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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1246 24th September 2018 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018
3) 40th Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2018
4) 2nd Tetrasoft Hyderabad Open 2018
5) Anogia GM/IM-norm 2018
6) Primorsko Open 2018
7) 15th World University Chess Championship 2018
8) St Petersburg GM 2018
9) Ptuj Open 2018
10) 1st Sao Martinho do Porto Open `2018
11) Reykjavik Chess Club Championship 2018
12) XXIV San Miguel de Trevias 2018
13) Satka Autumn 2018
14) chess.com Speed Chess 2018
15) 12th Highlands Open 2018
16) Moscow Team Championship 2018
17) 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018
18) 1st League Central Serbia 2018
19) Dutch League 2018-19
20) TCh-FIN 2018-19
21) TCh-SUI 2018
22) Active Team Events
23) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018647 games
40th Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2018267 games
2nd Tetrasoft Hyderabad Open 201890 games
Anogia GM/IM-norm 201845 games
Primorsko Open 2018118 games
15th World University Chess Championship 2018225 games
St Petersburg GM 201845 games
Ptuj Open 201890 games
1st Sao Martinho do Porto Open 2018108 games
Reykjavik Chess Club Championship 20181 game
XXIV San Miguel de Trevias 201849 games
Satka Autumn 201860 games
chess.com Speed Chess 201856 games
12th Highlands Open 201818 games
Moscow Team Championship 201836 games
27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018210 games
1st League Central Serbia 2018252 games
Dutch League 2018-1928 games
TCh-SUI 201880 games
2425 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Vladimir Kukaev, Ilgar Bajarani, Knud Kjolner, Henri Koskinen and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The 43rd World Chess Olympiad started today in Batumi, Georgia. The USA are top seeds but Russia, China, Azerbaijan, India, Ukraine, France and Armenia could all end up in the mix. Very early days.

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2) 43rd World Chess Olympiad 2018

The 43rd World Chess Olympiad takes place in Batumi 24th September to 6th October 2018.

43rd Olympiad 2018 Batumi GEO Sun 23rd Sep 2018 - Sat 6th Oct 2018
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11United States of AmericaUSA110020.04.0
2RussiaRUS110020.04.0
7FranceFRA110020.04.0
10IsraelISR110020.04.0
11PolandPOL110020.04.0
13NetherlandsNED110020.04.0
15Czech RepublicCZE110020.04.0
16GermanyGER110020.04.0
18CroatiaCRO110020.04.0
19PeruPER110020.04.0
20ArgentinaARG110020.04.0
21RomaniaROU110020.04.0
22TurkeyTUR110020.04.0
23IranIRI110020.04.0
24SpainESP110020.04.0
25GreeceGRE110020.04.0
26SloveniaSLO110020.04.0
27VietnamVIE110020.04.0
29BrazilBRA110020.04.0
32SwedenSWE110020.04.0
34ItalyITA110020.04.0
35AustriaAUT110020.04.0
36UzbekistanUZB110020.04.0
37KazakhstanKAZ110020.04.0
38NorwayNOR110020.04.0
41AustraliaAUS110020.04.0
43FYROMMKD110020.04.0
44IcelandISL110020.04.0
46MongoliaMGL110020.04.0
47MontenegroMNE110020.04.0
51ParaguayPAR110020.04.0
52DenmarkDEN110020.04.0
53FinlandFIN110020.04.0
54PhilippinesPHI110020.04.0
55EstoniaEST110020.04.0
56Bosnia & HerzegovinaBIH110020.04.0
57AlgeriaALG110020.04.0
58ColombiaCOL110020.04.0
59BelgiumBEL110020.04.0
60AlbaniaALB110020.04.0
185 players
Olympiad Women 2018 Batumi GEO Sun 23rd Sep 2018 - Sat 6th Oct 2018
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12UkraineUKR110020.04.0
5IndiaIND110020.04.0
9GermanyGER110020.04.0
11AzerbaijanAZE110020.04.0
13HungaryHUN110020.04.0
14Georgia 2GEO2110020.04.0
15SpainESP110020.04.0
16NetherlandsNED110020.04.0
17MongoliaMGL110020.04.0
19VietnamVIE110020.04.0
20RomaniaROU110020.04.0
22CubaCUB110020.04.0
23SerbiaSRB110020.04.0
24TurkeyTUR110020.04.0
25EnglandENG110020.04.0
26Czech RepublicCZE110020.04.0
27GreeceGRE110020.04.0
28IranIRI110020.04.0
30ArgentinaARG110020.04.0
31UzbekistanUZB110020.04.0
32ColombiaCOL110020.04.0
37PeruPER110020.04.0
38AustriaAUT110020.04.0
39SwitzerlandSUI110020.04.0
41EstoniaEST110020.04.0
42LatviaLAT110020.04.0
43PhilippinesPHI110020.04.0
44CroatiaCRO110020.04.0
46MoldovaMDA110020.04.0
47IndonesiaINA110020.04.0
48NorwayNOR110020.04.0
49DenmarkDEN110020.04.0
50EcuadorECU110020.04.0
51LuxembourgLUX110020.04.0
52EgyptEGY110020.04.0
53MexicoMEX110020.04.0
54TurkmenistanTKM110020.04.0
55VenezuelaVEN110020.04.0
56Georgia 3GEO3110020.04.0
57BelgiumBEL110020.04.0
151 players

3) 40th Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2018

The 40th Nezhmetdinov Memorial takes place 12th to 22nd September. Maksim Chigaev edged out Timur Gareyev on tie-break after both sxcored 8.5/11 in the rapid. Vladislav Artemev edged out Tigran Arutyunyan in the main tournament scored 7/9.

