THE WEEK IN CHESS 597 17th April 2006 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) 7th European Individual Chess Championships
3) Danish Championship
4) Indian Championship
5) Cogas Match
6) First Saturday April
7) Open Norwegian Championship
8) Cuban Championship
9) XXXVII Mar del Plata Open
10) Foxwoods Open
11) 10th Neckar Open
12) VIII Rector Cup
13) Kaupthing Bank Chess Tournament
14) Latvian Championship
15) Olympiad Qualifier in Peru
16) XXIX San Sebastian Open
17) PAL/CSS Freestyle Chess Tournament
18) Kramnik - Topalov Reunification
19) Corrected FIDE List April 2006
20) Forthcoming Events and Links

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Games section

7th European Individual Championships    588 games
Danish Championship                       59 games
Indian Championship                      191 games
Cogas Match                                8 games
First Saturday April                     111 games
Open Norwegian Championship              279 games
Cuban Championship                        38 games
XXXVII Mar del Plata Open                 78 games
VIII Rector Cup                            4 games
Kaupthing Bank Chess Tournament           45 games
Latvian Championship                      78 games
PAL/CSS Freestyle Chess Tournament        28 games
1511 games

1) Introduction

My thanks to Alex Brunetti, Eirik T. Gullaksen, Mariano Acosta, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Thomas Heine Bech, Stefan Späth, Mikhail Golubev, Michael Atkins, Miklos Orso, Doug Bake, Carsten Hensel, Rolf Behovits, Anders Hansen, Rafael Llanos, Thomas Henrich, Gunnar Bjornsson, Søren Søgaard and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The big announcement of the week was that there will be a chess reunification match between Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov. How this plays in the FIDE elections is uncertain but its obvious that this is good news for chess. Zdenko Kozul won the European Individual Championships finishing half a point clear of Vassily Ivanchuk.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) 7th European Individual Chess Championships

The 7th European Individual Chess Championships took place 4th - 17th April 2006, in Kusadasi, Turkey. Zdenko Kozul won the event half a point clear of Vassily Ivanchuk. No playoff games available in PGN yet.

Game started daily 14:00. Rest day: 11th April. Time control: 90 min./40 + 30 min./rest + 30 sec./move. Tiebreaks for Championship, medal places and qualifiers for WCC. Total prize fund is 48,000 Euro.

