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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1363 21st December 2020 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 73rd ch-RUS 2020
3) Chinese Championships 2020
4) 7th Sunway Sitges Festival 2020
5) European Online Blitz Championship 2020
6) Russian Cup Women's Final 2020
7) US Chess Championship Online Qualifier 2020
8) FIDE Online World Cadets 2020
9) North American Junior U20 2020
10) Caplin British Online Championship 2020
11) Chess.com Bullet Open Championship 2020
12) TOP 16 Rapid Grand Prix 2020 Final 2020
13) ch-RUS Junior 2020
14) Trophee Roza Lallemand 2020
15) Colombia Tierra de Atletas 2020
16) Kazakhstan Cup 2020
17) Kazakhstan Cup Women Rapid and Blitz 2020
18) First Saturday December 2020
19) 238th YMCA Autumn A 2020
20) Levitov Chess Christmas Cup 2020
21) Titled Tuesday Blitz 15th Dec 2020
22) PNWCC Opening Blitz French 2020
23) Levitov Chess Kramnik-Dubov Match 2020
24) 4NCL Online Season 2 2020
25) European Online Women's Club Cup 2020
26) 44th Moscow-St Petersburg Match
27) Botvinnik Cup 2020
28) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
73rd ch-RUS 202027 games
Chinese Championships 202036 games
7th Sunway Sitges Festival 2020274 games
European Online Blitz Championship 20201609 games
Russian Cup Women's Final 202015 games
US Chess Championship Online Qualifier 202017 games
FIDE Online World Cadets 2020105 games
North American Junior U20 202045 games
Chess.com Bullet Open Championship 20202997 games
TOP 16 Rapid Grand Prix 2020 Final 2020120 games
ch-RUS Junior 202027 games
Trophee Roza Lallemand 2020983 games
Colombia Tierra de Atletas 202055 games
Kazakhstan Cup 202056 games
Kazakhstan Cup Women Rapid and Blitz 202090 games
First Saturday December 202010 games
238th YMCA Autumn A 2020114 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 15th Dec 20202333 games
PNWCC Opening Blitz French 2020138 games
Levitov Chess Kramnik-Dubov Match 202010 games
4NCL Online Season 2 20208 games
European Online Women's Club Cup 2020643 games
44th Moscow-St Petersburg Match12 games
Botvinnik Cup 202072 games
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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Xuhao He, Peter Doggers, Lennart Ootes, Robert Baskin, Marek Prus and everyone else who helped both with this issue.

Ian Nepomniachtchi won his second Russian Chess Championship after a short final round draw with Maksim Chigaev proved to be enough to win the title. Nepomniachtchi has in part Daniil Dubov to thank after he served up a wonderful demolition of Sergey Karjakin in the final round. Although I'm sure Karjakin will be disappointed - he was tied Nepomniachtchi going into the final round - his performance is a further sign that this year Karjakin is returning back to his best form and motivation after seemingly losing his way after his title shot. The Chinese Championships also started this week, with a weaker field than one might expect, but still strong enough with Yu Yangyi and Wei Yi starring. The 7th Sunway Sitges Festival is reaching it's final stages with still all to play for. It's been a tremendously busy week online too, Nakamura capturing the Chess.com bullet title, Gawain Jones the European Blitz Title and there were shared spoils in the annual St Petersburg vs Moscow Match that was forced online this year. 2020 is rapidly running out, I wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 73rd ch-RUS 2020

The 73rd Russian Chess Championships and 70th Women's Chess Championships took place in Moscow Sat 5th Dec to Wednesday16th Dec 2020.

Players: Sergey Karjakin, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Daniil Dubov, Peter Svidler, Vladislav Artemiev, Maksim Chigaev, Nikita Vitiugov, Vladimir Fedoseev, Aleksey Goganov, Maxim Matlakov, Andrey Esipenko and Mikhail Al. Antipov. Women players: Aleksandra Goryachkina, Natalija Pogonina, Polina Shuvalova, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Olga Girya, Alisa Galliamova, Alina Kashlinskaya, Leya Garifullina, Tatyana Getman, Marina Guseva, Yulia Grigorieva and Valentina Gunina.

Ian Nepomniachtchi won his second title a decade after his first, in the final round he drew with Maksim Chigaev whereas the joint leader Sergey Karjakin was beaten in rather brutal style by Daniil Dubov. In the women's event Aleksandra Goryachkina beat Polina Shuvalova in an Armageddon tie-break game after two rapid tie-breakers were drawn, they tied on 8/11 in the round robin.

73rd ch-RUS 2020 Moscow RUS Sat 5th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020. Category: 18. Ave: (2690)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2784 # 1 = 0 = = = = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2814
2 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2752 0 # = 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 7 2786
3 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM RUS 2674 = = # 1 = = = = = 1 = = 6.5 2756
4 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2702 1 1 0 # 0 = = = 1 = 1 = 6.5 2753
5 Chigaev, Maksim GM RUS 2619 = = = 1 # 1 = = = 0 0 1 6 2732
6 Artemiev, Vladislav GM RUS 2711 = 0 = = 0 # = = 1 1 = 1 6 2724
7 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2720 = 0 = = = = # = = = 1 = 5.5 2687
8 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2723 = 0 = = = = = # = = = 1 5.5 2686
9 Esipenko, Andrey GM RUS 2686 0 = = 0 = 0 = = # = 1 1 5 2654
10 Matlakov, Maxim GM RUS 2698 0 0 0 = 1 0 = = = # 1 1 5 2653
11 Goganov, Aleksey GM RUS 2594 0 = = 0 1 = 0 = 0 0 # = 3.5 2565
12 Antipov, Mikhail Al. GM RUS 2611 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 0 0 = # 2 2435
Round 1. Sat 5th Dec 2020
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 45 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 21 B40 Sicilian
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 25 D85 Gruenfeld
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 Matlakov, Maxim 39 D35 QGD
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Chigaev, Maksim 34 D90 Gruenfeld
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Esipenko, Andrey 36 E06 Catalan
Round 2. Sun 6th Dec 2020
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 57 C42 Petrov
Chigaev, Maksim 1-0 Dubov, Daniil 37 B31 Sicilian
Matlakov, Maxim 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 34 C45 Scotch
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 25 B90 Sicilian
Artemiev, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 44 A36 English
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 40 B90 Sicilian
Round 3. Mon 7th Dec 2020
Vitiugov, Nikita 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 42 C67 Ruy Lopez
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Antipov, Mikhail Al. 41 D97 Gruenfeld
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 31 C79 Ruy Lopez
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 41 D85 Gruenfeld
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 48 D37 QGD
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Chigaev, Maksim 40 C84 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Tue 8th Dec 2020
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Chigaev, Maksim 28 C88 Ruy Lopez
Matlakov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 31 E06 Catalan
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 40 C78 Ruy Lopez
Artemiev, Vladislav 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 78 A28 English
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 0-1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 30 B90 Sicilian
Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 Goganov, Aleksey 28 D37 QGD
Round 5. Wed 9th Dec 2020
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 42 E02 Catalan
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 25 C45 Scotch
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Antipov, Mikhail Al. 32 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 25 B83 Sicilian
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 37 D90 Gruenfeld
Chigaev, Maksim 0-1 Matlakov, Maxim 47 B90 Sicilian
Round 6. Thu 10th Dec 2020
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Matlakov, Maxim 44 E10 Queen's pawn game
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Chigaev, Maksim 32 C84 Ruy Lopez
Artemiev, Vladislav 1-0 Esipenko, Andrey 30 A07 Reti
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 57 A07 Reti
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 40 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Goganov, Aleksey 0-1 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 46 D37 QGD
Round 7. Sat 12th Dec 2020
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 32 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 50 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 60 D13 QGD Slav
Esipenko, Andrey 1-0 Antipov, Mikhail Al.
Chigaev, Maksim 1-0 Artemiev, Vladislav 52 B69 Sicilian
Matlakov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 29 D97 Gruenfeld
Round 8. Sun 13th Dec 2020
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Svidler, Peter 38 B96 Sicilian
Artemiev, Vladislav 1-0 Matlakov, Maxim 43 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 0-1 Chigaev, Maksim
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 43 C42 Petrov's defence
Goganov, Aleksey 0-1 Dubov, Daniil 36 E04 Catalan
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 51 B51 Sicilian
Round 9. Mon 14th Dec 2020
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 40 E25 Nimzo-Indian
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 40 D85 Gruenfeld
Esipenko, Andrey 1-0 Goganov, Aleksey 78 C65 Ruy Lopez
Chigaev, Maksim 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 19 B97 Sicilian
Matlakov, Maxim 1-0 Antipov, Mikhail Al.
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Artemiev, Vladislav 64 B40 Sicilian
Round 10. Tue 15th Dec 2020
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Artemiev, Vladislav 51 C75 Ruy Lopez
Antipov, Mikhail Al. 0-1 Svidler, Peter
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 14 C67 Ruy Lopez
Goganov, Aleksey 1-0 Chigaev, Maksim 34 A25 English
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 Esipenko, Andrey 51 C42 Petrov
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Dubov, Daniil 62 C50 King's pawn game
Round 11. Wed 16th Dec 2020
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 38 C53 Giuoco Piano
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 73 C83 Ruy Lopez
Chigaev, Maksim 1/2-1/2 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 10 B90 Sicilian
Matlakov, Maxim 1-0 Goganov, Aleksey 44 E00 Catalan opening
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 26 C78 Ruy Lopez
Artemiev, Vladislav 1-0 Antipov, Mikhail Al.
70th ch-RUS w 2020 Moscow RUS Sat 5th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTi123456789101112PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Goryachkina AleksandraGM*½½½½½1½111181638
2Shuvalova PolinaIM½*111½01½1½182541.5
3Kostenyuk AleksandraGM½0*0½101½1116.50629.75
4Guseva MarinaIM½01*001011116.50628.5
5Kashlinskaya AlinaIM½0½1*½1½½0116.50532.5
6Garifullina LeyaWGM½½01½*½½½½116.50532
7Gallyamova AlisaIM01100½*011½160628.5
8Pogonina NatalyaWGM½001½½1*½01160529.5
9Girya OlgaWGM0½½0½½0½*01½40620.25
10Gunina ValentinaGM00001½011*003.50519.75
11Grigoreva YuliyaWFM0½0000½001*½2.50611.5
12Getman TatyanaWFM00000000½1½*2056.75
12 players
70th ch-RUS w 2020 Moscow RUS Sat 5th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020. Category: 8. Ave: (2428)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Shuvalova, Polina IM RUS 2456 # = 1 = 1 1 1 0 = 1 = 1 8 2601
2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra GM RUS 2593 = # = = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2588
3 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM RUS 2494 0 = # = = 1 = 1 = 0 1 1 6.5 2487
4 Garifullina, Leya WGM RUS 2348 = = = # 0 1 = = = = 1 1 6.5 2501
5 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2471 0 = = 1 # 0 1 0 = 1 1 1 6.5 2489
6 Guseva, Marina IM RUS 2359 0 = 0 0 1 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2500
7 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2474 0 = = = 0 1 # 1 = 0 1 1 6 2460
8 Galliamova, Alisa IM RUS 2438 1 0 0 = 1 0 0 # 1 1 = 1 6 2463
9 Girya, Olga WGM RUS 2464 = 0 = = = 0 = 0 # 0 1 = 4 2323
10 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2451 0 0 1 = 0 0 1 0 1 # 0 0 3.5 2293
11 Grigorieva, Yulia WFM RUS 2290 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 # = 2.5 2230
12 Getman, Tatyana WFM RUS 2302 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 = # 2 2178
Round 1. Sat 5th Dec 2020
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 60 D38 QGD
Shuvalova, Polina 1-0 Guseva, Marina 60 B90 Sicilian
Getman, Tatyana 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 42 E12 Queen's Indian
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 34 D78 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Grigorieva, Yulia 67 E20 Nimzo-Indian defence
Garifullina, Leya 1/2-1/2 Galliamova, Alisa 68 C95 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Sun 6th Dec 2020
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa 45 C95 Ruy Lopez
Grigorieva, Yulia 0-1 Garifullina, Leya 47 B90 Sicilian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 41 A28 English
Girya, Olga 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 44 D12 QGD Slav
Guseva, Marina 1-0 Getman, Tatyana 34 E12 Queen's Indian
Kashlinskaya, Alina 0-1 Shuvalova, Polina 41 E15 Queen's Indian
Round 3. Mon 7th Dec 2020
Shuvalova, Polina 1-0 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 44 E04 Catalan
Getman, Tatyana 0-1 Kashlinskaya, Alina 52 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Guseva, Marina 32 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 38 A28 English
Garifullina, Leya 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 89 B15 Caro-Kann
Galliamova, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Grigorieva, Yulia 61 A46 Queen's pawn game
Round 4. Tue 8th Dec 2020
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 Grigorieva, Yulia 24 C77 Ruy Lopez
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 38 A27 English
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Garifullina, Leya 74 E16 Queen's Indian
Guseva, Marina 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 72 E10 Queen's pawn game
Kashlinskaya, Alina 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 43 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Shuvalova, Polina 1-0 Getman, Tatyana 36 E01 Catalan
Round 5. Wed 9th Dec 2020
Getman, Tatyana 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 35 D37 QGD
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Shuvalova, Polina 79 D38 QGD
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 67 E94 King's Indian
Garifullina, Leya 1-0 Guseva, Marina 58 B18 Caro-Kann
Galliamova, Alisa 1-0 Girya, Olga 46 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Grigorieva, Yulia 0-1 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 50 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 6. Thu 10th Dec 2020
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 40 C24 Bishop's opening
Girya, Olga 1-0 Grigorieva, Yulia 54 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Guseva, Marina 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 50 D20 QGA
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Garifullina, Leya 53 E12 Queen's Indian
Shuvalova, Polina 1-0 Pogonina, Natalija 69 E01 Catalan
Getman, Tatyana 1-0 Gunina, Valentina 64 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 7. Sat 12th Dec 2020
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 47 E04 Catalan
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Getman, Tatyana 64 A13 English opening
Garifullina, Leya 1/2-1/2 Shuvalova, Polina 42 C92 Ruy Lopez
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Kashlinskaya, Alina 41 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Grigorieva, Yulia 0-1 Guseva, Marina 41 B12 Caro-Kann
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 Girya, Olga 47 D37 QGD
Round 8. Sun 13th Dec 2020
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 68 C80 Ruy Lopez
Guseva, Marina 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 44 D35 QGD
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 Grigorieva, Yulia 49 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Shuvalova, Polina 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa 52 C65 Ruy Lopez
Getman, Tatyana 0-1 Garifullina, Leya 56 A22 English
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Pogonina, Natalija 37 D37 QGD
Round 9. Mon 14th Dec 2020
Pogonina, Natalija 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 46 E39 Nimzo-Indian
Garifullina, Leya 1/2-1/2 Gunina, Valentina 64 B15 Caro-Kann
Galliamova, Alisa 1-0 Getman, Tatyana 21 E02 Catalan
Grigorieva, Yulia 1/2-1/2 Shuvalova, Polina 94 E14 Queen's Indian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 32 A21 English, Kramnik-Shirov counterattack
Girya, Olga 0-1 Guseva, Marina 66 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Round 10. Tue 15th Dec 2020
Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 Guseva, Marina 43 B51 Sicilian
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 47 D38 QGD
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 15 C67 Ruy Lopez
Getman, Tatyana 1/2-1/2 Grigorieva, Yulia 42 E90 King's Indian
Gunina, Valentina 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa 63 D02 Queen's pawn game
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Garifullina, Leya 35 E10 Queen's pawn game
Round 11. Wed 16th Dec 2020
Garifullina, Leya 0-1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 99 B40 Sicilian
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 40 A56 Benoni defence
Grigorieva, Yulia 1-0 Gunina, Valentina 35 B12 Caro-Kann
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 Getman, Tatyana 47 D31 QGD
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Shuvalova, Polina 61 D37 QGD
Guseva, Marina 0-1 Kashlinskaya, Alina 67 E20 Nimzo-Indian
70th ch-RUS w TB 2020 Moscow RUS Sat 5th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123Pts
1Goryachkina, AleksandraGMRUS2593==12
2Shuvalova, PolinaIMRUS2456==01
2 players

