THE WEEK IN CHESS 1620 24th November 2025 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) FIDE World Cup 2025
3) 19th SPICE Cup Open 2025
4) 38th Belgrade Trophy 2025
5) 86th ch-ARM 1st League 2025
6) CCCSA Charlotte Fall Invitational 2025
7) KazChess Masters 2025
8) ch-BUL 2025
9) ch-Arab Indiv 2025
10) 3rd Leonine GM 2025
11) Dubna 2025
12) Goris Open 2025
13) Magistral ITT Copa Revolucion 2025
14) Zhu Jiner vs. Andreikin 2025
15) 48th Tenkes Cup 2025
16) 36th Tamil Nadu IM 2025
17) 37th Tamil Nadu IM 2025
18) Ganja Open 2025
19) Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025
20) Kilkenny Masters 2025
21) ch-HUN Qualification 2025
22) 34th TCh-CRO Div 1a 1b 2025
23) 9th European Small Nations Teams 2025
24) Belgian Interclubs 2025-26
25) Dutch League 2025-26
26) The path to mastery 2025
27) FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2025
28) Titled Tuesday Blitz 18th November 2025
29) chess.com Speed Chess 2025
30) UK Open Blitz Open Final 2025
31) Woodward-Oro ICC Match 2025
32) 1st 3-0 Thursday 2025
33) 3-0 Thursday 20th Nov 2025
34) 16th Hainan Danzhou GM 2025
35) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
EventTimeGames
FIDE World Cup 2025cl,rap,bli24 games
19th SPICE Cup Open 2025cl140 games
38th Belgrade Trophy 2025cl24 games
86th ch-ARM 1st League 2025cl12 games
CCCSA Charlotte Fall Invitational 2025cl120 games
KazChess Masters 2025cl15 games
ch-BUL 2025cl20 games
ch-Arab Indiv 2025cl108 games
3rd Leonine GM 2025cl29 games
Dubna 2025cl15 games
Goris Open 2025cl18 games
Magistral ITT Copa Revolucion 2025cl23 games
Zhu Jiner vs. Andreikin 2025cl,rap5 games
36th Tamil Nadu IM 2025cl25 games
37th Tamil Nadu IM 2025cl20 games
Ganja Open 2025cl36 games
Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025cl112 games
Kilkenny Masters 2025cl18 games
ch-HUN Qualification 2025cl28 games
34th TCh-CRO Div 1a 1b 2025cl555 games
9th European Small Nations Teams 2025cl140 games
Belgian Interclubs 2025-26cl48 games
Dutch League 2025-26cl40 games
The path to mastery 2025cl54 games
FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2025rap,bli196 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 18th November 2025bli1770 games
chess.com Speed Chess 2025bli74 games
UK Open Blitz Open Final 2025bli239 games
Woodward-Oro ICC Match 2025bli12 games
1st 3-0 Thursday 2025bli988 games
3-0 Thursday 20th Nov 2025bli1769 games
16th Hainan Danzhou GM 2025rap,bli24 games
6701 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, David Llada and everyone else who helped with this issue.

Wei Yi and Javokhir Sindarov contest the final of the World Cup. They have already qualified for the Candidates. Wei Yi defeated Andrey Esipenko in the semifinal coming back from a lost position to win the game and match following a terrible blunder from his opponent. Esipenko still has the chance of a Candidates place and he took a big stride towards that with a win against Nodirbek Yakubboev in the first game of the 3rd-4th playoff. The London Chess Classic starts on Wednesday, it's a great event and I'm looking forward to it. Danny Gormally won the UK Blitz Championships this weekend but 10 year old Bodhana Sivanandan's dominant win in the women's event shows just what an exciting talent she it already.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) FIDE World Cup 2025

The FIDE World Cup takes place in Goa, India, Sat 1st to Wed 26th Nov 2025. Players include: World Champion Gukesh, Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa, Giri, So, Keymer, Wei Yi, Abdusattorov, Mamedyarov, Niemann, MVL, Nepomniachtchi, Le, Rapport, Aronian etc. It is a seven round knockout but the top 50 players only enter the competition in round 2 alongside the 78 winners of Round 1. The top three finishers will qualify for the Candidates tournament although players such as Gukesh and Giri and Caruana don't require this and the extra place will be awarded to "another path" in the qualification system.

FIDE World Cup 2025 Goa IND Sat 1st Nov 2025 - Wed 26th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 8 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Sindarov, Javokhir0.5
1Wei, Yi0.5
3rd-4th
3Esipenko, Andrey1
4Yakubboev, Nodirbek0
Round 7
1Sindarov, Javokhir1.5
2Yakubboev, Nodirbek0.5
1Wei, Yi1.5
2Esipenko, Andrey0.5
Round 6
1Sindarov, Javokhir3.5
2Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo2.5
1Wei, Yi2.5
2Erigaisi, Arjun1.5
1Esipenko, Andrey4
2Shankland, Sam3
1Yakubboev, Nodirbek1.5
2Donchenko, Alexander0.5
Round 5
1Sindarov, Javokhir1.5
2Svane, Frederik0.5
1Erigaisi, Arjun1.5
2Aronian, Levon0.5
1Shankland, Sam3.0
2Dubov, Daniil1.0
1Donchenko, Alexander4.5
2Le, Quang Liem3.5
1Yakubboev, Nodirbek1.5
2Sargissian, Gabriel0.5
1Esipenko, Andrey2.5
2Grebnev, Aleksey1.5
1Wei, Yi1.5
2Sevian, Samuel0.5
1Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo3.5
2Harikrishna, Pentala2.5
37 players

3) 19th SPICE Cup Open 2025

The 19th SPICE Cup Open takes place 19th to 24th November 2025.

19th SPICE Cup Open 2025 Bellevue, WA USA Wed 19th Nov 2025 - Mon 24th Nov 2025
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
13Corrales Jimenez, FidelGMUSA25196.541
24Belous, VladimirGMRUS2495640
31Zhou, JianchaoGMUSA2591639.5
42Nyzhnyk, IllyaGMUKR2544636.5
518Kaufman, RaymondIMCAN2213633.5
68Keleberda, TymurFMCAN2370542
711He, DanielUSA2288539
816Siddarth, MIND2220537
95Stearman, JosiahIMUSA2477536.5
109Lee, MichaelIMUSA2319535
1110Degenbaev, AzizFMKGZ23024.537
1222Guntaka, AayanshUSA21324.535.5
1315Wang, TedFMUSA22244.533
1417Lee, MeganFMUSA22144.532.5
1521Vemparala, NikashCMUSA21934.532
167Bick, Gabriel James KoopIMUSA23704.530
1713Doknjas, NeilCMCAN22594.529
1820Porter, Ryan WFMUSA2200437.5
196Boros, DenesGMHUN2391435
2025Jammalamadaka, VihaanCMUSA2083428.5
2128Iinuma, Paul YUSA20473.537
2212Willy, StephenFMUSA22693.536.5
2332Xu, Zhihan (Samuel)CMCAN20123.531.5
2427Kona, VidipUSA20533.531
2529Gottumukkala, AnanthUSA20463.527.5
2619Arjun, C KrishnamachariIND22073.527
2733Vuyyuru, ShriyanAFMUSA2006329.5
2823Harish, NeerajCMUSA2107328
2914Kogen, JonathanUSA2235327
3031Darvekar, YashACMCAN2018327
3135Palathingal, RafaelCMUSA1984327
3236Karthikeyan, HarishkumarUSA1948327
3337Taylor, AshtonCAN19412.529.5
3426Tessiore, Luca GUSA20832.527.5
3534Pisan, KaiUSA20032.524.5
3624Ravi, Krishna GAIMIND20961.525.5
3738Atikankhotchasee, ManunthonWFMTHA168709
3830Liu, Zachary HankunCAN203408
38 players

4) 38th Belgrade Trophy 2025

The 38th Belgrade Trophy takes place 22nd to 30th November 2025.

38th Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Sun 30th Nov 2025
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Bryakin, MikhailGMSRB24762122
23Milanovic, DaniloGMSRB23962122
34Timoshin, MaximFMFID23802122
45Sutormin, DanilaFMRUS23652122
56Lajthajm, BorkoGMSRB23502122
69Martic, IvanFMSRB22882122
713Srdanovic, JovanaWIMSRB22052122
821Andrijevic, MilanIMSRB21032122
929Dimitrijevic, DusanSRB20482122
102Tadic, StefanIMSRB2421211.51.5
117Stanojoski, ZvonkoGMMKD2345211.51.5
1211Postnikov, ArtemFMRUS2251211.51.5
1315Chelushkina, IrinaWGMSRB2178211.51.5
1417Sabirov, RafaelGER2171211.51.5
1523Fisher, TimofeyFID2084211.51.5
1630Manukonda, ArunIND2043211.51.5
1732Poleksic, DusanSRB2031211.51.5
188Petrovic, AleksaFMSRB22912111
1912Gunduz, Umut ErdemIMTUR22362111
2037Vulinovic, RadivojeSRB20192111
2110Todorovic, Goran MGMSRB22621.51.52.51,75
2231Markovic, MilovanFMSRB20391.51.52.51,75
2318Sredojevic, IvanIMSRB21531.51.521,25
2420Marjanovic, RastkoSRB21161.51.521,25
2524Bukvic, MihailoFMMNE20751.51.521,25
2661Milanko, NikolaSRB19031.51.521,25
2768Jevtic, MiroljubFMSRB18761.51.521,25
2869Alimov, FedorSRB18751.51.521,25
2975Jurisic, LukasSRB18501.51.521,25
30128Tutar, KayraTUR15991.51.521,25
3125Sreekarthika, VelmuruganWFMSGP20661.51.51.50,75
3234Stamatovic, AleksandarSRB20241.51.51.50,75
3350Khaleev, Timofey DFID19381.51.51.50,75
3472Lalic, MileSRB18701.51.51.50,75
3526Stankovic, AndreaSRB20621.511.51
3643Maric, DraganFMSRB19541.511.51
37131Ari, YigitcanTUR15541.511.51
3814Popchev, MilkoGMBUL21941.50.521,25
3916Belke, Frank Dr.FMAUT21781.50.521,25
4019Subhrajit, DeyIND21521.50.521,25
146 players

5) 86th ch-ARM 1st League 2025

The Armenian 1st League takes place 23rd November to 3rd December 2025. This confusing title has lead me to think this is their actual national championships in the past, it isn't, it's a qualifier for the real thing early next year.

86th ch-ARM 1st League Yerevan ARM Sun 23rd Nov 2025 - Wed 3rd Dec 2025
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Gharibyan, MamikonARM24931.51,2510
12Piliposyan, RobertARM24411.51,2510
38Hakobyan, ErikARM23961.50,7510
11Agasarov, BenikARM23911.50,7510
510Davtyan, ArsenARM24501.50.510
64Ohanyan, EminARM248811,2510
79Arakelyan, ManvelARM238210,7510
87Sukiasyan, Vahe A.ARM245310.520
96Sahakyan, Arman K.ARM21190.50,7510
101Gyurjinyan, ValterARM21870.50,7500
115Davtyan, Davit M.ARM22520.50.510
123Tiraturyan, DavidARM22670010
12 players
86th ch-ARM 1st League Yerevan ARM Sun 23rd Nov 2025 - Wed 3rd Dec 2025. Category: 5. Ave: (2360)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Gharibyan, Mamikon GM ARM 2493 # = 1 1.5 2482
2 Piliposyan, Robert IM ARM 2441 # 1 = 1.5 2513
3 Hakobyan, Erik IM ARM 2396 # = 1 1.5 2379
4 Agasarov, Benik IM ARM 2391 = # 1 1.5 2573
5 Davtyan, Arsen IM ARM 2450 # = 1 1.5 2571
6 Ohanyan, Emin GM ARM 2488 = # = 1 2416
7 Arakelyan, Manvel FM ARM 2382 = # = 1 2370
8 Sukiasyan, Vahe A. FM ARM 2453 0 # 1 1 2280
9 Sahakyan, Arman K. ARM 2119 = 0 # 0.5 2232
10 Gyurjinyan, Valter CM ARM 2187 0 = # 0.5 2274
11 Davtyan, Davit M. ARM 2252 0 = # 0.5 2196
12 Tiraturyan, David ARM 2267 0 0 # 0 2421

6) CCCSA Charlotte Fall Invitational 2025

The CCCSA Charlotte Fall Invitational taakes place 21st to 25th November 2025.

CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGmsPts
1Ringoir, TanguyGM252564.5
2Zhu, LinxiFM226164
3Budisavljevic, LukaGM252463.5
4Kunka, HarshidIM247263.5
5Matviishen, ViktorGM254263
6V, Sai Krishna GIM241263
7Shankar, GauriIM240763
8Atwell, RoseFM234962
9Hebbar, EshaanIM218962
10Chirilov, JamesFM224061.5
10 players
CCCSA Fall GMA 2025 Charlotte USA Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2392)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ringoir, Tanguy GM BEL 2525 # 1 = = = 1 1 4.5 2591
2 Zhu, Linxi FM USA 2261 0 # 1 1 0 1 1 4 2520
3 Budisavljevic, Luka GM SRB 2524 = 0 # = = 1 1 3.5 2443
4 Kunka, Harshid IM USA 2472 = = # 0 = 1 1 3.5 2458
5 Sai, Krishna G V IM CAN 2412 = 1 # 0 = = = 3 2422
6 Gauri, Shankar IM IND 2407 0 = 1 # = = = 3 2415
7 Matviishen, Viktor GM UKR 2542 = 0 = = # 1 = 3 2339
8 Hebbar, Eshaan IM USA 2189 1 0 = 0 # 0 = 2 2254
9 Atwell, Rose FM USA 2349 0 0 0 = = 1 # 2 2253
10 Chirilov, James A FM USA 2240 0 0 0 = = = # 1.5 2216
CCCSA Fall GMB 2025 Charlotte USA Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGmsPts
1Bharathakoti, HarshaGM252665
2Wang, TianqiIM234465
3Bruzon, LazaroGM255064
4Cordova, EmilioGM248864
5Jing, AndrewFM229763.5
6Latorre, VincentFM230162.5
7Ludwig, JohnIM235462
8Guo, EthanFM231861.5
9Melillo, LuciusFM228661.5
10Yang, Jingyun RyanFM235261
10 players
CCCSA Fall GMB 2025 Charlotte USA Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2382)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Harsha, Bharathakoti GM IND 2526 # = = 1 1 1 1 5 2667
2 Wang, Tianqi IM USA 2344 # = = 1 1 1 1 5 2662
3 Bruzon Batista, Lazaro GM USA 2550 = = # 1 = = 1 4 2476
4 Cordova, Emilio GM PER 2488 = = # 0 1 1 1 4 2479
5 Jing, Andrew FM USA 2297 0 1 # 1 0 = 1 3.5 2440
6 Latorre, Vincent FM CAN 2301 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 2.5 2341
7 Ludwig, John IM USA 2354 0 0 0 1 # = = 2 2257
8 Melillo, Lucius FM USA 2286 0 = 0 = = # 0 1.5 2199
9 Guo, Ethan FM USA 2318 0 0 0 0 1 # = 1.5 2182
10 Yang, Jingyun (ryan) FM CAN 2352 0 0 0 0 = = # 1 2126
CCCSA Fall IMC 2025 Charlotte USA Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGmsPts
1Frank, AdamIM232664.5
2Venkatesh, NarayanFM221464.5
3Talukdar, RohanIM238864
4Cherukuri, NiteshFM227863.5
5Bilych, OleksiiIM244763
6Wu, JonathanCM219263
7Shangin, Lev213262.5
8Nasta, Kiren219762
9Gaw, ChloeWIM204462
10Patel, Maahir219961
10 players
CCCSA Fall IMC 2025 Charlotte USA Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025. Category: None. Ave: (2242)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Frank, Adam IM CZE 2326 # = = 1 = 1 1 4.5 2468
2 Venkatesh, Narayan FM USA 2214 = # 0 1 1 1 1 4.5 2455
3 Talukdar, Rohan IM CAN 2388 = # 1 = = = 1 4 2374
4 Cherukuri, Nitesh FM USA 2278 0 1 0 # 1 1 = 3.5 2285
5 Bilych, Oleksii IM UKR 2447 = 0 = # 0 1 1 3 2217
6 Wu, Jonathan CM CAN 2192 0 0 # 0 1 1 1 3 2185
7 Shangin, Lev USA 2132 0 0 1 1 # 0 = 2.5 2206
8 Nasta, Kiren Vivek USA 2197 = 0 0 0 1 # = 2 2122
9 Gaw, Chloe WIM USA 2044 = 0 0 0 = # 1 2 2159
10 Patel, Maahir M USA 2199 0 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 1935
CCCSA Fall IMD 2025 Charlotte USA Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiRtgGmsPts
1Pyrih, RomanIM241965
2Bilovil, BogdanIM246364.5
3Lima, DarcyGM239664
4Duong, Vu AnhCM207563.5
5Liang, Yu-Cheng214663
6Liu, PatrickFM222162.5
7Luger, Sam224862
8Adamson, RobbyFM221162
9Karthi, JashithCM214262
10Chu, AlexFM210261.5
10 players
CCCSA Fall IMD 2025 Charlotte USA Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025. Category: None. Ave: (2242)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Pyrih, Roman IM UKR 2419 # = 1 1 = 1 1 5 2487
2 Bilovil, Bogdan IM UKR 2463 = # = = 1 1 1 4.5 2420
3 Lima, Darcy GM BRA 2396 = # 0 = 1 1 1 4 2334
4 Duong Vu Anh CM VIE 2075 0 = 1 # = 1 = 3.5 2371
5 Liang, Yu-Cheng CM USA 2146 0 0 = # 1 1 = 3 2255
6 Liu, Patrick FM USA 2221 0 = 0 # = = 1 2.5 2204
7 Karthi, Jashith CM USA 2142 = 0 0 # 0 = 1 2 2129
8 Adamson, Robby FM USA 2211 0 0 = = 1 # 0 2 2059
9 Luger, Sam USA 2248 0 0 = = = # = 2 2101
10 Chu, Alex Haoning FM USA 2102 0 0 0 0 1 = # 1.5 2087

7) KazChess Masters 2025

The KazChess Masters takes place 20th to 30th November 2025.

KazChess Masters 2025 Almaty KAZ Thu 20th Nov 2025 - Sun 30th Nov 2025. Category: 13. Ave: (2572)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sarana, Alexey GM SRB 2675 # 1 1 1 3 2541
2 Murzin, Volodar GM FID 2655 # = = 1 2 2674
3 Nogerbek, Kazybek GM KAZ 2538 = # = = 1.5 2552
4 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2633 = # = = 1.5 2603
5 Ansat, Aldiyar IM KAZ 2476 0 = # 1 1.5 2562
6 Chigaev, Maksim GM ESP 2628 # = = = 1.5 2530
7 Karthikeyan, Murali GM IND 2662 0 = = # 1 2520
8 Mamedov, Edgar GM KAZ 2492 = 0 = # 1 2454
9 Nurgaliyev, Sauat IM KAZ 2437 0 = # = 1 2484
10 Makhnev, Denis GM KAZ 2525 0 = = # 1 2425

8) ch-BUL 2025

The Bulgarian Championship takes place 21st to 28th November 2025.

ch-BUL 2025 Chavdar BUL Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Fri 28th Nov 2025
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Petrov, MartinGMBUL2548303 ...5,75
26Enchev, IvajloGMBUL24092.502.5 ...4.5
35Ninov, NikolaiGMBUL2326202 ...4,25
49Kozhuharov, SpasIMBUL2337202 ...4
58Tashkov, RumenBUL2126202 ...3,75
67Spasov, VasilGMBUL2368202 ...3,75
71Ardenski, DimitarBUL2095202 ...3
84Yanev, PavelBUL21891.501.5 ...3
92Rusev, KrasimirGMBUL24571.501.5 ...3,25
1010Vutov, MarioBUL22481.501.5 ...2,75
10 players
ch-BUL 2025 Chavdar BUL Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Fri 28th Nov 2025. Category: 3. Ave: (2310)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Petrov, Martin GM BUL 2548 # = 1 1 = 3 2447
2 Enchev, Ivajlo GM BUL 2409 # = = = 1 2.5 2362
3 Ninov, Nikolai GM BUL 2326 = # = = = 2 2310
4 Kozhuharov, Spas IM BUL 2337 = = # = = 2 2380
5 Spasov, Vasil GM BUL 2368 = = # = = 2 2293
6 Tashkov, Rumen BUL 2126 0 = = # 1 2 2368
7 Ardenski, Dimitar BUL 2095 0 # 1 = = 2 2361
8 Rusev, Krasimir GM BUL 2457 = = 0 # = 1.5 2220
9 Yanev, Pavel BUL 2189 = = 0 = # 1.5 2145
10 Vutov, Mario BUL 2248 0 = = = # 1.5 2245

9) ch-Arab Indiv 2025

The Arabian Championships takes place 17th to 25th November 2025.

ch-Arab Indiv Men 2025 Kuwait City KUW Mon 17th Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
17Kandil, AdhamIMEGY2301602529
29Khoder, AkramFMLBN2249602326
32Wafa, HamedIMEGY23695.5125.528.5
44Al Hosani, OmranIMUAE23145.5024.528.5
51Arab, AdlaneIMALG24655024.528
63George Samir, DavidIMEGY23645020.524
724Chekh Adm Khedr, AramFMSYR20984.502529
822Ahmed, FareedFMUAE21094.502427
918Alothman, Ali Layth AhmedFMIRQ21594.5023.526.5
1023Sultan, IbrahimIMUAE20984.502326.5
1126Seder, MohammedFMPLE20774.5020.523.5
125Fandi, Mazen.FMSYR23104.5020.523.5
1311Hadj Kholti, YasserCMMAR22344.502023
148Aziz, HusainIMQAT22674.501821
1521Alrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah SFMKSA21144021.524.5
1613Salih, Akar Ali SalihFMIRQ22124020.523.5
176Tissir, MohamedIMMAR2309402023
1810Sentissi, YassineCMMAR2237402023
1916Amdouni, ZoubaierFMTUN2186402023
2019Khaled, Waleed AbdullahYEM2141402022
2120Ayyad, HusainFMBRN21264019.522
2230Rashid, Husain AlhammadiCMUAE20004019.521.5
2314Gameel, MohamedIMYEM2198401922
2415Mansour, SameerIMJOR21974018.521.5
2534Mero, Aghiad.SYR19113.502428
2612Boulrens, Ala EddineALG22143.502226
2728Naser Eldean, AhmedCMLBA20153.502124
2829Hamad, EssamUAE20033.501922
2931Al-Hajiri, BaderFMKUW1948302327
3017Ahmad, Al KhatibGMJOR2175302326
3127Mohamed, Saeed LailyCMUAE2042302224.5
3225Alhassadi, Yousef A.FMLBA2089302224.5
3332Al Ibrahim, AbdulrahmanCMKUW1928302023
3435Abdulrahim, SalemUAE1892302022.5
3537Al-Kuwari, HamadCMQAT18183018.520
3640Al Jabri, RashidOMA17973018.520
3739Hussain, HashemKUW18173017.519.5
3843Khalaf, AliKUW1726301719
3936Alsaqer, MeshalAIMKUW18373016.518.5
4038Al Abdali, Zeyad SalehAIMKSA1818301517
52 players
ch-Arab Indiv Women 2025 Kuwait City KUW Mon 17th Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Nassr, LinaWIMALG20665.5023.527
214Miladi, AmenWFMTUN18425.5023.527
36Boshra, AlshaebyWIMJOR19445.502326.5
47Al Maamari, Wafia DarwishWFMUAE19225024.528
55Latreche, SabrinaWIMALG19605022.526
622Makhlouf, AhlamWFMMAR17075022.525
78Fawaz, NadiaWCMLBN19225020.524
83Ruba, Al-QudahWIMJOR2055402427.5
916Alaa, DemaWCMEGY1800402225
109Ahlam, RashedWIMUAE1920402124
114Sawan, EmanWFMPLE19614020.524
1217Albarbari, Kareen Kamal JalaladinWFMIRQ17924020.523.5
1318Alazmi, AmaniWCMKUW17644018.521
1410Mohamed Zaki, JanaWIMEGY1902401720
1511Mahmoud, RoulaWFMSYR18833.5023.526.5
1613Sara, Masood AbdullahWCMIRQ18433.502326
1723Al Kalbani, WadimaWFMUAE17023.5020.523
1824Al Aisaee, AnatOMA16933.5019.521.5
1919El Mteri, KhadijaMAR17623.501921
2028Nema, RababWCMKUW16423.501820.5
2120Faqeeh, YaraWCMPLE17213.501820.5
221Wafa, ShahendaWGMEGY21093021.525.5
2315Alsemairi, DaliaWCMKSA18333021.524.5
2421Echcharbiny, WissalMAR1719302123.5
2525Almaamari, Zainab DarwishWCMUAE1688301821.5
2632Alhasan, ZainahKUW15833017.519.5
2731Al Nadabi, YomnaOMA1597301719
2812El Barbry, SarahMAR18832.5019.522.5
2930Alotaibi, Maitha Abdulrahman AKSA16092.5019.521.5
3033Obaid, DaniaBRN1451201921
3126Al-Khulaifi, GhadaWCMQAT16742017.520.5
3229Ali Khan, AmaniACMLBN16182016.519
3327Ahmed, NajlaBRN1648101820
33 players

10) 3rd Leonine GM 2025

The 3rd Leonine GM tournament took place in Dhaka 15th to 23rd November 2025. Varshney Aaryan won with 7/9.

