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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1591 5th May 2025 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz 2025
3) Battle of the Champions 2025
4) Principado de Asturias 2025
5) ch-LAT 2025
6) 16th American Continental Femenino 2025
7) 3rd Hotel Stockholm North GM 2025
8) 2nd Hotel Stockholm North IM 2025
9) Karshi Open III 2025
10) Baku Open 2025
11) IV Sunway Formentera Open 2025
12) KCA International 2025
13) Malahide Millennium Tournament 2025
14) XXV Foment Martinenc Open 2025
15) IV Menorca Open 2025
16) SonFlow Cup 2025
17) Sardinia World Chess Festival 2025
18) Asian Zonal zt 3.3 2025
19) St Louis Spring Chess Classic 2025
20) Dutch Youth Championships 2025
21) Ljubljana Chess Festival 2025
22) 2nd Hotel Stockholm North GM 2025
23) Vezerkepzo April 2025
24) 4th Mikis Theodorakis 2025
25) IM RR Fantastico Spring 2025
26) HSK Easter Open 2025
27) Piraeus GM Norm Bogdanos Memorial 2025
28) 4NCL 2024-25
29) Russian Team Championship 2025
30) Chinese Teams 2025
31) TCh-BAN 2025
32) TCh-MNE Premier League 2025
33) Belgian Interclubs 2024-25
34) TCh-SUI 2025
35) Titled Tuesday Blitz 29th April 2025
36) Open NK Rapid 2025
37) 3rd Annual Kuwait Int 2025
38) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
EventTimeGames
Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz 2025bli90 games
Battle of the Champions 2025rap,bli26 games
Principado de Asturias 2025cl45 games
ch-LAT 2025cl90 games
16th American Continental Femenino 2025cl186 games
3rd Hotel Stockholm North GM 2025cl15 games
2nd Hotel Stockholm North IM 2025cl25 games
Karshi Open III 2025cl10 games
Baku Open 2025cl204 games
IV Sunway Formentera Open 2025cl54 games
KCA International 2025cl132 games
XXV Foment Martinenc Open 2025cl49 games
IV Menorca Open 2025cl28 games
SonFlow Cup 2025cl30 games
Sardinia World Chess Festival 2025cl234 games
Asian Zonal zt 3.3 2025cl42 games
St Louis Spring Chess Classic 2025cl20 games
Dutch Youth Championships 2025cl,bli38 games
Ljubljana Chess Festival 2025cl194 games
2nd Hotel Stockholm North GM 2025cl59 games
Vezerkepzo April 2025cl89 games
4th Mikis Theodorakis 2025cl80 games
HSK Easter Open 2025cl240 games
Piraeus GM Norm Bogdanos Memorial 2025cl5 games
4NCL 2024-25cl261 games
Russian Team Championship 2025cl420 games
Chinese Teams 2025cl283 games
TCh-BAN 2025cl120 games
TCh-MNE Premier League 2025cl150 games
Belgian Interclubs 2024-25cl48 games
TCh-SUI 2025cl40 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 29th April 2025bli3626 games
Open NK Rapid 2025rap450 games
3rd Annual Kuwait Int 2025rap170 games
7553 games

Abbreviations: cl - classical, rap - rapid, bli - blitz, arm - armageddon, bul - Bullet.

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Gregory Joseph, Klaus-Juergen Herlan, and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Again plenty of over the Board Chess. Vladimir Fedoseev won the Superbet Rapid and Blitz running away with the blitz part of the event. The 4NCL finished with Manx Liberty being champions. Christopher Woojin Yoo won the Sardinia World Open even though many thought he had been banned. The Chinese and Russian Team Championships also took place. This week the Women's Grand Prix in Grosslobming starts on Tuesday, Superbet Romania Chess Classic (Gukesh, Caruana etc) and Asian Individual on Wednesday and Capablanca Memorial on Friday. I hope this issue is without problems because I certainly found many more than I would have liked in my final checks and that's usually a bad sign.

Finally there was the sad news that Czech GM Petr Neuman passed away suddenly last Monday at the age of 47.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz 2025

The Superbet Poland Rapid & Blitz took place Sat 26th Apr 2025 to Thu 1st May 2025. Players: Praggnanandhaa, Firouzja, Aravindh, Aronian, Duda, Fedoseev, Vachier-Lagrave, Topalov, Deac, Gavrilescu. A three day rapid was followed by a two day blitz event. Vladimir Fedoseev won the event with three rounds to spare.

Superbet POL Rapid 2025 Warsaw POL Sat 26th Apr 2025 - Thu 1st May 2025. Category: 19. Ave: (2715)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. GM IND 2749 # = 1 0 1 0 = 1 = 1 5.5 2791
2 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM SLO 2739 = # = = = = = 1 1 = 5.5 2792
3 Firouzja, Alireza GM FRA 2757 0 = # 1 = = 1 = = 1 5.5 2790
4 Praggnanandhaa, R GM IND 2758 1 = 0 # = 1 0 1 1 0 5 2753
5 Aronian, Levon GM USA 2747 0 = = = # = 1 = = 1 5 2754
6 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2722 1 = = 0 = # = = 1 0 4.5 2714
7 Deac, Bogdan-Daniel GM ROU 2668 = = 0 1 0 = # 0 = 1 4 2677
8 Duda, Jan-Krzysztof GM POL 2739 0 0 = 0 = = 1 # = 1 4 2669
9 Gavrilescu, David GM ROU 2554 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = # 1 3.5 2653
10 Topalov, Veselin GM BUL 2717 0 = 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 # 2.5 2549
Superbet POL Blitz 2025 Warsaw POL Sat 26th Apr 2025 - Thu 1st May 2025
Leading Final Round 18 Standings:
RkNameRtgGmsPts
1Fedoseev, Vladimir27391815.5
2Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime27221812.5
3Praggnanandhaa, R27581810.5
4Deac, Bogdan-Daniel26681810.0
5Aronian, Levon27471810.0
6Duda, Jan-Krzysztof2739189.0
7Firouzja, Alireza2757187.5
8Aravindh, Chithambaram VR.2749186.0
9Topalov, Veselin2717185.0
10Gavrilescu, David2554184.0
10 players

3) Battle of the Champions 2025

Alongside the Baku Open was a three day Battle of the Champions event which took place Mon 28th Apr to Wed 30th Apr 2025. Rauf Mamedov beat Rustam Kasimdzhanov 4-2 in the rapid but lost 6-4 in the blitz. Gunay Mammadzada beat Antoaneta Stefanova 3.5-2.5 in the rapid and they tied the bltiz 5-5.

Battle Champions Rapid m Baku AZE Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Wed 30th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
12Mamedov, RaufAZE259948
21Kasimdzhanov, RustamUZB265624
2 players
Battle Champions Rapid w Baku AZE Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Wed 30th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Mammadzada, GunayAZE23173.57
22Stefanova, AntoanetaBUL23832.55
2 players
Battle Champions Blitz m Baku AZE Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Wed 30th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Kasimdzhanov, RustamUZB258660
22Mamedov, RaufAZE263740
2 players
Battle Champions Blitz w Baku AZE Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Wed 30th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Mammadzada, GunayAZE231750
2Stefanova, AntoanetaBUL238350
2 players

4) Principado de Asturias 2025

The Principado de Asturias took place 28th April to 4th May 2025. Milosz Szpar won with 7/9.

Principado de Asturias Asturias ESP Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Mon 5th May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg+PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Szpar, MiloszIMPOL248157.0028.004.00
2Pulvett Marin, Daniel EduardoIMESP246836.0024.253.50
3Dvirnyy, DanyyilGMITA247235.0121.504.00
4Vazquez Igarza, RenierGMCUB248825.0219.752.50
5Del Rio De Angelis, Salvador G.GMESP239335.0320.003.00
6Sierra Vallina, LionelFMESP234234.5017.252.00
7Lu, MiaoyiIMCHN242924.5017.252.00
8Prado Lobo, JonasIMESP235824.0014.752.50
9Garrido Outon, AlexIMESP245013.0010.751.50
10Gusain, HimalIMIND252601.005.001.00
10 players
Principado de Asturias Asturias ESP Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Sun 4th May 2025. Category: 8. Ave: (2441)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Szpar, Milosz IM POL 2481 # = 1 1 = = = 1 1 1 7 2656
2 Pulvett Marin, Daniel Eduardo IM ESP 2468 = # = = = 1 = 1 = 1 6 2563
3 Dvirnyy, Danyyil GM ITA 2472 0 = # 1 = 1 1 0 = = 5 2480
4 Del Rio De Angelis, Salvador G. GM ESP 2393 0 = 0 # = 1 1 = 1 = 5 2489
5 Vazquez Igarza, Renier GM CUB 2488 = = = = # 0 = = 1 1 5 2478
6 Sierra Vallina, Lionel FM ESP 2342 = 0 0 0 1 # = 1 = 1 4.5 2452
7 Lu, Miaoyi IM CHN 2429 = = 0 0 = = # = 1 1 4.5 2442
8 Prado Lobo, Jonas IM ESP 2358 0 0 1 = = 0 = # = 1 4 2407
9 Garrido Outon, Alex IM ESP 2450 0 = = 0 0 = 0 = # 1 3 2315
10 Gusain, Himal IM IND 2526 0 0 = = 0 0 0 0 0 # 1 2080

5) ch-LAT 2025

The Latvian Championships took place 29th April to 5th May 2025. Arturs Neiksans won on tie-break from Toms Katans after both scored 8/9.

ch-LAT 2025 Riga LAT Tue 29th Apr 2025 - Mon 5th May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Neiksans, ArtursGMLAT2578846.5512612
23Kantans, TomsGMLAT2517846.550.52608
32Meshkovs, NikitaGMLAT25396.547.551.52433
46Starostits, IlmarsGMLAT2354648.5522360
515Valdats, ReinisNMLAT2170647492359
621Vingris, MikelisNMLAT2102640432287
722Ungurs, EdgarsFMLAT209863638.52173
817Laimins, LaurisMKLAT2157635382144
98Germanovs, GeorgijsCMLAT22555.544.5482262
1010Tolmacevs, ArtjomsNMLAT22465.54346.52236
1124Krustkalns, KristapsFMLAT20645.54344.52258
1214Paikens, ReinisNMLAT22025.54144.52242
134Miezis, NormundsGMLAT24095.540.5442178
1418Francs, MaratsCMLAT21515.54042.52241
1532Mierins, EriksNMLAT20065.538.5412148
165Bernotas, ArtursFMLAT2356543.547.52167
179Golubovskis, MaksimsFMLAT2249542.545.52155
1825Dzjuba, VsevolodFMLAT205654143.52175
1920Muzis, RenarsMKLAT2110540.5432131
2011Adamovics, AleksejsNMLAT2223540422098
2116Kretainis, KristapsNMLAT21604.541.543.52112
2213Mierins, Emils JanisNMLAT22044.540.5442100
2333Kazoks, AivarsMKLAT19774.540.543.52093
2423Polyakov, FedorNMLAT20764.540432122
2537Pavlovs, NikitaMKLAT19434.53942.52085
2626Platonovs, NikolajsMKLAT20444.538.5412075
2735Zajakins, ArtjomsMKLAT19684.535.537.51991
2819Krilovs, NikolajsNMLAT21124.534.536.51973
2912Savicevs, ArsenijsFMLAT221744142.52152
3028Jeronovics, TomsMKLAT2035436.5391979
3140Sokolovskis, PavelsILAT1872435.5371963
3230Saveljevs, AleksandrsMKLAT2023434.5371977
3342Gobleja, KarlisMKLAT1838434.5371956
3441Tolmacevs, RomansILAT1861433.5361940
3536Filipovs, SergejsMKLAT1960432.534.51936
3629Gudovskis, KonstantinsMKLAT20303.537401962
3739Lazars, KrisjanisMKLAT19253.534.5371894
3831Beniosev, DanielCMLAT20103.53435.51921
3948Rupais, GustavsILAT17643.533.536.51868
4038Lisovskis, DmitrijsMKLAT19403.53233.51896
51 players
ch-LAT Women 2025 Riga LAT Tue 29th Apr 2025 - Mon 5th May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Kuznecova, MarijaWFMLAT21197.546502185
23Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa StepaniaWFMLAT2057746.5512161
31Rogule, LauraWGMLAT2269746.5502145
47Vasiljeva, SofjaMKLAT19176.545.549.52084
55Golsta, MadaraNMLAT19795.546.550.52006
69Maklakova, NaomiWCMLAT19105.544.5481965
78Maklakova, NellijaNMLAT1915543471908
84Vidruska, RenateWFMLAT2044541.5441913
915Spirkova, MarijaILAT1693538.5421838
106Golsta, RamonaAFMLAT193253841.51767
1110Jansone, Melanija LuizeMKLAT1908536.537.51714
1216Gailevska, MilanaILAT16734.543.546.51823
1312Kazmerika, AnnaMKLAT18014.540.541.51697
1413Tolmaceva, AlonaILAT18004.540431754
1519Krasilnikova, MarijaILAT16524.539.5431811
1621Laimina, AliseILAT1634436.5391683
1718Tronenkova, VilhelmineIILAT1658436371612
1817Mierina, LaumaILAT1667435361702
1923Visnakova, AnnaILAT1565434351634
2020Lazdina, KeitijaILAT1645431.532.51623
2114Vainovska, ValentinaMKLAT17153.536371595
2222Zalcmane, VijaMKLAT15703.534.535.51571
2311Korzanova, AnnaILAT1809328.529.51385
2426Gavrilova, VarvaraIILAT02.528.529.51336
2524Mieze, NataljaIILAT14091.527.5281095
2625Celmalniece, AnceIILAT0129.530.51235
26 players

6) 16th American Continental Femenino 2025

The 16th American Continental Femenino takes place 1st to 6th May 2025.

