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1) Introduction
2) Category 17 in Polanica Zdroj
3) Villarrobledo rapidplay tournament
4) Galliamova defaults against Xie Jun
5) Harplinge GM tournament
6) Spanish Chess Championships
7) French Chess Championships
8) 3rd Hampstead International
9) Argentinian Championships 1998
10) Arnold J. Eikrem Memorial
11) Polish Championships Playoff
12) First Saturday, August
13) Stockholm Sweden
14) 5th World University Chess Championships
15) WDR Chess Match. Kramnik beats Adams
16) Lippstadt Tournament
17) Upcoming events
18) London Chess Center TWIC offers
Games section
WDR Chess Match. Kramnik beats Adams 1 games Category 17 in Polanica Zdroj 31 games Villarrobledo rapidplay 36 games Harplinge GM tournament 35 games Spanish Chess Championships 348 games French Chess Championships 48 games 3rd Hampstead International GM 65 games 3rd Hampstead International IM 25 games Argentinian Championships 1998 28 games Arnold J. Eikrem Memorial 189 games Polish Championships Playoff 4 games First Saturday, August GM 42 games First Saturday, August IM A 30 games First Saturday, August IM B 49 games First Saturday, August ELO 15 games Stockholm Sweden 45 games Stockholm Sweden (women) 81 games 5th World University CC 251 games 5th World University CC (women) 116 games
My thanks to El Pais, Net64, Kevin O'Connell, Forum 64, Europe-Echecs, John Saunders, Przemek Jahr, Jakub Fuksik of Agentura 64,Laslo Nagy, Adrian Roldan (AJEDREZ ARGENTINO MultiWeb ) and all those who helped with this issue.
Gelfand lead the Category 17 tournament in Poland with a fine run in rounds 6-8. Interesting too is the form of Shirov (who plays Kasparov later in the year) and Karpov (who is now playing very little serious chess). Elsewhere the forfeit of Galliamova still continues to puzzle, with no official line from FIDE.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
The Category 17 Polanica Zdroj tournament is underway in Poland running 17th-26th August. Boris Gelfand is the impressive leader after seven of the nine rounds of the Akiba Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica Zdroj. He had straight wins against Shirov, Rublevsky and Macieja in rounds 4-6 to overhaul early lead Vassily Ivanchuk. Ivanchuk is in second place (although Leko potentially can catch him if he beats Karpov). Kasparov's challenger, Shirov after wins in rounds six and seven has given himself a chance of a reasonable result. FIDE Champion Anatoly Karpov has disappointed so far with an early loss to Krasenkow only compensated by a win against back-marker Macieja.
Internet coverage at: http://rubinstein.netgate.com.pl
Today's round seven results and games for Karpov-Leko and Mecieja-Markowski are unavailable.
Round 1 (1998.08.17)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 53 A16 English; 1.c4
Rublevsky, Sergei - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1-0 37 C45 Scottish
Leko, Peter - Markowski, Tomasz 1-0 71 A43 Queen's pawn
Krasenkow, Michal - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 52 D37 Queen's gambit
Oll, Lembit - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 114 B82 Sicilian
Round 2 (1998.08.18)
Gelfand, Boris - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 25 D37 Queen's gambit
Shirov, Alexei - Krasenkow, Michal 1-0 56 B45 Sicilian
Oll, Lembit - Leko, Peter 1/2 60 D26 QGA;
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 38 B57 Sicilian
Markowski, Tomasz - Rublevsky, Sergei 0-1 42 A11 English; 1.c4
Round 3 (1998.08.19)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Markowski, Tomasz 1-0 44 B35 Sicilian
Rublevsky, Sergei - Oll, Lembit 1/2 20 C43 Petroff defence
Leko, Peter - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 37 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Krasenkow, Michal - Macieja, Bartlomiej 0-1 82 A46 Queen's pawn
Karpov, Anatoly - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 45 E60 Kings indian
Round 4 (1998.08.20)
Gelfand, Boris - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 39 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Leko, Peter - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 25 B42 Sicilian
Oll, Lembit - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 25 C02 French; Advance
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 61 B19 Caro-Kann
Markowski, Tomasz - Krasenkow, Michal 1/2 49 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Round 5 (1998.08.22)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Leko, Peter 1/2 27 D97 Gruenfeld indian
Rublevsky, Sergei - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 54 B52 Sicilian
Shirov, Alexei - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1/2 23 C65 Ruy Lopez
Krasenkow, Michal - Oll, Lembit 1-0 28 D10 Slav defence
Karpov, Anatoly - Markowski, Tomasz 1/2 28 E60 Kings indian
Round 6 (1998.08.23)
Gelfand, Boris - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1-0 38 E14 Nimzo indian
Rublevsky, Sergei - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 42 B51 Sicilian
Leko, Peter - Krasenkow, Michal 1/2 22 D00 Queen's pawn
Oll, Lembit - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 28 E15 Nimzo indian
Markowski, Tomasz - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 30 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Round 7 (1998.08.24)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 21 B31 Sicilian
Shirov, Alexei - Oll, Lembit 1-0 40 C62 Ruy Lopez
Krasenkow, Michal - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 17 D21 QGA;
Polanica Zdroj POL (POL), VIII 1998 cat. XVII (2652)
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1 Gelfand, Boris g BLR 2675 * = 1 1 = . = = 1 . 5.0 /7 2824
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2730 = * = 1 = . . = = 1 4.5 /7 2732
3 Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2685 0 = * . = = . = 1 1 4.0 /7 2677
4 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2720 0 0 . * . 1 = 1 = 1 4.0 /7 2685
5 Leko, Peter g HUN 2665 = = = . * = . = . 1 3.5 /6 2710
6 Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2655 . . = 0 = * 1 1 0 = 3.5 /7 2637
7 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2725 = . . = . 0 * = 1 = 3.0 /6 2619
8 Oll, Lembit g EST 2650 = = = 0 = 0 = * . . 2.5 /7 2591
9 Macieja, Bartlomiej m POL 2490 0 = 0 = . 1 0 . * . 2.0 /6 2573
10 Markowski, Tomasz m POL 2525 . 0 0 0 0 = = . . * 1.0 /6 2423
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The Villarrobledo rapidplay tournament, (9 rounds, g/25) took place August 22nd-23rd. Kramnik, Anand, Salov, Ljubojevic, Van Wely, Chernin made up the field of 175 players, including 21 GMs. The event was comfortably won by Viswanathan Anand who could afford to take a short draw in the final round. The key moment was his win against Kramnik in round seven, although Anand seemed to be almost effortlessly efficient throughout the event.
