THE WEEK IN CHESS 949 14th January 2013 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 75th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2012
3) Paul Keres Memorial Rapid 2013
4) 73rd ch-ARM 2013
5) 11th Parsvnath Delhi International 2013
6) Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2013
7) Prague Open 2013
8) XXIV Roquetas Open
9) 29th Travemuender Open 2012
10) 16th Bad Zwesten Open
11) 5th Marseille Festival 2012
12) 18th Bosnjaci Open
13) 120th New Zealand Congress
14) Australian Open 2013
15) VII Magistral da Hebraica
16) 16th Guben New Year Open 2013
17) ch-Moscow QF 2013
18) 4NCL 2012-13
19) 51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2012-13
20) TCh-BEL 2012-13
21) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2012-13
22) TCh-FIN 2012-13
23) TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2012-13
24) Active Team Events
25) 1st Mare D Inverno Open
26) Czech Christmas Open 2012
27) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
75th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 201263 games
Paul Keres Memorial Rapid 201387 games
73rd ch-ARM 201315 games
11th Parsvnath Delhi International 2013102 games
Andranik Margaryan Memorial 201340 games
Prague Open 2013132 games
XXIV Roquetas Open20 games
29th Travemuender Open 201284 games
16th Bad Zwesten Open22 games
5th Marseille Festival 2012298 games
18th Bosnjaci Open53 games
120th New Zealand Congress26 games
Australian Open 2013321 games
VII Magistral da Hebraica28 games
16th Guben New Year Open 201349 games
4NCL 2012-13128 games
51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2012-1380 games
TCh-BEL 2012-1340 games
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2012-1348 games
TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2012-1370 games
1706 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Olexandr Prohorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Klaus-Juergen Herlan and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The early stages of the Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee have sees Sergey Karjakin race to an early lead on 2.5/3. Magnus Carlsen is in a group of players on 2 points including Pentala Harikrishna and Viswanathan Anand who finished things nicely against Fabiano Caruana after the latter blundered in time trouble. This next week should tell us a lot about who is going to win the event. Should be exciting.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 75th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2012

The 75th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee takes place 12th to 27th January 2013. The tournament is in its very early stages. Sergey Karjakin leads on 2.5/3.

75th Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Sun 27th Jan 2013. Category: 20. Ave: (2732)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2780 # = 1 1 2.5 2934
2 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2772 # = 1 = 2 2882
3 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2861 # = = 1 2 2879
4 Harikrishna, Pentala GM IND 2698 # = = 1 2 2893
5 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2627 = # = = 1.5 2706
6 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2802 = = # = 1.5 2746
7 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2769 = # = = 1.5 2723
8 Leko, Peter GM HUN 2735 = = # = 1.5 2716
9 Sokolov, Ivan GM NED 2663 = # = = 1.5 2747
10 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2781 0 = = # 1 2652
11 Giri, Anish GM NED 2720 = 0 = # 1 2586
12 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2752 0 = = # 1 2601
13 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2603 0 = # = 1 2570
14 Van Wely, Loek GM NED 2679 0 = = # 1 2630
Round 1. Sat 12th Jan 2013
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Van Wely, Loek 53 E90 King's Indian
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 37 A10 English
Harikrishna, Pentala 1-0 Giri, Anish 59 C10 French
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 28 C11 French
Sokolov, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Wang, Hao 41 E52 Nimzo-Indian
Leko, Peter 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 54 B91 Sicilian
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Hou, Yifan 49 C11 French
Round 2. Sun 13th Jan 2013
Wang, Hao 1/2-1/2 Leko, Peter 35 E15 Queen's Indian
Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 Hou, Yifan 61 B35 Sicilian
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 42 E52 Nimzo-Indian
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 46 E90 King's Indian
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Harikrishna, Pentala 51 C65 Ruy Lopez
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Sokolov, Ivan 90 A22 English
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 46 C88 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Mon 14th Jan 2013
Sokolov, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 28 D94 Gruenfeld
Harikrishna, Pentala 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 57 C67 Ruy Lopez
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 41 C84 Ruy Lopez
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Wang, Hao 42 C42 Petrov
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 42 B19 Caro-Kann
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Van Wely, Loek 33 E75 King's Indian
Leko, Peter 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 29 C78 Ruy Lopez
75th Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Sun 27th Jan 2013. Category: 8. Ave: (2433)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Tiviakov, Sergei GM NED 2655 # = 1 1 2.5 2893
2 Rapport, Richard GM HUN 2621 # 1 = 1 2.5 2881
3 Movsesian, Sergei GM ARM 2688 # = = 1 2 2637
4 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2615 # = = 1 2 2709
5 Timman, Jan H GM NED 2566 = = # 1 2 2758
6 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2600 = # = = 1.5 2591
7 Edouard, Romain GM FRA 2686 0 # = 1 1.5 2408
8 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2708 0 = # 1 1.5 2658
9 Nikolic, Predrag GM BIH 0 = # 1 1.5 2643
10 Van Kampen, Robin GM NED 2581 = = 0 # 1 2516
11 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2572 0 = # = 1 2490
12 Ipatov, Alexander GM TUR 2587 0 = # = 1 2503
13 Turov, Maxim GM RUS 2630 0 = = # 1 2497
14 Ernst, Sipke GM NED 2556 0 0 0 # 0 2469
Round 1. Sat 12th Jan 2013
Rapport, Richard 1/2-1/2 Van Kampen, Robin 29 A36 English
Edouard, Romain 1/2-1/2 Nikolic, Predrag 35 C18 French
Ernst, Sipke 0-1 Timman, Jan H 50 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Movsesian, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 44 A18 English
Tiviakov, Sergei 1-0 Ipatov, Alexander 43 B10 Caro-Kann
Turov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 30 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 70 D11 QGD Slav
Round 2. Sun 13th Jan 2013
Ipatov, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Turov, Maxim 37 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 31 B67 Sicilian
Van Kampen, Robin 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 29 C67 Ruy Lopez
Rapport, Richard 1-0 Edouard, Romain 42 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Timman, Jan H 1/2-1/2 Movsesian, Sergei 36 D15 QGD Slav
Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 Tiviakov, Sergei 39 E15 Queen's Indian
Nikolic, Predrag 1-0 Ernst, Sipke 31 D10 QGD Slav defence, Alekhine variation
Round 3. Mon 14th Jan 2013
Movsesian, Sergei 1-0 Nikolic, Predrag 50 A20 English opening
Turov, Maxim 0-1 Naiditsch, Arkadij 39 A22 English opening
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Ipatov, Alexander 35 D31 QGD
Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Timman, Jan H 31 B10 Caro-Kann
Smeets, Jan 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 42 B90 Sicilian
Ernst, Sipke 0-1 Rapport, Richard 36 A56 Benoni defence
Edouard, Romain 1-0 Van Kampen, Robin 41 B51 Sicilian
75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Sun 27th Jan 2013. Category: 2. Ave: (2289)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Brunello, Sabino GM ITA 2572 # = 1 1 2.5 2705
2 Peralta, Fernando GM ARG = # 1 1 2.5 2767
3 Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn IM ISL 2516 # 1 = 1 2.5 2761
4 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag GM BRA 2543 # = 1 1 2.5 2718
5 Bitensky, Igor IM ISR 2400 # = = 1 2 2554
6 Swinkels, Robin GM NED 2508 0 # = 1 1.5 2298
7 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2579 0 = # 1 1.5 2458
8 Romanishin, Oleg M GM UKR 2521 0 = = # 1 2361
9 Van Der Werf, Mark IM NED 2450 = # 0 = 1 2345
10 Admiraal, Miguoel FM NED 2321 0 = # = 1 2288
11 Burg, Twan IM NED 2492 0 0 1 # 1 2378
12 Klein, David IM NED 2445 0 0 # 1 1 2297
13 Goryachkina, Aleksandra WGM RUS 2402 0 0 = # 0.5 2206
14 Schut, Lisa WIM NED 2295 0 = 0 # 0.5 2175
Round 1. Sat 12th Jan 2013
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 80 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Swinkels, Robin 1/2-1/2 Kovchan, Alexander 43 D97 Gruenfeld
Brunello, Sabino 1-0 Klein, David 58 D85 Gruenfeld
Schut, Lisa 1/2-1/2 Admiraal, Miguoel 38 B32 Sicilian
Bitensky, Igor 1/2-1/2 Romanishin, Oleg M 29 C84 Ruy Lopez
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1-0 Burg, Twan 38 B12 Caro-Kann
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 1/2-1/2 Van Der Werf, Mark 55 E06 Catalan
Round 2. Sun 13th Jan 2013
Klein, David 1-0 Schut, Lisa 29 A40 Beefeater defence
Romanishin, Oleg M 1/2-1/2 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 39 A07 Reti
Burg, Twan 0-1 Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 36 C88 Ruy Lopez
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Van Der Werf, Mark 62 D41 QGD
Kovchan, Alexander 0-1 Brunello, Sabino 44 C45 Scotch game
Admiraal, Miguoel 1/2-1/2 Bitensky, Igor 32 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Swinkels, Robin 32 D32 QGD
Round 3. Mon 14th Jan 2013
Van Der Werf, Mark 0-1 Burg, Twan 42 A09 Reti
Brunello, Sabino 1/2-1/2 Peralta, Fernando 22 A41 Robatsch defence
Schut, Lisa 0-1 Kovchan, Alexander 39 B96 Sicilian
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 1-0 Romanishin, Oleg M 38 E00 Catalan opening
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1-0 Admiraal, Miguoel 30 B07 Pirc defence
Swinkels, Robin 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 59 A11 English
Bitensky, Igor 1-0 Klein, David 72 A05 Reti

