THE WEEK IN CHESS 255 - 27th September 1999 by Mark Crowther
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Contents 1) Introduction
2) Anand-Kasparov Match
3) European Club Cup Qualifiers
4) Final of the Russian Cup
5) Playoffs for the Danish Championships
6) World Junior Championships
7) Paks IM and GM tournaments
8) Abudhabi Masters
9) Lausanne Open Championships 1999
10) BCF Book of the Year
11) Children's Chess Olympiad
12) Huebner Blindfold Simul
13) UK Chess Circuit gets new sponsor
14) Garry Kasparov vs the World
15) Forthcoming Events and Links
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My thanks to Owen Williams, Chess in Iceland, Shahcom, Soren Bech Hansen,
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Joksic, John Henderson and all those who helped with this issue.
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extremely quiet week indeed. There are no big GM tournaments running at the
moment but there have been a number of interesting stories including Owen
Williams reply to the Abraham press release last week.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
Anand-Kasparov match, Owen Williams replies to the Kuruvilla Abraham press
release to the Indian press published here last week.
WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP NOT CANCELLED
I have read the press release attributed to Mr. Kuruvilla Abraham, Manager
of Vishy Anand, and it contains sufficient inaccuracies to warrant a response.
It also makes a salacious attack upon my client which needs attention.
Mr. Abraham commences by saying that the match between Kasparov and Anand
will not take place this year and next says "has been cancelled" and
again in the third paragraph says "now stands cancelled". It is,
therefore, Mr. Abraham who has jumped the gun and made a statement that should
have come from Bessel Kok (Chairman) or Serge Grimaux (Promoter). What caused
Mr. Abraham to rush into print with a cancelled statement is beyond my
comprehension especially as it is my understanding that his client does not
think the match is cancelled.
Next, Mr. Abraham compounds his errors by making a statement about a
Silicon Valley corporation pulling out at the last minute due to a conflict of
interest caused by the Kasparov-Microsoft match. This is pure fiction! The
potential sponsor knew about the Microsoft match and I was with Garry when the
Chairman of the potential sponsoring company said that the Microsoft match was
not a problem to them.
Where does Mr. Abraham get this stuff? Perhaps he would be good enough to
tell us?
Then comes a low blow as Mr. Abraham tries to lay the failure for no
sponsorship on Garry Kasparov. The facts are that the committee took on the
task of finding the site, sponsor and organization about nine months ago and
soon turned the organization and the all important guarantees over to Mr.
Grimaux. Serge Grimaux had his contracts out to both players well before Garry
revealed that he "might" have a total sponsor for not just one but
for many years. We cautioned them against stopping other sponsorship
solicitations. This was done verbally and in writing.
If Mr. Abraham cares to check, he will discover that Serge and the
committee went into this agreement a long time ago and at that time, led us to
believe that they had excellent sponsorship prospects. To try and blame Garry
is a very cheap shot indeed!
Errors are compounded in the last paragraph which reads "It is also
unfortunate that Garry Kasparov went ahead with a press conference in London to
announce that the championship was cancelled before the expiry of the extended
organizing period given to Mr. Grimaux by all signatories to the agreement. All
the signatories were bound by a clause of confidentiality, which Mr. Kasparov
has not seen necessary to honor." The press conference in London was
called by Microsoft and had nothing to do with the World Championship. The only
question asked about the World Championship was whether Microsoft would be the
sponsor? A Microsoft representative answered and not Garry, and a transcript of
the conference is available. So now, we have no statement by Garry as described
by Mr. Abraham. After the conference, Garry was asked privately about the match
and he was very careful with his answers saying that he could not see the
likelihood of the match taking place this year and what is important, at no
stage did Garry say that the match was cancelled.
The last sentence of Mr. Abraham's release is insulting and if he is
deliberately trying to kill off a potential match, then insulting Garry is the
best way to set about it. I hope he will apologize.
Owen Williams Agent for Garry Kasparov
S.M.S.I. Inc. 249 Peruvian Avenue, Suite F-4 Palm Beach, FL 33480 (tel:
561-833-4220) (fax: 561-833-4810) (e-mail: smsiinc@ix.netcom.com
Group 1: Paide Estonia
FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman returned to action in the European
Club Cup Group 1 qualifiers in Paide over the weekend 17-19th September 1999.
Khalifman played in two games, drawing both, in helping his side (Saint
Petersburg) qualify for the finals. Saint Petersburg beat the Estonian side
Parnu 4-2 in the finals.
