THE WEEK IN CHESS 440 14th April 2003 by Mark Crowther
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Hunguest Hotels Tournament 19 games
Karpov vs. Macieja Rapid Match 6 games
Danish Chess Championships 15 games
Bangladesh Championships 6 games
II Marcelo Salado Cup 78 games
First Saturday April 100 games
Polish Under 20 Championships 90 games
French National I 146 games
Scottish Chess Championships 81 games
Bad-Wildbad (Schwarzwald) Open 60 games
Werther Schloss Open 30 games
FM 2003 Atlantic Airways Cup 15 games
Asian Teams 134 games
Gausdal Classics 107 games
887 games
My thanks to Haroon or Rashid, Eirik Gullaksen, Chim Kim Lye, Morten
Rasmussen and Michael Grøne Andersson, Hector Luis Gil, Eugeny Atarov,
Andy McFarland, Laszlo Nagy, Juergen Brustkern, Axel Fritz, Stephen Boyd,
Wieslaw Niewiadomski, Leontxo Garcia, Jogvan Naes, Peter Sowray and everyone
else who helped with the issue.
Garry Kasparov turned 40 on Sunday still World Number One on the
international rating list a place he has occupied almost without interruption
since he first grabbed that spot in July 1983. 20 years of unparalleled
success, certainly in the modern era. In that time he has had the reputation as
the most aggressive of players combined with the kind of losing record that
made Capablanca a legend. Nor is the story over. Not much could really improve
his place in chess history but the possibility is there that he might win
matches against Ponomariov and then the winner of Kramnik and Leko (an
announcement by the Hungarian PM moved that match closer to reality this week)
and that would be something to compare with his finest moments. I think we can
expect Kasparov to be motivated for this task.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament takes place in Budapest
11th-20th April 2003. Players include Leko, Polgar, Gelfand and Short. After 4
Rounds Judit Polgar leads by half a point from Nigel Short. At the opening
ceremony the Hungarian Prime Minister Dr. Péter Medgyessy declared
Hungary would spare no effort in bring the match there to give Peter Leko home
advantage in a sixteen game contest against champion Vladimir Kramnik. The
Technical Director of the Hungarian Chess Federation Gabor Kallai has also
indicated in an interview with Hungarian news agencies that negotiations are
continuing.
The game round 3 game Ferenc Berkes vs. Peter Acs was postponed because
of the Hungarian Team Championships. I have no details or games from that
event.
Official page: http://topchess.hu/verseny.html
Round 1 (April 11, 2003)
Short, Nigel D - Lutz, Christopher 1-0 46 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Gelfand, Boris - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 35 E15 Queens Indian
Movsesian, Sergei - Acs, Peter 1/2 78 C45 Scotch Game
Korchnoi, Viktor - Polgar, Judit 0-1 46 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian System
Berkes, Ferenc - Leko, Peter 1/2 41 E04 Catalan
Round 2 (April 12, 2003)
Leko, Peter - Short, Nigel D 1/2 51 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Movsesian, Sergei - Berkes, Ferenc 1/2 29 C02 French Advance
Lutz, Christopher - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 28 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Almasi, Zoltan - Korchnoi, Viktor 1/2 28 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Acs, Peter - Polgar, Judit 0-1 33 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 3 (April 13, 2003)
Polgar, Judit - Almasi, Zoltan 1-0 79 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Short, Nigel D - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 45 B81 Sicilian Keres Attack
Gelfand, Boris - Leko, Peter 1/2 29 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Korchnoi, Viktor - Lutz, Christopher 1/2 32 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Berkes, Ferenc - Acs, Peter postponed
Round 4 (April 14, 2003)
Leko, Peter - Korchnoi, Viktor 1/2 47 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Movsesian, Sergei - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 42 B91 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Lutz, Christopher - Polgar, Judit 1/2 25 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Berkes, Ferenc - Short, Nigel D 0-1 33 E05 Catalan
Acs, Peter - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 26 B44 Sicilian Paulsen
It Budapest HUN (HUN), 11-18 iv 2003 cat. XVII (2663)
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1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2715 * . . . . = 1 1 . 1 3.5 /4 2973
2 Short, Nigel D g ENG 2686 . * = . = 1 . . 1 . 3.0 /4 2848
3 Leko, Peter g HUN 2746 . = * = . . = . = . 2.0 /4 2649
4 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2700 . . = * = = . = . . 2.0 /4 2680
5 Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2659 . = . = * . . . = = 2.0 /4 2641
6 Lutz, Christopher g GER 2640 = 0 . = . * = . . . 1.5 /4 2596
7 Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2632 0 . = . . = * = . . 1.5 /4 2607
8 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2676 0 . . = . . = * . = 1.5 /4 2574
9 Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2578 . 0 = . = . . . * . 1.0 /3 2572
10 Acs, Peter g HUN 2600 0 . . . = . . = . * 1.0 /3 2558
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The 8 game Anatoly Karpov vs. Bartlomiej Macieja took place in Warsaw,
Poland 7th-10th April 2003. Timerate: 25 minutes + 5 seconds per move. The
event was sponsored by Plus GSM and the Hotel Marriott and organised by the
Polish Chess Federation and the Polonia Warsaw Sport Club. Karpov ran out a
comfortable winner 6-2.
Website: http://www.zagraj.pl
Karpov, Anatoly - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1-0 47 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 34 C45 Scotch Game
Karpov, Anatoly - Macieja, Bartlomiej 0-1 44 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 67 A28 English Four Knights
Karpov, Anatoly - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1/2 26 E15 Queens Indian
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 53 C36 Kings Gambit Modern Variation
Karpov, Anatoly - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1/2 21 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 42 C33 Kings Bishops Gambit)
PlusGSM Rapid Match Warsaw POL (POL), 7-18 iv 2003
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Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2686 1 1 0 1 = 1 = 1 6.0 2827
Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2634 0 0 1 0 = 0 = 0 2.0 2493
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The Danish Chess Championships take place in Skanderborg 12th-20th April
2003. My thanks to Morten Rasmussen and Michael Grøne Andersson.
Website: http://www.skak-dm.dk/
ch-DEN Horsens DEN (DEN), 12-20 iv 2003 cat. X (2489)
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1 Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2625 * . . . . = . 1 1 . 2.5 2790
2 Palo, Davor m DEN 2483 . * . = 1 . . . . 1 2.5 2718
3 Pedersen, Steffen m DEN 2443 . . * . 0 1 . 1 . . 2.0 2604
4 Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek m DEN 2508 . = . * . . = . . 1 2.0 2570
5 Rasmussen, Karsten m DEN 2423 . 0 1 . * . = . . . 1.5 2458
6 Schandorff, Lars g DEN 2563 = . 0 . . * 1 . . . 1.5 2505
7 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove m DEN 2448 . . . = = 0 * . . . 1.0 2373
8 Mortensen, Erling m DEN 2453 0 . 0 . . . . * 1 . 1.0 2410
9 Hansen, Sune Berg g DEN 2537 0 . . . . . . 0 * 1 1.0 2369
10 Hoi, Carsten g DEN 2406 . 0 . 0 . . . . 0 * 0.0
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The 29th Professor Abdur Razzak National Chess Championships of
Bangladesh take place in Dhaka, 27th March to 10th April 2003. ELO favourite
Ziaur Rahman withdrew after two rounds. Reefat Bin Sattar leads with 9.5/11. I
should have the final results next week. My thanks to Haroon or Rashid.