3) Paul Keres Memorial Rapid 2013

The 22nd Paul Keres Memorial Rapid took place 11th to 13th January 2013. A Preliminary phase qualified a number of the players to the final where they joined Shirov and Khalifman and others who were pre-qualified. Alexei Shirov had a strong second day to take clear first place on 6.5/9.

Paul Keres Mem Prel Tallinn EST Fri 11th Jan 2013 - Sun 13th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Sveshnikov EvgenyGMLAT25436.033.530.026.0
2Maiorov NikitaGMBLR25356.033.029.025.0
3Berzina IlzeWGMLAT22585.533.530.026.5
4Reizniece-Ozola DanaWGMLAT22595.532.030.026.0
5Malisauskas VidmantasGMLTU25035.531.528.024.0
6Novik MaximGMRUS24495.529.526.022.5
7Purtseladze MakaIMGEO23475.526.524.521.5
8Sveshnikov VladimirIMLAT24065.525.023.019.5
9Lapidus MarkEST22765.525.022.519.5
10Sudakova IrinaWGMRUS23195.030.528.024.5
11Ladva OttomarEST22195.030.028.025.0
12Berzinsh RolandIMLAT24215.030.027.023.0
13Svorjov IgorGMEST24145.029.025.522.0
14Vovk IljaFMEST22885.028.525.021.5
15Hassan Syed M. ZohaibPAK05.028.025.022.0
16Jezov RomanEST21795.027.024.020.5
17Lehtimaki TeroFIN21025.025.523.521.0
18Korstin MarisEST22225.024.524.521.0
19Sharankov GrigoryRUS21995.024.522.019.5
20Fomina TatyanaWIMEST22364.531.028.025.0
21Shkapenko PavelIMRUS24074.531.028.024.0
22Koop VjatseslavEST04.528.525.522.0
23Kuusk AndresEST21444.528.027.024.0
24Tusa TuukkaFIN21704.527.526.022.5
25Sotsky AlexanderIMRUS23824.527.525.022.0
26Vepkhvishvili VarlamFMGEO22564.527.524.521.5
27Dragun ValentinEST19854.526.023.520.5
28Petrov DmitriEST18224.525.523.020.5
29Firstov JuriCMEST22614.525.523.019.5
30Valner UkuEST22494.033.030.026.0
31Siskov AndreiFMEST23454.031.029.025.5
32Slokov VitaliEST22484.031.028.525.0
33Dubrovin RobertEST21804.029.526.523.5
34Malinin YuriIMRUS22824.028.525.021.5
35Bashkite ViktoriaWIMEST21804.027.525.022.0
36Ozolins ArisFMLAT21694.027.525.022.0
37Paronen PetteriFIN21234.027.525.022.0
38Abozenko GeorgEST19704.027.025.522.5
39Jarvet JueriEST04.027.025.022.0
40Berzinsh IvarsLAT21674.026.524.522.5
112 players
Paul Keres Mem Tallinn EST Fri 11th Jan 2013 - Sun 13th Jan 2013. Category: 11. Ave: (2517)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Shirov, Alexei GM LAT 2708 # = 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2662
2 Ehlvest, Jaan GM USA 2605 = # = = = = 1 = 1 1 6 2633
3 Volodin, Aleksandr GM EST 2506 0 = # = 1 = 1 = 1 1 6 2644
4 Fridman, Daniel GM GER 2667 = = = # 0 1 1 = 1 1 6 2626
5 Sveshnikov, Evgeny GM LAT 2521 = = 0 1 # = = = 1 1 5.5 2597
6 Malisauskas, Vidmantas GM LTU 2450 = = = 0 = # 0 = 1 1 4.5 2525
7 Maiorov, Nikita GM BLR 2537 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1 1 1 4.5 2515
8 Khalifman, Alexander GM RUS 2614 = = = = = = 0 # 0 1 4 2464
9 Reizniece-Ozola, Dana WGM LAT 2273 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 # = 1.5 2271
10 Berzina, Ilze WGM LAT 2292 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 0.5 2098

4) 73rd ch-ARM 2013

The 73rd Armenian Championship takes place 11th to 21st January 2013. The event was called the highest league but I think this event is just the main championship.

73rd ch-ARM 2013 Yerevan ARM Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Mon 21st Jan 2013. Category: 13. Ave: (2574)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Petrosian, Tigran L. GM ARM 2648 # 1 1 1 3 2569
2 Grigoryan, Avetik GM ARM 2599 # 1 1 = 2.5 2830
3 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2598 # = 1 = 2 2634
4 Kotanjian, Tigran GM ARM 2518 = # 0 1 1.5 2549
5 Hovhannisyan, Robert GM ARM 2615 0 # 1 = 1.5 2621
6 Hayrapetyan, Hovik IM ARM 2488 0 # = 1 1.5 2607
7 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel GM ARM 2567 = 0 = # 1 2437
8 Pashikian, Arman GM ARM 2607 0 1 0 # 1 2469
9 Aghasaryan, Robert FM ARM 2443 0 = 0 # 0.5 2315
10 Melkumyan, Hrant GM ARM 2656 0 = 0 # 0.5 2311
68th ch-ARM w 2013 Yerevan ARM Fri 11th Jan 2013 - Mon 21st Jan 2013
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Karapetyan LusineARM19292.53.0020.0
2Gasparian NarineWIMARM20992.53.0010.0
3Hairapetian AnnaWIMARM21992.01.7520.0
4Gasparian MarianaARM20822.01.5010.0
5Movsisian NairaWGMARM20401.52.0020.0
6Babayan ArmineARM20211.51.5010.0
7Andriasian SiranushWIMARM22351.02.5020.0
8Doluhanova EvgeniyaWGMARM22891.01.7510.0
9Ghambaryan HasmikARM19530.50.2520.0
10Mnatsakanyan DianaARM19510.50.2510.0
10 players

5) 11th Parsvnath Delhi International 2013

The 11th Parsvnath Delhi International took place 5th to 13th January 2013. Aleksej Aleksandrov took clear first with 8/10. Games from the first 4 rounds only are currently available before the organisers stopped updating the file. Hopefully more games, at least the ones broadcast live, will become available.

