THE WEEK IN CHESS 895 2nd January 2012 by Mark Crowther

1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Harald Grafenhofer, Roberto Hernandez, Paulo Rocha, Chris Bird, Jack Peters and everyone else who helped with the issue. Indeed thanks to the many people who sent news throughout 2011.

I wish everyone a happy 2012, I hope it will be far better than 2011. The year starts with plenty of new chess from the regular seasonal tournaments. Hikaru Nakamura is dominating the Reggio Emilia tournament after a year of change and variable results. Magnus Carlsen finishes the year 30 points clear of his nearest rivals and I think has cemented his position as clearly the best in the World. Carlsen is back in action in Wijk aan Zee but this will be the last meeting of the major players for many months unless there are last minute additions to the calendar. May will see Viswanathan Anand defending his title against Boris Gelfand where I'm sure we'll see two extremely well prepared players. Much to look forward to.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 54th Reggio Emilia 2011-12

The 54th Reggio Emilia takes place 27th December 2011 - 6th January 2012. Hikaru Nakamura dominates after 6 rounds with a lead of 4 points (3 points for a win).

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)

54th Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia (ITA), 27 xii 2011 - 6 i 2012											cat. XX (2744)
					1		2		3		4		5		6
1.	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2758	*	*	½	.	1	.	1	.	½	.	1	1	14	3012
2.	Morozevich, Alexander	g	RUS	2762	½	.	*	*	0	.	1	.	1	0	1	.	10	2795
3.	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2775	0	.	1	.	*	*	½	0	1	.	½	.	8	2734
4.	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2714	0	.	0	.	½	1	*	*	1	.	½	.	8	2754
5.	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2727	½	.	0	1	0	.	0	.	*	*	1	.	7	2693
6.	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2729	0	0	0	.	½	.	½	.	0	.	*	*	2	2476

Round 1 (December 27, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Giri, Anish	½-½	42	D55	Queens Gambit Old Lasker Variation
Caruana, Fabiano	- Morozevich, Alexander	0-1	49	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Nakamura, Hikaru	0-1	38	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Round 2 (December 28, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	43	A22	English Opening
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Vitiugov, Nikita	½-½	29	A46	Queen's Pawn Opening
Giri, Anish	- Morozevich, Alexander	0-1	36	D11	Slav Defence
Round 3 (December 29, 2011)
Morozevich, Alexander	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	24	D31	Semi-Slav Defence
Caruana, Fabiano	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	0-1	83	B33	Sicilian Sveshnikov
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Giri, Anish	½-½	41	D70	Gruenfeld Defence
Round 4 (December 30, 2011)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Morozevich, Alexander	1-0	52	C84	Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Giri, Anish	- Nakamura, Hikaru	0-1	59	E99	King's Indian Classical
Vitiugov, Nikita	- Caruana, Fabiano	0-1	46	A45	Trompowsky
Round 5 (December 31, 2011)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	1-0	57	A22	English Opening
Morozevich, Alexander	- Vitiugov, Nikita	1-0	41	E39	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Caruana, Fabiano	- Giri, Anish	0-1	33	C42	Petroff's Defence
Round 6 (January 2, 2012)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Vitiugov, Nikita	1-0	66	C11	French Defence
Morozevich, Alexander	- Caruana, Fabiano	0-1	44	D80	Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Giri, Anish	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	1-0	51	E11	Bogo Indian Defence

54th Reggio Emilia w
Tue 27th Dec 2011
Fri 6th Jan 2012
Reggio Emilia
ITA
6 Players.
10 Rounds.
DRR

54th Reggio Emilia w Reggio Emilia (ITA), 27 xii 2011 - 6 i 2012
					1		2		3		4		5		6
1.	Guramishvili, Sopiko	wg	GEO	2374	*	*	0	.	1	1	1	.	1	.	1	.	15	2469
2.	Sharevich, Anna	wg	BLR	2267	1	.	*	*	0	.	½	.	1	.	1	½	11	2351
3.	Brunello, Marina	wm	ITA	2221	0	0	1	.	*	*	½	.	1	.	½	.	8	2247
4.	De Rosa, Mariagrazia	wf	ITA	2122	0	.	½	.	½	.	*	*	1	½	½	.	7	2209
5.	Chierici, Marianna	wf	ITA	2048	0	.	0	.	0	.	0	½	*	*	1	.	4	2040
6.	Videnova, Iva	wg	BUL	2297	0	.	0	½	½	.	½	.	0	.	*	*	3	2023

Round 1 (December 27, 2011)
Guramishvili, Sopiko	- Brunello, Marina	1-0	52	A04	Dutch System
De Rosa, Mariagrazia	- Chierici, Marianna	1-0	51	B55	Sicilian Rauzer
Videnova, Iva	- Sharevich, Anna	0-1	46	B42	Sicilian Paulsen
Round 2 (December 28, 2011)
Brunello, Marina	- Videnova, Iva	½-½	53	C45	Scotch Game
De Rosa, Mariagrazia	- Guramishvili, Sopiko	0-1	42	C95	Ruy Lopez Breyer
Chierici, Marianna	- Sharevich, Anna	0-1	24	B22	Sicilian Alapin
Round 3 (December 29, 2011)
Guramishvili, Sopiko	- Chierici, Marianna	1-0	27	D91	Gruenfeld 5.Bg5
Sharevich, Anna	- Brunello, Marina	0-1	55	A63	Benoni
Videnova, Iva	- De Rosa, Mariagrazia	½-½	49	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 4 (December 30, 2011)
Guramishvili, Sopiko	- Videnova, Iva	1-0	28	A43	Old Benoni
De Rosa, Mariagrazia	- Sharevich, Anna	½-½	25	B41	Sicilian Paulsen
Chierici, Marianna	- Brunello, Marina	0-1	42	B22	Sicilian Alapin
Round 5 (December 31, 2011)
Sharevich, Anna	- Guramishvili, Sopiko	1-0	35	D10	Slav Defence
Brunello, Marina	- De Rosa, Mariagrazia	½-½	36	B22	Sicilian Alapin
Videnova, Iva	- Chierici, Marianna	0-1	41	B04	Alekhine's Defence
Round 6 (January 2, 2012)
Sharevich, Anna	- Videnova, Iva	½-½	20	E04	Catalan
Brunello, Marina	- Guramishvili, Sopiko	0-1	34	B22	Sicilian Alapin
Chierici, Marianna	- De Rosa, Mariagrazia	½-½	42	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation

3) Donostia Chess Festival 2011-12

The Donostia Chess Festival 2011-12 commemorates the centenary of an event won by Jose Raul Capablanca. The event is a knock-out which takes place Wednesday Dec 28th 2011, - Thursday Jan 5th 2012. The event stars Vugar Gashimov (a late change from Reggio where he was originally playing but was eventually replaced by Morozevich), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexander Moiseenko, Etienne Bacrot, Arkadij Naiditsch. The format is unusual a knock-out tournament with some modifications, as the players who get eliminated will keep playing in a parallel group. And the main novelty is that, following David Bronstein's idea, matches will consist of two games of classical chess played simultaneously. So no one has the advantage of playing the first game with the white pieces.

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

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

Round 5 3rd January 2012
Board 1
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
1	Gashimov, Vugar									0
9	Laznicka, Viktor									0
Board 2
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
18	Granda Zuniga, Julio E									0
7	Dominguez Perez, Leinier									0
Board 3
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
3	Ponomariov, Ruslan									0
11	Volokitin, Andrei									0
Board 4
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
4	Moiseenko, Alexander									0
5	Bacrot, Etienne									0

Round 4 2nd January 2012
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
4	Moiseenko, Alexander									0
5	Bacrot, Etienne									0
Board 1
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
1	Gashimov, Vugar	½	½	1	0	1	1			4
17	Landa, Konstantin	½	½	0	1	0	0			2
Board 2
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
2	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	0	0							0
18	Granda Zuniga, Julio E	1	1							2
Board 3
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
3	Ponomariov, Ruslan	1	0	½	½	1	1			4
14	Feller, Sebastien	0	1	½	½	0	0			2
Board 4
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
4	Moiseenko, Alexander	½	1							1.5
20	Miton, Kamil	½	0							0.5
Board 5
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
5	Bacrot, Etienne	½	1							1.5
21	Maze, Sebastien	½	0							0.5
Board 6
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
6	Naiditsch, Arkadij	0	1	0	0					1
11	Volokitin, Andrei	1	0	1	1					3
Board 7
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
7	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	½	½	1	1					3
10	Fressinet, Laurent	½	½	0	0					1
Board 8
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
8	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	1	0	0	0					1
9	Laznicka, Viktor	0	1	1	1					3

Round 3 30th December 2011
Board 1
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
1	Gashimov, Vugar	1	1							2
35	Izeta Txabarri, Felix	0	0							0
Board 2
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
2	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½	½	1	1					3
31	Libiszewski, Fabien	½	½	0	0					1
Board 3
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
3	Ponomariov, Ruslan	1	½							1.5
33	Franco Alonso, Alejandro	0	½							0.5
Board 4
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
4	Moiseenko, Alexander	1	½							1.5
29	Khamrakulov, Ibragim S.	0	½							0.5
Board 5
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
5	Bacrot, Etienne	1	1							2
28	San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo	0	0							0
Board 6
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
6	Naiditsch, Arkadij	1	½							1.5
27	Shchekachev, Andrei	0	½							0.5
Board 7
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
7	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	½	1							1.5
26	Stefanova, Antoaneta	½	0							0.5
Board 8
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
8	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½	1							1.5
25	Alsina Leal, Daniel	½	0							0.5
Board 9
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
9	Laznicka, Viktor	1	1							2
52	Mullon, Jean-Baptiste	0	0							0
Board 10
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
10	Fressinet, Laurent	1	½							1.5
23	Kunin, Vitaly	0	½							0.5
Board 11
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
11	Volokitin, Andrei	½	1							1.5
22	Strikovic, Aleksa	½	0							0.5
Board 12
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
12	Van Wely, Loek	½	½	½	0					1.5
21	Maze, Sebastien	½	½	½	1					2.5
Board 13
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
13	Gharamian, Tigran	1	0	½	0					1.5
20	Miton, Kamil	0	1	½	1					2.5
Board 14
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
14	Feller, Sebastien	½	½	½	1					1.5
19	Fedorchuk, Sergey A.	½	½	½	0					2.5
Board 15
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
15	Cheparinov, Ivan	½	0							0.5
18	Granda Zuniga, Julio E	½	1							1.5
Board 16
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
16	Bauer, Christian	0	½							0.5
17	Landa, Konstantin	1	½							1.5

Round 2 29th December 2011
Board 1
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
1	Gashimov, Vugar	½	1							1.5
57	Martin Alvarez, Inigo	½	0							0.5
Board 2
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
2	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½	1							1.5
49	Argandona Riveiro, Inigo	½	0							0.5
Board 3
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
3	Ponomariov, Ruslan	1	1							2
34	Brunner, Nicolas	0	0							0
Board 4
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
4	Moiseenko, Alexander	1	½							1.5
37	Komljenovic, Davorin	0	½							0.5
Board 5
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
5	Bacrot, Etienne	1	1							2
63	Aizpurua Zufiria, Inaki	0	0							0
Board 6
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
6	Naiditsch, Arkadij	1	1							2
40	Barria Zuniga, Daniel	0	0							0
Board 7
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
7	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	1	1							2
61	Tung, Siu Hung	0	0							0
Board 8
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
8	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	1	½							1.5
55	Cruz-Lopez Claret, Carlos	0	½							0.5
Board 9
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
9	Laznicka, Viktor	½	1							1.5
43	Huerga Leache, Mikel	½	0							0.5
Board 10
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
10	Fressinet, Laurent	1	½							1.5
56	Aabling-Thomsen, Jakob	0	½							0.5
Board 11
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
11	Volokitin, Andrei	1	½							1.5
36	Lalic, Bogdan	0	½							0.5
Board 12
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
12	Van Wely, Loek	1	½							1.5
46	Etchegaray, Patrice	0	½							0.5
Board 13
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
13	Gharamian, Tigran	1	1							2
62	Izagirre Alsua, Aritz	0	0							0
Board 14
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
14	Feller, Sebastien	1	½							1.5
38	Gonzalez De La Torre, Santiago	0	½							0.5
Board 15
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
15	Cheparinov, Ivan	1	½							1.5
41	Garbisu de Goni, Unai	0	½							0.5
Board 16
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
16	Landa, Konstantin	1	1							2
39	Hoffman, Alejandro	0	0							0
Board 17
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
17	Granda Zuniga, Julio E	1	1							2
42	Delorme, Axel	0	0							0
Board 18
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
18	Fedorchuk, Sergey A.	1	1							2
59	Lakunza Oyarbide, Juan Carlos	0	0							0
Board 19
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
19	Bauer, Christian	0	1	1	0	1	1			4
53	Gashimov, Sarkhan	1	0	0	1	0	0			2
Board 20
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
20	Miton, Kamil	1	½							1.5
44	Rubio Mejia, Luis Ignacio	0	½							0.5
Board 21
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
21	Maze, Sebastien	½	1							1.5
58	Guijarro Galan, Jose Luis	½	0							0.5
Board 22
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
22	Strikovic, Aleksa	1	0	½	1					2.5
47	Philippe, Christophe	0	1	½	0					1.5
Board 23
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
23	Kunin, Vitaly	1	1							2
64	Esturo Loiola, Ion	0	0							0
Board 24
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
24	Rizouk, Aimen	0	½							0.5
52	Mullon, Jean-Baptiste	1	½							1.5
Board 25
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
25	Alsina Leal, Daniel	1	1							2
60	Urretabizkaia Merino, Asier	0	0							0
Board 26
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
26	Stefanova, Antoaneta	1	1							2
45	Loeffler, Stefan	0	0							0
Board 27
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
27	Shchekachev, Andrei	½	1							1.5
50	Valdes, Leonardo	½	0							0.5
Board 28
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
28	San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo	½	½	1	1					3
51	Sanz Alonso, Francisco J.	½	½	0	0					1
Board 29
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
29	Khamrakulov, Ibragim S.	1	1							2
48	Jerez Perez, Alfonso	0	0							0
Board 30
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
30	Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo, Reynaldo	½	0							0.5
33	Franco Alonso, Alejandro	½	1							1.5
Board 31
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
31	Libiszewski, Fabien	1	0	½	½	1	1			4
54	Almeida Toledano, Daniel	0	1	½	½	0	0			2
Board 32
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	D2.1	D2.2	AR.1	AR.2	Pts
32	Prie, Eric	0	1	0	1	0	½			2.5
35	Izeta Txabarri, Felix	1	0	1	0	1	½			3.5

