	2099
16	Padilla Cabero, Pablo		ESP	2179	=	1	0	1	0	2.5	2168
17	Burrows, Martin P		ENG	2134	1	0	1	0	½	2.5	1845
18	Day, Thomas W		ENG	2087	0	0	½	1	1	2.5	2084
19	White, Kevin D		ENG	2079	0	1	1	½	0	2.5	2084
20	Burns, Martin J		ENG	2006	=	0	1	1	0	2.5	2109
21	Wood, Peter R		ENG	1921	0	0	1	1	½	2.5	2012
22	Doci, Stefan		SVK	2103	0	1	1	0	0	2.0	1886
23	Toole, David		ENG	2062 *	0	1	0	½	½	2.0	1968
24	Burke, Steven J		ENG	2046	0	0	0	1	1	2.0	1868
25	Cawley, Paul F		ENG	2046 *	0	1	½	0	½	2.0	1905
26	Doran, Chris		ENG	2017	=	0	½	1	0	2.0	1823
27	Edwards-Wright, Miles D		ENG	1995	=	0	1	½	0	2.0	1982
28	Day, Jonathan		ENG	1862 *	0	+	0	0	1	2.0	1922
29	Lewicki, Pawel		POL	1822 *	1	0	0	0	1	2.0	1984
30	Tasker, Michael W		ENG	2098	0	½	1	0	-	1.5	1981
31	Bourne, Johnathan D		ENG	2081	=	1	0	0	0	1.5	1994
32	Waters, Andy C		ENG	1870 *	0	0	1	½	0	1.5	1220
33	Kender, Robert		USA	1946	0	½	0	½	0	1.0	1849
34	Livesey, R Nigel		ENG	1893	0	0	½	½	0	1.0	1931
35	Paul, Nathanael		ENG	1878 *	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1763
36	Fernandez, Michael		SIN	1823	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1349
37	Szymanski, Mark		ENG	1738	-	-	-	-	1	1.0	0
38	Jones, Steven A		ENG	1923	½	0	0	0	-	0.5	1772
39	Ahmadi, Kamran		ENG	0 *	-	-	0	-	-	0.0	0
40	Chua, Jing-Yuan,Cyril		SIN	0 *	-	-	-	0	-	0.0	1311
40 players

17) Championnat de Corse 2012

The Championnat de Corse took place 23rd to 29th June 2012. Michael Massoni won with 6.5/7.

Event: Championnat de Corse 2012
Place: Bastia
CountryCode: FRA
StartDate: Sat 23rd Jun 2012
EndDate: Fri 29th Jun 2012
Website
Results

Championnat de Corse
Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Fri 29th Jun 2012
Bastia
FRA
8 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Championnat de Corse Bastia FRA Sat 23rd Jun 2012 - Fri 29th Jun 2012 Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pts	TB1
1	MASSONI Michael	f	2360		1	½	1	1	1	1	1	6½	21½
2	BRETHES Francois		2244	0		1	1	1	1	1	½	5½	22½
3	HUMEAU Cyril		2279	½	0		1	1	1	½	1	5	23
4	BATTESTI Saveriu		2000	0	0	0		1	½	1	1	3½	24½
5	LUCIANI Thibault		1998	0	0	0	0		1	1	1	3	25
6	BATTESTI Marc-Andria		1988	0	0	0	½	0		1	1	2½	25½
7	UTRERA Ludovic		1953	0	0	½	0	0	0		1	1½	26½
8	GUILLEMART Serge		1780	0	½	0	0	0	0	0		½	27½
8 players

18) 4th Eforie Nord Festival 2012

The 4th Eforie Nord Festival saw an 11 round all-play-all as the top group. A resurgent Sergei Tiviakov won with 9/10. Couldn't find any games.

Event: 4th Eforie Nord Festival 2012
Place: Eforie Nord
CountryCode: ROU
StartDate: Sat 23rd Jun 2012
EndDate: Sun 1st Jul 2012
Website
Results

4th Eforie Nord Open
Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Sun 1st Jul 2012
Eforie Nord
ROU
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:15m:30spm(1)

4th Eforie Nord Open Eforie Nord ROU Sat 23rd Jun 2012 - Sun 1st Jul 2012 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Tiviakov Sergei	GM	NED	2656	9.0	37.5	46.0	40.00
2	Iordachescu Viorel	GM	MDA	2614	8.5	37.5	46.5	34.50
3	Nikolova Adriana	WGM	BUL	2345	7.5	38.5	47.5	30.25
4	Badea Bela	GM	ROU	2491	7.5	38.5	47.5	26.75
5	Mintas Florin-Alexandru		ROU	1201	5.5	44.5	53.5	15.00
6	Zaim Marian	NM	ROU	2174	5.0	41.0	50.0	13.25
7	Kutnik Alexandru-Francisc	NM	ROU	2171	4.0	42.0	51.0	13.00
8	Mindrigan Dumitru		MDA	2010	3.5	44.5	53.5	7.75
9	Somoff Abdo	FM	LIB	2155	3.5	42.5	51.5	10.50
10	Cimpean Andra	I	ROU	1679	1.0	44.5	53.5	1.50
11	Dina Mihai-Fabian	I	ROU	1275	0.0	40.5	49.5	0.00
11 players

19) Russian Team vs Russian Fans Correspondence Match

To Celebrate the 175th Anniversary of a match between Alexander Petrov and three St. Petersburg chess players in consultation there is a match between the Russian Chess team and their fans who can sign up online. Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin and Evgeny Tomashevsky make up the Russian side.

Event: Russian Team vs Russian Fans Correspondence Match
Place: St Petersburg
CountryCode: RUS
StartDate: Mon 25th Jun 2012
EndDate: Wed 25th Jul 2012
Website

RUS Team vs Fans
Mon 25th Jun 2012
Wed 25th Jul 2012
St Petersburg
RUS
5 Players.
1 Rounds.
Match

20) TCh-SUI 2012

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 18th March - 21st October 2012. Round 5 was on 24th June 2012. Games and results now available. Round 6 22nd September 2012.

