Moscow Open 2012
January 28 - February 5, 2012
Moscow, Russia
RSSU International Chess Cup Moscow Open 2012 will consist of nine individual tournaments:
-Tournament A - National Cup stage among men
-Tournament B – National Cup stage among women
- Tournament C – RSSU Amateur Chess Cup
- Tournament D – RSSU Student Grandmaster Cup (men)
- Tournament E - RSSU Student Grandmaster Cup (women)
- Tournament F – RSSU Student Cup
- Tournament G – RSSU School Champions Cup
- Tournament H – RSSU School Leavers Cup
- Tournament I – The fifth World Chess Problem Solving Cup
Tournament A ( Average ELO = 2394)
Top 10 players
1- Inarkiev Ernesto RUS 2689
2- Andreikin Dmitry RUS 2688
3- Bu Xiangzhi CHN 2670
4- Khismatullin Denis RUS 2664
5- Timofeev Artyom RUS 2659
6- Bartel Mateusz POL 2658
7- Iordachescu Viorel MDA 2651
8- Kurnosov Igor RUS 2648
9- Ni Hua CHN 2641
10- Khairullin Ildar RUS 2638
Turkish Chess Championships
January 29 - February 5, 2012
Kemer, Antalya, Turkey
10 rounds
Swiss system
Time control: 90 mn + 30 mn after 40th move + 30 sec increment for each move .
Men: 309 players
Women: 69 players
Top 5 players Men
SOLAK, DRAGAN 2613
ESEN, BARIS 2534
CAN, EMRE 2462
HAZNEDAROGLU, KIVANÇ 2455
ERDOGDU, MERT 2424
Tata steel chess 2012 ( Wijk aan Zee )
January 13 - 29 , 2012
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Three main groups with 14 players each.
Round robin system.
Grandmaster Group A : Average rating : 2755
Category : 21
Group B : Average rating : 2603
Category : 15
Group C : Average rating : 2454
Category : 9
The time control is: 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves,
then 15 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for
each move starting from the first move.
Aronian won with 9 pts.
Final round (13) View all games
Kamsky, Gata - Topalov, Veselin : 1-0
Van Wely, Loek - Carlsen, Magnus : ½-½
Gashimov, Vugar - Nakamura, Hikaru : ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Karjakin, Sergey : ½-½
Aronian, Levon - Radjabov, Teimour : ½-½
Caruana, Fabiano - Gelfand, Boris : 1-0
Giri, Anish - Navara, David : ½-½
Gibraltar Masters ( Gibraltar Chess Festival )
January 24 - February 2, 2012
Gibraltar,
Masters (Open to all): 24 January - 2 February (10-round Swiss, FIDE rated)
Challengers A (Under 2250): 23 January - 27 January (5-round, Swiss, FIDE rated)
Challengers B (Under 2250): 28 January - 1 February (5-round, Swiss, FIDE rated)
Amateurs A (Under 1800): 23 January - 27 January (5-round, Swiss, FIDE rated)
Amateurs B (Under 1800): 28 January - 1 February (5-round, Swiss, FIDE rated)
Time control: 40 moves in 100 minutes plus 20 moves in 50 minutes plus 15 minutes for all remaining moves with 30 seconds per move added from the start.
Masters tournament: 256 players
Top players:
1 Svidler Peter RUS 2749
2 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2747
3 Adams Michael ENG 2724
4 Almasi Zoltan HUN 2717
5 Le Quang Liem VIE 2714
6 Polgar Judit HUN 2710
7 Shirov Alexei LAT 2710
8 Laznicka Viktor CZE 2704
9 Sutovsky Emil ISR 2703
10 Movsesian Sergei ARM 2700
11 Sasikiran Krishnan IND 2700
2012 Queenstown International
January 15 - 23, 2012
Queenstown, New Zealand
9 rounds
Swiss system
Final standings, top 3
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points | Tie-break |
| 1- |
Johansen Darryl K |
AUS | 7,5 | 7 |
| 2- |
Li Chao B |
CHN | 7,5 | 6 |
| 3- |
Zhao Jun |
CHN | 7,5 | 6 |
Tie Break: The greater number of victories
72nd Armenian Championship
January 11-21, 2012,
Yerevan, Armenia
Round robin
Men : 11 players ; Average ELO: 2565
Women : 11 players ; Average ELO: 2128
Final standings, top 3
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1- |
Petrosian Tigran L |
ARM | 7 |
| 2- |
Hovhannisyan Robert |
ARM | 6,5 |
| 3- |
Ter-Sahakyan Samvel |
ARM | 6 |
Players - Men
Petrosian Tigran L 2636
Andriasian Zaven 2624
Grigoryan Avetik 2621
Melkumyan Hrant 2620
Pashikian Arman 2608
Hovhannisyan Robert 2589
Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2569
Minasian Artashes 2525
Grigoryan Karen H 2482
Babujian Levon 2474
Simonian Hrair 2470
French Grand Prix FFE
Rapid Chess - French Grand Prix series : dates & venues of 4 Grand Prix and Final
"Pyramides" de Port-Marly, 7-8 January
Nancy, 28-29 April
Aix-les-Bains, 21-22 July
Villandry, 6-7 October
Final in Bastia
First step on 7-8 January
8 January: 7 qualified players and Laurent Fressinet, France champion 2010, continue to challenge in knock out system tournament.
