THE WEEK IN CHESS 908 2nd April 2012 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) European Individuals 2012
3) Chinese Championships 2012
4) Danish Championship 2012
5) European Senior Teams 2012
6) 17th Metropolitan IM
7) Final Four of College Chess
8) Jubilaeumsturnier 77 Wolfgang Uhlmann
9) ch-SRB Women 2012
10) 28th Budapest Spring Festival 2012
11) 43rd Mar del Plata International 2012
12) 14th WGM Rector Cup
13) 4th Societat Coral Colon IM
14) Belgrade Spring Open 2012
15) India vs Israel Match 2012
16) 1st Lanta Open 2012
17) 35th San Sebastian Open 2012
18) 18th Schloss Open
19) 10th Annual Oklahoma-Texas Match 2012
20) 1st Balagna Open
21) 2nd San Bernandino Open
22) Hungarian Teams 2011-12
23) Dutch League 2011-12
24) TCh-BEL 2011-12
25) 4NCL 2011-12
26) TCh-ISR Leumit 2011-12
27) Active Team Events
28) UT Dallas GM Inv 2012
29) First Saturday March 2012
30) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
European Individuals 2012846 games
Chinese Championships 201272 games
Danish Championship 201215 games
European Senior Teams 2012640 games
Final Four of College Chess24 games
Jubilaeumsturnier 77 Wolfgang Uhlmann6 games
ch-SRB Women 201266 games
28th Budapest Spring Festival 2012144 games
14th WGM Rector Cup35 games
4th Societat Coral Colon IM10 games
Belgrade Spring Open 201287 games
1st Lanta Open 201265 games
35th San Sebastian Open 201263 games
10th Annual Oklahoma-Texas Match 201236 games
Hungarian Teams 2011-1248 games
Dutch League 2011-1230 games
TCh-BEL 2011-1248 games
4NCL 2011-12128 games
TCh-ISR Leumit 2011-12216 games
UT Dallas GM Inv 20121 game
First Saturday March 201285 games
2665 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Alexander Prokhorov, Roland Wimmer, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Dave Clayton, Jan Mazuch, Frank Berry, Miklos Orso, Pavel Matocha and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The 13th European Individual Championship concluded with Dmitry Jakovenko beating Laurent Fressinet to take the title. Right now the Chinese and Danish Championships have started. The Russian Team Championships in Sochi are set to be very strong (Team Listings in Russian) and they take place April 8th-16th. The Kramnik - Aronian match in Switzerland will take place at the end of the month. Plenty of high quality chess to come. There has been an announcement that the Linares tournament will not take place however.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) European Individuals 2012

The 13th European Individual Championship took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from Tuesday 20th March - Saturday 31st March 2012 Dmitry Jakovenko trailed Laurent Fressinet by a half point going into the final round but beat him to take the title with 8.5/11. The other top boards finished in draws and so Fressinet at least held on to 2nd on 8 points on tie-break from 13 others on the same score.

European Individuals Plovdiv BUL Tue 20th Mar 2012 - Sat 31st Mar 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Jakovenko DmitryGMRUS27298.5283267.072.0
2Fressinet LaurentGMFRA26938.0280071.576.0
3Malakhov VladimirGMRUS27058.0278768.573.5
4Andreikin DmitryGMRUS26898.0278669.074.0
5Inarkiev ErnestoGMRUS26958.0278466.571.5
6Matlakov MaximGMRUS26328.0277872.076.5
7Bologan ViktorGMMDA26878.0276866.571.5
8Vallejo Pons FranciscoGMESP26938.0276566.071.0
9Kryvoruchko YuriyGMUKR26668.0276163.569.0
10Azarov SergeiGMBLR26678.0275966.071.0
11Najer EvgeniyGMRUS26408.0275666.071.0
12Akopian VladimirGMARM26848.0275464.569.0
13Volokitin AndreiGMUKR26958.0274563.568.5
14Smeets JanGMNED26108.0268559.063.5
15Jones Gawain C BGMENG26357.5276070.074.0
16Vitiugov NikitaGMRUS27097.5275169.074.0
17Bacrot EtienneGMFRA27067.5274872.077.0
18Dreev AlekseyGMRUS26987.5273665.570.0
19Khismatullin DenisGMRUS26567.5273467.572.5
20Kobalia MikhailGMRUS26667.5273467.072.0
21Durarbeyli VasifGMAZE25437.5272966.570.5
22Riazantsev AlexanderGMRUS27107.5272865.571.0
23Jobava BaadurGMGEO27067.5272569.573.5
24Berkes FerencGMHUN26827.5271667.572.5
25Ragger MarkusGMAUT26547.5271467.071.0
26Balogh CsabaGMHUN26647.5271461.066.0
27Fridman DanielGMGER26537.5270963.067.5
28Nisipeanu Liviu-DieterGMROU26437.5270667.571.0
29Sokolov IvanGMNED26537.5270565.070.0
30Georgiev KirilGMBUL26717.5270364.569.5
31Sargissian GabrielGMARM26747.5270264.068.5
32Ivanisevic IvanGMSRB26457.5269862.567.5
33Sjugirov SananGMRUS26107.5269766.071.0
34Khenkin IgorGMGER26327.5269560.064.5
35Efimenko ZaharGMUKR26957.5266461.566.5
36Grigoriants SergeyGMRUS25617.5264757.561.0
37Kuzubov YuriyGMUKR26157.0272770.575.5
38Caruana FabianoGMITA27677.0272066.071.0
39Naiditsch ArkadijGMGER27027.0271069.574.5
40Melkumyan HrantGMARM26287.0270068.574.5
348 players

3) Chinese Championships 2012

The Chinese Championships take place 27th March - 7th April 2012. Defending Champion Liren Ding leads on 5/6. Women's World Champions Hou Yifan has had a harder time of it. I'm missing the game Jianchao Zhou 1/2 Bu Xiangzhi which was probably played on the rest day.

