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1) Introduction
2) Madrid 1998
3) President's Cup Elista
4) Jan Timman vs Loek Van Wely
5) Las Vegas in December
6) XXXIII Capablanca Memorial
7) Festival Boca Juniors
8) 1998 Porto Carras open
9) First Saturday May Tournaments
10) 2nd Salsomaggiore Terme Open
11) Israel at 50 Jubilee Chess event
12) Toronto International Open 98
13) London Chess Center
14) Events
Games section
Madrid 30 games President's Cup, Elista 103 games Van Wely - Timman 10 games Capablanca Memorial 210 games Boca Juniors 180 games Porto Carras Open 10 games First Saturday May 28 games
My thanks to Shahcom, Laszlo Nagy, Net64, Adrian Rolden and Ruben Casafus, Luis Blasco de la Cruz, El Pais Francisco Acosta, Shay Bushinsky, Vojin Vujosevic, and all those who helped with this issue.
Things are definitely picking up, Madrid, in spite of a couple of quietish rounds still is providing some great chess, Timman-Van Wely game 6 was a fantastic game also. With Shirov-Kramnik waiting in the wings and the year almost certainly now being rounded off with the FIDE World Championships in Las Vegas you couldn't ask for more.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
The Category 17 Madrid tournament with Anand, Svidler, Adams, Beliavsky, Leko, Krasenkow, Yermolinsky, Granda, Illescas, San Segundo started Monday 11th May 1998 and runs until May 22nd.
Internet coverage at: http://www.ajedrezfma.es/
http://chess.net64.es/madrid98/
Viswanathan Anand got off to the best possible start by beating Michael Adams. The game was a fascinating struggle. They followed a previous game from their clash in the FIDE World Championship semi-finals. Anand tried to improve on move 11 which was followed by a pawn sacrifice on b5 by Adams on move 14 and a further temporary pawn sacrifice on move 22. Adams had to justify his sacrifice and although he had sufficient compensation he could not find a way (possibly through 29. ...e5) to make it count and his position eventually collapsed. Mikhail Krasenkow vs Peter Svidler was another interesting struggle. In the 4. Bg5 Gruenfeld, Svidler avoided the old main line of 4....Ne4 and play became very intricate. At one stage Krasenkow thought he was close to winning on the King's side (perhaps with 22. Rf4 instead) and the game finished in perpetual check a few moves later. Julio Granda Zuniga is often a slow starter, he managed to draw with Peter Leko but did have only 3 minutes left at move 24. Alexander Beliavsky was caught in the opening by Alex Yermolinsky and his King was left in the middle of the board. He never got fully developed and had to resign on move 39. San Segundo managed to draw a lost position in 48 moves against Miguel Illescas.
Viswanathan Anand was the only player on 100% after round 2. He was somewhat fortunate to win his second round game against Mikhail Krasenkow however, it being settled when the Polish player had to make three moves in a minute in a complicated position. Anand had obtained a nice advantage but couldn't follow it through correctly. After the game it was suggested that 20. Kf1 was wrong. Anand sacrificed a piece for a pawn with several more to follow and achieved a winning position at first time control. Yermolinsky over-reached himself against San Segundo and the final position was aesthetically pleasing as he couldn't guard against 29. ...Qb7 in any way. Granda Zuniga lost with white against Alexander Beliavsky in a Nimzo-Indian of great complexity. Granda's castling by hand and leaky Kingside left him with a ropey position and eventually Beliavsky took advantage. Svidler-Leko was a 64 move draw in a Caro-Kann. Michael Adams drew against Miguel Illescas in a 3. g3 Sicilian in 60 moves. The rook and 3 pawns against knight and 4 pawns ending was complicated.
The audience were somewhat disappointed in the draw in only 21 moves between Anand and Leko. The Caro-Kann defence became extremely sharp but nerves and an unclear position led Leko to take a draw. San Segundo and Granda Zuniga also agreed a draw, in 20 moves. San Segundo is by far the most lowly rated player in the field and his main priority is to keep his good start going. A draw against Granda suited him fine. The game between Illescas and Yermolinsky was a fluctuating affair which ended in the second consecutive loss by the American. Out of the opening Illescas appeared to have a huge advantage. However he couldn't find the correct way to follow the position up and Yermolinsky probably even had the advantage. However in the end Yermolinsky blundered and was lost just after first time control. Krasenkow-Adams was a closed positional manoevering game which ended in a draw in 51 moves. Beliavsky and Svidler contested a line of the Grunfeld made popular by the Kasparov-Karpov match in Seville in 1987. Svidler defended carefully against Beliavsky's kingside demonstration and made his queenside pawn majority count.
