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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1329 27th April 2020 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2020
3) IM Not A GM Speed Chess 2020
4) 1st Cuban Online Cup 2020
5) Sunway Sitges International Online 2020
6) TCEC Season 17 2020
7) 5th TCEC Cup 2020
8) 18th Red River Shootout
9) Germany - Romania Online Matches 2020
10) Hungary vs Germany Women's April Match Online 2020
11) Molodezhka vs ITA 2020
12) Molodezhka vs ISR 2020
13) FIDE Candidates Countries Youth Online 2020
14) 4NCL Online 2020
15) Active Team Events
16) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Magnus Carlsen Invitational 202061 games
IM Not A GM Speed Chess 2020143 games
1st Cuban Online Cup 20206 games
Sunway Sitges International Online 202081 games
TCEC Season 17 20205 games
5th TCEC Cup 202071 games
18th Red River Shootout18 games
Germany - Romania Online Matches 202080 games
Hungary vs Germany Women's April Match Online 202016 games
Molodezhka vs ITA 202044 games
Molodezhka vs ISR 202066 games
FIDE Candidates Countries Youth Online 202075 games
4NCL Online 202064 games
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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Miguel E. Gomez Masjuan, Peter Doggers, Simon McNamara, Jim Hollingsworth, and everyone else who helped both with this issue.

The Magnus Carlsen International continues with the event heading towards the four player knockout stage. It seems likely that Carlsen, Nakamura, Caruana and Ding will be the final four unless some very specific results occur. The Sunway Open continues online with them also reaching a final knockout stage starting tomorrow to decide the prizes. The FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup starts a week tomorrow with a lot of very strong players competing. Plenty of things to look forward to online although it's disappointing but not entirely surprising to hear continued reports of people being caught cheating in various online events. However the alternative to playing online right now is not playing at all so I think we have to persist and hope that the experience we gain will provide some lasting and better solutions than we have now.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2020

Invitational is an online tournament hosted by chess24 which takes place April 18th to May 3rd 2020. With over the board chess suspended for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus crisis this is a welcome new event. The concept is one similar to one Carlsen advocated in 2018 for the World Championship - a number of rapid games in one day rather than a single classical game. The format is a Match Round Robin of 8 players meeting each other once over four 15 minute + 10 seconds a move games, if this mini-match is tied 2-2 there will be a single decisive Armageddon game. The top 4 will play in a knockout final stage to decide the winner. The prize fund is $250,000 and a star studded field will compete alongside Carlsen.

Magnus Carlsen Invitational field is: Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Ding Liren, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri, Hikaru Nakamura and Alireza Firouzja.

Carlsen Inv Prelim chess24.com INT Sat 18th Apr 2020 - Sun 3rd May 2020
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgGmsPtsTB1
1Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA273651112.5
1Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR286351111.5
1Ding, LirenGMCHN279151111
4Caruana, FabianoGMUSA283551010.5
5Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA27785510
5Nepomniachtchi, IanGMRUS2784559
7Giri, AnishGMNED2764548.5
8Firouzja, AlirezaGMFID2728537
8 players

3) IM Not A GM Speed Chess 2020

The IM Not A GM Speed Chess tournament takes place on chess.com. The event started on April 18th and will most likely run through until late April or early May. Some of the most well known figures in online broadcasting and chess provision compete in long blitz matches consisting of 75 minutes of 5+1 blitz, 45 minutes of 3+1 blitz, and 25 minutes of 1+1 bullet chess. The first round is now complete, top seed John Bartholomew of Chessable beat David Preuss 20-6, Levy Rozman beat Tania Sachdev 14.5-5.5. Alina Kashlinskaya beat Christof Sielecki 13-11, Gregory Shahade beat Anna Zatonskih 14-9, Eric Rosen beat Elisabeth Paehtz 17-7, Lawrence Trent beat Konstantin Kavutskiy 15.5-6.5, Teddy Coleman beat Danny Rensch in overtime 15-13 and Carissa Yip beat Dean Ippolito 13.5-8.5.

IM Not A GM Speed Chess chess.com INT Sat 18th Apr 2020 - Sat 18th Apr 2020
Leading Round 1 (of 4) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
Round 2
1Kashlinskaya, AlinaIMRUS2494
1Rosen, EricIMUSA2353
1Rozman, LevyIMUSA2343
1Coleman, TeddyIMUSA2333
1Bartholomew, JohnIMUSA2446
1Trent, LawrenceIMENG2399
1Shahade, GregoryIMUSA2476
1Yip, CarissaIMUSA2420
Round 1
1Bartholomew, JohnIMUSA244620
2Pruess, DavidIMUSA23366
1Rozman, LevyIMUSA234314.5
2Tania, SachdevIMIND23925.5
1Kashlinskaya, AlinaIMRUS249413
2Sielecki, ChristofIMGER243111
1Shahade, GregoryIMUSA247614
2Zatonskih, AnnaIMUSA24209
1Rosen, EricIMUSA235317
2Paehtz, ElisabethIMGER24737
1Trent, LawrenceIMENG239915.5
2Kavutskiy, KonstantinIMUSA23916.5
1Coleman, TeddyIMUSA233315
2Rensch, DanielIMUSA240213
1Yip, CarissaIMUSA242013.5
2Ippolito, DeanIMUSA23698.5
16 players

4) 1st Cuban Online Cup 2020

The 1st Cuban Online Cup started April 12th 2020. The top two seeds reached the final where Leinier Dominguez Perez defeated Lazaro Bruzon 3.5-2.5. Games from the final are available. The format was a 32 players KO, with matches of 6 games (2 blitz of 5 minutes, 2 blitz of 3 minutes, 2 bullets and in case of a tie, a game of Chess 960. The official site of the event was http://ajedrez-cuba.com/ and Miguel E. Gomez Masjuan published daily articles about the event in https://www.columnadeportiva.com.

