THE WEEK IN CHESS 359 24th September 2001 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Europe versus Asia Match
3) European Club Cup 2001
4) European Senior Championships
5) Armenian Championships
6) Hungarian Women's Championships
7) African Championships
8) 6th European Club Cup for women
9) VI International Chess Festival in Cesenatico
10) Croatian Team Championships
11) 5th Pablo Gorbea Memorial
12) Lausanne Open
13) 6th Governor's Cup
14) Mitropa Cup
15) 4NCL
16) 123rd New York State Championship
17) President's Cup
18) Forthcoming Events and Links


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Games section

Europe versus Asia Match              104 games
European Club Cup 2001                114 games
Battle of Crete Rapid                  45 games
European Senior Championships         125 games
Armenian Championships                 35 games
Hungarian Women's Championships        15 games
African Championships                  72 games
6th European Club Cup for women       140 games
Cesenatico Open                        24 games
Croatian Team Championships           511 games
5th Pablo Gorbea Memorial             101 games
Mitropa Cup                            45 games
123rd New York State Championship      72 games
President's Cup                       135 games
1538 games

1) Introduction

My thanks to David Llada, Ian Rogers, Gaguik Oganessian, Gabor Kallai and Paul Suranyi, Hassan Khaled, Sergey Sudakov and Mihajlo Savic, Mirjana Medic, Juan Carlos Ruiz, John Donaldson, Richard Furness, Bill Townsend, Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh and all those who helped with this issue.

A number of exciting events this week. The Europe vs. Asia match has just concluded, Kasparov scoring a fine 11/12 in this rapid-play match. The European Club Cup has just started in Crete with a number of very strong players competing. In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on New York and Washington the BGN computer match between Fritz and Kramnik has been postponed.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Europe versus Asia Match

The Europe versus Asia rapidplay match took place in Batumi Opera House September 16th-20th 2001. This was a Double round Scheveningen system rapidplay (25 mins per side) event with play on three days: 17th,18th and 19th September 2001.

Final Scores Men : Europe 47.5 - Asia 24.5
Women : Europe 10.5 - Asia 21.5
Total : Europe 58.0 - Asia 46.0

European Team Garry Kasparov RUS 11/12 Loek Van Wely NED 8/12 Etienne Bacrot FRA 7.5/12 Emil Sutovsky ISR and Mikhail Gurevich BEL 6.5/12 Zurab Azmaiparashvili GEO 5/6 Christopher Lutz GER 3/6

Asian Team Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB 7.5/12 Utut Adianto INA 4.5/12 Ye Jiangchuan CHN 4.5/12 Evgeny Vladimirov KAZ 3.5/12 Dao Thien Hai VIE 2.5/12 Ian Rogers AUS 2/10 Zhu Chen 0/2

Internet coverage: http://chess.batumi.net/

The Captains were for Europe Alexander von Gleich of Germany and for Asia Ignatius Leong of Singapore.

Men

Round 1 (September 17, 2001)

Rogers, Ian             -  Kasparov, Garry         0-1   47  D00  Queen's Pawn Game
Dao Thien Hai           -  Van Wely, Loek          1/2   48  D85  Gruenfeld Defence
Adianto, Utut           -  Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  1/2   39  A42  Modern Defence (with c2-c4/without Nf6)
Vladimirov, Evgeny      -  Bacrot, Etienne         0-1   39  B22  Sicilian Alapin Variation
Ye Jiangchuan           -  Sutovsky, Emil          1-0   39  B92  Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    -  Gurevich, Mikhail       1-0   30  E11  Bogo Indian Defence

Round 2 (September 17, 2001)

Kasparov, Garry         -  Rogers, Ian             1-0   48  B01  Centre Counter
Van Wely, Loek          -  Dao Thien Hai           0-1   34  D43  Anti-Meran Gambit
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  -  Adianto, Utut           1-0   62  D17  Slav Defence
Bacrot, Etienne         -  Vladimirov, Evgeny      0-1   47  A25  English Sicilian Attack
Sutovsky, Emil          -  Ye Jiangchuan           0-1   27  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Gurevich, Mikhail       -  Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    0-1   55  A36  English Botvinnik Variation

Round 3 (September 17, 2001)

Gurevich, Mikhail       -  Rogers, Ian             1-0   30  A41  Modern Defence counter 1.d4
Kasparov, Garry         -  Dao Thien Hai           1-0   45  C42  Petroff's Defence
Van Wely, Loek          -  Adianto, Utut           1-0   46  A21  English Opening
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  -  Vladimirov, Evgeny      1/2   23  D53  Queens Gambit
Bacrot, Etienne         -  Ye Jiangchuan           1/2   38  E97  King's Indian Classical
Sutovsky, Emil          -  Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    0-1   52  B06  Modern Defence

Round 4 (September 17, 2001)

Rogers, Ian             -  Gurevich, Mikhail       1/2   52  C11  French Defence
Dao Thien Hai           -  Kasparov, Garry         0-1   27  E35  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Adianto, Utut           -  Van Wely, Loek          1-0   31  D19  Slav Defence
Vladimirov, Evgeny      -  Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  0-1   35  A42  Modern Defence (with c2-c4/without Nf6)
Ye Jiangchuan           -  Bacrot, Etienne         0-1   59  B06  Modern Defence
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    -  Sutovsky, Emil          1/2   68  D98  Gruenfeld Defence Smyslov

Round 5 (September 18, 2001)

Rogers, Ian             -  Sutovsky, Emil          1/2   63  A16  English Opening
Dao Thien Hai           -  Gurevich, Mikhail       0-1   27  D52  Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs
Adianto, Utut           -  Kasparov, Garry         0-1   62  D77  Gruenfeld Defence 3.g3
Vladimirov, Evgeny      -  Van Wely, Loek          0-1   40  D19  Slav Defence
Ye Jiangchuan           -  Lutz, Christopher       1-0   
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    -  Bacrot, Etienne         1/2   30  D15  Slav Defence

Round 6 (September 18, 2001)

Sutovsky, Emil          -  Rogers, Ian             1-0   38  B12  Caro Kann Advanced
Gurevich, Mikhail       -  Dao Thien Hai           1-0   
Kasparov, Garry         -  Adianto, Utut           1/2  
Van Wely, Loek          -  Vladimirov, Evgeny      1-0   
Lutz, Christopher       -  Ye Jiangchuan           1-0  
Bacrot, Etienne         -  Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    1/2 

Round 7 (September 18, 2001)

Bacrot, Etienne         -  Rogers, Ian             1/2 
Sutovsky, Emil          -  Dao Thien Hai           1-0
Gurevich, Mikhail       -  Adianto, Utut           1/2 
Kasparov, Garry         -  Vladimirov, Evgeny      1-0   25  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed
Van Wely, Loek          -  Ye Jiangchuan           1-0   58  E90  King's Indian Classical
Lutz, Christopher       -  Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    1/2

Round 8 (September 18, 2001)

Rogers, Ian             -  Bacrot, Etienne         1/2   35  D23  Queen's Gambit Accepted
Dao Thien Hai           -  Sutovsky, Emil          0-1
Adianto, Utut           -  Gurevich, Mikhail       1-0   51  D46  Semi-Slav Defence
Vladimirov, Evgeny      -  Kasparov, Garry         0-1   23  E54  Nimzo Indian
Ye Jiangchuan           -  Van Wely, Loek          0-1   36  C10  French Rubinstein
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    -  Lutz, Christopher       1-0   62  E05  Catalan System

Round 9 (September 19, 2001)

Rogers, Ian             -  Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  0-1
Dao Thien Hai           -  Bacrot, Etienne         1/2
Adianto, Utut           -  Sutovsky, Emil          1/2
Vladimirov, Evgeny      -  Gurevich, Mikhail       1/2   28  D47  Queens Gambit Meran
Ye Jiangchuan           -  Kasparov, Garry         0-1
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    -  Van Wely, Loek          1/2

Round 10 (September 19, 2001)

Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  -  Rogers, Ian             1-0   50  E11  Bogo Indian Defence
Bacrot, Etienne         -  Dao Thien Hai           1-0   30  D11  Slav Defence
Sutovsky, Emil          -  Adianto, Utut           1-0   31  B12  Caro Kann Advanced
Gurevich, Mikhail       -  Vladimirov, Evgeny      1/2
Kasparov, Garry         -  Ye Jiangchuan           1/2   25  B43  Sicilian Paulsen
Van Wely, Loek          -  Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    0-1   52  D35  QGD Exchange Variation

Round 11 (September 19, 2001)

Van Wely, Loek          -  Zhu Chen                1-0   32  D15  Slav Defence
Lutz, Christopher       -  Dao Thien Hai           1-0   30  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen
Bacrot, Etienne         -  Adianto, Utut           1-0   55  A21  English Opening
Sutovsky, Emil          -  Vladimirov, Evgeny      1-0   48  B31  Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Gurevich, Mikhail       -  Ye Jiangchuan           1/2
Kasparov, Garry         -  Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    1-0   70  B36  Sicilian Maroczy Bind

Round 12 (September 19, 2001)

