May
April 27 - May 3
4th International
Academic Polish Cup
Where : Wroclaw, Poland
Top 5 Players :
- GM Shishkin (2498)
- GM Kasparov (2476)
- GM Ivanov (2470)
- GM Grabarczyk (2469)
- Dominik Orzech (2461)
May 2 - May 10
Ostravsky
Konik International Chess Festival - FIDE Open
Where : Ostrava, Czech Republic
Top Players :
- GM Dziuba (2535)
- GM Maiorov (2525)
- IM Kravtsiv (2511)
- IM Simacek (2489)
- IM Warakomski (2488)
May 3 - May 9
Ostravsky
Konik International Chess Festival - GM Supertournament
Where : Ostrava, Czech Republic
Players :
- GM Socko (2637)
- GM Azarov (2618)
- GM Hracek (2604)
- GM Laznicka (2598)
May 6 - May 10
Copenhagen Chess
Challenge 2009
Where : Bellerup, Denmark
Top Players :
- IM Allan Stig Rasmussen (2501)
- IM Rusev (2498)
- IM Grandelius (2491)
- GM Danielsen (2482)
- GM Mikhail Ivanov (2470)
May 7 - May 9
The President's
Cup - Azerbaijan vs. FIDE World
Where : Baku, Azerbaijan
Top Players :
- GM Anand (2783)
- GM Radjabov (2761)
- GM Kramnik (2759)
- GM Shirov (2745)
- GM Gashimov (2730)
May 8 - May 18
39th
International Chess Supertournament Bosna 2009
Where : Sarajevo, Bosnia Republic
Players :
- GM Movsesian (2747)
- GM Hao Wang (2696)
- GM Eljanov (2693)
- GM Harikrishna (2686)
- GM Ivan Sokolov (2669)
- GM Pedrojevic (2652)
May 8 - May 18
2009 U.S.
Championship
Where : St. Louis, USA
Top Players :
- GM Kamsky (2720)
- GM Nakamura (2701)
- GM Onischuk (2684)
- GM Shulman (2632)
- GM Akobian (2612)
May 9 - May 17
Mitropa Cup 2009
Men Section
Where : Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia
Top 5 Players :
- GM Caruana (2649)
- GM Gustafsson (2631)
- GM Pavasovic (2607)
- GM Borisek (2581)
- GM Erdos (2581)
May 9 - May 17
Mitropa Cup 2009
Women Section
Where : Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia
Top 5 Players :
- IM Sedina (2351)
- WGM Zimina (2330)
- WIM Krivec (2322)
- WGM Srebrnic (2283)
- WIM Franciskovic (2262)
May 12 - May 23
M-Tel
Masters 2009
Where : Sofia, Bulgaria
Players :
- GM Topalov (2812)
- GM Carlsen (2770)
- GM Ivanchuk (2746)
- GM Shirov (2745)
- GM Wang Yue (2738)
- GM Dominguez (2721)
May 13 - May 23
8th
Asian Championship
Where : Subic Freeport, Philippines
Top 5 Players :
- GM Sasikiran (2682)
- GM So (2641)
- GM Jianchao (2635)
- GM Kazhgaleyev (2626)
- GM Ganguly (2625)
May 13 - May 23
8th
Asian Championship Women Section
Where : Subic Freeport, Philippines
Top 5 Players :
- GM Zhu Chen (2491)
- Ju Wenjun (2454)
- WGM Bathkuyag (2440)
- IM Sachdev (2423)
- WGM Huang Qian (2410)
May 14 - May 18
Calgary
International Chess Classic
Where : Calgary, Canada
Top 5 Players :
- GM Kovalyov (2571)
- GM Fedorowicz (2485)
- IM Castellanos (2446)
- IM Porper (2435)
- IM Donaldson (2409)
May 16 - May 23
Capo d'Orso
International Chess Festival
Where : Porto Mannu, Italy
Top 5 Players :
- GM Tiviakov (2697)
- GM Hillarp-Persson (2618)
- GM Malakhato (2618)
- GM Korneev (2587)
- GM Jussupow (2576)
May 16 - May 24
XVII Chess
Festival, Emanuel Lasker Memorial
Where : Barlinek, Poland
Top 5 Players :
- GM Malaniuk (2523)
- IM Koziak (2475)
- Dominik Orzech (2461)
- GM Voloshin (2445)
- GM Zezulkin (2431)
May 23 - May 30
Open Orlova
2009
Where : Orlova, Czech Republic
Top 5 Players :
- IM Talla (2456)
- IM Neubauer (2414)
- IM Vesselovsky (2390)
- IM Khaetsky (2388)
- IM Heinzel (2378)
May 25- May 31
2nd
Subic International Open Chess Championship
Where : Subic Bay Freeport, Philippines
Top 5 Players :
- GM Ganguly (2625)
- GM Ghaem (2593)
- GM Negi (2592)
- GM Nguyen (2588)
- GM Gupta (2570)
May 26 - June 6
Chinese
Individual Chess Championship 2009 Men Section
Where : Xinghua, Jiangsu, China
Top 5 Players :
- GM Ni Hua (2724)
- GM Bu Xiangzhi (2704)
- GM Wang Hao (2696)
- GM Li Chao (2643)
- GM Zhang Pengxiang (2638)
May 26 - June 6
Chinese
Individual Chess Championship 2009 Women Section
Where : Xinghua, Jiangsu, China
Top 5 Players :
- GM Zhao Xue (2531)
- Ju Wenjun (2454)
- Tan Zhongyi (2436)
- WGM Shen Yang (2420)
- IM Wang Yu (2364)
May 27 - May 31
CEZ Chess Trophy 2009 -
Navara vs. Ivanchuk
Where : Praga, Czech Republic
Players :
- GM Ivanchuk (2746)
- GM Navara (2654)
May 29 - June 1
ENCI Limburg Open 2009
Where : Maastricht, The Netherlands
Top 5 Players :
- GM Berg (2610)
- GM Ernst (2582)
- GM Solodovnichenko (2564)
- GM Prasad (2552)
- GM Dgebuadze (2539)
May 29 - June 6
1st
International Grandmaster's Chess Tournament Lublin
Where : Lublin, Poland
Top 5 Players :
- GM Roiz (2653)
- GM Grachev (2652)
- GM Socko (2637)
- GM Wojtaszek (2630)
- GM Khenkin (2630)
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