THE WEEK IN CHESS 495 3rd May 2004 by Mark Crowther
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Russian Chess League Finals 270 games
6th Dubai Open 80 games
Sigeman Tournament 2004 20 games
Bacrot - Sokolov Match 6 games
Polish Championship 42 games
Polish Championship Women 36 games
Bulgarian Championship 63 games
Lithuanian Championship 39 games
New York Masters 4 games
Corsica Hotel Masters 45 games
First Saturday May 8 games
Zalaegerszeg GM 45 games
Doeberl Cup 69 games
Pobeskydi Tournament 90 games
70th Belorus Championship 66 games
Decameron Open 2 games
4th Gold Cup WGM 55 games
7th St Quentin Open 408 games
Guernsey Open 2003 189 games
Belgian Teams Division 2 87 games
Indjija Tournament 66 games
1690 games
My thanks to Carsten Hensel, Zsolt Korpics, Gabor Szamosközi,
Jonathan Berry, Miklos Orso, Mihajlo Savic, Arthur Brameld, Ravi Abhyankar,
Steve Laios, Vladimir Dvorkovich, Silvio Danailov, Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh,
Dominique Primel, Luiz Roberto Da Costa, Mig Greengard, Csaba Jergler, Mikhail
Golubev, Thomas Henrich, Jakub Fuksik, John Fernandez, George Mirijanian, Cecil
Rosner, Petur Jonsson and everyone else who helped with the issue.
Alexander Morozevich went on to finish the Russian Team Championships
with a win to take his performance to around 2900. Morozevich finished in 7th
place in the chess Oscars for 2003. Voted on by journalists and fellow
professionals the winner was Viswanathan Anand who clearly did have the best
2003. I imagine a contender for a high finish next year is Magnus Carlsen who
started 2004 with a crushing victory in the Wijk aan Zee C tournament. Carlsen
born in November 1990 made his final GM norm in Dubai and is the second
youngest to achieve that mark and currently the youngest GM. Young players tend
to attract hype and Carlsen hasn't been an exception but I've been as impressed
by his play as any of the young players that have emerged in recent years.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Russian Chess League finals took place in the hotel Dagomys in Sochi
20th-28th April 2004. Alexander Morozevich finished with 6.5/8 and a 2900 ELO
performance. His team Tomsk 400 Yukos won the event with 15/18 match points
conceding three draws including one in the last round. In addition according to
the website there was a rapid event but I don't have the date or results from
it and will wait until I get that before considering publishing those
games.
I've repeated the games as I understand the event was in Sochi not
Dagomys which is simply the name of the hotel.
Official site: http://www.rcl.aeroflotchess.com/eng/index.htm
Final Standings
1 Tomsk400 Yukos 15/18
2 Noril'skij Nikel 14/18 34.5
3 Maks Ven 14/18 34
4 Ladya Kazan 1000 11/18 30.5
5 Politehnik 11/18 30
6 Termosteps 11/18 29
7= Sankt Petersburg LTG 5/18
7= Debyut DVGTU 5/18
9 Neftehim Lada 4/18
10 Sibirskie Afiny 0/18
Results
Round 9 - 28th April 2004
Debyut-DVGTU Sankt-Petersburg-LTG 3,5-2,5
Lad'ya-Kazan 1000
MaksVen 3-3
Tomsk-400-YuKOS Politehnik 3-3
Termosteps Sibirskie Afiny
- Neftehim 4-2
Lada Noril'skij Nikel 1-5
Round 8 - 27th April 2004
Sankt-Petersburg-LTG Lad'ya-Kazan 1000 1,5-4,5
MaksVen
Tomsk-400-YuKOS 3-3
Politehnik Termosteps 3-3
Sibirskie Afiny -
Neftehim Lada 2,5-3,5
Noril'skij Nikel Debyut-DVGTU 5-1
Round 7 - 26th April 2004
Noril'skij Nikel Sankt-Petersburg-LTG 4-2
Tomsk-400-YuKOS
Lad'ya-Kazan 1000 4-2
Termosteps MaksVen 2-4
Lada Politehnik 2,5-3,5
Debyut-DVGTU Sibirskie Afiny - Neftehim 4-2
Teams: 1) Lad'ya-Kazan' 1000" (ave 2618 - Bareev, Rublevsky, Filippov
etc) 2) Noril'skij Nikel (ave 2660 - Bologan, Dreev, Malakhov, Zvjaginsev,
Onischuk, Galkin, Kobalia, Najer) 3 Tomsk-400-YuKOS (ave 2645 Morozevich,
Akopian, Khalifman etc) 4 Sankt-Petersburg-LTG (Ave 2534 Yemelin etc) 5 MaksVen
- Ekaterinburg - (ave 2659 Grischuk, Aleksandrov, Sakaev, Beliavsky, Vaganian
etc 6 Politehnik Nizhnij Tagil (ave 2554 Lastin, Volokitin etc. 7 Sibirskie
Afiny - Neftehim (Tomsk) (Ave 2384) 8 Lada Tol'yatti - (Ave 2524 Alekseev etc)
9 Debyut-DVGTU (Vladivostok) (Ave 2502 Fominyh etc) 10 Termosteps (Samara) -
(Ave 2593 Gelfand etc)
The 6th Dubai open took place 18th-28th April 2004 in Dubai Chess Club.
160 players, including 43 GMs, 28 IMs competed for more than $40,000 in prizes.
Magnus Carlsen made a final GM norm and becomes the 2nd youngest ever to make
the title. Rising star Shakriyar Mamedyarov won the event with 7/9.
Official site: http://www.arabfide.com/dubaiopen2004
Final (Round 9) Standings
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6th Open Dubai UAE (UAE), 19-28 iv 2004
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1. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2657 7.0 54.0
2. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROM 2692 6.5 54.5
3. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2659 6.5 53.0
4. Iordachescu, Viorel g MDA 2627 6.5 52.0
5. Vladimirov, Evgeny g KAZ 2621 6.5 48.5
6. Harikrishna, P g IND 2599 6.5 50.5
7. Miroshnichenko, Evgenij g UKR 2599 6.5 52.0
8. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2592 6.5 50.5
9. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2585 6.5 52.0
10. Al-Modiahki, Mohamad g QAT 2579 6.5 49.0
11. Goloshchapov, Alexander g UKR 2569 6.5 51.0
12. Carlsen, Magnus m NOR 2552 6.5 48.5
13. Mamedov, Rauf m AZE 2494 6.5 49.0
14. Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 2616 6.0 51.5
15. Jobava, Baadur g GEO 2616 6.0 51.5
16. Izoria, Zviad g GEO 2573 6.0 44.0
17. Efimenko, Zahar g UKR 2566 6.0 44.5
18. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2565 6.0 47.0
19. Gagunashvili, Merab g GEO 2562 6.0 49.5
20. Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan g IRI 2558 6.0 41.0
21. Gelashvili, Tamaz g GEO 2542 6.0 47.5
22. Iuldachev, Saidali g UZB 2536 6.0 44.0
23. Kruppa, Yuri g UKR 2533 6.0 50.0
24. Dizdar, Goran g CRO 2531 6.0 42.5
25. Al Sayed, Mohamad N m QAT 2426 6.0 46.0
26. Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2592 5.5 45.0
27. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2587 5.5 44.0
28. Ulibin, Mikhail g RUS 2579 5.5 47.0
29. Korobov, Anton g UKR 2571 5.5 44.0
30. Kuzmin, Alexey g RUS 2567 5.5 45.0
31. Sturua, Zurab g GEO 2533 5.5 45.0
32. Dzhumaev, Marat g UZB 2512 5.5 47.0
33. Mamedov, Nidjat m AZE 2463 5.5 44.5
34. Megaranto, Susanto m INA 2458 5.5 44.5
35. Hakki, Imad m SYR 2451 5.5 43.0
36. Mariano, Nelson m PHI 2416 5.5 49.5
37. Abedi, Ali IRI 2103 5.5 40.0
38. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2605 5.0 41.0
39. Ganguly, Surya Shekhar g IND 2582 5.0 48.5
40. Mchedlishvili, Mikheil g GEO 2543 5.0 44.5
41. Miezis, Normunds g LAT 2530 5.0 40.0
42. Vakhidov, Tahir m UZB 2517 5.0 46.0
43. Ramesh, R.B g IND 2493 5.0 44.5
44. Lahno, Kateryna m UKR 2493 5.0 40.5
45. Mahjoob, Morteza m IRI 2478 5.0 44.0
46. Villamayor, Buenaventura g PHI 2469 5.0 45.5
47. Belkhodja, Slim g TUN 2449 5.0 45.0
48. Shanava, Konstantine m GEO 2428 5.0 43.0
49. Gupta, Abhijeet f IND 2413 5.0 41.5
50. Barnaure, Vlad-Victor f ROM 2398 5.0 42.5
51. Wahono, Awam f INA 2379 5.0 41.0
52. El Arousy, Abdul Hameed m EGY 2375 5.0 41.5
53. Al-Hadarani, Hatim f YEM 2356 5.0 35.0
54. Othman, A. Moussa f UAE 2352 5.0 44.0
55. Bouaziz, Slim g TUN 2345 5.0 41.5
56. Mamedjarova, Zeinab wg AZE 2343 5.0 44.0
57. Wong Zi Jing f MAS 2339 5.0 37.0
58. Deepan, Chakkravarthy J m IND 2331 5.0 37.0
59. Novita, Anjas INA 2306 5.0 44.0
60. Velcheva, Maria wg BUL 2281 5.0 38.0
61. Asabri, Hussien LBA 2277 5.0 37.5
62. Sveshnikov, Evgeny g LAT 2535 4.5 42.5
138 players
4) Sigeman Tournament 2004
The Sigeman Tournament 2004 organised by the Limhamn Chess Club and the
Copenhagen Chess Federation takes place in Malmo and Høje Taastrup (a
suburb of Copenhagen) April 30th - May 9th 2004.
