THE WEEK IN CHESS 842 27th December 2010 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 63rd ch-RUS Superfinal
3) World Chess Championship Women 2010
4) 48th Indian Championships 2010
5) 37th ch-IND w
6) 7th UTD GM
7) Tancat Magistral 2010
8) XX Elgoibar GM
9) ASEAN Championship 2010
10) North American Open 2010
11) XL Rilton Cup 2010-11
12) 12th Czech Christmas 2010-11
13) 19th Donau 2010
14) 26th Post Open 2010
15) 27th Geneva Open
16) 31st Bethune International 2010
17) 34th Zuerich Christmas Open 2010
18) 7th Vandoeuvre les Nancy Open
19) Azerbaijanian Solidarity Day 2010
20) Channukah Closed 2010
21) Gold Coast International 2010
22) I Gipuzkoa Sports 2010
23) IV Stadium Casablanca Open 2010
24) Karlstad Open 2010
25) Paderborn Cup
26) Schaakfestival Groningen 2010
27) Sports National Congress Vietnam 2010
28) VN Amitan Memorial 2010
29) XX Pamplona Festival
30) XXI Cracow Chess Festival 2010-11
31) 27th Boeblinger Open 2010
32) 7th Hamburg Christmas Open 2010
33) Unna Open 2010
34) Bondarevsky Memorial 2010
35) 2nd London Chess Classic Open
36) Australian Masters 2010
37) Active Team Events
38) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
63rd ch-RUS Superfinal15 games
World Chess Championship Women 20107 games
48th Indian Championships 201044 games
37th ch-IND w36 games
7th UTD GM15 games
Tancat Magistral 201015 games
XX Elgoibar GM10 games
Azerbaijanian Solidarity Day 201040 games
Channukah Closed 201045 games
Gold Coast International 201025 games
I Gipuzkoa Sports 201015 games
IV Stadium Casablanca Open 201039 games
Schaakfestival Groningen 2010101 games
VN Amitan Memorial 201065 games
2nd London Chess Classic Open63 games
Australian Masters 20104 games
539 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Luis Blasco de la Cruz, Tim Dickinson, Diana Mihajlova, Evgeni Miller, Tomas Dvorak and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Its been the week of the playoff. First of all Ian Nepomniachtchi "defeated" Sergey Karjakin in a playoff final for the Russian Championships where all three games were drawn. Karjakin had dominated the entire event only losing in the final round to set up the playoff in the first place, and had the better of the playoffs too but had to settle for 2nd when he just couldn't convert. That said I have been a big fan of the young Russian for some time however and hope its the start of Nepomniachtchi's rise to the top. A similar thing happened to 16 year old Hou Yifan who lost game four of her match against Rujan Lufei to take that into a playoff too. Fortunately for her she was the dominant one in the playoffs and became the youngest champion in history. Whilst slightly better than tossing a coin I don't find these playoffs at all satisfying and the format for the Women's World Championship is, just as for the men, not appropriate. Hastings and Reggio Emilia (with Ivanchuk and the returning Alexander Morozevich) start tomorrow. I was however somewhat surprised by the amount of chess that started just after Christmas (mostly 7-9 round opens), although perhaps they are just better reported (that applies to the results but not necessarily the games). I wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2011.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 63rd ch-RUS Superfinal

The 63rd Russian Chess Championships took place 11th-22nd December 2010. Alexander Grischuk was the top seed, Sergey Karjakin was playing his first championship since his move from Ukraine, Dmitry Jakovenko, Peter Svidler and Ian Nepomniachtchi also starred. Sergey Karjakin and Ian Nepomniachtchi tied for first with 7/11 and played off for the title. I don't know the precise time control for the playoff, ChessBase reported it as 25 mins + 10 seconds per move although the clock times on the relay board said 15 that doesn't necessarily mean they were wrong. Both these games were drawn. The final game saw white have six minutes and black 5 and draw odds. Ian Nepomniachtchi won his first Russian title by drawing this game as black. 20 year old Nepomniachtchi has already won the Aeroflot Open and European Championships but has yet to achieve stable results, his openings aren't at the very highest level yet but his immense natural talent is there for all to see, especially in confusing positions. Rightly or wrongly I see him as the new Morozevich if I were to try and sum up his style but it is very early days yet. Top 10 on talent is very possible, maybe even rather quickly. Karjakin was pretty unlucky. A first loss in the final round cost him the title, was then never worse in any of the playoff games and indeed had a crushing advantage out of the opening in the final blitz Armageddon that he couldn't quite convert and finally Nepomniachtchi held the Rook vs Bishop Ending. Karjakin finally lost the title that seemed within his grasp for so long, it must have been extremely vexing and he was pretty upset at the end.

63rd ch-RUS Moscow RUS Fri 10th Dec 2010 - Wed 22nd Dec 2010. Category: 19. Ave: (2706)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2760 # 1 = = 0 = = = 1 1 = 1 7 2803
2 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2720 0 # = 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 7 2807
3 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2771 = = # = 1 1 = = = = = = 6.5 2765
4 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2722 = 0 = # 1 = = = 1 = 1 = 6.5 2770
5 Malakhov, Vladimir GM RUS 2712 1 = 0 0 # 1 = = = = = = 5.5 2706
6 Vitiugov, Nikita GM RUS 2709 = = 0 = 0 # = = = = 1 1 5.5 2706
7 Potkin, Vladimir GM RUS 2646 = = = = = = # = = 0 = = 5 2676
8 Jakovenko, Dmitry GM RUS 2726 = = = = = = = # 0 = = = 5 2669
9 Kurnosov, Igor GM RUS 2676 0 = = 0 = = = 1 # = = = 5 2673
10 Tomashevsky, Evgeny GM RUS 2699 0 0 = = = = 1 = = # = = 5 2671
11 Khismatullin, Denis GM RUS 2659 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = = = # = 4 2609
12 Zvjaginsev, Vadim GM RUS 2676 0 0 = = = 0 = = = = = # 4 2607
Round 10. Tue 21st Dec 2010
Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 Zvjaginsev, Vadim 41 E39 Nimzo-Indian
Grischuk, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Nepomniachtchi, Ian 53 A20 English opening
Jakovenko, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Svidler, Peter 39 B07 Robatsch defence
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Tomashevsky, Evgeny 48 C88 Ruy Lopez
Kurnosov, Igor 1/2-1/2 Malakhov, Vladimir 32 C65 Ruy Lopez
Khismatullin, Denis 1/2-1/2 Potkin, Vladimir 44 D11 QGD Slav
Round 11. Wed 22nd Dec 2010
Zvjaginsev, Vadim 1/2-1/2 Khismatullin, Denis 26 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Nepomniachtchi, Ian 1/2-1/2 Vitiugov, Nikita 45 C11 French
Tomashevsky, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Jakovenko, Dmitry 28 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Potkin, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Kurnosov, Igor 62 A04 Reti opening
Malakhov, Vladimir 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 67 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Svidler, Peter 1/2-1/2 Grischuk, Alexander 28 B46 Sicilian

3) World Chess Championship Women 2010

The Women's World Chess Championships 2010 took place in Hatay, Turkey 2nd-24th December 2010. Losing finalist from 2008 Hou Yifan beat fellow countrywoman Ruan Lufei 3-1 in a rapid play-off in the final of this knockout tournament to take the title. The final itself was an error strewn nervy affair, Hou had already failed to hold a level position in game four of the normal time-rate games to win the match. Hou had by far the better of it in all the rapid playoff games too but she still had to play all 4 and hold herself together to take the title. She succeeds Alexandra Kosteniuk who was defeated in Round 3 and beat top seed Humpy Koneru in the semi-final and becomes the youngest women's champion at the age of 16. She vastly out-rated 23 year-old Ruan Lufei and the expectation of victory probably led to her nervy play, but in the end she showed herself to be clearly the better of the two. The play-off on 24th December saw four rapid games (25 minutes + 5 seconds per move). At least we were spared blitz (a pair of 5m + 10spm blitz games followed by (if needed) a final 5 minute to 4 minute sudden death game with 3 seconds per move after move 60 with black receiving draw odds.)

World Chess Championship Women 2010 (Antakya) TUR Thur 2nd Dec 2010 - Sun 24th Dec 2010
Final
Name FED T Rtg G1 G2 G3 G4 Total
Ruan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480 ½ 0 ½ 1 2
Hou, Yifan CHN GM 2591 ½ 1 ½ 0 2
World Chess Championship Women 2010 (Antakya) TUR Sun 24th Dec 2010
Final Playoff
Name FED T Rtg Rp1 Rp2 Rp3 Rp4 Bz1 Bz2 SD Total
Ruan, Lufei CHN WGM 2480 ½ 0 ½ 0 1
Hou, Yifan CHN GM 2591 ½ 1 ½ 1 3

4) 48th Indian Championships 2010

The 48th Indian Championship saw Parimarjan Negi win with 9.5/13 a point clear of GN Gopal.

