THE WEEK IN CHESS 1609 8th September 2025 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2025
3) 58th Iranian Men Final 1404
4) Golden Horse IM-GM 2025
5) I Rio Chess Masters 2025
6) Rubi IM Closed 2025
7) ch-MGL 2025
8) 32nd National Resistance Open 2025
9) 30th Hotel Adriatico 2025
10) Reykjavik CC Autumn 2025
11) CCCSA Charlotte Labor Day Invitational 2025
12) 27th Trieste Open 2025
13) Marshall CC Labor Day 2025
14) Toronto Open Crown 2025
15) ch-POR 2025
16) Sahel Chess Festival 2025
17) ch-ARG w 2025
18) 2nd Corsica CC 2025
19) 16th Calgary International 2025
20) Hull 4NCL Congress 2025
21) Illinois Open 2025
22) Louisiana State 2025
23) Montreal Open 2025
24) North American Youth 2025
25) TCh-BUL 2025
26) TCh-FIN 2025-26
27) TCh-POL 1st League 2025
28) TCh-POL 2nd League 2025
29) Titled Tuesday Blitz 2nd September 2025
30) TCEC Season 28 2025
31) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
EventTimeGames
FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2025cl430 games
58th Iranian Men Final 1404cl25 games
Golden Horse IM-GM 2025cl40 games
I Rio Chess Masters 2025cl36 games
Rubi IM Closed 2025cl30 games
ch-MGL 2025cl30 games
32nd National Resistance Open 2025cl69 games
30th Hotel Adriatico 2025cl15 games
Reykjavik CC Autumn 2025cl14 games
CCCSA Charlotte Labor Day Invitational 2025cl20 games
27th Trieste Open 2025cl120 games
Marshall CC Labor Day 2025cl30 games
Toronto Open Crown 2025cl24 games
ch-POR 2025cl40 games
Sahel Chess Festival 2025cl90 games
ch-ARG w 2025cl,rap65 games
2nd Corsica CC 2025cl45 games
16th Calgary International 2025cl85 games
Hull 4NCL Congress 2025cl85 games
Illinois Open 2025cl50 games
Louisiana State 2025cl6 games
Montreal Open 2025cl55 games
North American Youth 2025cl143 games
TCh-BUL 2025cl8 games
TCh-POL 1st League 2025cl120 games
TCh-POL 2nd League 2025cl1506 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 2nd September 2025bli1774 games
TCEC Season 28 2025cl224 games
5179 games

Abbreviations: cl - classical, rap - rapid, bli - blitz, arm - armageddon, bul - Bullet, cor - correspondence or similar.

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Gregory Joseph, Nicolas Brunner, Hugh Brodie Henri Koskinen, Thomas Niessen and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The FIDE Grand Swiss dominates things this week with many of the World's best players competing. Parham Maghsoodloo has grabbed the sole lead after five rounds beating Alireza Firouzja and Richard Rapport along the way. The women's event alongside has four tied for the lead Ulviyya Fataliyeva, Rameshbabu Vaishali, Kateryna Lagno and Dinara Wagner. There are still over half the rounds to be played and the games have been bitterly fought already.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

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2) FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2025

The FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament takes place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan which is 4 hours ahead of BST so 15:00 local time is 11am UK. The dates are Thu 4th Sep top Mon 15th Sep 2025.

Players Open: Praggnanandhaa, Erigaisi, Gukesh, Firouzja, Keymer, Abdusattorov, Giri, Aronian, Nepomniachtchi, Mamedyarov, MVL, Niemann etc.

Players Women: Muzychuk, Tan, Assaubayeva, Lagno etc play in the women's even which has suffered a number of withdrawals.

Two players from each event qualify for the relevant Candidates tournaments.

FIDE Grand Swiss 2025 Samarkand UZB Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Mon 15th Sep 2025
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
121Maghsoodloo, ParhamGMIRI26924,527101214
286Mishra, AbhimanyuGMUSA2611427381213,5
387Maurizzi, MarcandriaGMFRA2610427091214
42Erigaisi, ArjunGMIND2771426751113
532Bluebaum, MatthiasGMGER2671426551011
652Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanGMTUR26463,527141214
7101Gumularz, SzymonGMPOL25903,5268712,515
896Pranav, VGMIND25963,526771113
94Firouzja, AlirezaGMFRA27543,526611415,5
106Abdusattorov, NodirbekGMUZB27483,526551314,5
1154Rodshtein, MaximGMISR26453,526491112,5
127Giri, AnishGMNED27463,526431113
1310Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarGMAZE27413,5263210,512
1431Tabatabaei, M. AminGMIRI26733,526151113
1520Nihal, SarinGMIND26933,5261510,512
1628Yakubboev, NodirbekGMUZB26813,526041214
1776Demchenko, AntonGMSLO2620327371315,5
1868Cheparinov, IvanGMBUL2627327361315,5
1965Hovhannisyan, RobertGMARM26293272811,512
2057Puranik, AbhimanyuGMIND2640327261113
2191Ivanchuk, VasylGMUKR2608326851113
2282Shirov, AlexeiGMESP2616326841113
233Gukesh, DGMIND2767326761416,5
24106Bartel, MateuszGMPOL2581326731113
25109Samunenkov, IhorGMUKR25503264710,512,5
261Praggnanandhaa, RGMIND2785326441315,5
275Keymer, VincentGMGER27513264012,514,5
2836Vitiugov, NikitaGMENG2666326401213,5
298Aronian, LevonGMUSA27443264010,512,5
3017Rapport, RichardGMHUN27113263711,513
319Nepomniachtchi, IanGMFID2742326371113,5
3243Sargsyan, ShantGMARM26533263411,513,5
3316Vidit, Santosh GujrathiGMIND2712326251112,5
3422Sevian, SamuelGMUSA2692326251011
3523Van Foreest, JordenGMNED2692326249,511,5
3612Niemann, Hans MokeGMUSA27333262310,512
3711Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeGMFRA27383262011,513,5
3824Dubov, DaniilGMFID2691326181011
3953Theodorou, NikolasGMGRE26463260110,512
4046Mamedov, RaufGMAZE2651326011012
116 players
FIDE Women's Grand Swiss Samarkand UZB Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Mon 15th Sep 2025
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
133Fataliyeva, UlviyyaIM23854248811,513,5
213Vaishali, RameshbabuGM2452424141315
34Lagno, KaterynaGM25054240812,515
426Wagner, DinaraIM2400423951212,5
530Girya, OlgaGM23863,5246112,514,5
642Guo, QiIM23713,524548,510
721Song, YuxinIM24093,524061112
82Tan, ZhongyiGM25313,523931011,5
93Assaubayeva, BibisaraGM25053,523861213,5
1022Khamdamova, AfruzaWIM24093,523811112,5
1127Stefanova, AntoanetaGM23953,523451214
1248Balajayeva, KhanimIM2331324419,511
1355Khalilova, MadinabonuWCM21483242811,513,5
1418Shukhman, AnnaWGM2420324109,511
1549Karimova, GuldonaWIM2324324061315
166Muzychuk, MariyaGM2484323841011,5
1715Tsolakidou, StavroulaIM2445323759,511
1825Bulmaga, IrinaIM24003233010,512
1932Salimova, NurgyulIM23862,5250513,516
2041Tokhirjonova, GulrukhbegimIM23722,524611010,5
2144Krush, IrinaGM23662,5244510,512
2252Omonova, UmidaWIM22522,5244111,513
2340Badelka, OlgaIM23752,524401314,5
2424Kiolbasa, OliwiaIM24052,52439910,5
2529Gaal, ZsokaWGM23882,524331012,5
2636Zhai, MoWGM23802,524291315,5
2734Balabayeva, XeniyaWGM23832,5242413,516
2846Kamalidenova, MeruertIM23492,5241913,516
2951Kaliakhmet, ElnazWIM22992,524131112,5
301Muzychuk, AnnaGM25352,523991112,5
3123Danielian, ElinaGM24052,523939,510,5
329Kosteniuk, AlexandraGM24722,523831011,5
338Garifullina, LeyaIM24772,52381910,5
3411Yip, CarissaIM24582,523791011,5
3510Dronavalli, HarikaGM24672,5237111,513,5
3620Ushenina, AnnaGM24092,5236211,514
3717Javakhishvili, LelaIM24342,523388,59,5
3831Narva, MaiIM23862248110,512,5
3939Roebers, ElineIM23772247011,513,5
4037Maltsevskaya, AleksandraIM23792246710,512,5
56 players

3) 58th Iranian Men Final 1404

The 58th Iranian Men Final 1404 (I do not know the significance of this number) takes place 4th to 10th September 2025. I don't think this is the actual Iranian Chess Championship but it might be, it's supposed to be running right now somewhere else. The entry on the FIDE website says : 58th Iranian Men Final Chess Championship 1404 Urmia 4th September and 58th Iranian Men Final Chess Championship 2025, Tehran 2nd September. There's no sign of the event in Tehran, maybe this event replaces that?