time control: 15 minutes + 3 seconds per move.
Maxime Vachier Lagrave won the first Grand Prix FFE.
Final
Alexandr Fier - Maxime Vachier Lagrave : 0,5-1,5
Semi final
Etienne Bacrot - Alexandr Fier : 0-2
Laurent Fressinet - Maxime Vachier Lagrave : 0,5-1,5
Quarter final
Alberto David - Etienne Bacrot : 1,5-2,5
Tigran Gharamian - Maxime Vachier Lagrave : 0,5-1,5
Pavel Tregubov - Alexandr Fier : 0,5-1,5
Andreï Istratescu - Laurent Fressinet : 0,5-1,5
7 January: Open, 9 rounds,
time control: 15 minutes + 3 seconds per move.
148 players
Qualified players after 9 rounds
1- VACHIER-LAGRAVE Maxime 2699 7½ points
2- DAVID Alberto 2598 7½
3- BACROT Etienne 2704 7
4- ISTRATESCU Andrei 2628 7
5- GHARAMIAN Tigran 2676 7
6- TREGUBOV Pavel V. 2599 7
7- FIER Alexandr 2603 7
Reggio Emilia 2011
December 27, 2011 - January 6, 2012
Reggio Emilia, Italia
Average ELO: 2744
Double round robin system
Giri (NED)won the tournament thanks to the defeats of Morozevich and Nakamura.
Final round View all games
Giri, Anish - Caruana, Fabiano : ½-½
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Nakamura, Hikaru: 1-0
Vitiugov, Nikita - Morozevich, Alexander: 1-0
Donostia Chess Festival
December 28, 2011 - January 5, 2012
San Sebastian, Spain
Knock out system
The aniversary tournament is played in order to commemorate the legendary chess tournaments organised in San Sebastian in 1911 and 1912.
Each player will play each round 2 simultaneous games, one with white pieces and
the other with black pieces
Time control: 2 hours for all moves + 30 seconds per move.
Tie-breaks will consist of 2 simultaneous games at a rate of 15 minutes + 10 sec/move (Fischer).
If the result is 1-1, another 2 simultaneous games will be played at a rate of 5 minutes + 3 sec/move (Fischer).
If the result is 1-1 a “Simultaneous Armaggedon” will be played: one player will have white on both boards and 6 minutes on his clock. The player with black will have 5 minutes on his clock. In case of 1-1, the player with black will go on to the next round.
Players in bold went on to the next round. Final on January 5th,2012
Volokitin ( UKR ) won the tournament.