Official site: http://www.tsf.org.tr/

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7th ch-Euro Kusadasi TUR (TUR), 4-17 iv 2006
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  1. Kozul, Zdenko                 g  CRO 2600  + 97 =100 + 58 = 25 + 88 + 33 =  2 +  9 +  8 =  7 =  4  8.5  2789 
  2. Ivanchuk, Vassily             g  UKR 2729  = 70 = 68 + 48 + 56 + 39 + 25 =  1 =  3 =  6 + 33 =  7  8.0  2732 
  3. Georgiev, Kiril               g  BUL 2645  = 48 + 24 = 16 + 52 + 28 = 26 = 13 =  2 + 17 =  9 = 15  7.5  2714 
  4. Izoria, Zviad                 g  GEO 2652  + 60 + 23 = 88 = 17 = 36 =  5 = 31 + 32 = 26 + 34 =  1  7.5  2694 
  5. Macieja, Bartlomiej           g  POL 2585  +126 = 34 = 20 + 71 =  8 =  4 = 14 = 50 + 43 = 15 + 30  7.5  2693 
  6. Inarkiev, Ernesto             g  RUS 2597  + 89 + 87 = 43 - 26 + 63 = 28 = 37 + 55 =  2 + 16 =  9  7.5  2702 
  7. Belov, Vladimir               g  RUS 2608  =105 +107 =100 + 90 = 19 + 17 = 26 = 34 + 31 =  1 =  2  7.5  2689 
  8. Naiditsch, Arkadij            g  GER 2657  = 68 = 70 + 83 + 53 =  5 = 31 = 25 + 47 -  1 + 36 + 26  7.5  2690 
  9. Nikolic, Predrag              g  BIH 2596  +109 = 25 = 90 +117 + 42 + 14 = 11 -  1 + 36 =  3 =  6  7.5  2684 
 10. Baramidze, David              g  GER 2554  +127 = 38 - 27 = 66 =117 +107 + 45 + 18 = 11 = 12 + 33  7.5  2651 
 11. Fressinet, Laurent            g  FRA 2625  = 79 = 76 = 68 + 70 + 46 + 36 =  9 = 16 = 10 = 13 = 19  7.0  2648 
 12. Miroshnichenko, Evgenij       g  UKR 2619  + 77 = 21 = 49 = 20 + 87 = 43 = 28 = 19 + 37 = 10 = 24  7.0  2630 
 13. Nijboer, Friso                g  NED 2571  +117 = 19 - 25 + 64 + 61 + 54 =  3 = 33 = 34 = 11 = 22  7.0  2637 
 14. Jobava, Baadur                g  GEO 2614  + 83 = 32 + 55 + 37 = 26 -  9 =  5 - 17 = 19 + 88 + 63  7.0  2655 
 15. Gurevich, Mikhail             g  TUR 2633  = 84 + 95 = 32 = 72 = 16 = 30 + 88 = 37 + 52 =  5 =  3  7.0  2664 
 16. Balogh, Csaba                 g  HUN 2561  =120 + 98 =  3 = 41 = 15 + 82 + 27 = 11 = 35 -  6 + 49  7.0  2668 
 17. Palac, Mladen                 g  CRO 2561  +118 +101 = 28 =  4 = 35 -  7 + 54 + 14 -  3 = 27 + 48  7.0  2661 
 18. Socko, Bartosz                g  POL 2610  = 81 = 85 +126 = 87 = 55 = 20 + 44 - 10 + 32 = 25 + 60  7.0  2618 
 19. Mamedov, Rauf                 g  AZE 2525  +137 = 13 + 29 = 69 =  7 = 37 = 35 = 12 = 14 + 39 = 11  7.0  2643 
 20. Czarnota, Pawel               m  POL 2497  +136 = 53 =  5 = 12 = 67 = 18 = 39 = 56 + 46 + 35 = 27  7.0  2641 
 21. Berg, Emanuel                 g  SWE 2540  +124 = 12 = 30 = 38 = 29 - 65 = 78 = 92 +121 + 73 + 40  7.0  2636 
 22. Sakaev, Konstantin            g  RUS 2649  + 94 - 26 - 44 =101 =105 = 93 +111 + 77 + 55 + 51 = 13  7.0  2613 
 23. Gagunashvili, Merab           g  GEO 2542  +102 -  4 =101 = 99 = 89 = 91 + 81 = 40 = 73 + 41 + 42  7.0  2624 
 24. Zelcic, Robert                g  CRO 2514  = 41 -  3 =120 =106 +133 =121 +117 = 46 + 53 + 67 = 12  7.0  2614 
 25. Turov, Maxim                  g  RUS 2539  +115 =  9 + 13 =  1 + 69 -  2 =  8 = 35 = 27 = 18 = 31  6.5  2649 
 26. Anastasian, Ashot             g  ARM 2602  +133 + 22 = 36 +  6 = 14 =  3 =  7 = 67 =  4 = 30 -  8  6.5  2657 
 27. Atalik, Suat                  g  TUR 2618  + 44 =119 + 10 = 43 - 33 + 75 - 16 + 42 = 25 = 17 = 20  6.5  2591 
 28. Dgebuadze, Alexandre          g  BEL 2535  +122 + 67 = 17 + 46 -  3 =  6 = 12 - 36 = 42 = 45 + 66  6.5  2587 
 29. Azarov, Sergei                g  BLR 2581  +113 = 90 - 19 + 68 = 21 = 49 = 48 = 60 = 61 + 50 = 34  6.5  2571 
 30. Kotronias, Vasilios           g  GRE 2622  =107 +105 = 21 = 34 +100 = 15 - 33 + 58 + 50 = 26 -  5  6.5  2598 
 31. Nevednichy, Vladislav         g  ROM 2581  =111 = 99 + 81 =103 + 92 =  8 =  4 + 87 -  7 = 60 = 25  6.5  2581 
 32. Bartel, Mateusz               g  POL 2524  +114 = 14 = 15 = 45 = 38 = 40 + 69 -  4 - 18 +111 + 67  6.5  2639 
 33. Berescu, Alin                 m  ROM 2433  + 65 +135 = 69 = 36 + 27 -  1 + 30 = 13 + 67 -  2 - 10  6.5  2672 
 34. Arutinian, David              m  GEO 2507  +138 =  5 = 39 = 30 + 51 = 35 + 65 =  7 = 13 -  4 = 29  6.5  2602 
 35. Galkin, Alexander             g  RUS 2616  = 64 + 93 + 47 = 88 = 17 = 34 = 19 = 25 = 16 - 20 = 53  6.0  2568 
 36. Minasian, Artashes            g  ARM 2574  +116 + 62 = 26 = 33 =  4 - 11 + 77 + 28 -  9 -  8 = 51  6.0  2594 
 37. L'Ami, Erwin                  g  NED 2550  +108 + 66 + 42 - 14 = 54 = 19 =  6 = 15 - 12 = 56 = 45  6.0  2585 
 38. Iordachescu, Viorel           g  MDA 2592  + 91 = 10 =119 = 21 = 32 = 44 - 87 + 78 = 63 = 62 = 55  6.0  2568 
 39. Luther, Thomas                g  GER 2569  + 71 = 49 = 34 + 44 -  2 = 77 = 20 = 70 + 87 - 19 = 43  6.0  2569 
 40. Guseinov, Gadir               g  AZE 2607  = 93 = 64 + 76 =100 = 75 = 32 = 49 = 23 = 48 + 70 - 21  6.0  2560 
 41. Moiseenko, Alexander          g  UKR 2657  = 24 = 48 + 84 = 16 = 43 = 72 - 55 = 62 + 94 - 23 + 91  6.0  2572 
 42. Kotanjian, Tigran             m  ARM 2471  + 59 + 72 - 37 + 73 -  9 = 52 + 51 - 27 = 28 + 89 - 23  6.0  2608 
 43. Malakhatko, Vadim             g  UKR 2556  +125 +112 =  6 = 27 = 41 = 12 - 67 + 64 -  5 = 47 = 39  6.0  2580 
 44. Sulskis, Sarunas              g  LTU 2504  - 27 +132 + 22 - 39 + 53 = 38 - 18 = 45 = 57 + 80 = 46  6.0  2596 