Round 1 28th December 2011
Board 1
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
52	Mullon, Jean-Baptiste	½	1				1.5
64	Andersen, Soren	½	0				0.5
Board 2
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
68	Zubia Aramburu, Mikel	0	0				0
62	Lakunza Oyarbide, Juan Carlos	1	1				2
Board 3
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
51	Sanz Alonso, Francisco J.	1	1				2
61	Zepeda, Lorena	0	0				0
Board 4
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
74	Vadillo Jueguen, Jon	0	0				0
67	Tung, Siu Hung	1	1				2
Board 5
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
72	Aizpurua Zufiria, Inaki	1	1				2
75	Santos Martinez, Juan Maria	0	0				0
Board 6
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
55	Cruz-Lopez Claret, Carlos	1	1				2
65	Segovia Sanchez, Antonio	0	0				0
Board 7
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
77	Gonzalez Larraz, Raul	0	½				0.5
63	Urretabizkaia Merino, Asier	1	½				1.5
Board 8
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
59	Guijarro Galan, Jose Luis	1	1				2
71	Lazkano Gaite, Tomas	0	0				0
Board 9
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
58	Webb, Laurence E	0	1	½	0		1.5
53	Gashimov, Sarkhan	1	0	½	1		2.5
Board 10
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
70	Navascues Zabaleta, Jesus	0	0				0
69	Izagirre Alsua, Aritz	1	1				2
Board 11
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
66	Tissot, Alice	1	0	0	0		1
76	Esturo Loiola, Ion	0	1	1	1		3
Board 12
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
54	Almeida Toledano, Daniel	1	1				2
78	Iturralde Echeverria, Ivan	0	0				0
Board 13
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
73	Parron Luceno, David	0	0				0
57	Martin Alvarez, Inigo	1	1				2
Board 14
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
50	Valdes, Leonardo	1	½			/td>	1.5
60	Heredia Tarrats, Amadeu	0	½				0.5
Board 15
SNo	Name	R1.1	R1.2	D1.1	D1.2	ARMAG	Pts
56	Aabling-Thomsen, Jakob	1	1				2
79	Rodriguez Ferreiro, Jose Camilo	0	0				0

4) Hastings Congress 2011-12

Wang Yue has started with 5.5/6 in the traditiona Hastings Chess Congress that takes place 28th December 2011 - 5th January 2012.

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)

Hastings Masters Hastings ENG Wed 28th Dec 2011 - Thu 5th Jan 2012 Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pts	TPR
1	Wang, Yue	GM	CHN	2697	1	1	½	1	1	1	5.5	2903
2	Sengupta, Deep	GM	IND	2562	1	1	½	½	1	1	5.0	2741
3	Lalith, Babu M.R.	IM	IND	2484	1	1	0	1	1	1	5.0	2623
4	Shyam, Sundar M.	IM	IND	2462	0	1	1	1	1	1	5.0	2536
5	Edouard, Romain	GM	FRA	2621	1	1	½	½	1	½	4.5	2596
6	Vovk, Andrey	GM	UKR	2551	1	½	0	1	1	1	4.5	2477
7	Hebden, Mark L	GM	ENG	2515	1	1	0	1	½	1	4.5	2550
8	Williams, Simon K	GM	ENG	2513	1	½	1	1	½	½	4.5	2552
9	Holzke, Frank	GM	GER	2506	1	½	½	1	1	½	4.5	2526
10	Haydon, David L	FM	ENG	2296	½	½	½	1	1	1	4.5	2438
11	Howell, David W L	GM	ENG	2633	1	1	1	½	0	½	4.0	2612
12	Istratescu, Andrei	GM	FRA	2627	1	1	1	½	½	0	4.0	2610
13	Vovk, Yuri	GM	UKR	2571	0	1	1	1	1	0	4.0	2426
14	Pert, Nicholas	GM	ENG	2563	½	1	½	1	1	0	4.0	2497
15	Shyam, Nikil P.	IM	IND	2482	½	1	1	0	½	1	4.0	2427
16	Flear, Glenn C	GM	ENG	2472	½	½	0	1	1	1	4.0	2298
17	Das, Arghyadip	IM	IND	2470	1	1	½	½	1	0	4.0	2502
18	Houska, Jovanka	IM	ENG	2415	1	0	1	1	0	1	4.0	2433
19	Anwesh, Upadhyaya	IM	IND	2413	1	½	½	0	1	1	4.0	2436
20	Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi	IM	IND	2411	½	½	1	1	½	½	4.0	2387
21	Vuilleumier, Alexandre	IM	SUI	2356	1	0	1	1	0	1	4.0	2388
22	Knott, Simon J B	IM	ENG	2332	½	1	0	1	1	½	4.0	2401
23	Kjartansson, Gudmundur	IM	ISL	2326	0	1	1	1	0	1	4.0	2390
24	Griffiths, Ryan Rhys	FM	IRL	2310	0	1	1	1	0	1	4.0	2380
25	Radovanovic, Jovica	FM	SRB	2309	½	½	1	½	½	1	4.0	2242
26	Longson, Alexander		ENG	2281	0	½	1	1	½	1	4.0	2288
27	Prosviriakov, Vladimir	IM	USA	2274	0	½	½	1	1	1	4.0	2345
28	Eames, Robert S	FM	ENG	2241	½	1	½	0	1	1	4.0	2477
29	Karthikeyan, Murali		IND	2154	½	½	1	0	1	1	4.0	2335
30	Pon, NKrithika	WFM	IND	2091	1	0	1	0	1	1	4.0	2344
31	Simacek, Pavel	IM	CZE	2448	1	0	1	½	1	0	3.5	2346
32	Demuth, Adrien	IM	FRA	2442	1	0	½	1	0	1	3.5	2309
33	Padmini, Rout	WGM	IND	2392	=	½	1	1	0	½	3.5	2297
34	Rendle, Thomas E	IM	ENG	2389	1	0	1	½	1	0	3.5	2245
35	Eggleston, David J	FM	ENG	2367	½	0	1	0	1	1	3.5	2124
36	Massoni, Michael	FM	FRA	2304	1	½	0	1	1	0	3.5	2499
37	Stewart, Neil	FM	GER	2299	0	½	0	1	1	1	3.5	2220
38	Talsma, Paul		NED	2246	0	1	1	0	½	1	3.5	2308
39	Snape, Ian L		ENG	2231	1	0	1	½	0	1	3.5	2340
40	Britton, Richard L	FM	ENG	2219	½	½	½	1	0	1	3.5	2167
118 players

5) 48th Groningen Chess Festival

The Groningen Chess Festival took place 21st-30th December 2011. Alexander Kovchan edged out Robert Hess on tie-break after both scored 7/9. They were half a point clear of Sergei Tiviakov and Yaroslav Zherebukh.

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)

48th Groningen Open A Groningen NED Wed 21st Dec 2011 - Fri 30th Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts	TPR
1	Kovchan, Alexander	GM	UKR	2573	=	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	7.0	2760
2	Hess, Robert L	GM	USA	2625	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	7.0	2702
3	Tiviakov, Sergei	GM	NED	2650	1	1	1	½	½	½	1	0	1	6.5	2675
4	Zherebukh, Yaroslav	GM	UKR	2594	1	1	1	1	½	½	½	½	½	6.5	2653
5	Rapport, Richard	GM	HUN	2534	1	1	0	1	1	1	½	0	½	6.0	2603
6	Ruck, Robert	GM	HUN	2579	1	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	½	6.0	2574
7	Romanov, Evgeny	GM	RUS	2627	1	½	0	1	1	1	0	1	½	6.0	2553
8	Durarbeyli, Vasif	GM	AZE	2539	½	1	0	½	1	1	½	½	1	6.0	2471
9	Ernst, Sipke	GM	NED	2593	1	=	½	1	1	0	0	1	½	5.5	2530
10	Poetsch, Hagen	IM	GER	2408	1	1	1	0	0	1	½	0	1	5.5	2505
11	Michalik, Peter	GM	SVK	2509	1	1	0	½	1	0	1	0	1	5.5	2453
12	Michiels, Bart	IM	BEL	2492	0	1	1	1	1	0	½	½	½	5.5	2503
13	Klein, David	FM	NED	2378	1	½	½	½	½	0	½	1	1	5.5	2443
14	Naroditsky, Daniel	IM	USA	2472	1	1	½	½	0	1	½	1	0	5.5	2468
15	Plat, Vojtech	IM	CZE	2425	1	1	½	0	½	1	½	0	1	5.5	2464
16	Bok, Benjamin	IM	NED	2513	0	1	1	½	1	1	0	1	0	5.5	2437
17	Hoffmann, Michael	GM	GER	2499	½	1	0	½	1	1	½	½	½	5.5	2428
18	Brandenburg, Daan	GM	NED	2519	½	0	1	1	0	1	½	1	½	5.5	2363
19	Pijpers, Arthur		NED	2332	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	5.0	2377
20	Thesing, Matthias	IM	GER	2409	1	½	0	½	0	1	1	0	1	5.0	2342
21	Georgiadis, Nico	FM	SUI	2316	1	0	1	½	0	½	½	½	1	5.0	2323
22	Assendelft van, Floris	FM	NED	2357	1	0	1	0	½	½	1	0	1	5.0	2347
23	Ypma, Peter		NED	2105	½	1	1	0	0	½	0	1	½	4.5	2398
24	Kuipers, Stefan	FM	NED	2396	1	0	1	½	1	0	0	1	0	4.5	2400
25	Overdam van, Julian		NED	2244	½	0	1	0	½	½	1	½	½	4.5	2332
26	Jong de, Migchiel	IM	NED	2367	½	0	1	½	1	0	½	0	1	4.5	2307
27	Galoyan, Levon	FM	ARM	2231	0	1	0	1	1	0	½	0	1	4.5	2302
28	Thakur, Akash		IND	2324	1	0	½	½	0	½	1	1	0	4.5	2304
29	Firat, Burak	IM	TUR	2393	0	½	1	0	1	½	1	0	½	4.5	2284
30	Nuri, Kambez	FM	SUI	2256	0	1	0	1	0	½	1	1	0	4.5	2306
31	Meurs, Tom		NED	2247	0	1	0	1	-	0	1	½	1	4.5	2288
32	Pel, Bonno	FM	NED	2292	0	1	0	½	½	0	1	½	1	4.5	2252
33	Tarasova, Viktoriya	WIM	RUS	2294	1	0	1	½	0	½	1	0	0	4.0	2290
34	Clemens, Adrian	FM	NED	2226	½	0	½	½	1	½	½	½	0	4.0	2274
35	Heemskerk, Wim	FM	NED	2264	0	0	½	1	½	1	0	½	½	4.0	2210
36	Duijker, Rick	FM	NED	2204	0	0	½	1	½	1	0	1	0	4.0	2252
37	Cako, Laszlo		NED	2111	0	1	0	½	½	1	0	0	1	4.0	2220
38	Meng, Roger		NED	2283	0	½	½	0	½	1	1	0	½	4.0	2194
39	Afek, Yochanan	IM	ISR	2301	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+	1	4.0	2137
40	Rietveld, Renze		NED	2264	0	1	0	½	½	0	1	0	1	4.0	2178
55 players

6) XLI Rilton Cup 2011-12

The 41st Rilton Cup takes place 27th December 2011 - 5th January 2012.

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

XLI Rilton Cup Stockholm SWE Tue 27th Dec 2011 - Thu 5th Jan 2012 Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	Shimanov Aleksandr	GM	RUS	2549	5.5	20.0	0.0
2	Cicak Slavko	GM	SWE	2566	5.0	18.5	0.0
3	Rozentalis Eduardas	GM	LTU	2586	5.0	16.5	0.0
4	Solak Dragan	GM	TUR	2629	5.0	16.0	0.0
5	Ivanov Sergey	GM	RUS	2537	4.5	16.0	0.0
6	Brynell Stellan	GM	SWE	2486	4.5	15.5	0.0
7	Bellon Juan	GM	ESP	2419	4.5	14.0	0.0
8	Volkov Sergey	GM	RUS	2626	4.5	14.0	0.0
9	Gajewski Grzegorz	GM	POL	2616	4.0	17.0	0.0
10	Smith Axel	IM	SWE	2480	4.0	17.0	0.0
11	Tikkanen Hans	GM	SWE	2586	4.0	16.0	0.0
12	L'Ami Erwin	GM	NED	2594	4.0	15.5	0.0
13	Socko Bartosz	GM	POL	2635	4.0	15.0	0.0
14	Sipilä Vilka	FM	FIN	2316	4.0	15.0	0.0
15	Bakre Tejas	GM	IND	2509	4.0	14.5	0.0
16	Nithander Victor	IM	SWE	2423	4.0	14.0	0.0
17	Socko Monica	GM	POL	2479	4.0	13.0	0.0
18	Sagit Rauan	FM	SWE	2368	4.0	13.0	0.0
19	Berczes David	GM	HUN	2555	3.5	15.0	0.0
20	Akesson Ralf	GM	SWE	2421	3.5	14.5	0.0
21	Lindberg Bengt	IM	SWE	2415	3.5	14.5	0.0
22	Leer-Salvesen Bjarte	IM	NOR	2380	3.5	14.5	0.0
23	Denisov Ivan		RUS	2348	3.5	14.0	0.0
24	Johansson Linus		SWE	2197	3.5	13.5	0.0
25	Karlsson Lars	GM	SWE	2485	3.5	13.0	0.0
26	Semcesen Daniel	IM	SWE	2490	3.5	13.0	0.0
27	De Filomeno Simone	FM	ITA	2299	3.5	11.5	0.0
28	Malmdin Nils-Ake	FM	SWE	2308	3.5	11.5	0.0
29	Nielsen Fries Jens Ove	IM	DEN	2387	3.5	11.5	0.0
30	Byklum Björnar	FM	NOR	2252	3.5	11.0	0.0
31	Aperia Jakob		SWE	2059	3.5	10.0	0.0
32	Furhoff Johan	IM	SWE	2370	3.5	9.5	0.0
33	Westerberg Jonathan	FM	SWE	2321	3.0	12.0	0.0
34	L'Ami Alina	WGM	ROU	2364	3.0	12.0	0.0
35	Dragicevic Drazen	FM	SWE	2312	3.0	11.5	0.0
36	Lundin Jan	FM	SWE	2314	3.0	11.5	0.0
37	Berggren Jonatan		SWE	2150	3.0	11.5	0.0
38	Cramling Pia	GM	SWE	2495	3.0	11.0	0.0
39	Lindgren Philip		SWE	2152	3.0	10.5	0.0
40	von Bahr Oskar		SWE	2284	3.0	10.0	0.0
77 players

7) XXII Krakow Open 2011-12

The XXII Krakow GM and Open takes place 27th December 2011 - 4th January 2012.