Zhu Chen                -  Van Wely, Loek          0-1   34  D85  Gruenfeld Defence
Dao Thien Hai           -  Lutz, Christopher       1/2   37  E25  Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Adianto, Utut           -  Bacrot, Etienne         1/2   31  D15  Slav Defence
Vladimirov, Evgeny      -  Sutovsky, Emil          1-0   72  D90  Gruenfeld Defence Flohr
Ye Jiangchuan           -  Gurevich, Mikhail       0-1
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    -  Kasparov, Garry         0-1   29  A60  Modern Benoni Defence


EUR-ASIA Rapid Match Batumi GEO (GEO), 17-19 ix 2001
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                                        1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12 
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 1 Kasparov, Garry         g RUS 2838  +13 +13 +12 +12 + 8 = 8 +10 +10 + 9 = 9 + 3 + 3  11.0 /12  3017
 2 Van Wely, Loek          g NED 2695  =12 -12 + 8 - 8 +10 +10 + 9 + 9 = 3 - 3 +14 +14   8.0 /12  2735
 3 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam    g UZB 2704  + 6 + 6 + 5 = 5 = 4 = 4 =11 +11 = 2 + 2 - 1 - 1   7.5 /12  2780
 4 Bacrot, Etienne         g FRA 2653  +10 -10 = 9 + 9 = 3 = 3 =13 =13 =12 +12 + 8 = 8   7.5 /12  2711
 5 Sutovsky, Emil          g ISR 2651  - 9 - 9 - 3 = 3 =13 +13 +12 +12 = 8 + 8 +10 -10   6.5 /12  2645
 6 Gurevich, Mikhail       g BEL 2633  - 3 - 3 +13 =13 +12 +12 = 8 - 8 =10 =10 = 9 + 9   6.5 /12  2645
 7 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab  g GEO 2674  = 8 + 8 =10 +10  .   .   .   .  +13 +13  .   .    5.0 / 6  2855
 8 Adianto, Utut           g INA 2598  = 7 - 7 - 2 + 2 - 1 = 1 = 6 + 6 = 5 - 5 - 4 = 4   4.5 /12  2603
 9 Ye Jiangchuan           g CHN 2677  + 5 + 5 = 4 - 4 +11 -11 - 2 - 2 - 1 = 1 = 6 - 6   4.5 /12  2598
10 Vladimirov, Evgeny      g KAZ 2612  - 4 + 4 = 7 - 7 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 = 6 = 6 - 5 + 5   3.5 /12  2532
11 Lutz, Christopher       g GER 2643   .   .   .   .  - 9 + 9 = 3 - 3  .   .  +12 =12   3.0 / 6  2651
12 Dao Thien Hai           g VIE 2572  = 2 + 2 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 5 = 4 - 4 -11 =11   2.5 /12  2455
13 Rogers, Ian             g AUS 2538  - 1 - 1 - 6 = 6 = 5 - 5 = 4 = 4 - 7 - 7  .   .    2.0 /10  2449
14 Zhu Chen               wg CHN 2497   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  - 2 - 2   0.0 / 2      
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Women

Round 1 (September 17, 2001)

Hoang Thanh Trang        -  Chiburdanidze, Maia      1/2   49  E38  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Zhu Chen                 -  Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  1-0
Xu Yuhua                 -  Ioseliani, Nana          1-0   34  B85  Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Xie Jun                  -  Gurieli, Nino            1-0   33  A08  Barcza System

Round 2 (September 17, 2001)

Chiburdanidze, Maia      -  Hoang Thanh Trang        0-1   51  A25  English Sicilian Attack
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  -  Zhu Chen                 0-1   46  B26  Sicilian Closed System
Ioseliani, Nana          -  Xu Yuhua                 1-0   66  A33  English Symmetrical Variation
Gurieli, Nino            -  Xie Jun                  0-1   42  D02  Queen's Pawn Game

Round 3 (September 17, 2001)

Gurieli, Nino            -  Hoang Thanh Trang        0-1   46  A87  Dutch Leningrad System
Chiburdanidze, Maia      -  Zhu Chen                 0-1   57  D12  Slav Defence
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  -  Xu Yuhua                 0-1   47  B23  Sicilian Closed System
Ioseliani, Nana          -  Xie Jun                  1-0   35  A16  English Opening

Round 4 (September 17, 2001)

Hoang Thanh Trang        -  Gurieli, Nino            1-0   30  D97  Gruenfeld Defence Russian
Zhu Chen                 -  Chiburdanidze, Maia      0-1   36  E15  Queens Indian
Xu Yuhua                 -  Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  1-0   50  B51  Sicilian Rossolimo
Xie Jun                  -  Ioseliani, Nana          1/2   47  B48  Sicilian Paulsen

Round 5 (September 18, 2001)

Hoang Thanh Trang        -  Ioseliani, Nana          1-0   60  D46  Semi-Slav Defence
Zhu Chen                 -  Gurieli, Nino            1/2
Xu Yuhua                 -  Chiburdanidze, Maia      1/2   41  B19  Caro Kann
Xie Jun                  -  Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  1-0   50  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo Variation

Round 6 (September 18, 2001)

Ioseliani, Nana          -  Hoang Thanh Trang        1/2
Gurieli, Nino            -  Zhu Chen                 0-1   38  A14  Reti Opening
Chiburdanidze, Maia      -  Xu Yuhua                 0-1   40  E46  Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  -  Xie Jun                  0-1

Round 7 (September 19, 2001)

Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  -  Hoang Thanh Trang        1-0   29  C01  French Exchange
Ioseliani, Nana          -  Zhu Chen                 1-0   40  A37  English Symmetrical Variation
Gurieli, Nino            -  Xu Yuhua                 0-1   37  A30  English Symmetrical Variation
Chiburdanidze, Maia      -  Xie Jun                  1/2   40  D72  Gruenfeld Defence 3.g3

Round 8 (September 19, 2001)

Hoang Thanh Trang        -  Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina  0-1   64  A55  Old Indian Defence
Zhu Chen                 -  Ioseliani, Nana          1/2   53  E15  Queens Indian
Xu Yuhua                 -  Gurieli, Nino            1-0   52  B08  Pirc Defence
Xie Jun                  -  Chiburdanidze, Maia      0-1   29  B19  Caro Kann


EUR-ASIA Rapid Match Women Batumi GEO (GEO), 17-19 ix 2001
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                                        1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
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1 Xu Yuhua                wg CHN 2502  +5 -5 +7 +7 =6 +6 +8 +8  6.5  2717
2 Hoang Thanh Trang        m VIE 2445  =6 +6 +8 +8 +5 =5 -7 -7  5.0  2561
3 Zhu Chen                wg CHN 2497  +7 +7 +6 -6 =8 +8 -5 =5  5.0  2561
4 Xie Jun                  g CHN 2553  +8 +8 -5 =5 +7 +7 =6 -6  5.0  2561
5 Ioseliani, Nana          m GEO 2497  -1 +1 +4 =4 -2 =2 +3 =3  4.5  2542
6 Chiburdanidze, Maia      g GEO 2513  =2 -2 -3 +3 =1 -1 =4 +4  3.5  2456
7 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina wg RUS 2507  -3 -3 -1 -1 -4 -4 +2 +2  2.0  2306
8 Gurieli, Nino            m GEO 2347  -4 -4 -2 -2 =3 -3 -1 -1  0.5  2055
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3) European Club Cup 2001

The European Club Cup finals take place in Crete 22nd-30th September 2001. The event is a 7 round Swiss system and the teams will comprise 6 players and the right to use two substitutes. Players include Korchnoi, Svidler, Bareev, Dreev, Beliavsky, Onischuk, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Rublevsky, Ponomariov, Ivan Sokolov, Svidler and Zvjaginsev.

The event is a 7 round Swiss system and the teams will comprise 6 players and the right to use two substitutes.

In addition just before the start of the event was the "Battle of Crete" rapid-play tournament won by Stelios Halkias on tie-break from Dmitry Svetushkin both scoring 8.5/11.

Live coverage: http://www.venizelia.gr

The Berlin team of Schachfreunde Neukoelln plays and they will cover the event at: http://www.sfr-neukoelln.de/

Round 1 Results: 
Bosna Sarajevo             -  Herzlia Chess Club           5.5-0.5
Schachfreunde Neukölln 03  -  S-Petersburg LTD               1-5
Gazovik                    -  HOLDIA  DP  Praha            5.5-0.5
ŠK Slovan Bratislava       -  Norilsky nikel (Norilsk)       1-5
Polonia Plus GSM Warsaw    -  BM Kisela Voda Skopje        4.5-1.5
Hellir Chess Club          -  Danko Donbass                  2-4
Kiseljak                   -  SK Rockaden                    4-2
Riga, TSI                  -  Merkur Versicherungen Graz   1.5-4.5
Beer Sheva Chess Club      -  Vesnianka                    4.5-1.5
C.C.Reykjavik              -  SV Werder Bremen               2-4
Kydon S C - Supersport     -  Bray Chess Club              3.5-2.5
Rochade Eupen              -  ASA Tel Aviv Chess Club        1-5
SK Hohenems                -  Koninklijke Antwerpse - OSK    5-1  
Cercle des Échecs Gambit Bonnevoie      -  Csuti Antal SK  0.5-5.5  
ULIM Moldova               -  SK Bestex Nove Zamky         3.5-2.5
Joensuu Chessclub          -  Helsinge Skakklub              3-3
ALKALOID                   -  Asker SK                       4-2
Dublin Chess Club          -  Boavista Futebol Club          1-5
Chess Association Plock    -  Monmouth Minnows Chess Club    4-2      
Randaberg SK                  BYE  

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Battle of Crete Rapid Panormo GRE (GRE), 1-12 ix 2001
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 1. Halkias, Stelios          m  GRE 2505 8.5 75    2505 
 2. Svetushkin, Dmitry        m  MDA 2461 8.5 73.5  2461 
 3. Grivas, Efstratios        g  GRE 2489 8.0 74.5  2489 
 4. Zoler, Dan                m  ISR 2507 8.0 74.5  2507 
 5. Banikas, Hristos          g  GRE 2531 7.0 76.5  2531 
 6. Nikolaidis, Ioannis       g  GRE 2531 7.0 74.0  2531 
 7. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios     GRE 2435 7.0 72.0  2435 
 8. Galego, Luis              m  POR 2467 7.0 68.0  2467 
 9. Stisis, Yaacov            m  ISR 2391 6.5 69.0  2391 
10. Gofshtein, Zeev-Alon      g  ISR 2518 6.5 69.5  2518 
11. Kantsler, Boris           g  ISR 2524 6.5 68.0  2524 
12. Chilov, Alexandros           GRE 2307 6.5 63.0  2307 
40 players

4) European Senior Championships

The European Senior Championships took place in Saint Vicent, Italy 15th-23rd September 2001. Jacob Murey was the clear winner with 7.5/9.

