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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1406 18th October 2021 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) ch-USA 2021
3) 74th ch-RUS 2021
4) Challengers Chess Tour Finals 2021
5) 3rd Yerevan Open 2021
6) SPICE Cup Open 2021
7) ch-NED 2021
8) 24th Hoogeveen Chess 2021
9) 2nd Paterna International 2021
10) ch-DEN 2021
11) Obro 85th Anniversary 2021
12) Vezerkepzo GM/IM October 2021
13) Russian Rapid and Blitz Championship 2021
14) Russian Rapid and Blitz Team Championship 2021
15) Fagernes Chess International 2021
16) ChessMood Open 2021
17) 43rd Arco Open 2021
18) 7th Zagreb Tournament of Peace 2021
19) 2nd Year Long GM/IM 2021
20) 38th Muensterland Open 2021
21) First Saturday October 2021
22) La Nucia Open 2021
23) British OTB Championship 2021
24) 31st NATO Chess 2021
25) ASK Mix 2021
26) Titled Tuesday Blitz 12th October 2021
27) Speed Chess Super Swiss 2021
28) Bundesliga 2019-20
29) 4NCL Online Autumn Congress 2021
30) chess.com Junior Speed Chess 2021
31) 4NCL Online Season 4 2021
32) TCh-ESP Div Honor 2021
33) TCh-CZE 2021-22
34) TCh-SUI 2021
35) Chess Super League 2021
36) Belgrade Premier League 2021
37) Forthcoming Events and Links

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Vezerkepzo GM/IM October 202140 games
Russian Rapid and Blitz Championship 2021330 games
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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Lennart Ootes, Simon McNamara, Ehud Lahav and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The US Chess Championships head for a playoff tomorrow with a three way tie at the top between Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Sam Sevian. The women's event was more straightforward, Carissa Yip dominated and secured her first title with a round to spare. This could easily be the start of a new era as she really has looked like the best US women's player for some time. The Russian Championships head for their final lap. Elsewhere lots of team chess including the conclusion of last season's German Bundesliga. Plenty to look at.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) ch-USA 2021

The US Chess Championships take place in Saint Louis Tue 5th Oct to Tue 19th Oct 2021. Men's Championship: Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Sam Shankland, Jeffery Xiong, Ray Robson, Samuel Sevian, Dariusz Swiercz, Lazaro Bruzon Batista, Daniel Naroditsky, Aleksandr Lenderman andJohn M Burke. Nakamura explained his absence as wanting to focus completely on the FIDE Grand Swiss in Riga at the end of the month. Women's Championship: Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih, Carissa Yip, Nazi Paikidze, Tatev Abrahamyan, Katerina Nemcova, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Anna Sharevich, Ashritha Eswaran, Sabina-Francesca Foisor, Thalia Cervantes Landeiro and Megan Lee.

ch-USA 2021 Saint Louis USA Tue 5th Oct 2021 - Tue 19th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg1234567891011PtsTPR
1Caruana, FabianoGM2800½½1½001½11½6.52733
2So, WesleyGM2778½1½½½½1½½½½6.52735
3Sevian, SamuelGM2654½½1½011½½½½6.52747
4Dominguez Perez, LeinierGM2760½½½1½½½½½½½6.02708
5Robson, RayGM26691½½1½½0½½½½6.02716
6Lenderman, AleksandrGM2607½½½11½½½½0½6.02722
7Shankland, SamGM2714½½½001½½½1½5.52676
8Swiercz, DariuszGM2647001½½½½½01½5.02646
9Burke, John MGM25541½0½½00½½½15.02655
10Xiong, JefferyGM2700½0001½½½1½04.52612
11Naroditsky, DanielGM262301001½½½½0½4.52619
12Bruzon Batista, LazaroGM2645½½½½½½0½00½4.02580
12 players
ch-USA 2021 Saint Louis USA Tue 5th Oct 2021 - Tue 19th Oct 2021. Category: 18. Ave: (2679)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2800 # = 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 0 = = 6.5 2733
2 So, Wesley GM USA 2778 = # = = = = = 1 1 = = = 6.5 2735
3 Sevian, Samuel GM USA 2654 1 = # = 0 = = = = = 1 1 6.5 2747
4 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM USA 2760 = = = # = = 1 = = = = = 6 2708
5 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2607 0 = 1 = # = = = = 1 = = 6 2722
6 Robson, Ray GM USA 2669 0 = = = = # = = = 1 1 = 6 2716
7 Shankland, Sam GM USA 2714 = = = 0 = = # 1 = 1 0 = 5.5 2676
8 Burke, John M GM USA 2554 0 0 = = = = 0 # 1 = 1 = 5 2655
9 Swiercz, Dariusz GM USA 2647 0 0 = = = = = 0 # 1 = 1 5 2646
10 Naroditsky, Daniel GM USA 2623 1 = = = 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 = 4.5 2619
11 Xiong, Jeffery GM USA 2700 = = 0 = = 0 1 0 = 0 # 1 4.5 2612
12 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM USA 2645 = = 0 = = = = = 0 = 0 # 4 2580
Round 1. Wed 6th Oct 2021
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 30 C67 Ruy Lopez
Robson, Ray 1-0 Naroditsky, Daniel 48 B03 Alekhine's defence
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 48 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Swiercz, Dariusz 0-1 Burke, John M 47 C77 Ruy Lopez
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 62 D37 QGD
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 44 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Thu 7th Oct 2021
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 108 C82 Ruy Lopez
Burke, John M 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 46 B33 Sicilian
So, Wesley 1-0 Swiercz, Dariusz 32 B52 Sicilian
Naroditsky, Daniel 1-0 Xiong, Jeffery 52 D05 Queen's pawn game, Zukertort variation
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 40 D38 QGD
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 39 C80 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Fri 8th Oct 2021
Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 Naroditsky, Daniel 59 B76 Sicilian
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 41 D41 QGD
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Burke, John M 29 C77 Ruy Lopez
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 27 C53 Giuoco Piano
Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 64 B51 Sicilian
Xiong, Jeffery 0-1 Sevian, Samuel 45 E03 Catalan
Round 4. Sat 9th Oct 2021
Burke, John M 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 51 C65 Ruy Lopez
Robson, Ray 1-0 Xiong, Jeffery 28 B30 Sicilian
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 26 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 110 D37 QGD
Shankland, Sam 0-1 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 55 D02 Queen's bishop game
Naroditsky, Daniel 0-1 Lenderman, Aleksandr 74 D04 Queen's pawn game
Round 5. Mon 11th Oct 2021
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Naroditsky, Daniel 57 C72 Ruy Lopez
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Burke, John M 42 C89 Ruy Lopez
Swiercz, Dariusz 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 42 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 30 C42 Petrov's defence
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1-0 Sevian, Samuel 140 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Xiong, Jeffery 1-0 Shankland, Sam 38 A04 Reti opening
Round 6. Tue 12th Oct 2021
Shankland, Sam 1-0 Burke, John M 62 A15 English opening
Sevian, Samuel 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 42 C47 Four knights
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 37 D27 QGA
Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 46 B31 Sicilian
Naroditsky, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 40 C44 Ponziani
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 60 B23 Sicilian
Round 7. Wed 13th Oct 2021
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Naroditsky, Daniel 51 C63 Ruy Lopez
Swiercz, Dariusz 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 68 C67 Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Robson, Ray 90 A22 English
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 0-1 Sevian, Samuel 22 A07 Reti
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Xiong, Jeffery 38 D35 QGD
Burke, John M 0-1 So, Wesley 34 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 8. Thu 14th Oct 2021
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 40 D38 QGD
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 40 C43 Petrov
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 42 C67 Ruy Lopez
Swiercz, Dariusz 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 69 B31 Sicilian
Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 47 C42 Petrov
Naroditsky, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Burke, John M 39 D42 QGD
Round 9. Sat 16th Oct 2021
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 40 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Lenderman, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 41 E60 King's Indian
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Swiercz, Dariusz 44 A29 English
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Naroditsky, Daniel 31 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Burke, John M 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 45 C50 Giuoco Piano
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 0-1 Xiong, Jeffery 52 C07 French
Round 10. Sun 17th Oct 2021
Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 42 D37 QGD
Sevian, Samuel 1/2-1/2 So, Wesley 30 D02 Queen's bishop game
Robson, Ray 1/2-1/2 Burke, John M 54 C84 Ruy Lopez
Lenderman, Aleksandr 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 59 E62 King's Indian
Xiong, Jeffery 1/2-1/2 Dominguez Perez, Leinier 34 D27 QGA
Shankland, Sam 1-0 Naroditsky, Daniel 58 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Round 11. Mon 18th Oct 2021
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 1/2-1/2 Lenderman, Aleksandr 127 A05 Reti
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 66 E06 Catalan
Dominguez Perez, Leinier 1/2-1/2 Swiercz, Dariusz 64 B33 Sicilian
So, Wesley 1/2-1/2 Robson, Ray 26 E36 Nimzo-Indian
Naroditsky, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Sevian, Samuel 13 C54 Giuoco Piano
Burke, John M 1-0 Xiong, Jeffery 25 C50 Giuoco Piano
ch-USA w 2021 Saint Louis USA Tue 5th Oct 2021 - Tue 19th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg1234567891011PtsTPR
1Yip, CarissaIM2402½1½1011111½8.52514
2Tokhirjonova, GulrukhbegimWGM232210½½10½111½7.02412
3Krush, IrinaGM24291½½01½1½1½06.52366
4Abrahamyan, TatevWGM23440010½½½½1116.02344
5Nemcova, KaterinaWGM233111½½½½½100½6.02345
6Eswaran, AshrithaWIM22441½½½½1000116.02353
7Cervantes Landeiro, ThaliaFM2175½½1½0½0½½½½5.02288
8Zatonskih, AnnaIM24220½0½010110½4.52236
9Paikidze, NaziIM2374½½½½1½0½00½4.52241
10Sharevich, AnnaWGM22760½½½½0100½½4.02212
11Lee, MeganWIM221101½½0010½0½4.02218
12Foisor, Sabina-FrancescaWGM2205½0011½½00½04.02219
12 players
ch-USA w 2021 Saint Louis USA Tue 5th Oct 2021 - Tue 19th Oct 2021. Category: 3. Ave: (2311)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Yip, Carissa IM USA 2402 # 0 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2514
2 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim WGM USA 2322 1 # = 1 1 1 = 1 0 0 = = 7 2412
3 Krush, Irina GM USA 2429 0 = # 0 1 1 = = 1 1 = = 6.5 2366
4 Abrahamyan, Tatev WGM USA 2344 0 0 1 # = = = = 1 1 0 1 6 2344
5 Nemcova, Katerina WGM USA 2331 = 0 0 = # = = = 1 1 1 = 6 2345
6 Eswaran, Ashritha WIM USA 2244 0 0 0 = = # = = 1 1 1 1 6 2353
7 Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia FM USA 2175 = = = = = = # 0 = = 1 0 5 2288
8 Paikidze, Nazi IM USA 2374 0 0 = = = = 1 # = 0 = = 4.5 2241
9 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2422 0 1 0 0 0 0 = = # = 1 1 4.5 2236
10 Lee, Megan WIM USA 2211 = 1 0 0 0 0 = 1 = # 0 = 4 2218
11 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca WGM USA 2205 0 = = 1 0 0 0 = 0 1 # = 4 2219
12 Sharevich, Anna WGM USA 2276 0 = = 0 = 0 1 = 0 = = # 4 2212
Round 1. Wed 6th Oct 2021
Eswaran, Ashritha 1-0 Sharevich, Anna 59 B45 Sicilian
Paikidze, Nazi 1/2-1/2 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 50 B23 Sicilian
Nemcova, Katerina 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 31 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 1/2-1/2 Yip, Carissa 35 A41 Old Indian defence
Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 66 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Lee, Megan 0-1 Krush, Irina 29 B48 Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 7th Oct 2021
Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 0-1 Lee, Megan 94 C53 Giuoco Piano
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Abrahamyan, Tatev 33 C02 French
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 42 D23 QGA
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 0-1 Nemcova, Katerina 56 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Eswaran, Ashritha 1/2-1/2 Paikidze, Nazi 47 B11 Caro-Kann
Sharevich, Anna 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 89 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation
Round 3. Fri 8th Oct 2021
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 83 D31 QGD
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 47 A05 Reti opening
Lee, Megan 1/2-1/2 Yip, Carissa 34 B52 Sicilian
Krush, Irina 1/2-1/2 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 51 D86 Gruenfeld
Paikidze, Nazi 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Anna 49 D37 QGD
Nemcova, Katerina 1/2-1/2 Eswaran, Ashritha 43 A45 Queen's pawn game
Round 4. Sat 9th Oct 2021
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Lee, Megan 55 D11 QGD Slav
Sharevich, Anna 1/2-1/2 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 77 A45 Queen's pawn game
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Krush, Irina 23 B12 Caro-Kann
Paikidze, Nazi 1/2-1/2 Nemcova, Katerina 48 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Eswaran, Ashritha 1/2-1/2 Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 80 A05 Reti opening
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1-0 Abrahamyan, Tatev 51 D37 QGD
Round 5. Mon 11th Oct 2021
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 0-1 Paikidze, Nazi 37 A86 Dutch
Lee, Megan 0-1 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 46 C92 Ruy Lopez
Nemcova, Katerina 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Anna 74 B40 Sicilian defence
Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 1-0 Yip, Carissa 55 E61 King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1/2-1/2 Eswaran, Ashritha 86 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Krush, Irina 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 36 D41 QGD
Round 6. Tue 12th Oct 2021
Eswaran, Ashritha 1-0 Lee, Megan 26 A07 Reti
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 47 D85 Gruenfeld
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 51 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Nemcova, Katerina 1/2-1/2 Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 54 C53 Giuoco Piano
Sharevich, Anna 0-1 Yip, Carissa 49 A40 Modern defence
Paikidze, Nazi 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 38 A05 Reti opening
Round 7. Wed 13th Oct 2021
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 0-1 Sharevich, Anna 40 D35 QGD
Lee, Megan 1-0 Paikidze, Nazi 65 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 29 C02 French
Krush, Irina 1-0 Eswaran, Ashritha 38 D37 QGD
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1/2-1/2 Nemcova, Katerina 62 B32 Sicilian
Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 1/2-1/2 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 75 A06 Reti opening
Round 8. Thu 14th Oct 2021
Eswaran, Ashritha 0-1 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 148 A48 King's Indian
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 1/2-1/2 Abrahamyan, Tatev 43 E17 Queen's Indian
Nemcova, Katerina 1-0 Lee, Megan 52 C44 Scotch gambit
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 0-1 Yip, Carissa 45 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Paikidze, Nazi 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 33 B42 Sicilian
Sharevich, Anna 0-1 Zatonskih, Anna 67 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit
Round 9. Sat 16th Oct 2021
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Sharevich, Anna 38 B45 Sicilian
Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 1-0 Paikidze, Nazi 66 E68 King's Indian
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Eswaran, Ashritha 40 B15 Caro-Kann
Krush, Irina 1-0 Nemcova, Katerina 68 A10 English
Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 76 D37 QGD
Lee, Megan 1/2-1/2 Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 60 B51 Sicilian
Round 10. Sun 17th Oct 2021
Eswaran, Ashritha 1-0 Zatonskih, Anna 31 C11 French
Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 Lee, Megan 45 A07 Reti
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 1/2-1/2 Krush, Irina 38 E81 King's Indian
Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 Yip, Carissa 35 B06 Robatsch defence
Nemcova, Katerina 0-1 Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 57 C44 Scotch gambit
Sharevich, Anna 1/2-1/2 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 76 A45 Queen's pawn game
Round 11. Mon 18th Oct 2021
Lee, Megan 1/2-1/2 Sharevich, Anna 46 B42 Sicilian
Zatonskih, Anna 1/2-1/2 Paikidze, Nazi 14 D37 QGD
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 0-1 Eswaran, Ashritha 39 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim 1/2-1/2 Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 74 A20 English opening
Krush, Irina 0-1 Abrahamyan, Tatev 46 A13 English opening
Yip, Carissa 1/2-1/2 Nemcova, Katerina 52 B60 Sicilian