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)

GM Krakow 2011 Krakow POL Tue 27th Dec 2011 - Wed 4th Jan 2012. Category: 9. Ave: (2457)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Jakubiec, Artur	GM	POL	2534	#		=	1	=	=	1	1	0		4.5	2550
2	Velicka, Petr	GM	CZE	2472		#	1	=	=		=	=	=	1	4.5	2556
3	Kanarek, Marcel	IM	POL	2467	=	0	#	0		1	1		1	1	4.5	2559
4	Piorun, Kacper	IM	POL	2520	0	=	1	#	=	1		=		=	4	2505
5	Kasparov, Sergey	GM	BLR	2521	=	=		=	#	=	0	=		1	3.5	2451
6	Andersen, Mads	IM	DEN	2384	=		0	0	=	#	1		1	=	3.5	2476
7	Cernousek, Lukas	IM	CZE	2438	0	=	0		1	0	#	1	=		3	2404
8	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	FM	POL	2379	0	=		=	=		0	#	=	1	3	2427
9	Dragun, Kamil	IM	POL	2424	1	=	0			0	=	=	#	0	2.5	2341
10	Rajlich, Iweta	IM	POL	2428		0	0	=	0	=		0	1	#	2	2294

Round 1. Tue 27th Dec 2011
Andersen, Mads	1/2-1/2	Jakubiec, Artur	17	A43	Old Benoni defence
Kanarek, Marcel	0-1	Velicka, Petr	32	C24	Bishop's opening
Dragun, Kamil	1/2-1/2	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	63	B94	Sicilian
Cernousek, Lukas	1-0	Kasparov, Sergey	39	A50	Queen's pawn game
Rajlich, Iweta	1/2-1/2	Piorun, Kacper	55	E91	King's Indian
Round 2. Wed 28th Dec 2011
Jakubiec, Artur	1-0	Piorun, Kacper	50	A24	English
Kasparov, Sergey	1-0	Rajlich, Iweta	55	C07	French
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	0-1	Cernousek, Lukas	56	B50	Sicilian
Velicka, Petr	1/2-1/2	Dragun, Kamil	43	B50	Sicilian
Andersen, Mads	0-1	Kanarek, Marcel	48	E99	King's Indian
Round 3. Thu 29th Dec 2011
Kanarek, Marcel	1/2-1/2	Jakubiec, Artur	31	A40	Queen's pawn
Dragun, Kamil	0-1	Andersen, Mads	60	C85	Ruy Lopez
Cernousek, Lukas	1/2-1/2	Velicka, Petr	60	D02	Queen's pawn game
Rajlich, Iweta	0-1	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	26	E32	Nimzo-Indian
Piorun, Kacper	1/2-1/2	Kasparov, Sergey	41	A57	Benko gambit
Round 4. Fri 30th Dec 2011
Jakubiec, Artur	1/2-1/2	Kasparov, Sergey	40	A03	Bird's opening
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	1/2-1/2	Piorun, Kacper	40	B32	Sicilian
Velicka, Petr	1-0	Rajlich, Iweta	72	C07	French
Andersen, Mads	1-0	Cernousek, Lukas	49	D90	Gruenfeld
Kanarek, Marcel	1-0	Dragun, Kamil	37	A52	Budapest
Round 5. Sat 31st Dec 2011
Dragun, Kamil	1-0	Jakubiec, Artur	44	B99	Sicilian
Cernousek, Lukas	0-1	Kanarek, Marcel	49	E62	King's Indian
Rajlich, Iweta	1/2-1/2	Andersen, Mads	34	D85	Gruenfeld
Piorun, Kacper	1/2-1/2	Velicka, Petr	43	D15	QGD Slav
Kasparov, Sergey	1/2-1/2	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	52	D02	Queen's pawn game
Round 6. Mon 2nd Jan 2012
Jakubiec, Artur	1-0	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	54	B22	Sicilian
Velicka, Petr	1/2-1/2	Kasparov, Sergey	51	C41	Philidor
Andersen, Mads	0-1	Piorun, Kacper	44	E04	Catalan
Kanarek, Marcel	1-0	Rajlich, Iweta	40	D86	Gruenfeld
Dragun, Kamil	1/2-1/2	Cernousek, Lukas	79	B94	Sicilian
Round 7. Mon 2nd Jan 2012
Cernousek, Lukas	0-1	Jakubiec, Artur	35	A81	Dutch defence
Rajlich, Iweta	1-0	Dragun, Kamil	83	A00	Van't Kruijs opening
Piorun, Kacper	1-0	Kanarek, Marcel	55	D70	Neo-Gruenfeld defence
Kasparov, Sergey	1/2-1/2	Andersen, Mads	54	D11	QGD Slav
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	1/2-1/2	Velicka, Petr	56	C67	Ruy Lopez

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

XXII Krakow Open Krakow POL Tue 27th Dec 2011 - Wed 4th Jan 2012 Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	2	Moranda, Wojciech	GM	POL	2568	5.5	22	30	22
2	4	Tomczak, Jacek	IM	POL	2544	5.5	22	29.5	23
3	7	Gavrilov, Alexei	GM	RUS	2498	5.5	21.5	30	22
4	5	Malaniuk, Vladimir P	GM	UKR	2504	5.5	20	28.5	22
5	1	Lintchevski, Daniil	GM	RUS	2575	5	25	33	23
6	3	Cyborowski, Lukasz	GM	POL	2548	5	24	33.5	23
7	11	Shishkin, Vadim	GM	UKR	2449	5	22	30.5	21.5
8	6	Stupak, Kirill	GM	BLR	2503	5	21.5	29.5	22.5
9	8	Jedynak, Radoslaw	GM	POL	2494	5	19.5	27.5	20
10	9	Baryshpolets, Andrey	IM	UKR	2477	5	18.5	25.5	19.5
11	13	Sivuk, Vitaly	IM	UKR	2432	4.5	21.5	30.5	20
12	36	Moliboga, V		RUS	2251	4.5	21	27	18.5
13	18	Grinev, Valeriy	FM	UKR	2396	4.5	20	28.5	19
14	19	Sadzikowski, Daniel	FM	POL	2380	4.5	20	27	20.5
15	14	Hnydiuk, Aleksander	IM	POL	2431	4.5	19	26.5	18
16	20	Mertanen, Janne	FM	FIN	2374	4.5	19	26	19
17	15	Brodowski, Piotr	m	POL	2421	4.5	19	26	18
18	23	Solys, Laimutis	FM	LTU	2335	4.5	17.5	26	17.5
19	29	Tymrakiewicz, Rafal	FM	POL	2294	4.5	17	23.5	18
20	25	Mulet, Piotr	FM	POL	2303	4.5	16.5	23	16.5
21	22	Nyysti, Sampsa	IM	FIN	2345	4.5	14.5	20	13.5
22	34	Valli, Frans		FIN	2257	4	20.5	27.5	18
23	39	Worek, Joanna	WIM	POL	2243	4	20.5	27.5	17
24	54	Gajek, Radoslaw	k	POL	2178	4	19.5	26	15.5
25	12	Sieciechowicz, Marcin	IM	POL	2441	4	19	27	18
26	26	Polajzer, Danilo	IM	SLO	2301	4	18.5	26.5	16
27	40	Borsos, Bogdan	IM	UKR	2239	4	18.5	25	17
28	82	Marczuk, Dominik	I	POL	1938	4	18.5	25	14
29	31	Licznerski, Lukasz	I++	POL	2271	4	18	25.5	18
30	33	Swiech, Przemyslaw	I++	POL	2269	4	18	25.5	16
31	45	Hommerson, Paul		NED	2215	4	18	24.5	14
32	27	Skawinski, Arkadiusz	FM	POL	2300	4	17.5	25	17
33	24	Coursaget, Nicolas	FM	FRA	2309	4	17	24	16
34	28	Toma, Katarzyna	WIM	POL	2297	4	17	22.5	15.5
35	16	Wemmers, Xander	IM	NED	2411	4	16	23	15.5
36	30	Thompson, Ian D	FM	ENG	2281	4	12.5	18	14
37	62	Lewtak, Damian	k	POL	2138	3.5	21.5	30.5	16.5
38	65	Nowicki, Bartosz	k	POL	2133	3.5	21	29	15.5
39	55	Mucha, Roman	I++	POL	2178	3.5	19.5	27	13.5
40	56	Klepaczka, Tomasz	I++	POL	2166	3.5	19	26	14
84 players

8) FIDE Women's World Teams 2011

The FIDE Women's World Team Championship took place in Mardin in Turkey 17th-28th December 2011. China took clear first place.

Event: FIDE Women's World Teams 2011
Place: Mardin
CountryCode: TUR
StartDate: Sun 18th Dec 2011
EndDate: Tue 27th Dec 2011
Website
Results

FIDE World Teams w
Sun 18th Dec 2011
Tue 27th Dec 2011
Mardin
TUR
49 Players.
9 Rounds.
WTeams
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

FIDE World Teams w Mardin TUR Sun 18th Dec 2011 - Tue 27th Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Team	Gms	+	-	=	Mpts	Bpts	TB1	TB2
1	CHINA	9	8	1	0	16	27½	131.50	2550
2	RUSSIA	9	5	1	3	13	21½	103.00	1991
3	GEORGIA	9	5	2	2	12	21½	90.75	2005
4	INDIA	9	5	3	1	11	23	76.00	2154
5	UKRAINE	9	4	2	3	11	21	94.75	1934
6	ARMENIA	9	4	4	1	9	19½	56.75	1820
7	VIETNAM	9	4	4	1	9	19	59.00	1768
8	GREECE	9	2	6	1	5	15	22.75	1391
9	TURKEY	9	2	7	0	4	11	22.00	1036
10	RSA	9	0	9	0	0	1	0.00	91
10 teams

9) 28th Geneva Open

The 28th Geneva Open took place 26th-30th December 2011. Daniel Campora took first place on tie-break from a number of others on 5.5/7.

Event: 28th Geneva Open
Place: Geneva
CountryCode: SUI
StartDate: Mon 26th Dec 2011
EndDate: Fri 30th Dec 2011
Website

28th Geneva Open A
Mon 26th Dec 2011
Fri 30th Dec 2011
Geneva
SUI
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

28th Geneva Open A Geneva SUI Mon 26th Dec 2011 - Fri 30th Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	Campora, Daniel H	GM	ARG	2493	5½	27½	2533
2	Guliyev, Namig	GM	AZE	2549	5½	25½	2580
3	Khenkin, Igor	GM	GER	2630	5½	25½	2549
4	Ivanisevic, Ivan	GM	SRB	2636	5½	24½	2538
5	Fier, Alexandr	GM	BRA	2573	5½	24	2529
6	Gerber, Richard	IM	SUI	2400	5	26½	2453
7	Cherniaev, Alexander	GM	RUS	2469	4½	30	2515
8	Sokolov, Andrei	GM	FRA	2571	4½	27½	2434
9	Suba, Mihai	GM	ROU	2458	4½	27	2349
10	Colmenares, Aurelio	FM	SUI	2269	4½	26½	2318
11	Sedina, Elena	IM	ITA	2343	4½	26	2323
12	Bjerke, Silje	WIM	NOR	2219	4½	25	2342
13	Petrov, Nikita		RUS	2166	4½	24½	2307
14	Gurtner, Daniel		SUI	2148	4½	22½	2255
15	Steenhuis, Jan		SUI	2139	4½	20½	2189
16	Godena, Michele	GM	ITA	2548	4	28	2409
17	Raetsky, Alexander	GM	RUS	2460	4	27	2360
18	Bae, Torstein	IM	NOR	2419	4	27	2351
19	Preissmann, Emmanuel	FM	SUI	2266	4	26	2312
20	Sevenyuk, Alexey		BLR	1916	4	22½	2094
21	Satta, Vladimiro		ITA	2249	4	21½	2146
22	De La Rosa, Damian		SUI	2033	4	20½	2076
23	Burnier, David	FM	SUI	2325	3½	26	2236
24	Murati, Shkelzen		SUI	2100	3½	25	2203
25	Campora Perez, Daniel		ESP	2169	3½	24	2152
26	Schmid, Pablo		SUI	2140	3½	24	2142
27	Pinchetti, Andrea		SUI	2004	3½	22½	2145
28	Leresche, Samuel		SUI	1990	3½	22	2103
29	Noyer, Oliver		SUI	2002	3½	21½	2073
30	Archangelsky, Mikhail	IM	RUS	2197	3½	21	2075
31	Dell`ambrogio, Edy		SUI	2162	3½	18½	1913
32	Catsiapis, Yiannis		SUI	1683	3½	17	1776
33	Khanabiev, Alexey		BLR	1997	3	22	2052
34	Baghirova, Khatin	WCM	AZE	1874	3	20	1950
35	Overney, Luca		SUI	1662	3	20	1939
36	Bonferroni, Thierry		SUI	1878	3	19	1860
37	Gautier, Anand		FRA	1744	3	17	1900
38	Duruz, Noe		SUI	1840	3	17	1747
39	Schultz, Raphael		FRA	2132	2½	25	2064
40	Daverio, Edoardo		SUI	2038	2½	23	2076
54 players

10) 35th Zurich Christmas Open

The 35th Zurich Christmas Open took place 26th-30th December 2011. Igor Kurnosov edged out Boris Grachev on tie-break after they both scored 5.5/7.