16th American Cont. Women Oaxtepec MEX Thu 1st May 2025 - Tue 6th May 2025
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
13Miranda Llanes, YerisbelWGMCUB2254521.525.5
22Francisco Guecamburu, Candela BeWGMARG229452124
36Li, YunshanWIMCAN222852022.5
47Ortiz Verdezoto, AnahiWIMECU22184.521.524
55Campos, Maria JoseWIMARG22354.520.523.5
64Gomez Barrera, Javiera BelenWIMCHI22524.52023
78Arribas Robaina, MaritzaWGMCUB21804.519.522
818Miller, RachelWIMJAM19674.517.519
910Jimenez Salas, Maria TeresaWIMPER213742224.5
1015Hernandez Diaz, Paula SofiaWFMMEX2014419.522
1126Padilla Garcia, Cecilia XasiveWCMMEX1904419.521
1220Mateus, MarthaWIMCOL1963418.520
1334Jaramillo Rivadeneira, Kerly SamanthaECU1841418.520
1411Miranda Rodriguez, TaniaWIMMEX212641821
1516Caballero Quijano, Mitzy MishellWIMPER198741820
169Rivera, IngrisWIMCOL2141416.518.5
1722Diaz Bartolo, Elizabeth SchahrazadWFMMEX193341618
1813Mogollon Tobar, Nicolle JuliethWFMCOL20653.518.520.5
1924Martinez De La Trinidad, AlexandraWFMMEX19323.518.520
2014Lopez Rayo, IsabellaWFMCOL20213.51820.5
2117Morales Santos, NatashaWIMPUR19743.51719
2219Sanchez Tobar, Francisca ValentiWFMCHI19643.51719
2332Yepez Montenegro, Gloria LuzWCMBOL18693.51718.5
2439Velarde Hernandez, Paulina YunuenMEX17483.51718
2512Argote Heredia, ValentinaWIMCOL20823.516.517.5
261Contreras Huaman, FiorellaWIMPER23413.51619.5
2740Garcia Ortega, Natalia BelenWCMMEX17443.514.516.5
2841Santiago Sontay, Jenny FernandaWCMGUA174231820.5
2936Vargas Reyes, Gloria TzotziMEX176031820
3035Juarez Garcia, DanielaGUA1827317.519.5
3133Hernandez Ortega, CarolinaWCMMEX184331718
3221Montano Vicente, GuadalupeMEX1940316.518.5
3328Raymundo, Deycy DanielaGUA1898316.518
3442Mendoza Recio, JosselyneMEX1715316.518
3537Garcia Gomez, ValeriaMEX1756315.516.5
3631Coronado Osorio, Sofia AbigailMEX187131517
3756Galvan Anguiano, VictoriaMEX153031516
3845Diaz Gonzalez Jardon, ShirelMEX1683314.515.5
3923Olea Valle, Scarlett DanielaMEX19332.51921.5
4025Tec Rodas, Sofia IsavelinaWCMMEX19162.518.521
4129Mazariegos Kummerfeldt, CarolinaWIMGUA18932.51719
4227Garcia Hernandez, RebecaMEX19032.51617
4330Conde Mares, Vanya BriseydaWCMMEX18882.515.516.5
4438Barrera Garcia, Fernanda GuadalupeMEX17552.51516.5
4547Sanchez Lopez, KerenWCMMEX16612.51516.5
4646Ordonez Alarcon, DanielaMEX16692.514.516
4754Manzano Vera, Ana SofiaMEX15462.51011
4859Rojas Reza, Yaretzi ElizabethMEX1507216.517.5
4962Rodriguez Santana, America ZuleyMEX146521416
5044Chen, MeganUSA1702213.514.5
63 players

7) 3rd Hotel Stockholm North GM 2025

The 3rd Hotel Stockholm North GM takes place 3rd to 7th May 2025.

3rd Hotel Stockholm North Upplands Vasby SWE Sat 3rd May 2025 - Wed 7th May 2025
Leading Round 5 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Sivuk, VitalyGMSWE250147,7504 ...
24Galperin, PlatonGMSWE24943.57,2503.5 ...
33Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGMISL252836,7503 ...
45Ouellet, Maili-JadeWGMCAN23051.53,7501.5 ...
56Hirneise, JensFMGER23281.53,2501.5 ...
62Talukdar, RohanIMCAN23621.52,2501.5 ...
6 players

8) 2nd Hotel Stockholm North IM 2025

The 2nd Hotel Stockholm North IM takes place 3rd to 7th May 2025.

2nd Hotel Stockholm N IM Upplands Vasby SWE Sat 3rd May 2025 - Wed 7th May 2025
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Heimisson, Hilmir FreyrIMISL23504.57.500 ...
25Sorensen, HampusIMSWE243547.2500 ...
37Rybka, SimonFMSVK231838.501 ...
43Berezjuk, SergejIMCZE234935.7500 ...
510Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIMISL235735.2500 ...
66Cederstam, CarlFMSWE23252.56.500,5 ...
79Karas, MarekFMCZE220025.500 ...
88Ljungros, LoSWE20721.5300 ...
92Kingsley, EliasSWE20071.52.500 ...
101Valcu, LaviniaSWE214312.2500 ...
10 players
2nd Hotel Stockholm N IM Upplands Vasby SWE Sat 3rd May 2025 - Wed 7th May 2025. Category: 1. Ave: (2256)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr IM ISL 2350 # = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2514
2 Sorensen, Hampus IM SWE 2435 # = = 1 1 1 4 2452
3 Rybka, Simon FM SVK 2318 = = # = = 1 3 2380
4 Domalchuk-Jonasson, Aleksandr IM ISL 2357 = # 0 = 1 1 3 2300
5 Berezjuk, Sergej IM CZE 2349 1 # 0 1 = = 3 2228
6 Cederstam, Carl FM SWE 2325 = = = # 0 1 2.5 2276
7 Karas, Marek FM CZE 2200 0 0 1 1 # 0 2 2221
8 Kingsley, Elias SWE 2007 0 0 0 1 # = 1.5 2131
9 Valcu, Lavinia SWE 2143 0 0 0 = = # 1 2060
10 Ljungros, Lo SWE 2072 0 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1989

9) Karshi Open III 2025

The Karshi Open III takes place 5th to 11th May 2025.

Karshi Open III 2025 Karshi UZB Mon 5th May 2025 - Sun 11th May 2025
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
137Shavkatov, LazizbekUZB18431010
226Khalilov, AbdumalikUZB20011000
331Naumov, PetrFID19431000
435Narzikulova, GulhaeUZB18641000
51Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGMUZB25191000
62Alekseev, EvgenyGMISR25161000
73Atabayev, SaparmyratGMTKM25151000
84Rasulov, VugarGMAZE24851000
95Saydaliev, SaidakbarIMUZB24601000
107Orozbaev, EldiyarIMKGZ23801000
119Shturman, ArseniyFMFID23681000
1211Fayzullaev, AkmalIMUZB23181000
1312Askarov, BakhtiyarIMKAZ23001000
1414Sharipov, DavronFMUZB22691000
1515Saydaliev, AkobirkhonFMUZB21911000
1618Rakhmatullaev, MuhammadsolihUZB21051000
1724Ibodullaev, JurabekUZB20140.500.50
1828Nematov, TokhirUZB19830.500.50
1934Ortikov, SheraliUZB19010.500.50
206Utegaliyev, AzamatKAZ24400.500.50
2110Vahidov, TairGMUZB23190.500.50
2216Yakubbaeva, NilufarWGMUZB21700.500.50
2319Zheenbekov, NurgazyKGZ21050010
2420Abdullaev, MukhammadrahimUZB20920010
2521Elmirzaev, KhondamirUZB20800010
2622Karimov, ShakhrombekUZB20430010
2723Sattarov, FakhriddinFMUZB20270010
2825Khonkeldiev, SadikUZB20080010
2927Baniyazov, SunnatAIMUZB19870010
3029Islamov, ShakhzodUZB19660010
3130Turksoi, ZhanpolatKGZ19660010
3232Jumanazarov, IbrohimUZB19170010
3333Mamatkulova, MaftunaUZB19070010
3436Shakhzodova, OzodaUZB18630010
358Abdurakhmonov, MukhammadaliIMUZB23680010
3613Tillyaev, UlugbekIMUZB22850010
3717Umarov, BekhruzUZB21190010
37 players

10) Baku Open 2025

The Baku Open takes place 28th April to 6th May 2025.

Baku Open 2025 Baku AZE Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Tue 6th May 2025
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Indjic, AleksandarGMSRB26446.5025075
24Jobava, BaadurGMGEO26006024794
316Babazada, KhazarIMAZE24575.5025203
421Ibrahimli, MuradIMAZE24215.5025113
55Muradli, MahammadGMAZE25885.5024815
63Suleymanli, AydinGMAZE26175.5024363
710Iskandarov, MisratdinGMAZE25285.5024263
88Sanal, VahapGMTUR25505.5024195
919Harshavardhan, G BIMIND24315024373
1033Shogdzhiev, RomanFMFID23295024244
117Aditya, MittalGMIND25505024202
1211Samadov, ReadIMAZE25215024172
1312Brodsky, MichailGMUKR25155023993
146Ahmadzada, AhmadGMAZE25645023922
1525Atakishiyev, ElmarIMAZE23805023643
1624Aliyev, RavanIMAZE23935022734
1730Valiyev, ShahinFMAZE23465022684
1814Ilamparthi, A RIMIND24744.5024393
1917Akhmedov, DavidFMFID24484.5024243
2015Aswath, SIMIND24664.5024224
2128Mohamed, Anees MFMIND23594.5024182
222Abasov, NijatGMAZE26204.5023963
2323Xie, JianjunFMCHN23974.5023744
2453Hamidov, AllahverdiFMAZE22234.5023583
2513Muthaiah, AlIMIND24764.5023423
2641Jval, Saurin PatelIND22984.5023254
2722Ahmad, KhaganIMAZE24054.5023023
2840Rustamov, RustamFMAZE23014.5022783
2932Garayev, KananIMAZE23364024062
309Bernadskiy, VitaliyGMUKR25404023963
3143Volodin, Alexandr E.FID22884023642
3248Ghayourifar, AmirIRI22614023572
3337Scheglov, GlebFMFID23184023332
3418Manafov, VugarIMAZE24324022831
3538Allahverdiyeva, AyanWIMAZE23164022814
3655Alizada, PashamAZE21703.5023912
3744Orujov, FaridFMAZE22833.5023853
3850Abbasi Abeluie, Mohammad MehdiFMIRI22413.5023282
3934Rakshitta, RaviWGMIND23243.5022903
4045Ughuzov, RavanAZE22703.5022751
4129Senthil, Maran KIMIND23563.5022682
4242Yonal, TimurFMTUR22973.5022513
4346Israilov, AgilAZE22653024022
4427Nemsadze, DavitiFMGEO23613023751
4536Suleymanli, SuleymanFMAZE23223023632
4651Guliev, LogmanIMAZE22383023522
4739Bhagat, KushFMIND23013023511
4857Ismayil, MalakWFMAZE21133023432
4958Abdinova, NarminAZE20833023172
5047Karavade, EeshaIMIND22633022792
60 players

11) IV Sunway Formentera Open 2025

The IV Sunway Formentera Open takes place 29th April to 9th May 2025.

