ChessBomb Blog: 2017-10

2017-10-31

Overtime Tournament 2017

The Overtime Tournament 2017 is held from 31.10 till 08.11 2017 in the chess club "Overtime". The tournament in rapid chess with a review of the FIDE rating.
Regulations: IM norm closed tournament. 9 rounds round robin.

Time control: 10 minutes per game + 5 seconds for each move made.

Official site

Schedule:
Every day from 31.10 till 08.11.2017 every round starts in 16:00 ( GMT+)

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2017-10-30

Rapid Grand Prix of Russia - Arkanov Memorial 2017

The Arkanov Memorial Rapid GP is an 11-round Swiss tournament taking place from 30th of October till 1st of November 2017 in in Gorno-Altaysk, Russia. Itt is a stage of the Rapid Grand Prix of Russia dedicated to the memory of Arkady Arkanov . The organizers are the Russian Chess Federation and Altai Palace Entertaining Complex. The total prize fund is 1,000,000 roubles.

Time control: The players receive 15 minutes for the entire game, plus a 10-second increment starting from move one.

Official site

Schedule: (GMT+2)

Round 1 Oct 30, 2017 10:00
Round 2 Oct 30, 2017 11:00
Round 3 Oct 30, 2017 12:00
Round 4 Oct 30, 2017 12:30
Round 5 Oct 31, 2017 10:00
Round 6 Oct 31, 2017 11:00
Round 7 Oct 31, 2017 12:00
Round 8 Oct 31, 2017 13:00
Round 9 Nov 1, 2017 10:00
Round 10 Nov 1, 2017 11:00
Round 11 Nov 1, 2017 12:00

Start list

No.		Name	ФидеID	RtgI
1	IM	Bocharov Ivan	4180887	2598
2	GM	Smirnov Pavel	4123425	2582
3	GM	Bocharov Dmitry	4138716	2580
4	GM	Yudin Sergei	4159659	2578
5	IM	Khegay Dmitriy	24153729	2542
6	GM	Potapov Pavel	4169786	2539
7	GM	Chigaev Maksim	4108116	2536
8	IM	Pakhomov Egor	24129542	2524
9	GM	Nevostrujev Vladimir	4114345	2505
10		Sviridov Valery	4120680	2505

Results after Round 11

Rk.		Name	RtgI	Points
1	GM	Chigaev Maksim	2536	9,0
2	GM	Bocharov Dmitry	2580	8,5
3	FM	Sorokin Aleksey	2448	7,5
4	GM	Potapov Pavel	2539	7,0
5	GM	Smirnov Pavel	2582	7,0
6	GM	Nevostrujev Vladimir	2505	7,0
7	IM	Vlassov Nikolai	2473	7,0
8	GM	Yudin Sergei	2578	7,0
9	IM	Akselrod Vladislav	2451	6,5
10	FM	Boiarintsev Vitaly	2432	6,5

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2017-10-29

Indian Premier Chess Championship 2017

The 55th Indian Premier Chess Championship is held in Kankarbagh, Patna, India from 27th of October till 10th of November 2017.
It is a round robin event of 14 players with 10 GMs and 3 IMs.

No.		Name	FIDE ID	FED	Rtg	Club
13	GM	Karthikeyan Murali	5074452	IND	2578	TN
3	GM	Aravindh Chithambaram Vr.	5072786	IND	2573	TN
6	GM	Sunilduth Lyna Narayanan	5058422	IND	2568	KER
7	GM	Lalith Babu M R	5024595	IND	2525	PSPB
14	GM	Swapnil S. Dhopade	5019184	IND	2516	RSPB
10	GM	Himanshu Sharma	5007836	IND	2510	RSPB
2	GM	Kunte Abhijit	5002265	IND	2503	PSPB
11	GM	Debashis Das	5024854	IND	2494	ODI
5	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.	5011132	IND	2477	RSPB
12	IM	Das Arghyadip	5003610	IND	2434	RSPB
9	IM	Shyaamnikhil P	5024218	IND	2422	RSPB
8	IM	Nitin S.	5018277	IND	2415	RSPB
1	GM	Laxman R.R.	5005361	IND	2392	RSPB

Official site

Schedule:
All the rounds from 2 to 13 start at 10.00 AM, Indian Standard Time.

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2017-10-28

Bavarian Championship Open 2017

The 21st International Bavarian Championship Open takes place in Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany from 28th of October till 5th of November 2017. The 9-round Swiss tournament boasts almost 500 players with two dozen grandmasters. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move 1. The prize fund is €16,300, with the winner taking home the €3,000 first prize.

