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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1305 11th November 2019 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix 2019
3) Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2019
4) SuperChess Cup 2019
5) St Louis Winter Chess Classic 2019
6) 35th European Club Cup 2019
7) 45th SAIF POWERTEC ch-BAN 2019
8) 26th Venetian Autumn Chess Festival 2019
9) Thailand Pattaya Open 2019
10) ch-IRI Semi-Final 2019
11) ch-IRI Women 2019
12) 4th Paytakht Cup 2019
13) 9th Brno Open 2019
14) Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 2019
15) Chess Max Academy 1st Fall GM Invitational 2019
16) First Saturday November 2019
17) Hampshire Open 2019
18) Sant Andreu Grup Centenari 2019
19) World Youth U16 Olympiad 2019
20) 4NCL 2019-20
21) TCh-CZE 2019-20
22) Active Team Events
23) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix 201942 games
Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2019137 games
SuperChess Cup 2019135 games
St Louis Winter Chess Classic 201910 games
35th European Club Cup 2019170 games
45th SAIF POWERTEC ch-BAN 2019150 games
26th Venetian Autumn Chess Festival 201943 games
Thailand Pattaya Open 201954 games
ch-IRI Semi-Final 201935 games
ch-IRI Women 201918 games
4th Paytakht Cup 201929 games
9th Brno Open 201961 games
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 2019207 games
First Saturday November 201995 games
Hampshire Open 201933 games
World Youth U16 Olympiad 201991 games
1310 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Arthur Brameld, Richard Price, Antonio Rosino, Pier Luigi Basso, and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Levon Aronian beat Sergey Karjakin to win the SuperBet Cup in Bucharest as part of the Grand Chess Tour, Viswanathan Anand was only half a point behind these players. The Semi-Finals of the Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix sees MVL play Grischuk and Duda play Dubov. The European Club Cup has also started as have the Saint Louis Winter Chess tournaments. Quite a lot of nice events to look at.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix 2019

The Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix takes place 4th to 18th November 2019.

Hamburg FIDE Grand Prix Hamburg GER Mon 4th Nov 2019 - Mon 18th Nov 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 4) Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
Round 3
1Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFRA27740.5
1Grischuk, AlexanderRUS27590.5
1Dubov, DaniilRUS26990.5
1Duda, Jan-KrzysztofPOL27300.5
Round 2
1Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFRA27741.5
2Topalov, VeselinBUL27360.5
1Grischuk, AlexanderRUS27591.5
2Navara, DavidCZE27240.5
1Dubov, DaniilRUS26993.5
2Svidler, PeterRUS27292.5
1Duda, Jan-KrzysztofPOL27301.5
2Yu, YangyiCHN27630.5
Round 1
1Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFRA27741.5
2Wei, YiCHN27360.5
1Topalov, VeselinBUL27361.5
2Nakamura, HikaruUSA27450.5
1Navara, DavidCZE27243
2Vitiugov, NikitaRUS27321
1Grischuk, AlexanderRUS27592.5
2Wojtaszek, RadoslawPOL27391.5
1Dubov, DaniilRUS26994.5
2Radjabov, TeimourAZE27583.5
1Svidler, PeterRUS27291.5
2Harikrishna, PentalaIND27460.5
1Yu, YangyiCHN27632.5
2Jakovenko, DmitryRUS26811.5
1Duda, Jan-KrzysztofPOL27301.5
2Nepomniachtchi, IanRUS27760.5

3) Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2019

The Superbet Rapid & Blitz took place in Bucharest Wed 6th Nov to Sun 10th Nov 2019. Players: So, Korobov, Caruana, Aronian, Artemiev, Anand, Karjakin, Le, Mamedyarov and Giri. Levon Aronian beat Sergey Karjakin in a tie-break match 1.5-0.5 after they tied after the rapid and blitz sections.

Final Combined Standings

Superbet Combined Standings 2019 Bucharest ROU (ROU), 6-10 xi 2019 cat. XXI (2753)
RkGmNameFED12345678910Pts
1GMAronian LevonARM***1 ½ 00 ½ ½1 ½ 11 ½ 11 1 01 ½ ½2 1 01 ½ 12 ½ ½20
1GMKarjakin SergeyRUS1 ½ 1***2 1 ½1 ½ 11 ½ ½2 ½ ½0 1 ½1 0 ½1 1 ½0 0 120
3GMAnand ViswanathanIND2 ½ ½0 0 ½***0 0 ½0 1 12 1 ½1 ½ ½1 ½ ½1 1 12 0 119½
4GMLe Quang LiemVIE1 ½ 01 ½ 02 1 ½***1 1 11 1 ½0 1 01 1 01 ½ 10 ½ 119
5GMKorobov AntonUKR1 ½ 01 ½ ½2 0 01 0 0***2 ½ 01 ½ ½2 ½ 01 1 11 1 018½
6GMArtemiev VladislavRUS1 0 10 ½ ½0 0 ½1 0 ½0 ½ 1***2 ½ 11 ½ 11 ½ ½2 ½ 118
6GMGiri AnishNED1 ½ ½2 0 ½1 ½ ½2 0 11 ½ ½0 ½ 0***2 ½ ½0 ½ ½1 ½ ½18
8GMSo WesleyUSA0 0 11 1 ½1 ½ ½1 0 10 ½ 11 ½ 00 ½ ½***2 ½ ½0 1 116½
8GMMamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE1 ½ 01 0 ½1 0 01 ½ 01 0 01 ½ ½2 ½ ½0 ½ ½***2 1 116½
10GMCaruana FabianoUSA0 ½ ½2 1 00 1 02 ½ 01 0 10 ½ 01 ½ ½2 0 0 0 0 0***14
Superbet Rapid 2019 Bucharest ROU Wed 6th Nov 2019 - Sun 10th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB3
18Korobov AntonGMUKR27986.0120
21Giri AnishGMNED27055.0100
7Mamedyarov ShakhriyarGMAZE27345.0100
9Aronian LevonGMARM27685.0100
53Karjakin SergeyGMRUS27564.590
6Anand ViswanathanGMIND27574.590
72Caruana FabianoGMUSA27914.080
4Le Quang LiemGMVIE27464.080
5Artemiev VladislavGMRUS27684.080
1010So WesleyGMUSA28023.060
10 players
Superbet Rapid 2019 Bucharest ROU Wed 6th Nov 2019 - Sun 10th Nov 2019. Category: 21. Ave: (2753)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2670 # = = = = 1 = 1 = 1 6 2887
2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2772 = # = 1 = = = = 1 0 5 2794
3 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2772 = = # = = 0 = = 1 1 5 2794
4 Giri, Anish GM NED 2776 = 0 = # 1 = 1 0 = 1 5 2793
5 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2754 = = = 0 # 1 = 1 0 = 4.5 2753
6 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2757 0 = 1 = 0 # 0 1 1 = 4.5 2752
7 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2713 = = = 0 = 1 # = 0 = 4 2714
8 Artemiev, Vladislav GM RUS 2731 0 = = 1 0 0 = # 1 = 4 2712
9 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2822 = 0 0 = 1 0 1 0 # 1 4 2702
10 So, Wesley GM USA 2760 0 1 0 0 = = = = 0 # 3 2627
Round 1. Wed 6th Nov 2019
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Korobov, Anton 41 B90 Sicilian
Giri, Anish 1-0 So, Wesley 39 E04 Catalan
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Aronian, Levon 49 A29 English
Artemiev, Vladislav 0-1 Anand, Viswanathan 37 A08 Reti
Le, Quang Liem 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 55 C50 Giuoco Piano
Round 2. Wed 6th Nov 2019
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 46 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 54 C65 Ruy Lopez
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 48 A09 Reti
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 68 A40 Queen's pawn
Korobov, Anton 1/2-1/2 Le, Quang Liem 41 D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack)
Round 3. Wed 6th Nov 2019
Karjakin, Sergey 0-1 Giri, Anish 38 B90 Sicilian
Artemiev, Vladislav 0-1 Korobov, Anton 63 A07 Reti
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 So, Wesley 36 C53 Giuoco Piano
Le, Quang Liem 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 55 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 50 C50 Giuoco Piano
Round 4. Thu 7th Nov 2019
So, Wesley 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 73 A22 English
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 38 B40 Sicilian defence
Giri, Anish 1-0 Le, Quang Liem 40 B31 Sicilian
Korobov, Anton 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 27 D38 QGD
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 99 A28 English
Round 5. Thu 7th Nov 2019
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Korobov, Anton 49 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Le, Quang Liem 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 34 E54 Nimzo-Indian
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Aronian, Levon 79 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Artemiev, Vladislav 1-0 Giri, Anish 30 B13 Caro-Kann
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 25 C47 Four knights
Round 6. Thu 7th Nov 2019
So, Wesley 0-1 Korobov, Anton 35 B52 Sicilian
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 32 C53 Giuoco Piano
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 39 E10 Queen's pawn game
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Artemiev, Vladislav 30 A21 English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Le, Quang Liem 25 D05 Queen's pawn game
Round 7. Fri 8th Nov 2019
Artemiev, Vladislav 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 39 A22 English
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 Giri, Anish 42 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 34 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Korobov, Anton 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 44 E54 Nimzo-Indian
Le, Quang Liem 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 52 D11 QGD Slav
Round 8. Fri 8th Nov 2019
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 70 C53 Giuoco Piano
So, Wesley 0-1 Aronian, Levon 33 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Korobov, Anton 32 B96 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 50 C53 Giuoco Piano
Le, Quang Liem 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 61 B41 Sicilian
Round 9. Fri 8th Nov 2019
Artemiev, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 39 D73 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.Nf3
Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 Le, Quang Liem 49 B31 Sicilian
Korobov, Anton 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 51 D37 QGD
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 56 B90 Sicilian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 35 E37 Nimzo-Indian
Superbet Blitz 2019 Bucharest ROU Wed 6th Nov 2019 - Sun 10th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 18 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
16Le Quang LiemGMVIE268011.0
10Karjakin SergeyGMRUS282911.0
31So WesleyGMUSA276310.5
8Anand ViswanathanGMIND279110.5
57Aronian LevonGMARM281810.0
9Artemiev VladislavGMRUS277910.0
72Giri AnishGMNED27408.0
84Mamedyarov ShakhriyarGMAZE27406.5
5Korobov AntonGMUKR27716.5
103Caruana FabianoGMUSA27746.0
10 players
Superbet TB 2019 Bucharest ROU Wed 6th Nov 2019 - Sun 10th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Aronian LevonARM27681.50.010.75
21Karjakin SergeyRUS27560.50.000.75
2 players
Superbet TB 2019 Bucharest ROU Wed 6th Nov 2019 - Sun 10th Nov 2019. Category: 21. Ave: (2763)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 Pts TPR
1 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2772 # 1 1.5 2947
2 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2754 0 # 0.5 2579
Round 1. Sun 10th Nov 2019
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 20 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Sun 10th Nov 2019
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 27 C53 Giuoco Piano

