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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1418 10th January 2022 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 12th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2022
3) 20th Prague Open 2022
4) 88th ch-BLR 2022
5) Tatra Limba Open 2022
6) 38th Untergrombach Open 2022
7) 33rd Roquetas de Mar Festival 2022
8) 10th V T Grokhotov Memorial 2022
9) II Cerrado Promocion FNA 2022
10) 7th Gulf Coast New Year's Open 2022
11) Vinnytsia Winter 2022
12) 32nd Cracovia 2021-22
13) Irish New Year Norm Events 2022
14) 129th New Zealand Congress 2022
15) Vezerkepzo GM/IM Christmas 2021
16) 26th Bosnjaci Open 2022
17) 46th ch-BAN 2021
18) Vergani Cup January 2022
19) 15th Lazio International 2022
20) 30th Donau Open 2021
21) Vergani Cup December 2021
22) Titled Tuesday Blitz 4th January 2022
23) Cappelle la Grande Online Blitz 2022
24) Pan-American Intercollegiate 2022
25) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
12th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 202210 games
20th Prague Open 202296 games
88th ch-BLR 202212 games
Tatra Limba Open 202278 games
38th Untergrombach Open 20228 games
33rd Roquetas de Mar Festival 2022180 games
10th V T Grokhotov Memorial 202245 games
II Cerrado Promocion FNA 202243 games
7th Gulf Coast New Year's Open 202219 games
Vinnytsia Winter 202245 games
32nd Cracovia 2021-2279 games
Irish New Year Norm Events 202282 games
129th New Zealand Congress 202284 games
Vezerkepzo GM/IM Christmas 202126 games
26th Bosnjaci Open 2022120 games
46th ch-BAN 202142 games
Vergani Cup January 202290 games
15th Lazio International 202242 games
30th Donau Open 202170 games
Vergani Cup December 202177 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 4th January 20222728 games
Cappelle la Grande Online Blitz 20221109 games
Pan-American Intercollegiate 2022167 games
5252 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Simon McNamara, Nicolas Brunner, Gerard Demuydt, Ehud Lahav and everyone else who helped with this issue.

As far as elite chess goes this was a quiet week - the cancellation of the Rilton Cup and the Hastings Congress tore a hole in the schedule. Friday sees the start of the Tata Steel Chess tournament - I had hoped to go this year but non-essential travel is a stupid idea at the moment. I really hope to go next year. Magnus Carlsen again heads the field with Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Richard Rapport being the top seeds. It's been reported that Alireza Firouzja turned down an invitation over the appearance fee. It will be interesting to see how Carlsen does. He has given interviews saying the he lacks motivation and that if Firouzja doesn't qualify to play him from the Candidates later in the year he may give up his title. These comments could be seen as a bit insulting to other rivals such as Fabiano Caruana who he only beat in a tie-break and who could well be back much stronger next time. Carlsen is hardly the first World Champion to suffer such motivational problems after a certain period of time at the top but it's also true that many of them recover their appetite. Whatever, the Tata Steel event should be very interesting as always and the return of the Challengers event is also very welcome.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 12th Andranik Margaryan Memorial 2022

The 12th Andranik Margaryan Memorial takes place 9th to 17th January 2022.

Andranik Margaryan Mem Yerevan ARM Sun 9th Jan 2022 - Mon 17th Jan 2022
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Lobanov SergeiRUS25162.00.5010.0
10Makarian RudikRUS25172.00.5010.0
38Petrov NikitaRUS25591.51.5010.0
45Sturua ZurabGEO25291.50.2510.0
53Danielyan VaheARM23321.01.0010.0
64Hayrapetyan HovikARM24991.00.0010.0
76Ohanyan EminARM23720.50.7520.0
89Barseghyan Armen Ar.ARM23580.50.5010.0
97Alavi Sayed JavadIRI24550.00.0010.0
101Davtyan ArturARM24540.00.0000.0
10 players
Andranik Margaryan Mem Yerevan ARM Sun 9th Jan 2022 - Mon 17th Jan 2022. Category: 9. Ave: (2459)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Makarian, Rudik IM RUS 2517 # 1 1 2 2414
2 Lobanov, Sergei IM RUS 2516 # 1 1 2 2406
3 Petrov, Nikita GM RUS 2559 # = 1 1.5 2609
4 Sturua, Zurab GM GEO 2529 # = 1 1.5 2607
5 Danielyan, Vahe IM ARM 2332 = # = 1 2459
6 Hayrapetyan, Hovik GM ARM 2499 0 # 1 1 2507
7 Ohanyan, Emin FM ARM 2373 0 = # 0.5 2330
8 Barseghyan, Armen Ar. FM ARM 2358 0 = # 0.5 2231
9 Davtyan, Artur IM ARM 2454 0 0 # 0 2517
10 Alavi, Sayed Javad IM IRI 2455 0 0 # 0 2514
Round 1. Sun 9th Jan 2022
Davtyan, Artur 0-1 Makarian, Rudik 42 D35 QGD
Lobanov, Sergei 1-0 Barseghyan, Armen Ar. 52 C65 Ruy Lopez
Danielyan, Vahe 1/2-1/2 Petrov, Nikita 32 B40 Sicilian defence
Hayrapetyan, Hovik 1-0 Alavi, Sayed Javad 41 D40 QGD
Sturua, Zurab 1/2-1/2 Ohanyan, Emin 72 E56 Nimzo-Indian
Round 2. Mon 10th Jan 2022
Makarian, Rudik 1-0 Ohanyan, Emin 55 A28 English
Alavi, Sayed Javad 0-1 Sturua, Zurab 45 E34 Nimzo-Indian
Petrov, Nikita 1-0 Hayrapetyan, Hovik 20 B94 Sicilian
Barseghyan, Armen Ar. 1/2-1/2 Danielyan, Vahe 93 D40 QGD
Davtyan, Artur 0-1 Lobanov, Sergei 38 D38 QGD
Andranik Margaryan Mem IM Yerevan ARM Sun 9th Jan 2022 - Mon 17th Jan 2022
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Ismagilov DamirRUS22021.51.7500.0
28Babujian LevonARM24511.51.2510.0
32Torosyan NorayrARM23691.50.7510.0
3Agasarov BenikARM22051.50.7510.0
56Kundianok VladislavRUS21521.01.0020.0
610Chaqryan ErikARM23531.01.0010.0
75Poormosavi Seyed KianIRI22621.00.5010.0
84Shalamberidze AkakiGEO23470.50.2510.5
7Nadanian AshotARM23350.50.2510.5
109Davtyan ArsenARM22040.00.0010.0
10 players

3) 20th Prague Open 2022

The 20th Prague Open takes place 7th to 14th January 2022.

