THE WEEK IN CHESS 1629 26th January 2026 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 88th Tata Steel 2026
3) 30th HIT Open 2026
4) GM/IM2 Bijeljina 2026
5) Grand Prix CCF 2026
6) Israeli Open Championship 2026
7) RUDAR 47 IM 2026
8) RUDAR XXVIII GM RR 2026
9) SixDays Budapest January 2026
10) NCFP Selection 2026
11) 86th ch-ARM Highest League 2026
12) Bob Wade Masters 2026
13) Muscat Nights International Chess 2026
14) Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026
15) Budapest One Week January 2026
16) Charlotte Open 2026
17) Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial 2026
18) NY Marshall Winter Six Day 2026
19) Odisha Open 2026
20) Orsha Masters 2026
21) Fantastico GM Mix 13 2026
22) 24th Marienbad Open 2026
23) GM/IM1 Bijeljina 2026
24) ch-AUS 2026
25) XLVI Metropolitano Int 2025
26) 4NCL Bradford Congress 2026
27) TCh-CAT 2026
28) TCh-CHN Division A Relegation 2025
29) TCh-CZE 2025-26
30) 63rd TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2025-26
31) Titled Tuesday Blitz 20th January 2026
32) 3-0 Thursday 22nd Jan 2026
33) Gelfand-Steinberg Rapid Match 2026
34) II Rotary Club Rapid 2026
35) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
EventTimeGames
88th Tata Steel 2026cl89 games
Grand Prix CCF 2026cl,rap,bli27 games
Israeli Open Championship 2026cl143 games
NCFP Selection 2026cl98 games
86th ch-ARM Highest League 2026cl30 games
Bob Wade Masters 2026cl10 games
Muscat Nights International Chess 2026cl137 games
Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026cl786 games
Budapest One Week January 2026cl180 games
Charlotte Open 2026cl20 games
Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial 2026cl45 games
NY Marshall Winter Six Day 2026cl40 games
Odisha Open 2026cl100 games
Orsha Masters 2026cl140 games
24th Marienbad Open 2026cl90 games
ch-AUS 2026cl1 game
XLVI Metropolitano Int 2025cl167 games
TCh-CZE 2025-26cl94 games
63rd TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2025-26cl80 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 20th January 2026bli1846 games
3-0 Thursday 22nd Jan 2026bli 1817 games
Gelfand-Steinberg Rapid Match 2026rap4 games
II Rotary Club Rapid 2026rap126 games
6060 games

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

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The Doctor

1) Introduction

My thanks to Olexandr Prohorov, Holger Lieske, Ian Rogers, Patricia Llaneza Vega, Csaba Zoltan Varga, and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The 88th Tata Steel Masters has reached the 8th round, today is a rest day Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads in spite of losing to Anish Giri yesterday. Both the Masters and Challengers has been fascinating. The organisers yet again have found great fields that have produced fighting chess. By next week we'll know who has won.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 88th Tata Steel 2026

The 88th Tata Steel Chess tournament takes place in Wijk aan Zee Fri 16th Jan to Sun 1st Feb 2026. Players: Masters: Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, Aravindh Chithambaram, Hans Niemann, Vincent Keymer, Javokhir Sindarov, Jorden van Foreest, Arjun Erigaisi, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, Van Nguyen Thai Dai, Gukesh Dommaraju, Anish Giri, Vladimir Fedoseev, Matthias Bluebaum and Nodirbek Abdusattorov.

Challengers: Vasyl Ivanchuk, Marc Andria Maurizzi, Velimir Ivic, Erwin l'Ami, Bibisara Assaubayeva, Eline Roebers, Miaoyi Lu, Max Warmerdam, Panesar Vedant, Andy Woodward, Aydin Suleymanli, Faustino Oro, Daniil Yuffa and Carissa Yip.

88th Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sun 1st Feb 2026
Leading Round 8 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
114Abdusattorov, NodirbekGMUZB27515.5
25Sindarov, JavokhirGMUZB27265
31Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanGMTUR26584.5
3Niemann, Hans MokeGMUSA27254.5
6Van Foreest, JordenGMNED27034.5
64Keymer, VincentGMGER27764
10Gukesh, DGMIND27544
11Giri, AnishGMNED27604
12Fedoseev, VladimirGMSLO27054
13Bluebaum, MatthiasGMGER26794
117Erigaisi, ArjunGMIND27753.5
128Praggnanandhaa, RGMIND27583
9Nguyen, Thai Dai VanGMCZE26563
142Aravindh, Chithambaram Vr.GMIND27002.5
14 players
88th Tata Steel Masters Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sun 1st Feb 2026. Category: 19. Ave: (2723)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek GM UZB 2751 # = = 0 1 1 1 1 = 5.5 2864
2 Sindarov, Javokhir GM UZB 2726 # = 1 = = = = 1 = 5 2815
3 Niemann, Hans Moke GM USA 2725 = = # = = 0 1 = 1 4.5 2755
4 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan GM TUR 2658 = 0 = # 1 = 1 = = 4.5 2782
5 Van Foreest, Jorden GM NED 2703 = 0 # 1 = = = = 1 4.5 2748
6 Giri, Anish GM NED 2760 1 = 0 # 0 1 = = = 4 2737
7 Keymer, Vincent GM GER 2776 0 = 1 = 1 # 0 0 1 4 2713
8 Fedoseev, Vladimir GM SLO 2705 = 0 = 1 # 0 1 = = 4 2734
9 Gukesh, D GM IND 2754 0 = = 0 1 # = = 1 4 2729
10 Bluebaum, Matthias GM GER 2679 0 = = 1 # = = = = 4 2727
11 Erigaisi, Arjun GM IND 2775 0 = 0 = = # 1 = = 3.5 2666
12 Praggnanandhaa, R GM IND 2758 0 = = = = = 0 # = 3 2630
13 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van GM CZE 2656 0 = = = 0 = = = # 3 2649
14 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. GM IND 2700 = = 0 = 0 0 = = # 2.5 2583
Round 1. Sat 17th Jan 2026
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 1/2-1/2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 41 C69 Ruy Lopez
Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 1/2-1/2 Bluebaum, Matthias 41 E06 Catalan
Niemann, Hans Moke 1-0 Fedoseev, Vladimir 16 C42 Petrov
Keymer, Vincent 1-0 Giri, Anish 23 D27 QGA
Sindarov, Javokhir 1/2-1/2 Gukesh, D 78 D37 QGD
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 27 C43 Petrov
Erigaisi, Arjun 1-0 Praggnanandhaa, R 32 D20 QGA
Round 2. Sun 18th Jan 2026
Bluebaum, Matthias 1/2-1/2 Niemann, Hans Moke 28 D41 QGD
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Sindarov, Javokhir 44 A13 English opening
Gukesh, D 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 33 E60 King's Indian defence
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1-0 Praggnanandhaa, R 60 D37 QGD
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 56 D37 QGD
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1-0 Keymer, Vincent 44 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 1/2-1/2 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 46 B56 Sicilian
Round 3. Mon 19th Jan 2026
Praggnanandhaa, R 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 75 A05 Reti opening
Erigaisi, Arjun 1/2-1/2 Gukesh, D 34 D20 QGA
Keymer, Vincent 0-1 Bluebaum, Matthias 33 D35 QGD
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Giri, Anish 64 B90 Sicilian
Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 1/2-1/2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 42 C46 Four knights game
Niemann, Hans Moke 1/2-1/2 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 37 B12 Caro-Kann
Sindarov, Javokhir 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 29 C42 Petrov
Round 4. Tue 20th Jan 2026
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 60 E91 King's Indian
Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 0-1 Niemann, Hans Moke 55 A05 Reti opening
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1-0 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 40 C42 Petrov
Gukesh, D 1/2-1/2 Praggnanandhaa, R 40 C00 French
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 80 D31 QGD
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 1/2-1/2 Keymer, Vincent 44 C67 Ruy Lopez
Bluebaum, Matthias 0-1 Sindarov, Javokhir 27 E90 King's Indian
Round 5. Wed 21st Jan 2026
Sindarov, Javokhir 1-0 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 74 C24 Bishop's opening
Keymer, Vincent 1-0 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 36 D35 QGD
Praggnanandhaa, R 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 37 B87 Sicilian
Niemann, Hans Moke 1/2-1/2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 48 C42 Petrov
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Bluebaum, Matthias 74 C43 Petrov
Erigaisi, Arjun 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 46 D38 QGD
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 0-1 Gukesh, D 51 E15 Queen's Indian
Round 6. Fri 23rd Jan 2026
Bluebaum, Matthias 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 58 A41 Queen's Pawn
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 1-0 Van Foreest, Jorden 46 C46 Four knights game
Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 1/2-1/2 Sindarov, Javokhir 41 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Niemann, Hans Moke 0-1 Keymer, Vincent 64 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1-0 Gukesh, D 37 C85 Ruy Lopez
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 52 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Praggnanandhaa, R 122 D37 QGD
Round 7. Sat 24th Jan 2026
Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 64 D38 QGD
Praggnanandhaa, R 1/2-1/2 Bluebaum, Matthias 33 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Keymer, Vincent 0-1 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 41 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Gukesh, D 0-1 Giri, Anish 37 A29 English
Sindarov, Javokhir 1/2-1/2 Niemann, Hans Moke 84 C88 Ruy Lopez
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 50 E94 King's Indian
Erigaisi, Arjun 0-1 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 52 A20 English opening
Round 8. Sun 25th Jan 2026
Aravindh, Chithambaram VR. 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 76 B44 Sicilian, Szen (`anti-Taimanov') variation
Fedoseev, Vladimir 0-1 Gukesh, D 41 E34 Nimzo-Indian
Niemann, Hans Moke 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 50 B33 Sicilian
Keymer, Vincent 1/2-1/2 Sindarov, Javokhir 48 A49 King's Indian
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 0-1 Giri, Anish 51 D38 QGD
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 1/2-1/2 Praggnanandhaa, R 46 B30 Sicilian
Bluebaum, Matthias 1/2-1/2 Nguyen, Thai Dai Van 41 D35 QGD
Tata Steel Challengers Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sun 1st Feb 2026
Leading Round 8 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1
12Maurizzi, MarcandriaGMFRA26116.5
10Woodward, AndyGMUSA26086.5
311Suleymanli, AydinGMAZE26286
41Ivanchuk, VasylGMUKR26055.5
55Assaubayeva, BibisaraGMKAZ24974.5
12Oro, FaustinoIMARG25164.5
13Yuffa, DaniilGMESP26044.5
814Yip, CarissaIMUSA24664
98Warmerdam, MaxGMNED25763
103Ivic, VelimirGMSRB26382.5
9Panesar, VedantFMIND24062.5
124L'ami, ErwinGMNED26342
6Roebers, ElineIMNED23982
7Lu, MiaoyiIMCHN24312
14 players
Tata Steel Challengers Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sun 1st Feb 2026. Category: 12. Ave: (2544)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Maurizzi, MarcAndria GM FRA 2611 # = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2785
2 Woodward, Andy GM USA 2608 # = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2741
3 Suleymanli, Aydin GM AZE 2628 = # = 1 = = 1 1 1 6 2695
4 Ivanchuk, Vasyl GM UKR 2605 = # = = 1 1 0 1 1 5.5 2672
5 Assaubayeva, Bibisara GM KAZ 2497 0 1 = = # = = = 1 4.5 2649
6 Yuffa, Daniil GM ESP 2604 = = # = = = 1 1 0 4.5 2567
7 Oro, Faustino IM ARG 2516 0 = # = 0 = 1 1 1 4.5 2567
8 Yip, Carissa IM USA 2466 0 0 0 = # 1 1 1 = 4 2588
9 Ivic, Velimir GM SRB 2638 0 0 = = = 0 # 1 1 3.5 2498
10 Warmerdam, Max GM NED 2576 0 = 0 = 1 0 # 1 0 3 2446
11 Panesar, Vedant FM IND 2406 0 = = = 0 0 # 0 1 2.5 2387
12 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2634 = 0 1 0 0 0 = 0 # 2 2378
13 Lu, Miaoyi IM CHN 2431 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 # 2 2376
14 Roebers, Eline IM NED 2398 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 # 1 2255
Round 1. Sat 17th Jan 2026
Ivanchuk, Vasyl 1/2-1/2 Yip, Carissa 35 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Maurizzi, MarcAndria 1/2-1/2 Yuffa, Daniil 36 B40 Sicilian defence
Ivic, Velimir 1/2-1/2 Oro, Faustino 46 E10 Queen's pawn game
L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 Suleymanli, Aydin 45 D05 Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation
Assaubayeva, Bibisara 1-0 Woodward, Andy 41 D38 QGD
Roebers, Eline 0-1 Panesar, Vedant 34 E00 Queen's pawn game
Lu, Miaoyi 1-0 Warmerdam, Max 51 B23 Sicilian
Round 2. Sun 18th Jan 2026
Woodward, Andy 1-0 Roebers, Eline 27 E04 Catalan
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Warmerdam, Max 39 B22 Sicilian
Suleymanli, Aydin 1/2-1/2 Assaubayeva, Bibisara 81 A11 English
Panesar, Vedant 0-1 Lu, Miaoyi 40 A45 Queen's pawn game
Ivanchuk, Vasyl 1/2-1/2 Maurizzi, MarcAndria 62 D55 QGD
Yuffa, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Ivic, Velimir 58 D17 QGD Slav
Oro, Faustino 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 36 A21 English opening
Round 3. Mon 19th Jan 2026
L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 Yuffa, Daniil 44 B42 Sicilian
Lu, Miaoyi 0-1 Woodward, Andy 58 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Roebers, Eline 0-1 Suleymanli, Aydin 80 B10 Caro-Kann
Ivic, Velimir 0-1 Ivanchuk, Vasyl 52 C43 Petrov
Maurizzi, MarcAndria 1-0 Yip, Carissa 55 C25 Vienna game, Max Lange defence
Warmerdam, Max 1-0 Panesar, Vedant 35 C22 Centre game
Assaubayeva, Bibisara 1/2-1/2 Oro, Faustino 36 D37 QGD
Round 4. Tue 20th Jan 2026
Suleymanli, Aydin 1-0 Lu, Miaoyi 57 E47 Nimzo-Indian
Yuffa, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Assaubayeva, Bibisara 67 A08 Reti
Woodward, Andy 1-0 Warmerdam, Max 58 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Oro, Faustino 1-0 Roebers, Eline 32 A06 Reti opening
Maurizzi, MarcAndria 1-0 Ivic, Velimir 59 B30 Sicilian
Ivanchuk, Vasyl 0-1 L'Ami, Erwin 50 D11 QGD Slav
Yip, Carissa 1-0 Panesar, Vedant 59 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Wed 21st Jan 2026
Assaubayeva, Bibisara 1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk, Vasyl 40 D38 QGD
Ivic, Velimir 0-1 Yip, Carissa 54 E20 Nimzo-Indian
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Maurizzi, MarcAndria 49 E94 King's Indian
Warmerdam, Max 1/2-1/2 Suleymanli, Aydin 44 D35 QGD
Panesar, Vedant 0-1 Woodward, Andy 51 D37 QGD
Lu, Miaoyi 0-1 Oro, Faustino 27 C48 Four knights
Roebers, Eline 1-0 Yuffa, Daniil 41 B89 Sicilian
Round 6. Fri 23rd Jan 2026
Oro, Faustino 0-1 Warmerdam, Max 65 E73 King's Indian
Ivanchuk, Vasyl 1-0 Roebers, Eline 30 C11 French
Yuffa, Daniil 1-0 Lu, Miaoyi 68 A13 English opening
Maurizzi, MarcAndria 1-0 Assaubayeva, Bibisara 42 B90 Sicilian
Suleymanli, Aydin 1/2-1/2 Panesar, Vedant 42 E06 Catalan
Yip, Carissa 0-1 Woodward, Andy 131 C78 Ruy Lopez
Ivic, Velimir 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 32 D12 QGD Slav
Round 7. Sat 24th Jan 2026
Assaubayeva, Bibisara 1/2-1/2 Ivic, Velimir 29 E12 Queen's Indian
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Yip, Carissa 40 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation
Panesar, Vedant 1/2-1/2 Oro, Faustino 40 B90 Sicilian
Woodward, Andy 1/2-1/2 Suleymanli, Aydin 33 E01 Catalan
Lu, Miaoyi 0-1 Ivanchuk, Vasyl 58 B23 Sicilian
Roebers, Eline 0-1 Maurizzi, MarcAndria 46 B12 Caro-Kann
Warmerdam, Max 1/2-1/2 Yuffa, Daniil 67 E43 Nimzo-Indian
Round 8. Sun 25th Jan 2026
Yip, Carissa 0-1 Suleymanli, Aydin 36 B32 Sicilian
Oro, Faustino 0-1 Woodward, Andy 53 C78 Ruy Lopez
Ivic, Velimir 1-0 Roebers, Eline 32 D31 QGD
Ivanchuk, Vasyl 1-0 Warmerdam, Max 43 B90 Sicilian
Yuffa, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Panesar, Vedant 139 A07 Reti
L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 Assaubayeva, Bibisara 32 B96 Sicilian
Maurizzi, MarcAndria 1-0 Lu, Miaoyi 35 A40 Queen's pawn
Tata Steel Top Tienkamp Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sun 1st Feb 2026. Category: 7. Ave: (2411)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gloeckler, Christian IM GER 2444 # 1 1 1 1 4 2426
2 Tudor, Henry Edward IM ROU 2434 0 # 1 1 1 3 2588
3 Hrbek, Stepan IM CZE 2454 # = 0 1 1 2.5 2506
4 Lohia, Sohum IM ENG 2410 = # 0 = 1 2 2406
5 Grutter, Tim IM NED 2399 0 # 1 1 2 2536
6 Beukema, Stefan IM BEL 2394 0 1 0 # = 1.5 2320
7 Elgersma, Onno FM NED 2369 0 1 # = 1.5 2423
8 Van Foreest, Machteld FM NED 2330 0 = = # 0 1 2234
9 Carow, Johannes IM GER 2469 0 0 0 1 # 1 2217
10 Baselmans, Luuk FM NED 2406 0 0 0 = # 0.5 2090
Round 1. Fri 23rd Jan 2026
Beukema, Stefan 1-0 Hrbek, Stepan 29 A37 English
Baselmans, Luuk 0-1 Gloeckler, Christian 23 B51 Sicilian
Tudor, Henry Edward 1-0 Van Foreest, Machteld 39 D31 QGD
Carow, Johannes 0-1 Lohia, Sohum 63 D35 QGD
Round 2. Sat 24th Jan 2026
Van Foreest, Machteld 1/2-1/2 Beukema, Stefan 20 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Elgersma, Onno 1-0 Lohia, Sohum 66 E08 Catalan
Hrbek, Stepan 1-0 Carow, Johannes 27 B40 Sicilian defence
Grutter, Tim 1-0 Baselmans, Luuk 44 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Gloeckler, Christian 1-0 Tudor, Henry Edward 27 B90 Sicilian
Round 3. Sun 25th Jan 2026
Carow, Johannes 1-0 Van Foreest, Machteld 30 A15 English opening
Baselmans, Luuk 1/2-1/2 Elgersma, Onno 71 C89 Ruy Lopez
Lohia, Sohum 1/2-1/2 Hrbek, Stepan 76 C78 Ruy Lopez
Beukema, Stefan 0-1 Gloeckler, Christian 33 A14 English
Tudor, Henry Edward 1-0 Grutter, Tim 62 E54 Nimzo-Indian
Round 4. Mon 26th Jan 2026
Grutter, Tim 1-0 Beukema, Stefan 42 C79 Ruy Lopez
Baselmans, Luuk 0-1 Tudor, Henry Edward 42 B51 Sicilian
Gloeckler, Christian 1-0 Carow, Johannes 61 B11 Caro-Kann
Elgersma, Onno 0-1 Hrbek, Stepan 65 D37 QGD
Van Foreest, Machteld 1/2-1/2 Lohia, Sohum 34 A07 Reti

