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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1249 15th October 2018 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 34th European Club Cup 2018
3) St Louis Fall Chess Classic 2018
4) chess.com Speed Chess 2018
5) TCh-RUS Rapid/Blitz 2018
6) 1st Gujarat Open 2018
7) SCO National Chess Open 2018
8) Stavanger Open 2018
9) 1st Goa Open 2018
10) Panchenko Memorial 2018
11) First Saturday October 2018
12) Odensemesterskabet 2018
13) 15th Calvia Amateur Open 2018
14) 38th Muenich OIS Open 2018
15) 40th Arco Open 2018
16) Barcelona CC IM 2018
17) 9th Hradec Kralove Open 2018
18) Barcelona Masters 2018
19) 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018
20) Portuguese Supercup 2018
21) Belgian Interclubs 2018-19
22) Active Team Events
23) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
34th European Club Cup 2018816 games
St Louis Fall Chess Classic 201850 games
chess.com Speed Chess 201862 games
TCh-RUS Rapid/Blitz 2018888 games
1st Gujarat Open 2018297 games
SCO National Chess Open 201820 games
Stavanger Open 201866 games
1st Goa Open 2018119 games
Panchenko Memorial 201848 games
Odensemesterskabet 201815 games
15th Calvia Amateur Open 2018181 games
40th Arco Open 201877 games
Barcelona CC IM 20185 games
9th Hradec Kralove Open 201854 games
Barcelona Masters 201870 games
Portuguese Supercup 20184 games
Belgian Interclubs 2018-1996 games
2868 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Paolo Rocha, Goran Tomic, Paul Gottlieb and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The European Club Cup has just passed the half way stage, top seeds Alkaloid are still well placed to win the title. World Champion Magnus Carlsen's number one status is under threat at the tournament. He has lost 2.5 points so far, he's less than a handful of points ahead of his World Championship challenger Fabiano Caruana. This probably will be the main point of interest for the remainder of the tournament. Although for all practical purposes we can already say that they're are equally rated and clearly closely matched making the match next month a fascinating prospect.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

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2) 34th European Club Cup 2018

The 34th European Club Cup takes place in Porto Carras, Greece 12th to 18th October 2018. 61 open teams and 12 women's teams (split into two groups). World Champion Magnus Carlsen plays his final event before his World Championship defence against Fabiano Caruana.

Leading players: Magnus Carlsen (Valerenga Sjakklubb), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Odlar Yurdu), Liren Ding (Alkaloid), Yangyi Yu (Alkaloid), Peter Svidler (Mednyi Vsadnik St.Petersburg), Dmitry Jakovenko (Alkaloid), David Navara (AVE Novy Bor), Pentala Harikrishna (AVE Novy Bor), Radoslaw Wojtaszek (AVE Novy Bor), Dmitry Andreikin (Alkaloid) etc.

Top 5 seeded teams: 1 Alkaloid Ave 2741 (Macedonia (FYROM)), 2 AVE Novy Bor 2712 (Czech Republic), 3 Odlar Yurdu Ave 2702 (Azerbaijan), 4 Mednyi Vsadnik St.Petersburg Ave 2696 (Russia) 5 Valerenga Sjakklubb Ave 2672 (Norway).

34th ECC Open 2018 Porto Carras GRE Thu 11th Oct 2018 - Fri 19th Oct 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13Odlar Yurdu3300646.017.5
21Alkaloid3300642.016.5
6Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova3300642.016.5
48Beer Sheva Chess Club3300636.015.0
515Dunajska Streda3300636.013.0
64Mednyi Vsadnik St.Petersburg3300634.014.5
72AVE Novy Bor3201533.015.0
817E.S. Thessalonikis3201533.012.5
95Valerenga Sjakklubb3201533.012.0
1023Team Viking3210432.011.0
119Itaka3210429.011.5
1216DJK Aufwaerts Aachen3210428.512.5
137Molodezhka3210424.013.0
1422Nordstrand Sjakklubb3210420.011.5
1511KGSRL3210420.09.5
1620Schachgesellschaft Zurich3210419.011.0
1735Echiquier Amaytois3210418.511.0
1821Eynatten3210417.09.5
1926Overtime3210416.511.0
2010SV Werder Bremen3210416.510.0
2112Schachfreunde Berlin 19033210416.010.5
2218Schachgesellschaft Winterthur3210416.09.5
2324BSG3210415.011.0
2425Rehovot Chess School3210414.010.0
2519Reykjavik Chess Club3210414.09.0
2639Gambit Bonnevoie3210413.011.0
2730LSG Leiden3210412.010.5
2848Drejtesia321046.09.5
2927CC Gambit Asseco SEE3111321.09.5
3014Schachgesellschaft Solingen3111319.010.0
3129Wood Green3111315.09.5
3237SK Reval-Sport3111311.09.0
3332KC Deloitte311139.08.0
3413Sloven Ruma3120222.510.5
3553En Passant3120216.08.0
3641SF Wirtzfeld3120214.09.0
3754Bois-Colombes3120214.07.0
3851Dardania3120212.06.5
3946Chess Club Aatos3120212.06.0
4044White Rose3120210.57.0
61 teams
34th ECC Women 2018 Porto Carras GRE Thu 11th Oct 2018 - Fri 19th Oct 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1
11Nona44000
2Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo44000
3Caissa Italia Pentole Agnelli42110
4Ugra43100
5Kyiv Chess Federation43100
6Odlar Yurdu42200
7SSHOR42020
8Mulhouse Philidor41210
9Beer Sheva Chess Club40310
10ZSK Maribor40310
11Caissa Italia Banca Alpi Marittime40400
12AMO Galaxias Thessaloniki40400
12 teams

3) St Louis Fall Chess Classic 2018

The St Louis Fall Chess Classic takes place 10th to 18th October 2018.

