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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1224 23rd April 2018 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2018
3) ch-USA 2018
4) Chinese Championships 2018
5) 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018
6) 19th European Women's Championship 2018
7) 18th BCC Open 2018
8) Kathmandu Open 2018
9) 23rd Heraklion Internationals 2018
10) ch-CRO 2018
11) ch-KAZ 2018
12) 3rd ESNA Individual 2018
13) Third Saturday 75-76 2018
14) Budapest Spring Festival 2018
15) Kvibergspelen 2018
16) Central London Chess Congress 2018
17) ch-RUS Junior 2018
18) ch-FRA Junior 2018
19) 3rd ITT Magistral IM 2018
20) 18th 4NCL Congress 2018
21) ch-Valencia 2018
22) Tula GM 2018
23) First Saturday April 2018
24) Asian Youth Chess 2018
25) 2nd Shanghai Gulf Cup 2018
26) LXIV Mexican Open 2018
27) 9th LUCOPEN 2018
28) World Amateur Championship 2018
29) FIDE World Schools 2018
30) European Senior Team Championship 2018
31) TCh-CZE 2017-18
32) TCh-CAT 2018
33) TCh-SUI 2018
34) 2nd Bundesliga 2017-18
35) Dutch League 2017-18
36) Belgian Interclubs 2017-18
37) Active Team Events
38) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 201825 games
ch-USA 201860 games
Chinese Championships 201872 games
2nd Sharjah Masters 2018112 games
19th European Women's Championship 2018215 games
18th BCC Open 2018219 games
Kathmandu Open 201818 games
23rd Heraklion Internationals 201820 games
ch-CRO 201842 games
ch-KAZ 201844 games
3rd ESNA Individual 201830 games
Third Saturday 75-76 201890 games
Budapest Spring Festival 2018200 games
Kvibergspelen 2018159 games
ch-RUS Junior 201840 games
ch-FRA Junior 201871 games
3rd ITT Magistral IM 201824 games
18th 4NCL Congress 201832 games
ch-Valencia 201813 games
Tula GM 201878 games
First Saturday April 201810 games
Asian Youth Chess 20189 games
2nd Shanghai Gulf Cup 201828 games
LXIV Mexican Open 201868 games
World Amateur Championship 201827 games
European Senior Team Championship 2018222 games
TCh-CZE 2017-1848 games
TCh-SUI 201840 games
2nd Bundesliga 2017-1840 games
Dutch League 2017-1830 games
Belgian Interclubs 2017-1840 games
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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Goran Tomic, Tadej Sakelsek and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Veselin Topalov leads the Vugar Gashimov Memorial after 5 of the 9 rounds with two wins, half a point clear of World Champion Magnus Carlsen who beat Radoslaw Wojtaszek today. A lot of draws so far but it could be that there will be more excitement in the latter half of the event. The US Championship is also reaching its rest day tonight. Fabiano Caruana is half a point off the leading group of Shankland, So and Akobian having gone a bit too far in trying to beat Zvaid Izoria but he's looking very comfortable with his new status as World Championship challenger.

It's always sad to lose one of the chess family and the death of Nino Khurtsidze to cancer at the early age of 42 brings a twinge of pain to the heart.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2018

The 5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial takes place in Shamkir 19th to 28th April 2018. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Anish Giri, Ding Liren, Sergey Karjakin, Veselin Topalov, Teimour Radjabov, Rauf Mamedov and David Navara.

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2018 Shamkir AZE Thu 19th Apr 2018 - Sat 28th Apr 2018. Category: 21. Ave: (2768)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Topalov, Veselin GM FID 2749 # = = = 1 1 3.5 2921
2 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2843 # = = = = 1 3 2823
3 Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2748 = = # = = = 2.5 2770
4 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2778 = = # = = = 2.5 2759
5 Giri, Anish GM NED 2777 = = = # = = 2.5 2773
6 Mamedov, Rauf GM AZE 2704 = = # = = = 2.5 2772
7 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2778 = = = # = = 2.5 2764
8 Navara, David GM CZE 2745 0 = = = # = 2 2692
9 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2814 0 = = = # = 2 2706
10 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw GM POL 2744 0 = = = = # 2 2705
Round 1. Thu 19th Apr 2018
Navara, David 1/2-1/2 Mamedov, Rauf 39 B35 Sicilian
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 67 A29 English
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 41 E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 27 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 43 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Fri 20th Apr 2018
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 27 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 49 A28 English
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Navara, David 50 B12 Caro-Kann
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 31 E04 Catalan
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Mamedov, Rauf 38 D19 QGD Slav
Round 3. Sat 21st Apr 2018
Navara, David 1/2-1/2 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 27 B91 Sicilian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 39 E37 Nimzo-Indian
Mamedov, Rauf 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 51 B09 Pirc
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 57 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 40 C01 French
Round 4. Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 69 A15 English opening
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Navara, David 43 B12 Caro-Kann
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 19 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Topalov, Veselin 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 42 C80 Ruy Lopez
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 1/2-1/2 Mamedov, Rauf 41 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Round 5. Mon 23rd Apr 2018
Navara, David 0-1 Topalov, Veselin 53 A07 Reti
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 40 D37 QGD
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 31 B23 Sicilian
Mamedov, Rauf 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 35 B51 Sicilian
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 40 D37 QGD

3) ch-USA 2018

The US Chess Championships take place in Saint Louis Wed 18th to Mon 30th Apr 2018.

Championship players: Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Alex Onischuk, Ray Robson, Sam Shankland, Varuzhan Akobian, Jeffery Xiong, Alex Lenderman, Awonder Liang, Yaroslav Zherebukh and Zviad Izoria.

Women's Championship: Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih, Tatev Abrahamyan, Nazi Paikidze, Sabina Foisor, Jennifer Yu, Annie Wang, Maggie Feng, Anna Sharevich, Dorsa Derakhshani, Akshita Gorti and Rusudan Goletiani.

ch-USA 2018 Saint Louis USA Wed 18th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiRtg12345PtsTPR
1So, WesleyGM278611½½½3.52775
2Shankland, SamuelGM2671½½11½3.52814
3Akobian, VaruzhanGM264711½½½3.52766
4Caruana, FabianoGM2804½110½3.02689
5Nakamura, HikaruGM2787½½½½½2.52625
6Zherebukh, YaroslavGM26400½1½½2.52691
7Xiong, JefferyGM2665½½0½½2.02629
8Robson, RayGM2660½100½2.02602
9Lenderman, AleksandrGM2599½0½½½2.02667
10Izoria, ZviadGM2599½001½2.02617
11Liang, AwonderGM2552½0½½½2.02661
12Onischuk, AlexanderGM267200½½½1.52555
12 players
ch-USA 2018 Saint Louis USA Wed 18th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018. Category: 17. Ave: (2674)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Shankland, Samuel GM USA 2671 # = = = 1 1 3.5 2814
2 So, Wesley GM USA 2786 # 1 = = = 1 3.5 2775
3 Akobian, Varuzhan GM USA 2647 # = = = 1 1 3.5 2766
4 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2804 = # 1 1 0 = 3 2689
5 Zherebukh, Yaroslav GM USA 2640 0 # = = 1 = 2.5 2691
6 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2787 = # = = = = 2.5 2625
7 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2599 = = = 0 = # 2 2667
8 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2665 = = = 0 # = 2 2629
9 Izoria, Zviad GM USA 2599 0 = 1 = # 0 2 2617
10 Liang, Awonder GM USA 2552 = 0 = = = # 2 2661
11 Robson, Ray GM USA 2660 0 0 = 1 # = 2 2602
12 Onischuk, Alexander GM USA 2672 0 0 = = = # 1.5 2555
Round 1. Wed 18th Apr 2018
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 52 B31 Sicilian
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 33 C45 Scotch
Zherebukh, Yaroslav 0-1 So, Wesley 53 B51 Sicilian
Onischuk, Alexander 0-1 Akobian, Varuzhan 25 A84 Dutch defence, Rubinstein variation
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Izoria, Zviad 62 A48 King's Indian
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Samuel 41 A07 Reti
Round 2. Thu 19th Apr 2018
So, Wesley 1-0 Onischuk, Alexander 45 C84 Ruy Lopez
Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0 Liang, Awonder 35 E10 Queen's pawn game
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Lenderman, Aleksandr 23 C18 French
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Zherebukh, Yaroslav 33 C43 Petrov
Shankland, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 30 A10 English opening
Robson, Ray 1-0 Izoria, Zviad 40 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Fri 20th Apr 2018
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 57 C03 French
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Akobian, Varuzhan 69 D37 QGD
Xiong, Jeffery 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 49 A61 Benoni defence
Zherebukh, Yaroslav 1-0 Robson, Ray 51 D14 QGD Slav
Onischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 40 A41 Queen's Pawn
Izoria, Zviad 0-1 Shankland, Samuel 34 D41 QGD
Round 4. Sat 21st Apr 2018
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Izoria, Zviad 81 C53 Giuoco Piano
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 46 A06 Reti opening
Akobian, Varuzhan 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 48 D83 Gruenfeld
Robson, Ray 0-1 Shankland, Samuel 44 C83 Ruy Lopez
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Liang, Awonder 32 A08 Reti
Zherebukh, Yaroslav 1/2-1/2 Onischuk, Alexander 30 E06 Catalan
Round 5. Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Shankland, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 44 D27 QGA
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 22 E06 Catalan
Izoria, Zviad 1/2-1/2 Akobian, Varuzhan 52 A29 English
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 41 E98 King's Indian
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 Zherebukh, Yaroslav 30 C48 Four knights
Onischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 51 D85 Gruenfeld
ch-USA w 2018 Saint Louis USA Wed 18th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiRtg12345PtsTPR
1Paikidze, NaziIM23521½11½4.02566
2Wang, AnnieFM23211½11½4.02547
3Zatonskih, AnnaIM2444½1½1½3.52451
4Krush, IrinaGM2422½101½3.02359
5Feng, MaggieFM2243011013.02411
6Abrahamyan, TatevWGM2366½½01½2.52309
7Foisor, Sabina-FrancescaWGM2308½½01½2.52319
8Sharevich, AnnaWGM2281½010½2.02281
9Gorti, AkshitaFM2252½½½0½2.02297
10Yu, JenniferFM23670010½1.52209
11Goletiani, RusudanIM2306½½0001.02096
12Derakhshani, DorsaIM2306½000½1.02121
12 players
ch-USA w 2018 Saint Louis USA Wed 18th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018. Category: 4. Ave: (2331)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Wang, Annie FM USA 2321 # 1 = = 1 1 4 2547
2 Paikidze, Nazi IM USA 2352 # = = 1 1 1 4 2566
3 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2444 # = = 1 = 1 3.5 2451
4 Krush, Irina GM USA 2422 = # 1 = 0 1 3 2359
5 Feng, Maggie FM USA 2243 0 0 # 1 1 1 3 2411
6 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM USA 2366 = 0 # = = 1 2.5 2309
7 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca WGM USA 2308 = # 1 0 = = 2.5 2319
8 Gorti, Akshita FM USA 2252 = = = = 0 # 2 2297
9 Sharevich, Anna WGM USA 2281 0 = 1 0 # = 2 2281
10 Yu, Jennifer FM USA 2367 0 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 2209
11 Goletiani, Rusudan IM USA 2306 0 = 0 0 = # 1 2096
12 Derakhshani, Dorsa IM USA 2306 0 0 0 = = # 1 2121
Round 1. Wed 18th Apr 2018
Goletiani, Rusudan 1/2-1/2 Zatonskih, Anna 50 A13 English
Gorti, Akshita 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 70 A13 English
Yu, Jennifer 0-1 Paikidze, Nazi 30 B07 Pirc defence
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1/2-1/2 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 29 B18 Caro-Kann
Wang, Annie 1-0 Feng, Maggie 70 A40 Queen's pawn
Derakhshani, Dorsa 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Anna 30 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 2. Thu 19th Apr 2018
Paikidze, Nazi 1/2-1/2 Gorti, Akshita 44 D31 QGD
Wang, Annie 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 38 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Krush, Irina 1-0 Derakhshani, Dorsa 67 A05 Reti
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1/2-1/2 Goletiani, Rusudan 44 A84 Dutch defence
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Yu, Jennifer 47 D11 QGD Slav
Feng, Maggie 1-0 Sharevich, Anna 74 A07 Reti
Round 3. Fri 20th Apr 2018
Sharevich, Anna 1-0 Krush, Irina 42 A46 Queen's pawn game
Gorti, Akshita 1/2-1/2 Zatonskih, Anna 67 A13 English
Derakhshani, Dorsa 0-1 Paikidze, Nazi 67 B07 Pirc defence
Goletiani, Rusudan 0-1 Wang, Annie 55 A13 English opening
Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 Feng, Maggie 36 C03 French
Yu, Jennifer 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 72 B10 Caro-Kann
Round 4. Sat 21st Apr 2018
Paikidze, Nazi 1-0 Sharevich, Anna 27 B11 Caro-Kann
Wang, Annie 1-0 Yu, Jennifer 107 A52 Budapest
Feng, Maggie 0-1 Krush, Irina 54 B51 Sicilian
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Derakhshani, Dorsa 55 D94 Gruenfeld
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1-0 Gorti, Akshita 33 D31 QGD
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Goletiani, Rusudan 30 B43 Sicilian
Round 5. Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Krush, Irina 1/2-1/2 Paikidze, Nazi 56 E48 Nimzo-Indian
Gorti, Akshita 1/2-1/2 Wang, Annie 64 D05 Queen's pawn game
Sharevich, Anna 1/2-1/2 Zatonskih, Anna 112 D02 Queen's bishop game
Yu, Jennifer 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 59 C01 French
Derakhshani, Dorsa 1/2-1/2 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 65 C47 Four knights
Goletiani, Rusudan 0-1 Feng, Maggie 28 A06 Reti