40th Nezhmetdinov Mem Kazan RUS Wed 12th Sep 2018 - Sat 22nd Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Artemev VladislavGMRUS2703755.5505
218Arutyunyan TigranIMARM2504749.545.56
32Kokarev DmitriyGMRUS25956.55449.54
410Korneev OlegGMESP25476.553494
53Chigaev MaksimGMRUS25936.550.5465
69Volkov SergeyGMRUS25476.55045.54
713Yudin SergeyGMRUS25256.548.5454
815Levin EvgeniyGMRUS25166.547.543.55
923Drygalov AndreyIMRUS24656.547435
1017Khanin SemyonIMRUS25076.54742.55
1112Ilyushenok IlyaIMRUS2532652484
126Pridorozhnyy AlekseyGMRUS2573650465
138Bocharov DmitriyGMRUS2562647.5445
1416Mayorov NikitaGMBLR251264642.55
1529Tsoy DmitriyFMRUS2422645.5425
167Bocharov IvanIMRUS2565645.541.54
174Timofeev ArtemGMRUS2588645414
1837Sadykov RamilFMRUS2364644415
1920Khasangatin RamilGMRUS2490643.5414
2053Pogorelskikh SergeyFMRUS2202639374
215Rozum IvanGMRUS25765.553.5493
2230Fayzrakhmanov RamilIMRUS24145.54945.54
2321Kabanov NikolayGMRUS24845.549454
2426Mokshanov AlekseyIMRUS24395.547444
2514Linchevskiy DaniilGMRUS25195.54742.54
2635Eletskiy IvanFMRUS23885.546.543.55
2719Gabrielyan ArturGMRUS25035.546.542.55
2811Frolyanov DmitriyGMRUS25325.545.541.54
2934Salemgareev TagirRUS23945.54440.54
3036Tunik GennadiyGMRUS23675.54340.54
3146Zhitnikov KonstantinFMRUS22475.543405
3255Servantes Landerio TaliyaWFMUSA21725.538365
3341Murtazin RuslanFMRUS22955.537.535.54
3432Palachyov PyotrFMRUS240554743.53
3525Samusenko MaksimFMRUS244254642.54
3644Skachkov ValeriyFMRUS2253545.542.54
3728Qnkelevich LevIMGER243154440.53
3827Kalegin EvgeniyIMRUS2433543.5405
3948Bogdanov NikitaRUS2244542405
4045Danielyan VageFMARM2249542394
4138Gubaydullin AlekseyFMRUS2358539.5375
4252Anchutin NikitaRUS2221539.5374
4342Mukhutdinov TigranFMRUS2273538.536.54
4451Glukhov AleksandrRUS2236538363
4576Kuzmin RomanRUS2053537354
4647Filipenko AleksandrIMRUS2245536.535.53
4722Usmanov VasiliyIMRUS24704.547.543.53
4824Gayfullin ArturFMRUS24544.54744.53
4933Bagdasaryan VageGMARM24044.546434
5057Markelova LyubovWFMRUS21694.545.543.54
108 players
40th Nezhmetdinov Rapid Kazan RUS Wed 12th Sep 2018 - Sat 22nd Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Chigaev MaksimRUS26788.576.071.08
29Gareyev TimurUSA26268.574.569.58
310Bocharov IvanRUS26258.081.575.56
413Morozevich AlexanderRUS26148.079.074.56
53Kokarev DmitryRUS26638.078.072.05
619Sarana AlexeyRUS25678.074.069.55
77Timofeev ArtyomRUS26358.072.067.56
81Rakhmanov AleksandrRUS27067.576.070.06
96Yudin SergeiRUS26417.575.070.57
1023Sychev KlementyRUS25447.574.568.56
1122Lintchevski DaniilRUS25507.573.568.54
1228Gabrielian ArturRUS25007.572.567.55
134Alekseev EvgenyRUS26597.571.567.04
1412Bocharov DmitryRUS26197.077.572.06
1515Volkov SergeyRUS26037.076.072.06
165Pridorozhni AlekseiRUS26597.074.069.55
1727Maiorov NikitaBLR25057.073.067.56
1816Demidov MikhailRUS25947.073.067.54
1918Iljiushenok IliaRUS25727.069.565.55
2030Usmanov VasilyRUS24917.066.563.06
2153Yankelevich LevGER22827.066.062.06
2229Belyakov BogdanRUS24967.064.560.56
2338Faizrakhmanov RamilRUS24357.064.060.05
2446Baghdasaryan VaheARM23947.063.059.07
2514Frolyanov DmitryRUS26126.578.573.55
2621Levin Evgeny A.RUS25576.573.568.54
278Rozum IvanRUS26276.573.068.04
2826Gleizerov EvgenyRUS25336.572.567.54
2924Goganov AlekseyRUS25446.572.066.56
3020Khanin SemenRUS25646.571.566.55
3135Hasangatin RamilRUS24466.570.566.55
3244Gubajdullin AlexeiRUS24136.569.065.56
3331Drygalov AndreyRUS24816.567.062.56
3440Kalegin EvgenijRUS24286.567.062.54
3539Rashkovsky Nukhim NRUS24336.565.561.06
3641Tunik GennadyRUS24256.565.060.55
3736Cherniaev AlexanderRUS24426.565.060.54
3832Makhmutov RailRUS24806.563.562.05
3984Garifullina LeyaRUS19416.563.060.56
4048Mamedjarova TurkanAZE23756.563.059.06
121 players

4) 2nd Tetrasoft Hyderabad Open 2018

The 2nd Tetrasoft Hyderabad Open took place 19th to 23rd September 2018. Krishnan P. Saravana edged out J Deepan Chakkravarthy on tie-break after both scored 8/9.

2nd Hyderabad Open 2018 Hyderabad IND Wed 19th Sep 2018 - Sun 23rd Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Saravana Krishnan P.IND23238.00.050.555.0
22Deepan Chakkravarthy J.IND25398.00.050.054.5
33Laxman R.R.IND24427.50.052.557.5
48Kaustuv KunduIND23687.50.049.054.0
512Sammed Jaykumar SheteIND23167.50.048.553.5
64Muthaiah AlIND24097.00.055.058.5
71Ghosh DiptayanIND25487.00.052.057.0
817Ritviz ParabIND22437.00.047.552.0
914Kushagra MohanIND22777.00.047.051.5
1020Senthil Maran KIND21857.00.046.551.0
1129Mahindrakar IndrajeetIND20957.00.044.548.0
127Audi AmeyaIND23766.50.052.056.5
1327Ramakrishna J.IND20976.50.051.055.5
1428Ramnathan BalasubramaniamIND20966.50.050.555.0
1513Sangma RahulIND22976.50.050.555.0
1618Dhananjay SIND22136.50.050.054.0
179Ravi Teja S.IND23676.50.049.053.0
1854Thaga Sheriff MIND18756.50.049.049.5
1919Surendran NIND21996.50.047.551.5
206Rathnakaran K.IND23816.50.047.550.5
2123Vinoth Kumar M.IND21496.50.047.050.0
2210Kathmale SameerIND23576.50.046.049.5
235Sriram JhaIND24026.50.045.549.0
2415Tarun V KanthIND22586.50.045.549.0
2522Bharat Kumar Reddy PoluriIND21506.50.045.049.5
2624Matta Vinay KumarIND21436.50.044.549.5
2734Nath RupankarIND20396.50.044.548.5
2830Tarun KanyamaralaIRL20796.50.040.544.5
2931Venkata Ramana JIND20716.00.049.554.0
3051Sri Sai Baswanth PIND18896.00.048.052.0
3165Hemanth Sankar Reddy DanduIND17956.00.046.050.5
3233Raghav Srivathsav VIND20416.00.046.050.0
3339Ramakrishna PerumallaIND20196.00.046.049.5
3416Sekar BIND22516.00.045.550.0
3521Lakshmi Narayanan M VIND21776.00.045.549.5
3641Hemanth RaamIND20046.00.045.549.5
3766Bommini Mounika AkshayaIND17876.00.045.548.5
3825Santu MondalIND21406.00.045.049.0
3957Badavath AnandIND18496.00.045.048.5
4063Vinay R JumaniIND18256.00.045.048.5
274 players

5) Anogia GM/IM-norm 2018

The Anogia GM/IM-norm tournaments took place 11th to 19th September 2018. Paul Velten won the Fischer GM with 6.5/9.