ch-CHN 2012 Xinghua Jiangsu CHN Tue 27th Mar 2012 - Sat 7th Apr 2012. Category: 14. Ave: (2595)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Ding, Liren GM CHN 2660 # 1 1 = = 1 1 5 2832
2 Yu, Yangyi GM CHN 2615 # = = = 1 = 1 4 2749
3 Ni, Hua GM CHN 2637 = # 1 = = = = 3.5 2635
4 Wang, Yue GM CHN 2702 0 = # = 1 1 = 3.5 2659
5 Li, Shilong GM CHN 2549 0 # = = 1 = 1 3.5 2613
6 Zhou, Jianchao GM CHN 2625 0 = = # = = 1 3 2614
7 Liu, Qingnan IM CHN 2461 = = 0 = # 1 0 2.5 2556
8 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2639 = = = 0 # 1 0 2.5 2515
9 Lu, Shanglei GM CHN 2514 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 2.5 2546
10 Bu, Xiangzhi GM CHN 2668 = = 0 = 0 # = 2 2488
11 Zhao, Jun GM CHN 2583 0 = = = 0 = # 2 2510
12 Wang, Chen IM CHN 2490 0 0 0 1 1 0 # 2 2450
Round 1. Tue 27th Mar 2012
Zhou, Jianchao 1/2-1/2 Bu, Xiangzhi
Zhao, Jun 0-1 Yu, Yangyi 61 D38 QGD
Liu, Qingnan 1/2-1/2 Ni, Hua 35 B12 Caro-Kann
Ding, Liren 1-0 Wang, Yue 78 D37 QGD
Wang, Chen 1-0 Hou, Yifan 44 B27 Sicilian
Li, Shilong 1-0 Lu, Shanglei 33 D44 QGD semi-Slav
Round 2. Wed 28th Mar 2012
Li, Shilong 1-0 Wang, Chen 28 D37 QGD
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 Ding, Liren 56 C11 French
Wang, Yue 1-0 Liu, Qingnan 57 A41 Queen's Pawn
Ni, Hua 1-0 Zhou, Jianchao 60 B90 Sicilian
Bu, Xiangzhi 1/2-1/2 Zhao, Jun 31 E62 King's Indian
Lu, Shanglei 0-1 Yu, Yangyi 53 B43 Sicilian
Round 3. Thu 29th Mar 2012
Yu, Yangyi 1/2-1/2 Bu, Xiangzhi 30 C42 Petrov
Zhao, Jun 1/2-1/2 Ni, Hua 103 D10 QGD Slav defence
Zhou, Jianchao 1/2-1/2 Wang, Yue 34 A90 Dutch defence
Liu, Qingnan 1-0 Hou, Yifan 59 B23 Sicilian
Ding, Liren 1-0 Li, Shilong 56 E15 Queen's Indian
Wang, Chen 0-1 Lu, Shanglei 57 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 4. Fri 30th Mar 2012
Wang, Chen 0-1 Ding, Liren 46 B51 Sicilian
Li, Shilong 1/2-1/2 Liu, Qingnan 79 B07 Robatsch defence
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 Zhou, Jianchao 58 B93 Sicilian
Wang, Yue 1/2-1/2 Zhao, Jun 71 E94 King's Indian
Ni, Hua 1/2-1/2 Yu, Yangyi 22 A15 English opening
Lu, Shanglei 1-0 Bu, Xiangzhi 64 B02 Alekhine's defence
Round 5. Sat 31st Mar 2012
Bu, Xiangzhi 1/2-1/2 Ni, Hua 15 D16 QGD Slav
Yu, Yangyi 1/2-1/2 Wang, Yue 39 C42 Petrov
Zhao, Jun 0-1 Hou, Yifan 62 A14 English
Zhou, Jianchao 1/2-1/2 Li, Shilong 52 A58 Benko gambit accepted
Liu, Qingnan 0-1 Wang, Chen 51 B40 Sicilian defence
Ding, Liren 1-0 Lu, Shanglei 24 D37 QGD
Round 6. Mon 2nd Apr 2012
Ding, Liren 1/2-1/2 Liu, Qingnan 74 A41 Queen's Pawn
Wang, Chen 0-1 Zhou, Jianchao 70 B31 Sicilian
Li, Shilong 1/2-1/2 Zhao, Jun 49 E92 King's Indian
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 Yu, Yangyi 49 B92 Sicilian
Wang, Yue 1-0 Bu, Xiangzhi 50 D17 QGD Slav
Lu, Shanglei 1/2-1/2 Ni, Hua 69 C67 Ruy Lopez
ch-CHN w 2012 Xinghua Jiangsu CHN Tue 27th Mar 2012 - Sat 7th Apr 2012. Category: 3. Ave: (2324)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Huang, Qian WGM CHN 2399 # = = 1 = 1 1 4.5 2547
2 Guo, Qi WGM CHN 2351 # = = 1 = 1 1 4.5 2526
3 Zhang, Xiaowen WGM CHN 2354 = = # = = 1 1 4 2475
4 Wang, Yu A. IM CHN 2372 = = # 0 1 = 1 3.5 2353
5 Ju, Wenjun WGM CHN 2557 0 = # 1 = = 1 3.5 2360
6 Wang, Jue CHN 2366 0 1 0 # = 1 1 3.5 2379
7 Tan, Zhongyi WGM CHN 2438 = = = # = = = 3 2316
8 Gu, Xiaobing WGM CHN 2257 0 = 0 = # 1 1 3 2306
9 Ding, Yixin WGM CHN 2350 0 0 = = # 1 = 2.5 2247
10 Nie, Xin CHN 2053 0 0 = = 0 # 1 2 2259
11 Wang, Doudou CHN 2186 0 0 = 0 0 # = 1 2007
12 Wang, Xiaohui WIM CHN 2209 0 0 0 0 = = # 1 2072
Round 1. Tue 27th Mar 2012
Tan, Zhongyi 1/2-1/2 Nie, Xin 39 D17 QGD Slav
Zhang, Xiaowen 1/2-1/2 Huang, Qian 31 B92 Sicilian
Wang, Xiaohui 1/2-1/2 Ding, Yixin 33 D85 Gruenfeld
Wang, Jue 0-1 Ju, Wenjun 50 B87 Sicilian
Gu, Xiaobing 1-0 Wang, Doudou 36 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Guo, Qi 1/2-1/2 Wang, Yu A. 54 D16 QGD Slav
Round 2. Wed 28th Mar 2012
Guo, Qi 1-0 Gu, Xiaobing 36 E94 King's Indian
Wang, Doudou 0-1 Wang, Jue 52 A48 King's Indian
Ju, Wenjun 1-0 Wang, Xiaohui 31 D11 QGD Slav
Ding, Yixin 0-1 Zhang, Xiaowen 29 C11 French
Huang, Qian 1/2-1/2 Tan, Zhongyi 36 A13 English opening
Wang, Yu A. 1-0 Nie, Xin 41 D01 Richter-Veresov attack
Round 3. Thu 29th Mar 2012
Nie, Xin 0-1 Huang, Qian 40 E99 King's Indian
Tan, Zhongyi 1/2-1/2 Ding, Yixin 81 B36 Sicilian
Zhang, Xiaowen 1/2-1/2 Ju, Wenjun 40 B90 Sicilian
Wang, Xiaohui 1/2-1/2 Wang, Doudou 47 E73 King's Indian
Wang, Jue 0-1 Guo, Qi 30 C11 French
Gu, Xiaobing 0-1 Wang, Yu A. 34 C63 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Fri 30th Mar 2012
Gu, Xiaobing 1/2-1/2 Wang, Jue 34 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Guo, Qi 1-0 Wang, Xiaohui 46 D43 QGD semi-Slav
Wang, Doudou 0-1 Zhang, Xiaowen 39 A48 King's Indian
Ju, Wenjun 1/2-1/2 Tan, Zhongyi 77 E06 Catalan
Ding, Yixin 1-0 Nie, Xin 47 C58 Two knights defence
Wang, Yu A. 1/2-1/2 Huang, Qian 24 B01 Scandinavian
Round 5. Sat 31st Mar 2012
Huang, Qian 1-0 Ding, Yixin 33 D75 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.Nc3
Nie, Xin 1/2-1/2 Ju, Wenjun 52 E81 King's Indian
Tan, Zhongyi 1/2-1/2 Wang, Doudou 33 E70 King's Indian
Zhang, Xiaowen 1/2-1/2 Guo, Qi 35 B10 Caro-Kann
Wang, Xiaohui 0-1 Gu, Xiaobing 83 E73 King's Indian
Wang, Jue 1-0 Wang, Yu A. 46 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Round 6. Mon 2nd Apr 2012
Wang, Jue 1-0 Wang, Xiaohui 38 B07 Pirc
Gu, Xiaobing 1/2-1/2 Zhang, Xiaowen 54 C08 French
Guo, Qi 1/2-1/2 Tan, Zhongyi 46 D38 QGD
Wang, Doudou 0-1 Nie, Xin 36 D17 QGD Slav
Ju, Wenjun 0-1 Huang, Qian 81 E76 King's Indian
Wang, Yu A. 1/2-1/2 Ding, Yixin 37 B89 Sicilian

4) Danish Championship 2012

The Danish Championship takes place 31st March - 8th April 2012.

ch-DEN 2012 Helsingor DEN Sat 31st Mar 2012 - Sun 8th Apr 2012. Category: 9. Ave: (2459)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Hansen, Sune Berg GM DEN 2572 # = 1 = 2 2545
2 Aagaard, Jacob GM DEN 2522 = # = 1 2 2609
3 Schandorff, Lars GM DEN 2494 # = = 1 2 2573
4 Pedersen, Christian Kyndel IM DEN 2416 = # = 1 2 2610
5 Kristiansen, Jens IM DEN 2432 # 0 1 1 2 2550
6 Carstensen, Jacob FM DEN 2314 0 1 # = 1.5 2487
7 Antonsen, Mikkel IM DEN 2457 = = # = 1.5 2431
8 Pilgaard, Kim IM DEN 2424 = 0 = # 1 2404
9 Rasmussen, Allan Stig GM DEN 2505 0 = 0 # 0.5 2174
10 Ziska, Helgi Dam IM FAI 2456 0 0 = # 0.5 2162
Round 1. Sat 31st Mar 2012
Antonsen, Mikkel 1/2-1/2 Ziska, Helgi Dam 17 E81 King's Indian
Pedersen, Christian Kyndel 1/2-1/2 Schandorff, Lars 27 C67 Ruy Lopez
Kristiansen, Jens 1-0 Rasmussen, Allan Stig 30 B17 Caro-Kann
Aagaard, Jacob 1-0 Pilgaard, Kim 35 C84 Ruy Lopez
Hansen, Sune Berg 1-0 Carstensen, Jacob 39 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Round 2. Sun 1st Apr 2012
Carstensen, Jacob 1/2-1/2 Antonsen, Mikkel 55 D85 Gruenfeld
Pilgaard, Kim 1/2-1/2 Schandorff, Lars 46 C44 Scotch gambit
Ziska, Helgi Dam 0-1 Kristiansen, Jens 39 A04 Reti v Dutch
Rasmussen, Allan Stig 1/2-1/2 Pedersen, Christian Kyndel 88 B90 Sicilian
Aagaard, Jacob 1/2-1/2 Hansen, Sune Berg 35 C45 Scotch
Round 3. Mon 2nd Apr 2012
Pedersen, Christian Kyndel 1-0 Ziska, Helgi Dam 31 B90 Sicilian
Antonsen, Mikkel 1/2-1/2 Aagaard, Jacob 8 D34 QGD
Schandorff, Lars 1-0 Rasmussen, Allan Stig 58 D20 QGA
Kristiansen, Jens 0-1 Carstensen, Jacob 42 B26 Sicilian
Hansen, Sune Berg 1/2-1/2 Pilgaard, Kim 37 D97 Gruenfeld

5) European Senior Teams 2012

The European Senior Teams take place 27th March - 4th April 2012. Viktor Korchnoi is the highest rated player.

