THE WEEK IN CHESS 469 3rd November 2003 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) Cap
D'Agde
3) 7th Corsica Open
4) 2nd
Selfoss Milk Tournament
5) Tuzla Tournament
6) Tel Aviv After Holidays
7) Curacao
Open
8) Spanish Championships
9)
German Bundesliga
10) World Youth Championships
11) 79th New York Masters
12) Rosny
Masters
13) VII Brasilia Chess Club Cup
14) 18th Le Touquet Open
15) Games from
Kasparov Belzberg/CBOE simul
16) Brooklyn College
17) St Petersburg Women's Russian Cup
18)
Gausdal Tournaments
19) First Saturday November
20) 21st Muensterland Open
21) Australian
Championships Playoff
22) Leposavic Tournament
23) 8th Governor's Cup
24)
Corrections
25) Professional World Chess Ranking
26) Forthcoming Events and Links
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Games section
Cap D'Agde 15 games
7th Corsica Open 122 games
2nd Selfoss Milk Tournament 20 games
Tuzla Tournament 66 games
Tel Aviv After Holidays 27 games
Curacao Open 125 games
Spanish Championships 161 games
World Youth Championships 714 games
79th New York Masters 4 games
Rosny Masters 30 games
VII Brasilia Chess Club Cup 91 games
18th Le Touquet Open 144 games
Kasparov Belzberg/CBOE simul 5 games
Brooklyn College 6 games
St Petersburg Women's Russian Cup 168 games
Gausdal Tournaments 128 games
First Saturday November 18 games
21st Muensterland Open 90 games
Australian Championships Playoff 2 games
Leposavic Tournament 45 games
Corrections 5 games
1990 games
My thanks to Andy McFarland, Rod McShane, Hadzimustafic Samir, Leonid
Gofshtein, John Fernandez, Antonio Bento, Emmanuel Variniac, John Henderson,
Eirik T. Gullaksen, Laszlo Nagy and Miklos Orso, Ivan Markovic, John Donaldson,
Vladimir Dvorkovich, Jean Pechine, Juan Manuel González and everyone
else who helped with the issue.
Viswanathan Anand can have had few better weeks in his career as he won
two very strong rapid-play events within the same week. Firstly he took the
International Chess Encounters World Rapid Chess Championship in Cap D'Agde
taking place 23rd-30th October 2003. The following day he was in Bastia in
Corsica, where played in a very strong 9 round 10 minute tournament to qualify
for the knockout stages. In the course of the week he has beaten Ponomariov,
Svidler, Kramnik, Cebalo, Lautier, Grischuk and Topalov, really not bad going
at all.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
6th National and International Chess Encounters World Rapid Chess
Championship organised by CCAS took place in Cap d'agde 23rd-30th October 2003.
CCAS is Caisse Centrale d'Activités Sociales des Electriciens et Gaziers
de France (EDF-GDF), the national company for Gas and Electricity.
16 World Class GMs among them 11 of the 12 top rated players took part.
Each player has 25 minutes + 10 seconds per played move. This means games that
will last at most between 50 minutes to 1hr 20. The strongest two players in
the event reached the final where Viswanathan Anand beat Vladimir Kramnik
1.5-0.5.
The average rating will be 2726 ELO points, which makes this world
rapid chess championship the strongest of all time.
Official site: http://www.asmeg.org/index.php?page=191
and also there is full coverage at: http://www.europe-echecs.com
KO Final (October 30, 2003)
Gm1 Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 19 B85 Sicilian Scheveningen
Gm2 Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 46 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
KO S/F (October 29, 2003)
Gm1 Grischuk, Alexander - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 54 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Gm2 Kramnik, Vladimir - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 40 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Gm1 Anand, Viswanathan - Svidler, Peter 1/2 20 B82 Sicilian Scheveningen
Gm2 Svidler, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 28 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Blitz 3 mins + 3 seconds playoff
Gm3 Svidler, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 53 B46 Sicilian Paulsen
Gm4 Anand, Viswanathan - Svidler, Peter 1-0 34 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
KO Q/F Day 1 (October 27, 2003)
Gm1 Kramnik, Vladimir - Polgar, Judit 1-0 38 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Gm2 Polgar, Judit - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 35 B21 Sicilian Morra Gambit
Gm1 Anand, Viswanathan - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1/2 60 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Gm2 Ponomariov, Ruslan - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 52 E15 Queens Indian
KO Q/F Day 2 (October 28, 2003)
Gm1 Bacrot, Etienne - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 68 E20 Nimzo Indian
Gm2 Grischuk, Alexander - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 30 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Blitz 3 mins + 3 seconds playoff
Gm3 Grischuk, Alexander - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 48 C41 Philidor's Defence
Gm4 Bacrot, Etienne - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 62 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Gm1 Svidler, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 24 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Gm2 Topalov, Veselin - Svidler, Peter 0-1 46 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
The 7th Corsica Open took place in Bastia 28th October - 3rd November
2003. 350 players from 40 countries competed including: Vishy Anand, Vesselin
Topalov, Anatoly Karpov, Alexei Shirov, Teimour Radjabov, Boris Gelfand, Loek
Van Wely etc. Viswanathan won his second rapid event in a week by beating
Vesselin Topalov in the final.
The Open tournament took place 29th-31st October 2003. The time-limit
was 50 mins + 10 seconds. Alexander Motylev won that event with 7.5/9. The open
section of the Masters then took place with games at 10 Minutes + 5 seconds
(games for this section don't appear to have been recorded). The top 16 players
then went forward to the knockout stage November 1st-3rd.
Further details: http://www.opencorsica.com and live games
http://ffe.ods.org and
http://ffe.ods.org/Tournois/2003/Bastia/BastiaMasters2003.pgn
Finals 3rd November 2003
Anand, Viswanathan - Topalov, Veselin 4.0-2.0
(4 draws before Anand won both 5m+5s games)
Semi-Finals 2nd November 2003
Topalov, Veselin - Shirov, Alexei 2.5-1.5
Anand, Viswanathan - Grischuk, Alexander 1.5-0.5
Quarter-Finals 2nd November 2003
Topalov, Veselin - Gurevich, Mikhail 1.5-0.5
Gelfand, Boris - Grischuk, Alexander 0.5-1.5
Lautier, Joel - Anand, Viswanathan 0.5-1.5
Shirov, Alexei - Karpov, Anatoly 3.5-2.5
1/8th Finals 1st November 2003
Grischuk, Alexander - Radjabov, Teimour 4.0-2.0
Van Wely, Loek - Karpov, Anatoly 0.5-1.5
Gurevich, Mikhail - Sasikiran, Krishnan 1.5-0.5
Topalov, Veselin - Motylev, Alexander 2.0-0.0
Aronian, Levon - Gelfand, Boris 1.5-2.5
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Shirov, Alexei 2.0-4.0 *
Lautier, Joel - Epishin, Vladimir 2.0-0.0
Cebalo, Miso - Anand, Viswanathan 0.5-1.5
[* Tkachiev lost by playing an illegal move in the
final blitz game]
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Master Open Bastia FRA (FRA), 31 x 2003
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1 Radjabov Teimour g 2648 AZE 6,5 45,5 37,5 2780
2 Tkachiev Vladislav g 2645 FRA 6,5 45,5 36,5 2762
3 Gurevich Mikhail g 2656 BEL 6,5 45,0 37,0 2759
4 Aronian Levon g 2649 ARM 6,5 44,5 36,0 2650
5 Topalov Veselin g 2735 BUL 6,5 44,5 34,5 2777
6 Grischuk Alexander g 2732 RUS 6,5 44,0 35,0 2683
7 Shirov Alexei g 2732 ESP 6,5 44,0 33,5 2664
8 Anand Viswanathan g 2774 IND 6,5 43,5 35,0 2762
9 Van Wely Loek g 2654 NED 6,5 43,0 34,0 2632
10 Cebalo Miso g 2486 CRO 6,5 43,0 34,0 2607
11 Epishin Vladimir g 2658 RUS 6,5 42,5 34,0 2617
12 Motylev Alexander g 2634 RUS 6,5 42,5 33,0 2592
13 Gelfand Boris g 2695 ISR 6,5 42,5 32,5 2655
14 Lautier Joel g 2677 FRA 6,5 42,5 31,5 2572
15 Karpov Anatoly g 2693 RUS 6,5 42,5 31,0 2612
16 Sasikiran Krishnan g 2679 IND 6,5 42,0 31,0 2578
17 Smirin Ilia g 2656 ISR 6,5 41,5 32,0 2558
18 Lobron Eric g 2497 GER 6,5 41,5 31,5 2540
19 Blatny Pavel g 2494 CZE 6,5 39,5 32,0 2447
20 Sveshnikov Evgeny g 2561 LAT 6,0 42,5 31,5 2514
21 Oratovsky Michael g 2560 ISR 6,0 42,5 30,5 2542
22 Tregubov Pavel V. g 2635 RUS 6,0 41,5 32,5 2556
23 Shchekachev Andrei g 2522 RUS 6,0 41,0 31,0 2378
24 Grigore George g 2485 ROM 6,0 40,5 30,0 2423
25 Fridman Daniel g 2592 LAT 6,0 40,0 31,0 2475
26 Milov Leonid m 2452 UKR 6,0 40,0 27,5 2339
27 Guidarelli Laurent m 2422 FRA 6,0 40,0 27,0 2370
28 Milov Vadim g 2574 SUI 6,0 39,5 30,5 2441
29 Klinova Masha wg 2378 ISR 6,0 39,5 27,0 2336
30 Sebag Marie wg 2413 FRA 6,0 39,5 27,0 2312
31 Hamdouchi Hichem g 2588 MAR 6,0 39,0 29,0 2394
32 Le Meur Jean-Pierre 2040 FRA 6,0 36,0 25,0 2135
173 players
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Open Bastia FRA (FRA), 29-31 x 2003
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1. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2634 7,5 41,0 45,0 2800
2. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2574 7,0 37,5 47,5 2623
3. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2559 7,0 36,0 45,0 2582
4. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2654 7,0 35,5 43,5 2567
5. Kogan, Artur g ISR 2556 7,0 35,0 43,5 2535
6. Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2656 7,0 34,0 43,5 2549
7. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2679 7,0 33,0 42,0 2579
8. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2601 6,5 36,0 44,5 2659
9. Tregubov, Pavel V g RUS 2635 6,5 35,0 46,0 2633
10. Lobron, Eric g GER 2497 6,5 34,5 43,5 2573
11. Paragua, Mark m PHI 2500 6,5 34,5 42,5 2453
12. Shneider, Aleksandr g UKR 2519 6,5 34,0 43,0 2404
13. Hamdouchi, Hichem g MAR 2588 6,5 34,0 42,0 2490
14. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2658 6,5 33,5 43,0 2576
15. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2486 6,5 33,0 43,0 2452
16. Fridman, Daniel2 g LAT 2592 6,5 33,0 43,0 2440
17. Skripchenko, Almira wg FRA 2460 6,5 33,0 42,0 2369
18. Guidarelli, Laurent m FRA 2422 6,5 31,5 43,0 2474
19. Abravanel, Chely f FRA 2327 6,5 31,0 40,0 2415
20. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2645 6,0 33,5 45,0 2527
234 players
The 2nd Selfoss Milk Tournament takes place October 29 - November 7th
2003 in Icelandair's Hotel Selfoss. My thanks to Rod McShane.
Official coverage: http://icechess.com/milk2003/.
Live coverage of some games: Internet Chess Club
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2nd Milk Tournament Selfoss ISL (ISL), 29 x-7 xi 2003 cat. XV (2613)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 2647 * . = . 1 1 . . . 1 3.5 2971
2. Malakhov, Vladimir g RUS 2696 . * . = . = . 1 1 . 3.0 2807
3. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2662 = . * . . = 1 . . 1 3.0 2767
4. Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2695 . = . * . . = 1 . 1 3.0 2751
5. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2673 0 . . . * . 1 = . 1 2.5 2641
6. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2654 0 = = . . * . . 1 . 2.0 2643
7. Thorhallsson, Throstur g ISL 2444 . . 0 = 0 . * . = . 1.0 2456
8. Rowson, Jonathan g SCO 2541 . 0 . 0 = . . * = . 1.0 2464
9. Stefansson, Hannes g ISL 2567 . 0 . . . 0 = = * . 1.0 2390
10. De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2553 0 . 0 0 0 . . . . * 0.0
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Hadzimustafic Samir sends news of a category 4 international tournament
in Tuzla. Hamza Mujic won with 8/11.