Final
Volokitin, Andrei - Laznicka, Viktor : 2 - 0
Semi final
Laznicka, Viktor - Moiseenko, Alexander : 2,5 - 1,5 ( 1-1; tie break 15mn : 1,5 - 0,5 )
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Volokitin, Andrei : 0,5 - 1,5
Quarter final
Gashimov, Vugar - Laznicka, Viktor : 0,5 - 1,5
Granda Zuniga, Julio E - Dominguez Perez, Leinier : 1 - 3 ( 1-1; tie break 15mn :0-2)
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Volokitin, Andrei : 0,5 - 1,5
Moiseenko, Alexander - Bacrot, Etienne : 4,5 - 3,5 ( 1-1; tie break 15mn : 2-2 ; Armageddon: 1,5 - 0,5 )
Round 4
Gashimov, Vugar - Landa, Konstantin: 4 - 2 (2-2 ; tie break 15mn :2-0)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Granda Zuniga, Julio E: 0 - 2
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Feller, Sebastien : 4 - 2 (2-2 ; tie break 15mn :2-0)
Moiseenko, Alexander - Miton, Kamil: 1,5 - 0,5
Bacrot, Etienne - Maze, Sebastien : 1,5 - 0,5
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Volokitin, Andrei : 1 - 3
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Fressinet, Laurent: 3 - 1
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Laznicka, Viktor: 1 - 3
Round 3
Gashimov, Vugar - Izeta Txabarri, Felix: 2 - 0
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Libiszewski, Fabien : 3 - 1 (after tie break 15mn :2-0)
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Franco Alonso, Alejandro: 1,5 - 0,5
Moiseenko, Alexander - Khamrakulov, Ibragim S.: 1,5 - 0,5
Bacrot, Etienne - San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo: 2 - 0
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Shchekachev, Andrei: 1,5 - 0,5
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Stefanova, Antoaneta: 1,5 - 0,5
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Alsina Leal, Daniel: 1,5 - 0,5
Laznicka, Viktor - Mullon, Jean-Baptiste: 2 - 0
Fressinet, Laurent - Kunin, Vitaly: 1,5 - 0,5
Volokitin, Andrei - Strikovic, Aleksa : 1,5 - 0,5
Van Wely, Loek - Maze, Sebastien : 1,5 - 2,5 (after tie break 15mn :0,5-1,5)
Gharamian, Tigran - Miton, Kamil : 1,5 - 2,5 (after tie break 15mn :0,5-1,5)
Feller, Sebastien - Fedorchuk, Sergey A.: 2,5 - 1,5 (after tie break 15mn :1,5-0,5)
Cheparinov, Ivan - Granda Zuniga, Julio E :0,5 - 1,5
Bauer, Christian - Landa, Konstantin:0,5 - 1,5
48th Groningen Chess Festival
December 21-30, 2011,
Groningen, Netherlands
9 Rounds
Group A 55 players, Group B 28 players, Group C 28 players,
Time control: 90mn for 40 moves + 30mn + 30sec per move
Kovchan won after tie-break.
Final standings, top 3
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1- |
Kovchan, Alexander |
UKR | 7 |
| 2- |
Hess, Robert L |
USA | 7 |
| 3- |
Tiviakov, Sergei |
NED | 6,5 |
| 4- |
Zherebukh, Yaroslav |
UKR | 6,5 |
Ratings January 2012
Top 100 players & top 10 countries
World Women Chess Team Championship 2011
December 17-28, 2011,
Mardin, Turkey
Round robin system
China won gold medals.
Final round
Vietnam - Ukraine: 2 - 2
Russia - Armenia: 2 - 2
Greece - RSA: 4 - 0
Georgia - Turkey: 3 - 1
China - India: 2½ - 1½
Brazil championship
December 10-20, 2011,
Brazil
Round robin system
Final standings, top 3
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1- |
Leitao Rafael |
BRA | 9 |
| 2- |
Fier Alexandr |
BRA | 8,5 |
| 3- |
Mecking Henrique |
BRA | 7 |
Sportaccord World Mind Games
Decembre 8 - 16, 2011
Beijing, China
Blindfold men - Final standings, top 3
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1- |
Almasi Zoltan |
HUN | 5 |
| 2- |
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime |
FRA | 5 |
| 3- |
Gashimov Vugar |
AZE | 5 |
Blitz men - Final standings, top 3
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime |
FRA | 12 |
| 2 |
Grischuk Alexander |
RUS | 10,5 |
| 3 |
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar |
AZE | 10 |
Rapid men - Final standings, top 3
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Wang Hao |
CHN | 5,5 |
| 2 |
Gashimov Vugar |
AZE | 5 |
| 3 |
Kamsky Gata |
USA | 4,5 |
London Chess Classic 2011
Decembre 3-12,2011
London, UK
Average rating : 2748
Round robin system
Round 9 Watch the games
Luke McShane - Vishy Anand : ½-½
Hikaru Nakamura - Michael Adams: 1-0
Nigel Short - Magnus Carlsen: ½-½
Vladimir Kramnik - Levon Aronian: ½-½
David Howell (bye)
Italian Chess Championship 2011
November 29 - Decembre 12,2011
Perugia, Italia
12 players
Round robin system
Final standings, top 4
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Caruana Fabiano |
ITA | 10 |
| 2 |
Dvirnyy Daniyyl |
ITA | 6,5 |
| 3 |
Brunello Sabino |
ITA | 6 |
| 4 |
Ortega Lexy |
ITA | 6 |
CCSCSL Invitational
November 29 - December 3 , 2011
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis ,USA
Round robin tournament
1. GM Giorgi Kacheishvili 2590 GEO
2. GM Mesgen Amanov 2524 TKM
3. IM Marc Arnold 2504 USA
4. GM Andre Diamant 2489 BRA
5. IM Irina Krush 2476 USA
6. IM Greg Shahade 2459 USA
7. IM Darwin Yang 2442 USA
8. IM Daniel Rensch 2416 USA
9. IM Angelo Young 2350 PHI
10. WGM Tatev Abrahamyan 2264 USA
Final standings, top 3
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Kacheishvili, Giorgi |
GEO | 8 |
| 2 |
Amanov, Mesgen |
TKM | 6 |
| 3 |
Diamant, Andre |
BRA | 6 |
Russia Rapid Grand Prix
December 1-4 , 2011
15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move
Grischuk won the tournament.