3rd Leonine GM 2025 Dhaka BAN Sat 15th Nov 2025 - Sun 23rd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Aaryan, VarshneyIMIND25007053.5 ...
27Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGMUZB25536.5062.5 ...
35Mohammad Fahad, RahmanIMBAN24146053 ...
46Nguyen, Duc HoaGMVIE24305.5032.5 ...
53Manon, Reja NeerIMBAN23605032 ...
61Panesar, VedantFMIND24194021.5 ...
72Sakline Mostafa, SajidFMBAN23603121 ...
88Reefat, Bin-SattarGMBAN23313221.5 ...
94Abu Sufian, ShakilIMBAN22392.5111.5 ...
1010Zia, Tahsin TajwarFMBAN23382.5211 ...
10 players
3rd Leonine GM 2025 Dhaka BAN Sat 15th Nov 2025 - Sun 23rd Nov 2025. Category: 6. Ave: (2394)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Aaryan, Varshney IM IND 2500 # 1 = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 7 2603
2 Mohammad Fahad, Rahman IM BAN 2414 0 # 1 1 0 1 = = 1 1 6 2517
3 Nguyen, Duc Hoa GM VIE 2430 = 0 # 1 = = 1 1 = = 5.5 2470
4 Abdisalimov, Abdimalik GM UZB 2553 = 0 0 # 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 2513
5 Manon, Reja Neer IM BAN 2360 0 1 = 0 # = = 1 1 = 5 2441
6 Panesar, Vedant FM IND 2419 = 0 = = # 1 0 1 = 4 2372
7 Sakline Mostafa, Sajid FM BAN 2360 0 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 0 1 3 2273
8 Reefat, Bin-Sattar GM BAN 2331 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 # = 1 3 2276
9 Zia, Tahsin Tajwar FM BAN 2338 = 0 = 0 0 0 1 = # 0 2.5 2235
10 Abu Sufian, Shakil IM BAN 2239 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 1 # 2.5 2246

11) Dubna 2025

The Dubna IM tournament took place 13th to 19th November 2025. Igor Vershinin won wtih 6.5/9.

Dubna IM 2025 Dubna RUS Thu 13th Nov 2025 - Wed 19th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Vershinin, IgorRUS22726.50527.5
24Kleschevnikov, ArsenyFID216251.5420,75
36Yurasov, MatfeyFID227551521,25
47Shturman, ArseniyFID238850.5521,25
53Kleimenov, NikolayFID22774.50420
62Khruschiov, AlexeyMDA227042418.5
75Sitnikov, AntonUKR238342417,25
88Egorov, EvgenyKAZ220141517.5
91Fedorov, Artem AlekRUS220141417,75
1010Kononenko, DmitryUKR215530512,75
10 players
Dubna IM 2025 Dubna RUS Thu 13th Nov 2025 - Wed 19th Nov 2025. Category: 1. Ave: (2258)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Vershinin, Igor FM RUS 2272 # = = 1 1 0 1 1 = 1 6.5 2423
2 Yurasov, Matfey FM FID 2275 = # = = 0 1 0 = 1 1 5 2300
3 Shturman, Arseniy FM FID 2388 = = # 0 0 1 1 = 1 = 5 2287
4 Kleschevnikov, Arseny CM FID 2162 0 = 1 # = = 0 = 1 1 5 2312
5 Kleimenov, Nikolay CM FID 2277 0 1 1 = # 1 = 0 0 = 4.5 2256
6 Khruschiov, Alexey GM MDA 2270 1 0 0 = 0 # 1 = = = 4 2214
7 Fedorov, Artem Alek CM RUS 2201 0 1 0 1 = 0 # 1 0 = 4 2222
8 Egorov, Evgeny IM KAZ 2201 0 = = = 1 = 0 # = = 4 2222
9 Sitnikov, Anton IM UKR 2383 = 0 0 0 1 = 1 = # = 4 2202
10 Kononenko, Dmitry FM UKR 2155 0 0 = 0 = = = = = # 3 2145

12) Goris Open 2025

The Goris Open took place 12th to 20th November 2025. Manuel Petrosyan edged out Edgar Hayrapetyan on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

Goris Open 2025 Goris ARM Wed 12th Nov 2025 - Thu 20th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Petrosyan ManuelGMARM2567748.553.50
217Hayrapetyan EdgarFMARM227874144.50
31Lysyj IgorGMFID25746.54548.50
45Ohanyan EminGMARM248864751.50
512Sahakyan AleksIMARM2377644.548.50
69Hakobyan ErikIMARM239664447.50
710Gasparyan Erik R.IMARM2386643.545.50
84Gharibyan MamikonGMARM2493643450
915Chaqryan ErikFMARM235464245.50
106Davtyan ArturIMARM24825.54447.50
1119Davtyan Davit M.ARM22525.542460
1222Navoyan GagikCMARM21905.540.542.50
1314Pogosyan StefanIMARM2354541.545.50
148Davtyan ArsenIMARM245054144.50
1513Hakobyan MenuaFMARM2361540.543.50
1611Pashikyan RudolfFMARM2378538.542.50
1727Ghimoyan NarekCMARM2134537.541.50
1821Manukyan AleksARM2213537.5410
1925Sultanbek ZeinepWIMKAZ215053740.50
2024Serikbay AsselWIMKAZ2174537400
2116Ambartsumian TyhranFMARM23254.543460
2223Baghdasaryan DavitARM21864.536.538.50
2328Manukyan Sevak N.ARM21344.536390
2418Aakanksha HagawaneWIMIND2274440.544.50
2545Melkonyan DavitARM1871439.543.50
2633Karpenko AntonCMFID2119437.539.50
2739Poormosavi Seyed KananIRI2050437.539.50
2834Neshan ArshiyaIRI2107437390
2943Aghazaryan AlbertARM1934436.539.50
3040Avagyan ArtushARM2022434.537.50
3136Stepanyan AraratARM2076434370
3230Kalambetov AntonRUS2122431.534.50
3341Soghomonyan TigranARM2019430320
3426Alikhanyan ArtakARM2142429.531.50
3537Aarit KapilCMIND20503.540.544.50
363Visakh N RGMIND25403.540.5440
3720Torosyan VolodyaCMARM22353.535370
3829Khachatryan AnnaWFMARM21313.535370
3931Manukyan ArtyomCMARM21213.534370
4042Khalafvand Dorsa SadatWCMIRI19733.532340
45 players

13) Magistral ITT Copa Revolucion 2025

The Magistral ITT Copa Revolucion took place 12th to 17th November 2025. Mahel Boyer edged out Isik Can on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

Copa Revolucion Open 2025 Mexico City MEX Wed 12th Nov 2025 - Mon 17th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Boyer, MahelGMFRA2523705055
22Can, IsikGMTUR25277048.553.5
34Elias Reyes, Jorge RobertoIMCUB24906.504751
45Miranda Mesa, ElierGMCUB24756047.551.5
513Gonzalez Zharikov, AndreyCMMEX2254604548.5
66Larino Nieto, DavidGMESP2437604448
714Galaviz Medina, Atlas AdomaytisCMMEX22386043.547
89Gutierrez Delgado, Yusuan A.FMCUB2301604043.5
910Torres Rosas, Luis CarlosIMMEX22915.5049.553
107Rodriguez Hernandez, Luis DanielIMCUB23915.5046.550.5
1111Zacarias Rodriguez, SantiagoFMMEX22805.5042.546
1212Perez Garcia, Rodney OscarIMCUB22585.5041.545.5
1324Vazquez Espino, UrielCMMEX21095.5040.546
1427Hernandez, Jimenez Alexander AndresFMVEN20695.5037.543
1530Diaz Guerrero, Jesus DanielCMMEX20595042.546
1619Muniz Guevara, Amanda MariaWFMCUB2149504245.5
1715Varela Velazquez, Carlos FranciscoFMMEX2204504045
1823Lopez Calderon, Alfonso AlCMMEX21205039.542.5
1920De La O Lopez, Juan AndresNMMEX2136503942.5
2033Cortes Medina, FernandoCMMEX1922503637
2134Lerma Castillo, JuanMEX19185032.537.5
2217Estrada Nieto, JulianIMMEX21715032.537.5
238Benitez Lozano, JavierFMMEX23124.503942.5
2422Laredo, Ruiz GiannyCUB21224.5037.542
2518Luna Javier, Edgar FroylanFMMEX21584.5037.541
2629Agama Hernandez, Luis FernandoCMMEX20624.503538.5
2735Guerrero Galeana, Gerardo VladimirMEX19154.5033.538
2832Carrillo Fonseca, Miguel AngelMEX19424.503336
2931Navarro, Roman NUSA20114.5032.537
3036Sanchez Jimenez, Ruben EduardoMEX18194.5031.533.5
3128Miranda Rodriguez, TaniaWIMMEX20634040.542.5
3225Fogo Esquivel, Levi Kalani AlexanderFMMEX2100403943
3316Zaragoza Alanis, Miguel ArnulfoCMMEX2200403842
3421Martinez Flores, MatiasFMMEX21344037.541.5
3540Castillo Vallejo, KimberlyMEX1763403740
3626Vega Garcia, Jorge ArturoFMMEX2083403438
3749Reyes Vera Ojeda, BiaaniMEX16224033.534.5
3847Velazquez Sanchez, Ian GaelMEX16484030.531.5
3938Trejo Utrera, Hector NaelMEX17983.5037.540.5
4037Moya Aguilar, MoisesMEX18163.503639
52 players

14) Zhu Jiner vs. Andreikin 2025

The Zhu Jiner vs. Andreikin match took place 14th to 19th November 2025. Andreikin won 3-1 in the Classical and 2.5-1.5 in the rapid.

Zhu-Andreikin Classical Nanhu, Jiaxing CHN Fri 14th Nov 2025 - Wed 19th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234Pts
1Andreikin, DmitryGMFID2710=11=3
2Zhu, JinerGMCHN2579=00=1
2 players
Zhu-Andreikin Rapid Nanhu, Jiaxing CHN Fri 14th Nov 2025 - Wed 19th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234Pts
1Andreikin, DmitryGMFID2710==1=2.5
2Zhu, JinerGMCHN2579==0=1.5
2 players

15) 48th Tenkes Cup 2025

The 48th Tenkes Cup took place 13th to 21st November 2025. Lehel B.Garai edged out Benjamin Giles and Claus Pitschka on tie-break after all scored 6.5/9. It's been quite a few years since I've been able to find games for this event.

48th Tenkes Cup 2025 Siklos HUN Thu 13th Nov 2025 - Fri 21st Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11B.Garai, LehelHUN20706.537134
24Giles, BenjaminNZL19596.537031.5
33Pitschka, ClausGER20036.536.5032.5
46Schmeizl, CsabaHUN18955.536026.5
58Nemeth, Attila JanosHUN1890538022,25
62Juhasz, ZoltanHUN2040536.5023.5
75Grunwald, MatyasHUN1955533021.5
812Feher, LaszloHUN1845531.5021,75
97Somogyi, GaborHUN1891530.5022,25
1015Juhasz, Nagy SandorHUN1802530018.5
1114Debreczeni, DanielHUN18244.532.5018.5
1211Lovas, ZsoltHUN18544.532.5016,25
139Dios, LaszloHUN1867430.5014,75
1421Szilfai, JózsefHUN1731429013.5
1520Toth, CharlesFRA17433.52409,25
1622Bozovic, TatjanaCRO16743.523.508,25
1713Antal, JózsefHUN18393.523010,25
1819Joerg, SchemberaGER1744331.5014
1917Niedling, TamasHUN1764330014
2018Grunwald, Geza Dr.HUN175632806
2110Hafner, BernhardAUT18622.522.508
2224Obsitos, AndrasHUN153022406.5
2323Niedling, JanosHUN1651222.504
2416Papp, KarolyHUN1780219.508,75
24 players

16) 36th Tamil Nadu IM 2025

The 36th Tamil Nadu IM took place 14th to 20th November 2025. Ja Gireman won with 7/9.

36th Tamil Nadu IM 2025 Chennai IND Fri 14th Nov 2025 - Thu 20th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Gireman, JaIND22187028,255
24Podolchenko, EvgeniyBLR23416.5026.54
33Vivaan, Vishal ShahIND23315.5121,755
47Otero Acosta, DiasmanyCUB23065.5221,753
58Hari, Ganesh TIND21444.5019,252
69Kumaresh, AIND22484014,252
710Palencia Morales, Wilson GuillermoCOL22293.5013.52
85Jaiveer, MahendruIND2270319.52
91Claverie, RaulARG21643214.51
102Oblitas, CarlomagnoPER23212.5011,250
10 players
36th Tamil Nadu IM 2025 Chennai IND Fri 14th Nov 2025 - Thu 20th Nov 2025. Category: 1. Ave: (2257)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gireman, Ja CM IND 2218 # = 1 = = 1 1 = 1 1 7 2482
2 Podolchenko, Evgeniy GM BLR 2341 = # = = 1 1 = 1 1 = 6.5 2414
3 Vivaan Vishal Shah FM IND 2331 0 = # 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 5.5 2329
4 Otero Acosta, Diasmany IM CUB 2306 = = 0 # = = 1 1 1 = 5.5 2332
5 Hari Ganesh T IND 2144 = 0 1 = # = 0 = = 1 4.5 2270
6 Kumaresh, A CM IND 2248 0 0 0 = = # 1 = 1 = 4 2215
7 Palencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo IM COL 2229 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 1 = = 3.5 2180
8 Claverie, Raul IM ARG 2164 = 0 1 0 = = 0 # 0 = 3 2143
9 Jaiveer, Mahendru FM IND 2270 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 # 1 3 2131
10 Oblitas, Carlomagno IM PER 2321 0 = 0 = 0 = = = 0 # 2.5 2084

17) 37th Tamil Nadu IM 2025

The 37th Tamil Nadu IM took place 22nd to 28th November 2025.

