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THE WEEK IN CHESS 1643 4th May 2026 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026
3) Baku Open 2026
4) Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026
5) ch-KAZ 2026
6) ch-KGZ 2026
7) Ostravsky Konik Festival 2026
8) Dutch Youth Championships 2026
9) Churchie International 2026
10) Ljubljana Chess Festival 2026
11) Mega Big Norms Warsaw IM 2026
12) Mitropa Cup 2026
13) Russian Team Championship 2026
14) 4NCL 2025-26
15) 57th Italian Teams 2026
16) World Senior Teams 2026
17) TCh-MNE Premier League 2026
18) 8th SCO Int Team 2026
19) Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th April 2026
20) 3-0 Thursday 30th April 2026
21) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
EventTimeGames
Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026cl16 games
Baku Open 2026cl336 games
Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026cl31 games
ch-KAZ 2026cl28 games
ch-KGZ 2026cl40 games
Ostravsky Konik Festival 2026cl10 games
Dutch Youth Championships 2026cl45 games
Churchie International 2026cl112 games
Ljubljana Chess Festival 2026cl166 games
Mega Big Norms Warsaw IM 2026cl45 games
Mitropa Cup 2026cl120 games
Russian Team Championship 2026cl396 games
4NCL 2025-26cl671 games
57th Italian Teams 2026cl164 games
World Senior Teams 2026cl44 games
TCh-MNE Premier League 2026cl60 games
8th SCO Int Team 2026cl15 games
Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th April 2026cl1682 games
3-0 Thursday 30th April 2026cl1566 games
5544 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, Howard YinHao, Ian Rogers and everyone else who helped with this issue.

The Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament is well under way. Today 14 year old Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus leads wtih 3/4 but he's still got work to do. Jorden Van Foreest is half a point behind alongside Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Arjun Erigaisi. Van Foreest beat Magnus Carlsen today in a long endgame. Should be an exciting finish.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

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2) Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026

The 31st Tepe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament takes place Fri 1st May to Thu 7th May 2026. Players: Magnus, Carlsen, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Arjun Erigaisi, van Foreest Jorden, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus, Nils Grandelius, Andy Woodward and Jiner Zhu.

31st Sigeman & Co 2026 Malmo SWE Fri 1st May 2026 - Thu 7th May 2026
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgTB1
18Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanTUR27083
21Van Foreest, JordenNED27352.5
5Erigaisi, ArjunIND27512.5
7Abdusattorov, NodirbekUZB27802.5
53Woodward, AndyUSA26352
4Carlsen, MagnusNOR28402
72Zhu, JinerCHN25461.5
86Grandelius, NilsSWE26620
8 players
31st Sigeman & Co 2026 Malmo SWE Fri 1st May 2026 - Thu 7th May 2026. Category: 19. Ave: (2707)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan GM TUR 2708 # = = 1 1 3 2867
2 Van Foreest, Jorden GM NED 2735 = # 1 = = 2.5 2777
3 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek GM UZB 2780 # = = = 1 2.5 2788
4 Erigaisi, Arjun GM IND 2751 = = # = 1 2.5 2843
5 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2840 0 = = # 1 2 2732
6 Woodward, Andy GM USA 2635 = = # 0 1 2 2681
7 Zhu, Jiner GM CHN 2546 0 = 0 1 # 1.5 2628
8 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2662 0 0 0 0 # 0 2734
Round 1. Fri 1st May 2026
Woodward, Andy 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 46 D37 QGD
Zhu, Jiner 0-1 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 38 B12 Caro-Kann
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 36 C42 Petrov's defence
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 30 E06 Catalan
Round 2. Sat 2nd May 2026
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 78 C84 Ruy Lopez
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1/2-1/2 Woodward, Andy 79 D38 QGD
Grandelius, Nils 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 36 A65 Benoni
Van Foreest, Jorden 1/2-1/2 Zhu, Jiner 93 D02 Queen's bishop game
Round 3. Sun 3rd May 2026
Erigaisi, Arjun 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 42 B76 Sicilian
Woodward, Andy 1/2-1/2 Van Foreest, Jorden 40 C41 Philidor
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 44 D02 Queen's pawn game
Zhu, Jiner 0-1 Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 34 A06 Reti opening
Round 4. Mon 4th May 2026
Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 33 C64 Ruy Lopez
Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 1/2-1/2 Erigaisi, Arjun 62 D31 QGD
Van Foreest, Jorden 1-0 Carlsen, Magnus 88 B93 Sicilian
Zhu, Jiner 1-0 Woodward, Andy 37 B90 Sicilian

3) Baku Open 2026

The Baku Open takes place 28th April to 6th May 2026.

Baku Open 2026 Baku AZE Tue 28th Apr 2026 - Wed 6th May 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
15Movahed, SinaGMIRI25756244405
210Mayank, ChakrabortyIMIND25086238805
318Ajay, Santhosh ParvathareddyIMIND24735.5244704
47Sanal, VahapGMTUR25515.5239604
543Davudov, TunarFMAZE23495244404
63Pranav, AnandGMIND25965244104
717Kaufman, DavidIMFID24755241004
81Dubov, DaniilGMFID26545240103
912Ahmad, KhaganIMAZE24835238305
104Abasov, NijatGMAZE25865238003
118Ilamparthi, A RGMIND25255236104
122Ponomariov, RuslanGMUKR26365234403
136Abdisalimov, AbdimalikGMUZB25534.5243504
1420Mousavi, Seyed KhalilGMIRI24724.5243003
1515Babazada, KhazarIMAZE24804.5242404
1616Anuj, ShrivatriIMIND24784.5239403
1722Stribuk, ArtiomIMFID24584.5238503
1879Sharifov, MekhriddinFMTJK22594.5238203
1923Ibrahimli, MuradIMAZE24454.5238003
209Iskandarov, MisratdinGMAZE25224.5237904
2111Shuvalova, PolinaIMFID25024.5235104
2213Talibov, ShiroghlanIMAZE24824.5234303
2365Hamidov, AllahverdiFMAZE22894.5234004
2419Novozhilov, SemenIMFID24734.5230304
2527Aradhya, GargIMIND24294.5227803
2634Poormosavi, Seyed KianIMIRI23784.5226604
2784Mescheryakov, ArtemCMFID22394247003
2821Nigmatov, OrtikGMUZB24634246003
2944Suleymanli, SuleymanFMAZE23484245203
3024Manafov, VugarIMAZE24324241203
3130Ayush, SharmaIMIND24154240702
3272Advik, Amit AgrawalCMIND22744240302
3375Allahverdiyeva, AyanWIMAZE22674237704
3425Apoorv, KambleIMIND24314235703
3558Kishiev, FamilFMFID23034235602
3642Goltseva, EkaterinaWGMFID23494232203
3755Aarit, KapilFMIND23044231104
3826Shogdzhiev, RomanIMFID24314230003
3953Gadzhiev, RuslanFMFID23114229903
4066Talgatov, NazarFMKAZ22863.5241702
100 players

4) Sardinia World Chess Festival 2026

The Sardinia World Chess Festival takes place 3rd to 10th May 2026.

Sardinia World Open A Orosei ITA Sun 3rd May 2026 - Sun 10th May 2026
Leading Round 1 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1123Guernier, AntoineFRA20771100
2154Seppala, JoniFIN19891100
3156Al Ibrahim, AbdulrahmanCMKUW19851100
4158Hanein, AvriISR19711100
5159Golan, OriISR19231100
61Nepomniachtchi, IanGMFID27291100
73Saric, IvanGMCRO26571100
84Karthikeyan, MuraliGMIND26481100
95Svane, FrederikGMGER26451100
106Martirosyan, Haik M.GMARM26361100
117Aditya, MittalGMIND26191100
128Mendonca, Leon LukeGMIND26131100
139Puranik, AbhimanyuGMIND26071100
1410Dardha, DanielGMBEL26021100
1511Idani, PouyaGMIRI25941100
1612Jacobson, BrandonGMUSA25941100
1713Lodici, LorenzoGMITA25901100
1814Fier, AlexandrGMBRA25781100
1915Amar, ElhamGMNOR25761100
2016Sokolovsky, YahliGMISR25641100
2118Zeng, ChongshengGMCHN25571100
2220Yilmaz, MustafaGMTUR25491100
2321Suyarov, MukhammadzokhidIMUZB25341100
2423Oro, FaustinoIMARG25281100
2524Prraneeth, VuppalaGMIND25151100
2625Hardaway, BrewingtonGMUSA25101100
2727Velten, PaulGMFRA24871100
2828Ilinca, Felix-AntonioIMROU24861100
2929Gharibyan, MamikonGMARM24771100
3032Kuru, AtillaIMTUR24641100
3133Song, YuxinIMCHN24621100
3234Muthaiah, AlIMIND24481100
3335Sai, Krishna G VIMCAN24431100
3436Bai, AdelardIMTPE24361100
3537Zwirs, NicoIMNED24341100
3638Caprio, GuidoIMITA24301100
3739Averin, NikolayIMFID24161100
3844Savitha, Shri BIMIND23741100
3945Jaidambareesh, N RFMIND23731100
4046Van Wessel, RudyIMNED23711100
160 players