20th Prague Open 2022 Prague CZE Fri 7th Jan 2022 - Fri 14th Jan 2022
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Haring FilipFMSVK23984.09.011.011.00
22Pijpers ArthurIMNED24864.08.09.59.50
33Mirzoev AzerGMAZE24324.07.59.59.50
435Vojta JakubCZE22164.07.08.58.50
514Carlsson LudvigCMSWE23554.06.07.07.50
618Lim Zhuo RenFMMAS23113.57.59.58.25
720Mannion Stephen RIMSCO22713.57.59.07.75
816Mikes JanCZE23323.57.58.57.25
30Hrbek StepanCZE22353.57.58.57.25
1021Ondrus MartinFMSVK22673.57.08.57.75
116Jurcik MarianGMSVK23973.56.57.56.00
1237Nielsen AndreFMNOR22073.55.57.05.25
134Neuman PetrGMCZE24023.010.011.57.50
149Fus JakubFMPOL23853.09.011.07.00
19Acor CoreyFMUSA23033.09.011.07.00
1627Novotny MichalFMCZE22433.08.510.57.25
1712Van Osch MeesFMNED23663.08.010.06.00
1810Kozak AntoniPOL23773.08.09.55.50
1924Dev ShahCMIND22483.08.09.06.25
2034Michalczak ThomasFMGER22183.08.08.54.50
217Czerw DawidFMPOL23963.07.58.56.00
2213Hrabusa MatejIMSVK23643.07.58.55.75
2326Torngren GustavFMSWE22453.07.08.55.50
2468Lacrosse MarcFMBEL20723.07.08.55.50
2546Melaa SondreNOR21653.07.08.05.00
2651Bodicky MichalCZE21423.07.08.04.50
2717Kulhanek TomasIMCZE23243.06.07.55.50
2861Lorans SylvainFRA21103.06.07.04.00
2941Stanojevic IlijaCMSRB21843.06.06.03.00
3011Plischki SebastianIMGER23753.05.56.55.00
31121Mizicka MatusSVK18183.05.56.54.50
3233Bochnicka VladimirSVK22223.05.56.54.00
3338Grutter TimNED21943.05.56.03.50
3450Soucek PetrCZE21443.05.55.53.50
3536Jordanov MihailMKD22093.05.06.55.00
361Urkedal Frode Olav OlsenGMNOR25532.510.011.55.75
3725Bomans ArnoFMBEL22462.58.511.06.25
3822Unneland MathiasFMNOR22622.58.510.04.75
64Janous MarekCZE20962.58.510.04.75
4060Adamko PeterSVK21132.58.59.54.25
159 players

4) 88th ch-BLR 2022

The 88th Belarus Championship takes place 8th to 19th January 2022.

88th ch-BLR 2022 Minsk BLR Sat 8th Jan 2022 - Wed 19th Jan 2022
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Zarubitski ViachaslauBLR24202.01.00.02
27Lazavik DenisBLR24651.51.50.51
12Tsaruk MaksimBLR23471.51.50.51
49Stupak KirillBLR24781.50.00.01
53Nikitenko MihailBLR25061.01.00.01
66Fedorov AlexeiBLR25521.00.00.01
71Stribuk ArtiomBLR22301.00.00.01
11Aleksandrov AleksejBLR25021.00.00.01
94Lutsko IgorBLR23110.50.50.00
105Siniauski ArtsiomBLR23000.50.00.50
8Runets IvanBLR22490.50.00.50
122Volianuk VitalyBLR22240.00.00.00
12 players
88th ch-BLR 2022 Minsk BLR Sat 8th Jan 2022 - Wed 19th Jan 2022. Category: 6. Ave: (2382)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Zarubitski, Viachaslau IM BLR 2420 # 1 1 2 2409
2 Lazavik, Denis IM BLR 2465 # = 1 1.5 2643
3 Tsaruk, Maksim FM BLR 2347 = # 1 1.5 2541
4 Stupak, Kirill GM BLR 2478 # = 1 1.5 2499
5 Nikitenko, Mihail IM BLR 2506 0 # 1 1 2461
6 Fedorov, Alexei GM BLR 2552 0 # 1 1 2357
7 Aleksandrov, Aleksej GM BLR 2502 0 # 1 1 2365
8 Stribuk, Artiom FM BLR 2230 0 # 1 1 2286
9 Lutsko, Igor GM BLR 2311 0 = # 0.5 2256
10 Runets, Ivan FM BLR 2249 0 # = 0.5 2233
11 Siniauski, Artsiom FM BLR 2300 0 = # 0.5 2171
12 Volianuk, Vitaly BLR 2224 0 0 # 0 2366

5) Tatra Limba Open 2022

The Tatra Limba Open takes place 5th to 11th January 2022.

Tatra Limba Open 2022 Poronin POL Wed 5th Jan 2022 - Tue 11th Jan 2022
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Golubka, PetroGMUKR24066.025.0028.0023.50
2Kowalczyk, PawelmPOL23345.525.5028.0017.50
3Pniaczek, MarekFMPOL23294.527.5030.0018.00
4Zylka, StanislawFMPOL24004.526.5029.0018.25
5Zielonka, AdamPOL19264.522.5025.0016.25
6Ustianovich, NazarFMUKR23444.027.0029.5014.75
7Walkusz, WitoslawFMPOL20244.023.5025.0012.25
8Bartoszczuk, AdamPOL14344.022.5025.0014.00
9Wysocki, MateuszPOL18484.022.0024.0013.50
10Liskiewicz, JakubPOL15984.020.5022.0013.25
11Reichel, LukaszPOL17563.524.5026.0011.00
12Rejniak, ZuzannaPOL17993.524.0026.5012.00
13Mirski, MichalPOL20393.523.0025.0011.00
14Smietanska, WiktoriaCMPOL18553.521.5023.5010.50
15Starosciak, SzymonPOL19863.521.0022.5010.50
16Rekuc, PatrykPOL16623.519.5021.006.75
17Mroz, LenaPOL18003.024.5026.5010.00
18Kotowicz, KamilPOL17323.021.0022.505.25
19Gepfert, CyprianPOL17433.017.0018.504.25
20Gajdzica, MaciejPOL19602.524.5026.008.25
21Kozlowski, FranciszekPOL15232.519.0020.504.50
22Radzimski, AntoniPOL17272.018.5020.002.00
23Golis, WiktorPOL16592.015.0016.502.75
24Szydlowski, KazimierzPOL17490.016.5017.500.00
24 players

6) 38th Untergrombach Open 2022

The 38th Untergrombach Open took place 4th to 8th January 2022. 15 year old Eline Roebers took clear first with 6.5/7.

38th Untergrombach Open Untergrombach GER Tue 4th Jan 2022 - Sat 8th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGms+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Roebers, Eline2365NED6016.52164208.0
2Stork, OliverFM2291GER6106.02124206.5
3Cofmann, VeaceslaFM2283GER5026.02083217.0
4Farmani Anosheh,FM2345GER5115.52109210.0
5Schulze, LaraFM2282GER5115.52032190.5
6Cernov, VadimIM2320ROU5115.51960194.5
7Hahn, MarkusFM2274GER5015.51949164.0
8Menacher, ManfredFM2266GER5205.02177197.0
9Ikonnikov, VyacheGM2490RUS4125.02170200.5
10Schimnatkowski, L2206GER4125.02088192.5
11Besou, Hussain1978GER4125.02044182.0
12Podat, VladimFM2285UKR3045.02019193.0
13Arnold, MaxFM2325GER3045.02019184.0
14Doll, Alexander2146GER4125.02004189.5
15Krieger, Markus2064GER5205.01853190.5
16Dauner, BenediktFM2331GER3134.52138194.5
17Pietzsch, Manuel2104GER4214.52121194.5
18Klaska, Philipp1831GER2054.52100195.0
19Gramb, Marius2086GER3134.52089197.0
20Joeres, Stefan2175GER3134.52076186.0
21Klein, Joachim2168GER4214.52076180.5
22Albers, Sasa2106NED4214.52063185.5
23Pfatteicher, Luka2200GER3134.52058191.0
24Kersten, UweIM2253GER3134.52054186.5
25du Maire, Jerôme2115GER4214.52050188.0
26Wilhelm, Jochen2052GER4214.52038179.5
27Feil, Stephan2120GER4214.52031177.5
28Wenner, TobiasCM2096GER4214.52029177.5
29van der Valk, Nik2171GER3134.52027196.5
30Dubansky, Marcel1975GER4214.51965182.5
31Kasueschke, Lars1958GER4214.51960185.5
32Zepke, Armin2094GER3134.51955185.5
33Schmitt, Daniel2078GER4214.51950194.5
34Dushatskiy, Fedor2122GER3134.51943182.0
35Doll, Rebecca1880GER4214.51918186.5
36Sieglen, JoacFM2169GER3134.51900176.0
37Koppen, Harald2020GER3134.51887182.5
38Langedijk, Ardjan2098NED3134.51833175.5
39Lohr, Maximilian2051GER2144.02073187.0
40Koehler, Lukas2098GER3224.02070177.5
135 players

