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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1402 20th September 2021 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 9th EY Norway Chess 2021
3) Norway Chess Open 2021
4) 36th European Club Cup 2021
5) Hou Yifan Challenge 2021
6) 4th Sharjah Masters 2021
7) Manx Liberty Masters 2021
8) DSB Rising Stars 2021
9) Vezerkepzo GM Mix September 2021
10) Vienna State Championship 2021
11) ch-CZE 2021
12) ch-LAT 2021
13) Panticapaeum Cup 2021
14) Primorsko Open 2021
15) Joytu Sheikh Hasina GM Open 2021
16) Panchenko Memorial 2021
17) 1st Int. Swiss Masters Baden-Baden 2021
18) ch-POR 2021
19) ch-CZE Women 2021
20) Barreau de Paris Elite 2021
21) Ahilik International Open 2021
22) XXVII San Miguel de Trevias 2021
23) PGNiG TERMIKA Polish Cup Bydgoszcz 2021
24) 38th Collado Villalba 2021
25) Titled Tuesday Blitz 14th September 2021
26) Speed Chess Championship GP 1 2021
27) Europe-Echecs Blitz Open Sept 2021
28) 4NCL Online Autumn Congress 2021
29) Levitov Chess League Zhigalko-Svane 2021
30) chess.com Junior Speed Chess 2021
31) FIDE Online Olympiad 2021
32) TCh-SRB Premier 2021
33) 4NCL Online Season 4 2021
34) FIDE Hybrid Match - PNWCC vs Pirot 2021
35) Kyiv vs Lviv Regions Match 2021
36) TCh-ESP 1st Div 2021
37) SVK Club Cup 2021
38) 52nd Italian Teams 2021
39) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
9th EY Norway Chess 202116 games
Norway Chess Open 2021119 games
36th European Club Cup 2021264 games
Hou Yifan Challenge 2021104 games
4th Sharjah Masters 2021120 games
Manx Liberty Masters 202115 games
DSB Rising Stars 202130 games
Vezerkepzo GM Mix September 202141 games
Vienna State Championship 202110 games
ch-CZE 202115 games
ch-LAT 202116 games
Panticapaeum Cup 202181 games
Primorsko Open 2021109 games
Joytu Sheikh Hasina GM Open 202113 games
Panchenko Memorial 2021514 games
1st Int. Swiss Masters Baden-Baden 202113 games
ch-POR 202110 games
ch-CZE Women 202133 games
Barreau de Paris Elite 202112 games
Ahilik International Open 2021108 games
XXVII San Miguel de Trevias 202112 games
PGNiG TERMIKA Polish Cup Bydgoszcz 2021358 game
38th Collado Villalba 202181 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 14th September 20211957 games
Speed Chess Championship GP 1 2021569 games
Europe-Echecs Blitz Open Sept 2021479 games
4NCL Online Autumn Congress 202118 games
Levitov Chess League Zhigalko-Svane 202111 games
FIDE Online Olympiad 202142 games
TCh-SRB Premier 2021143 games
FIDE Hybrid Match - PNWCC vs Pirot 202124 games
Kyiv vs Lviv Regions Match 2021240 games
TCh-ESP 1st Div 202124 games
SVK Club Cup 2021112 games
5713 games

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TWIC Magazine

1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Xuhao He, Ehud Lahav, Paulo Rocha, Ozen Bahadir, Efstratios Grivas, Simon McNamara, David Navara, Gerard Demuydt, Mikhail Golubev, Sven Wisloff Nilssen, and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Magnus Carlsen scored 4/4 in rounds 6-9 of the Norway Chess tournament to take first place from Alireza Firouzja, long term leader Richard Rapport lost to both in the final rounds and dropped to third. Carlsen also plays European Club Cup which started straight afterwards and whilst it isn't as strong as usual it's still pretty strong. Other nice events include the Hou Yifan Challenge on Chess24 with many strong young players and the 4th Sharjah Masters. A lot to look at.

The 17th September saw the 27th Anniversary of TWIC to go along with the recent issue 1400. I'll just mention again that if you do find TWIC useful please consider a donation - these have been very important in allowing me to keep the work going. A £30 donation gets a copy of all the games so far in a single file - that file is about to pass the 3 million games mark.

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2) 9th EY Norway Chess 2021

The 9th Norway Chess tournament, this year sponsored by EY, took place 7th to 17th September. As in the last edition an Armageddon game was played if the main classical game is drawn. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Richard Rapport, Sergey Karjakin, Alireza Firouzja and Aryan Tari. The event was a 6 player 10 round event. Magnus Carlsen scored 4/4 in a run from the 6th to 9th round and this was enough to take him to first place. Conventional scoring would have had him in first place on tie-break from Alireza Firouzja with them both on 6.5/10, as it was Carlsen was in clear first place, in fact the order of all the players would have been completely the same with conventional scoring.

9th Norway Chess 2021 Stavanger NOR Tue 7th Sep 2021 - Sat 18th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456Pts
1Carlsen, MagnusGM2855 1 ½ 3 1 ½ 3 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 3 1 ½ 3 19.5
2Firouzja, AlirezaGM27541 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 3 3 3 18
3Rapport, RichardGM27601 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 3 3 3 16.5
4Nepomniachtchi, IanGM27921 0 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 3 1 0 1 ½ 0 12
5Karjakin, SergeyGM27583 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 10
6Tari, AryanGM26421 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 7
6 players
9th Norway Chess 2021 Stavanger NOR (NOR), 7-18 ix 2021 cat. XXI (2760)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2855 * * ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 1 2851
2. Firouzja, Alireza g FRA 2754 ½ 0 * * 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 2871
3. Rapport, Richard g HUN 2760 ½ 0 1 0 * * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 2832
4. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2792 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * * 1 ½ ½ 0 2717
5. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2758 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * * ½ ½ 2650
6. Tari, Aryan g NOR 2642 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * * 3 2634
Round 1 (September 7, 2021)
Firouzja, Alireza - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 39 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 37 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Tari, Aryan - Rapport, Richard 0-1 55 C15 French Winawer
Round 2 (September 8, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Tari, Aryan ½-½ 46 C50 Giuoco Piano
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Firouzja, Alireza ½-½ 31 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Rapport, Richard ½-½ 47 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 3 (September 9, 2021)
Firouzja, Alireza - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 37 C53 Giuoco Piano
Rapport, Richard - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 18 E94 King's Indian Classical
Tari, Aryan - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 32 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 4 (September 10, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 39 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Rapport, Richard - Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 55 D90 Gruenfeld Flohr
Tari, Aryan - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ 30 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 5 (September 12, 2021)
Firouzja, Alireza - Tari, Aryan 1-0 36 C50 Giuoco Piano
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Rapport, Richard ½-½ 36 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Karjakin, Sergey - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 54 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Round 6 (September 13, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Firouzja, Alireza 1-0 52 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Rapport, Richard - Tari, Aryan 1-0 58 D32 Tarrasch Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 29 E06 Catalan
Round 7 (September 14, 2021)
Firouzja, Alireza - Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1-0 57 C50 Giuoco Piano
Rapport, Richard - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 59 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Tari, Aryan - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 51 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Round 8 (September 15, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Rapport, Richard 1-0 77 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Tari, Aryan 0-1 34 A21 English Opening
Karjakin, Sergey - Firouzja, Alireza 0-1 34 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 9 (September 16, 2021)
Carlsen, Magnus - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 53 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Rapport, Richard - Nepomniachtchi, Ian ½-½ 18 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Tari, Aryan - Firouzja, Alireza 0-1 50 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 10 (September 17, 2021)
Firouzja, Alireza - Rapport, Richard 1-0 32 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 33 C53 Giuoco Piano
Karjakin, Sergey - Tari, Aryan ½-½ 33 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit

3) Norway Chess Open 2021

The Norway Chess Open took place at the same time as the main tournament. The Masters was a 10 round swiss won by D Gukesh with 8.5/10.

Norway Chess Open Masters Stavanger NOR Fri 10th Sep 2021 - Fri 17th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Gukesh, DGM25998.55057.561.5
2Iniyan, PGM25227.543.55256
3Kollars, DmitrijGM262175159.564.5
4Dragnev, ValentinGM2551748.55761.5
5Stremavicius, TitasGM24786.54755.557
6Romanov, EvgenyGM25946.54654.558.5
7Kaasen, Tor FredrikIM24056.544.55356
8Kunin, VitalyGM2562646.55559
9Blomqvist, ErikGM25366435054
10Mikalsen, ErlendIM2380639.545.549
11Carlsson, LudvigCM23695.54654.558.5
12Nilsen, Tobias LangCM21695.5455256
13Hirneise, JensFM22895.5445154
14Grave, Jacob Templen20355.534.540.542
15Kvaloy, Aksel Bu2247542.549.552
16Bauer, ThomasCM2230541.548.550
17Shehzad, Shazil2126540.54850.5
18Paasikangas, JohannaFM216354048.551
19Unneland, MathiasFM22064.539.54851
20Kostiukov, Alexandr22814.539.54749.5
21Bach, MatthiasFM22644.5394649
22Stremavicius, Pijus22534.536.54446.5
23Stromberg, Alexander Oye21544.53339.542
24Melaa, Sondre Lillestol22314.532.54041.5
25vonHirsch, Andre Gjestemoen218644249.552.5
26Hofer, Maximilian210043237.539
27Rasmussen, Jonas H197643237.539
28Verbin, Valentina20393.534.54043
29Havik, Victor21023.529.53637.5
30Manukonda, Arun20123374245.5
31Tunge, Christian205233439.542.5
32Eliseev, Sergey2109330.53738.5
33Mansoor, Afras21171.53743.546.5
34Kizatbay, Alseit196212833.535
35Vea, Odin BlikraCM2164127.53334.5
35 players

4) 36th European Club Cup 2021

The 36th European Club Cup takes place in Struga, North Macedonia 18th-24th September 2021. World Champion Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Grischuk, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov are the top players. The women's event is in the same town but different venue.

