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#	Name	Ratings	+/-	Games
1	Wang Hao	2737.2	+04.2	02
2	Wang Yue	2702,1	+08.1	09
3	Li Chao	2697,3	+04.3	09
4	BuXiangzhi	2670,2	+00.2	06
5	DingLiren	2660,0	+00.0	00
6	NiHua	2640,1	-09.1	06
7	Hou Yifan	2638.9	+33.9	10
8	Yu Yangyi	2631,0	+00.0	00
9	ZhouWeiqi	2628,0	-00.0	00
10	Zhou Jianchao	2619,1	+00.0	00

Ranking after round 6 Group A

Rank	Name	Flags	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	Col.Bal.	Rat-HiLo	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	GM Korobov, Anton		5.0	UKR	M	2660	2925	+1.91	2	2650.3	1	½	1	1	½	1
2	GM Eljanov, Pavel		4.5	UKR	M	2690	2822	+0.99	0	2631.8	1	½	½	½	1	1
3	GM Bartel, Mateusz		4.5	POL	M	2658	2829	+1.32	0	2627.8	1	½	½	½	1	1
4	GM Caruana, Fabiano		4.5	ITA	M	2736	2831	+0.70	2	2639.5	1	½	1	0	1	1
5	GM Rodshtein, Maxim		4.0	ISR	M	2634	2767	+1.07	0	2663.0	1	1	½	½	1	0
6	GM Esen, Baris		4.0	TUR	M	2534	2788	+2.04	0	2651.8	½	½	1	½	1	½
7	GM Tomashevsky, Evgeny		4.0	RUS	M	2740	2747	+0.07	0	2644.3	½	1	½	1	½	½
8	GM Khalifman, Alexander		4.0	RUS	M	2632	2757	+1.00	0	2641.0	½	1	½	½	1	½
9	GM Alekseev, Evgeny		4.0	RUS	M	2670	2755	+0.67	0	2637.3	1	1	½	½	½	½
10	GM Andreikin, Dmitry		4.0	RUS	M	2688	2745	+0.43	0	2623.0	1	½	½	½	1	½
11	GM Fedoseev, Vladimir	j	4.0	RUS	M	2525	2741	+1.74	0	2618.3	½	0	½	1	1	1
12	GM Bu, Xiangzhi		4.0	CHN	M	2670	2734	+0.49	0	2610.5	½	1	½	1	½	½
13	GM Melkumyan, Hrant		4.0	ARM	M	2620	2734	+0.90	0	2607.0	0	1	1	1	1	0
14	GM Safarli, Eltaj		4.0	AZE	M	2638	2728	+0.72	0	2605.3	½	½	1	1	½	½
15	GM Iordachescu, Viorel		4.0	MDA	M	2651	2735	+0.66	0	2602.8	1	½	½	½	½	1
16	GM Sokolov, Ivan		4.0	NED	M	2641	2790	+1.21	2	2688.0	1	½	½	1	½	½
17	GM Balogh, Csaba		4.0	HUN	M	2665	2751	+0.66	2	2619.5	½	1	1	½	½	½
18	GM Zherebukh, Yaroslav		3.5	UKR	M	2594	2728	+1.13	0	2689.3	½	0	1	½	1	½
19	GM Gajewski, Grzegorz		3.5	POL	M	2616	2688	+0.65	0	2663.0	1	½	½	½	½	½
20	GM Rakhmanov, Aleksandr		3.5	RUS	M	2593	2702	+0.93	0	2649.8	0	1	½	½	1	½
21	GM Robson, Ray	j	3.5	USA	M	2596	2683	+0.76	0	2649.3	0	1	1	½	0	1
22	GM Socko, Bartosz		3.5	POL	M	2636	2685	+0.44	0	2645.8	1	½	½	½	½	½
23	GM Sethuraman, S.P.		3.5	IND	M	2529	2703	+1.45	0	2641.5	½	½	1	½	½	½
24	GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter		3.5	ROU	M	2647	2695	+0.42	0	2637.0	1	½	½	0	½	1
25	GM Jobava, Baadur		3.5	GEO	M	2704	2683	-0.15	0	2628.0	1	½	½	0	1	½
26	GM Sasikiran, Krishnan		3.5	IND	M	2700	2684	-0.10	0	2627.5	½	1	½	½	1	0
27	GM Zhigalko, Sergei		3.5	BLR	M	2658	2679	+0.20	0	2624.0	1	1	½	½	0	½
28	GM Zvjaginsev, Vadim		3.5	RUS	M	2688	2672	-0.10	0	2617.0	½	1	½	½	½	½
29	GM Khismatullin, Denis		3.5	RUS	M	2664	2673	+0.10	0	2616.8	1	1	½	½	0	½
30	GM Popov, Ivan		3.5	RUS	M	2599	2659	+0.52	0	2603.0	½	0	1	1	0	1
31	GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian		3.5	RUS	M	2735	2641	-0.71	0	2589.8	½	½	½	½	1	½
32	GM Bocharov, Dmitry		3.5	RUS	M	2611	2650	+0.35	0	2574.5	0	½	1	½	1	½
33	GM Ragger, Markus		3.5	AUT	M	2655	2607	-0.33	0	2567.0	0	1	1	½	½	½
34	GM Sandipan, Chanda		3.5	IND	M	2628	2633	+0.07	0	2566.8	½	½	1	½	0	1
35	GM Zhou, Jianchao		3.5	CHN	M	2619	2597	-0.14	0	2523.8	1	0	½	½	½	1
36	GM Gupta, Abhijeet		3.5	IND	M	2652	2698	+0.42	2	2646.5	1	1	½	½	½	0
37	GM Sjugirov, Sanan		3.5	RUS	M	2622	2680	+0.52	2	2635.3	½	1	½	½	½	½
38	IM Grigoryan, Karen H.	j	3.5	ARM	M	2482	2613	+0.88	2	2607.0	0	1	½	½	+	½
39	GM Pap, Gyula		3.0	HUN	M	2533	2614	+0.67	-2	2606.3	0	½	0	1	1	½
40	GM Grigoriants, Sergey		3.0	RUS	M	2570	2584	+0.11	-2	2597.5	½	0	½	1	½	½
41	GM Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan		3.0	IRI	M	2570	2619	+0.41	0	2636.5	½	½	½	0	1	½
42	IM Yilmaz, Mustafa		3.0	TUR	M	2521	2629	+0.87	0	2629.8	½	½	½	½	½	½
43	IM Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi	j	3.0	IND	M	2513	2629	+0.95	0	2628.5	½	½	0	1	1	0
44	WGM Ju, Wenjun	w	3.0	CHN	F	2552	2623	+0.58	0	2619.0	0	1	½	½	0	1
45	GM Iturrizaga, Eduardo		3.0	VEN	M	2649	2619	-0.25	0	2607.5	1	½	0	½	½	½
46	GM Salgado Lopez, Ivan		3.0	ESP	M	2618	2595	-0.18	0	2604.0	1	½	0	1	0	½
47	GM Akopian, Vladimir		3.0	ARM	M	2685	2595	-0.73	0	2590.8	1	0	1	0	½	½
48	GM Morovic Fernandez, Ivan		3.0	CHI	M	2582	2593	+0.08	0	2589.0	½	0	½	½	1	½
49	GM Negi, Parimarjan		3.0	IND	M	2641	2594	-0.38	0	2580.5	½	1	½	½	½	0
50	GM Jumabayev, Rinat		3.0	KAZ	M	2573	2583	+0.07	0	2580.5	0	½	1	0	1	½
51	GM Kobalia, Mikhail		3.0	RUS	M	2673	2577	-0.78	0	2577.0	½	1	½	½	0	½
52	GM Tukhaev, Adam		3.0	UKR	M	2537	2558	+0.18	0	2572.3	0	0	½	½	1	1
53	GM Khairullin, Ildar		3.0	RUS	M	2638	2585	-0.43	0	2561.8	½	½	½	1	0	½
54	GM Ni, Hua		3.0	CHN	M	2641	2559	-0.68	0	2559.5	½	½	½	½	½	½
55	GM Shomoev, Anton		3.0	RUS	M	2570	2548	-0.18	0	2543.5	0	0	1	0	1	1
56	IM Gundavaa, Bayarsaikhan		2.5	MGL	M	2493	2553	+0.43	-2	2613.0	½	½	0	1	½	0
57	GM Mamedov, Rauf		2.5	AZE	M	2636	2478	-1.33	-2	2532.8	½	½	0	0	½	1
58	GM Zhigalko, Andrey		2.5	BLR	M	2576	2583	+0.03	0	2659.8	½	0	1	½	½	0
59	GM Adhiban, B.		2.5	IND	M	2561	2598	+0.26	0	2645.3	1	0	0	1	0	½
60	GM Le, Quang Liem		2.5	VIE	M	2714	2573	-1.19	0	2632.8	1	½	½	½	0	0
61	GM Vallejo Pons, Francisco		2.5	ESP	M	2705	2548	-1.31	0	2611.3	½	1	½	0	0	½
62	GM Szabo, Krisztian		2.5	HUN	M	2547	2463	-0.55	0	2602.8	0	0	0	+	½	1
63	GM Dubov, Daniil	j	2.5	RUS	M	2498	2538	+0.29	0	2600.0	½	0	0	½	1	½
64	GM Jankovic, Alojzije		2.5	CRO	M	2568	2514	-0.46	0	2589.0	0	½	1	½	½	0
65	GM Alsina Leal, Daniel		2.5	ESP	M	2535	2508	-0.25	0	2579.0	½	0	0	1	1	0
66	GM Lu, Shanglei	j	2.5	CHN	M	2516	2529	+0.08	0	2579.0	0	½	0	½	½	1
67	GM Gopal G.N.		2.5	IND	M	2566	2424	-0.94	0	2551.8	0	0	0	½	+	1
68	GM Solak, Dragan		2.5	TUR	M	2613	2489	-1.03	0	2551.0	½	1	0	½	0	½
69	GM Ipatov, Alexander		2.5	TUR	M	2586	2479	-0.92	0	2516.0	0	½	½	½	½	½
70	GM Ponkratov, Pavel		2.0	RUS	M	2611	2500	-0.88	0	2632.8	½	0	½	1	0	0
71	GM Cori, Jorge	j	2.0	PER	M	2489	2474	-0.13	0	2602.0	1	0	0	½	0	½
72	IM Venkatesh, M.R.		2.0	IND	M	2499	2470	-0.21	0	2592.0	0	1	½	0	0	½
73	GM Bukavshin, Ivan	j	2.0	RUS	M	2517	2351	-0.99	0	2579.5	0	0	+	½	½	0
74	GM Bosiocic, Marin		2.0	CRO	M	2580	2441	-1.13	0	2553.3	0	1	0	0	½	½
75	GM Yu, Yangyi	j	2.0	CHN	M	2631	2414	-1.75	0	2520.5	1	0	½	½	0	0
76	GM Guseinov, Gadir		2.0	AZE	M	2634	2399	-1.88	0	2519.8	½	½	0	0	0	1
77	GM Aleksandrov, Aleksej		2.0	BLR	M	2612	2660	+0.26	2	2632.7	½	½	1	0	-	-
78	GM Harika, Dronavalli	w	1.5	IND	F	2516	2420	-0.70	0	2615.3	½	0	½	½	0	0
79	GM Pridorozhni, Aleksei		1.5	RUS	M	2555	2369	-1.43	0	2577.5	0	½	0	0	½	½
80	IM Shyam, Sundar M.		1.5	IND	M	2462	2381	-0.59	0	2572.5	0	½	½	½	0	0
81	WGM Shen, Yang	w	1.5	CHN	F	2447	2202	-1.18	0	2556.3	0	+	0	0	0	½
82	GM Ulibin, Mikhail		1.5	RUS	M	2587	2210	-2.08	0	2549.0	+	0	0	½	0	0
83	GM Savchenko, Boris		1.5	RUS	M	2609	2375	-1.85	0	2545.3	0	0	1	½	0	0
84	WGM Paikidze, Nazi	w	1.0	GEO	F	2411	2304	-0.70	0	2568.3	½	0	0	0	0	½
85	GM Al-Modiahki, Mohamad		1.0	QAT	M	2567	2287	-2.07	0	2554.8	0	0	½	0	½	0
86	GM Inarkiev, Ernesto		0.0	RUS	M	2689	0	+0.00	6	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-

Ranking after round 6 group B

Rank	Name	Flags	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	Col.Bal.	Rat-HiLo	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	GM Can, Emre		6.0	TUR	M	2462	3158	+2.69	0	2423.3	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	FM Grishchenko, Sergey		5.0	RUS	M	2489	2698	+1.47	0	2433.0	1	1	1	1	0	1
3	IM Oparin, Grigoriy	j	5.0	RUS	M	2466	2647	+1.30	0	2384.3	1	1	½	1	½	1
4	IM Vaibhav, Suri	j	4.5	IND	M	2448	2642	+1.53	0	2464.5	1	1	½	½	½	1
5	Wan, Yunguo		4.5	CHN	M	2428	2611	+1.45	0	2444.8	½	1	1	½	1	½
6	GM Wen, Yang		4.5	CHN	M	2543	2585	+0.40	0	2431.5	½	1	½	1	½	1
7	GM Shimanov, Aleksandr		4.5	RUS	M	2549	2589	+0.35	0	2426.3	0	1	1	½	1	1
8	IM Reshetnikov, Alexey		4.5	RUS	M	2514	2606	+0.67	0	2414.0	½	1	½	½	1	1
9	GM Dobrov, Vladimir		4.5	RUS	M	2496	2596	+0.73	0	2403.0	½	½	1	1	½	1
10	IM Stukopin, Andrey	j	4.5	RUS	M	2460	2577	+0.92	0	2391.3	½	1	½	½	1	1
11	IM Potapov, Pavel		4.5	RUS	M	2468	2582	+0.85	0	2384.8	1	½	1	1	½	½
12	GM Gavrilov, Alexei		4.5	RUS	M	2498	2578	+0.57	0	2383.3	1	0	1	1	½	1
13	IM Shyam, Nikil P.		4.5	IND	M	2482	2595	+0.85	0	2382.0	1	½	½	½	1	1
14	IM Hayrapetyan, Hovik		4.0	ARM	M	2406	2623	+1.75	0	2494.3	1	1	½	½	½	½
15	FM Gabuzyan, Hovhannes	j	4.0	ARM	M	2402	2581	+1.44	0	2480.0	½	0	½	1	1	1
16	GM Kotanjian, Tigran		4.0	ARM	M	2533	2569	+0.28	0	2449.3	1	½	1	½	½	½
17	GM Iljushin, Alexei		4.0	RUS	M	2523	2560	+0.28	0	2439.8	1	1	½	½	1	0
18	IM Bogdanovich, Stanislav		4.0	UKR	M	2513	2557	+0.33	0	2434.3	1	0	1	1	1	0
19	GM Ovetchkin, Roman		4.0	RUS	M	2507	2501	-0.01	0	2404.0	½	1	1	½	0	1
20	Obolenskikh, Dmitry		4.0	RUS	M	2510	2519	+0.06	0	2392.8	0	1	1	1	½	½
21	IM Munguntuul, Batkhuyag	w	4.0	MGL	F	2452	2495	+0.43	0	2386.3	1	½	1	½	1	0
22	IM Mozharov, Mikhail		4.0	RUS	M	2478	2506	+0.21	0	2354.8	1	0	1	½	1	½
23	GM Petrosian, Davit G.		4.0	ARM	M	2476	2476	-0.02	0	2344.5	0	½	1	½	1	1
24	IM Kalegin, Evgenij		4.0	RUS	M	2462	2453	+0.07	0	2343.3	½	1	½	1	1	0
25	IM Kopylov, Alexander A.		3.5	RUS	M	2440	2533	+0.81	0	2510.5	1	1	½	½	½	0
26	Matinian, Nikita		3.5	RUS	M	2438	2530	+0.80	0	2505.5	1	1	½	½	0	½
27	IM Aldokhin, Ivan		3.5	RUS	M	2376	2534	+1.33	0	2483.8	1	½	0	1	1	0
28	FM Artemiev, Vladislav	j	3.5	RUS	M	2439	2515	+0.65	0	2481.5	1	½	½	½	½	½
29	FM Wei, Yi	j	3.5	CHN	M	2331	2527	+1.62	0	2468.3	0	1	1	½	½	½
30	WFM Zhai, Mo	w	3.5	CHN	F	2191	2529	+2.50	0	2465.3	1	½	1	0	1	0
31	IM Karavade, Eesha	w	3.5	IND	F	2354	2476	+1.05	0	2451.5	0	½	½	1	½	1
32	IM Firat, Burak		3.5	TUR	M	2396	2490	+0.80	0	2449.8	1	½	0	0	1	1
33	IM Lalith, Babu M.R.		3.5	IND	M	2484	2500	+0.16	0	2439.0	1	½	1	½	½	0
34	GM Mikhalevski, Victor		3.5	ISR	M	2525	2469	-0.40	0	2434.8	1	1	½	0	1	0
35	WGM Soumya, Swaminathan	w	3.5	IND	F	2280	2495	+1.75	0	2432.8	0	½	½	½	1	1
36	FM Hernandez, Alexander		3.5	VEN	M	2270	2498	+1.82	0	2428.5	0	½	½	1	½	1
37	GM Bakre, Tejas		3.5	IND	M	2509	2480	-0.22	0	2427.0	1	1	½	½	0	½
38	GM Tunik, Gennady		3.5	RUS	M	2406	2442	+0.45	0	2424.0	1	0	½	1	0	1
39	GM Kislinsky, Alexey		3.5	CZE	M	2535	2481	-0.40	0	2418.8	½	1	½	½	1	0
40	GM Sundararajan, Kidambi		3.5	IND	M	2474	2480	+0.09	0	2418.5	1	½	1	½	½	0
41	IM Sivuk, Vitaly		3.5	UKR	M	2459	2436	-0.04	0	2416.5	1	1	1	0	0	½
42	GM Arun Prasad, S.		3.5	IND	M	2530	2466	-0.49	0	2407.3	½	1	0	½	1	½
43	GM Rogozenco, Dorian		3.5	ROU	M	2539	2461	-0.60	0	2405.5	0	1	½	1	½	½
44	GM Rychagov, Andrey		3.5	RUS	M	2542	2434	-0.75	0	2399.0	½	0	1	½	1	½
45	GM Minasian, Artashes		3.5	ARM	M	2525	2447	-0.59	0	2384.8	0	½	1	1	1	0
46	IM Arslanov, Shamil		3.5	RUS	M	2424	2426	+0.12	0	2382.8	0	1	1	½	½	½
47	IM Nguyen, Van Huy		3.5	VIE	M	2473	2427	-0.30	0	2374.8	½	1	½	1	0	½
48	IM Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	w	3.5	RUS	F	2435	2431	+0.01	0	2362.5	½	1	0	½	½	1
49	FM Badmatsyrenov, Oleg		3.5	RUS	M	2445	2417	-0.16	0	2362.3	1	0	1	0	½	1
50	IM Pavlov, Sergey		3.5	UKR	M	2477	2420	-0.42	0	2355.3	0	1	½	½	1	½
51	GM Krapivin, Alexander		3.5	RUS	M	2445	2382	-0.37	0	2336.5	1	0	0	1	1	½
52	GM Ismagambetov, Anuar		3.5	KAZ	M	2476	2399	-0.58	0	2336.3	0	½	½	1	1	½
53	IM Garcia, Jan Emmanuel	j	3.5	PHI	M	2409	2484	+0.50	0	2300.5	-	½	1	½	1	½
54	Baghdasaryan, Vahe		3.5	ARM	M	2393	2444	+0.46	2	2409.8	0	½	1	0	1	1
55	IM Nitin, S.		3.0	IND	M	2399	2502	+0.84	0	2523.8	1	0	½	½	0	1
56	IM Akshayraj, Kore		3.0	IND	M	2386	2504	+0.97	0	2505.8	1	1	½	0	0	½
57	Ankit, R. Rajpara	j	3.0	IND	M	2349	2466	+0.95	0	2472.3	1	½	½	½	0	½
58	FM Illner, Achim, Dr.		3.0	GER	M	2375	2447	+0.58	0	2470.3	½	½	0	1	½	½
59	WGM Zhang, Xiaowen	w	3.0	CHN	F	2348	2468	+0.98	0	2466.5	1	1	0	½	0	½
60	IM Mohota, Nisha	w	3.0	IND	F	2323	2458	+1.10	0	2461.5	0	1	½	½	½	½
61	Zenzera, Alexey	j	3.0	RUS	M	2337	2404	+0.56	0	2440.8	1	0	0	0	1	1
62	Swayams, Mishra		3.0	IND	M	2386	2423	+0.29	0	2435.0	0	½	1	1	0	½
63	IM Antipov, Mikhail Al.	j	3.0	RUS	M	2436	2406	-0.21	0	2427.5	1	½	1	0	0	½
64	IM Blanco, Cristobal J.		3.0	VEN	M	2385	2415	+0.24	0	2426.8	0	½	1	1	0	½
65	IM Kreisl, Robert		3.0	AUT	M	2406	2382	-0.12	0	2421.3	½	0	1	½	½	½
66	IM Grover, Sahaj	j	3.0	IND	M	2532	2414	-0.97	0	2411.0	½	½	1	1	0	0
67	IM Ovod, Evgenija	w	3.0	RUS	F	2412	2369	-0.27	0	2408.8	1	1	0	0	½	½
68	FM Savitskiy, Sergey	j	3.0	RUS	M	2301	2410	+0.89	0	2406.0	0	½	1	½	½	½
69	WGM Padmini, Rout	w	3.0	IND	F	2383	2369	-0.05	0	2403.5	0	½	1	½	½	½
70	WIM Papp, Petra	w	3.0	HUN	F	2269	2418	+1.17	0	2401.5	0	½	½	1	0	1
71	Wang, Jue	w	3.0	CHN	F	2388	2388	+0.00	0	2397.5	½	½	0	0	1	1
72	GM Kunin, Vitaly		3.0	GER	M	2537	2390	-1.18	0	2391.8	1	0	½	0	1	½
73	IM Diermair, Andreas		3.0	AUT	M	2429	2387	-0.32	0	2390.8	½	1	½	0	½	½
74	GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J.		3.0	IND	M	2495	2372	-1.00	0	2368.8	1	0	1	½	0	½
75	IM Atalik, Ekaterina	w	3.0	TUR	F	2481	2351	-1.05	0	2349.8	0	1	½	0	1	½
76	WGM Huang, Qian	w	3.0	CHN	F	2389	2352	-0.30	0	2343.8	½	0	½	½	½	1
77	GM Karpatchev, Aleksandr		3.0	RUS	M	2466	2341	-1.01	0	2336.0	1	0	½	½	½	½
78	IM Kanter, Eduard		3.0	RUS	M	2414	2328	-0.61	0	2331.0	½	1	½	0	1	0
79	IM Froewis, Georg		3.0	AUT	M	2424	2314	-0.79	0	2318.3	½	1	0	1	0	½
80	IM Gladyszev, Oleg		3.0	RUS	M	2458	2310	-1.18	0	2309.8	0	½	1	½	½	½
81	IM Romanko, Marina	w	3.0	RUS	F	2389	2316	-0.54	0	2305.8	0	½	½	½	1	½
82	FM Ynojosa, Felix Jose	j	2.5	VEN	M	2327	2353	+0.16	-2	2434.8	0	0	0	1	½	1
83	IM Debashis, Das		2.5	IND	M	2389	2426	+0.26	0	2504.3	½	1	0	½	0	½
84	FM Munkhgal, Gombosuren		2.5	MGL	M	2340	2402	+0.46	0	2471.3	1	0	½	½	0	½
85	WIM Goryachkina, Aleksandra	w	2.5	RUS	F	2333	2403	+0.53	0	2462.3	1	0	0	1	½	0
86	IM Le, Quang Long		2.5	VIE	M	2316	2391	+0.57	0	2446.8	1	0	½	½	½	0
87	FM Tsydypov, Zhamsaran	j	2.5	RUS	M	2321	2314	-0.06	0	2418.3	0	0	1	0	½	1
88	Sychev, Klementy	j	2.5	RUS	M	2362	2318	-0.36	0	2408.5	0	1	0	½	1	0
89	FM Byambaa, Zulzaga		2.5	MGL	M	2279	2346	+0.51	0	2405.3	0	½	0	1	0	1
90	FM Yuffa, Daniil	j	2.5	RUS	M	2323	2315	-0.11	0	2404.3	0	½	0	1	0	1
91	IM Shevelev, Arkady	s	2.5	ISR	M	2317	2267	-0.33	0	2401.0	0	0	+	0	½	1
92	Szabo, Bence	j	2.5	HUN	M	2330	2323	-0.10	0	2399.8	½	0	0	1	0	1
93	GM Kabanov, Nikolai		2.5	RUS	M	2522	2346	-1.46	0	2398.8	1	½	0	½	½	0
94	FM Ghosh, Diptayan	j	2.5	IND	M	2372	2322	-0.44	0	2386.0	½	0	0	½	½	1
95	FM Gagare, Shardul	j	2.5	IND	M	2268	2332	+0.47	0	2380.8	0	½	½	0	½	1
96	FM Lavrov, Maxim		2.5	RUS	M	2397	2312	-0.73	0	2350.0	½	0	0	½	1	½
97	WIM Arabidze, Meri	w	2.5	GEO	F	2358	2289	-0.59	0	2344.5	0	0	½	0	1	1
98	WGM Cori T., Deysi	w	2.5	PER	F	2415	2216	-1.61	0	2294.3	0	½	½	1	½	0
99	Kurukin, Dmitry		2.5	RUS	M	2417	2214	-1.62	0	2279.3	½	0	1	0	1	0
100	WFM Ivana Maria, Furtado	w	2.5	IND	F	2065	2287	+1.01	2	2429.0	+	1	0	0	½	0
101	IM Filipenko, Alexander V	s	2.5	RUS	M	2351	2272	-0.54	2	2389.8	0	+	0	0	1	½
102	WGM Gomes, Mary Ann	w	2.0	IND	F	2377	2321	-0.45	0	2474.5	1	½	½	0	0	0
103	GM Alavkin, Arseny		2.0	RUS	M	2383	2299	-0.65	0	2450.3	½	0	1	½	0	0
104	Petrosyan, Manuel	j	2.0	ARM	M	2205	2302	+0.68	0	2428.8	½	1	½	0	0	0
105	Narayanan.S.L	j	2.0	IND	M	2320	2296	-0.17	0	2423.0	½	0	0	½	1	0
106	FM Pasiev, Rakhim	j	2.0	RUS	M	2312	2291	-0.16	0	2416.0	0	½	0	½	½	½
107	Tari, Aryan	j	2.0	NOR	M	2206	2294	+0.61	0	2401.8	½	½	0	½	½	0
108	Severina, Maria	w	2.0	RUS	F	2185	2240	+0.33	0	2369.5	½	0	0	½	0	1
109	GM Gomez, John Paul		2.0	PHI	M	2506	2241	-1.75	0	2308.8	-	0	1	½	0	½
110	FM Belyakov, Bogdan		2.0	RUS	M	2375	2256	-0.93	2	2403.8	0	½	1	½	0	0
111	GM Guliyev, Namig		2.0	AZE	M	2545	2207	-2.58	2	2349.3	0	1	0	1	0	0
112	Xu, Huahua	w	1.5	CHN	F	2134	2207	+0.44	-2	2406.5	½	1	0	0	0	0

