THE WEEK IN CHESS 891 5th December 2011 by Mark Crowther

1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Wolfgang Evers, Jack Peters, Herman Van Riemsdijk, Frank Berry, Adolivio Capece, Sinisa Joksic, Dragan Babic and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The London Chess Classic has started with a 50% rate of decisive games. I am excited about the event which I will attend for the final rounds. I have particularly enjoyed the player's one hour sessions in the commentary box (streamed live on the internet) where they have talked about interesting issues such as computers in chess as well as on the games of the day.

This issue has been fairly difficult to compile and I've had to concentrate on the stronger tournaments as my time has been taken with work on the London Chess Classic coverage. I'm not sure quite a number of weaker events will ever appear at all as working away from home will be even harder. I've never pretended to be a completest but it's always a temptation to try do more than I actually really have time for, especially as I do much more on the front page of TWIC and have web development I want to do, meaning I work much harder. I will be reviewing this in the new year, the magazine is taking more and more time as people send more material (which is incredibly nice and useful but brings with it a certain set of obligations to try and fit the material in) it is probably time to go back to having an unofficial cutoff point of event strength below which I won't go. I think it probably isn't quite realised that I have a methodology for processing games, I don't just bung in raw gamescores just as they are sent which would of course be really quick and painless. Probably I will alot a number of hours a week to do the magazine and no more. Still there are a good number of interesting games and events this week.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 3rd London Chess Classic

The 3rd London Chess Classic takes place 3rd-12th December 2011. Already the event has seen far more decisive games per round than the Tal Memorial in part because the field is of a mixed strength. Magnus Carlsen has jumped to an early lead with 7/9 (3 points for a win) although he was fairly lucky to draw with Luke McShane. There are 9 players and each player who has a free day which he spends in the commentary room which has produced some real insights.

Event: 3rd London Chess Classic
Place: London
CountryCode: ENG
StartDate: Sat 3rd Dec 2011
EndDate: Mon 12th Dec 2011
Website

London Chess Classic
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Mon 12th Dec 2011
London
ENG
9 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 120m:60m:15m+30spm(61)

3rd London Chess Classic London (ENG), 3-12 xii 2011											cat. XX (2748)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1.	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2826	*	½	.	1	.	.	.	1	.	7	2960
2.	McShane, Luke J	g	ENG	2671	½	*	.	.	½	.	1	.	.	5	2912
3.	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2800	.	.	*	½	.	.	.	.	1	4	2921
4.	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2758	0	.	½	*	1	.	.	.	.	4	2809
5.	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2802	.	½	.	0	*	.	.	.	1	4	2709
6.	Anand, Viswanathan	g	IND	2811	.	.	.	.	.	*	½	½	.	2	2683
7.	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2734	.	0	.	.	.	½	*	½	.	2	2580
8.	Howell, David W L	g	ENG	2633	0	.	.	.	.	½	½	*	.	2	2665
9.	Short, Nigel D	g	ENG	2698	.	.	0	.	0	.	.	.	*	0

Round 1 (December 3, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Howell, David W L	1-0	40	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Kramnik, Vladimir	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	45	E04	Catalan
Aronian, Levon	- McShane, Luke J	½-½	42	D15	Slav Defence
Adams, Michael	- Anand, Viswanathan	½-½	49	B92	Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Round 2 (December 4, 2011)
McShane, Luke J	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	83	C78	Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Aronian, Levon	1-0	54	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Howell, David W L	- Adams, Michael	½-½	35	C88	Ruy Lopez Closed
Short, Nigel D	- Kramnik, Vladimir	0-1	43	C48	Four Knights Rubinstein
Round 3 (December 5, 2011)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Nakamura, Hikaru	1-0	41	C50	Giuoco Piano
Aronian, Levon	- Short, Nigel D	1-0	60	E15	Queens Indian
Anand, Viswanathan	- Howell, David W L	½-½	65	D16	Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Adams, Michael	- McShane, Luke J	0-1	61	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin

FIDE Open
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Mon 12th Dec 2011
London
ENG
231 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FIDE Open London ENG Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Mon 12th Dec 2011 Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	Pts	TPR
1	Gupta, Abhijeet	GM	IND	2640	1	1	2.0	3025
2	Jones, Gawain C B	GM	ENG	2635	1	1	2.0	3020
3	Berg, Emanuel	GM	SWE	2566	1	1	2.0	2957
4	Pert, Nicholas	GM	ENG	2563	1	1	2.0	2948
5	Cornette, Matthieu	GM	FRA	2548	1	1	2.0	2941
6	Hebden, Mark L	GM	ENG	2515	1	1	2.0	2942
7	Grover, Sahaj	IM	IND	2515	1	1	2.0	2912
8	Wells, Peter K	GM	ENG	2492	1	1	2.0	2904
9	Das, Arghyadip	IM	IND	2470	1	1	2.0	2889
10	Hunt, Adam C	IM	ENG	2458	1	1	2.0	2882
11	Pert, Richard G	IM	ENG	2455	1	1	2.0	2878
12	Chevelevitch, Evgueni, Dr.	IM	GER	2435	1	1	2.0	2868
13	Summerscale, Aaron P	GM	ENG	2422	1	1	2.0	2859
14	Houska, Jovanka	IM	ENG	2415	1	1	2.0	2847
15	Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi	IM	IND	2411	1	1	2.0	2855
16	D`Costa, Lorin A R	IM	ENG	2409	1	1	2.0	2843
17	Thorfinnsson, Bjorn	IM	ISL	2402	1	1	2.0	2842
18	Slavin, Alexei	IM	RUS	2400	1	1	2.0	2836
19	Bates, Richard A	IM	ENG	2386	1	1	2.0	2829
20	Getz, Nicolai	IM	NOR	2369	1	1	2.0	2811
21	Crouch, Colin S	IM	ENG	2366	1	1	2.0	2806
22	Weber, Tom	FM	LUX	2355	1	1	2.0	2803
23	Gislason, Gudmundur		ISL	2318	1	1	2.0	2775
24	Radovanovic, Jovica	FM	ENG	2309	1	1	2.0	2694
25	Afek, Yochanan	IM	ISR	2301	1	1	2.0	2764
26	Croad, Nicolas	FM	ENG	2292	1	1	2.0	2749
27	Webb, Laurence E	FM	ENG	2283	1	1	2.0	2744
28	Lemeaux, David		FRA	2279	1	1	2.0	2680
29	Eckersley-Waites, Tom		ENG	2276	1	1	2.0	2741
30	Gagare, Shardul	FM	IND	2275	1	1	2.0	2672
31	Martyn, Rafe	FM	ENG	2249	1	1	2.0	2657
32	Perez, Flavio		FRA	2245	1	1	2.0	2648
33	Eames, Robert S	FM	ENG	2241	1	1	2.0	2644
34	Britton, Richard L	FM	ENG	2219	1	1	2.0	2964
35	Williamson,Roger		ENG	2157	1	1	2.0	2838
36	Jaunooby, Ali R		ENG	2144	1	1	2.0	3124
37	Seymour, Timothy P		ENG	2033	1	1	2.0	3072
38	Hillarp Persson, Tiger	GM	SWE	2530	1	½	1.5	2383
39	Arkell, Keith C	GM	ENG	2418	½	1	1.5	2261
40	Ansell, Simon T	IM	ENG	2389	1	½	1.5	2290
231 players

Women's Invitational
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Mon 12th Dec 2011
London
ENG
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Women's Invitational London ENG Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Mon 12th Dec 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2195)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Steil-Antoni, Fiona	WIM	LUX	2104	#		=				1				1.5	2316
2	Vovk, Oksana	WIM	DEN	2213		#		1	=						1.5	2455
3	Srebrnic, Ana	WGM	SLO	2219	=		#						1		1.5	2283
4	Mirzoeva, Elmira	WGM	RUS	2244		0		#		1					1	2270
5	Lalic, Susan K	IM	ENG	2279		=			#				=		1	2144
6	Ciuksyte, Dagne	IM	ENG	2327				0		#		1			1	2236
7	Grigoryan, Meri	WFM	ENG	2026	0						#			1	1	2171
8	Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan	WIM	KAZ	2227						0		#		1	1	2283
9	Lauterbach, Ingrid	WIM	ENG	2075			0		=				#		0.5	2056
10	Daulyte, Deimante	WGM	LTU	2238							0	0		#	0	2127

Round 1. Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Mirzoeva, Elmira	0-1	Vovk, Oksana	45	E11	Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Steil-Antoni, Fiona	1/2-1/2	Srebrnic, Ana	27	B00	King's pawn opening
Ciuksyte, Dagne	1-0	Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan	29	C02	French
Daulyte, Deimante	0-1	Grigoryan, Meri	45	B14	Caro-Kann
Lauterbach, Ingrid	1/2-1/2	Lalic, Susan K	33	B10	Caro-Kann
Round 2. Sun 4th Dec 2011
Mirzoeva, Elmira	1-0	Ciuksyte, Dagne	32	A43	Old Benoni defence
Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan	1-0	Daulyte, Deimante	39	D92	Gruenfeld
Grigoryan, Meri	0-1	Steil-Antoni, Fiona	41	D02	Queen's bishop game
Srebrnic, Ana	1-0	Lauterbach, Ingrid	55	D30	Queen's gambit declined
Vovk, Oksana	1/2-1/2	Lalic, Susan K	29	E11	Bogo-Indian defence, Nimzovich variation

3) Russian Cup Rapid Grand Prix 2011

The Russian Cup Rapid Grand Prix took place 2nd-3rd December 2011 to little advanced publicity. Top seed Alexander Morozevich went out to Pavel Maletin in the first round. Alexander Grischuk beat Alexander Evdokimov, Sergei Rublevsky, Ian Nepomniachtchi and finally Aleksey Dreev to take the title.

Event: Russian Cup Rapid Grand Prix 2011
Place: Apatity
CountryCode: RUS
StartDate: Fri 2nd Dec 2011
EndDate: Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Website
Results

Russian Rapid GP
Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Apatity
RUS
16 Players.
4 Rounds.
KO
Time Control: 15m+10spm

Russian Rapid GP Apatity RUS Fri 2nd Dec 2011 - Sat 3rd Dec 2011 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Morozevich, Alexander	GM	RUS	2762	4116992
2	Grischuk, Alexander	GM	RUS	2752	4126025
3	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	GM	RUS	2730	4168119
4	Jakovenko, Dmitry	GM	RUS	2729	4122356
5	Dreev, Aleksey	GM	RUS	2710	4100107
6	Inarkiev, Ernesto	GM	RUS	2686	4162722
7	Rublevsky, Sergei	GM	RUS	2686	4115309
8	Khismatullin, Denis	GM	RUS	2660	4142578
9	Kurnosov, Igor	GM	RUS	2648	4142527
10	Lysyj, Igor	GM	RUS	2633	4150120
11	Savchenko, Boris	GM	RUS	2609	4147332
12	Bocharov, Dmitry	GM	RUS	2609	4138716
13	Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V.	GM	RUS	2580	4115333
14	Shomoev, Anton	GM	RUS	2578	4135148
15	Evdokimov, Alexander A.	GM	RUS	2569	4139275
16	Maletin, Pavel	GM	RUS	2568	4146786

4) 71st ch-ITA 2011

Fabiano leads the 71st Italian Championship with 5/6 in this 11 round event running 30th November - 11th December 2011.

