THE WEEK IN CHESS 928 20th August 2012 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) French Championships 2012
3) World Juniors U20 2012
4) Vishy Anand vs The World 2012
5) 2nd Split Open 2012
6) Husek Vienna Open 2012
7) SS Manhem GM 2012
8) 14th Sants Open 2012
9) 2nd Isthmia Open 2012
10) 32nd Bratto Open 2012
11) 2nd Metropolitan International
12) 12th World University Chess Championship 2012
13) 27th Schwarzacher Open 2012
14) Brasschaat Open 2012
15) European Youth Chess Championship 2012
16) LBV Chess Tournament 2012
17) Lichtenberger Sommer 2012
18) ZMDI Open 2012
19) 11th Braunau Open 2012
20) 12th European Senior Championships 2012
21) 16th Petr Izmailov Memorial
22) 22nd Gorges Open 2012
23) 25th Panevezys Festival 2012
24) 4th Pilsen Open 2012
25) II Brazil Maringa Open 2012
26) Istanbul-Cologne Friendship Match 2012
27) Juraskiv Memorial GM 2012
28) Prva liga RS seniori 2012
29) TCh-CRC Premier 2012
30) Wasselonne Open 2012
31) e2e4 Gatwick International 2012
32) Stare Mesto Open 2012
33) XIII Miquel Mas Figueres International Open 2012
34) 14th IBCA World Chess Olympiad
35) First Saturday August 2012
36) Miguel Najdorf Festival 2012
37) 22nd Pobla De Lillet Open
38) CECLUB 2a Division Grupo I-II 2012
39) Active Team Events
40) 42nd Annual Continental Open 2012
41) 10th European Union Youth 2012
42) 2nd Riga Tech Uni Open 2012
43) Euro Chess Tournament 2012
44) 10th Davos Open 2012
45) Minsk Open 2012
46) 48th Rubinstein Memorial
47) Svetozar Gligoric 1923-2012
48) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
French Championships 201254 games
World Juniors U20 2012289 games
Vishy Anand vs The World 20121 game
2nd Split Open 2012408 games
Husek Vienna Open 2012251 games
SS Manhem GM 201225 games
14th Sants Open 201242 games
2nd Isthmia Open 201272 games
32nd Bratto Open 201224 games
27th Schwarzacher Open 201210 games
Brasschaat Open 201212 games
LBV Chess Tournament 2012193 games
Lichtenberger Sommer 2012224 games
11th Braunau Open 201286 games
16th Petr Izmailov Memorial297 games
22nd Gorges Open 2012115 games
25th Panevezys Festival 2012306 games
II Brazil Maringa Open 2012248 games
Istanbul-Cologne Friendship Match 201210 games
Juraskiv Memorial GM 201245 games
Prva liga RS seniori 2012166 games
TCh-CRC Premier 2012176 games
Wasselonne Open 201228 games
e2e4 Gatwick International 201230 games
Stare Mesto Open 2012160 games
XIII Miquel Mas Figueres International Open 201259 games
14th IBCA World Chess Olympiad232 games
First Saturday August 2012118 games
Miguel Najdorf Festival 201240 games
22nd Pobla De Lillet Open90 games
CECLUB 2a Division Grupo I-II 2012139 games
10th European Union Youth 2012180 games
2nd Riga Tech Uni Open 20125 games
Euro Chess Tournament 201218 games
Minsk Open 201235 games
4288 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Olexandr Prohorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Aleksandar Savanovic, Brian Jones, Istvan Brindza, Chris Ross, Frans Peeters, Gianni Gigante, Gueven Manay, Harald Grafenhofer, Hugh Brodie, Marco A. Zumbado, Norbert Fruehauf, Patricia Llaneza Vega, Alin Campeanu, Sebastien Delaunay and everyone else who helped with the issue.

We're reaching the height of summer and the peak of the summer chess season. It feels like there has been a small contraction from last year but it may be I haven't found all the important events yet. There is very sad news of the death of Svetozar Gligoric at the age of 89. One of the strongest non-Soviet players in the 1950s he maintained his strength well into the 1970s. His writing and influence through the universal respect in which he was held was also hugely important. A sad loss for the chess world and his friends. He was active until the very end even producing an album of music. There was also the news that Boris Spassky has returned to Russia after claims he was not receiving proper medical treatment in France. We have lost almost the entire golden generation of chess players of the 1950s and early 1960s. We also should also hope we don't lose the 13th World Chess Champion soon. Kasparov's decision to go into Russian politics was always directed at Vladimir Putin. His arrest whilst protesting the Pussy Riot trial is probably the biggest trouble he has been in so far and if he gets his wish to see the Putin government undermined he is going to be in more danger. Not to mention there was the threat of a trial over the rather laughable suggestion that he was guilty of assault rather than being assaulted by police. Not that we haven't seen such cases in the west stick. Kasparov knew what he was getting into when he started his campaign and the situation looks to have got a whole lot more dangerous now. This time next week we'll be almost at the 27th Olympiad which starts on the 27th August and presumably there will be very few events choosing to compete with that.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) French Championships 2012

The French Championships 2012 take place 13th to 25th August 2012.

87th ch-FRA 2012 Pau FRA (FRA), 13-24 viii 2012 cat. XV (2617)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2713 * ½ . . ½ ½ 1 ½ . . 1 1 5 2758
2. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2686 ½ * ½ ½ ½ . . . 1 1 . 1 5 2766
3. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2714 . ½ * 1 ½ . . . ½ ½ 1 1 5 2740
4. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2644 . ½ 0 * . ½ 1 1 . 1 . 1 5 2759
5. Edouard, Romain g FRA 2652 ½ ½ ½ . * . ½ ½ 1 1 . . 2739
6. Bauer, Christian g FRA 2682 ½ . . ½ . * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 . 2711
7. Istratescu, Andrei g FRA 2647 0 . . 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 . 1 . 4 2685
8. Maze, Sebastien g FRA 2573 ½ . . 0 ½ ½ 0 * . . ½ 1 3 2564
9. Hamdouchi, Hicham g FRA 2627 . 0 ½ . 0 ½ 0 . * . 1 ½ 2518
10. Lagarde, Maxime m FRA 2505 . 0 ½ 0 0 0 . . . * 0 1 2389
11. Vaisser, Anatoly g FRA 2556 0 . 0 . . 0 0 ½ 0 1 * . 2407
12. Mullon, Jean-Baptiste m FRA 2404 0 0 0 0 . . . 0 ½ 0 . * ½ 2215
Round 1 (August 13, 2012)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 48 A29 English Four Knights
Fressinet, Laurent - Hamdouchi, Hicham ½-½ 43 E94 King's Indian Classical
Edouard, Romain - Istratescu, Andrei ½-½ 29 B89 Sicilian Sozin Attack
Lagarde, Maxime - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 42 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Vaisser, Anatoly - Bauer, Christian 0-1 72 E45 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Mullon, Jean-Baptiste - Maze, Sebastien 0-1 40 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Round 2 (August 14, 2012)
Bacrot, Etienne - Mullon, Jean-Baptiste 1-0 23 E90 King's Indian Classical
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Bauer, Christian ½-½ 47 E06 Catalan
Istratescu, Andrei - Vaisser, Anatoly 1-0 45 E92 King's Indian Classical
Maze, Sebastien - Edouard, Romain ½-½ 40 A23 English Opening
Hamdouchi, Hicham - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 82 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Lagarde, Maxime - Fressinet, Laurent ½-½ 64 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Round 3 (August 15, 2012)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Lagarde, Maxime 1-0 27 A19 English Opening
Fressinet, Laurent - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 34 C15 French Winawer
Edouard, Romain - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 29 A29 English Four Knights
Bauer, Christian - Istratescu, Andrei ½-½ 46 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Vaisser, Anatoly - Maze, Sebastien ½-½ 24 E44 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Mullon, Jean-Baptiste - Hamdouchi, Hicham ½-½ 36 B70 Sicilian Dragon
Round 4 (August 16, 2012)
Bacrot, Etienne - Vaisser, Anatoly 1-0 66 E94 King's Indian Classical
Fressinet, Laurent - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 29 A04 Dutch System
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Istratescu, Andrei 1-0 24 D27 QGA
Maze, Sebastien - Bauer, Christian ½-½ 40 D20 QGA
Hamdouchi, Hicham - Edouard, Romain 0-1 58 C00 French Defence
Lagarde, Maxime - Mullon, Jean-Baptiste 1-0 29 B89 Sicilian Sozin Attack
Round 5 (August 17, 2012)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Tkachiev, Vladislav ½-½ 41 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Edouard, Romain - Lagarde, Maxime 1-0 37 B63 Sicilian Rauzer
Bauer, Christian - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 48 C50 Giuoco Piano
Istratescu, Andrei - Maze, Sebastien 1-0 81 C05 French Tarrasch
Vaisser, Anatoly - Hamdouchi, Hicham 0-1 36 B09 Pirc Defence
Mullon, Jean-Baptiste - Fressinet, Laurent 0-1 45 B04 Alekhine's Defence
Round 6 (August 18, 2012)
Bacrot, Etienne - Istratescu, Andrei 1-0 47 D10 Slav Defence
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Mullon, Jean-Baptiste 1-0 58 B40 Sicilian Classical
Fressinet, Laurent - Edouard, Romain ½-½ 44 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Maze, Sebastien 1-0 41 A39 English Symmetrical
Hamdouchi, Hicham - Bauer, Christian ½-½ 18 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Lagarde, Maxime - Vaisser, Anatoly 0-1 63 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Round 7 (August 20, 2012)
Edouard, Romain - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 32 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Bauer, Christian - Lagarde, Maxime 1-0 33 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Istratescu, Andrei - Hamdouchi, Hicham 1-0 46 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Maze, Sebastien - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½ 49 E97 King's Indian Classical
Vaisser, Anatoly - Fressinet, Laurent 0-1 44 A50 Queen's Indian (without e7-e6)
Mullon, Jean-Baptiste - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 40 B09 Pirc Defence
ch-FRA w 2012 Pau FRA (FRA), 14-24 viii 2012 cat. III (2325)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Skripchenko, Almira m FRA 2442 * * ½ 1 1 . 0 . ½ . 1 . 4 2425
2. Safranska, Anda wg FRA 2298 ½ 0 * * ½ . 1 . 1 . ½ . 2405
3. Milliet, Sophie m FRA 2411 0 . ½ . * * ½ 1 ½ . 1 . 2360
4. Maisuradze, Nino wg FRA 2284 1 . 0 . ½ 0 * * 0 . 1 . 2289
5. Collas, Silvia m FRA 2261 ½ . 0 . ½ . 1 . * * 0 ½ 2266
6. Bollengier, Andreea wm FRA 2253 0 . ½ . 0 . 0 . 1 ½ * * 2 2201

Round 1 (August 14, 2012)
Safranska, Anda - Skripchenko, Almira ½-½ 44 B08 Pirc Defence
Milliet, Sophie - Maisuradze, Nino ½-½ 54 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Collas, Silvia - Bollengier, Andreea 0-1 47 A09 Reti Opening
Round 2 (August 15, 2012)
Skripchenko, Almira - Collas, Silvia ½-½ 80 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Milliet, Sophie - Safranska, Anda ½-½ 64 B06 Modern Defence
Maisuradze, Nino - Bollengier, Andreea 1-0 56 A03 Bird's Opening
Round 3 (August 16, 2012)
Safranska, Anda - Maisuradze, Nino 1-0 61 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Collas, Silvia - Milliet, Sophie ½-½ 55 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Bollengier, Andreea - Skripchenko, Almira 0-1 58 A37 English Symmetrical
Round 4 (August 17, 2012)
Safranska, Anda - Collas, Silvia 1-0 45 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Milliet, Sophie - Bollengier, Andreea 1-0 49 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Maisuradze, Nino - Skripchenko, Almira 1-0 53 E94 King's Indian Classical
Round 5 (August 18, 2012)
Skripchenko, Almira - Milliet, Sophie 1-0 43 C46 Four Knights
Collas, Silvia - Maisuradze, Nino 1-0 32 D57 Queens Gambit Lasker's Defence
Bollengier, Andreea - Safranska, Anda ½-½ 59 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Round 6 (August 20, 2012)
Skripchenko, Almira - Safranska, Anda 1-0 36 B04 Alekhine's Defence
Maisuradze, Nino - Milliet, Sophie 0-1 84 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Bollengier, Andreea - Collas, Silvia ½-½ 40 A30 English Symmetrical

3) World Juniors U20 2012

The World Junior Championships took place in Athens 2nd-16th August 2012. Alexander Ipatov took the gold medal on tie-break from Richard Rapport after both scored 10/13. Favourite Ding Liren finished on 9.5. Guo Qi of China took the women's title ahead on tie-break form Nastassia Ziaziulkina, Anastasia Bodnaruk and Warda Aulia Medina all scoring 9.5/13.

World Juniors U20 Athens GRE Wed 1st Aug 2012 - Thu 16th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Ipatov AlexanderGMTUR257710.030375
2Rapport RichardGMHUN260510.030059
3Ding LirenGMCHN26959.530192
4Grandelius NilsGMSWE25629.529832
5Yu YangyiGMCHN26359.030438
6Ter-Sahakyan SamvelGMARM25679.030174
7Zherebukh YaroslavGMUKR26299.029366
8Indjic AleksandarIMSRB24819.029093
9Huschenbeth NiclasGMGER25329.029017
10Hansen EricIMCAN24729.028596
11Wei YiFMCHN24188.530449
12Shimanov AleksandrGMRUS25968.530109
13Van Kampen RobinGMNED25658.529411
14Antipov Mikhail AlIMRUS24628.529175
15Andersen MadsIMDEN24648.527980
16Grover SahajIMIND25168.029774
17Cori JorgeGMPER24878.029751
18Salem A R SalehGMUAE25468.029260
19Yilmaz MustafaIMTUR25438.029212
20Holt ConradIMUSA24988.028961
21Schreiner PeterFMAUT24448.028921
22Baron TalGMISR24518.028851
23Kovalev VladislavIMBLR24858.028842
24Heimann AndreasIMGER24938.028812
25Bluebaum MatthiasIMGER24248.028809
26Shyam Sundar MIMIND24868.028593
27Gao RuiIMCHN24428.028402
28Kanarek MarcelIMPOL24878.027853
29Shyam Nikil PIMIND24848.027693
30Bajarani UlviIMAZE24468.027691
31Stanciu Alexandru-OvidiuROU23428.027528
32Lapidus MarkEST21297.529307
33Oparin GrigoriyIMRUS24887.529117
34Urkedal FrodeIMNOR24737.528960
35Soors StefFMBEL23647.528033
36Hernandez Sanchez Jairo AndresFMCOL22887.527950
37Sodikov IlyasKAZ22347.527358
38Mihok OliverIMHUN24567.527310
39Galopoulos NikolaosGRE24027.527041
40Farid Firman SyahCMINA23187.525971
130 players
World Juniors U20 g Athens GRE Wed 1st Aug 2012 - Thu 16th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Guo QiWGMCHN23589.527845
2Ziaziulkina NastassiaWGMBLR23429.527790
3Bodnaruk AnastasiaIMRUS24149.527475
4Medina Warda AuliaWFMINA22189.526562
5Arabidze MeriWIMGEO23799.027533
6Cori T DeysiWGMPER24138.527647
7Bulmaga IrinaWIMROU23808.527570
8Sihite Chelsie MonicaWIMINA21628.526794
9Wang JueCHN23558.526777
10Abdulla KhayalaWIMAZE22178.525626
11Kulkarni BhaktiWIMIND21598.026927
12Goryachkina AleksandraWGMRUS23618.026598
13Rodriguez Rueda Paula AndreaWIMCOL21968.026171
14Osmak IulijaWFMUKR21718.025637
15Vojinovic JovanaWGMMNE23377.527215
16Kulon KlaudiaWFMPOL22597.527046
17Varga KlaraWIMHUN21817.526607
18Ibrahimova SabinaAZE20917.526053
19De Seroux CamilleWFMSUI21017.525468
20Kashlinskaya AlinaWGMRUS23917.026988
21Mona KhaledWGMEGY21217.026357
22Manelidou MariaGRE20567.025601
23Semenova ElenaWIMRUS21347.025584
24Schut LisaWIMNED23057.025544
25Abdumalik ZhansayaWIMKAZ21937.025148
26Orozco Lina YomayraWCMCOL21507.025059
27Narva TriinWCMEST20287.025022
28Unapkoshvili NaniGEO20117.024657
29Ivana Maria FurtadoWFMIND21027.024362
30Pavlidou EkateriniWIMGRE22377.024349
31Cemhan KardelenWCMTUR19386.526114
32Petrova IrinaWFMUKR21736.525993
33Klek Hanna-MarieGER22486.525480
34Batkovskyte DominykaLTU20966.525275
35Anusca Madalina-MariaROU20796.524854
36Galunova TsvetaBUL20916.524675
37Pon NkrithikaWIMIND21196.524285
38Kalaydina Regina VeronickaCAN19286.524024
39Ivekovic AnaCRO19596.025946
40Liao SimoneWFMUSA19336.025647
66 players

4) Vishy Anand vs The World 2012

Viswanathan Anand played a game against voters on chess.com. The game was drawn in 22 moves.