5) ch-KAZ 2026

The Kazakhstan Championships take place 2nd to 12th May 2026.

ch-KAZ 2026 Astana KAZ Sat 2nd May 2026 - Tue 12th May 2026
Leading Round 2 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Akhmedinov, SatbekKAZ23312002
27Zhalmakhanov, RamazanKAZ24641.5001
35Nurgaliyev, SauatKAZ24641.5001
6Makhnev, DenisKAZ25581.5001
512Ansat, AldiyarKAZ24881.5001
613Nogerbek, KazybekKAZ25251.5001
710Agmanov, ZhandosKAZ24731000
84Mamedov, EdgarKAZ24701000
98Suleimen, ErgaliKAZ23961001
102Suleymenov, AlisherKAZ25070.5000
9Tulendinov, DinmukhammedKAZ22830.5000
1211Sapenov, DaniyalKAZ24580.5000
133Bizhigitov, ZhangirKAZ22880000
14Malygin, VladislavKAZ21870000
14 players
ch-KAZ 2026 Astana KAZ Sat 2nd May 2026 - Tue 12th May 2026. Category: 7. Ave: (2421)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Akhmedinov, Satbek IM KAZ 2331 # 1 1 2 2347
2 Zhalmakhanov, Ramazan GM KAZ 2464 # 1 = 1.5 2533
3 Nurgaliyev, Sauat IM KAZ 2464 # = 1 1.5 2659
4 Makhnev, Denis GM KAZ 2558 # = 1 1.5 2571
5 Ansat, Aldiyar IM KAZ 2488 # = 1 1.5 2572
6 Nogerbek, Kazybek GM KAZ 2525 # = 1 1.5 2591
7 Agmanov, Zhandos IM KAZ 2473 = = # 1 2511
8 Mamedov, Edgar GM KAZ 2470 = # = 1 2473
9 Suleimen, Ergali IM KAZ 2396 0 # 1 1 2326
10 Tulendinov, Dinmukhammed FM KAZ 2283 = 0 # 0.5 2318
11 Suleymenov, Alisher GM KAZ 2507 0 = # 0.5 2235
12 Sapenov, Daniyal IM KAZ 2458 0 = # 0.5 2274
13 Bizhigitov, Zhangir FM KAZ 2288 0 0 # 0 2507
14 Malygin, Vladislav KAZ 2187 0 0 # 0 2364
ch-KAZ Women 2026 Astana KAZ Sat 2nd May 2026 - Tue 12th May 2026
Leading Round 2 (of 13) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
110Kaliakhmet, ElnazKAZ23142002
22Nurgaliyeva, ZarinaKAZ22791.5001
14Kurmangaliyeva, LiyaKAZ23461.5001
49Kaldarova, AyaulymKAZ21051.5001
12Kamalidenova, MeruertKAZ23891.5001
61Mamakova, AknurKAZ20691000
75Serikbay, AsselKAZ22401001
811Altynbek, AiaruKAZ22161001
98Assylkhan, AsiyaKAZ19991001
13Berikkyzy, AlannaKAZ21421001
114Balabayeva, XeniyaKAZ23550.5000
6Kairbekova, AminaKAZ23740.5000
133Kamarova, ZhanbotaKAZ20830000
7Kholyavko, MariyaKAZ22020000
14 players
ch-KAZ Women 2026 Astana KAZ Sat 2nd May 2026 - Tue 12th May 2026. Category: None. Ave: (2222)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Kaliakhmet, Elnaz WIM KAZ 2314 # 1 1 2 2307
2 Nurgaliyeva, Zarina WIM KAZ 2279 # = 1 1.5 2299
3 Kurmangaliyeva, Liya FM KAZ 2346 # = 1 1.5 2227
4 Kamalidenova, Meruert IM KAZ 2389 # = 1 1.5 2412
5 Kaldarova, Ayaulym WIM KAZ 2105 # = 1 1.5 2481
6 Mamakova, Aknur KAZ 2069 = = # 1 2313
7 Serikbay, Assel WIM KAZ 2240 0 # 1 1 2265
8 Altynbek, Aiaru WFM KAZ 2216 0 # 1 1 2298
9 Assylkhan, Asiya KAZ 1999 0 # 1 1 2274
10 Berikkyzy Alanna WFM KAZ 2142 0 # 1 1 2181
11 Kairbekova, Amina WGM KAZ 2374 0 = # 0.5 2017
12 Balabayeva, Xeniya WGM KAZ 2355 = 0 # 0.5 2110
13 Kholyavko, Mariya WFM KAZ 2202 0 0 # 0 2052
14 Kamarova, Zhanbota KAZ 2083 0 0 # 0 2266

6) ch-KGZ 2026

The Kyrgyzstan Championship takes place 1st to 10th May 2026.

ch-KGZ 2026 Bishkek KGZ Fri 1st May 2026 - Sun 10th May 2026
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Khoroshev, NikitaKGZ236048.560
21Orozbaev, EldiyarKGZ2382485.50
312Sharshenbekov, EmirKGZ20773.596.50
43Zhakshylykov, ErzhanKGZ23483.5860
55Sezdbekov, RuslanKGZ22033.5860
618Keneshbekov, ElimKGZ19983.57.560
76Zheenbekov, NurgazyKGZ21433.56.54.50
87Turksoi, ZhanpolatKGZ21193970
913Takyrbashev, BolotKGZ205738.56.50
1019Daudov, TimurKGZ19563860
1123Kanatbek, AmirKGZ189436.55.50
1222Arzymatov, DastanKGZ1902364.50
1315Iunusov, NuriddinKGZ20533640
1411Kurbanbaev, ZalkarKGZ209235.540
1517Sultangaziev, AmirKGZ20223540
1614Chyngyz, SultaiKGZ20552.58.56.50
1725Zarylykov, ErhanKGZ18772.58.56.50
1824Isakov, AminKGZ18802.58.56.50
199Imanaliev, TaalaibekKGZ21102.5860
2016Momunaliev, RuslanKGZ20302.5860
2133Nurov, BaizakKGZ18462.5860
2236Temirbekov, BaiamanKGZ18132.5860
238Erzhanov, ArmanKGZ21152.57.55.50
2449Derkembaev, SamatbekKGZ17252.5750
2510Umarbekov, AzizKGZ21082.56.54.50
2640Daiyrbekov, NursultanKGZ17792.564.50
2771Zhumashaliev, AisultanKGZ1425296.50
2831Kanatbekov, ChyngyzKGZ186028.560
2947Abdrahmanov, AbduvaliKGZ173428.560
3051Mukanov, IskenderKGZ170228.560
3127Zholdoshmamatov, AdiletKGZ187628.560
3229Akerov, DanKGZ18722860
3330Azimov, IslamKGZ187227.56.50
3426Takyrbashev, TilekKGZ187627.560
3539Pak, VadimKGZ179327.55.50
3634Asanbekov, UrmatbekKGZ18392760
3738Dzhumabekov, AzamatKGZ17952760
3845Kurmanbekov, AktanKGZ175026.55.50
3960Morozov, AleksandrKGZ162926.54.50
4064Karimov, IsmailKGZ156226.54.50
73 players

7) Ostravsky Konik Festival 2026

The Ostravsky Konik Festival takes place 2nd to 10th May 2026.

