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Salento Chess 2025

Sergio — Sat, 17 May 2025 18:25:16 +0000

The 14th Salento International Chess Open takes place May 17-25 in Gallipoli, Italy. It is a 9 round Swiss event with Gusain, Himal (IM, IND, 2523); Goluch, Piotr (IM, POL, 2255); Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel (GM, SWE, 2252, S60); Margarido, Jose Miguel Teixeira (POR, 2163); Haussernot, Cecile (WIM, FRA, 2108, w); Profumo, Alberto (FM, ITA, 2079, S60); Mensing, Adrian (NED, 2073), etc.

Salento Chess 2025is among the ongoing European tournaments in The Chess Calendar, for more open events visit the Europe Chess Calendar

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Sharjah Masters 2025 LIVE

Sergio — Fri, 16 May 2025 22:34:04 +0000

Sharjah Masters 2025 is among the top events of The Chess Calendar for the month of May, visit the dedicated page here

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Mitropa Cup 2025 LIVE

Sergio — Fri, 16 May 2025 21:08:11 +0000

The Mitropa Cup 2025 will take place from May 13 to 22 in Trencin, Slovakia in Hotel Magnus. The Mitropa Cup is a team chess competition involving countries from Central Europe, organized by the Mitropa Chess Association. It includes an open section and a women’s section, with each team typically consisting of four players and one reserve.

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Mitropa Cup 2025 participants open

1. Switzerland (RtgAvg:2473 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	GM	Bogner, Sebastian	2549	SUI
2	GM	Peng, Li Min	2489	SUI
3	IM	Baenziger, Fabian	2443	SUI
4	IM	Kurmann, Oliver	2412	SUI
5	IM	Stijve, Theo	2332	SUI
2. Austria (RtgAvg:2486 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	GM	Blohberger, Felix	2510	AUT
2	IM	Baidetskyi, Valentin	2498	AUT
3	IM	Dotzer, Lukas	2455	AUT
4	IM	Peyrer, Konstantin	2480	AUT
5	FM	Balint, Peter	2342	AUT
3. Italy (RtgAvg:2513 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	GM	Brunello, Sabino	2499	ITA
2	GM	Moroni, Luca Jr	2546	ITA
3	GM	Sonis, Francesco	2570	ITA
4	FM	Cina`, Vittorio	2323	ITA
5	IM	Lumachi, Gabriele	2438	ITA
4. Czech Republic (RtgAvg:2463 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	IM	Vykouk, Jan	2496	CZE
2	FM	Nemec, Jachym	2436	CZE
3	IM	Gnojek, Petr	2414	CZE
4	FM	Mica, Marek	2372	CZE
5	IM	Finek, Vaclav	2506	CZE
5. Hungary (RtgAvg:2423 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	IM	Pasztor, Balazs	2431	HUN
2	IM	Juhasz, Agoston	2397	HUN
3	FM	Bodrogi, Bendeguz	2460	HUN
4	FM	Palczert, Matyas	2404	HUN
5	IM	Pasti, Aron	2387	HUN
6. Germany (RtgAvg:2459 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	IM	Koelle, Tobias	2458	GER
2	IM	Ermitsch, Magnus	2406	GER
3	FM	Schuricht, Emil Frederick	2329	GER
4	IM	Deuer, Marius	2479	GER
5	GM	Prusikin, Michael	2492	GER
7. Slovakia 1 (RtgAvg:2513 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	GM	Pechac, Jergus	2600	SVK
2	IM	Neugebauer, Martin	2509	SVK
3	IM	Sahidi, Samir	2482	SVK
4	IM	Haring, Filip	2459	SVK
5	IM	Druska, Juraj	2446	SVK
8. Slovenia (RtgAvg:2352 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	IM	Lavrencic, Matic	2465	SLO
2	FM	Goroshkov, Maksym	2366	SLO
3	FM	Olenik Campa, Rudi	2321	SLO
4		Skrbec, Leon	2255	SLO
9. France (RtgAvg:2422 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	IM	Razafindratsima, Timothe	2465	FRA
2	FM	Willems, Niels	2385	FRA
3	FM	Breuil, Tristan	2362	FRA
4	FM	Zienkiewicz, Jan	2362	FRA
5	GM	Guidarelli, Laurent	2476	FRA
10. Slovakia 2 (RtgAvg:2334 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	IM	Jablonicky, Martin	2428	SVK
2	FM	Stevik, Patrik	2285	SVK
4	FM	Turcan, Richard	2343	SVK
5		Bango, Lukas	2280	SVK