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9th Medunarodni Tuzla BIH (BIH), 18-14 x 2003 cat. IV (2333)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Mujic, Hamza f BIH 2274 * = 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2512
2. Arapovic, Vitomir m BIH 2443 = * = 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 7.5 2455
3. Sprecic, Mustafa f BIH 2350 0 = * = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2464
4. Pataki, Gyozo HUN 2367 = 0 = * 1 = = = = 1 = 1 6.5 2394
5. Nurkic, Sahbaz m BIH 2384 1 = = 0 * 0 0 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2392
6. Avdil, Halil BIH 2221 = = = = 1 * 1 = 0 0 = 1 6.0 2378
7. Kiss, Attila m HUN 2397 0 = 0 = 1 0 * 1 1 = 1 = 6.0 2362
8. Dumpor, Atif f BIH 2364 = = = = 0 = 0 * 0 1 = 1 5.0 2293
9. Rosic, Slavko f SCG 2304 0 = 0 = = 1 0 1 * 0 = 1 5.0 2299
10. Budimir, Boris f BIH 2250 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 1 * 1 0 3.5 2207
11. Begic, Senad f BIH 2327 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = = 0 * = 2.5 2122
12. Dugonjic, Dragan SCG 2310 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 = * 2.0 2072
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Leonid Gofshtein has organised two all-play-all events in Tel Aviv
19th-28th October 2003. There is an IM and a GM event.
Internet coverage: http://www.gofshtein.cjb.net
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After Holidays GM Tel Aviv ISR (ISR), 19-28 x 2003 cat. VIII (2438)
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1. Khmelniker, Ilya ISR 2451 * = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2656
2. Savchenko, Stanislav g UKR 2563 = * = 1 = = = = 1 1 6.0 2548
3. Lerner, Konstantin Z g UKR 2524 = = * = = = = = = 1 5.0 2471
4. Livshits, Gaby m ISR 2409 1 0 = * 0 = 1 0 1 = 4.5 2440
5. Zagrebelny, Sergey g UZB 2524 0 = = 1 * 1 1 = 0 0 4.5 2428
6. Vydeslaver, Alik m ISR 2449 0 = = = 0 * = 1 = 1 4.5 2436
7. Zak, Uriel m ISR 2356 0 = = 0 0 = * 1 1 = 4.0 2403
8. Kreizberg, Michael f ISR 2329 0 = = 1 = 0 0 * = = 3.5 2369
9. Kaganskiy, Gleb RUS 2386 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 = * 1 3.5 2363
10. Ravia, Mosi ISR 2386 0 0 0 = 1 0 = = 0 * 2.5 2277
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After Holidays IM Tel Aviv ISR (ISR), 19-28 x 2003 cat. I (2269)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Marusenko, Petr m UKR 2345 * 1 1 1 = = = 1 = = 6.5 2426
2. Deutsch, Eyal ISR 2316 0 * = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2429
3. Shutzman, Joseph USA 2261 0 = * = = = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2349
4. Cohen, Or ISR 2177 0 0 = * = 1 = 1 1 = 5.0 2321
5. Ben-Pinchas, Naftali ISR 2146 = = = = * = = = = = 4.5 2282
6. Reznik, Viktor f ISR 2296 = = = 0 = * 0 = = 1 4.0 2222
7. Lymar, Irina wg UKR 2392 = 0 0 = = 1 * 0 = 1 4.0 2211
8. Ettinger, Amir ISR 2189 0 0 = 0 = = 1 * = 1 4.0 2234
9. Eljanov, Vladimir m UKR 2419 = 0 0 0 = = = = * = 3.0 2126
10. Gutzeit, Avraham ISR 2145 = 0 0 = = 0 0 0 = * 2.0 2062
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The Curacao International Gateway Open takes place in Willemstad 25th
October - 3rd November 2003. Julio Granda Zuniga, Boris Gulko and Alon
Greenfeld are all on 6/8. My thanks to John Fernandez for the games.
Internet coverage: http://www.curacao.com/chess/
Round 8 (of 9) Standings:
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Curacao Open Willemstad AHO (AHO), 25 x-3 xi 2003
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1. Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2623 +29 +11 + 6 - 4 = 2 +14 + 9 = 3 . 6.0 2670
2. Gulko, Boris F g USA 2597 +22 +23 = 3 +14 = 1 + 4 = 5 = 6 . 6.0 2689
3. Greenfeld, Alon g ISR 2527 +20 +17 = 2 - 5 +32 + 8 +11 = 1 . 6.0 2609
4. Shabalov, Alexander g USA 2597 +27 +18 + 9 + 1 = 5 - 2 = 6 = 7 . 5.5 2631
5. Huebner, Robert g GER 2604 =19 +38 +12 + 3 = 4 = 6 = 2 = 9 . 5.5 2542
6. Timman, Jan H g NED 2578 +30 +15 - 1 +16 +10 = 5 = 4 = 2 . 5.5 2584
7. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2602 =32 +13 -10 +29 +15 = 9 +18 = 4 . 5.5 2481
8. Gallegos, Carlos m VEN 2460 +26 +41 -14 =10 +12 - 3 +15 +18 . 5.5 2449
9. Van der Weide, Karel m NED 2427 +21 +16 - 4 +19 +17 = 7 - 1 = 5 . 5.0 2503
10. Rohl, Juan m VEN 2390 =24 +35 + 7 = 8 - 6 +32 =14 =12 . 5.0 2425
11. Szmetan, Jorge m ARG 2404 +34 - 1 +21 -17 +30 +16 - 3 +20 . 5.0 2363
12. Ozolins, Aris f LAT 2289 +36 =14 - 5 +24 - 8 +33 +23 =10 . 5.0 2387
13. Bick, John D f USA 2277 =35 - 7 -25 +41 =24 +26 +32 +19 . 5.0 2252
14. Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2497 +25 =12 + 8 - 2 +22 - 1 =10 =16 . 4.5 2408
15. Haag, Martin GER 2324 +28 - 6 +26 =22 - 7 +19 - 8 +30 . 4.5 2329
16. Essing, Arnold GER 2253 +31 - 9 +34 - 6 +25 -11 +21 =14 . 4.5 2314
17. Woerdemann, Martin f GER 2319 +37 - 3 +38 +11 - 9 -18 =20 +32 . 4.5 2294
18. Metz, Hartmut f GER 2325 +33 - 4 =24 =25 +21 +17 - 7 - 8 . 4.0 2277
19. Muhren, Willem NED 2193 = 5 =32 +28 - 9 +26 -15 +25 -13 . 4.0 2258
20. Muhren, Bianca NED 2131 - 3 -37 +31 +38 =23 +22 =17 -11 . 4.0 2225
21. Brameld, Arthur F ENG 2079 - 9 +40 -11 +28 -18 +29 -16 +36 . 4.0 2200
22. Sanchez Castillo, Sarai wm VEN 2187 - 2 +39 +41 =15 -14 -20 =33 +34 . 4.0 2235
23. Blauert, Joerg m GER 2359 +39 - 2 +27 -32 =20 +34 -12 . . 3.5 2243
24. Taylor, Phil ENG 2031 =10 =29 =18 -12 =13 =30 =27 =25 . 3.5 2197
25. Straub, Peter GER 2128 -14 =36 +13 =18 -16 +35 -19 =24 . 3.5 2154
26. Bet, Sjaak J.M AHO 2118 - 8 +31 -15 +37 -19 -13 +35 =28 . 3.5 2113
27. Neumann, Han H.W.M AHO 2164 - 4 +33 -23 -34 =31 =37 =24 +38 . 3.5 2088
28. Martis,Valentino ---- -15 +30 -19 -21 =38 =31 +41 =26 . 3.5 2066
29. Dekker, Marvin AHO 2196 - 1 =24 +35 - 7 =34 -21 =37 +40 . 3.5 2130
30. Mensing, Fabio AHO 2157 - 6 -28 +36 +39 -11 =24 +38 -15 . 3.5 2159
31. Ter Kuile,Benno ---- -16 -26 -20 +42 =27 =28 =39 +33 . 3.5 2074
32. Malmdin, Nils-Ake SWE 2190 = 7 =19 +37 +23 - 3 -10 -13 -17 . 3.0 2246
33. Van Loon,Johan ---- -18 -27 =40 +36 +39 -12 =22 -31 . 3.0 2068
34. Stam, Bart NED 2056 -11 +42 -16 +27 =29 -23 =36 -22 . 3.0 2108
35. Chang,Martin ---- =13 -10 -29 =40 +41 -25 -26 +42 . 3.0 2051
36. Zalm,Norman ---- -12 =25 -30 -33 +42 +40 =34 -21 . 3.0 2001
37. Barr,Steven ---- -17 +20 -32 -26 =40 =27 =29 -39 . 2.5 2033
38. Solaroli, Riccardo ITA 2006 +40 - 5 -17 -20 =28 +42 -30 -27 . 2.5 2030
39. Van Beek, Alexander NED 2276 -23 -22 +42 -30 -33 -41 =31 +37 . 2.5 1946
40. Crompvoets,Han ---- -38 -21 =33 =35 =37 -36 +42 -29 . 2.5 1894
41. Sagredo,Claudio ---- +42 - 8 -22 -13 -35 +39 -28 . . 2.0 2013
42. Mahmoud,George ---- -41 -34 -39 -31 -36 -38 -40 -35 . 0.0
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The Spanish Championships takes place in Burgos 24th October - 1st
November 2003. The main championships had two all-play-all sections to be
followed by a knockout for the top two players in each group. Oscar De la Riva
Aguado beat Miguel Illescas Cordoba 3-2 in the final where he met Salvador Del
Rio Angelis who beat Javier Moreno Ruiz. Del Rio Angelis won the final by
winning both playoff games after the initial two games were drawn. Miguel
Illescas finished 3rd after beating Moreno Ruiz in a 3rd-4th placed playoff.
The Abierto section which was a Swiss System event and a qualifier for next
year's event was won by Manuel Perez Candelario.