Anand and Beliavsky drew an intricate game in round 4 of the Madrid tournament. Anand felt that he had come close to winning but Beliavsky found some strong resources. In the end Anand had to allow his opponent two queen's before forcing a draw. An improvement for Anand was 34. Nfg6 when he comes close to winning after 34 Nfg6 Qxd4 35 Nf3 d2 36 Nxd2 Kh7 37 Nxe4 Kxg6 38 Nc3 Bd7 39 Qb1+ Kf6 40 Nxb5 Bxb5 41 Qxb5 Qa1+ 42 Kh2 Qxa3 43 Qc6+ Kg5 44 Qd7 Kf6 45 Qd4+ and after the error 34. Qc1 Beliavsky could have tried for more by 34. ...Qc4 with tremendous complications when he was in time trouble but with good chances to win.
Pablo San Segundo had the position after move 25 on his board at home before he reached it against Peter Svidler. The game was drawn only a few moves later. The game between Granda Zuniga and Illescas was drawn after a strange struggle. After a theoretical Grunfeld variation Krasenkow and Leko reached a very drawish position which they agreed after first time control. Michael Adams seemed to have a nice position from which to press coming from a c3 Sicilian. In the rook and pawn ending he somewhat lost control and had to play carefully to secure the draw himself.
Pablo San Segundo has clearly come well prepared for the Madrid tournament. Rated at only 2505 compared to 2600 for the next lowest rated opponent he was clearly marked out as a person against whom one should try and win. He can afford to take steer for draws which his opponents really don't want. Against Anand he kept a small spacial advantage whilst trading pieces off, a simple style that gained him quite an easy draw. Leko and Adams repeated position just out of theory of a Ruy Lopez Marshall on move 20. Illescas and Svidler agreed a draw on move 18 when there was definitely still play in the game.There probably was still something in the game Yermolinsky-Granda Zuniga although the pawn structure was symetrical when the draw was agreed. Beliavsky held a slight but nice initiative against Krasenkow in an English after some intricate play in the opening. The opposite coloured bishops were however a factor he always had to take into account. The game was eventually drawn.
Anand scored a win in round 6 There were quite a variety of games in the 6th round. Yermolinsky defended against the advanced Caro Kann defence of Svidler who could not make anything of his advantage and a draw was agreed. Granda Zuniga doesn't seem to have got into form at all in the event. He sacrificed a pawn against Michael Adams as black in a Caro Kann and then in time trouble just lost a piece. Anand and Illescas discussed a common line in the exchange Grunfeld. Anand making his d-pawn count against Illescas queenside potential. Anand used only 33 minutes as opposed to nearly 2 hours from Illescas. Beliavsky tried the Pirc defence against Leko and yet again showed that this opening is really a bad idea at this level, as he got a grovelly position which fell apart after 34 moves. Krasenkow won a pawn on the kingside and with some superior piece activity inflicted San Segundo's first defeat of the event. Prior to the round the organisers reminded the players of their implicit committment to produce fighting chess and not agree draws in positions where there were still significant possibilities in the game. This reminder seemed to have an effect as four out of the five games were decisive.
[Some news and information from Luis Blasco de la Cruz and El Pais's chess column written by Leontxo Garcia]
Round 1 (1998.05.11)
Anand, Viswanathan - Adams, Michael 1-0 39 E15 Nimzo indian
Leko, Peter - Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1/2 28 B19 Caro-Kann
Krasenkow, Michal - Svidler, Peter 1/2 26 D80 Gruenfeld indian
San Segundo, Pablo - Illescas Cordoba, Miguel 1/2 48 A17 English; 1.c4
Beliavsky, Alexander G - Yermolinsky, Alex 0-1 39 D07 Chigorin
Round 2 (1998.05.12)
Anand, Viswanathan - Krasenkow, Michal 1-0 44 A35 English; 1.c4 c5
Svidler, Peter - Leko, Peter 1/2 64 B19 Caro-Kann
Adams, Michael - Illescas Cordoba, Miguel 1/2 60 B26 Sicilian; Closed
Yermolinsky, Alex - San Segundo, Pablo 0-1 28 D47 Semi-Slav
Granda Zuniga, Julio E - Beliavsky, Alexander G 0-1 49 E47 Nimzo indian
Round 3 (1998.05.13)
Leko, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 21 B18 Caro-Kann
Krasenkow, Michal - Adams, Michael 1/2 51 A34 English; 1.c4 c5
San Segundo, Pablo - Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1/2 20 D46 Semi-Slav
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel - Yermolinsky, Alex 1-0 44 B83 Sicilian
Beliavsky, Alexander G - Svidler, Peter 0-1 43 D86 Gruenfeld indian
Round 4 (1998.05.14)
Anand, Viswanathan - Beliavsky, Alexander G 1/2 41 C92 Ruy Lopez
