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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1416 27th December 2021 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2021
3) 7th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2021
4) 8th Sunway Sitges Festival 2021
5) 10th Lorca Open 2021
6) 18th Mont de Marsan Open 2021
7) 1st BICA Pawn Open 2021
8) 30th Donau Open 2021
9) 31st North American Open 2021
10) 32nd Cracovia 2021-22
11) 45th Zurich Christmas Open 2021
12) Bremen Silvester Open 2021
13) Charlotte Open 2021
14) PNWCC Winter of Washington Open 2021
15) Vergani Cup December 2021
16) CCCSA Holiday Invitational 2021
17) XXX Elgoibar GM 2021
18) 18th Vandoeuvre Open 2021
19) 2nd EJCOA Forest Hall Invitational 2021
20) Portuguese Masters 2021-22
21) RADNICKICHESS IM December T2 2021
22) Vezerkepzo GM/IM December 2021
23) 81st ch-GEO 1st League 2021
24) ASK GM 5 and IM 3 2021
25) North American Junior U20 2021
26) PNWCC Thanksgiving RR 2021
27) Third Saturday Djenovici December 2021
28) Titled Tuesday Blitz 21st December 2021
29) TCh-CZE 2021-22
30) TCh-HUN 2021-22
31) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
7th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 202173 games
8th Sunway Sitges Festival 2021262 games
1st BICA Pawn Open 2021309 games
31st North American Open 20218 games
Charlotte Open 202120 games
CCCSA Holiday Invitational 202170 games
XXX Elgoibar GM 202140 games
18th Vandoeuvre Open 202128 games
2nd EJCOA Forest Hall Invitational 202115 games
Portuguese Masters 2021-2225 games
RADNICKICHESS IM December T2 20219 games
Vezerkepzo GM/IM December 202139 games
81st ch-GEO 1st League 202110 games
ASK GM 5 and IM 3 202190 games
North American Junior U20 202190 games
PNWCC Thanksgiving RR 202117 games
Third Saturday Djenovici December 202112 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 21st December 20211826 games
TCh-CZE 2021-2296 games
TCh-HUN 2021-2260 games
3099 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Simon McNamara, Goran Tomic and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The World Rapid and Blitz is the final elite event of the year - especially considering the Rilton Cup and Hastings Congress have been cancelled due to the new coronavirus variant. There were a few problems with the broadcast on the first day - and I understand a file with as many problems fixed as possible is due - but it didn't arrive in time for this issue. So games from that event held over until next week. Magnus Carlsen leads the rapid by half a point but there are a lot of very strong players within a point so it's still wide open. I had really planned to go to Wijk aan Zee for the Tata Steel Chess in January but it's been a while now since I realised this wasn't going to happen, January 2023 is my new hope. I'm planning to have a fast fresh start to 2022 - lets hope it's a better year than 2021 for everyone.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2021

The World Rapid and Blitz Championships take place in Warsaw Sun 26th Dec to Thu 30th Dec 2021. Leading players: Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Ian Nepomniachtchi, MVL, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin etc. This should be a highly competitive and enjoyable contest.

The event was last held in Moscow in 2019. 176 players are registered for the Rapid Open (down from 207 two years ago), 154 the blitz (206) the women's events have 103 for the rapid (122) and 85 for the blitz (122). Given the coronavirus crisis these figures have held up remarkably well.

There were a few problems with the broadcast on the first day. It's my understanding the organisers will produce a final version of the games but that hasn't materialised yet, at least not for download. So I'll wait until next week to publish the games.

World Rapid 2021 Warsaw POL Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Thu 30th Dec 2021
Leading Round 9 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Carlsen MagnusGMNOR28427.546.049.52667
259Abdusattorov NodirbekGMUZB25937.048.553.02688
38Grischuk AlexanderGMCFR27637.048.552.52641
44Nepomniachtchi IanGMCFR27987.047.552.02647
53Duda Jan-KrzysztofGMPOL28016.549.052.52679
627Jobava BaadurGMGEO26796.548.552.52667
769Van Foreest JordenGMNED25636.545.549.02726
833Firouzja AlirezaGMFRA26566.545.049.02570
92Nakamura HikaruGMUSA28366.544.548.52611
106Caruana FabianoGMUSA27706.544.048.02602
1147Cheparinov IvanGMBUL26216.542.044.52600
1254Hovhannisyan RobertGMARM26136.541.545.02587
1352Amin BassemGMEGY26146.537.540.52458
1462Gareyev TimurGMUSA25786.049.551.52678
1535Gelfand BorisGMISR26486.045.048.02616
16154Niemann Hans MokeGMUSA23276.044.549.02660
1742Volokitin AndreiGMUKR26316.044.548.02673
1814Aronian LevonGMUSA27286.044.547.02545
1938Alekseenko KirillGMCFR26376.042.045.02568
2021Fedoseev VladimirGMCFR26926.041.044.52618
2124Onyshchuk VolodymyrGMUKR26876.041.044.52542
22173Mitrabha GuhaIMIND21076.039.543.02580
23174Gukesh DGMIND20506.039.041.02593
2450Santos Latasa JaimeGMESP26186.038.541.02473
2556Chigaev MaksimGMCFR26056.035.037.52476
2623Korobov AntonGMUKR26895.547.050.52599
2745Anton Guijarro DavidGMESP26275.546.550.52567
287Giri AnishGMNED27675.545.549.02615
29110Harsha BharathakotiGMIND24845.544.047.52698
3010Rapport RichardGMHUN27505.543.548.02590
3112Dubov DaniilGMCFR27355.543.547.52568
32102Maghsoodloo ParhamGMIRI25125.543.047.02699
3315Mamedyarov ShakhriyarGMAZE27275.543.047.02576
3468Najer EvgeniyGMCFR25655.543.045.02649
3511Wojtaszek RadoslawGMPOL27435.542.546.52585
3619Shirov AlexeiGMESP27025.542.546.02574
3730Movsesian SergeiGMARM26675.542.045.02527
38148Ivic VelimirGMSRB23575.541.044.52601
3934Matlakov MaximGMCFR26525.541.044.52520
4060Timofeev ArtyomGMCFR25915.540.043.02450
176 players
World Rapid Women 2021 Warsaw POL Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Thu 30th Dec 2021
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Kosteniuk AlexandraGMCFR25157.534.537.52340
278Serikbay AsselWIMKAZ20236.036.039.52401
37Koneru HumpyGMIND24836.035.537.52209
414Shuvalova PolinaIMCFR24006.035.038.52350
51Lagno KaterynaGMCFR25456.035.038.52232
615Mammadova GulnarIMAZE23886.033.036.52208
719Assaubayeva BibisaraIMKAZ23696.032.535.52224
85Gunina ValentinaGMCFR24995.540.044.52390
964Pavlidou EkateriniWIMGRE21105.538.041.02429
104Muzychuk MariyaGMUKR25015.536.540.52275
119Dzagnidze NanaGMGEO24715.536.540.02254
1249Vaishali RIMIND22015.535.537.02411
1311Stefanova AntoanetaGMBUL24435.532.534.52223
1420Paehtz ElisabethIMGER23675.532.035.02231
1521Danielian ElinaGMARM23595.531.034.02135
1612Atalik EkaterinaIMTUR24195.529.532.52205
1731Pourkashiyan AtousaWGMIRI22905.529.031.52106
1810Abdumalik ZhansayaGMKAZ24495.526.528.02167
1936Bivol AlinaIMCFR22525.035.538.52271
2072Kamalidenova MeruertWIMKAZ20705.032.536.52354
2116Batsiashvili NinoGMGEO23805.032.534.52264
2261Paramzina AnastasyaWGMCFR21305.032.533.02365
2346Movsesian JuliaWGMCZE22245.031.033.02222
2468Balajayeva KhanimWGMAZE20935.030.533.52258
2525Padmini RoutIMIND23375.030.533.52128
266Muzychuk AnnaGMUKR24975.030.033.52200
272Goryachkina AleksandraGMCFR25215.029.032.52254
2838Mamedjarova TurkanWGMAZE22394.535.539.52271
2942Ovod EvgenijaIMCFR22354.535.538.02294
3040Buksa NataliyaIMUKR22374.535.035.52322
3122Gaponenko InnaIMUKR23484.534.537.02229
3290Kurmangaliyeva LiyaFMKAZ18944.534.038.02310
3341Nomin-Erdene DavaademberelIMMGL22354.534.036.02295
3437Garifullina LeyaWGMCFR22454.533.535.52263
3548Muetsch AnnmarieWIMGER22034.531.535.52177
3630Michna MartaWGMGER22914.531.534.52088
3752Doluhanova EvgeniyaWGMUKR21944.531.031.52229
3835Osmak YuliiaIMUKR22534.530.533.02212
3956Mamedjarova ZeinabWGMAZE21714.529.531.52196
4055Salimova NurgyulIMBUL21814.529.530.02294
103 players

3) 7th Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2021

The 7th Vugar Gashimov Memorial was a rapid mini-match tournament combined with a double round robin blitz that took place Fri 17th Dec to Fri 24th Dec 2021. Players: Richard Rapport, Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Rauf Mamedov, Viswanathan Anand, David Navara, Vugar Asadli and Sergey Karjakin. Fabiano Caruana came from behind to catch Richard Rapport and then win a final Armageddon title. Rapport and Karjakin won the rapid section with 16 points out of a possible 21. Caruana won the blitz with 10/14 a point and a half clear of Mamedyarov and two points clear of Rapport, Karjakin rather surprisingly came last in the blitz.