3) 30th HIT Open 2026

The 30th HIT Open takes place 23rd to 30th January. Unusually there doesn't seem to be live coverage this year.

30th HIT Open 2026 Nova Gorica SLO Fri 23rd Jan 2026 - Fri 30th Jan 2026
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Avinash, RameshIMIND23703.508.510.5
28Goroshkov, MaksymFMSLO2353309.512
310Liu, YiFMAUS2329308.510.5
46Stevanic, DavidFMSLO2359307.59.5
517Djuric, StefanGMSRB2220307.59.5
69Olenik Campa, RudiFMSLO23473079
71Shagbazyan, TaronIMCZE2426306.58
87Fercec, NenadGMCRO2357306.58
945Jaksa, EmaSLO1900306.58
1013Skrbec, LeonFMSLO22893067.5
1138Fucka, SamoSLO19423067
1212Suta, AndrazFMSLO22962.508.510
1314Davies, Nigel RGMENG22862.508.59.5
1425Budai, FedericoITA20932.50810.5
1523Siraj, SvitSLO21392.507.59
1665Lipuscek, LevSLO16812.507.59
1743Gaier, WalterSUI19102.507.58.5
1861Bajec, BorutSLO17082.5077.5
1952Mihic, PeterSLO18122.506.57.5
203Cvitan, OgnjenGMCRO23992.506.57.5
2116Furlan, MihaFMSLO22362.5068
225Khamrakulov, Ibragim S.GMESP23662.5067.5
232Beliavsky, Alexander GGMSLO24152.505.57
2449Macek, IntiSLO18242.505.56.5
2541Kresic, VidCRO19172.505.56
2618Doric, NenadIMCRO220120911
2722Zlindra, AljazSLO214220910.5
2819Panda, BarnabasHUN2193208.510.5
2924Caruso, AugustoITA2116208.510.5
3020Gregoric, AndrazSLO218820810
3133Mazzi, LeonardoITA20112089.5
3221Budai, LeonardoITA2152207.510
3326Tomljanovic, IvanoCMCRO2088207.59
3469Pontoni, GiuseppeITA1629207.59
3511Herega, NejcFMSLO2302207.59
3632Ivancic, IvanCMCRO2031207.59
3734Zuzek, BorSLO20112078.5
3827Belyaletdinov, LeonardAIMSLO20832078
3937Groselj, PetraWFMSLO1955206.57.5
4039Dimnik, MihaSLO1934206.57.5
69 players

4) GM/IM2 Bijeljina 2026

The GM/IM2 Bijeljina take place 23rd to 28th January 2026.

IM2 Bijeljina 2026 Bijeljina BIH Fri 23rd Jan 2026 - Wed 28th Jan 2026
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Emir, DizdarevicCRO233248,2504,2
210Gupta, AashmanIND22943.58,2503,4
32Gaur, GarvIND233136,7503
45Sarayu, VelpulaIND228135.502,8
54Zoran, RunicBIH22213503
69Sai Baswanth P, SriIND226825.502
78Saye Srreezza, PotluriIND20512402
83Jovan, RadlovackiSRB221423,7502
91Aleksa, AlimpicSRB23071.54,2501,4
107Vikram, AnishkaIND217113,2501,2
10 players
IM2 Bijeljina 2026 Bijeljina BIH Fri 23rd Jan 2026 - Wed 28th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2247)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Runic, Zoran IM BIH 2221 # 1 1 = = 3 2392
2 Dizdarevic, Emir GM CRO 2332 # = = 1 1 3 2392
3 Aashman, Gupta CM IND 2294 = # 1 = = 2.5 2380
4 Sri, Sai Baswanth P IND 2268 0 # = 1 = 2 2262
5 Garv, Gaur FM IND 2331 0 = # 1 = 2 2271
6 Velpula, Sarayu WIM IND 2281 = 0 # 1 = 2 2206
7 Radlovacki, Jovan IM SRB 2214 = 0 # = 1 2 2239
8 Alimpic, Aleksa FM SRB 2307 0 = = = # 1.5 2178
9 Anishka, Vikram WCM IND 2171 = 0 = 0 # 1 2089
10 Potluri, Saye Srreezza IND 2051 = 0 = 0 # 1 2069
GM2 Bijeljina 2026 Bijeljina BIH Fri 23rd Jan 2026 - Wed 28th Jan 2026
Leading Round (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Karthikeya Varma Gunturi, PavanFMIND23510000
22Shiroghlan, TalibovIMAZE24310000
33Nikoloz, PetriashviliIMGEO25110000
44Maheshwari, ArnavFMIND23390000
55Nikola, SedlakGMSRB23900000
66Dalibor, StojanovicGMBIH24060000
77Vasil, SpasovGMBUL23680000
88Dengla, AaravIMIND24710000
99Milovan, RatkovicIMSRB24810000
1010Milos, ScekicIMSRB23970000
10 players

5) Grand Prix CCF 2026

The Grand Prix CCF of Croatia takes place 24th to 31st January 2026.

Grand Prix CCF 2026 Zagreb CRO Sat 24th Jan 2026 - Sat 31st Jan 2026
Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
RkNamePts
Round 2
1Saric, Ivan1.0
2Ostovic, Matija0.0
1Livaic, Leon1.0
2Zaja, Ivan0.0
1Kozul, Zdenko0.5
1Martinovic, Sasa0.5
1Jovanovic, Zoran0.5
1Stevic, Hrvoje0.5
Round 1
1Ostovic, Matija2.0
2Kovac, Petar0.0
1Saric, Ivan2.0
2Zagorac, Lara0.0
1Zaja, Ivan4.0
2Rezan, Sasa3.0
1Livaic, Leon2.0
2Cvitan, Ena0.0
1Kozul, Zdenko2.5
2Kovacevic, Blazimir1.5
1Martinovic, Sasa1.5
2Grgantov, Marin0.5
1Jovanovic, Zoran1.5
2Golubovic, Erik0.5
1Stevic, Hrvoje1.5
2Gal, Andrej0.5
26 players

6) Israeli Open Championship 2026

The Israeli Open Championship takes place 19th to 27th January 2026.

ch-ISR Open 2026 Acre ISR Mon 19th Jan 2026 - Tue 27th Jan 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
113Tzidkiya, Yeshaayahu24706000
24Sokolovsky, Yahli25376000
31Smirin, Ilia25645.5000
49Alekseev, Evgeny25045.5000
52Gorshtein, Ido25545.5000
626Uritsky, Yonathan23205.5000
76Boruchovsky, Avital25215000
812Gorodetzky, David24815000
914Ben Ari, Yannay24635000
1011Kobo, Ori24825000
1117Tulchynskyi, Feliks24145000
1220Efroimski, Marsel23755000
1322Sherman, Raem23545000
1424Ben Artzi, Ido23395000
1523Ezra, Paul Chambers23435000
163Postny, Evgeny25544.5000
1738Azoulay, Yehonatan21664.5000
187Rozen, Eytan25184.5000
1921Shilon Rahav, Eliran23674.5000
2027Steiner-prozhanski, Giora23144.5000
2116Yaniv, Yuval24624.5000
2219Gruenfeld, Yehuda23804.5000
2329Newman, Ori22984.5000
2410Parkhov, Yair24994.5000
2525Tifferet, Shakked23224.5000
2618Vagman, Roy23864.5000
2730Zakin, Ilay22924.5000
2832Menahem, Adi22354.5000
2956Belkovsky, Guy19914.5000
3044Tsirilman, Guy21134.5000
3134Gov, Guy22234.5000
3228Vitenberg, Noam Aviv23074.5000
338Zanan, Evgeny25054000
3415Levin, Guy24624000
355Mikhalevski, Victor25274000
3631Noy, Eyal22504000
3742Meirovich, Ilay21504000
3837Lovin, Boris21684000
3952Zalkind, Konstantin20274000
4033Orian, Noga22274000
103 players

7) RUDAR 47 IM 2026

The RUDAR 47 IM takes place 22nd to 29th January 2026.

RUDAR 47 IM 2026 Pozarevac SRB Thu 22nd Jan 2026 - Thu 29th Jan 2026
Leading Round (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Phatak, AanjaneyaIND21540000
2Zhao, ShengxinWFMCHN21940000
3Praveen, K BIND21270000
4Postnikov, ArtemFMRUS23340000
5Sprincean, Lukas GeorgeROU22280000
6Ilincic, ZlatkoGMSRB21780000
7Dinesh, Rajan MFMIND23420000
8Antic, DejanGMSRB23600000
9Damljanovic, BrankoGMSRB23550000
10Prishita, GuptaFMIND22870000
10 players

8) RUDAR XXVIII GM RR 2026

The RUDAR XXVIII GM RR takes place 22nd to 29th January 2026.

RUDAR 28 GM 2026 Pozarevac SRB Thu 22nd Jan 2026 - Thu 29th Jan 2026
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Dimitrov, RadoslavGMBUL24853.59.503,4
25Gasparyan, Erik R.IMARM241335.503
32Mamatov, MelisFMKGZ233634.503
46Kovchan, AlexanderGMUKR24412.5602,6
53Liyanage, Ranindu DilshanIMSRI23842.54,7502,4
64Vivaan, Vishal ShahFMIND23212.54.502,6
78Nikolov, MomchilGMBUL24242502
87Ajay, Santhosh ParvathareddyFMIND245224.502
910Rosh, JainFMIND23731.53.501,4
101Sutormin, DanilaFMRUS23570.51,2500,6
10 players

9) SixDays Budapest January 2026

The SixDays Budapest January takes place 25th to 30th January 2026.

10) NCFP Selection 2026

The NCFP Selection takes place 21st to 29th January 2026.