36th ECC Open 2021 Struga MKD Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Fri 24th Sep 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12Mednyi VsadnikRUS3300642.015.0
23AVE Novy BorCZE3300638.014.0
34KPRFRUS3300636.014.5
47BEER SHEVAISR3300634.012.5
55Silla-Valencia Origin of ChessESP3300626.014.5
61AlkaloidMKD3210437.013.0
79Vugar GashimovAZE3210430.012.0
86Team XtraConDEN3210426.010.5
917PrilepMKD3210421.09.0
1011Skakfelag SelfossISL3210420.013.0
1116Gambit Asseko SEEMKD3210420.011.0
128Offerspill Chess ClubNOR3210417.012.0
1315Maribor PoligramSLO3210417.011.0
1428GonzagaIRL3210417.010.5
1519ASNIERES Le Grand EchiquierFRA3210416.010.5
1622ReykjavikISL3210414.09.0
1713Stocholms SSSWE3210414.08.5
1821Andreu PaternaESP3210413.09.0
1910Sloven RumaSRB3210412.010.0
2026DrejtesiaKOS3120222.09.0
2136SV Raika Rapid FeffernitzAUT3120216.08.5
2214Schachfreunde WirtzfeldBEL3120216.08.0
2312Schachgesellschaft RiehenSUI3120215.08.5
2432DardaniaKOS3120214.08.0
2520Lunds ASKSWE3120214.07.0
2623Gambit BonnevoieLUX3120213.07.0
2729NordkalottenDEN3120212.08.5
2818PerfectMDA3120210.06.5
2933Bærum SchakselskapNOR312029.05.5
3037En PassantNED312026.06.5
3125Zuid-LimburgNED312026.06.0
3224Viking Chess ClubISL312025.06.0
3335Wasa SKSWE312025.05.5
3431GostivarMKD3030013.05.0
3527De Sprenger EchternachLUX303009.05.0
3634Sussex MartletsENG303009.05.0
3730Team Pelaro AlingsasSWE303006.04.0
3838St BenildusIRL303006.03.0
38 players
36th ECC Women 2021 Struga MKD Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Fri 24th Sep 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13South UralRUS33006158.5
22GRECO – Kyiv Chess FederationUKR32015128
31Monte-CarloMNC31113166
44AlkaloidMKD3111396
58KumanovoMKD3111375
66SK Erste Bank BadenAUT3120216.55.5
77Tajfun – SK LjubljanaSLO31202145
85MSK CentarMKD303009.54
8 players

5) Hou Yifan Challenge 2021

The Hou Yifan Challenge held on Chess24 is another Julius Baer Challengers event held on chess24.

Hou Yifan Challenge 2021 chess24.com INT Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Tue 21st Sep 2021
Leading Round 13 (of 17) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Keymer VincentGER260710.00.01059.00
211Yoo Christopher WoojinUSA24669.51.0856.50
317Praggnanandhaa RIND26179.50.0947.00
47Liang AwonderUSA25908.00.0641.75
514Mendonca Leon LukeIND25367.50.0641.25
615Aditya MittalIND24536.50.0436.25
73Vaishali RIND24146.50.0433.00
816Teclaf PawelPOL25436.50.0335.25
96Lei TingjieCHN25056.00.5429.50
108Murzin VolodarRUS25136.00.5334.75
111Garifullina LeyaRUS24095.00.5428.00
1213Mishra AbhimanyuUSA25175.00.5331.00
134Zhu JinerCHN24554.50.0421.00
145Sokolovsky YahliISR24163.50.0320.25
1510Mammadzada GunayAZE24593.50.0317.75
169Kiolbasa OliwiaPOL23763.50.0315.25
172Daggupati BalajiUSA24423.00.0310.50
17 players
Hou Yifan Challenge 2021 chess24.com INT Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Tue 21st Sep 2021. Category: 10. Ave: (2489)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts TPR
1 Keymer, Vincent GM GER 2607 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 10 2766
2 Yoo, Christopher Woojin IM USA 2466 1 # 1 1 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2721
3 Praggnanandhaa, R GM IND 2617 0 0 # 1 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2659
4 Liang, Awonder GM USA 2590 0 0 # 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 8 2618
5 Mendonca, Leon Luke GM IND 2536 0 0 1 0 # 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2600
6 Aditya, Mittal IM IND 2453 0 1 = 0 # = 0 = 1 1 1 = = 6.5 2528
7 Teclaf, Pawel IM POL 2543 0 = = = = # = = 0 0 1 = 1 1 6.5 2485
8 Vaishali, R WGM IND 2414 = 0 = = # = = 1 0 0 1 1 1 6.5 2512
9 Murzin, Volodar IM RUS 2513 0 = 0 = 1 = = # = 1 0 = 0 1 6 2462
10 Lei, Tingjie GM CHN 2505 0 0 0 = 1 = = # 0 = 1 1 1 6 2492
11 Mishra, Abhimanyu GM USA 2517 0 0 = = = 0 1 0 1 # = 0 1 5 2449
12 Garifullina, Leya WGM RUS 2409 1 0 0 0 1 = = # 0 1 0 0 1 5 2423
13 Zhu, Jiner WGM CHN 2455 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 1 # 0 0 1 1 4.5 2391
14 Sokolovsky, Yahli FM ISR 2416 0 0 0 0 = 1 1 0 0 1 # 0 0 3.5 2330
15 Mammadzada, Gunay IM AZE 2459 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 1 1 # 0 0 3.5 2328
16 Kiolbasa, Oliwia WIM POL 2376 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 # 0 3.5 2312
17 Daggupati, Balaji FM USA 2442 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 # 3 2293

6) 4th Sharjah Masters 2021

The 4th Sharjah Masters take place 17th to 26th September 2021.

4th Sharjah Masters 2021 Sharjah UAE Fri 17th Sep 2021 - Sun 26th Sep 2021
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Narayanan.S.LGMIND26323.50.026.0
218Tabatabaei M. AminGMIRI26243.50.025.5
34Salem A.R. SalehGMUAE26793.50.017.0
433Mchedlishvili MikheilGMGEO25713.50.016.5
56Naiditsch ArkadijGMAZE26633.00.026.5
622Mastrovasilis DimitriosGMGRE26153.00.026.0
79Jumabayev RinatGMKAZ26513.00.015.5
817Erigaisi ArjunGMIND26263.00.015.0
93Eljanov PavelGMUKR26803.00.006.0
1023Gupta AbhijeetGMIND26123.00.006.0
1114Ganguly Surya ShekharGMIND26302.50.026.0
125Adhiban B.GMIND26722.50.018.0
1330Can EmreGMTUR25772.50.016.5
1413Moussard JulesGMFRA26312.50.015.5
1519Yilmaz MustafaGMTUR26242.50.015.0
1621Adly AhmedGMEGY26192.50.014.5
172Maghsoodloo ParhamGMIRI26952.50.014.5
1836Nikolov MomchilGMBUL25222.50.014.5
1916Idani PouyaGMIRI26272.50.013.5
2011Martirosyan Haik M.GMARM26362.50.006.5
2134Sindarov JavokhirGMUZB25712.50.006.0
2226Yakubboev NodirbekGMUZB26042.50.005.5
2331Bogner SebastianGMSUI25742.50.005.0
2425Niemann Hans MokeGMUSA26092.50.005.0
258Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGMGER26572.50.003.5
2610Abdusattorov NodirbekGMUZB26482.50.003.5
2729Iordachescu ViorelGMMDA25872.00.025.0
2827Sadhwani RaunakGMIND26032.00.017.5
2941Alavi Sayed JavadIMIRI24372.00.016.0
3050Erdogdu MertGMTUR23962.00.015.5
3144Saeed IshaqIMUAE24112.00.015.5
3235Bellahcene BilelGMALG25222.00.015.0
3356Dixit NikhilFMIND23212.00.014.0
3437Khademalsharieh SarasadatIMIRI24902.00.004.5
357Paravyan DavidGMRUS26602.00.004.5
3628Delgado Ramirez NeurisGMPAR25882.00.004.5
3720Hakobyan AramGMARM26212.00.003.0
3860Al Hosani OmranIMUAE21731.50.015.0
3942El Adnani MoklissIMMAR24281.50.014.5
4059Sohib OklaFMSYR21901.50.013.5
60 players

7) Manx Liberty Masters 2021

The Manx Liberty Masters take place 18th to 25th September 2021.

Manx Liberty Masters 2021 Douglas ENG Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Sat 25th Sep 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Piorun KacperGMPOL26382.50.022.50
24Gavrilescu DavidIMROU24772.00.012.75
9Parligras Mircea-EmilianGMROU25832.00.012.75
410Mcshane Luke JGMENG26742.00.012.25
56Lupulescu ConstantinGMROU26601.50.502.25
7Erdos ViktorGMHUN26221.50.502.25
71Csonka BalazsIMHUN24961.00.001.25
3Kolbus DietmarIMGER22951.00.001.25
5Galyas MiklosIMHUN24481.00.001.25
102Pert Richard GIMENG24160.50.000.50
10 players
Manx Liberty Masters 2021 Douglas ENG Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Sat 25th Sep 2021. Category: 12. Ave: (2531)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Piorun, Kacper GM POL 2638 # = 1 1 2.5 2786
2 Gavrilescu, David IM ROU 2477 # = = 1 2 2638
3 Parligras, Mircea-Emilian GM ROU 2583 = # = 1 2 2657
4 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2674 = # = 1 2 2626
5 Erdos, Viktor GM HUN 2622 = # = = 1.5 2513
6 Lupulescu, Constantin GM ROU 2660 = = # = 1.5 2532
7 Kolbus, Dietmar IM GER 2295 0 = # = 1 2407
8 Galyas, Miklos IM HUN 2448 0 = # = 1 2451
9 Csonka, Balazs IM HUN 2496 0 = = # 1 2388
10 Pert, Richard G IM ENG 2416 0 0 = # 0.5 2314

8) DSB Rising Stars 2021

The DSB Rising Stars event run by the German Chess Federation takes place 19th to 24th September 2021.

DSB Rising Stars GM 2021 Berlin GER Sun 19th Sep 2021 - Fri 24th Sep 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
16Köllner.Ruben GideonFMGER24412.52.502
27Krastev.AlexanderFMGER23932.03.501
34Buckels.ValentinIMGER24482.01.502
43Saltaev.MihailGMUZB24722.01.501
52Romanov.EvgenyGMRUS25942.01.002
61Haba.PetrGMCZE24471.53.001
78Sawlin.LeonidFMGER24101.51.501
810Parvanyan.AshotIMGER24601.01.501
95Lanka.ZigurdsGMLAT23900.51.000
109Bethke.RichardFMGER23320.00.000
10 players
DSB Rising Stars GM 2021 Berlin GER Sun 19th Sep 2021 - Fri 24th Sep 2021. Category: 8. Ave: (2439)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Koellner, Ruben Gideon FM GER 2441 # = 1 1 2.5 2687
2 Krastev, Alexander FM GER 2393 = # 1 = 2 2551
3 Saltaev, Mihail GM UZB 2472 # = = 1 2 2521
4 Buckels, Valentin IM GER 2448 0 # 1 1 2 2503
5 Romanov, Evgeny GM RUS 2594 # 0 1 1 2 2538
6 Haba, Petr GM CZE 2447 = 1 # 0 1.5 2509
7 Sawlin, Leonid FM GER 2410 = 0 # 1 1.5 2437
8 Parvanyan, Ashot IM GER 2460 0 0 1 # 1 2369
9 Lanka, Zigurds GM LAT 2390 0 = 0 # 0.5 2142
10 Bethke, Richard FM GER 2332 0 0 0 # 0 2505
DSB Rising Stars IM 2021 Berlin GER Sun 19th Sep 2021 - Fri 24th Sep 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
15Konopka.MichalIMCZE23682.01.251
23Beerdsen.ThomasIMNED24681.51.751
9Schmidek.EmilFMGER23901.51.751
47Spitzl.VinzentFMGER23331.51.501
58Szeberenyi.AdamIMHUN23341.01.250
61Sieber.FionaWIMGER22521.01.001
2Van Hasselt.FrankHKG22201.01.001
810Ziegenfuß.AntoniaWFMGER22421.00.001
94Glantz.RobertFMGER23130.50.500
106Schulze.LaraFMGER22520.00.000
10 players
DSB Rising Stars IM 2021 Berlin GER Sun 19th Sep 2021 - Fri 24th Sep 2021. Category: 3. Ave: (2317)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Beerdsen, Thomas IM NED 2468 # = 1 1 2.5 2598
2 Schmidek, Emil FM GER 2390 = # 1 1 2.5 2607
3 Konopka, Michal IM CZE 2368 # = = 1 2 2431
4 Spitzl, Vinzent FM GER 2333 = # = 1 2 2436
5 Ziegenfuss, Antonia WFM GER 2242 # 0 1 1 2 2366
6 Sieber, Fiona WIM GER 2252 0 1 # 0 1 2185
7 Szeberenyi, Adam IM HUN 2334 0 = # = 1 2258
8 Van Hasselt, Frank HKG 2220 0 0 1 # 1 2170
9 Schulze, Lara FM GER 2252 0 = 0 # 0.5 2041
10 Glantz, Robert FM GER 2313 0 0 = # 0.5 2079

9) Vezerkepzo GM Mix September 2021

The Vezerkepzo GM Mix takes place 15th to 23rd September.