58th Iranian Men 1404 Urmia IRI Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
16Abtin, AtakhanIRI2388512,3
21Ali, RastbodIRI2284412,3
34Mohammadamin, BiriyaIRI22523.511,3
49Amirreza, KerdegarIRI21813.58
53Amir Hossein, DoroodgarIRI240338
62Rastin, KhanjaniIRI221336
78Ilia, HojjatinejadIRI22472.57
87Hossein, RostamiIRI22672.55,3
910Erfan, AhmadiIRI212525
105Ali, ZeynaliIRI206614
10 players
58th Iranian Men 1404 Urmia IRI Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025. Category: None. Ave: (2247)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Atakhan, Abtin IM IRI 2388 # = = 1 1 1 4 2468
2 Rastbod, Ali FM IRI 2284 = # = 1 1 0 3 2338
3 Biriya, Mohammadamin IRI 2259 = # 1 0 1 = 3 2337
4 Khanjani, Rastin IRI 2213 0 0 # 1 1 1 3 2307
5 Hojjatinejad, Ilia IRI 2245 = 1 # 0 0 1 2.5 2228
6 Kerdegar, Amirreza IRI 2181 0 0 # = 1 1 2.5 2277
7 Doroodgar, Amir hossein FM IRI 2403 0 = 0 = # 1 2 2148
8 Ahmadi, Erfan IRI 2161 0 0 1 0 # 1 2 2231
9 Rostami, Hossein IRI 2267 0 1 0 0 # 1 2 2136
10 Zeynali, Ali IRI 2066 1 0 0 0 0 # 1 1998

4) Golden Horse IM-GM 2025

The Golden Horse IM-GM takes place in Hajduszoboszlo, Hungary, 5th to 10th September 2025.

Golden Horse GM 2025 Hajduszoboszlo HUN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
13Chasin, NicoIMUSA247430
24Pap, MisaGMSRB244030
32Aczel, GergelyGMHUN24352.50
46Berczes, DavidGMHUN24102.50
510Heinrich, JohnFMGER233920
65Tan, Jun YingIMMAS241320
71Goroshkov, MaksymFMSLO23361.50
7Dahl, ChristophFMGER23861.50
99Bykov, EgorFMFID24391.50
108Adury, AnantUSA22530.50
10 players
Golden Horse GM 2025 Hajduszoboszlo HUN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2396)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Chasin, Nico IM USA 2458 # = 1 1 = 3 2560
2 Pap, Misa GM SRB 2439 # = = 1 1 3 2553
3 Aczel, Gergely GM HUN 2417 = # 1 = = 2.5 2493
4 Berczes, David GM HUN 2435 # = = = 1 2.5 2452
5 Heinrich, John FM GER 2351 0 = # = 1 2 2396
6 Tan, Jun Ying IM MAS 2421 = # = 0 1 2 2383
7 Goroshkov, Maksym FM SLO 2343 0 = = = # 1.5 2329
8 Dahl, Christoph FM GER 2387 = = 0 = # 1.5 2325
9 Bykov, Egor FM FID 2441 0 0 = 1 # 1.5 2347
10 Adury, Anant USA 2268 = 0 0 0 # 0.5 2116
Golden Horse IM 2025 Hajduszoboszlo HUN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
17Gathi, DonatFMHUN23403.54,8
22Turcsanyi, Vince GergoFMHUN228334.5
36Sahithi, Varshini MFMIND22662.54,3
43Pribelszky, Bence DanielIMHUN24112.54
59Varadi, ViktorIMHUN233924,8
68Ashwath, KaushikCMSGP226423,3
74Kovalskyi, RomanUKR22061.52.5
85Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFMAUS226012
910Popovics, AdamIMHUN235511,8
101Sanjay, VasuSGP211611,3
10 players
Golden Horse IM 2025 Hajduszoboszlo HUN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025. Category: 2. Ave: (2279)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gathi, Donat HUN 2273 # = 1 1 1 3.5 2603
2 Turcsanyi, Vince Gergo FM HUN 2297 # 1 0 1 1 3 2503
3 Sahithi Varshini M FM IND 2266 = # = 1 = 2.5 2386
4 Pribelszky, Bence IM HUN 2428 0 # = 1 1 2.5 2349
5 Varadi, Viktor IM HUN 2339 1 = # 0 = 2 2294
6 Ashwath Kaushik CM SGP 2264 = 0 # 1 = 2 2286
7 Kovalskyi, Roman UKR 2180 0 1 0 # = 1.5 2161
8 Chakrabarty, Reyaansh FM AUS 2271 0 0 = = # 1 2093
9 Popovics, Adam IM HUN 2355 0 0 = # = 1 2045
10 Sanjay, Vasu SGP 2116 0 0 = = # 1 2122

5) I Rio Chess Masters 2025

The I Rio Chess Masters takes place 6th to 14th September 2025.

I Rio Chess Masters 2025 Rio de Janeiro BRA Sat 6th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Round 3 (of 10) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Fier AlexandrGMBRA25693045.5
24Lima DarcyGMBRA23962.50.54.56
35Flores Quillas Diego Saul RodriguezIMPER23872.50.545
48Saldano Dayer HoracioIMESP23572045.5
510Cori T. DeysiIMPER23462044.5
613Gemy Jose DanielIMBOL23252044
79Toth Christian Endre RegoIMBRA2354203.54.5
820Lima Stefan Moisei VieiraFMBRA2212203.54.5
97Filgueiras Nathan FelipeIMBRA2377203.53.5
1011Ribeiro Matheus Mendes DominguesFMBRA2327202.53.5
112Villanueva MarioIMARG24681.504.55.5
126Stamenkovic DraganIMSRB23871.504.54.5
1323Silva Caio Henrique AngelicoBRA21951.5044.5
1424Da Silva Borges RodrigoBRA21751.503.54.5
1516Menna Barreto Felipe KubiakiFMBRA22751.503.53.5
1617Limp Eduardo ThelioIMBRA2273104.55.5
1721Contreras Huaman Fiorella DaianaFMPER22001046
183Di Berardino Diego RafaelIMBRA24561045
1912Hoffman AlejandroGMARG2325103.53.5
2015Pinero Rodriguez Carlos JoseIMVEN2285102.53
2114Rangel DanielFMBRA2299102.52.5
2222Luz Arthur NaderBRA21970.503.54.5
2318Casalaspro Mathias AndreFMBRA2264003.54.5
2419De Albuquerque Ian Telek CavalcantiBRA2254003.54.5
24 players

6) Rubi IM Closed 2025

The Rubi IM Closed takes place 4th to 10th Sptember 2025.

Rubi IM Closed 2025 Rubi ESP Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Domene Mulyukov, AlexanderFMESP22384.5142.5
28Bottazzi, UlysseFMFRA23484.5042.5
31Cruz, JonathanIMPER23534022.5
45Valenzuela Gomez, FernandoIMCHI23123.5030.5
54Masague Artero, GuerauFMESP23113011
10Cruz, FilemonIMPER22503011
77Sviridenko, YaroslavMKUKR22762.5012
86Ribeiro, GustavoFMPOR223420.510.5
99Serrano Batova, VicentMKESP224020.500.5
102Martin Gonzalez, AngelIMESP21811000.5
10 players
Rubi IM Closed 2025 Rubi ESP Thu 4th Sep 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025. Category: 2. Ave: (2277)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bottazzi, Ulysse FM FRA 2348 # 0 1 = 1 1 1 4.5 2471
2 Domene Mulyukov, Alexander FM ESP 2200 1 # 0 1 = 1 1 4.5 2465
3 Cruz, Jonathan IM PER 2344 1 # = = = = 1 4 2380
4 Valenzuela Gomez, Fernando IM CHI 2314 0 = # 0 1 1 1 3.5 2345
5 Cruz, Filemon IM PER 2226 = 0 = # = 1 = 3 2283
6 Masague Artero, Guerau FM ESP 2302 0 = = # = = 1 3 2270
7 Sviridenko, Yaroslav UKR 2321 0 1 = = # 0 = 2.5 2230
8 Ribeiro, Gustavo FM POR 2305 0 = 0 0 1 # = 2 2172
9 Serrano Batova, Vicent ESP 2228 0 0 = = = # = 2 2146
10 Martin Gonzalez, Angel IM ESP 2181 0 0 0 = 0 = # 1 1996

7) ch-MGL 2025

The Mongolian Championships takes place 3rd to 14th September 2025.

ch-MGL 2025 Bayankhongor MGL Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Bilguun, SumiyaMGL242540410.5
26Amilal, MunkhdalaiMGL24354038,3
312Itgelt, KhuyagtsogtMGL2436402.58,3
42Baasansuren, ErdeneMGL23623.501.54,8
58Chinguun, SumiyaMGL24063027
69Amartuvshin, GanzorigMGL23982.500.53
11Ulziikhishig, KhishigbatMGL23242.500.53
810Gan-Erdene, SugarMGL24562.500.53
91Agibileg, UurtsaikhMGL24492.500.52,8
107Sodbilegt, NaranboldMGL22960.500.52
113Lkhagvasuren, TsedveeMGL22720.500.51,3
4Tenuunbold, BattulgaMGL22860.500.51,3
12 players
ch-MGL 2025 Bayankhongor MGL Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2376)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Bilguun, Sumiya GM MGL 2425 # 1 = 1 = 1 4 2639
2 Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt IM MGL 2425 # 1 = 1 = 1 4 2604
3 Munkhdalai, Amilal IM MGL 2410 # = 1 = 1 1 4 2620
4 Baasansuren, Erdene FM MGL 2362 0 # 1 = 1 1 3.5 2485
5 Chinguun, Sumiya IM MGL 2427 0 = = # 1 1 3 2473
6 Amartuvshin, Ganzorig IM MGL 2415 = 0 0 # 1 1 2.5 2375
7 Gan-Erdene, Sugar IM MGL 2458 0 = # 1 = = 2.5 2344
8 Ulziikhishig Khishigbat FM MGL 2269 = 0 0 # 1 1 2.5 2351
9 Agibileg, Uurtsaikh IM MGL 2428 0 0 = # 1 1 2.5 2354
10 Sodbilegt, Naranbold FM MGL 2329 = 0 0 0 0 # 0.5 2061
11 Lkhagvasuren, Tsedvee FM MGL 2272 0 0 = 0 0 # 0.5 2022
12 Tenuunbold, Battulga FM MGL 2286 0 0 = 0 0 # 0.5 2020

8) 32nd National Resistance Open 2025

The 32nd National Resistance Open takes place 1st to 9th September 2025.

