THE WEEK IN CHESS 147 - 1st September 1997 by Mark Crowther

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1) Introduction
2) Interplay US Championships 1997
3) XXXIV Akiba Rubinstein Memorial
4) Kramnik beats Polgar on WDR TV
5) Kasparov to play against Argentinian Olympiad side.
6) Vaisser wins the 72nd French Chess Championships
7) Jarleslaget 1997 by Rune Djurhuus
8) Atlantic Open
9) Kevin Spraggett wins in Faro by Luis Santos
10) PCA Rating List. September 1st.
11) Upcoming Events

Games section

WDR TV Dortmund GER 1997                 1
ch-USA Gp 1+2 1997                      40
ch-USA 1997 (women)                     29
Rubinstein mem Polanica Zdroj POL 1997  45
ch-FRA Narbonne FRA 1997                48
Jarleslaget Trondheim NOR 1997          86
Atlantic Open Washington DC USA 1997    30
Open Faro POR 1997                      40

1) Introduction

My thanks to Matt Guthrie, Artur Zaremba, WDR Web site, Adjedrez Argentino, net64, Rune Djurhuus, Michael Atkins, Luis Santos, Eugeni K. Grigorian and all those who helped with this issue.

As some of you may have read on the main pages of twic The Week in Chess is now an independent production. Grandmaster Technologies has had a reorganisation and I no longer produce the magazine for them. My thanks to them for their support over the last year and their continued support in allowing me to remain on their www server as long as I need to. This does mean that I am looking for work, either chess, library or internet related. The Week in Chess will continue in one way or another whether part or full time. I spent some of the weekend looking at some options. I hope I can continue and get long term financial stability but time will tell.

This issue is a little shorter than intended but nevertheless there are a number of quality events including the US Championships and the emergence of a possible new star in the Rubinstein Memorial tournament.

Hope you enjoy this issue

Mark

2) Interplay US Championships 1997

Qualifiers known from first stage.

Matt Guthrie reports that the 1997 US Men's and Women's Championships begin August 23rd at the San Marcos Hotel in Chandler, Arizona. The Women's Championship is a ten player round robin, but for the Men's event a slightly original format is being used:

The field is split into two groups of eight, each of which plays a round robin. The top two players from each group the advance, with the winner of each group playing a four game match against the runner-up of the other.

The winners of these matches then play a six game match for the title.

Round by round by Matt Guthrie

Round 3 25 Aug 1997

Original play and dramatic comebacks were the order of the day here in Chandler. Gurevich-Shabalov saw a very dynamic opening, with a benko/wing gambitesque 4.b4!? Yermolinsky played originally in the middle game, as his Knight danced from side to side, continually placing itself en prise on d4. Fedorowicz and Kaidanov were the comeback kids of the round, as both managed to win from markedly inferior positions, against Ivanov and Schwartzman respectively. Indeed, in the player's lounge after the game John was volubly demonstrating the weakness of his position in the early middle game. Christiansen posted a win on time against Zamora, and has surely moved into the driver's seat for qualification from his group to the next stage. Browne must again be a little disappointed, as for a while he had an extra pawn against Gulko.

The women's tournament saw two brevities today, with Jezierska and Frenklakh succumbing in short order. Gulko won nicely against Burtman, Khan eked out a win in a Bishop ending, and Shahade defended actively to hold a draw in a pawn down position against Krush.

Round 4 28 Aug 1997

Today saw extremes of both varieties in the length of the games. On the miniature end, Kaidanov dispatched Gurevich in a mere 20 moves , after the latter essayed the dubious 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 a6?! Kaidanov was proud of his 4.dxc5! explaining that this move is designed to reach positions where ...a6 is not a useful move. At the other end of the spectrum, three games went into the third time control, with Shabalov overcoming Kudrin in an ending where each side possessed a phalanx of passed pawns, Seirawan trading his Q for R+N+P in the early middle game and then pressing for many hours before finally falling on his sword in zeitnot at move 116, and, even longer, Benjamin playing R+B vs. R against Zamora. (See below) Browne picked up his first win of the tournament, while Christiansen & Fedorowicz were both unable to convert apparently superior positions against Gulko and Yermolinsky respectively. DeFirmian-Dzindzi was another unusual opening (3...Qd6 in the Scandinavian) and a double-edged middlegame petered out into an even Queen endgame.

Controversy erupted in the last game to conclude, Benjamin-Zamora, in which Joel's 70th move removed Jorge's last pawn, setting up the infamous R+B vs. R ending. Jorge rapidly ate into his last hour (tertiary control SD/1) and stopped keeping score. Eventually he made a claim for a draw on what was determined to be his 119th move, 50 moves for him, but only 49 for White, therefore 1 ply short of a successful claim. The game resumed and his flag fell after a couple of subsequent moves, but without him making a second claim.

After an in depth review of the new FIDE rulebook arbiters Jarecki and Tanner determined that absent any rule specifically addressing the situation, analogous situations allowed them to rule the game a draw absent a claim, and that subsequent flagfall did not alter this. To his credit GM Benjamin accepted this ruling without demur.

All five women's games were decisive, with Jezierska and Belakovskaia both winning nice sacrificial games. With todays wins, Esther Epstein and Anna Gulko both have 3.5/4 (Analysis of Jezierska-Krush will be available on the USCF web page.)

Round 5 28 Aug 1997

In contrast to last night's marathons, only a handful of games today reached even into the fifth hour. However all were extremely hard fought.

Benjamin played elegantly as Black against Gulko, daring 8...g5!? in a reversed Sicilian, and winning in fine style, Seirawan rapidly dispatched Gurevich, who has clearly had much better tournaments. Shabalov-DeFirmian was a razor-sharp poisoned pawn Sicilian, in which Nick's cool defence eventually carried the day. "I was better in the early part of the game, but then it became very double-edged" opined the winner afterwards. Kaidanov and Kudrin drew a theoretical Open Lopez, Fedorowicz outplayed Zamora after a placid opening, Dzindzi showed his experience with a nice exchange sacrifice to keep his game with Schwartzman even, Christiansen took advantage of Browne's time trouble, and Yermolinsky won his first game, administering another dismantling of Ivanov's Queen's Indian.

The favorites in the Women's Championship continued to pull away from the field, as Gulko, Epstein and Belakovskaia all posted wins, with newcomer Shahade also winning to stay up with the leading pack.

Round 6 (Women) Fri, 29 Aug 1997 22:10:48 -0700

The women took centr stage at the US Championships today while the men enjoyed an off day. The first two games to finish were both entertaining draws. Shahade-Epstein is annotated on the USCF web page, and Khan-Belakovskaia ended with the unusual material balance of Q vs. R+4P. Burtman recorded her first win of the tournament, while Gulko moved into clear first by beating Zitserman in a game in which no pawns were exchanged in 60 moves. Two of the youngest competitors, Krush and Frenklakh, closed out the day with a hard-fought draw.

