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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2019
3) 20th European Individual Championship 2019
4) ch-USA 2019
5) 3rd Sharjah Masters 2019
6) 1st La Palma GM 2019
7) 21st Dubai Open 2019
8) ch-Moscow Final 2019
9) 92nd ch-St Petersburg 2019
10) Boardwalk Pearson GM 2019
11) Norberto La Porta Cup 2019
12) 3rd Holi Cup Lakecity Open 2019
13) 76th ch-GEO w 2019
14) Electrica Baleares Spring IM 2019
15) First Saturday April 2019
16) Pleven Young Talents WIM 2019
17) ch-CRO 2019
18) 209th YMCA Winter A 2019
19) 6th ESNA Teams 2019
20) PRO Chess League 2019
21) TCh-LTU 2019
22) TCh-AUT 2018-19
23) TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2018-19
24) TCh-CAT 2019
25) TCh-CZE 2018-19
26) TCh-SWE Elitserien 2018-19
27) Belgian Interclubs 2018-19
28) TCh-FAI 2018-19
29) TCh-HUN 2018-19
30) 3rd ChessMates Paris 2019
31) TCh-SUI 2019
32) Ling Long Tire Cup 2019
33) Active Team Events
34) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 201910 games
20th European Individual Championship 2019798 games
ch-USA 201972 games
3rd Sharjah Masters 2019235 games
1st La Palma GM 201940 games
21st Dubai Open 201932 games
ch-Moscow Final 2019113 games
92nd ch-St Petersburg 20194 games
Boardwalk Pearson GM 201921 games
Norberto La Porta Cup 2019148 games
3rd Holi Cup Lakecity Open 2019158 games
76th ch-GEO w 201930 games
Pleven Young Talents WIM 201930 games
ch-CRO 20196 games
209th YMCA Winter A 2019169 games
6th ESNA Teams 2019160 games
PRO Chess League 201932 games
TCh-LTU 201960 games
TCh-AUT 2018-19186 games
TCh-CAT 2019190 games
TCh-CZE 2018-1995 games
TCh-SWE Elitserien 2018-19120 games
Belgian Interclubs 2018-1948 games
TCh-FAI 2018-198 games
3rd ChessMates Paris 2019100 games
TCh-SUI 201940 games
Ling Long Tire Cup 20198 games
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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Jonathan Cannon, Patricia Llaneza Vega, Pier Luigi Basso, Marek Prus, David J Barnes and everyone else who helped with this issue.

A week of very strong chess events. Magnus Carlsen is playing his first chess event since January and beat Viswanathan Anand in Round 2. Hikaru Nakamura won the US Chess Championship for the 5th time but 17 year old Jennifer Yu's 10/11 in the women's section was a major surprise, I wonder if this was the first of many. The European Individual Championship was won by Vladislav Artemiev ahead of Nils Grandelius on tie-break. There is also plenty of team chess to look at too.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

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2) 6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2019

The 6th Vugar Gashimov Memorial takes place Sunday 31st March to Wednesday 10th Apr 2019. World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen returns to action for the first time since winning the Tata Steel tournament in January. Players: Giri, Karjakin, Grischuk, Radjabov, Anand, Navara, Carlsen, Mamedyarov, Ding and Topalov.

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2019 Shamkir AZE Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Wed 10th Apr 2019. Category: 22. Ave: (2778)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2753 # = 1 1.5 2998
2 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2812 = # 1 1.5 2955
3 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2845 # = 1 1.5 2961
4 Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2756 = # = 1 2818
5 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2790 = # = 1 2764
6 Navara, David GM CZE 2739 # = = 1 2760
7 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2740 = # = 1 2768
8 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2771 0 = # 0.5 2608
9 Giri, Anish GM NED 2797 0 = # 0.5 2554
10 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2779 0 = # 0.5 2599
Round 1. Sun 31st Mar 2019
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Navara, David 41 B90 Sicilian
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Topalov, Veselin 50 C65 Ruy Lopez
Radjabov, Teimour 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 41 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 24 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 37 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Mon 1st Apr 2019
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Radjabov, Teimour 41 D02 Queen's pawn game
Ding, Liren 1-0 Grischuk, Alexander 77 E60 King's Indian defence
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 43 D37 QGD
Giri, Anish 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 34 C53 Giuoco Piano
Topalov, Veselin 1/2-1/2 Navara, David 55 C02 French

3) 20th European Individual Championship 2019

The 20th European Individual Championship took place in Skopje, Mon 18th Mar to Fri 29th Mar 2019.

Leading players: Artemiev, Tomashevsky, Saric, Kovalev, Dubov, Mamedov, Vallejo Pons, Ragger, Grandelius, Korobov, Cheparinov, Eljanov, Rodshtein, Nisipeanu, Ponomariov, Berkes, Safarli, Dreev, Melkumyan, Kovalenko, Edouard, Parligras, Gelfand, Fressinet, Moiseenko, Kuzubov, Alekseenko, Anton Guijarro, Zvjaginsev, Alekseev etc

Vladislav Artemiev took first place from Nils Grandelius on tie-break after both scored 8.5/11. There were a total of 22 places available for the Khanty Mansysk FIDE World Cup later in the year.

20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019 Skopje MKD Mon 18th Mar 2019 - Fri 29th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Artemiev VladislavGMRUS27368.5260070.076.0
29Grandelius NilsGMSWE26948.5259571.577.5
337Piorun KacperGMPOL26318.0262672.577.0
413Rodshtein MaximGMISR26738.0262269.574.5
516Berkes FerencGMHUN26668.0259567.572.5
628Anton Guijarro DavidGMESP26438.0257767.072.5
714Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGMGER26708.0256967.071.0
841Movsesian SergeiGMARM26278.0253962.568.0
976Huschenbeth NiclasGMGER25948.0253162.067.0
1058Oparin GrigoriyGMRUS26138.0252862.567.0
1118Safarli EltajGMAZE26628.0251562.567.5
12110Christiansen Johan-SebastianGMNOR25397.5261968.571.5
1391Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR25747.5260470.074.5
1411Cheparinov IvanGMGEO26837.5260369.074.0
15186Pultinevicius PauliusIMLTU24397.5260062.066.5
1669Esipenko AndreyGMRUS26037.5259170.074.5
1779Petrov NikitaGMRUS25917.5258665.069.0
1823Gelfand BorisGMISR26557.5258566.571.5
1938Gledura BenjaminGMHUN26307.5258368.574.0
2063Predke AlexandrGMRUS26117.5258168.073.0
2139Rakhmanov AleksandrGMRUS26297.5258067.072.5
2273Bartel MateuszGMPOL26007.5257667.071.5
233Dubov DaniilGMRUS27037.5256967.071.5
2432Lysyj IgorGMRUS26357.5256468.073.5
2515Ponomariov RuslanGMUKR26677.5256265.570.5
2661Lupulescu ConstantinGMROU26117.5255866.571.5
2730Alekseev EvgenyGMRUS26407.5255665.570.0
2829Zvjaginsev VadimGMRUS26427.5255468.073.5
298Ragger MarkusGMAUT26967.5255265.571.0
3027Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26447.5253863.568.5
3117Dreev AlekseyGMRUS26627.5253660.565.0
3235Fridman DanielGMGER26337.5251263.067.0
337Vallejo Pons FranciscoGMESP26987.5250058.563.0
3453Martirosyan Haik M.GMARM26167.5249159.063.0
3533Volokitin AndreiGMUKR26357.5247957.061.0
3657Chigaev MaksimGMRUS26137.0260068.073.0
3781Can EmreGMTUR25867.0259367.572.5
3810Korobov AntonGMUKR26867.0255567.573.0
39111Stupak KirillGMBLR25377.0255366.570.5
4019Melkumyan HrantGMARM26617.0255061.566.0
361 players

4) ch-USA 2019

The US Chess Championships took place 20th March to 2nd April 2019.

Players: Open: Caruana, So, Nakamura, Dominguez Perez, Shankland, Robson, Xiong, Sevian, Lenderman, Akobian, Liang, Gareyev.

Women's Championship: Krush, Zatonskih, Abrahamyan, Wang, Sharevich, Yip, Foisor, Yu, Gorti, Eswaran, Feng, Nguyen.:

Hikarua Nakamura shared the lead with Leinier Dominguez and Fabiano Caruana going into the final round, he was the only one of these players to manage a win so he won his 5th title with 8/11 half a point clear of these rivals. The women's championship saw a remarkable performance by 17 year old Jennifer Yu, she was not at all one of the favourites but demolished the field with a fine 10/11 score.

