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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1374 8th March 2021 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 40th Israel Championships 2021
3) Icelandic Cup 2021
4) Swiss Young Masters 2021
5) 21st Mediterranean Flower WGM 2021
6) 17th Moscow Open 2021
7) ch-ARM Rapid 2021
8) 55th Begonia Open 2021
9) Montenegro Chess Festival IM Feb 2021
10) Montenegro Chess Festival IM March 2021
11) 10th Konjic International 2021
12) ch-URU Women Hybrid 2021
13) 4NCL Online Spring Congress 2021
14) I'M Not A GM Speed Chess 2021
15) Titled Tuesday Blitz 2nd March 2021
16) Titled Arena Blitz March 2021
17) Cappelle Online 2021
18) Gran Canaria Online Blitz International Women's Day 2021
19) Artemiev-Andreikin Blitz Match 2021
20) US CHESS/ICC Rapids 2021
21) Vidit Tour KO 2021
22) 4NCL Online Season 3 2021
23) Deutsche Schach-Online-Liga 2021
24) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
40th Israel Championships 202132 games
Icelandic Cup 202110 games
Swiss Young Masters 202115 games
21st Mediterranean Flower WGM 202110 games
17th Moscow Open 2021171 games
ch-ARM Rapid 202199 games
Montenegro Chess Festival IM Feb 202120 games
Montenegro Chess Festival IM March 202130 games
10th Konjic International 202115 games
ch-URU Women Hybrid 202121 games
4NCL Online Spring Congress 202131 games
I'M Not A GM Speed Chess 202122 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 2nd March 20212497 games
Titled Arena Blitz March 20212770 games
Cappelle Online 20213322 games
Gran Canaria Online Blitz International Women's Day 2021937 games
Artemiev-Andreikin Blitz Match 202114 games
US CHESS/ICC Rapids 202169 games
Vidit Tour KO 202142 games
Deutsche Schach-Online-Liga 202162 games
10203 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Ian Rogers, Nicolas Brunner, Christophe Bouton, Gerard Demuydt, Bjorn Ivar Karlsson and everyone else who helped with this issue.

I thought this a pretty quiet week with many online events but very little heavyweight action. Nevertheless this is one of the largest issues of TWIC ever by game count, with a total over 10,000 - checking this it seems the first time I went over this figure was only two weeks ago and issue 1372 remains the record - I'd honestly thought I'd done this before. The games may not be at the time control that you want but over half are played between players of a high standard. We have news that Karpov is to return to the board to play the Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament which is due to be played in April but could easily be postponed. Karpov is probably incapable of playing a bad game of chess but it was chronic time management problems that has kept him away from the board for over a decade apart from the occasional appearance in the Bundesliga. There is also the concern that opening preparation may have moved on too far but we'll see if it happens. The Champions Chess Tour resumes on the 13th March, no name or field has been announced just yet but it is obviously going to be very strong with Carlsen heading the lineup along with the final four from the last event, winner Wesley So, Teimour Radjabov and MVL.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 40th Israel Championships 2021

The 40th Israel Championships are finally under way after several postponements. The events Open and Women's take place 7th to 15th March 2021.

40th ch-ISR 2021 Haifa ISR Sun 7th Mar 2021 - Mon 15th Mar 2021
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Nabaty TamirISR26382.00.01.01.5
211Kobo OriISR24602.00.01.01.0
18Tzidkiya YeshaayahuISR23802.00.01.01.0
43Postny EvgenyISR26051.50.01.52.5
5Mikhalevski VictorISR25521.50.01.52.5
615Rozen EytanISR23991.50.01.51.5
16Gorshtein IdoISR23871.50.01.51.5
88Gorodetsky DavidISR24951.50.01.01.5
9Dvoirys Semen I.ISR24831.50.01.01.5
107Rechlis GadISR25131.00.02.03.0
20Kupervaser ErezISR23711.00.02.03.0
1212Gruenfeld YehudaISR24121.00.02.02.5
1324Efroimski MarselISR23571.00.01.52.5
25Solomon AsifISR23561.00.01.52.5
1519Haimovich TalISR23751.00.01.51.5
21Shohat YotamISR23711.00.01.51.5
1710Sokolovsky YahliISR24721.00.01.02.0
14Ben Ari YannayISR24031.00.01.02.0
26Iliaguev NissimISR23321.00.01.02.0
30Lahav MichalISR22161.00.01.02.0
216Boruchovsky AvitalISR25411.00.01.01.5
13Parkhov YairISR24071.00.01.01.5
234Steinberg NitzanISR25531.00.01.01.0
23Kraus OhadISR23631.00.01.01.0
2517Birnboim NathanISR23810.50.02.02.5
2622Ben Artzi IdoISR23680.50.01.52.5
29Parnes NadavISR22730.50.01.52.5
2828Kochavi OriISR22730.50.01.01.5
292Smirin IlyaISR26140.00.02.03.0
27Aizenberg BennyISR23070.00.02.03.0
3131Stolyarsky YegorISR20630.00.01.52.5
32Katz KirilISR19570.00.01.52.5
32 players
ch-ISR Women 2021 Haifa ISR Sun 7th Mar 2021 - Mon 15th Mar 2021
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Katkov MichelleISR20782.01.500.02
21Shvayger YuliyaISR23272.01.000.02
36Reprun NadejdaISR19681.51.250.01
47Vardi ShlomitISR19011.51.000.01
513Orian NogaISR16581.50.750.01
64Federovski AdiISR19951.01.000.00
73Levitan RonitISR20481.00.500.01
12Golovchanskaya AlinaISR16811.00.500.01
911Shaul Seidner LiadISR16870.50.500.00
105Haitovich AvitalISR19810.50.250.00
9Gadasi NoamISR17810.50.250.00
10Aleksandrov AleksandraISR17690.50.250.00
14Kochavi DanaISR15720.50.250.00
148Lian MarinaISR18700.00.000.00
14 players

3) Icelandic Cup 2021

The Icelandic Cup with places in the FIDE World Cup is a knockout that takes place 6th to 14th March 2021.

Icelandic Cup 2021 Reykjavik ISL Sat 6th Mar 2021 - Sun 14th Mar 2021
Leading Round 1 (of 3) Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 1
1Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn2.0
2Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar0.0
1Stefansson, Hannes2.0
2Thorfinnsson, Bragi0.0
1Gretarsson, Helgi Ass2.5
2Hjartarson, Johann1.5
1Kjartansson, Gudmundur2.0
2Petursson, Margeir0.0
8 players

4) Swiss Young Masters 2021

The Swiss Young Masters takes place 6th to 14th March 2021.