3) Chinese Championships 2020

The Chinese Championships take place in Xinghua Sat 19th Dec to Wed 30th Dec 2020. Play at 5:30am GMT each day. Top seeds are Wei Yi and Yu Yangyi.

ch-CHN 2020 Xinghua CHN Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Wed 30th Dec 2020. Category: 11. Ave: (2507)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Yu, Yangyi GM CHN 2709 # = 1 1 2.5 2875
2 Wei, Yi GM CHN 2732 # = 1 1 2.5 2736
3 Lu, Shanglei GM CHN 2615 # = 1 1 2.5 2486
4 Zhao, Jun GM CHN 2638 = # = 1 2 2445
5 Xu, Yinglun GM CHN 2554 # 0 1 1 2 2396
6 Wen, Yang GM CHN 2594 0 = 1 # 1.5 2634
7 Xu, Xiangyu GM CHN 2573 0 # = 1 1.5 2578
8 Bai, Jinshi GM CHN 2618 = # = = 1.5 2468
9 Ju, Wenjun GM CHN 2560 = = 0 # 1 2509
10 Lin, Yi IM CHN 2408 0 0 = # 0.5 2368
11 Huang, Renjie CHN 2422 0 0 = # 0.5 2382
12 Zhang, Rui CHN 1658 0 0 0 # 0 2602
Round 1. Sat 19th Dec 2020
Lin, Yi 0-1 Xu, Xiangyu 51 E41 Nimzo-Indian
Bai, Jinshi 1/2-1/2 Huang, Renjie 42 D10 QGD Slav defence
Wei, Yi 1/2-1/2 Ju, Wenjun 60 A09 Reti
Lu, Shanglei 1-0 Zhang, Rui 56 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Xu, Yinglun 0-1 Wen, Yang 39 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Zhao, Jun 1/2-1/2 Yu, Yangyi 40 D37 QGD
Round 2. Sun 20th Dec 2020
Xu, Xiangyu 0-1 Yu, Yangyi 41 D35 QGD
Wen, Yang 1/2-1/2 Zhao, Jun 30 D14 QGD Slav
Zhang, Rui 0-1 Xu, Yinglun 75 B22 Sicilian
Ju, Wenjun 1/2-1/2 Lu, Shanglei 38 D35 QGD
Huang, Renjie 0-1 Wei, Yi 37 B31 Sicilian
Lin, Yi 1/2-1/2 Bai, Jinshi 18 D85 Gruenfeld
Round 3. Mon 21st Dec 2020
Bai, Jinshi 1/2-1/2 Xu, Xiangyu 32 D26 QGA
Wei, Yi 1-0 Lin, Yi 44 A15 English opening
Lu, Shanglei 1-0 Huang, Renjie 41 B36 Sicilian
Xu, Yinglun 1-0 Ju, Wenjun 37 A29 English
Zhao, Jun 1-0 Zhang, Rui 93 D11 QGD Slav
Yu, Yangyi 1-0 Wen, Yang 35 A13 English opening
ch-CHN Women 2020 Xinghua CHN Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Wed 30th Dec 2020. Category: 2. Ave: (2298)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Yan, Tianqi CHN 2207 # = 1 1 2.5 2640
2 Xiao, Yiyi WGM CHN 2301 = # = 1 2 2252
3 Ni, Shiqun WGM CHN 2389 # = = 1 2 2413
4 Gu, Xiaobing WGM CHN 2263 # 1 0 1 2 2375
5 Yuan, Ye CHN 2081 = = # = 1.5 2327
6 Guo, Qi IM CHN 2418 = # = = 1.5 2361
7 Ning, Kaiyu WIM CHN 2327 0 = # 1 1.5 2336
8 Tan, Zhongyi GM CHN 2510 0 # 1 = 1.5 2210
9 Hu, Yu A. CHN 2094 0 1 0 # 1 2233
10 Song, Yuxin WIM CHN 2290 0 = # = 1 2093
11 Zhai, Mo WGM CHN 2366 0 = = # 1 2241
12 Li, Xueyi WGM CHN 2328 0 0 = # 0.5 2094
Round 1. Sat 19th Dec 2020
Ni, Shiqun 1/2-1/2 Guo, Qi 30
Zhai, Mo 1/2-1/2 Song, Yuxin 37 D35 QGD
Yuan, Ye 1/2-1/2 Xiao, Yiyi 33 D85 Gruenfeld
Yan, Tianqi 1-0 Tan, Zhongyi 52 B83 Sicilian
Hu, Yu A. 1-0 Gu, Xiaobing 39 B90 Sicilian
Li, Xueyi 0-1 Ning, Kaiyu 33 D02 Queen's pawn game
Round 2. Sun 20th Dec 2020
Guo, Qi 1/2-1/2 Ning, Kaiyu 33 D35 QGD
Gu, Xiaobing 1-0 Li, Xueyi 39 B13 Caro-Kann
Tan, Zhongyi 1-0 Hu, Yu A. 28 D35 QGD
Xiao, Yiyi 1/2-1/2 Yan, Tianqi 90 E04 Catalan
Song, Yuxin 1/2-1/2 Yuan, Ye 50 B41 Sicilian
Ni, Shiqun 1-0 Zhai, Mo 32 A49 King's Indian
Round 3. Mon 21st Dec 2020
Zhai, Mo 1/2-1/2 Guo, Qi 30 D31 QGD
Yuan, Ye 1/2-1/2 Ni, Shiqun 31 D20 QGA
Yan, Tianqi 1-0 Song, Yuxin 67 B90 Sicilian
Hu, Yu A. 0-1 Xiao, Yiyi 47 B02 Alekhine's defence
Li, Xueyi 1/2-1/2 Tan, Zhongyi 80 E60 King's Indian
Ning, Kaiyu 0-1 Gu, Xiaobing 63 A56 Benoni defence

4) 7th Sunway Sitges Festival 2020

The 7th Sunway Sitges Festival is one of the strongest opens to take place since the Coronavirus crisis. The event runs 13th to 23rd December 2020.

7th Sunway Sitges 2020 Sitges ESP Sun 13th Dec 2020 - Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Santos Latasa JaimeGMESP25885.530.033.525.50
25Moussard JulesGMFRA26265.530.033.024.75
312Fier AlexandrGMBRA25495.528.031.524.00
418Checa NicolasGMUSA25275.528.031.023.25
52Cheparinov IvanGMBUL26605.528.030.522.75
624Niemann Hans MokeIMUSA24785.527.531.023.25
71Korobov AntonGMUKR26935.527.030.524.00
813Nevednichy VladislavGMROU25465.523.526.520.75
929Vasquez Schroeder RodrigoGMCHI24595.028.531.520.75
107Santos Ruiz MiguelGMESP25815.028.530.521.25
1111Plat VojtechGMCZE25525.028.031.520.75
1221Narciso Dublan MarcGMESP24955.027.530.520.75
1326Sochacki ChristopheIMFRA24695.026.029.020.25
1427Batsiashvili NinoGMGEO24665.026.029.019.50
154Lagarde MaximeGMFRA26515.025.528.520.00
1610Maze SebastienGMFRA25575.025.528.019.00
1723Dardha DanielIMBEL24855.025.527.518.00
1820Flom GabrielGMFRA24995.025.028.019.75
1969Lever ErwanFRA22005.023.524.514.50
2031Gines Esteo Pedro AntonioIMESP24374.528.030.518.00
213Grigoryan Karen H.GMARM26514.527.531.018.50
2215Lopez Martinez Josep ManuelGMESP25424.527.030.518.50
2328Stefanova AntoanetaGMBUL24664.527.030.518.00
249Cornette MatthieuGMFRA25584.527.030.017.75
2519Bellahcene BilelGMALG25104.527.029.516.50
2630Maurizzi Marc AndriaIMFRA24454.526.029.017.50
2758Jimenez Ruano AdrianFMESP22794.525.027.515.75
2851Carbonell Sancho MarcFMESP23184.525.026.515.25
2952Msellek IlyassFMFRA23164.524.527.516.25
3016Mendonca Leon LukeIMIND25304.524.526.516.00
3142Lin YingruiESP23874.524.027.015.50
43Garcia Ramos DanielFMESP23804.524.027.015.50
3353Boyer MahelFMFRA23074.524.026.014.75
3441Valenzuela Gomez FernandoIMCHI23904.523.526.014.25
3540Ayats Llobera GerardIMESP24004.523.525.513.50
3636Martin Duque JesusIMESP24144.523.025.514.00
3737Vlachos AnatoleIMGRE24134.522.024.014.00
3825Asis Gargatagli HipolitoGMESP24704.028.531.516.50
3914Krysa LeandroGMARG25444.027.030.516.75
4022Garriga Cazorla PereIMESP24874.027.030.015.00
4166Csiki EndreFMHUN22314.026.027.013.00
4259Souhardo BasakIND22764.025.526.511.75
4338Svoboda VaclavCZE24074.025.028.014.50
4464Antova GabrielaFMBUL22474.025.027.515.50
4547Yu JenniferFMUSA23284.024.527.011.50
4639Romanishin Oleg MGMUKR24024.024.526.513.50
4755Dalaud DorianFRA22914.024.526.512.25
4857Ortega Serra MarcESP22884.024.026.514.00
4933Bulmaga IrinaIMROU24244.024.024.510.50
5050Esplugas Esteve VicencFMESP23194.023.525.512.50
138 players

5) European Online Blitz Championship 2020

The European Online Blitz Championship took place 18th to 20th December 2020. An 11 round swiss which produced 16 qualifiers for the final knockout stages. On the final day both semi-finals went to Armageddon tie-breaks Gawain Jones beat David Navara and Alexei Shirov beat Matthias Bluebaum. In the final and 3rd 4th playoffs the matches were both won 2.5-0.5. The final standings were winner Gawain Jones, runner up Alexei Shirov, 3rd place Matthias Bluebaum and 4th David Navara.