Vezerkepzo GM Mix Sept Budapest HUN Wed 15th Sep 2021 - Thu 23rd Sep 2021
Leading Round 5 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Raja Rithvik RIMIND24833.59.510.002552
25Nguyen Huynh Minh HuyGMVIE24193.59.09.502546
34Rathanvel V SIMIND24383.58.58.502529
46Krishna Teja NIMIND24113.09.57.502459
511Vantika AgrawalWIMIND23153.09.07.502437
67Finek VaclavFMCZE24083.07.56.752460
71Harsha BharathakotiGMIND25093.07.05.502422
813Mahitosh DeyFMIND22542.58.05.002335
92Pap GyulaGMHUN24932.55.04.002368
109Ajay Krishna SIND23392.07.52.502339
118Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB23812.06.03.002200
1210Siddharth JagadeeshFMSGP23312.06.03.002199
1312Royal ShreyasCMENG22801.57.51.752116
13 players
Vezerkepzo IM Sept 2021 Budapest HUN Wed 15th Sep 2021 - Thu 23rd Sep 2021
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Nemeth MiklosIMHUN24744.58.5040.0
25Farkas GaborFMSVK23614.09.0030.0
31Mayank ChakrabortyIND20283.06.5020.0
43Grieve HarryFMENG23123.05.7520.0
57Nemeth ZoltanIMHUN22293.04.0020.0
69Bommini Mounika AkshayaWFMIND21582.05.0000.0
76Czebe AttilaGMHUN23852.03.7500.0
88Darpan InaniIND21351.52.0010.0
94Aayush BhattacherjeeAIMIND20701.02.5000.0
10Bodi TiborFMHUN23071.02.5000.0
10 players
Vezerkepzo IM Sept 2021 Budapest HUN Wed 15th Sep 2021 - Thu 23rd Sep 2021. Category: None. Ave: (2246)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Mayank, Chakraborty CM IND 2028 # 1 = 1 = 3 2456
2 Nemeth, Zoltan IM HUN 2229 # = = 1 1 3 2417
3 Nemeth, Miklos IM HUN 2474 # = 1 1 2.5 2453
4 Grieve, Harry FM ENG 2312 0 = # 1 1 2.5 2331
5 Farkas, Gabor FM SVK 2361 = # 1 = 2 2315
6 Czebe, Attila GM HUN 2385 = 0 # = = = 2 2166
7 Bodi, Tibor FM HUN 2307 0 = 0 = # 1 2046
8 Bommini, Mounika Akshaya WFM IND 2158 0 = = # 1 2282
9 Aayush, Bhattacherjee IND 2070 = 0 0 # 0.5 1971
10 Darpan, Inani IND 2135 0 0 = # 0.5 2036

10) Vienna State Championship 2021

The Vienna State Championship take splace 18th to 26th September 2021.

ch-Vienna State 2021 Vienna AUT Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Sun 26th Sep 2021
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Balinov IliaAUT24301.541.000.0
8Frank AdamCZE22791.541.000.0
10Schlosser PhilippGER25461.541.000.0
41Stanec NikolausAUT24801.021.500.0
53Mica MarekCZE23041.021.000.0
65Cu Hor Winston DarwinGUA23381.020.750.5
7Fröwis GeorgAUT24411.020.750.5
84Morgunov MarcAUT23170.510.500.0
6Peyrer KonstantinAUT22460.510.500.0
9Kilgus GeorgAUT24490.510.500.0
10 players
ch-Vienna State 2021 Vienna AUT Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Sun 26th Sep 2021. Category: 6. Ave: (2390)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Schlosser, Philipp GM GER 2507 # = 1 1.5 2576
2 Balinov, Ilia GM AUT 2425 # = 1 1.5 2658
3 Frank, Adam CZE 2279 # = 1 1.5 2538
4 Stanec, Nikolaus GM AUT 2484 = = # 1 2466
5 Mica, Marek FM CZE 2304 = # = 1 2363
6 Froewis, Georg IM AUT 2453 # = = 1 2362
7 Cu Hor, Winston Darwin FM GUA 2338 = # = 1 2367
8 Peyrer, Konstantin FM AUT 2281 0 = # 0.5 2230
9 Kilgus, Georg IM AUT 2446 0 = # 0.5 2172
10 Morgunov, Marc FM AUT 2386 0 = # 0.5 2173

11) ch-CZE 2021

The Czech Championship takes place 17th to 26th September 2021.

ch-CZE 2021 Zlin CZE Fri 17th Sep 2021 - Sun 26th Sep 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Zilka StepanCZE25702.53.750.0
26Plat VojtechCZE25362.52.250.0
310Krejci JanCZE25391.53.250.0
42Babula VlastimilCZE25611.52.250.0
3Mladek RichardCZE23611.52.250.0
69Zwardon VojtechCZE24981.51.750.0
77Stocek JiriCZE25841.50.500.0
8Nguyen Thai Dai VanCZE25941.50.500.0
94Petr MartinCZE25081.01.500.0
105Polak TomasCZE25450.00.000.0
10 players
ch-CZE 2021 Zlin CZE Fri 17th Sep 2021 - Sun 26th Sep 2021. Category: 12. Ave: (2530)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Zilka, Stepan GM CZE 2570 # = 1 1 2.5 2760
2 Plat, Vojtech GM CZE 2536 # = 1 1 2.5 2829
3 Krejci, Jan GM CZE 2539 = = # = 1.5 2556
4 Mladek, Richard FM CZE 2361 0 # = 1 1.5 2554
5 Babula, Vlastimil GM CZE 2561 0 = # 1 1.5 2536
6 Zwardon, Vojtech IM CZE 2498 = 0 # 1 1.5 2477
7 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van GM CZE 2594 0 # = 1 1.5 2471
8 Stocek, Jiri GM CZE 2584 0 # = 1 1.5 2530
9 Petr, Martin GM CZE 2508 0 = = # 1 2434
10 Polak, Tomas GM CZE 2545 0 0 0 # 0 2571

12) ch-LAT 2021

The Latvian Championship takes place 17th to 24th September 2021.

ch-LAT 2021 Riga LAT Fri 17th Sep 2021 - Fri 24th Sep 2021
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Berzinsh RolandLAT23644.09.011.02912
26Mierins EriksLAT21913.57.59.52771
34Jankovskis GuntisLAT22603.57.59.52252
48Batashevs ArsensLAT21673.010.011.52312
59Ungurs EdgarsLAT21543.08.09.02118
65Kretainis KristapsLAT22493.07.58.52266
71Starostits IlmarsLAT24283.07.08.52247
817Saveljevs AleksandrsLAT19763.06.57.01905
913Tolmacevs ArtjomsLAT20902.59.511.02143
1014Dzjuba VsevolodLAT20852.58.59.02116
1127Strods Kristaps ReinisLAT16462.56.58.02095
123Stepins EdgarsLAT22632.56.56.52007
1311Levchenkov VitalyLAT21202.55.57.01839
1419Springis JevgenijsLAT18792.08.59.51841
1515Mierins Emils JanisLAT20282.08.09.01945
1612Bekasovs RihardsLAT20912.07.59.01988
1723Alipovs AnatolijsLAT17962.07.58.01701
187Jazdanovs AleksandrsLAT21782.06.07.01910
1921Alainis ArtisLAT18412.06.07.01708
2033Petrovs RenarsLAT11872.04.55.51781
2128Adamovics AleksejsLAT15941.57.57.51890
2216Gudovskis KonstantinsLAT20241.57.08.51576
2324Gobleja KarlisLAT17281.56.58.01977
2425Savicevs ArsenijsLAT17081.56.57.01764
2518Boreisis VitautsLAT19301.56.07.51968
2610Katishonok NikolajLAT21231.56.07.51779
2729Sokolovskis PavelsLAT15681.56.06.01941
2830Zajakins ArtjomsLAT14771.07.59.51844
2926Mucenieks MarksLAT16601.07.07.51636
3022Milovs DanielsLAT18141.06.57.01571
3134Stinka GustavsLAT10241.06.57.01027
3232Aleidzans VadimsLAT14331.06.06.01693
3331Valdats ReinisLAT14401.04.54.51053
3420Melderis UldisLAT18770.05.56.5915
34 players

13) Panticapaeum Cup 2021

The Panticapaeum Cup was another Black Sea Grand Prix event that takes place 12th to 23rd September. Alexandr Triapishko won the Cup with 7.5/9 the event now moves on to Rapid and Blitz events to finish off.

Panticapaeum Cup 2021 Kerch RUS Sun 12th Sep 2021 - Thu 23rd Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Triapishko AlexandrRUS25067.546.543.56
24Truskavetsky AlexandrRUS23717.047.544.56
35Potapova MargaritaRUS22576.548.545.05
42Trushnikov SergeyRUS25256.546.543.56
51Kryakvin DmitryRUS25705.550.546.54
66Tomilova ElenaRUS22565.545.542.54
78Kobzar AlexandrUKR21485.039.038.05
814Bolikov NicolaiRUS17325.032.031.04
910Illina NataliaRUS20994.545.042.03
1015Temirbekov TaimazRUS15734.044.043.04
1112Ivanov IvanUKR20084.040.538.04
1216Tolstobrov ArtemRUS13384.035.534.54
1311Birjukov SergeyRUS20184.033.532.54
149Baranov JuryUKR21473.541.540.53
1513Todorov AleksandrUKR18143.035.534.53
1617Tkachuk IlyaRUS03.035.534.53
1719Shapovalov MaksimRUS02.032.531.51
1818Sklovets VladimirRUS01.033.030.51
1920Pyrkov GeorgyRUS00.528.527.00
207Khripachenko AlexanderRUS22100.027.026.00
20 players

14) Primorsko Open 2021

The Primorsko Open takes place 13th to 21st September 2021.

