THE WEEK IN CHESS 864 30th May 2011 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) World Championship Candidates 2011
3) Nakamura - Ponomariov Match
4) French Team Championship 2011
5) 82nd German Championships
6) 84th ch-St Petersburg
7) Zonal 2.5
8) Zonal 4.1
9) 4th Calgary International Chess Classic 2011
10) Moscow Championship 2011
11) 2nd Danzhou GM
12) Orlova Chess Festival
13) ch-UZB Major League
14) XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival
15) 20th Annual Chicago Open 2011
16) 20th Guillermo Garcia Mem
17) 3rd Limpedea Cup
18) 3rd Orissa Open
19) Alimini Village 2011
20) CUCA International Open
21) 29th Liechtenstein Open
22) 63rd ch-MNE 2011
23) Nis Open
24) Sunningdale Congress 2011
25) 1st Petro Zadoretsky Mem
26) 2nd ch-Region Officer House Open
27) Spring Cup LCC
28) 3rd Kahraman Olgac Mem
29) ch-BUL Seniors 2011
30) 4NCL 2010-11
31) Slovenian Teams 2011
32) Chinese League 2011
33) Active Team Events
34) Asian Zonal 3.3
35) Zone 4.2 2011
36) 46th Capablanca Memorial 2011
37) Missing games
38) 1st ICC Open
39) Siberian Championship
40) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
World Championship Candidates 20112 games
Nakamura - Ponomariov Match8 games
French Team Championship 2011240 games
82nd German Championships125 games
84th ch-St Petersburg60 games
Zonal 2.534 games
Zonal 4.190 games
4th Calgary International Chess Classic 20116 games
Moscow Championship 201120 games
2nd Danzhou GM5 games
Orlova Chess Festival473 games
ch-UZB Major League73 games
XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival167 games
20th Annual Chicago Open 201185 games
20th Guillermo Garcia Mem56 games
3rd Limpedea Cup35 games
3rd Orissa Open98 games
Alimini Village 2011126 games
CUCA International Open61 games
63rd ch-MNE 201197 games
Nis Open95 games
Sunningdale Congress 201183 games
1st Petro Zadoretsky Mem45 games
2nd ch-Region Officer House Open149 games
Spring Cup LCC120 games
3rd Kahraman Olgac Mem49 games
ch-BUL Seniors 2011124 games
4NCL 2010-1132 games
Slovenian Teams 201172 games
Chinese League 201175 games
Asian Zonal 3.31 game
Missing games3 games
2744 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Tony Ficzere, Laszlo Nagy, Zenon Franco Ocampos, Marcin Lukaszewski, Alberts Cimins, Radu-Catalin Chirila and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Boris Gelfand qualified for a World Chess Championships Match against Viswanthan Anand by winning the final game of his match against Alexander Grischuk. Gelfand and Grischuk clearly played the best chess in the event and Gelfand was in the end a worthy winner.

Post-Match discussion has centred round the amount of draws in the event. Whilst there is obviously some concern as to whether computer chess preparation is going to completely ruin the game, I think there are some more pressing issues.

Firstly, this Candidates could have been the most brilliant event ever and the mainstream press wouldn't have known. I had thought one of the main reasons of signing a deal with the company "Chess Lane" which happened around the time of the last Olympiad was to promote the World Championship. Instead they seem to have disappeared altogether.

So it was up to FIDE. I was caught some Formula 1 TV coverage over the weekend. I find this "sport" tedious in the extreme and don't have much interest. Indeed what many say they feel about chess. But what they do is market their sport to as wide an audience as possible. We do know there is some appetite still for chess stories in the mainstream media, but FIDE gave their own championship no chance. Because they did nothing. Press kits? Contact mainstream media? Press releases? Anything? Chess has really lived off Fischer and then Kasparov for the approaching 50 years, Magnus Carlsen is making some progress for some mainstream recognition but more needs to be done. All sport is promoted through its players.

Kazan did a good job in filming the event, something they clearly do for the many sports they promote. The Candidates was used as a promo for the Universiade 2013. So the World Chess Championship Candidates has now fallen some way below a Universities event in importance, an event I'd never heard of before.

Also how can the World Chess Championship be taken seriously when the Candidates and World Chess Championships are seen as something that FIDE need to organise in order not to have a crisis rather than the showcase for the game they should be. To criticise the players when most of them did nothing but prepare for the last 6 months is to miss the point entirely.

If you organise a half-assed event with a poor format you're pretty much asking for a miracle for the players to make it better than it deserves. Matches need to be a lot longer to allow players to take risks (and that also applies to the world championships) and also to start to break the preparation of their opponents. In fact matches need to be longer because that's the only way they work. What we saw was more akin to the end of a World Cup or the FIDE Knockout a format that has comprehensively failed.

As it was the many draws were as a result of the players trying to do the very best for themselves. The entire point of sport. Maybe a Candidates tournament would be a more entertaining format. But this is to take nothing away from Gelfand, I don't think anyone played better than him in Kazan and his final round win shows the level of preparation he had in his arsenal. If FIDE can get sponsors for the match I think he will give Anand a good run for his money.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) World Championship Candidates 2011

The FIDE World Chess Championship Candidates saw Boris Gelfand defeat Alexander Grischuk in the final game to win 3.5-2.5. Gelfand will now go on to play Viswanthan Anand for the title. Where this match will take place is the next big question.

World Chess Championship Final Kazan
Grischuk, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 49 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Gelfand, Boris - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 58 A37 English Symmetrical
Grischuk, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 14 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Gelfand, Boris - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 18 A37 English Symmetrical
Grischuk, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris ½-½ 39 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Gelfand, Boris - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 35 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
World Chess Championship Final Kazan (RUS), 19-26 May 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Perf
Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 3½ 2804
Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2747 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 2½ 2676

3) Nakamura - Ponomariov Match

Hikaru Nakamura won the classical part of his match in Saint Louis against Ruslan Ponomariov 3.5-2.5. The idea of the match was to start to get some match experience. Nakamura seemed to be struggling throughout the match and was somewhat fortunate to level the scores, in the final game however he played a very nice idea in the Queen's Gambit where a simplified opening contained quite a bit of long term venom which Ponomariov could not survive. Ray Robson beat Ben Finegold 4-2 in the classical part of their match.

They then moved on to four rapid games starting Tuesday. Nakamura beat Ponomariov 3-1 and Robson and Finegold tied 2-2.

Match Saint Louis
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 93 E98 King's Indian Classical
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 37 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 43 E94 King's Indian Classical
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 51 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 41 E94 King's Indian Classical
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 44 D31 Semi-Slav Defence

Match Saint Louis (USA), 17-23 v 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Perf
Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2774 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 3½ 2811
Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2754 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 2½ 2717
Rapid Match Saint Louis
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 93 A88 Dutch Leningrad
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 56 A01 Larsen Opening
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 27 D11 Slav Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½ 39 E60 King's Indian without Nc3

Rapid Match Saint Louis (USA), 24-25 v 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 Total Perf
Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2774 ½ 1 1 ½ 3 2947
Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2754 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 2581
Match Saint Louis
Finegold, Benjamin - Robson, Ray 0-1 51 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Robson, Ray - Finegold, Benjamin ½-½ 29 C41 Philidor's Defence
Finegold, Benjamin - Robson, Ray ½-½ 30 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Robson, Ray - Finegold, Benjamin ½-½ 30 B35 Sicilian Defence
Finegold, Benjamin - Robson, Ray ½-½ 137 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Robson, Ray - Finegold, Benjamin 1-0 29 B35 Sicilian Defence

Match Saint Louis (USA), 17-23 v 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Perf
Robson, Ray g USA 2545 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4 2619
Finegold, Benjamin g USA 2494 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 2 2420
Rapid Match Saint Louis
Finegold, Benjamin - Robson, Ray 1-0 30 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Robson, Ray - Finegold, Benjamin ½-½ 42 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Finegold, Benjamin - Robson, Ray 0-1 97 D01 Queen's Pawn Richter/Veresov
Robson, Ray - Finegold, Benjamin ½-½ 45 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo

Rapid Match Saint Louis (USA), 24-25 v 2011
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 Total Perf
Finegold, Benjamin g USA 2494 1 ½ 0 ½ 2 2545
Robson, Ray g USA 2545 0 ½ 1 ½ 2 2494

4) French Team Championship 2011

The French Team Championship Top 12 takes place in Mulhouse 26th May - 5th June. There are less teams and the whole event is held in one go but this seems in many ways to have worked with some strong players competing.

TCh-FRA Top 12 2011 Mulhouse FRA Thu 26th May 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-PtsTB1
1Clichy52321521
2Mulhouse Philidor52461518
3Evry Grand Roque52131518
4Marseille Echecs52051515
5Chalons en Champagne52161315
6Metz Fischer51941315
7Lutece Echecs57157-8
8Vandoeuvre55167-11
9Noyon54215-17
10Strasbourg53205-17
11Rueil Malmaison55285-23
12Guingamp52285-26
12 teams

5) 82nd German Championships

The 82nd German Championships take place in Bonn 25th May - 4th June 2011.

82nd ch-GER Bonn GER (GER), 25 v-4 vi 2011
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Khenkin, Igor g GER 2620 +25 +19 +15 =2 =4 . . . . 4 2706
2. Gustafsson, Jan g GER 2646 +23 +31 +20 =1 =3 . . . . 4 2761
3. Fridman, Daniel g GER 2661 =11 +13 +6 =4 =2 . . . . 3½ 2604
4. Stern, Rene m GER 2483 =17 +12 +10 =3 =1 . . . . 3½ 2602
5. Buhmann, Rainer g GER 2579 =22 =21 +28 =8 +15 . . . . 3½ 2526
6. Siebrecht, Sebastian g GER 2460 =12 +17 -3 +22 +18 . . . . 3½ 2540
7. Huschenbeth, Niclas m GER 2502 =21 +22 =8 =18 +16 . . . . 3½ 2528
8. Tischbierek, Raj g GER 2431 +26 =10 =7 =5 =11 . . . . 3 2490
9. Seel, Christian m GER 2484 =13 =18 +27 =11 =10 . . . . 3 2403
10. Andre, Gordon GER 2363 +24 =8 -4 +21 =9 . . . . 3 2450
11. Natsidis, Christoph f GER 2363 =3 =16 +32 =9 =8 . . . . 3 2535
12. Svane, Rasmus GER 2297 =6 -4 +30 =19 +25 . . . . 3 2497
13. Kummerow, Heiko f GER 2326 =9 -3 =17 +32 +23 . . . . 3 2493
14. Rietze, Clemens GER 2283 +30 -20 =16 =23 +28 . . . . 3 2496
15. Gschnitzer, Oswald m GER 2444 +27 +33 -1 +20 -5 . . . . 3 2533
16. Dranov, Aleksandar UKR 2465 =18 =11 =14 +24 -7 . . . . 2½ 2326
17. Vatter, Hans-Joachim f GER 2326 =4 -6 =13 +31 =19 . . . . 2½ 2418
18. Strache, Michael GER 2317 =16 =9 +31 =7 -6 . . . . 2½ 2466
19. Jugelt, Tobias m GER 2403 +34 -1 =21 =12 =17 . . . . 2½ 2359
20. Bindrich, Falko g GER 2547 +28 +14 -2 -15 . . . . . 2 2426
21. Mueller, Oliver f GER 2327 =7 =5 =19 -10 =22 . . . . 2 2368
22. Mertens, Heiko GER 2355 =5 -7 +26 -6 =21 . . . . 2 2358
23. Krassowizkij, Jaroslaw GER 2356 -2 =24 +33 =14 -13 . . . . 2 2267
24. Kessler, Andreas GER 2167 -10 =23 +29 -16 =26 . . . . 2 2303
25. Bracker, Frank GER 2355 -1 -32 +34 +27 -12 . . . . 2 2269
26. Krause, Ullrich f GER 2283 -8 =29 -22 +34 =24 . . . . 2 2246
27. Molinaroli, Martin GER 2286 -15 +30 -9 -25 +33 . . . . 2 2324
28. Bastian, Herbert m GER 2332 -20 +34 -5 +33 -14 . . . . 2 2310
29. Seger, Ruediger m GER 2412 -33 =26 -24 =30 =31 . . . . 1½ 2165
30. Poetsch, Hagen f GER 2424 -14 -27 -12 =29 +32 . . . . 1½ 2162
31. Lubbe, Nikolas GER 2422 +32 -2 -18 -17 =29 . . . . 1½ 2246
32. Zill, Christoph f GER 2278 -31 +25 -11 -13 -30 . . . . 1 2138
33. Pitschka, Claus f GER 2276 +29 -15 -23 -28 -27 . . . . 1 2126
34. Lederle, Vitus GER 2226 -19 -28 -25 -26 +35 . . . . 1 2034
35. BYE ---- . . . . -34 . . . . 0
ch-GER w Bonn GER (GER), 25 v-4 vi 2011
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Frey, Alisa GER 2059 +16 =2 +8 +4 +10 . . . . 4½ 2468
2. Hoolt, Sarah wm GER 2312 +14 =1 -4 +7 +6 . . . . 3½ 2199
3. Schmidt, Jade GER 2075 -6 +10 =11 +13 +4 . . . . 3½ 2166
4. Vogel, Heike wf GER 2122 +15 +5 +2 -1 -3 . . . . 3 2156
5. Leveikina, Jevgenija GER 2100 +13 -4 -7 +14 +11 . . . . 3 2112
6. Nestuley, Nadezda RUS ---- +3 -8 =9 +12 -2 . . . . 2½ 2059
7. Schulz, Stefanie wf GER 2082 =12 =9 +5 -2 =8 . . . . 2½ 2064
8. Lopatin, Olga wf GER 2125 =10 +6 -1 =11 =7 . . . . 2½ 2048
9. Mass, Elvira GER 1970 =11 =7 =6 -10 +15 . . . . 2½ 2012
10. Freter, Anke GER 1954 =8 -3 +16 +9 -1 . . . . 2½ 2045
11. Klek, Hanna-Marie GER 2147 =9 =12 =3 =8 -5 . . . . 2 1945
12. Aden, Dagmar GER 1817 =7 =11 =13 -6 =16 . . . . 2 1946
13. Reiter, Brigitte GER 1863 -5 +15 =12 -3 =14 . . . . 2 1899
14. Ries, Jutta GER 1987 -2 =16 =15 -5 =13 . . . . 1½ 1881
15. Kohls, Vera GER 1878 -4 -13 =14 +16 -9 . . . . 1½ 1839
16. Weinmann, Helene GER ---- -1 =14 -10 -15 =12 . . . . 1 1699

