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Vasyl Ivanchuk and the Olympic teams of Ukraine protest against Kyrgyz motion

Sergio — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 12:14:57 +0000

Legendary chess player Vasyl Ivanchuk, who is currently making headlines at the Chess Olympiad, has signed a letter against the Kyrgyzstan Chess Federationresolution to restore the full membership rights of RCF. Together with Ivanchuk, the whole Olympic team of Ukraine signed the petition – the open team GM Andrey Volokitin, GM Anton Korobov, GM Ruslan Ponomariov, and GM Volodymyr Onishchuk; the women team of Ukraine – IM Inna Gaponenko, IM Yuliia Osmak, IM Natalia Buksa, WGM Ievgeniya Doluhanova, GM Anna Ushenina; and coaches GM Mykhaylo Brodskiy and GM Alexander Beliavsky – all of them urging not to lift sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian federations.

The team of Ukraine will go to the boards for their round 6 match today at the Chess Olympiad in Budapest – you can follow the live games here

Here is a comprehensive timeline on the subject:

Aug 21 Kyrgyzstan Chess Federation submits resolution to restore the full membership rights of RCF

Aug 22 David Llada talks about systematically to reward submission

Sept 1 Alexander Kamyshin is the new President of Ukrainian Chess Federation

Sept 7 Babur Tolbaev is among the candidates for FIDE Ethics Commission chairman

Sept 9 Russia most probably has the votes to pass the Kyrgyz resolution

Sept 9 Kamyshin: I will personally attend the FIDE General Assembly

Sept 12 Garry Kasparov supports Alexander Kamyshin

Sept 12 Malcolm Pein for BBC, “Russia’s control of FIDE is absolute”

Chess Olympiad 2024: Legendary Ivanchuk (round 4 report)

Sergio — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 23:45:37 +0000

Round 4 of the Chess Olympiad 2024 is going to remain in the history books! In the open section he rating favorites USA lost their round 4 match against Ukraine, with legendary Vasyl Ivanchuk defeating Wesley So in the game of the day. Vietnam was among the other large surprises of the day – led by Le Quang Liem, who comes in the Olympiad with his highest ever ELO defeated 3-1 the team of Uzbekistan. Magnus Carlsen brought back Norway on the right track. On the victorious side were also Germany, France, Spain and Netherlands.

The women section of the Chess Olympiad 2024 confirmed the dominance of the favorites, as India, China and USA were merciless, winning their matches in round 4.

The day was also marked with the second game forfeit due to “device” found. After a game in round 3 had a score reversed due to “presence of electronic device”, today another “device” reversed the score in the match Bosnia & Herzegovina – Thailand – see the report and game here

Results: Round 4 open section / Round 4 women section

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FIDE Chess Olympiad – press release

Round 4 of the 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest saw Ukraine triumph over the USA in a thrilling match. Fabiano Caruana was the first to score, defeating Andrei Volokitin. Leinier Dominguez and Ruslan Ponomariov drew on board three, and with Wesley So having a better position against Vasyl Ivanchuk, things looked promising for the Americans. However, So blundered, allowing the legendary Ivanchuk to create a mating net and win the game.

By then, Anton Korobov was already winning against Ray Robson on the fourth board. He secured the victory, leading Ukraine to defeat the tournament’s top seed, by 2.5-1.5. When asked about the team’s chances following this brilliant performance, the hero of the day, Anton Korobov, joked bitterly: “There are seven rounds to go; it’s going to be a disaster! The average age of our team is like 100 years old.”

Defending champions Uzbekistan, who hadn’t lost a single match in the 2022 Olympiad, surprisingly fell to the 21st-seeded Vietnam team. First, Le Tuan Minh (2564) defeated Javokhir Sindarov (2677), and then Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2633) prevailed over Nodirbek Yakubboev (2666), who seemed to push too hard for a win. The other two games – Le Quang Liem (2741) vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2766), and Tran Tuan Minh (2434) vs. Jakhongir Vakhidov (2571) – ended in draws.

India continues to perform strongly, with a 3.5-0.5 win against Serbia. In all 16 games, Gukesh and his team conceded only two draws to their opponents. Current world #4, Arjun Erigaisi (pictured below), with a rating of 2778, gained 7 rating points after his fourth victory, this time against Aleksandar Indjic, continuing to break his own records on the path to 2800.

China narrowly defeated Armenia thanks to Yu Yangyi beating Gabriel Sargissian, while the other games ended in draws. From the leading pack, Poland, Hungary, Azerbaijan, and Spain also won their matches.

Going into round 5, eight teams have 8 match points: India, Spain, China, Vietnam, Azerbaijan, Poland, Hungary, and Ukraine (listed according to tiebreaks).

Unlike their male counterparts, the Ukrainian women’s team has had a tough start. After a narrow win against Lithuania and conceding two board draws against Israel, the defending champions tied 2-2 against lower-rated Turkey in round 4. The top two boards drew their games, while the sides exchanged blows on the lower boards. Nataliya Buksa (2387) defeated Kubra Ozturk Orenli (2262), but Evgeniya Doluhanova (2304) lost to 18-year-old Gulenay Aydin (2202).

Other favorites, namely India, China, USA, and Georgia, won their matches convincingly.

The Spanish women’s team, usually not among the favorites, is now reinforced with IM Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, world #20, rated 2468, who switched federations from Iran in 2023. As a result, the team is the #9 seed in the tournament, but in round 4, Sarasadat’s teammates lost two games and conceded to Mongolia by 1.5-2.5.

In a surprising turn of events, the Uzbekistan women’s squad upset Bulgaria. Afruza Khamdamova (2313; pictured below) defeated former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova (2416), while the other games ended in draws. Fifteen-year-old Afruza is Uzbekistan’s brightest young talent, the first woman in the country to break the 2300 rating. In 2023, she won the U14 Girls World Championship, scoring 10 points in 11 games. Her only “loss” occurred because she had to withdraw from the first round due to a cancelled flight, but she won all her subsequent games.

After four rounds, seven teams have won all their matches: China, India, USA, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia. The young Chinese squad has conceded only one draw to their opponents in 16 games.

Press release by WGM Anna Burtasova

Photos: Mark Livshit, Michal Walusza, and Maria Emelianova

Chess Olympiad 2024 – round 4 results

Sergio — Sat, 14 Sep 2024 20:28:35 +0000

Chess Olympiad 2024 round 4 results are in. The rating favorites USA lost their round 4 match against Ukraine, with legendary Vasyl Ivanchuk defeating Wesley So in the game of the day. Vietnam was among the other large surprises of the day – led by Le Quang Liem, who comes in the Olympiad with his highest ever ELO defeated 3-1 the team of Uzbekistan. Magnus Carlsen brought back Norway on the right track. On the victorious side were also Germany, France, Spain and Netherlands.