37th Tamil Nadu IM 2025 Coimbatore IND Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Fri 28th Nov 2025
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Oblitas, CarlomagnoIMPER2321305.52
28Aakash, GFMIND23733052
39Podolchenko, EvgeniyGMBLR23412.514,751
42Jaidambareesh, N RCMIND22552.523.52
57Sharnarthi, VireshFMIND23182.5232
63Claverie, RaulIMARG2164203,751
74Samyak, DharewaFMIND23291.502,251
81Palencia Morales, Wilson GuillermoIMCOL22291111
95Gomez Sanchez, Jorge MarcosIMCUB2262122,750
1010Sarveshwaran, VCMIND2291122.50
10 players
37th Tamil Nadu IM 2025 Coimbatore IND Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Fri 28th Nov 2025. Category: 2. Ave: (2288)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Oblitas, Carlomagno IM PER 2321 # = 1 = 1 3 2504
2 Aakash, G FM IND 2373 = # = 1 1 3 2462
3 Podolchenko, Evgeniy GM BLR 2341 # 1 = = = 2.5 2348
4 Jaidambareesh N R CM IND 2255 0 # 1 = 1 2.5 2351
5 Sharnarthi Viresh FM IND 2318 0 # 1 1 = 2.5 2396
6 Claverie, Raul IM ARG 2164 = = 0 # 1 2 2300
7 Samyak Dharewa FM IND 2329 0 = 0 # 1 1.5 2228
8 Gomez Sanchez, Jorge Marcos IM CUB 2262 = 0 = 0 # 1 2145
9 Sarveshwaran V CM IND 2291 0 = = # 0 1 2088
10 Palencia Morales, Wilson Guillermo IM COL 2229 0 0 0 1 # 1 2067

18) Ganja Open 2025

The Ganja Open took place 11th to 17th November 2025. Leon Luke Mendonca won with 7/9. Final Round games now available.

Ganja Open 2025 Ganja AZE Tue 11th Nov 2025 - Mon 17th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Mendonca, Leon LukeGMIND262070265640
23Zhao, JunGMCHN25316.50255636.5
34Iljiushenok, IliaGMFID25216.50247637
46Babazada, KhazarIMAZE25096.50244937.5
52Romanov, EvgenyGMMKD256760252440.5
614Talibov, ShiroghlanIMAZE244360249439
710Ahmad, KhaganIMAZE245860248539
822Davudov, TunarCMAZE233960246838
97Alekseev, EvgenyGMISR250860244736.5
1011Mayank, ChakrabortyIMIND245460240934.5
1115Sanikidze, TornikeGMGEO241160238035
1217Gong, SunleIMCHN237460237934.5
1319John, Veny AkkarakaranFMIND234760237234
1423Suleymanli, SuleymanFMAZE232860234635.5
155Quparadze, GigaGMGEO25095.50243936
1627Nithin, BabuIND23105.50238237
1756Yonal, TimurFMTUR20455.50233934.5
1853Zhou, ShumengCHN20515.50232531.5
1918Kaustuv, KunduIMIND23725.50231734.5
2025Rustamov, RustamFMAZE23145.50231135.5
2112Ibrahimli, MuradIMAZE24475.50228734.5
2220Subhayan, KunduIMIND23465.50225330.5
2351Garakhanov, ShamsiAZE20595.50219729.5
2416Bivor, AdakIND240250236636.5
258Suyarov, MukhammadzokhidIMUZB248750235338.5
269Zhang, DiCHN246050234736
2713Aizenberg, BennyIMISR244450232035.5
2837Anadkat, KartavyaIND218550227633
2949Abbasov, AmilAZE207450226033.5
3021Wu, YixingIMCHN234550225834
3131Noy, EyalFMISR227550225033.5
3248Delavari, BehnoodCMIRI208550224432
3340Azimi, Amir MohammadIRI214350222734
3432Kubicka, AnnaWIMPOL225950221331.5
3534Orujov, FaridFMAZE222150219934
3624Aslanov, UmidFMAZE23224.50233135.5
3735Hojjatinejad, IliaIRI22104.50229336
3869Baghirov, OrkhanAZE19914.50217427
3963Salimov, ShovkatAZE20144.50215529
4038Saurabh, AnandFMIND21584.50214434
4141Sangma, RahulIMIND21364.50213630.5
4260Moridi, Mohammad KiaIRI20354.50212530.5
4364Nasibov, RufatAZE20114.50212229
4443Mahindrakar, IndrajeetIND21334.50210333
4528Sliwicka, AlicjaWGMPOL22984.50207130.5
4666Azizli, NurlanAZE20054.50207126.5
4736Soozankar, A.M.IMIRI219040224231
4847Matyakubov, MirazizCMUZB209540222532.5
4957Shaurya, ChaudharyIND204440215231.5
5045Zahmati, SobhanFMIRI210940214635.5
78 players

19) Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open 2025

The Heusenstamm Sparkassen Open took place 20th to 23rd November 2025. Paul Hinrichs won on tie-break from Alexander Bagrationi after both scored 5.5/7.

Heusenstamm Schloss Open Heusenstamm GER Thu 20th Nov 2025 - Sun 23rd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg+-=PtsTB1TB2
1Hinrichs, PaulFM23095015.5225220
2Bagrationi, AlexanderGM24155015.5223620.5
3Baranyai-Molnar, AdamFM22274025223518
4Stork, OliverFM23474025222519.5
5Chassard, CedricFM22765105218719
6Karsay, PascalFM24014025217118
7Sydykov, BayastanFM23544025217018
8Pajeken, Jakob LeonIM24674025214817.5
9Poetsch, HagenGM24564114.5220518
10Hoppstaedter, Daniel22144114.5220417
11Mester, Philipp22854114.5216016.5
12Vranckx, Oscar20733034.5213716.5
13Browning, AlexFM22834114.5212817.5
14Golubka, PetroGM23894114.5212716
15Hoette, Philipp20874114.5212515.5
16Mastiuk, Ivan18284114.5211516
17Papadopoulos, Ioannis22403034.5206916
18Panjer, Sidney22873034.5205316.5
19Helmer, JanCM22394114.5203514.5
20Kersten, UweIM21783124224717
21Podat, Vladimir, Dr.FM22783124222116.5
22Bentel, Robin22434204219816
23Smith, BryanGM23654204219017
24Lauer, Marius21513124217915
25Wachsmann, Dietmar20123124215813.5
26Hourigan, GerritFM22793124215216.5
27Wolf, Ulrich Martin, Dr.21373124214814.5
28Hagner, BennetIM24612044214615.5
29Stephanblome, Felix21023124212714.5
30Hacker, JonasIM23523124212515.5
31Feldmann, Johannes21753024212316
32Steigleder, Maximilian20374204212014
33Schmitzer, KlausFM22304204211915
34Geltz, Noah22242044211215.5
35Marcziter, DmitriiFM21654204209615
36Perske, Paul21843124208313.5
37Klein, Levent21422044207714
38Klundt, KlausIM22293124206514.5
39Eilers, StefanFM22802044205715.5
40Wenzel, Calvin20654204205513
209 players

20) Kilkenny Masters 2025

The Kilkenny Masters took place 21st to 23rd November 2025. Simon Williams took first place on tie-break from Matthew Turner, Kevin Terrieux, Fabien Libiszewski, Yuri Solodovnichenko, Thibault Fantinel and Sebastien Maze after all scored 4.5/6.

Kilkenny Masters 2025 Kilkenny IRL Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Sun 23rd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg123456PtsTB1TB2TB3TPR
1Williams, Simon K.GM2431111½½½4.59.525.018.02554
2Turner, MatthewGM2441111½½½4.59.522.018.02474
3Terrieux, KevinIM240711½1½½4.59.021.517.52517
4Libiszewski, FabienGM24961½11½½4.58.521.517.02463
5Solodovnichenko, YuriGM25101½10114.58.021.015.52493
6Fantinel, ThibaultIM2402110½114.58.018.015.52412
7Maze, SebastienGM2534½1½11½4.57.518.515.52451
8Kanyamarala, TarunIM23761½011½4.06.522.514.02409
9Jessel, StephenFM23491011014.06.520.514.02340
10Relange, EloiGM24261001114.05.515.012.02211
11Holm, KristianGM249511½½0½3.58.022.515.02389
12Connell, Blair22051½½1½03.57.521.514.52369
13Quinn, MarkIM23611011½03.57.017.514.02286
14Melaugh, ShaneCM2195½101½½3.55.519.012.52286
15Bourached, Anthony198710½½1½3.55.020.512.02289
16Wallace, Paul A.217301=½1½3.55.017.511.02113
17Jiang, BrandonCM2218=0½11½3.54.517.510.52092
18Kanyamarala, TrishaWIM21491100013.07.020.012.02221
19Braine, Harry1990½110=03.06.521.513.02320
20Groetzbach, JulianFM217610½10½3.06.020.011.52137
21Baburin, AlexanderGM2356½½10½½3.06.018.011.02157
22Solakian-Van Eyll, JeromeFM2240½½½10½3.06.016.511.02128
23Renji, Rafael Ninan20550½101½3.04.017.59.02142
24McMahon, DaireFM21150101103.04.014.510.02072
25Sidney, WillCM202201½01½3.03.518.59.52170
26Geaney-O'Brien, David199701½0½13.03.516.09.02147
27Strache, Michael2287010½1½3.03.514.09.02011
28Mirza, DianaWFM19880010113.02.014.57.02108
29O'Gorman, Alice1975½00½113.01.514.57.52083
30Boino, Claudio2102=½100½2.55.518.510.02121
31Barnes, Oliver20150100½12.53.516.07.02054
32Kelbas, Dariy2100½½10002.05.521.09.52145
33Comley, Jamie195910100-2.05.520.510.02149
34Hayes, Peter J.20650101002.04.017.08.02030
35Nikolaev, Daniil1982½010=02.03.517.58.02008
36Tirziman, Rudolf19541000½½2.02.515.07.51980
37Meunier, Clement19790011002.02.515.07.01958
38Landmark, Gabriel19920010=½2.02.014.55.51989
39Nichenametla V, Advaith195600+½0½2.01.514.06.01855
40Holm, Ragnar2072010=0-1.53.518.06.52082
44 players

21) ch-HUN Qualification 2025

The Hungarian Championship qualifier was a knockout to provide the final two players for the upcoming national event. All these players were up and coming juniors.

ch-HUN Qualification 2025 Budapest HUN Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Sun 23rd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Bodrogi, Bendeguz1.5
2Palczert, Matyas0.5
1Juhasz, Agoston3.5*
2Pasti, Aron3.5
Semi-final
1Bodrogi, Bendeguz2.5
2Foldes, Marton Gabor1.5
1Palczert, Matyas1.5
2Kolimar, Kristof Pal0.5
1Juhasz, Agoston3.5
2Turcsanyi, Vince Gergo2.5
1Pasti, Aron4.0
2Pasztor, Balazs3.0
14 players

22) 34th TCh-CRO Div 1a 1b 2025

The 34th TCh-CRO took place 15th to 23rd November 2025. SK Mornar, Split won the a-group, SK Brda, Split the b-group and SK Polet, Busevec the women's.

34th TCh-CRO Div 1a 2025 Veli Losinj CRO Sat 15th Nov 2025 - Sun 23rd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SK Mornar, Split*45641838.5231.5
2SK Petar Sedlar Pepe, Kastel Novi*2541436160.5
3GSK Solin-Cemex, Solin4*461435167
4SK Sveta Nedelja, Sveta Nedelja21*33551229.5142.3
5SK Sesvete-Agroproteinka, Sesvete13*41126119.8
6SK Zagreb, Zagreb22*3454726.566.5
7SK Pozega, Pozega3*52453.8
8SK Novi Zagreb, Zagreb322*3421.538.3
9SKRM Caissa, Zagreb0½011*331433.5
10SK Goran, Bibinje21233*21917.8
10 players
34th TCh-CRO Div 1b 2025 Veli Losinj CRO Sat 15th Nov 2025 - Sun 23rd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2TB3
1SK Brda, Split*433551432177
2SK Stridon, Strigova*3331334165.8
3SK Rijeka, Rijeka23*33441330.5164.3
4SK Sloboda, Mihovljan3*334341229.5154.5
5SK Dakovo LIM-MONT, Dakovo333*341028123.8
6SK Pula, Pula33*35929.5103.8
7SK Tomislav Goran, Sv. Ivan Zabno332*3924.5112.5
8SK Ferit, Osijek123*4521.555.3
9SK Duro Dakovic, Slavonski Brod13223*42349.3
10SSK Konaki, Novo Virje½2132*117.512.3
10 players
34th TCh-CRO Women Div1 Veli Losinj CRO Sat 15th Nov 2025 - Sun 23rd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam123456789TB1TB2TB3
1SK Polet, Busevec*32341523112
2SK Draga, Rijeka*234441323.588.5
3SK Amater, Strizivojna1*441222.575
4SD Sisak, Sisak2*13491851.3
5SSK Konaki, Novo Virje2½*391850.5
6SK Goranka, Ravna Gora13*234717.534.3
7SK Kastav, Kastav10½12*3310.512.3
8SK Dugo Selo, Dugo Selo½001½1*237.512.3
9SK Ericsson - N. Tesla, Zagreb0000½012*13.53.8
9 players

23) 9th European Small Nations Teams 2025

The 9th European Small Nations Teams took place 15th to 22nd November 2025. Faroe Islands won.

TCh-Euro Small Nations Larnaca CYP Sat 15th Nov 2025 - Sat 22nd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2
1Faroe Islands*34441629.5
2Andorra*4441627
3Cyprus1*23441525
4Luxembourg2*34441326
5Monaco½*234920
6Liechtenstein00112*914
7Malta½0*415
8Jersey½½001*22410
9Guernsey00½0½½2*37.5
10San Marino000½0½2*16
10 players

24) Belgian Interclubs 2025-26

The Belgian Interclubs takes place 28th September to 19th April 2025. Round 3 was last week, I present the games and round 4 this week, for at least one match the games need some work.

