THE WEEK IN CHESS 427 13th January 2003 by Mark Crowther
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65th Corus Chess - Wijk aan Zee 28 games
2003 US Championships 116 games
Korchnoi vs. Sadvakasov Match 3 games
Ramat-Aviv 12 games
35th Open Trinec 134 games
Bundesliga 136 games
Belgian Teams 2002-2003 56 games
Bethune Christmas Open 7 games
9th Bosnjaci Open 124 games
Hastings Challengers 6 games
69th Brazilian Championships 56 games
Gausdal Troll Masters Open 150 games
2003 Australian Open 286 games
1114 games
My thanks to Jovan Petronic, Leonid Gofshtein, John Henderson, Mikhail
Golubev, Christopher Morgan, Sergey Bystrov, Laszlo Nagy, Jan Sikora, Steve
Laios, Mirjana Medic, John Saunders, Johan Hut, Adolivio Capece, Michael
Freeman, Paco F. Albalate, Antonio Bento, Ülar Lauk and everyone else who
helped with the issue.
The Corus Wijk aan Zee tournament and the Linares tournament that
follows a month later are hugely important in establishing the status of
players. Under especial pressure to deliver are Vladimir Kramnik in his first
tournaments since July 2001, Ruslan Ponomariov who is in dispute with FIDE over
the match conditions for his match against Garry Kasparov, whose results will
be under scrutiny in Linares. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the dispute
between FIDE and Ponomariov (and in general I'm not in favour of a return to
draw odds for the champion although there is at least a case for it in this
reunification process) I think FIDE need to be careful. Kasparov's long term
mistrust of FIDE started with perceived injustices in the period 1983-5 (being
defaulted in the Candidates against Korchnoi and the events at the end of the
unfinished match against Karpov in 1984-5). Ponomariov could well be undisputed
World Number 1 in the next decade then FIDE might find it payback time and that
won't be good for anyone. Also Anand could write a whole book about having his
tournaments being ruined by the politicians turning up. FIDE officials should
not be issuing deadlines and turning up to events such as Wijk aan Zee and
disturbing Ponomariov when the result of this event is so hugely important.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The 65th Corus Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee takes place January
10th-26th 2003. The event starts January 11th with rest days on 13th, 17th and
22nd January. Play starts at 1-30pm local time (12-30 GMT).
Website http://www.coruschess.com reports in
Russian at the new site: http://www.chess-express.ru.
Round 1 (January 11, 2003)
Anand, Viswanathan - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 28 C12 French MacCutcheon
Shirov, Alexei - Timman, Jan H 1/2 38 C18 French Winawer
Grischuk, Alexander - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 38 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Polgar, Judit - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 36 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 59 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 41 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Krasenkow, Michal - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 29 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian System
Round 2 (January 12, 2003)
Bareev, Evgeny - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 32 E97 King's Indian Classical
Karpov, Anatoly - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 50 D20 QGA
Timman, Jan H - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 24 E15 Queens Indian
Van Wely, Loek - Polgar, Judit 1/2 63 E15 Queens Indian
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Krasenkow, Michal 1/2 36 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 38 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Topalov, Veselin - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 61 C42 Petroff's Defence
GMA Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 11-26 i 2003 cat. XIX (2701)
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1 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2729 * . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . 2.0
2 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2688 . * . = . . . . . . . . . 1 1.5 2871
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2753 . . * . . . . . . . = . 1 . 1.5 2876
4 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2723 . = . * . = . . . . . . . . 1.0 2641
5 Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2712 . . . . * = = . . . . . . . 1.0 2631
6 Timman, Jan H g NED 2594 . . . = = * . . . . . . . . 1.0 2717
7 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2668 . . . . = . * = . . . . . . 1.0 2706
8 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2700 . . . . . . = * . . . . = . 1.0 2705
9 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2699 . . . . . . . . * . . = . = 1.0 2720
10 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2734 0 . . . . . . . . * . 1 . . 1.0 2768
11 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2624 0 . = . . . . . . . * . . . 0.5 2548
12 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2807 . . . . . . . . = 0 . * . . 0.5 2523
13 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2743 . . 0 . . . . = . . . . * . 0.5 2533
14 Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2633 . 0 . . . . . . = . . . . * 0.5 2500
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Round 1 (January 11, 2003)
Karjakin, Sergey - Zhang Zhong 1/2 25 B61 Sicilian Rauzer
Rogers, Ian - Jonkman, Harmen 1/2 16 C58 Two Knights Defence
Van der Wiel, John - Koneru, Humpy 1/2 26 C42 Petroff's Defence
De Vreugt, Dennis - Hector, Jonny 0-1 25 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Nijboer, Friso - Acs, Peter 1-0 48 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Stellwagen, Daniel - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 32 B77 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 39 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian System
Round 2 (January 12, 2003)
Zhang Zhong - Stellwagen, Daniel 1-0 49 C00 French Defence
Hector, Jonny - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1/2 61 B88 Unknown
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Rogers, Ian 1/2 40 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Jonkman, Harmen - Van der Wiel, John 1/2 40 B08 Pirc Defence
Koneru, Humpy - Karjakin, Sergey 1/2 42 D27 QGA
De Vreugt, Dennis - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 40 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Acs, Peter - Cmilyte, Viktorija 1/2 51 B44 Sicilian Paulsen
GMB Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 14-26 i 2003 cat. XI (2525)
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1 Zhang Zhong g CHN 2624 * . . = . . . . . . 1 . . . 1.5 2680
2 Hector, Jonny g SWE 2570 . * . . . . . . 1 . . = . . 1.5 2673
3 Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2585 . . * . = . . . . . . . . 1 1.5 2703
4 Karjakin, Sergey m UKR 2547 = . . * . . = . . . . . . . 1.0 2560
5 Rogers, Ian g AUS 2569 . . = . * = . . . . . . . . 1.0 2510
6 Jonkman, Harmen g NED 2436 . . . . = * . = . . . . . . 1.0 2539
7 Koneru, Humpy g IND 2496 . . . = . . * = . . . . . . 1.0 2528
8 Van der Wiel, John g NED 2509 . . . . . = = * . . . . . . 1.0 2466
9 De Vreugt, Dennis g NED 2504 . 0 . . . . . . * 1 . . . . 1.0 2561
10 Nijboer, Friso g NED 2553 . . . . . . . . 0 * . . 1 . 1.0 2563
11 Stellwagen, Daniel f NED 2427 0 . . . . . . . . . * 1 . . 1.0 2540
12 Kosteniuk, Alexandra m RUS 2456 . = . . . . . . . . 0 * . . 0.5 2305
13 Acs, Peter g HUN 2623 . . . . . . . . . 0 . . * = 0.5 2309
14 Cmilyte, Viktorija m LTU 2452 . . 0 . . . . . . . . . = * 0.5 2411
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The 2003 US Chess Championships takes place in Seattle starting on
January 9th 2003. The event is organised by the America’s Foundation for
Chess (AF4C). AF4C's president Erik Anderson and the 'Mayor's Deputy'
(9-year-old Cesar Lomeli a 3rd grader from Bailey Gatzert Elementary School in
Seattle) opened the event.