Swiss Young Masters 2021 Bad Ragaz SUI Sat 6th Mar 2021 - Sun 14th Mar 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Fecker NoahSUI23213.00.02.503
29Angst OliverSUI21212.50.53.252
33Stijve TheoSUI22702.50.52.752
410Lou VincentSUI21962.00.02.002
51Meier LukasSUI21211.00.02.001
62Schlegel IgorSUI20121.00.01.001
74Ramseyer NicolaSUI20751.00.00.501
6Pellicoro NathalieSUI19261.00.00.501
95Giesinger EliasSUI21660.50.50.250
8Tamrazyan GoharSUI18570.50.50.250
10 players
Swiss Young Masters 2021 Bad Ragaz SUI Sat 6th Mar 2021 - Sun 14th Mar 2021. Category: None. Ave: (2077)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Fecker, Noah FM SUI 2308 # 1 1 1 3 2001
2 Angst, Oliver SUI 2100 # = 1 1 2.5 2381
3 Stijve, Theo FM SUI 2241 = # 1 1 2.5 2275
4 Lou, Vincent SUI 2197 # 0 1 1 2 2128
5 Meier, Lukas SUI 2104 0 1 # 0 1 2028
6 Schlegel, Igor SUI 2020 0 0 1 # 1 2009
7 Pellicoro, Nathalie SUI 1886 0 0 # 1 1 2061
8 Ramseyer, Nicola SUI 2064 0 0 # 1 1 1945
9 Giesinger, Elias SUI 2052 0 0 # = 0.5 1726
10 Tamrazyan, Gohar SUI 1802 0 0 = # 0.5 1846

5) 21st Mediterranean Flower WGM 2021

The 21st edition of the Flower of the Mediterranean tournament takes place 7th to 13th March. It is quite some achievement to hold such an event regularly and is one of the longest running women's tournaments I know of along with the Belgrade tournament.

21st Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO Sun 7th Mar 2021 - Sat 13th Mar 2021
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Radikovic AnamarijaCRO19862.01.00.02
26Unuk LauraWGMSLO23892.00.00.02
33Manakova MariaWGMSRB22711.01.00.01
8Zimina OlgaWGMITA23641.01.00.01
9Spiranec NoemiWFMCRO20771.01.00.01
64Radeva ViktoriaWIMBUL23131.00.00.01
71Kejzar PetraSLO20430.50.00.00
5Medic MirjanaWGMCRO21690.50.00.00
7Hrescak IvanaWIMSLO22010.50.00.00
10Berke AnaWIMCRO21880.50.00.00
10 players
21st Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO Sun 7th Mar 2021 - Sat 13th Mar 2021. Category: None. Ave: (2200)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Radikovic, Anamarija CRO 1986 # 1 1 2 2060
2 Unuk, Laura WGM SLO 2389 # 1 1 2 2179
3 Zimina, Olga IM ITA 2364 # 0 1 1 2292
4 Spiranec, Noemi WFM CRO 2077 0 # 1 1 2129
5 Manakova, Maria WGM SRB 2271 1 0 # 1 2221
6 Radeva, Viktoria WIM BUL 2313 0 # 1 1 2283
7 Kejzar, Petra SLO 2043 0 # = 0.5 1894
8 Berke, Ana WIM CRO 2188 0 = # 0.5 2023
9 Hrescak, Ivana WIM SLO 2201 0 # = 0.5 2048
10 Medic, Mirjana WGM CRO 2169 0 = # 0.5 2102

6) 17th Moscow Open 2021

The 17th Moscow Open took place 20th to 28th February 2021. Ivan Rozum won on tie-break from a big group on 7/9, they were: Ivan Bocharov, Nikita Afanasiev, Sergei Lobanov, Viachaslau Zarubitski, Arseniy Nesterov and Vasiliy Korchmar. Guseva Marina won the women's event with 8.5/9. Additional games from the final rounds now available.