Internet coverage: http://www.campeonatoajedrez.com/
Final
Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G - De la Riva Aguado, Oscar 1/2 37 B44 Sicilian Paulsen
De la Riva Aguado, Oscar - Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G 1/2 24 C01 French Exchange
Playoff
Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G - De la Riva Aguado, Oscar 0-1 45 A81 Dutch Leningrad
De la Riva Aguado, Oscar - Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G 1-0 44 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
LXVIII ch-ESP Final Burgos ESP (ESP), 31 x-1 xi 2003
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De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m AND 2549 = = 1 1 3.0 2673
Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G g ESP 2480 = = 0 0 1.0 2356
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3rd-4th Playoff
Moreno Ruiz, Javier - Illescas Cordoba, Miguel 0-1 57 E45 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Illescas Cordoba, Miguel - Moreno Ruiz, Javier 1-0 72 E67 King's Indian Fianchetto
LXVIII ch-ESP 3rd-4th Burgos ESP (ESP), 31 x-1 xi 2003
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Moreno Ruiz, Javier m ESP 2426 0 0 . . 0.0
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Semi-Finals (October 29-30 2003)
De la Riva Aguado, Oscar - Illescas Cordoba, Miguel 3.0-2.0
Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G - Moreno Ruiz, Javier 1.5-0.5
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LXVIII ch-ESP Gp A Burgos ESP (ESP), 24-28 x 2003 cat. X (2498)
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1. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G g ESP 2480 * = = 1 = 1 3.5 2651
2. Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2602 = * = = 1 1 3.5 2626
3. Candela Perez, Jose m ESP 2410 = = * = 0 1 2.5 2516
4. Comas Fabrego, Lluis g ESP 2502 0 = = * 1 = 2.5 2497
5. Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis g ESP 2475 = 0 1 0 * 0 1.5 2354
6. Narciso Dublan, Marc m ESP 2521 0 0 0 = 1 * 1.5 2344
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Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2602 1 = 1.5 2673
Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G g ESP 2480 0 = 0.5 2409
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1. Moreno Ruiz, Javier m ESP 2426 * = 1 = 1 1 4.0 2743
2. Arizmendi Martinez, Julen L m ESP 2521 = * = 1 0 1 3.0 2556
3. De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m AND 2549 0 = * = 1 1 3.0 2551
4. Herraiz Hidalgo, Herminio m ESP 2499 = 0 = * = 1 2.5 2489
5. Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario m ESP 2465 0 1 0 = * = 2.0 2424
6. Rodriguez Guerrero, Enrique m ESP 2485 0 0 0 0 = * 0.5 2126
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De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m AND 2549 = 1 1.5 2714
Arizmendi Martinez, Julen L m ESP 2521 = 0 0.5 2356
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LXVIII ch-ESP Abierto Burgos ESP (ESP), 24 x-1 xi 2003
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1. Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2463 7.5 47.5
2. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel m ESP 2425 7 46.5
3. Garcia Luque, Agustin f ESP 2404 7 43.0
4. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto f ESP 2445 6.5 48.0
5. Almagro Llanas, Pablo ESP 2359 6.5 47.5
6. Aguera Naredo, Javier f ESP 2376 6.5 47.5
7. Mellado Trivino, Juan m ESP 2430 6.5 45.5
8. Baron Rodriguez, Jesus m ESP 2419 6.5 42.0
9. Colas Longares, Rafael P f ESP 2337 6 47.5
10. Garza Marco, Sergio f ESP 2418 6 44.5
11. Vassallo, Mauricio m ESP 2384 6 44.0
12. Garcia Castro, Pablo ESP 2356 6 42.0
13. San Emeterio Cabanes, Jose L ESP 2342 6 40.5
14. Santos Santos, Pablo f ESP 2305 5.5 47.5
15. Baches Garcia, Guillermo ESP 2400 5.5 47.0
16. Lopez Gracia, Fernando f ESP 2360 5.5 46.0
17. Llaneza Vega, Marcos ESP 2264 5.5 43.5
18. Cruz Ravina, Francisco Javier ESP 2256 5.5 43.5
19. Garrido Dominguez, Jesus ESP 2191 5.5 43.0
20. Jerez Perez, Alfonso ESP 2420 5.5 42.5
21. Fernandez de Pablo, Miguel A ESP 2209 5.5 42.0
22. Pascual Paredes, Javier ESP 2252 5.5 41.0
23. Garcia Vicente, Nieves wm ESP 2244 5.5 40.0
24. Solana Suarez, Ernesto f ESP 2348 5.5 37.5
25. Garre Murcia, Pedro ESP 2200 5.5 37.5
26. Gonzalez Berruga,Ana Isabel ESP ---- 5.5 33.0
89 players
The first weekend of the German Bundesliga took place on 1st-2nd
November 2003. Defending champions Luebeck withdrew from the event at the last
minute leaving all their players unable to play for other teams. The reasons
seem have been at least in part tax problems. SG Porz, SC Baden-Oos and SV
Werder Bremen are all on 4/4.
Official Bundesliga site: http://www.schachbundesliga.com
Round 7 31st October 2003
SV Hofheim 3 - 5 SCA St. Ingbert
GM Stanislav Savchenko ½ - ½ GM Christian Bauer
GM Joerg Hickl ½ - ½ GM Cyril Marcelin
IM Sergei Krivoshey ½ - ½ GM Vladimir Lazarev
IM Gennadi Ginsburg 0 - 1 IM Emmanuel Bricard
IM Arno Zude ½ - ½ Chi Minh Nguyen
WGM Jovanka Houska 1 - 0 IM Dieter Pirrot
FM Stephan Buchal 0 - 1 Dennis Drollinger
FM Patrick Burkart 0 - 1 GM Nenad Ristic
Round 1 1st November 2003
Hamburger SK 7 - 1 König Plauen
GM Lubomir Ftacnik ½ - ½ GM Tomasz Markowski
GM Suat Atalik 1 - 0 GM Stefan Kindermann
IM Jan Gustafsson ½ - ½ GM Lutz Espig
GM Matthias Wahls 1 - 0 FM Stefan Haskamp
GM Karsten Mueller 1 - 0 FM Ulrich Dirr
IM Emanuel Berg 1 - 0 FM Roland Pfretzschner
IM Oliver Reeh 1 - 0 Thomas Espig
IM Thies Heinemann 1 - 0 Matthias Hoerr
SC Kreuzberg 2,5-5,5 SC Baden-Oos
GM Zoltan Almasi 0 - 1 GM Peter Svidler
GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu 0 - 1 GM Rustem Dautov
GM Jens-Uwe Maiwald 0 - 1 GM Michal Krasenkow
GM Raj Tischbierek ½ - ½ GM Philipp Schlosser
GM Ralf Lau ½ - ½ GM Roland Schmaltz
GM Sergey Kalinitschew ½ - ½ GM Ludger Keitlinghaus
IM Karsten Volke ½ - ½ IM Fabian Doettling
IM Drazen Muse ½ - ½ IM Andreas Schenk
SF Neukölln 5 - 3 Stuttgarter SF
GM Dorian Rogozenko ½ - ½ GM Mihail Golubev
IM Stephan Berndt ½ - ½ IM Igor Berezovsky
IM Rainer Polzin 0 - 1 IM Hedinn Steingrimsson
IM Dr. Martin Borriss 1 - 0 FM Andreas Reuss
IM Dirk Poldauf ½ - ½ FM Gerhard Lorscheid
IM Lars Thiede 1 - 0 FM Aleksandar Vuckovic
IM Michael Schwarz 1 - 0 Dieter Migl
FM Henrik Rudolf ½ - ½ Wilhelm Haas
SV Hofheim 2 - 6 Werder Bremen
GM Stanislav Savchenko ½ - ½ GM Luke James McShane
GM Joerg Hickl ½ - ½ GM Zbynek Hracek
IM Sergei Krivoshey ½ - ½ GM Vlastimil Babula
IM Gennadi Ginsburg 0 - 1 GM Yannick Pelletier
IM Arno Zude 0 - 1 GM Lars Schandorff
WGM Jovanka Houska 0 - 1 GM Joseph G. Gallagher
FM Oliver Brendel 0 - 1 Sven Joachim
FM Georg Haubt ½ - ½ IM Gerlef Meins
SCA St. Ingbert 3 - 5 Bremer SG
GM Christian Bauer 0 - 1 GM Etienne Bacrot
GM Cyril Marcelin ½ - ½ GM Konstantin Landa
GM Vladimir Lazarev ½ - ½ GM Evgenij Agrest
IM Emmanuel Bricard 0 - 1 GM Alexander Baburin
Chi Minh Nguyen ½ - ½ IM Gannadij Fish
IM Dieter Pirrot 1 - 0 IM Ewgeni Gisbrecht
Dennis Drollinger 0 - 1 IM Martin Breutigam
GM Slobodan Martinovic ½ - ½ IM Otto Borik
SF Katernberg 2,5-5,5 SG Solingen
GM Andrei Volokitin 1 - 0 GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov
GM Vladimir Chuchelov ½ - ½ GM Christian Gabriel
GM Igor V Glek ½ - ½ GM Matthew Sadler
GM Alfonso Romero Holmes 0 - 1 IM Alexander Naumann
IM Javier Moreno Carnero 0 - 1 IM Jan Werle
IM Martin Senff 0 - 1 IM Michael Hoffmann
IM Sebastian Siebrecht 0 - 1 GM John M. Emms
IM Georgios Souleidis ½ - ½ Joerg Wegerle
SG Porz 5,5-2,5 SV Wattenscheid
GM Christopher Lutz ½ - ½ GM Bartlomiej Macieja
GM Alexander G Beliavsky ½ - ½ GM Peter-Heine Nielsen
GM Alexander Graf 0 - 1 GM Alexander Rustemov
GM Rafael A Vaganian 1 - 0 GM Leif Erlend Johannessen
GM Curt Hansen 1 - 0 IM Ralf Appel
GM Erik Van den Doel ½ - ½ GM Florian Handke
GM Friso Nijboer 1 - 0 IM Dr. Frank Holzke
GM John T.H Van der Wiel 1 - 0 FM Timo Straeter
Round 2 2nd November 2003
TV Tegernsee 4,5-3,5 Hamburger SK
GM Igor Khenkin ½ - ½ GM Lubomir Ftacnik
GM Andrei Sokolov 1 - 0 GM Suat Atalik
GM Zoltan Ribli ½ - ½ IM Jan Gustafsson
GM Klaus Bischoff 1 - 0 GM Matthias Wahls
GM Uwe Boensch ½ - ½ GM Karsten Mueller
GM Gerald Hertneck ½ - ½ IM Emanuel Berg
GM Henrik Teske 0 - 1 IM Oliver Reeh
GM Markus Stangl ½ - ½ IM Thies Heinemann
SC Baden-Oos 6 - 2 SF Neukölln
GM Peter Svidler ½ - ½ GM Dorian Rogozenko
GM Rustem Dautov ½ - ½ IM Rainer Polzin
GM Michal Krasenkow 1 - 0 IM Dr. Martin Borriss
GM Philipp Schlosser ½ - ½ IM Dirk Poldauf
GM Roland Schmaltz 1 - 0 IM Lars Thiede
GM Ludger Keitlinghaus 1 - 0 IM Michael Schwarz
IM Fabian Doettling 1 - 0 FM Henrik Rudolf
IM Andreas Schenk ½ - ½ Jan-Dietrich Wendt
Stuttgarter SF 1,5-6,5 SC Kreuzberg
GM Mihail Golubev 0 - 1 GM Zoltan Almasi
IM Igor Berezovsky 0 - 1 GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
IM Hedinn Steingrimsson 0 - 1 GM Jens-Uwe Maiwald
FM Andreas Reuss 0 - 1 GM Raj Tischbierek
FM Gerhard Lorscheid ½ - ½ GM Ralf Lau
FM Aleksandar Vuckovic 1 - 0 GM Sergey Kalinitschew
Dieter Migl 0 - 1 IM Karsten Volke
Wilhelm Haas 0 - 1 IM Drazen Muse
Werder Bremen 5 - 3 SCA St. Ingbert
GM Luke James McShane 1 - 0 GM Christian Bauer
GM Zbynek Hracek ½ - ½ GM Cyril Marcelin
GM Vlastimil Babula ½ - ½ GM Vladimir Lazarev
GM Yannick Pelletier ½ - ½ IM Emmanuel Bricard
GM Lars Schandorff 0 - 1 Chi Minh Nguyen
GM Joseph G. Gallagher 1 - 0 IM Dieter Pirrot
Sven Joachim ½ - ½ Dennis Drollinger
IM Gerlef Meins 1 - 0 FM Georg Gross
Bremer SG 4 - 4 SV Hofheim
GM Etienne Bacrot ½ - ½ GM Stanislav Savchenko
GM Konstantin Landa ½ - ½ GM Joerg Hickl
GM Evgenij Agrest 1 - 0 IM Sergei Krivoshey
GM Alexander Baburin 0 - 1 IM Gennadi Ginsburg
IM Gannadij Fish 1 - 0 IM Arno Zude
IM Ewgeni Gisbrecht 1 - 0 WGM Jovanka Houska
IM Martin Breutigam 0 - 1 FM Stephan Buchal
IM Otto Borik 0 - 1 FM Dr. Erik Zude
SG Solingen 2 - 6 SG Porz
GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov ½ - ½ GM Christopher Lutz
GM Christian Gabriel 0 - 1 GM Alexander G Beliavsky
GM Matthew Sadler 0 - 1 GM Alexander Graf
IM Alexander Naumann ½ - ½ GM Rafael A Vaganian
IM Jan Werle ½ - ½ GM Curt Hansen
GM John M. Emms 0 - 1 GM Erik Van den Doel
IM Markus Schaefer 0 - 1 GM Friso Nijboer
IM Bernd Schneider ½ - ½ GM John T.H Van der Wiel
SV Wattenscheid 3,5-4,5 SF Katernberg
GM Bartlomiej Macieja ½ - ½ GM Andrei Volokitin
GM Peter-Heine Nielsen 1 - 0 GM Vladimir Chuchelov
GM Alexander Rustemov 0 - 1 GM Igor V Glek
GM Leif Erlend Johannessen 0 - 1 GM Alfonso Romero Holmes
IM Ralf Appel ½ - ½ IM Javier Moreno Carnero
GM Florian Handke ½ - ½ IM Martin Senff
IM Dr. Frank Holzke ½ - ½ IM Sebastian Siebrecht
IM Dr. Volkmar Dinstuhl ½ - ½ IM Matthias Thesing
1. SG Porz 2 11,5 4:0
1. SC Baden-Oos 2 11,5 4:0
3. SV Werder Bremen 2 11,0 4:0
4. Bremer SG 2 9,0 3:1
5. SCA St. Ingbert 3 11,0 2:4
6. Hamburger SK 2 10,5 2:2
7. SC Kreuzberg 2 9,0 2:2
8. SG Solingen 2 7,5 2:2
9. SF Neukölln 2 7,0 2:2
9. SF Katernberg 2 7,0 2:2
11. TV Tegernsee 1 4,5 2:0
12. SV Hofheim 3 9,0 1:5
13. SV Wattenscheid 2 6,0 0:4
14. Stuttgarter SF 2 4,5 0:4
15. SK König Plauen 1 1,0 0:2
The World Youth Chess Championships 2003 and the 74th FIDE Congress
takes place 24th October - 2nd November 2003 in Halkidiki, Greece.