Official site: http://www.af4c.org
Round 4 (of 9) Standings
ch-USA Seattle USA (USA), 9-18 i 2003
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1 Kaidanov, Gregory S g USA 2629 +35 +24 +25 = 3 3.5 2822
2 Shabalov, Alexander g USA 2613 +38 =12 +33 +20 3.5 2784
3 Akobian, Varuzhan m USA 2531 +34 +39 =20 = 1 3.0 2674
4 Christiansen, Larry M g USA 2566 +36 = 7 =11 +29 3.0 2641
5 Gulko, Boris F g USA 2584 +45 =11 +29 = 7 3.0 2650
6 Nakamura, Hikaru m USA 2520 =42 +32 = 8 +31 3.0 2617
7 Perelshteyn, Eugene m USA 2442 +54 = 4 +28 = 5 3.0 2650
8 De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2537 +40 =22 = 6 =11 2.5 2573
9 Muhammad, Stephen A f USA 2368 =10 =18 +39 =14 2.5 2621
10 Ivanov, Alexander g USA 2520 = 9 =30 +40 =23 2.5 2516
11 Browne, Walter S g USA 2484 +52 = 5 = 4 = 8 2.5 2571
12 Gurevich, Dmitry g USA 2492 +51 = 2 =15 =17 2.5 2576
13 Sarkar, Justin m USA 2367 =28 =21 +41 =26 2.5 2623
14 Finegold, Benjamin m USA 2551 +37 -29 +30 = 9 2.5 2499
15 Stripunsky, Alexander g USA 2554 =19 +46 =12 =22 2.5 2536
16 Seirawan, Yasser g USA 2636 =46 =19 +38 =21 2.5 2514
17 Yermolinsky, Alex g USA 2560 +44 =31 =22 =12 2.5 2552
18 Benjamin, Joel g USA 2587 =30 = 9 +45 =25 2.5 2537
19 Lein, Anatoly g USA 2402 =15 =16 =27 +43 2.5 2618
20 Lapshun, Yury m USA 2419 +50 +26 = 3 - 2 2.5 2593
21 Kreiman, Boris m USA 2497 =48 =13 +44 =16 2.5 2516
22 Foygel, Igor f USA 2474 +58 = 8 =17 =15 2.5 2548
23 Paschall, William M m USA 2444 -26 +50 +47 =10 2.5 2483
24 Fishbein, Alexander g USA 2489 +55 - 1 =34 +42 2.5 2513
25 Zaichik, Gennadi g USA 2516 +57 +47 - 1 =18 2.5 2526
26 Goldin, Alexander g USA 2621 +23 -20 =31 =13 2.0 2428
27 Serper, Grigory g USA 2556 =32 =42 =19 =34 2.0 2377
28 Kudrin, Sergey g USA 2542 =13 +43 - 7 =37 2.0 2378
29 Kraai, Jesse m USA 2453 +49 +14 - 5 - 4 2.0 2454
30 Kriventsov, Stanislav G m USA 2438 =18 =10 -14 +52 2.0 2469
31 Ashley, Maurice g USA 2485 +53 =17 =26 - 6 2.0 2454
32 Watson, John L m USA 2345 =27 - 6 +48 =35 2.0 2447
33 Fedorowicz, John P g USA 2505 =43 +48 - 2 =36 2.0 2420
34 Krush, Irina m USA 2433 - 3 +56 =24 =27 2.0 2417
35 Enhbat, Tegshsuren f USA 2408 - 1 +55 =42 =32 2.0 2396
36 Kaufman, Larry C m USA 2415 - 4 =54 +49 =33 2.0 2331
37 Baginskaite, Camilla wg USA 2360 -14 =49 +54 =28 2.0 2336
38 Ippolito, Dean m USA 2378 - 2 +51 -16 +47 2.0 2407
39 Mulyar, Michael A m USA 2446 +56 - 3 - 9 +50 2.0 2305
40 Burnett, Ronald m USA 2436 - 8 +58 -10 +51 2.0 2354
41 Shahade, Gregory m USA 2452 -47 +57 -13 +53 2.0 2247
42 Shahade, Jennifer wm USA 2330 = 6 =27 =35 -24 1.5 2406
43 Pruess, David f USA 2346 =33 -28 +46 -19 1.5 2375
44 Donaldson-A., Elena wg USA 2378 -17 +53 -21 =45 1.5 2318
45 Pixton, Aaron f USA 2449 - 5 +52 -18 =44 1.5 2355
46 Donaldson, John W m USA 2399 =16 -15 -43 +54 1.5 2331
47 Shiber, Julia USA 2182 +41 -25 -23 -38 1.0 2254
48 Bennett, Allan f USA 2306 =21 -33 -32 =49 1.0 2173
49 Groberman, Elina wm USA 2117 -29 =37 -36 =48 1.0 2190
50 Battsetseg, Tsagaan wm USA 2229 -20 -23 +58 -39 1.0 2174
51 Epstein, Esther wm USA 2200 -12 -38 +57 -40 1.0 2215
52 Hahn, Anna wm USA 2219 -11 -45 +56 -30 1.0 2173
53 Sagalchik, Olga wf USA 2116 -31 -44 +55 -41 1.0 2206
54 Ross, Laura R wf USA 2136 - 7 =36 -37 -46 0.5 2082
55 Esserman, Marc USA 2282 -24 -35 -53 =56 0.5 1955
56 Levina, Anna V wf USA 2095 -39 -34 -52 =55 0.5 2023
57 Markzon, Gregory f USA 2326 -25 -41 -51 =58 0.5 2010
58 Tsai, Cindy wm USA 2162 -22 -40 -50 =57 0.5 2044
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There is a match between Viktor Korchnoi and Darmen Sadvakasov in Astana
city (Kazakhstan) January 10th-20th 2003. Website:
http://www.kazchess.com/turnirs/.
News from Sergey Bystrov http://www.bs-chess.com
Korchnoi, Viktor - Sadvakasov, Darmen 1/2 54 E43 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Sadvakasov, Darmen - Korchnoi, Viktor 1/2 44 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Korchnoi, Viktor - Sadvakasov, Darmen 0-1 41 E41 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Match Astana KAZ (KAZ), 10-20 i 2003
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Sadvakasov, Darmen g KAZ 2523 = = 1 . . . . . 2.0 2767
Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2642 = = 0 . . . . . 1.0 2398
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According to reports from a Ukrainian Chess Website FIDE set a final
deadline of 10th January 2003 for Ruslan Ponomariov to sign a contract to play
Garry Kasparov as part of the reunification process agreed in Prague. On
January 7th FIDE set an absolute deadline of January 10th otherwise Ponomariov
would be replaced by Vassily Ivanchuk. Ponomariov absolutely refuses to sign
the document citing many problems with it. His key demands are a time control
of 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move the same time rate under which he won the
title and draw odds as Kramnik as champion receives in his match with Leko. The
Ukrainian Chess Federation backs Ponomariov saying " The Ukraine Chess
Federation considers the urgent signing of contract on 10th January
unacceptable. It is necessary to conduct normal negotiations between all sides
in order to accept the compromise and, most importantly, objective solution."
They add that in their view decisions made in Bled about the negotiations have
been broken . [Story In Russian
http://www.chesspage.kiev.ua/?z=interview.35]
The Corus Website makes this comment: "Asked for his first impression of
the Corus Chess Tournament, Ponomariov commented as follows: "Yesterday I was
tired, because FIDE is constantly pressing me [FIDE representatives
Azmaiparashvili and Makropoulos are present in Wijk aan Zee]."
"Later Ponomariov issued a statement in which he declared that, although
he supports the agreement of Prague, he still has nothing on paper from FIDE
about his rights and obligations concerning the upcoming world championship.
Ponomariov insists that he needs such a document because verbal agreements with
FIDE have not proven too valuable in the past. Ponomariov thinks it is a
disgrace that FIDE is pressing him to sign a contract for the cycle by means of
an ultimatum that ends during the Corus Chess Tournament, since that distracts
him from his games."
He has released an open letter (in Russian only at:
http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/letter.htm)
written in Wijk aan Zee and addressed to the FIDE President.
Mikhail Golubev has a page of material at:
http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/crisis.htm
The FIDE January corrected 2003 list is out. There were huge problems
with the inital list released (http://www.chessscotland.com/grading/fidemess.htm)
but it has now been recalculated. The top 100 shows only one change with Granda
Zuniga gaining two points and rising one place.
Source: http://www.fide.com. The full
new list is available for download there.
Changes to list published last week
71 Granda Zuniga, Julio E.......... g PER 2605 2605 2605 2605 2605 2605 2623 25
72 Acs, Peter...................... g HUN 2514 2530 2560 2529 2560 2591 2623 15
The Category II tournament in Ramat-Aviv took place 24th December 2002 -
6th January 2003. IM norm 8 points. GM Mark Tseitlin and FM Shi Porat finished
on 8/11. My thanks to Leonid Gofshtein for the news.
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5th It Ramat-Aviv ISR (ISR), 24 xii 2002 - 6 i 2003 cat. II (2291)
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1. Tseitlin, Mark D g ISR 2472 * = 1 1 1 0 1 1 = = = 1 8.0 2449
2. Porat, Shi f ISR 2343 = * = 1 0 1 = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2461
3. Rodshtein, Maxim ISR 2221 0 = * 0 = 1 = = = 1 = 1 6.0 2333
4. Okunev, Lev RUS 2196 0 0 1 * = 1 = = 1 0 1 = 6.0 2335
5. Deutsch, Eyal ISR 2272 0 1 = = * = = = 0 = = 1 5.5 2292
6. Shevelev, Danny f ISR 2323 1 0 0 0 = * = = = 1 1 = 5.5 2288
7. Botvinnik, Ilia m ISR 2431 0 = = = = = * = = = = 1 5.5 2278
8. Rapoport, Igor UKR 2301 0 = = = = = = * = = 1 = 5.5 2290
9. Porat, David ISR 2195 = 0 = 0 1 = = = * = = 1 5.5 2299
10. Nisman, Boris I m RUS 2393 = 0 0 1 = 0 = = = * 1 1 5.5 2281
11. Porat, Ido ISR 2139 = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 * 0 2.5 2093
12. Okunev, Taras RUS 2206 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 * 2.5 2087
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The Tapolca Open took place in Budapest, sponsored by the tourist town
of Tapolca - 200 km West from Budapest, near to the Balaton lake. The organizer
was Mr. Jozsef Parej. There were 89 players, 76 ELO rated, 19 title holders,
players out of 7 nations. Round 4. is today. Info Laszlo Nagy. The next Open in
Budapest will be the Budapest SPRING FESTIVAL 14th-22nd of March 2003. Contact
about this: firstsat@elender.hu
Final Standings:
1. Gonda Laszlo * 2317 7.5 54.0
2. Schneider Attila 2302 7.0 53.5
Majeric Zoran 2302 7.0 51.5
Alfred Nathan 2250 7.0 51.0
Martini Balazs 2278 7.0 49.0
6. Berczes David ** 2261 6.5 47.5
7. Biro Andras Dr 2311 6.0 52.5
Jakab Attila * 2358 6.0 51.5
Jamrich Gyorgy 2247 6.0 50.0
Pasztor Ferenc 2280 6.0 50.0
Bencze Laszlo Dr 2274 6.0 49.5
Harmatosi Jozsef 2251 6.0 44.0
Fusthy Zsolt Dr 2243 6.0 44.0
Hegedus Gyula 2105 6.0 44.0
Babos Csaba 2278 6.0 43.0
Szollosi Laszlo Jr 2245 6.0 42.5
89 players
The 35th "Trinec OPEN" (Czech) took place December 28th 2002 - January
4th 2003. 70 players competed in the event won by IGM Emil Anka (7.0/9), 2. IM
Vesselovsky, 3. FM Lagowski (both 6.5). Info Jan Sikora.
