THE WEEK IN CHESS 932 17th September 2012 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) FIDE Women's Grand Prix Ankara 2012
3) Black Sea Countries Final 2012
4) zt 3.5 China Men 2012
5) InventiChess 2012
6) Granda-Mecking Match 2012
7) US Chess League 2012
8) 11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial 2012
9) 3rd Oliver Gonzalez Memorial 2012
10) 134th ch-NY State 2012
11) 11th Izmir Open 2012
12) 13th Lausanne Young Masters 2012
13) 3rd Livigno Open
14) First Saturday September 2012
15) 24th Schlosspark Open 2012
16) Skovbo GM Open 2012
17) 19th Graz Open 2012
18) 1st Distrito de Chamartin Open
19) 29th Cullera Masters 2012
20) 6th Hum na Sutli Open
21) 8th Dieppe Festival
22) Open Championship of Montreal 2012
23) KL Open 2012
24) TCh-SRB Premier League 2012
25) Dutch League 2012-13
26) TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2012
27) Active Team Events
28) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Ankara 2012	12 games
Black Sea Countries Final 2012	24 games
zt 3.5 China Men 2012	100 games
InventiChess 2012	20 games
Granda-Mecking Match 2012	4 games
US Chess League 2012	64 games
11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial 2012	50 games
3rd Oliver Gonzalez Memorial 2012	197 games
134th ch-NY State 2012	25 games
3rd Livigno Open	176 games
First Saturday September 2012	23 games
24th Schlosspark Open 2012	589 games
Skovbo GM Open 2012	117 games
19th Graz Open 2012	228 games
1st Distrito de Chamartin Open	327 games
29th Cullera Masters 2012	45 games
6th Hum na Sutli Open	90 games
8th Dieppe Festival	61 games
Open Championship of Montreal 2012	10 games
TCh-SRB Premier League 2012	12 games
Dutch League 2012-13	30 games
TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2012	72 games
2276 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Olexandr Prohorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Rafael Cortes Jurado, Miklos Orso, Steve Stahl, Bill Townsend and everyone else who helped with this issue.

A quieter week with some interesting events nevertheless. The FIDE Women's Grand Prix in Ankara sees the women's number two Anna Muzychuk as top seed. The Black Sea Countries Final is a nice event in Burgas. The Chinese are holding a zonal competition in Beijing. The first Agon organised FIDE Grand Prix tournament in London opens in a few days on the 20th then on the 24th the Final Masters starts in Sao Paulo with Bilbao hosting the second half. This issue has plenty of other events including the start of the US Chess League and the Dutch League.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) FIDE Women's Grand Prix Ankara 2012

The FIDE Women's Grand Prix takes place in Ankara Turkey 16th-28th September 2012.

Event: FIDE Women's Grand Prix Ankara 2012
Place: Ankara
CountryCode: TUR
StartDate: Sun 16th Sep 2012
EndDate: Fri 28th Sep 2012
Website
Results

FIDE WGP Ankara 2012
Sun 16th Sep 2012
Fri 28th Sep 2012
Ankara
TUR
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FIDE WGP Ankara 2012 Ankara TUR Sun 16th Sep 2012 - Fri 28th Sep 2012 Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts	TB1
1	Ruan Lufei	WGM	CHN	2492	*										1	1	2	0.00
2	Koneru Humpy	GM	IND	2593		*	½				1						1½	1.75
3	Zhao Xue	GM	CHN	2549		½	*							1			1½	1.25
4	Ju Wenjun	WGM	CHN	2528				*	½						1		1½	0.50
5	Muzychuk Anna	GM	SLO	2606				½	*	½							1	1.25
6	Munguntuul Batkhuyag	IM	MGL	2434					½	*		½					1	1.00
7	Yildiz Betul Cemre	WGM	TUR	2341		0					*		1				1	1.00
8	Kosintseva Tatiana	GM	RUS	2524						½		*		½			1	0.75
9	Cmilyte Viktorija	GM	LTU	2520							0		*			1	1	0.00
10	Stefanova Antoaneta	GM	BUL	2502			0					½		*			½	0.50
11	Ozturk Kubra	WGM	TUR	2294	0			0							*		0	0.00
12	Socko Monika	GM	POL	2463	0								0			*	0	0.00
12 players

3) Black Sea Countries Final 2012

The Black Sea Countries Final takes place in Burgas 12th-19th September 2012.

Event: Black Sea Countries Final 2012
Place: Burgas
CountryCode: BUL
StartDate: Wed 12th Sep 2012
EndDate: Wed 19th Sep 2012
Website

Black Sea Countries
Wed 12th Sep 2012
Wed 19th Sep 2012
Burgas
BUL
6 Players.
10 Rounds.
DRR
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Black Sea Countries Burdur TUR Wed 12th Sep 2012 - Wed 19th Sep 2012 Leading Round 8 (of 10) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Cheparinov Ivan	GM	BUL	2689	6.0	4	21.25	0.0
2	Malakhov Vladimir	GM	RUS	2700	5.5	4	16.25	0.0
3	Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter	GM	ROU	2648	4.5	3	11.00	0.0
4	Areshchenko Alexander	GM	UKR	2702	4.5	2	16.00	0.0
5	Jobava Baadur	GM	GEO	2734	2.5	1	7.75	0.0
6	Atalik Suat	GM	TUR	2603	1.0	0	5.75	0.0
6 players

4) zt 3.5 China Men 2012

The Chinese Zonal tournament takes place in Beijing 15th to 20th September 2012. Sadly the tournament took everyone by surprise and the Chinese are very bad at saving their live coverage so it is entirely possible the first round has been lost for good.

Event: zt 3.5 China Men 2012
Place: Beijing
CountryCode: CHN
StartDate: Sat 15th Sep 2012
EndDate: Thu 20th Sep 2012
Website
Results

zt 3.5 China Men 2012
Sat 15th Sep 2012
Thu 20th Sep 2012
Beijing
CHN
41 Players.
11 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

zt 3.5 China Men 2012 Beijing CHN Sat 15th Sep 2012 - Thu 20th Sep 2012 Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Lou Yiping	IM	CHN	2412	4.5	23.0	15.5	16.75
2	Zhou Jianchao	GM	CHN	2590	4.5	21.5	14.5	16.00
3	Wan Yunguo		CHN	2474	4.5	21.0	14.5	14.75
4	Lu Shanglei	GM	CHN	2542	4.0	23.0	16.0	14.25
5	Zeng Chongsheng	IM	CHN	2463	4.0	22.5	15.5	14.25
6	Liu Qingnan	IM	CHN	2491	4.0	21.5	15.5	13.25
7	Liu Chang		CHN	2311	4.0	21.0	14.5	13.00
8	Xiu Deshun	GM	CHN	2524	4.0	20.5	14.5	12.75
9	Yu Lie	IM	CHN	2406	4.0	19.5	13.0	12.50
10	Gao Rui	IM	CHN	2442	4.0	18.0	12.0	9.50
11	Wei Yi	FM	CHN	2453	3.5	20.5	14.5	10.25
12	Ma Zhonghan		CHN	2336	3.5	20.0	13.0	11.25
13	Chu Wei Chao		CHN	2181	3.5	19.0	13.5	9.50
14	Yang Kaiqi	IM	CHN	2374	3.5	17.5	12.0	10.00
15	Mu Ke		CHN	2285	3.5	17.5	12.0	7.25
16	Wang Chen	IM	CHN	2485	3.5	17.5	11.5	8.75
17	Xu Yinglun		CHN	2281	3.5	17.5	11.5	8.25
18	Liu Guanchu		CHN	2232	3.5	17.5	11.0	10.00
19	Fang Yan		CHN	2300	3.5	16.0	10.5	8.25
20	Zhang Xiaopeng		CHN	2119	3.0	18.0	12.0	6.50
21	Yang Hainan		CHN	2154	3.0	17.5	12.0	7.75
22	Bai Jinshi		CHN	2250	3.0	17.0	11.5	8.00
23	Xu Minghui		CHN	2086	3.0	16.5	11.5	7.25
24	Wang Tite		CHN	2181	3.0	16.5	11.5	6.75
25	Bao Qilin		CHN	2113	3.0	16.5	11.0	7.00
26	Li Hanbin		CHN	2277	3.0	16.5	10.0	6.75
27	Yu Chaojie		CHN	2159	3.0	15.0	9.0	5.00
28	Li Bo		CHN	2237	3.0	13.5	9.0	6.50
29	Dai Changren		CHN	2134	2.5	21.0	14.0	8.25
30	Zhang Ziji		CHN	2118	2.5	17.5	12.5	5.00
31	Wang Hao B		CHN	2185	2.5	15.5	10.0	4.50
32	Fan Huifeng		CHN	2062	2.0	19.5	13.0	5.75
33	Yuan Zongyuan		CHN	0	2.0	18.0	12.0	3.50
34	Yan Xuesong		CHN	1808	2.0	17.5	12.0	5.00
35	Lan Zilun		CHN	2185	2.0	16.0	10.5	3.00
36	Fang Yuxiang		CHN	2104	2.0	15.0	10.5	4.25
37	Xu Xiangyu		CHN	1990	2.0	14.5	10.0	4.25
38	Chen Yang		CHN	2104	2.0	14.0	9.0	2.50
39	Qu Yanqiao		CHN	2152	2.0	13.5	9.0	2.50
40	Liu Zhaoqi		CHN	2115	1.5	19.0	12.5	5.00
41 players

5) InventiChess 2012

The InventiChess tournament takes place 14th to 22nd September 2012.

Event: InventiChess 2012
Place: Antwerp
CountryCode: BEL
StartDate: Fri 14th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sat 22nd Sep 2012
Website

InventiChess IM 2012
Fri 14th Sep 2012
Sat 22nd Sep 2012
Antwerp
BEL
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

InventiChess IM 2012 Antwerp BEL Fri 14th Sep 2012 - Sat 22nd Sep 2012 Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	Pts	TPR
1	Soors, Stef	FM	BEL	2368	1	½	½	1	3.0	2479
2	Meng, Roger		NED	2277	½	1	½	½	2.5	2423
3	Van Overdam, Julian		NED	2242	½	½	1	½	2.5	2413
4	Haast, Anne	WIM	NED	2235	½	1	½	½	2.5	2444
5	Gergacz, Attila	IM	HUN	2393	1	0	1	0	2.0	2343
6	Maenhout, Thibaut	FM	BEL	2392	½	1	0	½	2.0	2287
7	Zelbel, Patrick	IM	GER	2368	0	1	½	½	2.0	2366
8	Geirnaert, Steven	IM	BEL	2395	½	0	½	½	1.5	2272
9	Vandenbussche, Thibaut	FM	BEL	2400	½	0	0	½	1.0	2165
10	De Schampheleire, Glen	FM	BEL	2275	0	0	½	½	1.0	2158
10 players

6) Granda-Mecking Match 2012

Julio Granda Zuniga and Henrique Mecking drew 2-2 in their match in Sao Paulo 11th to 14th September 2012.