1st Cuban Online Cup 2020 lichess.org/chess24 INT Sun 12th Apr 2020 - Mon 4th May 2020
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM USA 2758 3503240
2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM CUB 2644 3503739
3 Delgado Ramirez, Neuris GM PAR 2621 3503631
4 Quesada Perez, Yuniesky GM USA 2598 3504409
5 Bacallao Alonso, Yusnel GM CUB 2590 3507416
6 Quesada Perez, Yasser GM CUB 2565 3509362
7 Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo GM CUB 2545 3507165
8 Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto GM CUB 2542 3520773
9 Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley GM CUB 2524 3504727
10 Gonzalez, Renier GM USA 2447 3501841
11 Perez Leiva, Jerzy Jesus FM CUB 2384 3524337
12 Ordaz Valdes, Lisandra Teresa IM CUB 2369 3506940
13 Hernandez Moya, Yuleisy WGM CUB 2262 3511685
14 Marrero Lopez, Yaniet WGM CUB 2138 3503950

5) Sunway Sitges International Online 2020

The Sunway Sitges Online Open tournament finally got underway on 19th April 2020 after a few teething problems, the event will run until the 27th April on the chess.com server. What makes this tournament interesting to me is that it's an attempt to play a fully fledged open online, with standard time controls. I don't believe it will be possible to organise large international opens for a long time because of the conornavirus crisis. Inessential international travel and rooms with large numbers of people sat in close proximity to each other don't sound like things we will want to be doing for quite some time. This will leave a huge hole to be filled. Playing such events online, with all the well known problems they have, seems like the only alternative. Leading players: Vitaliy Bernadskiy, Ahmed Adly, Axel Bachmann, Kirill Shevchenko, Jesper Sondergaard Thybo, Alexandr Fier etc. I am not quite sure how the second phase will work, I guess we'll see. The table below is more or less the final standings, there was one result (Board 22 Badillo Ramos Steve vs FM Randazzo Adrian) that seemed to be missing when I grabbed it.

Sunway Sitges Online Open chess.com INT Fri 17th Apr 2020 - Mon 27th Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Shevchenko KirillGMUKR25927.050.055.041.75
23Bachmann AxelGMPAR25997.049.553.539.75
337Mehar Chinna Reddy C.H.IMIND24227.049.052.539.00
42Adly AhmedGMEGY26157.048.552.539.50
522Sattarov BobirUZB24597.045.549.537.00
633Das SayantanIMIND24317.044.548.034.75
728Vasquez Schroeder RodrigoGMCHI24417.044.048.036.25
843Kopylov MichaelIMUKR24077.044.047.034.25
923Yoo Christopher WoojinIMUSA24557.043.046.536.25
107Nasuta GrzegorzGMPOL25586.548.553.037.00
1113Vrolijk LiamIMNED25026.546.550.534.00
125Thybo Jesper SondergaardGMDEN25906.545.550.035.25
1356Kopylov DanielGER23486.545.547.031.75
1439Reimanis RitvarsFMLAT24216.543.548.032.50
1541Srihari L RFMIND24146.539.543.029.50
1634Vlasenko MiroslavIMRUS24316.539.543.029.25
1747Espinoza Palomino WillyamIMPER24006.045.549.029.50
18100Rudovskii FilippRUS21586.045.049.531.75
1948Baskin RobertIMGER23906.043.546.527.75
20157Nguyen Thanh Thuy TienWIMVIE19716.043.045.027.00
21104Samunenkov IhorUKR21426.042.545.526.50
2211Anisimov PavelGMRUS25276.042.046.529.75
23118Ansh M ShahIND20956.042.045.028.25
2449Dudin GlebFMRUS23876.040.043.527.25
2565Ohanyan EminFMARM22916.039.040.524.25
2676Matthiesen MartinFMDEN22606.038.040.523.50
2731Bharath Subramaniyam HIMIND24376.037.040.025.75
2825Polivanov AnatoliyIMUKR24526.034.538.025.50
299Sindarov JavokhirGMUZB25575.550.054.531.00
3014Caspi IsraelIMISR24895.546.050.028.75
318Tsydypov ZhamsaranGMRUS25585.544.548.025.50
3235Borsuk KonstantinFMUKR24315.544.547.527.00
3373Gluhovsky MarkRUS22715.543.046.523.75
3480Mahitosh DeyFMIND22545.543.046.024.50
3570Gavilan Diaz MarioFMESP22785.541.543.022.50
3632Molina Roberto Junio BritoIMBRA24345.541.044.526.25
3774Papadiamandis ElliotFRA22695.541.044.025.00
38102Albu GeorgeROU21425.540.544.026.00
3966Navalgund NiranjanFMIND22895.540.543.523.50
4089Tsaknakis ZisisGRE22175.539.542.021.25
4167Kakabayev MergenFMTKM22855.539.540.019.75
4258Talukdar RohanFMCAN23415.538.541.522.75
43148Lopez Idarraga Daniel EduardoFMCOL20095.538.541.522.25
4461Miciano John MarvinIMPHI23325.538.540.520.25
4577Sterck ArnoFMBEL22595.536.540.024.00
4663Haring ViktorFMSVK22985.536.538.022.00
47103Marinskii YuriiRUS21425.535.037.520.25
4882Gajwa AnkitFMIND22455.534.536.019.50
49185Daakshin ArunIND17585.533.034.519.50
5088Kugler FlorianGER22235.048.050.525.50
224 players

6) TCEC Season 17 2020

The TCEC Computer Program tournament Season 17 final stages take place 17th March until roughly the start of May. The Premier Division finished with Leela Chess Zero winning ahead of Stockfish, those two played a 100 game match, Leela won 52.5-47.5 including winning on both sides of the same set opening late on..