63rd ch-USA 2019 Saint Louis USA Mon 18th Mar 2019 - Tue 2nd Apr 2019. Category: 18. Ave: (2682)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2746 # = = = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 8 2851
2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM USA 2739 = # = = 1 = 1 = 1 = = 1 7.5 2810
3 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2828 = = # = = = = 1 1 1 1 = 7.5 2802
4 So, Wesley GM USA 2762 = = = # = = 0 = 1 = 1 = 6 2711
5 Sevian, Samuel GM USA 2642 0 0 = = # = 1 = = 1 = 1 6 2722
6 Shankland, Samuel GM USA 2731 = = = = = # = 0 = = 1 = 5.5 2678
7 Liang, Awonder GM USA 2590 = 0 = 1 0 = # = = 1 0 = 5 2655
8 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2663 0 = 0 = = 1 = # = = 1 0 5 2648
9 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2637 = 0 0 0 = = = = # = = = 4 2584
10 Akobian, Varuzhan GM USA 2625 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = # = 1 4 2585
11 Gareyev, Timur GM USA 2557 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 0 = = # 1 4 2592
12 Robson, Ray GM USA 2667 0 0 = = 0 = = 1 = 0 0 # 3.5 2551
Round 1. Wed 20th Mar 2019
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 43 B33 Sicilian
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 32 E06 Catalan
Shankland, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 49 D11 QGD Slav
Akobian, Varuzhan 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 33 D35 QGD
Gareyev, Timur 0-1 Xiong, Jeffery 38 A09 Reti
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 120 B40 Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 21st Mar 2019
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Akobian, Varuzhan 49 C14 French
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 38 C45 Scotch
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 30 D27 QGA
So, Wesley 1-0 Gareyev, Timur 86 E00 Catalan opening
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Samuel 30 B48 Sicilian
Sevian, Samuel 1-0 Liang, Awonder 77 B18 Caro-Kann
Round 3. Fri 22nd Mar 2019
Akobian, Varuzhan 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 40 D85 Gruenfeld
Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Sevian, Samuel 49 A28 English
Shankland, Samuel 0-1 Xiong, Jeffery 41 C45 Scotch game
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 34 B22 Sicilian
Robson, Ray 0-1 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 51 C65 Ruy Lopez
Gareyev, Timur 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 76 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Round 4. Sat 23rd Mar 2019
Xiong, Jeffery 0-1 Robson, Ray 45 C67 Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 85 E06 Catalan
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Samuel 31 B12 Caro-Kann
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 31 C53 Giuoco Piano
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Akobian, Varuzhan 38 D37 QGD
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Gareyev, Timur 117 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Sun 24th Mar 2019
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 31 B33 Sicilian
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 65 B51 Sicilian
Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 27 C67 Ruy Lopez
Akobian, Varuzhan 0-1 Sevian, Samuel 34 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Shankland, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 32 D53 QGD
Gareyev, Timur 1-0 Liang, Awonder 72 A28 English
Round 6. Mon 25th Mar 2019
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 40 C65 Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Xiong, Jeffery 45 C65 Ruy Lopez
Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Gareyev, Timur 33 A04 Reti opening
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Samuel 31 C67 Ruy Lopez
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 47 D14 QGD Slav
Liang, Awonder 1-0 Akobian, Varuzhan 50 C19 French
Round 7. Wed 27th Mar 2019
Akobian, Varuzhan 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 47 A41 Queen's Pawn
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 40 D92 Gruenfeld
Gareyev, Timur 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 125 D27 QGA
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 Lenderman, Aleksandr 46 B40 Sicilian
Robson, Ray 0-1 Sevian, Samuel 25 C65 Ruy Lopez
Shankland, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Liang, Awonder 58 A45 Queen's pawn game
Round 8. Thu 28th Mar 2019
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Samuel 30 D16 QGD Slav
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 35 E04 Catalan
Sevian, Samuel 0-1 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 62 D41 QGD
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 71 A15 English opening
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 49 C44 Scotch gambit
Gareyev, Timur 1/2-1/2 Akobian, Varuzhan 64 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Round 9. Fri 29th Mar 2019
Robson, Ray 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 55 B78 Sicilian
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 Liang, Awonder 60 C42 Petrov
Akobian, Varuzhan 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 49 A80 Dutch
So, Wesley 1-0 Lenderman, Aleksandr 60 D35 QGD
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 103 E04 Catalan
Shankland, Samuel 1-0 Gareyev, Timur 78 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Round 10. Sat 30th Mar 2019
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 29 D41 QGD
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Lenderman, Aleksandr 47 C42 Petrov
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 54 C53 Giuoco Piano
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 35 B10 Caro-Kann
Akobian, Varuzhan 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Samuel 40 D48 QGD semi-Slav
Gareyev, Timur 1-0 Robson, Ray 27 D11 QGD Slav
Round 11. Sun 31st Mar 2019
Xiong, Jeffery 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 58 A89 Dutch
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Gareyev, Timur 77 B56 Sicilian
Shankland, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 39 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
So, Wesley 0-1 Liang, Awonder 84 A28 English
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 26 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Robson, Ray 0-1 Akobian, Varuzhan 56 D36 QGD
59th ch-USA w 2019 Saint Louis USA Mon 18th Mar 2019 - Tue 2nd Apr 2019. Category: 2. Ave: (2293)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Yu, Jennifer FM USA 2273 # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2678
2 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM USA 2377 = # = = 1 1 1 1 0 1 = = 7.5 2419
3 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2430 0 = # 1 = 1 1 1 1 0 1 = 7.5 2414
4 Wang, Annie FM USA 2304 = = 0 # = = 1 1 = 1 1 = 7 2394
5 Sharevich, Anna WGM USA 2282 0 0 = = # = = = 1 = 0 1 5 2258
6 Krush, Irina GM USA 2451 0 0 0 = = # = 1 1 0 = 1 5 2243
7 Eswaran, Ashritha WIM USA 2234 0 0 0 0 = = # 1 0 1 1 1 5 2263
8 Yip, Carissa FM USA 2279 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 4.5 2230
9 Feng, Maggie FM USA 2199 0 1 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 1 0 = 4 2200
10 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca WGM USA 2276 0 0 1 0 = 1 0 0 0 # 1 = 4 2193
11 Gorti, Akshita FM USA 2272 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 0 1 0 # 1 4 2193
12 Nguyen, Emily WIM USA 2143 0 = = = 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # 2.5 2096
Round 1. Wed 20th Mar 2019
Krush, Irina 1-0 Nguyen, Emily 41 D12 QGD Slav
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Gorti, Akshita 56 E17 Queen's Indian
Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 Feng, Maggie 49 C19 French
Eswaran, Ashritha 0-1 Wang, Annie 42 B20 Sicilian
Sharevich, Anna 0-1 Yu, Jennifer 47 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 59 C28 Vienna game
Round 2. Thu 21st Mar 2019
Wang, Annie 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 37 E59 Nimzo-Indian
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1/2-1/2 Zatonskih, Anna 31 C42 Petrov
Yu, Jennifer 1-0 Eswaran, Ashritha 40 A61 Benoni defence
Gorti, Akshita 0-1 Yip, Carissa 23 A05 Reti opening
Feng, Maggie 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Emily 35 A09 Reti opening
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Anna 69 D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack)
Round 3. Fri 22nd Mar 2019
Krush, Irina 0-1 Yu, Jennifer 40 B13 Caro-Kann
Yip, Carissa 0-1 Abrahamyan, Tatev 36 C00 French
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Feng, Maggie 74 D02 Queen's pawn game, Krause variation
Nguyen, Emily 1/2-1/2 Wang, Annie 41 C01 French
Sharevich, Anna 0-1 Gorti, Akshita 64 E09 Catalan
Eswaran, Ashritha 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 51 B08 Pirc
Round 4. Sat 23rd Mar 2019
Yu, Jennifer 1-0 Nguyen, Emily 32 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Yip, Carissa 87 D77 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O
Feng, Maggie 1/2-1/2 Wang, Annie 88 A07 Reti
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1-0 Krush, Irina 146 B62 Sicilian
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Sharevich, Anna 66 B23 Sicilian
Gorti, Akshita 0-1 Eswaran, Ashritha 33 A61 Benoni defence
Round 5. Sun 24th Mar 2019
Wang, Annie 1/2-1/2 Yu, Jennifer 49 D17 QGD Slav
Sharevich, Anna 1/2-1/2 Zatonskih, Anna 44 E04 Catalan
Eswaran, Ashritha 0-1 Abrahamyan, Tatev 41 C16 French
Krush, Irina 1/2-1/2 Gorti, Akshita 40 E10 Queen's pawn game
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Feng, Maggie 46 C03 French
Nguyen, Emily 1/2-1/2 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 44 D25 QGA, Janowsky-Larsen variation
Round 6. Mon 25th Mar 2019
Feng, Maggie 0-1 Yu, Jennifer 40 D73 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.Nf3
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Eswaran, Ashritha 48 D61 QGD
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Krush, Irina 44 B35 Sicilian
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 0-1 Wang, Annie 35 D37 QGD
Yip, Carissa 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Anna 76 B43 Sicilian
Gorti, Akshita 1-0 Nguyen, Emily 37 A06 Reti opening
Round 7. Wed 27th Mar 2019
Yu, Jennifer 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 72 A20 English opening
Krush, Irina 0-1 Zatonskih, Anna 34 D31 QGD
Nguyen, Emily 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 41 E19 Queen's Indian
Wang, Annie 1-0 Gorti, Akshita 41 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Eswaran, Ashritha 1-0 Yip, Carissa 43 B67 Sicilian
Sharevich, Anna 1-0 Feng, Maggie 25 A40 Queen's pawn
Round 8. Thu 28th Mar 2019
Gorti, Akshita 0-1 Yu, Jennifer 42 D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack)
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Emily 47 D11 QGD Slav
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1/2-1/2 Wang, Annie 32 B56 Sicilian
Yip, Carissa 0-1 Krush, Irina 42 B35 Sicilian
Sharevich, Anna 1/2-1/2 Eswaran, Ashritha 44 A46 Queen's pawn game
Feng, Maggie 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 52 A07 Reti
Round 9. Fri 29th Mar 2019
Yu, Jennifer 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 49 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Wang, Annie 0-1 Zatonskih, Anna 57 E36 Nimzo-Indian
Eswaran, Ashritha 0-1 Feng, Maggie 77 C19 French
Nguyen, Emily 0-1 Yip, Carissa 43 D76 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
Krush, Irina 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Anna 59 D31 QGD
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1-0 Gorti, Akshita 45 A40 Queen's pawn
Round 10. Sat 30th Mar 2019
Zatonskih, Anna 0-1 Yu, Jennifer 33 D17 QGD Slav
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 58 C67 Ruy Lopez
Yip, Carissa 0-1 Wang, Annie 28 B69 Sicilian
Feng, Maggie 0-1 Gorti, Akshita 60 E08 Catalan
Eswaran, Ashritha 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 45 B38 Sicilian
Sharevich, Anna 1-0 Nguyen, Emily 42 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Round 11. Sun 31st Mar 2019
Yu, Jennifer 1-0 Yip, Carissa 52 A10 English opening
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 36 D37 QGD
Gorti, Akshita 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 51 E18 Queen's Indian
Wang, Annie 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Anna 56 D31 QGD
Krush, Irina 1-0 Feng, Maggie 60 A25 English
Nguyen, Emily 0-1 Eswaran, Ashritha 73 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)