Internet coverage: http://www.scacchivda.com/seniorchamp/navigationeuorosenior/index.html

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European Seniors Saint Vincent ITA (ITA), 15-23 ix 2001
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 1. Murey, Jacob             g  ISR 2480  7.5  52.5  42.25  2591 
 2. Tatai, Stefano           m  ITA 2350  7.0  53.5  41.25  2545 
 3. Taimanov, Mark E         g  RUS 2439  7.0  52.5  39.00  2532 
 4. Csom, Istvan             g  HUN 2415  7.0  52.5  38.25  2531 
 5. Klovans, Janis           g  LAT 2446  6.5  54.0  36.75  2491 
 6. Cibulka, Vladimir        f  SVK 2321  6.0  51.0  31.00  2345 
 7. Vucenovic, Dragomir         SUI 2275  6.0  50.5  30.00  2450 
 8. Lapienis, Donatas        f  LTU 2311  6.0  43.5  27.50  2313 
 9. Gruzmann, Boris          f  RUS 2308  5.5  48.5  26.25  2269 
10. Khanukov, Boris             GER 2313  5.5  48.5  26.00  2275 
11. Semasev, Kim             f  LAT 2300  5.5  48.5  26.00  2199 
12. Kraidman, Yair           g  ISR 2322  5.5  48.0  26.75  2231 
13. Rahls, Peter             f  GER 2320  5.5  46.5  27.50  2164 
14. Lieb, Harald             f  GER 2286  5.5  46.5  26.75  2328 
15. Arkhangelsky, Boris      m  RUS 2416  5.5  45.5  26.00  2310 
16. Luboshitz, Alexander        BLR 2200  5.5  44.5  26.25  2267 
17. Laco, Giuseppe              ITA 2167  5.5  44.5  24.25  2130 
18. Orev, Petar              m  BUL 2245  5.5  41.0  20.25  2183 
19. Chehlov, Aleksander      f  LAT 2267  5.0  47.5  22.25  2258 
20. Vaisman, Volodia         m  FRA 2398  5.0  46.5  23.50  2213 
21. Dotan, Valeria              ISR 2031  5.0  43.0  21.25  2235 
22. Etmans, Maarten          f  NED 2142  5.0  43.0  21.00  2038 
23. Kraaykamp,Wim                   ----  5.0  41.0  19.75  2133 
24. Kohlschmidt,Christoph           ----  5.0  41.0  19.50  1920 
25. Schwertel, Johann               ----  5.0  40.5  18.50  1975 
63 players

5) Armenian Championships

The Armenian Championships took place September 13-24th 2001. 11 players (6 GMs 4 IMs and 1 NM) competed in the event which was won by Smbat Lputian.

Internet coverage: http://www.armchess.am/

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                                       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
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 1. Lputian, Smbat G       g ARM 2608  * 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 1  7.5  2702 
 2. Aronian, Levon         g ARM 2562  0 * 1 = 1 = = 1 = 1 1  7.0  2663 
 3. Anastasian, Ashot      g ARM 2588  = 0 * 1 = 1 = = = 1 1  6.5  2621 
 4. Asrian, Karen          g ARM 2604  = = 0 * = = 1 1 = 1 =  6.0  2581 
 5. Yegiazarian, Arsen     g ARM 2551  = 0 = = * 1 = 0 1 1 1  6.0  2587 
 6. Minasian, Artashes     g ARM 2581  = = 0 = 0 * = 1 = 1 1  5.5  2548 
 7. Minasian, Ara          m ARM 2480  = = = 0 = = * = = 0 1  4.5  2486 
 8. Sargissian, Gabriel    m ARM 2514  0 0 = 0 1 0 = * 1 1 =  4.5  2482 
 9. Nalbandian, Tigran     m ARM 2458  0 = = = 0 = = 0 * = 0  3.0  2375 
10. Haroutjunian, Gevorg     ARM 2346  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = * 1  2.5  2342 
11. Hachatrian, Vahagn     m ARM 2411  0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 0 *  2.0  2289 
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6) Hungarian Women's Championships

The Hungarian Women's Championships take place in Budapest 21st-29th September 2001. My thanks to Gabor Kallai and Paul Suranyi.

Internet coverage: http://www.saxo.hu/

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                                    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 
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 1. Grabics, Monika   wm HUN 2295  * . . . . . 1 = . 1  2.5  2498 
 2. Gara, Anita       wm HUN 2303  . * . = . . . 1 . 1  2.5  2573 
 3. Goczo, Melinda       HUN 2158  . . * 0 1 . . . 1 .  2.0  2495 
 4. Gara, Ticia       wm HUN 2381  . = 1 * . 0 . . . .  1.5  2215 
 5. Dembo, Yelena     wm HUN 2391  . . 0 . * 1 . . = .  1.5  2227 
 6. Toth, Lili           HUN 2184  . . . 1 0 * . = . .  1.5  2355 
 7. Adam, Olga           HUN 2156  0 . . . . . * . = 1  1.5  2287 
 8. Horvath, Julia    wm HUN 2294  = 0 . . . = . * . .  1.0  2135 
 9. Lakos, Nikoletta  wg HUN 2339  . . 0 . = . = . * .  1.0  2110 
10. Csonkics, Tunde   wg HUN 2227  0 0 . . . . 0 . . *  0.0       
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7) African Championships

Hassan Khaled reports: The African Chess Championships and Women’s African Chess Championship take place in Cairo at the Eastern Company Chess Club, 16th-25th September 2001. The events are 9 round Swiss System and are played using the new FIDE time control. Tiebreak Matches will be played on 25 September. 24 players from 13 Federations participate in Men section, lead by GM Hamdouchi, Hichem from (MAR) then IM Belkhodja, Slim who got his origin nationality (TUN). One player from each federation plus two over 2300 can participate in the tournament. 6 players qualify to World Championship. 12 players from 8 federations participate in Women’s Section. The number of participants per Federation is not limited. The Chief Arbiter is Andrzej Filipowicz from Poland.