6) 84th ch-St Petersburg

The 84th Championship of Saint Petersburg takes place 21st-31st May 2011. Vasily Yemelin leads with 7/10 with a round to go.

84th chSt Petersburg St Petersburg RUS Sat 21st May 2011 - Tue 31st May 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2471)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Yemelin, Vasily GM RUS 2584 # 0 = 1 1 = = 1 1 = 1 7 2625
2 Shimanov, Aleksandr GM RUS 2583 1 # 0 1 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2589
3 Fedoseev, Vladimir IM RUS 2506 = 1 # = = = = 0 1 = 1 6 2548
4 Goganov, Aleksey IM RUS 2480 0 0 = # = 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 2543
5 Klimov, Sergey GM RUS 2503 0 1 = = # = 0 = 1 1 1 6 2543
6 Yevseev, Denis GM RUS 2527 = 1 = 0 = # = 1 = 1 0 5.5 2493
7 Ionov, Sergey GM RUS 2559 = = = 0 1 # = = 1 0 = 5 2457
8 Rozum, Ivan IM RUS 2468 0 0 1 = = = # = 0 1 1 5 2471
9 Malakhov, Igor FM RUS 2449 0 0 0 0 0 = = # 1 1 1 4 2399
10 Solovjov, Sergey I. IM RUS 2394 = 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 # = 1 3.5 2366
11 Usmanov, Vasily RUS 2289 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 0 = # 1 3 2330
12 Bazeev, German RUS 2315 0 0 1 0 1 = 0 0 0 0 # 2.5 2283
Round 1. Sat 21st May 2011
Bazeev, German 0-1 Rozum, Ivan 57 D10 QGD Slav defence, Alekhine variation
Malakhov, Igor 1/2-1/2 Ionov, Sergey 41 A30 English
Yevseev, Denis 1/2-1/2 Yemelin, Vasily 41 E00 Catalan opening
Shimanov, Aleksandr 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 40 D11 QGD Slav
Solovjov, Sergey I. 0-1 Klimov, Sergey 34 B89 Sicilian
Goganov, Aleksey 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 38 E10 Queen's pawn game
Round 2. Sun 22nd May 2011
Ionov, Sergey 1-0 Solovjov, Sergey I. 58 A13 English opening
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Goganov, Aleksey 43 E16 Queen's Indian
Yemelin, Vasily 1-0 Malakhov, Igor 75 B27 Sicilian
Rozum, Ivan 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 39 E68 King's Indian
Klimov, Sergey 1-0 Shimanov, Aleksandr 37 B40 Sicilian defence
Bazeev, German 1-0 Yevseev, Denis 42 E98 King's Indian
Round 3. Mon 23rd May 2011
Usmanov, Vasily 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 63 E12 Queen's Indian
Goganov, Aleksey 1/2-1/2 Klimov, Sergey 52 D80 Gruenfeld
Shimanov, Aleksandr 1/2-1/2 Ionov, Sergey 47 A30 English
Yevseev, Denis 1/2-1/2 Rozum, Ivan 46 E10 Queen's pawn game
Malakhov, Igor 1-0 Bazeev, German 48 B56 Sicilian
Solovjov, Sergey I. 1/2-1/2 Yemelin, Vasily 40 C12 French
Round 4. Tue 24th May 2011
Yevseev, Denis 1-0 Malakhov, Igor 65 A39 English
Rozum, Ivan 1-0 Fedoseev, Vladimir 67 E63 King's Indian
Bazeev, German 0-1 Solovjov, Sergey I. 60 B78 Sicilian
Ionov, Sergey 0-1 Goganov, Aleksey 31 B13 Caro-Kann
Klimov, Sergey 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 34 D37 QGD
Yemelin, Vasily 0-1 Shimanov, Aleksandr 27 B47 Sicilian
Round 5. Wed 25th May 2011
Malakhov, Igor 1/2-1/2 Rozum, Ivan 106 B42 Sicilian
Goganov, Aleksey 0-1 Yemelin, Vasily 87 E17 Queen's Indian
Usmanov, Vasily 1-0 Ionov, Sergey 77 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Klimov, Sergey 50 B23 Sicilian
Solovjov, Sergey I. 1/2-1/2 Yevseev, Denis 59 C19 French
Shimanov, Aleksandr 1-0 Bazeev, German 40 A13 English
Round 6. Thu 26th May 2011
Bazeev, German 1-0 Goganov, Aleksey 47 D19 QGD Slav
Malakhov, Igor 1-0 Solovjov, Sergey I. 60 B78 Sicilian
Yemelin, Vasily 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 45 B61 Sicilian
Rozum, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Klimov, Sergey 34 A35 English
Yevseev, Denis 1-0 Shimanov, Aleksandr 35 A40 Modern defence
Ionov, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Fedoseev, Vladimir 31 E90 King's Indian
Round 7. Fri 27th May 2011
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Yemelin, Vasily 120 A15 English opening
Solovjov, Sergey I. 1-0 Rozum, Ivan 73 B02 Alekhine's defence
Goganov, Aleksey 1-0 Yevseev, Denis 43 E94 King's Indian
Klimov, Sergey 0-1 Ionov, Sergey 30 B19 Caro-Kann
Shimanov, Aleksandr 1-0 Malakhov, Igor 31 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Usmanov, Vasily 1-0 Bazeev, German 31 D02 Queen's pawn game
Round 8. Sat 28th May 2011
Solovjov, Sergey I. 0-1 Shimanov, Aleksandr 35 B12 Caro-Kann
Rozum, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Ionov, Sergey 35 C46 Four knights game
Malakhov, Igor 0-1 Goganov, Aleksey 34 C18 French
Bazeev, German 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 33 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Yemelin, Vasily 1-0 Klimov, Sergey 24 B45 Sicilian
Yevseev, Denis 1-0 Usmanov, Vasily 30 E67 King's Indian
Round 9. Sun 29th May 2011
Shimanov, Aleksandr 1-0 Rozum, Ivan 64 B01 Scandinavian
Klimov, Sergey 1-0 Bazeev, German 40 B66 Sicilian
Goganov, Aleksey 1-0 Solovjov, Sergey I. 36 E09 Catalan
Fedoseev, Vladimir 1/2-1/2 Yevseev, Denis 35 D31 QGD
Usmanov, Vasily 0-1 Malakhov, Igor 45 A57 Benko gambit
Ionov, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Yemelin, Vasily 25 E00 Catalan opening
Round 10. Mon 30th May 2011
Bazeev, German 1/2-1/2 Ionov, Sergey 60 D81 Gruenfeld
Rozum, Ivan 0-1 Yemelin, Vasily 57 A13 English
Yevseev, Denis 1/2-1/2 Klimov, Sergey 53 A15 English opening
Malakhov, Igor 0-1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 62 A28 English
Shimanov, Aleksandr 1-0 Goganov, Aleksey 34 A11 English
Solovjov, Sergey I. 1/2-1/2 Usmanov, Vasily 45 B33 Sicilian

7) Zonal 2.5

Zonal 2.5 in South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Chile) took place 16th-24th May 2011. Argentine GM Ruben Felger defeated GM Paraguayan Jose Cubas in the final round, to win. Felger qualified for the World Cup to be held in August in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. Argentine Sandro Mareco GM and GM Axel Bachmann of Paraguay tied for second and after a playoff Mareco won 1.5-0.5 to take the second qualification spot.

Zonal 2.5 Asuncion PAR Mon 16th May 2011 - Tue 24th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Felgaer RubenGMARG25707.00.048.538.0
2Bachmann AxelGMPAR25516.50.048.036.5
3Mareco SandroGMARG25916.50.047.036.5
4Lemos DamianGMARG25506.00.048.037.0
5Cubas Jose FernandoIMPAR25056.00.044.534.0
6Rodriguez Vila AndresGMURU25276.00.042.031.5
7Flores DiegoGMARG26115.50.049.538.5
8Mayorga NicolasFMARG22935.50.044.535.0
9Larrea ManuelFMURU22995.50.041.032.5
10Sabas JorgeARG22675.50.038.030.0
11Pierrot FacundoIMARG24495.00.049.038.5
12Toniutti EzioARG21335.00.047.537.0
13Lujan CarolinaIMARG23535.00.045.035.5
14Vazquez GuillermoFMPAR21995.00.042.032.0
15Jimenez JoaquinARG22245.00.041.032.5
16Peralta EduardoFMPAR22375.00.035.026.5
17Roman RodrigoPAR19865.00.030.023.5
18Valdes Escobar AlvaroFMCHI24194.50.046.537.0
19Latorre MatiasPAR21974.50.044.035.5
20J. Werjivker PauloPAR21824.50.040.532.0
21Kropff RicardoIMPAR22984.50.039.031.0
22Roselli Mailhe BernardoIMURU24374.50.039.031.0
23Daneri MartinARG20954.50.035.526.5
24Mesias Rojas RabindranathCHI22054.00.041.031.5
25Richter Becerra HansCHI21484.00.040.533.0
26Avalos Parra JoaoFMCHI22514.00.037.028.5
27Latorre ManuelFMPAR23123.50.046.036.0
28Goiriz Y DamianPAR20933.50.034.026.5
29Heinechen JohnPAR17993.50.031.024.0
30Lipiniks LeonardoPAR18523.00.533.026.0
31Gamarra RamonPAR20093.00.529.523.0
32Hobaica Juan PabloIMARG24072.50.044.034.0
33Florentin DamasoPAR17432.50.035.528.5
34Torres MauricioPAR17242.50.032.025.0
35Saldana Fernando JavierPAR17422.00.030.523.0
36Butti EnriquePAR20370.00.027.021.0
36 players