Coverage at:
Net64
Index
http://www.elpais.es/
Villarrobledo ESP (ESP), VIII 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2795 8.0 52.5 57.00 2 Moreno, Javier ARG 2430 7.5 45.0 48.00 3 Chernin, Alexander g HUN 2610 7.0 51.5 54.50 4 Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2600 7.0 51.0 56.00 5 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2780 7.0 50.5 54.50 6 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2550 7.0 50.5 54.00 7 Campora, Daniel H g ARG 2540 7.0 48.5 53.00 8 Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2615 7.0 48.0 52.50 9 Zlotnik, Boris A m RUS 2405 7.0 43.0 45.50 10 Reyes, Juan m PER 2435 6.5 50.0 54.50 11 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2635 6.5 50.0 54.00 12 Urday, Henry g PER 2475 6.5 47.5 51.50 13 Salov, Valery g RUS 2670 6.5 47.5 51.50 14 Kolev, Atanas g BUL 2550 6.5 47.5 47.50 15 Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis m ESP 2440 6.5 47.0 50.50 16 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2605 6.5 46.0 49.50 17 Izeta Txabarri, Felix g ESP 2445 6.5 43.0 46.00 18 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis g ESP 2450 6.5 39.5 39.50 19 Lalic, Bogdan g CRO 2560 6.0 50.5 51.50 20 Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2645 6.0 48.5 51.50 21 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto g NED 2505 6.0 47.5 47.50 22 Vasquez, Rodrigo m CHI 2445 6.0 47.0 51.00 23 Buenafe, Javier ESP 2220 6.0 46.0 50.50 24 Herraiz Lopez, Herminio ESP 2405 6.0 44.5 47.50 25 Merino Garcia, Rafael ESP 2275 6.0 43.5 46.50 26 Martinez Lizarraga, Miguel Angel ESP 2070 6.0 41.5 44.50 27 Ibanez Aullana, Jose Ramon ESP 2235 6.0 41.5 43.00 28 Cenal Gutierrez, Ruben ESP 2250 6.0 41.5 42.50 29 Lopez, Joaquin ESP ---- 6.0 41.0 43.00 30 Sanjuan Garcia, Miguel ESP 2175 6.0 40.0 44.00 31 Estremera Panos, Sergio m ESP 2405 6.0 39.5 42.50 32 Moreno, Bartolome ESP 2275 6.0 38.5 41.00 33 Garcia Menchon, Jose ESP ---- 6.0 37.0 38.00 34 Crespo, Raimundo Francisco ESP 2185 6.0 36.5 40.00 35 Serna, Sergio ESP ---- 6.0 36.0 37.00 175 players
The women's World Chess Championships have been thrown into chaos by the no-show of Alisa Galliamova of Russia for her match with ex-champion Xie Jun of China in Shenyang last weekend for the Candidates final match. The match went ahead with press and TV there although it was known to FIDE that Galliamova would not turn up. She is reported to be both in dispute with her own Federation and unhappy that the match was not split between her home town of Kazan and China. Kazan could not raise the required funds for the match. Quite what the sponsors of the $US120,000 match think is not known but the Chinese Chess Federation are already asking for compensation from FIDE. It is also clear that this makes it much harder to find a sponsor for the final match between Zsuzsa Polgar and Xie Jun. It will be interesting to hear in more detail why Galliamova decided to default, especially as even under the circumstances she would have been favourite for the match.
The Harplinge GM tournament took place in Sweden on August 15th-23rd as part of the Harplinge Chess and Music Festival. The event took place at the Old Mill Inn, Harplinge Vardshus. The event was won jointly by Curt Hansen and Joel Lautier with 6.5/9. In 3rd place was Emil Sutovsky who played the game of the tournament in defeating Julian Hodgson in round 3.
There was also an open event 20-23rd August which saw a two way tie between IM Samir Lejlic and Erik Hedman on five points and an equal tie break.
Internet coverage at: http://hem1.passagen.se/fsk/harplinge/index.htm
Round 3 (1998.08.17)
Lautier, Joel - Schmaltz, Roland 1-0 28 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Sutovsky, Emil - Hodgson, Julian M 1-0 38 B53 Sicilian
Wedberg, Tom - Emms, John M 0-1 53 B01 Scandinavian
Hall, Jesper - Agrest, Evgenij 1/2 75 B07 Pirc
Sjodahl, Pontus - Hansen, Curt 1/2 48 D20 QGA;
Round 4 (1998.08.18)
Hansen, Curt - Lautier, Joel 1-0 51 A37 English; 1.c4 c5
Sutovsky, Emil - Wedberg, Tom 1/2 35 C67 Ruy Lopez
Emms, John M - Sjodahl, Pontus 1-0 24 C07 French; Tarrasch
Hodgson, Julian M - Agrest, Evgenij 1/2 26 A01 Larsen (1.b3)
Schmaltz, Roland - Hall, Jesper 0-1 46 B82 Sicilian
Round 5 (1998.08.19)
Lautier, Joel - Emms, John M 1/2 55 C45 Scottish
Wedberg, Tom - Hodgson, Julian M 1-0 27 B01 Scandinavian
Hall, Jesper - Hansen, Curt 0-1 51 B54 Sicilian
Agrest, Evgenij - Schmaltz, Roland 1-0 28 E71 Kings indian
Sjodahl, Pontus - Sutovsky, Emil 0-1 38 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Round 6 (1998.08.20)
Hansen, Curt - Agrest, Evgenij 1/2 27 B08 Pirc; Classical
Sutovsky, Emil - Lautier, Joel 1/2 19 B92 Sicilian; Najdorf
Emms, John M - Hall, Jesper 1-0 41 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Wedberg, Tom - Sjodahl, Pontus 1/2 62 B01 Scandinavian
Hodgson, Julian M - Schmaltz, Roland 0-1 52 A01 Larsen (1.b3)
Round 7 (1998.08.21)
Lautier, Joel - Wedberg, Tom 1-0 39 E44 Nimzo indian
Hall, Jesper - Sutovsky, Emil 1-0 57 B53 Sicilian
Agrest, Evgenij - Emms, John M 1/2 59 A33 English; 1.c4 c5
Sjodahl, Pontus - Hodgson, Julian M 0-1 31 B07 Pirc
Schmaltz, Roland - Hansen, Curt 0-1 27 B83 Sicilian
Round 8 (1998.08.22)
Sutovsky, Emil - Agrest, Evgenij 1-0 59 B40 Sicilian
Emms, John M - Schmaltz, Roland 0-1 44 B08 Pirc; Classical
Wedberg, Tom - Hall, Jesper 1/2 49 A24 English; 1.c4 e5
Hodgson, Julian M - Hansen, Curt 1/2 33 A20 English; 1.c4 e5
Sjodahl, Pontus - Lautier, Joel 0-1 47 D20 QGA;
Round 9 (1998.08.23)
Hansen, Curt - Emms, John M 1/2 29 A70 Modern Benoni
Lautier, Joel - Hodgson, Julian M 1/2 13 A41 Queen's pawn
Hall, Jesper - Sjodahl, Pontus 1/2 15 A13 English; 1.c4
Agrest, Evgenij - Wedberg, Tom 0-1 29 A33 English; 1.c4 c5
Schmaltz, Roland - Sutovsky, Emil 0-1 39 B01 Scandinavian
Harplinge SWE (SWE), VIII 1998 cat. XII (2542)
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1 Hansen, Curt g DEN 2610 * 1 1 = = = 1 = = 1 6.5 2699
2 Lautier, Joel g FRA 2625 0 * = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2698
3 Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2575 0 = * 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 6.0 2662
4 Emms, John M g ENG 2585 = = 0 * 1 = 1 = 1 0 5.0 2579
5 Wedberg, Tom g SWE 2475 = 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 = 1 5.0 2591
6 Hodgson, Julian M g ENG 2575 = = 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 0 4.0 2494
7 Hall, Jesper m SWE 2485 0 0 1 0 = 0 * = = 1 3.5 2467
8 Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2545 = 0 0 = 0 = = * = 1 3.5 2461
9 Sjodahl, Pontus f SWE 2420 = 0 0 0 = 0 = = * = 2.5 2389
10 Schmaltz, Roland m GER 2520 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 = * 2.5 2377
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Open, leading final standings
IM Samir Lejlic Växjö SK 2415 5 I-II
Erik Hedman SK Rockaden 2315 5 I-II
Erik Malmstig Sollentuna SK E2305 5 III
GM Miezis Normunds Riga E2515 5 IV
GM Igor Rausis Riga E2535 4½ V
The Spanish Chess Championship ran 12-20 August 1998 in Linares Spain, and most of the top Spanish players are competed in this 9 round Swiss event. Spanish number one Miguel Illescas became champion for the second time by virtue of a superior tie-break from Francisco Vallejo Pons. Both players were undefeated. However it was Vallejo Pons who deservedly made the headlines. He had his 16th birthday during the event and is clearly a big hope for Spanish chess.