TCEC 20 Premier 2020 tcec-chess.com INT Tue 17th Mar 2020 - Fri 1st May 2020
Leading Final Round 36 Standings:
RkNameGms+-=Pts
1Leela Chess Zero361022422
2Stockfish36702921.5
3AllieStein36632719.5
4Komodo36432918.5
5Stoofvlees36442818
6Ethereal36662418
7Fire36233117.5
8KomodoMCTS36153016
9Houdini36063015
10ScorpioNN36192614
10 players
TCEC 20 Superfinal 2020 tcec-chess.com INT Tue 17th Mar 2020 - Fri 1st May 2020
Leading Final Round 100 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms+-PtsTB1
1LCZero v0.24-sv-t60-30103840100171252.52493.75
2Stockfish 20200407DC3851100121747.52493.75
2 players

7) 5th TCEC Cup 2020

The 5th TCEC Cup started 24th April 2020. 16 computer knockout. Stockfish beat Komodo and LCZero beat 4.5-3.5 AllieStein to reach the final.

5th TCEC Cup 2020 tcec-chess.com INT Fri 24th Apr 2020 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Stockfish 202004181536 3851
2 LCZero v0.24-sv-t60-3010 3840
3 AllieStein v0.6-n14.3beta 3815
4 Komodo 2522.05 3794
5 Stoofvlees II a14 3746
6 Ethereal 12.09 3718
7 Xiphos 0.6.1 3717
8 ScorpioNN 3.0.8 3706
9 Defenchess 2.3_dev2 3663
10 rofChade 2.217 3660
11 Arasan 22.0_c5b58e5 3620
12 RubiChess 1.7.1 3612
13 Vajolet2 2.9.0-TCEC-S17 3592
14 Pedone 20200420 3574
15 Nemorino 5.38 3560
16 Winter 0.7.4 3495

8) 18th Red River Shootout

Jim Hollingsworth reports:

"Oklahoma Cruises in 10-1/2 to 7-1/2

Victory over Texas in Red River Shoot Out

In RRSO XVIIISS, an online version of the annual Red River Shoot Out classic between Oklahoma and Texas, Texas drew first blood on Board 2 to briefly lead 1-0. The Okies knotted things up at 1-1 and managed a 5-1/2 to 3-1/2 halftime lead. The final score was 10-1/2 to 7-1/2 in favor of Oklahoma.

The genesis of RRSO XVIIISS began on March 17th when the original RRSO XVIII was cancelled due to a pandemic. Players on both sides were determined not to allow Grand Master Coronovrus Covid-19 to win. The idea of a "Revenge" match was born. Recruiting started on April 3rd. "SS" (Roman numerals meaning one-half) was accomplished on Saturday, April 18th, the same day as the original RRSO XVIII.

The team match was hosted by Internet Chess Club (ICC). Texas Armed Forces Chess, a subordinate element of Bedford's American Legion Post 379, covered all rating costs. The time control was Game/15;+5 and the online event was dual-rated as ICC standard and US Chess Quick.

The REAL final score is:

Most fanatical chess players in Oklahoma and Texas 18.

GM Coronovirus Covid-19 ..... ZERO."

18th Red River Shootout ICC INT Sat 18th Apr 2020 - Sat 18th Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
TeamNameRtgGms12Pts
TexasHollingsworth, Jim19832-1+1 2.0
OklahomaBraddy, Elizabeth Riley2+1-1 2.0
OklahomaCram, Jr, Roy S2+1-1 2.0
OklahomaHay, Tommy Wayne2+1-1 2.0
OklahomaNazario, Jimmy2+1-1 2.0
TexasHall, Carter2-1+1 2.0
TexasDonovan, Michael E15952+1 1.5
OklahomaBoevers, Anna K2+1-0 1.0
TexasSchwetke, Douglas2-0+1 1.0
TexasPowers, Leon2-1+0 1.0
OklahomaStonehocker IV, Herbert F2+0-1 1.0
OklahomaTemple, Judson18552-0 0.5
TexasFlores, Brandon Alexis2-0+0 0.0
TexasMc Broom, Sheryl Lynn2-0+0 0.0
TexasChairez, Carmen A2-0+0 0.0
OklahomaTubbs, Mike2+0-0 0.0
TexasDeVries, John T2-0+0 0.0
OklahomaToliver, Leon2+0-0 0.0
18 players

9) Germany - Romania Online Matches 2020

Germany played Romania in two online matches on April 25th. The U18 match Romania won 9.5-6.5, in the main match Germany won 36.5-27.5.