Event: Granda-Mecking Match 2012
Place: Sao Paolo
CountryCode: BRA
StartDate: Tue 11th Sep 2012
EndDate: Fri 14th Sep 2012
Website

Granda-Mecking Match
Tue 11th Sep 2012
Fri 14th Sep 2012
Sao Paolo
BRA
2 Players.
4 Rounds.
Match

Granda-Mecking Match Sao Paolo BRA Tue 11th Sep 2012 - Fri 14th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	Pts
1	Granda Zuniga Julio E	GM	PER	2648	=	=	=	=	2
2	Mecking Henrique	GM	BRA	2602	=	=	=	=	2
2 players

7) US Chess League 2012

The US Chess League takes place 4th September to 1st December 2012. The only major event I can think of played on the internet at standard time controls.

Event: US Chess League 2012
Place: ICC
CountryCode: INT
StartDate: Tue 4th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sat 1st Dec 2012
Website

US Chess League 2012
Tue 4th Sep 2012
Sat 1st Dec 2012
ICC
INT
160 Players.
10 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

US Chess League 2012 ICC INT Tue 4th Sep 2012 - Sat 1st Dec 2012 Leading Round 2 (of 10) Standings:
Rk	Team	Bpts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Connecticut	4.5/8 (56%)	1.5	0.5	2350
2	Boston	5.5/8 (69%)	1.0	1.0	2428
3	Manhattan	4.0/8 (50%)	1.0	1.0	2445
4	New Jersey	4.0/8 (50%)	1.0	1.0	2403
5	Philadelphia	4.0/8 (50%)	1.0	1.0	2402
6	New York	4.0/8 (50%)	1.0	1.0	2365
7	New England	3.5/8 (44%)	0.5	1.5	2422
8	Baltimore	2.0/8 (25%)	0.5	1.5	2390
1	Dallas	6.5/8 (81%)	1.5	0.5	2385
2	Arizona	5.0/8 (63%)	1.5	0.5	2391
3	St. Louis	5.0/8 (63%)	1.0	1.0	2409
4	Carolina	4.0/8 (50%)	1.0	1.0	2473
5	San Francisco	4.0/8 (50%)	1.0	1.0	2371
6	Miami	3.0/8 (38%)	1.0	1.0	2382
7	Seattle	2.5/8 (31%)	1.0	1.0	2408
8	Los Angeles	3.0/8 (38%)	0.5	1.5	2428
16 players

USCL KO Final 2012
Tue 4th Sep 2012
Sat 1st Dec 2012
ICC
INT
3 Rounds.
KO
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

8) 11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial 2012

The 11th Kesarovski-Stanchev Memorial took place in Sunny Beach 1st-9th September 2012. Petar Drenchev took first place on tie-break from Vitaliy Bernadskiy, Tamir Nabaty, Petr Golubka, Ivajlo Enchev and Vasil Spaso after all finished on 7/9. Final round 9 games now available.

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

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

11th Kesarovski Open Sunny Beach BUL Sat 1st Sep 2012 - Sun 9th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	6	Drenchev Petar	GM	BUL	2487	7	42	54	6
2	5	Bernadskiy Vitaliy	IM	UKR	2493	7	42	53½	5
3	1	Nabaty Tamir	GM	ISR	2590	7	41½	52½	6
4	15	Golubka Petr	IM	UKR	2399	7	41	52	5
5	16	Enchev Ivajlo	IM	BUL	2397	7	38	49	6
6	2	Spasov Vasil	GM	BUL	2581	7	38	48	6
7	8	Ermenkov Evgenij	GM	BUL	2429	6½	40½	51½	5
8	17	Pantev Veselin	FM	BUL	2381	6½	40½	51½	4
9	23	Spassov Liuben	GM	BUL	2329	6½	39½	50	4
10	13	Doncea Vladimir	IM	ROU	2404	6½	39	50½	6
11	3	Petrov Marijan	GM	BUL	2511	6½	36½	47½	5
12	34	Voiteanu Gabriel	FM	ROU	2269	6½	35	45½	6
13	25	Aghayev Nijat		AZE	2318	6	42½	54½	4
14	9	Georgiev Krum	GM	BUL	2423	6	41½	52½	4
15	20	Maier Christian	IM	GER	2345	6	40½	51½	4
16	26	Vatter Hans-Joachim	FM	GER	2305	6	39½	50½	5
17	14	Mammadov Ayaz	IM	AZE	2403	6	38½	49½	4
18	27	Dimitrov Pavel	IM	BUL	2304	6	37½	47	5
19	4	Cioara Andrei-Nestor	IM	ROU	2496	6	37	48½	5
20	19	Yarmysty Mikhail		UKR	2363	6	35½	46	5
21	33	Todorov Ognjan	IM	BUL	2282	6	35	44½	4
22	49	Yakimenko Alexander A		RUS	2200	6	34½	44½	6
23	29	Bazarov Konstantin	FM	RUS	2301	6	34½	44	5
24	22	Rosner Jonas	FM	GER	2333	6	33	41½	4
25	12	Dimitrov Radoslav	IM	BUL	2411	5½	42½	54	5
26	10	Nikolov Sasho	IM	BUL	2422	5½	42	54	5
27	7	Bratanov Zsivko	IM	BUL	2444	5½	38½	50	5
28	50	Berezovics Alexander	FM	RUS	2199	5½	38½	47	3
29	31	Radulov Ivan	GM	BUL	2297	5½	37½	48½	4
30	32	Jasny Stanislav	IM	CZE	2296	5½	37½	48	4
31	70	Monev Alexander		BUL	2129	5½	37	46	2
32	78	Moshkov Valery		RUS	2089	5½	36½	46½	4
33	39	Spiridonov Nikola	GM	BUL	2234	5½	35½	45½	5
34	98	Ivanova Simoneta F		BUL	1958	5½	35½	44½	5
35	24	Golcman Evgeny		RUS	2329	5½	35	45½	5
36	28	Ivanov Stojan Lubomirov		BUL	2303	5½	34½	44½	2
37	43	Barzanu Iulian		ROU	2222	5½	34½	44	4
38	64	Novak Michal		CZE	2141	5½	34½	43	3
39	30	Bonev Todor		BUL	2300	5½	33½	43	4
40	83	Smirnova Anastasia F		RUS	2060	5½	32	40½	5
146 players

9) 3rd Oliver Gonzalez Memorial 2012

The 3rd Oliver Gonzalez Memorial took place in Madrid 1st-9th September 2012. Holden Hernandez Carmenates took clear first with 7.5/9. Games from the final five rounds are now available. My thanks to Rafael Cortes Jurado.

Event: 3rd Oliver Gonzalez Memorial 2012
Place: Madrid
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Sat 1st Sep 2012
EndDate: Sun 9th Sep 2012
Website
Results

Oliver Gonzalez OpA
Sat 1st Sep 2012
Sun 9th Sep 2012
Madrid
ESP
98 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Oliver Gonzalez OpA Madrid ESP Sat 1st Sep 2012 - Sun 9th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Hernandez Carmenates Holden	GM	CUB	2561	7.5	42.5	48.5	36.5
2	Kravtsiv Martyn	GM	UKR	2581	7.0	45.0	54.0	37.5
3	Vovk Andrey	GM	UKR	2549	7.0	44.5	54.0	40.0
4	Fedorchuk Sergey A.	GM	UKR	2646	7.0	41.5	49.0	34.0
5	Arribas Lopez Angel	IM	ESP	2467	6.5	44.5	55.0	34.0
6	Larino Nieto David	IM	ESP	2487	6.5	40.0	48.5	33.5
7	Moreno Tejera Emilio	FM	ESP	2358	6.5	38.5	46.5	30.5
8	Almagro Llamas Pablo	IM	ESP	2455	6.5	38.0	46.0	32.0
9	Vazquez Torres Adrian		ESP	2149	6.5	35.0	38.0	28.0
10	Anton Guijarro David	FM	ESP	2546	6.0	45.0	52.0	35.5
11	Moreno Ruiz Javier	IM	ESP	2492	6.0	41.5	49.5	34.0
12	Forcen Esteban Daniel	IM	ESP	2469	6.0	40.5	48.5	33.5
13	Meszaros Tamas	IM	HUN	2428	6.0	37.5	46.0	29.5
14	Pogorelov Ruslan	GM	UKR	2422	6.0	36.0	42.0	29.5
15	Ortega Ruiz Jose M.	FM	ESP	2300	5.5	43.5	49.5	31.5
16	Narciso Dublan Marc	GM	ESP	2523	5.5	43.0	50.5	33.5
17	Silva Rodriguez Julio		ESP	2102	5.5	41.5	50.5	30.0
18	Horvath Adam	GM	HUN	2495	5.5	40.5	49.0	29.5
19	Espinosa Aranda Angel	IM	ESP	2422	5.5	38.5	45.0	30.0
20	Komljenovic Davorin	GM	CRO	2446	5.5	37.5	39.5	28.0
21	Renteria Jorge	FM	COL	2310	5.5	37.0	43.0	27.0
22	Remolar Gallen Jose		ESP	2137	5.5	36.5	39.0	24.5
23	Valles Moreno Ivan		ESP	2385	5.5	35.5	42.5	29.5
24	Solaesa Navalpotro Luis Julio	FM	ESP	2235	5.5	35.5	39.5	25.5
25	Chueca Forcen Alberto	FM	ESP	2313	5.5	35.0	39.0	27.5
26	Aranaz Murillo Amalia	WFM	ESP	2213	5.0	37.5	43.5	28.0
27	Elissalt Cardenas Hector	IM	CUB	2353	5.0	37.0	43.0	28.0
28	Montanes Arribas Adrian		ESP	2200	5.0	37.0	42.0	24.5
29	Gallardo Garcia Andres	IM	ESP	2339	5.0	35.5	35.5	28.5
30	Rodrigo Yanguas Maria	WFM	ESP	2171	5.0	34.5	39.0	26.5
31	Martin Duque Jesus		ESP	2261	5.0	33.5	39.0	22.5
32	Garcia Salamero Gabriel		ESP	2239	5.0	31.5	37.5	22.0
33	Vega Gomez Francisco Borja		ESP	2220	5.0	31.5	33.5	24.5
34	Suarez Uriel Adrian		ESP	2245	5.0	31.0	31.0	23.5
35	Moreno Ibanez Miguel		ESP	2093	5.0	30.0	35.0	21.0
36	Vazquez Quiroga Manuel		ESP	2163	5.0	19.0	19.0	23.5
37	Rubio Mejia Luis Ignacio	IM	ESP	2430	4.5	38.0	42.5	29.5
38	Martin Rueda Daniel	FM	ESP	2297	4.5	36.5	43.5	25.5
39	Perez Gonzalez Jose Manuel	FM	ESP	2333	4.5	35.5	42.5	26.5
40	Collado Barbas Laura	WFM	ESP	2149	4.5	35.5	41.0	22.5
98 players

10) 134th ch-NY State 2012

The 134th New York State Championship was held from August 31 to September 3 in Colonie, a suburb of Albany the state's capital. Overall 171 players competed in the five sections.