3) 74th ch-RUS 2021

The Russia Chess Championships take place in Ufa 8th to 21st October 2021.

74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS Fri 8th Oct 2021 - Thu 21st Oct 2021
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Vitiugov NikitaRUS27275.5422.253
210Fedoseev VladimirRUS27045.0518.003
312Matlakov MaximRUS26824.5417.001
41Andreikin DmitryRUS27284.5316.502
56Esipenko AndreyRUS27204.0415.000
64Alekseenko KirillRUS27104.0315.252
78Chigaev MaksimRUS26393.5514.500
89Predke AlexandrRUS26663.5513.751
911Goryachkina AleksandraRUS26023.5413.251
103Motylev AlexanderRUS26243.5314.751
112Ponkratov PavelRUS26593.5314.500
127Rakhmanov AleksandrRUS26573.0511.250
12 players
74th ch-RUS 2021 Ufa RUS Fri 8th Oct 2021 - Thu 21st Oct 2021. Category: 18. Ave: (2677)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2727 # 1 = 1 = 1 = = = = 6 2793
2 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM RUS 2704 0 # = = = 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2750
3 Matlakov, Maxim GM RUS 2682 = = # = = = = = 1 = 5 2722
4 Andreikin, Dmitry GM RUS 2728 0 = # = 1 = = = = 1 5 2719
5 Ponkratov, Pavel GM RUS 2659 = = = # = = 0 = 1 = 4.5 2677
6 Alekseenko, Kirill GM RUS 2710 0 = = 0 = # = = 1 1 4.5 2679
7 Esipenko, Andrey GM RUS 2720 = = = = # = = = = = 4.5 2665
8 Motylev, Alexander GM RUS 2624 = 0 = = 1 = = # 0 = 4 2645
9 Predke, Alexandr GM RUS 2666 = 0 = = 0 = # 1 = = 4 2642
10 Goryachkina, Aleksandra GM RUS 2602 = = = 0 = 1 0 # = = 4 2635
11 Chigaev, Maksim GM RUS 2639 = = 0 = 0 = = = # = 3.5 2603
12 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2657 0 = 0 = = = = = = # 3.5 2589
Round 1. Sat 9th Oct 2021
Andreikin, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 48 C47 Four knights
Ponkratov, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 70 C44 Scotch gambit
Motylev, Alexander 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 41 C02 French
Alekseenko, Kirill 1-0 Predke, Alexandr 54 C84 Ruy Lopez
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Chigaev, Maksim 41 A16 English opening
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 40 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Round 2. Sun 10th Oct 2021
Matlakov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 40 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Chigaev, Maksim 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 39 E06 Catalan
Predke, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 37 A13 English
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Alekseenko, Kirill 29 D84 Gruenfeld
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 Motylev, Alexander 41 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Andreikin, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Ponkratov, Pavel 21 E12 Queen's Indian
Round 3. Mon 11th Oct 2021
Ponkratov, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 40 C78 Ruy Lopez
Motylev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Andreikin, Dmitry 25 B42 Sicilian
Alekseenko, Kirill 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 42 D35 QGD
Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 Fedoseev, Vladimir 42 E94 King's Indian
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Predke, Alexandr 41 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Chigaev, Maksim 30 A05 Reti opening
Round 4. Tue 12th Oct 2021
Matlakov, Maxim 1-0 Chigaev, Maksim 35 B90 Sicilian
Predke, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 25 A15 English opening
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 25 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 25 E04 Catalan
Andreikin, Dmitry 1-0 Alekseenko, Kirill 22 E10 Queen's pawn game
Ponkratov, Pavel 0-1 Motylev, Alexander 35 A09 Reti opening
Round 5. Wed 13th Oct 2021
Motylev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 33 C80 Ruy Lopez
Alekseenko, Kirill 1/2-1/2 Ponkratov, Pavel 60 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 Andreikin, Dmitry 38 E10 Queen's pawn game
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 31 C53 Giuoco Piano
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 39 A14 English
Chigaev, Maksim 1/2-1/2 Predke, Alexandr 26 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Round 6. Thu 14th Oct 2021
Matlakov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Predke, Alexandr 37 C92 Ruy Lopez
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Chigaev, Maksim 33 D77 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 54 D35 QGD
Andreikin, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 30 C42 Petrov
Ponkratov, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 70 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Motylev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Alekseenko, Kirill 40 B48 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 16th Oct 2021
Alekseenko, Kirill 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 49 C42 Petrov
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Motylev, Alexander 78 D12 QGD Slav
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Ponkratov, Pavel 40 A40 Queen's pawn
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 0-1 Andreikin, Dmitry 45 D31 QGD
Chigaev, Maksim 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 40 C65 Ruy Lopez
Predke, Alexandr 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 79 D12 QGD Slav
Round 8. Sun 17th Oct 2021
Matlakov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 41 C19 French
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1 Predke, Alexandr 53 A18 English
Andreikin, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Chigaev, Maksim 40 D85 Gruenfeld
Ponkratov, Pavel 1/2-1/2 Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 34 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Motylev, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 23 C43 Petrov
Alekseenko, Kirill 0-1 Vitiugov, Nikita 60 C77 Ruy Lopez
Round 9. Mon 18th Oct 2021
Vitiugov, Nikita 1/2-1/2 Matlakov, Maxim 35 D85 Gruenfeld
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Alekseenko, Kirill 26 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Rakhmanov, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Motylev, Alexander 35 D14 QGD Slav
Chigaev, Maksim 0-1 Ponkratov, Pavel 28 C18 French
Predke, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Andreikin, Dmitry 73 E10 Queen's pawn game
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 50 A09 Reti opening
71st ch-RUS w 2021 Ufa RUS Fri 8th Oct 2021 - Thu 21st Oct 2021
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
111Gunina ValentinaRUS24626.5421.505
212Ovod EvgenijaRUS23316.0420.754
31Shuvalova PolinaRUS25095.5319.253
44Kashlinskaya AlinaRUS24935.0318.753
57Pogonina NatalijaRUS24674.5516.002
65Garifullina LeyaRUS24094.0413.002
79Galliamova AlisaRUS24213.5511.752
82Girya OlgaRUS24103.5315.501
98Voit DariaRUS23572.559.250
1010Bodnaruk AnastasiaRUS24152.558.251
113Guseva MarinaRUS23942.537.002
126Bivol AlinaRUS23922.046.000
12 players
71st ch-RUS w 2021 Ufa RUS Fri 8th Oct 2021 - Thu 21st Oct 2021. Category: 7. Ave: (2422)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2462 # = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 7 2638
2 Ovod, Evgenija IM RUS 2331 # = 1 = = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2597
3 Shuvalova, Polina IM RUS 2509 = # = = 1 = = = 1 1 6 2533
4 Pogonina, Natalija WGM RUS 2467 = 0 = # 1 = 1 = = 1 5.5 2490
5 Kashlinskaya, Alina IM RUS 2493 0 = = # 1 = 1 = 0 1 5 2459
6 Garifullina, Leya WGM RUS 2409 = = 0 0 # = = 1 = 1 4.5 2421
7 Girya, Olga GM RUS 2410 = = = 0 = = # = 1 0 4 2381
8 Galliamova, Alisa IM RUS 2421 0 = = = 0 = # 0 1 1 4 2383
9 Bodnaruk, Anastasia IM RUS 2415 = 0 0 = 0 1 # = = 0 3 2289
10 Voit, Daria WGM RUS 2357 0 0 = = = = 0 = # = 3 2299
11 Bivol, Alina IM RUS 2392 0 0 = 1 0 0 = = # = 3 2311
12 Guseva, Marina IM RUS 2394 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = # 2.5 2266
Round 1. Sat 9th Oct 2021
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 52 C67 Ruy Lopez
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Gunina, Valentina 93 D11 QGD Slav
Guseva, Marina 1-0 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 52 E62 King's Indian
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 70 D16 QGD Slav
Garifullina, Leya 1/2-1/2 Voit, Daria 63 B12 Caro-Kann
Bivol, Alina 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 40 C84 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Sun 10th Oct 2021
Ovod, Evgenija 1-0 Pogonina, Natalija 72 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Voit, Daria 1/2-1/2 Bivol, Alina 41 D37 QGD
Galliamova, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Garifullina, Leya 41 E06 Catalan
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 42 C42 Petrov
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Guseva, Marina 32 B12 Caro-Kann
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 40 C80 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Mon 11th Oct 2021
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 57 E06 Catalan
Guseva, Marina 0-1 Shuvalova, Polina 38 D28 QGA
Kashlinskaya, Alina 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 33 D17 QGD Slav
Garifullina, Leya 1-0 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 70 B31 Sicilian
Bivol, Alina 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa 40 C80 Ruy Lopez
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Voit, Daria 42 E51 Nimzo-Indian
Round 4. Tue 12th Oct 2021
Ovod, Evgenija 1-0 Voit, Daria 76 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Galliamova, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 36 A59 Benko gambit
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Bivol, Alina 34 C26 Vienna
Gunina, Valentina 1/2-1/2 Garifullina, Leya 58 D41 QGD
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Kashlinskaya, Alina 58 D39 QGD
Girya, Olga 0-1 Guseva, Marina 47 E15 Queen's Indian
Round 5. Wed 13th Oct 2021
Guseva, Marina 0-1 Ovod, Evgenija 89 E06 Catalan
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 93 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Garifullina, Leya 0-1 Shuvalova, Polina 46 C88 Ruy Lopez
Bivol, Alina 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 43 B12 Caro-Kann
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 47 A15 English opening
Voit, Daria 0-1 Galliamova, Alisa 66 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Round 6. Thu 14th Oct 2021
Ovod, Evgenija 1/2-1/2 Galliamova, Alisa 50 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Voit, Daria 40 B12 Caro-Kann
Gunina, Valentina 1/2-1/2 Pogonina, Natalija 80 D37 QGD
Shuvalova, Polina 1-0 Bivol, Alina 48 C10 French
Girya, Olga 1/2-1/2 Garifullina, Leya 44 E41 Nimzo-Indian
Guseva, Marina 0-1 Kashlinskaya, Alina 27 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Round 7. Sat 16th Oct 2021
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 54 D35 QGD
Garifullina, Leya 1-0 Guseva, Marina 44 B12 Caro-Kann
Bivol, Alina 0-1 Girya, Olga 39 C81 Ruy Lopez
Pogonina, Natalija 1/2-1/2 Shuvalova, Polina 36 A09 Reti
Voit, Daria 0-1 Gunina, Valentina 32 D10 QGD Slav defence
Galliamova, Alisa 0-1 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 53 E62 King's Indian
Round 8. Sun 17th Oct 2021
Ovod, Evgenija 1-0 Bodnaruk, Anastasia 41 B54 Sicilian
Gunina, Valentina 1-0 Galliamova, Alisa 78 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Voit, Daria 65 B12 Caro-Kann
Girya, Olga 0-1 Pogonina, Natalija 69 E15 Queen's Indian
Guseva, Marina 1/2-1/2 Bivol, Alina 34 A40 Queen's pawn
Kashlinskaya, Alina 1-0 Garifullina, Leya 65 E39 Nimzo-Indian
Round 9. Mon 18th Oct 2021
Garifullina, Leya 1/2-1/2 Ovod, Evgenija 41 C78 Ruy Lopez
Bivol, Alina 1-0 Kashlinskaya, Alina 60 C07 French
Pogonina, Natalija 1-0 Guseva, Marina 41 D02 Queen's pawn game
Voit, Daria 1/2-1/2 Girya, Olga 40 E06 Catalan
Galliamova, Alisa 1/2-1/2 Shuvalova, Polina 40 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Bodnaruk, Anastasia 1/2-1/2 Gunina, Valentina 77 C02 French