Event: 71st ch-ITA 2011
Place: Perugia
CountryCode: ITA
StartDate: Wed 30th Nov 2011
EndDate: Sun 11th Dec 2011
Website

71st ch-ITA 2011
Wed 30th Nov 2011
Sun 11th Dec 2011
Perugia
ITA
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 100:50:15+30spm(1)

71st ch-ITA 2011 Perugia ITA Wed 30th Nov 2011 - Sun 11th Dec 2011. Category: 10. Ave: (2482)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts	TPR
1	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	ITA	2727	#	1		1		1	=	=			1		5	2720
2	Ortega, Lexy	GM	ITA	2478	0	#			1	1	=		1		1		4.5	2693
3	Dvirnyy, Daniyyl	IM	ITA	2475			#	=				1	=	=	=	=	3.5	2528
4	Bruno, Fabio	IM	ITA	2437	0		=	#	=				1	=		=	3	2518
5	Godena, Michele	GM	ITA	2548		0		=	#		1	=			0	1	3	2457
6	Codenotti, Marco	FM	ITA	2293	0	0				#	1	1	=		=		3	2535
7	Genocchio, Daniele	IM	ITA	2440	=	=			0	0	#		=	1			2.5	2451
8	Brunello, Sabino	GM	ITA	2575	=		0		=	0		#		=		1	2.5	2421
9	Rombaldoni, Denis	IM	ITA	2533		0	=	0		=	=		#			1	2.5	2356
10	Mogranzini, Roberto	IM	ITA	2469			=	=			0	=		#	1	0	2.5	2400
11	Rombaldoni, Axel	IM	ITA	2459	0	0	=		1	=				0	#		2	2373
12	Caprio, Guido	FM	ITA	2354			=	=	0			0	0	1		#	2	2381

Round 1. Wed 30th Nov 2011
Ortega, Lexy	1-0	Rombaldoni, Axel	33	A04	Reti opening
Codenotti, Marco	1-0	Brunello, Sabino	38	C85	Ruy Lopez
Mogranzini, Roberto	1/2-1/2	Dvirnyy, Daniyyl	23	C69	Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano	1-0	Bruno, Fabio	59	C19	French
Genocchio, Daniele	1/2-1/2	Rombaldoni, Denis	45	B13	Caro-Kann
Godena, Michele	1-0	Caprio, Guido	28	B22	Sicilian
Round 2. Thu 1st Dec 2011
Caprio, Guido	1-0	Mogranzini, Roberto	71	E71	King's Indian
Brunello, Sabino	1/2-1/2	Caruana, Fabiano	76	A59	Benko gambit
Rombaldoni, Axel	1/2-1/2	Codenotti, Marco	62	B50	Sicilian
Genocchio, Daniele	1/2-1/2	Ortega, Lexy	50	C77	Ruy Lopez
Rombaldoni, Denis	1/2-1/2	Dvirnyy, Daniyyl	56	D52	QGD
Bruno, Fabio	1/2-1/2	Godena, Michele	17	D04	Queen's pawn game
Round 3. Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Caruana, Fabiano	1-0	Rombaldoni, Axel	63	D80	Gruenfeld
Ortega, Lexy	1-0	Rombaldoni, Denis	30	D13	QGD Slav
Mogranzini, Roberto	1/2-1/2	Bruno, Fabio	86	A14	English
Dvirnyy, Daniyyl	1/2-1/2	Caprio, Guido	15	C67	Ruy Lopez
Godena, Michele	1/2-1/2	Brunello, Sabino	33	B18	Caro-Kann
Codenotti, Marco	1-0	Genocchio, Daniele	60	B32	Sicilian
Round 4. Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Rombaldoni, Axel	1-0	Godena, Michele	27	C50	Giuoco Pianissimo
Brunello, Sabino	1/2-1/2	Mogranzini, Roberto	46	E62	King's Indian
Genocchio, Daniele	1/2-1/2	Caruana, Fabiano	35	B43	Sicilian
Rombaldoni, Denis	1-0	Caprio, Guido	56	E41	Nimzo-Indian
Ortega, Lexy	1-0	Codenotti, Marco	29	A15	English opening
Bruno, Fabio	1/2-1/2	Dvirnyy, Daniyyl	38	D12	QGD Slav
Round 5. Sun 4th Dec 2011
Godena, Michele	1-0	Genocchio, Daniele	27	C07	French
Codenotti, Marco	1/2-1/2	Rombaldoni, Denis	74	B11	Caro-Kann
Mogranzini, Roberto	1-0	Rombaldoni, Axel	49	A20	English opening
Dvirnyy, Daniyyl	1-0	Brunello, Sabino	28	B19	Caro-Kann
Caruana, Fabiano	1-0	Ortega, Lexy	54	D10	QGD Slav defence
Caprio, Guido	1/2-1/2	Bruno, Fabio	69	A84	Dutch defence
Round 6. Mon 5th Dec 2011
Rombaldoni, Axel	1/2-1/2	Dvirnyy, Daniyyl	31	C10	French
Genocchio, Daniele	1-0	Mogranzini, Roberto	37	B20	Sicilian
Ortega, Lexy	1-0	Godena, Michele	43	D02	Queen's pawn game
Brunello, Sabino	1-0	Caprio, Guido	51	E00	Catalan opening
Rombaldoni, Denis	0-1	Bruno, Fabio	45	A90	Dutch defence
Codenotti, Marco	0-1	Caruana, Fabiano	36	B41	Sicilian

5) CCSCSL Invitational

The CCSCSL Invitational took place 29th November - 3rd December 2011. Giorgi Kacheishvili demolished the event with 8/9. Sadly there is only 1 round 6 game currently available but the rest are there.

Event: CCSCSL Invitational
Place: Saint Louis
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Tue 29th Nov 2011
EndDate: Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Website

CCSCSL Invitational
Tue 29th Nov 2011
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Saint Louis
USA
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

CCSCSL Invitational Saint Louis USA Tue 29th Nov 2011 - Sat 3rd Dec 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2451)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Kacheishvili, Giorgi	GM	GEO	2590	#	=	1	=	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	2787
2	Amanov, Mesgen	GM	TKM	2524	=	#	=	=	=	=	=	1	1	1	6	2568
3	Diamant, Andre	GM	BRA	2489	0	=	#	=	=	=	1	1	1	1	6	2572
4	Krush, Irina	IM	USA	2476	=	=	=	#	=	=	0	1	1	=	5	2492
5	Arnold, Marc T	IM	USA	2504	0	=	=	=	#	=	=	1	=	1	5	2489
6	Yang, Darwin	IM	USA	2442	0	=	=	=	=	#	=	1	=	1	5	2495
7	Shahade, Gregory	IM	USA	2459	0	=	0	1	=	=	#	=	1	=	4.5	2451
8	Rensch, Daniel	IM	USA	2416	0	0	0	0	0	0	=	#	1	1	2.5	2289
9	Abrahamyan, Tatev	WGM	USA	2264	0	0	0	0	=	=	0	0	#	1	2	2252
10	Young, Angelo	IM	PHI	2350	0	0	0	=	0	0	=	0	0	#	1	2112

Round 1. Tue 29th Nov 2011
Kacheishvili, Giorgi	1/2-1/2	Krush, Irina	31	D45	QGD semi-Slav
Yang, Darwin	1/2-1/2	Amanov, Mesgen	42	E46	Nimzo-Indian
Rensch, Daniel	0-1	Diamant, Andre	63	B63	Sicilian
Shahade, Gregory	1-0	Abrahamyan, Tatev	49	C03	French
Young, Angelo	0-1	Arnold, Marc T	73	A05	Reti opening
Round 2. Wed 30th Nov 2011
Krush, Irina	1/2-1/2	Arnold, Marc T	40	A40	Queen's pawn
Abrahamyan, Tatev	1-0	Young, Angelo	50	B07	Pirc
Diamant, Andre	1-0	Shahade, Gregory	28	B84	Sicilian
Amanov, Mesgen	1-0	Rensch, Daniel	21	E15	Queen's Indian
Kacheishvili, Giorgi	1-0	Yang, Darwin	56	D44	QGD semi-Slav
Round 3. Wed 30th Nov 2011
Arnold, Marc T	1/2-1/2	Abrahamyan, Tatev	39	E81	King's Indian
Young, Angelo	0-1	Diamant, Andre	54	E10	Queen's pawn game
Rensch, Daniel	0-1	Kacheishvili, Giorgi	41	B12	Caro-Kann
Yang, Darwin	1/2-1/2	Krush, Irina	28	E46	Nimzo-Indian
Shahade, Gregory	1/2-1/2	Amanov, Mesgen	55	D48	QGD semi-Slav
Round 4. Thu 1st Dec 2011
Diamant, Andre	1/2-1/2	Arnold, Marc T	16	B90	Sicilian
Amanov, Mesgen	1-0	Young, Angelo	28	D11	QGD Slav
Kacheishvili, Giorgi	1-0	Shahade, Gregory	26	E11	Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Krush, Irina	1-0	Abrahamyan, Tatev	41	E94	King's Indian
Yang, Darwin	1-0	Rensch, Daniel	41	E42	Nimzo-Indian
Round 5. Thu 1st Dec 2011
Arnold, Marc T	1/2-1/2	Amanov, Mesgen	11	C68	Ruy Lopez
Abrahamyan, Tatev	0-1	Diamant, Andre	55	B46	Sicilian
Rensch, Daniel	0-1	Krush, Irina	50	B48	Sicilian
Shahade, Gregory	1/2-1/2	Yang, Darwin	36	C09	French
Young, Angelo	0-1	Kacheishvili, Giorgi	39	A04	Reti opening
Round 6. Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Krush, Irina	1/2-1/2	Diamant, Andre		A00
Amanov, Mesgen	1-0	Abrahamyan, Tatev	57	E63	King's Indian
Kacheishvili, Giorgi	1-0	Arnold, Marc T		A00
Yang, Darwin	1-0	Young, Angelo		A00
Rensch, Daniel	1/2-1/2	Shahade, Gregory		A00
Round 7. Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Young, Angelo	0-1	Rensch, Daniel	63	A39	English
Arnold, Marc T	1/2-1/2	Yang, Darwin	34	D46	QGD semi-Slav
Abrahamyan, Tatev	0-1	Kacheishvili, Giorgi	27	B19	Caro-Kann
Shahade, Gregory	1-0	Krush, Irina	30	B47	Sicilian
Diamant, Andre	1/2-1/2	Amanov, Mesgen	14	B51	Sicilian
Round 8. Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Yang, Darwin	1/2-1/2	Abrahamyan, Tatev	50	E84	King's Indian
Rensch, Daniel	0-1	Arnold, Marc T	42	B90	Sicilian
Krush, Irina	1/2-1/2	Amanov, Mesgen	45	A28	English
Kacheishvili, Giorgi	1-0	Diamant, Andre	54	E91	King's Indian
Shahade, Gregory	1/2-1/2	Young, Angelo	52	C07	French
Round 9. Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Arnold, Marc T	1/2-1/2	Shahade, Gregory	28	D45	QGD semi-Slav
Diamant, Andre	1/2-1/2	Yang, Darwin	23	C00	French
Young, Angelo	1/2-1/2	Krush, Irina	72	B07	Pirc defence
Abrahamyan, Tatev	0-1	Rensch, Daniel	32	B35	Sicilian
Amanov, Mesgen	1/2-1/2	Kacheishvili, Giorgi	12	A40	Modern defence

6) Ragger - Rapport Match

Markus Ragger and Richard Rapport are tied 3.5 each with a game to go in a match that runs 29th November - 6th December 2011 in Szombathely.

Event: Ragger - Rapport Match
Place: Szombathely
CountryCode: HUN
StartDate: Tue 29th Nov 2011
EndDate: Tue 6th Dec 2011
Website

Ragger-Rapport Match
Tue 29th Nov 2011
Tue 6th Dec 2011
Szombathely
HUN
2 Players.
8 Rounds.
Match

Ragger-Rapport Match Szombathely HUN Tue 29th Nov 2011 - Tue 6th Dec 2011 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Ragger, Markus	GM	AUT	2662	1610856
2	Rapport, Richard	GM	HUN	2534	738590

7) Snowdrops vs Oldhands

The Snowdrops vs Oldhands takes place 3rd-11th December 2001.

Event: Snowdrops vs Oldhands
Place: Prague
CountryCode: CZE
StartDate: Sat 3rd Dec 2011
EndDate: Sun 11th Dec 2011
Website
Results

Snowdrops vs Oldhand
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Sun 11th Dec 2011
Prague
CZE
8 Players.
8 Rounds.
Schev
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Snowdrops vs Oldhands Prague CZE Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Sun 11th Dec 2011 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Huebner, Robert	GM	GER	2580	4600010
2	Vaganian, Rafael A	GM	ARM	2577	13300016
3	Gulko, Boris F	GM	USA	2535	2000040
4	Hort, Vlastimil	GM	GER	2473	4600029
5	Muzychuk, Mariya	IM	UKR	2460	14114550
6	Pogonina, Natalija	WGM	RUS	2451	4147855
7	Tania, Sachdev	IM	IND	2428	5007844
8	Kulovana, Eva	WGM	CZE	2297	318779

8) Cultural Village Tournament 2011

The Cultural Village Tournament took place 21st-30th November 2011 and provided the final place in the Tata Steel C-Group in January which went to Baskaran Adhiban who won with 6.5/9.