5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE Tue 11th Sep 2018 - Wed 19th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Velten PaulFRA24756.50.043.5
29Ernst SipkeNED25465.52.053.5
38Kulkarni BhaktiIND22955.50.553.5
43Chakravarthi Reddy MIND24155.50.543.0
52Tate AlanSCO23455.00.042.5
64Akshat KhampariaIND24044.50.042.5
71Kapnisis SpyridonGRE24644.00.042.5
810Markidis KonstantinosGRE22883.51.052.0
96Pfreundt JakobGER23883.50.053.0
107Balokas DimitriosGRE22251.50.050.5
10 players
5th Fischer Mem GM 2018 Anogia GRE Tue 11th Sep 2018 - Wed 19th Sep 2018. Category: 6. Ave: (2385)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Velten, Paul GM FRA 2475 # = 0 1 = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2540
2 Ernst, Sipke GM NED 2546 = # 1 1 0 0 1 = = 1 5.5 2447
3 Chakravarthi Reddy, M IM IND 2415 1 0 # = = 1 0 = 1 1 5.5 2461
4 Kulkarni, Bhakti CM IND 2295 0 0 = # 1 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2474
5 Tate, Alan FM SCO 2345 = 1 = 0 # = 0 = 1 1 5 2432
6 Akshat, Khamparia IM IND 2404 = 1 0 0 = # = = = 1 4.5 2382
7 Kapnisis, Spyridon GM GRE 2464 0 0 1 0 1 = # = = = 4 2333
8 Pfreundt, Jakob IM GER 2388 0 = = = = = = # 0 = 3.5 2304
9 Markidis, Konstantinos GRE 2288 0 = 0 = 0 = = 1 # = 3.5 2315
10 Balokas, Dimitrios GRE 2225 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = = # 1.5 2129
5th Capablanca Mem GM Anogia GRE Tue 11th Sep 2018 - Wed 19th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14David AlbertoITA25497.00.045.0
26Anagnostopoulos KonstantinosGRE23195.50.053.5
37Mitsis GeorgiosGRE23225.01.554.0
48Gukesh DIND24535.01.054.0
52Karpatchev AleksandrRUS24335.00.543.0
61Gungl TheoGER23314.51.043.5
710Fernandez Daniel HowardENG24724.50.052.5
85Anand NadarIND23943.50.042.5
99Nitish BelurkarIND23162.50.552.0
103Rydstrom TomSWE23102.50.542.0
10 players
5th Capablanca Mem GM Anogia GRE Tue 11th Sep 2018 - Wed 19th Sep 2018. Category: 6. Ave: (2390)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 David, Alberto GM ITA 2549 # = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7 2592
2 Anagnostopoulos, Konstantinos GRE 2319 = # 0 1 1 = 0 = 1 1 5.5 2478
3 Gukesh, D IM IND 2453 = 1 # 0 1 1 0 = = = 5 2426
4 Mitsis, Georgios GRE 2322 0 0 1 # = = 1 1 0 1 5 2440
5 Karpatchev, Aleksandr GM RUS 2433 = 0 0 = # = = 1 1 1 5 2428
6 Gungl, Theo FM GER 2331 = = 0 = = # 1 = = = 4.5 2396
7 Fernandez, Daniel Howard GM ENG 2472 0 1 1 0 = 0 # 0 1 1 4.5 2381
8 Anand, Nadar FM IND 2394 0 = = 0 0 = 1 # 1 0 3.5 2309
9 Rydstrom, Tom FM SWE 2310 0 0 = 1 0 = 0 0 # = 2.5 2233
10 Nitish, Belurkar FM IND 2316 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 = # 2.5 2232
5th Capablanca Mem IM Anogia GRE Tue 11th Sep 2018 - Wed 19th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Avramidou AnastasiaGRE22606.00.553.5
22Dushyant SharmaIND22656.00.543.0
38Milonakis GeorgiosGRE22735.50.053.0
41Patil MitaliIND20075.01.043.0
54Pavlidis AnastasiosGRE23685.01.043.0
65Galunova TsvetaBUL21665.01.042.0
77Lekic DusanMNE23634.00.053.5
89Prraneeth VuppalaIND22813.50.052.5
96Kelesiadis GeorgiosGRE21052.50.551.0
103Frendzas PanayotisGRE23072.50.542.0
10 players
5th Capablanca Mem IM Anogia GRE Tue 11th Sep 2018 - Wed 19th Sep 2018. Category: None. Ave: (2240)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Avramidou, Anastasia FM GRE 2260 # = 1 = = = = 1 = 1 6 2362
2 Dushyant, Sharma FM IND 2265 = # 0 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 6 2362
3 Milonakis, Georgios GRE 2273 0 1 # = 0 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2316
4 Patil, Mitali WFM IND 2007 = 1 = # = = 0 0 1 1 5 2308
5 Pavlidis, Anastasios IM GRE 2368 = 0 1 = # = = = = 1 5 2268
6 Galunova, Tsveta WIM FID 2166 = 0 0 = = # = 1 1 1 5 2291
7 Lekic, Dusan IM MNE 2363 = = = 1 = = # 0 = 0 4 2183
8 Prraneeth, Vuppala CM IND 2281 0 0 0 1 = 0 1 # 1 0 3.5 2155
9 Frendzas, Panayotis IM GRE 2307 = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 # = 2.5 2066
10 Kelesiadis, Georgios GRE 2105 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = # 2.5 2088

6) Primorsko Open 2018

The Primorsko Open took place 16th to 24th September 2018. Radoslav Dimitrov edged out Momchil Nikolov on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9.