4) Challengers Chess Tour Finals 2021

The finals of the Challengers Chess Tour saw an 8 player knockout amongst the best finishers on the tour over 4 days 14th to 17th October. R Praggnanandhaa won beating Christopher Woojin Yoo 3-0 in the final.

Challengers Tour Final chess24.com INT Thu 14th Oct 2021 - Sun 17th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Praggnanandhaa, R3.0
2Yoo, Christopher Woojin0.0
Semi-final
1Yoo, Christopher Woojin3.0
2Liang, Awonder0.0
1Praggnanandhaa, R2.5
2Keymer, Vincent0.5
Quarter-final
1Yoo, Christopher Woojin3.5
2Lei, Tingjie2.5
1Liang, Awonder3.0
2Abdusattorov, Nodirbek1.0
1Keymer, Vincent3.5
2Mendonca, Leon Luke2.5
1Praggnanandhaa, R3.0
2Murzin, Volodar0.0
17 players

5) 3rd Yerevan Open 2021

The 3rd Yerevan Open takes place 14th to 22nd October 2021.

3rd Yerevan Open A 2021 Yerevan ARM Thu 14th Oct 2021 - Fri 22nd Oct 2021
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
137Daghli ArashFMIRI24274.514.015.00.0
29Sychev KlementyGMRUS25554.513.015.00.0
312Sivuk VitalyGMUKR25294.512.514.00.0
41Narayanan S.L.GMIND26474.511.013.00.0
55Puranik AbhimanyuGMIND25684.014.517.00.0
617Mikaelyan ArmanGMARM24874.014.516.50.0
72Gukesh DGMIND26404.013.516.00.0
87Petrosian Tigran LGMARM25624.013.515.50.0
932Pour Agha Bala AmirrezaIRI24324.013.013.50.0
1023Shahinyan DavidIMARM24694.012.014.50.0
1124Tahbaz ArashIMIRI24594.012.014.00.0
1253Morchiashvili BachanaIMGEO23194.011.012.00.0
1325Davtyan ArturIMARM24534.010.011.00.0
1427Urazayev ArystanbekIMKAZ24514.09.510.50.0
1555Nadanian AshotIMARM23173.514.016.50.0
1616Quparadze GigaGMGEO24953.513.015.00.0
1733Simonian HrairGMARM24303.513.014.00.0
188Goganov AlekseyGMRUS25573.512.515.00.0
1929Golubka PetroGMUKR24383.512.514.50.5
204Pantsulaia LevanGMGEO25703.512.514.50.5
2130Bharath Subramaniyam HIMIND24353.512.514.00.0
2214Hayrapetyan HovikGMARM25003.512.014.50.0
2385Mahdavi RezaIRI21243.511.513.00.0
2422Gharibyan MamikonIMARM24713.510.512.50.0
2513Harsha BharathakotiGMIND25173.510.512.00.0
2626Shyaamnikhil PIMIND24533.510.011.50.0
2719Karthik VenkataramanGMIND24833.510.011.00.0
2857Kunal MIND22903.015.517.50.0
2952Vantika AgrawalWIMIND23223.014.015.50.0
3099Agasarov BenikARM20333.013.515.50.0
313Erigaisi ArjunGMIND26343.013.515.00.0
3231Petriashvili NikolozIMGEO24323.013.014.50.0
3334Pranav AnandIMIND24303.013.013.50.0
3447Sidhant MohapatraIMIND23673.012.514.50.0
3510Pultinevicius PauliusGMLTU25523.012.514.00.0
3658Sharma Dinesh KIMIND22893.012.014.00.0
376Paichadze LukaGMGEO25663.012.014.00.0
3839Daneshvar BardiyaIMIRI24033.012.014.00.0
3967Wagh SuyogFMIND22463.012.012.00.0
4015Nikitenko MihailIMBLR24993.011.513.50.0
129 players

6) SPICE Cup Open 2021

The SPICE Cup Open takes place 17th to 22nd October 2021.

7) ch-NED 2021

The Dutch Championships starts in Hoogeveen as a knockout - then the final 4 players compete in a double round robin in Rotterdam. The women's event is a 7 player round robin. The event runs 15th October to 3rd December.

ch-NED KO 2021 Hoogeveen NED Fri 15th Oct 2021 - Fri 3rd Dec 2021
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Van den Doel, Erik GM NED 2604 1003720
2 Warmerdam, Max GM NED 2595 1048104
3 Reinderman, Dimitri GM NED 2595 1001302
4 Sokolov, Ivan GM NED 2594 14400030
5 Pruijssers, Roeland GM NED 2565 1013068
6 Ernst, Sipke GM NED 2534 1004689
7 Janssen, Ruud GM NED 2528 1004816
8 Burg, Twan GM NED 2523 1010697
9 Ten Hertog, Hugo GM NED 2516 1026356
10 Swinkels, Robin GM NED 2514 1010824
11 Schoppen, Casper GM NED 2495 1046730
12 Brandenburg, Daan GM NED 2483 1011014
13 Beerdsen, Thomas IM NED 2483 1030108
14 Pijpers, Arthur IM NED 2479 1019554
15 Vrolijk, Liam IM NED 2478 1048333
16 Nijboer, Friso GM NED 2472 1000063
17 Zwirs, Nico IM NED 2439 1036432
18 Lai, Hing Ting IM NED 2439 1038257
19 Hendriks, Willy IM NED 2439 1000713
20 Hoogendoorn, Joost FM NED 2412 1004590
21 Timmermans, Mark IM NED 2387 1026399
22 Van der Lende, Ilias IM NED 2368 1019260
23 Maatman, Nick IM NED 2368 1040391
24 Hilwerda, Jonas FM NED 2295 1046713
ch-NED Women 2021 Hoogeveen NED Fri 15th Oct 2021 - Fri 3rd Dec 2021
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkNameTiRtg12345678Pts
1Peng, ZhaoqinGM2359x½11.5
2Ratsma, RosaWIM2306x1½1.5
3Kazarian, Anna-MajaFM2125x1½1.5
4Roebers, Eline22970x11.0
5Lanchava, TeaIM22140x11.0
6Keetman, MaaikeWFM2136½½x1.0
7Haast, AnneWGM2318½0x0.5
8Van Foreest, Machteld213200x0.0
8 players

8) 24th Hoogeveen Chess 2021

The 24th Hoogeveen Chess Open takes place 15th to 23rd October 2021. The Dutch Championships take place alongside.

24th Hoogeveen Open 2021 Hoogeveen NED Fri 15th Oct 2021 - Sat 23rd Oct 2021
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Bezemer ArnoNED22833.52331
26Tabak StefanNED21683.52308
316De Winter ArthurNED20343.52230
417Van Der Hagen LoekNED20103.52157
520Hoffman RonNED19773.02226
613Shakhverdian WilliamNED20673.02191
75Van Den Berg BramNED22093.02183
811Willemsma AbeNED20953.02142
97Binnendijk FerdinandNED21423.02137
103Meurs TomNED22173.02075
1114Boersma JanNED20493.02011
1224Arabi OsamaNED19403.01964
134Hovenga AljeNED22123.01957
1442Bakija AlanNED17832.52138
1518Labruyere RogerNED20092.52136
168Konings FransNED21322.52120
1753Madularea DavidNED16092.52057
1810Gutkind KedemNED21122.52055
191Roobol MartinNED22962.52031
2044Smeets KobeNED17682.51965
219Osterwald ElwinNED21302.51951
2215Miulescu GabrielROU20362.51917
2339Spaans LeoNED17942.51882
2423Lootsma JanNED19512.51856
2534Klapwijk LeoNED18362.51851
2628Mol ChristiaanNED19132.51847
2722Zuiderweg EdwinNED19552.51747
2836Klaren OscarNED18192.02046
2926Boghossian WaheNED19212.01947
3063Nijdam BrianNED02.01934
3149Basa ManasvitaNED16682.01922
3246Verheij DanaNED17272.01902
3348Winkel RuudNED16872.01881
3433Klaren DuncanNED18452.01819
3545Van Kuijk VadimNED17372.01798
3621Kumar Prajit SaiNED19672.01794
3731Van Jaarsveld HenkNED18532.01759
3847Arnold RhysNED17122.01746
3935Reinders JoanNED18292.01699
4041Arnold KiriNED17872.01693
67 players

9) 2nd Paterna International 2021

The 2nd Paterna International took place on Monday 18th October. Will round up the event next week.