11th Parsvnath Open New Delhi IND Sat 5th Jan 2013 - Sun 13th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR26078.060.554.548.5
2Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB25547.557.052.047.0
3Teske HenrikGMGER25127.552.548.043.5
4Vaibhav SuriGMIND25037.552.047.543.0
5Lalith Babu M.R.GMIND25417.056.051.546.0
6Lu ShangleiGMCHN25267.055.550.545.0
7Shyam Sundar M.IMIND25017.050.046.041.5
8Panchanathan Magesh ChandranGMIND25806.561.556.049.5
9Karthikeyan MuraliIND23416.558.052.046.0
10Kuderinov KirillIMKAZ24336.557.553.548.5
11Rathnakaran K.IMIND24346.556.052.047.0
12Murshed NiazGMBAN24736.553.048.543.5
13Czebe AttilaGMHUN24946.553.048.543.5
14Ashwin JayaramIMIND24606.552.548.544.0
15Udeshi AdityaIMIND24036.551.547.543.5
16Swapnil S. DhopadeIMIND24746.551.047.043.0
17Stany G.A.IMIND24546.548.544.039.5
18Deviatkin AndreiGMRUS25696.548.544.039.0
19Kunte AbhijitGMIND25106.547.543.539.0
20Ankit R. RajparaIMIND24076.057.553.048.0
21Saptarshi RoyIMIND24116.056.552.047.0
22Sangma RahulIMIND23656.052.047.542.5
23Vishnu Prasanna. VIMIND24886.049.545.541.5
24Vakhidov JahongirIMUZB24156.049.045.041.0
25Laxman R.R.GMIND24436.049.045.040.5
26Wan YunguoCHN24976.049.044.540.0
27Akshayraj KoreIMIND24636.048.544.540.0
28Adhiban B.GMIND25586.048.043.539.0
29Grover SahajGMIND24726.047.543.539.0
30Karthikeyan P.IMIND24246.046.042.037.5
31Shyam Nikil P.IMIND24096.044.541.037.0
32Ziatdinov RasetGMUSA23545.555.551.546.0
33Kulkarni RakeshIND23065.554.050.045.0
34Narayanan.S.LIND23975.554.050.045.0
35Anurag MhamalFMIND23995.551.047.042.5
36Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26375.549.044.540.0
37Gagare ShardulFMIND24035.547.544.039.5
38Gusain HimalIND23205.546.543.039.0
39Vignesh NrIND21885.545.541.537.0
40Patil PratikIND21825.544.540.536.5
105 players

6) Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2013

The Andranik Margaryan Memorial takes place 8th to 15th January 2013. Sadly games from a couple of the rounds seem to be lost.

Margaryan Mem 2013 Yerevan ARM Tue 8th Jan 2013 - Tue 15th Jan 2013. Category: 11. Ave: (2505)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kravtsiv, Martyn GM UKR 2589 # = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2741
2 Grigoryan, Karen H. IM ARM 2513 = # 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 6 2716
3 Baryshpolets, Andrey IM UKR 2502 = 1 # = = = 0 1 1 5 2598
4 Goganov, Aleksey IM RUS 2545 0 = # 1 0 = 1 1 1 5 2585
5 Gabuzyan, Hovhannes GM ARM 2525 0 = = 0 # = = 1 = 3.5 2458
6 Zilka, Stepan IM CZE 2529 = 0 1 = # 0 0 1 0 3 2416
7 Azaladze, Shota IM GEO 2471 0 0 = = = 1 # 0 = 3 2424
8 Babujian, Levon GM ARM 2497 0 0 1 0 0 1 # = = 3 2424
9 Harutyunian, Tigran K. FM ARM 2358 0 0 0 = 0 1 = # = 2.5 2382
10 Benidze, Davit IM GEO 2524 0 0 0 0 1 = = = # 2.5 2360

7) Prague Open 2013

The Prague Open takes place 9th to 16th January 2013.

Prague Open 2013 Prague CZE Wed 9th Jan 2013 - Wed 16th Jan 2013
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Michalik PeterGMSVK24996.523.532.56
2Biolek Richard jun.IMCZE23996.523.032.06
3Pacher MilanIMSVK24366.021.029.05
4Vokac MarekGMCZE24715.524.534.55
5Baumegger SiegfiredIMAUT24625.524.034.55
6Agdestein SimenGMNOR25555.524.034.05
7Vijay PranavIND21305.521.028.55
8Matsenko SergeiIMRUS24605.520.026.54
9Kanovsky DavidIMCZE24125.518.025.04
10Plischki SebastianIMGER23675.024.033.53
11Sergeev VladimirGMUKR24695.023.532.54
12Nemcova KaterinaWGMCZE23575.023.531.04
13Bejtovic JasminIMBIH23875.023.032.03
14Atalik EkaterinaIMTUR24615.021.531.54
15Rasik VitezslavIMCZE25165.021.028.54
16Gevorgyan MariaWFMARM20925.021.027.04
17Van Kerkhof DavidNED22955.020.529.55
18Svoboda SvatoplukFMCZE23345.020.529.05
Postupa PavelCZE21465.020.529.05
20Kulhanek TomasIMCZE23885.020.028.54
21Thompson IanFMENG22395.020.027.55
22Gokhale ChandrashekharIMIND22525.019.529.04
23Berezovich MikhailRUS22465.019.026.54
24Sodoma JanIMCZE23795.018.528.54
25Gajic MladenSWE22785.018.526.55
26Stefansson HannesGMISL25125.018.025.54
27Dale AriAUS21605.017.524.54
28Pribyl JosefIMCZE23074.524.033.03
29Schmidt-Schaeffer SebastianGER23564.523.533.04
30Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22634.523.032.53
31Doros Radu-MarianROU23044.522.531.04
32Gregor JiriFMCZE22754.521.530.53
33De Verdier MichaelSWE23854.520.528.53
34Vokoun JanFMCZE21914.520.028.54
35Matsenko AndreiRUS21854.520.027.54
36Chetverik MaximIMRUS22404.519.527.54
37Cherednichenko ElenaWFMUKR21704.519.527.03
38Jakubiec EdytaWIMPOL22094.519.026.53
39Plat VojtechIMCZE24834.518.526.04
40Bivol AlinaWFMRUS22004.518.027.53
180 players

8) XXIV Roquetas Open

Jim Plaskett won the Roquetas Chess Open 2nd to 6th Jan 2013 with a score alone of 7.5/9 ahead of Elo favourites Granda, Narciso, Mirzoev etc. A far fuller file of games from the final two rounds is now available (round 8 games given last week were mostly incomplete).

