THE WEEK IN CHESS 29 23/04/95 Mark Crowther
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1) Introduction
2) PCA Super-Classic Riga. Tal Memorial
3) 7th Dos Hermanes Tournament Spain.
4) Western Class championships - (information from Sam Sloan)
5) New York Open by Vadim Kaminsky
6) New York Open Blitz Championship by Vadim Kaminsky
7) MAR DEL PLATA INTERNATIONAL OPEN by Roberto Alvarez
8) Danish Championships from "Under Uret"
9) Tel-Aviv Open ch. by Shay Bushinsky
10) Vinkovci - Croatia April 1995 by Bosko Grove.
11) Southern African Zonal (FIDE Zone 4.3) by Jerome Bibuld
12) FIDE ZONAL Tournament in Ptuj (Slovenia)
13) Nordic Zonal Playoffs by Einar Karlsson
14) Asian Zonals by Ashok Waran
15) Bad Endbach by Norbert Friedrich
16) TWIC PLAYER PROFILE No 3 LOUISE LA BOURDONNAIS (1797-1840) by Bosko Grove
17) Theoretical games from Chess Assistant Quick service.
18) STUDIES by Wlodek Proskurowski
19) Tournament calendar by Michael Niermann.
20) GAMES SECTION
Tal Memorial Tournament - Riga 49 games
New York Open 17 games
Western Class Championships, Master Division 4 games
Nordic Zonal Tournament 13 games
Danish Championships - Ringsted 20 games
Mar del Plata International Open 71 games
1) Introduction
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My thanks to: Annette and Otto Borik (Schach Magazin 64)
for the games from Riga, Vadim Kaminsky (Compuserve) for the
games and report from the New York Open. Bob Wade, Bosko Grove,
Wlodek Proskurowski, John Roycroft, Shay Bushinsky for reports from
events in Israel, Flemming Jensen (from Under Uret a new Danish
chess BBS) for the games and report from the Danish Championships,
Sam Sloan, Richard Reich and Josh Manion for a correction from
the New York Open, Jerome Bibuld, Dirk Jonscher, Norbert Friedrich,
Einar Karlsson, Ashok Waran, Dirk Jonscher, Jo Zahnerand,
ChessAssistant (Inform Systems) for their review of theory.
Also to Roberto Alvarez who always comes up with the surprising!
A wide variety of events Worldwide this week. This must be one
of the busiest times with many Zonals going on aswell as a
couple of category 18 events! I hope to have the remaining games
from Riga (please treat the round 10 games I have as unconfirmed)
aswell as a substantial amount from Dos Hermanes.
2) PCA Super-Classic Riga. Tal Memorial
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My thanks to Annette and Otto Borik (Schach Magazin
64) for E-Mailing to me the first 9 rounds of Riga.
(and the hard work of typing in of the games of course!)
I gather their source doesn't work at the weekend so
the next update will probably be on Monday. Also to
Anjo Anjewierden for the tournament table utilities.
This event clashes with the 7th Dos Hermanes tournament.
It has weakened both events, even to the extent that
they couldn't raise a 12th player here. (Shirov
withdrew due to a dispute with the Latvian Federation. I
gather that some (justly or not) believe that this was
engineered on purpose. We'll have to see the comments
of the players.
According to the Guardian the tournament started in
contraversial style with Kasparov being given draw
number 1 and the bye in the first round. This was
so he could celebrate his 32nd birthday. Kasparov
should probably have thought about how this might
look, if he is prepared to exert special influence
over something as minor as this, what does it say
for the rules in World Championship matches? Does
he get his way there too? Many of the players in the
tournament were not happy.
Kasparov only requires a draw in the last round to win
the event as Ivanchuk has finished the tournament and
Anand is a point behind. The only question is how hard
he will push against his bete noir Gulko. My guess is
very hard. Of course the highlight (it has already
gone round the World) is Kasparov's victory against
Anand in an Evans Gambit. This is annotated in the
Chess Assistant theoretical section. (use the top version
unless you have ChessAssistant)
Round 1 (1995.04.13)
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Ivanchuk, Vassily - Vaganian, Rafael A 1/2
Anand, Viswanathan - Short, Nigel 1/2
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kengis, Edvins 1-0
Yusupov, Artur - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2
Timman, Jan - Gulko, Boris 1/2
Round 2 (1995.04.14)
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Kasparov, Gary - Timman, Jan 1-0
Gulko, Boris - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Short, Nigel - Yusupov, Artur 1/2
Kengis, Edvins - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1
Ehlvest, Jaan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1
Round 3 (1995.04.15)
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Ivanchuk, Vassily - Short, Nigel 1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Gulko, Boris 1-0
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1/2
Yusupov, Artur - Kengis, Edvins 1/2
Vaganian, Rafael A - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2
Round 4 (1995.04.16)
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Kasparov, Gary - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0
Gulko, Boris - Yusupov, Artur 1/2
Short, Nigel - Vaganian, Rafael A 1-0
Timman, Jan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Kengis, Edvins - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1
Round 5 (1995.04.17)
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Ivanchuk, Vassily - Gulko, Boris 1/2
Anand, Viswanathan - Timman, Jan 1-0
Yusupov, Artur - Kasparov, Gary 0-1
Ehlvest, Jaan - Short, Nigel 0-1
Vaganian, Rafael A - Kengis, Edvins 1/2
Round 6 (1995.04.18)
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Kasparov, Gary - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2
Gulko, Boris - Vaganian, Rafael A 1-0
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2
Timman, Jan - Yusupov, Artur 1/2
Kengis, Edvins - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2
Round 7 (1995.04.19)
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Ivanchuk, Vassily - Timman, Jan 1/2
Short, Nigel - Kengis, Edvins 1/2
Ehlvest, Jaan - Gulko, Boris 1/2
Yusupov, Artur - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Vaganian, Rafael A - Kasparov, Gary 0-1
Round 8 (1995.04.20)
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Kasparov, Gary - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2
Anand, Viswanathan - Yusupov, Artur 1/2
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2
Gulko, Boris - Short, Nigel 1/2
Timman, Jan - Vaganian, Rafael A 1/2
Round 9 (1995.04.21)
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Ivanchuk, Vassily - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2
Short, Nigel - Kasparov, Gary 1/2
Ehlvest, Jaan - Timman, Jan 1-0
Kengis, Edvins - Gulko, Boris 1/2
Vaganian, Rafael A - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Round 10 (1995.04.22)
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Kasparov, Gary - Kengis, Edvins 1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Vaganian, Rafael A 1-0
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ehlvest, Jaan 1-0
Yusupov, Artur - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2
Timman, Jan - Short, Nigel 0-1
PCA Super-Classic Riga. Tal Memorial. Score after 10 rounds. Cat 18 2665
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PLAYER INFORMATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 TOTAL No. TPR
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1 Kasparov, Gary g RUS 2805 * = 1 = = . 1 = 1 1 1 7 /9 2876
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2700 = * = = 1 = = 1 1 = = 6.5 /10 2771
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2715 0 = * = = 1 = . 1 1 1 6 /9 2789
4 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2715 = = = * . = = 1 1 = = 5.5 /9 2740
5 Short, Nigel g ENG 2655 = 0 = . * = = 1 = 1 1 5.5 /9 2740
6 Gulko, Boris g USA 2595 . = 0 = = * = = = = 1 4.5 /9 2656
7 Yusupov, Artur g GER 2660 0 = = = = = * = = = . 4 /9 2624
8 Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2615 = 0 . 0 0 = = * = 1 = 3.5 /9 2584
9 Kengis, Edvins g LAT 2575 0 0 0 0 = = = = * . = 2.5 /9 2511
10 Timman, Jan g NED 2635 0 = 0 = 0 = = 0 . * = 2.5 /9 2511
11 Vaganian, Rafael A g ARM 2640 0 = 0 = 0 0 . = = = * 2.5 /9 2501
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No. is the number of games played as there is a bye in each round
due to the odd number of players.
3) 7th Dos Hermanes Tournament Spain.
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Venue: Hotel La Motilla
Category: 18
Average Rating: 2680.5
Dates: 22nd April - 5th May 1995
Participants:
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Karpov, Anatoly RUS 2765 g
Salov, Valery RUS 2715 g
Shirov, Alexei LAT 2710 g
Kamsky, Gata USA 2710 g
Gelfand, Boris BLR 2700 g
Piket, Jeroen NED 2670 g
Lautier, Joel FRA 2655 g
Adams, Michael ENG 2655 g
Polgar, Judit HUN 2630 g
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel ESP 2595 g
Karpov was in London on April 21st to pick up the
chess journalists award for player of the year 1994.
This was in recognition mainly for his record breaking
victory at Linares last year.
4) Western Class championships - (information from Sam Sloan)
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FINAL STANDINGS - 6 rounds
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Master Section:
Walter Browne (2652) 5.5;
Artak Akopian (2344) 5.0;
Emmanuel Perez (2397) & Larry D. Evans (2350) 4.5;
Craig Mar (2507) 4.0;
Expert Section:
Agnis Kaugars (2140) 5.0;
Daniel Burkhard (2159) & Barry Nelson (2146) 4.5;
David Herscovici (2115) & Gaudencia Delacruz (2100) 4.0;
The Western Class Championships were organized by the Continental Chess
Association and directed by Carole Dorsch.
Thanks also to Gabriel Sanchez for the corrected gamescores
(see the games section).
