THE WEEK IN CHESS 391 6th May 2002 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) Chess Unity
Agreement
3) Eurotel KO Prague
4)
59th Men's Polish Chess Championships
5) Turkey-Bulgaria
Chess Summit 2002
6) VIII Leonardo di Bona International
Open
7) Third Saturday
8) Internet
Human vs Computers
9) Israeli League
10) Bundesliga
11) Mitropa Cup 2002
12) Capablanca Memorial 2002
13) First
Saturday May
14) Backa Palanka 2002
15) 6th Charles Linklater Memorial
16) 2nd
Oxford University Chess Congress
17) Final Weekend of the
4NCL
18) Asuncion
19) Forthcoming
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Games section
Eurotel KO Prague 37 games
Polish Chess Championships 42 games
Turkey-Bulgaria Chess Summit 42 games
Cutro Open 72 games
Third Saturday 12 games
Internet Human vs Computers 1 game
Israeli League 323 games
Bundesliga 64 games
Mitropa Cup 2002 60 games
First Saturday May 22 games
Backa Palanka 2002 30 games
6th Charles Linklater Memorial 55 games
2nd Oxford University Congress 60 games
820 games
My thanks to Christopher Morgan, Vladica Andrejic, Laszlo Nagy,
Lanfranco Bombelli, Toni Ayza, John Henderson, Richard Palliser, Steve
Brandwein, Alex Yermolinsky, Pawel Suwarski and Bartlomiej Macieja and all
those who helped with this issue.
The agreement reached in Prague for a unified World Championships was
essential for the future health of chess. Tough negotiation meant that a deal
looked in doubt until mid-afternoon on Monday 6th. As the plan states "In the
given circumstances and in the interest of the future of chess we will have to
accept that the unity plan is far from perfect." most obviously in the
apparent non-participation of Anand and Ivanchuk. It will be interesting to see
the reaction of players who didn't sign the agreement. Nevertheless the world
championships couldn't carry on as it was as the cycles were clearly not
economic. Now its possible to see much better coverage for chess in the media
and the possibility of building on this event to produce other tournaments as
well. Some time in the next 90 days detailed proposals will be made and we will
be able to see more clearly what will happen next. For the chess fan its the
most exciting development in chess for many years. For a start it sets up the
fascinating match Garry Kasparov vs. Ruslan Ponomariov. Finally you've got to
hand it to Yasser Seirawan, without his vision and drive this wouldn't have
happened. Personally I found the possiblity of reunification of titles
inconceivable a few months ago when he produced his proposals.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
Plans for a unified Classical Chess Championships under the auspices of
FIDE have been agreed in Prague today on May 6th. They will result in a single
undisputed champion after a World title match in October - November 2003.
Prague Unity Plan - Annex A
This Annex A document explains the plan to unify the chess world.
Before discussing the unity plan, we must all realize that the current
situation in the chess world makes it virtually impossible to offer a
plan that will fully satisfy all interested parties, from FIDE, Vladimir
Kramnik and Einstein TV (ETV), Garry Kasparov, the rank and file World's
grandmasters and the Chess Commissioners Office for the First Cycle.
Contracts have been signed, sponsors have made their commitments and the
calendar of chess events does not encourage the staging of many and varied
classical chess events to create a FIDE Classical Chess Champion. The plan for
the First Cycle should be economical, efficient, marketable and reasonably
acceptable to the world's chess players and fans. While the First Cycle is
being staged, a firm agreement for the Second Cycle is agreed and its
implementation and funding must begin as soon as possible.
Currently, Vladimir Kramnik and ETV have embarked on a cycle that will
stage a tournament in Dortmund with seven top grandmasters and the German
Champion GM Christopher Lutz. The Dortmund winner is to play Vladimir Kramnik
in a match for the Classical Chess World Championship.
We all realize that four top ten players are missing from the ETV cycle:
Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, Ruslan Ponomariov and Vassily Ivanchuk.
UNITY PLAN
Although to would certainly be preferable to include all top 10 players
in the First Cycle, timing and existing commitments and contracts appear to
make that impossible. In the given circumstances and in the interest of the
future of chess we will have to accept that the unity plan is far from
perfect.
The Dortmund winner will play the Classical World Chess Champion
Vladimir Kramnik and the present FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov will
play Garry Kasparov, the current World's number one rated player.
The two match winners will play a reunification Classical Chess
World Championship match in October/November 2003.
The unity plan brings about a single unified Classical World Chess
Champion within a one and a half year period. That opens the doors to a new
World Chess Championship cycle inclusive of all the top chess players in the
world. We realize that cooperation and support of all parties is necessary and
that by setting aside personal interests we can achieve this goal.
Resolution of May 6, 2002 on the Unification of the Chess
World
- All parties and persons present at the meeting of May 6,
2002 in Prague have expressed their willingness to support the process of
unification of the Chess World.
- This process accepts the main principle that FIDE is the
custodian and owner of the World Chess Championship title and that there should
be only one federation - FIDE - recognized by the IOC and the world of sports
representing the Chess World
- The unification process has to lead to only one
undisputed World Champion recognized by FIDE.
- The professional chess world requires a professional
management body to be constituted on the basis of a business plan, which will
be submitted by Bessel Kok and to be discussed and agreed with the World Chess
Foundation and the FIDE Presidential Board within 90 business days after May 6,
2002. on approval of the business plan, FIDE shall issue a license (excluding
Einstein Group pre-unification events) to this body to manage professional
chess as a profitable business.
- FIDE supports the principles of unity plan (Annex A)
presented by Bessel Kok and will cooperate to help with the acceptance of the
principles on which the unity plan is based and the implementation thereof, by
all players concerned including the FIDE World Champion, and all organizers
involved.
- All parties and persons present agree to the principles
put forward during the meeting with respect to the post-unification World
Championships system.
- All parties and person present at the meeting of May 6,
2002 in Prague have agreed that they will do their utmost to achieve the
unification of the Chess World.
Made this day in Prague, May 6, 2002.
Signed by H.E. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE President
Bessel Kok
Garry Kasparov
Vladimir Kramnik
Yasser Seirawan
Alexey Orlov, President World Chess Foundation
The Eurotel knockout took place in Prague April 27th - May 5th 2002. 32
of the best players in the World competed for a prizefund of 500,000 Euros and
the Eurotel Trophy. Presented under the auspices of Online World Chess B.V.
(Bessel Kok, and Serge Grimaux), it was the highest-level chess event ever to
be held in the Czech Republic.
Time rate 25 minutes + 5 seconds per move. Two blitz games and if
necessary a final game were used in case of a tie. The event’s final had
two games played at 40 moves in 2 hours; 20 moves in 1 hour; rest of the game
in 30 minutes.
The event was won by Viswanathan Anand who beat surprise finalist
Anatoly Karpov. Karpov's impressive run was wins against Short, Vladimir
Kramnik, Alexander Morozevich and Alexei Shirov. In the other half of the draw
Vassily Ivanchuk accounted for Garry Kasparov but was eliminated in the
semi-finals by Anand. This result brings to an end a bad run of results for
Anand.
Schedule:
Round 1 - April 28th and 29th
Round 2 - April 30th
Quarter finals
May 1st
Semi-finals May 2nd
Rest day May 3rd
Finals May 5th-6th
2002
Internet site: http://www.worldchesstrophy.cz
Find your Eurotel KO Fantasy Chess Results at :
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Round 5 Final (May 4th-5th 2002)
Anand, Viswanathan - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 59 C42 Petroff's Defence
Karpov, Anatoly - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 34 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Eurotel Trophy Final Prague CZE (CZE), 4-5 v 2002
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1 2
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Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2752 1 = 1.5 2883
Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2690 0 = 0.5 2559
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Semi Finals 2nd May 2002
Ivanchuk (UKR) - * Anand (IND) 1/2 1/2
Playoff 0.5-1.5
Karpov (RUS) * - Shirov (ESP) 1/2 1/2
Playoff 2-0
Quarter Finals 1st May 2002
Group A:
Kasparov (RUS) - * Ivanchuk (UKR) 1/2 1/2
Playoff 1-1. Sudden Death Game 0-1
Group D:
Anand (IND) * - Sokolov (BIH) 1/2 1-0
Group B:
Karpov (RUS) * - Morozevich (RUS) 1-0 1/2
Group C:
Topalov (BUL) - * Shirov (ESP) 1/2 0-1
Round 2 30th April 2002
Group A:
Kasparov (RUS) * - Polgar (HUN) 1-0 1-0
Gelfand (ISR) - * Ivanchuk (UKR) 0-1 1/2
Group D:
Anand (IND) * - Khalifman (RUS) 1-0 1-0
Sokolov (BIH) * - Adams (ENG) 1-0 1/2
Group B:
Kramnik (RUS) - * Karpov (RUS) 1/2 0-1
Grischuk (RUS) - * Morozevich (RUS) 0-1 0-1
Group C:
Topalov (BUL) * - Svidler (RUS) 1-0 1/2
Shirov (ESP) * - Jussupow (GER) 1-0 1-0
The 59th Men's Polish Chess Championships take place in Warsaw April
28- May 12, 2002. Michal Krasenkow has started with 6.5/7 and is a point clear
of second seed Bartlomiej Macieja. My thanks to Pawel Suwarski and Bartlomiej
Macieja.