Round 6 30 Aug 1997

The qualification for the semi-final stage took clearer shape as round 6 concluded this evening. The game Benjamin-Christiansen was a short, sharp draw. Afterwards Joel wondered if the whole game had been played before, although he stated that 13...Qc6 was new to him. Fedorowicz drew Gulko shortly after Benjamin (in the analysis room) had evaluated the position as better for White. Zamora scored his first full point, for a change being the recipient of a time-forfeit, courtesy of Ivanov, who will be happy to forget this tournament. Yermolinsky and Browne fought hard in an ultimately balanced position.

DeFirmian's chances to qualify were dealt a major blow by Schwarzman, who played an energetic game, with an elegant Rook sacrifice. Kaidanov stayed at +2 by drawing Shabalov from a position that he described afterward as "...lost, dead lost...". Gurevich and Dzindzi played a quick draw, and Seirawan ground down Kudrin in a minor piece ending.

Esther Epstein took the lead in the Women's Championship by beating Anna Gulko. Defending champ Belakovskaia kept pace with a win over Zitserman, Jezierska has asked me to say that the missed mate in her game against Frenklakh was the result of a frantic time scramble, and Burtman drew Shahade. Krush-Khan was postponed due to Anna's illness.

Round 7 31 Aug 1997

The first stage of the men's championship drew to a close today, and the fate of the four qualifying spots was determined. Larry Christiansen was the first to clinch his semi-final place, using the Exchange variation of the Classical King's Indian to obtain a draw with Fedorowicz. Kaidanov soon joined him when he defused DeFirmian's Benoni and offered a draw in a superior position. The third spot was claimed by Seirawan, who averted a multi-player playoff by winning a superb defensive game against Shabalov. Benjamin made the most of his chances in a Q+N ending against Browne and garnered the last semi-final place. Among the others, special mention should be made of Schwartzman, who capped his comeback from a disasterous .5/3 start by drawing Gurevich and breaking even.

Women's leader Epstein drew quickly with Belakovskaia, allowing Gulko to take a share of the lead by beating Shahade. Khan arose from her sickbed to beat Jezierska, and Frenklakh was particularly unfortunate, as she flagged while making move 40 against Burtman.

Group 1

Round 3 (1997.08.25)

Gulko, Boris F         -  Browne, Walter S       1/2   43  E08  Nimzo indian
Yermolinsky, Alex      -  Benjamin, Joel         1/2   36  E31  Nimzo indian
Zamora, Jorge          -  Christiansen, Larry M  0-1   36  A04  Reti (1.Nf3)
Ivanov, Alexander      -  Fedorowicz, John P     0-1   40  B80  Sicilian

Round 4 (1997.08.27)

Christiansen, Larry M  -  Gulko, Boris F         1/2   41  C19  French; Winawer
Benjamin, Joel         -  Zamora, Jorge          1/2  120  C88  Ruy Lopez
Fedorowicz, John P     -  Yermolinsky, Alex      1/2   58  B80  Sicilian
Browne, Walter S       -  Ivanov, Alexander      1-0   32  E15  Nimzo indian

Round 5 (1997.08.28)

Christiansen, Larry M  -  Browne, Walter S       1-0   44  E42  Nimzo indian
Gulko, Boris F         -  Benjamin, Joel         0-1   33  A29  English; 1.c4 e5
Yermolinsky, Alex      -  Ivanov, Alexander      1-0   30  E15  Nimzo indian
Zamora, Jorge          -  Fedorowicz, John P     0-1   31  D78  1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6

Round 6 (1997.08.30)

Benjamin, Joel         -  Christiansen, Larry M  1/2   21  C10  French
Fedorowicz, John P     -  Gulko, Boris F         1/2   26  C60  Ruy Lopez
Browne, Walter S       -  Yermolinsky, Alex      1/2   51  E11  Bogo indian
Ivanov, Alexander      -  Zamora, Jorge          0-1   33  B63  Sicilian

Round 7 (1997.08.31)

Christiansen, Larry M  -  Fedorowicz, John P     1/2   15  E92  Kings indian; Classical
Benjamin, Joel         -  Browne, Walter S       1-0   58  B22  Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Gulko, Boris F         -  Ivanov, Alexander      1/2   29  A29  English; 1.c4 e5
Zamora, Jorge          -  Yermolinsky, Alex      1/2   17  B86  Sicilian


Chandler USA (USA), VIII 1997                                   cat. XII (2542)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 Christiansen, Larry M  g USA 2550   *   =   =   =   1   1   1   =   5.0  2698
2 Benjamin, Joel         g USA 2580   =   *   =   1   =   1   =   1   5.0  2694
3 Fedorowicz, John P     g USA 2510   =   =   *   =   =   =   1   1   4.5  2648
4 Gulko, Boris F         g USA 2580   =   0   =   *   =   =   1   =   3.5  2536
5 Yermolinsky, Alex      g USA 2650   0   =   =   =   *   =   =   1   3.5  2526
6 Browne, Walter S       g USA 2530   0   0   =   =   =   *   =   1   3.0  2493
7 Zamora, Jorge            USA 2370   0   =   0   0   =   =   *   1   2.5  2464
8 Ivanov, Alexander      g USA 2565   =   0   0   =   0   0   0   *   1.0  2229
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Group 2

Round 3 (1997.08.25)

Schwartzman, Gabriel     -  Kaidanov, Grigory S      0-1   46  B10  Caro-Kann
Dzindzichashvili, Roman  -  Seirawan, Yasser         1/2   14  D20  QGA;
Kudrin, Sergey           -  De Firmian, Nick E       1/2   26  B80  Sicilian
Gurevich, Dmitry         -  Shabalov, Alexander      1/2   27  A20  English; 1.c4 e5

Round 4 (1997.08.27)

Kaidanov, Grigory S      -  Gurevich, Dmitry         1-0   20  A50  Benoni
Seirawan, Yasser         -  Schwartzman, Gabriel     0-1  116  D10  Slav defence
De Firmian, Nick E       -  Dzindzichashvili, Roman  1/2   36  B01  Scandinavian
Shabalov, Alexander      -  Kudrin, Sergey           1-0   63  B76  Sicilian; Dragon

Round 5 (1997.08.28)

Schwartzman, Gabriel     -  Dzindzichashvili, Roman  1/2   43  D27  QGA;
Shabalov, Alexander      -  De Firmian, Nick E       0-1   39  B97  Sicilian; Najdorf
Kudrin, Sergey           -  Kaidanov, Grigory S      1/2   31  C82  Ruy Lopez
Gurevich, Dmitry         -  Seirawan, Yasser         0-1   27  D40  QGD; Tarrasch Defence