Euro Online Blitz Quali Tornelo INT Fri 18th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Wojtaszek RadoslawGMPOL27059.074.579.55
235Hovhannisyan RobertGMARM26429.073.578.06
3142Pantsulaia LevanGMGEO25539.072.577.05
463Onischuk VladimirGMUKR26229.069.573.56
587Indjic AleksandarGMSRB26049.066.571.55
66Navara DavidGMCZE26978.574.580.05
714Jones Gawain C BGMENG26708.574.579.06
8171Demidov MikhailGMRUS25238.574.578.56
922Shirov AlexeiGMESP26628.568.573.05
1055Deac Bogdan-DanielGMROU26258.567.573.05
11103Safarli EltajGMAZE25988.565.569.55
1249Ozen DenizIMTUR23978.081.588.05
1311Bluebaum MatthiasGMGER26708.076.080.05
1450Yilmaz MustafaGMTUR26308.071.574.56
1554Petrosyan ManuelGMARM26288.071.076.56
1651Meier GeorgGMGER26288.071.075.05
17143Steinberg NitzanGMISR25538.069.074.55
18139Theodorou NikolasIMGRE25548.068.573.56
1999Hakobyan AramGMARM25988.067.573.05
20135Sanal VahapGMTUR25638.066.571.05
2167Moranda WojciechGMPOL26188.066.071.05
2227Saric IvanGMCRO26528.065.069.55
237Sargissian GabrielGMARM26828.064.568.05
24189Garayev KananIMAZE23318.064.068.54
25215Dourerassou JonathanGMFRA24778.063.566.04
26122Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR25748.062.066.56
2723Cheparinov IvanGMBUL26607.570.075.05
28115Wagner DennisGMGER25817.570.074.05
29119Bogner SebastianGMSUI25777.569.072.05
3019Sjugirov SananGMRUS26637.568.073.05
31274Kacharava NikoloziIMGEO24437.567.572.56
3242Sarana AlexeyGMRUS26407.567.571.56
33178Jovanovic ZoranGMCRO25177.567.571.55
34319Gunnarsson ArnarIMISL24207.566.567.05
35223Costachi MihneaIMROU24717.562.066.05
36299Ahmadzada AhmadIMAZE24317.561.564.55
3765Baskin RobertIMGER23907.558.061.55
3856Tsvetkov AndreyFMRUS23957.557.561.06
39302Kosakowski JakubIMPOL24317.555.057.06
40104Barp AlbertoIMITA23667.071.077.05
323 players
Euro Online Blitz TOP16 Tornelo INT Fri 18th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 2
1Shirov, Alexei3.0
2Meier, Georg1.0
1Bluebaum, Matthias3.0
2Indjic, Aleksandar1.0
1Navara, David2.5
2Pantsulaia, Levan0.5
1Jones, Gawain C B3.0
2Petrosyan, Manuel2.0
Round 1
1Shirov, Alexei3.0
2Demidov, Mikhail2.0
1Meier, Georg3.0
2Wojtaszek, Radoslaw2.0
1Bluebaum, Matthias2.5
2Onischuk, Vladimir0.5
1Indjic, Aleksandar3.0
2Ozen, Deniz0.0
1Navara, David3.0
2Safarli, Eltaj1.0
1Pantsulaia, Levan3.0
2Yilmaz, Mustafa2.0
1Petrosyan, Manuel3.0
2Hovhannisyan, Robert2.0
1Jones, Gawain C B2.5
2Deac, Bogdan-Daniel1.5
26 players
Euro Online Blitz TOP4 Tornelo INT Fri 18th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Jones, Gawain C B2.5
2Shirov, Alexei0.5
3rd-4th
3Bluebaum, Matthias2.5
4Navara, David0.5
Semi-final
1Jones, Gawain C B3.0
2Navara, David2.0
1Shirov, Alexei3.0
2Bluebaum, Matthias2.0
4 players

6) Russian Cup Women's Final 2020

The Russian Cup Women's Final takes place 18th to 23rd December 2020. I'm not sure what happened to the men's final.

Russian Cup Women's Final Khanty-Mansiysk RUS Fri 18th Dec 2020 - Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 3) Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Bodnaruk, Anastasia
1Voit, Daria
Semi-final
1Voit, Daria1.5
2Kovanova, Baira0.5
1Bodnaruk, Anastasia2.0
2Bivol, Alina0.0
Quarter-final
1Kovanova, Baira3.0
2Guseva, Marina2.0
1Voit, Daria1.5
2Zherebtsova, Alexandra0.5
1Bodnaruk, Anastasia2.0
2Goltseva, Ekaterina0.0
1Bivol, Alina1.5
2Afonasieva, Anna0.5
8 players

7) US Chess Championship Online Qualifier 2020

The US Chess Championship Online Qualifier took place 21st November to 19th December 2020 on Chess.com and one place in the 2021 US Chess Championship was available. The event finished in a tie between Aleksandr Lenderman and Christopher Woojin Yoo. Lenderman won a single Armageddon game and will play in next year's US Championship.

ch-USA Online Q Final TB chess.com INT Sat 21st Nov 2020 - Fri 18th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 1 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1Pts
1Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA262411
2Yoo, Christopher WoojinIMUSA245500
2 players
ch-USA Online Q Final chess.com INT Sat 21st Nov 2020 - Fri 18th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameRtg12345678PtsTB1
1Lenderman, Aleksandr2624*½½½1½1½4.514.75
2Yoo, Christopher Woojin2455½*½½½11½4.514.75
3Moradiabadi, Elshan2555½½*½½1014.013.25
4Swiercz, Dariusz2649½½½*0½114.012.25
5Gareyev, Timur26060½½1*0½13.511.00
6Naroditsky, Daniel2621½00½1*½13.510.50
7Tang, Andrew25380010½½*½2.5
8Hess, Robert2591½½0000½*1.5
8 players
ch-USA Online Q Final chess.com INT Sat 21st Nov 2020 - Fri 18th Dec 2020. Category: 14. Ave: (2580)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Yoo, Christopher Woojin IM USA 2455 # = = = = 1 1 = 4.5 2700
2 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2624 = # = = 1 = 1 = 4.5 2676
3 Moradiabadi, Elshan GM USA 2555 = = # = = 1 0 1 4 2633
4 Swiercz, Dariusz GM USA 2649 = = = # 0 = 1 1 4 2620
5 Gareyev, Timur GM USA 2606 = 0 = 1 # 0 = 1 3.5 2576
6 Naroditsky, Daniel GM USA 2621 0 = 0 = 1 # = 1 3.5 2574
7 Tang, Andrew GM USA 2538 0 0 1 0 = = # = 2.5 2484
8 Hess, Robert GM USA 2591 = = 0 0 0 0 = # 1.5 2348

8) FIDE Online World Cadets 2020

The FIDE Online World Cadets takes place 19th to 24th December 2020.

FIDE Online World U18 Tornelo INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Thu 24th Dec 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 2
1Gholami Orimi, Mahdi1.5
2Esipenko, Andrey0.5
1Sargsyan, Shant2.0
2Iniyan, P1.0
1Hepler Ramirez, Narayana2.0
2Sonis, Francesco0.0
1Nihal, Sarin1.5
2Wang, Justin0.5
Round 1
1Esipenko, Andrey2.0
2Machinya Desire0.0
1Gholami Orimi, Mahdi1.5
2Sankalp, Gupta0.5
1Iniyan, P1.5
2Soto, Miguel Angel0.5
1Sargsyan, Shant2.0
2Beukes, Dante M0.0
1Hepler Ramirez, Narayana1.5
2Shevchenko, Kirill0.5
1Sonis, Francesco2.0
2Talukdar, Rohan1.0
1Wang, Justin1.5
2Sahidi, Samir0.5
1Nihal, Sarin2.0
2Schnabel, Johann Emil0.0
26 players
FIDE Online World GU18 Tornelo INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Thu 24th Dec 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 2
1Yip, Carissa2.0
2Yan, Tianqi0.0
1Solozhenkina, Elizaveta1.5
2Priyanka, Nutakki0.5
1Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia1.5
2Ouellet, Maili-Jade0.5
1Wang, Annie2.0
2Urh, Zala0.0
Round 1
1Yip, Carissa2.0
2Shaw, Laurie Ann0.0
1Yan, Tianqi1.5
2Muetsch, Annmarie0.5
1Priyanka, Nutakki1.5
2Demchenko, Svitlana0.5
1Solozhenkina, Elizaveta2.0
2Morris-Suzuki, Sophie0.0
1Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia1.5
2Pires, Luzia0.5
1Ouellet, Maili-Jade1.5
2Zhang, Xiao0.5
1Urh, Zala2.0
2Peycheva, Gergana0.0
1Wang, Annie2.0
2Allam, Yara0.0
26 players
FIDE Online World U16 Tornelo INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Thu 24th Dec 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 2
1Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel2.0
2Keymer, Vincent1.0
1Pour Agha Bala, Amirreza1.5
2Kacharava, Nikolozi0.5
1Hong, Andrew2.0
2Huang, Renjie0.0
1Svane, Frederik1.5
2Bjerre, Jonas Buhl0.5
Round 1
1Keymer, Vincent2.0
2Smit, Devon0.0
1Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel1.5
2Raja, Rithvik R0.5
1Pour Agha Bala, Amirreza2.0
2Kushko, Dmitriy1.0
1Kacharava, Nikolozi1.5
2Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn0.5
1Hong, Andrew2.0
2Modi, Yashil0.0
1Huang, Renjie2.0
2Concio, Michael Jr.0.0
1Svane, Frederik1.5 *
2He, Anthony1.5
1Bjerre, Jonas Buhl2.0
2Oosthuizen, Michal Jacobus0.0
26 players
FIDE Online World GU16 Tornelo INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Thu 24th Dec 2020
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 2
1Assaubayeva, Bibisara1.5
2Jyothsna, L0.5
1Song, Yuxin1.5
2Nur-Mukhametova, Alisa0.5
1Rakshitta, Ravi2.0
2Hernandez Gil, Ineymig1.0
1Garifullina, Leya2.0
2Zhu, Evelyn1.0
Round 1
1Assaubayeva, Bibisara2.0
2Gosrani, Naiya0.0
1Jyothsna, L2.0
2Allahverdiyeva, Ayan0.0
1Nur-Mukhametova, Alisa2.0
2Moncada Correa, Sara1.0
1Song, Yuxin2.0
2Gabatshwarwe Refilwe0.0
1Hernandez Gil, Ineymig2.0
2Brown, Raehanna0.0
1Rakshitta, Ravi2.0
2Obada, Ema1.0
1Zhu, Evelyn2.0
2Sinitsina, Anastassia0.0
1Garifullina, Leya2.0
2Makhlouf, Ahlam0.0
26 players

9) North American Junior U20 2020

The North American Junior U20 takes place in Charlotte 19th to 23rd December 2020.

North American Junior U20 Charlotte USA Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Jason LiangFMUSA23174
2Justin PaulFMUSA22674
3Derek WuUSA21064
4Anish VivekananthanFMUSA23053.5
5Raghav VenkatUSA21673.5
6Joshua ShengIMUSA24743
7Nico ChasinFMUSA23033
8Carlos Sandoval MercadoFMMEX22983
9Danial AsariaFMUSA22843
10Angel Quiroga JaquezMEX21783
11Evan ParkUSA21693
12Ryo ChenUSA21653
13Hersh SinghUSA21353
14Mitch FishbeinUSA21323
15Shelev OberoiUSA21313
16Josiah StearmanFMUSA23912.5
17Isaac Tello ChavezFMMEX22752.5
18Vincent TsayFMUSA22702.5
19Isaac ChiuUSA22092.5
20Ming LuUSA21402.5
21Joseph TruelsonUSA20462.5
22Rochelle WuWIMUSA20292.5
23Jason LuUSA20252.5
24Vladyslav ShevkunovUSA19452.5
25Harry LeUSA18332.5
26Brian TayUSA18002.5
27Thalia CervantesFMUSA23112
28Alex KolayUSA22082
29Jonathan ChenUSA21672
30Naman KumarUSA21152
31Ryan HamleyUSA20892
32Emmanuel CarterUSA20372
33Brejesh ChakrabartiUSA20182
34Pablo Fernandez PozasMEX20062
35Dustin LiangUSA19602
36Matias ShundiUSA18942
37Aaryan DeshpandeUSA18882
38Donald JohnsonUSA18862
39Arya KumarUSA18552
40Nicholas LadanUSA18502
74 players
North Am Junior Girls U20 Charlotte USA Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Sanjana VittalWFMUSA19613.5
2Ellen WangWFMUSA19263.0
3Yassamin EhsaniWFMUSA19233.0
4Aasa DommalapatiWCMUSA18363.0
5Anastacia Lopez SanchezWCMMEX18093.0
6Ana Salas EstradaWCMMEX18222.5
7Ayleen Ramirez ToledoMEX17842.5
8Ambica YellamrajuWCMUSA17662.5
9Aparna YellamrajuUSA16932.5
10Gracy PrasannaUSA18462.0
11Andrea Ruiz VillalbaMEX17572.0
12Peishanika ArnoldUSA17082.0
13Asha KumarUSA16152.0
14Mantra IyerUSA13892.0
15Aradh KaurUSA11752.0
16Rebeca Mellado ReyesWCMMEX17501.5
17Jocelyn ChenUSA15021.0
18Vaishnavi TammaliUSA14181.0
19Margarita TsyganovaUSA13981.0
20Jind KaurCMUSA12421.0
21Anagha SinkarUSA10531.0
21 players

10) Caplin British Online Championship 2020

The Caplin British Online Championship takes place 18th December 2020 to 3rd January 2021. Many sections - the main Championship is a 9 round Swiss.