Event: Cultural Village Tournament 2011
Place: Wijk aan Zee
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Mon 21st Nov 2011
EndDate: Wed 30th Nov 2011
Website

Cultural Village GM
Mon 21st Nov 2011
Wed 30th Nov 2011
Wijk aan Zee
NED
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Cultural Village GM Wijk aan Zee NED Mon 21st Nov 2011 - Wed 30th Nov 2011. Category: 8. Ave: (2432)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Adhiban, B.	GM	IND	2544	#	=	0	1	1	1	=	=	1	1	6.5	2585
2	Bok, Benjamin	IM	NED	2513	=	#	=	=	0	1	1	1	=	=	5.5	2503
3	Naroditsky, Daniel	IM	USA	2472	1	=	#	1	0	0	=	=	1	1	5.5	2507
4	Lenderman, Aleksandr	GM	USA	2581	0	=	0	#	1	1	0	1	1	1	5.5	2495
5	Klein, David	FM	NED	2378	0	1	1	0	#	0	1	=	=	1	5	2481
6	Bernadskiy, Vitaliy	IM	UKR	2439	0	0	1	0	1	#	1	0	1	1	5	2474
7	Sethuraman, S.P.	GM	IND	2543	=	0	=	1	0	0	#	=	1	1	4.5	2420
8	Peelen, Piet	IM	NED	2362	=	0	=	0	=	1	=	#	0	=	3.5	2360
9	Haast, Anne	WIM	NED	2268	0	=	0	0	=	0	0	1	#	1	3	2325
10	Bottema, Tom		NED	2219	0	=	0	0	0	0	0	=	0	#	1	2105

9) Vizag GM Open 2011

The Vizag GM Open took place in Visakhapatnam, India, 23rd November - 1st December 2011. Abhijeet Gupta edged out a group of players on tie-break after all finished with with 8.5/11.

Event: Vizag GM Open 2011
Place: Visakhapatnam
CountryCode: IND
StartDate: Wed 23rd Nov 2011
EndDate: Thu 1st Dec 2011
Website

Vizag GM Open
Wed 23rd Nov 2011
Thu 1st Dec 2011
Visakhapatnam
IND
11 Rounds.
Swiss

Vizag GM Open Visakhapatnam IND Wed 23rd Nov 2011 - Thu 1st Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Gupta Abhijeet	GM	IND	2640	8.5	73.5	67.5	65.0
2	Gleizerov Evgeny	GM	RUS	2566	8.5	73.5	67.0	65.0
3	Petrosian Tigran L	GM	ARM	2636	8.5	71.5	66.0	63.0
4	Danielsen Henrik	GM	ISL	2542	8.5	71.0	65.0	62.5
5	Lalith Babu M R	IM	IND	2484	8.5	67.0	61.5	59.0
6	Andriasian Zaven	GM	ARM	2619	8.0	72.5	66.0	64.0
7	Grover Sahaj	IM	IND	2515	8.0	72.0	66.0	63.5
8	Shyam Sundar M	IM	IND	2462	8.0	70.5	65.0	62.0
9	Nolte Rolando	IM	PHI	2455	8.0	68.5	63.0	60.0
10	Arun Prasad S	GM	IND	2530	8.0	66.5	60.5	59.0
11	Krishna C R G		IND	2305	7.5	74.5	69.5	66.0
12	Dzhumaev Marat	GM	UZB	2485	7.5	74.0	69.0	65.5
13	Vaibhav Suri	IM	IND	2448	7.5	74.0	68.0	65.5
14	Sumets Andrey	GM	UKR	2569	7.5	73.5	67.5	65.0
15	Anwesh Upadhyaya	IM	IND	2413	7.5	69.5	64.5	61.0
16	Swayams Mishra		IND	2386	7.5	68.5	63.0	61.0
17	Minhazuddin Ahmed	FM	BAN	2388	7.5	68.5	63.0	60.0
18	Navin Kanna T U		IND	2377	7.5	68.0	62.5	59.5
19	Murshed Niaz	GM	BAN	2435	7.5	67.5	61.5	59.5
20	Laxman R R	GM	IND	2431	7.5	67.0	62.0	58.5
21	Rajesh V A V	FM	IND	2338	7.5	66.0	61.5	57.5
22	Deepan Chakkravarthy J	GM	IND	2492	7.5	65.5	59.5	58.0
23	Swapnil S Dhopade	IM	IND	2435	7.5	64.5	59.5	57.0
24	Girinath P D S	IM	IND	2360	7.5	64.0	59.0	55.5
25	Sangma Rahul	IM	IND	2357	7.5	63.5	59.0	56.0
26	Satyapragyan Swayangsu	IM	IND	2436	7.5	62.5	57.5	55.0
27	Ankit R Rajpara		IND	2349	7.5	62.0	57.0	54.0
28	Karthikeyan P	IM	IND	2402	7.5	60.0	55.0	52.5
	Gomes Mary Ann	WGM	IND	2354	7.5	60.0	55.0	52.5
30	Narayanan Srinath	IM	IND	2387	7.0	69.5	64.5	61.0
31	Priyadharshan K	IM	IND	2385	7.0	69.5	64.0	61.0
32	Ravichandran Siddharth	IM	IND	2398	7.0	68.5	63.5	60.0
33	Rathnakaran K	IM	IND	2403	7.0	67.5	62.5	59.0
34	Ramnathan Balasubramaniam	IM	IND	2255	7.0	66.5	61.5	58.0
35	Sanjay N		IND	2331	7.0	65.5	61.0	57.5
36	Himanshu Sharma	IM	IND	2397	7.0	65.5	60.5	57.0
37	Singh D P	IM	IND	2329	7.0	64.0	59.0	55.5
38	Prakash G B	IM	IND	2341	7.0	63.0	58.5	54.5
39	Praveen Kumar C	IM	IND	2338	7.0	62.0	57.0	54.5
40	Thejkumar M S	IM	IND	2452	7.0	62.0	57.0	53.5
236 players

10) XXVII International Silesian Governor's Cup

The 27th International Silesian Governor's Cup took place 24th-30th November 2011. Alexey Kislinsky won on tie-break from Marcin Sieciechowicz after both finished on 5/9.

Event: XXVII International Silesian Governor's Cup
Place: Legnica
CountryCode: POL
StartDate: Thu 24th Nov 2011
EndDate: Wed 30th Nov 2011
Website
Results

XXVII Silesian Cup
Thu 24th Nov 2011
Wed 30th Nov 2011
Legnica
POL
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

XXVII Silesian Cup Legnica POL Thu 24th Nov 2011 - Wed 30th Nov 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2464)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Kislinsky, Alexey	GM	CZE	2529	#	1	=	1	1	0			=	1	5	2628
2	Sieciechowicz, Marcin	IM	POL	2441	0	#	1	=			=	1	1	1	5	2636
3	Sulypa, Oleksandr	GM	UKR	2500	=	0	#	1	1		=	=		1	4.5	2555
4	Tomczak, Jacek	IM	POL	2544	0	=	0	#		1	=		1	1	4	2524
5	Fraczek, Daniel	FM	POL	2412	0		0		#	1	=	1	=	1	4	2513
6	Kolosowski, Mateusz	FM	POL	2435	1			0	0	#	1	=	1	0	3.5	2466
7	Hunt, Adam C	IM	ENG	2458		=	=	=	=	0	#	=	=		3	2410
8	Pieniazek, Artur	IM	POL	2359		0	=		0	=	=	#	=	=	2.5	2356
9	Sergeev, Vladimir	GM	UKR	2526	=	0		0	=	0	=	=	#		2	2296
10	Hnydiuk, Aleksander	IM	POL	2431	0	0	0	0	0	1		=		#	1.5	2230

11) 61st Greek Championships 2011

The 61st Greek Championships takes place in Chania 27th November - 7th December 2011. The women's event took place in Athens at around the same time and was won by Marina Makropoulou with 7/9.

Event: 34th Greek Women Championships 2011
Place: Athens
CountryCode: GRE
StartDate: Sat 26th Nov 2011
EndDate: Wed 7th Dec 2011
Website
Results

61st ch-GRE 2011
Sun 27th Nov 2011
Wed 7th Dec 2011
Athens
GRE
11 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

61st ch-GRE 2011 Chania GRE Sun 27th Nov 2011 - Wed 7th Dec 2011 Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Pavlidis Antonios	IM	GRE	2414	5.5	15.25	5	0.0
2	Nikolaidis Ioannis	GM	GRE	2554	5.0	18.00	3	0.0
3	Galopoulos Nikolaos		GRE	2379	4.5	15.25	4	0.0
4	Pavlidis Anastasios	FM	GRE	2352	4.5	12.50	4	0.0
5	Aggelis Nikolaos	FM	GRE	2310	4.5	12.00	3	0.0
6	Mastrovasilis Athanasios	GM	GRE	2530	3.5	13.00	3	0.0
7	Moutousis Konstantinos	IM	GRE	2438	3.0	11.25	2	0.0
8	Kapnisis Spyridon	GM	GRE	2510	2.0	5.25	1	0.0
9	Naoum Spyridon		GRE	2131	2.0	5.00	1	0.0
10	Nikolaou Georgios		GRE	2233	1.5	4.50	1	0.0
11	Kourkounakis Ilias	IM	GRE	2381	0.0	0.00	1	0.0
11 players

34th ch-GRE w 2011
Sat 26th Nov 2011
Wed 7th Dec 2011
Athens
GRE
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

34th ch-GRE w 2011 Chania GRE Sun 27th Nov 2011 - Wed 7th Dec 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2140)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Makropoulou, Marina	WGM	GRE	2201	#	=	=	=	=	1	1	1	1	1	7	2353
2	Fakhiridou, Ekaterini	WIM	GRE	2180	=	#	=	=	=	1	1	1	1	=	6.5	2301
3	Pavlidou, Ekaterini	WIM	GRE	2176	=	=	#	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	6	2261
4	Makka, Ioulia	WIM	GRE	2126	=	=	1	#	=	0	=	1	1	=	5.5	2221
5	Iordanidou, Zoi		GRE	2169	=	=	0	=	#	1	1	0	1	=	5	2179
6	Ikonomopoulou, Maria	WFM	GRE	2129	0	0	1	1	0	#	0	=	=	1	4	2098
7	Pambalou, Fotini		GRE	2104	0	0	0	=	0	1	#	=	=	1	3.5	2064
8	Stefanidi, Maria-Anna	WFM	GRE	2073	0	0	0	0	1	=	=	#	0	1	3	2022
9	Markantonaki, Haritomeni	WFM	GRE	2128	0	0	0	0	0	=	=	1	#	=	2.5	1975
10	Makka, Evanthia		GRE	2110	0	=	0	=	=	0	0	0	=	#	2	1923

12) 25th Belgrade Trophy 2011

The 25th Belgrade Trophy took place in the municipality Obrenovac 24th November - 2nd December 2011. Sipke Ernst took first place on tie-break from Miodrag R Savic after both scored 7.5/9. Games from the final two rounds not yet available.