The winner of the Open section was GM Alexander Stripunsky with 5½ points out of six.

In second place were IM Bryan Smith from Pennsylvania and college student Raven Sturt. Tied for fourth with 4-2 were GMs Alexander Ivanov and Sergey Kudrin, along with WGM Firuza Velikhanli and Effim Tregar. WGM Velikhanli, originally from Azerbaijan, is the highest scoring woman in the Open section that I can remember. Tied for eighth with 3½-2½ were IM Jay Bonin, Michael Chiang and Nicolas Checa, who won the prize for best player under 2,200. Tied for 11th with 3-3 were: FM Igor Nikolayev, IM Danny Kopec, Evan Rabin, Stanislav Busygin, Nafis Talipov, Patrick Chi, Steven Taylor, Dore Sheppard, David Bennett and Yuanchen Zhang.

Going into the final round Stripunsky was leading with 4½ out of 5, with GM Kudrin and Raven Sturt right behind him with 4-1.

In the final round Sturt took a half point bye and Kudrin lost when he played an unsound attack against IM Bryan Smith. Interestingly enough, all the games on the top ten boards had decisive results.

All of which leaves the question: who is New York State Champion? Believe it or not, this question took a while to answer. According to the rules, it's the top scoring New Yorker in the open section. GM Stripunsky, who was previously champion in 2002, was listed as a New Jersey resident, but there was some thinking that he'd recently moved back to New York. Unfortunately Stripunsky left right after his game finished, and nobody had a chance to ask him.

While the USCF listed his state as New Jersey, a look at the U.S. Championship website had them listing Stripunsky as a New York player. Finally a day or so later tournament director Steve Immitt contacted Stripunsky by email and the grandmaster confirmed that he still lived in New Jersey. This meant that Raven Sturt was the new state champion. Sturt had a great tournament, scoring an undefeated 4½-1½, drawing GM Ivanov and beating IM Danny Kopec. Somewhat ironically, even though Sturt is a New York resident, he's currently living and going to college in Canada. Throughout its long history the championship has wandered around the state but this is the seventh year in a row that the state championship has been held in Albany. The Capital Region's central location serves the tournament well, drawing players from downstate, the Western tier and neighboring states. Steven Immitt along with Bill and Brenda Goichberg were tournament directors for the New York State Chess Association.

News: Bill Townsend.

Event: 134th ch-NY State 2012
Place: Albany
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Sat 1st Sep 2012
EndDate: Mon 3rd Sep 2012
Website

134th ch-NY State
Sat 1st Sep 2012
Mon 3rd Sep 2012
Albany
USA
32 Players.
6 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m:60m

134th ch-NY State Albany USA Sat 1st Sep 2012 - Mon 3rd Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pts	Prize
1	Stripunsky, Alexander	GM	2675	W19	W11	D5	W2	W4	W9	5.5	$2000.00
2	Smith, Bryan G	IM	2498	W24	W7	D4	L1	W17	W5	4.5	$750.00
3	Sturt, Raven M		2414	W27	D17	W16	D4	W12	H	4.5	$850.00
4	Ivanov, Alexander	GM	2667	W14	W6	D2	D3	L1	W15	4	$150.00
5	Kudrin, Sergey	GM	2609	W9	W13	D1	D12	W20	L2	4	$150.00
6	Velikhanli, Firuza	WGM	2272	W23	L4	D10	W11	D16	W20	4	$350.00
7	Treger, Effim		2232	W26	L2	W29	L20	W18	W16	4	$350.00
8	Bonin, Jay Richard	IM	2420	W22	L16	L17	D10	W26	W21	3.5
9	Chiang, Michael		2212	L5	W27	W21	D17	W19	L1	3.5
10	Checa, Nicolas T		2049	D15	D20	D6	D8	W13	H	3.5	$600.00
11	Nikolayev, Igor A	FM	2390	W28	L1	D22	L6	W23	H	3
12	Kopec, Danny	IM	2385	H	W21	W15	D5	L3	U	3
13	Kawamura, Ben Dean	FM	2229	W29	L5	L19	W27	L10	W22	3
14	Rabin, Evan Z		2224	L4	D28	D26	W29	L21	W24	3
15	Busygin, Stanislav		2214	D10	W30	L12	W22	H	L4	3
16	Talipov, Nafis		2211	W25	W8	L3	D19	D6	L7	3
17	Chi, Patrick		2200	W31	D3	W8	D9	L2	U	3
18	Taylor, Steven A		2168	L21	W25	L20	W28	L7	W26	3
19	Sheppard, Dore A		2121	L1	W31	W13	D16	L9	H	3
20	Bennett, David Michael		2110	H	D10	W18	W7	L5	L6	3
21	Zhang, Yuanchen		1934	W18	L12	L9	W24	W14	L8	3
22	Crump, Alexander J		2108	L8	W23	D11	L15	W25	L13	2.5
23	Sun, Mike		1889	L6	L22	D25	W30	L11	W27	2.5
24	Slomski, Matt		2128	L2	D26	D28	L21	W29	L14	2
25	Zhou, Qiyu		2000	L16	L18	D23	W32	L22	H	2
26	Comb, Jeffrey La		1955	L7	D24	D14	W31	L8	L18	2
27	Shi, Jason		2037	L3	L9	W30	L13	D28	L23	1.5
28	Chen, Jasmine		2000	L11	D14	D24	L18	D27	U	1.5
29	Henner, Peter		1893	L13	B	L7	L14	L24	D30	1.5
30	Wisbauer, Robert K		1800	H	L15	L27	L23	D31	D29	1.5
31	Jones, Joseph G		1945	L17	L19	H	L26	D30	U	1
32	Heck, Karl T		1871	U	U	U	L25	U	U	0
32 players

11) 11th Izmir Open 2012

The 11th Izmir Open takes place 12th to 21st September 2012.

Event: 11th Izmir Open 2012
Place: Izmir
CountryCode: TUR
StartDate: Wed 12th Sep 2012
EndDate: Fri 21st Sep 2012
Website

11th Izmir Open 2012
Wed 12th Sep 2012
Fri 21st Sep 2012
Izmir
TUR
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

11th Izmir Open 2012 Izmir TUR Wed 12th Sep 2012 - Fri 21st Sep 2012 Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	26	Secer Ata		TUR	2317	3	2	6,50
2	23	Morchiashvili Bachana		GEO	2363	3	2	6,00
3	8	Stupak Kirill		BLR	2518	3	2	6,00
4	21	Chighladze Iveri		GEO	2386	3	2	5,50
5	2	Sumets Andrey		UKR	2627	3	2	5,50
6	7	Firman Nazar		UKR	2542	3	2	5,00
7	9	Maghalashvili Davit		GEO	2507	3	2	5,00
8	15	Quparadze Giga		GEO	2478	3	2	5,00
9	19	Odeev Handszar		TKM	2397	3	2	5,00
10	22	Abdulov Orkhan		AZE	2382	3	2	5,00
11	24	Yilmazyerli Mert		TUR	2321	3	2	5,00
12	1	Turov Maxim		RUS	2636	3	2	4,50
13	5	Kulaots Kaido		EST	2567	3	2	4,50
14	11	Hasangatin Ramil		RUS	2503	3	2	4,50
15	17	Javakhadze Zurab		GEO	2432	3	2	4,50
16	4	Shimanov Aleksandr		RUS	2599	3	2	4,50
17	10	Mozharov Mikhail		RUS	2505	3	2	4,50
18	3	Popov Ivan		RUS	2614	3	2	4,00
19	14	Azaladze Shota		GEO	2478	3	2	4,00
20	45	Soysal Serkan		TUR	1969	3	2	3,50
21	25	Atakisi Umut		TUR	2321	3	1½	4,00
22	12	Rozum Ivan		RUS	2500	2½	2½	5,25
23	41	Narman Gokhan		TUR	2051	2½	2½	4,25
24	30	Primbetov Kazbek		KAZ	2200	2½	2	4,25
25	6	Shanava Konstantine		GEO	2564	2½	1½	3,75
26	28	Grigoriev Armen		GEO	2249	2½	1½	3,75
27	48	Sahin Senol		TUR	1932	2½	1½	3,25
28	64	Gok Irfan		TUR	1797	2½	1½	3,25
29	38	Salepci Osman Firat		TUR	2096	2	3	3,50
30	40	Zengin Sedat		TUR	2075	2	3	3,50
31	42	Ebralidze Alexandre		GEO	1999	2	3	3,50
32	44	Okus Melih		TUR	1980	2	3	3,50
33	33	Dogantug Ahmet Ismail		TUR	2143	2	3	3,00
34	37	Rzayev Askar		AZE	2101	2	3	3,00
35	39	Ozdemir Timur		TUR	2080	2	3	3,00
36	43	Eren Alper		TUR	1989	2	3	3,00
37	72	Guder Serkan		TUR	1771	2	3	3,00
38	32	Alaslar Devrim		TUR	2151	2	3	3,00
39	35	Bilyap Enis		TUR	2118	2	3	3,00
40	46	Soylemez Cansu		TUR	1946	2	3	3,00
197 players

12) 13th Lausanne Young Masters 2012

The 13th Lausanne Young Masters Open takes place 14th to 17th September 2012. Not a junior event this year.