St Louis Fall A 2018 Saint Louis USA Wed 10th Oct 2018 - Thu 18th Oct 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345PtsTPR
1Dreev, AlekseyGMRUS26491½1½½3.52800
2Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA2630½1½1½3.52807
3Kuzubov, YuriyGMUKR2652½1½013.02732
4Robson, RayGMUSA2682½0½½12.52645
5Bruzon Batista, LazaroGMCUB26530101½2.52648
6Akobian, VaruzhanGMUSA2641½01½½2.52664
7Hansen, EricGMCAN2629100½12.52658
8Sethuraman, S.P.GMIND2673½1½002.02583
9Hammer, Jon LudvigGMNOR26620½1½02.02576
10Swiercz, DariuszGMPOL2669½00½01.02413
10 players
St Louis Fall A 2018 Saint Louis USA Wed 10th Oct 2018 - Thu 18th Oct 2018. Category: 17. Ave: (2653)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2626 # = = = 1 1 3.5 2807
2 Dreev, Aleksey GM RUS 2649 # = 1 1 = = 3.5 2797
3 Kuzubov, Yuriy GM UKR 2655 = # 1 0 = 1 3 2731
4 Akobian, Varuzhan GM USA 2641 = # = 1 0 = 2.5 2664
5 Robson, Ray GM USA 2682 = 0 = # = 1 2.5 2645
6 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM CUB 2653 = 0 1 0 # 1 2.5 2645
7 Hansen, Eric GM CAN 2629 0 0 = # 1 1 2.5 2655
8 Sethuraman, S.P. GM IND 2673 0 = 1 0 # = 2 2580
9 Hammer, Jon Ludvig GM NOR 2662 = 0 = 0 # 1 2 2574
10 Swiercz, Dariusz GM POL 2656 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 2413
St Louis Fall B 2018 Saint Louis USA Wed 10th Oct 2018 - Thu 18th Oct 2018
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345PtsTPR
1Gabuzyan, HovhannesGMARM259211½114.52873
2Jacobson, BrandonFMUSA24431½½½13.52624
3Ashwin, JayaramGMIND249510½1½3.02566
4Moradiabadi, ElshanGMUSA253410½½½2.52501
5Zierk, StevenGMUSA25060½½½12.52495
6Azarov, SergeiGMBLR256510½½02.02404
7Holt, ConradGMUSA256101½½02.02453
8Chandra, AkshatGMUSA247101½0½2.02428
9Boros, DenesGMHUN243901½001.52390
10Yoo, Christopher WoojinFMUSA240200½½½1.52347
10 players
St Louis Fall B 2018 Saint Louis USA Wed 10th Oct 2018 - Thu 18th Oct 2018. Category: 10. Ave: (2498)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gabuzyan, Hovhannes GM ARM 2592 # 1 = 1 1 1 4.5 2873
2 Jacobson, Brandon FM USA 2412 # = = = 1 1 3.5 2626
3 Ashwin, Jayaram GM IND 2494 0 = # 1 1 = 3 2561
4 Moradiabadi, Elshan GM USA 2534 = = # 0 = 1 2.5 2495
5 Zierk, Steven GM USA 2506 0 = # = 1 = 2.5 2490
6 Holt, Conrad GM USA 2561 0 0 1 # = = 2 2453
7 Chandra, Akshat GM USA 2471 0 = = # 0 1 2 2430
8 Azarov, Sergei GM BLR 2565 0 = 1 # = 0 2 2405
9 Yoo, Christopher Woojin FM USA 2410 0 = = 0 = # 1.5 2341
10 Boros, Denes GM HUN 2439 0 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 2384

4) chess.com Speed Chess 2018

The Chess.com Speed Chess Championship takes place July 24th to December 2nd 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).

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, So 16.5-10.5 Vidit, Nakamura 21.5-13.5 MVL.

Semi Finals and Finals 3 days running 30th Nov to 2nd December Duda-So, Aronian-Nakamura.

chess.com Speed 2018 chess.com INT Tue 26th Jun 2018 - Thu 18th Oct 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1/2 Finals
1So, WesleyGMUSA2780
1Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL2737
1Aronian, LevonGMARM2767
1Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA2777
1/4 Finals
1Duda, Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL273714
2Grischuk, AlexanderGMRUS276613
1Aronian, LevonGMARM276718
2Giri, AnishGMNED278211
1So, WesleyGMUSA278016.5
2Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGMIND271810.5
1Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA277721.5
2Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA277913.5
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
31 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

5) TCh-RUS Rapid/Blitz 2018

The Russian Team Rapid and Blitz followed straight on from the Individual events in Sochi and took place 8th to 11th October 2018.