Event: TCh-SUI 2012
Place: Zuerich
CountryCode: SUI
StartDate: Sun 18th Mar 2012
EndDate: Sun 21st Oct 2012
Website
Results

TCh-SUI National A
Sun 18th Mar 2012
Sun 21st Oct 2012
Zuerich
SUI
200 Players.
9 Rounds.
League

TCh-SUI National A Zuerich SUI Sun 18th Mar 2012 - Sun 21st Oct 2012 Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Team	Mpts	Bpts
1	Riehen 1	9	26½
2	Zuerich 1	7	23
3	Geneve 1	7	22½
4	Luzern 1	6	21½
5	Reichenstein 1	6	20
6	Reti 1	5	20½
7	Winterthur 1	4	19½
8	Wollishofen 1	4	18
9	Mendrisio 1	2	14½
10	Neuchatel 1	0	14
10 teams

21) Chinese League 2012

The Chinese league is a marathon event over 22 rounds. Rounds: Beijing 28th Apr - May 1st, Taizhou 27th-29th June, Shanghai 11th-13th July, Shenzhen 14th-17th Sept, Hangzhou 6th-9th October and finally Tianjin 19th-22nd Dec 2012. (info ).

Event: Chinese League 2012

Place: Beijing

CountryCode: CHN

StartDate: Sat 28th Apr 2012

EndDate: Tue 9th Oct 2012

TCh-CHN 2012
Sat 28th Apr 2012
Tue 9th Oct 2012
Beijing
CHN
90 Players.
22 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

TCh-CHN 2012 Beijing CHN Sat 28th Apr 2012 - Tue 9th Oct 2012 Leading Round 7 (of 22) Standings:
Rk	SNo	Team	Gms	+	-	=	TB1	TB2
1	6	Shanghai Jianqiao Academy Team	7	5	1	1	11	21.5
2	4	Beijing AIGO Team	7	4	1	2	10	20.5
3	8	Jiangsu Taizhou Team	7	3	1	3	9	20.5
4	2	Chongqing Team	7	4	2	1	9	20.0
5	3	Tianjin Qin Huangdao Team	7	4	2	1	9	19.0
6	9	Shandong Gree Team	7	2	1	4	8	19.0
7	12	Wuxi Huafang Construction Team	7	2	2	3	7	18.0
8	1	Zhejiang Yinzhou Team	7	3	3	1	7	18.0
9	5	Chengdu Bank Team	7	1	4	2	4	14.0
10	10	Qingdao School Team	7	1	4	2	4	13.5
11	7	Guangdong Huateng Club Team	7	1	5	1	3	14.0
12	11	Hebei Sports Lottery Team	7	0	4	3	3	12.0
12 teams

22) Active Team Events

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

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2012

The Polish Ekstraliga takes place 4th May - 30th September 2012 over three long weekends. David Navara and Radoslaw Wojtaszek are the highest rated players. There is a long break until rounds 4-6 (14-16 Sept) and then rounds 7-9 (28-30 Sept).

Event: TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2012
Place: Warsaw
CountryCode: POL
StartDate: Fri 4th May 2012
EndDate: Sun 30th Sep 2012
Website
Results

TCh-POL Ekstraliga
Fri 4th May 2012
Sun 30th Sep 2012
Warsaw
POL
117 Players.
9 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

TCh-POL Ekstraliga Warsaw POL Fri 4th May 2012 - Sun 30th Sep 2012 Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	SNo	Team	Rtg	Mpts	TB1	TB2
1	1	KSz WASKO HetMaN Szopienice Katowice	2500	6	2	2
2	8	GK BASZTA MOS Znin	2450	6	1.5	2.5
3	7	AZS POLITECHNIKA POZNANSKA POCZTOWIEC	2383	4	2	2.5
4	10	KSz POLONIA Warszawa	2483	4	1	2
5	4	KSz STILON Gorzow Wlkp.	2417	4	2	1.5
6	5	IMPACT TEAM Ostroda	2367	2	1.5	1.5
7	9	ROTMISTRZ TWOJA SZKOLA Grudziadz	2400	2	0.5	0.5
8	2	KSz POLONIA VOTUM Wroclaw	2417	2	2.5	1
9	3	MLKS NADNARWIANKA Pultusk	2350	0	1	1.5
10	6	LKS WRZOS Miedzyborow	2317	0	1	0
10 teams

23) 12th IPCA Championships 2012

The 12th IPCA Championships took place in Split Croatia. Top seed Andrei Obodchuk won with 8.5/9. I couldn't see any games.

Event: 12th IPCA Championships 2012
Place: Split
CountryCode: CRO
StartDate: Sun 17th Jun 2012
EndDate: Tue 26th Jun 2012
Website

ch-IPCA 2012
Sun 17th Jun 2012
Tue 26th Jun 2012
Split
CRO
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

