2006

January

Australia. Ian Rogers took a clear first at the Xstrata Australian Championships in Brisbane with 9/11 points.

Czech Republic. At the Czech Chess Christmas 2005 Tournament in Litomysl, Viacheslav Dydyshko won with 7.5/9.

England. The Hastings Chess Congress was won by Valerij Neverov with 8/10.

Germany. At the Bad Zwesten Open, Christian Bauer shared the first place with Eri van den Doel with 7.5/9.

India. The 4th Parsvnath Open in New Delhi was won by Alexei Fedorov with 9/10 points. Pavel Kotsur finished at the second place with 8/10.

Italy. Konstantin Landa won the Reggio Emilia International Tournament in Hotel Astoria Mercure with 7/9. Denis Yevseev finished at the second place with 6/9.

New-Zealand. The Queenstown Chess Classic in New Zealand was won by Murray Chandler with 8.5/9.

Romania. Constantin Lupulescu won the Winter Cup GM tournament in Bucharest with 10/12 points.

Sweden. At the 35th Rilton Cup in Stockholm, Eduardas Rozentalis won with 7/9 with 4 other players.

Switzerland. The Ukrainian GM, Vadim Malakhatko won the 8th Hilton International Chess Festival in Basle with 5.5/7.

The Netherlands. Viswanathan Anand won the Corus A at the Corus Tournament in Wijk aan Zee with 9/13 points. Alexander Motylev took the first place from Magnus Carlsen at the Group B. Both of them scored 9/13 points. The Corus C was won by Suat Atalik with 10.5/13 points.

 

February

Croatia. Borki Predojevic won the 13th Metalis Open in Bizovac with 6/7. Vladislav Nevednichy finished at the second place with 5.5/7.

Czech Republic. The Championship of the Czech Republic was won by Viktor Laznicka with 8.5/11 points.

England. Kiril Georgiev won the Gibraltar Congress with 8.5/10. Nigel Short finished at the second place with 7.5/10.

France. At the Cappelle la Grande Tournament, Alexander Moiseenko won with 7.5/9. Vugar Gashimov finished at the second place with 7/9.

Georgia. Giorgi Kacheishvili won the 65th Georgian Men’s Championship with 8.5/11. Tamaz Gelashvili finished at the second place with 7.5/11.

Germany. At the German Championship in Osterburg, Thomas Luther won with 6.5/9 points.

Mexico. At the Cuernavaca Young Masters in Mexico, Ruslan Ponomariov shared the first place with Francisco Vallejo Pons. Both of them had 6.5/9.
The Morelia Mexican Open was won by Lazaro Bruzon Batista with 6.5/7.

Russia. Alexander Lastin won the Moscow Open with 7.5/9 points.
At the Aeroflot Open in Moscow, Baadur Jobava shared the first place with Viktor Bologan, Krishnan Sasikiran and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. All of them scored 6.5/9 points.

Slovenia. The Georgian GM, Zurab Azmaiparashvili won the 11th HIT Open in Nova Gorica with 6.5/9.

Spain. Emanuel Berg won the Ciudad de Sóller international in Mallorca in the Gran Hotel Sóller with 7/10.
The Morelia in Mexico was won by Levon Aronian with 8.5/14. Teimour Radjabov finished at the second place with 8/14.

Turkey. At the 3rd Mediterranean Championship in Antalya, Suat Atalik won with 7.5/9.

Ukrain. The Ukrainian IM, Yuriy Kryvoruchko won the Ukrainian Under-20 Championships in Lviv with 7.5/11.

 

March

Armenia. Artashes Minasian won the 66th Armenian Championship, in Yerevan with 7/9.

Belarus. The Belarussian GM, Viacheslav Dydyshko won the Byelorussian Championship in Minsk with 10/13. Alexei Fedorov finished at the second place with 9.5/13.

Belgium. At the Bruges Masters, Vadim Malakhatko took a clear first with 8.5/9.

France. Krishnan Sasikiran won the Trophee Universitaire in La Roche sur Yon with 6/9. Christian Bauer finished at the second place with 5.5/9.

Germany. At the 22nd Bad Wörishofen Chess Festival, Vyacheslav Ikonnikov shared the first place with Vladimir Burmakin. Both of them had 7.5/9 points.

Hungary. The Hungarian GM, Zoltan Almasi won the Hungarian Championship in Szekesfehervar with 6.5/9. Zoltan Gyimesi finished at the second place with 5.5/9 ahead of Csaba Balogh with the same score.