This event saw a creditable performance from 11 year old
Jordy Mont-Reynaud. (last year he temporarily held the
record for youngest male master in US history before being
superceded by Vinay Bhat (10!)) He defeated IM Anthony Saidy
in the Master division here. Saidy had played and lost to
Jordy in a 5 minute game and knew that his opponent had
to be taken seriously, yet still lost to "some sort of Grunfeld"
(Saidy). Saidy in fact offered a draw on move 25 but this was rejected.
5) New York Open by Vadim Kaminsky
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Venue: Radisson Hotel, Newark International Airport, New Jersey
Dates: Round 1 April 12
Rounds 2-3 April 13
Rounds 4-5 April 14
Rounds 6-7 April 15
Rounds 8-9 April 16.
Jonathan Yedidiah's 6-3 score not only picked up a $2,000 prize for top
under 2400 (FIDE), but also earned him an IM norm. Josh Manion's
5.5-3.5 also earned an IM norm.
(By the way there is a correction (thanks to Richard Reich and
Josh Manion, the player concerned) I posted Svidler-Manion (3)
last week, I'm afraid that, exciting as no doubt this game was, it
wasn't the game that Josh Manion remembers playing! So the
true game is included this week.
Also the tournament was actually held in Newark, New
Jersey for the first time, despite the name New York Open. I'm
not going to change the headers, I'll keep it consistant, even
though strictly wrong. Mark Crowther)
Final Standings:
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Blatny, Pavel CZE 2485 g 8 $9,804
Benjamin, Joel USA 2570 g 7 $2,141.5
Hracek, Zbynek CZE 2595 g 7 $2,141.5
Oll, Lembit EST 2610 g 7 $2,141.5
Svidler, Peter RUS 2585 g 7 $2,141.5
Adams, Michael ENG 2655 g 6.5
Adianto, Utut INA 2585 g 6.5
Brooks, Michael A USA 2445 m 6.5
Cifuentes Parada, Roberto NED 2535 g 6.5
Epishin, Vladimir RUS 2635 g 6.5
Kaidanov, Grigory S USA 2605 g 6.5
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan CHI 2575 g 6.5
Schwartzman, Gabriel ROM 2495 g 6.5
Shabalov, Alexander USA 2570 g 6.5
Tkachiev, Vladislav KAZ 2575 m 6.5
Van Der Sterren, Paul NED 2560 g 6.5
Joel Benjamin won his last game (from Nick de Firmian) and tied for 2nd place.
Pavel Blatny played very solidly using the exchange French defence in the
last round against Gabriel Schwartzman. He offered a draw after only a
few moves which Gabriel turned down. Gabriel then proceeded to lose, costing
him a lot of money.
6) New York Open Blitz Championship by Vadim Kaminsky
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(Report is based on the information from the Marshall Chess
Club administration.)
Blatny, Dlugy, Van Wely win New York Blitz Championship:
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Nine IM's, Seventeen GM's compete in speed chess spectacular!
On April 17th the Marshall Chess Club hosted a tournament like no other
it has ever had. The New York Open ended the previous day,
and thirty-five battle-weary Masters, among them over nine International
Masters (IM's) and no less than seventeen (!) Grandmasters (GM's), flocked
to the historic Greenwich Village town house for some serious R & R -
Caissa style! The chessplayers's culmination to the annual Super Swiss
Tournament was (what else?) a Super Swiss Five Minute Tournament.
The New York Blitz Championship was a seven-round, double-round blitz
tournament with $1,700 in prizes. GM Max Dlugy of Englewood, New Jersey;
Loek van Wely of the Netherlands and Pavel Blatny of Czech Republic shared top
honors in this great event, each finishing with 10 points out of 14 games in
41-player Open Section. This was a true double-header for Blatny, who just the
day before won the $10,000 First Prize at the (slower-paced) New York Open.
He also blitzed the field Monday with a spectacular 2778 tournament performance
rating, although Dlugy and Van Wely were right behind with 2738 performances.
Each GM won $300. Raul Marquez from Ecuador won the $200 Under 2400 Prize for
finishing the tournament with 8.5-5.5 -- ahead of ten GM's.
Paul Dimitrijevic posted the tournament's best score, with 11.5 points and
a 2364 tournamnet performance rating en route to the $300 First Prize in
Under 2200 Section.
The tournament was made possible through the generous support of Blitz
aficionado Eric Horsboll of New Paltz, New York. With over 59 players,
the venerable Marshall Club was a wall-to-wall blitz mecca, but Steve Immitt and
International Arbiter Sophia Rhode kept the tournament running on track for the
Chess Center of New York, tournament oganizer. The Marshall Chess Club also runs
a slightly less intimidating five minute blitz tournament every Friday at 7:00 PM,
with $100 in prizes each week.
New York Blitz Championship (Open) April 17, 1994
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Final Standings
Name USCF Rating pts
GM Dlugy,Max (USA) 2758 10
GM Van Wely,Loek (NED) 2577 10
GM Blatny,Pavel (CZE) 2478 10
GM Oll,Lembit (EST) 2770 9.5
IM Tkachiev,Vladislav (KAZ) 2625 9.5
GM Epishin,Vladimir (RUS) 2608 9.5
IM Bezold,Michael (GER) 2545 9.5
GM Adianto,Utut (INA) 2622 9
GM Gurevich,Dmitry (USA) 2563 9
IM Mariano,Nelson (PHI) 2560 9
Marquez,Raul (ECU) 2311 8.5
GM Zapata,Alonso (COL) 2681 8
IM Gabriel,Christian (GER) 2585 8
GM Antonio, Rogelio (PHI) 2545 8
GM Henley,Ronald (USA) 2490 8
GM Garcia,Gildardo (COL) 2476 8
IM Vucic,Mladen (USA) 2566 7.5
GM Asanov,Bolat (KAZ) 2555 7.5
IM Matamoros,Carlos (ECU) 2480 7.5
GM Hracek,Zbynek (CZE) 2645 7
IM Ziatdinov,Raset (UZB) 2490 6.5
IM Bonin,Jay (USA) 2463 6.5
McClinton,Jerry (USA) 2280 6.5
Cooke,Eric (USA) 2205 6.5
GM Fishbein,Alexander (USA) 2612 6
IM Sevillano,Enrico(PHI) 2490 6
Gomez,Irvin (USA) 2319 6
Bouchaud,Vincent (FRA) 2120 6
Reverby,Miro (USA) 2233 5.5
Fierro,Martha (ECU) 1923 5.5
Mieles,Edward (USA) unr. 5.5
Toubale,Tarek 2366 5
Moulain,Jean-Pierre (BEL) 2245 5
Meles,Cesar (USA) unr. 5 w/d
GM Benko,Pal (USA) 2510 4.5 w/d
GM Rohde,Michael (USA) 2591 4 w/d
Jounosov,Mouzat (KAZ) unr. 4
Chernin,Oliver (USA) 2246 2.5 w/d
GM Fedorowicz,John (USA) 2648 2.5 w/d
Young,Ronald (USA) 2380 2.5 w/d
Horsboll,Eric (USA) 2169 2.5
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7) MAR DEL PLATA INTERNATIONAL OPEN - ARGENTINA - April 8 to 16, 1995.-
IM Sergio Slipak wins with "solid" chess
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by Roberto Alvarez :roberto@alvarez.satlink.net
Halfway through the final round Hugo Spangenberg seemed destined
to win with a smashing final victory. The winner Sergio Slipak
had to meet Bent Larsen's Kings Bishop opening which always looked
like a draw. In the end both games ended in a draw, and thanks to
a better Bucholz score Slipak took the traditional International Open in
Mar Del Plata.
Mar del Plata City has been stage of important chess tournaments since 1928!
With numerous events of international relevancy. Located 400 Km from
Buenos Aires City, the capital of the Republic of Argentina, it is
has been the headquarters of this important open tournament for two decades.
In this edition, there participated 165 players, among them 4 IGMs and 15 IMs,
with players from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil,Paraguay, Peru and Denmark.
Below are the final standings:
There are 71 games from this event in the games section.