10) ch-DEN 2021

The Danish Championship takes place 16th to 24th October 2021 in Svendborg.

ch-DEN 2021 Svendborg DEN Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 24th Oct 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Rasmussen, Allan Stig25663
2Schandorff, Lars24582
3Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard26022
4Hansen, Sune Berg25282
5Haubro, Martin24261.5
6Antonsen, Mikkel24091.5
7Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove23781.5
8Chatalbashev, Boris25360.5
9Rewitz, Poul22640.5
10Borge, Nikolaj23810.5
10 players
ch-DEN 2021 Svendborg DEN Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 24th Oct 2021. Category: 9. Ave: (2455)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Rasmussen, Allan Stig GM DEN 2566 # 1 1 1 3 2406
2 Schandorff, Lars GM DEN 2458 0 # 1 1 2 2693
3 Hansen, Sune Berg GM DEN 2528 # = 1 = 2 2514
4 Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard GM DEN 2602 0 # 1 1 2 2508
5 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove IM DEN 2378 0 = # 1 1.5 2543
6 Haubro, Martin IM DEN 2426 0 # = 1 1.5 2425
7 Antonsen, Mikkel IM DEN 2409 0 = # 1 1.5 2445
8 Borge, Nikolaj IM DEN 2381 0 = 0 # 0.5 2228
9 Rewitz, Poul FM DEN 2264 0 0 # = 0.5 2248
10 Chatalbashev, Boris GM DEN 2536 0 0 = # 0.5 2094

11) Obro 85th Anniversary 2021

The Obro 85th Anniversary tournament takes place 18th to 24th October. Will round up the event next week.

12) Vezerkepzo GM/IM October 2021

The Vezerkepzo GM/IM events for the month take place 14th to 22nd October 2021.

Vezerkepzo GM Oct 2021 Budapest HUN Thu 14th Oct 2021 - Fri 22nd Oct 2021
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
14Sheng JoshuaIMUSA24644.510.254
21Krishna C R GIMIND24783.58.002
10Srihari L RFMIND24143.58.002
47Galyas MiklosIMHUN24493.05.752
52Nitish BelurkarFMIND23512.04.501
66Seres LajosGMHUN24092.04.000
79Fogarasi TiborGMHUN23332.03.251
83Mahitosh DeyFMIND22291.53.500
95Pap MisaGMSRB23971.52.750
108Ansat AldiyarIMKAZ24081.52.500
10 players
Vezerkepzo IM Oct 2021 Budapest HUN Thu 14th Oct 2021 - Fri 22nd Oct 2021
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17To Nhat MinhIMHUN23564.58.5040.0
23Pasti AronFMHUN22533.57.2530.0
31Czebe AttilaGMHUN23683.54.7530.0
410Adarsh TripathiIND21153.08.0030.0
56Vuelban VirgilioIMPHI22833.07.7510.0
69Sadubayev AiratKAZ22732.53.5020.0
78Divya DeshmukhWIMIND23052.02.7510.0
84Kishan GangolliIND21281.52.0010.0
92Akshit Kumar JIND20441.02.5010.0
105Bodi TiborFMHUN22860.51.5000.0
10 players

13) Russian Rapid and Blitz Championship 2021

The Russian Rapid and Blitz Championship (to be followed by doing it all again under the guise of a team championship later in the week) took place in Sochi 11th to 13th October 2021.

ch-RUS Rapid w 2021 Sochi RUS Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Wed 13th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Balaian Alina21659.068.063.58
21Kovanova Baira22988.575.070.08
311Lysenko Margarita21728.077.072.06
43Goltseva Ekaterina22288.070.566.56
524Gvanceladze Anna21157.575.070.06
634Nasybullina Alfia20597.574.070.56
72Kovalevskaya Ekaterina22707.573.568.05
88Solozhenkina Elizaveta21797.569.064.05
937Illina Natalia20357.568.064.06
1017Tomilova Elena21507.567.563.56
116Potapova Margarita21947.566.562.56
1232Fominykh Maria20697.564.561.07
137Vasilevich Tatjana21937.073.068.55
1413Belenkaya Dina21637.068.564.06
1516Murashova Ekaterina21527.067.563.05
1633Nazarova Anastasia20597.066.562.55
174Niyazgulova Marina22157.064.560.05
1840Chekmareva Liya20197.064.060.06
1927Diakonova Ekaterina20997.062.061.55
2030Styazhkina Anna20757.062.058.56
2121Getman Tatyana21277.062.058.07
2229Miroshnik Ekaterina20846.572.067.04
235Chernyak Viktoria22036.571.066.04
2455Shubenkova Veronika18886.570.065.55
2518Paramzina Anastasya21466.568.064.05
269Sukhareva Evgeniya21796.566.561.56
2735Yakimova Mariya20416.566.062.56
2846Zhurova Anna19686.566.062.05
2948Nur-Mukhametova Alisa19406.565.562.05
3010Gritsayeva Oksana21736.564.559.55
3120Protopopova Anastasiya21346.073.069.56
3215Afonasieva Anna21586.070.065.54
3322Khokhlova Daria21226.066.562.55
3439Yurasova Daria20236.061.557.55
3545Serditykh Olesya20006.061.058.55
3677Kalenichenko Alina16356.061.057.06
3725Samigullina Diana21136.061.057.04
3843Dumcheva Julia20086.060.557.55
3928Filippova Darya20896.057.053.55
4074Lesnykh Zhanna16686.056.554.05
95 players
ch-RUS Rapid 2021 Sochi RUS Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Wed 13th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Sjugirov Sanan26438.579.574.56
213Tsydypov Zhamsaran25638.579.073.56
319Demidov Mikhail25388.575.069.56
422Bocharov Dmitry25188.573.069.07
526Rozum Ivan25158.570.065.58
66Riazantsev Alexander26498.082.077.06
79Alekseev Evgeny26268.080.575.55
830Moiseenko Vadim24828.080.075.06
927Timofeev Artyom25068.075.570.55
1029Popov Valerij24888.072.568.06
1116Afanasiev Nikita25518.072.067.56
123Antipov Mikhail Al.26748.071.566.07
1328Petrov Nikita25008.071.566.06
1447Belozerov Andrei24178.070.566.56
157Dreev Aleksey26448.070.566.06
1617Iljiushenok Ilia25487.575.570.06
1735Murzin Volodar24757.574.569.57
1825Triapishko Alexandr25177.573.569.56
1924Pridorozhni Aleksei25177.573.568.55
2074Grebnev Aleksey22707.573.070.05
2163Gochelashvili David23247.572.568.57
2214Kezin Roman25587.571.566.57
2344Makarian Rudik24257.570.065.57
2446Shubin Kirill24227.565.561.07
2577Khubukshanov Erdem22637.565.061.07
261Artemiev Vladislav27557.082.076.06
274Sarana Alexey26627.079.574.05
285Lysyj Igor26577.079.074.54
2933Nesterov Arseniy24827.074.570.05
3041Vastrukhin Oleg24357.074.569.06
3153Bryakin Mikhail23947.074.070.06
322Grachev Boris27057.074.068.55
3352Zubritskiy Artyom23957.072.568.06
3431Khegay Dmitriy24827.071.566.06
3559Smirnov Timofey23587.071.066.05
3669Zakaryan David23037.070.566.55
3755Klukin Kirill23807.068.066.54
3867Yatzenko Anton23127.068.064.56
3937Kukhmazov Arsen24577.067.563.05
4032Potapov Pavel24827.066.061.04
217 players
ch-RUS Blitz 2021 Sochi RUS Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Wed 13th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Artemiev Vladislav276112.0113.0106.511
23Sarana Alexey267110.0113.0106.59
37Sakaev Konstantin26289.5107.5101.57
441Kukhmazov Arsen24299.5106.5101.09
521Petrov Nikita25369.5105.599.58
625Savchenko Boris25269.5103.597.59
74Lysyj Igor26559.5100.594.07
810Timofeev Artyom25919.0117.0110.57
914Pridorozhni Aleksei25659.0113.0106.57
109Alekseev Evgeny25939.0111.5105.07
1115Antipov Mikhail Al.25619.0111.0104.08
18Rozum Ivan25459.0111.0104.08
135Sjugirov Sanan26549.0110.5103.58
1413Iljiushenok Ilia25739.0107.5101.58
1544Shubin Kirill24059.0107.0102.07
1616Afanasiev Nikita25599.0106.5100.09
1731Riazantsev Alexander24979.0105.5100.57
1837Vastrukhin Oleg24519.0102.598.07
1923Bocharov Dmitry25359.0101.596.08
2012Kokarev Dmitry25819.0100.093.57
2122Zakhartsov Vladimir25359.099.093.58
2260Faizrakhmanov Ramil23299.095.590.08
2317Kezin Roman25579.093.588.58
2411Kobalia Mikhail25908.5103.597.06
2532Nesterov Arseniy24948.5101.595.57
2628Murzin Volodar25148.5101.094.56
2735Moiseenko Vadim24698.5100.594.08
2834Makarian Rudik24808.5100.094.57
2930Khegay Dmitriy25078.5100.094.08
3055Gavrilov Oleg23708.599.094.07
3133Triapishko Alexandr24908.595.590.57
3220Zubritskiy Artyom25398.593.087.57
3350Oganian Miran23838.590.085.07
342Dreev Aleksey27068.0107.5101.07
3540Khanin Semen24368.0105.5100.06
3649Samusenko Maksim23858.0100.594.57
3724Demidov Mikhail25278.0100.594.56
3836Matinian Nikita24648.0100.095.07
396Tsydypov Zhamsaran26498.0100.094.57
4043Zakaryan David24118.099.593.57
219 players
ch-RUS Blitz w 2021 Sochi RUS Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Wed 13th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Potapova Margarita221410.5102.096.010
238Yurasova Daria19789.5106.5100.08
318Tomilova Elena21069.5104.098.08
423Diakonova Ekaterina20699.5103.097.59
510Lysenko Margarita21539.0111.5105.08
63Sukhareva Evgeniya22299.0109.0103.09
713Paramzina Anastasya21269.0102.596.07
86Solozhenkina Elizaveta22119.098.594.08
914Murashova Ekaterina21229.097.591.58
1042Dimitrova Aleksandra19468.5100.096.08
118Kovanova Baira21878.598.092.07
1231Nosacheva Mariya20358.594.589.58
1326Goltseva Ekaterina20598.593.089.06
1419Shafigullina Zarina20878.587.582.58
25Afonasieva Anna20628.587.582.58
161Charochkina Daria23208.0110.0104.07
172Belenkaya Dina22478.0107.0100.57
1830Borisova Ekaterina20358.096.090.58
1933Nur-Mukhametova Alisa20148.094.589.07
2028Samigullina Diana20558.094.089.06
2121Fominykh Maria20828.093.590.06
2229Nasybullina Alfia20368.093.588.58
2324Nasyrova Ekaterina20627.596.592.07
249Chernyak Viktoria21807.595.590.56
255Styazhkina Anna22127.594.589.56
2616Getman Tatyana21137.593.589.07
2722Semenova Elena20757.593.088.07
2820Niyazgulova Marina20837.591.086.06
2939Dumcheva Julia19677.582.578.57
3034Serditykh Olesya20097.580.075.57
3140Filippova Darya19647.099.094.56
3235Protopopova Anastasiya20027.097.092.06
3345Zhurova Anna19307.095.091.06
3432Yakimova Mariya20187.093.088.07
3512Nazarova Anastasia21397.088.583.57
3615Khokhlova Daria21207.088.083.05
36Illina Natalia19937.088.083.05
387Balaian Alina21937.088.082.55
3944Gubernatorova Lyudmila19317.087.584.06
4011Vasilevich Tatjana21467.087.081.06
94 players

14) Russian Rapid and Blitz Team Championship 2021

The Russian Rapid and Blitz Team Championship took place 14th to 16th October.