4) Chinese Championships 2018

The Chinese Championships take place in Xinghua Wed 18th Apr 2018 to Mon 30th Apr 2018.

ch-CHN 2018 Xinghua CHN Wed 18th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Lu ShangleiCHN26404.50.014.753
23Bai JinshiCHN25864.00.011.002
37Wen YangCHN25854.00.09.502
48Liu YanCHN24813.51.010.251
55Xu XiangyuCHN25743.50.09.252
612Zhou JianchaoCHN26163.00.510.500
72Xu YiCHN25223.00.58.501
810Liu GuanchuCHN24592.50.07.500
94Xu JunCHN25012.50.06.001
9Fang YuxiangCHN25022.50.06.001
1111Zeng ChongshengCHN25422.00.05.501
126Wang ChenCHN24951.00.03.000
12 players
ch-CHN 2018 Xinghua CHN Wed 18th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018. Category: 12. Ave: (2542)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Lu, Shanglei GM CHN 2640 # = = = 1 1 1 4.5 2742
2 Bai, Jinshi GM CHN 2586 = # = = 1 1 1 4.5 2740
3 Wen, Yang GM CHN 2585 # = = = 1 = 1 4 2641
4 Liu, Yan IM CHN 2481 = # 1 = = = = 3.5 2596
5 Xu, Xiangyu GM CHN 2574 = 0 # = = 1 1 3.5 2581
6 Zhou, Jianchao GM CHN 2616 = = = = # = = 3 2553
7 Xu, Yi IM CHN 2522 0 = = = # = 1 3 2577
8 Liu, Guanchu IM CHN 2459 0 = = = # = = 2.5 2480
9 Fang, Yuxiang GM CHN 2502 0 = 0 = # = 1 2.5 2485
10 Xu, Jun GM CHN 2501 0 0 = = = # 1 2.5 2485
11 Zeng, Chongsheng GM CHN 2542 0 = 0 0 0 # 1 1.5 2351
12 Wang, Chen IM CHN 2495 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1 2262
Round 1. Wed 18th Apr 2018
Lu, Shanglei 1/2-1/2 Zhou, Jianchao 70 B48 Sicilian
Xu, Yi 1-0 Zeng, Chongsheng 63 B30 Sicilian
Bai, Jinshi 1-0 Liu, Guanchu 34 A15 English opening
Xu, Jun 1/2-1/2 Fang, Yuxiang 43 A13 English
Xu, Xiangyu 0-1 Liu, Yan 82 E00 Catalan opening
Wang, Chen 0-1 Wen, Yang 26 B24 Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 19th Apr 2018
Zhou, Jianchao 1/2-1/2 Wen, Yang 36 A00 Benko's opening
Liu, Yan 1/2-1/2 Wang, Chen 36 D37 QGD
Fang, Yuxiang 0-1 Xu, Xiangyu 28 A04 Reti opening
Liu, Guanchu 1/2-1/2 Xu, Jun 39 C44 Ponziani
Zeng, Chongsheng 0-1 Bai, Jinshi 88 A48 King's Indian
Lu, Shanglei 1-0 Xu, Yi 31 B10 Caro-Kann
Round 3. Fri 20th Apr 2018
Xu, Yi 1/2-1/2 Zhou, Jianchao 33 C50 Giuoco Piano
Bai, Jinshi 1/2-1/2 Lu, Shanglei 59 E06 Catalan
Xu, Jun 1-0 Zeng, Chongsheng 39 D31 QGD
Xu, Xiangyu 1/2-1/2 Liu, Guanchu 36 A45 Queen's pawn game
Wang, Chen 0-1 Fang, Yuxiang 41 A07 Reti
Wen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Liu, Yan 62 B91 Sicilian
Round 4. Sat 21st Apr 2018
Zhou, Jianchao 1/2-1/2 Liu, Yan 36 A13 English
Fang, Yuxiang 0-1 Wen, Yang 28 A04 Reti opening
Liu, Guanchu 1/2-1/2 Wang, Chen 32 C47 Four knights
Zeng, Chongsheng 0-1 Xu, Xiangyu 56 A48 King's Indian
Lu, Shanglei 1-0 Xu, Jun 59 C78 Ruy Lopez
Xu, Yi 1/2-1/2 Bai, Jinshi 30 C42 Petrov
Round 5. Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Bai, Jinshi 1/2-1/2 Zhou, Jianchao 30 A07 Reti
Xu, Jun 1/2-1/2 Xu, Yi 31 A18 English
Xu, Xiangyu 1/2-1/2 Lu, Shanglei 30 E06 Catalan
Wang, Chen 0-1 Zeng, Chongsheng 44 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Wen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Liu, Guanchu 31 A00 Benko's opening
Liu, Yan 1/2-1/2 Fang, Yuxiang 31 A06 Reti opening
Round 6. Mon 23rd Apr 2018
Zhou, Jianchao 1/2-1/2 Fang, Yuxiang 78 D35 QGD
Liu, Guanchu 1/2-1/2 Liu, Yan 31 B96 Sicilian
Zeng, Chongsheng 1/2-1/2 Wen, Yang 95 E04 Catalan
Lu, Shanglei 1-0 Wang, Chen
Xu, Yi 1/2-1/2 Xu, Xiangyu 31 C42 Petrov
Bai, Jinshi 1-0 Xu, Jun 39 A04 Reti opening
ch-CHN Women 2018 Xinghua CHN Wed 18th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Huang QianCHN24404.00.010.253
211Zhai MoCHN23103.50.08.002
31Ning KaiyuCHN21763.50.06.003
49Wang JueCHN23653.02.08.752
56Ni ShiqunCHN24443.01.07.502
67Zhu JinerCHN23133.00.04.503
72Gu TianluCHN21712.00.04.251
88Ren XiaoyiCHN22632.00.04.002
93Liu ManliCHN21832.00.02.502
1010Guo QiCHN23811.51.03.001
114Wang Yu A.CHN23371.50.03.501
1212Li XueyiCHN22751.00.02.750
12 players
ch-CHN Women 2018 Xinghua CHN Wed 18th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018. Category: 3. Ave: (2305)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Huang, Qian WGM CHN 2440 # = 1 = 1 1 1 5 2551
2 Zhai, Mo WGM CHN 2310 = # = 1 1 = 1 4.5 2508
3 Ning, Kaiyu CHN 2176 0 # = 1 1 1 = 4 2433
4 Wang, Jue WGM CHN 2365 = # 1 1 0 = = 3.5 2402
5 Ni, Shiqun WGM CHN 2444 = = 0 # 1 = 1 3.5 2358
6 Zhu, Jiner CHN 2313 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 3 2340
7 Guo, Qi IM CHN 2381 0 = 0 # 0 1 1 2.5 2273
8 Liu, Manli CHN 2183 0 0 1 # 0 = 1 2.5 2218
9 Gu, Tianlu WIM CHN 2171 0 = 0 1 # 0 = 2 2162
10 Ren, Xiaoyi CHN 2263 0 1 0 0 0 # 1 2 2245
11 Wang, Yu A. IM CHN 2337 0 0 = 0 = 1 # 2 2139
12 Li, Xueyi CHN 2275 = = 0 0 = 0 # 1.5 2052
Round 1. Wed 18th Apr 2018
Ning, Kaiyu 1/2-1/2 Li, Xueyi 78 E15 Queen's Indian
Gu, Tianlu 1/2-1/2 Zhai, Mo 51 C77 Ruy Lopez
Liu, Manli 1-0 Guo, Qi 47 B13 Caro-Kann
Wang, Yu A. 1/2-1/2 Wang, Jue 33 B90 Sicilian
Huang, Qian 1-0 Ren, Xiaoyi 51 D02 Queen's pawn game
Ni, Shiqun 1-0 Zhu, Jiner 66 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 2. Thu 19th Apr 2018
Li, Xueyi 0-1 Zhu, Jiner 38 E62 King's Indian
Ren, Xiaoyi 0-1 Ni, Shiqun 32 E60 King's Indian
Wang, Jue 1/2-1/2 Huang, Qian 58 B97 Sicilian
Guo, Qi 1-0 Wang, Yu A. 49 A88 Dutch
Zhai, Mo 1-0 Liu, Manli 33 D58 QGD
Ning, Kaiyu 1-0 Gu, Tianlu 45 D46 QGD semi-Slav
Round 3. Fri 20th Apr 2018
Gu, Tianlu 1/2-1/2 Li, Xueyi 46 B91 Sicilian
Liu, Manli 0-1 Ning, Kaiyu 56 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Wang, Yu A. 0-1 Zhai, Mo 43 C01 French
Huang, Qian 1-0 Guo, Qi 72 D02 Queen's pawn game
Ni, Shiqun 0-1 Wang, Jue 53 B40 Sicilian defence
Zhu, Jiner 1-0 Ren, Xiaoyi 22 C41 Philidor
Round 4. Sat 21st Apr 2018
Li, Xueyi 0-1 Ren, Xiaoyi 66 D02 Queen's pawn game
Wang, Jue 1-0 Zhu, Jiner 36 B90 Sicilian
Guo, Qi 1/2-1/2 Ni, Shiqun 40 D11 QGD Slav
Zhai, Mo 1/2-1/2 Huang, Qian 31 E62 King's Indian
Ning, Kaiyu 1-0 Wang, Yu A. 58 A61 Benoni defence
Gu, Tianlu 1-0 Liu, Manli 41 B38 Sicilian
Round 5. Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Liu, Manli 1-0 Li, Xueyi 36 B59 Sicilian
Wang, Yu A. 1-0 Gu, Tianlu 53 D00 Queen's pawn
Huang, Qian 1-0 Ning, Kaiyu 40 D20 QGA
Ni, Shiqun 1/2-1/2 Zhai, Mo 99 B52 Sicilian
Zhu, Jiner 1-0 Guo, Qi 56 C50 Giuoco Piano
Ren, Xiaoyi 1-0 Wang, Jue 61 A45 Queen's pawn game
Round 6. Mon 23rd Apr 2018
Li, Xueyi 1/2-1/2 Wang, Jue 73 E01 Catalan
Guo, Qi 1-0 Ren, Xiaoyi 42 D52 QGD
Zhai, Mo 1-0 Zhu, Jiner 37 E15 Queen's Indian
Ning, Kaiyu 1/2-1/2 Ni, Shiqun 30 D37 QGD
Gu, Tianlu 0-1 Huang, Qian 53 C41 Philidor
Liu, Manli 1/2-1/2 Wang, Yu A. 32 C46 Three knights game

5) 2nd Sharjah Masters 2018

The 2nd Sharjah Masters took place 11th to 20th April 2018. Parham Maghsoodloo won with 8/9.