5) 3rd Sharjah Masters 2019

The 3rd Sharjah Masters took place 22nd to 30th March 2019. Ernesto Inarkiev took first place on tie-break from Wang Hao, Yuriy Kryvoruchko, Alireza Firouzja, Maxim Matlakov, Nodirbek Yakubboev and Sandro Mareco after all scored 7/9.

3rd Sharjah Masters 2019 Sharjah UAE Fri 22nd Mar 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Inarkiev ErnestoGMRUS26927.00.050.555.5
21Wang HaoGMCHN27187.00.049.053.5
37Kryvoruchko YuriyGMUKR26807.00.048.552.0
411Firouzja AlirezaGMIRI26577.00.046.050.5
55Matlakov MaximGMRUS26927.00.046.049.5
620Yakubboev NodirbekIMUZB25697.00.045.049.0
710Mareco SandroGMARG26667.00.043.546.0
88Maghsoodloo ParhamGMIRI26736.50.048.052.0
933Sindarov JavokhirGMUZB25056.50.045.049.5
109Sjugirov SananGMRUS26676.50.045.049.0
1114Adly AhmedGMEGY26116.50.044.549.0
1218Pichot AlanGMARG25846.50.044.048.5
1319Nihal SarinGMIND25786.50.044.047.5
1431Stany G.A.GMIND25076.50.041.044.5
1540Nguyen Anh KhoiIMVIE24846.00.048.552.0
1622Fier AlexandrGMBRA25516.00.048.051.5
172Fedoseev VladimirGMRUS27156.00.047.552.0
186Sargissian GabrielGMARM26896.00.047.552.0
1924Deepan Chakkravarthy J.GMIND25346.00.047.051.5
203Le Quang LiemGMVIE27156.00.046.551.5
2128Vishnu Prasanna. VGMIND25246.00.045.549.0
2248Asgarizadeh AhmadIMIRI24346.00.045.549.0
2317Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26026.00.044.549.0
2451Laxman R.R.GMIND24256.00.044.548.5
2529Kuybokarov TemurGMAUS25196.00.044.547.5
2615Zubov AlexanderGMUKR26056.00.044.547.5
2721Abdusattorov NodirbekGMUZB25606.00.044.048.0
2827Megaranto SusantoGMINA25266.00.043.548.0
2967Rathnakaran K.IMIND23616.00.043.546.5
3013Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26336.00.043.047.5
3135Harsha BharathakotiGMIND24976.00.043.047.0
3225Debashis DasGMIND25326.00.042.547.0
3323Chanda SandipanGMIND25346.00.042.545.5
3439Iniyan PIMIND24876.00.040.044.0
3594Sapaev MaksadUZB22146.00.039.542.0
3636Karthik VenkataramanGMIND24946.00.038.541.0
3737Vokhidov ShamsiddinIMUZB24945.50.048.051.5
3846Aditya MittalCMIND24545.50.047.051.0
3912Iturrizaga Bonelli EduardoGMVEN26395.50.046.551.0
4071Raghunandan Kaumandur SrihariIMIND23525.50.045.048.0
178 players

6) 1st La Palma GM 2019

The 1st La Palma GM takes place 29th March to 2nd April 2019.

1st La Palma GM 2019 Brena Baja ESP Fri 29th Mar 2019 - Tue 2nd Apr 2019. Category: 6. Ave: (2387)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Lemos, Damian GM ARG 2482 # = = 1 1 1 = 1 = 6 2558
2 Munoz, Miguel GM ESP 2482 = # = = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2510
3 Juhasz, Armin IM HUN 2375 = = # = = = = = 1 4.5 2444
4 Gonzalez Perez, Arian GM FID 2467 = = # 1 = 0 = 0 1 4 2365
5 Ladron De Guevara Pinto, Paolo IM ESP 2429 0 = 0 # = 0 1 1 1 4 2369
6 De Verdier, Michael FM SWE 2306 0 = = = = # = = = 3.5 2361
7 Herrera Reyes, Jose Antonio FM ESP 2324 0 0 = 1 1 # = 0 = 3.5 2361
8 Alvarado Diaz, Alejandro IM ESP 2399 = 0 = = 0 = = # = 3 2306
9 Napoli, Nicolo FM ITA 2321 0 = 0 1 0 = 1 # 0 3 2306
10 Hernandez Leon, Alberto FM ESP 2280 = 0 0 0 = = = 1 # 3 2314

7) 21st Dubai Open 2019

The 21st Dubai Open takes place 1st to 9th April 2019.

21st Dubai Open 2019 Dubai UAE Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Tue 9th Apr 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Le Quang LiemGMVIE27111.00.00.00.0
2Matlakov MaximGMRUS26921.00.00.00.0
3Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26531.00.00.00.0
5Iturrizaga Bonelli EduardoGMVEN26331.00.00.00.0
6Yilmaz MustafaGMTUR26311.00.00.00.0
8Sethuraman S.P.GMIND26241.00.00.00.0
9Adly AhmedGMEGY26201.00.00.00.0
10Tabatabaei M.AminGMIRI26121.00.00.00.0
11Mchedlishvili MikheilGMGEO26101.00.00.00.0
12Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.GMIND26021.00.00.00.0
13Can EmreGMTUR25991.00.00.00.0
14Indjic AleksandarGMSRB25921.00.00.00.0
15Abdusattorov NodirbekGMUZB25781.00.00.00.0
16Pichot AlanGMARG25661.00.00.00.0
17Santos Ruiz MiguelGMESP25551.00.00.00.0
18Bellahcene BilelGMALG25381.00.00.00.0
21Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25311.00.00.00.0
22Yeoh Li TianIMMAS25221.00.00.00.0
23Chanda SandipanGMIND25211.00.00.00.0
24Kuybokarov TemurGMAUS25191.00.00.00.0
25Venkatesh M.R.GMIND25171.00.00.00.0
26Vishnu Prasanna. VGMIND25151.00.00.00.0
27Sanal VahapGMTUR25131.00.00.00.0
28Iniyan PIMIND25121.00.00.00.0
29Visakh N RIMIND25091.00.00.00.0
30Harsha BharathakotiGMIND24971.00.00.00.0
31Sindarov JavokhirGMUZB24951.00.00.00.0
32Vokhidov ShamsiddinIMUZB24941.00.00.00.0
33Nguyen Anh KhoiIMVIE24811.00.00.00.0
34Sadhwani RaunakIMIND24751.00.00.00.0
36Vignesh N RIMIND24571.00.00.00.0
37Aditya MittalCMIND24571.00.00.00.0
38Darini PouriaGMIRI24551.00.00.00.0
39Divya DeshmukhWIMIND24321.00.00.00.0
41Laxman R.R.GMIND24281.00.00.00.0
42Tokhirjonova GulrukhbegimWGMUZB24271.00.00.00.0
43Mendonca Leon LukeCMIND24271.00.00.00.0
44Haug JohannesIMNOR24241.00.00.00.0
45Akash GIMIND24141.00.00.00.0
46Sundararajan KidambiGMIND24131.00.00.00.0
47Manush ShahFMIND24051.00.00.00.0
49Nitin S.IMIND24001.00.00.00.0
50Raja Rithvik RIMIND23911.00.00.00.0
51Tissir MohamedIMMAR23861.00.00.00.0
52Hedman ErikFMSWE23851.00.00.00.0
53Saurabh AnandIND23851.00.00.00.0
54Dhulipalla Bala Chandra PrasadIMIND23841.00.00.00.0
55Assaubayeva BibisaraFMKAZ23811.00.00.00.0
56Raghunandan Kaumandur SrihariIMIND23701.00.00.00.0
58Sidhant MohapatraIMIND23481.00.00.00.0
163 players