Further details: http://web.quick.cz/trichess/
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35th Open Trinec CZE (CZE), 28 xii-4 i 2002
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1. Anka, Emil g HUN 2462 7
2. Vesselovsky, Serguei m CZE 2420 6.5
3. Lagowski, Patryk f POL 2350 6.5
4. Kantorik, Marian SVK 2364 6.5
5. Belunek, Vladimir CZE 2416 6.5
6. Neumann, Peter CZE m CZE 2437 6.5
7. Ostrowski, Leszek m POL 2317 6.5
8. Lukashok, Alexandr BLR 2384 6.5
9. Peterson, Eric SVK ---- 6
10. Kislov, Mikhail m RUS 2377 6
11. Zawadzki, Stanislaw POL 2378 6
12. Sergeev, Vladimir m UKR 2457 5.5
13. Simacek, Pavel m CZE 2420 5.5
14. Talla, Vladimir m CZE 2370 5.5
15. Babula, Milan m CZE 2330 5.5
16. Repkova, Eva wg SVK 2366 5.5
17. Splosnov, Sergei m BLR 2384 5.5
18. Lys, Josef CZE 2353 5.5
19. Seifert, Henryk f POL 2275 5.5
20. Frolik, Martin CZE 2261 5.5
21. Kolesar, Milan f SVK 2245 5.5
70 players
The German Bundesliga rounds 8 and 9 took place on 11th-12th January
2003. SG Köln Porz top the table above Lübecker SV by half a board
point both have won all 9 matches. They meet in round 10 on 8th February 2003.
This weekend also saw the match Godesberger SK - Köln Porz which completed
round 7 which has been at the convenience of the teams on various dates.
Round 7
Turm Emsdetten 3 - 5 SV Werder Bremen
SC Forchheim 1 - 7 TV Tegernsee
SC Kreuzberg 5 - 3 SFR Neukölln
Hamburger SK 3 - 5 Lübecker SV
SV Wattenscheid 2½-5½ Solinger SG
Stuttgarter Sfr 3 - 5 SC Baden Oos
SK König Plauen 4 - 4 Erfurter SK
Godesberger SK 2½-5½ SG Köln Porz
Venue: Emsdetten 15.11.2002
Turm Emsdetten 3 - 5 SV Werder Bremen
2 Vallejo Pons ½ : ½ Hracek 1
3 Nielsen 0 : 1 Babula 2
4 Tiviakov 1 : 0 Schandorff 3
5 Berelovich 0 : 1 McShane 4
7 Pedersen,N 1 : 0 Pelletier 5
10 Zumsande 0 : 1 Gallagher 6
11 Richter 0 : 1 Joachim 8
14 Pedersen,D ½ : ½ Meins 10
Venue: Forcheim 18.10.2002
SC Forchheim 1 - 7 TV Tegernsee
1 Prusikin 0 : 1 Khenkin 1
2 Jansa ½ : ½ Sokolov 2
3 Jirovsky 0 : 1 Ribli 3
4 Heidrich 0 : 1 Boensch 6
5 Bartsch 0 : 1 Teske 7
6 Zwanzger ½ : ½ Hertneck 8
7 Niedermaier 0 : 1 Stangl 9
8 Doeres 0 : 1 Kachiani-Ger 10
Venue: Kreuzberg 15.11.2002
SC Kreuzberg 5 - 3 SFR Neukölln
1 Almasi 1 : 0 Movsesian 1
2 Nisipeanu ½ : ½ Slobodjan 3
4 Tischbierek 0 : 1 Stohl 4
5 Lau ½ : ½ Berndt 6
6 Maiwald ½ : ½ Polzin 7
7 Kalinitschew 1 : 0 Borriss 8
9 Muse 1 : 0 Poldauf 9
11 Loeffler ½ : ½ Thiede 11
Venue: Hamburg 15.11.2002
Hamburger SK 3 - 5 Lübecker SV
1 Dorfman ½ : ½ Epishin 5
2 Ftacnik ½ : ½ Fressinet 6
3 Kempinski 0 : 1 Speelman 7
4 Gustafsson ½ : ½ Nunn 9
7 Wahls ½ : ½ Hansen 10
8 Mueller ½ : ½ Conquest 11
11 Heinemann 0 : 1 Hector 12
12 Reeh ½ : ½ Agdestein 14
Venue: Solingen 13.12.2002
SV Wattenscheid 2½-5½ Solinger SG
1 Macieja 0 : 1 Nikolic 1
5 Johannessen ½ : ½ Piket 2
6 Appel ½ : ½ Jussupow 4
7 Handke 0 : 1 Sadler 5
8 Hall 0 : 1 Werle 10
9 Holzke ½ : ½ Chandler 11
11 Ellers 0 : 1 Hoffmann 12
12 Straeter 1 : 0 Schaefer 13
Venue: Stuttgart 13.12.2002
Stuttgarter Sfr 3 - 5 SC Baden Oos
3 Buhmann 0 : 1 Anand 1
4 Golubev ½ : ½ Krasenkow 3
5 Jenni 0 : 1 Dautov 4
6 Schmittdiel ½ : ½ Huebner 5
7 Zeller ½ : ½ Doettling 6
8 Duppel ½ : ½ Schenk 7
9 Bunzmann 1 : 0 Schlosser 8
12 Heinatz 0 : 1 Schmaltz 9
Venue: Konig Plauen 13.12.2002
SK König Plauen 4 - 4 Erfurter SK
1 Beliavsky 1 : 0 Luther 1
2 Bischoff ½ : ½ Haba 2
3 Markowski ½ : ½ Votava 4
4 Kindermann 1 : 0 Casper 6
6 Espig ½ : ½ Paehtz,T 7
7 Brendel ½ : ½ Mueller 8
8 Haskamp 0 : 1 Enders 9
11 Kuraszkiewic 0 : 1 Brueggemann 10
Venue: Godesberg 10.01.2003
Godesberger SK 2½-5½ SG Köln Porz
1 Breder ½ : ½ Lutz 1
2 Sprenger 0 : 1 Sokolov 4
3 Langheinrich ½ : ½ Andersson 5
4 Seger 1 : 0 Vaganian 6
5 Jackelen ½ : ½ Gurevich 7
6 Heinbuch 0 : 1 Hansen 9
7 Schmidt 0 : 1 Graf 10
8 Upleger 0 : 1 Van den Doel 11
Round 8 11.01.2003
Hamburger SK 5 - 3 Solinger SG
Lübecker SV 5½-2½ SV Wattenscheid
Godesberger SK 3 - 5 SC Kreuzberg
SG Köln Porz 7½- ½ SFR Neukölln
Erfurter SK ½ -7½ SC Baden Oos
SK König Plauen 3½-4½ Stuttgarter Sfr
TV Tegernsee 4 - 4 SV Werder Bremen
SC Forchheim 3 - 5 Turm Emsdetten
Venue: Hamburg
Hamburger SK 5 - 3 Solinger SG
1 Dorfman ½ : ½ Nikolic 1
2 Ftacnik ½ : ½ Jussupow 4
3 Kempinski 1 : 0 Sadler 5
4 Gustafsson ½ : ½ Emms 6
5 Berg 0 : 1 Naumann 7
7 Wahls ½ : ½ Werle 10
9 Bezold 1 : 0 Hoffmann 12
12 Reeh 1 : 0 Schaefer 13
Lübecker SV 5½-2½ SV Wattenscheid
1 Adams ½ : ½ Macieja 1
4 Lautier 1 : 0 Aronian 2
5 Epishin 1 : 0 Appel 6
7 Speelman 1 : 0 Holzke 9
8 Hodgson ½ : ½ Dinstuhl 10
9 Nunn ½ : ½ Ellers 11
11 Conquest 0 : 1 Straeter 12