Primorsko Open 2018 Primorsko BUL Sun 16th Sep 2018 - Mon 24th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Dimitrov RadoslavIMFID25306.50.547.051.5
21Nikolov MomchilGMFID25506.50.545.048.0
34Spasov VasilGMFID24906.00.046.551.0
45Enchev IvajloIMFID24896.00.046.050.5
53Tilicheev ViacheslavIMRUS25286.00.045.550.0
68Yordanov LachezarFMFID23086.00.045.048.0
79Todorov OgnjanIMFID22366.00.042.046.5
87Georgiev KrumGMFID23255.50.044.546.5
914Krastev GoranFID20555.50.039.542.5
106Velikov PetarGMFID24075.00.040.544.5
1112Marholev DimitarIMFID21445.00.040.544.0
1218Kolev LachezarFID19565.00.037.040.0
1313Mishev LiubomirFID20904.50.040.043.0
1411Andreev StanislavFID21644.50.038.041.0
1510Badev KirilFMFID21704.50.038.041.0
1619Kanov NikolaFID19294.50.037.039.0
1717Nikolov JordanFID20054.50.036.538.5
1820Kostlan JanCZE19014.50.035.537.5
1924Ivanov LjubomirFID17574.50.034.536.5
2022Papagiannis AsteriosGRE18314.00.038.541.5
2123Ivanov IgorRUS18114.00.036.038.0
2226Atanasov IvayloFID15884.00.029.531.5
2315Todorov KaloyanFID20213.50.038.540.5
2416Arnaudov PetarFID20083.50.035.537.5
2521Stankov ApostolFID18893.50.034.037.0
2625Vasileva CvetaFID15943.50.032.034.5
2727Ivanov GeorgiFID15303.50.028.030.0
2831Grabcheva NataliaFID16493.00.032.535.5
2930Nenchev GeorgiFID14423.00.031.033.0
3029Stoyanov YordanFID14572.50.029.531.5
3128Tsenkov TsenkoFID14900.50.027.028.5
31 players

7) 15th World University Chess Championship 2018

The 15th World University Chess Championship took place 13th to 18th September 2018. Tadeas Kriebel edged out Grzegorz Nasuta on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9.

World University Men 2018 Araruama BRA Thu 13th Sep 2018 - Tue 18th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Kriebel TadeasIMCZE24886.51.044.048.0
24Nasuta GrzegorzIMPOL24916.50.042.046.5
31Lu ShangleiGMCHN26356.00.543.046.0
47Wieczorek OskarIMPOL24776.00.540.543.5
53Nenezic MarkoIMSRB24955.50.039.543.5
613Wang YiyeIMCHN24335.50.038.541.5
714Loiseau QuentinIMFRA24135.00.042.547.0
86Krzyzanowski MarcinIMPOL24775.00.042.546.5
98Wang ChenIMCHN24705.00.041.044.0
1012Barbot PierreIMFRA24335.00.040.543.0
112Sadzikowski DanielGMPOL25585.00.039.042.0
129Petenyi TamasIMSVK24445.00.038.541.5
1323Mohite RanveerIND20915.00.034.034.5
1410Lukovic VladimirIMSRB24394.50.043.045.5
1515Molenda MarcinFMPOL23724.50.041.044.0
1620Dixit NikhilIND22624.50.040.541.0
1717Sidhant MohapatraIMIND23414.50.039.041.5
1816Sai Agni Jeevitesh JFMIND23644.00.040.040.5
1911Gaehwiler GabrielIMSUI24364.00.038.539.0
2018Benedetti JulioIMARG23294.00.034.036.5
2119Skuhala JernejFMSLO23004.00.033.033.5
2221Rocha Vitor Firmo De SouzaBRA22173.01.533.033.5
2326Doluweera Dinul ThisuraCMSRI18873.01.531.532.0
2422Carstens Dobuchak ThiagoBRA21123.00.033.534.0
2525Japiassu Ricardo De Villa NovaBRA19432.50.031.031.5
2624Silva Gustavo Queiroz Dos SantoBRA20370.50.030.533.0
26 players
World University Women Araruama BRA Thu 13th Sep 2018 - Tue 18th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Ni ShiqunWGMCHN24277.50.043.047.5
212Librelato Kathie GoulartWIMBRA21106.51.043.045.0
32Cori T. DeysiWGMPER23916.50.044.048.5
48Alboredo JuliaWFMBRA21746.00.044.047.5
514Leks MariaWCMPOL21085.50.540.544.5
619Liao RuiCHN18325.50.539.541.5
73Velikic AdelaWIMSRB23395.00.045.549.5
84Olsarova KarolinaWGMCZE23035.00.042.045.5
97De Seroux CamilleWFMSUI21755.00.038.542.0
1013Kolaric SpelaWFMSLO21085.00.037.537.5
1110Skuhala BarbaraWFMSLO21365.00.035.539.0
126Lach AleksandraWIMPOL22054.50.046.049.5
135Blagojevic TijanaWIMSRB22324.50.045.048.5
149Wozniak MariolaWIMPOL21704.50.043.547.0
1511Stoeri LauraWFMSUI21184.50.038.538.5
1615Afraoui AnaelleWFMFRA20284.00.037.539.5
1716Benedetti AntonellaARG19344.00.032.532.5
1818Dull Amanda PaulBRA18343.50.036.036.0
1921Joeel SanjanaIND15443.50.032.532.5
2020Akankhya KabiIND15683.50.032.532.5
2122Desai RujutaIND15363.50.031.531.5
2217Campagnolo FabiolaBRA18543.50.029.029.0
2324Anekar ShreyaIND14612.00.034.034.0
2423Rodrigues Jadna CoutoBRA14700.00.031.033.0
24 players

8) St Petersburg GM 2018

The St Petersburg GM tournament took place 28th August to 5th September 2018. Shamsiddin Vokhidov won with 6.5/9.

St Petersburg GM 2018 St Petersburg RUS Tue 28th Aug 2018 - Wed 5th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Vokhidov, ShamsiddinUZB24126.5
2Bajarani, UlviAZE24256.0
3Pourramezanali, AmirrezaIRI25355.5
4Volodin, AleksandrEST24575.0
5Bykov, OlegRUS23834.5
6Kazakovskiy, ValeriyBLR24064.0
7Saveliev, AlexeiRUS23824.0
8Duzhakov, IlyaRUS24414.0
9Bazeev, GermanRUS24313.0
10Palchun, GrigoryRUS24512.5
10 players
St Petersburg GM 2018 St Petersburg RUS Tue 28th Aug 2018 - Wed 5th Sep 2018. Category: 8. Ave: (2432)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Vokhidov, Shamsiddin IM UZB 2412 # 0 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 6.5 2601
2 Bajarani, Ulvi GM AZE 2425 1 # = = = = = = 1 1 6 2558
3 Pourramezanali, Amirreza GM IRI 2535 0 = # = = 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 2501
4 Volodin, Aleksandr GM EST 2457 0 = = # 1 1 = = 0 1 5 2473
5 Bykov, Oleg RUS 2383 = = = 0 # = = 1 1 0 4.5 2438
6 Kazakovskiy, Valeriy IM BLR 2406 1 = 0 0 = # = = 1 0 4 2392
7 Saveliev, Alexei RUS 2382 0 = 1 = = = # 0 = = 4 2395
8 Duzhakov, Ilya IM RUS 2441 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 # = 1 4 2388
9 Bazeev, German RUS 2431 0 0 0 1 0 0 = = # 1 3 2307
10 Palchun, Grigory RUS 2451 0 0 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 # 2.5 2264

9) Ptuj Open 2018

The Ptuj Open took place 7th to 15th August 2018. Luka Solmajer won with 7/9.