TCh-RUS Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS Sun 7th Oct 2018 - Thu 11th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
13Ladya (g. Kazan. Respublika Tatarstan97111523.5
24ShSM Legacy Square Capital (g. Moskva)96121422.5
31Molodezhka (Tyumenskaya oblast)96301222.0
410Archibald Chess (g. Sochi. Krasnodarski95221221.0
58Vologodskaya oblast96301220.5
62Nosorogi (g. Moskva)95311121.5
76Strazhi pravoporyadka (g. Sankt-Peterbur95311121.0
89SSh Shakhmatnaya shkola Anatoliya Karpova-195311121.0
95Yuzhnyy Ural (Chelyabinskaya oblast)95311119.0
1018SShOR Yunost Moskvy (g. Moskva)95401023.0
117Sibir (Novosibirskaya oblast)95401022.5
1215Liga tsifrovoy ekonomiki (g. Moskva)95401020.0
1316ShK Rakita (Belgorodskaya oblast)9441920.5
1412Krym nash (Respublika Krym)9333919.5
1513PShK Politekhnik (g. Nizhniy Tagil. Sverd9441919.5
1611QMAL (QNAO)9441918.5
1717Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)9450818.5
1820SSh Shakhmatnaya shkola Anatoliya Karpova-29450818.0
1919Daryal (RSO-Alaniya)9342817.5
2023SDYuSShOR № 13 (g. Voronezh. Voronezhskaya9450815.5
2114Stavropolskiy kray-19342815.0
2221ShK Grossmeysterskiy tsentr im.A.E.Karpov9252616.5
2322Stavropolskiy kray-29360613.0
2424Krepost (Stavropolskiy kray)9162410.5
2525Vadkovskiy - CHESSVDK (g. Moskva)917136.5
2626Olimpiada-80 (Stavropolskiy kray)909001.5
26 players
TCh-RUS Blitz 2018 Sochi RUS Sun 7th Oct 2018 - Thu 11th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
12Nosorogi (g. Moskva)1514012946.0
24ShSM Legacy Square Capital (g. Moskva)1511312341.0
33Sibir (Novosibirskaya oblast)1510232338.0
41Ladya (g. Kazan. Respublika Tatarstan1510412140.0
56Yuzhnyy Ural (Chelyabinskaya oblast)159332138.5
65Strazhi pravoporyadka (g. Sankt-Peterbur158342038.0
78Molodezhka (Tyumenskaya oblast)159422036.5
810Vologodskaya oblast158611737.0
913QMAL (QNAO)157531732.0
1011Krym nash (Respublika Krym)157621635.0
117SSh Shakhmatnaya shkola Anatoliya Karpova-1156541634.0
129Archibald Chess (g. Sochi. Krasnodarski157621631.5
1316Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)158701627.5
1414Stavropolskiy kray-1157711531.0
1521SSh Shakhmatnaya shkola Anatoliya Karpova-2157711529.5
1612PShK Politekhnik (g. Nizhniy Tagil. Sverd157711529.0
1723SDYuSShOR № 13 (g. Voronezh. Voronezhskaya157711527.5
1818SShOR Yunost Moskvy (g. Moskva)156811330.5
1915Liga tsifrovoy ekonomiki (g. Moskva)156811329.5
2017ShK Rakita (Belgorodskaya oblast)155731327.0
2119Daryal (RSO-Alaniya)155821227.5
2224ShK Grossmeysterskiy tsentr im.A.E.Karpov154921023.5
2320Yuridicheskiy fakultet MGU (g. Moskva)152103724.5
2422Stavropolskiy kray-2152121515.5
2525Krepost (Stavropolskiy kray)15014116.0
2626Olimpiada-80 (Stavropolskiy kray)15014114.0
26 players
TCh-RUS w Rapid 2018 Sochi RUS Sun 7th Oct 2018 - Thu 11th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
11Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra)98011727.5
23ShSM Legacy Square Capital (g. Moskva)96031525.0
32Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)95221222.0
45SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam (g. Sankt-Pe95311124.0
57Ladya (g. Kazan. Respublika Tatarstan95311123.0
64SSh Shakhmatnaya shkola Anatoliya Karpova (g94231122.0
76RSFSh (Leningradskaya oblast)95401022.5
88Yuzhnyy Ural (Chelyabinskaya oblast)95401017.5
910SDYuSShOR №13 (Voronezhskaya oblast)9342819.0
109SSh Shakhmatnaya shkola Anatoliya Karpova-29450815.5
1112FShNO (Nizhegorodskaya oblast)9351717.0
1211Etyud (g. Naberezhnye Chelny. Respublika9270413.0
1313Tatarstan (g. Naberezhnye Chelny. Respub918024.0
1414Smolyanochka (Smolenskaya oblast)909000.0
14 players
TCh-RUS Blitz w 2018 Sochi RUS Sun 7th Oct 2018 - Thu 11th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkTeam1234567891011121314TB1TB2
1ShSM Legacy Square Capital (g. Moskva)*13224333442238.5
2SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam (g. Sankt-Pe½*234442136.0
3SSh Shakhmatnaya shkola Anatoliya Karpova-13*13323441935.5
4RSFSh (Leningradskaya oblast)12½*234441832.0
5Ladya (g. Kazan. Respublika Tatarstan*½433341832.0
6Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)23*334441736.0
7Yugra (KhMAO-Yugra)22*4232441633.5
8Yuzhnyy Ural (Chelyabinskaya oblast)0½110*433341225.0
9SSh Shakhmatnaya shkola Anatoliya Karpova-2110120*213441224.0
10Zvezdochki (g. Moskva)11211112*23231022.5
11SDYuShOR № 13 (Voronezhskaya oblast)10½10½132*3920.5
12FShNO (g. Nizhniy Novgorod. Nizhegorodskaya½01010211½*514.5
13Etyud (g. Naberezhnye Chelny. Respublika0½00½0102½*3310.5
14Tatarstan (g. Naberezhnye Chelny. Respub00000000011½1*03.5
14 players

6) 1st Gujarat Open 2018

The 1st Gujarat Open took place 5th to 12th October 2018. Martyn Kravtsiv won with 8.5/10.

1st Gujarat Open 2018 Ahmedabad IND Fri 5th Oct 2018 - Fri 12th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR26548.50.063.568.0
220Vignesh N RIMIND24478.00.064.568.5
312Stany G.A.IMIND25028.00.064.069.0
47Bernadskiy VitaliyGMUKR25478.00.062.066.5
53Predke AlexandrGMRUS26158.00.060.564.5
613Harsha BharathakotiIMIND24927.50.063.068.0
79Sivuk VitalyGMUKR25457.50.061.566.5
82Amonatov FarrukhGMTJK26157.50.060.566.0
914Neverov ValeriyGMUKR24887.50.060.565.0
108Ter-Sahakyan SamvelGMARM25477.50.059.063.5
1110Karthik VenkataramanIMIND25257.50.059.063.0
124Popov IvanGMRUS26117.50.058.563.5
1331Rakesh Kumar JenaIMIND23887.50.052.056.5
146Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25527.00.062.567.0
1517Babujian LevonGMARM24567.00.060.064.5
1623Akash GIMIND24247.00.058.061.5
1758Pranav VIND22637.00.056.059.0
1845Raahul V SIND22947.00.055.559.5
1915Rahman ZiaurGMBAN24737.00.052.557.5
2018Gukesh DIMIND24567.00.051.055.5
2111Lalith Babu M RGMIND25186.50.060.065.0
2228Fominyh AlexanderGMRUS24056.50.056.059.5
2381Srihari L RAGMIND21706.50.056.059.0
2434Sidhant MohapatraIMIND23416.50.055.560.5
2554Kunal M.IND22706.50.055.560.0
2635Siva MahadevanIMIND23416.50.055.559.5
2736Rathanvel V SFMIND23416.50.054.559.5
2859Ritviz ParabIND22526.50.054.559.5
2956Deshmukh AnupIMIND22676.50.054.559.0
3021Neelotpal DasGMIND24366.50.054.558.5
3186Michelle Catherina PWIMIND21476.50.054.558.0
325Tukhaev AdamGMUKR25566.50.054.058.5
33105Nayak RajeshIND20846.50.053.557.5
34126Mrudul DehankarWCMIND19966.50.053.557.0
3532Audi AmeyaFMIND23756.50.052.055.0
3640Wagh SuyogFMIND23126.50.051.555.5
3778Jeet JainFMIND21856.50.051.555.0
3827Arjun KalyanIND24086.50.051.055.0
39103Satkar ChiragIND20896.50.051.054.0
4016Swayams MishraIMIND24636.50.048.553.0
250 players

7) SCO National Chess Open 2018

The SCO National Chess Open takes plae 14th to 22nd October 2018.

