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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1421 31st January 2022 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 84th Tata Steel 2022
3) Gibraltar Chess Festival 2022
4) Vezerkepzo GM/IM Winter 2022
5) chessemy Open 2022
6) 81st ch-GEO 2022
7) Nakhchivan Premium 2 2022
8) Paracin Winter Chess Festival 2022
9) 12th Marmaris IM 2022
10) 13th Marmaris IM 2022
11) Reykjavik International Games 2022
12) 8th Floripa Open 2022
13) Kazan Mayor's Cup 2022
14) ch-TUN 2022
15) Almaty Chess Academy IM 2022
16) Lozovatsky Memorial 2022
17) Siberian Tiger Cup 2022
18) Titled Tuesday Blitz 25th January 2022
19) TCh-CAT 2022
20) TCh-CZE 2021-22
21) TCh-HUN 2021-22
22) 4NCL Online Season 5 2022
23) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
84th Tata Steel 202270 games
Gibraltar Chess Festival 202260 games
Vezerkepzo GM/IM Winter 202243 games
chessemy Open 2022252 games
81st ch-GEO 202236 games
Nakhchivan Premium 2 20226 games
Paracin Winter Chess Festival 202259 games
12th Marmaris IM 202224 games
13th Marmaris IM 202250 games
Reykjavik International Games 2022226 games
8th Floripa Open 20221052 games
Kazan Mayor's Cup 202245 games
ch-TUN 202266 games
Almaty Chess Academy IM 202245 games
Lozovatsky Memorial 2022210 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 25th January 20222514 games
TCh-CAT 202290 games
TCh-CZE 2021-2296 games
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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Simon McNamara, Lennart Ootes, Patricia Llaneza Vega, Ian Jamieson and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Magnus Carlsen duly went on to win the Tata Steel chess tournament for the eighth time. I don't think there's much doubt he was clearly the best player this year. Carlsen will play the first event of the new online chess tour later this month and will also play the Norway Chess tournament but his calendar is quite clear at the moment. Next up is the first of three legs of the FIDE Grand Prix that follow very quickly and dominate the next couple of months. The Gibraltar Chess Festival continues for the next few days to bridge the gap between Tata Steel and the Grand Prix. Quite a lot of chess to look forward to.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) 84th Tata Steel 2022

The 84th Tata Steel Chess Tournament took place 15th (Round 1) to 30th January 2022. Magnus Carlsen won his 8th title. Erigaisi Arjun won the Challengers in dominant style.

