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Women's world chess championship
December 2 to 25, 2010
Antakya, Turkey
64 players knock out system.
16-year old Hou Yifan is the Women's World Champion after tie break rapid games:
Hou, Yifan - Ruan, Lufei: 3 -1
Aggregate: Hou ( CHN ) - Ruan ( CHN ): 5 - 3
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New Guinness world record in chess
December 24,2010
Highest number of players (20.480) played a game of chess simultaneously at one place.
Students and masters gathered at Ahmedabad’s Gujarat University ground today
at around 5.00 pm and played a game of chess simultaneously to break Mexico’s Guinness world record.
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Groningen Chess Festival 2010
December 21st to 30, 2010
Groningen, Netherlands
time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes for the rest of the game +
30 seconds per move starting from move 1.
Swiss system, 9 rounds
Group A: 56 players, Group B: 42 players, Group C: 29 players, Compact: 126 players.
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Russian chess championship men - Super Final
December 10 - 22,
Moscow, Russia
Round robin tournament
Nepomniachtchi is the winner after the playoff games
Rapid games: Karjakin - Nepomniachtchi : 1-1
Armageddon: Karjakin - Nepomniachtchi : 0,5 - 0,5
Nepomniachtchi who got Black with 5 minutes against Karjakin ( White + 6 minutes ) is the champion of Russia after the draw.
Round 11 ( December 22 )
Svidler - Grischuk : ½ - ½
Malakhov - Karjakin : 1 - 0
Potkin - Kurnosov : ½ - ½
Tomashevsky - Jakovenko : ½ - ½
Nepomniachtchi - Vitiugov : ½ - ½
Zvjaginsev - Khismatullin : ½ - ½
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European Rapid Chess Championship
December 18-19, 2010
Warsaw, Poland
time: 15' + 10".
6 way tie. Almasi is winner after he defeats Vugar Gashimov in tie break blitz games.
Final standings, top 6
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Almasi, Zoltan | HUN |
10,5 |
| 2 |
Gashimov, Vugar | AZE |
10,5 |
| 3 |
Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR |
10,5 |
| 4 |
Shirov, Alexei | ESP |
10,5 |
| 5 |
Korobov, Anton | UKR |
10,5 |
| 6 |
Naiditsch, Arkadij | GER |
10,5 |
European Blitz Chess Championship
December 17, 2010
Warsaw, Poland
time: 3' + 2".
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA |
22 |
| 2 |
Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR |
20 |
| 3 |
Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR |
19,5 |
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London Chess Classic 2010
Decembre 8-15,2009 , London, UK
Average rating : 2724
time control : 40 moves in two hours, 20 moves in one hour,
rest in 15 minutes, with 30 seconds increment per move.
Sofia rules: No early draw
win: 3 points, draw: 1 point
Carlsen won with 13 points.
Round 7 ( December 15 )
Vishy Anand - Vladimir Kramnik: ½-½
Hikaru Nakamura - Michael Adams: ½-½
David Howell - Luke McShane: ½-½
Magnus Carlsen - Nigel Short: 1-0
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Brazil chess championship
November 29 - December 8,2010 ,
Americana, Brazil
Average rating : 2482
Giovanni Vescovi is winner.
Final round
Di Berardino Diego Rafael - Leitao Rafael : ½-½
Jatoba De Oliveira Reis Paulo - Mekhitarian Krikor Sevag: ½-½
Milos Gilberto - Vescovi Giovanni : ½-½
Matsuura Everaldo - Shumyatsky Victor : ½-½
El Debs Felipe De Cresce - Fier Alexandr : ½-½
Barreto Filho Carlos Alberto - Gonzalez Bolivar Ribeiro : ½-½
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60th Greek individual chess championship
November 26 - December 4,
Athens, Greece
Round robin tournament
Average rating : 2414
Kotronias Vasileios won with 7 points.
Round 9 ( December 4 )
Alexandros Koukoufikis - Hristos Banikas : 0-1
Athanasios Spiliadis - Dimitrios Mastrovasilis : 0-1
Konstantinos Nikolaidis - Vasilios Kotronias : ½-½
Athanasios Mastrovasilis - Ioannis Nikolaidis : ½-½
Georgios Kanakaris - Spyridon Kapnisis : ½-½
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Italian Championship
November 23 - December 4,
Siena, Italy
Round robin tournament
Average rating : 2486
Fabiano Caruana won the Italian Championship 2010.
Round 11 ( December 4 )
Rombaldoni Denis - Caruana Fabiano : 0-1
Piscopo Pierluigi - Garcia Palermo Carlos : ½-½
Brunello Sabino - D'Amore Carlo : ½-½
Rombaldoni Axel - Ortega Lexy : ½-½
Dvirnyy Daniyyl - Genocchio Daniele : ½-½
Godena Michele - Bonafede Alessandro : ½-½
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Support of Fide to Turkish Chess Federation
FIDE president Ilyumzhinov supports Turkish Chess Federation by sending the following press release
related to the allegations that the TCF may have bought votes to support their 2012 Olympiad bid.
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BN Bank Blitz
November 27,
Oslo, Norway
blitz tournament
Nakamura is winner
Final:
Agdestein - Nakamura: 2-2 (Nakamura won armageddon-Party)
Bronze Final:
Lahno - Johannessen: 2-2 (Lahno held a draw in Armageddon)
Semifinals:
Agdestein - Lahno: 2-2 (won Agdestein armageddon-Party)
Nakamura – Johannessen :3-0
Competition for 5 / 6. site:
Røyset - Kovachev :3-0
Daskevics - Hobbs: 2.5 - 1.5
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Russian Championship Super Final women
November 16 - 27,
Moscow, Russia
Round robin tournament
90 minutes for the first 40 moves, and 30 minutes to the end, with 30 seconds increment starting at move 1.
Alisa Galliamova became the champion of Russia.Galliamova - Pogonina : 1,5 - 0,5
rapid play off:
Galliamova - Pogonina : ½ - ½
Pogonina - Galliamova : 0 - 1
Round 11 ( November 27 )
Kosteniuk - N. Kosintseva : 1 - 0
Shadrina - Pogonina : 1 - 0
Galliamova - T. Kosintseva : ½ - ½
Girya - Matveeva : 1 - 0
Bodnaruk - Gunina : 1 - 0
Paikidze - Nebolsina : 1 - 0
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Asian Games - team chess championship
November 18 - 26,
Guangzhou, China
November 26th, Men, final:
China - Philippines: 3,5 - 0,5
Bronze medal:
India - Iran : 3.5 - 0.5
November 25th, Men, semi final:
China - Iran : 2,5 - 1,5
India - Philippines: 1,5 - 2,5
Men , Qualifications top 4
|
Country | Points |
| 1 |
China |
14 |
| 2 |
Philippines |
12 |
| 3 |
India |
9 |
| 4 |
Iran |
8 |
November 26th, women, final:
China - Uzbekistan: 2,5 - 1,5
Bronze medal:
Vietnam - India : 2 - 2 ( 2-1 after sudden death rapid)
Women, semi final:
China - Vietnam : 3,5 - 0,5
India - Uzbekistan: 1,5 - 2,5
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Unam Quadrangular Elite
November 19 - 21,
Mexico
rapid matches, 10 mn + 10 sec increment.