48th ch-IND New Delhi IND Thu 9th Dec 2010 - Wed 22nd Dec 2010
Leading Final Round 13 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Negi ParimarjanGMIND26039.592.586.084.0
2Gopal G NGMIND26098.593.587.084.0
3Adhiban BGMIND25158.591.085.081.5
4Kunte AbhijitGMIND25178.587.581.579.0
5Vidit Santosh GujrathiIMIND24898.091.586.082.0
6Lalith Babu M RIMIND24818.090.084.580.5
7Thipsay Praveen MGMIND24658.089.584.580.0
8Arun Prasad SGMIND25198.088.583.079.0
9Bakre TejasGMIND25258.086.080.076.5
10Vaibhav SuriIMIND24188.085.079.076.5
11Venkatesh M RIMIND24347.591.585.582.0
12Sethuraman S PIMIND25477.590.084.080.5
13Stany G AIND23297.583.577.575.0
14Sengupta DeepGMIND25587.579.574.071.0
15Shyam Sundar MIMIND24397.088.082.079.5
16Deepan Chakkravarthy JGMIND24807.083.078.073.5
17Konguvel PonnuswamyIMIND24217.083.077.574.5
18Neelotpal DasGMIND24867.083.077.074.5
19Navin Kanna T UIND23697.076.071.568.0
20Sundararajan KidambiGMIND24496.590.585.081.0
21Laxman R RGMIND24796.584.078.574.5
22Soumya SwaminathanWGMIND23326.579.074.570.5
23Kamble VikramadityaIMIND23746.577.573.069.0
24Prathamesh Sunil MokalIMIND24086.575.070.566.5
25Shyam Nikil PIMIND23736.087.581.579.0
26Saptarshi RoyIMIND23826.084.078.575.5
27Thejkumar M SIMIND24486.081.076.573.0
28Debashis DasIMIND24116.078.574.070.0
29Karthikeyan PIMIND23826.078.073.569.5
30Singh D PIMIND23266.076.571.568.5
31Tiwari ArjunIND23416.070.065.562.0
32Ramakrishna JFMIND22536.069.064.561.0
33Babu N SudhakarIMIND23185.581.075.572.5
34Suvrajit SahaIMIND23925.571.567.063.5
35Thakur AkashIND23585.570.065.562.0
36Sangma RahulIMIND24005.072.567.563.0
37Padmini RoutWGMIND23525.072.067.564.0
38Matta Vinay KumarIND22745.070.065.563.0
39Rajesh V A VFMIND22955.069.565.061.5
40Sharma Dinesh KIMIND23715.069.064.560.5
41Joshi G BIND22924.573.068.565.0
42Vishnu Prasanna VIMIND24064.568.564.060.0
43Shashikant KutwalIND23034.568.063.560.5
44Anilkumar O TIND22892.565.561.058.5
44 players

5) 37th ch-IND w

The Indian Women's Championships started on Christmas Day.

37th ch-IND w Bhubaneswar IND Sat 25th Dec 2010 - Wed 5th Jan 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Soumya SwaminathanWGMIND23322.54.52.52.0
2Gomes Mary AnnWGMIND23062.54.52.52.0
3Swathi GhateWGMIND23022.54.02.51.5
4Tania SachdevIMIND23852.53.52.51.0
5Pratyusha BoddaIND20862.53.52.01.5
6Karavade EeshaIMIND23692.04.52.52.0
7Padmini RoutWGMIND23522.04.52.52.0
8Harini SIND20632.03.52.51.0
9Saranya JWFMIND21232.03.52.51.0
10Mohota NishaWGMIND23252.03.52.01.5
11Preethi RIND20732.03.02.01.0
12Swati MohotaWFMIND20901.54.52.52.0
13Sithalatchumi AIND19171.54.02.51.5
14Bharathi RWFMIND21111.53.52.01.5
15Kiran Manisha MohantyWGMIND22301.05.02.52.5
16Pujari RuchaWFMIND21141.04.02.02.0
17Minki SinhaIND18801.04.02.02.0
18Arunima KalraIND18661.03.52.01.5
19Shweta GoleIND19061.03.02.01.0
20Aparajita GochhikarIND18711.03.02.01.0
21A AkshayaIND20220.53.02.01.0
22Nivedhitha J GIND18190.53.01.51.5
23Amrutha MokalIND20890.05.02.52.5
24Rathore SonakshiIND19710.03.52.51.0
24 players

6) 7th UTD GM

Alexey Dreev won with 8/9 at the 7th UTD Dallas GM tournament in Richardson.

7th UTD GM Dallas USA Thu 16th Dec 2010 - Tue 21st Dec 2010. Category: 10. Ave: (2476)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Dreev, Alexey GM RUS 2674 # 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 8 2805
2 Ramirez, Alejandro GM CRC 2577 0 # 1 = 0 1 1 1 = 1 6 2590
3 Sadorra, Julio Catalino IM PHI 2473 0 0 # 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2557
4 Bercys, Salvijus IM USA 2447 = = 0 # = 1 1 0 = 1 5 2523
5 Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran GM IND 2546 = 1 0 = # 0 1 0 1 = 4.5 2469
6 Chirila, Ioan-Cristian GM ROU 2492 0 0 = 0 1 # 1 1 1 0 4.5 2475
7 Wang, Puchen IM NZL 2468 0 0 1 0 0 0 # = 1 1 3.5 2397
8 Zierk, Steven C FM USA 2403 0 0 0 1 1 0 = # 0 = 3 2360
9 Yang, Darwin FM USA 2417 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 1 # 1 3 2358
10 Hughes, Tyler B FM USA 2267 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 = 0 # 2 2280
Round 7. Mon 20th Dec 2010
Hughes, Tyler B 0-1 Yang, Darwin 31 E25 Nimzo-Indian
Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran 1-0 Ramirez, Alejandro 39 A04 Reti opening
Dreev, Alexey 1-0 Chirila, Ioan-Cristian 25 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Bercys, Salvijus 1-0 Wang, Puchen 50 D97 Gruenfeld
Zierk, Steven C 0-1 Sadorra, Julio Catalino 58 B85 Sicilian
Round 8. Mon 20th Dec 2010
Wang, Puchen 0-1 Ramirez, Alejandro 29 C03 French
Bercys, Salvijus 0-1 Zierk, Steven C 34 D12 QGD Slav
Sadorra, Julio Catalino 0-1 Dreev, Alexey 82 A07 Reti
Chirila, Ioan-Cristian 0-1 Hughes, Tyler B 37 B40 Sicilian defence
Yang, Darwin 0-1 Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran 48 E43 Nimzo-Indian
Round 9. Tue 21st Dec 2010
Dreev, Alexey 1/2-1/2 Bercys, Salvijus 40 A48 King's Indian
Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran 0-1 Chirila, Ioan-Cristian 46 C78 Ruy Lopez
Ramirez, Alejandro 1/2-1/2 Yang, Darwin 29 E04 Catalan
Hughes, Tyler B 0-1 Sadorra, Julio Catalino 27 E43 Nimzo-Indian
Zierk, Steven C 1/2-1/2 Wang, Puchen 7 B52 Sicilian

7) Tancat Magistral 2010

The Tancat Magistral tournament was won by Fernando Peralta with 7/9.

Tancat Magistral Sabadell ESP Tue 14th Dec 2010 - Wed 22nd Dec 2010. Category: 9. Ave: (2462)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Peralta, Fernando GM ARG 2595 # = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 7 2668
2 Vila Gazquez, Xavier IM ESP 2469 = # = = = 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2628
3 Gonzalez Garcia, Jose GM MEX 2521 0 = # = 1 = = 1 1 1 6 2581
4 Alonso Rosell, Alvar IM ESP 2491 = = = # = = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2539
5 Moskalenko, Viktor GM UKR 2587 0 = 0 = # = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2529
6 Panelo, Marcelo IM ARG 2432 = 0 = = = # = = 1 = 4.5 2466
7 Aloma Vidal, Robert IM ESP 2435 0 0 = 1 0 = # = = 1 4 2422
8 Jerez Perez, Alfonso IM ESP 2418 = 0 0 0 0 = = # = = 2.5 2301
9 Mestre Bellido, Hector FM ESP 2397 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = # 1 2.5 2304
10 Gonzalez, Raul Omar FM ESP 2279 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 # 1 2132
Round 7. Mon 20th Dec 2010
Moskalenko, Viktor 1-0 Jerez Perez, Alfonso 24 D85 Gruenfeld
Aloma Vidal, Robert 1-0 Alonso Rosell, Alvar 35 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Gonzalez Garcia, Jose 1-0 Gonzalez, Raul Omar 38 A58 Benko gambit
Vila Gazquez, Xavier 1-0 Panelo, Marcelo 50 C77 Ruy Lopez
Mestre Bellido, Hector 0-1 Peralta, Fernando 63 B13 Caro-Kann
Round 8. Tue 21st Dec 2010
Mestre Bellido, Hector 1/2-1/2 Vila Gazquez, Xavier 13 B13 Caro-Kann
Panelo, Marcelo 1/2-1/2 Gonzalez Garcia, Jose 10 E16 Queen's Indian
Gonzalez, Raul Omar 0-1 Aloma Vidal, Robert 59 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Alonso Rosell, Alvar 1/2-1/2 Moskalenko, Viktor 11 D17 QGD Slav
Peralta, Fernando 1/2-1/2 Jerez Perez, Alfonso 52 D87 Gruenfeld
Round 9. Wed 22nd Dec 2010
Jerez Perez, Alfonso 0-1 Alonso Rosell, Alvar 55 B19 Caro-Kann
Moskalenko, Viktor 1-0 Gonzalez, Raul Omar 33 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Aloma Vidal, Robert 1/2-1/2 Panelo, Marcelo 6 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Gonzalez Garcia, Jose 1-0 Mestre Bellido, Hector 27 A09 Reti opening
Vila Gazquez, Xavier 1/2-1/2 Peralta, Fernando 9 B18 Caro-Kann

8) XX Elgoibar GM

Azer Mirzoev and David Larino Nieto finished with 6/9 at the GM tournament in Elgoibar.