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Bo.	1	United States of America	Rtg	–	15	Ukraine	Rtg	1½:2½
1/1	GM	Caruana, Fabiano (w)	2798	–	GM	Volokitin, Andrei (b)	2660	1 – 0
1/2	GM	So, Wesley (b)	2752	–	GM	Ivanchuk, Vasyl (w)	2635	0 – 1
1/3	GM	Dominguez Perez, Leinier (w)	2748	–	GM	Ponomariov, Ruslan (b)	2654	½ – ½
1/4	GM	Robson, Ray (b)	2700	–	GM	Korobov, Anton (w)	2650	0 – 1
Bo.	9	Hungary	Rtg	–	28	Italy	Rtg	2½:1½
2/1	GM	Rapport, Richard (w)	2715	–	GM	Vocaturo, Daniele (b)	2600	1 – 0
2/2	GM	Leko, Peter (b)	2666	–	GM	Lodici, Lorenzo (w)	2556	0 – 1
2/3	GM	Sjugirov, Sanan (w)	2644	–	GM	Sonis, Francesco (b)	2554	1 – 0
2/4	GM	Gledura, Benjamin (b)	2628	–	GM	Brunello, Sabino (w)	2511	½ – ½
Bo.	16	Serbia	Rtg	–	2	India	Rtg	½ :3½
3/1	GM	Predke, Alexandr (w)	2671	–	GM	Gukesh, D (b)	2764	0 – 1
3/2	GM	Sarana, Alexey (b)	2713	–	GM	Praggnanandhaa, R (w)	2750	½ – ½
3/3	GM	Indjic, Aleksandar (w)	2611	–	GM	Erigaisi, Arjun (b)	2778	0 – 1
3/4	GM	Ivic, Velimir (b)	2599	–	GM	Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi (w)	2720	0 – 1
Bo.	3	China	Rtg	–	17	Armenia	Rtg	2½:1½
4/1	GM	Ding, Liren (w)	2736	–	GM	Martirosyan, Haik M. (b)	2667	½ – ½
4/2	GM	Wei, Yi (b)	2762	–	GM	Sargsyan, Shant (w)	2649	½ – ½
4/3	GM	Yu, Yangyi (w)	2703	–	GM	Sargissian, Gabriel (b)	2646	1 – 0
4/4	GM	Bu, Xiangzhi (b)	2693	–	GM	Grigoryan, Karen H. (w)	2569	½ – ½
Bo.	21	Vietnam	Rtg	–	4	Uzbekistan	Rtg	3 : 1
5/1	GM	Le, Quang Liem (w)	2741	–	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek (b)	2766	½ – ½
5/2	GM	Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son (b)	2633	–	GM	Yakubboev, Nodirbek (w)	2666	1 – 0
5/3	GM	Le, Tuan Minh (w)	2564	–	GM	Sindarov, Javokhir (b)	2677	1 – 0
5/4	GM	Tran, Tuan Minh (b)	2434	–	GM	Vakhidov, Jakhongir (w)	2571	½ – ½
Bo.	11	Poland	Rtg	–	29	Lithuania	Rtg	2½:1½
6/1	GM	Duda, Jan-Krzysztof (w)	2732	–	GM	Stremavicius, Titas (b)	2527	1 – 0
6/2	GM	Wojtaszek, Radoslaw (b)	2681	–	GM	Pultinevicius, Paulius (w)	2587	½ – ½
6/3	GM	Piorun, Kacper (w)	2599	–	GM	Kazakouski, Valery (b)	2577	½ – ½
6/4	GM	Gumularz, Szymon (b)	2571	–	GM	Laurusas, Tomas (w)	2569	½ – ½
Bo.	36	Montenegro	Rtg	–	12	Azerbaijan	Rtg	1 : 3
7/1	GM	Kadric, Denis (w)	2553	–	GM	Suleymanli, Aydin (b)	2632	0 – 1
7/2	GM	Petrov, Nikita (b)	2574	–	GM	Abasov, Nijat (w)	2626	½ – ½
7/3	GM	Djukic, Nikola (w)	2515	–	GM	Mamedov, Rauf (b)	2637	½ – ½
7/4	GM	Draskovic, Luka (b)	2497	–	GM	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (w)	2733	0 – 1
Bo.	40	Sweden	Rtg	–	13	Spain	Rtg	½ :3½
8/1	GM	Grandelius, Nils (w)	2653	–	GM	Shirov, Alexei (b)	2666	½ – ½
8/2	GM	Blomqvist, Erik (b)	2491	–	GM	Anton Guijarro, David (w)	2665	0 – 1
8/3	GM	Hillarp Persson, Tiger (w)	2457	–	GM	Pichot, Alan (b)	2628	0 – 1
8/4	IM	Lokander, Martin (b)	2469	–	GM	Santos Latasa, Jaime (w)	2624	0 – 1
Bo.	6	Norway	Rtg	–	43	Slovakia	Rtg	3 : 1
9/1	GM	Carlsen, Magnus (w)	2832	–	GM	Gazik, Viktor (b)	2561	1 – 0
9/2	GM	Christiansen, Johan-Sebastian (b)	2661	–	IM	Haring, Filip (w)	2503	1 – 0
9/3	GM	Tari, Aryan (w)	2642	–	IM	Sahidi, Samir (b)	2474	½ – ½
9/4	GM	Urkedal, Frode Olav Olsen (b)	2546	–	IM	Druska, Juraj (w)	2441	½ – ½
Bo.	32	Georgia	Rtg	–	8	England	Rtg	2 : 2
10/1	GM	Kacharava, Nikolozi (w)	2511	–	GM	Howell, David W L (b)	2677	0 – 1
10/2	GM	Paichadze, Luka (b)	2516	–	GM	Adams, Michael (w)	2661	½ – ½
10/3	GM	Jobava, Baadur (w)	2582	–	GM	McShane, Luke J (b)	2611	1 – 0
10/4	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan (b)	2516	–	GM	Jones, Gawain C B (w)	2646	½ – ½
Bo.	30	Denmark	Rtg	–	10	Iran	Rtg	1 : 3
11/1	GM	Bjerre, Jonas Buhl (w)	2648	–	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham (b)	2723	½ – ½
11/2	GM	Andersen, Mads (b)	2598	–	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin (w)	2714	½ – ½
11/3	GM	Thybo, Jesper Sondergaard (w)	2555	–	GM	Daneshvar, Bardiya (b)	2598	0 – 1
11/4	IM	Olsen, Filip Boe (b)	2441	–	GM	Idani, Pouya (w)	2599	0 – 1
Bo.	42	Latvia	Rtg	–	22	Turkiye	Rtg	1½:2½
12/1	GM	Neiksans, Arturs (w)	2571	–	GM	Gurel, Ediz (b)	2602	0 – 1
12/2	GM	Meshkovs, Nikita (b)	2534	–	GM	Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan (w)	2592	0 – 1
12/3	GM	Kantans, Toms (w)	2486	–	GM	Sanal, Vahap (b)	2581	½ – ½
12/4	GM	Starostits, Ilmars (b)	2344	–	GM	Can, Emre (w)	2547	1 – 0
Bo.	50	Canada	Rtg	–	23	Greece	Rtg	2½:1½
13/1	GM	Rodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn (w)	2509	–	GM	Theodorou, Nikolas (b)	2619	½ – ½
13/2	IM	Thavandiran, Shiyam (b)	2388	–	GM	Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis (w)	2570	½ – ½
13/3	GM	Preotu, Razvan (w)	2451	–	GM	Papaioannou, Ioannis (b)	2615	½ – ½
13/4	IM	Noritsyn, Nikolay (b)	2451	–	GM	Kelires, Andreas (w)	2536	1 – 0
Bo.	5	Netherlands	Rtg	–	62	North Macedonia	Rtg	3 : 1
14/1	GM	Giri, Anish (w)	2724	–	GM	Romanov, Evgeny (b)	2567	1 – 0
14/2	GM	Van Foreest, Jorden (b)	2696	–	IM	Lazov, Toni (w)	2360	½ – ½
14/3	GM	Warmerdam, Max (w)	2679	–	IM	Risteski, Emil (b)	2367	1 – 0
14/4	GM	L’ami, Erwin (b)	2628	–	FM	Zlatkov, Anton (w)	2346	½ – ½
Bo.	7	Germany	Rtg	–	63	Mongolia	Rtg	3½: ½
15/1	GM	Keymer, Vincent (w)	2730	–	IM	Amartuvshin, Ganzorig (b)	2402	1 – 0
15/2	GM	Kollars, Dmitrij (b)	2659	–	FM	Baasansuren, Erdene (w)	2368	1 – 0
15/3	GM	Donchenko, Alexander (w)	2638	–	IM	Amilal, Munkhdalai (b)	2374	½ – ½
15/4	GM	Svane, Frederik (b)	2640	–	FM	Itgelt, Khuyagtsogt (w)	2412	1 – 0
Bo.	65	Bangladesh	Rtg	–	14	France	Rtg	½ :3½
16/1	IM	Mohammad Fahad, Rahman (w)	2419	–	GM	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (b)	2731	0 – 1
16/2	FM	Manon, Reja Neer (b)	2417	–	GM	Maurizzi, Marc`andria (w)	2595	½ – ½
16/3	GM	Hossain, Enamul (w)	2354	–	GM	Fressinet, Laurent (b)	2616	0 – 1
16/4	GM	Murshed, Niaz (b)	2318	–	GM	Lagarde, Maxime (w)	2598	0 – 1
Bo.	66	Faroe Islands	Rtg	–	18	Romania	Rtg	1 : 3
17/1	GM	Ziska, Helgi Dam (w)	2553	–	GM	Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (b)	2680	½ – ½
17/2	FM	Nielsen, Hogni Egilstoft (b)	2379	–	GM	Shevchenko, Kirill (w)	2673	0 – 1
17/3	FM	Egilstoft, Rogvi (w)	2278	–	GM	Lupulescu, Constantin (b)	2590	½ – ½
17/4		Apol, Luitjen Akselsson (b)	2219	–	GM	Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter (w)	2580	0 – 1
Bo.	20	Israel	Rtg	–	68	Albania	Rtg	4 : 0
18/1	GM	Rodshtein, Maxim (w)	2600	–	IM	Ashiku, Franc (b)	2400	1 – 0
18/2	GM	Gorshtein, Ido (b)	2543	–	IM	Pasko, Llambi (w)	2396	1 – 0
18/3	GM	Smirin, Ilia (w)	2575	–	IM	Mehmeti, Dritan (b)	2364	1 – 0
18/4	GM	Postny, Evgeny (b)	2577	–	FM	Veleshnja, Zino (w)	2294	1 – 0