5) 2nd Split Open 2012

The 2nd Split Open took place 11th-19th August 2012. Bojan Kurajica edged out Ante Saric on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO Sat 11th Aug 2012 - Sun 19th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kurajica BojanGMBIH25517.544.055.537.5
2Sarić AnteGMCRO25067.541.553.039.0
3Brkić AnteGMCRO25877.043.555.536.0
4Cvitan OgnjenGMCRO25287.042.054.538.5
5Jovanić OgnjenGMCRO25087.042.054.037.5
6Bodrozic TomislavGER22057.040.552.033.5
7Bontempi PieroFMITA23477.040.551.536.0
8Dragomirescu Robin-AlexandruIMROU23777.040.052.538.0
9Motuz KarolFMSVK23937.038.548.034.0
10Ljubicić FilipIMCRO23907.038.047.033.0
11Gagarin VasilijIMRUS23726.540.551.535.5
12Dizdarević EmirGMBIH24996.539.551.034.5
13Piskur MitjaFMSLO23096.539.549.533.5
14Zelić MladenFMCRO22766.539.050.032.5
15Sale SrđanIMCRO23896.537.048.534.0
16Biliskov VjekoslavFMCRO23356.536.548.032.0
17Plenca JulijanFMCRO23296.043.053.535.5
18Torres Sanchez JoseESP22786.042.554.534.0
19Berescu Alin-MileGMROU25116.041.051.033.5
20Srbis JuricaFMCRO22986.040.552.037.5
21Andersen Lars EvenNOR22746.040.551.533.5
22Đurović GoranFMCRO23786.039.050.534.0
23Farkas TiborIMSRB22536.039.050.031.5
24Ćurić DraEenCRO22746.039.050.031.5
25Caruso AugustoITA22756.038.550.531.5
26Bombek PeterFMSVK22466.038.548.534.0
27Armanda IvicaIMCRO23986.038.047.530.5
28Bender IvanFMCRO22756.037.548.532.5
29Vukelić TomislavNMCRO22046.037.548.031.5
30Dragomirescu AngelaWIMROU22426.037.048.531.5
31Kiselev Alexander SFMRUS21916.037.048.029.0
32BoEinović BogdanFMCRO22426.037.047.532.0
33Janzelj TimSLO22036.037.047.529.0
34Galić IvanIMCRO23646.035.544.532.5
35Katavić BorivojMKCRO21826.034.544.529.0
36Ibanez Aullana RamonESP22886.033.543.029.0
37Bratosević MladenCMCRO21906.031.541.527.0
38BoEanić IvicaFMCRO22675.541.052.032.5
39Nikolaev LeonidFMUKR22715.540.051.032.5
40Thiel KunoFMGER22155.539.050.532.0
203 players

6) Husek Vienna Open 2012

The Husek Vienna Open took place 13th-19th August 2012. Markus Ragger took first place on tie-break from Tamas Banusz and Czaba Horvath after all scored 6/7. Suat Atalik finished half a point further back.

Husek Vienna Open A Vienna AUT Mon 13th Aug 2012 - Sun 19th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ragger MarkusGMAUT26706.025.034.52499
2Banusz TamasGMHUN25606.022.531.02443
3Horvath CsabaGMHUN25316.022.530.52471
4Stevic HrvojeGMCRO26145.524.033.52433
5Buhmann RainerGMGER25715.523.531.52473
6Michalik PeterGMSVK25085.522.531.52369
7Erdos ViktorGMHUN26455.522.031.02413
8Georgiev KirilGMBUL26825.522.030.52462
9Guliyev NamigGMAZE25375.521.530.52386
10Horvath JozsefGMHUN25365.521.030.52315
11Atalik SuatGMTUR26065.521.029.02362
12Salgado Lopez IvanGMESP26385.025.033.52459
13Manea AlexandruIMROU23775.022.531.52337
14Szabolcsi JanosIMHUN23855.022.031.02380
15Saric IvanGMCRO26385.022.031.02376
16Okhotnik VladimirGMUKR24525.021.531.02423
17Jovanovic ZoranGMCRO25485.021.529.52341
18Michalczak ThomasFMGER23645.020.028.52273
19Schroll Gerhard Dr. MMag.IMAUT23945.019.526.52220
20Sadilek PeterCMAUT22425.018.526.52290
21Stanec NikolausGMAUT25285.018.525.02258
22Atalik EkaterinaIMTUR24534.522.531.02413
23Schwabeneder FlorianAUT22664.522.530.02359
24Kreisl RobertIMAUT24044.522.030.52375
25Kovalev AndreiGMBLR24704.521.530.52421
26Zoldan MatteoCMITA21914.521.028.52354
27Rudolf AnnaWGMHUN22894.521.028.02205
28Juhasz KristofFMHUN23774.520.529.02311
29Peek MarcelIMNED23514.520.027.52256
30Alvir AcoIMAUT23634.519.028.02260
31Kummer HelmutIMAUT23624.519.027.52181
32Wilke Werner DDr.AUT22244.519.026.52241
33Fröwis GeorgIMAUT23834.518.026.02215
34Fauland AlexanderIMAUT24484.518.026.02197
35Solleveld Maarten DrIMNED25364.518.025.02206
36Lucaci MariusROU20894.517.525.02210
37Chytilek Roman Dr.IMCZE24094.517.025.02195
38Gruber MichaelAUT21554.516.023.02109
39Wieser AndreasAUT19474.515.522.02140
40Higatsberger Michael DDr.AUT21644.515.521.52133
170 players

7) SS Manhem GM 2012

The SS Manhem GM took place 11th-17th August 2012. Emanuel Berg edged out Eduardas Rozentalis on tie-break after both finshed on 6/9.

SS Manhem GM 2012 Gothenburg SWE Sat 11th Aug 2012 - Fri 17th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Berg EmanuelGMSWE25766.00
Rozentalis EduardasGMLTU25856.00
3Henrichs ThomasIMGER24935.50
Tikkanen HansGMSWE25705.50
5Kockum Anton FriskFMSWE23294.50
Nithander VictorIMSWE24384.50
Nyback TomiGMFIN26384.50
8Semcesen DanielIMSWE24634.00
9Bejtovic JasminIMBIH23933.00
10Welin MatsSWE22701.50
10 players
SS Manhem GM 2012 Gothenburg SWE Sat 11th Aug 2012 - Fri 17th Aug 2012. Category: 10. Ave: (2476)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Berg, Emanuel GM SWE 2576 # = = = 1 1 1 = = = 6 2589
2 Rozentalis, Eduardas GM LTU 2585 = # = = = = 1 = 1 1 6 2588
3 Tikkanen, Hans GM SWE 2570 = = # = = 1 = 0 1 1 5.5 2545
4 Henrichs, Thomas IM GER 2493 = = = # 0 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2554
5 Nyback, Tomi GM FIN 2638 0 = = 1 # = 0 = = 1 4.5 2457
6 Kockum, Anton Frisk FM SWE 2329 0 = 0 1 = # 1 0 = 1 4.5 2492
7 Nithander, Victor IM SWE 2438 0 0 = 0 1 0 # 1 1 1 4.5 2480
8 Semcesen, Daniel IM SWE 2463 = = 1 0 = 1 0 # = 0 4 2434
9 Bejtovic, Jasmin IM BIH 2393 = 0 0 0 = = 0 = # 1 3 2360
10 Welin, Mats SWE 2270 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 1.5 2225

8) 14th Sants Open 2012

The 14th Sants Open takes place 17th-26th August 2012.

14th Sants Open A Barcelona ESP Fri 17th Aug 2012 - Sun 26th Aug 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Alarcon Casellas RolandoFMCUB2471325.56
Kiewra Keaton FFMUSA2364325.56
3Gajewski GrzegorzGMPOL26283256
Spraggett KevinGMCAN25953256
Rakhmanov AleksandrGMRUS25883256
Aroshidze LevanGMGEO25683256
Narciso Dublan MarcGMESP25283256
Lopez Martinez Josep ManuelGMESP24983256
Hungaski Robert AndrewIMUSA24863256
Cruz FilemonIMPER24103256
11Perez Mitjans OrelvisIMESP2504324.56
12Cordova EmilioGMPER257231.556
13Cuartas Jaime AlexanderGMCOL25213146
Alonso Rosell AlvarIMESP25023146
Oms Pallisse JosepGMESP24613146
Panesso Rivera HenryIMCOL23393146
Stromboli EttoreFMITA23103146
Coll Ortega JordiFMESP22933146
19Clavijo Jorge MarioIMCOL2319313.56
20Camacho Collados JoseFMKOR23403136
21Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGMROU26482.526.55.5
22Pogorelov RuslanGMUKR24052.5265.5
23Shankland Samuel LGMUSA25812.525.55.5
Palit SomakIMIND24352.525.55.5
Perpinya Rofes Lluis MariaIMESP23942.525.55.5
Massoni MichaelFMFRA23682.525.55.5
Valdes LeonardoIMCRC23662.525.55.5
28Ibarra Jerez Jose CarlosIMESP25402.5255.5
29Munoz Pantoja MiguelIMESP24962.51.555.5
Roser KevinIMFRA24272.51.555.5
31Laxman R RGMIND24282.51.54.55.5
32Berger SteveIMGER24122.51.54.55
33Gonzalez Benavides Jose AntoniESP19412.51.54.54.5
34Ryan JosephFMIRL23002.51.545.5
35Cifuentes Parada RobertoGMESP24962.51.545
Cruz Ravina Francisco JavierFMESP23572.51.545
37Fernandez Garcia Jose LuisGMESP24332.51.544.5
38Blomqvist ErikIMSWE24542.51.53.54.5
Lorenzo De La Riva LazaroIMESP24442.51.53.54.5
Ortmann DavidFMGER23442.51.53.54.5
318 players

9) 2nd Isthmia Open 2012

The 2nd Isthmia Open takes place 18th-25th August 2012.

2nd Isthmia Open A Korinthia GRE Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Sat 25th Aug 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Fedorchuk Sergey A.GMUKR26392.00.02.01.0
Svetushkin DmitryGMMDA25692.00.02.01.0
Van Kampen RobinGMNED25652.00.02.01.0
Nikolaidis IoannisGMGRE25622.00.02.01.0
Adhiban B.GMIND25532.00.02.01.0
Grover SahajIMIND25162.00.02.01.0
Shyam Sundar M.IMIND24862.00.02.01.0
Akshayraj KoreIMIND24832.00.02.01.0
Maghalashvili DavitIMGEO24822.00.02.01.0
Hansen EricIMCAN24722.00.02.01.0
Azaladze ShotaIMGEO24662.00.02.01.0
Perunovic MiodragIMSRB24612.00.02.01.0
Miljkovic Miroslav DIMSRB24492.00.02.01.0
14Firman NazarGMUKR25352.00.01.51.0
Antic DejanGMSRB25062.00.01.51.0
Vishnu Prasanna. VIMIND24352.00.01.51.0
Dimopoulos ApostolosGRE19162.00.01.51.0
18Debashis DasIMIND24462.00.01.01.0
19Fier AlexandrGMBRA25821.50.02.51.5
20Iordachescu ViorelGMMDA26451.50.02.01.5
21Goumas GeorgiosGRE24091.50.01.51.5
Galopoulos NikolaosGRE24021.50.01.51.5
23Nikolaidis KonstantinosFMGRE22791.50.01.51.0
24Mastrovasilis AthanasiosGMGRE25391.50.01.00.5
Gogolis AlexandrosFMGRE22671.50.01.00.5
Aginian NellyWGMARM22451.50.01.00.5
Urosevic GoranSRB22391.50.01.00.5
28Nishant MalhotraIND20761.00.03.02.0
Kesaris EvangelosGRE18861.00.03.02.0
30Filippas SebastianGRE22681.00.02.52.0
Nikolaou GeorgiosGRE22241.00.02.52.0
32Giannoulakis LabrosGRE17291.00.02.51.5
33Markidis KonstantinosGRE23511.00.02.02.0
Vafiadis KleanthisGRE23171.00.02.02.0
Murillo Tsijli AlexisIMCRC22781.00.02.02.0
Dorfanis IlarionGRE22391.00.02.02.0
Sigalas FrangiskosFMGRE22241.00.02.02.0
Zygouris HristosGRE22071.00.02.02.0
Kokolias KonstantinosGRE22051.00.02.02.0
Skaperdas KostantinosGRE22031.00.02.02.0
93 players

10) 32nd Bratto Open 2012

The 32nd Bratto Open takes place 18th-26th August 2012.