Round 6 (1997.08.30)

Kaidanov, Grigory S      -  Shabalov, Alexander      1/2   30  E90  Kings indian; Classical
Seirawan, Yasser         -  Kudrin, Sergey           1-0   70  A31  English; 1.c4 c5
De Firmian, Nick E       -  Schwartzman, Gabriel     0-1   48  C42  Petroff defence
Dzindzichashvili, Roman  -  Gurevich, Dmitry         1/2   12  C10  French

Round 7 (1997.08.31)

Kaidanov, Grigory S      -  De Firmian, Nick E       1/2   20  A70  Modern Benoni
Shabalov, Alexander      -  Seirawan, Yasser         0-1   47  C02  French; Advance
Kudrin, Sergey           -  Dzindzichashvili, Roman  1/2   10  B27  Sicilian; Closed
Gurevich, Dmitry         -  Schwartzman, Gabriel     1/2   62  A80  Dutch defence


Chandler USA (USA), VIII 1997                    cat. XIII (2569)
-----------------------------------------------------------------
                                       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-----------------------------------------------------------------
1 Kaidanov, Grigory S      g USA 2600  * = = 1 = = = 1  4.5  2666
2 Seirawan, Yasser         g USA 2630  = * = 0 = 1 1 1  4.5  2662
3 De Firmian, Nick E       g USA 2570  = = * 0 = 1 = 1  4.0  2618
4 Schwartzman, Gabriel     g USA 2515  0 1 1 * = 0 = =  3.5  2576
5 Dzindzichashvili, Roman  g USA 2540  = = = = * = = =  3.5  2572
6 Shabalov, Alexander      g USA 2585  = 0 0 1 = * 1 =  3.5  2566
7 Kudrin, Sergey           g USA 2535  = 0 = = = 0 * =  2.5  2471
8 Gurevich, Dmitry         g USA 2575  0 0 0 = = = = *  2.0  2409
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Women's Championship


Round 3 (1997.08.25)

Epstein, Esther         -  Frenklakh, Jennie       1-0   18  B12  Caro-Kann
Gulko, Anna             -  Burtman, Sharon         1-0   31  A81  Dutch defence
Belakovskaia, Anjelina  -  Jezierska, Ivona        1-0   20  E81  Kings indian; Saemisch
Krush, Irina            -  Shahade, Jennifer       1/2   48  A75  Modern Benoni
Zitserman, Tatyana      -  Khan, Anna              0-1   64  D45  Semi-Slav

Round 4 (1997.08.27)

Shahade, Jennifer       -  Zitserman, Tatyana      1-0   45  B82  Sicilian
Khan, Anna              -  Epstein, Esther         0-1   37  E52  Nimzo indian
Burtman, Sharon         -  Belakovskaia, Anjelina  0-1   54  E81  Kings indian; Saemisch
Jezierska, Ivona        -  Krush, Irina            1-0   38  B22  Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Frenklakh, Jennie       -  Gulko, Anna             0-1   42  A43  Queen's pawn

Round 5 (1997.08.28)

Epstein, Esther         -  Zitserman, Tatyana      1-0   34  B07  Pirc
Gulko, Anna             -  Khan, Anna              1-0   39  D35  Queen's gambit
Belakovskaia, Anjelina  -  Frenklakh, Jennie       1-0   49  A57  Benko gambit
Krush, Irina            -  Burtman, Sharon         1/2   38  A87  Dutch defence
Jezierska, Ivona        -  Shahade, Jennifer       0-1   41  B22  Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)

Round 6 (1997.08.29)

Shahade, Jennifer       -  Epstein, Esther         1/2   32  B83  Sicilian
Khan, Anna              -  Belakovskaia, Anjelina  1/2   32  E97  Kings indian; Main line
Burtman, Sharon         -  Jezierska, Ivona        1-0   51  E81  Kings indian; Saemisch
Frenklakh, Jennie       -  Krush, Irina            1/2   64  B24  Sicilian; Closed
Zitserman, Tatyana      -  Gulko, Anna             0-1   60  A21  English; 1.c4 e5

Round 7 (1997.08.30)

Gulko, Anna             -  Epstein, Esther         0-1   53  E53  Nimzo indian
Belakovskaia, Anjelina  -  Zitserman, Tatyana      1-0   46  D43  Semi-Slav
Burtman, Sharon         -  Shahade, Jennifer       1/2   25  D89  Gruenfeld indian
Jezierska, Ivona        -  Frenklakh, Jennie       1-0   53  A07  Reti (1.Nf3)

Round 8 (1997.08.31)

Epstein, Esther         -  Belakovskaia, Anjelina  1/2   18  B17  Caro-Kann
Shahade, Jennifer       -  Gulko, Anna             0-1   76  B08  Pirc; Classical
Khan, Anna              -  Jezierska, Ivona        1-0   45  E97  Kings indian; Main line
Frenklakh, Jennie       -  Burtman, Sharon         0-1   40  A83  Dutch defence
Zitserman, Tatyana      -  Krush, Irina            0-1   37  D35  Queen's gambit


Chandler USA (USA), VIII-IX 1997
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                                       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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 1 Epstein, Esther        wm USA 2210  * 1 = = . 1 = 1 1 1  6.5 /8  2425
 2 Gulko, Anna            wg USA 2305  0 * . 1 = 1 1 1 1 1  6.5 /8  2401
 3 Belakovskaia, Anjelina wg USA 2355  = . * 1 0 = 1 1 1 1  6.0 /8  2343
 4 Shahade, Jennifer         USA 2070  = 0 0 * = 1 = 1 . 1  4.5 /8  2250
 5 Krush, Irina              USA 2260  . = 1 = * . = 0 = 1  4.0 /7  2212
 6 Khan, Anna             wm USA 2260  0 0 = 0 . * . 1 1 1  3.5 /7  2183
 7 Burtman, Sharon        wm USA 2060  = 0 0 = = . * 1 1 0  3.5 /8  2150
 8 Jezierska, Ivona       wf USA 2085  0 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 .  2.0 /8  2013
 9 Frenklakh, Jennie         USA 2135  0 0 0 . = 0 0 0 * 1  1.5 /8  1956
10 Zitserman, Tatyana        USA 2125  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 0 *  1.0 /8  1884
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Coverage and updates are available through the USCF at:

http://www.uschess.org/updates.html

And a page devoted to background information is:

http://www.store2.com/uschess/news/uschamp97.html

also Smart Chess are covering the event

http://www.smartchess.com

3) XXXIV Akiba Rubinstein Memorial

The Category 14 tournament in Polanica Zdroj commemorating Akiba Rubinstein was surprisingly won by Sergei Rublevsky above Gelfand and Bareev. With a 2800 performance this improving 23 year old may become much better known. My thanks to Artur Zaremba for the games and results.