7) 33rd Roquetas de Mar Festival 2022

The 33rd Roquetas de Mar Festival took place 4th to 9th January 2022. Alexandr Fier won on tie-break from Liam Vrolijk, Harry Grieve and Tor Fredrik Kaasen after all scored 7/9.

33rd Roquetas de Mar Open Roquetas de Mar ESP Tue 4th Jan 2022 - Sun 9th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
13Fier, AlexandrGMBRA25737.050.52464.4
212Vrolijk, LiamIMNED24777.047.02367.0
343Grieve, HarryFMENG23307.046.52382.6
421Kaasen, Tor FredrikIMNOR24467.045.02355.3
52Yuffa, DaniilGMESP25746.548.52442.6
65Dardha, DanielGMBEL25326.548.52426.4
731Petkidis, AnthonyGER24116.548.52343.5
815Popovic, DusanGMSRB24686.544.02340.4
91Grigoryan, Karen H.GMARM26466.543.52339.4
108Vasquez Schroeder, RodrigoGMCHI24946.543.02306.0
1123Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIMIND24326.541.02279.3
1230Fernandez Guillen, Ernesto J.IMCUB24116.540.02240.8
1327Gines Esteo, Pedro AntonioIMESP24196.540.02176.6
1436Luch, MichalIMPOL23706.539.02265.4
1513Dudin, GlebIMRUS24746.048.02441.0
166Sedlak, NikolaGMSRB25106.047.02383.4
1722Garcia Ramos, DanielFMESP24386.044.52344.8
1828Leenhouts, KoenIMNED24196.044.52338.9
1911Di Berardino, Diego RafaelIMBRA24806.044.02357.1
2035Lin, YingruiFMESP23706.043.52348.6
2118Del Rio De Angelis, Salvador G.GMESP24536.043.02336.3
229Garriga Cazorla, PereIMESP24896.042.02298.3
2352Winkel, PeterGER22726.041.02220.0
2434Samant Aditya SFMIND23746.040.52302.5
2533Ingunza Curro, AndresFMESP23836.040.52214.1
2620Cruz Lledo, PabloIMESP24476.035.02112.3
2756Rodriguez Lopez, RafaelIMESP22336.033.52035.8
2814Jakubowski, KrzysztofGMPOL24705.547.52385.9
2957Rajarishi KarthiCMIND22305.545.52379.9
3032Merario Alarcon, AndresIMESP24085.544.02367.8
3116Espinosa Aranda, AngelIMESP24675.544.02238.3
3237Manu David Suthandram RFMIND23685.543.52348.8
3326Molina, Roberto Junio BritoIMBRA24205.543.02305.1
3429Domingo Nunez, RubenFMESP24165.543.02283.8
3519Gonzalez Perez, ArianGMESP24505.542.52281.4
3648Cadilhac, Igor Tokuichi KikuchiFMBRA22835.542.02282.1
3754Kubicka, AnnaWIMPOL22665.542.02208.3
3844Kapitanchuk, TomasFMARG23275.540.02225.1
3942Domingo Nunez, AlejandroFMESP23395.539.52182.1
4017Martinez Ramirez, LennisIMCUB24565.539.52176.6
159 players

8) 10th V T Grokhotov Memorial 2022

The 10th V T Grokhotov Memorial took place 3rd to 7th January 2022. Ruslan Lyapka won wth 6.5/9.

10th Grokhotov Mem 2022 Omelnyk UKR Mon 3rd Jan 2022 - Fri 7th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
110Lyapka RuslanUKR20666.526.50
22Vavric PavelMDA23615.524.50
33Mirzoev EmilUKR24745.522.50
48Kislinsky AlexeyCZE23525.521.00
51Zazuliak AndriyUKR22395.021.25
67Solovchuk OleksiyUKR23025.019.00
75Kozak LeonidUZB22293.514.75
84Terletsky OlegUKR21543.513.25
96Shalimov ValeryUKR23143.013.25
109Bets AnatolijMDA22372.08.50
10 players
10th Grokhotov Mem 2022 Omelnyk UKR Mon 3rd Jan 2022 - Fri 7th Jan 2022. Category: 1. Ave: (2273)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Lyapka, Ruslan UKR 2066 # = = 1 = = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2462
2 Vavric, Pavel FM MDA 2361 = # = = 1 1 = 0 1 = 5.5 2343
3 Mirzoev, Emil GM UKR 2474 = = # = = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2330
4 Kislinsky, Alexey GM CZE 2352 0 = = # = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2344
5 Zazuliak, Andriy FM UKR 2239 = 0 = = # 1 = = 1 = 5 2320
6 Solovchuk, Oleksiy UKR 2302 = 0 = = 0 # = 1 1 1 5 2313
7 Kozak, Leonid UZB 2229 0 = = 0 = = # = = = 3.5 2198
8 Terletsky, Oleg IM UKR 2154 0 1 0 0 = 0 = # = 1 3.5 2206
9 Shalimov, Valery IM UKR 2314 = 0 = = 0 0 = = # = 3 2143
10 Bets, Anatolij IM MDA 2237 0 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 2 2057

9) II Cerrado Promocion FNA 2022

The II Cerrado Promocion FNAtook place in Pamplona 2nd to 9th January 2022. Alex Garrido Outon won with 7/9.

II Cerrado Promocion FNA Pamplona ESP Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Sun 9th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
15Garrido Outon, AlexFMESP24117.0
24Luque Saiz, AndresFMESP22606.0
310Munoz Pantoja, MiguelGMPER24245.5
48Alonso Bouza, Julio JavierIMCUB23965.0
53Minzer, Claudio JavierIMARG24355.0
67Habans Aguerrea, JavierFMESP23305.0
72Pinto Holguin, DanielFMBOL22114.0
81Escartin Lacasa, JoseFMESP23153.0
99Labiano Hernandez, JuanESP22312.5
106Urriza Iricibar, PabloFMESP23122.0
10 players
II Cerrado Promocion FNA Pamplona ESP Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Sun 9th Jan 2022. Category: 4. Ave: (2333)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Garrido Outon, Alex FM ESP 2411 # = = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 7 2544
2 Luque Saiz, Andres FM ESP 2260 = # = = 0 1 1 = 1 1 6 2466
3 Munoz, Miguel GM PER 2424 = = # 0 = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2402
4 Alonso Bouza, Julio Javier IM CUB 2396 0 = 1 # = = = = = 1 5 2368
5 Habans Aguerrea, Javier FM ESP 2330 0 1 = = # = 0 = 1 1 5 2376
6 Minzer, Claudio Javier IM ARG 2435 = 0 = = = # 1 = 1 = 5 2364
7 Pinto, Daniel FM BOL 2211 = 0 = = 1 0 # = 3 2317
8 Escartin Lacasa, Jose FM ESP 2315 0 = 0 = = = # 1 0 3 2263
9 Urriza Iricibar, Pablo FM ESP 2312 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 2 2115
10 Labiano Hernandez, Juan ESP 2231 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 # 1.5 2109

10) 7th Gulf Coast New Year's Open 2022

The 7th Gulf Coast New Year's Open took place 7th to 9th January 2022. Julio Becerra edged out Yans Girones on tie-break after both scored 4.5/5.