Event: 13th Lausanne Young Masters 2012
Place: Lausanne
CountryCode: SUI
StartDate: Fri 14th Sep 2012
EndDate: Mon 17th Sep 2012
Website

Lausanne YM 2012
Fri 14th Sep 2012
Mon 17th Sep 2012
Lausanne
SUI
89 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:15m:30spm(1)

Lausanne YM 2012 Lausanne SUI Fri 14th Sep 2012 - Mon 17th Sep 2012 Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	+	-	=	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	Ulibin, Mikhail	GM	RUS	2519	4	0	1	4.5	17.5	73.5
2	Gleizerov, Evgeny	GM	RUS	2569	3	0	2	4.0	17.5	74.0
3	Gharamian, Tigran	GM	FRA	2663	3	0	2	4.0	17.0	70.5
4	Rusev, Krasimir	GM	BUL	2544	3	0	2	4.0	16.0	78.5
5	Wirig, Anthony	GM	FRA	2463	3	0	2	4.0	16.0	73.0
6	Cherniaev, Alexand	GM	RUS	2455	3	0	2	4.0	15.0	68.0
7	Abello, Sebastien		FRA	2350	3	0	2	4.0	14.5	69.0
8	Sipila, Vilka	FM	FIN	2431	3	0	2	4.0	13.5	71.5
9	Gheorghiu, Florin	GM	ROU	2383	3	0	2	4.0	13.5	66.0
10	Arnaudov, G Petar	IM	BUL	2485	2	0	3	3.5	16.0	69.5
11	Patuzzo, Fabrizio	FM	SUI	2288	2	0	3	3.5	16.0	68.5
12	Duratti, Lindo		FRA	2192	2	0	3	3.5	15.5	71.0
13	Netzer, Jean	IM	FRA	2397	3	1	1	3.5	15.5	70.0
14	Botta, Gabriele	FM	SUI	2323	3	1	1	3.5	15.5	69.0
15	Brunner, Nicolas	IM	FRA	2426	2	0	3	3.5	15.5	68.5
16	Dgebuadze, Alexand	GM	BEL	2547	2	0	3	3.5	14.5	72.5
17	Joie, Sebastien	FM	FRA	2299	2	0	3	3.5	14.5	66.0
18	Aguettaz, Maxime	IM	FRA	2408	3	1	1	3.5	14.0	76.0
19	Studer, Noel		SUI	2272	3	1	1	3.5	13.5	70.0
20	Kelecevic, Nedeljk	IM	SUI	2261	3	1	1	3.5	13.5	66.0
21	Vesin, Jean-Robert	FM	FRA	2270	3	1	1	3.5	13.0	71.0
22	Peric, Slavisa	IM	SRB	2248	3	1	1	3.5	13.0	69.0
23	Valles, Manuel		FRA	2293	3	1	1	3.5	12.5	66.0
24	Nabavi, Parwis		SUI	2181	2	1	2	3.0	15.5	69.0
25	Belezky, Alexander	IM	UKR	2413	2	1	2	3.0	15.0	68.5
26	Colmenares, Aureli	FM	SUI	2252	3	2	0	3.0	15.0	61.5
27	Georgiev, Vladimir	GM	MKD	2566	3	2	0	3.0	14.5	68.0
28	Duruz, Noe		SUI	1902	3	2	0	3.0	14.0	64.0
29	Rasch, Holger	FM	GER	2269	2	1	2	3.0	13.5	63.5
30	Midoux, Sebastien		FRA	2332	3	2	0	3.0	13.0	63.0
31	Antal, Agnes	WFM	HUN	2024	3	2	0	3.0	12.5	67.0
32	Nuri, Kambez	FM	SUI	2261	2	1	2	3.0	12.5	65.0
33	Rindlisbacher, Jan		SUI	2188	3	2	0	3.0	12.5	61.5
34	Paladini, Jean-Mic		SUI	2060	2	1	2	3.0	12.0	68.5
35	Sadeghi, Hassan		SUI	2216	2	1	2	3.0	11.5	63.0
36	Bagri, Jaspaul		SUI	2188	3	2	0	3.0	11.5	59.0
37	Michaud, Christian		SUI	2061	3	2	0	3.0	11.0	65.5
38	Paleologu, Vladimi		SUI	2170	3	2	0	3.0	11.0	63.5
39	Malmi, Eric		FIN	2052	3	2	0	3.0	11.0	62.5
40	Pomini, Aurelien		SUI	2003	3	2	0	3.0	11.0	61.0
89 players

13) 3rd Livigno Open

The 3rd Livigno Open took place 10th-17th September 2012. Favourite Alberto David edged out Ognjen Jovanic and Yaroslav Zinchenko on tie-break after all three finished on 6.5/9.

Event: 3rd Livigno Open
Place: Livigno
CountryCode: ITA
StartDate: Mon 10th Sep 2012
EndDate: Mon 17th Sep 2012
Website

3rd Livigno Open
Mon 10th Sep 2012
Mon 17th Sep 2012
Livigno
ITA
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

3rd Livigno Open Livigno ITA Mon 10th Sep 2012 - Mon 17th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	1	David Alberto	GM	2599	6.5	46.5	50.5
2	11	Jovanic Ognjen	GM	2511	6.5	46.5	50.0
3	7	Zinchenko Yaroslav	GM	2528	6.5	41.0	45.0
4	18	Satyapragyan Swayang	IM	2435	6.0	48.0	51.5
5	13	Castellanos Rodrigue	IM	2491	6.0	47.5	52.0
6	5	Vovk Andrey	GM	2549	6.0	45.0	49.0
7	3	Volkov Sergey	GM	2575	6.0	44.5	49.0
8	2	Kravtsiv Martyn	GM	2581	6.0	43.0	47.5
9	8	Polak Tomas	GM	2522	6.0	40.5	44.5
10	14	Naumkin Igor	GM	2473	5.5	41.5	46.0
11	9	Timoshenko Georgy	GM	2518	5.5	39.5	43.5
12	24	Sveshnikov Vladimir	IM	2405	5.5	38.5	42.0
13	19	Valsecchi Alessio	IM	2427	5.5	36.5	40.0
14	35	Franklin Samuel G A		2281	5.0	42.0	45.5
15	22	Roy Chowdhury Saptar	IM	2419	5.0	42.0	44.5
16	32	Bentivegna Francesco	FM	2319	5.0	42.0	43.0
17	6	Sveshnikov Evgeny	GM	2530	5.0	39.0	43.5
18	25	Piscopo Pierluigi	IM	2381	5.0	38.5	41.0
19	23	Zhou Yang-Fan	IM	2414	5.0	38.0	41.0
20	21	Bruno Fabio	IM	2423	4.5	45.5	48.5
21	4	Maiorov Nikita	GM	2554	4.5	43.5	47.0
22	20	Cebalo Miso	GM	2424	4.5	41.5	42.5
23	12	Collutiis Duilio	IM	2501	4.5	38.5	42.5
24	15	Neelotpal Das	GM	2473	4.5	38.0	41.0
25	27	Sharma Dinesh K.	IM	2361	4.5	37.5	40.5
26	17	Stella Andrea	IM	2456	4.5	37.5	40.5
27	33	Hainke Guntram Dr.	FM	2318	4.5	36.5	39.5
28	26	Bove Alessandro	FM	2367	4.5	36.0	38.5
29	31	Kilpatrick Callum	FM	2330	4.5	34.5	37.0
30	39	Wenninger Philipp		2207	4.5	32.5	35.0
31	38	Sreeves Clement		2220	4.5	32.5	35.0
32	28	Tesic Dragan	IM	2348	4.5	32.0	34.5
33	16	Antipov Mikhail Al.	IM	2457	4.0	40.5	44.5
34	34	Minko Vladimir		2293	4.0	40.0	43.5
35	30	Codenotti Marco	FM	2334	4.0	38.0	41.5
36	37	Zhou Syang		2239	4.0	34.0	36.5
37	41	Karl Hans	FM	2141	4.0	32.0	34.5
38	10	Drazic Sinisa	GM	2511	3.5	37.0	40.0
39	44	Betori Alessandro		2043	3.5	34.0	36.5
40	36	Pogan Nikolas		2240	3.5	32.0	33.0
50 players

14) First Saturday September 2012

This month's First Saturday tournaments took place 1st to 11th September 2012. Final game files not complete for a couple of the longer events. Bogdan Lalic won the event with 6.5/9.

Event: First Saturday Sept 2012
Place: Budapest
CountryCode: HUN
StartDate: Sat 1st Sep 2012
EndDate: Mon 10th Sep 2012
Website
Results

FSGM Sept 2012
Sat 1st Sep 2012
Mon 10th Sep 2012
Budapest
HUN
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FSGM Sept 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Sep 2012 - Mon 10th Sep 2012. Category: 7. Ave: (2424)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Lalic, Bogdan	GM	CRO	2475	#	1	1	=	=	=	1	=	=	1	6.5	2584
2	Ashwin, Jayaram	IM	IND	2473	0	#	=	=	=	=	1	1	1	1	6	2543
3	Toth, Ervin	IM	HUN	2473	0	=	#	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	5.5	2498
4	Skytte, Rasmus	IM	DEN	2398	=	=	1	#	=	0	=	=	=	1	5	2469
5	Flumbort, Andras	GM	HUN	2503	=	=	1	=	#	=	0	=	=	=	4.5	2415
6	Todorovic, Goran M	GM	SRB	2502	=	=	0	1	=	#	=	1	0	=	4.5	2415
7	Johansson, Jan	IM	SWE	2410	0	0	0	=	1	=	#	=	1	1	4.5	2425
8	Battey, Alexander	IM	USA	2364	=	0	0	=	=	0	=	#	1	=	3.5	2350
9	Kantor, Gergely	FM	HUN	2310	=	0	0	=	=	1	0	0	#	=	3	2311
10	Konnyu, Janos	IM	HUN	2328	0	0	0	0	=	=	0	=	=	#	2	2214

FSIM Sept 2012
Sat 1st Sep 2012
Mon 10th Sep 2012
Budapest
HUN
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FSIM Sept 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Sep 2012 - Mon 10th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy	IM	VIE	2435	8.0	41.25	2.5
2	Szeberenyi Adam	IM	HUN	2354	7.5	35.50	1.5
3	Farago Sandor	IM	HUN	2234	7.0	37.50	2.5
4	Galyas Miklos	IM	HUN	2429	7.0	35.25	2.0
5	Szalanczy Emil	IM	HUN	2237	6.5	32.00	1.5
6	Lengyel Bela	IM	HUN	2250	5.0	27.25	2.0
7	Petran Pal	IM	HUN	2331	5.0	26.00	2.0
8	Brustkern Juergen	FM	GER	2248	4.0	21.75	1.5
9	Scharrer Patrick	FM	ITA	2274	4.0	21.00	1.5
10	Wunnink Michael		NED	2265	4.0	21.00	1.0
11	Lyell Mark	FM	ENG	2225	4.0	19.50	1.0
12	Sadilek Peter	CM	AUT	2262	4.0	17.50	0.0
12 players

