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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1315 20th January 2020 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 82nd Tata Steel 2020
3) World Chess Championship Women 2020
4) Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020
5) 12th Chennai Open 2020
6) 127th New Zealand Congress 2020
7) 19th Marienbad Open 2020
8) CCCSA Winter Invitational 2020
9) Lozovatsky Memorial 2020
10) Orsha International Chess 2020
11) Third Saturday IM 125 2020
12) ch-IRI 2020
13) Reykjavik Chess Congress 2020
14) 2nd Binhai Cup 2020
15) 80th ch-ARM 2020
16) 10th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2020
17) 18th Delhi Open 2020
18) 20th Raciborz Open 2020
19) 24th 4NCL Congress 2020
20) 3rd Cristina Foisor Rapid and Blitz 2020
21) ITT 114th Aniversario del Club Argentino IM 2020
22) Lipetsk Rapid Winter Cup 2020
23) 19th Prague Open 2020
24) 45th Seville Open 2020
25) Xtracon Invite Chess 2020
26) 86th ch-BRA 2020
27) 59th ch-BRA Women 2020
28) Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 2019
29) 35th European Club Cup 2019
30) 46th Eastern Open 2019
31) 58th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2019-20
32) TCh-ISR 2020
33) Belgian Interclubs 2019-20
34) TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2019-20
35) TCh-SVK 2019-20
36) Active Team Events
37) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
82nd Tata Steel 202090 games
World Chess Championship Women 20204 games
12th Chennai Open 202079 games
127th New Zealand Congress 2020132 games
19th Marienbad Open 202028 games
CCCSA Winter Invitational 202069 games
Lozovatsky Memorial 202025 games
Orsha International Chess 202040 games
Third Saturday IM 125 202020 games
ch-IRI 202024 games
Reykjavik Chess Congress 202011 games
2nd Binhai Cup 2020334 games
80th ch-ARM 202070 games
10th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 202020 games
18th Delhi Open 2020293 games
20th Raciborz Open 202054 games
3rd Cristina Foisor Rapid and Blitz 2020129 games
ITT 114th Aniversario del Club Argentino IM 202019 games
Lipetsk Rapid Winter Cup 2020110 games
19th Prague Open 202064 games
45th Seville Open 2020102 games
Xtracon Invite Chess 2020 40 games
86th ch-BRA 202031 games
59th ch-BRA Women 20208 games
Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup 201930 games
35th European Club Cup 2019187 games
46th Eastern Open 2019114 games
58th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2019-2012 games
TCh-ISR 202036 games
Belgian Interclubs 2019-2048 games
TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2019-2090 games
TCh-SVK 2019-2096 games
2409 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Assi Philosoph, Michiel Abeln, Bogdan Obrochta, Rainer Polzin, Tom Beckman, Hugh Brodie and everyone else who helped both with this issue.

With five rounds to go Fabiano Caruana and 16 year old Alireza Firouzja share the lead in the Tata Steel Masters on 5.5/8 with 5 rounds to go. Wesley So and Jorden Van Foreest are half a point further back, Magnus Carlsen (who plays Firouzja with black next) and Jan-Krzysztof Duda are a further half point behind. The winner will no doubt come from these players. The Gibraltar Masters start tomorrow. The Women's World Championship has seen three consecutive decisive games with Ju Wenjun answering a loss with two consecutive wins against Aleksandra Goryachkina, two games of the 12 left.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 82nd Tata Steel 2020

The 82nd Tata Steel Chess tournament takes place in Wijk aan Zee 11th to 26th January 2020. The event starts at 12:30pm GMT each day except for the away day in Eindhoven on January 16th (13:00GMT) and the final round at 11am GMT. World Champion Magnus Carlsen is the top seed in the Masters Group ahead of his last challenger Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Viswanathan Anand and a generally very young and ambitious field.

82nd Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 10th Jan 2020 - Sun 26th Jan 2020. Category: 20. Ave: (2741)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2822 # = = = 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2882
2 Firouzja, Alireza GM FID 2723 # 0 = = 1 1 1 = 1 5.5 2862
3 So, Wesley GM USA 2765 = 1 # = = = 1 = = 5 2830
4 Van Foreest, Jorden GM NED 2644 = = # = 1 = 0 1 1 5 2850
5 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof GM POL 2758 = = # = = = = 1 = 4.5 2768
6 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2872 = = # = = = = 1 = 4.5 2776
7 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2683 0 = 0 = = # 1 = 1 4 2746
8 Giri, Anish GM NED 2768 = 0 = = # = = = 1 4 2759
9 Artemiev, Vladislav GM RUS 2731 0 = = 0 = # = 1 1 4 2733
10 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2758 0 0 = = = = # 1 = 3.5 2712
11 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2712 = 0 1 = = 0 # = 0 3 2652
12 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2747 = 0 = 0 = 0 = # = 2.5 2606
13 Yu, Yangyi GM CHN 2726 0 = 0 0 = = = # = 2.5 2607
14 Kovalev, Vladislav GM BLR 2660 0 = = 0 0 0 1 = # 2.5 2592
Round 1. Sat 11th Jan 2020
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 25 A22 English opening
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 52 B31 Sicilian
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Yu, Yangyi 75 B40 Sicilian defence
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 33 D94 Gruenfeld
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 31 B12 Caro-Kann
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 58 B59 Sicilian
Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 Kovalev, Vladislav 36 C92 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Sun 12th Jan 2020
Yu, Yangyi 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 31 B90 Sicilian
Artemiev, Vladislav 1-0 Vitiugov, Nikita 50 A06 Reti opening
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Kovalev, Vladislav 39 A19 English
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Firouzja, Alireza 39 D20 QGA
Xiong, Jeffery 1-0 Van Foreest, Jorden 36 B52 Sicilian
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 63 E32 Nimzo-Indian
So, Wesley 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 26 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 3. Mon 13th Jan 2020
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 56 D41 QGD
Kovalev, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 32 B51 Sicilian
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 21 C65 Ruy Lopez
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 39 C83 Ruy Lopez
Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 Artemiev, Vladislav 57 B12 Caro-Kann
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Dubov, Daniil 47 B30 Sicilian defence
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Yu, Yangyi 48 C43 Petrov
Round 4. Tue 14th Jan 2020
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 45 C58 Two knights defence
Yu, Yangyi 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 32 D38 QGD
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 23 E04 Catalan
So, Wesley 1-0 Firouzja, Alireza 47 D27 QGA
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 36 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 30 D02 Queen's bishop game
Artemiev, Vladislav 1-0 Kovalev, Vladislav 44 E20 Nimzo-Indian defence
Round 5. Thu 16th Jan 2020
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 47 B31 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 35 A20 English opening
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Xiong, Jeffery 43 C19 French
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Yu, Yangyi 24 D02 Queen's pawn game
Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 Giri, Anish 51 D31 QGD
Kovalev, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 21 C67 Ruy Lopez
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 52 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 6. Fri 17th Jan 2020
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 28 D37 QGD
Giri, Anish 1-0 Kovalev, Vladislav 51 C53 Giuoco Piano
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 34 C48 Four knights
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 34 E04 Catalan
Yu, Yangyi 1/2-1/2 Firouzja, Alireza 36 B90 Sicilian
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Artemiev, Vladislav 33 B12 Caro-Kann
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 39 C53 Giuoco Piano
Round 7. Sat 18th Jan 2020
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 54 B31 Sicilian
Vitiugov, Nikita 0-1 Van Foreest, Jorden 62 C11 French
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Dubov, Daniil 79 B31 Sicilian
Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 Xiong, Jeffery 68 C65 Ruy Lopez
Artemiev, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 41 A06 Reti opening
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 27 C89 Ruy Lopez
Kovalev, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 Yu, Yangyi 33 C84 Ruy Lopez
Round 8. Sun 19th Jan 2020
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Vitiugov, Nikita 30 C84 Ruy Lopez
Xiong, Jeffery 0-1 Kovalev, Vladislav 78 A42 Modern defence
Yu, Yangyi 0-1 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 68 B35 Sicilian
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 15 D38 QGD
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Firouzja, Alireza 36 B90 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 61 D38 QGD
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 39 D52 QGD
82nd Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 10th Jan 2020 - Sun 26th Jan 2020. Category: 15. Ave: (2602)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Eljanov, Pavel GM UKR 2650 # = = = = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2733
2 Anton Guijarro, David GM ESP 2694 # = = = = 1 = 1 = 5 2693
3 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar GM IND 2636 = # = = = = = 1 1 5 2685
4 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2606 = = # = = = 1 1 = 5 2682
5 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2673 = # 0 = 1 = = 1 1 5 2683
6 Mamedov, Rauf GM AZE 2659 = = = 1 # 0 = = 1 4.5 2650
7 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek GM UZB 2635 = = = = = # 0 1 = 4 2624
8 Van Foreest, Lucas GM NED 2523 = = = 0 # = = 1 = 4 2612
9 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2585 0 = = 1 1 = # 0 = 4 2600
10 Keymer, Vincent IM GER 2527 0 = 0 = 1 # = 1 = 4 2589
11 Nihal, Sarin GM IND 2618 = 0 = = 0 # = 1 1 4 2600
12 Smirnov, Anton GM AUS 2604 0 0 = = = = = # = 3 2507
13 Saduakassova, Dinara IM KAZ 2519 = 0 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1.5 2374
14 Warmerdam, Max IM NED 2498 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = # 1.5 2371
Round 1. Sat 11th Jan 2020
Saduakassova, Dinara 1/2-1/2 Mamedov, Rauf 28 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Anton Guijarro, David 1/2-1/2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 74 A15 English opening
Smeets, Jan 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Lucas 52 C45 Scotch
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1-0 Warmerdam, Max 41 B90 Sicilian
L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 Smirnov, Anton 47 D11 QGD Slav
Keymer, Vincent 0-1 Eljanov, Pavel 69 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Nihal, Sarin 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 103 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Round 2. Sun 12th Jan 2020
Warmerdam, Max 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 66 C88 Ruy Lopez
Smirnov, Anton 1/2-1/2 Keymer, Vincent 38 B90 Sicilian
Saduakassova, Dinara 1/2-1/2 Anton Guijarro, David 28 A85 Dutch with c4 & Nc3
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 0-1 Smeets, Jan 41 C42 Petrov
Eljanov, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Nihal, Sarin 54 B47 Sicilian
Mamedov, Rauf 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 51 C58 Two knights defence
Van Foreest, Lucas 1/2-1/2 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 33 B47 Sicilian
Round 3. Mon 13th Jan 2020
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1/2-1/2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 61 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Smeets, Jan 1/2-1/2 Saduakassova, Dinara 45 C80 Ruy Lopez
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Eljanov, Pavel 45 C65 Ruy Lopez
Nihal, Sarin 1/2-1/2 Smirnov, Anton 30 D10 QGD Slav defence
Keymer, Vincent 1/2-1/2 Warmerdam, Max 45 A15 English opening
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Lucas 38 C67 Ruy Lopez
Anton Guijarro, David 1/2-1/2 Mamedov, Rauf 32 D19 QGD Slav
Round 4. Tue 14th Jan 2020
Van Foreest, Lucas 1/2-1/2 Keymer, Vincent 58 B10 Caro-Kann
Warmerdam, Max 0-1 Nihal, Sarin 38 B12 Caro-Kann
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 104 C92 Ruy Lopez
Mamedov, Rauf 1/2-1/2 Eljanov, Pavel 64 C53 Giuoco Piano
Saduakassova, Dinara 0-1 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 26 E04 Catalan
Anton Guijarro, David 1-0 Smeets, Jan 59 C42 Petrov
Smirnov, Anton 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 36 B90 Sicilian
Round 5. Thu 16th Jan 2020
Eljanov, Pavel 1-0 Smirnov, Anton 38 D11 QGD Slav
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1/2-1/2 Anton Guijarro, David 40 C80 Ruy Lopez
Nihal, Sarin 0-1 Van Foreest, Lucas 52 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Grandelius, Nils 1-0 Warmerdam, Max 55 A07 Reti
Smeets, Jan 1-0 Mamedov, Rauf 39 B31 Sicilian
Keymer, Vincent 0-1 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 36 D37 QGD
L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 Saduakassova, Dinara 53 E25 Nimzo-Indian
Round 6. Fri 17th Jan 2020
Smeets, Jan 1/2-1/2 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 69 B51 Sicilian
Van Foreest, Lucas 0-1 Grandelius, Nils 43 B90 Sicilian
Mamedov, Rauf 1/2-1/2 Smirnov, Anton 49 C02 French
Warmerdam, Max 0-1 Eljanov, Pavel 22 B12 Caro-Kann
Saduakassova, Dinara 0-1 Keymer, Vincent 80 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1/2-1/2 Nihal, Sarin 55 C88 Ruy Lopez
Anton Guijarro, David 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 40 A13 English
Round 7. Sat 18th Jan 2020
Nihal, Sarin 1-0 Saduakassova, Dinara 47 E46 Nimzo-Indian
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 49 D12 QGD Slav
Keymer, Vincent 1/2-1/2 Anton Guijarro, David 32 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Eljanov, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Lucas 33 E06 Catalan
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 52 E06 Catalan
Smirnov, Anton 1/2-1/2 Warmerdam, Max 33 D38 QGD
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1/2-1/2 Mamedov, Rauf 41 B35 Sicilian
Round 8. Sun 19th Jan 2020
Van Foreest, Lucas 1/2-1/2 Smirnov, Anton 24 E10 Queen's pawn game
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1/2-1/2 Eljanov, Pavel 51 C67 Ruy Lopez
Mamedov, Rauf 1-0 Warmerdam, Max 47 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 49 D35 QGD
Anton Guijarro, David 1-0 Nihal, Sarin 65 A11 English
Saduakassova, Dinara 0-1 Grandelius, Nils 56 D71 Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd
Smeets, Jan 0-1 Keymer, Vincent 47 B54 Sicilian
82nd Tata Steel Qualifier Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 10th Jan 2020 - Sun 26th Jan 2020. Category: 7. Ave: (2409)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Zwirs, Nico IM NED 2418 # 1 = = 1 3 2571
2 Vogel, Roven IM GER 2465 # 0 1 1 1 3 2578
3 Van Dael, Siem FM NED 2252 0 1 # = 1 2.5 2560
4 Suleymanli, Aydin IM AZE 2473 = # = 1 = 2.5 2541
5 Beerdsen, Thomas IM NED 2495 0 = = # 1 2 2413
6 Pijpers, Arthur IM NED 2480 0 0 # 1 1 2 2360
7 Akash, G IM IND 2461 = 0 0 # 1 1.5 2341
8 Beukema, Stefan IM BEL 2389 = 0 # 0 1 1.5 2316
9 De Boer, Eelke FM NED 2324 0 0 1 # 0 1 2212
10 Slingerland, Fred IM NED 2333 0 0 0 1 # 1 2217

