2013

January

Armenia. T. L. Petrosian scored 7/9 and won the 73rd Armenian Championship in Yerevan with a clear half ahead of A. Grigoryan and R. Hovhannisyan. They both gained 6.5/9.
Belarus. S. Zhigalko  finished on 8/11 and won the Belarus Championship in Minsk ahead of V. Kovalev (7.5/11).
Croatia. At the 18th Bosnjaci Open, the Serbian Grandmaster, N. Sedlak won the event on tie-break from A. Delchev (BUL). They both collected 7.5/9 points.
H. Stevic became the champion at the Croatian Championship in Plitvicka Jezera on tie-break from I. Saric. They collected 6.5/9 points.
England. The English Grandmaster, G. Jones scored 7.5/10 and won the 88th Hastings Masters with a clear half ahead of A. Sumets (UKR), K. Kulaots (EST), A. Vovk (UKR), S. Sulskis (LTU), D. Vocaturo (ITA), H. Gretarsson (ISL), J. Hawkins (ENG), and R. Gao (CHN). They all scored 7/10.
At the 11th Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Masters in Caleta, the Russian Grandmaster, N. Vitiugov became the champion in a rapid playoff after a tie-break with M. Vachier-Lagrave (FRA), C. Sandipan (IND) and N. Short (ENG) at the main tournament.
India. A. Aleksandrov (BLR) won the 11th Parsvnath Delhi International in New Delhi with 8/10 points.
Netherlands. M. Carlsen played in great form and won the 75th Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee with 10/13. L. Aronian reached the second place with 8.5/13 and V. Anand got the third place with 8/13. The German Grandmaster, A. Naiditsch won the B-section on tie-break, edged out R. Rapport (HUN). They both collected 9/13 points. S. Brunello (ITA) scored 11/13 and won the C-section.
Philippines. The Vietnamese Grandmaster, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son became the champion at the Asian Zone 3.3 Chess Championship in Tagaytay City after scored 7.5/9. So Wesley (PHI) reached the second place with 7/9.
Russia. At the Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial in Taganrog, D. Kokarev (RUS) won the title after finished on 7/9 points. P. Smirnov reached the second place on tie-break, edged out I. Popov and D. Bocharov. They all gained 6.5/9 points.
Slovenia. O. Korneev (ESP) finished on 7.5/9 and won the 18th HIT Open in Nova Gorica with a clear half.
Sweden. The Polish Grandmaster, M. Krasenkow scored 7.5/9 and won the XLII Rilton Cup in Stockholm with a clear half ahead of A. Shimanov (RUS) and E. L’ami (NED). They both collected 7/9.
Switzerland. B. Grachev (RUS) won the Schachfestival Basel on tie-break, edged out L. Vajda (ROU), R. van Kampen (NED) and A. Istratescu (FRA). They all reached 5.5/7 points.

February

France. The Russian Grandmaster, S. Sjugirov won the 29th Cappelle-la-Grande Open on a big tie-break ahead of P. Negi (IND), M. Rodshtein (ISR), S. Fedorchuk (UKR), E. Hansen (CAN), V-C. Jianu (ROU), A. Fedorov (BLR) and Y. Vovk (UKR). They all scored 7/9.
Germany. V. Anand scored 6.5/10 and won the GRENKE Chess Classic in Baden Baden with half a point ahead of F. Caruana (6/10). E. Bacrot won the Chess Classic Elo Op with 7/9 points.
At the 4th Pfalz Open in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, the Russian Grandmaster, V. Epishin won the title on tie-break from Y. Kuzubov (UKR). They collected 7.5/9 points.
Ireland. M. Adams scored 5.5/6 and won the 20th Bunratty Chess Festival with a clear half point. N. Short reached the second place (5/6).
Island. The Ukrainian Grandmaster, P. Eljanov won the Reykjavik Open on tie-break from Wesley So and A. Bassem. They gained 8/10 points.
Romania. At the Romanian Championships in Baile Olanesti, C. Lupulescu became the champion on tie-break from L-C. Miron. They reached 8.5/11 points.
Russia. B. Savchenko finished on 7.5/9 and won the Moscow Open with half a point. I. Nepomniachtchi reached the second place with 7/9 on a big tie-break.
Turkey. D. Solak became the champion at the Turkish Championship in Antalya after finished on 9.5/11 points.