FSFMA Sept 2012
Sat 1st Sep 2012
Mon 10th Sep 2012
Budapest
HUN
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FSFMA Sept 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Sep 2012 - Mon 10th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Juracsik Jozsef		HUN	2149	8.5	43.50	5.0
2	Darazs Zoltan		HUN	2137	8.0	45.25	4.0
3	Maehrlein Christoph		GER	2127	8.0	41.75	3.0
4	Krstulovic Alex	FM	HUN	1843	6.5	30.75	2.5
5	Bohus Adam		HUN	1750	6.5	30.25	2.5
6	Faellman Micael		SWE	2059	5.5	27.25	2.5
7	Trajber Csaba Dr		HUN	2018	5.5	26.75	1.5
8	Letay Gyula	FM	HUN	1996	5.0	22.25	1.5
9	Langer Christian		GER	2129	4.5	27.75	3.5
10	Hilbenz Guntram Dr		GER	1924	3.5	18.50	2.0
11	Pogats Jozsef Jr		HUN	1808	2.5	8.25	0.0
12	Akots Gabor	FM	HUN	2269	1.0	5.50	0.5
12 players

FSFMB Sept 2012
Sat 1st Sep 2012
Mon 10th Sep 2012
Budapest
HUN
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FSFMB Sept 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 1st Sep 2012 - Mon 10th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Mayer Istvan	FM	HUN	2072	8.0	32.00	4.0
2	Lukacs Albert		HUN	1846	7.0	25.75	3.5
3	Gruz Janos		HUN	1820	6.0	19.75	2.5
4	Barla Janos		HUN	1774	5.0	18.50	2.0
5	Csiba Tibor		HUN	1536	5.0	18.00	2.0
6	Nemeth Otto		HUN	1824	4.5	13.75	1.0
7	Benyoussef Salem		LBA	1661	3.5	15.50	2.5
8	Korondi Marton		HUN	1549	2.5	8.00	0.5
9	Mihajlova Diana		ENG	1456	2.0	5.00	0.0
10	Szabo Miklos		HUN	1340	1.5	4.75	0.5
10 players

15) 24th Schlosspark Open 2012

The 24th Schlosspark Open took place 23rd to 26th August 2012. Oleg Korneev edged out Felix Levin and Yuri Boidman on tie-break after all scored 6/7. I give all the games again as the file seems now to be complete.

Event: 24th Schlosspark Open 2012
Place: Wiesbaden
CountryCode: GER
StartDate: Thu 23rd Aug 2012
EndDate: Sun 26th Aug 2012
Website
Results

24th Schlosspark Op
Thu 23rd Aug 2012
Sun 26th Aug 2012
Wiesbaden
GER
172 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

24th Schlosspark Open Wiesbaden GER Thu 23rd Aug 2012 - Sun 26th Aug 2012 Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	+	-	=	Pts
1	Korneev, Oleg	GM	ESP	2581	5	0	2	6.0
2	Levin, Felix	GM	GER	2510	5	0	2	6.0
3	Boidman, Yuri	IM	GER	2427	6	1	0	6.0
4	Poetsch, Hagen	IM	GER	2462	4	0	3	5.5
5	Meijers, Viesturs	GM	LAT	2492	4	0	3	5.5
5	Schroeder, Jan-Christian	FM	GER	2332	4	0	3	5.5
7	Jahnel, Guenther	FM	GER	2282	5	1	1	5.5
8	Geske, Julian	FM	GER	2391	5	1	1	5.5
9	Junesch, Gerhard		GER	2291	5	1	1	5.5
10	Mueller, Ralf	FM	GER	2414	4	0	3	5.5
11	Carlstedt, Jonathan	IM	GER	2352	4	1	2	5.0
12	Gawehns, Klaus	FM	GER	2378	5	2	0	5.0
13	Puschendorf, Steffen		GER	2210	4	1	2	5.0
14	Nagel, Bernhard		GER	2223	4	1	2	5.0
15	Krenz, Valeriy		GER	2261	4	1	2	5.0
16	Sokratov, Stanislav		GER	2165	4	1	2	5.0
17	Kiese, Matth		GER	2220	4	1	2	5.0
18	Tischendorf, Michael		GER	2198	4	1	2	5.0
19	Ruppert, Wolfgang		GER	2124	4	1	2	5.0
20	Seegers, Hendrik	FM	GER	2217	5	2	0	5.0
21	Kalepky, Helmut		GER	2084	3	0	4	5.0
22	Seickel, Ralf			2150	4	1	2	5.0
23	Feicht, Arno		GER	2064	5	2	0	5.0
24	Minor, Samuel		GER	2222	4	2	1	4.5
25	Haas, Frank-Martin		GER	2184	3	1	3	4.5
26	Commercon, Simon		GER	2176	4	2	1	4.5
27	Von den Steinen, Benjamin		GER	2137	3	1	3	4.5
28	Goloborodko, Dmitro		GER	2124	3	1	3	4.5
29	Sarkoezy, Benjamin		GER	2075	4	2	1	4.5
30	Marzahn, Heiko		GER	2027	3	1	3	4.5
31	Zeyer, Oliver		GER	2029	4	2	1	4.5
32	Nabavi, Parwis		SUI	2172	3	1	3	4.5
33	Minz, Michail		GER	2096	3	1	3	4.5
34	Baskin, Robert		GER	2057	4	2	1	4.5
35	Stiefel, Roland		GER	2059	4	2	1	4.5
36	Stabolewski, Andreas		GER	2214	4	2	1	4.5
37	Wagner, Dirk		GER	2042	3	1	3	4.5
38	Kolker, Vladislav		GER	2028	4	2	1	4.5
39	Pioch, Thomas	FM	GER	2183	2	0	5	4.5
40	Seidel, Juergen		GER	2059	4	2	1	4.5
172 players

16) Skovbo GM Open 2012

The Skovbo GM Open takes place over two long weekends 14th to 23rd September 2012.

Event: Skovbo GM Open 2012
Place: Borup
CountryCode: DEN
StartDate: Fri 14th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sun 23rd Sep 2012
Website
Results

Skovbo GM Open 2012
Fri 14th Sep 2012
Sun 23rd Sep 2012
Borup
DEN
72 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Skovbo GM Open 2012 Borup DEN Fri 14th Sep 2012 - Sun 23rd Sep 2012 Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	Miezis, Normunds	GM	2574	3½	3.05	5
1	Danielsen, Henrik	GM	2509	3½	3.35	2
3	Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman	IM	2387	3	1.3	26
3	Jorgensen, Brian Jorgen		2244	3	2.3	14
3	Sriram, Jha	GM	2422	3	2.6	4
3	Kunin, Vitaly	GM	2511	3	3.05	0
3	Bejtovic, Jasmin	IM	2390	3	3.3	-6
3	Smith, Axel	IM	2503	3	3.4	-4
3	Semcesen, Daniel	IM	2466	3	3.4	-4
3	Carstensen, Jacob	FM	2363	3	3.45	-9
3	Mikkelsen, Nikolaj	IM	2425	3	3.6	-6
3	Hagen, Andreas Skytte	IM	2422	3	3.65	-6
3	Kristiansen, Jens	IM	2430	3	4	-10
3	Solodovnichenko, Yuri	GM	2602	3	4.2	-12
15	Hansen, Erik Levin		1753	2½	1.4	33
15	Schmidt, Horst Hubert		1863	2½	1.5	30
15	Zubarev, Alexander	GM	2590	2½	1.7	8
15	Stojanovski, Sandi		2214	2½	2.15	7
15	Larsen, Karsten	FM	2288	2½	2.55	-1
15	Jensen, Simon Bekker	IM	2402	2½	2.75	-5
15	Andersen, Bjarne Hjorth		2035	2½	2.75	-5
15	Lindgren, Philip		2256	2½	2.8	-6
15	Jepson, Christian	IM	2388	2½	2.9	-8
15	Nilsen, John Arni	IM	2372	2½	3.5	-20
15	Molvig, Henrik	CM	2198	2½	3.6	-22
15	Antonsen, Mikkel Djernaes	IM	2445	2½	3.65	-11
27	Knudsen, Jes Jacob West		1892	2	1.25	23
27	Jensen, Henrik			2	1.35	-10
27	Andersen, Troels Baekgaard		1771	2	1.6	12
27	Wang, Peter		1971	2	1.75	8
27	Olsen, Michael Richard W.		1997	2	1.8	6
27	Kokholm, Daniel		1914	2	1.8	6
27	Bintzik, Bernhard		1970	2	1.95	2
27	Preuss, Flemming		1990	2	2.15	-4
27	Petersen, Nils		1958	2	2.3	-9
27	Jensen, Steen Dahlgaard		1846	2	2.35	-10
27	Hubka, Roland		2000	2	2.5	-15
27	Eriksson, Christian Altenburg		2118	2	2.6	-12
27	Molvig, Julius		1904	2	2.6	-18
27	Pedersen, Sven		2121	2	2.7	-14
72 players

17) 19th Graz Open 2012

The 19th Graz Open took place 25th August to 2nd September 2012. Rainer Buhmann edged out Imre Hera on tie-break after both players finished on 7/9.