Iceland. At the XXII Reykjavik Open, Gabriel Sargissian won with 7/9.

India. Surya Shekhar Ganguly won the ONGC Cup International Grand Masters Open Chess Tournament in Hyderabad with 8/10. Bartosz Socko finished at the second place on tiebreak ahead of 3 other players. All of them had 7/12.

Italy. The Frascati 2nd International Chess Week was won by Branko Damljanovic with 7/9. Ferenc Berkes finished at the second place with 6.5/9.

Lithuania. At the Lithuanian Championship in Vilnius, Vidmantas Malisauskas won with 7.5/11.

Monaco. Alexander Morozevich won the 15th Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament at the Fairmont Monte Carlo Hotel with 9.5/11. Viswanathan Anand finished at the second place with 6.5/11.

Poland. The Polish Championship in Krakow was won by Mateusz Bartel with 8.5/12.

Romania. Vladislav Nevednichy won the Memorial Pius Brinzeu Open in Timisoara with 7/9.

Russia. At the Russian Under-20 Championship in Cheboksary, Boris Grachev won with 7/11 ahead of Nikita Vitiugov.
Alexei Shirov won the 7th Karpov Poikovsky with 6/9. Ruslan Ponomariov finished at the second place ahead of 3 other players. All of them scored 5/9.

Turkey. Mikhail Gurevich took a clear first at the Turkish Championship in Istanbul with 10.5/12. Suat Atalik finished at the second place with 10/13.

U.S.A. The U.S. Chess Championship in San Diego was won by Alexander Onischuk with 7/9.

April

Argentina. At the XXXVII Mar del Plata Open, Diego Flores won with 7.5/9 points.

Belarus. The Byelorussian U-20 Championship was won by Sergei Zhigalko with 6/9.

Denmark. Sune Berg Hansen won the Danish Chess Championships in Aalborg with 6/9 points.

France. The XXIV. Metz Open was won by Evgeny Postny with 7.5/9. Andrei Shchekachev finished at the second place ahead of 3 other players. All of them had 7/9.

Germany. At the III. GM Tage in Pulvermühle, Jan Gustafsson won ahead of Artur Jussupow and Michael Prusikin. All of them scored 6/9.
Dusko Pavasovic won the 10th Neckar Open in the Gemeindehalle Deizisau in the Stuttgart Region with 7.5/9 points.

India. The 43rd National ‘A’ Indian Men’s Chess Championship in Visakhapatnam was won by Surya Shekhar Ganguly with 14/18.

Spain. Vladimir Burmakin won the V. Dos Hermanas Open with 7.5/9 points.

Turkey. At the 7th European Individual Chess Championships, in Kusadasi, Zdenko Kozul won with 8.5/11. Vassily Ivanchuk finished at the second place with 8/11.

U.S.A. Ilia Smirin shared the first place with Loek Van Wely and Eugene Perelshteyn at the Foxwoods Open in Ledyards. All of them scored 7/9 but Van Wely won the playoff.
At the 2006 Spring North American FIDE Invitational in Schaumburg, Victor Mikhalevski won with 7.5/9. Yuri Shulman finished at the second place with 6/9. Vitali Golod won with 7/9 points.

Vietnam. The Vietnam Championship was won by Nguyen Anh Dung with 7/9 ahead of Dao Thien Hai.

May

Argentina. At the 81st Argentinean Championship in Buenos Aires, Fernando Peralta won with 8/11. Ruben Felgaer finished at the second place with 7/11.

Azerbaijan. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov won the President’s Cup dedicated to the memory of Heydar Aliyev in Baku with 7.5/9. Vadim Malakhatko finished at the second place with 6.5/9.

Bosnia-Herzegovina. At the Bosna Sarajevo 2006, Alojzije Jankovic won with 6/9.

Brasil. The Festival Santista de Xadrez in Santos was won by Rafael Leitao with 6.5/9.

Bulgaria. At the Mtel Masters in Sofia, Veselin Topalov won with 6.5/10. Gata Kamsky finished at the second place with 6/10.

China. The 3rd All-China Games in Suzhou was won by Wang Hao with 8.5/11.

Norway. Eduardas Rozentalis won the Gausdal Classics International Chess Tournament with 6/9. Kaido Kulaots finished at the second place with 5.5/9.