4) SuperChess Cup 2019

The SuperChess Cup took place alongside the SuperBet event in Bucharest 6th to 11th November. Constantin Lupulescu won the rapid and Andrei Istratescu the blitz - Lupulescu having the best combined score.

SuperChess Rapid 2019 Bucharest ROU Wed 6th Nov 2019 - Mon 11th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
14Lupulescu ConstantinROU26177.014
21Parligras Mircea-EmilianROU25966.513
37Deac Bogdan-DanielROU25376.012
10Istratescu AndreiROU26196.012
52Miron Lucian-CostinROU24864.59
6Gavrilescu DavidROU23504.59
73Georgescu Tiberiu-MarianROU23763.57
5David Alexandru-VasileROU23593.57
98Peptan Corina-IsabelaROU23802.55
109Cosma Elena-LuminitaROU22861.02
10 players
SuperChess Rapid 2019 Bucharest ROU Wed 6th Nov 2019 - Mon 11th Nov 2019. Category: 10. Ave: (2500)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Lupulescu, Constantin GM ROU 2657 # = = 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 2703
2 Parligras, Mircea-Emilian GM ROU 2607 = # = = 1 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2654
3 Istratescu, Andrei GM ROU 2563 = = # = 1 0 1 1 1 = 6 2618
4 Deac, Bogdan-Daniel GM ROU 2618 0 = = # = 1 = 1 1 1 6 2612
5 Gavrilescu, David IM ROU 2454 1 0 0 = # 0 0 1 1 1 4.5 2505
6 Miron, Lucian-Costin GM ROU 2505 0 0 1 0 1 # = 1 0 1 4.5 2500
7 David, Alexandru-Vasile IM ROU 2428 0 = 0 = 1 = # 0 0 1 3.5 2428
8 Georgescu, Tiberiu-Marian GM ROU 2493 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 3.5 2421
9 Peptan, Corina-Isabela IM ROU 2371 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 # = 2.5 2349
10 Cosma, Elena-Luminita WGM ROU 2307 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 2171
SuperChess Blitz 2019 Bucharest ROU Wed 6th Nov 2019 - Mon 11th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 18 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1
16Istratescu AndreiROU260413.0
29Deac Bogdan-DanielROU254412.0
33Lupulescu ConstantinROU252511.5
42Parligras Mircea-EmilianROU245811.0
54Miron Lucian-CostinROU243210.5
65David Alexandru-VasileROU23619.5
710Gavrilescu DavidROU22749.0
88Georgescu Tiberiu-MarianROU23735.5
91Peptan Corina-IsabelaROU23345.0
107Cosma Elena-LuminitaROU21993.0
10 players

5) St Louis Winter Chess Classic 2019

The St Louis Winter Chess Classic takes place 10th to 18th November 2019.

St Louis Winter A 2019 Saint Louis USA Sun 10th Nov 2019 - Mon 18th Nov 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1PtsTPR
1Xiong, JefferyGMUSA270811.03424
2Gabuzyan, HovhannesGMARM261611.03425
3Sarana, AlexeyGMRUS2655½0.52630
4Sevian, SamuelGMUSA2654½0.52654
5Oparin, GrigoriyGMRUS2654½0.52654
6Jumabayev, RinatGMKAZ2630½0.52655
7Naroditsky, DanielGMUSA2613½0.52604
8Erdos, ViktorGMHUN2604½0.52613
9Akobian, VaruzhanGMUSA262500.01816
10Sethuraman, S.P.GMIND262400.01908
10 players
St Louis Winter A 2019 Saint Louis USA Sun 10th Nov 2019 - Mon 18th Nov 2019. Category: 16. Ave: (2643)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gabuzyan, Hovhannes GM ARM 2616 # 1 1 2627
2 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2712 # 1 1 2634
3 Oparin, Grigoriy GM RUS 2657 # = 0.5 2657
4 Jumabayev, Rinat GM KAZ 2641 # = 0.5 2664
5 Sevian, Samuel GM USA 2657 = # 0.5 2657
6 Naroditsky, Daniel GM USA 2613 # = 0.5 2613
7 Sarana, Alexey GM RUS 2664 = # 0.5 2641
8 Erdos, Viktor GM HUN 2613 = # 0.5 2613
9 Sethuraman, S.P. GM IND 2634 0 # 0 2712
10 Akobian, Varuzhan GM USA 2627 0 # 0 2616
St Louis Winter B 2019 Saint Louis USA Sun 10th Nov 2019 - Mon 18th Nov 2019
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1PtsTPR
1Azarov, SergeiGMBLR25860.00
2Cordova, EmilioGMPER25710.00
3Perez Ponsa, FedericoGMARG25640.00
4Moradiabadi, ElshanGMUSA25520.00
5Harutyunian, Tigran K.GMARM25350.00
6Sorokin, AlekseyFMRUS25180.00
7Khachiyan, MeliksetGMUSA25050.00
8Wang, JustinIMUSA24530.00
9Yoo, Christopher WoojinIMUSA24390.00
10Erenburg, SergeyGMUSA25810.00
10 players
St Louis Winter B 2019 Saint Louis USA Sun 10th Nov 2019 - Mon 18th Nov 2019. Category: 12. Ave: (2531)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Wang, Justin IM USA 2459 # 1 1 2449
2 Khachiyan, Melikset GM USA 2493 # 1 1 2581
3 Sorokin, Aleksey FM RUS 2513 # = 0.5 2570
4 Cordova, Emilio GM PER 2570 = # 0.5 2513
5 Harutyunian, Tigran K. GM ARM 2542 # = 0.5 2586
6 Perez Ponsa, Federico GM ARG 2560 # = 0.5 2552
7 Azarov, Sergei GM BLR 2586 = # 0.5 2542
8 Moradiabadi, Elshan GM USA 2552 = # 0.5 2560
9 Erenburg, Sergey GM USA 2581 0 # 0 2493
10 Yoo, Christopher Woojin IM USA 2449 0 # 0 2459

6) 35th European Club Cup 2019

The 35th European Club Cup takes place in Budva 9th to 17th November 2019.