Ostravsky Konik Open A Ostrava CZE Sat 2nd May 2026 - Sun 10th May 2026
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Md, ImranIND24622023
23Zwardon, VojtechCZE24332023
35Mis, MieszkoPOL23812023
411Nemeth, ZalanIRL22472023
546Mixakis, EvangelosGRE1953201.53
66Llaneza Vega, MarcosESP2358201.53
71Korobov, AntonUKR26122013
84Prokofiev, ValentynUKR24202013
99Chylewski, PatrykPOL23042013
1015Vilimek, VitCZE21812013
1136Hrbek, JachymCZE20041.502.52.5
1224Iwanczuk, KrzysztofPOL20821.502.52.5
137Mungunzul, Bat-ErdeneMGL23271.501.52.5
1413Rekuc, PatrykPOL22171.501.52.5
1510Plischki, SebastianGER22881.501.52
1616Sotek, SimonCZE21791032
1719Zadrapa, RadekCZE21361032
1827Kubos, RostislavCZE20621032
1926Mydlar, MatejCZE20671032
2049Pech, VaclavCZE1939102.52
2123Sliwerski, RadoslawPOL2086102.52
2214Fizer, MarekCZE2202102.52
2338Werblinski, WojciechPOL1997102.51.5
2420Haladaj, AdamPOL21241022
2522Dobrovolsky, LadislavCZE20961022
2628Taus, MartinCZE20561022
2745Svoboda, TobiasCZE19621021.5
2853Keprt, PavelCZE19301021.5
2917Mudrak, JosefCZE21461021.5
3025Vrana, FrantisekCZE20751021.5
3130Zidek, VaclavCZE20501021
3231Lys, JosefCZE20371021
3333Vesely, MartinCZE20311021
3439Vancakova, VeronikaCZE19941021
3555Chrostek, LukasCZE19101021
3612Mannion, Stephen RSCO2235101.51.5
3752Zimniok, LubomirCZE1934101.51
388Terkiewicz, BrunoPOL2323101.51
3944Macosek, AlexCZE19801011
4047Hodan, JiriCZE19431011
56 players

8) Dutch Youth Championships 2026

The Dutch Youth Championships took place 25th April to 1st May 2026. Wouter Terlouw edged out Bram Ten Dam and Noah Ritzerveld on tie-break after all scored 5½/7.

Dutch Youth U18 2026 Helmond NED Sat 25th Apr 2026 - Fri 1st May 2026
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
16Terlouw, WouterFMNED22725.5128.521.25
21Ten Dam, BramFMNED23635.5228.520.25
38Ritzerveld, NoahFMNED22055.5328.520.75
44Zhu, ChenwuNED22824.502716.25
511Dinanath, HrdyaCMNED21074.502715.25
67Madularea, DavidFMNED2261402310.5
73Smeets, KobeFMNED23153.502910.75
85Kazarjan, GachaturFMNED22723.5028.511.25
92Arnold, RhysFMNED23153.5023.59.75
1018Xu, Alex ZNED19653.50209.25
119Krylov, PhilippeNED2183302810.5
1210Kshirsagar, PranavNED21482.50267.25
1316Ponomarev, IvanFID19832.50225.75
1413Van Arendonk, PolleNED20602.5020.57.25
1517Ten Kate, GustavNED19722.5020.55.25
1614Heus, DaanNED20492.50205.25
1712Garay, EnzoNED20982.50195.25
1815Fallaux, StormNED20341.5021.54.25
18 players

9) Churchie International 2026

The Churchie International took place 30th April to 4th May 2026.

Churchie Int 2026 Brisbane AUS Thu 30th Apr 2026 - Mon 4th May 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
12Kuybokarov, TemurGMAUS25486.514534.5
23Sardana,RishiIMAUS24966.5245.535
31Christiansen, Johan-SebastianGMNOR26576.5346.534.25
48Winkelman, AlbertFMAUS23726044.530.75
511Stopa, JacekGMPOL23426043.528.5
67Liu,YiFMAUS24015.504224.75
710Domalchuk-Jonasson, AleksandrIMISL23465.5033.524
86Zhao, Zong-YuanGMAUS2432504223.5
913Wohl,Aleksandar HIMAUS23305041.523.5
104Smerdon, David CGMAUS2476504122
119Renjith, SravanIMNZL23515039.522.25
1215Chakrabarty,ReyaanshFMAUS2271503923
1312Hernandez Sanchez, Jairo AndresIMCOL23405038.521
1418Rodgers, JackFMAUS2167503820.25
1514Young, MicahCMAUS2283503622.25
1632Praveen, JeevaAUS2011503616.25
1717Ooi,JaydenFMAUS21704.504321.5
1822Melamed,DanielFMAUS21154.503718.5
1924Shen, ZhiyuanWFMAUS20974.5034.515.75
2020Richards,Heather SWIMAUS2140403716
2116Stojic, DusanFMAUS2184403715.75
2221Tirado, Juan CamiloFMCOL21384036.515.5
2325Odenthal,AidanFMAUS2092403514
2423Leong, JoelCMAUS21054034.515.25
2534Liu, Joshua HaojiaAUS19804034.512.75
2631Xing, ZeruiCMAUS2011403311.25
275Radovanovic, MihajloIMSRB24373.5040.514.25
2829Yang, Bojun (Bryan)CMAUS20383.5037.511.25
2927Finke, KelvinAUS20513.5036.515.25
3030Verma, RudraCMAUS20163.5031.56.5
3133Slater-Jones, HenryCMAUS20013.5027.57
3226Arhan, TanguyFRA20882.5031.56.5
3335Zou, Xuyuan (Dimitri)AUS197920313.75
3428Fu,Yihe (Rebo)FMAUS20461.5024.55.5
3519Nsubuga, HarunaFMUGA21420000
35 players

10) Ljubljana Chess Festival 2026

The Ljubljana Chess Festival took place 27th April to 3rd May 2026. Jan Subelj won with 8/9.

Ljubljana Open 2026 Ljubljana SLO Mon 27th Apr 2026 - Sun 3rd May 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
11Subelj, JanGMSLO25438048.59
23Brilej, JakaFMSLO23857048.59
34Marn, JanFMSLO23846.5049.59
42Sebenik, MatejGMSLO24966.5047.59
513Mencinger, VojkoIMSLO22786.50427
625Python, NoeSUI21426.5038.59
715Stanojevic, IlijaFMSRB22596047.59
822Shpanko, NadiiaWIMSLO21666046.57
95Tratar, MarkoGMSLO23736044.59
108Unuk, LauraIMSLO231960449
1120Belyaletdinov, LeonardSLO218160419
1231Chekanov, TimurFID20866040.59
1330Toniolo, SamuelITA21096040.59
1439Munier, AlexisFRA20455.50469
156Stevanic, DavidFMSLO23565.5044.59
1611Reprintsev, AlexanderIMUKR22835.5043.58
1749Danicic, AnzeSLO19965.50439
1827Vidic, TejaWIMSLO21235.50429
1926Kolat, AtaTUR21285.5041.59
2018Ivanov, IgorLAT22075.50419
2123Keber, AljosaSLO21505.5040.59
2243Gasparac, GregorSLO20295.50408
2350Srebrnic, VojkoSLO19945.50407
2421Krstic, DavidSLO21735.5039.59
2512Ribeiro, GustavoFMPOR22805.50399
2624Breznik, KristijanSLO21425.5036.57
2714Praznik, NikoIMSLO22765.50367
2864Aksoy, AlpgirayTUR18995.5027.58
2948Shubh, AthaIND200350449
3010Bratovic, BlazIMSLO230150448
3119Kochavi, DanaFMISR21965042.59
3240Zuzek, BorSLO204350419
3316Plaskan, JureSLO223950418
3429Palamarchuk, AndriyUKR211050417
359Nainys, ZanasFMLTU23095040.58
3646Vaupot, KajetanSLO200850409
3738Mestek, IgorSLO205150407
3847Mihajlovic, OgnjenSLO20075039.59
3932Vaupot, LukaCMSLO208150399
4042Veselic, MaksSLO20315038.59
107 players

11) Mega Big Norms Warsaw IM 2026

The Mega Big Norms Warsaw IM took place 23rd to 27th April 2026. Zanas Nainys won with 7/9.

