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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1266 11th February 2019 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 1st Cairns Cup 2019
3) Ju Wenjun vs Lagno Match 2019
4) 20th Dolomitenbank Lienz Open 2019
5) 27th Fajr Open 2019
6) 3rd Marcel Duchamp Cup 2019
7) 78th ch-GEO 2019
8) Aarhus Chess House GM 2019
9) Chess Title Chase Winter 2019
10) Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open 2019
11) Golubev-Cherniaiev Blitz Match 2019
12) Rodostosah GM WGM 2019
13) ch-HKG 2019
14) Armenian Olympiad Team Qualifier 2019
15) First Saturday February 2019
16) 85th ch-BRA 2019
17) Paracin Winter Chess Festival 2019
18) 41st Bulgarian Open 2019
19) 56th ch-CUB 2019
20) Portugal Open 2019
21) ch-MDA 2019
22) ch-AZE w 2019
23) Third Saturday 105-109 2019
24) ch-IRQ 2019
25) 19th Raciborz Open 2019
26) 57th Baltimore Open 2019
27) TCh-CZE 2018-19
28) PRO Chess League 2019
29) TCh-CAT 2019
30) TCh-HUN 2018-19
31) Belgian Interclubs 2018-19
32) Frauenbundesliga 2018-19
33) TCh-FAI 2018-19
34) TCh-ISR 2019
35) 4NCL 2018-19
36) Dutch League 2018-19
37) TCh-FIN 2018-19
38) Bundesliga 2018-19
39) Active Team Events
40) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
1st Cairns Cup 201925 games
20th Dolomitenbank Lienz Open 201964 games
27th Fajr Open 201973 games
3rd Marcel Duchamp Cup 201995 games
78th ch-GEO 201936 games
Aarhus Chess House GM 201915 games
Chess Title Chase Winter 201910 games
Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open 2019128 games
Golubev-Cherniaiev Blitz Match 201912 games
Rodostosah GM WGM 201930 games
ch-HKG 201986 games
Armenian Olympiad Team Qualifier 20192 games
First Saturday February 201980 games
85th ch-BRA 20195 games
Paracin Winter Chess Festival 201920 games
Portugal Open 2019773 games
ch-MDA 201926 games
ch-AZE w 201963 games
TCh-CZE 2018-19184 games
PRO Chess League 2019216 games
TCh-CAT 201980 games
Belgian Interclubs 2018-1956 games
TCh-FAI 2018-1958 games
4NCL 2018-19128 games
Dutch League 2018-1949 games
Bundesliga 2018-198 games
2322 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Jonathan Cannon, Paulo Rocha, Patricia Llaneza Vega, Michael Regan, Gabriel Grecescu, Daniel Mueller, Philip Feeley, John Saunders, Merijn van Delft, Mikhail Golubev, Lennart Ootes, and everyone else who helped with this issue.

A quieter week, the top event is the women's international in Saint Louis although the various leagues also provide competition. The 1st Cairn's Cup (named after Rex Sinquefield's wife's maiden name) is a nice event, I'm not sure why they couldn't get the women's world champion Ju Wenjun or Hou Yifan but I am sure that major women's events are necessary and I hope this will continue.

The FIDE Grand Prix has turned into four KO events. I know that the previous format didn't work, there's a major Swiss event qualifier announced so my main alternative solution is now available. I don't think KO events are perfect and we still have the FIDE World Cup which is merely longer, but I'm open to seeing how this works.

That AGON or WorldChess, depending on the branding they use, is still involved is however distressing. Like many rich people they used the threat of legal action (and indeed reality of going through losing cases they must have known had no hope) to vainly try to enforce their own distorted view against reality. The last FIDE election was in part about this disgraceful behaviour. AGON should now be gone, the fact they're still there is wrong. I can only think their contract as too expensive to get out of. Chess is doing very well right now with a large increase in participation, its success is that it is cheap and success is by merit. Lets not lose sight of that.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 1st Cairns Cup 2019

The 1st Cairns Cup is a women's tournament in Saint Louis that takes place 5th to 16th February. 2019. Players: Alexandra Kosteniuk, Nana Dzagnidze, Valentina Gunina, Bela Khotenashvili, Elisabeth Paehtz, Marie Sebag, Harika Dronavalli, Zhansaya Abdumalik, Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih.

1st Cairns Cup 2019 Saint Louis USA Tue 5th Feb 2019 - Sat 16th Feb 2019. Category: 10. Ave: (2478)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2532 # 1 = 1 1 1 4.5 2832
2 Krush, Irina GM USA 2435 # = 1 1 1 = 4 2715
3 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2501 = # = 1 1 1 4 2717
4 Harika, Dronavalli GM IND 2471 = # = = = = 2.5 2477
5 Abdumalik, Zhansaya IM KAZ 2468 0 0 # 1 = 1 2.5 2472
6 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2428 = 0 = 0 # 1 2 2407
7 Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2513 0 0 = # = 1 2 2398
8 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2466 0 = = = # 0 1.5 2339
9 Sebag, Marie GM FRA 2476 0 0 = = 0 # 1 2257
10 Khotenashvili, Bela GM GEO 2491 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 2239
Round 1. Wed 6th Feb 2019
Paehtz, Elisabeth 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 36 A62 Benoni
Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Krush, Irina 69 A37 English
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Khotenashvili, Bela 48 C84 Ruy Lopez
Harika, Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 Sebag, Marie 45 B51 Sicilian
Zatonskih, Anna 0-1 Abdumalik, Zhansaya 36 D84 Gruenfeld
Round 2. Thu 7th Feb 2019
Krush, Irina 1/2-1/2 Gunina, Valentina 68 A07 Reti
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Zatonskih, Anna 41 C42 Petrov
Sebag, Marie 1/2-1/2 Abdumalik, Zhansaya 37 C84 Ruy Lopez
Harika, Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze, Nana 33 D20 QGA
Khotenashvili, Bela 1-0 Paehtz, Elisabeth 55 A11 English
Round 3. Fri 8th Feb 2019
Abdumalik, Zhansaya 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 38 C78 Ruy Lopez
Gunina, Valentina 1/2-1/2 Harika, Dronavalli 31 C42 Petrov's defence
Paehtz, Elisabeth 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 25 B67 Sicilian
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Khotenashvili, Bela 52 A56 Benoni defence
Dzagnidze, Nana 1-0 Sebag, Marie 70 B51 Sicilian
Round 4. Sat 9th Feb 2019
Sebag, Marie 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 47 C47 Four knights
Krush, Irina 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 59 D31 QGD
Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 51 B11 Caro-Kann
Khotenashvili, Bela 0-1 Abdumalik, Zhansaya 52 A45 Queen's pawn game
Harika, Dronavalli 1/2-1/2 Paehtz, Elisabeth 31 E73 King's Indian
Round 5. Sun 10th Feb 2019
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Khotenashvili, Bela 54 D94 Gruenfeld
Abdumalik, Zhansaya 0-1 Krush, Irina 45 B13 Caro-Kann
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Sebag, Marie 30 B90 Sicilian
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Harika, Dronavalli 49 D31 QGD
Paehtz, Elisabeth 1/2-1/2 Dzagnidze, Nana 41 B90 Sicilian

3) Ju Wenjun vs Lagno Match 2019

There is supposed to be a rapid match between Ju Wenjun and Kateryna Lagno in Shenzhen, China. It could be that the game aren't being saved, or it might be they all happen tomorrow.

4) 20th Dolomitenbank Lienz Open 2019

The 20th Dolomitenbank Lienz Open takes place 9th to 16th February 2019.

20th Lienz Open 2019 Lienz AUT Sat 9th Feb 2019 - Sat 16th Feb 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Mesaros FlorianIMAUT24493.05.02.05.00
264Thipsay BagyashreeWIMIND20622.56.52.05.25
310Ankit R. RajparaGMIND24512.56.02.04.75
41Solodovnichenko YuriGMUKR25742.55.52.04.50
513Sadhwani RaunakIMIND24482.55.52.04.25
63Kunin VitalyGMGER25312.55.51.54.25
723Low Zhen Yu CyrusIMSGP23772.55.02.03.75
832Ruff MaximilianFMGER23122.54.52.03.25
930Injac TeodoraWIMSRB23252.54.01.53.00
1022Gschnitzer AdrianFMGER23822.54.01.53.00
1116Zhang ZijiCHN24062.53.01.02.50
1240Meier VolkerFMGER22712.53.01.02.50
1351Ng. Jen ShengCMMAS21532.06.52.04.25
1420Gaprindashvili ValerianeGMGEO23872.06.02.04.00
1539Khairallah FaisalFMLBN22742.06.01.53.00
1627Lin YiCHN23452.05.52.03.50
1726Navalgund NiranjanFMIND23592.05.52.03.25
185Prusikin MichaelGMGER25172.05.52.03.25
1931Liu ZhaoqiCHN23232.05.52.02.50
2029Singer ChristophIMGER23382.05.02.03.00
212Istratescu AndreiGMROU25552.05.02.03.00
224Maiorov NikitaGMBLR25232.05.02.03.00
239Schreiner PeterIMAUT24762.05.01.52.50
2443Grunau ChristophGER22392.04.52.02.50
2534Pranav AnandFMIND23032.04.51.52.75
2617Ertan CanFMTUR24052.04.51.52.75
2725Baenziger FabianIMSUI23632.04.51.02.00
2818Feige ManuelGER23922.04.01.52.25
296Sanal VahapGMTUR24972.04.01.02.00
308Goh Wei Ming KevinIMSGP24772.04.01.02.00
3136Rieger RobertFMAUT22832.04.01.01.50
3221Fenil ShahIMIND23842.04.01.01.50
3363Ziogas ModestasLTU20672.03.51.01.50
3433Thakur AkashFMIND23082.03.51.01.00
3538Samant Aditya SIND22752.03.51.01.00
3644Mohite RanveerIND22382.03.50.51.00
3760Makhija AashnaWFMIND20911.55.52.02.50
3811Perske ThoreIMGER24511.55.52.02.00
3941Weishaeutel MoritzGER22681.55.02.01.50
407Studer NoëlGMSUI24941.55.01.52.00
87 players

5) 27th Fajr Open 2019

The 27th Fajr Open took place 5th to 11th February 2019. Alireza Firouzja won with 7.5/9.