7th Gashimov Mem Rapid Baku AZE Fri 17th Dec 2021 - Fri 24th Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtg12345678Pts
1Karjakin, SergeyRUS2757#023323316
1Rapport, RichardHUN27503#10333316
3Caruana, FabianoUSA277012#0323314
3Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarAZE2727033#232114
5Mamedov, RaufAZE26900001#3329
6Navara, DavidCZE270610100#338
7Asadli, VugarAZE2309000100#34
8Anand, ViswanathanIND27480002100#3
8 players
7th Gashimov Mem Blitz Baku AZE Fri 17th Dec 2021 - Fri 24th Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 14 Standings:
RkNameRtg12345678PtsTB1
1Caruana, Fabiano2792**11½½0111½1½½10.0
2Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar276700**½0½½11118.5
3Rapport, Richard2763½½**10018.0
4Mamedov, Rauf265601**½½01116.5
5Navara, David269710½110**½0006.046.5
6Anand, Viswanathan275100½½½½½1**½½½½6.039
7Asadli, Vugar2579½00010½½**6.038
8Karjakin, Sergey2743½½000011½½**5.0
8 players
7th Gashimov Mem TB Baku AZE Fri 17th Dec 2021 - Fri 24th Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 1 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1Pts
1Caruana, FabianoGMUSA279211
2Rapport, RichardGMHUN276300
2 players

4) 8th Sunway Sitges Festival 2021

The 8th Sunway Sitges Festival took place Mon 13th Dec to Thu 23rd Dec 2021. Nodirbek Abdusattorov beat Dmitrij Kollars in a tie-break match to win the event. Four players tied for first on 8/10 and they played off to settle the first four placings, the next four players finished on 7.5/10 and they also had tie-break matches to determine their exact final placings.

8th Sunway Sitges 2021 Sitges ESP Mon 13th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Kollars DmitrijGMGER26228.062.063.548.25
26Abdusattorov NodirbekGMUZB26338.061.566.051.75
32Cheparinov IvanGMBUL26648.061.064.049.00
412Puranik AbhimanyuGMIND26048.059.064.050.25
511Sethuraman S.P.GMIND26137.564.569.550.00
625Van Foreest LucasGMNED25307.563.069.050.00
714Safarli EltajGMAZE25797.559.564.546.25
81Korobov AntonGMUKR26997.559.064.047.50
93Nihal SarinGMIND26627.558.063.046.75
108Erigaisi ArjunGMIND26297.556.561.043.25
1134Dann MatthiasIMGER24827.554.559.041.00
1242Kacharava NikoloziIMGEO24697.554.557.543.00
1326Kulaots KaidoGMEST25197.552.557.542.75
14173Tarigan Gilbert ElroyIMINA21497.552.556.040.50
154Niemann Hans MokeGMUSA26457.061.061.038.00
1629Sankalp GuptaIMIND25047.060.064.542.75
1716Kadric DenisGMBIH25727.058.063.542.75
1824Dardha DanielGMBEL25337.057.562.540.75
1923Suleymanli AydinGMAZE25377.057.062.043.00
2058Pranav AnandIMIND24167.056.560.037.75
2135Di Berardino Diego RafaelIMBRA24807.056.061.040.50
2240Vrolijk LiamIMNED24737.050.555.539.50
23100Galiana Fernandez AdrianFMESP23337.049.553.032.50
2436Bharath Subramaniyam HIMIND24797.049.053.536.50
2550Pranesh MIMIND24376.561.061.037.00
2630Muradli MahammadIMAZE25036.558.562.036.50
2710Vocaturo DanieleGMITA26216.558.062.537.75
2862Neelotpal DasGMIND24106.558.062.038.50
2933Vasquez Schroeder RodrigoGMCHI24846.557.062.038.75
3047Aditya MittalIMIND24596.556.560.536.50
3132Harsha BharathakotiGMIND24896.555.559.535.25
325Tabatabaei M. AminGMIRI26436.554.558.536.25
3319Livaic LeonIMCRO25476.554.057.535.00
347Karthikeyan MuraliGMIND26306.553.558.536.50
3515Fier AlexandrGMBRA25726.553.057.535.50
3645Quintiliano Pinto Renato R.IMBRA24666.553.056.533.25
37163Dhananjay SIND21746.552.554.532.00
3848Taher Yoseph TheolifusIMINA24556.552.056.032.50
3984Manu David Suthandram RFMIND23606.551.555.034.50
4059Gines Esteo Pedro AntonioIMESP24136.551.553.532.75
280 players
8th Sunway Sitges TB 1-4 Sitges ESP Mon 13th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Abdusattorov, Nodirbek1.5
2Kollars, Dmitrij0.5
3rd-4th
3Puranik, Abhimanyu2.0
4Cheparinov, Ivan1.0
Semi-final
1Abdusattorov, Nodirbek1.5
2Cheparinov, Ivan0.5
1Kollars, Dmitrij2.0
2Puranik, Abhimanyu0.0
11 players
8th Sunway Sitges TB 5-8 Sitges ESP Mon 13th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePts
5th-6th
5Korobov, Anton2.0
6Safarli, Eltaj0.0
7th-8th
7Van Foreest, Lucas2.0
8Sethuraman, S.P.0.0
5th-8th
1Korobov, Anton2.0
2Sethuraman, S.P.0.0
1Safarli, Eltaj2.0
2Van Foreest, Lucas1.0
11 players

5) 10th Lorca Open 2021

The 10th Lorca Open takes place 26th to 30th December 2021.

10th Lorca Open 2021 Lorca ESP Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Thu 30th Dec 2021
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Grigoryan Karen H.GMARM26451.00.00.01.0
2Fier AlexandrGMBRA25721.00.00.01.0
3Iniyan PGMIND25551.00.00.01.0
4Dardha DanielGMBEL25331.00.00.01.0
5Karthik VenkataramanGMIND25061.00.00.01.0
7Di Berardino Diego RafaelIMBRA24801.00.00.01.0
9Quintiliano Pinto Renato R.IMBRA24661.00.00.01.0
10Plazuelo Pascual JuanIMESP24641.00.00.01.0
11Martinez Ramirez LennisIMCUB24561.00.00.01.0
13Pranesh MIMIND24371.00.00.01.0
14Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIMIND24291.00.00.01.0
15Molina Roberto Junio BritoIMBRA24201.00.00.01.0
17Martins David Pires TavaresIMPOR24141.00.00.01.0
18Fernandez Guillen Ernesto J.IMCUB24111.00.00.01.0
20Sabuk PiotrIMPOL23961.00.00.01.0
21Valmana Canto JaimeIMESP23871.00.00.01.0
22Prraneeth VuppalaCMIND23771.00.00.01.0
24Luch MichalIMPOL23701.00.00.01.0
25Alonso Garcia AaronFMESP23671.00.00.01.0
27Lin YingruiFMESP23601.00.00.01.0
28Manu David Suthandram RFMIND23601.00.00.01.0
29Pogorelov RuslanGMUKR23451.00.00.01.0
30Suarez Uriel AdrianIMESP23431.00.00.01.0
31Srijit PaulIMIND23401.00.00.01.0
32Perez Garcia AlejandroIMESP23251.00.00.01.0
33Cadilhac Igor Tokuichi KikuchiFMBRA23251.00.00.01.0
35Samant Aditya SFMIND23181.00.00.01.0
37Mingarro Carceller SergiFMESP23091.00.00.01.0
38Lopez Varela PabloFMESP22861.00.00.01.0
39Perez Guerra RaulFMESP22861.00.00.01.0
40Aranha Filho Alvaro Z.FMBRA22831.00.00.01.0
42Moral Garcia SerafinFMESP22751.00.00.01.0
44Utsab ChatterjeeIND22551.00.00.01.0
45Garcia Romero Benjamin AbelESP22441.00.00.01.0
46Hernandez Leon AlbertoFMESP22351.00.00.01.0
47Newrkla KatharinaWIMAUT22301.00.00.01.0
49Carbonell Sancho MarcFMESP22071.00.00.01.0
50Rajarishi KarthiCMIND22071.00.00.01.0
51Sismeiro MiguelPOR22031.00.00.01.0
52Alboredo JuliaWFMBRA22001.00.00.01.0
164 players

6) 18th Mont de Marsan Open 2021

The 18th Mont de Marsan Open takes place 26th to 30th December 2021.