Mega Big Norms Warsaw IM Warsaw POL Thu 23rd Apr 2026 - Mon 27th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtg+PtsTB1TB2TB3
1Nainys, ZanasFM230967026.753
2Chylewski, PatrykIM228646.5024.52.5
3Koziorowicz, MichalFM232546023.752.5
4Kuegel, TobiasIM239845.5021.252
5Niezhentsev, KyryloFM229335022.53
6Mis, MieszkoIM239724.5017.752
7Spitzl, VinzentFM236133.50111.5
8Mich, KajetanI++2037330101
9Rozycki, Bartlomiejk++219722.5070.5
10Semenukha, Nikitak211801.5081.5
10 players
Mega Big Norms Warsaw IM Warsaw POL Thu 23rd Apr 2026 - Mon 27th Apr 2026. Category: 1. Ave: (2272)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Nainys, Zanas FM LTU 2309 # = = 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7 2488
2 Chylewski, Patryk IM POL 2286 = # = = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2437
3 Koziorowicz, Michal FM POL 2325 = = # 0 1 = 1 1 1 = 6 2391
4 Kuegel, Tobias IM GER 2398 0 = 1 # 0 = 1 1 1 = 5.5 2338
5 Niezhentsev, Kyrylo FM POL 2293 1 = 0 1 # = = 0 = 1 5 2313
6 Mis, Mieszko IM POL 2397 0 = = = = # 0 1 1 = 4.5 2258
7 Spitzl, Vinzent FM GER 2361 0 0 0 0 = 1 # 0 1 1 3.5 2182
8 Mich, Kajetan POL 2036 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 # 0 1 3 2173
9 Rozycki, Bartlomiej POL 2197 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 # 1 2.5 2114
10 Semenukha, Nikita UKR 2119 0 0 = = 0 = 0 0 0 # 1.5 2016

12) Mitropa Cup 2026

The Mitropa Cup takes place 2nd to 10th May 20206.

Mitropa Cup 2026 St. Veit an der Glan AUT Sat 2nd May 2026 - Sun 10th May 2026
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2
1France*334610
2Italy*3368.5
3Czech Republic*2246.5
4Austria1*236.5
5Germany1*235.5
6Slovenia2*225.5
7Hungary022*24
8Switzerland1½*24
9Slovakia2*15
10Croatia12*14.5
10 players
Mitropa Cup Women 2026 St. Veit an der Glan AUT Sat 2nd May 2026 - Sun 10th May 2026
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910TB1TB2
1Ukraine*2357.5
2Germany*2357.5
3Switzerland*348
4Czech Republic*2246.5
5Italy½*346
6Austria2*½35
7France1*26
8Slovenia22*25.5
9Slovakia12*14.5
10Croatia11*03.5
10 players

13) Russian Team Championship 2026

The Russian Team Championship takes place 27th April to 6th May 2026.

TCh-RUS Premier 2026 Sochi RUS Mon 27th Apr 2026 - Wed 6th May 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam123456789TB1TB2
1GAU DO NSO SSh po shakhmatam (Novosibirsk*341021
2Moskovskaya oblast (Moskovskaya oblast)3*3341020
3ShSM (g. Moskva)*323919.5
4Formula shakhmat (g. Moskva)3*3918
5Sima-Lend (Sverdlovskaya oblast)3*24819.5
6Sportivnyy klub KPRF (g. Moskva)4*4720
7SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam (g. Sankt-Pete34*3418
8Temus Tim (g. Moskva)33*3416.5
9Sbornaya Saratov obl - Akademiya Muromtseva222233*215.5
9 players
TCh-RUS Women 2026 Sochi RUS Mon 27th Apr 2026 - Wed 6th May 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
12SShOR po shakhmatam i shashkam (g. Sankt-Pete750212200
28Tatarstan (Respublika Tatarstan)74219162
35ShSM-2 (Shakhmatnaya sbornaya Moskvy-2) (g. M73139160
41ShSM (g. Moskva)73228170
44Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)73228170
63GAU DO NSO «SSh po shakhmatam» (Novosibirsk74308160
77Sbornaya Saratovskoy oblasti (Saratovskaya74308150
89Voronezh (Voronezhskaya oblast)73228140
912GAU DO SO «SSh «Uralskaya shakhmatnaya akade73317140
1011Sbornaya Krasnodarskiy kray (Krasnodarski73406120
1110Parma (Permskiy kray)7232611.50
126Moskovskaya oblast (Moskovskaya oblast)72415130
1314Kaissa (Voronezhskaya oblast)714247.50
1413Zhemchuzhina Kostromy (Kostromskaya oblast7070070
14 players
TCh-RUS HL 2026 Sochi RUS Mon 27th Apr 2026 - Wed 6th May 2026
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
13Tatarstan (Respublika Tatarstan)76011321
21TTs Galereya (g. Sankt-Peterburg)75111118.5
32Shakhmatnyy klub Sergeya Karyakina (Moskovsk74121017
49ZhIGULI (Samarskaya oblast)74121015.5
55SShOR Vasileostrovskogo rayona (g. Sankt-7421916
56Kimmeriya (Respublika Krym)7421916
511Kostromskoy gosudarstvennyy universitet7421916
87Qkutiya (Respublika Sakha (Qkutiya))7322816
917Finansovyy universitet (g. Moskva)7430815
1012Gambit (Rostovskaya oblast)7430814.5
1110Voronezh (Voronezhskaya oblast)7322814.5
128Sbornaya Krasnodarskiy kray - DV Intellek7430814
1321Magistry endshpilya (Krasnodarskiy kray)7331715.5
1416START (Permskiy kray)7331714.5
1514Saratovskaya oblastnaya SSh po shakhmatam (7331713.5
1613Severnyy gambit (Nizhegorodskaya oblast)7331713
1723Prezidentskaya Akademiya (RANKhiGS) (Moskov6231613.5
1826Belaya Koroleva (Belgorodskaya oblast)6231613
1922Sbornaya Luganskoy Narodnoy Respubliki (L7241513.5
2015Prikame (Permskiy kray)7241512.5
2018TEMP (Respublika Tatarstan)6240512.5
2224RSO-Alaniya (RSO-Alaniya)7241510.5
234LYuBITELI (Orlovskaya oblast)7142413
2419Buldyrabyz (Respublika Tatarstan)6141411
2527Severnyy gambit-2 (Nizhegorodskaya oblast614149.5
2620Krymskiy gambit (Respublika Krym)614149
2725Veterany (g. Moskva)605129.5
27 players

14) 4NCL 2025-26

The 4NCL took place 1st November 2025 to 4th May 2026. Wood Green won winning all their matches. She Plays To Win Lionesses A won Division 2.

4NCL 2025-26 England ENG Sat 1st Nov 2025 - Mon 4th May 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1Wood Green 5½-2½5-35½-2½5-35-36-26½-1½6½-1½7½-½7-17½-½2267
2CSC/Kingston 12½-5½ 4½-3½3-54-46-25-34½-3½6½-1½5½-2½5½-2½6½-1½1753½
3Wood Green Youth3-53½-4½ 4-44½-3½4½-3½5-34-46½-1½6-26½-1½7-11654½
4The Sharks 12½-5½5-34-4 4-44-45-34-46½-1½6½-1½6-25-31652½
5Barnet Knights A3-54-43½-4½4-4 3½-4½5½-2½5-33½-4½6-26-25½-2½1249½
6Cheddleton Savills Catering3-52-63½-4½4-44½-3½ 2½-5½4-47-16-24½-3½6-21247
7White Rose 12-63-53-53-52½-5½5½-2½ 4½-3½4½-3½2-64½-3½6-21040½
8Warwickshire Select 11½-6½3½-4½4-44-43-54-43½-4½ 3½-4½5-34-44½-3½840½
9Blackthorne1½-6½1½-6½1½-6½1½-6½4½-3½1-73½-4½4½-3½ 3½-4½2½-5½6½-1½632
10Oxford 1½-7½2½-5½2-61½-6½2-62-66-23-54½-3½ 1½-6½4½-3½630
11Barbican 4NCL1-72½-5½1½-6½2-62-63½-4½3½-4½4-45½-2½6½-1½ 3-5535
12Celtic Tigers 1½-7½1½-6½1-73-52½-5½2-62-63½-4½1½-6½3½-4½5-3 226
12 teams
4NCL Div 2 2025-26 England ENG Sat 1st Nov 2025 - Mon 4th May 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1She Plays To Win Lionesses A 1-73-55-34½-3½4-45-36½-1½5-34½-3½4½-3½4½-3½1747½
2The Sharks 27-1 3-53-56-24½-3½5½-2½2½-5½7-14½-3½4½-3½6-21653½
3SchachAttack5-35-3 3-4½4½-3½4½-3½3½-4½4½-3½6½-1½6½-1½3½-4½5-31651½
4Alba3-55-34½-3 3-54-43½-4½5½-2½4½-2½4½-3½5½-2½5-31548
5Sussex Martlets 13½-4½2-63½-4½5-3 4-45-34½-3½5-33-56-24½-3½1346
6The Audible Checks4-43½-4½3½-4½4-44-4 3½-4½5-36-24-47-15½-2½1250
7ToBeDecided3-52½-5½4½-3½4½-3½3-54½-3½ 4-43½-4½5½-2½4-44-41143
8Barnet Knights B1½-6½5½-2½3½-4½2½-5½3½-4½3-54-4 3½-4½5-34½-3½4½-3½941
9Greater Woodpushers3-51-71½-6½2½-4½3-52-64½-3½4½-3½ 5-33½-4½6-2836½
10The ADs3½-4½3½-4½1½-6½3½-4½5-34-42½-5½3-53-5 5-37-1741½
11Crowthorne A3½-4½3½-4½4½-3½2½-5½2-61-74-43½-4½4½-3½3-5 4-4636
12White Rose 23½-4½2-63-53-53½-4½2½-5½4-43½-4½2-61-74-4 232
12 teams

15) 57th Italian Teams 2026

The 57th Italian Team Championships took place 24th to 30th April 2026. SS LAZIO SCACCHI MASTER won.