Champions
Boys 18 Shakhiriyaz Mamedyarov GM AZE
Girls 18 Nana Dzagnidze WGM
GEO
Boys 16 Borki Predojevic BIH
Girls 16 Polina Malysheva RUS
Boys 14 Sergei Zhigalko BLR
Girls 14 Valentina Gunina WFM RUS
Boys 12
Chenpeng Wei CHN
Girls 12 Ding Yixin CHN
Boys 10 Sanan Sjugirov RUS
Girls 10 Hou Yifan CHN
Internet coverage: http://www.sportmeeting.gr/ including
full results, live games and games in PGN from all sections.
There isn't a lot of news from the FIDE Congress, there are a host of
documents which were due to be discussed on the FIDE site:
http://www.fide.com especially at:
http://www.fide.com/news/download/annexes.html.
Other material: Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) contains some of their
submissions: http://www.chess-players.org. Valery
Salov's WPC address to the FIDE Congress at:
http://ajedrez_democratico.tripod.com/WPC-Report-74-Congress.htm
Boys U-18
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 GM Shakhriyaz Mamedyarov AZE 2595 10 11 64
2 IM Alexandr Kharitonov RUS 2439 8 11 49,5
3 GM Tomi Nyback FIN 2497 8 11 49
4 FM Aaron Pixton USA 2445 8 11 48
5 IM Valeriy Aveskulov UKR 2428 7½ 11 46,5
6 IM Jan Smeets NED 2511 7½ 11 45
7 Zbigniew Pakleza POL 2345 7½ 11 41,5
8 IM Andrey Zhigalko BLR 2478 7 11 48,5
9 FM Adam Popovics HUN 2431 7 11 47,5
10 FM Joshua E Friedel USA 2328 7 11 46
11 FM Pablo Lafuente ARG 2424 7 11 45,5
12 IM Konstantine Shanava GEO 2423 7 11 44,5
13 GM Igor Kurnosov RUS 2527 7 11 44,5
14 IM Grzegorz Gajewski POL 2462 7 11 43,5
15 FM Shay Porat ISR 2360 7 11 42,5
16 IM Bartlomiej Heberla POL 2420 7 11 42,5
17 IM Davorin Kuljasevic CRO 2429 7 11 42,5
18 IM Anatoliy Polivanov UKR 2393 7 10 41
19 Lawrence Trent ENG 2326 7 11 41
20 Oliver Barbosa PHI 2293 7 11 38,5
21 IM Alexey Palekha UKR 2439 7 10 35,5
22 Levon Babujian ARM 2373 6½ 11 45,5
23 FM Tadej Sakelsek SLO 2339 6½ 11 43
24 Damir Husnutdinov UZB 2400 6½ 11 42,5
25 Momchil Nikolov BUL 2335 6½ 11 41
26 Enrique Llobel Cortell ESP 2406 6½ 11 40
27 Hans Tikkanen SWE 2371 6½ 11 40
28 Tomas Studnicka CZE 2320 6½ 11 37,5
104 players
Boys U-16
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 FM Borki Predojevic BIH 2462 9 11 55
2 IM Anthony Bellaiche FRA 2454 9 11 55
3 IM Evgeny Tomashevsky RUS 2444 8½ 11 55,5
4 IM Radoslaw Wojtaszek POL 2461 8 11 49
5 IM Chakkravarthy Deepan IND 2371 8 11 47,5
6 Chen Lin CHN 2125 8 11 41,5
7 FM Bassem Amin EGY 2347 7½ 11 48,5
8 Igor Lysyj RUS 2470 7½ 11 48
9 Rauf Mamedov AZE 2452 7½ 11 47
10 GM Humpy Koneru IND 2485 7½ 11 46,5
11 Pavel Ponkratov RUS 2360 7½ 11 45
12 FM Vasily Papin RUS 2397 7½ 11 43
13 FM Luka Lenic SLO 2352 7 11 49
14 IM David Baramidze GER 2463 7 11 47
15 FM Gawain Jones ENG 2364 7 11 46,5
16 Filip Pancevski MKD 2273 7 11 45,5
17 Arik Braun GER 2440 7 11 43,5
18 Alexsej Lanin RUS 2306 7 11 43,5
19 FM Lev Milman USA 2380 7 11 41
20 Arman Pashikian ARM 2400 7 11 38
108 players
Boys U-14
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 Sergei Zhigalko BLR 2460 9 11 55
2 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FRA 2412 9 11 54,5
3 FM Ian Nepomniachtchi RUS 2447 8½ 11 51,5
4 Hao Wang CHN 2215 8 11 52,5
5 FM Ildar Khairullin RUS 2455 8 11 52,5
6 Jason Goh Koon-Jong SIN 2314 8 11 52
7 Maxim Rodshtein ISR 2354 8 11 47
8 Evgenij Margolin RUS 2226 8 11 44,5
9 IM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2450 7½ 11 50,5
10 Zaven Andriasian ARM 2311 7½ 11 46
11 Nguyen Ly Hong VIE unr 7½ 11 41,5
12 Andre Diamant BRA 2149 7½ 11 41,5
13 Rinat Zhumabaev KAZ 2297 7½ 11 40,5
116 players
Boys U-12
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 Chenpeng Wei CHN 2253 10 11 61
2 Liem Le Quang VIE 2273 9 11 58,5
3 Maxim Matlakov RUS 2332 8½ 11 55,5
4 Eltaj Safarli AZE 2246 8½ 11 50,5
5 Liren Ding CHN unr 8 11 50
6 Davit Benidze GEO 2165 8 11 50
7 Arkadiusz Leniart POL 2144 8 11 47
8 FM Daza Emilio Cordova PER 2269 7½ 11 51
9 Boris Kharchenko UKR 2142 7½ 11 47,5
10 Hrair Simonian ARM 2201 7½ 11 46,5
11 Vladimir Hamitevici MDA 2182 7½ 11 43,5
12 Ruben Miguel Pereira POR 2127 7½ 11 43
13 Pouria Darini IRI 2020 7½ 11 43
128 players
Boys U-10
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 Sanan Sjugirov RUS 2255 9½ 11 61,5
2 Teja Ravi Sanka IND 2067 8½ 11 56,5
3 Renato Alfredo Terry Luj PER unr 8½ 11 54
4 Chen Wang CHN unr 8½ 11 52,5
5 Yangyi Yu CHN unr 8½ 11 50
6 Raymond Song AUS 1985 8 11 52
7 Saleh Salem UAE unr 8 11 52
8 Haik Tamazian ARM unr 8 11 51
9 Parimarjan Negi IND 2103 8 11 50,5
10 Zbigniew Strzemiecki POL 2019 8 11 46
133 players
Girls U-18
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 WGM Nana Dzagnidze GEO 2452 9 11 57,5
2 WIM Natalia Zdebskaja UKR 2331 8 11 48
3 WIM Natalija Pogonina RUS 2342 8 11 47,5
4 WFM Elizaveta Bronnikova RUS 2271 7½ 11 52,5
5 WIM Qian Huang CHN 2352 7½ 11 50
6 WFM Tamara Chistiakova RUS 2314 7½ 11 49,5
7 Tu Le Thanh VIE 2261 7½ 11 46
8 Lili Toth HUN 2191 7½ 11 42,5
9 Marina Guseva RUS 2228 7 11 44
10 WIM Shadi Paridar IRI 2253 7 11 43
11 WIM Maria Kursova RUS 2275 7 11 40,5
12 Veronika Machalova SVK 2128 7 11 39
13 WFM Evgenia Meshcheriakova RUS 2231 6½ 11 45
14 Vera Papadopoulou GRE 2245 6½ 11 41
15 WIM Jolanta Zawadzka POL 2228 6½ 11 41
16 Anne Czaeczine GER 2141 6½ 11 38
17 WFM Aleksandra Mijovic SCG 2088 6½ 11 34
62 players
Girls U-16
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 Polina Malysheva RUS 2194 8½ 11 50,5
2 Karina Szczepkowska POL 2162 8½ 11 50,5
3 Salome Melia GEO 2251 8 11 56
4 WFM Laura Rogule LAT 2296 7½ 11 50,5
5 Maria Fominykh RUS 2237 7½ 11 50,5
6 Khristina Cherenkova RUS 2173 7½ 11 50
7 WFM Varvara Kirillova RUS 2142 7½ 11 45
8 Anna Rudolf HUN 2205 7½ 11 43
9 Gulmira Dauletova KAZ 2029 7½ 11 42
10 Nino Batsiashvili GEO 2248 7 11 47
11 Ana Gavasheli GEO 2161 7 11 46
12 N. Vinuthna IND 2100 7 11 42
13 Thi Bao Tram Hoang VIE 2160 7 11 41,5
14 Fotini Pambalou GRE 2034 7 11 40,5
69 players
Girls U-14
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 WFM Valentina Gunina RUS 2263 9 11 56
2 Turkan Mamedjarova AZE 2227 8½ 11 54,5
3 Nadejda Kharmunova RUS unr 8½ 11 52,5
4 Xiaowen Zhang CHN 2247 8½ 11 50,5
5 WIM Dronavalli Harika IND 2353 8 11 54,5
6 Sabina-Francesca Foisor ROM 2098 8 11 48
7 WFM Vera Nebolsina RUS 2073 8 11 46,5
8 Anya Corke HKG 2042 7½ 11 48
9 Xiaohui Wang CHN unr 7½ 11 46,5
10 Katharine Pelletier USA unr 7½ 11 45,5
11 Maria Romanova UKR unr 7½ 11 40,5
91 players
Girls U-12
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 Yixin Ding CHN 2267 10 11 61
2 WFM Sopiko Guramishvili GEO 2119 8½ 11 57,5
3 Zhongyi Tan CHN 2333 8½ 11 53
4 Anastasia Savina RUS unr 8 11 51
5 Hualin Yu CHN unr 8 11 42
6 Anastasia Bodnaruk RUS 2069 7½ 11 50
7 Maya Gvilava RUS 2001 7½ 11 49
8 Anna Cordiyenko UKR unr 7½ 11 45,5
9 Irine Kharisma Sukandar INA unr 7½ 11 43,5
85 players
Girls U-10
Rk Name NAT RAT Pts Gm Fide Pts
1 Yifan Hou CHN unr 9½ 11 61
2 M. Hejazipour IRI unr 9 11 58,5
3 Nazi Paikidze GEO unr 8½ 11 54,5
4 Mariam Danelia GEO unr 8 11 51,5
5 Gundula Madanasri IND unr 8 11 51
6 Lonita Stetsko BLR unr 8 11 45,5
7 Alina Kashlinskaya RUS unr 7½ 11 49
8 Deysi Estella Cori Tello PER unr 7½ 11 45
9 Nhuy Hoang Thi VIE unr 7½ 11 42,5
82 players
Aleks Wojtkiewicz and Julio Becerra won the 79th New York Masters on
28th October 2003 with 3.5/4. News John Fernandez.
