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    Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019

    Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019

    August 2, 2019

    IOM International Chess Limited Announces ‘FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss’

    Douglas, Isle of Man, 4 June 2019 — The ‘FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss’ will be held in the Isle of Man from 10 to 21 October, and is expected to be the strongest Swiss-system tournament in the history of chess. The prize fund will be US$432,500, with a first prize of $70,000.

    The tournament is part of the 2020 FIDE World Championship cycle, with the winner qualifying for the Candidates’ Tournament which will produce a challenger to Magnus Carlsen in the next FIDE World Championship Match.

    The starting field of 160 players will feature 120 FIDE qualifiers, with the world’s top-100 players invited based on their average rating over a 12-month period. The other 40 participants will be chosen as “wildcards” allocated by the tournament director, Alan Ormsby, including four spots allocated to Chess.com online qualifiers.

    Update - 10th June
    You can see the list of players qualified for the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss Tournament 2019, as of June 1st, on the list attached below.

    “After five years of hosting the Isle of Man International, we are delighted to be working with FIDE to incorporate our 2019 event into the World Championship cycle, made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Scheinberg family” said Alan Ormsby. “l am using the 40 wildcards wisely, ensuring that we have the diversity that the Isle of Man International is associated with, including places for a number of world-class female players and juniors. I’m also pleased to give some local players the opportunity to play in such a prestigious event, ensuring that the Isle of Man is represented.”

    "Swiss tournaments are one of the most attractive formats to compete in our sport: they produce very interesting clashes, allowing rising stars or not-so-strong players to cross swords with members of the chess elite. This democratic approach has many supporters, and it was a pending matter for FIDE to have a massive Swiss Open among our official competitions. The association with the Isle of Man organizers was a natural move, given their experience and the calibre that their tournament has reached. And making it part of the race for the World Championship title will add even more interest to an already fascinating event”, said FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich.

    The FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss will be held over 11 rounds between 10 and 21 October, with a rest day on the 16th. It will be held at the Comis Hotel and Golf Resort, one of the island’s leading hotels, based 7km outside Douglas. It is expected that around 35 countries will be represented.

    "We're ecstatic that our titled users will have the opportunity to qualify for an event as prestigious as the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss" said Daniel Rensch, chief chess officer of Chess.com. "We believe in the power of online chess in producing strong players who have built their chess foundation through technology and we're excited to see Chess.com's qualifying players participate against a field featuring many of the top players in the world."

    The official opening ceremony on 9 October will welcome a number of dignitaries, including Howard Quayle MHK, Chief Minister of the Isle of Man. “I am honoured to have been invited to attend the opening and closing ceremonies of this prestigious Chess Tournament” said Mr Quayle. “It is a real honour that the world of chess will be celebrated here on the Isle of Man, and I am delighted to welcome all the passionate chess players to the Island in October.”

    About IOM International Chess Limited: IOM International Chess Limited, led by Tournament Director, Alan Ormsby, is the organiser of the annual Chess.com Isle of Man International, the world’s strongest open event. All five editions of the tournament have been sponsored by the Scheinberg family.

    About Chess.com: Chess.com is the world’s largest chess site, with a community of more than 29 million members from around the world playing millions of games every day. Launched in 2009, Chess.com is the leader in chess news, lessons, events and live entertainment. Visit Chess.com to play, learn and connect with chess—the world’s most popular game.

    About FIDE: The Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) is the governing body of international chess competition. Founded in 1924, it was one of the first institutions of its kind and it is now one of the largest, with a total of 190 affiliated national chess federations.