 45. Fedorov, Alexei               g  BLR 2608  = 95 = 84 + 94 = 32 = 72 = 55 - 10 = 44 + 81 = 28 = 37  6.0  2561 
 46. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios      g  GRE 2573  = 74 + 86 + 61 - 28 - 11 = 94 + 95 = 24 - 20 + 82 = 44  6.0  2530 
 47. Pelletier, Yannick            g  SUI 2579  + 96 = 61 - 35 = 62 = 81 + 85 + 74 -  8 = 89 = 43 = 59  6.0  2547 
 48. Kurnosov, Igor                g  RUS 2517  =  3 = 41 -  2 +120 = 71 + 92 = 29 = 65 = 40 + 74 - 17  6.0  2592 
 49. Chuchelov, Vladimir           g  BEL 2534  +128 = 39 = 12 = 67 = 65 = 29 = 40 - 52 + 92 + 69 - 16  6.0  2581 
 50. Shanava, Konstantine          m  GEO 2490  - 69 +130 = 51 - 65 + 73 + 63 + 72 =  5 - 30 - 29 + 87  6.0  2592 
 51. David, Alberto                g  LUX 2591  - 61 + 96 = 50 +105 - 34 + 66 - 42 + 82 + 80 - 22 = 36  6.0  2536 
 52. Postny, Evgeny                g  ISR 2578  - 66 +108 +113 -  3 + 93 = 42 = 64 + 49 - 15 = 61 = 56  6.0  2537 
 53. Petrosian, Tigran L           g  ARM 2558  + 92 = 20 = 54 -  8 - 44 +105 = 94 + 99 - 24 + 85 = 35  6.0  2560 
 54. Gashimov, Vugar               g  AZE 2625  = 76 + 79 = 53 +119 = 37 - 13 - 17 = 83 + 84 - 63 + 94  6.0  2569 
 55. Nyback, Tomi                  g  FIN 2562  = 98 +120 - 14 +109 = 18 = 45 + 41 -  6 - 22 +114 = 38  6.0  2574 
 56. Stefansson, Hannes            g  ISL 2585  = 99 =111 +116 -  2 +103 = 74 = 89 = 20 = 70 = 37 = 52  6.0  2531 
 57. Lutz, Christopher             g  GER 2609  = 85 = 81 - 71 =126 +102 = 60 = 83 = 94 = 44 = 87 + 89  6.0  2522 
 58. Erenburg, Sergey              g  ISR 2573  =103 + 74 -  1 - 92 = 78 +113 + 91 - 30 = 71 = 72 + 98  6.0  2514 
 59. Van den Doel, Erik            g  NED 2571  - 42 +121 =109 - 61 =113 + 97 = 82 = 79 + 76 = 66 = 47  6.0  2515 
 60. Hillarp Persson, Tiger        g  SWE 2548  -  4 =102 - 77 +132 + 96 = 57 +121 = 29 + 65 = 31 - 18  6.0  2546 
 61. Iotov, Valentin               m  BUL 2420  + 51 = 47 - 46 + 59 - 13 - 87 +    + 95 = 29 = 52 = 62  6.0  2545 
 62. Winants, Luc                  g  BEL 2535  +134 - 36 =122 = 47 - 66 =120 +106 = 41 + 97 = 38 = 61  6.0  2455 
 63. Kuzubov, Yuriy                g  UKR 2544  -112 +125 = 66 +122 -  6 - 50 +120 +107 = 38 + 54 - 14  6.0  2487 
 64. Heberla, Bartlomiej           m  POL 2487  = 35 = 40 = 65 - 13 +131 +135 = 52 - 43 = 72 = 91 + 88  6.0  2581 
 65. Kempinski, Robert             g  POL 2619  - 33 +106 = 64 + 50 = 49 + 21 - 34 = 48 - 60 = 68 = 77  5.5  2493 
 66. Esen, Baris                   m  TUR 2419  + 52 - 37 = 63 = 10 + 62 - 51 =119 = 88 + 83 = 59 - 28  5.5  2551 
 67. Graf, Alexander               g  GER 2604  + 78 - 28 + 85 = 49 = 20 + 99 + 43 = 26 - 33 - 24 - 32  5.5  2506 
 68. Brkic, Ante                   m  CRO 2506  =  8 =  2 = 11 - 29 +111 =103 = 99 - 73 + 96 = 65 = 69  5.5  2557 
 69. Kacheishvili, Giorgi          g  GEO 2599  + 50 +110 = 33 = 19 - 25 = 88 - 32 = 76 + 79 - 49 = 68  5.5  2514 
 70. Cvitan, Ognjen                g  CRO 2528  =  2 =  8 = 73 - 11 +126 = 71 +103 = 39 = 56 - 40 = 74  5.5  2557 
 71. Jovanic, Ognjen               m  CRO 2477  - 39 +128 + 57 -  5 = 48 = 70 - 80 + 90 = 58 = 75 = 72  5.5  2525 
 72. Mchedlishvili, Mikheil        g  GEO 2568  +121 - 42 +111 = 15 = 45 = 41 - 50 = 93 = 64 = 58 = 71  5.5  2522 
 73. Delchev, Aleksander           g  BUL 2661  + 82 - 88 = 70 - 42 - 50 +118 +109 + 68 = 23 - 21 = 79  5.5  2498 
 74. Bindrich, Falko               f  GER 2401  = 46 - 58 = 82 +110 + 79 = 56 - 47 = 75 +100 - 48 = 70  5.5  2546 
 75. Predojevic, Borki             g  BIH 2553  = 86 =103 = 99 + 95 = 40 - 27 = 79 = 74 = 91 = 71 = 78  5.5  2483 
 76. Perez Candelario, Manuel      m  ESP 2511  = 54 = 11 - 40 = 96 =104 =102 + 86 = 69 - 59 = 92 +115  5.5  2474 
 77. Pashikian, Arman              m  ARM 2472  - 12 =124 + 60 = 80 + 90 = 39 - 36 - 22 =114 +100 = 65  5.5  2525 
 78. Kovacevic, Blazimir           m  CRO 2463  - 67 -122 =132 + 98 = 58 + 90 = 21 - 38 =106 +110 = 75  5.5  2451 
 79. Stevic, Hrvoje                g  CRO 2512  = 11 - 54 = 86 +118 - 74 +104 = 75 = 59 - 69 +121 = 73  5.5  2503 
 80. Sedlak, Nikola                g  SCG 2518  -101 +118 = 92 = 77 = 91 = 81 + 71 = 89 - 51 - 44 + 99  5.5  2465 
 81. Guliev, Sarhan                g  AZE 2484  = 18 = 57 - 31 +123 = 47 = 80 - 23 +108 - 45 =104 +112  5.5  2482 
 82. Narciso Dublan, Marc          g  ESP 2525  - 73 =129 = 74 + 86 +101 - 16 = 59 - 51 + 99 - 46 +114  5.5  2478 
 83. Jankovic, Alojzije            m  CRO 2485  - 14 +114 -  8 +116 - 99 +101 = 57 = 54 - 66 =107 +117  5.5  2493 
 84. Iskusnyh, Sergei              g  RUS 2510  = 15 = 45 - 41 -121 +129 =106 =108 +117 - 54 =112 +111  5.5  2471 
 85. Itkis, Boris                  m  ROM 2474  = 57 = 18 - 67 =133 +122 - 47 -114 +103 +118 - 53 +104  5.5  2428 
 86. Meier, Georg                     GER 2424  = 75 - 46 = 79 - 82 =124 +131 - 76 =110 = 90 +103 +107  5.5  2456 
 87. Hulak, Krunoslav              g  CRO 2541  +123 -  6 +112 = 18 - 12 + 61 + 38 - 31 - 39 = 57 - 50  5.0  2482 
 88. Svetushkin, Dmitry            g  MDA 2557  +129 + 73 =  4 = 35 -  1 = 69 - 15 = 66 + 93 - 14 - 64  5.0  2516 
 89. Romanov, Evgeny               m  RUS 2489  -  6 =123 =124 +112 = 23 +100 = 56 = 80 = 47 - 42 - 57  5.0  2448 