ch-IPCA 2012 Split CRO Sun 17th Jun 2012 - Tue 26th Jun 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Obodchuk Andrei	IM	RUS	2404	8.5	43.5	47.0	42.0
2	Yarmonov Ihor	IM	UKR	2324	7.5	45.5	50.0	40.0
3	Valenta Vit		CZE	2174	6.0	47.5	52.0	31.0
4	Matijasevic Ilija		CRO	2104	5.5	46.5	49.0	30.5
5	Mikheev Stanislav	IM	RUS	2261	5.5	44.5	48.5	29.5
6	Glazar Domagoj		CRO	2094	5.5	44.0	47.5	29.5
7	Melnik Galina	WFM	RUS	1985	5.5	40.5	44.0	28.0
8	Zavarsky Juraj		SVK	2016	5.0	43.0	44.5	26.0
9	Kovacevic Krsto		CRO	2057	5.0	38.5	42.0	24.5
10	Strekalovski Viktor		RUS	2142	5.0	38.5	42.0	24.0
11	Tsapalin Sergey		RUS	1976	5.0	37.5	38.0	22.0
12	Marievsky Maxim		RUS	1995	5.0	35.0	37.5	25.0
13	Doronkin Grigory		RUS	1931	4.5	46.5	50.0	26.0
14	Tersinsev Andrey		RUS	1837	4.5	40.5	42.0	23.5
15	Linqvist Grels		FIN	2005	4.5	40.0	43.5	25.0
16	Kaydanovich Marina		RUS	1745	4.5	39.5	43.0	21.5
17	Tocklin Tomi		FIN	1854	4.5	35.0	37.5	20.5
18	Koszela Stanislaw		POL	1887	4.5	35.0	35.5	20.0
19	Jakesevic Branko		CRO	2063	4.0	40.0	40.5	20.5
20	Kurochkina Elena		RUS	1818	4.0	36.5	40.0	19.5
21	Kestlane Harry		EST	0	4.0	36.0	37.5	20.5
22	Konkolova Nikola		SVK	0	4.0	31.0	31.5	18.0
23	Pisarova Natalija		UKR	0	4.0	31.0	31.5	17.0
24	Aristov Pavel		RUS	0	4.0	30.5	31.0	17.0
25	Sergeeva Anna		RUS	0	3.0	31.0	31.5	15.0
26	Asfandiiarov Artyr		RUS	0	2.0	28.0	28.5	8.0
27	Alekseeva Ksenia		RUS	0	1.0	28.0	29.5	6.0
27 players

24) Russian Online Blitz Grand Prix Open 2012

The ChessOK Playing Zone is currently hosting the Russian Online Blitz Grand Prix Open, a competition with a prize fund of $38,000. So far, two qualifying tournaments have already ended:

The 1st qualifying tournament of the Online Grand Prix took place July 3, 2012. 529 chess players participated in the competition, including 64 international grandmasters and 75 international masters.

The 2nd qualifying tournament of the Online Grand Prix took place July 24, 2012. 441 chess players participated in the competition, including 61 international grandmasters and 58 international masters.

The 3rd qualifying tournament of the Online Grand Prix took place July 1, 2012. 414 chess players participated in the competition, including 57 international grandmasters and 59 international masters. 1-2. Kononenko Dmitrij , Guseinov Gadir 11 from 13. 3-5. Rahmanov Aleksandr, Vlad Artemiev, Liascovich Lucas 10.5.

The 4th qualifying tournament will take place July 29, 2012. 16-00 UTC.

25) Astana World Rapid and Blitz 2012

The World Rapid and Blitz Championships take place in Astana. Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Alexander Grischuk, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Svidler, Vassily Ivanchuk, Teimour Radjabov, Veselin Topalov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Boris Gelfand, Viktor Bologan etc 2nd-4th July sees qualifying competitions for those not yet invited. Rapid event 6th-8th July. Blitz 9th-10th July.

Event: Astana World Rapid and Blitz 2012
Place: Astana
CountryCode: KAZ
StartDate: Sun 1st Jul 2012
EndDate: Wed 11th Jul 2012
Website

26) 40th Annual World Open

The 40th Annual World Open takes placed 2nd-8th July 2012. Wesley So and Robert Hess were the biggest names I saw had entered. It's highly likely there will be better players entering at the last minute.

Event: 40th Annual World Open
Place: Philadelphia
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Mon 2nd Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 8th Jul 2012
Website

40th Annual World Op
Mon 2nd Jul 2012
Sun 8th Jul 2012
Philadelphia
USA
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

27) FIDE Rating List July 2012

Magnus Carlsen has increased his lead over second placed Levon Aronian to 21 points in the July FIDE Rating list following their contrasting results in the Tal Memorial. Teimour Radjabov moves up to fourth in the world above World Champion Viswanathan Anand who lost 11 points in defending his title against Gelfand who is up to 16.This swap is the only change in the ranking of the top 14 players. Viktor Bologan rated 2687 in March gains 16 more points to reach 2732 and the top 20. England has three players in the top 40. Adams 26th, Luke McShane after the Tal Memorial 32nd and Nigel Short 40th. David Navara lost 27 points, many in team events. Sergei Tiviakov gained 18 points.