Internet coverage: http://szachy.plusgsm.pl/
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59th ch-POL Warsaw POL (POL), 29 iv-12 v 2002 cat. X (2498)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2641 * . . . 1 . 1 1 = . 1 . 1 1 6.5 2863
2. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2584 . * = = . 1 . . . 1 1 = . 1 5.5 2717
3. Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2538 . = * = . = = . 1 . . 1 . = 4.5 2583
4. Grabarczyk, Miroslaw g POL 2484 . = = * . = . . . = 1 = = . 4.0 2571
5. Bartel, Mateusz m POL 2417 0 . . . * 0 = 1 1 . = . . 1 4.0 2539
6. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2564 . 0 = = 1 * . = . 1 . . 0 . 3.5 2513
7. Cyborowski, Lukasz m POL 2510 0 . = . = . * = = = . . 1 . 3.5 2507
8. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2570 0 . . . 0 = = * = . . 1 . 1 3.5 2480
9. Tomczak, Rafal f POL 2384 = . 0 . 0 . = = * . = . 1 . 3.0 2459
10. Blehm, Pawel g POL 2547 . 0 . = . 0 = . . * 0 1 . 1 3.0 2438
11. Bobras, Piotr m POL 2435 0 0 . 0 = . . . = 1 * = . . 2.5 2409
12. Gdanski, Jacek g POL 2523 . = 0 = . . . 0 . 0 = * 1 . 2.5 2414
13. Stryjecki, Marek m POL 2456 0 . . = . 1 0 . 0 . . 0 * 0 1.5 2259
14. Lagowski, Patryk f POL 2321 0 0 = . 0 . . 0 . 0 . . 1 * 1.5 2306
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The Turkey-Bulgaria Chess Summit 2002 was a 12 round double-round
Schveningen tournament which took place in Istanbul 24th April - 2nd May 2002.
Close all the way through the match finished in a 36-36 tie.
Direct
Link to Daily Coverage by the Turkish Chess Federation:
http://www.tsf.org.tr/english/index.html
TURKEY:
FM Umut ATAKISI 2358 7½
FM Alper OLCAYÖZ 2294 6
Kerem LACINER 2194 4½
FM Kývanç HAZNEDAROGLU 2345 7½
FM Mert ERDOGDU 2295 6½
FM Yakup BAYRAM 2312 4
ELO average: 2300 36
BULGARIA:
GM Milko POPCHEV 2431 7
GM Ivan RADULOV 2368 6½
WGM Maria VELCHEVA 2327 3½
IM Bogomil ANDONOV 2364 7
Aleksandar KOLEV 2367 5½
Stefan SIMEONOV 2348 6½
ELO average: 2367 36
The VIII Leonardo di Bona International Open took place in Cutro, Italy
24th April - 1st May 2002. 13 Grandmasters and 11 International Masters are
playing. Number one seed Oleg Korneev won the event with 7/9.
Internet coverage:
http://www.federscacchi.it/tornei/02cutro.htm
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VIII Leonardo di Bona Open Cutro ITA (ITA), 24 iv-1 v 2002
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1. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2599 7.0 44.0
2. Georgiev, Vladimir g BUL 2502 6.5 44.0
3. Zelcic, Robert g CRO 2547 6.0 44.5
4. Janev, Evgeni m BUL 2521 6.0 42.0
5. Chatalbashev, Boris g BUL 2537 6.0 41.0
6. Vasilev, Milen m BUL 2424 5.5 43.5
7. Genocchio, Daniele f ITA 2326 5.5 42.0
8. Ristic, Nenad g YUG 2464 5.5 40.0
9. Djuric, Stefan g YUG 2489 5.5 35.5
10. Roeder, Mathias m GER 2487 5.0 42.0
11. Skembris, Spyridon g GRE 2429 5.0 38.5
12. De Vreugt, Dennis g NED 2457 5.0 37.5
13. Drasko, Milan g YUG 2513 5.0 37.0
14. Jonkman, Harmen g NED 2520 4.5 42.5
15. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G m ESP 2495 4.5 41.5
16. Ivanov, Jordan m BUL 2411 4.5 38.5
17. Bagaturov, Giorgi g GEO 2434 4.5 38.5
18. Starostits, Ilmars m LAT 2438 4.5 36.5
19. Estremera Panos, Sergio m ESP 2377 4.5 36.5
20. Aleksic, Nenad1 m YUG 2381 4.5 35.0
21. Lazic, Miroljub g YUG 2474 4.0 38.5
22. Calzetta, Monica wm ESP 2278 4.0 33.0
23. Abatino, Maurizio f ITA 2225 4.0 29.5
24. Efimov, Igor g ITA 2446 3.5 38.0
25. Todorov, Ognjan m BUL 2381 3.5 38.0
26. Isonzo, Davide f ITA 2360 3.0 36.0
27. Contin, Daniel m ITA 2338 3.0 36.0
28. Pegorari, Pietro f ITA 2386 3.0 28.5
29. Blasco, Domenico ITA 2037 3.0 28.0
30. Van Hoolandt, Patrick MNC 2157 2.5 33.0
31. Scerbo, Antonio ITA 2091 2.5 26.5
32. Artizzu, Guilio ITA 2129 2.0 29.5
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Vladica Andrejic reports that the Third Saturday Tournament in Belgrade
takes place 20th-30th April 2002. Miroslav Markovic won the event with
8/11.
Coverage: http://www.beochess.org.yu
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TSGM April Belgrade YUG (YUG), 20-30 iv 2002 cat. VII (2414)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Markovic, Miroslav g YUG 2517 * = = = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2579
2. Abramovic, Bosko g YUG 2509 = * 1 = 1 = = = = 0 1 = 6.5 2470
3. Karttunen, Mika m FIN 2429 = 0 * 1 0 1 0 = 1 = = 1 6.0 2448
4. Stojanovic, Mihajlo m YUG 2453 = = 0 * 1 = 0 = = 1 = 1 6.0 2446
5. Nyysti, Sampsa f FIN 2242 0 0 1 0 * 1 1 = = 1 = = 6.0 2465
6. Cabrilo, Goran g YUG 2501 = = 0 = 0 * = 1 = = 1 1 6.0 2442
7. Velickovic, Sasa m YUG 2399 = = 1 1 0 = * 0 0 1 0 1 5.5 2415
8. Nyback, Tomi m FIN 2420 0 = = = = 0 1 * 1 = = 0 5.0 2377
9. Vujacic, Borivoje f YUG 2417 = = 0 = = = 1 0 * 0 = 1 5.0 2377
10. Payen, Arnaud m FRA 2356 0 1 = 0 0 = 0 = 1 * = = 4.5 2354
11. Weinzettl, Ernst m AUT 2397 0 0 = = = 0 1 = = = * = 4.5 2350
12. Popovic, Dragan B f YUG 2329 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 = = * 3.0 2246
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GM Smirin won his human-computer match 5-3 after drawing his replayed
round 7 game against Deep Junior. My thanks to Christopher Morgan.
All computer programs are the latest and greatest versions as submitted
and supervised by their authors, accompanied with special openings preparation.