2nd Sharjah Masters 2018 Sharjah UAE Wed 11th Apr 2018 - Fri 20th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
120Maghsoodloo ParhamGMIRI26158.00.048.045.0
212Safarli EltajGMAZE26537.00.548.545.0
31Wang HaoGMCHN27077.00.548.544.5
417Sethuraman S.P.GMIND26316.50.051.047.0
53Artemiev VladislavGMRUS27016.50.049.546.0
62Kryvoruchko YuriyGMUKR27036.50.048.545.0
719Iturrizaga Bonelli EduardoGMVEN26246.50.047.544.5
87Inarkiev ErnestoGMRUS26806.50.047.045.0
96Eljanov PavelGMUKR27006.50.046.544.5
104Naiditsch ArkadijGMAZE27016.50.046.044.5
1111Adhiban B.GMIND26616.50.046.044.0
1218Adly AhmedGMEGY26266.50.043.040.5
1321Jumabayev RinatGMKAZ26126.50.043.040.0
1416Mareco SandroGMARG26456.50.042.539.5
1522Petrosian Tigran L.GMARM26096.00.046.043.0
1615Kovalev VladislavGMBLR26486.00.045.542.5
1727Abdusattorov NodirbekGMUZB25406.00.044.541.0
1813Grandelius NilsGMSWE26526.00.044.041.5
1924Firouzja AlirezaIMIRI25726.00.043.041.0
2029Vishnu Prasanna. VGMIND25106.00.043.040.5
2139Iniyan PIMIND24666.00.039.036.0
2225Narayanan.S.LGMIND25685.50.046.043.5
239Jones Gawain C BGMENG26755.50.044.540.5
2423Tabatabaei M.AminIMIRI26055.50.044.041.0
255Amin BassemGMEGY27005.50.043.540.0
2634Yakubboev NodirbekIMUZB24825.50.043.540.0
2726Petrosyan ManuelGMARM25605.50.042.540.0
2814Rakhmanov AleksandrGMRUS26525.50.042.540.0
2937Vignesh N RIMIND24755.50.042.537.5
3089Bharath Subramaniyam HCMIND19975.50.041.037.5
3151Sadhwani RaunakFMIND23585.50.040.537.0
3235Erigaisi ArjunFMIND24815.50.040.036.5
3328Puranik AbhimanyuGMIND25205.50.039.036.0
3441Sundararajan KidambiGMIND24365.50.039.036.0
3531Gagare ShardulGMIND25025.50.038.536.0
48Sidhant MohapatraIMIND23825.50.038.536.0
3730Haddouche MohamedGMALG25065.50.038.036.0
3867Zhu YilunCHN21955.50.037.533.5
3945Dimakiling OliverIMPHI24125.00.043.540.0
408Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR26805.00.043.041.5
129 players

6) 19th European Women's Championship 2018

The 19th European Women's Championship took place Saturday 7th Apr to Friday 20th Apr 2018. Players: Mariya Muzychuk, Nino Batsiashvili, Nana Dzagnidze, Valentina Gunina, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Marie Sebag, Bela Khotenashvili, Antoaneta Stefanova, Natalija Pogonina, Pis Cramling, Monika Socko, Olga Girya, Elisabeth Paehtz etc. 4th seed Valentina Gunina scored 9/11 to win the event a point clear of a big group on 8 points including Nana Dzagnidze who took silver medal and Anna Ushenina Bronze.

19th ch-EUR Indiv w 2018 Vysoke Tatry SVK Sat 7th Apr 2018 - Fri 20th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Gunina ValentinaGMRUS25079.00.072.576.5
23Dzagnidze NanaGMGEO25078.00.074.580.5
324Ushenina AnnaGMUKR24228.00.074.078.5
417Atalik EkaterinaIMTUR24528.00.067.071.5
58Stefanova AntoanetaGMFID24798.00.066.071.0
613Paehtz ElisabethIMGER24688.00.066.070.5
765Kulon KlaudiaWGMPOL23198.00.065.569.0
838Shuvalova PolinaWIMRUS23898.00.065.068.5
95Goryachkina AleksandraWGMRUS24957.50.069.074.0
1036Mammadzada GunayIMAZE23927.50.067.572.5
1147Osmak IulijaIMUKR23617.50.067.072.0
1215Javakhishvili LelaIMGEO24677.50.066.571.5
1333Szczepkowska KarinaIMPOL24037.50.057.061.0
141Muzychuk MariyaGMUKR25407.00.070.576.0
156Sebag MarieGMFRA24927.00.065.070.0
1657Unuk LauraWIMSLO23297.00.065.069.0
1712Girya OlgaWGMRUS24707.00.062.567.5
1840Schleining ZoyaIMGER23827.00.062.566.5
1918Kashlinskaya AlinaIMRUS24507.00.062.066.5
2030Gaponenko InnaIMUKR24067.00.061.566.0
2156Gara TiciaWGMHUN23307.00.061.065.0
2234Arabidze MeriIMGEO23937.00.060.064.5
2352Mamedjarova ZeinabWGMAZE23557.00.057.061.5
2437Milliet SophieIMFRA23917.00.054.559.0
2516Bodnaruk AnastasiaIMRUS24607.00.053.557.5
2625Bulmaga IrinaIMROU24146.50.068.072.5
2729Danielian ElinaGMARM24106.50.066.571.0
2841Badelka OlgaWIMBLR23756.50.066.070.0
297Khotenashvili BelaGMGEO24846.50.065.070.0
3031Shvayger YuliyaIMISR24046.50.064.069.0
3114Cornette DeimanteIMLTU24676.50.064.069.0
3211Socko MonikaGMPOL24716.50.063.068.0
3373Osmanodja FilizWIMGER23006.50.062.566.5
3426Zimina OlgaIMITA24146.50.061.066.0
3582Kursova MariaWGMARM22786.50.060.064.5
362Batsiashvili NinoGMGEO25216.50.060.064.5
3762Charochkina DariaIMRUS23266.50.060.063.5
3883Sargsyan Anna M.WFMARM22766.50.058.062.0
3932Mkrtchian LilitIMARM24036.50.057.562.0
4049Mammadova GulnarIMAZE23606.50.057.561.5
144 players

7) 18th BCC Open 2018

The 18th Bangkok Chess Club open took place 13th to 21st April 2018. Novendra Priasmoro won with 8/9.

18th BCC Open 2018 Cha-Am THA Fri 13th Apr 2018 - Sat 21st Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
117Priasmoro NovendraFMINA24498.00.052.547.00
211Deepan Chakkravarthy J.GMIND24997.50.054.545.25
327Gukesh DCMIND24017.00.051.539.50
45Gareyev TimurGMUSA25927.00.051.038.75
52Short Nigel DGMENG26627.00.050.536.75
622Peng XiongjianCHN24247.00.049.536.50
71Melkumyan HrantGMARM26696.50.057.038.75
84Flores DiegoGMARG26016.50.055.038.25
918Nguyen Anh KhoiIMVIE24446.50.052.535.75
106Smirnov AntonGMAUS25466.50.052.535.00
113Gustafsson JanGMGER26436.50.052.035.75
129Tran Tuan MinhGMVIE25146.50.050.535.00
1315Goh Wei Ming KevinIMSGP24726.50.050.033.75
1425Tran Minh ThangIMVIE24066.50.050.033.00
1549Andyka PitraFMINA22136.50.049.533.25
1644Miciano John MarvinFMPHI22606.50.049.033.50
1746Vaingorten YaaqovFMCAN22266.50.049.031.25
1861Phadke SohanFMIND21506.50.046.531.75
1942Raja Rithvik RFMIND22806.50.046.031.25
20115Manish Anto Cristiano FIND19266.50.045.030.50
217Krysa LeandroGMARG25436.00.052.032.75
2219Pascua HaridasIMPHI24436.00.051.532.75
2312Ly MoulthunGMAUS24986.00.051.030.50
2466Wang Shixu BCHN21236.00.048.028.50
2510Lorparizangeneh ShahinGMIRI25086.00.047.029.75
2614Santiago Yago De MouraGMBRA24766.00.046.029.00
2738Nitish BelurkarFMIND23036.00.046.028.00
2864Kwon SehyunCMKOR21316.00.046.026.75
2936Duong The AnhIMVIE23166.00.043.527.00
3070Shen ShiyanCHN21156.00.042.526.00
3148Li ZhenyuCHN22166.00.042.025.50
32145Chua Tze Jay AzelSGP17756.00.040.525.75
3368Varshini VWFMIND21226.00.040.024.75
3432Nie XinyangCHN23345.50.052.030.00
3524Zhu YiFMCHN24085.50.050.527.75
368Swapnil S. DhopadeGMIND25265.50.050.028.00
3728Batchimeg TuvshintugsIMMGL23915.50.049.528.25
3816Neelotpal DasGMIND24685.50.048.527.00
3971Vatsal SinghaniaIND21065.50.048.526.75
4040Gomes Mary AnnWGMIND22955.50.048.027.50
196 players

8) Kathmandu Open 2018

The Kathmandu open took place 12th to 17th April 2018. Bharathakoti Harsha won with 7.5/9.

Kathmandu Open 2018 Kathmandu NEP Thu 12th Apr 2018 - Tue 17th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Harsha BharathakotiIMIND24247.50.049.054.0
25Mirzoev AzerGMAZE25047.00.051.055.0
34Tarlev KonstantinGMUKR25497.00.050.554.0
414Shyaamnikhil PIMIND23857.00.049.553.5
56Greenfeld AlonGMISR24907.00.049.053.0
610Gusain HimalIMIND24137.00.047.050.5
71Volkov SergeyGMRUS25987.00.046.550.5
89Llaneza Vega MarcosIMESP24227.00.043.547.5
913Fominyh AlexanderGMRUS23916.50.050.054.5
102Sandipan ChandaGMIND25796.50.050.053.5
113Sengupta DeepGMIND25796.50.049.052.5
1211Prince BajajIMIND24096.50.048.053.0
1325Neelash SahaIND22126.50.048.052.0
1412Sriram JhaGMIND23926.50.047.550.0
1519Gajwa AnkitFMIND22926.50.045.049.0
1621Deshmukh AnupIMIND22826.50.044.047.0
1735Saptorshi GuptaIND20806.50.043.046.0
1817Srijit PaulIND23516.50.039.542.5
197Kasparov SergeyGMBLR24626.00.050.053.5
2036Subhayan KunduIND20796.00.047.050.0
2130Harshavardhan G BIND21196.00.047.049.5
2216Padmini RoutIMIND23606.00.046.550.5
2329Jaiswal RupeshFMNEP21216.00.045.548.5
2422Thing BibekCMNEP22636.00.044.548.5
2520Navalgund NiranjanIND22866.00.044.548.0
2627Mohammed Abdul MalekFMBAN21716.00.044.048.5
2728Shantharam K.V.FMIND21636.00.043.047.0
2818L'ami AlinaIMROU23166.00.043.046.0
2915Kaustuv KunduIND23816.00.042.046.0
3034Shrestha KeshavCMNEP20946.00.039.042.0
3131Raghav Srivathsav VIND21146.00.038.542.5
3240Anustoop BiswasIND20396.00.038.041.0
3323Patil PratikIND22585.50.048.553.5
3441Nepali BadrilalNEP20205.50.046.549.5
3549Gurung RahulIND19625.50.045.048.5
3664Shubham ShuklaAGMIND18385.50.044.548.5
3742Kavinda AkilaSRI19965.50.043.546.0
3881Bhagyashree PatilIND17345.50.043.046.5
3937Harshita GuddantiIND20645.50.042.546.5
4053Lakshmi CWFMIND19425.50.041.544.5
173 players

9) 23rd Heraklion Internationals 2018

The 23rd Heraklion Internationals took place 9th to 17th April 2018. R Praggnanandhaa scored his second GM norm in winning the main event.