GER-ROU Online 2020 PlayChess INT Sat 25th Apr 2020 - Sat 25th Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkTeamPts
1Germany36.5
2Romania27.5
2 players
GER-ROU U18 Online 2020 PlayChess INT Sat 25th Apr 2020 - Sat 25th Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkTeamPts
1Romania9.5
2Germany6.5
2 teams

10) Hungary vs Germany Women's April Match Online 2020

There was a women's online match betweeen Hungary and Germany on 21st April. Hungary won 12.5-3.5.

HUN-GER April w online m chess.com INT Tue 21st Apr 2020 - Tue 21st Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkTeamPts
1Hungary12.5
2Germany3.5
2 players

11) Molodezhka vs ITA 2020

The team Molodezhka is playing a series of online matches on Lichess. They played Italy on 12th April winning 69-29.

Molodezhka vs ITA 2020 lichess.org INT Sun 12th Apr 2020 - Sun 12th Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam1234567Pts
1Molodezhka super team16168877769
2Italy elite selection755433229
2 players

12) Molodezhka vs ISR 2020

The team Molodezhka is playing a series of online matches on Lichess. They beat a very strong Israeli repreentitive side including Boris Gelfand (who scored well after losing his first game through a disconnection) 75-73.

Molodezhka vs ISR 2020 lichess.org INT Sun 19th Apr 2020 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam1234567Pts
1Molodezhka super team181110999975
2Youth and Experienced1715141185373
2 players

13) FIDE Candidates Countries Youth Online 2020

The FIDE Candidates Countries Youth Online tournament featured under-16 teams from the nations of all the players at the recent Candidates tournament plus a FIDE all nations side. They played a two day team event 18th to 19th April 2020 on chess.com. The FIDE team just edged out the Chinese team on board count in spite of losing their individual match. Games now available. Further info: Team FIDE Wins Candidates Countries Youth Online Chess Tournament [Peter Doggers chess.com]" and Team FIDE wins FIDE Candidates Countries Youth Tournament. Detailed results at Chess Results.

Candidates FED U16 Online chess.com INT Sat 18th Apr 2020 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkTeam123456TB1TB2
1FIDE*3555819.5
2China*15817.5
3Russia24*3715
4USA0*44512
5France0021*26.5
6Netherlands0½1*04.5
6 teams

14) 4NCL Online 2020

The 4NCL Online League takes place Tue 7th Apr to Sat 6th Jun 2020. The league replaces the regular season that has been halted due to the coronavirus. The time control is 45 minutes + 10 seconds a move. Games are played a 7:30pm on a Tuesday on Lichess. There is a 32 team top league - 10 rounds will be played followed by an 8 team knockout final phase to decide the winner. There are 5 divisions of varying strengths - who knows - I may turn up playing in one of the lower sections. Anti-cheating measures are in place.

15) Active Team Events

A list of ongoing team events without an update this week. Basically all team chess that isn't on the internet has ceased.

TCh-Madrid 2019-20

The Liga Madrilena de Ajedrez: Division de Honor reached Round 11 before being suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. There is still the hope to finish the league later in the year.

TCh-Madrid Honor 2019-20 Madrid ESP Sun 24th Nov 2019 - Mon 4th May 2020
Leading Round 11 (of 14) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDRtgPts
12Collado VillalbaESP246121.0
2564 Villalba - MiscasaESP243821.0
36Blanco y NegroESP233118.0
47Virgen de AtochaESP242814.0
51V CentenarioESP225312.0
64TajamarESP21314.0
73GetafeESP22603.0
88Liberty ChessESP22923.0
8 players

TCh-CZE 2019-20

The Czech Extraliga takes place 12th October 2019 to 19th April 2020.

Events Suspended due to the Coronavirus.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2019-20 Czech Republic CZE Sat 12th Oct 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky sachovy klub*7661836.513.0
2GASCO Pardubice*431326.07.0
3Siesta Solution Unichess*431027.07.0
4Vystavistě Lysa nad Labem*3451025.57.0
5SK Zikuda Turnov4*31025.06.0
6Moravska Slavia Brno1455*61024.57.0
7SK Dopravní podnik Praha2*451024.56.0
8SK Slavoj Poruba24*6722.54.0
9Slavia Kroměříž52*6620.53.5
10SK Duras BVK45*420.04.0
11BSS Frydek-Místek2*4420.03.0
12Labortech Ostrava3324*116.02.0
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 12th Oct 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Líně*542240.511.0
2Bartos Unichess*564551941.015.0
32222 SK Polabiny B3*453661640.514.0
4TJ Pankrac*3451638.09.0
5TJ Neratovice4345*54441437.510.5
6SK OAZA Praha234*71338.514.0
7QCC Ceské Budějovice451*51331.58.0
8SK Zikuda Turnov B33*641035.510.5
9SK Města Lysa nad Labem24*1032.58.5
10TJ Spartak Vlasim322*930.08.0
11SK DP Praha B - EA Hotels4*736.09.5
12SK Sokol Vysehrad3434*530.56.5
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 12th Oct 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Slavoj Poruba "B"*33662143.513.5
2BSS Frydek-Místek "B"*4462042.014.5
3Slavoj Cesky Těsín4*535561940.513.5
4SK Gordic3*3541641.513.0
5Sachy Hosťalkova5*451636.010.0
6TZ Třinec45*453651439.010.5
7SK Slavia Orlova52534*41437.511.0
8SK Staré Město3*71238.511.5
9Moravska Slavia Brno "B"34454*1237.012.5
10Zbrojovka Vsetín32*628.57.5
11TJ Ostrava2*327.05.0
12Panda Rychnov n. K.2233½1*321.04.5
12 players

TCh-CAT 2020

The Catalan Team Championships take place 18th January to 28th March 2020. The event has been suspended due to the Cornonavirus.