Hardware: Dual Pentium Intel 1GHz 750MB RAM (or faster), for multi processors
(Junior, Shredder) P2 2.2GHz for single processor (Hiarcs 8, Tiger).
The games plus commentary are also available on the ChessBase site (http://chessbase.com) and on the KasporovChess
site (http://www.kasparovchess.com).
Round 9 (May 1, 2002) [Round 7 Replay]
Deep Junior - Smirin, Ilia 1/2 45 E76 King's Indian Four Pawns
Smirin vs Computers kasparovchess ChessBase INT
14 iv - 1 v 2002
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1 Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2685 5.0 /8
2 HIARCS 8 ---- 1.0 /2
3 DEEP JUNIOR ---- 1.0 /2
4 DEEP SHREDDER ---- 0.5 /2
5 GAMBIT TIGER 2 ---- 0.5 /2
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The 11 round Israeli League is reaching the final stages with 10 rounds
gone. Standings below. Games from the first 9 rounds now available. The top
four teams will playoff at the end of the season. My thanks to Dima Tyomkin.
Internet coverage:
http://www.slavchess.co.il/site/main_page.html
Round 10 Standings:
1 Beer-Sheva A 49.0
2 Hapoel Kfar-Saba 45.5
3 Tel-Aviv University 45.0
4 Rishon Le-Tzion 41.0
5 Hapoel Herzliya 40.5
6 Hapoel Holon 39.0
7 Hapoel Petah-Tikva 31.0
8 Tel-Aviv City 28.0
Beer-Sheva B 28.0
10 Technion Haifa 27.0
11 Beer-Sheva C 22.5
12 Elitzur Petach-Tikva 13.5
The final round of the Bundesliga took place over the weekend of
27th-28th April 2002. Luebeck retained the title they won last year ahead of
Köln Porz in second and Solinger SG in third. With one team short
(Magdeburg withdrew at the start of the season) and another Castrop withdrawing
next year it seems likely only two teams will be relegated instead of four.
Games from half the matches are available.
Websites: http://www.chessgate.de,
http://www.chessbase.com and
http://www.schach.com
Round 14 27th April 2002
Venue: Hamburg
Ksp Hamburg SC 3½-4½ Erfurter SK
2 Pajeken ½ : ½ Luther 1
3 Hochgraefe ½ : ½ Haba 2
4 Trisic ½ : ½ Paehtz,T 4
5 Buhr 0 : 1 Fontaine 5
6 Voigt 1 : 0 Votava 7
7 Von Buelow 1 : 0 Casper 8
8 Berger 0 : 1 Paehtz,E 9
11 Rosmann 0 : 1 Brueggemann 12
SV Werder Bremen 4 - 4 SK König Plauen
2 Babula ½ : ½ Beliavsky 1
4 McShane 0 : 1 Bischoff 2
5 Pelletier ½ : ½ Gdanski 4
7 Joachim 1 : 0 Boensch 5
8 Meins 0 : 1 Kindermann 6
9 Levin 1 : 0 Espig 7
10 Heissler 1 : 0 Kuraszkiewic 8
13 Meyer 0 : 1 Haskamp 10
Venue: Tegernsee
TV Tegernsee 3½-4½ Godesberger SK
1 Khenkin ½ : ½ Dautov 1
2 Ribli ½ : ½ Kengis 3
3 Sokolov ½ : ½ Kveinys 5
4 Hertneck 0 : 1 Langheinrich 6
5 Nataf ½ : ½ Breder 7
7 Teske 1 : 0 Jackelen 8
8 Stangl ½ : ½ Seger 9
9 Gross 0 : 1 Schmidt 12
Stuttgarter Sfr 3 - 5 SG Köln Porz
2 Hickl ½ : ½ Lutz 1
3 Gabriel 0 : 1 Vaganian 6
4 Bunzmann 0 : 1 Andersson 8
5 Buhmann 1 : 0 Hansen 9
6 Schmittdiel 0 : 1 Graf 10
7 Duppel ½ : ½ Van der Doel 11
9 Zeller 0 : 1 Bauer 12
10 Berezovsky 1 : 0 Nijboer 13
Venue: Hamburg
Lübecker SV 5½-2½ SFR Neukölln
4 Speelman ½ : ½ Stohl 2
5 Epishin 1 : 0 Berndt 4
6 Hodgson ½ : ½ Brynell 5
8 Nunn 1 : 0 Borriss 6
9 Hansen 0 : 1 Polzin 7
10 Conquest 1 : 0 Poldauf 9
12 Hector 1 : 0 Thiede 10
13 Agdestein ½ : ½ Rudolf 11
Venue: Heiligenhaus
SG Heiligenhaus 2 - 6 Castrop Rauxel
4 Van Mil 0 : 1 Doettling 4
5 Solleveld 1 : 0 Appel 5
7 Berkvens 0 : 1 Gallagher 6
9 Schmitz 0 : 1 Seul 8
10 Lindner ½ : ½ Hoffmann 9
11 Heller 0 : 1 Bosch 10
13 Perschke ½ : ½ Dinstuhl 11
14 Van Beers 0 : 1 Brendel 13
Solinger SG 5 - 3 SV Wattenscheid
6 Nikolic ½ : ½ Aronian 1
7 Fressinet 1 : 0 Nielsen 2
8 Sadler 0 : 1 Hall 4
9 Lobron ½ : ½ Holzke 5
11 Chandler 1 : 0 Handke 6
12 Rowson 1 : 0 Ellers 7
13 Naumann ½ : ½ Straeter 10
14 Schaefer ½ : ½ Thiel 12
Round 15 April 28th 2002
Venue: Hamburg
Erfurter SK 2½-5½ SV Werder Bremen
1 Luther 0 : 1 Babula 2
2 Haba ½ : ½ Schandorff 3
4 Paehtz,T 0 : 1 McShane 4
5 Fontaine 1 : 0 Pelletier 5
6 Mueller ½ : ½ Joachim 7
7 Votava ½ : ½ Meins 8
9 Paehtz,E 0 : 1 Levin 9
12 Brueggemann 0 : 1 Heissler 10
SK König Plauen 4 - 4 Ksp Hamburg SC
1 Beliavsky 1 : 0 Pajeken 2
2 Bischoff ½ : ½ Hochgraefe 3
5 Boensch ½ : ½ Trisic 4
6 Kindermann ½ : ½ Buhr 5
7 Espig 0 : 1 Voigt 6
8 Kuraszkiewic 0 : 1 Von Buelow 7
10 Haskamp ½ : ½ Berger 8
12 Sandner 1 : 0 Rosmann 11
Venue: Tegernsee
Godesberger SK 4 - 4 Stuttgarter Sfr
1 Dautov ½ : ½ Hickl 2
3 Kengis ½ : ½ Gabriel 3
5 Kveinys ½ : ½ Bunzmann 4
6 Langheinrich ½ : ½ Buhmann 5
7 Breder 0 : 1 Schmittdiel 6
8 Jackelen ½ : ½ Duppel 7
9 Seger 1 : 0 Zeller 9
12 Schmidt ½ : ½ Berezovsky 10
SG Köln Porz 4 - 4 TV Tegernsee
1 Lutz ½ : ½ Khenkin 1
6 Vaganian ½ : ½ Ribli 2
8 Andersson ½ : ½ Sokolov 3
9 Hansen ½ : ½ Hertneck 4
10 Graf 0 : 1 Nataf 5
11 Van der Doel ½ : ½ Teske 7
12 Bauer ½ : ½ Stangl 8
13 Nijboer 1 : 0 Gross 9
Venue: Hamburg
SFR Neukölln 1½-6½ Hamburger SK
2 Stohl 0 : 1 Ftacnik 3
4 Berndt 0 : 1 Berg 5
5 Brynell ½ : ½ Hansen 6
6 Borriss 0 : 1 Wahls 7
7 Polzin 0 : 1 Mueller 8
9 Poldauf 0 : 1 Heinemann 9
10 Thiede ½ : ½ Reeh 11
11 Rudolf ½ : ½ Sebastian 13
Venue: Heiligenhaus
Castrop Rauxel 3 - 5 Solinger SG
4 Doettling 0 : 1 Nikolic 6
5 Appel ½ : ½ Fressinet 7
6 Gallagher 0 : 1 Sadler 8
9 Hoffmann 1 : 0 Lobron 9
10 Bosch ½ : ½ Chandler 11
11 Dinstuhl ½ : ½ Rowson 12
12 Hennig 0 : 1 Naumann 13
13 Brendel ½ : ½ Schaefer 14
SV Wattenscheid 7½- ½ SG Heiligenhaus
1 Aronian 1 : 0 Van Mil 4
2 Nielsen 1 : 0 Solleveld 5
4 Hall ½ : ½ Berkvens 7
5 Holzke 1 : 0 Schmitz 9
6 Handke 1 : 0 Lindner 10
7 Ellers 1 : 0 Heller 11
10 Straeter 1 : 0 Perschke 13
12 Thiel 1 : 0 Van Beers 14
Final Standings:
1. Lübecker SV 14 74 :38 27- 1
2. SG Köln Porz 14 77½:34½ 25- 3
3. Solinger SG 14 66 :46 20- 8
4. SV Werder Bremen 14 66 :46 19- 9
5. Hamburger SK 14 62 :50 17-11
6. TV Tegernsee 14 62 :50 17-11
7. Godesberger SK 14 57½:54½ 16-12
8. SFR Neukölln 14 55½:56½ 15-13
9. Stuttgarter Sfr 14 59½:52½ 14-14
10. Castrop Rauxel 14 53 :59 11-17
11. SV Wattenscheid 14 54 :58 9-19
12. Erfurter SK 14 50 :62 8-20
13. SK König Plauen 14 47½:64½ 8-20
14. Ksp Hamburg SC 14 31½:80½ 2-26
15. SG Heiligenhaus 14 24 :88 2-26
The Mitropa Cup takes place in Leipzig 3rd-11th May 2002. Teams from
Germany (a very strong side including Christopher Lutz, Robert Huebner and
Alexander Graf), Slovenia (Beliavsky, Pavasovic), Switzerland (Korchnoi and
Jenni), Italy, France, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Croatia and Hungary
take part.