Event: 35th Zurich Christmas Open
Place: Zuerich
CountryCode: SUI
StartDate: Mon 26th Dec 2011
EndDate: Fri 30th Dec 2011
Website

Zurich Christmas
Mon 26th Dec 2011
Fri 30th Dec 2011
Zuerich
SUI
48 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

Zurich Christmas Zuerich SUI Mon 26th Dec 2011 - Fri 30th Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	5	Kurnosov Igor	GM	RUS	2648	5.5	33.5	205.0
2	1	Grachev Boris	GM	RUS	2693	5.5	32.0	208.5
3	2	Alekseev Evgeny	GM	RUS	2670	5.0	32.0	199.5
4	14	Prohaszka Peter	GM	HUN	2564	5.0	31.5	198.5
5	11	Vorobiov Evgeny	GM	RUS	2589	5.0	31.0	200.5
6	6	Turov Maxim	GM	RUS	2645	5.0	31.0	196.5
7	8	Baramidze David	GM	GER	2597	5.0	31.0	195.5
8	7	David Alberto	GM	LUX	2597	5.0	30.5	197.5
9	19	Sanikidze Tornike	GM	GEO	2531	5.0	30.0	193.5
10	4	Bartel Mateusz	GM	POL	2653	5.0	30.0	193.0
11	9	Halkias Stelios	GM	GRE	2593	5.0	30.0	188.5
12	12	Pelletier Yannick	GM	SUI	2581	5.0	29.5	195.0
13	16	Hera Imre	GM	HUN	2542	5.0	29.5	193.0
14	15	Miezis Normunds	GM	LAT	2547	5.0	29.5	192.5
15	13	Ghaem Maghami Ehsan	GM	IRI	2580	5.0	28.5	185.5
16	20	Heimann Andreas	IM	GER	2459	5.0	27.5	187.5
17	3	Fridman Daniel	GM	GER	2661	4.5	31.5	188.0
18	17	Malakhatko Vadim	GM	BEL	2539	4.5	29.5	187.5
19	10	Stojanovic Mihajlo	GM	SRB	2591	4.5	29.0	190.5
20	24	Papa Severin	IM	SUI	2392	4.5	28.5	189.5
21	32	Knoedler Dieter	FM	GER	2340	4.5	28.5	183.0
22	25	Moor Olivier	IM	SUI	2370	4.5	28.5	180.0
23	99	Minko Vladimir		RUS	2033	4.5	28.0	183.0
24	33	Kolbus Dietmar	IM	GER	2325	4.5	27.0	180.5
25	51	Rindlisbacher Lars		SUI	2201	4.5	26.5	176.5
26	22	Lekic Dusan	IM	BIH	2405	4.5	25.5	185.5
27	30	Fernandez Daniel How	IM	SIN	2344	4.5	25.0	184.5
28	18	Pikula Dejan	GM	SRB	2535	4.5	23.5	181.5
29	29	Schiendorfer Emanuel	FM	SUI	2354	4.0	27.5	180.5
30	111	Stoeri Laura		SUI	1939	4.0	27.0	174.0
31	21	Zude Arno	IM	GER	2422	4.0	26.5	183.0
32	28	Klauser Markus	IM	SUI	2364	4.0	26.5	181.5
33	31	Milosevic Goran	IM	SUI	2340	4.0	26.5	177.5
34	23	Filipovic Branko	IM	CRO	2396	4.0	26.5	177.0
35	27	Hochstrasser Michael	IM	SUI	2369	4.0	26.5	172.0
36	67	Zichanowicz Mark		GER	2149	4.0	26.5	171.5
37	45	Kessler Luca		AUT	2241	4.0	26.0	186.0
38	52	Drechsler Christoph		SUI	2198	4.0	25.5	181.5
39	53	Haas Carmi		SUI	2198	4.0	25.0	174.5
40	42	Modler Andreas		GER	2250	4.0	24.5	173.0
113 players

11) 8th Singapore International Chess Festival

The 8th Singapore International Chess Festival with the 2nd ASEAN Men's GM tournament and 8th International Open took place 26th-31st December 2011. As far as I could see no games were published.

Event: 8th Singapore International Chess Festival
Place: Singapore
CountryCode: SIN
StartDate: Mon 26th Dec 2011
EndDate: Sat 31st Dec 2011
Website
Results

2nd ASEAN Men
Mon 26th Dec 2011
Sat 31st Dec 2011
Singapore
SIN
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

2nd ASEAN Men Singapore SIN Mon 26th Dec 2011 - Sat 31st Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Cao Sang	GM	VIE	2521	6.5	25.00	19.00	14.00
2	Megaranto Susanto	GM	INA	2537	6.0	24.75	18.75	13.25
3	Nguyen Van Huy	IM	VIE	2470	6.0	23.75	17.75	12.25
4	Bitoon Richard	GM	PHI	2515	6.0	22.25	18.25	13.00
5	Nguyen Duc Hoa	IM	VIE	2467	5.0	22.50	18.50	14.00
6	Lim Yee-Weng	IM	MAS	2253	4.0	17.50	11.50	8.50
7	Goh Wei Ming Kevin	IM	SIN	2451	4.0	14.25	11.00	8.00
8	Mas Hafizulhelmi	IM	MAS	2398	3.0	12.00	9.00	6.00
9	Mariano Nelson Iii		PHI	2249	2.5	7.50	4.50	2.00
10	Chan Yi Ren Daniel	FM	SIN	2359	2.0	9.00	4.00	0.00
10 players

8th Singapore Open
Mon 26th Dec 2011
Sat 31st Dec 2011
Singapore
SIN
47 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss

8th Singapore Open Singapore SIN Mon 26th Dec 2011 - Sat 31st Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Susilodinata Andrean	FM	INA	2303	7.0	52.0	40.5	28.5
2	Gasanov Eldar	GM	UKR	2458	7.0	50.5	40.0	28.5
3	Turqueza Mari Joseph		PHI	2277	7.0	47.5	36.5	25.5
4	Eng Andre Jerome		SIN	2176	6.5	43.0	33.0	24.0
5	Aplin Christer Jon		SIN	2033	6.0	49.0	39.0	27.5
6	Masruri Rahman		INA	2035	6.0	47.5	36.5	26.0
7	Hamed Nouri		PHI	2350	6.0	47.5	36.0	25.5
8	Foo Benjamin		SIN	2181	5.5	51.5	41.5	29.5
9	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr		IND	2262	5.5	47.0	36.0	24.5
10	Milagrosa Alexander		PHI	2274	5.5	46.5	37.5	27.5
11	Suelo Roberto Jr		PHI	2182	5.5	45.5	36.5	26.5
12	Cabe Arlan		PHI	2267	5.5	45.0	34.0	24.0
13	Sauravh Khherdekar	FM	IND	2295	5.5	44.5	34.5	24.5
14	Seul Georg	IM	GER	2443	5.5	43.5	34.0	24.5
15	Lim Zhuo Ren		MAS	2089	5.5	41.5	33.0	24.0
16	Sean Winshand Cuhendi		INA	2006	5.0	46.5	36.0	27.0
17	Lee Kai Jie Edward		SIN	2003	5.0	43.0	33.5	24.0
18	Pranav Vijay		IND	2058	5.0	39.5	31.5	23.0
19	Lam Daniel King-Wai		HKG	0	5.0	39.5	31.0	22.5
20	Sitorus Sangga		INA	1920	5.0	37.5	28.5	20.0
21	Crivoi Alexandru		MDA	0	4.5	47.0	36.0	25.5
22	Vinod G		IND	2096	4.5	45.5	35.5	26.0
23	Albakh Ghassan Syaqiq		INA	1891	4.5	44.0	34.0	25.0
24	Iskandar Bin Abdullah		SIN	1984	4.5	42.0	34.5	25.5
25	Lim Kian Hwa		MAS	1935	4.5	40.0	31.0	22.5
26	Kuan Julian		HKG	1752	4.5	39.0	30.0	21.5
27	Nakvanich Sahapol		THA	1876	4.5	34.5	27.0	18.5
28	Savetha C H		IND	2017	4.5	34.0	27.0	19.5
29	Calvelo Jelvis		PHI	0	4.0	45.5	35.0	25.0
30	Ashwini U		IND	1800	4.0	40.5	34.0	25.0
31	Wong Shyun Fwu Aldrin		SIN	0	4.0	39.5	31.0	22.0
32	Kuan Ying Fatt		HKG	1806	4.0	32.5	25.0	17.5
33	Limono Handjojo		INA	1951	4.0	30.5	24.5	17.0
34	Na Na		CHN	0	4.0	30.0	24.5	17.0
35	Lee Say Siong John		SIN	1802	3.5	41.5	31.5	22.5
36	Biukovic Goran		CRO	0	3.5	40.5	32.5	23.5
37	Dornel Arnaud		FRA	0	3.5	36.0	27.5	20.0
38	Liao Liyi		CHN	0	3.5	34.5	27.5	20.5
39	Chen Yi Jing Alvin		SIN	0	3.5	34.5	27.0	19.5
40	Neudel Bernd		GER	1926	3.5	33.5	24.0	16.0
47 players

12) Czech Chess Christmas 2011

The 13th Czech Christmas took place 26th December 2011 - 1st January 2012. Krzysztof Bulski took clear first with 7.5/9.

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

13th Czech Christmas Litomysl CZE Sun 25th Dec 2011 - Sun 1st Jan 2012 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Bulski Krzysztof	IM	POL	2519	7.5	40.5	52.0	2239
2	Cerveny Martin	FM	CZE	2347	7.0	41.5	53.5	2274
3	Kanovsky David	IM	CZE	2453	7.0	41.0	51.5	2225
4	Zeberski Jakub	IM	POL	2360	6.0	42.0	54.5	2248
5	Drozdowski Kacper	FM	POL	2314	6.0	40.5	52.5	2251
6	Burdalev Kirill	FM	UKR	2314	6.0	40.5	51.5	2262
7	Zakharchenko Arnold	IM	UKR	2233	6.0	38.5	48.5	2151
8	Krupa Monika	WGM	POL	2235	6.0	38.0	49.5	2209
9	Goluch Piotr		POL	2203	6.0	38.0	49.5	2080
10	Jasny Stanislav	IM	CZE	2348	6.0	37.0	46.5	2122
11	Kowalczyk Rafal		POL	2130	6.0	36.0	46.0	2048
12	Sabol Marian	FM	CZE	2371	6.0	34.5	45.0	2140
13	Cizinsky Petr		CZE	2162	6.0	33.5	44.0	2051
14	Novotny Michal	FM	CZE	2337	6.0	33.0	41.5	2015
15	Svana Peter		SVK	2258	5.5	35.0	46.0	2144
16	Ruzicka Vaclav		CZE	2065	5.5	33.0	42.0	2009
17	Balacek Tadeas	CM	CZE	2235	5.5	32.5	41.5	1995
18	Hrabal Michal		CZE	2031	5.5	31.5	40.5	2050
19	Pekar Vaclav		CZE	2170	5.5	31.0	40.5	2037
20	Niemers Johannes		GER	2011	5.0	38.0	47.5	2139
21	Pulpan Jakub		CZE	1988	5.0	37.5	48.5	2202
22	Seidl Stepan		CZE	2144	5.0	36.0	45.5	2097
23	Vrana Frantisek	FM	CZE	2245	5.0	35.0	44.5	2053
24	Liuba Volodymyr		UKR	2108	5.0	35.0	44.5	1979
25	Kastner Oldrich		CZE	2137	5.0	34.5	45.0	2099
26	Kowalczyk Mariusz		POL	1829	5.0	33.5	44.0	2130
27	Kratochvil Josef	FM	CZE	2233	5.0	33.5	42.5	2046
28	Galvanek Ladislav		SVK	2000	5.0	33.0	43.0	1976
29	Seidl Antonin		CZE	1978	5.0	31.5	39.0	2018
30	Schaefer Reyk		GER	2100	5.0	30.5	39.0	1966
31	Dzikowski Michal		POL	1764	4.5	36.5	46.5	2141
32	Navratil Jiri		CZE	2074	4.5	36.0	43.5	2123
33	Starek Stanislav		CZE	1995	4.5	35.5	45.0	2152
34	Krupa Krzysztof	CM	POL	2025	4.5	34.0	44.5	2042
35	Halamus Agata		POL	2060	4.5	33.0	41.5	2029
36	Hentze Markus		GER	2111	4.5	32.5	42.0	2035
37	Kaczmarek Maciej		POL	2051	4.5	30.5	39.5	1895
38	Drozdowski Konrad		POL	1862	4.5	30.0	39.0	1991
39	Sabuk Piotr		POL	2176	4.5	29.0	37.0	1874
40	Krejcova Katerina		CZE	1968	4.5	29.0	36.5	1925
68 players

13) 14th Schachfestival Basel 2012

The 14th Schachfestival Basel takes place 1st-5th January 2012.