March

Croatia. R. Zelcic scored 8/9 and won the Zagreb Open with a clear point. Z. Kozul reached the second place on a big tie-break (7/9).
Germany. V. Epishin (RUS) won the 29th ChessOrg Schachfestival in Bad Woerishofen on a big tie-break from I. Starostits (LAT), R. Mainka (GER), O. Romanishin (UKR) and A. Karpatchev (RUS). They all finished on 7/9 points.
At the 19th Schloss Open in Werther, V. Epishin (RUS) won the tournament on tie-break from A. Danin (RUS). They both finished on 6/7 points.
Kazakhstan. At the FIDE World Women’s Team Chess Championship in Astana, the Ukrainian team became the champion with 16 match points. China reached the second place and Russia got the third place.
Macedonia. The Croatian Grandmaster, Z. Kozul won the Karpos Open in Skopje on a huge tie-break from M. Rodshtein (ISR), C. Lupulescu (ROU), E. Iturrizaga (VEN), M. Perunovic (SRB), I. Ivanisevic (SRB), H. Stevic (CRO) and V. Hamitevici (MDA). They all finished on 7/9 points.
Netherlands. E. L’Ami (NED) scored 5.5/6 and won the 6th OGD Prinsenstad Tournament in Delft.
Norway. At the Norsk Sjakkfestival in Fagernes, E. Rozentalis won the event with half a point (7/9).
Poland. I. Kovalenko (UKR) won the 3rd Ferdynand Dziedzic Memorial in Trzcianka on tie-break from M. Tazbir (POL). They scored 8/9.
Spain. The Peruvian Grandmaster, J. Granda Zuniga won the 40th La Roda Open on tie-break, edged out A. Cabrera (ESP). They both finished on 7.5/9 points.
USA. At the UT Dallas Spring FIDE Open in Dallas, the Indian Grandmaster, P. Negi won the title on tie-break, edged out J. Catalino Sadorra (PHI). They both scored 6.5/9.
E. Rozentalis (LTU) scored 8/9 and won the Jersey International in St Clement Bay with half a point.
F. C. Jumenez (USA) won the 7th Philadelphia Open on tie-break from D. Naroditsky (USA). They finished on 7/9 points.
Vietnam. At the 3rd HD Bank Cup in Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnamese Grandmaster, Le Quang Liem scored 7.5/9 and won the event with a clear half point.

April

Argentina. At the 87th Argentine Championship in Villa Martelli, D. Flores finished on 8.5/11 and became the champion.
Australia. The Chinese Grandmaster, Li Chao scored 7.5/9 and won The O2C Doeberl Cup in Canberra with a clear half point.
At the Sydney International Open, the Dutch Grandmaster, L. Van Wely scored 7.5/9 and won the title with a clear half point ahead of Li Chao B.
Bulgaria. K. Georgiev became the champion at the 77th Bulgarian Individual Championships in Bankya with 8/11 points.
China. Wang Yue took a clear first at the Chinese Championships in Xinghua after finished on 7.5/11 points.
Denmark. At the Admiral Niels Juel Cup in Koge, I. Sokolov (NED) won the event on-tie break, edged out Y. Solodovnichenko (UKR) and M. Ulibin (RUS). They all gained 7/10 points.
England. M. Carlsen won the FIDE World Chess Championship Candidates in London on tie-break from V. Kramnik on the tie-break due to more wins. M. Carlsen will be V. Anand’s opponent for the World Champion Title.
France. At the 2nd Martinique Open in Fort-de-France, S. Fedorchuk (UKR) scored 7.5/9 and won the event with a clear half point.
Germany. The Hungarian Grandmaster, R. Rapport won the 17th Neckar Open in Deizisau on a huge tie-break edged out e.g. E. Bacrot (FRA), Y. Solodovnichenko (UKR), A. Naiditsch (GER), I. Saric (CRO) and A. Istratescu (FRA). They all scored 7/9.
Israel. T. Nabaty scored 6.5/9 and won the Israel Championship in Acre with a clear half point ahead of I. Smirin, V. Mikhalevski and B. Avrukh. They all scored  6/9.
Latvia.  At the Latvian Championship in Riga, I. Kovalenko took a clear first with 7/9 points.
Poland. B. Socko won the Polish Championships in Chorzow, after beat G. Gajewski in a rapid playoff. They both scored 6.5/9 at the main tournament.
Slovenia. At the 23rd Slovenian Championship in Sentjur, L. Lenic finished on 7.5/9 and became the champion.
Switzerland. A. Maksimenko (UKR) won the 7th Lugano Open on tie-break, edged out V. Epishin (RUS) and I. Sipos (HUN). They all finished on 4.5/6 points.
At the FIDE Grand Prix in Zug, V. Topalov took a clear first with 8/11 points, one and a half points ahead of H. Nakamura (6.5/11). R. Ponomariov reached the third place on tie-break, edged out F. Caruana. They both scored 6/11.
UAE. The Russian Grandmaster, A. Rakhmanov scored 7.5/9 and won the 15th Dubai Open with half a point. S. Volkov (RUS) reached the second place on a big tie-break with 7/9 points.
Uzbekistan. At the 7th Agzamov Memorial in Tashkent, P. Maletin (RUS) finished on 7.5/9 and won the tournament with half a point.