32nd Bratto Masters Bratto ITA Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Sun 26th Aug 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Panchanathan MageshGM25642.01.02.02295.0
224Qendro LlambiIM23282.01.02.02294.5
310Das ArghyadipIM24792.01.02.02217.0
413Bellia FabrizioIM24512.01.02.02180.5
55Maiorov NikitaGM25542.01.01.52275.0
612Janev EvgeniGM24572.01.01.52192.0
78Drazic SinisaGM25162.01.01.02235.0
817Satyapragyan SwayangIM24352.01.01.02047.0
919Jerez Perez AlfonsoIM24122.01.01.02034.5
1018Castaldo FolcoIM24322.00.50.52024.0
1136Montani Francesco22141.51.52.52522.0
1223Welling GerardIM23301.51.52.52307.5
1328Rambaldi FrancescoFM22721.51.52.52247.0
149Collutiis DuilioIM25111.51.52.52224.0
1514Colovic AleksandarIM24491.51.52.52165.5
1653Bonade Massimo20811.51.52.02258.0
1726Lanzani MarioIM22911.51.51.52270.0
186Mirzoev AzerGM25451.51.51.52249.5
1911Neelotpal DasGM24691.51.51.52201.0
202Burmakin VladimirGM26081.51.01.52238.0
211Mamedov NidjatGM26141.51.01.52165.5
2216Cebalo MisoGM24351.51.01.02094.5
2315Genocchio DanieleIM24401.50.51.02068.0
2465Prelati Maurizio19911.02.03.02345.0
2567Ranfagni Stefano19801.02.03.02321.5
2621Roy Chowdhury SaptarIM23911.02.03.02321.5
2722Sharma Dinesh K.IM23611.02.02.52313.0
2827Ranieri FabrizioFM22871.02.02.52252.5
2932Llaneza Vega PatriciWIM22381.02.02.52216.0
3068Petrone Gianmario19571.02.02.52194.5
3137Gerola Fausto21991.02.02.02326.5
3225Vezzosi PaoloIM23091.02.02.02280.5
3343Formento Paolo21471.02.02.02262.0
3457Ceccarini Marco20581.02.02.02246.5
357Arun Prasad S.GM25311.02.02.02246.5
3630Esposito Luca22561.02.02.02230.0
3746Anuprita Patil21231.02.02.02227.0
3834Gagliardi Christian22171.01.52.52414.0
3935Marguerettaz Davy22141.01.52.52412.5
4047Negro Roberto21171.01.52.02235.0
68 players

11) 2nd Metropolitan International

The 2nd Metropolitan International took place 14th-18th August 2012. Timur Gareev and Dionisio Aldama finished on 7/9. I couldn't find any games so far.

2nd Metropolitan Int Los Angeles USA Tue 14th Aug 2012 - Sat 18th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456789Pts
1Gareyev, TimurGM2658W12D14D24W22W19W8D3W9D47
2Aldama, DionisioIM2425W36D32L4W31D11W33W17W19W97
3Akobian, VaruzhanGM2617W27W22D19W11D8W17D1HH6.5
4Shabalov, AlexanderGM2553D28W47W2D20D9D5W25W14D16.5
5Yang, DarwinIM2486D39D28W45W24D32D4D7W10D86
6Ludwig, Daniel JIM2483D35D39D28D47W13L25W31W23W166
7Khachiyan, MeliksetGM2478W31D25L11W27W20D32D5D16W146
8Moradiabidi, ElshanGM2570W13W23W16D32D3L1L9W15D55.5
9Sevillano, EnricoGM2526D29W34W25D19D4W18W8L1L25.5
10Garcia, Gildardo JGM2390D52D35W39W13L17D16W30L5W275.5
11Sevian, Samuel2316D38W52W7L3D2D21L19W30W255.5
12Jayakumar, AdarshFM2292L1D40W52D44D15L31W36W43W245.5
13Troff, Kayden WFM2279L8W55W18L10L6W39W26D21W205.5
14Matikozyan, AndranikIM2400W40D1D17D16D33W26W32L4L75
15Amanov, ZhanibekIM2380D41W37L32D36D12D34W33L8W285
16Vellotti, Luke Harmon2297W56W21L8D14D26D10W22D7L65
17Bojkov, DejanGM2556W45D24D14W23W10L3L2D25U4.5
18Amanov, MesgenGM2516L47W38L13W35W45L9HHH4.5
19Molner, MackenzieIM2491W30W26D3D9L1D23W11L2U4.5
20Shytaj, LucaIM2486D34W29W33D4L7D22D23D27L134.5
21Ippolito, DeanIM2448W46L16D47D28W44D11D27D13U4.5
22Pruess, DavidIM2375W42L3W35L1W28D20L16D29D264.5
23Young, Gregory2368W43L8W41L17W47D19D20L6D294.5
24Peters, JackIM2355W51D17D1L5D36L30W34W35L124.5
25Liou, YianFM2350W49D7L9D37W29W6L4D17L114.5
26Remlinger, Larry AIM2330W44L19D46W30D16L14L13W34D224.5
27Kavutskiy, KonstantinFM2281L3D48W40L7W37W36D21D20L104.5
28Brown, Michael William2247D4D5D6D21L22D41W37W31L154.5
29Vibbert, Sean2240D9L20W43D50L25D35W44D22D234.5
30Lessler, Peter2200L19D43W51L26W42W24L10L11W384.5
31Jie, Edward Lee Kai2129L7D44W38L2W40W12L6L28W424.5
32Hess, Robert LGM2624X54D2W15D8D5D7L14UU4
33Ishkhanov, Tigran2324W55HL20W46D14L2L15L38W434
34Amerkeshev, Madiyar2153D20L9L44W52W38D15L24L26W464
35Krishnan, Varun2146D6D10L22L18W48D29W41L24D364
36Wheeler, Cameron2105L2W53D50D15D24L27L12W46D354
37Chiang, Jonathan1982D50L15W55D25L27D47L28D51W454
38He, Tommy OFM1982D11L18L31W49L34W48D46W33L304
39Nilsson, Martin2165D5D6L10D42D46L13D48D41D443.5
40Hills, Kenneth2100L14D12L27W43L31D44D49L42W513.5
56 players

12) 12th World University Chess Championship 2012

The 12th World University Chess Championship takes place 20th-25th August 2012.

13) 27th Schwarzacher Open 2012

The 27th Schwarzacher Open takes place 18th-26th August 2012.

27th Schwarzacher Open A Schwarzach AUT Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Sun 26th Aug 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Krivoborodov EgorGMRUS25032.01.02.002158
2Kunin VitalyGMGER24942.01.02.002140
3Blechzin IgorIMRUS24462.01.02.002138
4Guido FlavioIMITA24092.01.02.002120
5Schnepp GunnarFMAUT23082.01.02.001996
6Zelcic RobertGMCRO25522.01.01.502188
7Bukal VladimirIMCRO24182.01.01.502132
8Palac MladenGMCRO25992.01.01.002183
9Biti OzrenIMCRO23962.01.01.002091
10Zaja IvanGMCRO25111.51.51.752153
11Banas JanIMSVK22851.51.51.752078
12Schmidt MatthiasGER19821.51.51.252132
13Egle StefanGER22141.51.51.252051
14Steinmueller GuentherAUT22141.51.50.752237
15Holzmann HerbertFMAUT21211.51.50.752027
16Danner GeorgIMAUT23741.51.01.252018
17Frehen WernerGER19561.02.01.002254
18Stephan AxelGER21881.02.01.002151
19Sevo IgorCRO22301.02.00.502247
20Lipok ChristophGER21971.02.00.502213
21Rolletschek HeinrichFMAUT22531.02.00.002296
22Wiesinger RobertMKAUT22691.02.00.002279
23Ulker AtesFMTUR20831.02.00.002228
24Seisenberger GeorgGER20861.02.00.002215
25Ljubic JuroAUT21931.02.00.002187
26Donegani PeterGER20831.02.00.002136
27Kirsanova EkaterinaWFMRUS21681.02.00.002118
28Kneutgen AlexanderGER21221.02.00.002108
29Eberl Hans-ChristianAUT20721.02.00.002089
30Niemers JohannesGER20361.02.00.002064
31Hagemann SvenGER19861.01.51.002295
32Huhs SvenGER20921.01.50.002252
33Wersching AlfredMKAUT20351.01.50.002199
34Loidl FlorianMKAUT22161.01.00.501812
35Thier RobertAUT18841.01.00.002124
36Stone AndrewENG21991.01.00.001981
37Hicker HaraldMKAUT21070.52.00.252271
38Scherer HolgerGER20760.52.00.252175
39Savio Alfred Jun.AUT20500.51.50.752178
40Ebner JohannAUT21190.51.50.251926
52 players

14) Brasschaat Open 2012

The Brasschaat Open takes place 18th-26th August 2012.

Brasschaat Open 2012 Brasschaat BEL Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Sun 26th Aug 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12PtsTPR
1Dgebuadze, Alexandre GMBEL 2556 1 12.0 2941
2Mirumian, Vigen GMCZE 2521 1 12.0 2906
3Hovhanisian, Mher IMARM 2477 1 12.0 2862
4Van Riemsdijk, Herman C. IMBRA 2404 1 12.0 2789
5Docx, Stefan FMBEL 2398 1 12.0 2783
6Gergacz, Attila IMHUN 2391 1 12.0 2776
7Nijs, Nils BEL 2275 1 12.0 2660
8Dardha, Arben FMALB 2254 1 12.0 2639
9Cools, Gorik FMBEL 2239 1 12.0 2624
10Colijn, Stefan NED 2220 1 12.0 2605
11Leenaerts, Robin BEL 2218 1 12.0 2603
12Schuermans, Robert BEL 2180 1 12.0 2577
13Schneider, Hans-Peter, Dr. GER 2130 1 12.0 2538
14Rogiers, Jan BEL 2124 1 12.0 2541
15De Weerd, Jan BEL 2084 1 12.0 2517
16Decrop, Ruben BEL 2073 1 12.0 2507
17Philipsen, Mathias BEL 2037 + 12.0 2547
18Massoels, Thomas BEL 2019 1 12.0 2479
19Den Boer, Lennard NED 2014 1 12.0 2471
20Broeken, Harry NED 1976 1 12.0 2542
21Verhulst, Nikolaas BEL 1967 1 12.0 2442
22Grigorian, Roudolph FRA 1960 1 12.0 0
23Vande Velde, Erik BEL 1949 1 12.0 2377
24Van Hille, Reinout BEL 1859 1 12.0 2944
25Viaene, Jan BEL 1831 1 12.0 2890
26Mainka, Romuald GMGER 2467 1 ½1.5 2310
27Rjabzev, Konstantin IMRUS 2279 ½ 11.5 2122
28Holwijn, Melvin NED 2050 1 ½1.5 1955
29Peleman, Tony BEL 2012 1 ½1.5 1809
30Busschots, Johan BEL 1968 1 ½1.5 1902
31Van Tichelen, Bart BEL 1966 1 ½1.5 1787
32Cankja, Redi BEL 1961 1 ½1.5 1890
33De Strycker, Nathan BEL 1916 1 ½1.5 2266
34Remijsen, Dave BEL 1823 1 ½1.5 2050
35Laporte, Pol BEL 1809 1 ½1.5 2012
36Verhulst, Tobias BEL 1799 1 ½1.5 1968
37Luyten, Rudi BEL 1787 1 ½1.5 1966
38Sulman, Jan NED 1783 1 ½1.5 1961
39De Vos, Nils BEL 2267 1 01.0 1917
40Beniest, Rene BEL 2155 1 01.0 1818
133 players

15) European Youth Chess Championship 2012

The European Youth Chess Championship takes place in Prague 17th-25th August 2012.