Event: 25th Belgrade Trophy 2011
Place: Obrenovac
CountryCode: SRB
StartDate: Thu 24th Nov 2011
EndDate: Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Website

25th Belgrade Trophy
Thu 24th Nov 2011
Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Obrenovac
SRB
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m+30m

25th Belgrade Trophy Obrenovac SRB Thu 24th Nov 2011 - Fri 2nd Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Ernst Sipke	GM	NED	2593	7.5	48.5	52.0	42.00
2	Savic Miodrag R	GM	SRB	2523	7.5	45.5	50.0	42.25
3	Damljanovic Branko	GM	SRB	2597	7.0	51.5	56.0	43.00
4	Strikovic Aleksa	GM	SRB	2564	7.0	51.0	54.0	41.00
5	Blagojevic Dragisa	GM	MNE	2514	7.0	48.5	53.5	40.75
6	Perunovic Milos	GM	SRB	2576	7.0	46.5	51.5	39.75
7	Neverov Valeriy	GM	UKR	2537	7.0	46.0	50.5	38.25
8	Todorovic Goran M	GM	SRB	2482	7.0	45.5	49.0	36.00
9	Pap Misa	GM	SRB	2511	7.0	44.0	48.0	35.50
10	Radlovacki Jovan	IM	SRB	2429	6.5	50.5	54.5	37.00
11	Indjic Aleksandar		SRB	2411	6.5	49.0	53.0	36.75
12	Tadic Branko	GM	SRB	2486	6.5	47.5	52.0	35.75
13	Lajthajm Borko	GM	SRB	2500	6.5	46.0	51.0	35.75
14	Cabrilo Goran	GM	SRB	2463	6.5	45.5	49.5	34.00
15	Janev Tihomir		BUL	2366	6.5	45.0	49.0	31.75
16	Videnova Iva	WGM	BUL	2297	6.5	43.0	46.5	31.50
17	Anton Teodor	FM	ROU	2380	6.5	42.0	45.5	30.75
18	Pancevski Filip	IM	MKD	2442	6.0	51.5	56.0	34.50
19	Filip Lucian	IM	ROU	2471	6.0	51.5	55.5	34.75
20	Olenin Nikolay	IM	RUS	2323	6.0	50.0	54.5	33.00
21	Nenezic Marko		SRB	2329	6.0	49.5	52.0	31.50
22	Drenchev Petar	GM	BUL	2499	6.0	47.0	52.0	32.75
23	Skurikhin Dmitrij	FM	RUS	2345	6.0	46.5	50.5	31.25
24	Sarenac Ivan		SRB	2327	6.0	46.0	49.5	30.50
25	Tosic Miroslav	GM	SRB	2444	6.0	44.5	49.0	30.00
26	Zivkovic Sava	FM	SRB	2321	6.0	44.5	48.0	28.50
27	Pikula Dejan	GM	SRB	2535	6.0	44.0	47.0	29.50
28	Milanovic Danilo	GM	SRB	2516	6.0	43.5	48.0	30.75
29	Menkinoski Riste	FM	MKD	2349	6.0	43.5	47.0	28.00
30	Cioara Andrei-Nestor	IM	ROU	2453	6.0	43.0	47.0	30.00
31	Miron Lucian-Costin	IM	ROU	2513	6.0	43.0	46.5	29.25
32	Cvetkovic Srdjan	IM	SRB	2395	6.0	42.5	46.0	27.50
33	Okilj Tigran		SRB	2053	6.0	42.5	46.0	26.50
34	Andrijevic Milan	IM	SRB	2333	6.0	41.5	45.5	28.75
35	Nikcevic Nebojsa	GM	MNE	2412	6.0	40.0	44.0	28.50
36	Robin Samy	FM	FRA	2323	6.0	38.0	41.5	25.75
37	Radosavljevic Slobodan D	FM	SRB	2234	6.0	36.5	39.0	23.25
38	Pantelic Sasa	FM	SRB	2341	5.5	47.0	50.5	28.25
39	Abramovic Bosko	GM	SRB	2450	5.5	45.5	49.5	28.25
40	Skare Goran	FM	SRB	2323	5.5	43.5	46.5	24.50
198 players

13) Femida Cup

The Femida Cup took place 20th-28th November 2011. The top group was won by Michail Brodsky with 6/9. Final round results and games now available.

Event: Femida Cup
Place: Kharkiv
CountryCode: UKR
StartDate: Sun 20th Nov 2011
EndDate: Mon 28th Nov 2011
Website
Results

Femida Cup GM
Sun 20th Nov 2011
Mon 28th Nov 2011
Kharkiv
UKR
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Femida Cup GM Kharkiv UKR Sun 20th Nov 2011 - Mon 28th Nov 2011. Category: 9. Ave: (2474)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Brodsky, Michail	GM	UKR	2553	#	=	=	=	1	=	1	=	1	=	6	2590
2	Onischuk, Vladimir	IM	UKR	2518	=	#	1	=	0	1	0	=	1	1	5.5	2549
3	Aveskulov, Valeriy	GM	UKR	2514	=	0	#	=	0	=	1	1	1	1	5.5	2550
4	Kovchan, Alexander	GM	UKR	2573	=	=	=	#	0	1	1	=	=	=	5	2506
5	Yilmaz, Mustafa	IM	TUR	2515	0	1	1	1	#	0	0	0	1	1	5	2513
6	Biriukov, Nikolai	IM	UKR	2418	=	0	=	0	1	#	=	1	=	=	4.5	2480
7	Musakaev, Emil	FM	RUS	2363	0	1	0	0	1	=	#	1	0	=	4	2444
8	Baryshpolets, Andrey	IM	UKR	2477	=	=	0	=	1	0	0	#	=	1	4	2431
9	Tovmasian, Vardges		ARM	2417	0	0	0	=	0	=	1	=	#	1	3.5	2401
10	Belyakov, Bogdan	FM	RUS	2394	=	0	0	=	0	=	=	0	0	#	2	2263

Femida Cup WGM
Sun 20th Nov 2011
Mon 28th Nov 2011
Kharkiv
UKR
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Femida Cup WGM Kharkiv UKR Sun 20th Nov 2011 - Mon 28th Nov 2011. Category: None. Ave: (2146)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Andrenko, Irina	WIM	UKR	2210	#	1	=	=	=	1	1	1	1	1	7.5	2412
2	Balaian, Alina		RUS	2206	0	#	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	7	2359
3	Andriasian, Siranush	WIM	ARM	2220	=	0	#	=	1	1	1	1	=	1	6.5	2304
4	Bezkorovaina, Marija		UKR	2059	=	0	=	#	=	=	1	1	1	1	6	2281
5	Romanova, Inna	WGM	BLR	2287	=	0	0	=	#	0	=	1	1	1	4.5	2130
6	Shapoval, Galina	WIM	UKR	2201	0	1	0	=	1	#	=	0	1	0	4	2097
7	Tarleva, Vira	WFM	UKR	2153	0	0	0	0	=	=	#	=	1	1	3.5	2065
8	Lomakina, Galja	WIM	RUS	2085	0	0	0	0	0	1	=	#	0	1	2.5	1987
9	Sharovskaya, Olga		UKR	1966	0	0	=	0	0	0	0	1	#	=	2	1946
10	Kalinina, Marianna		UKR	2072	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	=	#	1.5	1881

14) Egyptian Open

The Egyptian Open took place 19th November - 1st December 2011. Sameh Sadek won with 10/12. Games from the final rounds not yet available.

Event: Egyptian Open
Place: Cairo
CountryCode: EGY
StartDate: Sat 19th Nov 2011
EndDate: Thu 1st Dec 2011
Website
Results

Egyptian Open
Sat 19th Nov 2011
Thu 1st Dec 2011
Cairo
EGY
261 Players.
12 Rounds.
Swiss

Egyptian Open Cairo EGY Sat 19th Nov 2011 - Thu 1st Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 12 Standings:
Rk	Name	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Sadek Sameh	2372	10.0	0.0	66.0	0.0
2	Rageb Malak	2338	9.5	0.0	66.5	0.0
3	Labib Ibrahim Hasan	2408	9.5	0.0	62.0	0.0
4	El Arousy Abdul Hameed	2301	9.5	0.0	62.0	0.0
5	Elgabry Mohsen	2334	9.5	0.0	60.5	0.0
6	Abdel Razik Khaled	2432	9.0	0.0	66.0	0.0
7	Eldesoky Hatem	2265	9.0	0.0	63.5	0.0
8	Hassan Sayed Barakat	2377	9.0	0.0	62.0	0.0
9	Elsayed Moustafa	2225	9.0	0.0	59.5	0.0
10	Imam Ashraf	2107	9.0	0.0	57.5	0.0
11	Wagdy Andro	1982	9.0	0.0	55.5	0.0
12	Yousry Salah	2327	8.5	0.0	66.0	0.0
13	Sameeh Hany	2266	8.5	0.0	65.0	0.0
14	Amin Ashraf	2277	8.5	0.0	61.5	0.0
15	Ismail Youssef	2078	8.5	0.0	60.5	0.0
16	Hesham Abdelrahman	2296	8.5	0.0	59.5	0.0
17	Elbasuny Fahmy	2222	8.5	0.0	59.5	0.0
18	Abou El Zein Eid Mahmoud	2329	8.5	0.0	58.0	0.0
19	Fadi Marko	2100	8.5	0.0	56.0	0.0
20	Salem Zahed	2246	8.5	0.0	55.0	0.0
21	Zayan Mohamed	1547	8.5	0.0	49.0	0.0
22	Abdel Fadil Mohamed	2203	8.0	0.0	60.0	0.0
23	Fatehy Tarek	2187	8.0	0.0	59.5	0.0
24	Ezat Abdallah	2269	8.0	0.0	58.0	0.0
25	Mohamed Ahmed Essam	2048	8.0	0.0	57.0	0.0
26	Ameir Moheb	2205	8.0	0.0	56.5	0.0
27	Anwar Ashraf	2128	8.0	0.0	55.5	0.0
28	Sobh Amrou	2141	8.0	0.0	54.0	0.0
29	Aly Ibrahim Alaa	2129	8.0	0.0	53.5	0.0
30	Abdel Samee Mohamed	2231	8.0	0.0	53.5	0.0
31	Mona Khaled	2109	8.0	0.0	53.0	0.0
32	Abdel Razik Ahmed	2099	8.0	0.0	53.0	0.0
33	Abdel Aziz Ahmed	2131	8.0	0.0	52.5	0.0
34	Ismail Hamed	2277	8.0	0.0	51.5	0.0
35	Hussein Akram	2070	8.0	0.0	50.0	0.0
36	Elsayed Wael	1941	8.0	0.0	47.0	0.0
37	Nyazi Nehad	2198	7.5	0.0	55.5	0.0
38	Lowis Magdy	2164	7.5	0.0	55.0	0.0
39	Abdel Aziz Shehab	2118	7.5	0.0	55.0	0.0
40	Kelany Saad	2133	7.5	0.0	55.0	0.0
261 players

15) X Internacional Mario Covas Jr

The 10th Mario Covas tournament took place 26th November - 2nd December 2011. Sandro Mareco won the main event with 6.5/9. The final round of the second event Regina Prol is missing.

Event: X Internacional Mario Covas Jr
Place: Santos
CountryCode: BRA
StartDate: Sat 26th Nov 2011
EndDate: Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Website
Results

X Mario Covas
Sat 26th Nov 2011
Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Santos
BRA
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

X Mario Covas Santos BRA Sat 26th Nov 2011 - Fri 2nd Dec 2011. Category: 10. Ave: (2492)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Mareco, Sandro	GM	ARG	2583	#	=	=	1	=	1	1	=	=	1	6.5	2647
2	Milos, Gilberto	GM	BRA	2597	=	#	=	=	=	=	1	=	1	=	5.5	2560
3	Rodriguez Vila, Andres	GM	URU	2481	=	=	#	=	=	=	=	1	=	1	5.5	2573
4	Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag	GM	BRA	2487	0	=	=	#	=	=	1	=	1	=	5	2535
5	Leitao, Rafael	GM	BRA	2626	=	=	=	=	#	=	=	=	=	=	4.5	2477
6	Barbosa, Evandro Amorim	IM	BRA	2412	0	=	=	=	=	#	=	=	=	=	4	2457
7	Cubas, Jose Fernando	GM	PAR	2536	0	0	=	0	=	=	#	1	=	1	4	2444
8	Molina, Roberto Junio Brito	IM	BRA	2418	=	=	0	=	=	=	0	#	=	=	3.5	2420
9	Fusco, Leonardo	IM	ARG	2383	=	0	=	0	=	=	=	=	#	=	3.5	2424
10	Coelho, Luis Henrique	IM	BRA	2392	0	=	0	=	=	=	0	=	=	#	3	2378

VIII Regina Prol
Sat 26th Nov 2011
Fri 2nd Dec 2011
Santos
BRA
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

VIII Regina Prol Santos BRA Sat 26th Nov 2011 - Fri 2nd Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Barreto Filho Carlos Alberto	FM	BRA	2307	6.5	26.25	0.0	4
2	Santiago Yago De Moura	FM	BRA	2335	6.0	24.25	0.0	4
3	Marrero Lopez Yaniet	WGM	CUB	2278	5.5	24.25	0.0	3
4	Bispo Leonardo		BRA	2192	5.5	21.00	0.0	4
5	Campelo Leandro Fabricio		BRA	2238	4.5	19.50	0.0	2
6	Blit Jacques	IM	ARG	2310	4.5	16.75	0.0	3
7	Stamenkovic Dragan	IM	SRB	2422	4.0	16.00	0.0	1
8	Abdalla Luiz Guilherme Aurelli	FM	BRA	2274	3.5	15.25	0.0	0
9	Crosa Coll Martin	IM	URU	2384	3.0	14.25	0.0	0
10	Assumpcao Roberto	FM	BRA	2245	2.0	7.00	0.0	1
10 players

16) XXXII Crespi Memorial

The 32nd Crespi Memorial takes place 3rd-11th December 2011.