Final
Grischuk - Dreev : ½-½ ; 1-0
Semi final
Kurnosov - Dreev : ½-½ ; 0-1
Grischuk - Nepomniachtchi: 1-0 ; 1-0
Quarter final
Maletin - Kurnosov ½-½ ; 0-1
Dreev - Yakovenko ½-½ ; 1-0
Rublevsky - Grischuk 0-1 ; ½-½
Nepomniachtchi - Bocharov 1-0 ; 0-1 ; 1-0
World Championship Match
Indian chess champion Viswanathan Anand and his Israeli rival Boris Gelfand, the winner of the Candidates tournament, will challenge on May 10-31, 2012 in Moscow's Tretyakov State Gallery for the upcoming World Championship. 12 game match will be played. The $2,550,000 purse will be split 60-40 between the winner and loser.
21st World Senior Chess Championship
November 15 - 26 , 2011
Rijeka,Croatia
Final standings, top 3
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Okhotnik Vladimir |
FRA | 9 |
| 2 |
Komljenovic Davorin |
CRO | 8,5 |
| 3 |
Timoscenko Gennadij |
SVK | 8,5 |
Tal Memorial
November 16 - 25 , 2011
Moscow,Russia
Average rating: 2777
Carlsen won on tie-break.
Final round :
Karjakin, Sergey - Ivanchuk, Vassily : ½ - ½
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Aronian, Levon : ½ - ½
Svidler, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir : 1 - 0
Gelfand, Boris - Anand, Viswanathan : ½ - ½
Nakamura, Hikaru - Carlsen, Magnus : 0 - 1
Women's world chess championship
November 14 - 30, 2011
Tirana, Albania
10 games
Hou Yifan remains Women’s World Champion
Euwe chess tournament
The tournament is organized to honour the memory of the former World Champion Max Euwe.
October 13 - 20 , Amsterdam , The Netherlands
2 groups of 4 players
Double round robin
Round 5 :
Round 6 :
Group 1
Cramling - Olafsson : ½–½
Peng - Van der Sterren : 1–0
Group 2
Van Kampen - Conquest : 1–0
Socko - Arakhamia-Grant : ½–½
European Team Chess Championships
November 3 - 11, 2011
Porto Carras, Greece
Swiss system, 9 rounds
One open section and one section for the women’s teams
Open 38 teams
Women: 138 players
Time control : 90 min for 40 moves + 30 min for the rest of the game +
30 sec increment from the first move.
Teams of 4 players
Germany are European champion with 15 points.
Open section - Round 9:
Germany - Armenia: 2½ - 1½
Azerbaijan - Romania: 3 - 1
Hungary - Bulgaria: 4 - 0
Slovenia - Russia: 1 - 3
Netherlands - Czech Rep.: 2½ - 1 ½
France - Spain: 1½ - 2½
Croatia - Poland: 1 - 3
Greece - Italy: 1½ - 2½
England - Ukraine: 1½ - 2½
Switzerland - Israel: 1½ - 2½
Georgia - Sweden: 3 : 1
Serbia - Montenegro: 2½ - 1½
Moldova - Austria: 2½ - 1½
Latvia - Lithuania: 2 - 2
Turkey - Norway: 1½ - 2½
Iceland - Scotland: 4 - 0
Cyprus - Denmark: 0 - 4
Finland - Luxembourg: 3½ - ½
FYROM - Wales: 4 - 0
World Youth Under 16 Olympiad
October 23 - November 1st, 2011
Kocaeli, Turkey
Swiss system, 10 rounds
Time control : 90 minutes with 30 seconds increments per move.