Official site: http://www.sigeman-chess.com
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12th Sigeman & Co Malmoe/Copenhagen SWE (SWE), 30 iv-9 v 2004cat. XIII (2567)
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1. Hansen, Curt g DEN 2635 * . = 1 = 1 . . . . 3.0 2764
2. Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2628 . * . . . . 1 = 1 = 3.0 2723
3. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2512 = . * = . = . . = . 2.0 2582
4. Carlsen, Magnus m NOR 2552 0 . = * . . = 1 . . 2.0 2581
5. Rozentalis, Eduardas g LTU 2619 = . . . * . = 0 . 1 2.0 2553
6. Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2601 0 . = . . * . 1 = . 2.0 2550
7. Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 2667 . 0 . = = . * . . 1 2.0 2549
8. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2513 . = . 0 1 0 . * . . 1.5 2513
9. De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2542 . 0 = . . = . . * = 1.5 2448
10. Aagaard, Jacob m DEN 2400 . = . . 0 . 0 . = * 1.0 2421
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Etienne Bacrot beat Ivan Sokolov 3.5-2.5 in a match in Albert, France
27th April - 2nd May 2004.
Official site: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/
Bacrot, Etienne - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 27 D18 Slav Defence
Sokolov, Ivan - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 52 D15 Slav Defence
Bacrot, Etienne - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 21 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Sokolov, Ivan - Bacrot, Etienne 1-0 71 D15 Slav Defence
Bacrot, Etienne - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 42 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Sokolov, Ivan - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 39 D15 Slav Defence
Match Albert FRA (FRA), 27 iv-2 v 2004
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Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2675 = 1 = 0 1 = 3.5 2747
Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2690 = 0 = 1 0 = 2.5 2618
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The Polish Men's Championship takes place April 24th-May 7th in Warsaw.
The event is a 14 player round-robin. Each round starts at 16:00 (except the
last round, which starts at 13:00). May 2nd was the day-off. The time control
is 90 minutes for the whole game with a 30-second increment per move ("FIDE
time control"). The Women's Championship takes place alongside April 26th-May
7th.
Internet coverage: http://www.zagraj.pl/chess/mp2004/index.jsp
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ch-POL Warsaw POL (POL), 24 iv-7 v 2004 cat. XII (2545)
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1. Jakubiec, Artur g POL 2532 * = . = . = = . 1 = 1 1 . . 5.5 2700
2. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2633 = * . 0 . . . 1 1 = 1 = . 1 5.5 2675
3. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2586 . . * = = = = . = . 1 1 = . 5.0 2627
4. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2609 = 1 = * . . . = = = . = . 1 5.0 2634
5. Gdanski, Jacek g POL 2529 . . = . * = = = . . = 1 = 1 5.0 2631
6. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2579 = . = . = * = = . = . . 1 = 4.5 2580
7. Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2605 = . = . = = * 0 . . . = 1 1 4.5 2566
8. Miton, Kamil g POL 2563 . 0 . = = = 1 * = = = . . . 4.0 2568
9. Jakubowski, Krzysztof f POL 2492 0 0 = = . . . = * 1 . . 1 = 4.0 2550
10. Jaracz, Pawel g POL 2539 = = . = . = . = 0 * = = . . 3.5 2510
11. Cyborowski, Lukasz g POL 2565 0 0 0 . = . . = . = * . 1 1 3.5 2497
12. Murdzia, Piotr m POL 2455 0 = 0 = 0 . = . . = . * = . 2.5 2416
13. Lagowski, Patryk m POL 2425 . . = . = 0 0 . 0 . 0 = * 1 2.5 2400
14. Mista, Aleksander g POL 2517 . 0 . 0 0 = 0 . = . 0 . 0 * 1.0 2232
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ch-POL w Warsaw POL (POL), 26 iv-7 v 2004 cat. I (2272)
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1. Radziewicz, Iweta m POL 2444 * . = . . = . 1 1 . 1 1 5.0 2521
2. Dworakowska, Joanna m POL 2395 . * 0 . 1 . . 1 . 1 1 1 5.0 2493
3. Socko, Monika m POL 2408 = 1 * = . 1 = . 1 . . . 4.5 2516
4. Zielinska, Marta wg POL 2411 . . = * . 0 . . 1 1 1 1 4.5 2421
5. Krupa, Monika wm POL 2220 . 0 . . * . = 1 . 1 = 1 4.0 2350
6. Nowak, Dominika POL 2155 = . 0 1 . * . . 0 1 . 1 3.5 2364
7. Kadziolka, Beata wm POL 2261 . . = . = . * 0 = . 1 1 3.5 2316
8. Kupczyk, Edyta POL 2163 0 0 . . 0 . 1 * . 1 1 . 3.0 2263
9. Szczepkowska, Karina wf POL 2274 0 . 0 0 . 1 = . * 0 . . 1.5 2093
10. Gapa, Sylwia POL 2040 . 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 1 * . . 1.0 1996
11. Czarnota, Dorota wf POL 2222 0 0 . 0 = . 0 0 . . * . 0.5 1914
12. Matras, Agnieszka wm POL 2269 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . . . . * 0.0
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The Bulgarian Championship takes place 24th April - 4th May May in
Sofia. The 68th Men's Championships is a category VIII (2446) round robin. 6
GMs and 4 IMs compete.
Official site: http://www.bul68.chessmix.com/
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68th ch-BUL Sofia BUL (BUL), 24 iv-4 v 2004 cat. VIII (2446)
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1. Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2555 * . = 1 1 . = = 1 1 = = 1 1 8.5 2639
2. Chatalbashev, Boris g BUL 2543 . * . = 1 1 = = = = = 1 = 1 7.5 2551
3. Spasov, Vasil g BUL 2542 = . * = 0 1 = = = 1 = = . = 6.0 2479
4. Nikolov, Momchil BUL 2364 0 = = * = 0 = = . 1 1 = 1 . 6.0 2493
5. Rusev, Krasimir BUL 2395 0 0 1 = * 1 0 = = . 1 = . 1 6.0 2511
6. Bratanov, Zsivko m BUL 2427 . 0 0 1 0 * = . 1 0 = 1 1 1 6.0 2472
7. Radulski, Julian m BUL 2497 = = = = 1 = * = = = . = 0 . 5.5 2447
8. Dimitrov, Vladimir g BUL 2459 = = = = = . = * = = = . = = 5.5 2437
9. Genov, Petar g BUL 2483 0 = = . = 0 = = * . = = 1 = 5.0 2423
10. Iotov, Valentin BUL 2342 0 = 0 0 . 1 = = . * = 1 0 1 5.0 2420
11. Georgiev, Krum g BUL 2461 = = = 0 0 = . = = = * . = = 4.5 2366
12. Kolev, Atanas g BUL 2540 = 0 = = = 0 = . = 0 . * 1 = 4.5 2369
13. Grigorov, Grigor BUL 2275 0 = . 0 . 0 1 = 0 1 = 0 * = 4.0 2355
14. Dochev, Dimitar m BUL 2359 0 0 = . 0 0 . = = 0 = = = * 3.0 2281
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The Lithuanian Championship took place in Vilnius 23rd-30th April 2004.
Darius Zagorskis won the event with 5 wins and 6 draws undefeated half a point
clear of ELO favourite Sarunas Sulskis.