4th Sunway Formentera Op Sant Ferran de ses Roques ESP Tue 29th Apr 2025 - Fri 9th May 2025
Leading Round 6 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Dragnev, ValentinGMAUT2538619.522.522.50
25Omelja, ArtemGMUKR2397517.52016,25
39Pimpalkhare, VedantCMIND21994.518.520.514.50
41Fedorchuk, Sergey A.GMUKR25634222514,75
57Bauer, ThomasCMAUT2245420.52312.50
611Deodhar, Vrushali UmeshWFMIND2120419.52110.50
73Kogan, ArthurGMISR24844192111.50
813Lasinskas, PovilasFMLTU2105417.520.512,00
94Lopez Martinez, Josep ManuelGMESP24603.521.524.511.50
1014Sudarshan, BhatIND21033.519.521.511,00
1116Steinhauer, ArturGER20903.516177,00
1215Lemonnier, RemiFRA2099318.5208,00
1318Leidorf, SebastianGER2060317.5197,00
1420Stevens, ChristianFRA2013316187.50
1528Huguet, SergioFMHON1934315.518.57,00
1617Hirth, JulienFRA2062315.517.57,00
1722Fernandez Vazquez, JorgeESP199131516.56.50
1830Avyaay, GargIND190831516.55,75
1910Baillon, OlivierFRA2188314.516.57,75
2023Spitz, PatrickFRA1981314.515.53.50
2121Silva, Lourenco Santa ClaraPOR19952.515.516.53,00
2224Seppala, JoniFIN19772.514.5165,25
2312Toniolo, SamuelITA21152.514.5164,00
248Aishwin, DanielCMIND22362.51315.56,25
2525Al Ibrahim, AbdulrahmanCMKUW1974215.516.53,00
266Suvradeepta, DasFMIND2324214.516.55.50
2719Stivelberg Pereira, LeandroESP2023214165,00
2829Benouaret, IdirFRA1921214164.50
2926Auvray, JulietteFRA1971213.514.53,00
3031Bibilashvili, LaliWCMGEO188321314.52,75
3127Schmitt, CarstenGER19631.514.5164.50
3232Andre, DavidFRA18211.51415.54,25
3333Sharf, SamUSA1702113143,00
33 players

12) KCA International 2025

The KCA International takes place 30th April to 7th May 2025.

KCA International 2025 Kottayam IND Wed 30th Apr 2025 - Wed 7th May 2025
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Pantsulaia, LevanGMGEO25326.5000
226Balkishan, A.IND21346000
330Aakash, GFMIND21006000
412Tologon Tegin, SemeteiIMKGZ23586000
51Grigoryan, Karen H.GMARM25565.5000
611Nguyen, Van HuyGMVIE23635.5000
713Dzhumaev, MaratGMUZB23525.5000
89Deepan, Chakkravarthy J.GMIND23945.5000
915Rajesh, V A VIMIND23315.5000
1018Podolchenko, EvgeniyGMBLR23075.5000
1116Sanz Wawer, DanielFMESP23165.5000
127Movsziszian, KarenGMARM24175000
1322Gochelashvili, DavidIMRUS22275000
145Sanikidze, TornikeGMGEO24485000
154Savchenko, BorisGMRUS24595000
1625Sharma, Dinesh K.IMIND21645000
172Petrosyan, ManuelGMARM25445000
1810Schekachikhin, MaksimIMFID23705000
1928Majumder, ShrayanIND21105000
2064Singgih, Diajeng TheresaWIMINA19315000
2132Bhoir, Paras DilipIND20855000
226Mehar, Chinna Reddy C.H.IMIND24185000
2314Nitin, S.IMIND23315000
2424Ahaz, E UIND21915000
2540Siddhanth, PoonjaIND20465000
2667Afreed, T KhanIND19215000
278Fedorov, AlexeiGMBLR23965000
2817Karthikeyan, P.GMIND23125000
2933Kumar, GauravFMIND20795000
3046Ramakrishna, J.FMIND20325000
3119Laxman, R.R.GMIND22905000
3236Karan, J PIND20675000
3339Sarwat, WalaaIMEGY20475000
3460Jayanth, SuravarapuIND19485000
3534Arul, Prakash NAIMIND20755000
3658Swayham, P DasIND19685000
3721Teterev, VitalyGMBLR22664.5000
3855Sharnarthi, ShlokIND19914.5000
39120Sathyachith, E MIND18014.5000
4020Manik, MikulasGMSVK22734.5000
4137Matta, Vinay KumarFMIND20544.5000
4241Abhishek, T MIND20444.5000
4379Krishay, JainIND18914.5000
4450Chinmay, KowshikCMIND20114.5000
45115Joseph, TomIND18124.5000
4651Advik, Amit AgrawalIND20074.5000
4785Abhinav, AnandIND18664.5000
4899Akshaya, SathiIND18374.5000
4957Shourya, PaulIND19824.5000
50103Sidharth, MohanIND18344.5000
235 players

13) Malahide Millennium Tournament 2025

The Malahide Millennium Tournament takes place 3rd to 5th May 2025.

Malahide Millennium Open Dublin IRL Sat 3rd May 2025 - Mon 5th May 2025
Leading Round 5 (of 6) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Oleg ArtemenkoUZB23464.5101513
25Patryk BrozynskiIRL2190491512.5
32Jacob FlynnIRL227247.512.512
43Shane MelaughIRL22083.5101512.5
57Jason LiuIRL21173.5914.511
66Andrey A. IvanovIRL21193.5814.511
74Margarit AtanasovBUL21983.581411.5
812Kirill KholyavkoUKR20323.56.51210
914Oliver BarnesIRL201338149
1013Harry BraineIRL202737.512.58.5
118Atharva PaibirIRL20883611.58.5
1225Yinan DuanIRL192336117
1315Will SidneyIRL19912.59.514.59
1430Brian GallagherIRL18952.58.513.58.5
1528Murray LiuIRL19092.58128
1632Ayaansh MulukutlaIRL18202.5712.58
1710Cyro Pamplona Corte Real NetoBRA20452.56106.5
1821Alkim Alper FilTUR19492.55.59.54.5
199Adrian Mikail Di BartolomeoITA208229.515.57.5
2026Alex GossIRL19222914.57
2120Dariy KelbasUKR19532813.55.5
2229Filip VilkeCRO19092812.55.5
2323Victor Palacios SanchezESP194027.5136
2424Maxim LoriganIRL193827116.5
2519Mohammad Mahbub ParouareIRL195626.510.54
2631Nemhain DoolinIRL189126105
2722Padraig HughesIRL19441.56.5114
2827Gabor BolkenyHUN19101.56.5105.5
2916Illia SmoliarenkoUKR19841.55.510.53
3011Gavin MelaughIRL204317125
3117Gabriel LandmarkIRL19771611.54
3218Sean CumminsIRL19740.56.511.51.5
32 players

14) XXV Foment Martinenc Open 2025

The XXV Foment Martinenc Open takes place 26th April to 21st June 2025.

XXV Foment Martinenc Op Barcelona ESP Sat 26th Apr 2025 - Sat 21st Jun 2025
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Alvarez Albiol, Victor21572123
23Perez Mitjans, Orelvis2274211.53
34Serrano Batova, Vicent2232211.53
46Herman Gamazo, Isaac2186211.53
512Alvarez Dominguez, Breixo Xesus2099211.53
68Arias Boo, Guillermo21532113
72Cervello Tost, Ferran22761.51.52.52.5
814Martinez Lopez, Carlos20501.51.522.5
944Aballanet Beltran, Eloi18521.51.522.5
1010Boyer Censore, Giuseppe Enmanuel21421.51.522
1135Bosch Garcia, Ivan19181.51.522
1221Bru Montoya, Pau20031.51.51.52.5
139Silva Cerda, Mark Valentin21431.5122
1419Zhang, Ying Jun Xiong20151.511.52
1516Minguell Soler, Joan20371.50.512
165Sole Pijuan, Ferran22161232
1726Namay Caceres, Santos19551232
1817Barcelo Melnyk, Marc2021122.52
1923Munoz Cuesta, Emilio Josep1970122.52
2025Riu Lopez, Sergi1958122.52
2138Medina Diez, Adria1906122.52
2222Garre Montes, Marc19861222
2324Garcia Castellote, Daniel19641222
2432Jimenez Ortiz, Gonzalo19331221
2534Sergooris, Danail Jurgen192011.52.51.5
2641Gabanach Fernandez, Victor188011.522
2727Pinero, Reinaldo Adolfo195411.51.51
2830Mut Company, Guillem194411.51.51
2911Garcia Escoda, Marc2133111.51.5
301Garrido Fernandez, Daniel22871111
3128Garcia Canals, Gerard19480.522.50.5
3229Torrent San Nicolas, Biel19460.522.50.5
3331Torres Maiquez, Sergio19410.522.50.5
3437Xu, Jin Hao19090.522.50.5
3542Guerrero Prieto, Arnau18790.51.531
3645Martinez Lopez, Ramon 200518260.51.531
3736Romero Moreno, Felix19170.51.52.51
3820Blasco Benito, Albert20110.51.521
3946Sanchez Valencia, Alberto18000.51.521
4018Gonzalez Cobos, Arnau20210.51.520.5
4139Jimenez Haneda, Naoki18960.51.520.5
4240Amat Davins, Biel18950.51.520.5
4343Garcia Garrido, Enric18620.51.520.5
4413Garcia Castellote, Oscar20510.5120.5
4515Moya Arau, Carles20370.511.50.5
4649Berrozpe Gonzalez, Marc17590.511.50.5
4752Costache, Stefan16790.511.50.5
4833Reverdy, Micah Fabrice19310230
4947Angulo Centurion, Juan Jesus176901.52.50
5050Severri Arrese, Carlos175501.52.50
52 players

15) IV Menorca Open 2025

The IV Menorca Open took place Tue 22nd Apr to Sun 27th Apr 2025. Players: Nihal Sarin, Sam Shankland, Volodar Murzin, Karthikeyan, Puranik, Pranav, Lu Shanglei. Vasyl Ivanchuk etc.

Vasyl Ivanchuk won the event with 8/9 after surviving a scare in the final round against M Pranesh. Lu Shanglei and Murali Karthikeyan were half a point behind.

I left out the final round games by accident last week.

IV Menorca Open A 2025 Ciutadella de Menorca ESP Tue 22nd Apr 2025 - Sun 27th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Ivanchuk, VasylGMUKR2604849.547,009
27Lu, ShangleiGMCHN26187.548.543,009
34Karthikeyan, MuraliGMIND26517.545.539,759
434Sosa, TomasGMARG249874941,259
526Woodward, AndyGMUSA253674538,259
658Mamedov, EdgarIMKAZ2453743.536,009
72Shankland, SamGMUSA267074335,759
81Nihal, SarinGMIND26876.552.537,759
941Suleymenov, AlisherGMKAZ24786.549.536,259
1023Pranav, AnandGMIND25386.54936,009
1135Ghazarian, KirkGMUSA24936.54836,759
1211Pranesh, MGMIND25726.54836,259
133Murzin, VolodarGMFID26586.547.536,259
1431Macias Pino, DiegoIMESP25106.54735,759
1556Zanan, EvgenyGMISR24546.546.536,259
166Pranav, VGMIND26286.545.535,259
1718Matviishen, ViktorGMUKR25506.545.534.509
1827Fier, AlexandrGMBRA25346.54533.509
1925Makhnev, DenisGMKAZ25376.544.534,759
2022Dragnev, ValentinGMAUT25386.54332,009
2133Iermito, Sebastian DarioIMITA24996.539.532,758
2239Baum, JonaszIMPOL24876.53932.508
2324Raja, Rithvik RGMIND253864933,759
2470Oro, FaustinoIMARG242364832,259
255Puranik, AbhimanyuGMIND263664633.509
2628Petkov, MomchilGMBUL252664630,759
2768Vergara Anton, DiegoIMESP242564630.509
2821Nogerbek, KazybekGMKAZ2544645.532,259
2944Fernandez Guillen, Ernesto J.IMCUB2474645.532,009
3046Agmanov, ZhandosIMKAZ2470645.531.509
3161Habans Aguerrea, JavierIMESP244164530,259
3260De Winter, ArthurIMNED244764530,259
3337Balakrishnan, PraveenGMUSA2489644.531.509
3420Sethuraman, S.P.GMIND2548644.530.509
3512Jacobson, BrandonGMUSA2570644.529,009
3671Krishna, C R GIMIND241564428,259
3748Ansat, AldiyarIMKAZ2469643.530.509
3829Malek, JanGMPOL2516643.530.509
3951Royal, ShreyasGMENG2465643.529,759
4038Cuenca Jimenez, Jose FernandoGMESP2487643.529,259
326 players

16) SonFlow Cup 2025

The SonFlow Cup took place 2nd to 4th May 2025. Jonny Hector won with 4.5/5.