4th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Irakleio GRE Mon 9th Apr 2018 - Tue 17th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Praggnanandhaa RIND25207.00.040.0
23Nikolaidis IoannisGRE25356.50.040.0
32Anand NadarIND23595.50.040.0
47Petr MartinCZE24665.00.550.0
54Mitsis GeorgiosGRE22585.00.540.0
69Arkell Keith CENG24164.50.050.0
71Anagnostopoulos KonstantinosGRE23293.50.040.0
810Markidis KonstantinosGRE23703.00.550.0
96Taylor Adam CENG23183.00.550.0
108Goumas GeorgiosGRE24032.00.050.0
10 players
4th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Irakleio GRE Mon 9th Apr 2018 - Tue 17th Apr 2018. Category: 6. Ave: (2397)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Praggnanandhaa, R IM IND 2520 # = 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 7 2604
2 Nikolaidis, Ioannis GM GRE 2535 = # = 1 1 = = = 1 1 6.5 2548
3 Anand, Nadar FM IND 2359 0 = # = 1 = 1 1 = = 5.5 2482
4 Mitsis, Georgios GRE 2258 = 0 = # = 1 = = = 1 5 2456
5 Petr, Martin GM CZE 2466 = 0 0 = # 1 1 = = 1 5 2433
6 Arkell, Keith C GM ENG 2416 = = = 0 0 # 1 = = 1 4.5 2395
7 Anagnostopoulos, Konstantinos GRE 2329 0 = 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 = 3.5 2325
8 Markidis, Konstantinos GRE 2370 0 = 0 = = = 0 # = = 3 2275
9 Taylor, Adam C FM ENG 2318 0 0 = = = = 0 = # = 3 2281
10 Goumas, Georgios FM GRE 2403 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = = # 2 2177
Capablanca Mem GM 2018 Irakleio GRE Mon 9th Apr 2018 - Tue 17th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Poetsch HagenGER24846.50.050.0
26Fernandez Daniel HowardENG24836.00.050.0
31Koutoukidis PanagiotisGRE23325.51.040.0
42Rozentalis EduardasLTU25185.51.040.0
53Pogosyan StefanRUS23145.51.040.0
65Kapnisis SpyridonGRE24724.00.040.0
78Ider BoryaFRA25103.50.050.0
87Petrova KristynaCZE22573.00.550.0
99Georgakopoulos NikolaosGRE23463.00.550.0
104Townsend M PaulENG22112.50.040.0
10 players
Capablanca Mem GM 2018 Irakleio GRE Mon 9th Apr 2018 - Tue 17th Apr 2018. Category: 6. Ave: (2393)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Poetsch, Hagen IM GER 2484 # 1 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2549
2 Fernandez, Daniel Howard GM ENG 2483 0 # = = = = 1 1 1 1 6 2508
3 Koutoukidis, Panagiotis FM GRE 2332 1 = # = = = = = = 1 5.5 2479
4 Rozentalis, Eduardas GM LTU 2518 = = = # = = = 1 1 = 5.5 2459
5 Pogosyan, Stefan FM RUS 2314 0 = = = # 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2481
6 Kapnisis, Spyridon GM GRE 2472 = = = = 0 # = = = = 4 2341
7 Ider, Borya IM FRA 2510 0 0 = = = = # 1 = 0 3.5 2300
8 Georgakopoulos, Nikolaos FM GRE 2346 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 # = 1 3 2273
9 Petrova, Kristyna WIM CZE 2257 0 0 = 0 = = = = # = 3 2283
10 Townsend, M Paul ENG 2211 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 0 = # 2.5 2247

10) ch-CRO 2018

The Croatian Championship takes place 17th to 27th April 2018.

ch-CRO 2018 Pozega CRO Tue 17th Apr 2018 - Fri 27th Apr 2018. Category: 13. Ave: (2565)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2677 # = 0 1 = 1 1 1 5 2725
2 Jovanovic, Zoran GM CRO 2536 # = = = 1 = 1 = 4.5 2655
3 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2587 = = # = = 1 = = 4 2629
4 Kovacevic, Blazimir IM CRO 2493 1 = # = 0 1 = = 4 2641
5 Kozul, Zdenko GM CRO 2611 0 = # 1 = = 1 = 4 2614
6 Kuljasevic, Davorin GM CRO 2538 = = = 0 # = 1 = 3.5 2558
7 Palac, Mladen GM CRO 2551 0 = = = # = = 1 3.5 2551
8 Bosiocic, Marin GM CRO 2605 0 0 1 = # = = = 3 2514
9 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2596 = 0 0 = # 1 = = 3 2496
10 Fercec, Nenad GM CRO 2446 = = 0 = = 0 # = 2.5 2466
11 Martinovic, Sasa GM CRO 2594 0 0 = = = = = # 2.5 2474
12 Saric, Ante GM CRO 2541 0 = = 0 = = = # 2.5 2456

11) ch-KAZ 2018

The Kazakhstan Championship takes place 20th to 30th April 2018.

ch-KAZ 2018 Almaty KAZ Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Kostenko PetrKAZ24353.54.500.03
29Ismagambetov AnuarKAZ25473.05.250.02
311Kazhgaleyev MurtasKAZ25773.03.500.02
410Saiyn ZhanatKAZ23772.53.000.01
52Agmanov ZhandosKAZ23602.04.000.01
67Nogerbek KazybekKAZ23232.03.750.00
75Kazakov KonstantinKAZ24102.03.250.01
12Makhnev DenisKAZ24092.03.250.01
96Ibrayev NurlanKAZ23942.02.750.01
103Zhalmakhanov RamazanKAZ22711.02.250.00
114Igambergenov AlibekKAZ22960.51.500.00
128Suleymenov AlisherKAZ23510.51.000.00
12 players
ch-KAZ 2018 Almaty KAZ Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018. Category: 6. Ave: (2396)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Kostenko, Petr GM KAZ 2435 # 1 = 1 1 3.5 2669
2 Ismagambetov, Anuar GM KAZ 2547 # = 1 1 = 3 2549
3 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas GM KAZ 2577 # = = 1 1 3 2527
4 Saiyn, Zhanat IM KAZ 2377 # = = = 1 2.5 2438
5 Agmanov, Zhandos FM KAZ 2360 0 = # 1 = 2 2423
6 Makhnev, Denis IM KAZ 2409 = 0 # = 1 2 2367
7 Nogerbek, Kazybek FM KAZ 2323 = = # = = 2 2425
8 Kazakov, Konstantin FM KAZ 2410 0 = = # 1 2 2463
9 Ibrayev, Nurlan GM KAZ 2394 0 = = # = 1.5 2313
10 Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan FM KAZ 2271 0 0 = = # 1 2244
11 Suleymenov, Alisher FM KAZ 2351 0 = 0 = # 1 2191
12 Igambergenov, Alibek CM KAZ 2296 0 = 0 0 # 0.5 2162
ch-KAZ Women 2018 Almaty KAZ Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Ankudinova YelenaKAZ20903.56.000.03
28Nakhbayeva GuliskhanKAZ23143.54.000.03
35Serikbay AsselKAZ21213.05.500.02
41Zhylkaidarova SholpanKAZ21992.53.250.02
54Kamalidenova MeruertKAZ19822.04.500.02
62Mukhit AisezymKAZ19542.01.500.02
77Dauletova GulmiraKAZ22952.01.000.02
810Kairbekova AminaKAZ18981.00.000.01
93Kurmangalieva LiyaKAZ17250.51.250.00
106Muratova AnelKAZ18900.00.000.00
10 players
ch-KAZ Women 2018 Almaty KAZ Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Mon 30th Apr 2018. Category: None. Ave: (2047)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ankudinova, Yelena WGM KAZ 2090 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2281
2 Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan WGM KAZ 2314 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2265
3 Serikbay, Assel WFM KAZ 2121 = = # 1 1 3 2340
4 Zhylkaidarova, Sholpan WIM KAZ 2199 # 0 1 1 = 2.5 1985
5 Kamalidenova, Meruert WFM KAZ 1982 0 0 1 # 1 2 2225
6 Mukhit, Aisezym KAZ 1954 0 0 # 1 1 2 1978
7 Dauletova, Gulmira WIM KAZ 2295 0 0 # 1 1 2 1973
8 Kairbekova, Amina WCM KAZ 1898 0 0 0 # 1 1 1892
9 Kurmangalieva, Liya KAZ 1725 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1817
10 Muratova, Anel KAZ 1890 0 0 0 0 # 0 2157

12) 3rd ESNA Individual 2018

The 3rd European Small Nations Individual Championship took place 14th to 22nd April 2018. Helgi Dam Ziska won with 8.5/9 with his only draw coming in the final round after already becoming champion. Originally supposed to be 11 rounds it turned out to be only 9.

3rd ESNA Individual 2018 Klaksvik FAI Sat 14th Apr 2018 - Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Ziska Helgi DamFAI25498.50.0833.00
25Efimov IgorMNC24077.00.0626.75
39Berend FredLUX23576.50.0621.75
43Aloma Vidal RobertAND24406.00.0519.25
54Klerides ParisCYP21834.50.0411.50
61Berg OlafFAI22354.00.0413.50
72Belzo KrzysztofJCI21032.50.019.25
86Kirby Peter J.GCI19852.01.514.25
97Theocharous SteliosCYP20992.01.026.00
108Frick RenatoLIE20622.00.515.75
10 players
3rd ESNA Individual 2018 Klaksvik FAI Sat 14th Apr 2018 - Sun 22nd Apr 2018. Category: None. Ave: (2242)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ziska, Helgi Dam GM FAI 2549 # = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2652
2 Efimov, Igor GM MNC 2407 = # 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 1 7 2444
3 Berend, Fred IM LUX 2357 0 0 # 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2395
4 Aloma Vidal, Robert IM AND 2440 0 = 0 # 1 1 = 1 1 1 6 2345
5 Klerides, Paris FM CYP 2183 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 = 1 4.5 2249
6 Berg, Olaf FM FAI 2235 0 1 0 0 0 # 1 0 1 1 4 2200
7 Belzo, Krzysztof CM JCI 2103 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1 0 = 2.5 2091
8 Theocharous, Stelios FM CYP 2099 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 0 2 2038
9 Frick, Renato LIE 2062 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 # = 2 2042
10 Kirby, Peter J. CM GCI 1985 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 = # 2 2051

13) Third Saturday 75-76 2018

The 75th and 76th Third Saturday Tournaments took place 10th to 15th April 2018.

Third Saturday 76 IM 2018 Novi Sad SRB Tue 10th Apr 2018 - Sun 15th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Savic Miodrag RGMSRB25377.530.750.06
29Ivanov Mikhail MGMRUS23695.021.750.01
38Popchev MilkoGMFID22895.019.000.54
41Sredojevic IvanIMSRB23135.019.000.53
57Sahil TickooIND21294.518.750.03
65Shome ShivIND21484.018.750.02
76Pastar SlavenBIH22524.015.750.03
83Oka HikaruJPN19983.518.000.02
92Tancik KristijanFMSRB22453.513.000.02
104Stojkovska MonikaWFMMKD21133.012.500.02
10 players
Third Saturday 76 IM 2018 Novi Sad SRB Tue 10th Apr 2018 - Sun 15th Apr 2018. Category: None. Ave: (2239)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Savic, Miodrag R GM SRB 2537 # = 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2479
2 Ivanov, Mikhail M GM RUS 2369 = # = = = = = = 1 = 5 2268
3 Sredojevic, Ivan IM SRB 2313 0 = # = = = 1 0 1 1 5 2274
4 Popchev, Milko GM FID 2289 0 = = # 0 1 1 0 1 1 5 2277
5 Sahil, Tickoo IND 2129 0 = = 1 # 0 0 1 = 1 4.5 2252
6 Shome, Shiv IND 2148 = = = 0 1 # 0 1 0 = 4 2206
7 Pastar, Slaven BIH 2252 0 = 0 0 1 1 # 1 = 0 4 2195
8 Oka, Hikaru JPN 1998 = = 1 1 0 0 0 # = 0 3.5 2186
9 Tancik, Kristijan FM SRB 2245 0 0 0 0 = 1 = = # 1 3.5 2159
10 Stojkovska, Monika WFM MKD 2113 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 1 0 # 3 2128
Third Saturday 75 GM 2018 Novi Sad SRB Tue 10th Apr 2018 - Sun 15th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Yang KaiqiIMCAN24657.029.250.05
22Sai Agni Jeevitesh JFMIND23735.522.500.03
34Krishna Teja NIMIND23685.521.500.03
410Fenil ShahFMIND23765.019.500.02
56Jacimovic DragoljubGMMKD23914.520.250.00
68Drazic SinisaGMSRB23944.519.000.01
73Minko VladimirIMRUS23814.017.000.00
85Franco Alonso AlejandroIMESP24493.014.250.00
99Dobrov VladimirGMRUS25153.012.250.01
107Rossi Aldo AFMITA22953.010.500.01
10 players
Third Saturday 75 GM 2018 Novi Sad SRB Tue 10th Apr 2018 - Sun 15th Apr 2018. Category: 7. Ave: (2401)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Yang, Kaiqi IM CAN 2465 # 1 = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 7 2614
2 Sai Agni Jeevitesh, J FM IND 2373 0 # 1 = = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2484
3 Krishna Teja, N IM IND 2368 = 0 # = = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2484
4 Fenil, Shah FM IND 2376 0 = = # = = = = 1 1 5 2446
5 Jacimovic, Dragoljub GM MKD 2391 = = = = # = = = = = 4.5 2402
6 Drazic, Sinisa GM SRB 2394 = 0 = = = # = 1 = = 4.5 2401
7 Minko, Vladimir IM RUS 2381 0 = = = = = # = = = 4 2360
8 Franco Alonso, Alejandro IM ESP 2449 = = 0 = = 0 = # 0 = 3 2270
9 Dobrov, Vladimir GM RUS 2515 0 = 0 0 = = = 1 # 0 3 2263
10 Rossi, Aldo A FM ITA 2295 0 0 0 0 = = = = 1 # 3 2287

14) Budapest Spring Festival 2018

The Budapest Spring Festival takes place 18th to 26th April 2018.

