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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1356 2nd November 2020 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) US Chess Championships 2020
3) chess.com Speed Chess 2020
4) Tegernsee Masters 2020
5) ch-Kosovo 2020
6) 14th Figueira da Foz Festival 2020
7) ch-GER Youth 2020
8) 7th Uppsala Young Champions 2020
9) Satka Autumn 2020
10) Vladimir Eljanov Memorial 2020
11) Elitzur International Online 2020
12) 1st Sergiy Shystarev Mem 2020
13) 2nd Barreau de Paris GM 2020
14) ch-FAI 2020
15) Texas Shining Chess Jewels 2020
16) Asian Nations Online Cup 2020
17) 4NCL Online Autumn Congress 2020
18) Titled Tuesday Blitz 27th Oct 2020
19) 4NCL Online Season 2 2020
20) FISU World University Championship 2020
21) Corrections
22) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
US Chess Championships 202054 games
chess.com Speed Chess 202057 games
Tegernsee Masters 202012 games
ch-Kosovo 2020172 games
14th Figueira da Foz Festival 2020119 games
ch-GER Youth 202091 games
7th Uppsala Young Champions 2020100 games
Satka Autumn 202044 games
Vladimir Eljanov Memorial 2020323 games
Elitzur International Online 2020275 games
1st Sergiy Shystarev Mem 2020219 games
ch-FAI 202013 games
Texas Shining Chess Jewels 202016 games
Asian Nations Online Cup 2020112 games
4NCL Online Autumn Congress 202020 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 27th Oct 20201970 games
FISU World University Championship 20201378 games
Corrections15 games
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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Robert Baskin, Pavel Eljanov, Peter Doggers, Roland Wimmer, Pier Luigi Basso and everyone else who helped both with this issue.

Wesley So captured the US Chess Championship which was held online this week. So was pressed hard by Jeffery Xiong and Ray Robson and it was only after beating Xiong at the end of a fierce struggle that he opened the necessary gap to win the tournament. Most of Europe (and not just there) seems to be suffering a second surge of cases of the Coronavirus and online chess is likely to be the major venue for chess right into the New Year at least. Chess.com's Speed Chess event is the major tournament of the moment with defending champion Hikaru Nakamura and World Champion Magnus Carlsen favourites to meet in the final - but the field is exceptionally strong so that's not a given. Carlsen was a comfortable winner in his first round match against Parham Maghsoodloo, he will face either Anish Giri or Vladislav Artemiev next.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) US Chess Championships 2020

The US Chess Championships took place 9th to 29th October 2020. The event will see all the different sections Junior, Senior, Women's and Championship sections played one after each other online as rapid play tournaments.

ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg1234567891011PtsTPR
1So, WesleyGM277011111½½11½½9.02919
2Xiong, JefferyGM27091½11½1110½18.52873
3Robson, RayGM2673½111½1101½07.52799
4Dominguez Perez, LeinierGM2758½0½0½½11½½16.02694
5Shankland, SamGM2691½½001110½½½5.52664
6Liang, AwonderGM2592000½1101½½15.52673
7Nakamura, HikaruGM2736½½½1½0010½½5.02624
8Sevian, SamuelGM2660½1½½½0½½0½½5.02631
9Lenderman, AleksandrGM26340½½½000½1½14.52604
10Swiercz, DariuszGM2649½½0001½0½½03.52535
11Ramirez, AlejandroGM2567½0½000½01½03.02500
12Moradiabadi, ElshanGM2555½½½½½0000½03.02501
12 players
ch-USA 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020. Category: 17. Ave: (2666)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 So, Wesley GM USA 2770 # 1 = = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 9 2919
2 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2709 0 # 1 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 8.5 2873
3 Robson, Ray GM USA 2673 = 0 # = 1 1 1 1 0 1 = 1 7.5 2799
4 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM USA 2758 = 0 = # = = 0 = 1 1 1 = 6 2694
5 Shankland, Sam GM USA 2691 0 = 0 = # 1 = 0 1 = 1 = 5.5 2664
6 Liang, Awonder GM USA 2592 0 0 0 = 0 # = 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2673
7 Sevian, Samuel GM USA 2660 = = 0 1 = = # = = = 0 = 5 2631
8 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2736 = 0 0 = 1 0 = # = = 1 = 5 2624
9 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2634 0 = 1 0 0 = = = # 0 = 1 4.5 2604
10 Swiercz, Dariusz GM USA 2649 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = 1 # = = 3.5 2535
11 Ramirez, Alejandro GM USA 2567 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 = = # = 3 2500
12 Moradiabadi, Elshan GM USA 2555 0 0 0 = = 0 = = 0 = = # 3 2501
Round 1. Mon 26th Oct 2020
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 49 C67 Ruy Lopez
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 66 B33 Sicilian
Moradiabadi, Elshan 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 49 A48 King's Indian
Xiong, Jeffery 1-0 Liang, Awonder 47 A48 King's Indian
Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 Ramirez, Alejandro 52 B46 Sicilian
So, Wesley 1-0 Lenderman, Aleksandr 99 C41 Philidor
Round 2. Mon 26th Oct 2020
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 144 B10 Caro-Kann
Ramirez, Alejandro 0-1 So, Wesley 62 B92 Sicilian
Liang, Awonder 0-1 Robson, Ray 32 B10 Caro-Kann
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 29 D23 QGA
Swiercz, Dariusz 1/2-1/2 Moradiabadi, Elshan 44 C11 French
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1 Sevian, Samuel 70 A20 English opening
Round 3. Mon 26th Oct 2020
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 30 C67 Ruy Lopez
Moradiabadi, Elshan 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 35 D02 Queen's bishop game
Xiong, Jeffery 1-0 Swiercz, Dariusz 49 B33 Sicilian
Robson, Ray 1-0 Shankland, Sam 40 B67 Sicilian
So, Wesley 1-0 Liang, Awonder 52 B12 Caro-Kann
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Ramirez, Alejandro 42 D15 QGD Slav
Round 4. Tue 27th Oct 2020
Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Ramirez, Alejandro 39 B46 Sicilian
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 119 A39 English
Shankland, Sam 0-1 So, Wesley 34 E25 Nimzo-Indian
Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1 Robson, Ray 42 E94 King's Indian
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 0-1 Xiong, Jeffery 30 A30 English
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Moradiabadi, Elshan 46 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Tue 27th Oct 2020
Moradiabadi, Elshan 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 27 E12 Queen's Indian
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 36 A20 English opening
Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 55 C67 Ruy Lopez
So, Wesley 1-0 Swiercz, Dariusz 35 D85 Gruenfeld
Lenderman, Aleksandr 0-1 Shankland, Sam 45 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Ramirez, Alejandro 0-1 Liang, Awonder 56 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Round 6. Tue 27th Oct 2020
Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 Liang, Awonder 57 B18 Caro-Kann
Shankland, Sam 1-0 Ramirez, Alejandro 59 D12 QGD Slav
Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 Lenderman, Aleksandr 71 A40 Queen's pawn
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 29 C67 Ruy Lopez
Sevian, Samuel 0-1 Robson, Ray 43 E73 King's Indian
Moradiabadi, Elshan 0-1 Xiong, Jeffery 53 A48 King's Indian
Round 7. Wed 28th Oct 2020
Xiong, Jeffery 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru 33 B08 Pirc
Robson, Ray 1-0 Moradiabadi, Elshan 37 C11 French
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 28 C83 Ruy Lopez
Lenderman, Aleksandr 0-1 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 55 A08 Reti
Ramirez, Alejandro 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 98 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Liang, Awonder 0-1 Shankland, Sam 38 A05 Reti
Round 8. Wed 28th Oct 2020
Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 Shankland, Sam 48 A00 Benko's opening
Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1 Liang, Awonder 28 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1-0 Ramirez, Alejandro 37 D12 QGD Slav
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 74 C10 French
Moradiabadi, Elshan 0-1 So, Wesley 33 A13 English
Xiong, Jeffery 1-0 Robson, Ray 47 C45 Scotch
Round 9. Wed 28th Oct 2020
Robson, Ray 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru 63 B42 Sicilian
So, Wesley 1-0 Xiong, Jeffery 52 B33 Sicilian
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1-0 Moradiabadi, Elshan 46 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Ramirez, Alejandro 1-0 Sevian, Samuel 67 C77 Ruy Lopez
Liang, Awonder 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 83 A08 Reti
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 83 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 10. Thu 29th Oct 2020
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 70 A00 Polish (Sokolsky) opening
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 26 D85 Gruenfeld
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Liang, Awonder 60 B13 Caro-Kann
Moradiabadi, Elshan 1/2-1/2 Ramirez, Alejandro 23 D12 QGD Slav
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 36 D26 QGA
Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 30 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 11. Thu 29th Oct 2020
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 30 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1-0 Robson, Ray 59 E62 King's Indian
Ramirez, Alejandro 0-1 Xiong, Jeffery 38 B50 Sicilian
Liang, Awonder 1-0 Moradiabadi, Elshan 36 C53 Giuoco Piano
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 67 A20 English opening
Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 43 C67 Ruy Lopez
ch-USA Women 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg1234567891011PtsTPR
1Krush, IrinaGM24291½½1½1½½1118.52524
2Yip, CarissaIM2421½½½1½1110118.02489
3Derakhshani, DorsaIM227010½1½1½½1½17.52461
4Yu, JenniferFM2315½½101001½1½6.02360
5Abrahamyan, TatevWGM23581100½0110105.52320
6Eswaran, AshrithaWIM224400½110011015.52330
7Nguyen, EmilyWIM2280011011½0½005.02291
8Samadashvili, MarthaWFM2215½½00½1½0½104.52268
9Wang, AnnieIM238411½000½10004.02215
10Cervantes Landeiro, ThaliaFM23110½½10010½½04.02222
11Foisor, Sabina-FrancescaWGM222800½10100½014.02230
12Zatonskih, AnnaIM2420½½½0½0½0½0½3.52181
12 players
ch-USA Women 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020. Category: 3. Ave: (2323)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Krush, Irina GM USA 2429 # = = 1 1 1 1 = = 1 1 = 8.5 2524
2 Yip, Carissa IM USA 2421 = # = = 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 8 2489
3 Derakhshani, Dorsa IM USA 2270 = = # 1 = 1 0 = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2461
4 Yu, Jennifer FM USA 2315 0 = 0 # 1 0 = 1 1 = 1 = 6 2360
5 Eswaran, Ashritha WIM USA 2244 0 1 = 0 # 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 5.5 2330
6 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM USA 2358 0 0 0 1 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 = 5.5 2320
7 Nguyen, Emily WIM USA 2280 0 0 1 = 1 1 # 0 0 1 0 = 5 2291
8 Samadashvili, Martha WFM USA 2215 = = = 0 0 0 1 # 1 0 = = 4.5 2268
9 Wang, Annie IM USA 2384 = 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 # 1 0 = 4 2215
10 Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia FM USA 2311 0 0 = = 1 0 0 1 0 # = = 4 2222
11 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca WGM USA 2228 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = # 1 4 2230
12 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2420 = 0 0 = 0 = = = = = 0 # 3.5 2181
ch-USA Junior TB 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123Pts
1Burke, John MGMUSA2538==12
2Xiong, JefferyGMUSA2709==01
2 players
ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Benjamin, JoelGM250611½011½½16.52663
2Novikov, IgorGM2554½11½½½½0½5.02535
3Kaidanov, GregoryGM25491½½0½½½1½5.02535
4Gurevich, DmitryGM2399½½01½½½1½5.02552
5Christiansen, LarryGM2567½0½01½½½14.52490
6Wolff, PatrickGM2552011001½½½4.52492
7Shabalov, AlexanderGM25280101½010½4.02452
8Yermolinsky, AlexGM2486½0½1½0½104.02456
9Goldin, AlexanderGM2542½0½½010½½3.52413
10Getz, ShelbyFM2298½0½1½0½003.02395
10 players
ch-USA Senior 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020. Category: 10. Ave: (2498)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Benjamin, Joel GM USA 2506 # 0 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2663
2 Gurevich, Dmitry GM USA 2399 1 # = = 0 = = = = 1 5 2552
3 Kaidanov, Gregory GM USA 2549 = = # = 1 = 0 1 = = 5 2535
4 Novikov, Igor GM USA 2554 = = = # = = 0 1 = 1 5 2535
5 Wolff, Patrick GM USA 2552 0 1 0 = # 1 = 1 = 0 4.5 2492
6 Christiansen, Larry GM USA 2567 = = = = 0 # 1 0 1 = 4.5 2490
7 Yermolinsky, Alex GM USA 2486 0 = 1 1 = 0 # 0 = = 4 2456
8 Shabalov, Alexander GM USA 2528 0 = 0 0 0 1 1 # 1 = 4 2452
9 Goldin, Alexander GM USA 2542 0 = = = = 0 = 0 # 1 3.5 2413
10 Getz, Shelby FM USA 2298 0 0 = 0 1 = = = 0 # 3 2395
ch-USA Junior Girls 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Yip, CarissaIM24211½½11½1117.52461
2Wang, AnnieIM23841½10½11016.02313
3Wu, RochelleWIM20291½01½11½05.52305
4Yu, JenniferFM23150½110½0115.02237
5Cervantes Landeiro, ThaliaFM23110111001015.02237
6Nguyen, EmilyWIM22801½01½½0104.52198
7Yan, RuiyangWCM20930½½0½½½½14.02175
8Samadashvili, MarthaWFM22150½00½1½002.52039
9Morris-Suzuki, SophieWFM20431½00100002.52058
10Lee, AliceWCM19670010½00102.52058
10 players
ch-USA Junior Girls 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020. Category: None. Ave: (2206)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Yip, Carissa IM USA 2421 # 1 1 1 1 = = = 1 1 7.5 2455
2 Wang, Annie IM USA 2384 0 # = 1 1 0 = 1 1 1 6 2311
3 Wu, Rochelle WIM USA 2029 0 = # 0 1 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2305
4 Yu, Jennifer FM USA 2315 0 0 1 # 1 1 = 0 = 1 5 2237
5 Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia FM USA 2311 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 1 5 2237
6 Nguyen, Emily WIM USA 2280 = 1 = 0 0 # = 1 1 0 4.5 2198
7 Yan, Ruiyang WCM USA 2093 = = = = 0 = # 0 = 1 4 2175
8 Morris-Suzuki, Sophie WFM USA 2043 = 0 0 1 0 0 1 # 0 0 2.5 2058
9 Samadashvili, Martha WFM USA 2215 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 # = 2.5 2039
10 Lee, Alice WCM USA 1967 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 = # 2.5 2066
ch-USA Junior 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Xiong, JefferyGM27091½1½1011½6.52652
2Burke, John MGM2538011½1½½116.52671
3Sevian, SamuelGM2660½0½1011116.02616
4Jacobson, BrandonGM2487½11½½01015.52591
5Yoo, Christopher WoojinIM2455½10101½015.02557
6Checa, NicolasGM2527½00011½104.02463
7Balakrishnan, PraveenIM2485110001½½04.02468
8Sheng, JoshuaIM247410½1½00003.02387
9Shen, ChristopherFM23540½½01½0002.52359
10Tiglon, BryceIM239300½½000½½2.02301
10 players
ch-USA Junior 2020 lichess.org INT Fri 9th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020. Category: 11. Ave: (2508)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Burke, John M GM USA 2538 # 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 = = 6.5 2671
2 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2709 1 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 = = 6.5 2652
3 Sevian, Samuel GM USA 2660 0 1 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 = 6 2616
4 Jacobson, Brandon GM USA 2487 0 = 1 # 0 = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2591
5 Yoo, Christopher Woojin IM USA 2455 0 0 = 1 # 0 = 1 1 1 5 2557
6 Checa, Nicolas GM USA 2527 = 0 0 = 1 # 0 0 1 1 4 2463
7 Balakrishnan, Praveen IM USA 2485 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1 1 = 4 2468
8 Sheng, Joshua IM USA 2474 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 # = 1 3 2387
9 Shen, Christopher FM USA 2354 = = 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 2.5 2359
10 Tiglon, Bryce IM USA 2393 = = = 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 2 2301