Coverage: http://www.online.ee/~maleliit
I round 17.9.99
Pärnu CC - Etelä-Vantaa Shakki 4-2
Vabaettur - Sankt-Peterburg 1,5-4,5
Alkaloid CC - Slough CC 5,5-0,5
Margiris Kaunas - Sollentuna SK 2,5-3,5
Pärnu CC (EST) - Etelä-Vantaa Shakki (FIN) 4-2
GM EHLVEST,Jaan (2592) - FM KOKKILA,Tero (2305) 1-0
GM GAVRIKOV,Viktor (2552) - FM KOSKINEN,Henri (2311) 1-0
IM KÜLAOTS,Kaido (2478) - FM PURANEN,Jukka (2294) 1/2
IM KIIK,Kalle (2438) - SALO,Heikki (2261) 1/2
IM SEPP,Olav (2404) - VIHINEN,Teemu (2171) 1/2
IM SEEMAN,Tarvo (2403) - ALAVA,Mikko (2200) 1/2
Vabaettur Tallinn (EST) - Sankt-Peterburg (RUS) 1,5-4,5
ZJUKIN,Sergei (2387) - GM SAKAEV,Konstantin (2648) 1/2
SHISHKOV,Andrei (2303) - GM IVANOV,Sergei (2538) 0-1
VASSILJEV,Igor (2301) - GM YEMELIN,Vassili (2500) 1/2
REMMEL,Anto (2243) - GM LUGOVOI,Aleksei (2509) 1/2
KOVALJOV,Deniss (2270) - GM IONOV,Sergei (2553) 0-1
LELUMEES,Brait (2121) - GM POPOV,Valeri (2523) 0-1
Skopje Alkaloid CC (FRM) - Slough CC (ENG) 5,5-0,5
GM BOGDANOVSKI,Vlatko (2490) - TURNER,Matthew (2478) 1/2
IM JACIMOVIC,Dragoljub (2487) - SMITH,Andrew (2275) 1-0
IM NEDEV,Trajko (2460) - RICHMOND,Robert (2237) 1-0
IM DANCEVSKI,Orce (2429) - TUCKER,Alex (2213) 1-0
COLOVIC,Aleksandar (2423) - ARMSTRONG,Malcolm (2152) 1-0
IM KIROSKI,Toni (2366) - TURVEY,Syringa 1-0
Margiris Kaunas (LIT) - Sollentuna SK (SWE) 2,5-3,5
GM SHULSKIS,Sharunas (2521) - GM YAKOVICH,Yuri (2592) 1/2
GM MALISHAUSKAS,Vidmantas (2526) - GM AGREST,Evgeni (2554) 1/2
IM BUTNORIUS,Algimantas (2456) - IM MEIJERS,Viesturs (2472) 1/2
IM LABUCKAS,Aidas (2371) - IM MATROS,Aleksander (2391) 0-1
BURSTEINAS,Romanas (2343) - FM ERIKSSON,Johan (2373) 1-0
SHULSKIS,Giedrius (2189) - FM COUSO,Luis (2334) 0-1
II round 18.9.99
Sankt-Peterburg - Alkaloid CC 3,5-2,5
Pärnu CC - Sollentuna SK 4-2
Vabaettur - Etelä-Vantaa Shakki 3-3
Margiris Kaunas - Slough CC 4,5-1,5
Sankt-Peterburg (RUS) - Skopje Alkaloid CC (FRM) 3,5-2,5
GM KHALIFMAN, Aleksandr - GM BOGDANOVSKI,Vlatko (2490) 1/2
GM SAKAEV,Konstantin (2648) - IM JACIMOVIC,Dragoljub (2487) 1/2
GM IVANOV,Sergei (2538) - IM NEDEV,Trajko (2460) 1/2
GM LUGOVOI,Aleksei (2509) - IM DANCEVSKI,Orce (2429) 1/2
GM IONOV,Sergei (2553) - COLOVIC,Aleksandar (2423) 1-0
GM POPOV,Valeri (2523) - IM KIROSKI,Toni (2366) 1/2
Pärnu CC (EST) - Sollentuna SK (SWE) 4-2
GM EHLVEST,Jaan (2592) - GM YAKOVICH,Yuri (2592) 1/2
GM GAVRIKOV,Viktor (2552) - GM AGREST,Evgeni (2554) 1/2
IM KÜLAOTS,Kaido (2478) - IM MEIJERS,Viesturs (2472) 1-0
IM KIIK,Kalle (2438) - IM MATROS,Aleksander (2391) 1/2
IM SEPP,Olav (2404) - FM ERIKSSON,Johan (2373) 1/2
IM SEEMAN,Tarvo (2403) - FM COUSO,Luis (2334) 1-0
Vabaettur Tallinn (EST) - Etelä-Vantaa Shakki (FIN) 3-3 (12-9)
ZJUKIN,Sergei (2387) - FM KOKKILA,Tero (2305) 1-0
SHISHKOV,Andrei (2303) - FM PURANEN,Jukka (2294) 1-0
VASSILJEV,Igor (2301) - SALO,Heikki (2261) 0-1
KOVALJOV,Deniss (2270) - VIHINEN,Teemu (2171) 0-1
TRUUS, Tõnu (2230) - ALAVA,Mikko (2200) 0-1
LELUMEES,Brait (2121) - ESKOLA, Risto (2178) 1-0
Margiris Kaunas (LIT) - Slough CC (ENG) 4,5-1,5
GM SHULSKIS,Sharunas (2521) - TURNER,Matthew (2478) 1/2
GM MALISHAUSKAS,Vidmantas (2526) - SMITH,Andrew (2275) 1-0
IM LABUCKAS,Aidas (2371) - RICHMOND,Robert (2237) 1/2
BURSTEINAS,Romanas (2343) - TUCKER,Alex (2213) 1-0
SHULSKIS,Giedrius (2189) - ARMSTRONG,Malcolm (2152) 1/2
STREIKUS, Simonas (2267) - TURVEY,Syringa 1-0
III round 19.9.99
Sankt-Peterburg - Pärnu CC 4-2
Sollentuna SK - Alkaloid CC 4,5-1,5
Vabaettur - Margiris Kaunas 3-3 (1-3)
Etelä-Vantaa Shakki - Slough CC 4-2
Final Standings
1. Sankt Peterburg CC (RUS)
2. Pärnu CC (EST)
3. Sollentuna SK (SWE)
4. Alkaloid Skopje (FRM)
5. Margiris Kaunas (LIT)
6. Vabaettur Tallinn (EST)
7. Etelä-Vantaa Shakki (FIN)
8. Slough CC (ENG)
Sankt-Peterburg (RUS) - Pärnu CC (EST) 4-2