FIDE Rating List July 2012. Top 100
Rank	Name	Title	FED	Rtg	Games	B-Year
1	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2837	9	1990
2	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2816	15	1982
3	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2799	15	1975
4	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2788	9	1987
5	Anand, Viswanathan	g	IND	2780	12	1969
6	Karjakin, Sergey	g	RUS	2779	0	1990
7	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2778	23	1987
8	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2775	22	1992
9	Morozevich, Alexander	g	RUS	2770	9	1977
10	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2769	15	1969
11	Grischuk, Alexander	g	RUS	2763	9	1983
12	Topalov, Veselin	g	BUL	2752	0	1975
13	Svidler, Peter	g	RUS	2749	4	1976
14	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2744	11	1974
15	Wang, Hao	g	CHN	2739	10	1989
16	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2738	12	1968
17	Gashimov, Vugar	g	AZE	2737	0	1986
18	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2736	0	1983
19	Tomashevsky, Evgeny	g	RUS	2733	9	1987
20	Bologan, Viktor	g	MDA	2732	9	1971
21	Jobava, Baadur	g	GEO	2730	10	1983
22	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2730	7	1979
23	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2726	0	1985
24	Ponomariov, Ruslan	g	UKR	2726	0	1983
25	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	g	CUB	2725	10	1983
26	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2723	14	1971
27	Riazantsev, Alexander	g	RUS	2720	13	1985
28	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2718	10	1990
29	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	g	POL	2717	0	1987
30	Fressinet, Laurent	g	FRA	2714	9	1981
31	Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2713	14	1983
32	McShane, Luke J	g	ENG	2713	10	1984
33	Almasi, Zoltan	g	HUN	2713	0	1976
34	Malakhov, Vladimir	g	RUS	2712	0	1980
35	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	g	CUB	2711	0	1982
36	Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2709	0	1976
37	Sasikiran, Krishnan	g	IND	2707	8	1981
38	Inarkiev, Ernesto	g	RUS	2707	0	1985
39	Shirov, Alexei	g	LAT	2706	10	1972
40	Moiseenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2706	5	1980
41	Short, Nigel D	g	ENG	2704	5	1965
42	Volokitin, Andrei	g	UKR	2704	0	1986
43	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2703	0	1987
44	Naiditsch, Arkadij	g	GER	2700	15	1985
45	Andreikin, Dmitry	g	RUS	2700	0	1990
46	Movsesian, Sergei	g	ARM	2698	0	1978
47	Wang, Yue	g	CHN	2697	8	1987
48	Vallejo Pons, Francisco	g	ESP	2697	0	1982
49	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2696	14	1994
50	Efimenko, Zahar	g	UKR	2694	15	1985
51	Le, Quang Liem	g	VIE	2693	31	1991
52	Eljanov, Pavel	g	UKR	2693	0	1983
53	Rublevsky, Sergei	g	RUS	2693	0	1974
54	Van Wely, Loek	g	NED	2691	12	1972
55	Areshchenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2691	0	1986
56	Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	g	UZB	2690	0	1979
57	Akopian, Vladimir	g	ARM	2688	18	1971
58	Li, Chao b	g	CHN	2687	17	1989
59	Sutovsky, Emil	g	ISR	2687	4	1977
60	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2686	11	1990
61	Berkes, Ferenc	g	HUN	2685	20	1985
62	Sargissian, Gabriel	g	ARM	2685	9	1983
63	Harikrishna, P.	g	IND	2684	8	1986
64	Korobov, Anton	g	UKR	2683	14	1985
65	Laznicka, Viktor	g	CZE	2683	10	1988
66	Zvjaginsev, Vadim	g	RUS	2683	0	1976
67	Bauer, Christian	g	FRA	2681	29	1977
68	Ding, Liren	g	CHN	2680	22	1992
69	Georgiev, Kiril	g	BUL	2680	13	1965
70	Navara, David	g	CZE	2679	26	1985
71	Cheparinov, Ivan	g	BUL	2677	29	1986
72	Dreev, Aleksey	g	RUS	2677	10	1969
73	Alekseev, Evgeny	g	RUS	2677	0	1985
74	Kobalia, Mikhail	g	RUS	2677	0	1978
75	Sokolov, Ivan	g	NED	2676	7	1968
76	Tiviakov, Sergei	g	NED	2675	23	1973
77	Gyimesi, Zoltan	g	HUN	2674	14	1977
78	Grachev, Boris	g	RUS	2674	9	1986
79	Bartel, Mateusz	g	POL	2674	8	1985
80	Kryvoruchko, Yuriy	g	UKR	2672	8	1986
81	Ragger, Markus	g	AUT	2671	8	1988
82	Khenkin, Igor	g	GER	2669	9	1968
83	Balogh, Csaba	g	HUN	2668	7	1987
84	Matlakov, Maxim	g	RUS	2668	0	1991
85	Motylev, Alexander	g	RUS	2667	4	1979
86	Onischuk, Alexander	g	USA	2666	11	1975
87	Zhigalko, Sergei	g	BLR	2666	10	1989
88	Nielsen, Peter Heine	g	DEN	2665	0	1973
89	Khismatullin, Denis	g	RUS	2664	0	1984
90	Najer, Evgeniy	g	RUS	2664	0	1977
91	Gharamian, Tigran	g	FRA	2663	10	1984
92	Kurnosov, Igor	g	RUS	2663	0	1985
93	Petrosian, Tigran L.	g	ARM	2661	18	1984
94	Negi, Parimarjan	g	IND	2661	17	1993
95	Ni, Hua	g	CHN	2660	13	1983
96	Gareev, Timur	g	UZB	2658	6	1988
97	Bu, Xiangzhi	g	CHN	2658	4	1985
98	Azarov, Sergei	g	BLR	2658	0	1983
99	Granda Zuniga, Julio E	g	PER	2657	0	1967
100	Yu, Yangyi	g	CHN	2656	18	1994
101	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	g	GEO	2656	0	1979

28) Forthcoming Events and Links

2nd Polugaevsky Memorial 2012

Event: 2nd Polugaevsky Memorial 2012
Place: Samara
CountryCode: RUS
StartDate: Thu 5th Jul 2012
EndDate: Fri 13th Jul 2012
Website

2nd Polugaevsky Mem
Thu 5th Jul 2012
Fri 13th Jul 2012
Samara
RUS
9 Rounds.
Swiss

6th Leiden Chess Tournament 2012

This year the sixth Leiden Chess Tournament (July 6th thru 15th), will start with an opening match on Thursday July 5th. The match will be between IGM Zhaoqin Peng and WGM Bianca Muhren (see message on the tournament website). Besides this exciting match the tournament has an additional five 2600+ players.

With the number one on rating (2670) and German Champion 2011, Igor Khenkin, the tournament proudly presents the number 84 of the world. Together with former winner Predrag Nikolic (Bosnia), Bartosz Socko (Poland) and the youthful talents Parimarjan Negi (India) and David Howell( England), these are the 5 players with a rating above 2600. Furthermore there wil be seven Grandmasters and a large group of strong international masters who will keep the top players very busy.

Dutch Players

Due to the fact that KNSB (the Dutch Chess Federation) allowed a very full agenda this summer (a weekend tournament in nearby Haarlem, the SpaChesstournament and the closed National Championship in Amsterdam, all in the same period), there will be at least a few national topplayers missing in Leiden. The Dutch flag will have to be defended this year by IM Benjamin Bok (HMC Calder), IGM John van der Wiel (DD), IM Edwin van Haastert (LSG) and IM Jan-Willem de Jong (LSG). We expect surprising results, not in the least because of a large group of young talented players participating. Amongst them the National Youth U20 champion of 2012: Julian van Overdam. In the A-group there are around 30 international players (with titles) which makes it attractive to gain norms.

