FIDE World Cup
Khanty-Mansiysk
Nov 20-Dec 15

| | This knockout format features 128 of the world's strongest players and is part of the World Championship Cycle. Discussion forum now open. (0 games, 0 players, no discussion.)
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World Blitz Championship
Moscow, Russia
Nov 16-18

| | Carlsen is the world Blitz Chess Champion after defeating Anand and 20 other GMs. (461 games, 22 players, 51 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Tal Memorial
Moscow, Russia
Nov 4-19

| | One of the strongest tournaments ever, this event included ex-World Champion Kramnik, World Champion Anand, Carlsen, Ivanchuk, and many other eminent GMs. After 9 rounds, Kramnik won with 6 points (+3 -0 =6). (45 games, 10 players, 100 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Chigorin Memorial Open
St. Petersburg
Oct 14-25

| | The open tournament was won by Sergey Volkov on tie-break from Zhou Weiqi, Rychagov, Deviatkin and Melkumyan, all finished on 7/9. Most games of the leaders are available now. (546 games, 249 players, 1 discussion page.)
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17th European Team Championship
Novi Sad, Serbia
Oct 21-31

| | The young Azerbaijan team (including Radjabov, Gashimov, Mamedyarov, et al.) took the gold. Russia took the silver medal; Ukraine, the bronze. (676 games, 183 players, 34 discussion pages.)
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17th European Team Championship (Women)
Novi Sad, Serbia
Oct 21-31

| | The Russian women took the gold, Georgia took the silver, and the Ukraine ladies took the bronze. (494 games, 137 players, 1 discussion page.)
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2009-2010 Bundesliga
(Various venues)
Oct' 09-Mar '10

| | The Schachbundesliga in Germany is the strongest chess league in the world. The first two rounds of the 2009-2010 season is just beginning. Svidler, Shirov, Movsesian, and Vachier are playing. (143 games, 133 players, 1 discussion page.)
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US Women's Chess Championship
St. Louis, Missouri
Oct 4-13

| | Anna Zatonskih clinches her second consecutive US Women's Championship with a staggering 8.5 of 9 points. (45 games, 10 players, 4 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Pan-American Junior Championship
Montevideo, Uruguay
Oct 6-Oct 11

| | Roy Robson won with 7 consecutive victories, followed by a draw in the final round. This gives Ray his third GM norm, just in time for his 15th birthday later in the month. (152 games, 34 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Pearl Spring Chess Tournament
Nanjing, China
Sep 28-Oct 9

| | Magnus Carlsen finished with an incredible 8/10 points, thereby pushing his "live rating" over 2800. Carlsen, Topalov, Radjabov, Leko, Jakovenko, and Wang Yue competed. (30 games, 6 players, 75 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Nanjing Women's FIDE Grand Prix
Nanjing, China
Sep 28-Oct 9

| | Alongside the Pearl Spring tournament is this high level women's event. Yuhua Xu won the event with 8/11. (66 games, 12 players, 5 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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European Club Cup
Ohrid, Macedonia
Oct 3-10

| | Economist-SGSEU-1 of Saratov took first place (Alekseev, Eljanov et al.) (1,100 games, 370 players, 7 discussion pages.)
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2009 SPICE Cup
Texas, USA
Sep 19-29

| | Texas Tech is host to this very strong tournament with an average rating of 2631. Kuzubov won in the playoffs beating Mamedov and Andreikin all at 5.5/10. The B Group saw a three way tie among Finegold, Bhat, and Perelshteyn. Benjamin Finegold finally got his GM title. Daniel Rensch got his IM title. (30 games, 6 players, 24 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Inventi Chess Tournament
Antwerp, Belgium

| | 10 players compete in Belgium in this high-calibre contest. Emil Sutovsky won with 7 out of 9 points. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Kasparov-Karpov Rapid Match
Sep 21-24
Valencia, Spain

| | 25 years after their infamous aborted match, Kasparov and Karpov play each other in a set of four rapid games, followed by 8 blitz games. Kasparov won the rapid games 3 to 1. (4 games, 2 players, 37 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Kasparov-Karpov Blitz Match
Sep 21-24
Valencia, Spain

| | Kasparov won the blitz games 6 to 2. (8 games, 2 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Short-Efimenko Match
Mukachevo, Ukraine
Sep 20-26

| | A first-class matches to be organized by Universal Event Promotion. Discussion forum now open. One game will be played each day, except for September 23rd, which is a rest day. (6 games, 2 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Dutch Championship
Haaksbergen, NL
Sep 12-20

| | Anish Giri took clear first place with 6/8. There was controversy which resulted in Tiviakov leaving after three rounds. (39 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao Final
Bilbao, Spain
Sep 5-12

| | The winners of the Nanching Pearl Spring, Corus-Wijk aan Zee, Ciudad de Linares and Mtel Masters-Sofia tournaments were due to compete, but last minute replacement for Topalov, Levon Aronian, took first place. (12 games, 4 players, 21 discussion pages.)
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Yinzhou Cup Women Team Championship
Yingbo, China
Sep 2-11

| | The 2009 Women's World Team Championship took place in China. "China Team One" overtook Poland after beating them in Round 8. (178 games, 50 players, 3 discussion pages.)
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4th Kolkata Open
Calcutta, India
Sep 1-10

| | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Nigel Short are headliners at this open tournament in Calcutta. New games will be uploaded as they become available. (148 games, 69 players, 3 discussion pages.)
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Rising Stars vs Experience
Amsterdam, Holland
Aug 20-31

| | This Scheveningen-style match pits 5 experienced GMs against 5 young "rising stars". For the first year, the "Experience Team" won, 27.5 to 22.5. (50 games, 10 players, 21 discussion pages.)
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Russia vs China Match (Men)
Sochi, Russia
Aug 14-24

| | Some of China's finest players face off against leading Russian grandmasters. Russia emerged victorious in the men's division, 13 to 12. (24 games, 10 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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Russia vs China Match (Women)
Sochi, Russia
Aug 14-24

| | The women's division of the China vs Russia match; here China won 13.5 to 11.5. (23 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Zurich Champions Rapid
Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 23

| | This rapid event featured eight world champions: Anand, Hug, Karpov, Khalifman, Kramnik, Polgar, Ponomariov and Topalov. Kramnik edged out the competition with 5/7. (28 games, 8 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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FIDE Jermuk Grand Prix
Jermuk, Armenia
Aug 8-24