17th Moscow Open A 2020 Moscow RUS Sat 20th Feb 2021 - Sun 28th Feb 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Rozum IvanRUS25467.053.549.55
21Bocharov IvanRUS25687.051.547.06
34Afanasiev NikitaRUS25197.051.048.55
45Lobanov SergeiRUS25167.050.047.05
512Zarubitski ViachaslauBLR24467.050.046.56
69Nesterov ArseniyRUS24767.050.045.56
711Korchmar VasiliyRUS24517.044.040.56
86Maiorov NikitaBLR24956.552.548.05
910Makarian RudikRUS24586.552.047.55
107Stupak KirillBLR24926.551.548.55
1127Tsoi DmitryRUS23346.551.048.04
1222Assaubayeva BibisaraKAZ23786.549.546.06
1317Badelka OlgaBLR24286.549.044.55
1418Savitskiy SergeyRUS24276.547.544.06
1520Smirnov TimofeyRUS24146.547.042.56
1613Kukhmazov ArsenRUS24426.054.550.54
178Faizrakhmanov RamilRUS24766.053.550.05
1819Kardashevskiy EvgenyRUS24276.051.547.54
1914Lazavik DenisBLR24426.048.544.54
2016Bykov EgorRUS24366.048.044.05
2124Gubajdullin AlexeiRUS23476.047.043.55
2237Nikologorsky MatfeiRUS22156.046.542.06
2348Bazyrtsyrenov KirillRUS21566.045.543.55
2450Zhukenov AituarKAZ21446.044.542.06
2539Khudyakov StanislavRUS21966.044.041.05
2658Mochalin FaddeyRUS21106.043.540.55
2751Tyurin ArtemRUS21306.042.038.55
28118Novozhilov SemenRUS17886.040.538.05
2966Popov MaksimRUS20626.039.537.06
3026Zakaryan DavidRUS23356.039.536.54
3172Rostovtsev DmitryRUS20375.552.048.54
323Iljiushenok IliaRUS25345.552.047.55
3342Babakekhyan ArtemRUS21815.547.043.54
3431Ibadov DashgynRUS22825.547.043.04
3532Naumkin IgorRUS22775.545.542.55
3630Safin RobertRUS22835.545.541.55
3734Zhukov AntonRUS22375.544.542.05
3891Nikolaev MatveiRUS19255.544.041.05
3985Kim AndreyRUS19715.539.537.05
4076Plyasunov DaniilRUS20255.538.535.54
160 players
17th Moscow Open Women Moscow RUS Sat 20th Feb 2021 - Sun 28th Feb 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Guseva MarinaRUS23798.550.546.58
21Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24438.052.549.58
35Kovanova BairaRUS23256.550.046.06
417Nasyrova EkaterinaRUS21686.549.546.56
520Miroshnik EkaterinaRUS21186.545.541.55
62Gunina ValentinaRUS24276.055.052.06
710Protopopova AnastasiyaRUS22616.055.050.06
816Kurmangaliyeva LiyaKAZ21866.049.046.05
925Illina NataliaRUS20816.046.043.05
107Goltseva EkaterinaRUS22956.045.542.54
116Shafigullina ZarinaRUS23116.044.040.04
1223Loskutova ViktoriyaRUS20966.042.539.55
134Charochkina DariaRUS23375.552.047.55
1415Nur-Mukhametova AlisaRUS22125.547.544.05
1521Alekseeva IrinaRUS21135.546.543.54
1614Nosacheva MariyaRUS22225.546.542.55
1719Korchagina AlenaRUS21325.544.540.54
1833Shukhman AnnaRUS19865.543.540.55
1924Kochukova AnnaRUS20915.542.039.05
2018Zeliantsova KseniyaBLR21665.542.039.05
2138Tokmakova UlyanaRUS18825.541.539.54
2247Baiburina KamillaRUS18295.540.037.05
2312Yakimova MariyaRUS22325.050.046.54
248Grigorieva YuliaRUS22735.046.543.53
2530Afanasieva AlexandraRUS19975.046.542.54
2628Danilova RadaRUS20485.043.540.04
2735Ilyina LadaRUS19595.041.540.04
2851Vasiljeva AnnaRUS17975.038.036.54
2948Zavivaeva EmiliaRUS18265.031.029.55
3011Borisova EkaterinaRUS22564.553.048.54
3122Yurasova DariaRUS21104.545.543.04
329Getman TatyanaRUS22714.545.040.53
3331Tarasenka AliaksandraBLR19954.542.039.03
3436Shestakova EkaterinaRUS19594.541.039.54
3542Voskresenskaya MartaRUS18534.540.537.54
3644Akulova TaisiyaRUS18334.539.536.53
3737Zvereva MargaritaRUS19374.538.535.54
3858Ponomareva VarvaraRUS16634.538.035.04
3949Bubeeva LarisaRUS18104.537.535.54
4034Porozhnyak MayaRUS19764.537.535.04
76 players

7) ch-ARM Rapid 2021

The Armenian Rapid Championship took place 2nd to 3rd March 2021. Hrair Simonian won with 7.5/9.

ch-ARM Rapid 2021 Yerevan ARM Tue 2nd Mar 2021 - Wed 3rd Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Simonian HrairARM24527.5192420.06
27Petrosyan ManuelARM24677.0191240.05
31Petrosian Tigran L.ARM26376.5191930.06
42Ter-Sahakyan SamvelARM25806.5190450.05
519Alaverdyan GevorgARM22816.5187150.05
620Martirosyan Haik M.ARM22786.0192410.06
74Babujian LevonARM25066.0190500.06
826Melkonyan ArshakARM21736.0187790.05
99Mikaelyan ArmanARM24456.0182570.06
105Harutjunyan GevorgARM25036.0178470.05
1139Hakobyan ErikARM19275.5191600.05
126Shahinyan DavidARM24995.5180510.05
1317Sargsyan Anna M.ARM23045.5171250.05
1427Ohanyan EminARM21715.0194500.04
1516Vardanian Haik G.ARM23535.0192660.05
1614Barseghyan Armen Ar.ARM23895.0191240.05
1742Piliposyan RobertARM18635.0186380.03
1843Davtyan ArturARM18545.0182770.05
1923Manukyan Sargis A.ARM22445.0179680.04
2012Gharibyan MamikonARM23915.0175120.03
2125Sargsyan Tigran R.ARM22145.0174070.05
2210Vaganian Rafael AARM24284.5186660.03
2321Khachatryan VahagnARM22534.5181510.04
2434Sargsyan ShantARM20714.5181210.04
2533Simonyan LatushARM21144.5178550.03
2611Harutyunian Tigran K.ARM24124.5174900.04
2729Manukyan ArtyomARM21484.5170840.03
2824Gharagyozyan ArturARM22354.0183430.04
2930Gevorgyan MariaARM21474.0179680.04
3015Torosyan NorayrARM23704.0173610.04
3122Hoghmrtsyan ArturARM22494.0172340.03
3240Hakobyan AstghikARM19224.0166840.03
3318Davtyan David Arm.ARM22864.0120820.03
3437Mkrtchyan MariamARM19593.5187810.03
3513Baghdasaryan VaheARM23893.5173000.03
3645Petrosyan Artur KareniARM18183.5172610.03
3728Akopov RomanARM21703.5171600.03
3847Ghazaryan Tigran A.ARM17803.5165600.02
3936Nalbandyan VahanARM19823.0177480.02
4044Khachikyan HaikARM18243.0173590.03
48 players

8) 55th Begonia Open 2021

The 55th Begonia Open took place 6th to 8th March 2021. Justin Tan won on tie-break from Temur Kuybokarov, Daniel Howard Fernandez, Darryl K Johansen and James Morris, all scored 6/7. I should at least get some of the broadcast boards in time for next week.