Final:
Polgar Judit beats Topalov: 3,5 - 0,5
Topalov Veselin - Polgar Judit : ½ - ½
Polgar Judit - Topalov Veselin: 1 - 0
Topalov Veselin - Polgar Judit : 0 - 1
Polgar Judit - Topalov Veselin: 1 - 0
Semi final:
Polgar Judit - Ivanchuk Vassily: 0 - 1
Ivanchuk Vassily - Polgar Judit : 0 - 1
Polgar Judit - Ivanchuk Vassily : ½ - ½
Ivanchuk Vassily - Polgar Judit : 0 - 1
aggregate: Polgar Judit - Ivanchuk Vassily : 2,5 - 1,5
Topalov Veselin - Leon Hoyos Manuel : 1 - 0
Leon Hoyos Manuel - Topalov Veselin : 0 - 1
Topalov Veselin - Leon Hoyos Manuel: 1 - 0
Leon Hoyos Manuel - Topalov Veselin : ½ - ½
aggregate: : Topalov Veselin - Leon Hoyos Manuel : 3,5 - 0,5
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World Blitz Championship
November 16 - 18 , 2010
Moscow,Russia
time control: 3 seconds + 2 seconds/move
20 players, 38 rounds
Round robin system
Final standings , top 5
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Aronian, Levon | ARM |
24,5 |
| 2 |
Radjabov, Teimour | AZE |
24 |
| 3 |
Carlsen, Magnus | NOR |
23,5 |
| 4 |
Gelfand, Boris | ISR |
21,5 |
| 5 |
Nakamura, Hikaru | USA |
21,5 |
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Asian Games - Individual Rapid chess
November 13 - 16 , 2010
Guangzhou,China
Final standings - men - top 4
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Kasimdzhanov Rustam | UZB |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Le Quang Liem | VIE |
7,5 |
| 3 |
Bu Xiangzhi | CHN |
6,5 |
| 4 |
Kazhgaleyev Murtas | KAZ |
6,5 |
Tie Break: The results of the games of the players in the same point
Final standings - women - top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Hou Yifan | CHN |
8,5 |
| 2 |
Zhao Xue | VIE |
7,5 |
| 3 |
Harika Dronavalli | IND |
6,5 |
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19th Annual Kings Island Open
November 12-14, 2010
Mason, Ohio, USA
Final Standings, top 3
|
Players | Points |
| 1 |
Ivanov, Alexander |
4,5 |
| 2 |
Shabalov, Alexander |
4,5 |
| 3 |
Kaidanov, Gregory |
4 |
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Tal memorial
November 4 - 14 , 2010
Moscow,Russia
Average rating: 2757
10 players
round 9 ( November 14 ) :
Gelfand - Mamedyarov : 1-0
Wang, Hao - Karjakin : ½-½
Kramnik - Shirov : 1-0
Eljanov - Aronian : ½-½
Grischuk - Nakamura : ½-½
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Magistral Casino de Barcelona 2010
November 4 - 12, Barcelona, Spain
round robin
Final Standings
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Bruzon Batista Lazaro | CUB |
7 |
| 2 |
Salgado Lopez Ivan | ESP |
7 |
| 3 |
Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS |
6 |
| 4 |
Jussupow Artur | GER |
4,5 |
| 5 |
Edouard Romain | FRA |
4,5 |
| 6 |
Alsina Leal Daniel | CAT |
4 |
| 7 |
Cuartas Jaime Alexander | ECU |
4 |
| 8 |
Oms Pallisse Josep | CAT |
3,5 |
| 9 |
Magem Badals Jordi | CAT |
2,5 |
| 10 |
Hess Robert | USA |
2 |
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Karpov vs Hou Yifan
November 6 - 11 , 2010
Sanya city, Hainan, China
Game 1 , Hou Yifan - Anatoly Karpov: 0-1
Game 2 , Anatoly Karpov - Hou Yifan : ½-½
Game 3 , Hou Yifan - Anatoly Karpov: ½-½
Game 4 Anatoly Karpov - Hou Yifan : ½-½
Game 5-6 : 2 Rapid games
Anatoly Karpov - Hou Yifan : ½-½
Hou Yifan - Anatoly Karpov: ½-½
Total: Karpov - Hou Yifan: 3.5 - 2.5
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16th Bora Kostic memorial
November 2 - 12, Vrsac, Serbia
Double round robin tournament
Average rating: 2582
6 players
Round 9, November 11,  View Games (PGN)
Bogosavljevic, B. - Kovacevic, A. : ½-½
Spasov, V. - Sedlak, N. : ½-½
Nevednichy, V. - Ivanisevic, I. : 0-1
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Ratings : November 2010
Ratings: Top 100 players and top countries
Chigorin Memorial 2010 - Rapid
October 26 - 27, Moscow, Russia
time control: 15 m + 5 s/move
9 rounds
155 players,
|
Players | Country | Points | Buccholz |
| 1 |
Yudin, Sergei | RUS |
7 | 53 |
| 2 |
Andriasian, Zaven | ARM |
7 | 52,5 |
| 3 |
Lafuente, Pablo | ARG |
7 | 51 |
| 4 |
Vorobiov, Evgeny E. | RUS |
7 | 51 |
| 5 |
Gasanov, Eldar | UKR |
7 | 49,5 |
| 6 |
Melkumyan, Hrant | ARM |
7 | 44,5 |
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Cap D'Agde 2010
October 22 - 31 France
Double round robin tournament
16 players,
2 groups of 8 players meet in a tournament.
Average ELO: 2618
Ivanchuk is winner after beating Nakamura: 1,5 - 0,5
Final, October 31
Vasily Ivanchuk - Hikaru Nakamura : 1 - 0
Hikaru Nakamura - Vasily Ivanchuk : ½ - ½
Final: October 31 , Ivanchuk vs Nakamura
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Univé chess tournament 2010 - The Crown Group
October 25 - 30 , Hoogeveen , The Netherlands
4 players
Average rating: 2696
Round 6 ( October 30 ):
Tiviakov, Sergei - Shirov, Alexei : ½-½
Giri, Anish - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime : ½-½
Vachier-Lagrave won with 4,5 pts.
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Nanjing Pearl Spring
October 18 - 30, Nanjing, China
Double round robin tournament
6 players,
Carlsen (NOR) won with 7 points.
Final - Round 10 ( October 30 )
Carlsen, Magnus - Gashimov, Vugar : ½-½
Anand, Viswanathan - Bacrot, Etienne : 1-0
Wang Yue - Topalov, Veselin: 0-1
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European Club Cup 2010
October 16 - 24 , Plovdiv , Bulgaria
Men : 49 teams , Average ELO: 2340
Women : 15 teams , Average ELO: 2280
Economist-SGSEU-1 & Cercle d'Echecs de Monte Carlo are winners.
Open - Final Round ( October 23 ):
Economist-SGSEU-1 - Yugra : 3 - 3
SOCAR Azerbaijan - ShSM-64 Moscow : 3 - 3
Mika Yerevan - Baden-Baden OSG : 2½ - 3½
Eynatten - KSK47 - A DAN DZO & PGMB - Chernigiv : 2½ - 3½
St.Petersburg Chess Club - Beer Sheva CC : 3½ - 2½
Solingen SG - Ashdod Elite CC : 1½ - 4½
G-Team Novy Bor - Rivnenski Iisovi zubry - Rivne : 3 - 3
Glasinac -Werder Bremen : 1½ - 4½
Ural - Oslo Schakselskap : 5½ - ½
Bihac CK - Naiden Voinov CC : 3½ - 2½
Vesnianka Gran - Evry Grand Roque : 4 - 2
Prievidza SK - Gros Xake Taldea : 1½ - 4½
Amay - Margiris Kaunas : 1½ - 4½
Manisa Doruk Koleji - Viking Stockholm : 1 - 5
Obiettivo Risarcimento Padova -- Gambit-Asseco-See Skopje : 1½ - 4½
LugPokerChess - Lugansk - LSG : 2½ - 3½
K Gentse SRL - White Rose : 4½ - 1½
Etela-Vantaan Shakki - Tammer Shakki : 3 - 3
Betsson - Cardiff Chess Club : 4 - 2
Asker Sjakklubb - Differdange CE Le Cavalier : 5½ - ½
Chanion Skakistiki Akademia - Expik Klubi i shahut : 4½ - 1½
Aarhus Skakklub/Skolerne - Shqiponja KSH : 6 - 0
Butrinti - Nidum Chess Club : 5 - 1
Ennis Chess Club - Brønshøj Skakforening : 1 - 5
Dudelange CE - : 3 - 0 bye
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10th Winterthur Master Open
October 9 - 16 , 2010 , Winterthur, Switzerland
9 rounds Swiss-System ,
time control: 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 first move
39 players, Perunovic,Milos SRB 2558 and Ulibin,Mikhail RUS 2540 are the players with highest rating.
There are also Open tournament (Elo under 2001), Youth Open, Single and
Team Blitz tournaments.
