THE WEEK IN CHESS 951 28th January 2013 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 75th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2012
3) Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2013
4) 18th HIT Open 2013
5) 9th Panamerican Teams 2013
6) Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championship 2013
7) Croatian Championship 2013
8) 12th Marianske Lazne Festival 2013
9) 5th Chennai Open 2013
10) Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial 2013
11) Belarus Championship 2013
12) Kislovodsk Open 2013
13) NordWest-Cup 2013
14) 6th Gora Sw. Anny Open 2013
15) Century West Open 2013
16) e2e4 Chester Congress 2013
17) e2e4 West Bromwich Congress 2013
18) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2012-13
19) SVK Extraliga 2012-13
20) TCh-CAT 2013
21) 51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2012-13
22) TCh-HUN 2012-13
23) Active Team Events
24) Marcel Sisniega Campbell 1959-2013
25) Anatoly Bannik 1921-2013
26) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
75th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2012105 games
Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2013736 games
18th HIT Open 2013214 games
9th Panamerican Teams 201332 games
Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championship 2013200 games
Croatian Championship 201342 games
12th Marianske Lazne Festival 2013259 games
5th Chennai Open 201370 games
Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial 201372 games
Kislovodsk Open 2013157 games
NordWest-Cup 201334 games
6th Gora Sw. Anny Open 201326 games
Century West Open 201315 games
e2e4 Chester Congress 201370 games
e2e4 West Bromwich Congress 201356 games
SVK Extraliga 2012-1335 games
51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2012-1316 games
Marcel Sisniega Campbell 1959-20135 games
2144 games

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Roland Wimmer, Olexandr Prohorov, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Daniel Alsina Leal, Julian Estrada, Juergen Kehr, Jack Peters, Klaus-Juergen Herlan and everyone else who helped with this issue.

2013 could turn out to be an historic year for chess. It has started with Magnus Carlsen winning the Tata Steel tournament with a record equalling 10/13. Carlsen will be favourite to qualify for a World Championship match at the end of the year against Viswanathan Anand when he plays in the Candidates in London in March. Levon Aronian looked to be in much better shape at the end of the Tata Steel tournament than at the start and he may too have a say in London alongside Vladimir Kramnik who looks close to his best and has directed his preparation to peak for the Candidates for over a year. Viswanathan Anand also looked in better shape after Tata Steel than before playing the game of the event against Levon Aronian and just generally looking more competitive but still has a little way to get back to where he was. He's got several events planned this year and could yet play himself into his best form in years. All of which is really exciting.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 75th Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee 2012

The 75th Tata Steel tournament took place in Wijk aan Zee 12th to 27th January 2013. Magnus Carlsen dominated the A-Group scoring 10/13 matching Garry Kasparov's record score in the event from 1999. Levon Aronian finished on 8.5/13 ahead of Viswanathan Anand and Sergey Karjakin on 8. Viswanathan Anand's win against Levon Aronian was the game of the tournament "one for the ages" according to Carlsen. Arkadij Naiditsch and Richard Rapport scored 9/13 in the B-Group and Sabino Brunello won the C-Group wtih 11/13 half a point clear of Fernando Peralta on 10.5/13.