Website: http://www.bcs-online.org/
29th ch-BAN Dhaka BAN (BAN), 28 iii-13 iv 2003 cat. II (2278)
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1 Reefat, Bin-Sattar m BAN 2451 * = 1 1 1 1 = = 1 1 . 1 1 9.5 /11 2583
2 Abdulla, Al-Rakib m BAN 2405 = * 1 = 1 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 . 8.5 /11 2490
3 Murshed, Niaz g BAN 2435 0 0 * 1 1 1 . 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.5 /11 2472
4 Hossain, Enamul m BAN 2451 0 = 0 * . 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 /11 2392
5 Ahmed, Sk. Nasir f BAN 2309 0 0 0 . * = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 6.5 /11 2324
6 Hossain, Pollab Sawkat H BAN 2217 0 0 0 0 = * = 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 /12 2312
7 Rahman, Taibur f BAN 2300 = 0 . = 0 = * 1 = 1 0 1 0 5.0 /11 2225
8 Hasan, Mehdi BAN 2211 = = 0 0 0 0 0 * . = 1 1 1 4.5 /11 2219
9 Islam, Kh. Aminul BAN 2271 0 1 = 0 = 0 = . * 0 1 0 = 4.0 /11 2182
10 Rahman, S. Manfuzur BAN 2182 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 * 1 . 1 4.0 /11 2200
11 Haque, Rezaul f BAN 2148 . 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 0 1 2.5 /11 2063
12 Mohammad, Javed BAN 2100 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 . 1 * 0 2.5 /11 2091
13 Alam, Md. Monjur BAN 2133 0 . 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 1 * 2.5 /11 2068
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Further details: http://www.hichess.am
The II Marcelo Salado Cup took place in Santa Clara 3rd-12th February
2003. I reported the B event results last week. Results derived from the games.
My thanks to Hector Luis Gil.
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II Marcelo Salado Cup Gp A Santa Clara CUB (CUB), 3-12 ii 2003 cat. I (2260)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
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1. Martinez, Lelys CUB 2282 * 0 = 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 8.5 2415
2. Delgado, Neuris g CUB 2526 1 * 1 = = = 1 0 = 1 = 1 = 8.0 2362
3. Guia Garcia, Juan Miguel CUB ---- = 0 * 1 1 = = = 1 = = 1 = 7.5 2376
4. Espinosa, Ermes CUB 2265 1 = 0 * = 1 = = 0 1 1 1 0 7.0 2316
5. Pozo Vera, Sandro CUB 2281 = = 0 = * 0 1 1 = 1 = = 1 7.0 2314
6. Corrales, Fidel CUB 2245 0 = = 0 1 * = 1 1 1 0 1 0 6.5 2289
7. Garcia Gomez, Ray CUB 2198 0 0 = = 0 = * 1 1 1 0 = = 5.5 2235
8. Alvarez Pedraza, Aramis CUB 2233 0 1 = = 0 0 0 * 0 0 1 1 1 5.0 2204
9. Gonzalez Mena, Jorge CUB 2251 0 = 0 1 = 0 0 1 * 0 1 0 1 5.0 2203
10. Fernandez, Alexey f CUB 2373 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 1 * 1 = 1 5.0 2193
11. Ruiz, Orlen CUB 2216 0 = = 0 = 1 1 0 0 0 * = = 4.5 2176
12. Huerta, Dayron f CUB 2278 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 = = * 1 4.5 2171
13. Marrero, Yaniet wm CUB 2226 0 = = 1 0 1 = 0 0 0 = 0 * 4.0 2137
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There are GM, IM and FM event in Budapest for the First Saturday April
tournaments taking place: 5th-18th April 2003. My thanks to Laszlo Nagy and
Juergen Brustkern.
Internet coverage:
http://members.chello.hu/firstsat/0304/index.htm
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FSGM April Budapest HUN (HUN), 5-18 iv 2003 cat. VII (2413)
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1. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2388 * 0 1 1 . 1 . . 1 . 1 . 1 1 8.0 2788
2. Ovsejevitsch, Sergei g UKR 2493 1 * . = = . = = . 1 = = . 1 6.0 2512
3. McDonald, Neil R g ENG 2392 0 . * . . . . 1 1 1 = 1 . 1 5.5 2619
4. Hoffmann, Michael m GER 2435 0 = . * . . 0 = 1 = 1 = . 1 5.0 2438
5. Seres, Lajos m HUN 2440 . = . . * = 1 0 . 1 . 1 = . 4.5 2513
6. Farago, Ivan g HUN 2477 0 . . . = * = = . = . 1 = = 4.5 2404
7. Aagaard, Jacob m DEN 2343 . = . 1 0 = * 1 . 0 . 1 . . 4.0 2470
8. Blauert, Joerg m GER 2364 . = 0 = 1 = 0 * . = . . . . 3.0 2372
9. Kraai, Jesse m USA 2454 0 . 0 0 . . . . * = 1 1 . = 3.0 2340
10. Jakobsen, Ole m DEN 2376 . 0 0 = 0 = 1 = = * . . . . 3.0 2337
11. Papp, Gellert HUN 2362 0 = = 0 . . . . 0 . * 0 1 = 2.5 2286
12. Dub, Zeev f ISR 2358 . = 0 = 0 0 0 . 0 . 1 * . . 2.0 2231
13. Czebe, Attila m HUN 2471 0 . . . = = . . . . 0 . * . 1.5 2279
14. Erdos, Viktor f HUN 2425 0 0 0 0 . = . . = . = . . * 1.5 2172
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FSIMA April Budapest HUN (HUN), 5-18 iv 2003 cat. II (2286)
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1. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2413 * 1 1 = 1 = . = 1 . 5.5 2505
2. Howell, David WL f ENG 2251 0 * . 1 = . 1 1 1 1 5.5 2530
3. Alfred, Nathan ENG 2325 0 . * = 1 1 = 0 . 1 4.0 2334
4. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2342 = 0 = * . 1 1 . = . 3.5 2344
5. Harmatosi, Jozsef HUN 2209 0 = 0 . * 0 1 1 1 . 3.5 2291
6. Werner, Daniel GER 2184 = . 0 0 1 * . = 0 1 3.0 2260
7. Broomfield, Matthew ENG 2255 . 0 = 0 0 . * 1 1 . 2.5 2233
8. Zakharchenko, Arnold m UKR 2316 = 0 1 . 0 = 0 * . = 2.5 2170
9. Gara, Ticia wg HUN 2298 0 0 . = 0 1 0 . * . 1.5 2082
10. Dobos, Jozsef m HUN 2271 . 0 0 . . 0 . = . * 0.5 1947
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FSIMB April Budapest HUN (HUN), 5-18 iv 2003 cat. II (2287)
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1. Gara, Anita wg HUN 2327 * 1 1 1 . = 1 . . 1 1 6.5 2688
2. Werner, Dimo m GER 2359 0 * 1 . = 1 . = 1 1 . 5.0 2456
3. Woodward, Timothy DM ENG 2250 0 0 * 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . 4.0 2423
4. Lehmann, Holger GER 2222 0 . 0 * 1 . = 1 = 1 . 4.0 2349
5. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2323 . = . 0 * 1 0 . = . 1 3.0 2275
6. Lund, Esben f DEN 2269 = 0 . . 0 * 0 = 1 . 1 3.0 2255
7. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij m HUN 2280 0 . 0 = 1 1 * . . 0 . 2.5 2221
8. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2325 . = 0 0 . = . * = . 1 2.5 2213
9. Hardicsay, Peter m HUN 2316 . 0 . = = 0 . = * . 1 2.5 2227
10. Horvath, Andras HUN 2278 0 0 0 0 . . 1 . . * 1 2.0 2149
11. Csapo, Zoltan f HUN 2209 0 . . . 0 0 . 0 0 0 * 0.0
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The 4th Karpov Tournament takes place April 20th-29th 2003 in Poikovsky,
Russia.