3) chess.com Speed Chess 2020

The 2020 Chess.com Speed Chess Championship takes place 1st November to 13th December 2020. The 16 player final follows a long series of qualifying events which produced 8 qualifiers to go alongside the 8 invitees. There is a prize fund of $100,000 for this final phase Players: Hikaru Nakamura (World number 1 rated blitz player and winner of this event in 2018 and 2019) , Magnus Carlsen (World Champion and world number 2 blitz player - winner in 2017, the last time he played, when he defeated Nakamura), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Vladislav Artemiev, Alireza Firouzja, Vladimir Fedoseev, Anish Giri, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Nodirbek Abdussatorov, Nihal Sarin, Parham Maghsoodloo, Haik Martirosyan and Jan Krzysztof Duda.

Round 1 pairings: Nakamura-Martirosyan, Carlsen-Maghsoodloo, MVL-Sarin, Wesley So-Abdussatorov, Nepomniachtchi-Aronian, Artemiev-Giri, Firouzja-Fedoseev and Caruana-Duda.

chess.com Speed 2020 chess.com INT Sun 1st Nov 2020 - Sun 13th Dec 2020
Leading Round 1 (of 4) Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 1
1Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime16.5
2Sarin, Nihal11.5
1Carlsen, Magnus24
2Maghsoodloo, Parham5
1Firouzja, Alireza
1Fedoseev, Vladimir
1So, Wesley
1Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
1Nepomniachtchi, Ian
1Aronian, Levon
1Nakamura, Hikaru
1Martirosyan, Haik
1Caruana, Fabiano
1Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
1Giri, Anish
1Artemiev, Vladislav
16 players

4) Tegernsee Masters 2020

The Tegernsee Masters take place 31st October to 8th November 2020 and this replaces the 24th OIBM tournament. This is likely to be the last over the board event in Germany for some time. Vincent Keymer had to self isolate after a school mate caught the Coronavirus and so the event has only 9 players.

Tegernsee Masters 2020 Tegernsee GER Sat 31st Oct 2020 - Sun 8th Nov 2020
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Blübaum MatthiasGMGER26722.53.000.02
24Donchenko AlexanderGMGER26582.51.750.02
39Basso Pier LuigiGMITA25702.02.750.01
48Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGMGER26571.51.500.01
52Mendonca Leon LukeIMIND24991.01.750.00
63Dardha DanielIMBEL24681.00.500.01
75Parvanyan AshotIMGER24511.00.000.01
87Nguyen Thai Dai VanGMCZE25710.51.250.00
96Fier AlexandrGMBRA25620.00.000.00
9 players
Tegernsee Masters 2020 Tegernsee GER Sat 31st Oct 2020 - Sun 8th Nov 2020. Category: 13. Ave: (2568)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts TPR
1 Bluebaum, Matthias GM GER 2672 # = 1 1 2.5 2785
2 Donchenko, Alexander GM GER 2658 # 1 = 1 2.5 2870
3 Basso, Pier Luigi GM ITA 2570 = # = 1 2 2666
4 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter GM GER 2657 0 # = 1 1.5 2542
5 Mendonca, Leon Luke IM IND 2499 0 = = # 1 2508
6 Dardha, Daniel IM BEL 2468 0 0 # 1 1 2508
7 Parvanyan, Ashot IM GER 2451 0 # 1 1 2566
8 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van GM CZE 2571 = 0 # 0.5 2370
9 Fier, Alexandr GM BRA 2562 0 0 # 0 2555

5) ch-Kosovo 2020

The Kosovan Championship takes place 10th October to 7th November 2020.

ch-KOS 2020 Prishtina KOS Sat 10th Oct 2020 - Sat 7th Nov 2020
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Saraci KorabKOS20917.537.039.536.00
26Kelmendi ArsimKOS21017.038.541.535.00
31Uruci EndritKOS22376.036.039.527.50
417Qorri FatmirKOS19596.034.035.523.50
53Asllani MuhametKOS21926.031.034.525.00
611Bujupi AlbertKOS19935.538.041.524.50
75Hamiti GaniKOS21335.537.541.025.75
827Kastrati KastriotKOS18105.531.032.520.50
952Berisha LeutrimKOS05.530.533.521.00
109Klisurica JasharKOS20555.038.041.523.50
114Uruci BesimKOS21555.035.038.519.00
128Qorrolli FehimKOS20675.035.036.019.00
1312Sahiti JahjushKOS19935.033.036.519.50
1424Krasniqi AvniKOS18505.031.533.016.00
1514Sherifi ShemsedinKOS19885.031.033.517.50
1623Hyseni NuridinKOS18584.537.541.520.75
1710Rama RameKOS20014.531.032.514.00
1813Aliu BesnikKOS19924.530.534.018.50
1916Gerguri ArsimKOS19634.530.534.018.00
2020Topalli IsmetKOS19034.530.533.516.25
2130Bytyqi ArbenKOS17664.529.030.514.25
2228Pirraku MergimKOS18004.526.027.512.25
2322Kastrati LabinotKOS18804.525.026.012.50
2454Blakqori MuratKOS04.525.026.012.00
2515Zenuni AlbertKOS19814.034.537.514.50
2653Kamberi MergimKOS04.033.036.518.50
272Sadiku BedriKOS22354.033.035.515.00
2857Sinani SinanKOS04.030.032.513.00
2948Lukiq EdisonKOS04.027.529.010.00
3058Ahmeti ShkelzimKOS04.027.028.010.75
3132Jusufi AhmetKOS16924.026.528.011.75
3233Avdiu AzemKOS16264.025.528.011.50
3337Kastrati ShaipKOS15383.533.034.511.50
3429Gashi GaniKOS17683.530.033.013.50
3562Musa XhelalKOS03.529.532.512.75
3635Tishuki DautKOS15903.527.029.510.75
3750Salihu LavderimKOS03.525.526.58.25
3846Mjeku BesartKOS03.525.026.59.25
3934Ymeri RinorKOS16073.031.534.010.00
4061Ibishi ValonKOS03.030.534.011.50
62 players

6) 14th Figueira da Foz Festival 2020

The 14th Figueira da Foz Festival took place 24th to 31st October 2020. Karen H. Grigoryan edged out Nino Batsiashvili on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