Budapest Spring Open 2018 Budapest HUN Wed 18th Apr 2018 - Thu 26th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Kulaots KaidoGMEST25784.515.514.52804
214Savchenko BorisGMRUS25634.515.513.02763
342Abdumalik ZhansayaIMKAZ24434.514.512.52781
416Boruchovsky AvitalGMISR25594.514.014.02745
522Gonda LaszloGMHUN25104.514.013.02758
621Repka ChristopherGMSVK25214.513.014.52798
77Zhigalko SergeiGMBLR26084.015.012.52680
89Bernadskiy VitaliyGMUKR25844.015.012.02643
92Banusz TamasGMHUN26174.014.011.52661
1018Nguyen Thai Dai VanGMCZE25394.013.512.02619
1113Donchenko AlexanderGMGER25744.013.012.52651
124Gledura BenjaminGMHUN26164.013.012.02686
1310Deac Bogdan-DanielGMROU25784.012.510.52598
143Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26174.011.510.02604
1538Livaic LeonIMCRO24684.010.011.02614
1677Veinberg NimrodFMISR23683.518.013.02595
1741Grinberg EyalIMISR24523.517.013.02607
188Sedlak NikolaGMSRB26043.516.512.52600
1969Horvath DominikFMAUT23833.516.512.02592
2017Maiorov NikitaGMBLR25433.516.511.52549
2126Christiansen Johan-SebastianIMNOR24983.515.512.52595
2225Korpa BenceGMHUN24993.515.511.52572
231Onischuk VladimirGMUKR26303.515.011.52541
2433Reshef OmerIMISR24823.515.011.02509
2512Vajda LeventeGMROU25773.514.511.52575
2631Horvath AdamGMHUN24863.514.511.02551
2778Szeberenyi AdamIMHUN23663.514.510.52547
2823Kotronias VasiliosGMGRE25093.513.011.52526
2927Galyas MiklosIMHUN24953.513.011.02582
3020Aryan ChopraGMIND25233.513.011.02531
3156Yankelevich LevIMGER24113.512.510.52492
3237Kanmazalp OgulcanIMTUR24713.512.510.02493
3336Krzyzanowski MarcinIMPOL24723.512.010.02490
3466Beshukov SergeiGMRUS23893.512.09.52450
3515Ivanisevic IvanGMSRB25623.510.58.52483
3665Kulkarni RakeshIND23903.510.58.52401
3744Tica SvenIMCRO24423.016.511.02438
3828Zanan EvgenyIMISR24933.016.011.52562
3932Kobo OriGMISR24843.016.010.52509
4052Toth ErvinIMHUN24273.016.010.02438
4157Bakalchuk JohnatanFMISR24103.015.09.52473
4234Nagy GaborIMHUN24813.014.510.52482
4347Kozak AdamIMHUN24403.014.011.02380
4429Jarmula LukaszIMPOL24923.014.010.02440
4555Rakotomaharo Fy AntenainaIMMAD24153.014.09.52494
4619Antal GergelyGMHUN25343.014.09.02444
4739Costachi MihneaIMROU24623.014.09.02427
48133Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22173.014.08.52484
49148Mihalik AgostonHUN21683.013.510.02522
5024Golubka PetroIMUKR25093.013.510.02446
166 players

15) Kvibergspelen 2018

The Kvibergspelen open took place 20th to 22nd April 2018. FM Jung Min Seo won with 7/8 ahead of a number of well known GMs and IMs.

Kvibergspelen 2018 Gothenburg SWE Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGms+-=PtsTB1
1Seo, Jung MinFM23498602739
2Blomqvist, ErikGM249486116.541.5
3Tikkanen, HansGM248685036.538
4Lindberg, BengtIM238586116.537.5
5Arman, DenizFM235986116.531.5
6Hector, JonnyGM25028512636.5
7Ronneland, Daniel22018512635
8Pantzar, MiltonFM22958512635
9Ernst, ThomasGM236684135.539.5
10Brynell, StellanGM242084135.538.5
11Bjorklund, Thomas215685215.537
12Kücüksari, KaanFM225185215.536.5
13Johansson, Gunnar221285215.536.5
14Rasti, Arvin192083055.536.5
15Persson, Tiger HillarpGM254084135.536.5
16Persson, AndersCM221785215.536
17Wengholm, Anders215884135.535
18Storme, IsakCM232383055.534.5
19Crevatin, Leo215784135.534
20Näslund, MikaelFM22248314535.5
21Gonzalez, Emilio19218422535
22Strom, Leif21118314535
23Sorensen, Hampus22438530535
24Eskola, Love Troberg20458422534
25Rydstrom, TomFM23578530533
26Hadarani, Hatim AlFM23348422532.5
27Hadarani, Patrick21768422532
28Lopez, Juan BellonGM23528422531.5
29Svorono, Gabriel20898422531
30Petersson, Baldur TeodorCM20038422531
31Degerfeldt, Sven18818422530.5
32Kardell, Mathias20578314530
33Svensson, Leif20518530528.5
34Wahlund, MaxCM20738422528.5
35Harren, Mats20988422526.5
36Muntean, Victor184684314.536.5
37Bergre, Joachim197483234.534
38Ask, JosefFM217384314.534
39Andersson, Kjell-Ake192184314.533
40Larsson, Patrik200684314.532.5
41Jonsson, Krister204784314.532
42Eriksson, Lennarth209883234.532
43Dahlstrom, Rickard199884314.531.5
44Karlsson, Jorgen204584314.531.5
45Berg, Roy196184314.531
46Gutzmann, Tobias206383234.531
47Heidenfors, Ronald200983234.530.5
48Bengtsson, Siv212584314.530
49Holst, Peter Stein188883234.530
50Cramling, AnnaWFM216884314.529
125 players

16) Central London Chess Congress 2018

The Central London Chess Congress took place 20th to 22nd April 2018. John Nunn, on a rare outing, shared first with Richard Bates on 4.5/5. It doesn't look like there will be games.

Central London Open 2018 London ENG Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2
11NUNN John D MGMENG25784.514.0
2BATES Richard AIMENG23624.514.0
33TEH Eu Wen AronFMMAS22894.010.0
416CANNON Richard JENG20063.511.0
55CUMMING RhysENG22003.510.5
614BRUNIER JulesFRA20193.59.5
77TOZER Philip A AENG21713.011.0
84JONES Steven AENG22523.010.5
8STEWART AshleyENG21603.010.5
109RUSSELL ChristopherENG21423.010.0
1110GARCIA HERNANDEZ OscarESP20663.09.5
1219PRIOR Stephen C VENG19793.08.0
24SALERNO FrancescoITA19053.08.0
25UNDERWOOD JonENG19023.08.0
1522MARTELLI TommasoITA19093.07.0
166SHAMIMA AkterWIMBAN21762.510.0
1712DONALDSON Thomas RENG20502.59.0
1813LUTARD FlorianFRA20322.57.5
18XAXIRIS E.GRE19812.57.5
20ORTIZ SANCHEZ LuisESP19512.57.5
2128DYDAK MateuszCAN18792.56.5
2226LUNDBACK AndersSWE18912.08.0
2333ROBINSON JamesENG17132.06.5
2421RIZZOLI AlunaITA19392.05.0
2511ALIZADA EldarENG20582.04.0
35JOVANCEV OrceSRB16022.04.0
2729DUDA LucasENG18771.56.5
32RUBECK JonathanENG17741.56.5
2930SIDDHARTH GopakumarIND18381.53.5
3015JOHANSSON ToniSWE20081.04.5
3123PAVELIUC Alin-DumitruROU19091.02.0
3231TIVILLIER JacquesENG17770.52.5
34ROEBUCK DerekAUS16410.52.5
3417PENNA TommasoITA19840.51.0
3527JONES TiborSCO18890.00.0
35 players

17) ch-RUS Junior 2018

The Russian Junior Championships take place 20th to 28th April 2018.

ch-RUS Junior 2018 Loo RUS Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Sat 28th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Lomasov SemenRUS25503.00.05.002.0
23Lobanov SergeiRUS24822.50.05.252.5
32Khanin SemenRUS24722.50.04.751.5
45Sarana AlexeyRUS25882.50.03.501.0
59Yeletsky IvanRUS24182.00.05.002.0
61Paravyan DavidRUS26312.00.04.251.0
78Ofitserian BorisRUS24142.00.03.751.0
810Triapishko AlexandrRUS25041.50.01.500.0
97Drygalov AndreyRUS24461.00.51.750.5
106Vavulin MaksimRUS25701.00.51.250.0
10 players
ch-RUS Junior 2018 Loo RUS Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Sat 28th Apr 2018. Category: 11. Ave: (2508)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Lomasov, Semen IM RUS 2550 # 1 = = 1 3 2670
2 Lobanov, Sergei IM RUS 2482 # = = 1 = 2.5 2579
3 Khanin, Semen IM RUS 2472 = # = = 1 2.5 2604
4 Sarana, Alexey GM RUS 2588 # 0 1 = 1 2.5 2557
5 Yeletsky, Ivan FM RUS 2418 0 = = 1 # 2 2523
6 Paravyan, David GM RUS 2631 = 0 = # 1 2 2502
7 Ofitserian, Boris FM RUS 2414 = = 0 # 1 2 2548
8 Triapishko, Alexandr IM RUS 2504 0 0 # 1 = 1.5 2443
9 Drygalov, Andrey RUS 2446 0 = 0 # = 1 2360
10 Vavulin, Maksim IM RUS 2570 0 0 = = # 1 2295
ch-RUS Junior Girls 2018 Loo RUS Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Sat 28th Apr 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Potapova MargaritaRUS22233.00.04.501.0
29Khokhlova DariaRUS21622.50.55.252.5
32Goltseva EkaterinaRUS21922.50.54.251.5
45Obolentseva AlexandraRUS23562.00.04.501.0
51Diakonova EkaterinaRUS22052.00.04.252.0
63Korchagina AlenaRUS21912.00.04.001.0
74Maltsevskaya AleksandraRUS22372.00.03.751.0
88Afonasieva AnnaRUS22601.51.02.500.5
96Protopopova AnastasiyaRUS22331.50.02.000.5
1010Lingur ZalinaRUS21261.00.02.001.0
10 players
ch-RUS Junior Girls 2018 Loo RUS Fri 20th Apr 2018 - Sat 28th Apr 2018. Category: None. Ave: (2219)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Potapova, Margarita WFM RUS 2223 # 0 1 1 1 3 2431
2 Khokhlova, Daria RUS 2162 # = 1 = = 2.5 2339
3 Goltseva, Ekaterina WFM RUS 2192 = # = = 1 2.5 2266
4 Obolentseva, Alexandra WIM RUS 2356 1 0 # = = 2 2220
5 Diakonova, Ekaterina RUS 2205 = # 1 = 0 2 2187
6 Korchagina, Alena WFM RUS 2191 = = 0 # 1 2 2205
7 Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra RUS 2237 0 = = # 1 2 2213
8 Afonasieva, Anna WFM RUS 2260 = 0 0 # 1 1.5 2167
9 Protopopova, Anastasiya WFM RUS 2233 0 = 0 # 1 1.5 2154
10 Lingur, Zalina WFM RUS 2126 0 0 1 0 # 1 2020

18) ch-FRA Junior 2018

The French Junior Championships took place 15th to 22nd April 2018. There were a couple of convincing winners. Harutyun Barseghyan won the U21 event with 8/9 and Cecile Haussernot 9/9 in the Girls U21 event.

ch-FRA Junior 2018 Agen FRA Sun 15th Apr 2018 - Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1BARSEGHYAN HarutyunmFRA2464843522526
2PIGEAT AlexandrefFRA227542½51½2476
3PHILIPPE GuillaumefFRA237244½552356
4ALBARIC EtienneFRA22024350½2371
5GRIMAULT NathanFRA201664146½2286
6EK AlexandreFRA222245532262
7LARONCHE ThomasFRA21374350½2245
8GREZELS FlorianFRA218140½492213
9MEUNIER ClementfFRA237038½46½2158
10CALOONE ThomasFRA222336½43½2033
11KARAPETIAN RoubenFRA202636½432060
12BOL FredericFRA219435½422103
13DUQUESNE AdrienFRA2209540½492084
14AFRAOUI AnaelleffFRA207354046½2110
15IMPERIALI JorisFRA2006535½411993
16BUDAK RezanFRA189053540½1980
17PILLARD ValentinFRA193353440½2049
18FAURE RemiFRA2169533½401976
19MUTLU Mehmed-EminFRA1834531½371955
20AUVRAY HonorineffFRA2078530361876
21BERTHAUT AlexandreMNC191034½411963
22RIPPLINGER AnthonyFRA179332½391938
23ROQUE GaetanFRA210144046½1988
24LEMIERE ClementFRA1844434411978
25DOISNEAU LaurentFRA197443439½1947
26PERCHE LouisFRA1950432381836
27MONNIER DimitriFRA185543235½1868
28KAVCIYAN YegaFRA2074431371827
29JUNGER QuentinFRA179631341688
30TERNISIEN ClementFRA180830½35½1729
31TAIR BrahimFRA146029341627
32MALFRE ChristianFRA171629321632
33VASSEUR PierreFRA1753336441891
34BUR LucasFRA1520330½33½1604
35OUAHHOUD YassineFRA1606328331577
36MAUGIN NaradaFRA1525327301552
37BRECHETEAU PaulFRA168125281447
38LEFEBVRE ValentinFRA123524½27½1356
39FINA AnthonyFRA139924271426
40COUR MariusFRA1399½25½30½1053
40 players
ch-FRA Junior Girls 2018 Agen FRA Sun 15th Apr 2018 - Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1HAUSSERNOT CecilemfFRA216593439½2513
2AUBERT LauraneFRA195273639½2015
3AOUACHRIA MarwaALG168739½431934
4LERICHE InesFRA19133944½1943
5FRETEL LizaFRA1849639½43½1872
6RETAILLEAU EliseFRA1932440441700
7GUIGUE Marie-CelineFRA128837½411482
8BARTELS KarinaFRA17023437½1585
9WOJNOWSKI NataliaFRA14263437½1534
10TERRAZZONI ClaireFRA1819337411517
11AZAN SarahFRA138131½371226
11 players

19) 3rd ITT Magistral IM 2018

The 3rd ITT Magistral IM takes place in Buenos Aires 19th to 26th April 2018.