Information:
http://www.chess-express.ru/article/poi03-staff.html
Players:
GM Peter Svidler 2713 RUS
GM Sergey Rublevsky 2670 RUS
GM Joel Lautier 2666 FRA
GM Vadim Zvjaginsev 2664 RUS
GM Viktor Bologan 2663 MDA
GM Alexander Onischuk 2647 USA
GM Smbat Lputian 2638 ARM
GM Yannik Pelletier 2623 SUI
GM Giovanni Vescovi 2615 BRA
IM Andrey Obodchuk 2417 RUS
Santurtzi, a small Basque town near Bilbao (Spain) will be the venue
(May 1st.-3rd.) of a very original match. The Basque team (GM F. Izeta, GM J.L.
Fernandez and GM M. Gomez) will play a total of nine games (three blindfold,
three advanced chess and three rapid [50 min. + 5 sec/move], three games each
day) against Viswanathan Anand, Judit Polgar and Anatoli Karpov.
According to the Town Council, the main sponsor, "the idea is a
combination of the sporting, cultural and spectacular sides of chess". A debate
with the players about the film "Searching for Bobby Fischer" will be one of
the parallel events.
Internet site: http://www.ayto-santurtzi.com
The Polish Under 20 Championships for men and women are taking place in
Jarnoltowek 7th-15th April 2003.
Internet site: http://szachy.infomark.com.pl/MP20/
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ch-POLJ u20 Jarnoltowek POL (POL), 7-15 iv 2003 cat. V (2373)
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1. Dziuba, Marcin m POL 2450 * . = = = . = 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2570
2. Mista, Aleksander POL 2430 . * = 0 . 1 1 1 = 1 = = 6.0 2481
3. Heberla, Bartlomiej POL 2390 = = * = . = 1 0 . = 1 1 5.5 2447
4. Wojtaszek, Radoslaw POL 2472 = 1 = * = 1 0 0 . = 1 . 5.0 2430
5. Czakon, Jakub POL 2391 = . . = * = = = = = = 1 5.0 2406
6. Gajewski, Grzegorz POL 2445 . 0 = 0 = * = = 1 . 1 1 5.0 2400
7. Zawadzki, Stanislaw POL 2403 = 0 0 1 = = * . = = . 1 4.5 2385
8. Moranda, Wojciech POL 2329 0 0 1 1 = = . * 0 . = 1 4.5 2375
9. Slaby, Jerzy POL 2396 0 = . . = 0 = 1 * = = = 4.0 2315
10. Pakleza, Zbigniew POL 2369 0 0 = = = . = . = * = = 3.5 2290
11. Paterek, Michal POL 2277 0 = 0 0 = 0 . = = = * . 2.5 2242
12. Banasik, Krzysztof POL 2128 0 = 0 . 0 0 0 0 = = . * 1.5 2127
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1. Nowak, Dominika POL 2098 * = 1 . = 1 = 1 = 1 . 1 7.0 2401
2. Kadziolka, Beata wm POL 2206 = * . = = 1 . 1 = 0 1 = 5.5 2236
3. Worek, Joanna wf POL 2263 0 . * 0 = . 1 1 1 1 0 1 5.5 2234
4. Czarnota, Dorota wf POL 2191 . = 1 * 0 0 0 . 1 1 1 = 5.0 2205
5. Szczepkowska, Karina POL 2137 = = = 1 * 0 = = . = = . 4.5 2183
6. Toma, Katarzyna wf POL 2189 0 0 . 1 1 * 1 0 = = = . 4.5 2162
7. Majdan, Joanna POL 2170 = . 0 1 = 0 * = 0 . 1 1 4.5 2173
8. Zawadzka, Jolanta POL 2296 0 0 0 . = 1 = * = . 1 1 4.5 2161
9. Kupczyk, Edyta POL 2129 = = 0 0 . = 1 = * = . = 4.0 2140
10. Socha, Anna POL 2108 0 1 0 0 = = . . = * = = 3.5 2083
11. Pokojska, Daria POL 2127 . 0 1 0 = = 0 0 . = * = 3.0 2063
12. Reszka, Malgorzata POL 2133 0 = 0 = . . 0 0 = = = * 2.5 2010
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Stage 2 of the French National I league took place April 3rd-6th in
Bordeaux and Besançon. There is a final phase with Poule Haute fighting
for the title and Poule Basse fighting against relegation. Games from rounds
4-5 are available. Rounds 6-7 now available my thanks to Stephen Boyd. A
correction to the naming of one of the players from last week means I give two
games from last week again (Maria Nepeina-Leconte). Michael Adams, Alexander
Grischuk and Evgeny Bareev were amongst the players.
Group 1 Round 7 Standings:1. Paris NAO 21 (31) ; 2. Clichy 19 (34) ; 3.
Gonfreville 17 (11) ; 4. Monaco 15 (8) ; 5. Drancy 12 (-14) ; 6. Bordeaux 11
(-24) ; 7. Noyon 9 (-19) et 8. Sautron 8 (-27)
Group 2 Round 7 Standings: 1. Cannes 21 (25) ; 2. Nice 19 (21) ; 3.
Mulhouse 17 (16) ; 4. Montpellier 15 (13) ; 5. Bischwiller 12 (-3) ; 6. Nancy
10 (-22) ; 7. Besancon 9 (-21) et 8. Vandoeuvre 9 (-29)
Further details: http://www.europe-echecs.com and
http://www.echecs.asso.fr/
The Scottish Chess Championships took place at George Heriot's School in
Lauriston Place Edinburgh April 5th-13th 2003. The event was an 18 player
Swiss. Paul Motwani, and Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant finished on 7/9 and shared the
title.
Further information at: http://www.chessscotland.com/
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ch-SCO Edinburgh SCO (SCO), 5-13 iv 2003
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1. Motwani, Paul g SCO 2528 +12 +10 = 3 = 2 + 5 + 4 +11 = 8 = 9 7.0 2501
2. Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan m GEO 2413 = 6 +15 + 4 = 1 + 3 = 9 = 5 +11 + 8 7.0 2512
3. Kafka, Graeme SCO 2103 +11 +17 = 1 + 6 - 2 = 5 + 9 = 4 =12 6.0 2429
4. Gourlay, Iain SCO 2276 =14 +16 - 2 +10 = 6 - 1 + 7 = 3 = 5 5.0 2279
5. Pritchett, Craig W m SCO 2318 =13 = 7 +18 +17 - 1 = 3 = 2 = 9 = 4 5.0 2296
6. Fraser, Mark Gordon SCO 2186 = 2 +13 + 9 - 3 = 4 -11 - 8 +17 +18 5.0 2285
7. Grant, Jonathan SCO 2253 =16 = 5 -17 +15 = 8 =10 - 4 +18 +13 5.0 2234
8. McNab, Colin A g SCO 2412 -10 =12 +13 = 9 = 7 =15 + 6 = 1 - 2 4.5 2270
9. Orr, Mark J L m IRL 2362 =15 +14 - 6 = 8 +17 = 2 - 3 = 5 = 1 4.5 2272
10. Robertson, Ian C SCO 2182 + 8 - 1 =15 - 4 +13 = 7 =12 =14 =11 4.5 2264
11. Grant, Alan SCO 2271 - 3 -18 +14 +16 +12 + 6 - 1 - 2 =10 4.5 2194
12. Redpath, Joseph SCO 2193 - 1 = 8 =16 +18 -11 +17 =10 =13 = 3 4.5 2206
13. Burnett, Andrew SCO 2145 = 5 - 6 - 8 +14 -10 +16 +15 =12 - 7 4.0 2163
14. Stevenson, James SCO 2124 = 4 - 9 -11 -13 +16 +18 =17 =10 =15 4.0 2137
15. Brown, Steven A SCO 2174 = 9 - 2 =10 - 7 +18 = 8 -13 -16 =14 3.0 2087
16. MacDonald, Christopher SCO 2019 = 7 - 4 =12 -11 -14 -13 =18 +15 =17 3.0 2056
17. Spencer, Edwin SCO 2197 +18 - 3 + 7 - 5 - 9 -12 =14 - 6 =16 3.0 2048
18. MacArainn,Gordon SCO ---- -17 +11 - 5 -12 -15 -14 =16 - 7 - 6 1.5 1919
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The Bad-Wildbad (Schwarzwald) Open took place 5th-12th April 2003.