Primorsko Open 2021 Primorsko BUL Mon 13th Sep 2021 - Tue 21st Sep 2021
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Alexakis DimitrisFMGRE24606.00.027.030.0
21Petrov MartinIMBUL25335.50.026.529.0
313Yordanov LachezarFMBUL22965.50.026.029.0
416Georgiev TodorBUL22475.50.024.027.0
54Spasov VasilGMBUL25025.00.028.531.5
66Borsuk KonstantinIMUKR24255.00.028.031.5
714Nikolov SashoIMBUL22805.00.024.527.5
88Maerevoet SimFMBEL23665.00.022.525.5
92Dimitrov RadoslavGMBUL25104.50.031.035.0
103Tilicheev ViacheslavGMRUS25094.50.029.532.5
1110Daskalov DimitarBUL23194.50.026.529.5
1257Ahmad KhaganAZE17874.50.024.527.0
1317Mitev ValentinFMBUL22234.50.024.027.0
1421De Waele WarreFMBEL21904.50.023.526.5
1536Kirilov IvayloBUL20634.50.023.526.0
1611Georgiev KrumGMBUL23154.50.023.026.0
179Stefanov KrasimirIMBUL23624.50.022.525.5
1830Vardakas GrigoriosGRE21404.50.019.021.0
1935Makaraci TunahanTUR20794.00.026.529.0
2038Kostov GalinBUL20384.00.025.026.5
2134Tarhan AdarTUR21214.00.025.026.0
2241Nikolov YavorBUL19934.00.024.527.5
2320Raev RostislavBUL21984.00.024.527.5
247Danov LyubomirBUL23884.00.024.026.0
2532Karadzhov IvanBUL21254.00.024.025.0
2627Smolin SergeyIMUKR21444.00.023.525.0
2718Ilchov RosenBUL22154.00.023.025.0
2824Shoshin KirillRUS21494.00.022.524.5
2925Kanov NikolaCMBUL21484.00.022.025.0
3049Karaivanova PetyaWFMBUL19174.00.021.023.0
3147Kayan VeliTUR19294.00.020.521.5
3233Kostov Deyan SamuilCMBUL21233.50.029.031.5
3315Boev ViktorBUL22573.50.026.529.5
3446Stanchev SvetoslavBUL19313.50.025.027.5
3526Aslanov UmidCMAZE21473.50.024.526.5
3643Hristov PetarBUL19493.50.022.525.0
3753Tsolov EmilBUL18563.50.022.023.5
3851Kostov KirilBUL18763.50.020.022.5
3928Genov PetkoBUL21433.50.020.022.5
4040Neshev NikolaBUL19943.50.019.522.0
70 players

15) Joytu Sheikh Hasina GM Open 2021

The Joytu Sheikh Hasina GM Open takes place 19th to 27th September 2021.

Joytu Sheikh Hasina GM Op Dhaka BAN Sun 19th Sep 2021 - Mon 27th Sep 2021
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Sumets AndreyGMUKR25411.00.00.00.0
4Mosadeghpour MasoudGMIRI24861.00.00.00.0
5Mitrabha GuhaIMIND24671.00.00.00.0
6Malakhatko VadimGMBEL24471.00.00.00.0
7Aronyak GhoshIMIND24401.00.00.00.0
8Sankalp GuptaIMIND24331.00.00.00.0
9Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIMIND24321.00.00.00.0
10Das SayantanIMIND24311.00.00.00.0
11Koustav ChatterjeeIMIND24311.00.00.00.0
12Rahman ZiaurGMBAN24241.00.00.00.0
13Neelash SahaIMIND24181.00.00.00.0
14Sammed Jaykumar SheteIMIND24121.00.00.00.0
15Zubarev AlexanderGMUKR24091.00.00.00.0
16Abdyjapar AsylIMKGZ24091.00.00.00.0
17Hossain EnamulGMBAN24021.00.00.00.0
18Mohammad Fahad RahmanIMBAN23391.00.00.00.0
20Kislinsky AlexeyGMCZE23281.00.00.00.0
21Srijit PaulIMIND23121.00.00.00.0
22Subhayan KunduIND23011.00.00.00.0
23Subrota BiswasFMBAN22821.00.00.00.0
24Mohammad Minhaz UddinIMBAN22791.00.00.00.0
25Sanket ChakravartyIND22431.00.00.00.0
26Abu Sufian ShakilIMBAN22421.00.00.00.0
27Piyumantha M Sasith NipunFMSRI22311.00.00.00.0
28Zia Tahsin TajwarCMBAN22291.00.00.00.0
29Sourath BiswasIND22191.00.00.00.0
30Chatterjee DebarajFMBAN22061.00.00.00.0
31Arpita MukherjeeWIMIND22061.00.00.00.0
34Ahmed Sheikh NasirFMBAN21851.00.00.00.0
302Ghaem Maghami EhsanGMIRI25360.50.50.00.5
33Liyanage Ranindu DilshanCMSRI21970.50.50.00.5
323Sengupta DeepGMIND25270.00.00.01.0
19Lodhi MahmoodIMPAK23340.00.00.01.0
32Rahman Md. TaiburFMBAN21990.00.00.01.0
35Mehdi Hasan ParagFMBAN21770.00.00.01.0
36Rahman Syed MahfuzurFMBAN21690.00.00.01.0
37Anata ChoudhuryBAN21640.00.00.01.0
38Manon Reja NeerCMBAN21620.00.00.01.0
39Ahmed ShafiqBAN21270.00.00.01.0
40Md. Sharif HossainCMBAN21180.00.00.01.0
62 players

16) Panchenko Memorial 2021

The Panchenko Memorial takes place 13th to 21st September 2021.

Panchenko Mem Open A 2021 Chelyabinsk RUS Mon 13th Sep 2021 - Tue 21st Sep 2021
Leading Round 9 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
131Salemgareev TagirRUS24637.051.047.55
210Pridorozhni AlekseiRUS25507.049.045.55
311Afanasiev NikitaRUS25486.554.050.04
41Sargsyan ShantARM26426.551.046.54
513Volkov SergeyRUS25346.550.045.54
615Fedorov AlexeiBLR25326.548.544.55
74Azarov SergeiBLR26036.546.543.06
847Matinian NikitaRUS24366.544.541.05
96Timofeev ArtyomRUS25836.052.548.54
107Lintchevski DaniilRUS25616.050.547.04
113Tiviakov SergeiNED26046.050.546.54
1222Drygalov SergeyRUS25006.050.046.53
139Sivuk VitalyUKR25526.050.045.54
1417Aleksandrov AleksejBLR25256.049.545.03
1545Lazavik DenisBLR24406.049.046.04
165Kokarev DmitryRUS25846.047.545.03
1742Maiorov NikitaBLR24466.047.044.04
1827Nesterov ArseniyRUS24836.046.543.04
1933Samusenko MaksimRUS24606.045.041.56
2046Schekachikhin MaksimRUS24386.044.541.05
2134Gabrielian ArturRUS24596.044.040.55
2226Levin Evgeny A.RUS24856.044.040.53
2362Tologontegin SemeteyKGZ23776.043.039.55
2453Harutjunyan GevorgARM24196.033.531.54
2550Gutenev AlexanderRUS24305.551.548.04
268Petrov NikitaRUS25555.549.545.03
272Petrosyan ManuelARM26115.549.045.03
2871Barseghyan Armen Ar.ARM23385.548.545.03
2914Frolyanov DmitryRUS25335.547.543.03
3028Makarian RudikRUS24745.546.042.04
3129Grebnev AlekseyRUS24735.546.042.03
3221Nikitenko MihailBLR25015.545.541.04
3355Zarubitski ViachaslauBLR24165.545.043.03
3419Drygalov AndreyRUS25225.545.041.53
3530Shubin KirillRUS24675.542.539.53
3638Urazayev ArystanbekKAZ24535.542.039.54
3748Kostenko PetrKAZ24355.542.039.04
3852Agmanov ZhandosKAZ24255.541.539.04
3968Tsoi DmitryRUS23495.541.538.53
4039Mirzoev AzerAZE24495.541.538.04
4140Suleymenov AlisherKAZ24495.541.037.55
4244Mokshanov AlexeyRUS24425.539.537.53
4325Faizrakhmanov RamilRUS24885.047.043.03
4416Shaposhnikov EvgenyRUS25295.046.543.03
4518Bocharov DmitryRUS25245.046.043.04
4654Nigmatov OrtikUZB24185.046.042.02
4749Savitskiy SergeyRUS24315.045.542.04
4823Kazakouski ValeryLTU25005.045.041.01
4920Lobanov SergeiRUS25195.043.539.53
5032Gleizerov EvgenyRUS24635.043.039.04
147 players

17) 1st Int. Swiss Masters Baden-Baden 2021

The 1st Int. Swiss Masters Baden-Baden took place 9th to 14th September 2021. Bilel Bellahcene won with 7/9.

1. Int Swiss Masters 2021 Baden Baden GER Thu 9th Sep 2021 - Tue 14th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Bellahcene.BilelALG25227.045.5
25Schmaltz.RolandGER24546.048.0
32Schlosser.PhilippGER25076.046.0
414Schmider.NiklasGER23075.548.0
56Fröwis.GeorgAUT24535.547.5
64Parvanyan.AshotGER24605.546.0
79Braun.GeorgGER24025.545.0
813Meißner.FelixGER23645.047.5
98Papadiamandis.ElliotFRA24045.045.5
103Riff.Jean-NoelFRA24635.045.0
1124Bashylina.LuisaGER20005.042.5
1210Morgunov.MarcAUT23865.039.0
1315Hommer.JeremyGER22785.036.0
147Köllner.Ruben GideonGER24414.543.5
1518Köllner.Aaron NoahGER21914.542.0
1616Richter.NilsGER22674.541.0
1721Hagner.BennetGER20344.539.5
1812Das.SohamIND23834.038.0
1911Miller.EduardGER23854.035.0
19Laux.DominikGER21624.035.0
2120Köllner.ChristofGER21564.033.5
2217Pfatteicher.LukasGER22124.031.0
2322von Mettenheim.JohannesGER20313.534.5
2426Sereda.YaroslavaGER17013.032.0
2525Gut.LionelSUI18661.032.5
2623Mattenberger.MatthiasSUI20030.534.0
26 players

18) ch-POR 2021

The Portuguese Championship took place 7th to 15th September 2021. Andre Sousa won with 7/9.