Event: 14th Schachfestival Basel 2012
Place: Basel
CountryCode: SUI
StartDate: Sun 1st Jan 2012
EndDate: Thu 5th Jan 2012
Website

14th Hilton Open
Sun 1st Jan 2012
Thu 5th Jan 2012
Basel
SUI
77 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 100m:30m+30spm(1)

14th Hilton Open Basel SUI Sun 1st Jan 2012 - Thu 5th Jan 2012 Leading Round 3 (of 7) Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	+	-	=	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	Grachev, Boris	GM	RUS	2693	3	0	0	3.0	6.0	6.0
2	Fier, Alexandr	GM	BRA	2603	3	0	0	3.0	6.0	5.5
3	Prohaszka, Peter	GM	HUN	2547	2	0	1	2.5	5.5	6.5
4	Bartel, Mateusz	GM	POL	2658	2	0	1	2.5	5.5	6.0
4	Turov, Maxim	GM	RUS	2645	2	0	1	2.5	5.5	6.0
6	Ghaem Maghami, Ehs	GM	IRI	2570	2	0	1	2.5	5.5	5.5
6	Cherniaev, Alexand	GM	RUS	2469	2	0	1	2.5	5.5	5.5
6	Kozhuharov, Spas	IM	BUL	2432	2	0	1	2.5	5.5	5.5
9	Pelletier, Yannick	GM	SUI	2589	2	0	1	2.5	5.5	4.5
9	Schmidt-Schaeffer,		GER	2376	2	0	1	2.5	5.5	4.5
11	Skembris, Spyridon	GM	GRE	2463	2	0	1	2.5	5.0	4.5
12	Heimann, Andreas	IM	GER	2459	2	0	1	2.5	5.0	4.0
12	Vorotnikov, Vladis	GM	RUS	2440	2	0	1	2.5	5.0	4.0
14	Nikolov, Momchil	GM	BUL	2560	2	0	1	2.5	4.5	3.5
15	Enchev, Ivajlo	IM	BUL	2430	2	1	0	2.0	5.0	5.5
16	Hera, Imre Jr	GM	HUN	2558	2	1	0	2.0	5.0	5.0
17	Kelecevic, Nedeljk	IM	SUI	2245	1	0	2	2.0	4.5	6.0
18	Hess, Christian	FM	GER	2256	1	0	2	2.0	4.5	5.5
19	Lekic, Dusan	IM	MNE	2402	1	0	2	2.0	4.5	4.5
20	Vorobiov, Evgeny E	GM	RUS	2589	1	0	2	2.0	4.5	4.0
21	Filipovic, Branko	IM	CRO	2374	2	1	0	2.0	4.0	5.5
21	Grandadam, Nicolas	FM	SUI	2342	2	1	0	2.0	4.0	5.5
23	Alfred, Nathan S W	FM	ENG	2288	2	1	0	2.0	4.0	4.5
23	Stankovic, Zeljko		SUI	2200	2	1	0	2.0	4.0	4.5
23	Graeber, Fabien		FRA	2074	2	1	0	2.0	4.0	4.5
26	Wirthensohn, Heinz	IM	SUI	2352	2	1	0	2.0	4.0	4.0
26	Xheladini, Mahmut	FM	GER	2278	2	1	0	2.0	4.0	4.0
28	Cebalo, Miso	GM	CRO	2444	1	0	2	2.0	4.0	4.0
29	Toth, Bela	IM	ITA	2350	2	1	0	2.0	4.0	3.5
29	Metz, Hartmut	FM	GER	2319	2	1	0	2.0	4.0	3.5
31	Dann, Matthias	FM	GER	2381	1	0	2	2.0	4.0	3.0
32	Seitz, Benjamin		SUI	2128	2	1	0	2.0	3.0	4.5
33	Curien, Nicolas		SUI	2177	2	1	0	2.0	3.0	4.0
34	Ghader Pour, Shaye	WIM	IRI	2242	1	1	1	1.5	4.0	6.0
35	Archangelsky, Mikh	IM	RUS	2197	1	1	1	1.5	4.0	5.5
36	Kolbus, Dietmar	IM	GER	2325	1	1	1	1.5	4.0	5.0
37	Lutz, Bernhard	FM	GER	2321	1	1	1	1.5	3.5	4.5
37	Soulas, Gilles		FRA	2211	1	1	1	1.5	3.5	4.5
39	Dunn, Alan		NZL	2135	1	1	1	1.5	2.5	5.0
40	Schroeter, Michael		SUI	1893	1	1	1	1.5	2.5	4.5
77 players

14) 20th Aschacher Donau Open

The 20th Aschacher Donau Open took place 26th-31st December 2011. Nikola Sedlak won with 6/7.

Event: 20th Aschacher Donau Open
Place: Aschach
CountryCode: AUT
StartDate: Mon 26th Dec 2011
EndDate: Sat 31st Dec 2011
Website

20th Aschacher Donau
Mon 26th Dec 2011
Sat 31st Dec 2011
Aschach
AUT
96 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 100m:40m+30smp(1)

20th Aschacher Donau Aschach AUT Mon 26th Dec 2011 - Sat 31st Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1
1	Sedlak Nikola	GM	SRB	2556	6.0	0.0
2	Popovic Dusan	GM	SRB	2552	5.5	0.0
	Horvath Jozsef	GM	HUN	2514	5.5	0.0
	Kovacevic Blazimir	IM	CRO	2449	5.5	0.0
5	Krejci Jan	GM	CZE	2465	5.0	0.0
	Neuman Petr	IM	CZE	2427	5.0	0.0
	Moser Eva	IM	AUT	2382	5.0	0.0
	Boskovic Drasko	IM	SRB	2421	5.0	0.0
	Szabolcsi Janos	IM	HUN	2382	5.0	0.0
	Juhasz Kristof	FM	HUN	2212	5.0	0.0
	Schreiner Peter	FM	AUT	2295	5.0	0.0
	Alvir Aco	IM	AUT	2316	5.0	0.0
	Krejci Jan		CZE	2142	5.0	0.0
14	Diermair Andreas	IM	AUT	2387	4.5	0.0
	Bukal Vladimir	IM	CRO	2389	4.5	0.0
	Knoll Hermann	IM	AUT	2356	4.5	0.0
	Handler Lukas	FM	AUT	2290	4.5	0.0
	Wallner Joachim	FM	AUT	2314	4.5	0.0
	Banas Jan	IM	SVK	2372	4.5	0.0
	Schwabeneder Florian		AUT	2183	4.5	0.0
	Sadilek Peter	CM	AUT	2219	4.5	0.0
	Loidl Florian	MK	AUT	2142	4.5	0.0
	Lautner Josef Mag.		AUT	2111	4.5	0.0
	Erlacher Michael Mag.		AUT	2118	4.5	0.0
25	Ennsberger Ulrich	FM	AUT	2329	4.0	0.0
	Jurek Josef	IM	CZE	2387	4.0	0.0
	Mayerhofer Peter	MK	AUT	2177	4.0	0.0
	Wertjanz David		AUT	2194	4.0	0.0
	Knechtel Roland	FM	GER	2191	4.0	0.0
	Weinwurm Wolfgang Dr.	MK	AUT	2136	4.0	0.0
	Matt Fabian		AUT	2208	4.0	0.0
	Posch Roland		AUT	2084	4.0	0.0
	Rieger Robert		AUT	2127	4.0	0.0
	Raber Florian Mag.		AUT	2127	4.0	0.0
	Reinwald Patrick		AUT	2126	4.0	0.0
	Mesaros Florian		AUT	1956	4.0	0.0
37	Druckenthaner Andreas Dr.	FM	AUT	2270	3.5	0.0
	Meszaros Andras	IM	HUN	2297	3.5	0.0
	Wiesinger Robert	MK	AUT	2243	3.5	0.0
	Aschenbrenner Robert	FM	AUT	2243	3.5	0.0
96 players

15) 8th Paderborn Cup

The 8th Paderborn Cup took place 27th-30th December 2011. Dennis Wagner was the surprise winner with 6.5/7.

Event: 8th Paderborn Cup
Place: Paderborn
CountryCode: GER
StartDate: Tue 27th Dec 2011
EndDate: Fri 30th Dec 2011
Website

8th Paderborn Cup
Tue 27th Dec 2011
Fri 30th Dec 2011
Paderborn
GER
92 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss

8th Paderborn Cup Paderborn GER Tue 27th Dec 2011 - Fri 30th Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	+	-	=	Pts	TB1	TB2
1	Wagner, Dennis		2333	6	0	1	6.5	30.0	27.50
2	Meijers, Viesturs	GM	2478	6	1	0	6.0	28.0	25.00
3	Skembris, Spyridon	GM	2463	5	1	1	5.5	29.5	24.00
4	Huesmann, Thomas	FM	2223	5	1	1	5.5	27.0	21.75
5	Kaufeld, Juergen	FM	2263	4	0	3	5.5	25.0	18.25
6	Torres-Kuckel, Raf	FM	2245	5	1	1	5.5	24.0	20.75
7	Rotstein, Arkadij	GM	2502	4	1	2	5.0	31.0	23.25
8	Hilverda, Alexande		2229	5	2	0	5.0	27.5	18.50
9	Seger, Ruediger	IM	2390	4	1	2	5.0	26.5	17.50
10	Bluebaum, Matthias	FM	2403	3	0	4	5.0	25.5	18.75
11	Tonndorf, Matthias		2211	5	2	0	5.0	25.0	17.00
12	Boidman, Yuri	IM	2412	5	2	0	5.0	24.5	17.50
13	Rotstein, Jefim	FM	2363	4	2	1	4.5	26.0	16.25
14	van der Valk, Nikl		2097	3	1	3	4.5	25.5	17.25
15	Bub, Volker		2169	4	2	1	4.5	25.0	15.00
16	Spiekermann, Stefa		2104	3	1	3	4.5	24.5	16.00
17	Gazic, Josip	FM	2276	4	2	1	4.5	24.0	16.00
18	Richter, Gerald		2121	4	2	1	4.5	24.0	14.25
19	Nagel, Bernhard		2281	3	1	3	4.5	23.5	15.75
20	Schmitz, Philipp		1974	3	1	3	4.5	22.0	14.75
21	Heidel, Andre Nico		2155	3	2	2	4.0	29.0	15.50
22	Korth, Daniel		2211	3	2	2	4.0	28.0	16.00
23	Funke, Martin		2195	3	2	2	4.0	28.0	13.75
24	Steinle, Carsten		2117	3	2	2	4.0	26.5	13.50
25	Wittke, Rene		2041	3	2	2	4.0	26.5	12.00
26	Dehmel, Jens		2097	4	3	0	4.0	24.5	11.50
27	Klatt, Jan		1954	4	3	0	4.0	24.0	13.50
28	Fox, Jonas		2018	3	2	2	4.0	24.0	13.00
29	Kemper, Meinolf		2093	3	2	2	4.0	23.5	11.50
30	Eckardt, Joshua		1822	2	1	4	4.0	23.0	14.00
31	Wiege, Gerald		2049	2	1	4	4.0	23.0	12.50
32	Peter, Sebastian		1978	2	1	4	4.0	22.5	14.25
33	Fox, Daniel		2143	2	1	4	4.0	22.5	13.50
34	Lueckner, Andreas		1864	3	2	2	4.0	22.0	13.25
35	Rieke, Theo		2162	1	0	6	4.0	22.0	12.50
36	Scheck, Kyrill		2033	4	3	0	4.0	20.5	9.50
37	Janyska, Dennis		1924	2	2	3	3.5	26.0	13.75
38	Fenner, Martin		1996	2	2	3	3.5	25.0	12.75
39	Fischer, Torsten, D		2005	2	2	3	3.5	24.0	13.00
40	Haselhorst, Helmut		2139	3	3	1	3.5	23.5	11.25
92 players

16) Palau Invitational 2011

The Palau Invitational took place 14th-19th December 2011. Joselito Marcos and Menandro Manuel finished on 8/9.

Event: Palau Invitational 2011
Place: Koror
CountryCode: PLW
StartDate: Wed 14th Dec 2011
EndDate: Mon 19th Dec 2011
Website

Palau Invitational
Wed 14th Dec 2011
Mon 19th Dec 2011
Koror
PLW
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

Palau Invitational Koror PLW Wed 14th Dec 2011 - Mon 19th Dec 2011. Category: None. Ave: (1754)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Manuel, Menandro		PLW	1891	#	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	2090
2	Marcos, Joselito		PNG	2027	0	#	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	2075
3	Montel Jr, Cyril Tomas		PLW	1942	1	0	#	=	=	1	=	1	1	1	6.5	1899
4	Hernandez, Roberto		PLW	1889	0	0	=	#	0	1	1	=	1	1	5	1782
5	Suringa Jr, Paquito		PLW	1729	0	0	=	1	#	0	1	0	1	1	4.5	1757
6	Cabunagan, Tito		PLW	1863	0	0	0	0	1	#	0	1	1	1	4	1699
7	Garcia, Bernardo		PLW	1661	0	0	=	0	0	1	#	1	0	1	3.5	1684
8	Gonzales, Dennis		PLW	1611	0	0	0	=	1	0	0	#	0	1	2.5	1604
9	Balbalosa, Jeff		PLW	1528	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#	=	2.5	1613
10	Anzawa, George		PLW	1398	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	=	#	0.5	1349

17) ch-POR w Final 2011-12

Just 6 months after the last the Portuguese Women's Championship for 2011-12 took place in Lisbon 17th-21st December 2011. Almeida Leite Catarina Anjos edged out Oliveira Maria Ines R Machado on tie-break after both scored 5/6.

Event: ch-POR w Final 2011
Place: Lisbon
CountryCode: POR
StartDate: Sat 17th Dec 2011
EndDate: Wed 21st Dec 2011
Website
Results

ch-POR w Final 2011
Sat 17th Dec 2011
Wed 21st Dec 2011
Lisbon
POR
15 Players.
6 Rounds.
Swiss

ch-POR w Final 2011 Lisbon POR Sat 17th Dec 2011 - Wed 21st Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 6 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Leite Catarina Anjos Almeida	WIM	POR	2164	5.0	1	18.5	21.5
2	Oliveira Maria Ines R Machado		POR	1870	5.0	2	18.0	20.0
3	Coimbra Margarida Goncalves F	WFM	POR	2162	4.5	0	19.0	21.0
4	Pereira Susana Martins		POR	1547	3.0	0	18.0	20.0
5	Ferreira Ana Margarida G		POR	1839	3.0	0	17.5	18.5
6	Correia Sandra Ventura		POR	1859	3.0	0	17.0	19.0
7	Monteiro Sara Cristina Da Sil	WCM	POR	1862	3.0	0	16.5	18.5
8	Meireles Ana Maria Queiros		POR	1678	3.0	0	16.0	17.0
9	Ferreira Susana C Goncalves		POR	1707	3.0	0	15.0	17.0
10	Oliveira Maria Alice Ramos Ma		POR	0	3.0	0	13.5	14.5
11	Saraiva Tania Andrea Vaz		POR	1911	2.5	0	17.0	19.0
12	Nogueira Diana Sofia Cunha		POR	1475	2.0	0	17.0	18.0
13	Gabriel Agna Solange Videira		POR	1604	2.0	0	16.5	18.5
14	Mendes Ines Goncalves Alves R		POR	0	2.0	0	13.5	14.5
15 players

18) North American Open 2011

The North American Open took place 26th-29th December 2011. Francisco Vallejo Pons took clear first with 6/7.