 90. Godena, Michele               g  ITA 2505  +131 = 29 =  9 -  7 - 77 - 78 + 96 - 71 = 86 +118 = 92  5.0  2420 
 91. Iljushin, Alexei              g  RUS 2527  - 38 =127 =123 +124 = 80 = 23 - 58 +104 = 75 = 64 - 41  5.0  2426 
 92. Manca, Federico               m  ITA 2416  - 53 +136 = 80 + 58 - 31 - 48 +110 = 21 - 49 = 76 = 90  5.0  2452 
 93. Aroshidze, Levan              m  GEO 2490  = 40 - 35 =102 +114 - 52 = 22 +122 = 72 - 88 - 98 +121  5.0  2433 
 94. Mastrovasilis, Athanasios     g  GRE 2508  - 22 +133 - 45 +125 =121 = 46 = 53 = 57 - 41 +106 - 54  5.0  2486 
 95. Blatny, Pavel                 g  CZE 2483  = 45 - 15 + 98 - 75 =106 +125 - 46 - 61 -108 +123 +120  5.0  2414 
 96. Gasthofer, Alexander          m  GER 2418  - 47 - 51 +115 = 76 - 60 +123 - 90 +122 - 68 +125 = 97  5.0  2391 
 97. Kosintseva, Tatiana           m  RUS 2479  -  1 =104 =129 -102 +127 - 59 +130 +116 - 62 =115 = 96  5.0  2355 
 98. Erdogdu, Mert                 m  TUR 2345  = 55 - 16 - 95 - 78 +138 -122 =124 +123 +126 + 93 - 58  5.0  2340 
 99. Weiss, Christian              m  AUT 2437  = 56 = 31 = 75 = 23 + 83 - 67 = 68 - 53 - 82 +108 - 80  4.5  2463 
100. Galego, Luis                  g  POR 2538  +104 =  1 =  7 = 40 - 30 - 89 =116 +105 - 74 - 77 =106  4.5  2430 
101. Guliev, Logman                m  AZE 2374  + 80 - 17 = 23 = 22 - 82 - 83 -104 +124 -110 +126 =109  4.5  2417 
102. Vehi Bach, Victor M           m  ESP 2385  - 23 = 60 = 93 + 97 - 57 = 76 -107 +113 -111 =109 =110  4.5  2438 
103. Erturan, Yakup                f  TUR 2365  = 58 = 75 +110 = 31 - 56 = 68 - 70 - 85 =117 - 86 +131  4.5  2426 
104. Logothetis, Sotirios             GRE 2298  -100 = 97 =107 =113 = 76 - 79 +101 - 91 +116 = 81 - 85  4.5  2414 
105. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel  m  ESP 2518  =  7 - 30 +127 - 51 = 22 - 53 +125 -100 -112 +130 =108  4.5  2397 
106. Safarli, Eltaj                f  AZE 2391  -135 - 65 +130 = 24 = 95 = 84 - 62 +131 = 78 - 94 =100  4.5  2406 
107. Williams, Simon               m  ENG 2452  = 30 -  7 =104 +129 =119 - 10 +102 - 63 =115 = 83 - 86  4.5  2393 
108. Saric, Ivan                      CRO 2351  - 37 - 52 =131 =127 =128 +115 = 84 - 81 + 95 - 99 =105  4.5  2350 
109. Saric, Ante                   m  CRO 2455  -  9 +115 = 59 - 55 -135 +128 - 73 -118 +132 =102 =101  4.5  2376 
110. Rogic, Davor                  m  CRO 2533  +130 - 69 -103 - 74 =114 +132 - 92 = 86 +101 - 78 =102  4.5  2322 
111. Steingrimsson, Hedinn         m  ISL 2439  = 31 = 56 - 72 =135 - 68 +133 - 22 +129 +102 - 32 - 84  4.5  2435 
112. Soltanici, Ruslan             m  MDA 2315  + 63 - 43 - 87 - 89 -120 -130 +136 +134 +105 = 84 - 81  4.5  2324 
113. Kosintseva, Nadezhda          m  RUS 2480  - 29 +131 - 52 =104 = 59 - 58 =129 -102 -130 +127 +132  4.5  2322 
114. Michalczak, Thomas            f  GER 2361  - 32 - 83 +137 - 93 =110 +126 + 85 =119 = 77 - 55 - 82  4.5  2397 
115. Yeke, Serkan                     TUR 2255  - 25 -109 - 96 +134 =118 -108 +133 +120 =107 = 97 - 76  4.5  2325 
116. Atakisi, Umut                 m  TUR 2441  - 36 +134 - 56 - 83 =123 +124 =100 - 97 -104 =128 +129  4.5  2307 
117. Haznedaroglu, Kivanc          m  TUR 2438  - 13 +137 +135 -  9 = 10 =119 - 24 - 84 =103 +129 - 83  4.5  2394 
118. Vuilleumier, Alex             f  SUI 2354  - 17 - 80 +138 - 79 =115 - 73 +128 +109 - 85 - 90 +130  4.5  2326 
119. Andersson, Ulf                g  SWE 2562  +132 = 27 = 38 - 54 =107 =117 = 66 =114   .    .    .   4.0  2470 
120. Zueger, Beat                  m  SUI 2433  = 16 - 55 = 24 - 48 +112 = 62 - 63 -115 =128 +134 - 95  4.0  2310 
121. Seeman, Tarvo                 m  EST 2422  - 72 - 59 +128 + 84 = 94 = 24 - 60 +    - 21 - 79 - 93  4.0  2353 
122. Almond, Richard                  ENG 2073  - 28 + 78 = 62 - 63 - 85 + 98 - 93 - 96 -129 =133 +138  4.0  2290 
123. Kurmann, Oliver               f  SUI 2296  - 87 = 89 = 91 - 81 =116 - 96 =126 - 98 +136 - 95 +133  4.0  2305 
124. Can, Emre                        TUR 2281  - 21 = 77 = 89 - 91 = 86 -116 = 98 -101 -127 +138 +136  4.0  2243 
125. Lanzani, Mario                m  ITA 2356  - 43 - 63 +134 - 94 +136 - 95 -105 =130 +131 - 96 =128  4.0  2234 
126. Arlandi, Ennio                m  ITA 2458  -  5 +138 - 18 = 57 - 70 -114 =123 +127 - 98 -101 +134  4.0  2252 
127. Ziska, Helgi Dam                 FAI 2286  - 10 = 91 -105 =108 - 97 -129 +138 -126 +124 -113 +137  4.0  2248 
128. Makoli, Perparim                 SCG 2251  - 49 - 71 -121 +137 =108 -109 -118 +138 =120 =116 =125  4.0  2236 
129. Aleskerov, Faik                  AZE 2309  - 88 = 82 = 97 -107 - 84 +127 =113 -111 +122 -117 -116  3.5  2292 
130. Yagiz, Yasin Emrah               TUR 2209  -110 - 50 -106 -131 +134 +112 - 97 =125 +113 -105 -118  3.5  2242 
131. Duman, Aydin                     TUR 2214  - 90 -113 =108 +130 - 64 - 86 +132 -106 -125 +137 -103  3.5  2215 
132. Simeonidis, Ioannis              GRE 2261  -119 - 44 = 78 - 60 +137 -110 -131 +133 -109 +136 -113  3.5  2235 
133. Bogner, Sebastian             m  GER 2299  - 26 - 94 +136 = 85 - 24 -111 -115 -132 +137 =122 -123  3.0  2136 
134. Karagollu,Ahmet                  TUR ----  - 62 -116 -125 -115 -130 +136 +137 -112 +138 -120 -126  3.0  2088 