Mitropa Cup 2025 participants women

1. Switzerland (RtgAvg:2276 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WIM	Hryzlova, Sofiia	2304	SUI
2	WIM	Manko, Mariia	2334	SUI
3	WFM	Shatil, Or	2265	SUI
4	WGM	Hakimifard, Ghazal	2200	SUI
5	WIM	Heinatz, Gundula	2099	SUI
2. Austria (RtgAvg:2103 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WFM	Froewis, Annika	2073	AUT
2	WIM	Hapala, Elisabeth	2148	AUT
3	WFM	Deak-Sala, Emilia	2079	AUT
4	WFM	Katter, Katharina	2113	AUT
3. Italy (RtgAvg:2269 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	IM	Brunello, Marina	2323	ITA
2	IM	Sedina, Elena	2201	ITA
3	IM	Zimina, Olga	2272	ITA
4	WIM	Gueci, Tea	2181	ITA
5	WFM	Shvedova, Alexandra	2279	ITA
4. Czech Republic (RtgAvg:2154 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WGM	Worek, Joanna	2223	CZE
2	WFM	Zelbova, Lada	2063	CZE
3	WFM	Rybackova, Lucie	2183	CZE
4		Stara, Zuzana	2026	CZE
5		Zadrapova, Amalie	2146	CZE
5. Hungary (RtgAvg:2181 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WIM	Terbe, Julianna	2198	HUN
2	WIM	Terbe, Zsuzsanna	2175	HUN
3	WIM	Demeter, Dorina	2175	HUN
4	WFM	Toth, Lili	2176	HUN
5		Sulyok, Eszter	2097	HUN
6. Germany (RtgAvg:2131 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WFM	Bashylina, Luisa	2150	GER
2	WFM	Butenandt, Svenja	2136	GER
3	WFM	Braeutigam, Katerina	2143	GER
4	WFM	Trunz, Michelle	2096	GER
7. Croatia (RtgAvg:2099 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WGM	Medic, Mirjana	2105	CRO
2	WIM	Berke, Ana	2124	CRO
3	WFM	Ivekovic, Tihana	2058	CRO
4	WFM	Radikovic, Anamarija	2109	CRO
5	WCM	Hajdinic, Ema	1997	CRO
8. Slovakia (RtgAvg:2090 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WFM	Bochnickova, Simona	2022	SVK
2	WIM	Mrvova, Alena	2116	SVK
3	WFM	Sankova, Stella	2027	SVK
4		Sekova, Olivia	2153	SVK
5	WFM	Sevcikova, Lucia	2065	SVK
9. Slovenia (RtgAvg:1960 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WFM	Kejzar, Petra	2095	SLO
2	WCM	Beber, Anja	2021	SLO
3		Macek, Inti	1891	SLO
4		Jaksa, Ema	1832	SLO
10. France (RtgAvg:2116 / TB1: 0 / TB2: 0)
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WFM	Negre, Emilie	2179	FRA
2	WFM	Monpeurt, Cyrielle	2130	FRA
3	WFM	Cornileau, Juliette	2076	FRA
4	WFM	Alfano, Emilie	2074	FRA
5	WFM	Bernard, Ines	2077	FRA

Top Chess Engine Championship Swiss 8 is now LIVE

Sergio — Fri, 16 May 2025 20:55:04 +0000

Top Chess Engine Championship Swiss 8 is now live – with record hardware boost and the highest average ELO in history.

Follow Swiss 8 live: Official website / TCEC Chess TV / Innovations in TCEC / Live on Chessdom

Top Chess Engine Championship Swiss 8 participants

Engine Name	ELO
Stockfish	3733
LCZero	3697
Berserk	3650
Obsidian	3644
Ceres	3628
KomodoDragon	3620
Ethereal	3617
RubiChess	3600
Caissa	3598
Viridithas	3578
rofChade	3578
Stoofvlees	3556
Seer	3552
PlentyChess	3551
Stormphrax	3543
Ginkgo	3543
Uralochka	3540
Clover	3535
Igel	3526
Velvet	3522
Revenge	3522
Horsie	3508
BlackMarlin	3500
Starzix	3482
Arasan	3481
Reckless	3460
Minic	3456
Booot	3454
DeepSjeng	3451
Altair	3439
Renegade	3438
Integral	3428
ScorpioNN	3411
Tucano	3384
Weiss	3383
Texel	3380
Patricia	3357
Stash	3344
sirius	3322
Lynx	3226
ChessFighter	3206
Princhess	3169
ice4	3140
STRO4K	2914

Capablanca Memorial 2025 LIVE

Sergio — Fri, 16 May 2025 19:16:00 +0000

Internacional Capablanca in Memoriam 2025 is going to take place 10-19 May in Cuba. It is the 58th edition of the traditional tournament and will feature Elite Group, Open, and Seniors Group.