ch-POR 2021 Evora POR Tue 7th Sep 2021 - Wed 15th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110SOUSA AndrePOR24067.00.028.754.5
21FERREIRA JorgePOR25206.00.024.003.5
32MARTINS BrunoPOR23355.50.022.253.5
43DIAS PauloPOR23354.52.018.003.0
56ROCHA SergioPOR23444.51.517.252.0
64FIDALGO AndrePOR22634.51.517.252.0
77VEIGA Jose FranciscoPOR23694.51.019.002.5
85SANTOS Jose GuilhermePOR23444.00.017.252.5
99PADEIRO JosePOR22353.00.010.502.0
108FERNANDES AntonioPOR23431.50.07.251.0
10 players
ch-POR 2021 Evora POR Tue 7th Sep 2021 - Wed 15th Sep 2021. Category: 4. Ave: (2349)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sousa, Andre Ventura IM POR 2406 # 1 = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 7 2563
2 Ferreira, Jorge Viterbo GM POR 2520 0 # = 0 1 1 1 1 1 = 6 2455
3 Martins, Bruno Andre Leite FM POR 2335 = = # 1 0 1 = 0 1 1 5.5 2431
4 Veiga, Jose Francisco R P Neves FM POR 2369 = 1 0 # = = 0 = = 1 4.5 2347
5 Dias, Paulo IM POR 2335 0 0 1 = # = 1 = 0 1 4.5 2351
6 Fidalgo, Andre Neves POR 2263 = 0 0 = = # = 1 = 1 4.5 2359
7 Rocha, Sergio IM POR 2344 0 0 = 1 0 = # 1 1 = 4.5 2350
8 Santos, Jose Guilherme B Lima FM POR 2344 = 0 1 = = 0 0 # 1 = 4 2307
9 Padeiro, Jose FM POR 2235 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 0 # 1 3 2237
10 Fernandes, Antonio GM POR 2343 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1.5 2077

19) ch-CZE Women 2021

The Czech Women's Championship took place 11th to 19th September 2021. Karolina Pilsova (her name has now been updated in the FIDE rating list from Karolina Olsarova) won the titled with 6.5/9.

ch-CZE Women 2021 Frydek Mistek CZE Sat 11th Sep 2021 - Sun 19th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
110Pilsova KarolinaCZE22806.527.250.0
27Nemcova KarinCZE21375.523.750.0
39Miturova MagdalénaCZE22195.522.750.0
44Petrova KristynaCZE22855.019.750.0
52Richterova NatasaCZE21605.018.250.0
63Novosadova KristynaCZE21074.520.750.0
76Kanakova NatalieCZE21804.018.750.0
88Kulovana EvaCZE21643.513.750.0
91Laurincova KristynaCZE20703.012.250.0
105Sikorova OlgaCZE22052.511.250.0
10 players
ch-CZE Women 2021 Frydek Mistek CZE Sat 11th Sep 2021 - Sun 19th Sep 2021. Category: None. Ave: (2181)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Pilsova, Karolina WGM CZE 2280 # = 1 = 1 = = = 1 1 6.5 2336
2 Nemcova, Karin CZE 2137 = # 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 5.5 2266
3 Miturova, Magdalena WIM CZE 2219 0 1 # = = = 1 = 1 = 5.5 2256
4 Petrova, Kristyna WGM CZE 2285 = 0 = # = = 0 1 1 1 5 2212
5 Richterova, Natasa WIM CZE 2160 0 0 = = # 0 1 1 1 1 5 2226
6 Novosadova, Kristyna WIM CZE 2107 = 0 = = 1 # 1 = = 0 4.5 2189
7 Kanakova, Natalie WIM CZE 2180 = 1 0 1 0 0 # 1 = 0 4 2138
8 Kulovana, Eva WGM CZE 2164 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 3.5 2103
9 Laurincova, Kristyna WFM CZE 2070 0 1 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 3 2068
10 Sikorova, Olga WGM CZE 2205 0 0 = 0 0 1 1 0 0 # 2.5 2012

20) Barreau de Paris Elite 2021

The Barreau de Paris Elite tournament took place 5th to 18th September 2021. Fy Antenaina Rakotomaharo edged out Anatole Vlachos on tie-break after both scored 7.5/10.

Barreau de Paris Elite Paris FRA Sun 5th Sep 2021 - Sat 18th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Rakotomaharo Fy AntenainaMAD24757.51.5534.00
21Vlachos AnatoleGRE24217.50.5629.75
34Kuhn ClementFRA23024.50.0317.25
42Travadon LoicFRA24294.00.0121.00
53Belkhodja SlimTUN23583.50.0312.50
65Razafindratsima TimotheFRA23873.00.0215.50
6 players

21) Ahilik International Open 2021

The Ahilik International Open took place 13th to 18th September 2021. Morteza Darban edged out Umut Erdem Gunduz on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

Ahilik International Open Kirsehir TUR Mon 13th Sep 2021 - Sat 18th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12DARBAN MORTEZAIMIRI22617.545.039.75405.5
26GÜNDÜZ UMUT ERDEMFMTUR21937.544.037.25418.5
35YARASHOV AZATTKM22026.546.532.75407.0
48RZAYEV ASKARTUR21296.038.523.50394.5
53ZEYNALLI RASHADFMAZE22575.543.026.25398.5
616YASİN HÜRCMTUR19155.541.022.75387.5
720MARUFLU ENES YUSUFTUR18455.541.022.50375.5
810GARAYEV SADIGAZE20645.540.523.25383.0
929ALIYEV AYKHANAZE18165.539.524.75363.5
1015BABAYEVA NASRINAZE19995.044.522.50377.5
117MAMMADOV SADIGFMAZE21885.043.521.00392.0
129KORKMAZ NECMETTİNCMTUR21074.547.023.50391.5
1325ÖZSAÇ SAMET HARUNTUR18054.542.519.75375.5
1418TEMİZER UMUTTUR19564.539.518.75371.0
1530ANACAK HASAN GÜNEŞTUR16434.533.016.25365.5
1613BÜKER MUHİTTİNCMTUR19964.533.015.25345.0
1719AYDOĞDU SELCAN AYBERKTUR19214.528.514.00329.0
1822KAZIK OĞUZ KAĞANTUR18764.033.512.50350.0
1924AYSOY VEYSİTUR18524.032.012.00306.5
2011YİĞİT AHMET YASİRTUR19603.540.516.75359.5
2126HATIRLI UĞUR CANTUR17383.538.012.75362.5
2228GÜR TUBATUR17463.529.510.50334.5
2321KIZILTAŞ İNANÇ VEFATUR18313.038.59.50341.0
2412DEMİRÇİN KASIMTUR19443.036.09.75339.5
2517DÖNMEZ YUSUFTUR19673.034.57.00301.5
2623KURDAŞ HALİL İBRAHİMTUR18723.031.08.00291.5
2714GÖKBULUT YULIAWFMTUR19572.532.58.75328.5
2827KÖSEOĞLU OSMAN OĞULTUR18452.529.07.00297.5
294ÖZSAKALLIOĞLU OKANFMTUR22542.033.07.00197.5
301RASULOV VUGARGMAZE24651.532.54.75120.5
30 players

22) XXVII San Miguel de Trevias 2021

The XXVII San Miguel de Trevias open was a 3 round event that took place 18th to 19th September. A number of players scored 3/3. I guess the point was to keep the events tradition alive for another year.

XXVII San Miguel Open 2021 Trevias ESP Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Sun 19th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
128Kita Ruiz, IchiroESP16953.0
249Perez Reguera, Jose MariaESP13103.0
356Fernandez Fernandez, Marcos IIESP03.0
464Iravedra Avello, MarioESP03.0
543Gutierrez Garcia, Marcos IIESP15193.0
646Ordiz Fernandez, RoqueESP13653.0
758Blanco Arias, NicolasESP03.0
821Garcia Suarez, BelarminoESP18512.5
934Martinez Hurtado,ManuelESP16052.5
1031Garcia Garcia, AidaESP16382.0
1122Mendez Manturano, Miguel EduardoESP18192.0
1238Menendez Perez, MiguelESP15492.0
131Alvarez Fernandez, EnriqueFMESP23092.0
144Vergara Anton, DiegoESP22112.0
1533Lopez Mena, EmilioESP16122.0
169Clemente Llamero, RobertoESP20462.0
1710Alvarez Perez, AdanESP20442.0
1813Castro Quijano, EduardoESP19502.0
1917Cabanas Bravo, Juan AndresESP19212.0
2012Garcia Garcia, SamuelESP19862.0
2114Fernandez Diez, Antonio M.ESP19472.0
226Menendez Rey, Francisco JavierESP21612.0
235Blazquez Lopez, BernaESP21772.0
247Presa Villa, AndresESP20912.0
2523Ramirez Carrasco, AntonioESP17632.0
2625Fernandez Palacio, EduardoESP17442.0
2742Martin Cabeza, NicolasESP15212.0
2857Martinez Perez, FranciscoESP02.0
2962Fernandez Gavrus,GaelESP02.0
3055Martinez Garcia, RodrigoESP02.0
3137Vallina Campillo, Miguel AngelESP15621.5
3218Paton Alvarez, IvanESP18831.5
3311Sierra Vallina, LionelESP19971.5
3430Mendez Castedo, PedroESP16671.5
3540Gonzalez Gonzalez, Javier IESP15311.5
3629Suarez Prendes, RufinoESP16931.5
3720Martinez Ramos, PaulaESP18531.5
3852Martin Fernandez, IsmaelESP10731.5
3932Rodriguez Suarez, LorenaESP16251.0
403Bajo Gutierrez, IgnacioFMESP22541.0
64 players

23) PGNiG TERMIKA Polish Cup Bydgoszcz 2021

The PGNiG TERMIKA Polish Cup Bydgoszcz took place 18th to 20th September. Maciej Klekowski beat Szymon Gumularz 2-1 in the final of the knockout.