May

Azerbaijan. At the Nakhchivan Open, I. Kurnosov (RUS) won the title on tie-break from A. Shimanov (RUS) and G. Guseinov (AZE). They all gained 6.5/9 points.
Bolivia. The Peruvian Grandmaster, J. Granda Zuniga finished on 9.5/11 and took a clear first at the American Continental Championship in Cochabamba.
Brazil. R. Leitao (BRA) won the Zonal 2.4 Absoluto 2013 in Manaus on tie-break from A. Fier (BRA). They both collected 7.5/9 points.
Canada. At the 6th Calgary International, Wesley So finished on 8/9 and took a clear first.
China. Ding Liren won the 4th Danzhou GM tournament with a clear point after scored 7/9.
Cuba. The Hungarian Grandmaster, Z. Almasi scored 6.5/10 and won the 48th Capablanca Memorial in Havana with a clear half point ahead of Y. Quesada Perez (CUB) and L. Dominguez Perez (CUB). They both finished on 6/10.
Czech Republic. D. Navara dominated and took a clear first at the Czech Championship in Svetla nad Sazavou with 8/9 points.
Denmark. At the Hans Christian Andersen Mindgames in Odense, E. Rozentalis (LTU) took a clear first after finished on 7/9 points.
France. L. Aronian won the Alekhine Memorial took place in Paris on tie-break from B. Gelfand. They both finished on 5.5/9 points. V. Anand reached the third place with 5/9 points.
Greece. At the FIDE Grand Prix in Thessaloniki, L. Dominguez Perez finished on 8/11 and took a clear first. F. Caruana reached the second place on tie-break edged out G. Kamsky. They both scored 7.5/11.
Norway. S. Karjakin scored 6/9 and took a clear first at the Norway Chess Super Tournament in Sandnes ahead of M. Carlsen (5.5/9) and H. Nakamura (5.5/9).
Philippines. At the Asian Continental Championship in Manila, Li Chao scored 7/9 and became the champion.
Poland. The Ukrainian Grandmaster, A. Moiseenko won the 14th European Individual Championship in Legnica on a big tie-break, edged out E. Alekseev (RUS), E. Romanov (RUS), A. Beliavsky (SLO), C. Lupulescu (ROU), F. Vallejo Pons (ESP), S. Movsesian (ARM), I. Nepomniachtchi (RUS), A. Dreev (RUS) and H. Melkumyan (ARM). They all scored 8/11.
Sweden. At the Deltalift Open in Halmstad, the Swedish Grandmaster, E. Berg took a clear first with 7/8 points.
R. Rapport (HUN) won the 21st Sigeman & Co tournament in Malmo on tie-break from N. Short (ENG) and N. Grandelius (SWE). They all scored 4.5/7.
Tunisia. The Egyptian Grandmaster, A. Bassem dominated, scored 7.5/9 and won the African Championship in Tunis.
USA. Gata Kamsky won the US Chess Championships after a rapid playoff against A. Ramirez. They both finished on 6.5/9 at the main tournament.
At The Chicago Open, the American Grandmaster, R. Robson won the event on tie-break edged out J. Friedel (USA) and N. Mitkov (MKD). They all  gained 7/9 points.