Romania. The Galati Chess Open in Galatzi was won by Viorel Iordachescu with 7/9.
Constantin Lupulescu won the May Roses Cup in Bucharest with 7.5/11.

Russia. Farrukh Amonatov won the Geller Memorial in Moscow with 8.5/12. Vladimir Afromeev finished at the second place with 8/12.

Sweden. At the Sigeman & Co Chess tournament in Malmö, Jan Timman won with 7/9.

U.A.E. Sergey Fedorchuk took the first place from Gabriel Sargissian and Tigran Petrosian at the 8th Dubai Open Chess Championship. All of them gained 7/9.

U.S.A. At the Chicago Open, Kamil Miton shared the first place with Vadim Milov, Benjamin Finegold and Julio Becerra Rivero. All of them scored 5/9 points but Milov won the playoff.

 

June

Croatia. Dusko Pavasovic won the 20th Pula Open in the Hotel Histria with 7.5/9.

Germany. The International Hamburg Tournament was won by Mihail Saltaev with 6.5/9. Konstantin Landa finished at the second place with 6/9.
Rainer Buhmann took a clear first at the Hockenheim Willingen GM tournament with 6/9 points.

Italy. The Brazilian GM, Henrique Mecking won the 2nd Lodi International Chess Festival with 7/9. Sergey Fedorchuk finished at the second place 6.5/9 points.

Poland. At the Lasker Memorial in Barlinek, Vadim Shishkin shared the first place with Vitali Koziak. Both players gained 6.5/9.
The 2nd Mielenska Perla Baltiku tournament in Mielno was won by Vladimir Malaniuk with 9/10.

Russia. Valerij Popov won the Championship of St. Petersburg with 8/11 points ahead of Vasily Yemelin with the same score.
The 10th Voronezh International Chess Festival was won by Denis Khismatullin with 7/9 points. Andrey Zontakh finished at the second place with 6.5/9.
The Zudov Memorial in Nizhnij Tagil was won by Roman Ovetchkin with 7/10.

San Marino. At the 2nd San Marino International Chess Open in the Republic of San Marino, Vadim Milov shared the first place with Varuzhan Akobian with 7.5/9 points. Merab Gagunashvili finished at the second place with 7/9.

Spain. The 8th Salou Open took place in Salou, Spain was won by Kevin Spraggett ahead of Hichem Hamdouchi, Azer Mirzoev and Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez. They collected 7/9 points.

The Netherlands. Sergei Tiviakov took a clear first at the Dutch Championship in Hilversum with 9/11. Ivan Sokolov finished at the second place with 7.5/11. Friso Nijboer finished at the third place with 7/11 points.

Ukraine. At the 1st Alushta Summer Tournament, Vladimir Belikov shared the first place with Alexander Alexikov. Both of them scored 7/9 points.
The Aerosvit GM tournament in Foros/Yalta was won by Sergei Rublevsky with 7.5/11. Vassily Ivanchuk finished at the second place with 7/11. Viktor Bologan finished at the third place with 6.5/11 points.

U.S.A. Robert Fontaine took the first place from Dejan Antic and Leonid Kritz at the Las Vegas Masters Chess Tournament. All of them scored 6.5/9 points. Victor Mikhalevski finished at the second place with 6/9.
At the Las Vegas International Chess Festival at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Aleksander Wojtkiewicz shared the first place with Varuzhan Akobian, Nikola Mitkov, Merab Gagunashvili and Lubomir Ftacnik. They had 5/9 points.

 

July

Andorra. At the XXIV. International Chess Open of Andorra, Igor Khenkin won with 7/9. Branko Damljanovic finished at the second place ahead of 7 other players with 6.5/9.

Armenia. The “Blue Sevan” Tournament in Sevan was won by Nikita Vitiugov with 6.5/9 points.

Austria. At the 28th Oberwart Open, Davit Shengelia won with 7.5/9 points. Thomas Luther finished at the second place ahead of 3 other players. They had 7/9.

Belarus. The InAutoMarket Open in Minsk was won by Evgenij Miroshnichenko ahead of Igor Kurnosov and Alexei Fedorov. All of them scored 7/9.

Canada. Alexander Moiseenko won the Quebec Open Chess Championship in Montreal with 8/9.
At the Canadian Open in Kitchener, Ontario, Walter Arencibia won with 7/9.

Costa Rica. The 2nd Alajuela International Open was won by Vladimir Georgiev with 7.5/9 points. Nikola Mitkov finished at the second place with 7/9.