32nd Nikaia Open 2025 Nikaia GRE Mon 1st Sep 2025 - Tue 9th Sep 2025
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11KRALLIS, CHRISTOSGRE239260.53033.5
23PAPADOPOULOS, GEORGIOSGRE235060.53033.5
328ANAGNOSTOPOULOS, PANAGIOTISGRE19205.502628
48KAZANTZOGLOU, STEFANOSGRE21875030.534
57OIKONOMOPOULOS, FILIPPOSGRE21975029.532.5
65POUPALOS, NIKOLAOSGRE22615028.531.5
72KAPNISIS, SPYRIDONGRE2377502730
814MERKOS, THOMASGRE2043502730
931PALAIOLOGOU, APOSTOLOSGRE19095026.529.5
104VASSIS, MICHAILGRE23135026.529.5
1111NTOUNIAS, IOANNISGRE2092502628.5
1215TZORTZATOS, DIMOSTHENIS PANAGIOTGRE2003502528.5
1320ARMAOS, MICHAILGRE1938502526.5
1419ANTONIADIS, ANASTASIOSGRE1943502427
1512SIRIGOS, NIKOLAOSGRE20764.502629.5
1625SALAHIDOU, REVEKAGRE19304.5025.528
1722NEMTSAS, HRISTOFOROSGRE19374.502527.5
1856NIKITAKIS, MICHAILGRE17994.502427.5
1938LAMPROPOULOS, PAVLOSGRE18584.502224.5
2023KASTIS, FOTISGRE1937402831
219STRATIGOS, SPIROSGRE2144402730.5
2224GOUTOUFAS, CHRISTOSGRE19354026.528.5
2316PANOPOULOS, IOANNISGRE20014025.527
2417ALEXAKIS, DIMITRIOSGRE1976402526.5
2540STAVROPOULOS, SOTIRIOSGRE1841402526.5
2657SKLAVOUNOS, PANAYOTISGRE1796402526.5
2713LAFKIDIS, APOSTOLOSGRE2064402426.5
2835SIOUTIS, ANGELOSGRE1876402426.5
2954ORNITHOPOULOS, NIKOLAOSGRE1802402425.5
3027SIDERIS, THEODOROSGRE1927402326
3153ATHANASIOU, SOUMELAGRE18054022.524.5
3229PAPADOPOULOS, ANTONIOS IOANGRE1919402224.5
3348TOUMPAKARI, MARIAGRE1817402224
3436MAKRYLAKIS, IASONGRE18694021.522.5
3551KARVOUNTZIS, IOANNIS CHRYSOSTOMOSGRE1810402122
3646TSOMIS, DIMITRIOSGRE18264019.521
3710MYLONAKIS, IOANNISGRE21393.502528
3843AMPELIOTIS, GEORGIOSGRE18323.502526
3939GALANOPOULOS, EFRAIMGRE18513.502426.5
4045KALONOMOS, IOANNISGRE18303.502325.5
83 players

9) 30th Hotel Adriatico 2025

The 30th Grand Hotel Adriatico takes place 7th to 14th September 2025.

30th Hotel Adriatico 2025 Montesilvano ITA Sun 7th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
126Mrozowski, NikodemPOL19651002144
21Pultinevicius, PauliusGMLTU25291002035
32Horvath, CsabaGMHUN24771002024
43Di Benedetto, EdoardoIMITA24361002023
56Kovacevic, BlazimirGMCRO23791002008
67Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFMMAS22391002000
78Djuric, StefanGMSRB22351001990
89Schacher, GerdFMITA21931001970
910Kalyani, SirinWFMIND21631001967
1016Pintor, SimaoPOR21171001931
1120Filippone, MatteoITA20160.500.52405
1227Cristiani, CesareITA19610.500.52140
1328Castelfranchi, CarloITA19550.500.52139
1429Ferraro, LucaITA19450.500.52138
1530Geraci, SergioITA19330.500.52124
165Poltorak, SebastianIMPOL24050.500.52016
1712Unterfrauner, AlbertITA21400.500.51961
1813Kukushkin, IvanCMBUL21390.500.51955
1914Caruso, AugustoITA21380.500.51945
2015Simoli, SergioITA21240.500.51933
2117Di Giacinto, GaudioITA20350012529
2218Mayorga Araya, SofiaWIMCRC20240012477
2319Silva, MarianaWFMPOR20230012436
2421Fiorido, GiuseppeITA20080012379
2522Muellneritsch, AntonAUT20000012239
2623Kinberg, OferISR19900012235
2724Lugaresi, GabrieleITA19700012193
2825Sereinig, EduardAUT19670012163
2931Tonel, GiuliaITA19310012117
3011Proietti Cobas, JorgeITA21440011965
314Glek, IgorGMBEL24290000,0
31 players

10) Reykjavik CC Autumn 2025

The Reykjavik Chess Club Autumn tournaments take place 3rd to 21st September 2025.

Reykjavik CC Autumn 2025 Reykjavik ISL Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 21st Sep 2025
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Bjorn ThorfinnssonISL23422.51,802
25Vignir Vatnar StefanssonISL251222.502
310Bardur Orn BirkissonISL223022,301
46Dagur RagnarssonISL23651.5301
53Thorsteinn ThorsteinssonISL22091.52.500
68Lenka PtacnikovaISL21541.50,801
72Bjorn Holm BirkissonISL217011.500
81Adam OmarssonISL210311,300
97Oliver JohannessonISL22451001
104Josef OmarssonISL21290000
10 players
Reykjavik CC Autumn 2025 Reykjavik ISL Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 21st Sep 2025. Category: 1. Ave: (2255)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Thorfinnsson, Bjorn IM ISL 2342 # = 1 1 2.5 2437
2 Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar GM ISL 2509 # 0 1 1 2 2374
3 Birkisson, Bardur Orn FM ISL 2232 # = = 1 2 2386
4 Ragnarsson, Dagur IM ISL 2387 1 = # 1.5 2564
5 Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn FM ISL 2209 = # = = 1.5 2230
6 Ptacnikova, Lenka WGM ISL 2115 0 = # 1 1.5 2279
7 Birkisson, Bjorn Holm CM ISL 2163 0 = # = 1 2144
8 Omarsson, Adam CM ISL 2232 0 = = # 1 2076
9 Johannesson, Oliver FM ISL 2245 0 # 1 1 2315
10 Omarsson, Josef ISL 2120 0 0 0 # 0 2234

11) CCCSA Charlotte Labor Day Invitational 2025

The CCCSA Charlotte Labor Day Invitational took place 28th August to 1st September 2025. Luka Budisavljevic won the GM event with 7/9. and Rose Atwell won the IM event with 6.5/9.

CCCSA Labor Day GM 2025 Charlotte USA Thu 28th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2398)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Budisavljevic, Luka GM SRB 2499 # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 = = 7 2607
2 Cordova, Emilio GM PER 2485 = # 1 = 0 = 1 1 1 = 6 2513
3 Gauri, Shankar FM IND 2397 0 0 # 1 1 = = = 1 = 5 2441
4 Cruz, Cristhian GM PER 2448 = = 0 # = = 1 = = = 4.5 2393
5 Johnson, Donald FM USA 2290 0 1 0 = # 1 0 0 1 = 4 2367
6 Panjwani, Raja IM CAN 2423 0 = = = 0 # = = = 1 4 2352
7 Rorrer, Grayson IM USA 2426 0 0 = 0 1 = # 1 = = 4 2352
8 Vanapalli, Vishnu FM USA 2309 0 0 = = 1 = 0 # = 1 4 2365
9 Wang, Isaac IM USA 2374 = 0 0 = 0 = = = # 1 3.5 2321
10 Wang, Tianqi IM USA 2330 = = = = = 0 = 0 0 # 3 2281
CCCSA Labor Day IM 2025 Charlotte USA Thu 28th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025. Category: 2. Ave: (2284)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Atwell, Rose FM USA 2232 # = 1 = = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2456
2 De Silva, L M S T IM SRI 2395 = # = = 1 0 = 1 1 1 6 2397
3 Jing, Andrew FM USA 2266 0 = # = = 1 1 = 1 0 5 2329
4 Juksta, Karolis IM LTU 2384 = = = # = = = = 1 = 5 2316
5 Melillo, Lucius FM USA 2315 = 0 = = # 0 = 1 1 1 5 2324
6 Song, Ethan FM CAN 2238 = 1 0 = 1 # 0 = 0 1 4.5 2290
7 Matros, Alexander IM KAZ 2312 = = 0 = = 1 # = = = 4.5 2281
8 Shafer, Logan C CM USA 2234 0 0 = = 0 = = # = 1 3.5 2210
9 Chirilov, James A FM USA 2212 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = # 1 3 2167
10 Horobetz, Graham USA 2256 0 0 1 = 0 0 = 0 0 # 2 2068