NCFP Selection Men 2026 Quezon City PHI Wed 21st Jan 2026 - Thu 29th Jan 2026
Leading Round 8 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
19Medina, Vince AngeloNMPHI210560519,75
22Concio, Michael Jr.IMPHI23825.50319,75
33Bacojo, Mark JayIMPHI232250.5318,25
414Nouri, AlekhineFMPHI224650.5222
51Arca, Christian Gian KarloIMPHI24064.50217,25
610Nadera, Barlo A.IMPHI21224.50213,75
74Nolte, RolandoIMPHI22774.50116,75
88Narzabal, JoemelACMPHI18393.50216
911De Guzman, RicardoIMPHI22593.50112
106Lim, Samson Chiu Chin IIIPHI21083.50014.5
1113Carredo, Mar AvielNMPHI212431110
125Garma, ChitoIMPHI223930112,25
137Cantela, Oscar JosephNMPHI20472.5027
1412Faeldonia, JasperAIMPHI19902016,75
14 players
NCFP Selection Men 2026 Quezon City PHI Wed 21st Jan 2026 - Thu 29th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2176)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Medina, VInce Angelo PHI 2105 # = 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 6 2285
2 Concio, Michael Jr. IM PHI 2382 # = = = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2362
3 Nouri, Alekhine FM PHI 2246 = = # = = = = 1 1 5 2309
4 Bacojo, Mark Jay IM PHI 2322 = = # = = 1 0 1 1 5 2317
5 Arca, Christian Gian Karlo IM PHI 2406 = = = # = 0 = 1 1 4.5 2226
6 Nolte, Rolando IM PHI 2277 = = = = # = = = 1 4.5 2289
7 Nadera, Barlo A. IM PHI 2122 0 = # = = = = 1 1 4.5 2147
8 Narzabal, Joemel PHI 1839 1 0 1 = # = = 0 0 3.5 2119
9 Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III PHI 2108 = = 0 = = # = = = 3.5 2171
10 De Guzman, Ricardo IM PHI 2259 0 0 = = = = # = 1 3.5 2080
11 Garma, Chito IM PHI 2239 0 1 0 = = = # 0 = 3 2148
12 Carredo, Mar Aviel PHI 2124 0 0 0 = = = 1 # = 3 2078
13 Cantela, Oscar Joseph PHI 2047 0 0 0 0 1 0 = # 1 2.5 2012
14 Faeldonia, Jasper PHI 1990 0 0 0 0 1 = = 0 # 2 1939
Round 1. Wed 21st Jan 2026
Arca, Christian Gian Karlo 1/2-1/2 Nouri, Alekhine 83 E68 King's Indian
Concio, Michael Jr. 1-0 Carredo, Mar Aviel 66 C53 Giuoco Piano
Bacojo, Mark Jay 1-0 Faeldonia, Jasper 27 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Nolte, Rolando 1/2-1/2 De Guzman, Ricardo 40 C92 Ruy Lopez
Garma, Chito 1/2-1/2 Nadera, Barlo A. 31 C02 French
Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III 1/2-1/2 Medina, VInce Angelo 31 C43 Petrov
Cantela, Oscar Joseph 1-0 Narzabal, Joemel 51 B48 Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Nouri, Alekhine 1-0 Narzabal, Joemel 34 B23 Sicilian
Medina, VInce Angelo 1-0 Cantela, Oscar Joseph 76 D02 Queen's bishop game
Nadera, Barlo A. 1/2-1/2 Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III 30 D90 Gruenfeld
De Guzman, Ricardo 1/2-1/2 Garma, Chito 36 D02 Queen's pawn game
Faeldonia, Jasper 0-1 Nolte, Rolando 31 E12 Queen's Indian
Carredo, Mar Aviel 0-1 Bacojo, Mark Jay 52 B50 Sicilian
Arca, Christian Gian Karlo 1/2-1/2 Concio, Michael Jr. 42 A52 Budapest
Round 3. Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Concio, Michael Jr. 1/2-1/2 Nouri, Alekhine 36 C01 French
Bacojo, Mark Jay 1/2-1/2 Arca, Christian Gian Karlo 37 B19 Caro-Kann
Nolte, Rolando 1/2-1/2 Carredo, Mar Aviel 31 C78 Ruy Lopez
Garma, Chito 1/2-1/2 Faeldonia, Jasper 44 B12 Caro-Kann
Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III 1/2-1/2 De Guzman, Ricardo 48 A48 King's Indian
Cantela, Oscar Joseph 0-1 Nadera, Barlo A. 45 C17 French
Narzabal, Joemel 1-0 Medina, VInce Angelo 46 D78 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6
Round 4. Fri 23rd Jan 2026
Nouri, Alekhine 1/2-1/2 Medina, VInce Angelo 23 C46 Four knights
Nadera, Barlo A. 1/2-1/2 Narzabal, Joemel 32 D59 QGD
De Guzman, Ricardo 1-0 Cantela, Oscar Joseph 59 D37 QGD
Faeldonia, Jasper 1/2-1/2 Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III 45 A06 Reti
Carredo, Mar Aviel 1-0 Garma, Chito 33 B40 Sicilian defence
Arca, Christian Gian Karlo 1/2-1/2 Nolte, Rolando 31 E92 King's Indian
Concio, Michael Jr. 1/2-1/2 Bacojo, Mark Jay 15 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Fri 23rd Jan 2026
Bacojo, Mark Jay 1/2-1/2 Nouri, Alekhine 16 C01 French
Nolte, Rolando 1/2-1/2 Concio, Michael Jr. 15 C67 Ruy Lopez
Garma, Chito 0-1 Arca, Christian Gian Karlo 48 B12 Caro-Kann
Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III 1/2-1/2 Carredo, Mar Aviel 39 A28 English
Cantela, Oscar Joseph 1-0 Faeldonia, Jasper 56 B12 Caro-Kann
Narzabal, Joemel 1/2-1/2 De Guzman, Ricardo 57 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Medina, VInce Angelo 1-0 Nadera, Barlo A. 53 D00 Levitsky attack (Queen's bishop attack)
Round 6. Sat 24th Jan 2026
Nouri, Alekhine 1/2-1/2 Nadera, Barlo A. 34 C02 French
De Guzman, Ricardo 0-1 Medina, VInce Angelo 56 A48 King's Indian
Faeldonia, Jasper 1-0 Narzabal, Joemel 40 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Carredo, Mar Aviel 1/2-1/2 Cantela, Oscar Joseph 52 B50 Sicilian
Arca, Christian Gian Karlo 1/2-1/2 Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III 33 E90 King's Indian
Concio, Michael Jr. 1-0 Garma, Chito 31 D33 QGD
Bacojo, Mark Jay 1/2-1/2 Nolte, Rolando 31 C84 Ruy Lopez
Round 7. Sat 24th Jan 2026
Nolte, Rolando 1/2-1/2 Nouri, Alekhine 33 C42 Petrov
Garma, Chito 1-0 Bacojo, Mark Jay 38 B23 Sicilian
Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III 1/2-1/2 Concio, Michael Jr. 51 A46 Queen's pawn game
Cantela, Oscar Joseph 0-1 Arca, Christian Gian Karlo 46 B13 Caro-Kann
Narzabal, Joemel 1/2-1/2 Carredo, Mar Aviel 14 A45 Queen's pawn game
Medina, VInce Angelo 1-0 Faeldonia, Jasper 67 A47 Queen's Indian defence
Nadera, Barlo A. 1/2-1/2 De Guzman, Ricardo 31 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation
Round 8. Mon 26th Jan 2026
Nouri, Alekhine 1-0 De Guzman, Ricardo 47 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Faeldonia, Jasper 0-1 Nadera, Barlo A. 45 D30 QGD
Carredo, Mar Aviel 0-1 Medina, VInce Angelo 37 B19 Caro-Kann
Arca, Christian Gian Karlo 0-1 Narzabal, Joemel 37 E06 Catalan
Concio, Michael Jr. 1-0 Cantela, Oscar Joseph 40 D37 QGD
Bacojo, Mark Jay 1-0 Lim, Samson Chiu Chin III 20 B03 Alekhine's defence
Nolte, Rolando 1/2-1/2 Garma, Chito 31 C96 Ruy Lopez
NCFP Selection Women 2026 Quezon City PHI Wed 21st Jan 2026 - Thu 29th Jan 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Ordizo, Kate NicoleWNMPHI184450.5417,25
212Mejia, Cherry AnnWFMPHI192250.5319
33Largo, FranchescaWFMPHI19464.50313,25
42Magpily, Francois MarieWNMPHI195240212,75
59Ordizo, ErickaPHI17473.51210.5
68Rueda, Joyce RiannaPHI17623.51210.5
77Getubig, LynPHI17563.51110,25
811Magpily, Franiel AngelaWNMPHI16873119,75
96Getubig, LjPHI17723029
105Borce, Cyreine JeanPHI18212.5126
111Sebastian, Mhage GerriahlouWNMPHI20082.50111.5
1210Umayan, Samantha BabolWNMPHI19302016,75
12 players
NCFP Selection Women 2026 Quezon City PHI Wed 21st Jan 2026 - Thu 29th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (1845)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Mejia, Cherry Ann WFM PHI 1922 # = 1 = 1 = 1 = 5 2017
2 Ordizo, Kate Nicole PHI 1844 = # = 1 1 1 0 1 5 2042
3 Largo, Franchesca WFM PHI 1946 0 = # = 1 = 1 1 4.5 1982
4 Magpily, Francois Marie PHI 1952 = 0 = # = = 1 1 4 1907
5 Rueda, Joyce Rianna PHI 1762 0 # = = = 1 1 0 3.5 1805
6 Ordizo, Ericka PHI 1747 = 0 = # = 0 1 1 3.5 1829
7 Getubig, Lyn PHI 1756 0 = = # = 1 = = 3.5 1832
8 Magpily, Franiel Angela PHI 1686 0 0 = = = # 1 = 3 1786
9 Getubig, LJ PHI 1772 = 0 1 0 0 # 1 = 3 1784
10 Sebastian, Mhage Gerriahlou PHI 2008 = 1 = 0 = 0 # 0 2.5 1757
11 Borce, Cyreine Jean PHI 1820 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 1 2.5 1760
12 Umayan, Samantha Babol PHI 1930 0 0 1 0 = = 0 # 2 1649
Round 1. Wed 21st Jan 2026
Sebastian, Mhage Gerriahlou 1/2-1/2 Mejia, Cherry Ann 40 D02 Queen's pawn game
Magpily, Francois Marie 1/2-1/2 Magpily, Franiel Angela 30 B23 Sicilian
Largo, Franchesca 1-0 Umayan, Samantha Babol 27 D46 QGD semi-Slav
Ordizo, Kate Nicole 1-0 Ordizo, Ericka 50 D04 Queen's pawn game
Borce, Cyreine Jean 0-1 Rueda, Joyce Rianna 48 A46 Queen's pawn game
Getubig, LJ 0-1 Getubig, Lyn 37 A40 Modern defence
Round 2. Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Mejia, Cherry Ann 1-0 Getubig, Lyn 35 B09 Pirc
Rueda, Joyce Rianna 1-0 Getubig, LJ 53 E90 King's Indian
Ordizo, Ericka 1-0 Borce, Cyreine Jean 39 D15 QGD Slav
Umayan, Samantha Babol 0-1 Ordizo, Kate Nicole 52 D35 QGD
Magpily, Franiel Angela 0-1 Largo, Franchesca 55 B40 Sicilian defence
Sebastian, Mhage Gerriahlou 0-1 Magpily, Francois Marie 81 D35 QGD
Round 3. Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Magpily, Francois Marie 1/2-1/2 Mejia, Cherry Ann 23 B43 Sicilian
Largo, Franchesca 1/2-1/2 Sebastian, Mhage Gerriahlou 26 D58 QGD
Ordizo, Kate Nicole 1-0 Magpily, Franiel Angela 61 D55 QGD
Borce, Cyreine Jean 1-0 Umayan, Samantha Babol 43 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit
Getubig, LJ 1-0 Ordizo, Ericka 49 D37 QGD
Getubig, Lyn 1/2-1/2 Rueda, Joyce Rianna 63 A07 Reti
Round 4. Fri 23rd Jan 2026
Mejia, Cherry Ann 1-0 Rueda, Joyce Rianna 26 B23 Sicilian
Ordizo, Ericka 1/2-1/2 Getubig, Lyn 58 A40 Modern defence
Umayan, Samantha Babol 1/2-1/2 Getubig, LJ 38 D46 QGD semi-Slav
Magpily, Franiel Angela 1/2-1/2 Borce, Cyreine Jean 97 B13 Caro-Kann
Sebastian, Mhage Gerriahlou 1-0 Ordizo, Kate Nicole 90 C02 French
Magpily, Francois Marie 1/2-1/2 Largo, Franchesca 76 B23 Sicilian
Round 5. Fri 23rd Jan 2026
Largo, Franchesca 0-1 Mejia, Cherry Ann 53 D55 QGD
Ordizo, Kate Nicole 1-0 Magpily, Francois Marie 50 A41 Queen's Pawn
Borce, Cyreine Jean 1-0 Sebastian, Mhage Gerriahlou 52 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit
Getubig, LJ 0-1 Magpily, Franiel Angela 43 D37 QGD
Getubig, Lyn 1/2-1/2 Umayan, Samantha Babol 58 D78 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O c6
Rueda, Joyce Rianna 1/2-1/2 Ordizo, Ericka 47 E06 Catalan
Round 6. Sat 24th Jan 2026
Mejia, Cherry Ann 1/2-1/2 Ordizo, Ericka 15 B12 Caro-Kann
Umayan, Samantha Babol 1-0 Rueda, Joyce Rianna 38 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation
Magpily, Franiel Angela 1/2-1/2 Getubig, Lyn 40 B08 Pirc
Sebastian, Mhage Gerriahlou 0-1 Getubig, LJ 65 E09 Catalan
Magpily, Francois Marie 1-0 Borce, Cyreine Jean 40 B10 Caro-Kann defence
Largo, Franchesca 1/2-1/2 Ordizo, Kate Nicole 61 C02 French
Round 7. Sat 24th Jan 2026
Ordizo, Kate Nicole 1/2-1/2 Mejia, Cherry Ann 26 D24 QGA, 4.Nc3
Borce, Cyreine Jean 0-1 Largo, Franchesca 38 D00 Queen's pawn, Mason variation, Steinitz counter-gambit
Getubig, LJ 1/2-1/2 Magpily, Francois Marie 64 D37 QGD
Getubig, Lyn 1/2-1/2 Sebastian, Mhage Gerriahlou 33 A07 Reti
Rueda, Joyce Rianna 1/2-1/2 Magpily, Franiel Angela 42 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Ordizo, Ericka 1-0 Umayan, Samantha Babol 44 D00 Queen's pawn

11) 86th ch-ARM Highest League 2026

The 86th ch-ARM Highest League took place 13th to 21st January 2026. Manuel Petrosyan won with 6/9. Anahit Mkrtchyan won the women's event with 6.5/9.