SCO National Chess Open Xingtai CHN Sun 14th Oct 2018 - Mon 22nd Oct 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Lalith Babu M RIND25182.00.022.0
11Li DiCHN24672.00.022.0
12Nitin S.IND24612.00.022.0
418Chen Qi BCHN24252.00.021.5
52Zhou JianchaoCHN26252.00.021.0
19Khoroshev NikitaUZB24162.00.021.0
24Zou ChenCHN23862.00.021.0
26Zhu JinerCHN23602.00.021.0
914Vokhidov ShamsiddinUZB24461.50.012.5
30Xu MinghuiCHN23351.50.012.5
113Oparin GrigoriyRUS26241.50.012.0
4Xu YiCHN25361.50.012.0
131Zvjaginsev VadimRUS26441.50.011.5
20Xiang ZeyuCHN24091.50.011.5
23Zhao YuanheCHN23891.50.011.5
35Karimov AlisherTJK21821.50.011.5
175Tan ZhongyiCHN25271.50.011.0
7Liu YanCHN25061.50.011.0
1917Dai ChangrenCHN24331.50.011.0
2013Nigmatov OrtikUZB24561.00.013.0
15Das ArghyadipIND24371.00.013.0
22Chu Wei ChaoCHN23931.00.013.0
2343Zhou ZirunCHN20891.00.012.5
2427Li HongCHN23491.00.012.5
37Bai XueCHN21491.00.012.5
2621Zhang ZijiCHN23971.00.012.0
25Lin YiCHN23611.00.012.0
33Wang Yu A.CHN23081.00.012.0
38Wu HuanghuiCHN21371.00.012.0
39Wang ZidengCHN21351.00.012.0
3141Zhao ShengxinCHN21071.00.011.5
3216Bao QilinCHN24341.00.011.0
40Yuan YeCHN21201.00.011.0
42Li YunshanCHN20961.00.011.0
49Ma LinCHN20011.00.011.0
3644Yang YijingCHN20711.00.002.5
3755Yunusov MukhammadTJK17921.00.002.5
389Fang YuxiangCHN24901.00.001.5
3954Guo WeibaoCHN18281.00.001.0
4032Zhao ChenxiCHN23230.50.003.0
34Gu TianluCHN22420.50.003.0
4236Xi QiCHN21820.50.002.5
4345Sun ChaoCHN20460.50.002.5
46Antonova NadezhdaTJK20380.50.002.5
4531Li BoCHN23260.50.002.0
4610Lou YipingCHN24850.50.001.5
478Ma ZhonghanCHN24960.00.003.0
29Pang TaoCHN23360.00.003.0
51Wang XiaoyanCHN19220.00.003.0
53Chen YiruCHN18320.00.003.0
55 players

8) Stavanger Open 2018

The Stavanger Open took place 10th to 14th October 2018. Giga Quparadze edged out Davit Maghalashvili on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

Stavanger Open 2018 Stavanger NOR Wed 10th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Quparadze, GigaGM24957.541.54953.5
2Maghalashvili, DavitGM25087.54148.552.5
3Korneev, OlegGM2560742.55055
4Sriram, JhaGM2394740.54852.5
5Lie, EspenIM24926.54047.551.5
6Vijayalakshmi, SubbaramanIM235964047.550.5
7Jagadeesh, Siddharth2124635.54343.5
8Fossan, Andreas20356323740
9Flaesen, Aleksander19545.530.537.540.5
10Fossan, Aleksander217353744.548.5
11Kakushadze, Ilia21865364345.5
12Baldursson, Hrannar2134535.54346.5
13Shehzad, Shazil2042535.54245.5
14Fuglestein, Sander1950534.541.544
15Tofte, Sondre Waage221653441.545.5
16Melkevik, Johannes184153441.545
17Myrheim, Hakon Abeland2021532.54044
18Sauer, Bernd18645303740
19Flatebo, Hallvard Haug17995293638.5
20Sebastian, Andreas19074.534.54242.5
21Stromberg, Alexander Oye17674.5334043
22Sidali, Elias Hulleberg18654.5323840.5
23Mansoor, Afras20904.531.537.540
24Kristiansen, Snorre17224.530.535.538.5
25Sorensen, Simen19294.5293639
26Unneland, Mathias18844.528.53436.5
27Keadana, Amir1819432.53941.5
28Kvaloy, Aksel Bu1932431.536.540.5
29Solli, Oddvar184443138.541
30Skigelstrand, Live Jorgensen16334293434.5
31Helliesen, Lykke-Merlot156242630.533
32Hestvik, Elias1741425.530.533.5
33Eliseev, Sergey1711424.529.532
34Fossan, Benjamin19433.53239.543
35Modell, Brage16953.530.53639.5
36Melkevik, Egil17683.5283333.5
37Hestholm, Gustav17273.5273335.5
38Halvorsen, Benjamin17403.5273234.5
39Jacobsen, Fredrik Lytomt15383.522.52727.5
40Frovik, Einar Clausen17123323840.5
49 players

9) 1st Goa Open 2018

The 1st Goa Open takes place 13th to 20th October 2018.