European Senior Team Rogaska Slatina SLO Tue 27th Mar 2012 - Wed 4th Apr 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1RUSSIA 174031119
2MONTENEGRO74031118
3RUSSIA - SAINT PETERSBURG74031116½
4SWITZERLAND75201018
5GERMANY 175201017
6ITALY 174121016½
7AUSTRIA - WIEN 174121016½
8AUSTRIA 17421918
9SWEDEN 17421917
10NORWAY 17313915
11RUSSIA 27421915
12AUSTRIA - STEIERMARK 17421915
13ENGLAND 17421914½
14SPAIN - CATALONIA7430816½
15FINLAND 17214816
16DENMARK 17322815½
17SCOTLAND 17430815½
18BELGIUM7322815
19DENMARK 27322814½
20GERMANY - HESSEN7331716
21NETHERLANDS - VAS7223716
22TURKEY7331715
23AUSTRIA - NIEDEROSTERREICH7331714½
24ENGLAND 27331714½
25SLOVENIA - CELJE SENTJUR7331714
26WALES7331713½
27NETHERLANDS - ORANJE7331713½
28NORWAY 5 - BLINDER OLDTIMERS7232614½
29SWEDEN 47340614
30GERMANY - CC OBERURSEL7232613½
31AUSTRIA - WIEN 27340613
32NORWAY 27340613
33NETHERLANDS - DISCENDO DISCIMUS7232612
34GERMANY - MATTADORE RHEINLAND7232611½
35GERMANY - FREIBAUER NIEDERSACHSEN7340611½
36SWEDEN 27241511
37GERMANY - SACHSEN - ANHALT7241511
38FINLAND 27241510½
39ENGLAND 37142412½
40GERMANY - STIFTUNG BSW/DBAG7034411½
46 teams

6) 17th Metropolitan IM

The 17th Metropolitan IM takes place 28th April - 2nd April 2012.

17th Metropolitan IM Los Angeles USA Wed 28th Mar 2012 - Mon 2nd Apr 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Yankovsky, Roman RUS 2438 24110760
2 Matikozian, Andranik IM ARM 2409 13300440
3 Amanov, Zhanibek IM KAZ 2404 13700189
4 Duckworth, WilliamMark FM USA 2317 2006839
5 Visweswaran, K. FM IND 2281 5005353
6 Casella, Michael FM USA 2248 2008394
7 Sevian, Samuel USA 2223 2040506
8 Clawitter, Craig USA 2097 2023105
9 Akopian, Robert USA 2077 2023172
10 Tatum, Kofi Odell USA 2045 2023326

7) Final Four of College Chess

The TTU SPICE Knight Raiders won their second consecutive Final Four title in Herndon 31st March - 1st April 2012. They finishing just 0.5 points ahead of UTD and UMBC.

Final Standings: 1st TTU - SPICE 8.0pts, 2nd-3rd UTD and UMBC 7.5pts and 4th NYU 1pts.

Final 4 College Herndon USA Sat 31st Mar 2012 - Sun 1st Apr 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Meier, Georg GM GER 2647 4675789
2 Kritz, Leonid GM GER 2611 4653530
3 Iotov, Valentin GM BUL 2560 2906074
4 Margvelashvili, Giorgi GM GEO 2547 13602926
5 Moradiabadi, Elshan GM IRI 2542 12501255
6 Chirila, Ioan-Cristian GM ROU 2539 1211668
7 Bykhovsky, Anatoly GM ISR 2532 2806991
8 Sadorra, Julio Catalino GM PHI 2525 5201268
9 Diamant, Andre GM BRA 2504 2108356
10 Holt, Conrad IM USA 2499 2034387
11 Boros, Denes GM HUN 2487 722340
12 Pavlovic, Milos M IM SRB 2478 924601
13 Bercys, Salvijus IM USA 2438 12802212
14 Quan, Zhe IM CAN 2427 8601640
15 Kaplan, Sasha IM ISR 2405 2806487
16 Foisor, Sabina-Francesca WGM USA 2361 1212915
17 Shvartsman, Andrew Nathaniel CM USA 2261 2006111
18 Adithya, B. IND 2233 5020506
19 Rosenberg, Evan S USA 2161 2019299

8) Jubilaeumsturnier 77 Wolfgang Uhlmann

There was a tournament celebrating the 77th birthday of Wolfgang Uhlmann in Dresden on 25th March 2012. Robert Huebner scored 2.5/3, I couldn't find the time control.

Uhlmann at 77 Dresden GER Sun 25th Mar 2012 - Sun 25th Mar 2012. Category: 9. Ave: (2463)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 Pts TPR
1 Huebner, Robert GM GER 2583 # = 1 1 2.5 2695
2 Portisch, Lajos GM HUN 2523 = # = = 1.5 2442
3 Uhlmann, Wolfgang GM GER 2358 0 = # 1 1.5 2497
4 Taimanov, Mark E GM RUS 2386 0 = 0 # 0.5 2215
Round 1. Sun 25th Mar 2012
Uhlmann, Wolfgang 1/2-1/2 Portisch, Lajos 22 D59 QGD
Taimanov, Mark E 0-1 Huebner, Robert 38 A28 English
Round 2. Sun 25th Mar 2012
Taimanov, Mark E 0-1 Uhlmann, Wolfgang 72 A16 English opening
Huebner, Robert 1/2-1/2 Portisch, Lajos 44 D31 QGD
Round 3. Sun 25th Mar 2012
Uhlmann, Wolfgang 0-1 Huebner, Robert 56 A29 English
Portisch, Lajos 1/2-1/2 Taimanov, Mark E 36 E15 Queen's Indian

9) ch-SRB Women 2012

The Serbian Women's Championship took place 22nd March - 1st April 2012. Marija Rakic took clear first place with 8/9.