8) ch-Moscow Final 2019

The Moscow Championship takes place 30th March to 7th April 2019.

ch-Moscow Final 2019 Moscow RUS Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Popov IvanGMRUS25812212
3Vorobev EvgeniyGMRUS25662212
4Afanasev NikitaFMRUS25212212
8Ivanov OlegIMUKR24412212
10Dvalishvili PavelIMRUS24072212
12Geyvondyan ArmanFMRUS23882212
14Savenkov KonstantinFMRUS23732212
15Makaryan RudikRUS23582212
916Smirnov TimofeyFMRUS234721.512
102Savchenko BorisGMRUS25752112
11Dragomaretskiy EvgeniyIMRUS23882112
1217Gubaydullin AlekseyFMRUS234420.50.52
136Golubov SaveliyIMRUS24621.521.51
13Tsoy DmitriyFMRUS23761.521.51
22Salman PavelFMRUS22481.521.51
25Rozanov PavelFMRUS22351.521.51
32Qkimenko AleksandrRUS21851.521.51
34Tunik SergeyRUS21671.521.51
1970Usov AleksandrRUS16271.51.51.51
209Eletskiy IvanFMRUS24091.51.511
28Chudinovskikh AleksandrIMRUS22061.51.511
227Kozionov KirillIMRUS24581.5111
2320Obolentseva AleksandraWGMRUS23241321
21Pesotskiy MikhailFMRUS23001321
24Zenin DmitriyFMRUS22361321
2671Muraseev VasiliyRUS144412.521
2745Trofimovskiy AleksandrRUS203112.51.50
2818Galaktionov ArtemFMRUS23321221
23Prokopchuk YuriyFMRUS22371221
27Ageychenko GennadiyIMRUS22081221
29Qrygin MaksimRUS22041221
31Volodin ViktorIMRUS21911221
33Tarasov OlegRUS21751221
36Kurdakov YuriyFMRUS21441221
37Trusov MikhailRUS21431221
39Spichkin AleksandrRUS21061221
40Khudyakov StanislavRUS21061221
44Paster ArkadiyRUS20461221
46Fedorov NikitaRUS20301221
48Pavlov MarkRUS20061221
72 players
ch-Moscow Final w 2019 Moscow RUS Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
SNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
6Dyakonova EkaterinaRUS2239212
7Utyatskaya IrinaRUS2214212
16Afanaseva AleksandraRUS2093212
20Zaytseva LyudmilaRUS1926112
22Davydova KiraRUS1901112
12Zotova AnastasiyaRUS214810.52
1Charochkina DaryaRUS23332.51.51
2Mirzoeva ElmiraRUS22812.51.51
3Gvantseladze AnnaRUS22642.51.51
10Korchagina AlenaRUS21672.51.51
17Miroshnik EkaterinaRUS20392.51.51
5Borisova EkaterinaRUS22551.51.51
13Kanevskaya AnnaRUS21361.51.51
14Gorovenko DaryaRUS21341.51.51
15Kirchey ViktoriyaRUS21221.51.51
23Zakharova EvgeniyaRUS18921.51.51
9Dumcheva YuliyaRUS2168321
11Nur-Mukhametova AlisaRUS2164321
46Dunayskaya DominikaRUS12222.520
24Dorofeeva NurguyaanaRUS18792.51.51
4Fominykh MariyaRUS2259221
18Kasaeva SofiyaRUS1960221
21Strukova KseniyaRUS1919221
29Seregina MariyaRUS1853221
30Zakharova AnnaRUS1820221
38Gaer MargaritaRUS1627221
41Putintseva MarinaRUS1519211
25Ilina LadaRUS18771.51.51
26Ivanova AnastasiyaRUS18601.51.51
32Kruglikova ViktoriyaRUS17861.51.51
39Todua AnastasiyaRUS16101.51.51
19Danilova RadaRUS1930111
31Sayafarova AnnaRUS1794111
33Zakharova OksanaRUS1751111
34Chagina UlyanaRUS1739320
8Smirnova EkaterinaRUS217821.50
42Soblirova SabinaRUS1516320
44Petrova ElizavetaRUS1403320
28Zvereva MargaritaRUS18532.51.50
35Khachatryan NadezhdaARM17382.51.50
46 players

9) 92nd ch-St Petersburg 2019

The 92nd ch-St Petersburg takes place 1st to 11th April 2019.

92nd ch-St Petersburg St Petersburg RUS Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Thu 11th Apr 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameFED123456789101112PtsTB1TB2
1Savelev AlekseyRUS*1101
1Levin EvgeniyRUS*1101
1Lesovoy EvgeniyRUS*1101
1Shubin KirillRUS*1101
5Usmanov VasiliyRUS*½0.50.250
5Vlasenko MiroslavRUS*½0.50.250
5Duzhakov IlyaRUS½*0.50.250
5Schekachikhin MaksimRUS½*0.50.250
9Golikov DaniilRUS0*000
9Smirnov ArtyomRUS0*000
9Askerov MaratRUS0*000
9Lobanov SergeyRUS0*000
12 players

10) Boardwalk Pearson GM 2019

The Boardwalk Pearson GM tournament takes place 25th March to 3rd April 2019.

Boardwalk Pearson GM 2019 Port Elizabeth RSA Mon 25th Mar 2019 - Wed 3rd Apr 2019
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Grover SahajGMIND25115.00.0315.50
21Kasparov SergeyGMBLR24514.50.0213.25
32Haznedaroglu KivancGMTUR24723.51.0211.50
45Abergel ThalGMFRA24313.50.0210.50
56Cawdery DanielIMRSA24282.50.027.25
63Van Zyl-Rudd JackFMRSA23102.00.009.00
6 players

11) Norberto La Porta Cup 2019

The Norberto La Porta Cup took place 20th to 29th March 2019. Carlos Garcia Palermo took first place on tie-break from Andres Carlos Obregon after both scored 8/9.

Norberto La Porta Cup Buenos Aires ARG Wed 20th Mar 2019 - Fri 29th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111GARCIA PALERMO CarlosGMITA24078.00.044.041.5
21OBREGON Andres CarlosGMARG25148.00.042.037.0
310PEREZ MaximilianoIMARG24187.50.046.541.0
412DOLEZAL CristianIMARG23927.50.039.536.0
517ROMERO BARRETO Jaime JoseFMVEN23377.00.048.040.5
68SLIPAK SergioGMARG24277.00.045.538.5
77ACOSTA Pablo IsmaelIMARG24677.00.045.537.5
84ALONSO SalvadorGMARG24977.00.045.038.0
936CONVERSET Juan JoseFMARG22277.00.045.037.0
106VILLANUEVA MarioIMARG24827.00.044.538.0
119SALDANO DAYER HoracioIMESP24227.00.043.036.0
1214PIERROT FacundoIMARG23837.00.042.536.5
133TRISTAN LeonardoIMARG25047.00.042.536.0
1413RODRIGUEZ Jorge LuisFMARG23857.00.040.536.0
1526BARRIONUEVO PabloIMARG22637.00.040.035.0
1625QUIROGA FacundoIMARG22676.50.048.038.0
1720ZAPATA CHARLES SantiagoFMARG23036.50.047.038.5
1823MOLINA Pablo SebastianARG22776.50.044.036.0
195RICARDI PabloGMARG24856.50.044.035.0
202HUNGASKI RobertGMUSA25056.50.043.035.0
2116FIORITO FabianIMARG23666.50.042.036.0
2219SPATA GermanFMARG23206.50.041.032.5
2342AGUERO ARCE MatiasARG21906.50.041.031.5
2421MIRANDA RafaelARG22956.50.040.535.0
2564CARRARO DeniseWIMARG20976.50.040.534.0
2645TERAN ABREU Lisyender JesusCMVEN21876.50.040.032.0
2722BENEDETTI JulioIMARG22816.50.039.034.0
2832CONTIN DanielIMITA22366.50.039.033.0
2935VILLEGAS FrancoIMARG22316.50.038.534.0
3052SARQUIS Maria BelenWIMARG21416.50.038.032.0
3144TOMAS FALCON JesusARG21896.50.038.030.5
3231GARCIA RaimundoIMARG22386.50.037.532.5
3343FERRARA EnzoARG21896.50.037.029.5
3415DELLA MORTE GermanIMARG23666.00.046.537.0
35105BUSTOS CristianARG19996.00.046.535.5
36143MALDONADO GonzaloARG19126.00.043.529.5
3728GIAMPA AlejandroARG22516.00.040.033.5
3824CORO LucasFMARG22766.00.040.033.0
3963OLIVERA HoracioARG20996.00.039.532.5
4067AXARLIAN CarlosARG20896.00.039.031.0
4149BERNARD IgnacioARG21676.00.039.030.0
4251PEREZ PIETRONAVE CarlosFMARG21446.00.038.531.5
43127FERNANDES MartinARG19456.00.038.530.0
4438OCANTOS ManuelLUX22176.00.038.031.5
4548CUBERLI EmilianoARG21746.00.038.029.5
46141REMOLCOY LucianoARG19146.00.038.029.5
4768TOMEO NicolasARG20886.00.038.029.5
4839CIMER EmanuelFMARG22016.00.036.530.5
4982SOBRERO SebastianARG20526.00.035.529.0
5092GESLIN EzequielARG20156.00.035.528.5
330 players