1st Goa Open 2018 Taleigao IND Sat 13th Oct 2018 - Sat 20th Oct 2018
Leading Round 4 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Idani PouyaGMIRI25884.00.08.511.0
29Ter-Sahakyan SamvelGMARM25474.00.08.010.0
11Deepan Chakkravarthy J.GMIND25404.00.08.010.0
417Rahman ZiaurGMBAN24734.00.08.09.5
514Anurag MhamalGMIND24954.00.08.08.5
613Stany G.A.IMIND25024.00.07.59.5
19Kasparov SergeyGMBLR24534.00.07.59.5
810Sivuk VitalyGMUKR25454.00.07.59.0
91Kravtsiv MartynGMUKR26543.50.09.011.0
22Laxman R.R.GMIND24433.50.09.011.0
117Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25523.50.08.510.5
15Neverov ValeriyGMUKR24883.50.08.510.5
138Bernadskiy VitaliyGMUKR25473.50.08.010.0
1439Rajdeep SarkarFMIND23553.50.08.010.0
1525Viani Antonio DcunhaIMIND24303.50.08.09.5
1628Akash GIMIND24243.50.08.09.0
176Tukhaev AdamGMUKR25563.50.06.58.0
18Babujian LevonGMARM24563.50.06.58.0
194Popov IvanGMRUS26113.00.010.012.5
2021Himanshu SharmaGMIND24443.00.09.511.5
2127Das SayantanIMIND24253.00.09.511.0
22114Venkata Ramana JIND20863.00.09.510.0
232Amonatov FarrukhGMTJK26153.00.09.011.0
31Rakesh Kumar JenaIMIND23883.00.09.011.0
25112Mohite RanveerIND20913.00.09.010.5
26116Nayak RajeshIND20843.00.09.010.0
273Predke AlexandrGMRUS26153.00.08.510.0
2854Raahul V SIND22943.00.08.09.5
2933Anwesh UpadhyayaIMIND23813.00.08.09.5
3040Anuj ShrivatriIND23453.00.08.09.5
50Jubin JimmyFMIND23083.00.08.09.5
59Pradeep Kumar R AIND22793.00.08.09.5
62Deshmukh AnupIMIND22673.00.08.09.5
3467Ritviz ParabIND22523.00.08.08.5
81Deshpande AniruddhaFMIND22133.00.08.08.5
3647Konguvel PonnuswamyIMIND23253.00.07.59.5
3743Rathanvel V SFMIND23413.00.07.59.5
3832Gusain HimalIMIND23843.00.07.59.5
3920Vignesh N RIMIND24473.00.07.59.0
4024Vardan NagpalIMIND24333.00.07.58.5
41152Mushini AjayIND19663.00.07.58.5
42137Kavinda AkilaSRI20253.00.07.58.0
4365Pranav VIND22633.00.07.58.0
4478Senthil Maran KIND22163.00.07.09.0
4536Rathnakaran K.IMIND23663.00.07.08.5
4689Franco Valencia AngelaWIMCOL21883.00.07.08.5
4716Kunte AbhijitGMIND24843.00.06.58.0
37Sai Agni Jeevitesh JFMIND23623.00.06.58.0
4926Bakunts RafaelIMARM24273.00.06.58.0
5072Kumar GauravIND22363.00.06.57.5
288 players

10) Panchenko Memorial 2018

The Panchenko Memorial took place 6th to 14th October 2018. Andrey Drygalov edged out Evgeny Gleizerov on tie-break after both scored 7.5/10. Muhammad Khusenkhojaev won the B-tournament with 7/9.

Panchenko Mem A 2018 Chelyabinsk RUS Sat 6th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Drygalov AndreyRUS24777.532.0050.0
26Gleizerov EvgenyRUS24877.531.7550.0
32Berzinsh RolandLAT24024.518.0030.0
45Bezgodov AlexeiRUS24524.018.0010.0
54Meister JakobGER24353.516.2510.0
63Simantsev MikhailUKR24243.014.0010.0
6 players
Panchenko Mem B 2018 Chelyabinsk RUS Sat 6th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Khusenkhojaev MuhammadTJK24437.029.0060.0
26Radzhabov RodionRUS22975.522.5030.0
34Frolov ArtiomRUS23835.521.7530.0
42Salemgareev TagirRUS23815.018.5040.0
53Tosic MiroslavSRB23644.520.2500.0
68Tologontegin SemeteyKGZ24194.019.7520.0
75Sitnikov AntonUKR24464.017.2520.0
81Smorchkov DanilRUS22084.015.7520.0
99Mokin NikolaiRUS22533.513.0020.0
1010Gnusarev PavelKAZ23202.08.2500.0
10 players
Panchenko Mem B 2018 Chelyabinsk RUS Sat 6th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018. Category: 5. Ave: (2351)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad IM TJK 2443 # 1 = 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 7 2561
2 Radzhabov, Rodion FM RUS 2297 0 # 1 1 = = = = = 1 5.5 2437
3 Frolov, Artiom FM RUS 2383 = 0 # = = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2428
4 Salemgareev, Tagir RUS 2381 0 0 = # = 1 0 1 1 1 5 2391
5 Tosic, Miroslav GM SRB 2364 = = = = # = = = = = 4.5 2350
6 Tologontegin, Semetey IM KGZ 2419 1 = = 0 = # 1 0 0 = 4 2301
7 Sitnikov, Anton IM UKR 2446 0 = = 1 = 0 # 0 1 = 4 2298
8 Smorchkov, Danil RUS 2208 0 = 0 0 = 1 1 # = = 4 2324
9 Mokin, Nikolai FM RUS 2253 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 = # 1 3.5 2282
10 Gnusarev, Pavel IM KAZ 2320 0 0 0 0 = = = = 0 # 2 2135

11) First Saturday October 2018

The First Saturday October takes place 6th to 16th October 2018.

FSGM October 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 6th Oct 2018 - Tue 16th Oct 2018
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
15Mirzoev EmilIMUKR24395.517.250.0
26Sindarov JavokhirIMUZB25005.515.750.0
39Shahaliyev IsmayilAZE23764.516.500.0
48Plat VojtechGMCZE25394.515.250.0
53Manush ShahFMIND23023.58.750.0
610Kojima ShinyaIMJPN24083.06.000.0
77Nguyen Van ThanhCMVIE23502.58.500.0
81Czebe AttilaGMHUN24262.56.250.0
94Tran Minh ThangIMVIE23412.55.250.0
102Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24111.03.500.0
10 players
FSIM October 2018 Budapest HUN Sat 6th Oct 2018 - Tue 16th Oct 2018
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
18Luong Phuong HanhWIMVIE21946.026.500.0
26Mosesov DanyloFMUKR22845.524.000.0
312Farago IvanGMHUN23645.523.250.0
410Lyell MarkFMENG23055.021.750.0
59Arman DenizFMSWE23955.020.750.0
67Chu RuotongWIMCHN21804.520.750.0
73Orosz AndrasFMHUN23004.518.000.0
811Losonczi MarcellHUN21594.018.250.0
91Vegh EndreIMHUN22694.017.500.0
102Petran PalIMHUN23063.515.250.5
4Szalanczi EmilIMHUN21803.515.250.5
125Saksham RautelaIND22923.012.250.0
12 players

12) Odensemesterskabet 2018

The Odensemesterskabet took place 12th to 14th October 2018. Jens Ove Fries Nielsen, Igor Teplyi and Mads Hansen all scored 3/5.