This year there will be 8 (!) live boards to be watched on the internet, but a visit to the Leiden Mindsportcentre is definitely worthwhile. In the bar there will be a beamer showing the matches live, and enjoying a drink and the matches (analysing!) with fellow chessplayers should be a real pleasure.

Event: 6th Leiden Chess Tournament 2012
Place: Leiden
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Fri 6th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 15th Jul 2012
Website
Results

6th LCT GpA 2012
Fri 6th Jul 2012
Sun 15th Jul 2012
Leiden
NED
89 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

US Junior Closed 2012

Event: US Junior Closed 2012
Place: Saint Louis
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Fri 6th Jul 2012
EndDate: Thu 12th Jul 2012
Website

US Junior 2012
Fri 6th Jul 2012
Thu 12th Jul 2012
Saint Louis
USA
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

11th ROC Nova College 2012

Event: 11th ROC Nova College 2012
Place: Haarlem
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Fri 6th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 8th Jul 2012
Website

11th ROC Nova Open
Fri 6th Jul 2012
Sun 8th Jul 2012
Haarlem
NED
6 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 105m+10m+5spm(41)

11th La Fere Open 2012

Event: 11th La Fere Open 2012
Place: La Fere
CountryCode: FRA
StartDate: Sat 7th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sat 14th Jul 2012
Website

11th La Fere Open
Sat 7th Jul 2012
Sat 14th Jul 2012
La Fere
FRA
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

34th Oberwart Open 2012

Event: 34th Oberwart Open 2012
Place: Oberwart
CountryCode: AUT
StartDate: Sat 7th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 15th Jul 2012
Website

34th Oberwart Open A
Sat 7th Jul 2012
Sun 15th Jul 2012
Oberwart
AUT
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

35th Ikaros Open 2012

Event: 35th Ikaros Open 2012
Place: Aghios Kirykos
CountryCode: GRE
StartDate: Sat 7th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 15th Jul 2012
Website

Aegean Open 2012
Sat 7th Jul 2012
Sun 15th Jul 2012
Aghios Kirykos
GRE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

87th ch-Paris IdF 2012

Event: 87th ch-Paris IdF 2012
Place: Paris
CountryCode: FRA
StartDate: Sat 7th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 15th Jul 2012
Website

87th ch-Paris IdF
Sat 7th Jul 2012
Sun 15th Jul 2012
Paris
FRA
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

ch-NOR 2012

Event: ch-NOR 2012
Place: Sandefjord
CountryCode: NOR
StartDate: Sat 7th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sat 14th Jul 2012
Website

ch-NOR 2012
Sat 7th Jul 2012
Sat 14th Jul 2012
Sandefjord
NOR
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

119th Scottish Championships and Open 2012

Event: 119th Scottish Championships and Open 2012
Place: Glasgow
CountryCode: SCO
StartDate: Sat 7th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 15th Jul 2012
Website

119th ch-SCO 2012
Sat 7th Jul 2012
Sun 15th Jul 2012
Glasgow
SCO
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m:60m
Email: membership@chessscotland.com

4th Rethymno Open 2012

Event: 4th Rethymno Open 2012
Place: Rethymno
CountryCode: GRE
StartDate: Sat 7th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sat 14th Jul 2012
Website
Results

4th Rethymno Open
Sat 7th Jul 2012
Sat 14th Jul 2012
Rethymno
GRE
9 Rounds.
Swiss

Chess House Kandidat Sommer 2012

Event: Chess House Kandidat Sommer 2012
Place: Aarhus
CountryCode: DEN
StartDate: Sat 7th Jul 2012
EndDate: Fri 13th Jul 2012
Website

Chess House Kandidat
Sat 7th Jul 2012
Fri 13th Jul 2012
Aarhus
DEN
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

First Saturday July 2012

Event: First Saturday July 2012
Place: Budapest
CountryCode: HUN
StartDate: Sat 7th Jul 2012
EndDate: Tue 17th Jul 2012
Website

FSGM July 2012
Sat 7th Jul 2012
Tue 17th Jul 2012
Budapest
HUN
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

49th Canadian Open Championship 2012

Event: 49th Canadian Open Championship 2012
Place: Victoria BC
CountryCode: CAN
StartDate: Sun 8th Jul 2012
EndDate: Fri 13th Jul 2012
Website

49th Canadian Open
Sun 8th Jul 2012
Fri 13th Jul 2012
Victoria BC
CAN
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

22nd Heart of Finland Open 2012

Event: 22nd Heart of Finland Open 2012
Place: Jyvaskyla
CountryCode: FIN
StartDate: Mon 9th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 15th Jul 2012
Website

22nd HOF Open 2012
Mon 9th Jul 2012
Sun 15th Jul 2012
Jyvaskyla
FIN
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

4th Artemis Cup 2012

Event: 4th Artemis Cup 2012
Place: Leros
CountryCode: GRE
StartDate: Wed 11th Jul 2012
EndDate: Wed 18th Jul 2012
Website

4th Artemis Cup 2012
Wed 11th Jul 2012
Wed 18th Jul 2012
Leros
GRE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:15m:30spm(1)

6th Varna Open 2012

Event: 6th Varna Open 2012
Place: Varna
CountryCode: BUL
StartDate: Wed 11th Jul 2012
EndDate: Fri 20th Jul 2012
Website

6th Varna Open 2012
Wed 11th Jul 2012
Fri 20th Jul 2012
Varna
BUL
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2012

Event: Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2012
Place: Dortmund
CountryCode: GER
StartDate: Thu 12th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Website

40th GM
Thu 12th Jul 2012
Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Dortmund
GER
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 100:50:15+30spm(1)

Sparkassen Open A
Thu 12th Jul 2012
Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Dortmund
GER
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m+30spm