84th Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2022 - Sun 30th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameRtg1234567891011121314PtsTB1
1Carlsen, Magnus2865111½½½1½½½1½19.560.25
2Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar27670½½½1½½11½1½½849
3Rapport, Richard27630½½½1½10½½111847.25
4Giri, Anish27720½½½011½½1½½17.544.5
5Karjakin, Sergey2743½½½½10½½101½½745.25
6Van Foreest, Jorden2702½00100½½1111½741.75
7Esipenko, Andrey2714½½½011½½½½0½½6.542.75
8Caruana, Fabiano27920½00½½½1½½11½6.537.75
9Duda, Jan-Krzysztof2760½01½½½½0½½½½½639.25
10Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi2727½0½½00½½½1011635.5
11Shankland, Sam2708½½½010½½½0½½½5.536
12Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa2612000½0010½1½115.530
13Grandelius, Nils2672½½0½½0½0½0½014.528.5
14Dubov, Daniil27200½00½½½½½0½003.523.25
14 players
84th Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2022 - Sun 30th Jan 2022. Category: 20. Ave: (2737)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2865 # 1 1 1 = = = 1 = = = 1 = 1 9.5 2902
2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2767 0 # = = = 1 = = 1 1 = 1 = = 8 2822
3 Rapport, Richard GM HUN 2763 0 = # = = 1 = 1 0 = = 1 1 1 8 2822
4 Giri, Anish GM NED 2772 0 = = # = 0 1 1 = = 1 = = 1 7.5 2791
5 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2743 = = = = # 1 0 = = 1 0 1 = = 7 2765
6 Van Foreest, Jorden GM NED 2702 = 0 0 1 0 # 0 = = 1 1 1 1 = 7 2769
7 Esipenko, Andrey GM RUS 2714 = = = 0 1 1 # = = = = 0 = = 6.5 2739
8 Caruana, Fabiano GM USA 2792 0 = 0 0 = = = # 1 = = 1 1 = 6.5 2733
9 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof GM POL 2760 = 0 1 = = = = 0 # = = = = = 6 2706
10 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi GM IND 2727 = 0 = = 0 0 = = = # 1 0 1 1 6 2709
11 Shankland, Sam GM USA 2708 = = = 0 1 0 = = = 0 # = = = 5.5 2682
12 Praggnanandhaa, R GM IND 2612 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 = 1 = # 1 1 5.5 2690
13 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2672 = = 0 = = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 4.5 2632
14 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2720 0 = 0 0 = = = = = 0 = 0 0 # 3.5 2563
Round 1. Sat 15th Jan 2022
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 21 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 50 E10 Queen's pawn game
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Praggnanandhaa, R 44 A20 English opening
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 30 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1-0 Rapport, Richard 41 D02 Queen's bishop game
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1-0 Shankland, Sam 73 D35 QGD
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 44 C77 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Sun 16th Jan 2022
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Giri, Anish 36 E06 Catalan
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 27 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Praggnanandhaa, R 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 40 D41 QGD
Rapport, Richard 1-0 Van Foreest, Jorden 47 D11 QGD Slav
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 26 E00 Queen's pawn game
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 23 D33 QGD
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 45 A37 English
Round 3. Mon 17th Jan 2022
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 38 C88 Ruy Lopez
Dubov, Daniil 0-1 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 37 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 70 C67 Ruy Lopez
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Praggnanandhaa, R 56 B30 Sicilian defence
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 21 D11 QGD Slav
Esipenko, Andrey 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 42 C53 Giuoco Piano
Grandelius, Nils 0-1 Rapport, Richard 31 B47 Sicilian
Round 4. Tue 18th Jan 2022
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 52 D78 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 32 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 41 D41 QGD
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 Rapport, Richard 24 C43 Petrov
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 38 C88 Ruy Lopez
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 14 D85 Gruenfeld
Praggnanandhaa, R 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 64 D85 Gruenfeld
Round 5. Thu 20th Jan 2022
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 33 C42 Petrov
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 54 B48 Sicilian
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 63 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Van Foreest, Jorden 0-1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 44 C80 Ruy Lopez
Rapport, Richard 1-0 Praggnanandhaa, R 56 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 36 D20 QGA
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 37 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Round 6. Fri 21st Jan 2022
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Rapport, Richard 31 E04 Catalan
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 36 D41 QGD
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 16 A35 English
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 42 A05 Reti opening
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Giri, Anish 51 A06 Reti
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Van Foreest, Jorden 65 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 Praggnanandhaa, R 28 B33 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 22nd Jan 2022
Praggnanandhaa, R 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 34 D27 QGA
Rapport, Richard 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 29 B40 Sicilian
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 43 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 51 B48 Sicilian
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 53 D02 Queen's bishop game
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 37 C42 Petrov
Giri, Anish 1-0 Dubov, Daniil
Round 8. Sun 23rd Jan 2022
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 35 D32 QGD
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 Praggnanandhaa, R 46 A20 English opening
Esipenko, Andrey 0-1 Giri, Anish 49 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Rapport, Richard 23 C02 French
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 34 A48 King's Indian
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 27 C82 Ruy Lopez
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 47 E04 Catalan
Round 9. Tue 25th Jan 2022
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 27 E04 Catalan
Rapport, Richard 1/2-1/2 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 59 A45 Queen's pawn game
Giri, Anish 1-0 Shankland, Sam 34 A07 Reti
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 43 E00 Queen's pawn game
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 34 C90 Ruy Lopez
Praggnanandhaa, R 0-1 Karjakin, Sergey 53 D02 Queen's bishop game
Grandelius, Nils 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 44 C02 French
Round 10. Wed 26th Jan 2022
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 16 C67 Ruy Lopez
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 38 A18 English
Shankland, Sam 1/2-1/2 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 29 E04 Catalan
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 0-1 Praggnanandhaa, R 78 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Rapport, Richard 42 A19 English
Esipenko, Andrey 1-0 Van Foreest, Jorden 60 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Dubov, Daniil 0-1 Grandelius, Nils 82 B52 Sicilian
Round 11. Fri 28th Jan 2022
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 51 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Giri, Anish 42 E24 Nimzo-Indian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 23 C53 Giuoco Piano
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Esipenko, Andrey 37 C84 Ruy Lopez
Praggnanandhaa, R 0-1 Caruana, Fabiano 46 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Shankland, Sam 10 D02 Queen's bishop game
Rapport, Richard 1-0 Dubov, Daniil
Round 12. Sat 29th Jan 2022
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 49 B31 Sicilian
Esipenko, Andrey 1/2-1/2 Rapport, Richard 36 C65 Ruy Lopez
Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 0-1 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 38 C53 Giuoco Piano
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 25 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Shankland, Sam 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 26 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 44 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Dubov, Daniil 0-1 Praggnanandhaa, R
Round 13. Sun 30th Jan 2022
Rapport, Richard 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 14 D85 Gruenfeld
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 13 D37 QGD
Praggnanandhaa, R 1-0 Esipenko, Andrey 59 E29 Nimzo-Indian
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 64 C47 Four knights
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Shankland, Sam 69 D02 Queen's bishop game
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 40 B66 Sicilian
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Dubov, Daniil
Tata Steel Challengers Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2022 - Sun 30th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameRtg1234567891011121314PtsTB1
1Erigaisi Arjun2632½1½½½11111½1110.563