Caplin British Online chess.com INT Fri 18th Dec 2020 - Sun 3rd Jan 2021
Leading Round (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
11Adams MichaelGMENG27160.0
2Turner Matthew JGMSCO25090.0
3Ghasi Ameet KIMENG24850.0
4Gormally Daniel WGMENG24790.0
5Fernandez Daniel HGMENG24660.0
6Hebden Mark LGMENG24530.0
7Wadsworth Matthew JIMENG24160.0
8Lalic BogdanGMCRO24020.0
9O'gorman TomFMIRL23680.0
10Grieve HarryFMENG23510.0
11Tate AlanFMSCO23420.0
12Claridge-Hansen WilliamFMENG22900.0
13Toma KatarzynaWGMENG22890.0
14Chopra TanmayIND22730.0
15Toczek GrzegorzFMWLS22710.0
16Blackburn Jonathan LbFMWLS22350.0
17Shafi DeclanSCO21660.0
18Villiers ThomasCMENG21610.0
19Cox Tristan AENG21410.0
20Wills ThomasENG19940.0
21Evans Harry GENG19850.0
22Finn PeterENG19590.0
23Rathbone-Jones IfanWLS19410.0
24Balaji AaravamudhanCMENG19290.0
25Varney ZoeENG19170.0
26Gordon SeanENG19090.0
27Finn ChrisENG18860.0
28Goss AlexIRL18330.0
29Gurner JemJCI18000.0
30Stubbs OliverENG17480.0
31Arora TashikaENG17440.0
32Idle Oscar JENG17220.0
33Ismail Mohammed AayanENG17190.0
34Volovich JuliaENG16740.0
35Shearsby JudeENG16730.0
36Oh JulieENG11680.0
37Greenwood MarkENG00.0
37 players

11) Chess.com Bullet Open Championship 2020

The Chess.com Bullet Open Championship took place 19th to 20th December 2020. Hikaru Nakamura beat Alireza Firouzja 6.5-3.5 in the final.

Chess.com Bullet Open KO chess.com INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Nakamura, Hikaru6.5
2Firouzja, Alireza3.5
Semi-final
1Nakamura, Hikaru5.5
2Naroditsky, Daniel3.5
1Firouzja, Alireza5.5
2Tang, Andrew2.5
Quarter-final
1Nakamura, Hikaru6.0
2Artemiev, Vladislav1.0
1Naroditsky, Daniel9.0
2Xiong, Jeffery2.0
1Tang, Andrew6.0
2Bortnyk, Mykola3.0
1Firouzja, Alireza8.0
2Erigaisi, Arjun0.0
Round 1
1Artemiev, Vladislav5.0
2Fedoseev, Vladimir33.0
1Xiong, Jeffery6.0
2Le, Tuan Minh5.0
1Bortnyk, Mykola6.0
2Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2.0
1Erigaisi, Arjun7.0
2Jacobson, Brandon1.0
12 players
Chess.com Bullet Open 2 chess.com INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 21 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFED123456789101112131415161718192021PtsTB1
11Andrew TangGMPRKW59WW26BW147WW124BW18WW22WW13BL2BW14WL3WW25BW10WW16WW4BW120BW7WW30BW12BW11WW8BD6W18.5229
22Alireza FirouzjaGMIRNW54BW123WL17BW156WW8BW125WW19BW1WW10BW22BW12WW120WW5BW3WL9BW4WW25BD11WW30BL6WW13W17.5222.75
34Arjun ErigaisiGMINDW152BL138WW130BW49BL125WW155WW30BW4WW120WW1BW13WL16BW12WL2BW7BW9WW8BW10WW5BW25BW11W17206.5
412Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraGMPERW47BW155WW106BD8WL19BW62WW37BL3BL134WW66BW49WW22BW18WL1WW6BL2BW28WW25WW120BW12WW10B15.5173
58Mykola BortnykIMUKRW34BL127WD62BW82WW24BW121WW6WW25BL22WD8WW20BW26WL2WL30BD123BD124WW125WW9BL3WW18BW12B14169.75
622Brandon JacobsonGMUSAW87BW91WW38WW25BD10WL13WL5BW62WL8BW28BW51WW122WW15BL120WL4WL123BW37WW43BW16WW2BD1B14169
710Yoseph TaherIMIDNW60BW136WL8BL24WW130WL135BL76WW70BW146BW64WW33BW20WW17BW16BL3WL1BW128BL121WW123BW120WW25W14148.5
836GMRUSW113BW162WW7WD4BL2WL37BW150BW59WW6WD5BL10BL24WW129BW44WW15BW122BL3WW13WW121BL1WW20B14146.25
918Alan PichotGMARGW61BW35WD138BD45WW127WW123BL23BW40WW16WD13BL120BW134WW25BW10WW2WL3BL12WL5WW24BL11BW29W13.5159.75
106Nihal SarinGMINDW130BW33WW11BW160WD6BL19WW17WW122BL2WD30BW8WL1BW121WL9BW26WD120BW22WL3BW14WW15BL4W13.5157.5
1131Luis Paulo SupiGMBRAW177WW164BL10WW148BW55WW129WL14BW123BW23WL25BL16BD19WW135BW18BD122WW35BW120WD2BL1BW9WL3B13.5131.25
1221Praggnanandhaa RameshbabuGMINDW39WL50BL34WW133BW53WW52BW33WW21BW19WW14BL2BW15WL3BL25WW29WW16BW9BL1WW20BL4BL5W13157.5
139Toivo KeinänenFMFINW56WW37BW121WW120BD17WW6BL1WD19BW36WD9WL3BD127WW26BD14WL22BW128WD123WL8BW21BW30WL2B13155.75
1416Nodirbek AbdusattorovGMUZBW89BW135WL127BW50WW66BW26WW11WW23BL1BL12WW36BL25WW29WD13BD128WL30BW21WD24BL10BW37WD19B13148.75
153Oleksandr BortnykGMUKRW53WW51BW20WL36BD30WW134BL122WD106BW37WW18BW22WL12BL6WW21BL8WL28BW66BW128WW17BL10WW31W13146
165S.L. NarayananGMINDL76WW131BW150WL55BW75WW64BW127BW31WL9BW51BW11WW3WL1BL7WW121BL12WW26BL30WL6BW24WW22B13145.5
1727Gabor NagyGMHUNW132WW27BW2WW122WD13BL23WL10BW138BD133WL24BW44BW56WL7WL29BW129WL125BW51WW35BL15WW45WW33B13145
1817Kazybek NogerbekFMKAZW158WW139BW50WW127BL1BW21WL22BW26BD51WL15WW37BW128WL4BL11WL28WD34BW44WW31BW32WL5WW35B13137.5
1913Grigoriy OparinGMRUSW161WW55BD156WW138BW4WW10BL2WD13WL12BD33WL128BD11BL21WW58WW51BL26BW129WW127BD29WW28BD14W13137.25
2030Elham AbdrlaufFMNORW83BW168WL15BW42WL51BW27WW49BL24WW129BW35WL5WL7BL44BW64WW66BW55WW32WW122BL12WW121BL8W13134
2144Artyom ZubritskiyIMRUSL63BW100WW89BW68WW160BL18BW46WL12WL35BL56WW70BW130WW19BL15WW38BW36WL14BW67BL13WW44BW30W13130
2247Tamir NabatyGMISRW84WW79BW67BW23WW36WL1BW18WD120BW5BL2WL15BL4WW37BW127BW13WL25WL10BL28WW43WW26BL16W12.5144
2314Velimir IvicGMSRBW77BW24WW31BL22BW40WW17BW9WL14WL11BL49WW45BL121BW138WL123WD55BL126WW27BW61WW46BL29WW37B12.5141.75
2462Sankalp GuptaIMINDW103BL23BW48WW7BL5WW98WW125BW20BL25WW17WL26BW8BL30WL121BW53BW52WW124BD14WL9WL16BW46W12.5140.5
257Raunak SadhwaniGMINDW184WW129BW125WL6WD121BW156WW147BL5WW24BW11WL1WW14BL9WW12BW30WW22BL2WL4BW28BL3WL7B12.5123
2649Mateusz BartelGMPOLW70WL1WW169BW158BW124WL14BW55BL18WW64BW58WW24WL5BL13WW52BL10BW19WL16WD36BW39WL22WW45B12.5122.25
2776Noël StuderGMCHEW107BL17WW85BL134BW142WL20BW61WD67WW43BL128WL78WW77BW80WL28BW46WL47BL23WW59BW58BW36WW39B12.5122
2850Pablo Salinas HerreraGMCHLL62BW102WW162BW142WD147WL122BL133BW149WW77BL6WW126BL40BW59WW27WW18BW15WL4BW22BL25WL19WW42B12.5116.25
2939Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIMINDL179WL48BW174WW164BL150WW140WL32BW162WW152BW132BW58WW36WL14BW17WL12BL121WW52BW124WD19BW23BL9B12.5102
3025Daniel FernandezGMAUSL162WW159BW164WW38BD15BW59WL3WW126BW122WD10WL127BW123WW24BW5WL25BW14WL1WW16BL2WL13BL21B12126.25
3143Alexandr TriapishkoIMRUSW143WW145BL23WW53BW67BW36WL120WL16BL49BW86WL56BW38WL35BW131WL52WW60BW34WL18WW55BW32WL15B12117
3265FMUKRL79WL166BW93BW102WL85WW143BW29WL125BD60WW147BL66WW39WW33BW47BW67WD127WL20BW126WL18BL31BW51W12115.25
3353Sehyun KwonCMKORW85WL10BL68BW116WW56BW34WL12BW76WW125WD19BL7WL60BL32WW141BL61WW86BD57WW130BW41WW52BL17W12110.75
3491Aaravamudhan BalajiCMFRAL5WW153BW12BL40WW114WL33BL48WW166BD145BW46WD138WL125BW74WD43BW45BD18WL31BL51BW89WW71BW52W12103.25
3568Miran OganianIMRUSW176BL9BW166WL147BW162WL124BW164BW44WW21WL20BW125BL67WW31WW40BW36WL11WL121BL17WW128BW51BL18W12101
3620Eduardo IturrizagaGMVENW169BW41WW52BW15WL22BL31BW129WW128WL13BW45WL14WL29BW49WW51WL35BL21BW55WD26WL37BL27BW57W11.5118.25
3756Anatoly BykhovskyGMUSAW75BL13WD133BW87WW70BW8WL4WW147BL15BW67WL18WW61BL22WW42BL124BW58WL6BW47WW36WL14BL23W11.5117
3881Armin MusovicFMMNEW95WW62WL6BL30WW69BL105BW39WW124BL127BL125WW83BL31BW54WW98BL21WL66WL89BW132WW48BD55WW65B11.5113.25
39104IMSRBL12BW80WL123BW78WL139WW79BL38BW98WW76BL48WD42WL32BL141BW90WW91WW64BW49BW129WL26BW60WL27W11.5110.75
4037Daniel ChanFMSGPL116WW113BW77WW34BL23BW141WW135BL9BD55WW50WL122BW28WL124BL35WL59BW62BL61WL41BW69BW56WW60B11.5108.25
193 players
Chess.com Bullet Open 1 chess.com INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 21 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFED123456789101112131415161718192021PtsTB1
13Hikaru NakamuraGMUSAW231WW45BD41WW184WW29BD6WW173BD4WW3BW2BW8WW20WW9BW5WW13BW7WW11BW12WW19BW15WW22B19.5251
24Daniel NaroditskyGMUSAW70BW59WW65BW35WW12BL4WW22BW8WW15BL1WW13WW11BW3WW7BW6WW20WW5BL9WW14BW17WW23B18239.5
39Jeffery XiongGMUSAW182WW84BW15WD33BW9WD5WW186BW19WL1WW21BW6WW4BL2BD13WL20BW17BW14WW7WW24BW11WD12B16206
414Vladimir FedoseevGMRUSW89BW228WW28BW68WW7WW2BW8WD1BW6BW11WD20BL3WL5BW14WW172WD13BL9BL19WW17BW35WW15B15.5198
56Vladislav ArtemievGMRUSW60BW79WD184BW41WW32WD3BW58WD11BL20BW16WD19WW29BW4WL1BD17WW35BL2WW45BD7WD13BW9W14.5184.25
67Tuan Minh LeIMVNMW72WW118BW25WD32BW54WD1BW179WW42BL4WD187WL3BW15WW58BW31WL2BL14WL33BW59WW12BW19WW13B14.5175.25
78Arjun ErigaisiGMINDW48BW71WW14BW16WL4BL42WD200WW186BW54WW32BD29WW23WW179BL2WW9BL1BW20WL3BD5BW40WW19B14.5174.25
813Raunak SadhwaniGMINDW128WW83BW194WW31BW24BW20WL4BL2BW172WW15WL1BL179WW35BW22WL11WW41BL45WL25BW33WW14WW29B14165.5
92Andrew TangGMPRKW53BW225WD54BW211WL3BD34WW74BW25WL187BW200WW172BW19WL1WW11BL7WW179BW4WW2BL15WW20WL5B14155
1030Kazybek NogerbekFMKAZW168BL211WW72BW96WL30BW57WL21BL67WW146BW177WL43BW192WW26BL45WD40BW63WW36BD176BW27WW24WW20B14145.5
1112Mykola BortnykIMUKRW156BL78WW87BW26WW44BW17WW20BD5WW32WL4BW187WL2WW43BL9WW8BW15WL1WL14BW42WL3BW21W13.5159.25
1211Nihal SarinGMINDW160WW27BW34WW44BL2WW69BL15WW141WW179BL20WW42BL13BL14WW59WW25BW22BW24WL1BL6WW41BD3W13.5152.5
1310S.L. NarayananGMINDW224BW96WW64BW186WL20BW25WL42BW44BW181WW31WL2BW12WW24BD3BL1WD4WL19BW41WW45BD5WL6W13.5151.5
1446Praggnanandhaa RameshbabuGMINDW171BW94WL7WW86BW66WL19BL181BW217WW68BD35BW32WW16WW12BL4BW29WW6BL3BW11WL2WL8BW40W13.5145.25
1547Sanan SjugirovGMRUSW221WW166BL3BW57WW182BW35WW12BW29WL2WL8BD58WL6BW66WW43WW31BL11BW176WW33WW9BL1BL4W13.5142.75
1626Shakhriyar MammadyarovGMAZEW220BW125WW74BL7BD45WW40BL65WW118WW75BL5BW201WL14BW44WL41BD36WW71WL21BW30WW34BD18BW33W13.5140.5
1757Elham AbdrlaufFMNORW113WW51BL19BW226WW199WL11BL211WW198BL192WW53BW193WW49BW23BW29WD5BL3WW58WW35BL4WL2BW32W13.5135.25
1844Corey AcorFMUSAW227BW201WL24BL75WW60BW217WL31BW125WW211WL63BL56BW128WW76WW68BL179WL27BW67WW43BW173BD16WW35B13.5120.75
1915Sam SevianGMUSAW81WW40BW17WL20WW33BW14WD75BL3BW184WW43WD5BL9BW181WL172BW42WW34BW13WW4BL1WL6BL7W13158
201Alireza FirouzjaGMIRNW132WW21BW159WW19BW13WL8BL11WW65BW5WW12BD4WL1BD31WW179BW3WL2BL7BW22WW25WL9BL10W13157
2163Kacper PiorunGMPOLW101WL20WW124BL160BW63WW182BW10WW22WW173BL3WL23BW67WL29BL176WW68BW32BW16WL42BW62WW45WL11B13147
2227Conrad HoltGMUSAW106WL43BW94BW37WW67WW24BL2WL21BW148WW49WL31BW26BW38WL8BW63BL12WW56WL20BW44WW42BL1W13146
2325Nodirbek AbdusattorovGMUZBW193WL74BW156WW181BL200BW177WL141BW46WW79BW78WW21WL7BL17WW71BL45WD36BW39WD44BW28WW25BL2W13139.75
245Oleksandr BortnykGMUKRW167WW30BW18WW199BL8WL22WW36BD34WW65BL29BW182WW33BL13WW42BD41WW172BL12BW173WL3WL10BW44W13138.75
2549Vuk DjordjevicIMSRBW52WW95BL6BW174WW217BL13BW79WL9BL67WW211BD59WW75WD176BW30WL12WW66BW179WW8WL20BL23WW45B13133
2666Marcell SzaboNMUSAD114BW146WD86BL11BW166WW101WL172BW50WL180WW51BW34BL22WL10WW53BL173BW55WW64WL62BW68WW175WW42B13131.75
2786Tamir NabatyGMISRW223BL12WW149BL205BL62WL213BW48WW107BL28WW133WW46BL34WW203WW78BW64WW18WL41BW175WL10BW71WW54B13125
2855Artyom ZubritskiyIMRUSW237WW112BL4WW192BW218WL173WL68BL182WW27BL193BW60WW106BL180WW48WW175BL42BW63WW49WL23BW46BW41W13123.5
2918Grigoriy OparinGMRUSW145BW75WD188BW49WL1WW45BW33WL15BW34BW24WD7BL5WW21WL17BL14BL38WD43WW78BW36WW59BL8W12.5143.5
3068German BazeevFMRUSW129BL24WW106BW98WW10WL179BL187WL63BL193WW94BW72WW51BW186WL25BL65BW37WW181BL16BW49WW62BD34W12.5132.75
3189Isik CanIMTURW121WW58WW202BL8WL186BW62BW18WW210BW42WL13BW22WW181WD20BL6BL15WL33BL84BL53WW76BW75WW56B12.5129
3221Velimir IvicGMSRBW55WW57BW78WD6WL5BW188WW159BW75WL11BL7WL14BW182WL41BL63WW50BL21WW51BW74BW84WW39WL17B12.5128.75
3335Alan PichotGMARGW88WW226BW67BD3WL19WW77BL29BW84WL43BW207WW75BL24WW118BL35WW39BW31WW6WL15BL8BW173WL16B12.5128
3452Srinath NarayananGMINDW177BW116WL12BD74WW201BD9BW148WD24BL29WD202BL26WW27BW78WW174BW180WL19WL173BW56WL16WW53BD30B12.5127
3516Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraGMPERW111BW148WW141BL2BW38WL15BL44WW74WW188BD14WW200BW54WL8WW33BW58WL5WW59BL17WW172BL4BL18W12.5124.75
3653Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZBL112WW171BW55WL217BW81WW208BL24WL192BD101WL87BW110WW90BW177WW49BD16BD23WL10WW85BL29BW77WW59W12.5119
3784FMSVNL218BW135WW47BL22BL52WL93BW145WL95BL92BW120WW147BL94WW88BW124WW111BL30BW122WW182BD56BW178WW64B12.5115.75
3854Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIMINDL104BW221WW97WW231BL35BW192WW66BL173WL182BW198WW61BW63WL22BL180BW55WW29BD172WL58BL53WW74WW50B12.5114.25
39170Jalen WangNMUSAU--U--U--L144BW134WW165BW215WL93BW115WW105BW50WW193BD49WW74BL33WW81WL23BW61WW176WL32BW53W12.5113.25
4078Julian LandawFMUSAW138BL19WW93BD159BW207WL16WL199BW111WW214WL41BW184WL44BW200BD65WD10WW185BW54WW179BW58WL7BL14B12.5107.75
245 players