Round 4 Standings:
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                                         1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9 
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 1. Belkhodja, Slim       m  FRA 2531  +17 =12 + 7 = 5  .   .   .   .   .   3.0  2605 
 2. El Taher, Fouad       m  EGY 2477  +15 =11 = 5 +13  .   .   .   .   .   3.0  2579 
 3. Hamdouchi, Hichem     g  MAR 2533  =13 = 4 +22 +10  .   .   .   .   .   3.0  2538 
 4. Kobese, Watu          m  RSA 2373  +23 = 3 =10 +11  .   .   .   .   .   3.0  2554 
 5. Simutowe, Amon        m  ZAM 2462  +22 +20 = 2 = 1  .   .   .   .   .   3.0  2516 
 6. Belouadah,Saad           ALG ----  =16 =17 +14 +12  .   .   .   .   .   3.0  2515 
 7. Rizouk, Aimen         m  ALG 2442  + 8 =10 - 1 +17  .   .   .   .   .   2.5  2470 
 8. Lungu, Nase           f  ZAM 2250  - 7 +25 = 9 +16  .   .   .   .   .   2.5  2391 
 9. Bouaziz, Slim         g  TUN 2379  =14 =13 = 8 =15  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2270 
10. Tissir, Mohamed       m  MAR 2383  +21 = 7 = 4 - 3  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2384 
11. Abdelnabbi, Imed      m  EGY 2430  +19 = 2 =12 - 4  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2373 
12. Labib, Ibrahim Hasan  m  EGY 2409  +18 = 1 =11 - 6  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2290 
13. Malupande, Lungu         ZAM 2338  = 3 = 9 +20 - 2  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2347 
14. Aranov, Yuri             RSA 2180  = 9 =16 - 6 +22  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2257 
15. Henni, Mohamed        m  ALG 2314  - 2 +23 =16 = 9  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2330 
16. Kaabi, Mejdi          m  TUN 2365  = 6 =14 =15 - 8  .   .   .   .   .   1.5  2099 
17. Chahrani, Ibrahim        LBA 2337  - 1 = 6 +21 - 7  .   .   .   .   .   1.5  2203 
18. Domingos, Catarino       ANG 2200  -12 =21 =19 =20  .   .   .   .   .   1.5  2121 
19. Ben Nasser, Khaled       LBA 2234  -11 -22 =18 +23  .   .   .   .   .   1.5  2167 
20. Woldeyes,Mekitew         ETH ----  +24 - 5 -13 =18  .   .   .   .   .   1.5  2163 
21. Nadir, Samir             SUD 2190  -10 =18 -17 +25  .   .   .   .   .   1.5  2143 
22. Gwaze, Robert         m  ZIM 2287  - 5 +19 - 3 -14  .   .   .   .   .   1.0  2159 
23. Molale, Ofentse          BOT 2101  - 4 -15 +25 -19  .   .   .   .   .   1.0  2037 
24. BYE                          ----  -20  .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   0.0       
25. Bhowany,Koomaren         MRI ----   .  - 8 -23 -21  .   .   .   .   .   0.0       
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                                          1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9 
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 1. Arouche, Farida          ALG 2065  + 8 = 5 + 6 + 3  .   .   .   .   .   3.5  2348 
 2. Houli,Asma               ALG ----  + 4 + 6 - 3 + 5  .   .   .   .   .   3.0  2205 
 3. Van der Merwe,Cecile     RSA ----  +11 + 7 + 2 - 1  .   .   .   .   .   3.0  2209 
 4. Toubal,Wissam            ALG ----  - 2 +10 +11 + 8  .   .   .   .   .   3.0  2193 
 5. Bahji,Hind               MAR ----  +12 = 1 + 7 - 2  .   .   .   .   .   2.5  2111 
 6. Mudongo, Boikhutso    wf BOT 2050  +10 - 2 - 1 + 9  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2016 
 7. Afonso, Flora            ANG ----  + 9 - 3 - 5 +10  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2000 
 8. Metosy,Amina             TUN ----  - 1 +12 + 9 - 4  .   .   .   .   .   2.0  2016 
 9. Namutebi,Catherine       UGA ----  - 7 +11 - 8 - 6  .   .   .   .   .   1.0  1819 
10. Nakandi,Juliet           UGA ----  - 6 - 4 +12 - 7  .   .   .   .   .   1.0  1819 
11. Makumbe,Tiritoga         ZIM ----  - 3 - 9 - 4 +12  .   .   .   .   .   1.0  1807 
12. Nanteza,Charity          UGA ----  - 5 - 8 -10 -11  .   .   .   .   .   0.0       
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8) 6th European Club Cup for women

The 6th European Club Cup for women took place in Belgrade, September 15th-23rd 2001. My thanks to Sergey Sudakov and Mihajlo Savic.

Mihajlo Savic reports: Only ten teams competed including four from Yugoslavia, including defending champions "Agrouniverzal" from Belgrade. A seven round swiss was played. "Agrouniverzal" retained the title. The title was to be decided on board points however due to a tie match points decided the title. Among the 49 players there were 21 WGMs and 10 IMs. The best top board score was made by GM Natasa Bojkovic with 5/7 on board 2 GM Corina Peptan scored 6,5/7 (the best result of the tournament), board 3 GM Evgenia Ovod 5,5/7, board 4 GM Svetlana Prudnikova with 6/7. The winning "Agrouniverzal" team was: GM Alisa Maric, GM Nino Khurtsidze, GM Tatiana Stepovaia-Dianchenko and GM Svetlana Prudnikova. The chief arbiter was Jasmina Sakotic and the tournament's permanent director Werner Stubenvoll.

6th Women's European Club Cup, Belgrade, September 15-23

Source: Politika http://www.politika.co.yu/ Information collated by Sergey Sudakov at: http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/eurowomc.html

Swiss system, 7 rounds

Teams:

1. Agrouniverzal (Zemun YUG): A. Maric (2457), Khurtsidze (2446), Stepovaja (2451), Prudnikova (2406), Chelushkina (2394).

2. AEM Timishoara (ROM): Zhukova (2440), Peptan (2460), Olarašu (2312), Bogza (2290).

3. BAS (Belgrade YUG): Bojkovic (2452), Gaponenko (2404), Manakova (2353), Kalevic (2219), G. Zarkovic (2265).

4. Cheljabinsk (RUS): Shumjakina (2371), Grabuzova (2391), Galjanina (2335), Strutinskaja (2361), Kochetkova (2248).

5. St.Petersburg (RUS): Polovnikova (2368), Stjazhkina (2343), Ovod (2327), Zimina (2312), Sudakova (2319).

6. Bucharest (ROM): Fojšor (2423), Ionescu (2354), Calotescu (2283), Marin (2159).

7. Nova Gorica (SLO): Sedina (2380), Krivec (2242), Grosar (2220), Srebrnic (2176).

8. Gosha (Smederevska Palanka YUG): Aleksandrova (2387), M. Petrovic (2244), Dragaševic (2151), Zarkovic (2085), Milivojevic (2035).

9. Rad (Belgrade YUG): M. Savic (2180), J. Miloradovic (2173), Drljevic (2132), R. Kovacevic (2082), Kezele (unrated).

10. Slavija (Srpsko Sarajevo YUG): Benderac (2276), Dimovska (2090), J. Ivanovic (2061), Skrkar (2000), V. Djuric (2015).

Final Standings:
 1. AGROUNIVERZAL, Beograd            YUG  11.0 (18,5)
 2. AEM-Luxten, Timisoara             ROM  10.0 (18,5)
 3. B A S, Beograd                    YUG  10.0 (17,5)
 4. ST.PETERSBURG, St.Petersburg      RUS  10.0 (16,0)
 5. SHISHMATE-MECHEL, Chelybinsk      RUS   9.0 (17,5)
 6. CHES CLUB, Nova Gorica            SLO   7.0 (14,0)
 7. ASOCIATA SPORTIVA RAT, Bucharest  ROM   7.0 (14,0)
 8. G O S A, Smederevska Palanka      YUG   4.0 (10,5)
 9. SLAVIJA, Sarajevo                 BIH   2.0 (10,0)
10. R A D, Beograd                    YUG   0.0 ( 3,5)

Best boardscores:

1. N. Bojkovic (BAS) 5(7) 2. C. Peptan (Timishoara) 6,5(7) 3. E. Ovod (St.Petersburg) 5,5(7), 4. S. Prudnikova (Agrouniverzal) 6(7).

9) VI International Chess Festival in Cesenatico

The VI International Chess Festival in Cesenatico took place 9th-16th September 2001. Sinisa Drazic took first place with 7/9. Only a small number of games are available with none from round 9.

Internet coverage: http://www.antiquascom.it/

Final (round 9) Standings:
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 1. Drazic, Sinisa         g  YUG 2480  7.0 41.0 
 2. Mrdja, Milan           m  CRO 2399  6.5 43.5 
 3. Voiska, Margarita      wg BUL 2296  6.0 43.0 0.5 4
 4. Naumkin, Igor          g  RUS 2411  6.0 43.0 0.5 3
 5. Kunze, Holger             GER 2220  6.0 41.0 4.0 
 6. Roos, Michael             GER 2294  6.0 41.0 3.5 
 7. Tomescu, Vlad          m  ROM 2417  5.5 39.0 
 8. Bertagnolli, Alexander    ITA 2290  5.5 37.5 
 9. Dunsbach, Ralf Dr.     f  GER 2320  5.0 44.0 
10. Wehmeier, Stefan       m  GER 2377  5.0 41.5 3.5 
11. Maksimovic, Suzana     wg YUG 2294  5.0 41.5 0.5 
12. Brancaleoni, Maurizio     ITA 2196  5.0 39.5 
13. Bonacci, Mauro            GER 2202	5.0 39.0 
30 players

10) Croatian Team Championships

The Croatian Team Championships took place in Pula (Croatia) 10th-18th September 2001. There were 1st league (men, women and juniors) 2nd league (women and juniors). Mravince Dalmacijacement won the men's team event. My thanks to Mirjana Medic for the information.

Detailed information on the official internet site: http://www.crochess.com/turniri/pula/1liga_01/liga.htm

1st league (team)  Pula (Croatia) 10-18, September 2001.
Final Standings

Mravince Dalmacijacement  47,5
Pozega                    47,0
Zrinjevac                 40,5
Slavonska banka           33,0
Osijek                    31,0
Goran                     25,0
HT-TKC Split              24,0
Casino-Aksiom             21,5
Mladost                   20,5
Bilokalnik                16,0

1st league (team) (women) Pula (Croatia) 
10-18, September 2001.
Final Standings

Mravince Dalmacijacement  30,0
Slavonska banka           22,5
Belisce-Metalis           21,0
Goranka-Kenda             19,5
Stridon                   19,5
Mladost                   14,5
Bilokalnik                12,0
Delnice                   11,0
Zadar                     10,0
Maestral                   9,0

1st league (team) (juniors) Pula (Croatia) 
10-18, September 2001.
Final Standings

Sokadija                  19,0
Mravince Dalmacijacement  18,0
Pula                      17,5
Dubrovnik                 17,5
Slavonska banka           17,0
HT-TKC Split              14,5
Mladost                   13,5
Maestral                  10,5
Junior Jadroagent          9,5

11) 5th Pablo Gorbea Memorial

The V Pablo Gorbea Memorial took place 6th-15th September 2001. 264 players competed in the event which was won by Davor Komljenovic ahead on tie-break from Walter Arencibia and Oleg Korneev all scored 7.5/9. The game Korneev vs Herrera round 7 earned Korneev a special prize for the best attacking game.