| | "Vassily Ivanchuk continues to amaze his followers" beating Kasimdzhanov, Akopian, Aronian, Leko, and a bevy of other world-class players. (90 games, 14 players, 77 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Howard Staunton Memorial
London, England
Aug 7-17

| | The round robin saw Jan Timman take first, by winning 6 out of 9 games. (45 games, 10 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Howard Staunton Memorial: UK vs NL
London, England
Aug 7-17

| | This Scheveningen-style match between the top UK players and the top Dutch players saw Nigel Short score an enormous 8 out of 10 points, carrying the British team to victory. (49 games, 10 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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Zürich Chess Club 200th Anniversary
Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 9-15

| | Areshchenko took the title on a tiebreak. We are still trying to gather more games from this event; thank you for your patience. (213 games, 125 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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British Championship
Torquay, England
Jul 26-Aug 8

| | The 96th British Championship will be held in Torquay, Devon. (418 games, 76 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Chess Classic Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Jul 27-Aug 2

| | The Grenkeleasing Rapid World Championship saw Levon Aronian beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in the finals. Other events include the Chess960 world championship, the ORDIX rapid open, FiNet Chess960 Open, U14 tournaments, and Levon Aronian's 40 game simul. (12 games, 4 players, 20 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Dutch Open
Dieren, Netherlands
Jul 21-30

| | Erwin L'Ami took first place with 7.5/9 at the "Open Netherlands Championship." (237 games, 86 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Politiken Cup
Helsingor, Denmark
Jul 18-26

| | New games will be uploaded daily. Discussion forum now open. (1,518 games, 308 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Donostia Chess Festival
San Sebastian, Spain
Jul 7-16

| | Nakamura won this category 18 event after defeating Ponomariov in the tiebreaks. Also playing were Karpov, Granda-Zuniga, Kasimdzhanov, Movsesian, Svidler, and more. (45 games, 10 players, 44 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Sparkassen Chess Meeting
Dortmund, Germany
Jul 2-12

| | Kramnik wins by a full point, over Leko, Carlsen, Jakovenko, Bacrot, and Naiditsch. (30 games, 6 players, 78 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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2009 World Open
Philadelphia, USA
Jun 25-Jul 5

| | Evgeny Najer beat Jaan Ehlvest to secure a 1st place tie with Hikaru Nakamura, who had taken two half-point byes on the final day as he jetted off to another tournament. (158 games, 85 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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Big Slick Chess Tournament
London, England
Jun 27-Jul 5

| | The 1st annual Big Slick Chess Tournament took place at the Big Slick Poker Club, Purley (London), England. Keith Arkell tied Alexander Cherniaev with 6.5/9. (42 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Bazna Tournament
Bazna, Romania
Jun 14-25

| | "Chucky" beats out Radjabov, Shirov, Gelfand, Kamsky, and Nisipeanu compete in this double round robin. (30 games, 6 players, 29 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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XXII Leon Tournament
Leon, Spain
Jun 5-8

| | A rapid knockout tournament, featuring Carlsen, Morozevich, Ivanchuk, and Wang Yue. Magnus Carlsen beat Vassily Ivanchuk 4-3 after the blitz playoff in the final. (17 games, 4 players, 9 discussion pages.)
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Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament
Malmo, Sweden
Jun 3-7

| | Six leading player play 5 rounds for this quick round robin. Nigel Short won with 4.5/5: a 2990 performance rating. (15 games, 6 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Leko-Anand Rapid Match
Miskolc, Hungary
Jun 3-7

| | World Champion Anand defeats Peter Leko 5-3 in this rapid match. (8 games, 2 players, 6 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Chinese Championship
Xinghua Jiangsu
May 26-Jun 6

| | Ding Liren won the tournament after receiving a forfeit point in the final round, due to the new "no tolerance" policy of arriving late at the board. (66 games, 12 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Chinese Championship (Women)
Xinghua Jiangsu
May 26-Jun 6

| | 12 of the strongest female Chinese players vie for the women's title. Discussion forum now open. (66 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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3rd ACP World Rapid Cup
Odessa, Ukraine
May 22-24

| | Boris Gelfand took clear first place with a 3-1 victory over Peter Svidler in the finals. (44 games, 16 players, 1 discussion page.)
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M-Tel Masters
Sofia, Bulgaria
May 12-23

| | Alexey Shirov places first with 6.5/10, beating Topalov, Carlsen, Ivanchuk, Wang Yue, and Dominguez-Perez. The event was a double round robin played in a glass pavilion on the square in front of the National Theatre Ivan Vazov. (30 games, 6 players, 46 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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US Championship
St. Louis, Missouri
May 7-17

| | With 7 out of 9 points, Nakamura is the 2009 US Champion. (107 games, 25 players, 40 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Bosnia 2009
Sarajevo, Bosnia
May 8-18

| | Pavel Eljanov won this 6 player double round robin, beating out Movsesian, Sokolov, Wang Hao, Harikrishna, and Predojevic. (30 games, 6 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Azerbaijan vs the World
Baku, Azerbaijan
May 7-9

| | The Azerbaijan team (Radjabov, Gashimov, Mamedyarov, and Guseinov) was defeated by "The World" (Anand, Kramnik, Shirov, and Karjakin) at rapid chess (25m) 21.5 to 10.5. (32 games, 9 players, 12 discussion pages.)
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4th FIDE Grand Prix
Nalchik, Russia
Apr 14-29

| | The fourth FIDE Grand Prix Series Tournament is took place in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria. Aronian won on 8.5/13. (91 games, 14 players, 51 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Akobian vs Shulman Rapid Match
California, USA
Apr 22-25

| | There were 6 rapid games over three days, then 10 blitz games on the final day. Akobian edged out Shulman in the rapid games 3.5 to 2.5, but dominated in the blitz event 6 to 2. (6 games, 2 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Russian Team Championship
Dagomys, Russia
Apr 4-10

| | Tomsk-400 (Jakovenko, Timofeev, Inarkiev, Tiviakov, et al) captured first place in the Premier League. (168 games, 57 players, 4 discussion pages.)
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Gedeon Barcza Memorial
Budapest, Hungary
Apr 6-17