18th Mont de Marsan Mont de Marsan FRA Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Thu 30th Dec 2021
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2Perf
1VELTEN Paulg24762032753
2TEJEDOR FUENTE Enriquem24302032707
3DUBOUE Peiof24032032680
4GLAVINA Pablom23972032674
5TERNAULT Mathieuf23752032652
6JEREZ PEREZ Alfonsom23562032633
7BOURNEL Antoinef23122032589
8BAYO MILAGRO Alvarof22802032557
9MARIETTE Lucasf22792032556
10HUTOIS Mickaelf22412032520
11ROSELLE Tristan 22242032502
12VELA FRAGO Alberto 21732032480
13ATTARD Leopold 21112032440
14ECHE Sylvain 20572032393
15GREGET Mathias 20562032391
16TORNAY GOMEZ Josu 20202032350
17LAFOURCADE Victor 20192032338
18DELABBEY Florian 19892032300
19BLANCHET Mathieu 19772032288
20MAMAH Isabelle 178101912
21ROQUE SOLA Giselaff205701912
22TORNAY Aritz 166701836
23LAPEYRE Pierre 201801836
24LLANEZA VEGA Patriciamf2154021947
25VALETTE Christian 19481021948
26LEBON Sebastien 19311021931
27LOPEZ RUIZ Jarein 19251021925
28VILLAR PIRIZ Adrian 19191021919
29SALVAING Jean-Louis 18941021894
30GARRIDO Mihai 18681021868
31FELIPO MARTINEZ Marcos 18641021864
32LAGOUCHE Remy 1021850
33MOREL Jean-Marc 18441021842
34BIAUX Alain 18391021839
35GARRIGUE Julian 18271021826
36LAURON Wesley 18321021802
37CATTONI Manuel 18141021762
38GUITOUNI Soha 17751021716
39DUMOULIN Michel 17721021714
40TORNAY Haizea 17251021672
90 players

7) 1st BICA Pawn Open 2021

The 1st BICA Pawn Open takes place 24th to 30th December 2021.

1st BICA Pawn Open 2021 Sousse TUN Fri 24th Dec 2021 - Thu 30th Dec 2021
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
114Mosadeghpour MasoudGMIRI24895.50.019.022.0
21Kovalenko IgorGMLAT26685.00.024.028.0
34Bernadskiy VitaliyGMUKR25995.00.022.526.0
411Sumets AndreyGMUKR25245.00.020.022.5
512Vetoshko VolodymyrGMUKR25015.00.020.022.0
69Iskandarov MisratdinGMAZE25485.00.019.021.5
713Lorparizangeneh ShahinGMIRI24975.00.019.020.5
85Romanov EvgenyGMRUS25664.50.022.025.0
93Yilmaz MustafaGMTUR26314.50.020.523.0
107Sviridov ValeryRUS25624.50.020.523.0
1121Abdisalimov AbdimalikIMUZB24284.50.020.023.0
128David AlbertoGMITA25524.50.020.023.0
1330Alinasab MobinaWIMIRI22924.50.020.021.5
1422Koellner Ruben GideonIMGER24284.50.019.522.5
1516Firat BurakGMTUR24804.50.019.520.5
1620Schekachikhin MaksimIMRUS24304.50.019.021.5
172Lagarde MaximeGMFRA26384.00.021.524.5
186Stocek JiriGMCZE25644.00.021.523.5
1927Unuk LauraIMSLO23564.00.020.523.5
2015Levin Evgeny A.GMRUS24854.00.020.022.0
2131Amdouni ZoubaierFMTUN22484.00.020.022.0
2210Khenkin IgorGMGER25294.00.019.522.5
2329Fataliyeva UlviyyaWGMAZE23244.00.019.021.5
2423Ezat MohamedIMEGY24184.00.019.021.5
2526Koelle TobiasFMGER23804.00.019.021.5
2635El Kamel Adel MahmoudTUN21634.00.019.021.5
2718Nigmatov OrtikIMUZB24424.00.018.521.5
2834Kazimova NarminWGMAZE21834.00.018.521.0
2942Ben Ghanem HamedTUN21004.00.018.521.0
3041Bouzidi AhmedCMTUN21054.00.018.519.0
3133Sarwat WalaaIMEGY22224.00.018.021.0
3224Zaibi AmirGMTUN24054.00.018.019.5
3397Rebecca JesumarianIND15894.00.017.520.0
3463Abdulrahman Mohammad Al TaherUAE18944.00.017.519.0
3519Al Qudaimi BasheerIMYEM24404.00.016.518.5
3625Lavrov MaximIMRUS23983.50.021.523.5
3717Sattarov BobirUZB24653.50.019.521.5
3838Gator MosabFMLBA21313.50.019.021.5
3937Ben Ammar MohamedCMTUN21483.50.019.020.5
4040Chikhaoui WalidFMTUN21133.50.018.521.0
4166Bouchamla AlaaTUN18613.50.018.020.5
4268Tritar KamelAGMTUN18223.50.018.019.0
4348Attalib Osama A.LBA20403.50.017.519.5
4481Bedoui Ahmed AmineTUN16973.50.016.518.5
4528Doghri NabilFMTUN23443.50.016.518.0
4639Ben Brahem AymenTUN21313.50.016.018.0
4743Meftahi HoussemIMTUN20983.50.016.018.0
4867Chorfen YoussefTUN18513.50.015.518.0
4955Elshaafi AliLBA19503.50.015.517.5
5085Antony Jesumarian LeslieIND16573.50.015.516.5
126 players

8) 30th Donau Open 2021

The 30th Donau Open takes place 26th to 31st December 2021.

30th Donau Open 2021 Aschach AUT Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Fri 31st Dec 2021
Leading Round 1 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Plat VojtechCZE25461.01.0
2Schwabeneder FlorianAUT24331.01.0
3Mazur StefanSVK24211.01.0
5Kilgus GeorgAUT24111.01.0
6Leisch LukasAUT24011.01.0
7Reich ThomasGER23691.01.0
8Grötz Harald Mag.AUT22911.01.0
9Sandhöfner FlorianAUT22801.01.0
11Postlmayer JakobAUT22691.01.0
13Windhager HannesAUT22371.01.0
14Jurek JosefCZE22071.01.0
15Frank EmanuelAUT21801.01.0
16Haas Michael Dr. Techn..DiAUT21681.01.0
17Sucher Johannes Mag.AUT21661.01.0
19Lerch JohannesAUT21551.01.0
20Koller Hans-JürgenAUT21411.01.0
21Kornitzky TinoGER21361.01.0
23Obermayr HermannAUT20981.01.0
24Hofstadler MarioAUT20961.01.0
25Higatsberger Michael DDr.AUT20951.01.0
26Schloffer Jasmin-DeniseAUT20891.01.0
28Trippold DeniseAUT20681.01.0
29Redzepovic IrfanGER20671.01.0
40Kepplinger LukasAUT19871.01.0
57Zwettler Gerald Adam Dr.AUT18211.01.0
264Schreiner PeterAUT24210.50.5
12Breneis LukasAUT22640.50.5
18Raber Florian Mag.AUT21590.50.5
22Hager HerbertAUT21170.50.5
33Landl MargotAUT20430.50.5
39Kainz Josef Dr.AUT19920.50.5
41Ebner JosefAUT19730.50.5
48Rathner RaffaelAUT18730.50.5
50Glössl Sota AlexanderAUT18510.50.5
58Hersel RichardAUT18100.50.5
3610Matt FabianAUT22700.00.0
27Bethke RobertGER20710.00.0
30Kordzadze NinoAUT20660.00.0
31Ritzka SimonGER20550.00.0
32Birklbauer ToniAUT20440.00.0
60 players

9) 31st North American Open 2021

The 31st North American Open takes place 26th to 29th December 2021.