León celebrates its 25th edition with a Vallejo-Topalov match

Short wins the tounrment by beating Hou in play-off

Gibralter Chess masters takes place from 24 January to 2 Febrary 2012 in Gibalter. 10 rounds.

Official site live

The 10th Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival was one that may go down in history. Nigel Short won after a rapid playoff against Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan. Short has had some up and down results in recent years but still plays some of the most entertaining and interesting chess going. The way he beat Krishnan Sasikiran in the final round with black to even get into a playoff was very impressive. However it is the result of Hou Yifan who turned in a 2872 performance that will probably have a lasting significance. She beat amongst others Zoltan Almasi, Le Quang Liem and Alexei Shirov. But it is her win against Judit Polgar in their first game together that carries the most promise. Polgar is suddenly vulnerable as the women's number one to the 17 year old Hou. Polgar has been the only woman in the top 100 players in the world, I think Hou will inevitably join her soon and see top 50 quite probable. There is also the question as to whether she could also become China's top player. The next couple of years will tell. I am sure elite tournament organisers would absolutely love to have another female player they could invite to their tournaments. - TWIC

Chess at the Rock of Gibraltar Reaches New Heights

By Macauley Peterson
February 5, 2012

"Hoot," was a better word choice, but Irina Krush had opted for "dark" as a clue meant to prompt the answer, "owl." She and I were teammates against IM Jovanka Houska and GM Emil Sutovsky, in a word game over dinner.

Each evening the players gather for a buffet in the main dining room of the Caleta -- Gibraltar's only seaside hotel -- and home for the 10th annual Gibraltar Chess Festival.

After a day or two, new friends and acquaintances greet you at every turn, and "jovial" is the operative word, to describe the ten day event.

The centerpiece of the festival is the ten round Masters group, which this year sported 256 players, including eight Americans.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the strongest open tournament in the world, with fifty-six GMs, including eleven rated over 2700. Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian came in as the 24th seed, while U.S. Women's Champion Anna Zatonskih was 49th in the starting rankings.

Gibraltar has become known in particular for turning out a high proportion of the world's best women, and this year the Masters saw the strongest group of women ever to participate in a mixed event, according to the organizers. Vying for the £10,000 (or about $15,800) prize for the highest scoring woman, were former World Champions Zhu Chen and Antoaneta Stefanova, as well as the best female player in history (who has never been World Champion by choice), Judit Polgar.

Until recently, Polgar has not competed in open tournaments or pursued women-only honors, and in Gibraltar as the sixth seed overall, she was a favorite to win both. However, it was the current World Champion, Hou Yifan, who stole the show, beating Polgar in their head-to-head and tying for first place in the Masters with Nigel Short. [View video highlights of the Hou-Polgar game, and the playoff with Short.]

http://main.uschess.org/content/view/11608/658/

Hou Yifan 10 games

1 25 93 FM Schiendorfer Emanuel 2354 SUI 5.5 w 1
2 21 61 IM Hunt Adam C           2462 ENG 6.5 s 1
3 3 4 GM Almasi Zoltan         2717 HUN 7.0 w 1
4 1 3 GM Adams Michael         2724 ENG 7.5 w ½
5 5 11 GM Sasikiran Krishnan   2700 IND 7.0 s 0
6 18 57 IM Muzychuk Mariya       2483 UKR 6.5 s 1
7 7 6 GM Polgar Judit         2710 HUN 7.0 w 1
8 3 5 GM Le Quang Liem         2714 VIE 7.0 w 1
9 2 7 GM Shirov Alexei         2710 LAT 6.5 s 1
10 1 2 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2747 AZE 7.5 w ½

Final Ranking after 10 Rounds top 75

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1
1	GM	Hou Yifan	CHN	2605	8.0	2872.0
2	GM	Short Nigel D	ENG	2677	8.0	2838.0
3	GM	Adams Michael	ENG	2724	7.5	2807.0
4	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	AZE	2747	7.5	2783.0
5	GM	Bologan Viktor	MDA	2680	7.5	2734.0
6	GM	Sutovsky Emil	ISR	2703	7.5	2669.0
7	GM	Le Quang Liem	VIE	2714	7.0	2733.0
8	GM	Almasi Zoltan	HUN	2717	7.0	2730.0
9	GM	Howell David W L	ENG	2603	7.0	2725.0
10	GM	Sasikiran Krishnan	IND	2700	7.0	2717.0
11	GM	Movsesian Sergei	ARM	2700	7.0	2711.0
12	GM	Svidler Peter	RUS	2749	7.0	2700.0
13	GM	Negi Parimarjan	IND	2641	7.0	2694.0
14	GM	Polgar Judit	HUN	2710	7.0	2693.0
15	GM	Laznicka Viktor	CZE	2704	7.0	2681.0
16	GM	Fridman Daniel	GER	2660	7.0	2632.0
17	GM	Gustafsson Jan	GER	2643	7.0	2628.0
18	GM	Jussupow Artur	GER	2569	7.0	2625.0
19	GM	Salem A R Saleh	UAE	2505	7.0	2621.0
20	GM	Berg Emanuel	SWE	2550	7.0	2603.0
21	GM	Sargissian Gabriel	ARM	2683	7.0	2594.0
22	GM	Kanep Meelis	EST	2509	7.0	2556.0
23	GM	Cabrera Alexis	ESP	2504	7.0	2544.0
24	GM	Gopal G N	IND	2566	6.5	2647.0
25	GM	Shirov Alexei	LAT	2710	6.5	2629.0
26	GM	Brunello Sabino	ITA	2581	6.5	2617.0
27	GM	Kulaots Kaido	EST	2581	6.5	2604.0
28	GM	Erdos Viktor	HUN	2634	6.5	2601.0
29	GM	Zhu Chen	QAT	2472	6.5	2598.0
30	GM	Cramling Pia	SWE	2491	6.5	2591.0
31	IM	Muzychuk Anna	SLO	2580	6.5	2586.0
32	GM	El Debs Felipe De Cresce	BRA	2497	6.5	2582.0
33	GM	Nabaty Tamir	ISR	2563	6.5	2575.0
34	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	BUL	2523	6.5	2571.0
35	IM	Dvirnyy Daniyyl	ITA	2492	6.5	2530.0
36	GM	Del Rio De Angelis Salvador G	ESP	2531	6.5	2528.0
37	GM	Gupta Abhijeet	IND	2652	6.5	2525.0
	IM	Muzychuk Mariya	UKR	2483	6.5	2525.0
39	GM	Iturrizaga Edoardo	VEN	2649	6.5	2510.0
40	IM	Zatonskih Anna	USA	2506	6.5	2502.0
41	GM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	RUS	2537	6.5	2498.0
42	IM	Hunt Adam C	ENG	2462	6.5	2481.0
43	GM	Ikonnikov Vyacheslav	RUS	2531	6.5	2468.0
44		Graf Felix	GER	2367	6.5	2437.0
45	GM	Pavlovic Milos	SRB	2531	6.5	2413.0
46	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2535	6.0	2620.0
47	GM	David Alberto	LUX	2598	6.0	2587.0
48	GM	Parligras Mircea-Emilian	ROU	2650	6.0	2582.0
49	GM	Rapport Richard	HUN	2543	6.0	2574.0
50	GM	Koneru Humpy	IND	2589	6.0	2572.0
51	GM	Akobian Varuzhan	USA	2617	6.0	2562.0
52	FM	Kuipers Stefan	NED	2391	6.0	2560.0
53	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	FRA	2699	6.0	2556.0
54	IM	Lyrberg Patrik	SWE	2435	6.0	2552.0
55	IM	Arnold Marc T	USA	2482	6.0	2532.0
56	GM	Felgaer Ruben	ARG	2571	6.0	2527.0
57	GM	Al-Sayed Mohammed	QAT	2524	6.0	2518.0
58	GM	Zhukova Natalia	UKR	2426	6.0	2491.0
59	GM	Korchnoi Viktor	SUI	2558	6.0	2476.0
60	GM	Lupulescu Constantin	ROU	2648	6.0	2471.0
61	IM	Hanley Craig A	ENG	2421	6.0	2458.0
62	IM	Molner Mackenzie	USA	2449	6.0	2434.0
63	WGM	Soumya Swaminathan	IND	2280	6.0	2428.0
64	IM	Lund Silas	DEN	2414	6.0	2426.0
65	IM	Quillan Gary	ENG	2409	6.0	2419.0
66	IM	Huschenbeth Niclas	GER	2518	6.0	2405.0
67	GM	Womacka Mathias	GER	2455	6.0	2402.0
68		Gislason Gudmundur	ISL	2332	6.0	2393.0
69	FM	Georgiadis Nico	SUI	2291	6.0	2389.0
70		Valhondo Morales Ruben	ESP	2046	6.0	2388.0
71	IM	Aloma Vidal Robert	ESP	2431	6.0	2386.0
72	IM	Molina Roberto Junio Brito	BRA	2415	6.0	2383.0
73	IM	Cernousek Lukas	CZE	2438	6.0	2343.0
74	IM	Nezad Husein Aziz	QAT	2402	6.0	2318.0
75	CM	Rowe Duane	JAM	2236	6.0	2273.0

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds group A top 60

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	Rp
1	GM	Lysyj Igor	RUS	2633	7.5	50.5	6	38.5	2847
2	GM	Inarkiev Ernesto	RUS	2689	7.0	52.0	5	37.0	2739
3	GM	Kokarev Dmitry	RUS	2618	7.0	49.0	6	40.0	2782
4		Eliseev Urii	RUS	2435	7.0	49.0	5	36.0	2762
5	GM	Maletin Pavel	RUS	2575	6.5	49.5	5	33.5	2661
6	GM	Lastin Alexander	RUS	2538	6.5	49.0	4	33.5	2653
7	GM	Aleksandrov Aleksej	BLR	2612	6.5	48.0	5	34.0	2669
8	GM	Socko Bartosz	POL	2636	6.5	47.5	4	33.5	2669
9	GM	Svetushkin Dmitry	MDA	2598	6.5	47.0	5	33.0	2629
10	GM	Dubov Daniil	RUS	2498	6.5	46.5	4	35.0	2686
11	GM	Chadaev Nikolai	RUS	2556	6.5	45.0	4	31.5	2615
12	GM	Romanov Evgeny	RUS	2628	6.5	44.5	4	33.0	2656
13	GM	Kurnosov Igor	RUS	2648	6.5	42.5	5	30.0	2651
14	GM	Deviatkin Andrei	RUS	2574	6.5	40.0	5	27.5	2600
15	IM	Goganov Aleksey	RUS	2497	6.0	50.5	3	32.5	2679
16	GM	Ni Hua	CHN	2641	6.0	49.0	4	34.5	2647
17	GM	Kovchan Alexander	UKR	2565	6.0	49.0	4	34.0	2680
18	GM	Khairullin Ildar	RUS	2638	6.0	48.5	3	30.5	2612
19	GM	Khismatullin Denis	RUS	2664	6.0	48.0	5	29.5	2604
20	GM	Andreikin Dmitry	RUS	2688	6.0	47.5	4	32.5	2644
21	GM	Bu Xiangzhi	CHN	2670	6.0	47.5	3	31.5	2625
22	GM	Gabrielian Artur	RUS	2545	6.0	47.0	5	32.0	2613
23	IM	Venkatesh M.R.	IND	2499	6.0	47.0	3	32.5	2684
24	GM	Volkov Sergey	RUS	2633	6.0	46.0	4	31.5	2625
25	IM	Demchenko Anton	RUS	2578	6.0	45.0	5	29.5	2575
26	IM	Tarlev Konstantin	UKR	2523	6.0	44.5	5	29.5	2545
27	GM	Bocharov Dmitry	RUS	2611	6.0	44.0	4	29.5	2566
28	IM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	IND	2513	6.0	41.5	4	30.0	2580
29	GM	Arun Prasad S.	IND	2530	6.0	41.0	4	27.0	2506
30		Javakhadze Zurab	GEO	2413	6.0	39.5	5	27.5	2535
31	GM	Rakhmanov Aleksandr	RUS	2593	6.0	38.5	4	28.0	2550
32	GM	Lintchevski Daniil	RUS	2575	6.0	37.5	4	28.0	2509
33	GM	Kornev Alexei	RUS	2530	5.5	50.5	3	33.5	2635
34	GM	Savchenko Boris	RUS	2609	5.5	50.0	3	34.0	2559
35	GM	Bartel Mateusz	POL	2658	5.5	49.5	3	33.0	2579
36	GM	Shimanov Aleksandr	RUS	2549	5.5	48.0	4	32.0	2621
37	GM	Timofeev Artyom	RUS	2659	5.5	46.5	5	30.0	2574
38	IM	Gunina Valentina	RUS	2510	5.5	46.5	5	29.5	2512
39	GM	Korotylev Alexey	RUS	2580	5.5	46.5	4	28.5	2523
40	GM	Chernobay Artem	RUS	2500	5.5	46.0	5	30.0	2519
41	IM	Krylov Mikhail	RUS	2490	5.5	46.0	4	29.0	2587
42	GM	Vorobiov Evgeny E.	RUS	2589	5.5	46.0	3	30.5	2555
43	GM	Khusnutdinov Rustam	KAZ	2492	5.5	45.5	4	29.5	2551
44	GM	Sjugirov Sanan	RUS	2622	5.5	45.5	4	27.0	2508
45	GM	Frolyanov Dmitry	RUS	2555	5.5	44.5	4	30.5	2556
46		Iljiushenok Ilia	RUS	2422	5.5	44.5	4	26.5	2479
47	GM	Popov Ivan	RUS	2599	5.5	44.0	4	30.0	2541
48	FM	Kovalev Vladislav	BLR	2453	5.5	41.5	5	26.0	2475
49	GM	Ghane Shojaat	IRI	2320	5.5	41.0	5	21.0	2476
50	GM	Pridorozhni Aleksei	RUS	2555	5.5	41.0	3	26.0	2460
51	GM	Zontakh Andrey	UKR	2566	5.5	40.5	4	26.0	2473
52	GM	Tukhaev Adam	UKR	2537	5.5	40.5	3	27.5	2500
53	IM	Borisenko Andrei	RUS	2386	5.5	40.0	5	23.5	2492
54	GM	Balashov Yuri S	RUS	2442	5.5	40.0	4	26.0	2499
55		Petrosyan Manuel	ARM	2205	5.5	37.0	5	22.0	2487
56	GM	Krivoborodov Egor	RUS	2513	5.5	37.0	3	28.0	2512
57	IM	Ozolin Maxim	RUS	2375	5.5	34.5	4	20.5	2418
58	GM	Iordachescu Viorel	MDA	2651	5.0	50.5	4	32.5	2563
59	GM	Lu Shanglei	CHN	2516	5.0	50.5	2	29.5	2540
60		Shahinyan David	ARM	2330	5.0	48.5	5	28.0	2575