14th Figueira da Foz Open Figueira da Foz POR Sat 24th Oct 2020 - Sat 31st Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Grigoryan Karen H.ARM26587.551.542.02520
23Batsiashvili NinoGEO24677.550.541.52585
312Cumming RhysENG22996.545.541.02348
47Taboas Rodriguez DanielESP23656.050.041.02321
513Santos Jose Guilherme B LimaPOR22296.047.540.52368
62Janik IgorPOL24896.047.539.52383
710Dias PauloPOR23385.551.042.52328
88Djuric StefanSRB23585.547.038.52237
911Antolak JuliaPOL23135.546.038.02213
1017Tadevosyan AspetESP21365.545.038.52164
114Stella AndreaITA24575.545.037.52273
1219Santos Antonio PPOR21235.541.035.02101
1322Fernandes Joao Pedro MurtinhoPOR20845.541.034.52085
145Martin Duque JesusESP24265.051.042.52309
1514Garcia Dorado AlbertoESP21815.049.041.52306
1615Fernandes Miguel A. MurtinhoPOR21395.044.036.52082
1725Silva Pedro Gil Ferreira DaPOR20345.043.036.52099
1820Pintor Simao Maciel AbranchesPOR21155.042.535.02072
1926Torres Dominguez DavidESP20294.543.536.02126
2024Varela La Madrid Tilsia CarolinaVEN20604.542.537.51975
2116Margarido Jose Miguel TeixeiraPOR21384.542.535.51934
229Loeffler StefanGER23524.542.534.52080
2327Pipiras Filipa FortunaPOR19124.539.532.02071
2428Silva Mariana Sofia T.POR18854.537.533.51778
2518Dantas CarlosPOR21264.532.529.51775
266Alshameary Puente IsmaelESP23734.044.536.52003
2729Morais Mario Martins FreitasPOR18084.039.532.51847
2841Santos Luis M.POR04.034.030.51572
2932Soares Sara Joana De Moura PePOR16544.033.531.51562
3040Costa JoãoPOR04.033.528.51636
3136Silva Jose Lucas FerreiraPOR13284.032.529.01543
3237Fernandes Rui MiguelPOR10274.028.025.01305
3331Movsisyan TigranESP17303.539.534.01819
3421Roettgen JuergenGER20993.538.032.01798
3523Guerreiro NunoPOR20793.537.032.01787
3633Marcal Armando Paulo GomesPOR16523.532.028.01412
3735Dias Jose Oliveira GasparPOR15893.531.527.51520
3834Fonseca Pedro Miguel RamosPOR15903.039.532.51659
3938Adhya HavirPOR03.027.025.01334
4030Navarro Martinez VictorESP17322.537.532.51953
42 players

7) ch-GER Youth 2020

The German Youth Championships were just completed in Willingen before Germany shut down due to the Coronavirus. Oliver Stork edged out Alexander Suvorov on tie-break after both scored 5.5/7 in the Under-18s. There were many other boys and girls sections.

ch-GER Youth U18 2020 Willingen GER Tue 20th Oct 2020 - Sat 24th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoName+-=PtsTB1TB2
12Stork, Oliver40327
26Suvorov, Alexander40326
37Richter, Nils304526
416Gutkin, Ilya304523152½
59Stelmaszyk, Nico412523142
63Faerber, David20529
715Huber, Benedikt42122½
85Wachinger, Nikolas430426½153½
94Schmider, Niklas322426½144
1025Pahl, Theis322421½
118Woelk, Tom-Frederic322420
121Roseneck, Jonas22326
1312Maetzkow, Maximilian Paul22324½
1413Richter, Philipp33124
1514Lesny, Florian22317
1610Knuedel, Torben232323½
1720Burian, Simon232323
1819Papadopoulos, Ioannis232322
1911Tschernatsch, Johannes232321½130½
2023Lange, Jannis232321½127
2117Wong, Gengchun232321
2222Matthes, Aaron232319½
2318Junker, Magnus340319135
2424Bosselmann, Tom Linus232319121½
2527Besancon, Pascal142219½
2621Wensing, Maximilian142218
2726Vogt, Dustin142217
27 players

8) 7th Uppsala Young Champions 2020

The 7th Uppsala Young Champions took place 23rd to 28th October 2020. Siem Van Dael won with 7/9.

Uppsala Young Champions Uppsala SWE Fri 23rd Oct 2020 - Wed 28th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGms+-=PtsTB1
1Van Dael, SiemFM22859612746.5
2Pantzar, MiltonIM241095136.547
3Kusa, Jakub223395136.545.5
4Seo, Jung MinFM245594056.542.5
5Blohberger, FelixIM246796216.540.5
6Storme, IsakFM23939522642
7Kucuksarı, KaanFM23849522639.5
8Sorensen, HampusFM239394235.546
9Mica, MarekFM229494235.536
10Soderstrom, AdrianCM21689432544.5
11Stefansson, Vignir VatnarFM23139432542.5
12Muetsch, AnnmarieWIM22269324541.5
13Falkevall, Axel21219432541
14Frank, Adam21299216538.5
15Nilssen, Ellen FredericiaWFM22099216538
16Stalmach, RichardFM22969432536.5
17Heimisson, Hilmir FreyrFM23529432535.5
18Nemec, Jachym224693334.542.5
19Radeva, ViktoriaWIM226393334.542.5
20Johnson, Daniel210094414.540.5
21Carlsson, LudvigCM228193334.538
22Olsson, William219293334.536.5
23Nilsson, JoakimFM222494414.536
24Rozman, MonikaWFM212992254.534.5
25Kruckenhauser, ArthurFM230192254.533.5
26Trost, EdvinCM22029342441
27Wernberg, HugoCM22119342440
28Urh, ZalaWIM21959342439.5
29Hrescak, IvanaWIM22379342436.5
30Crevatin, LeoCM21819126436
31Ruzic, Pia Marie19299342429.5
32Grahn, Vidar186492433.529.5
33Rasti, Arvin22019252340
34Brozka, Karel22169252335.5
35Seo, Jung Hyun19369360335
36Ostlund, Joar21069360334
37Muntean, Victor196892612.530.5
38Bjerknes-Lima de Fa, Warg Skahlberg175992612.528
39Buchert, Matthaus14279270227.5
40Ostensson, Julia156291711.527.5
40 players

9) Satka Autumn 2020

The Satka Autumn took place 21st to 29th October 2020. Anna Afonasieva edged out Anastasiya Protopopova on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

Satka Autumn 2020 Satka RUS Wed 21st Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Afonasieva AnnaRUS22797.047.044.06
212Protopopova AnastasiyaRUS22107.045.043.07
33Voit DariaRUS23436.551.047.56
45Borisova EkaterinaRUS22926.048.545.06
51Bivol AlinaRUS23936.048.544.05
64Kovanova BairaRUS23246.044.042.06
714Khokhlova DariaRUS21685.546.042.54
88Maltsevskaya AleksandraRUS22605.542.039.04
911Doroshenko DianaRUS22145.043.540.53
1010Zherebtsova AlexandraRUS22255.043.540.04
1118Petrukhina OlgaKAZ21095.040.038.04
1217Loskutova ViktoriyaRUS21105.037.534.54
139Schepetkova MargaritaRUS22574.546.543.54
1416Alekseeva IrinaRUS21104.544.540.04
1515Dubnikova AnastasiaRUS21484.544.043.54
1623Filippova MargaritaRUS18964.541.538.52
176Smirnova EkaterinaRUS22824.537.534.52
1825Stroganova KarinaRUS18254.534.033.53
1926Nasybullina DayanaRUS18024.529.529.03
2019Martynyuk ElizavetaRUS21024.040.037.03
2120Mukhina JanaRUS20254.036.534.53
2213Prudnikova SvetlanaSRB22033.539.036.02
2321Shnayder ViolettaRUS19173.538.037.53
2428Shamsutdinova KarinaRUS17623.535.033.03
2529Nikulina AnastasiyaRUS16043.530.530.03
262Guseva MarinaRUS23773.045.041.53
2722Leolko LudmilaRUS18993.036.536.02
2824Vanishvili MariRUS18783.034.534.03
2927Baranova ElizavetaRUS17942.036.536.02
3030Biktimirova AlinaRUS15381.029.029.01
30 players

10) Vladimir Eljanov Memorial 2020

The Vladimir Eljanov Memorial was organised online on October 29th by Pavel Eljanov in honour of his father who was an IM, well known chess book publisher and coach. There was a 9 round blitz Swiss event acting as a qualifier for a knockout tournament which was won by Denis Lazavik in an Armageddon tie-break against Alexei Shirov.