    https://iominternationalchess.com
    Name Avg July 18 - June 19 Total Games
    Carlsen, Magnus 2844.8333 76
    Caruana, Fabiano 2825 66
    Ding, Liren 2807.25 71
    Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2801.75 68
    Giri, Anish 2785.4167 71
    Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2778.6667 92
    Anand, Viswanathan 2772.5 69
    Grischuk, Alexander 2770.25 46
    Kramnik, Vladimir 2768.75 37
    Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2767 64
    So, Wesley 2767 62
    Aronian, Levon 2766.3333 64
    Yu, Yangyi 2758.0833 90
    Nakamura, Hikaru 2756.4167 67
    Karjakin, Sergey 2756.1667 53
    Radjabov, Teimour 2755.0833 34
    Svidler, Peter 2742.75 41
    Topalov, Veselin 2741.1667 13
    Navara, David 2736.75 108
    Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 2734.6667 59
    Wei, Yi 2734 68
    Harikrishna, Pentala 2731.3333 87
    Jakovenko, Dmitry 2729.5 78
    Wojtaszek, Radoslaw 2728.8333 72
    Rapport, Richard 2728.75 68
    Shankland, Sam 2724.3333 72
    Vitiugov, Nikita 2724 85
    Bu, Xiangzhi 2722.8333 51
    Wang, Hao 2721.8333 105
    Artemiev, Vladislav 2721.1667 81
    Andreikin, Dmitry 2719.1667 64
    Le, Quang Liem 2713.4167 102
    Naiditsch, Arkadij 2713.0833 134
    Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi 2708.8333 89
    Fedoseev, Vladimir 2707.5833 94
    Li, Chao b 2703.6667 48
    Tomashevsky, Evgeny 2703.5 36
    Adams, Michael 2703.3333 70
    Ivanchuk, Vassily 2703.3333 59
    Amin, Bassem 2700.3333 89
    Vallejo Pons, Francisco 2699.25 58
    Dubov, Daniil 2699.0833 44
    Cheparinov, Ivan 2696.4167 100
    Matlakov, Maxim 2693.4167 63
    Kryvoruchko, Yuriy 2692.6667 63
    Howell, David W L 2691.9167 83
    Sadler, Matthew D 2691.5 7
    Saric, Ivan 2690.8333 124
    Inarkiev, Ernesto 2690.1667 90
    Mamedov, Rauf 2689.75 62
    Almasi, Zoltan 2689.6667 39
    Ragger, Markus 2687.8333 98
    Sargissian, Gabriel 2686.5 28
    Korobov, Anton 2685.75 100
    Jones, Gawain C B 2685.4167 103
    Bacrot, Etienne 2684.0833 94
    Wang, Yue 2683.5 28
    Nabaty, Tamir 2683.4167 54
    Adhiban, B. 2682.8333 77
    Eljanov, Pavel 2682.75 84
    Gelfand, Boris 2681.4167 61
    Cori, Jorge 2679.4167 34
    Rodshtein, Maxim 2678.5833 94
    Ni, Hua 2677.5833 35
    Kovalev, Vladislav 2677.1667 98
    Grandelius, Nils 2676.0833 97
    Leko, Peter 2676.0833 47
    Demchenko, Anton 2673.75 73
    Ponomariov, Ruslan 2673.25 48
    Sasikiran, Krishnan 2673.1667 64
    McShane, Luke J 2671.25 50
    Berkes, Ferenc 2670.8333 68
    Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter 2670.5833 95
    Kamsky, Gata 2668.75 43
    Robson, Ray 2668.5 51
    Maghsoodloo, Parham 2667.1667 132
    Xiong, Jeffery 2667 125
    Laznicka, Viktor 2666.6667 71
    Najer, Evgeniy 2666.6667 31
    Malakhov, Vladimir 2665.1667 80
    Sjugirov, Sanan 2663.1667 67
    Salem, A.R. Saleh 2662.5 37
    Melkumyan, Hrant 2661.9167 82
    Guseinov, Gadir 2661.25 59
    Bruzon Batista, Lazaro 2660.0833 62
    Hou, Yifan 2660.0833 7
    Safarli, Eltaj 2659.75 121
    Areshchenko, Alexander 2659.3333 13
    Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 2659.1667 29
    Dreev, Aleksey 2658.75 63
    Swiercz, Dariusz 2658.5 88
    Kuzubov, Yuriy 2655.1667 129
    Rausis, Igors 2654.5833 78
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  • #2
    Will be interesting to see if Rausis is allowed to play.
    "Tom is a well known racist, and like most of them he won't admit it, possibly even to himself." - Ed Seedhouse, October 4, 2020.