75th Tata Steel GpA Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Sun 27th Jan 2013. Category: 20. Ave: (2732)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Carlsen, Magnus GM NOR 2861 # = = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 1 = 1 1 10 2933
2 Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2802 = # 0 = 1 1 = = 1 = 1 = = 1 8.5 2836
3 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2772 = 1 # = = = = = 0 1 = 1 1 = 8 2815
4 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2780 0 = = # = = = = 1 1 1 = = 1 8 2815
5 Leko, Peter GM HUN 2735 = 0 = = # = = = = 1 = 1 = 1 7.5 2788
6 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2769 0 0 = = = # = = 1 = 1 1 = = 7 2758
7 Harikrishna, Pentala GM IND 2698 0 = = = = = # 1 = 1 0 = = = 6.5 2734
8 Giri, Anish GM NED 2720 = = = = = = 0 # = = 0 1 = = 6 2703
9 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2752 = 0 1 0 = 0 = = # 0 1 = 1 = 6 2701
10 Van Wely, Loek GM NED 2679 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 # = 1 1 1 6 2707
11 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2603 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 1 0 = # = = 1 5.5 2684
12 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2781 = = 0 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = # 1 1 5 2641
13 L'Ami, Erwin GM NED 2627 0 = 0 = = = = = 0 0 = 0 # = 4 2599
14 Sokolov, Ivan GM NED 2663 0 0 = 0 0 = = = = 0 0 0 = # 3 2526
Round 1. Sat 12th Jan 2013
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Van Wely, Loek 53 E90 King's Indian
Carlsen, Magnus 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 37 A10 English
Harikrishna, Pentala 1-0 Giri, Anish 59 C10 French
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 28 C11 French
Sokolov, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Wang, Hao 41 E52 Nimzo-Indian
Leko, Peter 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 54 B91 Sicilian
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Hou, Yifan 49 C11 French
Round 2. Sun 13th Jan 2013
Wang, Hao 1/2-1/2 Leko, Peter 35 E15 Queen's Indian
Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 Hou, Yifan 61 B35 Sicilian
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 42 E52 Nimzo-Indian
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 46 E90 King's Indian
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Harikrishna, Pentala 51 C65 Ruy Lopez
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Sokolov, Ivan 90 A22 English
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 46 C88 Ruy Lopez
Round 3. Mon 14th Jan 2013
Sokolov, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 28 D94 Gruenfeld
Harikrishna, Pentala 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 57 C67 Ruy Lopez
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 41 C84 Ruy Lopez
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Wang, Hao 42 C42 Petrov
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 42 B19 Caro-Kann
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Van Wely, Loek 33 E75 King's Indian
Leko, Peter 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 29 C78 Ruy Lopez
Round 4. Tue 15th Jan 2013
Van Wely, Loek 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 49 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Leko, Peter 32 E32 Nimzo-Indian
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Harikrishna, Pentala 49 C44 Ponziani
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 50 E15 Queen's Indian
Aronian, Levon 0-1 Anand, Viswanathan 23 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Wang, Hao 1-0 Hou, Yifan 46 E58 Nimzo-Indian
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 Sokolov, Ivan 43 C78 Ruy Lopez
Round 5. Thu 17th Jan 2013
Leko, Peter 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 45 C84 Ruy Lopez
Hou, Yifan 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 48 B35 Sicilian
L'Ami, Erwin 0-1 Wang, Hao 35 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 24 C42 Petrov
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 38 D70 Neo-Gruenfeld defence
Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 Aronian, Levon 24 D91 Gruenfeld
Harikrishna, Pentala 1-0 Van Wely, Loek 39 B84 Sicilian
Round 6. Fri 18th Jan 2013
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 L'Ami, Erwin 41 B12 Caro-Kann
Van Wely, Loek 1-0 Wang, Hao 41 E62 King's Indian
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Leko, Peter 59 E15 Queen's Indian
Harikrishna, Pentala 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 41 A07 Reti
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Sokolov, Ivan 48 C78 Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 38 C67 Ruy Lopez
Giri, Anish 0-1 Hou, Yifan 85 B70 Sicilian
Round 7. Sat 19th Jan 2013
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 45 B42 Sicilian
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 30 A07 Reti
Sokolov, Ivan 1/2-1/2 Harikrishna, Pentala 45 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Leko, Peter 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 83 C67 Ruy Lopez
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 55 C88 Ruy Lopez
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 Van Wely, Loek 37 B01 Scandinavian (centre counter) defence
Wang, Hao 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 38 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Round 8. Sun 20th Jan 2013
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Wang, Hao 39 D94 Gruenfeld
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Sokolov, Ivan 24 C63 Ruy Lopez
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Hou, Yifan 40 A18 English
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Karjakin, Sergey 92 A07 Reti
Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 Nakamura, Hikaru 67 E11 Bogo-Indian defence
Harikrishna, Pentala 1/2-1/2 Leko, Peter 30 B90 Sicilian
Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 53 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 9. Tue 22nd Jan 2013
Karjakin, Sergey 1/2-1/2 Harikrishna, Pentala 40 C67 Ruy Lopez
Wang, Hao 1/2-1/2 Caruana, Fabiano 57 D11 QGD Slav
Leko, Peter 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 25 B90 Sicilian
Hou, Yifan 0-1 Carlsen, Magnus 66 C44 Ponziani
Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 Van Wely, Loek 39 E46 Nimzo-Indian
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 66 A35 English
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 42 B40 Sicilian defence
Round 10. Wed 23rd Jan 2013
Van Wely, Loek 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 35 D11 QGD Slav
Aronian, Levon 1-0 Wang, Hao 38 A29 English
Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 Nakamura, Hikaru 61 A56 Benoni defence
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 65 B18 Caro-Kann
Anand, Viswanathan 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 46 E12 Queen's Indian
Harikrishna, Pentala 0-1 Hou, Yifan 55 B81 Sicilian
Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 Leko, Peter 26 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Round 11. Fri 25th Jan 2013
Leko, Peter 1-0 Van Wely, Loek 70 B76 Sicilian
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Sokolov, Ivan 32 C78 Ruy Lopez
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 Anand, Viswanathan 52 B94 Sicilian
Wang, Hao 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 31 B30 Sicilian
Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 Aronian, Levon 48 D45 QGD semi-Slav
Giri, Anish 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 28 D31 QGD
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Harikrishna, Pentala 54 E12 Queen's Indian
Round 12. Sat 26th Jan 2013
Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 Hou, Yifan 52 D38 QGD
Harikrishna, Pentala 1/2-1/2 Wang, Hao 49 A05 Reti opening
Aronian, Levon 1/2-1/2 Giri, Anish 34 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 Nakamura, Hikaru 31 B32 Sicilian
Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 L'Ami, Erwin 54 B90 Sicilian
Leko, Peter 1/2-1/2 Karjakin, Sergey 38 E06 Catalan
Van Wely, Loek 1-0 Caruana, Fabiano 50 D11 QGD Slav
Round 13. Sun 27th Jan 2013
Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2-1/2 Harikrishna, Pentala 66 A00 Benko's opening
Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 Van Wely, Loek 25 B76 Sicilian
Wang, Hao 1-0 Anand, Viswanathan 49 C45 Scotch
Giri, Anish 1/2-1/2 Carlsen, Magnus 36 E60 King's Indian defence
Caruana, Fabiano 1/2-1/2 Aronian, Levon 104 C67 Ruy Lopez
L'Ami, Erwin 1/2-1/2 Sokolov, Ivan 84 D41 QGD
Hou, Yifan 1/2-1/2 Leko, Peter 37 C89 Ruy Lopez
75th Tata Steel GpB Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Sun 27th Jan 2013. Category: 15. Ave: (2620)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Naiditsch, Arkadij GM GER 2708 # 1 1 = = = 1 0 1 0 1 = 1 1 9 2755
2 Rapport, Richard GM HUN 2621 0 # 0 1 = 1 1 1 = = = 1 1 1 9 2761
3 Smeets, Jan GM NED 2615 0 1 # = = 1 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 8.5 2731
4 Movsesian, Sergei GM ARM 2688 = 0 = # = 1 = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 8.5 2725
5 Dubov, Daniil GM RUS 2600 = = = = # 0 1 1 0 = = 1 = 1 7.5 2679
6 Edouard, Romain GM FRA 2686 = 0 0 0 1 # = 1 = 1 1 = 1 0 7 2644
7 Timman, Jan H GM NED 2566 0 0 1 = 0 = # = = 0 1 1 1 1 7 2653
8 Tiviakov, Sergei GM NED 2655 1 0 = = 0 0 = # = 1 = 1 1 0 6.5 2618
9 Turov, Maxim GM RUS 2630 0 = 0 0 1 = = = # = = = = 1 6 2591
10 Van Kampen, Robin GM NED 2581 1 = = 0 = 0 1 0 = # 0 0 = 1 5.5 2566
11 Grandelius, Nils GM SWE 2572 0 = 0 = = 0 0 = = 1 # 0 1 0 4.5 2514
12 Nikolic, Predrag GM BIH 2619 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 1 # 0 1 4.5 2510
13 Ipatov, Alexander GM TUR 2587 0 0 = = = 0 0 0 = = 0 1 # = 4 2482
14 Ernst, Sipke GM NED 2556 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 = # 3.5 2450
Round 1. Sat 12th Jan 2013
Rapport, Richard 1/2-1/2 Van Kampen, Robin 29 A36 English
Edouard, Romain 1/2-1/2 Nikolic, Predrag 35 C18 French
Ernst, Sipke 0-1 Timman, Jan H 50 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Movsesian, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 44 A18 English
Tiviakov, Sergei 1-0 Ipatov, Alexander 43 B10 Caro-Kann
Turov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 30 A45 Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 70 D11 QGD Slav
Round 2. Sun 13th Jan 2013
Ipatov, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Turov, Maxim 37 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 31 B67 Sicilian
Van Kampen, Robin 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 29 C67 Ruy Lopez
Rapport, Richard 1-0 Edouard, Romain 42 D20 Queen's gambit accepted
Timman, Jan H 1/2-1/2 Movsesian, Sergei 36 D15 QGD Slav
Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 Tiviakov, Sergei 39 E15 Queen's Indian
Nikolic, Predrag 1-0 Ernst, Sipke 31 D10 QGD Slav defence, Alekhine variation
Round 3. Mon 14th Jan 2013
Movsesian, Sergei 1-0 Nikolic, Predrag 50 A20 English opening
Turov, Maxim 0-1 Naiditsch, Arkadij 39 A22 English opening
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Ipatov, Alexander 35 D31 QGD
Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Timman, Jan H 31 B10 Caro-Kann
Smeets, Jan 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 42 B90 Sicilian
Ernst, Sipke 0-1 Rapport, Richard 36 A56 Benoni defence
Edouard, Romain 1-0 Van Kampen, Robin 41 B51 Sicilian
Round 4. Tue 15th Jan 2013
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 41 D10 QGD Slav defence
Ipatov, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 41 D44 QGD semi-Slav
Nikolic, Predrag 0-1 Tiviakov, Sergei 40 E15 Queen's Indian
Rapport, Richard 1-0 Movsesian, Sergei 40 D10 QGD Slav defence
Edouard, Romain 0-1 Ernst, Sipke 45 D16 QGD Slav
Van Kampen, Robin 0-1 Grandelius, Nils 41 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Timman, Jan H 1/2-1/2 Turov, Maxim 30 B19 Caro-Kann
Round 5. Thu 17th Jan 2013
Ernst, Sipke 0-1 Van Kampen, Robin 47 D85 Gruenfeld
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Timman, Jan H 53 E36 Nimzo-Indian
Grandelius, Nils 1-0 Ipatov, Alexander 37 B60 Sicilian
Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 Rapport, Richard 36 C03 French
Smeets, Jan 0-1 Naiditsch, Arkadij 35 C15 French
Turov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Nikolic, Predrag 55 A25 English
Movsesian, Sergei 1-0 Edouard, Romain 26 C07 French
Round 6. Fri 18th Jan 2013
Nikolic, Predrag 0-1 Dubov, Daniil 57 D12 QGD Slav
Ernst, Sipke 0-1 Movsesian, Sergei 36 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Timman, Jan H 1-0 Smeets, Jan 55 A07 Reti
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 25 B91 Sicilian
Rapport, Richard 1/2-1/2 Turov, Maxim 53 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Edouard, Romain 1-0 Tiviakov, Sergei 57 C10 French
Van Kampen, Robin 1/2-1/2 Ipatov, Alexander 71 C43 Petrov
Round 7. Sat 19th Jan 2013
Turov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Edouard, Romain 49 A22 English
Grandelius, Nils 0-1 Timman, Jan H 41 B12 Caro-Kann
Ipatov, Alexander 0-1 Naiditsch, Arkadij 58 E90 King's Indian
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Rapport, Richard 34 B43 Sicilian
Movsesian, Sergei 1-0 Van Kampen, Robin 30 A10 English
Smeets, Jan 1-0 Nikolic, Predrag 35 C03 French
Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 Ernst, Sipke 35 C50 Giuoco Pianissimo
Round 8. Sun 20th Jan 2013
Nikolic, Predrag 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 19 D70 Neo-Gruenfeld (Kemeri) defence
Ernst, Sipke 0-1 Turov, Maxim 52 E20 Nimzo-Indian
Rapport, Richard 0-1 Smeets, Jan 55 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Movsesian, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Tiviakov, Sergei 32 B01 Scandinavian
Timman, Jan H 1-0 Ipatov, Alexander 49 D10 QGD Slav defence
Van Kampen, Robin 1-0 Naiditsch, Arkadij 22 C19 French
Edouard, Romain 1-0 Dubov, Daniil 57 B67 Sicilian
Round 9. Tue 22nd Jan 2013
Tiviakov, Sergei 1-0 Van Kampen, Robin 36 B18 Caro-Kann
Smeets, Jan 1-0 Edouard, Romain 35 C07 French
Turov, Maxim 0-1 Movsesian, Sergei 46 D15 QGD Slav
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 Timman, Jan H 40 C77 Ruy Lopez
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Rapport, Richard 70 C18 French
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Ernst, Sipke 50 E33 Nimzo-Indian
Ipatov, Alexander 1-0 Nikolic, Predrag 42 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Round 10. Wed 23rd Jan 2013
Ernst, Sipke 0-1 Smeets, Jan 30 D17 QGD Slav
Nikolic, Predrag 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 40 E60 King's Indian, 3.Nf3
Rapport, Richard 1-0 Ipatov, Alexander 72 D35 QGD
Movsesian, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Dubov, Daniil 23 A11 English
Van Kampen, Robin 1-0 Timman, Jan H 30 B81 Sicilian
Edouard, Romain 1-0 Grandelius, Nils 40 D85 Gruenfeld
Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Turov, Maxim 41 B18 Caro-Kann
Round 11. Fri 25th Jan 2013
Timman, Jan H 1-0 Nikolic, Predrag 44 C03 French
Ipatov, Alexander 0-1 Edouard, Romain 62 A40 Queen's pawn
Dubov, Daniil 1-0 Tiviakov, Sergei 29 E46 Nimzo-Indian
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 Rapport, Richard 58 C15 French
Smeets, Jan 1/2-1/2 Movsesian, Sergei 24 C41 Philidor
Turov, Maxim 1/2-1/2 Van Kampen, Robin 25 A28 English
Grandelius, Nils 0-1 Ernst, Sipke 56 A13 English
Round 12. Sat 26th Jan 2013
Ernst, Sipke 1/2-1/2 Ipatov, Alexander 52 A13 English
Turov, Maxim 1-0 Dubov, Daniil 52 A07 Reti
Rapport, Richard 1-0 Timman, Jan H 46 E21 Nimzo-Indian
Movsesian, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Grandelius, Nils 52 A20 English opening
Edouard, Romain 1/2-1/2 Naiditsch, Arkadij 60 E53 Nimzo-Indian
Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2-1/2 Smeets, Jan 63 C24 Bishop's opening
Van Kampen, Robin 0-1 Nikolic, Predrag 38 C92 Ruy Lopez
Round 13. Sun 27th Jan 2013
Grandelius, Nils 1/2-1/2 Tiviakov, Sergei 21 B01 Scandinavian
Dubov, Daniil 1/2-1/2 Van Kampen, Robin 16 D85 Gruenfeld
Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 Ernst, Sipke 82 B14 Caro-Kann
Nikolic, Predrag 0-1 Rapport, Richard 46 A62 Benoni
Ipatov, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Movsesian, Sergei 54 A41 Old Indian
Timman, Jan H 1/2-1/2 Edouard, Romain 22 D85 Gruenfeld
Smeets, Jan 1-0 Turov, Maxim 46 B19 Caro-Kann
75th Tata Steel GpC Wijk aan Zee NED Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Sun 27th Jan 2013. Category: 10. Ave: (2476)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts TPR
1 Brunello, Sabino GM ITA 2572 # = = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 11 2764
2 Peralta, Fernando GM ARG 2617 = # 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 10.5 2716
3 Swinkels, Robin GM NED 2508 = 0 # = = 1 1 = = = = 1 1 1 8.5 2583
4 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag GM BRA 2543 0 = = # = 1 0 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 8 2558
5 Kovchan, Alexander GM UKR 2579 0 = = = # = = = 1 = = 1 = 1 7.5 2525
6 Burg, Twan IM NED 2492 = = 0 0 = # = 0 1 1 = = 1 1 7 2504
7 Klein, David IM NED 2445 0 0 0 1 = = # 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 2507
8 Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn IM ISL 2516 0 0 = 0 = 1 0 # 1 1 = = = 1 6.5 2473
9 Bitensky, Igor IM ISR 2400 = 0 = 1 0 0 1 0 # = = 1 = 0 5.5 2425
10 Romanishin, Oleg M GM UKR 2521 0 0 = = = 0 0 0 = # 1 = 1 1 5.5 2415
11 Admiraal, Miguoel FM NED 2321 0 0 = 0 = = 1 = = 0 # 0 = = 4.5 2378
12 Goryachkina, Aleksandra WGM RUS 2402 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 # = = 3.5 2306
13 Van Der Werf, Mark IM NED 2450 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 = = # 0 3 2267
14 Schut, Lisa WIM NED 2295 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = = 1 # 3 2279
Round 1. Sat 12th Jan 2013
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 80 D47 QGD semi-Slav
Swinkels, Robin 1/2-1/2 Kovchan, Alexander 43 D97 Gruenfeld
Brunello, Sabino 1-0 Klein, David 58 D85 Gruenfeld
Schut, Lisa 1/2-1/2 Admiraal, Miguoel 38 B32 Sicilian
Bitensky, Igor 1/2-1/2 Romanishin, Oleg M 29 C84 Ruy Lopez
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1-0 Burg, Twan 38 B12 Caro-Kann
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 1/2-1/2 Van Der Werf, Mark 55 E06 Catalan
Round 2. Sun 13th Jan 2013
Klein, David 1-0 Schut, Lisa 29 A40 Beefeater defence
Romanishin, Oleg M 1/2-1/2 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 39 A07 Reti
Burg, Twan 0-1 Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 36 C88 Ruy Lopez
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Van Der Werf, Mark 62 D41 QGD
Kovchan, Alexander 0-1 Brunello, Sabino 44 C45 Scotch game
Admiraal, Miguoel 1/2-1/2 Bitensky, Igor 32 B06 Robatsch (modern) defence
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Swinkels, Robin 32 D32 QGD
Round 3. Mon 14th Jan 2013
Van Der Werf, Mark 0-1 Burg, Twan 42 A09 Reti
Brunello, Sabino 1/2-1/2 Peralta, Fernando 22 A41 Robatsch defence
Schut, Lisa 0-1 Kovchan, Alexander 39 B96 Sicilian
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 1-0 Romanishin, Oleg M 38 E00 Catalan opening
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1-0 Admiraal, Miguoel 30 B07 Pirc defence
Swinkels, Robin 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 59 A11 English
Bitensky, Igor 1-0 Klein, David 72 A05 Reti
Round 4. Tue 15th Jan 2013
Swinkels, Robin 1/2-1/2 Brunello, Sabino 19 D11 QGD Slav
Admiraal, Miguoel 1/2-1/2 Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 33 C68 Ruy Lopez
Romanishin, Oleg M 1-0 Van Der Werf, Mark 57 E06 Catalan
Klein, David 1-0 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 40 B53 Sicilian, Chekhover variation
Kovchan, Alexander 1-0 Bitensky, Igor 62 C41 Philidor
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Schut, Lisa 33 D85 Gruenfeld
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Burg, Twan 48 E11 Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation
Round 5. Thu 17th Jan 2013
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1/2-1/2 Kovchan, Alexander 52 B90 Sicilian
Burg, Twan 1-0 Romanishin, Oleg M 41 C45 Scotch game
Bitensky, Igor 0-1 Peralta, Fernando 43 B10 Caro-Kann
Brunello, Sabino 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 40 A37 English
Schut, Lisa 0-1 Swinkels, Robin 45 C19 French
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 0-1 Klein, David 61 E10 Queen's pawn game
Van Der Werf, Mark 1/2-1/2 Admiraal, Miguoel 78 A25 English
Round 6. Fri 18th Jan 2013
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1/2-1/2 Romanishin, Oleg M 26 E00 Catalan opening
Swinkels, Robin 1/2-1/2 Bitensky, Igor 42 E86 King's Indian
Admiraal, Miguoel 1/2-1/2 Burg, Twan 51 D12 QGD Slav
Kovchan, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 90 B92 Sicilian
Klein, David 1-0 Van Der Werf, Mark 26 C47 Four knights
Peralta, Fernando 1/2-1/2 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 36 D85 Gruenfeld
Brunello, Sabino 1-0 Schut, Lisa 37 D96 Gruenfeld
Round 7. Sat 19th Jan 2013
Bitensky, Igor 1/2-1/2 Brunello, Sabino 24 B12 Caro-Kann
Schut, Lisa 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 42 B17 Caro-Kann
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1/2-1/2 Swinkels, Robin 50 C67 Ruy Lopez
Burg, Twan 1/2-1/2 Klein, David 27 C50 Giuoco Piano
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 0-1 Peralta, Fernando 28 D41 QGD
Van Der Werf, Mark 1/2-1/2 Kovchan, Alexander 55 A15 English opening
Romanishin, Oleg M 1-0 Admiraal, Miguoel 49 E17 Queen's Indian
Round 8. Sun 20th Jan 2013
Swinkels, Robin 1/2-1/2 Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 25 A13 English
Klein, David 1-0 Romanishin, Oleg M 42 C45 Scotch
Brunello, Sabino 1-0 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 52 D34 QGD
Peralta, Fernando 1/2-1/2 Van Der Werf, Mark 43 E55 Nimzo-Indian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 1-0 Admiraal, Miguoel 38 D87 Gruenfeld
Schut, Lisa 1-0 Bitensky, Igor 39 C44 Scotch gambit
Kovchan, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Burg, Twan 50 B18 Caro-Kann
Round 9. Tue 22nd Jan 2013
Admiraal, Miguoel 1-0 Klein, David 40 E06 Catalan
Van Der Werf, Mark 0-1 Swinkels, Robin 77 D10 QGD Slav defence
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 0-1 Brunello, Sabino 43 D17 QGD Slav
Bitensky, Igor 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 34 B23 Sicilian
Burg, Twan 1/2-1/2 Peralta, Fernando 86 B09 Pirc
Romanishin, Oleg M 1/2-1/2 Kovchan, Alexander 21 A15 English opening
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1-0 Schut, Lisa 28 B90 Sicilian
Round 10. Wed 23rd Jan 2013
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Romanishin, Oleg M 65 A53 Old Indian defence
Kovchan, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Admiraal, Miguoel 44 B47 Sicilian
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1 Klein, David 40 A40 Queen's pawn
Swinkels, Robin 1-0 Burg, Twan 47 D17 QGD Slav
Schut, Lisa 0-1 Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 83 C51 Evans gambit
Brunello, Sabino 1-0 Van Der Werf, Mark 75 D41 QGD
Bitensky, Igor 1-0 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 58 A07 Reti
Round 11. Fri 25th Jan 2013
Van Der Werf, Mark 0-1 Schut, Lisa 93 A10 English opening
Burg, Twan 1/2-1/2 Brunello, Sabino 38 B18 Caro-Kann
Admiraal, Miguoel 0-1 Peralta, Fernando 57 D30 Queen's gambit declined
Klein, David 1/2-1/2 Kovchan, Alexander 40 A15 English opening
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1-0 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 54 B11 Caro-Kann
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 1-0 Bitensky, Igor 41 A56 Czech Benoni defence
Romanishin, Oleg M 1/2-1/2 Swinkels, Robin 36 D12 QGD Slav
Round 12. Sat 26th Jan 2013
Swinkels, Robin 1/2-1/2 Admiraal, Miguoel 54 C00 St. George defence
Peralta, Fernando 1-0 Klein, David 52 A88 Dutch
Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 1-0 Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 71 C84 Ruy Lopez
Brunello, Sabino 1-0 Romanishin, Oleg M 60 E16 Queen's Indian
Bitensky, Igor 1/2-1/2 Van Der Werf, Mark 76 C55 Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening)
Schut, Lisa 0-1 Burg, Twan 31 B17 Caro-Kann
Goryachkina, Aleksandra 0-1 Kovchan, Alexander 58 A15 English opening
Round 13. Sun 27th Jan 2013
Kovchan, Alexander 1/2-1/2 Peralta, Fernando 13 B09 Pirc
Burg, Twan 1-0 Bitensky, Igor 72 B01 Scandinavian
Admiraal, Miguoel 0-1 Brunello, Sabino 34 D12 QGD Slav
Klein, David 0-1 Swinkels, Robin 21 B40 Sicilian defence
Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn 1/2-1/2 Goryachkina, Aleksandra 23 D17 QGD Slav
Van Der Werf, Mark 0-1 Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag 38 E42 Nimzo-Indian
Romanishin, Oleg M 1-0 Schut, Lisa 35 A15 English opening

3) Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2013

The Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival takes place 22nd to 31st January 2013.

Gibraltar Masters Caleta ENG Tue 22nd Jan 2013 - Thu 31st Jan 2013
Leading Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Vitiugov NikitaGMRUS26946.52959
2Le Quang LiemGMVIE27056.02869
3Kamsky GataGMUSA27406.02798
4Short Nigel DGMENG26906.02707
5Adams MichaelGMENG27255.52752
6Jones Gawain C BGMENG26325.52743
7Ivanchuk VassilyGMUKR27585.52737
8Navara DavidGMCZE27105.52733
9Tkachiev VladislavGMFRA26505.52727
Georgiev KirilGMBUL26435.52727
11Yu YangyiGMCHN26885.52725
12Vachier-Lagrave MaximeGMFRA27115.52715
13Salgado Lopez IvanGMESP26065.52702
14Sandipan ChandaGMIND25905.52677
15Shirov AlexeiGMLAT27085.52669
16Fridman DanielGMGER26675.52652
17Oparin GrigoriyIMRUS24785.52638
18Zhao XueGMCHN25545.52544
19Iturrizaga EduardoGMVEN26505.02680
20Ehlvest JaanGMUSA26035.02642
21Al-Sayed MohammedGMQAT25075.02612
22Wojtaszek RadoslawGMPOL27235.02607
23Dzagnidze NanaGMGEO25555.02602
24Felgaer RubenGMARG25575.02596
25Muzychuk MariyaIMUKR24715.02568
26Larino Nieto DavidIMESP24975.02566
27Ibarra Jerez Jose CarlosIMESP25385.02564
28Gunina ValentinaIMRUS24905.02560
29Muzychuk AnnaGMSLO25825.02545
30Kjartansson GudmundurIMISL24085.02517
31Nezad Husein AzizIMQAT23945.02489
32Cramling PiaGMSWE25185.02480
33Tania SachdevIMIND24035.02435
34Vazquez Igarza RenierGMESP25655.02429
35Dolzhikova OlgaWGMNOR22395.02394
36Stefanova AntoanetaGMBUL25164.52613
37Swiercz DariuszGMPOL26274.52585
38Aloma Vidal RobertIMESP23894.52546
39Jussupow ArturGMGER26114.52538
40Melia SalomeIMGEO24034.52528
247 players

4) 18th HIT Open 2013

The 18th HIT Open takes place 25th to 31st January 2013.