3rd ITT Magistral IM 2018 Buenos Aires ARG Thu 19th Apr 2018 - Thu 26th Apr 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
17Cuevas AlexFMARG23033.00.07.00
29Ocantos ManuelLUX21713.00.06.75
34Spata GermanFMARG23233.00.06.50
48Benedetti JulioIMARG23352.50.06.75
53Varacalli FranciscoFMARG22852.50.05.75
610Fell SebastianFMARG23012.50.05.50
76Dolezal CristianIMARG24112.00.05.25
82Perez Andres EloyVEN20692.00.04.75
95Saldano Dayer HoracioIMESP24242.00.03.75
101Alarcon Careaga GustavoCHI21341.50.03.50
10 players
3rd ITT Magistral IM 2018 Buenos Aires ARG Thu 19th Apr 2018 - Thu 26th Apr 2018. Category: 2. Ave: (2276)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Cuevas, Alex FM ARG 2303 # = = = = 1 3 2431
2 Ocantos, Manuel LUX 2171 # = = = = 1 3 2374
3 Spata, German FM ARG 2323 = = # 0 1 1 3 2274
4 Benedetti, Julio IM ARG 2335 = 1 # = = 2.5 2429
5 Varacalli, Francisco FM ARG 2285 = = # = = = 2.5 2202
6 Fell, Sebastian FM ARG 2301 = = # = = = 2.5 2240
7 Dolezal, Cristian IM ARG 2411 = = = # = 2 2300
8 Perez, Andres Eloy VEN 2069 = 0 = = # = 2 2171
9 Saldano Dayer, Horacio IM ESP 2424 0 0 = = # 1 2 2199
10 Alarcon Careaga, Gustavo CHI 2134 0 = = = 0 # 1.5 2131

20) 18th 4NCL Congress 2018

The 18th 4NCL Congress took place 13th to 15th April 2018. Jakhongir Vakhidov won with 5/5. More games.

18th 4NCL Congress 2018 Doncaster ENG Fri 13th Apr 2018 - Sun 15th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPts
11Vakhidov JakhongirGM25425.0
22Merry Alan BIM24364.0
5Walker David JFM22854.0
16Whitfield Craig M20694.0
56Brown MartinFM22653.5
8Willow Jonah B21773.5
73Wells Peter KGM24333.0
4Sowray Peter JFM23813.0
9Shaw Peter21223.0
10Burrows Martin P21173.0
11Jarmany John21143.0
12Burnett Jim21053.0
13Milson Samuel A21053.0
14Starley Robert20873.0
17Mazek Marek20673.0
20Bin-Suhayl Ieysaa20293.0
177Richardson John RFM22512.5
15Kilshaw Joe20722.5
18Moore Gerald20562.5
21Yoon Jacob D20042.5
25Prior Stephen Cv19792.5
34Stephenson David W17302.5
2324Munshi Aditya19862.0
26Gardiner Eric D19752.0
27Vickery Jim E19612.0
30Mccarthy Damian18452.0
36Ther Mate15902.0
2819Seymour Timothy P20381.5
22Macdonald Paul20021.5
23Benson Paul J19971.5
28Webster Richard J19331.5
29Akeya-Price Robert A19161.5
3331Rahulan Thivyaa18391.0
32Towers Brian17851.0
3533Sheppard Derek A17670.5
35Simpson Derek16720.5
3737Bennett Dominic L19930.0
37 players

21) ch-Valencia 2018

The Championship of Valencia took place 7th to 22nd April 2018. Pablo Cruz Lledo won with 6.5/7.

ch-Valencia 2018 Valencia ESP Sat 7th Apr 2018 - Sun 22nd Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Cruz Lledo, PabloIMESP24236.520.000.03
26Granero Roca, AntonioIMESP23894.511.750.04
38Pallardo Lozoya, Jose VicenteFMESP23974.011.500.04
41Campos Gambuti, Luis MariaIMESP24113.59.250.03
54Marquez Ortiz De Zarate, AlbertoESP22623.09.500.03
65Insa Alfonso, PabloESP22443.09.250.04
77Ibanez Aullana, RamonFMESP22982.04.750.04
82Aymerich Rosell, PabloESP22271.55.000.03
8 players
ch-Valencia 2018 Valencia ESP Sat 7th Apr 2018 - Sun 22nd Apr 2018. Category: 4. Ave: (2331)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Cruz Lledo, Pablo IM ESP 2423 # 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2740
2 Granero Roca, Antonio IM ESP 2389 0 # = = = 1 1 1 4.5 2425
3 Pallardo Lozoya, Jose Vicente FM ESP 2397 0 = # 1 0 1 1 = 4 2372
4 Campos Gambuti, Luis Maria IM ESP 2411 0 = 0 # 1 = = 1 3.5 2320
5 Marquez Ortiz De Zarate, Alberto ESP 2262 0 = 1 0 # = = = 3 2291
6 Insa Alfonso, Pablo ESP 2244 = 0 0 = = # 1 = 3 2294
7 Ibanez Aullana, Ramon FM ESP 2298 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 2 2178
8 Aymerich Rosell, Pablo ESP 2227 0 0 = 0 = = 0 # 1.5 2116

22) Tula GM 2018

The Tula GM tournament took place 9th to 15th April 2018. Sergey Domogaev and Gara Baladjaev won with 9/12.

Tula GM 2018 Tula RUS Mon 9th Apr 2018 - Sun 15th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Domogaev, SergeyRUS23989.0
2Baladjaev, GaraAZE23669.0
3Garayev, MuradAZE22898.5
4Moiseev, ViktorRUS24058.0
5Sosulin, EduardRUS23767.0
6Gusev, AlekseyRUS23687.0
7Postypalskiy, MihailRUS23546.5
8Ismayilov, GanjaliAZE24066.0
9Arakeljan, Armen M.ARM22525.5
10Moiseenko, VladimirUKR22475.5
11Shkurkin, AndreyRUS22385.0
12Ponomarenko, ViktorRUS21831.0
13Albertin, AnatolyRUS19570.0
13 players
Tula GM 2018 Tula RUS Mon 9th Apr 2018 - Sun 15th Apr 2018. Category: 2. Ave: (2295)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts TPR
1 Domogaev, Sergey GM RUS 2398 # = = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 9 2480
2 Baladjaev, Gara AZE 2366 = # = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9 2482
3 Garayev, Murad AZE 2289 = = # = = 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 8.5 2454
4 Moiseev, Viktor IM RUS 2405 = = = # = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 8 2411
5 Gusev, Aleksey IM RUS 2368 = = = = # = = = = = = 1 1 7 2346
6 Sosulin, Eduard FM RUS 2376 = = 0 = = # = 1 = = = 1 1 7 2346
7 Postypalskiy, Mihail IM RUS 2354 0 0 = = = = # = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2319
8 Ismayilov, Ganjali AZE 2406 0 = = 0 = 0 = # = = 1 1 1 6 2286
9 Moiseenko, Vladimir FM UKR 2247 0 0 = = = = = = # = 0 1 1 5.5 2270
10 Arakeljan, Armen M. ARM 2252 = 0 0 = = = 0 = = # = 1 1 5.5 2270
11 Shkurkin, Andrey FM RUS 2238 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 1 = # 1 1 5 2243
12 Ponomarenko, Viktor FM RUS 2183 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 1904
13 Albertin, Anatoly RUS 1957 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2324

23) First Saturday April 2018

The First Saturday April tournament took place 7th to 17th April 2018. Milan Pacher won the GM group with 7/9.

FSGM April 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Apr 2018 - Tue 17th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
19Pacher MilanGMSVK24457.029.000.0
210Kotronias VasiliosGMGRE25096.525.750.0
33Wang TianqiUSA22915.021.250.0
41Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24614.518.750.0
55Havasi GergoIMHUN23694.516.750.0
68To Nhat MinhIMHUN23564.019.250.0
72Sychevskyy AndriyFMUKR22324.016.500.0
84Kumar NikhilFMUSA22873.514.750.0
97Nguyen Van ThanhCMVIE23523.012.500.0
106Manush ShahIND22573.011.500.0
10 players
FSGM April 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 7th Apr 2018 - Tue 17th Apr 2018. Category: 5. Ave: (2356)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Pacher, Milan GM SVK 2445 # = 1 1 1 0 1 = 1 1 7 2566
2 Kotronias, Vasilios GM GRE 2509 = # 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2505
3 Wang, Tianqi USA 2291 0 1 # = = = = = = 1 5 2406
4 Ilincic, Zlatko GM SRB 2461 0 = = # = 1 = = = = 4.5 2344
5 Havasi, Gergo IM HUN 2369 0 0 = = # 0 1 1 = 1 4.5 2354
6 To, Nhat Minh IM HUN 2356 1 0 = 0 1 # = = = 0 4 2313
7 Sychevskyy, Andriy FM UKR 2232 0 = = = 0 = # 1 = = 4 2327
8 Kumar, Nikhil FM USA 2287 = 0 = = 0 = 0 # 1 = 3.5 2284
9 Nguyen, Van Thanh CM VIE 2352 0 0 = = = = = 0 # = 3 2231
10 Manush, Shah IND 2257 0 0 0 = 0 1 = = = # 3 2242

24) Asian Youth Chess 2018

The Asian Youth Chess Championship took place 2nd to 9th April 2018. John Marvin Miciano won the under-18 group. 1 game per round available.

Asian Youth U18 2018 Chiang Mai THA Mon 2nd Apr 2018 - Mon 9th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Miciano John MarvinFMPHI22607.50.0648.5
29Quizon DanielPHI22286.50.0548.5
34Xu ZhihangFMCHN23446.00.0547.5
41Tran Minh ThangIMVIE24066.00.0544.5
511Wong Yinn LongFMMAS22226.00.0447.0
62Omidi AryaIRI24005.50.0451.5
73Mitrabha GuhaFMIND23665.50.0450.0
86Nurzhanov TimurKAZ22965.50.0445.5
910Le Minh HoangCMVIE22265.50.0349.0
1012Thilakarathne G M HCMSRI22145.00.0448.0
115Mohammad Fahad RahmanFMBAN23375.00.0443.0
1216Ashid Tsetseg-UlziiMGL19415.00.0440.5
138Jeet JainFMIND22325.00.0345.0
1415Eminjonov MuzaffarjonUZB20204.50.0442.5
1527Rathnayake Vishmika A BSRI15934.50.0440.0
1614Ahmad Nazari Emir RusyaidiMAS20294.50.0438.5
1719Le Nguyen Khoi NguyenCMVIE18694.50.0245.0
1823Vo Kim CangVIE18234.50.0240.5
1913Al-Zaabi SultanCMUAE20614.50.0237.5
2017Manish Anto Cristiano FIND19264.00.0438.5
2121Nguyen Tien AnhVIE18314.00.0433.5
2222Crowley ReganCMAUS18264.00.0433.0
2320Sezdbekov ArzybekKGZ18364.00.0237.5
2430Muhammad Mahen MughalPAK03.51.0330.5
2524Chan Jacob JosephAUS17373.50.0234.5
2618Ng Chung Lok AndrewHKG19152.50.0236.5
2726Tamtrakoon RattathammanoonTHA16052.50.0028.0
2825Wu WilliamTPE17312.01.5131.5
2928Lu Li-HsuanTPE14132.01.5131.5
3029Ammar ArfanPAK02.00.0026.5
30 players

25) 2nd Shanghai Gulf Cup 2018

The 2nd Shanghai Gulf Cup took place 27th to 31st March 2018. Yi Xu won with 5/7.