Internet coverage:
http://www.chess-international.de/ticker/wildbad03/index.html
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Schwarzwald Open Bad Wildbad GER (GER), 5-12 iv 2003
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1. Solodovnichenko, Yuri m UKR 2430 8.5
2. Teske, Henrik g GER 2524 7.0
3. Braunschlaeger, Claus GER 2232 6.0
4. Van der Heijden, Anton NED 2241 6.0
5. Kozlov, Alexander GER GER 2233 6.0
6. Roemhild, Marcus GER 2201 6.0
7. Pohl, Walter GER 2148 6.0
48 players
The Werther Schloss Open took place 11th-13th April 2003. The 5 Round
Swiss-System event saw Rainer Polzin take first on 4.5/5 ahead of Vladimir
Epishin, Sergey Kasparov and Philipp Schlosser.
Official Pages: http://www.schloss-open.skwerther.de/
and http://www.schach.com/werther
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9th Werther Schloss Open Werther GER (GER), 11-13 iv 2003
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1. Polzin, Rainer m GER 2467 4.5 14.0 17.0
2. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2628 4.5 14.0 16.5
3. Kasparov, Sergey m BLR 2443 4.5 14.0 16.0
4. Schlosser, Philipp g GER 2527 4.5 13.5 15.0
5. Topolewski, Dirk GER 2273 4.0 12.0 13.5
6. Bruemmer, Frank GER 2226 4.0 11.0 14.0
7. Seger, Ruediger m GER 2456 3.5 13.0 16.5
8. Shengelia, Davit m GEO 2457 3.5 12.0 16.5
9. Meier, Jan GER 2158 3.5 11.5 15.5
10. Asendorf, Joachim f GER 2336 3.5 11.5 14.5
11. Salakhutdinov, Ildar RUS 2256 3.5 11.5 13.5
12. Braun, Vitali GER 2212 3.5 10.5 14.0
13. Nowik, Volker GER 2181 3.5 10.5 12.5
14. Eisenbeiser, Amadeus GER 2243 3.5 10.0 13.0
15. Khanukov, Boris GER 2339 3.5 9.5 12.5
72 players
The FM 2003 Atlantic Airways Cup takes place 11th-19th April 2003. The
2003 Faroes Championships will take place in Tórshavn and includes a
Main Tournament with 6 invited foreign im/gm and the 10 best Faroe players in
an 11 round Swiss.
The foreign players are: IM Shaw SCO; IM Pilgaard DEN; IM Jepson SWE;
IM Gullaksen NOR; GM Westerinen FIN and IM Bjarnason ISL. The total amount of
prizes is DKK 23000. 11 round Swiss: 90min+30 sec/move. My thanks to Jogvan
Naes.
Internet coverage: http://www.faroechess.com
Round 3 (of 11) Standings:
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ch-FAI Torshavn FAI (FAI), 11-19 iv 2003
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1. Shaw, John m SCO 2474 +12 + 4 = 3 2.5 2589
2. Gullaksen, Eirik m NOR 2354 =13 +11 + 6 2.5 2526
3. Pilgaard, Kim m DEN 2440 +14 = 7 = 1 2.0 2455
4. Bjarnason, Saevar m ISL 2258 +16 - 1 + 7 2.0 2375
5. Nolsoe, Eydun FAI 2220 +15 - 6 +13 2.0 2423
6. Naes, Flovin Tor FAI 2324 =10 + 5 - 2 1.5 2238
7. Olsen, Heini f FAI 2278 + 9 = 3 - 4 1.5 2268
8. Jepson, Christian m SWE 2412 =11 =13 = 9 1.5 2180
9. Andreasen, Joan Hendrik FAI 2106 - 7 +14 = 8 1.5 2309
10. Samuelsen, Carl Eli Nolsoe FAI 2142 = 6 =15 =12 1.5 2311
11. Simonsen, Hans Kristian FAI 2224 = 8 - 2 +15 1.5 2375
12. Simonsen, Olavur FAI 2250 - 1 +16 =10 1.5 2205
13. Thomsen, Torbjorn FAI 2212 = 2 = 8 - 5 1.0 2203
14. Poulsen, Martin FAI 2239 - 3 - 9 +16 1.0 2057
15. Westerinen, Heikki M.J g FIN 2360 - 5 =10 -11 0.5 1922
16. Vang,Finnbjorn FAI ---- - 4 -12 -14 0.0
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The 7th and 8th Rounds of the 4NCL took place over the weekend of April
12th-13th 2003. Wood Green maintained their 100% record in the event. My thanks
to Peter Sowray for the news. Games should be available next week.
