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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1330 4th May 2020 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2020
3) FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup 2020
4) IM Not A GM Speed Chess 2020
5) Sunway Sitges International Online 2020
6) Molodezhka vs CRO 2020
7) Molodezhka vs CUB 2020
8) Isolated Queens Swiss II 2020
9) PNWCC Online Blitz - Jackpot VIII 2020
10) Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th Apr 2020
11) 1st OEISM Zwischenrunde 2020
12) 5th TCEC Cup 2020
13) 4NCL Online 2020
14) Oleg Kalinin Memorial Simul 2020
15) Active Team Events
16) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Magnus Carlsen Invitational 202050 games
IM Not A GM Speed Chess 202087 games
Sunway Sitges International Online 202044 games
Molodezhka vs CRO 202081 games
Molodezhka vs CUB 202077 games
Isolated Queens Swiss II 2020232 games
PNWCC Online Blitz - Jackpot VIII 2020617 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th Apr 2020507 games
1st OEISM Zwischenrunde 2020637 games
5th TCEC Cup 20208 games
4NCL Online 202064 games
Oleg Kalinin Memorial Simul 20206 games
2410 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Peter Doggers, Simon McNamara, Daniil Yuffa, Dennis Monokroussos, J. Oskar Stoeber Blazquez and everyone else who helped both with this issue.

Magnus Carlsen managed to win the inaugural Magnus Carlsen Invitational but it was a close run thing. In the semi-finals Ding Liren took the lead in game two and looked very much in control with black in game three before Carlsen turned it around. In the final too Nakamura struck back to level the match up at 1-1 before Carlsen took control. Carlsen promised more online events and with the disruption to all activities due to the coronavirus likely to continue for a long time yet we're certainly going to need online chess to work. The Sunway tournament finished this week with a blitz on the final day, it emerged after that quite a few people had been caught cheating and disqualified. A whole range of issues come up. Starting from why do people cheat? To the very strong denials and indeed outrage of players who completely deny the allegations. In Sunway one of the disqualified players beat a GM in round 1 of that event and said he won fair and square, he asked people to consider just how poorly his opponent had played in that case. In the 4NCL just as I write this one of the teams has withdrawn after one of their players was accused of cheating which he denied strenuously.

We're in the early days of this crisis but my main thought it we will have to make online chess work, otherwise most of us are not going to be playing anything other than very fast chess (not that you can't cheat at that as well) for a very long time. I also would like to see more classical time controls tried. Perhaps as restrictions are eased it will be possible to have arbiters present to allow players to compete with each other over the internet in major competition. I see international travel being very problematic for a long time. With a bit of imagination I'm sure some very attractive events could be developed.

Due to an improvement in the documentation on chess.com I was able to publish far more games from their many strong blitz events this week. Whether this is a good idea or not is another matter. I could probably find unlimited amounts of blitz chess involving the best chess players in the world if I needed. I saw mention on twitter that Carlsen beat Firouzja at bullet (1 minute chess) on Lichess last night for instance.

Also some players were not best pleased last week that some of their online games (in reasonably well publicised events it has to be said) turned up in databases after I published them, especially as their handles were in many cases not indicative of their real identities. These handles had been published alongside their real names in material surrounding the event. In the past most of these online blitz tournaments would have gone unpublished, but right now all chess is online, so what to do? I'm going to have to look at the balance as we go on.

Tomorrow the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup starts and runs through until Sunday with many of the best players in the world competing. A week tomorrow is the "Play for Russia" event which is again very strong. After that I'm not sure what the next elite online events might be.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) Magnus Carlsen Invitational 2020

The Magnus Carlsen Invitational was an online tournament hosted by chess24 which took place April 18th to May 3rd 2020. With over the board chess suspended for the foreseeable future due to the coronavirus crisis this was a welcome new event. The concept was 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 was a Match Round Robin of 8 players meeting each other once over four 15 minute + 10 seconds a move games, if this mini-match was tied 2-2 there was a single decisive Armageddon game. The top 4 played in a knockout final stage to decide the winner. The prize fund was $250,000 and a star studded field competed alongside Carlsen.

The Magnus Carlsen Invitational was brought to you by chess24.com Learn more about the tournament at magnuscarlsen.com/en/invitational.