Links: http://www.newyorkmasters.com
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1. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2571 + 3 + 4 = 2 + 7 3.5 ($210)
2. Becerra, Julio g USA 2558 + 5 + 6 = 1 + 4 3.5 ($210)
3. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2312 - 1 +10 + 6 = 8 2.5 ($ 60)
4. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2565 + 9 - 1 + 7 - 2 2.0
5. Gaillard, Ed USA ---- - 2 = 9 +10 = 2.0
6. Bonin, Jay m USA 2339 = 8 - 2 - 3 + 9 1.5
7. Sarkar, Justin m USA 2369 =10 + 8 - 4 - 1 1.5
8. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2251 = 6 - 7 = 9 = 3 1.5
9. Privman, Boris f USA 2240 - 4 = 5 = 8 - 6 1.0
10. Johnson, Ben USA 2202 = 7 - 3 - 5 = 1.0
PRIZES
1ST - $300
2ND - $120
U2400 - $ 60
The Rosny sous Bois Masters takes place 25th October - 2nd November
2003. Sebastien Cossin leads with 6.5/8.
Internet coverage: http://www.ecole-rosny-echecs.org/
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1. Cossin, Sebastien FRA 2352 * 1 = = . 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2588
2. Inkiov, Ventzislav g BUL 2471 0 * . 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 6.0 2489
3. Velikov, Petar g BUL 2443 = . * = = 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2437
4. Onkoud, Abdelaziz MAR 2323 = 0 = * 1 0 1 0 1 . 4.0 2340
5. Picard, Romain FRA 2233 . = = 0 * 0 1 1 = = 4.0 2337
6. David, Vincent f FRA 2320 0 0 0 1 1 * = = . 1 4.0 2329
7. Bogdanov, Emil f FRA 2217 0 = = 0 0 = * . = 1 3.0 2251
8. Crut, Aurelien FRA 2357 0 0 0 1 0 = . * 1 = 3.0 2251
9. Geenen, Marc f BEL 2331 = 0 = 0 = . = 0 * = 2.5 2188
10. Daurelle, Herve FRA 2236 0 0 0 . = 0 0 = = * 1.5 2089
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The VII Brasilia Chess Club Cup took place in Brasília - Brasil.
The 13-round robin-round tournament took place 19th-30th October 2003. IM Luis
Henrique Coelho finished on 12/13. News AI Antonio Bento.
Official site (in portuguese) http://www.persocom.com.br/bcx
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VII Taca BCX Brasilia BRA (BRA), 19-30 x 2003
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Coelho, Luis BRA 2378 * 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12.0 2481
2. Pompeo, Flavio Sposto BRA 1992 0 * 0 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.0 2320
3. Pinto, Carlos Henrique Lopes BRA 2236 = 1 * 0 1 = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 9.5 2266
4. Damasceno, Marlos A BRA 2176 = 0 1 * = 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2205
5. Valle, Adriano BRA 2253 0 = 0 = * 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2199
6. De Andrade, Waldemiro BRA 2163 0 = = 1 0 * = = = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2183
7. Nascimento, Davi BRA 2140 0 0 = = 1 = * = = 1 1 1 = 1 8.0 2185
8. Coelho, Paulo BRA ---- 0 0 0 0 0 = = * = = = 1 1 = 5.0 2022
9. Moyses, Zich BRA ---- 0 0 = = = = = = * = 0 = 0 = 4.5 1999
10. Pimentel, William BRA 2195 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = * 0 1 1 1 4.5 1984
11. Soares,Paulo Henrique BRA ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 1 * = = 0 3.5 1934
12. Reis, Ernesto BRA 2035 0 0 = = 0 0 0 0 = 0 = * 1 0 3.0 1895
13. Cardoso, Junior Cicero Assuncao BRA 1803 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 = 0 * 1 3.0 1913
14. Rocha, Tarciso BRA 2050 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 1 1 0 * 3.0 1894
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The 18th Le Touquet (FRA) International Open took place 26th October -
1st November 2003. There were 2 tournaments : A (104 players) and B (74
players). Alexander Goloshchapov, Ivan Farago, Krum Georgiev and Dimitar
Marholev finished on 7/9. There was an IM norm for Belgian FM Bart Michiels. My
thanks to Emmanuel Variniac.
Internet coverage: http://www.VirusChess.com/
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18th Open Le Touquet FRA (FRA), 26 x-1 xi 2003
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1. Goloshchapov, Alexander g UKR 2574 7,0 53,0 2589
2. Farago, Ivan g HUN 2485 7,0 52,0 2550
3. Georgiev, Krum g BUL 2452 7,0 50,5 2553
4. Marholev, Dimitar m BUL 2407 7,0 50,0 2524
5. Kveinys, Aloyzas g LTU 2495 6,5 53,0 2554
6. Horvath, Peter m HUN 2457 6,5 43,5 2361
7. Michiels, Bart f BEL 2390 6,0 53,5 2490
8. Gurevich, Vladimir g UKR 2425 6,0 52,0 2499
9. Okhotnik, Vladimir m UKR 2454 6,0 51,5 2417
10. Belkhodja, Slim g TUN 2439 6,0 51,0 2447
11. Ivanov, Jordan m BUL 2426 6,0 50,5 2423
12. Csiszar, Csaba m HUN 2398 6,0 49,0 2395
13. Roeder, Mathias m GER 2458 6,0 49,0 2370
14. Weemaes, Ronald m BEL 2291 6,0 48,5 2414
15. Bagaturov, Giorgi g GEO 2424 6,0 48,5 2353
16. Froeyman, Helmut BEL 2298 6,0 48,0 2357
17. Harich, Ralph GER 2216 6,0 46,5 2369
18. Maes, Wim f BEL 2295 6,0 43,5 2295
19. Hein,Erwin GER ---- 6,0 40,5 2261
20. Pinter, Jozsef g HUN 2518 5,5 55,0 2428
104 players
Garry Kasparov gave a simul in London. You can read about the
Belzberg/CBOE in a report by John Henderson's at:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/lcckasp.html
Last week I forgot to add some of the games.
The 1st Brooklyn College Special (GM) Challenge Match took place October
28th and Thursday October 30th, 2003. 4 g/30 games (2 each day) followed by two
5 minute blitz games (as the match was tied).
Further information http://bcchess.tripod.com,
http://www.bchillel.org and both matches
were live on ICC http://www.chessclub.com
Rapid
Yudasin, Leonid - Kreiman, Boris 1-0 59 B50 Sicilian Defence
Kreiman, Boris - Yudasin, Leonid 1-0 28 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Yudasin, Leonid - Kreiman, Boris 1/2 47 B50 Sicilian Defence
Kreiman, Boris - Yudasin, Leonid 1/2 20 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Blitz 5 min
Yudasin, Leonid - Kreiman, Boris 1-0 27 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Kreiman, Boris - Yudasin, Leonid 1-0 27 B17 Caro Kann
Brooklyn College Match New York USA (USA), 28-30 x 2003
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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Kreiman, Boris m USA 2481 0 1 = = 0 1 3.0 2569
Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2569 1 0 = = 1 0 3.0 2481
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The 300-years of St Petersburg Open took place as part of the Russian
Cup 17th-26th October 2003. Vladimir Burmakin and Dmitry Bocharov both finished
on 7/9. Most of the women's games are now available (round 3 missing). Ludmila
Zaitseva, Ekaterina Ubiennykh and Anna Dushenok won with 6.5/9.
Official site (in Russian): http://www.totalchess.spb.ru/
Men's
results - Men's
Games - Women's Results -
Women's
Games
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300 Years Women St Petersburg RUS (RUS), 18-26 x 2003
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1. Zaitseva, Ludmila G wg RUS 2335 6.5 50.5 2427
2. Ubiennykh, Ekaterina wf RUS 2317 6.5 48.0 2395
3. Dushenok, Anna RUS 2190 6.5 48.0 2436
4. Shumiakina, Tatiana wg RUS 2355 6.0 50.5 2401
5. Lagvilava, Genrieta wg BLR 2281 6.0 49.5 2402
6. Kochetkova, Julia wm RUS 2289 6.0 47.0 2373
7. Zaiatz, Elena wg RUS 2332 6.0 46.5 2350
8. Ushenina, Anna wg UKR 2311 6.0 46.5 2342
9. Kononenko, Tatiana wg UKR 2343 6.0 46.0 2358
10. Mashinskaya, Iulia wg RUS 2205 6.0 44.5 2414
11. Molchanova, Tatjana RUS 2273 6.0 44.0 2337
12. Shaidullina, Sandugach wg RUS 2320 6.0 43.0 2337
13. Ivanova-Skripova, Tatiana RUS 2159 5.5 51.0 2376
14. Kostiuk, Tatiana wm UKR 2277 5.5 44.5 2330
15. Stjazhkina, Olga wg RUS 2359 5.5 43.5 2333
49 players
The Gausdal Classics II 2003 took place 21st-29th October 2003. Kaido
Kulaots won the GM event with 9.5/11.
Eirik T. Gullaksen reports: GM Kaido Kulaots made an impressive result
in the GM-group and conceded only three draws on his way to tournament victory
and a 2700-performance. GM Einar Gausel, IM Emanuel Berg and GM Leif E.
Johannessen all finished 2.5 points behind Kulaots. FM Thorbjørn Bromann
and FM Helge A. Nordahl won the IM-group and made 11-round IM-norms.
Pre-tournament favorite GM Normunds Miezis finished third after a somewhat
disappointing performance. The 20-player ELO-group was won by Helmut
Przybylski, Lars Eckhardt and Rolf Sander with 7.5 points from 11 rounds. The
next tournament at Gausdal will be Troll Masters in January:
http://eirikgu.home.online.no/troll2004/
Further details http://eirikgu.home.online.no/gausdal2003-2/
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Kulaots, Kaido g EST 2530 * = = 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 9.5 2735
2. Johannessen, Leif Erlend g NOR 2495 = * = = = = = 1 1 = 1 = 7.0 2531
3. Gausel, Einar g NOR 2525 = = * = = = = 0 1 1 1 1 7.0 2529
4. Berg, Emanuel m SWE 2489 0 = = * = = = = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2532
5. Pilgaard, Kim m DEN 2459 0 = = = * 1 = 1 = = = = 6.0 2469
6. Tallaksen, Geir S NOR 2327 0 = = = 0 * = = 1 = = = 5.0 2409
7. Womacka, Mathias m GER 2461 0 = = = = = * 0 = = = = 4.5 2367
8. Hutters, Tomas m DEN 2418 0 0 1 = 0 = 1 * = = 0 = 4.5 2371
9. Quinn, Mark m IRL 2411 = 0 0 0 = 0 = = * = = 1 4.0 2335
10. Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2376 0 = 0 0 = = = = = * = = 4.0 2338
11. Orr, Mark J L m IRL 2352 0 0 0 0 = = = 1 = = * = 4.0 2340
12. Heim, Sverre f NOR 2379 0 = 0 0 = = = = 0 = = * 3.5 2307
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Bromann, Thorbjorn f DEN 2323 * 0 1 = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 = 7.5 2459
2. Nordahl, Helge f NOR 2313 1 * = = = = = = = 1 1 1 7.5 2460
3. Miezis, Normunds g LAT 2525 0 = * = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.0 2410
4. Olsson, Linus SWE 2269 = = = * = = 1 = = = 1 = 6.5 2396
5. Meyer, Falko f GER 2348 0 = = = * 0 1 1 1 = 1 = 6.5 2389
6. Westerinen, Heikki M.J g FIN 2358 = = = = 1 * 0 0 = = 1 1 6.0 2359
7. Thinius, Marco f GER 2389 = = 0 0 0 1 * = = = 1 1 5.5 2320
8. Ekeberg, Carl Fredrik NOR 2243 0 = = = 0 1 = * 1 = 0 = 5.0 2298
9. Lie, Espen NOR 2266 = = = = 0 = = 0 * 1 0 = 4.5 2266
10. Valaker, Ole J NOR 2208 0 0 0 = = = = = 0 * = = 3.5 2204
11. Siebrecht, Sebastian m GER 2435 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = * 1 3.5 2183
12. Simonsen, Hans Kristian FAI 2240 = 0 0 = = 0 0 = = = 0 * 3.0 2159
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The First Saturday September took place 1st-13th November 2003. There
are GM, IM and FM events. My thanks to Laszlo Nagy and Miklos Orso.