TCh-CAT Gp2 2020 Barcelona ESP Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sun 29th Mar 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1ESCOLA D'ESCACS DE BCN646.5
2BARBERA640.5
3BARCELONA535
4VALLS37.5
5SANT ANDREU32
6ATENEU COLON229
7FIGUERES229
8ESCACS SALAURIS130.5
8 players
TCh-CAT Gp1 2020 Barcelona ESP Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sun 29th Mar 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1MOLLET48.5
2COLON SABADELL CHESSY42.5
3FOMENT34
4CERDANYOLA VALLES33.5
5SANT CUGAT335
6GERUNDA29
7COR DE MARINA31
8TRES PEONS126.5
8 players
TCh-CAT GpA Final 2020 Barcelona ESP Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sun 29th Mar 2020
Leading Round 1 (of 3) Standings:
RkTeamPts
Quarter-Final
1ESCOLA D'ESCACS DE BCN8
2CERDANYOLA VALLES2
1BARBERA
2FOMENT
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY
2BARCELONA
1MOLLET7
2VALLS3
9 teams
TCh-CAT GpB Final 2020 Barcelona ESP Sat 18th Jan 2020 - Sun 29th Mar 2020
Leading Round 1 (of 4) Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1SANT CUGAT442
2SANT ANDREU337
3FIGUERES335.5
4ATENEU COLON334.5
5GERUNDA32.5
6COR DE MARINA35.5
7TRES PEONS31.5
8ESCACS SALAURIS133.5
8 players

TCh-LTU 2020

The Lithuanian Team Championships started 25th January. The first two rounds took place before the event was suspended due to the Coronavirus.

TCh-LTU 2020 Lithuania LTU Sat 25th Jan 2020 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13Vilniaus „MRU-ROSK Consulting“2200411.59.5
25SBK „Kaunas“2200410.08.0
34Vilniaus „LKSF-Chess United“220049.07.0
412Vilniaus SM „Tauras“220048.06.0
51Panevėžio SK „Gigant Chess"210138.07.0
68Plungės VSK „Bokstas“210137.56.5
72Kauno SK „Margiris“ 1211028.07.0
86Kauno SK „Gambiteriai“211028.07.0
911Siaulių SC „Dubysa“ 1211026.55.5
109Vilniaus „Bongcloud“211026.05.0
1119Vilniaus VSK „Užupis“211026.05.0
1217Marijampolės „Sūduvos jaunimas“211026.05.0
1315Vilniaus „Tauras JB“211025.54.5
1413Marijampolės „Sūduva“211025.54.5
1510Rokiskio SK211024.03.0
1614Kauno SK „Margiris“ 2202003.03.0
1720Siaulių SC „Dubysa“ 2202003.03.0
187Vilniaus „Pasakų parkas“ 1 VSK202002.52.5
1918SBK „Kaunas“/ KSM „Gaja“202001.01.0
2016LASF202000.00.0
20 players

PRO Chess League 2020

The PRO Chess League takes place 7th January to 5th May 2020. The Group stages finished last. The top 4 teams in each division will played off over two rounds, the final four will now play for the title. It seems unlikely they will do this in May in Norway due to the Coronavirus.

PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT Tue 7th Jan 2020 - Tue 5th May 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
TeamPtsPerf
WESTERN DIVISION
Saint Louis Arch Bishops1472751
Canada Chessbrahs124.52675
California Unicorns1132653
New York Marshalls111.52698
Chicago Wind79.52622
U.K. Lions57.52511
Argentina Krakens482485
Brazil Capybaras452482
EASTERN DIVISION
Armenia Eagles1442733
Russia Wizards115.52644
India Yogis1122623
China Pandas103.52640
Hungary Hunters842582
Israel Counsellors60.52541
Turkey Knights58.52516
Croatia Bulldogs502484
CENTRAL DIVISION
Germany Bears136.52673
France Roosters120.52608
Norway Gnomes113.52618
Sweden Wasabis922536
Italy Gladiators842552
Poland Hussars76.52515
Netherlands Mosquitoes57.52457
Spain Raptors45.52447
27 players
PRO League KO Stage 2020 chess.com INT Tue 7th Jan 2020 - Tue 5th May 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkTeamPts
1Quarter Finals
1China Pandas9.5
2Germany Bears6.5
1Saint Louis Arch Bishops9.5
2India Yogis6.5
1Armenia Eagles9.5
2New York Marshalls6.5
1Canada Chessbrahs9.5
2Chicago Wind6.5
Round 1
1Canada Chessbrahs11.5
2Sweden Wasabis4.5
1Chicago Wind10.5
2Russia Wizards5.5
1New York Marshalls8*
2France Roosters8
1China Pandas9.5
2California Unicorns6.5
1India Yogis9
2Norway Gnomes7
20 players

TCh-HUN 2019-20

The Hungarian Team Championship takes place 16th November 2019 to 18th April 2020. Next Round 8 18th April 2020.