35th ECC Open 2019 Budva MNE Sat 9th Nov 2019 - Sun 17th Nov 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
17Moscow Chess TeamRUS2200411.011.5
23AVE Novy BorCZE2200411.011.0
34Obiettivo Risarcimento PadovaITA2200411.010.5
6MolodezkaRUS2200411.010.5
52Mednyi VsadnikRUS2200411.010.0
65Primorsky DistrictRUS2200411.09.5
79Beer ShevaISR2200411.09.0
11SK Joly Lysa nad LabemCZE2200411.09.0
910Koge SKDEN2200410.010.0
101AlkaloidMKD2200410.09.5
8ValerengaNOR2200410.09.5
1213Vugar GashimovAZE220049.09.5
1314Sloven RumaSRB220048.08.0
1416ItakaSRB220048.07.5
1515Riehen SchachgesellschaftSUI220047.08.5
1612WorldTradingLab Club64ITA220047.08.0
1731Schachfreunde BerlinGER2110210.08.5
1827KGSRL GentBEL2110210.08.0
1925MulhouseFRA2110210.07.0
2049En PassantNED2110210.06.5
2128WachtebekeBEL2110210.06.0
2230AsnieresFRA211028.08.0
2347Siesta Solution UnichessCZE211028.06.5
2421HWP Sas van GentNED211028.06.0
2532PerfectMDA211028.05.5
2624MRU-ROSK ConsultingLTU211026.07.0
29ZSK MariborSLO211026.07.0
2817Raika Rapid FeffernitzAUT211026.06.5
2918Zurich SchachgesellschaftSUI211026.05.5
3033De Sprenger EchternachLUX211025.08.0
3122RehovotISR211024.06.0
26Viernheim 1934GER211024.06.0
3337Aarhus SkolerneDEN211024.05.5
41Kennemer CombinatieNED211024.05.5
3543Wasa SKSWE211024.05.0
3634Echiquier MosanBEL211024.04.5
3723Dunajska StredaSVK211022.06.0
3835Tammer-ShakkiFIN211022.05.5
38MuConsult ApeldoornNED211022.05.5
4019LSG IntelliMagicNED211022.05.0
39Rochade Eupen-KelmisBEL211022.05.0
42RudarMNE211022.05.0
4320Reykjavik Chess ClubISL211022.04.5
44Viking Chess ClubISL211022.04.5
4536BuducnostMNE211022.04.0
4662Celtic TigersENG211021.04.5
4756PrishtinaKOS211021.04.0
4864St BenildusIRL211020.03.5
4945Inbest DunajovSVK201116.04.5
5061GonzagaIRL201115.05.5
66 teams
35th ECC Women 2019 Budva MNE Sat 9th Nov 2019 - Sun 17th Nov 2019
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Kyiv Chess FederationUKR220046.05.5
2Cercle d`Echecs Monte CarloMNC220046.05.5
37 AVE Novy BorCZE220043.07.0
46Odlar YurduAZE210134.06.0
55Caissa Pentole AgnelliITA211026.05.5
8SPB Chess and Draughts Sport SchoolRUS211026.05.5
73NonaGEO200226.04.0
84UgraRUS211024.04.0
9Jelica PEPSRB211024.04.0
1011Gambit Asseco SEEMKD211022.05.0
1110ZSK MariborSLO201114.03.0
1213Rishon LezionISR202000.01.0
1312MNE Woman ChessMNE202000.00.0
14Hertzeliya Chess ClubISR202000.00.0
14 teams

7) 45th SAIF POWERTEC ch-BAN 2019

The 45th SAIF POWERTEC Bangladesh Championship took place 2nd to 11th November 2019. Niaz Murshed won with 8/10.

45th SAIF POWERTEC ch-BAN Dhaka BAN Sat 2nd Nov 2019 - Mon 11th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Murshed NiazGMBAN24008.00.02053257.5
21Mollah Abdullah Al RakibGMBAN24627.00.52085760.5
39Mohammad Fahad RahmanIMBAN22477.00.52072662.0
44Reefat Bin-SattarGMBAN24176.50.52083760.0
512Rahman Md. TaiburFMBAN21966.50.52053255.0
62Rahman ZiaurGMBAN24546.00.02050758.0
76Mohammad Minhaz UddinIMBAN23226.00.02046959.0
83Hossain EnamulGMBAN24336.00.02020355.5
924Zia Tahsin TajwarBAN20806.00.01941545.0
1028Manon Reja NeerCMBAN20305.50.02052557.5
117Abu Sufian ShakilIMBAN22545.50.02023954.5
1218Md. Sharif HossainCMBAN21485.50.01972952.0
1313Ahmed Sheikh NasirFMBAN21865.50.01962453.5
1419Mohammad JavedFMBAN21415.00.02079756.0
1514Mehdi Hasan ParagFMBAN21625.00.01995351.0
1617Rahman Syed MahfuzurFMBAN21565.00.01984650.5
1715Saiful Islam ChowdhuryCMBAN21595.00.01973144.0
188Chatterjee DebarajFMBAN22505.00.01928748.5
1911Mohammed Abdul MalekFMBAN21964.50.01996453.0
2010Islam Khandaker AminulFMBAN22294.50.01980050.0
2125Md Emdadul HaqueBAN20704.50.01949347.5
2230Nayem HaqueCMBAN18754.50.01935239.5
2316Anata ChoudhuryBAN21594.50.01926446.5
2423Hossain DelwarBAN20924.50.01895640.0
2526Md. Jamal UddinCMBAN20644.01.01909837.0
2621Chowdhury SohelCMBAN20964.00.01942140.0
2720S M SharonCMBAN20973.50.01933743.0
2822Md SariatullahBAN20963.00.01896342.0
2929Hamid RaniWIMBAN19161.50.01890440.0
3027Hossain MonirCMBAN20581.00.01896641.5
30 players

8) 26th Venetian Autumn Chess Festival 2019

The 26th Venetian Autumn Chess Festival took place 1st to 4th November 2019. Pier Luigi Basso won with 4.5/5.

26th Venetian Autumn 2019 Venice ITA Fri 1st Nov 2019 - Mon 4th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3Perf
1Basso Pier LuigiGMITA25634.512.5014.0012.752684
2Solomon Kenneth TerenceGMRSA23713.513.0015.509.252380
3Savanovic AleksandarIMBIH24183.512.5014.008.002420
4LOIACONO LeonardoFMITA22973.511.5013.509.502318
5Lazic MiroljubGMSRB2409313.5015.508.002367
6GALLANA MarcoMITA2196310.0011.005.002180
7GIGOVSKI GjokoCMITA217638.509.504.502217
8SANTOLINI LuigiMITA22342.514.0015.507.002295
9RIDOLFO EnricoCMITA20002.512.5014.005.752190
10LOCCI DamianoMITA22182.512.0013.505.002203
11MAMELI GianlucaCMITA20762.511.5012.504.252166
12BIANCHI AndreaCMITA20842.57.508.503.252080
13VIANELLO EnricoCFITA2042210.0011.504.002080
14Triboi AlexanderMDA200828.509.502.501972
15CARDARELLI AngeloCMITA20101.510.0012.003.501958
16BELLI GiorgioFMITA21591.510.0011.502.502008
17ROSSATO ArmandoCMITA20881.510.0011.502.502020
18BORDIGNON AngeloCNITA2000010.0011.000.001349
18 players

9) Thailand Pattaya Open 2019

The Thailand Pattaya Open took place 23rd to 30th October 2019. John Paul Gomez won with 7.5/9 Some games now available.