Information Juan Carlos Ruiz http://www.hechiceros.net/.

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 1. Komljenovic, Davor               g  CRO 2478  7.5  50.0  54.50 
 2. Arencibia, Walter                g  CUB 2548  7.5  48.5  53.50 
 3. Korneev, Oleg                    g  RUS 2572  7.5  48.0  52.50 
 4. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G      m  ESP 2484  7.0  51.5  56.00 
 5. Lalic, Bogdan                    g  ENG 2528  7.0  49.5  54.00 
 6. Georgiev, Vladimir               g  BUL 2584  7.0  49.5  53.50 
 7. Hellsten, Johan                  m  SWE 2471  7.0  47.0  51.00 
 8. Gustafsson, Jan                  m  GER 2535  7.0  46.5  50.50 
 9. Campos G., Luis Maria            m  ESP 2421  7.0  44.5  47.50 
10. Arencibia, Juan Joel             m  CUB 2418  7.0  42.0  46.00 
11. Hernando Rodrigo, Julio A           ESP 2294  6.5  51.5  53.50 
12. Belezky, Sasha                   m  UKR 2398  6.5  50.0  53.50 
13. San Emeterio Cabanes, Jose Luis     ESP 2288  6.5  49.5  53.00 
14. Pogorelov, Ruslan                g  UKR 2401  6.5  49.0  53.00 
15. Alonso, Salvador                 m  ARG 2430  6.5  48.5  52.50 
16. Moreno Ruiz, Javier              f  ESP 2416  6.5  48.0  52.00 
17. Moreno Carnero, Javier           m  ESP 2514  6.5  47.5  50.50 
18. Alvarez Ibarra, Rafael           m  ESP 2417  6.5  47.0  52.00 
19. Roeder, Mathias                  m  GER 2466  6.5  45.0  48.50 
20. Kovacevic, Slobodan              m  YUG 2378  6.5  44.5  45.00 
21. Adla, Diego                      m  ARG 2499  6.5  44.0  48.50 
22. Simonenko, Sergei                m  TKM 2419  6.5  44.0  48.50 
23. Roa Alonso, Santiago             f  ESP 2335  6.5  44.0  48.00 
24. Lazarev, Vladimir                g  RUS 2459  6.5  44.0  46.00 
25. Khamrakulov, Ibragim S           m  UZB 2485  6.5  41.5  44.50 
26. Ballesteros, David                  ESP 2285  6.5  39.0  40.00 
264 players

12) Lausanne Open

The Lausanne Open took place 14th-17th September 2001. The seven round open was won by Andrei Shchekachev on 6/7 ahead of a group of five on 5.5/7. No games available.

Internet coverage: http://www.chessonline.ch/members/lejoueur/openlausanne.htm

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 1 Shchekachev Andrei g RUS 2546 6.0 33.5 211 
 2 Lamoureux Charles  i FRA 2369 5.5 35.0 208 
 3 Gallagher Joseph   g SUI 2516 5.5 32.5 207 
 4 Raetsky Alexander  i RUS 2452 5.5 30.0 208.5 
 5 Bucher Denis         SUI 2256 5.5 30.0 201.5 
 6 Burnier David        SUI 2290 5.5 29.5 198.5 
 7 Kaenel Hansjuerg   i SUI 2426 5.0 31.5 202 
 8 Huss Andreas       i SUI 2332 5.0 31.0 202 
 9 Zuodar Lucio         SUI 2036 5.0 31.0 186 
10 Trabert Bettina   wg GER 2234 5.0 30.5 203.5 
11 Pinol Fabrice        SUI 2127 5.0 29.5 187 
12 Vesin Jean-Robert    FRA 2215 5.0 26.5 179.5 
13 Smit Frans           NED 2143 5.0 24.0 176 
84 players

13) 6th Governor's Cup

John Donaldson reports: The 6th Annual Governor's Cup, held September 21-23 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, saw Grandmasters Yury Shulman and Alex Wojtkiewicz repeat as champions with a score of 4 1/2 - 1/2. Two-time US Champion Patrick Wolff,ending a three year layoff from the game, tied for third at 4-1 with fellow GM Alex Ivanov, IM John Donaldson and FM Emory Tate. A total of 244 players participated in the multi-section event organized by De and David Knudsen for the Sioux Empire Chess Foundation.

14) Mitropa Cup

The Mitropa Cup took place alongside the European Seniors in Saint-Vincent (Vallée D’Aoste) 15th–23rd September 2001. Ferenc Berkes won with 6.5/9.

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 1. Berkes, Ferenc          HUN 2525  * = 0 1 1 = = 1 1 1  6.5  2442 
 2. Santo Roman, Marc     g FRA 2426  = * = 1 0 = 1 1 = 1  6.0  2412 
 3. Vavrak, Peter           SVK 2286  1 = * = 0 1 = = 1 =  5.5  2383 
 4. Plachetka, Jan        g SVK 2443  0 0 = * = 1 1 = 1 1  5.5  2365 
 5. Guidarelli, Laurent   f FRA 2323  0 1 1 = * = 0 0 = 1  4.5  2299 
 6. Vaculik, Martin         CZE 2144  = = 0 0 = * = 1 1 =  4.5  2318 
 7. Kuemin, Simon         f SUI 2313  = 0 = 0 1 = * = = =  4.0  2257 
 8. Sakelsek, Tadej         SLO 2202  0 0 = = 1 0 = * = =  3.5  2232 
 9. Zaragatski, Ilja        GER 2248  0 = 0 0 = 0 = = * 1  3.0  2182 
10. Mogranzini, Roberto     ITA 2104  0 0 = 0 0 = = = 0 *  2.0  2103 
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15) 4NCL

The first two rounds of the 4NCL took place this last weekend. The venue for all matches will be the Grand Moat House Hotel in Birmingham. The dates for the 2001-2 season are: Rounds 1-2 22nd-23rd September 2001. Rounds 3-4 24th-25th November 2001. Rounds 5-6 19th-20th January 2002. Rounds 7-8 23rd-24th March 2002. Rounds 9-11 4th-6th May 2002.

Official coverage: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/ and http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/4ncl/index.html

     MIDLAND MONARCHS           2-6   GUILDFORD-ADC 1    
1 w  Pert, Nicholas     2475    0-1   Conquest, Stuart C.    2565  
2 b  Ledger, Andrew J.  2418    0-1   Kosten, Anthony C.     2542  
3 w  Hunt, Adam C.      2408    1/2   Plaskett, James        2482  
4 b  Williams, Simon K. 2369    0-1   Rowson, Jonathan       2514  
5 w  Pert, Richard G.   2245    1/2   Baker, Chris W.        2370  
6 b  Ledger, David J.   2312    0-1   Povah, Nigel E.        2362  
7 w  Ledger, Stephen C. 2196    1/2   Broomfield, Matthew    2271  
8 b  Tidman, Sophie (F) 1928    1/2   Yurenok, Maria S. (F)  2088  
          2 - 6      
                
     SLOUGH 1                  2½-5½  BRISTOL 1    
1 w  Miles, Anthony J.  2565    1/2   Ansell, Simon          2376  
2 b  McNab, Colin A.    2437    1/2   Buckley, Graeme        2370  
3 w  Houska, Jovanka    2354    1/2   Lalic, Susan (F)       2329  
4 b  Thiruchelvam, M    2240    0-1   Cobb, Charles          2310  
5 w  Richmond, Robert   2234    0-1   Burgess, Graham        2292  
6 b  Devereaux, Maxim   2268    0-1   Beaumont, Chris        2292  
7 w  Houska, Miroslav   2284    1-0   McFarland, Robert S.   2278  
8 b  Smith, Andrew P.   2234    0-1   Collier, David O.      2254  


     BARBICAN 4NCL 2            3-5   BARBICAN 4NCL 1    
1 w  Shikerov, Stefan   2298    0-1   Parker, Jonathan       2547  
2 b  Hodgson, John H.   2297    1/2   Kelly, Brian           2458  
3 w  Berry, Neil        2256    0-1   Crouch, Colin S.       2407  
4 b  Trent, Lawrence    2249    1/2   Collinson, Adam        2405  
5 w  Coleman, David     2234    1-0   Knott, Simon           2373  
6 b  Twyble, Michael S. 2234    1/2   Dishman, Stephen       2347  
7 w  Collins, Sam *     2194    0-1   Palliser, Richard      2337  
8 b  Rutherford, Elaine 2117    1/2   Lauterbach, Ingrid (F) 2138  

                
     THISTLE WHITE ROSE         ½-7½  WOOD GREEN 1    
1 w  Arkell, Keith C.  2431     1/2   Speelman, Jonathan S.  2603  
2 b  default                    0-1   Baburin, Alexander     2584  
3 w  Kirsanov, Oleg *  2365     0-1   Emms, John M.          2532  
4 b  Gayson, Peter M.  2282     0-1   Turner, Matthew J.     2511  
5 w  Townsend, M. Paul 2238     0-1   Ward, Christopher      2493  
6 b  Barrett, Steve J. 2210     0-1   Hunt, Harriet (F)      2418  
7 w  Burnett, Jim      2209     0-1   Martin, Andrew D.      2449  
8 b  Keeling, Karen    2048     0-1   Tiller, Bjorn          2376  