TCh-RUS Rapid 2021 Sochi RUS Thu 14th Oct 2021 - Sat 16th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGmsTB1TB2TB3
11Sbornaya komanda Moskvy (Moskva)915286
23Ladya (Respublika Tatarstan)915267
37SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam - 1 (Sankt-P91424.56
42Gogolevskiy, 14 (Moskva)91423.56
58Kuban (Krasnodarskiy kray)91219.55
64Sbornaya NSO (Novosibirskaya oblast)91122.55
75Yuzhnyy Ural - 1 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)91121.54
812Molodezhka (Moskva)911214
913SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam - 2 (Sankt-P91020.54
1023Yuzhnyy Ural - 2 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)91019.55
1114Inleksis (Voronezhskaya oblast)91019.54
129Severnyy kharakter (Moskva)910194
136Uralan (Respublika Kalmykiya)910184
1420FShNO (Nizhegorodskaya oblast)910183
1511Chiba-Vladikavkaz (RSO - Alaniya)910174
1610Vologodskaya oblast9919.54
1615OO Federatsiya shakhmat goroda Sochi (Kras9919.54
1821Yuzhnyy veter (Respublika Dagestan)9918.53
1916Saturn-Naberezhnye Chelny (Respublika Ta9916.54
2028DYuSSh №7 Tomsk (Tomskaya oblast)8819.54
2118Voronezh (Voronezhskaya oblast)9818.54
2225ShSh Grossmeyster-1 (Krasnodarskiy kray)9818.53
2319Severnyy kharakter - 2 (Moskva)9817.52
2422Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)9816.54
2517Shakhmatnaya Federatsiya g. Novorossiyska (98153
2630Top team (Vladimirskaya oblast)9814.52
2727NIU BelGU (Belgorodskaya oblast)87163
2833Armageddon (Krasnodarskiy kray)8713.53
2924Yuridicheskiy fakultet MGU (Moskva)9614.52
3026Krepost (Stavropolskiy kray)8613.53
3132Sochi (Krasnodarskiy kray)85142
3231ChESSPSh-RU - fond Shirova (Krasnodarskiy8513.52
3335ShSh Grossmeyster-2 (Krasnodarskiy kray)8512.52
3429Yugo-Zapad (Stavropolskiy kray)85112
3534Stavropolskiy kray - yunoshi (Stavropol849.52
35 players
TCh-RUS Blitz 2021 Sochi RUS Thu 14th Oct 2021 - Sat 16th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12Ladya (Respublika Tatarstan)13110224420
21Sbornaya komanda Moskvy (Moskva)1312102438.50
38Kuban (Krasnodarskiy kray)1393119340
43Gogolevskiy, 14 (Moskva)138321835.50
54Yuzhnyy Ural - 1 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)138321833.50
65Sbornaya NSO (Novosibirskaya oblast)137421629.50
76SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam - 1 (Sankt-P1385016290
87Uralan (Respublika Kalmykiya)1375115282
912Molodezhka (Moskva)1375115280
109Severnyy kharakter (Moskva)1365214310
1123Yuzhnyy veter (Respublika Dagestan)135441427.50
1225ShSh Grossmeyster-1 (Krasnodarskiy kray)1365214270
1310Vologodskaya oblast136521425.50
1414SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam - 2 (Sankt-P1366113300
1515Saturn-Naberezhnye Chelny (Respublika Ta136611328.50
1622NIU BelGU (Belgorodskaya oblast)135531328.50
1711Chiba-Vladikavkaz (RSO - Alaniya)1366113270
1817Voronezh (Voronezhskaya oblast)136611325.50
1935Stavropolskiy kray - yunoshi (Stavropol125521322.50
2018Severnyy kharakter - 2 (Moskva)135621224.50
2019FShNO (Nizhegorodskaya oblast)135621224.50
2024Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)135621224.50
2329Top team (Vladimirskaya oblast)1356212230
2420Shakhmatnaya Federatsiya g. Novorossiyska (135621222.50
2516OO Federatsiya shakhmat goroda Sochi (Kras1356212221
2621Yuzhnyy Ural - 2 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)1334612221
2713Inleksis (Voronezhskaya oblast)135711123.50
2828DYuSSh №7 Tomsk (Tomskaya oblast)1336410230
2926Krepost (Stavropolskiy kray)13481922.50
3031ChESSPSh-RU - fond Shirova (Krasnodarskiy133828210
3127Yuridicheskiy fakultet MGU (Moskva)13391719.50
3232Sochi (Krasnodarskiy kray)1321015160
3334ShSh Grossmeyster-2 (Krasnodarskiy kray)132101514.50
3433Armageddon (Krasnodarskiy kray)1321015120
3530Yugo-Zapad (Stavropolskiy kray)1010000
35 players
TCh-RUS Rapid w 2021 Sochi RUS Thu 14th Oct 2021 - Sat 16th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Yuzhnyy Ural - 1 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)97021625.57
25SSh Yunost Moskvy (Moskva)96211323.56
33SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam - 1 (Sankt-P95221223.55
42Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)963012226
54Strimershi (Krasnodarskiy kray)95221220.55
67SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam - 2 (Sankt-P94231119.54
76Ladya (Respublika Tatarstan)9342819.53
810Voronezh (Voronezhskaya oblast)92437152
99Yuzhnyy Ural - 2 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)9351713.53
1011FShNO (Nizhegorodskaya oblast)9261515.52
118Yuzhnyy Ural - 3 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)92615132
1212NIU BelGU (Belgorodskaya oblast)9090050
12 players
TCh-RUS Blitz w 2021 Sochi RUS Thu 14th Oct 2021 - Sat 16th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Yuzhnyy Ural - 1 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)*343334334203510
2Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)*2232317277
3SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam - 1 (Sankt-P1*32244416307
4Strimershi (Krasnodarskiy kray)01*2334315257
5Ladya (Respublika Tatarstan)122*34343414296
6SSh Yunost Moskvy (Moskva)12211*3414266
7SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam - 2 (Sankt-P12½10*23310204
8Voronezh (Voronezhskaya oblast)½11½2*246182
9Yuzhnyy Ural - 2 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)0001½2*2613.52
9Yuzhnyy Ural - 3 (Chelyabinskaya oblast)1½00½12*2613.52
11FShNO (Nizhegorodskaya oblast)121*3518.52
12NIU BelGU (Belgorodskaya oblast)0101001021*38.51
12 players

15) Fagernes Chess International 2021

The Fagernes Chess International took place 10th to 17th October 2021. Tiger Hillarp Persson and Erik Blomqvist tied for first on 7/9.

Fagernes GM Open 2021 Fagernes NOR Sun 10th Oct 2021 - Sun 17th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Hillarp Persson, TigerGM25217
2Blomqvist, ErikGM25187
3Sanal, VahapGM25856.5
4Urkedal, Frode Olav OlsenGM25646.5
5Kunin, VitalyGM25476.5
6Kulaots, KaidoGM25116
7Greenfeld, AlonGM25096
8Kjartansson, GudmundurGM24336
9Efroimski, MarselIM24176
10Kaasen, Tor FredrikIM24326
11Mikalsen, ErlendIM23736
12Stremavicius, TitasGM24875.5
13Seo, Jung MinIM24565.5
14Elsness, FrodeIM24655.5
15Altarbosh, WardFM21775.5
16Carlsson, LudvigCM23745.5
17Miezis, NormundsGM24675.5
18Juksta, KarolisFM23975.5
19Martin, JulianIM23965.5
20Brynell, StellanGM24315
21Ingebretsen, Jens EFM22745
22Unneland, MathiasFM22285
23Ellingsen, Mads VestbyIM23755
24Vitenberg, Noam AvivFM23055
25Lindh, FredrikFM22965
26Murphy, Conor EFM24285
27Fossum, Oystein BoyumFM23025
28Skotheim, Andreas21465
29Baskin, RobertIM23985
30Vonhirsch, Andre Gjestemoen21925
31Stromberg, Alexander Oye21115
32Torngren, GustavFM21974.5
33Dahl, TrygveFM22494.5
34Nikolic, Vladan22164.5
35Kvaloy, Aksel Bu22754.5
36Grundekjon, Christian21024.5
37Koepke, ChristianIM23464.5
38Mansoor, Afras19314.5
39Kenneskog, TheodorFM23094
40Shehzad, Shazil22474
68 players

16) ChessMood Open 2021

The ChessMood Open took place 4th to 12th October 2021. Aleksey Goganov won with 7.5/9.

ChessMood Open 2021 Tsaghkadzor ARM Mon 4th Oct 2021 - Tue 12th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
114Goganov AlekseyGMRUS25577.547.051.04
21Narayanan.S.LGMIND26477.048.552.04
39Pantsulaia LevanGMGEO25707.046.551.05
413Petrosian Tigran L.GMARM25627.044.048.54
56Ter-Sahakyan SamvelGMARM26076.550.554.54
65Praggnanandhaa RGMIND26186.549.054.05
78Hakobyan AramGMARM26036.545.049.05
810Puranik AbhimanyuGMIND25686.545.049.04
919Mosadeghpour MasoudGMIRI24866.543.547.05
1021Karthik VenkataramanGMIND24836.543.546.55
1172Dilanyan GrigorFMARM22146.045.048.54
1227Shahinyan DavidIMARM24696.043.045.55
1312Paichadze LukaGMGEO25666.042.045.54
147Petrosyan ManuelGMARM26056.041.546.05
1518Mikaelyan ArmanGMARM24876.039.542.54
1640Vaishali RWGMIND24196.036.539.04
1726Gharibyan MamikonIMARM24715.544.547.54
184Erigaisi ArjunGMIND26345.544.047.54
1932Babujian LevonGMARM24475.544.046.55
202Gukesh DGMIND26405.543.548.04
213Sargsyan ShantGMARM26405.542.547.05
2280Chaqryan ErikARM21815.542.546.04
2338Daghli ArashFMIRI24275.540.042.04
2431Schekachikhin MaksimIMRUS24485.539.541.04
2511Harutyunyan Tigran K.GMARM25675.539.043.05
2651Danielyan VaheIMARM23355.538.540.05
2728Davtyan ArturIMARM24535.044.047.04
46Moksh Amit DoshiIMIND23795.044.047.04
2941Harutjunyan GevorgGMARM24095.043.546.55
3047Ohanyan EminFMARM23735.043.044.55
3123Mitrabha GuhaIMIND24795.042.546.54
3233Bharath Subramaniyam HIMIND24355.042.545.04
3329Shyaamnikhil PIMIND24535.041.044.04
3415Chanda SandipanGMIND25435.040.545.05
3550Barseghyan Armen Ar.FMARM23565.039.543.04
3624Minasian ArtashesGMARM24725.039.542.54
3734Petriashvili NikolozIMGEO24325.039.542.54
3837Gholami Orimi MahdiIRI24305.038.541.55
3949Sidhant MohapatraIMIND23675.038.541.55
4044Krishna Teja NIMIND23855.038.540.54
103 players

17) 43rd Arco Open 2021

The 43rd Arco Open took place 9th to 17th October 2021. Michel Bifulco edged out Ilmars Starostits, Frank Zeller, Jan Boder and Ilja Sirosh on tie-break after all scored 7/9.

43rd Arco Open 2021 Arco ITA Sat 9th Oct 2021 - Sun 17th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Bifulco MichelFMITA23147.050.055.02151
22Starostits IlmarsGMLAT24287.049.553.52196
36Zeller FrankIMGER23667.047.551.52139
422Boder JanGER21307.046.550.52103
54Sirosh IljaIMEST24007.046.549.52160
611Pasini NicoloFMITA22516.548.553.02088
77Borgo GiulioIMITA23536.548.553.02071
814Vezzosi PaoloIMITA22186.547.051.02093
98Sarkar JustinIMUSA23246.546.551.02095
1013Dittmar PeterFMGER22356.545.550.02042
115Favaloro AndreaFMITA23886.543.547.01976
1210Bettalli FrancescoFMITA22876.541.044.52039
1348Engesser JonasGER20026.539.542.01956
143Romanishin Oleg MGMUKR24196.050.554.52184
1517Molina FabrizioFMITA21786.048.552.52071
1652Lohia SohumENG19936.046.549.52133
1783Bazilius AugustinasLTU18306.045.550.02116
1816De Santis AlessioFMITA21916.045.049.02024
1939Bordignon AngeloITA20506.042.044.51935
2030Higatsberger MichaelAUT20776.041.045.01973
2131Marzano CarloITA20766.040.544.01873
2246Aigner MichaelUSA20106.040.043.51917
2312Nielsen AndreFMNOR22475.549.553.02139
2425Cmiel ThorstenFMGER21055.548.552.52085
2526Leutwyler MartinSUI20985.546.049.02078
2620Perman SergeySUI21465.545.049.02058
2715Luciani CarloITA21965.544.549.01997
2818Schnelzer Reinhold Dr.FMGER21615.544.048.01976
2923Giacomini HectorFRA21245.543.548.01984
3070Kempe Caius EmilianGER18905.543.546.51977
3154Lang AlexanderGER19805.543.045.51992
3238Tripodi EnzoITA20535.542.546.51989
3328Kuhn ThomasSUI20815.542.546.51951
3445Pacher SimonAUT20125.542.546.51899
3543Birkholz OlgaWFMGER20125.542.045.51995
3651Foerster-Yialamas LucasCMGER19945.541.544.01909
3747Hopfgartner HeinzAUT20105.540.544.51863
3850Ohler JuliusGER19955.540.544.01923
3932Astengo CorradoITA20725.540.043.51917
4035Cardili MarianoITA20625.539.043.01886
158 players

18) 7th Zagreb Tournament of Peace 2021

The 7th Zagreb Tournament of Peace took place 5th to 13th October 2021. Igor Kovalenko won with 6/9.