| | Tournament was cancelled in what some call a scandal; read kibitzing for more info. (6 games, 12 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Reykjavik Open
Reykjavik, Iceland
Mar 24-Apr 1

| | Four way tie among Hedinn Steingrimsson, Yuriy Kryvoruchko, Hannes Stefansson, and Mihail Marin, all finishing on 7/9. (480 games, 110 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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2008-2009 Bundesliga
(Various venues)
Oct '08-Mar '09

| | The 2008/2009 season of Schachbundesliga is now over, and OSC Baden-Baden retained the title. (946 games, 247 players, 3 discussion pages.)
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Amber Tournament (Blindfold)
Nice, France
Mar 14-26

| | In the blindfold event, there was a three-way tie for first among Kramnik, Aronian, and Carlsen. The overall winner (rapid and blindfold combined) was Aronian who scored 7/11 in both events. (66 games, 12 players, 79 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Amber Tournament (Rapid)
Nice, France
Mar 14-26

| | In the rapid section, Anand, Aronian, and Kamsky tied for first place, all with 7/11. (66 games, 12 players, 61 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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FIDE Women's Grand Prix
Istanbul, Turkey
Mar 5-20

| | Koneru Humpy wins in the final round, breaking a three-way tie and winning the event 8.5/11. (66 games, 12 players, 12 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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25th Cappelle la Grande
France
Feb 28-Mar 7

| | Yuri Vovk won this large Swiss style open with 7.5/9. We are still missing some games and will upload them when they become available. (338 games, 224 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Topalov-Kamsky Match
Sofia, Bulgaria
Feb 17-27

| | Veselin Topalov defeated Gata Kamsky 4.5 to 2.5 in an 8 game match to determine the right to play World Champion Anand later in the year. (7 games, 2 players, 99 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Aeroflot Open
Moscow, Russia
Feb 16-27

| | Bacrot beat Moiseenko on tiebreaks, both with 6.5/9. (340 games, 81 players, 12 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Gibtelecom
Caleta Hotel, Gibraltar
Jan 27-Feb 5

| | Peter Svidler took first after defeating Vadim Milov 2-0 in the rapid tiebreaks. (850 games, 192 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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71st Corus Tournament
Wijk aan Zee, NL
Jan 16-Feb 1

| | Sergey Karjakin defeated Leinier Dominguez in the final round to achieve victory with 8/13. (91 games, 14 players, 120 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Corus (Group B)
Wijk aan Zee, NL
Jan 16-Feb 1

| | Fabiano Caruana beat Nigel Short in the final round to win the B group with 8.5/13. (91 games, 14 players, 14 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Corus (Group C)
Wijk aan Zee, NL
Jan 16-Feb 1

| | Wesley So placed first with a point to spare, 9.5/13. (91 games, 14 players, 9 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Aker Chess Challenge
Gjovik, Norway
Jan 2-Jan 5

| | Magnus Carlsen, Peter Svidler, Hikaru Nakamura, and Kjetil Lie play in a super rapid tournament. Peter Svidler emerged victorious in the blitz playoffs to emerge triumphant in the final rounds. (16 games, 4 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Ivanchuk-Leko Match
Mukachevo, Ukraine
Jan 3-5

| | Ivanchuk defeated Leko 3.5 to 2.5. (6 games, 2 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Hastings Chess Congress
Hastings, England
Dec 28-Jan 5

| | The legendary Hastings tournament finished. Igor Kurnosov finished first with 7.5/9. (445 games, 105 players, 1 discussion page.)
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18th Pamplona International
Pamplona, Spain
Dec 22-29

| | This invitational GM tournament features Sasikiran, Malakhov, Delchev, Caruana, Vallejo-Pons, Roiz, Nepomniachtchi, and Salgado Lopez. Krishnan Sasikiran won with 5/7. (28 games, 8 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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FIDE Grand Prix
Elista, Kalmykia
Dec 13-29

| | Radjabov, Javkovenko and Grischuk finished on 8/13. (91 games, 14 players, 26 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Israeli Championship
Haifa, Israel
Nov 30-Dec 12

| | A swiss open tournament will determine the champion. Boris Avrukh won the title on tiebreaks. (46 games, 24 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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United States Chess League
Internet
Aug 25-Dec 6

| | Some of America's strongest players compete online, organized geographically. Team "Dallas Destiny" (Zivanic, Kuljasevic, Boskovic, et al) beat "Boston Blitz" (Christiansen, Perelshteyn, Sammour-Hasbun, et al) in the tiebreaks. By individual scores, IM Alex Lenderman from Queens amassed 22.5 points, edging out Miami's Julio Becerra with 20. (251 games, 122 players, 1 discussion page.)
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2008 Olympiad
Dresden, Germany
Nov 12-25

| | Armenia repeats their success and wins the gold medal. Israel wins the silver medal, and the USA takes the bronze. (3,072 games, 708 players, 197 discussion pages.)
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2008 Women's Olympiad
Dresden, Germany
Nov 12-25

| | Perennial powerhouse Georgia broke China's hegemony of the women's division. Ukraine secured the silver medal, and the USA won the bronze. (2,357 games, 540 players, 7 discussion pages.)
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Casino de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Oct 30-Nov 7

| | Dreev wins clear first with 7/9. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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European Club Cup
Kallithea, Greece
Oct 16-24

| | URAL Sverdlovskaya (Radjabov, Kamsky, Shirov, Grischuk, Malakhov, Motylev and Dreev) won the event. (1,330 games, 444 players, 7 discussion pages.)
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European Club Cup (Women)
Kallithea, Greece
Oct 16-24

| | Cercle d'Echecs Monte Carlo won the European Club Cup for Women. (251 games, 82 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Russian Superfinals
Moscow, Russia
Oct 2-16

| | A three way tie on 7/9 among Svidler, Jakovenko, and Alekseev led to a playoff, in which Svidler emerged victorious with 3/4. (66 games, 12 players, 20 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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SPICE Cup
Lubbock, Texas
Sep 19-28

| | The highest rated 10-player international round-robin chess tournament in US history. Four-way tie for 1st place (5.5/10) among Akobian, Onischuk, Harikrishna, and Kritz. Pentala Harikrishna placed highest in the tiebreak protocol. (40 games, 10 players, 5 discussion pages.)
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Russia vs China Match
Ningpo, China
Sep 18-27