55th Begonia Open 2021 Ballarat AUS Sat 6th Mar 2021 - Mon 8th Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
13Tan, JustinGMVIC24966.032.036.5
21Kuybokarov, TemurGMWA25306.030.034.0
35Fernandez, Daniel HowardGMENG24666.030.032.5
46Johansen, Darryl KGMVIC23876.028.531.5
54Morris, JamesIMVIC24736.028.531.0
62Zhao, Zong-YuanGMNSW25245.532.036.5
710Puccini, JackFMVIC23065.529.032.0
87Chapman, MarkIMSA23825.527.030.0
98Dale, AriIMVIC23535.030.533.5
1052Testolin, RyderVIC17485.030.533.0
119Solomon, Stephen JIMQLD23095.030.034.0
1236Datar, TejasVIC18615.029.532.5
1311Winkelman, AlbertFMACT22945.028.532.5
1414Jager, JesseVIC21635.027.531.0
1541Wang, RuichengVIC18075.026.529.5
1626Fikh, AnthonyCMNSW19435.026.029.5
1731Yu, SallyVIC19105.026.029.0
1837Anderson, AlistairVIC18525.026.028.5
1922Lekkas, FrankVIC20115.025.028.5
2024Ilic, NicholasVIC19915.025.028.0
2118Skiotis, PanoVIC20685.024.527.5
2223Stojic, SvetozarVIC20015.024.027.0
2334Shen, ZhiyuanCHN18875.024.027.0
2425Beaumont, DavidVIC19515.024.026.5
2539Spencer, JamesNSW18255.023.526.5
2627Flitney, AdrianVIC19435.023.526.0
2716Broome, TimHKG21234.529.032.5
2832Chibnall, AlanaWFMACT19024.527.530.5
2917Rodgers, JackNSW21004.527.030.5
3013Nemeth, JohnVIC21984.527.030.0
3142Harris, AnthonyVIC18054.526.029.0
3212O'Carroll, JeremyVIC22494.526.028.5
3319Charles, GarethNSW20654.524.527.5
3443Watson, JamesVIC17914.524.525.5
3535Poberezovsky, DanielVIC18694.524.026.5
3630Khaled, OmarBAN19134.524.025.0
3728Milojevic, MiodragVIC19414.523.526.5
3855Li, OliverVIC17154.523.525.5
3921Lee, Aaron JamesSA20204.027.030.0
4015Leaver, KyleSA21524.026.529.5
159 players

9) Montenegro Chess Festival IM Feb 2021

The Montenegro Chess Festival IM Feb (I think there are many more coming up soon) took place 26th February to 4th March 2021. Dario Alivodic won with 6.5/9.

Montenegro IM Feb 2021 Niksic MNE Fri 26th Feb 2021 - Thu 4th Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Alivodic DarioMNE21896.53.525.250.0
26Nikac PredragIMMNE23205.54.025.000.0
310Nikcevic NebojsaGMMNE24125.53.022.750.0
48Miletic VukMNE21575.03.021.250.0
59Pecurica MilosFMMNE23205.02.519.250.0
67Tomic AleksandarFMMNE23394.53.018.750.0
71Klasan VladimirIMSRB23044.52.018.000.0
84Arapovic VitomirIMBIH22954.02.515.750.0
95Jelcic MarkoBIH22082.52.012.250.0
102Kovacevic NikolaFRA20222.01.07.250.0
10 players
Montenegro IM Feb 2021 Niksic MNE Fri 26th Feb 2021 - Thu 4th Mar 2021. Category: 1. Ave: (2257)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Alivodic, Dario MNE 2189 # 0 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2430
2 Nikac, Predrag IM MNE 2320 1 # = = = 1 = = 0 1 5.5 2330
3 Nikcevic, Nebojsa GM MNE 2412 1 = # = 0 0 1 = 1 1 5.5 2319
4 Miletic, Vuk MNE 2157 0 = = # 1 0 1 1 = = 5 2311
5 Pecurica, Milos FM MNE 2320 0 = 1 0 # = = = 1 1 5 2293
6 Tomic, Aleksandar FM MNE 2339 0 0 1 1 = # = 0 1 = 4.5 2247
7 Klasan, Vladimir IM SRB 2304 = = 0 0 = = # 1 = 1 4.5 2251
8 Arapovic, Vitomir IM BIH 2295 0 = = 0 = 1 0 # = 1 4 2209
9 Jelcic, Marko BIH 2208 0 1 0 = 0 0 = = # 0 2.5 2096
10 Kovacevic, Nikola FRA 2022 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 # 2 2063

10) Montenegro Chess Festival IM March 2021

The Montenegro Chess Festival IM March takes place 5th to 11th March 2021.

Montenegro IM Mar 2021 Niksic MNE Fri 5th Mar 2021 - Thu 11th Mar 2021
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Pecurica MilosFMMNE23204.53.013.250.0
27Nikcevic NebojsaGMMNE24123.52.011.000.0
39Arapovic VitomirIMBIH22953.52.09.000.0
43Organdziev OliverFMMKD22763.51.09.750.0
56Nikac PredragIMMNE23203.01.58.750.0
65Miletic VukMNE21573.01.57.750.0
74Kontic DjordjijeIMMNE22482.51.57.750.0
81Kiroski ToniIMMKD22252.51.56.750.0
910Kisic BozidarMNE22332.50.55.750.0
102Kovacevic NikolaFRA20221.50.54.250.0
10 players
Montenegro IM Mar 2021 Niksic MNE Fri 5th Mar 2021 - Thu 11th Mar 2021. Category: 1. Ave: (2251)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Pecurica, Milos FM MNE 2320 # = = 1 1 = 1 4.5 2467
2 Nikcevic, Nebojsa GM MNE 2412 = # 1 = 0 1 = 3.5 2319
3 Organdziev, Oliver FM MKD 2276 = # = = = 1 = 3.5 2281
4 Arapovic, Vitomir IM BIH 2295 0 = # = 1 = 1 3.5 2296
5 Nikac, Predrag IM MNE 2320 0 = = # = = 1 3 2274
6 Miletic, Vuk MNE 2157 0 1 0 = # = 1 3 2266
7 Kontic, Djordjije IM MNE 2248 = 0 = = # = = 2.5 2201
8 Kiroski, Toni IM MKD 2225 = = = = # 0 = 2.5 2152
9 Kisic, Bozidar MNE 2233 0 = 0 0 1 # 1 2.5 2206
10 Kovacevic, Nikola FRA 2022 = 0 0 = = 0 # 1.5 2046

11) 10th Konjic International 2021

The 10th Konjic International took place 26th February to 3rd March 2021. Kayra Kamer won on tie-break from Efim Muratovic after both scored 6.5/9.