Tournament of Peace 2021 Zagreb CRO Tue 5th Oct 2021 - Wed 13th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Kovalenko IgorGMLAT26476.03.526.500.0
210Kozul ZdenkoGMCRO26015.52.523.250.0
32Movsesian SergeiGMARM26275.02.521.500.0
41Stevic HrvojeGMCRO25705.02.521.250.0
55Palac MladenGMCRO25174.52.019.500.0
64Inarkiev ErnestoGMRUS26684.52.018.500.0
77Bacrot EtienneGMFRA26584.02.517.750.0
86Brkic AnteGMCRO26214.02.016.500.0
98Zelcic RobertGMCRO25223.52.516.250.0
109Bosiocic MarinGMCRO25733.01.514.000.0
10 players
Tournament of Peace 2021 Zagreb CRO Tue 5th Oct 2021 - Wed 13th Oct 2021. Category: 14. Ave: (2600)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kovalenko, Igor GM LAT 2647 # = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 0 6 2720
2 Kozul, Zdenko GM CRO 2601 = # = = = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2680
3 Movsesian, Sergei GM ARM 2627 = = # = = = = = = 1 5 2640
4 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2570 0 = = # = 1 1 = = = 5 2647
5 Palac, Mladen GM CRO 2517 = = = = # 0 = = = 1 4.5 2610
6 Inarkiev, Ernesto GM RUS 2668 0 = = 0 1 # = = = 1 4.5 2593
7 Bacrot, Etienne GM FRA 2658 = = = 0 = = # 0 1 = 4 2551
8 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2621 0 0 = = = = 1 # 0 1 4 2555
9 Zelcic, Robert GM CRO 2522 0 = = = = = 0 1 # 0 3.5 2529
10 Bosiocic, Marin GM CRO 2573 1 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 # 3 2478

19) 2nd Year Long GM/IM 2021

The 2nd Year Long GM and IM events took place 10th to 18th October 2021. Aronyak Ghosh won with 6.5/9. Mohammad Nubairshah Shaikh won with 7.5/9.

2nd Year Long GM 2021 Dhaka BAN Sun 10th Oct 2021 - Mon 18th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Aronyak GhoshIMIND24456.50.0427.50
25Koustav ChatterjeeIMIND24315.50.5223.00
36Mirzoev AzerGMAZE24385.50.5222.00
410Abdyjapar AsylIMKGZ23915.00.0221.25
57Neelash SahaIMIND24214.52.0120.00
63Malakhatko VadimGMBEL24444.51.5217.25
79Zubarev AlexanderGMUKR23954.51.5118.00
84Mohammad Fahad RahmanIMBAN23304.51.0217.00
91Anata ChoudhuryBAN21232.50.0010.75
102Sanket ChakravartyIND22882.00.009.25
10 players
2nd Year Long IM 2021 Dhaka BAN Sun 10th Oct 2021 - Mon 18th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIMIND24407.50.0728.00
25Md. Sharif HossainCMBAN21176.50.0626.25
39Kislinsky AlexeyGMCZE23356.00.0424.50
42Sourath BiswasIND22705.50.0420.00
58Lodhi MahmoodIMPAK23155.00.0317.00
63Ahmed Sheikh NasirFMBAN22284.50.0316.25
710Zia Tahsin TajwarCMBAN22123.50.0114.25
87Rahman Md. TaiburFMBAN22232.50.028.25
94Swarnavo ChoudhuryBAN20802.01.016.25
106Islam Khandaker AminulFMBAN21822.00.017.75
10 players

20) 38th Muensterland Open 2021

The 38th Muensterland Open took place 8th to 15th October. Matthias Dann won with 8/9.

38th Muensterland Open Muenster GER Fri 8th Oct 2021 - Fri 8th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB3
11Dann.MatthiasGER24758.021827
22Köllner.Ruben GideonGER24427.521706
36Holtel.JasperGER23057.021836
47Froeyman.HelmutBEL22777.021676
513Ollenberger.RolandGER22727.021236
611Kersten.UweGER22447.021096
720Gulatz.MauriceGER21636.522095
848Wensing.MaximilianGER20486.521565
9111Möller.MaurinGER17616.521286
105Schmider.NiklasGER23416.521056
1115Kummerow.HeikoGER22166.520766
1212Stillger.BernhardGER22436.520385
1342Kamp.AdrianGER20106.021295
14127Mann.GergelyGER16886.020355
1519Ackermann.Hans WernerGER21906.020185
1628Flockert.RüdigerGER21406.020064
1716Terhuven.PatrickGER22156.019294
1869Reuter.MaximilianGER18976.019285
1925Wichtrup.Jan-LouisGER21515.521174
2026Greifenberg.DanielGER21475.521055
2118Köllner.Aaron NoahGER21915.520885
22135Jansen.DirkGER19545.520573
2314Michalczak.ThomasGER22275.520564
2423Köllner.ChristofGER21565.520254
2510Asadzade.IdrisGER22505.520174
268Huber.BenediktGER22715.520174
2739Mainusch.MartinGER20425.520165
2834Müller.Martin.Dr.GER20655.520085
2935Röhr.OliverGER20745.519975
3036Barthel.AnsgarGER21215.519914
3127Eckert.MariusGER21535.519844
3232Trzaska.PeterGER20855.519804
33129Werthmann.NiklasGER18705.519664
3449Woestmann.UlrichGER19855.519623
3521Gohla.UlfGER21625.519535
369Schmitzer.KlausGER22515.519244
3741Stemmler.FabianGER21025.519205
3860Krüger.NorbertGER19555.519034
3924Steinle.CarstenGER21545.518875
4031Weise.MartinGER20905.518795
146 players

21) First Saturday October 2021

The First Saturday October tournaments took place 2nd to 12th October 2021. David Berczes won the GM event with 6.5/9.

FSIM October 2021 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Oct 2021 - Tue 12th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
14Fule SimonHUN22207.50.06
23Balint VilmosHUN22716.50.05
32Nguyen Van ThanhIMVIE23825.50.02
41Vuelban VirgilioIMPHI22835.00.03
56Lyell MarkFMENG20764.00.02
65Darpan InaniIND21121.50.00
6 players
FSGM October 2021 Budapest HUN Sat 2nd Oct 2021 - Tue 12th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
13Berczes DavidGMHUN24446.50.04
210Rathanvel V SIMIND24776.00.04
37Siddharth JagadeeshFMSGP23365.50.03
46Vypkhaniuk IhorIMUKR24245.01.03
52Divya DeshmukhWIMIND23055.00.03
64Ajay Krishna SIND23684.50.53
71Seres LajosGMHUN24094.50.51
85Pap MisaGMSRB23973.01.02
99Srihari L RFMIND24143.00.01
108Papp LeventeFMHUN24082.00.00
10 players

22) La Nucia Open 2021

The La Nucia Open took place 6th to 12th October 2021. P Iniyan edged out Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder and Andrey Sumets on tie-break after all scored 7/9.

La Nucia Open 2021 La Nucia ESP Wed 6th Oct 2021 - Tue 12th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Iniyan, PGMIND25297.062380.841.50
28Vasquez Schroeder, RodrigoGMCHI24677.062296.937.00
36Sumets, AndreyGMUKR24977.052337.338.75
44Postny, EvgenyGMISR25526.562419.037.75
52Santos Ruiz, MiguelGMESP25966.552373.836.00
61Fedorchuk, Sergey A.GMUKR26066.552273.932.00
712Cruz Lledo, PabloIMESP24466.552204.331.50
821Domingo Nunez, AlejandroFMESP23266.062260.330.50
947Benet Morant, DamiaESP20166.062117.427.50
1070Vinuesa Sorli, RubenESP17956.061972.822.00
1114Cori T., DeysiWGMPER23826.052301.830.25
1215Leon Valdes, Jony WilsonIMCUB23796.052287.630.25
1318Vassallo Barroche, MauricioIMESP23406.052234.830.50
1427Castellanos Gomez, AlejandroFMESP22356.052189.427.75
1510Ayats Llobera, GerardIMESP24536.042314.032.25
163Solodovnichenko, YuriGMUKR25776.032325.833.00
1724Ibanez Aullana, RamonFMESP22835.552201.824.00
1823Davtyan, David Arm.FMARM22925.552189.124.75
1941Ruiz Buendia, MiguelESP20925.552108.722.50
2054Movsisyan, TigranESP19375.551999.821.00
219Aagaard, JacobGMSCO24615.542341.026.25
2219Lujan, CarolinaIMARG23405.542225.425.75
2320Rahal, Michael AIMESP23335.542090.425.00
2434Kovacs, KlaraWIMHUN21975.542061.822.00
257Garriga Cazorla, PereIMESP24815.532338.128.75
2639Jordan Martinez, DavidESP21575.052217.620.50
2732Carbonell Sancho, MarcFMESP22145.052137.019.50
2836Bendayan Claros, AaronCMESP21885.052032.116.50
2916Plaskett, H JamesGMENG23755.042317.225.50
3017Pogorelov, RuslanGMUKR23485.042176.222.25
3126Martin Barcelo, CarlesESP22585.042153.919.25
3211Gines Esteo, Pedro AntonioIMESP24485.042121.922.25
3337Galvan, JesusFMPER21785.042107.318.50
3443Jimenez Fernandez, RebecaWFMESP20735.042064.620.00
3513Domingo Nunez, RubenFMESP23995.032203.425.25
3633Garcia Ramos, MarcosESP21975.032047.319.00
3759Gomez Aguirre, Juan AlbertoESP18985.012099.723.75
3845Galvan Cipriani, VivianaWFMESP20444.542150.218.00
3935Rodriguez Redondo, AdharaWFMESP21914.542097.815.25
4042Manso Marquez, FelixESP20774.542042.917.00
88 players

23) British OTB Championship 2021

The British OTB Championship took place 2nd to 10th October 2021. Nick Pert won with 6.5/9 half a point clear of Danny Gormally Marcus Harvey, Mark Hebden, Andrew Ledger and Hamish Olson. The women's event was this week and Harriet Hunt won with 5.5/7.

British OTB Championship Hull ENG Sat 2nd Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
11Pert NicholasGMENG25486.5
22Gormally Daniel WGMENG24806.0
3Harvey Marcus RFMENG24656.0
4Hebden Mark LGMENG24556.0
8Ledger Andrew JIMENG23296.0
9Olson HamishFMSCO22736.0
75Mcphillips JosephIMENG24255.5
16Finn PeterENG19595.5
96Arkell Keith CGMENG23805.0
1013Sucikova SvetlanaWFMSVK21754.5
14Head LouiseWFMENG20904.5
1215Starley RobertENG20574.0
18Stubbs OliverENG19254.0
19Khoury TheoENG18144.0
157Eggleston David JIMENG23563.5
22Latypova Olga LAFMENG12663.5
1710Bradbury Neil HIMENG22652.5
12Webb Laurence EFMENG21842.5
1917Willison StevenCHI19362.0
21Gordon FrederickSCO15232.0
2111Brooks Phil JENG21911.0
2220Mehrafarin AmirabbasIRI17340.0
22 players
British OTB Women 2021 Hull ENG Sat 2nd Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
11Hunt Harriet VIMENG24145.50.020.0
23Toma KatarzynaWGMENG22545.00.020.0
34Kueh AudreyENG20804.51.519.0
42Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan EGMSCO23764.51.519.0
55Varney ZoeWCMENG19374.50.021.0
69Singha SwatiIND14384.00.014.5
77Subramanian AnushaENG16233.50.019.5
88Pyun LindsayENG14433.00.516.5
911Hariharan ShambaviENG11093.00.513.5
106Bridgeman NiamhAFMENG18022.00.017.0
1110Arora PrachiIND14371.00.015.0
11 players

24) 31st NATO Chess 2021

The 31st NATO Chess tournament both a team and individual event took place in Blankenberge, Belgium 11th to 15th October. Lukas Stauskas was top scorer with 6/7. Poland finished ahead of Greece and Germany in the team standings.