Event: North American Open 2011
Place: Las Vegas
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Mon 26th Dec 2011
EndDate: Thu 29th Dec 2011
Website
Results

North American Open
Mon 26th Dec 2011
Thu 29th Dec 2011
Las Vegas
USA
62 Players.
7 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m:60m

North American Open Las Vegas USA Mon 26th Dec 2011 - Thu 29th Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	Pts	Prize
1	Vallejo Pons, Francisco	GM	2778	6.0	$9261.00
2	Akobian, Varuzhan	GM	2698	5.5	$2633.34
3	Sokolov, Ivan	GM	2676	5.5	$2633.34
4	Yankovsky, Roman		2500	5.5	$2633.34
5	Shabalov, Alexander	GM	2600	5	$658.25
6	Arnold, Marc Tyler	IM	2566	5	$658.25
7	Hunt, Adam	IM	2558	5	$658.25
8	Sevillano, Enrico	IM	2509	5	$658.25
9	Molner, Mackenzie	IM	2499	5	$1680.00
10	Kleiman, Jake	IM	2450	5	$1680.00
11	Mitkov, Nikola	GM	2576	4.5	$363.00
12	Kekelidze, Mikheil	GM	2545	4	$40.34
13	De Guzman, Ricardo	IM	2495	4	$40.34
14	Sarkar, Justin	IM	2458	4	$40.34
15	Bryant, John Daniel	FM	2454	4	$40.34
16	Mezentsev, Vladimir	IM	2439	4	$40.34
17	Adamson, Robby	FM	2390	4	$40.34
18	Coleman, Teddy	FM	2374	4	$40.34
19	Chua, Alexander		2339	4	$40.34
20	Kameswaran, Viswes	FM	2306	4	$40.34
21	Kretchetov, Alexandre	FM	2408	3.5
22	Rodriguez, Eric	FM	2382	3.5
23	Kavutskiy, Konstan	FM	2366	3.5
24	Troff, Kayden W	FM	2359	3.5
25	Liou, Yian		2354	3.5
26	Pearson, Michael I		2344	3.5
27	Kojima, Shinya	FM	2330	3.5
28	Yanayt, Eugene	FM	2330	3.5
29	Zenyuk, Iryna	WIM	2329	3.5
30	Griffith, Kyron W		2320	3.5
31	Shetty, Atulya Ary		2296	3.5
32	Kelley, Dereque D		2273	3.5
33	Cao, Kevin Y		2234	3.5
34	Shaw, Tenzing W		2194	3.5
35	Friedel, Joshua Ed	GM	2584	3
36	Liu, Elliott Josep	FM	2359	3
37	Zuniga, Dante		2354	3
38	Dean, Jim H	FM	2341	3
39	Liu, Daniel		2136	3
40	Semyonov, Vladimir		2060	3
62 players

19) V Stadium Casablanca Open

The V Stadium Casablanca Open took place 23rd-31st December 2011. Oleg Korneev edged out Kiril Georgiev on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.

Event: V Stadium Casablanca Open
Place: Zaragoza
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Fri 23rd Dec 2011
EndDate: Sat 31st Dec 2011
Website
Results

V Stadium Casablanca
Fri 23rd Dec 2011
Sat 31st Dec 2011
Zaragoza
ESP
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR

V Stadium Casablanca Zaragoza ESP Fri 23rd Dec 2011 - Sat 31st Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Korneev Oleg	GM	RUS	2608	7.5	46.0	0.0	44.0
2	Georgiev Kiril	GM	BUL	2666	7.5	45.5	0.0	43.5
3	Kogan Artur	GM	ISR	2572	7.0	47.0	0.0	44.5
4	Mirzoev Azer	GM	AZE	2510	7.0	45.0	0.0	43.0
5	Cifuentes Parada Roberto	GM	ESP	2523	7.0	44.5	0.0	42.5
6	Perez Mitjans Orelvis	IM	ESP	2457	7.0	43.0	0.0	41.5
7	Antoli Royo Joaquin Miguel	IM	ESP	2410	7.0	40.5	0.0	38.5
8	Forcen Esteban Daniel	IM	ESP	2410	6.5	44.5	0.0	42.5
9	Gonzalez Perez Arian	FM	CUB	2474	6.5	43.5	0.0	41.0
10	Paunovic Dragan	GM	SRB	2528	6.5	43.0	0.0	41.5
11	Bellia Fabrizio	IM	ITA	2418	6.5	42.5	0.0	39.5
12	Vassallo Barroche Mauricio	IM	ESP	2429	6.5	42.5	0.0	41.5
13	Ramiro Ovejero Juan Luis	FM	ESP	2303	6.5	42.0	0.0	40.0
14	Lopez Gracia Fernando	FM	ESP	2336	6.5	42.0	0.0	40.0
15	Garza Marco Sergio	IM	ESP	2394	6.0	45.5	0.0	42.5
16	Franco Ocampos Zenon	GM	PAR	2505	6.0	43.5	0.0	41.0
17	Chueca Forcen, Alberto	FM	ESP	2350	6.0	43.0	0.0	41.0
18	Glavina Pablo	IM	ARG	2468	6.0	42.0	0.0	38.5
19	Moreno Gracia Daniel	FM	ESP	2298	6.0	42.0	0.0	39.0
20	Romon Poves Raul		ESP	2296	6.0	42.0	0.0	39.0
21	Sgnaolin Davide		ITA	2242	6.0	42.0	0.0	39.0
22	Rzayev Bahruz		AZE	2313	6.0	40.5	0.0	38.5
23	Lamas Mercadal Manuel		ESP	2202	6.0	40.5	0.0	38.0
24	Villuendas Valero Adrian		ESP	2267	6.0	39.5	0.0	38.0
25	Iturbide Arnedo Oscar		ESP	2117	6.0	39.5	0.0	36.5
26	Arnedo Ruiz Alberto		ESP	2067	6.0	39.0	0.0	36.0
27	Castillo Sanjuan Alejandro		ESP	2037	6.0	38.0	0.0	34.0
28	Gonzalez Pabollet Jesus Maria		ESP	1950	6.0	36.5	0.0	34.0
29	Maza Broto Pablo		ESP	2063	6.0	33.0	0.0	31.0
30	Iagar Razvan-Gabriel		ROU	2170	5.5	41.0	0.0	38.0
31	Roche Simon Manuel Angel		ESP	2174	5.5	40.5	0.0	38.0
32	Arregui Untoria Carlos		ESP	2080	5.5	39.5	0.0	37.0
33	Lopez Caudevilla David		ESP	1878	5.5	39.5	0.0	37.0
34	Dauletova Gulmira	WIM	KAZ	2283	5.5	39.0	0.0	36.5
35	Cobo Garrido Diego Israel		ESP	2039	5.5	37.5	0.0	34.0
36	Leon Dionis Mateo		ESP	1694	5.5	37.0	0.0	35.0
37	Colom Sienes Eduardo		ESP	2042	5.5	36.5	0.0	32.5
38	Antonano Fedz-Quincoces Avelin		ESP	2127	5.5	36.0	0.0	33.0
39	Munoz Suarez Luis Alberto		ESP	1994	5.5	36.0	0.0	32.5
40	Juberias Segura Santiago		ESP	2045	5.5	35.0	0.0	32.0
155 players

20) 3rd Marcel Duchamp GM 2011

The 3rd Marcel Duchamp GM tournament saw all the games feature the Panno King's Indian, Georg Meier won with 6/10.

Event: 3rd Marcel Duchamp GM 2011
Place: Buenos Aires
CountryCode: ARG
StartDate: Wed 14th Dec 2011
EndDate: Fri 23rd Dec 2011
Website
Results

3rd Duchamp GM
Wed 14th Dec 2011
Fri 23rd Dec 2011
Buenos Aires
ARG
6 Players.
10 Rounds.
DRR
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

3rd Duchamp GM Buenos Aires ARG Wed 14th Dec 2011 - Fri 23rd Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Meier Georg	GM	GER	2659	6.0	0.0	31.50	3.5
2	Mareco Sandro	GM	ARG	2583	5.5	0.0	30.00	3.0
3	Lemos Damian	GM	ARG	2542	5.0	1.0	27.50	3.0
4	Rodriguez Vila Andres	GM	URU	2481	5.0	1.0	26.50	2.5
5	Delgado Ramirez Neuris	GM	COL	2570	4.5	0.0	23.50	2.5
6	Flores Diego	GM	ARG	2602	4.0	0.0	23.50	4.0
6 players

21) XXII Cajacanarias Christmas

The XXII Cajacanarias Christmas took place 18th-29th December 2011. Bojan Kurajica dominated with 8.5/9.

Event: XXII Cajacanarias Christmas
Place: Santa Cruz de Tenerife
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Sun 18th Dec 2011
EndDate: Thu 29th Dec 2011
Website
Results

XXII Cajacanarias Ch
Sun 18th Dec 2011
Thu 29th Dec 2011
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
ESP
87 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss

XXII Cajacanarias Ch Santa Cruz de Tenerife ESP Sun 18th Dec 2011 - Thu 29th Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Kurajica Bojan	GM	BIH	2532	8.5	42.0	54.0	44.0
2	Cabrera Trujillo Jorge	IM	ESP	2353	7.0	36.5	48.0	35.5
3	Hidalgo Santana Fernando		ESP	2150	6.5	41.5	53.5	35.5
4	Gutierrez Olivares Daniel		ESP	2268	6.5	40.0	53.0	35.0
5	Barlov Dragan	GM	SRB	2450	6.5	38.0	50.5	33.5
6	Rodriguez Lapetra Pablo		ESP	2153	6.5	35.0	45.5	31.5
7	Meneses Gonzalez Kevin Moises		ESP	2248	6.0	39.5	52.0	35.5
8	Hernandez Leon Alberto		ESP	2243	6.0	37.0	49.5	30.5
9	Fernandez Garcia Jose Luis	GM	ESP	2434	6.0	36.5	47.5	32.5
10	Perez Barreto Adrian		ESP	1940	6.0	36.5	45.0	30.0
11	Korneev Svyatoslav		ESP	1915	6.0	35.5	46.0	28.5
12	Aguirre Lorenzo Luis		ESP	2090	6.0	35.0	45.0	27.5
13	Rodriguez Falcon Jesus Manuel		ESP	1961	6.0	35.0	44.0	28.0
14	Lopez Pereyra Antonio		ESP	2132	6.0	34.5	45.0	31.5
15	Pinto Henriquez Rodrigo		ESP	2172	6.0	34.5	45.0	30.0
16	Basualdo Almada Humberto Agustin		POR	0	6.0	34.0	44.0	25.5
17	Perez Celis Alba		ESP	1800	6.0	32.5	40.5	28.5
18	Molina Rodriguez Borja		ESP	2123	5.5	37.5	48.0	30.0
19	Hernandez Leon Sergio		ESP	2123	5.5	37.0	46.5	31.0
20	Kraus Oliver		GER	2051	5.5	34.5	47.0	27.5
21	Rodriguez Vera Gregorio		ESP	2137	5.0	39.0	49.0	31.5
22	Saumweber Walter		GER	2108	5.0	39.0	48.5	30.5
23	Laino Alvarez Marcos		ESP	1902	5.0	36.0	47.0	27.0
24	Henriquez Garcia David		ESP	1970	5.0	36.0	44.5	27.0
25	Rodriguez Fernandez Cristian A		ESP	1976	5.0	35.5	44.0	29.5
26	Abreu Suarez Isauro		ESP	2055	5.0	35.0	45.5	27.0
27	Evora Brondo Jose Luis		ESP	1922	5.0	35.0	44.0	24.0
28	Cruz Veloz Merquis Jesus		CUB	1991	5.0	35.0	43.5	27.5
29	Alonso Contreras Mario Elias		ESP	1955	5.0	34.0	43.5	28.0
30	Cabrera Gomez Tomas		ESP	1679	5.0	33.0	42.0	23.5
31	Mingorance Torres Francisco		ESP	1753	5.0	32.0	40.0	27.5
32	Giraldo Orozco William Arles		COL	1712	5.0	31.5	41.0	24.0
33	Gonzalez Martin Jose		ESP	1672	5.0	31.0	40.0	23.5
34	Septien Lopez Valeriano		ESP	1827	5.0	30.5	39.5	25.5
35	Szatkowski Maksymilian		ESP	0	5.0	30.5	39.5	22.0
36	Rodriguez Lapetra Jaime		ESP	1480	5.0	29.0	37.5	22.5
37	Darias Darias Luis		ESP	1845	4.5	36.5	46.5	26.0
38	Rodriguez Perez Mauro		ESP	2001	4.5	35.0	44.5	26.0
39	Tatai Stefano	IM	ITA	2367	4.5	34.5	44.0	30.5
40	Gonzalez Garcia Zoilo		ESP	1675	4.5	34.0	42.5	22.5
87 players

22) 14th Metropolitan IM

The 14th Metropolitan IM took place 7th-11th December 2011. Faik Aleskerov won with 6.5/9.

Event: 14th Metropolitan IM
Place: Los Angeles
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Wed 7th Dec 2011
EndDate: Sun 11th Dec 2011
Website

14th Metropolitan IM
Wed 7th Dec 2011
Sun 11th Dec 2011
Los Angeles
USA
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

14th Metropolitan IM Los Angeles USA Wed 7th Dec 2011 - Sun 11th Dec 2011. Category: 2. Ave: (2300)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Aleskerov, Faik		AZE	2339	#	1	0	=	1	=	1	1	=	1	6.5	2462
2	Stopa, Jacek	IM	POL	2482	0	#	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	6	2405
3	Kavutskiy, Konstantin		USA	2303	1	1	#	1	=	0	0	1	1	0	5.5	2380
4	Abrahamyan, Tatev	WGM	USA	2264	=	0	0	#	0	1	1	1	=	1	5	2347
5	Carreto Nieto, Geovanni	CM	MEX	2242	0	0	=	1	#	0	1	=	1	1	5	2349
6	Remlinger, Larry	IM	USA	2409	=	0	1	0	1	#	=	0	1	=	4.5	2288
7	Amanov, Zhanibek	IM	KAZ	2411	0	0	1	0	0	=	#	1	=	1	4	2245
8	Akopyan, Harutyun	FM	USA	2233	0	0	0	0	=	1	0	#	1	1	3.5	2227
9	Lee, Dan		USA	2264	=	1	0	=	0	0	=	0	#	0	2.5	2138
10	Akopian, Robert		USA	2053	0	0	1	0	0	=	0	0	1	#	2.5	2161

23) 13th Metropolitan Invitational

The 13th Metropolitan Invitational GM tournament took place 7th-11th December 2011. Mikheil Kekelidze took clear first with 7/9.