Official site

Schedule: (GMT+2)

Round 1 Oct 28, 2017 17:15
Round 2 Oct 29, 2017 17:15
Round 3 Oct 30, 2017 17:15
Round 4 Oct 31, 2017 17:15
Round 5 Nov 1, 2017 17:15
Round 6 Nov 2, 2017 17:15
Round 7 Nov 3, 2017 17:15
Round 8 Nov 4, 2017 17:15
Round 9 Nov 5, 2017 11:15

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Memorial Borisa Karadzic 2017

The Second International Open Chess Tournament “MEMORIAL of Dr BORIŠA KARADŽIĆ” is held in the City Congress Centre Palićq Serbia from 28th of October till 03rd of November 2017.

Official site

Time control: 90 min. + 30 sec., bonus for every played move per player until the end of the game.

Schedule: GMT+2

I Round 28.10.2017. 16:00
II Round  29.10.2017. 10:00
III Round 29.10.2017. 16:00
VI Round  01.11.2017. 10:00
V Round  31.10.2017. 16:00
IV Round  30.10.2017. 16:00
VII Round  01.11.2017. 16:00
VIII Round  02.11.2017. 16:00

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European Team Championship 2017

The European Team Chess Championship 2017 is held at the Creta Maris Conference Center in Hersonissos, Crete, Greece from 28th of October till 6th of November 2017. The ETCC is a 9-round Swiss team tournament in two sections (Open & Women), with matches played over 4 boards and standings based on match points.

Time control: The players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

Official site

Schedule: (GMT+2)

Round 1 Oct 28, 2017 15:00
Round 2 Oct 29, 2017 15:00
Round 3 Oct 30, 2017 15:00
Round 4 Oct 31, 2017 15:00
Round 5 Nov 1, 2017 15:00
Round 6 Nov 3, 2017 15:00
Round 7 Nov 4, 2017 15:00
Round 8 Nov 5, 2017 15:00
Round 9 Nov 6, 2017 14:00

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Bavarian Championship Open 2017

The 21st International Bavarian Championship Open is taking place in Gmund am Tegernsee, Germany from 28th of October till 5th of November 2017. The 9-round Swiss tournament boasts almost 500 players with two dozen grandmasters. The prize fund is €16,300, with the winner taking home the €3,000 first prize.

Time control: the players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move 1.

Official site

Schedule: (GMT+2)

Round 1 Oct 28, 2017 17:15
Round 2 Oct 29, 2017 17:15
Round 3 Oct 30, 2017 17:15
Round 4 Oct 31, 2017 17:15
Round 5 Nov 1, 2017 17:15
Round 6 Nov 2, 2017 17:15
Round 7 Nov 3, 2017 17:15
Round 8 Nov 4, 2017 17:15
Round 9 Nov 5, 2017 11:15

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Deizisau Herbstopen 2017

The 13th Deizisau Herbstopen is a 7-round Swiss open taking place from 28th till 31st of October 2017 in Deizisau, Germany.
Time control: The players receive 90 minutes for the whole game plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

Official site

Schedule: (GMT+2)
Round 1 Oct 28, 2017 15:30
Round 2 Oct 29, 2017 10:30
Round 3 Oct 29, 2017 15:30
Round 4 Oct 30, 2017 10:30
Round 5 Oct 30, 2017 15:30
Round 6 Oct 31, 2017 10:30
Round 7 Oct 31, 2017 15:30

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2017-10-27

Karpov Trophy 2017

The Anatoly Karpov Trophy is taking place in Cap d'Agde, France from 27th of October till 4th of November 2017. It begins as an 8-player rapid double round-robin, followed by an 8-player blitz double round-robin, before the top four then play two-game semi-finals and a final.
The time control is 25 minutes for all moves plus a 10-second increment from move 1 and 3 minutes plus 2 seconds for the blitz. The 8-player field features four women and four men