PGNiG Polish Bydgoszcz Pr Bydgoszcz POL Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Mon 20th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Klekowski, Maciej GM249623159171148.5
2Pakleza, Zbigniew GM242423153165143.5
3Socko, Bartosz GM260322158169134.5
4Moranda, Wojciech GM261222153168137
5Tazbir, Marcin GM249022152165137
6Dobrowolski, Piotr IM244422149155119
7Psyk, Radoslaw K++226422138151125
8Heberla, Bartlomiej GM244422132138106.5
9Kowalczyk, Pawel M229922129139116.5
10Kosakowski, Jakub IM222121150162119
11Gumularz, Szymon IM239021144155113
12Kolosowski, Mateusz IM240921143155112
13Janaszak, Dawid FM223021139154115
14Lewicki, Miroslaw IM231421139151113
15Lubczynski, Rafal IM229221138153115
16Szpar, Milosz FM224521136150112
17Baum, Jonasz IM221321130142106
18Koc, Przemyslaw M225721129138103
19Fus, Jakub FM223221125134103
20Olszewski, Michal GM247720150163122
21Janik, Igor IM245320144155116.5
22Dziuba, Marcin GM242720138150111.5
23Poltorak, Sebastian K19132012713798.5
24Kucza, Karol FM228420125135103
25Kashlinskaya, Alina IM236720122135102
26Pacan-Milej, Kosma FM208219146156106
27Jagodzinski, Piotr K++227219143158109
28Sanz Wawer, Daniel FM215619142154109
29Piotrowski, Pawel I++210219142154101.5
30Leniart, Arkadiusz GM229819140152104
31Stachowiak, Kamil IM23391913714999
32Lach, Aleksandra WIM21251913514897
33Jakubowski, Krzysztof GM24671913114398.5
34Jakubiec, Edyta WIM21561912213494.5
35Swicarz, Maciej M22441912013294
36Nasuta, Grzegorz GM23651911913089
37Seemann, Jakub FM17941814415495
38Sabuk, Piotr IM22971814115493
39Kulon, Klaudia IM22341814015393
40Sliwicka, Alicja WIM21711813714987
376 players
PGNiG POL Bydgoszcz KO Bydgoszcz POL Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Mon 20th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Klekowski, Maciej2.0
2Gumularz, Szymon1.0
Semi-final
1Klekowski, Maciej2.0
2Kosakowski, Jakub0.0
1Gumularz, Szymon2.0
2Socko, Bartosz1.0
Quarter-final
1Klekowski, Maciej2.0
2Lach, Aleksandra0.0
1Kosakowski, Jakub1.5
2Kowalczyk, Pawel0.5
1Socko, Bartosz2.0
2Tazbir, Marcin1.0
1Gumularz, Szymon1.5
2Pakleza, Zbigniew0.5
Round 1
1Klekowski, Maciej2.0
2Baum, Jonasz0.0
1Lach, Aleksandra2.0
2Psyk, Radoslaw1.0
1Kosakowski, Jakub2.0
2Kolosowski, Mateusz0.0
1Kowalczyk, Pawel1.5
2Moranda, Wojciech0.5
1Socko, Bartosz2.0
2Poltorak, Sebastian1.0
1Tazbir, Marcin2.0
2Heberla, Bartlomiej0.0
1Pakleza, Zbigniew1.5
3Kashlinskaya, Alina0.5
1Gumularz, Szymon1.5
2Dobrowolski, Piotr0.5
34 players
PGNiG POL Bydgoszcz Blitz Bydgoszcz POL Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Mon 20th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Janik, Igor IM249633332349289
2Nasuta, Grzegorz GM234233317335272
3Dziuba, Marcin GM244433301317266
4Kacprzak, Kacper K221730302320239
5Szpar, Milosz FM228230300319229
6Lewicki, Miroslaw IM226830297310233
7Wisniewski, Michal FM218930292309237
8Cyborowski, Lukasz GM252729317333245.5
9Kulon, Klaudia IM226329305323241
10Lubczynski, Rafal IM239028292308217.5
11Bebel, Arkadiusz FM229028292308213
12Jakubowski, Krzysztof GM241428291311222.5
13Kowalski, Igor FM226128289308221.5
14Sabuk, Piotr IM237028278295207
15Krzyzanowski, Marcin GM242027335356237
16Jagodzinski, Piotr K++234027317335215
17Kacprzak, Karol K210227313331219
18Olszewski, Michal GM237827310330215
19Zochowski, Kacper FM218927303322212
20Kucza, Karol FM234527303313192
21Czernek, Tymon FM194727302321209
22Sieciechowicz, Marcin IM231827286304219.5
23Chylewski, Patryk FM215927284302198
24Leniart, Arkadiusz GM245927276292188
25Zakrzewski, Marek FM224027274292211.5
26Szadkowski, Kamil FM218627252265171
27Zebracki, Tomasz K+200127249264180
28Pacan-Milej, Kosma FM213726320338219.5
29Gdanski, Jacek GM236026300321214.5
30Luczak, Filip FM197326279294190
31Przybylski, Wojciech FM228526274291197
32Dzida, Kamil K+190425303315194.5
33Socko, Monika GM216725292308177
34Zerebiec, Maurycy I++204425288304184.5
35Brzezinski, Mateusz K224225282298184
36Koziorowicz, Michal K+210425277293180.5
37Karpus, Michal FM210625276294179
38Karolczuk, Iwo K210225275291173.5
39Flak, Pawel K+203925274289173.5
40Starosta, Martyna WCM174825268278171
309 players

24) 38th Collado Villalba 2021

The final couple of rounds of games are now available for the 38th Collado Villalba open.

38th Collado Villalba Op Collado Villalba ESP Sat 21st Aug 2021 - Sun 29th Aug 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Moreno Ruiz JavierIMESP24188.00.0247851.0
215Zhou LuluWFMESP20187.00.0224746.0
36Longa Yauca JavierPER22357.00.0220446.5
45Mkrtchyan LevonESP22456.50.0228751.5
58Fernandez Estremera FernandoESP21196.50.0223449.5
64Castellanos JorgeFID22796.50.0222549.5
73Elissalt Cardenas HectorIMESP22976.50.0222449.5
89Lopez Mijail NicolasESP21036.50.0209546.0
924Serrano Ruiz LopeESP19286.50.0199041.5
1022Garcia Prada AlejandroESP19406.00.0217349.5
1110Semprun Martinez FernandoESP20936.00.0200042.0
1237De Diego Ferrer EmilioESP18196.00.0199440.5
1326Garcia Fernandez JesusESP19006.00.0197744.0
1411Pastor Alonso De Prado AlbertoESP20666.00.0196441.5
1517Cao Armillas JesusESP20006.00.0194641.5
1634Rodriguez De Robles IgnacioESP18265.50.0200943.0
1713Unciti Juan JavierESP20525.50.0197241.5
1818Centeno Mendoza Julio StefanoESP19885.50.0191738.0
1921Ciuro Munoz RicardoESP19605.50.0189842.0
2030Bernardo Sanz AlbertoESP18375.50.0187343.5
2128Rojas Pozo Jose LuisESP18765.50.0186738.0
2242Herrero Corada Jose IgnacioESP17245.50.0185940.5
2314Perdomo Araujo Angel EduardoVEN20255.50.0183339.5
2429Mejias Robles Fermin VicenteESP18535.50.0180537.5
2527Huerto Moreno JorgeESP18915.50.0176836.5
2648Pena Hernandez Francisco JavierESP16915.50.0170439.0
2735Sotoca Aguado JoseESP18235.50.0167534.5
282Hernando Pertierra Jose C.FMESP23285.00.0205548.0
2996Arranz Toro DiegoESP05.00.0191443.0
3020Gonzalez Pinar AdrianESP19615.00.0187842.5
3133Camarero Izquierdo Juan CarlosESP18305.00.0181941.5
3246De Dompablo Fantova JuanESP16985.00.0178142.0
3349Palomares Cortez Facundo SebastESP16795.00.0177442.5
3458Buzica Patrin Teo AdrianESP16045.00.0175841.5
3576Muminov SuhaylESP14075.00.0174538.5
3636Fernandez Garcia IgnacioESP18215.00.0174339.0
3768Fernandez Martinez LuisESP14915.00.0141332.0
3847Perez Pascual ArturoESP16934.50.0181842.5
3932De Pablo Fuertes DanielESP18334.50.0181642.0
4023Hurtado Oldridge FelipeESP19304.50.0181338.0
100 players

25) Titled Tuesday Blitz 14th September 2021

The Titled Tuesday Blitz on 14th September 2021 was won by Rustam Khusnutdinov with 10.5/11, the half point was dropped in the first round.

Titled Tuesday 14th Sept chess.com INT Tue 14th Sep 2021 - Tue 14th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1
126Rustam KhusnutdinovGMKAZ2936D354WW411BW40WW75BW363WW29BW2BW16WW4BW5WW13W10.573
216Rasmus SvaneGMDEU2942W445WW224BW378WD362BW46WW325BL1WW47BW10BW37WW4B9.555.25
319Arseniy NesterovGMRUS2929W39BW82WW162BW33WL27BW120WW26BW99WD13WW9BD12B963.5
41Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3164W150BW358WW51BW381WW18BW13WW5WW21BL1WW7BL2W962
520Matthias BluebaumGMDEU2941W140WW91BW337WW34WW15BW334WL4BW55BW6WL1BW21W961.5
627Vincent KeymerGMDEU2897W116BW336WL375BW132WW366BW51WW49WW8BL5BW46WW28W958
721Gata KamskyGMUSA2926W344BW402WW69BW49WD29BW67BD8WW12WW326BL4WW20B957.75
811Eric HansenGMCAN2954W389BW134WW148BD46WW216WW37BD7BL6WW45BW27WW17B956
928Murad İbrahimliIMAZE2878W194WW73BW87WW375WL334BD33WW29WW41BW325BL3WW38B8.553.75
1031Federico Perez PonsaGMARG2856L44BW193WW344BW336WW90BD71BW30WW89BL2WW29WW37B8.553.25
1149Rodrigo VasquezGMCHL2812W220BW129WW104BL334BW203WL16WD102BW77WW139BW326WW31W8.549.5
126Raunak SadhwaniGMARE2985W233WW138BW401WL15BW162WW352BW330WL7BW26WW23BD3W8.547
1310Sergei ZhigalkoGMBLR2962W464WW166BW398WW352BW159WL4BW23BW25WD3BW17WL1B8.544.5
1435Visakh NRGMIND2846W239BL107WW445BW291WL161WW356BW357WW76BD42WW33BW36B8.540.25
1551Kezin, RomanIMRUS2802W74BW59WW165BW12WL5WW53BL25WW52WW327BL21BW58W854
164Dmitry AndreikinGMRUS3003W122WW57BL363WW91BW335WW11BW159WL1BL37WW80WW56B851.5
1714Aleksey SaranaGMRUS2930W222WW126BW60WL29WW69BW353WW19BW27BW21WL13BL8W851
1823Gawain JonesGMGBR2886W186BW403WW52BW92WL4WW22BL45WL329BW32WW113BW47W849
1945Goltsev DmitryFMRUS2805W155BL165WW194BW104WW141BW82WL17WD92BW71WD47BW54W848.75
2052Semen KhaninIMRUS2782W205WL103BW196WW48BL82WW115BW224WW107BW24BW25WL7W848.5
208Baadur JobavaGMGEO2954W179WW428BW35WW99BW55WW27WW326BL4WL17BW15WL5B848.5
2279Vladimir MikhailovskyCMRUS2720L66BW413WW228BW115WW340BL18WW63BW53WL23WW103BW55W844
2341Vladislav KovalevGMBLR2830L163BW454WW186BW107BW102WW161BL13WW105WW22BL12WW51B843
2418Maksim ChigaevGMRUS2901W225WW431BW111WW108BL333WW109BL27WW106BL20WW105BW61W842
2522Egor LashkinFMMDA2888W451WL54BW222WW403BW92WW108WW15BL13BW109WL20BW46B840
2646Francesco SonisIMITA2804W172WL48BW448WW68BW224WW354BL3WW162WL12BW63BW50W839.5
2750Mikhail KobaliaGMRUS2807W456WW88BW68BW28WW3WL21BW24BL17WW329WL8BD34W7.547.25
275Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU2993W221BW90WW83BL27BW113WL99BD87WW66BW35WW61WL6B7.547.25
2983Balázs CsonkaIMHUN2715W255BW167WW101WW17BD7WL1WL9BW127BW89WL10BW73B7.546
3066Vakhlamov, Igor L.FMRUS2727L433WW241BW239WW59BD63WW135BL10BW68WW73WL31BW70W7.543.5
3117Christopher Woojin YooIMSTP2889W146BW399WW346BD363BL325WD32BW57WD35BW41WW30WL11B7.543.25
32328Robinson PerezFMCHL2524D41BW452WD47WW57BW148BD31WW67WL37BL18BW139WW80B7.542.5
3386Levy RozmanIMUSA2676W305WW81BW72WL3BW122WD9BL331BW343WW70BL14WW93B7.541.75
3487Krivonosov, OlegIMLTU2691W443BW345WW117WL5BW78WL55BD68WD50BW165WW53BD27B7.540.5
35102Vjacheslav WeetikFMRUS2680W207WW270BL21BW125WW163WL159BW103BD31WL28BW158WW68B7.540.25
3615Oleksandr BortnykGMUKR2894W469BD112WW374BL67WW96BW40WL99WW87BW148WW42BL14W7.539.5
3756Luca Moroni JrGMITA2775D145WW369BW419WW390BW94WL8WW71BW32WW16BL2BL10W7.538.75
3844Danyyil DvirnyyGMITA2789W197WL104BW116WD392BL199WW379BW220BW102WW92BW72WL9W7.538.25
39233Dinara DordzhievaWIMRUS2490L3WL202BW212WW242BW121WD166WL77BW252BW155WW141WW72B7.538
40128Feliks AlikhanovIMRUS2631W373WD418BL1BW128WW149BL36BL345WW369BW151WW78BW85W7.537.75
480 players