| | Russia's strongest grandmasters face off against China's biggest stars. China won the main event narrowly, 26 to 24. (50 games, 20 players, 7 discussion pages.)
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Bilbao Grand Slam Chess Final
Bilbao, Spain
Sep 2-13

| | Topalov wins this category 22 monster tournament with 17 points, under the special scoring system where wins are worth 3 points and draws are worth 1. (30 games, 6 players, 106 discussion pages.)
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61st Russian Championship Higher League
Novokuznetsk, Russia
Sep 3-14

| | Some very strong players compete in a large swiss style tournament. We will upload new games as they become available. (301 games, 56 players, 1 discussion page.)
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NH Chess Tournament
Amsterdam, NL
Aug 20-30

| | Also known as Youth vs Experience, the youth beat the experience 33.5 to 16.5. Especially notable was Wang Yue finished on 8.5/10. (50 games, 10 players, 8 discussion pages.)
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Tal Memorial Blitz Tournament
Moscow, Russia
Aug 27-28

| | Ivanchuk wins the blitz tournament (after winning the main event). (297 games, 18 players, 5 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Tal Memorial
Moscow, Russia
Aug 17-27

| | Ivanchuk wins by a full point finishing on 6/9. (45 games, 10 players, 103 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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French Championships
Pau, France
Aug 11-23

| | Etienne Bacrot took the title after beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the rapid tiebreaker. Sophie Milliet won the French Women's Championship. (68 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Najdorf Memorial
Warsaw, Poland
Aug 2-10

| | Sasikiran won with 6.5/9, a clear point ahead of the field. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page.)
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FIDE Grand Prix
Sochi, Russia
July 31-Aug 14

| | Levon Aronian places first by half a point, finishing with 8.5/13. (91 games, 14 players, 108 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Chess Classic Mainz
Mainz, Germany
July 28-Aug 3

| | Anand beats Carlsen in the finals 3-1 to win this four way rapid event. (20 games, 4 players, 17 discussion pages.)
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Ordix Open
Mainz, Germany
Aug 2-3

| | Nepomniachtchi beat Eljanov on tiebreaks in this rapid chess tournament. (109 games, 80 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Gyorgy Marx VI
Paks, Hungary
July 25-Aug 4

| | A round robin among Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Gabriel Sargissian, Ferenc Berkes, Daniel Stellwagen, Alexander Beliavsky and Peter Acs. New games will be uploaded as they become avialable. (30 games, 6 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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British Championship
Liverpool, England
July 27-Aug 9

| | Stuart Conquest defeated Keith Arkell in the rapid-chess tiebreaks to become the 2008 British Chess Champion. (123 games, 48 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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Poikovsky Tournament
Poikovsky, Russia
July 8-17

| | A four way tie for first place among Shirov, Rublevsky, Jakovenko, and Gashimov, all finishing with 5.5/9. (45 games, 10 players, 11 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Lake Sevan
Martuni, Armenia
July 10-20

| | Arman Pashikian won with 6.5/9. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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World Open
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 2-6

| | Four way tie for 1st place included Najer, Neji, Ftacnik, and Moiseenko. (209 games, 104 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Sparkassen Chess Meeting
Dortmund, Germany
Jun 28-Jul 6

| | Peter Leko wins this 8 player round-robin featuring Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Leko, Ivanchuk, Van Wely, Nepomniachtchi, Naiditsch, and Gustafsson. (28 games, 8 players, 52 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Karjakin-Short Rapid Match
Kiev, Ukraine
July 3-7

| | Sergey Karjakin beat Nigel Short 7.5 to 2.5 in a 10 game rapid match in Kiev. (10 games, 2 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Karen Asrian Memorial
Yerevan, Armenia
Jun 8-15

| | Formerly "Yerevan Chess Giants", this rapid time control tournament featuring eight of the world's leading grandmasters. Levon Aronian wins with 8.5/14. (56 games, 8 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup
Odessa, Ukraine
May 30-Jun 2

| | Pavel Tregubov wins on tiebreaks over Yuri Drozdovskij, Boris Gelfand and Ruslan Ponomariov, all with 9/14. (56 games, 8 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Argentine Championship
Mendoza, Argentina
May 20-31

| | Ruben Felgaer beat Fernando Peralta and Diego Valerga on tiebreaks. (66 games, 12 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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US Championship
Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 13-21

| | Yury Shulman is the new American Chess Champion. (108 games, 24 players, 6 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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US Women's Championship
Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 13-21

| | Anna Zatonskih beats Irina Krush in the tiebreaks to become the new American Women's Champion (45 games, 10 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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M-Tel Masters
Sofia, Bulgaria
May 7-May 18

| | Ivanchuk wins with 8/10 after a bold start of 5 consecutive wins. (30 games, 6 players, 104 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Cez Chess Trophy
Prague, Czech Republic
May 14-18

| | Kramnik beats Navara 5.5 to 2.5 in a rapid match. (8 games, 2 players, 5 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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President's Cup
Baku, Azerbaijan
May 11-21

| | A large swiss tournament dedicated to the memory of Haydar Aliyev. Evgeniy Najer takes clear first with 7.5/9. (213 games, 114 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Baku Grand Prix
Azerbaijan
Apr 20-May 6

| | Vugar Gashimov, Wang Yue and Magnus Carlsen shared first place on 8/11. (91 games, 14 players, 141 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Japfa WGM Tournament
Jakarta, Indonesia
Apr 15-20

| | Li Ruofan won the this round robin featuring 6 of the world's strongest females. (30 games, 6 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Dos Hermanas XIV
Spain
Apr 18-20

| | Topalov won the final beating Francisco Vallejo Pons. (12 games, 4 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Russian Team Championship
Dagomys, Sochi
Apr 1-14

| | Ural-Ekaterininburg (Radjabov, Shirov, Kamsky, Grischuk, Malakhov, Akopian, Dreev, Motylev) wins with 37.5 points. (396 games, 95 players, 27 discussion pages.)
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Dubai Open
Dubai, UAE
Apr 6-15

| | Prodigy Wesley So won the cup with 7/9 points. (249 games, 100 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Dutch Championships
Hilversum, NL
Apr 2-13

| | Jan Smeets is the new Dutch Champion, by defeating Stellwagen in the last round and finishing with 7.5/11. (66 games, 12 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Heviz Tournament
Hungary
Mar 18-28