12) TOP 16 Rapid Grand Prix 2020 Final 2020

The TOP 16 Rapid Grand Prix 2020 Final took place in Khanty-Mansiysk 15th to 17th December 2020. Alekseev Evgeniy won with 10.5/15.

TOP 16 Rapid GP Final Khanty-Mansiysk RUS Tue 15th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkNameTiFED12345678910111213141516PtsTB1TB2
1Alekseev EvgeniyGMRUS*½11½½1½01½½½11110.5737
2Lysyy IgorGMRUS½*½1½1½½½½1½½½111069.255
3Paravyan DavidGMRUS0½*½1½0½½111½1111065.757
4Demchenko AntonGMRUS00½*½11½½0½111119.560.757
5Rozum IvanGMRUS½½0½*½1½½½10½1119595
6Rakhmanov AleksandrGMRUS½0½0½*½½1½1½½½118.555.254
7Ponkratov PavelGMRUS0½100½*½110011118.554.257
8Demidov MikhailGMRUS½½½½½½½*100½½½11853.753
9Bocharov DmitriyGMRUS1½½½½000*10½½111853.255
10Pridorozhnyy AlekseyGMRUS0½01½½010*01½111850.56
11Tsydypov ZhamsaranGMRUS½00½001111*½½0½17.551.55
12Savchenko BorisGMRUS½½001½1½½0½*½0117.5504
13Kokarev DmitriyGMRUS½½½0½½0½½½½½*10½6.549.51
14Grachev AlekseyFMRUS0½000½0½00110*115.531.254
15Loskutova ViktoriyaWFMRUS0000000000½010*½210.751
16Maltsevskaya AleksandraWGMRUS000000000000½0½*14.250
16 players
TOP 16 Rapid GP Final Khanty-Mansiysk RUS Tue 15th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020. Category: 12. Ave: (2528)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts TPR
1 Alekseev, Evgeny GM RUS 2619 # = 1 1 = = 1 = 0 1 = = = 1 1 1 10.5 2670
2 Lysyj, Igor GM RUS 2605 = # = 1 = 1 = = = = 1 = = = 1 1 10 2647
3 Paravyan, David GM RUS 2647 0 = # = 1 = 0 = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 10 2645
4 Demchenko, Anton GM RUS 2621 0 0 = # = 1 1 = = 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2616
5 Rozum, Ivan GM RUS 2563 = = 0 = # = 1 = = = 1 0 = 1 1 1 9 2597
6 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2651 = 0 = 0 = # = = 1 = 1 = = = 1 1 8.5 2569
7 Ponkratov, Pavel GM RUS 2623 0 = 1 0 0 = # = 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 8.5 2571
8 Demidov, Mikhail GM RUS 2523 = = = = = = = # 1 0 0 = = = 1 1 8 2549
9 Bocharov, Dmitry GM RUS 2528 1 = = = = 0 0 0 # 1 0 = = 1 1 1 8 2548
10 Pridorozhni, Aleksei GM RUS 2590 0 = 0 1 = = 0 1 0 # 0 1 = 1 1 1 8 2544
11 Tsydypov, Zhamsaran GM RUS 2558 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 1 1 1 # = = 0 = 1 7.5 2525
12 Savchenko, Boris GM RUS 2551 = = 0 0 1 = 1 = = 0 = # = 0 1 1 7.5 2526
13 Kokarev, Dmitry GM RUS 2631 = = = 0 = = 0 = = = = = # 1 0 = 6.5 2471
14 Grachev, Alexey FM RUS 2302 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 1 0 # 1 1 5.5 2448
15 Loskutova, Viktoriya WFM RUS 2117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 # = 2 2233
16 Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra WGM RUS 2311 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = # 1 2120

13) ch-RUS Junior 2020

The Russian Junior Championships took place in Moscow 8th to 16th December 2020. Rudik Makaryan beat Volodar Murzin in a final Armageddon tie-break after they tied on 6/9 in the round robin and shared a tie-break 1-1.

ch-RUS Junior 2020 Moscow RUS Tue 8th Dec 2020 - Wed 16th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTi12345678910PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Makaryan RudikIM*½½0½111½161523.5
2Murzin VolodarIM½*½01½½11162523.75
3Tryapishko AleksandrIM½½*½½½1½1½5.50523.25
4Pogosyan StefanIM11½*½½½½½½5.50425.75
5Salemgareev Tagir½0½½*1½01150420.25
6Smirnov TimofeyFM0½½½0*½1½14.50517.5
7Nesterov ArseniyGM0½0½½½*0½13.50514.25
8Lobanov SergeyIM00½½101*½03.50415.75
9Gayfullin ArturFM½00½0½½½*13.50413.5
10Ofitseryan BorisIM00½½00010*2049
10 players
ch-RUS Junior 2020 Moscow RUS Tue 8th Dec 2020 - Wed 16th Dec 2020. Category: 9. Ave: (2458)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Murzin, Volodar IM RUS 2464 # = 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 6 2582
2 Makarian, Rudik IM RUS 2444 = # 0 = = 1 1 1 = 1 6 2585
3 Pogosyan, Stefan IM RUS 2430 1 1 # = = = = = = = 5.5 2541
4 Triapishko, Alexandr IM RUS 2507 = = = # = = = 1 1 = 5.5 2533
5 Salemgareev, Tagir RUS 2463 0 = = = # 1 0 = 1 1 5 2500
6 Smirnov, Timofey FM RUS 2407 = 0 = = 0 # 1 = = 1 4.5 2464
7 Lobanov, Sergei IM RUS 2530 0 0 = = 1 0 # 1 = 0 3.5 2370
8 Nesterov, Arseniy GM RUS 2498 = 0 = 0 = = 0 # = 1 3.5 2374
9 Gaifullin, Artur FM RUS 2461 0 = = 0 0 = = = # 1 3.5 2378
10 Ofitserian, Boris IM RUS 2376 0 0 = = 0 0 1 0 0 # 2 2247
ch-RUS Junior Girls 2020 Moscow RUS Tue 8th Dec 2020 - Wed 16th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTi12345678910PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Dimitrova AleksandraWIM*11½11111½8433.257
2Shafigullina ZarinaWFM0*0½1½11116420.755
3Borisova EkaterinaFM01*½1101015.5523.255
4Afonaseva AnnaWIM½½½*01½11½5.55223
5Obolentseva AleksandraWGM0001*1101154175
6Nazarova AnastasiyaWFM0½000*½1114412.253
7Nosacheva MariyaWFM001½0½*½103.55142
8Protopopova AnastasiyaWFM000010½*113.5510.753
9Kochukova AnnaWFM00100000*1257.52
10Korchagina AlenaWFM½00½00100*2410.251
10 players
ch-RUS Junior Girls 2020 Moscow RUS Tue 8th Dec 2020 - Wed 16th Dec 2020. Category: None. Ave: (2239)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Dimitrova, Aleksandra WIM RUS 2193 # 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 8 2595
2 Shafigullina, Zarina WFM RUS 2296 0 # 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6 2357
3 Borisova, Ekaterina FM RUS 2308 0 1 # = 1 1 0 1 1 0 5.5 2311
4 Afonasieva, Anna WIM RUS 2299 = = = # 0 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2312
5 Obolentseva, Alexandra WGM RUS 2305 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 0 1 1 5 2274
6 Nazarova, Anastasia WFM FIN 2178 0 = 0 0 0 # = 1 1 1 4 2202
7 Nosacheva, Mariya WFM RUS 2243 0 0 1 = 0 = # = 0 1 3.5 2158
8 Protopopova, Anastasiya WFM RUS 2296 0 0 0 0 1 0 = # 1 1 3.5 2152
9 Korchagina, Alena WFM RUS 2161 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 0 2 2027
10 Kochukova, Anna WFM RUS 2106 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 2 2033
ch-RUS Junior TB 2020 Moscow RUS Tue 8th Dec 2020 - Wed 16th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123Pts
1Makarian, RudikIMRUS24441012
2Murzin, VolodarIMRUS24640101
2 players

14) Trophee Roza Lallemand 2020

The Trophee Roza Lallemand is the traditional women's French Rapid title, this year it was played online and won by Cecile Haussernot with 8.5/9.

