2011 Chess Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame 2011 is a dedicated page to the winner of strong chess tournament in 2010. The page will list the first winner only, or in tie break situation, the official tie break winners. Black color mean it is a classical time control event, Green is a rapid event and Red is a blitz event also Magenta mean a Team event. The roman numeric is for category - XX.

For 2010 Chess Hall of Fame click here.

DECEMBER 2011
Kramnik, Vladimir, London Classic, London
China, World Women Team
Hao Yifan, World Mind Games Blindfold Women, Beijing
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime, World Mind Games Blindfold, Beijing
Wang Hao, World Mind Games Rapid, Beijing
Kosteniuk, Alexander, World Mind Games Rapid Women, Beijing
Vachier Lagrave, Maxime, World Mind Games Blitz, Beijing
Hao Yifan, World Mind Games Blitz Women, Beijing


NOVEMBER 2011
Vladimir Okhotnik, World Senior Champ, Opatija
Germany, European Team CC, Greece
Carlsen Magnus,Tal Memorial, Moscow
Aronian Levon, Tal Memorial (tie break)
Peng Zhaoqin, Euwe Memorial Group A, Amsterdam
Robin Van Kempen, Euwe Memorial Group B, Amsterdam
Megaranto Susanto, SEA Games Man Standard, Jakarta
Nguyen Thi Mai Hung, SEA Games Woman Standard, Jakarta
Kuljasevic Davorin, Open Chess Mediterranean, Rijeka
Graf, Alexander, Bavaria Open, Bad Wiessee
Tiviakov, Sergey, Panama Open, Panama

OCTOBER 2011
Markus, Robert, Open Skopje,  Skopje
Anand, Vishwanathan, Corsica KO, Corsica
Sasikiran, Krishnan, Corsica Master, Corsica
Kasimdzanov, Rustam, 1st Central Asia Cup, Tashkent
Bocharov, Dmitry, Chigorin Memorial Classic, St Petersburg
Korobov, Anton, Chigorin Memorial Rapid, St Petersburg
Li Chao (b),Indonesia Open, Jakarta
Surya Ganguly, Indonesia Open (tie)
Kramnik, Vladimir,Unive Crown Group, Hoogeveen
Tiviakov, Sergey,Unive Open, Hoogeven
Le Quang Liem,SPICE Cup Group A, Lubbock
Bykhovsky, Anatoly, SPICE Cup Group B, Lubbock
Finegold, Benjamin,SPICE Cup Group C, Lubbock
Zhao Xue,Nalchik Women GP, Nalchik
Salgado Lopez, Ivan,Ciutat de Barcelona, Barcelona
Seirawan, Yasser, Ciutat de Barcelona (tie)
Volkov, Sergey, Livigno Open, Livigno
Carlsen, Magnus ,Bilbao, Bilbao and Sao Paolo
Zhou Weiqi, 1st Qin Huangdao Open, Qin Huangdao
Morozevich, Alexander,Saratov Governor Cup
Bacrot, Etienne., Poikovsky, Nefteyugansk
Saddler, Matthew, Oslo Open, Oslo
 Miezis Normunds, Gocher Open, Gosch


SEPTEMBER 2011
Bauer, Christian, 12th Lausanne, Lausanne
Volkov, Sergey, 2nd International Livigno, Livigno
Svidler, Peter, 2011 World Cup, Khanty Mansyisk
Hou Yifan,Shenzhen Woman GP, Shenzhen
Tiviakov, Sergey, 1st Isthmia Open, Isthmia
Sanikidze, Tornike, 8th LGA Premium Cup, Nurnberg
Edouard, Roman, Inventi GM, Antwerp
Salvador Del Rio De Angelis, Candos Open, Candos
Svetushkin, Dmitry, Festival of Imperia, Imperia
Barbosa, Oliver, Dr Naszrin shah Open, Kuala Lumpur
Gareev, Timur, Metropolitan Invitational

AUGUST 2011
Goryachkina, Valentina, Rudenko Memorial, St Petersburg
Gunina, Valentine, Russian Superfinal Women,
Lagrave, Maxime V, French Championship
Li Chao, Universiade Chess Category 2011, Shenzhen
Adams, Michael,Metropolitan Chess International, Los Angeles
Kokarev, Dmitry, Vladimir Open, Suzdal
Khismatulin, Denis, Botvinnik Memorial International Chess, St Petersburg
Korchnoi, Viktor, Botvinnik Memorial Rapid Senior, Suzdal-Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Romanenko , Manhattan Open, Manhattan
Kononenko, Dmitry, Pardubice Open, Pardubice
Adams, Michael,British Championship, Sheffield
Houska, Jovanka, British Championship, Sheffield
Zhigalko, Sergey,Baku Open, Baku
Lenderman, Alex, US Open, Orlando
Kurnosov, Igor,Politiken Cup, Copenhagen
Svidler, Peter,Russian Superfinal, Moscow
Cori, Deisy T,World Junior Championship,Chennai
Swiercz, Dariuz, World Junior Championship, Chennai
Baloq, Imre,4th Arad Open, Arad
Hou Yifan,Women FIDE GP Rostov, Rostov
Solak, Dragan, Kavala Open, Kavala
Bartel, Mateusz, Kavala Open, (tie break)
Landa, Konstantin, Hogeschool Zeeland Chess, Vlissingen
Djuric, Steven, Vila de Sitges Open, Sitges
Omar Almeida Quintana , 5th Tourney AD San Juan
Yuriy Kryvoruschko, 4th Paleochoro Open, Selino Greece
Noritsyn, Nicolay, Quebec Chess Open, Quebec