TCh-HUN 2019-20 Hungary HUN Sat 16th Nov 2019 - Sun 19th Apr 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1Tungsram Aquaprofit NSK I.786.59.587.59.591458
2ASE Paks75.55107.5786.51049.5
3HVSE-Infraplan I.746.57.57.55.5981048
4DVTK774.565.5668.5743.5
5Aquarena Kobanya SC75.54.566669.5643.5
6Morihana PSE I.72.526.56.5878.51041
7Duocor-Makoi SVSE743.56646.57.5637.5
8Dunaharaszti MTK I.74.556655.53.5235.5
9MTK Budapest I.72.5433.568.57.5535
10Maroczy SE I.735.542.53.54.54.5027.5
10 teams

Belgian Interclubs 2019-20

The Belgian Interclubs take place 19th September 2019 to 29th March 2020. Postponed.

TCh-BEL 2019-20 Belgium BEL Sun 29th Sep 2019 - Sun 29th Mar 2020
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1WIRTZFELD 11752
2KGSRL 11644.5
3ECHIQUIER MOSAN 11345.5
4WACHTEBEKE 11246.5
5KSK ROCHADE 11036.5
6CRELEL 1935
7KSK47-EYNATTEN 1833.5
8KBSK 1831.5
9FONTAINE 1728.5
10BORGERHOUT 1633.5
11JEAN JAURES 1225.5
12EUROPCHESS 1019.5
12 players

Dutch League 2019-20

The Dutch League takes place 28th September 2019 to 16th May 2020. Event postponed.

Dutch League 2019-20 Netherlands NED Sat 28th Sep 2019 - Sat 16th May 2020
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1Charlois Europoort 15.5---67767.51239
2BSG 14.5--6.5-6686.51037.5
3MuConsult Apeldoorn 1--64.5-5.56671035
4En Passant 1--44.565-6.55.5731.5
5Kennemer Combinatie 1-3.55.55.55.53-5-728
6HMC Den Bosch 14--44.5-8.55.56632.5
7LSG IntelliMagic 1344.557-6.5--530
8Groninger Combinatie 1344--1.53.5-6222
9HWP Sas van Gent 14243.554.5---123
10Caissa 12.53.534.5-4-4-021.5
10 teams

4NCL 2019-20

The 4NCL takes place 9th November 2019 to 10th May 2019. Event halted.

4NCL 2019-20 England ENG Sat 11th Jan 2020 - Sun 10th May 2020
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Guildford 17½-½7-17-17-16-28-01242½
2Wood Green½-7½5-34-46½-1½6-25-3927
3Chessable White Rose 11-73-55½-2½4½-3½6-26½-1½826½
4Barbican 4NCL 11-74-42½-5½4½-3½6-26-2724
5Spirit of Atticus A1½-6½3½-4½3½-4½2½-5½5-36-2422
63Cs 11-72-62-65½-2½3½-4½4-4318
7Celtic Tigers 12-61½-6½2-63-54½-3½4-4317
8Cambridge University 10-83-52-62-64-44-4215
1Chess.com Manx Liberty 15½-2½4½-3½5½-2½4½-3½7-17½-½1234½
2Grantham Sharks 12½-5½5-34-44½-3½5-35-3926
3Guildford 23½-4½6-25½-2½2½-5½5½-2½6½-1½829½
4Wood Green Monarchs2½-5½3-52-64-46½-1½6-2524
5Cheddleton3½-4½4-42½-5½4-44-45½-2½523½
6Gonzaga3½-4½5½-2½1½-6½4-43½-4½4½-3½522½
7Blackthorne Russia1-73-52½-5½2½-5½4½-3½6-2419½
8Barbican 4NCL 2½-7½3-51½-6½2-63½-4½2-6012½
16 players
4NCL Div 2 2019-20 England ENG Sat 11th Jan 2020 - Sun 10th May 2020
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1West is Best 14-44½-3½5-34½-3½6½-1½5½-2½1130
2The ADs4-44½-3½2½-5½4½-3½6-25-3926½
3Sussex Martlets 13½-4½4½-3½6½-1½3½-4½4½-3½5-3827½
4Chessable White Rose 23-53½-4½3½-4½4½-3½6-26½-1½627
5North East England3½-4½5½-2½1½-6½4-44-44½-3½623
6Warwickshire Select 11½-6½3½-4½4½-3½3½-4½4-44-4421
7Anglian Avengers2½-5½2-63½-4½2-64-46-2320
8Check Innmates3-53-51½-6½3½-4½4-42-6117
1Kings Head4½-3½4-45½-2½4½-3½3½-4½6-2928
2Grantham Sharks 23½-4½5½-2½4½-3½3½-4½7½-½5-3829½
3Barnet Knights 14-43-53½-4½4½-3½6½-1½5½-2½727
4Oxford 12½-5½2½-5½5-34-47½-½4½-3½726
5Alba3½-4½4½-3½4-44½-3½6-22½-5725
6Manchester Manticores 13½-4½4½-3½3½-4½3½-4½2½-5½5-3422½
7KJCA Kings4½-3½½-7½1½-6½½-7½2-65½-2½414½
8Guildford 32-63-52½-5½3½-4½5-2½3-5219
16 players

TCh-SVK 2019-20

The Slovakian League takes place 19th October 2019 to 26th April 2020. Final Rounds 9-11 24th-26th April 2020.

TCh-SVK 2019-20 Slovakia SVK Sat 19th Oct 2019 - Sun 26th Apr 2020
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1CVC Mladosť VIX Zilina*5672140.50
2SK Prakovce*5453561636.00
3SK Aquamarin Podhajska3*355621534.00
4SK Dunajska Streda4*5441236.00
5TJ Slavia UPJS Kosice353*51234.00
6SKS Dubnica nad Vahom33*1233.00
7TJ Inbest Dunajov5*561230.50
8SK Slovan Bratislava34*41134.50
9Liptovska sachova skola24*41131.50
10SK Modra3*933.50
11Reinter Humenné236434*830.00
12KSN Bratislava12½2½½*010.50
12 players

2nd Bundesliga 2019-20

The 2nd Bundesliga in Germany takes place 19th October to 15th March. Final rounds postponed.