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

Magnus Carlsen beat Hikaru Nakamura 2.5-1.5 in the final.

Carlsen Inv Prelim chess24.com INT Sat 18th Apr 2020 - Sun 3rd May 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgGmsPtsTB1TB2Prize
1Nakamura, HikaruGMUSA2736715116.5
2Ding, LirenGMCHN2791715016
3Carlsen, MagnusGMNOR2863713114.5
4Caruana, FabianoGMUSA2835713014.5
5Nepomniachtchi, IanGMRUS278478-13$22,500
6Firouzja, AlirezaGMFID272877111.5$20,000
7Giri, AnishGMNED276477012.5$17,500
8Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA277876-13.5$15,000
8 players
Carlsen Inv Final 4 chess24.com INT Sat 18th Apr 2020 - Sun 3rd May 2020
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePrize
1Carlsen, Magnus$70,000
2Nakamura, Hikaru$45,000
3Ding, Liren$30,000
3Caruana, Fabiano$30,000
5Nepomniachtchi, Ian$22,500
6Firouzja, Alireza$20,000
7Giri, Anish$17,500
8Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime$15,000

3) FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup 2020

The FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup takes place May 5-10, 2020. 6 teams Russia, USA, Europe, China, India, plus a team representing the "Rest of the World" will compete in a rapid (25 minutes + 10 seconds a move) tournament hosted by the chess.com servers. Many of the leading players in the world will compete for their nations and the $180,000 (166,109 euros) prize-fund.

Players include: Caruana, Ding, Nepomniachtchi, MVL, Aronian, So, Radjabov Giri, Wang Hao, Leinier Dominguez, Duda, Anand, Karjakin, Nakamura, Wei Yi, Firouzja etc. Garry Kasparov will captain the European team.

Play starts at 14:00 and 15:45 BST each day 5th to 10th May.

Online Nations Cup Prelim chess.com INT Tue 5th May 2020 - Sun 10th May 2020
Leading Round (of 10) Standings:
RkTeamNameRtg
1ChinaDing, Liren2791
2ChinaWang, Hao2763
3ChinaWei, Yi2732
4ChinaHou, Yifan2658
5ChinaYu, Yangyi2709
6ChinaJu, Wenjun2560
1EuropeVachier Lagrave, Maxime2778
2EuropeAronian, Levon2773
3EuropeDuda, Jan-Krzysztof2753
4EuropeMuzychuk, Anna2535
5EuropeGiri, Anish2764
6EuropeDzagnidze, Nana2524
1RussiaNepomniachtchi, Ian2784
2RussiaArtemiev, Vladislav2716
3RussiaKarjakin, Sergey2752
4RussiaGoryachkina, Aleksandra2582
5RussiaAndreikin, Dmitry2726
6RussiaGirya, Olga2469
1USACaruana, Fabiano2835
2USANakamura, Hikaru2736
3USADominguez, Leinier2758
4USAKrush, Irina2429
5USASo, Wesley2770
6USAZatonskih, Anna2420
1IndiaAnand, Viswanathan2753
2IndiaGujrathi, Vidit2726
3IndiaHarikrishna, Pentala2719
4IndiaKoneru, Humpy2586
5IndiaBaskaran, Adhiban2659
6IndiaDronavalli, Harika2515
1Rest of the WorldRadjabov, Teimour2765
2Rest of the WorldFirouzja, Alireza2728
3Rest of the WorldAmin, Bassem2686
4Rest of the WorldMuzychuk, Mariya2544
5Rest of the WorldCori, Jorge2652
6Rest of the WorldSaduakassova, Dinara2500
36 players

4) 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 Semi-Finals should follow the nations cup.

IM Not A GM Speed Chess chess.com INT Sat 18th Apr 2020 - Sat 18th Apr 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
Semi-Finals
1Kashlinskaya, AlinaIMRUS2494
1Coleman, TeddyIMUSA2333
1Bartholomew, JohnIMUSA2446
1Shahade, GregoryIMUSA2476
Quarter-Finals
1Kashlinskaya, AlinaIMRUS249413
2Rosen, EricIMUSA23538
1Coleman, TeddyIMUSA233311.5
2Rozman, LevyIMUSA23439.5
1Bartholomew, JohnIMUSA244615.5
2Trent, LawrenceIMENG23997.5
1Shahade, GregoryIMUSA247612.5
2Yip, CarissaIMUSA24209.5
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
31 players

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 ran until the 28th April on the chess.com server. What made 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. Ahmed Adly won the tournament after winning the 16 player blitz tie-break beating Liam Vrolijk. Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder finished 3rd. There may be more games from the preliminary section to follow.