Final Standings Bucholz
1- SLIPAK,Sergio IM ARG 2450 7,5 /9 52.5
2- LARSEN,Bent IGM DEN 2505 7,5 51.5
3- SPANGENBERG,Hugo IM ARG 2500 7.0 56.0
4- QUINTEROS,Miguel IGM ARG 2505 7.0 56.0
5- SANCHEZ ALMEYRA,J IM ARG 2430 7.0 53.5
6- FIORITO,Fabian IM ARG 2435 7.0 53.0
7- SZMETAN,Jorge IM ARG 2435 6.5 55.0
8- CONTIN,Daniel IM ITA 2390 6.5 51.5
9- ZARNICKI,Pablo IGM ARG 2520 6.5 50.5
10- RUBINETTI,Jorge IM ARG 2430 6.5 49.0
11- HOFFMAN,Alejandro IM ARG 2515 6.5 48.5
12- BECERRA,Julio IM CUB 2490 6.5 48.0
13- TEMPONE,Marcelo IM ARG 2415 6.5 47.5
14- GINZBURG,Maximilian IM ARG 2450 6.5 45.0
15- PAZ,Victor Jorge ARG 2280 6.5 43.0
16- VASTA,Eduardo FM ARG 2390 6.5 38.5
17- PISCICELLI,Daniel FM ARG 2320 6.0 51.0
18- QUIROGA,Facundo ARG 2440 6.0 50.5
19- PANNO,Oscar IGM ARG 2530 6.0 49.5
20- GIARDELLI,Sergio IM ARG 2465 6.0 48.5
21- PIERROT,Juan F FM ARG 2370 6.0 48.5
22- PEREZ CASCELLA,J ARG 2215 6.0 48.0
23- GAMBOA,Juan Pablo ARG 6.0 48.0
24- AMURA,Claudia IM ARG 2315 6.0 47.5
25- DE SOUZA HARO,Paulo BRA 6.0 44.5
26- ROSITO,Jorge FM ARG 2325 6.0 44.0
27- IGLESIAS,Alejandro ARG 2200 6.0 44.0
28- CORSI FERRARI,Nestor ARG 6.0 43.0
29- TORRALLARDONA,Eduardo ARG 6.0 43.0
30- PEREZ PIETRONAVE,C ARG 2250 6.0 39.5
31- BIBILONI,Jorge ARG 2255 6.0 38.5
32- GELOSO,Claudio ARG 2315 6.0 37.5
33- GIACCIO,Alfredo FM ARG 2390 5.5 52.0
34- LOITERSTEIN,Mariano ARG 2260 5.5 51.0
35- MIGUEL,Fernando PER 2305 5.5 49.0
36- SCAVO,Fernando ARG 2260 5.5 47.0
37- IDIGORAS,Alejandro ARG 5.5 45.5
38- MELLANO,Santiago ARG 2265 5.5 45.0
39- LETELIER,Rene IM CHI 2210 5.5 45.0
40- TRINITARIO,Pablo ARG 5.5 44.5
41- PESUTO,Ivan ARG 2160 5.5 43.0
42- LIPNIKS,Leonardo PAR 5.5 42.5
165 players,swiss system, 9 rounds, 2h 40 mov, 1 h finish.
8) Danish Championships from "Under Uret" (a new Danish chess BBS.)
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The Danish Championships were played in Ringsted on Seeland
(the Capital island in Denmark). The event was won by
IM Jens Kristiansen scoring 6,5 out of 9. (this final round
will follow next week)
by Flemming Jensen (Under Uret)
Round 5 (1995.04.12)
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Danielsen, Henrik - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1-0
Kjeldsen, Jens - Mortensen, Erling 1-0
Berg, Klaus - Schandorff, Lars 0-1
Kristensen, Bjarke - Kristiansen, Jens 0-1
Antonsen, Mikkel - Hoi, Carsten 1-0
Round 6 (1995.04.13)
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Kristiansen, Jens - Antonsen, Mikkel 1-0
Hoi, Carsten - Danielsen, Henrik 1-0
Schandorff, Lars - Kristensen, Bjarke 1-0
Kjeldsen, Jens - Berg, Klaus 1/2
Mortensen, Erling - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2
Round 7 (1995.04.14)
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Danielsen, Henrik - Kristiansen, Jens 1-0
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Hoi, Carsten 1/2
Berg, Klaus - Mortensen, Erling 1/2
Kristensen, Bjarke - Kjeldsen, Jens 1/2
Antonsen, Mikkel - Schandorff, Lars 0-1
Round 8 (1995.04.15)
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Kristiansen, Jens - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2
Schandorff, Lars - Danielsen, Henrik 1/2
Kjeldsen, Jens - Antonsen, Mikkel 1/2
Mortensen, Erling - Hoi, Carsten 0-1
Berg, Klaus - Kristensen, Bjarke 1/2
Ringsted (DEN), 7-17 April 1995. cat. VIII (2440)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 TOTAL TPR
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1 Kristiansen, Jens m DEN 2415 * 0 . 1 = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2586
2 Danielsen, Henrik m DEN 2430 1 * 0 = . 0 1 = 1 1 5 2539
3 Hoi, Carsten m DEN 2415 . 1 * = 1 1 = = = 0 5 2540
4 Schandorff, Lars m DEN 2450 0 = = * = = . 1 1 1 5 2525
5 Kjeldsen, Jens DEN 2410 = . 0 = * 1 = = = = 4 2444
6 Mortensen, Erling m DEN 2500 = 1 0 = 0 * = = . 1 4 2430
7 Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2500 = 0 = . = = * = = = 3.5 2387
8 Berg, Klaus m DEN 2420 0 = = 0 = = = * = . 3 2359
9 Kristensen, Bjarke m DEN 2455 0 0 = 0 = . = = * 1 3 2343
10 Antonsen, Mikkel m DEN 2400 0 0 1 0 = 0 = . 0 * 2 2253
9) Tel-Aviv Open ch. by Shay Bushinsky
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After 4 rounds
GM Alon Greenfeld IM Mark Tseitlin IM Artur Kogan IM Yakov Zilberman
and IM Avruch (new immigrant 17 years old, he beat GM Rechlis in
the fourth round!) ............ 3.5
GM Leonid Gofshtein GM Yakov Murey .......... 3(1)
(Where paired together looked like a draw)
GM Ram Soffer GM Ronen Lev IM Golod (also a new immigrant who has FIDE
ELO 2545) IM Boris Kanstler ...... 3
5th round highlights:
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Shmuter-Greenfeld 0-1
Zoler-Murey 0-1
Tseitlin-Avruch 1/2
Gofshtein-Zilberman 1-0
Golod-Zifroni 1/2
Soffer-Slutsky 1-0
Lev-Gershon 0-1 (!!)
Lederer-Kogan 1-0
After 5 rounds:
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Greenfeld, Alon ISR 2580 g 4.5
Murey, Jacob ISR 2495 g 4.5
Gofshtein, Leonid D ISR 2465 g 4.5
Soffer, Ram ISR 2535 g 4
Tseitlin, Mark D ISR 2495 m 4
Avrukh, Boris KAZ 2395 m 4
Lederer, Yoav ISR 2325 4
Loffler, Markus GER 2320 4
Gershon, Alik ISR 2340 f 4
Final Results of the Tel-Aviv Open (9 Rounds)
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Gofshtein, Leonid D ISR 2465 g 7.5
Soffer, Ram ISR 2535 g 7
Tseitlin, Mark D ISR 2495 m 7
Avrukh, Boris KAZ 2395 m 6.5
Greenfeld, Alon ISR 2580 g 6.5
Kanstler, Boris KGZ 2430 m 6.5
Krays, Alexander ISR 2385 6.5
Shmuter, Leonid UKR 2480 m 6.5
Zilberman, Yaacov ISR 2490 m 6.5
Bykhovsky, Avigdor RUS 2455 g 6
Malisov, Boris ISR 2230 6
Finkel, Alexander ISR 2505 m 5.5
Murey, Jacob ISR 2495 g 5.5
Rechlis, Gad ISR 2500 g 5.5
(this is only a selection of those on 5.5)
Lev, Ronen ISR 2505 g 5
(and others)
10) Vinkovci - Croatia April 1995 by Bosko Grove.
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Ivana Jovanovca Memorial
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ROUND 9 STANDINGS
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Stohl, Igor SVK 2530 g 6.5
Kovacevic, Vlatko CRO 2520 g 6.5
Ftacnik, Lubomir SVK 2605 g 6
Kurajica, Bojan BIH 2585 g 5.5
Palac, Mladen CRO 2545 g 5.5
Keitlinghaus, Ludger GER 2495 m 5.5
Hulak, Krunoslav CRO 2545 g 4.5
Zelcic, Robert CRO 2500 m 4
Rogic, Davor CRO 2460 m 4
Stevic, Hrvoje CRO 2300 4
Hodak 1.5 *
Rosandic, Denis CRO 2385 f 0.5
* I can't find a name in the rating list remotely
like this.
11) Southern African Zonal (FIDE Zone 4.3) by Jerome Bibuld
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The two highest rated players were upset in the first round
of the Southern African Zonal (FIDE Zone 4.3), which started
18 April. Aristotle Ramos (ANG), whose FIDE rating
is 2170, defeated George Michelakos (RSA), with a FIDE
rating of 2425. Ramos was black, but I haven't received the
game score. The difference in ratings between the players
involved in the other upset was not nearly so dramatic.
Black, however, won that game also, when Watu Kobese (RSA) -
- who played third board for Chess South Africa in the last
Olympiad -- overcame his first board, Deon Solomons.
The Zonal is taking place at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in
Gaborone, Botswana, and will last through 28 April. All
members of the Zone, except Madagascar, are represented.
Following is the lineup, ordered by FIDE rating:
Name NAT RATING TITLE
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Michelakis, George RSA 2425
Solomons, Deon RSA 2295
Kanengoni, Arnold T. ZIM 2260
Kobese, Watu RSA 2250
Mueller, Leonhard NAM 2235
Lungu, Nase ZAM 2205
Ramos, Aristotle ANG 2170
Mamombe, Kudzanai ZIM 2120 m
Sitoe, Titos MOZ unrated
Stevanovic, Nedja BOT unrated
Li Ying, Patrick MAU unrated
Kobese is still in the rating list as German.
The unrated players will count as being rated
at 2000 ELO.
The Chief Arbiter is Rupert Jones, Secretary of the Botswana
Chess Federation.
12) FIDE ZONAL Tournament in Ptuj (Slovenia)
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Information from Dirk Jonscher and Jo Zahner.
The qualifiers from this long and well fought
Zonal were: Kindermann, Korchnoi and Luther.
Luther winning out above his higher rated
compatriots Lobron and Lutz to be the slightly
surprising 3rd qualifier. Korchnoi qualifies
for his umpteenth InterZonal. (he probably
last didn't make it to these final stages
of the World Championships in 1962.