Internet coverage: http://firstsat.inhun.com
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FSGM November Budapest HUN (HUN), 1-13 xi 2003 cat. VIII (2437)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Ovsejevitsch, Sergei g UKR 2510 * . . . = . . . . . 1 . . . 1.5 2594
2. Bui Vinh m VIE 2463 . * . . . . = . . . . 1 . . 1.5 2614
3. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2463 . . * . = . . . . . . . . 1 1.5 2584
4. Kallio, Heikki g FIN 2493 . . . * . = . . . . . . . 1 1.5 2593
5. Szeberenyi, Adam m HUN 2417 = . = . * . . . . . . . . . 1.0 2486
6. Kayumov, Sergey m UZB 2434 . . . = . * . . = . . . . . 1.0 2465
7. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2510 . = . . . . * = . . . . . . 1.0 2463
8. Bluvshtein, Mark m CAN 2463 . . . . . . = * . = . . . . 1.0 2469
9. Schneider, Dmitry m USA 2437 . . . . . = . . * . . = . . 1.0 2383
10. Sarakauskas, Gediminas m LTU 2428 . . . . . . . = . * . . = . 1.0 2440
11. Taylor, Timothy m USA 2385 0 . . . . . . . . . * . 1 . 1.0 2463
12. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2333 . 0 . . . . . . = . . * . . 0.5 2257
13. Nguyen Ngoc Truongson f VIE 2417 . . . . . . . . . = 0 . * . 0.5 2213
14. Ionescu, Mihai m ROM 2366 . . 0 0 . . . . . . . . . * 0.0
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FSIM November Budapest HUN (HUN), 1-11 xi 2003 cat. I (2275)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2324 * . . . . 1 . 1 . . . 2.0
2. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij m HUN 2262 . * . . . . 1 = . . . 1.5 2479
3. Babos, Csaba ROM 2274 . . * . = . . . . . 1 1.5 2372
4. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2299 . . . * . . . . . . 1 1.0
5. Guid, Matej SLO 2222 . . = . * . . . = . . 1.0 2308
6. Szabo, Krisztian HUN 2264 0 . . . . * . . 1 . . 1.0 2333
7. Poulsen, Martin FAI 2252 . 0 . . . . * . . 1 . 1.0 2297
8. Meszaros, Tamas HUN 2321 0 = . . . . . * . . . 0.5 2100
9. Werner, Dimo m GER 2342 . . . . = 0 . . * . . 0.5 2050
10. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2333 . . . . . . 0 . . * . 0.0
11. Fodor, Tamas jr f HUN 2137 . . 0 0 . . . . . . * 0.0
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The 21st Muensterland Open took place 17th-24th October 2003. Ivan
Farago, Klaus Bischoff and Vladisla Nevednichy finished on 7/9.
Internet coverage:
http://www.chess-international.de/ticker/muensterland_open03/teilnehmer.htm
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21st Muensterland Open Senden GER (GER), 17-24 x 2003
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1. Farago, Ivan g HUN 2485 7.0 2358 38.5
2. Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2564 7.0 2282 36.5
3. Nevednichy, Vladislav g ROM 2575 7.0 2276 35.5
4. Horvath, Peter m HUN 2457 6.5 2348 37.0
5. Michalczak, Thomas f GER 2339 6.5 2310 34.5
6. Holzke, Frank m GER 2471 6.5 2287 35.5
7. Pinter, Jozsef g HUN 2518 6.5 2271 34.5
8. Istratescu, Andrei g ROM 2595 6.5 2243 33.5
9. Schlawin, Marlon GER 2293 6.5 2206 33.5
10. Seel, Christian f GER 2315 6.0 2263 33.5
11. Lingnau, Carsten m GER 2419 6.0 2235 34.5
12. Schroeder, Wilfried GER 2208 6.0 2221 30.0
13. Felczer, Kevin GER 2223 6.0 2207 32.5
14. Siepmann, Martin GER 2127 6.0 2207 29.5
15. Tkachuk, Sergey RUS 2181 6.0 2200 29.5
16. Kummerow, Heiko f GER 2307 6.0 2082 28.5
17. Lehmann, Holger GER 2208 6.0 2016 27.0
112 players
The play-off for the Australian Championships took place between GM
Darryl Johansen and Nick Speck at the Gardiner Chess Centre, Gold Coast,
Queensland from Tuesday to Friday 23-26 September. Darryl Johansen beat Nick
Speck 2.5-0.5 in the match. The fourth game was not played. Speck ran very
short of time in both of the first two games, and conceded a quick draw in the
third.
Further details: http://www.gardinerchess.com and
http://www.auschess.org.au/
Speck, Nick - Johansen, Darryl K 0-1 25 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Johansen, Darryl K - Speck, Nick 1-0 61 E61 King's Indian Defence
Speck, Nick - Johansen, Darryl K 1/2
ch-AUS Playoff Mudgeeraba AUS (AUS), 23-26 ix 2003
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1 2 3 4
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Johansen, Darryl K g AUS 2499 1 1 = . 2.5 2662
Speck, Nick AUS 2389 0 0 = . 0.5 2226
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The Category 8 GM tournament was held in Leposavic (former Yugoslavia)
June 14th-19th, 2003). Dejan Antic won the event on 6.5/9. My thanks to Ivan
Markovic.
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It Leposavic YUG (YUG), 14-19 vi 2003 cat. VIII (2430)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Antic, Dejan g YUG 2450 * = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2594
2. Radulski, Julian m BUL 2493 = * 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 1 6.0 2548
3. Markovic, Miroslav g YUG 2504 = 0 * = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.0 2547
4. Abramovic, Bosko g YUG 2488 = = = * = = 1 = = 1 5.5 2503
5. Kosic, Dragan g YUG 2502 = 1 = = * 0 = = = 1 5.0 2465
6. Todorov, Ognjan m BUL 2329 0 = 0 = 1 * = = = = 4.0 2398
7. Milanovic, Danilo YUG 2429 = 0 = 0 = = * = = 1 4.0 2387
8. Popchev, Milko g BUL 2450 0 = 0 = = = = * = 1 4.0 2385
9. Savicevic, Vlatko YUG 2387 0 0 0 = = = = = * = 3.0 2310
10. Kocovski, Ivan f MKD 2271 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = * 1.0 2097
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John Donaldson reports: The 8th Governor's Cup was held in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, this past weekend from October 24-26. The event attracted 131
players in three sections and was organized by David and De Knudeon for the
Sioux Empire Chess Foundation. Games may follow.
Final Standings:
1-2. GM Alex Yermolinsky 2546 (USA) and NM Alexander Stamnov 2234
(MKD)4.5/5
3-5. GM Sergey Kudrin 2542 (USA), IM John Donaldson 2456 (USA) and IM
Formanek 2306 (USA) 4
6-11. GM Dasheveg Sharavdorj 2411 (MGL), GM Marcin Kaminski 2455 (POL),
FM John Bartholomew (USA) 2316, FM Andrew Karklins (USA) 2283, IM Victor Adler
(USA) 2415 (USA), Ron Deike unrated ((USA) 3.5
12-19. GM Alex Wojtkiewicz (USA) 2571; Mike Sailer 2129 (USA), Keaton
Kiewra 2294 (USA), Reuben Lubka 2119 (USA), Nathan Hoover 2174 (USA), Herman
Chiu unrated (USA), Nikita Barbanov unrated (USA) and Robert Plunkett 2074
(USA).
Chess Informant Editor Ivan Markovic has sent some corrections to games
that recently appeared in TWIC. From the European Club Cup Zvjaginsev - Stohl
(7...Bd8 instead of 7...Kd8) and Kantsler - Tregubov (the entire endgame was
missing, probably due to time trouble). Other games Socko - Sedlak (European
Teams), Rublevsky - Tseshkovsky (Russian championships) and Fedorov - Georgiev
Bosnian Teams.
The Professional World Chess Ranking for players rated 2500 and higher
for November 1st 2003 has been released. Produced by Ken Thomson, San Jose and
calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich, Moscow.
Top 50
NN Name Birthday Fed Rating Variance
1.Kasparov,Garry 4/13/63 g RUS 2786 147
2.Kramnik,Vladimir 6/25/75 g RUS 2730 131
3.Anand,Viswanathan 12/11/69 g IND 2712 166
4.Svidler,Peter 6/17/76 g RUS 2699 125
5.Topalov,Veselin 3/15/75 g BUL 2699 172
6.Shirov,Alexei 7/4/72 g ESP 2696 168
7.Polgar,Judit 7/23/76 g HUN 2689 162
8.Morozevich,Alexander 7/18/77 g RUS 2677 179
9.Leko,Peter 9/8/79 g HUN 2671 166
10.Ponomariov,Ruslan 10/11/83 g UKR 2669 171
11.Ivanchuk,Vassily 3/18/69 g UKR 2664 129
12.Grischuk,Alexander 10/31/83 g RUS 2664 152
13.Adams,Michael 11/17/71 g ENG 2659 134
14.Malakhov,Vladimir 11/27/80 g RUS 2657 162
15.Bareev,Evgeny 11/21/66 g RUS 2656 185
16.Azmaiparashvili,Zurab 3/16/60 g GEO 2655 151
17.Gelfand,Boris 6/24/68 g ISR 2650 142
18.Short,Nigel D 6/1/65 g ENG 2639 152
19.Bologan,Viorel 12/14/71 g MDA 2639 182
20.Sokolov,Ivan 6/13/68 g NED 2630 137
21.Ye Jiangchuan 11/20/60 g CHN 2627 162
22.Akopian,Vladimir 12/7/71 g ARM 2627 164
23.Dreev,Alexey 1/30/69 g RUS 2621 153
24.Sasikiran,Krishnan 1/7/81 g IND 2621 163
25.McShane,Luke James 1/7/84 g ENG 2621 168
26.Karpov,Anatoli 5/23/51 g RUS 2619 136
27.Lautier,Joel 4/12/73 g FRA 2619 152
28.Vallejo Pons,Francisco 8/21/82 g ESP 2619 157
29.Sutovsky,Emil 9/19/77 g ISR 2617 187
30.Radjabov,Teimour 3/12/87 g AZE 2616 161
31.Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter 8/1/76 g ROM 2615 132
32.Aronian,Levon 10/6/82 g ARM 2611 173
33.Graf-Nenashev,Alexander 8/25/62 g GER 2606 153
34.Khalifman,Alexander 1/18/66 g RUS 2604 132
35.Aleksandrov,Aleksej 5/11/73 g BLR 2603 141
36.Sakaev,Konstantin 4/13/74 g RUS 2603 146
37.Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar 4/12/85 g AZE 2603 157
38.Bacrot,Etienne 1/22/83 g FRA 2601 150
39.Macieja,Bartlomiej 10/4/77 g POL 2601 160
40.Gurevich,Mikhail 2/22/59 g BEL 2599 171
41.Goldin,Alexander 2/27/65 g ISR 2597 165
42.Georgiev,Kiril 11/28/65 g BUL 2596 160
43.Kasimdzhanov,Rustam 12/5/79 g UZB 2595 173
44.Beliavsky,Alexander G 12/17/53 g SLO 2591 168
45.Nikolic,Predrag 9/11/60 g BIH 2590 138
46.Moiseenko,Alexander 5/17/80 g UKR 2588 159
47.Motylev,Alexander 6/17/79 g RUS 2588 193
48.Zvjaginsev,Vadim 8/18/76 g RUS 2587 142
49.Fressinet,Laurent 11/1/81 g FRA 2587 173
50.Rublevsky,Sergei 10/15/74 g RUS 2586 164
Hungarian chess tournaments - Nov-Dec 2003 - Jan-March 2004
1 PAKS GM-IM closed, 100 km South from Budapest, 19th-29th of November,
org: IM Videki, his e-mail: videkisn@axelero.hu
2. "TENKES CUP", 9 rounds Swiss Open, 21st-29th of November, Harkany
/250 km West from Budapest/, org: Fulop Csaba, his e-mail fulopcsa@axelero.hu,
3. "FIRST SATURDAY", FS-GM-IM closed, Budapest, 6th-19th of December,
organisation: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net Webpage:
http://home.hu.inter.net/~firstsat
ICC nickname: MrFirstSaturday ICQ#: 44805877
4. "SZENNAPACK" IM closed tournament, Kaposvar /200 km West from
Budapest/, 17th-23rd of December, org: IM Mathe, Gaspar,
5. TAPOLCA Open 9 rounds Swiss, 9th-17th of January, Budapest, org.
Parej Jozsef, More info: firstsat@hu.inter.net
6. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM closed, 7th-19th of February, org.Nagy L.
7. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 6th-18th of March, org. NL.
8. 20th BUDAPEST SPRING FESTIVAL, 9 rounds Swiss Open, 18th-27th of
March org.Nagy Laszlo
9. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of April, org.NL.
10. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 1st-13th of May,
11. ELEKES memorial, Budapest GM-IM closed, 15th-25th of May,
organizer: IM Zsinka.
12. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM 5th-17th of June, Budapest, org.Nagy L.
Computer Chess
CC-Calendar:
http://www.playwitharena.com/directory/calendar.htm
has the following databases of games from new computer events: - 02nd MPPS,
Lodz 2003 (Polish-ch) - 10th France-ch, Massy 2003 - 23rd Dutch Open 2003
Since 1990 there are now 7.127 official computer chess tournament
games.
Other computer links:
Replay Zone: At the moment 23rd Dutch Open 2003
http://www.amateurschach.de/forum/replay/replay.htm
Official webpages:
02nd MPPS, Lodz 2003 (Polish-ch) http://www.mpps.64pola.pl/
10th France-ch, Massy 2003
http://www.ludochess.com/fccc2003/tournoi.php3
23rd Dutch Open 2003 http://www.computerschaak.nl/docc03.html
Next computer chess event: 19th WMCCC, Graz (November 22nd - 30th,
2003) http://www.graz03.at
13th IPCCC, Paderborn (February 11th - 15th, 2004)
Western Canadian Open
The Western Canadian Open takes plce July 9th-18th, 2004. The FIDE
rated event is organised by the British Columbia Chess Federation.
Further details: http://www.chessbc.com
Australian Championships
The Australian Championships take place 29th December 2003 - 10th
January 2004 at the University of Adelaide. Over $10,000 in prizes.
Details: http://www.unichess.org
Narender Nath Memorial Chess Tournament
The 3rd Annual Narender Nath Memorial Chess Tournament commemorating a
man who died in the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001 is underway. The
event raises money for charity.
Details: http://www.nathchesstournament.com/
Attila Schneider Memorial
Statisztika Chess Club from Budapest is organising the Attila Schneider
Memorial in Budapest from 1-12 December 2003. They are planning to having 2
groups, GM cat. 7-8, and IM cat 3-4. Their partner is the Hungarian Chess
Federation. For more info please contact GM Emil Anka. Email:
emilanka@freemail.hu Tel/fax: 36-1-2212328
7th Bavarian Open
The 7th Bavarian Open takes place in Bad Wiessee (located at a lake
named Tegernsee in Bavaria, Germany), November 8th - 16th 2003. Entries so far
include: 27 GM, 25 IM, 22 FM and 4 WGM. The final number of competitors is
expected to over 500
Official coverage:
http://www.chess-international.de/ticker/wiessee03/
28th Kings Head Rapidplay
The 28th Kings Head Rapidplay will take place on Saturday 13 March
2004,
6-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes), prize fund £650, entry fee
£17
Further info: http://www.khcc.org.uk
Lorin D'Costa vs ROW
Top ranking junior UK Under-19 chess player Lorin D'Costa has started a
"Rest of World match" at Chessworld.net.
To join the rest of world game against Lorin simply register and login
at http://www.chessworld.net. The match
will be played at the rate of 5 days per move. Players will vote their moves by
clicking on the chess board while discussing and formulating strategies and
tactics in the Rest of World team forum.
3rd Rohde International Open
3rd Rohde International Open is taking place in Sautron (near Nantes in
France) October 25th - November 2nd 2003. 9 rounds - time control Fischer 40
moves/1h40 + 30sec/move + 40min + 30sec/move. Accelerated Swiss pairing. 13 000
Euros (which can't be drawn concurrently)
Internet coverage: http://membres.lycos.fr/sautronechecs/
150th Anniversary of Bradford Chess Club
Bradford Chess Club are celebrating their 150th Anniversary over the
weekend of 8th-9th November. On the Saturday there will be a match between the
Club's Woodhouse Cup winning teams of the 1960/70s and the team which won the
trophy in 2001 followed by a buffet. On the Sunday there will be a Rapidplay
event open to all. The Club is keen to hear from any former players and they
should contact either Andrew Toothill on a.toothill@talk21.com or Ihor Lewyk on
150@bradfordchess.org.uk
Chess Exhibition in Cleveland Ohio
The Worlds of Chess Champions exhibition contains items including
Egyptian chess pieces, commemorative stamps, autographed material, rare books
and original manuscripts.
The event is in Cleveland OH. The Cleveland Public Library’s John
G. White Chess and Checkers Collection is currently exhibiting an installation
titled, Worlds of Chess Champions. This temporary exhibition is located in the
third floor exhibition hall of the Main Building, 325 Superior Ave., N.E. The
Library exhibition is free and open to the public. Paid parking is available on
Rockwell, one block north of Superior Ave.
Worlds of Chess Champions puts chess into context through the lives of
chess experts, authors, and champions. This exhibition sets the historical
stage of chess champions from the 19th Century to the present. To illustrate
the context of chess in the world, the earliest items displayed feature chess
pieces from Egypt dating back to 1300 B.C. Other early items on display from
the John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection include original manuscripts
from the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Other rare and interesting items
include a death mask photograph of an early 19th-century player, commemorative
chess stamps, hand-written letters by and about world-famous chess champions,
autographed material, and published books by chess champions.
Some of the materials in Worlds of Chess Champions have never before
been exhibited. The John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection is the
world’s largest and most comprehensive chess collection. The collection
contains chess sets and pieces as well as material related to chess. Many
stamps commemorating chess champions are in the exhibition. Newspaper and
magazine clippings, chess championship programs, score sheets from games, and
other rare items will be on display through June 12, 2004.
Mystery Consultation Match
There is a mystery consultation match with two teams of three players
being held by the NAO Chess Club. White is a team captained by Igor Nataf
(average ELO 2601) Black a team captained by the club sponsor Mme Nahed Ojjeh
(average ELO 2681). There is a weeks break during the European Club Cup.
Team I. NATAF vs Team N. OJJEH 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3 Bd4 8.Bc4 Nh6 9.0-0 Ng4 10.Bb3 Qd6
11.Qf4 0-0 12.Qxd6 cxd6 13.Bf4 Nf6 14.Bxd6 Re8 15.Rae1 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nxe4 17.Bb4
Bd7 18.f3 Nf6 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.c4 b6 21.Rd1 Be6 22.Kf2 c5 23.Bc3 Rc8 24.g4 Kf8
25.a4 a5 26.Be5 Ne8 27.c3 g6 28.Bc2 Bxc4 29.Be4 Bb3 30.Rd2 Ke7 31.Rb2 c4 32.Re2
Kd7 33.Bb7 Rd8 34.Rd2+ Ke7 35.Rxd8 Kxd8 36.Bc6 Ke7 37.Bd4 Nc7 38.Bxb6
continues. [Update: 2nd November 2003]
Internet coverage: http://www.nao-cc.com/naocc/index.html
15th Open of Leuven, Belgium
Chessclub Desperado Leuven is proud to present the 15th Open
International Tournament of Leuven, Belgium. It will take place from Friday
November 7th until Tuesday November 11th 2003. The Open Tournament consists out
of 9 rounds, Swiss pairing system, 2hours/40moves + 15' QPF. Prizemoney adds up
to more than EUR 6.000, including several ratingprizes!
More info, inscriptions and internet coverage:
http://turn.to/desperado
Email inquiries: DesperadoLeuven@advalvas.be
9th HIT Open
9th HIT Open 2004 takes place in Nova Gorica - Slovenia 30th January
2004 - 5th February 2004. A + B Tournaments, Swiss system, 9 rounds - 90 min +
30 sek/potezo, Zug, Move Prize Fund 8.500 EU Netto
Further info: krapse.stefan@siol.net, ++ 386 5 333 21 74 or
stojan.karer@email.si, ++ 41 643 388, fax ++ 386 5 302 43 34
Autunno Scacchistico Veneziano
The Traditional Chess Open Autunno Scacchistico Veneziano (first
edition in 1985) takes place in Venice from October 30th to 2nd November 2003,
organized together by "Esteban Canal" Chess Club and by "Carlo Salvioli" Chess
Club.
Master tournament: 6 rounds (minimum 2000 Fide rating or 1900 Italian
rating) 100 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 second every move; after 40 moves 10
minutes more plus 30 seconds every move. "A" Tournament: Italian rating
1700-1899; Fide rating less than 2000. Two hours for 40 moves and 30 minutes of
quick play finish. "B" Tournament: Italian rating less than 1800. Two hours for
40 moves and 30 minutes of quick play finish. "C" Tournament: players without
rating. Two hours for the whole game. A, B and C tournaments: 5 rounds from
31st of October
Further details: http://www.autunnoscacchisticoveneziano.org
in Italian and in English.
Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003
Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003 The Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003 will
take place from 6th-21st of December 2003 in Singapore. This year's events
include the 21st Cairnhill International Open Chess Championship ‘The
Cairnhill’s Cup’ as well as other side events such as Blitz, Rapid
and Closed tournaments. Complete details will be announced in due course.
Further details at
http://pc-connect.com.sg/chess/ccf03/03_Home.htm
Hastings Chess Congress
The Hastings Congress takes place 28 December 2003 to 5 January 2004
with the Premier, Challengers and several shorter events. Acceptances to the
Premier have been received from Kateryna Lahno, Vassilios Kotronias, Stuart
Conquest, Jonathan Rowson, Danny Gormally, Alexander Cherniaev and probably
Abhijit Kunte. challengers Efimenko, Kuzmin, Hebden, Lalic, Wells.
Further details power@hicc.demon.co.uk.
http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/
Wales Interational
The Wales International 7th-15th January 2004. Further details
kevin.staveley@btinternet.com.
The GibTelecom Festival
The GibTelecom Festival takes place 27th January to 5th February 2004.
Besides the 10 round Swiss, there are two 5 round events for players under 2000
or unrated. Acceptances to the Masters from: Cramling, Stefanova, Kotronias,
Rowson, Sulskis, Kunte, Harikrishna, Houska, Gormally, Hebden, Lalic, Emms,
Motwani, McNab, Vuckovic, Davies. Further details conf.banq@caletahotel.gi.