Trophee Roza Lallemand Tornelo INT Sun 13th Dec 2020 - Sun 13th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
15HAUSSERNOT CecileFRA22468.556.52459
29SOUBIROU OrianeFRA21348.056.02300
313LAM SophieFRA20538.055.02131
47MAISURADZE NinoFRA22167.058.52207
512AFLALO SophieFRA20567.058.02089
68BENMESBAH NatachaFRA21937.055.02152
730Afraoui SolennFRA18237.054.51982
81MILLIET SophieFRA23717.054.02240
933Sabiani ChjaraFRA17807.052.51944
1025Tomasi EliseFRA18587.052.51898
112DAULYTE-CORNETTE DeimanteLTU23627.052.02262
1217DJIDJELI SarahFRA19817.052.02008
1315THOMAS AnysiaFRA20177.051.02074
146NAVROTESCU Andreea-CristianaFRA22207.047.52170
1536BELLAHCENE SofiaFRA17677.045.51797
1648COURJAL PaulineFRA17157.045.01832
1729LUDWICZAK VirginieFRA18387.044.01726
1859SABA NathalieFRA16497.042.51795
1910ROUMEGOUS MarinaFRA21056.558.52204
203ALEXIEVA SilviaFRA22776.555.02218
2119Afraoui AnaelleFRA19666.550.51999
2218FISCHER JulieFRA19716.550.01903
234DORNBUSCH TatianaMNC22486.054.02029
2432Schippke ManonFRA17946.053.01939
2552PIVARD ElsaFRA16886.053.01795
2626Sumarriva Paulin LauraFRA18536.052.51812
2731Aubert EsteeFRA18176.051.51943
2823FRETEL LizaFRA19236.051.51841
2911DE SEROUX CamilleSUI20816.050.51921
3040CORNILEAU JulietteFRA17396.049.51766
3128ABBASSI ZenebFRA18416.048.51855
3221ROLLOT FlorenceFRA19446.048.51763
3346BOURGOIN CecileFRA17176.048.51705
3458HERNANDEZ LaraFRA16676.048.51653
3551PERRUSSET BarbaraFRA16946.047.51617
36107WITTENBERG SerenaFRA13686.046.51776
3767Ciarletta IrisFRA15756.046.51687
3844ANDRE MarineFRA17266.045.51734
3957BELLAHCENE MeriemFRA16716.045.51621
4081GRIMAULT LeaneFRA15086.045.01673
4155BERGMANN DelphineFRA16756.044.51604
4235LE MAREC LauraFRA17706.043.51697
4356KUHN MathildeFRA16756.043.51568
4454LORDIER SophiaFRA16776.043.51519
4524DUBOIS MartineMNC18826.043.01659
4663LEBRET LorianeFRA16126.042.51559
4768SAMY ValerieFRA15746.042.51533
4834MAMAH IsabelleFRA17726.042.01627
4949BREYSSE AstridFRA17066.041.51481
50188CHEVILLON CeliaFRA11326.041.01585
234 players

15) Colombia Tierra de Atletas 2020

The Colombia Tierra de Atletas tournaments took place 10th to 17th December 2020. Miguel Angel Soto won on tie-break from Wilson Guillermo Palencia Morales after both scored 7/10. Joshua Daniel Ruiz Castillo edged out Luis Ernesto Quesada Perez in the B tournament after both scored 7.5/11.

COL Tierra de Atletas-B Medellin COL Thu 10th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Soto Miguel AngelCOL22737.033.250.05
27Palencia Morales Wilson GuillermoVEN23407.031.000.06
35Escobar Medina Andres FCOL22496.026.250.04
46Mateus AlejandroCOL23536.026.000.05
52Hernandez Sanchez Jairo AndresCOL23945.526.000.03
61Brizuela Abreu Ronald JesusVEN23615.024.750.02
78Malka SamuelFRA22034.522.750.03
89Morales Jhon AlexanderCOL24004.517.750.03
93Argote Heredia ValentinaCOL21504.018.750.03
1011Heredia Serrano CarlaECU21144.016.000.03
114Pazos Gambarrotti PlinioECU21091.57.500.00
11 players
COL Tierra de Atletas-B Medellin COL Thu 10th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020. Category: 2. Ave: (2277)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Soto, Miguel Angel FM COL 2291 # 1 = = = 1 1 1 0 = 1 7 2425
2 Palencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo IM VEN 2340 0 # = 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 7 2420
3 Escobar Medina, Andres F COL 2278 = = # 0 = = 0 1 1 1 1 6 2349
4 Mateus, Alejandro FM COL 2353 = 0 1 # 0 0 1 1 = 1 1 6 2342
5 Hernandez Sanchez, Jairo Andres IM COL 2394 = 0 = 1 # = = 0 1 1 = 5.5 2302
6 Brizuela Abreu, Ronald Jesus FM VEN 2361 0 = = 1 = # 1 = 0 = = 5 2269
7 Malka, Samuel FM FRA 2218 0 1 1 0 = 0 # = 1 0 = 4.5 2247
8 Morales, Jhon Alexander IM COL 2400 0 0 0 0 1 = = # = 1 1 4.5 2229
9 Argote Heredia, Valentina WIM COL 2192 1 0 0 = 0 1 0 = # 0 1 4 2214
10 Heredia Serrano, Carla WGM ECU 2114 = 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 1 # 1 4 2222
11 Pazos Gambarrotti, Plinio IM ECU 2109 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 0 0 # 1.5 1998
COL Tierra de Atletas-A Medellin COL Thu 10th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Ruiz Castillo Joshua DanielCOL24987.539.250.04
23Quesada Perez Luis ErnestoCUB25427.538.750.05
310Martinez Duany Lelys StanleyCUB25246.533.500.03
46Vera Siguenas DeivyPER25036.031.750.02
52Cardoso Cardoso Jose GabrielCOL24145.529.000.03
64Sanchez Sebastian FelipeCOL24315.528.500.03
79Panesso Rivera HenryCOL23515.527.250.02
811Escalante Ramirez Brian SebastiPER24565.028.500.03
95Benitez Lozano JavierMEX23505.027.000.02
101Avila Pavas SantiagoCOL23994.522.250.02
1112Valderrama Quiceno Esteban AlbCOL24294.020.250.01
128Araujo Sanchez JosueDOM23373.520.000.02
12 players
COL Tierra de Atletas-A Medellin COL Thu 10th Dec 2020 - Thu 17th Dec 2020. Category: 8. Ave: (2435)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Ruiz Castillo, Joshua Daniel GM COL 2501 # = 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 = 7.5 2562
2 Quesada Perez, Luis Ernesto GM CUB 2542 = # = = 1 1 1 0 = = 1 1 7.5 2559
3 Martinez Duany, Lelys Stanley GM CUB 2524 0 = # 1 = 1 = = = = = 1 6.5 2492
4 Vera Siguenas, Deivy GM PER 2503 = = 0 # = = 1 = = 1 = = 6 2465
5 Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel FM COL 2401 = 0 = = # 0 = 1 1 = 1 0 5.5 2438
6 Sanchez, Sebastian Felipe IM COL 2431 = 0 0 = 1 # 1 0 = 1 = = 5.5 2436
7 Panesso Rivera, Henry IM COL 2355 = 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2443
8 Escalante Ramirez, Brian Sebasti IM PER 2456 = 1 = = 0 1 0 # 0 0 = 1 5 2397
9 Benitez Lozano, Javier FM MEX 2350 0 = = = 0 = = 1 # 1 = 0 5 2407
10 Avila Pavas, Santiago IM COL 2399 0 = = 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 1 1 4.5 2374
11 Valderrama Quiceno, Esteban Alb IM COL 2424 0 0 = = 0 = = = = 0 # 1 4 2334
12 Araujo Sanchez, Josue IM DOM 2337 = 0 0 = 1 = 0 0 1 0 0 # 3.5 2311

16) Kazakhstan Cup 2020

The Kazakhstan Cup tournaments for men and women took place 11th to 20th December 2020. Murtas Kazhgaleyev won with 7.5/11. Abdumalik Zhansaya won the women's event with 7/9.

Kazakhstan Cup 2020 Almaty KAZ Fri 11th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Kazhgaleyev MurtasKAZ25697.539.750.05
210Aitbayev AslanKAZ24577.037.250.05
32Jumabayev RinatKAZ26546.535.000.04
41Kostenko PetrKAZ24295.529.250.04
59Zhalmakhanov RamazanKAZ23935.528.500.04
64Ismagambetov AnuarKAZ25285.527.250.03
75Agmanov ZhandosKAZ24075.028.250.02
83Utegaliyev AzamatKAZ24965.028.000.00
911Khusnutdinov RustamKAZ24915.026.000.03
107Akhmetov AyanKAZ24385.025.750.03
116Makhnev DenisKAZ24865.024.750.03
1212Ibrayev NurlanKAZ23953.520.750.01
12 players
Kazakhstan Cup 2020 Almaty KAZ Fri 11th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020. Category: 10. Ave: (2479)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas GM KAZ 2569 # 1 0 = = = 1 1 = 1 1 = 7.5 2603
2 Aitbayev, Aslan IM KAZ 2457 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 0 = = 1 = 7 2583
3 Jumabayev, Rinat GM KAZ 2654 1 0 # 0 0 1 = = 1 1 = = 6 2499
4 Utegaliyev, Azamat KAZ 2496 = = 1 # = = = = 0 = = = 5.5 2477
5 Kostenko, Petr GM KAZ 2429 = 0 1 = # 1 0 = 1 0 0 1 5.5 2483
6 Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan FM KAZ 2393 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 1 0 1 = 5.5 2486
7 Ismagambetov, Anuar GM KAZ 2528 0 0 = = 1 0 # = = = 1 1 5.5 2474
8 Agmanov, Zhandos IM KAZ 2407 0 1 = = = 0 = # 1 = = 0 5 2449
9 Khusnutdinov, Rustam GM KAZ 2491 = = 0 1 0 0 = 0 # 1 = 1 5 2441
10 Akhmetov, Ayan IM KAZ 2438 0 = 0 = 1 1 = = 0 # 0 1 5 2446
11 Makhnev, Denis IM KAZ 2486 0 0 = = 1 0 0 = = 1 # 1 5 2442
12 Ibrayev, Nurlan GM KAZ 2395 = = = = 0 = 0 1 0 0 0 # 3.5 2353
Kazakhstan Cup Women Almaty KAZ Fri 11th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Abdumalik ZhansayaKAZ24787.027.000.06
210Nakhbayeva GuliskhanKAZ23286.527.000.05
35Kairbekova AminaKAZ20655.020.000.05
42Kurmangaliyeva LiyaKAZ19745.019.500.04
54Serikbay AsselKAZ22474.519.500.03
67Dauletova GulmiraKAZ23194.519.000.04
78Balabayeva XeniyaKAZ21464.515.000.04
83Kamalidenova MeruertKAZ22313.517.750.03
96Nurmanova AluaKAZ20262.57.750.02
101Abdildayeva LauraKAZ18452.08.000.02
10 players
Kazakhstan Cup Women Almaty KAZ Fri 11th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020. Category: None. Ave: (2166)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Abdumalik, Zhansaya IM KAZ 2478 # 0 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 7 2351
2 Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan IM KAZ 2328 1 # 0 = 1 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2314
3 Kairbekova, Amina WFM KAZ 2065 0 1 # 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 2220
4 Kurmangaliyeva, Liya KAZ 1974 0 = 1 # 0 = 1 0 1 1 5 2230
5 Dauletova, Gulmira WGM KAZ 2319 = 0 0 1 # 0 1 1 1 0 4.5 2149
6 Balabayeva, Xeniya WFM KAZ 2146 0 0 0 = 1 # 0 1 1 1 4.5 2168
7 Serikbay, Assel WIM KAZ 2247 = = 1 0 0 1 # 0 0 1 4 2114
8 Kamalidenova, Meruert WFM KAZ 2231 0 = 1 1 0 0 1 # 0 0 3.5 2079
9 Nurmanova, Alua WFM KAZ 2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 # 1 3 2056
10 Abdildayeva, Laura KAZ 1845 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 # 2 1982

17) Kazakhstan Cup Women Rapid and Blitz 2020

The Kazakhstan Cup Women Rapid and Blitz tournaments took place 19th to 20th December 2020. Not sure why there wasn't an open event as well. Nazerke Nurgali won the rapid with 7/9. Liya Kurmangaliyeva won the blitz with 7.5/9.