8) Zonal 4.1

Zonal 4.1 in Tipaza, Algeria saw Mejdi Kaabi edge out Kamel Njilik on tie-break. Games available.

zt 4.1 Tipaza ALG Sat 21st May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1KAABI MEJDIIMTUN23277.50.5637.5
2NJILI KAMELFMTUN23057.50.5636.5
3BELOUADAH SAADIMALG23426.00.0537.0
4NASSR ALIFMALG18505.50.0536.5
5HIFAD RACHIDFMMAR22745.50.0534.5
6TRAORE BAKARYCMMLI21395.50.0533.0
7HADDOUCHE MOHAMEDIMALG23985.03.0437.5
8AL-ZAYAT AHMEDLBA20555.01.5331.5
9MEDJKOUH SAIDALG20275.01.0535.5
10ASABRI HUSSIENFMLBA22025.00.5330.0
11BAH BREMAFMMLI04.50.0433.5
12SERAOUI MOHCENALG20994.50.0331.0
13FERHI DJAMELALG21284.50.0327.5
14ASABRI HASSANLBA22264.50.0326.0
15JEMAI AKRAMTUN21614.00.0330.0
16DAOUDA SABAR OUSMANEMTN20994.00.0231.5
17EKKAR MOUSTAPHAMTN03.50.0226.5
18MEGHARA LYLIAALG03.50.0225.0
19HAMAM BRAHIMCMMTN20473.50.0127.0
20ELNAMI SALAHEDDINLBA16843.00.0125.0
21COULIBALY ABDOULAYEMLI02.00.0027.5
21 players

9) 4th Calgary International Chess Classic 2011

The 4th Calgary International Chess Classic took place 19th-23rd May 2011.

Tony Ficzere reports: In the final round of this 9 round event, GM Jesse Kraai defeated Canadian IM Eric Hansen to tie for first with IM Enrico Sevillano at 6.5/9. IM Eric Hansen was doing well up to the 9th and hadn't lost a game up to that point. Meanwhile, FM Dale Haessel drew has last round game against IM Sevillano to earn his first IM norm as well as finish in the money. Haessel played well, defeating Polish IM Jacek Stopa on the way. The youngest of the competitors was 12 year old Richard Wang of Edmonton who finished with 4.5/9.

4th Classic Calgary CAN Thu 19th May 2011 - Mon 23rd May 2011. Category: 4. Ave: (2332)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Sevillano, Enrico IM USA 2510 # 1 0 = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2478
2 Kraai, Jesse GM USA 2516 0 # = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2477
3 Porper, Edward IM CAN 2446 1 = # = = 0 = 1 1 1 6 2444
4 Hansen, Eric IM CAN 2425 = 0 = # 1 = = 1 1 1 6 2447
5 Haessel, Dale R. FM CAN 2184 = = = 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 6 2473
6 Stopa, Jacek IM POL 2460 = = 1 = 0 # 1 0 = 1 5 2361
7 Wang, Richard CAN 2219 0 0 = = = 0 # 1 1 1 4.5 2344
8 Kazmaier, Daniel CAN 2137 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # 0 1 2 2134
9 Neven, Knut CAN 2155 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 # = 2 2132
10 Langer, Michael FM USA 2267 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 0.5 1895

10) Moscow Championship 2011

The Moscow Championship 2011 took place 17th - 28th May 2011. Nikolai Chadaev edged out Sergey Grigoiants on tie-break after both finished on 4.5/7 in the final all-play-all section.

ch-Moscow Final Moscow RUS Sun 22nd May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011. Category: 12. Ave: (2526)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Pts TPR
1 Chadaev, Nikolai GM RUS 2577 # = = 1 = 1 = = 4.5 2621
2 Grigoriants, Sergey GM RUS 2562 = # = 1 = = = 1 4.5 2623
3 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. GM RUS 2570 = = # = 1 0 1 = 4 2570
4 Reshetnikov, Alexey IM RUS 2487 0 0 = # = 1 1 1 4 2581
5 Dubov, Daniil IM RUS 2505 = = 0 = # = = = 3 2479
6 Korotylev, Alexey GM RUS 2589 0 = 1 0 = # = = 3 2467
7 Tilicheev, Viacheslav FM RUS 2361 = = 0 0 = = # = 2.5 2447
8 Kharitonov, Alexandr GM RUS 2556 = 0 = 0 = = = # 2.5 2420
Round 1. Sun 22nd May 2011
Grigoriants, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Korotylev, Alexey 60 E17 Queen's Indian
Chadaev, Nikolai 1/2-1/2 Tilicheev, Viacheslav 48 B22 Sicilian
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 1/2-1/2 Kharitonov, Alexandr 30 B19 Caro-Kann
Reshetnikov, Alexey 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 45 D30 QGD Slav
Round 2. Mon 23rd May 2011
Reshetnikov, Alexey 1/2-1/2 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 21 B81 Sicilian
Tilicheev, Viacheslav 1/2-1/2 Grigoriants, Sergey 27 A35 English
Kharitonov, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Chadaev, Nikolai 19 D10 QGD Slav defence
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Korotylev, Alexey 31 E10 Queen's pawn game
Round 3. Tue 24th May 2011
Korotylev, Alexey 1/2-1/2 Tilicheev, Viacheslav 44 D35 QGD
Grigoriants, Sergey 1-0 Kharitonov, Alexandr 37 D16 QGD Slav
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 1-0 Dubov, Daniil 67 B52 Sicilian
Chadaev, Nikolai 1-0 Reshetnikov, Alexey 68 D16 QGD Slav
Round 4. Wed 25th May 2011
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Tilicheev, Viacheslav 85 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Kharitonov, Alexandr 1/2-1/2 Korotylev, Alexey 40 E45 Nimzo-Indian
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 1/2-1/2 Chadaev, Nikolai 27 D12 QGD Slav
Reshetnikov, Alexey 0-1 Grigoriants, Sergey 25 A15 English opening
Round 5. Thu 26th May 2011
Tilicheev, Viacheslav 1/2-1/2 Kharitonov, Alexandr 63 D11 QGD Slav
Chadaev, Nikolai 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 64 A78 Benoni
Grigoriants, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 18 D27 QGA
Korotylev, Alexey 0-1 Reshetnikov, Alexey 46 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 6. Fri 27th May 2011
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Kharitonov, Alexandr 46 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Chadaev, Nikolai 1/2-1/2 Grigoriants, Sergey 54 E00 Catalan opening
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 0-1 Korotylev, Alexey 52 E00 Catalan opening
Reshetnikov, Alexey 1-0 Tilicheev, Viacheslav 31 B73 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 28th May 2011
Grigoriants, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 18 D27 QGA
Korotylev, Alexey 0-1 Chadaev, Nikolai 33 D10 QGD Slav defence, Alekhine variation
Tilicheev, Viacheslav 0-1 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 160 E04 Catalan
Kharitonov, Alexandr 0-1 Reshetnikov, Alexey 40 E48 Nimzo-Indian

11) 2nd Danzhou GM

The 2nd Danzhou tournament took place 15th-24th May 2011. 16 year old Yu Yangyi was the clear winner with 7/9. After a lot of hard, and broadly successful, chess recently, probably in preparation for her match with Humpy Koneru Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan had a disaster coming last with 2/9.

2nd Danzhou GM Danzhou CHN Sun 15th May 2011 - Tue 24th May 2011. Category: 17. Ave: (2659)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Yu, Yangyi GM CHN 2646 # = 1 = = 1 1 1 = 1 7 2881
2 Bu, Xiangzhi GM CHN 2662 = # 0 = 1 = = 1 = 1 5.5 2739
3 Wang, Yue GM CHN 2714 0 1 # 1 = = = = = 1 5.5 2733
4 Zhou, Jianchao GM CHN 2636 = = 0 # = 1 1 0 = 1 5 2705
5 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2732 = 0 = = # = = = 1 1 5 2694
6 Zhou, Weiqi GM CHN 2610 0 = = 0 = # = 1 1 0 4 2622
7 Ni, Hua GM CHN 2661 0 = = 0 = = # = 1 = 4 2616
8 Li, Chao b GM CHN 2656 0 0 = 1 = 0 = # = 1 4 2617
9 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2664 = = = = 0 0 0 = # = 3 2534
10 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2612 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 = # 2 2445
Round 1. Sun 15th May 2011
Li, Chao b 0-1 Bu, Xiangzhi 81 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Hou, Yifan 1-0 Zhou, Weiqi 38 C03 French
Wang, Hao 1/2-1/2 Yu, Yangyi 24 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Zhou, Jianchao 1-0 Ni, Hua 42 D17 QGD Slav
Wang, Yue 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 74 C11 French
Round 2. Mon 16th May 2011
Wang, Yue 1-0 Zhou, Jianchao 29 B94 Sicilian
Ni, Hua 1/2-1/2 Wang, Hao 31 B10 Caro-Kann
Yu, Yangyi 1-0 Hou, Yifan 39 E35 Nimzo-Indian
Zhou, Weiqi 1-0 Li, Chao b 54 D86 Gruenfeld
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Bu, Xiangzhi 59 D17 QGD Slav
Round 3. Tue 17th May 2011
Bu, Xiangzhi 1/2-1/2 Zhou, Weiqi 32 D12 QGD Slav
Li, Chao b 0-1 Yu, Yangyi 73 B42 Sicilian
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 Ni, Hua 38 C67 Ruy Lopez
Wang, Hao 1/2-1/2 Wang, Yue 41 E17 Queen's Indian
Zhou, Jianchao 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 80 E99 King's Indian
Round 4. Wed 18th May 2011
Ni, Hua 1/2-1/2 Li, Chao b 40 C24 Bishop's opening
Zhou, Jianchao 1/2-1/2 Wang, Hao 47 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Wang, Yue 1-0 Hou, Yifan 50 A14 English
Ding, Liren 0-1 Zhou, Weiqi 29 E25 Nimzo-Indian
Yu, Yangyi 1/2-1/2 Bu, Xiangzhi 30 B30 Sicilian
Round 5. Thu 19th May 2011
Li, Chao b 1/2-1/2 Wang, Yue 30 C42 Petrov
Bu, Xiangzhi 1/2-1/2 Ni, Hua 26 D11 QGD Slav
Zhou, Weiqi 0-1 Yu, Yangyi 43 E39 Nimzo-Indian
Wang, Hao 1-0 Ding, Liren 38 E84 King's Indian
Hou, Yifan 0-1 Zhou, Jianchao 54 B23 Sicilian
Round 6. Fri 20th May 2011
Wang, Hao 1-0 Hou, Yifan 39 E56 Nimzo-Indian
Zhou, Jianchao 0-1 Li, Chao b 39 D87 Gruenfeld
Wang, Yue 1-0 Bu, Xiangzhi 45 B31 Sicilian
Ni, Hua 1/2-1/2 Zhou, Weiqi 42 C07 French
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Yu, Yangyi 29 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Round 7. Sun 22nd May 2011
Yu, Yangyi 1-0 Ni, Hua 47 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Zhou, Weiqi 1/2-1/2 Wang, Yue 74 E00 Catalan opening
Bu, Xiangzhi 1/2-1/2 Zhou, Jianchao 31 D80 Gruenfeld
Li, Chao b 1/2-1/2 Wang, Hao 61 E06 Catalan
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 46 B42 Sicilian
Round 8. Mon 23rd May 2011
Hou, Yifan 0-1 Li, Chao b 36 B67 Sicilian
Wang, Hao 0-1 Bu, Xiangzhi 55 A33 English
Zhou, Jianchao 1-0 Zhou, Weiqi 59 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Wang, Yue 0-1 Yu, Yangyi 45 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Ding, Liren 0-1 Ni, Hua 50 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 9. Tue 24th May 2011
Ni, Hua 1/2-1/2 Wang, Yue 32 C42 Petrov
Yu, Yangyi 1/2-1/2 Zhou, Jianchao 33 D96 Gruenfeld
Zhou, Weiqi 1/2-1/2 Wang, Hao 60 A81 Dutch defence
Bu, Xiangzhi 1-0 Hou, Yifan 58 A14 English
Li, Chao b 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 59 C11 French

12) Orlova Chess Festival

The Orlova Chess Festival took place 21st-29th May 2011. Viguen Mirumian edged out Alexej Kislinsky on tie-break after both finished on 7.5/9. Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska made light work of the WGM event scoring 8.5/9.