EY Boys U18 2012 Prague CZE Fri 17th Aug 2012 - Sat 25th Aug 2012
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Gabuzyan HovhannesIMARM24881.000.00.0
Dragun KamilIMPOL24651.000.00.0
Moiseenko VadimRUS24541.000.00.0
Forcen Esteban DanielIMESP24401.000.00.0
Mammadov ZaurIMAZE24311.000.00.0
Pardo Simon DavidIMESP24301.000.00.0
Zhou Yang-FanIMENG24301.000.00.0
Moussard JulesIMFRA24291.000.00.0
Kadric DenisIMBIH24181.000.00.0
Tilicheev ViacheslavFMRUS24161.000.00.0
Sochacki ChristopheIMFRA24121.000.00.0
Nikologorskiy KonstantinFMRUS24001.000.00.0
Danilenko DmitriyFMUKR23951.000.00.0
Handler LukasFMAUT23681.000.00.0
Straka JozefFMSVK23601.000.00.0
Shahinyan DavidARM23511.000.00.0
Meskovs NikitaFMLAT23471.000.00.0
Tomazini ZanSLO23451.000.00.0
Givon AsafFMISR23401.000.00.0
Doros Radu-MarianROU23381.000.00.0
Berchtenbreiter MaximilianFMGER23261.000.00.0
Ochsner Bjorn MollerDEN22901.000.00.0
Van Overdam JulianNED22731.000.00.0
Pop AlexandruROU22711.000.00.0
Gaehwiler GabrielSUI22671.000.00.0
Franklin Samuel G AENG22641.000.00.0
Pagerka MartinSVK22581.000.00.0
Blazeka MatejCRO22451.000.00.0
Schreiner TillGER22341.000.00.0
Sofranov VelizarBUL22181.000.00.0
Abbasov AmilAZE22091.000.00.0
Lewicki MiroslawCMPOL22001.000.00.0
Andreev SashoBUL21971.000.00.0
Aperia JakobSWE20981.000.00.0
Rubes JanCZE20971.000.00.0
Tahaoglu Ugur BarkinTUR19121.000.00.0
37Sadzikowski DanielIMPOL24440.500.00.5
Horvath DavidIMHUN23760.500.00.5
Kriebel TadeasFMCZE23760.500.00.5
Savitskiy SergeyFMRUS23680.500.00.5
86 players
EY Girls U18 2012 Prague CZE Fri 17th Aug 2012 - Sat 25th Aug 2012
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Goryachkina AleksandraWGMRUS23611.000.00.0
Aranaz Murillo AmaliaWFMESP22371.000.00.0
Rakhmangulova AnastasiyaWIMUKR22341.000.00.0
Foisor Mihaela-VeronicaWIMROU22201.000.00.0
Petrukhina IrinaWFMRUS22121.000.00.0
Shvayger YuliyaWFMISR22021.000.00.0
Grigoryeva Olga AWFMRUS21901.000.00.0
Wisniowska KlaudiaPOL21811.000.00.0
Severina MariaRUS21471.000.00.0
Khlichkova TatianaWFMRUS21231.000.00.0
Schulz AnjaGER21081.000.00.0
Kabai ZsuzsannaWFMHUN20971.000.00.0
Imeeva AisaRUS20951.000.00.0
Galunova TsvetaBUL20911.000.00.0
Perera Borrego MarielaESP20661.000.00.0
Azimova KarinaRUS20501.000.00.0
Neuhauser SalomeFRA20261.000.00.0
Turkova KarolinaWCMSVK20041.000.00.0
Skrabakova KatarinaSVK19891.000.00.0
Terzidaki AlexandraGRE19581.000.00.0
Nonkovic BogdanaSRB19501.000.00.0
Drakaki Anna-MariaGRE18271.000.00.0
Malikova UlviyyaAZE18101.000.00.0
Meireles AnaPOR17161.000.00.0
Bass LeenoyISR16141.000.00.0
26Kruk KarinaIRL01.000.00.0
27Iwanow AnnaWIMPOL22050.500.00.5
Efroimski MarselWIMISR21740.500.00.5
Gevorgyan MariaWFMARM20690.500.00.5
Froewis AnnikaAUT20000.500.00.5
Sabolova KristynaCZE18890.500.00.5
Roy AliSCO18360.500.00.5
Tarmastin LauraAUT17470.500.00.5
Corotcova AnastasiaMDA16550.500.00.5
35Lach AleksandraWFMPOL21570.000.01.0
Sviridova VladaWFMRUS21320.000.01.0
Tran My LinhGER20310.000.01.0
Dalemans DianaNED19580.000.01.0
Vatkali DimitraGRE19360.000.01.0
Balzano FilliITA19160.000.01.0
59 players
EY Boys U16 2012 Prague CZE Fri 17th Aug 2012 - Sat 25th Aug 2012
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Boruchovsky AvitalFMISR24151.000.00.0
Santos Latasa JaimeFMESP24031.000.00.0
Laurusas TomasLTU24021.000.00.0
Bortnik AlexandrFMUKR23651.000.00.0
Drozdowski KacperFMPOL23501.000.00.0
Georgiadis NicoFMSUI23451.000.00.0
Sanzhaev DarsenRUS23351.000.00.0
Beradze IrakliGEO23311.000.00.0
Tsydypov ZhamsaranFMRUS23281.000.00.0
Dastan Muhammed BatuhanFMTUR23171.000.00.0
Csonka BalazsFMHUN23131.000.00.0
Lugovskoy MaximFMRUS23121.000.00.0
Grib RomanFMBLR23091.000.00.0
Harutyunian Tigran K.ARM23081.000.00.0
Zakhartsov VladimirRUS23061.000.00.0
Meng RogerNED22911.000.00.0
Menezes ChristophAUT22791.000.00.0
Studer NoelSUI22731.000.00.0
Kobo OriISR22491.000.00.0
Mirzoev EmilUKR22411.000.00.0
Korchmar VasiliyRUS22341.000.00.0
Yanchenko RomanRUS22301.000.00.0
Stathopoulos IoannisGRE22161.000.00.0
Bida Mihai-EugenROU22131.000.00.0
Ivekovic BozidarCRO22001.000.00.0
Iovcov ValeriiMDA21911.000.00.0
Radovanovic NikolaSRB21841.000.00.0
Tomici StefanROU21771.000.00.0
Cukrowski FilipPOL21541.000.00.0
Haman JakubCZE21371.000.00.0
Mikes JanCZE21251.000.00.0
Martins David Pires TavaresPOR21231.000.00.0
Szotkowski JakubCZE21091.000.00.0
Melzer PatrikCZE21081.000.00.0
Nuri MuradAZE20971.000.00.0
Khamidov KomilPOL20901.000.00.0
Jozefek MichalSVK20811.000.00.0
Toman OndrejCZE20741.000.00.0
Bayramov ElkhanAZE20691.000.00.0
Vanagas TadasLTU20671.000.00.0
111 players
EY Girls U16 2012 Prague CZE Fri 17th Aug 2012 - Sat 25th Aug 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Osmanodja FilizWFMGER21992.000.02.0
Bezkorovaina MarijaUKR20562.000.02.0
Szente Varga FruzsinaHUN20532.000.02.0
Imnadze NatoGEO20302.000.02.0
5Varga MelindaHUN22322.000.01.5
Nicolas Zapata IreneWFMESP21972.000.01.5
Visanescu Daria-IoanaWFMROU20192.000.01.5
Utiatskaja IrinaRUS20122.000.01.5
Hincu OlgaMDA19312.000.01.5
Shakhmurzova FatimaRUS19052.000.01.5
11Tantsiura MarjaUKR21932.000.01.0
Blagojevic TijanaMNE20042.000.01.0
13Bivol AlinaWFMRUS21421.500.02.5
Kiseleva ArinaWCMRUS19371.500.02.5
Richterova NatasaCZE18641.500.02.5
16Kostitsina LiubovRUS20571.500.02.0
Garcia-Castany Musellas Gal LaESP20191.500.02.0
Ivanova SimonetaBUL19521.500.02.0
Cemhan KardelenWCMTUR19381.500.02.0
Dziodzio AngelikaPOL18861.500.02.0
Uzlavataya AnhelinaBLR18621.500.02.0
Sroubova LenkaCZE17721.500.02.0
Shepherd Katherine MENG17661.500.02.0
24Smirnova EkaterinaWFMRUS21131.500.01.5
Vanagaite GiedreLTU19961.500.01.5
Soyunlu NarminAZE18951.500.01.5
27Colantuono VirginiaITA18921.500.01.0
28Cosman Andreea-MarioaraROU19211.000.03.0
Zamanova BikakhanimAZE17881.000.03.0
30Navrotescu Andreea-CristianaFRA20901.000.02.5
Shamatava AnaGEO20861.000.02.5
Pastuszko KingaPOL19461.000.02.5
Turk TajanaCRO19071.000.02.5
Marikova JanaCZE18871.000.02.5
Leonardi CaterinaSLO18841.000.02.5
36Trajanoska KalinaMKD01.000.02.5
37Hoare Amy BENG19581.000.02.0
Schmalhorst SophiaGER19051.000.02.0
Papathanasiou ElisavetGRE18961.000.02.0
Beshukova EkaterinaRUS18791.000.02.0
79 players
EY Boys U14 2012 Prague CZE Fri 17th Aug 2012 - Sat 25th Aug 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Minko VladimirRUS22572.000.02.0
Tarasov AlexandrRUS21242.000.02.0
Sibashvili GiorgiGEO20732.000.02.0
Snihur PiotrPOL20382.000.02.0
Miknevicius LaurynasLTU18302.000.02.0
6Duda Jan-KrzysztofFMPOL24112.000.01.5
Korpa BenceFMHUN23172.000.01.5
Grigorian SpartakGER21182.000.01.5
Vetrov GlebRUS20432.000.01.5
10Artemiev VladislavIMRUS24762.000.01.0
Bellahcene BilelFMFRA23902.000.01.0
Ali Marandi Cemil CanFMTUR23622.000.01.0
Paravyan DavidRUS22712.000.01.0
Shtembuliak EvgenyFMUKR21532.000.01.0
Foniak IvanRUS20672.000.01.0
Plenca JadrankoCRO20612.000.01.0
Suarez Gomez JulioESP20572.000.01.0
Garriga Cazorla PereESP20432.000.01.0
Goldobin AlekseiRUS20412.000.01.0
20Blahynka MartinCZE21451.500.02.5
Nikolovski NikolaMKD19171.500.02.5
22Dolana Andrei-TheodorROU21361.500.02.0
Lappalainen MatiasFIN18701.500.02.0
24Sheremet AntonBLR21141.500.01.5
Murphy Conor EENG19761.500.01.5
26Tokranovs DmitrijsLAT20601.500.01.0
27Haria RaviENG20541.000.03.0
Kiss BalintAUT18401.000.03.0
Kostka VitCZE18201.000.03.0
30Melnikov EgorRUS20331.000.02.5
Striechman OrriISR19691.000.02.5
Taylor Adam CENG19621.000.02.5
Skorepa JakubCZE16801.000.02.5
Shiatis RohanENG01.000.02.5
35Theocharous SteliosCYP01.000.02.5
36Sanal VahapFMTUR23871.000.02.0
Kozionov KirillRUS22571.000.02.0
Popov AndreyRUS21301.000.02.0
Kudelya IgorRUS21201.000.02.0
Christiansen Johan-SebastianNOR20731.000.02.0
141 players

16) LBV Chess Tournament 2012

The LBV Chess Tournament took place 16th-19th August 2012. Sergei Tiviakov's good form continues as he shared first with Martyn Kravtsiv as the two could not be separated even on tie-break after both scored 5/6. Final Round 6 games not yet available.

LBV Open A 2012 Roosendaal NED Thu 16th Aug 2012 - Sun 19th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Tiviakov SergeiGMNED2674524.519.75
Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR2582524.519.75
3Van Den Doel ErikGMNED25714.523.517
4Winants LucGMBEL25434.52316.5
5Pruijssers RoelandGMNED25144.522.515.5
6Bosboom ManuelIMNED23834.519.513.25
7Broekmeulen JasperFMNED24104.519.513
8Kasparov SergeyGMBLR24904.519.512.75
9Muhren BiancaWGMNED23074.518.513.25
10L'Ami ErwinGMNED26284.517.512.75
11Martens MartinIMNED2431423.515.25
12Haslinger Stewart GGMENG2524423.514.5
13Reinderman DimitriGMNED2583422.514.5
14Swinkels RobinGMNED248242012
15Van Der Stricht GeertIMBEL240341912
16L'Ami AlinaWGMROU237241910.25
17Erwich FrankFMNED2359418.510.5
18Paulet IozefinaWGMROU2234417.510
19Van Der Wiel John T.H.GMNED241941711
20Admiraal MiguoelNED229341610
21De Jong Jan-WillemIMNED24413.522.512.5
22Leenhouts KoenIMNED23903.52210.75
23Wantola IvoFMNED23303.521.511.25
24Van Oosterom ChielIMNED23843.521.510.75
25Werle JanGMNED25333.520.511.5
26Tan MatthewFMNED24283.520.59.75
27Sprenger Jan MichaelIMGER24983.52010.5
28Kleijn ChristovIMNED24183.5209
29Van Den Berg BramNED22493.5199
30Van Osch MeesNED20713.518.59
31Van Den Ouden LendertNED20003.5189.25
32Haast MarkNED22783.517.59
33Ootes LennartNED22093.515.56.25
34Kasparova TatianaWIMBLR21093.5157.25
35Janse Jan JaapNED22023217.5
36Grochal JoeyNED21573207
37De Roode PeterNED2242319.59.75
38Otten MartijnNED2015319.57
39Surewaard WilbertNED2153318.58
40Senders MischaNED19363188.25
82 players

17) Lichtenberger Sommer 2012

The Lichtenberger Sommer tournament takes place 18th-26th August 2012.

Lichtenberger Sommer Berlin GER Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Sun 26th Aug 2012
Top 10 Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Teske, Henrik GM GER 2537 4611500
2 Stern, Rene IM GER 2529 4611799
3 Rabiega, Robert GM GER 2505 4601475
4 Meister, Jakob GM GER 2479 4102541
5 Franco Alonso, Alejandro IM ESP 2477 2214067
6 Kalinitschew, Sergey GM GER 2458 4637321
7 Paulsen, Dirk FM GER 2374 4601343
8 Wendt, Jan-Dietrich FM GER 2357 4623797
9 Dauth, Benjamin FM GER 2322 4688104
10 Bruchmann, Stephan FM GER 2315 4624432

18) ZMDI Open 2012

The ZMDI Open in Dresden takes place 18th-26th August 2012.

ZMDI Open 2012 Dresden GER Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Sun 26th Aug 2012
Top 10 Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Meier, Georg GM GER 2648 4675789
2 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar GM IND 2629 5002150
3 Sandipan, Chanda GM IND 2611 5004225
4 Nabaty, Tamir GM ISR 2590 2809052
5 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2576 14103052
6 Prohaszka, Peter GM HUN 2563 726265
7 Szabo, Krisztian GM HUN 2548 722901
8 Jaracz, Pawel GM POL 2536 1102222
9 Oleksienko, Mikhailo GM UKR 2535 4152417
10 Danin, Alexandre GM RUS 2530 4144031

19) 11th Braunau Open 2012

The 11th Braunau Open took place 4th-11th August 2012. Magesh Chandran Panchanathan edged out Neelotpal Das on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9.

11th Braunau Open Ranshofen AUT Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Sat 11th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Panchanathan Magesh ChandranGMIND25646.5258638.535.00
2Neelotpal DasGMIND24696.5257937.534.00
3Hera ImreGMHUN25686.0257341.034.25
4Tratar MarkoGMSLO24926.0253839.031.25
5Jaracz PawelGMPOL25366.0253138.032.00
6Kasparov SergeyGMBLR24906.0247835.530.00
7Okhotnik VladimirGMUKR24236.0247335.527.25
8Medvegy ZoltanGMHUN25555.5246939.027.25
9Farago IvanGMHUN24915.5242138.024.25
10Konnyu JanosIMHUN23525.5234435.524.00
11Konguvel PonnuswamyIMIND23195.0239337.524.50
12Dovzik JuriIMUKR23465.0237037.021.75
13Berry Stephen HFMENG23345.0228435.024.25
14Borsos BogdanIMUKR22705.0225632.023.00
15Ager JosefNMAUT21705.0225029.519.25
16Netolitzky GregorMKAUT22125.0224433.022.25
17Jürgens KlausGER21705.0219530.018.75
18Medvegyne Balogh EmeseWFMHUN20585.0217930.019.00
19Boeven ManfredGER21604.5220533.519.50
20Frank EmanuelAUT20514.5219030.517.25
21Heiduczek JosefGER22144.5218232.516.75
22Maierhofer JohannCMAUT21934.5214430.018.00
23Friedel MarcusGER21374.5212930.017.25
24Kleibel UweGER21444.5212427.513.00
25Donegani PeterGER20834.5208927.514.25
26Bensch PatrickFMGER21894.0217535.016.00
27Anuprita PatilIND21234.0215731.516.25
28Kasparova TatjanaWIMBLR21094.0206126.513.00
29Waldner AloisAUT21114.0205329.013.25
30Gruber Gernot Ing.AUT20744.0205328.012.75
31Chandra AkshatUSA22543.5217833.513.75
32Thanner DanielGER20023.5211832.514.00
33Stadler AlexGER20353.5204129.512.75
34Werdecker RolandAUT19983.5199226.510.25
35Söder WolfgangGER19873.5194728.012.50
36Berger Stefan Dr.AUT18653.5194426.09.25
37Medvegy JuditHUN20833.5193626.010.00
38Frisch WilhelmAUT19353.0194025.59.75
39Friedl GerhardAUT19993.0185325.07.50
40Sierian PeterGER18732.5180025.56.00
41 players

20) 12th European Senior Championships 2012

The 12th European Senior Championships takes place 18th-26th August 2012.

12th ch-Euro Sen Kaunas LTU Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Sun 26th Aug 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Balashov Yuri SGMRUS24502.001.02.0
Butnorius AlgimantasGMLTU23882.001.02.0
Barle JanezIMSLO23822.001.02.0
Karasev Vladimir IIMRUS23802.001.02.0
Gruzmann BorisFMRUS22842.001.02.0
Giulian Philip MFMSCO22662.001.02.0
Furman BorisFMRUS22552.001.02.0
Kraidman YairGMISR22532.001.02.0
9Kupreichik Viktor DGMBLR24342.000.51.5
Bogdanov ValentinIMUKR23742.000.51.5
Berkovich Mark AIMISR23662.000.51.5
Hecht Hans-JoachimGMGER23572.000.51.5
Golcman EvgenyRUS23302.000.51.5
Tratatovici MosheFMISR22792.000.51.5
15Kaunas KestutisIMLTU22552.000.01.0
Hohler PeterFMSUI22012.000.01.0
Romcovici VictorIMMDA21462.000.01.0
18Nevednichy Boris MIMMDA22282.000.00.5
19Maryasin BorisIMISR23241.501.02.5
Levchenkov VitalyFMLAT22781.501.02.5
21Mishuchkov Nikolai M.IMRUS24061.500.52.0
Pushkov NikolaiGMRUS23901.500.52.0
Ivanets VladimirFMRUS22011.500.52.0
Mortensen Steen JuulDEN20311.500.52.0
25Chernikov Oleg LGMRUS24111.500.51.0
Malisov BorisISR22981.500.51.0
Wahlbom MagnusSWE22891.500.51.0
Gundersen HelgeNOR22421.500.51.0
Valenti GiuseppeFMITA21801.500.51.0
30Thormann WolfgangFMGER22511.500.01.5
Nordby BerntNOR21501.500.01.5
Malachi AvrahamISR21271.500.01.5
Myall Ivan JENG20711.500.01.5
34Mochalov Evgeny VIMBLR23941.001.03.0
Malmdin Nils-AkeFMSWE22971.001.03.0
Hvenekilde JorgenFMDEN21031.001.03.0
Sevenyuk AlexeyBLR19251.001.03.0
38Kristiansen ErlingFMNOR22031.000.52.5
Rumiancev BorisFMLTU21571.000.52.5
Skuja AivarsLAT21571.000.52.5
103 players
12th ch-Euro Senior w Kaunas LTU Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Sun 26th Aug 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kartanaite MarijaLTU02.000.51.5
2Strutinskaya Galina N.WGMRUS23022.000.01.0
Fatalibekova ElenaWGMRUS22732.000.01.0
4Fomina TatyanaWIMEST21891.501.02.5
Miednikova SwietlanaWIMRUS21771.501.02.5
6Dotan ValeriaWFMISR20751.500.52.0
7Gaprindashvili NonaGMGEO23561.500.01.5
Bogumil TatianaWFMRUS20881.500.01.5
Polyakova NataliaWIMRUS20661.500.01.5
10Melashvili NinoWIMGEO21681.001.02.5
11Khmiadashvili TamarWGMGEO21331.000.02.0
Tsifanskaya Liudmila A.WIMISR21331.000.02.0
13Blagonadezhnaya IdeyaRUS18921.000.01.5
Abramjan LarisaRUS18771.000.01.5
15Berezovskaya VeraRUS01.000.01.5
16Januseviciute DonataLTU17931.000.01.0
17Kruusiauk HedaEST19280.001.53.5
Kalashnikova LarisaWFMRUS18960.001.53.5
19Baliuniene MargaritaLTU00.001.02.5
20Frantsuzova LyudmilaRUS17680.001.02.0
Shmyreva TatianaRUS17090.001.02.0
21 players

21) 16th Petr Izmailov Memorial

The 16th Petr Izmailov Memorial took place 6th-15th August 2012. Dmitry Bocharov edged out Egor Pakhomov, Artyom Timofeev and Rinat Jumabayev on tie-break after all scored 7/9.