Official site: http://www.chessfed.lt/news.php?id=40&Lang=L
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ch-LTU Vilnius LTU (LTU), 23-30 iv 2004 cat. VII (2417)
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1. Zagorskis, Darius m LTU 2470 * = = = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2587
2. Sulskis, Sarunas g LTU 2570 = * 0 = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 2536
3. Sakalauskas, Vaidas m LTU 2437 = 1 * = 0 0 1 1 1 = 1 = 7.0 2517
4. Butnorius, Algimantas m LTU 2423 = = = * = 1 = 1 = = = = 6.5 2481
5. Kveinys, Aloyzas g LTU 2550 = = 1 = * 0 = 1 0 = 1 1 6.5 2470
6. Sarakauskas, Gediminas m LTU 2430 = 0 1 0 1 * 0 1 1 = = = 6.0 2451
7. Malisauskas, Vidmantas g LTU 2525 = = 0 = = 1 * 0 = = 1 1 6.0 2443
8. Asauskas, Henrikas LTU 2358 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 = 1 4.5 2357
9. Zapolskis, Antanas m LTU 2344 0 0 0 = 1 0 = 0 * 1 1 0 4.0 2321
10. Slapikas, Vytautas m LTU 2361 0 = = = = = = 0 0 * 0 = 3.5 2289
11. Savickas, Airidas LTU 2234 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 1 * 1 3.5 2300
12. Dambrauskas, Virginijus m LTU 2303 0 0 = = 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 * 3.0 2252
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Leonid Yudasin won the 99th New York Masters with 3.5/4 on 27th April
2004. News John Fernandez.
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99th New York Masters Action USA (USA), 27 iv 2004
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1. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2553 +15 + 6 = 2 + 7 3.5 ($400)
2. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2559 +11 +16 = 1 = 3 3.0 ($ 80)
3. Becerra, Julio g USA 2547 +12 = 7 + 4 = 2 3.0 ($ 80)
4. Stripunsky, Alex g USA 2553 +13 + 8 - 3 +10 3.0 ($ 80)
5. Bonin, Jay m USA 2341 =19 =10 +12 = 8 2.5
6. Sarkar, Justin m USA 2375 + 9 - 1 =11 +14 2.5 ($ 30)
7. Bartell, Thomas f USA 2298 +18 = 3 +14 - 1 2.5 ($ 30)
8. Shevelev, Danny f ISR 2310 +20 - 4 +13 = 5 2.5 ($ 30)
9. Zenyuk, Iryna USA 2168 - 6 +15 +19 =11 2.5 ($ 30)
10. Figler, Ilye f USA 2327 = = 5 +16 - 4 2.0
11. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2253 - 2 +17 = 6 = 9 2.0
12. Nilsson, Martin SWE 2215 - 3 +18 - 5 +16 2.0
13. Appelman, Harris USA 2188 - 4 +20 - 8 +19 2.0
14. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2327 = +19 - 7 - 6 1.5
15. Lenderman, Alex f USA 2327 - 1 - 9 +18 = 1.5
16. Privman, Boris f USA 2268 +17 - 2 -10 -12 1.0
17. Fredericks, Jason USA ---- -16 -11 +20 --- 1.0
18. Gershenov, Ben USA ---- - 7 -12 -15 +20 1.0
19. Patay, Travis USA ---- = 5 -14 - 9 -13 0.5
20. Rabin, Evan USA ---- - 8 -13 -17 -18 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $400
2ND - $160
3RD - $ 80
U2400 - $120
The Corsica Hotel Masters took place in Bastia 26th April - 2nd May
2004. The result was a tremendous victory for Hichem Hamdouchi who made 8.5/9
to finish 1.5 points clear of Nenad Sulava who in turn was 1.5 points clear of
Bettina Trabert and Spyridon Skembris.
Official site:
http://www.corse-echecs.com/maitre/mastercorsicahotel.htm
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Corsica Hotels Masters Bastia FRA (FRA), 26 iv-2 v 2004 cat. II (2284)
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1. Hamdouchi, Hichem g MAR 2544 * = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2699
2. Sulava, Nenad g CRO 2478 = * = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2482
3. Trabert, Bettina wg GER 2277 0 = * = = 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2364
4. Skembris, Spyridon g GRE 2439 0 = = * 0 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2346
5. Moingt, Jean-Claude f FRA 2296 0 0 = 1 * 1 = = 1 = 5.0 2325
6. Vilaisarn, Akkhavanh FRA 2156 0 = 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 4.5 2298
7. Calistri, Tristan f FRA 2325 0 0 = = = 0 * = 1 1 4.0 2236
8. Bicchierai, Gregory FRA 2104 0 0 0 0 = 0 = * = = 2.0 2084
9. Galli, Jean-Christian FRA 2111 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = * = 1.5 2030
10. Humeau, Cyril FRA 2111 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = * 1.5 2030
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The First Saturday events take place 1st-13th of May2004. The main
event is a Category 8 event. There are also IM and FM events. Organised by
Laszlo Nagy.
Internet coverage: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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FSGM May Budapest HUN (HUN), 1-13 v 2004 cat. VIII (2426)
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1. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2497 * . . = . . . . . 1 . 1.5 2538
2. Papp, Gabor m HUN 2434 . * . . . . . = 1 . . 1.5 2642
3. Chernyshov, Konstantin g RUS 2556 . . * = . . . . . . 1 1.5 2569
4. Kustar, Sandor m HUN 2351 = . = * . . . . . . . 1.0 2526
5. Volke, Karsten m GER 2458 . . . . * = = . . . . 1.0 2378
6. Nagle, Sean f USA 2375 . . . . = * . . . = . 1.0 2398
7. Paschall, William M m USA 2381 . . . . = . * . = . . 1.0 2424
8. Farago, Ivan g HUN 2507 . = . . . . . * . . . 0.5 2434
9. Jakobsen, Ole m DEN 2391 . 0 . . . . = . * . . 0.5 2214
10. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2339 0 . . . . = . . . * . 0.5 2243
11. Karatorossian, David m ARM 2401 . . 0 . . . . . . . * 0.0
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There was a Category XIII tournament in Zalaegerszeg 24th April - 2nd
May 2004. GM Ferenc Berkes took clear first with 6/9. Former Candidate Lajos
Portisch had a disaster finishing on 2/9.
Official site: http://www.egerszeg-chess.fw.hu/
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It Zalaegerszeg HUN (HUN), 24 iv-2 v 2004 cat. XIII (2554)
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1. Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2613 * = 0 1 1 = = = 1 1 6.0 2672
2. Balogh, Csaba m HUN 2468 = * 1 = = = 0 1 = = 5.0 2606
3. Varga, Zoltan g HUN 2564 1 0 * = = = = = = 1 5.0 2595
4. Pavasovic, Dusko g SLO 2591 0 = = * = = 1 = = 1 5.0 2592
5. Ruck, Robert g HUN 2556 0 = = = * = = = 1 1 5.0 2596
6. Sax, Gyula g HUN 2535 = = = = = * = = = = 4.5 2555
7. Acs, Peter g HUN 2548 = 1 = 0 = = * = 0 1 4.5 2554
8. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2573 = 0 = = = = = * 1 = 4.5 2551
9. Horvath, Adam g HUN 2517 0 = = = 0 = 1 0 * = 3.5 2477
10. Portisch, Lajos g HUN 2573 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = = * 2.0 2331
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The traditional Doeberl Cup took place over Easter in Canberra,
Australia 9th-12th April 2004. Zong-Yuan Zhao won the event with 6/7 half a
point clear of the field.
Further details:
http://www.netspeed.com.au/ianandjan/IansPage/
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42nd Doeberl Cup Canberra AUS (AUS), 9-12 iv 2004
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1. Zhao Zong-Yuan m AUS 2386 6 +35.0
2. Bjelobrk, Igor NZL 2362 5½ +15.8
3. Froehlich, Peter m GER 2397 5½ + 6.8
4. Smerdon, David m AUS 2393 5½ +15.0
5. Rogers, Ian g AUS 2582 5½ -24.0
6. Tan, Justin AUS 2249 5 +22.9
7. Johansen, Darryl K g AUS 2489 5 -17.2
8. Lane, Gary W m AUS 2449 5 -23.3
9. Solomon, Stephen J m AUS 2404 5 -13.6
10. Rujevic, Mirko m AUS 2273 5 - 7.5
11. Reilly, Tim f AUS 2279 4½ +19.1
12. Depasquale, Chris f AUS 2344 4½ - 9.0
13. Hacche, David AUS 2190 4½ -10.8
14. Rippis, Theos AUS 2083 4½ +33.2
15. Yu, Ronald AUS 2200 4½ - 3.3
16. Zvedeniouk, Ilya AUS 2135 4½ +45.1
17. Safarian, Alek AUS 2087 4½ +46.2
75 players
The Pobeskydi tournament took place 8th-12th April 2004. Games now
available.
Further details: http://www.chessfm.cz
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Pobeskydi Arcimpex Cup Frydek Mistek CZE (CZE), 4-12 iv 2004cat. III (2309)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Cernousek, Lukas CZE 2369 * 0 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2522
2. Klima, Lukas m CZE 2429 1 * = = = = = = 1 1 6.0 2420
3. Toma, Katarzyna wm POL 2245 0 = * 1 = = = 1 1 1 6.0 2441
4. Petran, Peter m SVK 2395 = = 0 * 0 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2379
5. Holemar, David f CZE 2362 = = = 1 * 1 0 1 0 = 5.0 2346
6. Chrz, Pavel CZE 2196 0 = = 0 0 * 1 0 1 1 4.0 2278
7. Czerwonski, Aleksander m POL 2388 0 = = = 1 0 * 0 = = 3.5 2220
8. Matras, Agnieszka wm POL 2269 0 = 0 0 0 1 1 * 1 0 3.5 2233
9. Holusova, Tana wf CZE 2164 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 * 1 2.5 2159
10. Wiley, Tom E f ENG 2274 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 0 * 2.0 2093
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Pobeskydi Technomont Cup Frydek Mistek CZE (CZE), 4-12 iv 2004cat. II (2293)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Luch, Michal f POL 2333 * 1 = = = = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2455
2. Jurkovic, Hrvoje m CRO 2430 0 * 1 1 = = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2444
3. Michenka, Jozef m CZE 2337 = 0 * = 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2454
4. Belunek, Vladimir f CZE 2288 = 0 = * = = 1 = = 1 5.0 2337
5. Schwarz, Dusan SVK 2265 = = 0 = * 1 1 0 1 0 4.5 2296
6. Vyskocil, Neklan CZE 2339 = = 0 = 0 * 0 1 1 1 4.5 2288
7. Dambrauskas, Virginijus m LTU 2303 0 0 = 0 0 1 * 1 = 1 4.0 2249
8. Holeksa, Zdenek CZE 2195 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 * 1 1 3.5 2224
9. Zawadzka, Jolanta wm POL 2236 = = 0 = 0 0 = 0 * 1 3.0 2174
10. Karhanek, Pavel CZE 2208 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 * 1.0 1951
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The 70th Belorus Men's Championships took place 4th-14th March 2004.