XX GM Elgoibar ESP Tue 14th Dec 2010 - Tue 21st Dec 2010. Category: 9. Ave: (2475)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Mirzoev, Azer GM AZE 2546 # 1 = = = = = = 1 1 6 2592
2 Larino Nieto, David IM ESP 2451 0 # 1 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 6 2603
3 Franco Alonso, Alejandro IM ESP 2475 = 0 # = = 1 = 1 1 = 5.5 2555
4 Huerga Leache, Mikel IM ESP 2415 = 1 = # 0 = = = 1 1 5.5 2562
5 Korneev, Oleg GM RUS 2582 = 0 = 1 # = = 1 0 1 5 2506
6 Munoz Pantoja, Miguel IM PER 2508 = = 0 = = # 1 = 1 = 5 2514
7 Franco Ocampos, Zenon GM PAR 2517 = 0 = = = 0 # = 1 = 4 2427
8 Paunovic, Dragan GM SRB 2526 = = 0 = 0 = = # = 1 4 2426
9 Argandona Riveiro, Inigo IM ESP 2397 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = # 1 2.5 2318
10 Astasio Lopez, David FM ESP 2332 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 0 # 1.5 2218
Round 8. Mon 20th Dec 2010
Franco Ocampos, Zenon 1/2-1/2 Paunovic, Dragan 11 C42 Petrov
Huerga Leache, Mikel 0-1 Korneev, Oleg 53 B56 Sicilian
Franco Alonso, Alejandro 1-0 Munoz Pantoja, Miguel 54 A04 Reti opening
Argandona Riveiro, Inigo 0-1 Larino Nieto, David 64 D02 Queen's pawn game
Astasio Lopez, David 0-1 Mirzoev, Azer 61 A46 Queen's pawn game
Round 9. Tue 21st Dec 2010
Mirzoev, Azer 1/2-1/2 Franco Ocampos, Zenon 12 D10 QGD Slav defence
Larino Nieto, David 1-0 Astasio Lopez, David 56 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen attack
Munoz Pantoja, Miguel 1-0 Argandona Riveiro, Inigo 51 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Korneev, Oleg 1/2-1/2 Franco Alonso, Alejandro 45 B22 Sicilian
Paunovic, Dragan 1/2-1/2 Huerga Leache, Mikel 15 A46 Queen's pawn game

9) ASEAN Championship 2010

The ASEAN Championships for men and women as well as the Singapore open are under way. No games available.

1st Asean Open 2010 Singapore SIN Fri 24th Dec 2010 - Fri 31st Dec 2010
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Dao Thien HaiGMVIE25122.02.00.02.00
2Barbosa OliverIMPHI24512.01.00.01.00
3Azmaiparashvili ZurabGMSIN26371.52.50.01.75
Nguyen Van HuyIMVIE24491.52.50.01.75
5Cao SangGMVIE25471.52.00.01.25
Megaranto SusantoGMINA25281.52.00.01.25
Bitoon RichardIMPHI24611.52.00.01.25
Nguyen Duc HoaFMVIE24311.52.00.01.25
Yap Kim StevenIMPHI23951.52.00.01.25
10Neubronner JarredCMSIN22381.51.50.01.00
11Novita AnjasFMINA23401.51.50.00.75
12Gomez John PaulGMPHI25221.51.00.00.75
13Paciencia EnriqueIMSIN24101.02.50.01.25
14Mariano Nelson IiiPHI21531.02.50.00.50
15Chan Yi Ren DanielFMSIN23941.02.00.01.00
Sean Winshand CuhendiINA18901.02.00.01.00
17Fernandez Daniel HowardIMSIN23511.02.00.00.00
Roque MerbenPHI22911.02.00.00.00
19Gonzales JaysonGMPHI24131.01.50.00.75
20Laksana AgustaINA23751.01.50.00.00
KasmiranFMINA23351.01.50.00.00
22Chan Wei Xuan TimothyFMSIN23570.53.00.00.75
23Lo Kin Mun DominicFMSIN22440.52.50.00.50
24Pascua HaridasFMPHI23620.52.00.00.25
Chiong LuisIMPHI23580.52.00.00.25
Olay Edgar ReggiePHI23450.52.00.00.25
Situru NathanaelIMINA23320.52.00.00.25
Lee Kim Han EdwardMAS21440.52.00.00.25
29Goh Wei Ming KevinIMSIN24040.51.50.00.25
30Pitra AndikaINA23360.03.00.00.00
31Barus CerdasGMINA24580.02.50.00.00
32Dimakiling OliverIMPHI24140.02.00.00.00
32 players
1st Asean Women 2010 Singapore SIN Fri 24th Dec 2010 - Fri 31st Dec 2010
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Sukandar Irine KharismaWGMINA23822.02.00.02.00
Le Thanh TuWGMVIE23162.02.00.02.00
Nguyen Thi Thanh AnWGMVIE23002.02.00.02.00
4Hoang Thi Bao TramWGMVIE22711.52.50.01.75
5Nguyen Thi Mai HungWIMVIE22531.51.50.01.00
6Pham Le Thao NguyenWIMVIE23371.51.50.00.75
7Dewi Aa CitraWFMINA19891.02.50.01.25
8Dang Bich NgocWIMVIE22031.02.00.00.00
Tay Li Jin JeslinWFMSIN21241.02.00.00.00
Lindiawati EviWCMINA21141.02.00.00.00
Mendoza BeverlyWIMPHI20421.02.00.00.00
Jose Rulp YlemWFMPHI20381.02.00.00.00
Bakri Alia Anin AzwaWFMMAS19531.02.00.00.00
14Palomo Jenny RosePHI18731.01.50.00.75
15Docena JedaraPHI20321.01.50.00.00
16Lestari Baiq VinaINA21400.52.50.00.50
17Liu YangWFMSIN20890.02.50.00.00
18Hoang Thi Nhu YWIMVIE22230.02.00.00.00
Lo Yin Ling MelissaWFMSIN18820.02.00.00.00
Cheng Jie Ling ZerleneSIN18150.02.00.00.00
20 players
Singapore Open Singapore SIN Fri 24th Dec 2010 - Fri 31st Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Wen, Yang GM CHN 2519 8602956
2 Laxman, R.R. GM IND 2479 5005361
3 Villamayor, Buenaventura GM PHI 2438 5200393
4 Romanov, Alexei IM RUS 2414 4173716
5 Shen, Siyuan CHN 2374 8602832
6 Girinath, P.D.S. IM IND 2362 5000572
7 Myo Naing IM MYA 2316 13000071
8 Zaw Oo FM MYA 2308 13000195
9 Gokhale, Chandrashekhar IM IND 2299 5001315
10 Castellano, Christopher FM PHI 2252 5203651

10) North American Open 2010

The North American Open has started. Yury Shulman, Alexander Shabalov, Jiri Stocek, Gregory Kaidanov and Joshua Friedel seem to be the top seeds.

11) XL Rilton Cup 2010-11

The XL Rilton Cup started today.

Rilton Cup Stockholm SWE Mon 27th Dec 2010 - Wed 5th Jan 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2685 4650891
2 Sokolov, Ivan GM BIH 2642 14400030
3 Macieja, Bartlomiej GM POL 2636 1104306
4 Berg, Emanuel GM SWE 2627 1704060
5 Volkov, Sergey GM RUS 2594 4122763
6 Gleizerov, Evgeny GM RUS 2572 4101332
7 Ulibin, Mikhail GM RUS 2552 4101405
8 Tikkanen, Hans IM SWE 2550 1706446
9 Ivanov, Sergey GM RUS 2536 4101375
10 Hillarp Persson, Tiger GM SWE 2528 1700812

12) 12th Czech Christmas 2010-11

Christmas Open Litomysl CZE Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Sun 2nd Jan 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Kanovsky, David IM CZE 2497 316210
2 Bernasek, Jan IM CZE 2490 311995
3 Likavsky, Tomas GM SVK 2466 14900483
4 Biolek, Richard Jr. IM CZE 2413 319996
5 Klima, Lukas IM CZE 2396 307548
6 Sabol, Marian FM CZE 2392 308056
7 Bures, Jaroslav CZE 2373 322890
8 Kantorik, Marian IM SVK 2351 14900513
9 Madan, Augustin IM ROU 2339 1210327
10 Strebkovs, Andrejs IM LAT 2329 11601310

13) 19th Donau 2010

19th Donau Open Aschach AUT Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Fri 31st Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Horvath, Jozsef GM HUN 2560 700061
2 Tratar, Marko GM SLO 2492 14600684
3 Neuman, Petr IM CZE 2476 305243
4 Sergeev, Vladimir GM UKR 2474 14101076
5 Krejci, Jan IM CZE 2439 322156
6 Moser, Eva IM AUT 2413 1607456
7 Sakelsek, Tadej IM SLO 2401 14603683
8 Diermair, Andreas IM AUT 2387 1612468
9 Knoll, Hermann IM AUT 2382 1603809
10 Mazi, Leon IM SLO 2375 14600315

14) 26th Post Open 2010

26th Post Open Duesseldorf GER Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Fri 31st Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Hausrath, Daniel IM GER 2540 4617495
2 Stark, Lars IM GER 2410 4676386
3 de Gleria, Francesco IM GER 2369 4630394
4 Khanukov, Boris IM GER 2355 4680898
5 Bakhmatov, Eduard FM GER 2343 14103435
6 Coenen, Michael GER 2334 4697367
7 Rotstein, Jefim FM GER 2328 14101033
8 Kolkin, Michail UKR 2296 14109360
9 Bogorad, Michail GER 2264 4678311
10 Preuschoff, Michael GER 2263 4609808

15) 27th Geneva Open

27th Open Geneva SUI Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Bacrot, Etienne GM FRA 2715 605506
2 Khenkin, Igor GM GER 2617 4659600
3 Sokolov, Andrei GM FRA 2593 627089
4 Palac, Mladen GM CRO 2566 14500116
5 Zelcic, Robert GM CRO 2539 14500310
6 Fargere, Francois GM FRA 2506 615935
7 Vorotnikov, Vladislav V GM RUS 2428 4103009
8 Foisor, Cristina-Adela IM ROU 2403 1200496
9 Foisor, Ovidiu-Doru IM ROU 2397 1200143
10 Vuilleumier, Alexandre IM SUI 2362 1305662

16) 31st Bethune International 2010

31st Bethune Open A Bethune FRA Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Socko, Bartosz GM POL 2660 1107038
2 Gharamian, Tigran GM FRA 2650 13301527
3 David, Alberto GM LUX 2587 4000013
4 Sanikidze, Tornike GM GEO 2558 13602608
5 Abergel, Thal GM FRA 2521 614890
6 Lalic, Bogdan GM CRO 2492 409081
7 Sulashvili, Malkhaz IM GEO 2490 13602284
8 Michiels, Bart IM BEL 2489 202967
9 Burg, Twan IM NED 2469 1010697
10 Wirig, Anthony IM FRA 2462 615013
31st Festival Women Bethune FRA Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Socko, Monika GM POL 2495 1106619
2 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2474 4641833
3 Khotenashvili, Bela IM GEO 2440 13602640
4 Milliet, Sophie IM FRA 2375 623725

17) 34th Zuerich Christmas Open 2010

34th Christmas Open Zuerich SUI Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Meier, Georg GM GER 2656 4675789
2 Gagunashvili, Merab GM GEO 2619 13601652
3 Bauer, Christian GM FRA 2619 603767
4 Burmakin, Vladimir GM RUS 2604 4105109
5 Hamdouchi, Hicham GM FRA 2591 9000011
6 Pelletier, Yannick GM SUI 2583 1301837
7 Stojanovic, Mihajlo GM SRB 2582 916366
8 Milov, Leonid IM GER 2564 14101068
9 Malakhatko, Vadim GM BEL 2561 14104202
10 Baramidze, David GM GER 2546 4667719

18) 7th Vandoeuvre les Nancy Open

Tigran Gharamian won the 7th Open Vandoeuvre les Nancy. No games available.