Capablanca Memorial is among the top events of The Chess Calendar for the month of May, see more top events in North America here

Capablanca Memorial 2025 Elite group will be a double round robin with GMs Volodar Murzin, Jonas Buhl Bjerre, Evgeny Romanov, Arseniy Nesterov, and Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera. Volodar Murzin recently won Open Internacional Semana Santa

Capablanca Memorial 2025 Seniors will feature GM Darcy Lima, IMs Luis Sieiro Gonzalez and Pedro Rodriguez Rivera, WGMs Vivian Ramon Pita and Zirka Frometa Castillo, and FMs Miguel Orlando Chaviano Espina, Jose Luis Subit Alfonso, Dagoberto Ibanez Milian, and Jose Antonio Hedman Senarega

Scroll down for the participants in the Capablanca Memorial 2025 Open Magistral. More information about the 2025 edition of the tournament in the Chessdom Newsletter (sign up with an email below) and live games daily on Chessdom.com

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Capablanca Memorial 2025 Open Magistral participants

1	GM	Roberto, Garcia Pantoja	COL	2531
2	GM	Alexandre, Lesiege	CAN	2500
3	IM	Jorge Roberto, Elias Reyes	CUB	2498
4	GM	Jose Fernando, Cuenca Jimenez	ESP	2495
5	GM	Omar, Almeida Quintana	CUB	2489
6	GM	Ermes, Espinosa Veloz	CUB	2489
7	GM	Renier, Vazquez Igarza	CUB	2488
8	GM	Elier, Miranda Mesa	CUB	2485
9	IM	Michel Alejandro, Diaz Perez	CUB	2483
10	GM	Luis Lazaro, Aguero Jimenez	CUB	2477
11	GM	Azer, Mirzoev	AZE	2471
12	GM	Santiago, Avila Pavas	COL	2469
13	GM	Dylan Isidro, Berdayes Ason	CUB	2469
14	GM	Kevel, Oliva Castaneda	CUB	2469
15	GM	Lelys Stanley, Martinez Duany	CUB	2463
16	IM	Rider, Diaz Murgada	CUB	2459
17	GM	Andres, Rodriguez Vila	URU	2445
18	GM	Renier, Gonzalez	USA	2435
19	GM	Bator, Sambuev	CAN	2422
20	IM	Luis Daniel, Rodriguez Hernandez	CUB	2404
21	FM	Kemel Antonio, Gallo Garcia	CUB	2385
22	FM	Carlos, Sandoval Mercado	MEX	2381
23	FM	Fabian Ernesto, Vivas Zamora	VEN	2379
24	FM	Kebert, Solares Orozco	CUB	2362
25	GM	Juan, Borges Matos	CUB	2361
26	FM	Jorge De Jesus, Perez Marimon	CUB	2360
27	IM	Cristian, Vitier Vazquez	CUB	2353
28	IM	Jerzy Jesus, Perez Leiva	CUB	2349
29	FM	Roberto Alejandro, Ramos Silvera	CUB	2329
30	IM	Leonardo, Valdes Romero	CRC	2324
31	FM	Miguel, Ruiz Buendia	ESP	2322
32	IM	Diasmany, Otero Acosta	CUB	2321
33	FM	Manuel Alejandro, Pomares Diaz	CUB	2319
34	IM	Sergio, Duran Vega	CRC	2314
35	FM	Brayan, Torres Valiente	CUB	2306
36	FM	Joshua, Johnson	TTO	2267
37	FM	Reynold Rafael, Fernandez Mayola	CUB	2255
38	IM	Alain, Otero Marino	CUB	2254
39	WGM	Yerisbel, Miranda Llanes	CUB	2254
40	WGM	Oleiny, Linares Napoles	CUB	2251
41	FM	Stefan Moisei Vieira, Lima	BRA	2241
42		Hector Luis, Fuentes De Feria	CUB	2231
43	FM	Alejandro, Alegre Leyva	CUB	2223
44	FM	Dennys, Ordunez Echarte	CUB	2219
45	FM	Omar, Garcia Martinez	CUB	2211
46	FM	Yonisbel, Rosabal Contreras	CUB	2208