31st North American Open Las Vegas USA Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Wed 29th Dec 2021
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Zhou, JianchaoGM26172
1Vazquez, GuillermoIM25322
1Javakhadze, ZurabIM24632
1Gallagher, JosephGM24472
1Daggupati, BalajiIM24422
1Kavutskiy, KonstantinIM23872
1Akopian, VladimirGM26142
1Escalante, BrianIM24692
1Schmakel, Sam AIM24252
1Katz, Alexander RossIM24012
1Marek, MatyasIM23792
1Narva, MaiWGM23492
1Wu, RochelleWIM21762
1Velazquez, Kevin20402
1Zhu, Jack23772
16Shabalov, AlexanderGM25041.5
16Ghasi, AmeetIM24851.5
16Chubakov, Sultan19011.5
16Ghazaryan, Raffi David18661.5
16Tiglon, BryceIM23961.5
16Hu, Bryan22631.5
16Deviprasath, Sharvesh22251.5
16Kondakov, AdrianCM20071.5
16Liang, AwonderGM25971.5
16C, Joshua D RuizGM24801.5
16Alejano, Carlos A HeviaGM24471.5
16Sethuraman, SandeepFM23611.5
16Vibbert, SeanFM23271.5
16Costello, Alexander JohnIM22431.5
16Chen, ForestCM22421.5
16Chakraborty, Dipro21701.5
16Rao, Prasanna RaghuramIM24241.5
16Krishnan, VarunFM22281.5
16Wang, Alex Yuxuan19221.5
16Li, ZhaozhiIM24331.5
16Yang, Kevin21221.5
37Grabinsky, AaronIM24311
37Lu, Ming23181
37Hakobyan, Eduard22211
37Lee, AliceWIM21781
111 players

10) 32nd Cracovia 2021-22

The 32nd Cracovia takes place 27th December 2021 to 4th January 2022.

11) 45th Zurich Christmas Open 2021

The 45th Zurich Christmas Open takes place 26th to 30th December 2021.

45th Zurich Christmas Zurich SUI Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Thu 30th Dec 2021
Leading Round 1 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Bauer ChristianFRA26411.00.010.0
2Kunin VitalyGER25941.00.010.0
3Pikula DejanSRB25091.00.010.0
4Tahay AlexisFRA24061.00.010.0
5Laurent-Paoli PierreFRA24031.00.010.0
7Fedorovsky MichaelGER23921.00.010.0
8Moehn HansGER23561.00.010.0
9Deuer MariusGER23561.00.010.0
10Sutter OliverSUI23501.00.010.0
12Stijve TheoSUI23191.00.010.0
13Berend FredLUX23171.00.010.0
14Fecker NoahSUI23151.00.010.0
15Florescu Codrut ConstantinROU22791.00.010.0
18Lohvinov PetroUKR22341.00.010.0
21Minko DmitryRUS22071.00.010.0
23Lou VincentSUI21711.00.010.0
25Andrist PascalSUI21471.00.010.0
26Schlegel IgorSUI21321.00.010.0
28Borner DanielSUI21231.00.010.0
29Advait BagriSGP21071.00.010.0
30Schmid ChristophSUI21061.00.010.0
37Mauron PierreSUI20741.00.010.0
46Ohler JuliusGER20271.00.010.0
49Asllani DorianSUI20111.00.010.0
50Ricken KatharinaNED20041.00.010.0
52Jaggy MatteoSUI19871.00.010.0
57Gemelli RomainSUI19411.00.010.0
62Soumya SwaminathanIND23511.00.010.0
2911Boyer MahelFRA23220.50.000.5
17Curien NicolasSUI22370.50.000.5
24Szakolczai PeterSUI21640.50.000.5
41Grillon CédricSUI20460.50.000.5
47Birkholz OlgaGER20250.50.000.5
54Poschadel Andreas GregorGER19810.50.000.5
356Gschnitzer AdrianGER23970.00.001.0
16Löffler MarkusGER22690.00.001.0
19Zhou SyangGER22300.00.001.0
20Aerni AndreasSUI22220.00.001.0
22Pahud CédricSUI21820.00.001.0
27Novkovic JuliaAUT21250.00.001.0
62 players

12) Bremen Silvester Open 2021

The Bremen Silvester Open takes place 27th to 30th December 2021.

Bremen Silvester Open Bremen GER Mon 27th Dec 2021 - Thu 30th Dec 2021
Leading Round (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Reuker.JariGER24370.01.00.00
2Thinius.MarcoGER23820.01.00.00
3Dahl.ChristophGER23690.01.00.00
4van Osch.MeesNED23640.01.00.00
5Wachinger.NikolasGER23600.01.00.00
6Colbow.CollinGER23220.01.00.00
7Pubantz.JanGER22860.01.00.00
8Cofmann.VeaceslavGER22830.01.00.00
9Ewert.HannesGER22740.01.00.00
10Bracker.ArneGER22680.01.00.00
12Nötzel.FelixGER22330.01.00.00
13Ciolek.AndreasGER22170.01.00.00
14Schmitzer.KlausGER22050.01.00.00
15Goldschmidt.ChristianGER22000.01.00.00
16Grutter.TimNED21940.01.00.00
17Knüdel.TorbenGER21870.01.00.00
18Nagel.BernhardGER21800.01.00.00
19van der Valk.NiklasGER21700.01.00.00
20Ngo.Minh DucGER21490.01.00.00
21de Boer.BasNED21480.01.00.00
22Lutz.RubenGER21200.01.00.00
23Engel.RobertGER21190.01.00.00
24Steffens.OlafGER21000.01.00.00
25Matthes.AaronGER20890.01.00.00
26Wachinger.DavidGER20880.01.00.00
27Van Vliet.DennisBEL20850.01.00.00
28Pollmann.SaschaGER20760.01.00.00
29Porth.HartmutGER20700.01.00.00
30Bargsten.JustusGER20590.01.00.00
31Teichert.FelixGER20500.01.00.00
32Lutz.ReneGER20280.01.00.00
33Diller.PeterGER20250.01.00.00
34Garbuszus.JürgenGER20240.01.00.00
35Heinrich.JohnGER20220.01.00.00
36Kehrel.EikeGER20180.01.00.00
37Schmitz.Andreas ArnoldGER20150.01.00.00
38Silz.ElisaGER20040.01.00.00
39Heinemann.LarsGER19930.01.00.00
40Audenaert.BartBEL19750.01.00.00
41Meyer.ThorstenGER19570.01.00.00
110 players

13) Charlotte Open 2021

The Charlotte Open takes place 26th to 30th December 2021.

Charlotte Open 2021 Charlotte USA Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Thu 30th Dec 2021
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
11Lenderman AleksandrGMUSA26211.0
3Jacobson BrandonGMUSA25301.0
4Balakrishnan PraveenGMUSA25241.0
5Stremavicius TitasGMLTU25061.0
6Yoo ChristopherIMUSA24951.0
8Ringoir TanguyGMBEL24861.0
10Gonzalez Garcia JoseGMESP24831.0
11Jayaram AshwinGMIND24801.0
12Preotu RazvanGMCAN24731.0
13Srivatshav Peddi RahulIMIND24661.0
14Liang JasonIMUSA24101.0
16Maiti MilindFMUSA23951.0
18Song EdwardIMUSA23651.0
19Sharma HemantIMIND23561.0
20Talukdar RohanFMCAN23291.0
21Narayanan SamrugFMUSA23201.0
22Park EvanFMUSA23101.0
23Woodward AndyFMUSA22971.0
24Antova GabrielaFMBUL22881.0
25Colas JoshuaFMUSA22811.0
26Perrine DaltonFMUSA22781.0
27Jacobson AaronFMUSA22701.0
31Moon BenjaminFMUSA22401.0
38Beukes Dante MIMNAM21441.0
252Ali Marandi Cemil CanGMTUR25420.5
9Chandra AkshatGMUSA24840.5
15Stearman JosiahIMUSA24060.5
17Tsolakidou StavroulaIMGRE23790.5
28Martin Del Campo RobertoIMMEX22610.5
29Adamson RobbyFMUSA22570.5
30Kogen JonathanUSA22440.5
33Sriniaiyer SudarshanUSA22260.5
40Kumar NamanUSA21380.5
45Le HarryUSA20750.5
48Wen TeddieUSA20540.5
59Peatman CarterUSA19740.5
60Han JohnathanCAN19680.5
61Prabhu NaveenUSA19630.5
63Moor Nathaniel PhilipUSA20720.5
407Kevlishvili RobbyGMNED24910.0
63 players

14) PNWCC Winter of Washington Open 2021

The PNWCC Winter of Washington Open takes place 26th to 31st December 2021.