56th Italian Teams Gp A Darfo Boario Terme ITA Fri 24th Apr 2026 - Thu 30th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamFEDGms+-=PtsMptsBptsTB1TB2TB3
1SS LAZIO SCACCHI MASTERITA740311111700130
2NASTROTEX CUFRA PARTENOPEAITA7412101017.520138.5
3ACCADEMIA SCACCHI MILANOITA7412101017.500111.5
4Firenze Scacchi S. SpiritoITA74308815.500123
5Etna Scacchi MasterITA732288150092.5
6Società Scacchistica Citta di VareseITA733177140073.5
7Ostia Scacchi Black TeamITA72237713.50090
8Kodokan AITA73317713.50074
9ASOLO Regina CornaroITA712466120076.5
10PALMASCACCHI BLACKSITA714244110058.5
11DRAGONE MASTERITA715133120072.5
12SOCIETA' SCACCHISTICA NOVARESEITA7151339.50063
12 players
56th Italian Teams Gp B Darfo Boario Terme ITA Fri 24th Apr 2026 - Thu 30th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeamFEDGms+-=PtsMptsBptsTB1TB2TB3
1ASD Pedone IsolanoITA7502121218.500142.5
2World Trading Lab Club 64ITA752010101700120
3Prato NightmareITA7313991620124.5
4Accademia Romana - SuperChessPrepITA742199160099.5
5Arzachess Costa SmeraldaITA7214881500112
6PALERMO SCACCHI MASTERITA733177130080
7Ss Torinese AITA71246613.50073.5
8La Spezia 1ITA72326611.50075
9CSBITA71335512.50078.5
10CHIETIITA713355120070
11MP CHESSMATEITA71424411.50067
12CPS MASTERITA70433311.50065.5
12 players
57th Italian Teams Final Darfo Boario Terme ITA Fri 24th Apr 2026 - Thu 30th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
RkTeamFEDGms+-=PtsMptsBptsTB1TB2TB3
1Arzachess Costa SmeraldaITA2200446005
2SS LAZIO SCACCHI MASTERITA2200445.5005.5
3Firenze Scacchi S. SpiritoITA2200445007.5
4Ostia Scacchi Black TeamITA2101335.5007.5
5CSBITA2101335008
6DRAGONE MASTERITA2101334.5009
7Etna Scacchi MasterITA2110225003
8CHIETIITA2110224.5007.5
9PALERMO SCACCHI MASTERITA21102240011
10La Spezia 1ITA20022240010
11ACCADEMIA SCACCHI MILANOITA2110224008.5
12Ss Torinese AITA2002224008
13CPS MASTERITA2002224006
14MP CHESSMATEITA2110224005.5
15NASTROTEX CUFRA PARTENOPEAITA2002224004
16ASOLO Regina CornaroITA2110223.5008
17ASD Pedone IsolanoITA2011113.50010
18PALMASCACCHI BLACKSITA2011113.5009
19Prato NightmareITA2011113.5008
20Accademia Romana - SuperChessPrepITA2011113.5005
21World Trading Lab Club 64ITA2011113008
22SOCIETA' SCACCHISTICA NOVARESEITA2011113006
23Kodokan AITA2011112.5005.5
24Società Scacchistica Citta di VareseITA2020001003
24 players
56th Italian Teams Women Darfo Boario Terme ITA Fri 24th Apr 2026 - Thu 30th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
RkTeamFED+-=MptsBptsTB1
1Caissa Italia Agnelli 1907ITA4021018123
2A.S.D. Pedone IsolanoITA5101017123.5
3FISCHER CHIETIITA411917120.5
4Excelsior FITA420815.5101.5
5Prato Ladies MasterITA312815107.5
6Arzachess Costa Smeralda girlsITA312814.589
7Accademia Romana MinervaITA21371582
8Pedone Isolano GirlsITA321714.582
9LTB WomenITA32171446
10Ss TorineseITA330612.569
11Super MatteITA230612.547
12PALERMOSCACCHI GIRLSITA22261256
13UST Rosa DolomiaITA22261162
14Scacchiste KodokanITA23061138
15Carrera's National GirlsITA114610.560
16LEGNANESE WOMAN IN REDITA123511.570
17La Compagnia della Torre FITA23159.553.5
18PINK LADIES VIGEVANOITA14041054.5
19Accademia Under 18ITA14041039
20A.S.D. Barcellona Scacchi GirlsITA05027.527.5
21I DUE ALFIERI GIRLSITA05025.517
21 players

16) World Senior Teams 2026

The World Senior Teams took place 19th to 28th April 2026. USA won the over-50s, Germany - Lasker SGK won the over-65s.

World Senior Teams +50 Durres ALB Sun 19th Apr 2026 - Tue 28th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11United States of America - 1USA96031525.50
24ItalyITA960315230
33KazakhstanKAZ961214270
42England - 1ENG962113240
55IcelandISL95221223.50
67HungaryHUN95311121.50
712England - 3ENG95311118.50
810England - 2ENG93241020.50
96Alkaloid Chess ClubMKD943210202
1015Universitat Politècnica de CatalunyaESP943210200
1117Brazil - 1BRA94321019.50
129Canada - QuebecCAN943210192
1319France - Philidor BrothersFRA943210190
148Norway - Oslo SchakselskapNOR94321018.50
1516United States of AmericaUSA94321016.50
1611Iceland - VestfirdirISL932410160
1722Czech RepublicCZE9441919.50
1820Czech RepublicCZE92259190
1923Finland - Northern LightsFIN93339180
2013Scotland - 1SCO94419170
2126KazakhstanKAZ9441916.50
2218England - 4ENG93428180
2328South AfricaRSA93428180
2414Germany - BielefeldGER92348180
2529AlbaniaALB92348180
2627Canada - TorontoCAN92348171
2734England - 5ENG93428171
2821EnglandENG91268160
2924Netherlands - Zuid-LimburgNED9342814.50
3025United States of Amerixa - Six BrothersUSA9243715.50
3130Scotland - 2SCO9351715.50
3232IrelandIRL93517150
3331GuernseyGCI9252613.50
3433Wales - SiluresWLS9270414.50
3536Brazil - 2BRA917139.50
3635LiechtensteinLIE9090060
36 players
World Senior Teams +65 Durres ALB Sun 19th Apr 2026 - Tue 28th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
11Germany - Lasker SGKGER96031522.50
28ItalyITA961214240
33IcelandISL95131323.50
42England - 1ENG951313220
57IsraelISR95131321.50
66France - 1FRA96211320.50
74MontenegroMNE963012250
85FIDEFID941412220
99SlovakiaSVK95221221.50
1010England - 2ENG963012210
1119France - 2FRA95311120.50
1211GermanyGER94231119.50
1314Germany - SaxoniaGER95311118.50
1418AlbaniaALB942311180
1513Finland - 1FIN943210220
1620Netherlands - OrangeNED943210210
1712KazakhstanKAZ94321020.50
1822FIDEFID932410191
1930Polish Amateurs 65POL943210191
2016England - 3ENG95401018.50
2126Germany - SC KreuzbergGER93241018.50
2215Sweden - 1SWE94321018.50
2332GermanyGER94321018.50
2427KosovoKOS943210181
2528England - 4ENG943210181
2625Sweden - 2SWE94321017.50
2717Norway - Norge-OSSNOR94419200
2834Latvia - RCSLAT9441918.50
2923BelgiumBEL93339180
3037Norway - Golden OldiesNOR9441913.50
3129AustriaAUT93428190
3245United States of America - 2USA9342818.50
3343Sweden - 3SWE94508180
3440BrazilBRA9342817.52
3547Wales - DemetaeWLS9450817.50
3633Ireland - 1IRL94508170
3746England - 5ENG93428170
3835Wales - OrdovicesWLS93428170
3938France - 3FRA9450816.50
4021ScotlandSCO93428160
54 players

17) TCh-MNE Premier League 2026

The Montenegro Team Championship takes place 1st to 9th May 2026.