Vladimir Eljanov Mem 2020 chess.com INT Thu 29th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFED123456789PtsTB1
11Denis LazavikFMBLRW99BW56WL32BW129WW69BW14BW34WW2BW4W847
22Evgeny PostnyGMISRW125WW13BW36WW62BW24WW7WD4BL1WW21B7.546.25
33Dmitry KryakvinGMRUSL71WW89BW115BW26WW25BW62WD24BW28WW15B7.543.75
43Valeriy AveskulovGMUKRW97BW57WW69BW68WW29BW15WD2WW7BL1B7.543.75
55Vitaliy BernadskiyGMUKRW144BW60WW42BW73WD34BD6WW47WD9BW23W7.542.5
66Vladyslav SydorykaFMUKRW64WW65BW43WD103WW19BD5BL8WW60WW30B741
77Anton DemchenkoGMRUSW142WW66BW20WW231BW9WL2BW27WL4WW29B740
88Artur GabrielianGMRUSW157WL101BW71BW80WW36BW53WW6BD15WD9B738.75
99Denis KovalevIMUKRW195WW80BW76WW31BL7BW37WW60BD5WD8W737.25
1010Kirill StupakGMBLRW202BW61WW48BL14WL31WW87BW17WW55WW37B736
1111Spartak VysochinGMUKRW134WL22BW157WW65BD105WD101BW66WW38BW46W735
1212Yuriy KuzubovGMUKRW77BW235WL14BW166WW103BW49WL28BW24WW34B733.5
1313Yuri SolodovnichenkoUKRW167BL2WW212BL84WW244BW88WW32BW62WW28B729.5
1414Nikolai VlassovIMRUSW81WW78BW12WW10BD18BL1WL55BW57WW52W6.538.25
1515Dmitry MIschukIMUKRW137WW129BW25WW32BW49WL4BW43WD8BL3W6.535.5
1616Gritsenko, NikolaiFMUKRW133BD39WW51BL19WW84BW76WD18WW45BD22W6.535
1717Orest VovkFMUKRW98WW46BL22WW87BW66WD51BL10BW101WW55B6.534.25
1817Justin WangIMUSAW121WW123BW75WD47BD14WW20WD16BL23WW48B6.534.25
1919Mikhail GolubevGMUKRW177WD52BW55WW16BL6WL33BW61WW106BW67W6.533.25
2020Semen MitusovFMUKRW94WW136BL7BW140WW63WL18BD57WW65BW54W6.532.25
2121Misha MelnichukFMUKRW139WW72BL38WW232BW106WD31BW33WW54BL2W6.532
2222Vladimir TushinskyUKRW179BW11WW17BL29BW167WW233WL23BW49WD16B6.531.75
2323Nikita MatinianGMRUSW90BW239WL47BW123WD59BW103WW22WW18BL5B6.531.25
2424Ermolaev, AndreyCMUKRW212BW91WW132BW93WL2BW56WD3WL12BW47W6.530.75
2525Oleksiy KhrinovskyiUKRW147WW184BL15BW136WL3WW85BD78WW51BW50B6.529.5
2626Artem LegenyaUKRL172BW119WW159BL3BW139WW144BW73BW53WD27W6.529.25
2727Oleksandr SkliarovUKRW255BW232WL103BW120WW230BW45WL7BW69WD26B6.527.25
2828Aleksei AleksandrovGMBLRW127BD55WW39BD106WW38BW32WW12WL3BL13W634
2929Olexiy BilychFMUKRW40BW87WW101BW22WL4WL60BW58WW43BL7W633.5
3030Konstantin TarlevGMUKRW83WW104BW45WL49BL44WW132BW51WW31BL6W631
3131Mike SafronovUKRW236WW153BW54WL9WW10BD21WD50BL30WW87B630.5
3231Evgeny EgorovIMKAZW146WW112BW1WL15WW92BL28BL13WW136BW72B630.5
3333Olga BabiyWGMUKRW117BL79WW133BW112WD233BW19WL21BD89WW91B628.75
3434Oleksiy SolovchukNMUKRW244BW120WW105BW38BD5WD47BL1BW230WL12W628
3535Natalia ZhukovaGMUKRW109WW140BL93BW82WL56BL74WW144BW78WW80B627.5
3635Polyakov, MaximUKRW138BW92WL2BW86WL8WW126BL72WW116BW82B627.5
3737Vladimir OkhotnikFRAL238BW124WW195BW74BW93WL9BW104BW72WL10W626
3837Олег ПанкратовRUSW237WW172BW21BL34WL28WW136BW116BL11WW88B626
3939Pavel ChernomordikFMISRW187WD16BL28WD89BW133WW171BL53BW83WW68B625.75
4040Vakulenko, OleksandrUKRL29WW185BW104WL105WW70BL73WW139BW119BW69W625.5
266 players
Vl Eljanov Mem Final 2020 chess.com INT Thu 29th Oct 2020 - Thu 29th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Lazavik, Denis1.5 *
2Shirov, Alexei1.5
Semi-final
1Shirov, Alexei1.5
2Kryakvin, Dmitry0.5
1Lazavik, Denis1.5
2Moiseenko, Alexander0.5
Quarter-final
1Shirov, Alexei2.0
2Sydoryka, Vladyslav1.0
1Postny, Evgeny0.5
2Kryakvin, Dmitry1.5
1Lazavik, Denis1.5
2Aveskulov, Valeriy0.5
1Moiseenko, Alexander2.0
2Bernadskiy, Vitaliy1.0
17 players

11) Elitzur International Online 2020

The Elitzur International Online was a friendly blitz tournament organised on chess.com 1st November 2020. Vitaliy Bernadskiy won with 10/11. I put together a small file of games mostly from the leading players.