15) Vergani Cup December 2021

The Vergani Cup December takes place 26th to 30th December 2021.

16) CCCSA Holiday Invitational 2021

The CCCSA Holiday Invitational took place in Charlotte 19th to 23rd December 2021. Aleksandr Lenderman won with 7/9.

CCCSA Holiday GM 2021 Charlotte USA Sun 19th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
15Lenderman AleksandrGMUSA26217.0
23Ali Marandi Cemil CanGMTUR25425.5
7Shankar GauriFMIND23255.5
44Panjwani RajaIMCAN24315.0
6Ringoir TanguyGMBEL24865.0
9Song EdwardIMUSA23655.0
71Liang JasonIMUSA24103.5
2Kalikshteyn AlexanderIMUSA23823.5
98Tsolakidou StavroulaIMGRE23792.5
10Maiti MilindFMUSA23952.5
10 players
CCCSA Holiday IM 2021 Charlotte USA Sun 19th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
15Matros AlexanderIMKAZ23617.0
21Gonzalez Garcia JoseGMESP24835.5
4Wang TianqiNMUSA23215.5
47Antova GabrielaFMBUL22885.0
10Myers DominiqueNMUSA20385.0
66Francisco RichardFMUSA22494.5
78Eckert DougFMUSA22064.0
89Prilleltensky MatanNMUSA21663.5
92Martin Del Campo RobertoIMMEX22612.5
3Rosenberg EvanNMUSA20992.5
10 players

17) XXX Elgoibar GM 2021

The XXX Elgoibar GM tournament took place 14th to 20th December 2021. Nico Zwirs won with 7/9. The final round games are missing.

XXX Elgoibar GM 2021 Elgoibar ESP Tue 14th Dec 2021 - Mon 20th Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Zwirs, NicoIMNED24577.027.250.03.00
29Beerdsen, ThomasIMNED24896.023.500.02.50
34Martinez Fernandez, AdrianFMEUS23355.522.250.03.00
45Del Rey, DiegoIMESP23635.521.500.02.50
57Larino Nieto, DavidGMESP24545.022.000.02.50
610Munoz, MiguelGMPER24354.516.250.01.50
72Oratovsky, MichaelGMISR24224.014.500.02.00
88Huerga Leache, MikelIMEUS25034.013.500.01.50
96Napoli, NicoloFMITA23072.510.500.01.50
103Patino Garcia, CoralsWFMVEN19021.03.750.00.50
10 players

18) 18th Vandoeuvre Open 2021

The 18th Vandoeuvre Open took place 19th to 23rd December 2021. Deep Sengupta edged out Sergey Fedorchuk, Pierre Laurent-Paoli and Marc Andria Maurizzi on tie-break after all scored 7/9.

18th Vandoeuvre Open 2021 Vandoeuvre les Nancy FRA Sun 19th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1Perf
1SENGUPTA Deepg25207462641
2FEDORCHUK Sergey A.g2597745½2664
3LAURENT-PAOLI Pierrem24477442624
4MAURIZZI Marc Andriag24967422535
5LAMARD Guillaumem2519432515
6VELTEN Paulg247642½2503
7EUGENE Floryanf2377422511
8DAS Arghyadipm245341½2473
9DAS Sayantanm243639½2517
10DGEBUADZE Alexandreg2462382458
11BAUER Christiang26406442560
12HAUCHARD Arnaudg2520643½2639
13VISAKH N Rg2515643½2488
14IKONNIKOV Vyacheslavg25006432465
15ONDERSTEIJN Nielsm2364640½2377
16MATHIEU Phileasf22296402428
17HAUB Thorsten Michaelg24316392392
18VIGNESH N Rm24506392388
19LUCAS Arthurf23436372286
20SIDDHARTH Jagadeeshf23406352354
21POLIVANOV Anatoliym24546342291
22BOURNEL Antoinef2312432447
23SHOKER Samyg250440½2355
24SONG Julienm234939½2356
25BACROT Alexandre 2286392347
26DI NICOLANTONIO Lucasm2431382261
27PILLARD Valentin 218136½2314
28POURQUET Matthieu 216936½2311
29PIGEAT Alexandref234235½2209
30RUFFET Jeremy 205334½2254
31GUILLEUX Fabienm241734½2243
32SHARMA ISHAmf220034½2241
33PUCHER Sebastienf228134½2230
34LARKIN Vladyslavm2419332211
35SCHMIT Vincent 217231½2162
36DECUIGNIERE Tom 22475412339
37PANCEVSKI Filipm24735402310
38LAURENT Julien G.f22345392297
39AARAV DENGLA 2163538½2234
40HOUHOU Alexandre 20225382341
123 players

19) 2nd EJCOA Forest Hall Invitational 2021

The 2nd EJCOA Forest Hall Invitational took place 17th to 21st December 2021. Matthew Wadsworth won with 7/9.

2nd EJCOA Forest Hall Inv Newcastle ENG Fri 17th Dec 2021 - Tue 21st Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Wadsworth Matthew JENG24207.00.0628.00
23Kanyamarala TarunIRL23776.00.5425.00
32Claridge-Hansen WilliamENG22966.00.5422.75
41Han YichenNED23225.50.0521.50
59Czopor MaciejPOL24225.00.0317.25
64Eggleston David JENG23494.01.0215.00
78Willow Jonah BENG23814.00.0313.00
85O`Gorman TomIRL23813.50.0318.50
910Blackburn Jonathan L BWLS22263.00.0210.00
107Bradbury Neil HENG22411.00.013.50
10 players
2nd EJCOA Forest Hall Inv Newcastle ENG Fri 17th Dec 2021 - Tue 21st Dec 2021. Category: 4. Ave: (2342)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Wadsworth, Matthew J IM ENG 2420 # = 1 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 7 2553
2 Kanyamarala, Tarun FM IRL 2377 = # = 1 1 = = 0 1 1 6 2463
3 Claridge-Hansen, William FM ENG 2296 0 = # 1 = = 1 = 1 1 6 2472
4 Han, Yichen FM NED 2322 1 0 0 # = 1 1 0 1 1 5.5 2424
5 Czopor, Maciej FM POL 2422 0 0 = = # = = 1 1 1 5 2376
6 Eggleston, David J IM ENG 2349 0 = = 0 = # 1 0 = 1 4 2298
7 Willow, Jonah B FM ENG 2381 0 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 1 4 2294
8 O'Gorman, Tom FM IRL 2381 0 1 = 1 0 1 0 # 0 0 3.5 2257
9 Blackburn, Jonathan L B FM WLS 2226 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 # 1 3 2229
10 Bradbury, Neil H IM ENG 2241 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 2002

20) Portuguese Masters 2021-22

The Portuguese Masters 2021-22 (the second one of the year) took place 17th to 23rd December 2021. Jose Guilherme Barria Lima dos Santos edged out Jose Francisco Reis Pedreiras Veiga on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9.