TCh-BEL 2025-26 Belgium BEL Sun 28th Sep 2025 - Sun 19th Apr 2026
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsBpts
1KSK Rochade 1 (607)4819.5
2WETTEREN 1 (432)4721.5
3KGSRL 1 (401)4619.5
4TSM MECHELEN 1 (166)4619.5
5Standard Liege - TAL 1 (621)4618.5
6SDP WACHTEBEKE 1 (471)4518
7CRELEL 1 (601)4517.5
8Leuven Centraal 1 (230)4216.5
9BORGERHOUT 1 (109)4213.5
10KBSK BRUGGE 1 (303)4113
11Dolle Toren Leuven 1 (231)409
12Gambiet Opwijk 1 (261)406
12 teams

25) Dutch League 2025-26

The fourth round of the Dutch League took place this weekend.

Dutch League 2025-26 Netherlands NED Sat 20th Sep 2025 - Sat 11th Apr 2026
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2
1Apeldoorn 1*57723
2LSG 15*5624
3Zuid Limburg 15*6524
4Kennemer Combinatie 1*7420.5
5HMC Den Bosch 1*3557420
6Paul Keres 137*419
7Stukkenjagers 15*56417.5
8Groninger Combinatie 1455*5319
9Charlois Europoort 135*6318.5
10HWP Haarlem 1344*014.5
10 players

26) The path to mastery 2025

The The path to mastery Masters is a Scheveningen event in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Players split into Masters and Challengers.

The path to mastery 2025 Chernivtsi UKR Fri 21st Nov 2025 - Wed 26th Nov 2025
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12TB1TB2TB3
1Maystri*23½23.56505.3
2Kandidati21½*21.54505.3
2 players

27) FIDE World Women's Team Championship 2025

The FIDE World Women's Team Championship took place 17th to 23rd November in Linares. The Russian team playing under a FIDE flag won the event beating Azerbaijan in the final, China finished in 3rd place.

World Women's Team Pool A Linares ESP Mon 17th Nov 2025 - Mon 24th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsMptsTB1TB2TB3
1FIDEFID249710.015.54013336.50
2KazakhstanKAZ23828.01324114.7532.50
3USAUSA24076.0101285.2524.00
4AzerbaijanAZE23674.09.5479.2526.00
5SpainESP23392.06.5060.7517.00
6PeruPER22070.05.505514.00
6 players
World Women's Team Pool B Linares ESP Mon 17th Nov 2025 - Mon 24th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsMptsTB1TB2TB3
1GeorgiaGEO24308.013.53812834.50
2ChinaCHI24737.01124101.529.50
3IndiaIND23136.09.52289.522.50
4UzbekistanUZB23374.09.5108724.50
5FranceFRA23533.08.52293.521.50
6UkraineUKR23992.08680.517.50
6 players
World Women's Team Final Linares ESP Mon 17th Nov 2025 - Mon 24th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1FIDE5.5
2AZERBAIJAN2.5
3rd-4th
3CHINA5.0
4KAZAKHSTAN3.0
Semi-final
1FIDE5.0
2CHINA3.0
1AZERBAIJAN7.0
2KAZAKHSTAN5.0
Quarter-final
1CHINA7.5
2USA4.5
1FIDE7.0
2UZBEKISTAN1.0
1AZERBAIJAN4.5
2GEORGIA3.5
1KAZAKHSTAN7.0
2INDIA5.0
20 players

28) Titled Tuesday Blitz 18th November 2025

The Titled Tuesday Blitz 18th November was won by Hikaru Nakamura with a 10.5/11.

Titled Tue 18th Nov 2025 chess.com INT Tue 18th Nov 2025 - Tue 18th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
11Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3408W143BW352WW30BW8WW311BW12WW6BW65WW303BW7WD2B10.57476.572
220Jeffery XiongGMUSA3174W67WW92BW310WW24BW21WD6WW309BL7BW65WW12BD1W97580.562.5
337Rasmus SvaneGMDEU3111W146BW339WW90BD65WD319WW98BW23BD21WW10WW6BD7B968.571.558.25
413Alexander GrischukGMRUS3191W141BD332WW81BW82BW304WD22WD308BD8WW115WW25BW13W96871.559
59Nodirbek AbdusattorovGMUZB3173U--W210WW131BW92WW310BW24WL22BW72WW27BW14WW17B9626658.5
62Magnus CarlsenGMNOR3309W212WW52BW322WW14BW303WD2BL1WW115BW11WL3WW28B8.576.580.556.5
73Maxime Vachier-LagraveGMFRA3286W358BW68WL24BW58WW105BW27WW307BW2WW12WL1BD3W8.576.578.556
827Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3117W375BW56WW84BL1BW48WD39BW64WD4BW61WD33WW21B8.5757653.75
916Pranav VGMIND3168W124WW40BD43WL309BW123WL70BW321WW64BW30WW304BW33W8.5656953.5
1014Ian NepomniachtchiGMRUS3176W162WD327BW281WW20BL309WW66BW304WW147WL3BW22BW32W8.56566.550
1123Vincent KeymerGMDEU3135D236BW372WW332BW43BW66WW64WL65BW309WL6BW26WW23B8.562.56447.25
1215Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3186W189BW323WW105BW27WW115BL1BW18WW22WL7BL2WW36B8757951
1333Samvel Ter-SahakyanGMARM3072W296BL123WW100BW79WW84BW152WL21WW57BW19BW303WL4B8686846
1429Jules MoussardGMFRA3089W126BW345WW69BL6WW325BW313WL104BW44WW24WL5BW39W8666945.5
1512Fabiano CaruanaGMUSA3172W335WW45BW97WD304BL307WW30BL31BW310WD306BW305WW47B86568.549.25
1622Dau Khuong DuyIMVNM3111W213WW139BW93WD64WL22BW332WW26BL31WD43BW62BW42W86568.546.75
178Parham MaghsoodlooGMIRN3232U--W266BW157WW49BW34WU--W41BW80WW31BW21WL5W85759.550.5
1839Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3037L154BW292WW365BW153WW69BW321WL12BL62WW98WW53BW48W8575737.5
1970Etienne BacrotGMFRA2955W382WD133BD134WW342WL23BW328WW152BW180BL13WW95BW46B856.557.536.5
2048Juan Carlos Obregon RiveroGMMEX2991W186WW172BD314BL10WD340WW345BD207WD98BW69WW93BW54W855.558.541
2111Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3188W131BW63WW26BW337WL2BW61WW13BD3BW28WL17BL8W7.5767949
2246Mateusz BartelGMPOL3031W156WD328BW62WW155BW16WD4BW5WL12BD23BL10WW68B7.5737750.25
239Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3206W116BW376WW55BL115WW19WW306BL3WW48BD22WW31BL11W7.572.573.546.25
2460Antoni KozakNMPOL2984W283WW107BW7WL2WW90BL5BW323WW95WL14BW44WD25W7.5717242.25
2518Faustino OroIMARG3144W202WW49BD75WW94BL31WW63BW39WW307WD29BL4WD24B7.57074.547.25
2668Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS2962W394WW154BL21WW51BW71WD28BL16WW123BW35WL11BW63W7.569.569.541.75
2751Pablo Salinas HerreraGMCHL3009W362BW159WW321BL12BW44WL7BW82WW51BL5WW102WD38B7.568.570.541.25
2824Reza MahdaviIMIRN3114W196WW54BW91WW152BL29BD26WW70WW308BL21BW68WL6W7.567.57244.75
294Denis LazavikGMBLR3254W217WW137BW109WD147BW28WL309BD32BW42WD25WL36BW50W7.566.570.547.25
3058Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVNM2996W166WW218BL1WW339BD63BL15WW135WW137BL9BW76WW81W7.566.569.539.25
3145Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3029W329BD138WW340BW314WW25BL65BW15WW16BL17WL23WW74B7.5666944.25
3235Ihor SamunenkovGMUKR3071W278BW153WW44BD319BL65WW155BD29WD68BW70WW86WL10B7.5636541
3336Kacper DrozdowskiIMPOL3052W336WW83BD123WL41BW245WW96BD180WW153BW104WD8BL9B7.561.56540
3474Igor JanikGMPOL2937W148WW185BL311WW106BL17BW176WL62BW212WD58BW137WW86B7.559.563.540.5
3526Benjamin BokGMNLD3082D333WW236BW327WL66BW130BD57WD93BW84WL26BW104BW75W7.55962.540.25
36178Isaak ParpievCMINT3057U--W382BW140WL90WW163BW54WD91BW207WW41BW29WL12W7.556.557.540.5
3777Igor L. VakhlamovFMRUS2920L354BW211WW126BD129WL314BL212WW111BW67WW132BW90WW62B7.55456.542.75
382Iniyan PGMIND2901U--W182BW336WW165WL312BW159WL305BW126BW60WW61BD27W7.55356.541.25
3962Ян ДьомінFMUKR2957L73WW370BW220WW341BW67BD8WL25BD50WW40WW51BL14B76566.536.75
40116Matthias DannIMDEU2800W108WL9WW73BW95WL315WW197BL42BW59WL39BW169WW109B763.56841
400 players

29) chess.com Speed Chess 2025

The second round of the Chess.com Speed Chess has concluded, the final two rounds will take place in London in February. Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Alireza Firouzja and Denis Lazavik are the finalists.

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 chess.com INT Mon 13th Oct 2025 - Thu 4th Dec 2025
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkNamePts
Final
1Carlsen, Magnus14.5
2Caruana, Fabiano7.5
1Nakamura, Hikaru11.0
2So, Wesley10.0
1Firouzja, Alireza19.0
2Nepomniachtchi, Ian9.0
1Lazavik, Denis15.5
2Niemann, Hans Moke9.5
Semi-final
1Carlsen, Magnus14.5
2Martinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo8.5
1Caruana, Fabiano11.0
2Praggnanandhaa, R10.0
1Nakamura, Hikaru13.5
2Le, Quang Liem11.5
1So, Wesley14.0
2Keymer, Vincent11.0
1Firouzja, Alireza16.0
2Le, Tuan Minh8.0
1Nepomniachtchi, Ian17.5
2Giri, Anish11.5
1Niemann, Hans Moke18.0
2Ding, Liren6.0
1Lazavik, Denis12.0
2Erigaisi, Arjun9.0
26 players

30) UK Open Blitz Open Final 2025

The UK Open Blitz Open Final took place in Leamington Spa on 22nd November. Danny Gormally won the Open section, 10 year old Bodhana Sivanandan won the women's section with 13.5/15 confirming what we already knew about her amazing talent.

UK Open Blitz Open Final Leamington Spa ENG Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Sat 22nd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
114Gormally, Daniel WGMENG248511.501082,25
25Badacsonyi, StanleyFMENG24471101069,25
311Maroroa Jones, Gawain C BGMENG266310.51970,75
41Waldhausen Gordon, FrederickFMSCO240610.50970
54Siva, MahadevanIMIND23659.50.5962,25
63Bazakutsa, SvyatoslavIMUKR24049.50.5861,75
716D`costa, LorinIMENG23498.50660,75
89Banerjee, SupratitFMENG232780747,25
910Gasanov, EldarGMUKR24257.51643,25
1013Vijayakumar, RishiFMSCO23997.50745,25
1115Czopor, MaciejIMPOL237760340
128Balaji, AaravamudhanIMENG23795.50528
137Wells, Peter KGMENG238450433,25
146Kozusek, DanielFMWLS231640228.5
152Ganti, ShriaanshENG21263.50319,25
1612Collins, AdamCMIRL227120111,75
16 players
UK Open Blitz Open Final Leamington Spa ENG Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Sat 22nd Nov 2025. Category: 5. Ave: (2366)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts TPR
1 Gormally, Daniel W GM ENG 2396 # 1 1 = 1 = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 11.5 2575
2 Badacsonyi, Stanley FM ENG 2316 0 # 0 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 11 2544
3 Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B GM ENG 2655 0 1 # 1 0 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 = = 1 1 10.5 2496
4 Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick FM SCO 2393 = 1 0 # 0 1 = = 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 10.5 2513
5 Siva, Mahadevan IM IND 2424 0 0 1 1 # = 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9.5 2457
6 Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav IM UKR 2478 = 0 1 0 = # = 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9.5 2453
7 D'Costa, Lorin IM ENG 2370 = = 0 = 1 = # 1 1 0 0 1 1 = 0 1 8.5 2416
8 Banerjee, Supratit FM ENG 2323 1 0 0 = 0 0 0 # 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2390
9 Vijayakumar, Rishi FM SCO 2300 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 # 0 0 1 1 1 = 1 7.5 2370
10 Gasanov, Eldar GM UKR 2447 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 1 # = 1 1 1 1 = 7.5 2360
11 Czopor, Maciej IM POL 2463 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = # = = = 1 0 6 2287
12 Balaji, Aaravamudhan IM ENG 2305 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1 1 1 5.5 2275
13 Wells, Peter K GM ENG 2321 0 0 = 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 0 1 5 2244
14 Kozusek, Daniel FM WLS 2345 1 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 1 = 4 2192
15 Ganti, Shriaansh ENG 2080 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 3.5 2174
16 Collins, Adam CM IRL 2237 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 = 0 # 2 2052
UK Open Blitz Women Final Leamington Spa ENG Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Sat 22nd Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 15 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Sivanandan, BodhanaWIMENG229113.501395,75
214Mirzoeva, ElmiraWGMENG212211.501171
36Nguyen, Hong NhungWFMVIE219010.501066
410Dicen, Elis DeneleWFMENG2076101966,25
55Hryshchenko, KamilaWFMENG20621001056.5
69Karas, EugeniaWFMENG20199.51856,75
74Rida, RuqayyahWFMENG20729.50951,25
816Orlovska, MadaraLAT205290952.5
911Hariharan, ShambaviWFMENG19788.50844,25
1015Hng, Mei-Xian EuniceWFMSGP200080744.5
1113Varney, ZoeWFMENG193160535.5
1212Barwick, CarmelENG183150418,75
133Bahtiyorova, NodirabegimUZB18173.50312
147Tamilselvan, TaraENG188730213
158Pyun, LindsayENG17962.5017
162Yuan, AliceSCO15860000
16 players
UK Open Blitz Women Final Leamington Spa ENG Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Sat 22nd Nov 2025. Category: None. Ave: (1897)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Pts TPR
1 Sivanandan, Bodhana WIM ENG 2233 # 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 13.5 2360
2 Mirzoeva, Elmira WGM ENG 2298 0 # 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.5 2197
3 Dicen, Elis Denele WFM ENG 2123 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 0 1 1 = 1 0 1 1 10 2118
4 Hryshchenko, Kamila WFM ENG 2066 0 0 0 # 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2123
5 Karas, Eugenia WFM ENG 2013 = 1 = 0 # 0 1 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2104
6 Nguyen Hong Nhung WFM VIE 2264 0 1 0 0 1 # 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2118
7 Rida, Ruqayyah WFM ENG 2062 0 0 0 1 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2101
8 Orlovska, Madara LAT 2059 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 # 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 9 2071
9 Hariharan, Shambavi WFM ENG 1988 0 0 1 0 1 = 0 # 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2065
10 Hng, Mei-Xian Eunice WFM SGP 2067 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 1 # 1 1 0 1 1 1 8 2020
11 Varney, Zoe WFM ENG 2062 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 # 0 1 1 = 1 6 1919
12 Barwick, Carmel ENG 1902 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 # 1 1 = 1 5 1874
13 Bahtiyorova, Nodirabegim UZB 1757 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 # = 1 1 3.5 1781
14 Tamilselvan, Tara ENG 1721 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # = 1 3 1736
15 Pyun, Lindsay ENG 1738 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = # 1 2.5 1693
16 Yuan, Alice SCO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2024