Bo.	69	Scotland	Rtg	–	24	Bulgaria	Rtg	1 : 3
19/1	IM	Greet, Andrew N (w)	2405	–	GM	Naiditsch, Arkadij (b)	2643	0 – 1
19/2	FM	Olson, Hamish (b)	2384	–	GM	Petrov, Martin (w)	2536	0 – 1
19/3	FM	Waldhausen Gordon, Frederick (w)	2351	–	GM	Petkov, Momchil (b)	2540	½ – ½
19/4	FM	Gourlay, Iain (b)	2296	–	GM	Grigorov, Grigor (w)	2514	½ – ½
Bo.	25	Hungary B	Rtg	–	70	Japan	Rtg	3 : 1
20/1	GM	Kozak, Adam (w)	2609	–	CM	Tran, Thanh Tu (b)	2387	0 – 1
20/2	GM	Banusz, Tamas (b)	2605	–	IM	Nanjo, Ryosuke (w)	2372	1 – 0
20/3	GM	Prohaszka, Peter (w)	2542	–	FM	Aoshima, Mirai (b)	2385	1 – 0
20/4	GM	Antal, Gergely (b)	2544	–	IM	Kojima, Shinya (w)	2299	1 – 0
Bo.	71	Kyrgyzstan	Rtg	–	26	Slovenia	Rtg	1 : 3
21/1	IM	Zhakshylykov, Erzhan (w)	2327	–	GM	Fedoseev, Vladimir (b)	2692	0 – 1
21/2	IM	Khoroshev, Nikita (b)	2355	–	GM	Demchenko, Anton (w)	2597	0 – 1
21/3	FM	Orozbaev, Eldiyar (w)	2376	–	GM	Subelj, Jan (b)	2498	0 – 1
21/4	IM	Abdyzhapar, Asylbek (b)	2357	–	FM	Lavrencic, Matic (w)	2360	1 – 0
Bo.	27	Croatia	Rtg	–	72	Kosovo *	Rtg	4 : 0
22/1	GM	Brkic, Ante (w)	2642	–	IM	Saraci, Nderim (b)	2446	1 – 0
22/2	GM	Martinovic, Sasa (b)	2563	–	FM	Ondozi, Murtez (w)	2371	1 – 0
22/3	GM	Livaic, Leon (w)	2550	–	FM	Uruci, Endrit (b)	2348	1 – 0
22/4	GM	Kozul, Zdenko (b)	2515	–		Asllani, Muhamet (w)	2191	1 – 0
Bo.	73	Turkmenistan	Rtg	–	31	Austria	Rtg	1½:2½
23/1	IM	Atabayev, Saparmyrat (w)	2516	–	GM	Dragnev, Valentin (b)	2556	½ – ½
23/2	GM	Annaberdiyev, Meylis (b)	2431	–	GM	Ragger, Markus (w)	2601	½ – ½
23/3		Hommadov, Amanmuhammet (w)	2181	–	GM	Horvath, Dominik (b)	2559	½ – ½
23/4		Shirliyev, Allayar (b)	2200	–	IM	Baidetskyi, Valentin (w)	2512	0 – 1
Bo.	74	Bolivia	Rtg	–	33	Argentina	Rtg	1½:2½
24/1	GM	Zambrana, Osvaldo (w)	2405	–	GM	Peralta, Fernando (b)	2558	0 – 1
24/2	IM	Gemy, Jose Daniel (b)	2315	–	GM	Krysa, Leandro (w)	2495	½ – ½
24/3	IM	Ticona Rocabado, Licael Roderick (w)	2321	–	GM	Flores, Diego (b)	2546	1 – 0
24/4	FM	Pinto, Daniel (b)	2273	–	GM	Sosa, Tomas (w)	2515	0 – 1
Bo.	34	Moldova	Rtg	–	75	United Arab Emirates	Rtg	3½: ½
25/1	GM	Schitco, Ivan (w)	2527	–	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh (b)	2631	1 – 0
25/2	IM	Macovei, Andrei (b)	2464	–	IM	Al Hosani, Omran (w)	2241	½ – ½
25/3	FM	Lashkin, Jegor (w)	2472	–	FM	Ahmed, Fareed (b)	2061	1 – 0
25/4	GM	Iordachescu, Viorel (b)	2572	–	IM	Sultan, Ibrahim (w)	2206	1 – 0
Bo.	76	Costa Rica	Rtg	–	35	Cuba	Rtg	1½:2½
26/1	IM	Duran Vega, Sergio (w)	2308	–	GM	Albornoz Cabrera, Carlos Daniel (b)	2579	0 – 1
26/2	IM	Valdes Romero, Leonardo (b)	2347	–	GM	Berdayes Ason, Dylan Isidro (w)	2474	1 – 0
26/3	IM	Jimenez Garcia, Emmanuel (w)	2352	–	GM	Miranda Mesa, Elier (b)	2512	½ – ½
26/4	FM	Cabezas Solano, David Alejandro (b)	2248	–	GM	Almeida Quintana, Omar (w)	2492	0 – 1
Bo.	77	New Zealand	Rtg	–	37	Australia	Rtg	1½:2½
27/1	FM	Xie, Felix (w)	2320	–	GM	Kuybokarov, Temur (b)	2562	1 – 0
27/2	IM	Renjith, Sravan (b)	2325	–	GM	Cheng, Bobby (w)	2588	0 – 1
27/3	FM	Croad, Nicolas (w)	2195	–	IM	Sardana, Rishi (b)	2477	0 – 1
27/4	FM	Gong, Daniel Hanwen (b)	2240	–	GM	Smerdon, David C (w)	2475	½ – ½
Bo.	38	Switzerland	Rtg	–	78	Wales	Rtg	4 : 0
28/1	GM	Bogner, Sebastian (w)	2545	–	IM	Camacho Collados, Jose (b)	2352	1 – 0
28/2	GM	Peng, Li Min (b)	2514	–	FM	Kozusek, Daniel (w)	2367	1 – 0
28/3	GM	Georgiadis, Nico (w)	2510	–	FM	Toczek, Grzegorz (b)	2301	1 – 0
28/4	IM	Kurmann, Oliver (b)	2421	–	CM	Bullen, Alex (w)	2155	1 – 0
Bo.	79	South Africa	Rtg	–	39	Brazil	Rtg	1½:2½
29/1	FM	Barrish, Daniel (w)	2281	–	GM	Supi, Luis Paulo (b)	2570	1 – 0
29/2	IM	Karsten, Jan (b)	2311	–	GM	Quintiliano, Renato R. (w)	2499	0 – 1
29/3	FM	Mhango, Banele (w)	2261	–	IM	Di Berardino, Diego Rafael (b)	2472	0 – 1
29/4	IM	Cawdery, Daniel (b)	2356	–	FM	Do Valle Cardoso, Lucas (w)	2364	½ – ½
Bo.	80	Algeria	Rtg	–	41	Kazakhstan	Rtg	1 : 3
30/1	IM	Arab, Adlane (w)	2477	–	GM	Makhnev, Denis (b)	2551	½ – ½
30/2	FM	Djabri, Massinas (b)	2280	–	GM	Nogerbek, Kazybek (w)	2519	½ – ½
30/3	IM	Brahami, Lamine (w)	2188	–	GM	Suleymenov, Alisher (b)	2484	0 – 1
30/4	FM	Bengherabi, Khalil (b)	2076	–	IM	Ansat, Aldiyar (w)	2457	0 – 1
Bo.	81	Zimbabwe	Rtg	–	44	Colombia	Rtg	0 : 4
31/1	IM	Mandizha, Farai (w)	2371	–	GM	Garcia Pantoja, Roberto (b)	2550	0 – 1
31/2	IM	Makoto, Rodwell (b)	2311	–	GM	Cardoso Cardoso, Jose Gabriel (w)	2508	0 – 1
31/3		Mushore, Emarald Takudzwa (w)	2150	–	GM	Avila Pavas, Santiago (b)	2485	0 – 1
31/4		Mapuranga, Vitalis (b)	2013	–	IM	Valderrama Quiceno, Esteban Alb (w)	2418	0 – 1
Bo.	83	Zambia	Rtg	–	46	Iceland	Rtg	0 : 4
32/1	IM	Mwali, Chitumbo (w)	2312	–	GM	Stefansson, Vignir Vatnar (b)	2531	0 – 1
32/2	IM	Kayonde, Andrew (b)	2338	–	GM	Kjartansson, Gudmundur (w)	2478	0 – 1
32/3	FM	Mulenga, Prince Daniel (w)	2184	–	GM	Stefansson, Hannes (b)	2471	0 – 1
32/4		Kaoma, Micheal (b)	2161	–	IM	Heimisson, Hilmir Freyr (w)	2391	0 – 1
Bo.	47	Chile	Rtg	–	84	Ecuador	Rtg	2½:1½
33/1	GM	Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal (w)	2604	–	IM	Santos Flores, Alberto (b)	2168	1 – 0
33/2	GM	Salinas Herrera, Pablo (b)	2479	–	FM	Noboa Silva, Kevin (w)	2270	½ – ½
33/3	GM	Vasquez Schroeder, Rodrigo (w)	2457	–	IM	Mieles Palau, Daniel (b)	2321	½ – ½
33/4	IM	Lopez Silva, Hugo (b)	2379	–	IM	Munoz Sanchez, Miguel (w)	2181	½ – ½
Bo.	85	Luxembourg	Rtg	–	48	Egypt	Rtg	2 : 2
34/1	IM	Berend, Fred (w)	2230	–	GM	Fawzy, Adham (b)	2507	1 – 0
34/2	WGM	Berend, Elvira (b)	2219	–	IM	Wageih, Kareim (w)	2402	1 – 0
34/3		Mertens, Marc (w)	2120	–	IM	Wafa, Hamed (b)	2368	0 – 1
34/4		Gengler, Pierre (b)	2097	–	FM	Sadek, Sameh (w)	2269	0 – 1
Bo.	51	Philippines	Rtg	–	86	Monaco	Rtg	4 : 0
35/1	GM	Sadorra, Julio Catalino (w)	2542	–	GM	Bagheri, Amir (b)	2372	1 – 0
35/2	IM	Quizon, Daniel (b)	2490	–	GM	Efimov, Igor (w)	2338	1 – 0
35/3	IM	Bersamina, Paulo (w)	2425	–	IM	Levacic, Damir (b)	2097	1 – 0
35/4	IM	Garcia, Jan Emmanuel (b)	2380	–	FM	Van Hoolandt, Patrick (w)	2036	1 – 0
Bo.	87	Tajikistan	Rtg	–	52	Mexico	Rtg	3 : 1
36/1	FM	Khusenkhojaev, Mustafokhuja (w)	2283	–	IM	Galaviz Medina, Sion Radamantys (b)	2488	½ – ½
36/2	FM	Karimov, Alisher (b)	2240	–	GM	Cori Quispe, Kevin Joel (w)	2461	1 – 0
36/3	FM	Ilkhomi, Jaloliddin (w)	2227	–	GM	Ibarra Chami, Luis Fernando (b)	2427	½ – ½
36/4	CM	Kabilov, Amin (b)	2212	–	FM	Palma Villanueva, Miguel Tadeo (w)	2266	1 – 0
Bo.	55	Hungary C	Rtg	–	89	Indonesia	Rtg	1½:2½
37/1	GM	Kantor, Gergely (w)	2537	–	FM	Susilodinata, Andrean (b)	2393	0 – 1
37/2	IM	Juhasz, Agoston (b)	2427	–	FM	Cahaya, Satria Duta (w)	2219	½ – ½