10th Konjic International Konjic BIH Fri 26th Feb 2021 - Wed 3rd Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Kamer KayraFMTUR23396.53.01.027.00
29Muratovic EfimFMBIH23656.53.00.025.25
310Zenelaj SamuelBIH22085.53.00.023.75
42Mrndjic MuamerBIH22575.02.00.020.00
53Ristic NenadGMSRB23304.52.50.019.50
67Isik AlparslanFMTUR23214.51.50.018.00
71Burovic RijadFMBIH24443.52.00.015.50
88Stocko JosipFMCRO22303.02.00.012.25
94Dumpor AtifIMBIH22683.01.50.012.75
106Runic ZoranIMBIH23783.01.00.011.50
10 players
10th Konjic International Konjic BIH Fri 26th Feb 2021 - Wed 3rd Mar 2021. Category: 3. Ave: (2314)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kamer, Kayra FM TUR 2339 # 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2477
2 Muratovic, Efim FM BIH 2365 0 # = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2474
3 Zenelaj, Samuel BIH 2208 = = # 1 = = = = 1 = 5.5 2406
4 Mrndjic, Muamer BIH 2257 = = 0 # = = 0 1 1 1 5 2363
5 Ristic, Nenad GM SRB 2330 = 0 = = # 1 1 = 0 = 4.5 2312
6 Isik, Alparslan FM TUR 2321 = 0 = = 0 # 1 1 0 1 4.5 2313
7 Burovic, Rijad FM BIH 2444 = 0 = 1 0 0 # 1 = 0 3.5 2220
8 Dumpor, Atif IM BIH 2268 0 = = 0 = 0 0 # = 1 3 2194
9 Stocko, Josip FM CRO 2230 0 0 0 0 1 1 = = # 0 3 2198
10 Runic, Zoran IM BIH 2378 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 1 # 3 2182

12) ch-URU Women Hybrid 2021

The Uruguayan Hybrid Chess tournament took place in Montevideo 4th to 7th March. Not sure how this quite worked but the player's nicknames were given in the results section. Maybe they were all in a venue but played over the internet to stop close contact - yet were watched by arbiters. I don't have the details.

ch-URU Women Hybrid 2021 Montevideo URU Thu 4th Mar 2021 - Sun 7th Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Quevedo Andreina (AndyMat17)18675.50.52.512.75
7Silva Rosas Natalia (Nuestro64)17715.50.52.512.75
35Roepke Sofia (sofia122006)15893.50.50.54.75
6Larrea Daniela (mdlarrea81)17053.50.50.54.75
54Silvera Pilar (PIne_27)14102.00.00.01.00
61Sosa Ines (IneSD24)11671.00.00.00.00
72Fabra Nahiara (nahiara1)14190.00.00.00.00
7 players
ch-URU Women Hybrid 2021 Montevideo URU Thu 4th Mar 2021 - Sun 7th Mar 2021. Category: None. Ave: (1561)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts TPR
1 Silva Rosas, Natalia WCM URU 1771 # = 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 1927
2 Quevedo, Andreina WFM URU 1867 = # 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 1911
3 Roepke, Sofia URU 1589 0 0 # = 1 1 1 3.5 1614
4 Larrea, Daniela WCM URU 1705 0 0 = # 1 1 1 3.5 1594
5 Silvera, Pilar URU 1410 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 2 1461
6 Sosa, Ines URU 1167 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 1354
7 Fabra, Nahiara URU 1419 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 1585

13) 4NCL Online Spring Congress 2021

The 4NCL Online Spring Congress takes place fortnightly 2nd February to 27th April 2021.

1st 4NCL Spring Online lichess.org INT Tue 2nd Feb 2021 - Tue 27th Apr 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Cole James21123.00.02.04.0
229Idle Oscar J19303.00.02.04.0
33Sedykh Mikhail21713.00.01.53.5
44Finn Peter21513.00.01.53.5
40Myles Simon18773.00.01.53.5
66Vleeshhouwer Douglas21142.50.01.54.0
27Davis Timothy J19412.50.01.54.0
814Hurney Kevin20362.50.01.53.0
16Jacobs Robert20052.50.01.53.0
1025Rich Ben S19592.50.01.53.0
1113Kafetzopoulos Anastasis20712.50.01.02.5
122Bullen AlexCM22192.00.02.05.0
1312Crowther Mark D20782.00.01.54.5
31Bossy Arnim19142.00.01.54.5
1517Cox Toby19952.00.01.54.5
1618Hill Jonathan S19832.00.01.53.5
178Ociepka Adrian21112.00.01.04.0
11Handley Michael R20822.00.01.04.0
32Flynn David19142.00.01.04.0
37Arora Tashika18852.00.01.04.0
43Khoury Theo18132.00.01.04.0
2220Sarpotdar Amogh A19762.00.01.03.0
2319Moyse Nigel J19792.00.01.03.0
249Punnett Alan K20962.00.01.02.5
251Villiers ThomasCM23381.50.02.55.5
2651Merriman Rob17611.50.02.55.0
2745Cole Graham L18021.50.02.04.5
54Zhou Jing17241.50.02.04.5
2924Truman Richard G19691.50.02.04.5
3022Pichugov Andrey19751.50.01.54.5
30Garnett John S19181.50.01.54.5
3235Hammond Benjamin18911.50.01.54.0
42Smith Mark P18161.50.01.54.0
3450Voiculescu-Holvad Stefan17791.50.01.54.0
3563Cooper Dylan E16011.50.01.53.5
3656Blanden Edward17121.50.01.53.5
3760Southcott-Moyers Indy16561.50.01.53.0
3815Keely Leo A20121.50.01.53.0
26Merriman James19531.50.01.53.0
65Duke Dillan15421.50.01.53.0
68 players

14) I'M Not A GM Speed Chess 2021

A new version of I'M Not A GM Speed Chess takes place 3rd January to March 2021.

I'M Not A GM Speed Chess chess.com INT Sun 3rd Jan 2021 - Mon 1st Mar 2021
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM RUS 2494 4198026
2 Hauge, Lars Oskar IM NOR 2483 1509276
3 Shahade, Gregory IM USA 2476 2009064
4 Molina, Roberto Junio Brito IM BRA 2434 2109450
5 Yip, Carissa IM USA 2421 2090732
6 Sagar, Shah IM IND 2407 5022509
7 Rensch, Daniel IM USA 2402 2017202
8 Trent, Lawrence IM ENG 2399 408638
9 Tania, Sachdev IM IND 2392 5007844
10 Kavutskiy, Konstantin IM USA 2391 2026384
11 Rosen, Eric IM USA 2353 2032562
12 Rozman, Levy IM USA 2343 2039877
13 Coleman, Teddy IM USA 2333 2022010
14 Canty, James USA 2221 2055945
15 Santeramo, Alessia Carmen WFM ITA 2160 850810
16 Botez, Alexandra WFM CAN 2020 2603365

15) Titled Tuesday Blitz 2nd March 2021

The Titled Tuesday Blitz on 2nd March 2021 was won by Vladislav Artemiev with 10/11.