China. Ni Hua won the Chinese Championships in Wuxi with 7.5/11. Zhang Zhong and Zhang Pengxiang shared the second place with 7/11.

Czech Republic. The Czech Open was won by Stanislav Novikov with 7.5/9 points.

Denmark. At the Copenhagen Chess Festival, Vadim Malakhatko shared the first place with Nigel Short and Jonny Hector. All of them gained 7.5/9.

France. The Paris Championship was won by Murtas Kazhgaleyev with 7/9.
Jean-Marc Degraeve won the 6th Open of Saint-Chély d’Aubrac with 7.5/9 points.

Greece. At the Ikaros Chess Festival in Agios Kirikos, Mihail Saltaev took the first place from Dmitry Svetushkin. Both of them scored 7.5/9 points.
The 1st International Open Chess Tournament “Summer Cup 2006” in Litohoro in Olympus Riviera was won by Dmitry Svetushkin with 7.5/9 points.

Norway. At the Midnight Sun Chess Challenge in Tromsø, Sergei Shipov won with 7.5/9. Magnus Carlsen and Leif Erlend Johannessen shared the second place with 7/9.
The Norwegian Championship was won by Magnus Carlsen ahead of Simen Agdestein. Both of them gained 7/9.

Russia. At the FINEC Rektor Cup in St. Petersburg, Nikita Vitiugov won with 7.5/9 points. Michail Brodsky finished at the second place with 6/9.

Slovakia. The Championship of Slovakia in Banska Stiavnica was won by Tomas Petrik with 6.5/9.

Spain. Julio Granda Zuniga won the II. Sort Open with 7.5/9.
The Villa de Benasque Tournament was won by Oleg Korneev with 8.5/9.
Aleksander Delchev won the 11th Balaguer Open with 8/10. Julio Granda Zuniga finished at the second place ahead of 5 other players. All of them had 7.5/10.
The 32nd Sitges Open was won by Viktor Moskalenko with 7.5/9. Vladimir Epishin finished at the second place with 7/9.

Sweden. At the Swedish Championship in Gothenburg, Johan Hellsten won with 10/12. Emanuel Berg finished at the second place with 8/12 points.

Switzerland. Florian Jenni won the Swiss Championships in Lenzerheide with 7/9 points. Viktor Korchnoi finished at the second place with 6.5/9.

The Netherlands. Sergey Tiviakov shared the first place with Sergey Erenburg and Friso Nijboer 3rd Amsterdam Chess Tournamant. All of them gained 7/9 points.

U.S.A. Gata Kamsky shared the first place with 8 other players at the 34th Annual World Open in Philadelphia. They collected 7/9 points.

 

August

Canada. At the Montreal Empresa International A Tournaments, Pavel Eljanov won with 6.5/9. Kamil Miton finished at the second place with 6/9. The B Group was won by Alexander Huzman with 6.5/9.

Czech Republic. The 9th Olomouc Chess Summer was won by Yuriy Kryvoruchko with 8/11.

England. Ivan Sokolov won the 4th Staunton Memorial in Simpsons with 9/11. Jan Timman finished at the second place on tiebreak ahead of Michael Adams. Both of them gained 8.5/11.

France. The 81st French Championships in Besançon was won by Vladislav Tkachiev ahead of Laurent Fressinet. Both of them had 7.5/11.

Germany. At the Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess Meeting, Vladimir Kramnik shared the first place with Peter Svidler. Both of them gained 4.5/7. Michael Adams finished at the third place with 4/7 points.

Greece. Dmitry Svetushkin won the 15th Kavala Open ahead of Stelios Halkias and Yuri Drozdovskij. All of them scored 7/9.
At the 21st “Acropolis” Tournament in Athens, Tamaz Gelashvili won with 7/9.

Hungary. The 4th Marx György Memorial in Paks was won by Pentala Harikrishna with 6.5/10. Zahar Efimenko finished at the second place with 5.5/10. Wang Yue finished at the third place with 5/10 points.

Italy. Ernald Dervishi won the 26th International Chess Festival “Conca della Presolana” in Bratto with 7.5/9.

Malaysia. At the 3rd IGB Dato’ Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship, the Vietnamese GM, Dao Thien Hai won with 8/11.

Poland. The 17th Jozef Kochan Memorial in Koszalin was won by Aloyzas Kveinys with 7.5/10.

Romania. At the Predeal Chess Open, Evgeny Gleizerov won with 7/9.