GM KHALIFMAN, Aleksandr (2628) - GM EHLVEST,Jaan (2592) 1/2
GM SAKAEV,Konstantin (2648) - GM GAVRIKOV,Viktor (2552) 1/2
GM IVANOV,Sergei (2538) - IM KULAOTS,Kaido (2478) 1/2
GM YEMELIN, Vassili (2500) - IM KIIK,Kalle (2438) 1-0
GM LUGOVOI,Aleksei (2509) - IM SEPP,Olav (2404) 1-0
GM IONOV,Sergei (2553) - IM SEEMAN,Tarvo (2403) 1/2
Sollentuna SK (SWE) - Skopje Alkaloid CC (FRM) 4,5-1,5
GM JAKOVICH,Juri (2592) - GM BOGDANOVSKI,Vlatko (2490) 1-0
GM AGREST,Jevgeni (2554) - IM JACIMOVIC,Dragoljub (2487) 1/2
IM MEIJERS,Viesturs (2472) - IM NEDEV,Trajko (2460) 1-0
IM MATROS,Aleksander (2391) - IM DANCEVSKI,Orce (2429) 1-0
FM ERIKSSON,Johan (2373) - COLOVIC,Aleksandar (2423) 1/2
IM KIROSKI,Toni (2366) - FM COUSO,Luis (2334) 1/2
Vabaettur Tallinn (EST) - Margiris Kaunas (LIT) 3-3 (1-3)
ZJUKIN,Sergei (2387) - GM SHULSKIS,Sharunas (2521) 1/2
SHISHKOV,Andrei (2303) - GM MALISHAUSKAS,Vidmantas (2526)1/2
VASSILJEV,Igor (2301) - IM BUTNORIUS, Algimantas (2456) 1/2
REMMEL, Anto (2243) - BURSTEINAS,Romanas (2343) 0-1
KOVALJOV,Deniss (2270) - SHULSKIS,Giedrius (2189) 1/2
LELUMEES,Brait (2121) - STREIKUS, Simonas (2267) 1-0
Etelä-Vantaa Shakki (FIN) - Slough CC (ENG) 4-2
FM KOKKILA,Tero (2305) - IM TURNER,Matthew (2478) 1/2
FM KOSKINEN,Henri (2311) - SMITH,Andrew (2275) 1/2
FM PURANEN,Jukka (2294) - RICHMOND,Robert (2237) 1/2
VIHINEN,Teemu (2171) - TUCKER,Alex (2213) 1-0
ALAVA,Mikko (2200) - ARMSTRONG,Malcolm (2152) 1/2
ESKOLA, Risto (2178) - TURVEY,Syringa 1-0
Group 2: Reykjavic, Iceland
The Russian team Siberia, Tomsk took first place in group 2 of the European
Club Cup qualifiers which took place in Reykjavic, Iceland on September
24th-26th 1999. Theyqualifiy for the finals. Siberia's top board was Alexander
Morozevich. He did not have a good weekend, losing to Margeir Petursson on the
Friday and Matthew Sadler on the Sunday, he did however win against Hannes
Stefansson on the Saturday.
Coverage on the Chess in Iceland pages at:
http://www.vks.is/skak/ecc99.html
European Club Cup 1999, Group 2.
Round 1 September 24th 1999
Hellir Chess Club, - Iceland Akureyri Chess Club, Iceland 4-2
Hannes Stefansson g ISL 2584 - Johann Hjartarson g ISL 2630 0-1
Jon L. Arnason g ISL 2529 - Jon G. Vidarsson f ISL 2352 1/2
Helgi Olafsson g ISL 2494 - Askell O. Karason ISL 2258 1-0
Helgi Ass Gretarsson g ISL 2521 - Arnar Thorsteinsson ISL 2270 1-0
Karl Thorsteins m ISL 2493 - Olafur Kristjansson ISL 2245 1-0
Bjorn Thorfinnsson ISL 2195 - Runar Sigurpalsson ISL 2250 1/2
Siberia, Russia - Reykjavik Chess Club, Iceland 4-2
Alexander Morozevich g RUS 2751 - Margeir Petursson g ISL 2535 0-1
Evgeny Pigusov g RUS 2609 - Throstur Thorhallsson g ISL 2489 1-0
Valerij Filippov g RUS 2605 - Jon Viktor Gunnarsson m ISL 2411 0-1
Konstantin Landa g RUS 2591 - Bjorgvin Jonsson m ISL 2392 1-0
Alexander Fominyh g RUS 2552 - Gudmundur Sigurjonsson g ISL 2465 1-0
Alexander Khasin g RUS 2511 - Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson f ISL 2317 1-0
Invicta Knights, England - Crumlin, Ireland 6-0
Matthew Sadler g ENG 2626 - Mel O'Cinneide IRL 2252 1-0
John D. M. Nunn g ENG 2598 - Daire McMahon IRL 2230 1-0
Glenn C. Flear g ENG 2555 - John Hurley IRL 2105 1-0
Neil R. McDonald g ENG 2429 - Bernard Palmer IRL 2035 1-0
Neil F. Dickenson f ENG 2323 - Trevor Rufli - 1-0
Ian Watson - - Derek Smith - 1-0
SK 34, Denmark - Cardiff Chess Club, Wales 4-2
Lars Bo Hansen g DEN 2564 - John Trevelyan WLS 2128 1-0
Henrik Danielsen g DEN 2512 - A. Borg MLT 2135 1-0
Mikkel Antonsen m DEN 2402 - John Fletcher - 1-0
Erling Mortensen m DEN 2445 - Alan Spice WLS 2160 0-1
Andreas Bang f DEN 2305 - Mark Adams WLS 2024 0-1
Jens Hartung Nielsen - - Peter Davis - 1-0
Round 2 September 25th 1999