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) Molodezhka vs CRO 2020

The Molodezhka Chess Club played another match on the 29th April where they beat Croatia. Players were for Croatia: Zdenko Kozul, Ante Brkic, Hrvoje Stevic, Alojzije Jankovic, Zoran Jovanovic, Leon Livaic and Jadranko Plenca. For the Molodezhka super team: Daniil Yuffa, Vladimir Potkin, David Paravyan, Maksim Chigaev, Mikhail Al. Antipov, Semyon Lomasov and Dmitry Kryakvin

Vladimir Potkin describes the motivation for these matches: “This days we stand with our friends and collegues from all over the world. We are playing this matches of friendship to unite people from different counties. In this hard times we are doing this with a game of chess! Russian team” Molodezhka” started this initiative from the match with Italy, and continued with Israel and Croatia. We thank all our friends, who are helping to make it happen! Our match with Croatia was opened by Vladimir Kramnik, who gave us a great spirit before the games started. It’s not only about chess game itself. It’s big opportunity to all chess lovers to join this holiday of friendship and communication, with the help of chess language. We enjoy our matches and all the atmosphere. It makes us stronger in overcoming the difficulties! We are looking forward our match with Cuba on this Sunday. Everyone is welcomed to join us. Let’s stay united”

Molodezhka vs CRO 2020 lichess.org INT Wed 29th Apr 2020 - Wed 29th Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam1234567Pts
1Molodezhka super team2219171612119106
2Croatia Youth and Experience selection16101010107568
2 players

7) Molodezhka vs CUB 2020

Molodezhka followed up their match against Croatia with one against Cuba on May 3rd which they also won. The Molodezhka was the same as against Croatia. The Cuban side was: Yasser Quesada Perez, Yusnel Bacallao Alonso, Omar Almeida Quintana, Fidel Corrales Jimenez, Neuris Delgado Ramirez, Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera and Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez.

Molodezhka vs CUB 2020 lichess.org INT Sun 3rd May 2020 - Sun 3rd May 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam1234567Pts
1Molodezhka super team2318181311109102
2PATRIA! CUB171611986673
2 players

8) Isolated Queens Swiss II 2020

The Isolated Queens Swiss II was a women's blitz tournament that took place on Chess.com on May 2nd. Tatev Abrahamyan edged out Irina Krush, Alexandra Kosteniuk and Maria Gevorgyan on tie-break to take first place on tie-break after all scored 8/10. Games are available from the players I was able to identify from the published information.

Isolated Queens Swiss II chess.com INT Sat 2nd May 2020 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDPtsTB1
16Abrahamyan, TatevWGMUSA848.5
220Krush, IrinaGMUSA848
31Kosteniuk, AlexandraGMRUS847.5
421Gevorgyan, MariaWGMARM843.25
55Marie, SebagGMFRA7.547.25
69Paehtz, ElisabethIMDEU7.536
78Yip, CarissaIMUSA742
87Ambartsumova, KarinaIMRUS739
914Bulmaga, IrinaWGMROU738.25
1029account, coronaVIR734.5
1123Cervantes, ThaliaWIMUSA732
1219Demchenko, SvitlanaWIMCAN731
1327Vinokur, JuliaWFMFRA6.540.25
142Shuvalova, PolinaWGMRUS6.539.5
153Zatonskih, AnnaIMUSA6.537.5
1613Yu, JenniferFMUSA6.534.75
1715Haussernot, CecileWIMFRA6.532.75
1830Foisor, SabinaWGMUSA6.531.5
1935Valy02chessMDA6.529.75
2011EmbrujadaIMRUS634.25
2122Koridze, LileWFMGEO633
2232Navrotescu, AndreeaWIMFRA631.5
2325Khachatryan, AnnaWFMARM631
2438Wang, EllenWFMINT630.5
2443Zhu, EvelynWIMUSA630.5
2616Rakhmangulova, NastyaWIMUKR629.5
2748Herman, SaraUSA629
2837Limontaite, SimonaWIMLTU627
2944Khrapko, MarharytaDEU626.5
302Goletiani, RusaIMUSA623.5
3161Morea, GeorgianaGBR623
3217Pawns are the besWFMUSA5.529.75
3339U, AshwiniIND5.525.5
3428Kazarian, Anna-MajaFMNLD5.525.25
3558AriaUSA5.524.75
3524Jakubowska, AnnaWIMPOL5.524.75
3740Testova, NikaRUS5.522.75
3859Dommalapati, AasaUSA5.519.75
3849WeronikaPOL5.519.75
4018Sihite, Chelsie Monica IgnesiasWIMIDN527.5
109 players

