THE WEEK IN CHESS 518 10th October 2004 by Mark Crowther
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My thanks to Thomas Henrich, Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk, David Llada,
Miklós Orsó, Jason Luchan, Manmohan Das, Rolf Behovits and
everyone else who helped with the issue.
This is an issue compiled on the road in Brissago so it may be a bit
more rough and ready than normal. With just four games to go Peter Leko leads
Vladimir Kramnik in the Classical World Championship match. Kramnik has failed
to break through with the white pieces after two big novelties, one even cost
him the game. Garry Kasparov also played this week in the European Club Cup.
His 50% score was poor and may lead to him dropping below 2800 in the next
rating list although he has a chance to redeem himself at the Olympiad if he
plays there.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Classical World Chess Championship takes place at the Centro
Dannemann in Brissago, Switzerland September 25th - October 18th, 2004. A total
of 14 games will be played under classical time controls. Vladimir Kramnik is
defending the title he won from Garry Kasparov in 2000 against Hungarian GM
Peter Leko, who qualified at the Dortmund Candidates in 2002.
The 3rd week of the match started with a 21 move draw in the Slav in
game 7 where an under pressure Kramnik found some accurate moves to take the
game to equality. Game 8 could turn out to be the decisive blow in the match.
Kramnik blasted out many moves of preparation on the white side of the Ruy
Lopez Marshall defence whilst Leko fell a long way behind on the clock. Kramnik
went past the point of no return with 22. axb5 (22 Nxe4 would probably end in a
draw) before starting to think but with 25. Qd3 it was clear that white was
getting checkmated if he tried to queen his a-pawn and thus was totally busted.
Game 9 saw Leko throw the advantage of the first move away and allow black at
least equality by move 16. At this point Kramnik who afterwards said he was
under the weather with a cold offered a draw which was accepted by Leko. Leko
survived in game 10 after a Kramnik novelty put him under extreme pressure.
Just four games to go.
TWIC Mini-site:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/event/kramlek04/intro.html
Official website for the event:
http://www.worldchesschampionship.com
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 65 C42 Petroff's Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 18 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 23 C42 Petroff's Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 43 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 69 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 20 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 21 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 0-1 32 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 16 E15 Queens Indian
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 35 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
WCh Brissago SUI (SUI), 25 ix-18 x 2004
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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Leko, Peter g HUN 2741 0 = = = 1 = = 1 = = . . . . 5.5 2806
Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2770 1 = = = 0 = = 0 = = . . . . 4.5 2705
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The European Club Cup took place in Izmir (Cesme), Turkey 2nd-9th
October 2004. Garry Kasparov, Michael Adams, Alexei Shirov, Vassily Ivanchuk,
Etienne Bacrot, Boris Gelfand, Alexander Grischuk and Nigel Short were amongst
the players. Sadly Alexander Morozevich although named to play in the event did
not compete. The event was the 20th European Club Cup for Men and 9th European
Club Cup for Women. Top seeds were NAO Chess Club (Adams, Grischuk, Bacrot etc)
and with 5 wins and two draws took clear first place. The next three teams were
all tied with 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss with Bosna Sarajevo (Shirov, Short,
Ivan Sokolov etc) taking second on board points ahead of Ladya Kazan (Top board
Rublevsky) and Max Ven Ekaterinburg (Top board Kasparov). Favourites NTN
Tbilisi (Dzagnidze, Lomineishvili, Javakhishvili, Matnadze and Gvetadze won the
women's event. Jason Luchan sent a correction to Hisler-Hasangatin (1). Errors
from round 4: Grischuk-Smirnov is clearly not right as is Bocharov-Radjabov
from move 39.
Coverage: http://www.tsf.org.tr/ecup2004/ecupmain.htm
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20th ECC Izmir TUR (TUR), 3-9 x 2004
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1 NAO Chess Club 7 5 2 0 12 31