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    • #3
      Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019

      September 28 , 2019

      Preview

      From John Saunders at the official site:

      In just under a month’s time there begins the newest, and potentially most exciting, qualification event in the 2019/2020 World Chess Championship cycle – the inaugural FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss tournament, to be played over 11 rounds in the Isle of Man. The primary purpose of this tournament is to fill one of the eight places in the Candidates’ Tournament to be held in the first half of 2020. It features a phenomenal field of 160 leading players who aspire to the title and an eye-popping first prize of $70,000, with a total prize fund of $432,500. The latter detail has also attracted the two biggest names of all, Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana, who head a competitor list featuring 26* players rated 2700 or more.

      The opening ceremony is scheduled for October 9th, round one is on 10th October and the last on 21st October with a rest day after six rounds on 16th October . The venue is the COMIS Hotel and Golf Resort which is halfway between the Isle of Man’s capital, Douglas, and the airport at Ronaldsway, with a journey of around 7 kilometres in each direction. The tournament director is Alan Ormsby (Isle of Man), the chief arbiter IA Alex Holowczak (England), the Fair Play officer is IA Andrew Howie (Scotland), with Chess.com’s onsite commentary being provided by GM Daniel King (England) and IM Anna Rudolf (Hungary).

      This year's event is composed of 100 qualifiers, based on a rating average from 12 lists (July 2018 to June 2019), topped up with 16 holders of world and continental championship titles, one qualifier from the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) tour, three nominees of the FIDE President, and 40 wildcards nominated by the organisers, IOM International Chess Ltd. Another way to appreciate the strength of the line-up is to consider that Baadur Jobava of Georgia, one of the world’s most exciting and popular GMs, is ranked 101st in the field.

      More pertinently, here is a list of the world top 30 players who are taking part in the Grand Swiss in addition to Carlsen and Caruana. In current rating order: Anish Giri (Netherlands), Wesley So (USA), Viswanathan Anand (India), Leinier Dominguez (USA), Yu Yangyi (China), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Alexander Grischuk (Russia), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Vladislav Artemiev (Russia), Pentala Harikrishna (India), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Radoslaw Wojtaszek (Poland), Nikita Vitiugov (Russia), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland), Peter Svidler (Russia), Wang Hao (China), Wei Yi (China) and Bu Xiangzhi (China).

      The tournament provides a younger generation with a chance to shine, with a couple of them maybe in the running for the Candidates’ qualifying place. The world’s highest rated junior 20-year-old Wei Yi of China seems to have been around for a long time and this tournament could provide his breakthrough into the elite. Ditto, the world’s second highest rated junior, Jeffery Xiong (USA), aged 18, who is improving fast. He made an impact on his Isle of Man debut in 2017, losing only to very big names (Carlsen, Caruana, Adams), going on to show his increasing strength and solidity in 2018, finishing an unbeaten 3rd=. Also playing are the world’s 4th, 5th and 7th highest rated juniors: the runaway winner of the 2018 world junior championship Parham Maghsoodloo (Iran, aged 19), Samuel Sevian (USA, aged 18) and Alexey Sarana (Russia, aged 19).

      https://iominternationalchess.com

      Schedule

      ‘-
      10th October Round 1
      11th October Round 2
      12th October Round 3
      13th October Round 4
      14th October Round 5
      15th October Round 6
      16th October Rest day
      17th October Round 7
      18th October Round 8
      19th October Round 9
      20th October Round 10
      21st October Round 11

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      • #4
        Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019

        October 1 , 2019

        Withdrawals

        Two of the leading players have now withdrawn from the 2019 Chess.com FIDE Grand Swiss. They are Anish Giri, 2780 and Leinier Dominguez, 2763.

        Chess24 says that one reason for Anish Giri to withdraw would be to help ensure qualification by rating – though that could be controversial.

        https://chess24.com/en/read/news/nik...is-treacherous


        Should MVL have entered and then be able to withdraw too?

        MVL tweets – Grand Swiss rules supposedly forbid players to withdraw without a valid reason from the tournament after signing the agreement – otherwise I would have entered the tournament back in July if I knew I had the option to withdraw at any time.

        Rule 2.5 states: Players who fail to provide a satisfactory reason for withdrawal, after they have signed the contract, could be sanctioned by the decision of the FIDE Presidential Board. If a player has already qualified to Candidates 2020 via World Cup 2019, he/she is entitled not to participate in GS 2019 even after signing this contract.