47	FM	Jeorling Yahytin, Batista Suarez	CUB	2195
48		Ronier, Gonzalez Gomez	CUB	2193
49	FM	Jose Nahum, Espinoza Solano	NCA	2182
50	WGM	Maritza, Arribas Robaina	CUB	2180
51		Nelson, Mora Diaz	CUB	2174
52	IM	Julian, Estrada Nieto	MEX	2173
53	FM	David Alejandro, Cabezas Solano	CRC	2170
54	WIM	Ineymig, Hernandez Gil	CUB	2161
55	WFM	Ivette, Catala Matienzo	CUB	2160
56		Andre Fernando, Orta Ruz	MEX	2154
57		Oscar Luis, Hernandez Sosa	CUB	2149
58	WIM	Roxangel, Obregon Garcia	CUB	2145
59		David Alejan, Calzadilla Gonzalez	CUB	2142
60		Santiago, Munoz Dominguez	CUB	2140
61	WGM	Yaniela, Forgas Moreno	CUB	2138
62	WIM	Maria Teresa, Jimenez Salas	PER	2137
63		Henry, Alvarez Ruiz	CUB	2136
64		Rodrigo, Hurtado Bahamonde	CHI	2134
65	WFM	Leannet Mariah, Bosch Valls	CUB	2128
66	WIM	Tania, Miranda Rodriguez	MEX	2126
67		Yadel Alejandro, Acosta Guerrero	CUB	2120
68		Rider, Maso Fonseca	CUB	2120
69	WFM	Amanda Maria, Muniz Guevara	CUB	2108
70		Vladimir, Otero Marino	CUB	2108
71		Ronald Manuel, Espinosa Castaneda	CUB	2105
72	FM	Manuel De Jesus, Lares Flores	MEX	2099
73		Alfredo, Casal Roses	CUB	2096
74	WIM	Yoana, Gonzalez Ochoa	CUB	2095
75		Cristian Alejandro, Bueno Gauna	CUB	2094
76		Fabio Luis, Ruiz Ponce	CUB	2086
77	WFM	Karen, Gutierrez Espinosa	CUB	2084
78	WIM	Sofia, Mayorga Araya	CRC	2076
79		Matias Haziel, Lizano Quiros	CRC	2074
80		Ariel, Gallestey Calvo	CUB	2065
81		Manuel, Cabanas Jimenez	ESP	2063
82		Eduardo, Llorente Bello	CUB	2046
83		Daniel Alejandro, Fernandez Hernandez	CUB	2044
84		Ariel, Gonzalez Munoz	CUB	2033
85		Dexnisi, Del Rosario Silva	CUB	2029
86	CM	Jesus, Suasnabar	PER	2027
87		Legna, Garcia Terry	CUB	2016
88	FM	Gerardo Alfonso, Ramirez Madrid	CRC	2015
89		Martin Eduardo, Barboza Viquez	CRC	1995
90		Jose Luis, Silva Hernandez	MEX	1988
91	WIM	Mitzy Mishell, Caballero Quijano	PER	1987
92		Rodrigo, Magas Varas	CHI	1987
93		Halldor, Palsson	ISL	1986
94		Matias, Hurtado Bahamonde	CHI	1981
95		Rosangela, Manso Lopez	CUB	1979
96	AGM	Karim Javier, Rodriguez Bittar	ESP	1966
97	WIM	Andrea, Ortez	ESA	1954
98		Edgar Joel, Alcantar Alcala	MEX	1954
99	WIM	Maria Elena, Rodriguez Arrieta	CRC	1935
100		Dairenis, Guerrero Almaguer	CUB	1876
101		Luis Javier, Mateos Bernabe	MEX	1868
102		Lorenzo Alexis, Simon Batista	CUB	1862
103		Geannina Isabela, Rivera Gutierrez	CRC	1859
104		Dagney, Lopez Rivas	CUB	1854
105		Cristian A., Rodriguez	ESA	1847
106		Idalis, Batista Rivera	CUB	1840
107		Leonardo, Silva Ponte	CUB	1835
108		Luis Roberto, Rodriguez M	GUA	1825
109		Valentina, Campos Munoz	CRC	1820
110		Ruben Santiago, Bermudez Caamano	ESP	1810
111		Jose Carlos, Martin Rodriguez	ESP	1781
112		Elio Eddys, Garcia Cabrera	CUB	1763
113		Aylin Naomi, Salazar Delgado	CRC	1741
114	CM	Ricardo, Arostegui Gonzalez	CRC	1678
115	AFM	Juan Jose, Ramirez Campos	MEX	1633
116		Viviana, Rosales Perez	CUB	1589
117		Alvaro Diego, Perez Vazquez	MEX	0