Svidler, Peter - San Segundo, Pablo 1/2 30 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Krasenkow, Michal - Leko, Peter 1/2 43 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Adams, Michael - Yermolinsky, Alex 1/2 65 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Granda Zuniga, Julio E - Illescas Cordoba, Miguel 1/2 44 A34 English; 1.c4 c5
Round 5 (1998.05.15)
Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael 1/2 27 C89 Ruy Lopez
San Segundo, Pablo - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 35 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel - Svidler, Peter 1/2 18 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Yermolinsky, Alex - Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1/2 20 A17 English; 1.c4
Beliavsky, Alexander G - Krasenkow, Michal 1/2 79 A38 English; 1.c4 c5
Round 6 (1998.05.16)
Anand, Viswanathan - Illescas Cordoba, Miguel 1-0 34 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Leko, Peter - Beliavsky, Alexander G 1-0 35 B08 Pirc; Classical
Svidler, Peter - Yermolinsky, Alex 1/2 23 B12 Caro-Kann
Krasenkow, Michal - San Segundo, Pablo 1-0 63 D38 Queen's gambit
Adams, Michael - Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1-0 24 B14 Caro-Kann
Madrid ESP (ESP), V 1998 cat. XVII (2655)
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1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2770 * = . 1 = 1 1 . . = 4.5 2825
2 Leko, Peter g HUN 2670 = * = = . . = . = 1 3.5 2742
3 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2690 . = * = = = . = . 1 3.5 2687
4 Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2660 0 = = * 1 . = . . = 3.0 2665
5 San Segundo, Pablo g ESP 2505 = . = 0 * = . 1 = . 3.0 2668
6 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2600 0 . = . = * = 1 = . 3.0 2654
7 Adams, Michael g ENG 2670 0 = . = . = * = 1 . 3.0 2665
8 Yermolinsky, Alex g USA 2660 . . = . 0 0 = * = 1 2.5 2573
9 Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2630 . = . . = = 0 = * 0 2.0 2507
10 Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 2690 = 0 0 = . . . 0 1 * 2.0 2555
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The Russian Chess Championships were due to be in Elista but due to a disagreement with the Russian Chess Federation they have been moved to St Petersberg in July. However Kirsan Iljumzhinov still decided to hold an event with $100,000 of prize money. The final of the President's Cup in Elista will be between Vassily Ivanchuk and Alexander Khalifman. Both needed 2 playoff games against their opponents (Bareev and Dreev respectively) in the semi-finals to get there.
There is internet coverage on the Russian Chess Pages: http://www.ruschess.com/
Round 1 [Match winner *] Aleksandrov, Aleksej * - Lusto, Alexey 1-0 1-0 Gurevich, Mikhail * - Poddoubnui,V 1-0 1/2 Sakaev, Konstantin * - Erendzenov, Stanislav 1-0 1-0 Tiviakov, Sergei * - Galliamova, Alisa 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 1/2 1/2 1-0 Vaganian, Rafael A * - Shovunov, Baatr 1-0 1-0 Bologan, Viktor * - Akopian, Vladimir 1/2 1-0 Dreev, Alexey * - Kozak, Alexander 1/2 1-0 Galkin, Alexander * - Khalifman, Alexander 1/2 1-0 Giorgadze, Giorgi * - Fominyh, Alexander 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1-0 Sveshnikov, Evgeny - Georgiev, Kiril * 1/2 0-1 Zvjaginsev, Vadim * - Makarov, Marat 1/2 1/2 1-0 1/2 Ehlvest, Jaan - Ivanchuk, Vassily * 0-1 1-0 Ibragimov, Ildar - Rublevsky, Sergei * 0-1 0-1 Malaniuk, Vladimir P - Gelfand, Boris * 0-1 0-1 Onischuk, Alexander - Salov, Valery * 0-1 1/2 Tukmakov, Vladimir B - Bareev, Evgeny * 0-1 0-1 Round 2 Tiviakov, Sergei * - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 1/2 1-0 1-0 Sakaev, Konstantin * - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 0-1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1-0 Zvjaginsev, Vadim - Ivanchuk, Vassily * 1/2 1/2 0-1 1-0 1/2 1/2 0-1 Bareev, Evgeny * - Gurevich, Mikhail 1/2 1-0 Salov, Valery * - Giorgadze, Giorgi 1/2 1-0 Dreev, Alexey * - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1-0 Khalifman, Alexander * - Aleksandrov, Aleksej 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1-0 1/2 Georgiev, Kiril - Vaganian, Rafael A * 1/2 1/2 0-1 1/2 Round 3 Sakaev, Konstantin - Bareev, Evgeny * 1/2 1/2 0-1 0-1 Vaganian, Rafael A - Ivanchuk, Vassily * 1/2 0-1 Khalifman, Alexander * - Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2 1/2 1/2 1-0 Dreev, Alexey * - Salov, Valery 1/2 1/2 1-0 1/2 Round 4 Bareev, Evgeny - Ivanchuk, Vassily * 1/2 1/2 0-1 0-1 Khalifman, Alexander * - Dreev, Alexey 1/2 1/2 1/2 1-0 Round 5 Ivanchuk plays Khalifman in the final, there is a 3rd-4th playoff match between Dreev and Bareev also.