Final standings , top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Dobroczy,Viktor | HUN |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Leuenberger,Urs | SUI |
7 |
| 3 |
Bosshard,Paul | SUI |
6,5 |
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Chess Masters Bilbao 2010
October 9 - 15 , 2010 , Bilbao
Round robin tournament,
4 players,
Round 6
Viswanathan Anand - Magnus Carlsen : ½ - ½
Alexei Shirov - Vladimir Kramnik : ½ - ½
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3rd Annual Karen Asrian Memorial
October 5 - 13
Yerevan, Armenia
Swiss system, 9 rounds
64 players
Final standings , top 5
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Kotanjian Tigran | ARM |
7 |
| 2 |
Shanava Konstantine | GEO |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Volkov Sergey | RUS |
6,5 |
| 4 |
Maghalashvili Davit | GEO |
6,5 |
| 5 |
Vorobiov Evgeny E | RUS |
6,5 |
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39 th Chess Olympiad 2010
September 21 - October 3,
Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Men: 148 teams, Women: 114 teams
| Board prizes |
| Board 1 open | Rank | Name | Federation | Games | Points |
| | 1 | Ivanchuk Vassily | Ukraine | 10 | 8 |
| | 2 | Aronian Levon | Armenia | 10 | 7,5 |
| | 3 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | Russia 2 | 9 | 6,5 |
| Board 1 women | Rank | Name | Federation | Games | Points |
| | 1 | Kosintseva Tatiana | Russia 1 | 10 | 7 |
| | 2 | Mamedjarova Zeinab | Azerbaijan | 11 | 9 |
| | 3 | Hou Yifan | China | 11 | 8 |
| Prizes of the other boards |
Open, final round
Israel - Ukraine : 2 - 2
Russia 1 - Spain : 2 - 2
Poland - Hungary : 1,5 - 2,5
France - Armenia : 2 - 2
Russia 2 - Greece : 2,5 - 1,5
China - Italy : 3 - 1
Azerbaijan - Russia 3 : 2 - 2
Cuba - USA : 1,5 - 2,5
England - Czech Republic : 2 - 2
India - Georgia : 2,5 - 1,5
Turkey - Switzerland : 2,5 - 1,5
Women, final round
Russia 2 - Russia 1 : 1,5 - 2,5
China - Ukraine : 3 - 1
Poland - Georgia : 2 - 2
Croatia - Cuba : 1,5 - 2,5
USA - India : 2,5 - 1,5
Vietnam - Azerbaijan : 1,5 - 2,5
Germany- Bulgaria : 1 - 3
Russia 3 - Serbia : 3 - 1
Slovenia - Armenia : 0,5 - 3,5
Argentina - Romania : 1 - 3
Turkey - Estonia : 2,5 - 1,5
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Ilyumzhinov elected for FIDE President
Ilyumzhinov has re-elected for FIDE President for the next four years. He defeated Karpov : 95 - 55
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Women's World Chess Blitz Champ. Final stage
Final: September 17 - 18
Moscow, Russian State Social University
Swiss system, 13 double rounds
16 players
time control: 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move
Final standings , top 3
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Women's World Chess Blitz Champ. Final stage
Final: September 17 - 18
Moscow, Russian State Social University
Swiss system, 13 double rounds
16 players
time control: 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move
Final standings , top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Lahno, Kateryna | UKR |
20 |
| 2 |
Kosintseva, Tatiana | RUS |
19 |
| 3 |
Gunina, Valentina | RUS |
18,5 |
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Semifinal Women's World Chess Blitz Championship 2010
Final: September 17 - 18
Semi final: September 15 - 16
Moscow, Russian State Social University
Swiss system, 13 double rounds
34 players
time control: 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move
Players qualified for the final
1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS 2524
2 Koneru, Humpy IND 2593
3 Stefanova, Antoaneta BUL 2551
4 Kosintseva, Nadezhda RUS 2565
5 Kosintseva, Tatiana RUS 2573
6 Muzychuk, Anna SLO 2535
7 Krush, Irina USA 2490
8 Nebolsina, Vera RUS 2360
9 Zhukova, Natalia UKR 2499
10 Gaponenko, Inna UKR 2469
11 Skripchenko, Almira FRA 2464
12 Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2464
13 Paikidze, Nazi GEO 2376
14 Gunina, Valentina RUS 2465
15 Lahno, Kateryna UKR 2539
16 Sebag, Marie FRA 2499
Semi final, Standings top 6
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Krush, Irina | USA |
19 |
| 2 |
Nebolsina, Vera | RUS |
17,5 |
| 3 |
Zhukova, Natalia | UKR |
16,5 |
| 4 |
Gaponenko, Inna | UKR |
15,5 |
| 5 |
Skripchenko, Almira | FRA |
15,5 |
| 6 |
Muzychuk, Mariya | UKR |
15 |
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Himalayan Grandmaster Chess tournament
Men Final standings , top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Timoshenko Georgy | UKR |
7 |
| 2 |
Mohr Georg | SLO |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Dzhumaev Marat | UZB |
6,5 |
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Spanish Chess Championship
September 4 - 12, 2010
9 rounds ,
Final standings , top 4
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Cordoba, Miguel Illescas | ESP |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Pons, Francisco Vallejo | ESP |
7 |
| 3 |
Moreno, Javier Ruiz | ESP |
7 |
| 4 |
Garza, Marco Sergio | ESP |
7 |
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19th Croatian Team Championship
September 4 - 12, 2010
9 rounds ,
Final standings , top 3
|
Teams | Points |
| 1 |
Liburnija - Rijeka |
16 |
| 2 |
Rijeka - Rijeka |
14 |
| 3 |
Duro Dakovic Holding - Sl. Brod |
13 |
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World University Chess Championship 2010
September 5 - 11 , 2010
Zurich, Switzerland
9 rounds,
time control: 90 minutes with 30 seconds cumulative increment
for each move starting from first move
Participants: 57 men, 37 women.
The competitors must be born between January 1st, 1982 and December 31st, 1992.
Final standings, Men , top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Wang Yue | CHN |
8,5 |
| 2 |
Ismagambetov Anuar | KAZ |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Benidze Davit | GEO |
6,5 |
Final standings, Women , top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Munguntuul Batkhuyag | MGL |
7 |
| 2 |
Drljevic Ljilja | SRB |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Guramishvili Sopiko | GEO |
6,5 |
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Carlsen vs the World
September 10 , 2010
Carlsen beat the world after the 44th move. He played with White pieces. Vachier-Lagrave , Nakamura and Judit Polgar suggested the reply moves and the world voted one of the suggestions.
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Inventichess 2010
September 3 - 11 , 2010
Antwerp, Belgium
Final round
Meier, Georg - Hautot, Stephane : 1 - 0
De Jong, Jan-Willem - Docx, Stefan : 0 - 1
Sokolov, Ivan - Piceu, Tom : 1 - 0
Hovhanisian, Mher - Michiels, Bart : ½ - ½
Istratescu, Andrei - Van der Stricht, Geert : 1 - 0
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Bilbao final masters
September 3 - 8 , 2010 , Shanghai
October 9 - 15 , 2010 , Bilbao
Shanghai stage
Round 6
Alexei Shirov - Levon Aronian : ½-½
Vladimir Kramnik - Wang Hao : ½-½
Shirov and Kramnik are qualified to Bilbao stage.
They will play with Anand and Magnus Carlsen in Bilbao on October 9, 2010.
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63rd Russian championship major league
August 25 - September 6, 2010
Irkutsk, Siberia
Swiss system, 10 rounds ,
48 players (men),
Five best participants will be eligible to serve in the
Russian Championship Super Final.
August 25 - September 3, 2010
34 players (women),
Five winners received the right to participate in the Grand Final
60-th Russian Chess Championship for women.
Men , Final standings , top 5
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | RUS |
7 |
| 2 |
Khismatullin, Denis | RUS |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Potkin, Vladimir | RUS |
6,5 |
| 4 |
Kurnosov, Igor | RUS |
6,5 |
| 5 |
Zvjaginsev, Vadim | RUS |
6,5 |
Women , Final standings , top 5
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Paikidze, Nazi | GEO |
7 |
| 2 |
Girya, Olga | RUS |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Shadrina, Tatiana | CHN |
6,5 |
| 4 |
Zaiatz, Elena | RUS |
6 |
| 5 |
Matveeva, Svetlana | RUS |
6 |
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1st Campomanes Memorial Cup Open
August 28 - September 3
Manila, Philipinnes
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points | Tie break |
| 1 |
Zhao Jun | CHN |
7 | 2612 |
| 2 |
Le Quang Liem | VIE |
7 | 2542 |
| 3 |
Ding Liren | CHN |
6,5 | - |
Tie Break: rating average of the opponents
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7th Kalamaria Open 2010
August 25 - September 1, 2010
Kalamaria, Greece
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Andriasian Zaven | ARM |
7 |
| 2 |
Atalik Suat | TUR |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Drozdovskij Yuri | UKR |
6,5 |
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Baku open
August 23 - 31, 2010
Baku, Azerbaijan
Swiss System, 9 Round ,
158 players.
Time control: for each player - 90 minutes for the finishing of the game + 30 sec per move (beginning 1st move).
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Kamsky, Gata | USA |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Sutovsky, Emil | ISR |
7 |
| 3 |
Aleksandrov, Aleksej | BLR |
7 |
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Arctic Securities Chess Stars Kristiansund
August 28 - 30, 2010
Kristiansund, Norway
time control: 20 minutes + 10 seconds a move
Carlsen is winner.
Final:
Carlsen - Anand: 1,5 - 0,5
Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan : 1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus : ½-½
3rd-4th:
Hammer - Polgar: 1,5 - 0,5
Polgar, Judit - Hammer, Jon Ludvig : ½-½
Hammer, Jon Ludvig - Polgar, Judit : 1-0
Preliminary:
| | Players | Country | Points |
|---|
| 1. | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 5 |
| 2. | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 3½ |
| 3. | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | NOR | 2 |
| 4. | Polgar, Judit | HUN | 1½ |
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Leko vs Gelfand rapid match
August 24 - 29, 2010
Miskolc, Hungary
8 rapid games ,
Day 4:
Leko - Gelfand: : ½ - ½
Gelfand - Leko: ½ - ½
Total points: Leko - Gelfand: : 3,5 - 4,5
Play games
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Istanbul chess festival
August 21 - 28, 2010
Istanbul, Turkey
Swiss System, 9 Round ,
350 players.
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Sumets, Andrey | UKR |
8 |
| 2 |
Bigaliev, Renat | RUS |
7,5 |
| 3 |
Gasanov, Eldar | UKR |
7,5 |
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6th Prospero A. Pichay Cup Open
August 21 - 26, 2010
Manila, Philippinnes
47 players ,
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Filippov, Anton | UZB |
7 |
| 2 |
Kazhgalayev, Murtas | KAZ |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Gelashvili, Tamaz | GEO |
6,5 |
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NH chess tournament
August 12 - 22, 2010
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Scheveningen tournament,
Time control: At least 40 moves in two hours, followed by 30 minutes for the remaining moves.
In this second period 30 seconds are added on the clock per move.