Official site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk
Round 7 12th April 2003
SLOUGH 1 2275 4 - 4 PERCEPTRON YOUTH 2212
1 w Wells, Peter K. 2487 ½ - ½ Haslinger, Stewart 2385
2 b Houska, Jovanka (F) 2386 0 - 1 Taylor, Martin R. 2300
3 w Devereaux, Maxim 2305 ½ - ½ Bigg, Andrew J. 2292
4 b Thiruchelvam, Murugan 2259 1 - 0 Rendle, Thomas E. 2253
5 w Lappage, Jonathan 2208 1 - 0 Hodge, David J. 2165
6 b Smith, Andrew P. 2199 0 - 1 Player, Edmund C. 2130
7 w Wademark, Helge 2202 1 - 0 Gilbert, Jessie (F) 2113
8 b Armstrong, Malcolm J. 2151 0 - 1 Bennet, William D. 2054
BETSSON.COM 2348 2½-5½ GUILDFORD-ADC 1 2443
1 w Pert, Nicholas 2484 0 - 1 Flear, Glenn C. 2509
2 b Ledger, Andrew J. 2428 ½ - ½ Kosten, Anthony C. 2545
3 w Pert, Richard G. 2393 0 - 1 Hebden, Mark L. 2526
4 b Williams, Simon K. 2375 ½ - ½ Gormally, Daniel W. 2496
5 w Hunt, Adam C. 2366 1 - 0 Matros, Alexander 2452
6 b Eames, Robert G. 2313 0 - 1 Prie, Eric 2446
7 w Ledger, David J. 2299 0 - 1 Baker, Christopher 2359
8 b Tidman, Sophie (F) 2129 ½ - ½ Flear, Christine(F) 2213
BRISTOL 1 2280 3 - 5 BARBICAN 4NCL 2 2267
1 w Ansell, Simon 2394 ½ - ½ Rogers, Jonathan W. 2346
2 b Cobb, Charles 2331 ½ - ½ Berry, Neil 2293
3 w Burgess, Graham 2293 0 - 1 D'Costa, Lorin A.R. 2289
4 b Beaumont, Chris 2328 ½ - ½ Shikerov, Stefan 2339
5 w Buckley, Simon T. 2266 1 - 0 Cox, John J, 2316
6 b Headlong, Timothy 2208 0 - 1 Trent, Lawrence 2257
7 w Collier, David O. 2273 ½ - ½ Coleman, David 2239
8 b Buckley, Melanie (F) 2145 0 - 1 Rutherford,Elaine(F)2058
RICHMOND 2268 4 - 4 S. WALES DRAGONS 1 2254
1 w Bates, Richard A. 2367 0 - 1 Cobb, James E. 2318
2 b Wall, Gavin 2383 ½ - ½ Cooper, John G. 2318
3 w Rotchev, Iouri 2300 1 - 0 Dineley, Richard 2265
4 b Hinks-Edwards, Thomas 2343 1 - 0 Rayner, Francis 2255
5 w Webb, Laurence E. 2283 1 - 0 Zeidler, Sven P. 2265
6 b Nixon, Thomas C.M. 2206 0 - 1 Jones, Richard S. 2246
7 w Franklin, Michael J. 2222 ½ - ½ James, David J. 2253
8 b Wilson, Alexandra (F) 2037 0 - 1 Cast, Abigail (F) 2114
BARBICAN 4NCL 1 2369 4½-3½ WOOD GREEN 2 2341
1 w Kelly, Brian 2468 1 - 0 Littlewood, Paul E. 2399
2 b Parker, Jonathan 2545 ½ - ½ Levitt, Jonathan P. 2419
3 w Palliser, Richard 2441 0 - 1 Rechel, Bernd 2414
4 b Ferguson, Mark 2377 1 - 0 Tan, Desmond 2307
5 w Knott, Simon 2391 ½ - ½ Tiller, Bjorn 2380
6 b Collinson, Adam 2390 ½ - ½ Sowray, Peter J. 2314
7 w Dishman, Stephen 2296 ½ - ½ Law, Andrew P. 2320
8 b Bhatia, Kanwal K. (F) 2047 ½ - ½ Jackson, Sheila (F) 2173
THE ADS 1 2296 2½-5½ WOOD GREEN 1 2483
1 w Chandler, Murray G. 2517 0 - 1 Speelman, Jonathan 2578
2 b Hennigan, Michael T. 2434 ½ - ½ Lalic, Bogdan 2549
3 w Lyell, Mark 2242 ½ - ½ Emms, John M. 2515
4 b Broom, Mark 2240 0 - 1 Turner, Matthew J. 2519
5 w Snape, Ian 2244 0 - 1 Ward, Christopher 2516
6 b Graham, David B. 2233 ½ - ½ Martin, Andrew D. 2426
7 w Anderton, David W. 2257 ½ - ½ Hunt, Harriet (F) 2393
8 b Bellin, Jana (F) 2203 ½ - ½ Lee, Graham D. 2367
Round 8 13th April 2003
WOOD GREEN 2 2341 3½-4½ RICHMOND 2268
1 w Littlewood, Paul E. 2399 1 - 0 Bates, Richard A. 2367
2 b Levitt, Jonathan P. 2419 0 - 1 Wall, Gavin 2383
3 w Rechel, Bernd 2414 ½ - ½ Rotchev, Iouri 2300
4 b Sowray, Peter J. 2314 0 - 1 Hinks-Edwards,Thomas2343
5 w Tiller, Bjorn 2380 0 - 1 Webb, Laurence E. 2283
6 b Tan, Desmond 2307 1 - 0 Nixon, Thomas C.M. 2206
7 w Law, Andrew P. 2320 ½ - ½ Franklin, Michael J 2222
8 b Jackson, Sheila (F) 2173 ½ - ½ Wilson,Alexandra (F)2037
S. WALES DRAGONS 1 2246 3 - 5 BARBICAN 4NCL 1 2372
1 w Cooper, John G. 2318 ½ - ½ Kelly, Brian 2468
2 b Zeidler, Sven P. 2265 0 - 1 Parker, Jonathan 2545
3 w Dineley, Richard D.P. 2265 1 - 0 Palliser, Richard 2441
4 b Rayner, Francis 2255 0 - 1 Ferguson, Mark 2377
5 w James, David J. 2253 ½ - ½ Knott, Simon 2391
6 b Richmond, Peter A. 2254 ½ - ½ Collinson, Adam 2390
7 w Jones, Richard S. 2246 ½ - ½ Cox, John J, 2316
8 b Cast, Abigail (F) 2114 0 - 1 Bhatia, Kanwal (F) 2047
GUILDFORD-ADC 1 2443 5½-2½ BRISTOL 1 2280
1 w Flear, Glenn C. 2509 1 - 0 Ansell, Simon 2394
2 b Kosten, Anthony C. 2545 0 - 1 Cobb, Charles 2331
3 w Hebden, Mark L. 2526 1 - 0 Burgess, Graham 2293
4 b Gormally, Daniel W. 2496 0 - 1 Beaumont, Chris 2328
5 w Matros, Alexander 2452 1 - 0 Buckley, Simon T. 2266
6 b Prie, Eric 2446 1 - 0 Headlong, Timothy 2208
7 w Baker, Christopher W. 2359 1 - 0 Collier, David O. 2273
8 b Flear, Christine (F) 2213 ½ - ½ Buckley, Melanie (F)2145
WOOD GREEN 1 2483 6 - 2 SLOUGH 1 2275
1 w Speelman, Jonathan S. 2578 ½ - ½ Wells, Peter K. 2487
2 b Lalic, Bogdan 2549 ½ - ½ Houska, Jovanka (F) 2386
3 w Ward, Christopher 2516 1 - 0 Devereaux, Maxim 2305
4 b Emms, John M. 2515 1 - 0 Thiruchelvam,Murugan2259
5 w Turner, Matthew J. 2519 1 - 0 Lappage, Jonathan 2208
6 b Martin, Andrew D. 2426 0 - 1 Smith, Andrew P. 2199
7 w Hunt, Harriet (F) 2393 1 - 0 Wademark, Helge 2202
8 b Lee, Graham D. 2367 1 - 0 Armstrong, Malcolm 2151
PERCEPTRON YOUTH 2212 3 - 5 THE ADS 1 2309
1 w Haslinger, Stewart 2385 ½ - ½ Chandler, Murray G. 2517
2 b Taylor, Martin R. 2300 1 - 0 Hennigan, Michael 2434
3 w Bigg, Andrew J. 2292 ½ - ½ Cooper, Lawrence 2331
4 b Rendle, Thomas E. 2253 0 - 1 Snape, Ian 2244
5 w Hodge, David J. 2165 0 - 1 Lyell, Mark 2242
6 b Player, Edmund C. 2130 0 - 1 Broom, Mark 2240
7 w Gilbert, Jessie (F) 2113 1 - 0 Anderton, David W. 2257
8 b Bennet, William D. 2054 0 - 1 Bellin, Jana (F) 2203
BARBICAN 4NCL 2 2265 2½-5½ BETSSON.COM 2336
1 w D'Costa, Lorin A.R. 2289 ½ - ½ Pert, Nicholas 2484
2 b Shikerov, Stefan 2339 0 - 1 Ledger, Andrew J. 2428
3 w Dishman, Stephen 2296 1 - 0 Eames, Robert G. 2313
4 b Berry, Neil 2293 ½ - ½ Hunt, Adam C. 2366
5 w Rogers, Jonathan W. 2346 ½ - ½ Pert, Richard G. 2393
6 b Trent, Lawrence 2257 0 - 1 Williams, Simon K. 2375
7 w Coleman, David 2239 0 - 1 Ledger, Stephen C. 2199
8 b Rutherford,Elaine (F) 2058 0 - 1 Tidman, Sophie (F) 2129
Round 8 (of 11) Standings:
Team Won Drawn Lost Points
WOOD GREEN 1 8 0 0 16
GUILDFORD-ADC 1 7 0 1 14
BARBICAN 4NCL 1 7 0 1 14
BETSSON.COM 6 1 1 13
SLOUGH 1 3 1 4 7
RICHMOND 3 1 4 7
THE ADS 1 3 0 5 6
WOOD GREEN 2 3 0 5 6
BARBICAN 4NCL 2 3 0 5 6
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PERCEPTRON YOUTH 1 2 5 4
BRISTOL 1 1 0 7 2
S. WALES DRAGONS 1 0 1 7 1
The Asian Team Chess Championships take place in Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
India April 7th-17th 2003. Teams: China, India, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Iran,
Kazhakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan, Macau and
Bangladesh.