11) Vinnytsia Winter 2022

The Vinnytsia Winter tournament took place 2nd to 7th January 2022. Dragos Ceres won with 7.5/9.

Vinnytsia Winter IM 2022 Vinnytsia UKR Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Fri 7th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Ceres DragosMDA23547.528.500.06
27Bilych OlexiyUKR23486.524.500.05
38Itkis BorisROU23436.024.750.03
46Vusatiuk VladimirUKR23075.522.750.03
51Bykovskiy OlegUKR21994.516.750.04
65Domalchuk-Jonasson AleksandrISL21374.012.000.03
74Mikhaletz LubomirUKR23293.514.750.01
89Roienko ArturUKR21673.512.750.01
93Muha SergeyUKR22192.09.250.01
1010Sedlov AlekseiRUS17872.05.500.02
10 players
Vinnytsia Winter IM 2022 Vinnytsia UKR Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Fri 7th Jan 2022. Category: None. Ave: (2219)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ceres, Dragos FM MDA 2354 # = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2477
2 Bilych, Olexiy FM UKR 2348 = # = 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2371
3 Itkis, Boris IM ROU 2343 = = # = 1 1 = = = 1 6 2330
4 Vusatiuk, Vladimir IM UKR 2307 = 1 = # 0 = = = 1 1 5.5 2289
5 Bykovskiy, Oleg FM UKR 2199 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 = 0 1 4.5 2221
6 Domalchuk-Jonasson, Aleksandr ISL 2137 0 0 0 = 0 # = 1 1 1 4 2185
7 Mikhaletz, Lubomir GM UKR 2329 0 = = = 0 = # = 1 0 3.5 2127
8 Roienko, Artur UKR 2167 0 0 = = = 0 = # = 1 3.5 2145
9 Muha, Sergey UKR 2219 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 = # 0 2 1999
10 Sedlov, Aleksei RUS 1787 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 # 2 2047

12) 32nd Cracovia 2021-22

The 32nd Cracovia took place 27th December 2021 to 4th January 2022. Lukasz Licznerski won with 7.5/9.

32nd Cracovia Open A Krakow POL Mon 27th Dec 2021 - Tue 4th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1LICZNERSKI, LukaszIMPOL24117.539.0049.00
2JARMULA, LukaszGMPOL24267.036.0046.50
3KOZAK, AntonimPOL23566.540.5052.50
4HORVATH, DominikIMAUT24786.537.5046.00
5WARAKOMSKI, TomaszGMPOL25356.536.0047.50
6SENGUPTA, DeepGMIND25206.534.0042.50
7CUKROWSKI, FilipFMPOL23676.039.5049.50
8ZYLKA, StanislawFMPOL24066.037.0047.50
9DANIELYAN, VaheIMARM23326.036.5046.50
10NIEDBALA, BartlomiejFMPOL23856.034.5044.50
11LEWTAK, DamianIMPOL23836.034.0044.50
12PACAN-MILEJ, KosmaFMPOL24015.540.0050.50
13KACPRZAK, KacperPOL22195.537.5048.00
14GOLUBKA, PetroGMUKR24085.537.5047.50
15LENIART, ArkadiuszGMPOL24725.537.0047.50
16MALEK, JanPOL21495.534.0044.50
17KOKOSZCZYNSKI, JanFMPOL22735.533.5043.50
18VARDANYAN, ArasCMLTU22225.533.0042.00
19PASZEWSKI, MateuszFMPOL23005.532.5041.50
20CHYLEWSKI, PatrykFMPOL23035.532.0041.50
21PNIACZEK, MarekFMPOL23295.037.0046.50
22GEORGAKOPOULOS, Nikolaos KGRE21595.036.5047.50
23CHAKRAVARTHI Reddy, MIMIND23425.036.5044.50
24TURSKI, BartlomiejFMPOL21145.035.0044.00
25LUCZAK, FilipFMPOL22735.035.0044.00
26TSAKNAKIS, ZisisGRE22025.035.0043.00
27DEV, ShahCMIND22435.033.5043.50
28LUBERANSKI, JakubFMPOL21665.033.5043.00
29KACPRZAK, KarolPOL22265.033.0042.50
30KYC, JerzymPOL22505.033.0042.00
31KAROLCZUK, IwoFMPOL23575.031.0039.50
32SUDER, JakubFMPOL23495.031.0039.00
33KARSAY, PascalFMGER23225.030.0038.50
34WARAKOMSKA, AnnaWGMPOL22765.029.5038.50
35BARATH, Kalyan MIND21035.029.5037.00
36CZERNEK, TymonFMPOL22245.029.0038.00
37KOZIOROWICZ, MichalFMPOL23095.027.0035.50
38GAHAN, M GFMIND22484.536.5046.50
39MIKA, TomaszPOL21834.532.5042.50
40KOPYLOV, DanielGER23174.531.5041.50
82 players

13) Irish New Year Norm Events 2022

The Irish New Year Norm Events took place 2nd to 6th January 2022. Vignir Vatnar Stefansson won the GM event with 7.5/9.

Irish New Year GM 2022 Dublin IRL Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Thu 6th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Stefansson Vignir VatnarISL24657.50.0630.25
26Gonzalez Garcia JoseESP24666.01.0324.25
39Collins Sam E.IRL24566.00.0520.75
45Murphy Conor E.IRL24315.00.0320.75
510Arkell KeithENG23704.51.0316.00
61O'Gorman TomIRL23504.50.0217.75
74Motwani PaulSCO24324.00.5213.00
88Fitzsimons DavidIRL23374.00.5117.50
93Kanyamarala TarunIRL23982.00.015.75
107Cafolla PeterIRL19761.50.017.00
10 players
Irish New Year GM 2022 Dublin IRL Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Thu 6th Jan 2022. Category: 5. Ave: (2368)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar IM ISL 2465 # = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2630
2 Gonzalez Garcia, Jose GM ESP 2466 = # 1 = = = = = 1 1 6 2482
3 Collins, Sam E. IM IRL 2456 0 0 # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6 2483
4 Murphy, Conor E IM IRL 2431 0 = = # = 1 = 1 1 0 5 2404
5 O'Gorman, Tom FM IRL 2350 = = 0 = # 0 1 = = 1 4.5 2370
6 Arkell, Keith C GM ENG 2370 0 = = 0 1 # 0 = 1 1 4.5 2368
7 Fitzsimons, David IM IRL 2337 = = 0 = 0 1 # = = = 4 2329
8 Motwani, Paul GM SCO 2432 0 = 0 0 = = = # 1 1 4 2318
9 Kanyamarala, Tarun FM IRL 2398 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 2 2145
10 Cafolla, Peter IRL 1976 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 0 # 1.5 2139
Irish New Year IM 2022 Dublin IRL Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Thu 6th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Baker ChrisENG22277.00.0626.00
21Urh ZalaSLO22916.51.0624.75
34Wall Tim PENG22566.50.0524.50
49Daly ColmIRL22856.00.0522.25
55Mannion Stephen RSCO22715.50.0419.50
63O'Donnell ConorIRL23104.50.0215.50
72Wafa ShrookEGY21383.50.029.25
87Carroll PeterIRL21393.00.018.75
98Melaugh ShaneIRL21922.50.017.00
106McMorrow JohnIRL19970.00.000.00
10 players