26 teams
Team of 4 players
Final standings, top 4
| Rank |
Teams | Points |
| 1 |
Russia |
30 |
| 2 |
Armenia |
28,5 |
| 3 |
Iran |
27,5 |
| 4 |
Azerbaijan |
27,5 |
Corsica Masters
October 22 - 31, 2011
Bastia (22-29) & Ajaccio ( Final 31 Oct),
182 players
At the end of 9 rounds, 14 players will be qualified to play a knock out system tournament with the participation of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, winner of Corsican circuit 2010,and Viswanathan Anand, World Champion.
Simultaneous and blitz tournaments will also take place during the tournament.
Final ( 31st October )
Anand is winner after beating Mamedyarov
Viswanathan Anand - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov: 2 - 0
1- Anand - Mamedyarov : 1-0 (43) Grunfeld Defence
2- Mamedyarov - Anand : 0-1 (40) Queen's gambit 5.Bf4
Semi final ( 29th October )
Viswanathan Anand - Sasikiran Krishnan: 3 - 1
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Cheparinov Ivan: 2 - 0
Quarter final ( 29th October )
Viswanathan Anand - Grigoryan Avetik : 1½ - ½
Sasikiran Krishnan - Baron Tal: 2½ - 1½
Cheparinov Ivan - Battaglini Gabriel: 3 - 1
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Jones Gawain C B : 1½ - ½
1/8th final
Viswanathan Anand - Massoni Michael : 2 - 0
Melkumyan Hrant - Grigoryan Avetik : ½ - 1½
Cheparinov Ivan- Durarbeyli Vasif : 1½ - ½
Fressinet Laurent - Battaglini Gabriel : ½ - 1½
Sasikiran Krishnan - Arnold Marc T : 3 - 1
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - Mullon Jean-Baptiste : 1½ - ½
Jones Gawain C B - Tregubov Pavel V. : 3 - 2
Mamedov Rauf - Baron Tal : 1½ - 2½
Spice Cup 2011
October 15 - 25, 2011
Texas Tech University, USA
5 toUrnaments:
Spice Cup A,B,C, FIDE Rated Open, Scholastic Open
Spice Cup A
Double round robin
6 players
Final standings
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Le, Quang Liem |
VIE | 17 |
| 2-3 |
Dominguez, Leinier |
CUB | 15 |
| 2-3 |
Meier, Georg |
GER | 15 |
Chigorin Memorial
October 12 - 22, 2011
St. Petersburg, Russia
9 rounds
Final standings of Classic t. top 3:
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Bocharov, Dmitry |
RUS | 7,5 |
| 2 |
Onischuk, Vladimir |
UKR | 7 |
| 3 |
Lintchevski, Daniil |
RUS | 7 |
Final standings of Rapid t. top 3:
| Rank |
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Korobov, Anton |
UKR | 7,5 |
| 2 |
Kurnosov, Igor |
RUS | 7,5 |
| 3 |
Jumabayev, Rinat |
KAZ | 7 |
| 4 |
Kuzubov, Yuriy |
UKR | 7 |
Univé chess tournament
October 14 - 22 ,
Hoogeveen , The Netherlands
4 players
Round robin
Average rating: 2726
Round 6 :
Polgar, Judit - Kramnik, Vladimir : ½-½
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Giri, Anish : ½-½
Nalchik Fide Women Grand-Prix
October 8 - 23, 2011
Nalchik, Russia
Round robin system
12 players
Round 11
Stefanova Antoaneta - Kovalevskaya Ekaterina : ½-½
Kosintseva Tatiana - Kosintseva Nadezhda : ½-½
Ju Wenjun - Zhao Xue : 1-0
Cmilyte Viktorija - Zhu Chen : ½-½
Kosteniuk Alexandra - Lahno Kateryna : 0-1
Galliamova Alisa - Munguntuul Batkhuyag : 1-0
Barcelona Chess Tournament
October 12 - 20 ,
Magistral Casino Barcelona, Barcelona , Spain
10 players
Average rating: 2578
time control: 90 minutes + 30 sec increment per move from move one for 40 moves,
then 30 minutes + 30 sec increment per move (90’/40 + 30’) + 30 sec increment.