31) Woodward-Oro ICC Match 2025

Faustino Oro overcame a slow start to beat Andy Woodward on ICC in another 12 game blitz match.

Woodward-Oro ICC Match ICC INT Wed 19th Nov 2025 - Wed 19th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
RkNameRtgGms123456789101112Pts
1Oro, Faustino24951200011111½0117.5
2Woodward, Andy26051211100000½1004.5
2 players

32) 1st 3-0 Thursday 2025

I didn't realise last week that there were second and third events on 13th November.

1st 3-0 Thursday 2025 chess.com INT Thu 13th Nov 2025 - Thu 13th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
19Jose MartinezGMMEX3196W69BW20WW14BW160BW34WW11BD3WW24WL2BW12BW16W9.57578.564.5
21Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3409W73BW151WL23BW39WD25BW33WW11WW5BW1WW3BW7W9.574.579.569
33Denis LazavikGMBLR3278W183BW157WW36BW23WW150WW7BD1BW8WW21BL2WD4W9747556.5
434Kirill AlekseenkoGMAUT3009W62WW182BW12WL7WW19BL9BW33WW153WW24BW21WD3B8.571.572.552
55Hans NiemannGMUSA3244W67BW33WW44BL34WD160BW38BW37WL2WW23BW149WW13B8.568.57254.25
64Sina MovahedGMIRN3245W50WW29BL160WW40WD23BW18BW36WW150BL12WW39BW15W8.567.57156.5
716Andrew TangGMUSA3074W56WW49BW166WW4BW45WL3WL8BW14WW34BW9WL2B8757851.5
86Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3166W76WL35BW61WW151BW152BW149WW7WL3BL15WW11BW12W8687350
98Dau Khuong DuyIMVNM3119W90WW174BW154WL45WW156BW4WL15BW149WW46WL7BW27W862.564.543
1021Benjamin BokGMNLD3106L168BW195WW111BW137WL33BW171WW47BL35WW30BW32BW24W8525236
1119Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3045W70BW158WW30BD25BW38WL1WL2BW37WW41BL8WW44W7.572.57645.5
127Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3205W97BW43WL4BW115WW14BW46WD150BW16WW6BL1WL8B7.5727647.25
1345Federico Perez PonsaGMARG2971W91BW78WW51WL16BW17BW26WL21WW27BW35WD15BL5W7.57074.547.25
1436Cristobal HenriquezGMCHL2988W146WW52BL1WW55BL12WW59BW48WL7BW82WW26BD17W7.568.568.539.75
1522Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT3060D77WD75BW94WW49BW28WW155BW9WL21BW8BD13WL6B7.5677146.25
162Magnus CarlsenGMNOR3323W169WD159BW137BW13WL149WW44BW39WL12BW26WW19BL1B7.5656741.75
1712Nikolas TheodorouGMGRC3127W105WW53BL25WW29BL13WW157BL149BW57WW54BW45WD14B7.563.567.542.75
1831Sergey SklokinFMINT3002D75BW77WL40BW56WW66BL6WW161BW61WL19WW51BW39W7.56265.540.5
191Faustino OroIMARG3175U--W63BW37WW47BL4WD41BW53WW43WW18BL16WW34B7.561.56747.75
2059Joaquin FioritoIMARG2910W122BL1BW104WL27WW82BL153WW106BD31BW79WW36WW33B7.559.56338
2111Jeffery XiongGMUSA3125W145BL137WW169BW157WW166BW25WW13BW15WL3WL4BD22B7.55959.536.25
2227Grigoriy OparinGMUSA3052U--W146BW90WL28BW94WW49WL151BW48BW29WW35BD21W7.5545438.25
2328Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3089W82WW162BW2WL3BD6WL37BW63WW38BL5WW41BD31W772.57644.25
2410Vladimir FedoseevGMSVN3146W65WL28BW73WW41BW154WW45BW34WL1BL4WW46BL10B768.57340
2538Mikhail BryakinGMSRB2980W195WW42BW17BD11WD2WL21BL29BW117WW52BL27BW48W768.568.538.5
2617Rasmus SvaneGMDEU3053L42BW92WW97BW48WW35BL13BW32WW151WL16BL14WW47W76468.539.5
2718Renato TerryIMPER3121U--W62BW50WW20BL155WW28BW30WL13WW47BW25WL9B761.565.546
2860Harshavardhan GBIMIND2926W80WW24WL34BW22WL15BL27WL74BW121BW98WW82BW54B76164.538.5
2952Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS2938W112WL6WW106BL17WW74BW165BW25WL46BL22BW73WW45B760.563.534
3041Egor LashkinIMMDA2943W110BW64WL11WW140BW153BL150WL27BW111WL10WW52BW58B758.560.532.5
3115Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3085W163BW187WL38BL33WW111BL35WW76BD20WW63BW37WD23B758.559.532.75
32178Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2963U--U--W192BW75WW105BW50WL26BW42WW153BL10WW46W747.54833
3354Ilan SchnaiderIMARG2948W107WL5BW74WW31BW10WL2BL4BW62WW51BD34WL20W6.5727638.75
3426Amir Mohammad HamidiFMIRN3007W74WW100BW28WW5BL1BW43WL24BW52WL7WD33BL19W6.571.57640.75
3555Semyon PuzyrevskyFMALB2909W95BW8WW46WL150BL26WW31BW45WW10BL13BL22WD42B6.56973.542.75
3629Ruslan GadzhievCMITA2981W68BW55WL3WD161BW40WW53BL6BL41WW100WL20BW67W6.565.56935.75
3742Shamil ArslanovIMDJI2956W109WD61BL19BW77WW64BW23WL5BL11BW70WL31BW69W6.564.568.535.25
3839Ryo ChenIMUSA2976W71BW168WW31WD149BL11BL5WW162BL23WW66WL44BW65W6.5636633.25
3918Sanan SjugirovGMHUN3053W108WD40BW159WL2BW63WW160WL16BW154BW150WL6WL18B6.562.56629.75
4067Mohammad Nubairshah ShaikhIMIND2826W126BD39WW18WL6BL36BW64WW160BW44WL149BL54WW68B6.562.565.534.75
196 players
2nd 3-0 Thu 13th Nov 2025 chess.com INT Thu 13th Nov 2025 - Thu 13th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
14Alireza FirouzjaGMFRA3250W48WW39BW9WD33BW104WD10BW15WW3WW4BW5WD2B9.57580.569.25
23Hans NiemannGMUSA3244W78BW106WW17BD110BL10WW8BW104WW47BW3WW7BD1W9697358.75
331Haik MartirosyanGMARM3063W61BW56WW18WD16BW8BW11WW4WL1BL2BW10WW14W8.576.581.559.5
410Vladimir FedoseevGMSVN3146W113WW21BW54WW47WW6BW5WL3BW7WL1WD14BW16W8.574.57856.25
52Sina MovahedGMIRN3229W120WW28BW105WD10BW110WL4BW107WW33BW13WL1BW9W8.5687048.25
61Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3379W98BW111WW15BD8WL4WD110BD16WW25WD17BW104BW18W865.566.545
76Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3193W50WL47BW116WW124BW107WW16BW14WL4BW10BL2WW15B8656744
813Nikolas TheodorouGMGRC3172W52BW124WW80BD6BL3WL2WW112BW37WW47BD17WW22B8646641
926Ihor SamunenkovGMUKR3061W65WW44BL1BW120WL78BW115WW48BW15WW105WW13BL5B861.563.541.5
1016Renato TerryIMPER3121W37WW55BW19WD5WW2BD1WD27BW16BL7WL3BW30W7.576.581.552.75
117Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3212W70BL19WW50BW23WW112WL3BL33WW42BW41WD30BW28W7.563.56742.25
1215Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU2993W57BW23WL47BW42WL19BL107BW45WD31BW34WW24BW27W7.562.56746.75
138Alexander GrischukGMRUS3179W53WW66BL33WW41BW111WW54BD47WW27WL5BL9WW17B7.562.566.541.25
1421Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT3060L56BW132WW113BW49WW45BW78WL7BW34WW35BD4WL3B7.56161.535.75
1520Jules MoussardGMFRA3082W29WW22BL6WW125BW24WW19WL1BL9BW23WW21BL7W7757743.5
165Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3175W116BW36WW30BD3WW33BL7WD6BL10WW27BW105WL4B771.574.542.25
1725Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3089W69BW115WL2WL27BW51BW31WW22BW18WD6WD8BL13W769.572.541.5
1811Andrew TangGMUSA3074W34BW24WL3BW55WW106BL47WW80WL17BW33WW19BL6B7656940
1940Platon GalperinGMUKR3011W73WW11BL10BW65WW12WL15BW110WL105BW44WL18WW34B7636739.5
209Dau Khuong DuyIMVNM3119W26BD109WW93BL104WW37BL33WL34BW53WD28BW43WW31B76062.539
2143Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2919W62BL4WL29BW61WW32WL57BW114WW73BW54WL15WW35B758.56235
2252Kayden TroffGMUSA2933W92WL15WL73BW74WW59BW111BL17WW36BW25BW35WL8W75860.534.5
2347Patryk CieslakIMPOL3026W103BL12BW58WL11BW114WW77BL105WW48WL15BW38WW40B7585830
2444Arman MikaelyanGMUSA2934W75WL18BW118BW90WL15BD29BW56WW107BD104WL12WW44B756.559.531.75
2532Sergey SklokinFMINT3002W132WW88BL107BL34WW50BW49WW57WL6BL22WW55BW46W755.55630.5
2668Gianmarco LeivaIMPER2827L20WW117BL108BW129WL80BW128WL111WW61BW75BW39WW41W745.547.528
2759Artem DyachukFMUKR2955W87BL33BW59WW17WW35BW105WD10WL13BL16WW47WL12B6.5656836.25
2835Mikhail BryakinGMSRB2980W74BL5WL38BW60WW113BL34WW63BW78WD20WW29BL11B6.559.56331.5
2979Sargis ManukyanFMARM2782L15BW134WW21WW36BL47BD24WW66WL104BW109WL28WW50B6.559.56031.5
3028Amir Mohammad HamidiFMIRN3010W76WW49BL16WL45BL48WW65BW116WW55BW43WD11WL10B6.558.561.531.75
3151Ilan SchnaiderIMARG2951W59BL35BW67WW108WL105BL17BW77WD12WW66BW33BL20W6.5586232.25
3276Nikolai VlassovIMINT2768L121WW103BW39WL106WL21BD119WW76WL108BW79BW65WW48W6.5454525.25
3329Georg MeierGMURY3031W58BW27WW13BD1WL16WW20BW11BL5WL18BL31WD37W6737841.25
3470Mark SmirnovFMKAZ2852L18WW129BW131WW25BL54WW28BW20WL14BL12BW36WL19W662.563.529.5
3519Rasmus SvaneGMDEU3053W68BW31WL112BW115WL27WW42BW36WW54BL14WL22BL21W659.562.531
3638Nitzan SteinbergGMISR2988W135WL16BW68WL29WW63BW38WL35BL22WW37BL34BW57W6595926.5
3775Amir Ali GhafourianCMIRN2775L10BD96WW40BW66BL20WW67WW108BL8BL36WW68WD33B658.56027.75
3871Nikita ShandryginFMSRB2761L107BW75WW28WL111BW39WL36BL43BW74WW42WL23BW64B6555931.5
3937Ethan SheehanNMDNK2970W67BL1WL32BW95WL38BL69BW128WW77BW63WL26BW56W6545622.5
4083Gediz AvsarFMTUR2725D93BL104WL37WW100BW89BW51WD41WL43BW45WW49BL23W653.554.525.25
138 players
3rd 3-0 Thu 13th Nov 2025 chess.com INT Thu 13th Nov 2025 - Thu 13th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
15Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3212W26BW11WD19BW65WL44WW6BW30WW2BW10WW3BW7B9.56770.563
24Alexander GrischukGMRUS3179W18WW43BW4WD10BW6WW7BD3BL1WW8BW16WL5B876.58156
311Benjamin BokGMNLD3106W29BW62WW12BW5BW7WW44BD2WD10WL4BL1WW15B8717550
414Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3089W64WW71BL2BW61WW60BL10WW12BW30BW3WD6WD8B8646744.25
57Renato TerryIMPER3121W81BW61WW16BL3WL21BL13WW66BW25WW11BW12WW2W8636342
619Kacper DrozdowskiIMPOL3057W46BW76WD9WW67BL2BL1WW65WW43BW19WD4BW10W861.563.538.25
78Jeffery XiongGMUSA3125W63WW14BW17WW69BL3BL2WW60BD16BW59WW10BL1W7.567.570.541.75
813Pranesh MGMINT3076W47BW22WL69WL11BW31WW20BW61WW13BL2WW21BD4W7.5616442
99Jules MoussardGMFRA3082W24BW72WD6BL15WD43BW70WL11BD22WW27BW60WW16B7.558.56138.25
1010Reza MahdaviIMIRN3112W49WW75BW30WD2WW15BW4BW59WD3BL1BL7WL6B7707239
1124James ChirilovFMBWA2960W40WL1BW76BW8WW16BL30WW9WL19BL5WW22BW20W766.568.540
1225Eric HansenGMCAN2978W38BW67WL3WL20BW63WW23BL4WW64BW30WL5BW21W759.56333
1332Harshavardhan GBIMIND2926W48WL65WW54BD17BD67WW5BW21WL8WD60BD19BW24W756.559.537.75
1428Ethan SheehanNMDNK2970W73WL7WL64BW46WL39BW27WW24BL29BW31WW33BW19W752.55534
152Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3175L20WW46BW18WW9BL10WW19BW43WD59BL16WW17BL3W6.5646837.75
1617Grigoriy OparinGMUSA3048W35BW20WL5WW75BL11WW39BW62BD7WW15BL2BL9W6.5646631.75
1718Amir Mohammad HamidiFMIRN3010W28WW31BL7BD13WL65BL66BW34WW63BW38WL15WW27B6.55457.533
1841Teemu VirtanenFMUSA2811L2BW41WL15BW54WD25BL38WL27BW53WW32BW28WW33W6.5545729.5
1915Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3045W27BW70WD1WL44BW66WL15WW38BW11WL6BD13WL14B6636631.75
2039Zachary TanenbaumFMUSA2838W15BL16BW50WW12WL59BL8WW23BL21BW47WW25WL11B6626633.5
2121Pablo Salinas HerreraGMCHL3000W54BL44BW24WW71BW5WL59WL13BW20WW29BL8WL12B659.562.531
2233Yihan MengIMCHN2873W51BL8BW32WL30BL23WW47BW39WD9BD25BL11WW29B657.561.529.25
2358Anna M. SargsyanIMUSA2695L30BL59WW56WW26BW22BL12WL20WW71BL24BW31WW32B654.555.526
2446Zurab JavakhadzeIMUSA2758L9WW83BL21BW80WL61BW32WL14WW54BW23WW29WL13B651.551.520
2579Bai JinshiGMCHN2996U--U--W38WW27BD18WW28BW67WL5BD22WL20BW35B64750.530.25
2642Matías Pérez GormazIMCHL2902L1WL80BW83WL23WU--W40BL32BW48WW42BW46WW37B643.543.522
2753Lucius MelilloFMUSA2670L19WW56BD72BL25WW73WL14BW18WW67BL9WW38BL17W5.552.553.519.25
2856Dylan TangFMUSA2687L17BW78WL62BD33BW55WL25WL42BW41WW49WL18BW38W5.5485020
2949Karina AmbartsumovaIMRUS2735L3WW51BL60BL41WW36BW73WW70BW14WL21WL24BL22W55557.521.5
3020Kirill AlekseenkoGMAUT2989W23WW50BL10BW22WW69WW11BL1BL4WL12BU--U--554.557.526
3137Dmitriy KushkoIMIRL2831W78WL17WW48BL72WL8BW35BW54WL60WL14BL23BW42W551.553.518.5
3260Jun Ying TanIMMYS2652L60BW84WL22BL63BW78WL24BW26WW49BL18WW39BL23W550.550.516.5
3327Alexander RustemovGMRUS2863L50BL54WW36BD28WL70WD49BW46WW35BW39WL14WL18B548.551.523.25
3461Padmini RoutIMIND2654L43WW58BL71WW77WW42BL61WL17BL39BL37WW48BW49W5424214.5
3555Sherzod KhodjimatovNMCAN2735L16WW52BL75WW78BU--L31WW77BL33WW41BW47BL25W5394116.5
3667Andrew WuNMUSA2538L72WL63BL33WW79BL29WW56BL47WW51BW54WL37BW46B5383913.5
3768Paul RohwerNMUSA2477L75BL57WW84BL47BL76WW52BL40WW78BW34BW36WL26W535.535.516
3863Roger LabruyereFMNLD2601L12WD66WL25BW49BW40WW18BL19WW42WL17BL27WL28B4.55659.521.25
3950Vihaan JammalamadakaCMUSA2718L65BW82WL43WW50BW14WL16WL22BW34WL33BL32WD41W4.5515118.25
4062Sebastien AzarNMCAN2624L11BD42WL66BW48WL38BL26WW37BL46BW68WL49BW50W4.546.55018.75
84 players