JULY 2011
Armenia,World Chess Team, Ningbo
Ju Wenjun, 1st Hangzhou Chess, Hangzhou
Jobava, Baadur,Lake Sevan
Georgiev, Kiril, Andorra Open, Arinsal
Kramnik, Vladimir,Dortmund Chess, Dortmund
Yrjö Rantanen, Heart of Finland,  Jyväskylä
Hera Imre,Oberwart Open, Oberwart
Carlsen, Magnus, Biel Chess Festival, Biel
Markowski Tomasz , Miguel Najdorf Memorial, Warsaw
So, Wesley,Battle of Grandmaster 2011, Manila
Tiviakov, Sergey, Leiden Chess, Leiden
Levan Aroshidze, Obert Int. , Barcelona
Manuel Leon Hoyos , Obert Int,
Bacallao Alonso Yusnel ,Obert Int
Nestorovic, Nikola, Sveti-prokopije-rapid , Blitz
Petrosian, Tigran, Benasque Open
Gleizerov, Evgeny, Slovakia Championship
Ulibin, Mikhail, Central Serbia Open, Paracin
Barbosa, Oliver, Campomanes Memorial, Yangoon
Saddler, Matthew, Nova College Chess, Harleem
Exposito Amaro Josue, Obert International, Barcelona
Prasad, Arun, Paris CC, Paris
Bauer, Christians, Swiss CC,
Kogan, Arthur, Torredembarra, Torredembarra
Williams, Simon, 2nd Big Slick International, London
Paunovic Dragan, Abierto International, Galicia
Cheparinov, Ivan,Albena Chess, Albena
Caruana, Fabiano,AAI Chess, New Delhi
Giri, Anish, Dutch Championship, Boxtel
Peng Zhaoqin, Dutch Championship Female, Boxtel
Dvoirys Semen I,Lev Polugaevsky Memorial, Samara
Jones, Gawain, Commonwealth and South Africa Open,
Kamsky, Gata, 34th Annual World Open, Philadelphia

JUNE 2011
Tiviakov, Sergey, III Iforie Nord, Bulgaria
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw,Gyorgy Marx, Hungary
Matamoros, Carlos, Forni di Sopra Open, Forni di Sopra
Ponomariov, Ruslan,Ukraine Championship,
Carlsen, Magnus,King Tournament, Medious
Kovacevic, Alexandr,Pula International, Pula
Kotanjian, Tigran,4th Karen Asrian Memorial ,Jermuk
Hans Tikkanen, Fynsmesterskabet 2011 Open ,Odense
So, Wesley, Sigeman Chess, Malmo (Anish Giri, Hans Tikkanen tied)
Laylo, Darwin, Prospero Pihay Jr Cup, Subic
Aleksej Aleksandrov ,3rd Orissa, Bhubaneswar
Tomas Likavsky, Liechtenstein Open, Liechtenstein
Timur Gareev , Chicago Open,Chicago

MAY 2011
 Igor Khenkin .,82nd German Championship, Bonn
Luca Shytaj ,1st Alimini Village International Open,Otranto (ITA)
Megaranto Susanto, Asian Zonal 3.3, Tagaytay
Li Ruofan, Asian Zonal 3.3 Women, Tagaytay
Short, Nigel, CUCA International, Luanda
Felgaer, Ruben, FIDE Zone 2.5, Asuncion
Vallejo Pons,Francisco,Bahia Feliz Master, Isle of Canary
Gelfand, Boris,2011 Candidate Matches, Kazan
Ivanchuck, Vasily,Capablanca Memorial, Havanna
Shirov, Alexey,Lublin Union Memorial, Lublin
Yu Yangyi,Danzhou Open, Danzhou
Jesse Kraai ,Calgary International, Calgary (Enrico Sevilliano tie)
Bator Sambuev, Canadian Closed, Guelph

Krikor Mekhitarian, SP Master, Sao Paolo

Viktorija Cmilyte ,European Women Championship, Tblisi
Hernandez Carmenates Holden, Salou Open, Salou
Malakhatko, Vadim, Balagna Open, Corsica
Dronavali, Harika, Asian Women Individual, Mashhad
Harikrishna, Pentala, Asian Individual, Mashhad
Akshat Khamparia , Sydney International Open, Sidney
Bagarutov, Georgi, Alexander the Great Open, Thessaloniki