June

Armenia. The Armenian Grandmaster, R. Hovhannisyan  scored 7.5/9 and took a clear first at the 6th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk.
Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the 43rd Open Bosna in Sarajevo, the Serbian Grandmaster, R. Markus won the title on tie-break from A. Kovacevic (SRB) and P. Nikolic (BIH). They all collected 6/9 points.
Bulgaria. T. L. Petrosian dominated and took a clear first at the Grand Europe Albena Open after finished on 8/9 points.
The Swedish Grandmaster, N. Grandelius won the 2nd Grand Europe Open after scored 7.5/9. Z. Hracek (CZE) reached the second place on tie-break with 7/9.
Costa Rica. At the Zonal 2.3 in San Jose, L. Bruzon Batista (CUB) won the event on tie-break edged out E. Iturrizaga (VEN). They both scored 7/9.
Czech Republic. N. Mamedov (AZE) won the 8th Teplice Open on a huge tie-break (eight players finished on 7/9 points).
Italy. The Romanian Grandmaster, L-D. Nisipeanu won the 2nd Server24 Chessfestival in Ortisei on tie-break edged out S. Volkov (RUS). They both scored 7/9 points.
Kyrgyzstan. At the Zonal 3.4 in Osh, A. Filippov (UZB) scored 7/9 and took a clear first.
Malaysia. S. Tiviakov (NED) dominated and won the DYTM Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah KL Masters in Kuala Lumpur with 9/11 points.
Netherlands. The German Grandmaster, D. Fridman scored 8.5/9 and took a clear first an the HSC/De Legibus Open in Helmond.
Russia. The FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships took place in Khanty-Mansiysk. S. Mamedyarov won the Rapid Tournament with 11.5/15 ahead of I. Nepomniachtchi (11/15) and A. Grischuk (10.5/15).  Le Quang Liem won the Blitz Championships after scored 20.5/30 ahead of A. Grischuk, R. Ponomariov and I. Nepomniachtchi.
The Latvian Grandmaster, I. Kovalenko won the 35th Nezhmetdinov Cup in Kazan on tie-break from A. Kharlov (RUS) and D. Kryakvin (RUS). They all finished on 7/9.
At the 17th Voronezh Chess Festival, I. Kovalenko (LAT) won the event on tie-break ahead of O. Korneev (ESP) and Y. Kuzubov (UKR). They all gained 7/9 points.
B. Gelfand scored 6/9 and took a clear first at the 8th Mikhail Tal Memorial in Moscow ahead of M. Carlsen (5.5/9) and S. Mamedyarov (5/9).
The Russian Grandmaster, P. Maletin won the 17th Petr Izmailov Memorial in Tomsk on tie-break from V. Zakhartsov (RUS), V. Nevostruev (RUS) and P. Smirnov (RUS). They all finished  on 7/9 points.
E. Inarkiev won the 66th ch-RUS Higher League in Yekaterinburg on tie-break edged out I. Nepomniachtchi. They both scored 6.5/9.
Tanzania. At the Spicenet Tanzania Open in Dar es Salaam, the English Grandmaster, N. Short won all his matches and so the tournament with 6/6 points.
Ukraine. S. Karjakin scored 6.5/9 and won the Sberbank Rapid Open in Kiev. V. Topalov reached the second place with 6/9 points.
At the Ukrainian Chess Championships in Kiev, Y. Kryvoruchko became the champion on tie-break from R. Ponomariov. They both finished on 7.5/11 points.