3) World Chess Championship Women 2020

The FIDE Women's World Chess Championship Match between defending champion Wenjun Ju and Aleksandra Goryachkina takes place over 12 games in Shanghai and Vladivostok 4th to 25th January 2020. Play starts at 15:30 local time which translates to 07:30 GMT for the Chinese half of the match and 05:30 GMT for the Russian part.

WCh Shanghai Vladivostok
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 97 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 40 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun ½-½ 85 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 63 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun 1-0 51 A18 English Opening
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 105 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra ½-½ 67 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun 1-0 45 D35 QGD Exchange
Ju, Wenjun - Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 62 A06 Zukertort Opening
Goryachkina, Aleksandra - Ju, Wenjun 0-1 62 D35 QGD Exchange

WCh Shanghai Vladivostok (CHN RUS), 05-26 i 2020
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total Perf
Ju, Wenjun g CHN 2584 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 . . 2614
Goryachkina, Aleksandra g RUS 2578 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 0 . . 2548

4) Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020

The Gibraltar Chess Festival takes place 19th to 30th January 2020. The Masters event starts on Tuesday.

Gibraltar Masters 2020 Caleta ENG Sun 19th Jan 2020 - Thu 30th Jan 2020
Leading Round (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Mamedyarov ShakhriyarAZE27700.00
22Vachier-Lagrave MaximeFRA27700.00
33Wang HaoCHN27580.00
44Topalov VeselinBUL27380.00
55Navara DavidCZE27170.00
66Le Quang LiemVIE27130.00
77Alekseenko KirillRUS27040.00
88Ivanchuk VassilyUKR26980.00
99Matlakov MaximRUS26980.00
1010Adams MichaelENG26940.00
1111Cheparinov IvanGEO26860.00
1212Jones Gawain C BENG26790.00
1313Maghsoodloo ParhamIRI26740.00
1414Saric IvanCRO26550.00
1515Adhiban B.IND26540.00
1616Esipenko AndreyRUS26540.00
1717Lagarde MaximeFRA26510.00
1818Sasikiran KrishnanIND26480.00
1919Donchenko AlexanderGER26470.00
2020Tabatabaei M.AminIRI26380.00
2121Narayanan.S.LIND26370.00
2222Paravyan DavidRUS26290.00
2323Deac Bogdan-DanielROU26260.00
2424Durarbayli VasifAZE26250.00
2525Vocaturo DanieleITA26220.00
2626Chigaev MaksimRUS26160.00
2727Kobalia MikhailRUS26090.00
2828Yilmaz MustafaTUR26070.00
2929Karthikeyan MuraliIND26060.00
3030Pichot AlanARG26060.00
3131Praggnanandhaa RIND26020.00
3232Basso Pier LuigiITA26000.00
3333Can EmreTUR26000.00
3434Moussard JulesFRA26000.00
3535Iturrizaga Bonelli EduardoVEN25970.00
3636Vaibhav SuriIND25930.00
3737Kryakvin DmitryRUS25920.00
3838Santos Ruiz MiguelESP25910.00
3939Tregubov Pavel V.RUS25880.00
4040Santos Latasa JaimeESP25860.00
241 players

5) 12th Chennai Open 2020

The 12th Chennai Open takes place 18th to 25th January 2020.

12th Chennai Open 2020 Chennai IND Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sat 25th Jan 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Bogdanovich StanislavUKR25624.00.011.09.0
229Das SayantanIND24244.00.010.59.0
32Martinez Alcantara Jose EduardoPER26064.00.010.58.5
430Khusenkhojaev MuhammadTJK24204.00.010.08.0
511Visakh N RIND25184.00.09.07.0
643Harshavardhan G BIND23434.00.08.57.0
717Karthik VenkataramanIND24793.50.011.59.5
85Goganov AlekseyRUS25833.50.011.09.0
91Ponkratov PavelRUS26223.50.010.59.0
1021Neverov ValeriyUKR24603.50.010.58.5
32Karthikeyan P.IND24163.50.010.58.5
65Lakshmi Narayanan M VIND21623.50.010.58.5
1355Pranav VIND22653.50.010.09.0
1412Yudin SergeiRUS25083.50.010.08.5
1560Jubin JimmyIND21933.50.010.08.5
1633Sundararajan KidambiIND24143.50.010.08.0
1720Taher Yoseph TheolifusINA24623.50.09.58.0
36Manik MikulasSVK23783.50.09.58.0
199David AlbertoITA25623.50.09.57.5
2050Srihari L RIND23023.50.09.08.0
67Priyanka KIND21243.50.09.08.0
2218Vishnu Prasanna. VIND24743.50.09.07.5
2326Neelotpal DasIND24363.50.09.07.0
2431Viani Antonio DcunhaIND24173.50.08.57.5
2574Mahindrakar IndrajeetIND20663.50.08.57.5
75Satkar ChiragIND20663.50.08.57.5
2739Ameir MohebEGY23633.50.07.56.0
286Mchedlishvili MikheilGEO25783.00.011.010.0
49Saravana Krishnan P.IND23133.00.011.010.0
3057Murali Krishnan B TIND22023.00.011.09.0
3141Nitin S.IND23473.00.011.09.0
3264Deshmukh AnupIND21633.00.010.09.0
3342Sidhant MohapatraIND23463.00.010.09.0
71Balkishan A.IND20793.00.010.09.0
73Ramakrishna J.IND20683.00.010.09.0
3610Fedorov AlexeiBLR25623.00.010.08.5
3716Vasquez Schroeder RodrigoCHI24873.00.010.08.0
3828Hesham AbdelrahmanEGY24293.00.010.08.0
47Saravanan V.IND23253.00.010.08.0
53Kunal M.IND22883.00.010.08.0
284 players

6) 127th New Zealand Congress 2020

The 127th New Zealand Congress takes place 14th to 24th January 2020.

127th ch-NZL Open 2020 Tauranga NZL Tue 14th Jan 2020 - Fri 24th Jan 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Fernandez, Daniel HowardGMENG24516.00.027.530.5
21Papin, VasilyGMRUS24815.50.029.532.0
35Johansen, Darryl KGMAUS23715.00.029.032.5
413Polishchuk, KirillNZL21515.00.029.032.0
54Hague, BenFMNZL23995.00.026.530.0
66Ker, Anthony FIMNZL23025.00.025.528.5
73Clarke, Brandon G IIMENG24384.50.027.530.0
89Van Riemsdijk, Herman C.IMBRA22604.50.025.026.5
97Dive, Russell JIMNZL22834.50.024.526.5
1010Sandler, LeonidIMAUS22264.50.022.524.0
118Gong, Daniel HanwenFMNZL22764.00.027.530.5
1211Garbett, Paul AIMNZL21854.00.027.028.0
1312Smith, Robert WFMNZL21604.00.024.527.5
1419Milligan, HelenCMNZL19404.00.024.026.5
1540Piwari, Dylan TamaNZL04.00.024.026.5
1614Reilly, TimFMAUS20984.00.022.525.5
1717Pinic, NoelNZL20544.00.022.525.0
1816Dowden, R AnthonyCMNZL20564.00.021.023.0
1918Fulo, Nunilon IIIPHI20174.00.019.021.0
2015Cilia Vincenti, DavidCMMLT20703.50.025.026.5
2124Vickers, JosiaNZL18783.50.019.521.5
2225Forster, WilliamCMNZL18643.50.019.021.0
2321Bennett, Hilton PCMNZL19133.50.019.020.0
2432Findlay, JohnNZL16813.00.024.527.0
2526Winter, RyanNZL18623.00.022.524.5
2633Ning, Isabelle YixuanNZL16623.00.020.522.0
2736Wang, Aaron ZiwenNZL16103.00.019.521.5
2834He, CalebNZL16263.00.019.021.0
2939Yu, JeffreyNZL14993.00.017.018.0
3022Lim, Benjamin UCMNZL18983.00.016.517.5
3138Park-Tamati, PhilliNZL15372.50.022.024.5
3220Metge, J NigelNZL19322.50.021.523.5
3323Yee, StanleyCMNZL18812.50.021.023.5
3427Sole, Michael DNZL18082.50.020.521.5
3535Qin, Oscar Shu XuanNZL16232.50.017.519.0
3637Zhang, KendrickNZL15512.50.015.016.0
3730Mcfarland, MalcolmGUM17452.00.016.518.0
3829Tsagarakis, AngeloAUS17461.50.020.021.5
3931Qin, Nicole Shu YuWCMNZL17441.50.018.019.5
4028Raghu Ram Reddy SeelamIND17930.00.016.517.5
40 players

7) 19th Marienbad Open 2020

The 19th Marienbad Open takes place 18th to 25th January 2020. The main events are closed all-play-all norm events.