86th ch-ARM HL 2026 Yerevan ARM Tue 13th Jan 2026 - Wed 21st Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
14Petrosyan, ManuelARM2572624,2540
210Davtyan, ArturARM24895.52550
37Andriasian, ZavenARM25455.523.550
42Hakobyan, AramARM26255.523.540
51Sargsyan, Sargis Vach.ARM24034.518,2540
65Gharibyan, MamikonARM24844.517,7540
78Harutyunyan, Tigran K.ARM2511416,7550
83Ohanyan, EminARM24893.515.540
99Grigoryan, Karen H.ARM247531550
106Davtyan, ArsenARM245131250
10 players
86th ch-ARM HL 2026 Yerevan ARM Tue 13th Jan 2026 - Wed 21st Jan 2026. Category: 11. Ave: (2504)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Petrosyan, Manuel GM ARM 2572 # = 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 6 2622
2 Davtyan, Artur IM ARM 2489 = # 1 = 1 = = 1 = 0 5.5 2586
3 Hakobyan, Aram GM ARM 2625 1 0 # = 0 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2571
4 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2545 = = = # = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2580
5 Sargsyan, Sargis Vach. FM ARM 2403 0 0 1 = # = 0 = 1 1 4.5 2516
6 Gharibyan, Mamikon GM ARM 2484 = = 0 0 = # = = 1 1 4.5 2507
7 Harutyunyan, Tigran K. GM ARM 2511 0 = 0 = 1 = # 0 = 1 4 2461
8 Ohanyan, Emin GM ARM 2489 0 0 = = = = 1 # = 0 3.5 2426
9 Grigoryan, Karen H. GM ARM 2475 = = = = 0 0 = = # 0 3 2383
10 Davtyan, Arsen IM ARM 2451 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 # 3 2385
81st ch-ARM w 2026 Yerevan ARM Tue 13th Jan 2026 - Wed 21st Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Mkrtchyan, Anahit H.ARM20486.526,2540
25Hakobyan, AstghikARM1976623.540
33Krkyasharyan, SonaARM21055.521,7540
44Avetisyan, AniARM20665.52140
510Khachatryan, AnnaARM21005.520,2550
69Avetisyan, MariamARM20914.516.550
76Hayrapetyan, NvardARM20784.516,2550
88Mirakyan, AngelinaARM1830414,7550
97Kasinyan, LilitARM1911310,2550
101Dzhalalian, NelliARM18740040
10 players
81st ch-ARM w 2026 Yerevan ARM Tue 13th Jan 2026 - Wed 21st Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2008)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Mkrtchyan, Anahit H. ARM 2048 # 0 = 1 1 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2169
2 Hakobyan, Astghik WFM ARM 1976 1 # 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 2136
3 Krkyasharyan, Sona ARM 2105 = 0 # 1 = = 1 = = 1 5.5 2077
4 Avetisyan, Ani ARM 2066 0 1 0 # 1 1 0 = 1 1 5.5 2081
5 Khachatryan, Anna WFM ARM 2100 0 1 = 0 # = = 1 1 1 5.5 2078
6 Avetisyan, Mariam WFM ARM 2091 0 1 = 0 = # 0 = 1 1 4.5 1999
7 Hayrapetyan, Nvard WFM ARM 2078 0 0 0 1 = 1 # = = 1 4.5 2000
8 Mirakyan, Angelina ARM 1830 = 0 = = 0 = = # = 1 4 1985
9 Kasinyan, Lilit ARM 1911 = 0 = 0 0 0 = = # 1 3 1894
10 Dzhalalian, Nelli ARM 1874 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2023

12) Bob Wade Masters 2026

The Bob Wade Masters took place 15th to 20th January 2026. Michael Adams won with 6.5/9.

Bob Wade Masters 2026 Auckland NZL Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Tue 20th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
110Adams, MichaelGMENG26356.50.00.0
25Fernandez, Daniel HowardGMENG252760.00.0
32Xie, FelixFMNZL237950.00.0
44Nagy, GaborGMHUN243950.00.0
53Yeoh, Li TianGMMAS25034.50.00.0
61Stopa, JacekGMPOL233040.00.0
78Morris, JamesIMAUS242240.00.0
89Renjith, SravanIMNZL234240.00.0
96Middelburg, TomIMNZL23453.50.00.0
107Gong, Daniel HanwenFMNZL22462.50.00.0
10 players
Bob Wade Masters 2026 Auckland NZL Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Tue 20th Jan 2026. Category: 7. Ave: (2417)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2635 # = = = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2559
2 Fernandez, Daniel Howard GM ENG 2527 = # = = = = = 1 1 1 6 2530
3 Nagy, Gabor GM HUN 2439 = = # = = = = = = 1 5 2457
4 Xie, Felix FM NZL 2379 = = = # 0 = = = 1 1 5 2464
5 Yeoh, Li Tian GM MAS 2503 = = = 1 # = = = = 0 4.5 2407
6 Stopa, Jacek GM POL 2330 = = = = = # = = 0 = 4 2383
7 Morris, James IM AUS 2422 0 = = = = = # = 0 1 4 2373
8 Renjith, Sravan IM NZL 2342 0 0 = = = = = # 1 = 4 2382
9 Middelburg, Tom IM NZL 2345 0 0 = 0 = 1 1 0 # = 3.5 2345
10 Gong, Daniel Hanwen FM NZL 2246 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 = = # 2.5 2270

13) Muscat Nights International Chess 2026

The Muscat Nights International Chess took place 15th to 23rd January 2026. Leon Luke Mendonca won on tie-break from M Pranesh, Arkadij Naiditsch, Mikhail Mozharov, Chakraborty Mayank and Ahmed Adly.

Muscat Nights Int. 2026 Muscat OMA Thu 15th Jan 2026 - Fri 23rd Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Mendonca, Leon LukeGMIND26156.5046.551.5
21Pranesh, MGMIND26286.504650
36Naiditsch, ArkadijGMBUL25746.5045.549.5
47Mozharov, MikhailGMRUS25246.504549
511Mayank, ChakrabortyIMIND24686.5044.547.5
65Adly, AhmedGMEGY25836.504447.5
715Yadegar, RadinFMIRI24336047.550.5
812Akbas, Umut AtaIMTUR2464604751
93Iniyan, PaGMIND2595604749.5
109Suleymenov, AlisherGMKAZ25056043.547.5
1119Risteski, EmilIMMKD2406604245
1221Poormosavi, Seyed KianIMIRI2393604143.5
134Karthik, VenkataramanGMIND25956040.546.5
1417Stupak, KirillGMBLR24116040.544.5
1520Borgaonkar, AkshayIMIND2397603942.5
1614Tarhan, AdarIMTUR24525.504751
1713Fawzy, AdhamGMEGY24625.5044.547
1823Rogov, MatfeyFMRUS23685.5041.545
1918Labib, Ibrahim HasanIMEGY24095.5039.543
2024Kandil, AdhamGMEGY23435.503840
2122Jacobson, AaronIMUSA23715.503840
2253Vismay, SacharAFMIND20515.503234
2332Abbasi Abeluie, Mohammad MehdiFMIRI22415045.549
2441Chekh Adm Khedr, AramFMSYR21395044.547.5
2510Anuj, ShrivatriIMIND24815041.546.5
2668Biglarifard, KooroshCMIRI20005041.545.5
2725Sharon, RafaelIMZAM2333504144
2851Samimi, ArminFMIRI2059504144
2934Rami, TalabSYR2173504143.5
3027Ezat, MohamedIMEGY22945039.543.5
3129Khalesi, VahidFMIRI2248503941.5
3262Deak-Sala, EmiliaWFMAUT20245038.542.5
3336Ahmad, Al KhatibGMJOR2155503740
3456Ilkhanipour, RamtinIRI2044503639
3564Swara, Lakshmi S NairWCMIND20195035.538
3626Fandi, Mazen.FMSYR2304503537.5
378Travadon, LoicIMFRA25074.5040.545
3830Ojas, KulkarniFMIND22484.504042.5
3944Warnier, YanisFRA21144.503840
4066Khalafvand, Dorsa SadatWCMIRI20074.5037.541.5
79 players

14) Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026

The Brazil Chess Series - Floripa took place 17th to 25th January 2026. Andre Diamant won on tie-break from Aryan Tari, Luis Paulo Supi and Neuris Delgado Ramirez after all finished on 6.5/9.

Brazil Chess - Floripa Florianopolis BRA Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Sun 25th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
113Diamant, AndreGMBRA24828.5059.521341
22Tari, AryanGMNOR26378.5059.520881
36Supi, Luis PauloGMBRA25768.5059.520798
410Delgado Ramirez, NeurisGMPAR25038.5053.520388
58Mekhitarian, Krikor SevagGMBRA2540806020947
611Elias Reyes, Jorge RobertoIMCUB24938059.521322
77Fier, AlexandrGMBRA2560805920834
820Schnaider, IlanIMARG24038057.520660
919Cubas, JoseGMPAR2410805720469
1012Cuenca Jimenez, Jose FernandoGMESP24868056.520831
1116Di Berardino, Diego RafaelIMBRA24478055.520862
124Huschenbeth, NiclasGMGER2587805419924
135Jacobson, BrandonGMUSA25847.5060.521392
1421Flores Quillas, Diego Saul RodriIMPER24007.505920749
153Leitao, RafaelGMBRA25957.505920701
1629Vivas Zamora, Fabian ErnestoIMVEN23657.5058.520491
1714Quintiliano, Renato R.GMBRA24807.505821315
1822Ticona Rocabado, Licael RoderickIMBOL23947.5055.520475
1924Filgueiras, Nathan FelipeIMBRA23927.505520353
209Santiago, Yago De MouraGMBRA25057.505519922
2126Perez, MaximilianoIMARG23737.505519715
2240Roselli Mailhe, BernardoIMURU22887.5054.520398
2370Saiz Rodriguez, Daniel EvelioFMCUB21897.5054.520112
2433Ibarra, Juan MartinIMARG23447.5054.519531
2537Ribeiro, Matheus Mendes DominguesFMBRA23157.505419500
26135Vinales Gonzalez, Enzo MathiasCMPAR20297.5052.520326
2725Lima, DarcyGMBRA23787.5050.518996
2827Soriano Quispe, Ivan ExcenderIMPER23697.5049.519113
2918Vazquez, FacundoIMURU24207.5049.519087
3054Garnier, ReneARG22307.504918364
3183Alvarez, LeandroARG21677.504714596
3239Caceres Benitez, Arturo EduardoFMPAR2295705619908
3345Guimaraes, Diogo DuarteFMBRA22727054.519914
34109Torres, FedericoARG2095705419862
3573Marra, Eduardo Da CostaFMBRA2187705419537
3628Sunye Neto, JaimeGMBRA23687053.519263
3781Kayser, Gustavo WarmlingNMBRA2174705319616
3850Rodi, Luis ErnestoIMURU2248705319462
3961Contreras Huaman, FiorellaFMPER22057052.519263
4044Piccoli, Lucas FonsecaFMBRA22797052.519244
542 players

15) Budapest One Week January 2026

The Budapest One Week January took place 19th to 24th January 2026. Jagadeesh Siddharth edged out Dey Shahil on tie-break after both scored 6.5/9 in the GMA event.

Budapest 1 Week Jan GMA Budapest HUN Mon 19th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
16Siddharth, JagadeeshGMSGP24896.526,75
210Shahil, DeyIMIND24096.525
38Pasti, AronIMHUN23605.521
47Sivuk, VitalyGMSWE2511520,75
55Mosesov, DanyilIMUKR2447520,25
61Balabayeva, XeniyaWGMKAZ23714.520,25
74Berczes, DavidGMHUN2361416,75
82Dudognon, ThibaultIMFRA23593.512,25
99Senthil, Maran KIMIND2331310,75
103Nemeth, ZalanFMIRL22641.56,75
10 players
Budapest 1 Week Jan GMA Budapest HUN Mon 19th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026. Category: 6. Ave: (2390)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Siddharth, Jagadeesh GM SGP 2489 # 1 = = 1 0 = 1 1 1 6.5 2545
2 Shahil, Dey IM IND 2409 0 # 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2554
3 Pasti, Aron IM HUN 2360 = 0 # = = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2474
4 Sivuk, Vitaly GM SWE 2513 = = = # = = = = = 1 5 2420
5 Mosesov, Danyil IM UKR 2447 0 = = = # = 1 = 1 = 5 2427
6 Balabayeva, Xeniya WGM KAZ 2371 1 0 = = = # = = = = 4.5 2393
7 Berczes, David GM HUN 2361 = = 0 = 0 = # = 1 = 4 2351
8 Dudognon, Thibault IM FRA 2359 0 0 0 = = = = # = 1 3.5 2314
9 Senthil, Maran K IM IND 2331 0 0 = = 0 = 0 = # 1 3 2272
10 Nemeth, Zalan FM IRL 2264 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 0 # 1.5 2131
Budapest 1 Week Jan GMB Budapest HUN Mon 19th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
110Averin, NikolayIMFID2389625.5
26Aveskulov, ValeriyGMUKR2475624,25
33Harsh, SureshIMIND2440521.5
47Singh, SiddharthUSA2337521,25
54Plat, VojtechGMCZE24574.520,25
65Aczel, GergelyGMHUN24504.519
71Bai, AdelardIMTPE24284.518.5
89Bodi, TiborFMHUN22953.515.5
98Spasic, PetarFMSRB23553.515
102Gombocz, Ferenc Jr.FMHUN22792.510,75
10 players
Budapest 1 Week Jan GMB Budapest HUN Mon 19th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026. Category: 6. Ave: (2391)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Averin, Nikolay IM FID 2389 # 1 = = = = = 1 = 1 6 2516
2 Aveskulov, Valeriy GM UKR 2475 0 # = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 6 2506
3 Harsh, Suresh IM IND 2440 = = # 0 1 = = 1 = = 5 2428
4 Singh, Siddharth USA 2337 = 0 1 # 0 1 = 1 = = 5 2439
5 Plat, Vojtech GM CZE 2457 = = 0 1 # = = = = = 4.5 2383
6 Aczel, Gergely GM HUN 2450 = = = 0 = # = 0 1 1 4.5 2384
7 Bai, Adelard IM TPE 2428 = 0 = = = = # 0 1 1 4.5 2386
8 Bodi, Tibor FM HUN 2295 0 = 0 0 = 1 1 # 0 = 3.5 2321
9 Spasic, Petar FM SRB 2355 = 0 = = = 0 0 1 # = 3.5 2314
10 Gombocz, Ferenc Jr. FM HUN 2279 0 0 = = = 0 0 = = # 2.5 2237
Budapest 1 Week Jan IMA Budapest HUN Mon 19th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
110Varga, ZoltanGMHUN22906.526,25
22Mohamed, Anees MIMIND2416622.5
39Wen, GehuaCMCHN21905.524.5
48Sahithi, Varshini MFMIND2289522,25
55Haszon, DavidFMHUN2269519,25
63Jakab, AttilaIMHUN22144.519
77Sagi, BenceHUN22364.517
84Siekanska, MariaWIMPOL22423.512.5
96Gyorfi, AdamHUN2171312.5
101Karacsonyi, BankHUN21071.56,75
10 players
Budapest 1 Week Jan IMA Budapest HUN Mon 19th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2242)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Varga, Zoltan GM HUN 2290 # 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2403
2 Mohamed, Anees M IM IND 2416 0 # = 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 6 2348
3 Wen, Gehua CM CHN 2190 = = # = 1 1 = = = = 5.5 2328
4 Sahithi Varshini M FM IND 2289 = 1 = # 0 = = 1 = = 5 2280
5 Haszon, David FM HUN 2269 = 0 0 1 # 0 1 1 = 1 5 2282
6 Jakab, Attila IM HUN 2214 = = 0 = 1 # = 0 = 1 4.5 2246
7 Sagi, Bence HUN 2236 = 0 = = 0 = # = 1 1 4.5 2243
8 Siekanska, Maria WIM POL 2242 0 0 = 0 0 1 = # = 1 3.5 2162
9 Gyorfi, Adam HUN 2171 0 0 = = = = 0 = # = 3 2125
10 Karacsonyi, Bank HUN 2107 0 0 = = 0 0 0 0 = # 1.5 1984
Budapest 1 Week Jan IMB Budapest HUN Mon 19th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
11Jake, ShantyFMIND23235.523,75
210Pribelszky, BenceIMHUN24095.523
39Unat, Can HaktanFMTUR23075.522,25
44Szeberenyi, AdamIMHUN22694.521,75
57Gunawardhana, Devindya OshiniWIMSRI22724.520,75
68Csernyik, MarkCMHUN21614.519,75
72Meessen, RudolfFMBEL22204.518
85Horvath, DavidIMHUN2262418,75
96Ayaan, GargFMIND2131416,25
103Pasti, ZsomborHUN21332.510,75
10 players
Budapest 1 Week Jan IMB Budapest HUN Mon 19th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2249)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Jake Shanty FM IND 2323 # 1 = = 0 = 1 = = 1 5.5 2320
2 Pribelszky, Bence IM HUN 2409 0 # 1 = 0 1 = = 1 1 5.5 2311
3 Unat, Can Haktan FM TUR 2307 = 0 # 0 = = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2322
4 Szeberenyi, Adam IM HUN 2269 = = 1 # 1 = 0 = = 0 4.5 2246
5 Gunawardhana, Devindya Oshini WIM SRI 2272 1 1 = 0 # 0 1 0 0 1 4.5 2246
6 Csernyik, Mark CM HUN 2161 = 0 = = 1 # = = = = 4.5 2258
7 Meessen, Rudolf FM BEL 2220 0 = 0 1 0 = # = 1 1 4.5 2252
8 Horvath, David IM HUN 2262 = = 0 = 1 = = # = 0 4 2204
9 Ayaan Garg FM IND 2131 = 0 0 = 1 = 0 = # 1 4 2219
10 Pasti, Zsombor HUN 2133 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 1 0 # 2.5 2096

16) Charlotte Open 2026

The Charlotte Open took place 17th to 19th January 2026. Awonder Liang won with 5.5/6.