Internet coverage:
http://www.sv-goerlitz.de/Turniere/Mitropacup2002/Mitropacup.html
Round 1 3rd May 2002
Italy - Hungary 1-3
Germany - Croatia 3.5-0.5
France - Austria 2.5-1.5
Czech Republic - Slovakia 1.5-2.5
Switzerland - Slovenia 0.5-3.5
(Korchnoi 1/2 Beliavsky top board)
Round 2 4th May 2002
Hungary - Slovenia 2-2
Slovakia - Switzerland 1-3
Austria - Czech Republic 2.5-1.5
Croatia - France 3-1
Italy - Germany 0.5-3.5
Round 3 5th May 2002
Germany - Hungary 2.5-1.5
France - Italy 0.5-3.5
Czech Republic - Croatia 2-2
Switzerland - Austria 3.5-0.5
Slovenia - Slovakia 2.5-1.5
Round 3 Standings:
1. Germany 2581 3 0 0 6-0 9.5
2. Slovenia 2548 2 1 0 5-1 8.0
3. Switzerland 2482 2 0 1 4-2 7.0
4. Hungary 2492 1 1 1 3-3 6.5
5. Croatia 2432 1 1 1 3-3 5.5
6. Italy 2391 1 0 2 2-4 5.0
6. Slovakia 2422 1 0 2 2-4 5.0
8. Czech Republic 2439 0 1 2 1-5 5.0
9. Austria 2351 1 0 2 2-4 4.5
10. France 2376 1 0 2 2-4 4.0
Teams
1 Italy 2391
1 Borgo, Giulio IM 2418 ITA
2 Sedina, Elena (IM) WGM 2407 ITA
3 Sarno, Spartaco IM 2399 ITA
4 Mantovani, Renzo IM 2369 ITA
5 Isonzo, Davide FM 2360 ITA
2 Germany 2581
1 Lutz,Christopher GM 2644 GER
2 Hübner,Robert,Dr. GM 2628 GER
3 Graf,Alexander GM 2623 GER
4 Döttling,Fabian IM 2540 GER
5 Sprenger,Jan Micha IM 2468 GER
3 France 2376
1 Pira, Davoud IM 2434 FRA
2 Touzane, Olivier IM 2352 FRA
3 Dunis, Aurelien 2405 FRA
4 Gozzoli, Yannick 2313 FRA
4 Czech Republic 2439
1 Kalod,Radek IM 2472 CZE
2 Groß,David IM 2470 CZE
3 Cvek, Robert IM 2430 CZE
4 Rasik,Vitezlav IM 2424 CZE
5 Jirka, Jiri 2398 CZE
5 Switzerland 2482
1 Korchnoi, Viktor GM 2635 SUI
2 Jenni, Florian IM 2508 SUI
3 Forster, Richard IM 2459 SUI
4 Hug, Werner IM 2461 SUI
5 Moor, Olivier FM 2346 SUI
6 Slovenia 2548
1 Beliavsky,Alexande GM 2661 SLO
2 Pavasovic, Dusko GM 2567 SLO
3 Mikhalchishin,Adri GM 2535 SLO
4 Mohr, Georg GM 2509 SLO
5 Grosar, Aljosa IM 2470 SLO
7 Slovakia 2422
1 Markos, Jan IM 2467 SVK
2 Plachetka,Jan GM 2441 SVK
3 Priehoda,Viteslav IM 2425 SVK
4 Manik, Mikulas IM 2410 SVK
5 Kotan, Ladislav IM 2365 SVK
8 Austria 2351
1 Balinov, Ilija GM 2464 AUT
2 Moser,Eva WIM 2311 AUT
3 Groetz, Harald FM 2353 AUT
4 Kuba, Guenter FM 2317 AUT
5 Pilaj, Herwig FM 2310 AUT
9 Croatia 2432
1 Stevic, Hrvoje GM 2523 CRO
2 Golubovic, Boris IM 2462 CRO
3 Kovacevic, Blazimi IM 2461 CRO
4 Brumen, Dinko IM 2408 CRO
5 Brkic, Ante FM 2306 CRO
10 Hungary 2492
1 Ruck,Robert GM 2569 HUN
2 Berkes, Ferenc GM 2511 HUN
3 Horvath, Adam IM 2464 HUN
4 Czebe, Attila IM 2462 HUN
5 Csom,Istvan GM 2456 HUN
The XXXVII Capablanca Memorial takes place in the Hotel Neptuno -
Tritón, La Habana May 5th-17th 2002. The main event is the Category XIII
Elite event but also there are two Category IX events. Round 1 on Monday May
6th 2002.
Elite players: 1 Dominguez,Lenier Cuba g 2601, 2 Stefansson,Hannes
Islandia g 2598, 3 Bruzon,Lazaro Cuba g 2569, 4 Nataf,Igor Francia g 2567, 5
Morovic,Ivan Chile g 2556, 6 Arencibia,Walter Cuba g 2542, 7 Zapata,Alonso
Colombia g 2541, 8 Kogan,Arthur Israel g 2540, 9 Vera,Reinaldo Cuba g 2537 and
10 Nogueiras,Jesús Cuba g 2534
Internet coverage: http://www.inder.co.cu/capablanca/
There are GM-IM-FM-norm and also a FIDE ELO-rating tournaments in
Budapest, 4th-16th of May 2002.