19th Marienbad GMA 2020 Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sat 25th Jan 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
19MAKARIAN RudikIMRUS24031.51.750.0
22QUESADA PEREZ Luis ErnestoGMCUB24911.51.250.0
37BAENZIGER FabianIMSUI24121.50.250.0
43SWICARZ MaciejPOL23571.01.000.0
58BRACKER ArneGER22431.00.500.0
10BAI AdelardFMTPE24301.00.500.0
74SIDDHARTH JagadeeshFMSGP23010.50.750.0
81DEV ShahCMIND23200.50.500.0
6KOVALEV AndreiGMBLR24890.50.500.0
105PLAT VojtechGMCZE25890.00.000.0
10 players
19th Marienbad IMB1 2020 Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sat 25th Jan 2020. Category: None. Ave: (2237)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw GM POL 2366 # = 1 1.5 2363
2 Steiner, Bruno AUT 2117 # 1 = 1.5 2449
3 Sernecki, Franciszek POL 2204 # = 1 1.5 2429
4 Michalek, Jan IM CZE 2251 = # = 1 2377
5 Stigar, Petter FM NOR 2217 = # = 1 2296
6 Plischki, Sebastian IM GER 2387 = = # 1 2234
7 Vagman, Roy CM ISR 2089 0 # 1 1 2299
8 Abhilash, Reddy M.L. IND 2258 0 # 1 1 2174
9 Tymrakiewicz, Rafal FM POL 2254 = 0 # 0.5 1968
10 Roesemann, Rainer FM GER 2231 0 0 # 0 2174
19th Marienbad IMB2 2020 Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sat 25th Jan 2020. Category: 1. Ave: (2252)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gorbatov, Alexej IM RUS 2355 # = 1 1.5 2509
2 Strebkovs, Andrejs IM LAT 2278 # = 1 1.5 2367
3 Vatsal, Singhania FM IND 2230 = # 1 1.5 2486
4 Sharma, Isha WCM IND 2169 # = 1 1.5 2447
5 Marszalek, Maciej FM POL 2314 = # = 1 2141
6 Nguyen, Alex Dac-Vuong FM GER 2401 0 # 1 1 2274
7 Jurek, Josef IM CZE 2235 = # 0.5 2278
8 Vetokhin, Savva CM RUS 2113 0 = # 0.5 2103
9 Tancsa, Tamas HUN 2193 0 0 # 0 2285
10 Hilwerda, Jonas FM NED 2230 0 # 0 2230

8) CCCSA Winter Invitational 2020

The CCCSA Winter Invitational takes place 16th to 20th January 2020.

CCCSA Winter GM 2020 Charlotte USA Thu 16th Jan 2020 - Mon 20th Jan 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Paragua, Mark25065
2Jacobson, Brandon24704.5
3Ringoir, Tanguy24984
4Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran24824
5Hong, Andrew24283.5
6Yip, Carissa24183.5
7Korley, Kassa24163
8Mishra, Abhimanyu23973
9Plotkin, Mark23953
10Yu, Jennifer23211.5
10 players
CCCSA Winter IM 2020 Charlotte USA Thu 16th Jan 2020 - Mon 20th Jan 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Berczes, David24335.5
2Wheeler, Cameron23835
3Li, Eric21954.5
4Gauri, Shankar23504
5Francisco, Richard22564
6Jacobson, Aaron23363.5
7Liang, Jason23532.5
8Martin Del Campo C., Roberto23222.5
9Eswaran, Ashritha22522.5
10Uyanga, Byambaa21130
10 players
CCCSA Winter IM 2020 Charlotte USA Thu 16th Jan 2020 - Mon 20th Jan 2020. Category: 2. Ave: (2299)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Berczes, David GM HUN 2433 # 1 1 = = 1 = 1 5.5 2531
2 Wheeler, Cameron IM USA 2383 0 # = = 1 1 1 1 5 2446
3 Li, Eric CM USA 2195 = # 1 = = = = 1 4.5 2389
4 Gauri, Shankar FM IND 2350 0 = 0 # = 1 1 1 4 2334
5 Francisco, Richard USA 2256 = = # 0 = = 1 1 4 2324
6 Jacobson, Aaron FM USA 2336 = = 1 # 0 ? = 1 3.5 2324
7 Eswaran, Ashritha WIM USA 2252 = 0 = 0 = 1 # 0 2.5 2223
8 Martin Del Campo C., Roberto IM MEX 2322 0 0 = = ? 1 # = 2.5 2255
9 Liang, Jason FM USA 2353 = 0 0 0 = = # 1 2.5 2211
10 Uyanga, Byambaa WFM MGL 2113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2329

9) Lozovatsky Memorial 2020

The Lozovatsky Memorial takes place 15th to 23rd January 2020.

Lozovatsky Mem A 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS Wed 15th Jan 2020 - Thu 23rd Jan 2020
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Badelka OlgaBLR23923.07.5010.5
9Korneev OlegESP25133.07.5010.5
38Gutenev AlexanderRUS24573.07.2510.0
47Remizov YaroslavRUS23822.56.2510.0
52Bezgodov AlexeiRUS24562.56.2500.0
63Harutjunyan GevorgARM24442.55.5010.0
75Salemgareev TagirRUS24582.55.5010.0
810Drygalov AndreyRUS24922.55.5000.0
96Kostenko PetrKAZ24332.05.2500.0
101Radzhabov RodionRUS23811.54.0000.0
10 players
Lozovatsky Mem A 2020 Chelyabinsk RUS Wed 15th Jan 2020 - Thu 23rd Jan 2020. Category: 8. Ave: (2441)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Korneev, Oleg GM ESP 2513 # = = = 1 = 3 2509
2 Badelka, Olga IM BLR 2392 = # = = 1 = 3 2510
3 Gutenev, Alexander IM RUS 2457 = # = = = 1 3 2494
4 Bezgodov, Alexei GM RUS 2456 = = # = = = 2.5 2444
5 Remizov, Yaroslav FM RUS 2382 0 = # 1 = = 2.5 2446
6 Salemgareev, Tagir RUS 2458 = = 0 # = 1 2.5 2433
7 Harutjunyan, Gevorg GM ARM 2444 0 = = # = 1 2.5 2460
8 Drygalov, Andrey IM RUS 2492 = = = # = = 2.5 2419
9 Kostenko, Petr GM KAZ 2433 = 0 = = = # 2 2388
10 Radzhabov, Rodion FM RUS 2381 = = 0 0 = # 1.5 2299

10) Orsha International Chess 2020

The Orsha International Chess tournament takes place 17th to 24th January 2020.

Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR Fri 17th Jan 2020 - Fri 24th Jan 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Moiseenko VadimGMRUS25343.51.00.03
27Bryakin MikhailFMRUS24423.01.50.02
36Teterev VitalyGMBLR24762.51.00.01
410Lazavik DenisFMBLR24112.50.50.02
59Pang TaoCHN23672.00.00.01
62Nozdrachev VladislavIMRUS24941.50.50.01
78Nozdrachev LeonidIMRUS24041.50.50.00
84Gleizerov EvgenyGMRUS25081.50.50.00
91Afanasiev NikitaIMRUS25161.00.50.00
105Zarubitski ViachaslauIMBLR24511.00.50.00
10 players
Orsha GM 2020 Orsha BLR Fri 17th Jan 2020 - Fri 24th Jan 2020. Category: 9. Ave: (2460)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Moiseenko, Vadim GM RUS 2534 # 1 1 1 = 3.5 2780
2 Bryakin, Mikhail FM RUS 2442 # = 1 1 = 3 2655
3 Teterev, Vitaly GM BLR 2476 = # = = 1 2.5 2522
4 Lazavik, Denis FM BLR 2411 0 = # 1 1 2.5 2577
5 Pang, Tao CHN 2367 0 # = = 1 2 2497
6 Nozdrachev, Leonid IM RUS 2404 0 = # = = 1.5 2405
7 Gleizerov, Evgeny GM RUS 2508 0 = = # = 1.5 2345
8 Nozdrachev, Vladislav IM RUS 2494 0 0 = # 1 1.5 2370
9 Afanasiev, Nikita IM RUS 2516 = 0 = 0 # 1 2294
10 Zarubitski, Viachaslau IM BLR 2451 = 0 0 = # 1 2229
Round 1. Sat 18th Jan 2020
Afanasiev, Nikita 0-1 Lazavik, Denis
Nozdrachev, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 Pang, Tao
Moiseenko, Vadim 1-0 Nozdrachev, Leonid
Gleizerov, Evgeny 0-1 Bryakin, Mikhail
Zarubitski, Viachaslau 0-1 Teterev, Vitaly
Round 2. Sun 19th Jan 2020
Lazavik, Denis 1/2-1/2 Teterev, Vitaly 61 E60 King's Indian
Bryakin, Mikhail 1/2-1/2 Zarubitski, Viachaslau 44 D11 QGD Slav
Nozdrachev, Leonid 1/2-1/2 Gleizerov, Evgeny 22 A92 Dutch
Pang, Tao 0-1 Moiseenko, Vadim 40 D44 QGD semi-Slav
Afanasiev, Nikita 0-1 Nozdrachev, Vladislav 72 B31 Sicilian
Round 3. Sun 19th Jan 2020
Nozdrachev, Vladislav 0-1 Lazavik, Denis 39 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Moiseenko, Vadim 1/2-1/2 Afanasiev, Nikita 27 B30 Sicilian defence
Gleizerov, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Pang, Tao 14 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Zarubitski, Viachaslau 1/2-1/2 Nozdrachev, Leonid 62 C65 Ruy Lopez
Teterev, Vitaly 1/2-1/2 Bryakin, Mikhail 53 A07 Reti
Round 4. Mon 20th Jan 2020
Lazavik, Denis 0-1 Bryakin, Mikhail 22 A90 Dutch defence
Nozdrachev, Leonid 1/2-1/2 Teterev, Vitaly 23 E62 King's Indian
Pang, Tao 1-0 Zarubitski, Viachaslau 65 E19 Queen's Indian
Afanasiev, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Gleizerov, Evgeny 22 C14 French
Nozdrachev, Vladislav 0-1 Moiseenko, Vadim 42 B31 Sicilian
Orsha IM 2020 Orsha BLR Fri 17th Jan 2020 - Fri 24th Jan 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Makoveev IlyaFMRUS22773.00.50.02
26Tsaruk MaksimFMBLR23162.51.50.01
32Novitzkij DmitrijIMBLR23292.51.00.51
3Kononenko DmitryFMUKR23212.51.00.51
58Runets IvanFMBLR23042.02.00.00
610Gogolev ArtemIMRUS23282.01.00.01
75Goltseva EkaterinaFMRUS23042.01.00.00
81Shkalov OlegRUS21511.51.50.01
99Alekseev VadimIMBLR23541.51.50.00
107Markelova LubovWFMRUS22000.50.50.00
10 players
Orsha IM 2020 Orsha BLR Fri 17th Jan 2020 - Fri 24th Jan 2020. Category: 2. Ave: (2288)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Makoveev, Ilya FM RUS 2277 # = = 1 1 3 2445
2 Novitzkij, Dmitrij IM BLR 2329 # = = 1 = 2.5 2384
3 Kononenko, Dmitry FM UKR 2321 = # = 1 = 2.5 2380
4 Tsaruk, Maksim FM BLR 2316 # = = = 1 2.5 2379
5 Runets, Ivan FM BLR 2304 = = = # = 2 2305
6 Goltseva, Ekaterina FM RUS 2304 = = # = = 2 2294
7 Gogolev, Artem IM RUS 2328 = = # 0 1 2 2249
8 Shkalov, Oleg RUS 2151 = 0 0 1 # 1.5 2227
9 Alekseev, Vadim IM BLR 2354 0 = = = # 1.5 2221
10 Markelova, Lubov WFM RUS 2200 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1984
Round 1. Sat 18th Jan 2020
Shkalov, Oleg 1-0 Gogolev, Artem
Novitzkij, Dmitrij 1/2-1/2 Alekseev, Vadim
Kononenko, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Runets, Ivan
Makoveev, Ilya 1-0 Markelova, Lubov
Goltseva, Ekaterina 1/2-1/2 Tsaruk, Maksim
Round 2. Sun 19th Jan 2020
Gogolev, Artem 1/2-1/2 Tsaruk, Maksim 92 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Markelova, Lubov 1/2-1/2 Goltseva, Ekaterina 28 A15 English opening
Runets, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Makoveev, Ilya 57 A15 English opening
Alekseev, Vadim 1/2-1/2 Kononenko, Dmitry 27 D74 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O
Shkalov, Oleg 0-1 Novitzkij, Dmitrij 43 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 3. Sun 19th Jan 2020
Novitzkij, Dmitrij 1/2-1/2 Gogolev, Artem 12 C45 Scotch
Kononenko, Dmitry 1-0 Shkalov, Oleg 62 A04 Reti opening
Makoveev, Ilya 1-0 Alekseev, Vadim 56 C16 French
Goltseva, Ekaterina 1/2-1/2 Runets, Ivan 44 D35 QGD
Tsaruk, Maksim 1-0 Markelova, Lubov 51 C08 French
Round 4. Mon 20th Jan 2020
Gogolev, Artem 1-0 Markelova, Lubov 35 D12 QGD Slav
Runets, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Tsaruk, Maksim 54 D27 QGA
Alekseev, Vadim 1/2-1/2 Goltseva, Ekaterina 37 C26 Vienna
Shkalov, Oleg 1/2-1/2 Makoveev, Ilya 34 A15 English opening
Novitzkij, Dmitrij 1/2-1/2 Kononenko, Dmitry 10 B13 Caro-Kann

11) Third Saturday IM 125 2020

The Third Saturday IM 125 takes place 16th to 23rd January 2020.