Spain. The Banyoles International Chess Festival was won by Sergey Fedorchuk with 8/9.
At the 23rd Open Collado Villalba Tournament, Mihai Suba won with 7.5/9.

Switzerland. Alexander Morozevich won the 39th Biel International Festival with 7.5/10. Magnus Carlsen finished at the second place with 6/10.
The 39th Biel International Festival was won by Bartosz Socko on tiebreak ahead of Leonid Kritz, Laurent Fressinet and Boris Avrukh. All of them gained 8/11.

The Netherlands. At the Dutch Open in Dieren, Friso Nijboer won with 7.5/9. Alon Greenfeld finished at the second place with 7/9 points.
Oleg Korneev won the Stukkenjagers Weekendtoernooi in Tilburg with 5/6.
At the Hogeschool Zeeland Chess Tournament in Vlissingen, Michal Krasenkow won with 8/9. Vyacheslav Ikonnikov finished at the second place ahead of Erwin L’Ami and Friso Nijboer. All of them scored 7.5/9.

U.A.E. The 16th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival was won by Vugar Gashimov ahead of Ashot Anastasian with 6.5/9. Vladimir Potkin finished at the third place on tiebreak ahead of 7 other players with 6/9.

Ukraine. At the Independence Cup in Kiev, Vladimir Baklan won with 8.5/11.

U.S.A. Yuri Shulman won the 107th US Open in Chicago, Illinois with 8/9. Gregory Kaidanov finished at the second place ahead of 9 other players. All of them gained 7.5/9.

 

September

Brasil. The 10th Itau Cup in Sao Paulo was won by Giovanni Vescovi with 8/9.

England. At the Hereford International Chess Tournament, Daniel Gormally won with 6/9.

Germany. Jonny Hector shared the first place with Alexander Graf and Daniel Fridman at the LGA Premium Cup in Nuernberg. All of them scored 6/7.

Greece. The 3rd International Open of Kalamaria in Thessaloniki was won by Radoslaw Wojtaszek on tiebreak edged out Peter Heine Nielsen. They had 7.5/9.

Isle of Man. At the The 15th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International in Port Erin, Alexander Areschenko won with 7/9 ahead of Sergey Volkov. He had the same score.

Israel. Alexander Grischuk won the World Blitz Championship final in Rishon Le Zion edged out Peter Svidler. Both of them gained 10.5/15.
At the 3rd Ashdod Tournament, Emil Sutovsky won ahead of Artur Kogan, Ilia Smirin and Victor Mikhalevski. All of them scored 7/9.

Italy. The World Senior Championship in Arvier was won by Viktor Korchnoi with 9/11.

Russia. At the 59th Russian Championship 1st League in Tomsk, Ernesto Inarkiev won with 6.5/9.

Serbia and Montenegro. The 14th Bora Kostic Memorial in Vrsac was won by Ivan Ivanisevic with 6.5/9. Bartlomiej Macieja finished at the second place with 5.5/9.

Turkey. Sergei Azarov won the 5th Istanbul Chess Festival ahead of 7 other players. All of them had 7.5/9.
At the Izmir Open, Evgenij Miroshnichenko won with 8.5/10.

Ukraine. The 2nd Efim Geller Memorial Open in Odessa was won by Michail Brodsky with 6.5/9.

U.S.A. At the European Union Individual Chess Championships at the Liverpool World Museum, Nigel Short won with 7.5/10.

 

October

France. Vladimir Epishin won the 21st Le Touquet Open in the North of France near England ahead of Vladimir Burmakin and Marijan Petrov. All of them had 7/9.

Germany. The 24th Muensterland Open in Senden was won by Vladisl Borovikov with 7.5/9.

Italy. Sergei Tiviakov won the 14th Open Valle d’Aosta in Saint Vincent with 8.5/9. Vladimir Epishin finished at the second place with 7/9.

Romania. The Autumn Cup in Bucharest was won by Andrei Murariu with 7.5/9. Constantin Lupulescu finished at the second place with 7/9.

Russia. Dmitry Bocharov won the 14th Chigorin Memorial in St-Petersburg with 7/9. Boris Savchenko finished at the second place with 6.5/9.

Serbia. At the 7th Veselin Boskovic Memorial Open in Beograd, Milos Perunovic won with 7.5/9.