18th HIT Open A 2013 Nova Gorica SLO Fri 25th Jan 2013 - Thu 31st Jan 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1
1Korneev, OlegGMESP26105.520.5
2Tratar, MarkoGMSLO25175.019.5
3Milenkovic, MladenIMSRB23934.521.5
4Drazic, SinisaGMSRB24714.520.5
5Tomazini, ZanFMSLO23564.519.0
6Mestek, IgorMKSLO21864.519.0
7Beletic, DanijelMKSLO22394.517.5
8Visintin, RobertoITA20464.517.5
9Jelen, IgorIMSLO23754.022.0
10Titan, MatejMKSLO21354.018.5
11Kersic, MatejMKSLO22044.018.0
12Lazar, Ales st.MKSLO21314.018.0
13Kosmac, BlazMKSLO22044.018.0
14Pregarac, ValterMKSLO21804.018.0
15Bellia, FabrizioIMITA24484.017.5
16Matijevic, FilipISLO21474.017.5
17Tonon, AlessandroITA22604.016.0
18Ceschia, IvanoFMITA23034.014.5
19Unuk, LauraWMSLO20083.517.5
20Capaliku, AleksITA21373.517.0
21Philosoph, AssiISR20053.517.0
22Pirs, MatjazISLO20533.517.0
23Srebrnic, VojkoMKSLO21813.516.5
24Zamar Kodelja, JurijIISLO17883.516.0
25Cretnik, UrbanIISLO17583.516.0
26Rusjan, DusanMKSLO20843.515.5
27Suc, TimothyMKSLO21163.515.0
28Skok, JozeMKSLO20473.515.0
29Belardinelli, FrancoIITA19053.513.5
30Zuttioni, FedericoITA20063.018.5
31Savoia, SergeITA18713.017.0
32Bratkovic, ShamISLO19573.016.0
33Petrovic, MarkoIISLO19493.016.0
34Budihna, KristjanMKSLO20573.015.5
35Vodopivec, VladimirISLO19643.015.5
36Znidaric, AnzeISLO18273.015.5
37Feltrin, KrisIISLO17273.015.5
38Bratkovic, JakobISLO19413.015.0
39Debevec, BlazMKSLO20813.015.0
40Kosir, FranciMKSLO19183.014.5
72 players

5) 9th Panamerican Teams 2013

The 9th Panamerican Teams takes place 24th to 29th January 2013.

9th Panamerican Team Campinas BRA Thu 24th Jan 2013 - Tue 29th Jan 2013
Leading Round 4 (of 6) Standings:
RkTeam1a1b2a2b3a3b4a4bTB1TB2
1USA**32½24711.5
2BRA1**2½3258.5
3CUB1½21½**439.0
4URU0120**13.0
4 teams

6) Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championship 2013

The Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championship takes place 22nd to 29th January 2013.

Asian Zone 3.3 Tagaytay City PHI Tue 22nd Jan 2013 - Tue 29th Jan 2013
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Nguyen Ngoc Truong SonGMVIE26316.50.552533
2So WesleyGMPHI26826.50.552532
3Megaranto SusantoGMINA25295.50.042523
4Antonio Rogelio JrGMPHI25415.50.032491
5Munkhgal GombosurenFMMGL23725.00.032500
6Nguyen Duc HoaIMVIE24955.00.032449
7Cao SangGMVIE24885.00.032428
8Gomez John PaulGMPHI25205.00.032374
9Laylo DarwinGMPHI24915.00.022499
10Paragua MarkGMPHI25194.50.042483
11Villanueva NelsonPHI22684.50.042379
12Torre EugenioGMPHI24854.50.032470
13Gundavaa BayarsaikhanIMMGL25224.50.032448
14Barcenilla RogelioGMPHI24834.50.032437
15Bitoon RichardGMPHI24114.50.032359
16Nadera Barlo A.IMPHI23924.50.032344
17Turqueza Mari JosephFMPHI22564.50.022467
18Dao Thien HaiGMVIE25314.50.022420
19Nguyen Van HuyIMVIE25044.50.012356
20Pascua HaridasFMPHI23864.00.032451
21Gotel MichaelPHI21614.00.032409
22Yu MannyPHI22744.00.032368
23Amgalanbaatar RavdanlkhumbuuMGL20974.00.022395
24Nolte RolandoIMPHI24604.00.022291
25Farid Firman SyahIMINA23384.00.022150
26Mariano Nelson IiiPHI22514.00.012387
27Hamdani RudinFMINA23573.50.032371
28Tran Tuan MinhFMVIE23063.50.022460
29Yeoh Li TianMAS22783.50.022405
30Dimakiling OliverIMPHI24273.50.022262
31Bilguun SumiyaFMMGL22133.50.022207
32Bersamina PauloFMPHI22063.50.012410
33Polao BenPHI20913.00.022329
34Paez AlfredoPHI21513.00.022199
35Olay Edgar ReggiePHI23533.00.022121
36Grepo RobertoPHI03.00.022106
37Andador RolandoPHI23263.00.021972
38Tolentino RustumPHI23643.00.012271
39Sarip RogerPHI22842.50.022205
40Visca JaysonPHI02.00.012305
42 players
Asian Zone 3.3 w Tagaytay City PHI Tue 22nd Jan 2013 - Tue 29th Jan 2013
Leading Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Nguyen Thi Thanh AnWGMVIE22796.50.052300
2Galas BernadettePHI19965.00.052218
3Medina Warda AuliaWIMINA23095.00.042306
4Pham Le Thao NguyenWGMVIE24265.00.042281
5Hoang Thi Nhu YWIMVIE22455.00.042207
6Hoang Thi Bao TramWGMVIE23225.00.032309
7Nguyen Thi Mai HungWIMVIE22724.50.032299
8Batchimeg TuvshintugsWGMMGL23234.00.032166
9Perena CatherineWIMPHI21534.00.032149
10Munguntuul BatkhuyagIMMGL24534.00.022302
11Sihite Chelsie MonicaWIMINA22644.00.022258
12Jose Rulp YlemWFMPHI20263.50.022179
13Dewi Aa CitraWFMINA21803.00.522134
14San Diego Marie AntoinetteWFMPHI19233.00.512151
15Fisabilillah UmmiWFMINA18532.00.002114
16Tambasen Mary GracePHI18250.50.002155
16 players

7) Croatian Championship 2013

The Croatian Championship takes place 21st to 31st January 2013.

ch-CRO 2013 Plitvicka Jezera CRO Mon 21st Jan 2013 - Thu 31st Jan 2013. Category: 13. Ave: (2567)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Jankovic, Alojzije GM CRO 2538 # = = 1 = = = 0 1 4.5 2611
2 Brkic, Ante GM CRO 2581 = # = = = = 1 1 0 4.5 2621
3 Saric, Ivan GM CRO 2614 = = # = = = 1 = = 4.5 2603
4 Stevic, Hrvoje GM CRO 2618 0 = # = = 1 = = 1 4.5 2604
5 Saric, Ante GM CRO 2540 = = = # = = = 1 = 4.5 2619
6 Jovanic, Ognjen GM CRO 2547 = = = # = = = 1 = 4.5 2606
7 Kuljasevic, Davorin GM CRO 2557 = = = 0 = # = 1 1 4.5 2619
8 Jovanovic, Zoran GM CRO 2508 = = = = = # = = = 4 2565
9 Palac, Mladen GM CRO 2579 1 0 0 = = = # = = 3.5 2518
10 Martinovic, Sasa GM CRO 2538 0 = = = = = # 0 1 3.5 2528
11 Zelcic, Robert GM CRO 2543 0 0 0 0 = = 1 # 1 3 2469
12 Kozul, Zdenko GM CRO 2637 1 = 0 = = 0 0 0 # 2.5 2426

8) 12th Marianske Lazne Festival 2013

The 12th Marianske Lazne Festival took place 18th to 26th January 2013. Arseny Kargin edged out Sergei Matsenko on tie-break in the GM section after both scored on 7/9. One or two games are still missing.

Marianske Lazne GM Marianske Lazne CZE Fri 18th Jan 2013 - Sat 26th Jan 2013. Category: 6. Ave: (2399)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Kargin, Arseny IM RUS 2417 # 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 7 2617
2 Matsenko, Sergei IM RUS 2460 0 # = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 7 2612
3 Zwardon, Vojtech FM CZE 2408 1 = # 0 = 1 = = 1 = 5.5 2478
4 Chernyshov, Konstantin GM RUS 2530 = 0 1 # = = = = = 1 5 2427
5 Talla, Vladimir GM CZE 2387 0 0 = = # 1 1 = 1 = 5 2443
6 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove IM DEN 2370 0 0 0 = 0 # 1 1 = 1 4 2359
7 Bejtovic, Jasmin IM BIH 2387 0 = = = 0 0 # = = 1 3.5 2320
8 Pisk, Petr IM CZE 2389 0 0 = = = 0 = # = 1 3.5 2320
9 Ivanov, Mikhail M GM RUS 2403 = 0 0 = 0 = = = # = 3 2273
10 Kulkarni, Bhakti CM IND 2238 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 = # 1.5 2144
Marianske Lazne IM Marianske Lazne CZE Fri 18th Jan 2013 - Sat 26th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2
1Pacher MilanIMSVK24368.534.750.0
2Iwanow AnnaWIMPOL21925.519.750.0
3Chernyshova NataliaRUS20885.020.000.0
4Gokhale ChandrashekharIMIND22524.517.750.0
5Varitski IgorIMUKR22894.516.750.0
6Utiatskaja IrinaRUS20664.017.500.0
7Cherednichenko ElenaWFMUKR21703.515.500.0
8Roesemann RainerFMGER23083.512.500.0
9Jurek JosefIMCZE23253.012.000.5
Gajic MladenSWE22783.012.000.5
10 players
Marianske Lazne Open Marianske Lazne CZE Fri 18th Jan 2013 - Sat 26th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Puranik AbhimanyuCMIND21158.038.549.57
2Aguettaz MaximeIMFRA24177.039.552.06
3Plischki SebastianIMGER23677.037.547.05
4Kolbus DietmarIMGER23026.540.553.05
5Granovski AleksandrIMKAZ22906.540.050.04
6Vijay PranavIND21306.537.547.05
7Kozak MilosFMCZE21316.536.545.06
8Mazja Aleksandr G.IMRUS22966.041.053.04
9Burdalev KirillFMUKR23406.040.050.55
Liuba VolodymyrUKR21846.040.050.55
11Chudinovskikh Alexander M.IMRUS22636.038.550.03
12Kubecka DavidFMCZE22186.038.048.54
13Kulas SzymonPOL20426.037.047.04
14Volodin ViktorIMRUS22006.036.549.04
15Gevorgyan MariaWFMARM20926.036.546.55
16Larsen PeterDEN22096.036.047.54
17Ivanovic MiroslavSRB20886.032.040.55
18Taborsky RostislavCZE22425.539.050.04
19Gulbrandsen TorNOR21255.537.547.55
20Dzupin DmitryUKR22115.537.047.55
21Popelka OldrichCZE20245.537.047.54
22Vlasak LukasFMCZE23265.537.047.04
23Simon PeterGER21645.535.045.54
24Brem StephanGER20955.533.543.05
25Porschberg ThomasGER19835.533.541.53
26Sedlacek JiriCZE20095.533.042.54
27Holes MichalCZE19415.532.041.54
28Grela KacperPOL19575.530.538.54
29Ptacek LubosCZE21285.530.038.04
30Pliev VladimirRUS20385.529.539.03
31Jensen LeifDEN20195.528.537.53
32Nguyen Chi MinhIMFRA24015.042.055.04
33Ilandzis SpyridonGRE21725.035.545.04
34Kolovratnik MilosCZE21315.035.045.04
35Paldus PetrCZE19875.034.544.53
36Gschwendtner StanislavCZE19855.034.544.04
37Sagar TejaswiniWCMIND18685.034.044.04
38Lipski LukaszPOL15075.034.043.54
39Riha AlexanderAUT20935.033.041.53
Hlavac RudolfCZE20405.033.041.53
108 players

9) 5th Chennai Open 2013

The 5th Chennai Open took place 15th to 23rd January 2013. Babu Lalith edged out Lu Shanglei on tie-break after both scored 9/11.