37/3	IM	Karacsonyi, Gellert (w)	2403	–		Ulhaq, Zacky Dhia (b)	2203	0 – 1
37/4	IM	Vanczak, Tamas (b)	2401	–	CM	Mariano, Fabian Glen (w)	2121	1 – 0
Bo.	57	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Rtg	–	90	Thailand	Rtg	3½: ½
38/1	IM	Maksimovic, Bojan (w)	2503	–	IM	Laohawirapap, Prin (b)	2380	½ – ½
38/2	GM	Stojanovic, Dalibor (b)	2448	–	FM	Kulpruethanon, Thanadon (w)	2286	1 – 0
38/3	FM	Culum, Sanjin (w)	2409	–	FM	Teerapabpaisit, Wisuwat (b)	2070	1 – 0
38/4	IM	Marjanovic, Dejan (b)	2365	–	FM	Arunnuntapanich, Tinnakrit (w)	2064	1 – 0
Bo.	58	Paraguay	Rtg	–	91	Panama	Rtg	2½:1½
39/1	GM	Delgado Ramirez, Neuris (w)	2484	–	IM	Sanchez Alvarez, Roberto Carlos (b)	2376	½ – ½
39/2	GM	Cubas, Jose Fernando (b)	2417	–	CM	Delgado Rosas, Alex Antonio (w)	2157	½ – ½
39/3	FM	Almiron, Antonio (w)	2312	–	FM	Mendez Machado, Andre (b)	2122	1 – 0
39/4	FM	Latorre, Matias (b)	2264	–	IM	Baules Rodriguez, Jorge Luis (w)	2271	½ – ½
Bo.	92	Morocco	Rtg	–	59	Uruguay	Rtg	2½:1½
40/1	IM	Tissir, Mohamed (w)	2355	–	GM	Meier, Georg (b)	2591	0 – 1
40/2	FM	Elbilia, Jacques (b)	2343	–	FM	Vazquez, Facundo (w)	2388	½ – ½
40/3	FM	Ouakhir, Mehdi Pierre (w)	2191	–	IM	Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo (b)	2362	1 – 0
40/4		Moayad, Anas (b)	2016	–	IM	Coppola, Claudio (w)	2286	1 – 0
Bo.	60	Estonia	Rtg	–	101	Malaysia	Rtg	2 : 2
41/1	GM	Volodin, Aleksandr (w)	2457	–	CM	Tan, Jun Ying (b)	2322	½ – ½
41/2	IM	Seeman, Tarvo (b)	2375	–	FM	Wong, Jianwen (w)	2231	½ – ½
41/3	GM	Kanep, Meelis (w)	2367	–	CM	Kavin, Mohan (b)	1997	1 – 0
41/4		Timoshin, Andrei (b)	2230	–		Azhar, Muhd Syakir Shazmeer (w)	2086	0 – 1
Bo.	61	Andorra	Rtg	–	104	Jordan	Rtg	2½:1½
42/1	GM	Henderson De La Fuente, Lance (w)	2519	–	GM	Ahmad, Al Khatib (b)	2302	1 – 0
42/2	GM	De La Riva Aguado, Oscar (b)	2431	–	IM	Loay, Sameer (w)	2194	1 – 0
42/3	FM	Ribera Veganzones, Serni (w)	2309	–	CM	Saif, Malek (b)	2162	½ – ½
42/4	CM	Ribera Veganzones, Josep Maria (b)	2167	–		Rakan, Dasa (w)	1976	0 – 1
Bo.	134	Sri Lanka	Rtg	–	19	Czech Republic	Rtg	0 : 4
43/1	IM	Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan (w)	2366	–	GM	Navara, David (b)	2681	0 – 1
43/2		Amarathunga, Kosala Sandeepa Chamikara (b)	1956	–	GM	Nguyen, Thai Dai Van (w)	2647	0 – 1
43/3		Kodithuwakku, K K Dinujaya (w)	1827	–	GM	Zilka, Stepan (b)	2574	0 – 1
43/4		Bandara, Dhanushka (b)	1903	–	IM	Vykouk, Jan (w)	2483	0 – 1
Bo.	45	Singapore	Rtg	–	67	Venezuela	Rtg	1½:2½
44/1	GM	Tin, Jingyao (w)	2580	–	GM	Gascon Del Nogal, Jose Rafael (b)	2454	1 – 0
44/2	FM	Wong, Zhenyong Jayden (b)	2397	–	IM	Ynojosa Aponte, Felix Jose (w)	2398	½ – ½
44/3	GM	Goh, Wei Ming Kevin (w)	2449	–	FM	Escalona Landi, Samid Eduardo (b)	2305	0 – 1
44/4	CM	Chia, Yu Zhe Ashton (b)	2224	–	FM	Castro Torres, Jose Luis (w)	2299	0 – 1
Bo.	100	El Salvador	Rtg	–	49	Belgium	Rtg	2 : 2
45/1	IM	Giron, Jorge Ernesto (w)	2276	–	GM	Dardha, Daniel (b)	2603	½ – ½
45/2	FM	Chavez, Ricardo Ernesto (b)	2185	–	IM	Vandenbussche, Thibaut (w)	2461	1 – 0
45/3	FM	Arias, Daniel (w)	2213	–	IM	Maerevoet, Sim (b)	2432	½ – ½
45/4		Guevara Ruiz, Marvin Andres (b)	2003	–	GM	Hovhannisyan, Mher (w)	2414	0 – 1
Bo.	96	South Korea	Rtg	–	53	Peru	Rtg	3½: ½
46/1	IM	Lee, Junhyeok (w)	2364	–	GM	Cori, Jorge (b)	2609	1 – 0
46/2	IM	Ahn, Hongjin (b)	2251	–	IM	Leiva, Gianmarco (w)	2389	1 – 0
46/3		Lee, Kyungseok (w)	2044	–	IM	Fernandez Sanchez, Fernando Miguel (b)	2399	½ – ½
46/4		Huh, Isaak (b)	2114	–		Delgado Romero, Marco (w)	2390	1 – 0
Bo.	108	Tunisia	Rtg	–	64	Ireland	Rtg	1 : 3
47/1		Barbaria, Yacine (w)	2179	–	IM	Murphy, Conor E (b)	2453	0 – 1
47/2	CM	Ben Ammar, Mohamed (b)	2143	–	GM	Baburin, Alexander (w)	2376	0 – 1
47/3	CM	Taieb, Sahbi (w)	2118	–	FM	O’Gorman, Tom (b)	2353	0 – 1
47/4	FM	Amdouni, Zoubaier (b)	2151	–	IM	Fitzsimons, David (w)	2315	1 – 0
Bo.	54	Portugal	Rtg	–	131	Jersey	Rtg	4 : 0
48/1	GM	Ferreira, Jorge Viterbo (w)	2535	–	CM	Gurner, Jem (b)	2091	1 – 0
48/2	IM	Pereira, Ruben (b)	2457	–	CM	Belzo, Krzysztof (w)	2076	1 – 0
48/3	IM	Sousa, Andre Ventura (w)	2403	–	CM	Mooney, Graham (b)	1935	1 – 0
48/4	FM	Barria Santos, Jose Guilherme (b)	2411	–	CM	Forbes, Garry (w)	1858	1 – 0
Bo.	56	Finland	Rtg	–	132	Isle of Man	Rtg	3½: ½
49/1	IM	Keinanen, Toivo (w)	2554	–	FM	Wu, Li (b)	2325	½ – ½
49/2	IM	Sipila, Vilka (b)	2462	–		Fabri, Henrik (w)	1936	1 – 0
49/3	IM	Agopov, Mikael (w)	2451	–		Gumireddy, Sanjay (b)	1907	1 – 0
49/4	FM	Wartiovaara, Oliver (b)	2300	–		Miah, Zahed (w)	1895	1 – 0
Bo.	133	Haiti	Rtg	–	82	Angola	Rtg	1 : 3
50/1		Gabriel, Davidson (w)	2043	–	FM	Miguel, Sergio (b)	2241	0 – 1
50/2		Etienne, Angelo (b)	2122	–		Sapalo, Gabriel (w)	2058	1 – 0
50/3		Victor, Wyclef (w)	1924	–	IM	Silva, David (b)	2363	0 – 1
50/4		Volcimus, Ritchy David (b)	1948	–	IM	Domingos, Catarino (w)	2229	0 – 1
Bo.	88	Uganda	Rtg	–	135	Barbados	Rtg	3 : 1
51/1	IM	Ssegwanyi, Arthur (w)	2365	–	FM	Blackman, Justin (b)	2265	– – +
51/2	FM	Kawuma, Patrick (b)	2207	–		Lynch, Kemp (w)	1944	1 – 0
51/3	FM	Nsubuga, Haruna (w)	2243	–		Edwards, Emar (b)	1898	1 – 0
51/4		Nyola, Wasswa Mark (b)	2070	–		Depradine, Lawrence (w)	1782	1 – 0
Bo.	136	Saudi Arabia	Rtg	–	93	Dominican Republic	Rtg	1 : 3
52/1	FM	Alrehaili, Ahmed Abdullah S (w)	2117	–	IM	Dominguez, Jose Manuel (b)	2195	1 – 0
52/2	CM	Al Thebaiti, Ahmed M (b)	1993	–	IM	Araujo Sanchez, Josue (w)	2296	0 – 1
52/3		Alshnaiber, Yazeed (w)	1889	–	FM	Camacho Campusano, David Daniel (b)	2219	0 – 1
52/4		Khayat, Emad (b)	1907	–	FM	Mendez Ramirez, Victor (w)	2191	0 – 1
Bo.	94	Trinidad & Tobago	Rtg	–	137	Kenya	Rtg	3½: ½
53/1	FM	Johnson, Joshua (w)	2267	–		Kanegeni, Matthew Kamau (b)	1976	1 – 0
53/2	FM	Cabralis, Quinn (b)	2169	–		Oluka, Robert Mcligeyo (w)	1990	1 – 0
53/3	FM	Cupid, Kevin (w)	2201	–		Wanasunia, Elvis Likoko (b)	1942	½ – ½
53/4	FM	Harper, Ryan (b)	2124	–		Mutuge, Ian (w)	1938	1 – 0
Bo.	138	Liberia	Rtg	–	95	Lebanon	Rtg	½ :3½
54/1		Thomas, Saah (w)	1939	–	FM	El Jawich, Amro (b)	2296	0 – 1
54/2	FM	Barcon, Harmon (b)	1968	–	FM	Khoder, Akram (w)	2239	0 – 1
54/3		Obediah, Saah (w)	1976	–		Assaad, Joe (b)	2150	0 – 1
54/4		Arnold, Smith (b)	1915	–	FM	Kassis, Antoine (w)	2085	½ – ½
Bo.	97	Madagascar	Rtg	–	139	Namibia	Rtg	3 : 1
55/1	FM	Razanadrakotoarisoa, Toavina (w)	2147	–		Ndahangwapo, Heskiel (b)	2011	0 – 1
55/2	CM	Andrianiaina, Heritiana (b)	2149	–	CM	Eichab, Charles (w)	2013	1 – 0
55/3		Andriamasoandro, Miora (w)	2116	–		Schwarz, Bernhard (b)	1875	1 – 0
55/4	CM	Rakotomaharavo, Dylan (b)	2078	–		Khoa, Goodwill (w)	1890	1 – 0