Orlova Open Orlova CZE Sat 21st May 2011 - Sun 29th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Mirumian ViguenGM25137.542.554.544.00
2Kislinsky AlexejGM25077.541.052.042.00
3Gazik IgorIM23137.041.552.039.50
4Jakubiec ArturGM25356.544.556.539.25
5Talla VladimirGM24236.542.553.536.25
6Ganaus HannesIM22966.538.549.535.00
7Dmitrenko ViktorIM23546.041.052.531.75
8Klima LukasIM23586.040.052.032.50
9Zabystrzan PavelFM23186.040.051.531.75
10Taus Martin21286.040.051.531.75
11Ockay Tomas21756.039.051.030.50
12Jaworski MiroslawIM23456.038.049.030.75
13Gazik ViktorFM19236.038.049.030.25
14Mrazek Lumir21386.037.549.031.75
15Kolar Stanislav20676.037.547.529.50
16Helis TadeuszFM22546.036.546.529.25
17Orzechowski Jacek22626.036.048.029.75
18Foltyn Lukasz20146.035.547.027.25
19Zimniok Lubomir21096.035.545.528.50
20Reznicek Marcel20815.538.047.526.00
21Melzer Patrik18525.537.045.525.25
22Vysoglad Petr20885.535.546.525.25
23Lys JosefFM21705.535.044.524.25
24Pacl VaclavFM22755.534.044.025.25
25Weissmann Lukas21495.533.544.525.25
26Kotas Jan19895.533.542.023.25
27Kraus Frantisek20395.532.041.522.75
28Snopek Jiri19365.531.539.522.00
29Maroszczyk Wieslaw19505.531.539.520.75
30Szotkowski Jakub19065.042.053.528.00
31Karhanek Pavel21185.037.548.021.50
32Rydzewski Pawel17655.037.046.022.50
33Didi Jan20315.036.547.524.00
34Trombik Karel20535.035.042.018.50
35Zoechling Karlheinz05.034.543.021.00
36Kawulok Marek19965.034.045.020.75
37Luczyk Petr18005.034.044.022.00
38Kostka Vit17065.032.039.017.50
39Olsar Zdenek19895.030.039.020.00
40Novak Jiri16775.030.038.018.25
99 players
Orlova WGM Orlova CZE Sat 21st May 2011 - Sun 29th May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2175)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina WGM POL 2336 # 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2602
2 Bhakti, Kulkarni CM IND 2333 0 # = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 2378
3 Olsarova, Karolina WIM CZE 2242 0 = # = = 1 1 1 = 1 6 2293
4 Jakubiec, Edyta WIM POL 2206 0 = = # = 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2252
5 Jaracz, Barbara WGM POL 2275 = 0 = = # = = 1 = 1 5 2207
6 Doluhanova, Evgeniya WGM UKR 2225 0 0 0 1 = # 1 1 1 = 5 2213
7 Labedz, Patrycja WFM POL 2108 0 0 0 0 = 0 # 0 1 1 2.5 2017
8 Gazik, Renata WIM POL 2074 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 # = 1 2.5 2021
9 Gazikova, Veronika SVK 1852 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = # = 2 1991
10 Miturova, Magdalena WFM CZE 2103 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = # 1 1832
Round 1. Sat 21st May 2011
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Gazikova, Veronika 62 B03 Alekhine's defence
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1-0 Miturova, Magdalena 26 D07 QGD
Jaracz, Barbara 1-0 Gazik, Renata 65 C10 French
Olsarova, Karolina 1-0 Labedz, Patrycja 26 C06 French
Doluhanova, Evgeniya 1-0 Jakubiec, Edyta 40 C41 Philidor
Round 2. Sun 22nd May 2011
Gazikova, Veronika 0-1 Jakubiec, Edyta 28 B25 Sicilian
Labedz, Patrycja 0-1 Doluhanova, Evgeniya 24 B94 Sicilian
Gazik, Renata 0-1 Olsarova, Karolina 25 D01 Richter-Veresov attack, Veresov variation
Miturova, Magdalena 0-1 Jaracz, Barbara 32 C50 Giuoco Piano
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Bhakti, Kulkarni 58 B00 King's pawn opening
Round 3. Mon 23rd May 2011
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1-0 Gazikova, Veronika 31 A48 King's Indian
Jaracz, Barbara 1/2-1/2 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 15 C42 Petrov
Olsarova, Karolina 1-0 Miturova, Magdalena 48 C88 Ruy Lopez
Doluhanova, Evgeniya 1-0 Gazik, Renata 63 B18 Caro-Kann
Jakubiec, Edyta 1-0 Labedz, Patrycja 75 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 4. Tue 24th May 2011
Gazikova, Veronika 0-1 Labedz, Patrycja 34 B28 Sicilian
Gazik, Renata 0-1 Jakubiec, Edyta 45 A80 Dutch
Miturova, Magdalena 1/2-1/2 Doluhanova, Evgeniya 22 B90 Sicilian
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Olsarova, Karolina 62 C50 Giuoco Piano
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1-0 Jaracz, Barbara 67 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Round 5. Wed 25th May 2011
Jaracz, Barbara 1/2-1/2 Gazikova, Veronika 29 B03 Alekhine's defence
Olsarova, Karolina 1/2-1/2 Bhakti, Kulkarni 28 C41 Philidor
Doluhanova, Evgeniya 0-1 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 60 B06 Robatsch defence
Jakubiec, Edyta 1-0 Miturova, Magdalena 34 D02 Queen's pawn game, Chigorin variation
Labedz, Patrycja 0-1 Gazik, Renata 57 D02 Queen's pawn game
Round 6. Thu 26th May 2011
Gazik, Renata 1/2-1/2 Gazikova, Veronika 16 C01 French
Miturova, Magdalena 0-1 Labedz, Patrycja 35 B28 Sicilian
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Jakubiec, Edyta 39 A07 Reti
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1-0 Doluhanova, Evgeniya 60 D31 QGD
Jaracz, Barbara 1/2-1/2 Olsarova, Karolina 42 C65 Ruy Lopez
Round 7. Fri 27th May 2011
Olsarova, Karolina 1/2-1/2 Gazikova, Veronika 47 B03 Alekhine's defence
Doluhanova, Evgeniya 1/2-1/2 Jaracz, Barbara 46 C90 Ruy Lopez
Jakubiec, Edyta 1/2-1/2 Bhakti, Kulkarni 33 B16 Caro-Kann
Labedz, Patrycja 0-1 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 33 B07 Pirc defence
Gazik, Renata 1-0 Miturova, Magdalena 44 D07 QGD
Round 8. Sat 28th May 2011
Gazikova, Veronika 1/2-1/2 Miturova, Magdalena 18 C29 Vienna gambit
Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 1-0 Gazik, Renata 63 C10 French
Bhakti, Kulkarni 1-0 Labedz, Patrycja 47 D10 QGD Slav defence
Jaracz, Barbara 1/2-1/2 Jakubiec, Edyta 35 C02 French
Olsarova, Karolina 1-0 Doluhanova, Evgeniya 85 B51 Sicilian
Round 9. Sun 29th May 2011
Miturova, Magdalena 0-1 Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina 54 B07 Pirc defence
Gazik, Renata 0-1 Bhakti, Kulkarni 33 A48 King's Indian
Labedz, Patrycja 1/2-1/2 Jaracz, Barbara 80 C69 Ruy Lopez
Jakubiec, Edyta 1/2-1/2 Olsarova, Karolina 4 A09 Reti opening
Doluhanova, Evgeniya 1-0 Gazikova, Veronika 37 B03 Alekhine's defence

13) ch-UZB Major League

The Championships of Uzbekistan Major League (I'm assuming this was a final qualifier for the main event) takes place 21st-31st May 2011. Both men's and women's events have 11 player all-play-alls.

ch-UZB Major Tashkent UZB Sat 21st May 2011 - Tue 31st May 2011. Category: 5. Ave: (2364)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Kvon, Andrey IM UZB 2459 # = 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 6 2558
2 Artemenko, Oleg UZB 2297 = # = = = 1 1 1 1 6 2555
3 Dzhumaev, Marat GM UZB 2489 0 # = 1 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2483
4 Khamrakulov, Dzhurabek IM UZB 2490 0 = # 1 1 = 1 0 1 5 2433
5 Kasyan, Aleksandr FM UZB 2340 = = = 0 # 0 = 0 1 1 1 5 2367
6 Faizulaev, Akmal UZB 2341 1 = 0 0 1 # = 0 1 4 2390
7 Gubaydulin, Talgat FM UZB 2301 0 1 = = = # 0 0 1 3.5 2322
8 Holmirzaev, Bahodir UZB 2377 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 # 0 3 2281
9 Saidov, Beqali UZB 2365 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 # 1 3 2281
10 Rustamov, Alisher UZB 2224 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 # = 1.5 2110
11 Karimov, Ibragim UZB 2326 0 0 = # 0.5 2078
ch-UZB Major w Tashkent UZB Sat 21st May 2011 - Tue 31st May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2096)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Muminova, Nafisa WIM UZB 2346 # = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7 2294
2 Kurbonboeva, Sarvinoz UZB 2073 = # 0 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2208
3 Nodirjanova, Nodira UZB 2166 = 1 # = = 0 1 1 0 1 5.5 2191
4 Tokhirjanova, Hulkar UZB 2106 = 1 = # 0 = = 1 = 1 5.5 2161
5 Gevorgyan, Irina WFM UZB 2110 = = = 1 # = = 0 = 1 5 2145
6 Hamrakulova, Yulduz WIM UZB 2201 0 0 1 = = # 0 = 1 1 4.5 2110
7 Sabirova, Olga WIM UZB 2225 0 = 0 = 1 # = = 1 0 4 2038
8 Mamatkulova, Maftuna UZB 2046 0 0 = 1 = = # 0 1 = 4 2031
9 Danierova, Rayhon UZB 1894 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 # 1 1 4 2068
10 Ibragimova, Iroda UZB 1864 0 0 1 = 0 0 0 0 # 1 2.5 1944
11 Esonboeva, Gulruhsor UZB 2026 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 # 1.5 1829

14) XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival

The XXX Zalakaros Chess Festival took place 20th-28th May 2011. Viktor Edos took clear first with 7/9. Games from the final 3 rounds not yet available.