7th Open Vandoeuvre les Nancy FRA Sun 19th Dec 2010 - Thu 23rd Dec 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3TPR
1GHARAMIAN TigrangFRA265074252,526952698
2CORNETTE MatthieugFRA25226,5435226392639
3MALAKHATKO VadimgBEL25616,541,55226052605
4DAVID AlbertogLUX25876,540,55025762583
5SANIKIDZE TornikegGEO25586,537,545,525352535
6LE ROUX Jean-PierregFRA252064452,525932593
7DELORME AxelmFRA2475641,55025432543
8DEBRAY ChristopherfFRA236064147,525092509
9BAUER ChristiangFRA261964047,525652573
10HAUB Thorsten MichaelmGER2498638,546,524542461
11WIRIG AnthonymFRA2462637,544,524812481
12BRUNNER NicolasmFRA24745,5415024942494
13RICHTER MichaelmGER24865,5404824742474
14GENZLING AlainfFRA23725,5394724212421
15MONROY CharlesmFRA24365,53845,523992399
16BATTAGLINI GabrielmFRA24465,537,545,524132416
17MARZOLO CyrilmFRA24525,53743,524442444
18TERRIEUX KevinmFRA24225,5354323542354
19VELICKA PetrgCZE24905,53542,523562371
20ZOZULIA AnnamBEL23465,5354223422342
21BELLAICHE AnthonymFRA24625,534,541,524162421
22MANCINI MariofFRA22545,533,54023222311
23HUNT Adam CmENG2440538,54623962396
24SONG JulienfFRA23395384523622362
25DELORME AlbanfFRA2296536,542,523272327
26GUICHARD PaulinemfFRA22915364322912291
27CONGIU MathildemfFRA2228535,54123082308
28BROCHET PhilippemFRA2374533,54022772288
29STEIL-ANTONI FionamfLUX2147527,531,521102110
30MEIJERS ViestursgLAT24764,5394823772377
72 players

19) Azerbaijanian Solidarity Day 2010

Azerbaijanian Solidarity Day tournament takes place 22nd-29th December. 2 teams play in a double round Scheveningen tournament.

20) Channukah Closed 2010

The Channukah Closed took place in Haifa 1st-9th December. Evgeny Postny won the tournament with 7/9. My thanks to Evgeni Miller for the news.

Channukah Closed Haifa ISR Wed 1st Dec 2010 - Thu 9th Dec 2010. Category: 6. Ave: (2386)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Postny, Evgeny GM ISR 2604 # 1 0 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7 2581
2 Gofshtein, Leonid GM ISR 2513 0 # = 1 1 = = = = 1 5.5 2451
3 Zilberman, Yaacov GM ISR 2481 1 = # 0 1 = = = 0 1 5 2418
4 Axelrod, Arie FM ISR 2386 0 0 1 # 1 1 = 0 = 1 5 2429
5 Battaglini, Gabriel IM FRA 2446 = 0 0 0 # 1 1 1 = 1 5 2422
6 Berkovich, Mark A IM ISR 2392 = = = 0 0 # 0 1 1 1 4.5 2385
7 Fraas, Martin SVK 2240 0 = = = 0 1 # = 1 0 4 2359
8 Miller, Evgeny CAN 2254 0 = = 1 0 0 = # 1 = 4 2357
9 Aharon, Ofir ISR 2264 0 = 1 = = 0 0 0 # 1 3.5 2319
10 Bajbikov, Dmitry UKR 2276 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 # 1.5 2125
Round 1. Wed 1st Dec 2010
Miller, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Zilberman, Yaacov 29 B08 Pirc
Aharon, Ofir 1/2-1/2 Gofshtein, Leonid 34 A20 English opening
Fraas, Martin 0-1 Battaglini, Gabriel 31 C11 French
Berkovich, Mark A 1/2-1/2 Postny, Evgeny 33 A07 Reti
Bajbikov, Dmitry 0-1 Axelrod, Arie 30 B23 Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 2nd Dec 2010
Zilberman, Yaacov 0-1 Axelrod, Arie 67 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Postny, Evgeny 1-0 Bajbikov, Dmitry 53 E95 King's Indian
Battaglini, Gabriel 1-0 Berkovich, Mark A 21 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Gofshtein, Leonid 1/2-1/2 Fraas, Martin 49 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Miller, Evgeny 1-0 Aharon, Ofir 50 B22 Sicilian
Round 3. Sat 4th Dec 2010
Aharon, Ofir 1-0 Zilberman, Yaacov 64 A13 English opening
Fraas, Martin 1/2-1/2 Miller, Evgeny 48 B12 Caro-Kann
Berkovich, Mark A 1/2-1/2 Gofshtein, Leonid 26 A04 Reti opening
Bajbikov, Dmitry 0-1 Battaglini, Gabriel 43 C00 French
Axelrod, Arie 0-1 Postny, Evgeny 49 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 4. Sun 5th Dec 2010
Zilberman, Yaacov 1-0 Postny, Evgeny 64 A09 Reti opening
Battaglini, Gabriel 0-1 Axelrod, Arie 30 E58 Nimzo-Indian
Gofshtein, Leonid 1-0 Bajbikov, Dmitry 33 A15 English opening
Miller, Evgeny 0-1 Berkovich, Mark A 80 C56 Two knights defence
Aharon, Ofir 0-1 Fraas, Martin 47 B07 Pirc defence
Round 5. Sun 5th Dec 2010
Fraas, Martin 1/2-1/2 Zilberman, Yaacov 57 B01 Scandinavian defence
Berkovich, Mark A 1-0 Aharon, Ofir 54 B27 Sicilian
Bajbikov, Dmitry 1/2-1/2 Miller, Evgeny 32 B10 Caro-Kann
Axelrod, Arie 0-1 Gofshtein, Leonid 51 A20 English opening
Postny, Evgeny 1/2-1/2 Battaglini, Gabriel 65 E04 Catalan
Round 6. Mon 6th Dec 2010
Zilberman, Yaacov 1-0 Battaglini, Gabriel 45 E58 Nimzo-Indian
Gofshtein, Leonid 0-1 Postny, Evgeny 48 B14 Caro-Kann
Miller, Evgeny 1-0 Axelrod, Arie 36 C02 French
Aharon, Ofir 1-0 Bajbikov, Dmitry 20 B01 Scandinavian defence
Fraas, Martin 1-0 Berkovich, Mark A 44 C60 Ruy Lopez
Round 7. Tue 7th Dec 2010
Axelrod, Arie 1/2-1/2 Aharon, Ofir 54 B07 Pirc defence
Postny, Evgeny 1-0 Miller, Evgeny 23 E04 Catalan
Battaglini, Gabriel 0-1 Gofshtein, Leonid 35 B21 Sicilian
Round 8. Wed 8th Dec 2010
Zilberman, Yaacov 1/2-1/2 Gofshtein, Leonid 28 A40 Queen's pawn
Miller, Evgeny 0-1 Battaglini, Gabriel 46 C02 French
Aharon, Ofir 0-1 Postny, Evgeny 52 A13 English
Fraas, Martin 1/2-1/2 Axelrod, Arie 30 B22 Sicilian
Berkovich, Mark A 1-0 Bajbikov, Dmitry 29 A41 Queen's Pawn
Round 9. Thu 9th Dec 2010
Bajbikov, Dmitry 0-1 Zilberman, Yaacov 44 B02 Alekhine's defence
Axelrod, Arie 1-0 Berkovich, Mark A 47 C55 Two knights defence
Postny, Evgeny 1-0 Fraas, Martin 19 D11 QGD Slav
Battaglini, Gabriel 1/2-1/2 Aharon, Ofir
Gofshtein, Leonid 1/2-1/2 Miller, Evgeny 38 D31 QGD
Round 7. Sat 11th Dec 2010
Berkovich, Mark A 1/2-1/2 Zilberman, Yaacov
Bajbikov, Dmitry 1-0 Fraas, Martin 54 C24 Bishop's opening

21) Gold Coast International 2010

The Gold Coast International is under way four players are on 3/3.