Siberia, Russia - Hellir Chess Club, Iceland 5½-½
Alexander Morozevich g RUS 2751 - Hannes Stefansson g ISL 2584 1-0
Evgeny Pigusov g RUS 2609 - Jon L. Arnason g ISL 2529 1/2
Valerij Filippov g RUS 2605 - Helgi Olafsson g ISL 2494 1-0
Konstantin Landa g RUS 2591 - Helgi Ass Gretarsson g ISL 2521 1-0
Alexander Fominyh g RUS 2552 - Karl Thorsteins m ISL 2493 1-0
Alexander Khasin g RUS 2511 - Bragi Halldorsson ISL 2245 1-0
Invicta Knights, England - SK 34, Denmark 3½-2½
Matthew Sadler g ENG 2626 - Lars Bo Hansen g DEN 2565 0-1
John D. M. Nunn g ENG 2598 - Henrik Danielsen g DEN 2512 1-0
Glenn C. Flear g ENG 2555 - Erling Mortensen m DEN 2445 1/2
Andrew Ledger m ENG 2431 - Mikkel Antonsen m DEN 2402 1-0
Neil R. McDonald g ENG 2429 - Andreas Bang f DEN 2305 1-0
Ian Watson - Jens Hartung-Nielsen DEN 2231 0-1
Reykjavik Chess Club, Iceland - Akureyri Chess Club, Iceland 5-1
Margeir Petursson g ISL 2535 - Johann Hjartarson g ISL 2630 1/2
Throstur Thorhallsson g ISL 2489 - Jon G. Vidarsson f ISL 2352 1-0
Jon Viktor Gunnarsson m ISL 2411 - Askell O. Karason ISL 2258 1/2
Bjorgvin Jonsson m ISL 2392 - Olafur Kristjansson ISL 2245 1-0
Gudmundur Sigurjonsson g 2465 - Runar Sigurpalsson ISL 2250 1-0
Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson f 2317 - Gylfi Thorhallsson ISL 2280 1-0
Cardiff Chess Club, Wales Crumlin, Ireland 4½-1½
John Trevelyan WLS 2128 - Mel O'Cinneide IRL 2252 1/2
A. Borg MLT 2135 - Daire McMahon IRL 2230 1-0
Alan Spice WLS 2160 - John Hurley IRL 2105 1-0
John Fletcher - Bernard Palmer IRL 2036 0-1
Mark Adams WLS 2024 - Trevor Rufli - 1-0
Peter Davis - Derek Smith - 1-0
Round 3 September 26th 1999
Siberia, Russia - Invicta Knights, England 3½-2½
Alexander Morozevich g RUS 2751 - Matthew Sadler g ENG 2627 0-1
Evgeny Pigusov g RUS 2609 - John D. M. Nunn g ENG 2598 1/2
Valerij Filippov g RUS 2605 - Glenn C. Flear g ENG 2556 1/2
Konstantin Landa g RUS 2591 - Andrew Ledger m ENG 2431 1/2
Alexander Fominyh g RUS 2552 - Neil R. McDonald g ENG 2429 1-0
Alexander Khasin g RUS 2511 - Neil F. Dickenson f ENG 2323 1-0
Hellir Chess Club, Iceland - SK 34, Denmark 3½-2½
Hannes Stefansson g ISL 2584 - Lars Bo Hansen g DEN 2564 1/2
Jon L. Arnason g ISL 2529 - Henrik Danielsen g DEN 2512 1/2
Helgi Ass Gretarsson g ISL 2521 - Erling Mortensen m DEN 2445 1-0
Karl Thorsteins m ISL 2493 - Mikkel Antonsen m DEN 2402 0-1
Andri A. Gretarsson f ISL 2313 - Andreas Bang f DEN 2305 1/2
Bjorn Thorfinnsson ISL 2195 - Jens Hartung-Nielsen DEN 2230 1-0
Reykjavik Chess Club, Iceland - Cardiff Chess Club, Wales 5½-½
Throstur Thorhallsson g ISL 2489 - John Trevelyan WLS 2128 1-0
Jon Viktor Gunnarsson m ISL 2411 - A. Borg MLT 2135 1-0
Bjorgvin Jonsson m ISL 2392 - Alan Spice WLS 2160 1-0
Gudmundur Sigurjonsson g 2465 - John Fletcher - 1-0
Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson f 2317 - Mark Adams WLS 2024 1-0
Bergsteinn Einarsson ISL 2241 - Paul Davies ENG 2004 1/2
Akureyri Chess Club, Iceland - Crumlin, Ireland 5-1
Jon G. Vidarsson f ISL 2352 - Mel O'Cinneide IRL 2252 1-0
Askell O. Karason ISL 2258 - Daire McMahon IRL 2230 0-1
Olafur Kristjansson ISL 2245 - Bernard Palmer IRL 2035 1-0
Runar Sigurpalsson ISL 2250 - Trevor Rufli - 1-0
Gylfi Thorhallsson ISL 2280 - Derek Smith - 1-0
Arnar Thorsteinsson ISL 2270 - John Hurley IRL 2105 1-0
Final Standings:
1. Siberia, Tomsk Russia
2. Invicta Knights, Maidstone England
3. Hellir Chess Club, Reykjavík Iceland
4. SK 34, Nykobing Denmark
5. Reykjavík Chess Club, Reykjavík Iceland
6. Cardiff Chess Club, Wales
7. Akureyri Chess Club, Akureyri Iceland
8. Crumlin, Dublin Ireland
Pavel Kotsur from Kazakhstan won the final of the 1999 Russian Cup. The
final took place in Ekaterinburg August 28th-September 7th 1999. Games not
available yet.