Event: 13th Metropolitan Invitational
Place: Los Angeles
CountryCode: USA
StartDate: Wed 7th Dec 2011
EndDate: Sun 11th Dec 2011
Website

13th Metropolitan GM
Wed 7th Dec 2011
Sun 11th Dec 2011
Los Angeles
USA
10 Players.
9 Rounds.
SRR
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

13th Metropolitan GM Los Angeles USA Wed 7th Dec 2011 - Sun 11th Dec 2011. Category: 8. Ave: (2447)
Rk	Name	Title	FED	Elo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts	TPR
1	Kekelidze, Mikheil	GM	GEO	2443	#	=	1	=	=	1	=	1	1	1	7	2668
2	Sevillano, Enrico	IM	USA	2461	=	#	=	=	1	=	1	=	1	1	6.5	2612
3	Yankovsky, Roman		RUS	2397	0	=	#	=	1	0	1	1	1	1	6	2578
4	Khachiyan, Melikset	GM	USA	2474	=	=	=	#	=	=	=	1	=	=	5	2487
5	Georgiev, Vladimir	GM	MKD	2553	=	0	0	=	#	1	=	1	=	1	5	2478
6	Molner, Mackenzie	IM	USA	2455	0	=	1	=	0	#	=	=	=	=	4	2403
7	Matikozian, Andranik	IM	ARM	2457	=	0	0	=	=	=	#	0	=	=	3	2321
8	Kiewra, Keaton F	FM	USA	2360	0	=	0	0	0	=	1	#	1	0	3	2332
9	Arnold, Marc T	IM	USA	2504	0	0	0	=	=	=	=	0	#	1	3	2316
10	Ginsburg, Mark	IM	USA	2367	0	0	0	=	0	=	=	1	0	#	2.5	2290

24) 24th Staufer-Open 2012

The 24th Staufer-Open takes place 2nd-6th January 2012.

Event: 24th Staufer-Open 2012
Place: Leinzell
CountryCode: GER
StartDate: Mon 2nd Jan 2012
EndDate: Fri 6th Jan 2012
Website

24th Staufer-Open
Mon 2nd Jan 2012
Fri 6th Jan 2012
Leinzell
GER
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m+30m

24th Staufer-Open Leinzell GER Mon 2nd Jan 2012 - Fri 6th Jan 2012 Leading Player List
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Elo	FIDE Id
1	Graf, Alexander	GM	GER	2634	4680804
2	Buhmann, Rainer	GM	GER	2617	4651340
3	Zubarev, Alexander	GM	UKR	2597	14104385
4	Burmakin, Vladimir	GM	RUS	2593	4105109
5	Korneev, Oleg	GM	RUS	2584	4156803
6	Dgebuadze, Alexandre	GM	BEL	2551	203882
7	Miezis, Normunds	GM	LAT	2544	11600136
8	Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav	GM	RUS	2531	4100972
9	Stets, Dmitry	IM	UKR	2479	14104547
10	Meijers, Viesturs	GM	LAT	2477	11600314
11	Starostits, Ilmars	GM	LAT	2469	11600748
12	Gutman, Lev	GM	GER	2462	4600177

25) Befana Open 2012

The Befana Open takes place 2nd-8th January 2012.

Event: Befana Open 2012
Place: Milan
CountryCode: ITA
StartDate: Mon 2nd Jan 2012
EndDate: Sun 8th Jan 2012
Website

Befana Open 2012
Mon 2nd Jan 2012
Sun 8th Jan 2012
Milan
ITA
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

26) Northern California International

The Northern California International takes place 2nd-8th January 2012.

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

27) 15th Guben New Year Open

The 15th Guben New Year Open takes place 2nd-6th January 2012.

Event: 15th Guben New Year Open
Place: Guben
CountryCode: GER
StartDate: Mon 2nd Jan 2012
EndDate: Fri 6th Jan 2012
Website

15th Guben Open
Mon 2nd Jan 2012
Fri 6th Jan 2012
Guben
GER
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 120m+30m

28) XXIII Roquetas de Mar Open

The XXIII Roquetas de Mar Open takes place 2nd-6th January 2012.

Event: XXIII Roquetas de Mar Open
Place: Roquetas de Mar
CountryCode: ESP
StartDate: Mon 2nd Jan 2012
EndDate: Fri 6th Jan 2012
Website
Results

XXIII Roquetas Open
Mon 2nd Jan 2012
Fri 6th Jan 2012
Roquetas de Mar
ESP
110 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m+30spm(1)

29) Active Team Events

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

Frauenbundesliga 2011-12

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 29th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Round 5 took place on December 18th. Round 6 21st January 2012. Games from Round 5 still missing.

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

Frauenbundesliga Germany GER Sat 29th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012 Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	Gms	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Mpts	Bpts
1	Bad Koenigshofen	5	+				3½		4½	3		3½		4½	9	19
2	Hamburger SK 1830	5		+			3½	3	4		3½		5		9	19
3	OSG Baden Baden	4			+			5½		3½			4½	5½	8	19
4	Karlsruher SF 1853	4				+		5½		4			3½	5	8	18
5	USV Volksbank Halle	5	2½	2½			+		4½		4½	5			6	19
6	SV Chemie Guben	5		3	½	½		+			3½		4		5	11½
7	Rodewischer Schachmiezen	5	1½	2			1½		+		3	5			3	13
8	SF Friedberg 1891	4	3		2½	2				+		5½			3	13
9	SV Muelheim-Nord 1931	5		2½			1½	2½	3		+		3½		3	13
10	SV Stuttgart Wolfbusch	5	2½				1		1	½		+		3½	2	8½
11	Rotation Pankow	5		1	1½	2½		2			2½		+		0	9½
12	TSV Schott Mainz	4	1½		½	1						2½		+	0	5½
12 teams

Dutch League 2011-12

The Dutch League takes place 17th September 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Round 4: 17th December 2011. Round 5: 7th January 2012.

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 4 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Team	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Mpts	Bpts
1	De Stukkenjagers	2282					5½	7	6		5½		8	24
2	Utrecht	2380				5		7½	6		7		7	25½
3	Voerendaal	2409				4½	6½		5½	6			6	22½
4	Accres Apeldoorn	2358		5	5½			4		5½			5	20
5	LSG	2355	4½		3½					5½		6½	4	20
6	HSG	2338	3	2½		6					7		4	18½
7	SO Rotterdam	2398	4	4	4½							7½	2	20
8	HMC Calder	2411			4	4½	4½					6	2	19
9	Groningen	2306	4½	3				3				8	2	18½
10	BSG	2309					3½		2½	4	2		0	12
10 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2011-12

The 2nd Division of the Austrian Bundesliga is split into West and Mitte sections. Rounds 7-8 28th-29th January 2012. Mitte Rounds 4-6 2nd-4th 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 6 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	TB1	TB2
1	SC Absam	*			4	4	4½	4		5½			4	12	26.0
2	Goetzis		*	3½		3½	3½		2		3	4		9	19.5
3	ATSV Ranshofen		2½	*			4½		4	2		4½	4	8	21.5
4	Zillertal	2			*	1		4½	3		3½		4	7	18.0
5	Hohenems II	2	2½		5	*					4	2	3½	6	19.0
6	Kufstein / Woergl	1½	2½	1½			*	3½	5	4				6	18.0
7	Schwaz	2			1½		2½	*		4	3		3½	5	16.5
8	Schwarzach		4	2	3		1		*	2		4		5	16.0
9	ASK Salzburg 1	½		4			2	2	4	*		3		5	15.5
10	Sparkasse Jenbach 2		3		2½	2		3			*	3½	2	4	16.0
11	Bregenz		2	1½		4			2	3	2½	*		3	15.0
12	Rochade Rum	2		2	2	2½		2½			4		*	2	15.0
12 players

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 6 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	TB1	TB2
1	ZH-Technologies-Wolfsberg	*				3½	4½		3	4		4½	3	10	22.5
2	Union Ansfelden		*	4	4		3	3½	3		5			10	22.5
3	SV STEYREGG		2	*	3½		3	4				3	3½	8	19.0
4	ASK St. Valentin		2	2½	*		3				3½	3½	3½	7	18.0
5	Strassenbahn Graz	2½				*		3	3½	3½	1		3½	7	17.0
6	SpG. Sparkasse Grieskirchen/Schallerbach	1½	3	3	3		*	3			4½			6	18.0
7	SK Sparkasse Fuerstenfeld		2½	2		3	3	*		3½	3½			6	17.5
8	SK MPO Maria Saal	3	3			2½			*	1		3	4	5	16.5
9	Union Styria Graz Kleine Zeitung	2				2½		2½	5	*	2	4		4	18.0
10	ESV Austria Graz		1		2½	5	1½	2½		4	*			4	16.5
11	SC Die Klagenfurter	1½		3	2½				3	2		*	3½	4	15.5
12	SV ASVO Fundermax St. Veit/Glan	3		2½	2½	2½			2			2½	*	1	15.0
12 players

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12

The Czech League takes place 8th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Round 6: 15th January 2012.

Extraliga Round 6-7 on 7th-8th January 2012.

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 4 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	TB1	TB2
1	BSS Frydek-Mistek	*	5		3						5	5½		9	18.5
2	Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem	3	*	5½			4			5				7	17.5
3	Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba		2½	*	3						5½	4½		6	15.5
4	SK Rapid Pardubice	5		5	*									6	10.0
5	SK Labortech Ostrava					*		5					5	6	10.0
6	1. Novoborsky SK		4				*				5½			4	9.5
7	Tatran Litovel					3		*	5½					3	8.5
8	SK Zlin							2½	*				5½	3	8.0
9	SK Zikuda Turnov		3							*	5			3	8.0
10	TJ Bohemians Praha	3		2½			2½			3	*			0	11.0
11	2222 SK Polabiny	2½		3½								*		0	6.0
12	A64 VALOZ Grygov					3			2½				*	0	5.5
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 5 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	SK Mahrla Praha	*			4½	5		5	6½		5½			15	26.5	8.0
2	TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove		*	6½			4			5½	5		5	13	26.0	8.5
3	JOLY Lysa nad Labem B		1½	*	4½			5	4			7½		10	22.5	7.5
4	ERA-Postovni sporitelna A	3½		3½	*					5	6½		7½	9	26.0	8.5
5	SK Holdia DP Praha B	3				*	5½		2½	5		6½		9	22.5	7.5
6	OAZA Praha		4			2½	*			4		6	4½	8	21.0	6.0
7	SK AD Jicin	3		3				*	5		5		4	7	20.0	5.5
8	TJ Pankrac	1½		4		5½		3	*		3½			4	17.5	5.5
9	Sakal Kozolupy		2½		3	3	4			*		4½		4	17.0	4.0
10	1. Novoborsky SK B	2½	3		1½			3	4½		*			3	14.5	3.5
11	SK Sokol Vysehrad			½		1½	2			3½		*	6	3	13.5	3.0
12	ERA-Postovni sporitelna B		3		½		3½	4				2	*	1	13.0	2.0
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 5 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	TZ Trinec	*				4½	4½			4½	4½	7		15	25.0	8.0
2	A64 Grygov B		*	4			4½	5½				5½	6	13	25.5	9.0
3	2222 SK Polabiny B		4	*	4½				2½	4			4½	8	19.5	6.5
4	Tatran Litovel B			3½	*		3	6		4			5½	7	22.0	8.0
5	Slavia Orlova	3½				*	5½	5½			3½	2		6	20.0	6.0
6	SK Zlin B	3½	3½		5	2½	*		4½					6	19.0	6.5
7	SK Gordic		2½		2	2½		*	5				4½	6	16.5	5.0
8	Labortech Ostrava B			5½			3½	3	*		4	4		5	20.0	6.0
9	Slavia Kromeriz	3½		4	4					*	5		3½	5	20.0	6.0
10	SK Duras BVK Brno-Kralovo Pole	3½				4½			4	3	*	4		5	19.0	5.0
11	Sachovy klub Karvina	1	2½			6			4		4	*		5	17.5	4.5
12	SK Stare Mesto		2	3½	2½			3½		4½			*	3	16.0	4.0
12 teams

TCh-SVK Extraliga 2011-12

The Slovakian Team Championships take place 22nd October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 3-4 November 26th-27th 2011. Round 5 14th January 2012. Slovakian Teams games rounds 3-4.

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

50th TCh-DEN 2011-12

The 50th Danish Team Championships takes place 29th October 2011 - 11th March 2012. Round 3 1st December 2011. Games now available. Round 4 14th January 2012.

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 3 (of 9) Standings:
Rk	Team	Mpts	Bpts
1	Jetsmark 1 Guldmedaljer	6	17½
2	Aarhus/Skolerne 1 Solvmedaljer	5	14½
3	Bronshoj 1 Bronzemedaljer	5	14
4	Team Nordea Skb	4	14
5	Nordkalotten	2	12½
6	BMS Skak	4	11½
7	K41 1	2	11½
8	Sydostfyn 1	1	10
9	SK 1968 1 Nedrykning	1	7½
10	Hillerod teams	0	7
10 teams

TCh-BEL 2011-12

The Belgian Team Championships are under way. Round 5: 4th December 2011. Next Round 6 15th January 2012.

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 5 (of 11) Standings:
Rk	Team	Mpts	Bpts
1	CREC 1	10	106
2	Ans 1	9	92
3	KGSRL 1	8	90
4	KSK Rochade 1	6	83
5	Amay 1	6	81
6	KSK47-Eynatten 2	5	81
7	KSK47-Eynatten 1	4	79
8	Fontaine 1	4	77
9	Borgerhout 1	4	71
10	Anderlecht 1	2	71
11	Jean Jaures 1	2	63
12	KBSK 1	0	64
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.

Rounds 8-9 4th-5th February 2012.