9) PNWCC Online Blitz - Jackpot VIII 2020

The PNWCC Online Blitz took place on Chess.com on May 2nd. Gadir Guseinov won with 9/11. There was only one player I was unable to identify.

PNWCC Online Blitz JP 8 chess.com INT Sat 2nd May 2020 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDPtsTB1
130Guseinov, GadirGMAZE962.25
21Mamedov, RaufGMAZE8.558.25
39Xiong, JefferyGMUSA8.553.5
412Eljanov, PavelGMUKR8.551.5
514Livaic, LeonIMHRV854
639Bharathakoti, HarshaGMIND851.75
719Jumabayev, RinatGMKAZ846.25
827Gelfand, BorisGMISR845.5
915Erigaisi, ArjunGMIND844
1052Kobalia, MikhailGMRUS840.75
1111Kovalenko, IgorGMLVA7.545
1248Alexey, MalyIMUKR7.539.5
1360Murzin, VolodarIMRUS7.537.5
1422Matlakov, MaximGMRUS746.25
155Narayanan, S.L.GMIND744.5
1623Indjic, AleksandarGMSRB743.5
1732Smirin, IlyaGMISR740
1813Karjakin, SergeyGMRUS737
1929Sadhwani, RaunakGMIND735.75
2054Garrido, Camilo Ernesto GomezGMCUB733
2124Drygalov, AndreyIMRUS6.540
2236Bachmann, AxelGMPRY6.539.25
2310Dominguez Perez, LeinierGMUSA6.537.75
2450Huzman, AlexGMISR6.537.25
2528Quesada, YunieskyGMUSA6.536.75
2665Skliarov, ViktorIMUKR6.533.75
2742Hong, AndrewIMUSA6.532.75
2845Raja, HarshitIMIND6.532.5
2974Krishnan, SaravanaIMIND6.532.25
302Fedoseev, VladimirGMRUS6.530.25
3156Ramkumar, AdityaIMIND6.522
3247Yoo, Christopher WoojinIMUSA634.5
3344Bosiocic, MarinGMHRV633
3446Khanin, SemenIMRUS632.25
3518Demchenko, AntonGMRUS631.75
3667Leiva, GiuseppeIMPER630.75
3767Narayanan, SamrugNMUSA630
3862Doric, DarkoIMHRV629.25
3953He, AnthonyFMUSA629
4043Gabrielian, ArturGMRUS628.5
130 players

10) Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th Apr 2020

The Titled Tuesday Blitz tournament is a now weekly tournament for any player with a title from National Master on up. Anton Korobov won with 8.5/9. This event had over 1000 players and a huge number of games. I identified who I could among the first few hundred players (272 in all) and found the games between these players. I've added a few blitz tournaments from Chess.com as the documentation has improved. I'm not yet sure whether this is really a good idea or not.