16th Izmailov Mem Tomsk RUS Mon 6th Aug 2012 - Wed 15th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3TPR
1Bocharov, DmitryGM2603753.538.024212641
2Pakhomov, EgorIM241775336.023792599
3Timofeev, ArtyomGM2639752.536.524052625
4Jumabayev, RinatGM2525751.535.523542574
5Belozerov, AndreiGM25046.55234.023712512
6Gritsenko, AndreyIM24096.55135.023402506
7Kokarev, DmitryGM2608654.535.524312556
8Denisov, Lev234664932.522862411
9Loskutov, OlegIM241764932.023282453
10Gutov, AndreyGM241364629.522582383
11Timofeeva, EkaterinaWIM2315641.528.521912316
12Karimov, IbragimFM23475.55030.522932373
13Nukin, AskhatFM23475.548.532.023642414
14Gankin, Stanislav22545.54630.022722315
15Ponomarev, DmitryFM23915.54629.522412284
16Lavrov, S.24095.545.530.022532333
17Petrukhina, IrinaWFM22125.544.527.521712214
18Bochkarev, Alexey24215.540.525.020882131
19Kovalev, Vitaly20925.54025.522152215
20Arishin, Sergei21835.539.527.523182261
21Shkurikhin, IliaFM2398546.528.521802223
22Khatoev, EduardFM2322546.527.022382281
23Fitiak, Sergey220754625.022172217
24Puraev, Artemiy2183545.529.023602310
25Sukhanov, Dmitry215254526.022912341
26Turovets, Sergey194654422.022462246
27Averchenko, EkaterinaWFM212154326.023082308
28Kozlitin, RomanFM2341542.527.021962239
29Aleksandrov, Zakhar2129542.524.021922192
30Tregubov, Alexey229854226.521112154
31Baglaev, Evgeniy208854022.521782178
32Beloshapkin, Konstantin202554022.521692212
33Isaev, Anton202553822.521382138
34Kozlovsky, Alexander04.545.525.022172217
35Zyev, Vitaly04.543.524.021772134
36Truzhnikov, Anatoly04.541.522.521102110
37Postnikov, Alexey21074.537.522.021382195
38Mukhamadeev, Razit20924.536.519.020191962
39Sviridov, Valery221544222.020782078
40Labutin, Danila209944023.022212096
67 players

22) 22nd Gorges Open 2012

The 22nd Gorges Open took place 8th-13th August 2012. Vincent Colin took clear first with 7/7.

22nd Gorges Open Gorges FRA Sun 8th Jul 2012 - Fri 13th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3Perf
1Colin, VincentmFRA239172831 2758
2Delaunay, SebastienfFRA2337629,533 2379
3Chabradze, Boris GEO2202528,532 2107
4Le Pen, Steven FRA1847527,529,524222069
5Mercier, Jean-Loup FRA1796524,52722881929
6Crouan, StephanefFRA22194,530,53420122130
7Foucaud, Philippe FRA16914,5232618051779
8Daniel, Jean-Claude FRA1888426,529,517881799
9Poulain, Yves FRA1809426,528,519011855
10Boiziau, Marcel FRA17374262818491812
11Batard, David FRA1987425,52819801983
12Templier, Benoit FRA16874232617501738
13Pille, Edouard FRA1576422,524,516481635
14Riviere, Xavier FRA1627418,51915791586
15Bethys, Fred FRA17343,527,530,518231794
16Lebedel, Marc FRA15873,524,526,515681570
17Popov, Boris FRA16003,523,52416921680
18Potier, Marie FRA15613,5222216941652
19Broin, Christian FRA17873,52123,516531653
20Bourdeaux, Gabin FRA14203232616011573
21Delorme, Sonia FRA1575322,524,516121612
22Bellay, Jean-Pierre FRA155632121,515261526
23Sommeria, Christian FRA15473202215021502
24Moes, Jamy FRA138332020,515021502
25Roblin, Alain FRA1407319,519,514991499
26Bienfait, Georges FRA15402,5212114801480
27Le Baut, Daniel FRA15602,5202215551555
28Secher, Pierre FRA16852,5202014491492
29Delalande, Francois FRA148022020,513861386
30Rineau, Nathan FRA1560219,519,513801406
31Delinotte, Bernard FRA13262191914561411
32Martini, Lionel FRA15532181813431343
33Bourdeaux, Angele FRA12401192110001000
34Potier, Pauline FRA13500161810001000
34 players

23) 25th Panevezys Festival 2012

The 25th Panevezys Festival took place 13th-19th August 2012. Emilis Pileckis won the IM event with 8/9. Olegs Marutkins won the Open with 7.5/9.

25th Panevezys IM Panevezys LTU Mon 13th Aug 2012 - Sun 19th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Pileckis EmilisIMLTU24438.033.000.07
2Narmontas MatasFMLTU24096.524.500.05
3Starostits IlmarsGMLAT24945.019.750.53
4Labeckas KestutisIMLTU23785.019.750.52
5Kantans TomsFMLAT23804.517.250.02
6Labuckas AidasIMLTU23124.014.000.02
7Kiltti JyrkiFIN22533.512.500.03
8Bernotas ArtursLAT22923.013.750.02
9Malinin YuriIMRUS23253.09.750.02
10Vedrickas TautvydasFMLTU23442.511.750.00
10 players
25th Panevezys IM Panevezys LTU Mon 13th Aug 2012 - Sun 19th Aug 2012. Category: 5. Ave: (2363)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Pileckis, Emilis IM LTU 2443 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 8 2705
2 Narmontas, Matas FM LTU 2409 0 # 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = 6.5 2524
3 Labeckas, Kestutis IM LTU 2378 = 0 # = = = = 1 1 = 5 2404
4 Starostits, Ilmars GM LAT 2494 0 = = # = 1 1 0 1 = 5 2391
5 Kantans, Toms FM LAT 2380 0 = = = # = 0 = 1 1 4.5 2361
6 Labuckas, Aidas IM LTU 2312 0 0 = 0 = # 1 1 = = 4 2326
7 Kiltti, Jyrki FIN 2253 0 0 = 0 1 0 # 1 0 1 3.5 2295
8 Bernotas, Arturs LAT 2292 = 0 0 1 = 0 0 # 0 1 3 2246
9 Malinin, Yuri IM RUS 2325 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 1 # = 3 2242
10 Vedrickas, Tautvydas FM LTU 2344 0 = = = 0 = 0 0 = # 2.5 2199
25th Panevezys Open Panevezys LTU Mon 13th Aug 2012 - Sun 19th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Marutkins OlegsLAT20217.545.550.037.5
2Andriyanov IvanRUS19606.547.051.535.5
3Velioniskis RobertasLTU19486.547.049.536.5
4Paulauskaite GintareLTU20536.545.048.534.5
5Juknis PauliusLTU21446.050.053.535.0
6Bieliauskas MariusLTU21486.048.053.034.0
7Jankunas TomasLTU19756.044.047.533.0
8Zebelis RimantasLTU19216.044.046.528.5
9Svitojus ZygimantasLTU20026.043.547.532.5
10Klabis RokasLTU21266.043.047.529.5
11Annenkov KirillFMRUS22566.043.046.030.0
12Jurkunas NerijusLTU19166.042.545.031.0
13Milasevicius JonasLTU19346.042.046.528.5
14Apanaviciute KristinaLTU19806.041.045.030.5
15Vicas MarijusLTU19975.544.549.031.0
16Kviliunas VladislovasLTU18365.543.046.529.0
17Beliajeva OlgaLTU19525.542.545.529.0
18Petrovskis OlegsLAT19065.045.548.028.5
19Blokhina ElviraRUS19645.042.545.530.0
20Voronov VadimLTU19225.040.544.026.0
21Jurkunas MarijusLTU18175.040.043.523.5
22Ivanauskas RaimundasLTU16765.040.043.025.0
23Michailov AndrejLTU16655.040.042.524.0
24Galuscak ViktorasLTU18295.039.544.024.0
25Zukauskas Arnas PovilasLTU16055.037.040.520.5
26Andriulevicius KestutisLTU16915.031.033.521.0
27Cekanauskas JustasLTU17325.031.033.521.0
28Bucinskas LukasLTU17454.541.544.024.5
29Juciute HenrietaLTU18754.540.041.026.5
30Strigunas RytisLTU16364.538.541.020.5
31Traczewski WojciechPOL17824.537.539.022.5
32Vaskevicius AugustasLTU14104.537.040.021.5
33Kutkaitis RomualdasLTU04.536.539.524.0
34Bisigirskas PauliusLTU16084.533.536.019.0
35Aleksandravicius DariusLTU17364.040.043.022.0
36Ramanauskas LeonasLTU17654.039.542.022.0
37Viederis Gediminas RomualdasLTU16744.037.541.020.0
38Voropajevas NikolajusLTU04.037.540.521.0
39Zavanelli MaxUSA04.037.040.522.0
40Zeimys VilmantasLTU04.037.040.021.0
59 players

24) 4th Pilsen Open 2012

The 4th Pilsen Open takes place 18th-25th August 2012.

4th Pilsen Open 2012 Plzen CZE Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Sat 25th Aug 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Vlasak LukasFMCZE22912.00.02.02.00
Bartos JanFMCZE22112.00.02.02.00
Sura JaroslavCZE21232.00.02.02.00
Smilek PetrCZE19912.00.02.02.00
5Ondrejat MiroslavCZE20602.00.01.51.50
6Haba ZdenekCZE22362.00.01.01.00
Mukashev AssanKAZ22172.00.01.01.00
Sladek JaroslavCZE20112.00.01.01.00
Bartosek IvanCZE19412.00.01.01.00
10Fiala JaroslavCZE22251.50.02.51.75
Cecil PavelCZE19651.50.02.51.75
12Neuman PetrIMCZE24761.50.02.01.25
Plischki SebastianIMGER23651.50.02.01.25
Kireev AlekseiIMRUS23451.50.02.01.25
Piankov EvgenijIMUKR23381.50.02.01.25
Vorobyov YrijFMUKR22541.50.02.01.25
Chudinovskikh Alexander MIMRUS22481.50.02.01.25
18Hercik JosefCZE19351.50.01.50.75
Lorenc DavidCZE16991.50.01.50.75
20Eretova JanaCZE20871.50.01.00.75
Dungl MartinCZE19911.50.01.00.75
22Pokorny JiriCZE19391.00.03.01.00
Kejzlar LubosCZE19201.00.03.01.00
Roew RolfGER18111.00.03.01.00
Civin DominikCZE13281.00.03.01.00
26Maly AntoninCZE18471.00.02.50.50
27Saez Coma AlejandroESP19061.00.02.00.00
Hajek JiriCZE18741.00.02.00.00
Simacek VaclavCZE18291.00.02.00.00
Molnar LadislavCZE18071.00.02.00.00
Hrdlicka VaclavCZE17401.00.02.00.00
Novy JanCZE17231.00.02.00.00
Hollan MartinCZE16701.00.02.00.00
Simet MartinCZE16421.00.02.00.00
35Spacek JanCZE17621.00.01.50.00
Leseticky VladimirCZE16471.00.01.50.00
37Michalek JanIMCZE23271.00.01.00.00
Berka LubosCZE18621.00.01.00.00
Smrckova SvetlanaCZE15781.00.01.00.00
Eret JonasCZE18691.00.01.00.00
60 players

25) II Brazil Maringa Open 2012

The II Brazil Maringa Open took place 8th-12th August 2012. Jose Fernando Cubas won with 8.5/9.

II Brazil Maringa Op Maringa BRA Wed 8th Aug 2012 - Sun 12th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1CUBAS Jose FernandoGMPAR25078.50.043.053.5
2UMETSUBO Cesar HidemitsuBRA22367.50.044.055.5
3MEKHITARIAN Krikor SevagGMBRA25117.50.042.555.5
4MATSUURA EveraldoGMBRA24877.50.042.555.0
5MARECO SandroGMARG25897.00.041.554.0
6MOLINA Roberto Junio BritoIMBRA24237.00.040.551.5
7STAMENKOVIC DraganIMSRB23837.00.040.051.5
8CAVALCANTI Francisco De AssisFMBRA22907.00.039.550.0
9DELGADO Lidio DiasFMBRA22856.50.045.057.0
10MARQUES Joao Paulo CassemiroBRA22056.50.044.056.0
11PROUDIAN ArmenCMBRA22236.50.041.554.5
12TSUBOI Edson KenjiIMBRA23086.50.041.052.5
13NAME Gabriel Ricardo SalimBRA21606.50.040.551.5
14GONZALEZ Bolivar RibeiroFMBRA22576.50.040.053.0
15QUINTILIANO PINTO Renato RBRA22386.50.040.051.0
16BARRETO FILHO Carlos AlbertoFMBRA22796.50.039.551.5
17MARTINS CarlosFMBRA22506.50.039.550.0
18MENNA BARRETO Felipe KubiakiBRA22476.50.039.049.5
19OSIPI JairBRA22046.50.038.548.0
20BUENO Alfeu Junior VarelaFMBRA22886.50.038.049.5
21UTIYAMA Marcel Heimar RibeiroBRA21266.50.038.049.5
22CRUZ William Ferreira DaBRA21886.50.037.046.0
23ARANHA FILHO Alvaro ZFMBRA22926.50.035.045.5
24CARNEIRO Vitor Roberto CastroCMBRA20026.00.042.053.0
25FELICIANO EBERT VanessaWFMBRA22316.00.041.053.0
26CAMARGO Mateus DeBRA21096.00.041.052.5
27ABDALLA Luiz Guilherme AurelliFMBRA23386.00.041.052.0
28GONCALVES Ivan Mesquita VBRA21166.00.041.052.0
29CALCADO Acyr RogerioBRA21656.00.038.549.0
30VILLALBA MarceloIMPAR22436.00.037.549.0
31YANO William Jorge FroesBRA21246.00.037.549.0
32CABRAL DenrickBRA18966.00.037.547.0
33SOUZA NEVES Andrey MBRA21406.00.037.546.5
34CHEMIN VitorioFMBRA22056.00.037.048.5
35LUKACHEWSKI JUNIOR WanderleyBRA20506.00.037.046.5
36CHEMIN Justo ReinaldoBRA21536.00.036.548.0
37CEZAR JUNIOR William CarlosBRA19736.00.036.547.5
38OLIVEIRA Fernando VenturaBRA20776.00.036.047.0
39GARKAUSKAS Otto DmitryBRA20606.00.035.046.0
40DIAS Anderson TatschBRA22436.00.035.045.0
251 players

26) Istanbul-Cologne Friendship Match 2012

The Istanbul-Cologne Friendship Match took place on playchess on 12th August 2012. Gueven Manay organised the event between the Cologne Chess Club - Satranc Club 2000 and players from Istanbul. They had a similar event to mark the 2008 Dresden Olympiad and this was a similar event ahead of the Istanbul Olympid.