14 Agdestein 1 : 0 Thiel 13
Venue: Godesberg
Godesberger SK 3 - 5 SC Kreuzberg
1 Breder ½ : ½ Almasi 1
2 Sprenger 0 : 1 Nisipeanu 2
3 Langheinrich ½ : ½ Tischbierek 4
4 Seger ½ : ½ Lau 5
5 Jackelen 0 : 1 Maiwald 6
6 Heinbuch 0 : 1 Kalinitschew 7
7 Schmidt 1 : 0 Muse 9
8 Upleger ½ : ½ Loeffler 11
SG Köln Porz 7½- ½ SFR Neukölln
1 Lutz 1 : 0 Rogozenko 2
4 Sokolov 1 : 0 Slobodjan 3
5 Andersson ½ : ½ Berndt 6
6 Vaganian 1 : 0 Polzin 7
7 Gurevich 1 : 0 Borriss 8
9 Hansen 1 : 0 Poldauf 9
10 Graf 1 : 0 Thiede 11
11 Van den Doel 1 : 0 Rudolf 12
Venue: Erfurt
Erfurter SK ½ -7½ SC Baden Oos
1 Luther ½ : ½ Svidler 2
2 Haba 0 : 1 Dautov 4
4 Votava 0 : 1 Huebner 5
6 Casper 0 : 1 Doettling 6
7 Paehtz,T 0 : 1 Schenk 7
8 Mueller 0 : 1 Schlosser 8
9 Enders 0 : 1 Schmaltz 9
10 Brueggemann 0 : 1 Keitlinghaus 10
SK König Plauen 3½-4½ Stuttgarter Sfr
1 Beliavsky 1 : 0 Hickl 1
2 Bischoff ½ : ½ Gabriel 2
3 Markowski ½ : ½ Buhmann 3
4 Kindermann ½ : ½ Jenni 5
6 Espig ½ : ½ Schmittdiel 6
7 Brendel 0 : 1 Duppel 8
10 Sandner 0 : 1 Bunzmann 9
11 Kuraszkiewic ½ : ½ Heinatz 12
Venue: Tegernsee
TV Tegernsee 4 - 4 SV Werder Bremen
1 Khenkin ½ : ½ Babula 2
2 Sokolov ½ : ½ McShane 4
3 Ribli 0 : 1 Pelletier 5
6 Boensch 0 : 1 Gallagher 6
7 Teske ½ : ½ Knaak 7
8 Hertneck 1 : 0 Joachim 8
9 Stangl ½ : ½ Meins 10
12 Bromberger 1 : 0 Heissler 11
SC Forchheim 3 - 5 Turm Emsdetten
1 Prusikin ½ : ½ Nielsen 3
2 Jansa 1 : 0 Berelovich 5
3 Jirovsky ½ : ½ Pedersen,N 7
4 Heidrich ½ : ½ Peng 9
5 Bartsch 0 : 1 Zumsande 10
6 Zwanzger ½ : ½ Richter 11
7 Niedermaier 0 : 1 Van Delft 12
8 Doeres 0 : 1 Van Beek 13
Round 9 12th January 2003
Solinger SG 3 - 5 Lübecker SV
SV Wattenscheid 3½-4½ Hamburger SK
SC Kreuzberg 2½-5½ SG Köln Porz
SFR Neukölln 4½-3½ Godesberger SK
SC Baden Oos 5 - 3 SK König Plauen
Stuttgarter Sfr 4½-3½ Erfurter SK
SV Werder Bremen 6½-1½ SC Forchheim
Turm Emsdetten 2 - 6 TV Tegernsee
Venue: Hamburg
Solinger SG 3 - 5 Lübecker SV
1 Nikolic ½ : ½ Adams 1
4 Jussupow ½ : ½ Lautier 4
5 Sadler 0 : 1 Epishin 5
6 Emms ½ : ½ Speelman 7
7 Naumann ½ : ½ Hodgson 8
10 Werle 0 : 1 Nunn 9
12 Hoffmann ½ : ½ Conquest 11
13 Schaefer ½ : ½ Agdestein 14
SV Wattenscheid 3½-4½ Hamburger SK
1 Macieja ½ : ½ Dorfman 1
2 Aronian ½ : ½ Ftacnik 2
6 Appel 0 : 1 Kempinski 3
9 Holzke 1 : 0 Berg 5
10 Dinstuhl 1 : 0 Wahls 7
11 Ellers 0 : 1 Bezold 9
12 Straeter ½ : ½ Heinemann 11
13 Thiel 0 : 1 Reeh 12
Venue: Godesberg
SC Kreuzberg 2½-5½ SG Köln Porz
1 Almasi ½ : ½ Lutz 1
2 Nisipeanu ½ : ½ Sokolov 4
4 Tischbierek ½ : ½ Andersson 5
5 Lau ½ : ½ Vaganian 6
6 Maiwald 0 : 1 Gurevich 7
7 Kalinitschew ½ : ½ Hansen 9
9 Muse 0 : 1 Graf 10
11 Loeffler 0 : 1 Van den Doel 11
SFR Neukölln 4½-3½ Godesberger SK
2 Rogozenko ½ : ½ Breder 1
3 Slobodjan 0 : 1 Sprenger 2
6 Berndt ½ : ½ Langheinrich 3
7 Polzin 1 : 0 Seger 4
8 Borriss ½ : ½ Jackelen 5
9 Poldauf ½ : ½ Schmidt 7
11 Thiede 1 : 0 Upleger 8
12 Rudolf ½ : ½ Philipowski 9
Venue: Erfurt
SC Baden Oos 5 - 3 SK König Plauen
2 Svidler ½ : ½ Beliavsky 1
4 Dautov ½ : ½ Bischoff 2
5 Huebner ½ : ½ Markowski 3
6 Doettling ½ : ½ Kindermann 4
7 Schenk ½ : ½ Espig 6
8 Schlosser ½ : ½ Brendel 7
9 Schmaltz 1 : 0 Sandner 10
10 Keitlinghaus 1 : 0 Kuraszkiewic 11
Stuttgarter Sfr 4½-3½ Erfurter SK
1 Hickl 1 : 0 Luther 1
2 Gabriel ½ : ½ Haba 2
3 Buhmann ½ : ½ Votava 4
5 Jenni 1 : 0 Casper 6
6 Schmittdiel ½ : ½ Paehtz,T 7
8 Duppel ½ : ½ Mueller 8
9 Bunzmann ½ : ½ Enders 9
12 Heinatz 0 : 1 Brueggemann 10
Venue: Tegernsee
SV Werder Bremen 6½-1½ SC Forchheim
2 Babula ½ : ½ Prusikin 1
4 McShane 1 : 0 Jansa 2
5 Pelletier 0 : 1 Jirovsky 3
6 Gallagher 1 : 0 Heidrich 4
7 Knaak 1 : 0 Bartsch 5
8 Joachim 1 : 0 Zwanzger 6
10 Meins 1 : 0 Niedermaier 7
11 Heissler 1 : 0 Doeres 8
Turm Emsdetten 2 - 6 TV Tegernsee
5 Berelovich 0 : 1 Khenkin 1
7 Pedersen,N 1 : 0 Sokolov 2
9 Peng 0 : 1 Ribli 3
10 Zumsande 0 : 1 Boensch 6
11 Richter 0 : 1 Teske 7
12 Van Delft 0 : 1 Hertneck 8
13 Van Beek 0 : 1 Stangl 9
14 Pedersen,D 1 : 0 Bromberger 12
Table
1. SG Köln Porz 9 52 :20 18- 0
2. Lübecker SV 9 51½:20½ 18- 0
3. SV Werder Bremen 9 44 :28 14- 4
4. Hamburger SK 9 42½:29½ 13- 5
5. SC Baden Oos 9 43 :29 12- 6
6. TV Tegernsee 9 39½:32½ 11- 7
7. Solinger SG 9 37½:34½ 11- 7
8. SC Kreuzberg 9 37½:34½ 11- 7
9. Turm Emsdetten 9 35½:36½ 8-10
10. SFR Neukölln 9 29½:42½ 6-12
11. Stuttgarter Sfr 9 29 :43 6-12
12. SV Wattenscheid 9 32 :40 5-13
13. SK König Plauen 9 27½:44½ 5-13
14. Erfurter SK 9 26 :46 3-15
15. Godesberger SK 9 28½:43½ 2-16
16. SC Forchheim 9 20½:51½ 1-17
Steve Laios sends games and results from the Belgian Team Championships
Division 1 - 22nd December 2002.