Surfers Paradise Op Gold Coast AUS Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Ly MoulthunAUS23213.09.03.02.0
Ikeda JuntaFMAUS22623.09.03.02.0
Morris JamesIMAUS22403.09.03.02.0
Brown AndrewAUS21753.09.03.02.0
5Nakauchi GeneFMAUS21282.57.02.52.0
6Xie George WendiIMAUS24782.57.02.51.5
Guo EmmaWFMAUS19652.57.02.51.5
Lester George EAUS19342.57.02.51.5
Yu SallyAUS18892.57.02.51.5
10Zhao Zong-YuanGMAUS25862.06.02.02.0
Muller JonasAUS19572.06.02.02.0
Deen-Cowell NicholasAUS19172.06.02.02.0
13Weller TonyAUS19322.06.02.01.0
Lekkas FrankAUS19142.06.02.01.0
Addamo MichaelAUS18602.06.02.01.0
Ousmand N TSRI17572.06.02.01.0
Lapitan DanielAUS16382.06.02.01.0
Thomas BrianAUS02.06.02.01.0
Shanks JackAUS02.06.02.01.0
Laurent LaloFRA02.06.02.01.0
Louie RyanAUS02.06.02.01.0
22Kanagarajah AbbieAUS16442.06.02.00.5
23Simmonds LeteishaAUS16221.54.01.52.5
55 players

22) I Gipuzkoa Sports 2010

I Gipuzkoa Sports Donostia ESP Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Fri 31st Dec 2010. Category: 4. Ave: (2347)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Gonzalez De La Torre, Santiago IM ESP 2412 # 1 1 1 3 2310
2 Argandona Riveiro, Inigo IM ESP 2397 # = = 1 2 2470
3 Del Rey, Diego FM ESP 2374 = # = 1 2 2494
4 Etchegaray, Patrice IM FRA 2382 0 # 1 1 2 2453
5 Astasio Lopez, David FM ESP 2332 = # = = 1.5 2357
6 Ramiro Ovejero, Juan Luis FM ESP 2381 = = # = 1.5 2341
7 Martin Alvarez, Inigo FM ESP 2292 0 = # 1 1.5 2353
8 Velten, Paul FRA 2257 0 0 # 1 1 2250
9 Gemy, Jose Daniel FM BOL 2316 0 = 0 # 0.5 2079
10 Kovacevic, Slobodan IM SRB 2330 0 0 0 # 0 2343
Round 1. Sun 26th Dec 2010
Del Rey, Diego 1-0 Kovacevic, Slobodan 58 A61 Benoni
Astasio Lopez, David 1/2-1/2 Argandona Riveiro, Inigo 57 A46 Queen's pawn game
Gemy, Jose Daniel 1/2-1/2 Ramiro Ovejero, Juan Luis 62 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Gonzalez De La Torre, Santiago 1-0 Martin Alvarez, Inigo 38 B06 Robatsch defence
Etchegaray, Patrice 1-0 Velten, Paul 30 C02 French
Round 2. Sun 26th Dec 2010
Etchegaray, Patrice 0-1 Gonzalez De La Torre, Santiago 79 B22 Sicilian
Martin Alvarez, Inigo 1-0 Gemy, Jose Daniel 38 B13 Caro-Kann
Ramiro Ovejero, Juan Luis 1/2-1/2 Astasio Lopez, David 58 B40 Sicilian defence
Argandona Riveiro, Inigo 1/2-1/2 Del Rey, Diego 13 D25 QGA, Janowsky-Larsen variation
Velten, Paul 1-0 Kovacevic, Slobodan 50 A31 English
Round 3. Mon 27th Dec 2010
Kovacevic, Slobodan 0-1 Argandona Riveiro, Inigo 33 A46 Queen's pawn game
Del Rey, Diego 1/2-1/2 Ramiro Ovejero, Juan Luis 14 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Astasio Lopez, David 1/2-1/2 Martin Alvarez, Inigo 41 A46 Queen's pawn game
Gemy, Jose Daniel 0-1 Etchegaray, Patrice 46 E68 King's Indian
Gonzalez De La Torre, Santiago 1-0 Velten, Paul 64 C11 French

23) IV Stadium Casablanca Open 2010

IV Open Zaragoza ESP Thu 23rd Dec 2010 - Fri 31st Dec 2010
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Cifuentes Parada RobertoGMESP25084.06.05.00.0
2Forcen Esteban DanielFMESP23674.06.05.00.0
3Paunovic DraganGMSRB25264.05.54.50.0
4Oms Pallisse JosepGMESP25283.56.56.00.0
5Korneev OlegGMRUS25823.56.05.00.0
6Garza Marco SergioIMESP24423.56.04.50.0
Antoli Royo Joaquin MiguelIMESP24393.56.04.50.0
8Adla DiegoIMARG25113.55.55.00.0
9Kogan ArturGMISR25353.55.05.00.0
10Matnadze AnaIMGEO24103.55.04.50.0
11Delchev AleksanderGMBUL26213.07.05.00.0
Franco Ocampos ZenonGMPAR25173.07.05.00.0
13Chueca Forcen AlbertoESP23043.06.55.00.0
14Lopez Gracia FernandoFMESP23193.06.54.50.0
15Estremera Panos SergioIMESP23523.06.54.00.0
16Romon Poves RaulESP22833.06.05.50.0
17Maza Broto PabloESP20633.06.04.50.0
18Arregui Untoria CarlosESP20383.06.04.00.0
19Quintin Navarro AlbertoESP21353.06.03.50.0
20Guramishvili SopikoWGMGEO23193.05.54.50.0
21Corrales Jimenez FidelGMCUB25973.05.54.00.0
22Gil Capape Marco AntonioESP20613.05.53.50.0
23Sanmartin Agustin AlvaroESP19943.05.04.00.0
24Sacristan Latorre AlbertoESP19283.05.03.50.0
25Castillo Sanjuan DanielESP19443.05.03.50.0
26Llanes Luno Pedro AlfredoESP21743.04.54.00.0
27Castillo Sanjuan AlejandroESP19643.04.53.50.0
28Villuendas Valero AdrianESP22692.57.05.50.0
29Valiente Roy Jose JavierESP20922.56.54.50.0
30Martinez Asensio Juan MiguelESP21442.56.54.00.0
130 players

24) Karlstad Open 2010

Karlstad Open 2010 Karlstad SWE Mon 27th Dec 2010 - Wed 29th Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ernst, Thomas GM SWE 2422 1700065
2 Lundin, Jan FM SWE 2305 1706896
3 Andersson, Bjorn 1971 FM SWE 2289 1702114
4 Pohjala, Henri FIN 2236 506478
5 Lindberg, Henrik SWE 2233 1702599
6 Angskog, Kent SWE 2228 1703668
7 Johansson, Carl Fredrik SWE 2225 1701576
8 Krantz, Christopher SWE 2193 1707876
9 Satonen, Arto FIN 2192 501816
10 Tallaksen, Levi Andre NOR 2190 1505785
11 Blomstrom, Lars SWE 2166 1704281
12 Eriksson, Magnus SWE 2144 1707540
13 Vaarala, Eric SWE 2133 1711962
14 Plato, Bo SWE 2130 1710150
15 Carlsten, Peter SWE 2097 1705067
16 Andersson, Gunnar SWE 2091 1711407
17 Jonsson, Emil SWE 2085 1712268
18 Hultin, Per SWE 2081 1705237
19 Horbing, Stefan SWE 2063 1708350
20 Brasoy, Aksel NOR 2015 1503553
21 Saren, Bjorn SWE 2010 1712071
22 Berg, Bo SWE 2001 1704370
23 Wiklund, Robert SWE 1988 1709461
24 Liden, Tommy SWE 1981 1708589
25 Wiman, Kenneth SWE 1980 1707442
26 Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian NOR 1955 1512668
27 Green, Per SWE 1950 1703811
28 Magnussen, Pal SWE 1943 1711814
29 Andersson, Kjell-Ake SWE 1932 1713825
30 Jansson, Gilbert SWE 1930 1701770
31 Johansen, Stian NOR 1919 1508121
32 Stenman, Christoffer SWE 1848 1713604
33 Skoog, Daniel SWE 1833 1716972
34 Wibe, Per H. NOR 1831 1506641
35 Engevik, Bjarne J. NOR 1794 1503790
36 Johansson, Daniel SWE 1793 1711318
37 Gholami, Armin NOR 1779 1510487
38 Andersen, Guttorm NOR 1768 1505718
39 Morin, Max SWE 1732 1714970
40 Johansen, Bjorn NOR 1668 1506889

25) Paderborn Cup

26) Schaakfestival Groningen 2010

Open A Groningen NED Tue 21st Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456PtsTPR
1Bluvshtein, MarkGMCAN258701111½4.52575
2Andriasian, ZavenGMARM258511½½½14.52628
3Bojkov, DejanGMBUL254211½1½½4.52618
4Rotstein, ArkadijGMGER25381½1½1½4.52645
5Prohaszka, PeterGMHUN253611½½1½4.52667
6Nyzhnyk, IllyaIMUKR2535111½½½4.52675
7Brandenburg, DaanIMNED251511½½1½4.52626
8Bok, BenjaminIMNED245801½1+14.52424
9Baklan, VladimirGMUKR2613½1½½1½4.02496
10Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND26001½½1014.02553
11Ernst, SipkeGMNED25901½1½014.02560
12Werle, JanGMNED25781101014.02523
13Romanishin, Oleg MGMUKR25341½½½1½4.02477
14Van Kampen, RobinIMNED24541½1½014.02525
15Nijboer, FrisoGMNED2583½½1½103.52419
16Lobzhanidze, DavitIMGEO24961011½03.52412
17Pruijssers, RoelandIMNED248701110½3.52349
18Grover, SahajIMIND24321½0½1½3.52419
19Van Oosterom, ChielIMNED2426½½1½013.52335
20Naroditsky, DanielFMUSA24251010½13.52393
56 players

27) Sports National Congress Vietnam 2010

The Sports National Congress took place in Vietnam. No games available.