KAZ Cup Women Rapid 2020 Almaty KAZ Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Sat 19th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Nurgali NazerkeKAZ20447.042.546.50.0
211Nurmanova AluaKAZ18116.543.047.00.0
38Kairbekova AminaKAZ18696.042.043.00.0
412Muratova SaltanatKAZ18096.039.540.50.0
57Kamalidenova MeruertKAZ18755.539.540.50.0
610Kurmangaliyeva LiyaKAZ18205.038.039.00.0
72Serikbay AsselKAZ20754.541.043.50.0
81Nakhbayeva GuliskhanKAZ22704.541.042.00.0
94Balabayeva XeniyaKAZ19794.539.041.50.0
1013Abdildayeva LauraKAZ17064.037.038.00.0
1114Zakirova AishaKAZ16433.035.036.00.0
129Muratova AnelKAZ18333.033.534.50.0
136Lesbekova AselKAZ19132.534.535.50.0
145Balakanova GulnarKAZ19791.037.039.50.0
14 players
KAZ Cup Women Blitz 2020 Almaty KAZ Sun 20th Dec 2020 - Sun 20th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
19Kurmangaliyeva LiyaKAZ18397.541.544.5
21Abdumalik ZhansayaKAZ24097.041.043.0
33Kamalidenova MeruertKAZ20856.541.544.0
412Nurmanova AluaKAZ17365.537.539.5
511Kairbekova AminaKAZ18295.042.044.0
64Serikbay AsselKAZ20715.040.042.0
72Nurgali NazerkeKAZ21585.037.039.0
810Muratova SaltanatKAZ18314.531.533.5
913Abdildayeva LauraKAZ17014.043.545.5
1014Zakirova AishaKAZ15243.534.536.5
115Balabayeva XeniyaKAZ19913.037.039.0
126Lesbekova AselKAZ19172.539.041.0
138Balakanova GulnarKAZ18632.036.038.0
147Muratova AnelKAZ19032.035.537.5
14 players

18) First Saturday December 2020

The First Saturday December IM tournament took place 5th to 15th December 2020. Gellert Karacsonyi won with 7/9.

FSIM December 2020 Budapest HUN Sat 5th Dec 2020 - Tue 15th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
14Karacsonyi GellertFMHUN22777.00.027.00
23Czebe AttilaGMHUN23725.51.025.50
36Szeberenyi AdamIMHUN23705.51.021.50
10Souhardo BasakIND22765.51.021.50
52Ongut Tamas GunesFMHUN23155.00.021.50
61Gaal ZsokaWFMHUN20774.50.018.25
75Priehoda VitezslavIMCZE22944.00.014.25
87Pasztor BalazsHUN22263.50.012.25
98Lyell MarkFMENG22193.00.011.25
109Nemeth ZalanIRL20951.50.07.50
10 players
FSIM December 2020 Budapest HUN Sat 5th Dec 2020 - Tue 15th Dec 2020. Category: 1. Ave: (2252)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Karacsonyi, Gellert FM HUN 2277 # 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 2469
2 Czebe, Attila GM HUN 2372 1 # = = = 1 = = = = 5.5 2319
3 Szeberenyi, Adam IM HUN 2370 = = # = 0 = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2319
4 Souhardo, Basak IND 2276 = = = # = 0 = 1 1 1 5.5 2329
5 Ongut, Tamas Gunes FM HUN 2315 0 = 1 = # = 1 1 0 = 5 2288
6 Gaal, Zsoka WFM HUN 2077 0 0 = 1 = # = = 1 = 4.5 2272
7 Priehoda, Vitezslav IM CZE 2294 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1 = 1 4 2204
8 Pasztor, Balazs HUN 2226 0 = = 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 3.5 2175
9 Lyell, Mark FM ENG 2219 0 = 0 0 1 0 = 0 # 1 3 2131
10 Nemeth, Zalan IRL 2095 0 = 0 0 = = 0 0 0 # 1.5 1997

19) 238th YMCA Autumn A 2020

The 238th YMCA Autumn A and 237th YMCA Autumn B events took place September to December 2020 in Warsaw. Cezary Borowy won the A event with 8.5/12 which presumably was an all-play-all followed by the leaders playing again.

238th YMCA Autumn A 2020 Warsaw POL Sat 19th Sep 2020 - Fri 18th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtg+PtsTB1
11Borowy, CezaryI++193988.547.25
23Liberadzki, Slawomirk194757.542.75
35Choroszej, Aleksanderk203767.529.50
49Derylo, KamilI++199946.533.50
58Potocki, KarolI+185746.034.25
611Polak, MichalI+188356.030.00
710Podgorski, MaciejI++197245.031.00
84Moskwinski, MarekI++193335.020.25
96Poniewierski, PiotrI++185222.510.50
102Niedbal, PiotrI+189322.012.50
117Safanowski, TomaszI+182100.52.50
11 players
237th YMCA Autumn B 2020 Warsaw POL Sat 19th Sep 2020 - Fri 18th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtg+PtsTB1
11Safanowski, TomaszI+182199.551.75
25Matyszkiewicz, WiktorI++180368.045.25
37Sloniewska, AlicjaI++175567.039.00
48Mlynarski, ZbigniewI154867.027.25
510Nawalaniec, AdamII+154966.536.50
63Tarka, AleksandraI++158625.531.00
76Wilczynski, AdamI152524.017.75
84Jaroszuk, MarcinI157223.514.75
99Borys, MarekI148013.017.00
102Sypula, KrzysztofI166123.014.75
10 players

20) Levitov Chess Christmas Cup 2020

The Levitov Christmas Cup is a two-stage online tournament on Lichess. First there will be 5 Swiss qualifiers on December 9th, 12th, 16th, 19th, and 23rd. They will all be played at 19:00 Moscow Time/16:00 UTC. From those qualifiers 10 players will advance to the Knockout stage on December 24th and 25th. It looks unlikely that I'll be able to get games and names to go with the qualifiers but the final stages should be a different matter.

21) Titled Tuesday Blitz 15th Dec 2020

The Titled Tuesday Blitz of 15th December was won by Hikaru Nakamura with 10/11. There was double the prize money after last week's problems.

Titled Tuesday 15th Dec chess.com INT Tue 15th Dec 2020 - Tue 15th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFED1234567891011PtsTB1
11Hikaru NakamuraGMUSAW522WW107BW494WW21BW514WW483BW28WD5BW14WW6BD3W1069.25
241Baadur JobavaGMGEOW237WW123BW175WL499BW103WW62BW98BW15WW9WW5BD4W9.570.5
331Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRNW353WW613BW561WW546BW60BW31WL14BW36WW68BW10WD1B9.555.5
430Eduardo IturrizagaGMVENW100BW165WW44BW38WW497BD53WL8BW56WW42BW57WD2B965
513Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROUW190WW624BW32WW42BW17WW22WW68BD1WD23BL2WW13B964.5
615Tuan Minh LeIMVNMW638WW533BW48WW57BW10WL68BW484WW25BW8WL1WW31B959.5
710S.L. NarayananGMINDW552BW524WW90BL208WW73BL54WW169BW32WW65BW36WW18W958.5
843Praggnanandhaa RameshbabuGMINDW184WW417BW492WD12BW515WW212BW4WD14BL6BW35WW34B957
921Sviridov_ValeryNMRUSW291WW122BL12WW417BW85WW516WW65BW41WL2BW77WW37B955.5
1054Khamrakulov DjurabekGMUZBW559BW605WW104BW218WL6BW87WW491WW47BW482WL3BW40W951
1197Suleymanli AydinIMBSQW358WW617BL511WL213BW373BW525WW353BW497WW27WW28BW26B946
12125Frederik SvaneFMDEUW239WW359BW9BD8WD41BL13WW131BW24WW33WW47BD22B8.561.25
1335Gata KamskyGMUSAW202WW125BW119WL58BW113WW12BW493WW26WD18BW45BL5W8.558.75
142Dmitry AndreikinGMRUSW144BW82WD536BW214WW517BW43BW3WD8WL1BD31WW57B8.557.75
1522Rasmus SvaneGMDEUW204BW236WW94BW66WL208BW67WW497BL2BW78WD49BW59W8.555.75
1632Yuriy KuzubovGMUKRD174BD166WW96BL158BW310WW108BW181WW111WD48BW71WW56W8.555.25
1756Eltaj SafarliGMAZEW249BW508WW113BW266WL5BD122WW487BW50WL45WW72BW54W8.552.25
1870Vladimir OnischukGMUKRD209BW391WW115BW105WW486BW507WD26BW153BD13WW23WL7B8.552
1983Conrad HoltGMUSAW591WL150BW202WW502BW125WW24WL64BD121BW161WW482BW49W8.550.75
2069Sergei AzarovGMBLRW163WW301BD105WW572BL212WW63BL47WW218BW113WW122WW53B8.550.5
2159Alexei ShirovGMESPW354WW560BW79WL1WD533BW80WL50BW186BW127WW48WW45B8.550.25
2242Boris GrachevGMRUSW469BW520WW535BW114WW499WL5BD223WD48BW94WW83BD12W8.544.25
233Grigoriy OparinGMRUSW227WL136BW160BW86WW75BW38WW53BW64WD5WL18BD42W856.5
2417Alexander ZubovGMUKRW156WW55BW111WL65BW535WL19BW82WL12BW87WW98BW66W851.5
242Jones YangGMGBRU--W251BW324WW189BW74WW32WW111BL6WL35BW79WW67W851.5
2623Abdulla GadimbayliIMAZEW241WW501BD76WW93BW59WW506BD18WL13BW66WW480BL11W851.25
2737Oleksandr BortnykGMUKRW334WW86BL543WW183BW169WL493BW188WW62WL11BW104WW70W851
2827Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraGMPERW286WW554BW102WW71BW65WW208BL1BL68WW30BL11WW90B849.5
296Vincent KeymerGMDEUW363BW186WL67BW209BW52WW66WL36BW499WL49WW76BW78W849
3086Vuk DjordjevicIMSRBL256BW263WL310BW528WW245BW219WW125WW79BL28WW86BW64B847.5
3187Steven ZierkGMUSAW273WW284BW262WW498BW33WL3BD483WW206WW481BD14BL6W847.25
32111Valery KazakouskiIMLTUW265WW500BL5BW187WW213WL25BW155WL7BW165WW123BW68B847
3238Sergei ZhigalkoGMBLRW226BW540WW200BW67WL31BL111WW104BW493WL12BW181WW83W847
34101Aleksandr ShimanovGMUSAW342WL117BW373WW150WL155BW118BW123WW216BW483BW68WL8W846
35100Denes BorosGMUSAW557BL351WW226BL155WW202BW502WW520WW116BW25WL8BW69B845
3646Kirill ShevchenkoGMUKRW460BL152WW179BW587WW79BW175WW29WL3BW74WL7BW94W844
36103Corey AcorFMUSAW629WL553BW194WL118BW291WW197BW105WW496BW64BW479WL9W844
3880Robert L. HessGMUSAW464BW532WW149BL4BW91WL23BW159WL73WW158BW141BW81W843
3953Maly AlexeyIMUKRD574WL151BL313WW541BW408WW199BW238WW318BW121WD70BW73W840.75
40264Milosz SzparFMMLTW380BL530BW381WL407BW595WW119BW517WW486BW484WW41WL10B840
681 players

22) PNWCC Opening Blitz French 2020

The PNWCC Opening Blitz French themed event took place on December 19th Misratdin Iskandarov won with 8.5/12 half a point clear of Zhamsaran Tsydypov, Vugar Rasulov, David Shahinyan and Anthony He.

23) Levitov Chess Kramnik-Dubov Match 2020

There was another Levitov sponsored online match held on Lichess and broadcast on YouTube on 21st December. Vladimir Kramnik and Daniil Dubov drew a 10 game blitz match 5-5.