Further details: http://www.asianteamchess2003.com
Round 7 Standings:
Teams Men Women
Pts. Pts.
Bangladesh 8.5
China 17.5 15.5
India (A) 18.5 14.0
India(B) 16.5 13.5
India(C) 17.0 13.0
Iran 15 10.5
Kazhakhstan 17.0 11.5
Kyrgyzstan 10.0 8.0
Macau 4.0
Malaysia 13.5 7.0
Sri Lanka 7.0 3.5
TKM 14.5 6.5
Uzbekistan 15.5
Vietnam 16.0 14.5
The Gausdal Classics were played at the Gausdal Høifjellshotell
in Norway 3rd - 11th April 2003. Nick De Firmian won the GM event with 7.5/11,
Normunds Miezis the IM section with 9/11. Games from the final two rounds
should be available by next week. My thanks to Eirik Gullaksen.
Coverage: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/gausdal2003/
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1. De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2536 * 0 1 = 1 = 1 = = = 1 1 7.5 2548
2. Lugovoi, Aleksei g RUS 2563 1 * 0 = = 1 = 0 1 1 = = 6.5 2478
3. Lie, Kjetil A m NOR 2430 0 1 * = = = 0 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2490
4. Berg, Emanuel m SWE 2514 = = = * 0 = = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2482
5. Bluvshtein, Mark m CAN 2451 0 = = 1 * = = 1 = 1 0 = 6.0 2459
6. Kallio, Heikki g FIN 2470 = 0 = = = * = 1 = 1 0 1 6.0 2457
7. Kristjansson, Stefan m ISL 2406 0 = 1 = = = * = = = 0 = 5.0 2391
8. Westerinen, Heikki M.J g FIN 2360 = 1 0 = 0 0 = * = = 1 = 5.0 2395
9. Paehtz, Elisabeth wg GER 2384 = 0 = 0 = = = = * 1 = 0 4.5 2364
10. Sarbok, Torsten f GER 2325 = 0 = = 0 0 = = 0 * 1 1 4.5 2369
11. Daly, Colm f IRL 2353 0 = 0 0 1 1 1 0 = 0 * 0 4.0 2330
12. Carlsen, Magnus f NOR 2315 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = 1 0 1 * 4.0 2333
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1. Miezis, Normunds g LAT 2516 * 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9.0 2537
2. Hole, Oystein NOR 2247 1 * = = 1 = 1 1 = = = = 7.5 2433
3. Leer-Salvesen, Bjarte f NOR 2331 = = * 1 = 0 = = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2394
4. Lie, Espen NOR 2218 0 = 0 * 1 1 = = 1 1 = 1 7.0 2405
5. Ostrowski, Leszek m POL 2324 0 0 = 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2358
6. Nygren, Kim SWE 2207 0 = 1 0 1 * 1 0 0 = = 1 5.5 2304
7. Hersvik, Daniel f NOR 2304 = 0 = = 0 0 * 0 1 1 = 1 5.0 2259
8. Hoogendoorn, Joost f NED 2429 0 0 = = 0 1 1 * 0 = = 1 5.0 2247
9. Saevareid, Ove NOR 2136 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 1 * = 1 1 5.0 2274
10. Rodgaard, John m FAI 2349 0 = = 0 0 = 0 = = * = = 3.5 2158
11. Johannesson, Ingvar Thor ISL 2263 0 = 0 = 0 = = = 0 = * = 3.5 2165
12. Duesterwald, Marc GER 2227 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = * 1.5 1993
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III Salou Tournament
The III Salou Tournament takes place 4th-16th May 2003.
Further details: http://chess.1000tiendas.com/
Championships of Uruguay Semifinals
The 2003 Championships of Uruguay Semifinals take place 25th-27th April
2003.
Internet coverage: http://nuestroajedrez.ods.org/
Dubai Open
The Dubai Open 2003 takes place 21st-30th July 2003. The 9 round Swiss
System event will use the Fischer system of time control . Around 40
grandmasters are expected to participate. Players will compete for a total
prize fund of US Dollars 35000 and prizes for the top 15 places.
St-Quentin-en-Yvelines Open tournament
The 6th St-Quentin-en-Yvelines Open tournament takes place 12th-19th
April 2003. The open is near Paris and playing hall is a 13th century
"chapelle".
Details in English: http://www.point-barre.com/sqy
Oslo Easter Chess Festival 2003
The Oslo Easter Chess Festival 2003 takes place 12-20 April 2003.
Further details:
http://home.online.no/~vichan/paske03/eng/indexa.html
Zhu Chen vs. Yiannis Papaioannou
There will be a four game match between Zhu Chen and Yiannis Papaioannou
in Gerani, Chania, Greece on 20th-21st April 2003. The event is part of the
Crete Easter Festival.
Internet coverage: http://www.caissa.gr/easter2003/
4 Chess Queens and Kings
Fang Zhang reports that there will be a FIDE match between the Four
Chess Queens from China (GM Xie Jun 2569, GM Zhu Chen 2492, WGM Xu Yaohua 2489
and WGM Zhao Xue 2442) and the Four Chess Kings (GM Alexander Khlifman RUS
2702, GM Nigel Short ENG 2690, GM Ye Jiangchuan CHN 2684 and GM Yasser Seirawan
2626 USA). The match will take place May 22th to June 7th 2003 in four of
China's main cities Beijing, Jinan, Chongqing and Xian.
V Sants Open
The V International Open Sants Hostafrancs i La Bordeta takes place
30th August - 7 September 2003 in the Cotxeres de Sants C/ Sants 79 Barcelona
Spain. Prizes 9.425 euros. Last time there were 376 players from 24 countries.