Final score:
Experience team: 24 - Rising stars: 26
Final Round
Gelfand – Nakamura: ½ - ½
Ljubojevic – Caruana: ½ - ½
van Wely – So: ½ - ½
Nielsen – Giri: 1 - 0
Svidler - Howell: 1 - 0
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France championship
August 9 - 21, 2010
Belfort, France
11 rounds,
time control: 90 mn / 40 m + 30 mn + 30 sec/move
Fressinet is champion after tie-break games.
Tie break games:
Romain Edouard - Laurent Fressinet : ½-½
Laurent Fressinet - Romain Edouard : 1-0
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Negroponte Open
August 9 - 17, 2010
Chalkis, Greece
Final standings, top 7
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Atalik, Suat | TUR |
8 |
| 2 |
Hess Robert | USA |
7,5 |
| 3-7 |
Burmakin Vladimir | RUS |
7 |
| 3-7 |
Graf Alexander | GER |
7 |
| 3-7 |
Bosiocic Marin | CRO |
7 |
| 3-7 |
Nikolaidis Ioannis | GRE |
7 |
| 3-7 |
Moradiabadi Elshan | IRI |
7 |
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Efimenko vs Naiditsch
August 12-18, 2010
Mukachevo, Ukraine
| Title | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Res. |
| Zahar Efimenko (UKR) | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2,5 |
| Arkadij Naiditsch (GER) | 1/2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 3,5 |
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Marx György Memorial 2010
August 5 - 16, 2010
Paks , Hungary
Laznicka (CZE) won with 8 pts.
Final round :
Laznicka, Viktor - Robson, Ray : 1-0
Berkes, Ferenc - Acs, Peter: ½-½
Timman, Jan H - Almasi, Zoltan : 1-0
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Yinzhou Cup China - Russia
August 5 - 15, 2010
Scheveningen system tournament.
The time control : 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes to the end of the game,
with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from the first move.
overall score :
China - Russia: 128 - 122
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Ulaanbaatar women grand prix
July 29 to August 12
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Round robin tournament with 12 players.
5th tournament of women grand prix series.
Hou Yifan won the tournament
Round 11
Chiburdanidze Maia - Shen Yang : ½ - ½
Munguntuul Batkhuyag - Zhu Chen : 0 - 1
Stefanova Antoaneta - Hou Yifan : ½ - ½
Kosintseva Tatiana - Yildiz Betul Cemre : 1 - 0
Zhao Xue - GM Sebag Marie : ½ - ½
Xu Yuhua - Koneru Humpy : ½ - ½
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Arctic chess challenge
July 31 - August 8, 2010
Tromso,Norway
164 players
9 rounds
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Kobalia, Mikhail | RUS |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Hoyos, Manuel Leon | MEX |
7,5 |
| 3 |
Sandipan, Chanda | IND |
7 |
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Magistral Casino de Barcelona 2010
November 4 - 12, Barcelona, Spain
round robin
Final Standings
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Bruzon Batista Lazaro | CUB |
7 |
| 2 |
Salgado Lopez Ivan | ESP |
7 |
| 3 |
Inarkiev Ernesto | RUS |
6 |
| 4 |
Jussupow Artur | GER |
4,5 |
| 5 |
Edouard Romain | FRA |
4,5 |
| 6 |
Alsina Leal Daniel | CAT |
4 |
| 7 |
Cuartas Jaime Alexander | ECU |
4 |
| 8 |
Oms Pallisse Josep | CAT |
3,5 |
| 9 |
Magem Badals Jordi | CAT |
2,5 |
| 10 |
Hess Robert | USA |
2 |
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British Championship
July 25 - August 7, 2010
University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
78 players
11 rounds
Players over 2500: Adams, Michael, 2706 - Gordon, Stephen J, 2534 -
Conquest, Stuart, 2523 - Williams, Simon K, 2511
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Adams, Michael | ENG |
9,5 |
| 2 |
Pert, NicholasFressinet Laurent | ENG |
8 |
| 3 |
Conquest, Stuart C | ENG |
7,5 |
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Dutch open
July 27 - August 5, 2010
Dieren, The Netherlands
74 players
9 rounds
time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes , followed by 30 minutes + extra time an increment of 30 seconds from the 1st move.
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Points |
| 1 |
Fargere , Francois |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Ernst , Sipke |
6,5 |
| 3 |
L' Ami , Erwin |
6,5 |
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4th San Juan International
July 24 to August 1st
Pamplona, Mongolia
9 rounds
Final standings, top 4
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Wojtaszek Radoslaw | POL |
6,5 |
| 2 |
Fressinet Laurent | FRA |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Fedorchuk Sergey A | UKR |
5,5 |
| 4 |
Zvjaginsev Vadim | RUS |
5,5 |
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Biel Young Grandmaster Tournament
July 19 - 28, 2010
Biel, Switzerland
Double round robin tournament
Fabiano Caruana won the tournament after tie break games.
Three players have finished with the same amount of points after the last round. They played tie break games:
Semi-final:
First game: Fabiano Caruana - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave: 1 - 0
Second game: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Fabiano Caruana: 1 - 0
Third game (Armageddon): Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Fabiano Caruana: 0 - 1
Final:
First game (rapid): Fabiano Caruana - Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son: ½ - ½
Second game(rapid): Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son - Fabiano Caruana : 0 - 1
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Dortmund 2010
July 15 - 25, 2010
Dortmund, Germany
Double round robin tournament
Ponomariov is winner.
round 10:
Leko – Naiditsch : 1 - 0
Kramnik – Mamedyarov : 1 - 0
Ponomariov – Le : ½ - ½
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Andorra open 2010
July 17 - 25, 2010
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Zoler Dan | ISR |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Bruzon Batista Lazaro | CUB |
7 |
| 3 |
Hamdouchi Hicham | FRA |
7 |
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2010 U.S. Women's chess championship
July 9 - 20 ,
Average ELO: 2353
Saint Louis, USA
10 players
Round robin tournament
.
Krush is winner with 8 pts.
Final Round
Anna Zatonskih - Sabina Foisor: ½ - ½
Katerina Rohonyan - Tatev Abrahamyan : 0 - 1
Camilla Baginskaite - Beatriz Marinello : 1 - 0
Irina Krush - Abby Marshall: 1 - 0
Alisa Melekhina - Iryna Zenyuk : 0 - 1
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117th Scottish championship
July 11 - 17, 2010
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Greet, Andrew | ENG |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Shaw, John | SCO |
7 |
| 3 |
Berry, Neil | SCO |
6,5 |
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Canadian Open Chess Championship,
July 10 - 18 , 2010
Toronto, Canada
213 players
9 rounds, Swiss System
time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes and 30 minutes for the remainder of the game
(with 30 second increments from move 1).
Final standings
|
Players | Ratings | Points |
| 1 |
McShane Luke | 2624 |
8 |
| 2 |
Noritsyn Nikolay | 2536 |
7,5 |
| 3 |
Gagunashvili Merab | 2596 |
7 |
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Chess Festival Sport Summer 2010 Paracin
July 7 - 16, 2010
Paracin, Serbia
126 players ( 9 GM )
9 rounds, swiss system
Time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes with 30 seconds
cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move.
Final standings
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Damljanovic Branko | SRB |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Savic Miodrag R | SRB |
7 |
| 3 |
Nikolov Sasho | BUL |
7 |
Paris international open
July 3 - 11 , 2010
Paris, France
74 players ( 11 GM )
Average ELO: 2356
Final standings
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Feller Sebastien | FRA |
8 |
| 2 |
Gharamian Tigran | FRA |
7,5 |
| 3 |
Sethuran S.P. | IND |
6,5 |
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38th Greek Team Championship
July 5 - 11 , 2010
Peristeri, Greece
22 teams, 473 players
Final standings, top 3
|
Teams | Points |
| 1 |
Peristeriou |
14 |
| 2 |
Kydon Chania |
11 |
| 3 |
Chania Chess Academy |
11 |
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Turkey team championship
July 2 - 8 , 2010
Konya, Turkey
47 teams
9 rounds,
Final standings
|
Teams | City | Points |
| 1 |
Antalya Ramazan Savas S.K. | Antalya |
16 |
| 2 |
Gazi Universitesi S.K. | Ankara |
15 |
| 3 |
Deniz Genclik S.K. | Antalya |
14 |
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Fide Women Grand-Prix, Jermuk
June 23 to July 6, 2010.
Jermuk, Armenia
4th tournament of FIDE Women Grand-Prix series.
Round-robin system, 11 rounds
Dzagnidze won with 9 pts.