Round 1 (1997.08.19)

Rublevsky, Sergei     -  Bareev, Evgeny        1/2   37  C08  French; Tarrasch
Aleksandrov, Aleksej  -  Gelfand, Boris        1/2   35  A58  Benko gambit
Psakhis, Lev          -  Andersson, Ulf        1/2   18  E11  Bogo indian
Krasenkow, Michal     -  Malaniuk, Vladimir P  0-1   50  A81  Dutch defence
Kaminski, Marcin      -  Ehlvest, Jaan         1-0   74  B06  Modern defence

Round 2 (1997.08.20)

Bareev, Evgeny        -  Krasenkow, Michal     1/2   63  D96  Gruenfeld indian
Malaniuk, Vladimir P  -  Psakhis, Lev          1/2   17  C11  French; Classical
Andersson, Ulf        -  Aleksandrov, Aleksej  1/2   24  E02  Nimzo indian
Kaminski, Marcin      -  Rublevsky, Sergei     0-1   36  B42  Sicilian
Ehlvest, Jaan         -  Gelfand, Boris        0-1   63  E81  Kings indian; Saemisch

Round 3 (1997.08.21)

Rublevsky, Sergei     -  Ehlvest, Jaan         1-0   31  B52  Sicilian
Gelfand, Boris        -  Andersson, Ulf        1-0   44  B36  Sicilian
Aleksandrov, Aleksej  -  Malaniuk, Vladimir P  1/2   45  D60  QGD;
Psakhis, Lev          -  Bareev, Evgeny        1/2   26  C08  French; Tarrasch
Krasenkow, Michal     -  Kaminski, Marcin      1/2   31  D26  QGA;

Round 4 (1997.08.22)

Rublevsky, Sergei     -  Krasenkow, Michal     1-0   36  B40  Sicilian
Bareev, Evgeny        -  Aleksandrov, Aleksej  1/2   16  D38  Queen's gambit
Malaniuk, Vladimir P  -  Gelfand, Boris        1/2   15  A49  Queen's pawn
Kaminski, Marcin      -  Psakhis, Lev          1/2   27  C07  French; Tarrasch
Ehlvest, Jaan         -  Andersson, Ulf        1/2   14  B30  Sicilian

Round 5 (1997.08.23)

Gelfand, Boris        -  Bareev, Evgeny        1/2   36  D38  Queen's gambit
Aleksandrov, Aleksej  -  Kaminski, Marcin      1-0   59  D27  QGA;
Psakhis, Lev          -  Rublevsky, Sergei     1/2   19  B42  Sicilian
Krasenkow, Michal     -  Ehlvest, Jaan         1-0   70  E90  Kings indian; Classical
Andersson, Ulf        -  Malaniuk, Vladimir P  1-0   59  A55  Benoni

Round 6 (1997.08.25)

Rublevsky, Sergei     -  Aleksandrov, Aleksej  1-0   47  C45  Scottish
Bareev, Evgeny        -  Andersson, Ulf        1/2   16  A30  English; 1.c4 c5
Krasenkow, Michal     -  Psakhis, Lev          1/2   47  E12  Nimzo indian
Kaminski, Marcin      -  Gelfand, Boris        0-1   33  B53  Sicilian
Ehlvest, Jaan         -  Malaniuk, Vladimir P  1/2   20  A88  Dutch defence

Round 7 (1997.08.26)

Gelfand, Boris        -  Rublevsky, Sergei     1/2   20  D27  QGA;
Aleksandrov, Aleksej  -  Krasenkow, Michal     1/2   67  D85  Gruenfeld indian
Psakhis, Lev          -  Ehlvest, Jaan         0-1   43  E97  Kings indian; Main line
Malaniuk, Vladimir P  -  Bareev, Evgeny        0-1   25  D30  Queen's gambit
Andersson, Ulf        -  Kaminski, Marcin      1/2   19  E92  Kings indian; Classical

Round 8 (1997.08.27)

Rublevsky, Sergei     -  Andersson, Ulf        1-0   29  B31  Sicilian
Psakhis, Lev          -  Aleksandrov, Aleksej  1/2   33  E00  Nimzo indian
Krasenkow, Michal     -  Gelfand, Boris        1/2   35  A28  English; 1.c4 e5
Kaminski, Marcin      -  Malaniuk, Vladimir P  1/2   21  C78  Ruy Lopez
Ehlvest, Jaan         -  Bareev, Evgeny        1/2   24  A57  Benko gambit

Round 9 (1997.08.28)

Gelfand, Boris        -  Psakhis, Lev          1/2   36  D23  QGA;
Bareev, Evgeny        -  Kaminski, Marcin      1/2   98  A29  English; 1.c4 e5
Aleksandrov, Aleksej  -  Ehlvest, Jaan         1/2   16  E44  Nimzo indian
Malaniuk, Vladimir P  -  Rublevsky, Sergei     1/2   15  D12  Slav defence
Andersson, Ulf        -  Krasenkow, Michal     1/2   13  E02  Nimzo indian


Polanica Zdroj POL (POL), VIII 1997                 cat. XVI (2629)
-------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 1 Rublevsky, Sergei     g RUS 2650  * = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1  7.0  2846
 2 Gelfand, Boris        g BLR 2695  = * = = = = = 1 1 1  6.0  2746
 3 Bareev, Evgeny        g RUS 2670  = = * = = 1 = = = =  5.0  2667
 4 Aleksandrov, Aleksej  g BLR 2660  0 = = * = = = = 1 =  4.5  2625
 5 Psakhis, Lev          g ISR 2565  = = = = * = = = = 0  4.0  2593
 6 Malaniuk, Vladimir P  g UKR 2615  = = 0 = = * 1 0 = =  4.0  2587
 7 Krasenkow, Michal     g POL 2645  0 = = = = 0 * = = 1  4.0  2584
 8 Andersson, Ulf        g SWE 2640  0 0 = = = 1 = * = =  4.0  2584
 9 Kaminski, Marcin      g POL 2540  0 0 = 0 = = = = * 1  3.5  2558
10 Ehlvest, Jaan         g EST 2610  0 0 = = 1 = 0 = 0 *  3.0  2506
-------------------------------------------------------------------

4) Kramnik beats Polgar on WDR TV

Vladimir Kramnik won the 1997 WDR TV exhibition game. The event has run since 1983 with a winner stays on rule at least in recent years. Kramnik had to win the game as white in order to be invited back next year. Last year he drew as black against Anand. The game was broadcast on WDR on August 31st at 23-30 to 01-30. Kramnik played a fine positional game and Polgar resigned in a completely hopeless position on move 40.

www site for WDRhttp://www.wdr.de/tv/schach/

5) Kasparov to play against Argentinian Olympiad side.