Internet coverage: http://w3.enternet.hu/firstsat/
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FSGM May Budapest HUN (HUN), 4-16 v 2002 cat. VII (2410)
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1. Kallio, Heikki g FIN 2502 * . . . . 1 1 . . . . 2.0
2. Balogh, Csaba f HUN 2413 . * . . . . . . 1 . 1 2.0
3. Rajlich, Vasik G f USA 2377 . . * . . . . 1 . . . 1.0
4. Vajda, Albert m ROM 2379 . . . * . . . . . 1 . 1.0
5. Husari, Satea m SYR 2383 . . . . * . = = . . . 1.0 2407
6. Bilek, Istvan g HUN 2377 0 . . . . * . . . . 1 1.0 2461
7. Lukacs, Peter g HUN 2460 0 . . . = . * . . . . 0.5 2249
8. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2354 . . 0 . = . . * . . . 0.5 2187
9. Gonda, Laszlo f HUN 2359 . 0 . . . . . . * = . 0.5 2255
10. Seres, Lajos m HUN 2483 . . . 0 . . . . = * . 0.5 2176
11. Nyback, Tomi m FIN 2420 . 0 . . . 0 . . . . * 0.0
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Bui Vinh VIE 2420 * . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 2.0
2. Berczes, Csaba f HUN 2243 . * . . . . . 1 = . . . 1.5 2521
3. Dub, Zeev f ISR 2297 . . * = . . . . . 1 . . 1.5 2451
4. Mueller, Markus GER 2195 . . = * . . . . . . . 1 1.5 2450
5. Berczes, David HUN 2179 . . . . * = = . . . . . 1.0 2272
6. Szabo, Krisztian HUN 2226 . . . . = * . . . . = . 1.0 2211
7. Volodin, Viktor m RUS 2319 . . . . = . * . . = . . 1.0 2250
8. Nemeth, Zoltan m HUN 2364 . 0 . . . . . * . . 1 . 1.0 2243
9. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2293 0 = . . . . . . * . . . 0.5 2138
10. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2322 . . 0 . . . = . . * . . 0.5 2115
11. Papp, Gellert HUN 2244 . . . . . = . 0 . . * . 0.5 2102
12. Vass, Viktor HUN 2218 0 . . 0 . . . . . . . * 0.0
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The 3rd Backa Palanka Open tournament takes place 2nd-10th May 2002.
The event takes place in Backa Palanka (30 km western of Novi Sad).
Internet coverage:
http://solair.eunet.yu/~kingns/Open2002e.htm
or http://www.backapalankaopen.com
Round 4 Standings:
1 Pap, Misa YUG 2413 im 4
2-4 Rajkovic, Dusan YUG 2501 gm 3.5
Lajthajm, Borko YUG 2419 fm 3.5
Jeremic, Veljko YUG 2482 3.5
5-18 Todorovic, Goran M YUG 2487 gm 3
Savic, Miodrag R. YUG 2498 im 3
Tadic, Branko YUG 2442 im 3
Markovic, Zoran S. YUG 2409 im 3
Perunovic, Milos YUG 2478 im 3
Sanduleac, Vasile MDA 2477 im 3
Kozakov, Mikhail UKR 2448 gm 3
Pilgaard, Kim DEN 2426 im 3
Arsovic, Goran YUG 2425 im 3
Bogdan, Dan ROU 2374 im 3
Zakharchenko, Arnold UKR 2391 im 3
Zlatic, Mihajlo YUG 2356 fm 3
Djosic, Slavoljub YUG 2307 fm 3
Sebez, Milos YUG 2251 3
81 players
Steve Brandwein and Alex Yermolinsky report: Cyrus Lakdawala and
Vladimir Mezentsev tied for first in the 6th Charles Linklater Memorial held
April 4-21. The two winners, who each scored 7-3 in the Category 4 (2337 FIDE
average) round robin, also made IM norms. For the San Diego based Lakdawala it
was his third and final norm and he will receive his long overdue title at the
FIDE Congress in Slovenia later this year. This was the second norm for
Mezentsev who needs one more result for the title. This was the 8th IM or GM
norm event held at the club since the end of 1998. A total of 17 IM norms and 1
GM norm have been earned in MI events during this time. One might get the
impression that the MI is a title mill, but the reality is quite different.
Lakdawala and Mezentsev have both been rated over 2500 USCF and 2400 FIDE for
many years. If they lived in Europe they would have been IMs a long time ago,
but lacked the opportunities. The list of players who have made norms in MI
events reads like a list of some of the best young talent in North America (G.
Shahade, Bhat, Krush, Mulyar, Zugic, Kraai and so on).
The only player rated below 2450 USCF to make a norm at the MI is
Richard Lobo (usually around 2360) who achieved it the hard way in one event.
He lost his first three and then scored 5 1/2 from 6! The point is that the MI
is just about the only place in the US to try for roundrobin norms.
The credit for this event goes to Anthony Corrales. He not only
organized and directed, but also found the sponsorship. Other scores: 3. De
Guzman 6; 4-5. Lobo and Nambiar 5.5; 6. Rey 5; 7-8. Donaldson and Shivaji 4.5;
9-10. Narayan and Keatinge-Clay 4; 11. Thornally 2 Special mention should be
made of FM Frank Thornally. Playing in his first serious tournament in several
decades, Thornally lost his first seven games, but then showed great strength
of character to rebound with two wins at the end of the event.
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6th Linklater Mem San Francisco USA (USA), 2-13 iv 2002 cat. IV (2336)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Lakdawala, Cyrus f USA 2432 * = 1 1 = = = = = 1 1 7.0 2475
2. Mezentsev, Vladimir RUS 2400 = * = 0 1 1 = = 1 1 1 7.0 2478
3. De Guzman, Ricardo m PHI 2372 0 = * 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 6.0 2404
4. Nambiar, Vivek IND 2203 0 1 1 * 0 1 = = = 1 0 5.5 2385
5. Lobo, Richard ENG 2282 = 0 = 1 * = 1 = = 0 1 5.5 2377
6. Rey, Guillermo m USA 2358 = 0 0 0 = * = 1 = 1 1 5.0 2334
7. Donaldson, John W m USA 2430 = = = = 0 = * 1 0 0 1 4.5 2290
8. Shivaji, Shivkuma2 USA 2352 = = 0 = = 0 0 * = 1 1 4.5 2298
9. Narayan, Chethan USA 2266 = 0 = = = = 1 = * 0 0 4.0 2271
10. Keatinge-Clay, Adrian f USA 2284 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 * 1 4.0 2269
11. Thornally, Frank f USA 2320 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 2.0 2097
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Richard Palliser reports: The 2nd Oxford University Congress took place
last weekend at Lincoln College and proved to be a great success. The superb
venue was fully packed with just over 100 entries, whilst the Open's status as
a Terence Chapman Grand Prix Elite Event was sufficient to attract GMs Peter
Wells and Aaron Summerscale and, in total, nine players graded over 200. Sadly
Wells had to withdraw after round one due to illness, whilst Summerscale later
also withdrew after a fourth round defeat.
Results: Open: 1=. Simon Buckley (Bath), Kemal Ozeren (Oxford
University) & Richard Palliser (Oxford University) 4/5 4. Joel Eklund
(Oxford University) 3.5/5 U190 Grading Prize: Jon Friedland (Wood Green) &
Hon Tsang (Abingdon) 3/5 2002 Oxford University Champions: Kemal Ozeren &
Richard Palliser
Internet coverage: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~sedm0500/chess.html
The Final Weekend of the 4NCL takes place May 4th-6th 2002. No results
available going to press.