        And Magnus has this pointed tweet:

        2.5 “could be sanctioned by the decision of the FIDE Presidential Board” Good thing Anish Giri has influential supporters on that very board then.

        ____________

        Syonnain (tweet) - It all depends on the interpretation of "satisfactory reason for withdrawal", doesn't it? Many could make the case that Giri's decision is perfectly justified given his situation, and that the shame that comes with it is punishment enough.

        Stefan Loffler (tweet) - Obviously this is about @anishgiri´s withdrawal from the Isle of Man tournament as he is very likely to reach the Candidates by rating. Protecting his rating lead, mainly over @Vachier_Lagrave, is a highly rational reason, but what is deemed a satisfactory one?

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        • #5
          Eric Hansen is playing. 9/11 or 8.5/11 and a good tie-break will be enough for qualifying for the Candidates.

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          • #6
            Go for it Eric - good luck and good skill!

            Bob A

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            • #7
              Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019

              October 8 , 2019

              Participants
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              Title Surname Firstnames Country Rating
              - - - - - - -
              1 GM Carlsen Magnus Norway 2876 Rating Qualifier 1
              2 GM Caruana Fabiano United States 2812 Rating Qualifier 2
              3 GM So Wesley United States 2767 Rating Qualifier 11
              4 GM Anand Viswanathan India 2765 Rating Qualifier 7
              5 GM Yu Yangyi China 2763 Rating Qualifier 13
              6 GM Karjakin Sergey Russia 2760 Rating Qualifier 15
              7 GM Grischuk Alexander Russia 2759 Rating Qualifier 8
              8 GM Aronian Levon Armenia 2758 Rating Qualifier 12
              9 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw Poland 2748 Rating Qualifier 24
              10 GM Artemiev Vladislav Russia 2746 Rating Qualifier 30
              11 GM Harikrishna Pentala India 2746 Rating Qualifier 22
              12 GM Nakamura Hikaru United States 2745 Rating Qualifier 14
              13 GM Vitiugov Nikita Russia 2732 Rating Qualifier 27
              14 GM Svidler Peter Russia 2729 Rating Qualifier 17
              15 GM Wang Hao China 2726 Rating Qualifier 29
              16 GM Bu Xiangzhi China 2721 Rating Qualifier 28
              17 GM Vidit Santosh Gujrathi India 2718 Rating Qualifier 34
              18 GM Matlakov Maxim Russia 2716 Rating Qualifier 44
              19 GM Le Quang Liem Vietnam 2708 Rating Qualifier 32
              20 GM Xiong Jeffery United States 2708 Rating Qualifier
              21 GM Shankland Sam United States 2705 Rating Qualifier 26
              22 GM Amin Bassem Egypt 2699 Rating Qualifier 40
              23 GM Dubov Daniil Russia 2699 Rating Qualifier 42
              24 GM Howell David W L England 2694 Rating Qualifier 46