2Nguyen, Thai Dai Van2613½1½½½½½½½1½118.551.5
3Bjerre, Jonas Buhl25860011½1½1½1½1½8.550
4Jumabayev, Rinat2631½½001½½11½1½½7.545.25
5L'Ami, Erwin2622½½010½½1½½1½17.544.75
6Van Foreest, Lucas2539½½½01½½½101½½744.75
7Murzin, Volodar25190½0½½½½½1½1½1739.25
8Warmerdam, Max26070½½½½½½½0½1½16.538.25
9Ganguly, Surya Shekhar26270½000½½½½1½11631.5
10Dardha, Daniel25320½½0½001½01½15.531.75
11Maurizzi, Marc`Andria2502000½½1½½010½04.528.75
12Shuvalova, Polina2516½½½00000½01½14.526.75
13Vogel, Roven2452000½½½½½0½½½0425
14Zhu, Jiner247800½½0½00001013.520
14 players
Tata Steel Challengers Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2022 - Sun 30th Jan 2022. Category: 13. Ave: (2561)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Erigaisi, Arjun GM IND 2632 # = 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 10.5 2807
2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van GM CZE 2613 = # 1 = = = = = = = 1 = 1 1 8.5 2667
3 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl GM DEN 2586 0 0 # 1 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 8.5 2669
4 Jumabayev, Rinat GM KAZ 2631 = = 0 # 0 1 = = 1 1 = 1 = = 7.5 2613
5 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2622 = = 0 1 # 0 = = 1 = = 1 = 1 7.5 2613
6 Van Foreest, Lucas GM NED 2539 = = = 0 1 # = = = 1 0 1 = = 7 2592
7 Murzin, Volodar IM RUS 2519 0 = 0 = = = # = = 1 = 1 = 1 7 2593
8 Warmerdam, Max GM NED 2607 0 = = = = = = # = 0 = 1 = 1 6.5 2558
9 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar GM IND 2627 0 = 0 0 0 = = = # = 1 = 1 1 6 2527
10 Dardha, Daniel GM BEL 2532 0 = = 0 = 0 0 1 = # 0 1 = 1 5.5 2506
11 Maurizzi, Marc'Andria GM FRA 2502 0 0 0 = = 1 = = 0 1 # 0 = 0 4.5 2456
12 Shuvalova, Polina IM RUS 2516 = = = 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 # = 1 4.5 2455
13 Vogel, Roven IM GER 2452 0 0 0 = = = = = 0 = = = # 0 4 2429
14 Zhu, Jiner WGM CHN 2478 0 0 = = 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 # 3.5 2393
Round 1. Sat 15th Jan 2022
Erigaisi, Arjun 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Lucas 39 D02 Queen's bishop game
Jumabayev, Rinat 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 43 E06 Catalan
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1-0 Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 39 A06 Reti opening
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 59 D11 QGD Slav
Vogel, Roven 1/2-1/2 Warmerdam, Max 24 E10 Queen's pawn game
Dardha, Daniel 0-1 Murzin, Volodar 44 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Zhu, Jiner 0-1 Shuvalova, Polina 52 C88 Ruy Lopez
Round 2. Sun 16th Jan 2022
Murzin, Volodar 1-0 Shuvalova, Polina 41 C88 Ruy Lopez
Van Foreest, Lucas 1/2-1/2 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 30 E04 Catalan
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 1-0 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 50 A35 English
Warmerdam, Max 0-1 Erigaisi, Arjun 25 E06 Catalan
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 1/2-1/2 Jumabayev, Rinat 28 D35 QGD
Dardha, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Vogel, Roven 62 D11 QGD Slav
L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 Zhu, Jiner 42 B31 Sicilian
Round 3. Mon 17th Jan 2022
Vogel, Roven 1/2-1/2 Murzin, Volodar 27 D10 QGD Slav defence
Erigaisi, Arjun 1-0 Dardha, Daniel 42 B32 Sicilian
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1/2-1/2 Warmerdam, Max 38 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Zhu, Jiner 0-1 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 64 C89 Ruy Lopez
Jumabayev, Rinat 1-0 Van Foreest, Lucas 44 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Shuvalova, Polina 0-1 L'Ami, Erwin 42 D31 QGD
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 1-0 Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 24 A07 Reti
Round 4. Tue 18th Jan 2022
Murzin, Volodar 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 44 C88 Ruy Lopez
Vogel, Roven 0-1 Erigaisi, Arjun 30 E94 King's Indian
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 1/2-1/2 Shuvalova, Polina 16 A07 Reti
Warmerdam, Max 1/2-1/2 Jumabayev, Rinat 42 B13 Caro-Kann
Van Foreest, Lucas 1/2-1/2 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 27 E04 Catalan
Dardha, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 57 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 0-1 Zhu, Jiner 55 D35 QGD
Round 5. Thu 20th Jan 2022
Erigaisi, Arjun 1-0 Murzin, Volodar 71 D10 QGD Slav defence
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 34 C84 Ruy Lopez
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 1/2-1/2 Warmerdam, Max 59 A13 English
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1-0 Vogel, Roven 63 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Jumabayev, Rinat 1-0 Dardha, Daniel 103 E10 Queen's pawn game
Zhu, Jiner 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Lucas 51 C67 Ruy Lopez
Shuvalova, Polina 1-0 Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 53 B75 Sicilian
Round 6. Fri 21st Jan 2022
Erigaisi, Arjun 1-0 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 42 C53 Giuoco Piano
Murzin, Volodar 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 50 C78 Ruy Lopez
Vogel, Roven 1/2-1/2 Jumabayev, Rinat 40 E95 King's Indian
Dardha, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 122 B94 Sicilian
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 31 E52 Nimzo-Indian
Van Foreest, Lucas 1-0 Shuvalova, Polina 55 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Warmerdam, Max 1-0 Zhu, Jiner 41 B31 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 22nd Jan 2022
Jumabayev, Rinat 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 84 B40 Sicilian
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 1-0 Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 48 A04 Reti v Dutch
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1/2-1/2 Murzin, Volodar 74 B10 Caro-Kann defence
L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 Van Foreest, Lucas 68 C80 Ruy Lopez
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 1-0 Vogel, Roven 51 C88 Ruy Lopez
Shuvalova, Polina 0-1 Warmerdam, Max 60 B30 Sicilian
Zhu, Jiner 0-1 Dardha, Daniel 22 B67 Sicilian
Round 8. Sun 23rd Jan 2022
Erigaisi, Arjun 1-0 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 30 B40 Sicilian defence
Van Foreest, Lucas 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 60 E10 Queen's pawn game
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 0-1 Jumabayev, Rinat 36 C53 Giuoco Piano
Warmerdam, Max 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 46 A09 Reti opening
Murzin, Volodar 1/2-1/2 Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 65 E10 Dzindzikhashvili defence
Dardha, Daniel 1-0 Shuvalova, Polina 22 D32 QGD
Vogel, Roven 0-1 Zhu, Jiner 37 D05 Queen's pawn game
Round 9. Tue 25th Jan 2022
Zhu, Jiner 0-1 Erigaisi, Arjun 52 C70 Ruy Lopez
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 1/2-1/2 Warmerdam, Max 28 B51 Sicilian
Jumabayev, Rinat 1/2-1/2 Murzin, Volodar 40 D11 QGD Slav
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 1-0 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 61 D40 QGD
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 1-0 Van Foreest, Lucas 27 D27 QGA
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Dardha, Daniel 94 D37 QGD
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Vogel, Roven 27 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 10. Wed 26th Jan 2022
Erigaisi, Arjun 1/2-1/2 Shuvalova, Polina 31 D50 QGD
Jumabayev, Rinat 0-1 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 57 E04 Catalan
Dardha, Daniel 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 17 E06 Catalan
Murzin, Volodar 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Lucas 43 C78 Ruy Lopez
Warmerdam, Max 1/2-1/2 Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 47 E06 Catalan
Vogel, Roven 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 63 D37 QGD
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 1-0 Zhu, Jiner 36 A16 English
Round 11. Fri 28th Jan 2022
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 23 E04 Catalan
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 1-0 Murzin, Volodar 48 D12 QGD Slav
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 1-0 Vogel, Roven 85 D17 QGD Slav
Zhu, Jiner 1/2-1/2 Jumabayev, Rinat 58 B90 Sicilian
Van Foreest, Lucas 1/2-1/2 Warmerdam, Max 22 E04 Catalan
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 62 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 1-0 Dardha, Daniel 26 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Round 12. Sat 29th Jan 2022
Erigaisi, Arjun 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 15 D37 QGD
Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 1/2-1/2 Zhu, Jiner 43 D41 QGD
Jumabayev, Rinat 1-0 Shuvalova, Polina 40 C53 Giuoco Piano
Murzin, Volodar 1/2-1/2 Warmerdam, Max 37 B33 Sicilian
Dardha, Daniel 0-1 Van Foreest, Lucas 53 A20 English opening
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 0-1 L'Ami, Erwin 51 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Vogel, Roven 1/2-1/2 Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 49 D31 QGD
Round 13. Sun 30th Jan 2022
Maurizzi, Marc'Andria 0-1 Erigaisi, Arjun 62 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 1/2-1/2 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar 17 D39 QGD
Shuvalova, Polina 1/2-1/2 Bjerre, Jonas Buhl 17 B40 Sicilian
L'Ami, Erwin 1-0 Jumabayev, Rinat 39 E06 Catalan
Warmerdam, Max 0-1 Dardha, Daniel 48 C24 Bishop's opening
Van Foreest, Lucas 1/2-1/2 Vogel, Roven 31 D13 QGD Slav
Zhu, Jiner 0-1 Murzin, Volodar 59 B90 Sicilian