2 Bosna Sarajevo 7 5 1 1 11 30
3 Ladya Kazan 7 5 1 1 11 27½
4 Max Ven Ekaterinburg 7 5 1 1 11 25
5 Polonia Plus GSM Warszawa 7 4 2 1 10 27
6 Tomsk 400 7 5 0 2 10 26½
7 Beer Sheva Chess Club 7 4 1 2 9 26½
8 C.E.M.C. Monaco 7 4 1 2 9 26½
9 Tiendas UPI 7 4 1 2 9 25½
10 Vesnianka Minsk 7 4 1 2 9 25
11 Zalaegerszeg Csuti Hydrocomp 7 4 1 2 9 24½
12 Chess Club Alkaloid Skopje 7 3 3 1 9 23
13 Rochade Eupen 7 4 0 3 8 25
14 NTN Tbilisi 7 4 0 3 8 24
15 SK Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 7 4 0 3 8 21½
16 Admiral Sparkasse Fürstenfeld 7 3 1 3 7 21½
17 Club Ajedrez Valencia 7 3 1 3 7 21½
18 Egrisi Senaki 7 3 1 3 7 21
19 Klubi Shahut Prishtina 7 3 1 3 7 20½
20 KSK 47 Eynatten 7 3 1 3 7 20
21 Eczacibasi Sport Club 7 3 1 3 7 19
22 Marmaris Belediyesi Sport Club 7 2 2 3 6 18½
23 SK 1968 Aarhus 7 2 2 3 6 18½
24 Hellir Chess Club 7 3 0 4 6 17
25 TED Ankara Chess Team 7 2 2 3 6 17
26 Limhamns SK Malmö 7 3 0 4 6 16
27 Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi SK 7 2 1 4 5 20
28 Oslo Schakselskap 7 2 1 4 5 17
29 Dublin Chess Club 7 2 1 4 5 17
30 Matinkylän Shakkikerho 7 2 0 5 4 18
31 C.E. Dudelange 7 2 0 5 4 16½
32 Shakkikerho Gaia 7 2 0 5 4 16
33 Cardiff Chess Club 7 2 0 5 4 14
34 C.E. Le Cavalier Differdange 7 1 0 6 2 15
35 Minatori Mitrovice 7 1 0 6 2 13
36 Nidum Liberals Chess Club 7 1 0 6 2 10½
Top 7 Team Performances
20th European Club Cup 2004
Cesme, Turkey
Rating statistics FIDE
1. NAO Chess Club (12 MP/31 Pts.)
Bo. Name Rtg FED Fide-No. W n We W-We R+- Ra Rp
1 GM Adams Michael 2740 ENG 400041 4,5 7 4,90 -0,40 -4 2594 2683
2 GM Grischuk Alexander 2704 RUS 4126025 4,0 5 3,35 0,65 7 2578 2688
3 GM Bacrot Etienne 2718 FRA 605506 3,5 5 3,85 -0,35 -4 2511 2631
4 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2678 ESP 2205530 3,5 5 3,30 0,20 2 2563 2594
5 GM Lautier Joel 2682 FRA 600016 3,5 5 3,20 0,30 3 2578 2608
6 GM Radjabov Teimour 2663 AZE 13400924 4,5 6 4,26 0,24 2 2504 2697
7 GM Fressinet Laurent 2640 FRA 608742 3,5 4 3,12 0,38 4 2420 2756
8 GM Nataf Igor-Alexandre 2565 FRA 605492 0,5 1 0,43 0,07 1 2613
3. Bosna Sarajevo (11 MP/30 Pts.)
Bo. Name Rtg FED Fide-No. W n We W-We R+- Ra Rp
1 GM Shirov Alexei 2726 ESP 2209390 4,5 7 4,48 0,02 0 2623 2725
2 GM Short Nigel D 2687 ENG 400025 5,5 7 4,97 0,53 5 2531 2761
3 GM Sokolov Ivan 2663 NED 14400030 5,0 7 4,76 0,24 2 2531 2689
4 GM Bologan Viktor 2669 MDA 13900048 6,0 7 5,04 0,96 10 2504 2812
5 GM Movsesian Sergei 2629 SVK 310204 5,5 7 4,97 0,53 5 2468 2698
6 GM Kozul Zdenko 2640 CRO 14502879 1,5 4 2,68 -1,18 -12 2515 2421
7 GM Atalik Suat 2541 BIH 14401487 1,5 2 1,32 0,18 2 2424
8 IM Predojevic Borki 2509 BIH 930849 0,5 1 0,73 -0,23 -2 2335
6. Ladya Kazan (11 MP/27½ Pts.)
Bo. Name Rtg FED Fide-No. W n We W-We R+- Ra Rp
1 GM Rublevsky Sergei 2649 RUS 4115309 5,0 7 3,85 1,15 12 2610 2768
2 GM Yandemirov Valeri 2488 RUS 4102622 1,5 4 1,52 -0,02 0 2573 2486
3 GM Timofeev Artyom 2611 RUS 4140419 5,5 7 4,27 1,23 12 2532 2762
4 GM Filippov Valerij 2632 RUS 4117654 3,5 7 4,62 -1,12 -11 2518 2518
5 IM Iljin Artem 2522 RUS 4156021 4,0 6 3,66 0,34 3 2443 2568
6 GM Hasangatin Ramil 2474 RUS 4122160 3,0 4 2,20 0,80 8 2438 2631
7 GM Kharlov Andrei 2613 RUS 4102185 4,0 6 3,90 0,10 1 2500 2515
2. Max Ven Ekaterinburg (11 MP/25 Pts.)
Bo. Name Rtg FED Fide-No. W n We W-We R+- Ra Rp
1 GM Kasparov Garry 2813 RUS 4100018 3,0 6 4,38 -1,38 -14 2635 2635
2 GM Vaganian Rafael A 2640 ARM 13300016 3,5 5 2,95 0,55 6 2577 2726
3 GM Aleksandrov Aleksej 2659 BLR 13500139 1,0 5 2,75 -1,75 -18 2626 2386
4 GM Sakaev Konstantin 2669 RUS 4104226 4,5 6 3,66 0,84 8 2590 2783
5 GM Beliavsky Alexander G 2660 SLO 14602377 2,5 6 4,14 -1,64 -16 2519 2455
6 GM Motylev Alexander 2651 RUS 4121830 5,5 7 4,55 0,95 1 2539 2769
7 GM Rustemov Alexander 2602 RUS 4119002 3,0 5 3,45 -0,45 -5 2462 2534
8 GM Shariyazdanov Andrey 2583 RUS 4122747 2,0 2 1,60 0,40 4 2347
4. Polonia Plus GSM Warszawa (10 MP/27 Pts.)
Bo. Name Rtg FED Fide-No. W n We W-We R+- Ra Rp
1 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2705 UKR 14100010 3,0 7 4,41 -1,41 -14 2609 2559
2 GM Gelfand Boris 2693 ISR 2805677 4,0 6 3,84 0,16 2 2593 2718
3 GM Krasenkow Michal 2676 POL 1113100 3,5 6 3,90 -0,40 -4 2567 2624
4 GM Macieja Bartlomiej 2613 POL 1104306 4,0 6 3,60 0,40 4 2544 2669
5 GM Kempinski Robert 2608 POL 1105663 4,5 6 3,84 0,66 7 2505 2698
6 GM Socko Bartosz 2570 POL 1107038 4,5 6 3,72 0,78 8 2482 2675
7 GM Markowski Tomasz 2567 POL 1105680 3,5 5 3,50 2421 2559
5. Tomsk 400 (10 MP/26½ Pts.)
Bo. Name Rtg FED Fide-No. W n We W-We R+- Ra Rp
2 GM Khalifman Alexander 2669 RUS 4100115 4,5 7 4,55 -0,05 -1 2561 2663
3 GM Smirnov Pavel 2626 RUS 4123425 4,5 7 4,62 -0,12 -1 2509 2611
4 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2596 RUS 4122356 4,5 7 4,41 0,09 1 2499 2601
5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2604 RUS 4162722 6,0 7 4,62 1,38 14 2485 2794