Results:
Resumed games from Round 10:
Kindermann - Zueger 1-0
Enders - Robatsch 1/2
Round 11:
Landenbergue - Enders 0-1
Mohr - Atlas 1-0
Lutz - Gostisa 1/2
Stanec - Wach 0-1
Zueger - Kortchnoi 1/2
Grosar - Kindermann 1/2
Sermek - Luther 1/2
Robatsch - Lobron 1/2
Round 12:
Enders - Lobron 1-0
Luther - Robatsch 1-0
Kindermann - Sermek 1/2
Kortchnoi - Grosar 1-0
Wach - Zueger 1/2
Gostisa - Stanec 1/2
Atlas - Lutz 1/2
Landenbergue - Mohr 1/2
STANDINGS (after 12 of 15 rounds):
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1. Kindermann, Stefan GER 2585 g 9
2.= Korchnoi, Viktor SUI 2635 g 8
Luther, Thomas GER 2550 g 8
4.= Lobron, Eric GER 2575 g 7.5
Lutz, Christopher GER 2560 g 7.5
Enders, Peter GER 2480 m 7.5
7. Mohr, Georg SLO 2430 m 6.5
8. Sermek, Drazen SLO 2515 g 6
9.= Gostisa, Leon SLO 2420 m 5.5
Stanec, Nikolaus AUT 2465 m 5.5
11= Grosar, Aljosa SLO 2475 m 5
Atlas, Valeri LIE 2450 m 5
13. Robatsch, Karl AUT 2410 g 4.5
14= Landenbergue, Claude SUI 2430 m 4
Zueger, Beat SUI 2480 m 4
16. Wach, Markus AUT 2385 m 2.5
The first 3 qualify for the Interzonal:
Source: Tages-Anzeiger (Zurich)
Jo Zahner reports:
Standings after 14 rounds (1 to go) :
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1. Kindermann, Stefan GER 2585 g 10
2.= Korchnoi, Viktor SUI 2635 g 9.5
Luther, Thomas GER 2550 g 9.5
4. Lobron, Eric GER 2575 g 9
5. Lutz, Christopher GER 2560 g 8.5
6. Mohr, Georg SLO 2430 m 8
7. Enders, Peter GER 2480 m 7.5
8. Sermek, Drazen SLO 2515 g 7
9.= Stanec, Nikolaus AUT 2465 m 6.5
Grosar, Aljosa SLO 2475 m 6.5
11= Gostisa, Leon SLO 2420 m 6
Zueger, Beat SUI 2480 m 6
13. Atlas, Valeri LIE 2450 m 5.5
14. Landenbergue, Claude SUI 2430 m 5
15. Robatsch, Karl AUT 2410 g 4.5
16. Wach, Markus AUT 2385 m 3
Jo Zahner reports:
FINAL STANDINGS
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1. Kindermann, Stefan GER 2585 g 10.5
2.= Korchnoi, Viktor SUI 2635 g 10
Luther, Thomas GER 2550 g 10
4.= Lobron, Eric GER 2575 g 9.5
Lutz, Christopher GER 2560 g 9.5
6. Mohr, Georg SLO 2430 m 8.5
7.= Enders, Peter GER 2480 m 7.5
Grosar, Aljosa SLO 2475 m 7.5
Sermek, Drazen SLO 2515 g 7.5
10. Stanec, Nikolaus AUT 2465 m 7.0
11= Gostisa, Leon SLO 2420 m 6.5
Zueger, Beat SUI 2480 m 6.5
13= Atlas, Valeri LIE 2450 m 5.5
Landenbergue, Claude SUI 2430 m 5.5
15. Robatsch, Karl AUT 2410 g 5.0
16. Wach, Markus AUT 2385 m 3.5
Women's Zonal
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Standings after 10 rounds (from 11), only the winner will qualify:
Kachiani-Gersinska, Ketino GER 2380 g 7
Koglin, Anke GER 2225 f 6.5
Grosar, Kiti SLO 2215 6.5
13) Nordic Zonal Playoffs by Einar Karlsson
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NORDIC ZONAL PLAYOFF - REYKJAVIK 19. - 23. APRIL 1995
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Here is the Nordic Zonal Playoffs for the 3rd place in
the Interzonal tournament. My friend Petursson, who came 2nd. in the main
tournament, plays a match against a new computer program, Chessica (from
TASC in Holland). He will play 5 games alongside the 5 rounds in the
Playoff tournament.
Johann Hjartarsson qualified for the final spot after a short
draw in the final round against Tisdall. He did so by having a
superior tie-break to Lars Bo Hansen from the original Zonal event.
(see table immediately below.)
PLAYER INFORMATION ELO tiebreak
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Cramling, Pia (GM) SWE 2520 g 25405
Tisdall, Jonathan D NOR 2470 m 25395
Hjartarson, Johann ISL 2590 g 25320
Hansen, Lars Bo DEN 2565 g 25240
Olafsson, Helgi ISL 2520 g 25215
Djurhuus, Rune NOR 2495 m 25010
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Round 1 (1995.04.19)
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Hjartarson, Johann - Hansen, Lars Bo 1/2
Cramling, Pia - Djurhuus, Rune 0-1
Olafsson, Helgi - Tisdall, Jonathan D 0-1
Round 2 (1995.04.20)
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Tisdall, Jonathan D - Hansen, Lars Bo 0-1
Djurhuus, Rune - Hjartarson, Johann 0-1
Olafsson, Helgi - Cramling, Pia 1/2
Round 3 (1995.04.21)
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Hjartarson, Johann - Olafsson, Helgi 1-0
Hansen, Lars Bo - Djurhuus, Rune 1/2
Cramling, Pia - Tisdall, Jonathan D 0-1
Round 4 (1995.04.22)
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Tisdall, Jonathan D - Djurhuus, Rune 1/2
Cramling, Pia - Hjartarson, Johann 1/2
Olafsson, Helgi - Hansen, Lars Bo 1/2
Round 5 (1995.04.23)
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Hjartarson, Johann - Tisdall, Jonathan D 1/2
Hansen, Lars Bo - Cramling, Pia 1-0
Djurhuus, Rune - Olafsson, Helgi 0-1
Reykjavik Iceland Zonal Playoff 1995. cat. XII (2527)
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PLAYER INFORMATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL TPR
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1 Hjartarson, Johann g ISL 2590 * = = 1 1 = 3.5 2663 *
2 Hansen, Lars Bo g DEN 2565 = * 1 = = 1 3.5 2668
3 Tisdall, Jonathan D m NOR 2470 = 0 * = 1 1 3.0 2610
4 Djurhuus, Rune m NOR 2495 0 = = * 0 1 2.0 2461
5 Olafsson, Helgi g ISL 2520 0 = 0 1 * = 2.0 2456
6 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2520 = 0 0 0 = * 1.0 2288
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* Qualifier on tie-break (based op the results in the original zonal)
14) Asian Zonals by Ashok Waran
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The Asian Zonals are being conducted in India (Madras):
The Asian Zone 3.1 chess championships started on 16th April in Madras,
India. GM Niaz Murshed of Bangladesh and IWM Bhagyashree Thipsay of
India started as favourites (based on their FIDE ratings).
The women's section has eight players:
S Vijayalakshmi (National women`s champion) unrated
Bindu K Saritha (India) 2090
Afrooza Khanom (Bangladesh) 2010
IWM Bhagyashree Thipsay (india) 2200
Nisha Mohota (India) unrated
Nihara Amarawickrema (SriLanka) unrated
IWM Anupama Gokhale (India) 2145
Syeda Shabana Parveen (Bangladesh) 2105
The men's list is:
GM Mursheed (Bangladesh) 2520
IM Ziaur Rahman (B'desh) 2445
IM Reefat Bin Sattar (B'desh) 2430
GM Barua (India) 2515
IM Prasad (India) 2460
R. B. Ramesh (India) 2330
IM Koshy (India) 2405
IM S.S. Tilak (India) 2415
IM Sudhakar Babu (India) 2350
Fadi Eid (Lebanon) 2245
IM Al-Modiahki (Qatar) 2360
Al-Sayeed (Qatar) unrated
G Luxman Wijesuriya (SriLanka) 2185
IM Imad Hakki (Syria) 2360
Abdul Rahim (Syria) 2300
Othman Moussa (UAE) 2185
Alhadarani Hatim (Yemen) unrated
I dont have the names of the Iranian participants, and I will send them
to you as soon as I get them.
I will post the results to you after the event is completed. Swiss rounds
are being played and round-4 is completed so far.
15) Bad Endbach by Norbert Friedrich
--------------------------------
A GM-Tournament (Cat. 11 ?) will be held in Bad Endbach (Germany)
from April 14th to 29th.
Participants are:
Romanishin, Oleg M UKR 2595 g
Kupreichik, Viktor D BLR 2500 g
Wahls, Matthias GER 2555 g
Bischoff, Klaus GER 2525 g
Lau, Ralf GER 2490 g
Tischbierek, Raj GER 2520 g
Gutman, Lev GER 2470 g
Levin, Felix UKR 2490 m
Mikhalevski, Victor ISR 2525 m
Kaminski, Marcin POL 2455 m
Chabanon, Jean-Luc FRA 2445 m
Schmittdiel, Eckhard GER 2485 m
Results might not be obtainable before the end of the tournament
16) TWIC PLAYER PROFILE No 3 LOUISE LA BOURDONNAIS (1797-1840) by Bosko Grove
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THIS IS A NEW FEATURE TO TWIC. IF YOU TURN THE ASCII FILE INTO A
CHESSBASE FILE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO READ THE NOTES AND COMMENTS WHILE
PLAYING THROUGH THE GAME.I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE THE GAME AS INTERACTIVE AS
POSSIBLE AND WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS FEATURE OVER THE NEXT FEW TWICS.