3) Gibraltar Chess Festival 2022

The Gibraltar International Chess Festival takes place 23rd January to 3rd February 2022. Due to Covid-19 the International Open has had to be canceled. In its place is the Gibchess Battle of the Sexes Scheveningen match with 10 men and 10 women playing one game against each other.

Battle of the Sexes 2022 Gibraltar ENG Mon 24th Jan 2022 - Thu 3rd Feb 2022
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910Pts
1SABINO75637
2PIA35433
2 players

4) Vezerkepzo GM/IM Winter 2022

The Vezerkepzo GM/IM Winter takes place 25th January to 3rd February 2022.

Vezerkepzo IM Winter 2022 Budapest HUN Tue 25th Jan 2022 - Thu 3rd Feb 2022
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
17Mirzoev AzerAZE24325.512.255
23Balla Tamas-KristofROU23304.511.253
39Harsh SureshIND20783.59.252
44Manu David Suthandram RIND23683.07.502
510Mihok-Juhasz BarbaraHUN22843.06.502
62Rajarishi KarthiIND22302.57.752
71Nemeth ZoltanHUN22542.55.502
85Gombocz Ferenc Jr.HUN22502.04.250
96Pogany ZsomborHUN22051.53.000
108Krivenko DionEST20611.01.750
10 players
Vezerkepzo IM Winter 2022 Budapest HUN Tue 25th Jan 2022 - Thu 3rd Feb 2022. Category: None. Ave: (2249)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Balla, Tamas-Kristof IM ROU 2330 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2491
2 Mirzoev, Azer GM AZE 2432 # 1 1 1 3 2246
3 Rajarishi, Karthi CM IND 2230 = # 1 1 2.5 2562
4 Pogany, Zsombor HUN 2205 0 # = = = 1.5 2170
5 Mihok-Juhasz, Barbara WIM HUN 2284 0 0 = # 1 1.5 2193
6 Gombocz, Ferenc Jr. FM HUN 2250 0 = # = = 1.5 2107
7 Manu, David Suthandram R FM IND 2368 # 0 = 1 1.5 2131
8 Nemeth, Zoltan IM HUN 2254 0 0 0 1 # 1 2110
9 Harsh, Suresh IND 2078 0 = = # 1 2191
10 Krivenko, Dion EST 2061 0 = = 0 # 1 2095
Vezerkepzo GM Winter 2022 Budapest HUN Tue 25th Jan 2022 - Thu 3rd Feb 2022
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
14Garayev KananAZE23414.511.504
21Horvath AdamHUN25094.012.502
35Nagy GaborHUN25314.09.752
410Nemeth MiklosHUN24704.09.502
57Klukin KirillRUS23743.57.003
62Csiki EndreHUN23202.58.500
79Kovalev AndreiBLR24692.56.001
83Murphy Conor EIRL24312.55.501
96Balint VilmosHUN22961.53.001
108Aslanov UmidAZE21871.04.250
10 players
Vezerkepzo GM Winter 2022 Budapest HUN Tue 25th Jan 2022 - Thu 3rd Feb 2022. Category: 6. Ave: (2393)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Nemeth, Miklos IM HUN 2470 # = 1 = = 1 3.5 2535
2 Garayev, Kanan IM AZE 2341 # 0 1 1 1 = 3.5 2521
3 Nagy, Gabor GM HUN 2531 # = = 1 = 1 3.5 2516
4 Horvath, Adam GM HUN 2509 = 1 = # = = 3 2491
5 Kovalev, Andrei GM BLR 2469 0 = # = = 1 2.5 2384
6 Murphy, Conor E IM IRL 2431 0 = = # = 1 2.5 2391
7 Klukin, Kirill FM RUS 2374 = 0 0 # 1 1 2.5 2365
8 Csiki, Endre FM HUN 2320 = 0 = = = # 2 2372
9 Balint, Vilmos FM HUN 2296 0 = 0 0 # 1 1.5 2257
10 Aslanov, Umid CM AZE 2187 = 0 0 0 0 # 0.5 2029

5) chessemy Open 2022

The chessemy Open takes place 29th January to 6th February 2022.

chessemy Open 2022 Reinstorf GER Sat 29th Jan 2022 - Sun 6th Feb 2022
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
119Ewert HannesGER22743.06.06.000.0
25Lubbe NikolasGER24333.05.55.500.0
9Gschnitzer AdrianGER24053.05.55.500.0
13Reichmann HendrikGER23383.05.55.500.0
518Schulze LaraGER22823.05.05.000.0
31Köllner Aaron NoahGER21673.05.05.000.0
74Zaragatski IljaGER25093.05.05.000.0
812Peist JürgenGER23463.04.54.500.0
91Van Den Doel ErikNED25913.04.04.000.0
8Mis MieszkoPOL24123.04.04.000.0
113Kozak AdamHUN25222.56.55.250.0
1221Richter NilsGER22702.56.04.750.0
25Hommer JeremyGER22202.56.04.750.0
26Redzisz MichalPOL22132.56.04.750.0
1511Bracker FrankGER23712.55.54.250.0
14Colbow CollinGER23342.55.54.250.0
32Kardoeus DavidGER21592.55.54.250.0
1816Baum JonaszPOL22872.55.03.750.0
196Köllner Ruben GideonGER24302.55.03.750.0
2015Lubbe MelanieGER22972.54.53.750.0
2110Skytte RasmusDEN23762.54.03.250.0
2234Budzyn MatthiasGER21392.54.03.250.0
36Eilenberg JonasGER21352.54.03.250.0
37Bui Bao Anh LeGER21322.54.03.250.0
2540Lehaci Miruna-DariaROU21252.54.02.750.0
2629Stotyn FabianGER21842.53.53.250.0
2739Ermitsch MagnusGER21272.53.53.000.0
287Vypkhaniuk IhorUKR24132.53.52.750.0
38Germer PhilippGER21322.53.52.750.0
3081Schwarz JochenGER19052.52.52.250.0
3120Niermann TristanGER22712.07.04.000.0
3228Himpenmacher AndyGER21982.06.53.500.0
3324Kugler FlorianGER22222.06.03.000.0
30Wronn BerndGER21782.06.03.000.0
42De Winter ArthurNED21222.06.03.000.0
3617Pubantz JanGER22862.05.52.500.0
23Hoffmann HendrikGER22452.05.52.500.0
27Laux DominikGER22002.05.52.500.0
3933Ramme ChristophGER21402.05.03.250.0
4046Köllner ChristofGER21112.05.02.500.0
169 players

6) 81st ch-GEO 2022

The 81st Georgian Championship takes place 25th January to 5th February 2022.

81st ch-GEO 2022 Tbilisi GEO Tue 25th Jan 2022 - Sat 5th Feb 2022
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Pantsulaia LevanGEO25795.00.0412.25
24Quparadze GigaGEO24774.50.0411.25
32Kacharava NikoloziGEO24804.00.039.25
46Mchedlishvili MikheilGEO25873.52.028.75
7Tutisani NoeGEO24123.52.028.75
68Paichadze LukaGEO25663.51.037.50
710Gagunashvili MerabGEO25733.51.0210.00
81Chkhaidze NikolozGEO22882.50.026.50
911Lortkipanidze NodarGEO24142.50.015.50
103Akhvlediani IrakliGEO24332.00.015.50
115Sanikidze TornikeGEO24641.00.010.50
129Petriashvili NikolozGEO24180.50.002.25
12 players
81st ch-GEO 2022 Tbilisi GEO Tue 25th Jan 2022 - Sat 5th Feb 2022. Category: 9. Ave: (2474)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Pantsulaia, Levan GM GEO 2579 # = 1 = 1 1 1 5 2706
2 Quparadze, Giga GM GEO 2477 # 1 0 1 1 1 = 4.5 2627
3 Kacharava, Nikolozi IM GEO 2480 = 0 # = 1 1 1 4 2568
4 Gagunashvili, Merab GM GEO 2573 1 # = = 0 = 1 3.5 2547
5 Tutisani, Noe IM GEO 2412 0 = # = 1 = 1 3.5 2580
6 Mchedlishvili, Mikheil GM GEO 2587 = = # 1 0 = 1 3.5 2502
7 Paichadze, Luka GM GEO 2566 = 1 0 0 # 1 1 3.5 2563
8 Chkhaidze, Nikoloz FM GEO 2288 0 0 = 1 # 0 1 2.5 2446
9 Lortkipanidze, Nodar IM GEO 2414 0 0 = = # = 1 2.5 2419
10 Akhvlediani, Irakli FM GEO 2433 0 0 0 = 1 = # 2 2344
11 Sanikidze, Tornike GM GEO 2464 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 1 2184
12 Petriashvili, Nikoloz IM GEO 2418 0 = 0 0 0 0 # 0.5 2113

7) Nakhchivan Premium 2 2022

The Nakhchivan Premium 2 tournament took place 14th to 25th January 2022. Parviz Gasimov won with 9/11.