Elitzur Int Online 2020 chess.com INT Sun 1st Nov 2020 - Sun 1st Nov 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFED1234567891011PtsTB1
11Vitaliy BernadskiyGMUKRW307BW116WW113BW33WW74BW66WW5WD3BD2BW32WW14B1076.5
22Alexander ZubovGMUKRW284BW84WW90BW37WL10BW92WW44WW4BD1WW13BW3W9.573.5
33Anton KorobovGMUKRW386WW590BW36WW26BW9WW28WW576BD1WW10BW17WL2B9.569
44Dmitry MIschukIMUKRW114WW254BW125WW61BW22WW31BD10WL2WW34BW47WD17B967
55Israel CaspiIMISRW348WW150BW8WW92BW49WW47WL1BL7WW95BW31WW29B965
66Evgeny PostnyGMISRW294BW38WW102BW68WD57BW344WL23BW61WW18WD15BW30W964
77Vitaly SivukGMUKRW300WW641BL97WW188BW110WW578BW31WW5BL8WW10WW37B958.5
88zlatin alexFMGTMW392BW220WL5BW625WW62WW30BW581WW28BW7BL14WW33W957.5
99Petrovsky, VadimUKRW610BW188WW606BW48WL3BW108BW52WL13WW120BW25WW32B956.5
1010Olexiy BilychFMUKRW286BW189WW110BW584BW2WW17WD4BW23WL3WL7BW53W8.561
1111Ido GorshteinFMISRW252BW141WW86BD54WW45WW65BD577WD37BD573WD22WW44B8.560
1212Viktor RomanchukFMUKRW221BW50WD585BW142WL13WW134BW64WD58BW48WW28BD15W8.559.75
1313Russian_oppositionRUSW644WW132BD29WW79WW12BD19BW25WW9BW572BL2WD16B8.559.5
1414Kirill StupakGMBLRW600WW128BW582WL44BW82BD90WW51WW48BW20WW8BL1W8.558
1515Leonid StarozhilovNMUKRW253BW385WW94BL587WW101BW113WD61BW27WW118BD6WD12B8.557.5
1616Parkhov, YairDEUW249BW215WW130BW99BL572WL48BW579BW78WW42BW573WD13W8.556.75
1717German BazeevFMRUSW357WW55BW46WW217BW586WL10BW66BW576WW24WL3BD4W8.555.5
1818Vysochin, SpartakGMUKRW178WW42BW453WL49BW168WW125WD34BW46WL6BW143WW54W8.555
1919Oleksandr SkliarovUKRW383BW486WD76BW67WW580BD13WL120BD574WW64BW46BW45W8.552.5
2020Vladyslav SydorykaFMUKRW187WW240BW78WW604BU--D573WW63BW580WL14BW574WW43B8.552
2121Gagik NavoyanARMU--W345BW346WW210WL88BW173WW590BW102WW92WD45BW51W8.550.25
2222Or BronsteinISRW321WW640BW276WW62BL4BW579WL47BW168WW113WD11BW58W8.548.75
2323Bogdanov, EgorIMUKRW299BW98WD122BW227WW54BW57WW6WL10BD37WL30BW97W855.75
2424Alexander RustemovGMBLRW223WD198BW230WD87BW99WW29BW53WW120WL17BL37WW90W854
2525Ivanets, SergeyUKRW285BW184WW100BL572BW59WW84BL13BW131WW60WL9BW112W853.5
2626Dmitriy KhristovoyUKRW353WW146BW59WL3WW100BW116WL572BW88BL29WW164BW82W852.5
2727Vladyslav BaziukUKRW306BD118WW135BW158WL577WW126BW67WL15BW134WD73BW93W852.25
2828Yevgeniy RoshkaUKRW247BW152WW123BW583WW44WL3BW49BL8WW207BL12WW80B851.5
2929Borissov IvanUKRW379BW180WD13BW136WD588BL24WW175WW213BW26BW39WL5W851.25
3030Iulija OsmakIMUKRW250WL182BW315WW163BW231WL8WW89BW76WW108BW23WL6B851
3130Igor BabiyNMUKRW407WW155BW162BW574WW575BL4WL7BW35WW101WL5BW116W851
3232Valery KazakouskiIMLTUW245WW206BL574WW181BW606WW42BW33BW207WW47BL1BL9W850
3332Babyboss1905PHLW375BW103WW182BL1BW204WW60BL32WW276BW98WW71WL8B850
3432Vladislav MukhinBLRW214BW246WL586WW237BW601BW74WD18WW65BL4WW85BD47B850
3535Maksym DubnevychUKRW374BW264WW43WL72BL581WW115BW167WL31BW185WW207WW83B849.5
3636Valentyn ProkofievUKRW336WW153BL3BL50WW264BW251WW172BD174BD93WW175WW74B848
3737krigalUKRW638WW124BW231WL2BW276WW119BW88WD11WD23BW24BL7W847.75
3838Gurevitch, JosefISRW412BL6BD348WW259BW379WL63BW243WW227WD97BW578BW77W843.75
3939Robert BaskinIMDEUW298WW624BL99WW265BW592WL51BW133WW52BW578WL29BW113B843.5
4040Borisovich, AlekseyFMRUSU--W499WW337WL430BW313WW594BW141WL101BW188WW110WW92B842.5
669 players

12) 1st Sergiy Shystarev Mem 2020

The 1st Sergiy Shystarev Memorial took place in August and was won by Yevgeniy Roshka on tie-break from Vitaly Sivuk. Now all the games have been made available by Olexandr Prohorov and I give those I didn't publish at the time.

1st Sergiy Shystarev Mem Kiev UKR Tue 25th Aug 2020 - Mon 31st Aug 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Roshka YevgeniyIMUKR24557.048.543.538.0
22Sivuk VitalyGMUKR25457.046.042.037.0
38Kislinsky AlexeyGMCZE24526.543.540.035.5
46Shishkin VadimGMUKR24696.542.539.034.5
54Vysochin SpartakGMUKR25016.048.043.037.5
63Matviishen ViktorIMUKR25056.047.543.037.5
71Solodovnichenko YuriGMUKR25536.045.540.535.5
14Skliarov ViktorIMUKR23766.045.540.535.5
95Malakhatko VadimGMBEL24886.042.037.533.0
109Zubarev AlexanderGMUKR24306.040.536.031.5
1111Frolov ArturIMUKR24146.039.535.030.5
1212Budnikov OlegUKR23975.546.542.037.5
1315Kruglyakov PavloNMUKR23575.541.537.032.5
1423Babiy OlgaWGMUKR22285.540.537.032.5
1510Sergeev VladimirGMUKR24235.540.536.031.5
1619Zozulia AnnaIMBEL22585.538.033.529.0
1713Larkin VladyslavIMUKR23965.536.533.028.5
1821Maliutin OleksandrNMUKR22505.535.532.529.0
1949Yakovenko BogdanUKR18665.532.029.026.0
2016Sydoryka VladyslavFMUKR23555.044.540.536.0
2127Shevchenko DanyloUKR21855.044.040.035.5
2217Malovanyi YulianFMUKR23115.042.038.534.0
47Hryzlova SofiiaWCMUKR19405.042.038.534.0
2429Dolzhykova KaterynaWIMUKR21535.041.538.033.5
2532Kornijchuk VolodymyrUKR21215.038.035.031.5
2641Tobak MikhailUKR20675.037.033.530.0
2725Muha SergeyNMUKR22224.544.039.535.0
2831Samunenkov IhorCMUKR21424.542.538.534.0
2924Katsman MikhailUKR22254.539.536.532.0
3022Koval ArtemFMUKR22464.539.035.030.5
3128Laptii NazarUKR21804.537.535.032.0
3248Hulka ValentynAGMUKR18924.537.533.529.5
3337Salimsky AlexandrUKR20834.537.033.530.0
3451Voroshilov DaniilUKR18484.537.033.529.5
3553Toktomushev TeimurUKR18354.536.032.028.0
3643Grineva MariannaWFMUKR20024.535.532.529.0
3739Kazakov MaksymUKR20754.533.531.028.5
3818Terletsky OlegIMUKR23074.532.529.025.5
3935Gavrish LeonidUKR20964.530.528.025.5
4033Shton RomanNMUKR21174.038.034.530.0
66 players

13) 2nd Barreau de Paris GM 2020

The 2nd Barreau de Paris GM was supposed to take place 26th to 30th October 2020 but was cancelled before it started due to the coronavirus flare-up all over Europe.