Ptuj Open 2018 Ptuj SLO Tue 7th Aug 2018 - Wed 15th Aug 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Solmajer LukaSLO20377.00.043.546.0
23Murko DavidSLO21616.50.044.047.5
32Crepan MarjanSLO22986.00.045.549.5
41Krumpacnik DomenSLO23466.00.044.048.5
59Acimovic SergejSLO18646.00.042.545.0
64Zagorsek DavidSLO21065.50.043.546.0
714Rozman RomanSLO17125.00.043.545.0
88Rasmussen Jonas HNOR19335.00.042.045.5
96Acimovic VasjaSLO20004.50.042.044.5
1018Centrih AleksSLO12894.50.037.540.0
1112Suta TomaESLO17874.50.036.538.0
1211Dominko DarkoSLO18314.50.032.534.0
137Zajdela KarelSLO19434.50.032.034.5
1410Nikolic StankoSLO18454.00.041.543.0
1515PodkriEnik AleksanderSLO16854.00.034.035.5
1613KuEner CirilSLO17643.50.031.533.0
1717OkroEnik GorazdSLO14732.51.033.034.5
1819Jalovec IgorSLO11872.51.032.534.0
1916Zajdela DomenSLO15452.51.031.533.0
2020PreloEnik JureSLO01.50.030.533.0
20 players

10) 1st Sao Martinho do Porto Open 2018

The 1st Sao Martinho do Porto Open took place 15th to 21st September 2018. Vyacheslav Ikonnikov won with 8/9.

1st Sao Martinho do Porto Sao Martinho do Porto POR Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Fri 21st Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11IKONNIKOV VyacheslavGMRUS25518.00.047.051.5
22GRIGORE George-GabrielGMROU24867.50.046.551.0
33SHARMA Dinesh K.IMIND22767.00.048.052.0
44VAN RIEMSDIJK Herman C.IMBRA22705.50.048.052.0
5PITSCHKA ClausFMGER22625.50.048.052.0
613OSIANU TudorROU19785.50.046.551.0
78LOCHTE ThomasGER20715.50.044.548.5
812SCHMITZ Andreas ArnoldCMGER20085.50.044.047.0
910BOUS FlorianGER20195.50.042.045.0
1018SCHMITZ ManuelaWFMGER19315.50.041.545.0
117GRUETTNER RalfGER21335.50.041.045.0
1220HART AlexanderSWE19015.50.040.543.5
136FERNANDES Ricardo PaulosPOR21605.50.040.044.0
1426SIMÕES MiguelPOR18055.50.039.542.5
1529SELKIRK RebeccaRSA17335.50.038.041.5
1611SISMEIRO MiguelPOR20145.00.043.546.5
1725PAIS BrunoPOR18175.00.039.542.5
1835OLIVEIRA TomasPOR15965.00.039.042.0
1916LOPEZ DE TURISO Jose AngelESP19425.00.039.042.0
2024SPERBER UlrichGER18385.00.038.541.5
2122MORAIS Vitor MestreNMPOR18934.50.042.544.5
2232BASÍLIO RodrigoPOR16694.50.039.543.5
2315HAASE GeorgGER19464.50.038.041.5
2419CASTANHEIRA AntónioPOR19054.50.037.541.0
2514KRUEGER TillGER19484.50.037.540.5
2617FEBRUARY Jesse NikkiWIMRSA19334.00.039.542.5
2721VONACH Bernhard Dr.GER18944.00.037.539.5
289AMATO GiampieroITA20314.00.036.538.5
2927HIELSCHER UrsulaGER17714.00.036.039.5
3023KIEVELITZ BerndGER18424.00.036.038.5
3130SCHLEIME Franz-JosefGER16964.00.035.037.0
3228HEIL RudolfGER17374.00.032.035.0
3337OSTER Jean-MarieFRA14794.00.032.034.5
3431NIELSEN JørgenDEN16704.00.032.034.0
3536OLIVEIRA FernandoPOR15863.50.033.536.5
3641DONG RafaelPOR13033.50.032.034.5
3740MARTINS DomingosPOR13393.50.032.034.5
3834DIAS JoséPOR16223.00.034.036.5
3933MUELLER DieterGER16323.00.032.034.0
4042DONG FabioPOR12893.00.032.034.0
45 players

11) Reykjavik Chess Club Championship 2018

The Reykjavik Chess Club Championship takes place 9th to 26th September 2018.

Reykjavik Chess Club 2018 Reykjavik ISL Sun 9th Sep 2018 - Wed 26th Sep 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Stefansson Vignir VatnarISL22704.09.000.03
25Thorfinnsson BjornISL24084.08.000.03
32Ingvason JohannISL21853.06.000.02
46Olafsson ThorvardurISL21922.53.750.02
58Ragnarsson DagurISL22492.05.500.01
63Ornolfsson Magnus P.ISL22272.03.500.01
74Mai Aron ThorISL20621.54.250.01
87Jonsson Gauti PallISL21001.01.500.01
8 players

12) XXIV San Miguel de Trevias 2018

The XXIV San Miguel de Trevias took place 17th to 23rd September 2018. Pablo Suarez Fernandez won with 5.5/7.

XXIV Trevias Open 2018 Trevias ESP Mon 17th Sep 2018 - Sun 23rd Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Suarez Fernandez, PabloESP20845.525.526.019.25
21Aguera Naredo, JavierFMESP23695.028.031.522.50
32Alvarez Fernandez, EnriqueFMESP23035.027.531.021.00
416Gonzalez Guedes, IyanESP19275.022.524.516.50
55Blazquez Lopez, BernaESP21344.527.029.518.25
611Garcia Gonzalez, FernandoESP20274.526.529.016.25
719Gutierrez Abarrategui, LuisESP18724.526.029.017.00
83Perez Nunez, SaulESP21824.526.028.516.25
910Vergara Anton, DiegoESP20634.525.528.516.75
107Acebal Muniz, AntonioFMESP21054.525.028.017.50
1115Alvarez Perez, AdanESP19504.521.524.014.75
1214Fernandez Diez, Antonio M.ESP19714.521.524.012.75
1313Crespo Gavilan, AbelESP19924.521.023.013.25
1412Estrada Martinez, CesarESP20104.024.526.512.50
1526Castro Quijano, EduardoESP17664.020.022.09.50
164Cuevas Fernandez, Jose AlbertoESP21733.529.532.515.00
178Clemente Llamero, RobertoESP20863.526.028.512.50
1818Bombin Pinera, DionisioESP18873.522.523.07.75
1917Martinez Riesgo, JesusESP19123.522.022.57.50
2020Oria Blasco, AlbertoESP18383.520.022.08.50
216Cuevas Fernandez, Manuel A.ESP21133.027.530.512.50
2222Martin Manzano, AntonioESP18253.023.025.09.50
2324Arroyo Figuero, FernandoESP17773.023.025.08.25
2427Martinez Rodriguez, EzequielESP17503.022.523.06.00
2528Balboa Lopez, LuisESP14763.020.522.56.50
2632Fernandez Martinez, RicardoESP11693.017.518.05.25
2721Menendez Solar, Jose CarlosESP18302.521.523.54.00
2835Gonzalez Gonzalez, Javier IESP02.519.521.55.00
2929Ardura Fernandez, Miguel AngelESP14752.517.518.02.25
3025Mauro Juarez, BenitoESP17702.023.524.02.75
3123Almirante Olay, RubenESP18092.023.025.04.50
3231Vergara Anton, IreneESP13342.019.520.03.50
3330Fernandez Rodriguez, OmarESP14022.018.519.02.50
3433Fernandez Rodriguez, OlayaESP10622.016.517.01.00
3536Gudin Castro, RodrigoESP01.021.023.03.00
3634Alvarez Suarez, SergioESP01.016.017.01.00
36 players