July

Andorra. At the 31st Andorra Open in La Massana, the Ukrainian Grandmaster, A. Vovk scored 7.5/9 and won the title with half a point.
Canada. L. Bruzon Batista (CUB) dominated, finished on 23 points and won the 8th Edmonton International in Edmonton ahead of N. Short (17 points). The players got 3 points for a win and 1 points for a draw.
At the 50th Canadian Open Championship in Ottawa, N. Short (ENG) won the tournament on tie-break edged out E. Hansen (CAN). They both finished on 7.5/9 points.
L. Bruzon Batista scored 7/9 and won the Quebec Open in Montreal with a clear half point.
China. The Azerbaijan Grandmaster, S. Mamedyarov scored 7/11 and took a clear first at the FIDE Grand Prix in Beijing ahead of A. Grischuk (6.5/11). V. Topalov reached the third place on tie-break edged out P. Leko. Both player collected 6/11 points.
Croatia. At the Opatija Open, M. Bosiocic scored 8.5/9 and won the event.
Czech Republic. The Romanian Grandmaster, L-D. Nisipeanu won the 24th Czech Open in Pardubice on tie-break from M. Oleksienko (UKR). They both finished on 7.5/9 points.
Germany. E. Vorobiov took a clear first at the 2nd Arber-Chessopen in Bayerisch Eisenstein (7.5/9) ahead of V. Epishin, I. Rausis and V. Jansa.
Greece. At the 5th Artemis Cup in Leros, I. Papaioannou scored 8/9 and won the title with a clear half.
Russia. The Latvian Grandmaster, I. Kovalenko took a clear first at the Polugaevsky Memorial in Samara after finished on 8/9 points.
Wesley So (PHI) won the 27th Universiade in Kazan on a huge tie-break (nine players scored 6.5/9).
The Russian Grandmaster, P. Ponkratov scored 8/9 and won the Corporation Center Cup in Izhevsk with a clear point.
At the Primorye Debut tournament in Vladivostok, V. Fedoseev finished on 7.5/9 points and took a clear first.
I. Popov took a clear first at the 8th Vladimir Dvorkovich Open in Taganrog after scored 8/9.
Scotland. At the 120th Scottish Championship in Helensburgh, G. Jones (ENG) won the event on tie-break from D. Gormally (ENG). They both gained 6.5/9 points.
South Africa. The Indian Grandmaster, A. Gupta won the Commonwealth Open in Port Elizabeth on tie-break from S. A. Fedorchuk (UKR) and S. Tiviakov NED). They all collected 9/11 points.
Spain. E. Iturrizaga (VEN) won the 33rd Benasque Open on tie-break from M. Rodshtein (ISR) and A. Delchev (BUL). They all finished with 8.5/10 points.
UAE. At the 20th Abu Dhabi Masters, I. Kurnosov (RUS) won the title on tie-break from Z. Efimenko (UKR), M. Oleksienko (UKR) and A. Grigoryan (ARM). They all gained 6.5/9 points.
USA. V. Akobian won the 41st Annual World Open in Arlington on a huge tie-break (eight players finished on 6/9 points).
At the DC International in Arlington, the Indian Grandmaster, P. Negi won the tournament with a clear half (7.5/9).

August

Denmark. The Indian Grandmaster, P. Negi dominated and won the Politiken Cup in Helsingor after scored 9/10 points. I. Cheparinov reached the second place and R. Edouard  got the third place on a huge tie-break with 8/10 points.
England. At the 100th British Chess Championships in Torquay, D. Howell dominated and became the champion with 9.5/11 points. J. Gawain reached the second place on tie break edged out M. Hebden and S. J. Gordon. They all scored 8/11.
France. H. Hamdouchi won the French Championships in Nancy in rapid playoffs against J-M. Degraeve. They both finished on 7.5/11 at the main tournament.
At the 9th Dieppe Chess Festival, A. Istratescu (FRA) took a clear first after scired 8.5/9.
Germany. The English Grandmaster, M. Adams finished on 7/9 and took a clear first at the 41st Sparkassen Chess-Meeting in Dortmund ahead of V. Kramnik (6.5/9). P. Leko reached the third place on tie-break edged out A. Naiditsch. They both collected 4.5/9 points.
S. Shankland (USA) won the 22nd ZMDI Open in Dresden on tie-break from M. Oleksienko (UKR) and G. Meier (GER). They all finished on 7/9 points.
Greece. At the 5th Rethymno Open, D. Svetushkin (MDA) finished on 7.5/9 and won the title with half a point clear.
H. Banikas (GRE) took a clear first at the 3rd Isthmia Open in Korinthia after scored 7.5/9.
Italy. At the 24th Porto San Giorgio Festival, M. Mchedlishvili (GEO) won the tournament on tie-break from D. Dvirnyy (ITA) and O. Romanishin (UKR). They all collected 7/9 points.
Latvia. The Polish Grandmaster, B. Socko won the Riga Technical University Open 2013 on tie-break from R. van Kampen. They both finished on 7/9 points.
Netherlands. E. L’Ami (NED) won the Dutch Open in Dieren on tie-break edged out D. Sengupta (IND). They both scored 7.5/9.
At the HZ Open in Vlissingen, M. Krasenkow (POL) won the event on tie-break edged out E. L’Ami (NED), B. Lalith (IND) and Q. Ducarmon (NED). They all collected 7.5/9 points.
E. L’Ami scored 6.5/9 and won the 9th BDO Chess Tournament in Haarlem.
Serbia. The Hungarian Grandmaster, Hoang Thanh Trang took a clear first at the European Individual Women’s Championship in Belgrade after finished on 9/11.
Sweden. At the SS Manhem GM tournament in Gothenburg, E. Rozentalis (LTU) won the event on tie-break edged out T. Hillarp Persson (SWE). They both scored 6.5/9.
Switzerland. M. Vachier-Lagrave won the main GM tournament at the 46th Biel Chess Festival 2013 after a rapid match against A. Moiseenko. There was a tie-break with four players at the main event. The Indian Grandmaster, P. Harikrishna took a clear first at the Master Open.
USA. At the 2nd Washington International in Rockville, Y. Quesada Perez (CUB) took a clear first at the Main Open after finished with 7/9 points.
The Georgian Grandmaster, T. Gelashvili scored 5/6 and won the 43rd Annual Continental Open in Sturbridge.