Gary Kasparov is to play the Argentinian Olympiad side in a simultaneous exhibition event on September 2nd. The web site Adjedrez Argentino will cover the event.

http://www.adrian-roldan.com

6) Vaisser wins the 72nd French Chess Championships

The official site for the 72nd French Championship, Narbonne (15-31 August) the games were covered live there were also video pictures available. Top seed Anatoli Vaisser took first place.

Official site http://chess.net64.es

Narbonne FRA (FRA), VIII 1997                                    cat. IX (2458)
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                                    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
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 1 Vaisser, Anatoli     g FRA 2575  * 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 = = = = 1 =  11.0  2624
 2 Anic, Darko          m FRA 2445  0 * 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 0 = = = 1 1 1  10.5  2607
 3 Bauer, Christian     m FRA 2525  = 0 * = = 1 = = 1 0 1 1 1 1 = 1  10.0  2578
 4 Marciano, David      m FRA 2470  = = = * 0 = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = =   9.5  2551
 5 Degraeve, Jean-Marc  m FRA 2540  0 0 = 1 * = 1 = 0 0 = 1 1 = 1 1   8.5  2502
 6 Hauchard, Arnaud     m FRA 2485  0 = 0 = = * 0 = = 1 = 1 1 0 1 1   8.0  2476
 7 Koch, Jean-Rene      m FRA 2495  0 0 = = 0 1 * 0 1 1 = = = 1 1 =   8.0  2476
 8 Relange, Eloi        m FRA 2505  0 0 = 0 = = 1 * 0 1 = = 1 = 1 1   8.0  2475
 9 Chabanon, Jean-Luc   m FRA 2455  = 0 0 = 1 = 0 1 * = 1 = 0 1 0 1   7.5  2457
10 Bricard, Emmanuel    m FRA 2350  0 1 1 = 1 0 0 0 = * = 0 = 1 = 0   6.5  2414
11 Prie, Eric           g FRA 2465  = = 0 0 = = = = 0 = * = 1 1 0 =   6.5  2407
12 Leski, Marc          m FRA 2435  = = 0 0 0 0 = = = 1 = * 0 = = 1   6.0  2387
13 Lepelletier, Benoit  m FRA 2480  = = 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 1 * 0 1 1   6.0  2384
14 Santo Roman, Marc    g FRA 2385  = 0 0 0 = 1 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 * = =   5.0  2337
15 Neiman, Emmanuel     f FRA 2315  0 0 = = 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = 0 = * 0   4.5  2318
16 Fontaine, Robert       FRA 2395  = 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 0 = 1 *   4.5  2312
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7) Jarleslaget 1997 by Rune Djurhuus

"Jarleslaget 1997" was played in Trondheim, Norway 11-17 August and ended with a clear victory for the Russian GM Mikhail M. Ivanov (8 out of 9). The unrated Norwegian Gustav Gudbrandsen got an IM-norm!

Jarleslaget 1997, Trondheim Norway 11.-17.8.97

 1 GM Mikhail M. Ivanov RUS 2445  +31 +10 +06 =02 +05 =03 +12 +07 +08  8.0
 2 GM Nigel Davies ENG      2505  +23 +21 +04 =01 =03 +08 +10 -05 =06  6.5
 3 GM Igors Rausis LAT      2490  +19 =09 +22 +16 =02 =01 =05 =04 +15  6.5
 4 IM Bjarke Kristensen DEN 2430  +12 +07 -02 +14 -06 +11 +13 =03 +05  6.5
 5 Gustav Gudbrandsen NOR  (2220) +29 =16 +11 +09 -01 +06 =03 +02 -04  6.0
 6 GM Heikki Westerinen FIN 2410  +15 +08 -01 +13 +04 -05 =09 +10 =02  6.0
 7 Andreas G. R. Moen NOR   2205  +28 -04 +15 +17 =08 =09 +14 -01 +12  6.0
 8 Halvard Hagesæther NOR   2255  +33 -06 +35 +18 =07 -02 +21 +09 -01  5.5
 9 GM Rune Djurhuus NOR     2525  +25 =03 +13 -05 +20 =07 =06 -08 +16  5.5
10 Pål V. Hagesæther NOR    2205  +30 -01 =17 +22 +16 +18 -02 -06 +14  5.5
11 Øyvind B. Andersen NOR   2225  +34 -13 -05 +15 +17 -04 +23 =16 +20  5.5
12 Pål Kr. Levang NOR      (1741) -04 +WO -14 +26 +27 +19 -01 +18 -07  5.0
13 IM Svein Johannesen NOR  2320  +18 +11 -09 -06 +31 =16 -04 =17 +24  5.0
14 Tore Kolås NOR          (2130) -22 +26 +12 -04 +32 +23 -07 +21 -10  5.0
15 Svein Folkvord NOR      (1628) -06 +33 -07 -11 +26 +32 +25 +24 -03  5.0
16 FM Dag Madsen NOR        2265  +24 =05 +20 -03 -10 =13 +19 =11 -09  4.5
17 Knut V. Hansen NOR      (1804) +32 =22 =10 -07 -11 =25 +33 =13 =23  4.5
18 Tore Tjensvoll NOR      (1695) -13 +34 +24 -08 +25 -10 +27 -12 =19  4.5
19 Victor A. N. Hansen NOR (1554) -03 +28 +30 =20 =23 -12 -16 +27 =18  4.5
20 Per Johansson SWE        2155  +27 +35 -16 =19 -09 -24 +22 +31 -11  4.5
21 Terje Wold NOR          (1748) +26 -02 =23 +32 -WO +22 -08 -14 +31  4.5
22 John A. Stokkhaug NOR   (1480) +14 =17 -03 -10 +30 -21 -20 +26 =25  4.0
23 Erling Gatland NOR NOR  (1622) -02 +27 =21 +24 =19 -14 -11 =28 =17  4.0
24 Bård Bårdsen NOR        (1630) -16 +29 -18 -23 +28 +20 +31 -15 -13  4.0
25 Erling G. Skjelstad NOR (1508) -09 =32 +29 =31 -18 =17 -15 +30 =22  4.0
26 Audun Pedersen NOR      (1458) -21 -14 +33 -12 -15 +35 =29 -22 +WO  3.5
27 Jan O. Odden NOR        (1469) -20 -23 +WO +35 -12 +29 -18 -19 =34  3.5
28 Olav Skjetnemark NOR    (1363) -07 -19 -31 +34 -24 =30 +WO =23 =29  3.5
29 Per Chr. Ødegaard NOR   (1502) -05 -24 -25 =30 +34 -27 =26 +35 =28  3.5
30 Frank G. Løhre NOR      (1494) -10 =31 -19 =29 -22 =28 +32 -25 +35  3.5
31 Odd M. T. Myrstad NOR   (1629) -01 =30 +28 =25 -13 +33 -24 -20 -21  3.0
32 Øystein Lorentsen NOR   (1265) -17 =25 +34 -21 -14 -15 -30 +WO =33  3.0
33 Karl E. Ødegaard NOR    (1160) -08 -15 -26 +WO +35 -31 -17 =34 =32  3.0
34 Linda M. N. Hansen NOR   (847) -11 -18 -32 -28 -29 +WO +35 =33 =27  3.0
35 Tore A. Larsen NOR             +WO -20 -08 -27 -33 -26 -34 -29 -30  1.0

Numbers in braces are Norwegian national ratings.
Gustav Gudbrandsen got his first master norm.