Source Shahcom at: http://www.ruschess.com/
1999 Russian Men Cup, final
N Player Fed Tl ELO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Sc Pl
1 Kotsur, Pavel KAZ g 2548 X = 1 = = = 1 = = = 1 1 7.5 1
2 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav RUS m 2544 = X = = = = = = 1 1 = 1 7.0 2
3 Goloshchapov, Alexander UKR m 2519 0 = X = 0 1 = = = 1 1 1 6.5 3
4 Kharlov, Andrei RUS g 2615 = = = X = 0 = = = 1 1 = 6.0 4-5
5 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N RUS g 2513 = = 1 = X = = = = = = = 6.0 4-5
6 Volkov, Sergey RUS g 2575 = = 0 1 = X = 1 = 0 = = 5.5 6
7 Zakharevich, Igor RUS m 2523 0 = = = = = X = 1 0 0 1 5.0 7-9
8 Kiriakov, Petr RUS g 2554 = = = = = 0 = X = = 0 1 5.0 7-9
9 Kobalija, Mihail RUS g 2573 = 0 = = = = 0 = X 1 1 0 5.0 7-9
10 Kharitonov, Andrei Y RUS g 2559 = 0 0 0 = 1 1 = 0 X = = 4.5 10-11
11 Sherbakov, Ruslan RUS g 2541 0 = 0 0 = = 1 1 0 = X = 4.5 10-11
12 Yevseev, Denis RUS g 2539 0 0 0 = = = 0 0 1 = = X 3.5 12
Soren Bech Hansen reports: The rematch for the Danish Championships 1999 is
underway in the city of Roenne on the Danish island of Bornholm. Over Easter,
GM Sune Berg Hansen and GM Peter Heine Nielsen ended equal 1st in the
Championships. Now they are playing a 4-game match for the title. Peter Heine
Nielsen is 2-1 up with one to play having won game 2.
Web site for the match: http://www.8-hk.dk/dmomk.htm
Hansen, Sune Berg - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 31 C42 Petroff defence
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Hansen, Sune Berg 1-0 49 D12 Slav defence
Hansen, Sune Berg - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 24 C42 Petroff defence
ch-DEN (playoff) (DEN), 25-28 ix 1999
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1 2 3 4
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Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2560 = 1 = . 2.0 2683
Hansen, Sune Berg g DEN 2558 = 0 = . 1.0 2435
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The World Junior Championships are taking place in Yerevan, Armenia.
Results are available from http://www.armchess.am/ The event runs
September 18th - 30th 1999.
After seven rounds:
Boys
1. Galkin (RUS) - 6
2-3. Kasimdzanov (UZB), Asrian (ARM) - 5.5
4-8. Aronian (ARM), Gershon (ISR), Svetushkin (MDA), Naumann (GER), Zhang
(CHN) - 5
9-16. Vallejo (ESP), Dervishi (ALB), Blehm (POL), Bakhatadze (GEO), Jenni
(SUI), Gaprindashvili (GEO), Akobian (ARM), Lopez (ESP), 4.5
17-30. Bunzmann (GER), Iljushin (RUS), Vajda (ROM), Pinski (POL),
Mchedlishvili (GEO), Vuckovic (YUG), Matikozian (ARM), Chibukhchian (ARM),
Halkias (GRE), De Vreught (NED), Marcelin (FRA), Smetankin (BLR), Charbonneau
(CAN), Kidambi (IND) - 4
31-40 Janssen (NED), Pert (ENG), Pereishteyn (USA), Khamrakulov (UZB),
Starostits (LAT), Berg (SWE), Lipinsky (GER), Budnikov (UKR), Rizouk (ALG),
Bucinskas (LTU) - 3.5
41-54 Sargissian (ARM), Peralta (ARG), Williams (ENG), Benkovic (YUG),
Arutiunian (GEO), Mallahi (IRI), Petrosian (ARM), Jakupovic (BIH), Hansen
(NOR), Dovramadjiev (BUL), Atakisi (TUR), Bognar (HUN), Aschenbrenner (AUT),
Brulic (CRO) - 3
55-59. Leskiewicz (AUS), Korstin (EST), Guid (SLO), Pinter (SVK), Quintero
(COL) - 2.5
60-65. Kumin (SUI), Krejci (CZE), Labollita (ARG), Fantin (FRA), Kose
(TUR), Zhao (AUS) 2
66. Aranha (BRA) - 1.5
67. Vanparys (BEL) - 1
Girls
1-2. Khukhashvili (GEO), Kouvatsou (GRE) - 5.5
3. Cmilyte (LTU) - 5
4-10. Vajda (ROM), Sheldon (ENG), Mkrtchian (ARM), Tkeshelashvili (GEO),
Gritsayeva (UKR), Jackova (CZE), Kuang (CHN), - 4.5
11-14. Goletiani (GEO), Shahade (USA), Sergeeva (KAZ), Mohota (IND) - 4
15-22. Slavina (RUS), Vo Hong (VIE), Aginian (ARM), Sorokina (BRL), Matras
(POL), Tsitaishvili (GEO), Sahakian (ARM), Gasparian (ARM) - 3.5
23-27. Krush (USA), Klimenko (AUS), Redondo (ESP), Navabi (IRI), Farhat
(BRA) - 3
28-33. Nill (GER), Zaksaite (LTU), Stajic (YUG), Budylina (EST), Hersvik
(NOR), Machalova (SVK) - 2.5
34. Omstein (SWE) - 2
35. Aydin (TUR) - 1
The Paks (Hungary) IM and GM tournaments run September 21st-29th 1999
reports Sandor Videki. There have been four rounds so far.