TCh-MNE Premier 2026 Petrovac MNE Fri 1st May 2026 - Sat 9th May 2026
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910MptsBptsTB1TB3
1Elektroprivreda*591415.50
2Crnogorac*6913190
3Mimoza*591315.50
4Buducnost*54912.5220
5Herceg Novi 1949*4396.50
6Mladost12*36.56.50
7Niksic2*316.52.80
8Omladinac-Buducnost13*15.53.30
9Dama*06.500
10Zeta 199810*03.500
10 players

18) 8th SCO Int Team 2026

The 8th SCO Int Team event in China took placxe 8th to 10th April. I reported the wrong result a few weeks ago and didn't have all the games. It was a knockout and the final table given on chess-results was entirely misleading. China beat Russia in a final sudden death tie-break.

8th SCO Int Team GpA 2026 Shanghai CHN Wed 8th Apr 2026 - Fri 10th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam1234567TB1TB2TB3
1Russia*233331216.50
2Belarus1*2223310130
3China II½1*37110
4Uzbekistan01½*22368.50
5Kyrgyzstan011*3359.50
6Nepal00½10*223.50
7Myanmar000001*010
7 players
8th SCO Int Team GpB 2026 Shanghai CHN Wed 8th Apr 2026 - Fri 10th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkTeam123456TB1TB2TB3
1China I*22221010.50
2Mongolia1*237100
3Kazakhstan1*22379.50
4Sri Lanka½½1*336.50
5Egypt111*260
6Tajikistan1000*12.50
6 players
8th SCO Int Team Final Shanghai CHN Wed 8th Apr 2026 - Fri 10th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 4 Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=Pts
11Russia42026
22China I41035
34Belarus41213
43Mongolia41302
4 players

19) Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th April 2026

The Titled Tuesday Blitz 28th April: 1st-3rd Jan-krzysztof Duda edged out Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Dau Khuong Duy after all scored 9½/11. /p>

Titled Tue 28th Apr 2026 chess.com INT Tue 28th Apr 2026 - Tue 28th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
12Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3309W56WW34BW46WW23BW19WW4WW27BW68WD3BL2BW8W9.581.58873.75
28Nodirbek AbdusattorovGMUZB3257W324WW69BW24WL30BW108WW48BW67WW4BW7BW1WD3B9.57879.567.25
323Dau Khuong DuyIMVNM3203W104BW304WW18BW149WW259WD27BW15WW5BD1WW28BD2W9.5747662.75
419Volodar MurzinGMINT3211W361BW78WW270BW44WW5WL1BW14BL2WW42BW41BW22W9757556
55Arjun ErigaisiGMIND3277W336BW331WW48BW67WL4BW258WW45BL3WW14BW40BW16W9676849.5
650Havard HaugFMNOR3138U--W166WW103BD105WW297BW247WD41BW86WW240BW13WW21B957.56053.5
73Sina MovahedGMIRN3278W121BW91WW42BL16WD86BW54WW20WW33BL2WW47WW17B8.5748059.5
818Pranav VGMIND3194W50WL126BW336WW63BW49WW43WD29BW15BW27WW31BL1B8.573.574.555.75
931Jules MoussardGMFRA3127W142BW131WW87BL27BW74WD126BW34WW10WL22BW35BW28W8.57075.557.25
1010Renato TerryIMPER3209D253WW350BW73WL32BW119WW85BW47WL9BW55WW72BW39W8.56868.550
1111Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3202D350BW253WW77BW128WL17BW130WL245BW150WW32BW34WW29B8.563.56450.25
124Wesley SoGMUSA3264W157WD319BW153WL14BW283WW270BW127WW16BL28WW76BW31W8.559.56144.75
1316Dmitry AndreikinGMGEO3208W116WW93BW243WW29BD30WW17BD16WD31BD23WL6BW57W874.580.556
1447Marco MateriaIMFRA3077D182BW181WW51BW12WD20BW22BL4WW91BL5WW97WW41B87377.553.25
1543Aleksandar IndjicGMSRB3067W165BD51WW133BW90WW33WW30BL3BL8WD244BW55WW52W871.576.552
1626Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3164W271WW129BW240WW7BW269BD68WD13BL12WW26BW18WL5B871.57550.25
1734Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3115D92WW151BW94WW247BW11WL13WD21BW97WW241BW19BL7W870.575.552
1880Alexandros PapasimakopoulosIMGRC2962W147WW274BL3WW143BW96WW239WW40BD28BD19WL16BW44W87073.548.25
1917Amin TabatabaeiGMIRN3200W272BW82WW305BW39WL1BD71WW32BW245WD18BL17WW46B869.571.546.75
2022Bogdan Daniel DeacGMROU3179W98WD244BW319WW41BD14WW240WL7BW52WW243BL22WW42W869.57147.5
2112Tuan Minh LeGMVNM3214W338WW102BW43WD260BW70WL246BD17WW62BW44WW23BL6W8686948.5
221Hikaru NakamuraGMUSA3383W275BW109WW258BL40WW261BL14WW126BW43BW9WW20BL4B86770.546.5
2325Andrey EsipenkoGMRUS3150W322BW155WW307BL1WD87BW72WW71BW29WD13BL21WW48B86667.543
2461Conrad HoltGMUSA2974W159BW256WL2BL95WW183BW60WW89BL40WW81WW64BW45B865.57047.5
25161Aytug Celal SalciCMTUR2772W229BD326WL75BD73BW212WW61WW49BL48WW86BW43WW53W86162.545
2656José Carlos Ibarra JerezGMESP3009W154WW138BL269BW106WW280WW259BL31WW81BL16WW242WW40B8596243
277Denis LazavikGMBLR3227W103BW97WW62BW9WW239BD3WL1WW246BL8BL29WW75B7.57580.550.25
2813Fabiano CaruanaGMUSA3196W148BW58WD36BD71WW254BW250WW76BD18WW12BL3WL9B7.572.577.548.5
2942Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVNM3069W79WW101BW106WL13WW82BW149BD8WL23BW107WW27BL11W7.571.576.547.75
3033Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB3095W354BW119WW59BW2WD13BL15WD86BL240WD78BW50WW72W7.570.570.546.25
3120Faustino OroIMARG3177W164WD94BW326WW36WD260BW52WW26BD13WW68BL8WL12B7.56970.544.5
3251Sam ShanklandGMUSA3031W279BD110WW137BW10WL246BW88WL19WW84BL11WW93BW69W7.56770.545.5
3328Dmitrij KollarsGMDEU3114W175WW111BW303WD269WL15BW87WW36BL7WL34BW243WW85B7.564.566.540.75
3496Sathvik AdigaIMIND2895W329WL1WW312BW257BD245WW70BL9BW256WW33WL11BW68B7.563.56535.75
35145Sergei IskusnyhGMRUS2779W192BL42WD135BW299WW75WL41BW270WW38BW67BL9WW71W7.56365.540.25
3663Gleb PidluznijIMLTU2981W273BW323WD28WL31BW112WW152BL33WW88BD239BD60WW76W7.562.56438.75
37254Neil AlbrechtFMDEU2588W72BW55WL44BD93WL88BL90WW298BW278BW267WW247BW74W7.55860.538.5
3884Shamil ArslanovIMDJI2881W113WL153BL271WW160BW211WW56WD157BL35WW114WW134BW70W7.557.56142.5
3944Aryan TariGMNOR3051W251WW310BW285WL19BL126WW282BD84WW94BW141WW68WL10B7.557.559.534.25
4024Nikolas TheodorouGMGRC3146W184WW107BW261WW22BL68BW243WL18WW24BW48BL5WL26W7717543.5
370 players

20) 3-0 Thursday 30th April 2026

The 3-0 Thursday 30th April events: Jan-krzysztof Duda, 9½/11 won the first event, Oleksandr Bortnyk 9½/11 won the second. Renato Terry 9½/11 won the third.