SonFlow Cup 2025 Kolding DEN Fri 2nd May 2025 - Sun 4th May 2025
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPts
1Hector, JonnyGM2410
2Krasimirov Kanov, NikolaIM2429
3Korneev, OlegGM24703
4Kistrup, NicolaiIM23743
5Chatalbashev, BorisGM25023
6Rasmussen, Allan StigGM25063
7Matthiesen, MartinFM2322
8Olsen, Filip BoeIM2471
9Bank, PelleFM22752
10Kopylov, MichaelIM23332
11Vinther Schou, UffeIM2297½
12Ramsdal, Jens AlbertFM2351½
12 players

17) Sardinia World Chess Festival 2025

The Sardinia World Open took place Sun 27th Apr to Sat 3rd May 2025 in OroseiI, Italy. The event was controversially won by Christopher Woojin Yoo with 7.5/9 half a point clear of Ihor Samunenkov and Lorenzo Lodici. Back in October 2024 Yoo was expelled from the US Chess Championships after he assaulted a woman following a loss of a game of chess he found distressing. Yoo was banned for a year from US chess and that ban was supposed to be extended to being a worldwide one via FIDE, the international chess federation. The best I can understand the situation is this, the US Chess Federation took many months to apply for this worldwide ban extension and it is only now under consideration by FIDE, now with Yoo now having played, this is a little awkward to say the least.

Sardinia World Open A Orosei ITA Sun 27th Apr 2025 - Sat 3rd May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Yoo, Christopher WoojinGMUSA25887.595242,25
26Samunenkov, IhorGMUKR2572794736,00
37Lodici, LorenzoGMITA2570794533,75
41Dardha, DanielGMBEL26506.5953.537,25
516Travadon, LoicIMFRA24516.595336,00
68Amar, ElhamGMNOR25466.5950.535,75
73Narayanan S, LGMIND26016.5950.535,00
89Sokolovsky, YahliGMISR25466.5950.534,75
920Fromm, MariusIMGER24366.5945.531,25
1023Yaniv, YuvalIMISR24076.594530.50
112Mendonca, Leon LukeGMIND2643695233,00
1228Bettalli, FrancescoFMITA2355695133,75
1315Admiraal, MiguoelIMNED24546950.531,25
1410Moroni, Luca JrGMITA25456948.530,00
1526Ibrayev, NurlanGMKAZ23676944.526,25
1617Lumachi, GabrieleIMITA2443694228,25
175Sonis, FrancescoGMITA25765.5952.529,00
1812Raja, HarshitGMIND24745.595128,25
1940Perossa, NicolasFMITA22745.5948.526.50
2014Martinovici, IliaIMMDA24595.594828,25
2121Favaloro, AndreaIMITA24225.5945.524,25
2224Fataliyeva, UlviyyaIMAZE23875.594524,25
2332Kalosha, Zhiulien OleksiiFMITA23155.5944.524.50
2422Van Der Lende, IliasIMNED24105.5944.524,25
2531Adharsh, KFMIND23175.594425,75
2618Panjwani, RajaIMCAN24435.594425,25
2729Noy, EyalFMISR23465.594424,25
2825Kanyamarala, TarunIMIRL23865.594323,75
2933Xu, GrantFMUSA23045.594322,75
3019Vagman, RoyFMISR24375.5939.521,00
3135Romanishin, Oleg MGMUKR22915.5937.522,75
3227Kiolbasa, OliwiaIMPOL23615950.525.50
3343Zakin, IlayFMISR22545947.523.50
3460Rosh, JainFMIND2150594523,00
3513Knaak, RainerGMGER24725944.523,00
3668Fulgentini, EdoardoITA21135944.522.50
3746Maldonado Gonzales, StefanoITA2228594422,25
3838Urbani, GabrielFMITA2277594420,00
3957Gagliardi, CristianITA2165594118.50
4034Dalaud, DorianFMFRA2303594019.50
106 players

18) Asian Zonal zt 3.3 2025

The Asian Zonal zt 3.3 took place 23rd April to 1st May 2025. Jingyao Tin eddged out Uurtsaikh Agibileg and Sugar Gan-Erdene on tie-break after all scored 7/9. In the women's zonal Shafira Devi Herfesa edged out Enkh-Amgalan Enkhrii on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

Asian Zonal zt 3.3 2025 Ulaanbaatar MGL Wed 23rd Apr 2025 - Thu 1st May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Tin, JingyaoGMSGP25977239447.552
217Agibileg, UurtsaikhIMMGL23667232941.545
36Gan-Erdene, SugarIMMGL2459722774245.5
49Dau, Khuong DuyIMVIE24236.5241444.548
513Bersamina, PauloIMPHI24116.523094245.5
624Sodbilegt, NaranboldFMMGL21776.523054243
711Itgelt, KhuyagtsogtIMMGL2416623984548
821Ulziikhishig, KhishigbatFMMGL2196622594043.5
916Nguyen, Duc HoaGMVIE23725.523434751
1010Tran, Tuan MinhGMVIE24185.523244246
1118Anand, BatsukhFMMGL22955.522814245
123Taher, Yoseph TheolifusIMINA24645.5227241.545
134Quizon, DanielGMPHI24615.522604448.5
1414Chinguun, SumiyaFMMGL24055.5224138.542.5
1536Erkhembayar, AmartaivanMGL19945.519903739
1615Budhidharma, NayakaIMINA23905238345.548.5
1719Tenuunbold, BattulgaFMMGL22635230940.543.5
182Siddharth, JagadeeshGMSGP24725225146.550.5
197Priasmoro, NovendraGMINA2437522333841
2028Duurenkhishig, Bat-ErdeneMGL2088521743942
2127Tuguldur, SoninbayarCMMGL20895215737.540.5
2212Cahaya, Satria DutaFMINA2416520833842
2323Tenguundalai, GanbatFMMGL2178520183740
2437Sergelen, BatbayarAIMMGL19205190833.536.5
2533Batbaatar, BaatarMGL20444.5237543.547.5
268Amartuvshin, GanzorigIMMGL24294.5235548.552.5
2731Anand, TsogtbilegCMMGL20564.5226537.540.5
2820Genkeswaran, GenivanCMMAS21974.519843538
2929Ganbaatar, IshdagvaFMMGL20654.5197832.535.5
3030Orgilon, BatsaikhanMGL2064422634144
3139Tugsbilguun, DavganamdagMGL19024211635.537.5
3235Iderjavkhlan, TumursukhMGL20164205034.537.5
3348Ochirbat, MunkhbatMGL1609420283438
3432Bulgankhan, GanzorigFMMGL2054419733637
3547Tsolmon, BatturAFMMGL1609419443335
3626Lam, Daniel King WaiFMHKG2090419153537
3741Tuvshintulga, TumurchudurMGL1871419103435
3840Enkhbat, TsendragchaaMGL1879418673335
3943Todmunkh, TurbatMGL18134183130.531.5
4022Aldar, BurentegshMGL21963.5227338.542
54 players
Asian Zonal zt 3.3 w 2025 Ulaanbaatar MGL Wed 23rd Apr 2025 - Thu 1st May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
120Herfesa, Shafira DeviINA19837221848.551.5
211Enkhrii, Enkh-AmgalanWFMMGL2142722084751
36Bayasgalan, KhishigbaatarWCMMGL22656.520994954
45Munkhzul, TurmunkhWGMMGL23016.520984650
53Frayna, Janelle MaeWGMPHI23116.520924851.5
64Mungunzul, Bat-ErdeneWCMMGL23026.5208544.548
77Latifah, LaysaWIMINA22626.520524651
82Nomin-Erdene, DavaademberelIMMGL2327620814751.5
923Luong, Hoang Tu LinhVIE1939620564548
1021Enkhbolor, NyamdavaaWFMMGL19746194540.542.5
1113Bayarmaa, BayarjargalWIMMGL2091619334245.5
1238Myagmar, TselmegMGL17585.5204338.539.5
1318Nguyen, Thanh Thuy TienWIMVIE19895.519413942.5
148Uuriintuya, UurtsaikhWGMMGL21875.518423840
1528Khulan, BayarsaikhanWCMMGL1871521114649
1635Nandinjiguur, ChinzorigWCMMGL17955208443.546.5
1734Naransolongo, ZorigooMGL18155203440.543.5
181Amin-Erdene, BayanmunkhWFMMGL23425200842.546.5
1924Emujin, Enkh-AmgalanWCMMGL1917519894143.5
2015Buyankhishig, BatpeldenWCMMGL2081519864246
2110Khuslen, ErdenebayarWFMMGL21575194140.544.5
2216Khulan, EnkhsaikhanFMMGL2009519364043.5
2346Selenge, LkhaasurenAFMMGL1660519233940
2426Zol-Uchral, ErdenesaikhanWCMMGL1884519233841.5
2517Urangoo, GurvanbaatarWFMMGL19905190035.537.5
2630Oyungerel, SharavdorjMGL18564.5210140.544
2736Anudari, TsogdelgerMGL17954.520153840.5
289Otgonjargal, SengeravdanWIMMGL21604.519624043.5
2932Sodgerelt, NaranboldWCMMGL18314.5193335.538
3022Sreekarthika, VelmuruganWCMSGP19484.5186037.540.5
3114Canino, RuelleWFMPHI20864.5183231.536
3219Sarantungalag, SengeebaatarWFMMGL19834.517843638.5
3337Naranzaya, ZorigooMGL1785420583943
3425Unurzul, DavaakhuuWCMMGL19174200140.543.5
3512Ankhchimeg, BayanmunkhWIMMGL2123419754043.5
3633Khuslenzaya, BaldanjantsanMGL1819419693740
3741Enkhriikhen, NyamdorjMGL17134194036.539.5
3842Uyangalyankhua, BatzayaAIMMGL1696418833538
3939Anu, Bayart-UchralMGL1752418253637
4043Khuslenbayar, MunkhtogtokhMGL16944178732.535.5
55 players

19) St Louis Spring Chess Classic 2025

The St Louis Spring Chess Classic took place 21st to 29th April 2025. Andrew Hong won the A-Group with 6/9. In the B tournament Dariusz Swiercz won a tie-break match against Nikolozi Kacharava after both finished on 6/9. These blitz games don't seem to have been saved. I found a problem right at the end of compiling TWIC, in the final round Yip-Harsha and Kacharava-Mardov were identical so I removed both sets of moves.