Andrej Maljush won the event with 8/11. Games from the men's event are now
available.
Internet coverage: http://bychess.narod.ru
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70th ch-BLR Minsk BLR (BLR), 4-1 iii 2004 cat. IX (2451)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Maljush, Andrej BLR 2344 * = = = 1 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 8.0 2636
2. Dydyshko, Viacheslav g BLR 2574 = * 0 = = 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7.5 2573
3. Zhigalko, Andrey m BLR 2491 = 1 * = = = 1 0 = 1 = 1 7.0 2549
4. Kupreichik, Viktor D g BLR 2464 = = = * 1 = 0 = = 1 1 = 6.5 2515
5. Azarov, Sergei g BLR 2551 0 = = 0 * = 1 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2507
6. Tihonov, Jurij m BLR 2443 1 0 = = = * = 0 1 = 1 = 6.0 2488
7. Zhigalko, Sergei f BLR 2493 0 0 0 1 0 = * 1 = 1 1 = 5.5 2447
8. Teterev, Vitaly BLR 2460 0 0 1 = 0 1 0 * 0 = = 1 4.5 2385
9. Kolesnik, Eduard m BLR 2406 0 0 = = = 0 = 1 * = 0 1 4.5 2390
10. Gorovets, Andrey BLR 2393 = 1 0 0 0 = 0 = = * = 0 3.5 2323
11. Lavretzkij, Roman BLR 2390 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 = * = 3.5 2324
12. Novitzkij, Dmitrij m BLR 2408 0 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 1 = * 3.0 2280
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The Decameron Open took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
April 23rd-30th 2004. Hikaru Nakamura won the event with 8/10. Eugene
Perelshteyn made a GM norm. Sadly hardly any games available. Hopefully the
organisers have a file somewhere. Info below from ICC.
Official site: http://decameronopen.com
Leading Final 10 rounds standings:
1. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2571 8.0
2. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2602 7.5
3. Luther, Thomas g GER 2572 7.5
4. Vasquez, Rodrigo g CHI 2523 7.0
5. Perelshteyn, Eugene m USA 2492 7.0
6. Georgiev, Kiril g BUL 2637 7.0
7. Felgaer, Reuben g ARG 2556 7.0
8. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2569 6.5
9. Ramirez, Alejandro g CRC 2499 6.5
10. Mitkov, Nikola g MKD 2520 6.5
11. Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2490 6.0
12. Zapata, Alonso g COL 2508 6.0
70 players
The 4th Gold Cup WGM Tournament was held in Szombathely from the 19th to
the 29th of April 2004. WGM Gara Anita won the event with 8/10, WGM Madl Ildiko
and WIM Muzychuk Anna shared the 2nd place with 6,5. News Korpics Zsolt.
Official site: http://sakk.savaria.hu
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4th Gold Cup Szombathely HUN (HUN), 19-29 iv 2004 cat. II (2297)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Gara, Anita wg HUN 2377 * = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2528
2. Madl, Ildiko m HUN 2366 = * = = 1 = = = 1 = 1 6.5 2399
3. Muzychuk, Anna wm UKR 2387 = = * = = = = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2397
4. Vajda, Szidonia m HUN 2362 1 = = * 0 1 = = 0 1 1 6.0 2362
5. Dragomirescu, Angela wm ROM 2288 0 0 = 1 * 1 0 = 1 1 1 6.0 2369
6. Papadopoulou, Vera GRE 2267 0 = = 0 0 * = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2335
7. Lakos, Nikoletta wg HUN 2379 0 = = = 1 = * = 1 = 0 5.0 2288
8. Ionica, Iulia-Ionela wm ROM 2295 0 = 0 = = 0 = * 0 1 1 4.0 2225
9. Borosova, Zuzana SVK 2205 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 * = 1 3.5 2196
10. Rudolf, Anna HUN 2197 0 = = 0 0 0 = 0 = * 0 2.0 2066
11. Ignacz, Maria HUN 2142 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 2.0 2072
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The 7th St Quentin Open took place 18th-25th April in Saint Quentin en
Yvelines (near Paris). Alexei Barsov won the event with 7.5/9.
Internet coverage: http://www.sylbochess.com/
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7th St Quentin Open Elancourt FRA (FRA), 18-25 iv 2004
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1. Barsov, Alexei g UZB 2507 7.5 2618
2. Malakhatko, Vadim g UKR 2540 7.0 2590
3. Istratescu, Andrei g ROM 2587 7.0 2551
4. Okhotnik, Vladimir m UKR 2453 7.0 2576
5. Shirazi, Kamran m USA 2426 7.0 2507
6. Ghane, Shojaat IRI 2361 7.0 2494
7. Sanchez, Joseph f PHI 2453 6.5 2446
8. Fedorchuk, Sergey A g UKR 2569 6.0 2455
9. Mihajlovskij, Sergei BLR 2397 6.0 2442
10. Sulypa, Alexandre g UKR 2488 6.0 2385
11. Velikov, Petar g BUL 2444 6.0 2379
12. Bagheri, Amir g IRI 2506 6.0 2360
13. Zozulia, Anna wg UKR 2297 6.0 2305
14. Legky, Nikolay A g UKR 2460 6.0 2231
15. Gidel, Jean-Louis FRA 2137 6.0 2274
16. Bogdanov, Emil f FRA 2217 6.0 2233
17. Plantet, Marc FRA 2077 6.0 2229
18. Bronznik, Valerij m UKR 2410 5.5 2305
19. Lallemand, Roza wg FRA 2277 5.5 2254
20. Glod, Philippe FRA 2157 5.5 2207
21. Fauvel,Jean Pierre FRA ---- 5.5 2270
22. Hajenius, Willem BEL 2023 5.5 2248
23. Bouverot, Olivier FRA 2130 5.5 2183
24. Imbert, Christophe FRA 2100 5.5 2222
25. Divies, Renaud FRA 2070 5.5 2216
26. Vallepin, Cedric FRA 2117 5.5 2116
27. Tesan,Michael FRA ---- 5.5 2191
94 players
Vladimir Kramnik played a chess exhibition on Sunday 2nd May 2004 in
the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn.
Kramnik played a simultaneous exhibition against 20 opponents including
members of the German national women's team: Elisabeth Pähtz, Tina
Mietzner, Leonie Helm and Anne Czäczine. He drew just one game.
Carsten Hensel reports: The result was 19,5:0,5. So nobody was able to
win the 50,000 Euro Jackpot provided by Deutsche Bank for beating Kramnik.
600 Spectators in a very nice playing hall at Bonn "Bundeskunsthalle"
(see attached Foto - made before the event). 5,000 Euros for SOS Childrens'
Village (three participants via Ebay). One player out of this 3 paid more than
2,000 Euros for the game, he got the draw. The duration of the simul was
exactly 4 hours, though it was a very strong one as you will see in the
attached list. Ten players had more than 2000 ELO (see attachment) including
germanies national team (girls) and incl. U18 World Champion Elisabeth Pahtz.
He won them all.
It was really a good show and a fantastic promotion for chess. Im
pretty sure that never before a simul was honoured by so many spectators.
The Event was organised by the Bundeskunsthalle (Art and Exhibition
Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany) and sponsored by Deutsche Bank.
Coverage: http://www.chessgate.de
and http://www.bundeskunsthalle.de
Players
Deutsche Juniorinnen-Nationalmannschaft
1. Jugend-Weltmeisterin U18 Elisabeth Pähtz Dresden ELO 2385
2. Internationale Meisterin Tina Mietzner Chemnitz ELO 2201
3. Internationale Meisterin Leonie Helm Hamburg ELO 2190
4. Internationale Meisterin Anne Czäczine Chemnitz ELO 2153
VIP:
5. Actor Mathieu Carriére
6. Athlete Edgar Itt
7. Artist Ugo Dossi
Ebay für SOS Kinderdorf (Childrens Village):
8. Herr Ulrich Gass Heilbronn ELO 2170
9. Herr Markus Reckzügel Heidelberg
10. Herr Michael Schulze Schleswig ELO 2035
Deutsche Bank + Hörzu – Gewinnspiel:
11. Herr Winfried Engelbrecht Magdeburg ELO 2249
12. Herr Dr. Horst Braun Darmstadt ELO 2103
13. Herr Erwin Kaliski Königstein ELO 2100
14. Frau Verena Nagel Berlin ELO 2043
15. Julian Geske Frankfurt ELO 1940
(German Champion U12)
16. Herr Fabian Romberg Glozheim ELO 1443
17. Herr Professor Hans-Gerd Cornelius Hagen
18. Herr Manfred Pützer St. Augustin
19. Frau Francesca Welling Steinkirchen
20. Herr Georg Lilienthal Berlin
Arthur Brameld sends games from the Guernsey Open which took place
October 19th-25th 2003. Tiger Hillarp Persson won the event with 6/7. Source of
games Peter Wilson.