Titled Tuesday 28th Apr chess.com INT Tue 28th Apr 2020 - Tue 28th Apr 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDPtsTB1
114Anton KorobovGMUKR8.551
288Andrey DrygalovIMRUS845
360Klementy SychevGMRUS842.75
410Oleksandr BortnykGMUKR842
567Levan PantsulaiaGMGEO841.75
623Tuan Minh LeIMVNM841.5
7160Manuel PetrosyanGMARM841
83Alexander GrischukGMRUS840.5
91Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA839.5
10137Spartak VysochinGMUKR837.75
11122Rinat JumabayevGMKAZ835.5
126Dmitry AndreikinGMRUS7.542.5
13118Gukesh DGMIND7.538.75
149Georg MeierGMDEU7.537.5
1579David GorodetzkyIMNLD7.537.25
1616Yasser Quesada PerezGMCUB7.536.75
1775Praggnanandhaa RameshbabuGMIND7.535.75
1852Siva MahadevanIMIND7.535.25
1954Maxim MatlakovGMRUS7.533.25
2096Vasif DurarbayliGMUSA7.530
2113Liem LeGMVNM744.25
2247Vladislav KovalevGMBLR741.25
2211Matthias BluebaumGMDEU741.25
24159Krikor Sevag MekhitarianGMBRA741
2515Andrey EsipenkoGMRUS739.25
262Vladislav ArtemievGMRUS738.5
2727Vidit GujrathiGMIND738
2865Sergey GrigoriantsGMRUS737.5
29128Artem GalaktionovFMRUS737
3041Sergey DrygalovIMRUS736
3035Robert L. HessGMUSA736
32139Srinath NarayananGMIND735.5
3258Anton DemchenkoGMRUS735.5
3284Davit MaghalashviliGMGEO735.5
35247Leon Luke MendoncaIMHUN735
3590Alexander MotylevGMRUS735
3570Paulo BersaminaIMPHL735
38259Giuseppe LettieriFMITA734.5
39169shyam sundarGMIND734
4077Gawain JonesGMGBR733.5
1109 players

11) 1st OEISM Zwischenrunde 2020

The 1st OEISM (Oesterreichische Internet Schach Meisterschaft) Zwischenrunde was a large Blitz tournament that was the second phase of three to decide the online champion of Austria. 12 players will play each other in September for the title and there were four preliminary qualifiers before this event won by Siegfried Baumegger with 10.5/13.

1st OEISM Zwischenrunde PlayChess INT Sat 2nd May 2020 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Baumegger Siegfried244110.573.072.0 ...87.0
21Ragger Markus26799.577.076.0 ...92.5
34Kindermann Stefan24719.570.570.5 ...90.0
421Platzgummer Fabian23369.068.567.5 ...88.0
58Schreiner Peter24409.065.565.0 ...85.5
67Fröwis Georg24579.064.063.0 ...85.0
714Horvath Dominik24469.062.562.5 ...81.5
83Dragnev Valentin25539.056.555.5 ...82.5
92Shengelia David25448.568.067.0 ...91.0
1026Rieger Robert23078.564.563.5 ...87.0
1110Blohberger Felix24678.564.063.0 ...88.0
1227Peyrer Konstantin22658.561.560.5 ...81.5
1361Fröwis Annika21368.558.057.0 ...79.5
1439Breneis Lukas22578.558.057.0 ...77.0
1545Gelbenegger Patrick22408.552.052.0 ...73.0
1650Mostbauer Maximilian22178.061.060.0 ...79.0
179Schwabeneder Florian24318.060.559.5 ...86.0
1831Enöckl Philipp22768.059.558.5 ...80.5
1913Halvax Georg24168.059.558.5 ...78.0
2038Perhinig Robert Mag.22528.058.057.0 ...82.5
2118Freitag Manfred23568.057.556.5 ...75.5
2216Sommerbauer Norbert DI.23958.056.055.0 ...83.0
2348Kravanja Georg21998.052.552.0 ...73.0
245Kilgus Georg24617.560.560.5 ...86.0
2520Huber Martin Christian23417.560.059.0 ...85.5
2619Alvir Aco23557.555.554.5 ...75.0
276Diermair Andreas24657.552.551.5 ...73.5
2824Morgunov Marc23417.550.549.5 ...77.5
2952Bachler Reinhard21437.550.050.0 ...77.5
3017Schneider-Zinner Harald23817.549.548.5 ...77.0
3156Ofner Maximilian21777.546.546.5 ...66.5
3233Hebesberger Thomas DI.Dr.22447.544.043.5 ...67.5
3392Knoll Martin20187.542.542.5 ...67.5
3443Wohlfahrt Herbert22857.058.557.5 ...87.0
3512Neubauer Martin Mag.24217.058.057.0 ...83.0
3625Leisch Lukas23627.057.556.5 ...85.0
3715Schachinger Mario23947.057.056.0 ...80.0
3865Pöcksteiner Johann21557.053.052.0 ...77.5
3928Steindl Johannes23157.053.052.0 ...82.0
4077Ehs Dominik20707.051.550.5 ...78.5
107 players