| | Balogh, Naiditsch, Nisipeanu, and Almasi tied with 5.5/10, and Csaba Balogh wins first place on a tiebreak. (30 games, 6 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Foxwoods Open
Connecticut, USA
Mar 19-22

| | Yury Shulman defeats Alexander Ivanov in an Armageddon playoff for the title. (140 games, 86 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Amber Tournament (Rapid)
Nice, France
Mar 14-28

| | Aronian wins handily with 8/11, a point and a half against 2nd place Ivanchuk. (66 games, 12 players, 77 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Amber Tournament (Blindfold)
Nice, France
Mar 14-28

| | Four way tie for first, including Kramnik, Topalov, Aronian, and Morozevich. (66 games, 12 players, 52 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Morelia-Linares
Morelia, Mexico Linares, Spain
Feb 15-Mar 7

| | World Champion Viswanathan Anand wins with 8.5/14. (56 games, 8 players, 203 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Moscow Open
Moscow, Russia
Feb 2-10

| | Timofeev took sole first place. (159 games, 125 players, 12 discussion pages.)
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Corus 2008
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Jan 11-27

| | A category 20 tournament featuring 14 of the strongest players in the world. Aronian and Carlsen tie for first with 8/13. (91 games, 14 players, 307 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Corus Group B
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Jan 11-27

| | Movsesian wins with 9.5/13. (91 games, 14 players, 15 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Corus Honorary Group
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Jan 18-27

| | Four legendary players compete: Korchnoi, Timman, Ljubojevic, and Portisch. Ljubojevic wins with 4/6. (12 games, 4 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Armenian Championship
Yerevan, Armenia
Jan 7-21

| | Karen Asrian beats out Minasian Artashes (both with 8/13) on Sonneborn-Berger tiebreaks. (57 games, 13 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Torneo di Capodanno
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Dec 29-Jan 6

| | Zoltan Almasi cleared first place by a half-point, finishing with 6/10. (40 games, 10 players, 6 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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World Chess Cup
Khanty-Mansiysk
Nov 24-Dec 18

| | A seven round knockout event featuring 128 of the strongest players in the world. Kamsky defeated Shirov in the finals to claim the cup. (377 games, 128 players, 206 discussion pages.)
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World Blitz Cup
Moscow, Russia
Nov 19-20

| | Ivanchuk wins with 25.5/38, beating second place Anand by a full point. (380 games, 20 players, 10 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Tal Memorial
Moscow, Russia
Nov 9-19

| | Kramnik secures his victory with a round to spare, finishing with 6.5/9 points. (45 games, 10 players, 50 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Femida Super Tournament
Oct 30
Kharkov, Ukraine

| | 14 year old IM Sanan Sjugirov won this rapid event with 8/11, leading by an entire point. (66 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Liga de Campeones
Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain
Nov 1-15

| | Topalov wins by a whopping 1.5 point margin at 7/10. (30 games, 6 players, 15 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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USSR vs Yugoslavia Match
Moscow, Russia
Nov 8-10

| | The USSR team (Korchnoi, Taimanov, Zaitsev, et al) defeated their old Yugoslavian rivals. (19 games, 20 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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Corsica Masters
Bastia, Corsica
Oct 28-30

| | Nakamura beats Kasimdzhanov in the finals to win this annual rapid chess (10 min + 3s/move) knockout. (45 games, 19 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Calvia Chess Festival: CECLUB Finals
Calvia, Mallorca (Spain)
Oct 6-24

| | Linex Magic (Shirov, Adams, Sublevsky, Sargissian, Cheparinov, Perez-Candelario) claims the Spanish CECLUB title. (23 games, 25 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Casino de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Oct 18-26

| | Hikaru Nakamura wins with 7/9, a clear point ahead of Dominguez-Perez. (45 games, 10 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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European Club Cup
Kemer-Antalya, Turkey
Oct 2-10

| | Linux Magic won the cup. (1,169 games, 391 players, 12 discussion pages.)
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European Club Cup (Women)
Kemer-Antalya, Turkey
Oct 2-10

| | Cercle d'Echecs wins the women's cup. (252 games, 84 players, 1 discussion page.)
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FIDE World Championship Tournament
Mexico City, Mexico
Sep 12-30

| | Undefeated "Vishy" Anand finishes with 9/14 and claims the title of World Chess Champion. (56 games, 8 players, 477 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Monarch Assurance International
Isle of Man
Sep 22-30

| | Mateusz Bartel, Vitali Golod, Zahar Efimenko, Yuri Yakovich, Michael Roiz and Mikhail Kobalia all tied at 6.5/9. (385 games, 86 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Clash of the Computer Titans
Mexico City, Mexico
Sep 20-27

| | Zappa defeats Rybka 5.5 to 4.5. We will post the remaining games shortly. (10 games, 2 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Asian Individual Championship
Cebu City, Philippines
Sep 18-30

| | Discuss forum now open. We will post more games as they become available. (345 games, 73 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Czech Coal Carlsbad Tournament
Carlsbad, Czech Republic
Sep 7-15

| | Movsesian edges out Ponomariov on tiebreaks (both finished 4.5/7). (27 games, 8 players, 11 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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UK vs China Match
Liverpool, England
Sep 4-Sep 9

| | China beat the UK 28 to 20. (48 games, 16 players, 16 discussion pages.)
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Russia vs China Match
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Aug 18-31

| | China won the match overall 52.5-47.5 coming back to win the men's half with three victories in the final round, and winning the women's event 27-23. (100 games, 20 players, 6 discussion pages.)
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NH Chess Tournament
Amsterdam, NL
Aug 22-Sep 1

| | "Rising Stars" beat "Experience" 26.5-23.5 and Karjakin won with 7/10 and earned an invitation to next year's Amber tournament. (50 games, 10 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Chess Classic Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Aug 13-19

| | Anand defeated Aronian in the final. However, Aronian defeated Anand to become the victor of the Chess960 event. (4 games, 2 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Ordix Open
Mainz, Germany
Aug 13-19

| | David Navara beat out Mchedlishvili and Sasikiran on tiebreaks, all with 9.5/11. (114 games, 83 players, 1 discussion page.)
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French Championships
Aix-les-Bains, France
Aug 13-25