Final round
Kovanova Baira - Mkrtchian Lilit : ½ - ½
Fierro Baquero Martha L - Cramling Pia : 0 - 1
Kosintseva Tatiana - Danielian Elina : 0 - 1
Chiburdanidze Maia - Stefanova Antoaneta : 0 - 1
Dzagnidze Nana -Hou Yifan : ½ - ½
Shen Yang - Xu Yuhua : ½ - ½
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Chess festival King 's Gambit - 2010
June 23 - July 1 , 2010
Lipetsk, Russia
round robin system, 10 players:
Final standings
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Zonta Andrew | UKR |
8 |
| 2 |
Neverov Valeri | UKR |
6 |
| 3 |
Gladyshev Oleg | RUS |
5 |
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Fide ratings - July 2010
Top 100 players -- Women top 10 -- top countries
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Pula open
June 19 - 26 , 2010
Pula, Croatia
Final standings
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Kovacevic Aleksandar | SRB |
5 |
| 2 |
Zelcic Robert | CRO |
4,5 |
| 3 |
Fodor Tamas Jr | HUN |
4,5 |
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Bazna King's chess tournament
June 14 - 25 , 2010
Bazna, Romania
Average ELO: 2742
Double round-robin system
Carlsen won the tournament with 7,5 points.
Final round
Wang Yue - Carlsen Magnus : 0 - 1
Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter - Ponomariov Ruslan : 0 - 1
Gelfand Boris - Radjabov Teimour : 0 - 1
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45th Capablanca Memorial Elite
June 9 - 22 , 2010
La Habana , Cuba
Average tournament's rating: 2691
Final round
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Nepomniachtchi, Ian : 0,5 - 0,5
Dominguez Perez, Leinier - Alekseev, Evgeny : 1 - 0
Short, Nigel D - Bruzon Batista, Lazaro : 1 - 0
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Poikovsky chess championship
June 2 - 14, 2010
Round 11
Karjakin, Sergey - Sutovsky, Emil : 1 - 0
Bologan, Viktor - Motylev, Alexander : 1 - 0
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Rublevsky, Sergei : 0,5 - 0,5
Vitiugov, Nikita - Jobava, Baadur : 0,5 - 0,5
Riazantsev, Alexander - Onischuk, Alexander: 0,5 - 0,5
Sokolov, Ivan - Naiditsch, Arkadij : 1 - 0
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Mitropacup chess tournament
May 29 - June 6, 2010
Round 9
France - Slovenia: 3 - 1
Hungary - Slovakia: 2 - 2
Switzerland - Italy: 2 - 2
Austria - Germany: 2 - 2
Croatia - Czech Rep.: 2,5 - 1,5
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China chess championship
May 24 - June 6, 2010
Final round
Wang Hao - Ni Hua : 1 - 0
Ding Liren - Zhou Weiqi : 0,5 - 0, 5
Li Shilong - Bu Xiangzhi : 0,5 - 0, 5
Ji Dan - Zhou Jianchao : 0 - 1
Hou Yifan - Lu Shanglei : 0 - 1
Li Chao B - Zhang Ziyang : 1 - 0
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Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament
May 26 - 30, 2010
Final standings
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Giri, Anish | NED |
4,5 |
| 2 |
Hammer, Jon Ludvig | NOR |
3,5 |
| 3-4 |
Grandelius, Nils | IND |
2,5 |
| 3-4 |
Hector, Jonny | SWE |
2,5 |
| 5 |
Persson, Tiger Hillarp | SWE |
1,5 |
| 6 |
Cramling, Pia | SWE |
0,5 |
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2. Kahraman Olgac Memorial
May 24 - 28 , 2010
Istanbul, Turkey
Final standings:
| Team 2. A (25,5 Pts./13 MP) |
|---|
| Name | Country | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Kulaots Kaido | EST | 8,5 |
| 2 | Strikovic Aleksa | SRB | 5,5 |
| 3 | Mirzoev Azer | AZE | 5,5 |
| 4 | Movsziszian Karen | ARM | 3,5 |
| 5 | Tsatsalashvili Keti | GEO | 2,5 |
| Team 1. B (24,5 Pts./7 MP) |
|---|
| Name | Country | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Kanmazalp Ogulcan | TUR | 5,5 |
| 2 | Yilmaz Mustafa | TUR | 5 |
| 3 | Erdogdu Mert | TUR | 3,5 |
| 4 | Esen Baris | TUR | 5 |
| 5 | Firat Burak | TUR | 5,5 |
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4th ACP world rapid cup
May 27 - 29, 2010
knock out system
Final
Karjakin is winner against Jakovenko after Armageddon blitz game.
Karjakin, Sergey - Jakovenko, Dmitry: 4 - 3
Semi finals
Grischuk, Alexander - Karjakin, Sergey: 1,5 - 2,5
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Gurevich, Mikhail: 1,5 - 0,5
Quarter finals
Grischuk, Alexander - Movsesian, Sergei: 1,5 - 0,5
Shirov, Alexei - Karjakin, Sergey: 2 - 3
Eljanov, Pavel - Jakovenko, Dmitry: 0,5 - 1,5
Gurevich, Mikhail - Gashimov, Vugar: 1,5 - 0,5
Round 1
Grischuk, Alexander - Motylev, Alexander: 2 - 0
Movsesian, Sergei - Naiditsch, Arkadij: 1.5 - 0.5
Shirov, Alexei - Bacrot, Etienne : 3 - 2
Karjakin, Sergey - Drozdovskij, Yuri: 3 - 1
Eljanov, Pavel - Moiseenko, Alexander: 1.5 - 0.5
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Inarkiev, Ernesto: 2 - 0
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gurevich, Mikhail: 0.5 - 1.5
Gashimov, Vugar - Tregubov, Pavel V.: 3 - 2
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Astrakhan Grand Prix
May 9 - 24 , 2010
Round 13
Inarkiev Ernesto - Svidler Peter : 1 - 0
Ponomariov Ruslan - Alekseev Evgeny : 0,5 - 0,5
Radjabov Teimour - Wang Yue : 0,5 - 0,5
Leko Peter - Gashimov Vugar : 1 - 0
Ivanchuk Vassily - Mamedyarov Shakhriyar : 0,5 - 0,5
Jakovenko Dmitry - Akopian Vladimir : 0,5 - 0,5
Gelfand Boris - Eljanov Pavel : 0,5 - 0,5
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U.S. chess championship
Kamsky won U.S. Championship after the draw against Shulman.
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Florencio Campomanes Memorial - IM
May 17 - 21 , 2010
Ankara, Turkey
Angora Chess Tournament's name is changed to "Florencio Campomanes Memorial"
after Florencio Campomanes has passed away.
The tournament will be played using the Double Scheveningen System with 10 rounds. The rate of play will be 90 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one.
Final standings:
| Team 2. A (31 Pts./15 MP) |
|---|
| Name | Country | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Mirzoev Azer | AZE | 7,5 |
| 2 | Marinkovic Ivan | SRB | 5,5 |
| 3 | Genov Petar | BUL | 8 |
| 4 | Schleining Zoya | GER | 5,5 |
| 5 | Genova Lyubka | BUL | 4,5 |
| Team 1. B (19 Pts./5 MP) |
|---|
| Name | Country | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Ali Marandi Cemil Can | TUR | 4,5 |
| 2 | Ozturk Kubra | TUR | 4 |
| 3 | Kerigan Demre | TUR | 4 |
| 4 | Topak Engin | TUR | 5 |
| 5 | Dastan Batuhan | TUR | 1,5 |
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Commonwealth Chess Championships - 2010
May 10 - 18 , 2010
Final standings, top 5
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Maletin Pavel | RUS |
9 | 75 |
| 2 |
Laxman R R | IND |
9 | 72,5 |
| 3 |
Gupta Abhijeet | IND |
8,5 | 75 |
| 4 |
Bocharov Dmitry | RUS |
8,5 | 74,5 |
| 5 |
Lalith Babu M R | IND |
8,5 | 74,5 |
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Lublin Union Memorial
May 9 - 18 , 2010
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Macieja, Bartlomiej | POL |
5,5 | 24 |
| 2 |
Grachev, Boris | RUS |
5,5 | 23,5 |
| 3 |
Bartel, Mateusz | POL |
5,5 | 22,5 |
World Chess Championship - Anand vs Topalov
April 21 - May 12, 2010
Game 12 : Topalov - Anand : 0 - 1
Anand is world champion : 6,5 - 5,5
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Women's Grand Prix , Nalchik
April 25 - May 7 , 2010
Round 11
Cramling Pia - Zhu Chen : 1 - 0
Mkrtchian Lilit - Kosintseva Tatiana : 0 - 1
Hou Yifan - Yildiz Betul Cemre 2244 4: 1 - 0
Zhao Xue - Koneru Humpy : 1 - 0
Danielian Elina - Kovanova Baira : 0 - 1
Munguntuul Batkhuyag - Dzagnidze Nana : 0,5 - 0,5
Kosintseva is winner.
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President's cup
April 29 - May 1 , 2010
Baku, Azerbaijan
8 players
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS |
5 |
| 2 |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | AZE |
5 |
| 3 |
Kamsky, Gata | USA |
5 |
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May 2010 ratings
Top 100 players and Top countries
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Serbia Chess Championship
April 18 - May 1 , 2010
round robin,
Sedlak won with 9,5 pts.