German Chess Championship 2025 LIVE

Sergio — Fri, 16 May 2025 11:05:00 +0000

The German Chess Championship 2025 aka Deutsche Schachmeisterschaft is taking place May 15-May 23 in Munich, Germany. The event is a 10 player round robin with GM Vincent Keymer (GER, 2719) as top seeded and GM Matthias Blübaum (GER, 2643), IM Leonardo Costa (GER, 2500), IM Marco Dobrikov (GER, 2410), GM Alexander Donchenko (GER, 2627), GM Niclas Huschenbeth (GER, 2589), GM Martin Krämer (GER, 2577), GM Frederik Svane (GER, 2654), GM Rasmus Svane (GER, 2627), GM Dennis Wagner (GER, 2614). See the women section here

The German Chess Championship 2025 is among the top events in The Chess Calendar. See more Top events / European events / Dedicated page to the German Championship

German Chess Championship Pairings Table

Round 1 – May 15, 2025, 2:00 PM

Board	White	DWZ	Black	DWZ
1	GM Rasmus Svane	2634	GM Niclas Huschenbeth	2625
2	GM Alexander Donchenko	2605	GM Matthias Blübaum	2645
3	IM Marco Dobrikov	2366	GM Vincent Keymer	2717
4	GM Frederik Svane	2678	GM Dennis Wagner	2632
5	GM Martin Krämer	2571	IM Leonardo Costa	2550

Round 2 – May 16, 2025, 2:00 PM

Board	White	DWZ	Black	DWZ
1	GM Niclas Huschenbeth	2625	IM Leonardo Costa	2550
2	GM Dennis Wagner	2632	GM Martin Krämer	2571
3	GM Vincent Keymer	2717	GM Frederik Svane	2678
4	GM Matthias Blübaum	2645	IM Marco Dobrikov	2366
5	GM Rasmus Svane	2634	GM Alexander Donchenko	2605

Round 3 – May 17, 2025, 2:00 PM

Board	White	DWZ	Black	DWZ
1	GM Alexander Donchenko	2605	GM Niclas Huschenbeth	2625
2	IM Marco Dobrikov	2366	GM Rasmus Svane	2634
3	GM Frederik Svane	2678	GM Matthias Blübaum	2645
4	GM Martin Krämer	2571	GM Vincent Keymer	2717
5	IM Leonardo Costa	2550	GM Dennis Wagner	2632

Round 4 – May 18, 2025, 2:00 PM

Board	White	DWZ	Black	DWZ
1	GM Niclas Huschenbeth	2625	GM Dennis Wagner	2632
2	GM Vincent Keymer	2717	IM Leonardo Costa	2550
3	GM Matthias Blübaum	2645	GM Martin Krämer	2571
4	GM Rasmus Svane	2634	GM Frederik Svane	2678
5	GM Alexander Donchenko	2605	IM Marco Dobrikov	2366

Round 5 – May 19, 2025, 2:00 PM

Board	White	DWZ	Black	DWZ
1	IM Marco Dobrikov	2366	GM Niclas Huschenbeth	2625
2	GM Frederik Svane	2678	GM Alexander Donchenko	2605
3	GM Martin Krämer	2571	GM Rasmus Svane	2634
4	IM Leonardo Costa	2550	GM Matthias Blübaum	2645
5	GM Dennis Wagner	2632	GM Vincent Keymer	2717

Round 6 – May 20, 2025, 2:00 PM

Board	White	DWZ	Black	DWZ
1	GM Niclas Huschenbeth	2625	GM Vincent Keymer	2717
2	GM Matthias Blübaum	2645	GM Dennis Wagner	2632
3	GM Rasmus Svane	2634	IM Leonardo Costa	2550
4	GM Alexander Donchenko	2605	GM Martin Krämer	2571
5	IM Marco Dobrikov	2366	GM Frederik Svane	2678

Round 7 – May 21, 2025, 2:00 PM

Board	White	DWZ	Black	DWZ
1	GM Frederik Svane	2678	GM Niclas Huschenbeth	2625
2	GM Martin Krämer	2571	IM Marco Dobrikov	2366
3	IM Leonardo Costa	2550	GM Alexander Donchenko	2605
4	GM Dennis Wagner	2632	GM Rasmus Svane	2634
5	GM Vincent Keymer	2717	GM Matthias Blübaum	2645

Round 8 – May 22, 2025, 2:00 PM

Board	White	DWZ	Black	DWZ
1	GM Niclas Huschenbeth	2625	GM Matthias Blübaum	2645
2	GM Rasmus Svane	2634	GM Vincent Keymer	2717
3	GM Alexander Donchenko	2605	GM Dennis Wagner	2632
4	IM Marco Dobrikov	2366	IM Leonardo Costa	2550
5	GM Frederik Svane	2678	GM Martin Krämer	2571

Round 9 – May 23, 2025, 11:00 AM

Board	White	DWZ	Black	DWZ
1	GM Martin Krämer	2571	GM Niclas Huschenbeth	2625
2	IM Leonardo Costa	2550	GM Frederik Svane	2678
3	GM Dennis Wagner	2632	IM Marco Dobrikov	2366
4	GM Vincent Keymer	2717	GM Alexander Donchenko	2605
5	GM Matthias Blübaum	2645	GM Rasmus Svane	2634

Top Chess Engine Championship LIVE

Sergio — Fri, 16 May 2025 10:49:44 +0000

TCEC Swiss 7 was the first event of last season and it was dubbed to be the strongest chess event (ever!). Read the full press release here. The event was won by Leela Chess Zero. Read the final report and standings Now TCEC Swiss 8 has surpassed the record

Top Chess Engine Championship Swiss 8 is now live – with record hardware boost and the highest average ELO in history.