Odensemesterskabet IM2 Odense DEN Fri 12th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Fries Nielsen, Jens OveIM23703
1Teplyi, IgorIM24043
1Hansen, MadsIM23853
4Antonsen, MikkelIM24292.5
5Skytte, RasmusIM23852
6Valentin, TobiasFM24161.5
6 players
Odensemesterskabet IM2 Odense DEN Fri 12th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018. Category: 6. Ave: (2398)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts TPR
1 Hansen, Mads IM DEN 2385 # = = = 1 = 3 2473
2 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove IM DEN 2370 = # = = = 1 3 2476
3 Teplyi, Igor IM DEN 2404 = = # = = 1 3 2469
4 Antonsen, Mikkel IM DEN 2429 = = = # 0 1 2.5 2392
5 Skytte, Rasmus IM DEN 2385 0 = = 1 # 0 2 2329
6 Rostgaard, Tobias Valentin FM DEN 2416 = 0 0 0 1 # 1.5 2246

13) 15th Calvia Amateur Open 2018

The 15th Calvia Amateur Open took place 6th to 14th October 2018. Ivan Elishev edged out Sergejs Gromovs on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

15th Calvia Amateur Open Calvia ESP Sat 6th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Elishev IvanRUS21977.546.550.538.0
214Gromovs SergejsITA21357.545.048.535.0
34Galiana Salom Juan RamonESP22607.050.554.541.0
46Hristodorescu DanielROU22247.049.553.539.5
531Juan Mas SantiagoESP19907.045.049.534.5
612Voiteanu GabrielROU21477.041.045.032.5
73Schoorl RobNED22616.550.555.036.0
820Lacrosse MarcBEL20556.543.547.533.5
92Borovnica TihomirDEN22766.541.045.031.5
1042Holliman BobUSA18946.051.555.533.5
111Longa Yauca JavierPER22876.048.051.534.5
125Tscharotschkin MichaelGER22366.045.050.033.0
137Kounine LeonidRUS22216.044.547.032.0
1411Gavrish LeonidUKR21676.042.046.030.0
1521Hrbolka LadislavCZE20546.042.045.032.0
168Jekabsons IvarsLAT22016.038.542.526.5
1726Nettleton Charlie BENG20186.038.541.030.0
1847Aguado Doncel Pablo LuisESP18396.037.039.527.0
1918Nyland ThomasNOR20705.544.547.531.5
2015Moreto Quintana AlexESP20975.544.046.532.0
2116Mazanek KamilCZE20875.542.546.531.5
2223Guski DietmarGER20415.542.545.530.0
2356Aasen Kjetil MyrlidNOR18155.542.545.030.5
2429Amengual Perello JordiESP19995.542.545.028.5
2574Perez Bolanos DavidESP16505.541.045.527.5
2625Delgado Espino Victor ArmandoCUB20185.539.042.028.5
2733Simo Bordoy GuillermoESP19485.538.541.027.0
2819Ruiz Vinals MatiasESP20615.537.540.526.0
2930Fichtinger LeopoldAUT19905.045.048.031.0
3041Cemborain Oricain AlfonsoESP18945.044.548.527.0
3139Lielmezs GirtsLAT18985.043.546.528.0
3227Planas Gene JuanESP20075.042.046.029.0
3383Bimbo Vich LlucESP16025.042.046.026.5
3444Vicens Company Maria AntoniaESP18695.042.044.526.0
3528Svarc RomanCZE20005.041.043.528.0
3622Romero Leon AntonioESP20455.040.044.029.0
3734Schmitt CarstenGER19465.039.543.024.0
3845Garrido Lluy JavierESP18415.039.041.525.0
3959Vernuks VjaceslavsLAT17925.038.541.021.5
4040Andreu Lopez SantiagoESP18955.036.039.024.0
113 players

14) 38th Muenich OIS Open 2018

The 38th Muenich OIS Open took place 25th September to 3rd October 2018. Maximilian Berchtenbreiter won with 7.5/9. I couldn't find any games.

38th Muenich OIS Open Munich GER Tue 25th Sep 2018 - Wed 3rd Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGms+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Berchtenbreiter, MaximilianIM242696037.553.5438.5
2Koepke, ChristianIM231695047.052.5428.5
3Hoefelsauer, ThomasFM233994056.553.0428.5
4de Francesco, KlausFM228895136.548.5395.5
5Ciolek, Andreas224795136.548.0404.0
6Unger, Michael211296216.547.0412.5
7Reich, ThomasIM236095226.051.0422.0
8Schelle, Artur221595226.049.5417.5
9Schimpf, Markus231594146.048.5419.5
10Kramer, Wolfgang197194146.048.0395.0
11Steinbacher, MatthiasFM217295226.046.5393.0
12Reinhard, Chetan210384136.046.5351.5
13Boehm, Juergen216795226.045.5395.0
14Bergauz, Avigdor219986206.044.0362.0
15Stocker, Rupert209794235.548.0404.5
16Straub, Juergen212993155.546.0384.5
17Koppen, Harald194383145.544.5344.0
18Lochte, Thomas207175205.542.0285.5
19Hornung, Hans198695315.540.5375.0
20Mooser, Nicolas185594325.049.5406.0
21Dechant, Georg207394325.046.5402.0
22Hoeller, Armin200795405.046.5389.0
23Lipinsky, Markus202893245.046.0392.0
24Lehnhoff, Heinz-Georg187994325.044.5379.5
25Bergerhoff, Andreas210194325.043.0375.0
26Staudacher, Thomas200494325.041.5360.5
27Stork, Simon213095405.035.5364.0
28Komarov, Jan189994325.032.5346.0
29Cuadrado, Guillermo213094414.546.0375.0
30Schleich, Theodor199293334.542.0385.0
31Solger, Bernhard184193334.541.5384.5
32Santl, Anton188093334.540.5349.0
33Kerkhoff, Jan192383324.540.5319.0
34Boehm, Uwe206593334.539.0371.0
35Gupta, Monik179191174.539.0353.5
36Hentze, Jakob179182244.539.0307.0
37Schmidt, Walter192293334.537.5359.0
38Latzel, Wolfgang190093334.537.0352.0
39Voigt, Tobias165293334.536.5353.0
40Mueller, Lukas181493334.536.5349.5
77 players

15) 40th Arco Open 2018

The 40th Arco Open takes place 13th to 21st October 2018.