Titled Tuesday 2nd Mar chess.com INT Tue 2nd Mar 2021 - Tue 2nd Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFED1234567891011PtsTB1
16Vladislav ArtemievGMRUSW263WW616BW51WW523BW18WW535BW20WD514BW16WW14BD7W1068.75
231Peter SvidlerGMRUSW325BW554WW96BW33WL12WW174BD518WW49BW63WW22BW13W9.565.75
343Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRNW308BW475WD53BW123WW48BL517WW67BW125WW55BW16BW12W9.563.25
494Ivan IvanisevicGMSRBW645WW613BW235BW39WL27WW373BW42BW215WW25WD13BW15W9.557.75
575Semen LomasovIMRUSW144BW158WW63BW519BW561WW27BL514WW44BW9WD7WD14B964.25
636Aryan TariGMNORW186WW531BL569WW279BW65WL44BW76WW537BW89WW34BW33W959
79Aleksey SaranaGMRUSW573BW334WW174BW61WD529BW540WW17WW517BD14WD5BD1B958.5
833Sergei ZhigalkoGMBLRW624BW248WW114BL540WW111BD118WW64BW527WW519WD24BW25W957.25
946Praggnanandhaa RameshbabuGMINDW265WW651BW89WL47BW58WW569BW92WW27BL5BW44WW24W957
1029Tuan Minh LeIMVNMW188BW656WW64BW177WL22BW276WW35BL13WW127BW82WW29W956
1156Eduardo IturrizagaGMVENW498WW113BW95WW125BL514WW572BL44WW539BW103WW26BW55B953
1268Steven ZierkGMUSAW343WW153BW111WW101WW2BL16WW515BD20BW39WW30WL3B8.561.75
1362Denis LazavikFMBLRW205WW313BL552WW40BW606BW89WW59BW10BW26WD4WL2B8.558.25
141Hikaru NakamuraGMUSAW316BW537WW145BW533WW215BW42WD16BW24WD7BL1WD5W8.556.75
1550Boris SavchenkoGMRUSW224WW279BW90WD572BW136BW46WL24WW123BW117BW20WL4B8.555.5
1623Dmitry AndreikinGMRUSW744BW191WW44BW526WW29WW12BD14WW520BL1BL3WW61B8.553.25
1742Matthias BluebaumGMDEUW298WW267BW161WD49BW130WW547WL7BW136WL24BW123WW69B8.552.25
1847Novendra PriasmoroGMIDNW402BW310WW137BW569WL1BL79WW149BW87WD65BW63WW43B8.551.75
1964Alexei ShirovGMESPW444WD133BW246WW57BD572WW353BD158WL519BW67WW65BW46W8.551.5
2035Yuriy KuzubovGMUKRW185BW614WW668BW69WW567WW47BL1BD12WW36BL15BW50W8.549.75
20309Eldiar OrozbaevCMKGZW409BD547BL517WW560BL31WW255BW154WW121WW527BW47BW54W8.549.75
2259David GavrilescuIMROUW746BW109WW600BW435BW10WL514BD527WW158BW46WL2WW45B8.546.75
2326Nodirbek AbdusattorovGMUZBW333WW363BL47WW672BL537WD135BW153WW532BW239WW64BW60W8.546.25
2411David HowellGMGBRW259BW157WD48BW237WW178BW529WW15BL14BW17WD8WL9B854.25
2548Nils GrandeliusGMSWEW181WL468BW139WW72BW619WW537BW32WW30WL4BW75WL8B851
2622Sam SevianGMUSAW167WW243BW54WL567BW230WW563BW82WW29BL13BL11WW94W850.5
2732Anton DemchenkoGMRUSW195WW570BW79WW563WW4BL5WW526BL9WL44BW86BW81W850
2816Giga QuparadzeGMGEOW198WL606BW284BW651WD125WW73BD48WW79BL34WW106BW89W849
2858Szymon GumularzIMPOLW257WW206BW538WW230WL16BW539BW54WL26WW66BW515WL10B849
2820Rasmus SvaneGMDEUW146WW68BW170WW604BL535WW33BW533WL25BW174WL12BW114W849
31115Corey AcorFMUSAL182BW680WW257BD331WW21BD164WW99BD138WD167BW100WW83W848.5
32137Costachi, MihneaIMROUW264BW714WL514WW163BW56WW43WL25BD164WD146BW78WW75B848.25
33100Jose Gabriel CardosoFMCOLW247WW268BW331WL2BW100BL30WW171BW538WW132BW42WL6B848
34106German BazeevFMRUSW670WW228BD576WW253BL46BW169WD45WW58BW28BL6WW76B847.75
3590Vladimir BaklanGMUKRW208WW642BW140WD522BD520WW162BL10WW541BD70BD41WW104B847
3683Sergey ShipovGMRUSW294BL612WW185BD143WW558BW214WW551WW525BL20WW52BD39B846.25
3715Vidit GujrathiGMINDW700BW76WL563BW557WD95BL125WW297BW198WD136BW111WW87B844.75
3880Arseniy NesterovGMRUSW203WW712BW171WD520BW576WL525BL63WD111BW113WW222BW103W843.5
3928Evgeny TomashevskyGMRUSW139WW665BW184WL4BW435WW564BD61WW50WL12BW118BD36W843.25
40271Matthew WadsworthIMGBRW329WL535WW291BL13WL622BW346WW208BW275WW540BW175BW96W843
778 players

16) Titled Arena Blitz March 2021

The Titled Arena Blitz March took place on Lichess 6th March 2021. Vladimir Fedoseev won this 3 0 Arena tournament with 118 points a couple clear of Vladislav Artemiev. My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov for a big list of the names so I could process the games.

17) Cappelle Online 2021

With the Cappelle-la-Grande tournaments cancelled there was a four day festival online organised in conjunction with Europe Echecs. Arnaud Hauchard won the rapid on tie-break from Artur Gabrielian after both scored 8/9. The bullet was won by Rauf Mamedov with 13/15. Fedoseev, Vladimir won a blitz with 10.5/11 ahead of players such as Vasyl Ivanchuk and Gata Kamsky. Finally on International Women's day was a women's blitz event won by Bibisara Assaubayeva with 7.5/9.