Event: 19th Graz Open 2012
Place: Graz
CountryCode: AUT
StartDate: Sat 25th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sun 2nd Sep 2012
Website
Results

19th Graz Open A
Sat 25th Aug 2012
Sun 2nd Sep 2012
Graz
AUT
54 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

19th Graz Open A Graz AUT Sat 25th Aug 2012 - Sun 2nd Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Buhmann Rainer	GER	2571	7.0	42.5	52.5	40.50
2	Hera Imre	HUN	2568	7.0	39.0	50.5	37.00
3	Fahrner Kurt	AUT	2346	6.5	40.0	49.5	33.00
4	Lanka Zigurds	LAT	2418	6.5	36.5	47.0	28.00
5	Farago Ivan	HUN	2491	6.0	41.0	52.5	34.25
6	Tratar Marko	SLO	2492	6.0	41.0	52.0	29.00
7	Diermair Andreas	AUT	2401	6.0	38.5	50.0	32.25
8	Sakelsek Tadej	SLO	2438	6.0	38.5	49.5	28.50
9	Zorko Jure	SLO	2476	6.0	38.0	49.0	29.25
10	Gruskovnjak Tomislav	SLO	2384	6.0	36.0	46.5	25.00
11	Kokol Peter	SLO	2266	6.0	35.5	45.5	26.00
12	Maurer Jochen	GER	2286	6.0	33.5	43.0	25.50
13	Schreiner Peter	AUT	2444	5.5	37.0	48.0	25.75
14	Loebler Heimo Mag.	AUT	2124	5.5	31.5	40.5	21.25
15	Toefferl Heimo	AUT	2152	5.5	28.0	35.5	20.75
16	Horvath Reka	AUT	2032	5.0	35.5	46.0	24.50
17	Krumpacnik Domen	SLO	2365	5.0	35.0	45.0	20.50
18	Hatzl Johannes	AUT	2086	5.0	34.5	43.0	20.25
19	Wegerer Fred Ing.	AUT	2194	5.0	34.0	43.0	22.25
20	Hrenic Misa	SLO	2087	5.0	31.0	39.5	20.75
21	Pfaffel Thomas DI.	AUT	2131	5.0	30.0	38.5	18.00
22	Goessler Markus	AUT	2136	5.0	29.0	37.5	17.00
23	Matosec Thomas	AUT	2072	4.5	34.0	42.0	16.50
24	Spelec Darko	SLO	2012	4.5	31.5	40.5	18.00
25	Kravanja Georg	AUT	2133	4.5	28.5	37.5	13.75
26	Wallner Dieter Dr.	AUT	2127	4.5	28.0	36.0	15.75
27	Spindelboeck Gernot MMag	AUT	2227	4.0	34.5	43.0	16.50
28	Scheffknecht Philipp	AUT	2065	4.0	32.5	42.0	15.75
29	Drnovsek Nejc	SLO	2107	4.0	32.0	41.0	13.50
30	Eder Matthias	AUT	2080	4.0	30.5	38.5	13.50
31	Jud Marc	SUI	2027	4.0	28.0	36.0	13.25
32	Jicman Ligia Letitia	ROU	2199	4.0	28.0	36.0	11.50
33	Ramadani Sarah	SLO	1722	4.0	27.5	36.5	12.50
34	Cojhter Karel	SLO	2075	4.0	27.5	36.5	11.75
35	Cmor Nino	SLO	1863	4.0	26.5	33.5	12.50
36	Pichler Michael	AUT	2265	3.5	35.0	44.5	14.75
37	Brandstetter Dieter	AUT	2078	3.5	33.0	41.0	14.50
38	Brem Stephan	GER	2131	3.5	29.5	37.5	13.50
39	Liebhart Marcel	GER	2068	3.5	27.5	36.0	10.50
40	Jetzl Joerg	AUT	2209	3.0	34.0	44.5	13.25
54 players

18) 1st Distrito de Chamartin Open

The 1st Distrito de Chamartin Open took place 9th to 15th September 2012. Holden Hernandez Carmenate edged out Daniel Barria Zuniga and Hector Elissalt Cardenas on tie-break after both players finished on 7/9.

Event: 1st Distrito de Chamartin Open
Place: Madrid
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Sun 9th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sat 15th Sep 2012
Website
Results

1st Chamartin Open
Sun 9th Sep 2012
Sat 15th Sep 2012
Madrid
ESP
106 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss

1st Chamartin Open Madrid ESP Sun 9th Sep 2012 - Sat 15th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Hernandez Carmenate Holden	GM	CUB	2561	7.0	2611	47.0	36.5
2	Barria Zuniga Daniel	IM	CHI	2432	7.0	2403	47.0	39.5
3	Elissalt Cardenas Hector	IM	CUB	2353	7.0	2366	46.0	36.0
4	Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo Reynaldo	GM	CUB	2481	6.5	2452	47.5	35.5
5	Taboas Rodriguez Daniel	FM	ESP	2402	6.5	2396	45.5	36.0
6	Serrano Salvador Eduardo	FM	ESP	2319	6.5	2385	42.5	32.0
7	Longa Yauca Javier		PER	2289	6.5	2346	45.5	34.5
8	Sanchez Gonzalez Sergio	FM	ESP	2273	6.5	2339	44.5	34.5
9	Almagro Llamas Pablo	IM	ESP	2455	6.5	2296	44.5	32.5
10	Hernando Pertierra Jose C.	FM	ESP	2376	6.5	2189	39.0	32.5
11	Castellanos Jorge		CUB	2201	6.0	2360	40.0	29.0
12	Unciti Juan Javier		ESP	2143	6.0	2306	47.5	34.5
13	Acuna Celada Ivan		ESP	2152	6.0	2184	40.5	30.5
14	Garcia Sanz Eduardo		ESP	1988	6.0	2072	38.5	27.5
15	Noval Toldos Francisco Javier		ESP	1956	6.0	1995	38.5	26.5
16	Nieto De La Cruz Julio		ESP	2139	5.5	2161	40.5	29.0
17	Zhynguel Ramirez De Verger Aleksei		ESP	1704	5.5	2138	43.0	28.5
18	Garcia Salamero Hector		ESP	1868	5.5	2114	41.0	26.0
19	Cerrato Torrijos Maria	WFM	ESP	2120	5.5	2103	42.5	29.0
20	Cano Cabanillas Javier		ESP	2027	5.5	2103	42.5	28.0
21	Gomez Feria Jose Maria		ESP	1930	5.5	2079	42.5	28.5
22	Lopez Garralon Miguel		ESP	1947	5.5	2006	39.5	28.0
23	Alvarez Abejon Amilcar		ESP	2105	5.5	1976	37.0	24.0
24	Camarero Izquierdo Juan C.		ESP	1899	5.5	1939	35.0	22.5
25	Cucarella Montell Angels		ESP	1967	5.5	1893	37.0	25.0
26	De Dompablo Fantova Juan		ESP	1656	5.5	1835	36.0	25.5
27	Perez Gonzalez Jose Manuel	FM	ESP	2333	5.0	2169	41.0	30.0
28	Fernandez Lledo Javier		ESP	2202	5.0	2166	43.5	30.5
29	Avendano Mateos Jose		ESP	2014	5.0	2163	44.0	28.5
30	Ginesta Caballero Olga Lucia	WFM	CUB	2099	5.0	2157	42.5	26.5
31	Nunez Miranda Adrian		ESP	1971	5.0	2145	43.5	29.0
32	Collado Barbas Laura	WFM	ESP	2149	5.0	2115	44.5	31.0
33	Gonzalez Mateos Rafael		ESP	2161	5.0	2086	43.5	31.0
34	Baeza Escudero Javier		ESP	2008	5.0	2022	37.5	26.5
35	Alonso Aranzabal Inigo		ESP	1976	5.0	1983	39.0	27.0
36	Lozano Sanchez Jose Antonio		ESP	1873	5.0	1980	38.5	23.5
37	Santamaria Baeza Adolfo		ESP	1897	5.0	1938	33.0	19.0
38	De La Orden Alcocer Alejandro		ESP	1857	5.0	1931	35.5	21.0
39	Juberias Guillen Paloma		ESP	1788	5.0	1899	32.0	18.5
40	Garcia Esteban Ignacio		ESP	1940	5.0	1811	38.5	26.0
106 players

19) 29th Cullera Masters 2012

The 29th Cullera Masters took place 25th to 31st August 2012. Javier Alcaraz Ortega edged out Jhoel Garcia on tie-break after both finished on 6.5/9.

Event: 29th Cullera Masters 2012
Place: Cullera
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Sat 25th Aug 2012
EndDate: Fri 31st Aug 2012
Website
Results

29th Cullera Masters
Sat 25th Aug 2012
Fri 31st Aug 2012
Cullera
ESP
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

29th Cullera Masters Cullera ESP Sat 25th Aug 2012 - Fri 31st Aug 2012. Category: 3. Ave: (2301)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Alcaraz Ortega, Javier	FM	ESP	2331	#	=	1	=	=	=	=	1	1	1	6.5	2464
2	Garcia, Jhoel		PER	2365	=	#	=	=	=	1	1	1	=	1	6.5	2460
3	Montoliu Cervero, Francisco		ESP	2270	0	=	#	1	1	=	1	0	1	=	5.5	2384
4	Camarena Gimenez, Rufino	IM	ESP	2396	=	=	0	#	=	1	=	1	=	1	5.5	2370
5	Ivanov, Jordan	IM	BUL	2359	=	=	0	=	#	=	=	=	=	=	4	2252
6	Navarro Ortiz de Orruno, Borja	FM	ESP	2358	=	0	=	0	=	#	0	1	=	1	4	2252
7	Kovacevic, Slobodan	IM	SRB	2300	=	0	0	=	=	1	#	0	=	=	3.5	2221
8	Navarrete Espi, Samuel		ESP	2176	0	0	1	0	=	0	1	#	=	=	3.5	2235
9	Iagar, Razvan-Gabriel		ROU	2152	0	=	0	=	=	=	=	=	#	0	3	2193
10	Cruz Lledo, Pablo	FM	ESP	2303	0	0	=	0	=	0	=	=	1	#	3	2176

20) 6th Hum na Sutli Open

The 6th Hum na Sutli Open took place 7th to 19th September 2012. Sasa Martinovic took clear first with 7/9.

Event: 6th Hum na Sutli Open
Place: Hum na Sutli
CountryCode: CRO
StartDate: Fri 7th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sat 15th Sep 2012
Website
Results

6th Hum na Sutli Op
Fri 7th Sep 2012
Sat 15th Sep 2012
Hum na Sutli
CRO
44 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