September

Argentina. D. Flores won the 88th Argentine Championship in Resistance/Saenz Pena in blitz playoffs against F. Peralta. They both finished on 9/13 points at the main tournament.
Armenia. The Armenian Grandmaster, K. H. Grigoryan took a clear first at the traditional Lake Sevan tournament in Martuni with 6.5/9 points. Y. Kuzubov (UKR) reached the second place (6/9) and S. Zhigalko (BLR) got the third place (5.5/9).
Azerbaijan. At the Baku Open, P. Smirnov scored 7/9 and became the champion with half a point clear. S. Zhigalko got the second place on tie-break edged out A. Dreev (6.5/9).
China. Hou Yifan (CHN) won the FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2013 in Taizhou against A. Ushenina (UKR) for 5.5 – 1.5.
Germany. At the 10th LGA Premium Cup in Nuernberg, the Russian Grandmaster, E. Romanov scored 5/7 and won the event.
Italy. G. Oparin (RUS) finished with 6.5/9 and took a clear first at the 15th Trieste Open ahead of E. Postny (ISR), D. Kuljasevic (CRO) and E. Rozentalis (LTU).
Russia. P. Eljanov (UKR) scored 6/9 and won the 14th Karpov GM tournament in Poikovsky ahead of A. Motylev (5.5/9). E. Inarkiev reached the third place with 5/9 points.
Spain. The Indian Grandmaster, B. Adhiban finished on 8.5/10 points and took a clear first at the 15th Sants Open in Barcelona ahead of J. Gustafsson (GER), B. Firat (TUR) and V. Potkin (RUS). They all scored 8/10.
At the 78th Spanish Championship in Linares, I. Salgado Lopez finished on 7.5/9 and won the tournament ahead of M. Illescas Cordoba, J. L. Arizmendi Martinez, O. Korneev and D. Anton Guijarro. They scored 7/9.
The Cuban Grandmaster, L. Bruzon Batista scored 7/9 and won the Azuqueca Chess Classic in Azuqueca de Henares with half a point clear.
Switzerland. S. Fedorchuk (UKR) scored 7/9 and won the 13th Zug Young Masters ahead of P. Prohaszka (HUN) and A. Sumets (UKR).
The French Grandmaster, A. Istratescu finished on 6/7 and took a clear first at the 14th Lausanne Young Masters.
Turkey. Yu Yangyi finished on 11/13 and took a clear first at the 52nd World Junior Chess Championships in Kocaeli. A. Ipatov (TUR) reached the second place with 10.5/13. The Indian Grandmaster, V. S. Gujrathi got the third place on tie-break from the Peruvian Grandmaster, J. Cori (9.5/13).
USA. At the US Masters in Greensboro, the Azerbaijan Grandmaster, R. Mamedov took a clear first and won the title with 7/9 points.
The American Grandmaster, A. Ivanov finished on 5/6 and won the 135th ch-New York State in Albany.
M. Carlsen took a clear first at the 1st Sinquefield Cup in St Louis with 4.5/6 ahead of H. Nakamura (3.5/6), L. Aronian (2.5/6) and G. Kamsky (1.5/6).
Uzbekistan. At the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Tashkent, H. Koneru (IND) finished with 8/11 and became the champion. B. Khotenashvili (GEO) reached the second place on tie-break edged out K. Lagno (7/11).