Official site

Schedule: GMT+3

Round 1 Oct 27, 2017 15:00
Round 2 Oct 27, 2017 18:00
Round 3 Oct 27, 2017 22:00
Round 4 Oct 28, 2017 12:00
Round 5 Oct 28, 2017 15:00
Round 6 Oct 28, 2017 18:00
Round 7 Oct 29, 2017 12:00
Round 8 Oct 29, 2017 15:00
Round 9 Oct 29, 2017 18:00
Round 10 Oct 30, 2017 12:00
Round 11 Oct 30, 2017 15:00
Round 12 Oct 30, 2017 18:00
Round 13 Oct 31, 2017 12:00
Round 14 Oct 31, 2017 15:00
Round 15 Oct 31, 2017 22:00
Round 16 Oct 31, 2017 22:15
Round 17 Oct 31, 2017 22:30
Round 18 Oct 31, 2017 22:45
Round 19 Oct 31, 2017 23:00
Round 20 Oct 31, 2017 23:15
Round 21 Oct 31, 2017 23:30
Round 22 Nov 1, 2017 22:00
Round 23 Nov 1, 2017 22:15
Round 24 Nov 1, 2017 22:30
Round 25 Nov 1, 2017 22:45
Round 26 Nov 1, 2017 23:00
Round 27 Nov 1, 2017 23:15
Round 28 Nov 1, 2017 23:30
Round 29 Nov 3, 2017 15:00
Round 30 Nov 3, 2017 17:00
Round 31 Nov 3, 2017 19:00
Round 32 Nov 3, 2017 22:00
Round 33 Nov 4, 2017 16:30
Round 34 Nov 4, 2017 17:15

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Uppsala Young Champions 2017

The Uppsala Young Champions 2017 is held from 27th of October till 1st of November in Upsala, Sweden. This is the fourth edition of the international youth contest.
In the championship participate Martin Jogstad, Eslöv, Joakim Nilsson, Erland Jäppinen, Vitus Buchert, Edvin Bannout and Akash Mitra. The young Russian star Dinara Dordzhieva, Anna Kubicka from Poland and the 16-year-old Greek Evgenios Ioannidis and Eivind Olav Risting from Norway.

Time control: 90 minutes + 30 sec/move. No play offs. Normal FIDE-Schweizer pairing. No draw offers before 30 moves are played.

Tie break rules:
1. Bucholtz. The sum of the scores of each of the opponents of a player. Reduced by the lowest score.
2. Direct encounter
3. Most wins
4. Most blacks
5. Drawing of lots

Official site

Schedule:
Round 1: 27/10 16-20
Round 2: 28/10 9-13
Round 3: 28/10 15-19
Round 4: 29/10 15-19
Round 5: 30/10 9-13
Round 6: 30/10 15-19
Round 7: 31/10 15-19
Round 8: 1/11 9-13
Round 9: 1/11 15-19

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2017-10-26

Ponta Grossa Open 2017

The Ponta Grossa Open is a 7-round Swiss tournament held from 26th till 29th of October 2017 in Ponta Grossa, Brazil.
The players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

Official site

Schedule: GMT+3

Round 1 Oct 26, 2017 23:30
Round 2 Oct 27, 2017 19:00
Round 3 Oct 28, 2017 00:00
Round 4 Oct 28, 2017 19:00
Round 5 Oct 29, 2017 00:00
Round 6 Oct 29, 2017 14:00
Round 7 Oct 29, 2017 19:00

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2017-10-24

Paytakht Cup International Chess Festival A 2017

The 2nd Paytakht Cup International Chess Festival A is held from 24th till 31st of October 2017 in Teheran, Iran.

Time control: 90 minutes +30 seconds per move

First 10 players in the start list:

	Name	FIDE ID	FED	Rtg
GM	Demchenko Anton	4160258	RUS	2649
GM	Idani Pouya	12510130	IRI	2572
GM	Bernadskiy Vitaliy	14100371	UKR	2570
IM	Tabatabaei M.Amin	12521213	IRI	2566
GM	Ghaem Maghami Ehsan	12500739	IRI	2564
GM	Maghsoodloo Parham	12539929	IRI	2560
IM	Firouzja Alireza	12573981	IRI	2525
GM	Kantans Toms	11602945	LAT	2524
IM	Mosadeghpour Masoud	12519278	IRI	2513
IM	Gholami Aryan	12513342	IRI	2482

Official site

Schedule: GMT+3.5

Round 1 2017/10/24 17:00 p.m
Round 2 2017/10/25 17:15 p.m
Round 3 2017/10/26 17:15 p.m
Round 4 2017/10/27 09:30 a.m
Round 5 2017/10/27 17:15 p.m
Round 6 2017/10/28 17:15 p.m
Round 7 2017/10/29 17:15 p.m
Round 8 2017/10/30 17:15 p.m
Round 9 2017/10/31 09:30 a.m

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2017-10-23

World Champion Magnus Carlsen Headlines Champions Showdown in Saint Louis

Rapid and Blitz Matches Features Top Three Americans and
Five International Champions

SAINT LOUIS, October 23, 2017 — The Saint Louis Chess Club will host a series of four matches, the Champions Showdown, November 9-14. In an exciting twist, the three top American players and current World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, will face their opponents in 10 games of rapid and 20 games of blitz. Tournament play will begin November 9 at 1 p.m., with World Champion Magnus Carlsen and No. 1 Chinese Grandmaster Ding Liren beginning November 11 at 1 p.m.