31st NATO Chess 2021 Blankenberge BEL Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Fri 15th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameRtgGmsPts
1Stauskas, Lukas232576
2Stein, Robert23447
3Pedersen, Finn22947
4Papasimakopoulos, Alexandros22487
5Sypien, Mateusz22437
6Pietruszewski, Marcin21977
7Andersen, Hans-Christoph221275
8Sycz, Dariusz218275
9Delfino, Luigi225375
10Pavlidis, Anastasios234375
11Graczyk, Damian217075
12Nikomanis, Andreas204775
13Pavlidou, Ekaterini216175
14Wang, Eigen22167
15Wantiez, Fabrice22817
16Tommasini, Enzo21117
17Helbig, Mark22917
18Loving, Jason20217
19Cichy, Kamil21797
20Valeinis, Janis21827
21Mestek, Igor21147
22Hansen, Stefan21127
23Hof - Van Run, Rieke20517
24Nielsen, Jan Mose19817
25Graham, Frazer17517
26Cirkvencic, Franci196774
27Bohn, Ulrich218474
28Jauk, Wilhelm216974
29Mouroutis, Konstantinos212474
30Deneyer, Frank179274
31Nilsson, Erik198974
32Kersic, Matej207974
33Tocco, Paolo203474
34Schott, Guido202974
35Duren, Andrew196274
36Moga, Christoph192174
37Verlaine, Alex206374
38Heran-Boily, Samuel184474
39Jacob, Tobias196774
40Aagaard, Gert202174
99 players

25) ASK Mix 2021

The ASK Mix tournament took place in Arandjelovac 2nd to 9th October 2021. Corey Acor won with 6.5/10. Final round games now available.

ASK Mix 2021 Arandjelovac SRB Sat 2nd Oct 2021 - Sat 9th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Acor CoreyUSA23096.554.042.55
25Gungl TheoGER23706.052.541.52
33Pikula DejanSRB23786.051.541.53
412Geller AnastasiyaRUS21995.551.040.53
52Ramoutar Alan-SafarTTO24005.056.546.04
61Savic Miodrag RSRB24335.055.544.02
77Markovic MiroslavSRB23365.050.040.03
814Aayush BhattacherjeeIND19565.048.039.03
94Cabrilo GoranSRB23705.045.536.51
106Raahul V SIND23444.554.043.02
1110Brkljaca AnteSRB22524.549.039.01
1213Harshita GuddantiIND21804.547.037.03
1311Popchev MilkoBUL22222.543.034.50
149Sredojevic IvanSRB22982.043.534.01
14 players

26) Titled Tuesday Blitz 12th October 2021

The Titled Tuesday Blitz of 12th October was won by Jorden van Foreest with 10/11.

Titled Tuesday 12th Oct chess.com INT Tue 12th Oct 2021 - Tue 12th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1
125Jorden van ForeestGMNLD2924W72BW87WW98BW324BW43WW12WW312BW2WD8BW15BD3W1072.5
21Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3189W320WW319BW329WD22BW317WW13BW27WL1BW312WW16BW8W9.563
317Eric HansenGMCAN2928W392BW106WW323BW131WL53BW329WW5BW4WW12BW27WD1B9.562.5
435Denis LazavikIMBLR2876W213BW65WW28BW103WD23BD11WW56WL3BW45WW12WW30B963
547John Doe, Bob Jeff, Greek GodIMCAN2830W252BL156WW129BW113WW82WW32BL3WW57BW40WW313BW18W959
630Max WarmerdamGMNLD2878W166WL334BW392WW338BW28WW124BW43WL313BW33BW11WW15W955.5
726Siva MahadevanIMIND2875W391WL32BW83WW176BW63WW318BL24WW69BW47BW65WW27B954.5
83Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3011W200WW110BL324WW359BW352WW52BW13WW23BD1WW9WL2B8.553.5
924Vugar RasulovGMAZE2896W129WW77BW284WD26BW341WW325BL23BW37WW21WL8BW31W8.549.5
1034Kazybek NogerbekFMKAZ2854W118WW111BW58WW57WL12BL43BW103WW102WD35BW38WD16W853.25
116Renato TerryIMPER2954W66BW407WW25BD317WW327WD4BW53WW18BL15WL6BW35W850
1210Mustafa YilmazGMTUR2945W146BW361WW102BW33WW10WL1BW171WW44BL3WL4BW73W849
1336Anton DemchenkoGMRUS2850W167WW383BW108WW32BW313WL2WL8BW318BD17WW37BD26B848
1440Frederik SvaneFMDEU2809W153WL338BW190WW158BL56BL65WW72BW167WW100BW63WW58B847.5
1415Matthias BluebaumGMDEU2906W190WW405BL43WW54WW57BW35WW105WW314BW11BL1WL6B847.5
164Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA2980W164BW56WD73BW326WL52BW167WW327WW315BW23WL2WD10B847
1759Pablo Salinas HerreraGMCHL2781W90BL251WW136BW335WW362WW216BL44WW29BD13BD23WW65B846.5
1727Conrad HoltGMUSA2863L104BW276WW211BW39WW59BW102BW172WL11WW50BW67WL5B846.5
1737Kozak AdamGMHUN2824W274BW158WL103BW65WW110WL56BW58BW323WL48WW57BW45W846.5
2039Sergei ZhigalkoGMBLR2837W180BW113WL32WW383BW80WW103BL313WW124BW43WD30BD21W846.25
218Sviridov, ValeryNMRUS2937D214BW225WW373BD73WD143BW42WW326BW22WL9BW48WD20B846
2242Carlos Andres ObregónGMARG2829W344WW144BW338WD2WL81BW92WW210BL21BD28WW97BW67B845.75
2313Tuan Minh LeIMVNM2919W449WW359BW259WW45BD4WW81BW9WL8WL16BD17BW43W843.5
2353Mark TimmermansIMNLD2796L281BW363WW391BW356WW36BW109WW7BL27BL44WW110BW56W843.5
2588Levy RozmanIMUSA2700W276WW175BL11WW387BW149BL314WD167BW55WW41WD40BW53B842.75
2673Maxim LugovskoyGMRUS2741W189BW387WW260BD9WD316WL313BW176WD79WW78BW52BD13W842.5
2722Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB2889W170WW300BW332WW350BW318WW53BL2BW24WW313WL3BL7W840
28126Viani Antonio D'cunhaIMIND2641W295WW266BL4WW182WL6BD160WW214BW150WD22BW50WW60B839.5
29190Zaitsev, AlexanderGMRUS2573W456WL45BW246WD161WD137BW354WW73BL17WW323BW68WW48B838.5
309Federico Perez PonsaGMARG2933W83WW82BW379WW60BL44WL172BW88WW52BW105BD20WL4W7.545.5
3146Gabor NagyGMHUN2783W101WL335BD170WL202BW168WW213WW94BW86BW75WW42BL9B7.545
32160Oleg KarpeshovIMRUS2608W455WW7WW20BL13WW33BL5WL45BD90WW211BW150WW84B7.544.25
3355Asylbek AbdyjaparIMKGZ2777W46BW126WW251BL12BL32WW356BW80WW54BL6WW113BD36W7.542.75
34109Yaksin, OlegFMRUS2642W186BD107WW162BL316BW214WL315BL139BW146WW202WW77BW79W7.540.5
3461Maly AlexeyIMUKR2773W181BW400WW134BL313BW191WL15BW106WW46BD10WW79WL11B7.540.5
3644Pavel TregubovGMRUS2612U--W297BW95WW260BL24WD141WW140BD49BW70WW47WD33B7.540
3765Roberto Junio Brito MolinaIMBRA2749W93BD393WL115BW170WW345BW139WW148WL9BW88WL13WW75B7.539.75
3719Azer MirzoevGMAZE2731U--W117BW122WL251WW391BW335WW334BD41BW39WL10BW88W7.539.75
39167Sarasadat KhadamalshariehIMIRN2604W261BL314WW267BL18BD140WW163BW116WW62BL38BW143WW81W7.538.75
4023Ivan YeletskyFMRUS2855W450BW176WL57BW77WW98BW336WL50BW81WL5BD25WW92B7.538.5
468 players

27) Speed Chess Super Swiss 2021

The final qualifier for the Speed Chess Championships was the Super Swiss held on 16th and 17th October. Hikaru Nakamura won the Swiss with 12.5/15 but he is already qualified. Second placed Aleksey Sarana won the KO part to take the final place.