Charlotte Open 2026 Charlotte USA Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkNameRtg123456PtsPrize
1GM Awonder Liang2777H---W45W56W18W2W45.5$1600 + Plaque
2GM Razvan Preotu2606W30W26W7W11L1W105$700
3GM Lazaro Bruzon2604W41W20D8D13W12W165$700
4GM Emilio Cordova2569W31W16D9W19W6L14.5$200
5Naveen Prabhu2376W24W28L11W14D13W214.5$200
6GM Alexander Fishbein2494W64W27D18W21L4D84
7FM Andrew Jiang2372W52W29L2D38W27D134
8FM James Chirilov2336W42W22D3W9L10D64
9Graham Horobetz2334W43W53D4L8W38D144
10Kagan Uz2323L53W34W43W29W8L24
11Thomas Kung2319W44W49W5L2L16W294
12FM Kelvin Sanchez2303W34D59D21W32L3W304
13Mitch Fishbein2287D45W54W58D3D5D74$225 / U2300
14Andrew Wu2270D54W46W63L5W44D94$225 / U2300
15James Nguyen2243D46L56W54D49W45W254$225 / U2300
16Sri Vibhav Bondalapati2220W36L4W53W48W11L34$225 / U2300
17FM Benjamin Moon2363W32L21D38D45W43D203.5
18Vedic Panda2325W33W23D6L1L22W423.5
19FM Vivan Mulay2236D55W60W59L4L21W503.5
20Robert Ramirez2236W47L3D44W46D23D173.5
21Aaron Wang2177W62W17D12L6W19L53.5
22FM Alex Chu2150W65L8W50D26W18U---3.5
23Sanjay Kumar2131W25L18D57W59D20D323.5
24Andrew Duren2126L5L48W62W63D35W443.5
25FM Matthew Diao2389L23W55L32W47W33L153
26Varun Gadi2244W61L2D33D22D42D353
27Matthew Wofford2191W48L6D49W56L7H---3
28Carter Peatman2182W50L5L48L43W54W593
29Zubin Baliga2169W57L7W35L10W36L113
30Gurugrahan Gurumoorthi2141L2D61W60D37W48L123
31Vihaan Pendse2132L4L36W61D53W57D373
32Alan Chen2109L17W62W25L12D49D233
33Advik Manchanda2099L18W66D26W58L25H---3
34Sriansh Katta2074L12L10D52D54W65W583
35David Schmitz2044H---D51L29W40D24D263
36Landon Meadors2038L16W31H---H---L29W533
37Arav Srivastava2006H---L38W64D30D46D313
38Advik Prasanna2204D56W37D17D7L9U---2.5
39Steve Alappatt2162D58L63L46D50W61D452.5
40Lukas Lebakken2149D63L58D47L35W60D462.5
66 players

17) Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial 2026

The Tigran Nalbandyan Memorial took place 18th to 24th January 2026. Aleks Sahakyan won with 6.5/9.

Tigran Nalbandyan Mem Yerevan ARM Sun 18th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Sahakyan, AleksARM24016.52640
27Manvelyan, MikayelARM2377625,7550
39Mohammadian Sechani, ArshiaIRI2303625.550
45Okara, AndreyRUS23294.52040
56Hakobyan, ErikARM24274.51750
62Aarit, KapilIND2133416,2540
78Hakobyan, MenuaARM231341650
810Pashikyan, RudolfARM23303.51550
94Petukhov, DmitriyRUS22143.514,2540
103Davtyan, Davit M.ARM23502.511,7540
10 players
Tigran Nalbandyan Mem Yerevan ARM Sun 18th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026. Category: 3. Ave: (2318)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sahakyan, Aleks IM ARM 2401 # 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 = 6.5 2474
2 Manvelyan, Mikayel FM ARM 2377 1 # = 0 1 = = = 1 1 6 2436
3 Mohammadian sechani, Arshia FM IRI 2303 = = # 1 = 1 = = 1 = 6 2444
4 Okara, Andrey IM RUS 2329 = 1 0 # 1 0 = 0 = 1 4.5 2316
5 Hakobyan, Erik IM ARM 2427 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 1 0 1 4.5 2306
6 Aarit Kapil CM IND 2133 0 = 0 1 0 # 1 1 0 = 4 2295
7 Hakobyan, Menua FM ARM 2313 0 = = = 0 0 # = 1 1 4 2275
8 Pashikyan, Rudolf FM ARM 2330 0 = = 1 0 0 = # 0 1 3.5 2236
9 Petukhov, Dmitriy RUS 2214 0 0 0 = 1 1 0 1 # 0 3.5 2249
10 Davtyan, Davit M. FM ARM 2350 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 2.5 2148

18) NY Marshall Winter Six Day 2026

The NY Marshall Winter Six Day took place 14th to 19th January 2026.

NY Marshall Winter GM A New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026. Category: 8. Ave: (2436)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ozenir, Ekin Baris IM TUR 2433 # = = = 1 = = = = 1 5.5 2517
2 Matviishen, Viktor GM UKR 2528 = # = = = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2506
3 Stremavicius, Titas GM LTU 2552 = = # = 0 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2504
4 Narayanan, Samrug IM USA 2428 = = = # 1 = = 1 = 0 5 2480
5 Lu, Maximillian IM USA 2411 0 = 1 0 # 1 = 0 1 1 5 2482
6 Griffith, Kyron IM USA 2419 = = = = 0 # = = 1 = 4.5 2438
7 Mirzoev, Azer GM AZE 2471 = = = = = = # = 0 = 4 2390
8 Adewumi, Tanitoluwa IM USA 2448 = 0 0 0 1 = = # 1 = 4 2392
9 Tanenbaum, Zachary FM USA 2371 = = 0 = 0 0 1 0 # = 3 2319
10 Guo, Ethan FM USA 2303 0 0 0 1 0 = = = = # 3 2326
NY Marshall Winter GM B New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026. Category: 6. Ave: (2385)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Schitco, Ivan GM MDA 2490 # = = = = = 1 1 = = 5.5 2453
2 De Silva, L M S T IM SRI 2404 = # = 1 = = = 0 1 1 5.5 2463
3 Fus, Jakub IM POL 2422 = = # = = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2461
4 Lin, Bryan Enming FM USA 2340 = 0 = # 0 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2470
5 Koustav, Chatterjee GM IND 2488 = = = 1 # = = = = = 5 2417
6 Lenderman, Aleksandr GM USA 2468 = = = 0 = # = = 1 1 5 2419
7 Atwell, Rose FM USA 2290 0 = = 0 = = # = 1 1 4.5 2396
8 Ludwig, John IM USA 2344 0 1 0 = = = = # 1 0 4 2347
9 Kaplan, Avi Harrison FM USA 2372 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 # 1 2.5 2221
10 Hebbar, Eshaan IM USA 2233 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 # 2 2182
NY Marshall Winter IM C New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026. Category: 2. Ave: (2287)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bortnyk, Mykola IM UKR 2421 # = 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2546
2 Kostolansky, Sebastian Lukas IM SVK 2429 = # 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2438
3 Xu, Grant FM USA 2289 0 1 # 0 1 = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2367
4 Peycheva, Gergana FM BUL 2182 1 = 1 # 0 0 = = = = 4.5 2299
5 Stremavicius, Pijus IM LTU 2345 0 = 0 1 # = 1 0 1 = 4.5 2281
6 Paragua, Megan Althea FM USA 2222 0 0 = 1 = # = = = 1 4.5 2295
7 Cherukuri, Nitesh FM USA 2256 0 0 1 = 0 = # 1 0 1 4 2248
8 Hoffman, Luc CM USA 2172 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 # 1 0 3 2175
9 Adam, Rafael CM CAN 2291 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 0 # 1 3 2162
10 Ho, Carter CM USA 2267 0 0 0 = = 0 0 1 0 # 2 2070
NY Marshall Winter IM D New York USA Wed 14th Jan 2026 - Mon 19th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2249)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bilych, Oleksii IM UKR 2449 # = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 7 2446
2 Paragua, Mark GM PHI 2403 = # = 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2397
3 Latorre, Vincent FM CAN 2301 0 = # = 1 1 = 1 1 = 6 2368
4 Munkhzul, Davaakhuu WIM MGL 2124 = 1 = # = = 0 = 1 1 5.5 2342
5 Barbosa, Oliver GM PHI 2396 0 = 0 = # 1 = 0 = 1 4 2189
6 Singh, Hersh FM USA 2185 = 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 0 1 4 2213
7 Goodrich, Elliott USA 2165 = 0 = 1 = 0 # = 0 = 3.5 2178
8 Adamson, Robby FM USA 2188 0 0 0 = 1 0 = # = 1 3.5 2175
9 Shangin, Lev USA 2185 0 0 0 0 = 1 1 = # 0 3 2131
10 Nasta, Kiren Vivek USA 2089 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 1 # 2 2046

19) Odisha Open 2026

The Odisha Open took place 16th to 24th January 2026. Abhijeet Gupta edged out Duc Hoa Nguyen, Van Huy Nguyen, Boris Savchenko and David Gochelashvili after all finished on 8/10.

Odisha Open Cat.A 2026 Bhubaneswar IND Fri 16th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND250086469.553.5
28Nguyen, Duc HoaGMVIE2416860.564.550,25
312Nguyen, Van HuyGMVIE2360860.56449
44Savchenko, BorisGMRUS2464860.562.548,75
518Gochelashvili, DavidIMRUS2316859.56349
613Srihari, LIMIND23587.560.56545,25
710Mehar, Chinna Reddy C.H.IMIND23847.55862.545,75
87Burmakin, VladimirGMRUS24287.5566144
92Chanda, SandipanGMIND24907.5566042,75
105Ayush, SharmaIMIND24547.555.56144,75
119Aleksandrov, AleksejGMBLR24097.554.558.541
1227Manik, MikulasGMSVK2251759.56341
136Vignesh, Advaith VemulaIMIND24347586341.5
143Srihari, L RGMIND24727586341
1520Gomez Sanchez, Jorge MarcosIMCUB2298757.562.541,75
1653Swain, AshirwadIND2091756.56040
1714Otero Acosta, DiasmanyIMCUB2341755.560.540,25
1816Slizhevsky, AlexanderIMRUS2338755.56038.5
19108Nidhish, ShyamalIND19757545738
2039Vedant, GargIND2164751.55435.5
2123Madhvendra, Pratap SharmaCMIND22846.563.566.540
2211Fedorov, AlexeiGMBLR23776.556.56137
2325Arnav, AgrawalIND22586.55660.537
2484Sree, Shaunak ChandaIND20166.55658.534,75
2544Balkishan, A.IND21346.555.559.535.5
2622Vaidyanathan, KannanFMUSA22966.55559.538
2751Adhiraj, MitraAIMIND21016.554.558.534,25
2866Pratitee, BordoloiWCMIND20666.5515534
2988Kavin, VijayakumarIND20086.5515332.5
3043Abhishek, T MIND21366.550.554.530,75
3133Ahaz, E UIND21936.549.55231.5
3269Gokul, GIND20496.5495131,25
3358Maitreyi, MondalWCMIND20786.5475133,25
3465Niladri, BanerjeeIND20686.54447.527
35118Vivaan, Vijay SaraogiCMIND1951663.56941
3649Agnivo, ChakrabortyIND211465759.531.5
3768Guru, PrakashIND2060656.56034
3861Jaiswal, RupeshFMNEP207665659.533,25
3941Advik, Amit AgrawalCMIND2158655.56033,25
4019Dhananjay, SFMIND229965558.530
220 players

20) Orsha Masters 2026

The Orsha Masters took place 18th to 25th January 2026. Dmitriy Kushko won with 7.5/9.