12) 27th Trieste Open 2025

The 27th Trieste Open took place 30th August to 5th September 2025. Denis Kadric edged out Sabino Brunello on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

27th Trieste Open 2025 Trieste ITA Sat 30th Aug 2025 - Fri 5th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
14Kadric, DenisMNE25367949
25Brunello, SabinoITA24847944
37Levin, GuyISR24646.5949.5
413Tica, SvenCRO24426.5949
53Petrov, MartinBUL25386.5948.5
62Banikas, HristosGRE25426.5948
78David, AlbertoITA24576.5947.5
812Pajeken, Jakob LeonGER24436.5946
914Carnicelli, ValerioITA24376.5946
101Subelj, JanSLO25496.5945
116Lavrencic, MaticSLO24696.5944.5
1225Novosel, LovroCRO23476.5938.5
139Raja, HarshitIND24536.5844.5
1439Perossa, NicolasITA22846946
1527Motola, JacopoITA23336939.5
1619Yaniv, YuvalISR24106840
1716Pancevski, FilipMKD24285.5947
1817Krastev, AlexanderGER24245.5946
1923Alexiadis, HristosGRE23615.5944
2010Alonso, SalvadorARG24525.5944
2153Papaioannou, DimitriosGRE21835.5943
2226Kalosha, Zhiulien OleksiiITA23345.5942.5
2320Fedorovsky, MichaelGER23905.5941.5
2463Golubovic, ErikCRO21345.5941
2542Jarocka, LiwiaPOL22665.5940
2629Krasteva, BeloslavaBUL23225.5940
2721Schernthaner, DavidAUT23815.5939
2849Vincenti, LeonardoITA22215.5938.5
2943Zlatin, AlexanderISR22645.5938.5
3030Ohler, JuliusGER23165.5937.5
3140Arnold, RhysNED22695.5937.5
3218Stankovic, MilosSRB24215.5937.5
3337Ongut, Tamas GunesHUN22925.5937
3446Veleshnja, ZinoALB22455.5936.5
3557Joly, JulienFRA21725942
3628Collutiis, DuilioITA23255941.5
3722Stinka, JakubCZE23645941
3831Chittka, JuliusGER23125941
3958Shpanko, NadiiaSLO21625940
4035Skrbec, LeonSLO22985940
130 players

13) Marshall CC Labor Day 2025

Thhe Marshall CC Labor Day took place 28th August to 1st September 2025. Sai Krishna won the GMA with 6.5/9. Mykola Bortnyk won the IMB with 7/9. Michael Rohde won the Mix C on tie-break from Joshua Colas after both finished with 6/9

Marshall CC Labor Day GMA New York USA Thu 28th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
17Krishna, SaiIMCAN23906.525.5
25Paragua, MarkGMPHI2408624,8
310Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA2455623
42Stearman, JosiahIMUSA24555.522.5
51Adewumi, TanitoluwaIMUSA24214.519.5
64Lin, Bryan EnmingFMUSA2345418
78Chen, JustinFMUSA2371416
86Barbosa, OliverGMPHI24083.516
99George, KevinIMEGY2359310,3
103Yu, JenniferWGMUSA227627.5
10 players
Marshall CC Labor Day GMA New York USA Thu 28th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2389)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sai, Krishna G V IM CAN 2390 # = 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2555
2 Paragua, Mark GM PHI 2408 = # = 1 = = = = 1 1 6 2512
3 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2455 0 = # = 1 = 1 = 1 1 6 2506
4 Stearman, Josiah IM USA 2455 1 0 = # = = = = 1 1 5.5 2461
5 Adewumi, Tanitoluwa IM USA 2421 1 = 0 = # 0 = = = 1 4.5 2385
6 Lin, Bryan Enming FM USA 2345 0 = = = 1 # = = 0 = 4 2351
7 Chen, Justin FM USA 2371 0 = 0 = = = # 1 = = 4 2348
8 Barbosa, Oliver GM PHI 2408 0 = = = = = 0 # 1 0 3.5 2307
9 George, Kevin IM EGY 2359 0 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 # 1 3 2267
10 Yu, Jennifer FM USA 2276 0 0 0 0 0 = = 1 0 # 2 2181
Marshall CC Labor Day IMB New York USA Thu 28th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Bortnyk, MykolaIMUKR2389729
210Tanenbaum, ZacharyFMUSA2302621,8
32Sarfranek, WilliamNMUSA22295.521,8
43Zhu, LinxiFMUSA2320520,8
58Espinosa, PedroCMUSA21844.520
67Frank, AdamIM23714.518.5
76Ho, CarterCMUSA2208415,8
89Yudasin, LeonidGMISR2261415.5
94Goktepe, DerinCMUSA2180312,3
105Eynula, RozaWFMKOR20771.55,8
10 players
Marshall CC Labor Day IMB New York USA Thu 28th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025. Category: 1. Ave: (2252)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bortnyk, Mykola IM UKR 2389 # 1 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 7 2457
2 Tanenbaum, Zachary FM USA 2302 0 # 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 6 2372
3 Safranek, William USA 2229 0 1 # 1 = 0 0 1 1 1 5.5 2335
4 Zhu, Linxi FM USA 2320 = = 0 # 1 = 1 = 0 1 5 2288
5 Espinosa, Pedro CM USA 2184 = = = 0 # 1 = = = = 4.5 2260
6 Frank, Adam IM CZE 2371 = 0 1 = 0 # = = = 1 4.5 2239
7 Ho, Carter CM USA 2208 0 0 1 0 = = # = 1 = 4 2214
8 Yudasin, Leonid GM ISR 2261 = 0 0 = = = = # = 1 4 2208
9 Goktepe, Derin CM USA 2180 0 0 0 1 = = 0 = # = 3 2135
10 Eynula, Roza WFM KOR 2077 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1.5 1999
Marshall Labor Day MixC New York USA Thu 28th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
15Rohde, MichaelGMUSA2247625
26Colas, JoshuaFMUSA2268624,8
34Nasta, KirenNMUSA21925.521.5
41Klenoff, CalebNMUSA22045.521,3
52Patel, MaahirNMUSA21144.522,3
610Shangin, LevNMUSA21864.518,8
79Goodrich, ElliotNMUSA2111415,8
83Rosenberg, EvanNMUSA2013414.5
97Hoffman, LucCMUSA21233.515.5
108Rawshani, KamranNMUSA21831.56,3
10 players
Marshall Labor Day MixC New York USA Thu 28th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025. Category: None. Ave: (2164)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Rohde, Michael GM USA 2247 # = = 1 = = = 1 = 1 6 2280
2 Colas, Joshua FM USA 2268 = # 1 = = 0 1 1 = 1 6 2278
3 Nasta, Kiren Vivek USA 2192 = 0 # = = 1 = = 1 1 5.5 2241
4 Klenoff, Caleb USA 2204 0 = = # 0 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2240
5 Patel, Maahir M USA 2114 = = = 1 # = 1 0 = 0 4.5 2170
6 Shangin, Lev USA 2186 = 1 0 0 = # 1 = 0 1 4.5 2162
7 Goodrich, Elliott USA 2111 = 0 = = 0 0 # 1 = 1 4 2127
8 Rosenberg, Evan S USA 2013 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 # 1 1 4 2138
9 Hoffman, Luc CM USA 2123 = = 0 0 = 1 = 0 # = 3.5 2089
10 Rawshani, Kamran USA 2183 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 = # 1.5 1889

14) Toronto Open Crown 2025

The Toronto Open Crown took place 30th August to 1st September 2025. Anthony Atanasov won with 6/6.