2nd Barreau de Paris GM Paris FRA Mon 26th Oct 2020 - Fri 30th Oct 2020
Leading Round (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Dardha DanielBEL24680.00.00.000
2Fedorchuk Sergey A.UKR26190.00.00.000
3Maurizzi Marc AndriaFRA24330.00.00.000
4Travadon LoicFRA24240.00.00.000
5Guilleux FabienFRA24480.00.00.000
6Guliyev NamigAZE25290.00.00.000
7Lux Hugo De MeloBRA23860.00.00.000
8David AlbertoITA25070.00.00.000
9Shchekachev AndreiFRA25150.00.00.000
10Dionisi ThomasFRA24180.00.00.000
10 players

14) ch-FAI 2020

The Faroe Championship took place 23rd to 31st October 2020. Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen won a tie-break 3-1 against Luitjen Akselsson Apol after both scored 5.5/7.

ch-FAI 2020 Runavik FAI Fri 23rd Oct 2020 - Sat 31st Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Apol Luitjen AkselssonFAI21265.50.516.504
8Nielsen Hogni EgilstoftFAI23965.50.516.504
32Gregersen HedinFAI18044.50.014.252
47Nolsoe RaniFAI20613.50.010.502
51Jacobsen Heidrikur T.FAI18733.01.09.501
63Danielsen AndriasFAI18863.00.07.502
75Simonsen Hans KristianFAI21471.51.04.251
86Berg Margar M.FAI19121.50.04.501
8 players
ch-FAI TB 2020 Runavik FAI Fri 23rd Oct 2020 - Sat 31st Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234Pts
1Nielsen, Hogni EgilstoftFMFAI239601113
2Apol, Luitjen AkselssonFAI212610001
2 players

15) Texas Shining Chess Jewels 2020

The Texas Shining Chess Jewels took place on October 24th. Texas Tech beat Texas Rio Grande Valley in this online women's match.

Texas Shining Chess Jewel chess24.com INT Sat 24th Oct 2020 - Sat 24th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Texas Tech58.5
2Texas Rio Grande Valley37.5
2 players

16) Asian Nations Online Cup 2020

The Asian Nations Online Cup took place 10th to 18th October with a later final KO stages 23rd to 25th October 2020. Australia narrowly beat India in the final of the men's event and India beat Indonesia in the final of the women's event.

Asian Nations Online Cup chess.com INT Sat 10th Oct 2020 - Sun 18th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13Iran97111525.00
24Philippines97201424.02
39Mongolia97201424.00
46Australia96211323.50
58Indonesia95221225.00
61India94141224.50
72Kazakhstan95221224.00
87Singapore96301221.50
916Tajikstan95311121.50
105Bangladesh95311120.50
1110Kyrgyzstan95311120.00
1212Japan94321021.50
1318Nepal95401020.50
1419Thailand95401019.50
1514Jordan95401017.50
1611Iraq94321017.00
1715Lebanon9441919.00
1826Sri Lanka9441918.50
1917Yemen9441918.00
2024Saudi Arabia9441917.00
2113Syria9342818.00
2228Myanmar9342817.50
2336Maldives9342817.50
2421Brunei9234817.00
2529Guam9342816.00
2625Malaysia9450815.50
2735Hong Kong9342815.00
2827Afghanistan9342815.00
2933Pakistan9342814.50
3031Fiji9342813.00
3132Kuwait9351717.00
3223Palestine9351716.00
3320New Zeland9351713.50
3422United Arab Emirate9360617.00
3534Qatar9261516.50
3630Oman9153513.00
3737Laos908117.00
3838Bhutan908113.00
38 players
Asian Nat Online Cup Women chess.com INT Sat 10th Oct 2020 - Sun 18th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11India98101626.50
27Philippines96211325.00
36Iran96211323.50
45Vietnam96301224.50
58Mongolia94141224.00
62Indonesia95221220.00
718Sri Lanka94231121.50
815Kyrgyzstan95311120.50
94Australia95401022.50
103Kazakhstan94321022.00
119Bangladesh94321020.50
1212Jordan95401019.50
1311Singapore94321017.00
1416Syria94321016.50
1520Thailand9333919.00
1621Malaysia9441919.00
1724Hong Kong9441918.00
1813Lebanon9333918.00
1922United Arab Emirates9342819.50
2010Myanmar9342817.50
2114Iraq9450816.50
2223New Zealand8341816.50
2317Japan9234816.00
2430Palestine8341814.50
2519Nepal8350714.50
2628Pakistan8350714.00
2726Qatar8251613.50
2827Maldives8152512.00
2929Oman8260510.50
3031Laos806238.00
3125Kuwait807127.50
31 players

17) 4NCL Online Autumn Congress 2020

The 4NCL Online Autumn Congress takes place 1st September to 24th November 2020.

1st 4NCL Autumn Online lichess.org INT Tue 1st Sep 2020 - Tue 24th Nov 2020
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
119Finn PeterENG19595.00.07.511.5
220Cole JamesENG19534.50.05.09.0
38Frostick Clive AENG21084.00.09.013.5
438Dunn Maxim WENG17294.00.08.512.5
51Walker David JFMENG22714.00.07.512.5
64Findlay David JSCO21774.00.07.010.5
75Bossy ArnimGER21704.00.06.59.5
21Burrows NickENG19474.00.06.59.5
96Sedykh MikhailENG21193.50.08.513.0
102Chapman Terry PDFMENG22363.50.07.511.5
1118Brixel ChristofGER19593.50.07.09.5
1217Olbison Philip JENG19703.50.05.58.0
133Smith Murray DAUS21883.00.09.014.0
1422Wolf GabrielGER19283.00.09.014.0
1524Truman Richard GENG19133.00.06.510.5
1614Hill Jonathan SENG20123.00.06.08.5
1748Khoury TheoENG16093.00.05.09.0
1815Menadue Jeremy FSENG19962.50.09.513.5
1943Zheng Harry ZENG16852.50.09.513.0
207Crowther Mark DENG21172.50.09.013.0
2127Turner Lewis AENG18622.50.09.012.5
2226Kennedy CraigSCO18842.50.08.011.5
2311Hughes RoyENG20292.50.07.511.5
2435Shapland DavidENG17592.50.07.511.5
42Turner SamENG16872.50.07.511.5
2613Horspool Philip JENG20282.50.07.511.5
2733Kolani ArjunENG17702.50.07.011.0
2828Merriman JamesENG18282.50.06.09.0
2930Bedi AdamENG18032.50.05.59.0
3041Kumar Sanjit SENG17022.00.08.512.5
3136Doherty Paul DENG17382.00.08.011.5
3231Majeed HaroonENG17802.00.07.011.0
3334Lampard AliceSCO17632.00.06.59.5
3440Pyda ArjunENG17122.00.06.08.5
3546Saunders AronENG16171.50.09.014.0
3639Hammond BenjaminENG17231.50.09.012.0
3729Garnett John SENG18221.50.08.512.5
3849Fitzgerald NiallIRL15491.50.07.011.0
3910Moyse Nigel JWLS20361.50.07.010.0
4047Kumar SohamENG16121.50.07.010.0
49 players

18) Titled Tuesday Blitz 27th Oct 2020

The Titled Tuesday Blitz of 13th October saw Sergey Karjakin take first place on tie-break from Alireza Firouzja and Shakhriyar Mammadyarov after all scored 9.5/11. Now this isn't being used as a qualifier towards the Speed Chess Championship the format has moved to a straight 11 round swiss.