26) Speed Chess Championship GP 1 2021

The first of four weekly Speed Chess Championship Grand Prix events took place on 18th September. This is a qualifying series for Chess.com's Speed Chess Championship later in the year. Hikaru Nakamura won with 8.5/10.

Speed Chess GP1 2021 chess.com INT Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Sat 18th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg12345678910PtsTB1
11Hikaru NakamuraGMBRA3184D104WW117BW44WD11BW39WW9BW2WW22BW4WD6B8.551.25
28Tuan Minh LeIMVNM2999W66BD109WW60BW110BW5WW10WL1BW11WW24BD3W845
319Matthias BluebaumGMDEU2936W54WL44BW130WL112BW33WW30BW46WW17WW10BD2B7.541
442Kacper DrozdowskiIMPOL2866W75WL21WW64BW90WW16BW56BW8WW5BL1BD7W7.540.25
525Arjun ErigaisiGMIND2938W63WW46BW56WW21WL2BW103WW36BL4WW19WD9B7.540
66Jeffery XiongGMUSA2996W127BW114WW107BL18BL103WW25BW15WW14WW22BD1W7.539.25
736Zviad IzoriaGMUSA2828W84WL24WW66BW115WD17BW110WW18BD10WW21WD4B7.536.5
717Valeriy SviridovNMRUS2947W119WW50BW106WD39BD38WW107BL4BW104WD12WW24B7.536.5
911Baadur JobavaGMGEO2973W126WW19BW15WW103BD18WL1WL11BW40BW36WD5W738.5
915Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU2947W68WW25BW13WD38BW109WL2BW40WD7BL3WW32B738.5
1122Sanan SjugirovGMRUS2952W73BW124WD23BD1WW105WD38BW9WL2BW20BD12W738
1210Maksim ChigaevGMRUS2961L133BW118WW41BW113WW114BL22WW13BW103WD8BD11B733.25
1331Georg MeierGMURY2868W143WW82BL10BD46WW48BD17WL12WW37BW104BW22W730.25
1312Dincer TasdogenFMTUR2937D117BD104WW127BW50WL19BW116WW105WL6BW35WW34B730.25
1530Luca Moroni JrGMITA2865W128BW133WL9BW104WD56WD37BL6BW46WW31BW27W730
1616Alexander ZubovGMUKR2941W134BW113WL38BW116WL4WW44BW35BL24WW105WW23B728.5
177Eric HansenGMCAN2965W31WW55BD110WD35BD7WD13BW106WL3BW18WD19B6.537.5
1823Andrew TangGMPRK2936W76WW43BW24BW6WD9BL21WL7WW57BL17BW40W6.535.5
1944Mahammad MuradliIMAZE2787W59WL9WW134BW47BW14WL36BW29WW56WL5BD17W6.531.25
205Raunak SadhwaniGMARE2966W33WL35BW136WL105BD41WW115BW111WW26BL11WW36B6.527.75
219Sam SevianGMUSA2958W58WW4BW40WL5BW35WW18BL22WD36WL7BD26B635.25
2221Renato TerryIMPER2932W111WW32BL39BW30WW112WW12BW21BL1WL6WL13B631.5
2357Nikita MatinianGMRUS2682W79BW26BD11WD36WL110BL35WW42BW67BW29WL16W630.75
243Aleksey SaranaGMRUS2994W115WW7BL18WL109BW111WW113BW38WW16BL2WL8W629.5
2548Victor BologanGMMDA2732W62WL10WL111BW68WW52BL6WD58BD48BW39WW53B628.75
2624Dariusz SwierczGMUSA2932W138BL23WW31BL32WD66BW48WW41BL20WW38BD21W627.5
2614Guliev, LogmanIMAZE2484U--W93BL30BW53WL43BW33WW47WW60BW106WL15B627.5
28114Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB2892U--U--U--U--W80WW70WW59BW58WW45BW46W626.5
2918Rasmus SvaneGMDEU2914W57BW112WL103BL44WW127BW32WL19BW38WL23BW43W626
3053Zachary TanenbaumNMUSA2672W90BL36BW27WL22BW71BL3WW115WL34BW73WW47W624
3170Evgenij KretovFMRUS2605L17BW75WL26WL42BW61WW91BW113WW65BL15WW50W622.5
3254Srihari L RFMIND2704W145WL22WW91BW26BL107WL29BW63WW54BW103BL10W622
3268Anna M SargsyanWGMARM2614L20BL42WW96BW74WL3BL27BW82WW68BW65WW44W622
32105Vyatkin, DmitryFMRUS2538U--U--U--W149BW78WW82WW50BW30WW56BL14W622
3538Igor LysyjGMRUS2814W42WW20WD36BD17WL21BW23BL16WW45WL14BD37B5.531.25
3520Rustam KhusnutdinovGMKAZ2918W52BW30WD35WD23BW44BW19WL5WD21BL9BL20W5.531.25
3762Sergey IskusnykhGMRUS2648U--W74WW62BW106BD40WD15WL56BL13WW42BD35W5.527.5
3834José Carlos Ibarra JerezGMESP2856W131BW132BW16WD10WD8BD11WL24BL29BL26WW60B5.524.75
3947Alexander RustemovGMRUS2745W77BW99BW22WD8WL1BL40BL67WW43WL25BW58W5.523.75
4029Denes BorosGMUSA2880W101WW123BL21BW43WD37BW39WL10BL9WW41BL18B5.520.75
153 players

27) Europe-Echecs Blitz Open Sept 2021

The Europe-Echecs Blitz Open took place on 19th September. Bogdan-Daniel Deac won with 9.5/11.

EE Sept Blitz Open 2021 Europe-Echecs INT Sun 19th Sep 2021 - Sun 19th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Deac Bogdan-Daniel26399.5278465.508
2Ivanchuk Vasyl26789.0274267.008
3Terry Renato25048.5258266.007
4Sarana Alexey26358.0257767.007
5Kamsky Gata26628.0257563.006
6Velten Paul24708.0253564.506
7Jobava Baadur25828.0251067.007
8Droin Augustin23618.0236459.508
9Chitlange Sakshi21678.0222055.508
10Guseinov Gadir26657.5258067.506
11Guliyev Namig25557.5247868.006
12Mammadova Gulnar23957.5238763.507
13Flores Quillas Diego Saul Rodri22457.5228857.507
14Maisuradze Nino22227.5224558.506
15Haussernot Cecile21887.5221259.507
16Duquesnoy Jean-Philippe21727.0218855.006
17Pillard Valentin21727.0216259.007
18Delalee Paul20767.0199354.007
19Texier Cesar15957.0191654.506
20Levesque Thomas18787.0188154.006
21Radoman Emmanuel19667.0187152.007
22Vine Thibaut18507.0185952.506
23Dauletova Gulmira22576.5226361.505
24Cahen Alexis21146.5201556.006
25Mallassagne Francois-Eric21496.5197853.506
26Casas Alexandre19216.5193359.506
27Salmon Vivien17826.5187751.506
28Blachon Pascal19696.5182147.006
29Soetewey Patrick19506.5179648.506
30Dubois Herve18366.5175551.506
31Alberola Raphael16276.5172150.506
32Loubieres Francois17036.5164344.006
33Lefrancois Jean11406.5157252.506
34Ferey Antonin21056.0210358.505
35Naudier Serge20976.0198756.005
36Jannur Kupjasar15176.0191154.506
37Roussat Fabien16816.0188654.506
38Vine Guillaume18106.0179952.506
39Quartararo Pierre19096.0174249.005
40Percheron Andre18516.0171449.006
106 players

28) 4NCL Online Autumn Congress 2021

The 4NCL Online Autumn Congress takes place 31st August to 23rd November 2021.

2nd 4NCL Autumn Online lichess.org INT Tue 31st Aug 2021 - Tue 23rd Nov 2021
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Crowther Mark DENG20852.00.00.01.0
22Davison ChrisENG21322.00.00.01.0
15Lampard AliceSCO19482.00.00.01.0
48Cox TobyENG20101.50.00.01.5
11Moyse Nigel JWLS19811.50.00.01.5
17Truman Richard GENG19191.50.00.01.5
77Toon James MGENG20151.50.00.01.5
14Myles SimonENG19671.50.00.01.5
93Volovich JuliaENG21221.50.00.01.0
1013Southcott-Moyers IndyENG19781.50.00.01.0
27Moore EoinENG18081.50.00.01.0
1228Pyda ArjunENG17761.50.00.01.0
1310Usharovsky RonENG19861.00.00.02.0
12Sieczkowski AdamPOL19801.00.00.02.0
156Punnett Alan KENG20841.00.00.02.0
21Arora TashikaENG18881.00.00.02.0
179Wood Peter RENG19931.00.00.01.5
16Willison StevenCHI19361.00.00.01.5
32Li Ethan BingxuanENG17471.00.00.01.5
2039Vashisht-Pigem RamanENG14051.00.00.01.5
211Walker David JFMENG22901.00.00.01.0
18Garnett John SENG19041.00.00.01.0
24Gosling Brian GEENG18571.00.00.01.0
25Tillotson Carl AENG18131.00.00.01.0
35Kumar Sanjit SENG16771.00.00.01.0
38Wang LuokeENG14971.00.00.01.0
2720Hammond BenjaminENG19011.00.00.01.0
2837Patel ZainENG15711.00.00.01.0
2919Marshall Michael ODEN19030.50.00.02.0
36Badacsonyi StanleyENG16050.50.00.02.0
314Kafetzopoulos AnastasisGRE21060.50.00.01.5
34Hertog AlexanderENG17200.50.00.01.5
3326Cole Graham LENG18080.50.00.01.5
30Prince Alan RSCO17590.50.00.01.5
3529Valters HarijsIRL17730.50.00.01.0
31Pyun LindsayENG17530.50.00.01.0
3722Adaway WilliamENG18780.00.00.01.5
23Zheng Harry ZENG18690.00.00.01.5
33Usharovsky TomENG17310.00.00.01.5
39 players

29) Levitov Chess League Zhigalko-Svane 2021

Rasmus Svane beat Andrei Zhigalko in another Levitov Chess League Match on 16th September.