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds group B top 40

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	Rp
1	IM	Romanko Marina	RUS	2389	7.5	51.5	6	38.5	2507
2	WGM	Huang Qian	CHN	2389	7.0	57.5	5	38.5	2522
3	WGM	Charochkina Daria	RUS	2358	7.0	54.0	6	37.5	2468
4	WGM	Kovanova Baira	RUS	2383	7.0	54.0	5	37.0	2450
5	WGM	Mirzoeva Elmira	RUS	2214	7.0	53.0	6	37.0	2461
6	IM	Atalik Ekaterina	TUR	2481	7.0	52.0	5	38.0	2446
7	WGM	Paikidze Nazi	GEO	2411	7.0	51.0	6	38.0	2444
8	WIM	Fominykh Maria	RUS	2253	6.5	52.0	6	37.0	2382
9	IM	Galojan Lilit	ARM	2366	6.5	51.5	5	32.5	2325
10	IM	Bodnaruk Anastasia	RUS	2419	6.5	48.5	6	31.5	2300
11	WIM	Tarasova Viktoriya	RUS	2294	6.5	48.0	5	33.0	2315
12	WGM	Burtasova Anna	RUS	2263	6.5	47.0	6	33.0	2323
13	WFM	Gvanceladze Anna	RUS	2172	6.5	47.0	5	32.0	2313
14	WGM	Manakova Maria	SRB	2319	6.5	46.5	5	33.0	2277
15	WIM	Ivakhinova Inna	RUS	2291	6.5	44.0	6	32.0	2214
16	IM	Munguntuul Batkhuyag	MGL	2452	6.0	52.0	4	31.5	2301
17	WGM	Ambartsumova Karina	RUS	2315	6.0	50.5	4	34.5	2322
18	WGM	Karnaukhova Elmira	RUS	2328	6.0	48.0	6	33.0	2299
19	WIM	Ivkina Olga	RUS	2275	6.0	46.5	5	32.0	2241
20	WGM	Doluhanova Evgeniya	ARM	2285	6.0	46.5	5	30.5	2250
21	WFM	Bivol Alina	RUS	2148	6.0	45.5	4	32.0	2171
22		Sukhareva Evgeniya	RUS	2212	6.0	45.0	6	31.0	2193
23	WIM	Nakhbayeva Guliskhan	KAZ	2284	6.0	45.0	4	32.0	2225
24	IM	Savina Anastasia	RUS	2337	6.0	44.5	6	30.0	2186
25		Wang Jue	CHN	2388	6.0	44.5	4	27.5	2204
26	WIM	Timofeeva Ekaterina	RUS	2277	6.0	43.5	5	31.0	2210
27	WIM	Bezgodova Svetlana	RUS	2100	6.0	39.0	6	27.0	2134
28	WFM	Baciu Diana	MDA	2206	6.0	38.0	5	27.5	2102
29	WFM	Zhai Mo	CHN	2191	5.5	51.5	5	32.5	2330
30	WFM	Cheremnova Tamara	RUS	2260	5.5	49.5	4	32.5	2218
31		Makarenko Alexandra	RUS	2078	5.5	47.0	5	31.5	2284
32		Xu Huahua	CHN	2134	5.5	47.0	4	27.5	2203
33	WGM	Strutinskaya Galina N	RUS	2298	5.5	45.5	5	28.5	2127
34	WGM	Grabuzova Tatiana	RUS	2340	5.5	44.5	4	29.0	2172
35	WFM	Grigoryeva Olga A	RUS	2146	5.5	44.5	4	28.0	2192
36	WFM	Enkhtuul Altanulzii	MGL	2211	5.5	44.0	3	29.5	2169
37	WFM	Nikitina Elena	RUS	2104	5.5	43.5	5	25.0	2043
38	WFM	Kostrikina Anna	RUS	2185	5.5	42.0	5	29.0	2098
39	WCM	Dordzhieva Dinara	RUS	2033	5.5	42.0	4	27.0	2107
40	WIM	Kharmunova Nadejda	RUS	2215	5.5	41.0	4	25.0	2059

Top Chinese GM Players Live Rating

by Sina Chess News Blog

2011/02/02 (51)
                                       LIVE    FIDE
Rank Name of player   棋手 Title FED Rating Jan.   Change Games B-Year
01 Wang Hao         王皓 GM   CHN 2737.2 2733    +4.2     02    1989
02 Wang Yue         王玥 GM   CHN 2702.1 2694    +8.1     09    1987
03 Li Chao b        李超 GM   CHN 2697.6 2693    +4.6     09    1989
04 Bu Xiangzhi      卜祥志 GM   CHN 2668.6 2670    -1.4     07    1985
05 Ding Liren       丁立人 GM   CHN 2660.0 2660     0.0     00    1992
06 Ni Hua           倪华 GM   CHN 2644.8 2641    +3.8     07    1983
07 Hou Yifan    w   侯逸凡 GM   CHN 2638.9 2605   +33.9     10    1994
08 Yu Yangyi        余泱漪 GM   CHN 2631.0 2631     0.0     00    1994
09 Zhou Weiqi       周唯奇 GM   CHN 2628.0 2628     0.0     00    1986
10 Zhou Jianchao    周健超 GM   CHN 2619.0 2619     0.0     00    1988
11 Zhang Pengxiang 张鹏翔 GM   CHN 2598.1 2591    +7.1     03    1980
12 Zhao Jun         赵骏 GM   CHN 2581.5 2569   +12.5     09    1986
13 Li Shilong       李师龙 GM   CHN 2550.0 2550     0.0     00    1977
14 Wen Yang         温阳 GM   CHN 2543.0 2543     0.0     00    1988
15 Zhao Xue         赵雪 GM   CHN 2542.8 2551    -8.2     09    1985
16 Yu Shaoteng      余少腾 GM   CHN 2520.0 2520     0.0     00    1979
17 Lu Shanglei      卢尚磊 GM   CHN 2523.4 2516    +7.4     07    1995
18 Xu Jun           徐俊 GM   CHN 2506.0 2506     0.0     00    1962

Non-GM players:
Ju Wenjun w 居文君 WG CHN 2552.0 2552 0.0 00 1991
Yu Ruiyuan 余瑞源 CHN 2512.1 2491 +21.1 11 1991

Top Chinese GM LIVE Rating (50)

EVENTS:

6. Moscow Open, Russia Round 1-9 | 28 January - 5 Febuary 2012

Bu Xiangzhi 2670 (-3.4+1.8-2.0+2.7-2.3+3.0-1.6)-1.4
Ni Hua 2641 (+1.8+3.0-1.5+3.4-1.3+3.7-5.3)+3.8
Lu Shanglei 2516 (+0.0+2.6+1.6+1.5-3.1+3.2+1.6)+7.4

5. Gibraltar Chess Master, Gibralter Round 1-10 | 24 January - 2 Febuary 2012 web

Hou Yifan 2605（+33.9）

4. Queenstown Chess Classic, New Zealand Round 1-9 | 15 January - 23 January 2012 web live

Li Chao b     2693(+0.8+0.7+1.2+2.1-1.9+3.1-1.7+3.6-3.3)
Zhao Jun      2569(+0.8+0.9+1.6-3.1+3.0+2.8+1.7+4.8+0.0)
Zhao Xue     2551(+0.8+0.9+1.7-2.3+2.1-3.1-2.2-7.5+1.4)

3. The 4th Chennai Open, Chennai, India Round 1-11 | 4 January - 12 January 2012 web

Yu Ruiyuan 2487(+0.8+1.1+2.8-1.4+2.4+3.6+6.0+1.6+0.5+3.8-0.1)+21.1

2. The Hastings Congress England, Round 1-9 | 28 December 2011 - 5 January 2012 Web Live

Wang Yue 2697(+1.0+1.9-1.8+2.3+4.1+3.2-2.7+3.0-2.9)+8.1

1. Chinese Chess League 2011 Extra, Tianjin, China Round 1-3 | 7 December - 9 December 2011

Wang Hao 2736(-0.4+4.6)+4.2
Zhang Pengxiang 2580(+3.0+1.8+2.3)+7.1

Live rating list is dedicated to the Chinese players with FIDE rating over 2500. The list will not up to date anymore from 30 June 2012 onwards.

Fide News: 2nd Quarter FIDE Presidential Board Meeting at Al Ain, UAE
Tuesday, 07 June 2011 08:02
The Board decided to implement the recommendation of the Qualification Chairman and Rating Administrator to lower the rating floor to 1000 and produce the rating list on a monthly basis. It was agreed that this should come into effect from July 1st 2012.

©The World Top 10 Chess Players LIVE Rankings (since January 2011 #6)

2012/02/01 updated

SinaChess	World Top 10		LIVE	FIDE2012	+/-	Number	Year
©BlogRank	Name of Player	FED	Rating	January	Change	Games	Born
01	Carlsen, Magnus	NOR	2834,6	2835	-0.4	13	1990
02	Aronian, Levon	ARM	2823,9	2805	+18.9	14	1982
03	Kramnik, Vladimir	RUS	2801,0	2801	0	00	1975
04	Anand, Viswanathan	IND	2799,0	2799	0	00	1969
05	Radjabov, Teimour	AZE	2784,4	2773	+11.4	13	1987
06	Nakamura, Hikaru	USA	2770,8	2759	+11.8	23	1987
07	Karjakin, Sergey	RUS	2766,2	2769	-2.8	13	1990
08	Morozevich, Alexander	RUS	2764,8	2763	+1.8	10	1977
09	Ivanchuk, Vassily	URK	2763,7	2766	-2.3	23	1969
10	Caruana	ITA	2762,4	2736	+26.4	23	1983

2. Tata Steel Chess 13 - 29 Jaunary 2012, Round 1-13, Carlsen, Aronian, Karjakin, Topalov, Ivanchuk, Gashimov, Kamsky, Nakamura, Radjabov, Gelfand, Giri, Caruana, Navara, Van Wely web

1. Reggio Emilia, Italy, 27 December 2011 - 6 Jaunary 2012, Round 1-10, Ivanchuk, Morozevich, Nakamura, Vitiugov, Caruana, Giri web Grischuk, Alexander

2700chess.com for more details and full list

The 74th Tata Steel tournament taks from 14th January 2012 (Round 1 13:30 local time) to 29th January 2012. Defending champion Hikaru Nakamura starts with white against the mercurial Vassily Ivanchuk. Top seed Magnus Carlsen-Vugar Gashimov, Navara-Topalov, Gelfand-Giri, Radjabov-Caruana, Karjakin-Aronian, Kamsky-Van Wely.

Official site Live Live

Tata Steel 2012 Group A

Final standings after 13 rounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Aronian, Levon    g ARM 2805 * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 9 2891
2. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2835 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 8 2835
3. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2773 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 8 2840
4. Caruana, Fabiano g ITA 2736 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 8 2842
5. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2766 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 7½ 2810
6. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2759 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 7½ 2811
7. Kamsky, Gata      g USA 2732 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 7 2785
8. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2769 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 0 * 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 6½ 2753
9. Van Wely, Loek    g NED 2692 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 5½ 2702
10. Gelfand, Boris   g ISR 2739 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 5 2668
11. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2770 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 5 2666
12. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2761 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 5 2667
13. Navara, David    g CZE 2712 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 4½ 2647
14. Giri, Anish      g NED 2714 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ * 4½ 2647

Tata Steel 2012 Group A pairings
Round 1 – Saturday the 14th
Navara, D. ½-½ Topalov, V.
Gelfand, B. 0-1 Giri, G.
Radjabov, T. ½-½ Caruana, C.
Karjakin, S. 0-1 Aronian, L.
Nakamura, H. ½-½ Ivanchuk, V.
Carlsen, M. 1-0 Gashimov, V.
Kamsky, G. ½-½ Van Wely, L.

Round 2 – Sunday the 15th
Topalov, V. ½-½ Van Wely, L.
Gashimov, V. ½-½ Kamsky, G.
Ivanchuk, V. ½-½ Carlsen, M.
Aronian, L. 1-0 Nakamura, H.
Caruana, C. 1-0 Karjakin, S.
Giri, G. ½-½ Radjabov, T.
Navara, D. ½-½ Gelfand, B.

Round 3 – Monday the 16th
Gelfand, B. ½-½ Topalov, V.
Radjabov, T. 1-0 Navara, D.
Karjakin, S. 1-0 Giri, G.
Nakamura, H. ½-½ Caruana, C.
Carlsen, M. 1-0 Aronian, L.
Kamsky, G. ½-½ Ivanchuk, V.
Van Wely, L. ½-½ Gashimov, V.

Round 4 – Tuesday the 17th
Topalov, V. ½-½ Gashimov, V.
Ivanchuk, V. ½-½ Van Wely, L.
Aronian, L. 1-0 Kamsky, G.
Caruana, C. ½-½ Carlsen, M.
Giri, G. ½-½ Nakamura, H.
Navara, D. 0-1 Karjakin, S.
Gelfand, B. ½-½ Radjabov, T.

Round 5 – Thursday the 19th
Radjabov, T. ½-½ Topalov, V.
Karjakin, S. 0-1 Gelfand, B.
Nakamura, H. 1-0 Navara, D.
Carlsen, M. ½-½ Giri, G.
Kamsky, G. ½-½ Caruana, C.
Van Wely, L. ½-½ Aronian, L.
Gashimov, V. 0-1 Ivanchuk, V.

Round 6 – Friday the 20th
Topalov, V. ½-½ Ivanchuk, V.
Aronian, L. 1-0 Gashimov, V.
Caruana, C. ½-½ Van Wely, L.
Giri, G. 1-0 Kamsky, G.
Navara, D. ½-½ Carlsen, M.
Gelfand, B. 0-1 Nakamura, H.
Radjabov, T. 1-0 Karjakin, S.

Round 7 – Saturday the 21st
Karjakin, S. 1-0 Topalov, V.
Nakamura, H. ½-½ Radjabov, T.
Carlsen, M. 1-0 Gelfand, B.
Kamsky, G. 1-0 Navara, D.
Van Wely, L. ½-½ Giri, G.
Gashimov, V. ½-½ Caruana, C.
Ivanchuk, V. ½-½ Aronian, L.

Round 8 – Sunday the 22nd
Topalov, V. ½-½ Aronian, L.
Caruana, C. ½-½ Ivanchuk, V.
Giri, G. 0-1 Gashimov, V.
Navara, D. ½-½ Van Wely, L.
Gelfand, B. ½-½ Kamsky, G.
Radjabov, T. ½-½ Carlsen, M.
Karjakin, S. ½-½ Nakamura, H.

Round 9 – Tuesday the 24th
Nakamura, H. – Topalov, V.
Carlsen, M. – Karjakin, S.
Kamsky, G. – Radjabov, T.
Van Wely, L. – Gelfand, B.
Gashimov, V. – Navara, D.
Ivanchuk, V. – Giri, G.
Aronian, L. – Caruana, C.

Round 10 – Wednesday the 25th
Topalov, V. – Caruana, C.
Giri, G. – Aronian, L.
Navara, D. – Ivanchuk, V.
Gelfand, B. – Gashimov, V.
Radjabov, T. – Van Wely, L.
Karjakin, S. – Kamsky, G.
Nakamura, H. – Carlsen, M.

Round 11 – Friday the 27th
Carlsen, M. – Topalov, V.
Kamsky, G. – Nakamura, H.
Van Wely, L. – Karjakin, S.
Gashimov, V. – Radjabov, T.
Ivanchuk, V. – Gelfand, B.
Aronian, L. – Navara, D.
Caruana, C. – Giri, G.

Round 12 – Saturday the 28th
Topalov, V. – Giri, G.
Navara, D. – Caruana, C.
Gelfand, B. – Aronian, L.
Radjabov, T. – Ivanchuk, V.
Karjakin, S. – Gashimov, V.
Nakamura, H. – Van Wely, L.
Carlsen, M. – Kamsky, G.

Round 13 – Sunday the 29th
Kamsky, G. – Topalov, V.
Van Wely, L. – Carlsen, M.
Gashimov, V. – Nakamura, H.
Ivanchuk, V. – Karjakin, S.
Aronian, L. – Radjabov, T.
Caruana, C. – Gelfand, B.
Giri, G. – Navara, D.

Tata Steel 2012 Group B

Standings after 13 rounds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

1. Harikrishna, Pentala   g IND 2665 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 9 2738
2. Motylev, Alexander     g RUS 2677 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 8½ 2706
3. Bruzon Batista, Lazaro g CUB 2691 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ 2705
4. L'Ami, Erwin           g NED 2596 ½ ½ ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 8 2690
5. Tiviakov, Sergei       g NED 2677 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 8 2683
6. Reinderman, Dimitri   g NED 2581 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 7½ 2661
7. Nyzhnyk, Illya         g UKR 2568 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 7½ 2662
8. Potkin, Vladimir       g RUS 2684 ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 6½ 2596
9. Timman, Jan H          g NED 2571 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6 2576
10. Ernst, Sipke          g NED 2606 1 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 * 0 0 0 ½ 5 2515
11. Lahno, Kateryna       g UKR 2557 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ ½ ½ 4½ 2496
12. Vocaturo, Daniele     g ITA 2545 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 1 ½ 4½ 2497
13. Cmilyte, Viktorija    g LTU 2503 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 * ½ 4 2469
14. Harika, Dronavalli    g IND 2516 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 3½ 2434

Tata Steel 2012 Group B pairings

Round 1 – Saturday the 14th
Reinderman, D. ½-½ Motylev, A.
Bruzon, L. 0-1 Harikrishna, P.
Lahno, K. 1-0 Ernst, S.
Harika, H. ½-½ Vocaturo, D.
Cmilyte, V. 0-1 Nyzhnik, I.
L’Ami, E. 1-0 Tiviakov, S.
Timman, J. ½-½ Potkin, V.

Round 2 – Sunday the 15th
Motylev, A. ½-½ Potkin, V.
Tiviakov, S. 1-0 Timman, J.
Nyzhnik, I. ½-½ L’Ami, E.
Vocaturo, D. 1-0 Cmilyte, V.
Ernst, S. ½-½ Harika, H.
Harikrishna, P. 1-0 Lahno, K.
Reinderman, D. ½-½ Bruzon, L.

Round 3 – Monday the 16th
Bruzon, L. ½-½ Motylev, A.
Lahno, K. 0-1 Reinderman, D.
Harika, H. 0-1 Harikrishna, P.
Cmilyte, V. 1-0 Ernst, S.
L’Ami, E. 1-0 Vocaturo, D.
Timman, J. 1-0 Nyzhnik, I.
Potkin, V. 0-1 Tiviakov, S.

Round 4 – Tuesday the 17th
Motylev, A. 1-0 Tiviakov, S.
Nyzhnik, I. ½-½ Potkin, V.
Vocaturo, D. ½-½ Timman, J.
Ernst, S. 1-0 L’Ami, E.
Harikrishna, P. ½-½ Cmilyte, V.
Reinderman, D. ½-½ Harika, H.
Bruzon, L. ½-½ Lahno, K.

Round 5 – Thursday the 19th
Lahno, K. 0-1 Motylev, A.
Harika, H. 0-1 Bruzon, L.
Cmilyte, V. ½-½ Reinderman, D.
L’Ami, E. ½-½ Harikrishna, P.
Timman, J. 1-0 Ernst, S.
Potkin, V. ½-½ Vocaturo, D.
Tiviakov, S. ½-½ Nyzhnik, I.

Round 6 – Friday the 20th
Motylev, A. ½-½ Nyzhnik, I.
Vocaturo, D. ½-½ Tiviakov, S.
Ernst, S. 1-0 Potkin, V.
Harikrishna, P. 1-0 Timman, J.
Reinderman, D. ½-½ L’Ami, E.
Bruzon, L. 1-0 Cmilyte, V.
Lahno, K. ½-½ Harika, H.

Round 7 – Saturday the 21st
Harika, H. ½-½ Motylev, A.
Cmilyte, V. ½-½ Lahno, K.
L’Ami, E. ½-½ Bruzon, L.
Timman, J. 0-1 Reinderman, D.
Potkin, V. ½-½ Harikrishna, P.
Tiviakov, S. 0-1 Ernst, S.
Nyzhnik, I. 1-0 Vocaturo, D.