Cappelle Online Rapid Europe-Echecs INT Fri 5th Mar 2021 - Mon 8th Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Hauchard, Arnaud25158.0261546.007
2Gabrielian, Artur24488.0258843.007
3Agmanov, Zhandos24137.5254042.006
4Garayev, Kanan23317.5248141.507
5Urazayev, Arystanbek24297.0244844.506
6Ternault, Mathieu23087.0242143.006
7Eden, James22947.0239843.007
8Brunner, Nicolas24187.0233039.006
9Rohrer, Christophe22307.0213935.507
10Nikolovski, Nikola24546.5238343.006
11Valuet, Bertrand22176.5232140.006
12Fantinel, Thibault23756.5229940.505
13Mammadova, Gulnar23826.5229740.506
14Materia, Marco22876.5228742.506
15Maugenest, Ghislain20526.5228640.006
16Sochacki, Christophe24776.5227235.506
17Gu, Xiaobing22636.5221738.006
18Mallassagne, Francois-Eric21496.5219137.506
19Dauletova, Gulmira22856.5218934.506
20Razafindratsima, Timothe23416.0228342.006
21Kouoi, Bertrand20556.0224039.505
22Dias, Huizar, Alvaro24096.0219634.505
23Karavaeva, Olga22606.0214636.506
24Li, Shanglin21906.0214236.006
25Bianchi, Guillaume22006.0213737.506
26Houard, Sebastien21236.0212037.506
27Zienkiewicz, Jan18826.0209037.006
28Jacquot, David18306.0208239.005
29Blachon, Pascal19696.0207937.005
30Andriasyan, Siranush22986.0206736.505
31Trippold, Denise21596.0196935.006
32Boissonnier, Kimo20166.0194131.006
33De Hooghe, Albert20946.0192936.506
34Poschadel Andreas, Gregor20616.0192932.505
35Tomasi, Elise20306.0185330.506
36Couche, Didier19476.0182031.506
37Roussat, Fabien16816.0172726.006
38Joly, Julien21985.5219540.005
39Grieve, Harry23515.5219336.004
40Fischer, Julie20715.5218539.005
175 players
Cappelle Online Bullet Europe-Echecs INT Fri 5th Mar 2021 - Mon 8th Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mamedov, Rauf265413.02804129.0012
2Maghsoodloo, Parham267612.02727128.0012
3Lagarde, Maxime264012.02704127.0011
4Sarana, Alexey264911.52694130.5011
5Shevchenko, Kirill259910.52597129.509
6Vakhidov, Jakhongir253310.52595126.0010
7Agmanov, Zhandos241310.52576123.0010
8Bellahcene, Bilel251710.52530119.5010
9Velten, Paul248210.02539125.009
10Hille, Willian Henrique201810.02493123.5010
11Leiva, Giuseppe239110.02473120.008
12Boyer, Mahel233310.02463112.509
13Flom, Gabriel247410.02452117.5010
14Delorme, Alban232210.02439113.0010
15Sochacki, Christophe24779.52528127.009
16Sonis, Francesco24779.52481123.009
17Urazayev, Arystanbek24299.52450118.509
18Larino, Nieto, David24619.52425114.009
19Stephan, Victor24309.52405115.509
20Garayev, Kanan23319.52403117.009
21Fantinel, Thibault23759.52396108.008
22Hauchard, Arnaud25159.52396110.009
23Ioannidis, Evgenios24119.52374111.009
24Kirk, Ezra24479.52359109.009
25Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim23629.52289102.009
26Dardha, Daniel25169.02489129.009
27Eden, James22949.02429113.507
28Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina24299.02368111.009
29Edouard, Romain26119.02364105.009
30Nikolovski, Nikola24549.02307114.009
31Solodovnichenko, Yuri25469.02304105.009
32Fischler, Oscar18669.02232112.009
33Buksa, Nataliya24199.0221196.508
34Saya, Ethan22309.02187100.009
35Lissillour, Baptiste17719.02103103.509
36Admiraal, Miguoel24758.52397118.008
37Kubicka, Anna22358.52374117.007
38Brunner, Nicolas24188.52351109.508
39Houard, Sebastien21238.52303110.508
40Devallee, Jeremie22208.52290108.508
130 players
Cappelle Online Women Europe-Echecs INT Fri 5th Mar 2021 - Mon 8th Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Assaubayeva, Bibisara23787.5255940.57
2Gunina, Valentina24277255142.56
3Buksa, Nataliya24196.52452404
4Osmak, Iulija24286.5243839.55
5Mammadova, Gulnar23826.5243039.56
6Shuvalova, Polina24766241942.56
7Papp, Petra233662337376
8Kiolbasa, Oliwia225562313375
9Kubicka, Anna223562307345
10Nandhidhaa, P V23655.5231139.55
11Bulmaga, Irina24405.5229836.55
12Muetsch, Annmarie22665.52271365
13Karavaeva, Olga22605.52245365
14Haussernot, Cecile21715.52199345
15Dauletova, Gulmira22855.5213030.55
16Skuhala, Barbara20775.52114304
17Adamowicz, Katarzyna20825207834.55
18Thomas, Anysia21645202828.55
19Contreras Huaman, Fiorella19375196830.55
20Juhasz, Barbara22114.5219937.53
21Schippke, Manon19044.5215334.54
22Fischer, Julie20714.52141344
23Soubirou, Oriane21164.5209434.54
24Andriasyan, Siranush22984.52082314
25Hernandez, Lara19564.5206034.54
26Djidjeli, Sarah21194.52046323
27Tomasi, Elise20304.5193228.54
28Mar, Karmen209342043354
29Khadijah, Qurota`ain205041864304
30Randrianarimanana, Alicia19714184428.54
31Grzyb Zaneta, Aleksandra17404174229.54
32Marchyllie, Isabelle15004168529.54
33Sumarriva, Paulin Jade13504151024.54
34Afraoui, Solenn18893.5190828.53
35Dubois, Martine17803.5186331.53
36Cornileau, Juliette18683.5184630.53
37Toulemont, Anouk14763.5151625.53
38Petitjean, Mathilde15733.5150624.53
39Manouvel, Maelys10093.51306263
40Muller, Lorelei15313151025.53
47 players
Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT Fri 5th Mar 2021 - Mon 8th Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Fedoseev, Vladimir268710.5300071.0010
2Hauchard, Arnaud251510.0280965.0010
3Chigaev, Maksim26319.0265563.508
4Mamedov, Rauf26548.5269769.008
5Kamsky, Gata26658.5267866.006
6Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo26208.5267865.008
7Bellahcene, Bilel25178.5267065.007
8Pichot, Alan26308.5263063.508
9Indjic, Aleksandar26078.5262966.007
10Baryshpolets, Andrey25698.5257961.008
11Sarana, Alexey26498.0268671.007
12Lobanov, Sergei25168.0265366.507
13Tabatabaei, M.Amin26298.0262469.507
14Demchenko, Anton26108.0258864.007
15Sonis, Francesco24778.0257162.508
16Azarov, Sergei26048.0255964.507
17Nasuta, Grzegorz25128.0255163.008
18Bauer, Christian26398.0254562.008
19Nevednichy, Vladislav25338.0253864.507
20Leiva, Giuseppe23918.0243356.507
21Larino, Nieto, David24618.0243056.008
22Boyer, Mahel23338.0238557.508
23Cheparinov, Ivan26677.5264169.006
24Vakhidov, Jakhongir25337.5261862.006
25Guliyev, Namig25387.5254065.507
26Velten, Paul24827.5252963.507
27Alavi, Sayed, Javad24457.5252464.507
28Shchekachev, Andrei25157.5252259.007
29Jobava, Baadur26037.5252160.007
30Rakotomaharo Fy, Antenaina24297.5251762.507
31Brunner, Nicolas24187.5249460.507
32Ju, Wenjun25607.5248559.007
33Pour Agha Bala, Amirreza24327.5247063.007
34Urazayev, Arystanbek24297.5244758.007
35Dardha, Daniel25167.5244658.006
36Das, Arghyadip24537.5242258.507
37Feller, Sebastien25687.5240659.006
38Xu, Yi25277.5239553.507
39Ivanchuk, Vasyl26787.0254766.505
40Gabrielian, Artur24487.0247261.006
276 players