Results will appear: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/
The "I Ciudad de Asuncion Mayor", took place in Asuncion, Paraguay,
8th-19 April 2002. The Category 4 event saw Jorge Gomez Baillo, Zenon Franco
Ocampos and Eduardo Peralta finish on 8/11. My thanks to Thomas Henrich. (Note
the corrected standings if you downloaded the games early last week the result
is Franco Ocampos 1-0 Butti (10))
Details: http://www.quanta.com.py/feparaj/index.htm
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It Asuncion PAR (PAR), 8-19 iv 2002 cat. IV (2341)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Gomez Baillo, Jorge H m ARG 2456 * = 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2505
2. Franco Ocampos, Zenon g PAR 2510 = * = 1 = = = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2500
3. Peralta, Eduardo f PAR 2302 0 = * = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2519
4. Crosa, Martin f URU 2384 = 0 = * = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 7.5 2469
5. Dorin, Mauricio m ARG 2389 = = = = * 0 1 = 0 1 1 1 6.5 2401
6. Cubas, Jose Fernando f PAR 2369 = = 0 = 1 * = 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 2374
7. Valiente, Cristobal m PAR 2331 = = = 0 0 = * 1 = = = = 5.0 2305
8. Sosa Harrison, Jorge f PAR 2285 = = 0 0 = 1 0 * = 0 1 1 5.0 2309
9. Dumont, Sadi Glasser f BRA 2367 0 0 0 0 1 0 = = * 1 0 1 4.0 2236
10. Butti, Enrique PAR 2238 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 * 1 1 3.5 2217
11. Lipiniks, Leonardo PAR 2180 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 0 * 1 3.0 2180
12. Gamarra Caceres, Carlos f PAR 2278 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 0 0 * 1.5 2037
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Dutch Team Playoffs
The four strongest Dutch teams will contend the championship in the
play-offs of the "Meesterklasse" on May 9-10 in Enschede. The semi-final
pairings are: ING/ESGOO (Enschede) - HSG (Hilversum) LSG (Leiden) - Ordina
(Breda) Ordina is the strong favourite (possibly 10 GM's; Timman, Van Wely,
Sokolov, etc.) ahead of HSG (with Piket, Nijboer, Tkachiev etc.). Live coverage
commences at 13.00 CET on Thursday and 12.00 CET on Friday at
http://www.schaakbond.nl
4th ShakkiNet International
The 4th ShakkiNet International will take place in Helsinki from June
24th to July 4th, 2002. There are three different 12-player round-robin
(all-play-all) groups: Group A for players rated over 2400, Group B for players
rated over 2200, Group C for players rated between 1900 and 2200. All groups
are ELO-rated, in Group A there is a possibility to achieve GM-norm, in Group B
there is a possibility to achieve an IM-norm. Playing times In all groups: 2 h
/ 40 moves + 1 h / 20 moves + 30 min to finish the game Entry fees Group A: EUR
200, Group B: EUR 150, Group C: EUR 100 Prizes for three best players in each
group: Group A: EUR 600, EUR 400, EUR 200, Group B: EUR 450, EUR 300, EUR 150,
Group C: EUR 300, EUR 200, EUR 100. Money prizes will be shared equally between
players with same amount of points.
Registration Players interested to participate, please contact the
organizer Mr Sami Hämäläinen, email: aurifera@kolumbus.fi. In
GM- and IM-events (groups A and B) the organizer reserves the right to choose
players from the interested players so that there is a possibility to reach
international title norms (minimum requirements: 3 GMs in group A, 3 IMs in
group B, 4 non-Finnish players from at least two different countries in both
groups). In group C the players will be chosen by the order of
registration.
Olomouc Chess Summer Festival 2002
The Olomouc Chess Summer Festival 2002 in the Czech Republic takes
place 31st July - 8th August 2002. The event includes: 1) 3-4 groups of
round-robin IM tournaments, category 3-4 FIDE (10-12 players) 2) FIDE open -
swiss, 9 rounds, 2/40+1, 1st prize 10000 CZK 3) open for youngsters up to 18
years of age.
Detailed information at: http://www.proclient.cz/a64
IV Sants Hostafrancs
IV Sants Hostafrancs I La Bordeta Open takes place in Barcelona 30th
August - 8th September 2002.
Details of entry: http://www.secretariat.org/open/Ingles.htm
Julian Borowski International in Essen
Before the Dortmund tournament is a Category 16 event in Essen which
takes place 16th-25th May 2002. Time rate 2h/40 moves + 1h/20 + 30 min for the
rest of the game. A tournament: Players: 1. Peter Leko 2717, 2. Viktor Korchnoi
2635, 3. Vadim Zvjaginsev 2645, 4. Christopher Lutz 2644, 5. Thomas Luther
2566, 6. Michael Krasenkow 2641, 7. Arthur Jussupow 2618, 8. Rustem
Kasimdzhanov 2677, 9. Daniel Fridman 2571, 10. Rustem Dautov 2636
There are also B and C events.
Internet coverage: http://www.chessgate.de
Oceania (3.2b) Zonal Championship 2002
The Oceania Zonal Chess Championship take place at the Warwick Fiji
hotel resort, Fiji 6th-11th May 2002.
Further details: http://www.auschess.org.au/oceania/fzt.htm
Rethymno 2002
The new Chess Club Caissa Of Rethymno and Kydon Sports Club of Chania
have organised a Congress 27th April - 2nd May 2002. The Chess Festival Easter
in Rethymno 2002 will include a two game match between Korchnoi and Kouvatsou.
Live broadcast in http://www.caissa.gr
Liechtenstein Chess Open
The 20th International Liechtenstein Chess Open takes place 3rd-11th May
2002 in Gemeindesaal in Triesen.
Internet coverage: http://www.supra.net/schach/open.htm
Tiviakov in Egypt
Tiviakov reports on his victory in the 6th Golden Cleopatra Chess Open
with a huge photo report including sight seeing around the pyramids where he
claims to have photographed a "creature from the the parallel world"!
Reports in Russian
http://www.tiviakov.demon.nl/egypt2002-rus.htm
and English http://www.tiviakov.demon.nl/egypt2002-eng.htm.
Ikaros Chess Festival
The Ikaros Chess Festival 2002 takes place from 7th-23rd of July 2002.
The Ikaros Chess Festival has been held for the last 24 years on Ikaria island,
one of the most picturesque aegean islands of Greece. This year's events
include the traditional open international tournament "Open Aegean
Championship" (13th-21st July 2002) as well as plenty of other side events such
as Women, Junior and Veteran tournaments, blitz, rapid and simultaneous
exhibition events, blindfold chess, chess lectures and many others.
Full details at: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/
XX Andorra International Open
The XX Andorra International Open takes place 6th-14th July 2002.
Details of prizes and entry http://www.feva.ad
Sarajevo International
The 32nd traditional Bosnian tournament takes place in Sarajevo,
Bosnia-Herzegovina 21st-31st May 2002. The event will be Category 16
(2628).
Daily Internet coverage by the Sah BIH Portal
http://www.sah.co.ba Live coverage is hoped
for.
Players:
1. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2704
2. Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2685
3. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2677
4. Georgiev, Kiril g BUL 2654
5. Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2647
6. Movsesian, Sergei g CZE 2624
7. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2610
8. Kozul, Zdenko g CRO 2595
9. Kurajica, Bojan g BIH 2555
10. Dizdarevic, Emir g BIH 2526
Bled and Ljubljana Opens
The 23rd Chess Festival Bled is taking take place from 2 July to 10
July 2002 in Bled (Slovenia). Open A (ELO > 2200): PF 15.500 EUR, 1st Prize:
2.500 EUR, For EU-Grand Prix, sensor boards and direct internet transmition of
games Open B (ELO < 2300): 6.000 EUR, 1st Prize: 600 EUR, Summer Open
Seniors Juniors Tournaments will be played 9 rounds, swiss, 90 min+30 sec/move.
Rounds at 6 p.m. Further details: http://www.sah-zveza.si/bled/2002
It is possible to combine play in this tournament with the 13th
Ljubljana Open which takes place 22nd-30th June 2002. Further details:
http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0206/ljubljana/lj02op.htm
Korinthos Computer Event
Korinthos will hold a man maching event with two Grand Masters Belgian
Mikhail Gurevich and Christodoulos Banikas taking on Junior 7 on a Pentium 4 at
2000 MHz and RAM 1 GB
Schedule 13 - 16/5/2002 Gurevich vs Junior 7 (rapid games of equal
number - 60 minutes for each player) 17 & 18/5/2002 Chr. Banikas vs
Gurevich (6 rapid games - 25 minutes for each player)
Coverage: Hellas Chess Club http://www.chess.gr
North Sea Cup
The North Sea Cup takes place in Esbjerg Denmark July 5th-13th 2002.
The event is organised by the Esbjerg Chess Union and is a 10-player category
14 round-robin with: Alisa Galliamova, Lazaro Bruzon, Leinier Dominguez, Sergey
Tiviakov, Hannes Stefansson, Igor Glek, Andrey Volokitin, Peter Heine Nielsen,
Curt Hansen and Sune Berg Hansen.
Internet coverage:
http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tpherman/vh2002/1index.htm
Gausdal Tournaments
Hans Olav Lahlum has put more details on his the web site for this
tournament. It now includes: 1) Introduction and basic information about the
tournament. 2) Portraits of all 40 participants. 3) Results and moves of all
180 games. 4) Bulletins with round reports covering all 180 games. 5) Commented
grades and ELO-calculations for all 40 participants. 6) A list of quotes from
the tournament (!?). The final results and games appeared in last weeks
TWIC.