30th Open Zalakaros HUN Fri 20th May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg123456789PtsTB1TB2TPR
1Erdos, ViktorGMHUN2609111½1½1½½7.051.539.02661
2Varga, ZoltanGMHUN2457111½½½½½16.552.036.52604
3Danin, AlexandreIMRUS2534111½10½1½6.550.034.252593
4Czebe, AttilaGMHUN247311½1011½½6.549.033.252585
5Banusz, TamasGMHUN255510111½1½½6.547.032.252579
6Berczes, DavidGMHUN2531½½11½10116.546.031.752506
7Antipov, Mikhail Al.RUS23781½1½110½½6.051.031.752579
8Fodor, Tamas Jr.FMHUN24501101½½½1½6.050.031.52518
9Gonda, LaszloGMHUN2541111½0½0116.049.530.52512
10Rapport, RichardGMHUN2552½1½½11½½½6.048.031.52505
11Medvegy, ZoltanGMHUN2536101+½½1½½6.047.527.252475
12Chernyshov, KonstantinGMRUS25641½½1½½½½16.047.530.52492
13Vegh, EndreIMHUN2252101½½½1½16.041.524.752451
14Galyas, MiklosIMHUN24541½½1½½1½05.546.526.52463
15Videki, SandorIMHUN245711½½½0½½15.546.527.52433
16Izso, DanielHUN2279½1½1½01½½5.544.526.02457
17Bokros, AlbertIMHUN248310101½½1½5.544.527.02375
18Webersberger, JohannFMAUT2386½½1½½½1105.544.026.02346
19Meszaros, TamasIMHUN247001101½½½15.542.024.252311
20Frink, FerencHUN2264101½½011½5.539.521.252352
21Boronyak, ArpadFMHUN219801011½½½15.539.520.752366
22Pergel, LaszloFMHUN227010½½½½½115.536.521.252231
23Sax, GyulaGMHUN2513½11½½1½005.048.525.02396
24Horvath, AdamGMHUN2502+½½101½0½5.047.022.52336
25Nagy, GaborHUN23731101½00½15.047.025.02411
26Tesik, CsabaHUN22991½½0110105.046.023.02441
27Kislik, Erik AndrewFMUSA2347½1½0½1½105.045.023.02339
28Feher, AdamHUN2344½1½0+10½½5.044.520.752290
29Csonka, BalazsHUN2232½½½1½½½½½5.044.524.02403
30Csiszar, CsabaIMHUN238911010½½015.043.520.02346
31Madl, IldikoIMHUN24051½½½10½½½5.043.021.752286
32Juhasz, KristofFMHUN230110½1½½½015.042.019.52331
33Istvanovszki, MartinFMHUN2297½10101½015.042.020.02291
34Csonka, Attila IstvanFMHUN2409½1½½½01½½5.041.022.252274
35Pasztor, FerencFMHUN2205½½½½½011½5.041.021.52350
36Kernazhitsky, LeonidIMUKR229610101½01½5.040.520.02319
37Pataki, GyozoIMHUN2365½101½½0½15.040.020.02268
38Racz, ZoltanHUN2295½½½1½½½½½5.038.521.252287
39Majeric, ZoranIMCRO2277½½10001115.037.018.252184
40Konnyu, JanosIMHUN238410½½1½1004.546.520.52300
85 players

15) 20th Annual Chicago Open 2011

The 20th Annual Chicago Open takes place 26th-30th May 2011. Pentala Harikrishna, Tamaz Gelashvili, Robert Hess, Alejandro Ramirez and Aleksandr Lenderman lead with 5/6 with three rounds to go.

20th Open Chicago USA Thu 26th May 2011 - Mon 30th May 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Harikrishna, PGMIND26665
2Gelashvili, TamazGMGEO26115
3Hess, Robert LGMUSA26015
4Ramirez, AlejandroGMUSA25795
5Lenderman, AleksandrGMUSA25485
6Shulman, YuryGMUSA26274.5
7Gareyev, TimurGMUZB26104.5
8Kacheishvili, GiorgiGMGEO25994.5
9Shabalov, AlexanderGMUSA25864.5
10Mitkov, NikolaGMMKD25254.5
11Sadorra, Julio CIMPHI24984.5
12Gerzhoy, LeonidIMCAN24964.5
13Gurevich, DmitryGMUSA24764.5
14Stopa, JacekIMPOL24604.5
15Hungaski, Robert AIMUSA24524.5
16Arnold, Marc TIMUSA24324.5
17Amanov, MesgenGMTKM25094
18Finegold, BenjaminGMUSA24944
19Naroditsky, DanielIMUSA24724
20Krush, IrinaIMUSA24694
21Bercys, SalvijusIMUSA24684
22Sundararajan, KidaGMIND24674
23Romanenko, VladimiIMBLR24674
24Matsenko, SergeiIMRUS24534
25Holt, ConradFMUSA24174
26Mulyar, Michael AIMUSA23994
27Felecan, FlorinIMUSA23904
28Aliyev, TimurISR22564
29Jones, Craig WUSA22444
30Bodek, Michael HUSA21804
31Flaga, KrzysztofUSA20514
32Itkin, DavidUSA19524
33Garcia, Gildardo JGMCOL23673.5
34Abrahamyan, TatevWFMUSA23353.5
35Adamson, RobbyFMUSA23283.5
36Arjun, VishnuvardhIMIND23093.5
37Chen, Howard JUSA22973.5
38Zin, Aung ThantFMMYA22953.5
39Andrews, Todd DFMUSA22913.5
40Dehmelt, KarlFMUSA22903.5
41Homa, SethFMUSA22753.5
42Santarius, ErikUSA22743.5
43Betaneli, AlexFMUSA22653.5
44Zenyuk, IrynaWIMUSA22223.5
45Ruan, Gordon JUSA21803.5
46Ni, ViktorijaWIMLAT21783.5
47Ding, JialinUSA21713.5
48Hendrickson, NolanUSA21603.5
49Iwu, OkechukwuUSA21583.5
50Veech, JohnUSA21083.5
51Gurevich, DanielUSA20903.5
52Mo, KevinUSA20653.5
53Mandelkern, JeremyUSA20593.5
54Brock, William HUSA20243.5
55Schmakel, Sam AUSA19863.5
56Waller, MatthewUSAunr.3.5
57Wilber, Matthew KUSAunr.3.5
58Mandizha, FaraiFMZIM24123
59Young, AngeloIMPHI23713
60Adu, Oladapo OlutoGMNGR22953
137 players

16) 20th Guillermo Garcia Mem

The 20th Guillermo Garcia Memorial traditionally follows the Capablanca Memorial. This year it is two 8 player 14 round double round robin all-play-alls. Results and games available from the first half.

20th Guillermo Garcia Elite Santa Clara CUB Mon 23rd May 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Round 8 (of 14) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345678PtsTB1
1Borges Mateos JuanGMCUB2451* *½½½1½1½4½15.25
2Guerra Mendez Jose AngelIMCUB2472½* *½1½0½½3½12.25
3Quesada Perez YasserFMCUB2401½½* *10½½½3½12.25
4Otero Acosta DiasmanyIMCUB2440½00* *11½½3½12.25
5Fernandez Cardoso AlexeyFMCUB24730½10* *1½½3½11.75
6Nogueiras Santiago JesusGMCUB2565½1½00* *½13½11.75
7Espinosa Veloz ErmesFMCUB24670½½½½½* *13½11.25
8Miranda Mesa ElierFMCUB2382½½½½½00* *2½9.25
8 players
20th Garcia Talents Santa Clara CUB Mon 23rd May 2011 - Sun 5th Jun 2011
Leading Round 7 (of 14) Standings:
RkNameFEDRtg12345678Pts
1Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel D.CUB2149* *1½0111½5
2Ramos Galindo Luis ErnestoCUB21580* *101½114½
3Gonzalez Grave De Peralta RaulCUB2069½0* *½11½14½
4Garcia Matos Richard ACUB219611½* *0½104
5Hernandez Rojas ReinelCUB20780001* *1013
6Moreno Del Pozo OrlandoCUB21470½0½0* *1½2½
7Bueno Perez Jesus AngelCUB206300½010* *12½
8De La Torre Sanchez AdrianCUB2080½0010½0* *2
8 players

17) 3rd Limpedea Cup

Bryan G SMith has started with a fantastic 6/7 in the 3rd Limpedea Cup in Romania.

3rd Limpedea Cup Baia Sprie ROU Mon 23rd May 2011 - Thu 2nd Jun 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2458)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts TPR
1 Smith, Bryan G IM USA 2481 # 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 6 2753
2 Nanu, Costica-Ciprian GM ROU 2526 0 # = = = 1 1 1 4.5 2529
3 Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula GM ROU 2545 0 # = = = = 1 1 4 2496
4 Genov, Petar GM BUL 2444 = = # = = 1 = 3.5 2566
5 Jianu, Vlad-Cristian GM ROU 2534 = = = # = = = 3 2477
6 Manea, Alexandru IM ROU 2405 0 = = # 1 = = 3 2446
7 Semcesen, Daniel IM SWE 2472 0 = = 0 # = = 1 3 2417
8 Soltanici, Ruslan IM MDA 2367 = 0 = = = # 1 3 2450
9 Shishkin, Vadim GM UKR 2474 0 0 = = # = 1 2.5 2396
10 Grigore, George-Gabriel GM ROU 2505 = 0 = = 0 = # 2 2367
11 Szabo, Attila FM ROU 2283 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 0.5 2065

18) 3rd Orissa Open

The 3rd Orissa Open in India takes place 28th May - 6th June 2011. After four rounds S Arun Prasad, Enamul Hossain, Panchanathan Magesh Chandran and GA Stany have started with 4/4.

3rd Orissa Open Bhubaneswar IND Sat 28th May 2011 - Mon 6th Jun 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Arun Prasad SIND24954.09.06.06.0
Hossain EnamulBAN24784.09.06.06.0
3Panchanathan Magesh ChandranIND25394.08.06.05.0
4Stany G AIND24074.07.55.54.5
5Gupta AbhijeetIND26043.59.56.56.0
6Ashwin JayaramIND24393.58.56.55.0
Himanshu SharmaIND24143.58.56.55.0
Kulkarni VikramadityaIND24063.58.56.55.0
9Petrosian Tigran LARM26343.58.56.05.0
Satyapragyan SwayangsuIND24513.58.56.05.0
11Suvrajit SahaIND23703.58.06.04.5
Singh D PIND23273.58.06.04.5
13Venkatesh M RIND24633.58.05.55.0
14Mchedlishvili MikheilGEO26293.57.55.05.0
15Kasparov SergeyBLR24933.57.05.04.5
16Aleksandrov AleksejBLR26283.09.57.05.5
17Fier AlexandrBRA25603.09.06.06.0
18Konguvel PonnuswamyIND24023.08.56.54.5
Debashis DasIND23923.08.56.54.5
Bitan BanerjeeIND23433.08.56.54.5
Mehar Chinna Reddy C HIND23153.08.56.54.5
Deshmukh AnupIND22833.08.56.54.5
23Rahman ZiaurBAN25343.08.56.05.5
Lalith Babu M RIND24913.08.56.05.5
25Udeshi AdityaIND23623.08.06.05.0
Prasad Devaki VIND23573.08.06.05.0
Gomes Mary AnnIND23383.08.06.05.0
28Gagare ShardulIND22123.08.06.04.5
29Sai Krishna G VIND23493.08.06.04.0
Kulkarni RakeshIND22213.08.06.04.0
Kiran Manisha MohantyIND22143.08.06.04.0
32Rathnakaran KIND24143.08.05.55.0
Girinath P D SIND23773.08.05.55.0
34Bakre TejasIND25183.07.55.54.5
Ramnath Bhuvanesh RIND24253.07.55.54.5
Murali Krishnan B TIND23633.07.55.54.5
Sidhant MohapatraIND21843.07.55.54.5
38Prakash G BIND23503.07.55.54.0
Prasenjit DattaIND22833.07.55.54.0
Antonio Viani D'cunhaIND22823.07.55.54.0
Ghosh DiptayanIND22733.07.55.54.0
Phadke SohanIND22403.07.55.54.0
43Grover SahajIND24853.07.05.04.5
44Roy PrantikIND22423.07.05.04.0
45Mohanty Pabitra MIND22323.06.55.04.0
46Babu N SudhakarIND23173.06.54.54.0
47Prince BajajIND21983.06.04.53.5
Majumdar ChandrasishIND21823.06.04.53.5
49Saptarshi RoyIND23773.06.04.53.0
50Das SayantanIND22683.06.04.04.0
51Koshy VarugeeseIND23203.05.54.03.5
52Lahiri AtanuIND23682.59.07.05.5
53Laxman R RIND24462.59.06.55.5
54Thejkumar M SIND24512.59.06.06.0
55Mohammad AshrafIND21282.58.56.54.5
56Mishra SoumyaranjanIND22192.58.56.05.5
57Swayams MishraIND23702.58.56.05.0
Girish A KoushikIND22882.58.56.05.0
Malakar Prachand ManNEP19672.58.56.05.0
60Hasan MehdiBAN22162.58.06.54.5
220 players

19) Alimini Village 2011

The Alimini Village tournament took place 21st-28th May 2011. Luca Shytaj took clear first place with 7/9.