Round 4 standings:
Paks GM September (HUN), 21-29 ix 1999 cat. X (2481)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Bu Xiangzhi CHN 2465 * = . = . . . 1 . 1 3.0 2676
2 Videki, Sandor m HUN 2445 = * . . = . 1 . . = 2.5 2576
3 Groszpeter, Attila g HUN 2480 . . * . = = . = 1 . 2.5 2590
4 Rogic, Davor m CRO 2505 = . . * . . = . = 1 2.5 2566
5 Acs, Peter g HUN 2525 . = = . * = . = . . 2.0 2473
6 Kulaots, Kaido m EST 2478 . . = . = * = . = . 2.0 2483
7 Borgo, Giulio m ITA 2444 . 0 . = . = * = . . 1.5 2393
8 Vaulin, Alexander g RUS 2492 0 . = . = . = * . . 1.5 2391
9 Ruck, Robert m HUN 2485 . . 0 = . = . . * = 1.5 2401
10 Varga, Peter m HUN 2491 0 = . 0 . . . . = * 1.0 2282
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Paks IM September (HUN), 21-29 ix 1999 cat. I (2271)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Toth, Andras HUN 2297 * = . . 1 1 . 1 . . 3.5 2638
2 Krutti, Valer m HUN 2357 = * = . . . . 1 . 1 3.0 2455
3 Csonka, Attila HUN 2225 . = * 0 . . 1 . 1 . 2.5 2380
4 Macsik, Tamas HUN 2184 . . 1 * = . 0 . = . 2.0 2251
5 Reiss, Tibor HUN 2180 0 . . = * = . . 1 . 2.0 2282
6 Siklosi, Zoltan m HUN 2337 0 . . . = * . = . 1 2.0 2250
7 Farkas, Tibor m YUG 2288 . . 0 1 . . * 0 . = 1.5 2146
8 Kritz, Leonid GER 2336 0 0 . . . = 1 * . . 1.5 2232
9 Brigljevic, Milan f CRO 2313 . . 0 = 0 . . . * = 1.0 2001
10 Susak, Zeljko CRO 2190 . 0 . . . 0 = . = * 1.0 2130
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Mehrshad Sharif reports: The Abudhabi Masters were held from August
21st-30th 1999 in Abudhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates. This was the
9th Chess Festival and around 500 players competed in the various events. The
final standings below are derived from the games themselves. Three players
scored 6.5/9, Saltaev, Anastasian and Safin.
Leading final standings:
Abudhabi Masters (UAE), 21-30 viii 1999
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1 Saltaev, Mihail g UZB 2480 6.5 /9 2632
2 Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2545 6.5 /9 2633
3 Safin, Shukhrat m UZB 2494 6.5 /9 2617
4 Dzhumaev, Marat m UZB 2457 6.0 /9 2538
5 Vakhidov, Tahir m UZB 2467 6.0 /9 2563
6 Yurtaev, Leonid g KGZ 2539 5.5 /9 2529
7 Irzhanov, Ruslan g KAZ 2536 5.5 /9 2485
8 Iuldachev, Saidali g UZB 2491 5.5 /9 2532
9 Bagirov, Rufat m AZE 2471 5.5 /9 2536
10 Zagrebelny, Sergey g UZB 2521 5.5 /9 2494
11 Dovliatov, Sanan AZE 2339 5.5 /9 2469
12 Maherramzade, Javad m AZE 2422 5.5 /9 2462
38 players
The results of the Lausanne Open Championships are:
1.- Mark Hebden GM 2510 (G-B) 6 pts 2.-Vladimir Lazarev IM 2501 (RUS) 5.5
pts 3.-Hans-Joerg Kaenel IM 2408 (CH) 5.5 pts 4.-Fabrice Liardet FM 2302 (CH)
5.5 pts 5.-Claude Landenbergue IM (CH) 2428 5.5 pts 6.- Laszlo Krizsany IM
(HUN) 2441 5.0 pts 7.-Vladimir Paleologu (CH) 2049 5.0 pts 8.-Alain Dell'Agosti
(CH) 2140 5.0 pts 9.-Denis Bucher (CH) 2329 5.0 pts CHAMPION DE LAUSANNE
10.-Harvey Meyer (CH) 2182 5.0 pts 11.-Markus Hilzinger (AUT) 1957 5.0 pts
12.-Nicola Ambrosini (CH) 2171 5.0 pts 13.-Alexandre Boog FM (CH) 2285 5.0 pts
14.-Andreas Wegmueller (CH) 2025 5.0 pts 15.-Lucio Zuodar (CH) 1981 5.0 pts
16.-Tamas Horvath IM (HUN) 2393 4.5 pts 17.-Tamas Erdelyi IM (HUN) 2296 4.5 pts
18.-Stefan Spiekermann (GER) 2096 4.5 pts 19.-Frank Salzgeber (CH) 2198 4.5 pts
20.-Yves Dubois (CH) 2034 4.5 pts 21.-Alexei Sofrigin FM (RUS) 2308 4.5 pts
22.-Patrick Van Hoolandt (BEL) 2050 4.5 pts 23.- Hans Suri (CH) 2034 4.5 pts
24.-Anda Safranska IMF (LAT) 2267 4.0 pts
The British Chess Federation have a book of the year competition. There is a
short list of four, chosen by R B Edwards, M Fox and J Toothill. The books on
the shortlist with the panel's comments are:
· Nunn's Chess Openings Nunn, Burgess, Emms &Gallagher Everyman
£19.99 The distinguished team of writers set themselves the formidable
task of a one volume encyclopedia in the rapidly changing world of opening
theory. Using a combination of ruthless variation selection and modern computer
analysis they have succeeded brilliantly. If you can take only one chess book
to a tournament, this is the one.