Levitov Kramnik-Dubov m lichess.org INT Mon 21st Dec 2020 - Mon 21st Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms12345678910Pts
1Kramnik, Vladimir275310½110½0½01½5
1Dubov, Daniil270210½001½1½10½5
2 players

24) 4NCL Online Season 2 2020

The 4NCL Online Season 2 took place 25th August to 15th December 2020. The top 4 teams from each division play in knockout tournaments for promotion places and titles. In Division 1 ChessPlus Kingston beat Guildford Young Guns 2.5-1.5 and Wood Green eliminated Chessable White Rose 1 on tie-break due to better board count. In Division 2 the Catford Cosmonauts 1 beat The Full Ponty 3-1 and CSC 1 beat Poisoned Pawns 2.5-1.5. In the Finals on December 15th ChessPlus Kingston beat Wood Green 2.5-1.5 in the Division 1 final and CSC 1 I believe must have beaten Catford Cosmonauts 1 but only on bottom board elimination. I couldn't find any confirmation of that but that's how it usually is if it's tied on board count. A third season starts at the end of January and an Autumn Congress starts the following week.

4NCL Online S2 Div1 2020 lichess.org INT Tue 25th Aug 2020 - Tue 15th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamGms1234567MptsTB1
Group A
1Guildford Young Guns7brok 3stb 2½wim 3alb1 3wro2 2½cpa1 2½wgnm 41484
2Wood Green Monarchs7alb1 2½brok 2½wro2 2½stb 2½cpa1 3½wim 4gyg 01260
3Chessable White Rose 27wim 2½alb1 2wgnm 1½cpa1 2½gyg 1½brok 2½stb 2½935
4ChessPlus Alpha7stb 3½wim 3½alb1 2wro2 1½wgnm ½gyg 1brok 2½721
5Alba7wgnm 1½wro2 2cpa1 2gyg 1brok 2½stb 2wim 3½727
6Broadland Kestrels7gyg 1wgnm 1½stb 3½wim 2½alb1 1½wro2 1½cpa1 1½46
7St Benildus A7cpa1 ½gyg 1½brok ½wgnm 1½wim 3alb1 2wro2 1½37
8Wimbledon 17wro2 1½cpa1 ½gyg 1brok 1½stb ½wgnm 0alb1 ½00
Group B
1Chessable White Rose 17blk 2½wesa 3atta 2½wib1 3½wgny 3½oxf1 3cels 21376
2Celtic Tigers & Sharks7wib1 2blk 1½wgny 4wesa 3oxf1 2½atta 4wro1 21054
3West is Best A7cels 2wgny 2½oxf1 1½wro1 ½blk 2½wesa 3½atta 3942
4Blackthorne Russia7wro1 1½cels 2½wesa 2½atta 1½wib1 1½wgny 3oxf1 3844
5Oxford 17wesa 2½atta 2½wib1 2½wgny 4cels 1½wro1 1blk 1834
6Wessex Some Stars A7oxf1 1½wro1 1blk 1½cels 1atta 2½wib1 ½wgny 2½48
7Atticus A7wgny 2½oxf1 1½wro1 1½blk 2½wesa 1½cels 0wib1 1416
8Wood Green Youth7atta 1½wib1 1½cels 0oxf1 0wro1 ½blk 1wesa 1½00
Group C
1ChessPlus Kingston7sxs 2½alb2 2wun 2bar 2½ang1 3gona 2½exe1 31275
2Barbican 4NCL7exe1 2½sxs 3alb2 3cpk1 1wun 3ang1 2½gona 31264
3Gonzaga A7ang1 2½wun 2½exe1 4sxs 2alb2 2½cpk1 1½bar 1945
4Anglia Avengers 17gona 1½exe1 3sxs 4alb2 4cpk1 1bar 1½wun 2726
5Alba Bon Accord 17wun 2½cpk1 2bar 1ang1 0gona 1½exe1 3½sxs 3½730
6Warwick University A7alb2 1½gona 1½cpk1 2exe1 2½bar 1sxs 2½ang1 2625
7Exeter Honey Badgers7bar 1½ang1 1gona 0wun 1½sxs 3½alb2 ½cpk1 122
8Sussex Starlings7cpk1 1½bar 1ang1 0gona 2exe1 ½wun 1½alb2 ½19
Group D
1Wood Green7ssi 4dca 3kesa 4shr1 4soaa 4gonb 4wat1 31484
2Kent KJCA Kestrels A7soaa 3½gonb 3½wgn1 0ssi 2dca 2½wat1 1½shr1 3½942
3Watford 17shr1 1ssi 3½soaa 3½dca 2gonb 2kesa 2½wgn1 1852
4Sussex Social Isolators7wgn1 0wat1 ½dca 2½kesa 2shr1 4soaa 2gonb 3839
5Dundee City A7gonb 3½wgn1 1ssi 1½wat1 2kesa 1½shr1 3½soaa 2626
6Gonzaga B Sharps7dca ½kesa ½shr1 2soaa 4wat1 2wgn1 0ssi 1419
7Spirit of Atticus A7kesa ½shr1 2½wat1 ½gonb 0wgn1 0ssi 2dca 2420
8Shropshire 17wat1 3soaa 1½gonb 2wgn1 0ssi 0dca ½kesa ½320
36 players
4NCL Online S2 Div2 2020 lichess.org INT Tue 25th Aug 2020 - Tue 15th Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamGms1234567MptsTB1
Group A
1Poisoned Pawns7wkv 2½hw1 2½malf 2½brea 3sal 3mkp1 2wun2 21279
2Brentwood A7malf 3mkp1 3½sal 2½psp1 1wun2 2½wkv 3hw1 2½1264
3Harrow 17sal 3psp1 1½wun2 3wkv 3mkp1 2½malf 3½brea 1½1044
4MK Phoenix 17wun2 4brea ½wkv 2½sal 2hw1 1½psp1 2malf 2½836
5White Knights7psp1 1½wun2 3½mkp1 1½hw1 1malf 2½brea 1sal 3½616
6St Albans 17hw1 1malf 2brea 1½mkp1 2psp1 1wun2 2½wkv ½413
7Malpas & Oswestry Friends7brea 1sal 2psp1 1½wun2 2½wkv 1½hw1 ½mkp1 1½36
8Warwick University B7mkp1 0wkv ½hw1 1malf 1½brea 1½sal 1½psp1 2112
Group B
1CSC 17wig1 3daf 2sab1 2½hul2 3wib2 2½bra 3ang2 2½1376
2Downend 17wib2 2csc 2bra 4sab1 2ang2 3hul2 1wig1 2½1065
3Streatham A7ang2 3½wig1 2csc 1½daf 1½hul2 2½wib2 2bra 3838
4West is Best B7daf 2bra 2ang2 1½wig1 3csc 1½sab1 2hul2 2639
5Wigston 17csc 1sab1 2hul2 2wib2 1bra 3ang2 3daf 1½630
6Bradford DCA Knights A7hul2 3½wib2 2daf 0ang2 2½wig1 1csc 1sab1 1522
7Anglia Avengers 27sab1 ½hul2 3½wib2 2½bra 1daf 1wig1 1csc 1½420
8Hull & Beverley Romans 27bra ½ang2 ½wig1 2csc 1sab1 1½daf 3wib2 2432
Group C
1Catford Cosmonauts 17mus1 1oxf2 3shr2 3hul1 3½roo 4ash1 3csc2 2½1266
2Mushrooms 17cat1 3csc2 2oxf2 3½shr2 3hul1 3roo 1½ash1 31168
3Hull & Beverley Romans 17csc2 2½roo 2½ash1 4cat1 ½mus1 1oxf2 2½shr2 2945
4The Rook1Es7shr2 1½hul1 1½csc2 3ash1 2½cat1 0mus1 2½oxf2 2848
5CSC 27hul1 1½mus1 2roo 1oxf2 3ash1 2shr2 2½cat1 1½626
6Ashfield Anonymous A7oxf2 3½shr2 3hul1 0roo 1csc2 2cat1 1mus1 1516
7Shropshire 27roo 2½ash1 1cat1 1mus1 1oxf2 1csc2 1½hul1 2325
8Oxford 27ash1 ½cat1 1mus1 ½csc2 1shr2 3hul1 1roo 1½26
Group D
1The Full Ponty7csc3 3sch 2½gonc 2½malo 2½ply1 4kesb 2hw2 21378
2Schach Attack7ply1 3½tfp 1½hw2 3csc3 2kesb 2½gonc 1½malo 3948
3Kent KJCA Kestrels B7hw2 1malo 3½csc3 3ply1 2½sch 1½tfp 2gonc 2846
4Gonzaga Cing is Believing7malo 4ply1 3½tfp 1½hw2 1csc3 1½sch 2½kesb 2740
5CSC 37tfp 1hw2 4kesb 1sch 2gonc 2½malo 1ply1 2637
6Harrow 27kesb 3csc3 0sch ½gonc 3malo 1ply1 2½tfp 1½634
7Malpas & Oswestry7gonc 0kesb ½ply1 2tfp 1½hw2 3csc3 3sch 1526
8Plymouth 17sch ½gonc ½malo 2kesb 1½tfp 0hw2 1csc3 2211
36 players

25) European Online Women's Club Cup 2020

The European Online Women's Club Cup takes place 19th to 23rd December 2020.

EUR Online Women CC GpE Tornelo INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam123456789TB1TB2TB3
1SK Schwaebisch Hall*2334441527170
2Clichy-Echecs-922*3433431525.5172
3Hamburger Schachklub von 1830 e.V.11*2341120.5114.5
4Anatolia Red10*41018.592
5Medicina Timisoara½½2*281585
6Wasa SK½11*334615.583.5
7GAMBIT ASSECO SEE01½½21*223955.5
8She Plays To Win00½012*22733.5
9Klubi i Kampioneve010½½022*2634
9 players
EUR Online Women CC GpD Tornelo INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam123456789TB1TB2TB3
1GAMBIT Volgograd*4441628.5194
2Odlar Yurdu½*23441322127.5
3De Pluspion Wachtebeke½*43141021131.5
4Tbilisi International Chess Academy½½*4481899.5
5SK Erste Bank Baden2½*24817.5113
6England Women's LiChess team010*23712.567.5
7SK Reval-Sport001½2*4511.553
8Dnipro½½30½2*510.570
9Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo III0000010*02.514.5
9 players
EUR Online Women CC GpC Tornelo INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1UGRA*3444441426.5153
2Hello Sakk1*343331220.5112.5
3SC Bad Königshofen 195701*33341016.570
4Huginn001*323711.544
5Wood Green England½111*61256.5
6Gonzen01*33411.555.5
7Asnieres Le Grand Echiquier0½12½1*37.537
8Železničarski šahovski klub Maribor Poli01011*0636.5
8 players
EUR Online Women CC GpB Tornelo INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Kyiv Chess Federation - Greco*343441223131
2Poland Hussars1*34431222122.5
3Wood Green½1*3444101987
4Arnia Chess IT½1*31014.576.5
5Voronezh Chess Club00*34361350
6WOOD GREEN YOUTH1001*23840
7Fjölnir0100*32734.5
8Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo II0½01121*15.530
8 players
EUR Online Women CC GpA Tornelo INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Wed 23rd Dec 2020
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1TREMBLAY EN FRANCE*2331320117
2Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo*441222.5122
3ASD CAISSA ITALIA2*2244919101
4Schachklub Wulkaprodersdorf1½2*32381576
5Kharkiv Chess Federation½½21*44471666.5
6Anatolia White10020*324837
7Pafos Chess Club0½½01*326.535
8Galaxias Sports Club½½01021*1530.5
8 players

26) 44th Moscow-St Petersburg Match

The 44th Moscow-St Petersburg Match was tied 6-6 and also the series is tied 22-22. The Moscow team of Vladimir Malakhov, Evgeniy Najer, Alexey Sarana, Boris Grachev, Polina Shuvalova and Daria Voittook on the St Petersburg team of Nikita Vitiugov, Maxim Matlakov, Kirill Alekseenko, Vladimir Fedoseev, Anna Styazhkina and Dina Belenkaya.

44th Moscow-St Petersburg lichess.org INT Sat 19th Dec 2020 - Sat 19th Dec 2020
RkTeamGmsPts
1Moscow126.0
2St Petersburg126.0
2 players

27) Botvinnik Cup 2020

The Botvinnik Cup takes place 18th to 22nd December. GM Coaches take on teams of talented Juniors in simuls.

28) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Tuesday Blitz 22nd Dec 2020

Airthings Masters 2020

21st Litomysl Open 2020-21

44th Zurich Christmas Open 2020

47th Eastern Open 2020

5th Vergani Cup 2020

PNWCC Winter of Washington Open 2020

ch-ISL Rapid 2020

PNWCC Opening Blitz 1.b3 Jobava 2020

Caplin Hastings Online 2021

40th Israel Championships 2021

83rd Tata Steel 2021

20th Prague Open 2021

20th Marienbad Open 2021

21st Liberec Open 2021

TCh-SUI 2021

48th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2021

43rd ATSGroep-Goodhabitz Open 2021

British Rapidplay 2021

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