Orsha Masters 2026 Orsha BLR Sun 18th Jan 2026 - Sun 25th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Kushko, DmitriyIRL24497.5056
27Scheglov, GlebFID23545.503.54
39Korzubov, PeterBLR232350.531
44Fomkin, DmitryRUS240750.52.53
51Potapova, MargaritaFID22654.51.532
65Yezhel, ValiantsinFID22254.51.523
76Gafurov, AidanFID21254.5022
88Khamitskiy, SergeiBLR22414031
910Gerasimov, Kirill An.RUS20502.5011
103Fotchenkov, TimofeyRUS1949201.51
10 players
Orsha Masters 2026 Orsha BLR Sun 18th Jan 2026 - Sun 25th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2239)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kushko, Dmitriy IM IRL 2449 # = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2565
2 Scheglov, Gleb FM FID 2354 # 1 = 1 = 1 4 2450
3 Korzubov, Peter IM BLR 2323 = # = = = 1 3 2303
4 Yezhel, Valiantsin FM FID 2225 0 = # 1 = = 2.5 2262
5 Gafurov, Aidan FID 2125 = = 0 # = 1 2.5 2239
6 Khamitskiy, Sergei IM BLR 2241 0 = = # = 1 2.5 2212
7 Potapova, Margarita WIM FID 2265 0 = # 1 = = 2.5 2216
8 Fomkin, Dmitry FM RUS 2407 0 = = = 0 # 1.5 2177
9 Gerasimov, Kirill An. RUS 2050 0 0 0 = # = 1 1988
10 Fotchenkov, Timofey RUS 1949 0 0 0 = = # 1 2026
Orsha Masters 2 2026 Orsha BLR Sun 18th Jan 2026 - Sun 25th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Bazyrtsyrenov, KirillRUS22267055
23Fedorov, Artem AlekRUS2223533.52
31Rumyantsev, SemenFID230152.544
42Teterev, VitalyBLR224852.53.53
57Popov, MaksimRUS232152.53.52
65Kuznetsova, MarinaFID214952.533
710Turov, MaximRUS25265233
84Savelev, MatveiBLR20694.502.54
98Abramkina, VeranikaFID19583.502.52
109Batyrov, SaparTKM23120000
10 players
Orsha Masters 2 2026 Orsha BLR Sun 18th Jan 2026 - Sun 25th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2233)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Bazyrtsyrenov, Kirill FM RUS 2226 # = = 1 1 1 4 2493
2 Kuznetsova, Marina WFM FID 2149 = # 0 1 1 1 3.5 2373
3 Fedorov, Artem Alek CM RUS 2223 # 1 = = = 1 3.5 2418
4 Popov, Maksim FM RUS 2321 = 1 # = = = 3 2258
5 Rumyantsev, Semen FM FID 2301 0 0 # 1 1 1 3 2315
6 Teterev, Vitaly GM BLR 2248 = 0 # 1 = 1 3 2358
7 Savelev, Matvei BLR 2069 = 0 0 # 1 1 2.5 2228
8 Turov, Maxim GM RUS 2526 0 = = 0 = # 1.5 2115
9 Abramkina, Veranika FID 1958 0 0 = = 0 # 1 1958
10 Batyrov, Sapar GM TKM 2312 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 2183
Orsha Open 2026 Orsha BLR Sun 18th Jan 2026 - Sun 25th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Ponkratov, PavelGMRUS25707048.553
23Moskalenko, AlexanderGMRUS24157045.549
37Spizharny, MikhailFMBLR22657045.549
44Timoshin, MaximFMFID24046.5048.552
56Kharkevich, StepanFMRUS23336.504649.5
611Krukouski, SerafimBLR2104604953
72Zarubitski, ViachaslauIMBLR24176048.553
88Dambaev, DashiCMRUS22616048.553
95Obgolts, ErikIMRUS2354604650.5
1012Denishev, MaratFMFID2101604548.5
1117Parkhimchyk, KirylBLR2030604347
1235Emelchenkov, IvanRUS1776604246
1339Kazlou, PetrBLR17396041.544
1422Navumenka, MakarBLR19276038.542
159Navumenka, MikheiFMFID22485.504549.5
1615Evtukhov, LevRUS20565.5041.545
1718Venskaya, NikaWCMFID19985.504144.5
1813Klachkou, PlatonBLR20855.504144.5
1920Kozhedub, IvanFID19845.5040.544.5
2025Sorokin, AlekseyRUS18755.5040.544
2124Chervyakova, TatianaRUS18895.503841.5
2210Borshch, AlexeiCMFID21575045.549.5
2314Strizhnev, IvanBLR20805043.547.5
2471Gurev, LeonidRUS05040.544
2516Tsarkou, MikhailBLR2039504043
2631Bashilov, Vyacheslav PavRUS1829504042.5
2728Bunev, PetrRUS18705039.542
2826Shuliak, ZakharBLR1874503840
2927Dorashava, ViktoryiaFID18715037.541
3034Papou, IlliaBLR17774.504246
3130Babeikin, KirylFID18384.5040.544
3237Maliush, AlisaFID17514.5040.544
3336Eidelson, RakhilWGMBLR17564.504042
3421Mazanik, MikitaFID19564.5038.542
3543Voishnis, IvanBLR17044.503840
3640Ozerov, Yaroslav MikhRUS17204.5037.541
3729Borovikova, MarijaBLR18624.503740.5
3833Puchkouski, ArseniiBLR17924.503639
3944Poukh, PavelFID16994.503638
4057Tolpygo, Lev AntRUS15804.5035.538.5
72 players

21) Fantastico GM Mix 13 2026

The Fantastico GM Mix 13 took place 17th to 22nd January 2026. Meng Yihan won with 7.5/9. No games available yet.

Fantastico GM Mix 13 2026 Senta SRB Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
17Meng YihanIMCHN24557.549
24Tsydypov ZhamsaranGMRUS24956.546
31Afanasiev NikitaGMRUS2541650
49Ajay Santhosh ParvathareddyIMIND2452647
512Bukreev StanislavFMRUS24055.549
65Dau Khuong DuyIMVIE24895.548.5
72Vaz EthanIMIND25165.546
83Bryakin MikhailGMSRB25025.546
96Shabalov AlexanderGMUSA24705.546
108Jiang HaochenIMCHN24545.545.5
1118Daaevik WadhawanIMIND23705.543
1210Apoorv KambleFMIND24195.542
1329Vershinin IgorFMRUS22975.541.5
1436Zhong KangminFMCHN22605.541.5
1530Prishita GuptaFMIND22875.539.5
1611Atalik SuatGMSRB2407547
1719Podolchenko EvgeniyGMBLR2361545.5
1827Vivaan Vishal ShahFMIND2321545
1931Maslovskiy VladimirFMFID2283542
2054Preobrazhenskaya DianaWFMFID2131542
2122Kosic DraganGMMNE2349541.5
2256Fisher TimofeyFID2127540.5
2340Tregubenko NikolayFMFID2246538.5
2432Lajthajm BorkoGMSRB2279538
2517Rosh JainFMIND23734.546.5
2650Popchev MilkoGMBUL21724.541
2739Ribeiro GustavoFMPOR22504.540
2821Xie JianjunFMCHN23574.538.5
2957Sachi JainWFMIND21164.538.5
3023Popovic Milan SFMSRB23394.535
3113Yurovskykh OleksandrFMUKR2395444.5
3220Sutormin DanilaFMRUS2357443
3345Baghdasaryan DavitARM2203442.5
3449Yonal TimurFMTUR2173442
3526Yurasov MatfeyFMFID2326441
3653Phatak AanjaneyaIND2154440.5
3728Drazic SinisaGMSRB2298439.5
3838Petrovic AleksaFMSRB2257438
3935Adarsh TripathiIMIND2262437.5
4044Esshan WadhawanIND2205437
58 players

22) 24th Marienbad Open 2026

The 24th Marienbad Open took place 17th to 24th January 2026. Anton Korobov won the GM group with 7.5/9.

24th Marienbad A1 GM 2026 Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
16Korobov, AntonGMUKR25957.531.50
29Kairbekova, AminaWGMKAZ23485.5220
31Itgelt, KhuyagtsogtIMMGL24455.5210
44Otsuka, ShouFMJPN23314.5180
53Heinrich, JohnFMGER2366418,250.5
10Cvek, RobertGMCZE2381418,250.5
75Stefansson, HannesGMISL24274170
88Besou, HussainFMGER2411415,250
97Ricken, KatharinaWFMNED21803130
102Dahl, ChristophFMGER2394311,750
10 players
24th Marienbad A1 GM 2026 Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026. Category: 6. Ave: (2388)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Korobov, Anton GM UKR 2595 # 1 1 1 = = = 1 1 1 7.5 2638
2 Kairbekova, Amina WGM KAZ 2348 0 # = = = 1 1 1 0 1 5.5 2472
3 Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt IM MGL 2445 0 = # = = = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2461
4 Otsuka, Shou FM JPN 2331 0 = = # 1 = = 0 1 = 4.5 2394
5 Cvek, Robert GM CZE 2381 = = = 0 # = = = = = 4 2346
6 Heinrich, John FM GER 2366 = 0 = = = # = 1 = 0 4 2347
7 Stefansson, Hannes GM ISL 2427 = 0 0 = = = # 1 = = 4 2340
8 Besou, Hussain FM GER 2411 0 0 = 1 = 0 0 # 1 1 4 2342
9 Ricken, Katharina WFM NED 2180 0 1 0 0 = = = 0 # = 3 2286
10 Dahl, Christoph FM GER 2394 0 0 0 = = 1 = 0 = # 3 2262
24th Marienbad B1 IM 2026 Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
12Neelash, SahaIMIND24748320
29Mostbauer, FlorianFMAUT2343625,250
31Avila Bautista, Roberto AlFMMEX23154.5190
47Del Rey, DiegoIMESP22824.516.50
56Korszanski, StanislawCMPOL2227418,250
610Krzywda, AndrzejCMPOL2140416,250
74Matras, OndrejFMCZE2174414,750
85Sliwerski, RadoslawPOL20613.514.50
98Smietanska, WiktoriaWIMPOL22263.5140
103Dunnington, Angus JIMSCO2203312.50
10 players
24th Marienbad B1 IM 2026 Marianske Lazne CZE Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2245)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Neelash, Saha IM IND 2474 # = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2570
2 Mostbauer, Florian FM AUT 2343 = # = 1 = = 1 = = 1 6 2359
3 Avila Bautista, Roberto Al FM MEX 2315 0 = # 1 1 0 1 = = 0 4.5 2237
4 Del Rey, Diego IM ESP 2282 0 0 0 # = 1 = 1 1 = 4.5 2240
5 Korszanski, Stanislaw CM POL 2227 = = 0 = # 1 0 0 1 = 4 2203
6 Krzywda, Andrzej CM POL 2140 0 = 1 0 0 # = = 1 = 4 2213
7 Matras, Ondrej FM CZE 2174 0 0 0 = 1 = # 1 0 1 4 2209
8 Sliwerski, Radoslaw POL 2061 0 = = 0 1 = 0 # = = 3.5 2185
9 Smietanska, Wiktoria CM POL 2226 0 = = 0 0 0 1 = # 1 3.5 2167
10 Dunnington, Angus J IM SCO 2203 0 0 1 = = = 0 = 0 # 3 2124

23) GM/IM1 Bijeljina 2026

The GM/IM1 Bijeljina took place 17th to 22nd January 2026. Aarav Dengla edged out David Kaufman on tie-break after both scored 7/9 in the GM1 Group. Only a very few games are available, I'll wait to see if all the games become available.

GM1 Bijeljina 2026 Bijeljina BIH Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Dengla, AaravIMIND2471728.507
24David, KaufmanIMFID2454727,7507,2
31Milovan, RatkovicIMSRB248162605,8
47Vitaliy, BernadskiyGMUKR25544.518,7504,6
52Miloje, RatkovicGMSRB24434.518,2504,2
65Vasil, SpasovGMBUL23683.513,7503,4
710Milos, MilosevicIMSRB22873.512,2503,4
88Karthikeya Varma Gunturi, PavanFMIND2351314.503,2
96Ramesh, AvinashIMIND237031203
109Anvar, TurdyevFMCRO2363310,2503,2
10 players
IM1 Bijeljina 2026 Bijeljina BIH Sat 17th Jan 2026 - Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Sai Baswanth P, SriIND22687.529,7507,6
23Milan A, GagicFMSRB228362305,8
31Gaur, GarvFMIND23315.520,2505,4
42Jovan, RadlovackiIMSRB221452204,8
57Zoran, RunicIMBIH2221519,2505
610Sarayu, VelpulaWIMIND2281517,2505,2
74Gupta, AashmanCMIND2294417,7504
89Emir, DizdarevicGMCRO23323.51203,6
98Branko, FilipovicIMSUI224727,7502
105Sasa, PantelicFMSRB21801.55.501,6
10 players

24) ch-AUS 2026

The Australian Championship took place 5th to 15th January 2026. Yi Liu won with 9/11. One final game now available.

ch-AUS 2026 Sydney AUS Mon 5th Jan 2026 - Thu 15th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Liu, YiFM2329972.56761.5
2Li, TedricCM22248.567.56358
3Soo, Kai JieFM22767.562.558.554
4Cannon, DavidIM226276762.557.5
5Tao, TrevorIM23416.57368.563
6Le, Tri KienCM22726.570.56660.5
7Testolin, RyderFM22386.5686459.5
8Bayaca, SterlingFM22506.565.561.557
9Xie, George WendiIM23096.5636055.5
10Khishigbaatar, BayasgalanWCM2249666.56257
11Tang, TerrenceCM210866257.553
12Johansen, Darryl KGM22726615752.5
13Zafirakos, JesseCM2146658.55550.5
14Chakrabarty, ReyaanshFM22715.5736863
15Zhu, Harvey (Hanchen)22385.572.567.562
16Chang, Ethan20525.55955.551
17Odenthal, AidanFM20715.556.55349
18Rodgers, JackFM21985.5524945.5
19Richards, Heather SWIM21255615651
20Papantoniou, John2052559.554.551.5
21Kalina, LeoCM20025565349
22Power, Ted19955545147.5
23Lane, Gary WIM22304.562.558.554
24Zhang, JilinWGM21824.558.554.550
25Leong, BenjaminCM20894.555.552.549
26Naraharasetty, SaisiddharthCM20774.5545147.5
27Min, Ren (Alex)20124.5535046.5
28Rusakov, JeanCM20024615752.5
29Kargosha, BahmanFM2035457.553.549.5
30Kundu, Pritam1934449.546.543
31Rumley, William19533.551.548.545
32Solomon, Stephen JIM2188351.548.545.5
33Wang, DanielCM2111351.548.545
33 players

25) XLVI Metropolitano Int 2025

The XLVI Metropolitano Int took place 26th to 30th December 2026. I made a mistake with the dates and so this just floated up now. Samy Shoker edged out Leonardo Valdes Romero on tie-break after both finished on 7/9.

XLVI Metropolitano Int San Jose CRC Fri 26th Dec 2025 - Tue 30th Dec 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgTB1TB2TB3
13Shoker, SamyGMEGY2438705
25Valdes Romero, LeonardoIMCRC2317705
34Mihajlov, SebastianIMCRC23616.505
41Almeida Quintana, OmarGMCUB24646.505
52Miranda Mesa, ElierGMCUB24626.505
68Cabezas Solano, David AlejandroFMCRC21915.504
723Quesada Fallas, EstebanCRC20115.504
817Mayorga Araya, SofiaWIMCRC20315.504
910Mendez Machado, AndreFMPAN21695.503
1026Magana Morales, RobertoMEX1982504
1140Quesada Leon, JoshuaCRC1908504
1211Schnell, Sebastian NarayanaCMPAN2097504
1318Fernandez Sanchez, Mario AndresFMCRC2025504
1428Avendano Porras, RodrigoCRC1973503
1532Lizano Quiros, Matias HazielFMCRC1925503
1621Espitia Torres, MateoCMCRC2018503
1729Angulo Perez, SebastianCMCRC1971503
189Chinchilla Miranda, EugenioFMCRC2186503
1920Fernandez Sibaja, Felipe JosueCMCRC20204.504
2030Cespedes Rodriguez, Luis MichelCRC19704.503
2112Giron Chavez, David EmanuelFMGUA20904.503
2219Ramirez Madrid, Gerardo AlfonsoFMCRC20214.503
2316Solano Cordero, Jorge AlexisCRC20344.502
2424Jimenez Molina, Juan LeonFMCRC20074.502
2514Barboza Viquez, Martin EduardoCMCRC2057403
2639Aguero Espinoza, SebasthianCRC1908403
2715Pastor Carvajal, JeigothCMCRC2034403
2822Cossio Carvajal, BrunoCRC2012402
2927Diaz Charpentier, Kristel MelissWIMCRC1975402
3038Ramos Rodriguez, DanielCRC19103.503
3136Campos Munoz, ValentinaCRC19173.503
3241Munoz Garcia, Flavio EstuardoCRC19033.503
3333Carvajal Pena, DanielCRC1924312
3431De Leon Calderon, Juan CarlosGUA1928321
3525Peraza Alvarez, Rafael EduardoCRC20042.502
3637Aroche Cobos, Manuel AlejandroAIMGUA19152.501
3735Colomer Fonseca, Eric GabrielNCA19182.501
3834Gamboa Alvarado, Olga LeticiaWFMCRC1919201
3913Vargas Arguedas, CalebCRC20760.500
406Giron, Jorge ErnestoIMESA2270000
41 players

26) 4NCL Bradford Congress 2026

The 4NCL Bradford Congress was probably the strongest tournament in my home city since the 19th century. Oleg Korneev and Peter Wells scored 4.5/5 in the top group in an event than saw a strong turnout. I'm hoping for games.