14) 129th New Zealand Congress 2022

The 129th New Zealand Congress took place 2nd to 12th January 2022. Daniel Hanwen Gong won with 7.5/9,

129th ch-NZL Open 2022 Christchurch NZL Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Wed 12th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Gong, Daniel HanwenFMNZL23527.50.045.049.0
26Xie, FelixCMNZL23017.00.040.544.0
32Ker, Anthony FIMNZL24416.00.543.547.5
41Croad, NicolasFMNZL24496.00.542.046.0
53Dive, Russell JIMNZL23885.50.045.549.5
67McNabb, Matthew DNZL22315.50.043.046.0
717Sole, Michael DNZL20045.00.046.049.0
84Lukey, Stephen GFMNZL23535.00.044.548.0
910Rains, EdwardCMNZL21785.00.040.544.0
109Winter, RyanNZL21865.00.036.039.0
1113Milligan, HelenCMNZL21074.50.044.048.0
1221Van der Hoorn, ThomasNZL19424.50.037.540.5
1315Tang, HaoNZL20634.50.036.539.5
1414Punsalan, Vyanla MWFMNZL20934.50.035.038.0
1511Cummings, NickNZL21234.00.039.539.5
168Cilia Vincenti, DavidCMMLT22194.00.036.036.0
1720Ning, Isabelle YixuanWCMNZL19684.00.034.034.0
1812Lee, Edward SNZL21174.00.033.033.0
1916Metge, J NigelNZL20603.50.036.536.5
2018Langford, JoshuaNZL19863.50.034.034.0
2122Ha, Huy Minh (Timothy)NZL18393.50.031.031.0
2219Wang, Aaron ZiwenNZL19753.00.034.534.5
2324De Maupeou d'Ableige, AlexandreNZL13003.00.033.033.0
2423Fisher, VaclavNZL13970.00.029.532.5
24 players

15) Vezerkepzo GM/IM Christmas 2021

The Vezerkepzo GM/IM Christmas events took place 26th December to 4th January 2022.

Vezerkepzo GM Christmas Budapest HUN Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Tue 4th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Pechac JergusSVK25848.00.0731.00
24Nagy GaborHUN25276.50.0424.75
38Ajay Krishna SIND24016.00.0521.50
42Mihok OliverHUN25365.50.0321.25
56Aditya Vikram PaulIND22814.50.0417.75
610Avinash RameshIND23913.50.5113.00
75Kojima ShinyaJPN23923.50.5112.75
83Sahithi Varshini MIND22163.01.0210.00
91Trost EdvinSWE22713.00.0210.50
107Leszko BenceHUN22531.50.005.00
10 players
Vezerkepzo IM Christmas Budapest HUN Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Tue 4th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Mirzoev AzerAZE24207.00.0530.00
28Balint VilmosHUN23006.00.0523.50
31Royal ShreyasENG21815.01.5319.00
5Borhy MarcellHUN23875.01.5319.00
57Cholleti SahajasriIND22355.01.5317.50
610Nemeth MiklosHUN24715.01.5221.00
74Chen JonathanUSA22634.00.0218.75
89Szalay-Ocsak BankHUN20553.50.0215.25
92Anishka VikramIND19212.50.027.75
103Lyell MarkENG20972.00.009.75
10 players

16) 26th Bosnjaci Open 2022

The 26th Bosnjaci Open took place 3rd to 9th January 2022. Ante Saric won with 7.5/9,

26th Bosnjaci Open Bosnjaci CRO Mon 3rd Jan 2022 - Sun 9th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Sarić AnteGMCRO25137.552.557.00.0
22Tica SvenIMCRO24197.051.056.00.0
33Kovacević BlaEimirGMCRO23937.050.054.50.0
432Tuković DarioICRO20177.046.050.00.0
56Bobanac MiroFMCRO22616.548.553.00.0
69Lalić KristijanMKCRO22156.548.052.00.0
712Nemec VjekoslavCMCRO21946.547.551.50.0
84Zovko MarioFMCRO22976.546.550.00.0
916Sarić KristinaWIMCRO21486.050.555.00.0
105Stocko JosipFMCRO22646.048.053.00.0
1114Dabić StjepanMKCRO21616.046.051.00.0
1210Vidović SasaFMCRO22066.045.550.00.0
137Zadravec MatijaMKCRO22496.045.048.50.0
1411Dutina DarioFMCRO21976.044.548.50.0
1513Sarić LukaMKCRO21786.043.547.00.0
1630Kovac PetarMKCRO20266.042.546.00.0
1715Miletić JosipFMCRO21616.040.542.50.0
1848Begić DomagojICRO19146.040.043.50.0
198Sipić HrvojeMKCRO22215.546.551.00.0
2017Vujnović PatricijaWFMCRO21385.545.048.50.0
2120Jelecević IvoBIH21275.544.548.00.0
2241Damjanović StjepanICRO19605.543.546.00.0
2329Carić MatoMKCRO20295.543.046.50.0
2431Kovacević SrećkoMKCRO20265.543.046.00.0
2536Pasalic AdnanBIH19835.542.045.50.0
2624Ljubicić MarioMKCRO20805.541.044.50.0
2726Brkić ZdenkoICRO20635.539.543.00.0
2840Lacmanović StipeCMCRO19635.539.542.50.0
2921Tomas AnteMKCRO21245.539.042.50.0
3043Drmić BoEoICRO19495.539.041.50.0
3159Topalić FranIICRO18085.538.540.00.0
3222Abdil HalilFMBIH21175.043.045.00.0
3328Zlatarević IvanBIH20375.042.546.50.0
3423Grgurić Stjepan-KresimirMKCRO21075.041.545.50.0
3539Lazic EmanuelBIH19665.041.545.00.0
3638Dvorski RenatoICRO19725.041.543.00.0
3725Boban StenMKCRO20795.040.544.00.0
3833Pestek ElvisBIH20125.040.544.00.0
3956Gal AndrejICRO18285.040.543.50.0
4019Hodak StevoFMCRO21335.039.543.00.0
111 players

17) 46th ch-BAN 2021

The 46th National Championship of Bangladesh takes place 27th December 2021 to 11th January 2022. Enamul Hossain won the title with 10/13. There is a tie-break rapid match on January 11th to decide 5th place between Uddin Mohammad Minhaz and Tajwar Zia Tahsin.