XXIV Roquetas Open Roquetas de Mar ESP Wed 2nd Jan 2013 - Sun 6th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1PLASKETT H JamesGMENG24957.5277340.041.5
2IBARRA JEREZ Jose CarlosIMESP25387.0265439.037.0
3DAS ArghyadipIMIND24667.0264338.037.5
4DEL RIO DE ANGELIS Salvador GGMESP24717.0259438.037.0
5GRANDA ZUNIGA Julio EGMPER26367.0258636.534.0
6NARCISO DUBLAN MarcGMESP25497.0257336.034.0
7MIRZOEV AzerGMAZE25476.5261039.036.0
8LOPEZ MARTINEZ Josep ManuelGMESP24996.5253637.535.0
9KHAMRAKULOV Ibragim S.GMESP25096.5252938.035.5
10RZAYEV BahruzAZE23706.5247735.532.5
11BELEZKY AlexanderIMUKR24276.5241536.033.0
12JANEV TihomirFMBUL24136.0255639.533.5
13PEREZ MITJANS OrelvisGMESP24966.0255439.034.0
14ENCHEV IvajloIMBUL24296.0246535.532.5
15CUENCA JIMENEZ Jose FernandoIMESP24796.0246237.534.0
16CAMACHO COLLADOS MarcosESP24286.0244136.033.0
17ROY CHOWDHURY SaptarshiIMIND24516.0242436.532.0
18GONZALEZ DIAZ JulioESP22456.0239334.531.0
19ALOMA VIDAL RobertIMESP23896.0237032.530.5
20POGORELOV RuslanGMUKR24096.0234031.529.0
21BAS MAS Jose JoaquinESP22296.0233533.031.0
22DEL REY DiegoIMESP23836.0232632.030.0
23NAVARRO LOPEZ-MENCHERO DanielESP23136.0228330.028.0
24NICOLAS ZAPATA IreneWIMESP22246.0225733.027.5
25NIKOLOV MomchilGMBUL25455.5241037.032.0
26KOVACEVIC SlobodanIMSRB23265.5235534.530.5
27GAVILAN DIAZ MarioFMESP22555.5231034.028.0
28SANCHEZ BOTELLA Luis JavierESP21965.5227835.029.0
29CLAROS EGEA ChristianESP22315.5226332.528.0
30VEGA GOMEZ Francisco B.ESP22545.5225433.028.0
31RUIZ SANCHEZ Miguel AngelESP22455.5220728.027.0
32CRUZ RAVINA Francisco JavierFMESP23355.5216929.027.5
33FERNANDEZ SILES LuisFMESP22845.5215630.528.5
34VILLASENOR RUBIO Emilio JoseESP22315.5210030.025.5
35ARANAZ MURILLO AmaliaWFMESP22515.0234136.528.5
36SANTOS RUIZ MiguelESP20785.0232534.526.0
37TUDELA CORBALAN CarlosFMESP22425.0229433.526.0
38GONZALEZ PEREZ ArianFMCUB24735.0228632.528.0
39NEDELEA Ariton-VasileROU22395.0223728.521.5
40DIAZ CAMALLONGA CarlesESP21675.0223636.027.5
122 players

9) 29th Travemuender Open 2012

The 29th Travemuender Open took place 27th to 30th December 2012. Oleg Korneev edged out Rasmus Svane and Hans-Joerg Cordes on tie-break after all scored 6/7. Some games now available.

29th Travemuender Op Travemuende GER Thu 27th Dec 2012 - Sun 30th Dec 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1
1Korneev, OlegGMESP26025026.030.0
2Svane, RasmusGER23885026.029.0
3Cordes, Hans-JoergFMGER22695026.027.0
4Mainka, RomualdGMGER24575115.529.0
5Maiorov, NikitaGMBLR25544035.528.5
6Fries-Nielsen, Jens OveIMDEN23655115.528.0
7Voloshin, LeonidGMCZE24265115.526.5
7Laubsch, BerndFMGER23095115.526.5
7Ritscher, Jan-PaulFMGER22644035.526.5
10Leisner, HannesGER21974035.525.5
11Sergeev, VladimirGMUKR24714125.030.0
12Vogel, RobertFMGER22533045.028.0
13Kuhn, GerdGER21314125.027.0
14Laqua, ChristianGER21394125.026.5
15Schuette, MarcFMGER22154125.025.0
16Stotyn, FabianGER21025205.023.5
17Okhotnik, VladimirGMFRA24335205.023.0
17Eschke, LarsGER21764125.023.0
19Stips, FelixITA22224125.021.5
20Pererva, ViktorGER20154125.020.0
21Powierski, EmilGER21534214.527.5
22Dietze, FrankGER21634214.526.5
23Schulz, JensGER22344214.526.0
24Feldtmann, ThomasGER22764114.525.0
24Homuth, ManfredGER21554214.525.0
26Ilgner, AndreasGER21563134.523.0
27Puth, DieterFMGER21803134.522.5
27Raddatz, MichaelGER20464214.522.5
29Haselhorst, HelmutGER20993134.522.0
30Rossen, ClausDEN21863134.521.0
31Wilton, LarsDEN21322054.520.0
31Rudolph, PeterGER21273134.520.0
33Schmidt, HaraldFMGER23654304.028.5
33Bulygin, AntonRUS20333224.028.5
35Pick, StefanGER21254304.027.0
35Krause, BenedictGER20803224.027.0
35Schulenburg, TorbenGER20671064.027.0
35Astrom, LarsSWE19313224.027.0
39Weber, MaxGER21113224.026.5
40Neitzel, MirkoGER19033224.026.0
149 players

10) 16th Bad Zwesten Open

The 16th Bad Zwesten Open took place 2nd to 6th January 2013. Viesturs Meijers won with 6/7. Games from the final round now available.

16th Bad Zwesten Op Bad Zwesten GER Wed 2nd Jan 2013 - Sun 6th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Meijers, ViestursGMLAT24786106.023.5159.5
2Sukaylo, Aleksey GER20104035.528.0161.5
3Orlov, AndreyGMRUS25404035.528.0160.5
4Paehtz, ThomasGMGER24204035.526.5152.0
5Braun, Ingram GER19724125.027.0161.0
6Wokrina, Andre GER20634125.026.5150.0
7Sarkoezy, Benjamin GER20904214.529.5157.5
8Mundorf, Johannes GER22023134.529.0152.5
9Cherny, Andrey GER22144214.528.0158.0
10Reh, Philipp GER20564214.525.5147.0
11Schnelting, Michael GER20714214.524.5154.0
12Noble, Alexander GER20774214.524.0146.5
13Feicht, Arno GER20624214.523.5149.5
14Chetverik, MaximIMRUS22493134.523.5146.5
15Halt, David GER21034304.026.0145.0
16Beerdsen, Thomas NED20723224.025.5151.0
17Schnegelsberg, Karl-Heinz GER20744304.025.0148.0
18Schmidt, Kai-Uwe GER20444304.021.5142.0
19Strate, Gerda GER19594304.021.0144.0
20Simon, Thomas GER19554304.020.5134.5
21Zahn, Alina GER18633313.525.0143.0
22Werner, Martin GER19843313.524.5139.5
23Wuestehube, Harry GER19122233.523.0142.5
24Struening, Timo GER18993313.522.5138.5
25Zalewski, Ulrich GER17802233.520.0136.0
26Weber, Andreas GER18753403.027.0139.0
27Forgach, Andreas GER19512323.023.0147.0
28Schneider, Udo GER18031243.023.0132.5
29Brockhaus, Philip GER16021243.021.0139.0
30Niemeyer, Norbert GER17653403.021.0128.5
31Weber, Samuel GER17193403.021.0127.5
32Bauch, Frank GER19532323.020.5135.0
33Straschnej, Paul GER15542323.019.5134.0
34Soeder, Maximilian GER16703403.019.0127.0
35Schmehl, Torsten 17111332.522.5142.5
36Neve, Peter NED17882312.521.5128.5
37Simon, Stefan GER13312412.520.5134.5
38Felber, Gerald GER17561332.519.0130.0
39Brockhaus, Lennart GER12562412.517.0117.5
40van Randtwijk, Mick NED14932412.515.0116.5
48 players

11) 5th Marseille Festival 2012

The 5th Marseille Festival took place 26th to 30th December 2012. Jean-Marc Degraeve edged out Joseph Sanchez, Vladimir Georgiev and Jonathan Dourerassou on tie-break after all scored 7/9. I have some games from the early rounds but the later rounds have not been made available but I did grab the final round broadcast games.