LOUIS LA BOURDONAIS WAS FRANCE'S BEST PLAYER IN THE EARLY 1830s.IN 1834
HE PLAYED 6 MATCHES AGAINST ALEXANDER MCDONNELL (+45,=13,-27) WHICH CAUSED
MUCH INTEREST IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND. THESE MATCHES HAVE GONE DOWN IN CHESS
HISTORY AND ALL 85 GAMES OFFER ENTERTAINING CHESS.
HAVE FUN!
[Event "MATCH 1834"]
[Site "TWIC PLAYER PROFILE No 3"]
[Date "1834"]
[Round "GAME 21"]
[White "Alexander McDonnell"]
[Black "Louise La Bourdonnais"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 {Macdonnell (1798-1835) was Britain's best player before Howard
Staunton (1810-1874). Born in Ireland he was the son of a doctor.}
1... c5 {La Bourdonais (1797-1840) was the strongest French player of
his period. He had a feared attacking style.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 e5 5. Nxc6 {This move only strengthens black's centre.} 5... bxc6
6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Qe2 d5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 {La Bourdonais already has
a big advantage: 1. A big centre. 2. Two bishops.} 10. Bb3 O-O 11. O-O
a5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Rd1 d4 14. c4 {This is a good move. It offers white
counter chances by pushing the C pawn.} 14... Qb6 15. Bc2 Bb7 16. Nd2
Rae8 17. Ne4 {McDonnell blockades the white squares. What would you play
as black?} 17... Bd8 {17...Bd8 keeps the two bishops and prepares F7-F5.}
18. c5 Qc6 {If 18...Qb2 19. Nf6+ wins.} 19. f3 {Threatening 20.Nd6.}
19... Be7 20. Rac1 f5 {20...f5 is very tactical. What would you play as
white?} 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Ba4 {McDonnell decides to win the exchange.}
22... Qh6 23. Bxe8 fxe4 24. c6 {What is black's next move?} 24... exf3 {
24...exf3! threatens check mate with Qe3+.} 25. Rc2 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 {What
did black play now?} 26... Bc8 {26...f2 is also good.} 27. Bd7 f2 {What
is black threatening?} 28. Rf1 {Black was threatening 28...Qe1+ 29.Qf1
Qxd1 30.Rxd1 f1+} 28... d3 29. Rc3 Bxd7 30. cxd7 e4 {What did Mcdonnell
play next?} 31. Qc8 {How did black defend against 32. Qxf8+} 31... Bd8
32. Qc4 Qe1 33. Rc1 d2 34. Qc5 Kg8 35. Rd1 e3 36. Qc3 {How does black
force a win?} 36... Qxd1 {36...e2 also wins. White resigns.} 0-1
17) Theoretical games from Chess Assistant Quick service.
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[Event "Tal Memorial Tournament"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "1995.04.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Nd7
{6...cd 7.Nd4 Ne7 8.c4 Nbc6 9.Qa4 dc 10.Na3 Qa5 11.Qa5 Na5 12.Nab5
Nd5 13.Nf5 ef 14.Bd2 a6 15.Nd4 White has a moderate advantage, Gelfand
- Karpov, Sanghi Nagar (m/3) 1995}
7. c4!
{7.O-O a6! 8.c4 dc 9.d5 Ne7 10.Nc3 b5 11.Re1 ed 12.Nd5 Nd5 13.Qd5
Be7 14.Ng5 O-O 15.Nf7 Rf7 16.e6 Rf6 17.ed Be6= Short - Adianto,
Moscow (ol) 1994}
cxd4
{7...dc 8.Bc4 a6 9.Nc3 White stands a slight advantage}
8. Nxd4 Bxb1 9. Rxb1 Bb4+ 10. Bd2!
{TN. 10.Kf1? Ne7 11.f4 O-O 12.Qb3 a5 13.Rd1 Rc8 14.Nb5 Nc5 15.Bc5 Bc5
Black has a moderate advantage, Gofshtein - Finkel, Groningen 1993}
Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Ne7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. f4 O-O 14. O-O Qb6 15. Bf3 Nb4
16. a3 Nc6 17. Rbd1 Rfd8 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qf2 Rab8 20. Nf3 Nc5
{20...Qb2 21.Qa7 White stands a slight advantage}
21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rc1 Ne4 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Kf1 c5 25. Ke2 f5 26. Rd1 Rxd1?
{26...Rd5 27.Rd3 b5 White stands a slight advantage}
27. Kxd1 Kf7 28. Nd2! Nxd2 29. Kxd2 g5 30. Kc3! b5 31. b3 gxf4 32. a4 1-0
[Event "Tal Memorial Tournament"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "1995.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5 7. Be2!
{TN 7.Ne5 Nc4 8.Nc4 d5 9.ed Qd5 10.Ne3 Qd8 11.O-O Nf6 12.c4 O-O 13.Nc3 c6
14.Rb1 Re8 15.Bb2 Qc7 16.Qf3 Bd7 unclear position, Kasparov - Short,
London (active) 1993 OR 7.Bf7 Kf7 8.Ne5 Kf8 (8...Ke8 9.Qh5 g6 10.Ng6
Nf6 11.Qh4 with attack) 9.Qf3 Nf6 10.g4 d6 11.g5 de 12.gf Bf6 13.de Nc4
14.ef Qf6 15.Qf6 gf 16.Bh6 Kf7 17.Rg1 Rg8= Losev- Baikov, Moscow 1989
OR 7.Bd3 d6 8.de de 9.Ne5 Nf6 10.O-O O-O 11.Qc2 c5 12.f4 c4! 13.Nc4 Nc4
14.Bc4 Bc5 15.Kh1 Ng4 16.g3 Qb6 17.Na3 Re8 Black has sufficient
compensation for material deficit, Losev - A.Alekhin, Leningrad 1987}
exd4?!
{7...d6!? 8.Qa4 c6 9.de de 10.Ne5 Nf6 11.O-O Qc7(11...O-O?!
12.Rd1 Qc7 13.Bf4! b5 14.Qc2 Bd6 15.Rd6 Qd6 16.Ng6 Qd8 17.Nf8
White has a moderate advantage) 12.Nf3 O-O 13.e5 White stands
a slight advantage}
8. Qxd4!
{8.cd Nf6 9.Nc3 d5}
Nf6
{8...d6 9.Qg7 Bf6 10.Qg3 Ne7 11.Bg5 White has a moderate advantage}
9. e5 Nc6 10. Qh4 Nd5 11. Qg3 g6 12. O-O Nb6 13. c4 d6 14. Rd1 Nd7 15.
Bh6 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Nc3 f6 18. c5 Nf7 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Qe3 Nxh6 21.
Qxh6 Bf8 22. Qe3+ Kf7 23. Nd5 Be6 24. Nf4 Qe7 25. Re1 1-0
[Event "ch Europe (final)"]
[Site "corr."]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zise, Gerhard"]
[Black "Kalinichenko, Nikolai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+
{10.Nb5 Ne4! 11.Qd4 O-O! 12.Qe4 a6 13.Be7 ab 14.Bb4 Qc7 15.Bb5 (15.Bf8
Kf8=) Bd7 16.Bd3 g6 17.O-O Re8 18.Qe3 Nc6 19.Bc5 Ne7! Black stands a
slight advantage, Karpov - Timman, Amsterdam 1993 OR 10.Bf6 Qc3
11.Kf1 gf 12.Rc1 Qa5 13.h4 Ke7 14.Rh3 Nc6 15.Nc6 bc 16.Rd3 Rb8 17.Kg1
Rd8 18.Rd8 Qd8 19.Qh5 Qd4 20.Bb3 Bd7 unclear position, Bouaziz -
Tischbierek, Berlin 1991}
Nbd7
{10...Bd7 11.Bf6 gf 12.Qb3 a6 13.Be2 Nc6 14.O-O Qc7 15.Rab1 Na5
16.Qa3 Rc8 17.Rfd1! Qc5! (17...Qc3? 18.Qd6 Qc7 19.Nf5! Kasparov -
Hjartarson, Tilburg 1989) 18.Qc1 Qg5 19.Qb2 Rg8 20.Bf1 White stands
a slight advantage, Bagaturov - Egizarjan, Ashkhabad 1990}
11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1
{12.Ke2 Qb2! 13.Kf1 gf 14.Rb1 Qa3 15.h4 Qd6 16.Rh3 a6 17.Bd7 Bd7
18.Rd3 Rd8 19.Kg1 Bb5 20.Rd2 Qf4 21.Rbb2 O-O= Ljubojevic - De La Villa,
Leon 1994}
gxf6 13. h4 a6 14. Rh3 Qa5 15. Be2 Nc5
{15...Ke7 16.Nb3! (16.Rc1 Rd8 17.Qc2 Ne5 18.Qb2 Rd6 19.Rb3 b5 20.f4 Nc4
21.Bc4 bc 22.Rc4 White stands a slight advantage, Cramling - Talavera,
Dos Hermanas 1992) 16...Qb6 17.Qc1 Rd8 18.Rd3 Nf8 19.Qa3 Ke8 20.Rd8 Qd8
21.Na5 White has a moderate advantage, Akopian - S.Ivanov,
St.Petersburg 1993}
16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 b6!