2nd Shanghai Gulf Cup Shanghai CHN Tue 27th Mar 2018 - Sat 31st Mar 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Xu, YiCHN24995.0
2Chen, Qi BCHN23594.5
3Xiang, ZeyuCHN24003.5
4Lin, YiCHN23603.5
5Liu, YanCHN24763.5
6Peng, XiongjianCHN24243.5
7Yu, KaifengCHN23892.5
8Zhu, YiCHN24202.0
8 players
2nd Shanghai Gulf Cup Shanghai CHN Tue 27th Mar 2018 - Sat 31st Mar 2018. Category: 7. Ave: (2416)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Xu, Yi IM CHN 2499 # 1 = = = 1 1 = 5 2562
2 Chen, Qi b CHN 2359 0 # = = 1 = 1 1 4.5 2526
3 Lin, Yi CHN 2360 = = # 0 = 1 = = 3.5 2424
4 Liu, Yan IM CHN 2476 = = 1 # 0 = 0 1 3.5 2407
5 Xiang, Zeyu CHN 2400 = 0 = 1 # = 0 1 3.5 2418
6 Peng, Xiongjian CHN 2424 0 = 0 = = # 1 1 3.5 2415
7 Yu, Kaifeng FM CHN 2389 0 0 = 1 1 0 # 0 2.5 2318
8 Zhu, Yi FM CHN 2420 = 0 = 0 0 0 1 # 2 2257

26) LXIV Mexican Open 2018

Lazaro Bruzon won the LXIV Mexican Open. I found games from each round on the official website. Quite how I overlooked them before I'm not sure.

LXIV Mexican Open 2018 Aguascalientes MEX Tue 27th Mar 2018 - Sun 1st Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Bruzon Batista LazaroGMCUB26738.00.043.551.0
24Gonzalez Zamora Juan CarlosGMMEX25317.50.041.049.0
35Almeida Quintana OmarGMCUB25217.00.040.548.5
49Fernandez Cardoso AlexeyIMCUB24317.00.039.047.0
52Ortiz Suarez Isan ReynaldoGMCUB25516.50.043.051.0
617Cofre Archibold NestorFMMEX23326.50.041.048.5
77Henriquez Villagra CristobalGMCHI25016.50.041.047.5
816Perez Garcia Rodney OscarIMCUB23446.50.040.047.0
96Obregon Rivero Juan CarlosIMCUB25076.50.040.046.5
108Alvarez Pedraza AramisGMCUB24706.50.038.544.5
1123Blanco Fernandez AlvaroIMMEX22786.50.036.543.0
1212Leon Valdes Jony WilsonFMCUB23746.00.040.548.0
133Hernandez Guerrero GilbertoGMMEX25366.00.040.547.0
1465Martinez Molina Carlos AlMEX20096.00.040.046.5
1528Gutierrez Perez FabianMEX22336.00.038.045.0
1694Felix Soto AlfredoMEX19326.00.038.044.0
1729Gracia Alvarez Gerardo AnFMMEX22226.00.037.545.5
1811Diaz Hernandez HeribertoFMCUB23926.00.037.545.5
1914Figueredo Losada LeonelFMCUB23626.00.037.545.0
2030Rodriguez Rivera PedroIMCUB22176.00.037.544.0
2137Perez Avendano Paul OmarFMMEX21546.00.036.543.0
2236Carlos Arriaga Jesus RobertoMEX21706.00.036.543.0
2335Corrales Jimenez ZeniaWIMCUB21786.00.036.042.5
2424Morales Garcia Sergio JoshafattFMMEX22706.00.034.541.5
25126Martinez Morales GeovanniMEX16716.00.032.037.5
2646Martinez Hernandez AlinMEX21006.00.031.537.5
2710Alarcon Casellas RolandoIMCUB24045.50.043.051.0
2819Diaz Rosas Julio CesarFMMEX23135.50.040.048.0
2920Tello Chavez Isaac ValentMEX22965.50.038.545.5
3015Garcia Guerrero Isaac AntonioFMMEX23455.50.038.545.0
3126Del Castilho MartynFMBAR22395.50.038.045.0
3245Lopez Romero Mauro AlbertoMEX21005.50.037.044.0
3339Bustamante Orta JorgeMEX21495.50.037.043.5
3438Venegas Ocampo Pablo Juan JoseFMMEX21525.50.036.543.0
3527Gonzalez Arroyo LeninFMMEX22365.50.036.042.5
3613Sanchez Enriquez Oscar GerardoIMMEX23695.50.035.542.0
3731Tinajero Tristan DanteIMMEX22175.50.035.041.0
3833Molina Mendoza OmarCMMEX22105.50.034.041.5
3955Nunez Hirales Juan AlejandroMEX20495.50.033.539.0
40106Vargas Segura Ivan AlbertMEX18895.50.033.038.5
145 players

27) 9th LUCOPEN 2018

The 9th LUCOPEN takes place 23rd to 29th April 2018.

28) World Amateur Championship 2018

The World Amateur Championship takes place 22nd to 29th April 2018.

World Amateur U2300 Cagliari ITA Sun 22nd Apr 2018 - Sun 29th Apr 2018
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Garavito Miguel AngelCOL22691.00.00.00.0
3Cadena M Gustavo AdolfoCOL22301.00.00.00.0
7Zhunussov BibekKAZ22091.00.00.00.0
9Caetano Hugo Zanotti MendoncaBRA22081.00.00.00.0
14Voltolini GiuseppeITA21561.00.00.00.0
16Panjkovic AleksandarITA21391.00.00.00.0
22Ibar MarceloARG21211.00.00.00.0
27Altea AlessandroITA20681.00.00.00.0
31Adamova TuyaraRUS20261.00.00.00.0
102Gunbayar MyagmarsurenMGL22651.00.00.00.0
4Bayarmaa BayarjargalMGL22261.00.00.00.0
8Ibba IsaccoITA22091.00.00.00.0
13Locci DamianoITA21651.00.00.00.0
15Valenti GiuseppeITA21441.00.00.00.0
19Gal MosheISR21291.00.00.00.0
21Chipanga ChiletsoMAW21261.00.00.00.0
26Singh Arvinder PreetIND20841.00.00.00.0
34Mameli GianlucaITA20151.00.00.00.0
42Sandhya GIND19711.00.00.00.0
2018Al-Hajiri BaderKUW21311.00.00.00.0
45Velasquez Angie GabrielaCOL17971.00.00.00.0
2233Amer Said Salim Al MaashaniOMA20160.50.00.00.5
39Ehab MohamedEGY20020.50.00.00.5
2411Souza Rafael Cabral DeBRA21780.50.00.00.5
17Pitica Silviu ValentinITA21350.50.00.00.5
265Cabe ArlanPHI22240.00.00.01.0
12Mitrandzas AthanasiosGRE21770.00.00.01.0
20Janiszewski MaciejPOL21290.00.00.01.0
24Bigabylov ZhubanKAZ20950.00.00.01.0
25Neri EnzoITA20860.00.00.01.0
29Lopez PabloARG20350.00.00.01.0
35Itgelt KhuyagtsogtMGL20140.00.00.01.0
37Privitera FrancoITA20070.00.00.01.0
41Herrmann RomanARG19750.00.00.01.0
43Said Ahmed Ali Jidal FadhilOMA19280.00.00.01.0
366Lam Daniel King-WaiHKG22100.00.00.01.0
10Bukojemski AdamPOL21940.00.00.01.0
23Thanki Hemal KarsanjiIND20990.00.00.01.0
28Marson Juan MiguelARG20550.00.00.01.0
30Al Saleh MohammadSYR20330.00.00.01.0
32Taksrud VidarNOR20190.00.00.01.0
36Messina Giuseppe OttavioITA20070.00.00.01.0
38Ababneh GhaythJOR20060.00.00.01.0
40Kozlowski ThierryFRA19760.00.00.01.0
44Bourogaa YounesFRA19110.00.00.01.0
45 players

29) FIDE World Schools 2018

The FIDE World Schools takes place 21st to 29th April 2018.

World Schools U17 2017 Durres ALB Sat 21st Apr 2018 - Sun 29th Apr 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
12Sipetin VladislavFMRUS22492.00.01.0
3Akdogan AlperenTUR22402.00.01.0
31Ibrahimli MuradFMAZE23052.00.01.0
411Nemeth ZalanIRL18801.50.01.5
56Melara MoisesFMESA20811.50.01.5
10Ramirez Madrid Gerardo AlfonsoCMCRC18891.50.01.5
75Veleshnja ZinoALB20821.50.01.5
84Garbowski JakubPOL21161.50.00.5
98Banerjee AbhimanyuUSA20371.00.02.0
107Fainman TomerAIMISR20611.00.02.0
1114Caushi AlketALB17341.00.02.0
1213Sar CanTUR17411.00.02.0
139Jayawardana LasalSRI19091.00.02.0
1422Uruci ArditKOS01.00.01.5
1519Schutte WianFMRSA15841.00.01.0
1618Dolgonosov KonstantinKAZ16121.00.01.0
1715Jaisingh AnugrahaIND17170.50.01.5
1812Dobraj BleronKOS18590.00.02.0
1916Vasili MarinelALB16810.00.01.5
17Aleksic FilipMNE16460.00.01.5
21Martopullo TediALB00.00.01.5
2220Salihaj LambionALB14890.00.01.0
22 players

30) European Senior Team Championship 2018

The European Senior Team Championship took place 13th to 22nd April 2018. Italy won the over-50 event, Russia the over 65.

TCh-EUR Senior +50 2018 Walbrzych POL Fri 13th Apr 2018 - Mon 23rd Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11ITALY990018240.528.0
22RUSSIA WOMEN981016221.526.0
34BELGIUM - VSF962113187.524.0
45GERMANY WOMEN953111148.021.0
57POLAND - Wschowa943210121.018.5
69POLAND - Walbrzych93339104.015.5
73FINLAND - Culture Chess Finland94508146.019.5
86ENGLAND93428123.518.5
98SPAIN - RUY LOPEZ9360685.515.5
1010SCOTLAND9261577.513.0
1112FINLAND - Cone Guard9162461.09.0
1211SWITZERLAND - SK Spiez9090049.07.5
12 players
TCh-EUR Senior +65 2018 Walbrzych POL Fri 13th Apr 2018 - Mon 23rd Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11RUSSIA990018270.529.5
22GERMANY971115222.526.5
36SWEDEN 1952212177.021.5
43FINLAND 1953111183.521.0
57SCOTLAND94419149.019.5
64DENMARK - Norresundby93339149.018.0
75SWITZERLAND93339118.015.5
89GERMANY - Stiftung BSW/DBAG9441996.517.0
98DENMARK - SK20129441992.516.0
1011SWEDEN 293428117.018.0
1112FINLAND 29243782.514.0
1210FINLAND - TURKU92526109.016.5
1313SWEDEN 39153595.514.5
1415FINLAND - Royal Musketeers9261569.012.5
1514FINLAND - KARHUT9063361.510.0
15 players

31) TCh-CZE 2017-18

The Czech Extraliga took place 18th November 2017 to 8th April 2018. 1. Novoborsky SK won. The Zapad and Vychod leagues have finished too. Final round of Zapad games not yet available.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2017-18 Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky SK*7573369.026.0
2Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*43662253.514.0
3SK Zikuda Turnov14*362249.512.0
4Labortech Ostrava*572149.512.0
5SK Slavoj Poruba5*35572148.012.0
6GASCO Pardubice35*5541951.013.5
7BSS Frydek-Mistek3*4451441.59.0
8Moravska Slavia Brno½3334*5571340.010.0
9Unichess25343*341140.09.5
10SK DURAS BVK Kralovo Pole435*71040.510.0
11SK mesta Lysa nad Labem22½34*732.57.5
12Tatran Litovel1½1111*013.01.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Bartos Unichess*4574454552552.017.0
2TJ Neratovice A4*3442455.518.0
3SK Dopravni podnik Praha35*6454442251.516.0
4TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove142*4541843.510.5
5SK Sokol Vysehrad44*34551543.512.5
6SK OAZA Praha4345*41542.011.5
72222 SK Polabiny B344*444651444.511.5
8QCC Ceske Budejovice444*4351341.511.5
9TJ Pankrac3444*51244.012.0
10TJ Bohemians Praha3434453*1241.012.5
11TJ Neratovice B432*51039.58.0
12SK JOLY Lysa nad Labem C3333*029.55.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 18th Nov 2017 - Sun 8th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slavoj Ceský Těsín*4564652657.519.5
2TZ Třinec*454452449.014.0
3BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"44*462151.512.5
4SK Gordic3*33362149.015.0
5Slavia Kroměříž235*7451947.514.5
6SK Staré Město5*421947.016.5
7Sachy HosťÃ¡lková4454*61545.014.0
8Panda Rychnov nad Kněžnou A½4½62*641438.012.5
9TJ Ostrava "A"4*441240.09.5
10Lokomotiva Brno A2124*733.57.0
11KVS Ekodivize Opava2344*536.58.0
12Agentura 64 Grygov3234*433.57.5
12 players

32) TCh-CAT 2018

The Catalan Team Championship took place 20th January to 14th April 2018. Colon Sabadell Chessy won the title. Final round games not yet available.

