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FICS Relay Calendar for 2009
May
April 27 - May 3
4th International Academic Polish Cup

Where : Wroclaw, Poland
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Shishkin (2498)
  2. GM Kasparov (2476)
  3. GM Ivanov (2470)
  4. GM Grabarczyk (2469)
  5. Dominik Orzech (2461)

May 2 - May 10
Ostravsky Konik International Chess Festival - FIDE Open

Where : Ostrava, Czech Republic
Top Players :

  1. GM Dziuba (2535)
  2. GM Maiorov (2525)
  3. IM Kravtsiv (2511)
  4. IM Simacek (2489)
  5. IM Warakomski (2488)

May 3 - May 9
Ostravsky Konik International Chess Festival - GM Supertournament

Where : Ostrava, Czech Republic
Players :

  1. GM Socko (2637)
  2. GM Azarov (2618)
  3. GM Hracek (2604)
  4. GM Laznicka (2598)

May 6 - May 10
Copenhagen Chess Challenge 2009

Where : Bellerup, Denmark
Top Players :

  1. IM Allan Stig Rasmussen (2501)
  2. IM Rusev (2498)
  3. IM Grandelius (2491)
  4. GM Danielsen (2482)
  5. GM Mikhail Ivanov (2470)

May 7 - May 9
The President's Cup - Azerbaijan vs. FIDE World

Where : Baku, Azerbaijan
Top Players :

  1. GM Anand (2783)
  2. GM Radjabov (2761)
  3. GM Kramnik (2759)
  4. GM Shirov (2745)
  5. GM Gashimov (2730)

May 8 - May 18
39th International Chess Supertournament Bosna 2009

Where : Sarajevo, Bosnia Republic
Players :

  1. GM Movsesian (2747)
  2. GM Hao Wang (2696)
  3. GM Eljanov (2693)
  4. GM Harikrishna (2686)
  5. GM Ivan Sokolov (2669)
  6. GM Pedrojevic (2652)

May 8 - May 18
2009 U.S. Championship

Where : St. Louis, USA
Top Players :

  1. GM Kamsky (2720)
  2. GM Nakamura (2701)
  3. GM Onischuk (2684)
  4. GM Shulman (2632)
  5. GM Akobian (2612)

May 9 - May 17
Mitropa Cup 2009 Men Section

Where : Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Caruana (2649)
  2. GM Gustafsson (2631)
  3. GM Pavasovic (2607)
  4. GM Borisek (2581)
  5. GM Erdos (2581)

May 9 - May 17
Mitropa Cup 2009 Women Section

Where : Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia
Top 5 Players :

  1. IM Sedina (2351)
  2. WGM Zimina (2330)
  3. WIM Krivec (2322)
  4. WGM Srebrnic (2283)
  5. WIM Franciskovic (2262)

May 12 - May 23
M-Tel Masters 2009

Where : Sofia, Bulgaria
Players :

  1. GM Topalov (2812)
  2. GM Carlsen (2770)
  3. GM Ivanchuk (2746)
  4. GM Shirov (2745)
  5. GM Wang Yue (2738)
  6. GM Dominguez (2721)

May 13 - May 23
8th Asian Championship

Where : Subic Freeport, Philippines
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Sasikiran (2682)
  2. GM So (2641)
  3. GM Jianchao (2635)
  4. GM Kazhgaleyev (2626)
  5. GM Ganguly (2625)

May 13 - May 23
8th Asian Championship Women Section

Where : Subic Freeport, Philippines
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Zhu Chen (2491)
  2. Ju Wenjun (2454)
  3. WGM Bathkuyag (2440)
  4. IM Sachdev (2423)
  5. WGM Huang Qian (2410)

May 14 - May 18
Calgary International Chess Classic

Where : Calgary, Canada
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Kovalyov (2571)
  2. GM Fedorowicz (2485)
  3. IM Castellanos (2446)
  4. IM Porper (2435)
  5. IM Donaldson (2409)

May 16 - May 23
Capo d'Orso International Chess Festival

Where : Porto Mannu, Italy
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Tiviakov (2697)
  2. GM Hillarp-Persson (2618)
  3. GM Malakhato (2618)
  4. GM Korneev (2587)
  5. GM Jussupow (2576)

May 16 - May 24
XVII Chess Festival, Emanuel Lasker Memorial

Where : Barlinek, Poland
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Malaniuk (2523)
  2. IM Koziak (2475)
  3. Dominik Orzech (2461)
  4. GM Voloshin (2445)
  5. GM Zezulkin (2431)

May 23 - May 30
Open Orlova 2009

Where : Orlova, Czech Republic
Top 5 Players :

  1. IM Talla (2456)
  2. IM Neubauer (2414)
  3. IM Vesselovsky (2390)
  4. IM Khaetsky (2388)
  5. IM Heinzel (2378)

May 25- May 31
2nd Subic International Open Chess Championship

Where : Subic Bay Freeport, Philippines
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Ganguly (2625)
  2. GM Ghaem (2593)
  3. GM Negi (2592)
  4. GM Nguyen (2588)
  5. GM Gupta (2570)

May 26 - June 6
Chinese Individual Chess Championship 2009 Men Section

Where : Xinghua, Jiangsu, China
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Ni Hua (2724)
  2. GM Bu Xiangzhi (2704)
  3. GM Wang Hao (2696)
  4. GM Li Chao (2643)
  5. GM Zhang Pengxiang (2638)

May 26 - June 6
Chinese Individual Chess Championship 2009 Women Section

Where : Xinghua, Jiangsu, China
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Zhao Xue (2531)
  2. Ju Wenjun (2454)
  3. Tan Zhongyi (2436)
  4. WGM Shen Yang (2420)
  5. IM Wang Yu (2364)

May 27 - May 31
CEZ Chess Trophy 2009 - Navara vs. Ivanchuk

Where : Praga, Czech Republic
Players :

  1. GM Ivanchuk (2746)
  2. GM Navara (2654)

May 29 - June 1
ENCI Limburg Open 2009

Where : Maastricht, The Netherlands
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Berg (2610)
  2. GM Ernst (2582)
  3. GM Solodovnichenko (2564)
  4. GM Prasad (2552)
  5. GM Dgebuadze (2539)

May 29 - June 6
1st International Grandmaster's Chess Tournament Lublin

Where : Lublin, Poland
Top 5 Players :

  1. GM Roiz (2653)
  2. GM Grachev (2652)
  3. GM Socko (2637)
  4. GM Wojtaszek (2630)
  5. GM Khenkin (2630)
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