Third Sat 125 IM 2020 Novi Sad SRB Fri 17th Jan 2020 - Thu 23rd Jan 2020
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Sahil TickooIND22593.50.028.50
21Lundin JanFMSWE23503.00.028.00
34Parnali S DhariaWIMIND21833.00.025.00
45Drazic SinisaGMSRB23653.00.024.75
56Mikheev StanislavIMRUS22933.00.024.25
69Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB23952.51.017.25
73Nastore Pavel-AlexandruROU22202.50.014.00
87Jevtic MiroljubSRB20212.00.021.50
910Pantovic Dragan MSRB20371.50.004.25
108Kosanovic Goran AGMSRB23190.00.000.00
10 players
Third Sat 125 IM 2020 Novi Sad SRB Fri 17th Jan 2020 - Thu 23rd Jan 2020. Category: None. Ave: (2244)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sahil, Tickoo IND 2259 # 1 = = = 1 3.5 2386
2 Lundin, Jan FM SWE 2350 0 # = 1 1 = 3 2285
3 Lajthajm, Borko GM SRB 2395 = # 1 = = 2.5 2352
4 Nastore, Pavel-Alexandru ROU 2220 = = 0 # = 1 2.5 2272
5 Parnali, S Dharia WIM IND 2183 = 0 = # 1 2 2256
6 Drazic, Sinisa GM SRB 2365 0 = # = 1 2 2265
7 Mikheev, Stanislav IM RUS 2293 = # = 1 2 2266
8 Pantovic, Dragan M SRB 2037 0 = = = # 0 1.5 2080
9 Jevtic, Miroljub SRB 2021 0 0 0 1 # 1 2027
10 Kosanovic, Goran A GM SRB 2319 0 # 0 2220

12) ch-IRI 2020

The Iranian Championship takes place 18th to 24th January 2020.

ch-IRI 2020 Tehran IRI Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Fri 24th Jan 2020
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Gholami AryanIRI25412.50.00.52
26Pour Agha Bala AmirrezaIRI24182.00.01.51
10Gholami Orimi MahdiIRI24322.00.01.51
48Ghaem Maghami EhsanIRI25572.00.01.01
57Darini PouriaIRI24241.50.01.51
612Bosagh Zadeh AlirezaIRI21651.50.00.51
72Atakhan AbtinIRI22981.50.00.50
83Poormosavi Seyed KianIRI22681.50.00.01
911Nazari AradIRI23331.00.01.00
105Rastbod AliIRI23261.00.00.50
9Hamidi Amir MohammadIRI22901.00.00.50
121Shamsi RoohalahIRI20810.50.00.50
12 players
ch-IRI 2020 Tehran IRI Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Fri 24th Jan 2020. Category: 4. Ave: (2344)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Gholami, Aryan IM IRI 2541 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2619
2 Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan GM IRI 2557 # = = 1 1 3 2526
3 Pour Agha Bala, Amirreza IRI 2418 = # = 1 = 2.5 2521
4 Gholami Orimi, Mahdi IRI 2432 = = # = 1 2.5 2483
5 Darini, Pouria GM IRI 2424 = 0 # 1 1 2.5 2453
6 Atakhan, Abtin FM IRI 2298 # = 1 = = 2.5 2307
7 Rastbod, Ali FM IRI 2326 0 = # = 1 2 2403
8 Bosagh Zadeh, Alireza IRI 2165 0 0 = # 1 1.5 2253
9 Poormosavi, Seyed Kian IRI 2268 0 0 # = 1 1.5 2199
10 Hamidi, Amir Mohammad FM IRI 2290 0 = 0 = # 1 2234
11 Nazari, Arad IRI 2333 0 = 0 = # 1 2165
12 Shamsi, Roohalah IRI 2081 0 = 0 0 # 0.5 1996

13) Reykjavik Chess Congress 2020

The Reykjavik Chess Congress takes place over a few weeks 5th January to 2nd February 2020.

Reykjavik Congress 2020 Reykjavik ISL Sun 5th Jan 2020 - Sun 2nd Feb 2020
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Bjornsson SigurbjornISL23315.0513.013.0
21Kjartansson GudmundurISL24534.0516.016.0
34Stefansson Vignir VatnarISL23234.0515.515.5
415Hardarson Petur PalmiISL19934.0513.013.0
524Briem BenediktISL18414.0512.012.0
619Ragnarsson JohannISL19464.0511.011.0
79Fridjonsson JuliusISL21174.0312.012.0
82Kjartansson DavidISL23563.5513.013.0
918Bjornsson Eirikur K.ISL19543.5512.012.0
1021Heidarsson ArnarISL18803.5511.511.5
1113Jonsson Gauti PallISL20273.5412.012.0
127Mai Aron ThorISL21673.0514.514.5
1317Mai Alexander OliverISL19583.0513.013.0
1420Baldursson HaraldurISL19023.0513.013.0
1529Eliasson Kristjan OrnISL17723.0511.511.5
1610Halldorsson BragiISL20893.0511.011.0
14Petursson GudniISL20263.0511.011.0
1827Fridthjofsson Sigurjon ThorISL18123.0410.510.5
1926Bjarnason OlafurISL18153.0410.510.5
208Karlsson Mikael JohannISL21553.0311.511.5
2123Finnbogadottir Tinna KristinISL18593.0310.510.5
2225Haraldsson SigurjonISL18203.0310.510.5
2322Acevedo Mendez LissethISL18643.0211.011.0
246Olafsson ThorvardurISL21882.5512.512.5
2528Gardarsson HalldorISL18042.5511.511.5
265Briem StephanISL21972.5511.511.5
2733Ulfljotsson JonISL16722.5510.510.5
2838Haile Batel GoitomISL15592.559.59.5
2916Haraldsson HaraldurISL19622.559.59.5
3043Bjarnason Larus HISL14892.559.09.0
3144Skarphedinsson Ingvar WuISL14842.558.58.5
3230Geirsson KristjanISL17092.5412.012.0
3339Gudmundsson ThordurISL15532.549.59.5
3459Sigurdarson OddurISL02.5312.512.5
3511Ptacnikova LenkaISL20762.5311.511.5
3631Einarsson Oskar LongISL16872.0513.013.0
3732Helgason Jon ThorISL16722.0511.011.0
3842Sigfusson Ottar Orn BergmannISL15252.0511.011.0
3936Jonsson Kristjan DagurISL15912.0510.510.5
4053Heidarsson Mikael BjarkiISL10432.0510.010.0
59 players

14) 2nd Binhai Cup 2020

The 2nd Binhai Cup took place 12th 18th January 2020. Zhou Jianchao won with 7.5/9.

2nd Binhai Cup 2020 Tianjin CHN Sun 12th Jan 2020 - Sat 18th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Zhou JianchaoGMCHN26237.5649.553.5
21Sethuraman S.P.GMIND26387.0549.054.0
34Liu YanGMCHN25136.5548.552.0
421Kaiyrbekov RustamIMKAZ23296.5541.544.5
53Batchuluun TsegmedGMMGL25306.5448.053.0
615Huang RenjieCHN24166.0547.552.0
75Dai ChangrenIMCHN25066.0547.051.5
819Nie XinyangCHN23796.0543.046.0
944Gu JiazhenCHN20126.0542.045.0
1011Zhang ZijiIMCHN24326.0448.553.5
116Peng XiongjianCHN24896.0446.550.0
1213Liu GuanchuIMCHN24276.0446.050.5
138Zhao YuanheCHN24666.0446.050.0
1417Zhao ChenxiCHN23966.0445.549.0
1516Xu MinghuiCHN24046.0445.548.5
1612Munguntuul BatkhuyagIMMGL24306.0445.049.0
1720Zhai MoWGMCHN23606.0443.547.0
187Wang Shixu BCHN24696.0442.546.5
1910Xiang ZeyuIMCHN24366.0349.053.5
209Zou ChenFMCHN24605.5544.548.5
2122Li BoIMCHN23125.5543.547.5
2231Li ShanglinCHN21665.5542.545.0
2329Sun YidiCHN21685.5537.541.0
2414Lin YiIMCHN24165.5445.049.0
2525Yan TianqiCHN22445.5443.047.0
2641Zhang DiCHN20645.5440.044.0
2747Hong XingCHN19715.5436.539.0
2832Xu JialunCHN21665.5343.546.0
2918Ning KaiyuWIMCHN23795.5342.546.5
3024Xi QiCHN22615.5244.048.0
3160Mi TenglongCHN17405.0544.548.5
3242Cai YouyangCHN20425.0539.540.5
3340Bai XueCHN20695.0538.040.5
3450Guo WeibaoCHN19055.0536.039.0
3523Li YunshanWFMCHN22745.0443.546.5
3626Zhu HengyiCHN22385.0440.544.0
3730Qiu MengjieWIMCHN21675.0440.543.5
3852Tian JialinCHN19025.0440.043.0
3933Li GuohaoCHN21495.0440.042.5
4046Xie KaifanCMCHN19845.0439.042.0
98 players

15) 80th ch-ARM 2020

The 80th Armenian Championship took place 12th to 29th January 2020. Samvel Ter-Sahakyan won with 6/9. Maria Gevorgyan won the women's event with 8/9.

80th ch-ARM 2020 Yerevan ARM Sun 12th Jan 2020 - Wed 29th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Ter-Sahakyan SamvelARM26176.026.5040.0
22Martirosyan Haik M.ARM26135.522.5040.0
35Hovhannisyan RobertARM26415.521.5040.0
41Pashikian ArmanARM26055.021.5040.0
56Gharibyan MamikonARM23814.520.7550.0
610Hakobyan AramARM25824.519.2550.0
78Andriasian ZavenARM26114.517.7550.0
87Sargsyan ShantARM26014.017.7550.0
94Mikaelyan ArmanARM24763.513.2540.0
109Gabuzyan HovhannesARM25852.09.7550.0
10 players
80th ch-ARM 2020 Yerevan ARM Sun 12th Jan 2020 - Wed 29th Jan 2020. Category: 13. Ave: (2571)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel GM ARM 2617 # = 1 1 0 = 1 = 1 = 6 2691
2 Martirosyan, Haik M. GM ARM 2613 = # 1 0 = 0 = 1 1 1 5.5 2647
3 Hovhannisyan, Robert GM ARM 2641 0 0 # 1 = 1 = = 1 1 5.5 2643
4 Pashikian, Arman GM ARM 2605 0 1 0 # 1 1 = = = = 5 2610
5 Gharibyan, Mamikon FM ARM 2381 1 = = 0 # = = = = = 4.5 2592
6 Hakobyan, Aram GM ARM 2582 = 1 0 0 = # 1 = 0 1 4.5 2570
7 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2611 0 = = = = 0 # = 1 1 4.5 2567
8 Sargsyan, Shant GM ARM 2601 = 0 = = = = = # = = 4 2525
9 Mikaelyan, Arman GM ARM 2476 0 0 0 = = 1 0 = # 1 3.5 2502
10 Gabuzyan, Hovhannes GM ARM 2585 = 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 # 2 2350
75th ch-ARM w 2020 Yerevan ARM Sun 12th Jan 2020 - Wed 29th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Gevorgyan MariaARM21878.030.0050.0
24Gaboyan SusannaARM22057.029.0040.0
36Kursova MariaARM22415.520.0050.0
42Khachatryan AnnaARM20515.518.5040.0
58Arakelyan NareARM19135.015.5050.0
610Avetisyan MariamARM21634.014.5050.0
79Ghukasyan SiranushARM22464.013.7550.0
81Hakobyan AstghikARM19173.010.0040.0
95Khachatryan VeronikaARM19052.05.7540.0
103Ambarjyan TerezaARM15141.03.5040.0
10 players
75th ch-ARM w 2020 Yerevan ARM Sun 12th Jan 2020 - Wed 29th Jan 2020. Category: None. Ave: (2034)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gevorgyan, Maria WGM ARM 2187 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2368
2 Gaboyan, Susanna WIM ARM 2205 1 # = = 1 1 = = 1 1 7 2235
3 Kursova, Maria WGM ARM 2241 0 = # 1 0 = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2091
4 Khachatryan, Anna WFM ARM 2051 0 = 0 # 1 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2112
5 Arakelyan, Nare ARM 1913 0 0 1 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 5 2091
6 Avetisyan, Mariam WFM ARM 2163 0 0 = = 1 # = 0 = 1 4 1977
7 Ghukasyan, Siranush WIM ARM 2246 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1 1 = 4 1968
8 Hakobyan, Astghik ARM 1917 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 = 3 1922
9 Khachatryan, Veronika ARM 1905 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 2 1829
10 Ambarjyan, Tereza ARM 1514 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 1741

16) 10th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2020

The 10th Andranik Margaryan Memorial took place 9th to 17th January 2020. Hovik Hayrapetyan won on tie-break from Zurab Sturua after both scored 6/9.