Portuguese Masters 2021-2 Gaia POR Fri 17th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11SANTOS Jose Guilherme Barria Lima dosPOR23426.51.027.502.5
27VEIGA Jose Francisco Reis PedreirasPOR23586.50.026.002.5
39MARTINS Bruno André LeitePOR23155.52.022.752.5
48DIAS Paulo Jorge GuimarãesPOR23445.50.521.251.5
53REGO Pedro Filipe PinhoPOR22135.50.519.751.0
64FIDALGO André NevesPOR22864.00.014.251.0
75SISMEIRO Miguel Borges Esperança RibeirPOR22033.50.515.502.0
82SILVA Pedro Gil Ferreira daPOR22093.50.512.251.0
96SILVA Miguel António Neto Pires daPOR22333.00.012.251.0
1010SILVA Gonçalo Nuno Neto Pires daPOR22131.50.06.500.5
10 players
Portuguese Masters 2021-2 Gaia POR Fri 17th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021. Category: 1. Ave: (2272)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Santos, Jose Guilherme B Lima FM POR 2342 # 1 = = = = 1 1 1 = 6.5 2430
2 Veiga, Jose Francisco R P Neves FM POR 2358 0 # 1 = 1 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2428
3 Martins, Bruno Andre Leite FM POR 2315 = 0 # 1 1 = = = = 1 5.5 2347
4 Dias, Paulo IM POR 2344 = = 0 # = 1 = = 1 1 5.5 2344
5 Rego, Pedro Filipe FM POR 2213 = 0 0 = # 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2358
6 Fidalgo, Andre Neves POR 2286 = 0 = 0 0 # 1 = = 1 4 2227
7 Sismeiro, Miguel POR 2203 0 = = = = 0 # = = = 3.5 2199
8 Silva, Pedro Gil Ferreira Da POR 2209 0 0 = = 0 = = # = 1 3.5 2199
9 Silva, Miguel Antonio Neto POR 2233 0 = = 0 0 = = = # = 3 2151
10 Silva, Goncalo Nuno Neto Pires POR 2213 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = # 1.5 2005

21) RADNICKICHESS IM December T2 2021

The RADNICKICHESS IM December T2 took place 13th to 21st December 2021. Roman Kuzmin won with 7/9.

RADNICKICHESS IM Dec T2 Belgrade SRB Mon 13th Dec 2021 - Tue 21st Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Kuzmin RomanRUS21177.00.03.030.00
25Khubukshanov ErdemFMRUS23685.50.52.522.50
39Pingin ArtemFMRUS23175.50.51.521.75
410Djuric StefanGMSRB22965.00.01.019.75
54Todorovic Goran MGMSRB23804.50.02.020.00
63Lu MiaoyiCHN21784.00.02.017.25
72Svicevic RastkoFMSRB22273.51.51.012.75
87Vishwa VasnawalaWFMIND20473.51.01.514.00
96Abramovic BoskoGMSRB22743.50.51.516.00
101Zhapova YanaWIMRUS22193.00.01.514.50
10 players
RADNICKICHESS IM Dec T2 Belgrade SRB Mon 13th Dec 2021 - Tue 21st Dec 2021. Category: None. Ave: (2242)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kuzmin, Roman RUS 2117 # 1 1 = 1 = = 1 = 1 7 2476
2 Pingin, Artem FM RUS 2317 0 # = 1 = 0 1 1 = 1 5.5 2314
3 Khubukshanov, Erdem FM RUS 2368 0 = # 1 0 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2308
4 Djuric, Stefan GM SRB 2296 = 0 0 # 1 = = = 1 1 5 2279
5 Lu, Miaoyi CHN 2178 0 = 1 0 # = 0 = = 1 4 2206
6 Todorovic, Goran M GM SRB 2380 = 1 0 = = # 0 1 0 3.5 2178
7 Abramovic, Bosko GM SRB 2274 = 0 = = 1 # = = 3.5 2220
8 Vishwa, Vasnawala WFM IND 2047 0 0 0 = = 1 = # = = 3.5 2184
9 Zhapova, Yana WIM RUS 2219 = = = 0 = 0 = = # 0 3 2120
10 Svicevic, Rastko FM SRB 2227 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 # 2.5 2099

22) Vezerkepzo GM/IM December 2021

The Vezerkepzo GM/IM December events took place 15th to 23rd December 2021. Gabor Nagy edged out Azer Mirzoev on tie-break after both scored 6/9.

Vezerkepzo GM Dec 2021 Budapest HUN Wed 15th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
19Nagy GaborGMHUN25276.027.003
28Mirzoev AzerGMAZE24206.024.253
34Avinash RameshIND23915.522.503
47Pasti AronFMHUN23775.520.754
56Varga ZoltanGMHUN23875.022.502
610Nitish BelurkarFMIND24644.519.252
75Aditya Vikram PaulIND22814.013.253
83Ajay Krishna SIND24013.013.251
92Girinath P.D.S.IMIND23353.011.252
101Kojima ShinyaIMJPN23922.513.001
10 players
Vezerkepzo IM Dec 2021 Budapest HUN Wed 15th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Rakesh Kumar JenaIMIND23256.026.0040.0
27Bokros AlbertIMHUN24536.023.7530.0
33Royal ShreyasFMENG21815.521.5040.0
41Dev ShahCMIND22435.019.0030.5
4Leszko BenceFMHUN22535.019.0030.5
65Chen JonathanFMUSA22634.517.5030.0
76To Nhat MinhIMHUN23564.018.0010.0
89Fodor BalazsHUN21203.012.7510.0
92Tancsa TamasHUN20983.011.0010.0
1010Anishka VikramIND19212.08.0010.0
10 players

23) 81st ch-GEO 1st League 2021

The 81st ch-GEO 1st League took place 14th to 22nd December 2021. Nodarb Lortkipanidze won with 7/9.

81st ch-GEO 1st League Tbilisi GEO Tue 14th Dec 2021 - Wed 22nd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Lortkipanidze NodarGEO24077.042.044.50.0
21Akhvlediani IrakliGEO24306.545.049.50.0
37Chkhaidze NikolozGEO22686.045.049.00.0
42Petriashvili NikolozGEO24286.044.047.50.0
53Tutisani NoeGEO24196.043.545.00.0
65Chighladze IveriGEO23355.541.543.00.0
78Volkov NikaGEO21055.044.048.00.0
811Goderdzishvili GigaGEO19825.042.044.50.0
99Qalichava AkakiGEO20715.040.542.00.0
1020Tsanatsqenishvili GiorgiGEO16334.536.539.00.0
1118Kiladze LukaGEO17034.536.538.00.0
1213Safarov DenielGEO18804.535.538.00.0
1317Tsanatsqenishvili AlexandreGEO17504.534.537.00.0
1415Nemsadze DavitiGEO17884.533.035.50.0
1510Lomaia DianaGEO20074.532.034.50.0
166Morchiashvili BachanaGEO23264.039.041.50.0
1714Kavkasidze IliaGEO18314.034.536.00.0
1812Kachkachishvili LashaGEO19013.532.033.50.0
1916Shamatava NikoloziGEO17523.035.036.50.0
2019Gogolashvili GiorgiGEO16562.533.034.50.0
2121Gogsadze TornikeGEO12752.033.536.00.0
21 players

24) ASK GM 5 and IM 3 2021

The ASK GM 5 and IM 3 event took place 19th to 25th December 2021. Petkov Momchil won the GM event with 7/9 and Nikola Nikolovski won the IM with 7.5/9.

GM ASK 5 2021 Arandjelovac SRB Sun 19th Dec 2021 - Sat 25th Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
17Petkov MomchilIMBUL24347.00.028.50
26Makarian RudikIMRUS25096.50.024.50
33Vetokhin SavvaFMRUS24166.00.022.00
41Sedlak NikolaGMSRB25035.50.018.50
58Damljanovic BrankoGMSRB24745.00.021.00
69Kosic DraganGMMNE24314.50.017.50
74Annaberdiev MeilisIMTKM25224.00.013.50
810Chakravarthi Reddy MIMIND23423.50.014.25
92Lu MiaoyiCHN21781.51.03.75
105Milosevic MilosFMSRB23501.50.06.00
10 players
ASK IM 3 2021 Arandjelovac SRB Sun 19th Dec 2021 - Sat 25th Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
12Nikolovski NikolaIMMKD23957.50.029.75
210Risteski EmilFMMKD23377.00.027.50
31Gokcek Kursat BugraCMTUR22215.50.021.50
47Zlatanovic BoroljubIMSRB23425.00.020.75
59Zverev LevCMRUS21604.50.015.50
65Andreev KonstantinRUS20654.00.013.00
73Ostojic NikolaIMSRB23273.50.014.75
88Pikula DejanGMSRB23513.00.013.75
96Ozguner Hakki AtaTUR21652.50.59.25
104Vishwa VasnawalaWFMIND20472.50.58.75
10 players

25) North American Junior U20 2021

The North American Junior U20 took place 19th to 23rd December 2021. Vyom Vidyarthi won the Open event with 7.5/9. He also scored a GM norm and became an IM. Ellen Wang won the Women's event and made a WGM norm.