APRIL 2011
Leitao, Rafael, Bienal Professor Jao Braga, Sao Paolo
Tiviakov, Sergey, Norwegian Chess festival, Fagernas
Kamsky, Gata,US Championship, St Louis
Zatonskih, Anna, US Championship Woman, St Louis
Shi Jiazhuang (city team), Asian Cities Team, jakarta
Korobov, Anton, Nakchivan Open, Nakchivan
Hou Yifan, Women Master, Wuxi
Bruzon, Lazaro, Americas Continental Championship, Toluca
Gajewski, Grzegorz,Zagreb Open, Zagreb
 Abhijeet Gupta ,Dubai Open, Dubai
Gustafsson, Jan,11th Thailand Open, Pattaya
Mihai Suba,European Senior Championship, Courmayeur
Nona Gaprindashvili, European Senior Championship Woman
Sarunas Sulskis, Ravenna Open, Ravenna
Fabio Bruno , Ravenna Open, Ravenna (tie break)
Zhang Xiaowen, Chinese Championship Woman, Xinghua
Ding Liren, Chinese Championship, Xinghua
Barus, Cerdas, First Telin Chess, Jakarta
Potkin, Vladimir, Europe Individual CC,

MARCH 2011
Kuljasevic, Davorin, SPICE Spring, Lubbock
Dominquez, Leiner, Zone 2.3 World Cup Qualifier, Dominican Rep
Li Chao (B), Zone 3.3 World Cup Qualifier, Tianjin
Aronian, Levon,Amber (Overall), Amber
Carlsen, Magnus,Amber Rapid, Amber
Aronian, Levon,Amber Blindfold, Amber
Fressinet, Laurent, 9e Festival de Meurthe et Moselle - Blitz, nancy
Fridman, Daniel, 9e Festival de Meurthe - Rapid, Nancy
Ivanisevic, Ivan, Serbia Championship, Kragujevac
Kuzubov, Yury, Reykjavik Open, Reykjavik
Socko, Monica ,International Cotroceni, Cotroceni
Tiviakov, Sergey, 19th Fajr Open,
Kaidanov, Gregory, Saint Louis Invitational 2011, St Louis
Danielin, Elina,Women FIDE GP, Doha
Humpy, Koneru (tie)
Khamrakulov Dhzurabek, Brunei Open, Brunei
Vasilevich Irina,Mediterrania Flower, Rijeka

FEBRUARY 2011
Grzegorz Gajewski .,Cappelle La Grande, Cappele-La-Grande
Solodovnichenko, Yuri, Rochefort Open, Rochefort
Gawain Jones, Bunratty Master, Bunratty
Sanchez, Joseph, 25th Cannes Open, Cannes
Hertneck, Gerald,3rd Batavia-Grolsch Chess, Amsterdam
Fodorov, Alexander, 9th Khazar International, Rasht
Quparadze Giga, 9th Khazar International (tie break)
Lupulescu, Constantin, Romanian Championship, Sarata Monetoru
Foisor Cristina-Adela, Romanian Championship Women, Sarata Monteoru
Okhotnik Vladimir, 16th Lienz Open, Lienz
Le Quang Liem, Aeroflot A, Moscow
Kotanjian, Tigran, Aeroflot B, Moscow
Dreev, Alexey, 1st Cento Open, Cento
Grachev, Boris, Moscow Open (Young Player), Moscow
Kosteniuk, Alexandra,Moscow Open (Women), Moscow
Charochkina, Daria, Moscow Open F Women, Moscow
Belous Vladimir. Moscow Open E, Moscow
Repina, Varvara, Moscow Open D Women, Moscow
Popov, Ivan, Moscow Open C, Moscow
Ivanchuck, Vasily, Gibraltar Tradewise, Gibraltar



JANUARY 2011
Zhao Zongyuan, 2011 Oceania Zonal, Rotorua NZ
Hikaru Nakamura, Tata Steel Group A, Wijk Aan Zee
McShane, Luke,Tata Steel Group B, Wijk Aan Zee
Vocatura, Daniele,Tata Steel Group C, Wijk Aan Zee
Kravtsiv Martyn ,Chennai International, Chennai
Andriasian Siranush,Armenian Women Champ,
Lomineishvili Maia,68th Georgian Women Champ,
Karjakin, Sergey, Russia University, Moscow
van Wely, Loek, Berkeley Open, Berkeley
Zubov, Alexander, Cracovian Open, Cracow
Areshchenko, 9th Parsvanath, New Delhi
Negi, Parimarjan, 9th Parsvanath, New Delhi (+ many tie breaks)
Yu Yangyi,1st HDBank Cup Open, Ho Chi Minh
Xi Wendi George, Australian Open, Cammeray NSW
Shirov, Alexey, Paul Keres Memorial, Viru EST
Sengupta, Deep, Hasting Congress, Hasting
Swaminathan, Soumya, India Chess Championship,
Volkov, Sergey, Rilton Cup, Stockholm
Gashimov, Vugar, Emilia Reggio, Reggio Emilia

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