27th Fajr Open 2019 Tehran IRI Tue 5th Feb 2019 - Mon 11th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Firouzja AlirezaGMIRI26187.50.0267645.5
22Ponkratov PavelGMRUS26307.00.0268148.5
38Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25407.00.0261347.0
49Mosadeghpour MasoudGMIRI25317.00.0256245.0
55Ter-Sahakyan SamvelGMARM25937.00.0254943.5
64Fedorchuk Sergey A.GMUKR26046.50.0257347.5
722Pour Agha Bala AmirrezaIRI23626.50.0248045.0
812Mousavi Seyed KhalilIMIRI24856.50.0247945.0
97Volkov SergeyGMRUS25856.50.0243143.0
101Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26506.00.0255347.0
1117Khodashenas MersadIMIRI24556.00.0253049.0
1221Gholami Orimi MahdiIRI23756.00.0250847.5
1319Asgarizadeh AhmadIMIRI24236.00.0249947.0
1411Lorparizangeneh ShahinGMIRI24936.00.0248444.5
1510Malakhatko VadimGMBEL25256.00.0246343.5
1642Veisi BardiaIRI22436.00.0245242.5
1714Mirzoev AzerGMAZE24836.00.0244844.5
1815Darini PouriaGMIRI24756.00.0239941.5
1935Akbari Gelvardi MohammadIRI22896.00.0238738.0
206Grigoryan Karen H.GMARM25906.00.0238040.0
2116Mikaelyan ArmanGMARM24656.00.0237039.0
2225Noroozi OmidIMIRI23366.00.0236039.0
2318Harutjunyan GevorgGMARM24496.00.0235043.5
2429Li BoIMCHN23255.50.0238443.0
2579Khamisi S JafarIRI21235.50.0234840.5
2637Daneshvar BardiyaIMIRI22835.50.0233641.5
2728Hosseinzadeh NimaIRI23315.50.0232241.0
2834Senador EmmanuelIMPHI22965.50.0230237.5
29124Alavi HomaIRI20015.50.0230236.5
3023Molaei MohammadaminIMIRI23615.50.0229939.5
3131Hakemi ArmanFMIRI23175.50.0229441.5
3259Babaniya BenyaminIRI21845.50.0228141.0
33110Hamedi Nia VesalWIMIRI20345.50.0226439.0
3494Izady MohammadIRI20905.50.0221834.5
3539Rastbod AliFMIRI22605.50.0218136.5
3658Alizadeh GhIRI21915.00.0247448.5
3736Lomsadze DavitGMGEO22865.00.0234442.0
3899Esmaeilnejad Mohammad AminIRI20685.00.0232641.0
3944Nadimifar AdnanFMIRI22415.00.0231341.5
4033Khademi Mohammad MiranIRI22985.00.0230541.0
126 players

6) 3rd Marcel Duchamp Cup 2019

The 3rd Marcel Duchamp Cup takes place 9th to 16th February 2019.

3rd Marcel Duchamp Cup Montevideo URU Sat 9th Feb 2019 - Sat 16th Feb 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Ricardi PabloGMARG24793.00.04.06.0
23Hernandez Guerrero GilbertoGMMEX25333.00.04.05.0
39Hoffman AlejandroGMURU24613.00.04.05.0
410Bitelmajer MartinFMARG24533.00.04.05.0
512Diaz Hollemaert NahuelIMARG24263.00.04.05.0
615De Dovitiis AlejoIMARG23533.00.04.05.0
71Mareco SandroGMARG26643.00.03.55.0
823Muniz RafaelFMURU22503.00.03.54.5
96Rodriguez Vila AndresGMURU24863.00.03.04.0
1011Roselli Mailhe BernardoIMURU24343.00.03.04.0
1129Fiora EmilioARG21902.50.04.56.5
1228Lagar Valentin AlejoARG21962.50.04.56.0
1316Lopez Azambuja NicolasFMURU23202.50.04.56.0
144Alonso SalvadorGMARG25022.50.04.55.5
1519Zapata Charles SantiagoFMARG23002.50.04.55.5
1613Gemy Jose DanielIMBOL23912.50.04.55.5
1731Hurtado Bahamonde RodrigoCHI21722.50.04.55.5
182Felgaer RubenGMARG25622.50.04.05.0
1914Lujan CarolinaIMARG23572.50.04.05.0
2033Curi GabrielFMURU21592.50.04.04.0
215Tristan LeonardoIMARG24932.50.03.04.0
2224Barreto Ignacio C. De BarrosBRA22122.50.02.53.5
238Salinas Herrera PabloIMCHI24772.00.05.07.0
2418Scarella Enrique AlejandroIMARG23042.00.05.06.5
2526El Ters AntouanURU22052.00.05.06.5
2621Larrea ManuelFMURU22692.00.05.06.0
2720Coro LucasFMARG22842.00.05.06.0
2825Coppola ClaudioIMURU22092.00.05.06.0
2927Hernandez Amura GilbertoARG21992.00.05.05.5
3017Mussanti DiegoFMARG23052.00.04.56.0
3130Benoit RodrigoURU21892.00.04.55.0
3272Visillac AlejandroURU18032.00.04.05.0
3322Carbone DiegoCMURU22562.00.04.05.0
3434Trois Francisco R.T.IMBRA21522.00.04.05.0
3540Meza AnahiWFMARG20582.00.04.05.0
3642Torella RodolfoARG20222.00.04.05.0
3745Gaye GustavoURU19842.00.04.05.0
3847Gomez Troccoli MartinURU19762.00.04.04.0
3948Siddeley HughCAN19682.00.04.04.0
4046Soto NicolasURU19822.00.03.54.5
131 players

7) 78th ch-GEO 2019

The Georgian Championship takes place 5th to 17th February 2019 and is a knockout.

78th ch-GEO 2019 Tbilisi GEO Tue 5th Feb 2019 - Sun 17th Feb 2019
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Pantsulaia, Levan GM GEO 2611 13602071
2 Jojua, Davit GM GEO 2588 13602543
3 Paichadze, Luka GM GEO 2580 13602934
4 Arutinian, David GM GEO 2552 13601741
5 Shanava, Konstantine GM GEO 2516 13601784
6 Maghalashvili, Davit GM GEO 2504 13602276
7 Sanikidze, Tornike GM GEO 2493 13602608
8 Quparadze, Giga GM GEO 2493 13602250
9 Beradze, Irakli IM GEO 2490 13604597
10 Benidze, Davit GM GEO 2469 13603086
11 Tutisani, Noe IM GEO 2468 13602853
12 Petriashvili, Nikoloz FM GEO 2464 13611216
13 Sibashvili, Giorgi IM GEO 2420 13602799
14 Kacharava, Nikolozi FM GEO 2420 13611860
15 Arabidze, Meri IM GEO 2387 13604040
16 Lortkipanidze, Nodar GEO 2326 13604058

8) Aarhus Chess House GM 2019

The Aarhus Chess House GM tournament takes place 9th to 17th February 2019.

Aarhus Chess House GM Aarhus DEN Sat 9th Feb 2019 - Sun 17th Feb 2019. Category: 8. Ave: (2446)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl IM DEN 2432 # = 1 1 2.5 2758
2 Kollars, Dmitrij GM GER 2567 # = 1 1 2.5 2645
3 Grivas, Efstratios GM GRE 2413 = # = 1 2 2648
4 Ochsner, Bjorn Moller IM DEN 2476 = # = 1 2 2565
5 Kotronias, Vasilios GM GRE 2486 0 = # 1 1.5 2405
6 Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard IM DEN 2517 0 # = 1 1.5 2364
7 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove IM DEN 2371 0 = # 1 1.5 2498
8 Olsen, Filip Boe FM DEN 2397 0 = # = 1 2325
9 Bach, Matthias FM GER 2307 0 0 = # 0.5 2221
10 Zumsande, Martin IM GER 2492 0 0 0 # 0 2426

9) Chess Title Chase Winter 2019

The Chess Title Chase Winter GM and IM tournament take place 11th to 16th February 2019.

Title Chase Winter GM Lviv UKR Mon 11th Feb 2019 - Sat 16th Feb 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Janik IgorPOL24681.00.000.01
10Mosesov DanyloUKR23511.00.000.01
32Galperin PlatonUKR24390.50.250.00
3Golubev MikhailUKR24790.50.250.00
5Nikitenko MihailBLR24020.50.250.00
6Krykun YuriyUKR23350.50.250.00
8Vovk YuriUKR25730.50.250.00
9Vetoshko VolodymyrUKR25110.50.250.00
91Tomici StefanROU23190.00.000.00
7Jarmula LukaszPOL24830.00.000.00
10 players
Title Chase Winter IM Lviv UKR Mon 11th Feb 2019 - Sat 16th Feb 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Molchanov OleksiiUKR24171.00.000.01
8Paszewski MateuszPOL23471.00.000.01
10Terletsky OlegUKR21861.00.000.01
44Zakrzewski MarekPOL23180.50.250.00
5Kagramanianz VartanARM22500.50.250.00
6Secheres Adrian-SimionROU23980.50.250.00
7Medvedyk VolodymyrUKR22850.50.250.00
81Kyrychenko MaryanUKR22070.00.000.00
3Bondarets VadimUKR22390.00.000.00
9Czerw DawidPOL22740.00.000.00
10 players
Title Chase Winter IM Lviv UKR Mon 11th Feb 2019 - Sat 16th Feb 2019. Category: 2. Ave: (2292)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Terletsky, Oleg FM UKR 2186 # 1 1 2207
2 Paszewski, Mateusz FM POL 2347 # 1 1 2239
3 Molchanov, Oleksii IM UKR 2417 # 1 1 2274
4 Kagramanianz, Vartan IM ARM 2250 # = 0.5 2398
5 Secheres, Adrian-Simion FM ROU 2398 = # 0.5 2250
6 Medvedyk, Volodymyr FM UKR 2285 # = 0.5 2318
7 Zakrzewski, Marek FM POL 2318 = # 0.5 2285
8 Kyrychenko, Maryan FM UKR 2207 0 # 0 2186
9 Bondarets, Vadim IM UKR 2239 0 # 0 2347
10 Czerw, Dawid FM POL 2274 0 # 0 2417

10) Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open 2019

The Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open took palce 8th to 10th February 2019. Orest Gritsak edged out Tiger Hillarp Persson, Christian Jepson and Jung Min Seo on tie-break after all scored 6.5/9.