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29th Guernsey Open Les Dicqs GCI (GCI), 19-25 x 2003
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1. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2512 6.0 2528
2. Kahar, Krunal ENG 2189 5.5 2374
3. Bellin, Robert m ENG 2383 5.5 2407
4. Van Herck, Marcel BEL 2198 5.5 2352
5. Gwaze, Robert m ZIM 2340 5.0 2375
6. Burrows, Martin ENG 2229 5.0 2318
7. Goater, Kevin ENG 2149 5.0 2228
8. Webster, Andrew m ENG 2425 4.5 2324
9. Pym, Thomas W ENG 1976 4.5 2289
10. Wismayer, Clive R ENG 2136 4.5 2302
11. Eckersley-Waites, Tom ENG 2133 4.5 2200
12. Dorrington, Christopher ENG 2175 4.5 2197
55 players
There are some more games from Division 2 of the Belgian League sent by
Steve Laios.
The 1st Indjija chess tournament near Novi Sad in Serbia took place
11th-20th March 2004. If the games are correct then Zlatko Ilincic won the
Category IV event.
Official coverage: http://sah.vrsac.com although the link to the
report doesn't work.
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It Indjija SCG (SCG), 11-20 iv 2004 cat. IV (2328)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Ilincic, Zlatko g SCG 2538 * = = = 1 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 8.0 2483
2. Kizov, Atanas f MKD 2345 = * = 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 2459
3. Szuhanek, Ranko m ROM 2424 = = * = = = 1 = 1 = 1 = 7.0 2420
4. Grunberg, Mihai-Lucian m ROM 2401 = 1 = * = 1 = 0 = 1 1 0 6.5 2386
5. Grujic, Zoran SCG 2391 0 = = = * 0 1 = = 1 = 1 6.0 2357
6. Rajkovic, Dusan g SCG 2449 1 0 = 0 1 * 0 1 0 = = 1 5.5 2316
7. Illijin, Neboisa m ROM 2276 0 = 0 = 0 1 * = 1 = = 1 5.5 2332
8. Petakov, Uros SCG 2251 0 0 = 1 = 0 = * 1 0 1 = 5.0 2298
9. Indjic, Dusan m SCG 2343 0 0 0 = = 1 0 0 * 1 1 1 5.0 2290
10. Gralka, Julian f POL 2289 0 = = 0 0 = = 1 0 * 0 1 4.0 2229
11. Klasan, Vladimir SCG 2151 = 0 0 0 = = = 0 0 1 * = 3.5 2210
12. Kovacevic, Djorje SCG 2074 0 0 = 1 0 0 0 = 0 0 = * 2.5 2139
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George Mirijanian reports: The NorthEast Chess Spring Getaway Tournament
took place 23rd-25th April 2004 at the Radisson Hotel in Marlborough,
Massachusetts, USA. GM Alexander Ivanov captured first place with a score of 4
1/2 - 1/2. Tied for 2nd-3rd place with 3 1/2 - 1 1/2 tallies were FM Joshua
Friedel and U.S. Chess Federation-rated expert Joshua Bakker. Severine Wamala
organized the four-section, 97-player event for the sponsoring NorthEast Chess
Association. Robert Messenger was the chief tournament director. Complete
crosstables are available at http://www.masschess.org
There were a number of announcements this week.
Firstly the Women`s World Chess Championship has been moved to Elista,
Kalmykia, Russia and will take place 21st May - 8th June 2004. The event seems
still to be bankrolled by the Adjara region but the continuing and escalating
crisis there made this move inevitable.
News: http://www.fide.com
Secondly Ruslan Ponomariov gave a press conference in Kiev. He has
proposed a tournament with six players: Kramnik, Leko, Kasparov, Anand,
Ponomariov and the winner of Libya event, to produce the unified world
champion.
Info from press conference in Russian is at:
http://mignews.com.ua/sport/ukraine/118014.html
http://www.from-ua.com/news/40910e791e6bd/
Press release in Ukrainian is at: http://www.chesspage.kiev.ua
He was supported by the Ukrainian Chess Federation:
We state the support of the initiative of FIDE World Champion Mr. Ruslan
Ponomariov regarding to the match-tournament for absolute world champion title,
in which could take part the best chessplayers: Ruslan Ponomariov, Garry
Kasparov, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Leko and the winner of a
tournament which will take place in Tripoli (Libya) and Valetta (Malta) from 18
June to 13 July 2004. The world history of chess development confirms the right
approach to decide crisis situations. The realization of the offered version
will do the real consolidation of the chess world on the sport basis and
provide equal conditions for best chess-players. We are confident that the
initiative of FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov will find support from the
chess world and stimulate for development of this unique and famous in all the
world play. M. Kostenko 29th of April 2004.
Thirdly http://www.chess-players.org and
http://www.fide.com have made various
announcements about who is and is not playing in the FIDE Tripoli event. The
top 10 participants seem to be: 1. Ivanchuk, Vassily (UKR) 2. Topalov, Vesselin
(BUL) 3. Adams, Michael (ENG) 4. Grischuk, Alexander (RUS) 5. Morozevich,
Alexander (RUS) 6. Akopian, Vladimir (ARM) 7. Short, Nigel (ENG) 8. Dreev,
Aleksey (RUS) 9. Sokolov, Ivan (NED) 10. Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (GEO)
14 players have not signed: 1. Anand, Viswanathan (IND) 2. Svidler,
Peter (RUS) 3. Zvjaginsev, Vadim (RUS) 4. Kramnik, Vladimir (RUS) 5. Leko,
Peter (HUN) 6. Bareev, Evgeny (RUS) 7. Shirov, Aleksey (ESP) 8. Gelfand, Boris
(ISR) 9. Khalifman, Alexander (RUS) 10. Polgar, Judit (HUN) 11. Karpov, Anatoly
(RUS) 12. Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) 13. Kaidanov, Gregory (USA) – 14.
Benjamin, Joel (USA)
The Russian Chess Magazine "64" organised voting amongst players,
journalists, organisers and other experts for the best player of 2003. There
were 358 variants of the best 10s world by experts from 65 countries. Anand won
a clear first place with his victory in Wijk aan Zee and multiple rapid
victories clearly weighing heavily. He was first on 2/3rds of the lists and
left off just 7 lists. In second place was Peter Svidler who had steady success
throughout 2003 and finished it as World number 4. In 3rd was Vladimir Kramnik
whose best result was 2nd at Linares on tie-break from Peter Leko, they both
had the same score. In 4th place was Kasparov who played only one serious
tournament, Linares where he finished 3rd, a couple of high profile computer
exhibitions which he drew and the European Club Cup (where he probably played
his most exciting chess) it was hardly a classic year for him. In 5th was Leko,
a little low for my taste after his win in Linares.
Further details in Russian: http://www.64.ru
Anand also won online voting amongst fans at
http://oscar.fide.com
Pl Players NAT Tot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 Anand, Viswanathan IND 4150 232 61 36 12 7 1 2
2 Svidler, Peter RUS 2575 35 96 33 41 32 28 18 16 11 6
3 Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 2518 20 64 81 55 32 23 23 8 6 5
4 Kasparov, Garry RUS 2262 38 53 49 39 37 23 15 16 7 12
5 Leko, Peter HUN 1867 3 17 57 70 41 38 24 23 15 7
6 Polgar, Judit HUN 1528 7 21 19 36 38 40 44 34 28 21
7 Morozevich, Alexander RUS 1381 3 16 30 28 39 29 41 33 20 18
8 Bologan, Viktor MDA 1359 12 16 28 30 32 33 21 19 25 17
9 Short, Nigel ENG 539 1 3 7 10 8 15 26 22 20 27
10 Bareev, Evgeny RUS 535 4 6 14 24 20 23 39 26
11 Shirov, Alexey ESP 485 1 3 4 15 23 13 28 24 30
12 Topalov, Vesselin BUL 392 1 2 3 10 18 22 14 22 18
13 Grischuk, Alexander RUS 311 1 1 3 9 11 8 23 21 18
14 Radjabov, Teimour AZE 278 2 1 2 4 7 10 6 10 18 13
15 Malakhov, Vladimir RUS 238 3 5 9 17 14 9 14
16 Ivanchuk, Vassily UKR 189 1 1 4 3 6 6 11 10 14
17 Adams, Michael ENG 122 1 1 1 4 1 6 6 7 10
18 Ponomariov, Ruslan UKR 110 1 3 3 4 8 9 10
19 Gelfand, Boris ISR 98 1 1 1 2 6 5 8 7
20 McShane, Luke ENG 89 1 3 1 2 5 9 14
Points distrubution
1st=13 2nd=11 3rd=9 4th=7 5th=6 6th=5 7th=4 8th=3 9th=2 10th=1
eg Anand 232x13 + 61x11 + 36x9 + 12x7 + 7x6 + 1x5 + 2x4 = 4150
The Professional World Chess Ranking for players rated 2500 and higher
for May 1st 2004 has been released. Below is the top 50. Produced by Ken
Thomson, San Jose and calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich, Moscow.