Internet site: http://home.online.no/~eirikgu/gausdal2002/
Qingdao Festival including the Tan Chin Nam Cup
The Qingdao Chess Festival will take place July 4th-8th, 2002. Qingdao,
known as Tsingdao, is a seaside city located in the east coast of China. At
2008 Olympic Games, the sailing events will take place there.
Four events: 3.1 Tan Chin Nam Cup GM International Open 2002 (Section
A) For players 2450 and above. Most US players who will attend the China –
USA Chess Summit 2002 have confirmed their participation. 3.2 IM Open (Section
B) For players 2150 and above 3.3 NM Open (Section C) For players below 2150
and unrated 3.4 Senior Open (Section D) For players aged 55 years old and above
as on January 1st 2002.
Prize fund: 5.1 Section A (total US$ 21,100) 5.2 Section B (total US$
8900) 5.3 Section C (total RMB 8500, 1 US$ = 8.3 RMB)
In the Section A, there are financial Guarantees for GM: Players with
2500-2549 shall get the at least US$ 400, with 2550-2599 shall get the at least
US$ 600, with 2600-2649 shall get the at least US$ 800, with 2650 and above
shall get the at least US$ 1000. In every different category, the first 8 GM
with earliest entry can have the conditions mentioned above. Other GM¡ s
financial guarantees will depend on sponsorship.
Contact addresses: Tel: 86-532-296 7803 Fax: 86-532-282 0125 E-mail:
yunqi@qingdaonews.com, yinhao128@hotmail.com
Full details: http://www.64.net.cn/qdopen.htm
Tanta Open
This year Tanta Open will be open to all and held 13th-23th May at Tanta
City about 90 Km from Cairo, Egypt. The event will be a Swiss Sytem – 9
Rounds ( Accelerated method in the first 2 Rounds) – 160 players (5 GMs
– 20 IMs , available for Fide Rating and Titles) – New Fide Time
Control (90 Min for all game and 30 Sec. Added for every move) play starts at 6
p.m. daily from 13 to 22 May , Rest Day 17 May , Arrival 12 May ,1st Round 13
May , last Round 22 May , Closing Ceremony 23 May 6 p.m. then departure.
Prizes as follows : 1st till 10th. 750 - 650 - 600 - 550 - 500 - 450 -
400 - 350 - 300 - 250 US$. Prizes are distributed according to Hort system
(between the number of players corresponding to number of advertised prizes).
Players who wants to participate will pay - 30 US$ daily for full accommodation
in Double Bedroom or 40 US$ for single Room 4 Star Hotel – 20 US$ daily
for Double bedroom or 30 US$ for Single Room 3 Star Hotel.
That included : Free transportation inside Egypt , including from and to
Airport; Free Tourist tour; Free entry fee ; Daily Bulletin , and Book of the
tournament distributed on Closing Ceremony.
Special conditions for limited no of GMs and IMs. ( Organizers asks for
only one invited player from each country) Last day for registering is 3 May
2002.
Contact: E-Mail ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Hassan Khaled
General Director Egyptian Chess Federation Phone +20-2-3378987 and
Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Blitzin handle: haskd Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone
and Fax : +20-2-2604285
Swiss Chess Tour event 2002
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2002" will continue in Basle with the State
(Bundesturnier) Championship May 9th-12th, 2002. “Swiss Chess Tour”
is providing a second year in a row a most popular chess competition in
Switzerland. The championship consist 5 groups (category). Two of that are
senior’s groups. The host and one of the sponsors is Hotel
“Hilton”. Swiss system, 7 rounds (seniors 5 rounds); 36 moves for 90
minutes and 60 minutes till the end. Group 1 (1800 and more) prizes are:
1.500/1.200/900/700/600/500/400/300/2x200 SF Entry fee: 120 SF (juniors 60+
FIDE masters) GM + IM free. Group 2 (1600-1839) prizes are:
1.000/800/600/500/400/300/2x200/2x150. Entry fee: 110 SF (juniors 55 SF) Group
3 (less then 1600) prizes are: 800/600/500/400/2x300/2x200/2x150. Entry fee:
100 SF (juniors 50) Senior 1 (1600 and more) prize are: 400/300/200. Entry fee:
60 SF Senior 2 (less then 1600) prize are: 300/200/100. Entry fee: 60 SF At the
door 10 SF for the all players.
Time table: May 9th 10.00-11.30 last registration; 11.30 opening
ceremony; Round 1st 12.00-17.00 (for all tournaments); Rounds 2nd 17.30-22.30
May 10th Round 3rd (seniors 2nd) 10.00-15.00; Round 4th (seniors 3rd)
15.30-20.30 May 11th Round 5th (seniors 4th) 10.00-15.00; Round 6th 15.30-20.30
May 12th Round 7th (seniors 5th) 10.00-15.00 Closing ceremony 16.00
Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch Further
information: http://www.beochess.ch/
Cesenatico International Open
The Cesenatico International Open takes place in Italy 2nd-8th September
2002.
Further Information and entry at:
http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
3rd European Individual Championships
The 3rd European Individual Championships will be held in Batumi,
Georgia, June 11th-27th 2002.
Further details: http://www.eurochess.org/start/index.php
Jeff Sonas Statistics on World Championship Formats
Jeff Sonas presents a statistical analysis of various world
championship formats, especially evaluating the FIDE, Einstein Group, and
Seirawan approaches in detail.
Championship Chessmetrics Analysis by Jeff Sonas
(version 2)
3rd European Individual Women's Championships
The 3rd European Individual Women's Chess Championship takes place May
26th - June 9nd 2002 in Varna, Bulgaria. Leading players signed up so far
include: Nana Ioseliani, Almira Lautier, Ekaterina Kovalevskaya, Corina Peptan,
Antoaneta Stefanova, Zhao Qin Peng, Ketino Kachiani, Viktorija Cmilyte, Alisa
Maric, Nino Khurtsidze, Joanna Dworakowska, Svetlana Matveeva, Cristina Adela
Foisor, Natasa Bojkovic, Tatiana Stepovaia, Natalia Zhukova, Svetlana
Prudnikova, Tatjana Vasilevich, Inna Gaponenko, Harriet Hunt, Olga Alexandrova,
Marta Zielinska and Elena Sedina (103 players). Additional players from
Georgia, Macedonia and Bulgaria have yet to be established.
Further details: http://www.chessbg.com/
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting
The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2002 takes place 6th-21st July
2002. The main event is a Candidates tournament to find a challenger for
Vladimir Kramnik's Einstein Group World Chess title.
Seven of the top ten players in the World will compete. They are split
into two preliminary groups:
Group I:
1. Veselin Topalov BLG (1)
2. Boris Gelfand ISR (4)
3. Alexei Shirov ESP (5)
4. Christopher Lutz GER (8)
Group II:
1. Alexander Morozevich RUS (2)
2. Michael Adams ENG (3)
3. Peter Leko HUN (6)
4. Evgeny Bareev RUS (7)
The top two from each group will go forward to the semi-finals. Sadly
Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand and Ruslan Ponomariov will not be playing
they are probably the top three Candidates you would want to see.
Official website: http://www.chessgate.de
Advanced Chess in Leon
Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand will play an Advanced Chess Match
in Leon, Spain June 20th to June 24th 2002.
They will be playing Advanced Chess with both players consulting with
their databases and chess programs (Chessbase is one of the sponsors of the
tournament). Each player has 1 hour for the whole game. Schedule: Drawing of
lots June 20th at the Conde Luna Hotel of León. The event will be played
in 3 sessions: 2 games on Friday 21st, 2 games on Saturday 22nd and the last 2
games on Sunday 23rd . If the tournament finishes 3 to 3, there will be a
tiebreak blitz match to decide the winner.
Probable web page: http://www.advancedchessleon.com
5th Malbork Castle Cup
The 5th Malbork Castle Cup (Poland) 14-15 September 2002 (swiss type,
open tournament in 9 rounds, 30' game, prizes fund 7000 PLN (about 2000 Euro).
The Castle Malbork was honoured with an entry into UNESCO's List of the World's
Cultural Heritage. The city populated by forty-thousand inhabitants is visited
each year by half a milion tourists.
Detailed information (English, Germany and Polish) at:
http://skoraf.republika.pl/index.htm
7th Computer Olympiad
The 7th Computer Olympiad (including World Chess Championship) takes
place in Maastricht July 5th-11th 2002.