Bo.	140	Suriname	Rtg	–	99	Chinese Taipei	Rtg	0 : 4
56/1		Yeung, Jason (w)	1993	–	IM	Bai, Adelard (b)	2378	0 – 1
56/2		Kalidjo, Imaan (b)	1934	–	GM	Song, Raymond (w)	2503	0 – 1
56/3		Chashawa, Shaief (w)	1825	–	FM	Yang, Ching Wei Austin (b)	2121	0 – 1
56/4		Kalka, Shiva (b)	1849	–		Wang, Ting-Hao (w)	1842	0 – 1
Bo.	102	Sudan	Rtg	–	142	Cameroon	Rtg	2½:1½
57/1	FM	Ahmed, Hassan (w)	2234	–	FM	Ebosse, Kingue Victor Patrick (b)	2014	1 – 0
57/2	FM	Nader, Obeid (b)	2083	–		Zebaze, Dongmo Loic Dylane (w)	1914	0 – 1
57/3	FM	Hamid, Mohammed (w)	2090	–	IM	Amba, Oyon Marius Claude (b)	1975	½ – ½
57/4	CM	Eltag, Siddig (b)	2138	–	CM	Makem, Pierre (w)	1860	1 – 0
Bo.	105	Iraq	Rtg	–	143	Oman	Rtg	4 : 0
58/1	IM	Al-Ali, Hussein Ali Hussein (w)	2122	–	FM	Al Maashani, Amer (b)	1979	1 – 0
58/2	FM	Mohammed, Zozek Salah Mohammed (b)	2180	–		Al Maashani, Abdullah (w)	1893	1 – 0
58/3	FM	Salih, Akar Ali Salih (w)	2174	–		Al Busaidi, Hamood (b)	1881	1 – 0
58/4	FM	Alothman, Ali Layth Ahmed (b)	2161	–	CM	Al Mashikhi, Mohammed Alyan (w)	1959	1 – 0
Bo.	145	Sao Tome and Principe	Rtg	–	106	Jamaica	Rtg	0 : 4
59/1		Pereira, Sergio (w)	1988	–	FM	Christie, Joshua (b)	2271	0 – 1
59/2	CM	Espirito Santo, Waldyr (b)	1926	–	FM	Smith, Shreyas (w)	2226	0 – 1
59/3		Nascimento, Admilton De Ceita Dos Santos (w)	1908	–	FM	Shaw, Jaden (b)	2051	0 – 1
59/4		Semedo, Adelino (b)	1827	–		McKennis, Darren (w)	1905	0 – 1
Bo.	107	Nicaragua	Rtg	–	149	Ghana	Rtg	3½: ½
60/1	FM	Alfaro, William (w)	2133	–	FM	Hasford, John Kojo (b)	1956	1 – 0
60/2	FM	Rocha, Maximiliano (b)	2156	–	IM	Anquandah, Francis Eric (w)	1941	½ – ½
60/3		Sanchez, Steven (w)	2072	–		Anhwere, Bernard (b)	1893	1 – 0
60/4		Ortiz, Marcos (b)	2191	–		Frempong-Smart, Daniel (w)	1863	1 – 0
Bo.	150	Mauritania	Rtg	–	109	Guatemala	Rtg	1 : 3
61/1	CM	Yahi, Mohamed Salem (w)	1868	–	IM	Juarez Flores, Carlos A. (b)	2308	0 – 1
61/2		Abdellahi, Khaled Abdellahi (b)	1894	–	FM	Giron Chavez, David Emanuel (w)	2065	0 – 1
61/3		Cheikhna, Mohamed Lemine (w)	1884	–	FM	Galvez Dastin, Eduardo (b)	2100	½ – ½
61/4		Abdou, Ahmed Alem (b)	1897	–	FM	Garcia Fuentes, Sergio Miguel (w)	2114	½ – ½
Bo.	110	Malta	Rtg	–	153	San Marino	Rtg	4 : 0
62/1	CM	Darmanin, Jake (w)	2119	–		D`amico, Nicola (b)	1801	1 – 0
62/2		Novak, Attila Robert (b)	2135	–	FM	Righi, Ezio (w)	1909	1 – 0
62/3	CM	Mizzi, Jack (w)	2053	–	FM	Grassi, Enrico (b)	1965	1 – 0
62/4	CM	Zerafa, Patrick (b)	1986	–		Piva, Michele (w)	1721	1 – 0
Bo.	154	Eritrea	Rtg	–	111	Cape Verde	Rtg	0 : 4
63/1		Asante, Debesai Zerabruk (w)	1908	–	IM	Ortega Amarelle, Mariano (b)	2453	0 – 1
63/2	CM	Kibrom, Weldegebriel Beraki (b)	1885	–	FM	Alho, Diogo (w)	2192	0 – 1
63/3		Lilay, Weldu Gebru (w)	1977	–		Mirulla, David (b)	1904	0 – 1
63/4		Samuel, Merhawi Gebrehiwet (b)	1788	–		Vaz, Jose Carlos (w)	1909	0 – 1
Bo.	112	Cyprus	Rtg	–	155	Maldives	Rtg	4 : 0
64/1	FM	Michaelides, Konstantinos (w)	2297	–	FM	Muhammed, Shuaau (b)	2052	1 – 0
64/2		Isaakidis, Alexandros (b)	2155	–	CM	Mohamed, Hassan (w)	1880	1 – 0
64/3	CM	Antoniou, Rafail (w)	2007	–		Hussain, Nimal (b)	1805	1 – 0
64/4	CM	Savva, Panikos (b)	1973	–	CM	Abdul Rahman, Ali (w)	1844	1 – 0
Bo.	114	Palestine	Rtg	–	156	Guyana	Rtg	4 : 0
65/1	CM	Allam, Mohamed (w)	2053	–	CM	Khan, Taffin (b)	2066	1 – 0
65/2	IM	Michel Yunis, Christian D. (b)	2220	–	FM	Drayton, Anthony (w)	1964	1 – 0
65/3		Abdel Wahab, Ahmad (w)	1995	–		Sandiford, Keron (b)	1755	1 – 0
65/4	CM	Miswadah, Baha (b)	1957	–		Pitamber, Sachin Dhilan (w)	1715	1 – 0
Bo.	158	Seychelles	Rtg	–	116	Ethiopia	Rtg	½ :3½
66/1	FM	Stratonowitsch, Andre (w)	2154	–		Birhanu, Tegegn Mehadem (b)	2077	½ – ½
66/2		Meier, Peter (b)	2062	–		Tsige, Addisalem Temesgen (w)	2068	0 – 1
66/3		Pillay, Ragul (w)	1633	–		Kebede, Yoseph Kifle (b)	2037	0 – 1
66/4		Pillay, Harish (b)	1561	–		Shiferaw, Yalemzewde Mekonnen (w)	2025	0 – 1
Bo.	160	Bermuda	Rtg	–	117	Liechtenstein	Rtg	0 : 4
67/1	CM	Gontcharov, Serguei (w)	1927	–		Ferster, Fabian (b)	2184	0 – 1
67/2	CM	Lill, Sami (b)	1902	–		Krieger, Markus (w)	2153	0 – 1
67/3		Gontcharov, Dimitri (w)	1653	–		Heron, Andrew (b)	2026	0 – 1
67/4		Dennis, Nathan (b)	1828	–		Schadler, Martin (w)	1891	0 – 1
Bo.	118	Puerto Rico	Rtg	–	161	Myanmar	Rtg	2½:1½
68/1	FM	Almedina Ortiz, Edgardo J. (w)	2196	–		Than, Min Hlaing (b)	2121	1 – 0
68/2	CM	Zilleruelo Irizarry, Diego (b)	2041	–		Kyaw, Zay Ya (w)	1818	½ – ½
68/3	CM	Boggiano Pereira, Miguel A. (w)	2015	–		Zaw, Ye Htut (b)	1815	½ – ½
68/4	CM	Mejias Nunez, Rafael E. (b)	2026	–		Linn, Phone Myat (w)	1763	½ – ½
Bo.	163	Kuwait	Rtg	–	119	Botswana	Rtg	1 : 3
69/1	FM	Al-Hajiri, Bader (w)	1947	–	IM	Oatlhotse, Providence (b)	2239	1 – 0
69/2		Al Ibrahim, Abdulrahman (b)	1932	–		Notha, Moakofi (w)	1996	0 – 1
69/3		Alsaqer, Meshal (w)	1815	–		Monnaatsheko, Keletshabile (b)	2064	0 – 1
69/4		Alabdaljader, Mohammed (b)	1677	–		Oratile, Kgotlane (w)	1975	0 – 1
Bo.	120	Pakistan	Rtg	–	164	Guam	Rtg	3½: ½
70/1		Mafaaz, Khalid (w)	2069	–		Tran, Tuan An (b)	1916	½ – ½
70/2	FM	Amer, Karim (b)	2081	–	CM	Mafnas, Peter (w)	1886	1 – 0
70/3		Momin, Fayzan (w)	2064	–		Combs, Daniel (b)	1688	1 – 0
70/4		Mudasir, Iqbal (b)	2055	–		Doria, Daniel (w)	1745	1 – 0
Bo.	165	Togo	Rtg	–	121	Hong Kong, China	Rtg	0 : 4
71/1		Tchouka, Yakini (w)	1932	–	CM	Kao, Jamison Edrich (b)	2125	0 – 1
71/2		Egbe, Kossi Thierry (b)	1847	–	FM	Lam, Daniel King Wai (w)	2088	0 – 1
71/3		Amewounou, Komlan Kouessan (w)	1825	–		Chan, Wang Ip Boris (b)	2017	0 – 1
71/4	CM	Fumey, Enyonam Sewa (b)	1845	–		Li, Yiheng (w)	1893	0 – 1
Bo.	122	Libya	Rtg	–	166	Mauritius	Rtg	4 : 0
72/1	FM	Asabri, Hussien (w)	2196	–	CM	Ah Kye, Benitot (b)	1815	1 – 0
72/2	FM	Alhassadi, Yousef A. (b)	2082	–		Lam Kin Cheung, Stephane (w)	1677	1 – 0
72/3		Naser Eldean, Ahmed (w)	1981	–		Lee Luen Mang, Stefan (b)	1803	1 – 0
72/4		Abugenda, Nagi (b)	1975	–	CM	Naipal, Hoolan (w)	1851	1 – 0
Bo.	123	Brunei Darussalam	Rtg	–	167	Fiji	Rtg	2½:1½
73/1	CM	Pg, Md Omar Ak Hafizon (w)	2159	–	CM	Kumar, Manoj (b)	1951	½ – ½
73/2	FM	Yee, Soon Wei (b)	2219	–	CM	Prasad, Rudr (w)	1777	1 – 0
73/3		Pg. Shahridin, Ak. Abdul Wafie (w)	1912	–	CM	Terubea, Ronald (b)	1836	0 – 1
73/4		Akmal, Ahmad (b)	1830	–		Maharaj, Yash Krishen (w)	1847	1 – 0
Bo.	168	Lesotho	Rtg	–	124	Malawi	Rtg	1½:2½
74/1		Khalema, Sechaba (w)	1779	–	CM	Mfune, Petros (b)	1986	0 – 1
74/2		Tsephe, Lebajoa (b)	1900	–	FM	Mwale, Joseph (w)	2063	½ – ½
74/3		Karabo, Mokete (w)	1836	–		Kamwendo, Precious (b)	2001	1 – 0
74/4		Motlomelo, Lihloela (b)	1696	–	CM	Mwale, George (w)	2056	0 – 1