6 GM Bocharov Dmitry 2574 RUS 4138716 2,5 7 4,69 -2,19 -22 2446 2344
7 GM Belozerov Andrei 2548 RUS 4120213 4,5 7 4,69 -0,19 -2 2420 2491
7. Beer Sheva Chess Club (9 MP/26½ Pts.)
Bo. Name Rtg FED Fide-No. W n We W-We R+- Ra Rp
1 GM Huzman Alexander 2581 ISR 2803828 3,5 7 3,08 0,42 4 2626 2626
2 GM Dvoirys Semen I 2615 RUS 4100379 4,0 7 4,27 -0,27 -3 2538 2588
3 GM Avrukh Boris 2614 ISR 2803895 4,5 7 4,41 0,09 1 2516 2609
4 GM Roiz Michael 2560 ISR 2804158 4,0 7 4,27 -0,27 -3 2479 2529
5 GM Greenfeld Alon 2547 ISR 2800039 4,5 7 4,34 0,16 2 2460 2559
6 GM Golod Vitali 2554 ISR 2804140 6,0 7 4,62 1,38 14 2436 2716
36 Teams
9th European Club Cup for Women 2004 Cesme, Turkey
1 NTN Tbilisi 7 6 1 0 13 19½
2 Finec St. Petersburg 7 6 0 1 12 21
3 Ladya Kazan 7 4 2 1 10 17
4 SK Internet Podgorica 7 4 0 3 8 17
5 BAS Beograd 7 3 2 2 8 16
6 Herzliya Chess Club 7 3 1 3 7 14½
7 Chigorin St. Petersburg 7 2 1 4 5 14½
8 Kristallen SK Stockholm 7 1 2 4 4 10
9 SK Jugovice Kac 7 1 1 5 3 10½
10 Marmaris 7 0 0 7 0 0
Jaan Ehlvest, Aleks Wojtkiewicz, Justin Sarkar and Robert Hess all
finished tied for first in the 120th New York Masters on 5th October 2004 with
3/4 scores. Gata Kamsky was half a point behind undefeated.
The regular rapid event (mostly weekly) organised by IM Greg Shahade and
John Fernandez provides regular chances for keen players of 2200 and above to
compete against GMs and IMs in New York. See:
http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
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120th New York Masters Action USA (USA), 5 x 2004
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Ehlvest, Jaan g 2709 +15 +11 =2 = 5 3.0 ($180)
2. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g 2590 + 9 + 3 = 1 = 6 3.0 ($180)
3. Sarkar, Justin m 2337 +12 - 2 +10 + 8 3.0 ($180)
4. Hess, Robert 2296 = 5 +15 +11 = 3.0 ($180)
5. Kamsky, Gata g 2777 = 4 + 8 = 6 = 1 2.5
6. Yudasin, Leonid g 2691 =13 + 7 = 5 = 2 2.5
7. Figler, Ilye f 2386 = - 6 =14 +12 2.0
8. Bonin, Jay m 2380 +16 - 5 + 9 - 3 2.0
9. Privman, Boris f 2245 - 2 +12 - 8 +16 2.0
10. Furdzik, Rafal 2205 -11 +16 - 3 = 1.5
11. Krush, Irina m 2472 +10 - 1 - 4 --- 1.0
12. Thomas, Damarcus 1791 - 3 - 9 +16 - 7 1.0
13. Caruana, Fabiano f 2259 = 6 --- --- --- 0.5
14. Treger, Yefim 2242 --- --- = 7 --- 0.5
15. Lenderman, Alex f 2283 - 1 - 4 --- --- 0.0
16. Gottehrer, Jonathan 1879 - 8 -10 -12 - 9 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $ 400
2ND - $ 140
3RD - $ 70
U2400 - $ 110
The Piloo Mody International Open took place 1st-9th October 2004 at
the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stadium, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.
The Piloo Mody International Open was won in style by GM Dzhumaev Marat
of Uzbeckstan. He remained unbeaten in this 9 round event and scored 7.5 points
with 6 wins and three draws to claim the crown and the first prize of USD 3000.
In the 9th and the final round he agreed a quick draw with Indian Grand Master
Praveen Thipsay which assured hims of the first place. This is his second
consecutive title in India this year, after the Pune International Open.
Uzbeck Grandmaster GM Saidali Iuldachev, Indian GM Praveen Thipsay and
IM Deepan Chakravarthy also from India came out as joint runners up with 6.5
points each. In the final round all of them agreed to share points as well as
the cash prize of USD 4320 with their respective opponents. GM Safin Sukrat,
compatriot Vakhidov Tahir and GM Pavel Kotsur of Kazakhstan all finished on six
points each. Suvrajit Saha of India made his 3rd and final IM norm.
The Piloo Mody Trophy and prizes were distributed by Mr. Mittal, IAS at
the closing ceremony conducted immediately after the tournament. The function
was presided over by Shri P C. Chaturvedi IAS, President, UP Chess Association.
Shri Naveen K Wal, Organising Secretary welcomed the gathering. News from Shri
K Ratnakumar International Arbiter who officiated as Chief Arbiter.
No round 6 games.
Further details: http://www.chessindia.org/piloomody
Final Round 9 Standings:
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Piloo Mody Open Lucknow IND (IND), 1-9 x 2004
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1 Marat, Dzhumaev g UZB 2520 7.5/9 2456 9
2 Iuldachev, Saidali g UZB 2550 6.5/9 2439 8
3 Praveen, Thipsay g IND 2464 6.5/9 2410 7
4 Deepan Chakkravarthy, i IND 2396 6.5/9 2384 6
5 Safin, Shukrat g UZB 2466 6.0/9 2460 9
6 Pavel, Kotsur g KAZ 2598 6.0/9 2409 7
7 Tahir, Vakhidov m UZB 2504 6.0/9 2394 6
8 Sriram, Jha m IND 2431 5.5/9 2419 7
9 Kidambi, S m IND 2476 5.5/9 2402 7
10 Rahul, Shetty m IND 2369 5.5/9 2375 5
11 Argyadip, Das IND 2353 5.5/9 2368 5
12 Atanu, Lahiri m IND 2349 5.5/9 2355 5
13 Prathamesh, Mokal m IND 2390 5.5/9 2330 4
14 Suvrajit, Saha IND 2395 5.0/9 2415 7
15 Sanjay, N IND 2357 5.0/9 2385 6
16 Dinesh, Kumar Sharma m IND 2386 5.0/9 2375 5
17 Visweswaran K, IND 2297 5.0/9 2363 5
18 Rohit G, IND 2281 5.0/9 2353 5
19 Laxman R R, m IND 2424 5.0/9 2352 5
20 Tejas, Bakre g IND 2491 5.0/9 2346 4
21 Sai Srinivas D, IND 2237 5.0/9 2315 3
46 players
The First Saturday GM, IM and FM events takes place in Budapest
2nd-16th September 2004.
Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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FSGM October Budapest HUN (HUN), 2-14 x 2004 cat. VII (2416)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Fogarasi, Tibor g HUN 2436 * . 0 = . = 1 1 1 . = 4.5 2518
2. Banusz, Tamas f HUN 2389 . * 0 . = = = 1 1 . = 4.0 2448
3. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2455 1 1 * 0 . . = . . = = 3.5 2482
4. Ilincic, Zlatko g SCG 2520 = . 1 * . . 0 = . = 1 3.5 2466
5. Paschall, William M m USA 2389 . = . . * = 1 = = . = 3.5 2445
6. Erdos, Viktor m HUN 2454 = = . . = * = = = . . 3.0 2380
7. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2337 0 = = 1 0 = * . . = . 3.0 2391
8. Nyysti, Sampsa m FIN 2358 0 0 . = = = . * = 1 . 3.0 2379
9. Szabo, Krisztian HUN 2371 0 0 . . = = . = * 1 . 2.5 2355
10. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2448 . . = = . . = 0 0 * 1 2.5 2353
11. Szeberenyi, Adam m HUN 2422 = = = 0 = . . . . 0 * 2.0 2314
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The 8th Itáu Cup took place in São Paulo Chess Club
September 25th - October 2nd 2004. Gilberto Milos won the event 8/9. Further
games now available. My thanks to Herman and Marius van Riemsdijk.
Also 17 (out of 20) of the Kasparov Simul held at the Morumbi Hilton
Hotel (São Paulo) on August 21st as part of the . The first one to
finish was against the Brazilian Minister of Sports, Agnelo Queiroz.
Official site: http://www.cxsp.com.br and further info:
http://200.246.90.112/HiperChess
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VIII Itau Cup Sao Paulo BRA (BRA), 4 ix-2 x 2004
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1. Milos, Gilberto g BRA 2601 8 43.5 51.5 55.5
2. Martinez, Carlos Alejandro f BRA 2386 7 38.0 52.0 54.5
3. Lima, Darcy g BRA 2545 7 38.0 49.5 54.0
4. Limp, Eduardo m BRA 2441 7 37.0 49.5 54.5
5. Chemin, Vitorio f BRA 2338 7 37.0 49.5 53.5
6. Fier, Alexander Hila f BRA 2258 7 36.5 48.5 53.0
7. Rodriguez, Andres g URU 2567 7 34.5 46.0 50.5
8. Da Silva, Alessandro Rodrigues BRA 2179 7 30.5 40.5 44.5
9. Coelho, Luis m BRA 2391 6.5 35.5 47.0 51.5
10. Matsuura, Everaldo m BRA 2490 6.5 34.5 45.5 49.5
11. Crosa, Martin m URU 2400 6.5 34.0 45.0 49.5
12. Bittencourt, Jorge BRA 2353 6.5 33.0 43.5 46.5
13. Braga, Cicero m BRA 2441 6 34.5 48.0 52.0
14. Van Riemsdijk, Herman C m BRA 2416 6 32.5 45.0 49.5
15. Frare, Fernando BRA 2226 6 32.5 43.5 47.5
16. Van Riemsdijk, Dirk D BRA 2221 6 31.5 46.0 49.5
17. Sega, Carlos Alberto BRA 2322 6 31.5 43.5 45.5
18. Caldeira, Adriano f BRA 2291 6 31.0 44.5 47.5
19. Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z BRA 2287 6 31.0 42.5 47.0
20. Limberg, Estacio Vermelho BRA 1967 6 30.0 42.5 45.0
21. De Oliveira, Jefferson dos Santos BRA ---- 6 28.5 41.5 45.5
22. Chiaramitara, Pedro jr BRA 2085 6 28.0 41.0 44.0
23. Gallo Ponce, Elbert PER ---- 6 27.0 43.0 46.0
24. Name, Gabriel BRA 2180 6 27.0 41.0 44.0
25. De Miranda, Alexandre Pinto BRA 2048 6 26.0 36.0 38.5
139 players
The Bilbao International Chess Festival took place 6th-12th October
2004. Events included the 1st People vs Computers World Chess Team Championship
VI Open International "Memorial Pedro Zabala" and the II Open of Problems. 300
players from 30 countrys from the five continents are expected to play. In the
computer event Ruslan Ponomariov, Véselin Topalov and Sergey Karjakin
faced Junior, Fritz and Hydra over four days and the computers won 8.5-1.5
Further details: http://www.ajedrezbilbao.com/
Round 1 (October 6, 2004)
FRITZ - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 37 C45 Scotch Game
JUNIOR - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 40 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ponomariov, Ruslan - HYDRA 0-1 33 E15 Queens Indian
Round 2 (October 7, 2004)
Topalov, Veselin - HYDRA 1/2 88 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Ponomariov, Ruslan - FRITZ 1/2 51 E97 King's Indian Classical
Karjakin, Sergey - JUNIOR 1-0 42 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 3 (October 8, 2004)
FRITZ - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 47 C05 French Tarrasch
HYDRA - Karjakin, Sergey 1-0 59 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
JUNIOR - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1/2 33 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 4 (October 9, 2004)
HYDRA - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 38 B83 Sicilian Scheveningen
Topalov, Veselin - JUNIOR 1/2 50 B66 Sicilian Rauzer
Karjakin, Sergey - FRITZ 0-1 50 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Human vs Computer Bilbao ESP (ESP), 6-9 x 2004
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 FRITZ ---- ** .. 1. .. =. 1. 3.5
2 HYDRA ---- .. ** =. .. 1. 1. 3.5
3 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2737 0. =. ** =. .. .. 1.5
4 JUNIOR ---- .. .. =. ** =. 0. 1.5
5 Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2722 =. 0. .. =. ** .. 1.0
6 Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2591 0. 0. .. 1. .. ** 1.0
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Lev Alburt drew with Zsuzsa Polgar in an exhibition game in Central Park
in New York 2nd October 2004.