{TN 17...Qc7 18.Rd1 Bd7 19.Qb2 O-O-O 20.Rc1 Bc6 21.Ba6 White stands a
slight advantage, Akopian - C.Horvath, Niksic 1991
OR 17...e5 18.Rf3! Qd8 19.Rc1! White has a moderate advantage,
Kramnik - Kaidanov, Groningen 1993}
18. Rd1
{18.Rc1 Bb7 19.Rc7 Be4 OR 18.Rb1 Bb7 19.Qb6 (19.Re3? Rc8! 20.Qb6? Rc1-+)
Qb6 20.Rb6 Be4 21.Ra6 Ra6 22.Ba6 Rg8 23.f3 Bd5 24.a4 Ke7=}
Bb7 19. Rd6 Ke7
{19...O-O 20.Rb6 Be4 21.Re3 White stands a slight advantage OR 19...Rc8?!
20.Re6 Kf8 21.Rf6 White has a moderate advantage 19...Be4? 20.Re6! fe
21.Qe6 Kf8 22.Qf6 Kg8 23.Bc4+-}
20. Rxb6
{20.Rhd3 Be4 21.Rd7 Ke8! (21...Kf8? 22.Rf7! Kf7 23.Rd7 Kf8 24.Qe6+-)
A)22.Rf7 Bd5! (22...Kf7? 23.Rd7+-) 23.Rd5 Qd5 24.Bc4 Qe5
25.Be6 Qb5 26.Qb5 ab 27.Rf6 Ke7 unclear position;
B)22.R3d6?! Rc8! (22...Bd5? 23.Qe3) 23.Re6 Kd7 24.Re4 Rc1
25.Bd1 Qb5;
C)22.R3d4! Bd5 23.R7d5 ed 24.Rd5 b5 25.Qe3 Kf8 26.Qh6 Ke7 27.Qe3 Kf8=}
Bxe4 21. Rb7+
{If 21.Rb4 Bd5 22.Bc4 Rab8! Black has a moderate advantage}
Kf8 22. Rb8+ Ke7
{22...Rb8? 23.Qb8 Kg7 24.Qg3! Bg6 (24...Kf8 25.Qd6 Ke8 26.Rb3+-)
25.h5 Qa2 26.Kg1! White has a moderate advantage.
Anotations: S.Abramov, Kalinichenko} 1/2-1/2
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PGN style for use with ChessAssistant (use only with ChessAssistant)
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[Event "Tal Memorial Tournament"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "1995.04.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 Nd7 {6...cd -
Gelfand - Karpov, Sanghi Nagar (m/3) 1995} (6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. c4
Nbc6 9. Qa4 dxc4 10. Na3 Qa5 11. Qxa5 Nxa5 12. Nab5 Nd5 13. Nxf5 exf5
14. Bd2 a6 15. Nd4 $16) 7. c4 $1 {7.O-O - Short - Adianto, Moscow (ol)
1994} (7. O-O a6 $1 8. c4 dxc4 9. d5 Ne7 10. Nc3 b5 11. Re1 exd5 12.
Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Be7 14. Ng5 O-O 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. e6 Rf6 17. exd7 Be6
$11) cxd4 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. Nc3 $36) 8. Nxd4 Bxb1 9. Rxb1 Bb4
10. Bd2 $1 {a novelty 10.Kf1? - Gofshtein - Finkel, Groningen 1993} (
10. Kf1 $2 Ne7 11. f4 O-O 12. Qb3 a5 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. Nb5 Nc5 15. Bxc5
Bxc5 $17) Bxd2 11. Qxd2 Ne7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. f4 O-O 14. O-O $14 Qb6
15. Bf3 Nb4 16. a3 Nc6 17. Rbd1 Rfd8 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qf2 Rab8 20. Nf3
Nc5 (20... Qxb2 21. Qxa7 $14) 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rc1 Ne4 23. Qxb6 axb6
24. Kf1 c5 25. Ke2 f5 26. Rd1 Rxd1 $2 (26... Rd5 27. Rd3 b5 $14)
27. Kxd1 Kf7 28. Nd2 $1 Nxd2 29. Kxd2 g5 30. Kc3 $1 b5 31. b3 gxf4
32. a4 1-0
[Event "Tal Memorial Tournament"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "1995.04.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Gary"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5 7. Be2 $1
{a novelty 7.Ne5 - Kasparov - Short, London (active) 1993 7.Bf7 -
Losev - Baikov, Moscow 1989 7.Bd3 - Losev - A.Alekhin, Leningrad 1987}
(7. Nxe5 Nxc4 8. Nxc4 d5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Ne3 Qd8 11. O-O Nf6 12. c4 O-O
13. Nc3 c6 14. Rb1 Re8 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Qf3 Bd7 $13) (7. Bxf7 Kxf7 8.
Nxe5 Kf8 (8... Ke8 9. Qh5 g6 10. Nxg6 Nf6 11. Qh4 $40) 9. Qf3 Nf6 10.
g4 d6 11. g5 dxe5 12. gxf6 Bxf6 13. dxe5 Nc4 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6
16. Bh6 Kf7 17. Rg1 Rg8 $11) (7. Bd3 d6 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10.
O-O O-O 11. Qc2 c5 12. f4 c4 $1 13. Nxc4 Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Bc5 15. Kh1 Ng4
16. g3 Qb6 17. Na3 Re8 $45) exd4 $6 (7... d6 $5 8. Qa4 c6 9. dxe5 dxe5
10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. O-O Qc7 (11... O-O $6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bf4 $1 b5 14. Qc2
Bd6 15. Rxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng6 Qd8 17. Nxf8 $16) 12. Nf3 O-O 13. e5 $14)
8. Qxd4 $1 (8. cxd4 Nf6 9. Nc3 d5) Nf6 (8... d6 9. Qxg7 Bf6 10. Qg3 Ne7
11. Bg5 $16) 9. e5 Nc6 10. Qh4 Nd5 11. Qg3 $1 g6 12. O-O Nb6 13. c4 d6
14. Rd1 $16 Nd7 15. Bh6 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Nc3 f6 18. c5 $1 Nf7
19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Qe3 Nxh6 21. Qxh6 Bf8 22. Qe3 Kf7 23. Nd5 Be6 24. Nf4
Qe7 25. Re1 1-0
[Event "Ch Europa (final)"]
[Site "corr."]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ziese, Gerhard"]
[Black "Kalinichenko, Nikolai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D39"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5 {10.Nb5 - Karpov - Timman,
Amsterdam 1993 10.Bf6 - Bouaziz - Tischbierek, Berlin 1991} (10. Nb5
Nxe4 $1 11. Qd4 O-O $1 12. Qxe4 a6 13. Be7 axb5 14. Bb4 Qc7 15. Bxb5 (
15. Bxf8 Kxf8 $11) Bd7 16. Bd3 g6 17. O-O Re8 18. Qe3 Nc6 19. Bc5 Ne7
$1 $15) (10. Bxf6 Qxc3 11. Kf1 gxf6 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. h4 Ke7 14. Rh3 Nc6
15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Rd3 Rb8 17. Kg1 Rd8 18. Rxd8 Qxd8 19. Qh5 Qd4 20. Bb3
Bd7 $13) Nbd7 {10...Bd7 - Bagaturov - Egizarjan, Ashkhabad 1990} (
10... Bd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qb3 a6 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Rab1 Na5
16. Qa3 Rc8 17. Rfd1 $1 Qc5 $1 (17... Qxc3 $2 18. Qd6 Qc7 19. Nf5
$1 $16) 18. Qc1 Qg5 19. Qb2 Rg8 20. Bf1 $14){(B) Kasparov -
Hjartarson, Tilburg 1989} 11. Bxf6 Qxc3 12. Kf1 {12.Ke2 - Ljubojevic -
De La Villa, Leon 1994} (12. Ke2 Qb2 $1 13. Kf1 gxf6 14. Rb1 Qa3 15. h4
Qd6 16. Rh3 a6 17. Bxd7 Bxd7 18. Rd3 Rd8 19. Kg1 Bb5 20. Rd2 Qf4 21.
Rbb2 O-O $11) gxf6 13. h4 a6 14. Rh3 Qa5 15. Be2 Nc5 {15...Ke7 16.Nb3
- Akopian - S.Ivanov, St.Petersburg 1993 15...Ke7 16.Rc1 - Cramling -
Talavera, Dos Hermanas 1992} (15... Ke7 16. Nb3 $1 (16. Rc1 Rd8 17. Qc2
Ne5 18. Qb2 Rd6 19. Rb3 b5 20. f4 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Rxc4 $14) Qb6
17. Qc1 Rd8 18. Rd3 Nf8 19. Qa3 Ke8 20. Rxd8 Qxd8 21. Na5 $16) 16. Nb3
Nxb3 17. Qxb3 b6 $1 {a novelty 17...Qc7 - Akopian - C.Horvath, Niksic
1991 17...e5 - Kramnik - Kaidanov, Groningen 1993} (17... Qc7 18. Rd1
Bd7 19. Qb2 O-O-O 20. Rc1 Bc6 21. Bxa6 $14) (17... e5 18. Rf3 $1 Qd8
19. Rc1 $1 $16) 18. Rd1 (18. Rc1 Bb7 19. Rc7 Bxe4) (18. Rb1 Bb7 19.
Qxb6 (19. Re3 $2 Rc8 $1 20. Qxb6 $2 Rc1 $19) Qxb6 20. Rxb6 Bxe4 21.