Round 13
Bogosavljevic Boban - Govedarica Radovan : 1 - 0
Damljanovic Branko - Sedlak Nikola: 0 - 1
Tadic Branko - Drazic Sinisa : 0,5 - 0,5
Pikula Dejan - Perunovic Milos : 0,5 - 0,5
Saric Sinisa - Savic Miodrag R : 0,5 - 0,5
Krstic Petar - Pavlovic Milos : 0,5 - 0,5
Solak Dragan - Lajthajm Borko : 1 - 0
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9th Asian Continental Open
April 21-29 , 2010
90 players in men, 24 players in women.
Final standings, top 5
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Ni Hua | CHN |
7 | - |
| 2 |
So Wesley | PHI |
6,5 | 2550 |
| 3 |
Gupta Abhijeet | IND |
6,5 | 2528 |
| 4 |
Zhou Jianchao | CHN |
6,5 | 2518 |
| 5 |
Le Quang Liem | VIE |
6,5 | 2466 |
Tie Break: rating average of the opponents
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Bar Open
Grand prix of Balkans
April 17-24 , 2010
Bar, Montenegro
Swiss system, 9 rounds,
Time control: 90 minutes per player for the entire game plus 30 seconds for each move
64 players
Final standings, top 5
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Miladinovic Igor | SRB |
6,5 | 41 |
| 2 |
Miron Lucian-Costin | ROU |
6,5 | 40,5 |
| 3 |
Georgiev Vladimir | MKD |
6,5 | 40 |
| 4 |
Rusev Krasimir | BUL |
6,5 | 38 |
| 5 |
Tosic Miroslav | SRB |
6,5 | 34 |
Tie Break: Buchholz
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Malakoff Open
Grand prix of Balkans
April 17-24 , 2010
Malakoff, France
Swiss system, 9 rounds,
Time control: 1h30/40 moves then 30 min with an increment of 30s/move (throughout the game)
197 players
Final standings, top 3,
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Guliyev Namig | AZE |
7,5 | 42,5 |
| 2 |
Malaniuk Vladimir P | UKR |
7 | 41 |
| 3 |
Panbukchian Valentin | BUL |
7 | 40,5 |
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Judit Polgar - Navara rapid match
April 22-24, 2010
Prague, Czech Rep.
8 games
Time control: 25 minutes for a game with an increment of 10 seconds per move .
Game 1: Navara, David - Polgar, Judit: 0,5 - 0,5 --- Ruy Lopez, Open (Tarrasch) Defence )
Game 2: Polgar, Judit - Navara, David: 1 - 0 --- Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
Game 3: Navara, David - Polgar, Judit: 0 - 1 --- English Opening, Symmetrical
Game 4:Polgar, Judit - Navara, David: 1 - 0 --- Ruy Lopez Breyer
Game 5:Navara, David - Polgar, Judit: 0 - 1 --- Queen's Indian Defence
Game 6:Polgar, Judit - Navara, David: 0 - 1 --- Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
Game 5:Navara, David - Polgar, Judit: 0 - 1 --- Queen's Indian Defence
Game 6:Polgar, Judit - Navara, David: 0,5 - 0,5 --- French, Winawer
Day 1: Polgar, Judit (HUN) - Navara (CZE): 6 - 2
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Thailand Open
April 14-20 , 2010
Bangkok, Thailand
Swiss system, 9 rounds,
Time control: 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move.
108 players
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Hansen Sune Berg | DEN |
8 |
| 2 |
Short Nigel D | ENG |
7,5 |
| 3 |
Sunil Mokal Prathamesh | IND |
7 |
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UKM KL Masters 2010
April 13-19 , 2010
University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia
Final standings, top 4
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Iuldachev Saidali | UZB |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Fernandez Daniel Howard | SIN |
7 |
| 3 |
Ankit R Rajpara | IND |
6,5 |
| 4 |
Thakur Akash | IND |
6,5 |
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12th Dubai Open Chess Championship
April 4-14 , 2010
Dubai
Swiss system, 7 rounds,
Time control: 1 hour 30 minutes for the whole game with
an incremental time of 30 seconds per move.
140 players
8 players share the lead. Iturrizaga is winner according to the tiebreak point (Sum of the ratings of the opponents )
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Iturrizaga Eduardo | VEN |
7 | 20280 |
| 2 |
Iordachescu Viorel | MDA |
7 | 20231 |
| 3 |
Aleksandrov Aleksej | BLR |
7 | 20155 |
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Turkey chess championship
March 25 - April 4 , 2010
Sinop, Turkey
round robin,
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Seyhanoglu Deniz | TUR |
10 |
| 2 |
Kerigan Demre | TUR |
9 |
| 3 |
Topak Engin | TUR |
8,5 |
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Sydney International Open
April 4 - 11 , 2010
Sydney, Australia
Swiss system, 9 rounds,
78 players
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Bojkov Dejan | BUL |
7 | 53,5 |
| 2 |
Jones Gawain | ENG |
7 | 53 |
| 3 |
Zhao Zong-Yuan | AUS |
7 | 53 |
Tie-break: Buchholz
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IV International Tournament La Laguna
April 5 - 11 , 2010
San Cristobal de La Laguna, Tenerife. Spain
Swiss system, 9 rounds,
time control: 1 hour 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment per move
122 players
Final standings, top 6
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Kamil Miton | POL |
7 | 54,5 |
| 2 |
Bruzon Lazaro Batista | CUB |
7 | 54 |
| 3 |
Bojan Kurajica | BIH |
7 | 54 |
| 4 |
Gonzalez Vidal Yuri | CUB |
7 | 53,5 |
| 5 |
Evgeny Gleizerov | RUS |
7 | 53 |
| 6 |
Bartlomiej Heberla | POL |
7 | 52 |
Tie-break: Buchholz
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Russian Team Championship
April 1-10 , 2010
Sochi, Russia.
Round robin, 9 rounds,
time control: 100 mn /40 moves + 50 mn/20 + 10mn + 30s
Men
ShSM-64 won with 16 pts.
Final round - Round 9:
M.Chigorin Chess Club - BelGU : 4 - 2
SPb Chess Fed - Economist-SGSEU 1 : 3.5 - 2.5
Economist-SGSEU 2 - ShSM-64 : 1 - 5
Tomsk-400 - Yugra : 3 - 3
Etude-Contact - Ural: 2.5 - 3.5
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African Club Team Championship
April 1-5 , 2010
Cape Town, South Africa
Swiss system, 7 rounds,
Final standings, top 3
|
Teams | Country | Points |
| 1 |
El Dakhlia | EGY |
21,5 |
| 2 |
Grupo Desportivo da Epal | ANG |
20 |
| 3 |
Randburg | RSA |
18,5 |
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XXXVII International Tournament La Roda
March 31 - April 4 , 2010
La Roda Albacete, Spain.
Swiss system, 9 rounds,
time control: 1 hour 30 minutes plus 30 seconds / move
205 players
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Diamant Andre | BRA |
7,5 | 51 |
| 2 |
Cuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando | ESP |
7,5 | 48 |
| 3 |
Ortiz Suarez Isan Reynaldo | CUB |
7 | - |
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33. San Sebastian Open
March 27 - April 4 , 2010
San Sebastian, Spain.
150 players.
swiss system, 9 rounds,
time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Alvarez Pedraza Aramis | CUB |
7,5 |
| 2 |
Tratar Marko | SLO |
7 |
| 3 |
Alsina Leal Daniel | ESP |
7 |
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XXIV. Catalonia Open
March 27 - April 4 , 2010
Barcelona, Spain.
102 players.
swiss system, 9 rounds,
time control: 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move
Final standings, top 4
|
Players | Country | Points | Tie break |
| 1 |
Filemon, Cruz | PER |
7,5 | 43,5 |
| 2 |
Lorenzo De La Riva, Lazaro | ESP |
7,5 | 39,5 |
| 3 |
Rofes Lluis Maria Perpignan | ESP |
7 | 42,5 |
| 4 |
Perez Mitjans Orelvis | CUB |
7 | 42,5 |
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4. International Memorial H. Agzamova
March 22 - April 1 , 2010
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Swiss system, 9 rounds
time control : 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes before the end of the game, adding 30 seconds per move starting from the first.
129 players
Final standings, top 4
|
Players | Country | Points | Tie break |
| 1 |
Turov, Maxim | RUS |
7 | 54 |
| 2-3 |
Zhigalko, Sergei | BLR |
7 | 53,5 |
| 2-3 |
Jumabayev, Rinat | KAZ |
7 | 53,5 |
| 4 |
Golod, Vitali | ISR |
7 | 49,5 |
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Cup of Rector (Female tournament)
March 26 - 29 , 2010
Kharkov, Ukraine.
8 players.
1 Gaponenko Inna, Ukraine, 2472
2 Karlovich Anastazia, Ukraine, 2180
3 Mkrtchian Lilit, Armenia, 2503
4 Doluhanova Evgeniya, Ukraine, 2297
5 Ushenina Anna, Ukraine, 2452
6 Soloviova Liza, Ukraine, 2315
7 Burtasova Anna, Russia, 2301
8 Klinova Masha, Israel, 2303
circular system, 7 rounds,
time control: 45 minutes for each player to finish the game with extra 10 seconds for each move from the start
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Ushenina Anna | UKR |
6 |
| 2 |
Gaponenko Inna | UKR |
4,5 |
| 3 |
Mkrtchian Lilit | ARM |
4 |
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25th North American Masters
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1-2 |
Finegold, Ben | USA |
6,5 |
| 1-2 |
Molner, Mackenzie | USA |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Kolev, Atanas | BUL |
6 |
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Vasily Smyslov has passed away
Vasily Smyslov has passed away on 27th March 2010 at the age of 89 in Moscow.