The match-ups include Fabiano Caruana (USA) vs. Alexander Grishchuk (Russia); Hikaru Nakamura (USA) vs. former World Champion Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria); and reigning U.S. Chess Champion Wesley So (USA) vs. Leinier Dominguez (Cuba). These matches will be held November 9th through 12th.

For the first time in recent history, each match will feature play with no delay or increment, meaning the games will be faster and more exhilarating for fans to watch, both online and in person at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Each day the games will be faster with less time on the clocks.

“We were looking for something special for some of the world’s top players to come to Saint Louis in November,” said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the Saint Louis Chess Club. “With no time increments or delay, we believe this will be one of the most watched and exciting set of matches of the year.”

For a complete schedule and to watch live, visit uschesschamps.com. The matches will be broadcast live at 1 p.m., CDT, with the final day starting at 11 a.m.

Challenger		Opponent
Magnus Carlsen (Norway)	2837	Ding Liren (China)	2774
Fabiano Caruana (USA)	2798	Alexander Grishchuk (Russia)	2781
Hikaru Nakamura (USA)	2779	Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria	2749
Wesley So (USA)	2788	Leinier Dominguez (Cuba)	2739

Day	Date	Time	Champions Showdown
Thursday	Nov. 9	1-6:30 p.m.	G/30 Rounds 1-4
Friday	Nov. 10	1-5:30 p.m.	G/20 Rounds 1-6
		6-7:30 p.m.	Global Moves: Americans in Chess Olympiads Opening Reception at the World Chess Hall of Fame
Saturday	Nov. 11	1-5:30 p.m.	G/10 Rounds 1-8
			Magnus Carlsen vs. Ding Liren G/30 Rounds 1-4
Sunday	Nov. 12	1-5:30 p.m.	G/5 Rounds 1-12
			Magnus Carlsen vs. Ding Liren x G/20 Rounds 1-6
Monday	Nov. 13	1-5:30 p.m.	Magnus Carlsen vs. Ding Liren G/10 Rounds 1-8
Tuesday	Nov. 14	11 a.m.-4 p.m.	Magnus Carlsen vs. Ding Liren G/5 Rounds 1-12

About the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that is committed to making chess an important part of our community. In addition to providing a forum for the community to play tournaments and casual games, the club also offers chess improvement classes, beginner lessons and special lectures.

Recognizing the cognitive and behavioral benefits of chess, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center is committed to supporting those chess programs that already exist in area schools while encouraging the development of new in-school and after-school programs. For more information, visit saintlouischessclub.org.

2017-10-22

SPICE Cup 2017

The SPICE Cup is held from 21st till 26t hof October in the Clayton Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The event is sponsored by Webster University and the Susan Polgar Foundation.
The 9-round tournament is restricted to players with a FIDE rating over 2100 and to 50 players in total. It has a guaranteed prize pool of $16,500.
The players receive 90 minutes for the whole game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one.

Official site

Schedule: GMT+3

Round 1 Oct 22, 2017 01:00
Round 2 Oct 22, 2017 18:00
Round 3 Oct 23, 2017 01:00
Round 4 Oct 23, 2017 18:00
Round 5 Oct 24, 2017 01:00
Round 6 Oct 25, 2017 01:00
Round 7 Oct 25, 2017 18:00
Round 8 Oct 26, 2017 01:00
Round 9 Oct 26, 2017 18:00

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Mersin Open 2017

The Mersin Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament held from 22nd till 28th of October 2017 in Mersin, Turkey.
The players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

Official site

Schedule: GMT+3

Round 1 Oct 22, 2017 15:00
Round 2 Oct 23, 2017 10:00
Round 3 Oct 23, 2017 16:00
Round 4 Oct 24, 2017 10:00
Round 5 Oct 25, 2017 10:00
Round 6 Oct 25, 2017 16:00
Round 7 Oct 26, 2017 10:00
Round 8 Oct 27, 2017 10:00
Round 9 Oct 28, 2017 10:00

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2017-10-21

Chigorin Memorial 2017

The 24th Chigorin Memorial is a 9-round Swiss open tournament held in St. Petersburg from 21st till 29th of October 2017.
The 1,650,000 rouble (around 24,000 euro) prize fund has attracted over 400 international players.