Event: XXXII Crespi Memorial
Place: Milan
CountryCode: ITA
StartDate: Sat 3rd Dec 2011
EndDate: Sun 11th Dec 2011
Website

XXXII Crespi Mem A
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Sun 11th Dec 2011
Milan
ITA
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

XXXII Crespi Mem A Milan ITA Sat 3rd Dec 2011 - Sun 11th Dec 2011 Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Drazic Sinisa	GM	2537	2.0	1.00	2.00	2221.00
2	Doric Darko	IM	2504	2.0	1.00	2.00	2166.00
3	Salvador Roland	GM	2500	2.0	1.00	2.00	2142.50
4	Jobava Baadur	GM	2678	2.0	1.00	1.50	2276.50
5	Malaniuk Vladimir P	GM	2504	2.0	1.00	1.50	2243.50
6	Kosic Dragan	GM	2502	2.0	1.00	1.50	2212.00
7	Lazic Miroljub	GM	2459	2.0	1.00	1.50	2134.50
8	Valsecchi Alessio	FM	2376	2.0	1.00	1.00	2333.50
9	Shishkin Vadim	GM	2449	2.0	1.00	1.00	2127.50
10	Stella Andrea	IM	2448	2.0	1.00	1.00	2107.00
11	Colovic Aleksandar	IM	2451	1.5	1.50	2.50	2130.50
12	Nicolo Filippo		2024	1.5	1.50	2.00	2220.00
13	Anurag Mhamal		2222	1.5	1.50	2.00	2019.50
14	Bellia Fabrizio	IM	2418	1.5	1.50	1.50	2331.00
15	Sedlak Nikola	GM	2592	1.5	1.50	1.50	2270.00
16	Salmoiraghi Angelo		2174	1.5	1.50	1.50	2228.50
17	Berni Fabrizio		2146	1.5	0.50	1.00	1998.00
18	Montani Francesco		2245	1.5	0.50	1.00	1998.00
19	Formento Paolo		2133	1.0	2.00	3.00	2538.50
20	Bove Alessandro	FM	2369	1.0	2.00	3.00	2277.00
21	David Alberto	GM	2597	1.0	2.00	3.00	2254.00
22	Martinez Rolly	IM	2420	1.0	2.00	2.50	2379.00
23	Vezzosi Paolo	IM	2321	1.0	2.00	2.50	2266.00
24	Cani Gazmir		2174	1.0	2.00	2.50	2233.00
25	Massironi Marco		2171	1.0	2.00	2.50	2209.00
26	Thakur Akash		2324	1.0	2.00	2.00	2292.50
27	Cazzaniga Walter		2118	1.0	2.00	2.00	2292.50
28	Brunello Marina	WIM	2221	1.0	2.00	2.00	2261.50
29	Tramalloni Luca		2111	1.0	2.00	2.00	2261.50
30	Iudicello Giovanni		2188	1.0	2.00	2.00	2254.00
31	Vinzoni Andrea		2097	1.0	2.00	2.00	2254.00
32	Gori Andrea		2087	1.0	1.50	1.50	2228.50
33	Sbarra Marco	FM	2245	1.0	1.50	1.50	2163.00
34	Giretti Kanev Jasen		2199	1.0	1.50	1.50	2134.50
35	Bonanno Alessandro		2132	1.0	1.00	1.00	2333.50
36	Barberi Alessandro		2050	1.0	1.00	1.00	2245.50
37	Solodovnichenko Yuri	GM	2629	1.0	1.00	1.00	2108.50
38	Bozzali Ermanno		2133	0.5	2.00	2.50	2379.00
39	Quaranta Cristiano		2118	0.5	2.00	2.50	2267.00
40	Gonella Daniele		2103	0.5	2.00	2.50	2254.50
58 players

17) First Saturday December 2011

The First Saturday December tournaments are under way.

Event: FS December 2011
Place: Budapest
CountryCode: HUN
StartDate: Sat 3rd Dec 2011
EndDate: Tue 13th Dec 2011
Website
Results

FSGM December 2011
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Tue 13th Dec 2011
Budapest
HUN
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FSIM December 2011
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Tue 13th Dec 2011
Budapest
HUN
11 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FSGMA December 2011
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Tue 13th Dec 2011
Budapest
HUN
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FSFMB December 2011
Sat 3rd Dec 2011
Tue 13th Dec 2011
Budapest
HUN
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

18) Ascona Chess Festival 2011

The Ascona Chess Festival takes place 4th-9th December 2011.

Event: Ascona Chess Festival 2011
Place: Ascona
CountryCode: SUI
StartDate: Sun 4th Dec 2011
EndDate: Fri 9th Dec 2011
Website
Results

Ascona Gp A
Sun 4th Dec 2011
Fri 9th Dec 2011
Ascona
SUI
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 100m+30spm
Email: sympa-marketing@bluewin.ch

Ascona Gp B
Sun 4th Dec 2011
Fri 9th Dec 2011
Ascona
SUI
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 100m+30spm
Email: sympa-marketing@bluewin.ch

Ascona Gp B Ascona SUI Sun 4th Dec 2011 - Fri 9th Dec 2011 Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Joie Sebastien		FRA	2249	2.5	3.75	2	0.0
2	Duport Nicolas		SUI	2193	2.5	2.00	2	0.0
3	Grunberg Mihai-Lucian	IM	ROU	2417	2.0	1.75	1	0.0
4	Foisor Ovidiu-Doru	IM	ROU	2386	1.5	2.75	0	0.0
5	Foisor Mihaela-Veronica	WFM	ROU	2192	1.5	1.50	1	0.0
	Joksic Sinisa	IM	SRB	2255	1.5	1.50	1	0.0
7	Paleologu Vladimir		SUI	2174	1.0	1.75	0	0.0
8	Brancaleoni Maurizio	FM	ITA	2275	1.0	1.50	0	0.0
	Boschetti Claudio		SUI	2110	1.0	1.50	0	0.0
10	Medici Simone		SUI	2090	0.5	0.50	0	0.0
10 players

Ascona Open
Sun 4th Dec 2011
Fri 9th Dec 2011
Ascona
SUI
5 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 100m+30spm
Email: sympa-marketing@bluewin.ch

19) 2nd St Louis Thanksgiving Open

The 2nd St Louis Thanksgiving Open took place 25th-27th November 2011. Alexander Shabalov won with 5.5/6. Games from rounds 4-6 are unaccountably missing from the official webiste.

Event: 2nd St Louis Thanksgiving Open
Place: Saint Louis
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Fri 25th Nov 2011
EndDate: Sun 27th Nov 2011
Website

2nd Thanksgiving Op
Fri 25th Nov 2011
Sun 27th Nov 2011
Saint Louis
USA
37 Players.
6 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m

2nd Thanksgiving Op Saint Louis USA Fri 25th Nov 2011 - Sun 27th Nov 2011 Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
Rk	Name	Rtg	Pts	Prize
1	Shabalov, Alexander	2606	5.5	1600
2	Robson, Ray	2655	5	800
3	Shankland, Sam	2632	5	800
4	Gareyev, Timur	2718	4.5	200
5	Kaidanov, Gregory	2633	4.5	200
6	Amanov, Mesgen	2614	4
7	Diamant, Andre	2521	4
8	Rensch, Daniel M	2488	4
9	Cao, Kevin Y	2233	4
10	Young, Angelo	2391	3.5
11	Eckert, Doug D	2242	3.5
12	Velikanov, Alexander	2185	3.5	200
13	Ferber, Mark Joeff	2161	3.5	200
14	Finegold, Spencer	2126	3.5	200
15	Karlow, Nick W	2085	3.5	200
16	Zenyuk, Iryna	2316	3
17	Gadson, Isaiah	2051	3
18	Schneider, Thomas	1974	3	175
19	Vergilesov, Alexan	1954	3	175
20	Vaughn, Rodney	1847	3	175
21	Kamphorst, Maraani	1808	3	175
22	McLaughlin, James	2100	2.5
23	Zhang, Jiahua	1809	2.5
24	Hosler,Matthew C	1701	2.5
25	Hellwig, Luke	2002	2
26	Arun, Vikram Aruna	1913	2
27	Gaul, Thomas	1903	2
28	Taras, Robert S	1866	2
29	Landrum, Stephen	1817	2
30	Sun, Abe	1802	2
31	Hua, Margaret M	2002	1.5
32	Stafford, Joseph C	1730	1.5
33	Veech, John	2210	1
34	Barrett, Matt	1770	1
35	Frank, Joshua	2161	0.5
36	Manthe, Barry Paul	2052	0.5
37	Zhou, Jason	1758	0
37 players

20) Caissa IM November 2011

The Caissa IM November tournament took place 19th-28th November 2011. Hou Qiang won with 7.5/10.

Event: Caissa IM November 2011
Place: Kecskemet
CountryCode: HUN
StartDate: Sat 19th Nov 2011
EndDate: Mon 28th Nov 2011
Website
Results

Caissa IM Nov
Sat 19th Nov 2011
Mon 28th Nov 2011
Kecskemet
HUN
6 Players.
10 Rounds.
DRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Caissa IM Nov Kecskemet HUN Sat 19th Nov 2011 - Mon 28th Nov 2011 Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
Rk	Name	FED	Rtg	Pts
1	Hou, Qiang	CHN	2322	7.5
2	Varga, Klara	HUN	2127	5.5
3	Hajnal, Zoltan	HUN	2425	5.5
4	Farkas, Tibor	SRB	2276	5.0
5	Meszaros, Gyula	HUN	2314	4.5
6	Kristinsson, Bjarni Jens	ISL	2045	2.0
6 players

21) 47th American Open 2011

The 47th American Open took place 24th-27th November 2011. No time to report any more on this.

Event: 47th American Open 2011
Place: Orange
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Thu 24th Nov 2011
EndDate: Sun 27th Nov 2011
Website

47th American Open
Thu 24th Nov 2011
Sun 27th Nov 2011
Orange
USA
28 Players.
8 Rounds.
Swiss

22) 8th Vasylyshyn Memorial

The 8th Vasylyshyn Memorial takes place 29th November - 7th December 2011. Results but not games available currently.

Event: 8th Vasylyshyn Memorial
Place: Lviv
CountryCode: UKR
StartDate: Tue 29th Nov 2011
EndDate: Wed 7th Dec 2011
Website

8th Vasylyshyn GM
Tue 29th Nov 2011
Wed 7th Dec 2011
Lviv
UKR
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

8th Vasylyshyn GM Lviv UKR Tue 29th Nov 2011 - Wed 7th Dec 2011 Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Vovk Yuri	GM	UKR	2571	5.5	17.75	0.0	4
2	Vovk Andrey	GM	UKR	2551	4.0	13.75	0.0	2
3	Baghdasaryan Vahe		ARM	2362	4.0	13.25	0.0	3
4	Vysochin Spartak	GM	UKR	2552	4.0	11.75	0.0	2
5	Chekhov Sergei	FM	RUS	2421	4.0	11.50	0.0	3
6	Goganov Aleksey	IM	RUS	2484	3.5	12.25	0.0	2
7	Tregubov Vadim		UKR	2397	3.0	8.75	0.0	2
8	Molnar Peter	FM	SVK	2363	2.5	9.00	0.5	1
	Ris Robert	IM	NED	2400	2.5	9.00	0.5	1
10	Semcesen Daniel	IM	SWE	2490	2.0	6.00	0.0	1
10 players

8th Vasylyshyn IM
Tue 29th Nov 2011
Wed 7th Dec 2011
Lviv
UKR
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

8th Vasylyshyn IM Lviv UKR Tue 29th Nov 2011 - Wed 7th Dec 2011 Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Kostin Alexey	IM	RUS	2333	6.5	18.50	0.0	6
2	Yildiz Betul Cemre	WIM	TUR	2297	6.0	17.25	0.0	5
3	Volovikov Anton	FM	UKR	2315	4.0	9.50	0.0	4
4	Petrosyan Tigran S		ARM	2255	4.0	9.00	0.0	4
5	Zajarnyi Anatolyi	IM	MDA	2333	3.0	11.25	0.0	1
6	Terletsky Oleg		UKR	2185	2.5	9.50	0.0	2
7	Vetoshko Volodymyr		UKR	2242	2.5	8.00	0.0	2
8	Nester Ihor	IM	UKR	2341	2.5	6.00	0.0	1
9	Buksa Nataliya		UKR	2062	2.5	5.25	0.0	2
10	Shtembuliak Evgeny	FM	UKR	2119	1.5	4.25	0.0	1
10 players

23) 3rd Penang Heritage City International 2011

The 3rd Penang Heritage City International takes place 5th-10th December 2011.