Andranik Margaryan Mem Yerevan ARM Thu 9th Jan 2020 - Fri 17th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Hayrapetyan HovikARM24586.025.0050.0
26Sturua ZurabGEO25306.023.0050.0
33Davtyan ArturARM24375.524.0040.0
42Shahinyan DavidARM24445.521.2540.0
51Galperin PlatonUKR24605.021.7540.0
64Matviishen ViktorUKR24974.520.5040.0
75Levin Evgeny A.RUS25274.016.0040.0
810Sargsyan Anna M.ARM23823.015.0050.0
99Barseghyan Armen Ar.ARM24083.010.7550.0
107Pogosyan StefanRUS24772.59.7550.0
10 players
Andranik Margaryan Mem Yerevan ARM Thu 9th Jan 2020 - Fri 17th Jan 2020. Category: 9. Ave: (2462)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Hayrapetyan, Hovik GM ARM 2458 # 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 2587
2 Sturua, Zurab GM GEO 2530 0 # 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 6 2579
3 Davtyan, Artur IM ARM 2437 1 1 # = 0 0 = 1 1 = 5.5 2545
4 Shahinyan, David IM ARM 2444 1 0 = # 0 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2544
5 Galperin, Platon IM UKR 2460 0 = 1 1 # 0 = = 1 = 5 2505
6 Matviishen, Viktor IM UKR 2497 0 0 1 1 1 # = 0 0 1 4.5 2458
7 Levin, Evgeny A. GM RUS 2527 0 = = 0 = = # = = 1 4 2412
8 Sargsyan, Anna M. WIM ARM 2382 1 0 0 0 = 1 = # 0 0 3 2346
9 Barseghyan, Armen Ar. FM ARM 2408 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 # = 3 2343
10 Pogosyan, Stefan IM RUS 2477 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 = # 2.5 2294

17) 18th Delhi Open 2020

The 18th Delhi Open took place 9th to 16th January 2020. Abhijeet Gupta won with 8.5/10.

18th Delhi Open 2020 New Delhi IND Thu 9th Jan 2020 - Thu 16th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26038.50.061.065.0
28Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR25928.00.062.567.0
32Ponkratov PavelGMRUS26228.00.058.563.5
46Pantsulaia LevanGMGEO25988.00.057.062.0
559Pranesh MFMIND23178.00.057.060.5
67Yakubboev NodirbekGMUZB25977.50.062.067.0
710Mchedlishvili MikheilGMGEO25787.50.059.565.5
814Fedorov AlexeiGMBLR25627.50.059.063.0
938Krishna C R GIMIND24367.50.057.561.5
1019Debashis DasGMIND25237.50.056.562.0
113Karthikeyan MuraliGMIND26067.50.056.560.5
1257Rathnakaran K.IMIND23297.50.055.560.5
1325Rios Cristhian CamiloGMCOL24987.50.055.560.0
1415Lalith Babu M RGMIND25587.50.054.559.5
1524Harsha BharathakotiGMIND25027.50.053.558.0
164Martinez Alcantara Jose EduardoGMPER26067.00.062.068.0
1723Stupak KirillGMBLR25067.00.061.566.0
1837Lugovskoy MaximGMRUS24537.00.061.066.5
1928Karthik VenkataramanGMIND24797.00.060.565.5
2036Shyaamnikhil PIMIND24587.00.059.565.0
2121Visakh N RGMIND25187.00.059.063.0
221Amonatov FarrukhGMTJK26317.00.058.564.0
2341Das SayantanIMIND24247.00.058.564.0
2433Taher Yoseph TheolifusIMINA24627.00.057.562.5
2513David AlbertoGMITA25627.00.057.561.5
2642Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB24227.00.057.062.0
279Goganov AlekseyGMRUS25837.00.056.060.5
2843Khusenkhojaev MuhammadIMTJK24207.00.054.059.0
2970Pranav VIND22657.00.054.058.0
3061Srihari L RFMIND23027.00.053.058.0
3156Sahoo Utkal RanjanIND23487.00.053.057.5
3216Ghosh DiptayanGMIND25506.50.064.069.5
3375Navalgund NiranjanFMIND22466.50.061.066.0
3454Neelash SahaIMIND23566.50.060.565.0
3545Gusain HimalIMIND24016.50.059.564.5
3617Tukhaev AdamGMUKR25486.50.059.564.0
3711Rozum IvanGMRUS25736.50.059.064.5
3848Abdisalimov AbdimalikIMUZB23816.50.058.563.0
3929Vishnu Prasanna. VGMIND24746.50.058.063.5
4065Rohith Krishna SFMIND22896.50.058.063.0
353 players
18th Delhi Open Blitz New Delhi IND Thu 9th Jan 2020 - Thu 16th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Krishna C R GIMIND23208.00.050.054.5
217Neelash SahaIMIND20437.50.049.053.0
38Aaryan VarshneyFMIND21897.50.047.552.0
4138Manish Kumar (2006)IND13167.50.047.551.0
525Ayush SharmaIND19477.00.049.553.5
674Garv GaurIND16737.00.049.051.5
71Amonatov FarrukhGMTJK26077.00.048.553.0
86Sahoo Utkal RanjanIND22067.00.047.050.5
912Kaustuv KunduIND21207.00.047.049.5
1049Sreekar J S SIND17687.00.044.548.5
1142Liyanage Ranindu DilshanCMSRI17987.00.041.544.0
12139Priansh DasIND13117.00.038.041.0
1343Ilamparthi A RIND17916.50.049.052.0
1428Manish Anto Cristiano FFMIND19326.50.048.052.0
1577Aakash GIND16566.50.044.546.0
1618Sa KannanAGMIND20406.50.042.545.5
172Rathnakaran K.IMIND24006.50.042.545.0
1838Srikrishnan PIND18106.50.042.044.5
1976Pranesh MFMIND16606.00.050.553.0
209Raahul V SIND21506.00.047.551.0
2115Tiwari ArjunIND21016.00.046.550.0
22147Jayachandra Srinivas VellankiIND12386.00.046.050.0
2314Bhavesh MahajanCMIND21126.00.046.048.0
2413Rohith Krishna SFMIND21176.00.045.550.0
25101Nirgun KevalIND15616.00.044.548.0
2662Shaik Sumer ArshIND17126.00.044.548.0
27121Patil HarshalIND14366.00.043.547.5
28105Arjun Sidharth SIND15416.00.043.547.0
2947Gawai SiddhantIND17716.00.043.547.0
3036Avinash RameshIND18216.00.043.546.0
3146Kadam Om ManishCMIND17716.00.043.046.5
3210Kiran Manisha MohantyWGMIND21436.00.042.546.5
3334Vaibhav Jayant RautIND18506.00.042.046.0
3430Shreyash Shuvam PatnaikIND18876.00.037.540.0
3533Ashutosh KumarIND18666.00.036.038.5
3668Theekshana H G DenuwanSRI16936.00.034.036.5
37107Aditya Bikram PaulIND15105.50.050.555.0
383Saptarshi RoyGMIND23685.50.045.548.5
3935Barath Kalyan MIND18345.50.042.546.0
4061Nehete ArnavAFMIND17125.50.042.546.0
165 players

18) 20th Raciborz Open 2020

The 20th Raciborz Open took place 11th to 17th January 2020. Radoslaw Barski won with 7.5/9.

20th Raciborz Open 2020 Raciborz POL Sat 11th Jan 2020 - Fri 17th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Barski, RadoslawIMPOL24397.543.0054.50
26Galuszka, TomaszPOL22177.040.5051.50
32Ustianovich, NazarFMUKR23816.542.5054.00
48Polczyk, MikolajPOL21366.542.0054.00
55Kowalczyk, RafalPOL22426.541.5053.00
67Orzechowski, JacekmPOL21526.539.0049.50
73Polok, KacperFMPOL23136.039.5050.00
817Grochol, KamilPOL18976.038.5050.00
913Kania, DominikPOL19866.038.5049.50
104Nester, IhorIMUKR23116.037.0048.00
1119Distel, PawelPOL18806.035.0046.50
1220Furtak, JoannaPOL18126.035.0045.00
1315Trybus, DanielPOL19196.035.0044.50
1414Adamczyk, ZuzannaPOL19605.538.5049.50
1510Malecki, RafalPOL20965.538.0049.50
1612Posluszny, TomaszPOL20415.538.0049.50
1769Bekieszczuk, MiroslawPOL05.534.0044.00
1821Herwy, JakubPOL17945.534.0043.50
1923Obrochta, LenaPOL17505.532.0041.50
2034Sputowski, JakubPOL15805.531.0040.50
2133Spojda, RobertPOL15895.530.5040.00
2211Panek, BartoszPOL20525.038.5048.50
2325Gardian, AdamPOL17245.035.0044.00
2424Wasik, MateuszPOL17475.034.5045.00
2536Cieply, KrzysztofPOL15435.034.0042.00
2632Sulkowski, DawidPOL16225.033.0042.00
2748Trybus, DominikaPOL13125.033.0041.50
2838Lysakowski, KamilPOL14845.032.0040.50
2939Lysakowski, PiotrPOL14825.031.0038.00
3030Zniszczol, WiktoriaPOL16495.030.5039.00
3128Blasiak, MiroslawPOL16825.028.0036.00
3247Fojcik, KacperPOL13264.534.5043.50
3337Kondys, PiotrPOL15164.534.5042.50
3427Strzelec, PrzemyslawPOL16954.533.5043.00
3516Dziendziel, MateuszPOL19084.533.5042.50
3626Buchowski, AdamPOL17074.533.0041.50
3756Golab, MarekPOL12384.532.5042.00
3831Wielgus, WojciechPOL16444.532.0040.50
3951Wojs, AlicjaPOL13014.532.0040.00
4029Bugaj, HannaPOL16664.531.5041.00
80 players

19) 24th 4NCL Congress 2020

The 24th 4NCL Congress took place 17th to 19th January 2020.

24th 4NCL Congress 2020 Harrogate ENG Fri 17th Jan 2020 - Sun 19th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPts
13Willow Jonah BFM23554.5
21Gormally Daniel WGM25084.0
2Wells Peter KGM23904.0
7Turner Max N22144.0
55Cohen Aron J22553.0
9Arnott Jonathan WCM21273.0
10Roberts Paul ECM21193.0
12Stokes Mike R20883.0
13Starley Robert20723.0
14Shaw Peter20523.0
116Jones Steven A22272.5
11Surtees Mike J20982.5
15Burnett Jim20302.5
18Gardiner Eric D20062.5
21Dias Savin19592.5
164Han YichenCM22572.0
8Quader Z Zia Mohammed21452.0
16Ackley Peter Je20212.0
19Ther Mate19832.0
20Nicholson Jim Wr19792.0
22Vickery Jim E19522.0
23Cohen Gerald M19022.0
24Cast Julian18852.0
25Hymer Barry J18742.0
28Szasz Anna K17632.0
29Sheppard Derek A16892.0
2727Holliday John K18051.5
2826Wynarczyk Raymond18091.0
30Ross Stuart16431.0
3017Kilshaw Joe20170.5
30 players

20) 3rd Cristina Foisor Rapid and Blitz 2020

The 3rd Cristina Foisor Rapid and Blitz took place 18th to 20th January 2020. After individual Rapid and Blitz Elshan Moradi Abadi won the Super 8 beating Constantin Lupulescu in the final.