Bo.	125	Netherlands Antilles	Rtg	–	169	Saint Lucia	Rtg	2½:1½
75/1	FM	Van Bemmelen, Ursus (w)	2146	–		Mathurin, Nathaniel (b)	1982	½ – ½
75/2	FM	Capella, Rurik (b)	1971	–		Gabriel, Sixtus (w)	1800	1 – 0
75/3		Van Opstal, Rurik (w)	2006	–		Elizee, Kaieem (b)	1701	1 – 0
75/4		Van Delden, Johan (b)	1909	–		Daniel, Cyrus (w)	1759	0 – 1
Bo.	172	Qatar	Rtg	–	126	Honduras	Rtg	2 : 2
76/1	IM	Aziz, Husain (w)	2340	–	FM	Chinchilla, Alejandro Jose (b)	2113	1 – 0
76/2		Erfan, Mohamad Firdaus (b)	1758	–	FM	Colindres, Daniel (w)	2079	1 – 0
76/3		Al Qassabi, Mohammed (w)	1536	–		Soliz Gabarrete, Luis Fernando (b)	1920	0 – 1
76/4		Al-Kuwari, Turki (b)	1573	–		Zuniga Garcia, German (w)	1877	0 – 1
Bo.	127	Afghanistan	Rtg	–	178	Papua New Guinea	Rtg	2½:1½
77/1		Haidary, Hameedullah (w)	2192	–	FM	Fancy, Stuart (b)	1921	0 – 1
77/2	CM	Kanz, Ahmad Safy (b)	1977	–	CM	McCoy, Tom (w)	1883	1 – 0
77/3	FM	Asefi, Zaheeruddeen (w)	1947	–	FM	Jones, Rupert (b)	1849	½ – ½
77/4		Abdul Khaliq, Wais (b)	1968	–		Fiocco, Rio (w)	0	1 – 0
Bo.	179	Cayman Islands	Rtg	–	128	Mozambique	Rtg	½ :3½
78/1		Kudakwashe, Chinake (w)	1859	–	CM	Paiva, Donaldo (b)	2139	0 – 1
78/2	CM	Young, Christopher (b)	1758	–		Andrade, Ivan (w)	2132	0 – 1
78/3		Shaw, Clifford (w)	1744	–		Napoleao, Lourenco (b)	1913	0 – 1
78/4		Tracey, Shaun M (b)	1684	–		Joao, Farisse (w)	1851	½ – ½
Bo.	130	Cote d’Ivoire	Rtg	–	197	Vanuatu	Rtg	4 : 0
79/1		Cogan, Nicolas (w)	2112	–		Nompavos, Lesly (b)	0	1 – 0
79/2	FM	De Gondo, Simplice Armel (b)	2045	–		Pierre, Delrieu (w)	0	1 – 0
79/3	CM	Manan, Yoboue Hermann (w)	2030	–		Marc, Delrieu (b)	0	1 – 0
79/4		Nean, Franck Anderson (b)	1917	–		Sean, Su (w)	0	1 – 0
Bo.	174	Dominica	Rtg	–	147	Equatorial Guinea	Rtg	2½:1½
80/1		Murphy, Jones (w)	2021	–	FM	Mompel Ferruz, Xavier (b)	2273	0 – 1
80/2		Bridet, Robert (b)	1697	–		Oscar, Naranjo Gonzalez (w)	1861	1 – 0
80/3		Francis, Nigel (w)	1775	–		Angel, Estanislao Gatjens Capche (b)	1849	½ – ½
80/4		Auguiste, Lyndon (b)	1697	–		Pedro, Manuel Envo Engonga Avomo (w)	1702	1 – 0
Bo.	148	Palau	Rtg	–	173	Tanzania	Rtg	2 : 2
81/1		Morazo, John Ranel (w)	2200	–		Misambo, .J. Kilasa (b)	1843	1 – 0
81/2		Tan, Santiago Jr (b)	1903	–		Veer, Gandhi (w)	1792	0 – 1
81/3		Mahor Jr, Manuel (w)	1759	–		Lusako, Shedrack (b)	1760	1 – 0
81/4		Sugiyama, Kyle Justine Gernandizo (b)	0	–		Henry, Marwa Michael (w)	1715	0 – 1
Bo.	157	Chad	Rtg	–	183	Djibouti	Rtg	1 : 3
82/1		Mahamat, Hachim Bachar (w)	1872	–		Houssein, Mohamed Bilal (b)	1870	0 – 1
82/2		Abdelaziz Bokhit, Badjoiri (b)	1778	–		Omar, Aden Omar (w)	1779	0 – 1
82/3	CM	Adam, Jamal (w)	2013	–		Mohamed, Ali Dima (b)	1761	½ – ½
82/4		Hassaballa, Ahmed Hassaballa (b)	1902	–		Idris, Ahmed Hamadou (w)	0	½ – ½
Bo.	115	Nigeria	Rtg	–	185	Gabon	Rtg	4 : 0
83/1	FM	Kigigha, Bomo Lovet (w)	2217	–		Koumba, Mounguen Jose Evrard (b)	1957	1 – 0
83/2	FM	Osunfuyi, Abimbola (b)	2164	–	CM	Bongo Akanga Ndjila, Barthelemy (w)	1894	1 – 0
83/3		Ofowino, Toritsemuwa (w)	2020	–		Mboula Mboumba, Jerome (b)	0	1 – 0
83/4	WCM	Quickpen, Deborah Ebimobo-Ere (b)	1918	–		Taty, Charles (w)	0	1 – 0
Bo.	182	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Rtg	–	146	Bahrain	Rtg	0 : 4
84/1	FM	Kabamwanishi, Mashala (w)	1914	–	FM	Ayyad, Husain (b)	2129	0 – 1
84/2	FM	Mimbasa Kutesa, Willy (b)	1848	–	FM	Ayyad, Maher (w)	1980	0 – 1
84/3		Kasongo, Kazadi Olivier (w)	1794	–		Monther, Alfardan (b)	1834	0 – 1
84/4		Divesh, Hassamal (b)	0	–		Shaker, Musab (w)	1757	0 – 1
Bo.	184	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Rtg	–	151	Guernsey	Rtg	2 : 2
85/1	FM	Enemchukwu, Chinedu Benjamin (w)	2001	–	FM	Hamperl, Fred (b)	1977	1 – 0
85/2	CM	Cottle, Brian S (b)	1804	–	CM	Rowe, Peter (w)	1973	1 – 0
85/3		Schneider, James U (w)	1486	–	CM	Brookfield, Toby (b)	1872	0 – 1
85/4		Robinson, Oris L (b)	0	–		Owen, Garth I (w)	1810	0 – 1
Bo.	186	US Virgin Islands	Rtg	–	152	Aruba	Rtg	0 : 4
86/1		Darryl, Allen (w)	0	–	FM	De Mey, Juan Pablo (b)	1992	0 – 1
86/2		Heim, Colin Peter (b)	1751	–		Stetsenko, Ilya (w)	1903	0 – 1
86/3		Williams, Abram (w)	0	–	CM	Pesqueira, Jose (b)	1880	0 – 1
86/4		Smith, Michael (b)	1718	–		Antonio, Kyell-Jean (w)	1763	0 – 1
Bo.	187	British Virgin Islands	Rtg	–	159	Senegal	Rtg	1 : 3
87/1		Christopher, Art (w)	1779	–		Bodin-Hullin, Thomas (b)	1855	0 – 1
87/2		Potter, Simon (b)	1663	–		Lesbros, Bernard (w)	1938	0 – 1
87/3		Samuel, Jhon (w)	1545	–		Marochkina, Nadezhda Valerevna (b)	1792	0 – 1
87/4		Hinds, Jordan (b)	0	–		Prisca, Estelle Pierrette Nkolo Mbengo (w)	0	1 – 0
Bo.	170	Sierra Leone	Rtg	–	189	Laos	Rtg	3½: ½
88/1	CM	Kamara, Ansumana (w)	1876	–		Vilaphen, Phakthong (b)	1703	+ – –
88/2		Winston Gerald, Mansfield Thomas (b)	1950	–		Senglek, Khonsavanh (w)	1591	½ – ½
88/3		Adeshole Beckley, Brian (w)	1814	–		Chi, Yang (b)	0	1 – 0
88/4		Moses, Ina Ebenezer Conteh (b)	1631	–		Sihanath, Souphaphone (w)	0	1 – 0
Bo.	188	Burkina Faso	Rtg	–	171	Bhutan	Rtg	2 : 2
89/1		Lefebvre, Aurelien Tegawende (w)	0	–		Bhakta, Bahadur Monger (b)	1911	1 – 0
89/2		Nicolas, Carbonell (b)	1798	–		Mahendra, Gurung (w)	1725	1 – 0
89/3		Sanou, Edmond (w)	0	–		Suk, Raj Monger (b)	1821	0 – 1
89/4		Lompo, Boammani Aser (b)	1568	–		Lhundrup, M Dorji (w)	1715	0 – 1
Bo.	190	Comoros Islands	Rtg	–	176	Eswatini	Rtg	1 : 3
90/1		Mchangama, Omar (w)	0	–	CM	Sihlongonyane, Sikhanyiso (b)	1813	½ – ½
90/2		Younoussa, Ibrahim (b)	0	–		Dlamini, Simphiwe (w)	1747	0 – 1
90/3		Abdou, Mohamed (w)	1782	–		Mbongeni, Mabuza (b)	1784	½ – ½
90/4		b no player	0	–		Nxumalo, Vuyo (w)	1746	– – +
Bo.	177	Bahamas	Rtg	–	191	Cambodia	Rtg	3½: ½
91/1		Ferguson, Joseph (w)	1797	–		El, Rozak (b)	1514	1 – 0
91/2		Pride, Avian (b)	1742	–		Heng, Prak Pannhaboth (w)	0	1 – 0
91/3		Whyms, Chapell (w)	1701	–		Serey, Reachsambath (b)	0	1 – 0
91/4		Skinner, Francis (b)	1628	–		Sothy, Pichseth (w)	0	½ – ½
Bo.	180	Antigua and Barbuda	Rtg	–	193	Grenada	Rtg	3 : 1
92/1		Solomon, Joshua (w)	1587	–		Renniel, Gilbert (b)	0	0 – 1
92/2		Matthew, Bailey (b)	1548	–		Roberts, Gennard (w)	1582	1 – 0
92/3		Farquhar, Abner (w)	1678	–		Mendez, Vladimir (b)	0	1 – 0
92/4		Solomon, Jonathan (b)	1536	–		Javon, D James (w)	0	1 – 0
Bo.	194	Belize	Rtg	–	181	Macau, China	Rtg	1½:2½
93/1		Awe, Alfred (w)	0	–	FM	Celis, Joel (b)	1929	0 – 1
93/2		Mendez Jr, Luis (b)	0	–	CM	Mak, Tong Kuan (w)	1902	1 – 0
93/3		Perez, Kenet Alejandro (w)	0	–		Wong, Kai Meng (b)	1795	½ – ½
93/4		Reyes, Nathaniel Leonel (b)	0	–		Leong, Pak Tou Kaylum (w)	0	0 – 1