· Secrets of Modern Chess Strategy John Watson Gambit
£19.99 The subject matter is disclosed by the sub title: Advances
since Nimzowitsch. Watson explores with great insight the changes in chess
theory and practice since the writings of the great Russian master in the early
1930s. It is sufficient to say this volume is a worthy successor to
Nimzowitch's My System.
· The Worlds Greatest Chess Games Burgess Nunn &Emms Robinson
£9.99 The "Chertsey Team" have produced another good value
volume under the Mammoth brand. Of course there will be arguments about the
choice of the 100 games, ( what, no Morphy?) and the focus is on analysis
rather than the background to the game, but this is by far the best games
collection of its kind.
· World Champion at the Third Attempt Grigory Sanakoev Gambit
£15.99 This collection of games covers the author's experiences at
correspondence chess culminating in winning the World Title. Written from the
perspective of an amateur player, none the less the quality of the annotations
is such that they have been endorsed by no less an authority than the famous
trainer Dvoretsky. An original and personal book.
The Children's Chess Olympiad took place in Artek (Ukraine), September 1999.
Final standings were: 1. Ukraine 1st Team 24.0 2.Georgia 23.0 3.China 22.0.
Ruslan Ponomariov scored 6.5/7 on board one. I hope for further details of the
final standings and the games later.
Further news at: http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/artek99.htm
(including the games but I couldn't download them due to a slow connection).
Sibylle Heyme reports: On September, 25th, there was a blindfold simul
exhibition by Dr Robert Huebner in Berlin. He played against the Berlin club
team "SC Kreuzberg", a second-league-team with an average Elo-rating
of 2300. Huebner scored a fine 6.5-1.5 (+5=3) for an undefeated victory.
Further details in German at: http://www.zeitschriftschach.de or
directly http://www.zeitschriftschach.de/blind.htm
Blindfold simul SC Kreuzberg, Berlin (GER), 25 ix 1999
Round 1 (September 25, 1999)
Huebner, Robert - Glienke, Manfred 1-0 48 A46 Queen's pawn
Huebner, Robert - Schilow, Wladimir 1-0 47 C10 French
Huebner, Robert - Schian, Thomas 1-0 45 B06 Modern defence
Huebner, Robert - Bachmann, Andreas 1-0 47 B10 Caro-Kann
Huebner, Robert - Mattick, Lutz 1/2 36 E14 Nimzo indian
Huebner, Robert - Federau, Juergen 1-0 41 B00 1.e4
Huebner, Robert - Sprotte, Norbert 1/2 34 E11 Bogo indian
Huebner, Robert - Albrecht, Rainer 1/2 41 A16 English; 1.c4
Ratings of the players:
Huebner, Robert g GER 2599
Albrecht, Rainer GER 2229
Mattick, Lutz GER 2280
Sprotte, Norbert GER 2234
Bachmann, Andreas f GER 2300
Federau, Juergen f GER 2242
Glienke, Manfred f GER 2389
Schian, Thomas f GER 2330
Schilow, Wladimir GER 2369
John Henderson reports: THE UK chess circuit received a massive boost with
the announcement yesterday that the popular British Chess Federation's annual
congress Grand Prix, which over the years has become an integral part of the
chess scene, has a new sponsor, The Terence Chapman Group plc, the financial
blue chip IT consultancy services and software group.
More than 20,000 chess players from throughout the UK take part in the
Grand Prix. It has been held annually since 1974, and includes nearly 200
congresses ranging from Hastings, the national championships, to one day
rapidplays and blitz tournaments.
The Terence Chapman Group Grand Prix will commence in the year 2000 and
offers a total prize fund of 13,000 - a rise of 50% on the 1999 figure. This
includes 10,000 for the open competition, with a 5,000 first prize, plus 3,000
for the subsidiary events.
The Terence Chapman Group, specialist providers to the financial sector,
listed on the London Stock Exchange in July and has a high quality client base
that includes major institutions such as Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan, and
Prudential Bank.
No stranger to the chess scene himself, Executive Chairman Terry Chapman,
now 43, was British Under 14 champion, London Under 18 champion and captain of
the England Under 18 Glorney Cup team. At one time he was England's third
strongest junior behind Jonathan Speelman and Jonathan Mestel, who both became
GMs and British champions. Mr Chapman now plays competitively for the Oxford
and Cambridge Club in the London Clubs League. He is the strongest player ever
to head a UK public company.
The Garry Kasparov vs. the World chess tournament. The event continues, you
can follow the game at: http://www.zone.com/kasparov/Home.asp
It allows players to consult in choosing which move is played against Kasparov.
Players can vote for one of the suggested moves or for their own recommended
move. The move with the most votes will be chosen as the world team's move.