Round 8 – Sunday the 22nd
Motylev, A. 1-0 Vocaturo, D.
Ernst, S. ½-½ Nyzhnik, I.
Harikrishna, P. ½-½ Tiviakov, S.
Reinderman, D. ½-½ Potkin, V.
Bruzon, L. 1-0 Timman, J.
Lahno, K. 0-1 L’Ami, E.
Harika, H. ½-½ Cmilyte, V.

Round 9 – Tuesday the 24th
Cmilyte, V. – Motylev, A.
L’Ami, E. – Harika, H.
Timman, J. – Lahno, K.
Potkin, V. – Bruzon, L.
Tiviakov, S. – Reinderman, D.
Nyzhnik, I. – Harikrishna, P.
Vocaturo, D. – Ernst, S.

Round 10 – Wednesday the 25th
Motylev, A. – Ernst, S.
Harikrishna, P. – Vocaturo, D.
Reinderman, D. – Nyzhnik, I.
Bruzon, L. – Tiviakov, S.
Lahno, K. – Potkin, V.
Harika, H. – Timman, J.
Cmilyte, V. – L’Ami, E.

Round 11 – Friday the 27th
L’Ami, E. – Motylev, A.
Timman, J. – Cmilyte, V.
Potkin, V. – Harika, H.
Tiviakov, S. – Lahno, K.
Nyzhnik, I. – Bruzon, L.
Vocaturo, D. – Reinderman, D.
Ernst, S. – Harikrishna, P.

Round 12 – Saturday the 28th
Motylev, A. – Harikrishna, P.
Reinderman, D. – Ernst, S.
Bruzon, L. – Vocaturo, D.
Lahno, K. – Nyzhnik, I.
Harika, H. – Tiviakov, S.
Cmilyte, V. – Potkin, V.
L’Ami, E. – Timman, J.

Round 13 – Sunday the 29th
Timman, J. – Motylev, A.
Potkin, V. – L’Ami, E.
Tiviakov, S. – Cmilyte, V.
Nyzhnik, I. – Harika, H.
Vocaturo, D. – Lahno, K.
Ernst, S. – Bruzon, L.
Harikrishna, P. – Reinderman, D.

Tata Steel 2012 Group C

Standings after round 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

1. Turov, Maxim        g RUS 2645 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.5 2690
2. Tikkanen, Hans      g SWE 2549 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 10.0 2657
3. Brandenburg, Daan   g NED 2527 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 8.5 2558
4. Adhiban, Baskaran   g IND 2561 0 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 8.5 2555
5. Grover, Sahaj       m IND 2532 ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 7.0 2477
6. Sadler, Matthew D   g ENG 2660 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7.0 2467
7. Paehtz, Elisabeth   m GER 2454 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 7.0 2483
8. Tania, Sachdev     m IND 2411 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 6.0 2428
9. Danielian, Elina   g ARM 2490 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 0 1 ½ ½ 5.5 2394
10. Goudriaan, Etienne f NED 2279 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 5.0 2380
11. Ootes, Lars         NED 2326 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 * 1 0 0 4.5 2353
12. Hopman, Pieter     NED 2342 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * 0 1 4.0 2321
13. Schut, Lisa       wm NED 2290 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 * 1 4.0 2325
14. Haast, Anne      wm NED 2290 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 * 3.5 2291

Tata Steel 2012 Group C pairings
Round 1 – Saturday the 14th
Sadler, M. 1-0 Hopman, P.
Tania, S. ½-½ Grover, S.
Paehtz, E. 0-1 Tikkanen, H.
Brandenburg, D. ½-½ Ootes, L.
Adhiban, B. 1-0 Haast, A.
Goudriaan, E. 1-0 Schut, L.
Danielian, E. 1-1 Turov, M.

Round 2 – Sunday the 15th
Hopman, P. 0-1 Turov, M.
Schut, L. ½-½ Danielian, E.
Haast, A. ½-½ Goudriaan, E.
Ootes, L. ½-½ Adhiban, B.
Tikkanen, H. ½-½ Brandenburg, D.
Grover, S. 1-0 Paehtz, E.
Sadler, M. ½-½ Tania, S.

Round 3 – Monday the 16th
Tania, S. ½-½ Hopman, P.
Paehtz, E. ½-½ Sadler, M.
Brandenburg, D. ½-½ Grover, S.
Adhiban, B. ½-½ Tikkanen, H.
Goudriaan, E. 1-0 Ootes, L.
Danielian, E. ½-½ Haast, A.
Turov, M. 1-0 Schut, L.

Round 4 – Tuesday the 17th
Hopman, P. 0-1 Schut, L.
Haast, A. 0-1 Turov, M.
Ootes, L. 1-0 Danielian, E.
Tikkanen, H. 1-0 Goudriaan, E.
Grover, S. 0-1 Adhiban, B.
Sadler, M. ½-½ Brandenburg, D.
Tania, S. 0-1 Paehtz, E.

Round 5 – Thursday the 19th
Paehtz, E. ½-½ Hopman, P.
Brandenburg, D. ½-½ Tania, S.
Adhiban, B. ½-½ Sadler, M.
Goudriaan, E. 0-1 Grover, S.
Danielian, E. 0-1 Tikkanen, H.
Turov, M. 1-0 Ootes, L.
Schut, L. 1-0 Haast, A.

Round 6 – Friday the 20th
Hopman, P. 1-0 Haast, A.
Ootes, L. 0-1 Schut, L.
Tikkanen, H. ½-½ Turov, M.
Grover, S. ½-½ Danielian, E.
Sadler, M. ½-½ Goudriaan, E.
Tania, S. ½-½ Adhiban, B.
Paehtz, E. ½-½ Brandenburg, D.

Round 7 – Saturday the 21st
Brandenburg, D. 1-0 Hopman, P.
Adhiban, B. 1-0 Paehtz, E.
Goudriaan, E. 1-0 Tania, S.
Danielian, E. ½-½ Sadler, M.
Turov, M. ½-½ Grover, S.
Schut, L. 0-1 Tikkanen, H.
Haast, A. 1-0 Ootes, L.

Round 8 – Sunday the 22nd
Hopman, P. ½-½ Ootes, L.
Tikkanen, H. ½-½ Haast, A.
Grover, S. ½-½ Schut, L.
Sadler, M. 0-1 Turov, M.
Tania, S. ½-½ Danielian, E.
Paehtz, E. 1-0 Goudriaan, E.
Brandenburg, D. ½-½ Adhiban, B.

Round 9 – Tuesday the 24th
Adhiban, B. – Hopman, P.
Goudriaan, E. – Brandenburg, D.
Danielian, E. – Paehtz, E.
Turov, M. – Tania, S.
Schut, L. – Sadler, M.
Haast, A. – Grover, S.
Ootes, L. – Tikkanen, H.

Round 10 – Wednesday the 25th
Hopman, P. – Tikkanen, H.
Grover, S. – Ootes, L.
Sadler, M. – Haast, A.
Tania, S. – Schut, L.
Paehtz, E. – Turov, M.
Brandenburg, D. – Danielian, E.
Adhiban, B. – Goudriaan, E.

Round 11 – Friday the 27th
Goudriaan, E. – Hopman, P.
Danielian, E. – Adhiban, B.
Turov, M. – Brandenburg, D.
Schut, L. – Paehtz, E.
Haast, A. – Tania, S.
Ootes, L. – Sadler, M.
Tikkanen, H. – Grover, S.

Round 12 – Saturday the 28th
Hopman, P. – Grover, S.
Sadler, M. – Tikkanen, H.
Tania, S. – Ootes, L.
Paehtz, E. – Haast, A.
Brandenburg, D. – Schut, L.
Adhiban, B. – Turov, M.
Goudriaan, E. – Danielian, E.

Round 13 – Sunday the 29th
Danielian, E. – Hopman, P.
Turov, M. – Goudriaan, E.
Schut, L. – Adhiban, B.
Haast, A. – Brandenburg, D.
Ootes, L. – Paehtz, E.
Tikkanen, H. – Tania, S.
Grover, S. – Sadler, M.

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2012 Queenstown Chess Classic, Queenstown, New Zealand on 15th-23rd January 2012. Top seed Li Chao of China.

Official site Live

Entries so far (January 2012 FIDE ratings; italic are NZCF national ratings):
1 2693 GM Li Chao (CHN)
2 2653 GM Gawain Jones (ENG)
3 2639 GM Surya Ganguly (IND)
4 2592 GM Eduardas Rozentalis (LTU)
5 2572 GM Sune Berg Hansen (DEN)
6 2569 GM Zhao Jun (CHN)
7 2553 GM Dejan Bojkov (BUL)
8 2551 GM Zhao Xue (CHN)
9 2537 GM Klaus Bischoff (GER)
10 2459 IM George Xie (AUS)
11 2455 GM Kivanc Haznedaroglu (TUR)
12 2422 Trevor Tao (AUS)
13 2414 IM Akshat Khamparia (IND)
14 2403 GM Darryl Johansen (AUS)
15 2401 IM Herman Van Riemsdijk (BRA)
16 2388 FM Max Illingworth (AUS)
17 2376 IM Moulthun Ly (AUS)
18 2375 IM Stephen Solomon (AUS)
19 2375 FM Bobby Cheng (AUS)
20 2359 IM Anthony Ker (NZL)
21 2354 IM James Morris (AUS)
22 2349 FM Junta Ikeda (AUS)
23 2345 IM Russell Dive (NZL)
24 2325 wgm Irene Sukandar (INA)
25 2323 IM Guy West (AUS)
26 2294 FM Dusan Stojic (AUS)
27 2290 IM Paul Garbett (NZL)
28 2277 Domagoj Dragicevic (AUS)
29 2273 FM Bob Smith (NZL)
30 2266 FM Tim Reilly (AUS)
31 2261 FM Stephen Lukey (NZL)
32 2259 FM Chris Wallis (AUS)
33 2258 FM Mike Steadman (NZL)
34 2244 wgm Xiaobing Vivian Gu (CHN)
35 2241 Marc Repplinger (GER)
36 2234 wgm Kruttika Nadig (IND)
37 2227 Matthew Drummond (AUS)
38 2216 Andrew Bird (AUS)
39 2215 IM Andrew Brown (AUS)
40 2210 FM Ove Hartvig (DEN)
41 2188 Eugene Schon (AUS)
42 2182 Daniel Shen (NZL)
43 2167 wgm Karolina Smokina (MDA)
44 2167 Laurence Matheson (AUS)
45 2165 Luke Li (NZL)
46 2132 Malcolm Pyke (AUS)
47 2129 Andy Machdoem (NZL)
48 2127 Quentin Johnson (NZL)
49 2123 wim Christin Andersson (SWE)
50 2092 FM Brian Jones (AUS)
51 2087 John Duneas (NZL)
52 2079 Alan Ansell (NZL)
53 2072 Yi Liu (AUS)
54 2068 John McDonald (NZL)
55 2066 Noel Pinic (NZL)
56 2060 Ivan Dordevic (NZL)
57 2056 Pengyu Chen (AUS)
58 2053 wim Ingrid Lauterbach (ENG)
59 2052 Stephen Fairbairn (CAN)
60 2036 Alek Safarian (AUS)
61 2031 Fuatai Fuatai (NZL)
62 2030 Jason Tang (AUS)
63 2022 Chris Burns (NZL)
64 2020 wim Sue Maroroa (NZL)
65 2016 Malcolm Armstrong (ENG)
66 2010 wim Emma Guo (AUS)
67 2008 George Lester (AUS)
68 1999 Leon Kempen (AUS)
69 1994 Ari Dale (AUS)
70 1991 Peter Stuart (NZL)
71 1990 Karl Zelesco (AUS)

Final Ranking after 9 Rounds

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Johansen Darryl K	AUS	2403	7.5	0.0	7	4
2	GM	Li Chao B	CHN	2693	7.5	0.0	6	5
3	GM	Zhao Jun	CHN	2569	7.5	0.0	6	4
4	IM	Akshat Khamparia	IND	2414	7.0	0.0	6	5
5	GM	Rozentalis Eduardas	LTU	2592	7.0	0.0	6	4
6		Tao Trevor	AUS	2422	7.0	0.0	6	4
7	GM	Hansen Sune Berg	DEN	2572	7.0	0.0	5	4
8	GM	Ganguly Surya Shekhar	IND	2639	7.0	0.0	5	4
9	GM	Bojkov Dejan	BUL	2553	6.5	0.0	6	5
10	FM	Ikeda Junta	AUS	2349	6.5	0.0	6	5
11		Bird Andrew	AUS	2216	6.5	0.0	6	5
12	FM	Steadman Michael	NZL	2258	6.5	0.0	6	5
13	WGM	Sukandar Irine Kharisma	INA	2325	6.5	0.0	6	4
14		Dragicevic Domagoj	AUS	2277	6.5	0.0	6	4
15	FM	Illingworth Max	AUS	2388	6.5	0.0	5	5
16	FM	Cheng Bobby	AUS	2375	6.0	0.0	6	5
17	FM	Smith Robert W	NZL	2273	6.0	0.0	6	5
18		Zelesco Karl	AUS	1990	6.0	0.0	6	4
19	FM	Stojic Dusan	AUS	2294	6.0	0.0	6	4
20	GM	Bischoff Klaus	GER	2537	6.0	0.0	5	5
21	IM	Dive Russell John	NZL	2345	6.0	0.0	5	5
22	IM	Morris James	AUS	2354	6.0	0.0	5	4
23	GM	Zhao Xue	CHN	2551	6.0	0.0	5	4
24	GM	Jones Gawain C B	ENG	2653	6.0	0.0	5	4
25	IM	Solomon Stephen J	AUS	2375	6.0	0.0	5	4
26	IM	Ly Moulthun	AUS	2376	6.0	0.0	4	5
27	IM	West Guy	AUS	2323	6.0	0.0	4	4
28	IM	Garbett Paul Anthony	NZL	2290	5.5	0.0	5	5
29	IM	Van Riemsdijk Herman C	BRA	2401	5.5	0.0	5	5
30	WGM	Nadig Kruttika	IND	2234	5.5	0.0	5	5
31	GM	Haznedaroglu Kivanc	TUR	2455	5.5	0.0	5	5
32		Pyke Malcolm	AUS	2132	5.5	0.0	5	5
33	FM	Hartvig Ove Weiss	DEN	2210	5.5	0.0	5	5
34		Tang Jason	AUS	2030	5.5	0.0	5	5
35	FM	Wallis Christopher	AUS	2259	5.5	0.0	5	4
36	IM	Xie George Wendi	AUS	2459	5.5	0.0	5	4
37	WGM	Gu Xiaobing	CHN	2244	5.5	0.0	5	4
38		Drummond Matthew	AUS	2227	5.5	0.0	5	4
39		Schon Eugene	AUS	2188	5.5	0.0	5	4
40		Matheson Laurence	AUS	2167	5.5	0.0	4	5

72 1989 Andrew Janisz (NZL)
73 1985 Justin Davis (NZL)
74 1979 wfm Helen Milligan (NZL)
75 1966 Allen Setiabudi (AUS)
76 1965 Hilton Bennett (NZL)
77 1961 Mathew King (NZL)
78 1959 Adrian Flitney (AUS)
79 1958 Dennis Holland (AUS)
80 1947 Ross Jackson (NZL)
81 1945 Alan Aldridge (NZL)
82 1945 Nathan Goodhue (NZL)
83 1939 David Lovejoy (AUS)
84 1933 Richard Voon (AUS)
85 1929 Sean Watharow (AUS)
86 1924 Chris Benson (NZL)
87 1924 Hans Gao (NZL)
88 1922 Kian Hwa Lim (MAS)
89 1916 Matthias Körber (GER)
90 1914 Kenneth Holt (AUS)
91 1910 Bill Forster (NZL)
92 1908 Hamish Selnes (AUS)
93 1884 Harry Press (AUS)
94 1883 Angelo Tsagarakis (AUS)
95 1873 Roy Seabrook (NZL)
96 1872 Edward Rains (NZL)
97 1865 Efrain Tionko (AUS)
98 1850 Federico Roura (NZL)
99 1849 William Zhang (NZL)
100 1848 Andrew Brockway (NZL)
101 1846 (?) Hacer Haznedaroglu (TUR)
102 1834 Tony Booth (NZL)
103 1834 Arie Nijman (NZL)
104 1830 Hamish Gold (NZL)
105 1825 Brian Liu (NZL)
106 1823 Bruce Kay (NZL)
107 1807 Winston Yao (NZL)
108 1802 David Capper (NZL)
109 1802 Nigel Cooper (NZL)
110 1798 wfm Natasha Fairley (NZL)
111 1787 Bruce Gloistein (NZL)
112 1781 Huseyin Yeten (CYP)
113 1771 Enzo Pieri (ITA)
114 1760 Erlend Millikan (USA)
115 1755 wfm Megan Setiabudi (AUS)
116 1752 wfm Viv Smith (NZL)
117 1746 Stewart Holdaway (NZL)
118 1737 Tim Rains (NZL)
119 1728 Kevin Brown (AUS)
120 1719 John Beckman (AUS)
121 1715 wfm Nicole Tsoi (NZL)
122 1703 Roland Brockman (AUS)
123 1677 Ryan Louie (AUS)
124 1672 William XW Li (NZL)
125 1672 Bob Mitchell (NZL)
126 1668 Elliott Renzies (AUS)
127 1643 Leteisha Simmonds (AUS)
128 1643 Alphaeus Ang (NZL)
129 1619 Gary Judkins (NZL)
130 1618 Leighton Nicholls (NZL)
131 1587 Leo Zhang (NZL)
132 1581 Shanon Vuglar (AUS)
133 1571 Jean Watson (AUS)
134 1529 Robert Clarkson (NZL)
135 1495 Hamish Shierlaw (NZL)
136 (AUS 1434) Jared Louie (AUS)
137 1385 Seong-June Her (NZL)
138 (AUS 1379) Jamie-Lee Guo (AUS)
139 (AUS 1351) Jack Hughes (AUS)
140 1003 Carlssen van Rooyen (NZL)
141 unrated Maris Cekulis (AUS)
142 unrated Ben Clayton (NZL)
143 unrated Dylan Frater (NZL)

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The 10th edition of prestigious Parsvnath International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament thats gets underway here at Ludlow Castle Sports Complex, Civil Lines from Saturday

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Final Ranking after 11 Rounds