Event: 3rd Penang Heritage City International 2011
Place: Penang
CountryCode: MAS
StartDate: Mon 5th Dec 2011
EndDate: Sat 10th Dec 2011
Website

3rd Penang Open
Mon 5th Dec 2011
Sat 10th Dec 2011
Penang
MAS
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

24) 3rd OCF Thanksgiving Open 2011

The 3rd OCF Thanksgiving Open took place 25th - 27th November 2011. No time to report any more on this.

Event: 3rd OCF Thanksgiving Open 2011
Place: Stillwater
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Fri 25th Nov 2011
EndDate: Sun 27th Nov 2011
Website

3rd OCF Thanksgiving
Fri 25th Nov 2011
Sun 27th Nov 2011
Stillwater
USA
24 Players.
8 Rounds.
Swiss

25) ITT Pre Jahv Mcgregor 2011

The ITT Pre Jahv Mcgregor took place 30th November - 4th December 2011. Didn't have chance to do anything with this info.

Event: ITT Pre Jahv Mcgregor 2011
Place: Bogota
CountryCode: COL
StartDate: Wed 30th Nov 2011
EndDate: Sun 4th Dec 2011
Website
Results

ITT Jahv Mcgregor
Wed 30th Nov 2011
Sun 4th Dec 2011
Bogota
COL
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

26) Porec Open 2011

The Peroc Open took place 1st-4th December 2011. Didn't have chance to do anything with this info.

Event: Porec Open 2011
Place: Porec
CountryCode: CRO
StartDate: Thu 1st Dec 2011
EndDate: Sun 4th Dec 2011
Website
Results

Porec Open 2011
Thu 1st Dec 2011
Sun 4th Dec 2011
Porec
CRO
47 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

27) Frauenbundesliga 2011-12

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 29th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. I didn't have chance to process the games I had. One problem is that I couldn't find team lists for the players.

Event: Frauenbundesliga 2011-12
Place: Germany
CountryCode: GER
StartDate: Sat 29th Oct 2011
EndDate: Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Website
Results

Frauenbundesliga
Sat 29th Oct 2011
Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Germany
GER
11 Rounds.
League

28) Hungarian Teams 2011-12

The Hungarian Team Championship take place 25th September 2011 - 20th May 2012. Round 4 took place on 27th November 2011 games now available. Round 5 29th January 2012.

Event: TCh-HUN 2011-12
Place: Budapest
CountryCode: HUN
StartDate: Sun 25th Sep 2011
EndDate: Sun 20th May 2012
Website

TCh-HUN 2011-12
Sun 25th Sep 2011
Sun 20th May 2012
Budapest
HUN
11 Rounds.
League

TCh-HUN 2011-12 Budapest HUN Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Sun 20th May 2012 Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Pts
1	HVSE						9.5	8				11.5	9.5	38.5
2	ASE Paks							8	9.5	7.5	9			34
3	Aquaprofit-NTSK					7.5			6.5	9	10			33
4	MLTC					6.5			6.5		5.5		10	28.5
5	Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK			4.5	5.5		7					9		26
6	Penzugyor SE	2.5				5					7.5		9.5	24.5
7	Komaromi VSK SE	4	4							5.5		7		20.5
8	Hungaropharma Decs		2.5	5.5	5.5					6.5				20
9	Honved ASE		4.5	3				6.5	5.5					19.5
10	ASS-Makoi SVSE		3	2	6.5		4.5							16
11	Vasas SC	0.5				3		5					6.5	15
12	Toth Laszlo SE	2.5			2		2.5					5.5		12.5
12 players

29) Dutch League 2011-12

The Dutch League takes place 17th September 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Round 3: 26th November 2011, games and results now available. Round 4: 17th December 2011.

Event: Dutch League 2011-12
Place: Amsterdam
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Sat 17th Sep 2011
EndDate: Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Website

Dutch Teams 2011-12
Sat 17th Sep 2011
Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Amsterdam
NED
9 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 120m:60m

Dutch Teams 2011-12 Amsterdam NED Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012 Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Team	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Mpts	Bpts
1	De Stukkenjagers	2290						6	5½	7			6	18½
2	Voerendaal	2414				6½		5½			6		6	18
3	Utrecht	2377					5		7	7½			5	19½
4	LSG	2359		3½							5½	6½	4	15½
5	Accres Apeldoorn	2361			5					4	5½		3	14½
6	SO Rotterdam	2391	4	4½								7½	2	16
7	Groningen	2303	4½		3							8	2	15½
8	HSG	2300	3		2½		6						2	11½
9	HMC Calder	2411		4		4½	4½						0	13
10	BSG	2302				3½		2½	2				0	8
10 teams

30) Active Team Events

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

TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 22nd October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 3-4 November 26th-27th 2011 couldn't find the games section. Round 5 14th January 2012.

Event: TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12
Place: Bratislava
CountryCode: SVK
StartDate: Sat 22nd Oct 2011
EndDate: Sun 11th Mar 2012
Website

TCh-SVK Ext 2011-12
Sat 22nd Oct 2011
Sun 11th Mar 2012
Bratislava
SVK
11 Rounds.
League

TCh-SVK Ext 2011-12 Bratislava SVK Sat 22nd Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012 Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	TB1	TB2
1	7 Statocnych Kosice	*		5	5½	5							7	12	22.5
2	SK Slovan Bratislava		*				5	5½			4	6		10	20.5
3	INBEST Dunajov	3		*			5½	4	5					7	17.5
4	SK Caissa Cadca	2½			*		4	4½	6					7	17
5	SK Dunajska Streda	3				*			4		5	4½		7	16.5
6	SK PK Trencin		3	2½	4		*			7				4	16.5
7	SKS Dubnica n/V		2½	4	3½			*		4½				4	14.5
8	MSK KdV Kezmarok			3	2	4			*				5	4	14
9	SK Doprastav Bratislava						1	3½		*	5	4		4	13.5
10	SK MAGIC Liptov		4			3				3	*		4	2	14
11	SK Prievidza		2			3½				4		*	4	2	13.5
12	SK Modra	1							3		4	4	*	2	12
12 teams

TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12

The Finnish SM Liiga takes place 17th September 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 7 14th January 2012.

Event: TCh-FIN SM-Liiga 2011-12
Place: Finland
CountryCode: FIN
StartDate: Sat 17th Sep 2011
EndDate: Sun 11th Mar 2012
Website
Results

TCh-FIN SM 2011-12
Sat 17th Sep 2011
Sun 11th Mar 2012
Finland
FIN
139 Players.
11 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

TCh-FIN SM 2011-12 Finland FIN Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012 Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	Gms	Mpts	TB1
1	HSK, Helsinki	6	10	9
2	Tammer-Shakki, Tampere	6	9	14
3	Velhot, Porvoo	6	9	14
4	MatSK, Espoo	5	9	11
5	OSS, Oulu	7	9	2
6	EtVaS, Vantaa	6	7	3
7	SalSK, Salo	5	6	4
8	VammSK, Sastamala	6	5	-2
9	JoeSK, Joensuu	7	5	-5
10	TuTS, Turku	6	2	-8
11	Aatos, Helsinki	6	1	-16
12	SSK, Helsinki	6	0	-26
12 teams

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12

The Czech League takes place 8th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Division 1 Round 4 was on 27th November 2011 but only the Zapad games were available when I last checked, I haven't had chance to catch up on games and results this week. Round 5: 11th December 2011.

Extraliga Round 3 on 3rd December 2011.

Event: TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12
Place: Prague
CountryCode: CZE
StartDate: Sat 8th Oct 2011
EndDate: Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Website
Results

TCh-CZE Ext 2011-12
Sat 8th Oct 2011
Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Prague
CZE
11 Rounds.
League

TCh-CZE Ext 2011-12 Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012 Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	BSS Frydek-Mistek	*	5		5									6	10.0	2.5
2	Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem	3	*	5½										3	8.5	2.0
3	Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba		2½	*	5½									3	8.0	3.0
4	TJ Bohemians Praha	3		2½	*									0	5.5	1.5
5	SK Zikuda Turnov					*								0	0.0	0.0
6	1. Novoborsky SK						*							0	0.0	0.0
7	A64 VALOZ Grygov							*						0	0.0	0.0
8	SK Rapid Pardubice								*					0	0.0	0.0
9	2222 SK Polabiny									*				0	0.0	0.0
10	Tatran Litovel										*			0	0.0	0.0
11	SK Zlin											*		0	0.0	0.0
12	SK Labortech Ostrava												*	0	0.0	0.0
12 teams

TCh-CZE Liga 1 Zapad
Sat 8th Oct 2011
Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Prague
CZE
190 Players.
11 Rounds.
League

TCh-CZE Liga 1 Zapad Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012 Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	+	-	=	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	SK Mahrla Praha	4	0	0	12	22.0	14
2	TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove	3	0	1	10	21.0	14
3	ERA-Postovni sporitelna A	3	1	0	9	22.5	16
4	JOLY Lysa nad Labem B	2	1	1	7	15.0	8
5	SK Holdia DP Praha B	2	2	0	6	17.5	12
6	OAZA Praha	1	1	2	5	16.5	10
7	SK AD Jicin	1	2	1	4	15.0	8
8	TJ Pankrac	1	2	1	4	14.5	10
9	Sakal Kozolupy	1	2	1	4	14.0	7
10	SK Sokol Vysehrad	1	3	0	3	13.0	6
11	1. Novoborsky SK B	1	3	0	3	11.5	6
12	ERA-Postovni sporitelna B	0	3	1	1	9.5	3
12 teams

TCh-CZE Liga1 Vychod
Sat 8th Oct 2011
Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Prague
CZE
194 Players.
11 Rounds.
League

TCh-CZE Liga1 Vychod Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012 Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	+	-	=	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	TZ Trinec	5	0	0	15	25.0	16
2	A64 Grygov B	3	0	1	10	19.5	14
3	2222 SK Polabiny B	2	0	2	8	17.0	12
4	SK Zlin B	2	3	0	6	19.0	13
5	Tatran Litovel B	2	2	0	6	18.0	14
6	SK Gordic	2	2	0	6	14.0	9
7	Slavia Kromeriz	1	2	1	4	16.0	10
8	SK Duras BVK Brno-Kralovo Pole	1	2	1	4	15.0	8
9	Sachovy klub Karvina	1	2	1	4	13.5	7
10	Slavia Orlova	1	3	0	3	14.5	8
11	SK Stare Mesto	1	3	0	3	14.0	8
12	Labortech Ostrava B	0	2	2	2	14.5	8
12 teams

Bundesliga 2011-12

The Schachbundesliga 2011-12 takes place 14th October 2011 - 15th April 2011. The German event is the world's premier national team competition 15 rounds with possible tie-breaks 27th-29th April 2012. There has been a slight change in format with the rather odd split round 9 being ended. Instead the event kicks off with a triple round 1-3 at one venue Muelheim Nord 14th - 16th October 2011. The main shock was Baden-Baden's round 2 loss to hosts Muelheim, just their second match defeat since 2006.