Thailand Pattaya Open Pattaya THA Wed 23rd Oct 2019 - Wed 30th Oct 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Gomez John PaulGMPHI24337.50.0651.0
23Pascua HaridasIMPHI24257.00.0654.5
35Villamayor BuenaventuraGMSGP23716.50.0652.5
410Quizon DanielIMPHI23296.50.0650.5
57Severino SanderFMPHI23636.50.0649.0
612Mariano Nelson IiiFMPHI22836.50.0646.5
717Kulpruethanon ThanadonFMTHA22166.50.0554.5
81Saptarshi RoyGMIND24566.50.0552.5
923Lopez HenryAGMPHI21016.50.0547.5
104Schebler GerhardGMGER23986.50.0447.5
1113Thet NaungFMMYA22716.00.0551.5
1231Bernardo DarryPHI20306.00.0550.0
1319Yaniuk VolodymyrUKR21896.00.0547.0
1421Langreck JohnUSA21496.00.0545.0
1511Turqueza Mari JosephFMPHI23176.00.0447.0
1632Arunnuntapanich TinnakritTHA20255.50.0549.0
1738Redor MenandroPHI19675.50.0547.5
1829Khumnorkaew TupfahTHA20485.50.0547.0
1920Habla JonyFMPHI21525.50.0543.0
209Kyaw Lay HtaikFMMYA23435.50.0542.5
2143Laddha Shubh JayeshUSA19055.50.0542.0
2222Pugachov IliaUKR21385.50.0540.0
2357Wong Zi YueMAS17505.50.0536.0
2415Grafil Franz RobertPHI22315.50.0450.0
2527Barbe TomBEL20595.50.0442.0
2637Ng Sheng FengSGP19815.50.0441.5
2716Abelgas RoelFMPHI22285.50.0348.5
288Stokke KjetilIMNOR23445.00.0542.5
2918Kananub WarotCMTHA22065.00.0449.0
3014Salvador LouiePHI22575.00.0443.5
3164Teh Hui LamMAS16795.00.0436.0
3225Tan Jun YingCMMAS20905.00.0347.0
3339Mordido Kylen JoyWIMPHI19465.00.0344.0
3440Abramowski JoergGER19325.00.0344.0
3530Wiwatanadate PoompongFMTHA20435.00.0343.5
3636Vagle RaymondNOR19855.00.0338.0
3742Pardoen AlainAUS19145.00.0338.0
3851Ashwin HariharanSGP18374.50.0446.5
3934Shrutarshi RayIND20064.50.0444.5
4060Mandloi MukeshAIMIND17274.50.0443.5
93 players

10) ch-IRI Semi-Final 2019

The Iranian Championship semi-finals take place 8th to 14th November 2019.

ch-IRI Semi-Final 2019 Lorestan IRI Fri 8th Nov 2019 - Thu 14th Nov 2019
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Darini PouriaIRI24274.50.0226513.5
27Poormosavi Seyed KianIRI23124.00.0229114.5
33Pour Agha Bala AmirrezaIRI24204.00.0221713.0
45Rastbod AliIRI23264.00.0218811.0
56Atakhan AbtinIRI23143.50.0228312.5
61Gholami Orimi MahdiIRI24373.50.0225012.0
730Shamsi RoohalahIRI20293.50.0219311.0
818Baneshi MahanIRI21493.50.021529.0
98Hamidi Amir MohammadIRI22543.00.0231413.0
1015Babaniya BenyaminIRI21933.00.0228814.0
1140Ahmadi Tari MostafaIRI17953.00.0224911.0
1226Safiri AliIRI20763.00.0221011.5
1314Roohi AbdolmajidIRI22133.00.0220712.5
1428Bosagh Zadeh AlirezaIRI20483.00.022029.5
1511Sedaghati MehrdadIRI22413.00.0215815.0
1610Nikookar MahdiIRI22433.00.0213110.5
174Nazari AradIRI23343.00.0212612.0
1812Sakhayi MostafaIRI22343.00.021039.0
1932Beyranvand SaeedIRI20112.50.0223110.5
2016Ghaziolsharif KavehIRI21892.50.0219813.0
2124Farshadifar SamanIRI20762.50.0219611.0
2223Ramezani MahanIRI20842.50.021249.5
239Hosseinzadeh NimaIRI22472.50.0210611.0
2420Daneshpour S.H.IRI20972.50.0208111.0
2533Mehry MahyaarIRI20012.00.0222011.5
2638Golmohammadi ElyasIRI18602.00.0219810.0
2735Mohammadi RezaIRI19782.00.0215110.0
2834Serestian ArmanIRI20002.00.0213710.5
2913Asgari MortezaIRI22252.00.0203711.5
3029Fathi HimanIRI20472.00.0201211.5
3119Behroozi Moghaddam HamedIRI21102.00.0197910.5
3239Armand SamanIRI18011.50.0214411.5
3336Najafi NimaIRI18781.50.0211410.0
3431Daneshpour S.A.IRI20121.00.0225413.0
3537Noori MehranIRI18621.00.0214211.0
3621Azadbakhsh FarshidIRI20871.00.0213013.0
3717pilvaeh AliIRI21601.00.020278.5
3822Chavari Mohammad MahdiIRI20870.50.0213710.5
3925Korevand SinaIRI20760.00.023148.5
4027Shiri MohsenIRI20710.00.022449.0
40 players

11) ch-IRI Women 2019

The Iranian Women's Championship takes place 9th to 15th November 2019.

ch-IRI Women 2019 Rasht IRI Sat 9th Nov 2019 - Fri 15th Nov 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Jalali ParimaIRI18862.50.021932
25Zahedifar AnahitaWFMIRI20742.50.021922
39Mahdian AnoushaWFMIRI21872.00.021611
44Alavi HomaIRI20172.00.021542
52Ghomi ParnianWCMIRI19392.00.020862
67Asadi MotahareWFMIRI22322.00.020292
76Behzad Nazif ParvaIRI20171.50.020941
88Masoumi SaharIRI18621.00.019831
911Asgharzadeh MitraWFMIRI21931.00.018661
103Mobarhani NazaninWCMIRI20171.00.018040
1110Alavi MahsaIRI17070.50.017630
1212Nadernia NiktaIRI18040.00.012100
12 players
ch-IRI Women 2019 Rasht IRI Sat 9th Nov 2019 - Fri 15th Nov 2019. Category: None. Ave: (1995)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Jalali, Parima IRI 1886 # 1 = 1 2.5 2193
2 Zahedifar, Anahita WFM IRI 2074 # = 1 1 2.5 2192
3 Mahdian, Anousha WFM IRI 2187 = # 1 = 2 2161
4 Alavi, Homa IRI 2017 0 # 1 1 2 2154
5 Asadi, Motahare WFM IRI 2232 # 0 1 1 2 2019
6 Ghomi, Parnian WCM IRI 1939 0 # 1 1 2 2086
7 Behzad Nazif, Parva IRI 2017 = 1 # 0 1.5 2094
8 Mobarhani, Nazanin WCM IRI 2017 = # 0 = 1 1804
9 Masoumi, Sahar IRI 1862 0 0 1 # 1 1983
10 Asgharzadeh, Mitra WFM IRI 2193 0 0 1 # 1 1866
11 Alavi, Mahsa IRI 1707 0 0 = # 0.5 1763
12 Nadernia, Nikta IRI 1804 0 0 0 # 0 2019

12) 4th Paytakht Cup 2019

The 4th Paytakht Cup took place 30th October to 7th November 2019. Ehsan Ghaem Maghami edged out Parham Maghsoodloo on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