There is a team of coaches Etienne Bacrot, 16, Florin Felecan, 19, Irina Krush,
15, and Elisabeth Pähtz, 14 who have aided the choice of moves and GM
Danny King has acted as moderator during the match.
The Kasparov vs. the World chess tournament started June 21st. The event is
taking place on the MSN network. Kasparov gave a press conference in London on
September 2nd 1999.
Download this file to
hear the full interview. The file has dsslight (which needs installing) and the
full 45 minute Kasparov in (.dss format) MSN press conference zipped together
[1.7 Meg].
Garry Kasparov vs The
World Prize Quiz
Moves so far Kasparov,G (2812) - The World [B52] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6
3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Nc3 Nf6 7.0-0 g6 8.d4 cxd4 9.Nxd4 Bg7
10.Nde2 Qe6 11.Nd5 Qxe4 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Nxa8 Qxc4 14.Nb6+ axb6 15.Nc3 Ra8 16.a4
Ne4 17.Nxe4 Qxe4 18.Qb3 f5 19.Bg5 Qb4 20.Qf7 Be5 21.h3 Rxa4 22.Rxa4 Qxa4
23.Qxh7 Bxb2 24.Qxg6 Qe4 25.Qf7 Bd4 26.Qb3 f4 27.Qf7 Be5 28.h4 b5 29.h5 Qc4
30.Qf5+ Qe6 31.Qxe6+ Kxe6 32.g3 fxg3 33.fxg3 b4 34.Bf4 Bd4+ 35.Kh1 b3 36.g4 Kd5
37.g5 e6 38.h6 Ne7 39.Rd1 e5 40.Be3 Kc4 41. Bxd4 exd4 42. Kg2 b2 43. Kf3 Kc3
44. h7 Ng6 45. Ke4 Kc2 46. Rh1 d3 47.Kf5 b1Q 48.Rxb1 Kxb1 49.Kxg6 d2 [last
update 20/9/99]... continues. Things should clarify fairly soon with the World
having to work hard. In the position after 50.h8=Q d1=Q 51.Qh7!? or 51.Qc3 are
very dangerous for Black according to GM Jon Speelman.
Lucern open tournament
"SWISS CHESS TOUR 1999" will organize "THE 1st SEEBURG
OPEN" October 8th-12th in Lucern. It will be the 1st International Open
Tournament in Lucern. Lucern is a chess town, well-known as the host of many
important chess event. The World Chess Championships (team), Olympiad 1982, two
zonal tournaments, the Candidate's matches, many national championship and
various International Chess Tournaments (except an open!). FIDE has had an
office in Lucern for many years. The Hotel SEEBURG and BEOCHESS organise.
Time table: Friday, October 8: 17.00-17.45 The last registration;
17.45-18.00 Open ceremony and 18.00-23.00 Round 1st, Saturday, October 9:
09.30-14.30 Round 2nd and 15.30-20.30 Round 3rd, Sunday, October 10:
09.30-14.30 Round 4th and 15.30-20.30 Round 5th Monday, October 11: 17.00-22.00
Round 6th, Tuesday, October 12: 12.30-17.30 Round 7th and 18.00 The closing
ceremony
The money prizes: 2000/1500/1000/800/600/500/400/300/250/200 SF (for more
then 100 players) The 10 natural prizes. The special prizes: the best Lady, the
best senior (1939), the best junior (1979-1982), the best schoolboy (1983), the
best player from Lucern. Entry fee: 130 SF (FM and juniors 60 SF) GM's and IM's
free At door 10 SF more.
Registration and more information http://www.beochess.ch or OV BEOCHESS, Robert
Spörri, Breite 85, CH-3306 Etzelkofen (Tel. 0041-31-7680160; Fax:
0041-31-7680161; E-Mail: info@beochess.ch.
Najdorf Memorial, Buenos Aires
The Najdorf Memorial Open tournament runs September 21st-30th in Buenos
Aires (which is also the Argentine Championship semi-finals). Jorge Rubinetti,
Ariel Sorin, Fabian Fiorito and Gustavo Kanefsck lead on 4/6.
Coverage at: http://www.roldan-casafus.com
Alexander Baburin
Alexander Baburin has a new website about himself, includes puzzles and
teachings and a regular "Coffee Break Magazine" which has reached no
16. Check out http://members.tripod.com/ababurin/index.htm
First Saturday, 2nd Kluger Memorial
In October the First Saturday tournaments start on October 2nd. The main GM
event is the 2nd Kluger Memorial. Prizes $500-400-300-200-100 USD. In addition
there will be IM and ELO events.
More info: Nagy Laszlo, firstsat@elender.hu
http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat
Phone-fax: (361)-263-2859
X Panamerican Youth Festival
The X Panamerican Youth Festival take place in Matinhos, Paraná,
Brazil, from Sept 30th to Oct 6th.
Organization: Brazilian Chess Federation - e-mail cbx@cbx.org.br -
phone 00 55 41 232 1828 - fax 00 55 41 2336101
Events: - X Panamerican Youth Championships (u-18/10 boys/girls) - Mercosur
Rapid Tournament (15') - Seminary for chess in schools - Arbiters Course -
Trainers Courses - Clinic for players
Support: City Hall of Matinhos (http://www.matinhos.com) Ministry of Sport
and Tourism of Brazil
Confirmed participants from the 10 federations of the Americas: Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Equador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela
Panamerican Program (in english) available at
http://www.cbx.org.br/panfolder.htm
Coverage at http://www.cbx.org.br
British Rapidplay Chess Championships
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships take place in Leeds, 16/17 October
1999. Further details http://www.leedschess.freeserve.co.uk/rapid