8) Atlantic Open

Michael Atkins reports that over 300 players in 9 different went to play in the Atlantic Open in Washington DC. The open section won by IM's Alex Stripunski and Rashid Ziatdinov with 4.5/5.

The games and results are reported athttp://www.wizard.net/~matkins/ao.htm

The tournament was organised by The Continental Chess Association, directed by STD Steve Immit, and assisted by STD Michael Atkins, and STD Jim Cope.

Atlantic Open  

Standings


    Name                              rd 1  rd 2  rd 3  rd 4  rd 5   TOT

  1 IM Ziatdinov, R--RE-ENTRY...2605  W 32  W 23  W 15  D  2  W  8   4.5
  2 IM Stripunski, Alex.........2500  W 52  W 31  W 17  D  1  W  9   4.5
  3 GM Wojtkiewicz, Alexander...2702  W 26  L 17  W 34  W 18  W 10   4.0
  4 IM Meyer, Eugene B..........2536  W 42  W 30  D 16  D  8  W 15   4.0
  5 GM Palatnik, Sam............2535  W 49  L 10  W 40  W 19  W 16   4.0
  6 Baczynskyj, Boris...........2416  W 50  D 25  D 11  W 26  W 20   4.0
  7 IM Formanek, Edward W.......2379  L 36  W 46  W 28  W 33  W 13   4.0
  8 Burnett, Ronald W...........2480  W 38  W 24  W 18  D  4  L  1   3.5
  9 Ariel, Donny................2383  D 35  W 21  W 25  W 11  L  2   3.5
 10 Kagan, Frederick............2314  W 33  W  5  H---  W 14  L  3   3.5
 11 Ritvin, Stanislav...........2233  W 48  W 41  D  6  L  9  W 25   3.5
 12 Altucher, James.............2105  L 16  W 45  W 23  W 30  D 14   3.5
 13 IM Kaufman, Lawrence........2521  W 27  L 18  W 38  W 31  L  7   3.0
 14 Tate, Emory A...............2430  W 28  W 19  D 20  L 10  D 12   3.0
 15 Filatov, Leonid.............2389  W 51  W 36  L  1  W 24  L  4   3.0
 16 Shahade, Gregory............2388  W 12  W 40  D  4  D 20  L  5   3.0
 17 Bouzoukis, Charles..........2331  W 47  W  3  L  2  H---  D 21   3.0
 18 Popovych, Orest.............2309  W 54  W 13  L  8  L  3  W 32   3.0
 19 Wastney, Sott...............2293  W 53  L 14  W 35  L  5  W 33   3.0
 20 Mc Donald, Kenneth..........2288  W 44  W 32  D 14  D 16  L  6   3.0
 21 Fischer, Robert J...........2163  H---  L  9  W 27  W 22  D 17   3.0
 22 Meyer, John C...............2389  L 34  D 35  W 47  L 21  W 38   2.5
 23 Mc Clain, Dylan.............2311  W 29  L  1  L 12  W 37  D 28   2.5
 24 Schneider, Dmitry...........2275  W 43  L  8  W 42  L 15  H---   2.5
 25 Friedman, Josef I...........2265  X---  D  6  L  9  W 34  L 11   2.5
 26 Reichstein, Boris...........2264  L  3  W 37  W 44  L  6  D 29   2.5
 27 Mouzon, Harold A............2234  L 13  D 47  L 21  W 46  W 36   2.5
 28 Boudreaux, Floyd A..........2200  L 14  W 39  L  7  W 40  D 23   2.5
 29 Kayma, Thomas D.............2124  L 23  W 52  L 30  W 44  D 26   2.5
 30 Mc Carthy, Brian............2338  W 46  L  4  W 29  L 12  U---   2.0
 31 Greanias, Steven D..........2289  W 39  L  2  W 36  L 13  U---   2.0
 32 Jain, Naveen................2235  L  1  L 20  W 54  W 39  L 18   2.0
 33 French, George E............2143  L 10  W 49  W 41  L  7  L 19   2.0
 34 Steigman, A J...............2127  W 22  H---  L  3  L 25  D 35   2.0
 35 Aiken, Richard..............2098  D  9  D 22  L 19  D 38  D 34   2.0
 36 Kaufman, Raymond S..........2081  W  7  L 15  L 31  W 42  L 27   2.0
 37 Rehle, Thomas...............1991  L 41  L 26  W 45  L 23  W 43   2.0
 38 Johnson, Ben C..............2232  L  8  W 43  L 13  D 35  L 22   1.5
 39 Lu, Yu Zhong................2036  L 31  L 28  W 43  L 32  D 40   1.5
 40 Hendrick, Angus.............1401  B---  L 16  L  5  L 28  D 39   1.5
 41 Dorobanov, Svetosl..........2343  W 37  L 11  L 33  U---  U---   1.0
 42 Samimi, Sohrab..............2240  L  4  W 54  L 24  L 36  U---   1.0
 43 Schadler, Peter.............1704  L 24  L 38  L 39  W 45  L 37   1.0
 44 Punch, Norman E.............1330  L 20  B---  L 26  L 29  L 45   1.0
 45 Hill, Ralph A...............unr.  F---  L 12  L 37  L 43  W 44   1.0
 46 Fitzsimmons, Ian............1949  L 30  L  7  H---  L 27  U---   0.5
 47 Waymouth, Tom...............1941  L 17  D 27  L 22  U---  U---   0.5
 48 IM Ziatdinov, Rashid........2605  L 11  U---  U---  U---  U---   0.0
 49 Sherman, David..............2218  L  5  L 33  U---  U---  U---   0.0
 50 Fink, Stanley W.............2214  L  6  U---  U---  U---  U---   0.0
 51 Inocencio, Edgarlino........2213  L 15  U---  U---  U---  U---   0.0
 52 Inocencio, E-- RE-ENTRY.....2213  L  2  L 29  U---  U---  U---   0.0
 53 Rufty, Alan E...............2093  L 19  U---  U---  U---  U---   0.0
 54 Yagiz, Bora.................1753  L 18  L 42  L 32  U---  U---   0.0

9) Kevin Spraggett wins in Faro by Luis Santos

Kevin Spraggett won the international open in Faro (Algarve, Portugal). There is a selection of 40 games from the events including a couple of very nice combinations by the winner against Soloviov and Galego.