| | Vachier-Lagrave beats Tkachiev in the blitz tiebreaks for the title. (66 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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British Championships
Great Yarmouth, England
Jul 29-Aug 11

| | The 94th Championships of The British Isles Organised by the English Chess Federation was won by Jacob Aagaard. (374 games, 69 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament
Vlissingen, NL

| | Four way tie between FM Migchiel De Jong, IM Fabiano Caruana, IM Ralf Appel, and GM Sergei Tiviakov. (327 games, 177 players, 4 discussion pages.)
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Politiken Cup
Copenhagen, Denmark
July 21-29

| | Five way tie for 1st among Emanuel Berg, Krasenkow, Sargissian, DeFirmian, and Malakhov. (538 games, 223 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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North Urals Cup
Krasnoturinsk, Russia
July 22-31

| | 10 of the strongest women compete in Krasnoturinsk. Zhu Chen and Zhao Xue tie for 1st place with 6/9. (45 games, 10 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Canadian Open
Ottawa, Canada
July 7-15

| | Bu Xiangzhi placed first with 8/10. (355 games, 158 players, 4 discussion pages.)
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Ciudad de León
León, Spain
July 6-9

| | Anand beats Topalov, Ponomariov and Kasimdzhanov to win the annual speed-chess battle in Spain. (12 games, 4 players, 17 discussion pages.)
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World Open
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Jun 30-Jul 4

| | Varuzhan Akobian won after beating Stripunsky in the Armageddon tiebreak game. (262 games, 106 players, 15 discussion pages.)
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Sparkassen Chess Meeting
Dortmund, Germany
Jun 23-Jul 1

| | Kramnik wins with 5/7, a full point ahead of the rest. (28 games, 8 players, 62 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Dutch Championship
Hilversum, Holland
Jun 16-28

| | Sergei Tiviakov wins the two game playoff against Daniel Stellwagen to take the title. (66 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Gorenje Tournament
Valjevo, Serbia
June 13-21

| | Roiz wins after edging out Atalik on the tie-breaks. (45 games, 10 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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1st Women's World Team Championship
Ekaterinburg, Russia
May 19-30

| | With an emphatic 8 wins, 1 draw and no losses, China took the 15 kilogram golden trophy in the first-ever World Women's Team Chess Championship; Russia and Ukraine came in second and third respectively. (180 games, 52 players, 7 discussion pages.)
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37th Bosna Sarajevo Tournament
Sarajevo
May 18-28

| | Movsesian wins with 6.5/10, a full point ahead of the pack. Finishing +3 -0 =7, he was the only undefeated contestant. (30 games, 6 players, 21 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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US Championships
Stillwater, Oklahoma
May 15-23

| | Shabalov wins with 7/9 points to become, once again, the U.S. Champion. (162 games, 36 players, 17 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Mtel Masters
Sofia, Bulgaria
May 9-20

| | In the final round, Topalov defeated Sasikiran to take first place alone with 5.5/10. (30 games, 6 players, 154 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Russian Team Championship
Sochi, Russia
May 1-12

| | Tomsk-400 wins with a perfect 9/9 score. (Team includes Morozevich, Jakovenko, Karjakin, and Kasimdzhanov.) (267 games, 80 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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"Match of the Hopes"
Porto-Vecchio, France
May 18

| | Radjabov defeats Carlsen in the "Armageddon" tiebreak in this match of speed chess (15 minutes + 3 seconds/move). (5 games, 2 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Moscow Championship
Moscow, Russia
Apr 18-24

| | Vladimir Belov beat Boris Grachev in the tiebreaks to place first. (28 games, 8 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Villa de Canada de Calatrava
Spain
Apr 6-8

| | Shirov wins this rapid event (G/25) on tiebreaks, beating out Daniel Fridman, Ivan Sokolov and Boris Gelfand all of whom finished with 7.5/9. (84 games, 63 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Foxwoods Open
Connecticut, USA
Apr 4-8

| | Gata Kamsky is the winner on speed playoff, beating out Izoria, Ibragimov and Stripunsky (all finished with 7/9). (186 games, 106 players, 1 discussion page.)
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16th Amber Tournament (Blindfold)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Mar 17-29

| | Kramnik wins the overall prize, mostly due to his stunning 9/11 score in the blindfold event. (66 games, 12 players, 86 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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16th Amber Tournament (Rapid)
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Mar 17-29

| | The rapid event of the Amber tournament was won by Viswanathan Anand with 8.5/11, a full two points ahead of the pack. (66 games, 12 players, 92 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Ruy Lopez Festival
Zafra, Spain
Mar 16-25

| | Gabriel Sargissian dominated the event, finishing with 6.5/7, a point-and-a-half above the rest. (28 games, 8 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Linares-Morelia
Linares, Spain Morelia, Mexico
Feb 16-March 11

| | Vishy wins with 8.5/14 points. (56 games, 8 players, 287 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Moscow Open
Russia
Jan 27-Feb 4

| | Najer and Yemelin shared first place with 7.5/9 from a field of 250 players. (534 games, 228 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Corus Group C
Wijk Aan Zee, NL
Jan 12-28

| | Krasenkow wins with 10.5/13. (91 games, 14 players, 6 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Armenian Championsip
Yerevan, Armenia
Jan 16-26

| | After 6 rounds, Karen Asrian won the event by beating Tigran Kotanjian 2-0 in the playoffs. (68 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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ACP Rapid Tournament
Odessa, Ukraine
Jan 5-8

| | Leko beats Ivanchuk in the final. (41 games, 16 players, 24 discussion pages.)
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Ciudad de Pamplona
Pamplona, Spain
Dec 22-29

| | Morozevich wins with a stunning 6/7. (28 games, 8 players, 6 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Lahno vs Negi Match
New Delhi, India
Dec 17-25

| | Kateryna Lahno defeated Parimarjan Negi in an 18 game match dubbed "The Amity Grandmasters Challenge". (18 games, 2 players, 4 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Blind Chess World Duel
Bilbao, Spain
Dec 7-9

| | Veselin Topalov defeated Judit Polgar in a six game match of blindfold chess with a score of 3.5 to 2.5. (6 games, 2 players, 7 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Kramnik vs Deep Fritz
Nov 25-Dec 5
Bonn, Germany