North American Junior U20 Charlotte USA Sun 19th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TB3Prize
1Vyom VidyarthiFM2327W82W50D37W26W7W2W4L3W117.57447Gold Medal + IM Title + GM Norm
2Andy WoodwardFM2297W54W45W66W11D3L1W37W20D576546Silver Medal + IM Norm
3Bach NgoFM2300W52W33W63W18D2D6W5W1L476449Bronze Medal + IM Norm
4Josiah StearmanIM2406W43D39D38W13W63W51L1W12W376445
5Akira NakadaFM2249W85W14L44W34W38W31L3W6D26.56446
6Arthur GuoIM2424W62D38W34D37W8D3W13L5W186.55446
7Evan ParkFM2310W64D23W15W44L1L13W33W16D1465546.5
8Ryan Amburgy2135W72W32L11W14L6D23W35W41D1365544.5
9Harry Le2075L55W76W25W43L20D14W57W21D1765540.5
10Matias Shundi1978W86D17L31W32L66W58W38D36W3765538.5
11Ming Lu2318W67W27W8L2D16D20W31W22L165447.5
12Matthew StevensFM2214W60W81D13L31W33D22W18L4W2765443
13Vishnu Vanapalli2101W73W83D12L4W81W7L6W40D865441.5
14Donald Johnson1979W69L5W28L8W68D9W63W26D765441.5
15Harshid Kunka2030W89D24L7W64L57W67D28W61W3665436.5
16Nicolas De La Colina2108D76W19W35D17D11D36W24L7W2864444
17Brewington HardawayCM2207W28D10W53D16D18L27W42W39D964443
18Arman Baradaran1990W70W21W36L3D17W66L12W44L65.55544
19Shelev Oberoi2268L32L16W89D46W76L35W79W43W255.55536
20Justin PaulFM2250W59L34W67W41W9D11W27L2U---5.55443
21Ryo Chen2294W49L18W82L27D52W62W23L9W425.55438
22Advaith Karthik1987W56L36W58D66W26D12W51L11D245.54439.5
23Tommy Wen2006W88D7L26D68W49D8L21W64W405.54438
24Jason WangFM2325W25D15D39W45D31D44L16W49D225.53541.5
25Pedro Espinosa1879L24W90L9W80L41W48W53W51L1955436
26Gus HustonFM2155W77D35W23L1L22W32W34L14D3354544.5
27Hersh Singh2044W48L11W54W21D36W17L20D37L1254543
28Ankit Raparthi1788L17W86L14W83D45W81D15W31L1654538
29Andrew Guo1626L31L51W47D54L32D46W83W67W6254533.5
30Johnathan Han1968W87L66W77L36L64W73D59D32W5854531
31Kevin Shen Yang2122W29D53W10W12D24L5L11L28W4754444
32James Chirilov1813W19L8D33L10W29L26W60D30W5454441.5
33Alex ChenCM2005W47L3D32W76L12W52L7W62D2654440.5
34Evan Ling1989W71W20L6L5W59D63L26W68D3954439.5
35Sean Kelly1929W78D26L16L57W69W19L8D38W5354439
36Liam PutnamFM2248W58W22L18W30D27D16D39D10L1553544
37Andrew Titus2161W79W42D1D6D44W57L2D27L1053445
38Eric Chang Liu2075W75D6D4W62L5D42L10D35W4953443
39Teddie Wen2054W90D4D24U---W82W43D36L17D3453439.5
40Arya Kumar1944W74L44W55L51D58W77W66L13L234.54534.5
90 players
North Am Junior Girls U21 Charlotte USA Sun 19th Dec 2021 - Thu 23rd Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TB3Prize
1Ellen WangWIM2003NYW17D6W4W10D2W9W5D3W77.564Gold Medal + WGM Norm
2Sanjana VittalWFM1928NJW15W16D10W3D1D4W7L5W96.554Silver Medal + WIM Norm
3Yassamin EhsaniWFM1967NYW20W8D5L2L6W11W13D1W10654Bronze Medal + WIM Norm
4Nastassja MatusWFM1874MNW22D13L1W15W8D2W9D10D5645
5Svitlana DemchenkoWIM2224ONW19D9D3W8D10W6L1W2D4644
6Aasa DommalapatiWCM1776VAW23D1L7W13W3L5L10W12W115.555
7Omya VidyarthiWCM1873CAW24L10W6W19L9W16L2W13L1555
8Jessica Hyatt1817NYW21L3W17L5L4W19W16L9W15554
9Iris MouWCM1826NYW12D5D13W11W7L1L4W8L2545
10Zoey TangWFM2045ORW11W7D2L1D5D13W6D4L3535
11Kalia Wang1650TXL10W24W16L9W19L3D12W17L64.544
12Antara Durbha1334NCL9L19W21W17L16W24D11L6W224.544
13Anh Nhu NguyenWCM1732TXW18D4D9L6W24D10L3L7W174.534
14Ridhi Danduprolu1131AZL16L15L24W23W21U---W18W20U---443
15Vaishnavi Tammali1413GAL2W14D20L4L17L18W24W23L83.535
16Natalie WisniowskiWCM1713ILW14L2L11W22W12L7L8D21U---3.534
17Aradh Kaur1509WIL1W23L8L12W15D20W22L11L133.534
18Jind KaurCM1131WIL13L22W23L21L20W15L14D19B---3.534
19Geah Jean Baptiste1698NYL5W12W22L7L11L8D20D18D213.525
20Ananya Ananth1424VAL3D21D15L24W18D17D19L14D233.515
21Zoey Moore1332NCL8D20L12W18L14D22D23D16D193.515
22Bonnie He1383NCL4W18L19L16D23D21L17B---L12324
23Anagha Sinkar1236VAL6L17L18L14D22B---D21L15D202.514
24Sruthi Bharath Kumar1372TXL7L11W14W20L13L12L15U---U---224
24 players

26) PNWCC Thanksgiving RR 2021

The PNWCC Thanksgiving RR took place in Redmond 24th to 28th November 2021. Kamil Dragun edged out Balaji Daggupati on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

PNWCC Thanksgiving RR Redmond WA USA Wed 24th Nov 2021 - Sun 28th Nov 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Dragun, KamilPOL25617.0
2Daggupati, BalajiUSA24427.0
3Belous, VladimirRUS25186.5
4Zhou, JianchaoCHN26165.5
5Li, Eric YuhanUSA23364.5
6Gedajlovic, MaxCAN23323.0
7Lee, MichaelUSA23893.0
8Maiti, MilindUSA23953.0
9He, Anthony BiUSA24533.0
10Santarius, ErikUSA23552.5
10 players

27) Third Saturday Djenovici December 2021

The Third Saturday Djenovici December was the first event for a while - the organiser hopes to have a GM and or IM events in January. Mohamed Saeed Laily won the FM event with 6.5/7.

3rd Sat Djenovici Dec FM Djenovici MNE Sat 18th Dec 2021 - Sun 26th Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Mohamed Saeed LailyUAE19736.519.000.02.5
23Tomic GoranMNE21565.014.000.01.5
35Khalifah KhaledUAE18325.013.000.01.5
47Lazarevic ZoranMNE19193.58.250.00.5
51Durakovic SinisaMNE17383.07.250.00.5
66Petrusic GoranMNE18932.54.250.00.5
72Bubanja MilosMNE18382.04.750.01.0
88Lakusic ZoranMNE16780.51.500.00.0
8 players

28) Titled Tuesday Blitz 21st December 2021

The Titled Tuesday Blitz of 21st December was won by Alexey Dreev on tie-break from Shakhriyar Mamedyarov after both scored 9.5/11.