St Louis Spring A Saint Louis USA Mon 21st Apr 2025 - Tue 29th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtg123456789PtsTB1
1Hong, Andrew2579*½½½½½½116.0
2Mishra, Abhimanyu2605½*½½½1½1½5.5
3Nyzhnyk, Illya2572½½*11½½0½5.023
4Theodorou, Nikolas2611½½0*½½½115.021
5Kevlishvili, Robby2536½½0½*½1½½5.021
6Bruzon Batista, Lazaro2559½0½½½*½1½4.519.5
7Bok, Benjamin2592½½½½0½*½½4.519
8Antipov, Mikhail Al.25840010½0½*14.0
9Quesada Perez, Yasser25660½½0½½½0*3.0
10Gazik, Viktor25730½½½0½00½2.5
10 players
St Louis Spring A Saint Louis USA Mon 21st Apr 2025 - Tue 29th Apr 2025. Category: 14. Ave: (2578)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Hong, Andrew GM USA 2579 # = = = = = = 1 1 1 6 2703
2 Mishra, Abhimanyu GM USA 2605 = # = = = 1 = 1 = = 5.5 2655
3 Nyzhnyk, Illya GM UKR 2572 = = # 1 1 = = 0 = = 5 2621
4 Kevlishvili, Robby GM NED 2536 = = 0 # = = 1 = = 1 5 2625
5 Theodorou, Nikolas GM GRE 2611 = = 0 = # = = 1 1 = 5 2617
6 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM USA 2559 = 0 = = = # = 1 = = 4.5 2580
7 Bok, Benjamin GM NED 2592 = = = 0 = = # = = 1 4.5 2576
8 Antipov, Mikhail Al. GM USA 2584 0 0 1 = 0 0 = # 1 1 4 2534
9 Quesada Perez, Yasser GM CUB 2566 0 = = = 0 = = 0 # = 3 2454
10 Gazik, Viktor GM SVK 2573 0 = = 0 = = 0 0 = # 2.5 2412
St Louis Spring B Saint Louis USA Mon 21st Apr 2025 - Tue 29th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms123456789PtsTB1
1Swiercz, Dariusz25699*½1½½½11½6.026.00
2Kacharava, Nikolozi25219½*011½½1½6.025.25
3Yip, Carissa2412901*½½11½½5.0
4Batsuren, Dambasuren25159½0½*½0½114.519.00
5Beerdsen, Thomas25339½0½½*½½014.518.75
6Budisavljevic, Luka25029½½01½*½½½4.018.50
7Harsha, Bharathakoti253890½0½½½*104.017.00
8Can, Isik2532900½01½0*14.016.00
9Ohanyan, Emin25039½½½00½10*3.516.25
10Mardov, Dimitar25169½01½0100½3.516.00
10 players
St Louis Spring B Saint Louis USA Mon 21st Apr 2025 - Tue 29th Apr 2025. Category: 11. Ave: (2514)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Swiercz, Dariusz GM USA 2569 # = 1 = = = 1 1 = = 6 2633
2 Kacharava, Nikolozi GM GEO 2521 = # 0 1 1 = = 1 = 1 6 2638
3 Yip, Carissa IM USA 2412 0 1 # = = 1 1 = = 0 5 2568
4 Batsuren, Dambasuren GM MGL 2515 = 0 = # = 0 = 1 1 = 4.5 2514
5 Beerdsen, Thomas GM NED 2533 = 0 = = # = = 0 1 1 4.5 2512
6 Budisavljevic, Luka GM SRB 2502 = = 0 1 = # = = = 0 4 2472
7 Harsha, Bharathakoti GM IND 2538 0 = 0 = = = # 1 0 1 4 2468
8 Can, Isik GM TUR 2532 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 # 1 1 4 2469
9 Ohanyan, Emin GM ARM 2503 = = = 0 0 = 1 0 # = 3.5 2435
10 Mardov, Dimitar IM USA 2516 = 0 1 = 0 1 0 0 = # 3.5 2434
St Louis Spring BTB Saint Louis USA Mon 21st Apr 2025 - Tue 29th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameRtg12Pts
1Swiercz, Dariusz2569½11.5
2Kacharava, Nikolozi2521½00.5
2 players

20) Dutch Youth Championships 2025

The Dutch Youth Championships took place 26th April to 2nd May 2025. In the U18 there was a three way tie for first and Guido Van Hesselingen won the mini tie-break tournaemnt ahead of Noah Ritzerveld and Kobe Smeets after all finished on 5/7.

Dutch Youth U18 2025 Helmond NED Sat 26th Apr 2025 - Fri 2nd May 2025
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Van Hesselingen, Guido21145127.519,00
23Ritzerveld, Noah2241522819,25
31Smeets, Kobe23835325.515,75
44Snijders, Take21454.5029.517,25
52Labruyere, Roger23364.5027.515,25
614Rogozyanskiy, Alexander18974017.510.50
75Ten Dam, Bram21163.502710.50
811Van Arendonk, Polle19823.50227,00
97Ponomarev, Ivan204230228,00
1012Kleibeuker, Mika196830206,00
1110Blom, Rens19992.5024.56.50
1213Elferink, Leon19222.50249,00
139Leorato, Imanol202420265.50
148Blok, Xaveer203710223.50
14 players
Dutch Youth U18 TB 2025 Helmond NED Fri 2nd May 2025 - Fri 2nd May 2025
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123PtsTPR
1Van Hesselingen, GuidoNED2114#1=1.52505
2Ritzerveld, NoahFMNED22410#112249
3Smeets, KobeFMNED2383=0#0.51985
3 players
Dutch Youth U18 TB 2025 Helmond NED Fri 2nd May 2025 - Fri 2nd May 2025. Category: None. Ave: (2246)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 Pts TPR
1 Van Hesselingen, Guido NED 2114 # 1 = 1.5 2505
2 Ritzerveld, Noah FM NED 2241 0 # 1 1 2249
3 Smeets, Kobe FM NED 2383 = 0 # 0.5 1985

21) Ljubljana Chess Festival 2025

The Ljubljana Chess Festival took place 28th April to 4th May 2025. Jan Subelj edged out Maxime Lagarde, Miras Assylov, Remy Degraeve and Matej Sebenik on tie-break after all scored 7/9.

Ljubljana Open 2025 Ljubljana SLO Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Sun 4th May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Subelj, JanGMSLO2528705156.5
22Lagarde, MaximeGMFRA26227046.551
334Assylov, MirasFMKAZ22647045.550
412Degraeve, RemyIMFRA2393704549.5
59Sebenik, MatejGMSLO2491704448.5
61Pranav, VGMIND26286.5048.553.5
710Celik, Hasan HuseyinIMTUR24406.504852.5
811Cukrowski, FilipIMPOL23986.5047.552.5
915Tulchynskyi, FeliksFMUKR23806.5044.549.5
1048Musial, TomaszCMPOL21996.504043.5
114Ghosh, DiptayanGMIND25736051.556
123Zeng, ChongshengGMCHN2574605155.5
136Sankalp, GuptaGMIND25486049.554
148Solodovnichenko, YuriGMUKR25116046.550.5
1517Tratar, MarkoGMSLO23746045.550.5
1638Skrbec, LeonSLO22556042.546.5
1719Lohia, SohumFMENG2354604246.5
1851Rekuc, PatrykPOL2188604246
1930Sriansh, DasFMIND2278604044
2022Becker, MatthiasFMGER23206039.543
2136Mencinger, VojkoIMSLO2259603943
2232Pecnik, LeoFMCRO2274603943
2321Srebrnic, MarkoFMSLO2338603841.5
2429Javornik, NikFMSLO2280603740.5
2557Khrapko, MarharytaWFMGER21466035.539
2620Karthik, RajaaIMIND23465.5046.550.5
2716Thorfinnsson, BragiGMISL23755.5044.549
2824Olenik Campa, RudiFMSLO23065.5044.548.5
2927Unuk, LauraIMSLO22855.504448
3014Goroshkov, MaksymFMSLO23825.5043.547.5
3152Asaka, SamuelAUS21875.5043.547.5
3213Thorfinnsson, BjornIMISL23865.5043.547
3342Mondrzycki, BartlomiejCMPOL22325.5042.547
3435Priansh, DasFMIND22615.5042.546
3554Mendez Machado, AndreFMPAN21605.5042.546
3677Zagorac, LaraWFMCRO20415.504246
3775Shevkunov, VladyslavUSA20505.504246
38113Yekeler, Kerem SarpTUR18995.504245.5
3939Kozlovic, JernejFMSLO22515.504245.5
4031Nayak, RajeshFMIND22775.504044
4137Lauda, AlexandrCMMDA22555.5039.543.5
4245Meers, HubertFMPOL22135043.547.5
4360Pniaczek, MarekFMPOL21325043.547.5
4433Stevanic, DavidFMSLO2269504347
4558Pattnayak, NilsuIND2146504347
4641Zamar Kodelja, JurijSLO22405042.546.5
4750Zupancic, JernejSLO2193504245
4859Zhukovskyi, MyhayloCMUKR21415040.544.5
4962Centrih, AleksSLO21285040.543.5
5025Mazi, LeonIMSLO2297504043.5
165 players

22) 2nd Hotel Stockholm North GM 2025

The 2nd Hotel Stockholm North GM took place 28th April to 2nd May, there was also an IM event alongside. Vitaly Sivuk, won the GM event with 6/9. Joar Olund won the IM event with 7/9.

2nd Hotel Stockholm N GM Upplands Vasby SWE Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Fri 2nd May 2025
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Sivuk, VitalyGMSWE2505628.5006 ...
24Stefansson, Vignir VatnarGMISL25365.526,7505.5 ...
36Seo, Jung MinIMSWE2479525,0005 ...
45Galperin, PlatonGMSWE24934.523,2504.5 ...
53Kaasen, Tor FredrikIMNOR24724.522.5004.5 ...
61Willow, Jonah BIMENG24714.522,0004.5 ...
6 players
1st Hotel Stockholm N IM Upplands Vasby SWE Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Fri 2nd May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Olund, JoarFMSWE2356728,0004 ...
21Talukdar, RohanIMCAN23626.524,2503.5 ...
34Sorensen, HampusIMSWE2436624,7503.5 ...
410Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIMISL23575.520.5003 ...
59Grahn, VidarFMSWE22624.517,2502.5 ...
67Seiger, VidarCMSWE21604.516.5002.5 ...
75Medhus, Vitus BondoFMDEN2329416,0002 ...
83Ral Lustig, MelvinCMSWE22373.511,2502 ...
98Tripathi, PratyushSWE2011210,2502 ...
106Wenzel, BirgerCMGER19891.53,7500 ...
10 players
1st Hotel Stockholm N IM Upplands Vasby SWE Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Fri 2nd May 2025. Category: None. Ave: (2250)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Olund, Joar FM SWE 2356 # 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 1 7 2458
2 Talukdar, Rohan IM CAN 2362 0 # = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2403
3 Sorensen, Hampus IM SWE 2436 = = # 1 1 0 = 1 = 1 6 2354
4 Domalchuk-Jonasson, Aleksandr IM ISL 2357 = 0 0 # 1 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2318
5 Grahn, Vidar FM SWE 2262 = = 0 0 # = 1 = = 1 4.5 2249
6 Seiger, Vidar CM SWE 2160 0 0 1 0 = # 1 = = 1 4.5 2260
7 Medhus, Vitus Bondo FM DEN 2329 = = = = 0 0 # 0 1 1 4 2198
8 Ral Lustig, Melvin CM SWE 2237 0 0 0 0 = = 1 # 1 = 3.5 2171
9 Tripathi, Pratyush SWE 2011 0 0 = = = = 0 0 # 0 2 2056
10 Wenzel, Birger CM GER 1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 2006

23) Vezerkepzo April 2025

The Vezerkepzo April tournaments took place 22nd to 28th April 2025. Gergely Aczel won the GM event with 6/9. Bence Pribelszky won the IM event on tie-break from Valeriy Neverov after both scored 6/9.