| | The World Champion tackled a popular commercial chess program in a 6 game match. The computer won, 4 to 2. (6 games, 2 players, 136 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Tal Memorial
Moscow, Russia
Nov 5-19

| | The main event is a ten player round-robin featuring Aronian, Svidler, Leko, Shirov, Gelfand, Mamedyarov, Carlsen, Morozevich, Grischuk and Ponomariov. Leko, Ponomariov, and Aronian all finish on 5.5/9. (45 games, 10 players, 134 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Spanish Team Championship
Olite, Spain
Sep 13-Nov 4

| | Team "Linex Magic" (Ponomariov, Shirov, etc.) wins. (142 games, 65 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Cap D'Agde
Oct 26-Nov 2

| | 16 players compete for 16,000 euros. Teimour Radjabov won the final against Sergey Karjakin. (75 games, 16 players, 40 discussion pages.)
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Leko-Karpov Match
Miskolc, Hungary
Aug 29-Sep 3

| | Leko wins the match 4.5 to 3.5. (8 games, 2 players, 5 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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NH Chess "Youth vs Experience"
Amsterdam, NL
Aug 19-29

| | Five old-timers (team "Experience") tackled five youth (team "Rising Stars") in Amsterdam. The "Rising Stars" beat the old guard, 28-22. (50 games, 10 players, 25 discussion pages.)
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French Championships
Besancon, France
Aug 14-26

| | Tkachiev defeated Fressinet in a rapid play off for the title. (68 games, 12 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Lichthof Chess Champions
Zurich, Switzerland
Aug 22

| | Kasparov, Karpov, Korchnoi and Judit Polgar participated in this blitz chess tournament. Kasparov and Karpov tie with 4.5/6. (12 games, 4 players, 4 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Chess Classic Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Aug 17-20

| | Anand beats Radjabov in the annual rapid match 5 to 3. (8 games, 2 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Acropolis Tournament
Athens, Greece
Aug 13-21

| | We will post more games as they become available. (284 games, 68 players, no discussion.)
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Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting
Dortmund, Germany
Jul 29-Aug 6

| | Svidler and Kramnik tie for first place with 4.5/7 points. (28 games, 8 players, 51 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Biel Int'l Festival
Biel, Switzerland
Jul 22-Aug 4

| | Morozevich wins with 7.5/10. (29 games, 6 players, 20 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Politiken Cup
Copenhagen
July 22-30

| | Three way tie among Nigel Short, Vadim Malakhatko, Jonny Hector. Hundreds of games have been uploaded; more to come soon. (396 games, 194 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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North Urals Cup
Krasnoturyinsk, Russia
Jul 22-Aug 1

| | Kateryna Lahno won the event by a whole point with 7/9. (45 games, 10 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Amsterdam Tournament
Amsterdam, NL
Jul 15-23

| | Tiviakov, Erenburg, and Nijboer tied for first place with 7/9. (371 games, 86 players, 1 discussion page.)
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National Open
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jun 15-19

| | Wojtkiewicz took first place on tiebreaks ahead of Varuzhan Akobian, Nikola Mitkov, Merab Gagunashvili and Lubomir Ftacnik all of whom finished on 5/9. (116 games, 76 players, 1 discussion page.)
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10th Petr Izmailov Memorial
Jul 11-16
Tomsk, Russia

| | Karjakin beat the strong GM field in this rapid tournament. (22 games, 6 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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Norwegian Championship
Jul 8-15
Moss, Norway

| | Carlsen blows the last round, which sets up a playoff between Carlsen and Agdestein for the 2nd year in a row. (99 games, 22 players, 9 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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34th World Open
Philadelphia
Jun 28-Jul 4

| | Kamsky wins in blitz tiebreaks against Milov. (361 games, 205 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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Dutch Championship
Hilversum, NL
Jun 16-Jul 2

| | Tiviakov wins with 9/11 points, a point and a half above 2nd place Sokolov. (66 games, 12 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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XIX Ciudad de Leon
Leon, Spain
Jun 9-11

| | Rapid chess knockout featuring Anand, Bruzon, Topalov, Vallejo. Anand beats Topalov in the finals 2.5-1.5. (16 games, 4 players, 5 discussion pages.)
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37th Chess Olympiad
Turin, Italy
May 20-Jun 4

| | Armenia wins the gold medal; China wins silver; and the United States wins the bronze. (3,644 games, 936 players, 176 discussion pages.)
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37th Chess Olympiad: Women
Turin, Italy
May 20-Jun 4

| | Ukraine takes the gold; Russia takes the silver; China, bronze. (1,891 games, 402 players, 4 discussion pages.)
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Match de Légendes
Porto-Vecchio, Corsica
May 26

| | Boris Spassky defeated Anatoly Karpov in a two game rapid match, 15 minutes + 3 seconds per move. The audience included 300 children. (2 games, 2 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Mtel Masters
Sofia, Bulgaria
May 10-21

| | Topalov wins with 6.5/10 followed by Kamsky with 6/10. (30 games, 6 players, 151 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Bosna Sarajevo Tournament
May 7-16

| | Malakhov, Nisipeanu and Carlsen tied with 5.5/10. (30 games, 6 players, 15 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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XIII Russian Club Championship
Sochi, Russia
Apr 19-May 1

| | The top four teams now qualify for the European Club Cup: Ural (Sverdlovsk), TPS (Saransk), Tomsk-400 (Tomsk), Termosteps (Sarama). Also see the women's section. (350 games, 93 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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8th Dubai Open
United Arab Emirates
Apr 22-May 2

| | Three way tie for first place among Fedorchuk, Sargissian, and Petrosian (7/9 points each). (310 games, 112 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Magnus Carlsen vs Loek Van Wely
Apr 28-May 1
Schagen, NL

| | The four game match was tied, but Carlsen emerged victorious after the blitz tiebreakers. (8 games, 2 players, 13 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Topalov vs Nisipeanu
Bucharest, Romania
Apr 6-9

| | Topalov wins 3 to 1. (4 games, 2 players, 4 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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2006 Amber Tournament
Monte Carlo
Mar 18-Mar 30

| | Morozevich dominated the blindfold section with 9.5/11, while Anand won the rapid section with 8/11. Both players tied for best overall standing. Also see the rapid games. (66 games, 12 players, 11 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Poikovsky VII
Poikovsky, Siberia
Mar 18-28