Internet coverage at:
http://www1.elpais.es/torneos/nacional98/index.htm
or
http://www.chessnet64.com/torneos_online/nacional98/index.htm
Linares ESP (ESP), VIII 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2605 7.0 47.5 40.5 52.5 38.0 2 Vallejo Pons, Francisco m ESP 2450 7.0 46.5 39.5 50.0 37.5 3 Garcia Ilundain, David g ESP 2485 6.5 47.0 40.0 51.5 35.0 4 Del Rio Angelis, Salvador Gabriel m ESP 2365 6.5 46.5 40.0 50.5 34.0 5 Romero Holmes, Alfonso g ESP 2485 6.5 45.0 38.0 49.0 32.5 6 Pomes Marcet, Juan m ESP 2395 6.5 45.0 38.0 48.0 32.5 7 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel g ESP 2490 6.5 42.5 36.0 45.0 32.0 8 Sion Castro, Marcelino m ESP 2430 6.5 41.0 34.5 44.5 32.5 9 Candela Perez, Jose f ESP 2380 6.0 50.0 43.0 54.0 34.0 10 Oms Pallise, Josep m ESP 2440 6.0 44.5 38.0 49.0 33.0 11 Olaizola Ortega, Luis ESP 2240 6.0 44.5 38.0 47.5 30.0 12 Magem Badals, Jordi g ESP 2540 6.0 44.5 37.5 48.5 33.5 13 Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario m ESP 2475 6.0 43.5 37.0 47.0 33.5 14 Izeta Txabarri, Felix g ESP 2445 6.0 43.5 36.5 48.0 31.0 15 Franco Ocampo, Zenon g ESP 2485 6.0 40.5 34.0 44.5 28.0 16 Gual Pascual, Antonio ESP 2420 6.0 40.0 34.0 44.0 28.5 17 De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m ESP 2510 6.0 40.0 34.0 42.0 30.5 18 Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis g ESP 2450 6.0 39.0 33.0 41.5 31.0 19 Comas Fabrego, Luis m ESP 2540 6.0 38.5 32.0 42.0 30.5 20 Martin Gonzalez, Angel m ESP 2425 5.5 47.0 40.0 50.0 34.0 21 Estremera Panos, Sergio m ESP 2405 5.5 46.5 39.5 49.5 33.0 22 Vehi Bach, Victor M m ESP 2390 5.5 44.0 37.5 46.0 30.0 23 Abella Vazquez, Carlos Manuel ESP 2180 5.5 40.5 34.5 43.5 24.0 24 Fernandez Siles, Luis ESP 2280 5.5 39.5 33.0 43.0 27.0 25 Merino Garcia, Rafael ESP 2275 5.5 38.5 32.5 41.5 25.5 26 Fontana Sotomayour, Javier ESP 2290 5.5 37.0 30.5 40.0 26.0 27 Villavicencio, Adalberto f ESP 2320 5.5 36.5 30.5 40.0 25.5 28 Gonzalez de la Nava, Amador ESP 2365 5.5 33.0 26.5 36.0 24.5 29 Garcia Luque, Agustin f ESP 2340 5.5 33.0 26.5 36.0 24.5 30 Zurano Lopez, Pedro ESP 2265 5.0 42.5 36.0 44.5 25.5 31 Hernandez, Yudania wm ESP 2275 5.0 42.0 35.5 45.0 26.5 32 Miguel Lago, Victor ESP 2330 5.0 39.5 32.5 42.0 28.0 33 Bernal Moro, Luis Javier m ESP 2420 5.0 39.0 32.5 42.5 26.5 34 Lezcano Jaen, Pedro m ESP 2425 5.0 38.0 32.0 42.0 26.5 35 Castillo Gallego, Sergio ESP 2135 5.0 34.5 28.5 37.0 20.5 36 Galiana, Juan Ramon ESP 2205 5.0 34.5 27.5 36.5 21.5 37 Montell Lorenzo, Joan Carlos ESP 2280 5.0 33.5 27.5 35.5 24.5 .... 96 players -------------------------------------------------------------------------
The strongest French Championships in many years got underway on August 14th in Meribel in the French Alps. The French Championships look set for a close finish as the favourites are at the top of the standings after nine of the eleven rounds, undefeated. Etienne Bacrot and Josif Dorfmann share the lead with 6.5/9. There are six rounds to go. Internet coverage at: http://www.forum64.com/ or http://www.europe-echecs.com
Round 4 (1998.08.17)
Bacrot, Etienne - Dorfman, Josif D 1/2 15 D55 QGD;
Miralles, Gilles - Vaisser, Anatoli 1/2 21 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Hauchard, Arnaud - Chomet, Pascal 1/2 95 A33 English; 1.c4 c5
Fressinet, Laurent - Anic, Darko 1/2 54 C47 Four knights
Chabanon, Jean-Luc - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1-0 40 A68 Modern Benoni
Bauer, Christian - Relange, Eloi 1/2 57 B86 Sicilian
Kouatly, Bachar - Prie, Eric 0-1 33 D10 Slav defence
Guigonis, Dominique - Marciano, David 0-1 59 A45 Queen's pawn
Round 5 (1998.08.18)
Dorfman, Josif D - Guigonis, Dominique 1-0 23 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Vaisser, Anatoli - Chabanon, Jean-Luc 1/2 69 E44 Nimzo indian
Marciano, David - Fressinet, Laurent 1/2 23 B18 Caro-Kann
Anic, Darko - Kouatly, Bachar 1/2 49 A05 Reti (1.Nf3)
Relange, Eloi - Miralles, Gilles 1/2 15 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Prie, Eric - Bauer, Christian 1/2 36 A04 Reti (1.Nf3)
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Hauchard, Arnaud 1/2 10 A46 Queen's pawn
Chomet, Pascal - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 30 C84 Ruy Lopez
Round 6 (1998.08.19)
Bacrot, Etienne - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1-0 33 E38 Nimzo indian
Dorfman, Josif D - Chomet, Pascal 1-0 46 E10 Nimzo indian