Rk.		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Barbosa Oliver		PHI	2573	9.5	76.5	69.5	62.5
2	GM	Gomez John Paul		PHI	2506	9.0	77.5	72.0	65.5
3	IM	Lalith Babu M R		IND	2484	9.0	74.0	67.5	61.0
4	GM	Paragua Mark		PHI	2522	8.5	75.5	69.0	62.5
5		Ma Qun		CHN	2475	8.5	69.5	64.0	58.5
6	GM	Deviatkin Andrei		RUS	2574	8.0	75.0	69.0	62.5
7		Zeng Chongsheng		CHN	2400	8.0	74.5	68.5	61.5
8	IM	Vaibhav Suri		IND	2448	8.0	74.5	68.0	61.0
9	IM	Shyam Nikil P		IND	2482	8.0	73.5	67.5	61.0
10	GM	Kunte Abhijit		IND	2548	8.0	72.5	66.0	59.5
11	IM	Rathnakaran K		IND	2403	8.0	72.0	66.5	60.5
12	IM	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi		IND	2513	8.0	72.0	66.0	59.5
13	IM	Thejkumar M S		IND	2455	8.0	71.0	65.0	58.5
14	GM	Kravtsiv Martyn		UKR	2602	8.0	70.0	64.0	57.5
15	GM	Laxman R R		IND	2434	8.0	69.0	63.0	56.5
16	IM	Nitin S		IND	2399	8.0	67.0	61.0	55.0
17	GM	Gleizerov Evgeny		RUS	2566	7.5	73.0	67.5	61.5
18	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J		IND	2495	7.5	71.5	66.0	60.0
19	IM	Ashwin Jayaram		IND	2472	7.5	71.5	66.0	60.0
20	IM	Kuderinov Kirill		KAZ	2497	7.5	71.5	65.5	59.5
21		Hemant Sharma (del)		IND	2262	7.5	70.5	65.0	58.5
22	IM	Vishnu Prasanna V		IND	2392	7.5	70.5	64.5	58.5
23	GM	Neelotpal Das		IND	2471	7.5	70.5	64.5	57.5
24	IM	Debashis Das		IND	2389	7.5	70.0	64.5	58.5
25	FM	Ghosh Diptayan		IND	2372	7.5	70.0	64.0	58.0
26	IM	Karthikeyan P		IND	2402	7.5	68.5	63.5	58.0
27	IM	Saptarshi Roy		IND	2378	7.5	68.0	62.5	56.5
28	GM	Oleksienko Mikhailo		UKR	2563	7.5	68.0	62.0	56.0
29	GM	Aleksandrov Aleksej		BLR	2612	7.5	67.5	61.5	55.5
30		Karthikeyan Murali		IND	2225	7.5	67.0	62.0	56.0
31	IM	Shivananda B S		IND	2375	7.5	66.5	61.5	56.5
32	IM	Swapnil S Dhopade		IND	2435	7.5	66.5	61.5	56.0
33	IM	Anwesh Upadhyaya		IND	2413	7.5	65.5	60.0	54.0
34	GM	Hoang Thanh Trang	W	HUN	2435	7.5	65.5	59.5	53.5
35		Pradeep Kumar R A		IND	2268	7.5	63.5	58.5	53.0
36	IM	Murali Krishnan B T		IND	2366	7.5	63.5	58.0	52.5
37		Kulkarni Chinmay		IND	2290	7.5	63.0	57.5	52.0
38	IM	Ravichandran Siddharth		IND	2398	7.5	62.5	58.0	52.5
39	GM	Dzhumaev Marat		UZB	2481	7.0	73.5	67.5	61.0
40	GM	Sandipan Chanda		IND	2628	7.0	72.5	66.5	60.0
41		Shreyans K Shah		IND	2218	7.0	71.5	67.0	61.0
42		Anurag Mhamal		IND	2240	7.0	71.0	65.0	58.5
43		Narayanan S L		IND	2320	7.0	70.0	64.5	58.5
44		Ankit R Rajpara		IND	2349	7.0	69.5	64.0	58.5
45	FM	Rajesh V A V		IND	2338	7.0	69.5	64.0	58.0
46	GM	Ulibin Mikhail		RUS	2587	7.0	68.5	62.5	56.5
47		Saravana Krishnan P		IND	2313	7.0	68.0	63.0	57.0
48	IM	Ramnath Bhuvanesh R		IND	2357	7.0	68.0	62.0	56.0
49	IM	Konguvel Ponnuswamy		IND	2344	7.0	67.5	62.0	56.5
50		Patil Pratik		IND	2193	7.0	67.0	62.0	56.5
51		Thakurta Soumya		IND	2204	7.0	67.0	62.0	56.5
52	FM	Gagare Shardul		IND	2268	7.0	67.0	61.5	55.5
53		Gusain Himal		IND	2259	7.0	65.5	60.0	54.5
54		Mu Ke		CHN	2294	7.0	65.0	60.0	54.5
55		Abhishek Das		IND	2354	7.0	65.0	59.5	54.0
56	IM	Praveen Kumar C		IND	2338	7.0	65.0	59.5	54.0
57		Shailendra K Bajpai		IND	2253	7.0	64.5	60.0	54.5
58	IM	Himanshu Sharma		IND	2408	7.0	64.5	59.0	53.5
59		Gajwa Ankit		IND	1952	7.0	64.0	59.5	54.5
60	IM	Palit Somak		IND	2399	7.0	63.5	58.0	52.5
61		Deshpande Aniruddha		IND	2242	7.0	63.0	58.5	53.5
62	IM	Sangma Rahul		IND	2357	7.0	62.5	57.0	51.5
63	GM	Thipsay Praveen M		IND	2435	7.0	62.0	56.5	51.0
64		Santanu Borpatra Gohain		IND	2112	7.0	61.5	56.5	51.5
65		Jayesh M		IND	1758	7.0	57.0	53.0	48.5
66		Bitan Banerjee		IND	2331	6.5	71.5	66.0	60.5
67		Bai Jinshi		CHN	2180	6.5	70.5	65.0	59.5
68		Kathmale Sameer		IND	2207	6.5	68.5	63.5	58.0
69	GM	Danielsen Henrik		ISL	2536	6.5	68.5	62.0	55.5
70	GM	Bitoon Richard		PHI	2515	6.5	67.5	62.0	56.0

Wang Yue led throughout and won with 7.5/9 half a point clear of Andrei Istratescu, Babu Lalith, M.R.Sundar M.Shyam,

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Final standings after 9 rounds top 20

Rank	Name	Score	Fed.	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	GM Wang, Yue	7.5	CHN	M	2697	2774	+0.81	1	1	½	1	1	1	½	1	½
2	GM Istratescu, Andrei	7.0	FRA	M	2627	2672	+0.54	1	1	1	½	½	0	1	1	1
3	IM Lalith, Babu M.R.	7.0	IND	M	2484	2657	+2.01	1	1	0	1	1	1	½	1	½
4	IM Shyam, Sundar M.	7.0	IND	M	2462	2604	+1.73	0	1	1	1	1	1	½	1	½
5	GM Vovk, Yuri	6.5	UKR	M	2571	2511	-0.39	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	½
6	GM Sengupta, Deep	6.5	IND	M	2562	2616	+0.72	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	0	1
7	IM Das, Arghyadip	6.5	IND	M	2470	2568	+1.31	1	1	½	½	1	0	1	½	1
8	GM Howell, David W L	6.0	ENG	M	2633	2547	-0.70	1	1	1	½	0	½	0	1	1
9	GM Edouard, Romain	6.0	FRA	M	2621	2528	-0.93	1	1	½	½	1	½	1	0	½
10	GM Pert, Nicholas	6.0	ENG	M	2563	2518	-0.32	½	1	½	1	1	0	1	½	½
11	GM Hebden, Mark L	6.0	ENG	M	2515	2490	-0.17	1	1	0	1	½	1	½	0	1
12	GM Williams, Simon K	6.0	ENG	M	2513	2516	+0.15	1	½	1	1	½	½	½	0	1
13	GM Holzke, Frank	6.0	GER	M	2506	2514	+0.21	1	½	½	1	1	½	0	1	½
14	IM Shyam, Nikil P.	6.0	IND	M	2482	2412	-0.63	½	1	1	0	½	1	½	½	1
15	GM Flear, Glenn C	6.0	ENG	M	2472	2372	-0.89	½	½	0	1	1	1	1	0	1
16	IM Simacek, Pavel	6.0	CZE	M	2448	2445	+0.08	1	0	1	½	1	0	1	1	½
17	IM Anwesh, Upadhyaya	6.0	IND	M	2413	2394	-0.09	1	½	½	0	1	1	½	½	1
18	IM Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi	6.0	IND	M	2411	2360	-0.37	½	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	1
19	WGM Padmini, Rout	6.0	IND	F	2392	2356	-0.22	=	½	1	1	0	½	1	½	1
20	IM Kjartansson, Gudmundur	6.0	ISL	M	2326	2499	+1.96	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0

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In the crucial final round, Yu held Uzbek Grandmaster Marat Dzhumaev without difficulty in a Sicilian game lasting 33 moves. The tournament is big triumph for the untitled Chinese star Yu Ruiyuan who started as the 13th seed with an ELO rating of 2491 and finished on top of the table. The title win fetches Yu an International Master Norm, as well as a Grandmaster Norm.

As a silver lining, India's performing star in this event, International Master Akshayraj Kore made his Grandmaster Norm with a solid draw in the final round against defending champion Grandmaster Kravtsiv Martyn of Ukraine. The Nimzo Indian game saw the Indian gaining the upper hand with a pawn up position. But accurate defence by the Ukraine Grandmaster saw the Akshayraj Kore settling for a draw after 55 moves.

The cash prizes amounting to a total Rs.10 lakhs were distributed by Shri R S Munirathinam, Chairman, Lakshmikanthamma Educational Trust and by Shri M Vijayakaumar, IAS, Member Secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu. Present on the occasion of the closing ceremony were Shri J C D Prabhakar, MLA, President, All India Chess Federation, Shri D V Sundar, Vice President, FIDE and Shri K Muralimohan, General Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Chess Association, Shri S Ganesan, Chairman, Organising Committee.

Final Placings : (Indians unless specified)

1. Yu Ruiyuan (China) 9, 2-5 Aleksandrov Aleksej (Belarus), Akshayraj Kore (India), Gomez John Paul (Philippines), Kravtsiv Martyn (Ukraine), Marat Dzhumaev (Uzbekistan) 8.5, 6-17 Oleksienko Mikhailo (Ukraine), S P Sethuraman, Hoang Thanh Trang (Hungary), V Vishnu Prasanna, Zeng Chongsheng (China), P Karthikeyan, J Deepan Chakkravarthy, T U Navin Kanna, S Nitin, Ankit R Rajpara, Barbosa Oliver (Philippines), R R Laxman 8, 18-20 Ziaur Rahman (Bangladesh), Vaibhav Suri, Ma Qun (China) 7.5 pts results

Final Ranking after 11 Rounds top 20

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1		Yu Ruiyuan	CHN	2491		9.0	75.5	70.0	67.0
2	GM	Aleksandrov Aleksej	BLR	2612		8.5	77.5	71.0	68.5
3	IM	Akshayraj Kore	IND	2386	MAH	8.5	76.0	70.0	67.0
4	GM	Gomez John Paul	PHI	2506		8.5	74.0	68.0	66.0
5	GM	Kravtsiv Martyn	UKR	2602		8.5	74.0	67.5	65.5
6	GM	Dzhumaev Marat	UZB	2481		8.5	71.0	65.5	62.0
7	GM	Oleksienko Mikhailo	UKR	2563		8.0	76.0	70.0	67.0
8	GM	Sethuraman S P	IND	2529	TN	8.0	76.0	69.5	67.0
9	GM	Hoang Thanh Trang	HUN	2435		8.0	75.0	69.5	66.5
10	IM	Vishnu Prasanna V	IND	2392	TN	8.0	74.0	67.5	65.5
11		Zeng Chongsheng	CHN	2400		8.0	72.0	66.5	63.0
12	IM	Karthikeyan P	IND	2402	TN	8.0	71.5	65.5	63.0
13	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J	IND	2495	TN	8.0	71.0	65.0	62.5
14		Navin Kanna T U	IND	2377	TN	8.0	70.0	64.5	61.5
15	IM	Nitin S	IND	2399	TN	8.0	69.0	63.0	61.0
16		Ankit R Rajpara	IND	2349	GUJ	8.0	69.0	63.0	60.5
17	GM	Barbosa Oliver	PHI	2573		8.0	68.5	62.5	60.0
18	GM	Laxman R R	IND	2434	ICF	8.0	67.5	61.0	60.5
19	GM	Rahman Ziaur	BAN	2523		7.5	73.5	67.0	65.5
20	IM	Vaibhav Suri	IND	2448		7.5	72.5	67.5	64.0
21		Ma Qun	CHN	2475		7.5	72.5	66.0	64.0

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China (Active players)

#	Name	Title	Fed	Rating	G	B-Year
1	Wang, Hao	g	CHN	2733	6	1989
2	Wang, Yue	g	CHN	2694	6	1987
3	Li, Chao b	g	CHN	2693	6	1989
4	Bu, Xiangzhi	g	CHN	2670	6	1985
5	Ding, Liren	g	CHN	2660	6	1992
6	Ni, Hua	g	CHN	2641	6	1983
7	Yu, Yangyi	g	CHN	2631	6	1994
8	Zhou, Weiqi	g	CHN	2628	5	1986
9	Zhou, Jianchao	g	CHN	2619	6	1988
10	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2605	20	1994
11	Zhang, Pengxiang	g	CHN	2591	5	1980
12	Zhao, Jun	g	CHN	2569	6	1986
13	Ju, Wenjun	wg	CHN	2552	15	1991
14	Zhao, Xue	g	CHN	2551	15	1985
15	Li, Shilong	g	CHN	2550	0	1977
16	Wen, Yang	g	CHN	2543	6	1988
17	Lu, Shanglei	g	CHN	2516	6	1995
18	Yu, Shaoteng	g	CHN	2511	0	1979
19	Xu, Jun	g	CHN	2507	2	1962
20	Xiu, Deshun	g	CHN	2492	6	1989
21	Yu, Ruiyuan		CHN	2491	6	1991
22	Wang, Chen	m	CHN	2490	6	1993
23	Liang, Chong	g	CHN	2489	0	1980
24	Ruan, Lufei	wg	CHN	2483	0	1987
25	Ma, Qun		CHN	2475	6	1991
26	Xu, Yuhua	g	CHN	2465	1	1976
27	Liu, Qingnan	m	CHN	2461	6	1992
28	Shen, Yang	wg	CHN	2447	6	1989
29	Lin, Weiguo	m	CHN	2443	0	1970
30	Tan, Zhongyi	wg	CHN	2438	15	1991
31	Wang, Shuai	m	CHN	2434	0	1987
32	Wan, Yunguo		CHN	2428	3	1990
33	Zhang, Ziyang	m	CHN	2427	0	1988
34	Li, Wenliang	m	CHN	2424	6	1967
35	Lou, Yiping	m	CHN	2419	3	1991
36	Yu, Lie	m	CHN	2417	5	1989
36	Gao, Rui	m	CHN	2417	4	1992
38	Wang, Rui	g	CHN	2406	1	1978
39	Zeng, Chongsheng		CHN	2400	2	1993
40	Wang, Li	m	CHN	2398	0	1987
41	Lu, Yijie		CHN	2397	0	1993
41	Wang, Pin	wg	CHN	2397	0	1974
43	Huang, Qian	wg	CHN	2389	6	1986
43	Li, Haoyu		CHN	2389	0	1989
45	Wang, Jue		CHN	2388	5	1995
46	Du, Shan	f	CHN	2383	0	1981
47	Cheng, Xinkai		CHN	2376	0	1985
48	Chen, Fan	f	CHN	2375	6	1971
49	Wang, Yu A.	m	CHN	2371	1	1982
50	Ma, Zhonghan		CHN	2370	6	1995
51	Wu, Wenjin	g	CHN	2363	0	1976
52	Yang, Kaiqi	m	CHN	2360	0	1988
53	Guo, Qi	wg	CHN	2351	6	1995
54	Zhang, Xiaowen	wg	CHN	2348	7	1989
54	Ding, Yixin	wg	CHN	2348	6	1991
56	Wu, Xibin	m	CHN	2344	6	1964
57	Jia, Haoxiang		CHN	2340	0	1990
58	Hou, Qiang	f	CHN	2337	22	1984
59	Wei, Yi	f	CHN	2331	5	1999
60	Ning, Chunhong	wg	CHN	2328	4	1968
60	Xu, Hanbing		CHN	2328	3	1984
62	Ji, Dan		CHN	2326	0	1984
63	Qiao, Liang	f	CHN	2323	0	1975
64	Li, Hanbin		CHN	2317	0	1992
65	Shen, Siyuan	m	CHN	2315	0	1986
66	Gong, Qianyun	wm	CHN	2302	6	1985
67	Mu, Ke		CHN	2294	0	1987
68	Li, Bo		CHN	2283	0	1985
69	Qin, Bang		CHN	2282	0
70	Lin, Yi		CHN	2264	0	1987
71	Liu, Chang		CHN	2263	0	1995
72	Liu, Guanchu		CHN	2260	6	1994
73	Fang, Yan		CHN	2256	0	1996
74	Luo, Wei	f	CHN	2251	0	1983
75	Gu, Xiaobing	wg	CHN	2244	5	1985
75	Guo, Jun	wf	CHN	2244	0	1973
77	Zhang, Hanyu		CHN	2231	0	2000
78	Chen, Peng		CHN	2224	0	1994
79	Wang, Hao B		CHN	2214	0
80	Wang, Xiaohui	wm	CHN	2209	5	1990
80	Su, Yamin	wf	CHN	2209	0
82	Zhou, Guijue		CHN	2205	0	1985
83	Ren, Xiaoyi		CHN	2202	6
84	Liu, Hongtao		CHN	2197	0	1993
85	Wang, Yiye		CHN	2193	0	1998
86	Zhai, Mo	wf	CHN	2191	6	1996
87	Lan, Zilun		CHN	2189	0	1995
87	Xu, Yinglun		CHN	2189	0	1996
89	Shao, Shuai		CHN	2188	0	1988
89	Xu, Yining		CHN	2188	0	1997
91	Wang, Doudou		CHN	2186	1	1988
92	Chu, Wei Chao		CHN	2185	0	1996
93	Tian, Tian	wg	CHN	2183	0	1983
94	Xu, Tong	wm	CHN	2181	0	1988
95	Bai, Jinshi		CHN	2180	0	1999
95	Zhu, Yanshen		CHN	2180	0	1993
97	Yu, Xiangbo		CHN	2171	0	1999
98	Zhang, Hong		CHN	2169	0
99	Shao, Shuai		CHN	2168	0	1986
100	Chen, Jun		CHN	2165	0	1987

China (Active players) Only Women

#	Name	Title	Fed	Rating	G	B-Year
1	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2605	20	1994
2	Ju, Wenjun	wg	CHN	2552	15	1991
3	Zhao, Xue	g	CHN	2551	15	1985
4	Ruan, Lufei	wg	CHN	2483	0	1987
5	Xu, Yuhua	g	CHN	2465	1	1976
6	Shen, Yang	wg	CHN	2447	6	1989
7	Tan, Zhongyi	wg	CHN	2438	15	1991
8	Wang, Pin	wg	CHN	2397	0	1974
9	Huang, Qian	wg	CHN	2389	6	1986
10	Wang, Jue		CHN	2388	5	1995
11	Wang, Yu A.	m	CHN	2371	1	1982
12	Guo, Qi	wg	CHN	2351	6	1995
13	Zhang, Xiaowen	wg	CHN	2348	7	1989
13	Ding, Yixin	wg	CHN	2348	6	1991
15	Ning, Chunhong	wg	CHN	2328	4	1968
16	Gong, Qianyun	wm	CHN	2302	6	1985
17	Gu, Xiaobing	wg	CHN	2244	5	1985
17	Guo, Jun	wf	CHN	2244	0	1973
19	Wang, Xiaohui	wm	CHN	2209	5	1990
19	Su, Yamin	wf	CHN	2209	0
21	Zhou, Guijue		CHN	2205	0	1985
22	Ren, Xiaoyi		CHN	2202	6
23	Zhai, Mo	wf	CHN	2191	6	1996
24	Wang, Doudou		CHN	2186	1	1988
25	Tian, Tian	wg	CHN	2183	0	1983
26	Xu, Tong	wm	CHN	2181	0	1988
27	Ni, Shiqun		CHN	2157	0
28	Lei, Tingjie		CHN	2154	0	1997
29	Sun, Fanghui		CHN	2136	0	1993
30	Xia, Xiangchen		CHN	2134	0	1997
30	Xu, Huahua		CHN	2134	0	1994
32	Yu, Moqi		CHN	2105	0	1992
33	Xiao, Yiyi		CHN	2103	0	1996
34	Li, Panru		CHN	2095	0	1991
35	Cai, Jiaying		CHN	2064	1	1992
36	Nie, Xin		CHN	2053	6	1997
37	Chen, Baihan		CHN	2048	0	1992
38	Li, Tingshu		CHN	2035	0
39	Chen, Guanqi		CHN	2030	0	1992
40	Sun, Xinyue		CHN	2028	1	1995
40	Wang, Shanshan		CHN	2028	0	1984
42	Xu, Ruoying		CHN	2027	0	1989
43	Gu, Jiahe		CHN	2011	0
44	Zhu, Ying		CHN	1999	0	1994
45	Wang, Chengjia		CHN	1992	3	1989
46	Xu, Fei		CHN	1990	0	1990
47	Qiu, Mengjie		CHN	1968	0	1995
48	Tang, Jingwei		CHN	1959	0	1990
49	Wang, Xinyue		CHN	1954	0	1996
50	Li, Zhuoling	wf	CHN	1953	0	1998
51	Yuan, Ye		CHN	1942	0	2000
52	Wang, Yuan		CHN	1939	0	1992
53	Hong, Xing		CHN	1920	0	1998
54	Shen, Zhiyuan		CHN	1885	0
55	Liao, Rui		CHN	1859	0	1998
56	Gu, Tianlu		CHN	1854	0	1997
57	Wu, Mengxian		CHN	1841	0
58	Yingxia, Yang		CHN	1752	0	1998
59	Li, Yunshan	wf	CHN	1746	5	2002
60	Li, Yi Xun		CHN	1625	0	2001
61	Peng, Xinbei		CHN	1596	9	1999