4NCL Bradford Congress Bradford ENG Fri 23rd Jan 2026 - Sun 25th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPts
11Korneev, OlegGMESP25754.5
24Wells, Peter KGMENG23874.5
32Gormally, Daniel WGMENG24634
45Elgar, TimENG22453.5
57Peart, AlanENG22323.5
613Ganti, ShriaanshENG21823.5
715Potter, John MENG21773.5
817Malinovskii, IliaENG21733.5
918Mitchell, MartinSCO21613.5
1019Okhai, ShabirENG21603.5
1121Kudaibergen, NurlykhanKAZ21413.5
1229Sanada, TetsuakiJPN20903.5
136Quaite, TobyENG22413
1414Udovenko, Daniel AlexanderENG21813
1516Jarmany, JohnENG21743
1620White, Stuart ASCO21563
1726Burke, AlexCMENG21163
1831Zhu, YaoyaoENG20723
193Hebden, Mark LGMENG24562.5
208Larchikov, MaksymUKR22242.5
2112Heritage, JamieENG21912.5
2222Rughani, MahinENG21402.5
2324Royle, AlexENG21332.5
2428Ward, CianENG20932.5
2530Ackley, PeterENG20722.5
2638De Sousa Muachikape, Jael JENG20002.5
2740Cuaresma, Gerald JENG19652.5
2848Choudhury, MaharnabIND18022.5
2923Burnett, JimENG21342
3025Rich, AaronCMENG21172
3132Cook, PhilENG20702
3234Naylor-Eade, MichaelENG20362
3335Shivakumar, AkshathENG20232
3437Sullivan, Daniel JsENG20042
3539Kaushik, MadhavENG19782
3641Bramson, MikeENG19422
3746Ronald, TedENG18552
3810Sasikumar, SrivathsanENG22171.5
3911Raju, Sooraj MenothuparambilIND22161.5
4033Turner, Lewis AENG20641.5
50 players

27) TCh-CAT 2026

The Catalan Team Championships started on 17th January. Getting team lists together is always very hard do to the unhelpful local results system they use but once I do I'll start publishing games.

28) TCh-CHN Division A Relegation 2025

The Chinese Division A Relegation competition is underway. I'll cover the games next week.

29) TCh-CZE 2025-26

Round 6 of the Zapad and Vychod/ East and West Leagues took place last weekend and the games are now available. In the Zapad league Lajbl-Filindash and Sokolovsky-Lintner boards 5 and 8 from the Round 6 match SK Slavoj Litomerice vs BIOMEDICA Ricany 1925 B were given as identical 64 moves games. I had to delete both as there was no way to know which game was correct.

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2025-26 Czech Republic CZE Sat 29th Nov 2025 - Sun 29th Mar 2026
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborský ŠK*51830.516
2Výstaviště Lysá nad Labem*4561632.520
3Moravská Slavia Brno A*456133426
4ŠK ZIKUDA Turnov A*455132711
5ŠŠ Vávra a Černoušek Unichess4*451125.514
6BŠŠ Frýdek-Místek44*82412
7ŠK Slavoj Poruba3*64723.58
8OAZA loznice.cz32*4572211
9Sigil Fund Pardubice44*5522.510
10Slavia Kroměříž43*4236
11Moravská Slavia Brno B3233*320.510
12ŠK ZIKUDA Turnov B2½33*3193
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Zapad Czech Republic CZE Sat 29th Nov 2025 - Sun 29th Mar 2026
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBptsTB1
1BIOMEDICA Ricany 1925 B*5571532.522
2Cesky lev Kolesovice*3545132817
3SK Slavoj Litomerice*4355132717
4MGMBA Unichess54*41126.516
5SK mesta Lysa nad Labem3*461027.516
6TJ Spartak Vlasim54*4824.515
7SK Dopravni podnik Praha3434*82313
8Chess Club Pisek3*44822.512
9TJ Bohemians Praha4*572413
10BIOMEDICA Ricany 1925 A32*6622.515
11SK Line3443*2189
12TJ Neratovice12*0122
12 players
TCh-CZE 1 Liga Vychod Czech Republic CZE Sat 29th Nov 2025 - Sun 29th Mar 2026
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBptsTB1
1BSS Frydek-Mistek B*6345132922
2SK Lipa*34132817
3SK Slavia Orlova5*463102616
4Jezdci Jundrov24*61025.517
5SK Slavoj Poruba B4*5102512
6A64 PROCLIENT Grygov3*924.511
7Sachy Hostalkova52*335922.515
8SK Stare Mesto52*6921.59
9TJ TZ Trinec5*½919.512
10Duras Charlie’s Street Brno5*562313
11SK Podluzan Prusanky z.s.42*4219
122222 SK Polabiny B333*322.513
12 players

30) 63rd TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2025-26

Rounds 5-6 of the 63rd TCh-DEN ExtraCon took place this weekend.

63rd TCh-DEN Ex 2025-26 Denmark DEN Sat 1st Nov 2025 - Sun 15th Mar 2026
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Skanderborg Skakklub1234½
2Hillerod Skakklub1232½
3Bronshoj Skakforening828
4Koge Skakklub726
5BMS Skak522
6Aarhus/Skolerne 1520½
7Fredericia Skakforening421½
8Skakklubben Nordkalotten419
9SK 1968319
10Frem Skakklub017
10 players

31) Titled Tuesday Blitz 20th January 2026

The Titled Tuesday Blitz 20th January was won by Magnus Carlsen with 9.5/11.

Titled Tue 20th Jan 2026 chess.com INT Tue 20th Jan 2026 - Tue 20th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
13Magnus CarlsenGMNOR3298W162BW98WW84BW102WW32BD6WD10WW35BW3WW20BD2W9.5778268.75
22Denis LazavikGMBLR3321W58WW93BW75WW17BD13WD19WW313BW31WD4BW10WD1B9798567.75
39Jeffery XiongGMUSA3218W142BW280WW327BW5WD19BW13WW16BD10WL1BW43WW11W976.578.560.75
45Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3202W144BW371WW314BW313WL14BW27WW102WW5BD2WW16BD10B9757760.25
551Zbigniew PaklezaGMPOL2966W255BW328WW145BL3BW85WW25WW43BL4WW44BW29WW40B972.575.557.5
612Sam SevianGMUSA3234W196WW348BW330WW15BW91WD1BD20BW42WL10BW313WW12B9717456.75
717Andrey EsipenkoGMRUS3184W167BW396WL76BW50WW48BD15WW329BW33WW11WD9BW20W970.571.556.5
818Volodar MurzinGMINT3168W399WW100BW64WL18BL90WW103BW67WW189BW42BW57WW23B9676854
940Cristobal HenriquezGMCHL3054W271WD293BW364WW272BL42WW96WW316BW318BW15WD7WW25B95758.546.25
104Wesley SoGMUSA3267W276WW320BW378WW344BW12WW11WD1BD3BW6WL2BD4W8.5727451.25
1121Dmitry AndreikinGMGEO3161W132BW68WW315BW94WW21WL10BW46WW45WL7BW18WL3B875.58154.5
1225Mahammad MuradliGMAZE3130W69BW50WW251BW48WL10BL18WW146WW74BW45WW21BL6W873.576.551
1322Renato TerryIMINT3159W80WW79BW374WW76WD2BL3BW73WL15BW82WW52BD16W873.575.550
1426Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT3170W148WW78BW335WW101BW4WD20WL21BW52WL16BD15WW45B8737753
1552David NavaraGMCZE3014W379WW29BW352WL6WW159BD7BW319WW13WL9BD14BW58W871.573.547
1643Benjamin BokGMNLD3063W343BW117WD134BW55WW73BW207BL3WW51BW14WL4WD13B870.573.548.75
1734Pranav AnandGMIND3096W138WW139BW74WL2WW109BW90BW94WW21BL20BL23WW64B87075.550.5
1875Maksim TsarukGMINT2927W141BW191WW25BW8WL207WW12BL318WW105WW19BL11BW54W869.57456
1931Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovIMUZB3108W400BW340WW63BW49WD3WD2BL42WW93BL18WW316BW70W869.570.546.5
206Nihal SarinGMIND3272W164WW392BW290WW27BW331WD14BD6WW91BW17WL1WL7B868.57043
211Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3406W135BW333WW321BW31WL11BW329BW14WL17WW91BL12WW53B867.571.547.5
2249José Carlos Ibarra JerezGMESP3009W219BW126WL49BW145WD92BW88WD55BL29WW67BW47WW44B8677149.5
237Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3229W233BL109WW114BW140WW317WW332BL35BW56WW27WW17BL8W8677148.5
2482Tyhran AmbartsumianFMARM2919W179WW281BW60BL32WD131BW132WD26WL25BW104WW59BW43B866.568.546.25
2514Alexander GrischukGMRUS3187W257WW286BL18WW136BW251WL5BW113WW24WW46BW54WL9W865.567.541.5
2633Kirill KlukinIMSRB3020W147BW177WL48BW47WD96BW338WD24BL57WW113BW90WW50B864.56847
2741Anton DemchenkoGMSVN3107W411BW322WW370BL20WW79BL4BW68WW104WL23BW93WW57B864.56540
288Pranav VGMIND3227W336WW83BW346WL91BW315WL46BW101WW94BD35WD33BW31W8646746.5
29174Tagir SalemgareevIMRUS2749W266BL15WW230BW378BL314WW66WW90BW22BW102WL5BW46W863.565.542.5
3046Alexander RustemovGMRUS3023W59WL159BD334WL99BW212WW342BW98BW96WD65BW55WW69W85962.546
3132Rasmus SvaneGMDEU3054W119WW47BW90WL21BW93WW113BW321WL2BD63WW73WL28B7.569.574.546
3224Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB3075W214WW57BW338WW24BL1WL321BW79WL63BW81WD76BW74W7.566.57045.25
3347Bharath Subramaniyam.H HarishankkarGMIND2974W385BL49WW183BW358WW106BD318BW324WL7BW319WD28WD37B7.561.563.537
3423Amin TabatabaeiGMIRN3134W200BW184WW319BL329WW74BD314BL51WW320WL73BW86WW83B7.559.56443
3537Aleksandr ShimanovGMRUS3056W292BL370WW121BW382BW100WW210BW23WL1WD28BL40WW79B7.559.56138
36162Andrey TkachukCMRUS2742D407BW201WW51WL317BW194WW82BL314WW329WL52BW319BW76W7.55858.539.25
37183Vaibhav SuriGMIND2722W302WL314BW204WW330BW346WL102BW48BW321WL313BW62BD33W7.557.557.534.75
38175Nikolai VlassovIMINT2711W278WD42BL73BW367WL324BW149WL131WW191BW96BW320WW78W7.554.556.536
3960Artem GalaktionovFMARE2956L191WW360BW214WL157BW167WL235BW123WW106BD79WW127BW81B7.553.556.539.75
40405Vladislav ArtemievGMRUS3238U--U--W266BW244WW133WW136BW92WD314BW51WW35BL5W7.55052.540.5
425 players

32) 3-0 Thursday 22nd Jan 2026

The 3-0 Thursday 22nd January events were won by Aleksei Sarana, Hikaru Nakamura and Renato Terry.