Games section. Round 5: 48 games round complete. Round 3 8 games. 2
games corrected from round 3 on November 24th 2002. 1.Sokolov - Ikonnikov : bad
26th white move 2.Winants - Schebler : bad 53th & 58th white moves total
games 56.
Round 5 - Dec.22.2002
1. Liège 1 - Leuven 1 6.0 - 2.0
2. Rochade 1 - Charleroi 1 5.0 - 3.0
3. Gent 1 - Eupen 1 4.0 - 4.0
4. Eynatten 1 - Temse 1 5.0 - 3.0
5. Brugge 1 - Hoboken 1 4.0 - 4.0
6. Gent 2 - Jean Jaurès 1 4.0 - 4.0
Standings after round 5:
Teams pts pm
1. Eynatten 1 31.5 5
2. Liège 1 25.5 5
3. Rochade 1 23.0 3.5
4. Temse 1 20.5 3
5. LV Leuven 1 19.5 2.5
6. Gent 1 18.5 2
7. Eupen 1 18.5 1.5
8. KBSK 1 18.0 2.5
9. Hoboken 1 18.0 1.5
9. Charleroi 1 17.0 1
11. Jean Jaurès 1 16.5 2
12. Gent 2 13.5 0.5
As reported last week the Bethune Christmas Open took place 26th-30th
December 2002. The clear winner was Mihail Golubev with a score of 6.5/7. There
is a correction to the name of one of the players names. Nikola Spiridonov of
Bulgaria played rather than Nikola. The corrected table is below and the
corrected games are in the PGN section.
Internet coverage: http://bethunechess.free.fr/
Final Standings:
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Open A Bethune FRA (FRA), 26-30 xii 2002
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1. Golubev, Mihail g UKR 2528 6,5 28,0 2714
2. Shchekachev, Andrei g RUS 2551 6,0 33,0 2628
3. Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2575 5,5 31,0 2592
4. Sprenger, Jan Michael m GER 2430 5,5 29,5 2522
5. Vanderstricht, Geert m BEL 2403 5,5 29,0 2457
6. Lazarev, Vladimir g RUS 2477 5,5 28,0 2508
7. Maitesian, Sergei FRA 2305 5,5 27,5 2448
8. Van der Weide, Karel m NED 2400 5,5 27,5 2400
9. Bunzmann, Dimitrij m GER 2498 5,0 31,5 2511
10. Shirazi, Kamran m USA 2439 5,0 30,0 2419
11. Jossien, Remy FRA 2181 5,0 26,5 2324
12. Michiels, Bart BEL 2254 5,0 26,5 2295
13. Safranska, Anda wg LAT 2312 5,0 25,0 2303
14. Szylar, Eric FRA 2121 5,0 25,0 2281
15. Jossien, Arnaud f FRA 2355 5,0 24,5 2246
16. Spiridonov, Nikola g BUL 2373 4,5 29,5 2294
17. Chemali, Lahcene FRA 2017 4,5 28,0 2359
18. Marechal, Andy f BEL 2248 4,5 27,5 2262
19. Gharamian, Tigran ARM 2239 4,5 27,0 2232
20. Pfleger, Sascha GER 2214 4,5 26,5 2236
21. Hareux, Hubert FRA 2241 4,5 26,0 2249
22. Houdart, David BEL 2086 4,5 26,0 2165
23. Wallart, Adrien FRA 2261 4,5 25,0 2176
24. Jagodzinski, Andreas GER 2181 4,5 24,5 2248
25. Degand,Alain FRA ---- 4,5 24,5 2141
26. Lebon, Joffrey FRA 2031 4,5 24,0 2276
27. Bruned, Yvalin ESP 2130 4,5 24,0 2121
28. Cappon, John FRA 2175 4,5 23,5 2209
29. Vandemeulebrouck,Renaud FRA ---- 4,5 21,5 2148
30. Van Maele,Richard FRA ---- 4,5 21,0 2024
31. De Lagontrie, Jean FRA 2072 4,5 20,5 2048
32. Marciniak, Marcel FRA 2068 4,5 19,5 2034
33. Maupin, Valerie FRA 2004 4,5 19,0 1990
123 players
The 9th Bosnjaci Open took place 3rd-7th January 2003. Bosnjaci is near
Zupanja in Croatia. News from WGM Mirjana Medic of the Croatian Chess
Federation.
Further details:
http://www.crochess.com/turniri/bosnjaci/03/index.htm
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9th Open Bosnjaci CRO (CRO), 3-6 i 2003
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1 Delchev, Aleksander BUL 2583 6.5 23.5
2-5 Stevic, Hrvoje CRO 2530 6 24.0
Loncar, Robert CRO 2439 6 22.5
Leventic, Ivan CRO 2453 6 22.5
Pap, Misa YUG 2407 6 19.5
6-10 Rogic, Davor CRO 2496 5.5 22.5
Drazic, Sinisa YUG 2462 5.5 22.0
Novakovic, Dragan YUG 2356 5.5 21.5
Jovanovic, Zoran CRO 2407 5.5 21.0
Jurkovic, Ante CRO 2340 5.5 18.5
11-26 Vukic, Milan BIH 2514 5 24.5
Martic, Zlatko CRO 2253 5 23.0
Jovanic, Ognjen CRO 2432 5 22.0
Brkic, Ante CRO 2402 5 22.0
Franic, Milan CRO 2425 5 21.5
Zivkovic, Vjekoslav CRO 2379 5 21.5
Goric, Esad BIH 2315 5 21.0
Pandurevic, Miro CRO 2259 5 21.0
Zivkovic, Nikola CRO 2137 5 20.0
Rosandic, Denis CRO 2287 5 20.0
Bajramovic, Halid BIH 2266 5 20.0
Soldo, Robert CRO 2188 5 20.0
Bender, Ivan CRO 2271 5 19.5
Djurkovic, Maks SLO 2098 5 19.0
Krkljes, Slaven CRO 2132 5 17.5
Jovic, Cedomir CRO 2044 5 15.5
27-40 Dabo Peranic, Robert CRO 2330 4.5 22.5
Krstic, Uros CRO 2404 4.5 22.5
Zelcic, Robert CRO 2576 4.5 22.0
Tarakcija, Hazim CRO 2203 4.5 22.0
Dusper, Hrvoje CRO 2204 4.5 21.5
Drmic, Tomislav CRO 2124 4.5 21.5
Hrzica, Rok SLO 2083 4.5 21.5
Sulc, Damir CRO 2271 4.5 21.0
Gnjezdur, Vladimir CRO 2162 4.5 19.5
Grbac, Boris CRO 2206 4.5 19.5
Ascic, Pero CRO 2310 4.5 19.5
Djingarova, Emilla BUL 2267 4.5 19.5
Perlic, Pavo CRO 2148 4.5 19.0
Sargac, Damir CRO 2211 4.5 18.5
167 players
The 78th Hastings International Chess Congress took place at the
Horntye Park Sport Complex Saturday 28th December 2002 to Sunday 5th January
2003. The Premier Tournament was a 9-round all-play-all event for ten invited
players which was won by Peter Heine Nielsen. The Challengers finished 1 Daniel
Gormally (ENG) 7.5/9; 2 Alexander Cherniaev (RUS) 7; 3-5 Mark Hebden, Nick
Pert, Vladislav Borovikov (UKR) 6.5. Games from round 8 of the Hastings
Challengers plus a correction to the result of the game Mannion - Thompson now
available. No final round games are available.
Official coverage: http://hastingschess.org.uk/
The 69th Brazilian Chess Championship takes place from January 9th -
15th 2003, in Torre Palace Hotel, Brasília City/DF, Brazil. It´s a
nine round swiss FIDE tournament organized by Brazilian Chess Confederation,
Brasilia Chess Federation and Brasilia Chess Club. FM Rodrigo Disconzi (2389)
leads with 4.5/5. Info: Antonio Bento.