2nd Bundesliga Nord 19-20 Germany GER Sat 19th Oct 2019 - Sun 15th Mar 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBptsTB1
1SK Koenig Tegel7 +45651333½154
2SK Zehlendorf7 +55661237½158½
3SF Berlin II84 +26365933142½
4SV Werder Bremen II736 +455931137
5SV Glueckauf Ruedersdorf834 +4830½147
6Hamburger SK II723 +5829126½
7FC St. Pauli73 +355629½138½
8SG AE Magdeburg732535 +5626½109½
9SC Empor Potsdam7222433 +117½87
10SG Turm Kiel II7333 +020 95½
10 players
2nd Bundesliga West 19-20 Germany GER Sat 19th Oct 2019 - Sun 15th Mar 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameGms12345678910MptsBptsTB1
1SC Remagen Sinzig7 +451332½149½
2Duesseldorfer SK7 +551234½148
3SC Siegburg73 +61033½138½
4SG Solingen II7 +356830142½
5SG Porz75 +628123
6SV Koblenz74 +4626½119
7SC Hansa Dortmund732 +5626118
8TSV Schott Mainz733 +427½128½
9DJK Aachen724 +321½102½
10Bochumer SV 0273 +220 90½
10 players
2nd Bundesliga Sud 19-20 Germany GER Sat 19th Oct 2019 - Sun 15th Mar 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameGms12345678910MptsBptsTB1
1SC Emmendingen7 +471137½171
2SC Heusenstamm64 +661131½130½
3OSG Baden-Baden II7 +665761037164½
4TSV Schoenaich72 +54930135
5SC Eppingen7 +54555930132
6Stuttgarter SF8223 +53628½128½
7SV 1947 Walldorf7343 +2527½137½
8SV 1920 Hofheim7234356 +525½120½
9SF Neuberg7½13 +419½ 78½
10SV Worms 18787123 +013 62
10 players
2nd Bundesliga Ost 19-20 Germany GER Sat 19th Oct 2019 - Sun 15th Mar 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBptsTB1
1SV Deggendorf8 +24551335162½
2Muenchener Schachclub 183676 +71240½184½
3Nickelhuette Aue7 +5451135155
4MSA Zugzwang74½ +6551130½136½
5Erfurter SK73 +565830½138
6SF Bad Mergentheim73 +646527½123½
7SK Passau84232 +35526123½
8FC Bayern Muenchen II7145 +32288
9SC Garching733323 +221 89½
10SC NT Nuernberg7332 +22095
10 players

Frauenbundesliga 2019-20

The German Frauenbundesliga takes place 14th September 2019 to 2nd May 2020. Final rounds 9-11 30th April - 2nd May 2020.

Frauenbundesliga 2019-20 Germany GER Sat 14th Sep 2019 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBptsTB1
1SC Bad Koenigshofen 19578 +3451535½119
2SK Schwaebisch Hall8 +5661439½134
3Schachfreunde Deizisau8 +½441429 94
4OSG Baden-Baden8 +35641335119
5Rodewischer Schachmiezen8323 +4461028 85½
6TuRa Harksheide8212 +54621½ 86
7Hamburger SK8½ +4343621 83
8SV 1920 Hofheim8122 +24620½ 76½
9SV Medizin Erfurt810½0134 +513 43½
10Karlsruher SF 18538½20 +53317 59
11SK Lehrte8½0221 +215 57½
12SV Weissblau Allianz Leipzig8½½½2323 +213 51
12 teams

Bundesliga 2019-20

The German Bundesliga takes place 23rd November 2019 to 2nd May 2020. Rounds postponed.

Bundesliga 2019-20 Germany GER Sat 23rd Nov 2019 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Leading Round 8 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910111213141516MptsBptsTB1
1OSG Baden-Baden7 + 6 6 1438½171½
2SV Hockenheim7 + 6 61437½151½
3SC Viernheim8 + 4 36 1135½159½
4Schachfreunde Deizisau7 + 4 6 1135½145
5Hamburger SK8 44 + 1 5 4 932½143
6SG Solingen7 7 + 6 832½149½
7SV Werder Bremen8 + 4 54 832½145½
8FC Bayern Muenchen8 5 + 34 4 5 829½132½
9SG Turm Kiel82 2 5 + 4 4 7 630141½
10SF Berlin7 2 44 + 5 627½125
11BCA Augsburg8 2 3 43 + 6 529½132½
12SG Speyer-Schwegenheim7 24 + 3 6526½128½
13SV Muelheim Nord7 4 3 4 5 + 422½107
14USV TU Dresden72 4 + 6 324118
15Aachener SV8 2 31½22 2 + 014 65½
16SV Lingen +
16 teams

58th TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2019-20

The 58th TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 23rd November 2019 to 22nd March 2020. Next Round 8 21st March 2020. Postponed.