46th ch-BAN 2021 Dhaka BAN Mon 27th Dec 2021 - Mon 10th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
19Hossain EnamulGMBAN239810.00.0
213Rahman ZiaurGMBAN24139.50.0
312Murshed NiazGMBAN24199.00.0
410Mehdi Hasan ParagFMBAN22307.50.0
52Mohammad Minhaz UddinIMBAN22597.00.0
6Zia Tahsin TajwarCMBAN22327.00.0
74Reefat Bin-SattarGMBAN23946.50.0
11Mollah Abdullah Al RakibGMBAN24596.50.0
91Md. Sharif HossainCMBAN22116.00.0
105Subrota BiswasFMBAN21995.50.0
118Chatterjee DebarajFMBAN22045.00.0
123Nayem HaqueCMBAN20914.50.0
1314Manon Reja NeerCMBAN19894.00.0
147Islam Khandaker AminulFMBAN21553.00.0
14 players
46th ch-BAN 2021 Dhaka BAN Mon 27th Dec 2021 - Mon 10th Jan 2022. Category: 1. Ave: (2261)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Hossain, Enamul GM BAN 2398 # = = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 10 2461
2 Rahman, Ziaur GM BAN 2413 = # 0 = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2424
3 Murshed, Niaz GM BAN 2419 = 1 # 1 = 0 = 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 9 2390
4 Mehdi, Hasan Parag FM BAN 2230 = = 0 # 0 1 1 = 1 0 1 1 0 1 7.5 2320
5 Zia, Tahsin Tajwar CM BAN 2232 0 = = 1 # = 1 1 = = = = = 0 7 2292
6 Mohammad, Minhaz Uddin IM BAN 2259 0 = 1 0 = # = = 1 1 = 1 0 = 7 2290
7 Mollah Abdullah, Al Rakib GM BAN 2459 = = = 0 0 = # 0 0 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2246
8 Reefat, Bin-Sattar GM BAN 2394 0 0 1 = 0 = 1 # = 0 0 1 1 1 6.5 2251
9 Md., Sharif Hossain CM BAN 2211 = 0 0 0 = 0 1 = # 1 = 1 1 0 6 2236
10 Subrota, Biswas FM BAN 2199 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 1 0 # = = 1 1 5.5 2209
11 Chatterjee, Debaraj FM BAN 2204 0 0 0 0 = = 0 1 = = # = = 1 5 2178
12 Nayem, Haque CM BAN 2091 = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 = = # = 1 4.5 2164
13 Manon, Reja Neer CM BAN 1989 0 0 0 1 = 1 0 0 0 0 = = # = 4 2141
14 Islam, Khandaker Aminul FM BAN 2155 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 1 0 0 0 = # 3 2058
46th ch-BAN TB 2021 Dhaka BAN Tue 11th Jan 2022 - Tue 11th Jan 2022
Leading Round (of 2) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Mohammad Minhaz UddinBAN23280.00.000.00
22Zia Tahsin TajwarBAN20230.00.000.00
2 players

18) Vergani Cup January 2022

The Vergani Cup January took place 2nd to 9th January 2022. Babu M R Lalith edged out Hans Moke Niemann, Vitaliy Bernadskiy and Nurgyul Salimova after all scored 7/9.

Vergani Cup Jan 2022 Cattolica ITA Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Sun 9th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Lalith Babu M RGMIND25487.052.0243039.25
22Niemann Hans MokeGMUSA26457.051.5241339.00
38Bernadskiy VitaliyGMUKR25897.050.5246338.25
444Salimova NurgyulIMBUL23537.048.0241633.75
51Korobov AntonGMUKR26996.553.5249637.25
613Lodici LorenzoGMITA25246.552.0245635.25
721Bharath Subramaniyam HIMIND24766.550.5244331.00
822Ioannidis EvgeniosIMGRE24666.550.0243432.75
96Lagarde MaximeGMFRA26326.548.5244833.25
103Tabatabaei M. AminGMIRI26436.053.5248333.50
117Thybo Jesper SondergaardGMDEN25926.053.0247033.00
1224Pantzar MiltonIMSWE24346.051.5242332.50
1329Gilevych ArtemIMITA24076.049.5238830.50
1417Dvirnyy DanyyilGMITA24926.048.0236031.75
1516Brunello SabinoGMITA25036.045.5231829.25
1641Klabis RokasFMLTU23566.045.0227025.75
1737Moksh Amit DoshiIMIND23686.042.5227926.25
185Short Nigel DGMENG26335.550.0235825.75
1925Prraneeth VuppalaCMIND24175.549.5242528.50
2011Arjun KalyanGMIND25325.549.5236725.75
2115Alsina Leal DanielGMESP25075.549.0240325.50
2231Martinovici IliaFMMDA23985.546.0240323.00
2314Nikolov MomchilGMBUL25085.545.5232926.00
244Kozul ZdenkoGMCRO26395.545.0233224.75
2510Iniyan PGMIND25405.544.5229023.25
2640Cumming RhysFMENG23585.544.5225423.75
2733Formento PaoloFMITA23825.543.0225323.50
2849Pasztor BalazsFMHUN23355.542.5220425.25
2950Rakesh Kumar JenaIMIND23295.541.5224320.00
3030Hess MaxFMGER24045.541.0223720.25
3155Bettalli FrancescoFMITA23025.540.5227820.25
3281Mrithyunjay MahadevanCMIND21245.539.5222117.00
3339Unuk LauraIMSLO23595.539.5211023.00
3442Solomon KennyGMRSA23555.539.0216923.25
3572Frank EmanuelFMAUT21805.538.0214120.25
3618Kotronias VasiliosGMGRE24855.051.5244728.00
3734Sorensen HampusIMSWE23795.046.0231124.00
3819Enchev IvajloGMBUL24775.045.5229224.25
3951Fataliyeva UlviyyaWGMAZE23245.044.0231720.00
4045Soumya SwaminathanIMIND23515.044.0227422.75
4157Beydullayeva GovharWIMAZE22905.043.0230419.50
4232Barp AlbertoIMITA23885.042.5234518.75
4375Varshini VWGMIND21655.042.5225920.75
4446Santarius ErikIMUSA23465.042.5217922.50
4565Sreyas PayyappatFMIND22505.042.0223018.00
4680Bin-Suhayl IeysaaITA21355.041.5230120.25
4761Mohamed Anees MFMIND22695.041.5226620.50
4859Gallana MarcoITA22745.041.5220918.00
4996Skrbec LeonSLO20335.037.0213218.50
5058Loeffler MarkusIMGER22775.036.0211016.50
124 players

19) 15th Lazio International 2022

The 15th Lazio International took place 2nd to 6th January 2022. Marian Petrov edged out Marco Corvi on tie-break after both scored 17/21 points.

15th Lazio Chess 2022 Rome ITA Sun 2nd Jan 2022 - Thu 6th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3Perf
1Petrov, MarianGM24611780892067.292376
2Corvi, MarcoFM22701773812066.862376
3Aghayev, MiraghaIM24011685902009.142239
4Lami, Damiano201914748020442169
5De Blasio, Alessandro19341450521722.431880
6Zotti, Enrico18291369751934.142036
7Agostini, Maurizio19221352541797.141899
8Maione, Melissa19121280871907.62148
9Maxion, DirkFM20891271791846.861897
10Brozzi, Danilo17261262671933.432035
11Maldonado, Stefano18951169771852.711903
12Spada, Dario17701161681814.861865
13Pastore, Cosmas17771159621777.291827
14Careddu, Angelo182011566217531803
15Spada, Vittoria16011156581788.51789
16Silici Renato17271074811911.571912
17Castelfranchi, Carlo19241055621744.431794
18Di Maulo, Alessandra1817973801836.571787
19Vannelli, Vittorio1514951561716.831592
20Campanella, Giovanni17638667218281778
21Giri, Andrea1592860621842.711793
22Ferrante, Marco1687859641798.431748
23De Maria Isaia1750858611746.861697
24Nardoni, Matteo1539856601803.61732
25Buffoni, Luca1798852581698.861649
26Massazza, Federico1830850531786.711737
27D`antonio, Neri22807788620702070
28Molinari, Carlo1874758611666.141616
29Nassa, Nicolas15207556217261624
30Costantino, Claudio Emanuele1525747501699.711598
31De Ieso, Lorenzo1709666711871.431769
32Ruggiero, Alessandro1555655571754.141652
33Festa, Simone16125535617741774
34Porcu, Riccardo1777551571704.291546
35Sclavo, Alessandro16534535416981297
36Cecconi, Adriano1584349511717.291408
37Giordani, Luca1999151551753.331480
37 players

20) 30th Donau Open 2021

The 30th Donau Open took place 26th to 31st December 2021. Vojtech Plat edged out Georg Kilgus, Florian Schwabeneder, Peter Schreiner and Harald Groetz on tie-break after all scored 5.5/7. Games now available.