Vezerkepzo GM April 2025 Budapest HUN Tue 22nd Apr 2025 - Mon 28th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
11Aczel, GergelyGMHUN2496625,754
26Grover, SahajGMIND2464522,002
34Srihari, L RIMIND2481521,253
48Moksh, Amit DoshiIMIND2369520,752
57Sriram, Adarsh UppalaIND2364519,753
10Dixit, NikhilFMIND2330519,753
75Deshpande, AniruddhaFMIND23274.518.501
82Pap, MisaGMSRB2444418,000
93Csiki, EndreIMHUN2282416,752
109Varadi, ViktorIMHUN23501.57,000
10 players
Vezerkepzo GM April 2025 Budapest HUN Tue 22nd Apr 2025 - Mon 28th Apr 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2391)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Aczel, Gergely GM HUN 2496 # = 1 = 1 1 = = 0 1 6 2504
2 Grover, Sahaj GM IND 2464 = # 0 = = 1 = = 1 = 5 2426
3 Srihari, L R IM IND 2481 0 1 # = 0 = 1 1 = = 5 2424
4 Moksh, Amit Doshi IM IND 2369 = = = # 1 0 = = = 1 5 2436
5 Sriram Adarsh Uppala IND 2364 0 = 1 0 # = = = 1 1 5 2437
6 Dixit, Nikhil FM IND 2330 0 0 = 1 = # = = 1 1 5 2440
7 Deshpande, Aniruddha FM IND 2327 = = 0 = = = # = = 1 4.5 2398
8 Pap, Misa GM SRB 2444 = = 0 = = = = # = = 4 2342
9 Csiki, Endre IM HUN 2282 1 0 = = 0 0 = = # 1 4 2360
10 Varadi, Viktor IM HUN 2350 0 = = 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 1.5 2122
Vezerkepzo IM April 2025 Budapest HUN Tue 22nd Apr 2025 - Mon 28th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
19Pribelszky, BenceIMHUN2400623,754
10Neverov, ValeriyGMUKR2426623,754
33Varga, ZoltanGMHUN23025.522.502
48Adithya, A ChullikkadCMIND21204.520,002
54Chen, YiningFMCHN22044.518,753
67Szikszai, BertalanFMHUN23124.517.502
71Lad, Mandar PradipIND2375419,002
82Szalay-Ocsak, BankFMHUN21263.514,251
96Nagare, AkhileshCMIND22113.512.502
105Kavin, VijayakumarIND200928.502
10 players
Vezerkepzo IM April 2025 Budapest HUN Tue 22nd Apr 2025 - Mon 28th Apr 2025. Category: None. Ave: (2249)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Neverov, Valeriy GM UKR 2426 # = = = 1 = 0 1 1 1 6 2354
2 Pribelszky, Bence IM HUN 2400 = # = 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 6 2357
3 Varga, Zoltan GM HUN 2302 = = # = = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2323
4 Adithya A Chullikkad CM IND 2120 = 1 = # = = 0 = 1 4.5 2323
5 Chen, Yining FM CHN 2204 0 0 = = # 1 1 = 1 0 4.5 2253
6 Szikszai, Bertalan FM HUN 2312 = = 0 = 0 # = = 1 1 4.5 2241
7 Lad, Mandar Pradip IND 2375 1 0 = 1 0 = # = = 0 4 2191
8 Szalay-Ocsak, Bank FM HUN 2126 0 = = = = = # 0 1 3.5 2237
9 Nagare, Akhilesh CM IND 2211 0 0 = = 0 0 = 1 # 1 3.5 2173
10 Kavin Vijayakumar IND 2009 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 # 2 2055

24) 4th Mikis Theodorakis 2025

The 4th Mikis Theodorakis tournament took place 21st to 27th April 2025. Radoslav Dimitrov won on tie-break from Vladimir Hamitevici and Stelios Halkias after both scored 7/9.

4th Mikis Theodorakis Chania GRE Mon 21st Apr 2025 - Sun 27th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Dimitrov, RadoslavGMBUL2479705644
28Hamitevici, VladimirGMMDA24237052.541.5
31Halkias, SteliosGMGRE2508705137
46Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL24366.50.55341.5
57Patrelakis, EvaggelosIMGRE24256.50.550.540
64David, AlbertoGMITA2466604938.5
712Gallagher, Daniel GhENG2226604936
85Nevednichy, VladislavGMROU24456048.540.5
915Tsarsitalidis, ChristosGRE2167604837.5
1014Tsarsitalidis, KonstantinosGRE21866043.533.5
112Sadzikowski, DanielGMPOL24955.504837.5
1210Milonakis, GeorgiosCMGRE22325.504737.5
1313Ergazakis, IoannisFMGRE21895.5046.537
1417Fragakis, EfstratiosGRE21225.5046.534
159Kazantzoglou, StefanosCMGRE22385.5044.534.5
1640Benakis, IoannisGRE18135.504435
1728Galanis, Nikolaos-PanagiotisGRE19135.504333.5
1823Zavrakidis, NikolaosGRE19465048.539
1920Merkouropoulos, DionysiosGRE19735048.538.5
2016Marinakis, HristosCMGRE21585047.536.5
2122Kollias, Ioannis K.GRE1949504435
2243Loukakis, NikolaosGRE17765041.530.5
2324Platsaki, Evgenia ValeriaGRE1932504132.5
2435Badescu, Matei-AndreiROU1837503829
2542Vuka, AlborenoGRE17835036.528
2611Georgiou, KostantinosGRE22314.5045.535
2721Fanos, HaralambosGRE19664.5041.530.5
2834Theoharidis, GeorgiosGRE18444.504030.5
2939Sampsonoglou, VasiliosGRE18204.5039.531
3057Komodromos, RenosCYP16724.503930.5
3146Koutsantonakis, EmmanouilGRE17634.5038.529.5
3225Konstantinides, SavvasCYP19314042.533
3318Bardis, Harilaos-PanagiotisGRE20164042.532
3429Georgantas, AntoniosGRE18914042.532
3550Theodoroglakis, IoannisGRE17374038.530.5
3636Smeets, SjoNED1834403828.5
3753Badescu, Eliza-IoanaROU1708403729
3845Skoulakis, AlexandrosGRE17694035.527.5
3930Simantirakis, ApolonGRE1890403527
4044Chatzipanagiotou, AsimeniaGRE17754033.526
59 players

25) IM RR Fantastico Spring 2025

The IM RR Fantastico Spring took place 28th April to 2nd May. Caleb Levi Levitan won with 8/9. I am not hopeful of getting any games, the FIDE website would normally be the place to look but they have stopped publishing games after a redesign.

Fantastico Spring IM 2025 Senta SRB Mon 28th Apr 2025 - Fri 2nd May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18Levitan Caleb LeviRSA2327830.5002
22Ratkovic MilovanSRB2445725,2501
35Drazic SinisaSRB2266624,2502
41Sedlak NikolaSRB24525.519,2501
510Radchenko AlexeyFID22934.515,0001
69Gusev MikhailSRB2191414.5001
74Kosanovic Goran ASRB2265311.5001
83Remecki SinisaSRB22692.59.5000.5
96Pereverzev TimofeiRUS21522.57,2500
107Dumpor AtifBIH217926,0000
10 players

26) HSK Easter Open 2025

The HSK Easter Open took place 18th to 21st April 2025. Malek Koniahli won with 6.5/7. Games now available.

HSK Easter Open 2025 Hamburg GER Fri 18th Apr 2025 - Mon 21st Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
12Koniahli, MalekSYR23096.532.529,75
24Bracker, ArneGER22895.53425,00
31Colpe, MalteGER23735.533.524.50
43Holinka, HenningGER22925.530.521,75
55Kotyk, MichaelGER2244532.522,00
67Reddmann, Hauke Dr.GER2171529.519,75
715Hort, MaxGER2007528.518.50
863Marx, JakobGER15894.53218,25
96Keyser, RobinGER22154.529.517.50
1032Heins, SimonGER18144.529.517,00
119Kahlert, ThomasGER21054.528.518,25
1211Malchereck, ZionGER20634.528.515.50
1331Kellner, AntonGER18164.52816,25
1420Schiller, ThomasGER18774.526.516.50
158Holmsgaard, HenrikDEN21464.526.515.50
1616Porth, HartmutGER19964.525.515,00
1714Pittelkow, AndreasGER20104.524.513.50
1838Fellberg, JustusGER17464.52413,25
1918Soost, StefanGER19344.523.514,25
2010Falke, OrnellaGER20684.52012,75
2112Atri, JamshidGER2029429.514.50
2221Richter, ThomasGER1876426.512,25
2350Neumann, HannesGER1655425.513.50
2427Knaak, MichaelGER1842425.512,25
2526Strate, GerdaGER184842511,75
2630Speck, JakobGER181742511,75
2743Lasschuit, ReneNED1701424.511.50
2833Loayza, IgnacioGER181342411,00
2934Wang, KaiwenGER1809423.59.50
3042Kollath, LenoGER1705421.510,25
3146Lohmann, ReneGER16914219,75
3223Rudolph, MaxGER18643.53013,25
3335Thürauf, PeterGER17723.527.512,25
3417Pothast, LaurenzGER19443.52713.50
3537Iachanou, DanielGER17683.52712,75
3640Malchereck, RomeoGER17403.5259,75
3762Winklmann, AlexanderGER15933.524.510,75
3828Skibbe, KaiGER18403.524.59,75
3939Erk, Ben-17433.524.59.50
4013Fabig, HolgerGER20123.52410,75
76 players

27) Piraeus GM Norm Bogdanos Memorial 2025

The Piraeus GM Norm Bogdanos Memorial took place 11th to 18th April 2025. The missing round 6 games have now turned up.

Piraeus GM Apr 2025 Piraeus GRE Fri 11th Apr 2025 - Fri 18th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110KRALLIS, CHRISTOSFMGRE23715.50.524,004
25PATRELAKIS, EVAGGELOSIMGRE24255.50.523.503
38KAPNISIS, SPYRIDONGMGRE23735121,253
44RISTESKI, EMILIMMKD23545021,002.5
56DOBROVOLJC, VIDIMSLO24024.5121,253.5
67KOTRONIAS, VASILIOSGMGRE24344.5120,253
73CZERNEK, TYMONFMPOL23744.5118,252
82NIKOLAIDIS, IOANNISGMGRE24784018,003
91LAZOV, TONIIMMKD24103.5015,752.5
109MITSIS, GEORGIOSIMGRE23853013,252
10 players
Piraeus GM Apr 2025 Piraeus GRE Fri 11th Apr 2025 - Fri 18th Apr 2025. Category: 7. Ave: (2401)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Krallis, Christos FM GRE 2371 # = = 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 5.5 2484
2 Patrelakis, Evaggelos IM GRE 2425 = # 1 0 = = = = 1 = 5 2441
3 Kapnisis, Spyridon GM GRE 2373 = 0 # 1 0 = = 1 = 1 5 2447
4 Risteski, Emil IM MKD 2354 0 1 0 # = 1 = = = 1 5 2449
5 Dobrovoljc, Vid IM SLO 2402 = = 1 = # = = = = 0 4.5 2400
6 Nikolaidis, Ioannis GM GRE 2478 1 = = 0 = # = = = = 4.5 2392
7 Kotronias, Vasilios GM GRE 2434 = = = = = = # = = = 4.5 2397
8 Czernek, Tymon FM POL 2374 0 = 0 = = = = # 1 1 4.5 2404
9 Lazov, Toni IM MKD 2410 = 0 = = = = = 0 # = 3.5 2320
10 Mitsis, Georgios IM GRE 2385 0 = 0 0 1 = = 0 = # 3 2277

28) 4NCL 2024-25

The 4NCL UK Chess League took place Sat 23rd Nov 2024 to Mon 5th May 2025. Manx Liberty took a three point lead into the final weekend over Wood Green but that was reduced to two after they only drew 4-4 against The Sharks 1. In Round 10 The Sharks beat Wood Green and this made Manx Liberty champions ahead of their own final round match against Wood Green which was drawn 4-4. There will be a small number of additional games from Division 2 to collect.

4NCL 2024-25 England ENG Sat 23rd Nov 2024 - Mon 5th May 2025
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Manx Liberty1649½
2Wood Green1444
3Wood Green Youth1241
4Cheddleton Savills Catering1236½
5Chessable White Rose 11031½
6The Sharks 1832½
7Blackthorne630
8CSC/Kingston 1628
9Barnet Knights A626½
10Barbican 4NCL322
11Alba320
12The Sharks 2017½
12 players
4NCL Div 2 2024-25 England ENG Sat 23rd Nov 2024 - Mon 5th May 2025
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Celtic Tigers 11438
2Oxford 11341½
3Warwickshire Select 11240
4Greater Woodpushers1037½
5The Audible Checks1037½
6Cambridge University 1831
7The ADs732½
8SchachAttack728
9Crowthorne A627½
10Chessable White Rose 2426½
11Iceni 1424
12Warwickshire Select 2119
12 players

29) Russian Team Championship 2025

The Russian Team Championships took place in Sochi Sat 26th Apr to Mon 5th May 2025. Premier: Grischuk, Artemev, Morozevich, Malakhov, Sjugirov, etc. Higher League: Esipenko, Makarian, Rychagov etc. Women: Garifullina, Gunina, Girya etc. With the current situation this is nowhere near as strong as in the past. SK KPRF from Moscow with Grischuk and Artemiev won the title. The team names in the results and for the players might look a bit weird. All the documentation was in Cyrillic and that leaves me two choices, google translate, which is generally good but occasionally very weird, or the direct one for one substitution of the Cyrillic letters for Western ones, again not without problems, but the solution I went with.