Istanbul-Cologne m Cologne GER Sun 12th Aug 2012 - Sun 12th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 1 Standings:
RkTeamPts
1Istanbul5.5
2Cologne4.5
2 players

27) Juraskiv Memorial GM 2012

The Juraskiv Memorial GM tournament took place in Rakovnik 4th-11th August 2012. Milan Pacher edged out Robert Cvek and Lukasz Cyborowski Lukasz on tie-break after all finished on 6/9.

Juraskiv Mem GM 2012 Rakovnik CZE Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Sat 11th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Pacher MilanIMSVK24426.025.000.04
2Cvek RobertGMCZE25496.024.750.03
3Cyborowski LukaszGMPOL25466.024.250.03
4Lalic BogdanGMCRO24815.522.750.02
5Velicka PetrGMCZE24615.020.000.02
6Freisler PavelIMCZE23103.516.750.02
7Manik MikulasGMSVK24063.514.751.01
8Pribyl JosefIMCZE23083.514.750.01
9Cerveny MartinFMCZE23463.513.500.01
10Palek MiroslavGER22502.510.000.01
10 players
Juraskiv Mem GM 2012 Rakovnik CZE Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Sat 11th Aug 2012. Category: 7. Ave: (2410)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Pacher, Milan IM SVK 2442 # = = = 1 0 = 1 1 1 6 2531
2 Cvek, Robert GM CZE 2549 = # = = = 1 = 1 1 = 6 2519
3 Cyborowski, Lukasz GM POL 2546 = = # = = = 1 = 1 1 6 2520
4 Lalic, Bogdan GM CRO 2481 = = = # = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2482
5 Velicka, Petr GM CZE 2461 0 = = = # = 1 = = 1 5 2447
6 Freisler, Pavel IM CZE 2310 1 0 = 0 = # = 1 0 0 3.5 2341
7 Pribyl, Josef IM CZE 2308 = = 0 = 0 = # 0 = 1 3.5 2341
8 Manik, Mikulas GM SVK 2406 0 0 = = = 0 1 # = = 3.5 2330
9 Cerveny, Martin FM CZE 2346 0 0 0 = = 1 = = # = 3.5 2337
10 Palek, Miroslav GER 2250 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 = = # 2.5 2262

28) Prva liga RS seniori 2012

The Prva liga RS seniori took place 11th-17th August 2012. SK DRINA Zvornik won.

Prva liga RS seniori Banja Vrucica SRB Sat 11th Aug 2012 - Fri 17th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1SK DRINA Zvornik*4344551330½
2SK Panteri Bijeljina2*434921½
3SK BANJALUKA Banja Luka3*34824
4SK SAMAC Samac22*253721
5SK JEDINSTVO 1954 Brcko234*24720
6SK MLADOST Teslic134*3619½
7SK GORSKI-TERMAG Rogatica½13*516½
8SK UNA K. Dubica12232*115
8 teams

29) TCh-CRC Premier 2012

The Costa Rican team championship took place 22nd-29th July 2012. Colegio New Hope won the event.

TCh-CRC Premier 2012 San Jose CRC Sun 22nd Jul 2012 - Sun 29th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
19Colegio New Hope98011729.5
25Construterra95131319.5
31Santa Barbara95221220.0
46Cartago Las Brumas95311120.5
58MegaSuper94231119.5
610Goicoechea94321019.5
77Mapache9243718.5
82Universidad de Costa Rica9261514.0
94Pasion Ajedrez.com9063312.0
103Seleccion Nacional de Costa Rica Femenin908117.0
10 teams

30) Wasselonne Open 2012

The Wasselonne Open took place 2nd-5th August 2012. Andrey Sumets won with 6.5/7.

Wasselonne Open 2012 Wasselonne FRA Thu 2nd Aug 2012 - Sun 5th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1Sumets, AndreygUKR26166.533.527.52749
2Karpatchev, AleksandrgRUS245663225.52534
3Hirschberg, Valerian GER2283630.5242358
4Adrian, ClaudemFRA2263627.5232256
5Bellahcene, BilelfFRA23905.533.5242390
6Lerch, PatricefFRA23895.533242442
7Briet, AntoinefFRA23065.532.522.52292
8Yankelevich, LevGER21605.529.523.52241
9Chernov, VadimmROU2468537.5242426
10Carrillo, JesusFRA2101531.5222164
11Mulder, Bart-PietNED2183531232216
12Degardin, SylvainFRA2019530212077
13Laverdet, TristanFRA1925529212116
14Lafond, OlivierFRA2080528.520.52006
15Wonner, FrankFRA2046528.5202025
16Van Rienen, WillyFRA1940526.5181983
17Thiel, Jean-ClaudeFRA1965525191885
18Schrems, HermannGER21594.53121.52086
19Roos, Jean-LucmFRA22704.530.520.52114
20Linder, OliverGER19774.530.5201991
21Brzezinka, KennethGER17364.530212052
22Duchateau, ThomasFRA20614.53020.52031
23Civit, PierreFRA20014.529.519.52012
24Sussmann, StefanGER21114.52920.52045
25Mager, DenisGER19504.529202062
26Weiss, DenisFRA19644.52820.52038
27Saban, HassanFRA19164.52819.52009
28Pourquet, MatthieuFRA19224.52817.51958
29Lenaerts, LennertBEL20594.52817.51937
30Barbanera, FabrizioGER21514.527.519.51949
31Pouchon, JoffreyFRA19194.527.518.51941
32Bellahcene, RayaneFRA19474.526.519.51999
33Haussernot, CecileffFRA20744.526.5181908
34Pouchon, MickaelFRA19524.52518.51933
35Veit, MichelFRA19534.52416.51803
36Kremer, NadineLUX17884.52215.51785
37Walter, Tim LucasGER18724.521.516.51763
38Osmanovic, FarukGER2036428181943
39Fell, FabianGER1800428171901
40Lombard, ChristopheFRA1729427.516.51912
131 players

31) e2e4 Gatwick International 2012

The e2e4 Gatwick International takes place 18th-22nd August 2012.

e2e4 Gatwick Master A London ENG Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Wed 22nd Aug 2012. Category: 1. Ave: (2264)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Roberson, Peter T FM ENG 2295 # 1 1 1 3 2316
2 Miezis, Normunds GM LAT 2580 0 # 1 1 2 2370
3 Rudd, Jack IM ENG 2295 0 # 1 1 2 2398
4 Jackson, James P ENG 2126 0 # 1 1 2 2464
5 Merry, Alan B ENG 2210 0 # 1 1 2 2351
6 White, Michael J R FM WLS 2346 0 # = 1 1.5 2204
7 Compton, Alistair NZL 2072 0 0 # 1 1 2137
8 Madan, Augustin IM ROU 2315 0 0 # 1 1 2179
9 Eggleston, David J FM ENG 2364 0 = 0 # 0.5 1908
10 Bennett, Dominic L ENG 2037 0 0 0 # 0 2290
e2e4 Gatwick Masters B 2012 Crawley ENG Sat 18th Aug 2012 - Wed 22nd Aug 2012. Category: 1. Ave: (2267)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ghasi, Ameet K FM ENG 2418 # = 1 1 2.5 2571
2 Poobalasingam, Peter S FM ENG 2263 # 1 0 1 2 2334
3 Brown, Martin ENG 2241 = # 1 = 2 2283
4 Wall, Gavin IM IRL 2338 0 # 1 1 2 2369
5 Michielsen, Joost IM NED 2367 0 # 1 1 2 2451
6 Klaric, Zlatko GM CRO 2427 0 # 1 = 1.5 2300
7 Snape, Ian L ENG 2274 1 0 0 # 1 2227
8 Lenier, Jude A ENG 2016 0 0 # 1 1 2057
9 Burke, Steven J ENG 2041 = 0 0 # 0.5 1925
10 Venkataramanan, T.S. FM IND 2287 0 0 = # 0.5 2131

32) Stare Mesto Open 2012

The Stare Mesto Open took place 10th-18th August 2012. Stepan Zilka won with 8.5/10.

Stare Mesto Open Stare Mesto CZE Fri 10th Aug 2012 - Sat 18th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
1Zilka StepanIMCZE25178.553.066.0
2Kislinsky AlexeyGMCZE25518.053.567.5
3Neuman PetrIMCZE24767.550.061.5
4Lechtynsky JiriGMCZE23797.547.060.0
5Svoboda VaclavCZE23647.547.059.5
6Krejci JanGMCZE25037.054.568.0
7Bernasek JanIMCZE24877.053.566.5
8Simantsev MikhailGMUKR25267.051.064.5
9Jasny StanislavIMCZE23087.050.563.5
10Gasa AndrejSVK22627.050.062.5
11Vrana FrantisekFMCZE22627.047.560.0
12Certek PavelFMSVK23217.046.559.0
13Kireev AlekseiIMRUS23456.550.062.0
14Sulek ViliamSVK20396.545.056.5
15Vavruska AntoninCZE21406.544.056.0
16Zemlicka VitCZE20106.543.053.0
17Horsak JanCZE21126.542.053.0
18Mikulas DusanFMSVK21126.541.552.0
19Blaha PetrCZE20886.540.550.5
20Rabatin JakubCZE21996.046.559.0
21Kolomaznikova BarboraCZE19956.045.556.0
22Klima LukasIMCZE23726.044.556.5
23Cajka TiborSVK21686.043.055.0
24Pribila GerhardSVK20796.041.553.5
25Splichal StanislavCZE21286.039.549.0
26Simek JiriCZE20676.037.544.5
27Fiala VaclavCZE21725.550.563.5
28Koutny PetrCZE21775.548.060.0
29Kozel JiriCZE20245.547.055.5
30Pribyl RadekCZE17135.546.557.5
31Shanel JaroslavCZE21915.546.058.0
32Vrtal JaroslavCZE21265.546.058.0
33Volodin ViktorIMRUS22055.545.052.5
34Kapusta PetrCZE21685.544.555.5
35Dvoulety PavelCZE21595.544.055.0
36Vecera PetrCZE19865.544.054.5
37Beran PetrCZE20765.543.554.5
38Svoboda MatejCZE19345.543.554.0
39Dungl MartinCZE19915.543.553.5
40Mareckova MartinaWFMCZE20895.543.054.5
122 players

33) XIII Miquel Mas Figueres International Open 2012

The XIII Miquel Mas tournament took place 9th to 16th August 2012. Azer Mirzoev took clear first with 7/9.

XIII Miquel Mas Open Figueres ESP Thu 9th Aug 2012 - Thu 16th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mirzoev AzerGMAZE25457.039.550.035.0
2Martinez Duany Lelys StanleyGMCUB24766.539.049.534.5
3Adhiban BGMIND25536.538.049.533.5
4Rakhmanov AleksandrGMRUS25886.538.049.531.5
5Vishnu Prasanna VIMIND24356.039.549.031.5
6Roy Chowdhury SaptarshiIMIND23916.035.044.029.0
7Aroshidze LevanGMGEO25685.539.550.531.0
8Antoli Royo Joaquin MiguelIMESP23985.539.049.529.0
9Ramiro Ovejero Juan L.FMESP23495.539.049.528.5
10Simacek PavelIMCZE24785.538.548.531.0
11Das ArghyadipIMIND24795.537.048.532.0
12Dourerassou JonathanIMFRA24605.536.046.530.0
13Garbisu De Goni UnaiIMESP24615.534.044.026.5
14Guilleux FabienIMFRA24395.532.542.529.0
15Govciyan PavelIMFRA24515.532.041.025.0
16Forcen Esteban DanielIMESP24405.039.049.532.0
17Cuadras Avellana JordiFMESP23445.036.046.528.0
18Sorroche Martin Jose MariaFMESP21645.032.039.024.0
19Juan Bartroli PauESP20245.031.540.521.5
20Dalo HermesVEN21305.029.036.021.5
21Diaz Munoz SergiESP20115.025.532.519.5
22Serra Pages JordiESP22244.536.546.525.0
23Vinardell Cruanas SergiESP21244.535.044.523.0
24Soumya SwaminathanWGMIND22714.534.544.025.5
25Llerins Bonet RicardoESP21114.533.042.521.5
26Rebole Arbea Jose IgnacioESP21884.533.040.524.5
27Triadu Cassa JordiESP21384.531.041.020.5
28Cano Egea GerardESP19014.528.535.520.0
29Vilar Lopez MonicaWFMESP21544.030.036.521.5
30Alejo Alvarez RicardoESP19684.029.036.516.5
31Colls Gelaberto EmiliCMESP21714.028.535.521.5
32Balague Canadell JordiESP20364.026.534.018.5
33Pinsach Gelabert AlexandreESP19924.026.033.012.5
34Ladron De Guevara Pinto PaoloFMESP23703.532.042.523.5
35Aymerich Verdaguer EduardESP17873.531.542.022.5
36Lillo Ferrer Jose MariaESP21213.529.538.517.0
37Parals Marce LuisESP20693.528.036.515.5
38Falgueras Marti CarlesESP20033.524.031.514.5
39Nederveld DieterGER19913.522.529.513.0
40Balague Camps MarcESP20723.030.037.017.5
54 players

34) 14th IBCA World Chess Olympiad

The 14th IBCA World Chess Olympiad took place 10th-19th August 2012. Russia took gold, Ukraine silver and Spain bronze.

14th IBCA WCh Ol Chennai IND Fri 10th Aug 2012 - Sun 19th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11RussiaRUS97111525.0149.75
24UkraineUKR96121423.5139.00
33SpainESP97201423.0140.50
45GermanyGER97201421.5140.00
59India - AIND95311120.0104.25
62PolandPOL95401023.589.00
711UKENG95401019.587.50
822VenezuelaVEN84221018.577.50
919CroatiaCRO95401017.575.50
1017KazakhstanKAZ9441921.570.25
116SerbiaSRB9441920.080.00
1223BulgariaBUL9333919.570.25
1312ColumbiaCOL9333917.068.50
147RomaniaROM9333916.583.75
158SloveniaSLO9333916.071.00
1616SwedenSWE9342818.567.25
1710IranIRI9342817.067.50
1818India - BIND9342817.050.25
1914TurkeyTUR9342814.546.50
2013SlovakiaSVK9351716.536.00
2115ItalyITA9351715.035.00
2225South AfricaRSA9252612.528.50
2321FranceFRA9153512.023.00
2420DenmarkDEN9162411.517.00
2524NetherlandNED9081111.00.00
25 teams

35) First Saturday August 2012

The First Saturday August events took place 4th-14th August 2012. Bernal Gonzalez won the 9 round GM group.