TCEC Swiss 8 will be daily live on the official website of TCEC, in video format on TCEC Twitch TV, a broadcast on our favorite game server Lichess, and news reports on Chessdom.

Sharjah Masters 2025 – participants and information

Sergio — Fri, 16 May 2025 07:09:50 +0000

Sharjah Masters 2025 is taking place 16th May-26th May in Sharjah, UAE. The main tournament is a classical event for players over 2500 elo, which has collected 65 Grandmasters and participants from 31 countries. Top players include the 2700 club members Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Anish Giri, and Parham Maghsoodloo (who recently got his ticket for Las Vegas), the European Champion Alexandar Indjic (recent interview here), the winner from last year’s edition Bardiya Daneshvar (coming with gold from the Asian Individual Championship), Samuel Sevian (who is on a summer tour and his next event is Stepan Avagyan Memorial), young stars Nikolas Theodorou, Shant Sargsyan, Amin Tabatabaei, Leon Luke Mendonca, etc. Scroll down for the full participants list.

Sharjah Masters 2025 is among the top events of The Chess Calendar for the month of May, visit the dedicated page here

Live games from Sharjah Masters will be daily on Chessdom. More information will be published in the Newsletter, you can signup for free with your email in the form below

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Sharjah Masters 2025 participants

1	GM	Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	UZB	2771
2	GM	Giri, Anish	NED	2738
3	GM	Maghsoodloo, Parham	IRI	2706
4	GM	Sevian, Samuel	USA	2694
5	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2670
6	GM	Sargsyan, Shant	ARM	2666
7	GM	Sargissian, Gabriel	ARM	2641
8	GM	Indjic, Aleksandar	SRB	2637
9	GM	Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son	VIE	2632
10	GM	Predke, Alexandr	SRB	2631
11	GM	Salem, A.R. Saleh	UAE	2631
12	GM	Idani, Pouya	IRI	2630
13	GM	Ivic, Velimir	SRB	2630
14	GM	Mendonca, Leon Luke	IND	2630
15	GM	Xu, Xiangyu	CHN	2623
16	GM	Daneshvar, Bardiya	IRI	2621
17	GM	Theodorou, Nikolas	GRE	2611
18	GM	Muradli, Mahammad	AZE	2603
19	GM	Tin, Jingyao	SGP	2601
20	GM	Azarov, Sergei	FID	2596
21	GM	Paravyan, David	FID	2596
22	GM	Pichot, Alan	ESP	2587
23	GM	Vescovi, Giovanni	BRA	2584
24	GM	Kozak, Adam	HUN	2578
25	GM	Gupta, Abhijeet	IND	2577
26	GM	Iniyan, Pa	IND	2573
27	GM	Bai, Jinshi	CHN	2572
28	GM	Samunenkov, Ihor	UKR	2572
29	GM	Amar, Elham	NOR	2569
30	GM	Can, Emre	TUR	2568
31	GM	Karthik, Venkataraman	IND	2565
32	GM	Ahmadzada, Ahmad	AZE	2564
33	GM	Akobian, Varuzhan	USA	2564
34	GM	Zemlyanskii, Ivan	RUS	2563
35	GM	Sankalp, Gupta	IND	2559
36	GM	Vetokhin, Savva	FID	2558
37	GM	Bharath, Subramaniyam H	IND	2556
38	GM	Grebnev, Aleksey	FID	2556
39	GM	Pranav, Anand	IND	2555
40	GM	Sanal, Vahap	TUR	2555
41	GM	Gavrilescu, David	ROU	2554
42	GM	Sethuraman, S.P.	IND	2552
43	GM	Jumabayev, Rinat	KAZ	2551
44	GM	Aditya, Mittal	IND	2547
45	GM	Woodward, Andy	USA	2547
46	GM	Vakhidov, Jakhongir	UZB	2546
47	GM	Raja, Rithvik R	IND	2545
48	GM	Kuybokarov, Temur	AUS	2542
49	GM	Sychev, Klementy	FID	2542
50	GM	Zhu, Jiner	CHN	2541
51	GM	Ferreira, Jorge Viterbo	POR	2537
52	GM	Dai, Changren	CHN	2531
53	GM	Lobanov, Sergei	FID	2527
54	GM	Petkov, Momchil	BUL	2524
55	IM	Samadov, Read	AZE	2521
56	GM	Madaminov, Mukhiddin	UZB	2520
57	GM	Movahed, Sina	IRI	2518
58	GM	Kacharava, Nikolozi	GEO	2516
59	GM	Nikitenko, Mihail	BLR	2516
60	IM	Aswath, S	IND	2515
61	IM	Aronyak, Ghosh	IND	2514
62	IM	Malek, Jan	POL	2511
63	GM	Visakh, N R	IND	2507
64	GM	Ohanyan, Emin	ARM	2503
65	IM	Klimkowski, Jan	POL	2503
66	IM	Assaubayeva, Bibisara	KAZ	2494
67	GM	Royal, Shreyas	ENG	2493
68	GM	Xiao, Tong(Qd)	CHN	2493
69	IM	Mamedov, Edgar	KAZ	2492
70		Huang, Renjie	CHN	2491
71	IM	Rohith, Krishna S	IND	2490
72	IM	Davtyan, Artur	ARM	2485
73	IM	Pang, Tao	CHN	2485
74	IM	Isik, Alparslan	TUR	2482
75	IM	Injac, Teodora	SRB	2474
76	GM	Siddharth, Jagadeesh	SGP	2472
77	IM	Tarhan, Adar	TUR	2472
78	IM	Divya, Deshmukh	IND	2469
79	IM	Ilamparthi, A R	IND	2469
80	GM	Nigmatov, Ortik	UZB	2457
81	IM	Oro, Faustino	ARG	2454
82	IM	Seemann, Jakub	POL	2453