Miralles, Gilles - Prie, Eric 1-0 41 B38 Sicilian
Hauchard, Arnaud - Vaisser, Anatoli 1/2 19 A90 Dutch defence
Chabanon, Jean-Luc - Relange, Eloi 1-0 40 A90 Dutch defence
Bauer, Christian - Anic, Darko 1/2 80 A54 Benoni
Kouatly, Bachar - Marciano, David 1/2 30 D56 QGD;
Guigonis, Dominique - Fressinet, Laurent 0-1 36 B44 Sicilian
Round 7 (1998.08.20)
Vaisser, Anatoli - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 15 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Marciano, David - Bauer, Christian 1/2 30 C04 French; Tarrasch
Anic, Darko - Miralles, Gilles 1-0 41 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Fressinet, Laurent - Kouatly, Bachar 1-0 39 B30 Sicilian
Relange, Eloi - Hauchard, Arnaud 1/2 9 E43 Nimzo indian
Prie, Eric - Chabanon, Jean-Luc 1-0 40 A35 English; 1.c4 c5
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Dorfman, Josif D 1/2 10 B52 Sicilian
Chomet, Pascal - Guigonis, Dominique 1/2 13 C01 French; Exchange
Round 8 (1998.08.21)
Bacrot, Etienne - Relange, Eloi 1/2 23 E94 Kings indian; Classical
Dorfman, Josif D - Vaisser, Anatoli 1/2 15 D58 QGD;
Miralles, Gilles - Marciano, David 1/2 12 C67 Ruy Lopez
Hauchard, Arnaud - Prie, Eric 1/2 24 D15 Slav defence
Chabanon, Jean-Luc - Anic, Darko 1/2 96 D46 Semi-Slav
Bauer, Christian - Fressinet, Laurent 0-1 45 D46 Semi-Slav
Chomet, Pascal - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 1-0 57 B32 Sicilian
Guigonis, Dominique - Kouatly, Bachar 1/2 60 A45 Queen's pawn
Round 9 (1998.08.22)
Vaisser, Anatoli - Chomet, Pascal 1-0 22 B09 Pirc; Austrian
Marciano, David - Chabanon, Jean-Luc 1-0 49 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Anic, Darko - Hauchard, Arnaud 0-1 40 A12 English; 1.c4
Fressinet, Laurent - Miralles, Gilles 0-1 35 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Relange, Eloi - Dorfman, Josif D 1/2 12 E32 Nimzo indian
Prie, Eric - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 33 D30 Queen's gambit
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Guigonis, Dominique 1-0 29 C02 French; Advance
Kouatly, Bachar - Bauer, Christian 0-1 30 A62 Modern Benoni
Meribel FRA (FRA), VIII 1998 cat. X (2494)
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1 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2555 * = = . . . = . = 1 1 . 1 . 1 = 6.5 2655
2 Dorfman, Josif D g FRA 2585 = * = . 1 . 1 . = . = . = . 1 1 6.5 2657
3 Vaisser, Anatoli g FRA 2575 = = * . = . = 1 . . = = . = 1 . 5.5 2578
4 Marciano, David m FRA 2525 . . . * = = . = = = 1 = . = . 1 5.5 2543
5 Miralles, Gilles g FRA 2515 . 0 = = * 0 . 1 = 1 . . 1 . = . 5.0 2547
6 Anic, Darko m FRA 2460 . . . = 1 * 0 = . = = = . = . 1 5.0 2515
7 Hauchard, Arnaud m FRA 2500 = 0 = . . 1 * . = = . . = . = 1 5.0 2535
8 Fressinet, Laurent FRA 2455 . . 0 = 0 = . * = = . 1 . 1 . 1 5.0 2524
9 Relange, Eloi m FRA 2490 = = . = = . = = * . 0 = . 1 . . 4.5 2512
10 Prie, Eric g FRA 2465 0 . . = 0 = = = . * 1 = . 1 . . 4.5 2498
11 Chabanon, Jean-Luc m FRA 2490 0 = = 0 . = . . 1 0 * . 1 . 1 . 4.5 2515
12 Bauer, Christian g FRA 2490 . . = = . = . 0 = = . * 0 1 1 . 4.5 2494
13 Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2580 0 = . . 0 . = . . . 0 1 * 0 0 1 3.0 2358
14 Kouatly, Bachar g FRA 2495 . . = = . = . 0 0 0 . 0 1 * . = 3.0 2358
15 Chomet, Pascal m FRA 2405 0 0 0 . = . = . . . 0 0 1 . * = 2.5 2345
16 Guigonis, Dominique FRA 2315 = 0 . 0 . 0 0 0 . . . . 0 = = * 1.5 2233
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The 3rd Hampstead International ran 10-23rd August and was organised by Adam Raoof.
There was a Category 7 event with a GM norm set at 11.5 points and an IM norm at 8.5. This was won by GM Jim Plaskett although even he didn't actually reach the GM norm target. In second place were Krishnan Sashikiran (whom I assume now has the IM title although it isn't in the copy of the rating list I have) and Boris Kreiman both were a point short of their GM targets, although in the case of the young Indian player Sashikiran it clearly going to be a matter of time.
The IM event saw two norms scored. Karl Mah scored an IM norm over nine rounds (the results being calculated the same way as those achieved in an open) but two draws in the final round left him short of the target of 8.5 points over 11 rounds. The winner of the event was Simon Knott and he also achieved the full IM norm.
My thanks to John Saunders for the internet coverage and the games.