135. Agrest, Evgenij               g  SWE 2591  +106 - 33 -117 =111 +109 - 64   .    .    .    .    .   2.5  2383 
136. Tezok,Cevdet Sinan               TUR ----  - 20 - 92 -133 +138 -125 -134 -112 +137 -123 -132 -124  2.0  1976 
137. Porligil,Suleyman                TUR ----  - 19 -117 -114 -128 -132 +138 -134 -136 -133 -131 -127  1.0  1847 
138. De Lange, Hans                   NED 1901  - 34 -126 -118 -136 - 98 -137 -127 -128 -134 -124 -122  0.0       
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 1. Atalik, Ekaterina           wg RUS 2399  +52 =38 +75 =20 +46 =32 +19 +21 = 2 +27 = 3  8.5  2544 
 2. Bosboom-Lanchava, Tea       m  NED 2381  +71 = 4 +76 +39 =21 +19 = 3 +36 = 1 = 5 = 8  8.0  2517 
 3. Zhukova, Natalia            wg UKR 2432  +16 =30 +49 =23 =55 +41 = 2 =20 =19 +31 = 1  7.5  2454 
 4. Stefanova, Antoaneta        g  BUL 2499  +53 = 2 =20 -46 +43 =22 +41 =33 +32 = 7 +26  7.5  2461 
 5. Dembo, Yelena               m  GRE 2461  =61 +59 -55 +60 +39 +26 =21 +32 =27 = 2 = 6  7.5  2481 
 6. Muzychuk, Anna              wg SLO 2417  +60 +42 =23 =55 -34 +49 =30 = 8 +45 +13 = 5  7.5  2475 
 7. Kadimova, Ilaha             wg AZE 2310  =77 -83 =59 +79 =90 +14 +40 =11 +25 = 4 +28  7.5  2415 
 8. Gvetadze, Sopio             wm GEO 2257  -12 =84 +72 +38 =35 +66 =13 = 6 +36 +21 = 2  7.5  2485 
 9. Gaponenko, Inna             m  UKR 2437  +17 =26 -30 +74 +51 =55 =34 =45 =11 +49 +20  7.5  2467 
10. Mkrtchian, Lilit            m  ARM 2453  =47 -19 =57 =48 =71 +54 +82 +42 +33 +20 =12  7.5  2390 
11. Sedina, Elena               m  ITA 2371  -19 +86 -69 +68 +81 =56 +46 = 7 = 9 +48 +27  7.5  2371 
12. Paehtz, Elisabeth           m  GER 2422  + 8 =55 -39 +17 =49 =45 +69 +26 -20 +30 =10  7.0  2434 
13. Ushenina, Anna              wg UKR 2398  +44 =43 =45 =41 -22 +59 = 8 +17 +47 - 6 +33  7.0  2399 
14. Sebag, Marie                m  FRA 2415  +62 -23 -31 =59 +52 - 7 +78 +65 +50 =34 +19  7.0  2373 
15. Moser, Eva                  m  AUT 2374  =57 =31 =81 =58 =60 -48 +52 =64 +56 +46 +34  7.0  2342 
16. Przezdziecka, Marta         wf POL 2202  - 3 +67 -33 =70 -82 +57 +72 +75 +35 =37 +36  7.0  2360 
17. Velcheva, Maria             wg BUL 2286  - 9 =70 +87 -12 +76 +38 =35 -13 +63 +55 +37  7.0  2435 
18. Melia, Salome               wg GEO 2390  +78 +46 -19 -69 -58 -81 +68 +90 +64 +43 +31  7.0  2333 
19. Muzychuk, Mariya            wm UKR 2167  +11 +10 +18 =32 +27 - 2 - 1 +29 = 3 =28 -14  6.5  2468 
20. Chelushkina, Irina          wg SCG 2312  +93 +37 = 4 = 1 =23 =25 +24 = 3 +12 -10 - 9  6.5  2460 
21. Peptan, Corina-Isabela      m  ROM 2407  +64 +41 =89 +26 = 2 +34 = 5 - 1 =28 - 8 =22  6.5  2418 
22. Djingarova, Emilia          wg BUL 2346  =86 +72 =36 =35 +13 = 4 -27 +56 =37 =25 =21  6.5  2387 
23. Houska, Jovanka             m  ENG 2355  +90 +14 = 6 = 3 =20 +62 =32 -27 -31 =47 +48  6.5  2396 
24. Pogonina, Natalija          wg RUS 2409  =31 +47 +66 =34 =32 =33 -20 +43 =30 -26 +50  6.5  2395 
25. Javakhishvili, Lela         m  GEO 2444  +81 +50 -32 =31 +56 =20 =33 =30 - 7 =22 +49  6.5  2375 
26. Turova, Irina               m  RUS 2379  +70 = 9 +38 -21 +75 - 5 +62 -12 +60 +24 - 4  6.5  2434 
27. Zawadzka, Jolanta           wg POL 2378  +68 =76 +83 +89 -19 =30 +22 +23 = 5 - 1 -11  6.5  2359 
28. Khurtsidze, Nino            m  GEO 2430  +73 -32 -62 +78 +53 =46 +75 +31 =21 =19 - 7  6.5  2359 
29. Lomineishvili, Maia         m  GEO 2418  +69 =75 =56 =62 =31 +58 =36 -19 =46 =32 +47  6.5  2336 
30. Botsari, Anna-Maria         wg GRE 2341  +67 = 3 + 9 =40 =36 =27 = 6 =25 =24 -12 =35  6.0  2420 
31. Khotenashvili, Bela            GEO 2316  =24 =15 +14 =25 =29 +37 +55 -28 +23 - 3 -18  6.0  2442 
32. Dworakowska, Joanna         m  POL 2370  +79 +28 +25 =19 =24 = 1 =23 - 5 - 4 =29 =40  6.0  2415 
33. Shadrina, Tatiana           wg RUS 2377  -76 +68 +16 +43 =69 =24 =25 = 4 -10 +45 -13  6.0  2362 
34. Zdebskaja, Natalia          wg UKR 2326  =94 +77 +63 =24 + 6 -21 = 9 -37 +40 =14 -15  6.0  2370 
35. Vasilevich, Tatjana         m  UKR 2385  =59 +61 =43 =22 = 8 =42 =17 =49 -16 +65 =30  6.0  2324 
36. Danielian, Elina            m  ARM 2423  +74 =45 =22 +42 =30 +69 =29 - 2 - 8 +41 -16  6.0  2343 
37. Peng Zhaoqin                g  NED 2407  +48 -20 =58 =81 +54 -31 +73 +34 =22 =16 -17  6.0  2319 
38. Dzagnidze, Nana             m  GEO 2452  +65 = 1 -26 - 8 +85 -17 +59 +61 -49 +44 =39  6.0  2322 
39. Zozulia, Anna               m  UKR 2366  =56 +57 +12 - 2 - 5 =70 +81 =60 -48 +54 =38  6.0  2324 
40. Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan    m  GEO 2426  +54 -89 +73 =30 -41 +65 - 7 +62 -34 +60 =32  6.0  2345 
41. Hryhorenko, Nataliya        wm UKR 2323  +82 -21 +78 =13 +40 - 3 - 4 =58 +67 -36 +68  6.0  2339 
42. Juergens, Vera              wg GER 2330  +88 - 6 +48 -36 +57 =35 =56 -10 -44 +82 +67  6.0  2271 
43. Makropoulou, Marina         wg GRE 2284  +96 =13 =35 -33 - 4 +71 +44 -24 +57 -18 +55  6.0  2348 
44. Cherednichenko, Svetlana    wm UKR 2196  -13 +96 -46 +67 -66 +53 -43 +73 +42 -38 +62  6.0  2307 
45. Kursova, Maria              wm RUS 2319  +87 =36 =13 -56 +64 =12 +48 = 9 - 6 -33 =46  5.5  2311 
46. Majdan, Joanna              wm POL 2256  +95 -18 +44 + 4 - 1 =28 -11 +69 =29 -15 =45  5.5  2327 