6th Hum na Sutli Op Hum na Sutli CRO Fri 7th Sep 2012 - Sat 15th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Martinović Sasa	GM	CRO	2517	7.0	42.5	53.0	37.5
2	Rogulj Branko	IM	CRO	2414	6.5	40.0	51.5	35.5
3	Žaja Ivan	GM	CRO	2505	6.5	39.5	51.5	35.0
4	Veleski Robert		MKD	2278	6.5	39.0	46.5	34.5
5	Samovojska Damir	FM	CRO	2201	6.5	37.5	47.5	32.0
6	Slogar Dubravko	NM	CRO	2327	6.5	36.5	47.5	32.0
7	Okhotnik Vladimir	GM	FRA	2446	6.0	37.0	47.5	29.5
8	Soldo Robert	MK	CRO	2172	6.0	31.5	40.0	29.5
9	Loncar Robert	IM	CRO	2389	5.5	42.5	53.5	34.0
10	Muslija Idris	MK	CRO	2249	5.5	40.5	51.0	29.5
11	Sribar Peter	MK	CRO	2140	5.5	37.5	48.5	28.5
12	BlaEeka Matej	MK	CRO	2249	5.5	35.5	44.5	31.0
13	JezidEić Gordan	MK	CRO	2197	5.5	32.0	42.0	25.5
14	Mihalincić Tomislav	NM	CRO	2264	5.0	37.5	47.5	28.0
15	Borsos Bogdan	IM	UKR	2269	5.0	37.0	47.5	30.0
16	Cvitković Filip	I	CRO	1894	5.0	37.0	47.0	25.0
17	Raljić Mirko	MK	CRO	2072	5.0	33.0	42.0	26.0
18	Zelenika Zoran	MK	CRO	2058	5.0	33.0	42.0	25.5
19	BlaEeka Damjan	MK	CRO	2108	5.0	32.5	42.0	26.0
20	Galoić Boris	I	CRO	2010	5.0	32.0	41.0	26.0
21	Babić Mladen	I	CRO	1891	5.0	30.0	38.5	22.5
22	Cupić Lovro	MK	CRO	2096	4.5	34.0	42.5	26.5
23	Smuk Želimir	FM	CRO	2099	4.5	33.0	43.5	24.0
24	Spiljak Stjepan		CRO	1591	4.5	29.5	37.5	16.5
25	Lesćan Marijan	MK	CRO	1878	4.5	26.0	33.0	16.0
26	Mlinarić Andrija	IV	CRO	0	4.0	33.5	42.0	23.0
27	Struklec Milan	III	CRO	1796	4.0	32.5	41.0	20.0
28	Mezak Damir	II	CRO	1766	4.0	31.5	41.5	20.0
29	Kozina Zdenko	II	CRO	1902	4.0	27.0	36.5	17.0
30	Puljić Ljubomir		CRO	0	4.0	24.0	31.0	14.0
31	Miksa Ivan	IV	CRO	1690	3.5	30.5	38.0	18.0
32	Novosel Marko	IV	CRO	0	3.5	29.5	35.0	17.5
33	Ocko Zvonimir		CRO	0	3.5	28.5	36.0	19.5
34	Kralj Kresimir	III	CRO	1777	3.0	29.5	37.5	17.0
35	Krklec Josip		CRO	1635	3.0	29.5	36.5	16.0
36	Grmovsek Mihael		CRO	1646	3.0	28.5	36.0	15.5
37	Vuglec Damir		CRO	0	3.0	27.5	34.0	13.0
38	Oreski Zdravko		CRO	1558	3.0	26.5	34.5	11.5
39	Veverec Ivo		CRO	0	3.0	24.0	31.0	10.0
40	Kunstek Kristijan		CRO	0	3.0	20.0	25.5	9.0
44 players

21) 8th Dieppe Festival

The 8th Dieppe Festival took place 26th August to 1st September 2012. Andrei Istratescu took clear first with 7.5/9.

Event: 8th Dieppe Festival
Place: Dieppe
CountryCode: FRA
StartDate: Sun 26th Aug 2012
EndDate: Sat 1st Sep 2012
Website
Results

8th Dieppe Open A
Sun 26th Aug 2012
Sat 1st Sep 2012
Dieppe
FRA
121 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

8th Dieppe Open A Dieppe FRA Sun 26th Aug 2012 - Sat 1st Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	Perf
1	Istratescu, Andrei	g	2647	7½	44½	54	2664
2	Guliyev, Namig	g	2537	7	46½	56	2611
3	Kulaots, Kaido	g	2558	7	46	55½	2601
4	Shirazi, Kamran	m	2409	7	41½	51	2473
5	Mladenov, Plamen	m	2407	6½	43½	51½	2478
6	Chabanon, Jean-Luc	g	2470	6½	42	50½	2477
7	Guilleux, Fabien	m	2439	6½	41	51	2446
8	Radovanovic, Jovica	f	2341	6½	41	49	2402
9	Dourerassou, Jonathan	m	2460	6½	40	47½	2372
10	Bedouin, Xavier	m	2415	6½	39½	47½	2392
11	Seret, Jean-Luc	m	2379	6	43½	53	2391
12	Del Rey, Diego	m	2383	6	43	53	2374
13	Marholev, Dimitar	m	2364	6	42½	51	2400
14	Leconte, Jean-Olivier	f	2298	6	42½	49½	2306
15	Le Quang, Kim	f	2273	6	41½	49½	2328
16	Sochacki, Wojtek	f	2275	6	41	50½	2291
17	Taddei, Benoit	f	2331	6	41	49½	2313
18	Strugnell, Carl		2254	6	39	45½	2229
19	Davi, Alessandro		2102	6	38	44½	2225
20	Grabliauskas, Virginijus	m	2345	6	37½	44½	2186
21	Melone, Antonio		2146	6	36½	44	2132
22	Sanders, Isaac B		2114	6	36½	41	2241
23	Kostiuk, Tatiana	gf	2327	5½	42½	50	2312
24	Payen, Arnaud	m	2343	5½	41½	48	2280
25	Klein, Felix	f	2310	5½	40	48	2266
26	Mouhamad, Joachin		2178	5½	39	47	2168
27	Uhoda, Philippe		2106	5½	38½	44	2138
28	Leconte, Maria	gf	2224	5½	37	43½	2186
29	Marchand, Francois	f	2218	5½	36½	45	2131
30	Smith, Matthieu		2008	5½	36½	44	2182
31	Pucher, Sebastien		2241	5½	36½	42	2108
32	Jeanne, Mickael		2210	5½	35½	40	2148
33	Santarnecchi, Marcello		1993	5½	35	40½	2116
34	Caille, Vincent		1950	5½	34½	41	2111
35	Madurga, Lopez Ignacio		2052	5½	33½	40	2035
36	Valuet, Bertrand	f	2321	5	42	50½	2259
37	Maloberti, David		2044	5	38	44	2092
38	Roussel, Glenn		1834	5	37½	46	2109
39	Vogel, Jaap	f	2181	5	37½	44	2106
40	Larcheveque, Francois		2053	5	36½	42½	2128
121 players

22) Open Championship of Montreal 2012

The Open Championship of Montreal took place 7th-9th September 2012. Aman Hambleton took clear first with 4.5/5. Games from the first round only are available.

Event: Open Championship of Montreal 2012
Place: Montreal
CountryCode: CAN
StartDate: Fri 7th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sun 9th Sep 2012
Website
Results

Open ch-Montreal
Fri 7th Sep 2012
Sun 9th Sep 2012
Montreal
CAN
39 Players.
5 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:20m+30spm(1)

Open ch-Montreal Montreal CAN Fri 7th Sep 2012 - Sun 9th Sep 2012 Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	Pts	Prize
1	Hambleton, Aman	FM	2468	+32	+21	+17	=5	+10	4½	1350,00
2	Kovalyov, Anton	GM	2593	+36	+4	=10	=7	+12	4	395,00
3	Qin, Zi Yi		2422	+9	=30	+14	=10	+11	4	395,00
4	Kraiouchkine, Nikita	MN	2310	+20	-2	+25	+22	+14	4	395,00
5	Sapozhnikov, Roman	FM	2470	+24	=11	+31	=1	=7	3½
6	Jiang, Louie	FM	2368	+37	-14	=12	+32	+18	3½
7	MacKinnon, Keith		2301	H	+29	+13	=2	=5	3½
8	Masse, Hugues	MN	2246	=15	H	=9	+19	+17	3½	92,50
9	Yu, Zong Yang		2043	-3	+35	=8	+31	+22	3½	92,50
10	Hebert, Jean	IM	2424	+19	+22	=2	=3	-1	3
11	Sturt, Raven		2275	+33	=5	+30	=17	-3	3
12	Nicula, Marius	FM	2196	=27	+15	=6	+16	-2	3
13	Robichaud, Louis		2136	H	+34	-7	=29	+27	3
14	Chiku-Ratte, Olivier Kenta		2112	+35	+6	-3	+21	-4	3
15	Zhu, Hong Rui		2036	=8	-12	=23	+36	+29	3
16	Beaulieu, Pierre		2000	-18	B	+36	-12	+30	3
17	Kleinman, Michael		2394	+25	+18	-1	=11	-8	2½
18	Libersan, Thierry		2101	+16	-17	=29	+30	-6	2½
19	Cloutier, Mathieu		2059	-10	+26	H	-8	+33	2½
20	Zhang, Yuanchen		2038	-4	-36	X39	=24	+32	2½
21	Bolduc, Steve	MN	2221	+26	-1	+27	-14	U	2
22	Galbadrakh, Enkh-Amar		2169	+39	-10	+37	-4	-9	2
23	Roy, Myriam		2068	-29	=27	=15	=33	=25	2
24	Poulin, Mathieu		2060	-5	-37	+28	=20	=26	2
25	Wu, Qi You		2043	-17	+39	-4	=26	=23	2
26	Le Duin, Thierry		2030	-21	-19	+35	=25	=24	2
27	Gueorguiev, Valentin		2000	=12	=23	-21	+37	-13	2
28	Gauthier, Denis		2000	H	-31	-24	=35	+34	2
29	Auger, Bertrand		2000	+23	-7	=18	=13	-15	2
30	Ibrahim, Anthony	MN	2215	+38	=3	-11	-18	-16	1½
31	Tomb, Maroun	MN	2209	=34	+28	-5	-9	U	1½
32	Desjardins, Michel		2059	-1	=38	+34	-6	-20	1½
33	Forget, Luc		2037	-11	H	=38	=23	-19	1½
34	Yun, Chang		2000	=31	-13	-32	+38	-28	1½
35	Bleau, John		2000	-14	-9	-26	=28	B	1½
36	Lepine, Cedric		2062	-2	+20	-16	-15	U	1
37	Gagnon, Serge		2039	-6	+24	-22	-27	U	1
38	Ramaswamy, Kiran		2006	-30	=32	=33	-34	U	1
39	Bouchard, Jean Marc		2000	-22	-25	F20	U	U	0
39 players

23) KL Open 2012

The KL Open takes place 17th to 23rd September 2012.

Event: KL Open 2012
Place: Kuala Lumpur
CountryCode: MAS
StartDate: Mon 17th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sun 23rd Sep 2012
Website
Results

KL Open 2012
Mon 17th Sep 2012
Sun 23rd Sep 2012
Kuala Lumpur
MAS
90 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

24) TCh-SRB Premier League 2012

The Serbian Team Championship Premier League takes place in Valjevo 17th to 27th September 2012.