              25 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco Spain 2694 Rating Qualifier 41
              26 GM Inarkiev Ernesto Russia 2693 Rating Qualifier 49
              27 GM Grandelius Nils Sweden 2691 Rating Qualifier 66
              28 GM Sargissian Gabriel Armenia 2690 Rating Qualifier 53
              29 GM Jones Gawain C B England 2688 Rating Qualifier 55
              30 GM Gelfand Boris Israel 2686 Rating Qualifier 61
              31 GM Rodshtein Maxim Israel 2685 Rating Qualifier 63
              32 GM Kamsky Gata United States 2685 Rating Qualifier 74
              33 GM Ragger Markus Austria 2684 Rating Qualifier 52
              34 GM McShane Luke England 2682 Rating Qualifier 71
              35 GM Korobov Anton Ukraine 2679 Rating Qualifier 54
              36 GM Sasikiran Krishnan India 2675 Rating Qualifier 70
              37 GM Ponomariov Ruslan Ukraine 2675 Rating Qualifier 69
              38 GM Anton Guijarro David Spain 2674 Rating Qualifier 97
              39 GM Bacrot Etienne France 2671 Rating Qualifier 56
              40 GM Kuzubov Yuriy Ukraine 2671 Rating Qualifier 92
              41 GM Leko Peter Hungary 2670 Rating Qualifier 67
              42 GM Cheparinov Ivan Georgia 2670 Rating Qualifier 43
              43 GM Kryvoruchko Yuriy Ukraine 2669 Rating Qualifier 45
              44 GM Saric Ivan Croatia 2667 Rating Qualifier 48
              45 GM Sjugirov Sanan Russia 2667 Rating Qualifier 81
              46 GM Berkes Ferenc Hungary 2667 Rating Qualifier 72
              47 GM Fedoseev Vladimir Russia 2664 Rating Qualifier 35
              48 GM Shirov Alexei Spain 2664 Reserve 4
              49 GM Kovalev Vladislav Belarus 2661 Rating Qualifier 65
              50 GM Nabaty Tamir Israel 2658 Rating Qualifier 58
              51 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar India 2658 Reserve 23
              52 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam Uzbekistan 2657 Rating Qualifier 89
              53 GM Piorun Kacper Poland 2656 Europe CC 1
              54 GM Maghsoodloo Parham Iran 2656 Rating Qualifier 76
              55 GM Dreev Aleksey Russia 2655 Rating Qualifier 90
              56 GM Demchenko Anton Russia 2655 Rating Qualifier 68
              57 GM Sarana Alexey Russia 2655 Reserve 45
              58 GM Eljanov Pavel Ukraine 2655 Rating Qualifier 60
              59 GM Oparin Grigoriy Russia 2654 Europe CC 4
              60 GM Sevian Samuel United States 2654 Reserve 7
              61 GM Oparin Grigoriy Russia 2654 Europe CC 4
              62 GM Sevian Samuel United States 2654 Reserve 7
              63 GM Robson Ray United States 2652 Rating Qualifier 75
              64 GM Melkumyan Hrant Armenia 2650 Rating Qualifier 83
              65 GM Alekseenko Kirill Russia 2650 Reserve 20
              66 GM Lenderman Aleksandr United States 2648 Reserve 29
              67 GM Papaioannou Ioannis Greece 2645 Reserve 18
              68 GM Mamedov Rauf Azerbaijan 2645 Rating Qualifier 50
              69 GM Riazantsev Alexander Russia 2645 Reserve 3
              70 GM Chigaev Maksim Russia 2644 ACP Tour Qualifier