Elite Hotels Vaxjo Open Vaxjo SWE Fri 8th Feb 2019 - Sun 10th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGms+-=PtsTB1
1Gritsak, OrestGM246685036.539.5
2Hillarp Persson, TigerGM255885036.539.5
3Jepson, ChristianIM238985036.538
4Seo, Jung MinFM236886116.537.5
5Blomqvist, ErikGM24838512639
6Lopez, Juan BellonGM23368512638.5
7Brynell, StellanGM24008404637
8Dragicevic, DrazenFM23398512637
9Lindberg, BengtIM23778404637
10Golubka, PetroIM24718404636
11Westerberg, JonathanIM25448620635
12Lindgren, PhilipIM23798512634.5
13Cramling, PiaGM24628512634.5
14Walinder, Lars224585215.538
15Nilsson, Patrik Hask216985215.537.5
16Hector, JonnyGM248884135.537
17Kucuksari, KaanFM230185215.536.5
18Barkhagen, JonasIM242985215.535
19Rasti, Arvin195285215.534
20Lindh, Fredrik224484135.533.5
21Burwick, Malte224785215.533
22Lindborg, Patrik221085215.532.5
23Lindahl, Emil216084135.531.5
24Ivarsson, Sebastian191185215.531
25Goransson, Martin20748530538
26Ytterberg, Felix18948422536.5
27Stahlberg, David20798314536
28Ask, JosefFM21648314535
29Olsson, William20118530534.5
30Svensson, Mikael21288530533.5
31Torngren, Gustav20578422533.5
32Ivarsson, Torbjorn21198530533
33Jakenberg, Jussi20988422533
34Jogstad, Daniel21278422533
35Fransson, Patrick21178422532
36Karlholm, Adrian Bohman20758314532
37Dolk, Mattis Olofsson21728530530.5
38Mardell, Jonas202984314.536
39Sandberg, Philip192384314.534.5
40Attefall, Fredrik199384314.534.5
138 players

11) Golubev-Cherniaiev Blitz Match 2019

Mikhail Golubev sends the games from a 12 game blitz match he lost on the internet (chess.com) to 8 year old Tykhon Cherniaiev on February 7th. It could be a case of you heard of the kid here first.

Golubev-Cherniaiev Blitz chess.com INT Thu 7th Feb 2019 - Thu 7th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgGms1234567891112Pts
1Cherniaiev, TykhonUKR19261201½011101½½6.5
2Golubev, MikhailGMUKR24791210½100010½½5.5
2 players

12) Rodostosah GM WGM 2019

The Rodostosah GM WGM events are Scheveningen events taking place 9th to 17th February 2019.

Rodostosah GM 2019 Suleymanpasa TUR Sat 9th Feb 2019 - Sun 17th Feb 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeamTB1TB2
1Blue410.5
2White24.5
2 players
Rodostosah WGM 2019 Suleymanpasa TUR Sat 9th Feb 2019 - Sun 17th Feb 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeamTB1TB2
1Pink9.55
2Red5.51
2 players

13) ch-HKG 2019

The Hong Kong Championship takes plac3 7th January to 25th March 2019.

ch-HKG 2019 Hong Kong HKG Mon 7th Jan 2019 - Mon 25th Mar 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Wong Ho CheungHKG20324.00.08.52
27Chan Chak ManHKG18423.50.09.01
38Ho In Hei HenryHKG18303.50.07.52
410Kwong Wing KiHKG18163.50.07.01
542Lau Wai Man WilsonHKG03.00.09.51
613Tamang Dal BahadurHKG16983.00.09.01
711Pu HenryHKG17893.00.08.01
817Bret Jean-SebastienHKG15083.00.07.51
912Garceran Nieuwenburg DavidHKG17173.00.07.01
109Ng Chun HeiHKG18173.00.06.51
1123Lam Theodore LukasHKG13213.00.06.51
1214Han Xuqian BenHKG16862.50.08.02
136Luk Luen-WahHKG18422.50.08.01
143Bilo Matthew PaoloHKG19202.50.07.51
1515Tang Tsz SangHKG16652.00.09.01
1625King Oliver BaekhoHKG12792.00.09.01
1718Garceran Wang Miguel AngelHKG14942.00.08.52
1846Kwan Ming HinHKG02.00.08.50
191Lam Daniel King WaiHKG21402.00.08.50
2038Chan Trevor Xavier YaoHKG02.00.08.01
2145Kwan HoHKG02.00.07.52
2216Sarwate RohitHKG16142.00.07.51
235Lai RobinHKG18542.00.07.01
244Chong Chor YuenHKG18882.00.07.01
2528Tsang Lok ChingHKG11882.00.07.01
2631Michishita NoahHKG10942.00.07.00
2719Kannappan ThanneermalaiHKG14232.00.06.51
2820Lam Emmett MichaelHKG14032.00.06.51
2924Mahadevan AravindHKG12822.00.06.00
3041Lee Matthew Yin HangHKG02.00.05.01
3133Mak Chung Lai MatthewHKG10641.50.07.01
3244Chan Yip HangHKG01.50.06.50
3334Pu EthanHKG10571.50.06.00
3421Conran Oliver DanielHKG13821.50.06.00
3532Chan Tai Yuen GabrielHKG10811.00.07.50
3635Wang QihanHKG10401.00.07.50
3737Luk DanbeHKG10121.00.07.00
3822Lam Chun Yung SamuelHKG13301.00.07.00
3926Li Joy ChingHKG12161.00.06.51
27Desrosiers CyranoHKG11921.00.06.51
49 players

14) Armenian Olympiad Team Qualifier 2019

The Armenian Olympiad Team Qualifier was a four game match between Haik Martirosyan and Robert Hovhannisyan to see who will play in the 2020 Olympiad although that seems a bit odd more than a year away so I wonder if this is quite correct. Haik Martirosyan won 2.5-1.5.

ARM Olympiad Qualifier Yerevan ARM Sun 3rd Feb 2019 - Thu 7th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameRtg1234Pts
1Martirosyan, Haik M.2616=1==2.5
2Hovhannisyan, Robert2634=0==1.5
2 players

15) First Saturday February 2019

The First Saturday February events take place 2nd to 12th February 2019

FSGM February 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Feb 2019 - Tue 12th Feb 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
13Priasmoro NovendraIMINA24526.50.05
22Aczel GergelyGMHUN25536.00.05
35Nguyen Van ThanhCMVIE23534.51.03
48Zhao YuanheCHN23964.50.03
57Mihajlov SebastianIMNOR23574.00.52
69Czebe AttilaGMHUN23924.00.50
76Orosz AndrasFMHUN23583.00.01
84Chernyshov KonstantinGMRUS24872.51.51
910Audi AmeyaFMIND23222.51.02
101Farago IvanGMHUN23792.50.51
10 players
FSGM February 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Feb 2019 - Tue 12th Feb 2019. Category: 7. Ave: (2405)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Priasmoro, Novendra IM INA 2452 # 1 1 = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2656
2 Aczel, Gergely GM HUN 2553 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 6 2581
3 Nguyen, Van Thanh CM VIE 2353 0 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 = 4.5 2465
4 Zhao, Yuanhe CHN 2396 = 0 # = = 0 1 1 1 4.5 2431
5 Czebe, Attila GM HUN 2392 = = = = # = = = = 4 2410
6 Mihajlov, Sebastian IM NOR 2357 0 0 = = # = 1 = 1 4 2405
7 Orosz, Andras FM HUN 2358 0 = = 1 = = # 0 0 3 2314
8 Chernyshov, Konstantin GM RUS 2487 = 0 0 0 = 0 # = 1 2.5 2260
9 Farago, Ivan GM HUN 2379 0 0 = 0 = 1 = # 0 2.5 2269
10 Audi, Ameya FM IND 2322 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 1 # 2.5 2281
FSIM February 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Feb 2019 - Tue 12th Feb 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
19Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24116.00.021.50
26Nemeth ZoltanIMHUN22645.00.018.00
38Pasti AronCMHUN21854.51.519.75
41Farkas TiborIMSRB23174.51.015.50
54Terbe JuliannaWIMHUN22754.50.516.00
67Dimitrova AleksandraWIMRUS22424.00.014.00
72Belous MikhailFMUKR23113.50.010.25
83Lyell MarkFMENG23333.01.09.50
95Mihalik AgostonHUN22063.00.013.75
1010Leszko BenceHUN21522.00.09.75
10 players
FSIM February 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Feb 2019 - Tue 12th Feb 2019. Category: 1. Ave: (2270)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ilincic, Zlatko GM SRB 2411 # = = = 1 1 1 1 = 6 2439
2 Nemeth, Zoltan IM HUN 2264 = # 0 1 = 1 0 1 1 5 2365
3 Pasti, Aron CM HUN 2185 = 1 # 1 = = = = 0 4.5 2318
4 Terbe, Julianna WIM HUN 2275 = 0 # = 1 = = = 1 4.5 2313
5 Farkas, Tibor IM SRB 2317 0 = = # = 1 = 1 = 4.5 2289
6 Dimitrova, Aleksandra WIM RUS 2242 0 = = 0 = # 1 = 1 4 2265
7 Belous, Mikhail FM UKR 2311 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 1 3.5 2232
8 Mihalik, Agoston HUN 2206 0 1 = = = = 0 # 0 3 2205
9 Lyell, Mark FM ENG 2333 0 0 = = 0 0 1 # 1 3 2178
10 Leszko, Bence HUN 2152 = 0 1 0 = 0 0 0 # 2 2099

16) 85th ch-BRA 2019

The Brazlian Championship was a 16 player Knockout. Roberto Junio Brito Molina beat Krikor Sevag coming from behind to level the four game match and win the tie-break.