Draw offers not allowed until the first time control is finished.
Iturrizaga Eduardo couldn't participate to the tournament because of the car accident that he suffered.
Salgado won the tournamnet with 5,5 points.
Final round :
Salgado Lopez, Ivan - De La Riva Aguado, Oscar : 1-0
Spraggett, Kevin - Narciso Dublan, Marc: ½-½
Alsina Leal, Daniel - Seirawan, Yasser : 0-1
Peralta, Fernando - Oms Pallisse, Josep : ½-½
Mitropa cup
October 7 - 16, 2011
Merlimont , France
9 rounds
Final standings, top 3:
| Rank |
Country | Points |
| 1 |
Germany |
23 |
| 2 |
Italy |
22 |
| 3 |
Austria |
21 |
12th Poikovsky chess tournament
October 4 - 13 , 2011
round robin tournament
10 players
Bacrot took the first place on tie-break.
Round 9
Motylev, Alexander - Karjakin, Sergey: ½-½
Onischuk, Alexander - Caruana, Fabiano : ½-½
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Laznicka, Viktor : ½-½
Rublevsky, Sergei - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro : 0-1
Efimenko, Zahar - Bacrot, Etienne : 0-1
Turkish Chess Federation sues ECU in CAS
Turkish Chess Federation has started legal procedures against ECU in the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport). The case entered in Lausanne on the 10th of October, 2011. The main reason is mishandling of 2013 events bids and the procedures for naming the bid winners.
The appeal of the Turkish Chess Federation is filed for:
1. ECU’s decision to award the 2013 European Youth Chess Championship to Budva, Montenegro without making proper bid evaluation
2. The refusal to award TCF the 2013 Senior Team Championship despite having won the evaluation, and the postponement for the decision for the General Assembly
In a short comment of the President of TCF, Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici, he has made following remarks:
“In the last four years the Turkish Chess Federation has not organized any European Championships, due to decisions of ECU. Now, ECU mishandled many things for European 2013 events. But this time it is not acceptable. We are happy for their choice to give European Club Cup to Rhodos, it is a correct one. For the others we have decided to go to CAS. I have spoken with Danailov on the 18th of September. It is not a personal matter, it is not political. We will see the decision of the court and you will understand.”
This is not the first time the Turkish Chess Federation enters in dispute with ECU. In 2009 there was a heated argument over the organization of the European Club Cup, the European Individual Chess Championship, and the European Youth Chess Championship. Now the story is repeating, the 2011 case is going to court in the CAS, Lausanne. Stay tuned for updates.
Chess Masters Final Bilbao / Sao Paulo
September 25 - October 1 , 2011 , Sao Paulo
October 5 - 11 , 2011 , Bilbao
Round robin tournament
Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes to finish the game, with 10 extra seconds per move from move number 41.
Sofia Rule: Players are not allowed to agree draw without arbiter’s permission.
Scoring System :
3 - Points per win,
1 - Point per draw,
0 - Point per loss
Carlsen won the tournament after the tie-break games ( blitz games):
Tie-break : Carlsen - Ivanchuk : 1,5 - 0,5
Final Round
Vassili Ivanchuk - Levon Aronian : ½-½
Viswanathan Anand - Francisco Vallejo : 1-0
Hikaru Nakamura - Magnus Carlsen: ½-½
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World chess champ. -- Olympiads
World Team Chess Champ.
FIDE Grand prix series
Russian super final
European Team Chess Champ.
Tal Memorial -- Bilbao masters
Russian team ch. -- World cup
M-tel masters -- Corus Linares Morelia
Reggio Emilia -- Capablanca Mem.
Candidates matches -- London chess classic
Nanjing Pearl Spring -- World Chess Challenge
Aerosvit -- Cap d'Agde
Inventi chess -- NH chess
Amber -- Corus
Moscow open - Tata steel
Dortmund -- Poikovsky
Rilton cup -- Edmonton festival
Univé -- Yinzhou Cup
Country championships
Grandmaster Memorial tournaments
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