TCh-RUS Premier 2025 Sochi RUS Sat 26th Apr 2025 - Mon 5th May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SK KPRF (g. Moskva)*3344441636.50
2Respublika Belarus (Respublika Belarus3*3516340
3Shakhmatnaya sbornaya Moskvy (g. Moskva)3*3451434.50
4Moskovskaya oblast (Moskovskaya oblast)23*341230.50
5Russkaya Shakhmatnaya Shkola (g. Moskva)233*10280
6«SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam» (g. Sankt-Pe22*48260
7Sbornaya Saratov. obl-Akademiya A.Muromtsev½2*246220
8GAU DO NSO SSh po shakhmatam (Novosibirsk24*54240
9Sima-Lend (Sverdlovskaya oblast)12*421.50
10Temus Tim (g. Moskva)½½121*0130
10 players
TCh-RUS Women 2025 Sochi RUS Sat 26th Apr 2025 - Mon 5th May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13«SShOR po shakhmatam i shashka95131323.50
28«SShOR po shakhmatam i shashka96211320.50
31Sima Lend963012230
45Kimmeriya952212210
52«Shakhmatnaya sbornaya Moskvy94231121.50
67GAU DO NSO SSh po shakhmata95311120.50
712Voronezh943210210
89ZhK Tatarstan954010190
910Respublika Belarus94321017.50
1016Sbornaya Respubliki Sakha (84409200
1115Parma8440918.50
124Moskovskaya oblast83329170
136ShSM-29342816.52
1411Krasnodarskiy kray (Sborn8341816.50
1514DYuSSh im. M.M. Botvinnika83418160
1613Altayskiy kray83507170
18ZhIGULI83507170
1817MayyaMi Chess Tim81703140
1919SSK Burevestnik8080120
19 players
TCh-RUS HL 2025 Sochi RUS Sat 26th Apr 2025 - Mon 5th May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamTB1TB2TB3
11Tsentral Park Tauer1524.50
23Formula shakhmat1324.50
34Galereya1322.50
42Tatarstan13220
511Shakhmatnyy tsentr Danily Su1321.50
68ZhIGULI1224.50
75Krasnodarskiy kray1222.50
89Vladimirskaya oblast12210
920Molodezh Dagestana1219.50
1014Altayskiy kray1121.50
1124SShOR Vasileostrovskogo ra11200
1213Sbornaya Respubliki Sakha (11190
1316ANOO Oblastnaya gimnaziya10220
1417Severnyy kharakter10200
1525RSShOR1019.50
166DYuSSh im. M.M. Botvinnika-1019.50
1710Prikame1018.50
187Kimmeriya10180
19Finuniversitet10180
2021NGTU NETI10180
2132Severnyy kharakter yuniory1017.50
2226Moskovskiy Gambit10170
2312Sozvezdie - Voronezh919.50
2418Gambit9180
2536«Saratovskaya oblastnaya «S915.50
2630ShShSSh-Orlovskaya oblast8180
35SSh №9 g.Nizhniy Novgorod8180
2822Polyarnaya Shakhmatnaya Shkola817.52
2938ANOO Oblastnaya gimnaziya817.50
3023Molodezh Kubani8170
3139Ryazanskaya oblast8160
3215Dom shakhmat815.50
3328Kuban8150
3429Start8140
3534Uralskaya shakhmatnaya akade717.50
3641Shakhmatnyy tsentr Danily Su7170
3731RANKhiGS716.50
3842Smart-chess715.50
3933DYuSSh im. M.M. Botvinnika-6170
4040Podmoskovnye vechera615.50
46 players

30) Chinese Teams 2025

The Chinese Team Championship took place Fri 25th Apr to Sat 3rd May 2025 in Zhangjiakou, China. Players including Wang Yue, Li Chao B, Xu Xiangyu in the men's and Shen Yang and Ding Yixin in the women's. Shandong won the men's and Shanghai the women's.

CHN Team Men 2025 Zhangjiakou CHN Fri 25th Apr 2025 - Sat 3rd May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Shandong97021625.50
23Beijing961214230
35Hangzhou95221221.50
44Chengdu95311122.50
52Tianjin93151121.50
66Shanghai94231120.50
712Heilongjiang943210190
88Jiangsu943210170
97Guangdong9333920.50
109Shenzhen9441919.50
1111Chongqing93339190
1215Qingdao94419170
1310Zhejiang94419170
1413Hebei9243718.50
1514Hubei93517140
1617Anhui9270411.50
1716Jiangxi91713120
1818Neimenggu908114.50
18 players
CHN Team Women 2025 Zhangjiakou CHN Fri 25th Apr 2025 - Sat 3rd May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
16Shanghai971115190
21Jiangsu96121416.50
35Hebei952212160
43Hangzhou95311117.50
57Tianjin95311116.52
62Chongqing95311116.50
74Zhejiang84311115.50
811Shandong83321015.50
99Guangdong83321013.50
108Beijing8341914.50
1114Qingdao82428100
1212Shenzhen8251710.50
1310Chengdu82517100
1413Anhui816156.50
1515Neimenggu807134.50
15 players

31) TCh-BAN 2025

The Great Wall Ceramic Premier Division Chess League Bangladesh Team Championship took place 24th April to 2nd May 2025. Titas Club won.

TCh-BAN Premier 2025 Dhaka BAN Thu 24th Apr 2025 - Fri 2nd May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1Titas Club*3434431628.50
2Manha's Castle*2234414260
3Leonine Chess Club*414240
4Bangladesh Navy12*4444413280
5Sports Bangla½20*24310180
6Uttara Central Chess Club0½02*23348160
7Dipali Memorial Chess Club11½½2*7160
8Janata Bank Officers Welfare Society00001½*348.50
9Khelaghor Daba Sangah0½½011*2390
10Bangladesh Police10000½12*160
10 players

32) TCh-MNE Premier League 2025

The TCh-MNE Premier League takes place 1st to 9th May 2025.

TCh-MNE Premier 2025 Herceg Novi MNE Thu 1st May 2025 - Fri 9th May 2025
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1
1SK Elektroprivreda*4466615
SK Buducnost*5515
3SK Omladinac-Buducnost*3510
4SK Crnogorac*3368
5SK Herceg Novi 194923*7
SK Mimoza23*7
7SK Dama13*35
8SK Rumija 19980½03*4
9SK Niksic01½*0
SK Prosvjeta0½1*0
10 teams

33) Belgian Interclubs 2024-25

The Belgian Interclubs took place 29th September to 27th April 2025. KSK Rochade 1 beat TSM Mechelen 1 narrowly 4.5-3.5 and this proved enough to win the title. Leaders going into the final round Wetteren 1 were surprisingly beaten 5-3 by Leuven Centraal 1. It's highly unusual for league titles to be settled by close matches involving the leaders and mid-ranking teams like this was. Games now available.

TCh-BEL 2024-25 Belgium BEL Sun 29th Sep 2024 - Sun 27th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1KSK Rochade 1565.544.554.56.54652056
2Wetteren 1365.54.537.574.5664.51857.5
3T.A.L 122545.52.56.56.54.55.541448
4Pluspion Wachtebeke 12.52.536.54563.54.5561348.5
5KBSK Brugge 143.541.54.55.55.53.524.55.51244
6Leuven Centraal 13.552.543.54.5264441043
7CRELEL 130.55.532.53.553647943
8TSM Mechelen 13.511.522.5635645.5940
9Borgerhout 11.53.51.54.54.52533.545.5938.5
10KGSRL 1423.53.564224.53.57842
11Boitsfort 1222.533.544444.55838.5
12KOSK 133.5422.5412.52.513229
12 teams

34) TCh-SUI 2025

The fourth round of the Swiss Team Championship took place last weekend. Games now available.

TCh-SUI 2025 Switzerland SUI Sun 16th Mar 2025 - Sun 28th Sep 2025
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBpts
1Riehen 1*5822.5
2Reti 1*56821
3Zurich 1*55620
4Winterthur 13*55617.5
5Luzern 1*25417
6Nyon 13*6416
7Geneve 136*4316.5
8Wollishofen 13324*112
9Mendrisio 133*011
10Tribschen 12*06.5
10 teams

35) Titled Tuesday Blitz 29th April 2025

Titled Tuesday Blitz has two sections called early and late. The 29th April events saw Hikaru Nakamura win the early and Hans Niemann win the late.