5th Chennai Open Chennai IND Tue 15th Jan 2013 - Wed 23rd Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 11 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
1Lalith Babu M.R.GMIND25419.075.569.065.25
2Lu ShangleiGMCHN25269.075.569.064.75
3Adhiban B.GMIND25588.577.571.561.75
4Murshed NiazGMBAN24768.573.567.559.75
5Teske HenrikGMGER25128.078.072.058.00
6Swapnil S. DhopadeIMIND24748.076.570.057.00
7Deviatkin AndreiGMRUS25698.075.069.055.75
8Kuderinov KirillIMKAZ24328.074.568.554.25
9Shyam Nikil P.IMIND24118.073.066.556.50
10Wan YunguoCHN24978.072.566.554.50
11Prasanna Raghuram RaoIMIND24198.072.065.553.75
12Praveen Kumar C.IMIND23058.071.566.053.25
13Ramnath Bhuvanesh.RIMIND23398.070.064.053.50
14Padmini RoutWGMIND22888.068.062.051.25
15Ravichandran SiddharthIMIND23728.065.560.050.25
16Narayanan.S.LIND23977.573.567.550.00
17Dzhumaev MaratGMUZB25547.573.067.050.25
18Shivananda B.S.IMIND23847.570.564.050.50
19Czebe AttilaGMHUN24947.570.065.050.25
20Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.FMIND23427.569.063.546.00
21Visakh NrIND22057.568.563.047.25
22Prakash G BIMIND22667.568.063.048.25
23Rahman ZiaurGMBAN25267.567.062.047.50
24Pradeep Kumar R.A.IND22647.567.061.546.25
25Shashikant KutwalIND22617.566.561.544.50
26Phoobalan P.IND23287.566.061.047.50
27Kathmale SameerIND23347.564.559.546.75
28Murali Krishnan B.T.IMIND23207.564.559.545.00
29Sidhant MohapatraIND22337.564.559.044.25
30Arun Karthik R.IND23037.563.558.045.75
31Gahan M.G.IND22247.563.058.043.25
32Aleksandrov AleksejGMBLR26077.075.069.048.25
33Matta Vinay KumarIND21827.070.064.545.25
34Kayumov Dmitry DGMUZB24157.069.063.543.50
35Karthikeyan MuraliIND23527.069.063.043.50
36Anand Raj S.IND20697.068.563.543.75
37Vignesh NrIND21887.067.562.040.50
38Lakshmi Narayanan MvIND21237.067.062.042.25
39Swathi GhateWGMIND22547.067.061.541.75
40Lokesh P.IND21987.066.061.042.00
259 players

10) Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial 2013

The Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial took place 15th to 23rd Janaury 2013. Dmitry Kryakvin took clear first with 7/9.

Dvorkovich Mem 2013 Taganrog RUS Tue 15th Jan 2013 - Wed 23rd Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiFEDRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3
13Kokarev DmitryGMRUS2627748½3833
27Smirnov PavelGMRUS26106½5039½35
34Popov IvanGMRUS26236½5038½34
46Bocharov DmitryGMRUS26146½4737½33
52Sjugirov SananGMRUS2643651½40½34½
615Dobrov VladimirGMRUS2524649½4034½
710Onischuk VladimirGMUKR257464939½34
81Khismatullin DenisGMRUS265264938½34
95Timofeev ArtyomGMRUS2616648½37½30½
109Kryakvin DmitryGMRUS25866483834
1117Bukavshin IvanGMRUS25106483832
128Volkov SergeyGMRUS25906473732½
1311Maletin PavelGMRUS2572646½3630
1428Kurayan RuslanUKR23885½473727½
1513Papin VasilyGMRUS25685½473630
1620Stukopin AndreyIMRUS24925½4636½28½
1732Lugovskoy MaximFMRUS23665½45½3729½
1814Belous VladimirIMRUS25545½4537½30
1919Neverov ValeriyGMUKR24995½42½32½26½
2055Esipenko AndreyRUS21405½38½3022
2123Petrov ArturFMRUS2411547½3828
2216Fedoseev VladimirGMRUS2514546½36½28
2322Tunik GennadyGMRUS2437544½3527½
2437Lopukhin AnatolyRUS2281542½32½23½
2534Demianjuk AlexanderRUS2340541½3224
2621Kornyukov AlexeyIMRUS24605403123
2738Martynov RomanUKR2279539½31½22
2827Zakharov AlexanderIMRUS2388536½2819
2936Duzhakov IlyaFMRUS23165362822½
3024Belyakov BogdanIMRUS24104½4434½24
3142Korchmar VasiliyRUS22604½433422½
3212Geller JakovGMRUS25694½4232½25
3333Rozhko DmitryFMRUS23414½4132½24½
3440Rjabzev KonstantinIMRUS22734½40½31½21½
3535Vastrukhin OlegRUS23404½40½3122½
3631Musalov RuslanRUS23714½40½30½24½
3750Travkina AnastasiaWFMRUS21964½382917½
3825Elizarov DmitryFMRUS24094½37½2920
3947Golubov SaveliyRUS22274½3728½19½
4041Mandrikin IgorRUS22734½3528½21½
68 players

11) Belarus Championship 2013

The Belarus Championship took place 12th to 22nd January 2013. Sergei Zhigalko took clear first with 8 points half a point clear of Vladislav Kovalev. Sadly no further games were made available from the final two rounds and there was at least one withdrawal towards the end. I'll hopefully be able to update this more next week.

ch-BLR 2013 Minsk BLR Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Tue 22nd Jan 2013. Category: 10. Ave: (2483)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts TPR
1 Zhigalko, Andrey GM BLR 2589 # = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 7 2712
2 Zhigalko, Sergei GM BLR 2651 = # = 1 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2708
3 Kovalev, Vladislav IM BLR 2482 = = # = = 1 1 1 1 6 2666
4 Teterev, Vitaly GM BLR 2536 0 = # = = 0 1 1 0 1 4.5 2446
5 Meribanov, Vitaly FM BLR 2409 0 = # = 1 = = 1 = 0 4.5 2479
6 Gorovets, Andrey IM BLR 2477 = 0 = = = # 1 0 1 4 2480
7 Lutsko, Igor GM BLR 2371 0 0 1 0 0 # = 1 1 3.5 2442
8 Tihonov, Jurij GM BLR 2443 0 0 0 0 = 1 = # = = 3 2364
9 Grib, Roman FM BLR 2358 0 = 0 0 = 0 # 0 1 1 3 2377
10 Stupak, Kirill GM BLR 2526 0 0 1 0 0 = 1 # 0 = 3 2354
11 Lomako, Pavel IM BLR 2361 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 # 1 3 2365
12 Fedorov, Alexei GM BLR 2590 = 1 0 = 0 # 2 2377
ch-BLR w 2013 Minsk BLR Sat 12th Jan 2013 - Tue 22nd Jan 2013. Category: None. Ave: (2067)
Rk Name Title FED Elo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts TPR
1 Ziaziulkina, Nastassia WGM BLR 2364 # 1 0 = 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2200
2 Revo, Tatiana BLR 2057 0 # 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 2193
3 Nevioselaya, Maria BLR 2065 1 0 # 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 6 2193
4 Kasperovich, Ekaterina BLR 2066 = 1 0 # 1 0 1 1 0 1 5.5 2147
5 Kaliadzich, Maryia BLR 1950 0 0 1 0 # = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2160
6 Stetsko, Lanita FM BLR 2203 = 0 0 1 = # 0 1 1 1 5 2095
7 Kusenkova, Natallia BLR 2019 = 0 0 0 0 1 # 0 1 = 3 1948
8 Brovko, Nadezhda BLR 1984 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 # 0 1 3 1952
9 Beinenson, Katsiaryna WF BLR 1974 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 # 1 3 1953
10 Davydova, Natalia WF BLR 1991 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 # 1.5 1803

12) Kislovodsk Open 2013

The Kislovodsk Open took place 15th to 23rd January 2013. Jaroslav Prizant won with 8.5/9.

Kislovodsk Open 2013 Kislovodsk RUS Tue 15th Jan 2013 - Wed 23rd Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
RkNameFEDRtgPts
1Prizant, JaroslavRUS25438.5
2Sakhvadze, GeorgyRUS21196.5
3Beglaryan, AraikRUS21236.0
4Karabashev, SagitRUS20716.0
5Popov, AndreyRUS21386.0
6Senkova, DaryaRUS18365.0
7Ivanov, DaniilRUS19685.5
8Poliushkina, DarjiaRUS19575.5
9Badalyan, VazgenRUS19115.5
10Bimiev, AhmadRUS19245.5
11Ryzhkov, DaniilRUS18495.5
12Vodolazhenko, NikolayRUS19715.0
13Popov, KhristoforRUS19095.0
14Khadaev, ShadidRUS16675.0
15Rumiantseva, KseniaRUS19035.0
16Makoveev, IlyaRUS05.0
17Kappushev, AhmatRUS19425.0
18Giulambarian, RomanRUS17625.0
19Bychenkova, YuliaRUS04.5
20Karamyan, RomanRUS04.5
21Stepanov, ArsenyRUS19474.0
22Karapetyan, GegartRUS16584.0
23Egorov, ValeryRUS18124.0
24Bilyk, EvgenyRUS18344.0
25Bychenkova, AngelinaRUS04.0
26Lobzhanidze, TimurRUS04.0
27Kruchinin, NikolayRUS16544.0
28Gevorkov, ArtemRUS03.0
29Kubanova, AsiyatRUS02.0
30Khadeev, IvanRUS03.0
31Khadeev, GeorgiyRUS03.0
32Laipanov, IlyasRUS03.0
33Shandrygin, NikitaRUS20112.5
34Fadina, YaroslavnaRUS02.0
35Kasparov, GeorgyRUS01.0
36Salpagarova, AminaRUS00.0
36 players

13) NordWest-Cup 2013

The NordWest-Cup took place 24th to 27th January 2013. Jean-Pierre Le Roux won with 6/7.