3rd Cristina Foisor Rapid Satu Mare ROU Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sat 18th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Lupulescu ConstantinROU26288.50.064.057.25
22Moradiabadi ElshanUSA25578.00.065.053.00
37Dragomirescu Robin-AlexandruROU24578.00.061.551.00
411Gavrilescu DavidROU24068.00.054.545.50
56Manolache MariusROU24727.50.063.046.00
64Anton TeodorROU24837.50.059.543.50
713Bogdan DanROU23807.50.057.544.25
812Berescu Alin-MileROU23837.50.056.545.25
910Balla Tamas-KristofROU24127.50.055.544.25
103Szabo Gergely-Andras-GyulaROU25327.00.060.544.00
1118Cosma Elena-LuminitaROU22397.00.057.539.00
1214Ardeleanu AlinROU23547.00.052.537.50
1321Dragomirescu AngelaROU22187.00.052.036.50
1416Ostojic NikolaSRB23087.00.051.038.00
155Miron Lucian-CostinROU24806.50.062.541.00
1624Rusan Paul-CristianROU21096.50.060.539.00
1717Ionescu Mihai (G.)ROU22556.50.060.537.75
189Szuhanek RankoSRB24176.50.058.537.75
1928Mozes ErvinROU20036.50.056.535.25
2027Ursan Petru-SebastianROU20066.50.056.037.25
2115Manea AlexandruROU23266.50.054.533.75
2258Panc SamuelROU16486.50.054.035.50
2330Samu Sorin-MihaiROU19596.50.054.032.75
2422Dragomirescu CalinROU21566.50.053.534.00
2523Ionescu IrinaROU21446.00.060.033.75
2620Bargan SergiuMDA22196.00.060.033.50
278Grunberg Mihai-LucianROU24306.00.057.536.25
2819Levay SorinROU22386.00.057.032.25
2936Gabor Daniel-IoanROU18266.00.056.531.00
3031Calonge Fabregat MarcESP18976.00.056.033.75
3129Cosman Andreea-MarioaraROU19916.00.055.030.00
3225Bolintis MihaiROU20996.00.054.532.25
3350Anghel Iulian-MihaiROU17536.00.054.530.50
3449Carasca Bogdan-PetruROU17546.00.054.031.00
3554Bucur Denisa-AndreeaROU17006.00.053.530.50
3633Mihet Vasile-MihaiROU18886.00.050.025.75
3739Craciun OvidiuROU18166.00.049.527.00
3835Malesic SavoSRB18556.00.049.029.00
3943Nagy GaborHUN18026.00.049.026.00
4059Pragai Rares-AlexandruROU16446.00.048.024.50
133 players
3rd Cristina Foisor Blitz Satu Mare ROU Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sat 18th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
113Bogdan DanROU23627.00.051.542.50
24Lupulescu ConstantinROU25187.00.051.042.00
35Miron Lucian-CostinROU24527.00.050.041.75
43Moradiabadi ElshanUSA25407.00.050.041.00
526Cosman Andreea-MarioaraROU20437.00.049.539.00
69Dragomirescu Robin-AlexandruROU24207.00.047.037.25
76Lajthajm BorkoSRB24467.00.046.036.50
81Sedlak NikolaSRB26246.50.051.039.50
98Manolache MariusROU24276.50.048.036.50
1017Bargan SergiuMDA21826.50.045.035.00
1111Balla Tamas-KristofROU23716.50.045.032.50
1212Gavrilescu DavidROU23666.50.043.530.75
1314Manea AlexandruROU23486.00.048.532.00
1410Grunberg Mihai-LucianROU23856.00.047.029.50
152Szabo Gergely-Andras-GyulaROU25586.00.044.531.50
167Szuhanek RankoSRB24326.00.044.030.50
1715Dragomirescu AngelaROU22516.00.043.530.00
1816Moise DorinROU21926.00.042.026.00
1921Ionescu IrinaROU21376.00.042.025.25
2022Dragomirescu CalinROU20916.00.041.529.75
2132Luputi SilviuROU19126.00.041.526.00
2259Panc SamuelROU15076.00.039.024.50
2346Magold VictorROU17336.00.039.023.50
2437Gabor Daniel-IoanROU18266.00.038.526.00
2528Ursan Petru-SebastianROU20205.50.050.030.25
2620Rusan Paul-CristianROU21545.50.046.526.75
2729Mozes ErvinROU19885.50.043.026.00
2839Mihet Vasile-MihaiROU18185.50.042.024.75
2940Nagy GaborHUN18025.50.040.022.75
3060Maria Lia-AlexandraROU15065.50.039.521.75
3156Coman Gabriel-FlaviusROU15525.50.038.521.00
3269Cazan AndreiROU14055.50.038.022.25
3319Cosma Elena-LuminitaROU21665.00.045.026.75
3424Bolintis MihaiROU20735.00.045.023.00
3523Lazar DorinROU20765.00.043.023.00
3627Samu Sorin-MihaiROU20255.00.043.020.00
3733Calonge Fabregat MarcESP18975.00.042.523.00
3818Siclovan Cristian-DanielROU21735.00.042.022.75
3972Bargan VictoriaMDA13745.00.041.521.00
4050Bucur Denisa-AndreeaROU16255.00.041.018.50
110 players
Cristina Foisor Super 8 Satu Mare ROU Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Mon 20th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkName123TB1TB2
1MORADI ABADI Elshan6b1½4w22w1½5,06
2LUPULESCU Constantin5b13w1½1b½3,03
3MIRON Lucian8w22b½0w02,52
4SEDLAK Nikola7b21b00w02,02
5LAJTHAJM Borko2w10w00w01,01
6COSMAN Andreea1w½0w00w00,50
7BOGDAN Dan4w00w00w00,00
8DRAGOMIRESCU Robin3b00w00w00,00
8 players

21) ITT 114th Aniversario del Club Argentino IM 2020

The ITT 114th Aniversario del Club Argentino IM took place 13th to 17th January 2020. Alessandro Manzone won with 7/9.

114th Ann. Club Argentino Buenos Aires ARG Mon 13th Jan 2020 - Fri 17th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Manzone AlessandroFMARG23867.00.031.004.0
24Dolezal CristianIMARG23736.01.023.002.5
39Mussanti DiegoFMARG23156.00.021.502.0
47Quiroga FacundoIMARG22845.00.519.752.0
510Perez Candelas Andres EloyFMVEN23085.00.518.751.5
62Rodriguez SantiagoCMURU22514.50.020.503.0
76Jimenez Jose MauricioIMCOL22294.00.012.251.0
81Spata GermanFMARG22853.50.013.002.0
93Madina Yadarola MartinFMESP21652.00.510.251.5
105Asprelli GasparARG18862.00.57.501.0
10 players

22) Lipetsk Rapid Winter Cup 2020

The Lipetsk Rapid Winter Cup took place 17th to 19th January 2020. Dmitriy Nikolaevich Kokarev won with 8.5/11.

Lipetsk Rapid Winter Cup Lipetsk RUS Fri 17th Jan 2020 - Sun 19th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Kokarev Dmitriy NikolaevichGMRUS26328.581766
24Sakaev Konstantin RufovichGMRUS2576880.5745
33Sarana Aleksey VasilevichGMRUS2609880755
45Savchenko Boris VladimirovichGMRUS2569879.574.55
51Alekseev Evgeniy VladimirovichGMRUS2666879745
66Popov Valeriy SergeevichGMRUS2548875.570.56
714Pogosyan ManvelFMBLR233587569.57
88Belyakov Bogdan AleksandrovichIMRUS25007.578.573.55
915Maltsevskaya Aleksandra SergeevnaWGMRUS23247.576717
109Frolyanov Dmitriy AnatolevichGMRUS24827.575706
117Romanov Evgeniy AnatolevichGMRUS25237.575705
1213Voyt Darya StanislavovnaWGMRUS23627.57471.57
1310Sadovskiy Artyom IgorevichIMRUS24327.573.5687
1416Volovich Vasiliy VladimirovichFMRUS2288772.568.55
1521Nikitin YuriyFMRUS2193772675
1618Skachkov Valeriy PavlovichFMRUS2255770657
1736Rudakov Sergey SergeevichRUS1962766.5636
1826Khudyakov Stanislav AndreevichRUS2145765.5627
1917Burger KonstantinRUS2278764.559.56
2043Bukatin Arseniy AleksandrovichRUS1806763.560.56
2133Popov Maksim EvgenevichRUS2038762.5606
2237Lomakina Galina VladimirovnaWIMRUS1951762587
2312Rodin Dmitriy NikolaevichFMRUS23856.576.5715
2422Arkhipenko Daniil NikolaevichRUS21796.573.569.56
2524Kazmin Semyon PavlovichRUS21706.569.565.56
27Klimentov Roman NikolaevichRUS21306.569.565.56
2711Ayrapetyan Gor RafikovichIMRUS23886.56863.56
2830Grachev Andrey OlegovichFMRUS20926.564.560.56
2939Sakorenko Adriana VladimirovnaWFMRUS19076.56460.56
3050Pischalnikov Roman AlekseevichRUS17636.55753.55
3128Shkurkin AndreyFMRUS2120671.5674
3223Barbashin Igor AleksandrovichRUS2175671665
3320Ibadov Dashgyn Sakit OglyFMRUS2206671664
3429Dzantiev Zaur AlanovichRUS2108668.564.55
3553Moschenko Aleksey SergeevichRUS1717665.561.55
3619Murashova EkaterinaWIMRUS2209665.560.55
3735Geranichev Mikhail MikhaylovichRUS2037664.560.55
40Kazantsev Anatoliy BorisovichFMRUS1902664.560.55
3925Sanko Igor PavlovichRUS215366459.56
4045Polukhin Aleksandr VladimirovichRUS1779659.558.55
94 players

23) 19th Prague Open 2020

The 19th Prague Open took place 10th to 17th January 2020. Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez won with 8.5/9.

19th Prague Open 2020 Prague CZE Fri 10th Jan 2020 - Fri 17th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11QUESADA PEREZ Luis ErnestoGMCUB24918.549.053.048.50
26LOW Zhen Yu CyrusIMSGP24157.048.552.039.00
35BUDNIKOV OlegUKR24327.046.551.539.25
411PENG HongchiCHN23626.547.051.533.25
58QUESADA VERA LiordisIMCUB23866.545.550.034.00
67LALIC BogdanGMCRO24026.545.549.032.75
74LAXMAN R.R.GMIND24416.545.049.034.50
810NEUMAN PetrGMCZE23716.542.546.533.25
99KOZAK AntoniPOL23806.541.546.032.00
102STANKOVIC MilosIMSRB24666.048.552.530.75
1134SHARMA IshaWCMIND21696.046.049.030.25
1216VOKAC MarekGMCZE23346.045.549.529.25
133CERNOUSEK LukasIMCZE24476.045.049.029.75
1423CZERW DawidFMPOL22626.044.047.529.50
1521STREBKOVS AndrejsIMLAT22786.044.047.528.75
1620CHYZY JakubFMPOL22916.043.047.529.50
1714PRIEHODA VitezslavIMCZE23416.041.545.529.50
1845KVALOY Aksel BuNOR21326.041.044.025.75
1963CZERNEK TymonPOL20386.040.041.524.25
2026VIGNESH BIND22505.552.056.030.50
2128PUSHKOV NikolaiGMRUS22395.547.051.030.00
2217LIU ZhaoqiCHN23285.546.551.027.75
2318NASSHAN DennisFMGER23075.546.050.024.75
2425SVANDA OndrejFMCZE22575.545.550.028.00
2536PAVLIDOU EkateriniWIMGRE21605.545.549.025.75
2627RIHA VojtechCZE22475.544.048.026.00
2742OCHEDZAN TymonCMPOL21405.544.047.025.25
2841PNIACZEK MarekCMPOL21455.543.547.526.75
2915DOMOGAEV SergeyGMRUS23345.543.547.026.50
3012MALOVANYI YulianFMUKR23605.543.047.527.00
3113MIS MieszkoFMPOL23495.542.046.527.75
3222LUDVIK TomasFMCZE22725.541.545.025.50
33116KAUSHIK G IyerAIMIND17815.540.544.526.75
3450LAVERTON ChristianNOR21095.540.544.023.75
3574NEMEC JachymCZE19885.540.043.022.00
3658LLOPIS DE AYSA ManuelCMESP20665.540.042.523.50
3719SIDDHARTH JagadeeshFMSGP23015.539.543.525.75
3848SINDLER MichalCZE21195.539.541.520.75
3935SHEHZAD ShazilNOR21625.538.541.521.25
4039LYS JosefFMCZE21525.537.541.021.75
140 players

24) 45th Seville Open 2020

The 45th Seville Open took place 10th to 18th January 2020. Kirill Shevchenko won with 8.5/9.