     WOOD GREEN 2              5½-2½  WESSEX    
1 w  Littlewood, Paul  2410     1/2   Webb, Richard M.       2356  
2 b  Levitt, Jonathan  2415     1/2   Rossiter, Philip J.    2363  
3 w  Pein, Malcolm     2424     1-0   Poulton, James         2414  
4 b  Lee, Graham D.    2321     1/2   Corkett, Anthony R.    2283  
5 w  Sowray, Peter J.  2334     1-0   Simons, Martin J.      2215  
6 b  Tan, Desmond      2253     1/2   Yeo, Michael J.        2213  
7 w  Norris, Alan      2304     1/2   Upton, Ian J.          2260  
8 b  Jackson, Sheila A 2185     1-0   Kosten-Forintos, G. *  1800  


     BEESON GREGORY 1           6-2   BEESON GREGORY 2    
1 w  Adams, Michael    2744     1-0   Hennigan, Michael T.   2451  
2 b  Nunn, John D.M.   2584     1-0   McDonald, Neil R.      2406  
3 w  Gallagher, Joseph 2516     1-0   Cooper, Lawrence       2352  
4 b  Chandler, Murray  2540     1/2   Mortazavi, Ali         2361  
5 w  Hebden, Mark L.   2550     1-0   Richardson, John R.    2330  
6 b  McShane, Luke J.  2511     1/2   Anderton, David W.     2227  
7 w  Summerscale, A    2510     1-0   Lyell, Mark            2219  
8 b  Sheldon, Ruth     2301     0-1   Richards, Heather S.   2230  

16) 123rd New York State Championship

Bill Townsend reports: Grandmaster Ildar Ibragimov was the winner of the 123rd New York State Championship, played August 31 to September 3 in Rochester, New York. Ibragimov, with 5.5 points, led the field by a full point, after defeating IM Enrico Sevillano in the final round. The previous round Sevillano had scored an upset victory over many-time NYS Champion GM Joel Benjamin. GM Ibragimov and GM Benjamin had agreed to a short draw in round four. Joining Benjamin and Sevillano at 4.5 were well-known chess coach, and former NYS champion, Sunil Weeramantry and expert Chuck Cadman, who defeated veteran master Laszlo Tapaszto in the final round. The New York State Championship is one of the longest running tournaments in the United States, and perhaps the world. This year's edition was also called the "Alan Benjamin Memorial" after the former New York State Chess Association President who died early this year. Alan Benjamin was a tireless worker for chess in New York State, and was also the father of GM Joel Benjamin, the current U.S. Champion.

Final (6 Rounds)
 1. Ibragimov, Ildar   5.5
 2. Benjamin, Joel     4.5 
 3. Sevillano, Enrico  4.5
 4. Weeramantry, Sunil 4.5
 5. Cadman, Chuck      4.5
 6. Pupols, Viktors    4.0
 7. Golyak, Isay       4.0
 8. Mac Arthur, John   4.0
 9. Polyak, Pavel      4.0
10. Tapaszto, Laszlo B 3.5
11. Katrein, Matthew R 3.5
12. Kwartler, Lonnie S 3.5
13. Strenzwilk, Denis  3.5
14. Davis, Barry B     3.5
15. Taylor, Steven A   3.5
16. Lam, Daniel        3.5
17. Kalfas, Richard B  3.5
18. Altschuler, Bruce  3.5
19. Levine, Viktor S   3.0
20. Schut, Hans        3.0
21. Buehl, Walter M    3.0
22. Chipkin, Leonard B 3.0
23. Stenzel, Harold G  3.0 
24. Harris, Frederic K 3.0 
45 Players in the Open section
153 in the other 5 sections.

Full crosstable is available at: http://www.chesstour.com/nysc01.htm

17) President's Cup

The President's Cup took place in Abudhabi UAE (UAE), 12th-21st September 2001 reports Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh. A.R. Saleh Jasim won with 7.5/9.

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President's Cup Abudhabi UAE (UAE), 12-12 ix 2001
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                                            1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9 
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 1. Jasim, A.R. Saleh        f  UAE 2293  +19 +15 +12 + 4 = 6 + 3 = 2 = 7 + 5  7.5  2447 
 2. Saud, Mohamed               UAE 2163  +14 +23 = 3 = 5 = 8 + 4 = 1 =10 + 7  6.5  2335 
 3. Hassan, Abdul            f  UAE 2242  +20 = 7 = 2 +15 +12 - 1 = 4 +11 + 8  6.5  2313 
 4. Saleh, Nagueb               UAE 2252  +10 +13 + 8 - 1 + 5 - 2 = 3 + 6 = 9  6.0  2312 
 5. Tayeb, Suhail               UAE 2221  +22 =11 + 7 = 2 - 4 +13 =10 + 8 - 1  5.5  2231 
 6. Saleh, Nabil                UAE 2230  -23 +26 +21 +13 = 1 - 7 +12 - 4 +10  5.5  2218 
 7. Mohd, A. Altaher            UAE 2117  +28 = 3 - 5 +24 +17 + 6 = 8 = 1 - 2  5.5  2238 
 8. Tareq, H. Omran             UAE 2155  +17 +24 - 4 +16 = 2 +11 = 7 - 5 - 3  5.0  2167 
 9. Majed,Saeed                     ----  -15 +20 +19 =12 -11 =17 +14 =13 = 4  5.0  2124 
10. Faisal, Khayree             IRQ 2247  - 4 =29 =26 +22 +16 +15 = 5 = 2 - 6  5.0  2155 
11. Hassan,A.Altaher                ----  +25 = 5 -15 +18 + 9 - 8 +22 - 3 =12  5.0  2171 
12. Mohamed, Hossein         f  UAE 2203  +21 +27 - 1 = 9 - 3 +18 - 6 +15 =11  5.0  2143 
13. Ibrahim, Ismail             UAE 2136  +29 - 4 +22 - 6 +23 - 5 +17 = 9 =15  5.0  2136 
14. Jumaa,Ahmed                     ----  - 2 -19 +30 -20 +26 +16 - 9 +23 +17  5.0  2061 
15. Hussan, Mohamed Seif        UAE 2142  + 9 - 1 +11 - 3 +20 -10 +23 -12 =13  4.5  2124 
16. Khouri,Ahmed                    ----  =26 =25 +23 - 8 -10 -14 =29 +30 +24  4.5  2080 
17. Khalid,Khamis                   ----  - 8 =18 +25 +27 - 7 = 9 -13 +20 -14  4.0  2023 
18. Khalifa,Khamis                  ----  -24 =17 +29 -11 +19 -12 =20 =21 =22  4.0  1993 
19. Abdullah,Mohd Saleh             ----  - 1 +14 - 9 =21 -18 =24 =28 =27 +29  4.0  2003 
20. Faisal,Mohd Abdulla             ----  - 3 - 9 +28 +14 -15 =21 =18 -17 +30  4.0  1999 
21. Haitham,Saeed                   ----  -12 +30 - 6 =19 =27 =20 =24 =18 =25  4.0  2040 
22. Faisal,Obaid                    ----  - 5 +28 -13 -10 +30 +25 -11 =24 =18  4.0  2059 
23. Faisal,Mohd Saleh               ----  + 6 - 2 -16 +26 -13 +27 -15 -14 =28  3.5  1994 
24. Nawaf, Farooq               UAE 2125  +18 - 8 =27 - 7 =25 =19 =21 =22 -16  3.5  1971 
25. Issa, Mohammed              UAE 2194  -11 =16 -17 +29 =24 -22 =27 =28 =21  3.5  1933 
26. Saeed,Ahmed                     ----  =16 - 6 =10 -23 -14 =28 =30 +29 =27  3.5  1973 
27. Khouri,Ibraheem Mohamed         ----  +30 -12 =24 -17 =21 -23 =25 =19 =26  3.5  1978 
28. Meshaal,Mousa                   ----  - 7 -22 -20 -30 =29 =26 =19 =25 =23  2.5  1868 
29. Mansour, Abbas                  ----  -13 =10 -18 -25 =28 +30 =16 -26 -19  2.5  1898 
30. Saeed,Al Jounaibi               ----  -27 -21 -14 +28 -22 -29 =26 -16 -20  1.5  1727 
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18) Forthcoming Events and Links

5th World Chess Team Championship

The 5th World Chess Team Championship will take place October 12th-20th 2001, in Yerevan, Armenia. The National Teams of Russia, Germany, Ukraine, Armenia, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Iran, FYROM will participate in the event.

Information about the event and the teams will be available on the official website.

Internet coverage: http://www.armchess.am

Essent Chess tournament

The Essent Chess tournament takes place in Hoogeveen October 12th-20th 2001. Four player double round robin with Viktor Kortchnoi, Judit Polgar, Loek van Wely and Lazaro Bruzon.

Internet coverage: http://www.hoogeveen.nl/essent-chess/

10th Monarch Assurance

The 10th Monarch Assurance International Chess Tournament takes place 29th September - 7th October 2001. Alexander Morozevich, Sergei Tiviakov, Vladimir Tukmakov, Eugueny Gleizerov and Alexander Baburin are amongst the players.