33) 3-0 Thursday 20th Nov 2025

Three event on Thursday 20th Nov. I don't know if I will continue to cover these long term but at least at the start the fields are strong even if the time control is fast.

1st 3-0 Thu 20th Nov 2025 chess.com INT Thu 20th Nov 2025 - Thu 20th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
16Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3215W71WW53BW22WW28BW7WW8BL14BW10WL2WW11BW5B977.58366.5
21Magnus CarlsenGMNOR3314W156BW30WD49BD35WW5BW25WW12BW14WW1BW3WL4W977.58165.75
38Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3219W75WD129BW31WW49BW38WD9BW8WW7BW20WL2BW14B97376.561.75
427Haik MartirosyanGMARM3076W133BW39WW55BL8WW65BL20BW53WW27BW56WW10WW2B9697257
518Renato TerryIMPER3140W87WW50BW82WD38BL2WW42BW35BW6WW14BW20BL1W8.571.576.555.25
69Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3203W164BW48WW139BW37WD9BL14WW49WL5BW42WW19BW15W8.566.568.548.5
720Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3126W154WW132BW34BW67WL1BW50WW148BL3WW36BD15BW20W8.5666947.25
857Mark SmirnovFMKAZ2945W110BW10BW25WW4BW12WL1WL3BW37WW9BL14WW40B878.582.557
929Patryk CieslakIMPOL3045W134BW73WW66WW20BD6WD3WL11BW24BL8WW21BW35B8727550.25
1013Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3120W89BL8WW54BW17WW36BW22WW83BL1BW34WL4BW23W871.576.550.5
1111Fabiano CaruanaGMUSA3146W86BW46WL23BW52WW29BW37WW9WL20BW22WL1WW31B8717653
1217David Anton GuijarroGMESP3117W102BW51WW36BW23WL8BW24WL2WL34BW27WW32BW22W87175.552
1310Jeffery XiongGMUSA3175L70WD24BW85WW90BW18WW67BW39WL15BD50WW35WW28B8646949.5
144Sina MovahedGMIRN3217W144WD42BW81WW128BW21WW6BW1WL2BL5WW8BL3W7.5747545.25
155Pranav VGMIND3186W47BL34WW129BW48WL22BW151WW29BW13WW21BD7WL6B7.569.57346.75
1626Savva VetokhinGMRUS3055W85WW65BW52WL21WW132BL148WL34BW58BW53WD36BW42W7.5606341.25
1759Lennis Martinez RamirezIMUSA2880W180BL162BW155WL10BW131WD41BL19WW77WW44BW38WW36W7.5565635.25
1854Henry Edward TudorIMROU2899L98WW69BD151WW122BL13BW156WW150WW41BL35BW73WW37B7.555.55937.75
1930Amir Mohammad HamidiFMIRN3018D157WU--W99BL127WW85BW74WW17BW39BW43WL6WW34B7.5545743.5
203Denis LazavikGMBLR3231W54BW27WW120BL9WW23BW4WW21BW11WL3BL5WL7B7788248
2145Vadym PetrovskyiIMDEU2968W68BW123WW26WW16BL14BW40WL20WW83BL15WL9WW51B767.57141
2236Mitrabha GuhaGMIND2986W100WW152BL1BW156WW15WL10BW66WW48BL11BW56WL12B76770.537.5
2338Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS2963W109WW70BW11WL12BL20WW65BW97WL56BW54WW26BL10B765.569.540.5
2447Vladimir MikhailovskyCMINT2933D99BD13WW89BW98WW26WL12BW40BL9WW149BL28WW58B76569.540.25
2522Samvel Ter-SahakyanGMARM3047W112WW43BL8BW55WW34BL2BL27WL51BW151WW65BW50W7656939
2621Bardiya DaneshvarGMIRN3064W72BW58WL21BW43WL24BW132WW82BL36WW30BL23WW53W763.566.539
2749Matfey RogovFMZAF2924W124BL20BW86WL97BW92WW71WW25BL4WL12BW61WW55B76366.538
2831Pablo Salinas HerreraGMCHL3001W108BW61WW98BL1WL66WL116BW89WW55BW51WW24BL13W761.565.539
2939Qn DomіnFMUKR2926W69BL81WW164BW60WL11WW59BL15WW112BW83WL31BW56B7606234.5
3046Joaquin FioritoIMARG2940W171WL2BW92BW91WL40BL54WW72BW97WL26WW95BW57W759.560.532
3123Rustam RustamovFMAZE3043W114BD168WL3BL39WD72BW138WW92BW116WW48BW29WL11W757.55932
3235Nitzan SteinbergGMISR3014L111BW84WW70BW59WL148BL56WW131BW65WW57BL12WW52B7576037
3316Rasmus SvaneGMDEU3046W101WL52BW144WL132BW75WL48BL151BW68WW91BW39WW46W7535434.5
3451Mykola KorchynskyiFMDEU2958W143BW15BL7WW113BL25WW47BW16WW12WL10BD37WL19W6.5717237.75
357Nikolas TheodorouGMGRC3168D94BW77WW42WD2BD67WW66BL5WW54BW18WL13BL9W6.5707540.75
3643Alexander RustemovGMRUS2921W122BW113WL12WW81BL10WW60BW153WW26BL7WD16WL17B6.565.56933.25
3733Varuzhan AkobianGMUSA2990W83BW59WW148BL6BW97WL11BW116WL8BW52WD34BL18W6.5656933.75
3840Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2883W88WW151BW40BD5WL3BL39WL57BW78WW150WL17BW71W6.564.56935.75
3970Manvel ArakelyanFMARM2847W130WL4BD122WW31BW128WW38BL13BL19WW41WL33BW75B6.5646733.75
4014Reza MahdaviIMIRN3080W131WW116BL38WW51BW30WL21BL24WD57WW66BW50BL8W6.5636634.5
185 players
2nd 3-0 Thu 20th Nov 2025 chess.com INT Thu 20th Nov 2025 - Thu 20th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
11Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3402W53BW55WW33BD13WL2BW36WW17BW14WW7WW4BW6W9.571.576.564
23Sina MovahedGMIRN3237W114BW96WW86BW19WW1WW3BW15WD8BL4WW5BD9B9697155
32Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3214W50WW25BW26WW14BW5WL2WD35BW18WW15BL6WD4B87378.554.5
47Jeffery XiongGMUSA3159D65BW12WL31BW43WW76WW10BW16WW35BW2BL1WD3W8717553.25
59Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3129W56BW10WW34BW31WL3BL35WW32WW16BW8WL2WW14B870.575.552.5
612Jules MoussardGMFRA3092W41WW102BL16WW38BL32WW11WW37BW19BW17WW3BL1B8707451.5
710David Anton GuijarroGMESP3124W45WW18BD103WW47BL16WW25WW9BW31WL1BD14WW15B869.573.551.5
86Nikolas TheodorouGMGRC3167W106WD29BW76WW32BW49WD16BD14BD2WL5BW34WW19B8666946.25
917Samvel Ter-SahakyanGMARM3063L118BW65WW117BW97WD10WW47BL7WW55WW18BW13BD2W85758.540.75
1039Joaquin FioritoIMARG2953W54BL5BW118WW88WD9BL4WW12BW11WD33BW100WD13W7.566.56841.5
1119Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3013W127BL31WW106BW23WD18WL6BW76WL10BW50WW20BW28B7.561.561.536.5
1214Rasmus SvaneGMDEU3059L101WL4BW119BW82WD28BW74BL10WW65WW47BW35WW25W7.556.55834.75
1318Savva VetokhinGMRUS3045W75WW36BW38WD1BD17BD31WL18BW20WW21BL9WD10B7717545
1425Nitzan SteinbergGMISR3010W125BW43WW15BL3WW39BW81BD8WL1BW31WD7BL5W770.570.537
154Jose MartinezGMMEX3168W39WW37BL14WW60BW34WW33BL2BW26WL3WW22BL7W769.574.542.5
1631Vadym PetrovskyiIMDEU2974W107BW89WW6BD17WW7BD8WL4BL5WD38BW27WD18W769.572.542.5
178Vladislav ArtemievGMRUS3111W48WW27BW35WD16BD13WW32BL1WW34BL6BL19WW31B76974.543
1840Ilan SchnaiderIMARG2966W78WL7WW120BW57WD11BW49BW13WL3BL9WW26WD16B766.567.536.25
1930Luca Moroni JrGMITA2973W82WW118BW111WL2BL81WW50BW36BL6WW56BW17BL8W75859.530.5
2053Myhaylo ZhukovskyiCMUKR2832W85BL35BW64WL33WW66BW88BW103WL13BW49WL11WW34B7555831.5
2126Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS2966W77WD47BL81WL65BW82BW48WW53BW28WL13WD31BW46W754.55836.75
2223Semen NovozhilovFMDMA2959L89BW79WW56BL39WL106BW30WW47WW104BW37WL15WW36B7535637
2350Barad YeganegiFMIRN2816W124WL86WW77BL11BL88WW66WW58BL32BW62WW41WW37B750.551.531.5
2427Gianmarco LeivaIMPER2811U--L82BW54WW80BL89WL62BW59WW66WW68BW58WW40B7434634.5
2533Alexander KhlebovichIMRUS2944W67BL3WW44BD101WW111WL7BL28WW48BW42WW33WL12B6.562.564.532.25
2622Pablo Salinas HerreraGMCHL3003W74WW104BL3BW53WL31BW46WW102WL15BD32WL18BW47W6.5596332
2738Eric RosenIMUSA2924W122WL17WL58BW77WW41BW42WL33BD50BW52WL16BW49W6.557.558.530.75
2859Timur KocharinFMLCA2764U--W59BW124WL35BD12WW51WW25BL21BW55WW32BL11W6.5565732.75
2937Ethan SheehanNMDNK2891W112BD8WL49BD48WL42BW83BD41WL101BW75WW65WW52B6.5535529.25
3054Logan Clark ShaferNMUSA2751W90WL34WD83BL51WW67BL22BW82WL52BW72WW73BW55W6.549.552.526.75
3146Marcin KrzyżanowskiGMPOL2878W71WW11BW4WL5BW26WD13BW81WL7BL14BD21WL17W670.574.537.5
3236Mykola KorchynskyiFMDEU2906W59WW81BW100WL8WW6BL17WL5BW23WD26BL28WD43B6687236.25