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

Top 100 Women January 2012

Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	B-Year
1	Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2710	0	1976
2	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2605	20	1994
3	Koneru, Humpy	g	IND	2589	16	1987
4	Muzychuk, Anna	m	SLO	2580	9	1990
5	Lahno, Kateryna	g	UKR	2557	7	1989
6	Ju, Wenjun	wg	CHN	2552	15	1991
7	Zhao, Xue	g	CHN	2551	15	1985
8	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	g	RUS	2537	17	1985
9	Dzagnidze, Nana	g	GEO	2535	16	1987
10	Stefanova, Antoaneta	g	BUL	2523	7	1979
11	Harika, Dronavalli	g	IND	2516	8	1991
12	Kosintseva, Tatiana	g	RUS	2513	16	1986
13	Sebag, Marie	g	FRA	2512	0	1986
14	Gunina, Valentina	m	RUS	2510	15	1989
15	Zatonskih, Anna	m	USA	2506	0	1978
16	Cmilyte, Viktorija	g	LTU	2503	0	1983
17	Chiburdanidze, Maia	g	GEO	2500	0	1961
18	Socko, Monika	g	POL	2499	20	1978
19	Cramling, Pia	g	SWE	2491	6	1963
20	Danielian, Elina	g	ARM	2490	23	1978
21	Khotenashvili, Bela	m	GEO	2490	9	1988
22	Galliamova, Alisa	m	RUS	2490	0	1972
23	Muzychuk, Mariya	m	UKR	2483	24	1992
24	Ruan, Lufei	wg	CHN	2483	0	1987
25	Atalik, Ekaterina	m	TUR	2481	0	1982
26	Zhu, Chen	g	QAT	2472	7	1976
27	Skripchenko, Almira	m	FRA	2468	0	1976
28	Krush, Irina	m	USA	2467	15	1983
29	Xu, Yuhua	g	CHN	2465	1	1976
30	Dembo, Yelena	m	GRE	2460	17	1983
31	Mkrtchian, Lilit	m	ARM	2458	18	1982
32	Ushenina, Anna	m	UKR	2458	14	1985
33	Javakhishvili, Lela	m	GEO	2454	15	1984
34	Paehtz, Elisabeth	m	GER	2454	7	1985
35	Munguntuul, Batkhuyag	m	MGL	2452	9	1987
36	Pogonina, Natalija	wg	RUS	2449	18	1985
37	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	g	RUS	2448	14	1984
38	Matnadze, Ana	m	GEO	2447	9	1983
39	Shen, Yang	wg	CHN	2447	6	1989
40	Moser, Eva	m	AUT	2446	8	1982
41	Zaiatz, Elena	m	RUS	2446	0	1969
42	Khurtsidze, Nino	m	GEO	2444	15	1975
43	Tan, Zhongyi	wg	CHN	2438	15	1991
44	Hoang, Thanh Trang	g	HUN	2435	8	1980
45	Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	m	RUS	2435	0	1974
46	Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan	g	SCO	2434	6	1968
47	Rajlich, Iweta	m	POL	2428	0	1981
48	Zhukova, Natalia	g	UKR	2426	15	1979
49	Batsiashvili, Nino	wg	GEO	2426	9	1987
50	Peptan, Corina-Isabela	m	ROU	2425	0	1978
51	Alexandrova, Olga	m	ESP	2419	8	1978
52	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	m	RUS	2419	6	1992
53	Li, Ruofan	m	SIN	2419	0	1978
54	Gaponenko, Inna	m	UKR	2416	13	1976
55	Repkova, Eva	m	SVK	2416	0	1975
56	Cori T., Deysi	wg	PER	2415	18	1993
57	Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman	m	IND	2415	0	1979
58	Houska, Jovanka	m	ENG	2414	17	1980
59	Ovod, Evgenija	m	RUS	2412	0	1982
60	Tania, Sachdev	m	IND	2411	28	1986
61	Paikidze, Nazi	wg	GEO	2411	5	1993
62	Vasilevich, Tatjana	m	UKR	2410	7	1977
63	Turova, Irina	m	RUS	2410	0	1979
64	Khukhashvili, Sopiko	m	GEO	2408	9	1985
65	Peng, Zhaoqin	g	NED	2406	17	1968
66	Milliet, Sophie	m	FRA	2404	15	1983
67	Girya, Olga	wg	RUS	2399	0	1991
68	Melia, Salome	m	GEO	2398	12	1987
69	Wang, Pin	wg	CHN	2397	0	1974
70	Foisor, Cristina-Adela	m	ROU	2395	19	1967
71	Bojkovic, Natasa	m	SRB	2395	9	1971
72	Kashlinskaya, Alina	wg	RUS	2389	9	1993
73	Romanko, Marina	m	RUS	2389	7	1986
74	Huang, Qian	wg	CHN	2389	6	1986
75	Zdebskaja, Natalia	wg	UKR	2389	0	1986
76	Wang, Jue		CHN	2388	5	1995
77	Majdan-Gajewska, Joanna	wg	POL	2387	7	1988
78	Madl, Ildiko	m	HUN	2386	7	1969
79	Guramishvili, Sopiko	wg	GEO	2384	19	1991
80	Ohme, Melanie	wm	GER	2384	8	1990
81	Padmini, Rout	wg	IND	2383	17	1994
82	Michna, Marta	wg	GER	2383	9	1978
83	Kovanova, Baira	wg	RUS	2383	0	1987
84	Tsereteli, Tamar	wg	GEO	2383	0	1985
85	Fierro Baquero, Martha L.	m	ECU	2380	0	1977
86	Vasilevich, Irina	m	RUS	2380	0	1985
87	Ordaz Valdes, Lisandra Teresa	wg	CUB	2378	9	1988
88	Szczepkowska-Horowska, Karina	wg	POL	2377	13	1987
89	Gomes, Mary Ann	wg	IND	2377	11	1989
90	Matveeva, Svetlana	m	RUS	2377	0	1969
91	Linares Napoles, Oleiny	wg	CUB	2375	8	1983
92	Kononenko, Tatiana	m	UKR	2375	0	1978
93	Wang, Yu A.	m	CHN	2371	1	1982
94	Lujan, Carolina	m	ARG	2369	9	1985
95	Pokorna, Regina	wg	SVK	2367	9	1982
96	Vajda, Szidonia	m	HUN	2367	0	1979
97	Galojan, Lilit	m	ARM	2366	16	1983
98	Lomineishvili, Maia	m	GEO	2366	0	1977
99	Shadrina, Tatiana	wg	RUS	2366	0	1974
100	Videnova, Iva	wg	BUL	2360	27	1987
101	Bulmaga, Irina	wm	ROU	2360	9	1993
102	L'Ami, Alina	wg	ROU	2360	9	1985
103	Stockova, Zuzana	m	SVK	2360	0	1977

Top 20 Juniors January 2012

Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	B-Year
1	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2736	19	1992
2	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2714	15	1994
3	Ding, Liren	g	CHN	2660	6	1992
4	So, Wesley	g	PHI	2653	5	1993
5	Negi, Parimarjan	g	IND	2641	15	1993
6	Safarli, Eltaj	g	AZE	2638	4	1992
7	Yu, Yangyi	g	CHN	2631	6	1994
8	Sjugirov, Sanan	g	RUS	2622	0	1993
9	Kovalyov, Anton	g	ARG	2619	0	1992
10	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2605	20	1994
11	Robson, Ray	g	USA	2596	5	1994
12	Zherebukh, Yaroslav	g	UKR	2594	0	1993
13	Ipatov, Alexander	g	ESP	2586	0	1993
14	Swiercz, Dariusz	g	POL	2583	9	1994
15	Ter-Sahakyan, Samvel	g	ARM	2569	9	1993
16	Nyzhnyk, Illya	g	UKR	2568	9	1996
17	Van Kampen, Robin	g	NED	2566	9	1994
18	Adhiban, B.	g	IND	2561	18	1992
19	Shimanov, Aleksandr	g	RUS	2549	0	1992
20	Prohaszka, Peter	g	HUN	2547	9	1992

Top 20 Girls January 2012

Rank	Name	Title	Country	Rating	Games	B-Year
1	Hou, Yifan	g	CHN	2605	20	1994
2	Muzychuk, Mariya	m	UKR	2483	24	1992
3	Bodnaruk, Anastasia	m	RUS	2419	6	1992
4	Cori T., Deysi	wg	PER	2415	18	1993
5	Paikidze, Nazi	wg	GEO	2411	5	1993
6	Kashlinskaya, Alina	wg	RUS	2389	9	1993
7	Wang, Jue		CHN	2388	5	1995
8	Padmini, Rout	wg	IND	2383	17	1994
9	Bulmaga, Irina	wm	ROU	2360	9	1993
10	Vojinovic, Jovana	wg	MNE	2359	9	1992
11	Arabidze, Meri	wm	GEO	2358	9	1994
12	Guo, Qi	wg	CHN	2351	6	1995
13	Savina, Anastasia	m	RUS	2337	9	1992
14	Goryachkina, Aleksandra	wm	RUS	2333	9	1998
15	Sukandar, Irine Kharisma	wg	INA	2325	14	1992
16	Pustovoitova, Daria	f	RUS	2303	0	1994
17	Soloviova, Liza	wg	UKR	2294	0	1993
18	Haast, Anne	wm	NED	2290	20	1993
19	Ziaziulkina, Nastassia	wm	BLR	2290	9	1995
20	Schut, Lisa	wm	NED	2290	5	1994

postermardin

Closing ceremony

Champion: China

2nd Russia

3rd Georgia

borad 1: 1 Humpy, 2 Hou, 3 Dzagnidze

Board 2: 1 Ju, 2 Harika, 3 Hoang

Board 3: 1 Zhao, 2 Zhukova, 3 Khotenashvili

Board 4: 1 Tan, 2 Pogonina, 3 Tania

Round 2

round 3

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

round 6

round 7

round 8

round 9

Photos from official site

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TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Arrival 17 December Saturday
Technical Meeting 18 December Sunday 10:00
Opening Ceremony 14:30
Round 1 15:00
Round 2 19 December Monday 15:00
Round 3 20 December Tuesday 15:00
Round 4 21 December Wednesday 15:00
Round 5 22 December Thursday 15:00
Free Day 23 December Friday
Round 6 24 December Saturday 15:00
Round 7 25 December Sunday 15:00
Round 8 26 December Monday 15:00
Round 9 27 December Tuesday 10:00
Closing Ceremony 19:00
Departure 28 December Wednesday

Venue: Madrin, Turkey
Schedule: December 17-28
Format: 10 teams; round robin; 4 main players + 1 reserve

Final Ranking
Rank Team Gam+ = - MP Pts. Res. SB. BT
1 CHINA    9 8   1 16 27½ 0 131,50 2550
2 RUSSIA   9 5 3 1 13 21½ 0 103,00 1991
3 GEORGIA 9 5 2 2 12 21½ 0 90,75 2005
4 INDIA    9 5 1 3 11 23 0 76,00 2154
5 UKRAINE 9 4 3 2 11 21 0 94,75 1934
6 ARMENIA 9 4 1 4 9 19½ 0 56,75 1820
7 VIETNAM 9 4 1 4 9 19 0 59,00 1768
8 GREECE   9 2 1 6 5 15 0 22,75 1391
9 TURKEY   9 2   7 4 11 0 22,00 1036
10 RSA    9     9 0   1 0 0,00    91

Round 1 on 2011/12/18 at 15:00
No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.
1 1 INDIA 2 - 2 UKRAINE 10
2 2 TURKEY 1½ - 2½ CHINA 9
3 3 RSA 0 - 4 GEORGIA 8
4 4 ARMENIA 4 - 0 GREECE 7
5 5 VIETNAM 1½ - 2½ RUSSIA 6

Round 2 on 2011/12/19 at 15:00
No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.
1 10 UKRAINE 1 - 3 RUSSIA 6
2 7 GREECE 1½ - 2½ VIETNAM 5
3 8 GEORGIA 2½ - 1½ ARMENIA 4
4 9 CHINA 4 - 0 RSA 3
5 1 INDIA 3½ - ½ TURKEY 2

Round 3 on 2011/12/20 at 15:00
No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.
1 2 TURKEY 2½ - 1½ UKRAINE 10
2 3 RSA 0 - 4 INDIA 1
3 4 ARMENIA 0 - 4 CHINA 9
4 5 VIETNAM 3 - 1 GEORGIA 8
5 6 RUSSIA 2 - 2 GREECE 7

Round 4 on 2011/12/21 at 15:00
No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.
1 10 UKRAINE 3½ - ½ GREECE 7
2 8 GEORGIA 2-2 RUSSIA 6
3 9 CHINA 3-1 VIETNAM 5
4 1 INDIA 3½ - ½ ARMENIA 4
5 2 TURKEY 3-1 RSA 3

Round 5 on 2011/12/22 at 15:00
No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.
1 3 RSA 0-4 UKRAINE 10
2 4 ARMENIA 3½ - ½ TURKEY 2
3 5 VIETNAM 0-4 INDIA 1
4 6 RUSSIA 0-4 CHINA 9
5 7 GREECE 1-3 GEORGIA 8

Round 6 on 2011/12/24 at 15:00
No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.
1 10 UKRAINE 2-2 GEORGIA 8
2 9 CHINA 3-1 GREECE 7
3 1 INDIA 1-3 RUSSIA 6
4 2 TURKEY 0.5-3.5 VIETNAM 5
5 3 RSA 0-4 ARMENIA 4

Round 7 on 2011/12/25 at 15:00
No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.
1 4 ARMENIA 1½-2½ UKRAINE 10
2 5 VIETNAM 4-0 RSA 3
3 6 RUSSIA 3-1 TURKEY 2
4 7 GREECE 1½-2½ INDIA 1
5 8 GEORGIA 1-3 CHINA 9

Round 8 on 2011/12/26 at 15:00
No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.
1 10 UKRAINE 2½-1½ CHINA 9
2 1 INDIA 1-3 GEORGIA 8
3 2 TURKEY ½-3½ GREECE 7
4 3 RSA 0-4 RUSSIA 6
5 4 ARMENIA 2½-1½ VIETNAM 5

Round 9 on 2011/12/27 at 10:00
No. SNo. Team Res. Team SNo.
1 5 VIETNAM 2-2 UKRAINE 10
2 6 RUSSIA 2-2 ARMENIA 4
3 7 GREECE 4-0 RSA 3
4 8 GEORGIA -3½-½ TURKEY 2
5 9 CHINA 2½-1½ INDIA 1

Initially the following federations were entitled to send their teams:

Continental Champions: Algeria, Peru, Ukraine, Vietnam
5 Qualifiers from Olympiad: Russia, China, Georgia, Cuba, United States of America
The team representing the hosting Federation: Turkey

However, some of them had to be replaced for different reasons:

Final list team composition
1 INDIA Rtg-Ø:2483
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Koneru (C) Humpy 2600 IND
2 GM Harika Dronavalli 2512 IND
3 IM Tania Sachdev 2428 IND
4 WGM Padmini Rout 2392 IND
WGM Soumya Swaminathan 2302 IND
Team Captain: Sekhar Chandra SAHU

2 TURKEY Rtg-Ø:2067
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre 2297 TUR
2 WIM Ozturk Kubra 2239 TUR
3 WCM Cemhan Kardelen 1881 TUR
4   Kaplan Ebru 1849 TUR
    Patel Yesim 1832 TUR
Team Captain: Adrian MIKHALCHISHIN

3 RSA Rtg-Ø:1877
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 WIM Van Der Merwe Cecile H 2057 RSA
2 WIM Solomons Anzel 1926 RSA
3 WIM Frick Denise 1916 RSA
4 WFM Van Niekerk Lauren 1607 RSA
Team Captain: ANZEL SOLOMONS

4 ARMENIA Rtg-Ø:2416
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Danielian Elina 2497 ARM
2 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2469 ARM
3 IM Galojan Lilit 2383 ARM
4 WGM Kursova Maria 2315 ARM
WGM Aginian Nelly 2263 ARM
Team Captain: Artur CHIBUKHCHIAN

5 VIETNAM Rtg-Ø:2307
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 WGM Pham Le Thao Nguyen 2341 VIE
2 WGM Hoang Thi Bao Tram 2341 VIE
3 WIM Nguyen Thi Mai Hung 2244 VIE
4 WGM Nguyen (C) Thi Thanh An 2300 VIE
WIM Hoang Thi Nhu Y 2218 VIE
Team Captain: Dang Tai Thang

6 RUSSIA Rtg-Ø:2509
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Kosintseva Nadezhda 2546 RUS
2 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2526 RUS
3 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2439 RUS
4 IM Gunina Valentina 2514 RUS
WGM Pogonina Natalija 2451 RUS
Team Captain: Alexey KOROTYLEV

7 GREECE Rtg-Ø:2256
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 IM Dembo Yelena 2468 GRE
2 WGM Makropoulou Marina 2201 GRE
3 WIM Fakhiridou Ekaterini 2180 GRE
4 WIM Pavlidou Ekaterini 2176 GRE
    Iordanidou Zoi 2169 GRE
Team Captain: Nikolaos GAVRILAKIS

8 GEORGIA Rtg-Ø:2482
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2516 GEO
2 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2475 GEO
3 IM Khotenashvili Bela 2497 GEO
4 IM Khurtsidze Nino 2440 GEO
IM Melia Salome 2392 GEO
Team Captain: Nino GURUELI

9 CHINA Rtg-Ø:2528
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Hou Yifan 2578 CHN
2 WGM Ju Wenjun 2543 CHN
3 GM Zhao Xue 2541 CHN
4 WGM Tan Zhongyi 2448 CHN
WGM Zhang Xiaowen 2364 CHN
Team Captain: Yu SHAOTENG

10 UKRAINE Rtg-Ø:2446
Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 IM Ushenina Anna 2463 UKR
2 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2460 UKR
3 IM Gaponenko (Yanovska) Inna 2435 UKR
4 GM Zhukova Natalia 2427 UKR
IM Vasilevich Tatjana 2412 UKR
Team Captain: Mykhayio BRODSKIY

The Rating-Ø are compute from the 4 rating-strongest players.

The Aeroflot Open Chess Festival, which is popular throughout the world, will be held in Moscow from 6th February (the date of arrival) to 17th February 2012 (the date of departure) for the eleventh time running. This major event is open to chess players of most varied qualification: from unrated to very high ratings. As usual the festival will take place “under the wings” of our leading airline company, Aeroflot Russian Airlines.

Three Open Tournaments (A, B and C), each a nine round Swiss, are made up according to the rating of the participants. Naturally, the greatest interest is aroused by A tournament, requiring from a participant a rating above 2550 and usually boasting a number of extra class players. In addition to the Open Tournaments, a Blitz Tournament will be held within the festival. This time the festival has the guaranteed prize fund amounting to EUR 150,000 (including prizes for the Blitz Tournament). The Organizers of the Festival are the "Aeroflot-Russian Airlines", the Association of Chess Federations and the Russian Chess Federation.

Official site : aeroflotchess.org

A. Maximov: The lack of attention towards women's chess is troublesome in terms of the rivalry between the Russian and the Chinese women's teams. Maybe that's the Russian nature: we don't keep what we have, and start crying about it only after it's lost (Russian proverb - Pogonina.com)? How do you evaluate the chances in this competition? Don't you find the rate at which the Chinese team is progressing fearsome?

N. Pogonina: The Chinese are improving, and it's quite obvious. But we are not wasting our time either. New strong players are emerging, and I don't think we are inferior to the Chinese in any way. The more interesting will be the confrontation. Or maybe I'm just too much of an optimist.

A. Maximov: Natasha, how far do your ambitions as a chess player go? Simply to enjoy playing and make some money along the way, or...?

N. Pogonina: My goal is to keep improving, becoming stronger as a player. There is no ceiling, final goal.

A. Maximov: Is Hou Yifan a unique phenomenon?

N. Pogonina: Hou Yifan is a gifted and strong chess player. I think she has a bright future. However, I don't see her as, let's put it this way, the second Judit Polgar. Judit has a spectacular level, and I believe she still hasn't realized her potential to the fullest. Hou's level can be matched, there will be female chess players of this calibre. The question I am interested in is whether a woman will be able to reach Polgar's level.

Original interview (in Russian): Chess-News.ru and in English: http://pogonina.com/

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REGULATIONS

The Vietnam Chess Federation has the honor to invite your Federation to participate in The 2nd HDBank Cup Open Chess tournament 2012 which to be held from 1st to 8th March, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

1. Schedule:

01 March	12:00 19:00	Arrival Technical meeting
02 March	08:30 09:00 15:30	Opening Ceremony Round 1 Round 2
03 March	09:00	Round 3
04 March	09:00 15:30	Round 4 Round 5
05 March	09.00	Round 6
06 March	09:00 15:30	Round 7 Round 8
07 March	09:00 14:00	Round 9 Awarding Ceremony
08 March	before 12:00	Departures

2. Time control and format:
Swiss System 9 rounds. Pairings will be made by Swissmanager Program.
The time control is 90 minutes for the whole game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. Draw offers below 30 moves shall not be allowed.
FIDE rated and FIDE titles.

3. Prize fund:
Thirty thousand US Dollars (US$30,000) in cash prizes shall be awarded:

1st	$10,000
2nd	$5,000
3rd	$3,000
4th	$2,000
5th	$1,000
6th	$800
7th	$700
8th	$600
9th to 10th	$500 each
11th to 15th	$300 each
16th to 20th	$200 each
Women only	1st $1,500; 2nd $1,000; 3rd $800
Best U16	$100

Cash prizes shall be shared equally among tied players.
For trophies (Top 3 Standings), ties will be decided by Tiebreak: Buchholz, followed by Direct Encounter, Sonneborn- Berger; Greater number of Wins, Greater number of Wins with the Black pieces.