VIE Sport Nat Con Danang VIE Fri 17th Dec 2010 - Sat 25th Dec 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Le Quang LiemGMHCM7.039.550
2Cao SangGMLDO7.036.050
3Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMKGI7.035.550
4Dao Thien HaiGMQDO6.533.040
5Tran Manh TienQDO6.530.560
6Tu Hoang ThongGMHCM6.034.050
7Hoang Canh HuanFMHNO6.033.550
8Nguyen Duc HoaFMQDO6.033.050
9Nguyen Van HuyIMHNO6.032.550
10Bui VinhGMHNO6.031.530
11Tu Hoang ThaiIMHCM6.029.550
Tran Quoc DungDTH6.029.550
13Tran Ngoc ThachQDO6.029.050
14Ly Hong NguyenFMHCM6.029.040
15Pham Xuan DatQDO6.028.550
16Nguyen Anh DungGMHNO6.028.040
17Nguyen Huynh Minh HuyIMDTH5.533.540
18Pham ChuongFMHCM5.531.540
19Le Quang LongIMHCM5.529.530
20Nguyen Hoang NamCMQDO5.528.540
21Nguyen Hoai NamHNO5.523.540
22Tran Thanh TuCMDTH5.029.030
23Vo Thanh NinhKGI5.027.540
24Dinh Duc TrongFMHNO5.027.040
Ngo Ngoc QuangHCM5.027.040
Dang Hoang SonFMHCM5.027.040
27Nguyen Thanh NghiaHCM5.024.530
28Phan Anh SonQDO5.024.050
29Ton That Nhu TungIMHCM5.023.540
30Nguyen Thanh SonIMHCM5.023.050
31Nguyen Manh TruongBRV5.023.030
32Nguyen Thien VietDAN4.526.530
Hoang Van NgocBGI4.526.530
34Duong The AnhIMDTH4.524.540
35Bao KhoaIMLDO4.523.540
36Nguyen Van ThanhCMDAN4.522.530
37Nguyen Minh TuanHCM4.522.030
38Hoang HaiHNO4.521.540
Doan Van DucQDO4.521.540
40Dang Duy LinhDAN4.520.540
73 players
VIE Sport Nat Con w Danang VIE Fri 17th Dec 2010 - Sat 25th Dec 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Nguyen Thi Mai HungWIMBGI7.539.560
2Pham Le Thao NguyenWIMCTH6.537.050
3Hoang Thi Nhu YWIMTTH6.535.050
4Nguyen Thi Thanh AnWGMHCM6.534.560
5Hoang Thi Bao TramWGMTTH6.534.550
Dang Bich NgocWIMNBI6.534.550
7Le Thanh TuWGMNBI6.034.550
8Luong Minh HueWFMNBI6.032.040
9Nguyen Quynh AnhWIMHCM6.029.550
Phan Nguyen Mai ChiWCMDAN6.029.550
Pham Thi Ngoc TuHCM6.029.550
12Le Hoang Tran ChauWFMHCM5.530.550
13Chau Thi Ngoc GiaoBDH5.530.030
14Bui Kim LeWIMBDH5.529.540
Luong Nhat LinhWFMNBI5.529.540
16Nguyen Thi Thu HuyenBDH5.528.540
17Le Thi Phuong LienWFMQNI5.528.040
18Vo Thi Kim PhungWIMTTH5.527.540
19Ngo Thi Kim TuyenQNI5.525.550
20Pham Thi Thu HoaiTTH5.523.550
21Nguyen Thi Tuong VanWIMHCM5.028.030
22Tran Thi Ha MinhDAN5.027.040
23Vo Hong PhuongWFMCTH5.026.530
24Pham Bich NgocWIMKGI5.026.050
25Huynh Mai Phuong DungHCM5.023.540
26Le Thi Thu HuongBDH5.023.030
27Nguyen Thi Thao LinhBGI5.022.050
28Huynh Thi Hong SuongBRV5.016.540
29Hoang Le My AnhDAN4.526.040
30Tran Thi Kim CuongBRV4.525.530
31Le Thi HaHPH4.523.040
32Le Thi Minh ThoCTH4.522.030
33Bui Thi My HangBRV4.517.030
34Pham Thi HoaCTH4.023.020
Pham Thi NuQNI4.023.020
36Nguyen Thi Phuong ThaoDAN4.022.530
37Hoang Thi Hai AnhBGI4.022.520
38Hoang Xuan Thanh KhietWIMTTH4.022.030
39Nguyen Thi Thuy TrienBDH4.021.030

28) VN Amitan Memorial 2010

The VN Amitan Memorial takes place in Donetsk, Ukraine, standings derived from the games.

Amitan Memorial 2010 Donetsk UKR Mon 20th Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010. Category: 8. Ave: (2436)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Pts TPR
1 Bogdanovich, Stanislav IM UKR 2479 # 1 1 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.5 2728
2 Sitnikov, Anton IM UKR 2470 # 0 1 1 1 = = = 1 1 1 7.5 2616
3 Goganov, Aleksey IM RUS 2478 0 1 # = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 7 2595
4 Kutsyj, Alexander FM UKR 2305 0 0 = # 1 1 = = 1 = = 5.5 2478
5 Demkovich, Anatoliy IM UKR 2404 0 0 # 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 0 5.5 2484
6 Hamitevici, Vladimir IM MDA 2417 1 0 = 0 0 # = 1 0 = = 1 5 2412
7 Savchenko, Stanislav GM UKR 2539 0 = 0 1 = # = = = = 1 5 2433
8 Matjushin, Gennady GM UKR 2489 = = = 0 = 0 # = = 1 = 4.5 2389
9 Andreev, Eduard GM UKR 2469 0 = 0 = 0 1 = = # 1 = 4.5 2394
10 Kasparov, Sergey GM BLR 2484 0 = = 0 = = = # = 1 4 2385
11 Soltanici, Ruslan IM MDA 2415 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = # 1 1 3.5 2302
12 Volovikov, Anton UKR 2324 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 0 # 1 2.5 2252
13 Petrov, Artur FM RUS 2393 0 0 = 1 0 0 = 0 0 # 2 2205

29) XX Pamplona Festival

There is a closed and open tournament in :Pamplona 22nd-30th December 2010. The games files on the website are unusable at the moment.

XX Closed Pamplona ESP Wed 22nd Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Lillo Castay VictorFMESP22883.59.500.02
2Lari?o Nieto DavidIMESP24513.58.250.03
3Rios AlejandroIMCOL23213.57.500.02
4Vega Gutierrez SabrinaWGMESP23422.55.250.02
5Tetimov IvanBUL19972.55.000.01
6Alonso Garcia ReneIMCUB24092.54.750.01
7Zamarbide I?arrea DanielESP21942.03.500.01
Moreno Gracia DanielFMESP22832.03.500.01
9Monell Camarasa DavidAND22571.53.750.01
10Burguete Archel EduardoESP22140.51.000.00
10 players
XX Open Pamplona ESP Thu 23rd Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010
Leading Round 3 (of 7) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Saenz Narciso Miguel AngelESP21753.0036.0
2Lasa Garcia JavierESP18393.0036.0
Egües Oroz Angel Maria JesusESP18333.0036.0
4Vega Gutierrez BelindaWFMESP22273.0036.0
Sevilla Subiza JavierESP18703.0036.0
6Jimenez Almeida Luis DavidESP19332.5025.0
7Razkin Fraile Miguel AngelESP18652.5025.0
8Lorente Pe?alba DiegoESP21662.5024.5
9Urriza Iricibar PabloESP19482.0025.0
10Idiazabal Troyas AritzESP19652.0025.0
Ruiz Escobar RafaelESP19522.0025.0
12De Pablos Fernandez MarianoESP20852.0025.0
13De Esteban De Esteban ValentinESP18112.0024.0
Moral Barragan DiegoESP17392.0024.0
15Duran Fernandez EmilioESP17812.0024.0
16Ortega Lopez MikelESP16782.0023.0
Jalle Martinez AsierESP02.0023.0
18Leranoz Zabalza AdrianESP20672.0023.0
19Oyaga Valencia Jesus MariaESP17562.0014.5
20Cemborain Oricain AlfonsoESP20522.0014.5
Blanco Sisniega JonasESP17822.0014.5
22Aguinaga Ruiz Jesus LuisESP19422.0014.5
Perez Marchal JavierESP18422.0014.5
Yeregui Bacaicoa AimarESP16552.0014.5
25Gonzalez Santamartina JorgeESP17202.0014.0
26Donazar Garayoa MiguelESP18812.0014.0
27Razkin Igoa CesarESP17092.0013.5
28Cobos Urbina EnriqueESP18011.5014.0
Flores Lazcoz Jose LuisESP17451.5014.0
30Cortes Bueno Jesus JavierFMESP22391.5013.5
69 players

30) XXI Cracow Chess Festival 2010-11

The Cracow Chess Festival started today.

XXI Crocow Open Cracow POL Mon 27th Dec 2010 - Tue 4th Jan 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Zubov, Alexander IM UKR 2574 14109409
2 Jakubiec, Artur GM POL 2547 1103261
3 Tazbir, Marcin IM POL 2527 1122452
4 Miron, Lucian-Costin IM ROU 2496 1210920
5 Starostits, Ilmars GM LAT 2488 11600748
6 Gavrilov, Alexei GM RUS 2488 4104358
7 Soffer, Ram GM ISR 2486 2800101
8 Bulski, Krzysztof FM POL 2470 1121499
9 Sharapov, Evgeny GM UKR 2468 14103133
10 Shishkin, Vadim GM UKR 2458 14101696

31) 27th Boeblinger Open 2010

Boeblinger Open Murkenbachweg GER Sun 26th Dec 2010 - Thu 30th Dec 2010
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei GM UKR 2597 14101866
2 Buhmann, Rainer GM GER 2577 4651340
3 Berelowitsch, Alexander GM GER 2575 14101440
4 Schneider, Ilja IM GER 2519 4663306
5 Meijers, Viesturs GM LAT 2476 11600314
6 Lanka, Zigurds GM LAT 2468 11600047
7 Schmidt-Schaeffer, Sebastian, Dr GER 2408 4610148
8 Dausch, Rene FM GER 2394 4621166
9 Loetscher, Roland FM SUI 2357 1305239
10 Bode, Wilfried FM GER 2344 4610261

32) 7th Hamburg Christmas Open 2010

33) Unna Open 2010

34) Bondarevsky Memorial 2010

The Bondarevsky Memorial was opened by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in Rostov-on-Don and takes place 12th-23rd December 2010. Players: Vyacheslav Zakhartsev (rating 2602), Alexander Galkin (2601), Dmitry Kryakvin (2593), international master Alexander Petrushin (2465), Alexander Zakharov (2395). No apparent coverage of results or games on the internet (I even searched in Russian). Something may appear on the Russian Chess Federation website.