NordWest-Cup 2013 Bad Zwischenahn GER Thu 24th Jan 2013 - Sun 27th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 7 Standings:
RkSNoNameTiRtgPtsTB1TB2
15Le Roux, Jean-PierreGM2569631.5210.5
212Abel, Dennes 24375.534201
315Jugelt, TobiasIM23945.533.5209.5
46Dgebuadze, AlexandreGM25265.533200.5
510Meins, GerlefIM24695.532.5210.5
68Schneider, IljaIM24925.532204.5
74Epishin, VladimirGM25825.531.5202.5
89Fish, GennadijGM24755.531.5195
926Leisner, Hannes 22145.531.5193.5
1014Svane, Rasmus 24055.530.5201.5
1111Krivonosov, OlegIM24625.530201.5
1216Lichmann, Peter 23355.529188.5
1330Hundack, Rolf 21965.528185.5
143Miezis, NormundsGM2596532.5197.5
1513Langheinrich, Ferenc 2431532202.5
162Solodovnichenko, YuriGM2599532199
1719Piankov, EvgenijIM2268529.5200
1820Lampert, Jonas 2273529.5184.5
191Sumets, AndreyGM2622528193
207Gutman, LevGM2492528188.5
2121Hess, ChristianFM2269527191.5
2245Stotyn, Fabian 2096525149
2360Friesen, Viktor 20814.529.5190.5
2418Jesse, IngemarsFM23164.529189.5
2567Hoffmann, Max 20334.529187.5
2625Schuette, Marc 22154.529178.5
2717Schulze, Torben 23184.528188.5
2844Ulms, Sandra 21444.527.5185.5
2948Steingraeber, Kai Uwe 21254.527.5182.5
3065Duessler, Stefanie 19974.527182
3128Mueer, Sebastian 22104.526.5178.5
3227Mueller-Clostermann, Bruno 22144.526.5175
3353Bielmeier, Ludwig 21094.526180.5
3451Bartels, Holger 21174.525.5185
3531Powierski, Emil 21534.525.5184.5
3636Grigorian, Spartak 21474.525.5179.5
3735Meessen, Max 21704.525178
3866Meyer, Ulrich 20644.524.5170.5
3997Thogersen, Rasmus 19334.524182
4041Neumann, Joachim 2157430.5191.5
165 players

14) 6th Gora Sw. Anny Open 2013

The 6th Gora Sw. Anny Open takes place 25th January to 3rd February 2013.

6th Gora Sw Anny OpA Gora Swietej Anny POL Fri 25th Jan 2013 - Sun 3rd Feb 2013
Leading Round 3 (of 10) Standings:
RkNameTiRtg+PtsTB1TB2
1MALANIUK, Vladimir PGM252933.05.0010.50
2DOBROWOLSKI, PiotrIM241722.54.509.00
3KOZIAK, VitaliIM250422.54.009.00
4MISTA, AleksanderGM255822.54.009.00
5NURKIEWICZ, Maciejm239522.05.5010.00
6NASUTA, Grzegorzk227012.05.5010.00
7LICZNERSKI, LukaszFM232122.05.0010.00
8MULET, PiotrFM224122.04.508.50
8POSWIATOWSKI, MichalI202922.04.508.50
10ORZECH, DominikIM237222.04.008.00
11KVEINYS, AloyzasGM252712.04.008.00
12SZOTKOWSKI, Jakubk213111.55.5011.00
13TYMRAKIEWICZ, RafalFM226511.55.009.50
14SLIWICKA, AlicjaWFM177201.54.509.00
15PIETRUSZEWSKI, Marcink209611.54.508.50
16ROZYCKI, BartlomiejI201111.54.508.00
17HNYDIUK, AleksanderIM241611.54.008.50
18DMOCHOWSKA, AgnieszkaWCM178301.52.505.50
19KLYMCHUK, Andriyk212701.04.509.50
20SROKA, Januszk212911.04.509.00
21WISNIEWSKI, MichalI183601.04.508.00
22CZEMPIEL, HenrykI190811.04.008.00
23CUKROWSKI, Filipk217701.04.008.00
23KULAS, SzymonI++204201.04.008.00
25TABOLA, MarcinI++196701.04.007.50
26KACZOROWSKI, Piotrk208811.03.506.50
27KUCIEL, WladyslawI+203601.03.506.50
28WINIARSKI, MikolajI+208900.53.508.00
29FLAK, Pawelk224000.53.507.00
29 players

15) Century West Open 2013

The Century West Open took place 11th to 13th January 2013. Dionisio Aldama, Andranik Matikozyan, Zhanibek Amanov and Tatev Abrahamyan all scored 4/5.

Century West Op 2013 Los Angeles USA Fri 11th Jan 2013 - Sun 13th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameRtg12345Pts
1Aldama, Dionisio2579W 22W 18L 3W 20W 94
2Matikozyan, Andranik2519W 15W 27W 9D 3D 44
3Amanov, Zhanibek2513W 17W 10W 1D 2D 54
4Abrahamyan, Tatev2408W 24D 5W 7W 6D 24
5Khachiyan, Melikset2579W 8D 4D 6W 19D 33.5
6Peters, Jack2428W 28W 11D 5L 4W 123.5
7Remlinger, Larry Allen2374HW 26L 4W 23W 113.5
8Stein, Jeremy A2107L 5W 25W 27D 11W 193.5
9Bryant, John Daniel2583W 13W 20L 2W 14L 13
10Cohen, Ed2019W 21L 3L 14XW 203
11Amerkeshev, Madiyar2295W 14L 6W 17D 8L 72.5
12Liao, Simone2156HD 13D 23W 15L 62.5
13Sheng, Joshua2144L 9D 12L 15W 25W 242.5
14Wasiolek, Rory E2125L 11W 28W 10L 9D 172.5
15Muller, Axel2118L 2D 16W 13L 12W 222.5
16Hall, Bobby J2117L 27D 15D 26D 24W 232.5
17Korba, Nicky2098L 3W 22L 11W 27D 142.5
18Akopyan, Harutyun2287W 25L 1D 19UH2
19Phillips, Jeff2206HW 21D 18L 5L 82
20Mousseri, Daniel Youseff2171W 23L 9W 24L 1L 102
21Kurosaki, Takashi2205L 10L 19W 28HU1.5
22Stevens, Lawrence Jay2102L 1L 17BHL 151.5
23Cherkasky, Dmitry2065L 20BD 12L 7L 161.5
24Latib, Tameez2005L 4BL 20D 16L 131.5
25Asaria, Danial1949L 18L 8HL 13W 271.5
26Nita, Marian Nick2220HL 7D 16FU1
27Gandhi, Shyam S1913W 16L 2L 8L 17L 251
28Hilby, Craig2120L 6L 14L 21HU0.5
28 players

16) e2e4 Chester Congress 2013

The e2e4 Chester Congress took place 18th to 20th January 2013. Mark Hebden won with 4.5/5.

e2e4 Chester Open Chester ENG Fri 18th Jan 2013 - Sun 20th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345PtsTPR
1Hebden, Mark LGMENG25481111½4.52596
2Arkell, Keith CGMENG2460=111½4.02527
3Surtees, MikeENG2109011114.02156
4Wiley, Tom EFMENG2241110½13.52183
5Capuzzo, MarcosBRA2224011½13.52334
6Lee, RichardENG20941½1013.52238
7Fernandez, MichaelSIN1842½½½113.52217
8Williamson, RogerENG2154111003.02152
9Rabbitte, LiamENG2076=½½1½3.01954
10Barber, AndrewENG1966 *1½½013.01953
11Baterdene, TsogbayarMGL17241½01½3.02052
12Olbison, PhilENG2050101½02.51902
13Garnett, John SENG20301½½½02.51994
14Horton, JamieENG20090½½1½2.51899
15Slinger, TonyENG1991+0½102.51879
16Horton, AndrewENG1973100½12.52092
17Burke, MitchellENG1952=10102.52115
18Broadley, HenryENG19360½1012.51946
19Abbas, DanielENG193510½½½2.52115
20Taylor, Robert KENG2040001½½2.01817
21Valantinas, RokasLTU2014 *½10½02.01852
22Doran, ChrisENG19790½10½2.01850
23Reed, JohnENG1967010012.01870
24Shakespeare, JohnWLS1930=001½2.01717
25Pearson, RaymondWLS1982 *1000½1.51895
26Truman, Richard GENG193501½001.51854
27Dean, AngelicaENG1678 *=01001.51229
28Boumphrey, Luke SENG1997000+-1.01451
29Do, Minh DucVIE0 *1----1.00
30Sullivan, DanielENG2054 *0½0--0.51979
31Lovatt, PeterENG1982 *00=000.51327
32Simpson, DerekENG1603--0--0.01268
33De Santos, Andrew0 *0----0.00
33 players

17) e2e4 West Bromwich Congress 2013

The e2e4 West Bromwich Congress took place 25th to 27th January 2013. Mark Hebden and Keith Arkell won with 4.5/5.

e2e4 West Bromwich West Bromwich ENG Fri 25th Jan 2013 - Sun 27th Jan 2013
Leading Final Round 5 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg12345PtsTPR
1Hebden, Mark LGMENG254811½114.52593
2Arkell, Keith CGMENG246011½114.52617
3Eggleston, David JFMENG2352=1½½13.52231
4Merry, Alan BENG224311½013.52312
5Mason, Donald JENG2222=10113.52178
6Jackson, James PENG2231101103.02234
7Sathyanandha, SaravananENG2073=1½103.02238
8Stepanyan, HenrikENG201610½½13.02142
9James, Ann-MarieENG2051=11002.52084
10Haria, RaviENG2050=11002.52058
11Ganger, RajanENG1977½1½½02.52091
12Jaszkiwskyj, PeterENG195601½102.52114
13Truman, Richard GENG19350011½2.51964
14Burns, Martin JENG1923001½12.51839
15Baterdene, TsogbayarMGL1724010½12.51992
16Arkell, Nicholas DENG0 *½10½½2.51987
17Burnett, JimENG217210½0½2.02012
18Webster, Richard JENG1977=0½½½2.01911
19Kingston, IanENG1950=010½2.01970
20Malik, FarazENG19230½0½+2.01671
21Gupta, ArulENG1762=001½2.01719
22Gibson, Christopher AENG1963=01001.51763
23Lewicki, PawelPOL1934=010-1.51258
24Pritchard, David JENG1955000+-1.01410
25See Arbiter0 *---+-1.00
26Uddin, MoinENG1730 *=00000.51164
27Simpson, DerekENG1597-½---0.51923
28Baleani, GuidoITA1540--0--0.01188
28 players

18) TCh-CZE Extraliga 2012-13

The Czech Extraliga and various quite strong secondary leagues are well under way. Rounds 1-2 of the Extraliga took place 3rd to 4th November 2012. Rounds 3-4 took place 1st to 2nd December 2012. Rounds 5-6 16th to 17th Feb 2012. The 1st Division leagues Round 6 took place on 27th Jan 2013 Games to come. Round 7 10th Feb 2013.