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              • #8
                Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019

                October 8 , 2019

                Participants (continued)
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                Title Surname Firstnames Country Rating
                - - - - - -
                71 GM Zvjaginsev Vadim Russia 2644 Reserve 14
                72 GM Bluebaum Matthias Germany 2643 Reserve 58
                73 GM Lupulescu Constantin Romania 2643 Reserve 64
                74 GM Hovhannisyan Robert Armenia 2639 Reserve 36
                75 GM Adhiban B. India 2639 Rating Qualifier 59
                76 GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son Vietnam 2638 Reserve 24
                77 GM Akopian Vladimir Armenia 2638 Rating Qualifier 98
                78 GM Zhang Zhong China 2636 FIDE President's Nominee
                79 GM Adly Ahmed Egypt 2636 Africa CC
                80 GM Najer Evgeniy Russia 2635 Rating Qualifier 79
                81 GM Najer Evgeniy Russia 2635 Rating Qualifier 79
                82 GM Mareco Sandro Argentina 2634 Rating Qualifier 95
                83 GM Abasov Nijat Azerbaijan 2632 Reserve 35
                84 GM Jumabayev Rinat Kazakhstan 2630 Asia CC 3
                85 GM Tari Aryan Norway 2630 Reserve 62
                86 GM Alekseev Evgeny Russia 2629 Reserve 26
                87 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian Romania 2629 Reserve 12
                88 GM Bachmann Axel Paraguay 2629 Reserve 46
                89 GM Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo Venezuela 2629 Americas CC 1
                90 GM Volokitin Andrei Ukraine 2627 Reserve 27
                91 GM Akobian Varuzhan United States 2625 Reserve 22
                92 GM Esipenko Andrey Russia 2624 Promoted from wildcard
                93 GM Huschenbeth Niclas Germany 2624 Europe CC 3
                94 GM Sethuraman S.P. India 2624 Rating Qualifier 100
                95 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr Russia 2621 Reserve 32
                96 GM Van Foreest Jorden Netherlands 2621
                97 GM Vocaturo Daniele Italy 2620 Reserve 63
                98 GM L'Ami Erwin Netherlands 2619 Reserve 11
                99 GM Vovk Andriy Ukraine 2618 Reserve 61
                100 GM Durarbayli Vasif Azerbaijan 2617 Reserve 44
                101 GM Jobava Baadur Georgia 2617 Reserve 43
                102 GM Deac Bogdan-Daniel Romania 2613 Promoted from wildcard
                103 GM Hansen Eric Canada 2611
                104 GM Nihal Sarin India 2610 Promoted from wildcard
                105 GM Abdusattorav Nodirbek Uzbekistan 2608 Promoted from wildcard
                106 GM Efimenko Zahar Ukraine 2604 Reserve 21
                107 GM Erdos Viktor Hungary 2604
                108 GM Paravyan David Russia 2602 Reserve 48
                109 GM Lu Shanglei China 2602 Reserve 39
                110 GM Yilmaz Mustafa Turkey 2595 Reserve 33
                111 GM Safarli Eltaj Azerbaijan 2593 Rating Qualifier 87
                112 GM Hess Robert United States 2581
                113 GM Christiansen Johan-Sebastian Norway 2558 Europe CC 5
                114 GM Gonzalez Vidal Yuri Cuba 2552 Americas CC 3
                115 GM Puranik Abhimanyu India 2548 World U20 Championship
                116 GM Boruchovsky Avital Israel 2533
                117 GM Baron Tal Israel 2531
                118 GM Narayanan S.L. India 2529 Asia CC 2
                119 GM Gukesh D India 2520
                120 IM Bjerre Jonas Buhl Denmark 2506
                121 IM Keymer Vincent Germany 2506
                122 GM Dronavalli Harika India 2495 Promoted from wildcard
                123 GM Henderson de La Fuente Lance Spain 2494
                124 GM Prithu Gupta India 2493
                125 IM Paehtz Elisabeth Germany 2489
                126 IM Kashlinskaya Alina Russia 2481
                127 IM Saduakassova Dinara Kazakhstan 2481
                128 GM Stefanova Antoaneta Bulgaria 2479
                129 IM Sadhwani Raunak India 2479
                130 GM Movsziszian Karen Armenia 2475 World Senior 50+ Champion
                131 GM Lei Tingjie China 2469
                132 IM Atalik Ekaterina Turkey 2464
                133 IM Erenberg Ariel Israel 2463
                134 GM Cramling Pia Sweden 2462
                135 GM Jansa Vlastimil Czech Republic 2452 World Senior 65+ Champion
                136 IM Gavrilescu David Romania 2451
                137 GM Arkell Keith C. England 2447
                138 GM Sebag Marie France 2445
                139 IM Clarke Brandon G I England 2445
                140 IM Bulmaga Irina Romania 2442
                141 IM Rakotomaharo Fy Antenaina Madagascar 2438
                142 GM Ushenina Anna Ukraine 2431
                143 IM Houska Jovanka England 2430
                144 IM Zatonskih Anna United States 2422
                145 GM Batsiashvili Nino Georgia 2422
                146 IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag Mongolia 2421
                147 GM Danielian Elina Armenia 2385
                148 GM Solomon Kenny South Africa 2382 FIDE President's Nominee
                149 WGM Soumya Swaminathan India 2365
                150 Wu Li England 2332 Isle of Man resident
                151 IM Kolbus Dietmar Germany 2300 Isle of Man resident
                152 WGM Nebolsina Vera Russia 2252
                153 Allen Keith Ireland 2161 Isle of Man resident
                154 Dahl Baard England 2067 Isle of Man resident

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                • #9
                  More than 100 grandmasters over 2600!

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                  • #10
                    Good Luck to Eric and happy hunting!