13) Satka Autumn 2018

The Satka Autumn Open was a women's tournament that took place 10th to 20th September 2018. Elena Semenova edged out Darya Charochkina on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

Satka Autumn 2018 Satka RUS Mon 10th Sep 2018 - Thu 20th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Semenova Elena YurevnaRUS22197.550.046.06
23Charochkina Darya VyacheslavovnaRUS23367.549.545.56
32Kovanova Baira SergeevnaRUS23636.052.047.55
44Makarenko Aleksandra AnatolevnaRUS22476.051.046.56
57Smirnova Ekaterina AleksandrovnaRUS22026.049.545.54
611Filippova Darya AlekseevnaRUS20616.046.544.05
71Voyt Darya StanislavovnaRUS23696.045.541.04
89Nosacheva Mariya ValerevnaRUS20735.547.544.55
98Trapeznikova Darya PetrovnaRUS21075.547.543.54
1012Mironenko Galina KonstantinovnaRUS20215.545.542.04
115Schepetkova Margarita LeonidovnaRUS22385.053.549.04
1210Mukhina Qna SergeevnaRUS20725.049.045.53
1320Sosnina Nadezhda EvgenevnaRUS16595.046.042.54
1413Sosnina Ekaterina EvgenevnaRUS19555.042.538.55
1514Simakova Elena SergeevnaRUS19355.041.540.54
1619Svetlova Kseniya ValerevnaRUS16965.040.037.55
1716Nasybullina Dayana VladislavovnaRUS18095.040.037.54
1818Stroganova Karina AndreevnaRUS17114.546.042.04
1915Matsenko Elena LeonidovnaRUS18544.544.542.04
2017Mikheeva Galina QkovlevnaRUS17674.544.041.54
2123Alyoshina Arina EvgenevnaRUS13194.540.037.54
2221Telelyukhina Elizaveta DmitrievnaRUS14034.539.036.04
2324Skobochkina Mariya AlekseevnaRUS12944.535.034.03
2422Mirgalina Anna OlegovnaRUS13394.042.039.04
2525Kilina Elizaveta EvgenevnaRUS12264.041.539.04
2627Kargina Diana NikolaevnaRUS10934.034.033.04
2733Vyrodova Mariya AleksandrovnaRUS10844.034.031.54
2826Barsukova Kira DmitrievnaRUS11194.033.030.53
2928Lapteva Yuliya AleksandrovnaRUS10743.540.536.53
3030Shafikova Irina RinatovnaRUS10083.535.533.03
3132Donya Anastasiya DmitrievnaRUS11363.533.032.03
3240Koznova Darya AleksandrovnaRUS10003.035.032.03
3329Mysova Svetlana VladimirovnaRUS10173.034.033.03
3438Shakirova Alsu IrshatovnaRUS10003.032.029.52
3537Movsesyan Arina GrigorovnaRUS10003.027.526.52
3631Dubovikova Rada StavrovnaRUS11892.537.034.51
3736Kaskinova Tanzilya MagasumovnaRUS10002.531.028.52
3834Akzigitova Azaliya IgizarovnaRUS10652.529.527.51
3939Shiryazdanova Rada ZilarisovnaRUS10001.529.528.51
4035Dolinina Milana PavlovnaRUS10001.035.032.51
40 players

14) chess.com Speed Chess 2018

The Chess.com Speed Chess Championship takes place July 24th to October 18th 2018. 16 players in a knockout online blitz tournament. 90 minutes of 5/1 blitz, 60 minutes of 3/1 blitz, and 30 minutes of 1/1 bullet chess. Players: Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, Wei Yi, Anish Giri, Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin, Hou Yifan, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Vidit Gujrath were all invited. There was an invitational qualifier on June 26th-27th where Leinier Dominguez Perez defeated Jon Ludvig Hammer in the final (Georg Meier and Eric Hansen lost to these in the semi-finals). The final place will be decided in a 10 round open qualifier on Tuesday, July 10th.

Games from the invitational qualifier available. It seems defending champion Magnus Carlsen is avoiding rapid and blitz ahead of his World Championship match in November.

1) 24th July - Aronian - 20.5-6.5 Caruana, 2) 26th July 8pm EST - Nakamura 27.5-2.5 Hou Yifan, 3) 29th July 8pm EST - Wesley So 18.5-9,5 Wei Yi, 4) 2nd Aug 8pm BST - MVL 19-12 Dominguez, 5) 7th Aug 5pm - Nepomniachtchi 17.5-11.5 Grischuk, 6) 30th Aug 5pm - Vidit 16-9 Andriasian, 7) 6th Sept 6pm - Duda 13-11 Karjakin, 8) 7th Sept 6pm - Giri 17-15 Mamedyarov.

Quarter Finals Duda 14-13 Grischuk, Aronian 18-11 Giri, Vidit-So, Nakamura-MVL.

chess.com Speed 2018 chess.com INT Tue 26th Jun 2018 - Thu 18th Oct 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1/4th Finals
1Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL273714
2Grischuk, AlexanderGMRUS276613
1Aronian, LevonGMARM276718
2Giri, AnishGMNED278211
1Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA2777
1Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA2779
1Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGMIND2718
1So, WesleyGMUSA2780
1/8th Finals
1Aronian, LevonGMARM276720.5
2Caruana, FabianoGMUSA28226.5
1Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA277727.5
2Hou, YifanGMCHN26582.5
1So, WesleyGMUSA278018.5
2Wei, YiGMCHN27299.5
1Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA277919
2Dominguez Perez, LeinierGMCUB273912
1Grischuk, AlexanderGMRUS276617.5
2Nepomniachtchi, IanGMRUS275711.5
1Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGMIND271816
2Andriasian, ZavenGMARM25919
1Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL273713
2Karjakin, SergeyGMRUS277311
1Giri, AnishGMNED278217
2Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGMAZE280115
26 players
chess.com Speed Inv Qualifier chess.com INT Tue 26th Jun 2018 - Thu 18th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePts
1Dominguez Perez, Leinier10.5
2Hammer, Jon Ludvig7.5
1Dominguez Perez, Leinier11.0
2Meier, Georg9.0
1Hammer, Jon Ludvig11.0
2Hansen, Eric10.0
6 players

15) 12th Highlands Open 2018

The 12th Highlands Open takes place 22nd to 29th September 2018.