Internet coverage at: http://www.cableinet.co.uk/users/jsaunders/nclhamp3.htm
Hampstead ENG (ENG), VIII 1998 cat. VII (2403)
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1 Plaskett, Jim g ENG 2455 *001=1==11=11111 11.0 2575
2 Kreiman, Boris m USA 2455 1*=1====1=1==1=1 10.5 2549
3 Sashikiran, Krishnan f IND 2470 1=*0=0=1=11=1111 10.5 2548
4 Hillarp Persson, Tiger m SWE 2410 001*=1=1=10==111 9.5 2498
5 Kaufman, Larry C m USA 2400 ====*=====1===11 9.0 2475
6 Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2400 0=10=*==10111==0 8.0 2424
7 Szekely, Peter g HUN 2465 ======*===1===== 8.0 2420
8 Houska, Miroslav ENG 2375 ==00===*0=11===1 7.5 2405
9 Dunnington, Angus J m ENG 2365 00===0=1*====101 7.0 2385
10 Dearing, Eddie SCO 2295 0=00=1===*0==1=1 7.0 2389
11 Burnett, Ronald m USA 2395 =0010000=1*=1=11 7.0 2383
12 McDonald, Neil R g ENG 2490 0====0=0===*==1= 6.5 2347
13 Ippolito, Dean f USA 2430 0=0==0====0=*==1 6.0 2329
14 Aagaard, Jacob m DEN 2420 0000====00===*11 5.5 2307
15 Kopec, Danny m USA 2400 0=000===1=00=0*1 5.0 2278
16 Kaufman, Raymond USA 2230 000001=0000=000* 2.0 2093
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Average elo: 2403 Category: 7 gm = 11.50 m = 8.5
Hampstead III IM August 1998
Hampstead ENG (ENG), VIII 1998 cat. I (2252)
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1 Knott, Simon J.B f ENG 2340 * = = = 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 8.5 2455
2 Mah, Karl f ENG 2330 = * 1 = = 1 1 = 1 1 = = 8.0 2420
3 Williams, Simon f ENG 2335 = 0 * 0 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 = 6.5 2309
4 Bree, Thomas GER 2255 = = 1 * 1 1 0 1 = = 0 0 6.0 2287
5 Palliser, Richard ENG 2175 0 = 0 0 * 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.0 2295
6 Adrian, Claude f FRA 2310 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 0 1 = 1 5.5 2246
7 Naylor, John ENG 2240 0 0 = 1 0 0 * = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2253
8 Wade, Robert G m ENG 2200 0 = 1 0 0 0 = * = = 1 1 5.0 2220
9 Whiteley, Andrew J m ENG 2240 1 0 0 = 0 1 0 = * 0 1 = 4.5 2188
10 Vegh, Endre m HUN 2340 0 0 0 = = 0 0 = 1 * 1 = 4.0 2142
11 Shah, Arpi IND 2030 0 = 0 1 0 = = 0 0 0 * 1 3.5 2139
12 Georghiou, Paul I ENG 2230 0 = = 1 0 0 0 0 = = 0 * 3.0 2079
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Average 2252 Category 1 IM = 8.5
The LXXII Argentine Championships ran August 7-19th in Buenos Aires. Top seed Pablo Ricardi was undefeated and was a point clear of the rest of the field on 9/13. In joint second were Sergio Slipak and Alfredoo Giaccio on 8. Second favourite Alejandro Hoffman was fourth with 7.5 points..
Internet coverage by AJEDREZ ARGENTINO MultiWeb at: http://www.adrian-roldan.com/
Buenos Aires ARG (ARG), VIII 1998 cat. IX (2460)
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1 Ricardi, Pablo g ARG 2545 * = 1 1 = = = 1 1 = = = = 1 9.0 2594
2 Slipak, Sergio m ARG 2500 = * = = = = = = 1 = 1 = = 1 8.0 2544
3 Giaccio, Alfredo m ARG 2460 0 = * = 0 = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 8.0 2547
4 Hoffman, Alejandro g ARG 2525 0 = = * 1 0 = = = = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2512
5 Sorin, Ariel g ARG 2470 = = 1 0 * 1 1 0 1 = = 1 0 0 7.0 2488
6 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H m ARG 2445 = = = 1 0 * 0 = = = = = 1 = 6.5 2461
7 Spangenberg, Hugo g ARG 2520 = = 0 = 0 1 * = = 1 = = 1 0 6.5 2455
8 Rosito, Jorge f ARG 2360 0 = = = 1 = = * = = = = = = 6.5 2468
9 Fiorito, Fabian m ARG 2425 0 0 0 = 0 = = = * 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2463
10 Quiroga, Facundo ARG 2370 = = = = = = 0 = 0 * 1 0 = 1 6.0 2438
11 Tempone, Marcelo m ARG 2450 = 0 = 0 = = = = 0 0 * 1 = 1 5.5 2404
12 Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2455 = = 0 = 0 = = = = 1 0 * 0 = 5.0 2373
13 Malbran, Guillermo f ARG 2430 = = 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 = = 1 * = 5.0 2375
14 Ginzburg, Maximiliano m ARG 2490 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = 0 0 0 = = * 4.0 2317
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The Arnold J. Eikrem Memorial ("Gausdal International") was held 31st July - 9th August in Gausdal Norway. It was a nine round Swiss tournament held in honour of the legendary Nordic chess organiser. The event was won by Swedish GM Jonny Hector ahead of Heikki Westerinen, Torbjorn Hansen and Helgi Gretarsson.
Internet coverage was at: http://www.vks.is/skak/arnold98.html by Daði Örn Jónsson's Chess in Iceland pages.
Gausdal NOR (NOR), VIII 1998
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1 Hector, Jonny g SWE 2510 +35 +15 +24 + 9 + 8 +11 = 4 = 2 = 3 7.5 2523
2 Westerinen, Heikki M.J g FIN 2435 =22 =21 +39 =12 +24 + 3 + 6 = 1 = 4 6.5 2417
3 Hansen, Torbjorn R NOR 2060 + 6 +30 =23 =11 + 9 - 2 +19 +13 = 1 6.5 2459
4 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass g ISL 2480 +28 -10 +15 +29 +23 + 5 = 1 = 7 = 2 6.5 2509
5 Agdestein, Simen g NOR 2545 +18 +19 =11 =23 +13 - 4 + 8 - 6 +15 6.0 2415
6 Akesson, Ralf g SWE 2510 - 3 +22 =21 +32 +17 +16 - 2 + 5 = 7 6.0 2394
7 Gausel, Einar g NOR 2540 +34 =17 -12 +22 =14 +15 +11 = 4 = 6 6.0 2396
8 Kraidman, Yair g ISR 2335 +20 -24 +27 +10 - 1 +25 - 5 +23 +14 6.0 2345
9 Snarheim, Dagfinn NOR 2190 +37 +29 +10 - 1 - 3 -19 =16 +28 +13 5.5 2289
10 Lehikoinen, Pertti Ilari FIN 2235 +27 + 4 - 9 - 8 =18 =20 +22 -14 +26 5.0 2193
11 Mossakowski, Florian GER 2215 +41 +14 = 5 = 3 +12 - 1 - 7 =19 =16 5.0 2365
12 Behrhorst, Frank f GER 2290 +40 =13 + 7 = 2 -11 =23 -28 =18 +19 5.0 2258