12) 3rd Holi Cup Lakecity Open 2019

The 3rd Holi Cup Lakecity Open took place 28th to 31st March 2019. Al Muthaiah won on tie-break from N Lokesh, SS Manigandan, Kumar Vinay Matta, Somak Palit and Shubham after all scored 7/8.

3rd Holi Cup Lakecity Op Udaipur IND Thu 28th Mar 2019 - Sun 31st Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Muthaiah AlIMIND24267.00.042.046.5
28Lokesh N.IND21577.00.040.044.0
39Manigandan S SIND21577.00.039.543.0
410Matta Vinay KumarFMIND21467.00.039.043.5
56Palit SomakIMIND23307.00.038.041.5
631ShubhamIND18807.00.035.038.5
71Das SayantanIMIND24356.50.042.046.0
83Harikrishnan.A.RaIMIND24136.50.040.044.0
94Rajesh V A VIMIND24136.50.040.043.0
1022Arun RathiIND19396.50.038.542.0
1114Dutta JoydeepFMIND20976.50.038.042.5
1230Awadh ChaitanyaIND18826.50.038.042.5
137Sauravh KhherdekarFMIND22726.50.038.042.0
1411Joshi Govind BallabhIND21286.50.037.041.0
1515Rathore S.K.IND20926.50.035.038.5
1644Chandan MandalIND17996.50.034.538.5
17159Dhiraj PatilIND14256.00.040.542.5
1834Ayush JhaIND18616.00.038.042.0
1918Anadkat KartavyaIND19986.00.038.041.5
2013Dahale AtulIND21026.00.038.041.0
2136Chudasama AnkitIND18536.00.037.541.0
2242Sanchit AnandIND18176.00.037.040.5
2340Dubey SanchayIND18286.00.036.540.0
2465Raj D VyasIND16986.00.036.540.0
2547Nirgun KevalIND17796.00.036.539.5
2664Cheniram PeguIND16986.00.036.040.0
2787Krishnan RitvikIND16076.00.036.038.5
2846Shah Moxit JIND17856.00.035.539.5
54Atri ChattopadhyayIND17436.00.035.539.5
3068Chandan Palash NIND16896.00.035.038.0
3127Heikrujam Jacky SinghIND18866.00.034.538.5
3253Bhogal RupeshAGMIND17486.00.034.538.5
3343Rohit Ramanan T GIND18016.00.034.538.5
3429Sarthak RawatIND18836.00.034.037.5
3569Dhruv DakIND16846.00.033.537.0
3621Shubham ShuklaAGMIND19486.00.031.534.5
3759Rawal ShaileshIND17166.00.030.533.5
3849Leeladhar KachrooIND17636.00.030.033.0
39106Bhaskar N SIND15726.00.030.032.5
4038Nanda Kumar T.S.IND18465.50.039.543.5
436 players

13) 76th ch-GEO w 2019

The 76th Georgian Women's Championship took place 19th to 30th March 2019. Meri Arabidze won with 9.5/11.

76th ch-GEO w 2019 Tbilisi GEO Tue 19th Mar 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Arabidze MeriGEO23929.50.0846.50
21Khukhashvili SopikoGEO23427.50.0637.25
312Melia SalomeGEO23857.00.0631.00
411Mikadze MirandaGEO22666.50.5526.75
57Tsatsalashvili KetiGEO23266.50.5431.50
65Khomeriki NinoGEO23476.00.0331.25
73Gvetadze SofioGEO23215.50.0427.50
82Tsereteli TamarGEO23155.01.0225.25
94Purtseladze MakaGEO22825.00.0320.25
109Vakhania AleksandraGEO21753.50.0313.00
116Khurtsilava IngaGEO22343.00.0211.50
128Esadze TamariGEO20781.00.005.75
12 players

14) Electrica Baleares Spring IM 2019

The Electrica Baleares Spring IM takes place 15h February to 12th April 2019.

Electrica Baleares Spring Barcelona ESP Fri 15th Feb 2019 - Fri 12th Apr 2019
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Sosa TomasARG25026.00.02.016.50
27Pogorelov RuslanUKR23385.00.01.516.25
39Perez Mitjans OrelvisESP23774.50.02.014.50
42Jimenez Ruano AdrianESP22874.00.01.511.25
55Garcia Ramos DanielESP22823.50.01.09.25
64Ayats Llobera GerardESP23772.50.00.55.75
76Rodriguez Alvarez VidalVEN22642.00.01.05.50
83Villar Reymundo Juan AntonioPER22502.00.00.54.00
910Gonzalez Raul OmarESP21701.50.01.04.25
101Cuadras Avellana JordiESP22451.00.00.01.75
10 players

15) First Saturday April 2019

The First Saturday April tournaments started a week earlier than normal (I can't remember this ever happening before) on March 30th and run to April 8th.

FSGM April 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Mon 8th Apr 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
14Arjun KalyanIMIND24443.00.03
26Nguyen Van ThanhCMVIE23581.50.01
35Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H.FMIND23481.50.01
42Kosic DraganGMMNE25001.50.01
53Lye Lik ZangFMMAS23771.50.00
67Ravi Teja S.IMIND23831.00.00
9Kulkarni BhaktiWGMIND23221.00.00
81Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB24120.50.00
8Kayonde AndrewIMZAM23940.50.00
1010Aczel GergelyGMHUN25420.00.00
10 players
FSIM April 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 30th Mar 2019 - Mon 8th Apr 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
14Wong JianwenMAS21852.50.02.25
25French MaxENG22282.00.02.00
38Stigar PetterFMNOR21991.50.02.50
47Vantika AgrawalWIMIND21711.50.01.50
51Farkas TiborIMSRB23131.50.01.25
610To Nhat MinhIMHUN23471.50.01.25
72Farago IvanGMHUN23630.50.00.75
3Abhilash Reddy M.L.IND22520.50.00.75
6Felmery MateHUN21770.50.00.75
109Vegh EndreIMHUN22400.00.00.00
10 players

16) Pleven Young Talents WIM 2019

The Pleven Young Talents WIM tournament took place 22nd to 28th March 2019. Nadya Toncheva won on tie-break from Daria Yurasova after both scored 6/9.