He was world chess champion from 1957-1958 after the win against Botvinnik.
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Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament
March 13 - 25 , 2010
Nice, France.
12 players.
Carlsen and Ivanchuk are the joint winners of the Amber tournament.
Round XI:
Blind
Gashimov - Svidler : 0,5-0,5
Dominguez - Aronian : 0-1
Ponomariov - Smeets : 0,5-0,5
Gelfand - Ivanchuk : 0,5-0,5
Kramnik - Karjakin : 1-0
Grischuk - Carlsen : 1-0
Rapid
Svidler - Gashimov : 0,5-0,5
Aronian - Dominguez : 0,5-0,5
Smeets - Ponomariov : 0-1
Ivanchuk - Gelfand : 1-0
Karjakin - Kramnik : 1-0
Carlsen - Grischuk : 1-0
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SPICE Spring International 2010
March 13 - 19 , 2010
Lubbock, Texas, USA.
10 players.
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Becerra Rivero, Julio | USA |
6,5 |
| 2 |
Antal, Gergely | HUN |
5,5 |
| 3 |
Finegold, Benjamin | USA |
5,5 |
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11th European Individual Chess Championship
men and women
March 5 – 19, 2010
Rijeka - Croatia
Swiss system ,
Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.
420 male (average ELO: 2389), 163 female (average ELO: 2389) players from 41 European countries.
The 11th Individual European Chess Championship for men and women is qualification
event for the next World Cup. According to FIDE regulations and the decision
of the ECU Board, 22 players will qualify.
Final standings, Men, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS |
9 |
| 2 |
Jobava Baadur | GEO |
8,5 |
| 3 |
Timofeev Artyom | RUS |
8,5 |
Tie break for 2nd place: Jobava - Timofeev: 1,5 - 0,5
Nepomniachtchi ,Baadur , Timofeev , Lysyj, Efimenko, Almasi, Tomashevski, Rodshtein, Pashikian and Salgado Lopez are qualified for the World Cup.
Final standings, Women, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Cramling Pia | SWE |
9 |
| 2 |
Cmilyte Viktorija | LTU |
8,5 |
| 3 |
Socko Monika | POL |
8 |
Socko get the 3rd place after tie brek games among Socko Monika, Kosintseva Tatiana, Sebag Marie,Zhukova Natalia and Dembo Yelena. All these players are qualified for the World Cup.
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Cannes International
February 28 - March 7 , 2010
Cannes, France.
91 players
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
Tie break |
| 1 |
Gharamian Tigran | FRA |
7 | 2740 |
| 2 |
Malakhatko Vadim | BEL |
7 | 2733 |
| 3 |
Sengupta Deep | IND |
7 | 2645 |
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Zagreb Open
February 25 - March 4 , 2010
Zagreb, Croatia.
34 players
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Ulibin Mikhail | RUS |
7 |
| 2 |
Brkic Ante | CRO |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Radulski Julian | BUL |
6,5 |
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Reykjavik Open 2010
February 24 - March 3 , 2010
Reykjavik, Iceland.
Swiss system , 9 rounds
Time control: 90 min. + 30 minutes after 40 moves. Increment of 30 sec. for every move.
104 players
Final standings, top 4
|
Players | Country | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Sokolov Ivan | BIH |
7 | 53 |
| 2 |
Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR |
7 | 52 |
| 3 |
Gupta Abhijeet | IND |
7 | 51,5 |
| 4 |
Stefansson Hannes | ISL |
7 | 51 |
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Gotth' Art cup
Fberuary 22 - March 3, 2010
Average ELO: 2506
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Beliavsky Alexander G | SLO |
6,5 | - |
| 2 |
Portisch Lajos | HUN |
6 | 26,75 |
| 3 |
Rapport Richard | HUN | 6 | 23,5 |
Tie Break: Sonneborn-Berger
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Nancy 2010
February 22 - 28 , 2010
Nancy, France.
Swiss system , 9 rounds
Time control: 1 hour 30 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes to finish the game
per player (+30 seconds per move).
And 1 hour 30 minutes per player (+30sec) for the 8 players-4 days-groups.
19 different tournaments and simultaneous games.
Final standings, top 3,Tournament A
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Postny Evgeny | ISR |
6 |
| 2 |
GRranda Zuniga Julio E | PER |
5,5 |
| 3 |
Ninov Nikolai | BUL |
5,5 |
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2nd Batavia Amsterdam Chess Tournament
February 19 - 28 , 2010
Cafe Batavia 1920, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
10 players , round robin tournament.
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Kleijn, Christov | NED |
6,5 |
| 2 |
Shiven, Khosla | IND |
6 |
| 3 |
Wemmers, Xander | NED |
5,5 |
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Fajr Open
February 19 - 28 , 2010
Mashhad - Iran
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Shanava Konstantine | GEO |
9 | 77 |
| 2 |
Tiviakov Sergei | NED |
9 | 76 |
| 3 |
Grabliauskas Virginijus | LTU |
9 | 67 |
Tie Break: Buchholz
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Judit Polgar vs. Gregory Kaidanov
February 22 - 25 , 2010
February 26 Friday Blitz games.
South Carolina, USA.
Sicilian Theme Match :
Dragon, Scheveningen, Najdorf or Sveshnikov,
4 Classical 100 min /40 move games, Possible Blitz playoff
Game 1, Kaidanov - Polgar: 1 - 0 (Sveshnikov)
Game 2, Polgar - Kaidanov: 1 - 0 (Dragon)
Game 3, Kaidanov - Polgar: 1 - 0 (Najdorf)
Game 4, Polgar - Kaidanov: 1 - 0 (Scheveningen)
Blitz Playoffs: Polgar - Kaidanov: 2 - 1
Aggregate: Judit Polgar - Gregory Kaidanov: 4 - 3
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How did Topalov won ?
Topalov - Gelfand: 1 - 0 (Linares 2010)
61. Rxa7 Rxa7
62. Kb7 1-0
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Linares 2010
February 12 - 25 , 2010
Linares , Spain
Chess Grand Slam: 10 rounds, round robin tournament.
Topalov (BUL) won with 6,5 points.
Round 10 :
Francisco Vallejo Pons - Alexander Grischuk: 0,5 - 0,5
Veselin Topalov - Boris Gelfand: 1 - 0
Levon Aronian - Vugar Gashimov: 1 - 0
Boris Gelfand - Levon Aronian: 0,5 - 0,5
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26th Cappelle La Grande chess tournament
February 13 - 20 , 2009
Cappelle la Grande , France
Time control: 1h 30 plus 30 seconds/move for the first 40 moves. Then 30 minutes plus 30 seconds per move until the end.
652 players
9 rounds
Final standings, top 10
|
Players | Country | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Zherebukh Yaroslav | UKR |
7,5 | - |
| 2 |
Kryvoruchko Yuriy | IKR |
7 | 43 |
| 3 |
Radulski Julian | BUL |
7 | 43 |
| 4 |
Negi Parimarjan | IND |
7 | 43 |
| 5 |
Gurevich Mikhail | TUR |
7 | 42,5 |
| 6 |
Amin Bassem | EGY |
7 | 42,5 |
| 7 |
Edouard Romain | FRA |
7 | 41,5 |
| 8 |
Arutinian David | GEO |
7 | 40,5 |
| 9 |
Dziuba Marcin | POL |
7 | 40 |
| 10 |
Kravtsiv Martyn | UKR |
7 | 38 |
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World Blitz Championship-Preliminaries
February 18 , 2010
Double nine-round Swiss Blitz Tournament : Preliminaries of World Blitz Championship will take place in Moscow in November 2010. It will consist of 20 players (10 participants of Mikhail Tal Memorial 2010, 6 winners of the Qualification Tournament of Feb.18, 2010 and four to six wild cards named by the Organizers).
Qualified players for the final tournament
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA |
13,5 |
| 2 |
Bu, Xiangzhi | CHN |
13 |
| 3 |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian | RUS |
13 |
| 4 |
Mamedov, Rauf | AZE
|
13 |
| 5 |
Savchenko, Boris | RUS
|
13 |
| 6 |
Grachev, Boris | RUS
|
13 |
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8th International Caspian Cup
February 12 - 19 , 2010
Rasht, Iran
89 players, Average ELO: 2259
Final standings, top 3
|
Players | Country | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Abbasov Farid | AZE |
7 | 48 |
| 2 |
Mirzoev Azer | AZE |
7 | 47,5 |
| 3 |
Toufighi Homayoon | IRI |
7 | 42,5 |
tie-break: Buchholz
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Aeoroflot open
February 8 - 19 , 2010
Moscow , Russia
Four Open Tournaments (A1,A2, B and C)
Time control:
Tournament A 1 and A 2: 40 moves in 100 minutes, then 20 moves in 50 minutes, finally 15 minutes
for the remaining moves with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move one.