Rounds 4-5 took place on 19th-20th November 2011. Rounds 6-7 10th-11th December 2011.

Event: Bundesliga 2011-12
Place: Germany
CountryCode: GER
StartDate: Fri 14th Oct 2011
EndDate: Sun 15th Apr 2012
Website
Results

Bundesliga 2011-12
Fri 14th Oct 2011
Sun 15th Apr 2012
Germany
GER
15 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 100:50:15+30spm(1)

Bundesliga 2011-12 Germany GER Fri 14th Oct 2011 - Sun 15th Apr 2012 Leading Round 5 (of 15) Standings:
Rk	Team	Gms	+	-	=	Mpts	Bpts
1	Werder Bremen	5	4	1	0	8	24
2	OSG Baden-Baden	5	4	1	0	8	23
3	SC Eppingen	5	4	1	0	8	22
4	SV Wattenscheid 1930	5	3	1	1	7	21.5
5	SG Solingen	5	3	1	1	7	21.5
6	SF Berlin 1903	5	2	1	2	6	21.5
7	SV Muelheim Nord	5	2	2	1	5	20.5
8	SK Koenig Tegel	5	2	2	1	5	17
9	SF Katernberg	5	2	2	1	5	16.5
10	SV 1930 Hockenheim	5	1	2	2	4	19.5
11	USV TU Dresden	5	2	3	0	4	18.5
12	SK Turm Emsdetten	5	1	2	2	4	18.5
13	SG Trier	5	1	3	1	3	18.5
14	Hamburger SK	5	1	3	1	3	18
15	SC Hansa Dortmund	5	1	3	1	3	16
16	SC 1950 Remagen	5	0	5	0	0	16.5
16 teams

Swedish Elitserien 2011-12

The Swedish Elitserien takes place 7th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Games now available from first three rounds. Round 4 14th January 2012.

Event: Swedish Elitserien 2011-12
Place: Malmo
CountryCode: SWE
StartDate: Fri 7th Oct 2011
EndDate: Sun 11th Mar 2012
Website

TCh-SWE 2011-12
Fri 7th Oct 2011
Sun 11th Mar 2012
Malmo
SWE
9 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 120m+30m

TCh-SWE 2011-12 Malmo SWE Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012 Leading Round 3 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Team	Gms	+	-	=	Mpts	Bpts
1	Lunds ASK	3	3	0	0	6	19
2	Team Viking	3	3	0	0	6	18.5
3	SK Rockaden, Sthlm	3	2	1	0	4	16
4	Eksjo-Aneby-Alliansen	3	2	1	0	4	10.5
5	Limhamns SK	3	1	2	0	2	11
6	Solna SS	3	1	2	0	2	10.5
7	SS Manhem	3	1	2	0	2	10
8	SK Rockaden Umea	3	1	2	0	2	10
9	Vasteras SK	3	1	2	0	2	8
10	SK Kamraterna	3	0	3	0	0	6.5
10 teams

TCh-BEL 2011-12

The Belgian Team Championships are under way. Next round 5: 4th December 2011.

Event: TCh-BEL 2011-12
Place: Belgium
CountryCode: BEL
StartDate: Sun 9th Oct 2011
EndDate: Sun 1st Apr 2012
Website

TCh-BEL 2011-12
Sun 9th Oct 2011
Sun 1st Apr 2012
Belgium
BEL
11 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 120m:60m

TCh-BEL 2011-12 Belgium BEL Sun 9th Oct 2011 - Sun 1st Apr 2012 Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	Mpts	Bpts
1	CREC 1	8	83
2	Ans 1	7	75
3	KGSRL 1	6	71
4	KSK Rochade 1	6	70
5	Amay 1	4	64
6	Fontaine 1	4	62
7	Borgerhout 1	4	56
8	KSK47-Eynatten 2	3	59
9	KSK47-Eynatten 1	2	61
10	Anderlecht 1	2	57
11	Jean Jaures 1	2	53
12	KBSK 1	0	55
12 teams

TCh-ISL 2011-12

The Icelandic Team Championships rounds 1-4 took place 7th-9th October 2011. Final Rounds 5-7 2nd-3rd March 2012. Games from rounds 1-4 now available.

Event: TCh-ISL 2011-12
Place: Reykjavik
CountryCode: ISL
StartDate: Fri 7th Oct 2011
EndDate: Sat 3rd Mar 2012
Website
Results

TCh-ISL Div1 2011-12
Fri 7th Oct 2011
Sat 3rd Mar 2012
Reykjavik
ISL
64 Players.
7 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

TCh-ISL Div1 2011-12 Reykjavik ISL Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sat 3rd Mar 2012 Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	TB A	*			6	8	6½	7		27.5	8	0
2	TR A		*		4½		3½	5½	5½	19.0	6	0
3	Hellir A			*	3½	4		4	6½	18.0	4	0
4	TV A	2	3½	4½	*				6½	16.5	4	0
5	TB B	0		4		*	5		6½	15.5	5	0
6	SA A	1½	4½			3	*	4½		13.5	4	0
7	Matar	1	2½	4			3½	*		11.0	1	0
8	Fjolnir A		2½	1½	1½	1½			*	7.0	0	0
8 teams

4NCL 2011-12

The 4NCL started over the weekend of 12th-13th November 2011 in Staverton Park. Smith-Nitz and Smith-Ward from Round 1 are identical. One is surely wrong.

Event: 4NCL 2011-12
Place: Staverton
CountryCode: ENG
StartDate: Sat 12th Nov 2011
EndDate: Mon 7th May 2012
Website

4NCL 2011-12
Sat 12th Nov 2011
Mon 7th May 2012
Staverton
ENG
11 Rounds.
League

4NCL 2011-12 Staverton ENG Sat 12th Nov 2011 - Mon 7th May 2012 Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Mpts	Bpts
1	Guildford 1					5½-2½		6½-1½		4	12
2	Wood Green Hilsmark 1				5½-2½				5-3	4	10½
3	Barbican 4NCL 2				3-5				5½-2½	2	8½
4	e2e4.org.uk 1		2½-5½	5-3						2	7½
5	Blackthorne Russia	2½-5½					4½-3½			2	7
6	Bristol 1					3½-4½		4-4		1	7½
7	The AD's	1½-6½					4-4			1	5½
8	Anglian Avengers 1		3-5	2½-5½						0	5½
1	Cheddleton 1			4½-3½					6-2	4	10½
2	White Rose 1				4½-3½			5-3		4	9½
3	Barbican 4NCL 1	3½-4½				5½-2½				2	9
4	Jutes of Kent		3½-4½				5-3			2	8½
5	Cambridge University 1			2½-5½					4½-3½	2	7
6	Oxford 1				3-5			4-3½		2	7
7	Wood Green Hilsmark 2		3-5				3½-4			0	6½
8	Guildford 2	2-6				3½-4½				0	5½
16 teams in two groups

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12

The 50th Danish Team Championships takes place 29th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 3 1st December 2011.

Event: 50th TCh-DEN 2011-12
Place: Copenhagen
CountryCode: DEN
StartDate: Sat 29th Oct 2011
EndDate: Sun 11th Mar 2012
Website

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12
Sat 29th Oct 2011
Sun 11th Mar 2012
Copenhagen
DEN
9 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 120m:60m

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12 Copenhagen DEN Sat 29th Oct 2011 - Sun 11th Mar 2012 Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Team	Mpts	Bpts
1	Jetsmark 1	4	12
2	K41 1	2	9½
3	BMS Skak	4	9
4	Bronshoj 1	3	9
5	Arhus/Skolerne 1	3	8½
6	Team Nordea Skb	2	7½
7	Sydostfyn 1	1	7½
8	Nordkalotten	0	7
9	Hillerod	0	5½
10	SK 1968 1	1	4½
10 teams

Chinese League 2011

The Chinese League started 12th April. This week saw rounds 10-12: 10th-12th July. This year has been a bit of a mess after last year's clear coverage. The archive Chinese League Games hasn't been updated for a long time (maybe there is an archive elsewhere). Rounds 16-18 take place 5th-7th December 2011.

Event: Chinese League 2011
Place: Ningbo
CountryCode: CHN
StartDate: Mon 11th Apr 2011
EndDate: Tue 6th Dec 2011
Website

Chinese League
Mon 11th Apr 2011
Tue 6th Dec 2011
Ningbo
CHN
18 Rounds.
League
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Chinese League Ningbo CHN Tue 12th Apr 2011 - Tue 6th Dec 2011 Leading Round 15 (of 18) Standings:
Rk	Team	1a	1b	2a	2b	3a	3b	4a	4b	5a	5b	6a	6b	7a	7b	8a	8b	9a	9b	10a	10b	TB1	TB2
1	Beijing	*	*	2½		2		3	4	2½		1½	3½	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3½	24	45.5
2	Shanghai	2½		*	*	3	2½	3	3	3		4	3½	1½	3	4½	2	3½		2½	2½	22	44.0
3	Qingdao	3		2	2½	*	*	1	1	3	3½	4		2½	2½	2½	3	3½	2½	3		19	39.5
4	Shandong	2	1	2	2	4	4	*	*	3½		3½	2	3		4½	1	3		2½	4	17	42.0
5	Tianjin	2½		2		2	1½	1½		*	*	½	2	4	3½	4	1½	3	3½	2½	2½	13	36.5
6	Jiangsu	3½	1½	1	1½	1		1½	3	4½	3	*	*	2		2½	3	2	2½	2½		13	35.0
7	Zhejiang	2	2	3½	2	2½	2½	2		1	1½	3		*	*	2½		2½	1	4	4	12	36.0
8	Chongqing	2	2	½	3	2½	2	½	4	1	3½	2½	2	2½		*	*	2½		2½		11	33.0
9	Hebei	2	1	1½		1½	2½	2		2	1½	3	2½	2½	4	2½		*	*	2½	2½	10	33.5
10	Sichuan	1	1½	2½	2½	2		2½	1	2½	2½	2½		1	1	2½		2½	2½	*	*	9	30.0
10 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2011-12

The 2nd Division of the Austrian Bundesliga is split into West and Mitte sections. Some strong players compete. West 4-6 was 4th-6th November will look into that for next week. Rounds 7-8 28th-29th January 2012. Mitte Rounds 4-6 2nd-th December 2012. Rounds 7-8 2nd-3rd March 2012.

Event: TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2011-12
Place: Vienna
CountryCode: AUT
StartDate: Fri 7th Oct 2011
EndDate: Sun 29th Apr 2012
Website
Results

TCh-AUT 2 West 11-12
Fri 7th Oct 2011
Sun 29th Apr 2012
Vienna
AUT
179 Players.
11 Rounds.
League

TCh-AUT 2 West 2011-12 Vienna AUT Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 29th Apr 2012 Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	SNo	Team	Gms	+	-	=	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	3	SC Absam	3	3	0	0	6	12.0	0
2	8	Goetzis	3	2	0	1	5	10.5	0
3	10	ATSV Ranshofen	3	2	1	0	4	10.5	2
4	1	Zillertal	3	2	1	0	4	10.5	0
5	12	Kufstein / Woergl	3	2	1	0	4	10.5	0
6	11	ASK Salzburg 1	3	2	1	0	4	10.0	0
7	6	Sparkasse Jenbach 2	3	1	1	1	3	8.5	0
8	7	Bregenz	3	1	2	0	2	8.5	2
9	5	Hohenems II	3	1	2	0	2	8.5	0
10	4	Schwaz	3	1	2	0	2	7.0	0
11	2	Rochade Rum	3	0	3	0	0	6.5	0
12	9	Schwarzach	3	0	3	0	0	5.0	0
12 teams

TCh-AUT2 Mitte11-12
Fri 7th Oct 2011
Sun 29th Apr 2012
Vienna
AUT
181 Players.
11 Rounds.
League

TCh-AUT2 Mitte11-12 Vienna AUT Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 29th Apr 2012 Leading Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	ZH-Technologies-Wolfsberg	*				4	3½	4½						6	12.0	0
2	ASK St. Valentin		*							3½		3½	3½	6	10.5	0
3	Union Ansfelden			*					3½		3		5	5	11.5	0
4	SV STEYREGG				*				4	3		3½		5	10.5	0
5	Union Styria Graz Kleine Zeitung	2				*				4	5			4	11.0	0
6	Strassenbahn Graz	2½					*				3½	3½		4	9.5	0
7	SpG. Sparkasse Grieskirchen/Schallerbach	1½						*	3				4½	3	9.0	0
8	SK Sparkasse Fuerstenfeld			2½	2			3	*					1	7.5	0
9	SC Die Klagenfurter		2½		3	2				*				1	7.5	0
10	SK MPO Maria Saal			3		1	2½				*			1	6.5	0
11	SV ASVO Fundermax St. Veit/Glan		2½		2½		2½					*		0	7.5	0
12	ESV Austria Graz		2½	1				1½					*	0	5.0	0
12 teams

31) World Youth Championships 2011

The World Youth Championships took place in Caldas Novas 17th-27th November 2011. I haven't seen a final bulletin yet and don't have time to sort out the material that does exist.