Internet coverage: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
Bermuda Open 2004 Cancelled
Nigel Freeman sends news. Hurricane Fabian has caused the cancellation
of the Bermuda Open for 2004. The Fairmont Southampton Hotel is closed for
repairs until early March and the organisers are unable to find a suitable
replacement venue. They hope still to hold an invitational; details, when
available, will be posted on the official website
http://www.bermuda.bm/chess
ChessMile Website
Jean-Claude Templeur has built a website for FIDE rated players.
http://www.chessmile.com
A large part of the news and comments are about french or
french-speaking players.
It includes an articel
http://www.chessmile.com/articles.php?id=4
(GMT Principles on a proposal to rate open events.)
II Benidorm International Chess Festival
The II Benidorm International Chess Festival takes place 21st-29th
November 2003.
The event will include a part 27th-29th November 2003 with starts
including: Viswanathan Anand IND 2774 g Veselin Topalov BUL 2735 g Judith
Polgar HUN 2718 g Francisco Vallejo ESP 2699 g Anatoli Karpov RUS 2688 g
Teimour Radjabov AZE 2648 g Sergey Karjakin UKR 2527 g etc
Further details: http://www.ajedrezbali.com.
6th Tanta Open
6th TANTA OPEN 2003 -This year the 6th Tanta festival will be held 7th
– 17th DEC . at Tanta City about 90 Km. from Cairo, Egypt. -The event will
be a Swiss Sytem – 9 Rounds, two sections: -New Fide Time Control ( 90 Min
for all game and 30 Sec. Added for every move) - play starts at 5 p.m. daily
from 7 to 16 DEC. , Rest Day 12 DEC., Arrival 6 DEC. , 1st Round 7 DEC. , last
Round 16 DEC. , Closing Ceremony 17 DEC. 4 p.m. then departure. A) closed
section : (40 players) (5G.M. + 25 I.M.+ 10 egyptian players ,the highest
ratings) Prizes in L.E (Egyptian Pounds) 1st till 9th (5000 - 4500 - 3750 -
3000 - 2250 - 1500 - 1500 - 1250 -1250 ( 1US$ ~ 6.5 L.E) B) open section : Open
for all players. - Prizes in L.E ( Egyptian Pounds) 1st till 15th (1000 - 900 -
800 - 700 - 600 -500 - 400 - 300 - 300 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 150 - 150 - 150 )
-Prizes are distributed according to Hort system (between the number of players
corresponding to number of advertised prizes ) -Players who wants to
participate will pay (25)US$ daily for full accommodation in Doubl Bedroom or
(30) US$ for single Room 4 Star Hotel – (20) US$ daily for Double Bedroom
or (25) US$ for Single Room 3 Star Hotel That included : Free transportation
inside Egypt , including from and to Airport; Free Tourist tour; Free entry fee
; Daily Bulletin , and Book of the tournament distributed on Closing Ceremony
-Special conditions for limited no. of GMs and IMs. ( Organizers asks for only
one invited player from each country) Last day for registering is 30/11/2003.
Contact: E-Mail ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Hassan Khaled - General
Director - Egyptian Chess Federation Phone +20-2-3378987 and
Mobile:+20-10-5003063 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
7th email Afro-Asian championship
7th email Afro-Asian championship. The preliminaries of this
competition will start on 15.01.2004 , all players from Africa and Asia who
wish to participate, should send their application to M. Samraoui email address
: samraoui@aol.com before 30.11.2003 . Like the previous editions there is two
stages, preliminaries and a final with qualified players. The number of
sections will depend upon entries. No entry fees required.
Corus Wijk aan Zee
The Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee takes place 9th-25th January
2004. There is yet again a tremendous field for the Category 19 A Group.
Players: Kramnik 2785 2 Anand 2774 3 Leko 2739 4 Shirov 2732 7 Svidler
2723 8 Bareev 2721 9 Adams 2719 10 Akopian 2703 14 Sokolov 2693 20 Morozevich
2679 23 van Wely 2661 31 Zhang Zhong 2658 33 Bologan 2650 42 Timman 2575.
Garry Kasparov was invited but his manager said the event doesn't fit
into his schedule.
Further details: http://www.coruschess.com/
Two Czech Tournaments
1) Friendship chess tournament (11.-19.11.2003, Cartak - Czech Rep.) A -
round-robin grandmaster tournament with possible fulfilling IGM and IM norms B
- round-robin master tournament with possible fulfilling IM norms C - FIDE open
of youth (born 1985 and younger) Other info - http://www.proclient.cz/a64
2) OPEN LILIE LITOMYSL 2003 (26.12.2003-1.1.2004, Litomysl - Czech Rep.)
5th christmas chess tournament, FIDE open 9 rounds, rate 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move,
prize fund 60.000 CZK (1st prize 20.000 CZK - cca. 650 EUR). Other info -
http://www.proclient.cz/a64/tournaments/litomysl2003/default.asp
III Salou Tournament
The III Salou Tournament takes place 7th-18th October 2003. Confirmed
players: GM Kogan GM Korneev GM Movsisian GM Oratovsky GM Tyomkin IM Thal.
Details: http://chess.1000tiendas.com/
4th Liberec Open
4th International Chess Tournament Open Liberec 2003 takes place 25th
October - 1st November 2003 in the town of Liberec (Jizerske mountains in the
Czech Republic). This tournament is a part of the Czech Tour 2003-2004.
Further details: http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour
3rd Bangkok Open
The 3rd Bangkok Open is a FIDE rated tournament in Pattaya Resort Town
(1-2 hours from Bangkok) October 22nd - 26th 2003. Due to the size of the venue
there are only 150 max number of players allowed. 121 have registered so far.
Details: http://www.bangkokchess.com
12th International Raiffeisen Donau Open
12th International Raiffeisen DONAU OPEN 2003 26th-31st December 2003
Place: Aschacher Veranstaltungszentrum Bahnhofstrasse 6 A- 4082 Aschach an der
Donau AUSTRIA Turnaments A - FIDE Open open to all B - Turnier Elo under 2000 C
- Turnier Elo under 1600 7 rounds - Swiss system - FIDE rated time: 40 moves/2
hours, then 1 hour for the rest Information Günter Mitterhuemer Seebach
19, A-4070 Eferding Tel.: 0 72 72 / 43 98 , Fax 0 72 73 / 63 36 15 E-mail:
guenter.mitterhuemer@schach.at
13th World Championship for Seniors 2003
13th World Championship for Seniors 2003 takes place in Bad Zwischenahn
(Germany) November 16th-29th 2003.
11 rounds Swiss system, 2h /40 moves , than 1h rest prizefund: 12.000
Euro entry-fee 120 Euro The winner get the fide-title of grandmaster.
Information and applications: Jürgen Wempe Herbartstr. 7 26160 Bad
Zwischenahn wempe@t-online.de
Futher details: http://www.seniorenschach.de
Kasparov vs. Fritz X3D match
Official announcement of the dates and details of when Kasparov will
take on an X3D version of Fritz in a match in New York 11th-18th November 2003.
(Link)
Kasparov drew with Deep Junior in January. The site
http://www.x3dworld.com will again be
promoting the event. Kasparov has played high profile matches against Karpov
and Junior for the company before.
ESPN will have 17.5 hours of coverage of the match.
Kasparov Chess Academy Schools Tournament
The Kasparov Chess Academy is organising the 3rd Open Russian School
Chess Team Championship.The next tournament is planned to begin in the period
October - November 2003 with the finals in January of 2004.
All teams broken into Elementary (up to 12), Junior High, (Up to 18)
categories. Entitled to participation are chess players who shall not have
reached the age of 12 and 18 by January 1st of 2004 - 4 Member Teams / 4
Alternatives, 1 coach - Game / 20 min.+12sec/move Time Control.
Entry is free - Total prize fund about 100.000 roubles.
The Academy provides all the teams (4 chess players and 1 coach),
qualified for the finals, with full board and lodging as well as 3000 roubles
to refund traveling expenses.
Further details Contact Yuri Zelenkov E-mail yaz@totalchess.ru,
Telephone 007- 095 245-3510.
VII Paks Cup
VII. Paks Cup Hungary, 19-29 Nov 2003 GM Tournament (11 rounds) &IM,
FM Tournaments (9-11 rounds, 19-27 Nov 2003) Inscription and Information:
Vid‚ki S ndor Paks, Fenyves Str. 13/7. H-7030Tel.: 0036-75-421225
Mobile: 0036-30-4012866 E-mail: videkisn@axelero.hu
22nd North American Open
Aug. 29-Sept. 1 22nd North American
Open (Oklahoma) USCF GPP: 40 10SS, 25/80, SD/60. Holiday Inn,
2515 W. Sixth Ave (HWY-51) Stillwater, OK 74074 USA. EF: $60, $30Jrs U19. EF
refunded to rating +2300 men, +1700 women who finish tnmt. $$Gtd:
$800-$600-$400-$200. Eleven class plaques and $ per entries. Reg: Noon-1:30pm
Fri, Rds: 2-7, 9-2-7, 9-2-7, 9-2. 2 byes rds 1-8. Free Parking. HR: $60(1-4)
405-372-0800. Ent: Jim Berry P O Box 351, Stillwater, OK 74076. 405-624-2281.
WGMs Goletiani and Zatonskih will play. Email: jaberrycg@aol.com
II Benidorm Chess Festival
The II Benidorm Chess Festival takes place 21st-29th November 2003.
Includes an event 27th-29th November with Viswanathan Anand IND 2774 g
Veselin Topalov BUL 2735 g Judith Polgar HUN 2718 g Francisco Vallejo ESP 2699
g Anatoli Karpov RUS 2688 g Teimour Radjabov AZE 2648 g Sergey Karjakin UKR
2527 g etc
Further Information: http://www.ajedrezbali.com
1st Vilnius International
Lithuanian Chess Federation organises the first Vilnius International
Chess Championship September 27th - October 4th 2003 in Vilnius.
Further details: http://www.vilniuschesschampionship.lt
GM Chess at Somerset House
Your Chance to Play a Grandmaster! Every Saturday throughout September,
October and November a Grandmaster will be playing blitz against visitors to
the Somerset House Art of Chess Exhibition (extended to November 30th).
Participating Grandmasters include John Nunn, Danny King, John Emms, Jonathan
Levitt and Chris Ward. The event is free, so come along to the Seamens Hall at
Somerset House (a fabulous venue by the river Thames near Aldwych and the
Strand) any Saturday afternoon between 2 and 5 PM for this fun opportunity to
pit your wits against a leading player.
Further information: Email: education@somerset-house.org.uk Tel: 020
7420 9406
Further details: http://www.somerset-house.org.uk
Gausdal Troll Masters 2004
Gausdal Troll Masters 2004 take place 26th January - 3rd February 2004.
10 round Swiss in 9 days. 60-70 players are expected including 12-15 GMs or IMs
and only 6-8 without a FIDE-ELO.
Further details: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/troll2004/
Organiser and contact for events: IA & IO Hans Olav Lahlum (NOR) -
hanso.lahlum@c2i.net
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
7th Bayerische Meisterschaft
7th Bayerische Meisterschaft International Open 2003 takes place in Bad
Wiessee - Tegernsee 8th-16th November 2003 in the Wandelhalle des Jod- und
Schwefelbades.
Further Info: Telefon / Fax: 02323 / 18112 W. Buchholz 44623 Herne
Grenzweg 24 oder ChessPoint@t-online.de
Kurt Geiß Tel: +49-(0)8022 / 86060 Fax +49-(0)8022 / 8606-155
E-Mail: info@hotel-zur-post-bad-wiessee.de
Official site: http://www.chess-international.de
British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2003
British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2003. This years competition has
now been provisionally confirmed: 15th/16th November 2003 North Bridge Leisure
Centre Halifax West Riding of Yorkshire.
Further details when available:
http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
GACC World Inter Varsity Chess Championship
University of Malaya, Malaysia will organize GACC World Inter Varsity
Chess Championship in October 2003, it had received support from Malaysia,
Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippine, Brunei, China, India, Sri Lanka,
Iran, UAE etc in the past 7 years. For detail please visit:
http://www.geocities.com/gacc8wivcc
Friends of Hastings International Chess Congress
A new fundraising scheme has been launched by Hastings International
Chess 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
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/
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/