Titled Tuesday 21st Dec chess.com INT Tue 21st Dec 2021 - Tue 21st Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1
164Alexey DreevGMRUS2946W298WW64BW290WL2WW53BW96WW154BW45BW4WD11BW7W9.562.75
22Shakhriyar MamedyarovGMAZE3044W152WW362BW169WW1BW300WW26BW14WD4BW275WD7BD3W9.561.75
38Raunak SadhwaniGMIND2956W384WW289BW46WW34WL14BD282WW294BW18WW12WW31BD2B957.5
47Aram HakobyanGMUSA2990W335BW77WW332BW12WW286WD280BW31WD2WL1BW275BW11W957
535Arash TahbazIMIRN2850L59BW204WW90BW372WW284BW74WW47BL11WW50BW24WW17B953.5
666Evgeny PostnyGMISR2782W350WL166BW419WL107BW89WW345BW185WW288BW20WW276WW14B945
711Brandon JacobsonGMUSA2938W119BW323WW283BL186WW19BW13WW26WW20BW14WD2WL1B8.558.75
819Alexandr TriapishkoIMRUS2877W114BW288WL17BL185WW119BW113WW56BW37WD278BW34WW26W8.553.75
95Alexander ZubovGMUKR2975W65BW330WW27BW337WD31BL275WW287WW32BD277BD36WW23W8.551.5
1032Gata KamskyGMUSA2841W257WL43BW165BW288WW21BD283WD37WW49BD13WW27BW36B8.551.25
1116Yuniesky QuesadaGMUSA2908W343WD245BW312BW28WW315WW294BD45WW5BW36WD1WL4B8.548.25
1255Carles Diaz CamallongaIMESP2798W455BW51WW75BL4BD321WW85BW111WW80WL3BW38WW35W8.547.25
1372Pavel ShkapenkoIMRUS2741W363WW55BD76WD112BW38WL7BW53BW52WD10BW32BD18W852.25
1433Boris SavchenkoGMRUS2863W299BW52WW70BW44WW3WW170BL2BW280WL7BW21WL6W852
1524Artem TimofeevGMRUS2859W381WW95BL317WW57BD37WW69BL27WW135BD25WW58BW50W847.75
1662Artur GabrielianGMRUS2747W104WL63BW375WW113BW107WL276WW83BW47WL44BW53BW56W846
17108Suyog WaghFMIND2680W422WW175BW8WL24BL305BW291WW103WW109BW22WW44BL5W845.5
181Maly AlexeyIMUKR2819U--W61BW346WD360BW285BW324WW28WL3BW115WW30WD13B844.25
1995Shyaamnikhil PIMIND2704W192BW346WD154BD304BL7WL60BW168WW188WW52BW80BW45W840
2031Vladimir DobrovGMRUS2837W241BL372WW227BW380WW333BW49WW58BL7WL6BW41WW37B838
21104Shimelkov, VasiliyFMKAZ2683L309WW207BW367WW386BL10WW342BW65WW279WW111BL14BW40W836.5
2249Mikhail BryakinIMTHA2776W404BW420WL43WW166BW185WL287BW308WW58WL17BW88WW49B835
23102Aleksandra GoryachkinaGMRUS2689W403WL44BW401WD139BW355WW191BW121WW154WD24BW277WL9B833.25
2421Alexander MoskalenkoGMRUS2866W38BW376WW67BW17WD45BL32WW282BW34BD23WL5BD25W7.547.75
2577Dennis WagnerGMDEU2720W150BW215WW59BL80WL44BW64WW77BD38WD15BW99WD24B7.545.25
2650Aleksandr RakhmanovGMRUS2800W127WW296BW166WW276WW80BL2WL7BW284WD30BW28WL8B7.544.25
2789Petro GolubkaGMUKR2713W149BW90WL9WD73BW296BW139WW15BW281BL31WL10WW76B7.543.75
28100Stribuk, ArtiomFMBLR2673W122WD297BW120WL11BW73WW130WL18BW85BW121WL26BW61W7.543.25
2956Vasiliy KorchmarIMRUS2742W66WL85BW119WD115BL63BW161WL296BW140WW166BW75WW70W7.542.25
3081Aradhya GargFMIND2701W239BW73WL222WD68BW356WD65WW107BW61WD26WL18BW64W7.540.25
3129Vugar RasulovGMAZE2877W462BW360WW33BW287WD9WW111BL4BW40WW27BL3WU--7.539.25
3143Volkan SevgiFMTUR2813W176BW107WW373BW222WD111WW24BL276BL9WW46BL13WW44W7.539.25
33121Krivonosov, OlegIMLTU2633W157BW221WL31WL47BW195WL59BW163BD119WW125BW68WW62W7.538.75
3459Gabriel GähwilerIMCHE2767W138BW426WW370WL3BW75WW43BD80BL24WW76WL8BW74W7.537.5
3420Anton DemchenkoGMRUS2851L336WW173BW385WL37BW187BW141WW76WD46BW283WW278WL12B7.537.5
3675Jung Min SeoFMSWE2733L118BW403WW381BW103WW339WW305BW286BW44WL11BD9BL10W7.532.75
37116Miguel Santos RuizGMESP2700L400WW157BW150WW35WD15BW120WD10BL8BW57WW86BL20W744.25
38235Viacheslav RozhkovFMRUS2521L24WW236BW50BW81WL13BW41BW124WD25BW62WL12BD46W742.25
39105Mika KarttunenIMFIN2628W179BD211WL112BW127WL139BW299WD51BD65BW73WD85BW103W738.5
40145Azer MirzoevGMAZE2727U--W122BW114WW188WW59BW304BD281WL31BD80WW43WL21B738.25
486 players

29) TCh-CZE 2021-22

The Czech Extraliga League takes place 16th October 2021 to 10th April 2022. There is quite decent strength in the East and West Leagues too.

sachy.cz Extraliga 2021-22 Czech Republic CZE Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Apr 2022
Leading Round 6 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam1234567891011121314TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky sachovy klub71834.513
2Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem355512255
3SK Dopravni podnik Praha355410235
4Moravska Slavia Brno4610218
5GASCO Pardubice159154.5
6SK Zikuda Turnov547247.5
7INGEM - SK Line547246
8Siesta Labs Unichess6623.55
9BSS Frydek-Mistek A32617.54
10BSS Frydek-Mistek B617.53
11Labortech Ostrava33432420.56
12SK Duras BVK Kralovo Pole644165
13Slavia Kromeriz344154
14SK Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba34244319.54
14 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Apr 2022
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK OAZA Praha461325.58
2SK Mesta Lysa nad Labem551222.57.5
3TJ Neratovice44511226
4SK Dopravni podnik Praha B - EA Hotels451022.56.5
5TJ Spartak Vlasim64610228
6TJ Pankrac39227
7QCC Ceske Budejovice43719.55.5
82222 SK Polabiny B3544196
9SK Sokol Vysehrad42416.54.5
10BETSYS Ricany 192533174
11Unichess Sousek34116.54
12TJ Kobylisy2241154.5
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Apr 2022
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Sachy Hostalkova1225.510
2TJ Vlcnov65461024.57
3SK Slavia Orlova23920.56.5
4Moravska Slavia Brno B3454822.56.5
5SK Slavoj Poruba B½47174
6TZ Trinec45713.53
7SK Stare Mesto45345164
8SK Vsetin54417.55
9A64 PROCLIENT Grygov236312.52.5
10TJ CHS Chotebor33114.5
11SK GORDIC41103
12Slavoj Cesky Tesin4219.53
12 players

30) TCh-HUN 2021-22

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

TCh-HUN 2021-22 Hungary HUN Sun 10th Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Apr 2022
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms12345678910MptsBpts
1Tungsram ANSK I497.599.5835
2Sentimento Ajka BSK47.54710628.5
3Aquarena Kőbanya SC4368.59.5527
4Haladas VSE I44.5687525.5
5Dunaharaszti MTK I44.5488.5425
6ASE Paks4385.57.5424
7Viadukt Biatorbagy42.56.55.56.5421
8Duocor-Makói SVSE45546.5220.5
9Morihana PSE I43.53.56.55.5219
10Maróczy SE I422.54.55.5014.5
10 players

31) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th December 2021

33rd Roquetas de Mar Festival 2022

Vergani Cup January 2022

26th Bosnjaci Open 2021

38th Untergrombach Open 2022

Pan-American Intercollegiate 2022

20th Prague Open 2022

84th Tata Steel 2022

20th Marienbad Open 2022

Third Saturday Djenovici January 2022

Almaty Chess Academy IM 2022

21st Liberec Open 2022

3rd Cairns Cup 2022

British Rapidplay 2022

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