Nakhchivan Premium 2 2022 Nakhchivan AZE Fri 14th Jan 2022 - Tue 25th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
15Gasimov ParvizAZE23599.043.508
23Sevdimaliyev UrfanAZE23538.538.757
310Hasanzade ToghrulAZE22938.039.507
412Babayev TalibAZE22587.531.257
57Mammadov SadigAZE21777.030.255
64Garayev SadigAZE21266.525.005
72Seyid HuseynAZE20986.023.255
811Aliyev AykhanAZE19834.021.252
98Babayeva NasrinAZE20714.013.503
101Humbatova NazliAZE16292.57.501
116Hasanli RzaAZE15822.05.002
129Gabulov IlkinAZE16021.03.250
12 players
Nakhchivan Premium 2 2022 Nakhchivan AZE Fri 14th Jan 2022 - Tue 25th Jan 2022. Category: None. Ave: (2044)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Gasimov, Parviz FM AZE 2359 # 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 9 2278
2 Sevdimaliyev, Urfan GM AZE 2353 0 # = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.5 2227
3 Hasanzade, Toghrul IM AZE 2293 1 = # 1 0 = 1 0 1 1 1 1 8 2197
4 Babayev, Talib IM AZE 2258 0 = 0 # 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2158
5 Mammadov, Sadig FM AZE 2177 = 0 1 0 # = = = 1 1 1 1 7 2134
6 Garayev, Sadig AZE 2126 0 0 = 0 = # 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2102
7 Seyid, Huseyn AZE 2098 0 0 0 1 = 0 # 1 1 = 1 1 6 2075
8 Aliyev, Aykhan AZE 1983 0 = 1 0 = = 0 # 0 = 0 1 4 1948
9 Babayeva, Nasrin WFM AZE 2071 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 = 4 1940
10 Humbatova, Nazli AZE 1629 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 = 2.5 1871
11 Hasanli, Rza AZE 1582 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 # 1 2 1824
12 Gabulov, Ilkin AZE 1602 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 # 1 1701

8) Paracin Winter Chess Festival 2022

The Paracin Winter Chess Festival takes place 17th January to 6th February with several consecutive tournaments. The Winter IM event was won by Boroljub Zlatanovic ahead of Zlatko Ilincic after both scored 6/9. The Orbis 1 was won by Dashgyn Ibadov. Orbis 2 now under way.

Paracin Winter IM 2022 Paracin SRB Mon 17th Jan 2022 - Sun 6th Feb 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Zlatanovic BoroljubIMSRB23346.01.025.504
28Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB23266.00.023.754
36Brankovic DejanIMSRB23025.01.021.752
49Wagh SuyogFMIND22105.00.021.753
55Priyanka KWIMIND22024.51.020.003
61Ibadov DashgynFMRUS22884.50.020.503
72Royal ShreyasFMENG22434.01.016.252
810Lu MiaoyiCHN21664.00.017.003
93Stankovic Milos MFMSRB22013.00.514.001
104Tyurin ArtemRUS22613.00.512.002
10 players
Orbis 1 IM 2022 Paracin SRB Mon 17th Jan 2022 - Sun 6th Feb 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Ibadov DashgynFMRUS22887.00.054.5
21Kosic DraganGMMNE24256.01.043.5
313Zemlyanskii IvanRUS21696.00.043.5
410Wagh SuyogFMIND22105.50.044.0
57Tyurin ArtemRUS22614.50.040.5
64Brankovic DejanIMSRB23024.50.022.5
79Royal ShreyasFMENG22434.50.021.5
83Sredojevic IvanIMSRB23104.50.021.0
96Djokic MihailoFMSRB22794.00.032.0
102Ilincic ZlatkoGMSRB23264.00.022.0
8Dev ShahCMIND22484.00.022.0
1212Stankovic Milos MFMSRB22014.00.012.0
1311Priyanka KWIMIND22022.00.010.5
1414Lu MiaoyiCHN21660.50.000.0
14 players

9) 12th Marmaris IM 2022

The 12th Marmaris IM took place 22nd to 26th January 2022.

12th Marmaris Karya IM Marmaris TUR Sat 22nd Jan 2022 - Wed 26th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkTeamTB1TB2
1WHITE4320
2BLUE70
2 players

10) 13th Marmaris IM 2022

The 13th Marmaris IM took place 27th to 31st January 2022.

13th Marmaris Karya IM Marmaris TUR Thu 27th Jan 2022 - Mon 31st Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkTeamTB1TB2
1RED42.520
2WHITE7.50
2 players

11) Reykjavik International Games 2022

The Reykjavik International Games took place 29th to 30th January and there were two chess events. Hannes Stefansson won the blitz with 9.5/11. The Rig 4 Nations Cup was a rapid team event won by Denmark.

Reykjavik Blitz Open 2022 Reykjavik ISL Sat 29th Jan 2022 - Sun 30th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Stefansson HannesGMISL24169.568.073.562.25
26Andersen MadsGMDEN23908.571.076.056.75
38Kjartansson GudmundurGMISL23137.572.578.551.75
45Thorhallsson ThrosturGMISL23927.561.566.044.00
517Jonsson Gauti PallISL20047.070.073.043.00
61Gretarsson Hjorvar SteinnGMISL26517.068.573.544.00
713Lagerman RobertFMISL21667.064.066.537.00
87Gunnarsson ArnarIMISL23656.572.078.042.75
93Hauge Lars OskarIMNOR24776.572.077.042.50
102Hjartarson JohannGMISL24846.569.074.039.00
1119Brynjarsson HelgiISL19806.564.065.030.75
1212Johannsson Orn LeoISL22336.561.065.534.75
1316Heidarsson Arnar MilutinISL20726.063.567.532.00
1415Nilssen Ellen FredericiaWFMDEN21056.061.066.032.00
1522Johannsdottir Johanna BjorgISL19346.060.561.527.50
1610Ragnarsson DagurFMISL22876.057.562.032.00
1726Briem BenediktISL18356.057.061.030.00
1814Thorhallsson SimonISL21376.056.561.032.75
1927Gudmundsson Gunnar ErikISL17796.052.553.522.00
2023Ptacnikova LenkaWGMISL19225.558.061.026.00
2129Skarphedinsson Ingvar WuISL17355.551.554.522.50
229Thorfinnsson BragiGMISL22995.061.064.525.50
2324Bergsson StefanISL19055.057.561.525.25
2411Sigurpalsson RunarFMISL22675.056.561.025.50
2521Machlik MonikaNOR19405.056.057.020.00
2634Heidarsson Mikael BjarkiISL14485.053.556.019.50
2718Johansson ViktoriaWIMSWE19975.053.554.521.75
2830Thrainsson Birgir RafnISL16925.050.551.517.00
2925Eliasson Kristjan OrnISL18595.050.051.015.00
3020Thorsteinsdottir GudlaugWFMISL19655.049.050.013.75
3131Hallmundarson BirkirISL16185.045.546.512.50
3233Omarsson AdamISL15454.558.563.527.00
3335Gudnyjarson Sigurdur PallISL13044.042.543.58.00
3428Hauksdottir HrundISL17543.541.042.08.50
3536Omarsson JosefISL13043.044.045.04.50
3632Gunnarsson Helgi PeturISL16042.543.544.54.00
3738Gunnarsson HjorturISL01.045.546.51.00
3837Helgadottir IdunnISL12771.045.046.03.50
38 players
Rig 4 Nations Cup 2022 Reykjavik ISL Sat 29th Jan 2022 - Sun 30th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1
12Denmark43016
23Sweden51134.5
31Iceland51223.5
44Norway41303
4 players

12) 8th Floripa Open 2022

The 8th Floripa Open took place 24th to 30th January 2022. Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian took first on tie-break from Robert Hungaski after both scored 8.5/10.