35) 2nd London Chess Classic Open

The remaining games from the London Chess Classic Open are now available. My thanks to Tim Dickinson for his hard work in compiling the full bulletin.

FIDE Open London ENG Mon 6th Dec 2010 - Wed 15th Dec 2010
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTPR
1Jones, Gawain C BGMENG257511½11½11½7.52699
2Williams, Simon KGMENG249311111101½7.52684
3Avrukh, BorisGMISR26251111011017.02633
4Gormally, Daniel WGMENG24701111½½1017.02594
5McDonald, NeilGMENG244910111½11½7.02550
6Hanley, Craig AIMENG2428½½111½½117.02465
7Thorhallsson, ThrosturGMISL23671½1½½1½117.02538
8Greenfeld, AlonGMISR25641101½1½1½6.52491
9Hebden, Mark LGMENG25601111½½½½½6.52526
10Grover, SahajIMIND2432111011½016.52525
11Ansell, Simon TIMENG2417½1½=1½11½6.52429
12Astaneh Lopez, AlexFMIRL24051101110½16.52461
13Barle, JanezIMSLO240311011½½½16.52466
14Hennigan, Michael TIMENG23881½½11½0116.52406
15Gupta, AbhijeetGMIND260011½101½106.02491
16Llaneza Vega, MarcosIMESP247901111½½106.02414
17Roy Chowdhury, SaptarshiIMIND24481½1½1001+6.02359
18Summerscale, Aaron PGMENG243411011½1½06.02458
19Pena Gomez, ManuelIMESP2429½110½½11½6.02345
20Cox, John JIMENG23981½=11=½106.02423
21Quillan, GaryIMENG238510½111=016.02347
22Andersen, MadsFMDEN238211½1½1½0½6.02479
23Crouch, Colin SIMENG2335110½1=1016.02408
24Wall, GavinIMIRL23251111100016.02284
25Getz, NicolaiFMNOR23171101011½½6.02400
26Dukaczewski, PiotrIMPOL22971½1½011016.02382
27Afek, YochananIMISR22831101100116.02338
28Prosviriakov, VladimirIMUSA22801½101½=½16.02343
29Willmoth, Robert FENG22381010½111½6.02342
30Arkell, Keith CGMENG2431½11½½½10½5.52325
31Slavin, AlexeiIMRUS24251110100½15.52340
32Rendle, Thomas EIMENG240011½½010½15.52313
33Berry, NeilFMSCO23461½101½01½5.52242
34Piper, Matthew SENG2343110101½½½5.52325
35Webb, Laurence EFMENG23221½½½100115.52214
36Eggleston, David JFMENG2307½1½10½1105.52272
37Rodriguez Lopez, RafaelIMESP23051110½01105.52402
38Ledger, Dave JFMENG2261100111½015.52192
39Rudd, JackIMENG22531011011½05.52353
40Coleman, David JCMENG224710110110½5.52289
41Wallace, PaulIRL22311½0½1110½5.52298
42Anderton, Matthew NENG22271010½1½1½5.52202
43Stone, Andrew MENG222310½½1½1015.52259
44Grant, Jonathan I MSCO2201101½010115.52265
45Lasinskas, PovilasFMLTU21621½½½001115.52242
46Grassie, DuncanSCO2096½1=½1½=105.52144
47Gullaksen, EirikIMNOR23641½½101½0½5.02250
48Zhou, Yang-FanFMENG23261101010015.02255
49Roberson, Peter TENG22911½1½0½½½½5.02183
50Chapman, Terry P DENG224910110½1=-5.02254
51Tate, AlanSCO2234½1½0½11½05.02177
52Britton, Richard LFMENG2229½101½½½105.02119
53Haydon, David LENG22181110½½½½05.02385
54Remmler, Hans-PeterGER2209101=½0½1½5.02141
55Hodgson, John HENG22061010½=½½15.02160
56Harari, ZakiENG219710100½½115.02092
57Yeo, Michael JENG218311001½0½15.02222
58Gavriel, Tryfon CCMENG217010100½½115.02079
59Ernst, MichaelAUT21691½0½1=0½15.02140
60Pedersen, CarstenDEN21541010½1½½½5.02218
61Quinn, John MENG21491000111015.02035
62Zymberi, AstritALB21481001101105.02165
63Tozer, Philip A AENG21231½½0101105.02220
64Hebbes, TimENG21081½01½01105.02209
65Bass, John WENG206401½½0½11½5.02196
66Fegan, ChrisENG20030101011105.02091
67Doran, ChrisENG1988100110½1½5.02202
68Malhotra, TarunENG191300½1011½15.02049
69Wadsworth, Matthew JENG1889+0=½10=½15.01897
70Kamis, KamarunsalehinBRU1825011½10==½5.01992
71Jones, Steven AENG1801010½+½½½15.02020
72Stoma, PawelPOL235111100100½4.52247
73Radovanovic, JovicaFMSRB2276111=½½00-4.52291
74White, Michael J RFMENG224710110½1004.52189
75Spivack, Simon S YENG218910101010½4.52129
182 players

36) Australian Masters 2010

Stephen Solomon won the Australian Masters with 8/9. Final four games are available.

Australian Masters Canterbury AUS Sat 4th Dec 2010 - Sun 12th Dec 2010. Category: 3. Ave: (2301)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Solomon, Stephen J. IM AUS 2397 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 8 2642
2 Cheng, Bobby FM AUS 2316 0 # 1 = = 1 1 0 1 1 6 2425
3 Smirnov, Vladimir FM RUS 2379 = 0 # 0 = 1 1 0 1 1 5 2336
4 Rujevic, Mirko IM AUS 2296 0 = 1 # 1 0 0 1 = 1 5 2345
5 Morris, James IM AUS 2240 0 = = 0 # 1 0 1 1 1 5 2351
6 Teichmann, Erik O M C FM ENG 2388 0 0 0 1 0 # 1 1 1 1 5 2335
7 Illingworth, Max FM AUS 2304 0 0 0 1 1 0 # 1 1 1 5 2344
8 Gorka, Carl ENG 2179 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 # 1 = 3.5 2235
9 Steadman, Michael FM NZL 2285 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 # 1 2 2083
10 Levi, Eddy FM AUS 2228 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 0.5 1865

37) Active Team Events

A list of ongoing team events without an update this week.

TCh-SVK Extraliga 2010-11

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 27th November 2010 - 8th May 2011. Rounds 3-4 take place 15th-16th January 2011.

TCh-SVK Ex 2010-11 Zilina SVK Sat 27th Nov 2010 - Sun 8th May 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeam+-=TB1TB2TB3
112SK Prievidza200613.00
26INBEST Dunajov200610.00
37SK Caissa Cadca20069.00
41SK Slovan Bratislava101411.00
55SK Trencin101410.00
69SK Dunajska Streda101410.00
78SKS Dubnica n/V11036.50
82TJ Slavia TU Kosice01116.00
910BSK Edymax Bardejov02007.00
1011MSK KdV Kezmarok02006.00
114SK Modra02004.50
123Zemplin Michalovce02003.00
12 teams

Bundesliga 2010-11

Rounds 5-6 took place 11th-12th December 2010. Next: Rounds 7-9 3rd-5th January 2011.

Schachbundesliga 2010-11 Munich GER Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 10th Apr 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910111213141516TB1TB2
1OSG Baden-Baden*4571339.0
2Werder Bremen*5571236.0
3SC Eppingen4*6651133.5
4SG Solingen*554927.5
5SF Katernberg3*4565927.5
6SG Trier4*47830.0
7SV Muelheim-Nord34*64826.0
8Hamburger SK*4731.0
9SV Wattenscheid2*545724.5
10SV Nickelhuette Aue33*68630.5
11SF Berlin324*7526.5
12SK Turm Emsdetten1343*43423.5
SV Griesheim32244*5423.5
14SC Remagen435*320.5
15FC Bayern Muenchen1321*7220.0
16Delmenhorster SK1031*012.5
16 teams

Dutch League

The 4th Round of the Dutch League took place on 11th December 2010. Round 5 8th January 2011.

TCh-NED 2010-11 Netherlands NED Sat 25th Sep 2010 - Sun 15th May 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1HSG25508830½
2Homburg Apeldoorn235285522
3Voerendaal24045520½
4LSG23617419½
5Utrecht24186419½
6SO Rotterdam23442575419
7HMC Calder23765319½
8Groningen2276335317½
9Caissa22875316½
10Braceland ESGOO2304245115½
10 teams

Swedish Elitserien 2010-11

Round 5 took place in 4th December 2010. Games not yet available.

Elitserien Stockholm SWE Fri 8th Oct 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1Lunds ASK 55001032.5
2SK Rockaden, Sthlm 55001031
3Team Viking 5410928
4Solna SS 5302617.5
5Limhamns SK 5131519.5
6Eksjo-Aneby-Alliansen 5212517.5
7SK Kamraterna 5203418
8SS Manhem 5122418
9Orgryte SK 5113314.5
10Farsta SK 5023215.5
11Upsala ASS 5104215
12Vasteras SK 5005013
12 teams

49th Danish XtraCon Chess League 2010

The 3rd round of the 49th Danish XtraCon Chess League took place 5th December 2010. Games now available. Next Rounds are 4 and 5 on Jan 15th-16th 2010.

