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Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019
October 8 , 2019
Participants (continued)
- 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 Leave a comment:
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Isle of Man Grand Swiss 2019
October 8 , 2019
Participants
- - 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 Leave a comment:
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Eric Hansen is playing. 9/11 or 8.5/11 and a good tie-break will be enough for qualifying for the Candidates.Leave a comment:
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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.
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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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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 Leave a comment:
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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.
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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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