TCh-CAT Gp2 2018 Barcelona ESP Sat 20th Jan 2018 - Sat 14th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1BARBERA645
2MOLLET5.542
3SANT ANDREU543
4SANT JOSEP3.533
5GERUNDA328
6CERDANYOLA VALLES234
7SANT CUGAT1.528
8CATALUNYA1.527
8 players
TCh-CAT Gp1 2018 Barcelona ESP Sat 20th Jan 2018 - Sat 14th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY749
2ESCOLA D'ESCACS BCN644.5
3TRES PEONS3.532.5
4FIGUERES335.5
5OLOT2.532
6PEONA I PEO2.527
7FOMENT232.5
8LLEIDA1.527
8 players
TCh-CAT GpA Final 2018 Barcelona ESP Sat 20th Jan 2018 - Sat 14th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY1173.5
2ESCOLA D'ESCACS BCN1072.5
3BARBERA867.5
4MOLLET6.558
5SANT ANDREU662
6SANT JOSEP5.556.5
7TRES PEONS4.548.5
8FIGUERES446
8 players
TCh-CAT GpB Final 2018 Barcelona ESP Sat 20th Jan 2018 - Sat 14th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1GERUNDA5.549
2CERDANYOLA VALLES4.553.5
3OLOT4.552.5
4LLEIDA4.550
5FOMENT453
6SANT CUGAT3.549
7CATALUNYA3.548
8PEONA I PEO2.540.5
8 players

33) TCh-SUI 2018

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 25th March to 27rh October 2018.

TCh-SUI 2018 Switzerland SUI Sun 25th Mar 2018 - Sun 28th Oct 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Winterthur414
2Luzern410
3Zurich410
4Genf311
5Reti310
6Riehen27.5
7Wollishofen06
8Mendrisio04.5
9Echallens04
10St. Gallen03
10 players

34) 2nd Bundesliga 2017-18

The 2nd Bundesliga took place 8th October 2017 to 15th April 2018. Games from the final round of the West League not yet available. There were 10 rounds in some of the leagues, splitting the fixtures in a non-standard way, presumably to save on travelling.

2nd Bundesliga Nord 2017-18 Germany GER Sun 8th Oct 2017 - Sun 15th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBptsTB1
1Turm Kiel+661649½229½
2SK Koenig Tegel+51241177
3SK Zehlendorf+551238½173
4SV Glueckauf Ruedersdorf+641136½168½
5FC St. Pauli3+6334935163½
6SF Berlin II32+6555834½146½
7Hamburger SK II23252+5833½151½
8SV Werder Bremen II453+64634158½
9SC Kreuzberg332+6632½145
10SK Union Oldenburg24342+225107
10 teams
2nd Bundesliga West 2017-18 Germany GER Sun 8th Oct 2017 - Sun 15th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBptsTB1
1TSV Schott Mainz+554441541196½
2Duesseldorfer SK+554551342172½
3DJK Aachen3+45451038175
4SG Solingen3+45936155½
5SV Koblenz34+4835153½
6SC Hansa Dortmund34+54834½166
7Aachener SV44343+54834147
8Klub Koelner Schachfreunde434+5832½136
9SG Koeln Porz343+5736½182
10SG Bochum 31433433+430½136
10 teams
2nd Bundesliga Ost 17-18 Germany GER Sun 8th Oct 2017 - Sun 15th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBptsTB1
1Nickelhuette Aue9+55461747½210½
2BCA Augsburg9+551644½204
3Erfurter SK9+65541343½204
4Bindlach-Aktionär932+5361041178
5SC Garching933+44554735150½
6SK Weilheim93354+734½163½
7SC NT Nuernberg94334+445632149½
8SC Forchheim9434+3628½130½
9SG AE Magdeburg92345+526½112
10SC Erlangen9243+327117½
10 teams
2nd Bundesliga Sud 2017-18 Germany GER Sun 8th Oct 2017 - Sun 15th Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBptsTB1
1SC Viernheim9+64747671654237
2SC Emmendingen92+76771651225½
3SC Heusenstamm94+55441342176½
4OSG Baden Baden II913+54771140½188
5SV Griesheim9433+41036½156½
6TSV Schoenaich91144+5561034171
7SC Eppingen92243+5734151½
8FB Moerlenbach-Birkenau913+55425½123½
9SC Untergrombach9143+4222½104½
10SC Boeblingen91112334+12086
10 teams

35) Dutch League 2017-18

The Dutch League took place 16th September 2017 to 21st April 2018. LSG IntelliMagic won the title.

Dutch League 2017-18 Netherlands NED Sat 16th Sep 2017 - Sat 21st Apr 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1LSG IntelliMagic☓3.56.556.576.55.5761553.5
2Kennemer Combinatie6.5☓54.556.595.5661454
3BSG3.55☓75.55.53.55.545.51145
4HMC Calder55.53☓6.535.54561043.5
5En Passant3.554.53.5☓556.55.56.5945
6Voerendaal33.54.575☓5.5456843.5
7SISSA3.516.54.554.5☓673741
8MuConsult Apeldoorn4.54.54.563.564☓46643
9Pathena Rotterdam34654.5536☓4640.5
10Groninger Combinatie444.543.54746☓441
10 players

36) Belgian Interclubs 2017-18

The Belgian Interclubs takes place 24th September 2017 to 29th April 2018. Final round is on 29th April 2018.

TCh-BEL 2017-18 Belgium BEL Sun 24th Sep 2017 - Sun 29th Apr 2018
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Wirtzfeld 11853
2KGSRL 11449
3KBSK 11341.5
4KSK47-Eynatten 11243.5
5Amay 11143
6CRELEL 11138.5
7Fontaine 11042.5
8Wachtebeke 11038.5
9Brasschaat 1935.5
10KSK Rochade 1637.5
11TSM 1431
12CREC 1226.5
12 teams

37) Active Team Events

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

TCh-CHN 2018

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 10th April to 30th November 2018. 22 rounds.

TCh-CHN 2018 China CHN Tue 10th Apr 2018 - Thu 30th Nov 2017
Leading Round 4 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
110China Mobil Shanghai Chess Club4301714.0
22Shenzhen Longgang Chess association4202612.5
311Chongqing Team4202611.5
49Shandong Jingzhi Team4211512.0
57Hangzhou Bank Team4211511.5
66Zhejiang Chess Team4211510.0
712Guangdong Ding Xin High Tech Team411249.5
83Beijing Beiao team412139.0
98Chendu Beilei Youth Chess Club401339.0
105Tianjin Team402228.5
111Hangzhou Turbine Team403117.0
124Hebei sports lottery chess team403115.5
12 players

4NCL 2017-18

The 4NCL takes place 11th November 2017 to 7th May 2018. Next rounds 17th-18th March 2018.

4NCL 2017-18 England ENG Sat 11th Nov 2017 - Mon 7th May 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkName12345678MptsBpts
1Guildford 17-17½-½7-1621½
2Cheddleton 15-34-45½-2½514½
3Guildford 23-56-25-3414
4White Rose 11-75½-2½5-3411½
5Wood Green HK4-42-64½-3½310½
6Grantham Sharks 1½-7½2½-5½4½-3½2
7Barbican 4NCL 12½-5½3-53½-4½09
8Oxford 11-73-53½-4½0
13Cs 16½-1½6-26½-1½619
2Blackthorne Russia6-25-35½-2½616½
3West is Best 12-65-35-3412
4Spirit of Atticus A1½-6½4½-3½4-4310
5Alba3-53-55-3211
6Barbican 4NCL 22-63½-4½5½-2½211
7The ADs1½-6½4-42½-5½18
8Cambridge University 12½-5½3-53-50
16 teams

TCh-HUN 2017-18

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 25th November 2017 to 6th May 2018. Final rounds 8-9 5th to 6th May 2018.

TCh-HUN 2017-18 Hungary HUN Sat 25th Nov 2017 - Sun 6th May 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK I.77.55.58.59.59810.51258.5
2DVTK74.5787.59981253
3ASE Paks76.558.59.58.57.56.51252
4Aquarena Kobanya SC73.53.566.589.59.5946.5
5Duocor-Makoi SVSE72.5466.5769.5841.5
6Penzugyor SE72.55.55.58.58.56.56743
7HVSE-Infraplan734.53.553.5610335.5
8Dunaharaszti MTK7434.543.568.5333.5
9HUSI SC71.535.52.565.57.5331.5
10MTK Budapest742.52.5623.54.5125
10 teams

Bundesliga 2017-18

The German Bundesliga takes place 21st October to 1st May 2018. Baden-Baden are defending champions and top seeds. Final rounds 29th April to 1st May 2018.

Bundesliga 2017-18 Germany GER Sat 21st Oct 2017 - Tue 1st May 2018
Leading Round 12 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213141516TB1TB2
1Baden*5472167.5
2Solingen*34672166.0
3Hockenheim5*5661861.0
4Bremen4*566641860.0
5Deizisau*35751657.0
6Schwaebisch Hall33*661654.0
7Dresden3*444651550.0
8Aachen4*5461251.0
9Berlin252*6351246.0
10Muelheim½33*467942.5
11Hofheim2214*244939.5
12Speyer½224*645837.0
13Hamburg4246*644.0
14Zugzwang2424522*633.5
15Muenchen3232144*435.5
16Norderstedt11½½½343*123.5
16 teams

38) Forthcoming Events and Links

Yunusemre Closed IM 2018

1st Dragon Head Cup Open 2018

50th Italian Teams 2018

ch-VIE 2018

11th Baranya Hotel Wellness Open 2018

Emanuel Lasker's 150th Birthday Blitz 2018

ch-CZE 2018

Stockholm Chess Challenge 2018

World Chess Championship Women 2018

2nd Du Te Cup 2018

Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2018

48th Bosna Open 2018

First Saturday May 2018

German Club Cup Final 2018

1st Bamberg Open 2018

23rd Stuttgart Open 2018

Groninger Combinatie Open 2018

Haspa-Schachpokal 2018

ch-ROU 2018

May Lviv Tradition 2018

12th BPB Limburg Open 2018

Third Saturday Djenovici May 2018

CHN-RUS GM Chess Summit 2018

1st 4NCL Whitsun Congress Open 2018

37th Zalakaros Open 2018

19th Karpov Poikovsky 2018

6th Norway Chess 2018

Icelandic Open 2018

First Saturday June 2018

29th NATO Chess 2018

GCT Rapid and Blitz YourNextMove 2018

36th Balaton Chess Festival 2018

GCT Rapid and Blitz Paris 2018

Silver Lake Open 2018

Chinese Teams 2018

11th Karen Asrian Memorial 2018

28th Gros Open 2018

HSG Open 2018

14th Baltic Pearl Open 2018

32nd Pula Open 2018

6th Platja d'Aro Chess Festival 2018

Solta Amateur Open 2018

ch-NED 2018

Minsk Open 2018

Mukachevo Summer 2018

VMCG Schachfestival 2018

World Senior Teams 2018

6th Kings Place Festival 2018

8th Amsterdam Science Park Open 2018

First Saturday July 2018

TCh-CHN Div B 2018

12th Leiden Chess Tournament 2018

20th Sant Marti Open 2018

US Junior Closed 2018

41st Eastman Open 2018

93rd ch-Paris IdF 2018

41st Ikaros Chess Festival 2018

36th Andorra Open 2018

Xtracon Chess Open 2018

51st Biel Chess Festival 2018

Dutch Open 2018

105th British Chess Championships 2018

21st Pirc Memorial 2018

2nd Irena Warakomska Memorial 2018

22nd Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2018

First Saturday August 2018

Riga Technical University Open 2018

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2018

16th Spilimbergo Open 2018

34th Faaker See Open 2018

8th Split Open 2018

6th Sinquefield Cup 2018

27th Feffernitz Open 2018

43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018

34th European Club Cup 2018

chess.com Isle of Man International 2018

Women's World Championship KO 2018

World Chess Championship 2018

28th World Seniors 2018

Sunway Sitges Festival 2018

81st Tata Steel 2019

26th Bunratty Chess Festival 2019

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