FSGM August 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Tue 14th Aug 2012. Category: 8. Ave: (2430)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gonzalez, Bernal IM CRC 2413 # = 0 = = = 1 1 1 = 5.5 2512
2 Flumbort, Andras GM HUN 2508 = # 0 1 1 = = = = = 5 2464
3 Toth, Ervin IM HUN 2466 1 1 # = = 0 0 0 1 1 5 2469
4 Akshayraj, Kore IM IND 2483 = 0 = # = = 1 1 = = 5 2467
5 Lioe, Dede IM INA 2375 = 0 = = # 1 = = 1 = 5 2479
6 Czebe, Attila GM HUN 2491 = = 1 = 0 # = 1 0 = 4.5 2423
7 Purnama, Tirta Chandra IM INA 2384 0 = 1 0 = = # = = 1 4.5 2435
8 Arngrimsson, Dagur IM ISL 2375 0 = 1 0 = 0 = # = 1 4 2393
9 Bagi, Mate FM HUN 2328 0 = 0 = 0 1 = = # = 3.5 2361
10 Varga, Zoltan GM HUN 2476 = = 0 = = = 0 0 = # 3 2300
FSIMA August 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Tue 14th Aug 2012. Category: 1. Ave: (2261)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Szeberenyi, Adam IM HUN 2334 # = = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 8 2494
2 Galyas, Miklos IM HUN 2412 = # 1 = 1 = = = = 1 1 7 2395
3 Tesik, Csaba FM HUN 2347 = 0 # = 1 1 = 1 = 1 = 6.5 2363
4 Kojima, Shinya FM JPN 2282 = = = # 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2369
5 Wu, Christopher USA 2195 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2378
6 Mahmud, Syarif FM INA 2289 0 = 0 = 0 # = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2295
7 To, Nhat Minh IM HUN 2287 = = = 0 0 = # = = 1 = 4.5 2223
8 Lengyel, Bela IM HUN 2258 0 = 0 = = 0 = # 0 = 1 3.5 2152
9 Resika, Nathan A. FM USA 2149 0 = = 0 0 0 = 1 # 0 1 3.5 2163
10 Teng, Jiarong CHN 2122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 # = 2 2035
11 Laliena Solanes, Luis ESP 2199 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 = # 1.5 1972
FSIMB August 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Tue 14th Aug 2012. Category: 1. Ave: (2252)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Szalanczy, Emil IM HUN 2245 # = 1 = 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2445
2 Corke, Anya S WGM ENG 2254 = # 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 0 1 7 2400
3 Nguyen, Huynh Minh Huy IM VIE 2441 0 0 # = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 7 2382
4 Samhouri, A. FM JOR 2373 = 1 = # = 1 = 1 0 = 1 6.5 2350
5 Sean, Winshand Cuhendi INA 2120 0 = 0 = # 1 = 1 = 1 0 5 2265
6 Lyell, Mark FM ENG 2225 1 0 0 0 0 # 1 0 1 1 1 5 2254
7 Kahn, Evarth IM HUN 2261 = 0 0 = = 0 # = = 1 1 4.5 2215
8 Espinoza Palomino, Willyam FM PER 2242 0 0 = 0 0 1 = # = 1 1 4.5 2217
9 Farago, Sandor IM HUN 2254 0 0 0 1 = 0 = = # = 0 3 2102
10 Tamin, Upi Darmayana WIM INA 2182 0 1 0 = 0 0 0 0 = # = 2.5 2066
11 Grimm, Daniel HUN 2171 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 = # 2.5 2067
FSFMA1 August 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Tue 14th Aug 2012. Category: None. Ave: (2032)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Lee, Kah Meng Elgin MAS 2000 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 9.5 2344
2 Capitelli, Paolo ITA 2087 1 # 0 = = 1 1 = = 1 1 = 7.5 2160
3 Hecht, Carsten GER 2064 0 1 # 0 = = = 1 = 1 1 1 7 2131
4 Lindiawati, Evi WCM INA 2075 0 = 1 # = 0 0 = 1 = 1 1 6 2064
5 Trenseno, Felica INA 1983 0 = = = # = 0 = 1 = 1 1 6 2072
6 Grimm, Gyorgy HUN 2067 0 0 = 1 = # 1 = = = = = 5.5 2028
7 Mayer, Istvan FM HUN 2085 0 0 = 1 1 0 # = 0 1 = 1 5.5 2027
8 Jensen, Leif DEN 2054 = = 0 = = = = # 1 = 0 = 5 1994
9 Juracsik, Jozsef HUN 2142 0 = = 0 0 = 1 0 # 0 = 1 4 1920
10 Zoldy, Robert HUN 1990 0 0 0 = = = 0 = 1 # 0 = 3.5 1902
11 Fuad Kamel Jamaliah, Natalie WIM JOR 1997 0 0 0 0 0 = = 1 = 1 # 0 3.5 1902
12 Krstulovic, Alex FM HUN 1836 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 # 3 1874
FSFMA2 August 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Tue 14th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kovacs ArthurHUN20017.028.750.05
2Jamals HendryINA21776.526.500.03
3Kwapinski LeszekDEN20886.525.500.04
4Darazs ZoltanHUN21575.025.250.01
5William Lee Kah HoweMAS17984.013.500.02
6Saba Norman MUSA01.05.000.00
6 players
FSFMB August 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 4th Aug 2012 - Tue 14th Aug 2012. Category: None. Ave: (1508)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Nemeth, Otto HUN 1818 # 0 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 7 1851
2 Lukacs, Albert HUN 1850 1 # = = = = = = 1 1 6 1749
3 Virda, Rizka Aulia INA 1807 0 = # 1 = = = 1 1 1 6 1754
4 Anastasia, Patrick WFM INA 1780 0 = 0 # = 1 1 1 1 1 6 1758
5 Bakos, Viktor HUN 1521 = = = = # = 0 = 1 1 5 1695
6 Gruz, Janos HUN 1837 0 = = 0 = # 1 = 1 1 5 1656
7 Csiba, Tibor HUN 1454 = = = 0 1 0 # 0 1 1 4.5 1661
8 Kah Teng, Benjamin Lee MAS 0 = 0 0 = = 1 # = 1 4 1633
9 Mihajlova, Diana ENG 1482 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1.5 1256
10 Hein, Jacob DEN 1533 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 1250

36) Miguel Najdorf Festival 2012

The Miguel Najdorf Festival took place 6th-14th August 2012. Oleg Romanishin took first with 7.5/9. Final round 9 games now available.

Miguel Najdorf OpenA Warsaw POL Mon 6th Aug 2012 - Tue 14th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg+PtsTB1TB2
12Romanishin, Oleg MGMUKR250967.541.0053.00
23Piorun, KacperIMPOL249957.038.5049.50
36Dragun, KamilIMPOL246546.540.0052.00
45Socko, MonikaGMPOL246756.532.0041.00
54Warakomski, TomaszIMPOL249156.037.5048.50
611Czerwonski, AleksanderIMPOL237146.036.5047.00
71Jakubowski, KrzysztofGMPOL252346.034.0044.00
830Baciu, DianaWFMMDA218645.540.0050.50
918Licznerski, LukaszPOL228235.539.5048.50
1012Deszczynski, AdamPOL236535.538.5050.00
1116Stoma, PawelPOL231345.537.0047.50
129Nguyen, PiotrPOL238845.536.0046.50
137Strzemiecki, ZbigniewIMPOL243445.535.0045.00
1417Skawinski, ArkadiuszFMPOL231145.533.0043.00
1520Nasuta, GrzegorzPOL227545.532.5041.50
1629Szumilas, PiotrPOL219245.532.0040.00
1724Doluhanova, EvgeniyaWGMARM221935.530.5038.50
1825Gasik, AnnaWIMPOL221725.036.0047.00
1915Wojciechowski, PiotrPOL231455.033.5043.00
2014Adamski, JanIMPOL232215.033.5043.00
2133Jarmula, LukaszPOL214945.033.0043.00
2228Alvarado, CarlosPER219745.032.0041.50
2313Kukawski, MaciejPOL234635.031.5041.00
2453Winiarski, MikolajPOL203145.031.0039.50
2532Nowicki, BartoszPOL215845.030.0038.50
2631Jarmula, PawelPOL218045.027.0035.00
2747Zochowski, KacperPOL207334.535.0044.00
2841Choroszej, AleksanderPOL211424.533.5041.00
2939Goslawski, MichalPOL212134.530.0038.00
3037Pietocha, PawelPOL212544.528.0036.50
3154Kubeczko, GrzegorzPOL201734.527.5035.50
3223Maciaga, MarcinPOL222444.526.5035.00
3338Winski, LukaszPOL212434.526.5034.00
3410Przedmojski, RafalPOL237234.036.0047.00
3526Tscharotschkin, MichaelGER220424.035.0044.50
3635Solnicki, MichalPOL214134.034.5043.00
3721Lewtak, DamianPOL226924.034.5043.00
3843Zaczek, JonathonCAN209624.033.5043.50
3944Malec, SebastianPOL209334.033.0041.00
4056Sielicki, TomaszPOL198224.032.5041.00
62 players

37) 22nd Pobla De Lillet Open

The 22nd Pobla De Lillet Open took place 1st-9th August 2012. Josep Oms Pallise edged out Leonardo Valdes on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9. Games now available.

22nd Pobla De Lillet La Pobla de Lillet ESP Wed 1st Aug 2012 - Thu 9th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Oms Pallisse JosepGMESP24617.540.50.050.0
2Valdes LeonardoIMCRC23667.538.50.050.0
3Movsziszian KarenGMARM24696.537.50.050.0
4Peralta FernandoGMARG26066.537.00.051.5
5Mellado Trivino JuanIMAND24446.537.00.050.5
6Antoli Royo Joaquin MiguelIMESP23986.536.00.049.0
7Ramiro Ovejero Juan LuisFMESP23496.535.00.046.0
8Aranda Marin CristianFMESP23246.534.50.048.0
9Alcaide Luque AitorESP21236.526.50.045.0
10Corriguelas Armillas FredericESP19696.032.50.045.5
11Capellades Subirana MarcFMESP22376.032.00.043.0
12Ramos Del Campo AlexanderESP20786.031.50.044.5
13Etxagibel Larranaga AsierESP20706.025.00.042.5
14Gomez Benitez DavidESP20626.025.00.039.0
15Moya Arau CarlesESP20665.531.50.043.5
16Tejero Royo FerminMKESP21365.530.50.044.5
17Anguera Maestro JaimeNMESP21535.530.50.045.0
18Garcia Castellote OscarESP20615.530.50.042.5
19Guasch Murtra Josep MariaESP19795.530.00.044.0
20Roca Diaz Miguel AngelESP20455.530.00.042.5
21Garcia Miracle Joan JosepESP20595.529.50.042.0
22Diaz Lopez PedroESP19625.528.00.042.0
23Cervello Tost FerranESP19735.527.50.037.0
24Povill Batlle RamonESP18365.527.00.041.5
25Mila Tejera JordiESP20585.523.00.039.0
26Garcia Castellote DanielESP20095.029.00.040.5
27Vinals Rioja JaumeESP20125.028.50.042.5
28Garcia Galeote LorenzoESP20255.028.00.041.0
29Blasco Cusido FrancescESP19345.026.50.045.5
30Sagrista Guindulain LlucESP17565.026.50.040.5
31Gimenez Jimenez JosepESP17985.026.00.037.5
32Cervello I Tost RogerESP18775.025.50.042.5
33Jover Font PauESP18745.025.00.041.5
34Povill Claros XavierESP16535.024.00.038.0
35Escofet Llongueras JoanESP17915.021.00.033.0
36Las Heras Aixandri GuillemESP15245.017.00.037.0
37Capelles Prat RamonESP19344.526.00.040.5
38Lozano Sanchez Jose AntonioESP18634.526.00.041.5
39Jane Besora JordiESP18524.524.00.038.0
40Tardio Fran EmilioESP18254.524.00.037.5
89 players

38) CECLUB 2a Division Grupo I-II 2012

The CECLUB 2a Division Grupo II took place 8th-12th August 2012. Venues: Burguillos and Padron. The leading games from all groups and rounds now available.

CECLUB 2a Gp1 Padron ESP Wed 8th Aug 2012 - Sun 12th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11C. CIRCULO DE LAS ARTES66001217.00
22STADIUM CASABLANCA65101018.00
39C.A. SOLVAY B6420817.50
43CONTENEO BILBAO H.6420816.00
56U.S. COMPOSTELA6420814.00
614S. A. LOGRONESA6330612.00
74CLUB XADREZ ALGALIA6222611.00
85CIRCULO FERROLANO6330610.52
913C.A. GAMBITO6222610.50
108REAL GRUPO COVADONGA6231512.50
117C. ALEXANDRE BOVEDA6123512.00
1212GRUPO 646231511.00
1311C.A. PADRON623159.50
1410C.D. OVIEDO 936240410.00
1515CLUB AJEDREZ ALFARO615026.00
1616C.A. PROMESAS VALLADOLID606004.50
16 players
CECLUB 2a Gp2 Burguillos ESP Wed 8th Aug 2012 - Sun 12th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11CLUB COLLADO VILLALBA65101017.00
23PENA AJEDRECISTICA OROMANA.6411917.00
36C.A. LA MERCED DE HUELVA6411913.00
42CLUB AJEDREZ SILLA 50 ANIVERSARIO6420815.50
58ASOC DEPORTIVA SAN VIATOR6420813.50
65C.A. ALEKHINE ESPARTINAS6420813.50
74C.A. ALGECIRAS6321715.00
812CASA DEL AJEDREZ DE SEVILLA6321712.50
97C. DEPORTIVO AJEDREZ LAPUERTA6222613.50
1010C.A ALZIRA6330612.00
1114PENA AJEDRECISTICA ISLENA6231512.50
129C.A. ALBATROS-PEON AISLADO6123510.50
1313C.A. TALAVERA623159.50
1416C.A. LINEX -MAGIC EXTREMADURA B623158.50
1511RUY LOPEZ VIPREN DE CHICLANA624049.00
1617C.E.HOTELAN BINISSALEM624048.50
1715PENA BARCELONISTA DE MELILLA615023.00
17 players

39) Active Team Events

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

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 (turned out to be Tianjin), Shenzhen 14th-17th Sept, Hangzhou 6th-9th October and finally Tianjin 19th-22nd Dec 2012. (info http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews). Games should follow. I have some from rounds 9 and 10 but none from round 8 yet. Hopefully they will appear on the internet at The Chess Results Server where there were also additional games which I didn't have time to process.

TCh-CHN 2012 Beijing CHN Sat 28th Apr 2012 - Tue 9th Oct 2012
Leading Round 10 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
13Tianjin Qin Huangdao Team107211528.5
24Beijing AIGO Team105141428.5
38Jiangsu Taizhou Team105231329.5
46Shanghai Jianqiao Academy Team105231328.5
52Chongqing Team106311328.0
69Shandong Gree Team104241227.5
712Wuxi Huafang Construction Team104241227.0
81Zhejiang Yinzhou Team10352823.5
910Qingdao School Team10145721.0
105Chengdu Bank Team10163520.0
117Guangdong Huateng Club Team10172420.0
1211Hebei Sports Lottery Team10064418.0
12 teams

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.

TCh-SUI National A Zuerich SUI Sun 18th Mar 2012 - Sun 21st Oct 2012
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Riehen 1926½
2Zuerich 1723
3Geneve 1722½
4Luzern 1621½
5Reichenstein 1620
6Reti 1520½
7Winterthur 1419½
8Wollishofen 1418
9Mendrisio 1214½
10Neuchatel 1014
10 teams

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).