47. Burtasova, Anna             wm RUS 2274  =10 -24 -71 =80 +79 +68 +66 +55 -13 =23 -29  5.5  2310 
48. Andriasian, Siranush        wm ARM 2280  -37 +93 -42 =10 +80 +15 -45 +89 +39 -11 -23  5.5  2317 
49. Nill, Jessica               wm GER 2339  +91 =63 - 3 +71 =12 - 6 +70 =35 +38 - 9 -25  5.5  2344 
50. Aginian, Nelly              wg ARM 2319  +80 -25 -60 -90 +72 =64 +84 +82 -14 +52 -24  5.5  2220 
51. Petrenko, Svetlana          m  MDA 2346  =72 -56 +52 +76 - 9 -82 =90 -67 +87 =64 +71  5.5  2156 
52. Lematschko, Tatjana         wg SUI 2180  - 1 =65 -51 +94 -14 +80 -15 +83 +61 -50 +75  5.5  2269 
53. Maksimovic, Suzana          wg SCG 2276  - 4 =71 =85 +91 -28 -44 -57 +80 =59 +90 +79  5.5  2212 
54. Dragomirescu, Angela        wm ROM 2255  -40 =85 +94 =63 -37 -10 =71 +79 +91 -39 +70  5.5  2253 
55. Zielinska, Marta            wg POL 2398  +84 =12 + 5 = 6 = 3 = 9 -31 -47 +58 -17 -43  5.0  2301 
56. Topel, Zehra                wf TUR 2103  =39 +51 =29 +45 -25 =11 =42 -22 -15 =66 =65  5.0  2322 
57. Makka, Ioulia               wm GRE 2198  =15 -39 =10 +61 -42 -16 +53 +66 -43 =75 =58  5.0  2281 
58. Schuurman, Petra            f  NED 2234  -63 +91 =37 =15 +18 -29 =89 =41 -55 =70 =57  5.0  2280 
59. Stojanovic, Andjelija       wf SCG 2193  =35 - 5 = 7 =14 +77 -13 -38 =70 =53 =72 +82  5.0  2224 
60. Muhren, Bianca              wm NED 2241  - 6 +88 +50 - 5 =15 =89 +63 =39 -26 -40 =66  5.0  2319 
61. Benderac, Ana               wg SCG 2302  = 5 -35 =84 -57 +67 =78 +83 -38 -52 +76 =64  5.0  2198 
62. Mamedjarova, Turkan         wm AZE 2308  -14 +90 +28 =29 +89 -23 -26 -40 =70 +78 -44  5.0  2276 
63. Kachiani-Gersinska, Ketino  m  GER 2421  +58 =49 -34 =54 =65 =73 -60 +81 -17 -68 +84  5.0  2227 
64. Bensdorp, Marlies           wm NED 2230  -21 =82 +86 =66 -45 =50 +93 =15 -18 =51 =61  5.0  2229 
65. Fakhiridou, Ekaterini       wm GRE 2292  -38 =52 =70 +84 =63 -40 +85 -14 +76 -35 =56  5.0  2231 
66. Motoc, Alina                wf ROM 2342  =83 +94 -24 =64 +44 - 8 -47 -57 +72 =56 =60  5.0  2155 
67. Isgandarova, Khayala           AZE 2058  -30 -16 +93 -44 -61 +92 +74 +51 -41 +69 -42  5.0  2206 
68. Shukurova, Meihriban        wm AZE 2207  -27 -33 +77 -11 +92 -47 -18 +94 +73 +63 -41  5.0  2224 
69. Gavasheli, Ana                 GEO 2202  -29 +92 +11 +18 =33 -36 -12 -46 =82 -67 =77  4.5  2186 
70. Gilbert, Jessie             wf ENG 2098  -26 =17 =65 =16 +74 =39 -49 =59 =62 =58 -54  4.5  2218 
71. Pavlovskaia, Evgenia        wf SWE 2182  - 2 =53 +47 -49 =10 -43 =54 -72 +83 +91 -51  4.5  2196 
72. Kubikova, Alena             wf CZE 2098  =51 -22 - 8 +86 -50 +76 -16 +71 -66 =59 =74  4.5  2172 
73. Tsiganova, Monika           wm EST 2282  -28 +79 -40 =85 +83 =63 -37 -44 -68 +86 =78  4.5  2179 
74. Eckhardt, Claudia              GER 2260  -36 =87 +82 - 9 -70 -83 -67 +88 +80 =77 =72  4.5  2059 
75. Calotescu, Ana-Cristina     wg ROM 2330  +92 =29 - 1 +83 -26 +90 -28 -16 =78 =57 -52  4.5  2182 
76. Andersson, Christin            SWE 2170  +33 =27 - 2 -51 -17 -72 +94 +93 -65 -61 +91  4.5  2178 
77. Steil-Antoni, Fiona            LUX 1939  = 7 -34 -68 +87 -59 -84 -80 +96 +85 =74 =69  4.5  2112 
78. Bashkite, Viktoria          wm EST 2217  -18 +95 -41 -28 +91 =61 -14 +85 =75 -62 =73  4.5  2209 
79. Van Weersel, Arlette           NED 2169  -32 -73 +92 - 7 -47 =88 +86 -54 +93 +81 -53  4.5  2140 
80. Bensdorp, Laura                NED 2080  -50 -81 +95 =47 -48 -52 +77 -53 -74 +94 +90  4.5  2115 
81. Smokina, Karolina           wg MDA 2283  -25 +80 =15 =37 -11 +18 -39 -63 =90 -79 =85  4.0  2198 
82. Ozturk, Kubra                  TUR 2034  -41 =64 -74 +88 +16 +51 -10 -50 =69 -42 -59  4.0  2162 
83. Norinkeviciute, Rasa           LTU 2073  =66 + 7 -27 -75 -73 +74 -61 -52 -71 =93 +94  4.0  2142 
84. Khudaverdieva, Afag            AZE 2153  -55 = 8 =61 -65 =93 +77 -50 -91 =86 +87 -63  4.0  2098 
85. Mira, Helene                wm AUT 2140  -89 =54 =53 =73 -38 +94 -65 -78 -77 +92 =81  4.0  2121 
86. Cherednichenko, Elena          UKR 2000  =22 -11 -64 -72 =87 =91 -79 +95 =84 -73 +96  4.0  2064 
87. Coimbra, Margarida          wf POR 2083  -45 =74 -17 -77 =86 -93 +96 +92 -51 -84 +95  4.0  2031 
88. Sommer, Sonja                  AUT 2047  -42 -60 -90 -82 +95 =79 -91 -74 =92 +96 +93  4.0  2029 
89. Klinova, Masha              m  ISR 2353  +85 +40 =21 -27 -62 =60 =58 -48  .   .   .   3.5  2258 
90. Umudova, Nargiz                AZE 2145  -23 -62 +88 +50 = 7 -75 =51 -18 =81 -53 -80  3.5  2143 
91. Wilson, Alexandra           wf SUI 2101  -49 -58 +96 -53 -78 =86 +88 +84 -54 -71 -76  3.5  2037 
92. Makka, Evanthia                GRE 2077  -75 -69 -79 +96 -68 -67 +95 -87 =88 -85 +97  3.5  1979 
93. Bulmaga, Irina              wf MDA 2088  -20 -48 -67 +95 =84 +87 -64 -76 -79 =83 -88  3.0  1968 
94. Agrest, Inna                   SWE 2030  =34 -66 -54 -52 +96 -85 -76 -68 +95 -80 -83  2.5  1950 
95. Tulay,Seray                    TUR ----  -46 -78 -80 -93 -88 +96 -92 -86 -94 +97 -87  2.0  1817 
96. Menzi,Ezgi                     TUR ----  -43 -44 -91 -92 -94 -95 -87 -77 +97 -88 -86  1.0  1685 
97. BYE                                ----   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  -96 -95 -92  0.0       
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3) Danish Championship