Official sitehttp://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2001/index.html

ONCE Chess Lectures

Next month there will be some lectures by famous people in chess: Leontxo Garcia, GM Valery Salov, IM Boris Zlotnik, IM Ricardo Calvo. The organisers will publish the names of the winners of the literary contest about chess at the same time. ONCE is the organizer (spanish organization for blind people) of all these events.

Further details: http://www.hechiceros.net/site/news/articulos/espana/nesp00138.shtml

Free Online ajedrez.uruwow.com event

ajedrez.uruwow.com launches an International on-line Tournament 3 levels : Beginners, Advanced and Profesional, in series of 5 players. Registration is free.

Address: http://ajedrez.uruwow.com

Linares Chess Open 2002

The IX ANIBAL CHESS OPEN in Linares, Spain takes place 1st-10th March, 2002. The dates are parallel to the XX CIUDAD DE LINARES International Chess Tournament. The event will be Swiss system, 10 rounds using the new FIDE time control. The venue will be the Hotel Anibal, Linares.

Prizes in Euros (-25% taxes) 1º D.Luis Rentero Suarez prize 10.000 2º 5.000 3º 2.500 4º 1.500 5º 1.000 6º-25º 300 26º-50º 160

Conditions: GM and IM with inscription confirmed by the Organization: free accommodation in a double room Hotel Anibal GM 2600 ELO check special conditions.

Special prices at Hotel Anibal for those players whose inscription had been confirmed by the Organization:

Double room: 24,50 euros per person Single room: 45,00 euros Continental Breakfast: 1,90 euros Buffet Breakfast: 3,80 euros Lunch: 4,90 euros Dinner:4,90 euros

IMPORTANT: Only those players whose inscription had been confirmed by the Organization are guaranteed these prices

Inscription: Every player: 50 euros e-mail: linares@teleline.es linareschess@wanadoo.es Fax: 34 953 652204

DEADLINE: Monday, 18th February

New Dolmen International

Title of Tournament: New Dolmen International Tournament Country: Malta Tournament dates: 13th January to 19 January 2002 Venue: New Dolmen Hotel, Qawra, St. Paul's Bay Prize Fund: US$ 5000 Format: Open 7 round Swiss FIDE Rated Organisers: International Chess Organising Committee (Malta) C/O New Dolmen Hotel, Qawra, St. Paul's Bay, Malta Fax No. +356 438730 Email: jjgrech@mail.global.net.mt

Details: http://www.global.net.mt/jjgrech

S.C. Lasker Tournament

The Lasker Chess Club in Bucharest, Romania is organising an "Autumn Festival" 13th-27th October 2001.

There will be three events: A event IGM category 7-8 with 12-16 players a B IM Category 2-4 event with 12-16 players and a women's IM event Category 3-5 with 12-16 players.

Entry fees and details can be obtained from: The Romanian Chess Federation, Ion Campineanu Street, no. 20, phone: 312.55.25 or 312.70.56, fax: 312.19.44 Central Chess Club: Otetari Street, no. 2, phone 314.68.13. or Organizer: FIDE Master Emil Pessi: O.P. 38 – C.P. 80, 72250 Bucharest-Romania, phone 0040-1-240.07.00; fax: 0040-1-312.19.44 (if contacted he assures the reception of the players). E-mail: rchirila@hotmail.com or ggg@dnt.ro

Czech Tour - Open Znojmo and Open Krkonose

Entries are still open for two FIDE open tournaments in the Czech Republic: OPEN ZNOJMO (7.-14.10. 2001) and OPEN KRKONOSE (1.-8.11. 2001) without additional pay. Nowadays more than 30 players from 8 countries in OPEN ZNOJMO and 40 players from 8 countries in OPEN KRKONOSE are registred. For more information look at: http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour

SmartChess.com International

The Second SmartChess.com International Chess Tournament will be held October 7-15th in New York City at the Manhattan Chess Club. The lineup for this 9-RR event is Category X based on the July rating list, but the October list will be used. The lineup follows: GM I. Novikov (Ukr/2593), GM A. Wojtkiewicz (Pol/2568), IM A. Cela (Alb/2483), GM P. Blatny (Cze/2478), IM G. Shahade (USA/2455), IM H. Nakamura (USA/2452), IM I. Zugic (Can/2440), IM E. Perelshteyn (USA/2436), IM J. Gonzales (Phi/2432) and IM I. Krush (USA/2421). Avg. Rating 2475.8 (Category X pending October rating list)

IA Jerome Bibuld will be the Chief Arbiter The new FIDE Time controls (with 30 second increment) will be used. Games will be broadcast live in ICC. Sponsor is The World Wide Web Chess Superstore. The Organizers are Paul Hodges of SmartChess and Jonathan Hains.

Internet coverage: http://www.smartchess.com

Winterthur Chess Week

The 1st Winterthur Chess Week takes place in Winterthur (Switzerland) October 5th-14th 2001. The main event is a 9-round Open. Several GMs including Vadim Milov will play. First prize is CHF 3000 (US$ 1800). An invitational Youth tournament and a Youth Open (7 rounds October 8th-11th) will also be organized, as well as one Rapid (first prize CHF 1000) and two Blitz (CHF 500) tournaments.

Further details: http://www.chessstore.ch/svw/schachwoche/

Extensions to the pgn standard

Alan Cowderoy (Palamede), Ben Bulsink (DGT Projects), Andrew Templeton (Palamede/Palview), Eric Bentzen (Enpassant.dk, Palamede), Mathias Feist (Chessbase) and Victor Zakharov (Chess Assistant) have started discussions on possible extensions to the PGN standard. The original standard was compiled by Steven J. Edwards but it hasn't been possible to contact him (if you read this they'd like to talk to you!).

The new proposals can be read at: ftp://palamede.com/pub/chess/final.txt

Miercurea Ciuc

The II Banc Post tournaments take place in Miercurea Ciuc (ROM) 22nd-30th September 2001. The main event will be a FIDE round robin Category II-IV there will also be an international open.

Players for the round robin so far (6 of the eventual 10) 1. Ardelean George Catalin ROM m 2431 2. Tikhomirov Sergei MDA m 2364 3. Janakiev Ivan BUL m 2342 4. Sebe Florin ROM 2286 5. Chiricuta Marius ROM f 2238 6. Jicman Ligia ROM wm 2229

Rate of play : 6 hours (16 p.m. – 22 p.m., last round 10 a.m. – 16 p.m.). Entry fee : A : >2150 = 400, 2151-2200 = 300, 2201-2250 = 250, (ELO/DEM) 2251-2300 = 200, 2301-2351 = 150, 2351< 100 B : with ELO = 10, without ELO = 20, IGM, wIGM, IM, wIM = 0 Prizes (B) : 100 % of the entry fee + extra prize Board and lodging : Hotel Banc Post *** (str. Sadoveanu, 4), Full board, Single room/day = 37 DEM, Full board, Double room/person/day = 28 DEM.

Organizer : IM Sandor Biro, C.P. 68, R-4100 Miercurea Ciuc-1, Romania, E-mail : caissa@topnet.ro Home page : http://www.topnet.ro/caissa Tel+Fax : (+40)-66-116712 Mobil : +40-90-021866

40th Groningen International Open

The 40th Groningen International Open is also the 3rd European Chess Championships, there are also invitational and open events. The festival takes place 19th December 2001 - 5th January 2002 Groningen, the Netherlands and is organised by Stichting Schaak Groningen.

Internet coverage: http://www.groningenchess.nl/

XXXI Rilton Cup

The XXXI Rilton Cup takes place 27 December 2001 to 5th January 2002.

Information: http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-21958/XXXIRilton_cup0102.htm

IECG Email Chess WorldCup VII Official announcement

All IECG members are welcome to enter the IECG Cup VII preliminary stage. IECG Cup is an open tournament: players of any rating are merged together. So this is a nice opportunity to play a wide range of opponents. Subscriptions are open until September 15. Entries received after this date are used for a replacement list, which will be closed on October 1st. The tournament will be launched on October 1st, for a duration of 11 months. All the unfinished games will be adjudicated.

During the preliminary phase, all participants take part in a 7 players, single round tournament (so 6 games to play). The 2 winners of each section will be entitled to play in the next stage, starting in October 2002. All games count for IECG rating, of course.

IECG membership is paramount to enter the Cup VII. All non-members must join IECG first - visit their registration page http://www.iecg.org/Register.htm

Details and the entry form for Cup VI at: http://www.iecg.org/cupentry.htm

The web entry form is the best method to be enlisted in the Cup, as the process behind is easier for us.

109th New Zealand Chess Championships 2001/2002

The 109th New Zealand Chess Championships 2001/2002 take place 28th December 2001 - 11th January 2002 in Christchurch. The venue will be at The Millennium Hotel, 14 Cathedral square, Christchurch, New Zealand. The Chief Arbiter will be IA Leon Muys (Netherlands).

Chris Wright reports they have had numerous enquiries from overseas regarding the tournament, from Russia, Belarus, England, Netherlands, Hungary, Ireland, and Australia. They hope to have a number of strong international players competing. The tournament will involve many of New Zealand's top players, as it is a selection event for next year's 35th World Chess Olympiad in Bled, Slovenia 2002.