NN Name Birthday NAT Rat Var
1 Kasparov,Garry 13.04.1963 RUS 2764 137
2 Anand,Viswanathan 11.12.1969 IND 2729 157
3 Morozevich,Alexander 18.07.1977 RUS 2706 172
4 Kramnik,Vladimir 25.06.1975 RUS 2704 134
5 Topalov,Veselin 15.03.1975 BUL 2694 158
6 Leko,Peter 08.09.1979 HUN 2690 146
7 Polgar,Judit 23.07.1976 HUN 2690 161
8 Svidler,Peter 17.06.1976 RUS 2680 136
9 Adams,Michael 17.11.1971 ENG 2677 137
10 Short,Nigel D 01.06.1965 ENG 2670 149
11 Ponomariov,Ruslan 11.10.1983 UKR 2669 171
12 Gelfand,Boris 24.06.1968 ISR 2665 145
13 Grischuk,Alexander 31.10.1983 RUS 2660 151
14 Azmaiparashvili,Zurab 16.03.1960 GEO 2655 151
15 Shirov,Alexei 04.07.1972 ESP 2655 159
16 Ivanchuk,Vassily 18.03.1969 UKR 2654 146
17 Bareev,Evgeny 21.11.1966 RUS 2652 182
18 Sokolov,Ivan 13.06.1968 NED 2647 151
19 Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter 01.08.1976 ROM 2637 143
20 Radjabov,Teimour 12.03.1987 AZE 2636 160
21 Rublevsky,Sergei 15.10.1974 RUS 2636 176
22 Akopian,Vladimir 07.12.1971 ARM 2634 168
23 McShane,Luke James 07.01.1984 ENG 2628 187
24 Ye Jiangchuan 20.11.1960 CHN 2627 162
25 Sutovsky,Emil 19.09.1977 ISR 2626 180
26 Gurevich,Mikhail 22.02.1959 BEL 2623 161
27 Vallejo Pons,Francisco 21.08.1982 ESP 2622 151
28 Beliavsky,Alexander G 17.12.1953 SLO 2621 160
29 Karpov,Anatoli 23.05.1951 RUS 2620 137
30 Dreev,Alexey 30.01.1969 RUS 2617 147
31 Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar 12.04.1985 AZE 2614 150
32 Lautier,Joel 12.04.1973 FRA 2613 159
33 Graf-Nenashev,Alexander 25.08.1962 GER 2613 175
34 Aronian,Levon 06.10.1982 ARM 2611 160
35 Malakhov,Vladimir 27.11.1980 RUS 2611 171
36 Aleksandrov,Aleksej 11.05.1973 BLR 2610 153
37 Bacrot,Etienne 22.01.1983 FRA 2610 154
38 Sakaev,Konstantin 13.04.1974 RUS 2603 157
39 Nikolic,Predrag 11.09.1960 BIH 2603 166
40 Khalifman,Alexander 18.01.1966 RUS 2599 127
41 Georgiev,Kiril 28.11.1965 BUL 2598 159
42 Bologan,Viorel 14.12.1971 MDA 2598 204
43 Nielsen,Peter-Heine 24.05.1973 DEN 2597 168
44 Onischuk,Alexander 03.09.1975 USA 2597 184
45 Van Wely,Loek 07.10.1972 NED 2595 167
46 Hansen,Curt 18.09.1964 DEN 2589 161
47 Vescovi,Giovanni 14.06.1978 BRA 2589 186
48 Zvjaginsev,Vadim 18.08.1976 RUS 2585 139
49 Motylev,Alexander 17.06.1979 RUS 2584 198
50 Sasikiran,Krishnan 07.01.1981 IND 2583 180
Karadjorje GM
The "Karadjorje-Serbia 1840-2004 GM tournament takes place 4-14th May
2004.
Official site: http://www.chessdiagonals.com
Players
1 GM Georgiev Kiril 2637 MKD
2 GM Pavasovic Dusko 2591 SLO
3 GM Damljanovic Branko 2583 SCG
4 GM Goloshchapov Alexander 2569 UKR
5 GM Ruck Robert 2556 HUN
6 GM Ivanisevic Ivan 2550 SCG
7 GM Todorovic Goran M 2548 SCG
8 GM Pavlovic Milos 2545 SCG
9 GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios 2533 GRE
10 GM Pikula Dejan 2523 SCG
11 GM Sedlak Nikola 2519 SCG
12 IM Jeremic Veljko 2490 SCG
British Chess Federation Centenary
The British Chess Federation was founded 7 May 1904. To celebrate its
100th birthday, a challenge match is being held at the Orange Tree Pub in
Totteridge starting at noon on Friday 7th May 2004. The match will be between
102 year-old Philip Gemmell of Wood Green Chess Club and 5 year-old Jonathan
Pein, son of Malcolm Pein, himself also a member of Wood Green Club.
Further details: http://www.bcf.org.uk
Badalona Open
The XXX International Chess Open "Ciutat de Badalona" takes place
2nd-10th August, 2004. Prizes over 6000 euros sponsored by the Generalitat de
Catalunya and the Catalan Chess Federation.
Further details:
http://www.iespana.es/cesantjosep/open2004/xxxopen.htm
VI Friendship Tournament in Cartak
The VI Friendship Tournament takes place in Cartak, Czech Republic.
19th-27th June 2004. Events: GM, IM and FIDE Open tournaments.
Contact Richard Biolek biolci@volny.cz
Further info: http://www.proclient.cz/a64/tournaments/
Winnipeg Canada
6 Icelandic grandmasters have confirmed they will play in Winnipeg,
Canada, to play in a unique event. It's all part of a festival to celebrate 60
years of the Icelandic Republic and 100 years of home rule for the former
Danish colony. Members of the Icelandic national theatre group, along with
other cultural ambassadors, also plan to be in Manitoba for the celebrations.
The tournament will be held June 18-19 at the University of Winnipeg.
The eight-round Swiss will be organized as a Game/30 event, with three rounds
on Friday night and the remaining five on Saturday.
The GMs are: Johann Hjartarson, Margeir Petursson, Helgi Olafsson, Jon
L. Arnason, Helgi Ass Gretarsson and Throstur Thorhallsson. Chess legend and
former FIDE president Fridrik Olafsson is also considering attending.
Entry fee is $40 for adults and $20 for juniors and seniors. No CFC
required, as it is unrated. You can enter June 18 from 6-6:30 p.m. at the U of
W, with the first round beginning at 7 p.m. Or get a $5 reduction by entering
in advance and mailing $35 ($15 for junior/senior) to tournament director
Waldemar Schulz, 198 Donwood Drive, Winnipeg, R2G 0W1.
Kasparov visit to Brazil
Garry Kasparov visits Campinas August 23rd and Belo Horizonte August 24
2004 to give a lecture "Strategy of the Future".
http://www.gestaodofuturo.com.br/english/
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad takes place in Calvià (Majorca),
14th-31st October 2004. There is now a website with lots of information on the
event. Calvià is hoping to become a huge chess town with regular events
for tourists. There will be many events alongside the Olympiad.
Official site: http://www.36chessolympiad.com
5th European Individual Chess Championship
The 5th European Individual Chess Championship takes place in Antalya
Kemer-Beldibi 14th-31st May 2004.
Further information: http://www.eurochess.org/eurochamp2004
Petrosian Memorial
A tournament celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the birth of the 9th
World Champion Tigran Petrosian will be held in Yerevan (Armenia), November
18-30, 2004.
The programme of the Petrosian Memorial includes two events:
a) Open Tournament - November 18-27, Swiss System, 9 rounds, Prize Fund
US$ 35.000
b) European Rapid Chess Championship - November 28-30, Swiss System, 11
rounds, Prize Fund 10.000 Euro
Further information: http://www.armchess.am or by contacting the
organisers at armchess@arminco.com
7th United Insurance International
The 7th United Insurance International Masters Chess Tournament is an
11 round Swiss taking place in Dhaka 6th-15th May 2004. Total Prize Money: US
$2000
Open for players with 2150+ FIDE Rating Facilities: Free food and
Accommodation to Foreign players rated over 2150. US $100 will be given to
IM’s and US $250 to GM’s as appearance money. Contact Syed Shujauddin
Ahmed General Secretary Bangladesh Chess Federation Fax + Phone: 88 (02)
7169336 E-mail: bcf@bdonline.com
27th Syre Memorial
The 27th Syre Memorial takes place 20th-23rd May in Issy Les Moulineaux
(near Paris). 6 rounds.
Internet coverage http://www.dprimel.com/ and
http://perso.club-internet.fr/doprimel/memorialsyre04.htm
Ivan Cvitanovic Memorial
The 9th "Ivan Cvitanovic Memorial" takes place in Split (Croatia)
1st-9th May 2004.
Official site:
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/mladen18/mic04/index.html
14th Heart of Finland Open
The 14th Heart of Finland Open takes place in Jyväskylä, July
21-25, 2004.