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 7 (of 15) Standings:
Rk	Team	Gms	+	-	=	Mpts	Bpts
1	OSG Baden-Baden	7	6	1	0	12	35.5
2	Werder Bremen	7	5	1	1	11	35
3	SG Solingen	7	5	1	1	11	34
4	SC Eppingen	7	5	1	1	11	31.5
5	SV Muelheim Nord	7	4	2	1	9	31
6	SF Katernberg	7	4	2	1	9	26.5
7	SF Berlin 1903	7	3	2	2	8	29.5
8	SG Trier	7	3	3	1	7	28.5
9	SV Wattenscheid 1930	7	3	3	1	7	28
10	SV 1930 Hockenheim	7	2	3	2	6	26.5
11	SK Koenig Tegel	7	2	4	1	5	22.5
12	USV TU Dresden	7	2	5	0	4	26
13	Hamburger SK	7	1	4	2	4	25.5
14	SK Turm Emsdetten	7	1	4	2	4	24.5
15	SC Hansa Dortmund	7	1	5	1	3	20.5
16	SC 1950 Remagen	7	0	6	1	1	23
16 teams

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

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

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-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

30) 14th Padova Open

The final results of the 14th Padova Open are now available after a considerable delay. Vladimir Epishin edged out Nikita Maiorov and Kenny Solomon on tie-break after they all finished on 6.5/9.

Event: 14th Padova Open
Place: Padova
CountryCode: ITA
StartDate: Sat 10th Dec 2011
EndDate: Sun 18th Dec 2011
Website
Results

14th Padova Open
Sat 10th Dec 2011
Sun 18th Dec 2011
Padova
ITA
40 Players.
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 90m:30m+30spm(1)

14th Padova Open Padova ITA Sat 10th Dec 2011 - Sun 18th Dec 2011 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Epishin Vladimir	GM	2543	6.5	47.50	51.50	2450.33
2	Maiorov Nikita	GM	2558	6.5	46.50	51.00	2431.67
3	Solomon Kenny	IM	2426	6.5	45.50	49.50	2420.78
4	Solodovnichenko Yuri	GM	2629	6.0	46.00	50.00	2436.33
5	Kosic Dragan	GM	2502	6.0	45.00	49.50	2445.78
6	Lazic Miroljub	GM	2459	6.0	43.50	47.00	2446.78
7	Zufic Miroslav	IM	2409	6.0	40.50	44.00	2343.11
8	Fercec Nenad	GM	2451	6.0	40.00	43.50	2299.56
9	Naumkin Igor	GM	2432	6.0	39.50	43.00	2320.67
10	Boscolo Federico		2270	5.5	42.50	45.00	2337.33
11	Manca Federico	IM	2417	5.5	41.00	44.00	2380.22
12	Arnaudov G. Petar	IM	2477	5.5	40.50	40.50	2053.78
13	Bellini Fabio	IM	2513	5.0	46.50	50.50	2429.33
14	Valsecchi Alessio	FM	2376	5.0	39.50	43.00	2327.67
15	Dragojlovic Andjelko	IM	2386	5.0	37.00	39.50	2285.00
16	Laketic Gojko	IM	2444	4.5	42.50	42.50	2109.56
17	Djuric Stefan	GM	2459	4.5	41.00	45.00	2341.33
18	Efimov Igor	GM	2418	4.5	40.00	40.00	2135.33
19	Bove Alessandro	FM	2369	4.5	39.50	43.00	2330.67
20	De Santis Alessio	FM	2318	4.5	35.50	37.00	2283.89
21	Litrico Paolo		1946	4.5	35.00	37.50	2190.22
22	Parrella Alfredo		2100	4.5	33.00	35.50	2115.67
23	Astengo Corrado		2095	4.5	32.00	33.50	2158.89
24	Santolini Luigi		2197	4.0	39.00	42.50	2225.33
25	Valenti Giuseppe	FM	2147	4.0	38.00	40.50	2141.11
26	Gallo Enrico		2063	4.0	33.50	35.00	2166.11
27	Quaranta Cristiano		2118	4.0	33.00	34.50	2163.78
28	Rossi Carlo	IM	2318	3.5	39.00	41.00	2193.33
29	Petkov Vladimir (W)	GM	2542	3.5	38.00	38.00	2059.11
30	Milazzo Mario		2088	3.5	34.50	36.50	2136.89
31	Giuriato Sergio		1972	3.5	33.00	35.00	2097.89
32	Zanchetta Nicola		1865	3.5	28.50	30.50	1976.44
33	Antoniacci Riccardo		1913	3.5	27.00	28.50	1980.78
34	Sorbera Giovanni (W)		2140	3.0	36.50	39.00	2142.22
35	Polese Marco		1920	3.0	31.50	33.00	2018.67
36	Ledent Philippe (W)		1887	2.5	35.00	37.00	2110.67
37	Di Lazzaro Gabriele		1890	2.5	32.50	34.00	2010.44
38	Rosina Graziano		1819	2.5	31.00	33.50	2013.89
39	Belloni Umberto		1837	2.0	27.50	29.00	2001.44
40	Bondielli Giorgio(W)		1859	1.5	26.50	28.00	1962.11
40 players

31) 3rd London Chess Classic

The 3rd London Chess Classic took place 3rd-12th December 2011. Vladimir Kramnik took clear first beating all the English players and drawing the remaining games. Hikaru Nakamura overtook Magnus Carlsen to take second place by beating Michael Adams in the final round. Luke McShane was in the chase for first in a difficult game against Vladimir Kramnik that went wrong in time trouble. All four gained rating points, everyone else lost them.

Remaining Round 9 games now available.

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 Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Pts	TPR
1	Gupta, Abhijeet	GM	IND	2640	1	1	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	8.0	2785
2	Grover, Sahaj	IM	IND	2515	1	1	1	1	½	0	1	1	1	7.5	2651
3	Jones, Gawain C B	GM	ENG	2635	1	1	1	1	½	½	1	0	1	7.0	2632
4	Hillarp Persson, Tiger	GM	SWE	2530	1	½	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	7.0	2530
5	Das, Arghyadip	IM	IND	2470	1	1	1	0	1	½	1	½	1	7.0	2535
6	Summerscale, Aaron P	GM	ENG	2422	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	7.0	2434
7	D`Costa, Lorin A R	IM	ENG	2409	1	1	1	1	=	0	1	½	1	7.0	2601
8	Cornette, Matthieu	GM	FRA	2548	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	½	1	6.5	2476
9	Wells, Peter K	GM	ENG	2492	1	1	½	1	1	1	½	½	0	6.5	2543
10	Smith, Axel	IM	SWE	2480	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	½	1	6.5	2412
231 players

32) FIDE Rating List January 2012

The January 2012 FIDE Rating list has been released. Magnus Carlsen has opened up a 30 point lead over his closest rivals after picking up points in the Tal Memorial and London. Levon Aronian moves up to 2nd after gaining points in the European Teams and Tal Mem but losing in London. Kramnik more than made up losses at the Tal with his win in London to go 3rd. World Champion Anand drops 12 points to 4th after lacklustre perfomances in both of these events likely to be his last before his World Title match in May.

There is a gap to the chasing pack which is led by Radjabov who lost 8 points but is still 5th. Ivanchuk lost 9 points to go 8th, Vugar Gashimov gained 4 points to enter the top 10, Hikaru Nakamura drops out of the 10 in spite of gaining a rating point in a very crowded section of the list.

Notable gains: Luke McShane up 20 points from London, Baadur Jobava 26 points, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 14 points, Leinier Dominguez Perez 18 points.

Notable losses: Nigel Short and Ferenc Berkes lost 21 and 23 points respectively, Michael Adams gained 13 points in the European Teams but lost 23 in London. A rating of 2652 gets you in the top 100. Full list below.

FIDE Rating List January 2012. Top 100
Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	B-Year
1	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2835	17	1990
2	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2805	25	1982
3	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2801	17	1975
4	Anand, Viswanathan	g	IND	2799	17	1969
5	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2773	9	1987
6	Topalov, Veselin	g	BUL	2770	9	1975
7	Karjakin, Sergey	g	RUS	2769	16	1990
8	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2766	16	1969
9	Morozevich, Alexander	g	RUS	2763	6	1977
10	Gashimov, Vugar	g	AZE	2761	9	1986
11	Grischuk, Alexander	g	RUS	2761	8	1983
12	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2759	17	1987
13	Svidler, Peter	g	RUS	2749	17	1976
14	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2747	9	1985
15	Tomashevsky, Evgeny	g	RUS	2740	0	1987
16	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2739	9	1968
17	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2736	19	1992
18	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2735	16	1990
19	Wang, Hao	g	CHN	2733	6	1989
20	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2732	0	1974
21	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	g	CUB	2730	6	1983
22	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2729	0	1983
23	Ponomariov, Ruslan	g	UKR	2727	13	1983
24	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2726	1	1987
25	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2724	17	1971
26	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2720	9	1979
27	Almasi, Zoltan	g	HUN	2717	8	1976
28	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2714	15	1994
29	Le, Quang Liem	g	VIE	2714	0	1991
30	Navara, David	g	CZE	2712	8	1985
31	Shirov, Alexei	g	LAT	2710	13	1972
32	Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2710	0	1976
33	Riazantsev, Alexander	g	RUS	2710	0	1985
34	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw	g	POL	2706	8	1987
35	Moiseenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2706	7	1980
36	Vallejo Pons, Francisco	g	ESP	2705	15	1982
37	Malakhov, Vladimir	g	RUS	2705	0	1980
38	Jobava, Baadur	g	GEO	2704	23	1983
39	Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2704	14	1983
40	Laznicka, Viktor	g	CZE	2704	8	1988
41	Sutovsky, Emil	g	ISR	2703	8	1977
42	Naiditsch, Arkadij	g	GER	2702	14	1985
43	Movsesian, Sergei	g	ARM	2700	9	1978
44	Sasikiran, Krishnan	g	IND	2700	9	1981
45	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2699	13	1990
46	Dreev, Aleksey	g	RUS	2698	6	1969
47	Efimenko, Zahar	g	UKR	2695	8	1985
48	Volokitin, Andrei	g	UKR	2695	0	1986
49	Wang, Yue	g	CHN	2694	6	1987
50	Fressinet, Laurent	g	FRA	2693	17	1981
51	Li, Chao b	g	CHN	2693	6	1989
52	Grachev, Boris	g	RUS	2693	0	1986
53	Nielsen, Peter Heine	g	DEN	2693	0	1973
54	Van Wely, Loek	g	NED	2692	13	1972
55	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	g	CUB	2691	19	1982
56	McShane, Luke J	g	ENG	2691	8	1984
57	Eljanov, Pavel	g	UKR	2690	10	1983
58	Kasimdzhanov, Rustam	g	UZB	2689	14	1979
59	Inarkiev, Ernesto	g	RUS	2689	6	1985
60	Zvjaginsev, Vadim	g	RUS	2688	8	1976
61	Andreikin, Dmitry	g	RUS	2688	0	1990
62	Areshchenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2688	0	1986
63	Rublevsky, Sergei	g	RUS	2686	0	1974
64	Akopian, Vladimir	g	ARM	2685	8	1971
65	Potkin, Vladimir	g	RUS	2684	0	1982
66	Sargissian, Gabriel	g	ARM	2683	15	1983
67	Berkes, Ferenc	g	HUN	2682	16	1985
68	Bologan, Viktor	g	MDA	2680	15	1971
69	Bauer, Christian	g	FRA	2679	24	1977
70	Tiviakov, Sergei	g	NED	2677	22	1973
71	Short, Nigel D	g	ENG	2677	15	1965
72	Motylev, Alexander	g	RUS	2677	6	1979
73	Gharamian, Tigran	g	FRA	2676	0	1984
74	Kobalia, Mikhail	g	RUS	2673	0	1978
75	Meier, Georg	g	GER	2671	9	1987
76	Onischuk, Alexander	g	USA	2670	13	1975
77	Bu, Xiangzhi	g	CHN	2670	6	1985
78	Alekseev, Evgeny	g	RUS	2670	0	1985
79	Azarov, Sergei	g	BLR	2667	0	1983
80	Kryvoruchko, Yuriy	g	UKR	2666	0	1986
81	Balogh, Csaba	g	HUN	2665	8	1987
82	Harikrishna, P.	g	IND	2665	6	1986
83	Khismatullin, Denis	g	RUS	2664	8	1984
84	Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son	g	VIE	2662	6	1990
85	Fridman, Daniel	g	GER	2660	11	1976
86	Smirin, Ilia	g	ISR	2660	7	1968
87	Ding, Liren	g	CHN	2660	6	1992
88	Sadler, Matthew D	g	ENG	2660	3	1974
89	Korobov, Anton	g	UKR	2660	0	1985
90	Cheparinov, Ivan	g	BUL	2659	18	1986
91	Timofeev, Artyom	g	RUS	2659	0	1985
92	Georgiev, Kiril	g	BUL	2658	17	1965
93	Bartel, Mateusz	g	POL	2658	9	1985
94	Zhigalko, Sergei	g	BLR	2658	8	1989
95	Feller, Sebastien	g	FRA	2658	0	1991
96	Ragger, Markus	g	AUT	2655	17	1988
97	Jones, Gawain C B	g	ENG	2653	27	1987
98	So, Wesley	g	PHI	2653	5	1993
99	Milov, Vadim	g	SUI	2653	0	1972
100	Gupta, Abhijeet	g	IND	2652	9	1989
101	Postny, Evgeny	g	ISR	2652	8	1981
102	Roiz, Michael	g	ISR	2652	6	1983
103	Gyimesi, Zoltan	g	HUN	2652	4	1977
104	Nikolic, Predrag	g	BIH	2652	2	1960

33) Forthcoming Events and Links

Chennai Open 2012

Event: Chennai Open 2012
Place: Chennai
CountryCode: IND
StartDate: Wed 4th Jan 2012
EndDate: Thu 12th Jan 2012
Website

Chennai Open 2012
Wed 4th Jan 2012
Thu 12th Jan 2012
Chennai
IND
285 Players.
11 Rounds.
Swiss

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

Queenstown Chess Classic 2012

Event: Queenstown Chess Classic 2012
Place: Queenstown
CountryCode: NZL
StartDate: Sun 15th Jan 2012
EndDate: Mon 23rd Jan 2012
Website

Queenstown Classic
Sun 15th Jan 2012
Mon 23rd Jan 2012
Queenstown
NZL
9 Rounds.
Swiss
Time Control: 100:50:15+30spm(1)

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