Toronto Open Crown 2025 Toronto CAN Sat 30th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
12Atanasov, AnthonyIMCAN24116
25Vettese, NicholasIMCAN23524.5
39Plotkin, VictorFMCAN22824.5
46Golubka, PetroGMUKR23294.5
51Noritsyn, NikolayIMCAN24624
617Malakar, SaarthakCAN20834
715Yang, LarryNMCAN21084
810Cummings, David H.IMCAN22523.5
924Gao, RaymondNMCAN20003.5
107Noritsyn, SergeyFMCAN22983.5
1122Dhaliwal, Jaipreet SinghNMCAN20373.5
1225Deepak, LaksshanaWFMCAN19903.5
1313Lai, Duc MinhVIE21213.5
1411Gavrilin, RomanNMCAN21473.5
153Razin, VadimUKR23963.5
168Jaferian, KooshaFMCAN22853.5
174Ivanov, MikeIMCAN23833
1816Wiebe, IsaacNMCAN20933
1927Xie, IreneWCMCAN19773
2028Qian, EricCAN19672.5
2126Windram, JamesCAN19842.5
2212Qian, AshleyWFMCAN21342.5
2321Shih, MatthewUSA20392.5
2429Li, AdamCAN19622.5
2520Kang, DorianCMCAN20472
2632Zhang, DanielCAN19222
2735Achyuth, AkshajCAN17512
2818Huang, YouheNMCAN20572
2930Wang, BingfeiCHN19422
3023Barron, MichaelIMCAN20342
3133Leong, RyanCAN19202
3231Moon, EthanCAN19361.5
3319Yu, JonathanNMCAN20521
3434Wang, Andy ZixinCAN17920.5
3514Agbabishvili, LaliCAN21090
35 players

15) ch-POR 2025

The Portuguese Championship took place 31st August to 7th September 2025. Andre Sousa won with 7/9.

ch-POR 2025 Matosinhos POR Sun 31st Aug 2025 - Sun 7th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
18SOUSA, Andre VIMPOR24007027,752
210SILVA, Pedro GilFMPOR22786.5028,252
31VEIGA, FranciscoIMPOR238950.520,251
42ROCHA, SergioIMPOR227950.520,251
59BÁRRIA, JoseFMPOR236340.516,751
65FARYMA, MatviyNMPOR225040.514,000
73MARTINS, BrunoFMPOR23783.5216,001.5
87FIDALGO, AndreNMPOR22503.50.516.502
96FERNANDES, AntónioGMPOR23073.50.514,251.5
104FERREIRA, LuisNMPOR22163012,000.5
10 players
ch-POR 2025 Matosinhos POR Sun 31st Aug 2025 - Sun 7th Sep 2025. Category: 3. Ave: (2311)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sousa, Andre Ventura IM POR 2400 # 0 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 7 2521
2 Silva, Pedro Gil Ferreira Da FM POR 2278 1 # = = 1 1 = 0 1 1 6.5 2481
3 Veiga, Jose Francisco R P Neves IM POR 2389 0 = # = 1 1 = = 0 1 5 2345
4 Rocha, Sergio IM POR 2279 0 = = # = 1 = 1 = = 5 2358
5 Barria, Jose FM POR 2363 = 0 0 = # = 1 1 = 0 4 2262
6 Faryma, Matviy POR 2250 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1 1 = 4 2275
7 Fidalgo, Andre Neves POR 2250 = = = = 0 0 # 0 = 1 3.5 2238
8 Martins, Bruno Andre Leite FM POR 2378 0 1 = 0 0 0 1 # 1 0 3.5 2224
9 Fernandes, Antonio GM POR 2307 0 0 1 = = 0 = 0 # 1 3.5 2231
10 Ferreira, Luis Pedro POR 2216 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 1 0 # 3 2197

16) Sahel Chess Festival 2025

The Sahel Chess Festival took place 2nd to 8th September 2025. Johan-Sebastian Christiansen won with 8.5/9.

Sahel Chess Festival 2025 Monastir TUN Tue 2nd Sep 2025 - Mon 8th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Christiansen, Johan-SebastianGM26558.5042.58
22Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIM23627042.57
34Nikcevic, NebojsaGM23185.50445
48Boulrens, Ala Eddine21745.50444
53Zaibi, AmirGM23395.5043.55
66Zherebtsova, AlexandraFM22655.5040.53
720Zenaidi, Sadok19725145.54
85Nikolic, NebojsaFM226852393
97Hernando Rodrigo, Jose MariaIM22454.5046.54
109Hbacha, AchrafIM21734.5035.53
1111Barbaria, YacineCM214240413
1213Achour, Mohamed Anis213140401
1314Om, Batra21264035.53
1419Zouaghi, Ahmed199140342
1517Barhoumi, Med Anis20144032.53
1621Chelly, Yahya19483.5126.52
1710Bouzidi, AhmedCM21643.52343
1812Taieb, SahbiCM21403032.52
1918Rekik, Ismail201220302
2016Elci, Eren20621.50271
2115Ben Ghanem, HamedFM20880000
21 players

17) ch-ARG w 2025

The Argentine Women's Championship took place 27th August to 4th September 2025. Ernestina Adam beat Marisa Zuriel 2-0 in a rapid tie-break after they both finished on 7/9 in this Swiss system event.

76th ch-ARG w 2025 Villa Martelli ARG Wed 27th Aug 2025 - Thu 4th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Adam, ErnestinaARG2130714432.5
22Zuriel, MarisaARG2171724637,8
33Scarsi, Anna LauraARG21596.5045.533,3
41Campos, Maria JoseARG21726.5045.531,3
57Gaite, Karen NerinaARG19795.504624.5
64Brizzi, Milagros TatianaARG21315.503717,3
78Bosco, GiulianaARG1963504725,8
89Mayeregger, Guadalupe MilagrosARG1875504724
96Nejanky, MaisaARG19845041.520
1011Alvarez, Mia MorenaARG17394.5038.514,3
1110Ramirez, MarysolARG18354.5038.513
1212Quiroga Ortiz, IsabellaARG17364037.510
1313Morales, JesicaARG16463035.56
1414Perez Mosqueda, Valeria RitzabethARG150620343
1515Macuri, GenesisARG010371
15 players
76th ch-ARG w TB 2025 Villa Martelli ARG Wed 27th Aug 2025 - Thu 4th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12Pts
1Adam, ErnestinaWFMARG2130112
2Zuriel, MarisaWIMARG2171000
2 players

18) 2nd Corsica CC 2025

The 2nd Corsica Chess Club Round Robin took place 31st August to 6th September 2025. Manon Schippke won with 6/9.

2nd Corsica CC 2025 Bastia FRA Sun 31st Aug 2025 - Sat 6th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg12345678910PtsTB1TB2
1Schippke, Manonmf2374 1½10½1½½1626¼4
2Flear, Glenn Cg23580 ½½1½1110234
3Gryshko, Vitaliif2329½½ ½10011122¼4
4Grezels, Florianf23400½½ ½1½½½1520¾2
5Fontana, Matteo Ratier2280100½ 11½0½20¾3
6Villegas, Pierrem2283½½100 011½19¼3
7Roux, Baptistef2381001½01 101194
8Pieri, Pierre-Louis2229½00½½00 1113¾2
9Deladerriere, Apollo2152½00½1010 0314½2
10Ralison, Milanto Harifidym22170100½½001 3132
10 players
2nd Corsica CC 2025 Bastia FRA Sun 31st Aug 2025 - Sat 6th Sep 2025. Category: 2. Ave: (2294)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Schippke, Manon WIM FRA 2374 # 1 = 1 0 = 1 = = 1 6 2410
2 Flear, Glenn C GM ENG 2358 0 # = = 1 = 1 1 1 0 5.5 2367
3 Gryshko, Vitalii FM UKR 2329 = = # = 1 0 0 1 1 1 5.5 2370
4 Grezels, Florian FM FRA 2340 0 = = # = 1 = = = 1 5 2332
5 Ratier-Fontana, Matteo CM FRA 2280 1 0 0 = # 1 1 = 0 = 4.5 2296
6 Villegas, Pierre IM MNC 2283 = = 1 0 0 # 0 1 1 = 4.5 2296
7 Roux, Baptiste FM FRA 2381 0 0 1 = 0 1 # 1 0 1 4.5 2285
8 Pieri, Pierre-Louis CM FRA 2229 = 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1 1 3.5 2222
9 Deladerriere, Apollo CM FRA 2152 = 0 0 = 1 0 1 0 # 0 3 2185
10 Ralison, Milanto Harifidy IM MAD 2217 0 1 0 0 = = 0 0 1 # 3 2178

19) 16th Calgary International 2025

The 16th Calgary International took place 31st July to 4th August 2025. Victor Mikhalevski, won with 7.5/9, my thanks to Hugh Brodie for the available games.

16th Calgary Int 2025 Calgary CAN Thu 31st Jul 2025 - Mon 4th Aug 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Mikhalevski, VictorISR24927.546.5
23Thavandiran, ShiyamCAN23986.548
34Ivanov, MikeCAN2383646
46Doknjas, NeilCAN2245644.5
55Keleberda, TymurCAN23395.544.5
62Komarov, DimitriUKR2407545
78Chandra, Anand RishiCAN21694.546.5
813Taylor, TristanCAN20124.543
915Malek, OmidCAN20024.543
1010Wu, JonathanCAN20914.539.5
1111Bai, JinghuiCAN2031441
129Srinivasan, HemantCAN2097440.5
1312Alpuri, AaqilCAN2027438
1417Darvekar, YashCAN1922431
1514Wu, Nathan Ping-YingCAN20063.534.5
167Ng, GaryCAN2234336.5
1718Iyer, AbhinavIND1915332.5
1820Zheng, YanchenCHN1877330
1919Prianichnikov, MichaelCAN18882.535
2021Dave, BhavikIND1805111
2116Tran, TriCAN19730.521
2222Daniluk, JimCAN184403
22 players

20) Hull 4NCL Congress 2025

The Hull 4NCL Congress took place 5th to 7th September 2025. Rafe Martyn won with 4.5/5.