October

Bulgaria. The Croatian Grandmaster, I. Saric won the Grand Open Blagoevgrad on tie-break from M. Palac (CRO), V. Petkov (BUL), P. Drenchev (BUL), V. Kukov (BUL) and S. Drazic (SRB). They all finished on 7/9 points.
Colombia. At the 7th Universidad Central Open in Bogota, I. R. Ortiz Suarez (CUB) won the event on tie-break from O. Almeida Quintana (CUB) and D. Otero Acosta (CUB). They all finished on 7.5/9 points.
France. F. Caruana won the final FIDE Grand Prix in Paris on tie-break from B. Gelfand. They both scored 7/11. H. Nakamura reached the third place on tie-break edged out E. Bacrot with 6.5/11 points.
Iceland. At the Reykjavik Chess Club GM, S. Fedorchuk (UKR) scored 8/9 and won the tournament ahead of the other Ukrainian Grandmaster, M. Oleksienko (7.5/9).
Indonesia. A. Dreev (RUS) donimated and took a clear first at the Indonesia Open in Jakarta (8.5/11). There was a huge tie-break behind him (9 players) with 7.5/11 points.
Montenegro. The Russian Grandmaster, V. Fedoseev finished with 7.5/9 and became the champion at the 23rd European Youth in Budva with a clear half.
Netherlands. Wesley So scored 4.5/6 and won the Unive Crown Group in Hoogeveen with one and a half points ahead of M. Adams and R. Van Kampen (3/6). M. Rodshtein (ISR) won the Open section with 7.5/9 points.
Romania. At the 7th Kings Tournament in Bucharest, F. Caruana scored 5/8 and won the title ahead of Wang Hao (4.5/8) and L-D. Nisipeanu (4/8).
Russia. P. Svidler became the champion at the 66th Russian Championship Super Final in Nizhny in a rapid tie-break against I. Nepomniachtchi. They both finished on 6.5/9 at the main tournament.
The Ukrainian Grandmaster, P. Eljanov finished on 7/9 and won the Chigorin Memorial in St Petersburg on a huge tie-break (with 11 players).
Spain. At the Bilbao Final Masters, L. Aronian took a clear first with 4/6 points ahead of M. Adams (3.5/6), S. Mamedyarov (2.5/6) and M. Vachier-Lagrave (2/6).
The Peruvian Grandmaster, J. Granda Zuniga finished on 5.5/8 and won the Entrefaros GM tournament in Camarinas with a clear half ahead of I. Cheparinov (5/8). R. Rapport (HUN) reached the third place (4/8).
At the 18th Casino de Barcelona tournament, the Hungarian Grandmaster, C. Balogh won the event with 4.5/7 points.
USA. A. Ipatov (TUR) won the SPICE Cup Open in Saint Louis on tie break edged out K. Troff (USA). They both scored 6.5/9.