Pleven Young Talents WIM Pleven BUL Fri 22nd Mar 2019 - Thu 28th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Toncheva NadyaWCMBUL19886.00.525.754
22Yurasova DariaRUS21586.00.523.504
38Krasteva BeloslavaWCMBUL21945.50.023.504
43Radeva ViktoriaWFMBUL21485.00.520.502
59Dragomirescu AngelaWIMROU22605.00.520.253
61Yordanova SvetlaWIMBUL21334.51.018.252
74Velickovski-Nejkovic MajaWIMSRB21444.50.019.502
87Bednikova StefiWIMBUL20443.00.514.250
95Ivanova SimonetaWFMBUL20593.00.513.250
1010Stepanyan EvaWFMRUS20852.50.09.251
10 players
Pleven Young Talents WIM Pleven BUL Fri 22nd Mar 2019 - Thu 28th Mar 2019. Category: None. Ave: (2121)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Toncheva, Nadya WCM BUL 1988 # = 1 1 0 = 1 = = 1 6 2261
2 Yurasova, Daria RUS 2158 = # 0 = 1 = = 1 1 1 6 2242
3 Krasteva, Beloslava WCM BUL 2194 0 1 # = 1 0 1 = = 1 5.5 2193
4 Radeva, Viktoria WFM BUL 2148 0 = = # = 1 = = = 1 5 2161
5 Dragomirescu, Angela WIM ROU 2260 1 0 0 = # = = 1 1 = 5 2149
6 Velickovski-Nejkovic, Maja WIM SRB 2144 = = 1 0 = # 0 = = 1 4.5 2119
7 Yordanova, Svetla WIM BUL 2133 0 = 0 = = 1 # = 1 = 4.5 2120
8 Bednikova, Stefi WIM BUL 2044 = 0 = = 0 = = # = 0 3 2005
9 Ivanova, Simoneta WFM BUL 2059 = 0 = = 0 = 0 = # = 3 2003
10 Stepanyan, Eva WFM RUS 2085 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 = # 2.5 1959

17) ch-CRO 2019

The Croatian Championship takes place 1st to 11th April 2019.

ch-CRO 2019 Bjelovar CRO Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Thu 11th Apr 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Saric IvanCRO27031.00.00.000.0
10Zelcic RobertCRO25201.00.00.000.0
31Brkic AnteCRO25701.00.00.000.0
2Saric AnteCRO25401.00.00.000.0
6Kozul ZdenkoCRO26191.00.00.000.0
65Jovanovic ZoranCRO25150.50.50.250.5
8Stevic HrvojeCRO25890.50.50.250.5
83Kovacevic BlazimirCRO24750.00.00.000.0
4Martinovic SasaCRO25580.00.00.000.0
7Jovanic OgnjenCRO25150.00.00.000.0
11Kurajica BojanCRO25200.00.00.000.0
12Bosiocic MarinCRO26140.00.00.000.0
12 players
ch-CRO 2019 Bjelovar CRO Mon 1st Apr 2019 - Thu 11th Apr 2019. Category: 13. Ave: (2556)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2691 # 1 1 2555
2 Zelcic, Robert GM CRO 2520 # 1 1 2475
3 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2560 # 1 1 2613
4 Kozul, Zdenko GM CRO 2589 # 1 1 2515
5 Saric, Ante GM CRO 2530 # 1 1 2522
6 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2586 # = 0.5 2511
7 Jovanovic, Zoran GM CRO 2511 = # 0.5 2586
8 Jovanic, Ognjen GM CRO 2515 0 # 0 2589
9 Bosiocic, Marin GM CRO 2613 0 # 0 2560
10 Kurajica, Bojan GM CRO 2522 0 # 0 2530
11 Kovacevic, Blazimir GM CRO 2475 0 # 0 2520
12 Martinovic, Sasa GM CRO 2555 0 # 0 2691

18) 209th YMCA Winter A 2019

The 209th YMCA Winter A and 210th YMCA Winter B events took place January to March 2019 in Warsaw.

209th YMCA Winter A 2019 Warsaw POL Fri 11th Jan 2019 - Fri 29th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtg+PtsTB1
19Liberadzki, Slawomir2013710.061.75
25Choroszej, Aleksander209169.054.25
33Kasperkiewicz, Pawel192767.546.00
46Borowy, Cezary194467.545.50
58Koziol, Pawel185457.043.25
64Safanowski, Tomasz182967.033.50
710Derylo, Kamil184846.542.75
811Potocki, Karol182956.538.00
92Kosny, Marek184935.028.00
101Litwiniec, Michal183245.025.25
1112Podgorski, Maciej181844.528.00
127Majek, Kacper199622.515.25
12 players
210th YMCA Winter B 2019 Warsaw POL Fri 11th Jan 2019 - Fri 29th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtg+PtsTB1
16Omar, Mohamed1788810.562.00
214Prus, Marek1611810.060.25
38Wojnowski, Jan158778.545.75
413Sieczkowski, Adam163877.543.25
511Socko, Weronika160767.540.75
65Kwiecinski, Rafal156567.048.25
73Szukalski, Antoni174757.041.50
87Sypula, Krzysztof165045.532.75
92Mlynarski, Zbigniew165355.532.50
109Jarmolowski, Tadeusz168045.530.50
114Dominiczak, Adrian172934.526.50
1210Urbaniak, Karol159244.023.00
131Kasperski, Marcin169624.022.00
1412Tomsia, Jakub163344.022.00
14 players

19) 6th ESNA Teams 2019

The 6th European Small Nations Team Championship took place in San Marino 24th to 30th March 2019. Andorra won.

6th ESNA Teams 2019 San Marino SMR Sun 24th Mar 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Andorra*3333441828.50
2Monaco1*3331625.50
3Faroe Islands1*341424.00
4Luxembourg11*21120.00
5Cyprus½2*22920.00
6Malta112*23818.00
7Liechtenstein½12½*2614.00
8Jersey0½½½2*2411.00
9Guernsey1½½½*211.00
10San Marino0½0½½122*28.00
10 players

20) 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. There are two more matches to decide the finalists for May 4th-5th. Tuesday April 2: 7:30 AM PT/3:30 PM GMT - Tbilisi vs Armenia, 10:30 AM PT/6:30 PM GMT - Norway vs Baden-Baden The Saint Louis Arch Bishops and Chengdu Pandas have already qualifyed to the PRO Chess Finals in San Francisco.

PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT Tue 8th Jan 2019 - Sun 5th May 2019
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
TeamPts
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Saint Louis Arch Bishops211.5
New York Marshalls196
Webster Windmills194
Montclair Sopranos188.5
Montreal Chessbrahs176.5
Miami Champions134.5
Pittsburgh Pawngrabbers124.5
London Lions110
EASTERN DIVISION
Tbilisi Gentlemen249
Armenia Eagles236.5
Mumbai Movers175.5
Moscow Wizards171.5
Volga Stormbringers133
Moscow Phoenix131.5
Delhi Dynamite131
Estonia Horses124
PACIFIC DIVISION
Minnesota Blizzard219
Dallas Destiny214
Chengdu Pandas200.5
Australia Kangaroos198
San Jose Hackers175.5
San Francisco Mechanics164
Seattle Sluggers136.5
San Diego Surfers112
CENTRAL DIVISION
Norway Gnomes227.5
Baden-Baden Snowballs201.5
Amsterdam Mosquitoes178
Cannes Blitzstreams170.5
Marseille Migraines162
Berlin Bears153
Barcelona Raptors143.5
Ljubljana Turtles79
36 teams

21) 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 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
14“MRU - ROSK Consulting” (Vilnius)55001021.575.5
22"Margiris" 1 (Kaunas)5302816.553.8
33SISZK (Siauliai)5410816.546.5
45LKSF - Chess United (Vilnius)5311718.040.8
51"Ežerėlio vaivorykstė" 1 (Kaunas)5311715.546.8
617SM "Tauras" (Vilnius)5320616.027.0
77"Gambiteriai" (Kaunas)5320614.037.0
86"Sūduvos jaunimas" (Marijampolė)5320614.030.0
911"Tauras" (Vilnius)5320614.025.0
1010"Sūduva" SV (Marijampolė)5221512.020.3
1114"Margiris" 2 (Kaunas)5230411.519.5
128"Pasakų parkas"-1 VSK (Vilnius)5230411.014.5
1316LASF (Vilnius)5230410.520.5
149"Drakonas" (Siauliai)5230410.019.5
1512RSK (Rokiskis)523049.016.0
1620"Sūduvos ateitis -ZSM" (Marijampolė)513136.515.5
1713"Bokstas" (Klaipėda)514029.57.5
1815"Pasakų parkas"-2 VSK (Vilnius)514028.59.5
1918" Margiris 3-ASRC" (Kaunas)514028.08.5
2019"Ežerėlio vaivorykstė" 2 (Kaunas)514027.58.5
20 players

22) TCh-AUT 2018-19

The Austrian Team Championship took place 15th November 2018 to 1st April 2019. SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz won the title. ASVÖ Pamhagen won the women's event.