13 Richardson, Kevin Derek ENG 2185 +32 =12 =17 +21 - 5 +14 +24 - 3 - 9 5.0 2258
14 Dannevig, Oystein NOR 2340 +39 -11 +38 =17 = 7 -13 +21 +10 - 8 5.0 2243
15 Ehrke, Michael GER 2250 +26 - 1 - 4 +38 +31 - 7 +20 +17 - 5 5.0 2226
16 Lehtivaara, Petri f FIN 2365 +36 -23 +20 =24 =19 - 6 = 9 +34 =11 5.0 2215
17 Trygstad, Kristian NOR 2255 +42 = 7 =13 =14 - 6 +18 =23 -15 +28 5.0 2281
18 Skare, Karl Andre NOR 2140 - 5 =25 =26 +40 =10 -17 +36 =12 +24 5.0 2258
19 Karason, Askell O ISL 2270 +25 - 5 =32 +34 =16 + 9 - 3 =11 -12 4.5 2199
20 Monsoy,Arild ---- - 8 +33 -16 =26 +32 =10 -15 =25 +34 4.5 2104
21 Bae, Torstein NOR 2175 =30 = 2 = 6 -13 +42 =29 -14 =27 +35 4.5 2249
22 Lomo, Markus NOR 2020 = 2 - 6 +42 - 7 =26 +35 -10 +33 =25 4.5 2210
23 Engelbert, Christoph GER 2230 -31 +16 = 3 = 5 - 4 =12 =17 - 8 +27 4.0 2282
24 Moen, Andreas NOR 2210 +33 + 8 - 1 =16 - 2 +27 -13 =26 -18 4.0 2135
25 Stenersen,Gudmund ---- -19 =18 =35 +28 +29 - 8 -27 =20 =22 4.0 2170
26 Wisman,Hans ---- -15 =35 =18 =20 =22 =34 +31 =24 -10 4.0 2042
27 Borchgrevink,Harald ---- -10 +28 - 8 +39 =34 -24 +25 =21 -23 4.0 2079
28 Pedersen, Oyvind NOR 2055 - 4 -27 +41 -25 +38 +31 +12 - 9 -17 4.0 2110
29 Bjerke, Richard f NOR 2295 +38 - 9 +31 - 4 -25 =21 -34 =32 +36 4.0 2039
30 Osttveit, Martin --- ---- =21 - 3 -34 -37 =33 +41 =38 =36 +31 4.0 1889
31 Hansen,Victor ---- +23 +36 -29 +35 -15 -28 -26 +40 -30 4.0 2153
32 Ovnerud, Thomas NOR ---- -13 +40 =19 - 6 -20 =39 =35 =29 +37 4.0 2099
33 Sorensen,Kristian ---- -24 -20 =36 -42 =30 +37 +39 -22 +40 4.0 1976
34 Bokelmann, Joachim GER 2080 - 7 =42 +30 -19 =27 =26 +29 -16 -20 3.5 2174
35 Ferkingstad, Sjur NOR 2075 - 1 =26 =25 -31 +41 -22 =32 +38 -21 3.5
36 Neubauer, Sigurd NOR 2015 -16 -31 =33 -41 +37 +40 -18 =30 -29 3.0
37 Orval,Stig ---- - 9 -38 -40 +30 -36 -33 +41 +39 -32 3.0 1946
38 Stam,Bart ---- -29 +37 -14 -15 -28 +42 =30 -35 =41 3.0
39 Hurst, Kevin John ENG 2010 -14 +41 - 2 -27 =40 =32 -33 -37 +42 3.0
40 Hill, David F --- ---- -12 -32 +37 -18 =39 -36 +42 -31 -33 2.5 1791
41 Mellem,Niklas A ---- -11 -39 -28 +36 -35 -30 -37 +42 =38 2.5 1834
42 Bue, Gunnar --- ---- -17 =34 -22 +33 -21 -38 -40 -41 -39 1.5 1742
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Przemek Jahr sends news of the playoff for the Polish Championships 11-14.07.98 in Warsaw, Poland. Tomasz Markowski became champion for the second time when he beat Bartlomiej Macieja 2.5-1.5 by virtue of winning the first game and drawing the rest.
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Markowski, Tomasz 0-1 43 B35 Sicilian
Markowski, Tomasz - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1/2 64 A37 English; 1.c4 c5
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Markowski, Tomasz 1/2 36 B08 Pirc; Classical
Markowski, Tomasz - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1/2 23 A36 English; 1.c4 c5
Warsaw POL (POL), VII 1998
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Markowski, Tomasz m POL 2525 1 = = = 2.5 2585
Macieja, Bartlomiej m POL 2490 0 = = = 1.5 2438
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The August First Saturday tournaments ran 1st-13th August in Budapest reports Laszlo Nagy. Ram Soffer and Peter Lukacs shared first in the GM event. Pal Petran, and Suvrajit Saha the IM A group and Zoltan Medvegy the IM B group. There don't seem to have been any norms scored this month.
Info:Laszlo Nagy, e-mail: 100263.1700@compuserve.com Tel-fax: /361/-263-28-59
Webpage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chess_first_saturday_hu/
FS GM Tournament
Budapest HUN (HUN), VIII 1998 cat. VII (2403)
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1 Soffer, Ram g ISR 2520 * = = 1 1 = 1 1 = 0 = = = 7.5 2487
2 Lukacs, Peter g HUN 2475 = * 0 = 1 = = = = 1 1 1 = 7.5 2491
3 Szabolcsi, Janos m HUN 2425 = 1 * 0 = = 0 1 1 0 1 = 1 7.0 2457
4 Jelen, Igor m SLO 2345 0 = 1 * 0 = = 1 0 1 1 = 1 7.0 2464
5 Hoang Thang Trang wg VIE 2350 0 0 = 1 * = = = = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2464
6 Gonzalez Garcia, Jose m MEX 2445 = = = = = * = = 0 1 = = 1 6.5 2428
7 Blauert, Joerg m GER 2385 0 = 1 = = = * = = 0 1 = 1 6.5 2433
8 Borge, Nikolaj m DEN 2455 0 = 0 0 = = = * 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2427
9 Fogarasi, Tibor m HUN 2425 = = 0 1 = 1 = 0 * = = = 0 5.5 2371
10 Shankar, Roy IND 2370 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 = = * 0 1 = 5.5 2376
11 Vovsha, Eli ISR 2225 = 0 0 0 = = 0 0 = 1 * 1 = 4.5 2330
12 Barczay, Laszlo g HUN 2420 = 0 = = 0 = = 0 = 0 0 * = 3.5 2243
13 Karatorossian, David ARM 2395 = = 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = = * 3.5 2245
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FS IM A Tournament
Budapest HUN (HUN), VIII 1998 cat. III (2305)
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1 Petran, Pal m HUN 2395 * 1 0 = = = = = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2430
2 Suvrajit, Saha IND 2345 0 * 1 0 = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 7.5 2434
3 Pham Minh Hoang VIE 2245 1 0 * 1 = 1 1 = = = = = 7.0 2412
4 Toth, Andras HUN 2330 = 1 0 * 1 0 1 1 = = 1 0 6.5 2368
5 Dobos, Jozsef m HUN 2385 = = = 0 * = = = = 1 1 = 6.0 2334
6 Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2325 = 0 0 1 = * = = = = 1 = 5.5 2303
7 Baches Garcia, Guillermo ESP 2325 = 0 0 0 = = * 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2303
8 Kun, Gabor HUN 2260 = = = 0 = = 1 * 1 0 0 = 5.0 2273
9 Schlusnik, Nandor HUN 2255 0 = = = = = 0 0 * = = = 4.0 2208
10 Jamrich, Gyorgy HUN 2310 0 0 = = 0 = 0 1 = * 0 1 4.0 2203