System of play: Players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed until move 41.

Official site

Schedule: GMT+3

Round 1 Oct 21, 2017 17:00
Round 2 Oct 22, 2017 17:00
Round 3 Oct 23, 2017 17:00
Round 4 Oct 24, 2017 17:00
Round 5 Oct 25, 2017 17:00
Round 6 Oct 26, 2017 17:00
Round 7 Oct 27, 2017 17:00
Round 8 Oct 28, 2017 17:00
Round 9 Oct 29, 2017 12:00

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Ocaro Open 2017

The Ocaro Open is a 9-round Swiss tournament held from 21st till 26th of October 2017 in Bastia, Corsica, France.

The players receive 90 minutes for the entire game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.

Official site

Schedule: GMT+3

Round 1 Oct 21, 2017 16:30
Round 2 Oct 22, 2017 11:00
Round 3 Oct 22, 2017 18:00
Round 4 Oct 23, 2017 11:00
Round 5 Oct 23, 2017 18:00
Round 6 Oct 24, 2017 18:00
Round 7 Oct 25, 2017 11:00
Round 8 Oct 25, 2017 18:00
Round 9 Oct 26, 2017 11:00

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European Women's Rapid Championship 2017

The ACP European Women's Rapid Championship is an 11-round Swiss tournament taking place from 21-22 October 2017 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Players receive 15 minutes for the entire game, plus a 10-second increment starting from move one.

Official site

Schedule: GMT+3

Round 1 Oct 21, 2017 15:30
Round 2 Oct 21, 2017 16:30
Round 3 Oct 21, 2017 17:30
Round 4 Oct 21, 2017 18:30
Round 5 Oct 21, 2017 19:30
Round 6 Oct 22, 2017 14:30
Round 7 Oct 22, 2017 15:30
Round 8 Oct 22, 2017 16:30
Round 9 Oct 22, 2017 17:30
Round 10 Oct 22, 2017 18:30
Round 11 Oct 22, 2017 19:30

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Hoogeveen Chess Festival 2017

The Hoogeveen Chess Tournament will be held from 21st till 28th of October 2017. The tournament consists of the Hoogeveen Matches, the Hoogeveen Open and two amateur tournaments. All tournaments will take place in the town hall of Hoogeveen.

Schedule: GMT+2

Round 1 Saturday 21 October 2017 14:00
Round 2 Sunday 22 October 2017 14:00
Round 3 Monday 23 October 2017 9:00
Round 4 Monday 23 October 2017 15:00
Round 5 Tuesday 24 October 2017 14:00
Round 6 Wednesday 25 October 2017 14:00
Round 7 Thursday 26 October 2017 :14:00
Round 8 Friday 27 October 2017 :14:00
Round 9 Saturday 28 October 2017 15:00

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Haarlem Masters 2017

The Haarlem Masters is a 10-player single round-robin tournament taking place from 21st till 29th of October in Haarlem, Netherlands.
The players receive 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus 30-second increment starting from move one.

Official site

Schedule: GMT+3

Round 1 Oct 21, 2017 14:00
Round 2 Oct 22, 2017 14:00
Round 3 Oct 23, 2017 14:00
Round 4 Oct 24, 2017 14:00
Round 5 Oct 25, 2017 14:00
Round 6 Oct 26, 2017 14:00
Round 7 Oct 27, 2017 14:00
Round 8 Oct 28, 2017 14:00
Round 9 Oct 29, 2017 12:00

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2017-10-20

Norwegian Team Championship 2017

The Norwegian team championship is held in Kristiansund, Norway from 20th till 22nd of October 2017.
It is played as a team-Monrad over six rounds with everyone in a group. The teams consist of four players, and it is allowed to bring up to four reserves (a total of eight players).
Time comntrol: 90 minutes on 40 moves, then 30 minutes to end the party.
Team Points count first. If more teams have equal number of team points, the order is determined by individual points, then mutual settlement.

Official website

Schedule: GMT + 2
Round 1: Friday 20 October 19:00
Round 2: Saturday 21 October at 09:00
Round 3:  Saturday 21 October at 13:30
Round 4:  Saturday 21 October at 18:00
Round 5:  Sunday 22 October at 09:00
Round 6:  Sunday 22 October at 13:00

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