November

Brazil. R. Leitao dominated and won the 1st Brazilian Championship semi-finals after scored 6.5/7.
Costa Rica. At the Championship of Costa Rica in San Jose, A. Rakhmanov dominated and became the champion with 11/13 points.
France. The Israeli Grandmaster, B. Avrukh won the 13th Sautron Open on tie-break from the other Israeli Grandmaster, M. Roiz. They both scored 7/9.
At the 28th Le Touquet Open, A. Kveinys (LTU) won the event on tie-break edged out S. Fedorchuk (UKR). They both finished with 7.5/9 points.
Germany. A. Delchev finished on 8/9 and won the 17th OIBM in Bad Wiessee with half a point clear.
India. M. Carlsen won the World Chess Championship in Chennai against V. Anand (6.5 – 3.5).
Panama. The Russian Grandmaster, A. Rakhmanov  won the 3rd Panama Chess Open on a big tie-break from C. E. Gomez Garrido (CUB), J. Cori (PER), I. R. Ortiz Suarez (CUB), L. Bruzon Batista (CUB) and B. Gonzalez (CRC). They all scored 7/9.
Paraguay. At the Paraguay Championships in Asuncion, A. Bachmann finished on 9.5/11 and became the champion with half a point clear ahead of N. Delgado Ramirez (9/11).
Poland. Azerbaijan won the men’s section at the European Team Championships with 14/18 points. France reached the second place on tie-break edged out Russia and Armenia (13/18). Ukraine won the women’s section with 15/18 points ahead of Russia and Poland (14/18).
Ukraine. At the 10th Vasylyshyn Memorial in Lviv, the Ukrainian Grandmaster, Y. Vovk won the tournament on tie-break from S. Vysochin (UKR). They both finished on 7/9 points.

December

Brazil. R. Leitao dominated and won the 80th Brazilian Championship in Joao Pessoa after scored 9.5/11.
Colombia. The Russian Grandmaster, E. Romanov won the IV JAHV McGregor tournament in Bogota on tie-break from C. A, Hevia Alejano (CUB), Y. Bacallao Alonso (CUB) and R. Gonzalez (USA). They all finished with 7.5/9 points.
Croatia. R. Zelcic (CRO) won the Zadar Open on tie-break from I. Saric (CRO), A. Sumets (UKR) and B. Predojevic (BIH). They all collected 6.5/9 points.
England. At the 5th London Chess Classic Open, the Norwegian Grandmaster, J. L. Hammer scored 7.5/9 and won the title with a clear half point.
Hungary. F. Berkes won the 63rd Hungarian Championship in Gyula after scored 7.5/9.
India. The Indian Grandmaster, S. P. Sethuraman won the 2nd Hyderabad Open on tie-break from I. Popov (RUS).They both finished on 8.5/11 points.
K. Sasikiran (IND) took a clear first at the 51st Indian Premier Championship in Jalgaon after scored 10.5/13.
Iran. At the Iranian Championship in Tabriz, E. Ghaem Maghami scored 8/11 and took a clear first.
Iraq. The Dutch Grandmaster, S. Tiviakov finished on 7.5/9 and took a clear first at the 2nd Kurdistan Chess Festival in Erbil.
Italy. D. Dvirnyy finished on 8/11 and won the 73rd Italian Championship in Rome one point ahead of A. David and S. Brunello (7/11).
At the 16th Padova Open, K. Georgiev took a clear first after scored 7/9 points.
Mexico. The Cuban Grandmaster, L. Bruzon Batista won the 25th Carlos Torre tournament in Merida on tie-break edged out E. Cordova (PER), J. C. Obregon Rivero (CUB), E. Miranda Mesa (CUB) and L. C. Torres Rosas (MEX). They all finished on 7/9 points.
Netherlands. At the 51st Groningen Chess Festival, the Armenian Grandmaster, Z. Andriasian won the title on tie-break from E. L’Ami (NED), B. Bok (NED) and S. Ernst (NED). They all gained 7/9 points.
Russia. D. Khismatullin scored 6.5/9 and won the 9th Ugra Governor’s Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk with half a point clear.
Spain. At the 7th Stadium Casablanca Open in Zaragoza, F. Peralta (ARG) took a clear first after gained 7.5/9 points.
Switzerland. The Polish Grandmaster, R. Wojtaszek finished on 6/7 points and took a clear first at the 37th Zurich Christmas Open. I. Kovalenko (LAT) reached the second place on tie-break with 5.5/7 points.
Turkey. Russia took a clear first at the World Team Chess Championship in Antalya with 15 points. China reached the second place on tie-break edged out Ukraine (14-14 points).
UAE. At the Arab Chess Championships in Abu Dhabi, the Egyptian Grandmaster, A. Bassem dominated and won the event after scored 8.5/9.
The Indian Grandmaster, A. Gupta won the Classic Open at the World Youth Championships in Al-Ain on tie-break edged out V. Durarbayli (AZE) and M. Kravisiv (UKR). I. Pouya (IRI) took a clear first at the U18 event with 8.5/11 points.