30th Donau Open 2021 Aschach AUT Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Fri 31st Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
11Plat VojtechCZE25465.524.02505
25Kilgus GeorgAUT24115.523.52473
32Schwabeneder FlorianAUT24335.523.02498
44Schreiner PeterAUT24215.523.02472
58Grötz Harald Mag.AUT22915.521.02343
66Leisch LukasAUT24015.022.52407
719Lerch JohannesAUT21555.020.02351
83Mazur StefanSVK24214.521.02339
913Windhager HannesAUT22374.520.52274
1011Postlmayer JakobAUT22694.519.02207
119Sandhöfner FlorianAUT22804.518.52252
1220Koller Hans-JürgenAUT21414.517.02251
1318Raber Florian Mag.AUT21594.517.02195
1412Breneis LukasAUT22644.515.52144
1516Haas Michael Dr. Techn..DiAUT21684.018.52257
1629Redzepovic IrfanGER20674.018.02028
1714Jurek JosefCZE22074.017.52108
1823Obermayr HermannAUT20984.017.02200
1915Frank EmanuelAUT21804.017.02106
2026Schloffer Jasmin-DeniseAUT20894.016.02116
2110Matt FabianAUT22704.016.02097
2224Hofstadler MarioAUT20964.016.01993
2325Higatsberger Michael DDr.AUT20954.015.52080
2433Landl MargotAUT20434.015.02159
2527Bethke RobertGER20714.014.52072
2628Trippold DeniseAUT20683.518.52237
277Reich ThomasGER23693.517.52201
2821Kornitzky TinoGER21363.516.02188
2917Sucher Johannes Mag.AUT21663.515.52117
3050Glössl Sota AlexanderAUT18513.512.51999
3148Rathner RaffaelAUT18733.511.02101
3253Eull EmilGER18453.511.02026
3357Zwettler Gerald Adam Dr.AUT18213.013.52033
3440Kepplinger LukasAUT19873.013.02117
3542Weichhart DanielAUT19623.012.51989
3643Huber GüntherAUT19553.012.51985
3752Rempe JonasGER18503.012.02074
3838Hengl PhilipAUT19993.012.01842
3930Kordzadze NinoAUT20663.011.52045
4031Ritzka SimonGER20553.011.51881
60 players

21) Vergani Cup December 2021

The Vergani Cup December took place 26th to 30th December 2021. Subramaniyam Bharath won with 7.5/9. More games now available.

Vergani Cup Dec 2021 Cattolica ITA Sun 26th Dec 2021 - Thu 30th Dec 2021
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
13Bharath Subramaniyam HIMIND24797.5
21Arjun KalyanGMIND25377.0
32Nikolov MomchilGMBUL25086.5
418Woelk Tom-FredericFMGER23106.5
59Moksh Amit DoshiIMIND23686.0
615Nandhidhaa P VWGMIND23136.0
710Gomes Mary AnnWGMIND23546.0
817Kalogridis AntoniosGRE23116.0
927Krasteva BeloslavaFMBUL21946.0
105Barp AlbertoIMITA24085.5
117Martinovici IliaFMMDA23955.5
1249Arhan Chethan AnandIND19155.5
134Enchev IvajloGMBUL24775.5
1414Carnicelli ValerioFMITA23175.5
1530Tirelli MauroITA21745.5
1613Mullick RaahilIMIND23235.0
1719Machidon CristiFMMDA22825.0
1837Stefanou DimitriosGRE21225.0
1911Siddharth JagadeeshFMSGP23405.0
208Bhambure ShantanuIND23775.0
2128Siclari GiovanniITA21855.0
2223Sreyas PayyappatFMIND22505.0
2331Varshini VWGMIND21655.0
2444Casadio Niccolo`ITA20405.0
2550Venkatesan KavinIRL18915.0
2621Makkar RajatCMFRA22604.5
2725Mrithyunjay MahadevanIND22064.5
2822Simonetto AndreaITA22524.5
2942Tulchynskyi FeliksUKR20504.5
306Formento PaoloFMITA24014.0
3152Saketh PedagandhamAGMIND18754.0
3232Aarav DenglaIND21634.0
3339Migliorini MatteoITA21084.0
3429Miotto AlbertoITA21784.0
3524Palchuk AndriiFMUKR22424.0
3656Karas EugeniaAIMENG18044.0
3741Stefanou KonstantinosGRE20764.0
3838Tencati GiuseppeITA21094.0
3935Bardone LorenzoITA21303.5
4026Ojas KulkarniIND22063.5
58 players

22) Titled Tuesday Blitz 4th January 2022

The Titled Tuesday Blitz of 4th January was won by David Howell won with 10/11.