5th Marseille Open Marseille FRA Wed 26th Dec 2012 - Sun 30th Dec 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1Perf
1DEGRAEVE Jean-Marcg25847462634
2SANCHEZ Josephg2533743½2605
3GEORGIEV Vladimirg25477432609
4DOURERASSOU Jonathanm24547422501
5ENCHEV Ivajlom2411741½2501
6SALVADOR Rolandg247144½2449
7NIKOLOV Momchilg254243½2465
8RUSEV Krasimirg2539432485
9RIFF Vincentf2340402400
10COLLAS Didierm240136½2384
11SANDU Mihaelagf2199642½2368
12DEMUTH Adrienm2480641½2354
13LOISEAU Quentinf2370641½2350
14JANEV Tihomirf2413641½2309
15BELLAHCENE Bilelf2361640½2305
16ARNAUDOV G. Petarm24836402317
17NETZER Jacques2286639½2301
18HOUARD Yannick22466392346
19MALASSAGNE Raphael21046392219
20MILU Romeo-Sorinm2405638½2246
21PRUVOT Louis21706382307
22JOIE Sebastienf2329637½2210
23FIGIER Anthony17646331941
24MULLON Jean-Baptistem2404452392
25PETROSSIAN Armenf2418432302
26RIFF Jean-Noelm2480422293
27VEYS Vincent207840½2148
28COLLAS Silviam228539½2220
29DEVOILLE Hugo194036½2027
30CHAUVET Vincent2146362001
31MONCAMP Gilles217535½2068
32BREST Jean-Francois207435½2028
33TEYCHENE Jean-Louis190535½2005
34GOETTELMANN Guillaume20305422199
35GOLDSZTEJN Gildasm2415541½2272
36MESSINGER Karl2087539½2143
37MISHKOVSKI Lubomir2034539½2067
38NOIREAUT Hung1890539½2059
39BURRI Quentin18865382016
40SCRIPNIC Dumitru20445382012
119 players

12) 18th Bosnjaci Open

The 18th Bosnjaci Open took place 3rd to 9th January 2013. Nikola Sedlak edged out Aleksander on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

18th Bosnjaci Open Bosnjaci CRO Thu 3rd Jan 2013 - Wed 9th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Sedlak NikolaGMSRB25757.549.554.06
2Delchev AleksanderGMBUL26167.548.553.56
3Dizdarević EmirGMBIH24987.051.557.05
4Rogulj BrankoIMCRO24227.044.047.56
5Fercec NenadGMCRO24936.549.052.55
6Aczel GergelyHUN24486.548.553.06
7Cabarkapa NovakFMSRB23136.548.052.55
8Burović IsmetFMBIH23396.547.552.04
9Vajic GoranBIH22496.544.048.56
10Plenković ZdenkoFMCRO23806.542.546.56
11Žufić MiroslavIMCRO24396.049.053.05
12Žaja IvanGMCRO24886.048.052.04
13Sarić SinisaIMSRB24186.047.551.54
14Kovacević BlaEimirIMCRO24466.046.551.54
15Jakić IvanFMCRO24166.046.550.56
16Zovko MarioMKCRO22396.046.049.54
17Živković VjekoslavIMCRO23806.044.548.53
18BlaEeka MatejMKCRO22826.043.547.05
19Bobanac MiroFMCRO22976.043.547.05
20Ascić PeroFMCRO22936.043.046.54
21Hodak StevoFMCRO21786.042.546.05
22Dorić NenadIMCRO23046.042.044.53
23Monjac MislavMKCRO21296.040.544.05
24Kovacević SrećkoICRO21116.040.543.55
25Lazor VladimirSRB22076.039.543.05
26Živković NikolaMKCRO22496.039.543.04
27Sertić RudolfIMCRO23745.546.550.54
28Petrusić ToniMKCRO22615.546.050.55
29Djingarova EmiliaWGMBUL22705.545.549.54
30Muskardin MarioMKCRO22165.545.048.05
31Abdil HalilFMBIH22825.544.047.55
32Kumic FilipSRB22065.543.546.04
33Burović RijadBIH18415.543.047.04
34Babić ZvonkoMKCRO21935.543.044.54
35Bosnjak NinoMKCRO22315.542.546.05
36Berke AnaWIMCRO21665.541.545.54
37Vincze RobertHUN21025.541.544.55
38Sarić LukaIICRO18185.540.043.53
39Matanović LukaICRO19515.539.542.55
40Pavcević BrunoICRO18245.538.040.54
137 players

13) 120th New Zealand Congress

The 120th New Zealand Congress took place 31st December 2012 to 10th January 2013. Scott Wastney won with 10/11.

120th ch-NZL Wellington NZL Mon 31st Dec 2012 - Thu 10th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1
13Wastney, ScottFM238110.062.5
24Smith, RobertFM23217.564.5
38Green, EwenFM21847.563.0
46Steadman, MichaelFM22717.064.5
510Nijman, Brian21547.061.0
62Hague, BenFM24306.567.0
75Russell, Athula22746.065.5
81Ker, AnthonyIM24526.059.5
99Van Der Hoorn, Mark21656.054.0
1015Fuatai, Fuatai20715.548.5
1111Goodhue, Nathan21465.062.0
1214Forster, William20785.058.5
137Thomas, Ben22605.049.5
1418Li, William19704.052.5
1512Stuart, PeterNM21303.555.0
1616Nyberg, Michael20623.053.0
1713Milligan, HelenFM20822.551.5
1817Reedy, Brendan20142.052.5
18 players

14) Australian Open 2013

The Australian Open took place 2nd to 13th January 2013. Bobby Cheng won with 9.5/11.

Australian Open 2013 Cammeray AUS Wed 2nd Jan 2013 - Sun 13th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Cheng BobbyFMAUS23779.576.563.067.25
2Zhao Zong-YuanGMAUS25378.579.064.559.25
3Ly MoulthunIMAUS24178.578.064.059.25
4Illingworth MaxIMAUS24088.576.562.556.25
5Sukandar Irine KharismaWGMINA23628.072.058.549.75
6Canfell GregoryFMAUS23608.067.555.049.00
7Khenkin IgorGMGER26597.582.067.552.50
8Johansen Darryl K.GMAUS24417.575.061.549.25
9Tao TrevorIMAUS24407.573.059.046.75
10Choong YitaAUS21617.572.559.547.00
11Sengeravdan OtgonjargalWFMMGL21537.568.055.541.50
12Ikeda JuntaFMAUS23457.079.065.545.00
13Brown AndrewIMAUS22617.078.564.547.50
14Nakauchi GeneFMAUS21917.076.562.044.25
15Morris MichaelAUS21687.075.061.543.00
16Xie George WendiIMAUS23827.073.060.044.00
17Solomon Stephen J.IMAUS24107.070.558.543.25
18Zelesco KarlAUS21437.069.056.539.00
19Chen PengyuAUS21217.067.556.039.75
20Tan JustinAUS22847.067.056.041.75
21Charles GarethAUS21597.066.553.539.00
22Wallis ChristopherFMAUS22837.064.052.539.00
23Atzmon-Simon BarakISR20927.061.550.037.50
24Li Zuhao LukeNZL22616.575.062.540.00
25Stojic DusanFMAUS22356.570.558.537.00
26Boyd TristanFMAUS23066.570.558.039.50
27Wei MichaelAUS21076.568.057.037.75
28Loh ZacharyAUS19456.567.556.037.25
29Puccini JackAUS18196.564.553.536.00
30Iskandar Bin AbdullahSIN19946.563.551.532.75
31Luchtmeijer Anthonie PieterAUS21086.563.551.033.00
32Mallari DonatoAUS19816.562.550.032.00
33Lester George EAUS19706.076.561.539.50
34Smirnov AntonAUS22076.073.560.037.00
35Perera PasanAUS19236.070.559.536.00
36Shi EricAUS17556.068.056.036.00
37Viswanath GaneshAUS20306.066.054.032.50
38Bishop JoshuaAUS18356.063.553.530.25
39Louie RyanAUS18206.063.552.034.00
40Papantoniou JohnAUS20586.063.552.029.50
112 players

15) VII Magistral da Hebraica

The VII Magistral da Hebraica took place 5th to 13th January 2013. Luciano Malta Maia edged out Jacques Blit on tie-break after both scored 6/9. Final round games not yet available.

VII Hebraica IM Sao Paolo BRA Sat 5th Jan 2013 - Sun 13th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Maia Luciano MaltaFMBRA22696.00.535
2Blit JacquesIMARG23246.00.534
3Liascovich LucasIMARG24005.50.034
4Terao Rodrigo AkiraFMBRA24075.00.534
5Aranha Filho Alvaro Z.FMBRA22705.00.524
6D'israel DavyARG21994.00.014
7Villalba MarceloIMPAR21813.50.015
8Viana Da Costa FernandoBRA22773.02.024
9Feliciano Ebert VanessaWFMBRA22353.00.525
10Abdalla Luiz Guilherme AurellFMBRA23353.00.505
10 players

16) 16th Guben New Year Open 2013

The 16th Guben New Year Open took place 2nd to 6th January 2013. Benjamin Dauth won with 7.5/9. Some games are available.