4th Paytakht Cup 2019 Tehran IRI Wed 30th Oct 2019 - Thu 7th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Ghaem Maghami EhsanIRI25447.00.5265648.0
21Maghsoodloo ParhamIRI26647.00.5264848.0
37Mosadeghpour MasoudIRI25006.50.0258747.0
48Pourramezanali AmirrezaIRI24786.50.0257546.5
54Meshkovs NikitaLAT25486.50.0255547.0
66Mousavi Seyed KhalilIRI25016.50.0254944.5
711Kasparov SergeyBLR24646.00.0251142.0
812Gholami Orimi MahdiIRI24376.00.0242943.0
93Timofeev ArtyomRUS25956.00.0242642.5
1013Darini PouriaIRI24276.00.0239741.5
1154Zahedifar AnahitaIRI20826.00.0235039.5
1218Nazari AradIRI23376.00.0229434.0
1316Bashirli NailAZE23836.00.0228636.5
1415Daghli ArashIRI23875.50.0244944.0
1536Kashefi Amir HoseinIRI22235.50.0238041.5
169Tahbaz ArashIRI24765.50.0237542.5
1729Hosseinzadeh NimaIRI22475.50.0236445.0
1828Hamidi Amir MohammadIRI22545.50.0234439.5
1962Khazaei ParvizIRI19965.50.0231839.0
2066Mahdavi RezaIRI19665.50.0226135.5
2144Ghafourian Amir AliIRI21545.50.0223338.5
2239Cheraghi AminIRI22115.00.0234139.5
2320Rastbod AliIRI23265.00.0233741.5
2445Roozbayan RezaIRI21525.00.0232938.5
2540Ghorbani HadiIRI22105.00.0224538.0
2624Tsomaia NikolozGEO23155.00.0224339.0
2733Sakhayi MostafaIRI22315.00.0219141.0
2823Veisi BardiaIRI23164.50.0240141.0
2914Pour Agha Bala AmirrezaIRI24204.50.0239346.0
3026Hosseinipour MehdiIRI22764.50.0229840.0
3125Atakhan AbtinIRI22984.50.0225141.5
3255Ramezani MahanIRI20804.50.0225138.0
3353Mohandesi ShahinIRI20944.50.0218836.0
3435Mozaffari AlirezaIRI22244.50.0217237.0
3556Mardani AlirezaIRI20714.50.0211830.0
3627Jahedi ManiIRI22694.50.0206335.5
3769Moradi SajadIRI19144.50.0199631.0
3861Ghesmati AryanIRI20054.00.0228442.0
3921Omidi AryaIRI23234.00.0225739.5
402Bogdanovich StanislavUKR26164.00.0224641.5
70 players

13) 9th Brno Open 2019

The 9th Brno Open took place 3rd to 9th November 2019. Dmitrij Skurikhin edged out Alexander Chudinovskikh and Tymon Ochedzan on tie-break after all scored 5.5/7. Games from the final rounds not yet available.

9th Brno Open 2019 Brno CZE Sun 3rd Nov 2019 - Sat 9th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Skurikhin DmitrijFMRUS22955.529.533.525.50
27Chudinovskikh Alexander MIMRUS21495.529.532.524.75
314Ochedzan TymonCMPOL20615.526.028.521.75
46Baklanova TatianaWIMUKR21735.028.532.521.50
512Meszaros LudekCZE20705.027.530.020.50
611Jires JiriCZE20775.025.529.020.25
78Bullen AlexCMWLS21085.025.028.020.00
824Pokladnik MartinCZE19345.024.026.015.50
94Hofirek BenediktCZE22694.529.032.519.25
1017Kalinowska ZuzannaWFMPOL19984.527.028.516.00
119Denisenko DenisRUS20914.526.529.517.25
1220Vesely JaromirCZE19524.526.028.016.00
1336Nezval FilipCZE17714.525.528.015.00
141Piscopo PierluigiIMITA23984.523.526.015.25
1555Sharon RafaelIND15404.522.524.515.00
1629Balaz FrantisekCZE18434.521.022.512.00
173Chkhaidze NikolozFMGEO22874.030.534.518.50
1818Zabolotny VolodymyrUKR19744.026.528.012.75
1910Kovalenko Vladimir N.UKR20794.025.027.014.00
2016Tesar JanCZE20294.024.527.514.75
2119Filippskikh OleksiiUKR19664.024.527.012.75
2225Glozar PetrCZE19084.024.026.011.75
2332Belov AlexanderRUS18284.023.526.012.50
2431Skurihin RomanRUS18304.023.025.011.50
2545Smietanska WiktoriaCMPOL16414.022.524.512.25
2640Kochev IgorRUS16964.019.520.58.75
2728Aird IanSCO18533.526.028.512.50
285Koutny PetrCZE22173.526.028.512.50
2915Ahlers KnutGER20373.526.028.012.00
3027Marsa AlexandrCZE18733.525.526.510.00
3137Pokotaiev VladyslavUKR17663.525.027.011.75
3226Myronenko NatalyaWCMUKR18783.524.527.512.50
3323Chmelicek BronislavCZE19353.524.026.013.00
3438Aayush BhattacherjeeIND17653.524.025.59.25
3522Bacak Petr Ml.CZE19383.523.025.59.75
3634Spodny JosefFMCZE18213.523.024.510.50
3767Belov FilippRUS13563.522.524.510.75
3862Ochedzan FilipPOL14353.522.025.011.75
3935Musienko OlexiyUKR18103.522.023.07.00
4033Groiss WernerAUT18233.521.524.09.75
70 players

14) Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 2019

Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup takes place 25th September to some time in December. The first round is coming to an end.

Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup chess24.com INT Wed 25th Sep 2019 - Fri 20th Dec 2019
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2876 1503014
2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM USA 2763 3503240
3 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof GM POL 2734 1170546
4 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2729 4102142
5 Navara, David GM CZE 2717 309095
6 Firouzja, Alireza GM IRI 2702 12573981
7 Amin, Bassem GM EGY 2699 10601457
8 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2694 2205530
9 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2691 1710400
10 Jones, Gawain C B GM ENG 2688 409561
11 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2685 2000024
12 Kovalenko, Igor GM LAT 2674 14117908
13 Anton Guijarro, David GM ESP 2674 2285525
14 Cori, Jorge GM PER 2671 3802272
15 Bacrot, Etienne GM FRA 2671 605506
16 Robson, Ray GM USA 2670 2023970
17 Cheparinov, Ivan GM GEO 2670 2905540
18 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2667 14508150
19 Nyzhnyk, Illya GM UKR 2665 14118084
20 Maghsoodloo, Parham GM IRI 2664 12539929
21 Eljanov, Pavel GM UKR 2663 14102951
22 Sjugirov, Sanan GM RUS 2662 4189302
23 Dreev, Aleksey GM RUS 2662 4100107
24 Guseinov, Gadir GM AZE 2660 13401378
25 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar GM IND 2658 5002150
26 Lagarde, Maxime GM FRA 2657 662399
27 Oparin, Grigoriy GM RUS 2654 24125890
28 Movsesian, Sergei GM ARM 2654 310204
29 Melkumyan, Hrant GM ARM 2650 13302485
30 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2648 2021285
31 Mamedov, Rauf GM AZE 2645 13401653
32 Gustafsson, Jan GM GER 2645 4625498
33 Chigaev, Maksim GM RUS 2644 4108116
34 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM CUB 2644 3503739
35 Bluebaum, Matthias GM GER 2643 24651516
36 Edouard, Romain GM FRA 2641 633429
37 Bok, Benjamin GM NED 2640 1017063
38 Moiseenko, Alexander GM UKR 2635 14102560
39 Hammer, Jon Ludvig GM NOR 2635 1503707
40 Bartel, Mateusz GM POL 2635 1112635
41 Mareco, Sandro GM ARG 2634 112275
42 Fressinet, Laurent GM FRA 2633 608742
43 Abasov, Nijat GM AZE 2632 13402960
44 Donchenko, Alexander GM GER 2631 24603295
45 Tari, Aryan GM NOR 2630 1510045
46 Jumabayev, Rinat GM KAZ 2630 13702661
47 Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo GM VEN 2629 3901211
48 Bachmann, Axel GM PAR 2629 3700488
49 Meier, Georg GM GER 2628 4675789
50 Akobian, Varuzhan GM USA 2625 13300580
51 Sethuraman, S.P. GM IND 2624 5021596
52 Huschenbeth, Niclas GM GER 2624 24604747
53 Gajewski, Grzegorz GM POL 2619 1116207
54 Banusz, Tamas GM HUN 2619 722413
55 Nielsen, Peter Heine GM DEN 2617 1400355
56 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky GM USA 2615 3504409
57 Delgado Ramirez, Neuris GM PAR 2615 3503631
58 Narayanan, S.L. GM IND 2611 5058422
59 Galkin, Alexander GM RUS 2611 4120426
60 Nihal, Sarin GM IND 2610 25092340
61 Gupta, Abhijeet GM IND 2609 5010608
62 Moussard, Jules GM FRA 2608 642908
63 Grigoryan, Karen H. GM ARM 2608 13301004
64 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek GM UZB 2608 14204118
65 Flores, Diego GM ARG 2606 108049
66 Gozzoli, Yannick GM FRA 2604 616915
67 Pantsulaia, Levan GM GEO 2603 13602071
68 Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo GM PER 2602 3805662
69 Vaibhav, Suri GM IND 2597 5045185
70 Salgado Lopez, Ivan GM ESP 2594 2257327
71 Oleksiyenko, Mykhaylo GM UKR 2594 4152417
72 Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal GM CHI 2594 3409350
73 Pichot, Alan GM ARG 2590 110973
74 Ramirez, Alejandro GM USA 2589 6500617
75 Shimanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2587 4198603
76 Quesada Perez, Yasser GM CUB 2582 3509362
77 Gordievsky, Dmitry GM RUS 2579 24112798
78 Michalik, Peter GM CZE 2578 14907526
79 Cordova, Emilio GM PER 2571 3801497
80 Neiksans, Arturs GM LAT 2570 11601388
81 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas GM KAZ 2569 13700316
82 Idani, Pouya GM IRI 2568 12510130
83 Praggnanandhaa, R GM IND 2567 25059530
84 Perunovic, Milos GM SRB 2564 921629
85 Perez Ponsa, Federico GM ARG 2564 117927
86 Santos Ruiz, Miguel GM ESP 2560 22291482
87 Felgaer, Ruben GM ARG 2560 107069
88 Cornette, Matthieu GM FRA 2558 620084
89 Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian GM NOR 2558 1512668
90 Cruz, Cristhian GM PER 2557 3801969
91 Alonso Rosell, Alvar GM ESP 2548 2270544
92 Maze, Sebastien GM FRA 2547 613762
93 Theodorou, Nikolas IM GRE 2541 4262875
94 Bellahcene, Bilel GM ALG 2540 696358
95 Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos GM ESP 2538 2226332
96 Van Foreest, Lucas GM NED 2531 1039792
97 Cuenca Jimenez, Jose Fernando GM ESP 2523 2255570
98 Narciso Dublan, Marc GM ESP 2517 2201500
99 Terry, Renato IM PER 2514 3803457
100 Chandra, Akshat GM USA 2513 25006711
101 Tang, Andrew GM USA 2507 2059630
102 Salinas Herrera, Pablo IM CHI 2507 3407128
103 Demuth, Adrien GM FRA 2498 642274
104 Livaic, Leon IM CRO 2495 14531534
105 Henderson de La Fuente, Lance IM ESP 2494 32096585
106 Zaragatski, Ilja GM GER 2489 4655192
107 Garriga Cazorla, Pere IM ESP 2484 32011601
108 Kantans, Toms GM LAT 2484 11602945
109 Hauge, Lars Oskar IM NOR 2483 1509276
110 Gascon Del Nogal, Jose Rafael GM VEN 2481 3902463
111 Larino Nieto, David GM ESP 2473 2256444
112 Aagaard, Jacob GM SCO 2473 1401815
113 Alsina Leal, Daniel GM ESP 2467 2252627
114 Vasquez Schroeder, Rodrigo GM CHI 2465 3400042
115 Tejedor Fuente, Enrique FM ESP 2453 2299100
116 Gokerkan, Cem Kaan IM TUR 2452 6336760
117 Bartholomew, John IM USA 2446 2019353
118 Suarez Garcia, Carlos IM ESP 2445 22230858
119 Dardha, Daniel FM BEL 2433 240990
120 Maurizzi, Marc Andria FM FRA 2415 36083534
121 Buksa, Nataliya IM UKR 2410 14123622
122 Guichard, Pauline IM FRA 2407 639370
123 Skripchenko, Almira IM FRA 2403 13900145
124 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina IM ESP 2395 2219026
125 Martinez Martin, David IM ESP 2388 2209748
126 Mihajlov, Sebastian IM NOR 2387 1512110
127 Ordaz Valdes, Lisandra Teresa IM CUB 2384 3506940
128 Rosen, Eric IM USA 2353 2032562

15) Chess Max Academy 1st Fall GM Invitational 2019

The Chess Max Academy 1st Fall GM Invitational took place 2nd to 8th November 2019. Brandon Jacobson won with 6.5/9. I couldn't find any games.

1st Max Academy Fall GM New York USA Sat 2nd Nov 2019 - Fri 8th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Jacobson BrandonIMUSA24526.50.0426.50
28Niemann Hans MokeIMUSA24365.50.5423.25
33Paragua MarkGMPHI24965.50.5224.00
410Balakrishnan PraveenIMUSA24694.51.0318.50
57Yudasin LeonidGMISR25074.51.0119.25
64Mishra AbhimanyuCMUSA23964.51.0020.25
75Lapshun YuryIMUSA23814.00.0116.50
82Barbosa OliverGMPHI25323.51.0114.25
99Korley KassaIMDEN24473.50.0217.00
101Mandizha FaraiIMZIM23833.00.0112.50
10 players

16) First Saturday November 2019

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

FSGM November 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Nov 2019 - Tue 12th Nov 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
16Tran Tuan MinhVIE25096.525.750.0
28Aczel GergelyHUN25155.518.750.0
310Harutjunyan GevorgARM24234.516.000.0
41Akash GIND24564.014.500.0
52Nguyen Van HuyVIE24684.014.000.5
3Erenberg ArielISR24824.014.000.5
79Karacsonyi GellertHUN23024.013.500.0
85Hujbert FlorianHUN24203.511.500.0
97Shome ShivIND22633.09.250.0
104Kargin ArsenyRUS24191.03.750.0
10 players
FSGM November 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Nov 2019 - Tue 12th Nov 2019. Category: 8. Ave: (2426)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Tran, Tuan Minh GM VIE 2509 # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6 2718
2 Aczel, Gergely GM HUN 2515 = # 0 = = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2550
3 Harutjunyan, Gevorg GM ARM 2423 0 1 # 1 = 0 = = 1 4.5 2470
4 Akash, G IM IND 2456 = = 0 # 0 1 1 0 1 4 2437
5 Erenberg, Ariel IM ISR 2482 0 = = 1 # = 0 = 1 4 2439
6 Karacsonyi, Gellert FM HUN 2302 0 0 1 = # 1 0 1 = 4 2437
7 Hujbert, Florian IM HUN 2420 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 1 = 3.5 2384
8 Nguyen, Van Huy IM VIE 2468 = 0 = 1 0 # = 1 3.5 2395
9 Shome, Shiv IND 2263 0 0 = 1 0 0 = # 1 3 2352
10 Kargin, Arseny IM RUS 2419 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1 2094
FSIM November 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Nov 2019 - Tue 12th Nov 2019
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
17Ilincic ZlatkoSRB23986.522.000.0
22Nguyen Van ThanhVIE23705.519.500.0
33Ongut Tamas GunesHUN21645.517.500.0
410Martic ZlatkoCRO23085.015.250.0
59Velarde Ramirez Hiram De JesusMEX22094.515.500.0
65Geher KoppanyHUN22764.513.500.0
78Nemeth ZoltanHUN22533.511.000.0
84Sernecki FranciszekPOL22852.58.250.0
96Gaal ZsokaHUN20742.56.000.0
101Levay SorinROU21700.016.000.0
10 players
FSIM November 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Nov 2019 - Tue 12th Nov 2019. Category: 1. Ave: (2260)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts TPR
1 Ilincic, Zlatko GM SRB 2398 # = 1 1 = = 1 1 5.5 2484
2 Nguyen, Van Thanh IM VIE 2370 = # = = = 1 = 1 4.5 2347
3 Velarde Ramirez, Hiram de Jesus CM MEX 2209 0 = # 1 0 1 0 1 1 4.5 2309
4 Ongut, Tamas Gunes FM HUN 2164 = 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 4.5 2356
5 Martic, Zlatko IM CRO 2308 0 = 1 0 # 1 = 1 4 2300
6 Geher, Koppany HUN 2276 = 0 0 = # 1 1 = 3.5 2250
7 Nemeth, Zoltan IM HUN 2253 = 1 0 0 0 # 1 0 2.5 2143
8 Sernecki, Franciszek POL 2285 0 = 0 = = 0 0 # 1.5 2053
9 Gaal, Zsoka WFM HUN 2074 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 2053
FSFM November 2019 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Nov 2019 - Tue 12th Nov 2019
Leading Round 9 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
11Szurkos AndrasHUN16758.031.000.0
24Szoukup IstvanHUN14745.515.750.0
35Monduk LaszloHUN14944.515.500.0
42Alotaibi KhaledKUW14404.514.500.0
53Alasad TareqKUW13412.512.250.0
66Liptak IstvanHUN15422.09.000.0
6 players