Internet coverage: http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/Olympiad2002/
19th Barnet Congress
The 19th Barnet Congress will be held on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th
May
Further info:
http://www.gtryfon.demon.co.uk/bcc/About_BCC/Congress/barnetcc.htm
Entry form contacts John Venn (0208-449-9538) 17 The Crescent, Hadley
Common, Barnet, Herts, EN5 5QQ
3rd Asean Age-Group Championships
The 3rd Asean Age-Group Championships take place in Singapore 8th-14th
June 2002.
Internet coverage: http://www.aseanchess.com/agegrp.htm
South African and Open Chess Championships
The South African and Open Chess Championships take place in Boardwalk
Casino & Entertainment Centre (Tsitsikama Conference Hall) Port Elizabeth
South Africa 1st-13th July 2002.
Further details: http://www.geocities.com/saopen2002/
Frank Quisinsky Computer Chess
Frank Quisinsky's Computer Chess pages have been updated. Computer Chess
calendar and a database computer games since 1990 are availble.
Link: http://www.amateurschach.de
Open du Parc Paris
The Open du Parc takes place in Paris 18th-20th May 2002.
- 7 rounds 2 hours KO, FIDE homologation - free for Masters and Grand
Masters - 1st prize : 760 euros - 2nd prize : 460 euros - 3rd prize : 270
euros,... - etc
Further information: http://jeen.online.fr/
Bergen Chess International
The Bergen Chess International 2002 takes place 20th-28th July 2002 in
Bergen, Norway. Open GM-tournament 9-round Swiss 7-hour playing session Side
events: Lower section, Cafe Chess Championship, Blitz tourneys
Further information: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/bergen2002/
Pula Open 2002
The "Pula Open 2002" takes place 12th-19th May 2002 in Pula, Croatia.
Details: http://sahklubpula.virualave.net
6th Voronezh International Chess Festival
The 6th Voronezh International Chess Festival takes place June 10th-21st
2002.
Further details: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open/
12th Heart of Finland Open
The 12th Heart of Finland Open takes place in Jyväskylä, July
17th-21st 2002. The tournament is played in one group with Swiss system. The
event is FIDE-rated, and there are possibilities to reach title norms. There is
the option to start the tournament from the 2nd round with a ½ point
bye. Time rate: 2 hours / 40 moves + 1 hour to finish.
Entry fees GM/IM free (must register May 31 at the latest), FM/U20 50
EUR, ELO-players 60 EUR, others 80 EUR. 10% discount from the entry fee if
registration before May 31, 20% discount if registration before March 31. Total
prize fund approx. 7000 EUR, also rating prizes.
Contact info: Sami Hämäläinen: Tel. +358-9-3238840 Email:
aurifera@kolumbus.fi
New Internet Correspondence Game to Begin
Beginning March 11th, 2002 the World Team will begin a new game against
GM Nick de Firmian. Having most recently finished the second of two games
against Chinese IM Yin Hao (WT 1.5 YH 0.5) the World Team now will play against
three-time U.S. champion Nick de Firmian, who will play the white pieces.
The World Team consists of players from around the World, many of whom
came together for the first time during the Kasparov vs. World Internet Game
held in 1999. The games against Yin Hao attracted players from Brazil, Canada,
England, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland and the United States.
Everyone willing to follow the rules of the game is welcome to play in
this new game against GM de Firmian. To participate or observe go to the World
Team strategy board and official site at
http://boards.gamers.com/messages/overview.asp?name=WTChess&page=1
More details about the game (and how to join the World Team) can be
found at the Game Info and Rules link at the official site. It should be fun
and "A Serious Game Among Friends".
Plaskett vs The ROW
GM James Plaskett will play the Rest of the World starting 1st March on
the internet at: http://www.chessworld.net
The match will be played at the rate of 5 days per move. Players will
vote their moves by clicking on the chess board while discussing and
formulating strategies and tactics in the Rest of World team forum. This match
is open to all who visit www.ChessWorld.net. Those wanting to play Plaskett
will need to login and follow the Opponents menu to 'Play the Expert'.
Pardubice Chess and Bridge Festival
The 13th International Chess & Bridge Festival CZECH OPEN 2002 will
be held 11th-28th July 2002 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Further details:
http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour
BCF Grading Questionaire
Results of the British Chess Federation Grading Questionaire are
available at the British Chess Federation site.
Internet site:
http://www.bcf.ndirect.co.uk/grading/questionnaire.htm
Savaria Summer
SAVARIA SUMMER International Chess Open Szombathely (Hungary), 26th
July- 1st August 2002. Two events an "A" group- for FIDE-Elo and a "B" group-
for children under 13. Further details from: KORPICS Zsolt H-9700 Szombathely,
Rohonci 13. +(36)-30/951-0063 korpicszs@freemail.hu
6th United Insurance International Masters
6th United Insurance International Masters Chess Tournament 2002 10th
April to 20th April 2002 Venue: Conference-Room National Sports Council 62/3
Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000 Organised by : Bangladesh Chess Federation Sponsored
by : United Insurance Company Limited Tournament System : 11 Round Swiss Number
of Participants : Around 40 Schedule : 10th April to 20th April 2002 Arrival :
9th April 1st Round plays : 10th April Main session : Every day 2:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. Last Round : 20th April 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The rate of play : 6
Hours play. Rate of play 40 moves in 2 hours and rest of the moves in 1 hour to
finish the game. Prize distribution : 20th March 5:00 p.m. Prize Fund : US$
1500 divided as follows: 1st - US$ 500, 2nd - US$ 300, 3rd - US$ 200, 4th - US$
100, 5th -100 US$ 6th - US$ 75, 7th - US$ 75, 8th - US$ 75, 9th - US$ 75 Note:
Cash prize will be divided equally among Equal pointers. Accommodation : Free
for all IM and Foreign Rated Players with 2200+ Food : Modest Food & Local
transportation will be given to all IM and Foreign Rated Players with 2200+
Appearance Fee : No appearance many will be given but some pocket money Will be
given to select foreign players. Passage : Passage up to Dhaka would have to be
borne by players own Federation. Last Date of entry : Invited players must send
their conformation to participate in the above tournament on or before 15th
March 2002 to the General Secretary, Bangladesh Chess Federation, 62/3 Purana
Paltan, Dhaka-1000, Fax No- 880-02-9666766 or 9563304 Phone N0- 880-02-9666766,
E-mail: bcf@bdonline.com (Syed Shujauddin Ahmed) General Secretary Bangladesh
Chess Federation.
NK Snelschaken Voor Clubteams
The NK Snelschaken Voor Clubteams takes place 1 June 2002 at the Golden
Tulip Bel Air hotel, Johan de Witlaan, Den Haag organised by the SC De
Vogelwijk Further information: Ruud Vissers, 010-2207070 (kantoor) of
06-26776496 ruv@epg.nl
X Lasker Memorial Barlinek Poland
The X Lasker Memorial Festival in Barlinek Poland takes place 17th-27th
July 2002. Blitz, rapid, open A, open B and under-16 events. Further details:
Krzysztof Kedzior E-Mail: umig@barlinek.pl
Tony Miles Memorial
Tony Miles Memorial Open on May 18th-19th 2001 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Details: http://members.shaw.ca/chessforall/
17th North Sea Cup
Esbjerg will stage a 17th North Sea Cup July 5th-13th 2002, probably
category 13-14. A 10 player round-robin hoping to carry on the reputation with
previous tournament winners like Short, Jusupov, Adorjan, Larsen, Vaganian,
C.Hansen, Svidler etc. Info: Brian Isaksen at brisak@esenet.dk
New FIDE Sites
There are two new FIDE sites. Chess Daily
http://www.chessdaily.com has
individual FIDE rating calculations. Also the FIDE site for the World
Championships in Moscow has been launched at: http://wcc2001.fide.com
ChessMetrics Site
Jeff Sonas has updated his site: http://www.chessmetrics.com/. It now
has lots of colorful graphs. It includes ratings based on ChessBase games from
1851 to 1998, and then weekly rating lists based on TWIC issues from January
1999 to September 10th 2001.
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.