Hull 4NCL Congress 2025 Hull ENG Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Sun 7th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
13Martyn, RafeFMENG23154.5
21Merry, Alan BIMENG24174
324Burke, AlexENG20464
434Deepak Ambattu, RithvikSCO19374
52Davies, Nigel RGMENG23613.5
610Ganti, ShriaanshENG21733.5
722Royle, AlexENG20713.5
85Milson, Samuel AENG22263
96Ciuravin, AndreiENG22023
107Potter, John MENG21963
118Larchikov, MaksymUKR21933
1212Walker, Martin GFMENG21673
1314Zhang, JunyiENG21593
1415Malinovskii, IliaENG21553
1537Sharma, DeveshSCO18443
169Nelson, Jonathan PFMENG21802.5
1711Varley, JoeENG21722.5
1819Zhu, YaoyaoENG21192.5
1927Collinson, Mark IENG20122.5
2030Ashton, AlannahWCMENG19782.5
214Sowray, Peter JFMENG23072
2217Birtwistle, NigelENG21412
2318Cooper, John GENG21382
2420Prior, Stephen CvENG20822
2521Bevis, NoahENG20812
2623Sullivan, Daniel JsENG20632
2725Gunarathne, SenithENG20432
2829Hopkins, Kit WENG19832
2931Clark, Robert GENG19772
3032Hu, JunyanENG19742
3133Savage, Nicholas WENG19662
3226Kilshaw, JoeENG20161.5
3328Adams, Mark AWLS19931.5
3435Webster, AlexENG19181.5
3513Sasikumar, SrivathsanENG21661
3636Ilett, Raymond JENG18471
3738Stephenson, David WENG17821
3839Sheppard, Derek AENG17231
3916Udovenko, Daniel AlexanderENG21520.5
39 players

21) Illinois Open 2025

The Illinois Open took place 29th August to 1st September 2025. Praveen Balakrishnan won with 7.5/9.

Illinois Open 2025 Naperville, IL USA Fri 29th Aug 2025 - Mon 1st Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsPrize
1Balakrishnan, PraveenGMUSA2494W33 (b)H---W10 (w)W32 (b)W4 (w)W5 (b)D2 (w)D3 (w)W6 (w)7.52000
2Lkhagvajamts, OchirbatFMMGL2380H---H---W12 (w)W10 (b)W24 (w)W18 (b)D1 (b)W4 (w)D5 (b)71000
3Schmakel, SamIMUSA2450W48 (w)W18 (b)W14 (w)L4 (b)D27 (w)W32 (b)D8 (w)D1 (b)W10 (w)6.5700
4Padhya, SaumilIND2197W16 (b)W28 (w)D37 (b)W3 (w)L1 (b)W9 (w)W24 (b)L2 (b)W13 (w)6.5700
5Platnick, Elijah SamuelUSA1991D34 (b)D46 (w)W31 (b)W28 (w)W29 (b)L1 (w)W18 (w)D6 (b)D2 (w)6400
6Shetty, Anshul PUSA2156W11 (b)D15 (w)D25 (w)L18 (b)W17 (w)W30 (b)W12 (w)D5 (w)L1 (b)5.5
7Abraham, JohnUSA2108H---L27 (b)W48 (w)L12 (b)W20 (w)W14 (b)X17D11 (w)H---5.5
8Baker, AidanUSA2104H---D34 (w)D11 (b)W39 (w)D33 (b)W29 (w)D3 (b)L10 (b)W18 (w)5.5
9Bruha, NicholasUSA2040W40 (w)D12 (b)L27 (w)W45 (b)D32 (w)L4 (b)W29 (w)D18 (b)W25 (w)5.5
10Das, DebarghyaUSA1913W44 (b)W45 (w)L1 (b)L2 (w)W34 (b)W37 (w)D11 (b)W8 (w)L3 (b)5.5
11Li, Aiden LinyuanCMUSA1861L6 (w)W23 (b)D8 (w)D13 (b)W25 (w)W26 (b)D10 (w)D7 (b)D12 (w)5.5
12Higuchi, HiroUSA1840W38 (b)D9 (w)L2 (b)W7 (w)D37 (b)W28 (w)L6 (b)W21 (w)D11 (b)5.5
13Adhikari, SunavUSA2018H---L32 (b)D21 (w)D11 (w)W39 (b)D15 (w)W16 (b)W28 (w)L4 (b)5
14Hengen, Luke OUSA1932W22 (b)W31 (w)L3 (b)D33 (w)U---L7 (w)W36 (b)D20 (b)W30 (w)5
15Indusekar, AkshayUSA1901W23 (w)D6 (b)L32 (w)L17 (b)W41 (w)D13 (b)D20 (w)D25 (b)W31 (w)5
16Menon, Rohan DileepUSA1867L4 (w)L44 (b)W22 (w)D21 (b)W45 (w)D25 (b)L13 (w)W29 (b)W26 (w)5
17Liu, Chris PingUSA2036H---D41 (w)D39 (b)W15 (w)L6 (b)D21 (w)F7W22 (b)H---4.5
18Starkman, EricUSA1907X50L3 (w)W34 (b)W6 (w)W38 (b)L2 (w)L5 (b)D9 (w)L8 (b)4.5
19Chetlapalli, VishnuUSA1864L37 (b)W42 (w)X---L24 (w)L28 (b)D34 (w)W33 (b)W32 (w)U---4.5
20Murali, RishiUSA1828D32 (w)H---L24 (b)W23 (w)L7 (b)W44 (w)D15 (b)D14 (w)D21 (b)4.5
21Samayamantri, HemanthUSA1794L25 (b)H---D13 (b)D16 (w)W43 (w)D17 (b)W26 (w)L12 (b)D20 (w)4.5
22Brock, WilliamUSA1789L14 (w)L33 (w)L16 (b)D41 (b)B---W23 (w)W39 (b)L17 (w)W35 (b)4.5
23Li, DavidUSAL15 (b)L11 (w)B---L20 (b)D35 (w)L22 (b)W42 (w)W45 (b)W34 (w)4.5
24Marciano, Orry MatthewUSA1946H---H---W20 (w)W19 (b)L2 (b)W33 (w)L4 (w)U---U---4
25Lee, JustinUSA1936W21 (w)H---D6 (b)L29 (w)L11 (b)D16 (w)W34 (b)D15 (w)L9 (b)4
26Vadderaju, SudeepUSA1928U---H---H---W31 (w)W40 (b)L11 (w)L21 (b)W33 (w)L16 (b)4
27Yu, MatthewCMUSA1912H---W7 (w)W9 (b)W37 (w)D3 (b)U---U---U---U---4
28Tikhomirov, MatthewUSA1910W49 (w)L4 (b)W35 (w)L5 (b)W19 (w)L12 (b)W30 (w)L13 (b)U---4
29Szpisjak, Steven JUSA1893H---H---W44 (w)W25 (b)L5 (w)L8 (b)L9 (b)L16 (w)W41 (b)4
30McCallum, ElliotCAN1882W42 (b)L37 (w)W41 (b)L38 (w)W44 (b)L6 (w)L28 (b)W40 (w)L14 (b)4
31Thakkar, AayushUSA1722X---L14 (b)L5 (w)L26 (b)H---W41 (w)D40 (b)W39 (w)L15 (b)4
32Khanbutaev, ArtemiiUSA2145D20 (b)W13 (w)W15 (b)L1 (w)D9 (b)L3 (w)H---L19 (b)U---3.5
33Gurumoorthi, GurugrahanUSA1875L1 (w)W22 (b)W36 (w)D14 (b)D8 (w)L24 (b)L19 (w)L26 (b)D39 (w)3.5
34Pittala, Ashvath ReddyUSA1796D5 (w)D8 (b)L18 (w)W36 (b)L10 (w)D19 (b)L25 (w)W42 (b)L23 (b)3.5
35Chen, MeganUSA1701H---H---L28 (b)L40 (w)D23 (b)L39 (w)W44 (b)W36 (w)L22 (w)3.5
36Liu, HemingUSA1459H---H---L33 (b)L34 (w)W42 (b)D40 (w)L14 (w)L35 (b)W45 (w)3.5
37Tsyganov, IgorFMUSA2173W19 (w)W30 (b)D4 (w)L27 (b)D12 (w)L10 (b)U---U---U---3
38Guha, RohitUSA2155L12 (w)W40 (b)W43 (w)W30 (b)L18 (w)U---U---U---U---3
39Zhang, RyanUSA1835H---H---D17 (w)L8 (b)L13 (w)W35 (b)L22 (w)L31 (b)D33 (b)3
40Aaron, Michael EUSA1825L9 (b)L38 (w)X---W35 (b)L26 (w)D36 (b)D31 (w)L30 (b)U---3
50 players

22) Louisiana State 2025

The Louisiana State took place 30th August to 1st September 2025 and Nakamura played and won all his games.

Hikaru Nakamura is playing for a number of US State Championship Honorary Titles as a way to qualify for the Candidates via rating. He needs to play a minimum number of rated games. He's in Iowa now. Ding did something similar a few years ago, at least he had the excuse of Covid-19 limiting his opportunities. The idea that the strongest player missing from the Candidates should get there by right seems sensible, but it's obviously not working.

23) Montreal Open 2025

The Montreal Open took place 3rd to 7th September 2025. Bator Sambuev won on tie-break from Olivier Kenta Chiku-Ratte, Vincent Latorre, Rafael Adam and Duc Minh Lai after all scored 5.5/7.