4. Entry fee:
For all players based on the 1st January 2012 FIDE Ratings list, the entry fee is as follows:
4.1. Registration is free for GM, IM, WGM and players with a FIDE Rating of 2500 and above.
4.2. For all other players, the entry fee is as follows:

Above 2399	$50
2350 to 2399	$75
2300 to 2349	$100
2250 to 2299	$125
2000 to 2250	$150
Below 2000	$200

5. Appeals Committee:
An Appeals Committee shall be constituted before the beginning of the tournament in accordance with FIDE practice. The deposit fee will be US$100 for each protest, refundable if the protest is upheld. Protests should be submitted to the Chief Arbiter in writing within half an hour after the round.

6. Accommodation:
The Grandmasters who have ratings above 2550 and Women Grandmasters who have ratings above 2350 will be provided accommodation on a twin sharing basis for the duration of the tournament.

7. Travel:
Players and accompanying persons will be picked up at the Tan Son Nhat airport, Ho Chi Minh City to The Hotel by Organising committee.

8. Entry deadline:
National Federation should be fill the registration and send before 1st February 2012. The registration form is enclosed but no later than 10th February 2012.
Players who send entry late than above deadline, they will be paid double entry fee.

9. Venue:
The Playing venue (also for Technical Meeting): HDBank Head office
Add: 25 Bis Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, District 1, Hochiminh City.
Hotel: US$50/ 1 person (on twin room) with breakfast only (Official Hotel will be soon informed at website http://vietnamchess.com.vn).

10. Visa:
Participants who need visas shall apply for visas at the Vietnam Embassy in your respective countries. If you have any problem, please do not heritage contact to following address:
Vietnam Chess Federation
36 Tran Phu St, Hanoi, Vietnam
Tel: (84-4) 3823 2471 Fax: (84-4) 3823 2471
Email: office@vietnamchess.com.vn and info@vietnamchess.com.vn

Wang Hao wins World Mind Games 2011 Beijing Rapid Chess (photos)

World Mind Games

The venue at the Beijing International Convention Center is going through last checks and adjustments so that the highest international standards of the Games are guaranteed. The accreditation centre is already working intensely as players and guests begin to arrive.

Tomorrow, the opening press conference is scheduled for 3p.m. (CST). The President of SportAccord Hein Verbruggen will present SportAccord World Mind Games to Chinese and international media. As of 9 December, the Games will be covered live on 4 continents through significant main stream media and web portals. www.worldmindgames.net

Official site Live Live pgnrapidmen pgnrapidwomen pgnblitzopen pgnblitzwomen pgnblindfoldopen pgnblindfoldwomen

Chess at the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011

The Chess events at the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011 are under the auspices of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

32 athletes, 16 men and 16 women, will compete for the medals.

The disciplines on the programme will be for both men and women Rapid, Blitz, Blindfold and Pair.

Visit the official website of FIDE: http://www.fide.com/

The organisers of the SportAccord World Mind Games are offering free trips to the event for winners of special tournaments that will be held world-wide. For instance twenty thousand bridge players are already competing on one of four hosting platforms.

This year's participants
No. Name Title Nat. Rtng born
1 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2772 1990
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2765 1969
3 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2758 1983
4 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2757 1983
6 Gashimov, Vugar GM AZE 2756 1986
5 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2756 1974
7 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2746 1985
8 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2733 1989
9 Giri, Anish GM NED 2722 1994
10 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2717 1991
11 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2716 1982
12 Wang, Yue GM CHN 2716 1987
13 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2715 1990
14 Almasi, Zoltan GM HUN 2710 1976
15 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM CUB 2710 1983
16 Navara, David GM CZE 2705 1985

Women's section
No. Name Title Nat. Rtng born
1 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2578 1994
2 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2554 1989
3 Muzychuk, Anna IM SLO 2545 1990
4 Ju, Wenjun WGM CHN 2536 1991
6 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM BUL 2528 1979
5 Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2525 1987
7 Cmilyte, Viktorija GM LTU 2525 1983
8 Danielian, Elina GM ARM 2517 1978
9 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2508 1978
10 Harika, Dronavalli IM IND 2505 1991
11 Socko, Monika GM POL 2490 1978
12 Cramling, Pia GM SWE 2489 1963
13 Dembo, Yelena IM GRE 2471 1983
14 Skripchenko, Almira IM FRA 2470 1976
15 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2469 1984
16 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2461 1985

The average rating of the 2011 male participants is 2735, of the females 2510.

Schedule
Thurday, December 8 Opening ceremony
Friday, December 9 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 3 rounds
Saturday, December 10 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 2 rounds
Sunday, December 11 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event 2 rounds
Monday, December 12 15:00-19:00 Blitz Event: 8 rounds
Tuesday, December 13 15:00-19:00 Blitz Event: 7 rounds
Wednesday, Dec. 14 15:00-19:00 Blindfold, Pair Rapid: 3 rounds
Thursday, December 15 15:00–19:00 Pair Rapid, Blindfold: 2 rounds
Friday, December 16 12:00–16:00 Pair Rapid, Blindfold: 2 rounds, closing
Saturday, December 17 Departure

1. Events

The chess events in SportAccord World Mind Games will be a series of three events split by gender as follows resulting in 6 tournaments in total :

RAPID CHESS - MEN & WOMEN
7 rounds, Swiss System format

BLITZ CHESS - MEN & WOMEN
15 rounds, Round Robin format

BLINDFOLD CHESS - MEN & WOMEN
7 rounds, Swiss System format

1.2 Schedule

Thursday, December 8th Opening ceremony
Friday, December 9th 14:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 3 rounds (men), 2 rounds (women)
Saturday, December 10th 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 2 rounds (men), 3 rounds (women)
Sunday, December 11th 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 2 rounds (men), 2 rounds (women)
Monday, December 12th 15:00-19:00 Blitz Event: 8 rounds (men), 8 rounds (women)
Tuesday, December 13th 15:00-19:00 Blitz Event: 7 rounds (men), 7 rounds (women)
Wednesday, Dec. 14th 15:00-19:00 Blindfold: 3 rounds (men), 2 rounds (women)
Thursday, December 15th 15:00-19:00 Blindfold: 2 rounds (men), 3 rounds (women)
Friday, December 16th 12:00-16:00 Blindfold: 2 rounds (men), 2 rounds women
& closing ceremony
Saturday, December 17th Departure

2. Time Control for Play

2.1 Rapid Chess - Men & Women

For all rapid chess competitions each player will have 20 minutes plus 10 seconds per move, starting from move one (G20'+10").

2.2 Blitz Chess - Men & Women

For all blitz chess competitions each player will have 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move, starting from move one (G 3'+2").

2.3 Blindfold Chess - Men & Women

For all rapid chess competitions each player will have 20 minutes plus 20 seconds per move, starting from move one (G20'+20").

Blindfold final standings after 7 rounds open and women group

Final Ranking


Rank	SNo.		Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd.			2.Rd.			3.Rd.			4.Rd.			5.Rd.			6.Rd.			7.Rd.			Pts.
1	13	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2707	HUN	5	b	1	8	w	0	10	w	1	14	b	½	7	w	1	2	b	½	11	b	1	5
2	12	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	2710	FRA	4	w	1	7	b	½	14	w	1	9	b	1	8	w	½	1	w	½	3	b	½	5
3	3	GM	Gashimov Vugar	2757	AZE	14	w	½	6	b	1	9	w	½	7	b	½	13	w	1	8	-	+	2	w	½	5
4	4	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2752	RUS	2	b	0	16	w	1	13	b	½	11	w	½	9	b	½	15	w	1	5	b	1	4½
5	5	GM	Wang Hao	2736	CHN	1	w	0	10	b	0	16	-	+	15	w	1	11	b	1	7	b	1	4	w	0	4
6	15	GM	Wang Yue	2697	CHN	11	b	½	3	w	0	15	b	0	16	w	1	12	b	½	13	w	1	8	b	½	3½
7	6	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2733	AZE	16	b	1	2	w	½	8	b	1	3	w	½	1	b	0	5	w	0	9	b	½	3½
8	1	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2775	UKR	10	w	1	1	b	1	7	w	0	13	b	½	2	b	½	3	-	-	6	w	½	3½
9	8	GM	Ponomariov Ruslan	2723	UKR	13	b	½	15	w	1	3	b	½	2	w	0	4	w	½	14	b	½	7	w	½	3½
10	9	GM	Giri Anish	2714	NED	8	b	0	5	w	1	1	b	0	12	w	½	16	b	½	11	w	0	15	b	1	3
11	7	GM	Kamsky Gata	2732	USA	6	w	½	14	b	0	12	w	1	4	b	½	5	w	0	10	b	1	1	w	0	3
12	2	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2763	RUS	15	b	½	13	w	0	11	b	0	10	b	½	6	w	½	16	w	1	14	b	½	3
13	16	GM	Nielsen Peter Heine	2693	DEN	9	w	½	12	b	1	4	w	½	8	w	½	3	b	0	6	b	0	16	w	½	3
14	11	GM	Dominguez Perez Leinier	2712	CUB	3	b	½	11	w	1	2	b	0	1	w	½	15	b	0	9	w	½	12	w	½	3
15	10	GM	Le Quang Liem	2714	VIE	12	w	½	9	b	0	6	w	1	5	b	0	14	w	1	4	b	0	10	w	0	2½
16	14	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2705	ESP	7	w	0	4	b	0	5	-	-	6	b	0	10	w	½	12	b	0	13	b	½	1

Final Ranking


Rank	SNo.		Name	Rtg	FED	1.Rd.			2.Rd.			3.Rd.			4.Rd.			5.Rd.			6.Rd.			7.Rd.			Pts.
1	1	GM	Hou Yifan	2578	CHN	2	b	0	6	w	1	15	b	1	13	w	1	4	b	1	11	w	1	3	b	½	5½
2	9	GM	Cmilyte Viktorija	2503	LTU	1	w	1	8	b	½	9	w	1	11	b	1	10	w	1	3	w	0	4	b	0	4½
3	16	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2439	RUS	7	b	1	4	w	0	10	w	0	12	b	1	14	w	1	2	b	1	1	w	½	4½
4	6	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2516	GEO	16	w	1	3	b	1	11	w	0	8	b	½	1	w	0	10	b	1	2	w	1	4½
5	13	IM	Dembo Yelena	2468	GRE	13	w	½	10	b	½	8	w	0	7	b	1	9	b	½	12	w	1	11	b	1	4½
6	15	IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	2457	GER	10	w	½	1	b	0	14	w	½	15	w	1	13	b	½	9	b	1	8	w	1	4½
7	8	IM	Zatonskih Anna	2506	USA	3	w	0	16	b	0	12	b	1	5	w	0	15	b	1	14	w	1	13	b	1	4
8	3	GM	Lahno Kateryna	2549	UKR	15	b	½	2	w	½	5	b	1	4	w	½	11	b	½	13	w	1	6	b	0	4
9	10	GM	Danielian Elina	2497	ARM	12	b	1	11	w	½	2	b	0	10	b	½	5	w	½	6	w	0	16	b	1	3½
10	7	GM	Harika Dronavalli	2512	IND	6	b	½	5	w	½	3	b	1	9	w	½	2	b	0	4	w	0	14	b	1	3½
11	4	WGM	Ju Wenjun	2543	CHN	14	w	1	9	b	½	4	b	1	2	w	0	8	w	½	1	b	0	5	w	0	3
12	2	IM	Muzychuk Anna	2562	SLO	9	w	0	14	b	½	7	w	0	3	w	0	16	b	1	5	b	0	15	w	1	2½
13	5	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2531	BUL	5	b	½	15	w	½	16	b	1	1	b	0	6	w	½	8	b	0	7	w	0	2½
14	12	GM	Socko Monika	2479	POL	11	b	0	12	w	½	6	b	½	16	w	1	3	b	0	7	b	0	10	w	0	2
15	11	GM	Cramling Pia	2495	SWE	8	w	½	13	b	½	1	w	0	6	b	0	7	w	0	16	w	1	12	b	0	2
16	14	IM	Skripchenko Almira	2468	FRA	4	b	0	7	w	1	13	w	0	14	b	0	12	w	0	15	b	0	9	w	0	1

The SportAccord World Mind Games are over and in the final day we knew the surprising results of both the men and women events.
At the start of the event today we had clear leaders in Vachier Lagrave in the men's category and Cmilyte in the women's category. Whilst the French player coasted to a joint first place with a number of draws, Viktoria Cmilyte unfortunately lost both her games.
Maxime was also a little bit unlucky with his results as a dark Hungarian horse crept up and snatched the Gold medal in the last round thanks to a better tie-break. we congratulate Zoltan Almasi for his great fighting spirit. The women event was won by Hou Yifan who continues to astound observers with her maturity and great play at the age of 17!
Now it is time to make a synopsis of the Games, the heroes and underdogs of this great multi sports competition.
The women's World Champion Hou Yifan from China proved again, that she is the best chess player in the world. Her results were brilliant - she was able to clearly win 2 of 3 competitions! Only in the rapid event, where she took 6th place , was this not really sucessful. Anyway, we congratulate the Chinese player with this great results!
The Russian former world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk can be proud of her results also. She won the rapid competition and took the 4th and 3rd place in blitz and blindfold accordingly. And last but not least - she was selected as the Ambassador of this games among the other great players and officials of 5 mind sports. We can't even imagine who can do this job better then her. She was brilliant - on the chess board and outside it.
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from France seems to be the hero of the men's competition. He won the blitz and was 3rd in the blindfold competition - and only due to the tie-breaks. Do not forget about Wang Hao from China - his performance in the rapid was brilliant. 5,5 points out of 7, and sole 1st place.
We respect the surprise result of Zoltan Almasi from Hungary, who won the blindfold event. And, of course, we like to mention, that Vugar Gashimov from Azerbaijan was the most stable player. 5th, 2nd and 3rd places - this were his results in these tournaments.
We are grateful to the participants, officials, SportAccord team and, of course, the organizers for this unforgettable show!

Most of the elite players were not really preoccupied about the blindfold event before the beginning of the SportAccord World Mind Games. Rapid and blitz were the really important ones and indeed we had great events! Blindfold was just a show.

Now everything has changed. After the second day of blindfold, the tension can be cut with a butter knife! They are happy to win and come out beaming after a well played game. These great chessplayers are accustomed to win and blindfold tests their ultimate skills of memory, visualization and calculation.

We have a sole leader after 5 rounds of the women's competition - its Viktorija Cmilyte from Lithuania, who scored 4.5 points out of 5 games. Her games have been brilliant so far and we welcome the perfomance of this charming Lithuanian lady.
She is closely followed by the women's world Champion Hou Yifan and if she falters this could be decisive with two round to play.
Both ladies face great opponents in the sixth round tomorrow and anything can happen!

In the men, Maxime Vachier Lagrave once again is showing his strength in blindfold chess this time but he is also closely followed by a number of players.

Blindfold closing ceremony photos

Photos by WGM Gu Xiaobing for fide

Blindfold final day photos

Photos by WGM Gu Xiaobing for fide

Blindfold day 2 photos

Photos by WGM Gu Xiaobing for fide

Blindfold day 1 photos

Photos by WGM Gu Xiaobing for fide

“Alter ego"....Now we are going to publish the Part2.
Thanks for everyone to help me finish it,I tried to find the best picture for all of you. Cherish our beautiful dreams! Gu Xiaobing

Anna Muzychuk —— A butterfly

Anish Giri —— Harry Potter

Elina Danielian —— An eagle

Ruslan Ponomariov —— A baby sitter

Antoaneta Stefanova —— Demi Moore

Vugar Gashimov —— Jackie Chen

Elisabeth Paehtz —— Doctor House

Francisco Vellejo —— Chuck Norris

Monica Socko —— A politian

Wang Hao ——

Nana Dzagnidze —— Queen of the Earth

Wang Yue —— A house wife ( no explain)

Anna Zatonskih —— A Genetic reseacher

Gata Kamsky ——Gata Kamsky “People made mistakes,then grow up..."

Dronavalli Harika —— Judit Polar

Nikita Kim —— Faramir

Vladimir Kukaev —— A spaceman

What is the "Alter Ego"?! It means "the other I"!

Now we're publishing an article on the wishes of the various players and officials if they had this magical choice to be someone else... who would they be ? Read on and find out ! Here is - Part 1.

Hou Yifan —— Hillary Clinton

Alexander Grischuk —— Chief of the pride lion

Alexandra Kostenuik —— Marion Cotillard

Ivanchuk —— A Donkey ”Because donkey climbs the highest mountain,drink the purest water..."

Yelena Dembo —— Terminator

Shahriyan Mamedyarov —— soccer arbiter Kollina

Almira Skripchenko —— Charlie Chaplin

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave —— A invisible man

Kateryna Lahno —— A business man

Quang Liem Le —— The President of Vitnam

Viktorija Cmilyte —— Mishel Fuko

Peter Heine Nielsen —— Peter the great

Pia Cramling —— A painter

Leinier Dominguez —— Gandalf

Ju Wenjun —— Vivien Leigh

Sergey Karjakin —— Hou Yifan

Gu Xiaobing —— A photographer

Geoffrey Borg —— Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

TO BE CONTINUED....

Sutovsky becomes ACP President

The Association of Chess Professionals aspires to be a trade-union-like organisation for chess players which also holds a series of events, but seems to have been in the doldrums of late. Its headline events weren’t held this year and “active members” number only 65. Emil Sutovsky hopes to change that after his team was elected at the recent General Assembly.

In the election for the ACP Board there were two competing teams led by Alexei Shirov and Emil Sutovsky. Both published manifestos, with the Shirov team’s manifesto going into extensive detail on the membership and operation of the ACP, while Sutovsky’s programme was far more vague, but included headline sponsorship figures (40,000 USD for the final of the Women’s ACP Tour, and 100,000 USD for the men’s final). 37 members voted in the election which ended in a rout for Sutovsky’s team, with the 9 members of his team taking all 9 places on the ACP Board. Full details of the vote can be found in the Minutes of the ACP General Assembly.

The newly-elected board then met on December 13 to approve the following appointments:

ACP President – Emil Sutovsky
ACP Board Director – Yuri Garrett
ACP General Secretary – Bartlomej Macieja
ACP Treasurer – Pavel Tregubov

It remains to be seen whether the ACP can make itself into a relevant organisation. The current membership details suggest there’s still a battle ahead to win over chess professionals.

We previously reported that former World Champion Anatoly Karpov was running for election as a member of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia Party. It’s now been confirmed that after the December 4th election he’s become one of the 450 deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The United Russia party won just under 50% of the popular vote (a reduction of 15%), but the election result has led to mass protests after accusations of vote rigging.

Karpov’s election as a representative of the Tyumen Oblast will be his second foray into politics. He was a People’s Deputy of the USSR from 1989-1991 (until the collapse of the Soviet Union). The Russian Chess Federation website notes that information on Karpov’s election can be found at the website of the Central Election Commission (specifically Karpov is 416 on this Word document list of deputies).

The overall composition of the new State Duma is:

United Russia: 238 seats, 52.88%
Communist Party: 92, 20.46%
A Just Russia: 64, 14.21%
Liberal Democratic Party: 16, 12.45%

The election results as they stand are considered a setback for Vladimir Putin’s bid to return to the Russian Presidency in elections early next year. However, the opposition, including Karpov’s great rival Garry Kasparov, hotly dispute the election results, claiming United Russia actually polled under 30% of the vote. A recent article by Kasparov at the “Other Russia” website begins:

One of the conclusions that can be reached from the December 4 elections is that the “Party of Swindlers and Thieves” has, once again, brilliantly lived up to its name. Cheating and thievery have ceased to even be an open secret, and it involved not only the massive falsifications that the party of power needed in order to hold on to their crumbling power vertical, but also the sharp rise in civil activeness, with [a] large number of people unexpectedly refusing to play the role of silent viewers in the Kremlin’s marionette theater.

It will be interesting to see if Karpov's political office has any consequences for chess in Russia. A stumbling block, perhaps, is that the President of the Russian Chess Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, had a bitter falling out with Karpov during the FIDE Presidential Election.

Gibraltar Masters Open to all. The first prize may not be shared. All other prizes shall be shared where players have the same score (except the Women’s First Prize).

Rate of play: 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.

In the event of a tie for first place, there shall be a speed play-off. If there are four or fewer players tied for first place, there will be a speed knock-out play-off for the first prize.