ch-SRB Women 2012 Kac SRB Thu 22nd Mar 2012 - Sun 1st Apr 2012. Category: None. Ave: (2180)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Rakic, Marija WIM SRB 2270 # 1 1 = = = 0 1 = 1 1 1 8 2347
2 Stojanovic, Andjelija WGM SRB 2324 0 # 1 1 0 = = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2300
3 Manakova, Maria WGM SRB 2315 0 0 # = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2301
4 Eric, Jovana WIM SRB 2243 = 0 = # = 1 = = = 1 1 1 7 2276
5 Maksimovic, Suzana WGM SRB 2227 = 1 = = # = = = = 0 1 1 6.5 2241
6 Drljevic, Ljilja WIM SRB 2278 = = 0 0 = # = = = 1 1 1 6 2207
7 Benderac, Ana WGM SRB 2297 1 = 0 = = = # = 1 0 = = 5.5 2170
8 Chelushkina, Irina WGM SRB 2263 0 0 = = = = = # 0 = = 1 4.5 2108
9 Djukic, Sandra WIM SRB 2203 = = 0 = = = 0 1 # 0 0 = 4 2076
10 Tomin, Ksenija SRB 1876 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 = 1 # 0 0 3.5 2075
11 Panic, Anastasija SRB 1966 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 1 1 # 0 3 2025
12 Nonkovic, Bogdana SRB 1900 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 1 # 3 2031
Round 1. Thu 22nd Mar 2012
Benderac, Ana 1-0 Djukic, Sandra 36 A25 English
Stojanovic, Andjelija 0-1 Rakic, Marija 53 A15 English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)
Chelushkina, Irina 1/2-1/2 Manakova, Maria 34 A07 Reti
Tomin, Ksenija 0-1 Eric, Jovana 26 B50 Sicilian
Drljevic, Ljilja 1-0 Panic, Anastasija 30 B30 Sicilian defence
Maksimovic, Suzana 1-0 Nonkovic, Bogdana 28 D32 QGD
Round 2. Fri 23rd Mar 2012
Rakic, Marija 1-0 Nonkovic, Bogdana 55 D34 QGD
Djukic, Sandra 1/2-1/2 Maksimovic, Suzana 48 A40 Queen's pawn
Manakova, Maria 1-0 Benderac, Ana 56 B07 Pirc
Eric, Jovana 1/2-1/2 Chelushkina, Irina 64 C11 French
Panic, Anastasija 1-0 Tomin, Ksenija 48 B40 Sicilian defence
Stojanovic, Andjelija 1/2-1/2 Drljevic, Ljilja 19 A38 English
Round 3. Sat 24th Mar 2012
Benderac, Ana 1/2-1/2 Eric, Jovana 19 A34 English
Maksimovic, Suzana 1/2-1/2 Manakova, Maria 38 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Nonkovic, Bogdana 1/2-1/2 Djukic, Sandra 49 A04 Reti opening
Chelushkina, Irina 1/2-1/2 Panic, Anastasija 65 A07 Reti
Tomin, Ksenija 0-1 Stojanovic, Andjelija 27 B07 Pirc
Drljevic, Ljilja 1/2-1/2 Rakic, Marija 59 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Round 4. Sun 25th Mar 2012
Stojanovic, Andjelija 1-0 Chelushkina, Irina 26 A08 Reti
Eric, Jovana 1/2-1/2 Maksimovic, Suzana 50 B31 Sicilian
Drljevic, Ljilja 1-0 Tomin, Ksenija 43 A00 Benko's opening
Rakic, Marija 1/2-1/2 Djukic, Sandra 29 A46 Queen's pawn
Panic, Anastasija 1/2-1/2 Benderac, Ana 45 A41 Old Indian defence
Manakova, Maria 1-0 Nonkovic, Bogdana 86 C41 Philidor
Round 5. Mon 26th Mar 2012
Djukic, Sandra 0-1 Manakova, Maria 24 A41 Old Indian defence
Chelushkina, Irina 1/2-1/2 Drljevic, Ljilja 41 A41 Old Indian defence
Nonkovic, Bogdana 0-1 Eric, Jovana 43 A04 Reti opening
Benderac, Ana 1/2-1/2 Stojanovic, Andjelija 68 A22 English
Maksimovic, Suzana 1-0 Panic, Anastasija 22 A05 Reti opening
Tomin, Ksenija 0-1 Rakic, Marija 42 C41 Philidor
Round 6. Tue 27th Mar 2012
Stojanovic, Andjelija 0-1 Maksimovic, Suzana 41 A27 English
Rakic, Marija 1-0 Manakova, Maria 24 A41 Queen's Pawn
Tomin, Ksenija 1/2-1/2 Chelushkina, Irina 59 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Panic, Anastasija 0-1 Nonkovic, Bogdana 30 D32 QGD
Drljevic, Ljilja 1/2-1/2 Benderac, Ana 33 B30 Sicilian defence
Eric, Jovana 1/2-1/2 Djukic, Sandra 60 B49 Sicilian
Round 7. Wed 28th Mar 2012
Manakova, Maria 1/2-1/2 Eric, Jovana 36 B78 Sicilian
Nonkovic, Bogdana 0-1 Stojanovic, Andjelija 38 D76 Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
Djukic, Sandra 0-1 Panic, Anastasija 54 A00 Benko's opening
Maksimovic, Suzana 1/2-1/2 Drljevic, Ljilja 38 A55 Old Indian
Benderac, Ana 0-1 Tomin, Ksenija 32 E14 Queen's Indian
Chelushkina, Irina 0-1 Rakic, Marija 84 A00 Benko's opening
Round 8. Thu 29th Mar 2012
Drljevic, Ljilja 1-0 Nonkovic, Bogdana 41 C41 Philidor
Stojanovic, Andjelija 1/2-1/2 Djukic, Sandra 17 A15 English opening
Panic, Anastasija 0-1 Manakova, Maria 29 D87 Gruenfeld
Chelushkina, Irina 1/2-1/2 Benderac, Ana 13 D05 Queen's pawn game
Rakic, Marija 1/2-1/2 Eric, Jovana 33 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Tomin, Ksenija 1-0 Maksimovic, Suzana 80 B50 Sicilian
Round 9. Fri 30th Mar 2012
Eric, Jovana 1-0 Panic, Anastasija 75 B30 Sicilian defence
Nonkovic, Bogdana 1-0 Tomin, Ksenija 54 E97 King's Indian
Djukic, Sandra 1/2-1/2 Drljevic, Ljilja 16 A41 Queen's Pawn
Manakova, Maria 0-1 Stojanovic, Andjelija 46 A25 English
Benderac, Ana 1-0 Rakic, Marija 50 B06 Robatsch defence
Maksimovic, Suzana 1/2-1/2 Chelushkina, Irina 38 E90 King's Indian
Round 10. Sat 31st Mar 2012
Tomin, Ksenija 1-0 Djukic, Sandra 57 C05 French
Stojanovic, Andjelija 1-0 Eric, Jovana 50 B50 Sicilian
Rakic, Marija 1-0 Panic, Anastasija 28 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Drljevic, Ljilja 0-1 Manakova, Maria 39 B20 Sicilian defence
Chelushkina, Irina 1-0 Nonkovic, Bogdana 29 D34 QGD
Benderac, Ana 1/2-1/2 Maksimovic, Suzana 11 D10 QGD Slav defence
Round 11. Sun 1st Apr 2012
Djukic, Sandra 1-0 Chelushkina, Irina 50 A43 Old Benoni defence
Maksimovic, Suzana 1/2-1/2 Rakic, Marija 6 A05 Reti
Panic, Anastasija 0-1 Stojanovic, Andjelija 37 D09 QGD
Manakova, Maria 1-0 Tomin, Ksenija 57 B41 Sicilian
Nonkovic, Bogdana 1/2-1/2 Benderac, Ana 20 A32 English
Eric, Jovana 1-0 Drljevic, Ljilja 56 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence

10) 28th Budapest Spring Festival 2012

The 28th Budapest Spring Festival takes place 26th March - 3rd April 2012.

28th Budapest Spring Budapest HUN Mon 26th Mar 2012 - Tue 3rd Apr 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Varga KlaraWIMHUN21816.540.531.533.25
2Galyas MiklosIMHUN24456.041.031.530.00
3Padhya SaumilIND21876.041.031.529.00
4Radnai AdamHUN22696.038.528.526.00
5Kantor GergelyFMHUN23166.038.028.527.75
6Csonka BalazsFMHUN22995.540.530.027.00
7Boguszlavszkij JevgenyijIMHUN22385.537.027.022.50
8Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22495.535.526.523.50
9Brustkern JuergenFMGER22295.041.030.524.00
10Farago SandorIMHUN22965.039.529.523.50
11Juhasz ArminHUN21845.036.027.521.00
12Grimm DanielHUN20675.035.027.518.75
13Kormos AdamHUN21945.034.026.517.75
14Kahn Evarth DrIMHUN22655.032.525.018.50
15Letay GyulaFMHUN19895.031.524.518.25
16Lyell MarkFMENG22024.537.528.515.50
17Halak MiklosHUN20264.535.027.015.25
18Wang XinyueCHN19544.534.527.516.00
19Varga MelindaHUN21724.534.526.015.50
20Kearns ChristopherGER20794.532.524.014.00
21Borda LajosHUN21004.531.523.514.25
22Rodriguez Lopez RafaelIMESP22664.036.026.516.00
23Koczo KristofHUN21384.034.526.015.75
24Mester AttilaHUN21044.034.026.014.25
25Nadassy AttilaHUN20624.034.026.012.50
26Farkas RichardHUN21114.032.524.012.75
27Grimm GyorgyHUN19624.032.024.014.50
28Kiss PeterHUN20514.032.023.512.50
Havaskori LaszloHUN19774.032.023.512.50
30Egri Laszlo JrHUN20754.031.524.512.75
31Csapo ZoltanFMHUN21134.030.522.013.00
32Peczely Sebastian ZsomborHUN20633.532.524.011.00
33Heyl ThomasGER20323.531.022.511.00
34Metaxasz VasziliszHUN21663.531.022.012.00
35Vereb GaborHUN21703.530.523.010.50
36Marosi LeventeHUN19593.530.522.510.50
37Opl KlausAUT03.529.021.511.00
38Sandor BenceHUN03.528.520.510.25
39Albu FerencHUN17943.527.520.08.00
40Barla JanosHUN17923.525.018.59.00
55 players

11) 43rd Mar del Plata International 2012

The 43rd Mar del Plata International takes place 31st March - 7th April 2012.