Levitov Zhigalko-Svane lichess.org INT Thu 16th Sep 2021 - Thu 16th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 14 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms1234567891011121314Pts
1Svane, Rasmus262311½½110½½1111---8.0
2Zhigalko, Sergei257211½½001½½0000---3.0
2 players

30) chess.com Junior Speed Chess 2021

chess.com Junior Speed Chess started 7th June and will finish in September. The final knockout stages started on July 1st - the quarter finals start at the end of this month and presumably the finish date won't be 8th August. The final second round match was today. The date for the remains of the event is yet to be announced.

chess.com Junior Speed chess.com INT Thu 1st Jul 2021 - Sun 8th Aug 2021
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
Round 3
1Nihal, SarinGMIND2620
1Martirosyan, Haik M.GMARM2632
1Sadhwani, RaunakGMIND2555
1Maghsoodloo, ParhamGMIRI2698
Round 2
1Nihal, SarinGMIND262023.5
2Tabatabaei, M. AminGMIRI26134.5
1Martirosyan, Haik M.GMARM263215.5
2Erigaisi, ArjunGMIND256713.5
1Sadhwani, RaunakGMIND255517
2Yoo, Christopher WoojinIMUSA247914
1Maghsoodloo, ParhamGMIRI269814.5
2Xiong, JefferyGMUSA270913.5
Round 1
1Sadhwani, RaunakGMIND255523
2Pultinevicius, PauliusGMLTU24925
1Erigaisi, ArjunGMIND256717.5
2Shevchenko, KirillGMUKR260510.5
1Maghsoodloo, ParhamGMIRI269815.5
2Praggnanandhaa, RGMIND260811.5
1Tabatabaei, M. AminGMIRI261314
2Smirnov, AntonGMAUS260012
1Martirosyan, Haik M.GMARM263220.5
2Keymer, VincentGMGER25915.5
1Yoo, Christopher WoojinIMUSA247923
2Niemann, Hans MokeGMUSA25719
1Xiong, JefferyGMUSA270915.5
2Lazavik, DenisIMBLR244010.5
1Nihal, SarinGMIND262020.5
2Checa, NicolasGMUSA25527.5
31 players
Junior Speed Qual Global chess.com INT Mon 7th Jun 2021 - Sun 8th Aug 2021
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Sadhwani, Raunak7.5
2Pultinevicius, Paulius2.5
Semi-final
1Sadhwani, Raunak7.0
2Suleymanli, Aydin3.0
1Pultinevicius, Paulius7.5
2Vokhidov, Shamsiddin2.5
Quarter-final
1Sadhwani, Raunak12.5
2Henderson de La Fuente, Lance1.5
1Suleymanli, Aydin9.0
2Gukesh, D5.0
1Vokhidov, Shamsiddin7.5
2Murzin, Volodar6.5
1Pultinevicius, Paulius8.0
2Lazavik, Denis7.0
17 players
Junior Speed Qual Europe chess.com INT Mon 7th Jun 2021 - Sun 8th Aug 2021
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Keymer, Vincent8.0
2Lazavik, Denis6.0
Semi-final
1Keymer, Vincent8.0
2Pultinevicius, Paulius6.0
1Lazavik, Denis8.0
2Ivic, Velimir6.0
Quarter-final
1Keymer, Vincent13.0
2Shuvalova, Polina1.0
1Pultinevicius, Paulius9.5
2Bjerre, Jonas Buhl4.5
1Ivic, Velimir8.5
2Maurizzi, Marc Andria5.5
1Lazavik, Denis12.5
2Nguyen, Thai Dai Van1.5
17 players
Junior Speed Q Americas chess.com INT Mon 7th Jun 2021 - Sun 8th Aug 2021
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Niemann, Hans Moke7.5
2Yoo, Christopher Woojin5.5
Semi-final
1Niemann, Hans Moke6.0
2Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel4.0
1Yoo, Christopher Woojin7.0
2Jacobson, Brandon3.0
Quarter-final
1Niemann, Hans Moke12.5
2Adewumi, Tanitoluwa1.5
1Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel8.5
2Liang, Awonder5.5
1Jacobson, Brandon10.5
2Chen, Ryo3.5
1Yoo, Christopher Woojin12.5
2Do Valle Cardoso, Lucas1.5
17 players
Junior Speed Qual Asia chess.com INT Mon 7th Jun 2021 - Sun 8th Aug 2021
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Erigaisi, Arjun10.0
2Vokhidov, Shamsiddin8.0
Semi-final
1Erigaisi, Arjun8.5
2Gukesh, D5.5
1Vokhidov, Shamsiddin8.5
2Kuybokarov, Temur5.5
Quarter-final
1Erigaisi, Arjun12.5
2Zhu, Jiner1.5
1Gukesh, D8.0
2Nguyen, Anh Khoi7.0
1Vokhidov, Shamsiddin9.5
2Aryan, Chopra4.5
1Kuybokarov, Temur7.5
2Quizon, Daniel6.5
17 players

31) FIDE Online Olympiad 2021

The FIDE Online Olympiad took place Fri 20th Aug 2021 to Wednesday 15th Sep 2021. 153 teams entered. The event had various qualification stages - as the event progresses stronger teams join the tournament running from Division 4 up to the top division before the final KO where the medals were decided. The event was hosted by chess.com. Russia defeated the USA in the final - China and India were eliminated in the semifinals.

Online Olym KO Stage 2021 chess.com INT Fri 20th Aug 2021 - Fri 10th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGmsTB1
Quarterfinals
12United States of America34
21Kazakhstan32
11India34
22Ukraine32
11Russia24
22Hungary20
11China24
22Poland20
Semifinals
12United States of America34
21India32
12United States of America34
21India32
Final
11Russia24
22United States of America20
17 players

32) TCh-SRB Premier 2021

The Serbian Premier League took place 7th to 16th September 2021. SLOVEN - Ruma won. I will look at the women's event next week.

TCh-SRB Premier 2021 Vrnjacka Banja SRB Tue 7th Sep 2021 - Thu 16th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SLOVEN - Ruma42740168
2VLADIMIRCI - Vladimirci353343342339.5172
3NOVOSADSKI SK - N.Sad35542239.5133
4POLITIKA - Beograd13452237.5125
5SPARTAK - Subotica3343451835.5103
6JELICA PEP - Goracici3333351736.5134
7MLADOST - Lucani223163387
8NAFTAGAS - Elemir124123252
9JUGOVIC - Kac3333431134.579
10ITAKA - Beograd3122341128.570
11VSK 2005 - Valjevo2222372825
12RADNICKI VODOVOD - Kragujevac½½111½½2011.50
12 players

33) 4NCL Online Season 4 2021

The 4NCL Online Season 4 takes place 24th August to 14th December 2021.

34) FIDE Hybrid Match - PNWCC vs Pirot 2021

There was a FIDE Hybrid Match held between the US Team organised by the PNWCC club and Pirot in Serbia. 4 rounds on 18th and 19th September. PNWCC won.

PNWCC-Pirot Hybrid 2021 chess.com INT Sat 18th Sep 2021 - Sun 19th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkTeamNameRtgGms1234Pts
1PNWCCNarayanan, Samrug229641-113.5
2PNWCCDixit, Arun203041-1103
3PNWCCPan, Kevin22194-113
4PNWCCLi, Eric 2007229741-10-13
5PNWCCXu, Jayden1680401-12.5
6PNWCCPenagalapati, Abhinav205940-1102
PNWCC2417
7PirotTrickovic, Borivoje21924-10012
8PirotMaksimovic, Branimir230140011.5
9PirotTonic, Milos2000211.5
10PirotKrstic, Petar2307400-101
11PirotRistic, Nenad233740000.5
12PirotTodorovic, Bojan227840000.5
13PirotArandjelovic, Aleksandar Z19212000
Pirot247
15 players

35) Kyiv vs Lviv Regions Match 2021

The Kyiv vs Lviv Regions Match took place 14th to 15th September. Kyiv won.

Kyiv-Lviv Region Rapid Kyiv UKR Tue 14th Sep 2021 - Wed 15th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1
11Kyiv Region440048.0
22Lviv Region404032.0
2 players
Kyiv-Lviv Region Blitz Kyiv UKR Tue 14th Sep 2021 - Wed 15th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1
11"Kyiv Region"8710101.5
22"Lviv Region"817058.5
2 players

36) TCh-ESP 1st Div 2021

The Spanish Team Division 1 took place 8th to 14th September 2021. C.A. Solvay won.

TCh-ESP Div 1 2021 Linares ESP Wed 8th Sep 2021 - Tue 14th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgMptsBptsTB1TB2
16C.A. SolvayESP250314.0330192
23C.E. BarcelonaESP236610.025.50156
35C.A. Virgen de AtochaESP24039.021.50118.5
47C.A. Collado VillalbaESP23876.020.52133
52C.X. Fontecarmoa - Viajes Interrías SanxenxoESP23226.017.50107.5
68C.E. BarberaESP23124.0171109
74C.A. Grandama Santa LucíaESP23814.0161101
81C.A. Excalibur AlbaceteESP23123.0170113.5
8 players

37) SVK Club Cup 2021

The SVK Club Cup took place 15th to 19th September 2021. SK Osuske won.

SVK Club Cup 2021 Kremnica SVK Wed 15th Sep 2021 - Sun 19th Sep 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2
1SK Osuske*33342121.5
2Liptovska sachova skola*344441522
3SK Modra A1*3441519.5
4SK Modra B10*341215.5
5KSN Bratislava11*4915
6SK Levice10½½*33910.5
7SK Modra C½001½1*215
8SK Postoj.sk Kremnica0000012*13
8 players

38) 52nd Italian Teams 2021

The 52nd Italian Teams take place 20th to 26th September 2021.

39) Forthcoming Events and Links

Slovakia Open and Closed Championships 2021

Titled Tuesday Blitz 21st September 2021

Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2021

1st Prague Autumn Open 2021

Speed Chess Championship GP 2 2021

4th Vera Menchik Memorial Rapid 2021

Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th September 2021

First Saturday October 2021

Speed Chess Championship GP 3 2021

ch-USA 2021

43rd Arco Open 2021

Speed Chess Championship GP 4 2021

10th Brno Open 2021

World Chess Championship 2021

British Rapidplay 2021

2nd elllobregat Open 2021

20th Prague Open 2022

20th Marienbad Open 2022

21st Liberec Open 2022

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