16th Guben New Year Guben GER Wed 2nd Jan 2013 - Sun 6th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgGms+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Sergeev, VladimirGMUKR246996037.550.540.0
2Dauth, BenjaminFMGER231397117.548.038.5
3Kasparov, SergeyGMBLR247595047.051.036.5
4Spiess, GunterIMGER241596127.049.535.5
5Bielinski, Dariusz POL222095136.549.035.0
6Jagodzinski, Piotr POL219796216.544.034.5
7Ranft, Steffen GER219995136.543.033.5
8Michalczak, ThomasFMGER231795226.051.035.5
9Roehl, Rainer GER213194146.048.032.5
10Schulz, KarstenFMGER233394146.045.533.5
11Kunze, KerstinIMGER213394146.044.031.5
12Kasparova, TatianaWIMBLR212294146.042.529.5
13Knuth, Hannes GER235796306.042.030.0
14Szylko, Waldemar POL198195226.041.529.5
15Heinemann, Josefine GER190295226.041.528.5
16Adamczewski, Maciej POL175196306.041.029.0
17Adamczewski, Jedrzej POL181095226.040.529.0
18Leichsnering, Uwe GER195795226.036.023.5
19Rehfeldt, Frank GER212695315.546.531.5
20Neubauer, Bernd GER217493155.545.532.0
21Zimmermann, Christian GER197094235.544.527.5
22Kitze, Alexander GER190894235.544.030.0
23Schniederjan, Thomas GER203095315.544.029.5
24Kesten, Sebastian GER222593155.544.029.5
25Janiszewski, Filip POL170795315.543.030.5
26Jandke, Manfred GER213195315.539.523.5
27Wunderlich, Matthias GER174493155.538.527.5
28Pallas, Sebastian GER181595315.538.025.0
29Schmidek, Emil GER188295315.537.524.5
30Witte, Ronald GER201794325.043.527.0
31Sobeck, Guenter GER208094325.042.528.5
32Issel, Oliver GER209994325.040.023.0
33Michalicek, Roland GER195795405.039.524.0
34Woloch, Oskar GER159285305.039.028.0
35Wiese, Frank GER197193245.039.022.5
36Rudolph, Stephanie GER187694325.038.024.5
37Niegsch, Nicolas GER191494325.035.019.5
38Schwarz, Matthias GER184393245.033.521.5
39Fengier, Winicjusz POL211094414.545.029.0
40Muskewitz, Bernd GER198294414.545.025.0
106 players

17) ch-Moscow QF 2013

The Moscow Championship Quarter Finals took place 3rd to 13th January 2013. Alexander Turutin won with 7/9. The expectation that games would turn up was clearly misplaced.

ch-Moscow QF 2013 Moscow RUS Thu 3rd Jan 2013 - Sun 13th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Turutin AlexanderFMRUS23897.047.537.06
2Ulko JaroslavIMRUS24386.550.534.04
3Gordievsky DmitryFMRUS24366.549.034.05
4Dvalishvili Pavel S.IMRUS24116.048.533.04
5Prokopchuk YuryRUS23166.045.532.54
6Kuprijanov AnatolyRUS21765.545.029.55
7Chizhikov VladislavRUS22195.544.027.04
8Paravyan DavidRUS22965.543.527.54
9Kukhmazov ArsenRUS21635.540.023.04
10Krylov IvanRUS22225.537.523.53
11Sarana AlexeyRUS22205.043.025.03
12Gorin AlexandrRUS21005.037.020.05
13Koshevoy SergeyRUS21904.544.525.53
14Mirzoeva ElmiraWGMRUS22764.543.524.54
15Khatoev EduardFMRUS23184.542.526.02
16Krivenko SergeyRUS23754.541.023.53
17Kovtunenko AlexandrRUS21574.539.524.54
18Losev DmitryIMRUS23054.539.522.03
19Kharmunova NadezhdaWIMRUS22064.537.020.54
20Kachar VladimirRUS22704.536.517.53
21Kasyanov AndreyRUS22124.534.017.54
22Merezhko IgorFMRUS21844.039.522.02
23Babikov IvanFMRUS23173.545.024.52
24Denishev MaratRUS22053.540.522.02
25Maslov IvanRUS20273.540.020.51
26Spichkin AlexanderRUS22243.539.019.03
27Lobodanov DmitriRUS22123.530.512.01
28Kuznetsov KirillRUS21863.036.517.51
29Gurvich VitalyRUS18873.033.512.51
30Evdokimov AlexeiRUS22473.029.59.01
31Gusev DenisRUS21652.543.518.52
32Afanasiev NikitaRUS22592.043.517.02
33Kudenko AlexanderRUS20592.039.013.02
34Kalinin NikitaRUS21880.026.00.00
34 players

18) 4NCL 2012-13

The 4NCL started in Sunningdale 3rd-4th November 2012. Rounds 3-4 12th-13th January 2013, games available but not tables. Round 5-6 23rd to 24th February 2013.

4NCL 2012-13 Sunningdale ENG Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Sat 11th May 2013
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678Pts
1Barbican 4NCL 14½-3½5-34
2Wood Green Hilsmark 14-47-13
3e2e4.org.uk 14-45-33
4Cambridge University 13½-4½5-32
5Cheddleton 13-55-32
6Guildford 23-54-41
7BCM Dragons1-74-41
8Sambuca Sharks3-53-50
1Guildford 17-16½-1½4
2White Rose 15½-2½7-14
3South Wales Dragons2½-5½4½-3½2
4Jutes of Kent1-75½-2½2
5Warwickshire Select 11-74½-3½2
6Blackthorne Russia3½-4½4-41
7Barbican 4NCL 21½-6½4-41
8Wood Green Hilsmark 23½-4½2½-5½0
16 teams

19) 51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2012-13

The 51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 28th October 2012 to 3rd March 2013. Rounds 4-5 were on 12th to 13th Jan 2013. Round 6 is on 27th January 2013.

51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2012-13 Copenhagen DEN Sun 28th Oct 2012 - Sun 3rd Mar 2013
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Arhus/Skolerne 724
2Jetsmark 1 723
3SK 1968 1 622½
4Team Nordea Skb 1422
5Bronshoj 1721½
6K41 1619½
7Nordre 1418½
8Nordkalotten418
9BMS Skak 1 416
10Obro 115
10 teams

20) TCh-BEL 2012-13

The Belgian Team Championship takes place 23rd September 2012 to 17th March 2013. Round 7 was on 13th Jan 2013. Round 8 is on 3rd February 2013.