Website: http://www.secretariat.org/open (in
catalan spanish and english version)
7th International Neckar-Open
7th International Neckar-Open takes place April 17th-21st 2003 in
Deizisau, Germany. The tournament has a total prize fund of 11.000 Euros
Players in the A-Open event include:
GM Konstantin Landa (ELO 2649/RUS) Winner 5th Int. Neckar-Open GM
Vladimir Epishin (ELO 2626/RUS) Winner 6th Int. Neckar-Open GM Levon Aronian
(ELO 2610/ARM) Junior World-Champion GM Vadim Milov (ELO 2592/SUI) GM
Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (ELO 2592/ROM) GM Zahar Efimenko (ELO 2590/UKR) GM
Aleksander Delchev (ELO 2583/RUS) GM Vladimir Burmakin (ELO 2575/RUS) IM Jan
Gustafsson (ELO 2566/GER) GM Vyacheslav Ikonnikov (ELO 2542/RUS) Rainer Buhmann
(ELO 2525/GER) GM Kaido Kulaots (ELO 2513/EST) GM Jozsef Horvath (ELO 2511/HUN)
GM Gyula Sax (ELO 2511/HUN) GM Ludger Keitlinghaus (ELO 2500/GER)
Swiss Chess Tour events 2003
International Chess Tournament Lenk
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2003" will continue in Lenk with the 15th "Hotel
Kreuz-Open" April 17th- 21st 2003. "Hotel Kreuz" will be host, for the second
time. Swiss system, 7 rounds (without pool!) and the games will last a maximum
of 5 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 30 minutes till the end). Prize are: 1.500
SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.- 20. places
natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1943), junior(1983-86),
schoolboy (1987) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs and juniors 60
SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: "Hotel Kreuz". Special
chess-rates. Time table: Round 1st 18.30-22.30 April 17,; Rounds 2/3
09.30-14.30 and 15.30-20.30 April 18,; Round 4 13.30-18.30 April 19,; Rounds
5/6 09.30-14.30 and 15.30-20.30 April 20,; Round 7 10.00-15.00 April 21.
Closing ceremony April 21 at 16.00. List of participants: GMs: Sokolov (FRA),
Pinter (HUN), Gallagher (SUI), Jenni (SUI), Vogt (GER); WGMs: Sedina (ITA);
IMs: Forster (SUI), Horvath Peter (HUN), Krizsany (HUN), Joksic (YUG), Kiss
(HUN), Roger and Oliver Moor (SUI) etc. Not sure Vlastimil Hort (GER) and
Florin Gheorghiu (ROM). Info: Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert Spoerri) or
info@beochess.ch
International Chess Zurich Lake Open, Pfaeffikon SC
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2003" will provide in Pfaeffikon with the 3rd
"Hotel Seedamm Plaza Open" June 6th- 9th 2003. "Hotel Seedamm Plaza" will be
host, for the third time. Swiss system, 7 rounds and the games will last a
maximum of 4 hours (36 moves for 90 minutes and 30 minutes till the end). Prize
are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.-
20. places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1943),
junior(1983-86), schoolboy (1987) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs
and juniors 60 SF, at the door 20 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: "Hotel
Seedamm Plaza". Special chess rates. Time table: Rounds 1/2 13.00-17.00 and
18.00-22.00 June 6,; Rounds 3/4 10.00-14.00 and 15.00-19.00 June 7,; Rounds 5/6
10.00-14.00 June 8,; Round 7 10.00-14.00 June 9. Closing ceremony June 9 at
14.30. Info: Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch
International Chess Tournament Davos
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2003" will continue in Davos, one of the most
popular turist place, with the 2nd "Sunstar Park Hotel Open", August 2nd- 10th
2003. "Sunstar Park Hotel" will be host, for the second time. Swiss system, 9
rounds and the games will last a maximum of 6 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and
60 minutes till the end). Valid for FIDE titles and FIDE rating. Prize are:
1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.- 20.
places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1943),
junior(1983-86), schoolboy (1987) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs
and juniors 60 SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: "Sunstar
Park Hotel". Time table: Rounds 1/8 14.00-20.00 August 2-9,; Round 9
10.00-16.00 August 10. Closing ceremony August 10, half-hour after the last
game. Unbelievable chess-rates. Info: Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert
Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch
6th Pelikán Memorial
The 6th Memorial of Professor Jaroslav Pelikán (13th
International Chess Holiday) takes place in Prague - Czech Republic, 19th-26th
July 2003, 26th July - August 2nd 2003 and 2nd-9th August. There are
tournaments for strong and weak chessplayers, both men and women of all ages.
Closed groups and each one consists of 10 players. Chess + accommodation under
the same roof - Tourist Hotel. A rich programme for chessplayers and
non-chesplayers too. 7 days hotel/shower+WC, bed and breakfast, chess, souvenir
prizes for all chessplayers, sightseeing in Prague, trips, a farewell party -
for 245 Eur to 275 Eur. It is possible to order lunch, dinner - every meal 5
Eur. A offer of Theatre Performances. Discounts for children, students, retired
and those who have already been to the International Chess Holiday. In groups
the tenth person free of charge.
Entries till 30.06. 2003 Info: Jindra Kollerová U
Plynárny 15, 140 00 Praha 4 - Michle Czech Republic Tel: + 420 2
41407355 Fax: + 420 2 61210054 E-mail: jindra.kollerova@mybox.cz
http://www.schach-prag.de
16th "Ciudad de León"
Topalov and Ponomariov were in Madrid on March 10th to promote the
announcement of the Leon rapid tournament in June sponsored by the Spanish
sports newspaper Marca.
The 16th "Ciudad de León" chess tournament will take place June
5th-9th 2003 in León, Spain. This year it will be a quadrangular
knockout rapid tournament (not advanced chess ie no computers as in recent
years) with Ruslan Ponomariov (Elo 2734) Vesselin Topalov, (Elo 2743) Sergey
Karjakin, (Elo 2547) and Francisco "Paco" Vallejo Pons (Elo 2629) The venue
will be the Edificio de la Junta de Castilla y León".
2 semi-finals of 4 games - 20 minutes + 10 seconds per move. Schedule:
Friday June 6th : First Semi final: Topalov - Karjakin Saturday June 7th Second
Semi final : Ponomariov - Vallejo Sunday June 8th: Final.
The official web sites will be:
http://www.advancedchessleon.com
and http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
Friends of Hastings International Chess Congress
A new fundraising scheme has been launched by Hastings International
Ches s Congress. Hastings Borough Council has generously agreed to continue its
support of this important historic event but funding for 2003/04 has been cut
from £32,740 last year, to £21,000 with a promise of a further
£5,000 if £5,000 match funding can be secured by the Congress.
Details available at: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk
Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2003
The final lineup for the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2003 has been
announced.
The six players are Classical World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik,
his challenger Peter Leko, Viswanathan Anand, the winner of Wijk aan Zee,
Arkadi Naiditsch, Germany’s big hope, Viorel (Viktor) Bologan from
Moldavia who qualified via the Aeroflot open and Teimour Radjabov from
Azerbaijan who recently competed at the Linares tournament.
The double round robin event takes place at the Dortmund Theatre 31st
July - 10th August 2003.
The Sparkassen Open will take place at the Town Hall of Dortmund,
Friedensplatz, 1st - 10th August 2003. For more information and registration
please contact Schachfreunde Brackel. Phone: 0049-231/2009265 or
0049-231/2000560. http://www.schachfreunde-brackel.de
Maurice Ashley on draws
GM Maurice Ashley comments on the long discussed issue of early
draws.
Read the article at:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/ashley03.html
Duif Calvin's suggestions for tournament details
Duif Calvin has come up with a list for chess promoters of information
that is useful for chess fans to know when they're announcing their events. You
can read it at: http://jaderiver.com/chess/promote.html
Brno 2003
The Brno 2003 tournaments take place 28 June - 6th July 2003 in the
Club VA, Sumavska 4, Brno. Various open and closed events.
Further Information: http://volny.cz/skduras
6th Tanta Open 2003
The Tanta Open has been postponed but will take place in the
future.
Belfort International Open
The 9th International Grand Prix in Belfort takes place 12th-17th April
2003.Frutehr details contact belfortechecs@wanadoo.fr
Coulsdon Easter Chess Congress
The Coulsdon Easter Chess Congress takes place Friday 18th - Saturday
19th April 2003
Details and entry form can be found at:
http://www.ccfs.freeserve.co.uk/Chess/mainmenu.html
Click on the Long Play Congress Link for details.