Alburt, Lev O - Polgar, Zsuzsa 1/2 27 D24 QGA
Central Park Exhib New York USA (USA), 2-2 x 2004
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Alburt, Lev O g USA 2550 = 0.5 2567
Polgar, Zsuzsa g USA 2567 = 0.5 2550
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The ZAZ-cup was played in Zaporoshye, Ukraine 19th-29th September 2004.
A category 8 round robin Rogovskij and Teterev must have made GM-norms.
Coverage at: http://chess.zp.ua
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ZAZ Cup Zaporozhye UKR (UKR), 19-28 ix 2004 cat. VIII (2433)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Rogovski, Vladimir m UKR 2486 * = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9.0 2690
2. Vysochin, Spartak g UKR 2599 = * 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2629
3. Teterev, Vitaly BLR 2460 = 1 * 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2605
4. Derjabin, Ilja m UKR 2428 0 1 1 * 1 = 1 1 1 = = 0 7.5 2566
5. Malinin, Vasily B g RUS 2521 = 0 1 0 * = = 0 = 1 = 1 5.5 2425
6. Onoprienko, Vladimir m RUS 2374 0 0 = = = * 0 0 = 1 1 = 4.5 2373
7. Pushkov, Nikolai g RUS 2451 = 0 0 0 = 1 * = 0 = 1 = 4.5 2366
8. Pavlov, Maxim m UKR 2431 0 0 0 0 1 1 = * = = 0 1 4.5 2368
9. Maximov, Dmitry m UKR 2400 0 0 0 0 = = 1 = * 0 1 1 4.5 2371
10. Kagramanianz, Vartan m ARM 2257 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = 1 * 1 = 4.0 2347
11. Ljukin, Sergei UKR 2365 0 0 0 = = 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 3.0 2264
12. Weetik, Vjacheslav f RUS 2428 0 0 0 1 0 = = 0 0 = 0 * 2.5 2222
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The Staunton Society Website
The Staunton Society Website is up and running. It features varied
material on Staunton, the Staunton Society, the Memorial tournaments, and links
to other Staunton related sites.
Site: http://www.howardstaunton.com/
Kings Head Rapidplay
The 29th Kings Head Rapidplay will take place on Saturday 12 March
2005, 6-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes), prize fund £650, entry fee
£17 > The Porchester Hall Porchester Road Bayswater London W2
Contact: Colin Mackenzie 9 Allan Way Acton London W3 0PW 020 8992 1949
colin.mackenzie@atosorigin.com
Further details: http://www.khcc.org.uk
Miroslav Radojcic Book
Miroslav ("Miro") Radojcic who died in 2000 was one of Yugoslavia's
most renowned political journalists for their paper Politika. During the 1960s
he worked out of the UN in New York as Politika's foreign correspondent to the
US, and later in the 1970s he was assigned the same post for London. But he was
also a popular figure in the chess arena, both as a player (he was a Yugoslav
National Master) and writer on chess, including a long- running column in the
American magazine Chess Review titled,
Bruce Monson bamonson@pcisys.net is writing a book with Yugoslav author
Dimitry Bjelica on a book commemorating Radojcic's life and hopes that people
who knew Miro will read about this effort on TWIC and contact him with
information they may have about him, particularly unusual or funny stories,
witty quotes, or other interesting anecdotes.
All those who have something to offer will receive mention in the
credits, and those who have substantive material to offer (e.g., extended or
multiple narrative accounts, scans of photos and other Radojcic-related
memorabilia, etc.) will receive a free copy of the book.
Drammen Chess Festival
The Drammen Chess Festival took place 27th December 2004 - 5th January
2005. Participants include: GM Alexei Shirov ESP 2726 GM Aleksander Khalifman
RUS 2669 GM Peter Heine Nielsen DEN 2663 GM Viktor Kortchnoi SUI 2601 GM Simen
Agdestein NOR 2589 GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2581 GM Leif E. Johannessen NOR 2519
GM Antoaneta Stefanova BUL 2523.
Details:
http://www.lier-nett.no/sjakk/?location=001&language=eng
1st ICCF Webchess Open Tournament
The ICCF have announced the 1st WebChess Open Tournament and invites
every player worldwide to participate in the event. The event is to be played
on the ICCF dedicated Webserver http://www.iccf-webchess.com. This
tournament is open to all correspondence chess players worldwide, also for
those without any previous ICCF experience. Multiple entries are allowed. The
tournament will be played in three stages - preliminaries, semifinal and final.
Details: http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=19
Technology for the disabled and Chess
Duif Calvin especially known for being the webmaster of the USCF website
for many years writes about chess and disabled life.
Article: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1934
Cairnhill Chess Festival
2004 The Cairnhill Chess Festival 2004 will take place from 4th-12th of
December 2004 in Singapore. This year's events include the 22nd Cairnhill
International Open Chess Championship ‘The Cairnhill’s Cup’ as
well as other side events such as Blitz and Rapidplay tournaments. Complete
details and official website will be announced in due course. E-mail:
open_chess@yahoo.com.sg
Pre-Olympic Tournament Belo Horizonte
The Pre-Olympic Tournament takes place 9th-12th Octuber 2004 in Belo
Horizonte, Minas Gerais State Brazil. The tournament includes 4 players who
represent Brazil in Calvia Olympiad.
Further news: http://www.a21brasil.com
4th Winterthur Chess Week
The 4th Winterthur Chess Week takes place in Winterthur (Switzerland)
October 1st-9th 2004. The main event is a 9-round Open. Players: 1.
Malakhatko,Vadim GM 2571 Kiev UKR 1977 2. Kveinys,Aloyzas GM 2531 Vilnius LTU
1962 3. Miezis,Normunds GM 2524 Olaine LAT 1971 4. Jenni,Florian GM 2503
Zürich SUI 1980
Further details: http://www.chessstore.ch/schachwoche/.