TCh-AUT 2018-19 Austria AUT Thu 15th Nov 2018 - Mon 1st Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz*3344541840.00
2SC MPÖ Maria Saal3*44455451741.00
3Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach3*5551540.00
4SV Pillenkönig St. Veit1*33441231.50
5SK Hohenems23*4551135.50
6mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring223*31028.00
7Schachclub Sparkasse Götzis222½3*443826.50
8SK Mayrhofen/Zell/Zillertal112*344724.00
9UNION Ansfelden21½123*34622.50
10Data Technology Pressbaum21223*322.50
11SIR Salzburg½1121322*318.50
12ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf*00.00
12 teams
TCh-AUT Frauen 2018-19 Austria AUT Thu 15th Nov 2018 - Mon 1st Apr 2019
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11ASVÖ Pamhagen76011321.0105.0
25Schach ohne Grenzen74121015.5109.0
36SV "Monatsblatt" St.Veit/Glan7421920.091.0
43SK Advisory Invest Baden7322818.087.5
52SK Mayrhofen/Zell/Zillertal7223715.594.5
64SV Wulkaprodersdorf7331714.0106.5
77SV Chesshero Rapid Feffernitz7331712.089.5
810SK DolomitenBank Lienz7232612.593.5
99Spg Steyr7133511.5105.0
1011SK Dornbirn716028.097.5
118SC Extraherb WS312024.088.0
1212spielfrei303000.070.0
12 players

23) 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 Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SPG Fürstenfeld/Hartberg*333561943.00
2SPK Grieskirchen/Schallerbach3*3441841.50
3EJ Gleisdorf33*24334431537.00
4SC Pinggau-Friedberg34*33551339.50
5SC MPÖ Maria Saal II12*4341335.00
6SPG Sauwald232*331133.00
7ASK St.Valentin33*341131.50
8Schachfreunde Graz333*3441032.50
9SV Steyregg2233*41032.00
10Frauental2213*930.50
11Freistadt/Wartberg01½222*4218.50
12SC Die Klagenfurter322*122.00
12 players
TCh-AUT 2nd West 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Bregenz*652047.50
2Hohenems II*53242541538.00
3Jenbach 2*44434221536.00
4Absam2*43331339.00
5Sparkasse Neumarkt2*34541134.00
6Pradl123*34341131.00
7ASK Salzburg03323*3½341128.50
8Wolfurt½423223*441031.50
9Kufstein/Wörgl12*4831.00
10Rochade Rum4431332*2727.50
11SPG Oberland1322*3627.00
12Ranshofen24½22243*525.00
12 players
TCh-AUT 2nd Ost 2018-19 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2018 - Sun 3rd Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau*353452043.00
2SG Mistelbach/Altlichtenwarth3*454451941.50
3SK Hietzing*3442541538.50
4SK Austria3*5243561239.00
5mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring21*54451236.50
6ASVÖ Pamhagen1241*51236.00
7SK Advisory Invest Baden22*551036.50
8tschaturanga12*251031.50
9SC Donaustadt3242211*5929.50
10Blackburne Nickelsdorf231*3829.50
11Wiener Amateurschachklub1143*5525.00
12DeLaVie Oberwart - www.trink-vitamine.at11201½½11½1*09.50
12 players

24) TCh-CAT 2019

The Catalan League took place 19th January to 30th March. There was a new format to decide the title with the final 8 teams playing in a knockout. Colon Sabadell Chessy won the final 5.5-4.5 against Barbera. There were also matches to decide the minor positions.

TCh-CAT Gp1 2019 Barcelona ESP Sat 19th Jan 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1MOLLET746.5
2COLON SABADELL CHESSY542.5
3ESCOLA SALOU435
4GERUNDA3.531.5
5FIGUERES332.5
6FOMENT2.535.5
7SANT ANDREU232.5
8LLEIDA124
8 players
TCh-CAT Gp2 2019 Barcelona ESP Sat 19th Jan 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1ESCOLA D'ESCACS DE BCN651
2BARBERA5.543
3BARCELONA540.5
4SANT JOSEP4.535
5CERDANYOLA VALLES231.5
6ANDORRA230.5
7TRES PEONS1.526
8OLOT1.522.5
8 players
TCh-CAT GpA Final 2019 Barcelona ESP Sat 19th Jan 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkTeamPts
Quarter-Final 16th March 2019
1SANT JOSEP6
2MOLLET4
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY7
2BARCELONA3
1BARBERA7
2ESCOLA SALOU3
1ESCOLA D'ESCACS DE BCN7
2GERUNDA3
Semi-Final 23rd March 2019
1BARBERA6.5
2SANT JOSEP3.5
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY6.5
2ESCOLA D'ESCACS DE BCN3.5
Final 30th March 2019
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY5.5
2BARBERA4.5
17 players
TCh-CAT GpB Final 2019 Barcelona ESP Sat 19th Jan 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1FOMENT659.5
2FIGUERES655.5
3SANT ANDREU556
4CERDANYOLA VALLES452.5
5TRES PEONS343.5
6LLEIDA343.5
7ANDORRA45
8OLOT239.5
8 players

25) 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 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Dopravni podnik Praha*63554782251.516.5
2QCC Ceske Budejovice2*553472246.014.5
3SK OAZA Praha*5448562049.018.5
4TJ Pankrac5*335461944.011.0
5TJ Neratovice3335*451644.014.0
6SK Sokol Vysehrad34*4461542.512.5
72222 SK Polabiny43454*47451443.512.0
8SK Zikuda Turnov B534*41440.011.5
9TJ Sakal Kozolupy0444*1234.08.0
10TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove143314*51134.59.5
11SK Mesta Lysa nad Labem24*4229.56.5
12SO TJ Dukla Praha0122334*121.54.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2018 - Sun 21st Apr 2019
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Slavia Kroměříž*457652550.516.0
2SK Slavia Orlová4*6445662448.513.0
3SK Staré Město2*546552246.014.5
4TZ Třinec343*6452047.015.0
5SK Gordic4*45551742.511.5
6TJ Ostrava4*51339.011.5
7Panda Rychnov n. K.123*355451335.010.5
8Sachy HosťÃ¡lková4335*421137.011.0
9BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"3334*351037.08.5
10Jezdci Jundrov223365*4734.59.5
112222 SK Polabiny "C"23444*4432.07.5
12TJ Tatran Litovel323334*431.07.0
12 players

26) TCh-SWE Elitserien 2018-19

The Swedish Team Championship took place 9th November 2018 to 31st March 2019. Lunds ASK won.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 9th Nov 2018 - Sun 31st Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam123456789MptsBpts
1Lunds ASK44½5673½853494½64½106½24½1543
2Wasa SK5636½8576½43½104½97½6413½1347
3Limhamns SK7421½105½95½148445½5564½1339.5
4Stockholms SS13½7664½106½24½53½32½95841140
5Vasteras SK221295½647544½85½331071138.5
6SK Rockaden, Sthlm9684½43½54105½75½13½2433½1040
7Farsta SK344214½21½5362½10783½96734
8Eksjo SK10663½2313933452½74½44633.5
9Schack 08, Norrkoping6210452½32½8513½4372325
10SK Rockaden Umea829432½41½62½23½7111½51119.5
10 teams

27) Belgian Interclubs 2018-19

The Belgian Interclubs takes place 30th September 2018 to 28th April 2019. I noticed the games from round 9 Ikonnikov,Vy-Beukema,S and Baete,G-Wunnink,M are identical which probably isn't right.

TCh-BEL 2018-19 Belgium BEL Sun 30th Sep 2018 - Sun 28th Apr 2019
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Fontaine 11447
2KGSRL 11445.5
3KSK Rochade 11443.5
4Echiquier Mosan 11348
5KBSK 11347.5
6Wachtebeke 11343
7Wirtzfeld 11251
8CRELEL 11039
9KSK47-Eynatten 1839
10Jean Jaures 1630.5
11Boitsfort 1224
12Brasschaat 1122
12 teams

28) 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 9 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6bTB1TB2TB3
1Sandavágur 1**243243328.0160
2Havnin 12**32426.5160
3Klaksvík 10½½1**316.080
4Havnin 21221**1314.540
5Kollafjørður 101½½½½3**12.060
6Klaksvík 2½101½**11.040
6 teams

29) 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 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910Mpts
1Tungsram Aquaprofit NSK I.75.588.5710.591112
2DVTK76.55.598.57.57.5912
3ASE Paks746.588.568.5711
4Aquarena Kobanya SC I.73.537.5676.599
5Dunaharaszti MTK73.544.57.57.57108
6HVSE-Infraplan753.565.57.57.510.57
7Penzügyor SE71.5654.56.58.566
8Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK74.55.54.54.53.5683
9Duocor-Makoi SVSE734.53.554.5662
10Maroczy SE7135321.540
10 teams

30) 3rd ChessMates Paris 2019

The 3rd ChessMates team tournament in Paris 29th to 31st March was a Junior event won by Pathena Rotterdam.

3rd ChessMates Paris 2019 Paris FRA Fri 29th Mar 2019 - Sun 31st Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1TB2TB3
1Pathena Rotterdam515172912
2Idf Chess Team51320299
3England511132512
4Ireland59-61622
5Murmansk Region57-171330
6Solenn Chess Team55-27734
6 players

31) TCh-SUI 2019

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 10th March to 20th October 2019.

TCh-SUI 2019 Switzerland SUI Sun 10th Mar 2019 - Sun 20th Oct 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Geneve 126
1Luzern 126
3Riehen 125.5
4Zurich 124.5
5Winterthur 114
5Wollishofen 114
7Echallens 103.5
8Reti 102.5
9Nyon 102
9Solothurn 102
10 players

32) Ling Long Tire Cup 2019

The Ling Long Tire Cup took place 29th to 30th March. A Europe vs China pairs competition. China won easily. The names of pairs of players really don't work properly in chess software so I've stuck the games at the end of the file following the methodology given in the original PGN standard. I really wasn't going to do the games at all but I guess software limitations shouldn't be a criteria. Games guided by two players generally aren't very satisfactory either.