The Danish Chess Championships took place in Aalborg, Denmark 8th-17th April 2006.

The Championships introduced a whole new tournament system, Gladiator Chess, where the players will be playing a game at normal time settings (40 moves in 100 minutes + 30 minutes, and adding 30 seconds per move).

  In case of a draw, they continued to play, colours reversed, a game of rapid chess with the time settings 25 minutes + 10 seconds per move. In case of yet a draw, players will continue to play, colours changing at every game, blitz chess, 10 minutes + 5 seconds per move until a game is decided. Thus, only 1’s and 0’s counted.

Sune Berg Hansen took first (he had the most victories in the standard time rate games) from Nicolai Vesterbaek Pedersen in 2nd, Karsten Rasmussen in 3rd and Steffen Pedersen in fourth. The top two were unaffected by the format.

News: Thomas Heine Bech.

Official live coverage: http://www.skak-dm.dk/2006/Live/live.htm

Official standings: 
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 1. Hansen, Sune Berg              g DEN 2555  * 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1  6.0  2539 
 2. Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek   m DEN 2517  1 * 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1  6.0  2544 
 3. Rasmussen, Karsten             m DEN 2449  1 1 * 1 0 1 1 0 1 0  6.0  2551 
 4. Pedersen, Steffen              m DEN 2446  0 1 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1  6.0  2552 
 5. Pilgaard, Kim                  m DEN 2417  0 0 1 1 * 0 1 1 1 0  5.0  2473 
 6. Aagaard, Jacob                 m SCO 2447  1 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 1  5.0  2469 
 7. Kongsted, Halfdan                DEN 2245  0 1 0 0 0 1 * 0 0 1  3.0  2324 
 8. Glud, Jacob Vang               f DEN 2421  0 0 1 0 0 0 1 * 0 1  3.0  2304 
 9. Berg, Klaus                    m DEN 2399  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 * 1  3.0  2307 
10. Bekker-Jensen, Simon           m DEN 2393  0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 *  2.0  2212 
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Conventional Standings:
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 1. Hansen, Sune Berg              g DEN 2555  * = = = 1 = 1 = 1 1  6.5  2580 
 2. Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek   m DEN 2517  = * 1 = = = = 1 1 =  6.0  2544 
 3. Aagaard, Jacob                 m SCO 2447  = 0 * = 1 1 = 1 1 =  6.0  2551 
 4. Rasmussen, Karsten             m DEN 2449  = = = * = = 1 = = 1  5.5  2506 
 5. Pilgaard, Kim                  m DEN 2417  0 = 0 = * 0 1 1 1 1  5.0  2473 
 6. Bekker-Jensen, Simon           m DEN 2393  = = 0 = 1 * = = 0 =  4.0  2389 
 7. Pedersen, Steffen              m DEN 2446  0 = = 0 0 = * 1 1 =  4.0  2384 
 8. Glud, Jacob Vang               f DEN 2421  = 0 0 = 0 = 0 * = 1  3.0  2304 
 9. Berg, Klaus                    m DEN 2399  0 0 0 = 0 1 0 = * 1  3.0  2307 
10. Kongsted, Halfdan                DEN 2245  0 = = 0 0 = = 0 0 *  2.0  2229 
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Round 3 (April 10, 2006)

Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  -  Hansen, Sune Berg             1/2   74  D15  Slav Defence
Aagaard, Jacob                -  Kongsted, Halfdan             1/2   77  B28  Sicilian Early a7-a6
Pilgaard, Kim                 -  Rasmussen, Karsten            1/2   63  B12  Caro Kann Advanced
Pedersen, Steffen             -  Bekker-Jensen, Simon          1/2   22  E94  King's Indian Classical
Glud, Jacob Vang              -  Berg, Klaus                   1/2   28  A12  Reti Opening

Gladiator Results Round 3 (April 10, 2006)

Rapid
Hansen, Sune Berg             -  Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  0-1   30  C67  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Rasmussen, Karsten            -  Pilgaard, Kim                 1/2   36  A29  English Four Knights
Bekker-Jensen, Simon          -  Pedersen, Steffen             1/2   27  D15  Slav Defence
Kongsted, Halfdan             -  Aagaard, Jacob                1-0   27  E15  Queens Indian
Berg, Klaus                   -  Glud, Jacob Vang              1-0   33  D00  Queen's Pawn Game

Blitz
Pedersen, Steffen             -  Bekker-Jensen, Simon          1-0   40  E94  King's Indian Classical
Pilgaard, Kim                 -  Rasmussen, Karsten            1-0   43  B12  Caro Kann Advanced

Round 4 (April 11, 2006)

Hansen, Sune Berg             -  Aagaard, Jacob                1/2   47  B84  Sicilian Scheveningen
Rasmussen, Karsten            -  Kongsted, Halfdan             1-0   28  D11  Slav Defence
Pilgaard, Kim                 -  Glud, Jacob Vang              1-0   57  B43  Sicilian Paulsen
Bekker-Jensen, Simon          -  Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  1/2   25  E46  Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Berg, Klaus                   -  Pedersen, Steffen             0-1   32  D00  Queen's Pawn Game

Gladiator Results Round 4 (April 11, 2006)
Rapid
Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  -  Bekker-Jensen, Simon          1-0   56  A65  Benoni
Aagaard, Jacob                -  Hansen, Sune Berg             1-0   83  C65  Ruy Lopez Berlin

Round 5 (April 12, 2006)

Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  -  Berg, Klaus                   1-0   31  D27  QGA
Aagaard, Jacob                -  Bekker-Jensen, Simon          1-0   42  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Pedersen, Steffen             -  Pilgaard, Kim                 0-1   28  A32  English Symmetrical
Glud, Jacob Vang              -  Rasmussen, Karsten            1/2   35  D00  Queen's Pawn Game
Kongsted, Halfdan             -  Hansen, Sune Berg             0-1   34  D27  QGA

Gladiator Results Round 5 (April 12, 2006)

Rasmussen, Karsten            -  Glud, Jacob Vang              0-1   45  D61  Queens Gambit Main Line with 7.Qc2

Round 6 (April 13, 2006)

Rasmussen, Karsten            -  Hansen, Sune Berg             1/2   27  D45  Anti-Meran Variations
Pilgaard, Kim                 -  Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  1/2    9  C67  Ruy Lopez Berlin
Bekker-Jensen, Simon          -  Kongsted, Halfdan             1/2   25  D15  Slav Defence
Glud, Jacob Vang              -  Pedersen, Steffen             0-1   48  D15  Slav Defence
Berg, Klaus                   -  Aagaard, Jacob                0-1   25  D00  Queen's Pawn Game

Gladiator Results Round 6 (April 13, 2006)

Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  -  Pilgaard, Kim                 1-0   34  E29  Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Hansen, Sune Berg             -  Rasmussen, Karsten            0-1   29  B12  Caro Kann Advanced
Kongsted, Halfdan             -  Bekker-Jensen, Simon          0-1   40  A64  Benoni

Round 7 (April 14, 2006)

Hansen, Sune Berg             -  Bekker-Jensen, Simon          1/2   10  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  -  Glud, Jacob Vang              1-0   62  D31  Semi-Slav Defence
Aagaard, Jacob                -  Pilgaard, Kim                 1-0   42  C78  Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Pedersen, Steffen             -  Rasmussen, Karsten            0-1   36  D45  Anti-Meran Variations
Kongsted, Halfdan             -  Berg, Klaus                   0-1   37  D22  QGA

Gladiator Results Round 7 (April 14, 2006)