Open A Otranto ITA Sat 21st May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Shytaj LucaIM24947.041.0045.002311.44
2Kogan ArturGM25566.544.0048.502423.33
3Korneev OlegGM25736.543.0047.502401.22
4Godena MicheleGM25286.542.0046.002385.89
5Brunello SabinoGM25376.046.5051.002438.22
6Lazic MiroljubGM24715.546.5049.502381.22
7Naumkin IgorGM25065.544.5048.002435.78
8Brunello MarinaWIM21775.544.0044.502364.78
9Codenotti Marco22845.543.5046.502392.00
10Adrian ClaudeIM22675.540.5043.502364.33
11Conquest Stuart CGM25325.540.0044.502338.89
12Thorfinnsson BjornIM24155.539.0042.002305.00
13Dvirnyy DaniyylIM24485.537.0040.502281.78
14Drazic SinisaGM24865.046.5050.002366.78
15Laketic GojkoIM24425.042.0045.502321.67
16Bruno FabioIM24594.544.5049.002409.56
17Plachkinova TatjanaWIM21374.543.0046.502391.22
18Lanzani MarioIM23734.543.0043.502342.44
19Prakken GerritFM22124.541.0043.002283.67
20Piscopo PierluigiIM24174.540.0043.502259.44
21Altini Nicola22064.539.0043.002311.56
22Glek IgorGM24244.538.5042.002266.44
23Sbarra MarcoFM22784.538.0041.002253.56
24La Manna Andrea21994.536.0039.002145.89
25Quaranta Cristiano21104.535.0038.002233.67
26Casadei Mauro21744.534.0037.002192.22
27Navarro Lopez-Menche21314.533.5036.502152.33
28Antkowiak Grzegorz22114.531.0033.002136.33
29Boffa Mauro21264.039.0042.002226.33
30Sreeves Clement21734.036.5039.502202.56
31Coimbra MargaridaWFM21104.032.5034.502144.22
32Zielinski Werner21373.536.5037.002260.11
33Bonanno Alessandro21423.534.0037.002175.22
34Du Plessis Heinco21203.532.0034.002102.67
35Ambrosanio Raffaele19563.530.0030.502104.67
36Orsi Massimiliano20373.528.5029.002080.11
37Pizzuto Samuele Tull21363.034.5036.502135.67
38Lanzani Giuliano19703.032.0032.502113.89
39Messina Roberta18973.031.5032.002100.33
40Virzi Ettore19633.027.5028.002077.89
41Palmitessa Chiara19272.029.0029.502085.11
42O`Leary Matt20070.529.5031.502048.56
42 players

20) CUCA International Open

Nigel Short and Sergei Tiviakov were in Luanda, Angola playing the CUCA Open. There were various reports on ChessBase from which more games are now available. Nigel Short won the open and Alina L'Ami the women's tournament

CUCA Open Luanda ANG Sun 15th May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Short Nigel DGMENG26828.08.00.039.5
2Fernandes AntonioGMPOR24047.07.01.035.0
3Tiviakov SergeiGMNED26227.07.00.035.0
4Solomons DeonCMRSA22145.55.50.029.5
5Gwaze RobertIMZIM24295.55.50.028.0
6Galego LuisGMPOR25015.05.00.028.0
7Simoes JoaoANG22205.05.00.027.0
8Ramos AristotleFMANG22155.05.00.026.0
9Oliveira LucianoANG21865.05.00.025.0
10Pascoal Eduardo AANG22105.05.00.025.0
11Agnelo AmorinIMANG21765.05.00.019.0
12Aderito PedroIMANG23394.54.50.028.5
13Soares Erikson Roberto MauriciANG21964.54.50.024.0
14Fernandes CarlosANG04.54.50.022.5
15Felix ClaudioANG04.54.50.021.5
16Domingos EdibertoANG22014.54.50.021.5
17Cambando JoseANG20154.54.50.017.5
18Miguel SergioANG04.04.00.020.5
19Sousa ArmindoIMANG21934.04.00.014.0
20Sapalo GabrielANG03.53.50.020.0
21Agostinho Tito Andre QuielaANG22763.03.00.017.0
22Ant?nio ManuelANG03.03.00.016.0
23Dias VandersonANG03.03.00.013.0
24Mamombe KudzanaiIMZIM20893.03.00.011.5
25Camilo Angelico ArmandoANG22152.02.00.012.0
26Gonzalez Hernandez HumbertoCUB18241.51.50.08.5
26 players
CUCA Women Luanda ANG Sun 15th May 2011 - Sat 28th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1L'Ami AlinaWGMROM23039.09.00.036.00
2Solomons AnzelWIMRSA19147.57.50.031.50
3Lopang TshepisoWCMBOT18616.06.00.019.50
4Mudongo BoikhutsoWFMBOT18645.05.00.016.75
5Rosalina SoniaANG04.54.50.015.50
6Rocha ValquiriaANG18034.04.00.010.50
7Conceicao Venancio MariaANG19163.03.01.08.00
8Irineia Gabriel GANG14183.03.00.09.00
9Oliveira EngraciaANG17972.52.50.08.25
10Lopes NelmaANG00.50.50.02.25
10 players

21) 29th Liechtenstein Open

The 29th Liechtenstein Open takes place 27th May - 4th June 2011. No games available yet as far as I could see.

29th Open Triesen LIE Fri 27th May 2011 - Wed 4th May 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Spirin OlegIMRUS24793.05.52.05.50
Haub Thorsten MichaelIMGER24593.05.52.05.50
3Hera Imre JrGMHUN25663.05.02.05.00
4Likavsky TomasGMSVK24843.04.52.04.50
5Sergeev VladimirGMUKR25073.04.51.54.50
Farago IvanGMHUN24483.04.51.54.50
7Hort VlastimilGMGER24462.56.02.04.75
8Okhotnik VladimirIMFRA24862.55.01.54.25
9Burnier DavidFMSUI23372.54.51.53.75
Matt FabianAUT22232.54.51.53.75
11Miezis NormundsGMLAT25422.54.51.03.25
12Remensberger PaulSUI20692.54.01.53.25
13Partenheimer AxelGER22002.53.01.52.25
14Rahls PeterFMGER22632.53.01.02.50
15Chetverik MaximIMRUS23052.06.52.03.50
Bezler RainerAUT22412.06.52.03.50
17Habibi AliIMGER23042.05.52.02.50
Kessler MichaelaAUT20342.05.52.02.50
19Kelecevic NedeljkoIMSUI22792.05.51.52.50
Meertens MartinNED21722.05.51.52.50
84 players

22) 63rd ch-MNE 2011

The 63rd Championships of Montenegro took place 21st-29th May 2011. Nikola Djukic took clear first with 6.5/9. Aleksandra Milovic won the women's event with 7/9.

63rd ch-MNE 2011 Tivat MNE Sat 21st May 2011 - Sun 29th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Djukic NikolaGMMNE24866.535.545.036.5
2Kosic DraganGMMNE24856.031.040.527.5
3Drasko MilanGMMNE24745.537.548.530.5
4Krivokapic MarkoIMMNE24135.536.046.529.0
5Kalezic BlazoIMMNE24575.536.045.529.5
6Blagojevic DragisaGMMNE25325.535.044.529.0
7Nikcevic NebojsaGMMNE24165.534.043.525.0
8Djukanovic SretenFMMNE22945.533.542.526.0
9Scekic VeljkoMNE21495.034.042.525.0
10Kontic DjordjijeIMMNE23134.534.043.025.5
11Nikac PredragMNE23504.531.541.023.0
12Draganic VeljkoMNE23144.531.040.022.0
13Popadic DraganFMMNE22414.528.036.519.5
14Batricevic SasaMNE22454.032.542.023.0
15Draskovic LukaMNE21144.029.538.020.0
16Vujacic IgorMNE21944.025.534.013.0
17Vulevic VjekoslavFMMNE23503.533.543.023.0
18Bubanja MasanMNE19373.526.034.014.5
19Lekic LazarMNE19513.524.531.012.0
20Geler AleksandarFMMNE22743.028.538.016.5
21Marovic MatoMNE20493.026.535.011.0
22Kandic MilojkoMNE20802.026.535.014.0
22 players
ch-MNE w Podgorica MNE Sat 21st May 2011 - Sun 29th May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (1478)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pts TPR
1 Milovic, Aleksandra WFM MNE 2172 # = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 7 2128
2 Blagojevic, Tijana MNE 1802 = # = 1 0 = 1 1 1 5.5 1974
3 Blagojevic, Lidija WFM MNE 1999 0 = # = = 1 1 = 1 5 1884
4 Misovic, Sanja MNE 1857 = 0 = # 0 1 1 1 1 5 1907
5 Bacic, Kristina MNE 1826 0 1 = 1 # = 0 = 1 4.5 1856
6 Bubanja, Milica MNE 1731 0 = 0 0 = # 1 1 1 4 1803
7 Cabarkapa, Maja MNE 1914 0 0 0 0 1 0 # = 1 2.5 1497
8 Milosevic, Radmila MNE 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1 2.5 1670
9 Ajanovic, Berina MNE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 # 0 1670

23) Nis Open

The Nis Open takes place 24th May - 2nd June 2011.

Nis Open 2011 Nis SRB Tue 24th May 2011 - Thu 2nd Jun 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Maksimovic BranimirIMSRB24404.013.50.013.25
2Miljkovic Miroslav DIMSRB25064.011.50.010.75
3Milenkovic MladenIMSRB24053.515.00.011.00
4Djukic ZeljkoIMSRB23823.514.00.010.75
5Raicevic IvicaIMSRB22793.513.00.09.75
6Djukic SandraMKSRB22023.512.50.08.75
7Zivkovic NemanjaMKSRB21843.512.50.07.75
8Livaja MarioMKSRB22523.512.00.09.50
9Trickovic VladimirMKSRB21273.511.50.08.50
10Kajganovic MiodragFMSRB22533.013.50.06.50
11Zajic MilanMKSRB20463.012.50.06.75
12Tosic MiroslavGMSRB23993.012.00.08.00
13Mladenovic StefanMKSRB21243.012.00.07.50
14Zlatanovic ZoranFMSRB21263.012.00.06.75
15Lukic Igor MMKSRB21363.012.00.06.50
16Ostojic Nikola MMKSRB20973.012.00.05.75
17Markovic MarkoFMSRB23033.011.50.07.75
18Milovanovic SrboljubMKSRB21923.011.50.05.50
19Ristic Nebojsa BFMSRB23733.010.00.05.75
20Majstorovic DusanISRB11802.511.00.04.00
21Velickovski-Nejkovic MajaWIMSRB21882.510.50.05.50
22Rolj PetarMKSRB19922.510.00.04.25
23Krstic AcaMKSRB11902.510.00.03.00
24Arandjelovic Aleksandar ZMKSRB20772.012.50.05.25
25Stojkovic ZoranMKSRB20452.012.00.04.00
26Stojiljkovic StefanISRB19172.011.00.03.00
27Gagic MiroljubMKSRB18652.010.50.02.75
28Djordjevic VukIISRB18552.010.00.04.50
29Zivkovic ZivojinMKSRB20242.010.00.01.00
30Zlatanovic AleksandarMKSRB20442.09.50.03.25
31Stojanovic Ivan MISRB18792.09.50.01.00
32Todorovic Nenad IISRB18522.08.00.01.00
33Stojadinovic TomislavISRB19152.07.00.01.00
34Djoric KrstaISLO11801.510.50.03.00
35Kostic BratislavMKSRB11901.510.00.03.25
36Rancic DanijelaMKSRB18921.010.00.00.00
37Djordjevic LazarIIISRB16041.09.50.00.50
38Eftimovski AleksaIIISRB11601.09.00.01.00
39Zdravkovic Dragan SMKSRB19890.510.00.01.50
39 players

24) Sunningdale Congress 2011

The Sunningdale Congress sees Mark Hebden and Dave Ledger lead with 4.5/5 with a couple of rounds to go.