3321Gleb DudinGMHUN2995W70BW97WL1WW20BW40BL15WW27WL100BD10WL25BD38W666.568.532.75
3428Arman MikaelyanGMUSA2936W80WW30BL5WW113BL15BW39WW40BL17WW36WL8BL20W665.567.530.5
3527Cristobal HenriquezGMCHL2985W64BW20WL17BW28WW58WW5BD3WL4WD100BL12BU--6636838.5
3645Nodar LortkipanidzeIMGEO2835W98BL13WW74BW100BW86WL1BL19WW44WL34BW56WL22W6616225.5
3735Alexander RustemovGMRUS2905W105BL15WL101BW70WW56BW106WL6WW39BL22BW38WL23W6596228.5
3847Ryan AmburgyFMUSA2843W93BW51WL13BL6WW63BW89WL100WW62BD16WL37BD33B658.56127.5
3958Karina AmbartsumovaIMRUS2751L15BW105WW95BW22BL14WL34BW89BL37WW57BL40WW61B6565826
4043Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2877W69BL100BW89WW111BL33WW58BL34WL56WW44BW39BL24W654.556.526.5
127 players
3rd 3-0 Thu 20th Nov 2025 chess.com INT Thu 20th Nov 2025 - Thu 20th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
13Renato TerryIMPER3169W22BW57WW5BW3WW14BD2WD6BW4WW19BD7WW9B9.57376.564.75
26Reza MahdaviIMIRN3107W21WW13BW54WW4BW43WD1BW14WW5WL3BL8WW7B8.5737756.25
313Dincer TasdogenFMTUR3036W17BW7WW56WL1BW55WL54BW13WW12BW2WW5BD8B8.5707455.75
412Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3023W64WW25BW20WL2WW26BL14WW55BL1BW11WW18BW19W864.566.542
515Mitrabha GuhaGMIND3012W39BW18WL1WW52BW7BW24WW54WL2BW14WL3WD6B7.5697140.75
68Benjamin BokGMNLD3072D27WD8WW23BW25WW12BW43BD1WD14BL7BW19WD5W7.568.572.546.75
729Aradhya GargIMIND2894W47BL3BW61WW9BL5WW57WW43BW54BW6WD1BL2W7.5656838.75
82Jeffery XiongGMUSA3159L18WD6BW36WW27BL56WD50BW37WW13BW15WW2BD3W7.56366.546.75
911Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3013W40BW50WL55BL7WL21BW16WW22BW25WW12WW20BL1W762.56639
1037Kevin GeorgeIMEGY2821L14WW49BW15BW19WL11BW26WL18WL21BW32BW24WW20W76063.538
1114Pablo Salinas HerreraGMCHL3003W38WL20BW59WW18BW10WL56BL15BW31WL4BW16WW14W7606338.5
1220Ilan SchnaiderIMARG2966W49WW62WL14BW37BL6WW20BW56WL3WL9BW15BW18W7606232.5
1323Eric RosenIMUSA2924W46BL2WW64BW62WL24WW22BL3BL8WW38BW34WW21B757.559.529.5
147Pranesh MGMINT3063W10BW16WW12WW55BL1WW4BL2BD6WL5BW17WL11B6.5757942.75
1510Amir Mohammad HamidiFMIRN2999W37WL26BL10WD16BW61WW38BW11WW17BL8BL12WW25B6.561.564.534.25
1624Ethan SheehanNMDNK2891W69WL14BD17WD15WD37BL9BW34WW39WW26BL11BW29W6.558.558.529.25
1743Jun Ying TanIMMYS2704L3WW30BD16BL57WW27WW60BW50WL15WW37BL14BW26W6.5565930.75
1832Levy RozmanIMESP2843W8BL5BW28WL11WW41BW31WW10BL19BW24WL4WL12B66670.535
1918Arman MikaelyanGMUSA2936W28WL56BW58WL10BW60WW25BW24BW18WL1WL6BL4B661.564.528.5
2030Zachary TanenbaumFMUSA2845W51WW11WL4BL24BW39WL12WW41BW43WW21BL9WL10B660.56328.5
2136Leonardo TristanGMARG2821L2BW45WL24WW32BW9WL55BW57BW10WL20WW31BL13W65962.531.5
2233Dmitriy KushkoIMIRL2777L1WW33BW53BL54WW29BL13WL9WW61BL31BW32WW34B6575824.5
2334Hoang Minh Tho DoWFMVNM2787L62BW32WL6WL29BW42WL37WL39BW49WW36BW35WW31W649.551.527.5
249Luis Ernesto Quesada PérezGMMEX2967W59BL55WW21BW20WW13BL5BL19WD26WL18BL10BW38W5.559.562.529.25
2528Matías Pérez GormazIMCHL2864W66WL4WW39BL6BW64WL19WW38BL9BD29WW28BL15W5.5575921.25
2626Yihan MengIMCHN2870W44WW15WL62BW63BL4WL10BW40WD24BL16WW37WL17B5.5555724.25
2738Karina AmbartsumovaIMRUS2751D6BL52WW67BL8WL17BW35WW49BL37BW41WL29BW39W5.55152.522.75
2848Andres Carrasco MirandaCMCHL2538L19BW60WL18BL59BL44WW46WW47BD40BW39WL25WW37B5.5464922.25
2946Daniel YedidiaNMUSA2617L43BW51WL52BW23WL22WL58BW65BW60WD25BW27WL16B5.5444621.75
3056Arsal GardeziNMUSA2417U--L17WW45BL64WL32WW42BW33BL34WW61WD38BW40W5.541.543.522.75
3121Alexander RustemovGMRUS2905W42BL63BW40WL38BW58WL18BW59WL11BW22WL21WL23B5505220.5
322Jyotshnav TalukdarCMIND2534U--L23BW35WL21WW30BL40BW44WW59BL10WL22BW46W5485121.5
3347Joaquin Castro CastroNMCOL2604L54WL22WW69BL50WL35BW51BL30WL36BW48BW41WW42B5454515
3410Ethan SayaFMFRA2649U--D67WL60BD45WW36BW65WL16BW30BW40WL13BL22W543.54519.75
3555Swara Lakshmi NairWCMIND2400L55WL64BL32BW67WW33WL27BW51WL38WW60BL23BW45W541.54316
3652Justin StormNMUSA2440W68BL43WL8BL58BL34WW53BL61BW33WL23WW51BW47W5414112.5
3740Zurab JavakhadzeIMUSA2723L15BW46WW57BL12WD16WW23BL8BW27WL17WL26BL28W4.560.56422.25
3844Le Thao Nguyen PhamIMVNM2648L11BW44WW50BW31WL54BL15WL25WW35BL13WD30WL24B4.55659.520.25
3945Sebastien AzarNMCAN2615L5WW66BL25WW44BL20BD49WW23WL16BL28BW42WL27B4.5545617.75
4041Duc Minh LaiNMVNM2665L9WW69BL31BW42WL50BW32WL26BD28WL34BW49WL30B4.549.549.515.25
69 players

34) 16th Hainan Danzhou GM 2025

The 16th Hainan Danzhou GM event is a rapid tournament in China. Andreikin will face Indjic in the final.

16th Hainan Danzhou GM B Danzhou CHN Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Lu, ShangleiGMCHN26032012
12Andreikin, DmitryGMFID26652012
13Ding, LirenGMCHN27662012
44Li, Chao BGMCHN25940000
4 players
16th Hainan Danzhou GM B Danzhou CHN Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025. Category: 18. Ave: (2677)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 Pts TPR
1 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2734 # = = 1 2 2783
2 Andreikin, Dmitry GM FID 2710 = # = 1 2 2791
3 Lu, Shanglei GM CHN 2643 = = # 1 2 2813
4 Li, Chao b GM CHN 2621 0 0 0 # 0 2696
Round 1. Sat 22nd Nov 2025
Lu, Shanglei 1-0 Li, Chao b 33 B90 Sicilian
Andreikin, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 65 E15 Queen's Indian
Round 2. Sat 22nd Nov 2025
Li, Chao b 0-1 Ding, Liren 30 C47 Four knights
Lu, Shanglei 1/2-1/2 Andreikin, Dmitry 79 C45 Scotch game
Round 3. Sat 22nd Nov 2025
Andreikin, Dmitry 1-0 Li, Chao b 54 A48 King's Indian
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Lu, Shanglei 32 D37 QGD
16th Hainan Danzhou GM A Danzhou CHN Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Indjic, AleksandarGMSRB25722012.5
4Van Foreest, JordenGMNED26372012.5
31Wang, YueGMCHN26281111
43Ma, QunGMCHN26091202
4 players
16th Hainan Danzhou GM A Danzhou CHN Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025. Category: 16. Ave: (2641)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 Pts TPR
1 Van Foreest, Jorden GM NED 2693 # = = 1 2 2749
2 Indjic, Aleksandar GM SRB 2635 = # = 1 2 2768
3 Ma, Qun GM CHN 2614 = = # 0 1 2525
4 Wang, Yue GM CHN 2623 0 0 1 # 1 2522
Round 1. Sat 22nd Nov 2025
Wang, Yue 0-1 Van Foreest, Jorden 53 C50 King's pawn game
Indjic, Aleksandar 1/2-1/2 Ma, Qun 89 D11 QGD Slav
Round 2. Sat 22nd Nov 2025
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Ma, Qun 60 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Wang, Yue 0-1 Indjic, Aleksandar 57 B90 Sicilian
Round 3. Sat 22nd Nov 2025
Indjic, Aleksandar 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 28 D17 QGD Slav
Ma, Qun 0-1 Wang, Yue 50 C53 Giuoco Piano
16th Hainan Danzhou GM KO Danzhou CHN Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Round 1 (of 2) Standings:
RkNamePts
Semifinal
1Andreikin, Dmitry1.5
2Van Foreest, Jorden0.5
1Indjic, Aleksandar1.5
2Ding, Liren0.5
5 players
Hainan Danzhou KO Lower Danzhou CHN Sat 22nd Nov 2025 - Tue 25th Nov 2025
Leading Round 1 (of 2) Standings:
RkNamePts
Semifinal
1Lu, Shanglei2.5
2Ma, Qun1.5
1Li, Chao b2.5
2Wang, Yue1.5
5 players

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