1st 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 chess.com INT Thu 30th Apr 2026 - Thu 30th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
11Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3336W156BW146WW14BD110WW19BW114WW13BD15WW10WD4BW7W9.5676755.75
210Haik MartirosyanGMARM3158W70WW120BL9WW31BW45WL17WW48BW24WW112BW6WW10B96872.557
311Haowen XueGMCHN3205W129BW38WD123BW119WL113BW25WD111BW16WW12BW19WW13B962.565.555.25
47Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3235W90BW22WW32BW8WL13BW113WD5BW110WD6BD1WW17B8.574.578.558
517Rasmus SvaneGMDEU3138W67BD44WW33BD127WW48BW116WD4WL7BW57WW18BW15W8.565.568.551.75
613Nikolas TheodorouGMGRC3152W20BW41WL24BW133WW11BW9WW16BD13WD4WL2BW22W875.578.554.5
76Dmitry AndreikinGMGEO3208W53WW131BL8WL16BW67WW117BW47BW5WW15BW13WL1B870.573.548.5
825Artin AshrafFMTUR3054W49BW42WW7BL4BL16WW127BW22BW35WW115BL10WW20W8707349
931Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS3041W136BW72WW2BL19WW20BL6BW31WW23WL14BW42WW32W869.57249.5
1019Shamsiddin VokhidovGMUZB3122W71BW145WW125BL118BW40WW65BW21WW19WL1BW8BL2W864.566.543.5
1137Alexander RustemovGMRUS2950W75BL125WW83BW66WL6WW20BL35WW51BW69WW39BW19B86063.545.5
1223Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVNM3079L66BW136WW27WW130BL65WW60BW120WW21BL3WW31WW23B859.56243
132Denis LazavikGMBLR3231W54WW46BW17WW112BW4WW15BL1WD6BW32WL7BL3W7.576.582.552
1420Bardiya DaneshvarGMIRN3142W155WW63BL1WW41BW28WW23WL19BW65WW9WL15BD16B7.5707042.25
1514Benjamin BokGMNLD3163W157WW133BW40WW24WW118BL13WW17BD1BL7WW14WL5B7.5696940.25
1651Andrey GorovetsGMBLR2922L140BW149WW61BW7WW8BW112BL6WL3BW29WW35BD14W7.567.568.545.75
1721Ihor SamunenkovGMUKR3083W100BW121WL13BW128WW131WW2BL15WD57BW114WW110BL4W7.5616437.75
1832Vjacheslav WeetikFMRUS2950D59WW101BL134WW100BW121WL110BW33WW43BW116BL5WW36B7.55658.538.25
1912Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3168W76WW31BW68WW9BL1WW43BW14WL10BW111WL3BL11W773.578.544
2087Mikhail MaslovFMERI2769L6WW105BW47WW68BL9WL11WW91BW40BW46WW24WL8B7666937
219Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3144W29BW65WW26BD113BW110WD118WL10BL12WL22BW58WW38B765.57042
2249Gianmarco Leiva RodríguezIMPER2904W88BL4BW49WW140WL43BW59BL8WW71BW21WW112WL6B764.566.536
238Pranav VGMIND3170W69WW132BL113WW38BW34WL14BW40WL9BW117WW32BL12W7646738
2439Stamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisGMGRC2911W149BW140WW6WL15BL112WW58BW39WL2BW38WL20BW42W7636434.5
2529Bojan MaksimovićGMSRB2977L72BW74WW53BW42WD115WL3BD44WL31BW70WW41BW56W7616639.75
2630Etienne BacrotGMFRA3003W61WW66BL21WW36BL116BW130WL42BW44WL31BW50WW51B759.562.538
2779Lương Vũ NguyễnCMVNM2771W115WL113WL12BL55BW142WD86BW84WW37WD41BW45BW47W758.560.535.75
2847Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2868W96BW116WL110BW89WL14BW49WL112WL29BW72WW74BW55W7586235
2983Ivan KukushkinCMITA2753L21WL84BW88WW148BL35WW101BW132BW28WL16BW46BW40W755.556.531
3046Casper LiuFMDNK2854L141WU--W97BL59WW98BW137WL66BW61WW89WW65BW39W741.543.531
3155Diego BerardinoIMBRA2845W139BL19WW80BL2WW89BW125WL9BW25WW26WL12BD35W6.56567.532.25
3226Nitzan SteinbergGMISR3055W87WW58BL4WD121BW127BW119WW115WW114BL13BL23WL9B6.5616430.75
3363Matthew WadsworthGMGBE2771D37BW59WL5WW98BL124WW85BL18BL39WW53BW83BW57W6.558.56233.25
3433Anton DemchenkoGMSVN2956W74BL89WW70BW54WL23BL42WW67BD41WL39BW49BW58W6.557.561.535.5
35131Thehas Rithmitha KiringodaCMLKA2578L133WW157BL130BW83WW29BW128WW11BL8BW65WL16WD31B6.555.555.530.75
3669Petr GnojekIMCZE2790W143BL43WW101BL26WL125BW99WW92WW45BD47WW57BL18W6.5535528
37137Milena KawkaWCMPOL2518D33WL127BL108WW102BW87BL121WW100WL27BW125WW85BW63B6.54648.528.25
3854Meri ArabidzeIMGEO2822W147WL3BW75WL23WL57BW64BW73WW52BL24BW43WL21W6636428.5
39122Yaroslav KengurovCMRUS2643L131BL51BW69WW90WW54BW41WL24BW33BW34WL11WL30B6626534
4040Pablo Salinas HerreraGMCHL2867W80WW95BL15BW67WL10BW66WL23BL20WW71BW69WL29B661.565.529
160 players
2nd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 chess.com INT Thu 30th Apr 2026 - Thu 30th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
13Oleksandr BortnykGMUSA3235W58BW15WW18BL4WW9BW70WW7WW3BD2WW5WW13B9.5757966.5
21Jan-Krzysztof DudaGMPOL3336W79BW77WL12BW53WD3BW76WW8BW7WD1BW13WW4B966.57054.25
34Jose MartinezGMMEX3193W84WW26BD9WW19BD2WW18BW14BL1WL5BW7WW20W875.57852.25
410Bardiya DaneshvarGMIRN3142W40WW92BW16WW1BL7WW17BW13WL5BW8BW14WL2W87576.552
59Rasmus SvaneGMDEU3138W46BW71WL21BD63WW10WW9BW16BW4WW3WL1BD7B872.57654.5
624Alexandros PapasimakopoulosIMGRC2995W55WW37BL14BL28WD46BW85WW79WW76BD11WW29WW12B85658.539.25
76Renato TerryIMPER3222W89WW24BW34WW12WW4BW14WL1BL2BW20WL3BD5W7.575.577.547
87Matthias BluebaumGMDEU3144W27BW72WW22BL70WW26BW74WL2WW21BL4WD12BW18W7.567.571.545
919Mamikon GharibyanGMARM3047W41BW87WD3BW78BL1WL5WW33BL10WW36BW72WW23B7.5656738
1028Andrey GorovetsGMBLR2922D25WL53BW83WW49WL5BW46WW37BW9BL12WW33BW21B7.56163.540.75
1111Ihor SamunenkovGMUKR3083D83BW86WL19BD27BW89WW77WW26BD22WD6BD21WW15W7.555.557.535.75
1215Havard HaugFMNOR3120W17BW63WW2WL7BD16WL19BW36WW29BW10BD8WL6W77275.545.75
135Haik MartirosyanGMARM3158W75BL16WW89BW71WW21BW20WL4BW18WW17BL2BL1W7717339.5
148Yoseph Theolifus TaherIMIDN3122W35WW30BW6WW21WW70BL7BL3WL20BW22WL4BW29W769.57544.5
1527Roman NosachCMRUS2932W81BL1BW40WL75BW31WW39BL18WW27BW19WW70WL11B7646739
1630Zurab JavakhadzeIMUSA2899W96WW13BL4BW55WD12BW78BL5WD19BL28WW31BW30B7636435
1760Ivan MarticFMSRB2755L12WW105BW72BW30WW22BL4WW76BW70WL13WL20BW26W7636334
1817Aryan TariGMNOR3053W99BW29WL1WW87BW80WL3WW15BL13BW30WW28BL8B7626331