43rd Mar del Plata Mar del Plata ARG Sat 31st Mar 2012 - Sat 7th Apr 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Pichot AlanFMARG22692.00.03.00.0
2Flores DiegoGMARG25992.00.03.00.0
Garcia Palermo CarlosGMITA24792.00.03.00.0
Tristan LeonardoIMARG24382.00.03.00.0
Rosito JorgeIMARG24012.00.03.00.0
Hobaica Juan PabloIMARG23952.00.03.00.0
Fusco LeonardoIMARG23912.00.03.00.0
Duarte LeonardoIMARG23712.00.03.00.0
Leskovar MarioIMARG23302.00.03.00.0
Amura ClaudiaWGMARG23282.00.03.00.0
Landriel MarioARG23262.00.03.00.0
Vasta EduardoFMARG23252.00.03.00.0
Mussanti DiegoFMARG23192.00.03.00.0
Bitelmajer MartinFMARG23182.00.03.00.0
Randazzo AdrianFMITA23022.00.03.00.0
Dimuro MatiasARG22552.00.03.00.0
Spata GermanARG22552.00.03.00.0
Gaitan Juan ManuelARG22492.00.03.00.0
Tobares LeandroARG22032.00.03.00.0
Saralegui Adolfo EnriqueARG21602.00.03.00.0
21Ricardi PabloGMARG25042.00.03.00.0
Claverie RaulIMARG24702.00.03.00.0
Roselli Mailhe BernardoIMURU24232.00.03.00.0
Anino SergioARG22192.00.03.00.0
Giampa AlejandroARG22102.00.03.00.0
Carbone DiegoURU20292.00.03.00.0
27Rodriguez Vila AndresGMURU25182.00.03.00.0
Cristobal ManuelARG23122.00.03.00.0
Zuriel MarisaWIMARG22582.00.03.00.0
Bertaccini DanielARG21782.00.03.00.0
Caceres Recalde FernandoARG21752.00.03.00.0
Paniagua Chnelik SebastianARG21272.00.03.00.0
Martinez AyelenARG21012.00.03.00.0
Gallego IgnacioARG20512.00.03.00.0
Postolski JavierARG02.00.03.00.0
36Mareco SandroGMARG25791.50.02.50.0
Van Riemsdijk Herman CIMBRA23911.50.02.50.0
Della Morte GermanIMARG23441.50.02.50.0
De Dovitiis AlejoIMARG23411.50.02.50.0
Pina UlisesFMCUB22701.50.02.50.0
234 players

12) 14th WGM Rector Cup

The 14th WGM Rector Cup takes place Monday 26th March - 3rd April 2012.

14th WGM Rector Cup Kharkiv UKR Mon 26th Mar 2012 - Tue 3rd Apr 2012. Category: None. Ave: (2224)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Goryachkina, Aleksandra WIM RUS 2341 # = 0 1 = 1 1 1 5 2378
2 Shapoval, Galina WIM UKR 2183 = # 1 = 1 0 1 1 5 2383
3 Romanova, Inna WGM BLR 2260 0 # = = 1 1 = 1 4.5 2305
4 Andrenko, Irina WIM UKR 2227 1 = = # 0 0 1 1 4 2269
5 Karlovich, Anastazia WGM UKR 2213 0 = 1 # = = = 1 4 2282
6 Tantsiura, Marja UKR 2209 = 0 0 = # 1 1 1 4 2276
7 Severina, Maria RUS 2221 0 1 0 1 = # = = 3.5 2244
8 Rakhmangulova, Anastasiya WIM UKR 2215 0 0 0 0 = # 1 1 2.5 2119
9 Doluhanova, Evgeniya WGM ARM 2269 0 = = 0 = 0 # = 2 2065
10 Bezkorovaina, Marija UKR 2099 0 0 0 0 0 0 = # 0.5 1803

13) 4th Societat Coral Colon IM

The 4th Societat Coral Colon IM takes place 10th January - 4th April 2012. All-play-all that has a round per week.

4th Coral Colon IM Sabadell ESP Tue 10th Jan 2012 - Wed 4th Apr 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Rojas Keim LuisIMCHI24186.523.500.05
2Colon Garcia EnriqueFMESP23086.019.250.05
3Lorenzo De La Riva LazaroIMESP24125.521.000.04
4Cruz FilemonIMPER24285.018.250.03
5Ryan JosephFMIRL22894.014.000.02
6Banos OscarMKARG22553.513.000.02
7Avila Gimenez XavierFMESP23293.58.500.03
8Tallo Dominguez ImarMKESP21703.58.000.03
9Gonzalez Raul OmarFMESP22311.56.000.01
10Subirats Ruiz SergiESP21601.02.500.00
10 players

14) Belgrade Spring Open 2012

The Belgrade Spring Open took place 24th March - 1st April 2012. Jovan Radlovacki edged out Nikola Ivanovic, Ivan Martic, Miodrag Cetkovic and Radosav Jovicic on tie-break after all scored 7/9.

Belgrade Spring Open Belgrade SRB Sat 24th Mar 2012 - Sun 1st Apr 2012
Leading Round 2 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Radlovacki JovanIMSRB24072.01.02.00.0
Skare GoranFMSRB23192.01.02.00.0
Stamenkovic AleksandarFMSRB22882.01.02.00.0
Ivanovic NikolaSRB22702.01.02.00.0
Cetkovic MiodragIMMNE22302.01.02.00.0
Vulinovic RadivojeMNE22242.01.02.00.0
Vucinic GojkoSRB21902.01.02.00.0
Jovicic RadosavSRB21882.01.02.00.0
Maksimovic MarkoSRB21862.01.02.00.0
Arsenovic MilosSRB21672.01.02.00.0
Milijanovic GoranSRB21602.01.02.00.0
12Ugrenovic AleksandarSRB19382.01.02.00.0
13Dimitrijevic SrdjanSRB23062.01.01.50.0
14Jovanovic Aleksandar DSRB22202.01.01.50.0
15Mihajlovic MiodragFMSRB21902.01.01.00.0
Tisma IvanSRB21242.01.01.00.0
Kuzmanovic RatkoSRB19382.01.01.00.0
Petrovic Milan MSRB19192.01.01.00.0
19Stamatovic AleksandarSRB22141.51.52.50.0
20Martic IvanFMSRB23921.51.52.00.0
Maric DraganFMSRB22211.51.52.00.0
Lazarevic Zoran VSRB21111.51.52.00.0
Vucinic FilipSRB18351.51.52.00.0
24Starcevic GoranFMSRB21921.51.51.50.0
Dimic PavleFMSRB20711.51.51.50.0
Jandric DamjanCMSRB20111.51.51.50.0
27Djurdjevic Petar SFMSRB20041.51.02.00.0
28Jakovljevic ZivotaFMSRB21481.02.03.00.0
Dunjic DraganSRB21401.02.03.00.0
Rodic DraganFMSRB20661.02.03.00.0
Nikolic VladimirSRB20091.02.03.00.0
32Penev IvanSRB20361.02.03.00.0
Nikolic MilutinSRB11701.02.03.00.0
34Ilic AleksandarSRB21151.02.02.50.0
Stefanovic MilanSRB20751.02.02.50.0
Mitrovic RatkoSRB18921.02.02.50.0
37Petrovic PetarFMSRB21251.02.02.00.0
Milutinovic Dejan DSRB21101.02.02.00.0
Mancic CedomirSRB21021.02.02.00.0
Tadic KatarinaSRB20971.02.02.00.0
93 players

15) India vs Israel Match 2012

An Indian teams plays an Isreali side in New Delhi in a match of blindfold, rapid and blitz chess 3rd-4th April 2012 as a curtain raiser for the World Chess Championship match next month.

IND vs ISR Match New Delhi IND Mon 2nd Apr 2012 - Wed 4th Apr 2012
Player List
Rk Name Ti FED Elo FIDE Id
1 Sasikiran, Krishnan GM IND 2703 5004985
2 Smirin, Ilia GM ISR 2657 2801990
3 Gupta, Abhijeet GM IND 2643 5010608
4 Gopal G.N. GM IND 2572 5015693
5 Golod, Vitali GM ISR 2561 2804140
6 Adhiban, Baskaran GM IND 2561 5018471
7 Baron, Tal GM ISR 2497 2809958
8 Popilski, Gil IM ISR 2389 2809060

16) 1st Lanta Open 2012

The 1st Lanta Open took place 22nd-28th March 2012. Vlastimil Siebenburger took clear first with 5.5/7. Final round games not yet available.