Saint-Petersburg vs. Paris
Distance chess match Saint-Petersburg vs. Paris May 28 2003, at the day
of celebration of the 300 years anniversary of Saint-Petersburg, will take
place the first in the history match in distance chess between Saint-Petersburg
team and French club "NAO chess club". http://www.ruschess.com/
European Club Cup
The chess champions league in Crete The European Club Cup Men &
Women takes place in the CRETA STAR HOTEL 27th September-5th October 2003.
More than 400 chess players, the best in the world, will come to Crete
in order to claim the Champions League Title of Men and the Women. 7 round
Swiss there will be teams of 6 for the men and the right to use two
substitutes, and the teams of women will use 4 players.
Internet site: http://www.venizelia.gr
John Knudsen vs. The World
Senior International Master-Elect John Knudsen is playing a "Rest of
World" match on the internet at http://www.chessworld.net. He is one of
the worlds leading promoters of correspondence chess, setting up the domain
http://www.correspondencechess.com
in 1996 which now hosts many of the major cc sites. There is a spectator URL
set up for this game at the following link:-
http://www.correspondencechess.com/knudsen/replay/row.htm
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 Knudsen will need to
login and follow the Opponents menu to 'Play SIM Knudsen'.
chessworld.net have a continuing
match against Patrick Wolff which has reached move 27.
Wolff,P - Rest of World www.ChessWorld.net 17.02.2003 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3
Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.d3 0-0
11.Bg5 Na5 12.Ba2 b4 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nbd2 h6 15.Bh4 bxc3 16.bxc3 Qe7 17.Re1 Rab8
18.d4 Ba7 19.Qe2 Rb6 20.Bg3 Nd7 21.Nc4 Nxc4 22.Qxc4 c5 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Nxe5
dxe5 25.Rad1 Kh7 26.Qe2 f6 27.Bc4 Continues
Commonwealth Chess Championships
The Commonwealth Chess Championships for Men & Women And Boys &
Girls (incorporating an International Open Chess Tournament) takes place
19th-28th April 2003 in the Hotel Tulip Star, Mumbai, India.
Details: http://www.chessindia.org/advt/ad_comwel.html
FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships
The 2003 FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships take place in Tswane
(used to be called Pretoria), South Africa from 2nd-13th July 2003. More
information, online entry form, etc. can be found on the tournament website:
http://www.chessa.co.za/wacc2003/index.html
Czech Open 2003
The 14th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games takes place
10th-27th July 2003 Pardubice, Czech Republic. Many events.
More detailed information at the following address: AVE-KONTAKT, Sukova
1556, 530 02 Pardubice, CZECH REPUBLIC, tel./fax +420 – 466 535 200
e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz , http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen
VIII Cesenatico International Open
The VIII Cesenatico (Italy) International Open takes place 31st August
- 7th September 2003. The venue is the Palazzo Veronese Viale Carducci, 7 -
Cesenatico (Forlì Italy). Phone and fax +390547673096 #
Mobile phone +39335.6615956. Further details:
http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
Organiser Jean Christophe Pirini email info@antiquascom.it
SEA Games Chess Championships 2003
The 22nd SEA Games Chess Championships 2003 takes place 4th-14th
December 2003 at the Rex Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City. There will be 2 types of
events for men and women. 1 Standard Chess - 90 minutes with increment of 30
seconds per move. 2 Rapid Chess - 25 minutes with increment of 10 seconds per
move.
For each type, there will be individual and team events. The men and
women shall compete separately.
Further details: E-mail: ldc@hn.vnn.vn Website:
http://seagames22.com.vn/
17th Pula Open
17th International Open Chess Tournament "Pula Open 2003" 1st-7th June
2003 in Pula, Croatia.
Further details: http://sahklubpula.virualave.net
7th Voronezh International
The 7th Voronezh International Chess Festival takes place June 10th -
21st, 2003.
Events: 1.Rapid tournament, 2.Blitz tournament, 3.Master Open 4. FIDE
Open 5. Amateur Open (for unrated players).
Place of the festival: Voronezh Chess Club, Engels str.34,
ph.007-0732-551777, 007-0732-550531.
Tournament director: Alexander Raetsky, e-mail:
alex_raetsky@hotmail.com
Further details: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open
New Correspondence Chess Server
A new commercial Correspondence Chess Server
http://www.chessfriend.com started in
January. Members with full membership will have to pay 120 Euro/year. For that
money the members get these additional serves: - free ticket to the annual CFC
championship (3 rounds, 42 games, prize fund 80.000 Euro, 1st prize 30.000
Euro) - free ticket to a CFC class tournament (single round, 6 or 12 games /
prizes 130/75 200/125/75 Euro) - free ticktet to the CFC OTB open (9 rounds
Swiss, start September 2003 in Germany, prize fund 18.000 Euro, 1st prize 7.500
Euro) - free PDF copy of Chess Mail by Tim Harding - 10% gross discount on all
items bought at http://www.chessgate.de - etc. There are single entries
possible for our Class tournaments (7 or 13 players) starting with an entry fee
of 10 Euro.
Address: http://www.chessfriend.com
40th Canadian Open Championship
The 40th Canadian Open Championships take place in Kapuskasing, Ontario,
hosts Canada's most important open event, July 12-20, 2003. First prize is $cdn
6,000, and the projected prize fund is $cdn 50,000. TD (Arbiter) of the
10-round event is IA Jonathan Berry. The Organizer is Denis Nadeau:
nadeaud@cscdgr.on.ca Further details:
http://www.kapchess.com/kapchess/open.html
Kapuskasing is a remote, wild location. A chess tournament there will be
an experience long remembered by players accustomed to big city life.
Cannes Swiss Tournament
The Cannes Swiss Tournament takes place 8th-14th March 2003. 9 rounds
with 2 games on 2 days. 10,000 Euro prize fund with a first of 2000, Entry Fee
60 Euro, Juniors 30. 40 moves in 2: 30 minutes for the rest of the game.
Contact info@cannes-echecs.org
Stichting Schaak Groningen address change
The Chess Foundation Groningen (Stichting Schaak Groningen - SSG ) has a
new e-mail address joh.zwanepol@hetnet.nl. You can contact Johan Zwanepol the
executive director of the SSG at that address or Boerakkerweg 9, NL-9321 EL
Peize, The Netherlands tel. +31(50)5032744
16th "Ciudad de León"
The 16th "Ciudad de León" chess tournament will take place June
5th-9th 2003 in León, Spain. This year it will be a quadrangular
tournament with Ruslan Ponomariov (Elo 2734) Vesselin Topalov, (Elo 2743)
Sergey Karjakin, (Elo 2547) and Francisco "Paco" Vallejo Pons (Elo 2629) The
venue will be the Edificio de la Junta de Castilla y León". The event
will almost certainly be advanced chess.
The official web site will be:
http://www.advancedchessleon.com
and http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament
The Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament will take place in in
Budapest 11th-20th April 2003.
Players: Peter Leko 2736, Judit Polgar 2700 Boris Gelfand 2700, Nigel
Short 2690, Zoltan Almasi 2676, Sergei Movsesian 2663, Viktor Korchnoi 2643,
Christopher Lutz 2640, Peter Acs 2623 and Ferenc Berkes 2570.
No official page yet.
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
Patrick Wolff Chess-Site
Patrick Wolff has launched a pay site at:
http://www.wolffchess.com
Western Pacific Open
April 11-13 2003, 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 2003, 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 .
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/
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
Politiken Cup
The 25th Copenhagen Open Politiken Cup takes 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
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
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
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