8th Floripa Open 2022 Florianopolis BRA Mon 24th Jan 2022 - Sun 30th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Mekhitarian Krikor SevagGMBRA25628.50.058.02316
28Hungaski RobertGMUSA25378.50.057.02293
31Pichot AlanGMARG26258.00.060.52392
47Cuenca Jimenez Jose FernandoGMESP25528.00.059.52308
52Delgado Ramirez NeurisGMPAR26158.00.059.02359
64Supi Luis PauloGMBRA25818.00.059.02349
717Languidey Simon AlejandroFMARG24038.00.056.52237
813Rodriguez Vila AndresGMURU24618.00.056.02255
929Gazel FredericoFMBRA22798.00.053.02139
1016Bittencourt JorgeIMBRA24088.00.052.52056
1121Rodrigues EdgarFMBRA23458.00.052.02017
1237Marra Eduardo Da CostaFMBRA22228.00.051.52030
1312Cubas Jose FernandoGMPAR24697.50.059.52375
143Bachmann AxelGMPAR25947.50.059.52296
1511Di Berardino Diego RafaelIMBRA24807.50.058.52362
165Fier AlexandrGMBRA25737.50.056.02275
1728Cadilhac Igor Tokuichi KikuchiFMBRA22837.50.055.52206
1810Barbosa Evandro AmorimGMBRA24877.50.055.52186
1924Filgueiras Nathan FelipeFMBRA23097.50.054.52236
2038Caetano Ryan Wesley Da CostaFMBRA22177.50.053.02064
2122Labussiere VictorFMBRA23417.50.052.52181
2250Luz Arthur NaderNMBRA21697.50.051.52145
2341Do Valle Cardoso LucasFMBRA22147.50.051.52030
2498Florianovitz Derlei AlexNMBRA20407.50.050.52005
2574Dias Anderson TatschNMBRA21027.50.048.51950
2615Molina Roberto Junio BritoIMBRA24207.00.058.52266
2714Matsuura EveraldoGMBRA24417.00.057.02214
289Lima DarcyGMBRA25077.00.057.02183
2930Guimaraes Diogo DuarteFMBRA22737.00.056.52206
3027Aranha Filho Alvaro Z.FMBRA22837.00.056.52091
3159Federzoni EnzoNMBRA21387.00.056.02244
3242Alboredo JuliaWFMBRA22007.00.056.02232
33434De Souza Regis GabettaBRA07.00.055.52187
3431Cominato Neto Jose LuisBRA22727.00.054.52142
3555De Borba GabrielFMBRA21497.00.053.02068
3671Takano Nicholas RyoNMBRA21117.00.052.52088
3745Sega Carlos AlbertoFMBRA21867.00.052.52021
3819Rodi Luis ErnestoIMURU23477.00.052.02105
3956Tomiello Lucas CostamilanNMBRA21467.00.052.02051
4063Ferreira Vitor Hugo VieiraNMBRA21237.00.052.01970
500 players

13) Kazan Mayor's Cup 2022

The Kazan Mayor's Cup took place 28th to 29th January 2022. Maxim Matlakov edged out Vladislav Artemiev on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9 in this rapid.

Kazan Mayor's Cup 2022 Kazan RUS Fri 28th Jan 2022 - Sat 29th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Matlakov MaximRUS26506.526.000.05
29Artemiev VladislavRUS26826.524.250.05
34Oparin GrigoriyRUS26346.023.500.04
43Sarana AlexeyRUS26675.020.750.03
52Dreev AlekseyRUS25895.018.250.02
67Timofeev ArtyomRUS25424.518.000.02
76Faizrakhmanov RamilRUS24824.514.750.03
810Rublevsky SergeiRUS26614.015.500.02
98Galliamova AlisaRUS23562.59.250.01
105Gunina ValentinaRUS25100.51.250.00
10 players
Kazan Mayor's Cup 2022 Kazan RUS Fri 28th Jan 2022 - Sat 29th Jan 2022. Category: 14. Ave: (2595)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Matlakov, Maxim GM RUS 2674 # = 1 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2752
2 Artemiev, Vladislav GM RUS 2700 = # 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2749
3 Oparin, Grigoriy GM RUS 2681 0 1 # 1 = = = = 1 1 6 2710
4 Sarana, Alexey GM RUS 2685 1 = 0 # = = 1 0 = 1 5 2628
5 Dreev, Aleksey GM RUS 2623 0 = = = # = = = 1 1 5 2634
6 Timofeev, Artyom GM RUS 2574 = 0 = = = # = 1 0 1 4.5 2597
7 Faizrakhmanov, Ramil IM RUS 2480 0 0 = 0 = = # 1 1 1 4.5 2607
8 Rublevsky, Sergei GM RUS 2637 = 0 = 1 = 0 0 # = 1 4 2547
9 Galliamova, Alisa IM RUS 2421 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 = # = 2.5 2448
10 Gunina, Valentina GM RUS 2471 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 0.5 2164

14) ch-TUN 2022

The Tunisian Championship took place 22nd to 31st January 2022. Mohamed Ali Boudriga won with 9/11.

ch-TUN 2022 Sfax TUN Sat 22nd Jan 2022 - Mon 31st Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Boudriga Mohamed AliIMTUN22939.00.04.544.75
211Zaibi AmirGMTUN24238.00.03.538.75
32Jmila OmarTUN21387.01.53.033.25
43Ben Ammar MohamedCMTUN21487.01.02.030.25
58Ben Brahem AymenTUN21317.00.52.531.25
612Ben Ghanem HamedTUN21006.50.02.531.75
79Meftahi HoussemIMTUN20985.50.03.030.25
86Amdouni ZoubaierFMTUN22484.50.01.017.00
910Hbacha AchrafIMTUN21873.50.01.012.00
101Tira Mohamed AliTUN20293.01.00.510.75
117Hergli AmirTUN20703.00.01.515.00
124Bahria Mohamed HelmiTUN20792.00.02.012.00
12 players
ch-TUN 2022 Sfax TUN Sat 22nd Jan 2022 - Mon 31st Jan 2022. Category: None. Ave: (2162)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Boudriga, Mohamed Ali IM TUN 2293 # = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 9 2412
2 Zaibi, Amir GM TUN 2423 = # 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 8 2313
3 Jmila, Omar TUN 2138 0 1 # 1 = = 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 2266
4 Ben Brahem, Aymen TUN 2131 0 = 0 # = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 7 2267
5 Ben Ammar, Mohamed CM TUN 2148 = 0 = = # 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 7 2265
6 Ben Ghanem, Hamed TUN 2100 = 0 = 0 1 # = 1 1 1 1 0 6.5 2233
7 Meftahi, Houssem IM TUN 2098 0 = 1 = = = # 1 0 = 1 0 5.5 2168
8 Amdouni, Zoubaier FM TUN 2248 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 4.5 2089
9 Hbacha, Achraf IM TUN 2187 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 = 1 3.5 2027
10 Hergli, Amir TUN 2070 = 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 # 0 1 3 1995
11 Tira, Mohamed Ali TUN 2029 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1 3 1999
12 Bahria, Mohamed Helmi TUN 2079 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 # 2 1908

15) Almaty Chess Academy IM 2022

The Almaty Chess Academy IM took place 21st to 28th January 2022. Arystan Isanzhulov edged out Muhammad Khusenkhojaev on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9.