12th Highlands Open 2018 Trebic CZE Sat 22nd Sep 2018 - Sat 29th Sep 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Vecera PavelCZE21532.01.02.02.00
15Mezlik StanislavCZE18852.01.02.02.00
35Vincze RomanCZE20972.01.01.51.50
10Bradac RomanCZE19992.01.01.51.50
58Tesar JanCZE20332.01.01.01.00
11Gokhale AnupamaWIMIND19642.01.01.01.00
73Chu RuotongWIMCHN21991.51.52.51.75
9Heppell Ian N.ENG20311.51.52.51.75
92Bartos JanFMCZE22161.51.52.01.25
14Spanton Tim R.ENG19231.51.52.01.25
18Cieslak LeszekCZE18451.51.52.01.25
1212Svizensky LubosCZE19371.51.51.50.75
136Lampir TomasCZE20521.02.03.01.00
19Korinkova EvaCZE18331.02.03.01.00
1537Smietanska WiktoriaCMPOL13151.02.02.50.50
1613Bar-Or OrnanISR19311.02.02.00.00
16Aird IanSCO18571.02.02.00.00
17Kalveus JanSWE18541.02.02.00.00
22Grabarczyk SylwesterCZE17821.02.02.00.00
28Zacharias MiroslavCZE17271.02.02.00.00
33Benda VladimirCZE14931.02.02.00.00
2221Oburka VladislavCZE18021.01.51.50.00
27Svoboda FrantisekCZE17601.01.51.50.00
36Zeleny OndrejCZE13581.01.51.50.00
251Pribyl JosefIMCZE22501.01.01.50.50
2624Endler BorisCZE17781.01.01.00.00
2725Skurniak SzymonPOL17631.00.51.00.50
2823Stork RostislavCZE17790.52.02.50.25
2920Zeleny TomasCZE18330.51.52.50.50
3032Divis JanCZE15260.51.52.00.25
317Pacl VaclavFMCZE20330.51.02.00.50
3226Habada JindrichCZE17610.02.03.00.00
29Hrivnakova AnnaSVK15380.02.03.00.00
3430Kovacs IvanCZE15370.01.52.50.00
3531Rychtecky PavelCZE15370.01.02.00.00
34Glacner KarelCZE14820.01.02.00.00
35Novak PavelCZE14790.01.02.00.00
37 players

16) Moscow Team Championship 2018

The Moscow Team Championship takes place 20th to 30th September 2018.

TCh-Moscow 2018 Moscow RUS Thu 20th Sep 2018 - Sun 30th Sep 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11SSh «Shakhmatnaya shkola A.Karpova» - 133006100
211RGSU320157.50
36Shakhmatnaya shkola im. M.M. Botvinnika3210480
43MGU321047.50
59Severo-Vostok321046.50
64AVTOMATIKA310246.50
77SSh «Shakhmatnaya shkola A.Karpova» - 2310246.50
815SSh «Shakhmatnaya shkola A.Karpova» - 3311137.50
92Perovo3111360
105Shakhmatnaya shkola «Etyud»3120252
1110SShOR «Yunost Moskvy»3120250
1212Zhenskaya sbornaya MGU312024.50
1314Shkola imeni I.V.Kurchatova302114.50
1413Shkola 21013021120
158MFTI3030030
15 teams

17) 27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018

The 27th Croatian Team championship took place 8th to 23rd September 2018. SK Liburnija. Rijeka won.

27th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO Sat 8th Sep 2018 - Sun 16th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SK Liburnija. Rijeka*345541738.0213.5
2SK Zagreb. Zagreb3*551737.0214.0
3GSK Solin-Cemex. Solin*441232.5138.5
4SK Petar Sedlar - Pepe. Kastel Novi*254451030.0105.5
5SK Rijeka. Rijeka24*3927.0103.3
6SK Ferit- Osijek. Osijek113*3822.584.5
7SK Đakovo Lim-Mont. Đakovo123*33724.080.8
8SK Vukovar '91. Vukovar1½3*3621.065.5
9SK Sljeme-Agroproteinka. Sesvete22233*423.037.5
10SK Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik½121*015.00.0
10 players
27th TCh-CRO Women 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO Sat 8th Sep 2018 - Sun 16th Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SK "POLET" Busevec*243331726.0140.8
2SK "LIBURNIJA" Rijeka2*2341626.5128.8
3SK "DRAGA" Rijeka2*2321323.5101.8
4SD "SISAK" Sisak12*31331119.580.3
5SK "ĐAKOVO Lim-mont" Đakovo0½½1*3332915.563.3
6SSK "KONAKI - KZM" Novo Virje1½31*12716.050.0
7HASK "MLADOST" Zagreb1½3*322616.041.0
8SK "GORANKA" Ravna Gora111121*2413.025.8
9SK "DAMA" Đakovo0½122*412.526.0
10SK "CAKOVEC" Cakovec½½212½2*311.527.5
10 players
27th TCh-CRO Div 1b 2018 Biograd na Moru CRO Sat 8th Sep 2018 - Sun 23rd Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11HASK MLADOST Zagreb97021636.0201.0
25SK MORNAR Split97021634.0202.0
39SK ĐURO ĐAKOVIC Slavonski Brod94051332.0161.8
44SK VINKOVCI Vinkovci95311128.5128.5
56SK GORAN Bibinje9333927.0107.5
610SK STRIDON Strigova9342827.097.3
73SK SIBENIK Sibenik9144623.567.8
82SK BRDA Split9252621.565.8
97ASK JUNIOR Rijeka9171321.031.3
108SSK PODRAVKA Koprivnica9180219.527.0
10 teams

18) 1st League Central Serbia 2018

The 1st League of Central Serbia took place 14th to 22nd September 2018. Vladimirci won.

