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August
July 23 - August 4
99th British Championships 2012
North Shields, England
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Jones |
(2653) |
| GM |
Howell |
(2620) |
| GM |
Gordon |
(2539) |
| GM |
Turner |
(2508) |
| GM |
Gormally |
(2505) |
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July 23 - August 2
45th Biel International Chess Festival 2012
Biel, Switzerland
Players :
| GM |
Carlsen |
(2837) |
| GM |
Nakamura |
(2778) |
| GM |
Wang |
(2739) |
| GM |
Bologan |
(2732) |
| GM |
Bacrot |
(2713) |
| GM |
Giri |
(2696) |
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July 24 - August 2
Dutch Open Championships 2012
Dieren, Netherlands
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Smeets |
(2620) |
| GM |
Greenfeld |
(2556) |
| GM |
Ikonnikov |
(2537) |
| GM |
Bakre |
(2482) |
| IM |
Raznikov |
(2462) |
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July 27 - August 7
81st Ukraine Men's Championship (Final) 2012
Kyiv, Ukraine
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Moiseenko |
(2742) |
| GM |
Ponomariov |
(2726) |
| GM |
Volokitin |
(2624) |
| GM |
Eljanov |
(2613) |
| GM |
Areshchenko |
(2604) |
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July 27 - August 2
Arad PAB Romania Open 2012
Arad, Romania
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Manolache |
(2549) |
| GM |
Balog |
(2542) |
| GM |
Szabo |
(2533) |
| GM |
Nanu |
(2528) |
| IM |
Tarlev |
(2524) |
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July 28 - August 5
Politiken Cup 2012
Helsingor, Denmark
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Malakhov |
(2712) |
| GM |
Cheparinov |
(2677) |
| GM |
Dreev |
(2677) |
| GM |
Sokolov |
(2676) |
| GM |
Salgado Lopez |
(2635) |
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August 1 - August 9
Olomouc Chess Summer - Valoz Cup GM 2012
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Arutinian |
(2558) |
| GM |
Chernyshov |
(2534) |
| GM |
Simantsev |
(2526) |
| GM |
Krejci |
(2503) |
| IM |
Cernousek |
(2431) |
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August 1 - August 9
38th Badalona International Open Group A
Badalona, Spain
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Cordova |
(2572) |
| GM |
Ortiz Suarez |
(2569) |
| GM |
Hernandez |
(2566) |
| GM |
Gonzalez Garcia |
(2532) |
| GM |
Arun Prasad |
(2531) |
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August 2 - August 8
GMShirov v GMLaznicka Exhibition Match 2012
Novy Bor, Czech Republic
Players :
| GM |
Shirov |
(2706) |
| GM |
Laznicka |
(2683) |
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August 2 - August 15
World Junior Chess Championships 2012 - Open Section
Athens, Greece
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Ding |
(2695) |
| GM |
Yu |
(2635) |
| GM |
Zherebukh |
(2629) |
| GM |
Rapport |
(2605) |
| GM |
Shimanov |
(2596) |
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August 2 - August 15
World Junior Chess Championships 2012 - Girls Section
Athens, Greece
Top 5 Players :
| IM |
Bodnaruk |
(2414) |
| WGM |
Cori T. |
(2413) |
| WGM |
Kashlinskaya |
(2391) |
| WIM |
Bulmaga |
(2380) |
| WIM |
Arabidze |
(2379) |
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August 3 - August 12
65th Russian Chess Championship Superfinal - Men Section
Moscow, Russia
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Karjakin |
(2785) |
| GM |
Grischuk |
(2763) |
| GM |
Svidler |
(2749) |
| GM |
Jakovenko |
(2722) |
| GM |
Andreikin |
(2715) |
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August 3 - August 12
62nd Russian Chess Championship Superfinal - Women Section
Moscow, Russia
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Kosintseva |
(2530) |
| GM |
Kosintseva |
(2524) |
| IM |
Gunina |
(2507) |
| IM |
Galliamova |
(2465) |
| WGM |
Pogonina |
(2448) |
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August 4 - August 11
HZ University Open 2012
Vlissingen, The Netherlands
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Turov |
(2646) |
| GM |
Ganguly |
(2629) |
| GM |
Nyzhnyk |
(2619) |
| GM |
Sandipan |
(2611) |
| GM |
Esen |
(2587) |
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August 6 - August 12
Riga Technical University Open A Tournament 2012
Riga, Latvia
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Fridman |
(2653) |
| GM |
Ehlvest |
(2601) |
| GM |
David |
(2595) |
| GM |
Romanov |
(2595) |
| GM |
Fier |
(2582) |
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August 9 - August 16
13th Figueres International Open - A Tourney
Figueres, Spain
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Spraggett |
(2595) |
| GM |
Rakhmanov |
(2588) |
| GM |
Aroshidze |
(2568) |
| GM |
Adhiban |
(2553) |
| GM |
Mirzoev |
(2545) |
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August 10 - August 18
Stare Mesto Open 2012
Stare Mesto, Czech Republic
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Kislinsky |
(2551) |
| GM |
Simantsev |
(2526) |
| IM |
Zilka |
(2517) |
| GM |
Krejci |
(2503) |
| IM |
Bernasek |
(2487) |
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August 11 - August 17
SS Manhem Chess Week International GM Tournament 2012
Gothenburg, Sweden