85th ch-BRA 2019 Natal BRA Tue 29th Jan 2019 - Thu 7th Feb 2019
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Fier, Alexandr GM BRA 2540 2107139
2 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag GM BRA 2536 2107660
3 Lima, Darcy GM BRA 2535 2100045
4 Barbosa, Evandro Amorim GM BRA 2515 2115824
5 Molina, Roberto Junio Brito IM BRA 2458 2109450
6 Reis, Paulo F. Jatoba de Oliveira FM BRA 2377 2103290
7 Macedo, Maximo Iack IM BRA 2349 2109972
8 Brito, Luismar FM BRA 2335 2100134
9 Guimaraes, Diogo Duarte FM BRA 2278 2112450
10 Zallio, Luciano de Souza CM BRA 2268 2109700
11 Gauche, Charles FM BRA 2241 2101335
12 Rocha, Vitor Firmo de Souza BRA 2178 2102951
13 Pinto, Carlos Henrique Lopes FM BRA 2136 2101378
14 Carstens Dobuchak, Thiago BRA 2121 2124114
15 Viana Junior, Carlos Alberto BRA 2118 2178117
16 Da Silva, Mikhail Zoltan Iwanon BRA 2056 2133032

17) Paracin Winter Chess Festival 2019

The Paracin Winter Chess Festival took place 31st January to 6th February 2019.

Paracin Winter GM 2019 Paracin SRB Thu 31st Jan 2019 - Wed 6th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Yang KaiqiIMCAN24486.50.02.027.75
27Mendonca Leon LukeCMIND23505.50.01.022.25
38Savic Miodrag RGMSRB24865.00.51.522.25
45Oglaza OskarFMPOL23205.00.51.521.50
59Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB24314.02.01.517.50
64Djordjevic VukIMSRB24084.01.51.017.00
73Fenil ShahIMIND24004.01.51.016.25
86Lazic MiroljubGMSRB24584.01.02.018.50
910Mahalakshmi MWIMIND22193.50.51.515.50
101Raja Rithvik RIMIND24313.50.51.015.50
10 players
Paracin Winter GM 2019 Paracin SRB Thu 31st Jan 2019 - Wed 6th Feb 2019. Category: 6. Ave: (2395)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Yang, Kaiqi IM CAN 2477 # 1 = = = 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2552
2 Mendonca, Leon Luke CM IND 2376 0 # = = = = 1 1 1 = 5.5 2477
3 Savic, Miodrag R GM SRB 2486 = = # = = = 1 1 = 0 5 2428
4 Oglaza, Oskar FM POL 2312 = = = # = = = 0 1 1 5 2447
5 Lazic, Miroljub GM SRB 2446 = = = = # = = 0 = = 4 2346
6 Lajthajm, Borko GM SRB 2431 0 = = = = # 1 = = 0 4 2348
7 Djordjevic, Vuk IM SRB 2408 = 0 0 = = 0 # 1 = 1 4 2350
8 Fenil, Shah IM IND 2384 0 0 0 1 1 = 0 # = 1 4 2353
9 Raja, Rithvik R IM IND 2443 = 0 = 0 = = = = # = 3.5 2309
10 Mahalakshmi, M WIM IND 2185 0 = 1 0 = 1 0 0 = # 3.5 2338
Paracin Winter IM 2019 Paracin SRB Thu 31st Jan 2019 - Wed 6th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Dedebas Emre EminFMTUR23036.00.04.024.75
25Brankovic DejanIMSRB23175.01.04.022.25
37Abramovic BoskoGMSRB23755.01.03.521.00
8Milanovic SlavisaIMMNE23815.01.03.521.00
59Narendran GouthamanIND20624.52.03.519.50
63Jovic StanojeFMSRB22404.51.53.520.25
72Ammar SedraniFMUAE20684.51.52.517.75
84Budisavljevic LukaFMSRB23634.51.03.521.00
910Sahil TickooIND22604.00.03.016.25
101Konstantinov AleksandarFMMKD20912.00.02.09.25
10 players
Paracin Winter IM 2019 Paracin SRB Thu 31st Jan 2019 - Wed 6th Feb 2019. Category: None. Ave: (2246)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Dedebas, Emre Emin FM TUR 2303 # = = = 0 = 1 1 1 1 6 2365
2 Brankovic, Dejan IM SRB 2317 = # = = = = = 1 = = 5 2281
3 Milanovic, Slavisa IM MNE 2381 = = # = = = = = = 1 5 2274
4 Abramovic, Bosko GM SRB 2375 = = = # = = = = = 1 5 2275
5 Budisavljevic, Luka FM SRB 2363 1 = = = # = 0 = = = 4.5 2233
6 Jovic, Stanoje FM SRB 2240 = = = = = # = = = = 4.5 2247
7 Narendran, Gouthaman IND 2062 0 = = = 1 = # = = = 4.5 2266
8 Ammar, Sedrani FM UAE 2068 0 0 = = = = = # 1 1 4.5 2266
9 Sahil, Tickoo IND 2260 0 = = = = = = 0 # 1 4 2201
10 Konstantinov, Aleksandar FM MKD 2091 0 = 0 0 = = = 0 0 # 2 2043

18) 41st Bulgarian Open 2019

The 41st Bulgarian Open took place 3rd to 10th February 2019. Radoslav Dimitrov won with 7/9. I couldn't find any games but some may turn up.

41st Bulgarian Open 2019 Plovdiv BUL Sun 3rd Feb 2019 - Sun 10th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Dimitrov RadoslavGMBUL25357.00.047.552.0
22Tilicheev ViacheslavIMRUS25356.50.049.053.5
35Spasov VasilGMBUL24936.50.046.551.0
414Martic IvanFMSRB23836.50.041.044.0
59Rakesh Kumar JenaIMIND24356.50.038.542.5
610Kozhuharov SpasIMBUL24326.00.046.050.0
712Salimova NurgyulFMBUL24056.00.045.549.5
86Ardelean George-CatalinIMROU24886.00.043.547.5
923Ceres DragosFMMDA22896.00.043.546.5
1011Bratanov ZsivkoIMBUL24126.00.043.545.5
117Costachi MihneaIMROU24696.00.043.047.5
123Rusev KrasimirGMBUL25206.00.043.047.0
134Georgescu Tiberiu-MarianGMROU25106.00.041.545.0
1413Pantev VeselinIMBUL23986.00.041.044.0
1515Garayev KananIMAZE23746.00.037.541.0
1640Dimitrov DejanBUL21846.00.037.538.5
1731Van Dael SiemFMNED22426.00.033.035.5
188Sandalakis AngelosIMGRE24365.50.047.551.5
1928Ninov DayanFMBUL22615.50.045.048.5
2022Stoyanov TsvetanFMBUL23105.50.043.547.0
2129Mitev ValentinFMBUL22595.50.043.547.0
2230Cvetkovic SrdjanIMSRB22455.50.040.044.0
2317Danov LyubomirBUL23535.50.040.043.5
2421Nikolov SashoIMBUL23195.50.037.540.5
2535Giretti Kanev JasenITA22165.50.032.535.0
2662Anghelus Alin-GabrielROU20285.00.044.048.5
2732Vasiesiu VictorFMROU22315.00.043.046.0
2816Mladenov PlamenIMBUL23705.00.042.546.5
2920Ileana GeorgeFMROU23345.00.042.546.0
3048Stoyanov Stoyan OrBUL21235.00.038.542.0
3126Ivanovic MarkoSRB22855.00.034.536.5
3239Boev ViktorBUL21865.00.030.032.0
3318Larkin VladyslavFMUKR23374.50.045.548.0
3419Yordanov LachezarFMBUL23354.50.043.046.5
3541Milchev MiroslavBUL21754.50.043.045.0
3653Stanojevic IlijaSRB20884.50.042.045.5
3737Dimov DianFMBUL22104.50.042.045.0
3882Koutlas NikolaosGRE18334.50.039.543.5
3943Risteski EmilMKD21584.50.039.542.5
4055Krasteva BeloslavaWCMBUL20664.50.039.540.5
86 players

19) 56th ch-CUB 2019

The 56th takes place 3rd to 13th February 2019.

56th ch-CUB 2019 Santa Clara CUB Sun 3rd Feb 2019 - Wed 13th Feb 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Albornoz Cabrera Carlos DanielCUB25775.52.022.004
210Quesada Perez YasserCUB25385.50.519.254
33Garcia Pantoja RobertoCUB25145.50.519.004
42Gonzalez Vidal YuriCUB25655.00.016.753
56Quesada Perez Luis ErnestoCUB25134.51.018.503
68Ortiz Suarez Isan ReynaldoCUB25194.50.017.003
711Almeida Quintana OmarCUB25504.00.012.752
84Martinez Duany Lelys StanleyCUB25473.51.011.002
99Espinosa Veloz ErmesCUB25163.50.012.252
107Martinez Ramirez LennisCUB24522.51.09.752
111Fernandez Cardoso AlexeyCUB24372.50.07.752
125Hernandez Gonzalez WilliamCUB24451.50.06.500
12 players

20) Portugal Open 2019

The Portugal Open took place 3rd to 9th February 2019. Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli won the open with 7.5/9. Xu Xiangyu won the rapid on tie-break from Nikita Petrov after both scored 7/8.