Jan Timman and Loek Van Wely are playing a 10 game match in Breda, Netherlands. The STEIJSIGER TWEEKAMP is a match which sets the current top two Dutch players against each other. The event runs May 6th - 19th.
After 10 games the match was drawn, Timman was twice two games down. The match turned on a fantastic attacking effort from Timman in game 6 where he won in only 21 moves and sliced through Van Wely's whole position with a double exchange sacrifice. On Tuesday 19th they will play four rapid games to decide the match. The venue is Stadskantoor Claudius Prinsenlaan 10 Breda. Steijsiger sponsor of Van Wely and have provided a prizefund of fl.30.000, 20 of which go to the winners.
Van Wely, Loek - Timman, Jan H 1/2 64 E12 Nimzo indian
Timman, Jan H - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 43 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Van Wely, Loek - Timman, Jan H 1-0 42 A17 English; 1.c4
Timman, Jan H - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 41 B50 Sicilian
Van Wely, Loek - Timman, Jan H 1-0 39 E32 Nimzo indian
Timman, Jan H - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 21 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Van Wely, Loek - Timman, Jan H 1/2 32 E32 Nimzo indian
Timman, Jan H - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 41 B01 Scandinavian
Van Wely, Loek - Timman, Jan H 1/2 62 A17 English; 1.c4
Timman, Jan H - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 34 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Breda NED (NED), V 1998
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Timman, Jan H g NED 2635 = 0 0 1 0 1 = 1 = = 5.0 2605
Van Wely, Loek g NED 2605 = 1 1 0 1 0 = 0 = = 5.0 2635
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According to Willy Iclicki on Chess Planet Kirsan Iljumzhinov announced that the FIDE World Championships will go ahead in Las Vegas in December this year.
The XXXIII Capablanca Memorial Tournament got underway in Havana, Cuba on May 7th. It will run until May 22nd. Previous winners of this historic event which started in 1962 have included Najdorf, Korchnoi, Uhlmann, Smyslov, Larsen, Andersson, Gulko, Miles, Van Wely and Leko. The most famous edition was the IV which was won by Smyslov but in which Bobby Fischer competed by telex from New York to end his international tournament exile. There are four tournaments, an Elite, a Premier and two Master events. My thanks to Francisco Acosta for his hard work in getting the games and results out. Robert Hubner, Ivan Morovic and Julio Becerra Rivero are leading with 4.5/7.
Internet coverage at: http://www2.ceniai.inf.cu//capablanca/
Elite event after 7 rounds.
Round 1 (1998.05.07)
Huebner, Robert - Vera, Reynaldo 1-0 52 D02 Queen's pawn
Becerra Rivero, Julio - Bischoff, Klaus 1-0 30 B42 Sicilian
Miles, Anthony J - Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 1/2 32 D46 Semi-Slav
Bacrot, Etienne - Arencibia, Walter 1/2 39 D21 QGA;
Borges Mateos, Juan - Zilberman, Yaacov 1/2 37 D20 QGA;
Nogueiras, Jesus - Agdestein, Simen 1/2 19 D17 Slav defence
Round 2 (1998.05.08)
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Arencibia, Walter 1-0 26 D27 QGA;
Zilberman, Yaacov - Huebner, Robert 1/2 43 E52 Nimzo indian
Miles, Anthony J - Nogueiras, Jesus 1-0 46 D02 Queen's pawn
Agdestein, Simen - Becerra Rivero, Julio 0-1 41 E81 Kings indian; Saemisch