| | Shirov wins with 6/9. (45 games, 10 players, 6 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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22nd Reykjavik Open
Reykjavik, Iceland
Mar 6-14

| | Five players score 7/9, but the tiebreak system placed Gabriel Sargissian as the winner, ahead of Adly Ahmed, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Pentala Harikrishna and Igor Nataf. (229 games, 87 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Linares 2006
Morelia, Mexico & Linares, Spain
Feb 18-Mar 12

| | Levon Aronian wins with 8.5/14 after defeating Peter Leko in the final round. (56 games, 8 players, 120 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Hungarian Championship
Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Mar 1-9

| | Zoltan Almasi took the title by beating Adam Horvath in the final round. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Aeroflot Open
Moscow
Feb 8-17

| | Baadur Jobava beats out Bologan, Sasikiran, and Mamedyarov on tiebreaks, all scoring 6.5/9. (259 games, 90 players, 15 discussion pages.)
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German Championship
Osterburg, Germany
Feb 2-12

| | Thomas Luther beat out Kunin and Yusupov on tiebreaks with 6.5/9. 46 players competed. (204 games, 46 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Corus Chess Tournament Group B
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Jan 13-29

| | Motylev and Carlsen finish with 9/13. (91 games, 14 players, 29 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Corus Chess Tournament Group C
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Jan 13-29

| | Suat Atalik finishes on 10.5/13. (91 games, 14 players, 3 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Rilton Cup
Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 27-Jan 5

| | Five players finished on 7/9, but Rozentalis won on tiebreaks. (223 games, 91 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Russian Championship Superfinal
Moscow, Russia
Dec 18-30

| | Rublevsky is the new Russian Champion. He was the only player to go undefeated, with 7.5/11. (66 games, 12 players, 104 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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World Team Championship
Oct 31-Nov 11
Beer Sheva, Israel

| | Russia emerges victorious after defeating China in the final round. (144 games, 54 players, 10 discussion pages.)
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21st European Club Cup
Saint-Vincent, Italy
Sep 18-24

| | Tomsk-400 (Tkachiev, Inarkiev, Bologan, Jakovenko, Belozerov, Smirnov, and Aronian) won the gold medal. NTN Tbilisi won the women's event. (943 games, 328 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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Lausanne Young Masters
Lausanne, Switzerland
Sep 14-19

| | Eight of the strongest under-20 players in the world lock horns at the Casino de Montbenon. Volokitin defeats Nakamura 2-0 in the final. (31 games, 8 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Unzicker's 80th Birthday
Aug 9-10
Mainz, Germany

| | As a preliminary event of Mainz, four chess legends gathered in Germany to celebrate Wolfgang Unzicker's 80th birthday. Karpov and Korchnoi came out on top with 3.5/6, Spassky had 3 points, and the guest of honor scored 2. (12 games, 4 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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2005 Mercosur Cup
Vicente Lopez, Argentina
Jul 14-25

| | The 8th Republica Argentina Chess Masters tournament allowed the computer software Shredder to participate this year. The computer was the undisputed champ with 8.5/10. The top scoring human was Andres Rodriguez with 6/10. (55 games, 11 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Efim Geller Memorial
Odessa, Ukraine
Jul 1-3

| | Ponomariov won the event wth 7.5/9, a clear point ahead of the field. (45 games, 10 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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Adams vs Hydra
London, England
Jun 21-27

| | The Hydra computer has won the match with an incredible score of 5.5 to 0.5. (6 games, 2 players, 22 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Leko-Adams Rapid Match
Miskolc, Hungary
Jun 2-5

| | Match drawn at 4-4. (8 games, 2 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Mtel Masters
Sofia, Bulgaria
May 11-22

| | Topalov wins the tournament by a full point, with 6.5/10. You can see his games here. (30 games, 6 players, 133 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Capablanca Memorial
Havana, Cuba
May 5-19

| | Ivanchuk dominates the field with 9.5/12 points. (41 games, 7 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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II Copa ENTEL
Mar 15-22
Santiago, Chile

| | Johan Hellsten won the event with 10 out of 12. (78 games, 13 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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XXII Torneo Ciudad de Linares
Feb 22-Mar 10
Spain

| | Topalov and Kasparov finish with 8/12 points; Kasparov wins on tiebreaks. (42 games, 7 players, 197 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Aeroflot Open
Moscow, Russia
Feb 15-23

| | Sutovsky wins on tiebreaks with 6.5/9. You can see his games here. (249 games, 94 players, 9 discussion pages.)
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Gibraltar Masters
Jan 25-Feb 3

| | There was a five way tie for first among Aronian, Efimenko, Georgiev, Shirov and Sutovsky, all with 7.5/10. (436 games, 117 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Indochess Man vs Machine
Jan 10-11
Jakarta, Indonesia

| | The chips clobbered the humans 14.5 to 1.5! (16 games, 8 players, 2 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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Zürich Christmas Open
Dec 26-Dec 30
Switzerland

| | Kveinys, Pelletier, Roiz, Pikula, Ginsburg, and Malakhatko all scored 5.5/7, and Kveinys won on tiebreaks. (101 games, 88 players, 1 discussion page.)
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36th Olympiad
Oct 14-31
Calvià, Majorca

| | The Ukraine team wins with a three point lead over Russia and Armenia. We also have the women's games. (3,296 games, 851 players, 16 discussion pages.)
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Kramnik-Leko World Championship Match
Sep 25-Oct 18
Brissago, Switzerland

| | KRAMNIK RETAINS TITLE! Kramnik won the first game to secure an early lead, but Leko fought back in game 5, then took the lead in the dramatic 8th game. Finally, in the final game Kramnik wins to draw the match and retain his crown. (14 games, 2 players, 73 discussion pages, crosstable.)
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European Club Cup
Oct 2-9
Izmir, Turkey

| | The NAO Chess Club (Adams, Grischuk, Bacrot, etc.) comes out on top with 6/7. (588 games, 236 players, 1 discussion page.)
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Kasparov Simul
Aug 21
Sao Paulo, Brazil

| | Kasparov scored a perfect 20 wins out of 20 boards. (17 games, 18 players, 2 discussion pages.)
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Sao Paulo Rapid
Aug 20-24
Sao Paulo, Brazil

| | Anand dominated the field with 8.5/10. (30 games, 6 players, 1 discussion page, crosstable.)
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