Portugal Open 2019 Lisbon POR Sun 3rd Feb 2019 - Sat 9th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12ITURRIZAGA BONELLI EduardoGMVEN26407.505155
21MOTYLEV AlexanderGMRUS26447051.553.5
34PETROV NikitaGMRUS25857050.556
45BERNADSKIY VitaliyGMUKR25707050.555
512STEFANSSON HannesGMISL25147050.555
617BILGUUN SumiyaIMMGL2471704953
710ANNABERDIEV MeilisIMTKM25227047.552
815DVIRNYY DanyyilGMITA2487704650.5
911JAKUBOWSKI KrzysztofGMPOL2514704448.5
106XU XiangyuGMCHN25656.505154
113HANSEN EricGMCAN26156.504953.5
1224KORLEY KassaIMDEN24266.504953
139KADRIC DenisGMBIH25456.5048.553
1421YANKELEVICH LevIMGER24456.5048.552
157DAVID AlbertoGMITA25606.504852.5
1616INIYAN PIMIND24806.504852
1719TERRIEUX KevinIMFRA24596.504751
1820BUTKIEWICZ LukaszIMPOL24456.5046.550.5
1918MIEZIS NormundsGMLAT24676.5045.550
2013SPRAGGETT Kevin BarryGMCAN25136.504548.5
2170LI XueyiCHN22176.504548
2240PLICHTA KamilFMPOL23476.5044.548.5
2328RAJESH V A VIMIND24066.5044.548.5
2429HAUG JohannesFMNOR24036.5044.548.5
258CHRISTIANSEN Johan-SebastianGMNOR25596.5044.547.5
2614GALEGO LuisGMPOR25086.504448.5
2725THORHALLSSON ThrosturGMISL24256.504346.5
2850CHYLEWSKI PatrykFMPOL23046.504246
2964RANALDI LucasFMNOR22296.5037.541.5
3091SOUSA Ludy Helsio PauloCMNOR2169605154.5
3133KAASEN Tor FredrikIMNOR2387604852
3252KOWALSKI IgorFMPOL22966047.551.5
3327ALSHAMEARY PUENTE IsmaelFMESP2418604751
3436DI NICOLANTONIO LucasFMFRA23646046.550
3597LISOWSKI KrzysztofPOL21356045.548.5
3649BARTEL MichalFMPOL2306604548.5
3742PANTZAR MiltonFMSWE23316044.548
3838ROCHA SergioIMPOR2354604448
48NAPOLI NicoloFMITA2316604448
4045FUS JakubPOL23266043.546.5
262 players
Portugal Open Rapid 2019 Lisbon POR Sun 3rd Feb 2019 - Sat 9th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
116Xu XiangyuGMCHN233670.542.547.5
25Petrov NikitaGMRUS255370.541.545
33Bernadskiy VitaliyGMUKR26096.5039.542.5
41Motylev AlexanderGMRUS26676.503943
510Bilguun SumiyaIMMGL24096.503740.5
611Rosen EricIMUSA23896.5036.539.5
722Bartel MichalFMPOL22356.5035.539.5
82Hansen EricGMCAN2616604245.5
958Fus JakubFMPOL20196040.543.5
1012Fernandes AntonioGMPOR23806038.542.5
116Miezis NormundsGMLAT2524603740
1214Sukandar Irine KharismaIMINA2348603640
134Dvirnyy DanyyilGMITA2578603538
14105Golecki JanPOL1747603537
1544Santos Antonio PereiraFMPOR2096603434
1640Fidalgo Andre NevesNMPOR21066032.535
1723Gu XiaobingWGMCHN2224603232
1818Rajesh V A VIMIND23075.5040.544.5
197Spraggett Kevin BarryGMCAN25145.504044
2029Carneiro CarlosNMPOR21685.503838
2128Godzwon IwoFMPOL21795.5034.537.5
2225Boucquet EmileBEL22035.503437.5
2321Maisuradze NinoWGMFRA22585.503437
2437Terryn EzraBEL21165.503336
2534Kubicka AnnaWIMPOL21235.503234.5
2663Chinguun SumiyaMGL19745.503234
2754Guerreiro Nuno Ricardo De JesPOR20475.503134
2852Ribeiro Bruno A Romao MarquesNMPOR20505.5030.532.5
2955Dias Ricardo Pedro CruzPOR20425.5029.532
3030Veiga Jose FranciscoFMPOR21645036.539.5
3127Arutyunova DianaWGMUKR21855035.539
3274Li YunshanWFMCHN19075034.535.5
339Campora DanielGMARG24385033.536.5
3447Pirola Claudionor Alcides LimaBRA20775033.536.5
3553Romano Joao Manuel PereiraPOR2048503336
3643Sousa Ludy Helsio PauloCMNOR2097503336
3751Tieres Cristiano Silva LopesPOR2066503336
3815Miedema DavidIMNED2340503235.5
3941Eggert AlbertoRUS2104503232
4036Pires Emanuel Joao RobartsPOR21175031.534.5
178 players

21) ch-MDA 2019

The Moldovan Championships took place 30th January to 7th February 2019. Andrei Macovei won on tie-break from Vladimir Hamitevici after both scored 6.5/9.

ch-MDA 2019 Chisinau MDA Wed 30th Jan 2019 - Thu 7th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
17Macovei AndreiMDA24256.50.528.00
22Hamitevici VladimirMDA24906.50.524.50
33Schitco IvanMDA24166.00.024.00
46Soltanici RuslanMDA23825.50.022.50
59Cerbulenco LiviuMDA22675.00.016.25
610Morozov NichitaMDA24374.01.016.00
71Vavric PavelMDA23454.00.016.50
88Svetushkin DmitryMDA26053.00.014.50
94Pavlenko BogdanMDA21822.50.07.50
105Zajarnyi AnatolyiMDA22872.00.08.25
10 players
ch-MDA 2019 Chisinau MDA Wed 30th Jan 2019 - Thu 7th Feb 2019. Category: 6. Ave: (2384)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Macovei, Andrei FM MDA 2425 # = = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2545
2 Hamitevici, Vladimir GM MDA 2490 = # = 0 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2523
3 Soltanici, Ruslan IM MDA 2382 = = # 1 0 = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2464
4 Schitco, Ivan FM MDA 2416 0 1 0 # 1 1 1 0 1 5 2487
5 Vavric, Pavel FM MDA 2345 = 0 1 0 # = 0 1 = = 4 2345
6 Cerbulenco, Liviu FM MDA 2267 0 0 = 0 = # 1 1 1 4 2392
7 Morozov, Nichita IM MDA 2437 0 = 1 0 1 # 0 = 3 2356
8 Svetushkin, Dmitry GM MDA 2605 = 0 0 1 0 0 1 # 0 = 3 2234
9 Zajarnyi, Anatolyi IM MDA 2287 = 0 = 0 1 # 2 2333
10 Pavlenko, Bogdan FM MDA 2182 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = # 1.5 2170
ch-MDA Women 2019 Chisinau MDA Wed 30th Jan 2019 - Thu 7th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
11Petrenko SvetlanaMDA21438.50.034.25
27Varekha AnnaMDA16565.51.020.50
39Verbin ValentinaMDA20075.50.019.25
45Ojog FeliciaMDA17195.00.016.50
58Mihailova AlinaMDA18694.50.019.75
64Mocanu PaulaMDA16404.00.519.00
76Crigan GalinaMDA17904.00.514.75
82Manitcaia AlinaMDA16053.50.010.75
93Mocanu ValeriaMDA18603.00.011.25
1010Petricenco AnaMDA13731.50.05.50
10 players
ch-MDA Women 2019 Chisinau MDA Wed 30th Jan 2019 - Thu 7th Feb 2019. Category: None. Ave: (1766)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Petrenko, Svetlana IM MDA 2143 # 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2169
2 Varekha, Anna MDA 1656 0 # 1 1 0 0 = 1 1 1 5.5 1858
3 Verbin, Valentina MDA 2007 0 0 # 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 1819
4 Ojog, Felicia MDA 1719 0 0 # 1 1 0 1 1 1 5 1820
5 Mihailova, Alina MDA 1869 = 1 = 0 # 0 1 = 0 1 4.5 1755
6 Mocanu, Paula MDA 1640 0 1 1 0 1 # = 0 = 0 4 1737
7 Crigan, Galina MDA 1790 0 = 0 1 0 = # 1 0 1 4 1721
8 Manitcaia, Alina MDA 1605 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 # 1 1 3.5 1704
9 Mocanu, Valeria MDA 1860 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 0 # = 3 1631
10 Petricenco, Ana MDA 1373 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = # 1.5 1537

22) ch-AZE w 2019

The Azerbaijan Women's Championship takes place 4th to 12th February 2019.

ch-AZE w 2019 Baku AZE Mon 4th Feb 2019 - Tue 12th Feb 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Mammadzada GunayAZE24227.533.50.07
22Balajayeva KhanimAZE23976.534.50.06
38Beydullayeva GovharAZE22396.033.50.05
46Mamedjarova TurkanAZE22675.035.50.03
510Hajiyeva LamanAZE20404.529.00.04
67Abdulla KhayalaAZE22434.526.50.03
712Ismayil MalakAZE19054.523.00.03
84Mamedjarova ZeinabAZE23074.035.50.03
911Soyunlu NarminAZE20294.033.00.03
103Mammadova GulnarAZE23683.536.50.02
119Allahverdiyeva AyanAZE20513.533.00.03
1216Gasimova SamraAZE16933.532.00.03
135Hojjatova AydanAZE23033.529.00.03
1415Heydarova AytajAZE17473.523.50.03
1513Babazade ZhalaAZE18232.524.00.00
1614Babayeva SamiraAZE17732.523.00.02
1717Jafarova AyselAZE13761.528.00.01
1818Hajiyeva AltunayAZE13151.524.50.01
18 players

23) Third Saturday 105-109 2019

The Third Saturday events 105 GM 106 IM and 109 IM also took place3 6th to 11th February. Games will follow.