Sparkassen Open A Dortmund GER Thu 12th Jul 2012 - Sun 22nd Jul 2012 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Kramnik, Vladimir	GM	RUS	2801	4101588
2	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	ITA	2767	2020009
3	Karjakin, Sergey	GM	RUS	2766	14109603
4	Ponomariov, Ruslan	GM	UKR	2727	14103320
5	Leko, Peter	GM	HUN	2720	703303
6	Naiditsch, Arkadij	GM	GER	2702	4650891
7	Bartel, Mateusz	GM	POL	2665	1112635
8	Fridman, Daniel	GM	GER	2653	11600454
9	Meier, Georg	GM	GER	2647	4675789
10	Gustafsson, Jan	GM	GER	2642	4625498

23rd Czech Open 2012

Event: 23rd Czech Open 2012
Place: Pardubice
CountryCode: CZE
StartDate: Thu 12th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 29th Jul 2012
Website

23rd Czech Open A
Thu 12th Jul 2012
Sun 29th Jul 2012
Pardubice
CZE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Dutch Chess Championships 2012

Event: Dutch Chess Championships 2012
Place: Amsterdam
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Sat 14th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sat 21st Jul 2012
Website

ch-NED 2012
Sat 14th Jul 2012
Sat 21st Jul 2012
Amsterdam
NED
8 Players.
7 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

ch-NED w 2012
Sat 14th Jul 2012
Sat 21st Jul 2012
Amsterdam
NED
4 Players.
6 Rounds.
DRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

2nd Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2012

Event: 2nd Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2012
Place: Amsterdam
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Sat 14th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Website
Results

Science Park Open A
Sat 14th Jul 2012
Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Amsterdam
NED
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

35th Taminco Open

Event: 35th Taminco Open
Place: Ghent
CountryCode: BEL
StartDate: Sat 14th Jul 2012
EndDate: Wed 18th Jul 2012
Website

35th Taminco Open
Sat 14th Jul 2012
Wed 18th Jul 2012
Ghent
BEL
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m
Email: open2012@kgsrl.be

45th Biel International Chess Festival 2012

Event: 45th Biel International Chess Festival 2012
Place: Biel
CountryCode: SUI
StartDate: Sat 21st Jul 2012
EndDate: Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Website
Results

45th Biel GM
Sat 21st Jul 2012
Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Biel
SUI
6 Players.
10 Rounds.
DRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

45th Biel GM Biel SUI Sat 21st Jul 2012 - Fri 3rd Aug 2012 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Nakamura, Hikaru	GM	USA	2775	2016192
2	Morozevich, Alexander	GM	RUS	2769	4116992
3	Wang, Hao	GM	CHN	2738	8602883
4	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	GM	CUB	2725	3503240
5	Bacrot, Etienne	GM	FRA	2695	605506
6	Giri, Anish	GM	NED	2693	24116068

45th Biel Masters
Sat 21st Jul 2012
Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Biel
SUI
11 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

45th Biel Main Open
Sat 21st Jul 2012
Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Biel
SUI
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

30th Andorra Open

Event: 30th Andorra Open
Place: Andorra la Vella
CountryCode: AND
StartDate: Sat 21st Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 29th Jul 2012
Website

30th Andorra Open
Sat 21st Jul 2012
Sun 29th Jul 2012
Andorra la Vella
AND
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Quebec Open 2012

Event: Quebec Open 2012
Place: Montreal
CountryCode: CAN
StartDate: Sat 21st Jul 2012
EndDate: Sat 28th Jul 2012
Website

Quebec Open 2012
Sat 21st Jul 2012
Sat 28th Jul 2012
Montreal
CAN
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

99th British Championships 2012

Event: 99th British Championships 2012
Place: North Shields
CountryCode: ENG
StartDate: Sun 22nd Jul 2012
EndDate: Sat 4th Aug 2012
Website

99th ch-GBR 2012
Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Sat 4th Aug 2012
North Shields
ENG
11 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 100:50:15+30spm(1)

20th Montcada Open 2012

Event: 20th Montcada Open 2012
Place: Montcada i Reixac
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Wed 25th Jul 2012
EndDate: Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Website

20th Montcada Open
Wed 25th Jul 2012
Fri 3rd Aug 2012
Montcada i Reixac
ESP
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Ukrainian Championships 2012

Event: Ukrainian Championships 2012
Place: Kiev
CountryCode: UKR
StartDate: Thu 26th Jul 2012
EndDate: Tue 7th Aug 2012
Website

ch-UKR 2012
Thu 26th Jul 2012
Tue 7th Aug 2012
Kiev
UKR
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR

45th Biel GM Biel SUI Sat 21st Jul 2012 - Fri 3rd Aug 2012 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Ponomariov, Ruslan	GM	UKR	2726	14103320
2	Moiseenko, Alexander	GM	UKR	2711	14102560
3	Volokitin, Andrei	GM	UKR	2704	14107090
4	Eljanov, Pavel	GM	UKR	2693	14102951
5	Areshchenko, Alexander	GM	UKR	2691	14109530
6	Efimenko, Zahar	GM	UKR	2689	14107201
7	Korobov, Anton	GM	UKR	2678	14105730
8	Fedorchuk, Sergey A.	GM	UKR	2634	14102536
9	Kuzubov, Yuriy	GM	UKR	2623	14112906
10	Miroshnichenko, Evgenij	GM	UKR	2621	14102595
11	Zubov, Alexander	GM	UKR	2617	14109409
12	Vovk, Yuri	GM	UKR	2562	14113171

Politiken Cup 2012

Event: Politiken Cup 2012
Place: Helsingor
CountryCode: DEN
StartDate: Sat 28th Jul 2012
EndDate: Sun 5th Aug 2012
Website
Results

Politiken Cup 2012
Sat 28th Jul 2012
Sun 5th Aug 2012
Helsingor
DEN
10 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