Rxa6 Rxa6 22. Bxa6 Rg8 23. f3 Bd5 24. a4 Ke7 $11) Bb7 19. Rd6 Ke7 (
19... O-O 20. Rxb6 Bxe4 21. Re3 $14) (19... Rc8 $6 20. Rxe6 Kf8 21. Rxf6
$16) (19... Bxe4 20. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 21. Qxe6 Kf8 22. Qxf6 Kg8 23. Bc4)
20. Rxb6 (20. Rhd3 Bxe4 21. Rd7 Ke8 $1 (21... Kf8 $2 22. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7
23. Rd7 Kf8 24. Qxe6 $18) 22. R3d4 $1 (22. Rxf7 Bd5 $1 (22... Kxf7 $2
23. Rd7 $18) 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Bc4 Qe5 25. Bxe6 Qb5 26. Qxb5 axb5 27.
Rxf6 Ke7 $13) (22. R3d6 $6 Rc8 $1 (22... Bd5 $2 23. Qe3 $16) 23. Rxe6
Kxd7 24. Rxe4 Rc1 25. Bd1 Qb5 $17) Bd5 23. R7xd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 b5 25.
Qe3 Kf8 26. Qh6 Ke7 27. Qe3 Kf8 $11) Bxe4 21. Rb7 (21. Rb4 Bd5 22. Bc4
Rab8 $1 $17) Kf8 22. Rb8 Ke7 $1 (22... Rxb8 $2 23. Qxb8 Kg7 24. Qg3 $1
Bg6 (24... Kf8 25. Qd6 Ke8 26. Rb3 $18) 25. h5 Qxa2 26. Kg1 $1 $16)
23. Rb7 {S.Abramov, Kalinichenko} 1/2-1/2
18) STUDIES by Wlodek Proskurowski
--------------------------------------------------------
There already exists a 5-man computer endgame database (Ken Thompson),
a 6-man kind has been looming over the horizon for some time now (L.Stiller
and N.Elkies). We are still human though, and upon reflection we find that
two of the most enjoyable endgames, that by Saavedra, 1895 [we have
a centennial to celebrate!] and Reti, 1921 (both closely related to over
-the-board events) use only four pieces. Moreover, because we are human
we are prone to commit errors (errare humanum est) even in this reduced
to minimum 4-man field. Have a look.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | N.Grigoriev, Isvestia, 1928
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | o | | | | | | | W: Kd3, p.f2 (2)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | B: Ka4, p.b6 (2)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| k | | | | | | | | White to move and win
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | K | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | + | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
1.Kd4! b5 1...Kb5 2.Kd5! Ka6 3.f4! Kb7 4.f5 Kc7 5.Ke6! Kd8 6.Kf7 b5
7.f6 b4 8.Kg7 b3 9.f7 wins
2.f4 b4
3.f5 b3
4.Kc3 Ka3
5.f6 b2
6.f7 b1Q Black queens first, but
7.f8Q+ Ka2 7...Ka4 8.Qa8+ Kb5 9.Qb8+
8.Qa8 mate
Many years later a game between not exactly C-players went as follows
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | o | | GM Ljubojevic - GM Browne
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | k | | | | | | Amsterdam, 1972
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| K | | | | | | | | W: Ka5, p.b3 (2)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | + | | | | | | | B: Kc6, p.f7 (2)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | Black to move
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
After 39.f5? 40.Kb4 a draw was agreed, while 39...Kd5 (the same as the
move 1.Kd5 in the Grigoriev's study above, with the reversal of colors)
was clearly the winning move.
Feeling Schadenfreude anyone? Shame on you, we are only human, after all.
Solution to the problem in TWIC 28
----------------------------------
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | n | k | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| R | | | | | | | | J.Marwitz, 3/4th Prize
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | K | n | | | Schakend Nederland, 1965
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | b | | | | | | | W:Ke6,Ra7,Be1,Bh3,Ng2,p.a3(6)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | B:Kd8,Bb2,Bb5,Nc8,Nf6 (5)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | | | | | | | B | White to move and win
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | b | | | | | N | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | B | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Solution
1.Kf7! Be8+ 2.Kf8 Nh7+ 3.Rxh7 Bxa3+ 4.Kg7! Bb2+ 5.Kh6 Bc1+
6.Nf4! Bxf4+ 7.Kg7 Be5+ 8.Kf8 Bd6+ 9.Kg8 Ne7+ 10.Rxe7!! and
Bxe7 11.Ba5 mate!, or Kxe7 11.Bh4 mate!
19) Tournament calendar by Michael Niermann.
--------------------------------------------
Many thanks to all who have sent us some tournament information. But we
still need some help.
If you want to support us, please send infos about tournaments in your
country to michael@emmy.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de.
April 25-May 3 Gausdal (NOR), Arnold Cup 9xCH, elo/norms?
Tel +47 22679520
Fax +47 22679513
April 26-29 New York (US), New York Open, 9xCH
Tel +?-1-212-719-4204
Fax +?-1-212-719-4369
April 26-28 and The Hague (NL), AEGON Man-Computer Tournament,
May 1-3 Tel +31-70-464 3729 (Cock de Gorter)
April 28 LEUSDEN (NED)
Chesstournament for teams of factories and
businesses.
Tel +31-33-943544 (Jos Boemaars)
April 29 HOOGLAND (NED)
Blitztournament Hooglands SG.
Tel +31-33-806697
April 29/30 Arnprior (Ontario, CAN)
April 30 DRIEBERGEN (NED)
Oranjetournament celebrating the Queen's
Mothers birthday.
Organiser: Chessclub Doorn-Driebergen-Marlet
Tel +31-3432-1643
April 30 - May 10 Smolensk (RUS), Belavenets memorial
Tel +7(081) 00-24562
or +7(081) 00-32940
May 5-13 Gausdal (NOR), Skei Masters, 10 player GM and IM tmts,
round-robins
Tel +47 22679520
Fax +47 22679513
May 6 GORINCHEM (NED)
Rapidchesstournament Gorcumse Chess Club
Tel +31-1830-24228
May 6-17 Budapest (HUN), "First Saturday"
GM-tmt (13rd), IM-tmt (13rd), Elo-tmt (9rd Schev)
Tel/Fax +361 263 2859
May 10-20 Waikiki, Hawaii (US) 10x CH, ELO, norms
e-mail Eric Schiller, chesswks@netcom.com
more details in TWIC 16
May 12 LEUSDEN (NED)
Joop van Santen memorial Blitztournament.
Tel +31-33-943544 (Jos Boemaars)
May 13 SHEFFIELD RAPIDPLAY CHESS CONGRESS, Handsworth Parish
Centre, Handsworth Road, Sheffield, 6xCH, 4 sections,
entries limited,
Details: B D Stephenson, 9 Roydfield Drive, Waterthorpe,
Sheffield, S19 6ND, England.
Tel +??-114-2471579
email 100447.2043@compuserve.com
May 19+20 UTRECHT (NED)
Domtournament of the chessclub DOM/MOIRA.
Groups of 4 (3 games).
Tel +31-3406-21201
May 19-22 Vancouver (CAN), 20th Annual Keres Memorial, open: 7xCH,
other sections: 6xCH, 40/120+G/60, entry 100 $can,
prizes 8000$can,
tel +?? (604) 686-8888
email rincewin@helix.net (Wilson Yeung)
detailed info in TWIC 23
May 19-27 Schaan (LIE) 9xCH, ELO, 100sFr
Tel +41 75 2324940
Fax +41 75 2322986
May 20 BAARN (NED)
Regional rapidchess tournament for juniors
(U20, U16, U14, U12, U10).
Tel +31-2154-13911
May 23-31 Maria Alm (AUT) Open for Senior-Player, 9xCH
Tel +43 6582 2196
May 24-28 SOEST (NED)
Chess Festival: 9 rounds swiss in 5 days,
rapidchess (May 25) and blitz (May 26).
Dfl 65.00. First prize Dfl 2,000.
More details will follow.
Tel +31-35-247929 (Rob van Aurich)
Fax +31-35-239610
E-mail rvaurich@worldaccess.nl
May 25-28 Erlangen (GER) 7xCH, no ELO, 90DM
Tel +49 9131 47703
May 25-28 Crailsheim (GER) 7xCH, ELO, no norms, 90DM
Tel +49 7951 6468
May 25-28 Erfurt (GER), 9xCH, 30min, 25DM,
Tel +49 361 6435132
May 25-28 Herne (GER), 7xCH, 70DM,
Tel +49 2323 18112
May 25-28 Jarny (FRA), 7xCH, 120F,
Tel +33 82334815
May 25-30 Hong Kong, ICCA Computer Chess World Championships
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Tel (+852)-26098254 (Dr. H.K.Tsang)
Fax (+852)-26035558
email hktsang@mailbox.ee.cuhk.hk
May 27-29 Long Beach, California, (USA), 16th Annual Memorial Day
Classic, 6xCH, 7sections, long Beach Airport Marriott
Hotel (310-425-5210), $20,000 (US) guaranteed
tel 310-634-8477
fax 310-988-9573 (Charles Rostedt)
May 27-June 3 Mainz (GER) 9xCH, ELO,
Tel +49 6131 223990 or
Tel/Fax +49 6131 85399
May 28 Aachen(GER) ASV-Open, 25/30DM, 7xCh 30min,
prizes 4250DM (1. 1000DM)
Mies van der Rohe Schule, Neukoellner Str.