Tournament B and C: 90 minutes for the whole game with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1.
Final Standings , top 6,
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Le, Quang Liem | VIE |
7 |
| 2 |
Korobov, Anton | UKR |
6,5 |
| 3 |
Motylev, Alexander | RUS |
6 |
| 4 |
Zhou, Jianchao | CHN
|
6 |
| 5 |
Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son | VIE
|
6 |
| 4 |
Grachev, Boris | RUS
|
6 |
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Paris Blitz
Feb 7, 2010
Paris , France
Final Standings , top 4,
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Feller Sebastien | FRA |
11 |
| 2 |
Meier Georg | GER |
11 |
| 3 |
Shchekachev Andrei | FRA |
10 |
| 4 |
Shankland Samuel L | USA
|
10 |
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Romanian chess championship
January 31 - Feb 7, 2010
Baile Olanesti , Romania
Final Standings Men, top 3,
|
Players | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Lupulescu Constantin |
7 | 44 |
| 2 |
Nevednichy Vladislav |
7 | 38,5 |
| 3 |
Dragomirescu Robin-Alexandru |
7 | 38 |
Tie Break: Buchholz
Final Standings Women, top 4,
|
Players | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Cosma Elena-Luminita |
7 | 42,5 |
| 2 |
Paulet Iozefina |
7 | 37,5 |
| 3 |
Foisor Cristina-Adela |
6,5 | 39,5 |
| 4 |
Dragomirescu Angela |
6,5 | 37,5 |
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Moscow open
Moscow, Russia
7 tournaments take place during the international chess festival.
Open A: January 30 - February 7 , 2010
187 players for Open A.
Konstantin Chernyshov won the tournament with 7 points after 4 way tie. Konstantin Chernyshov, Bareev Evgeny, Le Quang Liem, Inarkiev Ernesto concluded the tournament with 7 points.
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Azerbaijan championship
Final Standings, top 3,
|
Players | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Safarli Eltaj |
6,5 | - |
| 2 |
Mamedov Nidjat |
6,5 | - |
| 3 |
Durarbeyli Vasif |
6 | - |
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70th Armenian championship
January 22 - 31, 2010
Yerevan , Armenia
Final Standings, top 4,
|
Players | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Grigoryan Avetik |
7,5 | 30 |
| 2 |
Petrosian Tigran L |
5,5 | 24 |
| 3 |
Andriasian Zaven |
5,5 | 21,25 |
| 4 |
Minasian Artashes |
5,5 | 20,25 |
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Chennai Open 2010
January 25 - February 3 , 2010
Chennai, India
387 players.
ELO of 13 players is over 2500.
Final Standings, top 4,
|
Players | Country | Points |
| 1 |
Turov Maxim | RUS |
9,5 |
| 2 |
Rahman Ziaur | BAN |
9 |
| 3 |
Siddharth R | IND |
9 |
| 4 |
Lalith Babu M R | IND |
9 |
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Gibtelecom Chess Festival 2010
Gibtelecom Masters (Open to all)
Gibraltar
January 26 - February 4 , 2010
10 rounds Swiss, FIDE rated
218 players. ELO of 57 players are over 2350.
Other events:
Challengers A (Under 2250) - 26-30 January 2010 (5 rounds Swiss, FIDE rated)
Challengers B (Under 2250) - 31 January - 4 February 2010 (5 rounds Swiss, FIDE rated)
Amateur A (Under 1800) - 26-30 January 2010 (5 rounds Swiss)
Amateur B (Under 1800) - 31 January - 4 February 2010 (5 rounds Swiss)
Junior Congress - 6-7 February 2010.
Michael Adams won the tournament after the playoff games among Michael Adams, Paco Vallejo Pons, Jan Gustafsson and Chanda Sandipan.
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Corus chess tournament 2010
January 15 - 31 , 2010
Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands
round robin tournaments.
Grandmaster Group A : 14 players; Average rating : 2719 ;
Category : 19
Group B : 14 players; Average rating : 2629 ; Category : 16
Group C : Average rating : 2455 ; Category : 9
Carlsen won the tournament with 8,5 points.
Round 13
L. van Wely - V. Anand : 0,5 - 0,5
N. Short - J. Smeets : 0,5 - 0,5
H. Nakamura - S. Tiviakov : 1 - 0
M. Carlsen - F. Caruana : 0,5 - 0,5
V. Ivanchuk - P. Leko : 0,5 - 0,5
A. Shirov - L. Dominguez : 0,5 - 0,5
V. Kramnik - S. Karjakin : 0,5 - 0,5
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Belarus championship
January 23 , 2010
Final Standings, top 3,
|
Players | Rating | Points |
| 1 |
Podolchenko, Eugene | 2450 |
8 |
| 2 |
Zhigalko, Sergey | 2668 |
7,5 |
| 3 |
Fedorov, Alexey | 2619 |
7 |
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Sevilla Chess Open
January 8 - 16, 2010, Sevilla, Spain
9 rounds swiss system
Time control: 120 minutes for each player and 30 seconds per move
216 players
Top 15 participants according to their ELO
1- Hicham Hamdouchi 2601 FRA
2- Azer Mirzoev 2594 AZE
3- Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez 2593 ESP
4- Vladimir Burmakin 2590 RUS
5- Kevin Spraggett 2586 CAN
6- Ulf Andersson 2575 SWE
7- Oleg Korneev 2573 RUS
8- Joerg Hickl 2572 GER
9- Renier Vazquez Igarza 2560 ESP
10- Matamoros Franco Carlos S 2545 ECU
11- Damian Lemos 2544 ARG
12- Vinay S Bhat 2540 USA
13- Zenon Franco Ocampos 2535 251 PAR
14- Rizouk Aimen 2532 ALG
15- Rivas Pastor Manuel 2531 ESP
Final Standings, top 5,
|
Players | Country | Points | tie-break |
| 1 |
Igarza, Renier Vazquez | ESP |
7 | 46 (prog 40 ) |
| 2 |
Hamdouchi, Hicham | FRA |
7 | 46 (prog 37,5) |
| 3 |
Bhat, Vinay S | USA |
7 | 43 |
| 4 |
Berbatov, Kiprian | BUL |
7 | 42,5 |
| 5 |
Spraggett, Kevin | CAN |
7 | 42 |
Tie break: Buccholz
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Balkan grand prix
January 10 - 17, 2010
Pleven, Bulgaria
A round-robin tournament.
Time control: 90 min + 30 sec per move for 40 moves,
then 30 minutes + 30 sec per move.
Average rating: 2543
Vuckovic Bojan won the tournament with 6 points.
Final round
Vuckovic Bojan - Lupulescu Constantin : 0,5 - 0,5
Drasko Milan - Krivokapic Marko: 1 - 0
Iotov Valentin - Sedlak Nikola : 1 - 0
Stojanovic Dalibor - Chatalbashev Boris : 0,5 - 0,5
Nikolov Momchil - Szabo Gergely-Andras-Gyula: 1 - 0
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World Team Chess Championship
January 3 - 14, 2010
Bursa, Turkey
10 teams, round robin tournament.
Russia won the gold medal.
Final round
Egypt - Armenia: 1 - 3
Israel - Russia : 1 - 3
Brazil - India : 0,5 - 3,5
Greece - Turkiye : 2,5 - 1,5
United States - Azerbaijan : 2 - 2
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Reggio Emilia chess tournament
December 28 - January 5, 2010, Italy
Round robin tournament
Kamsky won the tournament with 6,5 pts.
round 9
Vocaturo Daniele - Safarli Eltaj : 0,5 - 0,5
Kamsky Gata - Almasi Zoltan : 1 - 0
Godena Michele - Bologan Viktor : 1 - 0
Caruana Fabiano - Landa Konstantin : 1 - 0
Jobava Baadur - Brunello Sabino : 0 - 1
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Hastings Masters chess tournament
December 28 - January 5, 2010, Hastings, USA
Final Standings, top 4,
|
Players | Country | Points | Rating |
| 1 |
Istratescu, Andrei | ROU |
6,5 | 2624 |
| 2 |
Edouard, Romain | FRA |
6,5 | 2620 |
| 3 |
Howell, David W L | ENG |
6,5 | 2597 |
| 4 |
Hebden, Mark L | ENG |
6,5 | 2522 |
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Rilton Cup
December 27 - January 5, Stockholm, Sweden,
Three groups: Rilton Cup, Rilton Elo and Rilton Open
197 players in Rilton Cup
9 rounds, swiss system
Time control: 40 moves in two hours, then one hour for the rest of the game.
Final Standings, top 5,
|
Players | Country | Points | Tie-break |
| 1 |
Rozentalis Eduardas | LTU |
6,5 | 36,5 |
| 2 |
Wojtaszek Radoslaw | POL |
6,5 | 34,5 |
| 3 |
Ponkratov Pavel | RUS |
6,5 | 33,5 |
| 4 |
McShane Luke | ENG |
6,5 | 33,5 |
| 5 |
Lysyj Igor | RUS |
6,5 | 33 |
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January 2010 rating lists
Ratings of the top players & countries and top 100 players
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