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Nyback |
(2638) |
| GM |
Rozentalis |
(2585) |
| GM |
Berg |
(2576) |
| GM |
Tikkanen |
(2570) |
| IM |
Henrichs |
(2493) |
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August 11 - August 19
Split International Open 2012
Split, Croatia
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Brkic |
(2587) |
| GM |
Kurajica |
(2551) |
| GM |
Cvitan |
(2528) |
| GM |
Berescu |
(2511) |
| GM |
Jovanic |
(2508) |
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August 11 - August 18
23rd Joseph Kochan Memorial Festival Group A 2012
Koszalin, Poland
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Ovsejevitsch |
(2561) |
| GM |
Malaniuk |
(2523) |
| GM |
Shishkin |
(2485) |
| IM |
Sieciechowicz |
(2441) |
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Pawel Weichhold |
(2365) |
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August 13 - August 24
French Chess Championship - National
Pau, France
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Fressinet |
(2714) |
| GM |
Bacrot |
(2713) |
| GM |
Vachier-Lagrave |
(2686) |
| GM |
Bauer |
(2682) |
| GM |
Edouard |
(2652) |
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August 13 - August 19
Husek Vienna Open 2012
Vienna, Austria
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Georgiev |
(2682) |
| GM |
Ragger |
(2670) |
| GM |
Erdos |
(2645) |
| GM |
Salgado Lopez |
(2638) |
| GM |
Saric |
(2638) |
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August 14 - August 24
French Chess Championship - National Women
Pau, France
Players :
| IM |
Skripchenko |
(2442) |
| IM |
Milliet |
(2411) |
| WGM |
Safranska |
(2298) |
| WGM |
Maisuradze |
(2284) |
| IM |
Collas |
(2261) |
| WIM |
Bollengier |
(2253) |
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August 16 - August 19
LBV Chess Tournament 2012 Group A
Roosendaal, The Netherlands
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Tiviakov |
(2674) |
| GM |
L'Ami |
(2628) |
| GM |
Reinderman |
(2583) |
| GM |
Kravtsiv |
(2582) |
| GM |
Van Den Doel |
(2571) |
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August 17 - August 26
14th De Sants International Open Group A 2012
Barcelona, Spain
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Nisipeanu |
(2648) |
| GM |
Gajewski |
(2628) |
| GM |
Spraggett |
(2595) |
| GM |
Rakhmanov |
(2588) |
| GM |
Shankland |
(2581) |
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August 18 - August 26
12th European Senior Championship Men 2012
Kaunas, Lithuania
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Balashov |
(2450) |
| GM |
Kupreichik |
(2434) |
| GM |
Chernikov |
(2411) |
| IM |
Mishuchkov |
(2406) |
| IM |
Mochalov |
(2394) |
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August 18 - August 26
12th European Senior Championship Women 2012
Kaunas, Lithuania
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Gaprindashvili |
(2356) |
| WGM |
Strutinskaya |
(2302) |
| WGM |
Fatalibekova |
(2273) |
| WIM |
Fomina |
(2189) |
| WIM |
Miednikova |
(2177) |
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August 18 - August 25
2nd International Tournament Isthmia Group A 2012
Vrachati, Corinthia, Greece,
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Iordachescu |
(2645) |
| GM |
Fedorchuk |
(2639) |
| GM |
Fier |
(2582) |
| GM |
Svetushkin |
(2569) |
| GM |
Van Kampen |
(2565) |
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August 18 - August 26
32nd International Chess Festival Conca Della Presolana 2012
Castione della Presolana, Bergamo, Italy
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Mamedov |
(2614) |
| GM |
Burmakin |
(2608) |
| GM |
David |
(2595) |
| GM |
Panchanathan |
(2564) |
| GM |
Maiorov |
(2554) |
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August 21 - August 29
1st International Marche Festival Group A 2012
Civitanova Marche, Italy
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Volkov |
(2589) |
| GM |
Horvath |
(2536) |
| GM |
Sanchez |
(2518) |
| GM |
Petkov |
(2511) |
| GM |
Naumkin |
(2477) |
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August 25 - September 2
19th Graz International Open 2012
Graz, Austria
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Buhmann |
(2571) |
| GM |
Hera |
(2568) |
| GM |
Tratar |
(2495) |
| GM |
Farago |
(2489) |
| IM |
Zorko |
(2476) |
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August 25 - September 2
BDO Chess Tournament Premier 2012
Haarlem, Netherlands
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Zherebukh |
(2629) |
| GM |
Nijboer |
(2535) |
| IM |
Vaibhav |
(2502) |
| GM |
Swinkels |
(2482) |
| IM |
Dambacher |
(2480) |
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August 25 - September 2
BDO Chess Tournament Challengers 2012
Haarlem, Netherlands
Top 5 Players :
| IM |
Van Delft |
(2391) |
| IM |
Willemze |
(2387) |
| IM |
Bosboom |
(2383) |
| IM |
Ilic |
(2344) |
| FM |
Schoorl |
(2341) |
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August 26 - September 2
Trade Fair Chess Festival 2012
Brno, Czech Republic
Top 5 Players :
| GM |
Gleizerov |
(2569) |
| GM |
Cvek |
(2549) |
| IM |
Bernasek |
(2487) |
| GM |
Shishkin |
(2485) |
| GM |
Sergeev |
(2481) |
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