15th Olomouc Chess Summer 2011

Event: 15th Olomouc Chess Summer 2011
Place: Olomouc
CountryCode: CZE
StartDate: Wed 1st Aug 2012
EndDate: Thu 9th Aug 2012
Website

15th Olomouc Summer
Wed 1st Aug 2012
Thu 9th Aug 2012
Olomouc
CZE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

World Juniors U20 2012

Event: World Juniors U20 2012
Place: Athens
CountryCode: GRE
StartDate: Wed 1st Aug 2012
EndDate: Thu 16th Aug 2012
Website

World Juniors U20
Wed 1st Aug 2012
Thu 16th Aug 2012
Athens
GRE
13 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

World Juniors U20 g
Wed 1st Aug 2012
Thu 16th Aug 2012
Athens
GRE
13 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

16th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2012

Event: 16th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2012
Place: Vlissingen
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Sat 4th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sat 11th Aug 2012
Website

16th HZ Open
Sat 4th Aug 2012
Sat 11th Aug 2012
Vlissingen
NED
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

35th Barbera del Valles Open

Event: 35th Barbera del Valles Open
Place: Barbera del Valles
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Sat 4th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sun 12th Aug 2012
Website

35th Barbera Open A
Sat 4th Aug 2012
Sun 12th Aug 2012
Barbera del Valles
ESP
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

10th Davos Open 2012

Event: 10th Davos Open 2012
Place: Davos
CountryCode: SUI
StartDate: Sun 5th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sat 11th Aug 2012
Website
Results

10th Davos Open 2012
Sun 5th Aug 2012
Sat 11th Aug 2012
Davos
SUI
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m+30m
Email: sinisa.joksic@gmail.com

2nd Riga Tech Uni Open 2012

Event: 2nd Riga Tech Uni Open 2012
Place: Riga
CountryCode: LAT
StartDate: Mon 6th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sun 12th Aug 2012
Website

2nd Riga Tech Open
Mon 6th Aug 2012
Sun 12th Aug 2012
Riga
LAT
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Euro Chess Tournament 2012

Event: Euro Chess Tournament 2012
Place: Borne
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Mon 6th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sat 11th Aug 2012
Website

ECT 2012
Mon 6th Aug 2012
Sat 11th Aug 2012
Borne
NED
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Irish Chess Championships 2012

Event: Irish Chess Championships 2012
Place: Dublin
CountryCode: IRL
StartDate: Tue 7th Aug 2012
EndDate: Wed 15th Aug 2012
Website

ch-IRL 2012
Tue 7th Aug 2012
Wed 15th Aug 2012
Dublin
IRL
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

XIII Miquel Mas Figueres International Open 2012

Event: XIII Miquel Mas Figueres International Open 2012
Place: Figueres
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Thu 9th Aug 2012
EndDate: Thu 16th Aug 2012
Website

XIII Miquel Mas Open
Thu 9th Aug 2012
Thu 16th Aug 2012
Figueres
ESP
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)
Email: rennealonso@yahoo.es

2nd Split Open 2012

Event: 2nd Split Open 2012
Place: Split
CountryCode: CRO
StartDate: Sat 11th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sun 19th Aug 2012
Website
Results

2nd Split Open 2012
Sat 11th Aug 2012
Sun 19th Aug 2012
Split
CRO
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

French Championships 2012

Event: French Championships 2012
Place: Pau
CountryCode: FRA
StartDate: Mon 13th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sat 25th Aug 2012
Website

ch-FRA 2012
Mon 13th Aug 2012
Sat 25th Aug 2012
Pau
FRA
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

ch-FRA w 2012
Mon 13th Aug 2012
Sat 25th Aug 2012
Pau
FRA
6 Players.
10 Rounds.
DRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

2nd Metropolitan International

Event: 2nd Metropolitan International
Place: Los Angeles
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Tue 14th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sat 18th Aug 2012
Website

2nd Metropolitan Int
Tue 14th Aug 2012
Sat 18th Aug 2012
Los Angeles
USA
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

ZMDI Open 2012

Event: ZMDI Open 2012
Place: Dresden
CountryCode: GER
StartDate: Sat 18th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sun 26th Aug 2012
Website

ZMDI Open 2012
Sat 18th Aug 2012
Sun 26th Aug 2012
Dresden
GER
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

World Chess Olympiad 2012

Event: World Chess Olympiad 2012
Place: Istanbul
CountryCode: TUR
StartDate: Mon 27th Aug 2012
EndDate: Mon 10th Sep 2012
Website

Olympiad 2012
Mon 27th Aug 2012
Mon 10th Sep 2012
Istanbul
TUR
11 Rounds.
Olym
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Olympiad Women 2012
Mon 27th Aug 2012
Mon 10th Sep 2012
Istanbul
TUR
11 Rounds.
Olym
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial 2012

Event: 11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial 2012
Place: Sunny Beach
CountryCode: BUL
StartDate: Sat 1st Sep 2012
EndDate: Sun 9th Sep 2012
Website

11th Kesarovski Open
Sat 1st Sep 2012
Sun 9th Sep 2012
Sunny Beach
BUL
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

FIDE Grand Prix Chelyabinsk 2012

Event: FIDE Grand Prix Chelyabinsk 2012
Place: Chelyabinsk
CountryCode: RUS
StartDate: Wed 19th Sep 2012
EndDate: Thu 4th Oct 2012
Website

FIDE GP Chelyabinsk
Wed 19th Sep 2012
Thu 4th Oct 2012
Chelyabinsk
RUS
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)

Chess Train 2012

Event: Chess Train 2012
Place: Prague
CountryCode: CZE
StartDate: Fri 12th Oct 2012
EndDate: Tue 16th Oct 2012
Website

Chess Train 2012
Fri 12th Oct 2012
Tue 16th Oct 2012
Prague
CZE
13 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 25m

16th Unive Tournament 2012

Event: 16th Unive Tournament 2012
Place: Hoogeveen
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Fri 19th Oct 2012
EndDate: Sat 27th Oct 2012
Website