TCh-POL Ekstraliga Warsaw POL Fri 4th May 2012 - Sun 30th Sep 2012
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamRtgMptsTB1TB2
11KSz WASKO HetMaN Szopienice Katowice2500622
28GK BASZTA MOS Znin245061.52.5
37AZS POLITECHNIKA POZNANSKA POCZTOWIEC2383422.5
410KSz POLONIA Warszawa2483412
54KSz STILON Gorzow Wlkp.2417421.5
65IMPACT TEAM Ostroda236721.51.5
79ROTMISTRZ TWOJA SZKOLA Grudziadz240020.50.5
82KSz POLONIA VOTUM Wroclaw241722.51
93MLKS NADNARWIANKA Pultusk2350011.5
106LKS WRZOS Miedzyborow2317010
10 teams

40) 42nd Annual Continental Open 2012

Alexander Stripunsky won the 42nd Annual Continental Open with 5/6 which took place 9th-12th August 2012. Games not available.

42nd Continental Op Sturbridge USA Thu 9th Aug 2012 - Sun 12th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Stripunsky, AlexanderGM26735
2Azarov, SergeiGM26994.5
3Krush, IrinaIM24954
4Rizzitano, James AIM23914
5Sturt, Raven M23874
6Kopec, DannyIM23854
7Martirosov, VadimFM23453.5
8Tuhrim, Richard23403.5
9Chiang, Michael22263.5
10Prilleltensky, Matan22083.5
11Liu, Andrew21483.5
12Ivanov, AlexanderGM26563
13Fikiet, Alex M23433
14Toolin, Christopher22723
15Ashmun, Frank19713
16Esserman, MarcIM25442.5
17Times, Lawyer22162.5
18Thaler, Michael23262
19Markzon, GregoryFM23202
20Crump, Alexander J21172
21Xu, Grant Y21951.5
22Meredith, Matthew D22261
23Sharp, Dale Eugene*22031
24Richman, Jonathan T20661
25Sage, J. Timothy21321
26Sharp, Dale E22030
27Christiansen, Natasha19450
27 players

41) 10th European Union Youth 2012

The 10th European Union Youth for Under-14, 12, 10, 8 etc. took place 1st to 9th August 2012. Sebastian Zsombor Peczely won the boys under-14 with 7.5/9.

10th EU U14 2012 Mureck AUT Wed 1st Aug 2012 - Thu 9th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Peczely Sebastian ZsomborHUN20457.550.54040.75
2Haavamae HenrikEST19507473635
3Petr JanCZE20016.552.540.535.5
4Stefanov EmilBUL18236.542.53228.75
5Bilchinski AntonGER1869650.54030.75
6Huber Martin ChristianAUT2185647.53629.5
7Ptacek TomasCZE20196413226.5
8Dragnev ValentinAUT18915.547.536.524.75
9Fox JonasITA17505.546.536.527.75
10Ramadani SarahSLO17225.543.534.524
11Dodu Iulian LaurentiuAUT18395.536.52821
12Plenca JadrankoCRO206155241.525
13Wu MinAUT18315403119.75
14Markauss DanielsLAT1895539.530.521.5
15Suchomelova SimonaCZE1742539.53020
16Whatley Stephen A JENG16414.548.537.521.5
17Arztmann NilsAUT18974.54434.517.75
18Suta AndrazSLO17134.5443419
19Pajunen ToniFIN18134.540.53215.25
20Nero GeorgEST16904.5403117
21Bin-Suhayl YousufENG04.5372816.75
22Lagunow RaphaelGER18784.5362816
23McCusker AndrewSCO18304.532.52613.25
24Hofer EmilianAUT19694443415.75
25Eranne TomiFIN1533440.531.517.5
26Fuskova MartinaCZE17524403114.5
27Saavalainen EllisFIN1611437.53014.75
28Ciungan Diana-AlexandraROU1755435.52814.5
29Janzekovic AljaSLO1530435.52813
30Murko DavidSLO15563.543.53317
31Hristov Kaloyan VihrenovBUL16803.54132.512.75
32Schwander LukasSUI17323.54130.511.75
33Keating GeoffreyIRL03.536.528.59
34Simonsen Mathias KejlstrupDEN1822335.52812
35Ramsdal MikkelDEN0335.52810.75
36Vogel DorisAUT1536334267.5
37Weaver LaurenENG0331256.75
38Wynne StuartSCO0330.5249.25
39Bratuszewski JordenBEL1675229.523.55.25
40Sieduszewski MateuszWLS01.53023.54
40 players

42) 2nd Riga Tech Uni Open 2012

The 2nd Riga Tech Uni Open took place 6th-12th August 2012. Jan Markos won with 7.5/9. Some additional games now available.

2nd Riga Tech Open Riga LAT Mon 6th Aug 2012 - Sun 12th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Markos JanGMSVK25597.543.554.52749
2Fier AlexandrGMBRA25827.041.553.02650
3Fridman DanielGMGER26537.041.053.52675
4Shankland Samuel LGMUSA25817.041.053.52619
5Ehlvest JaanGMUSA26016.542.054.02636
6Kulaots KaidoGMEST25586.542.052.52617
7David AlbertoGMLUX25956.541.053.52612
8Romanov EvgenyGMRUS25956.541.053.02600
9Rausis IgorGMCZE25076.539.050.52530
10Agdestein SimenGMNOR25606.536.546.02490
11Kanmazalp OgulcanIMTUR23696.042.053.52532
12Berzinsh RolandIMLAT23926.039.550.52487
13Miezis NormundsGMLAT25806.039.550.02528
14Malek DanielFMGER24056.039.050.52446
15Neiksans ArtursGMLAT25376.038.550.02503
16Hendriks WillyIMNED24226.038.550.02475
17Gevorgyan DavidARM24576.038.049.52431
18Del Rio De Angelis Salvador GGMESP25096.037.047.52445
19Sarakauskas GediminasIMLTU23986.037.046.52476
20Starostits IlmarsGMLAT24946.036.547.02409
21Samolins VitalijsIMLAT24046.035.546.52386
22Petenyi TamasFMSVK24456.035.046.02389
23Tzermiadianos AndreasIMGRE24416.034.042.52346
24Hansen Torbjorn RingdalIMNOR24696.033.543.02347
25Kanep MeelisGMEST25055.539.550.02470
26Karklins ImantsLAT22505.538.547.52365
27Collins Sam EIMIRL24595.538.049.02454
28Krivonosov OlegIMLAT24665.537.548.02417
29Sipila VilkaFMFIN24315.537.046.02420
30Fuchs JudithWIMGER22685.536.546.02351
31Kapnisis SpyridonGMGRE24655.536.046.52383
32Holm Kristian StuvikFMNOR23135.536.046.02319
33Kalnins KristapsLAT22705.534.544.02317
34Maryasin BorisIMISR23245.534.043.52314
35Beukema StefanFMBEL23005.533.044.52293
36Yrjola JouniGMFIN23705.533.044.02327
37Bivol AlinaWFMRUS21425.532.042.52254
38Tarasova ViktoriyaWIMRUS23145.532.042.02306
39Weber FrancoisESP21405.524.032.52027
40Carlstedt JonathanIMGER23525.039.549.02444
140 players

43) Euro Chess Tournament 2012

The Euro Chess Tournament took place 6th-11th August 2012. Zyon Kollen won with 7.5/9. Round 8 games now available

ECT 2012 Borne NED Mon 6th Aug 2012 - Sat 11th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Kollen, Zyon2186111½011117.549.539.752353
2Van Foreest, Jorden225911½½1½1½17.051.539.52326
3Van Osch, Mees2147½1101½1½16.548.033.02216
4Dijkhuis, Tycho212411½11010½6.051.031.752207
5Maatman, Nick22551½1½½½1106.050.531.252186
6Wiegers, Kasper1737010½111½16.037.022.251921
7Tan, Jonathan2205111½0½0½15.550.028.02122
8Maris, Ivo21051½½11100½5.547.026.02099
9Majhi, Ankit20391011½01½½5.546.025.52010
10Klapwijk, Bram20711101½00115.545.523.252006
11Beerdsen, Thomas209611001101½5.544.524.02027
12Stolwijk, Colin20321011½10½05.050.024.52080
13Klepke, Ricardo20421½½½011½05.047.023.02014
14Hoogland, Bauke1799½01½110015.043.022.251943
15Lentjes, Noud2069½01½100115.040.521.251866
16Gerlagh, Joris2013101001½104.544.520.751882
17Lardinois, Wouter18491011010½04.544.518.751929
18Senders, Justin18941½01½0½104.542.018.01875
19Lensink, Daan1861110½½0½014.539.515.51889
20Brantjes, Yme193810½01½½104.538.517.01819
21Finkenflugel, Renzo184000½½½+1014.538.014.751715
22Groeneweg, Nick1599½100½01½14.535.014.251727
23Wallace, Gavin181201010½½½14.535.012.01720
24Sanders, Catheleijne18220110½0½½½4.039.514.251681
25Wooter, Robin160401½½½0½½½4.039.015.51670
26Van de Pavoordt, Max17700½0½1½1½04.037.013.51661
27Hummel, Thomas181201100½10½4.036.512.01732
28Van der Vlies, Franklin1534010½½½0+½4.034.514.01654
29Rijksen, Arnold156600½½1½½0+4.034.011.51652
30Hettfleisch, Maurice1593001½00+1½4.033.012.01584
31De Lange, Steyn1557000½+101½4.032.011.251572
32Smit, Maarten17680011½½½003.537.011.751684
33Van Rijkom, Reinout14730½0½1½½½03.536.011.751637
34Husers, Yannic10790+0½010013.531.07.251224
35De Vries, Geertien1282000+010103.029.54.51296
36Beekhuis, Freek858+000001002.030.04.5905
37Jansen, Matthijs118800+0000001.033.03.0657
37 players

44) 10th Davos Open 2012

The 10th Davos Open took place 5th-11th August 2012. Boris Margolin won with 6.5/7. No games available at the moment.

10th Davos Open 2012 Davos SUI Sun 5th Aug 2012 - Sat 11th Aug 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Margolin BorisIMGER24176.525.560
2Belezky AlexanderIMUKR24175.525.550
3Matta FrancescaITA18794.522.540
4Scheidegger AndreasSUI2001426.530
5Kuhn GerhardGER2018425.531
6Bischoff PeterSUI2093425.530
7Harsch MartinSUI1991423.530
8Frey MatthiasSUI192642030
9Malinarski YehudaISR20903.527.530
10Scheidegger UrsSUI19463.52420
11Schuler ErwinSUI18413.521.530
12Tellenbach ErwinSUI17843.51630
13Oganessian GaguikFMARM2043325.510
14Capraro LinusSUI208432230
15Marro ChristianSUI200622110
16Smith Brian AENG021820
17Britschgi-Zwimpfer MicheleSUI16821.52010
18Gasser BernardSUI011900
18 players

45) Minsk Open 2012

A small number of additional games from the Minsk Open are now available. Kirill Stupak edged out Alexander Nosenko, Ivan Rozum and Dmitrij Novitzkij on tie-break after all finished on 7/9.

Minsk Open 2012 Minsk BLR Mon 9th Jul 2012 - Wed 18th Jul 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Stupak KirillGMBLR25127.053.5
2Nosenko AlexanderIMUKR25037.052.5
3Rozum IvanIMRUS24867.052.0
4Novitzkij DmitrijIMBLR23477.049.0
5Zablotsky SergeiGMRUS25246.553.0
6Kovalev VladislavIMBLR24766.552.5
7Levin Evgeny AGMRUS25096.552.0
8Mochalov Evgeny VIMBLR23856.551.0
9Khalifman AlexanderGMRUS26426.550.0
10Burdalev KirillFMUKR23376.548.5
11Tunik GennadyGMRUS24496.548.0
12Podolchenko EvgeniyGMBLR24456.548.0
13Lutsko IgorGMBLR23256.547.0
14Khachykian Shant BLR21596.543.0
15Gorovets AndreyIMBLR24486.055.0
16Meribanov VitalyFMBLR23666.051.5
17Zhigalko AndreyGMBLR25976.051.0
18Lintchevski DaniilGMRUS25636.051.0
19Grinev ValeriyFMUKR23706.048.5
20Bazeev German RUS23086.046.5
21Harshkou Mikita BLR22206.046.0
22Tihonov JurijGMBLR24516.045.5
23Nadanian AshotIMARM24436.044.0
24Kustov Alexei BLR20066.043.5
25Savitski Andrei BLR20276.041.5
26Khachykian David BLR21546.041.5
27Poleshchuk Dmitriy BLR22595.552.5
28Kocheev Aleksandr BLR23375.550.5
29Prikhodko Anton RUS23325.549.0
30Aliavdin NikolaiIMBLR23725.548.5
31Logunov MaximIMRUS23855.547.5
32Libov GennadyFMBLR22005.546.5
33Prihodko Ilja RUS20715.545.5
34Talma Sergei BLR05.545.0
35Terzi Alexei BLR21035.542.0
36Basso Pier Luigi ITA21795.542.0
37Kornilovich VitalyFMBLR20925.541.0
38Sheremet Anton BLR21235.541.0
Yezhel Valiantsin BLR20165.541.0
40Konstantinov Mikhail BLR22505.540.0
138 players

46) 48th Rubinstein Memorial

The 48th Rubinstein Memorial takes place 18th-26th August 2012. Unless I'm misreading the website it seems they had to cancel the GM A Group but the remaining sections still go ahead. Rubinsten Memorial Website.

47) Svetozar Gligoric 1923-2012

Svetozar Gligoric has died in his home city of Belgrade at the age of 89 as a result of a stroke. Born Belgrade February 2nd 1923 died 13:30pm 14th August 2012.

Gligoric was a three time World Championship Candidate in 1953, 1959 and 1968 but did find these events rather tough going. His professional career was delayed by the war but he became an IM in 1950, GM in 1951. A 12 time national champion he won many international tournaments remaining competitive into the early 1980s where he met Kasparov. His last published chess was a two game USSR vs Yugoslavia match in Moscow 2007 where he lost 1.5-0.5 vs Korchnoi.

He won 13 medals in the Chess Olympiad for Yugoslavia - two gold, six silver and five bronze.

He was a journalist who wrote a widely translated book on the Fischer-Spassky Match of 1972. He also had a key role in the 1992 rematch. Gligoric was widely respected for his experience and liked.

He was responsible for many new opening ideas, especially in his favourite openings the King's Indian, Ruy Lopez and Nimzo Indian.

He also had interests in music releasing a CD of his songs only last year.

Gligoric Wikipeda entry - Serbian newspaper Politika on Gligoric with wonderful late photo.

Personal condolences can be sent to Sundaciceva 10, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia or via email to Sinisa Joksic (sinisaj_2000@yahoo.com).

48) Forthcoming Events and Links

Botvinnik Memorial 2012

World Chess Olympiad 2012

11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial 2012

FIDE Grand Prix London 2012

Oslo Chess International 2012

28th European Club Cup 2012

Eilat International Open 2012

Chess Train 2012

16th Unive Tournament 2012

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

FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent 2012

4th London Chess Classic

XLII Rilton Cup 2012-13

Guam International Open 2013

Reykjavik Open 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Lisbon 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Madrid 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Paris 2013

All material © Mark Crowther 2012