Tel +49 241 154703
or +49 241 552974
email norbert@i6.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
June 2-6 BUSSUM (NED)
Interpolis Whitsuntide (Pentecost) tournament:
7 rounds swiss in 4 days.
First prize Dfl 2,000.
More details will follow.
Tel +31-35-247929 (Rob van Aurich)
Fax +31-35-239610
E-mail rvaurich@worldaccess.nl
June 2-3 AMERSFOORT (NED)
Levob insurances "Weekend"-tournament
SG Amersfoort
Tel +31-3494-54415
June 2-5 Jena (GER), 7xCH, 60DM,
Tel +49 3641 51892
June 3-5 Gothenburg (SWE), 9xCH, G/60, fee 250/150(juniors) Sw kr,
Prices 5000/3000/2000/1000/4x500 Sw kr, rating and
special prices, Vegagatan 20, 413 09 Gothenburg,
more details in TWIC 28
Tel +46 31 244715 (Gothenburg Chess Federation)
Tel +46 31 248732 (Ari Ziegler)
June 3-10 Ischia (ITA) International Festival,
tel +39-81-668811 or +39-81-668875
fax +39-81-7612354 Mr. Fabio, Luca Orofino
June 3-14 Budapest (HUN), "First Saturday"
GM-tmt (13rd), IM-tmt (13rd), Elo-tmt (9rd Schev)
Tel/Fax +361 263 2859
June 9-10 PUTTEN (NED)
2nd Chess Festival of Putten
Tel +31-3418-61140
June 10-16 Bolzano (ITA), International Open,
tel +39-471-921870
June 10-18 Bad Bevensen (GER), 9xCH, ELO, norms?, 120DM,
Tel +49 5821 41024
June 13+19+21 UTRECHT (NED)
Zuilentournament chessclub Oud Zuylen
Tel +31-3465-62960
June 13-July 1 AMERSFOORT (NED)
(7 days only) Tournament for players living near the river Eem.
Tel +31-33-943544 (Jos Boemaars)
June 14-18 Giessen (GER),14th Open, 7xCH, ELO, no norms, 75 DM
Tel +49 6403 71213
or +49 641 53492
Room Verkehrsamt Giessen, Berliner Platz, D-35390 Giessen
detailed info in TWIC 21(German) and 22 (English)
June 16-18 UTRECHT (NED)
22nd Open ch of the city of Utrecht:
6 rounds swiss weekend tournament.
Group 1 >1800 elo Group 2 <1900 elo
First prizes group 1 Dfl 2,000 Group 2 Dfl 500
Enrollment group 1 Dfl 50 (FM 25 IM/GM free)
group 2 Dfl 37.50 Closing date May 29
Tel +31-30-615426 or +31-30-880823
E-mail rvaurich@worldaccess.nl
June 17 Locarno (CH), 9th International Marathon Open-air,
blitz (5 min), 39 rounds !
three groups of 40 players, divided by strength,
MANY GM - IM - FM in the first group!
roberto@mecasoft.ch
June 17-18 Bad Bevensen (GER), 11xCH, 30min, 60DM,
Tel +49 5821 41024
June 17-19 Tartu (EST) 9xCH, 50DM (June 17+18)+ Blitz(June 19), no ELO
Tel +372 7 421281
June 17-24 Bolzano (ITA), Festival
tel +39-471-921870
June 22-25 Milano (ITA), Robeccheto con Induno, International
Festival, 6rd
tel +39-2-9761580 Mr. Vito Grandieri, hours 15/21
+39-2-9746206 Mr. Flavio Polloni, hours 15/21
June 25-July 2 Telese (ITA), International Festival
tel +39-824-976980 Mr. Pancrazio Affinito
June 30-July 8 Velden (AUT) 9xCH, Elo, Norms, 750 oeS
Tel +43 4274 2103
Fax +43 4274 51078
July 1-12 Budapest (HUN), "First Saturday"
GM-tmt (13rd), IM-tmt (13rd), Elo-tmt (9rd Schev)
Tel/Fax +361 263 2859
July 3-9 Kuopio (FIN), HEART OF FINLAND, 5th Open International
Chess Tournament, entry fee from free (GM/IM) to
FIM 350, 9xCH, ELO, norms, 40/120+20/60+G/30, prices about FIM 30.000, Accomodation at tel. +358-71-170102
(Hotel Puijonsarvi)
Tel +358-71-2611854 Eila Kilpi|
+358-41-218737 or 949-643337 Hannu Olkinuora
+358-0-2919319 Esko Nuutilainen
more detailed info in TWIC 29
July 8-16 Toronto (CAN), Canadian Open
July 14 Canberra (AUS), Humans v Computers Match
Info: Shaun Press, 42 Mockridge Cres, Holt 2617,
Australia, +61-06-255-2040
July 15-16 Canberra (AUS), Australian National University Open
Venue: Old Canberra House, ANU, Canberra, Australia
Info: Shaun Press, 42 Mockridge Cres, Holt 2617,
Australia, +61-06-255-2040
July 17-28 Canberra (AUS), Australian National University Interna-
tional Masters, 10 Player Round-Robin, IM Norms,
Info: Shaun Press, 42 Mockridge Cres Holt, ACT,
Australia, +61-06-255-2040
July 21 Biel (SUI) 12 tournaments, Open: 9-11xCH, ELO, norms
-August 5 30sFr (blitz)-250sFr
Tel +41 32 534040
Fax +41 32 228688 or
+41 32 535925
July 29 Gausdal (NOR), Peer Gynt International, 9xCH, elo/norms?
-August 4 Tel +47 22679520
Fax +47 22679513
July 29 Montecatini Terme - Int. Festival, 9xCH, ELO, norms
-August 6 tel +39-572-78177 Mr. Paganelli
fax +39-572-772307
July 29 Lippstadt (GER), ELO-Open, 9xCH, 40/120+G/60,
-August 6 Gaststaette Fernhomberg, Am Stadtpark 1, 59555 Lippstadt
prizes: 1000/600/400/200/100DM, entry fee from 0 (>2400)
to 100DM, more details in TWIC 28
Tel ++49-2941-60514 (Klaus Muenster)
email mac@uni-paderborn.de (Hubert Mackenberg)
August 2-11 Antwerpen (BEL), 9xCH, ELO-tournament
(+2200 national rating or any FIDE rating) or B
tournament (others - this one starts on Aug. 3),500 BEF
Info: Lost Boys Schaaktoernooi Antwerpen'95
Claudius Prinsenlaan 146
4818 CP Breda
The Netherlands
Tel: +(31)76 14 11 14
Fax: +(31)76 20 22 82
August 5-16 Budapest (HUN), "First Saturday"
GM-tmt (13rd), IM-tmt (13rd), Elo-tmt (9rd Schev)
Tel/Fax +361 263 2859
August 6-13 Gausdal International (NOR), 9xCH, elo/norms?
Tel +47 22679520
Fax +47 22679513
August 7-12 Hengelo (NED), STORK tournament (open Dutch junior
championships). Four sections: U20, U16, U14 and U12.
9xCH, Admission: DFL 50 (FIDE-rated free),Prizes: over
DFL 6000 total (1st. U20 DFL 1000).
email anjo@swi.psy.uva.nl.
August 21-29 Porto S. Giorgio - Int. Festival
tel +39-734-679745 or +39-734-675590
October 1-2 Greater Sydney Chess Festival,
Venue: The Huntley Hotel, Parramatta, Australia
Contact: Australian Chess Enterprises, PO Box 6301
Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153, Australia
Tel x61-2-838-1529
Fax x61-2-838-1614
Email ace@sydney.dializ.oz.au
October 14-15 Boston, MA (USA), Sixth Harvard Cup Human Versus Computer
Chess Challenge (participation by invitation only;
spectators welcome)
Computer Museum
tel 617-876-5759; fax 617-491-9570;
email cfc@isr.harvard.edu
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HEART OF FINLAND
5th Open International Chess Tournament
in Kuopio 3.-9. of July 1995
Tournament Venue Teknillinen Oppilaitos (Technical School)
Address: Opistotie 2, Kuopio, Finland
Tel. 949-670805 (during the tournament)
Entry fee IGM no entry fee
free accomodation
Traveling expenses: negotiable
contact the organizer beforehand
IM no entry fee
free accomodation
contact the organizer beforehand
FM and Junior (born 1.1.-75 or later)
FIM 180,- (or FIM 680,- accomodation included)
Other players
FIM 350,- (or FIM 850,- accomodation included)
Registration By paying the entry fee to bank account:
KOP Jyvaskyla 104530-480409
Sydan-Suomen shakkituki
Schedule Confirmation of the participation on Monday 3rd of
July from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and first round from
4 p.m. to 11 p.m.
.....
9th round on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
awarding the prices immediately after the games
Tournament system Rate of play 40 moves in two hours, 20 moves in
an hour and 30 minutes to end of the game.
ELO- and TITLE-rated
Prices In total about FIM 30.000,-
Additional Eila Kilpi| tel. +358-71-2611854,
information Makikatu 2 A 6, FIN 70110 KUOPIO, FINLAND
Hannu Olkinuora tel. +358-41-218737 or 949-643337
Esko Nuutilainen tel. +358-0-2919319
Accomodation by Hotel Puijonsarvi, address: Minna Canthinkatu 16,
code Chess Kuopio tel. +358-71-170102
FIM 145,-/night/person/douple room
At Technical School in the class room (on mattress)
FIM 200,-/week/person: in cash at the
tournament venue
1DM = FIM 3.1, 1$ = FIM 4.2 (20.4.95)