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                    • #11
                      Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019

                      October 9 , 2019

                      First Round Pairings
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                      Bo. Name Rtg Result Name Rtg
                      - - -
                      1 Carlsen Magnus 2876 - Kuzubov Yuriy 2636
                      2 Zhang Zhong 2636 - Caruana Fabiano 2812
                      3 So Wesley 2767 - Moiseenko Alexander 2635
                      4 Najer Evgeniy 2635 - Anand Viswanathan 2765
                      5 Yu Yangyi 2763 - Mareco Sandro 2634
                      6 Abasov Nijat 2632 - Karjakin Sergey 2760
                      7 Grischuk Alexander 2759 - Jumabayev Rinat 2630
                      8 Tari Aryan 2630 - Aronian Levon 2758
                      9 Harikrishna Pentala 2748 - Alekseev Evgeny 2629
                      10 Bachmann Axel 2629 - Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2748
                      11 Artemiev Vladislav 2746 - Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo 2629
                      12 Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2629 - Nakamura Hikaru 2745
                      13 Vitiugov Nikita 2732 - Volokitin Andrei 2627
                      14 Akobian Varuzhan 2625 - Svidler Peter 2729
                      15 Wang Hao 2726 - Esipenko Andrey 2624
                      16 Huschenbeth Niclas 2624 - Bu Xiangzhi 2721
                      17 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi 2718 - Sethuraman S.P. 2624
                      18 Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2621 - Matlakov Maxim 2716
                      19 Le Quang Liem 2708 - Van Foreest Jorden 2621
                      20 Vocaturo Daniele 2620 - Xiong Jeffery 2708
                      21 Shankland Sam 2705 - L'ami Erwin 2619
                      22 Vovk Andriy 2618 - Amin Bassem 2699
                      23 Dubov Daniil 2699 - Durarbayli Vasif 2617
                      24 Jobava Baadur 2617 - Howell David W L 2694
                      25 Vallejo Pons Francisco 2694 - Deac Bogdan-Daniel 2613
                      26 Hansen Eric 2611 - Inarkiev Ernesto 2693
                      27 Grandelius Nils 2691 - Narayanan.S.L 2611
                      28 Nihal Sarin 2610 - Sargissian Gabriel 2690
                      29 Jones Gawain C B 2688 - Abdusattorov Nodirbek 2608
                      30 Efimenko Zahar 2604 - Gelfand Boris 2686
                      31 Kamsky Gata 2685 - Erdos Viktor 2604
                      32 Lu Shanglei 2602 - Ragger Markus 2684
                      33 Rodshtein Maxim 2684 - Paravyan David 2602
                      34 Yilmaz Mustafa 2595 - Mcshane Luke J 2682
                      35 Korobov Anton 2679 - Safarli Eltaj 2593
                      36 Hess Robert 2581 - Ponomariov Ruslan 2675
                      37 Sasikiran Krishnan 2675 - Puranik Abhimanyu 2571
                      38 Christiansen Johan-Sebastian 2558 - Alekseenko Kirill 2674
                      39 Anton Guijarro David 2674 - Gonzalez Vidal Yuri 2552
                      40 Boruchovsky Avital 2533 - Bacrot Etienne 2671
                      41 Cheparinov Ivan 2670 - Baron Tal 2531
                      42 Gukesh D 2520 - Leko Peter 2670
                      43 Robson Ray 2670 - Bjerre Jonas Buhl 2506
                      44 Keymer Vincent 2506 - Kryvoruchko Yuriy 2669
                      45 Berkes Ferenc 2667 - Harika Dronavalli 2495
                      46 Henderson De La Fuente Lance 2494 - Saric Ivan 2667
                      47 Fedoseev Vladimir 2664 - Prithu Gupta 2493
                      48 Paehtz Elisabeth 2489 - Maghsoodloo Parham 2664
                      49 Shirov Alexei 2664 - Kashlinskaya Alina 2481
                      50 Saduakassova Dinara 2481 - Eljanov Pavel 2663
                      51 Dreev Aleksey 2662 - Stefanova Antoaneta 2479
                      52 Sadhwani Raunak 2479 - Sjugirov Sanan 2662
                      53 Kovalev Vladislav 2661 - Movsziszian Karen 2475
                      54 Lei Tingjie 2469 - Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2658
                      55 Nabaty Tamir 2658 - Atalik Ekaterina 2464
                      56 Erenberg Ariel 2463 - Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2657
                      57 Demchenko Anton 2655 - Cramling Pia 2462
                      58 Jansa Vlastimil 2452 - Sarana Alexey 2655
                      59 Movsesian Sergei 2654 - Gavrilescu David 2451
                      60 Arkell Keith C 2447 - Oparin Grigoriy 2654
                      61 Sevian Samuel 2654 - Sebag Marie 2445
                      62 Clarke Brandon G I 2445 - Motylev Alexander 2651
                      63 Melkumyan Hrant 2650 - Bulmaga Irina 2442
                      64 Ushenina Anna 2431 - Lenderman Aleksandr 2648
                      65 Mamedov Rauf 2645 - Houska Jovanka 2430
                      66 Rakotomaharo Fy Antenaina 2428 - Papaioannou Ioannis 2645
                      67 Riazantsev Alexander 2645 - Batsiashvili Nino 2422
                      68 Zatonskih Anna 2422 - Chigaev Maksim 2644
                      69 Zvjaginsev Vadim 2644 - Munguntuul Batkhuyag 2421
                      70 Danielian Elina 2385 - Bluebaum Matthias 2643
                      71 Lupulescu Constantin 2643 - Solomon Kenny 2382
                      72 Soumya Swaminathan 2365 - Piorun Kacper 2643
                      73 Adhiban B. 2639 - Wu Li 2332
                      74 Kolbus Dietmar 2300 - Hovhannisyan Robert 2639
                      75 Akopian Vladimir 2638 - Nebolsina Vera 2252
                      76 Allen Keith 2161 - Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2638
                      77 Adly Ahmed 2636 - Dahl Baard 2067