TCh-CZE Extraliga Prague CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Sun 28th Apr 2013
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
11. Novoborsky ŠK*5½455½1020.05.0
2Rapid Pardubice2½*667921.57.5
3TJ Tatran Litovel*14½4½5½915.53.5
4BŠŠ Frydek-Mistek47*3½5½720.06.5
5ŠK Slavoj Poruba3½*5½35617.05.0
6Vystaviště Lysa nad Labem3*4½4½3½615.53.5
7ŠK Zikuda Turnov24½3½*5½615.53.5
8Labortech Ostrava3½*34½4½615.53.0
9A64 VALOZ Grygov2½2½5*4414.02.5
10AD Mahrla Praha253½3½*314.03.5
11TJ Bohemians Praha134½3½*312.03.5
12TŽ Třinec2½2½2½4*111.51.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1st Zapad Prague CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Sun 28th Apr 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1ŠK Holdia DP Praha B*5½4½5½55½61832.012.5
2ŠK ERA Poštovni spořitelna*3½56½4½461329.59.5
3ŠK AD Jičin*2½454½5½5½1327.06.5
4TJ Pankrac2½4½*444½5½1125.06.5
5JOLY Lysa nad Labem B3½35½4*5½81029.510.0
61. Novoborsky ŠK B2½*3½4½56½41026.09.0
7TJ Slavia Hradec Kralove2½1½44½*4½51022.06.0
8QCC Česke Budějovice403½*4½37722.07.0
9TJ Sokol Praha - Kobylisy3333½*5½4422.06.5
10Sokol Praha - Vršovice2½3½3½1½52½*318.55.0
11ŠK Sokol Vyšehrad42½3½3½14*218.54.5
122222 ŠK Polabiny A222½2½43*116.04.0
12 teams
TCh-CZE 1st Vychod Prague CZE Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Sun 28th Apr 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1Šachovy klub Karvina “A“*4½2½55½5½51528.08.5
2ŠK Duras BVK Kralovo Pole “A“*34½5½4½4½4½1526.58.0
3SK Slavia Orlova “A“3½5*54½46½1328.58.5
4Slavia Kroměřiž “A“3½3*3654½925.08.0
5Beskydska šachova škola o.s. “B“5½2½*62½4½3½924.57.5
6ŠK Caissa RHEA Třebič “A“33½5*4½53½924.56.5
7Tatran Litovel “B“2½23½*4½4½4½921.56.0
8ŠK Zlin “A“2½5½3½*3½46½725.59.0
9ŠK Stare Město “A“3½33½4½*46724.57.5
10A64 PROCLIENT Grygov “B“3½24½4½4*3721.56.5
11ŠK Gordic Jihlava33½4345*522.57.0
122222 ŠK Polabiny “B“3½1½3½3½1½2*015.53.0
12 teams

19) SVK Extraliga 2012-13

The Slovakian Extraliga takes place 27th October 2012 to 3rd March 2013. Rounds 5-6 took place 19th to 20th January 2013. Live games available. 2 more matches per round now available. Rounds 7-8 take place on 9th-10th February 2013.

TCh-SVK Extr 2012-13 Bratislava SVK Sat 27th Oct 2012 - Sun 3rd Mar 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 11) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
17BRATISLAVA sk Slovan65011632.00
212DUNAJSKA STREDA sk65011631.50
31CADCA sk Caissa65101533.00
44DUNAJOV tj Inbest64111326.50
56BRATISLAVA sk Doprastav63121126.50
63DUBNICA NAD VAHOM sks63211024.50
72TRENCIN pk6231724.50
88LIPTOV sk Magic6132520.00
910KOSICE 7 Statocnych6141423.00
1011KOSICE tj Slavia6150317.50
119MODRA sk6042214.50
125NITRA nsk6060014.50
12 teams

20) TCh-CAT 2013

The Catalan Team Championship Division Honor takes place 19th Jan to 13th April most weeks. Games not yet available.

TCh-CAT Div Hon Barcelona ESP Sat 19th Jan 2013 - Sat 13th Apr 2013
Leading Round 2 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamPtsTB1
1COLON SABADELL27
2ESCOLA ESCACS DE BCN25.5
3SANT JOSEP BADALONA23.75
4BARBERA23.25
5BARCELONA UGA113
6MONTCADA19
7ANDORRA13
8SANT ANDREU0.59.5
9FOMENT0.57.5
10CERDANYOLA VALLES011
11FIGUERES08.5
12SITGES08.5
12 teams

21) 51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2012-13

The 51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon takes place 28th October 2012 to 3rd March 2013. Round 6 was is on 27th January 2013. Round 7 is on 17th Feb 2013.

51st TCh-DEN ExtraCon 2012-13 Copenhagen DEN Sun 28th Oct 2012 - Sun 3rd Mar 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Springeren 1028
2Bov825
3Haderslev725
4Evans 2624
5Tonder318½
6Team Nordea Skb 2517
7Viby 113½
8Esbjerg 2 09
8 teams

22) TCh-HUN 2012-13

The Hungarian Team Champion take place 16th September to Sun 21st Apr 2013. Round 6 was on 27th Jan 2013, games to come. Round 7 17th Feb 2013.

TCh-HUN 2012-13 Budapest HUN Sun 16th Sep 2012 - Sun 21st Apr 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeam12345678910Mpts
1Aquaprofit-NTSK 7.5108.5 997.551.5
2ASE Paks 5.57 8 7.589.545.5
3HVSE 6.5 5.5668.5840.5
4Penzugyor SE4.55 6 7 86.537
5MLTC2 6 7.56.56.57.536
6ASS-Makoi SVSE3.546.5 8.575.5 35
7Hungaropharma Decs 654.53.56 833
8Dunaharaszti MTK34.56 5.556 30
9BEAC I343.545.56.5 26.5
10Toth Laszlo SE4.52.545.54.5 4 25
10 teams

23) Active Team Events

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

TCh-AUT 2012-13

The Austrian Team Championship takes place 2nd November 2012 to 24th March 2013. Rounds 4-6 took place in Graz 17th to 19th January 2013 with live coverage of the games. The final rounds 8-11 take place in St.Veit 21st to 24th March 2013.

TCh-AUT 2012-13 Austria AUT Fri 2nd Nov 2012 - Sun 24th Mar 2013
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1SK Sparkasse Jenbach*3½4½53½3½4½3½1428.00
2SK Advisory Invest Baden2½*34½4½5½3½3½1127.00
3SK MPÖ Maria Saal1½3*3½3½354½1024.00
4SV Raika Rapid Feffernitz2½*53½4623926.00
5ASVÖ Fundermax St.Veit11½*3½3443½920.50
6ASVÖ Wulkaprodersdorf2½2½12½*434519.50
7SK Zwettl2½1½2½3*334519.50
8SK Sparkasse Fürstenfeld1½½223*43½516.52
9Club 7 Ansfelden2½3022*3½3½516.50
10SK Husek Wien2½4232½*3½417.51
11SK Absam12½322½3*3½417.51
12SK Hohenems2½1½322½5½2½*319.50
12 teams

Frauenbundesliga 2012-13

The Fraubundesliga started 6th October and runs through to 10th March 2013. Second set of games from the early rounds now available. Rounds 6-7 took place 19th-20th Jan 2013. We may have to wait a while for the games, there were a small number broadcast live. Rounds 8-9 16th-17th Feb 2013.

FrBundesliga 2012-13 Germany GER Sat 6th Oct 2012 - Sun 10th Mar 2013
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGms123456789101112MptsBpts
1.OSG Baden Baden7 + 3½4½ 3 4½4½ 651331
2.SF 1891 Friedberg72½ + 43½ 3½554 1227½
3.Schachverein Muelheim Nord71½ + 3½ 33½ 3½4½41123½
4.Hamburger SK von 18307 22½ + 44½4 6 5½1028½
5.Bad Koenigshofen732½ + 3544½ 6 1028
6.USV Volksbank Halle7 323 + 4 24½ 5823½
7.SK Grosslehna7 2½1½12 + 3½3½ 5619
8.SF Deizisau71½2½ 22 + 434½ 519½
9.Rodewischer Schachmiezen71½1 1½42½2 + 5 417½
10.SV Chemie Guben7 12½ 0 1½2½3 + 4½315
11.Karlsruher SF 18537 021½ 0 1½1 + 5211
12.Schachverein Wattenscheid 193071 2½ 11 1½1 + 08
12 teams

TCh-FIN 2012-13

The Finnish Team Championship takes place 28th September 2012 to 10th March 2013. Round 7 was on 12th January 2013. Games now available. Rounds 8-9 are on 9th-10th February 2013 although the dates aren't as clear cut as this. My thanks to Henri Koskinen for the news.

TCh-FIN SM 2012-13 Finland FIN Fri 28th Sep 2012 - Sun 10th Mar 2013
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamGmsMptsTB1
1Velhot, Porvoo713+21
2Tammer-Sh, Tampere712+16
3SalSK, Salo69+7
4EtVaS, Vantaa79+5
5Aatos, Helsinki79+4
6MatSK I, Espoo77-3
7JyS, Jyvaskyla76-1
8VammSK, Sastamala85-5
9HSK, Helsinki85-12
10Kimmel, Joensuu64-8
11OSS, Oulu73-12
12MatSK II, Espoo72-12
12 teams

TCh-LTU 2013

The Lithuanian Team Championships take place 19th January to 10th February 2013. Final Rounds 3-7 take place 9th-11th February 2013.