12) 5th TCEC Cup 2020

The 5th TCEC Cup started 24th April and concluded 28th April 2020. 16 computer knockout. Stockfish beat Komodo and LCZero beat 4.5-3.5 AllieStein to reach the final. In the final Stockfish won 2.5-1.5 after winning the first game.

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

13) 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.

14) Oleg Kalinin Memorial Simul 2020

The Oleg Kalinin Memorial Simul took place on Lichess on May 4th. Vasyl (as his name is now given in the rating list) Ivanchuk played 6 players winning 5 and being held to a draw by Nikita Semenukha. Beyond the games I really don't have any info.

Oleg Kalinin Memorial Sim lichess.org INT Mon 4th May 2020 - Mon 4th May 2020
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ivanchuk, Vasyl GM UKR 2678 14100010
2 Hrebenshchykova, Yelyzaveta UKR 1990 14159899
3 Hulka, Valentyn UKR 1892 34107061
4 Kuzhilniy, Oleksandr UKR 1747 34110500
5 Kovalskyi, Roman UKR 1716 14184214
6 Larchikov, Maksym UKR 1681 34120815
7 Semenukha, Nikita UKR 1578 14175584

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*765½5½66½1836.513.0
2GASCO Pardubice*4½44½34½5½1326.07.0
3Siesta Solution Unichess3½*435½5½5½1027.07.0
4Vystavistě Lysa nad Labem*34½5½43½51025.57.0
5SK Zikuda Turnov4*4½3½5½34½1025.06.0
6Moravska Slavia Brno14553½*61024.57.0
7SK Dopravní podnik Praha3½4½2*45½51024.56.0
8SK Slavoj Poruba22½3½4*64½722.54.0
9Slavia Kroměříž2½52½2½2*6620.53.5
10SK Duras BVK2½3½2½452½*420.04.0
11BSS Frydek-Místek22½4½3½3½*4420.03.0
12Labortech Ostrava1½2½3324*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*4½54½44½2½4½5½5½2240.511.0
2Bartos Unichess3½*3½5644½54½51941.015.0
32222 SK Polabiny B3*4½4535½663½1640.514.0
4TJ Pankrac3½4½3½*3454½5½4½1638.09.0
5TJ Neratovice4345*4½54441437.510.5
6SK OAZA Praha2343½*75½3½4½5½1338.514.0
7QCC Ceské Budějovice3½451*1½4½2½4½51331.58.0
8SK Zikuda Turnov B3½2½332½6½*64½41035.510.5
9SK Města Lysa nad Labem5½23½44½3½*3½1½4½1032.58.5
10TJ Spartak Vlasim3½322½5½24½*2½4½930.08.0
11SK DP Praha B - EA Hotels2½3½3½43½3½3½6½5½*736.09.5
12SK Sokol Vysehrad2½34½42½343½3½*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"*5½4½34½35½5½662143.513.5
2BSS Frydek-Místek "B"*44½464½5½3½4½5½2042.014.5
3Slavoj Cesky Těsín2½4*55½3554½61940.513.5
4SK Gordic3½3*5½3545½5½6½1641.513.0
5Sachy Hosťalkova53½2½2½*4½4½44½51636.010.0
6TZ Třinec3½453½*453651439.010.5
7SK Slavia Orlova52534*2½44½7½1437.511.0
8SK Staré Město2½3½3½35½*3½4½5½71238.511.5
9Moravska Slavia Brno "B"2½344544½*3½6½1237.012.5
10Zbrojovka Vsetín2½4½32½3½23½4½*2½628.57.5
11TJ Ostrava23½3½2½3½2½1½5½*2½327.05.0
12Panda Rychnov n. K.22½21½33½15½*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
4VALLS3½37.5
5SANT ANDREU2½32
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
1MOLLET6½48.5
2COLON SABADELL CHESSY6½42.5
3FOMENT3½34