Sunningdale FIDE Op Ascot ENG Fri 27th May 2011 - Mon 30th May 2011
Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345PtsTPR
1Hebden, Mark LGMENG2539111½14.52642
2Ledger, Dave JFMENG224511½114.52903
3Arkell, Keith CGMENG2419110114.02400
4Crouch, Colin SIMENG23431½1½14.02478
5Haydon, David LENG2283½111½4.02463
6Rausis, IgorGMCZE2496111½03.52448
7Michielsen, JoostIMNED2338110½13.52255
8Eggleston, David JFMENG23191½1103.52351
9Tozer, Richard J DIMENG22971½1½½3.52288
10Arnott, Jonathan WENG2177101½13.52216
11Friedland, Jon SCMENG2147½11013.52253
12Green, Andrew DSCO21351011½3.52180
13Osborne, Marcus EENG2220½110½3.02228
14Redmond, John P.IRL21941½1½03.02242
15Hagesaether, ArneNOR2143101103.02209
16Qaderi, HabibAFG2138 *100113.02145
17Coleman, JamesENG2136101½½3.02195
18Holland, James PENG21331½0½13.02173
19Webb, Matthew DENG20881½0½13.02058
20Coates, David HENG2080½101½3.02071
21Sanders, Isaac BENG2074½110½3.02210
22Lexton, Michael JWLS2051½101½3.02158
23Stewart, AshleyENG1977½01½13.02151
24Amato, GiampieroITA1970110½½3.02255
25Foo, William JENG1876½01½13.02163
26Ismailov, RomanLTU0 *½½1½½3.02178
27Shaw, PeterENG2164010½12.51974
28Jaunooby, Ali RENG2157½½½012.52035
29Brocklehurst, AndrewENG2122 *½½01½2.51875
30Xaxiris, E.GRE20881001½2.51986
63 players

25) 1st Petro Zadoretsky Mem

The 1st Zadoretsky Memorial took place 29th April - 3rd May 2011. Daniil Shkuran won with 8/9.

1st Zadoretsky Mem Lviv UKR Fri 29th Apr 2011 - Tue 3rd May 2011. Category: None. Ave: (1043)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Shkuran, Daniil IM UKR 2371 # = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 8 2208
2 Polishchuk, Oleg UKR 2215 = # 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 6.5 1967
3 Arakelyan, Karpo 0 0 # 1 = 1 1 1 1 0 5.5 1937
4 Kolos, Taras UKR 0 0 0 # = 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 1937
5 Dykun, Oleksandr UKR 2068 0 1 = = # 0 1 1 = = 5 2091
6 Tymkiv, Vasyl UKR 1850 0 0 0 0 1 # 0 1 1 1 4 2145
7 Korobov, Yuriy UKR 0 1 0 0 0 1 # = 0 1 3.5 2086
8 Korman, Roman UKR 1926 = 0 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1 3 2126
9 Krushelnitsky, Yaroslav UKR 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 # 1 2.5 2086
10 Teslovich, Viacheslav UKR 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 0 0 # 1.5 2086

26) 2nd ch-Region Officer House Open

The 2nd Region Officer House Championships took place 4th-10th May 2011. Nazariy Ustiyanovich won with 7.5/9. Results derived from the games.

ch-Region Officer Lviv UKR Wed 4th May 2011 - Tue 10th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Ustiyanovich, Nazariy22047.5
2Matseyko, Roman20457.0
3Zazuliak, Andriy21896.5
4Bilsky, Volodymyr6.0
5Salevich, Volodimir20646.0
6Buksa, Nataliya20276.0
7Soldatov, Volodymyr5.5
8Lysenko, Evgen20865.5
9Kolpakov, Vladyslav5.0
10Soroka, Maksym20075.0
11Grigoryan, Tigran5.0
12Polulikh, Bogdan18485.0
13Kovalsky, Vadim19765.0
14Vorobets, Mykola5.0
15Sumin, Vladyslav18914.5
34 players

27) Spring Cup LCC

The LCC Spring Cup took place 29th April - 1st May 2011. Alexander Melnichenko and Roman Davymuka finished on 7/9. Table derived from the games.

Spring Cup LCC Lviv UKR Fri 29th Apr 2011 - Sun 1st May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameRtgPts
1Melnichenko, Alexander2270 7.0
2Davymuka, Roman2119 7.0
3Prokhorov, A2071 6.0
4Guivan, Vasily2185 6.0
5Zazuliak, Andriy2189 5.5
6Sulim, Mykola 5.5
7Kolpakov, Vladyslav 5.5
8Samosyuk, Viktor 5.5
9Lopadchak, Myroslav 5.0
10Paliy, Andriy 5.0
11Paranytsya, Olexandr 5.0
12Khrinovskyi, Oleksiy2106 4.5
13Sanotsky, Yuriy1993 4.5
14Popyk, Roman 4.5
15Romakh, Volodymyr 4.5
27 players

28) 3rd Kahraman Olgac Mem

3rd Kahraman Olgac Memorial was another Scheveningen tournament to give experience to Turkish players. 10 rounds 22nd-29th May 2011.

3rd K Olgac Mem Izmir TUR Sun 22nd May 2011 - Sun 29th May 2011
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
TeamNameTiFEDRtgPts
VisitorsYakovich YuriGMRUS25377½
VisitorsGeller JakovIMRUS25218½
VisitorsMovsziszian KarenGMARM25085½
VisitorsMirzoev AzerGMAZE24815
VisitorsIvanov JordanIMBUL24365
TurkishYilmaz MustafaIMTUR24896
TurkishKanmazalp OgulcanIMTUR24043½
TurkishFirat BurakIMTUR23803
TurkishAli Marandi Cemil CanFMTUR22654½
TurkishYildiz Betul CemreWIMTUR22191½
10 players

29) ch-BUL Seniors 2011

The Bulgarian Senior Championship took place in Sofia 14th-20th May 2011. Petar Orev edged out Vladimir Vachev on tie-break after both scored 7/9.

ch-BUL Seniors Sofia BUL Sat 14th May 2011 - Fri 20th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Orev PetarIMBUL22247.038.049.55
2Vachev VladimirFMBUL21497.037.548.05
3Ljangov PetarBUL20646.539.046.55
4Arnaudov PetarBUL21896.040.051.55
5Popov GeorgiBUL21655.537.047.54
6Cholakov StefanBUL21775.537.047.53
7Ribarov PlamenBUL20685.536.047.05
8Stoyanov Stojan SlavovBUL20965.532.541.04
9Artunov KirkorBUL20385.035.545.54
10Nikolov SavkoBUL19205.031.039.53
11Anev AsenBUL20725.030.039.55
12Andreev DobrotichBUL20654.538.047.04
13Karadimov MarinBUL20604.536.046.53
14Kolev VelioBUL19364.535.543.53
15Tsenukov AngelBUL20564.532.542.54
16Mitov BorislavBUL21014.532.541.53
17Ivanov DimitarBUL19664.530.039.03
18Mahlev AtanasBUL19394.526.533.54
19Orev BozhidarBUL19104.525.030.53
20Kostov NikolayBUL19954.029.535.53
21Atanasov StojanBUL18654.024.030.03
22Videnov IvanBUL20623.533.043.03
23Bonev GeorgiBUL20313.527.033.02
24Berberyan MarukeBUL15833.525.531.02
25Sapareva MagdalenaBUL16773.027.032.53
26Dimitrov NotyoBUL17912.530.036.02
27Shiliafov GeorgiBUL18632.027.532.50
28Shopov GeorgiBUL16790.525.033.50
28 players

30) 4NCL 2010-11

The final rounds of the 4NCL took place 30th April - 2nd May 2011. Pride & Prejudice took the title beating Wood Green Hilsmark 6-2 in the final round, they finished 2nd. White Rose through a draw with Barbiacan 4NCL1 finished 3rd. Oxford 1, Pandora's Box Grantham, Sambuca Sharks and Warwickshire Select 1 were demoted. Relegation pool games from the final round are now available.

31) Slovenian Teams 2011

The Slovenian Team Championship takes place 27th May - 12th June 2011. 1st weekend in Ljubljana 27th-29th May, 2nd in Maribor 3rd-5th June and finally Lasko 10th-12 June.

TCh-SLO 2011 Ljubljana SLO Fri 27th May 2011 - Sun 12th Jun 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1TB2
1SD Vrhnika612.526.0
2SD dr. Milan Vidmar Lj.41124.5
3SD Tehcenter Ptuj3921.5
4SK Triglav Krsko2828.0
5SK Velenje Veplas2724.0
6SK Nova Gorica1728.5
7ZSK Maribor36.523.0
8SK Branik Maribor2618.0
9SD Radenska Pomgrad1523.0
10PROST0017.5
10 players

32) Chinese League 2011

The Chinese League started 12th April. This week saw rounds 4-6 26th-28th May 2011. Next rounds 7-9: 10th-12th July.

Chinese League Ningbo CHN Tue 12th Apr 2011 - Tue 6th Dec 2011
Leading Round 6 (of 18) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2
110Beijing65101017.5
25Shanghai6411918.5
36Shandong6321718.5
44Tianjin6321716.0
52Zhejiang6222615.5
69Qingdao6222614.5
78Jiangsu6231515.0
83Hebei6132413.5
91Sichuan6024412.0
107Chongqing604229.0
10 teams

33) Active Team Events

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

Swiss Teams National A

The Swiss Teams National A takes place 27th Feb - 23rd October 2011. Players include Fabiano Caruana, Vadim Milov, Alexey Dreev, Chrisitan Bauer, Viktor Korchnoi etc. Next rounds 5 26th June 2011.

TCh-SUI National A Geneva SUI Sun 27th Feb 2011 - Sun 23rd Oct 2011
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Riehen 1719
2Geneve 1618½
3Reichenstein 1617
4Zuerich 1520
5Reti 1519½
6Luzern 1518
7Winterthur 1415½
8Wollishofen 1213
9Joueur 1013½
10Echallens 106
10 teams

Israeli League Leumit 2010-11

The Israeli League is about half way through. There are some details on the Netanya Chess site but couldn't find an official site nor games. Club Ashdod Elit leads after 6 rounds.

TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2011

The Polish Ekstraliga started with the first three rounds in Wroclaw. David Navara was amongst the players. Next Rounds 4-6 2nd-4th September 2011.

TCh-POL Ekstraliga Wroclaw POL Fri 6th May 2011 - Sun 9th Oct 2011
Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
RkSNoTeamFEDRtgMptsBpts
12KSz WASKO HetMaN Szopienice KatowicePOL2500511.5
26PGNiG POLONIA WarszawaPOL2483510.5
33ROTMISTRZ TWOJA SZKOLA GrudziadzPOL2400510
45KSz STILON Gorzow WielkopolskiPOL241749.5
54MLKS NADNARWIANKA PultuskPOL238348
610LKS PASJONAT DankowicePOL2450310.5
79POLONIA VOTUM WroclawPOL2433310
81KSz ODRODZENIE KozuchowPOL238316
98DRAKON SKOK CHMIELEWSKIEGO LublinPOL233307
107KS POCZTOWIEC PoznanPOL236707
10 players

34) Asian Zonal 3.3

Asian Zonal 3.3 took place in Tagaytay City 24th-30th May 2011. Susanto Megaranto took clear first place with 7/9. I just have the one game from the first round.