Bischoff, Klaus - Borges Mateos, Juan 1-0 50 B38 Sicilian
Vera, Reynaldo - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 41 E32 Nimzo indian
Round 3 (1998.05.09)
Huebner, Robert - Bischoff, Klaus 1/2 20 A46 Queen's pawn
Becerra Rivero, Julio - Miles, Anthony J 1/2 15 B04 Alekhine defence
Arencibia, Walter - Vera, Reynaldo 1/2 33 D30 Queen's gambit
Bacrot, Etienne - Zilberman, Yaacov 0-1 36 D24 QGA;
Borges Mateos, Juan - Agdestein, Simen 1-0 37 A90 Dutch defence
Nogueiras, Jesus - Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 1/2 61 E05 Nimzo indian
Round 4 (1998.05.10)
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Vera, Reynaldo 1/2 18 A70 Modern Benoni
Zilberman, Yaacov - Arencibia, Walter 1/2 30 D27 QGA;
Miles, Anthony J - Borges Mateos, Juan 1-0 53 D46 Semi-Slav
Agdestein, Simen - Huebner, Robert 1/2 14 D13 Slav defence
Bischoff, Klaus - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 29 D45 Semi-Slav
Nogueiras, Jesus - Becerra Rivero, Julio 0-1 43 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Round 5 (1998.05.11)
Huebner, Robert - Miles, Anthony J 1-0 22 A43 Queen's pawn
Becerra Rivero, Julio - Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 1/2 20 C78 Ruy Lopez
Arencibia, Walter - Bischoff, Klaus 1/2 19 E12 Nimzo indian
Bacrot, Etienne - Agdestein, Simen 0-1 66 E12 Nimzo indian
Borges Mateos, Juan - Nogueiras, Jesus 1/2 13 D20 QGA;
Vera, Reynaldo - Zilberman, Yaacov 1/2 16 B07 Pirc
Round 6 (1998.05.13)
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Zilberman, Yaacov 1-0 68 B05 Alekhine defence
Becerra Rivero, Julio - Borges Mateos, Juan 1/2 17 B42 Sicilian
Miles, Anthony J - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 23 A28 English; 1.c4 e5
Agdestein, Simen - Arencibia, Walter 1/2 69 D28 QGA;
Bischoff, Klaus - Vera, Reynaldo 1-0 39 D34 Queen's gambit
Nogueiras, Jesus - Huebner, Robert 1-0 65 A17 English; 1.c4
Round 7 (1998.05.14)
Huebner, Robert - Becerra Rivero, Julio 1-0 35 E62 Kings indian
Zilberman, Yaacov - Bischoff, Klaus 1-0 62 E43 Nimzo indian
Arencibia, Walter - Miles, Anthony J 1-0 39 D12 Slav defence
Bacrot, Etienne - Nogueiras, Jesus 1-0 56 D43 Semi-Slav
Borges Mateos, Juan - Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 1/2 20 D43 Semi-Slav
Vera, Reynaldo - Agdestein, Simen 1/2 24 A40 Queen's pawn
Havana CUB (CUB), V 1998 cat. XII (2544)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Huebner, Robert g GER 2560 * . 1 = 1 . . . = = 0 1 4.5 2642
2 Morovic Fernandez, Ivan g CHI 2600 . * = 1 = 1 . = . . = = 4.5 2628
3 Becerra Rivero, Julio g CUB 2465 0 = * . = . . = 1 1 1 . 4.5 2654
4 Zilberman, Yaacov m ISR 2555 = 0 . * . = 1 = . 1 . = 4.0 2595
5 Miles, Anthony J g ENG 2595 0 = = . * 0 = 1 . . 1 . 3.5 2532
6 Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2535 . 0 . = 1 * = . = = . = 3.5 2566
7 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2565 . . . 0 = = * . 0 1 1 = 3.5 2550
8 Borges Mateos, Juan m CUB 2480 . = = = 0 . . * 1 0 = . 3.0 2500
9 Agdestein, Simen g NOR 2570 = . 0 . . = 1 0 * . = = 3.0 2472
10 Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2545 = . 0 0 . = 0 1 . * . 1 3.0 2477
11 Nogueiras, Jesus g CUB 2520 1 = 0 . 0 . 0 = = . * . 2.5 2445
12 Vera, Reynaldo g CUB 2535 0 = . = . = = . = 0 . * 2.5 2459
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Premier Event after 9 rounds
JL Vilela withdrew after 4 rounds and the results of his games
were cancelled.