32) Forthcoming Events and Links

IV Amitan Memorial

Event: IV Amitan Memorial
Place: Donetsk
CountryCode: UKR
StartDate: Thu 8th Dec 2011
EndDate: Wed 14th Dec 2011
Website

IV Amitan Mem GM
Thu 8th Dec 2011
Wed 14th Dec 2011
Donetsk
UKR
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

IV Amitan Mem IM
Thu 8th Dec 2011
Wed 14th Dec 2011
Donetsk
UKR
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

IV Amitan Mem WGM
Thu 8th Dec 2011
Wed 14th Dec 2011
Donetsk
UKR
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

78th ch-BRA 2011

Event: 78th ch-BRA 2011
Place: Campinas
CountryCode: BRA
StartDate: Fri 9th Dec 2011
EndDate: Tue 20th Dec 2011
Website

78th ch-BRA 2011
Fri 9th Dec 2011
Tue 20th Dec 2011
Campinas
BRA
12 Players.
11 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Zadar Open 2011

Event: Zadar Open 2011
Place: Zadar
CountryCode: CRO
StartDate: Sun 11th Dec 2011
EndDate: Sat 17th Dec 2011
Website

Zadar Open A 2011
Sun 11th Dec 2011
Sat 17th Dec 2011
Zadar
CRO
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

11th Amplico Life International 2011

Event: 11th Amplico Life International 2011
Place: Warsaw
CountryCode: POL
StartDate: Fri 16th Dec 2011
EndDate: Sun 18th Dec 2011
Website

ch-Euro Rapid 2011
Fri 16th Dec 2011
Sun 18th Dec 2011
Warsaw
POL
13 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 15m+10spm

ch-Euro Blitz 2011
Fri 16th Dec 2011
Sun 18th Dec 2011
Warsaw
POL
13 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 3m+2spm

48th Groningen Chess Festival

Event: 48th Groningen Chess Festival
Place: Groningen
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Wed 21st Dec 2011
EndDate: Fri 30th Dec 2011
Website

48th Groningen OpA
Wed 21st Dec 2011
Fri 30th Dec 2011
Groningen
NED
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Solidarity Day Festival 2011

Event: Solidarity Day Festival 2011
Place: Baku
CountryCode: AZE
StartDate: Wed 21st Dec 2011
EndDate: Sat 31st Dec 2011
Website

Solidarity Day GM
Wed 21st Dec 2011
Sat 31st Dec 2011
Baku
AZE
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Solidarity Day WGM
Wed 21st Dec 2011
Sat 31st Dec 2011
Baku
AZE
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Solidarity Day IM
Wed 21st Dec 2011
Sat 31st Dec 2011
Baku
AZE
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

Czech Chess Christmas 2011

Event: Czech Chess Christmas 2011
Place: Litomysl
CountryCode: CZE
StartDate: Sun 25th Dec 2011
EndDate: Sun 1st Jan 2012
Website

13th Czech Christmas
Sun 25th Dec 2011
Sun 1st Jan 2012
Litomysl
CZE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)
Email: a64@proclient.cz

5th Interlaken International Open

Event: 5th Interlaken International Open
Place: Interlaken
CountryCode: SUI
StartDate: Mon 26th Dec 2011
EndDate: Wed 4th Jan 2012
Website

5th Interlaken Open
Mon 26th Dec 2011
Wed 4th Jan 2012
Interlaken
SUI
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m+30m

54th Reggio Emilia 2011-12

Event: 54th Reggio Emilia 2011-12
Place: Reggio Emilia
CountryCode: ITA
StartDate: Tue 27th Dec 2011
EndDate: Fri 6th Jan 2012
Website

54th Reggio Emilia
Tue 27th Dec 2011
Fri 6th Jan 2012
Reggio Emilia
ITA
6 Players.
10 Rounds.
DRR
Time Control: 100m:50+30smp(1)

XLI Rilton Cup 2011-12

Event: XLI Rilton Cup 2011-12
Place: Stockholm
CountryCode: SWE
StartDate: Tue 27th Dec 2011
EndDate: Thu 5th Jan 2012
Website

XLI Rilton Cup
Tue 27th Dec 2011
Thu 5th Jan 2012
Stockholm
SWE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)
Email: stockholms.schackfrbund@telia.com

XXII Krakow Open 2011-12

Event: XXII Krakow Open 2011-12
Place: Krakow
CountryCode: POL
StartDate: Tue 27th Dec 2011
EndDate: Wed 4th Jan 2012
Website

GM Krakow 2011
Tue 27th Dec 2011
Wed 4th Jan 2012
Krakow
POL
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

XXII Krakow Open
Tue 27th Dec 2011
Wed 4th Jan 2012
Krakow
POL
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Donostia Chess Festival 2011-12

Event: Donostia Chess Festival 2011-12
Place: San Sebastian
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Wed 28th Dec 2011
EndDate: Thu 5th Jan 2012
Website

Donostia Open A
Wed 28th Dec 2011
Thu 5th Jan 2012
San Sebastian
ESP
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m+30spm

Hastings Congress 2011-12

Event: Hastings Congress 2011-12
Place: Hastings
CountryCode: ENG
StartDate: Wed 28th Dec 2011
EndDate: Thu 5th Jan 2012
Website

Hastings Masters
Wed 28th Dec 2011
Thu 5th Jan 2012
Hastings
ENG
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 100:50:15+30spm(1)

Northern California International

Event: Northern California International
Place: Fremont
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Mon 2nd Jan 2012
EndDate: Sun 8th Jan 2012
Website

Northern California
Mon 2nd Jan 2012
Sun 8th Jan 2012
Fremont
USA
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)
Email: asharma@math.berkeley.edu

Northern California
Mon 2nd Jan 2012
Sun 8th Jan 2012
Fremont
USA
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)
Email: asharma@math.berkeley.edu

20th Fajr Open

Event: 20th Fajr Open
Place: Tabriz
CountryCode: IRI
StartDate: Wed 11th Jan 2012
EndDate: Fri 20th Jan 2012
Website

20th Fajr Open
Wed 11th Jan 2012
Fri 20th Jan 2012
Tabriz
IRI
11 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

12th Prague Open 2012

Event: 12th Prague Open 2012
Place: Prague
CountryCode: CZE
StartDate: Fri 13th Jan 2012
EndDate: Fri 20th Jan 2012
Website

11th Prague Open
Fri 13th Jan 2012
Fri 20th Jan 2012
Prague
CZE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)
Email: j.mazuch@avekont.cz

74th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2011

Event: 74th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2011
Place: Wijk aan Zee
CountryCode: NED
StartDate: Sat 14th Jan 2012
EndDate: Sun 29th Jan 2012
Website

A-Group
Sat 14th Jan 2012
Sun 29th Jan 2012
Wijk aan Zee
NED
14 Players.
13 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 100:50:15+30spm(1)

A-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Carlsen, Magnus	GM	NOR	2823	1503014
2	Aronian, Levon	GM	ARM	2807	13300474
3	Karjakin, Sergey	GM	RUS	2772	14109603
4	Topalov, Veselin	GM	BUL	2768	2900084
5	Ivanchuk, Vassily	GM	UKR	2765	14100010
6	Kamsky, Gata	GM	USA	2756	2000024
7	Gashimov, Vugar	GM	AZE	2756	13400630
8	Nakamura, Hikaru	GM	USA	2753	2016192
9	Radjabov, Teimour	GM	AZE	2752	13400924
10	Gelfand, Boris	GM	ISR	2746	2805677
11	Giri, Anish	GM	NED	2722	24116068
12	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	ITA	2712	2020009
13	Navara, David	GM	CZE	2705	309095
14	Van Wely, Loek	GM	NED	2689	1000268

B-Group
Sat 14th Jan 2012
Sun 29th Jan 2012
Wijk aan Zee
NED
14 Players.
13 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 100:50:15+30spm(1)

B-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Motylev, Alexander	GM	RUS	2690	4121830
2	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	GM	CUB	2682	3503739
3	Harikrishna, Pentala	GM	IND	2672	5007003
4	Potkin, Vladimir	GM	RUS	2671	4131061
5	Tiviakov, Sergei	GM	NED	2647	1008013
6	Reinderman, Dimitri	GM	NED	2594	1001302
7	L'Ami, Erwin	GM	NED	2592	1007998
8	Ernst, Sipke	GM	NED	2581	1004689
9	Nyzhnyk, Illya	GM	UKR	2561	14118084
10	Timman, Jan H	GM	NED	2555	1000012
11	Lahno, Kateryna	GM	UKR	2554	14109336
12	Vocaturo, Daniele	GM	ITA	2537	813192
13	Cmilyte, Viktorija	GM	LTU	2525	12801259
14	Harika, Dronavalli	IM	IND	2505	5015197

C-Group
Sat 14th Jan 2012
Sun 29th Jan 2012
Wijk aan Zee
NED
14 Players.
13 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 100:50:15+30spm(1)

C-Group Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sun 29th Jan 2012 Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Turov, Maxim	GM	RUS	2643	4120086
2	Sadler, Matthew D	GM	ENG	2625	400173
3	Tikkanen, Hans	GM	SWE	2591	1706446
4	Brandenburg, Daan	GM	NED	2522	1011014
5	Danielian, Elina	GM	ARM	2517	13300210
6	Grover, Sahaj	IM	IND	2514	5021103
7	Paehtz, Elisabeth	IM	GER	2461	4641833
8	Tania, Sachdev	IM	IND	2419	5007844
9	Hopman, Pieter		NED	2351	1005669
10	Ootes, Lars		NED	2340	1019708
11	Schut, Lisa	WIM	NED	2290	1019481
12	Haast, Anne	WIM	NED	2264	1017292
13	Goudriaan, Etienne	FM	NED	2250	1021150

TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2012

Event: TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2012
Place: Vienna
CountryCode: AUT
StartDate: Fri 20th Jan 2012
EndDate: Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Website
Results

TCh-AUT 1st 2012
Fri 20th Jan 2012
Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Vienna
AUT
183 Players.
11 Rounds.
League

Moscow Open 2012

Event: Moscow Open 2012
Place: Moscow
CountryCode: RUS
StartDate: Sat 28th Jan 2012
EndDate: Sun 5th Feb 2012
Website

Moscow Open A 2012
Sat 28th Jan 2012
Sun 5th Feb 2012
Moscow
RUS
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

3rd Novy Bor Open

Event: 3rd Novy Bor Open
Place: Novy Bor
CountryCode: CZE
StartDate: Sat 11th Feb 2012
EndDate: Sat 18th Feb 2012
Website

3rd Novy Bor Open
Sat 11th Feb 2012
Sat 18th Feb 2012
Novy Bor
CZE
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)
Email: j.mazuch@avekont.cz

Reykjavik Open 2012

Event: Reykjavik Open 2012
Place: Reykjavik
CountryCode: ISL
StartDate: Tue 6th Mar 2012
EndDate: Tue 13th Mar 2012
Website

Reykjavik Open
Tue 6th Mar 2012
Tue 13th Mar 2012
Reykjavik
ISL
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

1st Lanta Open 2012

Event: 1st Lanta Open 2012
Place: Koh Lanta Island
CountryCode: THA
StartDate: Thu 22nd Mar 2012
EndDate: Wed 28th Mar 2012
Website

1st Lanta Open
Thu 22nd Mar 2012
Wed 28th Mar 2012
Koh Lanta Island
THA
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Email: j.mazuch@avekont.cz