Internet coverage: http://nzchesscongress109.tripod.com/

First and Third Saturday events

GM-IM-closed tournaments in 2001: 1. 1st-13th of September FIRST SATURDAY, HUN, Budapest cat.I-II-III, 2. 6th-19th of October FIRST SATURDAY, HUN, Budapest, cat.VII-VIII, cat.I-II-III. 3. 20th-31th of October THIRD SATURDAY, YUG, Belgrade, same, 4. 3rd-16th of November FIRST SATURDAY, HUN, Budapest, cat.I-II-III, 5. 1st-14th of December FIRST SATURDAY, HUN, Budapest, cat.IX-X. /!!!/, cat.VII-VIII. cat. I-II-III. 6. 15th-28th of December, THIRD SATURDAY, YUG, Belgrade, cat.VII-VIII, cat. I-II-III.

More info: Nagy, Laszlo International Chess Organizer E-mail: firstsat@elender.hu http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat

Two New Books in German

There are two new books in German are out. Both are written by famous chess players.

Svetozar Gligoric and Sinisa Joksic have produced a book in German about the King's Indian Defence. The title is "Gligoric-variante" and it is in German. It is the story of the Mar del Plata variantion which Gligoric played first in 1953 and afterwards played and analysed a lot. The last games included in the book from May and June 2001.

More info: http://avala.yubc.net/~yuchess/engleski/index.htm

The Exzelsior Verlag Berlin has just just published (in German) the only story by Emanuel Lasker: "Wie Wanja Meister wurde". A Hardcover book of 184 pages is costs DM 29.90. Further information Redaktion_Schach@compuserve.com.

July FIDE List Study

Chess Siberia http://www.chessib.com/ an article "Study of the July 2001 FIDE Rating List. Parts I-II" (By Boris Schipkov) are now available.

Bethune Tournament

The 22nd International chess Tournament takes place in Bethune (North of France) 26th-30th December 2001 7 rounds, 40 moves in 2 hours plus one hour K.O, first prize 10000 Francs (about 1500 $)

For more information: http://bethunechess.free.fr

E-mail :bethunechess@aol.com

Bundesliga 2001-2

The team lists for next Bundesliga season are out. The first round is on October 6th-7th 2001 with Porz-Luebeck being one of the top fixtures.

Internet coverage: http://schach.com/bundesliga/2001-2002/bl2001mannschaften.html and http://www.schach.com

44th World Congress of Chess Composition

The 44th World Congress of Chess Composition was held at Wageningen, Netherlands from 28th July to 4th August. The highlight of the week's program was the 25th World Chess Solving Championship, which took place on 31st July and 1st August.

Internet coverage: http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/pccc/2001pccc.html

Panormo Open, Greece

OAA Heraklio Chess Club, Epimenidis Cultural Company and the Greek Chess Federation are announcing the 2001 Panormo open tournament, part of the 2001 European Grand-Prix.

The tournament will be held in sunny Crete, Greece from October 20th-27th 2001 with a total prize fund of more than 3000 Euros (1st prize: 1000 Euros).

More information is available through the official website of the event: http://www.greekchess.com/panormo

Hawaii International Chess Festival Postponed

The Hawaii International Chess Festival has been postponed until 2003. It will have the first World Families Chess Championships. Pro (2000+), Mixed, and Amateur (all players under 2000). Prizes for all sorts of combinations of family members. Information: hawaii@chessworks.com.

British Rapidplay Championships

The British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2001 take place 20th-21st October 2001 at Bradford City Football Club, Valley Parade, Bradford.

Further details: http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/

Corsica Open

The Corsica International Open takes place October 28th-31st 2001. 600 000 F of prices (91 500 euros). For more details (Schedule, prizes, travels) : http://www.opencorsica.com

Tiviakov reports

Sergey Tiviakov's site http://www.tiviakov.demon.nl/ has his reports on the European Championship in Ohrid (Macedonia) and the Dutch Championships in Leeuwarden.

Yin Hao+ vs. World Team (The Rematch)

Tom Hendricks reports: On July 5, 2001, Chinese IM Yin Hao (2576) will begin play against the World Team in an Internet correspondence chess game. This will be a rematch of the game they played last year. That game, which began July 5th, 2000 and ended January 18, 2001, was a 44-move struggle ending in a draw. This time colors will be reversed with Yin Hao now being white and the World Team black. As he was in the first game, Yin Hao will be assisted by U.S. correspondence player Richard Fleming (2404). The first game attracted World Team players from Brazil, Canada, England, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland and the United States. Most of these players first came together during the Kasparov vs. The World game held in 1999. The upcoming game is open to anyone who wishes to play and is willing to follow the basic guidelines of the World Team. Players of all skill levels are welcome. General game topics and specific strategy are discussed at a moderated board found at:

http://boards.gamers.com/messages/overview.asp?name=WTChess&page=1

Visit the site and review the Game Rules and Move Selection Rules. To participate you must both register with gamers.com AND click on 'Request Password' at the top of the strategy board page. Registration with gamers.com is the process of selecting your UserName and Password. When you click on 'Request Password' you will be e-mailed another password that is specific to the strategy board. You will need to enter it only the first time that you post to the board. Those of you who participated in the first game with Yin Hao need not request the board password - it remains the same.

Book prizes and ICC (Internet Chess Club) memberships will be awarded throughout the game to lucky members of the World Team. So come and join the fun. Additional information can be obtained by writing to tahiv@hotmail.com

Krkonose Open 2001

The 2nd Krkonose International Open which is part of the Czech Tour 2001/2002 takes place 1st-8th November 2001 in Snezkou, Czech Republic. The 9 round Swiss at a time rate of 40 moves per 2 hours and half an hour for each player to finish the game. Prize fund: altogether 20.000 CZK

Further information http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour

Elbow Beach Bermuda

There will be several invitational GM and IM Tournaments in the Five star Elbow Beach Hotel in Bermuda prior to their traditional 5 round Open, 17th January to 4th February 2002. There will also be a nine round GM Open.

Contact Nigel Freeman at cadilly@ibl.bm or see the site http://www.bermuda.bm/chess

Znojmo Open

The Znojmo Open (CZE) 2001 will take place 7th-14th October 2001. Contact: Dr. Jan Mazuch, Festival Director of CZECH OPEN 2001 - j.mazuch@avekont.cz CZECH OPEN - International Chess Festival - http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen CZECH TOUR - International Chess Tournaments Series - http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour International Chess Calender - http://www.avekont.cz/calender.htm

Bourgogne weekender

There is a weekend tournament in Bourgogne 6th-7th October 2001. 70 000 Frs in prizes. Venue: Grande salle de l’Hexagone 1st blitz tournament - Saturday 6/10 at 14 h 30 10 000 Frs de prix – 1er 3000, 2000, 1000, 800 et prix par cat. élo II

2nd 5th Open International - Sunday 7th October 9h. 9 rondes : 3 x 10 min,2 x 15 min, 4 x 20 min. 60 000 Frs de prix garantis Général : 1er 5500 F, 2ème 4000, 3ème 3000,( 15 prix ) Spécial Féminines :1ère 2000 F, 2ème 1500, 3ème 1000 Tranches élo :0/1500, 1501/1700,1701/1900 et 1901/2100 et 2101 /2300 1er 1200 F, 2ème 900, 3ème 600, 4ème 300 Vétérans : 1er 1000 F, 2ème 600, 3ème 400. Jeunes : 1er 600 F

Contact: M. LOUIS Tél 03 85 82 55 75- Fax 03 85 82 59 96 e.mail : M.LOUIS@wanadoo.fr F. THIBAUDET Tél/fax 03 85 82 68 72 – THIBAUDETF@AOL.com

6th Wichern Open

The 75th Anniversary of the Barmbek Chess Club in Hamburg will see the 6th Wichern Open take place 13th-21st October 2001. Playing venue: Sports Hall of Wichern Schule in Hamburg (same place as in 1999).

Jubilee Open: 9 rounds Swiss, 7 hours of play (2h/40, 1h/20, 30min/rest). No double rounds. Open for all players. Entry fee: without Elo: 150 DM, Elo less than 2200: 100 DM, ELO higher than 2199: 50 DM, GM/IM free. Prizes 2500 DM / 2000 DM / 1500 DM, many more prices planned depending on number of participants.

Barmbek Open: Limited to players with German national rating (DWZ) less than 1800. 9 rounds Swiss, 5 hours of play (2h/40, 30min/rest). Entry fee: 80 DM, juniors: 40 DM. Prizes: 500 DM/300 DM/200 DM.

For further details: email rolf_sander@magicvillage.de

5th Open International Bavarian Masters

The 5th Open International Bavarian Masters takes place in Bad Wiessee, 27th October - 4th November 2001. Prize-funds: DM 42.000

Details and online-inscription at: http://www.schach-am-tegernsee.de/oib2001

VII Tatry Open in Slovakia

VII Tatry Open 2001 in Tatranské Zruby 29 September - 6 October 2001.

Further information: http://www.chess.sk/turnaje/turnaje.html

Weihnachts-Open 2001

The Weihnachts-Open 2001 takes place in Strausberg (Berlin) Germany from 27.12.2001 to 30.12.2001. The tournament will be ELO and DWZ rated. First prize : 500 DM entry fee : 30 DM

Further information: http://www.weihnachtsopen.de