Catalunya Individual Chess Championship 2025

Sergio — Fri, 16 May 2025 06:24:55 +0000

The Catalunya Individual Chess Championship aka Campionat de Catalunya Individual Absolut 2025 is taking place 17-24 May in Salou, Catalunya. It is a 9 rounds Swiss tournament with GM Daniel Alsina Leal 2488, GM Jose Angel Guerra Mendez 2487, GM Pere Garriga Cazorla 2484, GM Pedro Antonio Gines Esteo 2471, GM Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez 2464, IM Gerard Ayats Llobera 2456, GM Hipolito Asis Gargatagli 2448, IM Robert Aloma Vidal 2374, FM Abel Lazaro Pujol 2340, FM Daniel Salinas Tomas 2338, FM Daniel Garrido Fernandez 2269, FM Alex Villa Tornero 2219, etc. Live games will be daily on Chessdom

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Mongolia Amateurs LIVE

Sergio — Fri, 16 May 2025 06:13:36 +0000

The Mongolia Amateurs Chess Tournament is going to take place 16-18 May in Ulaanbaatar. It is a 9 round Swiss tournament with a 40min + 30 sec time control.

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Participants

1	Chuluunbaatar, Gerelmaa	MGL	1798
2	Orgil, Rentsen	MGL	1765
3	Delgerbayar, Enkhbayar	MGL	1739
4	Chinzorig, Gantumur	MGL	1729
5	Urangoo, Myadagval	MGL	1723
6	Enkhriikhen, Nyamdorj	MGL	1707
7	Tamir, Ganzorig	MGL	1701
8	Batbileg, Boldbaatar	MGL	1699
9	Khuslenbayar, Munkhtogtokh	MGL	1694
10	Agar, Garig	MGL	1678
11	Enkhnamuun, Batkhishigt	MGL	1677
12	Sanchir, Munkhbat	MGL	1677
13	Usukhbayar, Batkhuu	MGL	1674
14	Gantulga, Davaatulga	MGL	1670
15	Janlavchariv, Makhgalsuren	MGL	1661
16	Selenge, Lkhaasuren	MGL	1660
17	Damdinov, Badma	RUS	1650
18	Tselmuun, Dorjsuren	MGL	1649
19	Anand-Ochir, Khurelbaatar	MGL	1640
20	Damdin, Demberel	MGL	1633
21	Ali, Bauirjan	MGL	1628
22	Suvd-Erdene, Otgonbayar	MGL	1625
23	Mandukhai, Munkhbat	MGL	1621
24	Munkh-Erdene, Sanjaanamdag	MGL	1617
25	Serikmurat, Yerkekulan	KAZ	1617
26	Jamiyanoidovjamts, Tegshtur	MGL	1616
27	Tsolmon, Battur	MGL	1609
28	Bugnee, Sodnombayar	MGL	1602
29	Uranzaya, Shagdarsuren	MGL	1600
30	Lkhagvademchig, Tulga	MGL	1599
31	Tuguldur, Baatarchuluun	MGL	1589
32	Ariunbadrakh, Ariunbuyan	MGL	1583
33	Sodnomdarjaa, Gantumur	MGL	1582
34	Enkhdelger, Batkhuu	MGL	1581
35	Khabul, Chinzorig	MGL	1581
36	Gegeenee, Enkhmunkh	MGL	1578
37	Erkin, Galam	MGL	1572
38	Tegshtur, Nansalmaa	MGL	1572
39	Zorigoo, Uyanga	MGL	1563
40	Munkh-Orgil, Munkhjargal	MGL	1555
41	Sod-Erdene, Naranbaatar	MGL	1551
42	Ji, Yatai	MGL	1541
43	Nomunbileg, Purevsuren	MGL	1539
44	Uchral, Bayarsaikhan	MGL	1537
45	Margaddai, Byambasukh	MGL	1536