Titled Tue 29th Apr Early chess.com INT Tue 29th Apr 2025 - Tue 29th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
11Hikaru NakamuraGMJPN3321W124BW418WW85BW35WD36BW3WW34WW4BW22WW10BD6W107982.574.25
211Ian NepomniachtchiGMRUS3156W161BW156WW65BW13WD49BW50WL36BW25WW19BW4WW12B9.57681.570.5
321Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3119W402BW486WW324BW422WW395BL1BW42WW16BD10WW35BW11W9.5636449.75
410Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3164W129WW134BW445WW21BW372WW5BW17WL1WW7BL2BW24W980.58363.5
517Sam SevianGMUSA3116W145BW51WW115BW42WW20BL4WW91BL11WW92BW62BW30W9748062.5
616Liem LeGMVNM3140W493WW102BW43WW425BW104WL17BW379WW24BD36WW37BD1B9707154.25
728Renato TerryIMPER3107W159WW414BW243WW54BD16BW378WW374WD36BL4WW49BW22W968.57255.25
827Jeffery XiongGMUSA3073W487BL158WL129BW200WW437BW69WW41BW113WW376BW16BW18W9626351.5
919Vincent KeymerGMDEU3109W138BD57WW46BW52WW28BW15BD16WL22WD13BW19WW40B8.5788464.25
106Sina MovahedGMIRN3167W254WW155BW391WL25WW115BW72WW23BW17WD3BL1WW35B8.5747855.25
1175Nikita MeshkovsGMLVA2932D225BW521WW83WD53BW123WW26BW29WW5BD34WW36BL3B8.573.57455
1226Jose MartinezGMMEX3096W214WW122BW430WD28BW84WL16WW56BW382BW38WW34BL2W8.570.573.552
1353Mahel BoyerGMFRA2970W233BW61WW454BL2BW103WW122BL373WW135BD9WW84BW36W8.5697150.25
1437Sergey SklokinFMINT3010W362BD71WW57BL15WW109WW415BL117WW156BW65WW38BW34W8.5666648
15108Nodar LortkipanidzeIMGEO2861D523BW353WW225WW14BW62BL9WL35BW165WW39WW107BW37W8.563.56447.75
162Magnus CarlsenGMNOR3252W140WW415BW59WW23BD7WW12BD9BL3WW20BL8WW50B880.58456.75
1730Rinat JumabayevGMKAZ3070W389WW203BW452WW66WW22BW6WL4BL10BW52WL28BW64W873.575.550
185Hans NiemannGMUSA3165W75BW157WW31BL20WD114BW184WW144BD38WW23BW29WL8B8737854.25
1956Kirill KlukinIMSRB2935L116WW143BW493WW177BW158WW53BW27WW373BL2WL9BW58B8707147
2043Reza MahdaviIMIRN3007W526BW136WW188BW18BL5WW43BW375WL34BL16WW114BW54W8707045.5
2150Rohith KrishnaIMIND2953W192WW55BW163WL4WD155BW51WW154BL37WW46BD70BW67W868.573.550.75
223Fabiano CaruanaGMUSA3204W357BW82WW88BW394WL17WW395BW384WW9BL1BW372WL7B868.568.541.5
2339Johan-Sebastian ChristiansenGMNOR3010W168BW74WW158BL16WW243BW113BL10WW383BL18WW66WW70B867.57247.5
2433Andrew TangGMUSA3020W125BW220WL86BW401WW385BW60WW114BL6WW67WW373BL4B867.571.547
2545Jules MoussardGMFRA2994W329BW455WW123WW10BL34BW82WD377BL2BW87WD56WW76B8666844.75
2615Faustino OroIMARG3089W439BW496WL113BW44WW81BL11WW83BW54WL28BW144WW73B8666744.5
2722Artin AshrafFMIRN3060W446WW95BL81WW472BW383WW391WL19BW60WW59BL30WW56B8626441.5
2873Vojtěch PlátGMCZE2907W527BW100WW460BD12WL9WD55BW98WW99BW26WW17WU--861.561.545.25
2929Tamas BanuszGMHUN3045L227BW250WW161BW455WW430BW376WL11BW43WW68BL18BW52W8616342
3041Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT2990W522BL191WW96BW442WL82BW401WW128BW385BW375WW27BL5B85959.539
3192Krikor Sevag MekhitarianGMBRA2861W185WW407BL18WW388BL400BW190WD93WD220BW99WW142BW62W8586244.25
3282Igor L. VakhlamovFMRUS2853D133WL225BW523WD404BL438BW237WW121BW108WW390BW122WW49W852.55340.5
3346David HowellGMGBE2940L451WL436BW353BW207WW170BL61WW419WW191BW111BW68WW51W85252.540
3418Frederik SvaneGMDEU3101W121WW67BW392WW38BW25WW377WL1BW20WD11BL12WL14B7.577.58250.75
3538Sam ShanklandGMUSA3017W363WW69BW63WL1BW86WD117BW15WW378WW374BL3WL10W7.5757544
3624Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3080W438WW128BW383WW308BD1WW154BW2WD7WD6BL11WL13B7.5747746
3720Aram HakobyanGMARM3071W170WW41BD114WL84BW268WW45BW89WW21BW107WL6WL15B7.571.575.548.5
3860Sergey DrygalovGMKOR2925W469WW388BW196WL34WW95BW58BW372WD18BL12BL14WW86B7.569.571.543
397Daniel NaroditskyGMUSA3123W427BW396WW60BD107WL50BW167WL40BW116WL15BW106WW81B7.5656841.75
4055Aleksandr ShimanovGMRUS2946W479BW177WW153BL377WD51WW386BW39WL375BW82WW45BL9W7.564.56642.5
571 players
Titled Tue 29th Apr Late chess.com INT Tue 29th Apr 2025 - Tue 29th Apr 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
11Hans NiemannGMUSA3191W113BW64WW22BW239WD6BW19WW225WD3BW4WW13BD2B9.57781.568.25
27Sam SevianGMUSA3130W90BW49WW52BL20WW48BD25WW242BW41WW6BW10BD1W97377.561.5
34Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3142W247WD44BW92WW37WW23BW47WW231BD1WL13BW19WW11B9727659.75
46Daniel NaroditskyGMUSA3135W249WW243BW34WL41BW230WW228BW18BW33WL1BW14WW12W9717558.5
513Rudik MakarianIMRUS3082W103BW122WW48BL32WL153BW70WW245BW15BW24WW42BW10W964.568.557.5
625Jules MoussardGMFRA3020W314BW75WW233BW7WD1WL10BW26WW54BL2WW21BW20W8.575.576.554.75
72Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3154W301WW89BW17WL6BW30WD20BL25WW45BW40WW33BW13W8.573.57555.25
828Alexander KhlebovichIMRUS2981D110WW277BD114WW51BD43WW28BW134WD11WD226BW47BW19W8.56466.550.75
920Anton DemchenkoGMSVN3012W268WD27BW258BL47WW65BW68WW240WW231BL19BW26WW22W8.562.565.547.75
105Shant SargsyanGMARM3125W257BW43WW36BW228WD20BW6WD13BW12WW225BL2WL5B87780.554.75
118Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3097W83WW67BW30WL25BW50WW32BD20WD8BW228WW18BL3W873.579.555
1221Etienne BacrotGMFRA3017W58BW150WW57BW50WL24WW52BW36WL10BW16WW225WL4B872.576.552
1311Pranav VGMIND3106W166BW286WW230BW15WW32BD231WD10WW39BW3WL1WL7B8727449.25
1416Rinat JumabayevGMKAZ3062W260WW81BW245WL24BW59WW42BL33WW36BW35WL4BW32W86871.548
1537Arman MikaelyanGMUSA2929W82BW241WW279WL13BL67WW107BW68BL5WW49BW71WW41B8646643
1635Nikita MeshkovsGMLVA2931W117BW100WW280WL225BL243BW51WW44WW76BL12BW38WW40W863.565.546
1747Havard HaugFMNOR2887W307BW93WL7BL241WL90BW99WW252BW74WW70BW39WW33W859.560.542
182Mahel BoyerGMFRA2986U--W278BW257WW114BW234WW67BL4WW37WW34BL11WW35B857.56043
1912Jeffery XiongGMUSA3073D53WW248BW63WW21WW54BL1BW22WW20BW9WL3BL8B7.577.581.551.25
2033Vugar RasulovGMAZE2961W115BW79WW107BW2BD10WD7WD11BL19WW54BW50WL6B7.573.578.550.25
2143Mirosław LewickiIMPOL2882W269BD91WW95WL19BW69WL27BW80WW89BW28WL6WW47B7.5666942.75
2245Saidakbar SaydalievIMUZB2895W71BW276WL1WW112BD55BW74WL19BW243BW232WW226WL9B7.565.56839.25
2342Markus RaggerGMAUT2883W78WD95BW74WW69BL3WD55BL45BW107WW238BD29WW57B7.5657044.25
2440Mukhammadali AbdurakhmonovIMUZB2927W285WW253BW291WW14WW12BL225BL39WW67BL5BD64WW59B7.5646639.75
2534Jakub KosakowskiGMPOL2951W317WW306BW112BW11WL225WD2BW7BL226WL50BW73WW48B7.5646540.5
2644Ilan SchnaiderIMARG2875W56WL280BW83WD62BW276WW258BL6BW27WW91WL9BW60B7.561.563.541.25
27101Sargis ManukyanFMARM2729W148WD9WW272BL246BW130WW21WL226BL26BW92WW54WW52B7.56163.541.25
2871Giorgi SibashviliIMGEO2766D129WW130BW94BL33WW60BL8WW164BW244WL21BW91WW58B7.560.56438.75
2922Ivan YeletskyFMINT2973W108WU--W252BW70WW233BW37BL35WL34BW45WD23BW42W7.5596345.25
3055Joaquin FioritoIMARG2849W302WW281BL11BW119WL7BD241WW253WL91BW62BW65WW61B7.55758.534.25
31294David HowellGMGBE2979U--U--U--W214WW177WW269BW92WW134BW233WD48BW50W7.534.534.531.25
3238Bojan MaksimovićIMBIH2925W134WW62BW109WW5BL13WL11WW234BD50BD59WW67BL14B768.57342.5
3336Varuzhan AkobianGMUSA2938W330WW259BD69WW28BD240BW226WW14BL4BW229WL7WL17B767.567.536.75
3452Alexander RustemovGMRUS2858W218BW60WL4BW93WD253WD53BW38BW29WL18WL40BW69B7676737.75
3541Aaron MendesIMCAN2916L46BW270WW312BW79WW38WW156BW29BL225WL14BW69WL18W763.564.534.5
3651Krikor Sevag MekhitarianGMBRA2866W133WW194BL10WW77BW241BW229WL12BL14WL38BW111WW81W7636534
3756Eelke De BoerIMNLD2851W350BW266WW226WL3BW111BL29WW238WL18BW75BL41WW77B7636331.5
3895Meilis AnnaberdievGMTKM2724W167WL156BW80WW235WL35BW71BL34WW78BW36WL16BW88W76265.539.5
3926Marco MateriaIMFRA2967L109WW350BW247WW75BW64WW153BW24BL13WL42WL17BW68B7626234
4027Kacper DrozdowskiIMPOL2966W123BW195WW159BL231BW72WD243WD47BW52WL7BW34WL16B761.563.536
364 players

36) Open NK Rapid 2025

The Dutch Rapid Championship took place on May 3rd. Max Warmerdam won with 8.5/9.

Open NK Rapid 2025 Helmond NED Sat 3rd May 2025 - Sat 3rd May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Warmerdam, MaxNED25178.505753,25
21Bok, BenjaminNED2583805346.50
34Peng, Li MinSUI25107.505644,75
42Fridman, DanielGER25397.505545,25
55Beerdsen, ThomasNED24857059.543,00
69Roebers, ElineNED23907056.542,00
76Dgebuadze, AlexandreBEL24547056.541,00
811Sydykov, BayastanKGZ22977055.541,25
914Kuipers-Haast, AnneNED2272705540,00
1010Cernov, VadimROU23207052.538,00
1118Beeke, BobNED22177050.538,75
1238Van Ravensteijn, AntalNED20487049.536,00
1319Van Batenburg, MeesNED2217704834.50
1412Cernov, HenrikGER2291704736,00
1513Stolwijk, ColinNED22866.505539,25
167Schneider, IljaGER24386.505436.50
1758Kurt, SaschaNED19536.505336,25
1868Madularea, DavidNED19216.5052.536,25
1923Labruyere, RogerNED21176.505133,25
2036Ritzerveld, NoahNED20536.505131,25
2137Kshirsagar, PranavNED20496.505033,75
2222Kazarjan, GachaturNED21556.505033,25
2352Landman, RenzoNED19756.5049.533,75
24129Zhang, XihengNED17786.504933,75
258Baselmans, LuukNED24056.504833,00
2624Margaryan, ArturARM21006.504832,75
2720Smeets, KobeNED21926.504529,25
2883Winter, SvenNED18696.5043.529,25
2941Grooten, TommyNED2027605433.50
3021Van Roon, SjoerdNED2179605129.50
3139Thodam, MalteGER2044605129.50
3215Grochal, JoeyNED22616049.531,00
3331Chua, EthanNED20696049.529,00
3433Bekkink, SereyoNED2064604929.50
3549Den Heijer, RolindeNED1991604928.50
3635Margaryan, ArenNED2054604928,00
3740Aarts, JoaquinNED20276048.528.50
3874Cayonlu, ArdaTUR18856046.529,75
39182Teianu, MaximNED16726046.529,00
40116Timmer, MichelNED1796604629,00
4157Wilming, AukeNED19626045.528,25
4256Fransen, Jean-PaulNED19646044.527,00
4326Teianu, SabinNED2089604427,75
4434Roebers, JanNED2058604426.50
4565Garay, EnzoNED1933604424.50
46101Khatniuk, AnastasiiaUKR1822604424.50
4753Blijlevens, PimNED19696042.525.50
4888Ponomarev, IvanFID18576042.524.50
4982Baars, TijeNED1870604225,00
5016Hilwerda, JonasNED22335.5053.529,75
250 players

37) 3rd Annual Kuwait Int 2025

The 3rd Annual Kuwait International was a rapid tournament 2nd to 3rd May 2025. Ahmed Adly won with 8/9.

3rd Annual Kuwait Rapid Kuwait City KUW Fri 2nd May 2025 - Sat 3rd May 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Adly, AhmedGMEGY25648057.545
230Goutham, Krishna HIMIND23167.506146
32Guseinov, GadirGMAZE26057.506047.5
417Van Foreest, LucasGMNED24547.505947
511Sethuraman, S.P.GMIND25197.505745.5
624Begmuratov, KhumoyunIMUZB23867.505745.5
718Gagunashvili, MerabGMGEO24387.505542.5
83Sadhwani, RaunakGMIND26037.5054.543.5
98Van Wely, LoekGMNED25517.5051.540
1012Bologan, VictorGMMDA2504705843.5
1120Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGMUZB24177057.545.5
1213Hamdouchi, HichamGMMAR2495705744.5
137Bellahcene, BilelGMALG25537056.544
149Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND25437055.543
1514Iordachescu, ViorelGMMDA24947055.543
1623Rakhmatullaev, AlmasIMUZB2387705543.5
1715Mitrabha, GuhaGMIND24787054.543
1819El Adnani, MokhlissIMMAR24307054.542.5
1936Omar, NoamanIMUAE22687053.542
2021Stany, G.A.GMIND2413705342.5
2129Saydaliev, SaidakbarIMUZB2328705341
2234Krishnater, KushagerIMIND22837052.542
234Amin, BassemGMEGY2600705241.5
2442Viani, Antonio DcunhaIMIND2206705240.5
2510Fawzy, AdhamGMEGY25207051.540
2616Iniyan, PaGMIND2455705039.5
2733Wafa, HamedIMEGY22996.505745.5
281Andriasian, ZavenGMARM26146.5056.546
2935Abdurakhmonov, MukhammadaliIMUZB22756.505240.5
3032Barsov, AlexeiGMUZB23116.505039
3125Karim, IsmaelIMMAR23496.504636
325Naiditsch, ArkadijGMBUL25956053.543
3343Al Hosani, OmranIMUAE21686052.541
34107Ashwath, Narayanan PIND17316052.539.5
3541Karaokcu, ErkinFMTUR2212605242
3627Akshat, KhampariaIMIND23476051.540.5
37143Adriel, JobAFMIND1598605141
3839Farahat, AliIMUSA2237605140
3972Ali, MohaimenPHI1895605139.5
4065Saksham, UpadhyayIND1928605139.5
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38) Forthcoming Events and Links

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Titled Tuesday Blitz 13th May 2025

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Titled Tuesday Blitz 27th May 2025

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IV Janos Rigo Memorial 2025

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