Havana CUB (CUB), V 1998 cat. VIII (2447)
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1 Teske, Henrik g GER 2475 *0==1=1=...== 5.0 / 9 2499
2 Herrera, Irisberto m CUB 2445 1*=.=..010101 5.0 / 9 2490
3 Hernandez, Roman g CUB 2425 ==*==.=..1==. 4.5 / 8 2483
4 Franco, Zenon g ESP 2465 =.=*.===1==.. 4.5 / 8 2478
5 Vazquez, Renier CUB 2405 0==.*=.101.== 4.5 / 9 2453
6 Abreu, Arian m CUB 2410 =..==*.1=0==. 4.0 / 8 2441
7 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel g ESP 2455 0.==..*=01=1. 4.0 / 8 2443
8 De la Riva, Oscar m ESP 2495 =1.=00=*...=1 4.0 / 8 2457
9 Rivera, Alberto m CUB 2415 .0.01=1.*.=== 4.0 / 8 2447
10 Vallejo Pons, Francisco m ESP 2415 .10=010..*=.1 4.0 / 8 2442
11 Perez, Rodney m CUB 2395 .0==.==.==*.1 4.0 / 8 2446
12 Pecorelli Garcia, Humberto m CUB 2465 =1=.==0==..*0 4.0 / 9 2408
13 Siegel, Georg m GER 2540 =0..=..0=001* 2.5 / 8 2297
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Masters I
Havana CUB (CUB), V 1998 cat. V (2351)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1 Dominguez, Lenier CUB 2215 * = 1 = = . . 1 = 1 1 . . 1 7.0 2577
2 Cabrera, Alexis f CUB 2415 = * = . 1 . . 1 1 1 0 1 . 1 7.0 2556
3 De la Paz, Frank f CUB 2325 0 = * . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 = 1 1 7.0 2570
4 Sieiro-Gonzalez, Luis m CUB 2390 = . . * = = 1 . = 1 1 = . 1 6.5 2509
5 Bruzon, Lazaro CUB 2325 = 0 . = * 1 1 . . 0 . 1 = 1 5.5 2441
6 Pupo, Emilio m CUB 2405 . . 0 = 0 * 0 = = = 1 1 . . 4.0 2309
7 Gomez, Felix f CUB 2335 . . 0 0 0 1 * 0 . = 1 1 = . 4.0 2318
8 Baron Rodriguez, Jesus ESP 2350 0 0 . . . = 1 * 0 = . = 1 = 4.0 2312
9 Hernandez, Gustavo m DOM 2335 = 0 0 = . = . 1 * . 0 . = = 3.5 2269
10 Teran Alvarez, Ismael f ESP 2375 0 0 . 0 1 = = = . * . 0 1 . 3.5 2273
11 Lipnowski, Irvin f CAN 2335 0 1 0 0 . 0 0 . 1 . * . = 1 3.5 2267
12 Valdes, Luis E f CUB 2405 . 0 = = 0 0 0 = . 1 . * = . 3.0 2237
13 Tsuboi, Edson Kenji f BRA 2345 . . 0 . = . = 0 = 0 = = * 0 2.5 2184
14 Clavijo, Jorge COL 2365 0 0 0 0 0 . . = = . 0 . 1 * 2.0 2117
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Masters II
Havana CUB (CUB), V 1998 cat. I (2274)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1 Araque, Rafael COL 2345 * = = = 1 = . 1 . = . 1 1 . 6.5 2428
2 Gutierrez, Jose A m COL 2275 = * = 1 = . = 1 1 . = . . 1 6.5 2468
3 Ramon, Vivian wm CUB 2325 = = * . = 1 = . . = . 1 = 1 6.0 2363
4 Andonovski, Ljubisa f FRM 2395 = 0 . * . = 1 = = = = . . 1 5.0 2321
5 Delgado Crespo, Mairelys wm CUB 2275 0 = = . * 0 . = . 1 . 1 = 1 5.0 2294
6 Hernandez, Tania wm CUB 2175 = . 0 = 1 * = . 1 . = = 0 . 4.5 2285
7 Pina, Sulennis wm CUB 2185 . = = 0 . = * 0 0 1 . 1 1 . 4.5 2276
8 Montalvo, Alejandro PUR 2255 0 0 . = = . 1 * 1 = 0 . . 1 4.5 2305
9 Elissalt Cardenas, Hector m CUB 2405 . 0 . = . 0 1 0 * 0 1 . 1 1 4.5 2256
10 Segal, Alexandru Sorin m BRA 2330 = . = = 0 . 0 = 1 * = = . . 4.0 2253
11 Arribas, Maritza wm CUB 2305 . = . = . = . 1 0 = * 0 = = 4.0 2223
12 Calzetta, Monica m ESP 2175 0 . 0 . 0 = 0 . . = 1 * 1 1 4.0 2215
13 De Armas, Asela wm CUB 2155 0 . = . = 1 0 . 0 . = 0 * = 3.0 2143
14 Fandino, Roquelina wf CUB 2230 . 0 0 0 0 . . 0 0 . = 0 = * 1.0 1934
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May 7th-16th saw the Festival Boca Juniors.