Speed Chess Super Swiss chess.com INT Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 17th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg123456789101112131415PtsTB1
11Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3200W113WW131BW26WW3BD9WW7BD2WW4BW15WW11WW14BW12WD23BD22WD8B12.5110
24Aleksey SaranaGMRUS3038W56BW49WW11BW116WW15BW16WD1BW9WL7BW4WL3BW14WD8WW12BL6W1198.75
39Hans NiemannGMUSA3017W143WW13BW25WL1WL37BD102WW20WW32BW29WW23BW2WW9BW15BD14WL5B1193
461Aleksandr ShimanovGMUSA2945U--W142WW76BW105WW44WW6BW8WL1WW35BL2BW27WD7WW9BW23WD11B1185.25
513Federico Perez PonsaGMARG2948W30WW43BL17WW51BD25WW37WL23BW102BW6WL14BW22BD27WD35BW9WW3W10.592
68Nodirbek YakubboevGMUZB2971W76BW10WD23BW38WL16BL4WW101BW18WL5BW20WW49BL15WW28BW7WW2B10.591
712Valeriy SviridovNMRUS2947W40BW92WD100BW91WW23BL1WW18BW27WW2WL9BW16WD4BW11WL6BD14B10.583.5
85Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraGMPER2983W46WL17BW56WW100BD18BW12WL4BW25WW19BL15BW41WD11WD2BW35WD1W1088
87Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA2988W54WW51BW59WW17BD1BW27WD16BL2BW41WW7WW15BL3WL4WL5BW25B1088
1041M Nubairshah ShaikhIMIND2751W69WL6BL117WD62BW104WL56WW55BW66WW32WW29BW19BL23WD41BW38BW27W1076.5
1124Gadir GuseinovGMAZE2896W142BW52WL2WW58BW22WD14BD36BW42WW100WL1BW30WD8BL7BW27WD4W1074.25
1218Dincer TasdogenFMTUR2926W104BL36WW54BW92WW43WL8BD109WW34BD21WW57BW24WL1BW25BL2WW22B1072.5
1344De Silva L.M.S.TFMLKA2761W83BL3WW89BD28WD80BL39WW122BW76WL22WL36BW53WW47BW26BW41WW23B1065.25
146Alexander ZubovGMUKR2976W39BW20WL38BW31WW35BD11WD41BW99WD23BW5WL1WL2BW29WD3BD7W9.584.75
1514Sanan SjugirovGMRUS2939W50BW58WW105WW27BL2WD41BW25WW16BL1BW8WL9WW6BL3WL21WW35B9.579.5
1610Renato TerryIMPER2944W121BW42WW32BW22BW6WL2BD9WL15WD98BW100WL7BL25WW33BW24WD21B9.576.75
1739Bibisara AssaubayevaIMKAZ2781W73WW8WW5BL9WD116BW28WL27BL19BL102WD68WD76BW54WW43BW34BW33W9.575.25
1822Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB2880W108BL119WW121BW33BD8WW20BL7WL6BL49WW39WW52BW19WL21BW42BW28W9.572.5
1911Baadur JobavaGMGEO2926W60WD99BD36BL20WD56BW80WW49BW17WL8WW101BL10WL18BW37WW31BW29W9.571.5
2040Andrey RychagovGMRUS2777W88BL14BW114WW19BD98WL18WL3BW56WW34WL6BW50WL28WW40BW32BW41W9.569
2167Paravyan, DavidGMRUS2993U--U--L80WW83BW74WW103BW117WW45WD12BD25WL23WW57BW18WW15BD16W9.568.75
222Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU2999W34BW24WW29BL16WL11BL36WW46BW113WW13BD41BL5WW32BW98WD1BL12W974.75
2327Benjamin BokGMNLD2868W48WW124BD6WW36BL7WW117BW5WD100BD14WL3WW21BW10BD1WL4BL13W972
2433Kezin_RomanIMRUS2786W47WL22BW122WL109WW76BL113WW123BW40BW42WW98WL12BW26WL27BL16BW36W960.5
2529Kazybek NogerbekFMKAZ2845W80WW110BL3BW119WD5BW116WL15BL8BW51WD21BW36WW16BL12WW98BL9W959
2619Arseniy NesterovGMRUS2900W125WW127BL1BW99WD101BL100WW33BD37WW36WL30BW31WL24BL13WW58BW38W958.75
273Tuan Minh LeIMVNM2964W112WW37BW41WL15WW38BL9BW17WL7BW99BW35WL4BD5BW24WL11BL10B8.567.25
2815Arjun ErigaisiGMIND2879L122WW115BW46WD13BW109WL17BL58WW33BW105WL49BW57WW20BL6WW51WL18B8.559
2920Boris SavchenkoGMRUS2872W103BW102WL22WL43BW46BD33WW56BW109WL3BL10WW42BW101WL14BW49WL19B8.558.25
3073Greg ShahadeIMUSA2600L5BL126WW69BW107WW92BW45WL105BW43WW37BW26WL11BL35BL38WD59BW51W8.557.5
3138Aslan AitbayevIMKAZ2736L110BW48WW70BL14BL122WW106WL50BW108BW103WW43WL26BD40WW53BL19WW52B8.557
3230Sergey ShipovGMRUS2790W62BW68WL16WD118BL117WW52BW89WL3WL10BW56WW34BL22WW102BL20WW47B8.556.25
338Zachary TanenbaumNMUSA2701U--W53BW126BL18WW106BD29BL26WL28WW117BW66WW59BW102BL16WW37BL17B8.550.75
3462Amgalantengis Enkh-AmgalanCMMNG2629L22WL66BW85WW53BW128WW120WD37BL12WL20BW77WL32WW55BW101BL17WW49B8.548
3523Denis LazavikIMBLR2866W89WD123BD99WW127BL14WW119BW113BW105WL4WL27BW100BW30WD5WL8BL15W8.542.75
3654Marko NenezicIMSRB2706W78BW12BD19WL23WW91BW22BD11WL41WL26BW13WL25BL38WW46WW56BL24B861.75
3734Vladimir MikhailovskyCMRUS2757W66BL27WW60BW113WW3WL5BD34WD26BL30WW45BL98BW39WL19BL33WW55B860.75
3825Eric HansenGMCAN2839W63WW122BW14WL6BL27WL109BW44WW39BL57WW102BL99WW36BW30BL10WL26B858.5
3966Semetey TologonteginIMKGZ2613L14WW88BL98BW66WW59WW13BL99BL38WW63WL18BW80WL37BL47WW53WW57B854
4072Arseny AGMRUS2580L7WW77BL120BW81WW51WW43BL42BL24WL68BW115WW45WD31BL20WD57BW58W852.75
150 players
Speed Super Swiss Final chess.com INT Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 17th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Sarana, Alexey2.0
2Niemann, Hans Moke0.0
Semi-final
1Sarana, Alexey2.0
2Yakubboev, Nodirbek0.0
1Niemann, Hans Moke2.0
2Shimanov, Aleksandr0.0
Quarterfinal
1Yakubboev, Nodirbek2.0
2Zubov, Alexander0.0
1Sarana, Alexey1.0*
2Bortnyk, Olexandr1.0
1Shimanov, Aleksandr2.0
2Tasdogen, Dincer0.0
1Niemann, Hans Moke1.5
2Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo0.5
Round 1
1Yakubboev, Nodirbek2.0
2De Silva, L M S T0.0
1Zubov, Alexander2.0
2Perez Ponsa, Federico0.0
1Bortnyk, Olexandr2.0
2Mohammad, Nubairshah Shaikh0.0
1Sarana, Alexey1.0*
2Assaubayeva, Bibisara1.0
1Sviridov, Valery1.5
2Tasdogen, Dincer0.5
1Shimanov, Aleksandr2.0
2Sjugirov, Sanan0.0
1Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo1.0*
2Guseinov, Gadir1.0
1Niemann, Hans Moke2.0
2Terry, Renato0.0
34 players

28) Bundesliga 2019-20

Baden Baden won the Bundesliga season 2019-2020 as it was finally finished on Sunday 17th October 2021. Rounds 9-15 were played in a few days to finish things off.

Bundesliga 2019-20 Germany GER Sat 23rd Nov 2019 - Sat 2nd May 2020
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsBptsTB1
1OSG Baden-Baden142677346½
2Schachfreunde Deizisau142374½303
3SV Hockenheim142271½300
4SG Solingen141967309
5SC Viernheim141659271
6SK Doppelbauer Turm Kiel141557½258½
7SF Berlin141557245½
8FC Bayern Muenchen141551½237½
9SV Werder Bremen141457251½
10Hamburger SK141455248½
11SV Muelheim Nord14950233
12BCA Augsburg14850217
13SG Speyer-Schwegenheim14743½214
14USV TU Dresden14645226
15Aachener SV14124½119
16SV Lingen
16 players

29) 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 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Cox TobyENG20103.50.05.08.0
27Toon James MGENG20153.50.04.57.5
33Volovich JuliaENG21223.50.03.56.0
45Crowther Mark DENG20853.00.05.08.0
515Lampard AliceSCO19483.00.04.58.0
62Davison ChrisENG21323.00.04.58.0
712Sieczkowski AdamPOL19803.00.03.06.0
811Moyse Nigel JWLS19812.50.05.08.5
928Moore EoinENG18082.50.04.57.0
104Kafetzopoulos AnastasisGRE21062.50.04.06.5
1118Garnett John SENG19042.50.04.06.0
1213Southcott-Moyers IndyENG19782.50.03.57.0
1317Truman Richard GENG19192.50.03.57.0
146Punnett Alan KENG20842.50.03.56.5
1525Tillotson Carl AENG18132.50.03.55.5
1614Myles SimonENG19672.00.05.59.0
171Walker David JFMENG22902.00.05.08.0
1820Hammond BenjaminENG19012.00.04.58.0
1933Li Ethan BingxuanENG17472.00.04.06.5
36Kumar Sanjit SENG16772.00.04.06.5
2121Arora TashikaENG18882.00.03.56.5
38Patel ZainENG15712.00.03.56.5
2335Hertog AlexanderENG17202.00.03.05.5
2437Badacsonyi StanleyENG16052.00.02.55.5
2510Usharovsky RonENG19861.50.05.08.0
2616Willison StevenCHI19361.50.04.58.0
2729Pyda ArjunENG17761.50.04.07.5
2826Kumar SohamENG18091.50.04.07.0
2940Vashisht-Pigem RamanENG14051.50.04.06.5
3039Wang LuokeENG14971.50.04.06.0
319Wood Peter RENG19931.50.03.56.5
3219Marshall Michael ODEN19031.50.03.56.5
3331Prince Alan RSCO17591.50.03.56.0
34Usharovsky TomENG17311.50.03.56.0
3523Zheng Harry ZENG18691.00.04.07.5
3624Gosling Brian GEENG18571.00.04.06.5
3727Cole Graham LENG18081.00.03.57.0
3822Adaway WilliamENG18781.00.02.55.0
3932Pyun LindsayENG17530.50.03.06.0
4030Valters HarijsIRL17730.50.03.05.0
40 players

30) chess.com Junior Speed Chess 2021

chess.com Junior Speed Chess started 7th June and will finish soon. Nihal Sarin will play Raunak Sadhwani in the final which takes place tomorrow 19th October.

chess.com Junior Speed chess.com INT Thu 1st Jul 2021 - Sun 8th Aug 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 4) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
Final
1Nihal, SarinGMIND2620
1Sadhwani, RaunakGMIND2555
Semifinal
1Nihal, SarinGMIND262020.5
2Martirosyan, Haik M.GMARM26329.5
1Sadhwani, RaunakGMIND255515
2Maghsoodloo, ParhamGMIRI269814
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) 4NCL Online Season 4 2021

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

32) TCh-ESP Div Honor 2021

The Spanish Division of Honor took place in Toledo 11th to 17th October 2021. DUOBENIAJAN COSTA CALIDA won.

TCh-ESP Div Honor 2021 Toledo ESP Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Sun 17th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDRtgMptsBptsTB1
17DUOBENIAJAN COSTA CALIDAESP259812.027.5171.5
23C.A. SILLA - BOSCH SERINSYSESP260311.027154
31ANDREU PATERNAESP25869.022.5135.5
42MAGIC EXTREMADURAESP25566.020.5138.5
56C.A. JAIME CASAS DE MONZONESP25216.019.5132
64SESTAO HOTEL NAVALESP25345.018.5121.5
78GROS XAKE TALDEAESP25245.018118
85CLUB DEPORTIVO XADREZ OURENSEESP24472.014.5100
8 players

33) TCh-CZE 2021-22

The Czech Team Championship takes place 16th October 2021 to 10th April 2022.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2021-22 Czech Republic CZE Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Apr 2022
Leading Round 2 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam1234567891011121314TB1TB2TB3
1BSS Frydek-Mistek A36133
21. Novoborsky sachovy klub7611.55
3Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem556102
4SK Dopravni podnik Praha569.52
5SK Zikuda Turnov45493.5
6BSS Frydek-Mistek B310.51.5
7GASCO Pardubice135.51.5
8Slavia Kromeriz417.52.5
9INGEM - SK Line417.52
10SK Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba34171.5
11Siesta Labs Unichess070.5
12Labortech Ostrava33061
13SK Duras BVK Kralovo Pole000
13Moravska Slavia Brno000
14 players

34) TCh-SUI 2021

The Swiss Team Championship takes place 29th August to 12th December 2021.

TCh-SUI 2021 Switzerland SUI Sun 29th Aug 2021 - Sun 12th Dec 2021
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Riehen 1619
2Geneve 1618
2Zurich 1618
4Luzern 1617
5Reti 1310.5
6Echallens 129.5
7Winterthur 118.5
8Trubschachen 107.5
9Bodan 106
9Wollishofen 106
10 players

35) Chess Super League 2021

The Chess Super League - an online team rapid competition based in India took place 11th to 15th October 2021. Pivotal Pawns with Ding Liren won the closely fought event.

Chess Super League 2021 chess.com INT Mon 11th Oct 2021 - Fri 15th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkTeam123456TB1TB2TB3
1Pivotal Pawns*3447170
2The Kingslayers*43715.50
3Brutal Bishops3*323515.51
4Ruthless Rooks3*4515.51
5Krazy Knights2242*44140
6Quintessential Queens2332*212.50
6 players

36) Belgrade Premier League 2021

The Belgrade Premier League took place 1st to 12th October 2021. SK GROCKA won.

Belgrade Premier League Belgrade SRB Fri 1st Oct 2021 - Tue 12th Oct 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
1SK GROCKA-Grocka*433434341839.5
2SK CRVENA ZVEZDA-Beograd2*5363461645
3SK TURBINA-Vreoci1*425541638.5
4SK BEOGRAD-Beograd2*543241537.5
5SK PARTIZAN-Beograd33*24441437.5
6SK NAPREDAK-Beograd301*4341230.5
7SK MIRIJEVO-Mirijevo2442*3433931.5
8SK ROMANTICARI-Beograd312*33928
9SK RADNICKI-Beograd2322333*2828.5
10SK PTT-Beograd3213223*730
11SK TEHNICKA SKOLA-Novi Beograd22423*528
12SK BOGOSLOV-Beograd0234½*321.5
12 players

37) Forthcoming Events and Links

Kerkinitida 2021

Sheikh Russel GM 2021

Titled Tuesday Blitz 19th October 2021

TCh-SVK 2021-22

FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2021

Titled Tuesday Blitz 26th October 2021

New York Invitational 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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