Ling Long Tire Cup 2019 Belgrade SRB Fri 29th Mar 2019 - Sat 30th Mar 2019
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNamePts
1Xiangzhi,Bu:Xue Zhao3.0
2Yang,Wen:Yifan Hou2.5
3Rapport Jovana:Rapport Richard1.5
4Andreikin, Dmitry:Muzychuk, Mariya1.0
4 players

33) Active Team Events

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

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 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1LSG IntelliMagic☓6.5-25.55.566.56-1238
2En Passant3.5☓7.55.5-5-5.545.5936.5
3HMC Den Bosch-2.5☓6.555.55.54-5.5934.5
4Kennemer Combinatie84.53.5☓-4.58.565.5-840.5
5BSG4.5-5-☓7.56.53.57.55839.5
6MuConsult Apeldoorn4.554.55.52.5☓--5.57.5735
7HWP Sas van Gent4-4.51.53.5-☓5.55.57.5632
8Charlois Europoort3.54.5646.5-4.5☓-5534
9Zuid Limburg46-4.52.54.54.5-☓5.5431.5
10De Stukkenjagers-4.54.5-52.52.554.5☓228.5
10 teams

Bundesliga 2018-19

The German Bundesliga takes place 10th November 2018 to 7th April 2019. The remainder of the round 12 and 13 matches were played this weekend.

Bundesliga 2018-19 Germany GER Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Sun 7th Apr 2019
Leading Round 13 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910111213141516MptsBptsTB1
1OSG Baden-Baden12 +45466667672267293
2SG Solingen12 +3655662262256
3SV Hockenheim1245 +57762166290½
4SF Deizisau12 +3451761½264
5SV Werder Bremen1235 +43455571655½258
6SC Viernheim1244 +445451550½252½
7Hamburger SK122244 +4661550½215
8USV TU Dresden122354 +45551246219½
9BCA Augsburg1323½½34 +451042½191
10SV Mülheim Nord 1931122344 +35844204
11SF Berlin12113 +56842½187
12SG Turm Kiel122½344 +45735157
13Duesseldorfer SK122133 +637188
14SV 1920 Hofheim1213332354 +337162
15MSA Zugzwang1322½1233323 +031138½
16DJK Aachen +
16 players

TCh-ISR 2019

The Isreal Team Championship takes place 5th Jan to 5th April.

TCh-ISR 2019 Israel ISR Sat 5th Jan 2019 - Fri 5th Apr 2019
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkNamePtsBptsTB1
1Club Ashdod Elit51429
2Beer Sheva Alef in name of Eliyahu Levant48.539.59
3haPoel Kfar Saba39.534.55
4Feldklain Rishon leTsion39336
5Club Chess Beer Sheva Yud-Alef36.530.56
6Tsafrir Rehovot Alef35314
7Club Chess Hertslia33303
8Elitsur Dov Petah Tiqwa28.527.51
9haPoel Petah Tiqwa Alef27252
10haPoel Kfar Saba Bet26.524.52
11Elitsur Ironi Netanya named Itshak Shlakman24222
12ASA Shlomo Har-Tsvi Tel Aviv20.520.50
12 players

4NCL 2018-19

The 4NCL British League takes place 10th November to 6th May 2018.

4NCL 2018-19 England ENG Sat 10th Nov 2018 - Mon 6th May 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
Division 1a
1Guildford 15-37-17-17½-½7½-½7½-½7½-½1449
2Wood Green3-55½-2½3½-4½6½-1½8-07-15-31038½
3Barbican 4NCL 11-72½-5½6-25-36½-1½4½-35½-2½1031
4White Rose 11-74½-3½2-64½-3½6-25-15½-2½1028½
5Alba½-7½1½-6½3-53½-4½4-44-44½-3½421
6North East England½-7½0-81½-6½2-64-44½-3½4-4416½
7Oxford 1½-7½1-73-4½1-54-43½-4½4½-3½317½
8West is Best 1½-7½3-52½-5½2½-5½3½-4½4-43½-4½119½
Division 1b
1Chess.com Manx Liberty 14½-3½5-36-24½-3½7½-½5-36-21438½
2Cheddleton 13½-4½5½-2½5-37½-½6-27-16-21240½
3Guildford 23-52½-5½4-47-15½-2½6½-1½5½-2½934
4Blackthorne Russia2-63-54-44-43½-4½5½-2½4-4526
53Cs 13½-4½½-7½1-74-43½-4½6-25½-2½524
6Celtic Tigers 1½-7½2-62½-5½4½-3½4½-3½3½-4½4-4521½
7Wood Green Monarchs3-51-71½-6½2½-5½2-64½-3½4½-3½419
8Grantham Sharks 12-62-62½-5½4-42½-5½4-43½-4½220½
Division 1c
1Guildford 15-37-17-17½-½826½
2Cheddleton 13½-4½7½-½5-35½-2½621½
3Chess.com Manx Liberty 14½-3½3½-4½6-25-3619
4Wood Green3-53½-4½5½-2½5½-2½417½
5White Rose 11-74½-3½4½-3½2-6412
6Barbican 4NCL 11-7½-7½2½-5½6-2210
7Blackthorne Russia3-52-62½-5½4-4111½
8Guildford 2½-7½2½-5½3-54-4110
Division 1d
1Wood Green Monarchs2-65½-2½4½-3½4½-3½616½
2Oxford 14-43½-4½4½-3½4½-3½516½
33Cs 16-23½-4½3½-4½5½-2½418½
4Alba4-44-44½-3½2½-5½415
5North East England2½-5½4½-3½4-44-4415
6West is Best 13½-4½4½-3½3½-4½4-4315½
7Celtic Tigers 13½-4½3½-4½4½-3½4-4315½
8Grantham Sharks 13½-4½2½-5½5½-2½4-4315½
36 players

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 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1TJ Inbest Dunajov*44661737.00
2SK Dunajská Streda*436771640.50
3Slovan Commander*64561636.00
4SK Prakovce - www.sachovetreningy.sk4*45461538.50
5SK Modra444*1536.50
6SK Aquamarin Podhájska*61235.50
7CVC VIX Mladosť Zilina22*551229.00
8SKS Dubnica nad Váhom54*44928.00
9Reinter Snina3*47732.50
10SK Osuské22334*5727.00
11Liptovská sachová skola212444*7626.50
12KSC Komárno123131*317.00
12 players

TCh-LAT 2019

The Latvian Team Championship takes place 16th February to 13th October 2019.

TCh-LAT 2019 Riga LAT Sat 16th Feb 2019 - Sun 13th Oct 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Maxon&Co*4612.069.0
2Termo Eko/RSF*45511.550.0
3Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte*4511.068.0
4Ventspils*3459.547.0
5Rīgas Saha skola-Nākotne*48.540.8
6The Royal Biograph1*37.048.8
7Rīgas Saha skola½2*426.541.0
8RTU/Juniors1*04.029.8
9Olaine1½1*02.526.5
10Vertikāle-Rīgas Saha skola10*02.524.8
10 players

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

34) Forthcoming Events and Links

19th BCC Open 2019

19th European Senior Championships 2019

Polar Capital Jersey Open 2019

GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2019

Budapest Spring Festival 2019

TCh-CHN 2019

20th European Women's Championship 2019

25th Schloss Open 2019

12th Pedro Lezcano Montalvo Memorial 2019

42nd San Sebastian International Open 2019

Fagernes Chess International 2019

3rd Du Te Cup 2019

Chinese Championships 2019

World Senior Teams 2019

46th La Roda Open 2019

GRENKE Chess Classic 2019

63rd Southend Easter Congress 2019

O2C Doeberl Cup 2019

1st Student Chess Cup 2019

2nd Zurich Easter Open 2019

Orbis GM 2019

7th Hofheim Spring Open 2019

Sydney International Open 2019

49th Bosna Open 2019

XXI Foment Martinenc 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

TCh-FRA Top 12 2019

XXXI Felix Cup 2019

Icelandic Open 2019

FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament 2019

7th Norway Chess 2019

18th Asian Continental 2019

23rd Voronezh Chess Festival 2019

Silver Lake Open 2019

3rd Rottal Chess Open 2019

29th Gros Open 2019

33rd Pula Open 2019

Croatia GCT 2019

10th Hainan Danzhou GM 2019

2nd Belgrade Summer Chess Festival 2019

Nis Open 2019

72nd ch-RUS Higher League 2019

11th Vellmar Open 2019

12th Paracin Sports Summer 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

23rd Battle of Senta Open 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

37th Andorra Open 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

17th Spilimbergo Open 2019

22nd Olomouc Chess Summer 2019

Nanjing Match 2019

Stockholm Open 2019

7th Sinquefield Cup 2019

94th ch-FRA 2019

Vienna Open 2019

Northumbria Masters 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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