9 rounds Swiss. ELO-rated with the possibility of title norms. Venue:
IT-Dynamo, street address Piippukatu 2, Lutakko, Jyväskylä. Timerate
2 hours / 40 moves + 1 hour to finish
Entry fees: GMs/IMs no entry fee (early registration required), FM/U20
50 EUR, ELO-rated players 70 EUR, others 90 EUR.
Prizes: Total prize fund approximately 7000 EUR, lots of rating group
prizes.
Further information: Sami Hämäläinen +358 9 3238840,
mobile +358 40 5123864, email aurifera@kolumbus.fi
Arthur Dake Memorial
The 2004 Arthur Dake Memorial IM will be held June 5th-13th at US
Fiberglass, Inc. offices at 117 NE 5th Street, Suite D,McMinnville, OR 97128,
USA.
It will be a 10 player round robin and a FIDE rated CAT II to CAT IV
event. For more info contact please Clark Harmon charmon@solarprism.com or GM
Emil Anka emilanka@freemail.hu
Czech Open 2004
The 15th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games and the
European Amateurs Championship in Chess takes place in Pardubice, Czech
Republic 15th July - 1st August 2004. There are a large number of different
events.
More details: http://www.czechopen.net
You can read about the Czech Tour 2004/2005 4th International Chess
Festivals Series details: http://www.czechtour.net
Open de Sants
The VI International Chess Open de Sants, Hostafrancs & La Bordeta
Barcelona takes place 28th August - 5th September 2004.
Information: http://www.secretariat.org/open/Ingles.htm
2nd Savaria IM Tournament
The 2nd Savaria IM Tournament takes place 3rd-11th May 2004.
(Szombathely, Hungary).
The organisers are looking for two players from abroad (FM or without
title) Information: Korpics Zsolt korpicschess@axelero.hu
VII Memorial Pedro Salas Caparros
The III Torneo Internacional de Vera or "VII Memorial Pedro Salas
Caparros" takes place in Vera, Almería, Spain, 8th-11th July 2004.
Players
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RI Nombre Tí Fed Elo Edad
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1. Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2670 17
2. Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2666 21
3. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2657 19
4. Korchnoi, Viktor GM SUI 2579 73
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Official site: http://www.jaque.tv/noticia9204.htm
37th Biel International Chess Festival
The 37th Biel International Chess Festival 17th-30th July 2004.
Events include GM tournament (category 17), "Accentus" ladies
Grandmaster tournament, with six of the best juniors of the world and other 10
international events.
Newly designed website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch in
English, German, French and Russian. With special offers.
XXII Andorra Open
The XXII Andorra International Open takes place 3rd-11th July 2004.
Total prizes: Total: 12.000€ including: 1st 2.500,00 € 2nd
2.000,00 € 3rd. 1.250,00 € 4th. 1.000,00 € 5th 800,00 €
6th. 650,00 € 7th. 500,00 € 8th. 360,00 € 9th. 300,00 €
10th. 250,00 € etc
Further details: http://www.feva.ad
Alushta Tournaments
Leonid Galperin the Vice-President of the Chess Federation of the
Ukraine sends news of future events in Alushta.
Official site: http://www.kaissa.com.ua/
1. GM norm events (11-13-15 rounds, circular system, VIII-IX category)
22.05-2.06 5.06-15.06 17.06-27.06 27.08-7.09 10.09-20.09 23.09-3.10
2. IM norm events (11-13 rounds, circular system, II-III category)
22.05-2.06 5.06-15.06 17.06-27.06 27.08-7.09 10.09-20.09 23.09-3.10
3. Festival "Alushta's summer-2004" The tournaments with the GM and IM
norm (11-13 rounds, circular system) 05.06 - 15.06 17.06. - 27.07 Rating
tournament (11-13 rounds, circular system) 17.06-27.06 Open tournament (under
16 years). First prize - 200 $. (9 rounds, swiss system ) 8.06-16.06 Blitz
tournament (9 rounds, swiss system) 28.06 "Rapid chess" (open) (9 rounds, swiss
system) 29.06-30.06 Open tournament (main tournament of festival)(9 rounds,
swiss system) First prize 1000 $. First prize (woman) 500$. 1.07-10.07
Australian Open Championship update
The Australian Open Chess Championships take place December 28th, 2004
to January 9th, 2005. It will be played at Mount Buller, a tourist destination
just a few hours from Melbourne, Australia. The organisers can arrange free
transfer from Melbourne to Mt Buller.
Confirmed entries include:
GM Shabalov, Alex (2636 - USA)
GM Ehlvehst, Jaan (2599 - EST)
GM Mikhalevski, Victor (2568 - ISR)
GM Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander (2564 - USA)
GM Kengis, Edvins (2555 - LAT)
GM Golod, Vitali (2544 - ISR)
GM Kosten, Tony (2507 - FRA)
The organisers are looking for other GM or IM players interested in
participating. Contact cordover@chessworld.com.au for details of conditions for
players.
Prizes for the tournament are $3500, $2500, $1700, $1100, $900 . down to
8th place. There is a good chance the first prize will be increased to $10,000.
Further details: http://www.mindsports.com.au
Paks Tournaments
II. Marx György Memorial Paks, Hungary 5-15 June 2004 with
Portisch, Korchnoi, Beliavsky, Ács, Berkes GM Tournament (10 rounds, 6
invited players) & 5-15 June IM group, 5-11 June FM group, 12-15 June Open
Tournaments
VIII. Paks Cup 21-31 August 2004 GM-IM Tournaments 23-29 August 2004 FM
Tournament
Further information: Videki Sandor Tel: 0036-75421225, 304012866 email:
videkis2001@yahoo.com
17th Ciudad de Leon 2004
The 17th Ciudad de Leon 2004 will again be a knockout event taking
place June 3rd-7th 2004 in Leon, Spain.
Players: Alexei Shirov (Spain), Peter Svidler (Russia), Teimour
Radjabov (Azerbajan) and Francisco Vallejo (Spain).
Official site: http://www.advancedchessleon.com
and http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
Dutch Championships
The Dutch Championships take place June 28th - July 10th 2004.
Further info: http://www.schaakbond.nl/
Essent Dutch Championship
Name Title Qualified
Loek van Wely GM Essent NC 2003
Sergei Tiviakov GM Essent NC 2003
Daniel Stellwagen IM Essent NC 2003
John van der Wiel GM Essent NC 2003
Friso Nijboer GM Dutch Open
Ivan Sokolov GM wildcard
Erik van den Doel GM Semi Finals
Dennis de Vreugt GM Semi Finals
Yge Visser IM Semi Finals
Manuel Bosboom IM Semi Finals
Essent Dutch Championship for Women
Name Title Qualified
Zhaoqin Peng WGM Essent NC
Tea lanchava WGM Essent NC 2003
Petra Schuurman FM Essent NC 2003
Désiree Hamelink WIM Dutch Open
Bianca Muhren Semi Finals
Arlette van Weersel Semi Finals
Golden Cleopatra
The 8th Golden Cleopatra Open 2004 will be held after the Dubai Open
30th April - 9th May 2004 at the Eastern Company Club about 5km from the
Pyramids, Cairo. 10 Round Swiss Sytem Time Control (90 minutes for all the game
+ 30 seconds per move)
Arrival 29th April, Closing Ceremony 9th May 7 p.m. then departure.
Special conditions for limited no. of GMs and IMs over 2400. Note:
Organizers needs only one invited player from each country. Last day for
registering is 24 April 2004 .
E-mail is ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Hassan Khaled General
Director Egyptian Chess Federation
Phone is +20-2-3378987 and Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Eastern Company Club
Fax : +20-2-5620931 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
European Individual Championships
The European Individual Championships take place in Antalya/Turkey 14
May (arrival) to 31 May 2004 (departure).
In addition the European Senior Championship takes place Arvier, Aosta
Valley (Italy) from 8th-16th September 2004.
Further info at: http://www.eurochess.org
Uruguay Championships
The Preliminary tournament for the Uruguay Championships are taking
place in Montevideo.
Internet coverage: http://nuestroajedrez.tripod.com
US Championships
The 2004 US Championships will take place November 25th - December 5th
at the Hilton Torrey Pines, La Jolla San Diego, California.
Further details of who has qualified so far and which events make-up
the 2004 cycle can be found at http://www.af4c.org/events.asp.
Further details: http://www.af4c.org
8th Voronezh International Chess Festival
The 8th Voronezh International Chess Festival takes place June 10th-21st
2004.
Internet coverage:
http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open/index_e.htm
Olimp Base
One of the huge reference gaps in online chess literature is a list of
games and results from the Olympiads. There is a new site which is designed to
fill that gap.
Site: http://www.olimpbase.org
Mikhail Golubev Ukraine
Mikhail Golubev chronicled Ukrainian Chess news over a number of years
on his Chess-Sector website. He no longer updates the site but there is an
archive at: http://members.lycos.co.uk/csarchive/.