1st Lanta Open Koh Lanta Island THA Thu 22nd Mar 2012 - Wed 28th Mar 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Siebenburger VlastimilCZE20915.520.528.04
2Hrtko VladimirSVK21365.021.029.55
3Mlynek PetrCZE21265.018.025.54
4Thanatipanonda ThotsapornTHA21015.016.021.05
5Vinod GopalIND20444.522.030.03
6Wiwatanadate PoompongTHA20804.520.529.04
7Paldus PetrCZE19744.520.527.54
8Jares JiriCZE19964.519.025.04
9Mojzis JanCZE21534.021.528.52
10Hacaperka MichalCZE19134.019.027.53
11Wiesebach WolfgangGER19474.018.526.53
12Kalousek ZdenekCZE19794.016.021.54
13Bettman JanNED18893.520.027.03
14Hasler UrsSUI19913.517.523.53
15Lasek FrantisekCZE18043.516.022.03
16Cvikl MichalCZE20233.020.528.03
17Lim Kian HwaMAS18913.019.525.53
18Lipcak JiriCZE03.015.021.52
19Jina LubosCZE17893.014.520.02
20Benes KarelCZE16193.013.519.02
21Bivoj von MaehrenCZE15712.515.020.01
22Orlicek KarelCZE18512.513.019.51
23Nakvanich SahapolTHA18912.019.026.02
24Doskar MiloslavCZE17292.016.023.02
25Glacner KarelCZE16491.017.023.01
26Petruzalek RadimCZE16621.014.019.50
26 players

17) 35th San Sebastian Open 2012

The 35th San Sebastian Open takes place 31st March - 7th April 2012.

35th San Sebastian Open Donostia ESP Sat 31st Mar 2012 - Sat 7th Apr 2012
Leading Round 4 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Satyapragyan SwayangsuIMIND24323.524772822
2Spraggett KevinGMCAN25843.524652791
3Andres Gonzalez AlbertoIMESP25253.524402799
4Vazquez Igarza RenierGMESP25663.524122790
5Argandona Riveiro InigoIMESP23883.522982635
6Libiszewski FabienGMFRA25233.522592500
7Thomassen JoachimIMNOR24003.522362666
8Tratar MarkoGMSLO24993.522282577
9Urkedal FrodeIMNOR24603.521542527
10Gonzalez Perez ArianFMCUB24683.521072438
11Moen AndreasFMNOR23603.521022494
12Alonso Arburu Juan IgnacioFMESP23643.520263008
13Rausis IgorGMCZE24813.520162468
14Anurag MhamalIND22733.518302184
15Piasetski LeonIMCAN22873.023862651
16Lopez Martinez Josep ManuelGMESP25083.023612582
17De Wachter MatthiasFMBEL22693.022832438
18Elsness FrodeIMNOR24993.022782540
19Salamero Pelay FernandoESP21233.022313298
20Marzolo CyrilIMFRA24413.022172472
21Aranaz Murillo AmaliaWFMESP22243.022022448
22Bellia FabrizioIMITA24363.021852493
23Aranaz Portugues Jose CarlosESP21773.021732417
24Bakre TejasGMIND25133.021502477
25Bas Mas Jose JoaquinESP22273.021362458
26Velten PaulFMFRA23103.020842303
27Pap MisaGMSRB25013.020832331
28Sahl Sheila BarthWIMNOR22143.020662366
29Vishnu Prasanna VIMIND24063.020562431
30Sgnaolin DavideITA22543.019962331
31Guijarro Galan Jose LuisESP21423.019412907
32Moreno Ruiz JavierIMESP25133.019142157
33Martin Alvarez InigoFMESP22653.017852036
34Devereaux Maxim LIMENG23733.017832011
35Rivero Ojeda CarmeloFMESP22613.012741813
36Andres Gonzalez IvanFMESP23122.521862271
37Vanparys PhilipBEL21672.520442511
38Hansen Torbjorn RingdalIMNOR24692.520212146
39Stips FelixITA22122.519992121
40Stigar PetterFMNOR23102.519922126
159 players

18) 18th Schloss Open

Maxim Turov won the 18th Schloss Open with 6/7 which took place 29th March - 1st April 2012. The games were broadcast live but as yet there is no archive (at the moment the files for download are from 2011),

18th Schloss Open Werther GER Thu 29th Mar 2012 - Sun 1st Apr 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1.Turov, MaximGMRUS26586.021.027.5
2.Stets, DmitryIMUKR24685.522.528.0
3.Kasparov, SergeyGMBLR25035.023.031.0
4.Jesse, Ingemars LAT22985.021.030.5
5.Meijers, ViestursGMLAT24905.020.030.5
6.Niering, Martin GER21885.018.027.5
7.Hoffmann, Alexander GER23974.523.532.5
8.Kurayan, Ruslan UKR23574.519.529.5
9.Nagel, Bernhard GER22664.519.025.0
10.Leisner, Hannes GER22084.516.525.5
11.Pototzky, Daniel GER21244.516.522.5
12.Hilverda, Alexander GER22154.020.029.5
13.Hess, ChristianFMGER22944.017.024.5
14.Reyer, Ulli GER21704.016.526.0
15.Freiberger, Jonas GER22114.016.026.5
16.Gentemann, Moritz GER21754.016.024.0
17.Weiler, Dieter GER21584.015.021.0
18.Burov, Ilya GER20934.013.523.0
19.Molinaroli, Martin GER22983.517.526.5
20.Bastians, Felix GER21023.515.530.5
21.Barlag, Christoph GER21553.515.523.5
22.Klatt, Jan GER20713.514.526.0
23.Hecht, Carsten GER20493.514.026.0
24.Chapman, Alan ENG20693.511.023.0
25.Fenner, Martin GER20273.510.521.5
26.Schmitz, Philipp GER20243.014.028.0
27.Gazda, Istvan HUN21483.013.520.5
28.Ollech, Dirk GER20123.013.024.5
29.Thanisch, Matthias GER20183.011.525.5
30.Thybo, Jesper Sond DEN19983.011.021.5
31.Kwapinski, Leszek DEN20593.010.523.5
32.Richter, Gerald BEL21423.010.520.0
33.Kasparova, TatianaWIMBLR21193.010.020.0
34.Jacobi, Robin GER20683.08.522.0
35.Krause, Benedict GER18932.512.025.5
36.Schacht, Andreas GER 2.511.021.0
37.Poulsen, Iver DEN21012.510.024.0
38.Klueting, Reiner GER20562.010.023.5
39.Hertel, Holger GER20122.07.519.0
40.Dittrich, Meik GER20612.07.021.0
44 players

19) 10th Annual Oklahoma-Texas Match 2012

The 10th Annual Oklahoma-Texas Match was held on March 25, 2012. It has been held the last few years at a casino 55 miles North of the Red River that divides Oklahoma and Texas. This location is equidistant between Oklahoma City / Tulsa in Oklahoma and the two major cities in Northern Texas - Ft Worth / Dallas. With this recent victory Texas now leads the series 8 wins to 2. Players enjoy competing on a team in a different format than the usual swiss system events. My thanks to IA Frank Berry for this report.

20) 1st Balagna Open

The 1st Balagna Open takes place 31st March - 7th April 2012. The event started with a rapid tournament. The main GM tournament started today but I couldn't see any coverage so far.

21) 2nd San Bernandino Open

The 2nd San Bernandino Open took place 29th March - 1st April 2012. Atanas Kolev and Duilio Collutiis scored 4/5. No games available at the moment.

2nd San Bernandino San Bernardino SUI Thu 29th Mar 2012 - Sun 1st Apr 2012
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Kolev AtanasGMBUL26024.014.030.0
2Collutiis DuilioIMITA24934.013.040.0
3Kuijf MarinusIMNED24153.513.020.0
4Legky Nicolay AGMFRA24233.512.530.0
5Pokorna ReginaWGMSVK23673.012.030.0
6Dragieva DenitzaBUL20053.011.520.0
7Medici SimoneSUI21313.010.530.0
8Salvetti AlecFMITA22102.512.520.0
9Boschetti ClaudioSUI21572.011.520.0
10Joksic SinisaIMSRB22352.010.520.0
11Mueller LutzGER20611.512.510.0
12Scheidegger UrsSUI19511.59.010.0
13Onda WalterSUI19401.07.000.0
14Zahner RolfSUI16650.59.000.0
14 players

22) Hungarian Teams 2011-12

The Hungarian Team Championship take place 25th September 2011 - 20th May 2012. Round 8 25th March 2012, games now available. Round 9 22nd April 2012.