58th TCh-DEN Ex 2019-20 Denmark DEN Sat 23rd Nov 2019 - Sun 22nd Mar 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Team Xtracon Koge1340
2Bronshoj 11234
3Jetsmark 11232.5
4Nordkalotten829
5Hillerod 1729
6Skanderborg Skakklub727.5
7OBRO 1426
8Aarhus/Skolerne 1425
9BMS 1321.5
10Nordre 1015.5
10 players

TCh-ISR 2020

The Israeli Team Championship takes place 10th January to 27th March 2020. Final Rounds 9-10 20th-21st March and Round 11 27th March 2020. Postponed.

TCh-ISR 2020 Israel ISR Fri 10th Jan 2020 - Fri 27th Mar 2020
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsPtsBpts
1Ashdod Elite Club83931
2Eliahu Levant Chess Club Beer Sheva833.529.5
3Petah Tikva A Chess Club83227
4Hapoel Kfar Saba829.525.5
5Elizur Dov Petah Tikva829.525.5
6Feldklein Rishon Lezion828.525.5
7Herzliya Chess Club827.525.5
8Zafrir Streets A826.524.5
9Beer Sheva 11 Chess Club825.522.5
10Elizur West Petah Tikva825.521.5
11Ashdod Chess Club A819.518.5
12Life reserve Herzliya812.511.5
12 teams

TCh-SWE Elitserien 2019-20

The Swedish Elitserien takes place 18th October to 29th March 2019. Final Rounds 7-9 27th-29th March 2020. Are likely already postponed.

TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE Fri 18th Oct 2019 - Sun 29th Mar 2020
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1Stockholms SS6---5851232½
2Lunds ASK6---561232
3Vaxjo SK6-5--1026½
4SK Rockaden, Sthlm5--3--7825½
5Wasa SK6---5626½
6Limhamns SK633---5423½
7Burgsvik Alva SK6-3--218½
8Vasteraas SK52----216
9Farsta SK60-1--213
10Eksjo SK633---018
10 teams

TCh-ISL 2019-20

The Icelandic Team Championship takes place 3rd October 2019 to 21st March 2020. Final Rounds 6-9 19th-21st March 2020 were postponed.

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
2Skakfelag Selfoss og nagrennis*530.0100
3Skakfelagia Huginn*4725.570
4Taflfelag Garaabaejar4*4622.060
5Skakdeild Fjölnis3*20.060
6Taflfelag Reykjavíkur a-sveit2*20.040
7Breiaablik. Bolungarvík og Reykjanes1*4618.050
8Skakfelag Akureyrar½44*17.540
9Víkingaklúbburinn b-sveit½22*7.500
10Taflfelag Reykjavíkur b-sveit½½*7.500
10 teams
TCh-ISL Div 2 2019-20 Reykjavik ISL Thu 3rd Oct 2019 - Sat 21st Mar 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Skakdeild KR*4418.080
2Skakfelag Akureyrar b-sveit*4416.062
3Taflfelag Vestmannaeyja2*516.060
4Skakfelagia Huginn b-sveit2*412.040
5Skakdeild Fjölnis-b½*410.540
6Hrokar alls fagnaaar½1*49.040
7Skakdeild Hauka22*8.000
8Taflfelag Garaabaejar b-sveit2½22*6.500
8 teams

TCh-AUT 2019-20

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 10th October 2019 to 21st March 2020. The Final Rounds 9-11 19th-21st March 2020 were postponed, they still hope to hold them.

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 teams

16) Forthcoming Events and Links

Note that most of these events will not take place now. The big news is the online Magnus Carlsen Invitational. Many of the events left in the calendar for the next months will surely be cancelled. Some European events such as the men's and women's championship have been moved towards the end of the year, still no guarantee they will take place. As an amateur player I think it likely I won't play over the board chess again this year.

Molodezhka vs CRO 2020

Molodezhka vs CRO 2020 lichess.org INT Wed 29th Apr 2020 - Wed 29th Apr 2020
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Paravyan, David GM RUS 2653 4194985
2 Kozul, Zdenko GM CRO 2597 14502879
3 Kryakvin, Dmitry GM RUS 2594 4153278
4 Yuffa, Daniil GM RUS 2594 24131423
5 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2593 14506688
6 Chigaev, Maksim GM RUS 2588 4108116
7 Antipov, Mikhail Al. GM RUS 2584 4107012
8 Potkin, Vladimir GM RUS 2583 4131061
9 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2575 14502569
10 Jankovic, Alojzije GM CRO 2537 14505959
11 Lomasov, Semyon IM RUS 2528 24164879
12 Jovanovic, Zoran GM CRO 2520 14505320
13 Livaic, Leon IM CRO 2507 14531534
14 Plenca, Jadranko IM CRO 2483 14527146

FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup 2020

St Louis Norm Congress 2020

49th Kronborg Chess Open 2019

42nd Nezhmetdinov Memorial 2020

St Louis Summer Chess Classic 2020

CCCSA Summer Invitational 2020

Elevate My Chess June IM Norm 2020

11th Dolomiti Open 2020

34th Pula Open 2020

5th ad Gredine Open 2020

Silver Lake Open 2020

US Junior Closed 2020

US Senior Championship 2020

Polugaevsky Memorial 2020

48th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2020

53rd Biel Chess Festival 2020

13th Paleochora Open 2020

43rd ATSGroep-Goodhabitz Open 2020

Saint Louis Invitational 2020

21st European Women's Championship 2020

St Louis Winter Chess Classic 2020

British Rapidplay 2020

European Rapid and Blitz Chess 2020

21st European Individual Championship 2020

47th Eastern Open 2020

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