If more than four players tie for first place, the four players with the highest performance ratings shall qualify for the play-off to decide the first prize.
Official site

Masters (Open to all):	Tues 24 January - Thurs 2 February	(10-round Swiss, FIDE rated)
Challengers A (Under 2250):	Mon 23 January - Fri 27 January	(5 rounds, FIDE rated)
Challengers B (Under 2250):	Sat 28 January - Wed 1 February	(5 rounds, FIDE rated)
Amateurs A (Under 1800):	Mon 23 January - Fri 27 January	(5 rounds, FIDE rated)
Amateurs B (Under 1800):	Sat 28 January - Wed 1 February	(5 rounds, FIDE rated)

Master group      Title Country Rating
1 4102142 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2755 bio
2 400041 Adams, Michael g ENG 2734 bio
3 13401319 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2733 bio
4 12401137 Le, Quang Liem g VIE 2714 bio
5 310204 Movsesian, Sergei g ARM 2710 bio
6 700070 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2710 bio
7 623539 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2710 bio
8 702293 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2707 bio
9 2209390 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2705 bio
10 316385 Laznicka, Viktor g CZE 2703 bio
11 400025 Short, Nigel g ENG 2698 bio
12 2802007 Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2696 bio
13 5004985 Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2689 bio
14 13300881 Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2671 bio
15 13900048 Bologan, Victor g MDA 2665 bio
16 11600454 Fridman, Daniel g GER 2661 bio
17 1207822 Lupulescu, Constantin g ROU 2657 bio
18 3901211 Iturrizaga, Eduardo g VEN 2656 bio
19 1204297 Parligras, Mircea-Emilian g ROU 2650 bio
20 5010608 Gupta, Abhijeet g IND 2640 bio
21 410608 Howell, David W L g ENG 2633 bio
22 719978 Erdos, Viktor g HUN 2623 bio
23 5016690 Negi, Parimarjan g IND 2617 bio
24 13300580 Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2612 bio
25 5008123 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2600 bio
26 4000013 David, Alberto g LUX 2597 bio
27 4500261 Kulaots, Kaido g EST 2577 bio
28 107069 Felgaer, Ruben g ARG 2573 bio
29 2107139 Fier, Alexandr g BRA 2573 bio
30 4618777 Jussupow, Artur g GER 2569 bio
31 8602980 Yifan, Hou g CHN 2568 bio
32 1300016 Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2567 bio
33 1704060 Berg, Emanuel g SWE 2566 bio
34 5015693 Geetha Narayanan Gopal g IND 2566 bio
35 14111330 Muzychuk, Anna m SLO 2557 bio
36 4134974 Kosintseva, Nadezhda g RUS 2546 bio
37 2203138 Del Rio, Salvador G. g ESP 2534 bio
38 738590 Rapport, Richard g HUN 2534 bio
39 900389 Pavlovic, Milos g SRB 2531 bio
40 2902257 Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2531 bio
41 4100972 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav g RUS 2529 bio
42 4133471 Kosintseva, Tatiana g RUS 2526 bio
43 13601903 Dzagnidze, Nana g GEO 2516 bio
44 4501047 Kanep, Meelis g EST 2512 bio
45 617822 Sebag, Marie g FRA 2512 bio
46 14101572 Zatonskih, Anna m USA 2506 bio
47 1700030 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2495 bio
48 8600546 Zhu, Chen g QAT 2490 bio
49 2012782 Krush, Irina m USA 2476 bio
50 13601458 Javakhishvili, Lela m GEO 2475 bio
51 14114550 Muzychuk, Mariya m UKR 2460 bio
52 403970 Hunt, Adam C m ENG 2458 bio
53 5045185 Vaibhav, Suri m IND 2448 bio
54 311707 Cernousek, Lukas m CZE 2438
55 1701975 Lyrberg, Patrik m SWE 2435 bio
56 14101513 Zhukova, Natalia g UKR 2427 bio
57 621650 Battaglini, Gabriel m FRA 2423 bio
58 2200031 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel g ESP 2419 bio
59 408514 Hanley, Craig A m ENG 2415
60 405094 Houska, Jovanka m ENG 2415 bio
61 625736 Karim, Ismael m MAR 2405
62 3900649 Alvarez Marquez, Johann m VEN 2398
63 1405454 Lund, Silas m DEN 2398
64 13602446 Melia, Salome m GEO 2392 bio
65 1000080 Bosboom, Manuel m NED 2385
66 4185730 Kharous, Ernest m RUS 2367 bio
67 1309889 Schiendorfer, Emanuel f SUI 2354
68 1000462 Peek, Marcel m NED 2353
69 937266 Vojinovic, Jovana wg MNE 2346 bio
70 1300113 Georgiadis, Nico f SUI 2316
71 2600072 Piasetski, Leon m CAN 2305
72 24654140 Oberhofer, Andre   GER 2304
73 1703560 Henriksson, Johan   SWE 2295
74 4653572 Tabatt, Hendrik   GER 2294
75 5016223 Phadke Sohan   IND 2290
76 2209713 Ortega Ruiz, Jose Miguel f ESP 2288
77 601071 Adrian, Claude m FRA 2282
78 624225 Sanchez, Louis f FRA 2261
79 1311433 Nuri, Kambez f SUI 2256
80 4150015 Rjabzev, Konstantin   RUS 2255
81 413399 Chapman, Terry P D   ENG 2253 bio
82 5037077 Kulkarni, Rakesh   IND 2252
83 401773 Byron, Alan M   ENG 2241
84 4615875 Loew, Gerald f GER 2239
85 7400268 Rowe, Duane c JAM 2236 bio
86 404985 Stone, Andrew   ENG 2234
87 1711962 Vaarala, Eric   SWE 2226
88 1701193 Lind, Jan-Olof   SWE 2219
89 407429 Spence, David J   ENG 2211 bio
90 4502523 Valgmae, Toomas   EST 2208
91 4158296 Dolgova, Olga wm RUS 2206
92 1004140 Groffen, Hans   NED 2206
93 4619510 Tscharotschkin, Michael   GER 2202
94 1005677 De Graaf, Dick   NED 2199
95 1314424 Duport, Nicolas   SUI 2193
96 705985 Peredy, Ferenc m HUN 2180
97 4635442 Amos, Frank   GER 2168
98 409898 Walton, Alan J c ENG 2161 bio
99 1303511 Lipecki, Alexander   SUI 2159
100 2216868 Vinas Guerrero, Carlos A.   ESP 2148
101 8500908 Allor, Chukwuka   NGR 2145
102 602655 Daurelle, Herve   FRA 2145
103 1271085 Seyfried, Claus   GER 2141 bio
104 1705644 Hallerod, Ralph   SWE 2139
105 2219549 Osuna Vega, Enrique c ESP 2139

Wang Hao wins World Mind Games 2011 Beijing Rapid Chess (photos)

World Mind Games

The venue at the Beijing International Convention Center is going through last checks and adjustments so that the highest international standards of the Games are guaranteed. The accreditation centre is already working intensely as players and guests begin to arrive.

Tomorrow, the opening press conference is scheduled for 3p.m. (CST). The President of SportAccord Hein Verbruggen will present SportAccord World Mind Games to Chinese and international media. As of 9 December, the Games will be covered live on 4 continents through significant main stream media and web portals. www.worldmindgames.net

Official site Live Live

Chess at the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011

The Chess events at the SportAccord World Mind Games 2011 are under the auspices of the International Chess Federation (FIDE).

32 athletes, 16 men and 16 women, will compete for the medals.

The disciplines on the programme will be for both men and women Rapid, Blitz, Blindfold and Pair.

Visit the official website of FIDE: http://www.fide.com/

The organisers of the SportAccord World Mind Games are offering free trips to the event for winners of special tournaments that will be held world-wide. For instance twenty thousand bridge players are already competing on one of four hosting platforms.

This year's participants
No. Name Title Nat. Rtng born
1 Karjakin, Sergey GM RUS 2772 1990
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily GM UKR 2765 1969
3 Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2758 1983
4 Grischuk, Alexander GM RUS 2757 1983
6 Gashimov, Vugar GM AZE 2756 1986
5 Kamsky, Gata GM USA 2756 1974
7 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2746 1985
8 Wang, Hao GM CHN 2733 1989
9 Giri, Anish GM NED 2722 1994
10 Le, Quang Liem GM VIE 2717 1991
11 Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2716 1982
12 Wang, Yue GM CHN 2716 1987
13 Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime GM FRA 2715 1990
14 Almasi, Zoltan GM HUN 2710 1976
15 Dominguez Perez, Leinier GM CUB 2710 1983
16 Navara, David GM CZE 2705 1985

Women's section
No. Name Title Nat. Rtng born
1 Hou, Yifan GM CHN 2578 1994
2 Lahno, Kateryna GM UKR 2554 1989
3 Muzychuk, Anna IM SLO 2545 1990
4 Ju, Wenjun WGM CHN 2536 1991
6 Stefanova, Antoaneta GM BUL 2528 1979
5 Dzagnidze, Nana GM GEO 2525 1987
7 Cmilyte, Viktorija GM LTU 2525 1983
8 Danielian, Elina GM ARM 2517 1978
9 Zatonskih, Anna IM USA 2508 1978
10 Harika, Dronavalli IM IND 2505 1991
11 Socko, Monika GM POL 2490 1978
12 Cramling, Pia GM SWE 2489 1963
13 Dembo, Yelena IM GRE 2471 1983
14 Skripchenko, Almira IM FRA 2470 1976
15 Kosteniuk, Alexandra GM RUS 2469 1984
16 Paehtz, Elisabeth IM GER 2461 1985

The average rating of the 2011 male participants is 2735, of the females 2510.

Schedule
Thurday, December 8 Opening ceremony
Friday, December 9 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 3 rounds
Saturday, December 10 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 2 rounds
Sunday, December 11 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event 2 rounds
Monday, December 12 15:00-19:00 Blitz Event: 8 rounds
Tuesday, December 13 15:00-19:00 Blitz Event: 7 rounds
Wednesday, Dec. 14 15:00-19:00 Blindfold, Pair Rapid: 3 rounds
Thursday, December 15 15:00–19:00 Pair Rapid, Blindfold: 2 rounds
Friday, December 16 12:00–16:00 Pair Rapid, Blindfold: 2 rounds, closing
Saturday, December 17 Departure

1. Events

The chess events in SportAccord World Mind Games will be a series of three events split by gender as follows resulting in 6 tournaments in total :

RAPID CHESS - MEN & WOMEN
7 rounds, Swiss System format

BLITZ CHESS - MEN & WOMEN
15 rounds, Round Robin format

BLINDFOLD CHESS - MEN & WOMEN
7 rounds, Swiss System format

1.2 Schedule

Thursday, December 8th Opening ceremony
Friday, December 9th 14:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 3 rounds (men), 2 rounds (women)
Saturday, December 10th 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 2 rounds (men), 3 rounds (women)
Sunday, December 11th 15:00-19:00 Rapid Event: 2 rounds (men), 2 rounds (women)
Monday, December 12th 15:00-19:00 Blitz Event: 8 rounds (men), 8 rounds (women)
Tuesday, December 13th 15:00-19:00 Blitz Event: 7 rounds (men), 7 rounds (women)
Wednesday, Dec. 14th 15:00-19:00 Blindfold: 3 rounds (men), 2 rounds (women)
Thursday, December 15th 15:00-19:00 Blindfold: 2 rounds (men), 3 rounds (women)
Friday, December 16th 12:00-16:00 Blindfold: 2 rounds (men), 2 rounds women
& closing ceremony
Saturday, December 17th Departure

2. Time Control for Play

2.1 Rapid Chess - Men & Women

For all rapid chess competitions each player will have 20 minutes plus 10 seconds per move, starting from move one (G20'+10").

2.2 Blitz Chess - Men & Women

For all blitz chess competitions each player will have 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move, starting from move one (G 3'+2").

2.3 Blindfold Chess - Men & Women

For all rapid chess competitions each player will have 20 minutes plus 20 seconds per move, starting from move one (G20'+20").

Blitz final standings after 15 rounds open group

S	R		Name	Rtg	FE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	P	R	v
15	1	GM	Vachier-Lagrave Maxime	2710	FRA	*	½	½	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	12	0	11
6	2	GM	Grischuk Alexander	2752	RUS	½	*	½	½	1	1	0	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	0	1	10½	0	8
16	3	GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	2733	AZE	½	½	*	1	½	1	1	1	0	½	0	0	1	1	1	1	10	0	8
1	4	GM	Karjakin Sergey	2763	RUS	0	½	0	*	½	0	1	0	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9½	0	8
13	5	GM	Gashimov Vugar	2757	AZE	0	0	½	½	*	1	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	0	9	2	7
2	6	GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2705	ESP	1	0	0	1	0	*	½	0	1	½	1	1	1	1	0	1	9	½	8
3	7	GM	Ivanchuk Vassily	2775	UKR	0	1	0	0	0	½	*	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	½	7
9	8	GM	Almasi Zoltan	2707	HUN	1	0	0	1	1	1	½	*	1	0	0	1	½	0	½	1	8½	0	7
8	9	GM	Ponomariov Ruslan	2723	UKR	0	0	1	½	½	0	½	0	*	1	1	1	0	½	1	1	8	0	6
12	10	GM	Le Quang Liem	2714	VIE	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	1	0	*	1	0	0	½	1	1	6	0	4
4	11	GM	Kamsky Gata	2732	USA	0	½	1	0	½	0	0	1	0	0	*	1	1	0	½	0	5½	0	4
5	12	GM	Giri Anish	2714	NED	0	½	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	*	0	1	1	½	5	1	4
7	13	GM	Wang Hao	2736	CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	1	1	0	1	*	0	½	1	5	1	4
11	14	GM	Dominguez Perez Leinier	2712	CUB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	½	1	0	1	*	½	½	5	1	3
10	15	GM	Wang Yue	2697	CHN	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	½	0	0	½	0	½	½	*	½	4½	0	2
14	16	GM	Nielsen Peter Heine	2693	DEN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	½	0	½	½	*	3½	0	2

Blitz final standings after 15 rounds women group

S	R		Name	Rt	FE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	P	R	v
14	1	GM	Hou Yifan	2578	CHN	*	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	11½	0	9
8	2	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2531	BUL	0	*	½	½	1	0	0	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	1	½	9½	½	7
10	3	IM	Muzychuk Anna	2562	SLO	½	½	*	1	½	1	½	1	½	½	0	½	1	½	1	½	9½	½	5
6	4	GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	2439	RUS	½	½	0	*	1	1	0	1	½	0	½	1	1	½	½	1	9	1	6
15	5	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2516	GEO	½	0	½	0	*	½	1	1	1	0	0	½	1	1	1	1	9	0	7
13	6	GM	Harika Dronavalli	2512	IND	½	1	0	0	½	*	1	½	½	0	0	½	½	1	1	1	8	1	5
3	7	IM	Dembo Yelena	2468	GRE	½	1	½	1	0	0	*	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	8	0	7
16	8	GM	Lahno Kateryna	2549	UKR	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	*	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	½	7½	0	6
12	9	IM	Zatonskih Anna	2506	USA	0	0	½	½	0	½	1	0	*	½	1	1	1	0	0	1	7	1½	5
1	10	GM	Danielian Elina	2497	ARM	0	0	½	1	1	1	0	0	½	*	½	1	0	½	0	1	7	1	5
2	11	WGM	Ju Wenjun	2543	CHN	1	½	1	½	1	1	0	0	0	½	*	0	0	½	1	0	7	½	5
9	12	IM	Skripchenko Almira	2468	FRA	0	½	½	0	½	½	1	0	0	0	1	*	0	1	0	1	6	0	4
4	13	GM	Cmilyte Viktorija	2503	LTU	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	1	1	*	½	1	½	5½	½	4
5	14	GM	Socko Monika	2479	POL	0	0	½	½	0	0	1	0	1	½	½	0	½	*	1	0	5½	½	3
7	15	IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	2457	GER	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	1	1	0	1	0	0	*	1	5	0	4
11	16	GM	Cramling Pia	2495	SWE	0	½	½	0	0	0	1	½	0	0	1	0	½	1	0	*	5	0	3

Maxime Vachier- Lagrave: France get gold in blitz!
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Maxime gained the first Gold medal for France here in the blitz event, competing with such famous players as Alexander Grischuk and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov!

We had this interview with him after his last game.

- Congratulations! What do you feel now?
- Thank you! You have no idea how tired I am right now! The fact is that, I usually play blitz events on a good level. For example, I won the European Blitz Championship. But blitz events always demand a lot of energy. You need to have maximum concentration and every time its a new situation. So now I feel just that I want to go to sleep - as soon as possible. (Maxim smiled) Of course, later I will feel happy.

- What can you say about your perfomance in a whole?
- I finished the first day with 5,5 out of 8. And it could be better, because I did not convert some winning positions. But today I scored 6,5 out of 7 being extremely lucky. I won 2 completely lost and 2 completely drawn positions.

— How can you evaluate this year in general?
- Sometimes it was nice, for example, I perfomed very good in Wijk aan Zee. But The European Team championship looked like a disaster.

- What about your life outside the chess board?
- 1,5 years ago I finished my University studies. I am totally a professional chess player. And my life this year was ordinary - more or less

Men.Blitz.Final day.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
After beating Sergey Karjakin from Russia,The French Maxime Vachier Lagrave gained the Gold Medal of Men's Blitz tournament.
He scored 12 points out of 16 games and had 1.5 points advantage.The first day Maxime got 5.5 points out of 8 games, today he's performance is perfect -- 6.5 points out of 7 games.

Russian Alexander Grischuk stands in the 2nd place with 10.5 points.Azerbaijan Shahriyar Mamedyarov, who was the sole leader of first day, didn't play good today and end the blitz tournament in the 3rd place with 10 points.
The 4th place was Russian Sergey Karjakin with 9.5 points. Azerbaijan Vugar Gashimov, Spanish Pons Vallejo and Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk share 5-7 places with 9 points.

Tomorrow players will have the blindfold tournament.

Women. Blitz. Final day.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
How Yifan from China became the gold medalist of the blitz competition of the SportAccord World Mind Games.

Her perfomance was brilliant: the world champion scored 11,5 points out of 15, winning 9 games and losing just one - in the last round when she had an unassailable lead.

We are happy for the former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova from Bulgaria, who had a strong finish, scoring 4,5 points in the last 5 rounds and finally reached second place in this prestigious competition with a total of 9,5 points.

In 3rd place was Anna Muzychuk from Slovenia with the same score but less wins than Stefanova.

Nana Dzagnidze from Georgia and Alexandra Kosteniuk from Russia shared the 4th and 5th places with 9 points.

"The competition was brilliant", - according to SportAccord President Hein Verbruggen, who visited the competition on the second day. - "It is a great spectacle".

Awarding ceremony

Photos by Wang Liang for http://sports.sina.com.cn/chess/

Blitz day 2 photos

Photos by WGM Gu Xiaobing

Blitz day 1 photos

Photos by WGM Gu Xiaobing for fide

The 12th Arab Games 2011 will be held from December 9 to 23, 2011 in Doha (Qatar). Chess event includes blitz, rapid individual chess championships and classical chess team championship among women and men.

On 10th December the chess competition of the Arab games started. The 9 round Blitz tournament gathered 32 men chess players including 5 Grandmasters: Adly Ahmed and Amin Baseem of Egypt, Mohamad Al-Modiahki and Mohammed Al-Sayed of Qatar and Salem A. R. Saleh of UAE. The women’s starting list is head by one of the strongest female Grandmasters of the world – the Ex Women’s World Champion Zhu Chen representing Qatar followed by WIM Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohammed of Iraq and WGM Mona Khaled of Egypt.
The Qatari Grandmaster Mohamad Al Modiahki became the Winner in the male blitz competition. The silver medal goes to Ahmed Adly of Egypt. Another Grandmaster representing Qatar Mohammed Al-Sayed took the Bronze Medal.
The ex Women’s World Chess Champion Zhu Chen of Qatar became the Winner of the women’s Blitz competition. The Iraqi WGM Al-Rufaye Iman Hasan Mohamed won the Silver medal while WFM Elamri Laila of Morocco placed third in the table.

Official site Live

Rapid SCHEDULE:

Saturday, 17th of December 2011

9.30 — first round
10.45 — second round

12.00 -opening ceremony

12.15 — third round
13.30 — fourth round

14.30-15.30 — lunch break

15.30 — fifth round
16.45 — sixth round
18.00 — seventh round
19.15 — eighth round

Sunday, 18th of December 2011

9.30 — ninth round
10.45 — tenth round
12.00 — eleventh round
13.15 — twelfth round
14:30 — thirteenth round

15:45 -possible tie-breaks for medals

15. PRIZE FUND:

C ash prizes 20,000 € + item prizes worth 2,000 €

Main prizes - 16,250 €

Blitz SCHEDULE:

Friday, 16th of December 2011

10.00 — first round

10.45 — second round

11.30 — third round

12.00 — opening ceremony

12.15 — fourth round
13.00 — fifth round
13.45 — sixth round
14.30 — seventh round

15.00 — 16.00 lunch break

16.00 — eighth round

16.40 — ninth round
17.20 — tenth round
18.00 — eleventh round
18.40 — twelfth round
19.20 — thirteenth round

20.00 — possible tie-breaks for medals

15. PRIZE FUND:

Cash prizes 10,000 €

Main prizes - 7,650 €