Third Sat 105 GM 2019 Novi Sad SRB Wed 6th Feb 2019 - Mon 11th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Yang KaiqiIMCAN24777.01.0528.00
26Nasanjargal UrtnasanFMMGL24907.00.0626.75
38Peng XiongjianCHN24416.00.0423.00
45Lee Jun HyeokFMKOR23635.51.0420.00
51Manush ShahFMIND23795.50.0321.00
610Markovic MiroslavGMSRB23953.50.0112.50
79Beletic DanielFMSLO23773.01.0111.50
83Zuo YifanCMCHN22623.00.0111.25
94Naumkin IgorGMRUS24202.50.008.50
102Drazic SinisaGMSRB24082.00.007.50
10 players
Third Sat 106 IM 2019 Novi Sad SRB Wed 6th Feb 2019 - Mon 11th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Nie XinyangCHN22447.00.0628.50
22Bozic MilanIMSRB23125.50.5321.50
39Kosanovic Goran AGMSRB23155.50.5224.25
44Matsenko AndreiFMCZE23265.01.0319.25
53Marjanovic AnnamariaWFMHUN23205.00.0318.50
61Baskakov EgorRUS22754.50.5118.75
710Leskur DejanIMSRB23544.50.5118.50
88Chakravarthi Reddy MIMIND24163.50.0114.50
95Yao YuanCHN19582.50.0011.00
106Burnett AndrewFMSCO21532.00.007.75
10 players
Third Sat 109 IM2 2019 Novi Sad SRB Wed 6th Feb 2019 - Mon 11th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Savic Miodrag RGMSRB24867.50.0630.25
22Mendonca Leon LukeCMIND23767.00.5625.00
33Sai Agni Jeevitesh JFMIND23257.00.5526.00
45Jovanovic Bojan PFMSRB22705.00.0318.00
59Shao WenbinCHN21534.50.0315.25
66Sredojevic IvanIMSRB22824.01.0310.75
78Zhang LanlinCHN21894.00.0313.50
87Runic ZoranIMBIH23463.00.028.75
910Hu ZhihengCHN20972.50.019.00
104Yanjinlkham BayarsaikhanWFMMGL19680.50.001.50
10 players

24) ch-IRQ 2019

The Iraqi Championship took place 1st to 9th February. Noah A .H. Al-Ali won with 10/13. Some games were broadcast but as yet I don't have access to them in PGN.

ch-IRQ 2019 Baghdad IRQ Fri 1st Feb 2019 - Sat 9th Feb 2019
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Noah A .H. Al-AliIRQ226410.00.01106.5
24Abdulwahhab Ahmed Abdulsattar AIRQ22629.51.02105.0
314Moazaz Dhahir HabeebIRQ20379.50.03107.5
42Ahmed Ali Layth AhmedIRQ23029.02.04107.5
519Mohammed Abdullah Saleh MerzaIRQ19919.00.0590.5
613Ahmed Jaza JamalIRQ20499.00.0699.0
75Mohammed Zozek Salah MohammedIRQ22178.50.07106.5
810Ismael Namir Mohammed IsmaelIRQ21168.50.08105.5
99Rawand Hamid AbdullahIRQ21328.50.09101.5
108Taleb Salem HatamIRQ21368.00.01095.0
1115Firas Qassim AbbasIRQ20288.00.01193.5
1221Nabeel Aziz YoukhanaIRQ19638.00.01289.5
136Mahdi Attiyah AbdullahIRQ21787.50.013100.5
1411Issa Mohi Al-DeinIRQ21047.50.01499.0
1524Sufian Younus AbdulrazzaqIRQ19367.50.01595.5
1638Saeed Abbas KadhimIRQ17777.50.01694.5
1736Alalwan Sajjad Abbas KhudhairIRQ17927.50.01787.5
1841Zaid Alaa ChasibIRQ17417.50.01880.0
1916Mohammed Ali Mahdial-KinaniIRQ20177.00.01989.5
2032Vaver Ismil TahaIRQ18297.00.02088.5
217Al-Khazaali Ammar A. OleiwiIRQ21447.00.02185.5
2230Shlaga JaeferIRQ18807.00.02284.5
2327Haitham Ali NamoosIRQ19047.00.02382.0
2444Ameer Dhafer AbdulameerIRQ17337.00.02482.0
2518Fahim AthabIRQ20067.00.02578.5
261Obada Ahmad AzeezjawadIRQ23716.50.026104.5
2712Hayder Hassan ShyaaIRQ20746.50.02795.0
2820Rawaz Omar HamaIRQ19656.50.02890.5
2931Ramzi Khazaal Ahmed Al - DahwiIRQ18516.50.02988.5
3023Mazin Adham TawfeeqIRQ19366.50.03083.5
3133Aziz Majeed Al-RufayeIRQ18226.50.03181.0
3222Esam Naama LaftaIRQ19566.00.03285.5
3329Mohammed Tareq Abbood Al-LatoofIRQ18846.00.03385.0
3442Majad Hamid MozanIRQ17386.00.03482.5
3535Amjad Alaa AbbasIRQ18036.00.03582.0
3626Ali Noor HadiIRQ19146.00.03680.5
3717Basim HindeIRQ20176.00.03776.5
3846Jabbar Raheem BalhawiIRQ16976.00.03875.5
3925Hameed Khlaf Lafta Al-MusawiIRQ19296.00.03973.5
4039Abbass Wanass FadhelIRQ17716.00.04068.5
56 players

25) 19th Raciborz Open 2019

The 19th Raciborz Open takes plac 9th to 15th February 2019.

19th Raciborz Open 2019 Raciborz POL Sat 9th Feb 2019 - Fri 15th Feb 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
15BOGDANOV, EgorIMUKR24184.06.0011.00
21MIRZOEV, EmilIMUKR25114.05.009.50
210PIOTROWSKI, PrzemyslawPOL22854.05.009.50
42PENG, Li MinIMUKR24513.55.5010.50
58NESTER, IhorIMUKR23693.55.0010.00
612PIANKOV, EvgenijIMUKR22253.55.009.00
74TOMCZAK, MikolajFMPOL24233.54.5010.00
717POLCZYK, MikolajPOL20523.54.5010.00
911KOWALCZYK, RafalPOL22343.54.509.00
107GRABARCZYK, MiroslawGMPOL23743.54.508.00
116SIMANTSEV, MikhailGMUKR23943.05.5011.50
123FROLOV, ArturIMUKR24473.05.0011.00
1325GALUSZKA, TomaszPOL20003.05.0011.00
1426MEERS, HubertPOL19743.05.0010.00
1519DROZNIAK, StanislawPOL20483.05.0010.00
169POLOK, KacperFMPOL23113.04.509.00
1718BOGDANOV, IgnatUKR20513.04.0010.00
1722MALECKI, RafalPOL20363.04.0010.00
1923SMAL, TobiaszPOL20223.04.009.50
2036POSLUSZNY, TomaszPOL18433.04.009.00
2113TYMRAKIEWICZ, RafalFMPOL21943.04.008.50
2220HRBEK, StepanCZE20443.04.008.00
2358SWIDERSKI, PawelPOL16573.03.507.00
2457STRZELEC, PrzemyslawPOL16593.03.506.50
2514HELIS, TadeuszFMPOL21743.03.506.50
2630TRYBUS, DanielPOL19162.56.5011.00
2724SZCZECINA, KamilPOL20012.55.5011.00
2829KOLOCZEK, MaciejPOL19222.55.009.50
2921CIESLAK, WiktoriaPOL20372.54.509.50
3028PANEK, BartoszPOL19482.54.509.00
3171OBROCHTA, LenaPOL15692.54.508.50
3215STRZELECKI, MaciejPOL21192.54.008.50
3378OLES, MartinPOL15512.54.008.50
3451HERTLEIN, IrenaPOL17292.54.007.00
3531HASTEROK, MateuszPOL19002.53.508.00
3627NIEDBALA, BartlomiejPOL19492.53.507.50
3740BUCHTA, AgnieszkaPOL18112.53.507.50
3864DZIENDZIEL, MateuszPOL16122.53.507.00
3944ZAMARSKA, SylwiaPOL17512.53.006.50
4042LICHORAD, MateuszPOL17822.52.506.00
119 players

26) 57th Baltimore Open 2019

The 57th Baltimore Open took place 8th to 10th February. Sergey Erenburg, Aaron Kahn, Arvind Jayaraman, Sahil Sinha, Justin Paul, Isaac Chiu and Ryan Luo all tied on 3.5/5. There won't be any games.

27) TCh-CZE 2018-19

The Czech Extraliga takes place 3rd November 2018 to 21st April 2019.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2018-19 Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*472242.013.0
21. Novoborsky SK*572147.016.0
3GASCO Pardubice*5572143.514.0
4SK ZIKUDA Turnov*441736.010.0
5Siesta Solution Unichess A*4641135.59.5
6Beskydska sachova skola434*548934.011.0
7Moravska Slavia Brno34*44930.05.0
8SK DURAS BVK Kralovo Pole132*6926.05.5
9Labortech Ostrava134*6727.05.5
10SK Slavoj Poruba44*5527.54.5
11Siesta Solution Unichess B102*5316.02.0
12Slavoj Cesky Tesin½44233*219.52.5
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Dopravni podnik Praha*634581636.011.5
2QCC Ceske Budejovice2*5541630.58.5
3TJ Pankrac5*3561531.58.5
4SK Sokol Vysehrad*4461433.010.0
5SK OAZA Praha*45861334.513.0
62222 SK Polabiny4354*7451232.010.5
7TJ Neratovice333*5929.510.0
8TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove413*45825.07.0
9TJ Sakal Kozolupy40*721.57.0
10SK Zikuda Turnov B344*524.06.0
11SK Mesta Lysa nad Labem24*4222.05.5
12SO TJ Dukla Praha022334*116.54.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slavia Kroměříž*45761937.513.0
2SK Slavia Orlová4*45661734.09.0
3SK Staré Město*45561634.512.0
4SK Gordic4*54551431.09.0
5TZ Třinec343*6451130.59.0
6BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"3*4351027.56.0
7Sachy Hosťálková334*52725.07.5
8TJ Ostrava45*724.56.0
9Panda Rychnov n. K.1233*45723.56.5
10Jezdci Jundrov2326*4423.06.0
112222 SK Polabiny "C"2444*4423.05.5
12TJ Tatran Litovel23334*122.04.5
12 teams

28) PRO Chess League 2019

The PRO Chess League 2019 takes place Tue 8th Jan 2019 to the final on Sun 5th May 2019. 32 teams is divided into four divisions. Leading players: 1 GM Fabiano Caruana Saint Louis Arch Bishops 2827, 2 GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov San Jose Hackers 2820, 3 GM Ding Liren Chengdu Pandas 2804, 4 GM Anish Giri Montreal Chessbrahs 2780, 5 GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Marseilles Migraines 2780, 6 GM Wesley So Saint Louis Arch Bishops 2776, 7 GM Ian Nepomniachtchi Moscow Wizards 2768, 8 GM Yu Yangyi Chengdu Pandas 2765, 9 GM Hikaru Nakamura Seattle Sluggers 2763, 10 GM Harikrishna Pentala Delhi Dynamite 2743, 11 GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda Cannes Blitzstreams 2739, 12 GM Sam Shankland San Francisco Mechanics 2722, 13 GM Le Quang Liem Webster Windmills 2715, 14 GM Francisco Vallejo Pons Barcelona Raptors 2713, 15 GM Dmitry Andreikin Volga Stormbringers 2712, 16 GM Vladimir Fedoseev Estonia Horses 2712, 17 GM Vidit Gujrathi Mumbai Movers 2711, 18 GM Pavel Eljanov Miami Champions 2703, 19 GM Rauf Mamedov San Jose Hackers 2699 and 20 GM Gabriel Sargissian Seattle Sluggers 2691.

PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT Tue 8th Jan 2019 - Sun 5th May 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
TeamPts
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Webster Windmills105
New York Marshalls93
Montclair Sopranos91.5
Saint Louis Arch Bishops86.5
Montreal Chessbrahs85.5
Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers51.5
London Lions37
Miami Champions34
EASTERN DIVISION
Tbilisi Gentlemen122
Armenia Eagles110
Mumbai Movers107
Delhi Dynamite78
Moscow Wizards69
Moscow Phoenix67.5
Volga Stormbringers62.5
Estonia Horses45
PACIFIC DIVISION
Chengdu Pandas99.5
Dallas Destiny97
Minnesota Blizzard92
Australia Kangaroos87
San Jose Hackers85.5
Seattle Sluggers84
San Francisco Mechanics61.5
San Diego Surfers45
CENTRAL DIVISION
Baden-Baden Snowballs107.5
Norway Gnomes103.5
Barcelona Raptors77.5
Amsterdam Mosquitoes69
Cannes Blitzstreams68.5
Marseille Migraines53.5
Berlin Bears46.5
Ljubljana Turtles46.5
36 teams

29) TCh-CAT 2019

The Catalan League takes place 19th January to 30th March.

TCh-CAT Gp1 2019 Barcelona ESP Sat 19th Jan 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1MOLLET426
2COLON SABADELL CHESSY325
3FOMENT2.523.5
4GERUNDA2.521
5SANT ANDREU117
6FIGUERES116.5
7LLEIDA116
8ESCOLA SALOU115
8 teams
TCh-CAT Gp2 2019 Barcelona ESP Sat 19th Jan 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1ESCOLA D'ESCACS DE BCN432.5
2BARBERA3.527.5
3BARCELONA322.5
4SANT JOSEP2.519.5
5TRES PEONS1.516.5
6ANDORRA116
7OLOT0.511
8CERDANYOLA VALLES014.5
8 teams

30) TCh-HUN 2018-19

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 17th November 2018 to 28th April 2019.

TCh-HUN 2018-19 Hungary HUN Sat 17th Nov 2018 - Sun 28th Apr 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1ASE Paks56.58.5868.5937.5
2Tungsram Aquaprofit NSK I.55.58.510.5911844.5
3DVTK55.56.58.57.59837
4Aquarena Kobanya SC I.53.567.576.5730.5
5HVSE-Infraplan53.565.57.510.5533
6Dunaharaszti MTK543.54.57.510429.5
7Penzugyor SE561.556.56425
8Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK54.55.54.568328.5
9Duocor-Makoi SVSE53.534.566223
10Maroczy SE5131.524011.5
10 teams

31) 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 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Fontaine 11134
2KSK Rochade 11030.5
3KBSK 1929
4Echiquier Mosan 1830.5
5Wirtzfeld 1732
6Wachtebeke 1725
7KGSRL 1724
8CRELEL 1624
9KSK47-Eynatten 1422
10Jean Jaures 1419.5
11Boitsfort 1220.5
12Brasschaat 1113
12 teams

32) Frauenbundesliga 2018-19

The Frauenbundesliga 2018-19 takes place 27th October 2018 to 3rd March 2019.Some games now available.

Frauenbundesliga 2018-19 Germany GER Sat 27th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1SC Bad Koenigshofenxxx3341433½
2OSG Baden-Baden3xxx4645561335½
3Hamburger SK3xxx6451333
4SK Schwaebisch Hallxxx65461234
5Rodewischer SM2xxx4551029
6SF Deizisau½2xxx36924½
7SK Lehrte003xxx43819½
8Karlsruher SF½02xxx235517½
9SV Hofheim2211xxx44419
10TuRa Harksheide21242xxx418½
11SC Rotation Pankow11½13xxx316
12FC Bayern Muenchen½000312xxx18
12 teams

33) TCh-FAI 2018-19

The Faroe Team Championship takes place 28th October to 6th April 2019.

TCh-FAI 2018-19 Faroe Islands FAI Sun 28th Oct 2018 - Sat 6th Apr 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6bTB1TB2TB3
1Sandavágur 1**2443319.5110
2Havnin 12**216.0100
3Klaksvík 10½**311.060
4Klaksvík 2½**½9.040
5Kollafjørður 101½½**38.540
6Havnin 21211**8.010
6 teams

34) TCh-ISR 2019

The Isreal Team Championship takes place 5th Jan to 5th April. There were some games this week. I'll round them all up when I have more info.

TCh-ISR 2019 Israel ISR Sat 5th Jan 2019 - Fri 5th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamPtsTB1
17Beer Sheva Alef in name of Eliyahu Levant8.510.5
222haPoel Kfar Saba8.59.5
33Feldklain Rishon leTsion79
413Club Ashdod Elit7.58.5
540Tsafrir Rehovot Alef78
621Elitsur Dov Petah Tiqwa78
715Club Chess Hertslia6.57.5
82haPoel Petah Tiqwa Alef5.55.5
9345Club Chess Beer Sheva Yud-Alef4.55.5
105ASA Shlomo Har-Tsvi Tel Aviv44
1116Elitsur Ironi Netanya named Itshak Shlakman3.53.5
12127haPoel Kfar Saba Bet2.52.5
12 teams

35) 4NCL 2018-19

The 4NCL British League takes place 10th November to 6th May 2018. Standings for the second weekend haven't been updated since the first weekend.

4NCL 2018-19 England ENG Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Mon 6th May 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Guildford 17-17½-½414½
2White Rose 14½-3½6-2410½
3Wood Green3½-4½7-1210½
4North East England2-64½-3½2
5Barbican 4NCL 11-75½-2½2
6Alba½-7½4½-3½25
7West is Best 12½-5½3½-4½06
8Oxford 11-73½-4½0
1Chess.com Manx Liberty 17½-½6-2413½
2Cheddleton 15½-2½7-1412½
3Guildford 22½-5½7-12
43Cs 11-76-227
5Celtic Tigers 1½-7½4½-3½25
6Blackthorne Russia3½-4½4-41
7Grantham Sharks 12-64-416
8Wood Green Monarchs1-72-603
16 teams

36) Dutch League 2018-19

The Dutch League takes place 15th September 2018 to 20th April 2019.

Dutch League 2018-19 Netherlands NED Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Sat 20th Apr 2019
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1LSG IntelliMagic-6.5-266.55.56-1032.5
2BSG--5-6.53.57.57.55835
3En Passant3.5-7.55.5--545.5731
4HMC Den Bosch-52.56.55.545.5--729
5Kennemer Combinatie8-4.53.5-64.55.5-632
6HWP Sas van Gent43.5-4.5-5.5-5.57.5630.5
7Charlois Europoort3.56.5-644.5--5529.5
8MuConsult Apeldoorn4.52.554.55.5---7.5529.5
9Zuid Limburg42.56-4.54.5--5.5427
10De Stukkenjagers-54.5--2.552.54.5224
10 teams

37) TCh-FIN 2018-19

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 15th September 2018 to 7th April 2019.

TCh-FIN 2018-19 Finland FIN Sat 15th Sep 2018 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1
1SK ComeOn, Helsinki814+20
2SalSK, Salo812+15
3MatSK, Espoo811+12
4JyS, Jyvaskyla811+11
5TuTS, Turku8110
6TammerShakki, Tampere810+16
7EtVaS, Vantaa89+2
8Aatos, Helsinki89-2
9VammSK, Sastamala84-15
10KS-58, Helsinki83-14
11KymS, Kotka82-18
12JoeSK, Joensuu80-27
12 teams

38) Bundesliga 2018-19

The German Bundesliga takes place 10th November 2018 to 7th April 2019. This is the strongest national chess league. The league suffered a large blow this year with the very last minute withdrawal of DJK Aufwaerts Aachen. This means there will only be 6 matches instead of 7 per round. I lost a match from round 6 - SV 1920 Hofheim vs SG Turm Kiel - I add this now.

Bundesliga 2018-19 Germany GER Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden77001442.5
2SG Solingen87101440.5
3SV 1930 Hockenheim76101240
4Schachfreunde Deizisau76101238.5
5Hamburger SK75111131.5
6SV Werder Bremen85301037.5
7SC Viernheim74121031.5
8USV TU Dresden7430827.5
9SG Turm Kiel7232623
10SV Muelheim Nord8251529
11SF Berlin 19037250423
12BCA Augsburg8161321.5
13Duesseldorfer SK 1914/19258170222.5
14SV 1920 Hofheim8071122
15MSA Zugzwang 828080017.5
16DJK Aufwaerts Aachen000000
16 players

39) Active Team Events

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

TCh-LTU 2019

The Lithuanian Team Championship takes place 26th January to 28th April 2019. I managed to miss this event last year.

TCh-LTU 2019 Lithuania LTU Sat 26th Jan 2019 - Sun 28th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
14“MRU - ROSK Consulting” (Vilnius)220049.57.5
23SISZK (Siauliai)220049.06.0
39"Drakonas" (Siauliai)220048.55.5
41"Ežerėlio vaivorykstė" 1 (Kaunas)220047.511.5
55LKSF - Chess United (Vilnius)210137.55.8
62"Margiris" 1 (Kaunas)210137.53.8
711"Tauras" (Vilnius)211026.52.5
817SM "Tauras" (Vilnius)211026.50.0
96"Sūduvos jaunimas" (Marijampolė)211025.04.5
1016LASF (Vilnius)211024.52.5
1118" Margiris 3-ASRC" (Kaunas)211024.52.0
1214"Margiris" 2 (Kaunas)211024.02.0
137"Gambiteriai" (Kaunas)211023.56.5
148"Pasakų parkas"-1 VSK (Vilnius)211023.54.5
1510"Sūduva" SV (Marijampolė)201113.51.3
1620"Sūduvos ateitis -ZSM" (Marijampolė)201112.51.8
1713"Bokstas" (Klaipėda)202002.50.0
1819"Ežerėlio vaivorykstė" 2 (Kaunas)202002.00.0
1915"Pasakų parkas"-2 VSK (Vilnius)202002.00.0
2012RSK (Rokiskis)202000.00.0
20 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2018-19

The Austrian 2nd Bundesliga started at the beginning of October with the 2nd Mitte League starting last weekend, that competition runs until March 3rd 2019.