45th Seville Open 2020 Seville ESP Fri 10th Jan 2020 - Sat 18th Jan 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Shevchenko, KirillGMUKR25538.546.551.556.5
21Grigoryan, Karen H.GMARM26327.549.054.058.0
38Shariyazdanov, AndreyGMRUS25197.547.052.057.0
416Chen, Qi BIMCHN24327.544.549.053.5
59Matamoros Franco, Carlos S.GMECU24877.544.049.052.5
65Li, DiGMCHN25627.049.555.060.0
72Lu, ShangleiGMCHN26117.048.553.558.0
813Ravi, Teja S.IMIND24647.045.551.054.0
911Swayams, MishraGMIND24797.045.550.555.5
1014Das, ArghyadipIMIND24517.045.050.555.5
1112Alsina Leal, DanielGMESP24657.043.048.051.5
123Pridorozhni, AlekseiGMRUS26017.042.547.552.0
1321Bukal, Vladimir Jr.IMCRO23857.042.547.551.5
1424Padmini, RoutIMIND23697.042.047.552.0
1517Pap, MisaGMSRB24277.041.046.551.0
164Bernadskiy, VitaliyGMUKR25886.548.553.557.5
1710Gagare, ShardulGMIND24816.545.550.555.0
1818Campora, Daniel H.GMARG24206.545.550.554.0
1919Polivanov, AnatoliyIMUKR24206.544.549.553.5
2027Barrish, DanielFMRSA23526.542.547.051.5
2150Pingin, ArtemCMRUS21436.542.547.051.0
2228Estremera Panos, SergioIMESP23076.541.546.550.0
2365Perez Garcia, RobertoESP20576.541.545.548.5
2435Gutierrez Valero, MarioESP22606.540.544.548.0
2531Chkhaidze, NikolozFMGEO22886.540.045.049.0
2640Silva Lucena, CristianFMESP22176.540.044.549.0
2738Oragwu, ChukwunonsoFMNGR22206.539.543.547.5
287Harutyunian, Tigran K.GMARM25336.046.051.056.0
2943Henni, MohamedIMALG22026.045.049.053.0
3023Pogorelov, RuslanGMUKR23776.044.049.053.0
3132Rangel, DanielFMBRA22696.043.548.052.5
3249Uribe, Jhonny AlbertoCMVEN21496.043.548.052.5
3347Melekhina, AlisaFMUSA21926.042.547.051.0
3436Gu, TianluWIMCHN22556.041.546.050.5
3530Montero Melendez, RafaelFMESP22886.041.546.050.0
3639Piasetski, LeonIMCAN22196.041.046.051.0
3725Gutierrez Olivares, DanielFMESP23586.041.046.050.0
3826Pecnik, LeoFMCRO23576.041.045.549.5
3933Pratyusha, BoddaWIMIND22676.041.044.547.5
4059Pindado Campos, RaulESP21036.040.544.548.0
300 players

25) Xtracon Invite Chess 2020

The Xtracon Invite Chess took place 13th to 19th January 2020. Ferenc Berkes won with 7/9.

Xtracon Invite Chess 2020 Gilleleje DEN Mon 13th Jan 2020 - Sun 19th Jan 2020. Category: 9. Ave: (2462)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Berkes, Ferenc GM HUN 2649 # = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7 2661
2 Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard IM DEN 2579 = # = = = 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2615
3 Yankelevich, Lev IM GER 2483 = = # 0 = 1 = = 1 1 5.5 2540
4 Hector, Jonny GM SWE 2481 = = 1 # 0 0 1 = 1 = 5 2503
5 Brunello, Sabino GM ITA 2536 = = = 1 # = 0 1 0 1 5 2497
6 Antonsen, Mikkel IM DEN 2384 0 0 0 1 = # 1 = = = 4 2428
7 Sveshnikov, Evgeny GM RUS 2481 0 0 = 0 1 0 # 1 = 1 4 2417
8 Sylvan, Jacob IM DEN 2325 0 = = = 0 = 0 # = = 3 2352
9 Kristensen, Kaare Hove IM DEN 2350 0 0 0 0 1 = = = # = 3 2350
10 Olsen, Filip Boe FM DEN 2353 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = = # 2 2254

26) 86th ch-BRA 2020

The 86th Brazilian Championship took place in Natal 10th to 19th January 2020. The event was a KO. Alexandr Fier beat Andre Diamant 3-1 in the final.

86th ch-BRA 2020 Natal BRA Fri 10th Jan 2020 - Sun 19th Jan 2020
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Supi, Luis Paulo GM BRA 2577 2106388
2 Diamant, Andre GM BRA 2547 2108356
3 Lima, Darcy GM BRA 2534 2100045
4 Fier, Alexandr GM BRA 2528 2107139
5 Molina, Roberto Junio Brito IM BRA 2431 2109450
6 Labussiere, Victor BRA 2363 2183129
7 Macedo, Maximo Iack IM BRA 2324 2109972
8 Martins, Vinicius Tine FM BRA 2309 2112884
9 Zallio, Luciano de Souza CM BRA 2245 2109700
10 Brito, Luismar FM BRA 2227 2100134
11 Rocha, Vitor Firmo de Souza BRA 2200 2102951
12 Jordao Barbosa, Marcio BRA 2181 2116219
13 De Oliveira, Victor Gabriel C. CM BRA 2146 2137798
14 Pinto, Carlos Henrique Lopes FM BRA 2135 2101378
15 Ferreira, Vitor Hugo Vieira BRA 2123 2119765
16 Mourao, Igor A.C.Lofredo BRA 2112 2102544

27) 59th ch-BRA Women 2020

The 59th Brazilian Women's Championship took place in Rio de Janeiro 11th to 18th January 2020. The event was also a KO. Juliana Sayumi Terao beat Julia Alboredo 3-1 in the women's final.

59th ch-BRA Women 2020 Rio de Janeiro BRA Sat 11th Jan 2020 - Sat 18th Jan 2020
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Terao, Juliana Sayumi FM BRA 2232 2109220
2 Alboredo, Julia WFM BRA 2190 2124807
3 Librelato, Kathie Goulart WIM BRA 2175 2153963
4 Gazola, Vanessa Ramos WCM BRA 1996 2112590
5 Tamarozi, Isabelle BRA 1978 2132400
6 Medeiros, Thauane Ferreira BRA 1971 2134470
7 Ribeiro, Regina WIM BRA 1890 2100681
8 Vieira, Julia BRA 1779 22731296

28) 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, Carlsen played his second round match.

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

29) 35th European Club Cup 2019

A number of additional games from the lower boards from the European Club Cup. My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov.

35th ECC Open 2019 Budva MNE Sat 9th Nov 2019 - Sun 17th Nov 2019
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
14Obiettivo Risarcimento PadovaITA770014237.030.5
23AVE Novy BorCZE761012214.528.5
32Mednyi VsadnikRUS751111225.527.0
41AlkaloidMKD752010237.530.5
57Moscow Chess TeamRUS752010221.529.5
68ValerengaNOR752010218.028.0
76MolodezkaRUS752010204.026.5
813Vugar GashimovAZE752010194.026.0
910Koge SKDEN752010184.028.0
105Primorsky DistrictRUS752010182.527.0
119Beer ShevaISR741210173.525.5
1211SK Joly Lysa nad LabemCZE741210168.023.5
1314Sloven RumaSRB752010144.023.0
1412WorldTradingLab Club64ITA74219147.522.0
1530AsnieresFRA74219141.525.5
1624MRU-ROSK ConsultingLTU74219136.024.5
1718Zurich SchachgesellschaftSUI74219130.020.0
1823Dunajska StredaSVK74219124.524.5
1915Riehen SchachgesellschaftSUI74308153.525.0
2017Raika Rapid FeffernitzAUT74308150.025.5
2131Schachfreunde BerlinGER74308144.024.5
2219LSG IntelliMagicNED74308143.023.0
2335Tammer-ShakkiFIN74308139.522.5
2421HWP Sas van GentNED74308129.022.0
2527KGSRL GentBEL74308125.522.5
2622RehovotISR74308121.025.5
2751DrejtesiaKOS7430899.521.0
2840Lunds ASKSWE7430896.021.5
2939Rochade Eupen-KelmisBEL7430889.519.5
3026Viernheim 1934GER73317128.524.0
3125MulhouseFRA73317124.021.0
3234Echiquier MosanBEL73317122.520.0
3333De Sprenger EchternachLUX73317119.521.5
3436BuducnostMNE73317107.020.0
3528WachtebekeBEL73317102.021.5
3647Siesta Solution UnichessCZE72326117.019.5
3720Reykjavik Chess ClubISL73406109.518.0
3838MuConsult ApeldoornNED73406107.520.5
3944Viking Chess ClubISL7232698.520.0
4052CrnogoracMNE7340698.517.5
66 players

30) 46th Eastern Open 2019

The 46th Eastern Open took place 27th to 30th December 2019. Games now available.

46th Eastern Open 2019 Tysons USA Fri 27th Dec 2019 - Mon 30th Dec 2019
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPts
13Shibut, Macon A22915.5
24Semenov, Valerii22705
35Lowinger, Daniel22665
47Luo, Terry21895
512Ling, Evan Maxwell21575
617Zhang, Samuel20725
72Samuelson, Andrew22974.5
810Zhu, Neo21764.5
915Jay, Neel20814.5
101Paul, Justin24024
118Altman, Joshua A21834
1211Clancy, Daniel21744
1316Stancil, Kimani A20724
146Dougherty, Michael22213.5
159Siamon, David21783.5
1614Sriniaiyer, Sudars20953.5
1718Diep, Andrew20633.5
1822Prem, Pranav20383.5
1928Yagiz, Bora19923.5
2029Nair, Siddhant19913.5
2130Tay, Brian19893.5
2231Rehle, Thomas19643.5
2333Dommalapati, Aasa19543.5
2434Reddy, Satvik19393.5
2535Ye, Chen-Chen19193.5
2619Steincamp, Isaac20582.5
2720Guha, Eshan20512.5
2825Beckman, Thomas J20132.5
2926Su, Kevin20032.5
3027Sridh, Yehamandram19932.5
3138Cao, Timothy19042.5
3239Miller, Stephen M19002.5
3323Jayasundera, Shane20232
3436Samant, Neil19152
3537Xia, Ruoxiao19052
3621Xu, Jonathan20471
3724Miller, Andrew J20191
3832Power, Sean Kee19631
3940Payton, Drew H11961
4013Fotis, Gary C De21000.5
40 players

31) 58th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2019-20

The 58th TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 23rd November 2019 to 22nd March 2020.

58th TCh-DEN Ex 2019-20 Denmark DEN Sat 23rd Nov 2019 - Sun 22nd Mar 2020
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Team Xtracon Koge928
2Bronshoj 11025.5
3Hillerod 1723
4Jetsmark 1822.5
5Skanderborg Skakklub622.5
6Nordkallotten619.5
7OBRO 1218.5
8Aarhus/Skolerne 1217
9BMS 1013
10Nordre 1010.5
10 players

32) TCh-ISR 2020

The Israeli Team Championship takes place 10th January to 27th March 2020.