His personal pages are at: http://www.geocities.com/mikhail_golubev/
Other websites of Ukrainian news: http://www.ukrchess.org.ua,
http://www.chesspage.kiev.ua,
http://www.kaissa.com.ua and
http://www.ladja.com.ua
Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Congress
The Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Congress takes place 25th September -
3rd October 2004. The open has 9 rounds and the 2 subsidiary events 7, the
latter starting on the 27th. A number of very strong grandmasters are likely to
compete as in previous years. Total prize fund £16500. The first World
Senior Team Championship will take place 5th - 12th October also in the same
Ocean Castle Hotel. This is for teams of 4 + one optional reserve. Male players
have to be at least 60 on 1 January 2004 and female players at least 50.
Further details on both events Stewartreuben@aol.com
Canadian Events
A calendar of Canadian events can be found at the Chess Federation of
Canada's web site - http://www.chess.ca -
Listed are the major Canadian events for the summer tourist season in order of
date, with links that can be pasted into a web browser. Please note the FIDE
Zone 2.2 Championships 77th Canadian Closed Ch - August 20-29.
Canadian Schedule 2004:
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bw998/schedule.html
19th North Sea Cup
North Sea Cup, Esbjerg, Denmark. After 18 round-robins the Esbjerg Chess
Union has decided to change the format of their renowned North Sea Cup. The
organizers have always felt indebted to the participants of the amateur section
who year after year have made the NSC a little chess festival. So now any chess
devotee is offered the ( at least theoretical) possibility of facing even a GM
- the NSC transforms at least for one year into the Open format.
The 19th North Sea Cup will be played July 3-10 2004, 9 rounds Swiss
(two rounds on the 4th), the three top prizes DKK 15.000 - DKK 10.000 - DKK
5.000. The first 4 GMs who sign up will be offered free accommodation. Last
entry June 27. Entry fee DKK 200, GM-IM-WGM and WIM for free. More info: Brian
Isaksen brisak@esenet.dk
Further info: http://www.northseacup.dk
3rd Condom Chess Open
3rd Condom Chess Open 2004 (south-west of France)
The tournament takes place 10-17 july 2004 9 rounds swiss system 40
moves/2h + 1h KO FIDE homogation total prize : 8000 â?¬ - 1st 1200
â?¬ E-Mail: echecs.condom@free.fr
Further details: http://echecs.condom.free.fr
Zhukova vs "All Sport" and "Chess in Ukraine"
Natalia Zhukova takes on the newspaper "All Sport" and the web-site
"Chess in Ukraine". Voting seems to be via E-Mail.
Moves so far: Zhukova vs. "All Sport" and "Chess in Ukraine" 1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f3 Be7
10.h4 b5 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Ne2 0-0 13.Nd4 Rc8 14.g4 Bb7 15.Be3 Qc7 16.h5
continues.
Further details: http://www.chesspage.kiev.ua/
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2004
Dortmund has changed its format to that used by the event when it acted
as a Candidates tournament in 2002. There will be preliminary groups followed
by semifinal and final matches.
The event takes place in the Dortmund Theatre 22nd July - 1st August
2004.
Players not yet announced by the organisers but they're expecting the
event to be very strong.
Pula Open 2004
The Pula Open 2004 takes place 19th-26th June 2004 in Pula, Croatia.
Further details: http://skpula.hr
Brno Events
The Duras Chess Club in Brno is organising Closed GM and IM events and
the Duras international open 3rd-11th July 2004.
Details: http://www.volny.cz/skduras/indexe.htm
TWIC Messageboard
With the Linares tournament about to start it seems a good time to
launch a new discussion forum. Vote on your prediction of the winner of
Linares. The TWIC message board. You need to register to post and vote.
Address: http://www.chesscenter.com/messageboard
Czech Tour 2004-2005
4th International Chess Festivals Series
15.-23.5. 2004 4th OPEN ZNOJMO (FIDE open, Open Women Championship of
the Czech Republic in active chess ?Znojemska kralovna ? The Znojmo Queen?,
tournament for girls up to 14 years of age, active chess tournament)
15.7.-1.8. 2004 15th CZECH OPEN ? Pardubice (5 FIDE opens, one of them
with GM and IM norm, Open European Amateurs Championship, Open Championship of
the Czech Republic of 4-member team tournament, in active chess, blitz
tournament, bughouse and Fischerandom chess, 14 tournaments altogether)
4.-12.8. 2004 7th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER (FIDE open, closed GM and IM
tournaments, Open Seniors Championship of the Czech Republic, open tournament
of youngsters)
18.-26.9. 2004 1st OPEN HIGHLANDS ? Havlickuv Brod (Men Championship of
the Czech Republic - semifinals, FIDE open)
23.-30.10. 2004 5th OPEN LIBEREC (FIDE open)
14.-21.1. 2005 4th OPEN PRAHA (2 FIDE opens, one of them with IM norm)
22.-30.1. 2005 4th OPEN MARIANSKE LAZNE (FIDE open and 1-2 closed IM
tournaments)
More details e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz and
http:/www.czechtour.net
3rd Saturday Tournament
A 3rd Saturday Tournament will take place in Novi Sad, 20th-27th March
2004. Improved Elo ratings, IM and maybe GM norms (depending on interest), Semi
Open. More info in few days on www.drazic.co.yu. Venue NSK, the oldest club in
all of the former Yugoslavia, center of Novi Sad, Serbia, no visa needed now
for European and USA citizens.
CFC Cup
Correspondence Chess server of Chessfriend.com has a new free
competition. The CFC Cup 2004 allows interested players to test the server
without entry fees by playing a real tournament where ELO and titles are
available.
More details: http://www.chessfriend.com
IM Silman vs The Rest of the World
IM Silman vs The Rest of the World ChessWorld.net hosting a "Rest of
the World" match against IM Jeremy Silman. This is a voting game where the
"Rest of the World" (ROW) votes for the moves against Silman, and the highest
voted move played after five days. Kasparov played a ROW game a few years back.
IM Jeremy Silman is the author of the one chess book that everyone raves about,
How to ReAssess Your Chess.
The match has inspired the largest ROW team ever at ChessWorld, well
over 300 players at last count. IM Silman opened the game with 1. d4 and the
voting is underway. You can get in on the game at
http://www.chessworld.net - head for
Play!..World team games after logging in.
The up to date position is also available on the TWIC front page.
Shirov's Website
Alexei Shirov has a webpage which includes an online school project
(together with GM Alfonso Romero and IM Javier Sanz both from Spain) and a
personal page within. The address is http://www.shirovonline.com, at the
moment everything is in Spanish although the English version should follow
soon.
IX Cesenatico International Open
The IX Cesenatico International Chess Open takes place in Cesenatico
(Italy) 4th-12th September 2004.Open A 9 rounds. Open B 8 rounds.
Organiser Jean Christophe Pirini email info@antiquascom.it Fax
+39547681217 # mobile phone +39335.6615956.
Further details: http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
Hungarian chess tournaments May-August 2004
1. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 1st-13th of May,
2. ELEKES memorial, Budapest GM-IM round robin, 15th-25th of May,
organizer: IM Zsinka, Laszlo, +(36)-20-9219197 e-mail: zsinkala@axelero.hu or:
zsinka@budapest.hu
3. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 5th-17th of June, Budapest, org.Nagy L.
4. BALATON OPEN and GM-IM closed about 20th-30th of June, org: IM Rigo,
e-mail: me-ri@axelero.hu /150 km West from Budapest/,
5. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of July, Org: Nagy Laszlo,
6. Open EGER 9 rounds Swiss, 17th-25th of July /100 km North-East from
Budapest/ and GM-IM closed tmt, organizer: Rauch Ferenc, cell phone:
+(36)-30-326-3692, e-mail: rauch@freemail.hu, other organizer: Vajda, Albert
Sr. e-mail: avajda@udv.topnet.ro More info: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail:
firstsat@hu.inter.net
7. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 7th-19th of August 2004, org: NL.
8. Cat.XI. GM-closed, 10 participants, Budapest, 18th-27th of Aug. Org:
PALI, Gabor, e-mail: gaborpali@freemail.hu Mobile: +/36/-20-470-50-37
9. TALENTUM CUP Open 19th-27th of Aug. BALATONZAMARDI /200 km West from
Budapest/, organizer: MR VALIS, Janos e-mail: husi-sc@hu.inter.net
10. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 4th-16th of September, Org: NL.
Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic
The Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic 2004. Glendale, CA, May 29-31,
2004. 6-SS. $20,000 based on 300 players, $10,000 guaranteed. Top section FIDE
rated.
Further details: http://www.westernchess.com
65th Square Website
There is a new Turkish website: http://www.65thsquare.org (note the change
of address). I have given an interview to the webmaster Alper Efe Ataman.
33rd International Rapid Chess Tournament Herford
Herford, 19th-20th June 2004 33rd International Rapid Chess Tournament
2004. Grand-Prix of Sparkasse Herford. Qualification tournament for the German
Rapid Championships. 11 Rounds. Guaranteed Prize fund: € 1.500. 1st Prize
€ 500.-, Info:
http://www.schach.com/herford/turnier/2004/herford2004ausschreibung.htm
Homepage: http://www.schach.com/herford/
Western Canadian Open
The Western Canadian Open takes place July 9th-18th, 2004. The FIDE
rated event is organised by the British Columbia Chess Federation.
Further details: http://www.chessbc.com
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/
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.
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