4th AMPLICO AIG LIFE Tournament
The 4th AMPLICO AIG LIFE Rapid Tournament takes place in Warsaw
(Poland) played during the 23rd Memorial of Stanislaw Gawlikowski. The
tournament is a part of the ACP Tour and will take place on Saturday, December
18th, 2003 and Sunday, December 19th, 2004 in the Palace of Culture and Science
in Warsaw. The prize fund is 15.000 USD. There is a lot of special prizes (for
best women, seniors, juniors in different age, players in many rating groups).
Among participants we expect many super stars, led by Vassily Ivanchuk.
Further details: http://www.amplicolife.pl/chess or
an e-mail to the Tournament Director: Maria Macieja janmac@mg.gov.pl or
kspolonia@poczta.pop.pl
Alekhine CC Open in Calcutta
The Alekhine Chess Club in Calcutta organises an international open
7th-18th November 2004. The event is recognised by FIDE, the Indian Government
and the All India Chess Federation. The club has organised over 25
international events including the Goodricke International Open Chess
Tournament.
The event is an 11 Round Swiss. Total Prize Fund: $12,500, Total
Players: around 60, no. of GMs: around 2 dozen, no. of IMs: around 2 dozen. GM
(2500+), WGM (2350+), IM (2400+), Rated players with FIDE rating 2450+ :
For details contact: Mr. Soumen Majumder, FAX: 00913322832746, e-mail:
gnca@vsnl.com and soumenmajumder@rediffmail.com
Club website: http://www.alekhinechessclub.8k.com
Liberec International Chess Festival
The Liberec International Chess Festival takes place as part of the 4th
Czech Tour 2004/2005. The event takes place 23rd-30th October 10 2004 in
Liberec (Czech Republic).
Further news: http://www.czechtour.net
Venice Autumn Chess Open
The traditional Autumn Chess Open takes place in Venice October 29th -
1st November 2004, organized together by "Esteban Canal" Chess Club and by
"Carlo Salvioli" Chess Club.
Master tournament: 6 rounds (minimum 2000 Fide rating); 100 minutes for
40 moves plus 30 second every move; after 40 moves 15 minutes more plus 30
seconds every move.
Further details: http://www.veneziascacchi.org
HB Global Chess Challenge
The HB Foundation has posted $500,000 prize fund for the HB Global
Chess Challenge, a Maurice Ashley-led event expects to bring more than 4,000
participants to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The event takes place May 18th-22nd 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
First place in the Open section has a cash prize of $50,000, and that overall
more than 50 others will receive cash prizes. Many other side events.
Official sites: http://www.hbfoundation.org and
http://www.generationchess.com
Hastings Chess Congress
The Hastings Chess Congress takes place 28th December 2004 to 9 January
2005 and has a new format. The Hastings Premier and Challengers are combined
into one knockout tournament. Let us imagine 120 players enter for the event
which finishes 6th January. Then 60 players go forward from the first round,
with 4 lucky losers. These 64 players play a second round of knockout. The 56
losers play in the Challengers Swiss. The 64 players continue in one game
knockouts until there are 8 players left. These 8 play in the Premier of 2 game
knockouts. All players knocked out will be contracted to play in the Swiss
Challengers, except for the losing finalists.
Players when knocked out will carry forward their score in the standard
play games. Of course White would have been a big advantage. Thus White will
have 65 minutes and Black 95 in which to make all their moves, with the
addition of one minute per move cumulatively from the first. Where games are
drawn, ties will be resolved first by blitz games, failing that an Armageddon
play-off. Players will be able to gain title results from either event. The
event will be part of the Association of Chess Professionals GP.
The weekend tournament takes place 7-9 January.
Full details from Con Power conpowr@aol.com Players seeking conditions
should contact _Stewartreuben@aol.com_
Official site: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk
8th International Open Bayerische Schach Meisterschaft
The 8th International Open Bayerische Schach Meisterschaft takes place
in Bad Wiessee in Tegernsee 30th October - 7th November 2004.
Official site: http://www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de
British Rapidplay
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships take place 13th-14th November
2004 at the North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax.
Official site: http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
Singapore International Chess Convention
The Singapore Chess Federation and Asean Chess Academy organise the
Singapore International Chess Convention 11th-17th December 2004. The events
include: 1) Asian Youth Championships 2) Singapore Masters and Challengers
International Open 3) Seminar for Coaches 4) Arbiters Training Seminar.
Official site: http://www.singaporechess.org.sg/
16th Leuven Open
Chessclub Desperado Leuven organises its 16th Open International
Tournament of Leuven, Belgium. It will take place from Thursday November 11th
until Sunday November 14th 2004. The Open Tournament consists out of 7 rounds,
Swiss pairing system, 2hours/40moves + 15' QPF. Prizemoney adds up to more than
EUR 5.000, including several large ratingprizes! Further info:
http://turn.to/desperado
Essent tournament in Hoogeveen
The Essent tournament in Hoogeveen takes place 17th-23rd October 2004.
The includes an open tournament and a double Round Robin.
Judit Polgar is missing having played every year since 1997 after the
birth of a son in August. The event takes place at the same time as the
Olympiad so for the first time the World Junior Champion is also missing. This
year the two juniors are Magnus Carlsen (13) and Daniel Stellwagen (17) facing
the experienced Ivan Sokolov and Nigel Short (the latter two will go on to play
the final rounds of the Olympiad after the event concludes). Daniel Stellwagen
made his final GM-norm in August in Vlissingen (Holland), after previous norms
in Corus 2004 (Wijk aan Zee) and the Dutch Championship 2004.
Official site: http://www.essentchess.nl/
German Bundesliga
The German Bundesliga starts on 13th November 2004.
Official site: http://www.schachbundesliga.com
IX Cesenatico Open
The IX Open International Chess Tournament took place in Cesenatico
(Italy): 4th-12th September 2004. Hopefully results and games will become
available.