Internet coverage at http://www.persocom.com.br/bcx/
Round 5 (of 9) Standings
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LXIX ch-BRA Brasilia BRA (BRA), 7-15 i 2003
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1 Disconzi da Silva, Rodrigo BRA 2389 4.5 12.0
2 Pelikian, Jefferson BRA 2407 4 11.0
3-6 Matsuura, Everaldo BRA 2438 3.5 12.0
Matsuura, Frederico BRA 2255 3.5 11.5
Pinto, Helder Gaioso BRA 3.5 10.5
Lima, Darcy BRA 2521 3.5 10.5
7-13 Marques, Vinicius BRA 2319 3 13.5
Teixeira, Ricardo BRA 2294 3 12.0
Rodrigues, Adriano BRA 2287 3 12.0
Prates, Fabiano BRA 2247 3 10.5
Lucena, Lincoln BRA 2200 3 10.5
Bittencourt, Jorge BRA 2303 3 10.0
de Souza Haro, Paulo BRA 2229 3 10.0
14-22 Coelho, Luis Henrique P BRA 2392 2.5 11.0
Asfora, Marco BRA 2249 2.5 10.5
Olivencia, Flavio BRA 2226 2.5 10.5
Campello, Leandro BRA 2245 2.5 10.5
Silva, Carlos Alessandro BRA 2.5 10.5
Araujo, Adalberto BRA 2275 2.5 10.0
Di Berardino, Diego BRA 2282 2.5 10.0
Valle, Adriano BRA 2247 2.5 9.5
Lucena, Silvio BRA 2190 2.5 9.5
23-26 Bouwman, Marcelo BRA 2245 2 12.5
Schutt, Ricardo BRA 2184 2 10.0
Felipe, Andre BRA 2136 2 10.0
Silveira, Neri BRA 2293 2 9.0
27-28 Pinto, Carlos Henrique BRA 2233 1.5 7.5
Pimenta, Jeronimo Marques BRA 1.5 7.5
29-31 Pompeo, Flavio BRA 1 8.5
Rocha, Cesidio Monteiro BRA 1 8.0
Costa, Giovanni BRA 2002 1 6.5
32 Sales, Espedito BRA 2068 0 6.0
The Gausdal Troll Masters Open (Arnold J. Eikrem Memorial) GM-tournament
takes place in Gausdal in Norway 7th -15th January 2003. The 10 rounds modified
Swiss has a time rate of 2 hours / 40 moves and 1 hour / rest. Eduard
Rozentalis leads with 6/7.
Coverage: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/troll2003/
Round 7 (of 10) Standings:
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Troll Masters Gausdal NOR (NOR), 7-15 i 2003
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1 Rozentalis, Eduard (1) LIT 2585 gm 6
2 Kallio, Heikki (6) FIN 2474 gm 5.5
3 Hanley, Craig (12) ENG 2359 fm 5.5
4 Miezis, Normunds (3) LAT 2523 gm 5.5
5 Nordahl, Helge A (14) NOR 2303 fm 5
6 Ovsejevitsch, Sergei (4) UKR 2517 gm 5
7 Lugovoi, Alexei (2) RUS 2540 gm 5
8 Molander, Riku (15) FIN 2291 fm 5
9 Womacka, Mathias (5) GER 2496 im 4.5
10 Carlsen, Magnus (18) NOR 2279 fm 4.5
11 Shumaikina, Tatiana (11) RUS 2364 wgm 4.5
12 Bluvshtein, Mark (7) CAN 2461 im 4.5
13 Martinsen, Stig K (42) NOR 2085 4.5
14 Bisby, Daniel L (17) ENG 2283 4.5
15 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina (8) RUS 2452 wgm 4
16 Leer-Salvesen, Bjarte (13) NOR 2329 fm 4
17 Westerinen, Heikki (10) FIN 2374 gm 4
18 Tallaksen, Geir Sune (20) NOR 2258 4
19 Agopov, Mikael (9) FIN 2376 im 4
20 Berg, Olaf (45) FAI 2065 4
21 Fäldt, Magnus (21) SWE 2252 4
22 Gambäck, Björn (30) SWE 2213 4
23 Stokke, Kjetil (37) NOR 2136 4
24 Harestad, Hans Krogh (26) NOR 2236 4
25 Poulsen, Martin (23) FAI 2244 4
60 players
The XIII Rapid Chess Tournament Paul Keres Memorial took place January
10th-12th 2003 in Tallinn, Estonia. There were two stages, a preliminary event
25 + 25 mins, 7 round Swiss system. Then the main Men's Main tournament (25 +
25 min) played by 4 best players from group A, 3 players invited directly to
Main Tournament and the best Estonian player. Alexander Morozevich won the
event with 5.5/7. Games available soon. My thanks to Ülar Lauk.
Further details http://www.maleliit.ee
Paul Keres Rapid 10th-12th January 2002
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1 Aleksander Morozevich RUS 2678 5,5
2 Aleksei Drejev RUS 2690 5,0
Jevgeni Miroshnichenko UKR 2438 5,0
4 Jaan Ehlvest EST 2600 4,0
5 Viktor Gavrikov LTU 2570 3,5
6 Andrei Zontakh UKR 2508 2,5
7 Aleksander Veingold EST 2480 1,5
8 Meelis Kanep EST 2445 1,0
Michael Freeman reports: The 110th New Zealand Chess Championship was
played January 2nd to 10th in Wanganui. The event was won jointly by
Australians IM Alex Wohl and FM Tim Reilly with 8/11. The title of NZ Champion
was retained by IM Anthony Ker, who finished with 7.5/11 in sole third place.
Final Scores: A. Wohl (AUS), T. Reilly(AUS) 8/11; A. Ker 7.5; S. Lukey,
N. Croad 7; T. Dowden 6.5; R. Smith 6; P. Stuart, G. Spain, M. van der Hoorn,
P. Wang 5.5; H. Bennett, L. McLaren, M. Turner, D. Guthrie 5; D. Cooper 3.5; C
Burns 2; M Post 1; M. Kumar (FIJ) 0.5
The Australian Open Chess Championships took place in Penrith, New South
Wales, 2nd-10th January 2003. The Championships were jointly organised by The
New South Wales Chess Association Inc. and Australian Chess Enterprises on
behalf of the Australian Chess Federation Inc. John Paul Wallace won the event
with 9.5/11.
Further information:
http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/penrith/index.cfm
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Australian Open Penrith AUS (AUS), 2-10 i 2003
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1. Wallace, John Paul m AUS 2386 9.5
2. Smerdon, David m AUS 2436 8.5
3. Humphrey,Jonathan AUS ---- 8.5
4. Solomon, Stephen J m AUS 2347 8
5. Rej, Tomek AUS 2213 8
6. Hamilton, Douglas G f AUS 2264 8
7. Hoffmann,Achim Gunter AUS ---- 8
8. Xie, George AUS 2225 7.5
9. Lane, Gary W m AUS 2421 7.5
10. Froehlich, Peter m GER 2421 7.5
11. Wilkins, Michael AUS 2274 7.5
12. Ilic, Ilija AUS 2003 7.5
13. Schultz-Pedersen, Jesper DEN 2194 7
14. Pecori,Ascaro AUS ---- 7
15. Boyd,Tristan AUS ---- 7
16. Nielsen, Jesper Fischer DEN 2103 7
17. Partsi, Dimitry AUS 2114 7
18. Lip, Michael AUS ---- 7
19. Sarai,Slavica AUS ---- 7
20. Charles, Gareth AUS 2170 7
21. Coutts,Tama ---- 7
22. Muljadi, Haris AUS 2201 7
23. Agulto, Edgardo AUS 2211 7
111 players
Adolivio Capece reports that today Monday January 13 sees the birthday
of GM Enrico Paoli who will be 95 years old! He is the oldest player still in
activity in the world. If you want to send him your greetings, feel free please
to write him to paoli@italiascacchistica.com before January 20. Please do not
use attachments. All the messages will be printed and sent to him. Internet:
http://www.maskeret.com/italiascacchistica
Huddersfield Chess Congress
The Huddersfield Chess Congress to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of
the Huddersfield Chess Club (1852-2002) takes place At the Deighton Centre,
Huddersfield 28th-30th March 2003. The event is an ‘Elite’ Terence
Chapman Group Grand Prix 5 round Swiss. Entries to be returned by 24th March
2003 to Nigel Hepworth. 71, Fixby Road, Fixby, Huddersfield. HD2 2JB. Further
details from Nigel Hepworth 07903 548675 Email -
congress@huddersfieldchessclub.co.uk.
Final Lineup for Linares
David Llada reports that the final line-up for the traditional Linares
Supertournament will be Garry Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand,
Peter Leko, Ruslan Ponomariov, Francisco Vallejo Pons and Teimour Radjabov. The
XX "Ciudad de Linares" sees the opening ceremony and drawing of lots on 21st
February. Round 1 22nd February 2003. Last round and closing ceremony 9th March
2003. Rest days 26th February and 4th March 2003. The official website will be
announced a few days before the event.
Kasparov vs. Junior Match
The final schedule of the Kasparov vs. Deep Junior has been announced.
The schedule is Game 1 Sun Jan 26th, Game 2 Tue Jan 28th, Game 3 Thu Jan 30th,
Game 4 Sun Feb 2nd, Game 5 Wed Feb 5th and Game 6 Fri Feb 7th all games start
at 3:30pm EST. In the New York Athletic Club (NYAC)-180 Central Park South -
New York. The event is International Chess Federation (FIDE) and International
Computer Games Association (ICGA President David Levy) and the The US Chess
Federation (USCF).