Montreal Open 2025 Montreal CAN Wed 3rd Sep 2025 - Sun 7th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgTB1
12Sambuev, BatorGM24315.5
26Chiku-Ratte, Olivier KentaIM23195.5
37Latorre, VincentFM23195.5
416Adam, RafaelCM21605.5
520Lai, Duc Minh21215.5
64Golubka, PetroGM23695
78Tanaka, TylerFM22445
89Zhu, Hong RuiFM22125
913Martinez Mulet, Dario Leonel21735
1018Gavrilin, Roman21485
111Le Siege, AlexandreGM24654.5
125Migot, TangiIM23244.5
1312Guillemette, HugoCM21804.5
1414Gutierrez, RenzoFM21724.5
1519Duong, Thanh NhaIM21454.5
1622Saha, AnandaCM21054.5
1724Saine, Zachary20684.5
1848Deboosere, Adam Moussa19254.5
1964Radenovic, Milan18514.5
2015Kraiouchkine, NikitaNM21654
2121Arruebarrena, RafaelCM21074
2228Siegel, Adam20514
2329Huang, QiuyuFM20434
2431Lopez Linares, Lizandro Fernando20384
2536Darvekar, Yash19894
2639Trofimov-Malyshkin, Valentyn19644
2742Turcotte, Jonathan19454
2852Robichaud, Louis19144
2962Atmani, Amine18714
3063Morin, Richer18594
3168Dufresne, Christophe17624
3271Jutras, Arnaud17204
3311Batorshyn, IliaCM21893.5
3423Navarro Guerrero, Pavel. E.21003.5
3545Gueorguiev, Valentin19333.5
3646Jacquet, Stephane19313.5
3750Li, Yi LinWFM19223.5
3865Lamontagne, Damien18343.5
3974HUYNH, Nhu Phuong Nghi14003.5
4033Genzling, Jérôme20193
76 players

24) North American Youth 2025

The North American Youth Championships took place in Kingston, Ontario, 18th to 23rd August 2025. Emanuel Kot won the U18 section with 7.5/9. My thanks to Hugh Brodie for the games.

North American Youth U18 Kingston, ON CAN Mon 18th Aug 2025 - Sat 23rd Aug 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
112Kot, EmanuelCMCAN21667.504750.5
26Das, AditeyaFMUSA2259704852
31Park, EvanIMUSA24126.5045.549.5
44Guo, EthanCMUSA2311614750.5
513Patel, Maahir MUSA21146244.548
67Cherukuri, NiteshCMUSA22525.5047.552
72Yang, Jingyun (Ryan)FMCAN23725.5044.549
811Vemparala, NikashCMUSA21765.504344
98Mou, IrisWIMUSA22405.5042.546
103Chen, MaxCMCAN23185.504144
1115Martinez Flores, MatiasFMMEX20605.504042.5
1210Guillemette, HugoCMCAN21935.503943
1318Lu, YidingCMUSA2042504546
1416Lin, LeoCMCAN20595037.540
1517Zhu, MatthewCAN2043503639
1624Berube, MaximilienCAN19284.5040.544
1721Schaefer, Sasha MiloCMUSA20234.503942.5
1820Shankar, PranavUSA20284.5038.541.5
1923Tang, VincentUSA19374.5038.541.5
209Moses, NeilCMCAN2234403839
2126Liu, Sean FangxiaoAFMCAN18234034.537.5
2222Joseph, JonathCAN19384034.537
2325Ramesan, Raunak AmitCAN19154034.537
2414Malakar, SaarthakAFMCAN20834033.536
2532Koziar, NoahCAN03.5034.537.5
2628Zhuang, RyanCAN17063.503334
2729Samanta, NeelanshUSA16983.503234.5
2819Mulay, Vivan PrakashCMUSA2029303842
2927Blomer, JohnUSA17753032.533.5
3031El Bechara (Mourani), GabrielCAN02.503233
3130Valavan, AaryanCAN16592.5025.528
3233Richardson Grenon, LouisCAN01027.528.5
335Paragua, Megan AltheaFMUSA23001018.519.5
33 players

25) TCh-BUL 2025

The Bulgarian Team Championship takes place 7th to 11th September 2025.

TCh-BUL 2025 Primorsko BUL Sun 7th Sep 2025 - Thu 11th Sep 2025
Leading Round 1 (of 6) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Burgas 64 1 - Burgas1100240
19Slivnishki Geroj - Slivnitsa1100240
32Spartak Pleven XXI - Pleven110023.50
37Sinite Kamani - Sliven110023.50
56Victory - Blagoevgrad1100230
65An Pasan - Sofia110022.50
713Oboriste - Panagyurishte0000120
810Gebedzhe - Beloslav101001.50
911Krakra Pernishki - Pernik1010010
108Velikova - Sofia101000.50
1012Arda - Kyrdzhali101000.50
123Tundzha - Yambol1010000
124Burgas 64 2 - Burgas1010000
13 players

26) TCh-FIN 2025-26

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 5th September to 15th March 2025.

TCh-FIN 2025-26 Finland FIN Fri 5th Sep 2025 - Sun 15th Mar 2026
Leading Round 3 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Aatos220049.50
28RaahLi2200490
36MatSK31113120
410TammerSh2101390
54HSK2002280
55JyS2110280
73HSC1100260
812VammSK201117.50
97MatSK22011170
1011TuTS2020050
112Gambiitti101003.50
119SalSK101003.50
12 players

27) TCh-POL 1st League 2025

The Polish 1st League takes place 6th to 14th September 2025.

TCh-POL 1st League 2025 Chotowa POL Sat 6th Sep 2025 - Sun 14th Sep 2025
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDRtgMptsBptsTB1TB2
16OTSz Ostrow WielkopolskiPOL22694,08,56,962,0
213MKS MOS WieliczkaPOL21704,08,08,671,0
32KU AZS Politechnika OpolskaPOL23674,08,07,171,5
41Bialy Krol Wisznia MalaPOL23693,07,56,251,0
510UKS Czternastka WarszawaPOL21953,07,55,380,5
65UKS Pionier Jastrzebie-ZdrojPOL22763,07,08,421,0
78MUKS Stoczek 45 BialystokPOL22103,06,57,251,0
815KSz Hetman KoszalinPOL21612,07,04,421,5
99MKSz Gryf DebicaPOL22062,06,56,671,0
107UKS OPP TorunPOL22672,06,54,921,5
113UKS Eko Cykl Sparta BialolekaPOL23022,06,54,920,5
1218MUKS Srodmiescie WroclawPOL21062,06,05,041,0
1314KSz Odrodzenie KozuchowPOL21662,04,54,631,0
1416UKS MDK-1 HETMAN BydgoszczPOL21521,05,56,290,5
154SEMPAI UKS HETMAN CzestochowaPOL22831,05,54,630,5
1619Gmina RadkowPOL21021,05,04,421,0
1712TSz Skoczek Sedziszow MalopolskiPOL21721,04,54,500,5
1811KS Korona ZakrzewoPOL21770,04,04,381,0
1917AZS AGH KrakowPOL21270,03,03,251,0
2020ASSz Lipno SteszewPOL20880,02,53,041,0
20 players

28) TCh-POL 2nd League 2025

The Polish Second League took place 30th August to 7th September 2025. Lech Poznan won. I had no easy way of renumbering the games which were broadcast using three separate feeds with board numbers restarting each time.

TCh-POL 2nd League 2025 Jastrzebia Gora POL Sat 30th Aug 2025 - Sun 7th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDRtgMptsBptsTB1TB2
111Lech PoznanPOL214618.035.5255.50281.50
24LKSZ GCKiP CzarnaPOL220014.039.0242.50266.00
31KSz OZ RzeszowPOL232814.036.5234.50255.00
419MKSz RybnikPOL211413.032.0251.00277.50
531Mat MyslenicePOL205313.030.5251.00278.50
63KS AZS Politechniki Slaskiej GliwicePOL220012.031.5238.50262.50
722KTS KaliszPOL210512.030.5239.50260.00
837KS Roszada PrzemyslPOL202212.030.0220.00243.50
913Krakowski Klub Szachistow 1893POL214512.026.0244.00262.50
102Fundacja KSz Polonia WroclawPOL223311.032.0224.00246.50
1133KSz Gryf Szczecin Politechnika Morska w SzczeciniePOL203311.032.0214.50230.00
1227Korona GdanskPOL207011.031.0235.00250.50
135KS Laura Chylice IIPOL219111.030.5232.50258.50
1418UKS Szachowa Dwojka Grodzisk Maz.POL212511.028.5243.00263.50
1516MCKiS JaworznoPOL212811.028.0237.00255.50
168RPW Okucia Budowlane LodzPOL216811.028.0225.00240.50
1746UKS Pogon OlesnicaPOL198810.030.0221.00243.50
1812UKS Smecz KoninPOL214610.029.0240.50256.00
1952Polonia WarszawaPOL194710.029.0235.00262.50
2014TS-R Hetman KoninPOL214110.028.0222.50243.00
2117LKS PARNAS Stara WiesPOL212610.027.5220.50241.50
2229Klub Szachowy Zugzwang WarszawaPOL205810.026.0236.50257.00
2321MMKS Wieniawa LesznoPOL21119.030.0233.00254.50
2436Wroclawski Klub Szachowy HetmanPOL20289.028.0230.50253.00
257LKSz LublinPOL21709.028.0224.50250.00
2632KSz Krolewscy TarnowPOL20529.028.0221.50235.00
2715YMCA WarszawaPOL21329.027.5239.50263.50
2850TG Mat Tarnowskie GoryPOL19679.027.0217.50241.50
2949WKSz Hetman WalbrzychPOL19689.027.0215.00233.00
309Bialy Krol Wisznia Mala IIPOL21679.026.5227.00251.50
3147UKS MDK GdyniaPOL19779.026.5226.50242.00
3245MKS Centrum KrakowPOL19889.026.0208.50229.00
336MKSz Gryf II DebicaPOL21779.025.5210.00231.00
3439LZS CKTiS BiskupiecPOL20168.029.0220.50236.00
3510UKS Rotmistrz GrudziadzPOL21648.028.5210.00228.50
3628Ognisko TKKF w DobczycachPOL20698.027.0228.00241.50
3735AZS UMK TorunPOL20298.027.0208.00221.50
3851UKSz Hetman WarszawaPOL19568.027.0204.50220.00
3930KS Roszada ZoryPOL20588.026.5204.00217.50
4038UKS Goniec StaniatkiPOL20188.025.5221.50242.00
57 players

29) Titled Tuesday Blitz 2nd September 2025

The Titled Tuesday Blitz 2nd September was the first with the new format of 5 minutes per game, no increment and a return to just one event per week. Aleksei Sarana won on tie-break from Andrey Esipenko after both scored 9.5/11. Magnus Carlsen was in the chasing group half a point further back, his loss to Sarana was obviously key.