Daily internet coverage was by Adrian Rolden and Ruben Casafus at Ajedrez Argentino, address: http://www.adrian-roldan.com
1. SOROKIN Maxim GM 7.5 52.0 49.00 2. SORIN Ariel GM 7.0 53.0 48.50 3. GIACCIO Alfredo MI 7.0 49.5 46.50 4. SOPPE Guillermo MI 7.0 46.5 46.50 5. HOFFMAN Alejandro GM 7.0 45.5 43.50 6. FIORITO Fabian MI 6.5 52.5 48.50 7. MENDEZ Ernesto MI 6.5 51.5 48.50 8. DORIN Mauricio MI 6.5 51.5 47.00 9. TEMPONE Marcelo MI 6.5 48.5 45.50 10. VAZQUEZ Rodrigo MI 6.5 48.0 45.00 11. RODRIGUEZ Andres GM 6.5 47.5 47.50 12. DE LAS HERAS Juan C. 2000 A 2199 SNG 6.5 47.0 44.50 13. SEMINARA Juan Pablo 6.5 46.5 44.00 14. MALBRAN Guillermo MF 6.5 43.0 43.00 15. GIARDELLI Sergio MI 6.0 56.5 52.50 16. GOMEZ BAILLO Jorge MI 6.0 50.0 47.00 17. PIERROT Facundo MI 6.0 47.5 45.50 18. ABREGU Miguel 2000 A 2199 SNG 6.0 47.0 43.50 19. BARRIA Daniel MF 6.0 46.5 44.50 20. MAURI¥O Lucio 2000 A 2199 SNG 6.0 46.0 44.50 21. SCARELLA Enrique MF 6.0 45.0 44.50 22. LLANOS Guillermo MI 6.0 45.0 43.50 23. FLORES Diego 2000 A 2199 SNG 6.0 41.5 40.00 24. TORRES Sergio 2000 A 2199 SNG 6.0 39.0 39.00 124 players
The 1998 Porto Carras open International Chess Tournament April 11-15, 1998. George Mastrokoukos Deputy Secretary of the Greek Chess Federation sends news.
82 chessplayers from 6 countries participated in the 1998 Porto Carras open chess tournament. Among them were 6 Grandmasters (Nenashev, Grivas, Miladinovic, Kr. Georgiev, I.Nikolaidis, Botsari) and a total of 34 FIDE rated players.
The young Georgian IM Tamas Gelashvili won the tournament with 7,5 points and received the 300.000 drs (about 1.000 USD) 1st prize.
The 1998 Porto Carras open had a total prize fund of 3.500 USD. The main sponsors of this event were the Ministry of Northern Greece, the Greek Sports Secreteriat, the Prefecture of Halkidiki and the Municipality of Neos Marmaras.
The tournament was held in the luxurious hotel-casino SITHONIA BEACH of Porto Carras. The tourism complex of Porto Carras is situated on the Sithonia peninsula of Halkidiki in Northern Greece (100 km south of Thessaloniki).
The final standings of the tournament (Swiss system, 9 rounds) :
1. T. Gelashvili (IM 2445 - Georgia) 7,5
2-4 Krum Georgiev (GM 2525 - Bulgaria) 7
H. Banikas (IM 2495 - Greece) 7
I. Simeonidis (2250 - Greece) 7
5-6 I. Nikolaidis (GM 2520 - Greece) 6,5
N. Kalesis (IM 2420 - Greece) 6,5
7-15. E. Grivas (GM 2495 - Greece) 6
A. Nenashev (GM 2625 - Uzbekistan) 6
N. Managadze (FM 2335 - Georgia) 6
A. Mastrovasilis (FM 2320 - Greece) 6
I. Seitaj (IM 2400 - Albania) 6
I. Miladinovic (GM 2565 - Greece) 6
K. Nikolaidis (FM 2350 - Greece) 6
D. Alexakis (2210 - Greece) 6
G. Tantsis (2170 - Greece) 6
etc....
Laszlo Nagy sends news of the May IM international tournament as part of the First Saturday series. The event started on May 2nd in the halls of the Hungarian Chess Federation. The ELO-average was 2286, the IM-norm 9 and a half points. 28 years old Armenian businessman, David Karatorossian reached his second and last IM-norm. He made all both norms in FIRST SATURDAY tournaments, this time he exceeded the target by a full point. There was another ELO-Scheveningen tournament paralel with the other event, with 13 pairs of players.