1st Liga Central SRB 2018 Kragujevac SRB Fri 14th Sep 2018 - Sat 22nd Sep 2018
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Vladimirci*2443552848.50
2Mladost Lucani4*233554452642.00
3Pozega½4*352241.00
4Sloga Petrovac33*34432237.50
5Radnicki Vodovod Kragujevac2*35431736.00
6Sabacki SK Sabac23*33331431.50
7Jasenica S.Palanka½133*331328.00
8Krusik Valjevo½1*421227.00
9Progres Pirot32½31332*31127.50
10Borac Cacak122234*1028.50
11OSK Paracin Paracin111233*522.50
12Trepca Kosovska Mitrovica333*326.00
12 players

19) Dutch League 2018-19

The Dutch League takes place 15th September 2018 to 20th April 2019. Round 1 games now available.

Dutch League 2018-19 Netherlands NED Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Sat 20th Apr 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1BSG7.527.5
2HMC Den Bosch6.526.5
3LSG IntelliMagic626
4HWP Sas van Gent5.525.5
5En Passant5.525.5
6Charlois Europoort4.504.5
7De Stukkenjagers4.504.5
8Zuid Limburg404
9Kennemer Combinatie3.503.5
10MuConsult Apeldoorn2.502.5
10 players

20) TCh-FIN 2018-19

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 15th September 2018 to 7th April 2019. Round 1 games not yet available.

TCh-FIN 2018-19 Finland FIN Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1TammerSh, Tampere220048
2JyS, Jyväskylä220047
3Aatos, Helsinki220043
4EtVaS, Vantaa210139
5TuTS, Turku210137
6SalSK, Salo211024
7MatSK, Espoo211026
8SK ComeOn, Helsinki211025
9KS-58, Helsinki202003
10VammSK, Sastamala202004
11JoeSK, Joensuu202002
12KymS, Kotka202001
12 players

21) 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 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Genf1238
2Riehen1237.5
3Winterthur1137
4Luzern1135.5
5Zurich1033
6Reti832.5
7Wollishofen423
8Echallens219.5
9Mendrisio012.5
10St. Gallen011.5
10 teams

22) Active Team Events

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

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018

The Polish Team Championship Ekstraliga takes place 7th June to 28th October 2018.

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL Thu 7th Jun 2018 - Sun 28th Oct 2018
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtgMptsBpts
1Wasko HETMAN GKS Katowice265012.028.5
2Wieza Pegow250810.022.0
3KSz STILON Gorzow Wlkp25849.022.0
4VOTUM SA POLONIA Wroclaw25629.020.5
5Akademia Szachowa ChessGrow Gliwice25098.021.0
6K.Sz. MIEDZ Legnica24875.016.5
7TS Wisla Krakow24594.016.5
8UKS HETMAN Czestochowa23822.010.0
9Bialy Krol Wisznia Mala23921.010.5
10LKS Wrzos Miedzyborow24090.012.5
10 players

TCh-LAT 2018

The Latvian Team Championship takes place 9th June to 16th December 2018.

TCh-LAT 2018 Riga LAT Sat 9th Jun 2018 - Sun 16th Dec 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
1Rigas Tehniska universitate*55817.0
2Ventspils*3455817.0
3Termo Eko/ RSF*345816.5
4Rigas Saha skola2*5412.0
5Vertikale- Rigas Saha skola2*244412.0
6The Royal Biograph1*3410.0
7Olaine1*349.0
8Rigas Saha skola-Nakotne032*348.0
9Maxon&Co½12*28.0
10RTU/Juniors00*14.0
11Rigas Saha skola-M0½½*13.5
12Cesu Saha klubs0012*03.0
12 teams

TCh-CHN 2018

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 10th April to 30th November 2018. 22 rounds. Rounds 16-18 take place 27th to 29th October 2018.

TCh-CHN 2018 China CHN Tue 10th Apr 2018 - Thu 30th Nov 2017
Leading Round 15 (of 22) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
110China Mobil Shanghai Chess Club1511132549.5
211Chongqing Team1510322244.5
39Shandong Jingzhi Team159332145.0
42Shenzhen Longgang Chess association157441843.0
58Chengdu Beilei Youth Chess Club154291740.0
66Zhejiang Chess Team156541638.0
73Beijing Beiao team155551540.5
87Hangzhou Bank Team156631539.0
95Tianjin Team154741235.0
1012Guangdong Ding Xin High Tech Team15393925.5
111Hangzhou Turbine Team153111726.0
124Hebei sports lottery chess team151131324.0
12 teams

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018

The Polish Team Championship Ekstraliga takes place 7th June to 28th October 2018.

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018 Poland POL Thu 7th Jun 2018 - Sun 28th Oct 2018
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtgMptsBptsTB1TB2
1Wasko HETMAN GKS Katowice26506.015.02.53.0
2VOTUM SA POLONIA Wroclaw25626.012.52.01.0
3Wieza Pegow25086.012.01.52.0
4KSz STILON Gorzow Wlkp.25844.010.02.01.0
5TS Wisla Krakow24593.09.51.51.5
6Akademia Szachowa ChessGrow Gliwice25092.07.51.51.5
7K.Sz. MIEDZ Legnica24872.07.51.01.5
8Bialy Krol Wisznia Mala23921.06.51.01.0
9LKS Wrzos Miedzyborow24090.06.01.02.0
10UKS HETMAN Czestochowa23820.03.51.00.5
10 players

23) Forthcoming Events and Links

1st Ferreira do Alentejo Open 2018

20th 4NCL Congress 2018

9th Hradec Kralove Open 2018

Tatry Open 2018

Russian Rapid and Blitz 2018

2nd Guimaraes Chess Open 2018

TCh-RUS Rapid/Blitz 2018

34th European Club Cup 2018

1st Goa Open 2018

40th Arco Open 2018

4NCL Rapidplay 2018

chess.com Isle of Man International 2018

Four Seasons IM/FM 2018

44th Guernsey Chess Festival 2018

Thailand Pattaya Open 2018

16th Cap D'Agde 2018

Chigorin Memorial 2018

12th Figueira da Foz Festival 2018

22nd OIBM 2018

4NCL International Congress 2018

Women's World Championship KO 2018

TCh-CZE 2018-19

2nd Du Te Cup 2018

World Chess Championship 2018

Bundesliga 2018-19

4NCL 2018-19

8th Brno Open 2018

TCh-SVK 2018-19

Romania 100 Open 2018

14th Ugra Governor's Cup 2018

28th World Seniors 2018

10th Pilsen Open 2018

CCCSA Fall Invitational 2018

78th ch-ITA 2018

British Rapidplay 2018

57th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2018-19

European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2018

10th London Chess Classic 2018

Sunway Sitges Festival 2018

Litomysl Open 2017-18

Pan-American Intercollegiate 2018

Bay Area International 2019

81st Tata Steel 2019

Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2019

Mermaid Waters FIDE Open 2019

Graz Open 2019

26th Bunratty Chess Festival 2019

19th Liberec Open 2019

GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019

42nd Eastman Open 2019

Glorney Gilbert International 2019

106th British Chess Championships 2019

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