11 Francsics, Endre HUN 2285 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 * 1 4.0 2205
12 Racioppo, Paolo ITA 2205 0 0 = 1 = = 0 = = 0 0 * 3.5 2181
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FS IM B Tournament
Budapest HUN (HUN), VIII 1998 cat. III (2315)
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1 Medvegy, Zoltan HUN 2370 * = 1 = = 1 = = = = 1 1 1 1 9.5 2485
2 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar IND 2300 = * 1 = 0 = 1 1 = = = 1 1 = 8.5 2425
3 Bokros, Albert f HUN 2365 0 0 * = 1 = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2420
4 Vadasz, Laszlo g HUN 2350 = = = * = = = = = = 1 = 1 = 7.5 2368
5 Arnold, Lothar f GER 2340 = 1 0 = * = = = 1 = 0 1 = 1 7.5 2369
6 Dudas, Janos m HUN 2340 0 = = = = * = = = 1 1 = 1 = 7.5 2369
7 Stjazhkin, V RUS 2390 = 0 = = = = * = = 1 = = 1 1 7.5 2365
8 Kerek, Krisztian HUN 2370 = 0 = = = = = * = = = 1 = 1 7.0 2339
9 Paschall, William M f USA 2365 = = = = 0 = = = * = 1 = = = 6.5 2310
10 Kolbus, Dietmar GER 2320 = = 0 = = 0 0 = = * = 1 = 0 5.0 2227
11 Flumbort, Andras HUN 2245 0 = 0 0 1 0 = = 0 = * = = 1 5.0 2233
12 Vigh, Bela m HUN 2385 0 0 0 = 0 = = 0 = 0 = * = 1 4.0 2168
13 Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2115 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = = = = * 1 4.0 2189
14 Hallossy, Tibor HUN 2150 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 0 0 * 3.0 2116
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First Saturday ELO rated tournament
Budapest HUN (HUN), VIII 1998
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1 Horvath, Kalman HUN 2135 * 1 = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 2363
2 Antal, Gergely HUN 2195 0 * 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2356
3 Pongo, Istvan HUN 2010 = 0 * 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 6.0 2228
4 Ritter, Gabor HUN 2200 = = 0 * 0 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2162
5 Jasz, Peter HUN 2025 0 0 = 1 * 1 = 0 0 1 4.0 2059
6 Pal, Gyorgy HUN 2050 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 4.0 2056
7 Bodrogi, Laszlo HUN 2115 0 0 = = = 0 * 0 1 1 3.5 2012
8 Salamon, Ferenc HUN 2045 = 0 0 0 1 0 1 * 0 1 3.5 2020
9 Timko, Melinda HUN 2105 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 1 * 1 3.5 2013
10 Oparaugo, Thomas m NGR 2065 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0.0
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The Stockholm International was played August 1st-9th. There was a 9 player GM event won by Nick DeFirmian and a women's event won by Svetlana Agrestand Ilze Rubene.
Internet coverage at:
http://home2.swipnet.se/~w-21958/index.html
Stockholm SWE (SWE), VIII 1998 cat. IX (2451)
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1 DeFirmian, Nick E g USA 2605 * 1 = 1 = = = 1 = 1 6.5 2599
2 Bator, Robert m SWE 2410 0 * = = = = 1 1 1 = 5.5 2535
3 Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2545 = = * 0 = 1 1 0 1 1 5.5 2520
4 Rytshagov, Mikhail g EST 2565 0 = 1 * = 1 0 = 1 1 5.5 2518
5 Engqvist, Thomas m SWE 2330 = = = = * = = 0 1 1 5.0 2507
6 Tella, Jussi f FIN 2395 = = 0 0 = * = 1 1 = 4.5 2457
7 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove m DEN 2420 = 0 0 1 = = * 0 1 1 4.5 2454
8 Berg, Emanuel SWE 2380 0 0 1 = 1 0 1 * 0 = 4.0 2415
9 Sjoberg, Mats m SWE 2385 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * = 2.0 2238
10 Seeman, Tarvo EST 2475 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = = * 2.0 2228
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Women's event
Stockholm SWE (SWE), VIII 1998
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1 Agrest, Svetlana SWE 2185 +18 +10 = 3 = 4 + 6 = 2 + 8 = 5 + 9 7.0 2355
2 Rubene, Ilze wm LAT 2165 +17 - 4 =11 +14 + 5 = 1 + 3 + 6 +13 7.0 2309
3 Buervenich, Silvia GER 2170 +16 =11 = 1 = 5 + 9 + 4 - 2 + 8 = 6 6.0 2291
4 Paasikangas, Johanna wm FIN 2265 +15 + 2 + 6 = 1 - 8 - 3 = 5 = 9 +16 5.5 2184
5 Guindy, Esmat DEN 2160 - 6 + 7 +15 = 3 - 2 +10 = 4 = 1 +17 5.5 2302
6 Gretarsdottir,L ---- + 5 + 9 - 4 +11 - 1 = 8 +12 - 2 = 3 5.0 2168
7 Rause, Olita wg LAT 2290 =13 - 5 -16 +18 =14 +11 = 9 =10 +15 5.0 2125
8 Henc, Renata wm POL 2195 -11 +13 +12 = 9 + 4 = 6 - 1 - 3 =10 4.5 2100
9 Johansson, Victoria wm SWE 2165 +14 - 6 +10 = 8 - 3 +12 = 7 = 4 - 1 4.5 2181
10 Stasiunaite, Lina wf LTU 2145 +12 - 1 - 9 =16 +18 - 5 +13 = 7 = 8 4.5 2099
11 Milasiute, Vygante LTU 2040 + 8 = 3 = 2 - 6 -12 - 7 =15 +17 =18 4.0 2182
12 Ornstein,P ---- -10 +18 - 8 +17 +11 - 9 - 6 =13 =14 4.0 2086
13 Berg, Susanne wf SWE 2080 = 7 - 8 =14 =15 =17 +16 -10 =12 - 2 3.5 2028
14 Johnsen, Sylvia wf NOR 2020 - 9 +16 =13 - 2 = 7 -17 =18 =15 =12 3.5 2018
15 Jiretorn, Eva SWE 2065 - 4 +17 - 5 =13 -16 +18 =11 =14 - 7 3.5 2023
16 Dalmau, Anneli SWE 2030 - 3 -14 + 7 =10 +15 -13 -17 =18 - 4 3.0 1995
17 Jensen, Christine DEN 2010 - 2 -15 =18 -12 =13 +14 +16 -11 - 5 3.0 1987
18 Horn, Emilia SWE 2035 - 1 -12 =17 - 7 -10 -15 =14 =16 =11 2.0 1905
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The 5th World University Chess Championships took place in Rotterdam (NED) August 11th-20th. The team classification was determined by the three best results of at least one man and one woman of the same team. The Gold Medal was won by Russia (Shariyazdanov, Motylev, Kovalevskaia) the Silver (Peng, Yin, Wang Pin) and the Bronze (Dgebuadze, Mchedlishvili, Khurtsidze)
Detailed internet coverage by TASC at: http://www.eur.nl/chess/
Team Standings
Final Team standings after Round 9
plc m1 m2 w1 Tot.