4CERDANYOLA VALLES3½33.5
5SANT CUGAT335
6GERUNDA2½29
7COR DE MARINA1½31
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
1BARBERA6½
2FOMENT3½
1COLON SABADELL CHESSY5½
2BARCELONA4½
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
5GERUNDA2½32.5
6COR DE MARINA1½35.5
7TRES PEONS1½31.5
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 1☓5.5---67767.51239
2BSG 14.5☓--6.5-6686.51037.5
3MuConsult Apeldoorn 1--☓64.5-5.56671035
4En Passant 1--4☓4.565-6.55.5731.5
5Kennemer Combinatie 1-3.55.55.5☓5.53-5-728
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*4½4½5½4½3½5672140.50
2SK Prakovce3½*54534½561636.00
3SK Aquamarin Podhajska3*35564½25½1534.00
4SK Dunajska Streda4*53½43½4½47½1236.00
5TJ Slavia UPJS Kosice3½353*54½6½3½1234.00
6SKS Dubnica nad Vahom2½34½3*6½2½4½6½1233.00
7TJ Inbest Dunajov53½1½*2½4½2½561230.50
8SK Slovan Bratislava3½3½345½5½*45½1134.50
9Liptovska sachova skola4½24½1½3½4*47½1131.50
10SK Modra33½3½4½5½2½*3½7½933.50
11Reinter Humenné23643½344½*830.00
12KSN Bratislava122½½1½2½½*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 +4½44½4½5651333½154
2SK Zehlendorf73½ +5½55666½1237½158½
3SF Berlin II842½ +264½365933142½
4SV Werder Bremen II73½36 +4554½931137
5SV Glueckauf Ruedersdorf83½34 +4½1½4½45½830½147
6Hamburger SK II7233½ +4½56½4½829126½
7FC St. Pauli73½36½3½ +355629½138½
8SG AE Magdeburg73253½35 +5626½109½
9SC Empor Potsdam722241½33 +117½87
10SG Turm Kiel II731½33½2½3½3 +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 +4½4½44½4½5½51332½149½
2Duesseldorfer SK7 +54½3½5½54½6½1234½148
3SC Siegburg73 +4½5½63½4½6½1033½138½
4SG Solingen II73½3½ +34½564½830142½
5SG Porz73½4½3½5 +3½4½3½628123
6SV Koblenz742½2½4½ +3½45½626½119
7SC Hansa Dortmund73½323½4½ +54½626118
8TSV Schott Mainz73½3½4½33½3 +6½427½128½
9DJK Aachen72½1½3½24½4 +3½321½102½
10Bochumer SV 02731½3½2½3½1½4½ +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 +44½5½3½5½7½71137½171
2SC Heusenstamm64 +4½5½65½61131½130½
3OSG Baden-Baden II73½3½ +665761037164½
4TSV Schoenaich72½2 +4½545½6½930135
5SC Eppingen72½3½ +54555930132
6Stuttgarter SF84½223 +533½5½628½128½
7SV 1947 Walldorf72½343 +26½6½527½137½
8SV 1920 Hofheim72½234356 +525½120½
9SF Neuberg7½12½34½1½ +6½419½ 78½
10SV Worms 18787121½32½1½1½ +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 +24½44½55½54½1335162½
2Muenchener Schachclub 183676 +3½7½4½6½75½1240½184½
3Nickelhuette Aue73½4½ +56½456½1135155
4MSA Zugzwang74½ +4½65½551130½136½
5Erfurter SK73½3½3 +4½565830½138
6SF Bad Mergentheim731½3½3½ +646527½123½
7SK Passau81½4232 +355½526123½
8FC Bayern Muenchen II72½12½45 +3½3½32288
9SC Garching732½33234½ +221 89½
10SC NT Nuernberg73½1½3322½4½ +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 +3½343½55½5½5½1535½119
2SK Schwaebisch Hall8 +2½4½55½64½65½1439½134
3Schachfreunde Deizisau8 +½43½3½5½43½4½1429 94
4OSG Baden-Baden82½3½5½ +35645½1335119