TCh-HUN 2011-12 Budapest HUN Sun 25th Sep 2011 - Sun 20th May 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112Mpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK 877.56.58.510 910.5 67
2HVSE 6.599.58.59.5 811.562.5
3MLTC4 6.56.56.5 5.51078 54
4ASE Paks5 5.5 9.57.59 7.58 52
5Z.Csuti-Hydrocomp SK4.55.55.5 756.5 6.5949.5
6Hungaropharma Decs5.535.52.5 8.5 56.5 945.5
7Penzugyor SE3.52.5 4.553.57.59.56.5 42.5
8ASS-Makoi SVSE23.56.537 4.55.5 941
9Toth Laszlo SE 2.52 5.572.56.5 95.540.5
10Honved ASE3 54.5 5.55.5 6.5736
11Komaromi VSK SE1.54445.5 35.5733.5
12Vasas SC 0.5 33 36.55526
12 teams

23) Dutch League 2011-12

The Dutch League takes place 17th September 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Round 8 took place 31st March 2012. Final round 9 on 22nd April.

Dutch Teams 2011-12 Amsterdam NED Sat 17th Sep 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1Voerendaal241166761449
2SO Rotterdam24064458945
3Utrecht23804645764943½
4HMC Calder240846567942½
5De Stukkenjagers22763657938
6Accres Apeldoorn23615354841
7Groningen232653783740½
8LSG23524637½
9BSG23026452531
10HSG2303423367432
10 teams

24) TCh-BEL 2011-12

The Belgian Team Championships took place 9th October - 1st April 2012..CREC 1 won the title from KGSRL 1 by two points. Games available.

TCh-BEL 2011-12 Belgium BEL Sun 9th Oct 2011 - Sun 1st Apr 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112MptsBpts
1CREC 1XX211416192120212122232019218
2KGSRL 111XX1719172019161815171917188
3Ans 11815XX19161920171617152116193
4Amay 1161313XX191719191717162016186
5KSK47-Eynatten 213151613XX1318172021162212184
6Fontaine 11112131519XX13171620172311176
7KSK Rochade 1121312131419XX161816212010174
8KSK47-Eynatten 111161513151516XX181819158171
9Anderlecht 11114161512161414XX2118188169
10Borgerhout 181715151112161411XX17187154
11KBSK 19151716161511131415XX216162
12Jean Jaures 1121311121081217141411XX2134
12 teams

25) 4NCL 2011-12

The 4NCL started over the weekend of 12th-13th November 2011 in Staverton Park. Round 7-8 took place 31st March - 1st April 2012. Games available. The traditional final weekend 5th-7th May 2012.

4NCL 2011-12 Staverton ENG Sat 12th Nov 2011 - Mon 7th May 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678PtsMpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 1 5½-2½ 4½-3½ 7-15½-2½822½
2Cheddleton 1 4½-3½4½-3½2½-5½ 6½-1½618
3Guildford 12½-5½ 6-24-48-0520½
4Barbican 4NCL 1 3½-4½ 4½-3½5-34-4 517
5White Rose 13½-4½3½-4½ 3½-4½ 4½-3½ 215
6Jutes of Kent 5½-2½2-63-53½-4½ 214
7Barbican 4NCL 21-7 4-44-4 3-5212
8e2e4.org.uk 12½-5½1½-6½0-8 5-3 29
1Cambridge University 1 4½-3½4½-3½5-3 5½-2½819½
2The AD's 4½-3½ 4-44-45-3617½
3Blackthorne Russia 3½-4½ 4-4 4½-3½5½-2½517½
4Wood Green Hilsmark 23½-4½ 5-33½-45½-2½ 417½
5Guildford 23½-4½ 4-43-5 5½-2½ 316
6Oxford 13-54-4 4-3½2½-5½ 313½
7Bristol 1 4-43½-4½2½-5½ 4-4214
8Anglian Avengers 12½-5½3-52½-5½ 4-4 112
16 teams

26) TCh-ISR Leumit 2011-12

Some games from the Israeli league have turned up on the FIDE results website. I didn't have a list of teams for the players so that information is missing from the games.

TCh-ISR 2011-12 Netanya ISR Fri 16th Dec 2011 - Fri 2nd Mar 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameBptsTB1
1Club Chess Beer Sheva Alef4756
2Club Ashdod Elit4453
3Feldklain Rishon leTsion3846
4haPoel Petah Tiqwa Alef3844
5haPoel Kfar Saba3744
6Club Chess Hertslia36.543.5
7Elitsur Dov Petah Tiqwa29.534.5
8Porat Matematika - named Mordehay Rahel Porat2932
9Ironi Tel-Aviv named Moshe Chernyak2527
10Club Chess Beer Sheva Bet23.525.5
11haPoel Kfar Saba Bet2425
12Club Chess Ashdod Bet24.524.5
12 teams

27) Active Team Events

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

TCh-CZE Extraliga 2011-12

The Czech League takes place 8th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012.

Extraliga Rounds 7-8 on 3rd-4th March 2012. Extraliga Final Rounds 9-11 20th-22nd April 2012.

Zapad and Vychod Round 10 was on 18th March 2012 games now available. Final rounds 1st April 2012.

TCh-CZE Ext 2011-12 Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky SK*4742043.515.5
2SK Rapid Pardubice4*4555552039.512.0
3SK Labortech Ostrava14*555551633.59.0
4BSS Frydek-Mistek3*5351536.09.5
5A64 VALOZ Grygov3*4661332.09.0
6Vystaviste Lysa nad Labem4334*41233.57.5
7Slavoj Ostrava - Poruba332*551230.59.0
8SK Zikuda Turnov334*4561133.08.0
9Tatran Litovel3534*61031.59.0
10SK Zlin33*5626.55.5
11TJ Bohemians Praha3232*6322.57.0
122222 SK Polabiny3232*022.03.5
12 players
TCh-CZE Liga 1 Zapad Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Mahrla Praha*655673058.521.0
2JOLY Lysa nad Labem B*645462049.517.5
3ERA-Postovni sporitelna A*351849.015.5
4TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove2*345451743.011.0
5SK Holdia DP Praha B325*4561641.012.5
6TJ Pankrac4*34651439.511.5
7SK AD Jicin33445*5441343.012.5
81. Novoborsky SK B33*461338.09.5
9OAZA Praha24444*61137.010.5
10SK Sokol Vysehrad1½52½2*6926.56.0
11Sakal Kozolupy½23334*5831.08.0
12ERA-Postovni sporitelna B½½324223*123.04.0
12 players
TCh-CZE Liga1 Vychod Prague CZE Sat 8th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 10 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1TZ Trinec * 472850.015.0
2A64 Grygov B * 45662551.017.5
32222 SK Polabiny B44 * 4541638.512.5
4SK Duras BVK Brno-Kralovo Pole * 435451441.512.5
5Slavia Orlova4 * 52361341.511.5
6Tatran Litovel B33 * 4631339.512.0
7Sachovy klub Karvina1346 * 45441338.010.5
8Slavia Kromeriz2454 * 41240.513.0
9SK Gordic3244 * 51134.59.0
10SK Zlin B53 * 938.012.5
11Labortech Ostrava B4543 * 832.08.0
12SK Stare Mesto2324 * 735.09.5
12 players

Catalan Team Championship 2012

The Catalan Team Championship takes place 28th January - 21st April 2012. Rounds take place almost every week. Round 8 17th March 2012. Games for round 7 are now available complete. Round 8 was on the 24th March.

TCh-CAT 2012 Barcelona ESP Sat 28th Jan 2012 - Sat 21st Apr 2012
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1BARCELONA UGA8.5236.25
2ESCOLA ESCACS DE BCN8210.5
3BARBERA6.5213.75
4COLON SABADELL6216.75
5SANT JOSEP BADALONA5.5142.5
6MONTCADA5246.5
7FOMENT4.5174
8FIGUERES3133.75
9CERDANYOLA VALLES3123
10LLEIDA2139.25
11TERRASSA2123.75
12TARRAGONA0124.5
12 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2011-12

The 2nd Division of the Austrian Bundesliga is split into Ost, West and Mitte sections. The West League is now complete.