Titled Tuesday 27th Oct chess.com INT Tue 27th Oct 2020 - Tue 27th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFED1234567891011PtsTB1
11Sergey KarjakinGMRUSW147WW108BW73WW422BW423WD19BL7WW55BW15WW30BW16W9.567
22Alireza FirouzjaGMIRNU--W472WW225BW85WW464BD4WW43WW12BW36WW19BW5W9.564
33Shakhriyar MammadyarovGMAZEW450BD89WW261BW95WL4BW465WW54WW421BW18WW53BW11B9.559.75
44Gata KamskyGMUSAW222BD123WW428BW110WW3WD2BW27WL23BW42BW31WW20B965.75
55Klementy SychevGMRUSW165WW471BW31WW48BW117WD421BW52BD9WW23BW20WL2B961.75
66Nodirbek AbdusattorovGMUZBD466WW344BW89BW13WD33BW77BW26WL16WW418BW21WW9B961
77Anton KorobovGMUKRW118BW469WW447BD39WW465BW11WW1BD10WL19WW27BW22B959
88Amin TabatabaeiGMIRNW491WL476BW259BW156WL40BW176WW81BW73WW60BW23WW19W956
99Raunak SadhwaniGMINDW125WW88BW481WW23BW431WW12WD10BD5BW22WD16BL6W8.558
1010Baadur JobavaGMGEOW234BW44WW448BW134WW427BW34WD9WD7BL20BD17WW35W8.556
1111Vladimir FedoseevGMRUSW91BW79WD371BW477WW25WL7BW95WW56BW416WW14BL3W8.554.25
1212Vladislav KovalevGMBLRW244BW144WW74BW202WW65WL9BD426WL2WW427BW94WW47B8.552.25
1312Rustam KhusnutdinovGMKAZW111WD173BW527WL6BW105WW106BL417BW80WW87BW52WW38B8.552.25
1414Dmitry AndreikinGMRUSW393BW87WL202BW123BW98WW61BW431WW419WD16BL11WW33B8.550.75
1515Oleksandr BortnykGMUKRW299BW490WD464BW59WW441WW51BL19WW426BL1BW39WW53B8.548.25
1616Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVNMW373WD463BW188WW86BW439WW257BW429WW6BD14WD9WL1B8.547.75
1717Vladislav ArtemievGMRUSW567BW211WL117BD68WW143WW468BW40WD121BW161WD10BW37W8.546.25
1818Giga QuparadzeGMGEOW252WW533BW381WL25BW136BW447WD35BW417WL3BW46WW36W8.543.25
1919Rinat JumabayevGMKAZW572WW104BW67WW58BW61WD1WW15BD20WW7BL2WL8B853.75
2020Kirill AlekseenkoGMRUSW96BW529WW131BW27WD53BW39WW421WD19BW10WL5BL4W851.75
2121Maly AlexeyIMUKRL205BW189WW239BW44WW67BL41WW233BW40BW100WL6BW66W851
2222Vugar RasulovGMAZEW458WL128BW184WW104BW31BW440WW41BW34WL9BW65BL7W850.5
2323Gazik, ViktorIMSVKW246BW191WW444BL9WW480WW108BW38BW4WL5WL8BW65W848
2424Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZBW498BW164WL65BW173WW81BD25WW437BL35WD78BW62WW77W847
2525Visakh NRGMINDW179WW555BW418WW18WL11BD24BD423WL26BW149WW121WW76B846.75
2626Gukesh DGMINDW249BW152WW233BW476WL34BW448WL6BW25WL38BW82WW59W845
2727Artem TimofeevGMRUSW200BW402WW99WL20BW101WW285BL4BW68WW419BL7WW83B843.5
2828Artur GabrielianGMRUSL122BL207WW561WL508BW293BW167WW179BW139WW79WW74BW78W843
2929Sankalp GuptaIMINDW539WW287BL416WW453BL436WW115BW119WL33BW158WW75BW57W841.5
3030Sergei ZhigalkoGMBLRW304WL86BW273WW444WW485BD438WW441BW97WW35BL1WD32B840.75
3131Oleg RychkovFMRUSW338BW236WL5BW393BL22WW450WW157BW71WW420BL4BW60W840.5
3232Denis LazavikFMBLRL212WL289BW596BW542WW205BW451WW83BW85WW121BD37BD30W837.75
3333Anton DemchenkoGMRUSW146BD188WW463BW46BD6WL426WW155BW29WW34BD38WL14W7.549.5
3434Anish GiriGMNLDW166WW155BW440WW43BW26WL10BW60WL22BL33WW97BD45W7.549.25
3535Arjun ErigaisiGMINDW107BW424WL48BW128WW204BW117BD18WW24BL30WW43WL10B7.548.75
3636Aleksandar IndjicGMSRBW186WW154BD72WW446BL54BW256WW39BW51WL2BW48WL18B7.546
3737Yuriy KuzubovGMUKRW499BW455WW62BL117WL437BW164WW63WW41BW77BD32WL17B7.545
3838Matthias BluebaumGMDEUW225WW85BW485WL53BW66WW134BL23WW202BW26WD33BL13W7.544.75
3939Aleksei PridorozhniGMRUSW296WW163BW203WD7BW416WL20BL36WW188WW148BL15BW100W7.544
4040Maciej KlekowskiGMPOLW548WW182BL425WW115BW8WW280BL17BL21WW144WD100BW109W7.541.75
617 players

19) 4NCL Online Season 2 2020

The 4NCL Online Season 2 takes place 25th August to 15th December 2020.

20) FISU World University Championship 2020

The FISU World University Championship took place online 26th to 28th October 2020. After the Preliminaries won by China 1 they confirmed this result beating Ukraine in the knockout final stages too. Armenia beat Belarus to finish in 3rd.

FISU World University Tornelo INT Mon 26th Oct 2020 - Wed 28th Oct 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12China 1CHN01990018334.031.5
23SerbiaSRB972014246.525.0
36MongoliaMGL961214236.023.5
41ArmeniaARM962113283.026.0
55Cuba 1CUB01951313217.521.5
611BelarusBLR962113216.522.5
74Ukraine 1UKR01952212220.525.0
823China 4CHN04952212200.523.5
97Croatia 1CRO01952212199.022.5
1016Cuba 2CUB02952212180.022.0
1110Spain 4ESP04963012178.521.5
1215IndiaIND952212176.021.5
1320Poland 4POL04952212175.520.0
149Kazakhstan 1KAZ01952212168.521.0
1517HungaryHUN942311195.020.0
1631Colombia 1COL01942311179.521.0
1737Kazakhstan 3KAZ03942311179.023.0
1819Mexico 1MEX01953111173.020.5
1913Poland 2POL02942311170.018.5
2043Ukraine 2UKR02953111163.022.0
2112Spain 2ESP02953111160.518.5
2221Brazil 1BRA01931511153.020.0
2322SwitzerlandSUI953111145.521.0
248Poland 1POL01954010184.021.0
2525Malaysia 1MAS01943210182.020.5
2614Kazakhstan 2KAZ02954010170.521.5
2718FranceFRA943210152.019.0
2828Croatia 2CRO02943210148.019.0
2935Colombia 2COL02943210132.018.0
3042Malaysia 2MAS02943210132.016.5
3136Mexico 4MEX04943210131.018.5
3246Spain 1ESP01943210124.517.5
3332Mexico 2MEX0294419167.020.0
3424Mexico 3MEX0394419147.521.0
3534China 2CHN0294419143.017.0
3630Argentina 3ARG0394419139.018.5
3727Czech RepublicCZE93339132.518.5
3845Brazil 2BRA0294419119.017.5
3957Argentina 1ARG0194419116.019.0
4044Chile 1CHI0194419112.519.0
78 players

21) Corrections

There were a couple of corrections in the Speed Chess Qualifier and Bassano October Open which I made soon after the magazine came out. I give them again in case you didn't catch them.

22) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Arena Nov 7th 2020

ch-TUR 2020

Titled Arena Nov 21st 2020

PNWCC Thanksgiving Open 2020

European Rapid and Blitz Chess 2020

Titled Arena Dec 5th 2020

21st European Individual Championship 2020

Titled Arena Dec 19th 2020

47th Eastern Open 2020

5th Vergani Cup 2020

TCh-SUI 2021

48th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2021

43rd ATSGroep-Goodhabitz Open 2021

British Rapidplay 2021

All material © Mark Crowther 2020