Titled Tue 2nd Sep 2025 chess.com INT Tue 2nd Sep 2025 - Tue 2nd Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
111Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3149W126BW99WW22BD65WW32BW123WD26BW14WW5WW13BD2W9.575.58169.25
213Andrey EsipenkoGMRUS3141W153BW291WL42BW66WW44BW289WW103BW23WW21WW3BD1B9.5717664.25
35Dmitry AndreikinGMGEO3226W133BW73WW343BW16WW124BW24WW13WD5BD7WL2WW23B9767859.75
44Denis LazavikGMBLR3247W91WW41BD311WW29WW10BL26WW27BW49WW28WD18BW15B974.57864.75
52Magnus CarlsenGMNOR3353W266WW353BW289WW52BD26WW297BW18WD3WL1BW25WW7B968.570.552.75
610Renato TerryIMPER3126L190WW231BW352WW98BL303WW321BW290BW36WW103BW14WW13W955.557.549
78Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3176W230WW39BW50WW42WL24BW20WW46BW25WD3BW9WL5W8.57881.560.5
87Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRN3165W139BW60WD27BD311BD142WW68WW11BW10WL9BW284WW18B8.57275.558.75
923Haowen XueGMCHN3057W151BW66WL65BW87WW74BW292WD24BW67WW8WL7BW33W8.5697455.25
1033David ParavyanGMRUS3033D387BW390WW132BW75WL4WW72BW70WL8BW35WW27BW24W8.565.56648.25
1136Eray KilicIMTUR3023W155WW102BD67WL70BW192BW311WL8WW75BW53BW65WW26W8.564.56849.75
1232Murad İbrahimliIMAZE3021L147WW150BW160WW304BL56BW293WW85BW41WW17WD26BW38W8.5636751.25
133Alireza FirouzjaGMFRA3248W395BW129WW19BW45WW25BW287WL3BW15WW26BL1WL6B876.576.549
1429Leon LivaicGMHRV3033W373BW87WL44BW295WW108BW22WW283WL1BW86WL6BW58W870.571.546
1522Khagan AhmadIMNRU3047D324WW344BW192BW35WD69BW16WW30BL13BW20WW34BL4W869.571.549.75
1663Emin OhanyanGMARM2934W308BW318WW17BL3BW51WL15BW40WL283BW107WW89BW41W8697248
1712Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3106W140WW48BL16WW348BL30WW295BW59WW42WL12BW67WW50B8697147
1816Rudik MakarianIMRUS3078W168WW346BW337WW30BD123WW65BL5BW24WW284BD4WL8W867.569.544.75
1955Jakub KosakowskiGMPOL2936W93BW294WL13WW309BW116WL28WW66BW54WL25BW85BW59W866.570.547.5
2046Dmytro DanylenkoIMUKR2961W365WW88BL71WW152BW307WL7BW48WW291BL15BW60WW44B86465.542.5
211Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3363W352BW316WD68BL123BW165WW40BW298WW31WL2BD33WW29B863.565.543.5
2262Miłosz SzparGMPOL2926W204WW314BL1WW163WW162BL14BW126WL119BW87WW51BW46B86366.543
239Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT3028U--W320BW126WW57BW137WW85WW287BL2BW285WW283BL3W8616445.5
2445Stanislav BukreevFMINT2979W134BW109WW107BW130WW7WL3BD9WL18BW74BW28WL10B7.57479.549.75
2530Rinat JumabayevGMKAZ3037W149WW138BW108WW72BL13WW50BW56WL7BW19WL5BD36B7.5737848.75
2624Leinier Dominguez PerezGMUSA3051W372WW321BW312WW34WD5BW4BD1WW122BL13WD12WL11B7.572.573.543.5
2759Victor BologanGMMDA2938W86BW61WD8WL305BW186WW76BL4WW71BW69WL10WW70B7.569.573.547.75
2820Benjamin BokGMNLD3037W158WL71BW133WW288BW34WW19BD284WW142WL4BL24BW40W7.568.573.547.25
2949Eric HansenGMCAN2956D202BW128WW148WL4BD91WW57BW90WD69BW73BW31WL21W7.5677145.75
3076Alvar Alonso RosellGMESP2908W319WW187BW31BL18WW17BW286BL15WD287WL49BW78WW76W7.5677044.25
3126Sergey DrygalovGMKOR3029W185WW135BL30WW233BD72WW35BW53WL21BW142WL29BW67B7.56669.543.25
3244Rustam RustamovFMAZE2950W131WD40BW324BW306WL1WL75BW117WW70BL38WW73BW74W7.565.568.541.5
3343David NavaraGMCZE2979D128BW184WD97BW224WW73BL122WW89WW62BW119WD21BL9B7.5646843.75
3479Mykola KorchynskyiFMDEU2889W338BW166WW103WL26BL28BW163WW308BW43BW146WL15WD37B7.56365.538.75
3571Aleksandr RakhmanovGMINT2896W150BW125WD297WL15BW202WL31WW313BW141WL10BW69BW77W7.561.56538.75
3657Rodrigo VasquezGMCHL2926W189BL123WW140BW265WL283BW224BW88WL6BW66WW90BD25W7.561.563.538.25
3739Nitzan SteinbergGMISR2977W213BD132WL40WW128BW78WL67BD152BW304WW99WW62BD34W7.560.564.542
3885Harshavardhan GBIMIND2851L187BW201WW155BD185WW188BL285WW184WW124BW32BW49WL12B7.557.56240.75
3998David KaufmanIMEUR2804W234WL7WW350BL165WW153BL54BD125WW184BW128WW124BW65B7.556.558.535.25
40128Dinesh Rajan MCMINT2765W181WD32WW37BW68WD43BL21WL16BW165BW292WW42BL28B7697443.25
407 players

30) TCEC Season 28 2025

The TCEC Season 28 final stages started 3rd August. Whilst Stockfish and LCZero contest the final yet again Integral and Obsidiandev-16 were above LCZero in the early stages. Stockfishdev is going to win the superfinal leading as it does 42-31 with 26 games to go, I will give all the games from this next week.

TCEC 28 Premier 2025 tcec-chess.com INT Sun 3rd Aug 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Final Round 56 Standings:
RkNameRtgGmsPts
1Stockfishdev-20250802-a37b38bd37315636.5
2LCZero0.31-dag-4d98c58-BT5-370000036925633.5
3Integral7.0.0-dev-0d55bc0235765631.5
4Obsidiandev-16.1436455629.5
5PlentyChess6.0.1435885626
6Berserk2025062236505624
7KomodoDragon3.336205623
8Ethereal14.4036185620
8 players
TCEC 28 Superfinal 2025 tcec-chess.com INT Sun 3rd Aug 2025 - Wed 10th Sep 2025
Leading Round 73 (of 100) Standings:
RkNameGmsPts
1Stockfishdev-20250824-678d503d7342
2LCZero0.33-dev-b4e98c1-BT4-6147500-it3327331
2 players

31) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Tuesday Blitz 9th September 2025

exe Slovakia Open 2025

Titled Tuesday Blitz 16th September 2025

SixDays Budapest Three Years 2025

3rd Gambit GM Closed 2025

Titled Tuesday Blitz 23rd September 2025

GCT Finals 2025

Titled Tuesday Blitz 30th September 2025

Chinese League Division A Pt 2 2025

Checkmate: USA vs India 2025

First Saturday October 2025

Texas Norm Super Swiss 2025

ch-USA 2025

Rotterdam Chess 2025

28th Hoogeveen Chess 2025

33rd World Seniors 2025

28th OIBM 2025

3rd Freundschachts-Open 2025

36th Leuven Open 2025

CCCSA Charlotte Fall Invitational 2025

15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025

Vietnam Open 2025

61st Groningen Chess Festival 2025

Hong Kong International Open 2025

Bambuchess Chess Festival 2025

Graz Open 2026

85th Noteboom Tournament 2026

8th Prague International Chess Festival 2026

59th Biel Chess Festival 2026

47th Ghent Open 2026

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