Vasyl Ivanchuk: I simply like to play chess

Sergio — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:58:55 +0000

Vasyl Ivanchuk is a true legend. He does not remember at how many Chess Olympiads he has been, but says he enjoys each of them because he likes chess. We all remember how Ivachuk said I am waiting for the opportunity to actively come back to chess.

Among the favorite Olympiads of Vasyl Ivanchuk is Calvia 2004.

Full interview with Vasyl Ivanchuk by Anna Burtasova.

More about Chess Olympaid 2024 : Participants open / Participants women / All news about Chess Olympiad 2024

Malcolm Pein and CSC donate to Ukrainian chess players

Sergio — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 11:14:08 +0000

The European Youth Chess Championship 2024 has just finished in Prague, Czech Republic. The Ukranian players were a special highlight of the event. They dominated the rapid section of the event, crowned a U10 Girls Champion in the classical section, and won a bronze in the Open U8.

Malcolm Pein and the CSC (Chess in Schools and Communities, a UK-based charity organization) donated 11 000 eur dedicated to the development of youth chess in Ukraine. Malcolm Pein said, “I congratulate the Ukrainian team on their successes, particularly because we know you have huge difficulties because of this terrible war which has been launched by Putin. All I can say about the war is Slava Ukraïni. I want to make it clear that the money is coming from an anonymous donor. […] Let’s hope we can do this again and I wish all Ukrainian players even more success.”

New: Alexander Kamyshin is the new President of Ukrainian Chess Federation

Came to Prague to the @EuropeanChess Youth Championships to deliver a chunky donation from a @schoolschess donor to the head of the UKR delegation to support the @Ukraine players who made it here. Delighted one won gold #SlavaUkraïni #chess pic.twitter.com/pwIiVNNgzh
— Malcolm Pein (@TelegraphChess) August 31, 2024

Chuffed to be on the spot to hand him the trophy his brother Junyi Zhang did well in the U10s also ! https://t.co/GRZsdWUjtQ
— Malcolm Pein (@TelegraphChess) September 1, 2024

Volokitin wins the UK vs Ukraine Solidarity Match

Sergio — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:31:42 +0000

The 2004, 2015, and 2021 Ukraine Champion Andriy Volokitin is the winner of the UK vs Ukraine Solidarity match. The 8-game match took place in London between English no. 1 Mickey Adams and 3-times Ukrainian Champion Andriy Volokitin. The match is organized by Chess in Schools and Communities and will be held half in the Ukrainian Embassy and half in the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The prize fund is $45,000.

The match finished with a score 4,5-3,5 in favor of the Ukranian player, and games were live daily on Chessdom. Replay the games with analysis here

Solidarity match UK v UKRAINE ended with the victory of UKRAINE. I am very happy to see the Ukrainian flag at the big chess event. Many thanks to @TelegraphChess, @schoolchess, @EBRD, @UkrEmbLondon and all the people involved in organizing this unique event. pic.twitter.com/QejsQnIOOS
— Andriy Volokitin (@AndriyVolokitin) March 31, 2023

Hats off for @TelegraphChess for organising UK vs. Ukraine Solidarity Match. Also thanks to @HouseofCommons, @UkrEmbLondon and @EBRD for hosting the event and big credit to @schoolschess team, players and coach @Flycont.
Congratulations to @AndriyVolokitin for winning the match. pic.twitter.com/Cc0u3wyS34
— Shohreh Bayat (@ShohrehBayat) March 31, 2023

Evgeny Postny wins Ramat Gan Purium 2023

Sergio — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 09:17:56 +0000

The Ramat Gan Purim Rapid was played this March 6th in Ramat Gan, Israel. GM Evgeny Postny finished with 5,0/5, a full point ahead of the second placed Ukranian player IM Anton Sitnikov.

See the full standings and replay the games below

1	GM	Postny, Evgeny	ISR	2542	5
2	IM	Sitnikov, Anton	UKR	2352	4
3		Gavriely, Or	ISR	2144	4
4	GM	Kantsler, Boris	ISR	2430	3.5
5	IM	Karp, Ilya	ISR	2351	3.5
6	IM	Mesropov, Konstantin	FID	2478	3.5
7	IM	Bitensky, Igor	ISR	2390	3.5
8		Yaniv, Ori	ISR	2189	3.5
9		Duchan, Yoav	ISR	2010	3.5
10		Gamayev, Oleg	ISR	2226	3.5
11	FM	Chernomordik, Pavel	ISR	2228	3
12		Vaisman, Felix	ISR	2216	3
13		Soybert, Ori	ISR	1952	3
14		Qasem, Muhamad Mody	ISR	1774	3
15		Penzias, Moti	ISR	2009	2.5
16		Neumann, Amit	ISR	1856	2.5
17		Bilenkiy, Maksym	ISR	1974	2.5
18		Aroeta, Benny	ISR	2089	2.5
19	IM	Kundin, Alexander	ISR	2199	2.5
20		Bercovici, Yaniv	ISR	1957	2.5
21		Levi, Netanel	ISR	2192	2.5
22		Zakin, Ilay	ISR	1960	2
23		Aronin, Pavel	MNC	2049	2
24		Shandalov, Gavriel	ISR	1896	2
25		Azoulay, Yehonatan	ISR	2015	2
26		Shlaen, Rem	ISR	1894	2
27		Goz, Shachar	ISR	1907	2
28		Bodenshtein, Yair	ISR	1999	2
29		Smoliar, Klim	ISR	1948	1.5
		Belanov, Amnon	ISR	1915	1.5
31		Segev, Shai	ISR	1895	1.5
		Abitbul, Matan	ISR	1830	1.5
33		Bulkovstein, David	ISR	1909	1
34		Wul, Kfir	ISR	1799	1
35		Elkayam, Omer	ISR	1824	1
36		Zaslavsky, Oleg	ISR	1782	0

Valeriy Grinev wins Independence Cup 2022

Sergio — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 21:03:20 +0000

Valeriy Grinev is the winner of the 31st Independence Cup 2022 – 3rd Memorial Sergiy Shystariov. The event took place in Kyiv this 27-28 August. A total of 96 players participated in the event, among which 6 GMs, 6 IMs, 3 FMs, and 1 WFM. A total of seven players finished with 7,0/9, with IM Grinev taking the gold on tiebreak. The silver is for GM Spartak Vysochin, the bronze for IM Viktor Skliarov. In the seven way tie are also the tournament director GM Vadim Malakhatko, the untitled Bogdan Nikitin, IM Sergey Pavlov, and GM Alexey Kislinsky.

Final standings

1	IM	Grinev Valeriy	2351	7
2	GM	Vysochin Spartak	2461	7
3	IM	Skliarov Viktor	2313	7
4	IM	Pavlov Sergey	2324	7
5	GM	Malakhatko Vadim	2446	7
6		Nikitin Bogdan	1863	7
7	GM	Kislinsky Alexey	2322	7
8	NM	Maliutin Oleksandr	2143	6.5
9	GM	Shishkin Vadim	2232	6
10		Domin Yan	1510	6
11	NM	Mikhalsky Vladimir	2210	6
12	FM	Popovkin Petro	2152	6
13	NM	Kruglyakov Pavlo	2296	6
14	IM	Maly Alexey	2304	6
15		Kupriyanov Daniel	2060	6
16		Tulchynskyi Feliks	1902	6
17	AGM	Dehtiarov Roman	2091	6
18	WFM	Yeshchenko Uliana	1817	6
19	GM	Sergeev Vladimir	2338	6
20	FM	Sydoryka Vladyslav	2164	5.5
21	FM	Stavroyany Sergey	2236	5.5
22	IM	Alexikov Alexander	2254	5.5
23		Laptii Nazar	2085	5.5
24		Lymar Vladislav	2135	5.5
25		Dyak Grigorij	1835	5.5
26	NM	Shton Roman	2018	5.5
27		Podolskyi Mykhailo	1955	5.5
28		Ivanukh Roman	2186	5.5
29	NM	Shepelev Igor	2013	5
30	AGM	Levchuk Dmitry	1991	5
31		Ivaschenko Dmitry	2155	5
32		Rudchenko Oleksandr	1712	5
33		Testeshnikov Nikita	2107	5
34		Gritsenko Dmitry	2172	5
35		Nogin Nikolai	2105	5
36		Chornozem Sergey	1859	5
37		Kazarin Yuri	1815	5
38		Rakhmangulova Iulia	1691	5
39		Braverman Stanislav	1921	5
40		Nykytynets Pavlo	1618	5
41		Korenchenko Semen	1691	5
42		Kapechun Mikhailo	1597	4.5
43		Piddubna Bozhena	1639	4.5
44		Sharapova Polina	1559	4.5
45	IM	Chubar Vladimir	1833	4.5
46		Bochok Viktor	1789	4.5
47		Protsyuk Svitlana	1767	4.5
48		Frankov Artem	0	4.5
49		Dzoba Demian	1714	4.5
50		Ponomarenko Olexandr	1584	4.5
51		Koshmak Yuriy	1827	4.5
52		Prozhoha Roman	1788	4.5
53		Khamazdyr Kostiantyn	1880	4.5
54		Anuchyn Serhii	1452	4.5
55		Bilyk Sofia	1402	4.5
56		Anuchyn Andrii	1924	4
57		Toroptseva Yevheniia	1679	4
58		Osokin Rodion	1392	4
59		Basanets Evgeniy	1245	4
60		Baglay Kseniya	1639	4
61		Datsyuk Karina	1077	4
62		Ivaniuk Mykhailo	0	4
63		Khudolieiev Artem	0	4
64		Koziura Volodymyr	0	4
65		Shchashchenko Oleksii	0	4
66		Bondarenko Artur	0	4
67		Korsun Tymofiy	0	4
68	GM	Andreev Eduard	2419	3.5
69		Klymenko Volodymyr	1627	3.5
70		Shostecjkyj Mykola	1545	3.5
71		Ivanov Ivan Petr	1419	3.5
72		Lyashuk Daniil	1424	3.5
73		Kuznetsov Igor V	0	3.5
74		Yablonska Alisa	1270	3.5
75		Dzupin Dmitry	2052	3
76		Romaniv Mykola	1689	3
77		Zichenkov Oleksandr	1275	3
78		Rohovchenko Oleksandr	1320	3
79		Khomenko Pavlo	1578	3
80		Malysh Oleksandr	0	3
81		Romanko Rodion	0	3
82		Vashchenko Illia	1493	3
83		Shinkarov Andrey	1488	3
84		Zhylochkin Oleksandr	1096	3
85		Kuzmin Kiril	0	3
86		Petrov Mykola	0	3
87		Dovbysh Timur	0	3
88		Kovalenko Maksym	2144	2.5
89		Kovalenko Stanislav	1433	2.5
90		Ovezov Bohdan	0	2.5
91		Antypov Vladyslav	0	2.5
92		Marchenko Karina	1217	2.5
93		Shabelko Andrii	0	2
94		Bilyk Veronika	1274	2
95		Romanchuk Volodymyr	1458	2
96		Yefimov Andrii	0	1