The tournament was played in the open air in the evening due to the fine weather. The venue was a garden in the University of the Algarve. Afternoons were reserved to the beach...of course.

ASSOCIACAO DE XADREZ DO DISTRITO DE FARO
I OPEN INTERNACIONAL "CIDADE DE FARO"-UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE-10 A 17/08/1997

FINAL STANDINGS AFTER 8 Rounds
                                                      Points  Buchholz Tiebreak
  1. SPRAGGETT Kevin       GM CANADA                  6.5         32.5   318.00
  2. CAMPOS Javier         IM CHILE                   6.5         27.5   293.00
  3. LANKA Zigurds         GM LETONIA                 6.0         32.5   299.50
  4. PAUNOVIC Dragan       IM JUGOSLAVIA              6.0         32.0   300.00
  5. GALEGO Luis           IM PORTUGAL - Porto        6.0         31.0   298.00
  6. HERNANDEZ Roman       GM CUBA                    6.0         30.0   300.50
  7. KOMLJENOVIC Davor     GM CROACIA                 6.0         26.0   285.00
  8. SOLOVIOV Sergei       IM RUSSIA                  5.5         32.5   292.50
  9. RIVERA Daniel         IM URUGUAI                 5.5         30.5   287.50
 10. DAMASO Rui            IM PORTUGAL - Lisboa       5.5         30.5   286.50
 11. VITOR Antonio            PORTUGAL - Evora        5.5         28.5   295.00
 12. D'EL REY Diego        FM ARGENTINA               5.5         27.5   297.00
 13. DANTAS Carlos            PORTUGAL - Porto        5.5         27.5   288.00
 14. SANTOS Luis           IM PORTUGAL - Lisboa       5.5         25.5   275.50
 15. LUKOV Valentin        GM BULGARIA                5.0         33.0   298.50
 16. DURAO Joaquim    VET  IM PORTUGAL - Lisboa       5.0         28.5   289.50
 17. KRYLOVA Olga     FEM     RUSSIA                  5.0         28.5   287.00
 18. FROIS Antonio         IM PORTUGAL - Lisboa       5.0         28.5   279.00
 19. RODRIGUES Humberto       PORTUGAL - Faro         5.0         28.0   277.00
 20. SANTOS Micael            PORTUGAL - Setubal      5.0         27.0   271.50
 21. RODRIGUES Antonio        PORTUGAL - Porto        5.0         26.5   287.00
 22. LANIER Nicholas          E.U.A.                  5.0         26.0   269.50
 23. RODRIGUES Luis           PORTUGAL - Faro         5.0         26.0   267.00
 24. RODRIGUES Rui            PORTUGAL - Lisboa       5.0         26.0   259.50
 25. CADILLON Joao            PORTUGAL - Porto        5.0         25.5   255.50
 26. FARINHA Joao             PORTUGAL - Setubal      5.0         24.0   259.50
 27. SERRA Jose               PORTUGAL - Porto        4.5         28.0   285.00
 28. GOMES Jorge              PORTUGAL - Faro         4.5         28.0   277.50
 29. PACHECO Joao             PORTUGAL - Faro         4.5         28.0   268.00
 30. ANDRADE Jose             PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.5         27.5   281.50
 31. PRATA Jose               PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.5         26.5   254.00
 32. FERREIRA Aida    FEM     PORTUGAL - Guarda       4.5         25.5   259.00
 33. DUCHATEAU Thomas S18     FRANCA                  4.5         24.5   264.50
 34. PAULINO Jose             PORTUGAL - Faro         4.5         23.5   253.00
 35. ALMEIDA Augusto          PORTUGAL - Porto        4.5         22.0   248.50
 36. PEIXOTO Antonio          PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         29.0   274.50
 37. GUERRA Vitor             PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         27.5   268.00
 38. CANDEIAS Tiago   S18     PORTUGAL - Faro         4.0         26.5   269.50
 39. COELHO Paulo             PORTUGAL - Faro         4.0         26.5   260.50
 40. COELHO Joao              PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         26.5   258.00
 41. SANTOS Hugo              PORTUGAL - Covilha      4.0         26.0   249.00
 42. PAREDES Joao             PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         25.0   243.00
 43. LOPES Ramiro             PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         24.5   258.00
 44. SALVADO Sergio           PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         23.5   225.00
 45. ROXO Joao                PORTUGAL - Faro         4.0         23.0   252.00
 46. GUERREIRO Nuno   S14     PORTUGAL - Faro         4.0         22.5   259.50
 47. REGO Pedro               PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         22.0   243.00
 48. HENRIQUES Henrique       PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         22.0   217.00
 49. CASAS NOVAS Rui  S18     PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         21.5   257.00
 50. DUARTE Ricardo   S18     PORTUGAL - Faro         4.0         21.0   223.50
 51. SANTOS Ricardo   S14     PORTUGAL - Lisboa       4.0         19.0   239.00
 52. QUINTINO Ricardo S18     PORTUGAL - Lisboa       3.5         25.5   234.50
 53. GARCIA Antonio           PORTUGAL - Setubal      3.5         24.5   241.50
 54. FRANCISCO Luis   S18     PORTUGAL - Lisboa       3.5         24.0   254.00
 55. QUINTINO Luis    S18     PORTUGAL - Lisboa       3.5         23.5   252.50
 56. COELHO Bruno     S18     PORTUGAL - Lisboa       3.5         19.5   246.00
 57. RIBEIRO Diniz            PORTUGAL - Porto        3.5         19.0   237.50
 58. SANTOS Cyril     S18     PORTUGAL - Faro         3.5         19.0   235.50
 59. NUNES Leonardo   S18     PORTUGAL - Faro         3.5         19.0   214.50
 60. LOPES Jose               PORTUGAL - Setubal      3.0         24.5   248.00
 61. COELHO Antonio           PORTUGAL - Faro         3.0         24.5   229.00
 62. ALEIXO Pedro     S18     PORTUGAL - Faro         3.0         24.0   230.50
 63. REBELO Marcos            PORTUGAL - Lisboa       3.0         23.5   242.00
 64. OLIVEIRA Vera    F18     PORTUGAL - Lisboa       3.0         21.5   247.50
 65. SOUSA Carlos             PORTUGAL - Faro         3.0         21.5   235.00
 66. PRADO Vitor              PORTUGAL - Faro         3.0         21.0   237.50
 67. OLIVEIRA David   S14     PORTUGAL - Faro         3.0         20.5   234.50
 68. ALVES Luis               PORTUGAL - Lisboa       3.0         20.0   235.00
 69. ROSA Ricardo     S18     PORTUGAL - Faro         3.0         19.0   211.50
 70. GONCALVES Nuno           PORTUGAL - Faro         2.5         21.5   244.00
 71. CANDEIAS Humberto        PORTUGAL - Setubal      2.5         21.5   218.00
 72. HENRIQUES Sofia  FEM     PORTUGAL - Faro         2.5         19.0   221.00
 73. LOUREIRO Ernesto VET     PORTUGAL - Lisboa       2.5         18.5   200.00
 74. RODRIGUES Joao   S14     PORTUGAL - Faro         2.5         16.0   213.00
 75. NEVES Filipe     S18     PORTUGAL - Faro         2.5         15.5   206.50
 76. MACHADO Manuel           PORTUGAL - Faro         2.5         13.5   158.50
 77. ABRANTES Pedro   S18     PORTUGAL - Faro         2.0         21.0   227.00
 78. SILVA Nicole     F14     PORTUGAL - Faro         2.0         18.5   211.50
 79. OLIVEIRA Luis    S14     PORTUGAL - Faro         2.0         17.0   212.00
 80. ANTUNES Paulo            PORTUGAL - Faro         1.5         19.0   197.00
 81. INGRAM Piers     S18     INGLATERRA              1.0         16.0   193.50
 82. ABRANTES Ricardo S14     PORTUGAL - Faro         0.0         15.5   188.00
 83. ESLON Jaan            IM SUECIA             W    0.0          3.5    59.00
 84. BERTONA Fernando      FM ARGENTINA          W    0.0          3.0    54.50
 85. SANTOS Carlos P.      FM PORTUGAL - Lisboa  W    0.0          1.5    51.00