TCh-BEL 2012-13 Belgium BEL Sun 23rd Sep 2012 - Sun 17th Mar 2013
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Amay 112126
2Wirtzfeld 111134
3Borgerhout 110116
4Anderlecht 19112
5CREC 18121
6KSK47-Eynatten 18118
7Fontaine 18107
8KSK Rochade 17118
9KGSRL 16107
10Deurne 12100
11Zottegem 1296
12KSK47-Eynatten 2187
12 teams

21) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2012-13

The Czech Extraliga and various quite strong secondary leagues are well under way. Rounds 1-2 of the Extraliga took place 3rd to 4th November 2012. Rounds 3-4 took place 1st to 2nd December 2012. Rounds 5-6 16th to 17th Feb 2012. The 1st Division leagues Round 5 took place on 13th January 2013. Round 6 27th Jan 2013

TCh-CZE Extraliga Prague CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Sun 28th Apr 2013
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky ŠK*451020.05.0
2Rapid Pardubice*667921.57.5
3TJ Tatran Litovel*1915.53.5
4BŠŠ Frydek-Mistek47*720.06.5
5ŠK Slavoj Poruba*35617.05.0
6Vystaviště Lysa nad Labem3*615.53.5
7ŠK Zikuda Turnov2*615.53.5
8Labortech Ostrava*3615.53.0
9A64 VALOZ Grygov5*4414.02.5
10AD Mahrla Praha25*314.03.5
11TJ Bohemians Praha13*312.03.5
12TŽ Třinec4*111.51.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1st Zapad Prague CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Sun 28th Apr 2013
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1ŠK Holdia DP Praha B*561526.510.5
2ŠK ERA Poštovni spořitelna*561225.58.5
3TJ Pankrac*441122.56.0
41. Novoborsky ŠK B*541022.57.5
5ŠK AD Jičin*451021.55.0
6QCC Česke Budějovice4*37722.07.0
7JOLY Lysa nad Labem B34*721.56.0
8TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove4*5717.54.0
9Sokol Praha - Vršovice5*316.04.5
10TJ Sokol Praha - Kobylisy333*4116.54.5
11ŠK Sokol Vyšehrad14*114.53.5
122222 ŠK Polabiny A2243*113.54.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1st Vychod Prague CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Sun 28th Apr 2013
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Slavia Orlova “A“*5541325.08.0
2Šachovy klub Karvina “A“*551223.57.5
3ŠK Duras BVK Kralovo Pole “A“3*1222.06.5
4Beskydska šachova škola o.s. “B“*6922.07.0
5Tatran Litovel “B“2*918.05.0
6A64 PROCLIENT Grygov “B“*43719.56.0
7ŠK Stare Město “A“*36620.56.0
8ŠK Caissa RHEA Třebič “A“35*5620.05.0
9Slavia Kroměřiž “A“33*5619.05.5
10ŠK Zlin “A“4*420.07.0
11ŠK Gordic Jihlava4353*418.55.5
122222 ŠK Polabiny “B“2*012.02.0
12 teams

22) TCh-FIN 2012-13

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 28th September 2012 to 10th March 2013. Round 7 was on 12th January 2013. Games not yet available. Rounds 8-9 are on 9th-10th February 2013. My thanks to Henri Koskinen for the news.

TCh-FIN SM 2012-13 Finland FIN Fri 28th Sep 2012 - Sun 10th Mar 2013
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1
1Velhot, Porvoo713+21
2Tammer-Sh, Tampere712+16
3SalSK, Salo69+7
4EtVaS, Vantaa79+5
5Aatos, Helsinki79+4
6MatSK I, Espoo77-3
7JyS, Jyvaskyla76-1
8VammSK, Sastamala85-5
9HSK, Helsinki85-12
10Kimmel, Joensuu64-8
11OSS, Oulu73-12
12MatSK II, Espoo72-12
12 teams

23) TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2012-13

The Norwegian Teams Eliteserien takes place 2nd November to 7th April 2012. Played in three sets of fixtures. Rounds 1-3 2nd-4th November 2012. Rounds 4-6 11th-13th January 2013 (games available). Rounds 7-9 5th-7th April 2013.

TCh-NOR El 2012-13 Oslo NOR Fri 2nd Nov 2012 - Sun 7th Apr 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtgMptsTB1TB2
1 OSS2413122332
2 Kristiansund2425922.521.5
3 SK 19112317820.517
4 Asker222561813
5 Moss2304518.513.5
6 Akademisk2200516.59.5
7 Bergens2314516.59
8 Black Knights232341710
9 SOSS Selvaagbygg22713169.5
10 Trondheim2148311.58
10 teams

24) Active Team Events

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

Chinese League 2012

The Chinese league was 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 Danzhou 21st-24th Dec 2012. (info http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews). Shanghai Jianqiao Academy Team took the title.

I'm hoping an archive of games turns up still, if anyone sees games from the final rounds let me know.

SVK Extraliga 2012-13

The Slovakian Extraliga takes place 27th October 2012 to 3rd March 2013. Next rounds 5-6 19th to 20th January 2013.

TCh-SVK Extr 2012-13 Bratislava SVK Sat 27th Oct 2012 - Sun 3rd Mar 2013
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
112DUNAJSKA STREDA sk44001222.50
27BRATISLAVA sk Slovan44001221.00
36BRATISLAVA sk Doprastav43011019.50
41CADCA sk Caisa4310921.50
54DUNAJOV tj Inbest4211717.00
610KOSICE 7 Statocnych4121416.50
78LIPTOV sk Magic4121414.50
83DUBNICA NAD VAHOM sks4121413.00
92TRENCIN pk4130316.00
1011KOSICE tj Slavia4130313.00
119MODRA sk403119.50
125NITRA nsk404008.00
12 teams

Dutch League 2012-13

The Dutch League takes place 15th September 2012 to 20th April 2013. Round 5 was on 15th December 2012. Round 6 16th Feb 2012.

Dutch League 2012-13 Amsterdam NED Sat 15th Sep 2012 - Sat 20th Apr 2013
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1En Passant2469 6 1034
2Accres Apeldoorn2410 830½
3Voerendaal2427 7629
4SO Rotterdam2404 5 6 526½
5Utrecht23794 5 523½
6HMC Calder2381½ 56520½
7Groninger Combinatie2337 6 423
8Kennemer Combinatie2351 4 423
9BSG2326 34 5 322
10De Stukkenjagers2284 4 018
10 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2012-13

The Fraubundesliga started 6th October and runs through to 10th March 2013. Second set of games from the early rounds now available. Most of Round 5 16th Dec 2012. Round 6 19th Jan 2013.

FrBundesliga 2012-13 Germany GER Sat 6th Oct 2012 - Sun 10th Mar 2013
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1Schachverein Muelheim Nord5 + 3 4 917½
2Bad Koenigshofen5 + 33 5 6821½
3SF 1891 Friedberg5 + 4 5 4819
4OSG Baden Baden4 3 + 715½
5USV Volksbank Halle533 + 2 4 5 617
6Rodewischer Schachmiezen5 4 + 5414½
7Hamburger SK von 18304 2 + 4 414
8SK Grosslehna51 2 + 5 414
9SF Deizisau5 2 + 3 313½
10SV Chemie Guben4 1 3 + 311
11Schachverein Wattenscheid 193052 1 ½1 + 06
12Karlsruher SF 18534 02 1 + 0
12 teams

TCh-HUN 2012-13

The Hungarian Team Champion take place 16th September to Sun 21st Apr 2013. Round 5 was on 12th December 2012, games now available. Round 6 27th Jan 2013.

TCh-HUN 2012-13 Budapest HUN Sun 16th Sep 2012 - Sun 21st Apr 2013
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkName12345678910Bpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK 107.5 997.543
2ASE Paks 8 7 7.589.540
3HVSE 5.5 668.5834
4ASS-Makoi SVSE 46.5 8.575.5 31.5
5MLTC2 67.5 6.57.529.5
6Penzugyor SE4.55 67 6.529
7Hungaropharma Decs 63.54.556 25
8Dunaharaszti MTK34.565 6 24.5
9BEAC I343.56.55.5 22.5
10Toth Laszlo SE4.52.54 4.55.5 21
10 teams

Bundesliga 2012-13

The Bundesliga second weekend took place 11th to 12th November 2012. Rounds 5 and 6 took place 8th to 9th December 2012. OSG Baden-Baden now leads alone on 100%. Rounds 7-8 on 2nd-3rd Feb 2013.

Bundesliga 2012-13 Germany GER Sat 20th Oct 2012 - Sun 7th Apr 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 15) Standings:
RkName+-=123456789101213141516MptsBpts
1Baden-Baden60061235½
2SG Solingen501461130
3Wiesbaden510551030
4SC Eppingen4205829½
5Muelheim42065829
6Wattenscheid420656827½
7SG Trier321234722½
8Emsdetten330235627½
9Bremen330357624½
10Katernberg22244624
10Hockenheim222427624
12Hamburg132343422
13SF Berlin15033220
14Forchheim150221212½
15Griesheim060015
16Norderstedt0601010½
16 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2012-13

The Austrian 2nd Division Mitte division has started. Rounds 4-5 were on 24th-25th November 2012. Round 5-6 22nd-23rd March 2013.