Almaty Academy IM 2022 Almaty KAZ Fri 21st Jan 2022 - Fri 28th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Isanzhulov ArystanFMKAZ23386.525.5050.0
22Khusenkhojaev MuhammadIMTJK24176.524.5040.0
31Khusnutdinov RustamGMKAZ24786.023.5030.0
43Begmuratov KhumoyunCMUZB22976.020.7540.0
54Rakhimzhan AlenFMKAZ21905.520.2530.0
67Burmakin VladimirGMRUS25105.519.7530.0
710Khusenkhojaev MustafokhujaTJK21884.014.0030.0
88Assylov MirasKAZ21172.55.2520.0
95Zhukenov AituarKAZ22941.55.2500.0
109Balabayeva XeniyaWIMKAZ21791.03.7500.0
10 players
Almaty Academy IM 2022 Almaty KAZ Fri 21st Jan 2022 - Fri 28th Jan 2022. Category: 3. Ave: (2301)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Isanzhulov, Arystan FM KAZ 2338 # = = 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 6.5 2463
2 Khusenkhojaev, Muhammad IM TJK 2417 = # = = 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2454
3 Khusnutdinov, Rustam GM KAZ 2478 = = # = = = 1 1 1 = 6 2406
4 Begmuratov, Khumoyun CM UZB 2297 0 = = # = = 1 1 1 1 6 2426
5 Rakhimzhan, Alen FM KAZ 2190 = 0 = = # = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2393
6 Burmakin, Vladimir GM RUS 2510 0 = = = = # 1 = 1 1 5.5 2358
7 Khusenkhojaev, Mustafokhuja TJK 2188 1 = 0 0 0 0 # 1 = 1 4 2270
8 Assylov, Miras KAZ 2117 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 2.5 2155
9 Zhukenov, Aituar KAZ 2294 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 # = 1.5 2029
10 Balabayeva, Xeniya WIM KAZ 2179 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1963

16) Lozovatsky Memorial 2022

The Lozovatsky Memorial took place 22nd to 31st January 2022. Sergey Drygalov edged out Nikita Afanasiev, Aleksey Grebnev and Dmitry Kryakvin on tie-break after all scored 7/10.

Lozovatsky Mem A 2022 Chelyabinsk RUS Sat 22nd Jan 2022 - Mon 31st Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Drygalov SergeyRUS25177.057.562.05
24Afanasiev NikitaRUS25557.053.056.55
320Grebnev AlekseyRUS24577.051.055.04
43Kryakvin DmitryRUS25677.050.554.55
51Safarli EltajAZE25856.557.062.03
611Makarian RudikRUS25176.555.059.54
721Maiorov NikitaBLR24566.555.059.05
819Gabrielian ArturRUS24646.554.559.04
97Kazakouski ValeryLTU25206.554.558.54
102Shomoev AntonRUS25786.553.557.54
1115Levin Evgeny A.RUS24856.552.055.54
1218Lazavik DenisBLR24656.551.054.53
1314Aleksandrov AleksejBLR25026.550.054.04
1422Matinian NikitaRUS24546.051.556.04
1533Remizov YaroslavRUS24036.047.051.05
168Zhigalko AndreyBLR25196.045.549.54
1736Sargsyan Anna M.ARM23805.554.058.54
1829Suleymenov AlisherKAZ24185.552.055.53
199Frolyanov DmitryRUS25185.550.555.03
2013Salemgareev TagirRUS25035.549.554.04
2112Nikitenko MihailBLR25065.548.552.53
2230Harutjunyan GevorgARM24155.548.049.54
2331Garifullina LeyaRUS24145.547.551.04
2425Schekachikhin MaksimRUS24305.547.050.53
256Volkov SergeyRUS25235.546.550.53
2642Pingin ArtemRUS23205.543.046.54
2724Vetokhin SavvaRUS24315.542.046.03
2827Savitskiy SergeyRUS24215.051.054.54
2932Maltsevskaya AleksandraRUS24105.050.553.55
3028Zarubitski ViachaslauBLR24205.048.050.53
3126Obgolts ErikRUS24305.047.050.53
3238Grachev AlexeyRUS23625.046.550.03
3345Skatchkov ValeryRUS22635.046.548.04
3423Kostenko PetrKAZ24345.045.048.52
355Vorobiov Evgeny E.RUS25375.044.548.53
3616Stupak KirillBLR24785.041.545.02
3740Barseghyan Armen Ar.ARM23584.550.554.04
3848Usov Aleksandr E.RUS22454.550.054.53
3952Baigildin AlbertRUS21644.549.552.03
4037Nugumanov BakhtiyarKAZ23644.549.053.51
64 players

17) Siberian Tiger Cup 2022

The Siberian Tiger Cup took place 28th to 29th January. Maxim Chigaev won but I couldn't find any games.

18) Titled Tuesday Blitz 25th January 2022

The Titled Tuesday Blitz of 25th January was won by Hikaru Nakamura with 10/11. From the 1st of February there will be larger prizes and two events each Tuesday.