Official site: http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
4th Rhode International Open
The 4th Rhode International Open will take place 23rd-31st October 2004
in Sautron (near Nantes). 9 rounds - time rate Fischer 40 moves/1h40 +
30sec/move + 40min + 30sec/move Accelerated Swiss paring A total amount of 13
600 Euros for the prizes, including 2 200 Euros for the winner. Special
conditions for I.M and I.G.M
Internet coverage: http://www.sautronechecs.fr/
Swiss Chess Tour 2004
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2004" will finish in Interlaken, one of the most
attractive tourist towns in Switzerland. The 4th "Casino Open" December
26th-30th 2004. Swiss system, 7 rounds and the games will last a maximum of 5
hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 30 minutes till the end). Prize are: 1.500 SF,
1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. The natural prizes till
20th place. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1944), junior (1984-87),
schoolboy (1988) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs and juniors 60
SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: Hotel "Chalet Oberland"
New event - Blitz tournament, Swiss system, 9 double rounds. Time table for
"Chalet Oberland-Open Interlaken": December 26. The last registration
11.00-12.15. Open ceremony and apero reception from 12.15-12.30. Round 1st
14.00-19.00. December 27. Round 2nd 9.30-14.30 Round 3rd 15.30-20.30 December
28.: Round 4th 14.00-19.00. December 29. Round 5th 9.30-14.30. Round 6th
15.30-20.30 December 30. Round 7th 10.00-15.00 Closing ceremonies 15.30.
Special chess rates in Hotel "Charlet Oberland". Main sponsor "RAPP" company.
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel. +41+34+424-01-06, fax
+41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch or Ervin Tellenbach tel.
+41+79+311-23-53 or Hotel "Charlet Oberland" tel. +41+33+827-87-87.
Further information: http://www.beochess.ch/
Swiss Chess Tour 2005
The Swiss Chess Tour starts in Basle in the New Year (1.-8.1.2005.).
New event is European ITAG Masters & Rapid Championship will be 1-2.1.2005.
11 Round, 30 minutes each, guarantee prizes. Prizes:
2500/2000/1500/1000/800/700/600/500/ 2x400/2x300/4x250/4x200 CHF; Special
prizes: 400/300/200 CHF for Ladys, seniors (1945), juniors (1985 and younger),
amateur under 2200 (FIDE or national), under 1800. Enter fee 30.00 CHF Hilton
Open (2-8.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 6 hours (2 hours for 40 moves + 60 minutes for
complete the game. Prizes: 2000/1500/1200/800/600/500/2x400/2x300/5x200 CHF.
Special prizes 200 CHF for best Lady, Senior (1945), junior (1985-88),
schoolboy (1989). Enter fee: 130 CHF (FM and juniors 60 CHF) GM & IM free.
At the door 10 CHF. Basle amateur (2-8.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 4 hours (90 minutes
30 moves + 30 minutes to complete the game). Players under 1900 rating (FIDE or
national). Enter fee: 10 CHF (juniors 50 CHF). At the door 10 CHF. Prizes:
500/400/2x300/2x200/4x150 CHF. Basle juniors (2.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 15 minutes
for the game. Juniors 1985 and younger. Enter fee 5 CHF. Natural prizes for all
players. NSV Senior Open (1-4.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 4 hours (90 minutes for 30
moves + 30 minutes for complete the game) Seniors 1945. Prizes: 400/300/200 CHF
+ natural prizes. Enter fee: 60 CHF. At the door 10 CHF. ITAG - Tele-Rapid
(3-5.1.2005.) European Rapid Champion, Andrei Sokolov, last year winner and two
others. 15 minutes for the game. All games will be on TV Tele-Basel in live.
BaZ Lighting Chess (8.1.2005. from 19.00 to 22.00) 9 Rounds, 5 minutes. Enter
fee: 20 CHF (juniors 5 CHF). Prizes 300/200/150/2x100/2x50 CHF natural prizes
for everybody 50% and more points. ITAG Simultan (9.1.2005.) with European
Rapid Champion 2005
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel.
+41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch Further
information: http://www.beochess.ch
Hungarian chess tournaments October 2004-April 2005
1. 2nd-15th of October FIRST SATURDAY /FS/ GM-IM-FM round robins, 9-13
games, norm possibilities, in Budapest, Hungarian Chess Federation, Falk Miksa
Str.10. 2nd floor.
Organisation: Nagy Laszlo /NL/, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net Website:
http://www.firstsaturday.hu Other
website: http://home.hu.inter.net/~firstsat
Phone-fax: (361)-2632859, cellphone: (36)-30-230-1914 /From 12:00 a.m.
until midnight - Central European Time - GMT+1 hour/
2. 16th-26th of October, "Papp Béla memorial" GM closed,
Törökbálint, /15 km from Budapest/, info: NL
3. 6th-18th of November, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org: NL
4. 25th of Nov.-3rd of Dec., Harkány Open Swiss, /250 West from
Budapest/, Org: Fulop Csaba, e-mail: fulopcsa@axelero.hu
5. 4th-17th of December, FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest, org: NL
6. 7th-15th of January 2005, "TAPOLCA" Open, 9 rounds Swiss, Budapest,
organizer: Paréj József, home, calling from abroad:
+(36-87-321-950
7. 5th-18th of February 2005, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org.NL.
8. 5th-18th of March 2005, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org. : NL,
9. 18th- 26th of March, "SPRING FESTIVAL" 9 rounds Swiss Open,
Budapest, Org.: NL
10. 2nd-15th of April , FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org: NL:
Kramnik and Kasparov Websites
Kramnik's official website has become active:
http://www.kramnik.com/ in time for his
World Championship match in September / October. Garry Kasparov also has a
newish website in part promoting his book ‘My Great Predecessors’ at:
http://www.chesschamps.com
3rd Parsvnath International Open
The 3rd Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament takes place in
New Delhi, 2nd-11th January 2005. Prizes : Total Cash Prizes: Rs.600,000/-
Further details: http://www.delhichess.com/
45th US Armed Forces Open
The 2004 (45th annual) US Armed Forces Open (USAFO) Chess Tournament
will be held from Saturday October 9 to Monday (Columbus Day) October 11, 2004
at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.