1 Russia 7 6 6.5 19.5
2 China 6.5 6 6.5 19
3 Georgia 5.5 5.5 7 18 (12.5 w/o m2)
4 Israel 6.5 6 5.5 18 (12 w/o m2)
5 Greece 6.5 5 6 17.5
6 Spain 5.5 5 5.5 16
Germany 6 5.5 4.5 16
8 Ukraine 6 5 4.5 15.5
9 Netherlands 5 4.5 4.5 14
10 Switzerland 4.5 4 5 13.5
11 Hungary 4 4 4.5 12.5
12 Iran 4.5 4 2 10.5
Individual Standings
Men's Final Standings
Rotterdam NED (NED), VIII 1998
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1 Shariyazdanov, Andrey g RUS 2530 7.0
2 Peng Xiaomin g CHN 2550 6.5
3 Zoler, Dan m ISR 2500 6.5
4 Papaioannou, Ioannis m GRE 2520 6.5
5 Har-Zvi, Ronen g ISR 2505 6.0
6 Motylev, Alexander m RUS 2465 6.0
7 Vysochin, Spartak m UKR 2445 6.0
8 Schlindwein, Rolf m GER 2425 6.0
9 Yin Hao f CHN 2380 6.0
10 Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2540 5.5
11 Dgebuadze, Alexandre m GEO 2505 5.5
12 Ovetchkin, Roman m RUS 2485 5.5
13 Stern, Rene m GER 2465 5.5
14 Sichinava, Roman m GEO 2395 5.5
15 Mchedlishvili, Mikheil f GEO 2390 5.5
16 Teran Alvarez, Ismael f ESP 2305 5.5
57 players
Women's Final Standings
Rotterdam NED (NED), VIII 1998
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1 Khurtsidze, Nino wg GEO 2375 7.0
2 Wang Pin wg CHN 2450 6.5
3 Lomineishvili, Maia wg GEO 2350 6.5
4 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina wm RUS 2480 6.5
5 Wang Lei wg CHN 2445 6.0
6 Botsari-Miladinovic, Anna-Maria wg GRE 2300 6.0
7 Qin Kanying wg CHN 2380 5.5
8 Segal, Anna wg ISR 2245 5.5
9 Llaneza Vega, Patricia ESP 2075 5.5
10 Calzetta, Monica wm ESP 2210 5.0
11 Bednarska, Malgorzata wf POL 2175 5.0
12 Brunner, Florence SUI 2070 5.0
27 players
As reported last week Vladimir Kramnik beat Michael Adams in their live chess game on 16th August. There were a few more moves than were initially reported. They appear in the games section now.
Comments on the game at Gerhard Hund's Teleschach site : http://Gerhard-Hund.de/berichte/wdr-98.html
The GM tournament in Lippstadt took place 29.7.-9.8. 1998 in the Hotel "Residenz , Lippstadt. There was daily coverage on the internet at: http://www.dpl.net/user/DPL-00239/Gm98.htm
As reported last week 14-year old IM Luke McShane won the Category X Hans & Lenze grandmaster tournament in Lippstadt, Germany, achieving his first grandmaster norm in the process. I should have given the official table (although this scoring method is not recognised by FIDE as far as I know) where the players were given 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Official Final standings
1 McShane, Luke J m ENG 2470 20
2 Giorgadze, Giorgi g GEO 2610 18
2 Zugzwang ---- 18
4 Kindermann, Stefan g GER 2540 17
4 Prusikin, Mikhajlo GER 2475 17
6 Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2550 14
7 Pavasovic, Dusko m SLO 2475 13
7 Bunzmann, Dimitrij GER 2455 13
7 Wehmeier, Stefan m GER 2425 13
10 Wilhelmi, Christian m GER 2470 12
11 Matthias, Heiner f GER 2390 11
12 Claesen, Pieter m BEL 2410 9
Cross table using normal scoring method.
Lippstadt GER (GER), VII-VIII 1998 cat. VIII (2439)
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1 Giorgadze, Giorgi g GEO 2610 * = = = = = = 1 1 1 1 0 7.0 2576
2 McShane, Luke J m ENG 2470 = * 0 1 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 1 7.0 2629
3 Zugzwang ---- = 1 * 1 = 0 0 1 1 0 = 1 6.5 2544
4 Kindermann, Stefan g GER 2540 = 0 0 * = = 1 1 1 1 = = 6.5 2583
5 Prusikin, Mikhajlo GER 2475 = 0 = = * 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2551
6 Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2550 = 0 1 = 1 * 1 = 0 = 0 = 5.5 2436
7 Pavasovic, Dusko m SLO 2475 = = 1 0 = 0 * = 0 0 1 1 5.0 2407
8 Bunzmann, Dimitrij GER 2455 0 1 0 0 0 = = * 1 = = 1 5.0 2481
9 Wehmeier, Stefan m GER 2425 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 * = 1 0 4.5 2448
10 Matthias, Heiner f GER 2390 0 0 1 0 = = 1 = = * 0 = 4.5 2378
11 Wilhelmi, Christian m GER 2470 0 0 = = 0 1 0 = 0 1 * 1 4.5 2408
12 Claesen, Pieter m BEL 2410 1 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 * 3.5 2376
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The 1st Pyramiden-Franken-Cup is taking place in Fürth, Germany.
Players like Onischuk, Slobodjan, David, Hamdouchi and Unzicker compete.
Coverage at:
http://home.t-online.de/home/schach.nbg/pyramide.htm
The 1999 Canadian Open will be held in Richmond, Vancouver. Further details:
7. Int. Raiffeisen Donau Open.
Venue: Aschacher Veranstaltungszentrum, Bahnhofstr.6. A-4082 Aschach a. d. Donau/Österreich, Tel.: 0 72 73 / 85 00
Dates 26th-31st December 1998. 7 round Swiss.
Information: Mitterhuemer Günter , Seebach 19, A - 4070 Eferding,Tel: 0 72 72 / 43 98,Fax 0 72 73 / 63 36 15 , Email: Guenter.Mitterhuemer@schach.at
Further details at; http://www.schach.at
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Contributors include Mikhail Tal, Victor Korchnoi, Yasser Seirawan, Jan Timman and John Speelman (New algebraic edition) This a new edition of a book recommended by world-renowned trainer Mark Dvoretsky as excellent study material for those looking to improve their chess. All the contributors have selected two games: one that they have found instructive and one of their own best games. £12.99/$19.95, 160 pages
Chess Choice Challenge is no ordinary chess quiz book but one designed to identify your strengths and weaknesses as a player and help you improve you chess. The innovative multiple choice format is both entertaining and highly instructive. Based on the authors' extensive practical experience of chess training, typical trains of thought (both correct and incorrect!) are identified. With a little practice you will soon notice an improvement in your chess thinking. £11.99/$18.95, 144 pages
The 100 greatest games of all time, selected, analysed, re-evaluated and explained by a team of British experts and illustrated with more than 800 chess diagrams. 558 pages of superbly annotated chess games - excellent value. £9.99/$15.95, 558 pages
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