5Rodewischer Schachmiezen831½23 +44½461028 85½
6TuRa Harksheide8212½2 +3½51½4621½ 86
7Hamburger SK82½½2½1½ +4343621 83
8SV 1920 Hofheim8122½2 +23½3½4620½ 76½
9SV Medizin Erfurt810½0134 +3½513 43½
10Karlsruher SF 18538½1½202½2½ +53317 59
11SK Lehrte8½02½24½22½1 +215 57½
12SV Weissblau Allianz Leipzig8½½1½½2323 +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 + 5½5½4½ 65½ 5½6 1438½171½
2SV Hockenheim7 + 4½ 4½4½6½ 6 5½ 61437½151½
3SC Viernheim8 3½ + 4 34½64½4½ 5½ 1135½159½
4Schachfreunde Deizisau7 + 43½4½ 65½ 6½5½ 1135½145
5Hamburger SK82½ 44 + 1 5½ 5 4 6½ 932½143
6SG Solingen72½3½ 4½7 + 3½ 5½ 6 832½149½
7SV Werder Bremen83½3½ 3½ 4½ + 4 4½54 832½145½
8FC Bayern Muenchen8 1½5 2½ + 34 4 4½5 829½132½
9SG Turm Kiel82 3½2 2½ 5 + 4 4 7 630141½
10SF Berlin72½ 22½ 44 + 5 7½ 627½125
11BCA Augsburg8 23½ 3 43 + 3½ 4½6 529½132½
12SG Speyer-Schwegenheim7 3½ 23½4 4½ + 3 6526½128½
13SV Muelheim Nord72½2½ 1½4 3 4 5 + 422½107
14USV TU Dresden72 2½2½ 43½ 3½ + 6 324118
15Aachener SV8 2 1½ 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---4½55½4½851232½
2Lunds ASK6-4½--56½65½4½1232
3Vaxjo SK6-3½54½4½-4½-4½1026½
4SK Rockaden, Sthlm5--3-5½4½-75½825½
5Wasa SK63½-3½--55½3½5½626½
6Limhamns SK6333½2½---6½5423½
7Burgsvik Alva SK62½1½-3½3-3½4½-218½
8Vasteraas SK53½23½-2½-4½--216
9Farsta SK602½-14½1½3½--213
10Eksjo SK633½3½2½2½3---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*3½67½7½7½32.080
2Skakfelag Selfoss og nagrennis4½*56½6½7½30.0100
3Skakfelagia Huginn*45½72½6½25.570
4Taflfelag Garaabaejar4*2½465½22.060
5Skakdeild Fjölnis32½5½*4½4½20.060
6Taflfelag Reykjavíkur a-sveit21½3½*6½6½20.040
7Breiaablik. Bolungarvík og Reykjanes1½1*465½18.050
8Skakfelag Akureyrar½5½43½4*17.540
9Víkingaklúbburinn b-sveit½1½21½2*7.500
10Taflfelag Reykjavíkur b-sveit½½2½1½2½*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*44½5½418.080
2Skakfelag Akureyrar b-sveit*42½5½416.062
3Taflfelag Vestmannaeyja2*3½55½16.060
4Skakfelagia Huginn b-sveit23½2½*412.040
5Skakdeild Fjölnis-b1½½*4½410.540
6Hrokar alls fagnaaar½1*3½49.040
7Skakdeild Hauka221½2½*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*2½4344½4½4½4½1331.50
2SC MPÖ Maria Saal3½*243½433½41327.50
3SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz24*2½35453½1129.00
4mpimmo Wien - SK Ottakring33½*34½2½3½331026.01
5SV Pillenkönig St. Veit2233*4½3½4½3½1026.01
6Spg. Sallegger Tech. Fürstenfeld/Hartber2½11½*3444½5½926.00
7SK Hohenems223½3*243½5925.00
8SK Sparkasse Götzis311½4*3½23½2½721.00
9SK Sparkasse Bad Vöslau1½2½2½2½22½*3½4421.00
10SK Bregenz 19201½1½2242½*1½5420.00
11Mayrhofen/SK Zell Zillertal1½22½31½2½2½4½*320.00
12Union Ansfelden1½32½½13½21*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.

FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup 2020

Play for Russia 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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