17) Hampshire Open 2019

The Hampshire Open took place 1st to 3rd November 2019. Cliff Chandler won with 5/6. My thanks to Arthur Brameld for his help.

Hampshire Open 2019 Fareham ENG Fri 1st Nov 2019 - Sun 3rd Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Chandler, Cliff RENG22815
2Chapman, MattENG19374
2Lukosius, RolandasLTU21154
4Kuzhelev, TimurRUS17163.5
4Pye, David EENG20573.5
6Aubury, BenjaminENG17083
6Heath, David RENG16613
6Wilson, JaimieENG20973
9Marsh, Roger D WENG19372.5
9Williams, RobinENG2.5
11Gregory, Keith D FENG19412
11Northcott, PaulENG2
13Mellor, JessicaENG16051.5
14Gill, OliverENG21091
14 players

18) Sant Andreu Grup Centenari 2019

The Sant Andreu Grup Centenari IM tournament takes place over many weeks 14th September to 23rd November 2019.

Sant Andreu Centenari IM Barcelona ESP Sat 14th Sep 2019 - Sat 23rd Nov 2019
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Dominguez Pons EricFM23905.00.0413.50
26Ortega Serra MarcMK22975.00.0315.50
38Cruz FilemonIM23204.50.0216.25
49Valenzuela Gomez FernandoIM23664.00.0114.50
55Cervello Tost FerranFM23833.50.0210.25
61Ramirez Garcia Jorge AlbertoFM23123.00.0110.00
72Barbero Sendic AlejandroFM23462.50.018.25
810Sama Salinas HectorFM22902.50.016.75
93Cruz JonathanIM24092.50.008.75
7Fernandez Diaz CristianFM23562.50.008.75
10 players

19) World Youth U16 Olympiad 2019

The World Youth U16 Olympiad took place 28th October to 6th November 2019. Azerbaijan won.

World Youth U16 Olympiad Corum TUR Mon 28th Oct 2019 - Wed 6th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11AZERBAIJANAZE970216235.023.0
26UZBEKISTANUZB971115230.522.0
315BELARUSBLR972014234.024.0
49KAZAKHSTANKAZ951313240.022.0
511ISRAELISR952212200.022.5
63UKRAINEUKR952212198.020.5
719INDIAIND963012172.522.0
825MONGOLIAMGL952212166.520.0
95GREECEGRE942311206.521.5
102RUSSIARUS942311196.023.5
1116CHINACHN953111191.023.0
127ARMENIAARM942311178.021.5
1323LITHUANIALTU953111165.521.0
1410TURKEY - WHITETUR943210193.021.5
1518COLOMBIACOL954010183.020.5
1617BULGARIABUL943210171.019.5
1722CZECH REPUBLICCZE954010169.023.5
184TURKEY - REDTUR932410159.518.5
1914HUNGARYHUN943210151.021.0
2013CANADACAN943210149.520.0
2121SLOVAKIASVK943210145.520.5
228SERBIASRB943210142.517.5
2326TURKMENISTANTKM93339140.017.0
2424MOLDOVAMDA94419137.019.5
2532TURKEY - TURQUAZTUR94419131.516.0
2642KAZAKHSTAN - KARAGANDAKAZ94419111.519.5
2728MONTENEGROMNE94419109.014.5
2812UNITED STATES OF AMERICAUSA94508149.017.5
2933AZERBAIJAN-NAHCIVAN - AAZE93428126.018.5
3031MALAYSIA - AMAS93428119.016.0
3127ICELANDISL93428114.017.0
3220PORTUGALPOR93428110.516.5
3334HONG KONGHKG9342895.517.0
3429SLOVENIASLO92437129.017.5
3530NORTH MACEDONIAMKD93517126.017.5
3635IRAQIRQ9351791.513.5
3736TURKEY - GIRLSTUR9351790.015.0
3839MALAYSIA - BMAS9351784.016.0
3941KYRGYZSTANKGZ9351783.513.5
4045SOUTH AFRICA - BRSA9243777.514.0
48 players

20) 4NCL 2019-20

The 4NCL takes place 9th November 2019 to 10th May 2019. The Division 1 games were postponed until January due to a clash with the European Club Cup although none of the major 4NCL sides decided to compete.

21) TCh-CZE 2019-20

The Czech Extraliga takes place 12th October 2019 to 19th April 2020. The regional Zapad and Vychod sections started this weekend.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2019-20 Czech Republic CZE Sat 12th Oct 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky sachovy klub*6612.54.5
2Moravska Slavia Brno*56611.04.0
3SK Zikuda Turnov*610.02.5
4Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem*569.53.0
5Siesta Solution Unichess3*38.52.0
GASCO Pardubice*338.52.0
7SK Dopravni podnik Praha2*37.52.0
8Slavia Kromeriz5*37.51.0
9BSS Frydek-Mistek*06.01.0
10SK Slavoj Poruba2*05.50.5
11SK Duras BVK*05.00.0
12Labortech Ostrava3*04.51.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 12th Oct 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK OAZA Praha*7612.55.5
2SK Zikuda Turnov B*6612.55.0
32222 SK Polabiny B*448.53.0
4SK DP Praha B - EA Hotels*310.03.0
5TJ Pankrac*38.02.0
6Bartos Unichess*38.01.5
7SK Mesta Lysa nad Labem*37.02.0
8SK Line*37.02.0
9TJ Neratovice4*428.02.5
10SK Sokol Vysehrad4*16.51.5
11TJ Spartak Vlasim2*05.51.5
12QCC Ceske Budejovice1*02.50.5
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 12th Oct 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1BSS Frydek-Mistek "B"*6611.54.5
2SK Slavoj Poruba "B"*610.03.0
3Slavoj Cesky Těsin*569.53.5
4Sachy Hosťalkova*448.52.5
5SK Stare Město*739.53.5
6TJ Ostrava*39.03.0
7TZ Třinec*538.52.0
8Moravska Slavia Brno "B"4*428.02.5
9SK Slavia Orlova24*16.01.5
10SK Gordic33*06.01.0
11Zbrojovka Vsetin*06.00.5
12Panda Rychnov n. K.1*03.50.5
12 players

22) Active Team Events

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

TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2019-20

The Norwegian Eliteserien takes place 1st November 2019 to 8th March 2019. There are various divisions below this. Magnus Carlsen turned out on Sunday for a team (Honefoss 1) that he has been working with and we have that game too. This wasn't a full Eliteserien program with a couple of matches being canceled due to the European Team Championship, they will take place in December.