TCh-LTU 2013 Vilnius LTU Sat 19th Jan 2013 - Sun 10th Feb 2013
Leading Round 2 (of 7) Standings:
RkSNoTeamGms+-=TB1TB2TB3
14Milsa Kaunas220048.57.0
23AG Kaunas220048.011.5
31SK-Babilonas Panevezys220047.511.5
45VSSSM- Chess United Vilnius220047.510.0
56MRU Vilnius211027.08.5
62Margiris Kaunas211026.510.0
78VSK Bokstas Plunge211026.08.5
811Suduva- Mantinga Marijampole211025.58.5
97Bokstas Klaipeda211024.513.0
109SSK Akmena Kretinga211024.58.5
1115SK Juodasis rikis Ukmerge211024.57.0
1213Tomas Siauliai201113.510.0
1310Drakonas Siauliai201112.510.0
1412LASF Vilnius202002.513.0
1514Rokiskio SK202001.011.5
1616Sirvinta Vilkaviskis202000.511.5
16 teams

4NCL 2012-13

The 4NCL started in Sunningdale 3rd-4th November 2012. Rounds 3-4 12th-13th January 2013, games available and now tables. Round 5-6 23rd to 24th February 2013.

4NCL 2012-13 Sunningdale ENG Sat 3rd Nov 2012 - Sat 11th May 2013
Leading Round 4 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam12345678MptsBpts
1Wood Green Hilsmark 15-35-34-47-1721
2Cheddleton 13-57-16½-1½5-3621½
3Barbican 4NCL 13-55-34½-3½7½-½620
4Cambridge University 13-53½-4½5-35-3416½
5Guildford 21-73-56-24-4314
6e2e4.org.uk 14-41½-6½5-32½-5½313
7Sambuca Sharks3-53-52-65½-2½213½
8BCM Dragons1-7½-7½3-54-418½
1Guildford 16½-1½6-24-47-1723½
2White Rose 12½-5½5½-2½7-15-3620
3Barbican 4NCL 21½-6½5½-2½5½-2½4-4516½
4South Wales Dragons2½-5½2½-5½4½-3½5-3414½
5Jutes of Kent2-61-75½-2½5-3413½
6Wood Green Hilsmark 24-43½-4½2½-5½7-1317
7Warwickshire Select 11-73-51-74½-3½29½
8Blackthorne Russia3-54-43-53½-4½113½
16 teams

TCh-NOR Eliteserien 2012-13

The Norwegian Teams Eliteserien takes place 2nd November to 7th April 2012. Played in three sets of fixtures. Rounds 1-3 2nd-4th November 2012. Rounds 4-6 11th-13th January 2013 (games available). Rounds 7-9 5th-7th April 2013.

TCh-NOR El 2012-13 Oslo NOR Fri 2nd Nov 2012 - Sun 7th Apr 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtgMptsTB1TB2
1 OSS2413122332
2 Kristiansund2425922.521.5
3 SK 19112317820.517
4 Asker222561813
5 Moss2304518.513.5
6 Akademisk2200516.59.5
7 Bergens2314516.59
8 Black Knights232341710
9 SOSS Selvaagbygg22713169.5
10 Trondheim2148311.58
10 teams

TCh-BEL 2012-13

The Belgian Team Championship takes place 23rd September 2012 to 17th March 2013. Round 7 was on 13th Jan 2013. Round 8 is on 3rd February 2013.

TCh-BEL 2012-13 Belgium BEL Sun 23rd Sep 2012 - Sun 17th Mar 2013
Leading Round 7 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeamMptsBpts
1Amay 112126
2Wirtzfeld 111134
3Borgerhout 110116
4Anderlecht 19112
5CREC 18121
6KSK47-Eynatten 18118
7Fontaine 18107
8KSK Rochade 17118
9KGSRL 16107
10Deurne 12100
11Zottegem 1296
12KSK47-Eynatten 2187
12 teams

Chinese League 2012

The Chinese league was a marathon event over 22 rounds. Rounds: Beijing 28th Apr - May 1st, Taizhou 27th-29th June, Shanghai 11th-13th July (turned out to be Tianjin), Shenzhen 14th-17th Sept, Hangzhou 6th-9th October and finally Danzhou 21st-24th Dec 2012. (info http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews). Shanghai Jianqiao Academy Team took the title.

I'm hoping an archive of games turns up still, if anyone sees games from the final rounds let me know.

Dutch League 2012-13

The Dutch League takes place 15th September 2012 to 20th April 2013. Round 5 was on 15th December 2012. Round 6 16th Feb 2012.

Dutch League 2012-13 Amsterdam NED Sat 15th Sep 2012 - Sat 20th Apr 2013
Leading Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
RkTeamRtg12345678910MptsBpts
1En Passant24695½ 69½5½ 7½1034
2Accres Apeldoorn24104½6½6½ 6½ 6½ 830½
3Voerendaal2427 3½ 6½4½ 77½629
4SO Rotterdam2404 3½ 5 7½4½6 526½
5Utrecht23794 3½5 5½5½ 523½
6HMC Calder2381½3½5½ 56520½
7Groninger Combinatie23374½ 2½4½ 65½ 423
8Kennemer Combinatie2351 3½ 5½4½ 4 5½423
9BSG2326 34 54½ 5½322
10De Stukkenjagers22842½ 2½ 4 4½4½018
10 teams

Bundesliga 2012-13

The Bundesliga second weekend took place 11th to 12th November 2012. Rounds 5 and 6 took place 8th to 9th December 2012. OSG Baden-Baden now leads alone on 100%. Rounds 7-8 on 2nd-3rd Feb 2013.

Bundesliga 2012-13 Germany GER Sat 20th Oct 2012 - Sun 7th Apr 2013
Leading Round 6 (of 15) Standings:
RkName+-=123456789101213141516MptsBpts
1Baden-Baden6004½66½5½7½1235½
2SG Solingen5015½4½45½64½1130
3Wiesbaden5102½4½556½6½1030
4SC Eppingen4203½4½5½57½829½
5Muelheim4203½3½65½55½829
6Wattenscheid4203½2½6564½827½
7SG Trier32124½344½722½
8Emsdetten330233½56½7½627½
9Bremen3301½352½5½7624½
10Katernberg2222½4½3½445½624
10Hockenheim22242½24½7624
12Hamburg1322½3435½422
13SF Berlin1502½1½333½6½220
14Forchheim15021½0½215½212½
15Griesheim0603½3½1½2½1½2½015
16Norderstedt0600½2½3½0½1010½
16 teams

TCh-AUT 2nd Bundesliga 2012-13

The Austrian 2nd Division Mitte division has started. Rounds 4-5 were on 24th-25th November 2012. Round 5-6 22nd-23rd March 2013.

TCh-AUT2 Mitte12-13 Austria AUT Fri 19th Oct 2012 - Sun 21st Apr 2013
Leading Round 5 (of 11) Standings:
RkTeam123456789101112TB1TB2TB3
1RbEJ Gleisdorf*434½53½920.00
2Spg. Grieskirchen/B.Schallerbach*34443½918.50
3Schachverein Wolfsberg*3½3½2½4½4½818.50
4Schachclub MPÖ Maria Saal*2½5½3½3½3½818.50
5Schachklub Sparkasse Fürstenfeld32½3½*2½4515.50
6Spg. Sauwald23½*333514.50
7Union Styria Graz32½½*3½4513.50
8ESV Austria Graz22½*32½5½315.50
9SC Die Klagenfurter23½2½32*313.00
10ASK St. Valentin1½22½33*212.00
11StrassenbahnGraz11½2½23½*210.50
12SV Steyregg2½2½1½3½*110.00
12 teams

TCh-ISL 2012-13

The first half of the Icelandic Team Championship took place 5th to 7th October 2012. Final half is 1st-3rd March 2013. Games now available.

TCh-ISL 2012-13 Reykjavik ISL Fri 5th Oct 2012 - Fri 1st Mar 2013
Leading Round 4 (of 7) Standings:
RkTeam12345678TB1TB2TB3
1Taflfelag Bolungarvikur A * 44½6½7½22.570
2Vikingaklubburinn A4 * 3½7½722.050
3Taflfelag Reykjavikur A4½ * 4½66½21.580
4Taflfelag Vestmannaeyja A3½3½ * 67½20.540
5Godinn-Matar A2 * 54½5½17.060
6Hellir A½23 * 7½13.020
7Skakfelag Akureyrar A1½1½½3½ * 7.000
8Taflfelag Bolungarvikur B½12½½ * 4.500
8 teams

24) Marcel Sisniega Campbell 1959-2013

Mexican GM Marcel Sisniega Campbell has died of a heart attack at the age of 53 (July 28, 1959 - January 19, 2013). He was also a writer and director and didn't play after the early 1990s. The first mexican Grand Master he was 9 time Mexican champion, 3 times Carlos Torre Memorial winner. In a very respectable chess career he beat amongst others Anand, Yusupov, Illescas and Nogueiras.

Marcel Sisniega Campbell wikipedia entry

IM Julian Estrada has suggested some games in tribute to his former trainer and great friend Sisniega. These include a wins against World Chess Champion Viswanthan Anand in 1987, B.Sisniega-Remon A21 1-0 1983 VC, C.Velimirovic-Sisniega 0-1 C42 1990, D. Nogueiras-Sisniega D29 0-1 1990, (this was a new approach in the Q.G.A. at the time) and E. Sisniega-Illescas B80 1990. Sisniega followed chess through TWIC until the very end of his life.

25) Anatoly Bannik 1921-2013

Anatoly Bannik (December 1921, Kiev - 19 January 2013) was a Ukrainian Chess Master.[1] He was a five-time Ukrainian champion, and qualified for the Soviet Chess Championship final seven times. He was among the top half-dozen Ukrainian players from 1944 to 1966. Bannik spent the last years of his life in Germany, and was active in competitive chess as recently as 2000.

Quote above from Wikipedia see the full entry at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoly_Bannik

26) Forthcoming Events and Links

Moscow Open 2013

ch-TUR 2013

First Saturday February 2013

35th Georgi Tringov Mem 2013

GRENKE Chess Classic Baden-Baden 2013

17th Lienz Open 2013

Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013

Guam International Open 2013

Reykjavik Open 2013

Zurich Chess Challenge 2013

Karpos Open 2013

Nancy GP Rapid 2013

World Chess Candidates 2013

36th San Sebastian International Open

O2C Doeberl Cup 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Lisbon 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Madrid 2013

27th Pula Open 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Berlin 2013

FIDE Grand Prix Paris 2013

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