16th Unive Open
Fri 19th Oct 2012
Sat 27th Oct 2012
Hoogeveen
NED
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

16th Unive Crown
Fri 19th Oct 2012
Sat 27th Oct 2012
Hoogeveen
NED
4 Players.
6 Rounds.
DRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

16th Unive Crown Hoogeveen NED Fri 19th Oct 2012 - Sat 27th Oct 2012 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Nakamura, Hikaru	GM	USA	2775	2016192
2	Giri, Anish	GM	NED	2693	24116068
3	Tiviakov, Sergei	GM	NED	2656	1008013
4	Hou, Yifan	GM	CHN	2623	8602980

World Youth Chess Championships 2012

Event: World Youth Chess Championships 2012
Place: Maribor
CountryCode: SLO
StartDate: Wed 7th Nov 2012
EndDate: Mon 19th Nov 2012
Website

WY BU18 2012
Wed 7th Nov 2012
Mon 19th Nov 2012
Maribor
SLO
11 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

WY GU18 2012
Wed 7th Nov 2012
Mon 19th Nov 2012
Maribor
SLO
11 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent 2012

Event: FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent 2012
Place: Tashkent
CountryCode: UZB
StartDate: Wed 21st Nov 2012
EndDate: Tue 4th Dec 2012
Website

FIDE GP Tashkent
Wed 21st Nov 2012
Tue 4th Dec 2012
Tashkent
UZB
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)

4th London Chess Classic

Event: 4th London Chess Classic
Place: London
CountryCode: ENG
StartDate: Sat 1st Dec 2012
EndDate: Mon 10th Dec 2012
Website

London Chess Classic
Sat 1st Dec 2012
Mon 10th Dec 2012
London
ENG
9 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)

FIDE Grand Prix Lisbon 2013

Event: FIDE Grand Prix Lisbon 2013
Place: Lisbon
CountryCode: POR
StartDate: Wed 10th Apr 2013
EndDate: Wed 24th Apr 2013
Website

FIDE GP Lisbon
Wed 10th Apr 2013
Wed 24th Apr 2013
Lisbon
POR
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)

FIDE Grand Prix Madrid 2013

Event: FIDE Grand Prix Madrid 2013
Place: Madrid
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Wed 22nd May 2013
EndDate: Tue 4th Jun 2013
Website

FIDE GP Madrid
Wed 22nd May 2013
Tue 4th Jun 2013
Madrid
ESP
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)

FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2013

Event: FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2013
Place: Berlin
CountryCode: GER
StartDate: Wed 3rd Jul 2013
EndDate: Wed 17th Jul 2013
Website

FIDE GP Berlin
Wed 3rd Jul 2013
Wed 17th Jul 2013
Berlin
GER
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)

FIDE Grand Prix Paris 2013

Event: FIDE Grand Prix Paris 2013
Place: Paris
CountryCode: FRA
StartDate: Wed 18th Sep 2013
EndDate: Wed 2nd Oct 2013
Website

FIDE GP Paris
Wed 18th Sep 2013
Wed 2nd Oct 2013
Paris
FRA
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)

THE WEEK IN CHESS 921 2nd July 2012 by Mark Crowther

Sponsored by the London Chess Centre

1) Introduction

2) Russia vs China Match 2012

3) ch-RUS Higher League 2012

4) 40th Greek Team Championship

5) Greek Cup 2012

6) 5th Svein Memorial 2012

7) Stockholm Chess Festival 2012

8) Wroclaw Chess Festival 2012

9) 9th Annual Philadelphia International

10) 7th Edmonton International 2012

11) Mukachevo Summer 2012

12) 14th Torredembarra Open 2012

13) 15th Vins du Medoc Open

14) 4th Carlos I Open 2012

15) HSC/De Legibus Open 2012

16) e2e4 Buxton Chess Congress 2012

17) Championnat de Corse 2012

18) 4th Eforie Nord Festival 2012

19) Russian Team vs Russian Fans Correspondence Match

20) TCh-SUI 2012

21) Chinese League 2012

22) Active Team Events

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2012

23) 12th IPCA Championships 2012

24) Russian Online Blitz Grand Prix Open 2012

25) Astana World Rapid and Blitz 2012

26) 40th Annual World Open

27) FIDE Rating List July 2012

28) Forthcoming Events and Links

2nd Polugaevsky Memorial 2012

6th Leiden Chess Tournament 2012

6th Leiden Chess Tournament 2012

US Junior Closed 2012

11th ROC Nova College 2012

11th La Fere Open 2012

34th Oberwart Open 2012

35th Ikaros Open 2012

87th ch-Paris IdF 2012

ch-NOR 2012

119th Scottish Championships and Open 2012

4th Rethymno Open 2012

Chess House Kandidat Sommer 2012

First Saturday July 2012

49th Canadian Open Championship 2012

22nd Heart of Finland Open 2012

4th Artemis Cup 2012

6th Varna Open 2012

Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2012

23rd Czech Open 2012

Dutch Chess Championships 2012

2nd Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament 2012

35th Taminco Open

45th Biel International Chess Festival 2012

30th Andorra Open

Quebec Open 2012

99th British Championships 2012

20th Montcada Open 2012

Ukrainian Championships 2012

Politiken Cup 2012

15th Olomouc Chess Summer 2011

World Juniors U20 2012

16th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2012

35th Barbera del Valles Open

10th Davos Open 2012

2nd Riga Tech Uni Open 2012

Euro Chess Tournament 2012

Irish Chess Championships 2012

XIII Miquel Mas Figueres International Open 2012

2nd Split Open 2012

French Championships 2012

2nd Metropolitan International

ZMDI Open 2012

World Chess Olympiad 2012

11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial 2012

FIDE Grand Prix Chelyabinsk 2012

Chess Train 2012

16th Unive Tournament 2012

World Youth Chess Championships 2012