18) Gran Canaria Online Blitz International Women's Day 2021

The Gran Canaria Online Blitz International Women's Day tournament took place on Lichess on 8th March. Iulija Osmak won with 9.5/11 half a point clear of Anna M. Sargsyan.

19) Artemiev-Andreikin Blitz Match 2021

Vladislav Artemiev beat Dmitry Andreikin 7.5-6.5 in a blitz match on Lichess that was sponsored by Levitov Chess and which had live commentary in Russian on YouTube by Evgeny Bareev for one.

Artemiev-Andreikin Blitz lichess.org INT Wed 3rd Mar 2021 - Wed 3rd Mar 2021
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Andreikin, Dmitry GM RUS 2725 4158814
2 Artemiev, Vladislav GM RUS 2709 24101605

20) US CHESS/ICC Rapids 2021

The US Chess Rapid took place on ICC in February but I only just saw reports of the results. Alek Lenderman won with 5.5/6 a point clear of Gadir Guseinov.

US CHESS/ICC Rapids 2021 ICC INT Sat 6th Feb 2021 - Sun 7th Feb 2021
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1LENDERMAN, ALEKGM27045.5620.52076
2GUSEINOV, GADIRGM27004.5623.52077
3TSAY, VINCENT23924.5515.51478
4YANG, KAIQIGM25444521.51612
5VAKHIDOV, JAKHOGM26074520.52285
6TANG, ANDREWGM265746191291
7TANENBAUM, ZACH23034390
8YAN, RUIYANG22423.56221829
9TANAKA, TYLER T22503.5621.51275
10VIDYARTHI, VYOM23433.56191241
11REMPE, JONAS JA19553.5618823
12Augustine, Alex3.5615.5765
13Chan, Kyle36191201
14Yee, Justin3617775
15DELABRE, TONY3515.51438
16ROY, SUBHANKER2.55201100
17RASO-LLARAS, DA2.5617.51098
18Murthy, Gautam2.5613.5325
19BAGGOTT-ROWE, A2616628
20HV, Ben2614.5672
21Trosen, Lawrenc13802512.5969
22EHLER, KAREL CA2612.5375
23BAGGOTT-ROWE, A1.5514.5816
24Atluri, Arnav1.5513.5460
25Murthy, Varsha1512.5531
26WISE, DENNIS003.52544
26 players

21) Vidit Tour KO 2021

The Vidit Tour Knockout took place on Chess24.com with a qualfication path to the Champions Tour available for the winner (there will be an Indian qualifier for the tour). D Gukesh beat Ghosh Aronyak 3-2 in the final, SL Narayanan won a 3rd - 4th playoff vs Arjun Erigaisi.

Vidit Tour KO 2021 chess24.com INT Thu 4th Mar 2021 - Sun 7th Mar 2021
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Gukesh, D3.0
2Aronyak, Ghosh2.0
3rd-4th
1Narayanan, S.L.2.0
2Erigaisi, Arjun1.0
Semi-final
1Gukesh, D2.0
2Narayanan, S.L.1.0
1Aronyak, Ghosh1.5
2Erigaisi, Arjun0.5
Quarter-final
1Narayanan, S.L.2.0
2Visakh, N R1.0
1Gukesh, D1.5
2Mitrabha, Guha0.5
1Erigaisi, Arjun1.5
2Praggnanandhaa, R0.5
1Aronyak, Ghosh1.5
2Harsha, Bharathakoti0.5
Round 1
1Narayanan, S.L.2.0
2Sammed Jaykumar, Shete0.0
1Visakh, N R1.5 *
2Ghosh, Diptayan1.5
1Gukesh, D2.0
2Vishnu Prasanna, V1.0
1Mitrabha, Guha2.0
2Puranik, Abhimanyu1.0
1Praggnanandhaa, R2.0
2Pranesh, M1.0
1Erigaisi, Arjun2.0
2Arjun, Kalyan0.0
1Harsha, Bharathakoti2.0
2Sadhwani, Raunak0.0
1Aronyak, Ghosh1.5
2Gupta, Abhijeet0.5
37 players

22) 4NCL Online Season 3 2021

The 4NCL Online Season 3 takes place 26th January to 18th May 2021.

23) Deutsche Schach-Online-Liga 2021

The German Online League takes place 18th January to 22nd March.

24) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Tuesday Blitz 9th March 2021

Barcelona Closed 15 Mar 2021

PNWCC Online Blitz - Jackpot XXII 2021

PNWCC Super G60 Mar 2021

20th Marienbad Open 2021

Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2021

20th Prague Open 2021

TCh-SUI 2021

9th Altibox Norway Chess 2021

12th Carlos I Open 2021

48th Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2021

US Junior Closed 2021

43rd ATSGroep-Goodhabitz Open 2021

Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2021

8th Sinquefield Cup 2021

Guimaraes Chess Open 2021

Champions Showdown 9LX 2021

ch-USA 2021

British Rapidplay 2021

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