Zonal 3.3 Tagaytay City PHI Tue 24th May 2011 - Mon 30th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Megaranto SusantoGMINA25297.00.024892512
2Paragua MarkGMPHI25426.50.025002514
3Zhang ZhongGMSIN25926.50.024842503
4Bitoon RichardIMPHI24806.50.023972417
5Garcia Jan EmmanuelFMPHI23446.00.024392468
6Nolte RolandoIMPHI24296.00.023992430
7Laylo DarwinGMPHI25165.50.024902512
8Antonio Rogelio JrGMPHI25895.50.024812500
9Gomez John PaulGMPHI25385.50.024522469
10Barbosa OliverIMPHI25065.50.024302455
11Nguyen Anh DungGMVIE24815.50.024242439
12Nguyen Huynh Minh HuyIMVIE24645.50.024132436
13Datu Alcon JohnPHI22185.50.023942403
14Dimakiling OliverIMPHI24085.50.023832406
15Goh Wei Ming KevinIMSIN24245.00.024922513
16Nguyen Van HuyIMVIE24545.00.024882524
17Cao SangGMVIE25475.00.024422457
18Torre EugenioGMPHI24955.00.024392456
19Dao Thien HaiGMVIE25125.00.024242438
20Nguyen Duc HoaFMVIE24585.00.024162439
21Hamdani RudinFMINA23685.00.022372257
22Pascua HaridasFMPHI23234.50.024412455
23Kaisar Jenius HakikiINA22584.50.024212432
24Turqueza Mari JosephPHI21814.50.024092418
25Bersamina PauloFMPHI20984.50.023502353
26Barus CerdasGMINA24434.50.023282349
27KasmiranFMINA23464.50.023202345
28Halay TaufikIMINA23464.50.023042333
29Novita AnjasFMINA23444.00.023582395
30Tong Thai HungVIE21034.00.023372364
31TirtoIMINA23374.00.023212357
32Olay Edgar ReggiePHI23434.00.023172347
33Purnama Tirta ChandraIMINA24044.00.022792339
34Liu DedeIMINA24184.00.022672284
35Nasanjargal UrtnasanMGL23254.00.022202254
36Gunbayar MyagmarsurenMGL23343.50.024452459
37Segarra RandyFMPHI23113.50.023842425
38Tin JingyaoFMSIN18593.50.023642370
39Legaspi RhobelPHI23293.50.023552396
40Paez AlfredoPHI21463.50.023002333
41Habla JonyFMPHI23333.50.021672211
42Bao KhoaIMVIE22563.00.024182432
43Surya WahyudiINA22343.00.023332370
44Emperado EmmanuelPHI03.00.023072340
45Khairul AnamFMINA23193.00.022792338
46Polao BenPHI20743.00.022512289
47Alidani LeonardoPHI19851.50.522632290
48Ricana LeodegarioPHI20681.50.522452282
48 players
Zonal 3.3 Women Tagaytay City PHI Tue 24th May 2011 - Mon 30th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Li RuofanIMSIN24236.50.522062233
2Hoang Thi Bao TramWGMVIE23256.50.521572191
3Le Thanh TuWGMVIE23286.00.022252256
4Tuvshintugs BatchimegWGMMGL23136.00.021992228
5Nguyen Thi Thanh AnWGMVIE23386.00.021562192
6Le Kieu Thien KimWIMVIE22216.00.020912110
7Sukandar Irine KharismawgmINA23625.50.022852309
8Nguyen Thi Mai HungWIMVIE23095.50.021552183
9Lkhamsuren UuganbayarMGL21595.50.021192137
10Hoang Thi Nhu YWIMVIE22205.50.020942114
11Mendoza BeverlyWIMPHI20405.50.020902114
12Dewi A. A. CitraWFMINA19945.00.022352252
13Camacho Chardine CheradeeWFMPHI22035.00.022062236
14Bernales Christy LamielPHI20155.00.021772227
15Fronda Jan JodilynPHI20115.00.021542201
16Docena JedaraPHI20355.00.021342172
17Bayarmaa BayarjargalMGL20125.00.020832123
18Sihite Chelsie MonicaWFMINA20394.50.018531946
19Enkhtuul AltanulziiWCMMGL21544.00.021732196
20Medina Warda AuliaWFMINA20354.00.021622197
21Pham Thi Thu HienVIE21174.00.021182146
22Chan Wei Yi VictoriaWFMSIN19554.00.020952126
23Kadek Iin DwijayantiWCMINA19194.00.019622070
24Suede Mikee CharlenePHI19024.00.019602069
25Lindiawati EviWCMINA21064.00.018811979
26Jargalmaa SarantuyaMGL18014.00.017681849
27Trenseno FelicaINA03.50.020782104
28Neo Xiuwen ChristabelSIN18693.50.020592081
29Frayna Janelle MaePHI18303.50.019672077
30Rahayu WitaINA03.50.019631986
31Verdiana NorasyaINA19153.50.017671848
32Mendoza ShaniaPHI03.00.019291948
33Qibtiyah MeriatulINA03.00.019201936
34Lo Yin Ling MelissaWFMSIN18743.00.018201908
35Jose Rulp YlemWFMPHI20712.50.019641987
36Febriana Nita NurmalaINA19552.00.017691850
36 players

35) Zone 4.2 2011

Zone 2.4 took place 19th-29th May 2011. Hatim Ibrahim took clear first place. No games available.

Zonal 4.2 2011 Khartoum SUD Thu 19th May 2011 - Sun 29th May 2011
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPts
1Ibrahim, HatimIMEGY23738.5
2Sarwat, WalaaIMEGY23507
3Olape, BunmuFMNGR22457
4Yaaqoub, RashidSUD21025
5Emojong, ElijahUGA5
6Moawia, Ahmed HoliCMSUD21823.5
7Elobeid, Asim AliCMSUD20753
8Nadir, SamirCMSUD21572.5
9Makem, PierreCMCAM2
10Gemish, ASUD1.5
10 players

36) 46th Capablanca Memorial 2011

The 46th Capablanca Memorial took place 10th-21st May 2011. Vassily Ivanchuk won a record 5th title, winning a final round game against Le Quang Liem to catch him on 6.5/10 and take the title on tie-break. Ivanchuk had previously won in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010, he didn't play in 2008-9.

Games from the final rounds of the Open B are still unavailable.

37) Missing games

There are a couple of games from the FSIM May tournament and one from the Bahia Feliz tournament that didn't make it into TWIC for some reason.

I Bahia Feliz GM Bahia Feliz ESP Thu 12th May 2011 - Sat 21st May 2011. Category: 12. Ave: (2547)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2722 # 1 0 1 = = = = 1 1 6 2653
2 Nyzhnyk, Illya GM UKR 2583 0 # 1 0 = 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2623
3 Granda Zuniga, Julio E GM PER 2614 1 0 # = 1 = 0 1 0 1 5 2583
4 Mecking, Henrique GM BRA 2577 0 1 = # = 0 = = 1 1 5 2587
5 Ragger, Markus GM AUT 2674 = = 0 = # 0 1 = 1 1 5 2576
6 Bromberger, Stefan IM GER 2505 = 0 = 1 1 # = 0 0 1 4.5 2552
7 Kindermann, Stefan GM AUT 2515 = 0 1 = 0 = # = 1 = 4.5 2551
8 Hertneck, Gerald GM GER 2552 = = 0 = = 1 = # 0 1 4.5 2546
9 Mateo, Ramon GM DOM 2422 0 = 1 0 0 1 0 1 # 0 3.5 2481
10 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina WGM ESP 2306 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 # 1.5 2301

38) 1st ICC Open

The 1st ICC Open with $3,500 in prize money. ICC members will not only get the chance to hone their skills on some of the world's top GMs and IMs, but they will also get the opportunity to win cash prizes within their own rating band!

Mixture of sections Open, U2200, U2000, U1800 and U1600. Four qualifying tournaments (with a time control of 3 0 throughout) will be held here on ICC on Friday and Saturday, 3rd-4th June, starting at 3pm and 8pm EDT.

Class prize-winners will be determined by their best score in one qualifier and competitors can play in as many qualifiers as they like. The Open will be contested in a grand winner-takes-all knockout final that all ICC members can watch live on Sunday, June 5th, starting at 3pm EDT.

Qualifier 1: Friday, June 3, at 3pm

Qualifier 2: Friday, June 3, at 8pm

Qualifier 3: Saturday, June 4, at 3pm

Qualifier 4: Saturday, June 4, at 8pm

Finals: Sunday, June 5, at 3pm

Details: http://www.chessclub.com/activities/ICCopen2011/

39) Siberian Championship

There was a newspaper report that the Siberian Championship was strong this year and won by Dmitry Bocharov with 7/9. The event took place in Barnaul. He qualifies for the Major League Russian Championship, which begins in mid-June in Cheboksary according the article. I couldn't find a website and obviously therefore no table nor games. Would be nice to get them.

News: http://www.rg.ru/2011/05/30/reg-sibir/chahmaty-anons.html

40) Forthcoming Events and Links

International Senior Tournament

24th Leon Masters 2011

First Saturday June 2011

Hustopece Rapid Open 2011

20th ICSC ch-EUR Deaf Clubs

19th Sigeman & Co

19th Sigeman & Co Malmo SWE Thu 9th Jun 2011 - Mon 13th Jun 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Shirov, Alexei GM ESP 2701 2209390
2 Giri, Anish GM NED 2690 24116068
3 So, Wesley GM PHI 2667 5202213
4 Hector, Jonny GM SWE 2588 1700090
5 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2547 1710400
6 Tikkanen, Hans GM SWE 2541 1706446

ch-UKR 2011

Kings Tournament 2011

15th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2011

26th Hassloch Open 2011

IX Gyorgy Marx Memorial

4th New York International 2011

25th Pula Open

Zonal 2.4

AAI GM 2011

2nd Big Slick International

Commonwealth and South African Open

1st San Bernardino Open

39th World Open 2011

1st Crakow Closed GM

5th Leiden Chess Tournament 2011

48th Canadian Open 2011

Science Park Amsterdam Chess Tournament

Oberwart Open

21st Heart of Finland 2011

22nd Czech Open 2011

44th Biel Chess Festival 2011

8th World Teams 2011

XXIX Andorra Open

34th Taminco Open

5th Mangalore Open 2011

39th Chess Meeting 2011

39th GM Dortmund GER Thu 21st Jul 2011 - Sun 31st Jul 2011
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2785 4101588
2 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2774 2016192
3 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2743 14103320
4 Giri, Anish GM NED 2690 24116068
5 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2689 12401137
6 Meier, Georg GM GER 2669 4675789

98th British Championships 2011

15th Hogeschool Zeeland

1st Hangzhou Women International 2011

Rostov FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

World Juniors 2011

Euro Chess Tournament

14th Olomouc Chess Summer 2011

9th Davos Open

Riga Technical University Open

1st Metropolitan International

10th Sunny Beach Open 2011

Shenzhen FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

91st Montreal Open 2011

8th Highlands Open 2011

4th Bilbao / Sao Paulo Final Masters

Nalchik FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011

15th Unive Tournament

The 15th Unive Open takes place 14th-22nd October 2011. The main Crown Group (16th Oct 6 Rounds) stars Vladimir Kramnik, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Judit Polgar and Anish Giri. There is a 9 round open alongside.

Pearl Spring Super GM 2011

12th Liberec Open 2011

2nd Brno Open 2011

Tal Memorial 2011

World Youth Championships 2011

3rd London Chess Classic

12th Prague Open 2012

3rd Novy Bor Open

1st Lanta Open 2012

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