Law Academy Kharkiv dominates Ukrainian Teams Chess Championships 2021

nikita — Sat, 15 May 2021 16:42:19 +0000

Ukrainian Teams Chess Championships 2021 took place from 6th-14th May in Lviv with participation of more than 150 players competing for their clubs in three events: classical, rapid and blitz.

Law Academy Kharkiv dominated the event taking first place in all competitions! Bank Lviv was second in a classical event and Chernivitsi Zubr took bronze.

Law Academy Kharkiv

Final rankings (Classical):

Rk.	Team	MP
1	“Law Academy” /Kharkiv/	14
2	“Bank “Lviv” /Lviv/	10
3	“Chernivtsi Zubr” /Chernivtsi/	9
4	“Youth Ukraine – 1”	9
5	“Lviv Chess Academy – 1” /Lviv/	9
6	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 1″	8
7	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 3″	8
8	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 2″	7
9	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 4″	7
10	“Youth Ukraine – 2”	7
11	“Lviv Chess Academy – 2” /Lviv/	7
12	Lviv Chess School Debiut (next eneration	7
13	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 5″	7
14	“Lviv Chess Academy – 4” /Lviv/	6
15	“Lviv Chess Academy – 3” /Lviv/	5
16	“Lviv Chess Academy – 5”	4
17	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 6″	2
18	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 7″	0

Final rankings (Rapid):

Rk.	Mannschaft	MP
1	“Law Academy” /Kharkiv/	18
2	“Puzzle Rush” /Kyiv Region/	15
3	“Bank “Lviv” /Lviv/	13
4	“Youth Ukraine – 1”	13
5	“Wolves” /Vinnytsia/	11
6	“Chernivtsi Zubr” /Chernivtsi/	10
7	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 2″	10
8	“Chess Elite” /Stryi/	10
9	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 1″	9
10	“Lviv Chess Academy – 1” /Lviv/	9
11	“Lviv Chess Academy – 2” /Lviv/	9
12	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 3″	8
13	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 5″	8
14	“Youth Ukraine – 2”	8
15	Lviv Chess School Debiut (next eneration	8
16	“Shakhtar” /Chervonograd/	8
17	“Lviv Chess Academy – 3” /Lviv/	7
18	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 4″	7
19	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 6″	7
20	“Lviv Chess Academy – 4” /Lviv/	6
21	“Lviv Chess Academy – 5”	4
22	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 7″	0

Final rankings (Blitz):

Rk.	Team	MP
1	“Law Academy” /Kharkiv/	16
2	“Puzzle Rush” /Kyiv Region/	15
3	“Chernivtsi Zubr” /Chernivtsi/	14
4	“Bank “Lviv” /Lviv/	13
5	“Youth Ukraine – 1”	12
6	“Wolves” /Vinnytsia/	10
7	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 1″	10
8	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 2″	10
9	“Lviv Chess Academy – 1” /Lviv/	9
10	“The Chess Elite” /Stryi/	9
11	“Youth Ukraine – 2”	9
12	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 3″	9
13	“Lviv Chess Academy – 2” /Lviv/	8
14	“Lviv Chess Academy – 3” /Lviv/	8
15	“Lviv Chess Academy – 4” /Lviv/	8
16	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 4″	8
17	“Shakhtar” /Chervonograd/	8
18	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 5″	6
19	“Lviv Chess Academy – 5”	6
20	Lviv Chess School Debiut (next eneration	5
21	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 6″	5
22	Lviv Chess School Debiut – 7″	0

More information:

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Letter of the President of Ukrainian Chess Federation

Goran — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 19:35:07 +0000

Dear Chess Friends,

The circumstances around the election of FIDE President encourage me to address my colleagues with this letter.

I have always called interested federations and FIDE authorities for paying attention to the urgent need for reforms in FIDE management and transparent interaction with sponsors and companies that would like to cooperate with FIDE on a mutually beneficial basis.

Unfortunately, the former FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov categorically rejected any attempts to modernize FIDE management and decision-making system, and interaction with the external structures remained on the President’s sole discretion. Attempts to limit the possibility to run the Presidential election for two times were also unsuccessful. All these circumstances could not but lead to stagnation and crisis inside of the Federation.

At the same time, I believe that the suspension of Mr. Ilyumzhinov and the election of a new President give chance to change this situation, especially if constructive and pragmatic forces unite to prevent the continuation of the disastrous policy pursued by Mr. Ilyumzhinov for a long period.

Viktor Kapustin

However, apparently, one of the contenders for the post of President, Mr. Dvorkovich is going to proceed with the same destructive policy. Numerous reports indicate that Mr. Ilyumzhinov’s team, which has been placed at Mr. Dvorkovich’s disposal, intends to use the same methods of conducting the election campaign that have been used repeatedly in the past, namely, involving Russian state structures, embassies and other institutions to promote Mr. Dvorkovich’s candidacy and “persuading” the Federations in need to vote for Mr. Dvorkovich.

Probably, in the process of this “persuasion” the same methods, tested by Russian “persuasion experts” in many other cases, in particular when interacting with FIFA, will be used. Let me remind you that most of the former FIFA leadership, who has been imprudently responsive to Moscow proposals, are in prison now, under criminal prosecution, sanctions or have been shamefully resigned.

The fact that the Kremlin is behind the candidacy of Mr. Dvorkovich and his team is not doubtful.

There are numerous facts proving the attempts to bribe and pressure from Mr. Dvorkovich and his associates, as well as state and non-state structures of Russia, to guide a number of federations. The invitation of the leaders of some federations to the matches of the World Cup (with expenses paid of course), the announcement that charter flights will be organized for the transportation of delegates to the General Assembly in Batumi and the promises of certain business proposals to chess federation presidents or delegates – what are all these, if not direct bribery.

Furthermore, President Putin’s direct appeal to the Prime Minister of Israel Netanyahu with the request to support the candidacy of Mr. Dvorkovich by the Israeli federation, and his offer to give as an exchange support for the organization of a sports event, should be considered as a “favor for a favor” and as the height of pressure and interference in the affairs of the independent FIDE. Needless to say, such actions are against the principles of electoral integrity which any sports organization recognized by IOC should stick to, including FIDE.

It is possible to say with certainty that if Mr. Dvorkovich is elected, FIDE would become a kind of corporation where Putin’s Russia will be the main shareholder, and FIDE President elections will turn into fiction for many decades, as happened with the presidential elections in Russia itself.

I wish also to remind you that Mr. Dvorkovich himself has been included in the pre-Sanctions List of the US Treasury, published on January 30, 2018, which means that sanctions against him can be activated at any moment. It is definitely not in favor of the world chess.

Some of our colleagues nominated Nigel Short for the President of FIDE. I respect their choice. However, in the current situation, I would like to draw your attention to the following circumstances. Grandmaster Short and the team behind him are respected by the chess community.

At the same time, the reality is that Mr. Short cannot count on victory in this electoral cycle. I am sure that even the most loyal of his supporters would agree with this. Objectively, the participation of Grandmaster Short in the elections works in favor of Mr. Dvorkovich and nourishes his hopes to win elections and continue the policy of his predecessor only in a more pro-Kremlin orientation.

I also realize that the candidacy of acting FIDE President Mr. Georgios Makropoulos causes a mixed reaction among some of our colleagues, including Short’s team. However, considering current circumstances and being a realist, I have to state that only Mr. Makropoulos is able to defend FIDE’s independence and resist the attempt of Russia to absorb the Federation.

Addressing my colleagues, I call for the proactive and healthy forces of FIDE and Federations to unite in order to protect the ideals and values of FIDE.

I am sure that there are no issues that can be unsolved if there is a good will and that now is the moment when tactical differences should be subordinated to the achievement of a common strategic goal.

I highly appreciate your time and attention.

Yours faithfully,

Viktor Kapustin
President of Ukrainian Chess Federation

The FIDE Presidential race so far

Dvorkovich to run for FIDE President
Georgios Makropoulos and FIDE Forward announce electoral ticket
Nigel Short announces candidacy for FIDE President 2018-2022
June 30: Dvorkovich announces ticket, Ilyumzhinov withdraws
July 4: Three candidates for FIDE President 2018 – 2022
July 19: FIDE Elections And The Fight Against Corruption
July 25: Zurab Azmaiparashvili interview “Nobody wants for the head of FIDE to be someone who got there by means of dirty ways”
July 26: Arkady Dvorkovich in the pre-sanctions list of the US Treasury: New problems for FIDE?

#KirsanGate story

May 5: Virtual candidate on Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s ticket?
May 6: The chess world reacts to the Glen Stark case
May 6: Ilyumzhinov gets RCF support / Filatov says support may be revoked if ticket changes
May 8: The largest Norwegian newspaper on the FIDE elections and the Glen Stark affair
May 10: Glen Stark affair is a year long story
May 11: Glen Stark? Gary? Or maybe …Igor Shinder? Now officially #KirsanGate
July 13: FIDE Ethics Commission suspends Kirsan Ilyumzhinov