The event is called the "The FIDE Man Vs Machine World Chess
Championship" and is sponsored by FIDE and presented by X3D Technologies
Corporation which covered the recent Kasparov - Karpov match.
The time control is 40 moves in 2 hours followed by 20 moves in one
hour then 30 minutes for the rest of the game.
The Prize Fund is $1m with a $500,000 fee for Garry Kasparov, the other
half being divided: Winner gets $300,000 to the winner and the loser $200,000,
in the case of a tie, $250,000 each.
World Youth Championships
The World Youth Chess Championships 2003 and the 74th FIDE Congress
takes place 24th October - 2nd November 2003 in Halkidiki, Greece.
Internet coverage: http://www.sportmeeting.gr/
III Savaria Summer
The III Savaria Summer International Chess Open takes place in
Szombathely, Hungary 19th-27th July 2003.
The event is a 9 round Swiss system 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move.
Further Information: Korpics Zsolt H-9700 Szombathely, Rohonci 13.
+(36)-30/951-0063 korpicschess@axelero.hu and Pergel László
H-9700 Szombathely, Tátra 2. +(36)-30/530-4904 a_mester@freemail.hu
Cup ShRGEK in Shakhti
The Cup ShRGEK takes place 13th-18th January 2003 in the city of
Shakhti (Rostov region, Russia).
Further information:
http://www.fanchess.ru/kuda/2003/01/srgek.htm
Novoshakhtinsk Open
The Novoshakhtinsk Open takes place 6th-11th January 2003 in the city
of Novoshakhtinsk (Rostov region - Russia). 1st stage of the "Cup of Don -
2003.
Official site: http://www.fanchess.ru and specifically
http://www.fanchess.ru/kuda/2003/01/1kubok.htm
Patrick Wolff Chess-Site
Patrick Wolff has launched a pay site at:
http://www.wolffchess.com
Western Pacific Open
April 11-13, Western Pacific Open. 5-SS. Los Angeles Airport Radisson,
Los Angeles, CA. $10,000 based on 200 players, $5000 guaranteed. Top section
FIDE-rated. Details: http://www.westernchess.com.
Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic
May 24-26, Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic. 6-SS. Los Angeles Airport
Radisson, Los Angeles, CA. $12,000 based on 240 players, $7200 guaranteed.
Details: http://www.westernchess.com
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ZMD Schachfestival Dresden 2003
The ZMD Schachfestival Dresden 2003 takes place 17th-27th July 2002 in
the Treff-Hotel Dresden.
Further details:
http://www.schachfestival.com/index_schachfestival.html
World Amateur Championships
The World Amateur Championships take place in the Sammy Marks Building,
Pretoria, South Africa 2nd - 12th July 2003.
Internet site: http://www.chessa.co.za/
4th Yateley Manor International Fide Open
4th Yateley Manor International Fide Open This 9 round Swiss event,
takes place over 2 weekends Friday 24th to Sunday 26th January 2003 and
Saturday 1st to Sunday 2nd February 2003 at Yateley Manor School, Reading Road,
Yateley, Hampshire, England. 36 miles South West of central London. Free entry
for GM, IM, WGM, WIM. Prizes include a free place in the 2003 British
Championships (highest placed player not previously qualified). The prize fund
and allocation depends on entry. Event is FIDE rated and BCF rated and part of
British Chess Federation Grand Prix. Tournament Director: IM Andrew Martin.
Contact: Phone : + 44 (0)1753 883300 e-mail: rayclark.mc@tiscali.co.uk
Hungarian tournaments April-May-June 2003
6 GM and IM tournaments in a row in HUNGARY in April-May-June 2003 /3
months chess trip to Hungary is possible for the GM-IM-norms/ The info: 1.
5th-17th of April, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM Budapest, org: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail:
firstsat@elender.hu, website: http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat 2.
19th-29th of April, GM-IM, MINDSZENTKALLA, GM-IM, 200 km West from Budapest,
org.IM Istvandi, e-mail: sakkozo@netposta.net, 3. 3rd-15th of May, FIRST
SATURDAY, GM-IM Budapest, org: NL., 4. 17th-27th of May GM-IM Elekes memorial,
Budapest, org: IM Zsinka, fax: 00-(361)-327-18-71, 5. 7th-19th of June, FIRST
SATURDAY, GM-IM Budapest, org: NL, 6. 20th-30th of June, Balatonlelle /130 km
West from Budapest/ GM-IM-OPEN, org: IM Rigo, e-mail: me-ri@matavnet.hu
Swiss Chess Tour 2003
The Swiss Chess Tour starts in Basle in the New Year. The 5th Hilton
Open features Viktor Korchnoi, Vlastimil Hort, Yannick Pelletier and Ivan
Nemet. They will play each other, one game on classic time control and the
other in rapid. Timetable of the 5th Hilton Open: 31.12.2002. Blitz open;
14.00-17.00; registration 13.00; 9 rounds, 5 minutes. 1.1.2003. Fujitcu Siemens
– Junior’s Open; 10.00-16.00; 7 rounds, 15 minutes. 1.-5.1.2003.
Hilton Open; 7 rounds, 6 hours (40 moves-120 minutes, 60 minutes till the end.)
1.-5.1.2003. Baloise Open; 7 rounds, 4 hours (30 moves-90 minutes, 30 minutes
till the and.) 1.-5.1.2003. Senior Open; same as Baloise Open. 1.-4.1.2003.
ITAG Tele-Rapid; with Korchnoi, Hort, Pelletier, Nemet; 15 minutes per game.
2.-5.1.2003. ITAG Masters (Korchnoi, Hort, Pelletier, Nemet); classic time
control, 6 hours. 5.1.2003. Fujitsu Siemens VIP&PC Challenge (+ 5 best
juniors); 10.00-14.00 5.1.2003. Closing ceremony
Prizes: Hilton Open: 2000/1500/1200/800/600/500/2x400/2x300/2x200 Fr.
Entry fee: 130 Fr. (FM & Juniors) GM & IM free. At the door 10 Fr.
Baloise Open: 500/400/2x300/2x200/4x150 Fr. Entry fee: 110 Fr. (Juniors 50 Fr.)
At the door 10. Senior Open: 400/300/200 Fr. + natural prizes Entry fee: 60 Fr.
At the door 10 Fr. Junior Open: Natural prizes. Entry fee: 5 Fr. At the door 10
Fr. Blitz Open: 300/200/150/2x100/2x50 Fr. Entry fee: 20 Fr. (Junior 5 Fr.)
Venue Hotel Hilton Basle.
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel.
+41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch Further
information: http://www.beochess.ch
Gibraltar Chess Congress
The Gibraltar Chess Congress takes place 28th January 6th February
2003. Two 10 round Swisses. Amateur £3000 prize fund open to players
under 2000 or unrated. Open £12,000 prize fund. Acceptances so far in
attached list. Play takes place at the 4 star Caleta Hotel. Further details
about Gibraltar, accommodation and visas: conf.banq@caletahotel.gi Technical
details: Stewartreuben@aol.com
Players accepted so far: Nigel Short England gm 2684 Sergei Tiviakov
Netherlands gm 2631 Alexander Lastin Russia gm 2625 Zoltan Gyimesi Hungary gm
2596 Jon Speelman England gm 2583 Hichem Hamdouchi Morocco gm 2582 Simen
Agdestein Norway gm 2578 Mladen Palac Croatia gm 2569 Vladimir Kosyrev Russia
gm 2562 Vasilios Kotronias Cyprus gm 2561 Alonso Zapata Colombia gm 2556 Julio
Becerra Rivero Cuba gm 2552 Oleg Korneev Russia gm 2551 Luke McShane England gm
2546 Bogdan Lalic England gm 2542 Milos Pavlovic Yugoslavia gm 2531 Karen
Movsziszian Armenia gm 2530 Vadim Malakhatko Ukraine gm 2515 Darryl Johansen
Australia gm 2512 Pia Cramling Sweden gm 2508 Dmitri Reinderman Netherlands gm
2506 Alexander Cherniaev Russia im 2506 Daniel Campora Argentine gm 2505 Boris
Chatalbashev Bulgaria gm 2503 Sergei Beshukov Russia gm 2475 James Plaskett
England gm 2467 Viesters Miejers Latvia gm 2463 Hans Jonkman Netherlands gm
2456 Tejas Bakre India im 2452 Doru Ionescu Rumania im 2433 Juan Bellon Spain
gm 2428 Inna Gaponenko Ukraine im/wg 2411 Colin McNab Scotland gm 2406 Watu
Kobese South Africa im 2399 Martha Fierro Ecuador wgm 2384 Nora Medvegy Hungary
wgm 2375 Mohamed Tissir Morocco im 2366 Robert Bellin England im 2360 Anna
Zozulia Ukraine wgm 2311
Website: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/
Aeroflot Open 2003
The International Chess Open Festival "Aeroflot Open 2003" will be held
in Moscow from 10 February (the day of arrival) to 20 February 2003 (the day of
departure). The total prize fund is 150000 USD. The Festival consists of 3
tournaments: A: for the chessplayers with Elo > 2400; B: for the
chessplayers with Elo 2150-2451; C: for the chessplayers with Elo < 2201 or
without rating
The Organizers of the Festival are "Aeroflot-Russian Airlines" and the
Association of Chess Federations in cooperation with the Committee on Tourism
of the Municipality of Moscow. The official hotel and tournament venue is hotel
"Rossija" (near Kremlin).