Spain. The Magistral Ciutat de Barcelona-Casino was won by Lenier Dominguez with 8/9. Vassily Ivanchuk finished at the second place with 6.5/9.
At the Calvia Open, Friso Nijboer won with 7.5/9.

Ukraine. Viacheslav Zakhartsov won the Vasylyshyn Memorial in Lviv with 11/15.

 

November

Brasil. At the International Tournament ‘Cidade de Sao Paulo’ Festival Prefeitura, Giovanni Vescovi won with 8/11.

Croatia. Zoran Jovanovich won the Croatian Championship in Kutina ahead of Zdenko Kozul. Both of them gained 8/11.

Cuba. At the XLI Capablanca Memorial Open in Havana, Vassily Ivanchuk won with 6.5/10. Evgeny Bareev finished at the second place with 6/10. Kamil Miton finished at the third place with 5/10 points.
Dominican Republic. The Santo Domingo Open was won by Jaan Ehlvest on tiebreak ahead of Nikola Mitkov and Ramon Mateo. All of them gained 6.5/9.

France. At the 10th Corsica Masters, Alexander Chernin won ahead of Murtas Kazhgaleyev. Both of them had 7/9.

Germany. Stelios Halkias won the 10th OIBM in Bad Wiessee ahead of Alexander Shabalov. They scored 7.5/9.

Hungary. The Russian GM, Konstantin Chernyshov won the First Saturday November Tournaments in Budapest with 7/9.

India. Nigel Short won the Commonwealth Chess Championship in Mumbai with 9/10. Chanda Sandipan finished at the second place with 8/10 points.

Philadelphia. The 1st President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Cup Duty Free, Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila was won by Zhang Pengxiang with 7.5/9. Alexander Onischuk finished at the second place with 7/9.

Russia. At the Mikhail Tal Memorial in Moscow, the Hungarian GM, Peter Leko shared the first place with Ruslan Ponomariov and Levon Aronian. All of them had 5.5/9.
The NWAPA Rector Cup in St Petersburg was won by Michail Brodsky with 6.5/9.

Spain. Javier Moreno Ruiz won the LXXI Spanish Championship in León with 7.5/9.

The Netherlands. At the Remco Heite Chess Tournament, Loek Van Wely won with 4.5/5. Artur Jussupow finished at the second place with 3/5.

Turkey. Mikheil Mchedlishvili won the Ataturk Satranc Festival in Adana with 6.5/8.

 

December

Belgium. The IM norm Tournament in Eupen was won by Dimitri Komarov with 7/9.

Bosnia-Hercegovina. The Hungarian GM, Ferenc Berkes won the V. Subasic Memorial in Zenica ahead of Suat Atalik. They gained 6.5/9.

Brasil. At the Brazilian Championship in Guarulhos, Giovanni Vescovi won with 8.5/11. Rafael Leitao finished at the second place with 8/11.

Croatia. Vladimir Malakhov won the 14th Solin GM Tournament with 7/9. Sergei Movsesian finished at the second place with 6.5/9.

France. At the GM and IM Multicoms La Faisanderie in Paris, Namig Guliyev won with 8/9.

Greece. The 6th Greek Men’s Championship in Salonica was won by Vasilios Kotronias with 6/9.

India. Surya Shekhar Ganguly won the 44th National A Indian Championship in Atul with 9/13.

Iran. The Iranian Championships (Shahid Modarres Cup) in Tehran was won by Ehsan Ghaem Maghami with 8.5/11.

Italy. At the 66th Italian Championship in Cremona, Michele Godena shared the first place with Fabiano Caruana. Both players reached 8/11.

Poland. Stanislav Savchenko won the 22nd Voivoda Cup in Legnica with 6.5/9.

Russia. The Russian GM, Dmitry Jakovenko won the Russian Championship SuperFinal in Moscow ahead of Evgeny Alekseev. Both of them had 7.5/11.

Spain. At the XVI. Magistral Elgoibar, Azer Mirzoev won with 7/9. Oleg Korneev finished at the second place with 6.5/9 points.
The XVI. Pamplona Tournament was won by Alexander Morozevich with 6/7. Dmitry Jakovenko finished at the second place with 5/7.

Ukraine. Oksana Vozovic won the 75th Chess Championship of Ukraine in Poltava with 8/11.

U.S.A. At the 90th Marshall Club Championship in New York, Jaan Ehlvest won with 7/9. Alexander Ivanov finished at the second place with 6.5/9.
Yuri Shulman won the UTD GM Invitational in Dallas with 7.5/11.