40th Arco Open 2018 Arco ITA Sat 13th Oct 2018 - Sun 21st Oct 2018
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Petrov NikitaGMRUS25992.01.02107
2Santos Latasa JaimeGMESP25722.01.02107
34Lizak PeterIMHUN24462.01.02090
43Horvath CsabaGMHUN25102.01.02088
56Naumkin IgorGMRUS24052.01.02065
8Sarkar JustinIMUSA23392.01.02065
710Vezzosi PaoloIMITA22982.01.02044
87Zeller FrankIMGER23742.01.02033
912Molnar BelaIMHUN22852.01.02012
1014Favaloro AndreaITA22762.01.02002
1116Bifulco MichelFMITA22712.01.01976
19Felgendreher HeikoGER22342.01.01976
1322Kierzek Matthias Dr.GER22242.01.01958
1424Knitl AntonGER21912.01.01955
1523De Eccher StefanoFMITA22062.01.01947
1625Franssen JeroenNED21892.01.01935
1728Ager JosefAUT21742.01.01929
1829Zucchelli MassimoITA21592.01.01927
1933Bernardi RubenITA21402.01.01908
2030Csiki EndreHUN21562.01.01894
2132Goerg JoachimGER21542.01.01830
2235Vezzani StefanoITA21192.01.01814
2336Astengo CorradoITA21142.01.01739
2437Trauth Michael Dr.GER21092.01.01730
2547Tocco PaoloITA20561.51.52443
2651Mastroddi EmilianoITA20171.51.52296
2753Beulertz StefanMLT20101.51.52274
2855Valenti GiuseppeFMITA19921.51.52267
2964Simeone GiulioITA19331.51.52189
305Romanishin Oleg MGMUKR24431.51.52056
3111Damia AngeloIMITA22961.51.52017
3215Ruecker BenjaminGER22741.51.52010
3317De Santis AlessioFMITA22671.51.51992
3426Luciani CarloITA21891.51.51933
359Di Benedetto EdoardoFMITA23031.50.51847
21Massironi MarcoITA22261.50.51847
3720Dittmar PeterFMGER22261.50.51808
31Huemmer BerndGER21561.50.51808
3934Verrascina RobertoITA21221.50.51745
50Voelker SebastianGER20291.50.51745
141 players

16) Barcelona CC IM 2018

The Barcelona CC IM takes place 11th October to 29th Noveember 2018.

Barcelona CC IM 2018 Barcelona ESP Thu 27th Sep 2018 - Thu 29th Nov 2018
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Cuadras Avellana JordiFMESP22451.010.00.00
5Jimenez Ruano AdrianMKESP22381.010.00.00
9Alarcon Casellas RolandoIMCUB23871.010.00.00
10Cruz Estrada FilemonIMPER22891.010.00.00
54Valenzuela Gomez Fernando AlbertoFMCHI23880.500.50.25
7Perez Mitjans OrelvisGMESP23960.500.50.25
71Morros Faura RicardMKESP22450.000.00.00
2Ayats Llobera GerardFMESP23990.000.00.00
6Gonzalez Rodriguez Raul OmarFMESP22060.000.00.00
8Villar Reymundo Juan AntonioMKPER21980.000.00.00
10 players
Barcelona CC IM 2018 Barcelona ESP Thu 27th Sep 2018 - Thu 29th Nov 2018. Category: 2. Ave: (2299)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Alarcon Casellas, Rolando IM CUB 2387 # 1 1 2399
2 Cruz, Filemon IM PER 2289 # 1 1 2245
3 Cuadras Avellana, Jordi FM ESP 2245 # 1 1 2198
4 Jimenez Ruano, Adrian ESP 2238 # 1 1 2206
5 Valenzuela Gomez, Fernando FM CHI 2388 # = 0.5 2396
6 Perez Mitjans, Orelvis GM ESP 2396 = # 0.5 2388
7 Gonzalez, Raul Omar FM ESP 2206 0 # 0 2238
8 Morros Faura, Ricard ESP 2245 0 # 0 2289
9 Ayats Llobera, Gerard FM ESP 2399 0 # 0 2387
10 Villar Reymundo, Juan Antonio PER 2198 0 # 0 2245

17) 9th Hradec Kralove Open 2018

The 9th Hradec Kralove Open took place 30th September to 7th October 2018. Martin Cerveny edged out Sebastian Plischki on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

9th Hradec Kralove Open Hradec Kralove CZE Sun 30th Sep 2018 - Sun 7th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Cerveny MartinIMCZE23297.049.053.040.00
21Plischki SebastianIMGER24307.048.052.539.25
36Piankov EvgenijIMUKR22186.549.554.537.75
43Neckar LubomirIMCZE22816.547.552.035.00
510Ouaret AbdelouhabIMALG20946.547.051.035.25
69Zaehringer DanielGER21106.547.050.534.00
74Jirasek PavelFMCZE22496.546.549.534.00
87Bartos JanFMCZE22166.048.553.034.50
95Toman JaroslavCZE22326.044.048.030.75
1015Malinovsky PetrCZE20146.044.045.528.50
1117Gokhale AnupamaWIMIND19646.042.045.527.25
1222Bensadi LotfiALG19256.041.544.526.50
1330Aird IanSCO18576.039.042.025.25
148Hoerr MatthiasGER22085.545.550.028.25
1521Gloser DavidCZE19405.545.549.529.25
1616Kolesnikova KristinaRUS20085.545.048.026.50
1720Kraus OndrejCZE19435.544.048.026.50
1813Clark Robert G.ENG20255.542.045.524.50
1943Jedlickova PetraCZE17745.539.543.023.50
2019Fischer ErikGER19475.539.542.022.75
2141Vochozka JindrichCZE17955.536.038.520.75
2235Bartos KarelCZE18435.535.538.521.75
2325Moeckel JensGER18825.535.038.020.75
2414Kaplan DanielCZE20175.046.551.026.75
2542Seemann JakubPOL17895.044.546.022.50
2611Skorna UllrichGER20905.042.046.523.50
2738Machalec VladimirSVK18035.042.044.021.50
2849Macek OndrejCZE17135.041.545.023.50
2933Majerik VladimirCZE18475.041.043.521.25
3012Valenti RichardFRA20375.039.042.022.50
3134Mathisen RunarNOR18475.038.041.020.00
3231Tsapanidis VasilisCZE18565.037.040.519.75
3328Portych VaclavCZE18655.035.036.517.75
3423Kudr RomanCZE19094.543.047.522.25
3550Starosta MartynaWCMPOL17004.542.046.021.25
3624Nemec OtakarCZE18864.542.046.020.75
3726Kuru MartinCZE18774.541.044.519.50
3874Winter OndrejCZE14534.539.543.020.25
3944Mc Aleenan CharlesSCO17604.537.039.516.75
4046Pawicka MagdalenaPOL17394.536.540.016.75
4151Krasa MarekCZE16994.536.038.517.25
4245Svoboda FrantisekCZE17604.536.038.515.75
4357Palla RostislavCZE16204.535.037.015.00
4436Gensch ManfredGER18364.534.537.517.75
4554Ruzicka VaclavCZE16594.533.536.013.50
4640Berka LubosCZE17964.533.534.513.25
4732Kalveus JanSWE18544.039.042.015.50
4827Sedlacek JanCZE18744.039.040.513.00
4978Smietanska WiktoriaCMPOL13154.038.541.516.50
5018Rokos FilipCZE19624.038.042.017.50
86 players

18) Barcelona Masters 2018

The Barcelona Masters was a Scheveningen Match between a Catalan Team and an Argentine Team. 5 rounds of classical chess and then on the final day 5 rounds of rapid. 8th to 14th October 2018. Argentina won both sections.