Official site: http://www.aeroflotchess.com
Politiken Cup
The 25th Copenhagen Open Politiken Cup took place 14th-25th of July
2003. The Politiken Cup will be an 11-round open tournament played in one big
group - from novices and club players to strong grandmasters The Tournament
takes place in the Nørrebrohallen, Bragesgade 5, 2200 København.
Further information and online enrolment at
http://www.politikencup.dk
Howick and Pakuranga Times Auckland International Open
Howick and Pakuranga Times Auckland International Open, Auckland (NZL)
Dates: 26.01.03 - 31.01.03 Organiser: Paul Spiller
spillerfamily.enterprise@xtra.co.nz
Web Site: http://www.tuidesign.co.nz/chess/chessindex.htm
Info: Hosted at the prestigious Pakuranga Country Club, this 9 round
open tournament aims to give strong players from New Zealand and neighbouring
countries the chance to compete for FIDE ratings. Top prizes are 1st-$1,000,
2nd-$600, 3rd -$400, 4th-$200. Entry fees are as follows: 2300+ Free, 2200+
$50, 2100+ $75, 2000+ $100, Unrated $125, Juniors (U20) $100, GMs IMs &
Overseas FIDE rated players free, FM's receive 20% discount off entry fee.
Praha and Marianske Lazne
Details of the Praha Open 2003 (17.-24.1. 2003) and Marianske Lazne
Open 2003 (25.1.-1.2. 2003) and the round robin master tournament category 3-4
FIDE Marianske Lazne 2003 (25.1.-2.2. 2003) are now available at:
http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour.
Bermuda 2003
The Bermuda tournament in 2003 will consist of GM 'A' and 'B' 12 players
from 25th January to 5th February Pan American Amateur (players under 2000 FIDE
or no FIDE at all; 9 rounds from 27th January to 5th February 20th Open &
Blitz 6th February to 9th February. Confirmed participants (at present) A -
Blehm, Christiansen, Macieja, Motylev, Movsesian, Shabalov, Svidler, Vescovi
& Volokitin B - E. Berg, Blatny, Charbonneau, Nakamura, Seul &
Teplitsky. Website: http://www.Bermuda.bm/chess
VI Málaga International Open
The VI Málaga International Open 2003 takes place 20th-28th
February 2003. 7.800 euros in prizes.
Details: http://www.malagajedrez.org
1st Pan American Amateur Championships
The 1st Pan American Amateur Championship will be held at the elegant
Fairmont Southampton from 27th January to 5th February 2003. It will be nine
rounds plus a rest day and will be held alongside two GM Invitational
Tournaments (Cat XV and X). The rate of play will be 150 plus 30 seconds per
move. It is open to players under 2000 FIDE or no FIDE rating at all. Each
Federation in the Americas is allowed to nominate two players who do not have
to pay an entry fee, otherwise entry fee is $150 per player. It will be
followed by the 20th Bermuda Open from 6th to 9th February.
Rooms are $125 per night plus taxes etc. for one or two people, a third
person in a room would be an extra $30 plus taxes. etc To book rooms contact
the Fairmont Southampton on 1-800-441-1414 or 1-441-238-8000, mentioning
"PanAmerican Amateur Chess".
Details/Info: http://www.Bermuda.bm/chess or Nigel
Freeman 441-234-2322, cadilly@ibl.bm or Carol Jarecki 917-690-8566,
cjareck@attglobal.net.
Chesmayne Chess Dictionary 2003
The Chesmayne Chess Dictionary 2003 is out now. Available at:
http://chesmayn.valuehost.co.uk/
Seagaard ChessReviews - Book of the Year 2002
Seagaard ChessReviews has now selected the best books that was suggested
from our readers. It is now the readers time to make a choice and pick
"Seagaard ChessReviews - Book of the Year 2002". Readers can vote from 1/12
until 8/12 2002 and the book with the highest number is the winner. Read more:
http://seagaard.dk/review
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Sergei Karjakin
There will be a match between Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Sergei Karjakin in
Brissago 1st-6th February 2003.
Internet coverage: http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/danneeng.htm
1st Samba Cup
The Skanderborg Chess Club is organising a new GM tournament in Denmark.
There will be 2 groups, A-group category 15/16, B-group category 9/10, 10
players in each group, round-robin.
Dates of play: October 10th-20th 2003. Venue: Hotel Skanderborghus in
Skanderborg, Denmark. See more at the tournament's home page
http://www.skanderborgskakklub.dk/gm2003
Players who are interested may contact Tournament Organiser Michael
Andersson, e-mail GM@skanderborgskakklub.dk
Fischer Story
Bobby Fischer and his mother were investigated by the FBI. Read the
story: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/4535883.htm
Round Robin's in Tel Aviv
6th International Tournament in Tel Aviv GM Round Robin in Tel Aviv,
January 10 - January 23; Category 7-9 (average rating:2401-2475); 12 players
round robin system; Beginning of rounds 17:30pm, Friday 10th (round 1)-13:00pm,
Friday 17th and Saturdays- day off;
Contact Gofshtein Zvulon (Leonid) if you wish to play, e-mail:
gofshtein@hotmail.com tel. numbers international: (972) 54 696432, (972) 3
7329233; tel. numbers local: 054 696432, 03 7329233;
18th North Sea Cup Esbjerg Denmark
2003 will be the year when the Danish Chess Federation turns 100! The
Esbjerg Chess Union and the renowned Danish round-robin the North Sea Cup are
scheduled to play a major role in the celebrations. The gm group with 10
players will play July 4-12. After 3 category 14s back to back the organisers
are hoping for a category 15 this time. Also a B-group, primarily for young
Danish up and coming players, will be on offer at this Danish chess festival. 4
foreign ims will be invited, and the winner of the B-group will be invited to
the gm group of the 19th NSC. Interested players should contact Brian Isaksen
at brisak@esenet.dk
Homepage:
http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tpherman/vh2002/1index.htm
Coulsdon Chess Fellowship
Coulsdon Chess Fellowship (CCF) is intending to host a 9 round IM norm
closed tournament between Saturday 15th February and Sunday 23rd February with
1 round to be held each afternoon. Any players (title or non-title) who may
wish to be considered for inclusion should email Scott Freeman at
chess@ccfs.freeserve.co.uk
X "ANIBAL" INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN
The X Anibal Chess Open takes place in Linares, 28th February - 9th
March, 2003 Dates are parallel to the XX "Ciudad de Linares" International
Chess Tournament. Swiss system. 10 Rounds. New FIDE time control. Hotel
Aníbal - Linares.
Further details from: e-mail: linareschess@teleline.es
linareschess@wanadoo.es fax: 34 953652204
DEADLINE: Monday, 17th Feb 2003.
Novi Sad GM and IM
There is a tournament in Novi Sad Yugoslavia January 18th-26th 2003.
Novi Sad is 76 km from Belgrade or 100 km from the Hungarian border conection
by train from Wien 8 hours , from Budapest 5 hours, Belgrade airport, 70 km
from Ns, bus connection from all of Europe . Venue: Hotel Park 20 euro double
room full board, 25 euro in single. GM tourn. 12 players - FIDE timerate, cat.
9 (4 places at the moment ) IM tourn. cat. 3 or 4 - FIDE timerate, 12 players
(5 places at the moment) elo t. , 12 players - 90 min . each. 2 blitz to.
during the tournament. inscription fee according organiser , depending on elo,
title and which tournament. Organiser GM Drazic Sinisa mail sdrazic@eunet.yu or
thirdsaturday2002@yahoo.com tel .++381\ 21 \ 450-714 or 58-922 mobil | 64 |
124-9741
Evgeny Bareev vs. HIARCS 8
Evgeny Bareev will play a match against HIARCS 8 January 28th-31st
2003.
Further details: http://www.chessevents.nl/bareev_match.shtml
Patrick Wolff vs. The World
GM Patrick Wolff will play the Rest of the World starting 31st August.
The time limit for the match is 5 days per move. GM Wolff is a two times United
States Champion. To play in the match go to
http://www.letsplaychess.com and
follow the Play menu to ‘Play the expert’ and from there join the
world team.
Contact e-mail: bethunechess@hotmail.com
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