Titled Tuesday 25th Jan chess.com INT Tue 25th Jan 2022 - Tue 25th Jan 2022
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1
11Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3208W230BW146WW370BW94WD5BW29WW30BW11WW38BD2WW13B1068.75
210Dmitry AndreikinGMRUS3024W201WD135BW120WW41WW92BW15WW39BW22BD3WD1BW12W9.571.25
312Jose Eduardo Martinez AlcantaraGMPER3002W563WW413BW65WW161BL32WW74BW75WW64WD2BW431WW11W9.555.75
416Vahap SanalGMTUR2963W27WD59BW86WW162WW36BW10WL22WW437BD9BW74WW17B965.5
531Kacper PiorunGMPOL2904W232BW198WW385BW151WD1WD6BL434WW166BW118WW26BW18W956.5
64David HowellGMGBR3018W476WD86BW290WW256BW442WD5WW161BL38BW37WW30BW20B954.5
715Valeriy SviridovNMRUS2980W477BW509WW492BL22WW67WW194BW442WD35BW433WD18BW430W946.75
88Raunak SadhwaniGMIND2999W116WW91BW166WD25BL436WW204BW81WW32BW39WL12BW27W8.559
956Frederik SvaneFMDEU2825W124WW57BW105WL445BW453BD184WW108BW181BD4WD14WW35B8.555.5
1041Gawain JonesGMGBR2870W197BW140WW110BW471WD11WL4BL107BW101WW46BW48WW38B8.554.25
1113Sanan SjugirovGMRUS2992W457BW338WW55BW163WD10BW436BW32WL1BW19WW38WL3B8.553.75
1214Kirill ShevchenkoGMUKR2984W534WW88BW296WW432BW433WL30BD49WW62BW35WW8WL2B8.552.25
139Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3014W305BW87WW495BW468WW19BD32BL38WW30WW29BW20WL1W8.550.75
14207Mustafayev, FaridFMAZE2612L381BW78WW512WL440BW340BW276WW100BW31WW70WD9BW33B8.549.75
1528Arseniy NesterovGMRUS2898W475WW90BW499WW68BD445WL2BW446WW49BL18WW92BW40W8.547.25
162Alexey SaranaGMRUS3092W450WW60BL97WW207BW51BW127WL64BW21WL74BW54WW49B854.5
1787Alexander DonchenkoGMDEU2755W211BL93WW137BW462WW72BW61WL20WW57BW96BW24WL4W851.5
187Tuan Minh LeIMVNM2995W175BW453WD438BL446BW47WW119WW182BW178WW15BD7WL5B850.75
1935Jonah WillowFMGBR2874W245BW189WW153BW31WL13WD191BW438WW107BL11BD23WW82B849.75
2018Babazada, KhazarFMAZE2929L134WW247BW504BW455WW153BW37WW17BW33WW24BL13BL6W848
2165Andrey RychagovGMRUS2738U--W332WW249BW443WL192BW171WW130BL16BW158WW61WW75B846
2273Viachaslau ZarubitskiIMBLR2805W575BW536WW93BW7BD38WW435WW4BL2WL431BD39BW74W845.5
2396De Silva L.M.S.TFMLKA2742W183WW142BD214BW483WL29BL189BW112WW198BW184WD19BW62W845
2321Siva MahadevanIMIND2910W190BW530WW193BW114BL30WW97BW82WW434BL20WL17BW70W845
2560Costachi, MihneaIMROU2812W292WW532BW117WD8WL435BL103BW273WD190BW128WW71BW69W844
25124Milosz SzparFMPOL2709W138WW271BL435WL61BW245WW477BW269WW66WW64BL5WW76B844
27281Panagiotis MichelakosFMGRC2555L4BW266WW42WL449BW506WW296WW452BW97BW82WW432BL8B843
2881Bardiya DaneshvarIMIRN2739L496BD369WW416BW270WW52BD130WW455BD179WW108BD62WW66B841
2925Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA2886D61BW283WW135WW59BW23WL1BW114WW40BL13WD76BD37W7.550.75
3093pawel jaraczGMPOL2758W336BW295WW223WW64BW24BW12WL1WL13BW60BL6WD41B7.547.75
3198Evgeny SapunovFMRUS2738W155WW192BW177WL19BW93WL439BW88WL14BW63WW132BD39W7.547.25
3238Batuhan DastanGMTUR2867W353WW159BW467WW97BW3BD13WL11BL8WW43BL49WW67W7.546.75
3242Rodrigo VasquezGMCHL2845W229WW231BW101WL442BW71WW69WW440BL20BD48WW55BL14W7.546.75
34183Artemenko, OlegFMUZB2634D179BW195WL62WW272BW121WW44WD66BW441BL432WD45BW97W7.545.5
3534Sergei ZhigalkoGMBLR2868L137WW552BW116WW174BW58WW65BW439WD7WL12BW56WL9W7.545
3567Sergey ShipovGMRUS2775W298BW174WD130BW132WL4WW105BL435BW58WL54BW184WW119B7.545
37108Azer MirzoevGMAZE2737W279WW202BW440BD75WD62WL20BW185WW106BL6BW80WD29B7.544.75
3822Baadur JobavaGMGEO2919W324WW224BW452WW243BD22BW446WW13BW6WL1WL11BL10W7.544
3924Harsha BharathakotiGMIND2894W567WW206BD43WW154BW50WW131BL2WW76BL8BD22WD31B7.543.5
4052Obolenskikh DmitryIMRUS2819W427WW63BD448WW103BL131BW86WW127BL29WW107WW98BL15B7.542.25
599 players

19) TCh-CAT 2022

The Catalan League has restarted. There are 9 rounds of preliminaries and then a 2 round final phase to settle the winners. The event takes place 22nd January to 2nd April 2022. Round 1 games now available - just one match missing.

TCh-CAT Gp1 2022 Barcelona ESP Sat 22nd Jan 2022 - Sat 2nd Apr 2022
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1SANT ANDREU215.5
2BARCELONA214.5
3MOLLET113
4FOMENT110.5
5SANT CUGAT19.5
6COR DE MARINA19.5
7ANDORRA19
8GERUNDA18
9GRAMENET05.5
10TERRASSA05
10 players
TCh-CAT Gp2 2022 Barcelona ESP Sat 22nd Jan 2022 - Sat 2nd Apr 2022
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1ATENEU COLON215
2VALLS215
3COLON SABADELL212
4BARBERA12
5SALAURIS11.5
6FIGUERES18.5
7PLATJA D'ARO09
8CERDANYOLA VALLES07
9TRES PEONS06
10LLEIDA04
10 players

20) TCh-CZE 2021-22

Rounds 7 and 8 of the sachy.cz Extraliga took place 29th and 30th January 2022.

sachy.cz Extraliga 2021-22 Czech Republic CZE Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Apr 2022
Leading Round 8 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam1234567891011121314TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky sachovy klub4752243.515
2SK Dopravni podnik Praha345351330.57.5
3Siesta Labs Unichess5561233.58
4Moravska Slavia Brno446412299
5Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem535512255
6INGEM - SK Line5441133.58.5
7SK Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba4235744931.58
8BSS Frydek-Mistek A3329265.5
9BSS Frydek-Mistek B19234
10GASCO Pardubice135921.56
11SK Zikuda Turnov457247.5
12Slavia Kromeriz53347236.5
13Labortech Ostrava32433426.56.5
14SK Duras BVK Kralovo Pole346421.56
14 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 16th Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Apr 2022
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK OAZA Praha4661631.510.5
2SK Mesta Lysa nad Labem5541326.58.5
3SK DP Praha B - EA Hotels4541126.57.5
4TJ Neratovice435411257
5TJ Spartak Vlasim6461025.59
6QCC Ceske Budejovice4310247
7TJ Pankrac239247.5
82222 SK Polabiny B35547248
9BETSYS Ricany 1925356225
10SK Sokol Vysehrad423419.54.5
11Unichess Sousek344220.55
12TJ Kobylisy24242195.5
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

21) TCh-HUN 2021-22

The Hungarian Team Championship saw another round this last weekend. Games should be available by next week.

TCh-HUN 2021-22 Hungary HUN Sun 10th Oct 2021 - Sun 10th Apr 2022
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBptsTB1
1Tungsram Aquaprofit I.97.599.51051045
2Sentimento Ajka BSK47.58.51075837
3ASE Paks386.55.57.55630.5
4Dunaharaszti MTK I.4.549.584426
5Haladas VSE I.4.58674525.5
6Aquarena Kobanya SC35.569.54324
7Viadukt Biatorbagy2.53.56.56.54419
8Maroczy SE I.24.52.52.55.55017
9Duocor-Makoi SVSE25454016
10Morihana PSE I.000
10 players

22) 4NCL Online Season 5 2022

The 4NCL Online Season 5 takes place 25th January to 17th May 2022. It seems possible this will be the last. I didn't have chance to put team lists together in time for this week.

23) Forthcoming Events and Links

14th Marmaris IM 2022

4NCL Online Spring Congress 2022

FIDE Grand Prix Leg 1 2022

21st Liberec Open 2022

3rd Cairns Cup 2022

Predrag Nesic Memorial 2022

FIDE Grand Prix Leg 2 2022

FIDE Grand Prix Leg 3 2022

British Rapidplay 2022

Thailand Open 2022

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