Barcelona Masters CAT-ARG Barcelona ESP Mon 8th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkTeam12TB1TB2TB3
1Argentina*16916.01385
2Catalunya9*19.0715
2 players
Barcelona Rapid CAT-ARG Barcelona ESP Mon 8th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkTeam12TB1TB2TB3
1Argentina*29½1529.52503
2Catalunya20½*520.51697
2 players

19) 8th Dziedzica Mem 2018

The 8th Dziedzica Memorial took place on 14th October. I missed the live coverage so I currently don't have the games. Michal Krasenkow won with 8/9.

8th Dziedzica Mem 2018 Trzcianka POL Sun 14th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Krasenkow, MichalGM2524852.556.549.25
2Tomczak, JacekGM25467.5525745.5
3Moiseenko, AlexanderGM26807.5515645
4Tomczak, MikolajFM2448752.556.541.75
5Piorun, KacperGM26367515542
6Jaroch, Karol228575054.539
7Czerwonski, AleksanderIM23587475137
8Lewtak, Damian22787465038
9Przybylski, WojciechFM2321745.549.537.25
10Zakrzewski, MarekFM2403742.54736.75
11Jedynak, RadoslawGM24246.550.554.536.25
12Teclaf, PawelCM22986.5495335.5
13Nowak, Mikolaj21076.5465034
14Raczynski, Krzysztof20206.54548.532.75
15Tsatsalashvili, KetiWGM23176.544.548.533.5
16Swiatek, Bartosz20596.5444730.25
17Janaszak, DawidFM22556.542.546.530.5
18Kantans, TomsGM251365156.535
19Jaracz, PawelGM25386515534
20Zolnierowicz, KrzysztofIM211964751.533
21Chojnacki, KrzysztofIM23416465132
22Kucza, KarolFM2264645.549.530.5
23Lewtak, Dominik203164548.529
24Antolak, JuliaWFM20586454828.75
25Mazurkiewicz, MichalCM221364448.529
26Jaracz, BarbaraWGM209164447.529.5
27Wojdak, Jan17586444728
28Maciejewski, AndrzejIM20526444727.75
29Czechowski, Jakub17836434628.5
30Grzesik, Gracjan1962641.54528.5
31Kantane, AnnaWIM21566414529.25
32Luczak, FilipCM2065640.544.528
33Darowicki, Mariusz1944640.543.524.5
34Michalski, Karol20226404426.5
35Krzyzanowski, Patryk1997638.54225
36Ciesinski, Andrzej1629638.54224.5
37Rogala, Milosz15906384124.5
38Trembowiecka-Wysota, Aleksandra1716636.53822.5
39Sanz Wawer, Daniel20615.5485227.75
40Chyzy, Jakub18365.5464928.25
178 players

20) Portuguese Supercup 2018

The Portuguese Supercup final took place on 14th October 2018. AA Coimbra drew 2-2 against GD Dias Ferreira but by virtue of having a win on a higher board (3 as opposed to 4) they win on board count.

Portuguese Supercup 2018 Coimbra POR Sun 14th Oct 2018 - Sun 14th Oct 2018
Leading Round (of 1) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12AA Coimbra10012.012
21GD Dias Ferreira10012.012
2 players

21) Belgian Interclubs 2018-19

The Belgian Interclubs takes place 30th September 2018 to 28th April 2019.

TCh-BEL 2018-19 Belgium BEL Sun 30th Sep 2018 - Sun 28th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Wachtebeke 1411
2CRELEL 1410.5
3KBSK 1410.5
4KSK Rochade 149.5
5KSK47-Eynatten 129.5
6Fontaine 129
7Echiquier Mosan 127.5
8KGSRL 127
9Boitsfort 106.5
10Wirtzfeld 106.5
11Jean Jaures 104.5
12Brasschaat 104
12 players

22) Active Team Events

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

TCh-FIN 2018-19

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 15th September 2018 to 7th April 2019. Round 1 games now available.

TCh-FIN 2018-19 Finland FIN Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (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

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

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

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

Almaty Open 2018

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2018-19

chess.com Isle of Man International 2018

22nd Hoogeveen Chess 2018

Four Seasons IM/FM 2018

Third Saturday Djenovici October 2018

44th Guernsey Chess Festival 2018

Max Zavanelli Memorial Open 2018

SPICE Cup Open 2018

Thailand Pattaya Open 2018

16th Cap D'Agde 2018

Chigorin Memorial 2018

Uppsala Young Champions 2018

ch-GRE Blitz and Rapid 2018

ch-UKR Semi-Final 2018

12th Figueira da Foz Festival 2018

22nd OIBM 2018

Frauenbundesliga 2018-19

4NCL International Congress 2018

Women's World Championship KO 2018

TCh-CZE 2018-19

2nd Du Te Cup 2018

St Louis Winter Chess Classic 2018

TCh-ISL 2018-19

World Chess Championship 2018

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2018-19

Bundesliga 2018-19

4NCL 2018-19

8th Brno Open 2018

TCh-SVK 2018-19

Romania 100 Open 2018

14th Ugra Governor's Cup 2018

UT Dallas Fall FIDE Open 2018

28th World Seniors 2018

10th Pilsen Open 2018

15th Vasylyshyn Memorial 2018

CCCSA Fall Invitational 2018

78th ch-ITA 2018

32nd Belgrade Trophy 2018

British Rapidplay 2018

57th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2018-19

First Saturday December 2018

European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2018

10th London Chess Classic 2018

Sunway Sitges Festival 2018

Third Saturday Djenovici December 2018

28th Erfurt Schachfestival 2018

42nd Zurich Christmas Open 2018

Litomysl Open 2017-18

Pan-American Intercollegiate 2018

Bay Area International 2019

Fuad Jafarov Memorial 2019

George Trundle Masters 2019

81st Tata Steel 2019

Third Saturday Djenovici January 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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