TCh-AUT 2nd Mitte 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SV Sparkasse Grieskirchen/Sedda Bad Scha*441432.00
2SPG Sparkasse Fürstenfeld/Hartberg*331429.00
3SC Pinggau-Friedberg3*45331129.50
4SC MPÖ Maria Saal II*3441128.50
5EJ Gleisdorf32*343431025.50
6ASK St.Valentin33*4822.50
7Frauental212*822.50
8Schachfreunde Graz33*44622.00
9SPG Sauwald232*3622.00
10SV Steyregg223*4521.00
11Freistadt/Wartberg½222*4216.00
12SC Die Klagenfurter322*117.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Bregenz*1022.50
2Absam*23719.50
3ASK Salzburg*½34714.50
4Kufstein/Wörgl*618.50
5Jenbach24*2424616.00
6Rochade Rum34*43615.50
7Wolfurt½3*44514.00
8Hohenems II22*55415.50
9Sparkasse Neumarkt2*413.00
10SPG Oberland21*211.50
11Ranshofen½24*210.50
12Pradl231*19.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau*35451327.50
2SG Mistelbach/Altlichtenwarth3*5441125.50
3SK Advisory Invest Baden*2551027.00
4SK Hietzing4*241025.00
5SK Austria*25436927.00
6ASVÖ Pamhagen14*15621.50
7mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring215*621.00
8SC Donaustadt1421*5618.00
9Wiener Amateurschachklub*435520.00
10tschaturanga122*417.00
11Blackburne Nickelsdorf2133*416.50
12DeLaVie Oberwart - www.trink-vitamine.at1½20½11*06.00
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2018-19

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 15th November 2018 to 1st April 2019.

TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT Thu 15th Nov 2018 - Mon 1st Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Hohenems*45617.00
2mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring*33613.00
3SC MPÖ Maria Saal*34514.00
4SV Pillenkönig St. Veit3*513.50
5SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz3*4512.50
6Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach*411.50
7Data Technology Pressbaum*339.00
8SK Mayrhofen/Zell/Zillertal2*29.50
9SIR Salzburg1½*25.00
10Schachclub Sparkasse Götzis½32*18.00
11UNION Ansfelden2½3*17.00
12ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf*00.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT Frauen 2018-19 Austria AUT Thu 15th Nov 2018 - Mon 1st Apr 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11ASVÖ Pamhagen5401914.057.0
25Schach ohne Grenzen5302811.558.5
33SK Advisory Invest Baden5212613.545.5
46SV "Monatsblatt" St.Veit/Glan5221512.550.5
54SV Wulkaprodersdorf5221511.051.0
62SK Mayrhofen/Zell/Zillertal5113510.553.0
79Spg Steyr5113510.547.0
810SK DolomitenBank Lienz522159.549.0
97SV Chesshero Rapid Feffernitz523047.541.5
1011SK Dornbirn514027.547.0
118SC Extraherb WS312024.049.5
1212spielfrei303000.040.0
12 teams

57th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2018-19

The 57th TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 27th October 2018 to 17th March 2019.

57th TCh-DEN Ex 2018-19 Denmark DEN Sat 27th Oct 2018 - Sun 17th Mar 2019
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Xtracon Koge 11241
2Nordea Skanderborg1235.5
3Arhus/Skolerne 1928.5
4Hillerod623
5Jetsmark 1522.5
6Bronshoj 1420.5
7SK1968 1619.5
8Nordkalotten318
9BMS 1216.5
10Evans 1115
10 teams

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2018-19

The Swedish Team Championship takes place 9th November 2018 to 31st March 2019. Games from the first round broadcast didn't work. It's unclear if they'll become available.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 9th Nov 2018 - Sun 31st Mar 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Wasa SK3300617.5
2Lunds ASK3210414
3Stockholms SS3210414
4SK Rockaden, Sthlm3210414
5Limhamns SK3111311
6Farsta SK3111310.5
7Eksjo SK3120212.5
8Västeras SK312029.5
9Schack 08, Norrkoping302118.5
10SK Rockaden Umea302118.5
10 teams

TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2018-19

The Norwegian Eliteserien takes place 2nd November 2018 to 10th March 2019.

TCh-NOR Elite 2018-19 Norway NOR Fri 2nd Nov 2018 - Sun 10th Mar 2019
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgMptsBptsTB1
1Valerenga2548122931
2Nordstrand2396102722
3SK 1911231092114
4Alta2271717.511.5
5OSS238162012
6Asker23206158
7Tromso225151413
8Bergens2323412.51
9Hell21841123.5
10Akademisk22590120
10 teams

TCh-ISL 2018-19

The Icelandic league takes place 8th November 2018 to 2nd March 2019. My thanks to Gunnar Bjornsson for the games.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2018-19 Reykjavik ISL Thu 8th Nov 2018 - Sat 2nd Mar 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Skakdeild Fjölnis*331.080
2Skakfelagid Huginn a-sveit5*730.5100
3Vikingaklubburinn*7528.5100
4Taflfelag Reykjavikur a-sveit*5624.580
5Taflfelag Gardabæjar3*621.540
6Breidablik. Bolungavik og Reykjanes2*5719.040
7Skakfelag Akureyrar1*415.530
8Skakfelagid Huginn b-sveit½132*612.520
9Taflfelag Reykjavikur b-sveit34*11.510
10Skakdeild KR½1½2*5.500
10 teams
TCh-ISL Div 2 2018-19 Reykjavik ISL Thu 8th Nov 2018 - Sat 2nd Mar 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Skakdeild Hauka*413.560
2Skakfelag Akureyrar b-sveit*413.560
3Skakfelag Selfoss og nagrennis2*313.050
4Hrokar alls fagnadar23*412.550
5Víkingaklubburinn b-sveit*312.550
6Skakdeild Fjölnis b-sveit3*412.030
7Vinaskakfelagid*10.020
8Breidablik. Bolungavík og Reykjanes - b22*9.000
8 teams

TCh-SVK 2018-19

The Slovakian Team Championship takes place 10th November 2018 to 14th April 2019.

TCh-SVK 2018-19 Slovakia SVK Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Sun 14th Apr 2019
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Dunajska Streda*4761021.50
TJ Inbest Dunajov*4661021.50
3CVC VIX Mladosť Zilina*5917.50
4SK Prakovce - www.sachovetreningy.sk*46719.00
5Reinter Snina3*47718.50
6Slovan Commander*5614.50
7SK Modra44*517.00
8SK Aquamarin Podhajska*316.00
9Liptovska sachova skola244*4314.00
10KSC Komarno121*38.50
11SKS Dubnica nad Vahom4*4213.00
12SK Osuske2234*111.00
12 teams

40) Forthcoming Events and Links

18th Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2019

35th ChessOrg Schachfestival 2019

18th Rochefort International Open 2019

35th Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2019

Vastgota Open 2019

Graz Open 2019

33rd Cannes Open 2019

Pierre & Vacances Open 2019

Aeroflot Open 2019

Champions Showdown 2019

Kragero Resort Chess 2019

26th Bunratty Chess Festival 2019

79th Noteboom Tournament 2019

19th Liberec Open 2019

Accentus Young Masters 2019

11th dMP Batavia Chess 2019

10th Pfalz Open 2019

137th Varsity Match 2019

II Lasker Blitz 2019

St Louis Spring Chess Classic 2019

WWRR 2019

19th Mediterranean Flowers WGM 2019

51st Belgrade WGM 2019

1st Prague International Chess Festival 2019

5th Vardaris Open 2019

9th HD Bank Cup 2019

43rd Blackpool Chess Conference 2019

53rd Begonia Open 2019

5th Marmaris IM 2019

German Team Cup Intermediate Stage 2019

20th European Individual Championship 2019

ch-USA 2019

O2C Doeberl Cup 2019

3rd Sharjah Masters 2019

6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2019

21st Dubai Open 2019

12th World Teams 2019

19th BCC Open 2019

19th European Senior Championships 2019

Polar Capital Jersey Open 2019

GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019

TCh-CHN 2019

20th European Women's Championship 2019

Fagernes Chess International 2019

Chinese Championships 2019

World Senior Teams 2019

2nd Zurich Easter Open 2019

7th Hofheim Spring Open 2019

Sydney International Open 2019

Russian Team Championship 2019

2nd Kathmandu Open 2019

Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2019

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid & Blitz 2019

Polish Chess Championship 2019

Moscow FIDE Grand Prix 2019

8th Llucmajor Chess Festival 2019

XXXI Felix Cup 2019

FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2019

7th Norway Chess 2019

18th Asian Continental 2019

33rd Pula Open 2019

Croatia GCT 2019

10th Hainan Danzhou GM 2019

72nd ch-RUS Higher League 2019

13th Portoroz Open 2019

29th European Youth Championship 2019

Jurmala/Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019

Chinese Teams 2019

47th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2019

52nd Biel Chess Festival 2019

42nd Eastman Open 2019

Xtracon Chess Open 2019

Glorney Gilbert International 2019

5th Villa de Gijon Open 2019

GCT Rapid and Blitz Paris 2019

106th British Chess Championships 2019

6th Prague Summer Open 2019

23rd Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2019

9th Split Open 2019

Riga Technical University Open 2019

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2019

22nd Olomouc Chess Summer 2019

Nanjing Match 2019

7th Sinquefield Cup 2019

94th ch-FRA 2019

FIDE World Cup 2019

58th World Juniors 2019

22nd European Teams 2019

Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2019

Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix 2019

35th European Club Cup 2019

Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz 2019

Tel Aviv FIDE Grand Prix 2019

Sunway Sitges Festival 2019

46th Eastern Open 2019

Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020

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