TCh-AUT2 Mitte12-13 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2012 - Sun 21st Apr 2013
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1RbEJ Gleisdorf*435920.00
2Spg. Grieskirchen/B.Schallerbach*3444918.50
3Schachverein Wolfsberg*818.50
4Schachclub MPÖ Maria Saal*818.50
5Schachklub Sparkasse Fürstenfeld3*4515.50
6Spg. Sauwald2*333514.50
7Union Styria Graz3½*4513.50
8ESV Austria Graz2*3315.50
9SC Die Klagenfurter232*313.00
10ASK St. Valentin233*212.00
11StrassenbahnGraz12*210.50
12SV Steyregg3½*110.00
12 teams

TCh-ISL 2012-13

The first half of the Icelandic Team Championship took place 5th to 7th October 2012. Final half is 1st-3rd March 2013. Games now available.

TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL Fri 5th Oct 2012 - Fri 1st Mar 2013
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Taflfelag Bolungarvikur A * 422.570
2Vikingaklubburinn A4 * 722.050
3Taflfelag Reykjavikur A * 621.580
4Taflfelag Vestmannaeyja A * 620.540
5Godinn-Matar A2 * 517.060
6Hellir A½23 * 13.020
7Skakfelag Akureyrar A½ * 7.000
8Taflfelag Bolungarvikur B½1½ * 4.500
8 teams

TCh-AUT 2012-13

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 2nd November 2012 to 24th March 2013. Rounds 1-3 took place 2nd to 4th November 2012. Rounds 4-6 take place 17th to 19th January 2013.

TCh-AUT 2012-13 Austria AUT Fri 2nd Nov 2012 - Sun 24th Mar 2013
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Advisory Invest Baden*613.50
2SK Sparkasse Jenbach*611.50
3ASVÖ Signum Siebdruck St.Veit*44611.50
4SK MPÖ Maria Saal*5410.00
5SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz*63311.50
6SK Absam1*337.50
7SK Zwettl*3327.50
8Union Ansfelden0*26.00
9SK Hohenems3*18.00
10ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf3*18.00
11SK Husek Wien23*17.50
12SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld½23*15.50
12 teams

25) 1st Mare D Inverno Open

The 1st Mare D'Inverno Open took place 2nd to 6th January 2013. Robert Ruck won with 7/9. Games from the final round 6-9 are still not available.

1st Mare DInverno Op Gabicce Mare ITA Wed 2nd Jan 2013 - Sun 6th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ruck RobertGM25717.051.038.502340.8
2Petkov VladimirGM25646.549.535.002315.1
3Szabo Bence23666.547.033.752236.8
4Drazic SinisaGM24716.049.531.502299.7
5Bodiroga PredragIM23876.047.029.502270.2
6Calavalle Giulio21996.042.525.502168.0
7Capaliku Aleks21376.037.024.002106.2
8Bae TorsteinIM24425.548.528.252268.9
9Rambaldi FrancescoFM23105.548.027.002255.2
10Caprio GuidoIM24095.545.024.502244.4
11Formento Paolo21845.543.524.752172.7
12Brancaleoni MaurizioFM22355.543.523.502194.6
13Altini NicolaFM23435.045.022.502223.3
14Rago Riccardo20615.043.521.002150.1
15Bjerke SiljeWIM22105.043.020.002208.6
16Moroni Luca Jr21615.042.519.752163.9
17Rovedi Mauro20495.039.019.002090.1
18Altini Daniele22834.543.518.502186.0
19Bisi Samuele20544.543.021.002189.6
20Marsili Riccardo21004.539.518.252126.7
21Rebeggiani Andrea19124.536.015.502023.8
22Miracola Massimilian21434.046.520.252210.9
23Lucchi Lorenzo21014.043.016.002155.0
24Dionigi Riccardo19104.040.515.002090.9
25Santeramo Alessia18934.039.525.002070.1
26Rigo Gianfrancesco20224.038.012.252055.0
27Fronzi Ettore19254.037.512.002034.4
28Ferraguti Francesco19254.037.015.252016.7
29Lantini Marco21864.037.015.002077.9
30Dobboletta Alex19764.036.513.252039.6
31Vesce Emanuele18913.537.514.752052.1
32Tazzioli Luca19333.533.09.501974.9
33Pipitone Antonio19203.040.515.252117.6
34Buratti Marco19913.033.012.001985.8
35Guzzetti Luigi Enric19173.029.57.751920.2
36Sanguinetti Edoar19862.536.511.002055.5
37Coronel Joshua19432.535.59.502019.4
38Mondal Prince19382.531.06.001942.8
39Guglielmi Dante19172.030.55.501934.9
40Cavatorta Fosco19302.030.55.251955.2
40 players

26) Czech Christmas Open 2012

The Czech Christmas Open took place 26th December 2012 to 2nd January 2013. David Kanovsky took clear first place with 7.5/9. Games from rounds 5 to 9 (the file says it's been updated to round 7 but hasn't yet at the time of writing) are missing.

Czech Christmas Open Litomysl CZE Wed 26th Dec 2012 - Wed 2nd Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kanovsky DavidIMCZE24127.541.554.02258
2Cerveny MartinFMCZE23287.039.050.52220
3Heydarli KananIMAZE23016.539.550.52212
4Sodoma JanIMCZE23796.538.549.02212
5Sabol MarianFMCZE23416.535.546.02145
6Sharashenidze AkakiFMCZE23516.040.052.02249
7Novotny MichalFMCZE22746.038.549.02158
8Cerveny PetrCZE22696.038.549.02154
9Daniel MartinCZE20816.034.043.52136
10Jasny StanislavIMCZE23036.033.042.52092
11Sabuk PiotrPOL21955.539.050.02149
12Hajek LukasSVK21555.538.049.02136
13Bombek PeterFMSVK22615.536.547.02134
14Jedlicka AlesFMCZE22235.536.546.52178
15Chudinovskikh Alexander MIMRUS22635.536.045.02075
16Mejzlik OndrejCZE22335.535.045.52128
17Szumilas PiotrPOL22045.535.044.52080
18Kastner OldrichCZE20885.532.541.52043
19Pulpan JakubCZE20995.531.541.02021
20Seidl StepanCZE21855.531.041.01992
21Chladek VaclavCZE20505.530.039.51983
22Kubik MichaelCZE21405.036.046.02160
23Mejzlik VojtechCZE20525.035.544.02097
24Maciol RyszardPOL21905.034.544.02041
25Jablon StephenUSA19315.034.542.02095
26Pekar VaclavCZE21575.034.043.52043
27Jozefek MichalSVK20604.537.545.52149
28Vyprachticky DavidCZE20924.535.043.52064
29Sedy PavelCZE21374.534.543.52100
30Hrabal MichalCZE21004.534.044.52022
31Kimerling MartinSVK20474.533.042.52009
32Spacek OliverSVK19984.532.041.52061
33Anaskin ArsenijCZE18554.531.539.52006
34Chiu HowardCMSIN20424.531.040.52071
35Schaefer ReykGER21124.529.538.51954
36Lys JosefFMCZE21584.529.037.51998
37Hajek OskarCZE18294.528.036.01963
38Johnova EliskaCZE18484.527.035.51995
39Spacek MarcelSVK18464.525.032.01873
40Skoda MartinCZE20174.032.041.52096
64 players

27) Forthcoming Events and Links

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2013

Moscow Open 2013

35th Georgi Tringov Mem 2013

GRENKE Chess Classic Baden-Baden 2013

Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013

Guam International Open 2013

Reykjavik Open 2013

Zurich Chess Challenge 2013

Karpos Open 2013

O2C Doeberl Cup 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Lisbon 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Madrid 2013

27th Pula Open 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Paris 2013

All material © Mark Crowther 2012