Event: TCh-SRB Premier League 2012
Place: Valjevo
CountryCode: SRB
StartDate: Mon 17th Sep 2012
EndDate: Thu 27th Sep 2012
Website
Results

TCh-SRB Prem 2012
Mon 17th Sep 2012
Thu 27th Sep 2012
Valjevo
SRB
93 Players.
11 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

TCh-SRB Prem 2012 Valjevo SRB Mon 17th Sep 2012 - Thu 27th Sep 2012 Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	SK Lasta Beograd	*									4		3	4.0	0
2	SK Crvena Zvezda Beograd		*							3½			3	3.5	0
3	SK Jugovic Kac			*					3½				3	3.5	0
4	Novosadski SK DDOR				*			3½					3	3.5	0
5	VSK Sv. Nikolaj Srpski Valjevo					*	3½						3	3.5	0
6	SK Spartak Subotica					2½	*						0	2.5	0
7	SK Vodovod Kragujevac				2½			*					0	2.5	0
8	SK Nis Nis			2½					*				0	2.5	0
9	BSK Romanticari Beograd		2½							*			0	2.5	0
10	SK Radnicki Kragujevac	2									*		0	2.0	0
11	SK Metalac Takovo G. Milanovac											*	0	0.0	0
11 teams

TCh-SRB Prem w 2012
Mon 17th Sep 2012
Thu 27th Sep 2012
Valjevo
SRB
64 Players.
11 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

TCh-SRB Prem w 2012 Valjevo SRB Mon 17th Sep 2012 - Thu 27th Sep 2012 Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	SK NESTOR Beograd	*										4	3	4.0	0
2	SK RUDAR K. Mitrovica		*							3½			3	3.5	0
3	SK JELICA Goracici			*					3½				3	3.5	0
4	SK BAS Beograd				*			2½					3	2.5	0
5	SK ZLATAR Nova Varos					*	2						1	2.0	1
6	SK JUGOVIC Kac					2	*						1	2.0	1
7	SK RADNICKI Rudovci				1½			*					0	1.5	0
8	SAHMATNI KRUZOK Novi Sad			½					*				0	0.5	0
9	NSK DDOR Novi Sad		½							*			0	0.5	0
10	SK RAD Beograd										*		0	0.0	0
11	POZAREVACKI SK	0										*	0	0.0	0
11 teams

25) Dutch League 2012-13

The Dutch League takes place 15th September 2012 to 20th April 2013.

Event: Dutch League 2012-13
Place: Amsterdam
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Sat 15th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sat 20th Apr 2013
Website

Dutch League 2012-13
Sat 15th Sep 2012
Sat 20th Apr 2013
Amsterdam
NED
100 Players.
9 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 120m:60m

Dutch League 2012-13 Amsterdam NED Sat 15th Sep 2012 - Sat 20th Apr 2013 Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Team	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Mpts	Bpts
1	Voerendaal	2428										6½	2	6½
2	Accres Apeldoorn	2407									6½		2	6½
3	BSG	2315						5½					2	5½
4	En Passant	2441							5½				2	5½
5	Kennemer Combinatie	2358								5½			2	5½
6	De Stukkenjagers	2286			4½								0	4½
7	Groninger Combinatie	2344				4½							0	4½
8	SO Rotterdam	2375					4½						0	4½
9	HMC Calder	2435		3½									0	3½
10	Utrecht	2390	3½										0	3½
10 teams

26) TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2012

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

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

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

TCh-POL Ekstraliga Warsaw POL Fri 4th May 2012 - Sun 30th Sep 2012 Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	SNo	Team	Rtg	Mpts	Bpts	TB1	TB2
1	1	KSz WASKO HetMaN Szopienice Katowice	2500	12	27.5	5	4
2	10	KSz POLONIA Warszawa	2483	10	25.5	3	4
3	8	GK BASZTA MOS Znin	2450	10	22.5	3	3.5
4	4	KSz STILON Gorzow Wlkp.	2417	8	22	3	3.5
5	2	KSz POLONIA VOTUM Wroclaw	2417	6	19.5	5	3
6	9	ROTMISTRZ TWOJA SZKOLA Grudziadz	2400	6	19	3	2.5
7	7	AZS POLITECHNIKA POZNANSKA POCZTOWIEC	2383	6	18.5	2.5	4.5
8	5	IMPACT TEAM Ostroda	2367	2	10.5	2	1.5
9	6	LKS WRZOS Miedzyborow	2333	0	8	2	1.5
10	3	MLKS NADNARWIANKA Pultusk	2350	0	7	1.5	2
10 teams

27) 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.

Event: Chinese League 2012
Place: Beijing
CountryCode: CHN
StartDate: Sat 28th Apr 2012
EndDate: Tue 9th Oct 2012
Website
Results

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

TCh-CHN 2012 Beijing CHN Sat 28th Apr 2012 - Tue 9th Oct 2012 Leading Round 10 (of 22) Standings:
Rk	SNo	Team	Gms	+	-	=	TB1	TB2
1	3	Tianjin Qin Huangdao Team	10	7	2	1	15	28.5
2	4	Beijing AIGO Team	10	5	1	4	14	28.5
3	8	Jiangsu Taizhou Team	10	5	2	3	13	29.5
4	6	Shanghai Jianqiao Academy Team	10	5	2	3	13	28.5
5	2	Chongqing Team	10	6	3	1	13	28.0
6	9	Shandong Gree Team	10	4	2	4	12	27.5
7	12	Wuxi Huafang Construction Team	10	4	2	4	12	27.0
8	1	Zhejiang Yinzhou Team	10	3	5	2	8	23.5
9	10	Qingdao School Team	10	1	4	5	7	21.0
10	5	Chengdu Bank Team	10	1	6	3	5	20.0
11	7	Guangdong Huateng Club Team	10	1	7	2	4	20.0
12	11	Hebei Sports Lottery Team	10	0	6	4	4	18.0
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.

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

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

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

28) Forthcoming Events and Links

FIDE Grand Prix London 2012

Event: FIDE Grand Prix London 2012
Place: London
CountryCode: ENG
StartDate: Thu 20th Sep 2012
EndDate: Wed 3rd Oct 2012
Website

FIDE GP London
Thu 20th Sep 2012
Wed 3rd Oct 2012
London
ENG
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)

Baku Open 2012

Event: Baku Open 2012
Place: Baku
CountryCode: AZE
StartDate: Sat 22nd Sep 2012
EndDate: Sun 30th Sep 2012
Website

Baku Open 2012
Sat 22nd Sep 2012
Sun 30th Sep 2012
Baku
AZE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

5th Sao Paulo/Bilbao Final Masters

Event: 5th Sao Paulo/Bilbao Final Masters
Place: Bilbao
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Mon 24th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sat 13th Oct 2012
Website

5th Final Masters
Mon 24th Sep 2012
Sat 13th Oct 2012
Bilbao
ESP
6 Players.
10 Rounds.
DRR

13th Karpov Poikovsky 2012

Event: 13th Karpov Poikovsky 2012
Place: Poikovsky
CountryCode: RUS
StartDate: Thu 27th Sep 2012
EndDate: Mon 8th Oct 2012
Website

13th Karpov Int
Thu 27th Sep 2012
Mon 8th Oct 2012
Poikovsky
RUS
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

13th Karpov Int Poikovsky RUS Thu 27th Sep 2012 - Mon 8th Oct 2012 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Ponomariov, Ruslan	GM	UKR	2729	14103320
2	Jakovenko, Dmitry	GM	RUS	2724	4122356
3	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	GM	POL	2713	1118358
4	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	GM	CUB	2713	3503739
5	Bologan, Viktor	GM	MDA	2712	13900048
6	Short, Nigel D	GM	ENG	2698	400025
7	Rublevsky, Sergei	GM	RUS	2693	4115309
8	Wang, Yue	GM	CHN	2691	8601429
9	Onischuk, Alexander	GM	USA	2672	14101025
10	Motylev, Alexander	GM	RUS	2658	4121830

Oslo Chess International 2012

Event: Oslo Chess International 2012
Place: Oslo
CountryCode: NOR
StartDate: Sun 30th Sep 2012
EndDate: Sun 7th Oct 2012
Website

Oslo GM Open
Sun 30th Sep 2012
Sun 7th Oct 2012
Oslo
NOR
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m:60m

Oslo FIDE Open
Sun 30th Sep 2012
Sun 7th Oct 2012
Oslo
NOR
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m:60m

28th European Club Cup 2012

Event: 28th European Club Cup 2012
Place: Eilat
CountryCode: ISR
StartDate: Wed 10th Oct 2012
EndDate: Thu 18th Oct 2012
Website

28th ECC 2012
Wed 10th Oct 2012
Thu 18th Oct 2012
Eilat
ISR
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

17th ECC w 2012
Wed 10th Oct 2012
Thu 18th Oct 2012
Eilat
ISR
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Eilat International Open 2012

Event: Eilat International Open 2012
Place: Eilat
CountryCode: ISR
StartDate: Thu 11th Oct 2012
EndDate: Sat 13th Oct 2012
Website

Eilat Open A 2012
Thu 11th Oct 2012
Sat 13th Oct 2012
Eilat
ISR
5 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)
Email: jeruchess@gmail.com

Eilat Open B 2012
Thu 11th Oct 2012
Sat 13th Oct 2012
Eilat
ISR
5 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)
Email: jeruchess@gmail.com

Eilat Open C 2012
Thu 11th Oct 2012
Sat 13th Oct 2012
Eilat
ISR
5 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)
Email: jeruchess@gmail.com

Chess Train 2012

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

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

16th Unive Tournament 2012

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

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

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

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

World Youth Chess Championships 2012

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

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

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

FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent 2012

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

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

4th London Chess Classic

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

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

XLII Rilton Cup 2012-13

Event: XLII Rilton Cup 2012-13
Place: Stockholm
CountryCode: SWE
StartDate: Thu 27th Dec 2012
EndDate: Sat 5th Jan 2013
Website

XLII Rilton Cup
Thu 27th Dec 2012
Sat 5th Jan 2013
Stockholm
SWE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m:30m+30spm
Email: stockholms.schackfrbund@telia.com

Guam International Open 2013

Event: Guam International Open 2013
Place: Tumon
CountryCode: GUM
StartDate: Fri 15th Feb 2013
EndDate: Thu 21st Feb 2013
Website

Guam Open 2013
Fri 15th Feb 2013
Thu 21st Feb 2013
Tumon
GUM
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)
Email: ryanl496@hotmail.com

Reykjavik Open 2013

Event: Reykjavik Open 2013
Place: Reykjavik
CountryCode: ISL
StartDate: Tue 19th Feb 2013
EndDate: Wed 27th Feb 2013
Website
Results

Reykjavik Open 2013
Tue 19th Feb 2013
Wed 27th Feb 2013
Reykjavik
ISL
10 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FIDE Grand Prix Lisbon 2013

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

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

FIDE Grand Prix Madrid 2013

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

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

FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2013

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

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

FIDE Grand Prix Paris 2013

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

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