46	Gerelt-Oyu, Tsogtgerel	MGL	1534
47	Mongoljingoo, Adiyadorj	MGL	1531
48	Chingis, Erkhembayar	MGL	1524
49	Sodbilguun, Bat-Erdene	MGL	1514
50	Erkhes, Tugsbayar	MGL	1506
51	Amarkhuu, Amarsaikhan	MGL	1504
52	Itgeltugs, Buyantogtokh	MGL	1504
53	Namkhaidorj, Zolbayar	MGL	1504
54	Oyunsunder, Chagdar	MGL	1492
55	Namuun, Bayarkhuu	MGL	1477
56	Gerel, Purevdorj	MGL	1462
57	Garidbileg, Turbat	MGL	1459
58	Tegshjargal, Batsukh	MGL	1440
59	Usukhbayar, Damdin	MGL	0
60	Baidar, Buyandelger	MGL	0
61	Khorvoo, Myagmarjargal	MGL	0
62	Agama, Enkhmandakh	MGL	0
63	Anand, Zogsoo	MGL	0
64	Ankh-Ireedui, Erdenebayar	MGL	0
65	Anujin, Ariuntur	MGL	0
66	Aorima,	CHN	0
67	Ariundulguun, Khongorzul	MGL	0
68	Ariun-Erdene, Bat-Erdene	MGL	0
69	Azbilig, Bayasgalan	MGL	0
70	Azjargal, Enkhjargal	MGL	0
71	Baljinnyam, Narantuya	MGL	0
72	Batgerel, Mungunshagai	MGL	0
73	Bayanlkham, Uurtsaikh	MGL	0
74	Bayartsetseg, Tuvshintugs	MGL	0
75	Bayasgalan, Baasanjav	MGL	0
76	Bilig, Uuganbayar	MGL	0
77	Burentushig, Renchinvanjil	MGL	0
78	Burtegeljin, Javkhlan	MGL	0
79	Checheikhen, Zolbayar	MGL	0
80	Damba, Gelegdorj	MGL	0
81	Davaabaatar, Batsukh	MGL	0
82	Duurenbel, Nasanbuyan	MGL	0
83	E, Dengbilige,	CHN	0
84	Elbeg, Chimeddorj	MGL	0
85	Enerel, Munkhbadral	MGL	0
86	Enguun, Ligden	MGL	0
87	Enkhjargal, Choijoo	MGL	0
88	Enkhsaruul, Undrakh-Orgil	MGL	0
89	Enkhsoyombo, Ganselem	MGL	0
90	Enkhtuya, Battulga	MGL	0
91	Erdene, Dulamsuren	MGL	0
92	Erdenechimeg, Purev	MGL	0
93	Indra, Gankhuyag	MGL	0
94	Iveelkhuslen, Ganchuluun	MGL	0
95	Jambaljamts, Khurelbaatar	MGL	0
96	Khishigsuren, Erdenesukh	MGL	0
97	Lkhagva-Ochir, Tserendorj	MGL	0
98	Mandakhbayar, Ganzorig	MGL	0
99	Manlaibaatar, Tuvshinjargal	MGL	0
100	Manlaibaatar, Zorigtbaatar	MGL	0
101	Maral, Chinguun	MGL	0
102	Margad, Gankhuyag	MGL	0
103	Munkhbaatar, Surenmandakh	MGL	0
104	Munkhdorj, Batnasan	MGL	0
105	Munkh-Orgil, Khurelbaatar	MGL	0
106	Munkh-Orgil, Sergelen	MGL	0
107	Munkhsuld, Manlaibayar	MGL	0
108	Munkhtemuulen, Tuvshinjargal	MGL	0
109	Nandinkholboo, Khurelbaatar	MGL	0
110	Narmandakh, Gurragchaa	MGL	0
111	Nomuundalai, Batdelger	MGL	0
112	Sainkhuu, Oidov	MGL	0
113	Sod, Delgersaikhan	MGL	0
114	Sod, Munkh-Orgil	MGL	0
115	Subeedei, Tushig	MGL	0
116	Taivan, Sod-Erdene	MGL	0
117	Tamir, Enkhbold	MGL	0
118	Tenuun, Tserentogtokh	MGL	0
119	Tenuunnorov, Orgil	MGL	0
120	Tselmuun, Shagdarsuren	MGL	0
121	Tuguldur, Baasanjargal	MGL	0
122	Tuguldur, Zoljargal	MGL	0
123	Tuvshin, Tuvshinjargal	MGL	0
124	Ulemj, Mendsaikhan	MGL	0
125	Ulemjsergeg, Enkhtuvshin	MGL	0
126	Ulziitogtokh, Rentsendorj	MGL	0
127	Unursaikhan, Batbayar	MGL	0