10) PCA Rating List. September 1st.

Eugeni K. Grigorian sends the new PCA rating list for September 1st.

 
         1. Kasparov,Garry                 RUS   2827   151
         2. Kramnik,Vladimir               RUS   2774   148
         3. Anand,Viswanathan              IND   2765   152
         4. Topalov,Veselin                BUL   2727   183
         5. Karpov,Anatoli                 RUS   2711   141
         6. Ivanchuk,Vassily               UKR   2711   179
         7. Kamsky,Gata                    USA   2701   181
         8. Shirov,Alexei                  ESP   2687   194
         9. Bareev,Evgeny                  RUS   2670   152
        10. Gelfand,Boris                  BLR   2668   139
        11. Salov,Valery                   RUS   2658   175
        12. Adams,Michael                  ENG   2656   156
        13. Krasenkov,Mikhail              POL   2653   158
        14. Yermolinsky,Alexey             USA   2649   153
        15. Short,Nigel D                  ENG   2645   190
        16. Polgar,Judit (GM)              HUN   2644   196
        17. Khalifman,Alexander            RUS   2642   140
        18. Beliavsky,Alexander G          SLO   2641   178
        19. Leko,Peter                     HUN   2639   140
        20. Svidler,Peter                  RUS   2637   165
        21. Georgiev,Kiril                 BUL   2636   164
        22. Akopian,Vladimir               ARM   2635   150
        23. Almasi,Zoltan                  HUN   2634   178
        24. Andersson,Ulf                  SWE   2633   143
        25. Granda Zuniga,Julio E          PER   2633   203
        26. Azmaiparashvili,Zurab          GEO   2631   136
        27. Onischuk,Alexander             UKR   2628   170
        28. Seirawan,Yasser                USA   2628   182
        29. Lautier,Joel                   FRA   2626   192
        30. Dreev,Alexey                   RUS   2625   160
        31. Zvjaginsev,Vadim               RUS   2623   155
        32. Vaganian,Rafael A              ARM   2615   168
        33. Vladimirov,Evgeny              KAZ   2611   163
        34. Sadler,Matthew                 ENG   2610   189
        35. Timman,Jan H                   NED   2610   185
        36. Yusupov,Artur                  GER   2609   136
        37. Nikolic,Predrag                BIH   2607   157
        38. Kosashvili,Yona                ISR   2606   197
        39. Rublevsky,Sergei               RUS   2605   180
        40. Van Wely,Loek                  NED   2604   196
        41. Magerramov,Elmar               AZE   2604   188
        42. Nunn,John D M                  ENG   2604   169
        43. Chernin,Alexander              HUN   2602   134
        44. Aleksandrov,Aleksej            BLR   2602   175
        45. Wolff,Patrick G                USA   2602   186
        46. Adianto,Utut                   INA   2600   177
        47. Ehlvest,Jaan                   EST   2600   133
                  Tournaments processed for this list

             CAN Winnipeg open
             LTU Vilnius Mikenas Memorial  open
             NED Rotterdam Championship  Cat.12
             DEN Aarhus Cat.14
             GER Dortmund Cat.18
             GER Frankfurt open
             RUS Tomsk Russian Cup Stage 10 open
             USA Philadelfia  open
             COL Yopal Cat.12
             SLO Ljubliana open
             SLO Portoroz Cat.15
             SUI Biel  Cat.17
             SUI Biel Cat.10
             SUI Biel Master open
             BEL Antwerpen Lost Boys Cat.17
             BEL Antwerpen open
             ENG Hove Championship swiss
             CZE Olomouc Cat.10
             POL Koszaline open

11) Upcoming Events

The 1997 International Chess Grand-Prix of Crete in Greece.

The 1997 International Chess Grand-Prix of Crete takes place between Oct. 15 - Nov.2 It will be covered on the internet at http://www.forthnet.gr/internetcity/chess.htm

2nd Hellir International

The 2nd Hellir International starts on October 24th. There will be a www site at: http://www.vks.is/skak/hellir/theint97.html .

First Saturday Tournament September

There will be an IM First Saturday tournament taking place between September 6th-18th in Budapest Hungary. Players from Hungary unless stated.

IM Sandor Farago (2335), IM L. Eperjesi (2340), IM J Dudas (2400), IM P Varga (2395), IM Ali Habibi [GER] (2325), IM J Blauert [GER] (2385), S. Demidenko [UKR] (2260), A Demkovich [UKR] (2390), WIM M Grabics (2330), M Appleberry [USA] (2235), D Belotelov [RUS] (2260), Le Thi Phuong Lien [VIE] (2265), D Karatotossian [ARM] (2335), Z Lehmann (2275).

There is also a Scheveningen ELO-tournament where 10 unrated players try to achieve a rating. In October there will be a GM and an IM event. It will take place between October 4th-16th.

If you wish to enter you should contact the organiser Laszlo Nagy.
Postal address: H-1101 Budapest, Hungaria krt. 5.-7. XI.ep.I.em.7.

Tel-fax: int-(361)-263-28-59
E-mail address: chess_first_saturday_hu@compuserve.com or: 100263.1700@compuserve.com
Web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chess_first_saturday_hu/