TCh-ISR 2020 Israel ISR Fri 10th Jan 2020 - Fri 27th Mar 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsBptsTB1TB2TB3
1Petah Tikva A Chess Club4416.520.5157.7563
2Ashdod Elite Club441620148.2556.5
3Herzliya Chess Club4216.518.514164.5
4Eliahu Levant Chess Club Beer Sheva4215.517.5148.551.5
5Hapoel Kfar Saba4213.515.5141.2548.5
6Elizur Dov Petah Tikva4211.513.5141.2537.5
7Beer Sheva 11 Chess Club4211.513.511742
8Ashdod Chess Club A411112110.538
9Feldklein Rishon Lezion4010.510.5164.533
10Zafrir Streets A401010151.2531.5
11Elizur West Petah Tikva406.56.589.7518
12Life reserve Herzliya41565920
12 players

33) Belgian Interclubs 2019-20

The Belgian Interclubs take place 19th September 2019 to 29th March 2020. Next Round 19th Jan 2020.

TCh-BEL 2019-20 Belgium BEL Sun 29th Sep 2019 - Sun 29th Mar 2020
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1WIRTZFELD 11134
2KGSRL 11130.5
3ECHIQUIER MOSAN 1929
4WACHTEBEKE 1831.5
5CRELEL 1725
6KSK47-EYNATTEN 1621.5
7KSK ROCHADE 1521.5
8KBSK 1521
9BORGERHOUT 1422.5
10FONTAINE 1418.5
11JEAN JAURES 1217.5
12EUROPCHESS 1015.5
12 players

34) TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2019-20

The Norwegian Eliteserien takes place 1st November 2019 to 8th March 2019. Next round 17th January 2020.

TCh-NOR Elite 2019-20 Norway NOR Fri 1st Nov 2019 - Sun 8th Mar 2020
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtgMptsBpts
1Bergens23131024
2Nordstrand2365920
3Valerenga2465923
4SK 19112321823.5
5Alta2216618
6Asker2322617
7Tromsø2242516
8SOSS2243414
9SK 962176210
10OSS2373114.5
10 players

35) 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 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1CVC Mladosť VIX Zilina*561529.00
2SK Prakovce*53561227.00
3SK Aquamarin Podhájska*53521225.00
4SK Dunajská Streda*5441128.50
5SKS Dubnica nad Váhom3*925.50
TJ Slávia UPJS Kosice353*925.50
7TJ Inbest Dunajov5*5922.00
8SK Slovan Bratislava34*4825.50
9Liptovská sachová skola4*4825.00
10SK Modra3*625.50
11Reinter Humenné236434*522.00
12KSN Bratislava2½½½*07.50
12 players

36) Active Team Events

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

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 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborský sachový klub*761225.09.5
2GASCO Pardubice*3917.54.5
3Moravská Slavia Brno1*565917.05.5
4SK Zikuda Turnov*4717.54.5
5Výstavistě Lysá nad Labem3*45716.54.5
6SK Slavoj Poruba2*6616.03.0
7SK Dopravní podnik Praha2*615.54.5
8Slavia Kroměříž52*6615.53.0
9Siesta Solution Unichess34*416.03.5
10BSS Frýdek-Místek*4113.52.0
11SK Duras BVK4*111.51.5
12Labortech Ostrava324*110.52.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 12th Oct 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Bartos Unichess*651223.58.0
2SK Líně*51222.06.5
32222 SK Polabiny B3*541022.07.5
4SK OAZA Praha23*7922.09.0
5TJ Spartak Vlasim*2920.05.5
6TJ Pankrác*3920.04.0
7SK Zikuda Turnov B6*4722.58.0
8TJ Neratovice345*44620.06.0
9SK DP Praha B - EA Hotels4*421.06.0
10SK Města Lysá nad Labem*317.54.5
11QCC Ceské Budějovice1*313.01.5
12SK Sokol Vysehrad44*216.54.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 12th Oct 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Slavoj Poruba "B"*61526.08.5
2BSS Frýdek-Místek "B"*61225.09.5
3Sachy Hosťálková*41021.05.5
4SK Staré Město*7923.07.5
5Slavoj Ceský Těsín*536921.07.0
6TZ Třinec*545721.05.5
7SK Gordic33*621.56.5
8Zbrojovka Vsetín*618.55.5
9Moravská Slavia Brno "B"4*4520.57.5
10SK Slavia Orlová2544*517.54.5
11TJ Ostrava2*315.03.0
12Panda Rychnov n. K.123*010.02.0
12 players

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.

4NCL 2019-20 England ENG Sat 11th Jan 2020 - Sun 10th May 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBptsTB1
1Guildford 17-18-04152241.9
2Wood Green6-25-34112249.6
33Cs 12-65½-2½22312.6
4Chessable White Rose 13-54½-3½22315.2
5Barbican 4NCL 11-76-2272342.6
6Celtic Tigers 12-64-4162268.1
7Cambridge University 10-84-4142310.2
8Spirit of Atticus A2½-5½3½-4½062297.2
1Chess.com Manx Liberty 17-17½-½414½2188.4
2Guildford 26-25½-2½411½2325.8
3Grantham Sharks 15-35-34102281.8
4Wood Green Monarchs2-66½-1½22292.2
5Cheddleton2½-5½4-412330.5
6Gonzaga1½-6½4-412337.0
7Blackthorne Russia1-73-5042342.6
8Barbican 4NCL 2½-7½3-502344.4
16 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 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Sparkasse Jenbach*4341331.50
2SC MPÖ Maria Saal*244341327.50
3SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz24*35451129.00
4mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring3*3331026.01
5SV Pillenkönig St. Veit2233*1026.01
6Spg. Sallegger Tech. Fürstenfeld/Hartber1*344926.00
7SK Hohenems223*245925.00
8SK Sparkasse Götzis314*2721.00
9SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau2*4421.00
10SK Bregenz 1920224*5420.00
11Mayrhofen/SK Zell Zillertal23*320.00
12Union Ansfelden3½121*315.00
12 players

Frauenbundesliga 2019-20

The German Frauenbundesliga takes place 14th September 2019 to 2nd May 2020. Next round 1st February 2019.

Frauenbundesliga 2019-20 Germany GER Sat 14th Sep 2019 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBptsTB1
1SC Bad Koenigshofen 19574 +3571966
2OSG Baden-Baden4 +3717½59
3SK Schwaebisch Hall4 +5617½57
4Rodewischer Schachmiezen433 +4661651
5Schachfreunde Deizisau4½ +4611½34
6SV 1920 Hofheim42 +24411½45
7Hamburger SK4½ +3431039½
8SV Medizin Erfurt4143 +13 927½
9TuRa Harksheide415 +21040
10SK Lehrte4½2 +234½
11Karlsruher SF 1853402 +3127½
12SV Weissblau Allianz Leipzig4½½23 +1 623
12 players

TCh-HUN 2019-20

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 16th November 2019 to 18th April 2020.

TCh-HUN 2019-20 Hungary HUN Sat 16th Nov 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1Tungsram Aquaprofit NSK I.46.589.59833
2ASE Paks45.51086.5630
3Aquarena Kobanya SC45.5669.5427
4HVSE-Infraplan I.446.57.58626
5DVTK44.55.568.5324.5
6Morihana PSE I.426.587623.5
7Duocor-Makoi SVSE46646.5422.5
8Dunaharaszti MTK I.4655.53.5120
9MTK Budapest I.42.543.58.5218.5
10Maroczy SE I.435.52.54015
10 players

Dutch League 2019-20

The Dutch League takes place 28th September 2019 to 16th May 2020. Next round 1st February 2020.

Dutch League 2019-20 Netherlands NED Sat 28th Sep 2019 - Sat 16th May 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1Charlois Europoort 1-----777.56827.5
2BSG 1--6.5--6-6.58827
3MuConsult Apeldoorn 1--4.5-65.5--6622
4Kennemer Combinatie 1-3.55.55.55.5----620
5HMC Den Bosch 1---4.54-8.56-423
6En Passant 1--44.56---6.5421
7LSG IntelliMagic 1344.5---6.5--218
8Groninger Combinatie 13---1.5-3.56-214
9Caissa 12.53.5--4--4-014
10HWP Sas van Gent 1424--3.5---013.5
10 players

TCh-ISL 2019-20

The Icelandic Team Championship takes place 3rd October 2019 to 21st March 2020.

TCh-ISL Div 1 2019-20 Reykjavik ISL Thu 3rd Oct 2019 - Sat 21st Mar 2020
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Víkingaklúbburinn a-sveit*632.080
2Skákfélag Selfoss og nágrennis*530.0100
3Skákfélagið Huginn*4725.570
4Taflfélag Garðabæjar4*4622.060
5Skákdeild Fjölnis3*20.060
6Taflfélag Reykjavíkur a-sveit2*20.040
7Breiðablik. Bolungarvík og Reykjanes1*4618.050
8Skákfélag Akureyrar½44*17.540
9Víkingaklúbburinn b-sveit½22*7.500
10Taflfélag Reykjavíkur b-sveit½½*7.500
10 players
TCh-ISL Div 2 2019-20 Reykjavik ISL Thu 3rd Oct 2019 - Sat 21st Mar 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Skákdeild KR*4418.080
2Skákfélag Akureyrar b-sveit*4416.062
3Taflfélag Vestmannaeyja2*516.060
4Skákfélagið Huginn b-sveit2*412.040
5Skákdeild Fjölnis-b½*410.540
6Hrókar alls fagnaðar½1*49.040
7Skákdeild Hauka22*8.000
8Taflfélag Garðabæjar b-sveit2½22*6.500
8 players

Bundesliga 2019-20

The German Bundesliga takes place 23rd November 2019 to 2nd May 2020. Next round 8th Feb 2020.

Bundesliga 2019-20 Germany GER Sat 23rd Nov 2019 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910111213141516MptsBptsTB1
1OSG Baden-Baden4 +6822½100
2Hamburger SK4 +45721 97
3SV Lingen4 +54718 80
4Schachfreunde Deizisau4 +621 84½
5SV Hockenheim4 +6618½ 73
6SV Werder Bremen4 +5617½ 80½
7SG Turm Kiel4 +457519½ 85
8SC Viernheim44 +516½ 74½
9BCA Augsburg434 +3314½ 66
10SF Berlin45 +4314 63½
11FC Bayern Muenchen434 +314 60½
12SG Speyer-Schwegenheim43 +6216 76
13SG Solingen4 +214 67½
14SV Muelheim Nord443 +111 50½
15USV TU Dresden42 +011½ 61
16Aachener SV4212 +0 32½
16 players

TCh-FIN 2019-20

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 14th September 2019 to 15th March 2020. Next round 8th Feb 2020.

TCh-FIN 2019-20 Finland FIN Sat 14th Sep 2019 - Sun 15th Mar 2020
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsTB1
1TammerSh, Tampere10+12
2MatSK, Espoo9+17
3VammSK, Sastamala9+7
4SK Ninja, Helsinki8+15
5SalSK, Salo8+13
6TuTS, Turku8+8
7JyS, Jyväskylä8+8
8EtVaS, Vantaa60
9Aatos, Helsinki4-5
10MatSK II, Espoo2-18
11HSK, Helsinki0-24
12KymS, Kotka0-33
12 teams

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

37) Forthcoming Events and Links

16th Moscow Open 2020

Portugal Open 2020

Chess Houseboat 2020

Third Saturday GM Special 125 2020

2nd Cairns Cup 2020

2nd Prague International Chess Festival 2020

Budapest Feb Rigochess Int. 2020

Utrecht Masters 2020

Graz Open 2020

February Lviv Tradition 2020

20th Liberec Open 2020

Lausanne Women's FIDE Grand Prix 2020

World Senior Teams 2020

FIDE Candidates Tournament 2020

CCCSA Spring Invitational 2020

Budapest March Rigochess Int. 2020

O2C Doeberl Cup 2020

GAMMA Reykjavik Open 2020

3rd Lasker Blitz 2020

Sardinia Women's FIDE Grand Prix 2020

49th Kronborg Chess Open 2019

CCCSA Summer Invitational 2020

11th Dolomiti Open 2020

5th ad Gredine Open 2020

48th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2020

53rd Biel Chess Festival 2020

43rd Eastman Open 2020

44th World Chess Olympiad 2020

47th Eastern Open 2020

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