This year the event has been opened up to any chess players from around
the world who are in a military status (active, reserve, retired, national
guard, militia, cadet, midshipman, or their national equivalent). The event is
also on the World Chess Federation calendar. The organisers would love to see
one or more players from the UK show up this year.
Military chess players from all nations of the world are cordially
invited. The US Department of State told the organisers that there are no
restrictions on whom they may invite. To speed up the visa application process
[for those nations who do not have a "reciprocal no visa agreement" with the
US], the event is on a special list of approved events at all U. S. consulates
and embassies around the world.
The superb venue this year is at the United States Naval Academy in
Annapolis, Maryland. So far, players from India, Macedonia, Israel, Malaysia
and Greece have indicated their intent to participate. There is the hope many
other nations will also attend. So far the strongest military player that may
compete is GM Efstratios Grivas (ELO 2520) from Greece, who is an instructor at
the Hellenic Army Academy in Attica, Greece near Athens.
The entrance fee is free. Registration is via e-mail using the form
provided on the website.
Further info: http://www.freewebs.com/usafco
Jersey International Chess Festival 2005
The Jersey International Chess Festival takes place 13th-19th February
2005 inclusive. 7 rounds, three sections; OPEN (FIDE rated), MAJOR Under 160 /
1880 ELO and MINOR Under 130 / 1640 ELO. There is a total of £7,000 in
prizes and is part of the British Chess Federation Grand Prix.
Details: http://www.geocities.com/adamraoof/jersey.htm
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
GM Thaler vs The Rest of the World
ChessWorld.net is currently hosting "Rest of the World" matches against
GM Thaler, IM Basman, and 'Zsoyd' - an anonymous player who has not yet lost a
single game and has broken all Chessworld.net highest rating records. In these
voting games the "Rest of the World" (ROW) votes for the moves against the
master, and the highest voted move played after five days. The most recent ROW
game vs IM Silman has finished in a draw.
You can get in on the game at the online chess site
www.chessworld.net
- head for Play!..World team games after logging in.
There is also a free to enter upcoming Chess Olympia celebration event
in August where you can play for your country. Last years event attracted well
over 1400 players from over 150 countries. You can join in the fun by simply
logging in, and ticking in the My stuff..My details area that you want to play
in the Olympia celebration event.
The up to date position is also available on the TWIC front page.
Russia vs ROW Correspondence
The Russian Chess Federation is celebrating its 10th anniversary and is
using this occasion to challenge the rest of the world to a match over 64
boards with 2 games for each and the start is 15.02 2004. Players include Joop
van Oosterom
http://www.mychessweb.com/Tables/Internationale/Play/russia-world.htm
World Youth Chess Championships
World Youth Chess Championships for age categories U10 to U18 takes
place November 3rd-14th 2004 in Heraklio, Crete, Greece. The venue which is the
same as for the WYCC of 2002, is the Creta Maris Conference Hotel
Details: http://www.greekchess.com/wycc2004
Australian Open
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.
There are $18,500AU in prizes with a top prize of $4500. The organisers
are looking for any players interested in participating in this event.
Contact George Howard on georgeshoward@hotmail.com for details or
queries.
Website: http://www.mtbullerchess.com will have
full details of the event shortly.
Frank Quisinsky Chess Calendar
Frank Quisinsky has updated his computer chess calendar. There are
7.773 official computer chess event games since 1990.
CC-Calendar:
http://www.playwitharena.com/directory/calendar.htm
Events include: 07th http://rsise.anu.edu.au/~shaun/chess/
Australasian NCC-ch 2004, RedHill, Canberra FICS 20.07.04, Warp (former
LambChop) 12th WCCC http://www.cs.biu.ac.il/games/ ,
Ramat-Gan 04.07.04 - 12.07.04, Junior 04th http://e4e6.com/cips2004/ Campionato
Italiano P. Scacchistici, Roma 26.06.04 - 27.06.04, Delfi 06th
http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/eefrance/
French programmers tournament, Massy 20.06.04, Chess Wizard 04th MASPV
http://www.hun-digital.hu/MASPV2004/index_en.html
, Budapest 28.05.04 - 30.05.04, Merlin
8th Open Bavarian Chess Champianship
The 8th Open Bavarian Chess Champianship take place 30th October - 7th
November 2004 in Bad Wiessee, Germany.
Full details: http://www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de/
2005 European Union Championship
The 2005 European Union Championship whic his part of the programme of
events celebrating Cork City's status as European Capital of Culture for 2005.
The event takes place 21st March - 3rd April 2005 in the Ballroom Suite Gresham
Metropole Hotel MacCurtain Street Cork Ireland. Prize Fund - 7,750 Euros. A
FIDE rated ten round Swiss Open for players registered with FIDE as a player in
the European Union or a citizen of a European Union member state 1st prize
2,000 Euros plus numerous place prizes and other awards including a British
Championship Qualifying Place.
In addition the 13th Annual Cork Congress takes place 1st-3rd April
2005 with a Prize Fund 5,000 Euros an ICU rated six round Swiss with three
rated sections. 1st prize 750 Euros plus numerous place prizes and other awards
Full details, special offers to a limited number of IMs and GMs and
entry forms are available from Michael Burniston Tournament Director Ladybird
House Glengarriff County Cork Ireland. phone 00 353 27 63113 e mail
jemcreations@eircom.net
Website: http://www.corkchess.com
2nd Riva del Garda International Open
2nd Riva del Garda International Open Chess Tournament takes place
26th-30th December 2004. Open A >1700 - Open B <1800 – Seniores 7
Rounds - 2h x 40 + 1/2h quick play finish Info: tel. +39 0464 576657 - fax:+39
0464 521222 astoria@rivadelgarda.com
Further details; http://www.relaxhotels.com/Scacchi/
Olomouc Chess Summer
7th International Chess Festival Olomouc Chess Summer 2004 takes place
in Olomouc (Czech Republic) on 4-12.8. 2004. Round-robin GM and IM tournaments,
Open Championship of the Olomouc region (FIDE open), Open Seniors Championship
of the Czech Republic, Open Championship of the Olomouc region forYoungsters up
to 15 years of age and open tournament in active chess are part of the
festival.
Detailed information http://www.czechtour.net
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
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
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
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
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
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