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                      • #12
                        Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019

                        October 9 , 2019

                        First Round Pairings

                        Comments on Pairings

                        Games start at 3 PM local, which is 10 AM Montreal/Toronto time.

                        Looks like it will be a fantastic tournament. Eric starts off against Inarkiev!

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                        From the EC Forum: Round 1 pairings are up and it’s difficult to know where to start regarding interesting matches with such an incredible field and it’s going to be a nightmare to choose what to watch. Start time is Thursday 3pm. Six of the top 10 players in the world are choosing not to play (Ding, Giri, Nepo, MVL, Mamedyarov, Dominguez) and Carlsen & Caruana are of course not playing for the Candidates, which means that effectively the top seeds for Candidates qualification are Wesley So and Vishy Anand. Here are the England GM matches:

                        Jobava Baadur (2617) v Howell David (2694)
                        Jones Gawain (2688) v Abdusattorov Nodirbek (2608)
                        Yilmaz Mustafa (2595) v Mcshane Luke J (2682)
                        Arkell Keith (2447) v Oparin Grigoriy (2654)
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                        - For the pairings, isn't it just 1-78, 2-79, 3-80, etc...?
                        So, Magnus would have an easy 2636 GM in the 1st round

                        - Pairings are out!! Nice game Tari vs Levon

                        - To GM Vlastimil Jansa: He is old. Teach them how to play chess!!!

                        - Interesting bet: after which round does no player have a 100% score anymore?

                        - after round 5 I would guess or round 4

                        - after round 5 is more likely

                        - My guess: round 4, so no-one with 4/4.

                        - where is Firouzja?

                        - Firouzja will not play, unfortunately !!!

                        - lol, adly ahmed and kuzubov have the same rating but A comes before K, so Adly was considered the higher seed and got paired against the lowest seed compared to Kuzubov who got paired against the highest seed.

                        - Go Giri! But Seriously Kamsky is looking to do some damage in this tourney. Can you imagine if he got into the Candidates?
                        Last edited by Wayne Komer; Wednesday, 9th October, 2019, 09:04 PM.

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                        • #13
                          They've just started (EST 10am Thursday 10th).

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                          • #14
                            Too many entertaining games. Too many great fights (I know, I know. Bliss! Just wonderful. But my head is swimming from too many moves and variations.)

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                            • #15
                              Eric just missed a win but great entertainment. He must be exhausted. Best wishes to him! Keep up the fight Eric!

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