TCh-AUT 2 West 2011-12 Vienna AUT Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 29th Apr 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2
1SC Absam * 4444442245.5
2Goetzis2 * 24331637.0
3Zillertal2 * 333411333.5
4ATSV Ranshofen * 424331236.0
5Kufstein / Woergl 2 * 534241134.0
6Schwarzach4321 * 4251132.0
7Bregenz22332 * 34930.0
8ASK Salzburg½34243 * 32929.0
9Rochade Rum232243 * 4832.0
10Hohenems 22522 * 43729.5
11Sparkasse Jenbach 23322 * 3729.0
12Schwaz231433 * 728.5
12 teams
TCh-AUT2 Mitte11-12 Vienna AUT Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 29th Apr 2012
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Union Ansfelden*4343541634.50
2ZH-Technologies-Wolfsberg*434431433.00
3SV Steyregg2*333431228.50
4SpG. Sparkasse Grieskirchen/Schallerbach33*3331128.00
5Strassenbahn Graz3*131026.00
6Union Styria Graz Kleine Zeitung2*4524828.00
7ASK St. Valentin232*3825.50
8SK MPO Maria Saal3331*½34823.50
9ESV Austria Graz12354*727.00
10SK Sparkasse Fuerstenfeld22333*725.00
11SC Die Klagenfurter2323*623.50
12SV ASVO Fundermax St. Veit/Glan32*121.50
12 teams
TCh-AUT 2 East 11-12 Vienna AUT Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sun 29th Apr 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
13Husek Wien97111534.50
29Raiffeisen Waehring94231133.50
310tschaturanga95311131.50
48SK Wien-Ottakring93151131.00
55ASVO Mattersburg93241027.00
62ASVO Lackenbach9441929.50
76Spg Data Technology Eichgraben9441925.00
84ASVO Pamhagen9342830.00
97Niederabsdorf9342823.00
1012Blackburne Nickelsdorf9342821.50
111ASVO Wulkaprodersdorf9252622.50
1211SK Advisory Invest Baden9180215.00
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 12-13 17th-18th March 2012. Baden-Baden beat Bremen in round 12 to take a big step towards the title.

Rounds 14-15 14th-15th April 2012.

Bundesliga 2011-12 Germany GER Fri 14th Oct 2011 - Sun 15th Apr 2012
Leading Round 13 (of 15) Standings:
RkTeamGms+-=MptsBpts
1OSG Baden-Baden1312102467.5
2Werder Bremen1310212163
3SC Eppingen139222059
4SG Solingen139311959.5
5SF Katernberg137511549.5
6SV Wattenscheid 1930136521453
7SV 1930 Hockenheim135441452.5
8SG Trier136611354.5
9SF Berlin 1903135531349
10SV Muelheim Nord135621251
11SK Turm Emsdetten134721046
12Hamburger SK134721045.5
13SK Koenig Tegel13391739.5
14USV TU Dresden133100640.5
15SC Hansa Dortmund13184637.5
16SC 1950 Remagen131102441.5
16 teams

Basque Teams 2012

The Basque Team Championship took place 14th January - 10th March 2012. Gros X. T. (Donostia-SS) took the title, games from the first 6 rounds only are available.

Basque Teams 2012 Vitoria-Gasteiz ESP Sat 14th Jan 2012 - Sat 10th Mar 2012
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkTeamPts
1Gros X. T. (Donostia-SS)29.5
2Sestao Naturgas Energia .A. (Sestao)29
3Ruta de Europa .A. (Subijana)20.5
4San Viator (Vitoria-Gasteiz)20
5Batalla (Irun)18
6Conteneo Haitzak (Bilbao)17
7Zuri Baltza (Bilbao)13
8Orvina .A. (Pamplona)12.5
9Easo (Donostia-SS)10.5
10Altzaga (Leioa)10
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 final rounds not yet available. TB A won the event.

TCh-ISL Div1 2011-12 Reykjavik ISL Fri 7th Oct 2011 - Sat 3rd Mar 2012
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2
1TB A*687742.512
2Hellir A*84435.08
3TV A2*5634.010
4TR A*32.510
5SA A03*322.06
6TB B0425*322.05
7Matar145*421.54
8Fjolnir A14*14.51
8 teams

TCh-AUT 1st Bundesliga 2012

The first three rounds of the Austrian Bundesliga 1st league took place 20th-22nd Janaury 2012 in Baden. Rounds 4-7 took place 1st-4th March 2012. Games available from the excellent live coverage. Final rounds 8-11 19th-22nd April 2012.

TCh-AUT 1st 2012 Vienna AUT Fri 20th Jan 2012 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Sparkasse Jenbach*34461329.50
2SK Advisory Invest Baden3*55461129.00
3SK Hohenems*45241025.50
4ASVO Wulkaprodersdorf2*2345924.00
5SK Sparkasse Fuerstenfeld14*4821.00
6ASVO Poechlarn/Mauerbach1*4818.50
7ASVO Fundermax St. Veit/Glan2*3720.50
8SIR Bernhard Glatz23*43620.50
9SK MPO Maria Saal14232*4518.50
10SK Zwettl22*416.50
11SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz23*318.50
12SpGem. Kufstein Woergl00122*010.00
12 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2011-12

The Frauenbundesliga takes place 29th October 2011 - 22nd April 2012. Rounds 8 and 9 were on 11th-12th February 2012 and games are now available. The final rounds 10 and 11 are on 21st-22nd April 2012.

Frauenbundesliga Germany GER Sat 29th Oct 2011 - Sun 22nd Apr 2012
Leading Round 9 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1OSG Baden Baden9 + 4 4 61841
2Bad Koenigshofen9 + 3 41533½
3Hamburger SK 183092 + 4435 61333½
4SF Friedberg 189193 + 233 1132½
5USV Volksbank Halle9 + 3541131
6Karlsruher SF 18539224 + 51030½
7Rodewischer Schachmiezen9 23 + 34451029½
8SV Muelheim-Nord 19319 33 + 4827
9SV Chemie Guben9½3 3½2 + 45 823
10Rotation Pankow921 22 + 220½
11SV Stuttgart Wolfbusch9 0 ½1½1 1 + 211½
12TSV Schott Mainz9½ 0½21½2 + 010½
12 teams

28) UT Dallas GM Inv 2012

The UT Dallas GM Invitational took place 10th-16th March 2012. This Scheveningen event saw Giorgi Kacheishvili as the top seed score 6/10, Ray Robson 7/10. 1 final game now available..

29) First Saturday March 2012

The First Saturday March events took place 3rd-13th March 2012. GM Group won by Laszlo Gonda and complete. Corrections from the GM Group and full IM group are now available, my thanks to Miklos Orso.

FSGM March 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Mar 2012 - Tue 13th Mar 2012
Leading Final Round 10 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Gonda LaszloGMHUN25367.031.250.04
2Ashwin JayaramIMIND24546.026.750.03
3Varga ZoltanGMHUN24405.527.500.01
4Oparin GrigoriyIMRUS24875.019.750.03
5Kovalev AndreiGMBLR24933.519.000.00
6Antipov Mikhail AlIMRUS24353.014.250.01
6 players
FSIM March 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Mar 2012 - Tue 13th Mar 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Szeberenyi AdamIMHUN23057.032.500.06
2Holm SejerFMDEN22566.026.751.05
3Gledura BenjaminFMHUN22836.026.750.05
4Szalanczy EmilIMHUN22496.024.500.05
5Kantor GergelyFMHUN23165.527.250.03
6Lengyel BelaIMHUN22575.526.750.02
7Galyas MiklosIMHUN24455.024.750.03
8Farago SandorIMHUN22965.020.750.04
9Wiander MichaelSWE21404.021.500.01
10Volodin ViktorIMRUS22083.014.250.02
11Lyell MarkFMENG22022.07.750.01
11 players
FSFM March 2012 Budapest HUN Sat 3rd Mar 2012 - Tue 13th Mar 2012
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Farkas RichardHUN21118.536.7507
2Borda LajosHUN21007.532.2506
3Nadassy AttilaHUN20626.527.504
4Gal Hanna KrisztinaHUN1914626.2504
5Juracsik JozsefHUN21475.522.7504
6Mayer IstvanFMHUN20635.520.7505
7Darazs ZoltanHUN21074.518.502
8Lukacs AlbertHUN1735419.7503
9Havaskori LaszloHUN197731002
10Partenyi AttilaHUN02.58.2501
11Karaiskakis PetrosHUN01.56.2501
11 players

30) Forthcoming Events and Links

6th Annual Philadelphia Open

23rd Lenk Open

O2C Doeberl Cup 2012

Karpos Open 2012

TCh-RUS 2012

Zurich Chess Challenge Kramnik vs Aronian Match

3rd LUCOPEN 2012

Nancy GP FFE 2012

XLVII Capablanca Memorial 2012

20th Anniversary Sigeman & Co 2012

World Chess Championship 2012

1st Grand Europe Open

7th Mikhail Tal Memorial 2012

XXV Ciudad de Leon

26th Pula Open 2012

12th IPCA Championships 2012

6th Kings Tournament 2012

9th Annual Philadelphia International

Russia vs China Match 2012

40th Annual World Open

10th Davos Open 2012

11th La Fere Open 2012

35th Taminco Open

30th Andorra Open

2nd Riga Tech Uni Open 2012

2nd Metropolitan International

World Chess Olympiad 2012

Chess Train 2012

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