49th Danish Teams Copenhagen DEN Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamMptsBpts
13K41 1 618
27Jetsmark 1 615½
38Arhus/Skolerne 1 415½
410Sydostfyn 1 514
59Nordkalotten 313
64BMS 311
72Nordre 1 110½
85Bronshoj 1 08
91SK 1968 1 1
106Norresundby 1 17
10 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2010-11

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 6th November 2010 - 13th March 2011. Next round 9th January 2011.

Frau Bundesliga Baden Baden GER Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 13th Mar 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1OSG Baden Baden4 +4816½
2USV Volksbank Halle42 +4613
3SC Bad Koenigshofen4 +635516½
4Rodewischer Schachmiezen4 +643515½
5Hamburger SK 18304½ +3513½
6SV Chemie Guben 19904 +13512
7TSV Schott Mainz4005 +449
8SK Grosslehna43 +5312
9SC Leipzig Gohlis43 +311½
10SV Muelheim-Nord 1931432 +4311½
11Karlsruher SF 18534213½ +1
12SAV Torgelow4212 +0
12 teams

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2010-11

Rounds 3-4 took place 4th-5th December 2010. Games now available. Round 5 9th January 2010. I couldn't establish from the website whether the games were played at one venue or many.

TCh-CZE 2010-11 Frydek Mistek CZE Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Sun 17th Apr 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky SK*5461019.56.0
2SK Labortech Ostrava*541018.05.0
3SK Rapid Pardubice*919.54.5
4A64 VALOZ Grygov*46719.06.0
5Tatran Litovel3*46717.54.5
6SK Mahrla Praha*3620.05.0
7Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem35*44519.54.0
8SK Zikuda Turnov44*3516.53.5
9BSS Frydek-Mistek445*3516.03.5
10SK Zlin45*4515.53.5
112222 SK Polabiny224*115.03.0
12TZ Trinec24*112.01.0
12 teams

Austrian Bundesliga 2010-11

The Austrian Bundesliga started 19th-21st November 2010. The games were covered live on the internet. The next rounds (4-6) are 20th-22nd January 2011.

TCh-AUT 2010-11 Vienna AUT Fri 19th Nov 2010 - Sun 6th Mar 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
112SK Sparkasse Jenbach3300613.50
29SK MPÖ Maria Saal3300613.00
310ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf3201511.00
47ASVÖ SK Lackenbach3210411.50
53SK Advisory Invest Baden3102410.00
611ASVÖ Signum Siebdruck St.Veit311138.50
72SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld312027.50
85ASVÖ VHS Pöchlarn312026.00
96Wüstenrot SIR Salzburg312025.50
104Mayrhofen/Zillertal302118.00
111SK Hohenems302117.00
128Styria Graz303006.50
12 teams

4NCL 2010-11

Next: Rounds 3-4 15th-16th January 2011.

4NCL 2010-11 Daventry ENG Sat 6th Nov 2010 - Mon 2nd May 2011
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
PlTeamGms+-=PtsTB1
1Pride & Prejudice2200413
2Barbican 4NCL 12200412
3Betsson.com2200411½
4Cheddleton 121102
5The AD's21102
6Wood Green Hilsmark 2202005
7Pandora's Box Grantham202004
8Warwickshire Select 120200
TeamGms+-=PtsTB1
1Wood Green Hilsmark 12200412½
2White Rose 12200410
3Guildford A&DC 121102
4e2e4.org.uk 121102
5Oxford 1211027
6Cambridge University 121102
7Sambuca Sharks20200
8Barbican 4NCL 2202005
16 teams

TCh-NOR Attack-Serien 2010-11

Next: Rounds 4-6 21st-23rd Jan 2011.

TCh-NOR 2010-11 Oslo NOR Fri 5th Nov 2010 - Fri 25th Mar 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameRtgMptsBptsTB1
1OSS24776,013,08,00
2Porsgrunn23345,011,06,50
3Asker22904,08,52,00
4SK 191122913,010,04,50
5SOSS22213,09,03,50
6Bergens22473,08,02,50
7Nordstrand22013,07,51,50
8Moss23252,08,50,00
9Akademisk22991,08,02,50
10Trondheim22310,06,50,00
10 teams

38) Forthcoming Events and Links

53rd Reggio Emilia 2010-11

53rd Masters Reggio Emilia ITA Tue 28th Dec 2010 - Thu 6th Jan 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2764 14100010
2 Gashimov, Vugar GM AZE 2733 13400630
3 Movsesian, Sergei GM SVK 2721 310204
4 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2709 2020009
5 Navara, David GM CZE 2708 309095
6 Morozevich, Alexander GM RUS 2700 4116992
7 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2698 2205530
8 Onischuk, Alexander GM USA 2683 14101025
9 Short, Nigel D GM ENG 2680 400025
10 Godena, Michele GM ITA 2549 800090

Hastings Congress 2010-11

Hastings Masters Hastings ENG Tue 28th Dec 2010 - Wed 5th Jan 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Edouard, Romain GM FRA 2636 633429
2 Istratescu, Andrei GM ROU 2616 1200372
3 Howell, David W L GM ENG 2611 410608
4 Kotronias, Vasilios GM GRE 2591 5900212
5 Pert, Nicholas GM ENG 2570 403989
6 Hebden, Mark L GM ENG 2560 400084
7 Sengupta, Deep GM IND 2558 5008352
8 Neverov, Valeriy GM UKR 2522 14100150
9 Williams, Simon K GM ENG 2493 404454
10 Bates, Richard A IM ENG 2370 403555
11 Bellin, Robert IM ENG 2367 400343
12 Ashton, Adam G FM ENG 2330 410110
13 Eggleston, David J FM ENG 2307 412120
14 Salov, Sergej IM GER 2294 4107926
15 Prosviriakov, Vladimir IM USA 2280 2004860
16 Griffiths, Ryan Rhys IRL 2267 2502054
17 Rudd, Jack IM ENG 2253 405736
18 Furman, Boris FM RUS 2253 4107187
19 Snape, Ian L ENG 2228 404489
20 Grant, Alan G SCO 2219 2400723
21 Hanssen, Gunnar Berg NOR 2218 1501534
22 Marusenko, Petr IM UKR 2206 14100606
23 Anderson, John ENG 2195 405353
24 Franklin, Samuel G A ENG 2185 468576
25 Rolvag, Mikael NOR 2179 1500481
26 Marzano, Carlo ITA 2160 802980
27 Cafferty, Bernard FM ENG 2133 401005
28 Helbig, Paul D ENG 2115 401900
29 Coates, David H ENG 2067 468606
30 Flynn, David ENG 2061 410594
31 Shah Mahfuzul, Karim BAN 2051 10206531
32 Kurka, Dieter GER 2040 12902047
33 Spanton, Tim R ENG 2030 404802
34 Norinkeviciute, Rasa WFM LTU 2028 12801925
35 Pickersgill, Adrian O ENG 2026 404519

XXII Roquetas Open

Australian Open 2011

IV Christmas Mukachevo 2011

10th Prague Open 2011

9th Delhi Parsvnath International Open 2011

71st ch-ARM 2011

71st ch-ARM Yerevan ARM Mon 10th Jan 2011 - Sat 22nd Jan 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Pashikian, Arman GM ARM 2640 13301578
2 Melkumyan, Hrant GM ARM 2617 13302485
3 Petrosian, Tigran L. GM ARM 2604 13301616
4 Andriasian, Zaven GM ARM 2585 13302000
5 Grigoryan, Avetik GM ARM 2580 13302191
6 Anastasian, Ashot GM ARM 2578 13300059
7 Minasian, Artashes GM ARM 2563 13300040
8 Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel GM ARM 2541 13302531
9 Hovhannisyan, Robert GM ARM 2530 13302507
10 Kotanjian, Tigran GM ARM 2519 13301250
11 Petrosian, Davit G. GM ARM 2485 13301349
12 Minasian, Ara GM ARM 2464 13300377

Memorial Antonio Rocha 2011

73rd Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2011

73rd Tata Steel GMA Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2804 5000017
2 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2802 1503014
3 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2801 13300474
4 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2791 4101588
5 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2771 4126025
6 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2744 14103320
7 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2741 2016192
8 Shirov, Alexei GM ESP 2735 2209390
9 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2727 8602883
10 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2720 4168119
11 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2703 623539
12 Giri, Anish GM NED 2682 24116068
13 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2660 1007246
14 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2626 1007998
73rd Tata Steel GMB Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw GM POL 2726 1118358
2 Fressinet, Laurent GM FRA 2709 608742
3 Navara, David GM CZE 2708 309095
4 Efimenko, Zahar GM UKR 2701 14107201
5 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2689 12401137
6 So, Wesley GM PHI 2669 5202213
7 Sargissian, Gabriel GM ARM 2667 13300881
8 Hammer, Jon Ludvig GM NOR 2647 1503707
9 McShane, Luke J GM ENG 2645 404853
10 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar GM IND 2644 5002150
11 Tkachiev, Vladislav GM FRA 2636 618438
12 Li, Chao b GM CHN 2632 8604436
13 Nijboer, Friso GM NED 2583 1000063
14 Spoelman, Wouter GM NED 2543 1010891
73rd Tata Steel GMC Wijk aan Zee NED Fri 14th Jan 2011 - Sun 30th Jan 2011
Leading Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Ivanisevic, Ivan GM SRB 2628 912417
2 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas GM KAZ 2623 13700316
3 Bluvshtein, Mark GM CAN 2587 2603608
4 Vocaturo, Daniele GM ITA 2569 813192
5 Nyzhnyk, Illya IM UKR 2535 14118084
6 Swiercz, Dariusz GM POL 2522 1126881
7 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2522 14109336
8 Pruijssers, Roeland IM NED 2487 1013068
9 Bok, Benjamin IM NED 2458 1017063
10 Van Kampen, Robin IM NED 2454 1020854
11 De Jong, Jan-Willem IM NED 2440 1008641
12 Van Der Werf, Mark IM NED 2431 1000470
13 Siebrecht, Sebastian GM GER 2422 4609352
14 Tania, Sachdev IM IND 2385 5007844

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