First Saturday events in June start on the 6th. 1. There will be a GM-closed tournament for the GM and IM-norms, /category VII-VIII., 10-14 participants/, last round max. 18th of June. 2. IM closed tournament group /cat.II-III, 10-14 players/, for the IM-norms, 3. ELO closed tournaments for the players with 2005-2300 rating, to rise ELO-rating, 9-13 games, 4. Scheveningen system tournament for the nonrated players to make ELO-rating with 9 games in 9 days. /last round max. 14th of June/. Organizer /info about the events and Budapest accomodation possibilities/: Nagy, Laszlo , e-mail: 100263.1700@compuserve.com Tel-fax: /36-1/-263-28-59 / 10:00 - 22:00 hours Central European time - GMT +1
Round 10 (1998.05.11)
Hera, Imre jr - Farago, Sandor 0-1 40 A45 Queen's pawn
Yoos, John C - Toth, Andras 1-0 32 B66 Sicilian
Dudas, Janos - Gruzmann, Boris 1/2 12 D13 Slav defence
Krits, Leonid - Karatorossian, David 1/2 36 C01 French; Exchange
Eperjesi, Laszlo - Hoang Thang Trang 1-0 35 A81 Dutch defence
Arnold, Ferenc - Goczo, Melinda 1-0 21 E62 Kings indian
Pinter, Gabor - Skorna, Ullrich 0-1 61 A08 Reti (1.Nf3)
Round 11 (1998.05.12)
Karatorossian, David - Eperjesi, Laszlo 1/2 13 A33 English; 1.c4 c5
Hoang Thang Trang - Yoos, John C 1-0 33 E73 Kings indian
Toth, Andras - Pinter, Gabor 1/2 38 B83 Sicilian
Farago, Sandor - Arnold, Ferenc 1/2 8 B08 Pirc; Classical
Gruzmann, Boris - Hera, Imre jr 0-1 71 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Skorna, Ullrich - Dudas, Janos 0-1 22 B30 Sicilian
Goczo, Melinda - Krits, Leonid 0-1 42 E10 Nimzo indian
Round 12 (1998.05.13)
Hera, Imre jr - Skorna, Ullrich 1/2 55 C01 French; Exchange
Yoos, John C - Karatorossian, David 0-1 33 C02 French; Advance
Toth, Andras - Hoang Thang Trang 1/2 35 C12 French; Macutcheon
Krits, Leonid - Farago, Sandor 1-0 49 B38 Sicilian
Eperjesi, Laszlo - Goczo, Melinda 1-0 27 E87 Kings indian; Saemisch
Arnold, Ferenc - Gruzmann, Boris 0-1 50 E62 Kings indian
Pinter, Gabor - Dudas, Janos 1/2 10 A08 Reti (1.Nf3)
Round 13 (1998.05.14)
Karatorossian, David - Toth, Andras 1-0 41 B67 Sicilian
Hoang Thang Trang - Pinter, Gabor 1-0 24 E73 Kings indian
Dudas, Janos - Hera, Imre jr 1/2 10 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Farago, Sandor - Eperjesi, Laszlo 1/2 9 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Gruzmann, Boris - Krits, Leonid 0-1 44 C97 Ruy Lopez
Skorna, Ullrich - Arnold, Ferenc 1/2 8 B09 Pirc; Austrian
Goczo, Melinda - Yoos, John C 1/2 29 E66 Kings indian
Budapest HUN (HUN), V 1998 cat. II (2286)
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1 Karatorossian, David ARM 2375 * = 1 1 1 1 = = = = 1 1 1 1 10.5 2530
2 Hoang Thang Trang m VIE 2350 = * = 1 = 1 = 0 = = 1 1 1 1 9.0 2422
3 Hera, Imre jr HUN 2245 0 = * 1 1 = 0 1 1 0 1 1 = = 8.0 2376
4 Yoos, John C CAN 2365 0 0 0 * 1 = = = = 1 1 1 1 = 7.5 2337
5 Toth, Andras HUN 2325 0 = 0 0 * = 1 1 1 = = 0 1 1 7.0 2312
6 Dudas, Janos m HUN 2405 0 0 = = = * 1 = = = = = 1 1 7.0 2305
7 Krits, Leonid RUS 2185 = = 1 = 0 0 * = 0 1 0 1 = 1 6.5 2293
8 Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2365 = 1 0 = 0 = = * = = 0 = 1 1 6.5 2280
9 Arnold, Ferenc f HUN 2315 = = 0 = 0 = 1 = * = 1 0 = 1 6.5 2283
10 Farago, Sandor m HUN 2285 = = 1 0 = = 0 = = * 1 0 1 0 6.0 2257
11 Pinter, Gabor HUN 2135 0 0 0 0 = = 1 1 0 0 * 1 0 1 5.0 2210
12 Gruzmann, Boris RUS 2290 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 = 1 1 0 * 0 = 4.5 2175
13 Skorna, Ullrich GER 2195 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 1 * 0 3.5 2118
14 Goczo, Melinda HUN 2170 0 0 = = 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 1 * 3.5 2120
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The venue was the 'Palace of Congress' in Salsomaggiore Terme, which is also the venue for the Miss Italy competition every September. Farago won his first four games and then drew with Mitkov and Efimov in the final two rounds to coast to victory. There were 31 players and six GMs in the Open group and many more in the subsiduary tournaments.
2nd Salsomaggiore Terme Open
May 14-17 1998
1. Farago(Hun) 5/6;
2=. Rogers(Aus) , Efimov(Rus) , Mitkov(FRM),
Komljenovic(Cro), Vezzosi(Ita) 4.5
Garry Kasparov takes on probably his toughest ever simul event on May 19th and 21st against the Israeli national team in Tel Aviv. On the 26th there is a Moscow-Tel Aviv match. The events will be live on ICC, check the details of the events at: http://www.chessclub.com/event/jubilee/players.html
This is the second annual Toronto International Open with $26,000 in
guaranteed prizes. So far there are 9 GM's and 10 IM's entered. The
tournament is taking place from May 14 to May 18, 1998 at the Downtown
Toronto Best Western Hotel.
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