TCh-NOR Elite 2019-20 Norway NOR Fri 1st Nov 2019 - Sun 8th Mar 2020
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtgMptsBpts
1Alta2239511
2SK 19112273410
3Asker229549.5
4Soss227228.5
5SK 96217127
6US235818
7Norstrand0
8Valerenga0
9Tromso0
10Bergens0
10 players
TCh-NOR Ostland Div 1 Norway NOR Fri 1st Nov 2019 - Sun 8th Mar 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamRtgMptsBpts
1Honefoss 1213647
2Drammen Tigers218037.5
3Baerum 1217737
4Offerspill 1236023
5Nordstrand 2218825.5
6Stjernen 1203825.5
7Valerenga 2189023.5
8Akademisk220123.5
9OSS andrelag202623
10SK 1911 2195403.5
11Sarpsborg188103
12Moss 1210703
12 players

29th TCh-SLO National 2019

The 29th Slovenian National Team Championship takes place 6th September to 22nd December 2019. I mixed up a regional competetion with this but this really is their main national league.

29th TCh-SLO National Slovenia SLO Fri 6th Sep 2019 - Sun 22nd Dec 2019
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SK Ljubljana*4613.022.0
2SD Radenska Pomgrad Murska Sobota*345512.015.0
3ZSK Maribor*34511.59.0
4SD KRKA Novo mesto3*44511.027.0
5SK Branik*44410.515.0
5SK Triglav Krsko32*38.525.0
7SD Ptuj22*29.522.0
8SK Impol Slovenska Bistrica22*06.520.0
9SS TZ Prevodi Dvojka½2*04.010.5
10SK Ig12½*03.513.0
10 players

TCh-FIN 2019-20

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 14th September 2019 to 15th March 2020.

TCh-FIN 2019-20 Finland FIN Sat 14th Sep 2019 - Sun 15th Mar 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1
1MatSK, Espoo48+20
2SK Ninja, Helsinki46+13
3SalSK, Salo46+10
4TammerSh, Tampere46+5
5TuTS, Turku46+2
6JyS, Jyvaskyla45+5
7VammSK, Sastamala45+4
8EtVaS, Vantaa43-1
9Aatos, Helsinki42-5
10MatSK II, Espoo41-15
11HSK, Helsinki40-17
12KymS, Kotka40-21
12 players

Belgian Interclubs 2019-20

The Belgian Interclubs take place 19th September 2019 to 29th March 2020. A correction to one of the games. It turns out there are two players called Mikhail Gurevich (although I have now used the different spelling used in the FIDE rating list for one of them).

TCh-BEL 2019-20 Belgium BEL Sun 29th Sep 2019 - Sun 29th Mar 2020
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1WIRTZFELD 1516
2ECHIQUIER MOSAN 1515
3KGSRL 1515
4CRELEL 1514.5
5WACHTEBEKE 1417
6KBSK 1412
7JEAN JAURES 1211
8FONTAINE 129.5
9KSK47-EYNATTEN 129
10KSK ROCHADE 128.5
11BORGERHOUT 109
12EUROPCHESS 107.5
12 players

TCh-SVK 2019-20

The Slovakian League takes place 19th October 2019 to 26th April 2020.

TCh-SVK 2019-20 Slovakia SVK Sat 19th Oct 2019 - Sun 26th Apr 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Slovan Bratislava*611.00
2TJ Inbest Dunajov*569.50
3Reinter Humenne*46410.00
4SK Dunajska Streda4*549.00
5SK Modra*310.00
6SKS Dubnica nad Vahom*39.00
7Liptovska sachova skola*38.02
8CVC Mladosť VIX Zilina*38.00
TJ Slavia UPJS Kosice3*538.00
10SK Prakovce3*06.50
11SK Aquamarin Podhajska23*05.00
12KSN Bratislava½*02.00
12 players

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2019-20

The Swedish Elitserien takes place 18th October to 29th March 2019.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 18th Oct 2019 - Sun 29th Mar 2020
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Lunds ASK3300618
2Stockholms SS3300614.5
3Växjo SK3300614
4SK Rockaden, Sthlm3210414
5Wasa SK3120212.5
6Limhamns SK3120212
7Vasteras SK3120210
8Burgsvik Alva SK312029.5
9Eksjo SK303008
10Farsta SK303007.5
10 players

TCh-AUT 2019-20

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 10th October 2019 to 21st March 2020.

TCh-AUT 2019-20 Austria AUT Thu 10th Oct 2019 - Sat 21st Mar 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Schachklub Sparkasse Jenbach*4817.50
2SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz*45615.00
3Spg. Sallegger Technologies Fürstenfeld/*44615.00
4SK Hohenems*245614.50
5SV Pillenkönig St. Veit2*613.50
6mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring*3513.50
7SC MPÖ Maria Saal24*43513.00
8Mayrhofen/SK Zell Zillertal32*312.00
9Schachklub Sparkasse Götzis13*39.00
10SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau2*08.50
11SK Bregenz 192022*07.00
12Union Ansfelden½1*05.50
12 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2019-20

The German Frauenbundesliga takes place 14th September 2019 to 2nd May 2020.

Frauenbundesliga 2019-20 Germany GER Sat 14th Sep 2019 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBptsTB1
1OSG Baden-Baden2 +4947
2SC Bad Koenigshofen 19572 +3346½
3Hamburger SK2 +433738
4Rodewischer Schachmiezen23 +43735
5SK Schwaebisch Hall2 +2737½
6SK Lehrte22 +238
7TuRa Harksheide2 +5236
8SV 1920 Hofheim22 +42634½
9Schachfreunde Deizisau2½ +4225
10SV Medizin Erfurt231 +1420
11Karlsruher SF 185322 +022½
12SV Weissblau Allianz Leipzig2½2 +016
12 players

TCh-CHN 2019

The Chinese Team Championship takes place 9th April to 7th December 2019.

TCh-CHN 2019 China CHN Tue 9th Apr 2019 - Sat 7th Dec 2019
Leading Round 15 (of 22) Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4b5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b9a9b10a10bTB1TB2TB3
1China Mobil Shanghai Chess Club**332442548.513.5
2Chongqing Sports lottery chess team2**1323442246.015.5
3Chengdu Beilei Youth Chess Club234**22321842.512.0
4Hangzhou Bank Team123**321839.58.5
5Shandong Jingzhi team2**1331537.59.5
6Guangdong Shenzhen Longgang Chess team334**133221536.57.0
7Beijing team124**2231437.58.5
8Zhejiang team½23**31435.58.5
9Zhihui Sports chess team of Tianjin122233**1335.57.5
10Chongqing Jiulongpo Yucai Chess team1½332½322**1131.05.5
11Jiangsu team122222323933.05.0
12Hangzhou Hongda team2½1321627.04.5
12 players

23) Forthcoming Events and Links

29th World Seniors 2019

84th ch-ESP 2019

ch-PAR 2019

Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz 2019

November Lviv Tradition 2019

ch-TUR 2019

Bundesliga 2019-20

58th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2019-20

British Rapidplay 2019

16th Vasylyshyn Memorial 2019

11th London Chess Classic 2019

Monaco Women's FIDE Grand Prix 2019

43rd Tenkes Cup 2019

Tel Aviv FIDE Grand Prix 2019

Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix 2019

Sunway Sitges Festival 2019

26th Zadar Open 2019

20th Litomysl Open 2019-20

46th Eastern Open 2019

49th Rilton Cup 2019-20

95th Caplin Hastings Congress 2019-20

25th Bosnjaci Open 2020

82nd Tata Steel 2020

19th Prague Open 2020

19th Marienbad Open 2020

Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020

2nd Prague International Chess Festival 2020

20th Liberec Open 2020

Lausanne Women's FIDE Grand Prix 2020

GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2020

Sardinia Women's FIDE Grand Prix 2020

49th Kronborg Chess Open 2019

5th ad Gredine Open 2020

53rd Biel Chess Festival 2020

43rd Eastman Open 2020

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