Titled Tuesday 4th Jan chess.com INT Tue 4th Jan 2022 - Tue 4th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1
16David HowellGMGBR3041W434BW504WL480BW62WW112BW141WW459BW450BW445WW33BW5W1057.5
24Alexey SaranaGMRUS3065W640BL133WW595WW397BW159WW74WW45BW3BW8WW15WD14B9.554.25
328Pranav VIMIND2908W47BW67WL59BW285WW86BW60WW26BL2WW44BW37WW21W964
430Vahap SanalGMTUR2920W496BW119WW453BW485BW16WW6BL15WW28BL21WW94BW30B960
55Jeffery XiongGMUSA3057W579WW472BW81WW127BW69WD448BW24WW15BD33WW7BL1B958.75
610Raunak SadhwaniGMIND2993W247BW398WW94BW73WW19BL4WL16BW198WW28BW29BW33W958.5
621Zhamsaran TsydypovGMRUS2939W48WW491BW89WW480WL458BW27BW460WW22BW444WL5WW26B958.5
834Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU2912W495BW147WW129BW310WD132WW68BW21WW38BL2BW41WD18W957.25
932Baadur JobavaGMGEO2881L135BL510WW413WW274BW552WW100BW102WW61WW27BW54WW20B952.5
1026Arseniy NesterovGMRUS2898W87BL136WW263BW55WD66BW51WW466BD80WD39BW449WW43W8.556.25
1147Nils GrandeliusGMSWE2868W515WW251BW83WW123WL20BW37WW61BD41BD443WW23BD15B8.555.5
1218Alan PichotGMARG2925W211BD284WW312BW91WL28BW88WW122BW49BW103WL14WW52B8.553.75
137Rasmus SvaneGMDEU2988W528WW138BL68WW546WL453BW110WW79BW105WD16BW39WW25B8.550.25
141Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3178W539WL64BW580WW119BW118WW132BW49WL33BW449WW12BD2W8.549.25
1420Sanan SjugirovGMRUS2934W249BW149WW533BW361WW45BW458WW4BL5WW54WL2BD11W8.549.25
1476Maly AlexeyIMUKR2798W556BW550WW54WW474BL4BW124WW6WL445BD13WW103BW47W8.549.25
17206Burak FiratGMTUR2643W276WL448WL486BW338BW404WD492BW104WW140BW127BW49WW38W8.547
172Ian NepomniachtchiGMRUS3088W399BW170WW460BL458WL60WW494BW132WW246BW31WW69WD8B8.547
1942Renato TerryIMPER2846W95BW36WW61BW112WL6WL137BW107WW65WL37BW133BW60W855
2013Dmitry AndreikinGMRUS2956W580WW37BW117WW39BW11WD24BL33WW35BW38WD21BL9W854.5
203Alexander GrischukGMRUS3046W481WW126BW71WD33BW103BW22WL8BW454WW4BD20WL3B854.5
2251Alexander MoskalenkoGMRUS2849W252WW155BW157WW236BW444WL21BW53WL7WW67BL30WW80B850.5
23458Tomas DanadaFMSVK2454W66BD120WW115WW466BW478BL49WD81WW60BW45BL11WW101W850.25
2439Artem TimofeevGMRUS2866W78WW208BW549WW27BW135BD20WL5BD67WL26BW61BW91W850
2541Anton DemchenkoGMRUS2851W245WL62BW148WD191BW364WD120BW84WW137BW36BW444WL13W848
26114Pouria DariniGMIRN2780W121BW524WW30WL448BW330WW474BL3WW55BW24WW445BL7W847.5
27136Zachary TanenbaumNMUSA2720W272BW201WW42BL24WW253BL7WW487BW82WL9WW179BW69B847
2888Sergey ShipovGMRUS2788W372BD200WW268BW284WW12WW446BD447BL4WL6WW152BW83W846.5
2838Costachi, MihneaIMROU2860W468BW55WL123BW229WW506WL61BW152WW120BW80BL6WW70B846.5
308Aram HakobyanGMUSA2974W488BW96WL26BL102BW525WW229BW157WW159BW50WW22BL4W846
3050Murad İbrahimliIMAZE2833W125BW229WW133BL103WL37WW292BW491WW169BL18BW85WW89B846
3217Kacper DrozdowskiIMPOL2923W633WW197BW56WD467BW43WL33BL449WD462BW149WW48BW94W845.75
3371Martyn KravtsivGMUKR2866W582WW534BW360WD21WW203BW32WW20BW14WD5BL1WL6B844.5
34111Jakub KosakowskiFMPOL2743D218WW608BW220WW104WW349BL447WL443BW147WW118WD35BW77B842.25
3548Gata KamskyGMUSA2834D605BL190WW121BW537WW529WW93BW108WL20WW197BD34WW59B841.25
36229Artemenko, OlegFMUZB2619W636BL19BW264WL461WW189BW361BW74WW81BL25WW141WW68B841
37192Pavel TregubovGMRUS2660W343WL20WW183BW167WW31BL11BW477WW72BW19WL3BD45B7.546.75
3859Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB2811W316WW185BW184WD118BW108WW80BW448WL8WL20BW111WL17B7.545.75
3887Bojan MaksimovićIMBIH2774W273WW205BW231WL20WW111BW457WL445BW53BD10WL13BW102B7.545.75
4037Samadov, ReadFMINT2845W188WD385BD111WW251BW96WW98WD453BL103WD59BD123BW113W7.545.5
652 players

23) Cappelle la Grande Online Blitz 2022

The Cappelle la Grande Online Blitz tournament took place on the Europe Echecs servers on January 9th. Baadur Jobava edged out Alexey Sarana after both scored 9.5/11.

Cappelle Online Blitz Europe-Echecs INT Sun 9th Jan 2022 - Sun 9th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Jobava Baadur25889.5284767.508
2Sarana Alexey26859.5279271.508
3Safarli Eltaj25859.0272468.008
4Vakhidov Jakhongir25529.0267659.508
5Shevchenko Kirill26528.5271166.508
6Sindarov Javokhir26098.5270864.008
7Fridman Daniel26268.5265764.008
8Bellahcene Bilel25088.5254156.507
9Yakubboev Nodirbek26308.0270571.507
10Guseinov Gadir26618.0270368.006
11Fedoseev Vladimir27048.0269270.007
12Postny Evgeny25688.0263965.007
13Indjic Aleksandar26048.0262569.508
14Petriashvili Nikoloz24188.0257762.008
15Pichot Alan26258.0257460.007
16Adly Ahmed25968.0255864.507
17Matinian Nikita24548.0246858.508
18Materia Marco23648.0246455.508
19Shchekachev Andrei25018.0246256.008
20Korchmar Vasiliy24508.0243154.508
21Sychev Klementy25537.5258061.507
22Kamsky Gata26577.5257263.504
23Sonis Francesco25427.5254061.506
24Gunina Valentina24717.5251465.007
25Gabrielian Artur24647.5247561.007
26Terry Renato25047.5243660.007
27Efimov Igor23817.5240558.006
28Droin Augustin23657.5237856.507
29Babanin Gleb21017.5233160.507
30Garayev Kanan23417.0256165.506
31Azarov Sergei26007.0253066.007
32Deac Bogdan-Daniel26797.0251264.507
33Bauer Christian26317.0250261.006
34Edouard Romain25907.0246463.007
35Shuvalova Polina25167.0243462.007
36Batsiashvili Nino24917.0238355.007
37Lysyj Igor26037.0237857.504
38Samadov Read23757.0235755.005
39Kiolbasa Oliwia23887.0232054.507
40Brunner Nicolas24237.0231660.006
230 players

24) Pan-American Intercollegiate 2022

Saint Louis University A won the Pan-American Intercollegiate which took place 6th to 9th January in Dulles.

Pan-Am Intercollegiate Dulles USA Thu 6th Jan 2022 - Sun 9th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGmsTB1
12Saint Louis University - A612
23Univ. of TX at Dallas - A610
5Texas Tech University - A610
41Webster University - A69
4Univ of TX Rio Grande Valley - A69
6University of Chicago - A69
7Webster University - B69
8Univ. of TX at Dallas - B69
910Yale University68
11Saint Louis University - B68
14Univ. of MD68
18MIT Beavers68
19University of Virginia - A68
20Washington U. in St. Louis - A68
23Univ. of Illinois at Urbana - A68
44UC San Diego68
179University of Missouri67
12UC Berkeley67
15Harvard College67
16University of Pennsylvania - A67
21University of Chicago - B67
22Arizona State University - A67
25Univ. of NC-Chapel Hill - A67
2413Univ. of Texas at Austin - A66
17GA Institute of Tech - A66
24Univ. of Texas at Austin - B66
26Univ. of Illinois at Urbana - B66
27Texas Tech University - B66
28University of Pennsylvania - B66
29University of Utah - A66
31GA Institute of Tech - B66
33Univ. of Texas at Austin - C66
38Univ. of NC-Chapel Hill - B66
41Univ. of Southern Cal.66
42Washington U. in St. Louis - B66
3630Univ of TX Rio Grande Valley - B65
32Connecticut College65
37Univ. of Illinois at Urbana - C65
43Baylor University65
47University of Pittsburgh65
57 players

25) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Tuesday Blitz 11th January 2022

New York Winter Invitational 2022

84th Tata Steel 2022

20th Marienbad Open 2022

Third Saturday Djenovici January 2022

Titled Tuesday Blitz 18th January 2022

Almaty Chess Academy IM 2022

Titled Tuesday Blitz 25th January 2022

21st Liberec Open 2022

3rd Cairns Cup 2022

British Rapidplay 2022

Thailand Open 2022

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