1918Matvey GalchenkoIMRUS3041W54WD91BW11WL3WW85BW12WL70BD16WL15BW27BW28W761.56337.75
2016Kirill KlukinIMSRB3060D53WW83BW91WD80BW29WL13BW71WW14WL7BW17WL3B758.56033.75
2125Nikita ShandryginFMSRB2909W32BW66WW5WL14BL13WW75BW48WL8WW31BD11BL10W6.565.568.535.75
2223Alexander RustemovGMRUS2950W38BW47WL8WW84BL17WW58BW28WD11BL14BL23WW33B6.561.56432.25
2332Casper LiuFMDNK2854L37WL55BW56WW50BL39WW32BD54BW53WW35BW22BL9W6.55559.534.25
2431Maksym DubnevychFMUKR2868W57BL7WL47BD38BL41WW65WW64BW48BL33WW54BW35W6.55255.529.25
2573Baptiste LissillourFMFRA2701D10BL95WW35WW36BL77BL73WW89WL46BW63WW75BW41B6.5474829.75
2629Markus RaggerGMAUT2919W48BL3WW31BW47WL8WW27BL11WW75BL70BW39WL17B663.567.531.5
2752Timur KocharinFMSLB2765L8WW43BD93BD11WW52BL26WW45BL15WW42BL19WW36B66263.531.5
2845Aron PastiIMHUN2810W60BW76WL70WW6BL74WW34BL22BW44WW16BL18WL19B660.564.534
2940Eric RosenIMUSA2876W59WL18BW50WW34BL20BW54WW74BL12WW73WL6BL14B6606428
3034Fedor AntipovCMRUS2844W56WL14WW99BL17BL54WW52WW39BW47WL18BW34BL16W6585926.5
3157Artemii KhanbutaevNMUSA2726L78BW64WL26WW59BL15BW51WW43BW71BL21WL16WW48B655.55929
3270Akeem BrownCMJAM2623L21WL100BW64WL72BW68WL23WL42BW90BW51WW59BW47W646.547.522.5
3344Karina AmbartsumovaIMRUS2801W42WL34WW37BL74BD84WW38BL9WW41BW24BL10WL22W5.559.56229.75
3420Krikor Sevag MekhitarianGMBRA2997W49WW33BL7BL29WW53BL28WL47BD56WW43BL30WW54W5.555.56027.25
3553Eren ElciFMTUR2744L14BD69WL25BW57BL38WW49WW55BW37WL23WW76BL24B5.555.55824.75
3637Meri ArabidzeIMGEO2822W62BL78WD49BL25WW67BW41WL12BW54WL9WW47BL27W5.554.557.524.5
3777Meyrzhan BarmagambetovCMKAZ2559W23BL6WL33WW88BD79WW84BL10WL35BW53BD38WD39B5.554.556.522.75
3868Erik GolubovicFMEUR2644L22WW73BL63BD24WW35BL33WL46BW49WW65BD37BD42W5.553.55727.75
3958Nikolai VlassovIMINT2695L70WL59BW104WW86BW23BL15WL30WW51BW76WL26BD37W5.552.552.520.75
4055Maciej MalikCMPOL2703L4BW90WL15BL52BL51WL59BW57WW60BD45WW56BW55W5.5525422.25
107 players
3rd 3-0 Thu 30th Apr 2026 chess.com INT Thu 30th Apr 2026 - Thu 30th Apr 2026
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtg1234567891011PtsTB1TB2TB3
14Renato TerryIMPER3222W24WW66BW12WL2WW19BW20WW49WD3BW9WW5BW7W9.569.570.557.5
211Havard HaugFMNOR3120W61BW22WW14WW1BD7WW49BL9BW11WW6BD4BW3W97375.560.75
36Aravindh ChithambaramGMIND3168W33WW13BD27WL4WW23BW12WW10BD1WW50WW9BL2B871.576.552
49Jeffery XiongGMUSA3148W35BW17WD49WW3BL10BW27WL5BW18WW11BD2WW14B869.574.552.25
57Andrew HongGMUSA3142L63BW46WW52BL22WW24BW21WW4WW7BW14BL1WW10B8636547.5
634Vahan NalbandyanCMARM2752L14WW38BW67BL19WW59BW16WW15WW12BL2WW18BW9W862.563.542
78Bardiya DaneshvarGMIRN3142W25WW21BW56WW20WD2BW10WL14BL5WW49BW12WL1B7.5707344.5
827Anastasia AvramidouFMGRC2803W42BL11WW39BL9BW57WD50WW27BL10WW22BW19WW15W7.5596238.25
95Haik MartirosyanGMARM3158W60BW16WL20BW8WW28WW15BW2WW14WL1BL3WL6B77375.544
102Jose MartinezGMMEX3193W29WW19BL11WW21BW4WL7BL3WW8BW23WW20BL5W77075.545
1110Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVNM3079W37WW8BW10BW15WL49BL14BW19WL2BL4WW22BW23W76872.543.5
1212Bharath Subramaniyam.H HarishankkarGMIND3044W40WW62BL1BW51WW13WL3BW22WL6WW19BL7BW21W7676936
1324Henry DengFMMDG2781W26WL3WW53BW59WL12BL31BL25WW38BW28BW32WW20W7565933.5
143Aleksei SaranaGMSRB3176W6BW28WL2BW17WW50BW11WW7WL9BL5WD15BL4W6.57378.543.25
1516Bryan Enming LinIMUSA2923W64WW68BW18WL11BW56WL9WL6BW53BW27WD14WL8B6.5575825.25
1623Anna M. SargsyanIMUSA2759W34BL9BW35WL56BW33WL6BL32WW57BD24WW25WW26B6.554.557.531.75
1726Rose AtwellFMUSA2758W39WL4BW42WL14BL37WL26BW30BW56WD25BW51WW27W6.5545729.75
1821Hoang Minh Tho DoWFMVNM2796D44BW47WL15BL60WW61BW38WW26BL4BW37WL6WW24B6.551.55427
1918Eric RosenIMUSA2876W71WL10WW24BW6BL1WW53BL11BW31WL12WL8BW32B665.565.527.5
2013Ilan SchnaiderIMARG2981W55BW51WW9WL7BW22WL1BW31WL49BW32WL10WL13B6646730.5
2125Vidip KonaNMUSA2762W30BL7WW26BL10WW25BL5BW57WL32BW29WW34WL12B661.564.530
2228Jun Ying TanIMMYS2762W65WL2BW43WW5BL20BW56WL12BW54BL8WL11WW36B660.562.526
2319Matías Pérez GormazIMCHL2810L56BW32WD60BW52WL3WD37BW29WW25BL10BW31WL11B65557.529
2435Miguel HerreraIMMEX2673L1BW45WL19WW36BL5WW64BL54WW42BD16BW28WL18W5.5586022.75
2539Aiden Linyuan LiCMUSA2628L7BL26WW71BW39WL21WW42BW13BL23WD17WL16BW52B5.5585823.25
2655Joaquin Ignacio Miranda CamusFMCHL2504L13BW25BL21WW63BD51BW17WL18WL29BW33WW37BL16W5.557.559.525.75
2714Alexander RustemovGMRUS2950W46WW63BD3BL49WW60BL4BL8WW52WL15BW29WL17B5.5575921
2820Duc Minh LaiNMVNM2805W38WL14BW63WW33WL9BD29WL37BW51BL13WL24BW31B5.5555723.75
2933Juan Jose Taylor RodriguezCMMEX2696L10BW71WL50WW64BW65WD28BL23BW26WL21BL27BW34W5.5505017.25
3056Roman NazinCMRUS2488L21WL35WL57BW72WW55BD33BL17WW46BW52BL36WW41B5.5454517
3132Deysi CoriIMPER2689L49WL36BW32WW34BW43BW13WL20BL19BW54WL23BL28W5555925
3246Dzmitry KalininNMCAN2588L50WL23BL31BW48WW69BW59WW16BW21WL20BL13BL19W553.554.519
3337Benedict SmailNMUSA2622L3BW34WW66WL28BL16BD30WL38BD44WL26BW43WW37B5535419.25
3454Suan Shiau QuekCMSGP2507L16WL33BW55BL31WW40WW63BL52BW43WW53WL21BL29B5485017.5
3540Julian EstradaIMMEX2606L4WW30BL16BL42WW36WL54BL55WL59BW46WW38BW44W547.55021.5
3648Oscar ArdilaCMCOL2528L67WW31WL59BL24WL35BW45BL43WW48BW42WW30BL22W543.544.520
3741Timofey FisherCMSRB2602L11BL39WW72BW54WW17BD23WW28WL50BL18BL26WL33W4.5565619
3851Neeraj HarishCMUSA2532L28BL6WD61BW70WW52BL18BW33WL13WL51BL35WW42B4.552.55315.25
3957Paul RohwerNMUSA2465L17BW37BL8WL25BD46BL55WL44WW47BW40WL52WW45B4.545.54815.75
4043Meyrzhan BarmagambetovCMKAZ2559L12BL65WW45BL43WL34BW46WL42WD41BL39BW48WW59B4.5404213.25
72 players

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