1st 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 chess.com INT Thu 22nd Jan 2026 - Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
19Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3202W56BW25WW41BW167WW24BW7WL2BW162WD5WD9BW10W975.580.563.25
21Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3406W102BW170WW151BW16WW22BW162BW1WD6WD3BW19WL4B9747658.25
311Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3174W47BW18WD23BW42WD15BW171WW167WW8BD2WD5BW9W9737761
46Pranav VGMIND3227W45WW26BW184WW178BL162WL14BW17WW23BW164WW8BW2W9687055.5
52Denis LazavikGMBLR3321W30WW49BL14WW83WD8BW29WW20BW7WD1BD3WW19B8.5778261.5
65Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3229W53BW27WW44BD8WW165BD15WW16WD2BL9WW38BW22W8.5737958.75
715Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT3170W46BW72WW17BW168BW176WL1BD37WL5BW40WW36BW15W8.568.57251.25
820Dmitrij KollarsGMDEU3210W107WW169BW80WD6BD5WW23BW18WL3WW12BL4WW16B87579.553
913Renato TerryIMINT3159W90BL70WW64BW80WW49WW168BD14WW37BW6BD1WL3B8687350.25
1024Cristobal HenriquezGMCHL3054D85WW122BD68BW66WW69BL18WW31BW27WW163WW162BL1B865.569.547.75
1135Alexander RustemovGMRUS3023W87BL73WL78BW114WW148BW169WW29BW45WL162BW28WW33B858.560.543
1249Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2908L193BW89WD107BD148WW57BW30WW79BW167WL8WW60BW31W855.55744.25
1344Tyhran AmbartsumianFMARM2919W154WW133BL162BL45WW188BW82WW78WL16BW81BW32WW26B854.55635.5
1432Mahel BoyerGMFRA3080W114WW29BW5BL162WW48BW4WD9BL19WW17BL16WW43B7.574.578.552.5
154Amin TabatabaeiGMIRN3134W99WW28BD21WW40BD3WD6BW111WW38WL19BW20WL7B7.573.57849.5
1619Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovIMUZB3108W52BW81WW70BL2BW28WW24WL6BW13WD36WW14BL8W7.5737849.25
1746Alexandros PapasimakopoulosIMGRC2953W96WW186BL7WW53BW163BD20WL4BW52WL14WW40BW36W7.568.570.541.75
1862Semyon PuzyrevskyFMALB2883W115WL3BW87WW113BW39WW10BL8BD166WL165WW41BW37W7.5656943.25
1910Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3174L74WD105BW129WW116BW45WW40BW165WW14BW15WL2BL5W7.56568.543.25
2018Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB3075W78WW179BW177WL24WW33BD17BL5WW170BW166WL15BW42W7.562.565.538.75
2137Cem Kaan GokerkanGMTUR3020W180BW63WD15BL176BW83WL68BW76WD50WD43BW69WW38W7.557.560.541.5
2212Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3146W142WW48BW51WW36BL2WL37WL26BW29WW39BW54WL6B7697241
2342Levy RozmanIMESP2979W101WW193BD3WD39BW172WL8WW47BL4WW48BL31BW66W766.56836.25
2447Artem GalaktionovFMARE2956W136BW150WW38WW20BL1WL16BW46WL163BD70WD25BW59W7646637.25
2560Allahverdi HamidovFMAZE2874W160WL1BW91WW84BL36WL46WW57BD108WW44BD24WW50W761.561.534.25
2657Dimitris AlexakisGMGRC2895W187BL4WW191BW133WL167BW53WW22WL36BW45WW165BL13W758.560.532
2756Artur GabrielianGMRUS2907W106WL6BW86BW100WW178WL167BW172WL10BL60WW58WW45B7586133.5
2855Eric RosenIMUSA2926W155BL15WW157BW78WL16BL45BW88WW58WW50BL11BW46W7585930
2982Sion Radamantys Galaviz MedinaIMMEX2793W198WL14WW134BW184BW166WL5BL11WL22BW77WW95WW51B7585928
3089Meri ArabidzeIMGEO2781L5BW155WW135BW51BL168WL12BW117WL43WW175BW83BW48W7565729
3161Piotr PiesikIMPOL2829L133BW96WL180BW87BW86WW142BL10WW47WW168BW23WL12B7555836
3275Nikolay KleimenovFMINT2808W195BW34BL178WL171WW55BL39BW180WW90WW49BL13BW56W754.555.534
332Nitish BelurkarIMIND2910U--W93WW94BW75BL20WW63BL163WW174BW169WW164BL11W7545836.5
3425Eric HansenGMCAN3023W95BL32WL47BW106WL46BL175WW128WW114BW74WW70BW60W753.55734
3569Theo BressyFMFRA2658L186BW194WD79BL183BL71WW154BD105BW55WW85BW94WW54B7434429.25
3626Anton DemchenkoGMSVN3107W147WW108BW73WL22WW25BW47BL162WW26WD16BL7WL17B6.567.57036.25
3733Rustam RustamovFMAZE3014W91BL68WW173BW59WW81WW22BD7BL9WL38BW46WL18B6.5656937.25
3817Rinat JumabayevGMKAZ3072W57BW61WL24BW179WD177BW42WW68WL15BW37WL6WL21B6.564.567.535.25
3929Zbigniew PaklezaGMPOL2966W75BD174WW54BD23WL18BW32WD69BW68WL22WL42BW76W6.5636737.75
4036Isaak ParpievCMINT3081W55WW97BD176WL15WW76BL19WW173WW69BL7BL17WW70B6.562.56633.25
201 players
2nd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 chess.com INT Thu 22nd Jan 2026 - Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
11Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3406W28BW92WW107BW19WW15BW13WW5BW10WW14BD2WL4W9.573.575.562.75
210Dmitrij KollarsGMDEU3210W32WW104BW96WW8BL13WL11BW16WW20WW93BD1BW5W8.570.573.554.25
311Sergei ZhigalkoGMINT3170W37BW24WW21BW95BD93WL9BL14WW57BW29WW92BW8W8.5657052.5
48Alexander GrischukGMRUS3187W36WW79BL8WW62BL92WW104BD21WW96WW15BW12WW1B8.563.566.548.75
513Jose MartinezGMMEX3191W49BW98WW17WD13BW14WW93BL1WW9BW92WD10BL2B8727751.75
66Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3174W26WD27BL73WW83WD95BW23WW7BL11BW17WW20BW10W86567.550.5
721Eric HansenGMCAN3023W105BL95WW25WL30BW37WW38BL6WW18WW42BW93WW13B862.565.546
826Martyn KravtsivGMUKR3013W31WW25BW4BL2WW38BW15WW9WL92BD11WW14WL3B7.57479.551.75
95Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3202L34BW23WW26BW79WW21BW3WL8BL5WW16BD19WW15B7.5707348.25
1016Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3121W51WW35BL95WW45BW33BW29WW20BL1BW13WD5WL6B7.567.572.545.5
1120Anton DemchenkoGMSVN3107W64WW106BW14WL15BW98BW2WL92BW6WD8BL13BW22W7.567.570.545.75
1224José Carlos Ibarra JerezGMESP3009L100WW120BW40WW39BD30WL20BW46BW24WW94WL4BW19B7.559.559.537.5
132Jeffery XiongGMUSA3218W39WW16BW97WD5WW2BL1BW94WD93BL10BW11WL7W7737846
143Amin TabatabaeiGMIRN3134W108BW33WL11BW57WL5BW43WW3BW55WL1WL8BW27W7697138.5
159Haik MartirosyanGMARM3177W69BW62WW20BW11WL1WL8BW95WW97BL4WW21BL9W7687239
1634Joaquin FioritoIMARG2942W109WL13WW63BW44BL94WW47BL2BW25WL9WW34BW32W7616334.5
1736Igor LysyjGMINT2946W44WW71WL5BW58BL19WL100BW32WW95BL6BW48WW31B758.562.536
1859Maksym PankivFMUKR2748L93WL44BL68WW60BW61BW65WW79WL7BW52BW33WW29W7535633
1912Renato TerryIMINT3159W40WW45BW22WL1BW17BL92WD96BD21WW33BD9BL12W6.568.573.539.75
2027Levy RozmanIMESP2979W120BW42WL15WW34BW71BW12WL10WL2BW38BL6WD24B6.5666631.75
2130Alexander KhlebovichIMRUS3007W47WW113BL3WW49BL9WW32WD4BD19BW44WL15WD25B6.565.566.532.75
2232Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2908W50WW82BL19BD43WW73BL95WW26WL29BW39WW96WL11B6.55759.531.25
2341Miroslav Baturin-VinogradovCMRUS2910D103BL9BD111WW99BW63WL6BL25WW26BW49WD40BW37W6.556.55830.75
2443Nikita ShandryginFMSRB2851W67BL3BW113WW107WW55BD94BL93WL12BW37WD29BD20W6.556.557.526.5
2567Tikhonov ViacheslavCMGBE2736W117WL8WL7BW74WL41BW84WW23BL16BW45WW98BD21W6.556.556.525.25
2658Vlad LymarCMUKR2771L6BW121WL9WW65BD58WW73WL22BL23WW103BW99WW38W6.5545423.25
2737Markus RaggerGMAUT2944W58BD6WL71BW111WL29BW83BW39WL94BW46WW95WL14B6.553.55528.5
2853Vladislav VoitovichFMUKR2752L1WW76BL58WL54BW53BL31WW56BD99WW73WW60BW42W6.5535628.75
2923Alexander RustemovGMRUS3023W56BW34WL93WD46BW27WL10BW30WW22WL3BD24WL18B665.570.535.75
3049Shamil ArslanovIMDJI2846W119BW55WL94BW7WD12BL57WL29BL37WD59BW47WW49W6575729
3179Anastasiia HnatyshynWFMUKR2688L8BW41WL102WL108BW66WW28BW35BW101WL96BW46BL17W6555731
3262Timur KocharinFMGNQ2754L2BW53WL55BW76WW84WL21BL17BW64WW62BW44WL16B6555723
3335Maksim TsarukGMINT2927W121BL14BW99WW84BL10WW44WL55BW52WL19WL18BW40W6555522
3457Myhaylo ZhukovskyiCMUKR2691W9WL29BW66WL20WL47BL54BW76WW105BW51WL16WW45B6545727.5
3547Alex IvanovIMINT2762W66BL10WL43BL105BW50WW64BL31WL40BW65WW59WW52B6515426.5
3660Anna M. SargsyanIMUSA2710L4BL58WW86BL47WL68BW77BW50WW69BL48WW62WW44B6484922
3763Nikolai VlassovIMINT2711L3WL84BW67WW50BL7BW70WD98WW30BL24BW39WL23B5.5596127
3856Casper LiuFMDNK2744L71BW109WW82BW96BL8WL7WW59BW41BL20WD42WL26B5.5565822.75
3954Artemii KhanbutaevNMUSA2733L13BW50WW87BL12WD59WW58BL27BW103WL22BL37BW61W5.5555620.75
4064Logan Clark ShaferNMUSA2739L19BW60WL12BW68BL96WL62BW65BW35WW102BD23WL33B5.554.558.525.75
121 players
3rd 3-0 Thu 22nd Jan 2026 chess.com INT Thu 22nd Jan 2026 - Thu 22nd Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
17Renato TerryIMINT3159W5BW30WW15BL13BW60WW2WD3BD6WW9BD4WW7B8.572.576.558.25
24Jose MartinezGMMEX3191W34WW14BW10WL3BW9WL1BW58WW57BD6BW19WW4B8.568.57352.75
310Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3121W38WW11BW60BW2WL6BW19WD1WW13BD4BL7WW12B8717551.75
45Haik MartirosyanGMARM3177W23BL60WW56BW59WW10BW55WW6WW7BD3WD1BL2W868.572.551.75
537Aadik Theophane LeninCMIND2810L1WW43BW17BL60WW59BL15WW30WW61BW57WW9WW6B858.56243
69Mukhammadzokhid SuyarovIMUZB3108D16BW36WW37WW7BW3WW13WL4BD1BD2WW55BL5W7.57276.548.75
72Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3202D36WW62BW59WL6WW63BW8BW13WL4WW16BW3BL1W7.564.56740.75
813Eric HansenGMCAN3023W31BW20WW54WL19BW30BL7WD12WL9BW23WW11BW17W7.562.564.540.5
915Gleb DudinGMHUN3023W65BW51WL19BW32WL2BW24WW55BW8WL1WL5BW20W76465.534.5
1014James ChirilovFMATG2960W68WW35BL2BW11WL4WW20BL19BW24WL12WW33BW21B7646434.5
1126Vidip KonaNMUSA2836W40WL3WW62BL10BD31WW27BW18WD12BW13WL8WW19B7636637.5
126Papp LeventeFMHUN2743U--W41WL14WW26BW21WW17WD8BD11WW10BW56BL3W759.563.541.75
1312Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVNM3029W67WW32BW21BW1WW19WL6BL7BL3WL11BW14WD15B6.568.568.535.25
1420Roman PyrihIMUSA2955W44WL2WW12BW31WL55BD18BW28WL16BW30WL13BW25B6.5626635.25
1516Alexander RustemovGMRUS3023W39WW66BL1WL20BW23WW5BL57BW21WL19BW22WD13W6.5626334.25
1639Henry DengFMMDG2760D6WL56BW22BW42WL57BW63WW61BW14WL7WL17BW24W6.557.56031.75
1718Satria Duta CahayaIMIDN2948W48WL54BL5WW33BD27WL12BW64WW31WW59BW16WL8B6.554.556.529.25
1862Anastasiia HnatyshynWFMUKR2688U--U--W41BW49WW32BD14WL11BW28BL20WW36WW33B6.543.546.530.25
196Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3146W29WW61BW9WW8WL13BL3BW10WL56BW15WL2BL11W66972.537
2030Zurab JavakhadzeIMUSA2794W50WL8BW40WW15WL58BL10WL23BW38WW18BW59WL9B657.560.529
2127Rose AtwellFMUSA2817W41BW57BL13WL55WL12BW48WW34BL15BW31WW23BL10W657.560.527.5
2231Karina AmbartsumovaIMRUS2755L66WD65BL16WW50BL42BD40WW43WW62BW41WL15BW32W641.542.521.75
2335Dylan TangFMUSA2795L4WW44BL58WW43WL15BW46BW20WW60WL8BL21WD26B5.55659.524.25
2433Andrew JiangFMUSA2739L54WW64BL55BW48WW35BL9BW62WL10BD25WW28WL16B5.5515321.75
2541Logan Clark ShaferNMUSA2739L57WL40BL44WW41BW26WW43BL33BW27WD24BW30BL14W5.5505426.75
2655Cale McCormickNMUSA2478L59WW38BL32WL12WL25BW50BW48WW34WL36BW31BD23W5.549.552.523.25
2738Nikolai VlassovIMINT2711L55BL46WW45BW62WD17BL11WL59BL25BW48WW37BW36W5.5495222.25
282Zachary TanenbaumFMUSA2757U--W39BW51WD58BL56WW42BL14BL18WW47WL24BW34W5.545.548.522.25
2936Hamlet AntonyanCMUSA2732L19BD45WL42BW65WL61BW39WW37BL30BL32WW46BW38W5.544.54620.5
3023Eric RosenIMUSA2926W46BL1BW35WW54BL8WL57WL5BW29WL14BL25WW44B5596120
3143Duc Minh LaiNMVNM2682L8WW49BW61WL14BD11BD33WW32WL17BL21BL26WW45B556.559.521.5
3229MatĂ­as PĂŠrez GormazIMCHL2778W49BL13WW26BL9BL18WW44WL31BL35WW29BW41WL22B5555822
3328Vincent LatorreFMCAN2803D42WL37BW50BL17WW64BD31BW25WL55WW35BL10WL18W55355.520.5
3434Gustavo AmezquitaNMMEX2656L2BW48WL57WW44BW46WL60BL21WL26BW43WW35BL28B5515419.5
3547Juan Pablo Castro LombanaFMCOL2625W58WL10WL30BW40BL24WL62BW46WW32BL33WL34WW41B548.551.521
3632Hoang Minh Tho DoWFMVNM2740D7BL6BW65WL56WW37BL61WW40BL59WW26WL18BL27B4.554.55619.25
3749Andrew WuNMUSA2579D56WW33WL6BL63WL36WW65BL29WL41BW40BL27WW47B4.547.54916.75
3840Miguel HerreraIMMEX2697L3BL26WL48BW45WL40BW49BW42WL20BD46WW47BL29B4.5475016.25
3946Vahan NalbandyanCMARM2607L15BL28WL43BD47WW45BL29BL49WL52BBYEW53BW46W4.538.54111.75
4056Paul RohwerNMUSA2438L11BW25WL20BL35WW38WD22BL36WL47BL37WW43BD50W450.553.518.5
68 players

33) Gelfand-Steinberg Rapid Match 2026

Borish Gelfand beat Nitzan Steinberg 3-1 in a rapid match on Saturday.

Gelfand-Steinbergy Rapid Nesher ISR Sat 24th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234Pts
1Gelfand, BorisGMISR263011013
2Steinberg, NitzanGMISR255600101
2 players

34) II Rotary Club Rapid 2026

The II Rotary Club Rapid took place on 24th January 2026. Bence Pribelszky won with 7.5/9.

II Rotary Club Rapid 2026 Nyiregyhaza HUN Sat 24th Jan 2026 - Sat 24th Jan 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Pribelszky, BenceIMHUN22977.5475038
24Vanczak, TamasIMHUN2338747.551.539.5
32Pasztor, BalazsIMHUN23616.54953.533
41Czebe, AttilaGMHUN23706.546.550.532
56Varga, Csaba ZoltanFMHUN2221648.552.535
63Popovics, AdamIMHUN23436464832
78Szegedy, MatyasHUN2178640.54430
811Mizik, ZsoltHUN2059640.543.528
918Bodrogi, LaszloHUN18465.5384023.5
1022Laskai, GaborHUN17365.533.535.521.5
1110Guivan, VasilyUKR2063547.550.531.5
1217Diczko, ZsomborHUN18565414524
1312Borsavolgyi, TamasFMHUN2041539.543.525
1416Kovalcsik, Zoltan MihalyHUN18614.54245.524
1513Lehocz, JozsefHUN20004.54143.526
169Korpas, ZoltanHUN20774.539.542.525.5
1714Tumo, BenceHUN18784.53941.522.5
1815Molnar, JanosHUN18644.536.539.521.5
1928Atef Abdelhady, HosameldinACMEGY16534.53538.521.5
2032Kovacs, ZsoltHUN16294.53335.519.5
217Kovacs, KristofHUN218844346.526
2220Kovacs, BalazsROU1810438.541.520
2324Sojnoczki, AnnaHUN1713436.538.520
2431Veress, MarcellHUN1642433.536.520
2529Lippai, TiborHUN16494333516
2623Horvath, LaszloHUN17223.536.53916.5
2725Szilagyi, SandorHUN17083.534.536.513.5
2833Fekete, AndrasHUN16173.53335.518.5
2926Varga, AttilaHUN1705334.537.515
3021Markot, David BenceHUN17373313310
3127Szulics, ImreHUN16853303212
3230Rozsa, MiklosHUN16452.53234.515
3319Morvai, PalHUN1820234.536.59
33 players

35) Forthcoming Events and Links

Titled Tuesday Blitz 27th January 2026

GM/IM3 Bijeljina 2026

New Zagreb Classic 2026

15th Gora Sw. Anny Open 2026

GM/IM4 Bijeljina 2026

chess.com Speed Chess Final 2025

GM/IM5 Bijeljina 2026

FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship 2026

Graz Open 2026

ch-ROU 2026

Isle of Wight Chess Masters 2026

85th Noteboom Tournament 2026

8th Prague International Chess Festival 2026

Aeroflot Open 2026

Budapest Spring Festival 2026

Bled Chess Festival 2026

Reykjavik Open 2026

14th Pilsen Open 2026

Kasparov Chess Foundation Friendship Festival 2026

59th Biel Chess Festival 2026

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