Rapid
Bekker-Jensen, Simon          -  Hansen, Sune Berg             1/2   54  D35  QGD Exchange
Blitz
Hansen, Sune Berg             -  Bekker-Jensen, Simon          1/2   51  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo
Bekker-Jensen, Simon          -  Hansen, Sune Berg             1/2   36  D45  Anti-Meran Variations
Hansen, Sune Berg             -  Bekker-Jensen, Simon          1-0   52  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo

Round 8 (April 15, 2006)

Rasmussen, Karsten            -  Bekker-Jensen, Simon          1/2   80  E72  King's Indian with g2-g3 and Nge2
Pilgaard, Kim                 -  Kongsted, Halfdan             1-0   29  B43  Sicilian Paulsen
Pedersen, Steffen             -  Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  1/2   40  E32  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Glud, Jacob Vang              -  Aagaard, Jacob                0-1   27  E12  Queens Indian Petrosian
Berg, Klaus                   -  Hansen, Sune Berg             0-1   39  D00  Queen's Pawn Game

Gladiator Results Round 8 (April 15, 2006)

Rapid
Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  -  Pedersen, Steffen             1/2   51  D11  Slav Defence
Bekker-Jensen, Simon          -  Rasmussen, Karsten            1-0   48  D16  Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Blitz
Pedersen, Steffen             -  Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  1-0   38  E20  Nimzo Indian 

Round 9 (April 16, 2006)

Hansen, Sune Berg             -  Pilgaard, Kim                 1-0   17  C55  Two Knights Defence
Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  -  Rasmussen, Karsten            1/2   64  D30  Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Aagaard, Jacob                -  Pedersen, Steffen             1/2   46  D59  Queens Gambit Tartakover
Bekker-Jensen, Simon          -  Berg, Klaus                   0-1   43  A40  Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Kongsted, Halfdan             -  Glud, Jacob Vang              0-1   39  D37  QGD 5.Bf4

Gladiator Results Round 9 (April 16, 2006)

Rapid
Pedersen, Steffen             -  Aagaard, Jacob                1/2   77  E32  Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Rasmussen, Karsten            -  Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  1/2   69  A17  English Opening
Blitz
Aagaard, Jacob                -  Pedersen, Steffen             0-1   38  C54  Giuoco Piano
Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek  -  Rasmussen, Karsten            0-1   64  B06  Modern Defence  

4) Indian Championship

The 43rd National 'A' Indian Men's Chess Championship 2006 takes place in Visakhapatnam 3rd-17th April 2006. Tejas Bakre withdrew after playing his first game due to illness.

Official site: http://www.avdca.cjb.net/ and http://www.indianchessfed.org

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43rd ch-IND Visakhapatnam IND (IND), 3-17 iv 2006                               cat. VIII (2442)
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                                           1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 
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 1. Deepan, Chakkravarthy J    m IND 2428  * = 1 . = 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 0 = = 1 1 1 = 13.5  2596 
 2. Ganguly, Surya Shekhar     g IND 2579  = * 1 = 0 = 1 = . 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.0  2565 
 3. Singh, D.P                   IND 2395  0 0 * = = 1 = 0 1 . 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 1 13.0  2575 
 4. Sandipan, Chanda           g IND 2522  . = = * 0 1 0 = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 13.0  2571 
 5. Kunte, Abhijit             g IND 2551  = 1 = 1 * = = = = 1 1 = . 0 = 1 1 = 1 = = 12.5  2554 
 6. Koneru, Humpy              g IND 2537  1 = 0 0 = * = . 0 = 1 = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 12.5  2556 
 7. Venkatesh, M.R             m IND 2438  0 0 = 1 = = * = 1 = = 1 0 = 1 1 . 1 1 = 1 12.0  2539 
 8. Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi   m IND 2393  = = 1 = = . = * = = 1 = 1 = = = = 0 = 1 = 11.0  2496 
 9. Sundararajan, Kidambi      m IND 2495  0 . 0 = = 1 0 = * = = = 1 = = = = 1 = 1 1 10.5  2468 
10. Ramesh, R.B                g IND 2491  = 0 . = 0 = = = = * = 0 0 = 1 = = 1 1 = =  9.0  2421 
11. Thejkumar, M. S              IND 2384  0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = * 1 = 1 = = = 1 0 1 .  8.5  2411 
12. Gupta, Abhijeet            m IND 2434  0 0 0 0 = = 0 = = 1 0 * 1 = 1 1 = 1 . = 0  8.5  2408 
13. Ravi, Lanka                m IND 2423  0 = 0 0 . = 1 0 0 1 = 0 * 1 = = 0 = = = 1  8.0  2380 
14. Arun Prasad, S             m IND 2384  0 0 0 0 1 0 = = = = 0 = 0 * = . 1 1 1 = =  8.0  2387 
15. Sharma, Dinesh K           m IND 2370  1 0 = = = 0 0 = = 0 = 0 = = * = 1 = = 0 =  8.0  2373 
16. Sivanandan, B.S              IND 2452  = 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = = = 0 = . = * = = = 1 =  7.0  2349 
17. Das, Arghyadip               IND 2402  = 0 0 0 0 0 . = = = = = 1 0 0 = * 0 1 = 1  7.0  2349 
18. Girinath, P.D.S            m IND 2350  0 0 1 = = 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = 1 * = . =  6.5  2329 
19. Himanshu, Sharma             IND 2411  0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 1 . = 0 = = 0 = * 1 =  6.5  2327 
20. Sriram, Jha                m IND 2444  0 1 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = = 1 0 = . 0 * =  6.0  2313 
21. Kamble, Vikramaditya         IND 2403  = 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = . 1 0 = = = 0 = = = *  6.0  2314 
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32nd ch-IND w Visakhapatnam IND (IND), 3-17 iv 2006
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                                            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
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 1. Swathi, Ghate              wg IND 2244  * . . = = 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 12.5  2413 
 2. Gomes, Mary Ann            wm IND 2231  . * 0 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 = . 1 1 = 1 1 11.5  2371 
 3. Mohota, Nisha              wg IND 2318  . 1 * 0 = 0 = 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 . 1 11.0  2336 
 4. Meenakshi, S1              wg IND 2289  = 0 1 * = = = . 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 11.0  2345 
 5. Harika, Dronavalli         wg IND 2358  = = = = * = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 = = . = . 1 10.5  2320 
 6. Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman   m IND 2479  0 = 1 = = * 0 . 1 = = 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 10.5  2273 
 7. Karavade, Eesha            wg IND 2332  0 = = = 0 1 * = . 1 1 1 0 . 1 = 1 1 = 10.0  2303 
 8. Ramaswamy, Aarthie         wg IND 2239  0 = 0 . = . = * = = = 1 = 1 0 1 1 = =  8.5  2201 
 9. Kiran, Monisha Mohanty        IND 2096  0 = = 1 0 0 . = * . 1 = 0 = 1 0 = 1 1  8.0  2208 
10. Amrutha, Mokal                IND 2126  0 0 1 0 0 = 0 = . * 1 0 = 1 1 0 . 1 1  7.5  2198 
11. Nimmy, A.G                    IND 2123  1 0 0 1 = = 0 = 0 0 * . 1 0 0 1 1 0 1  7.5  2169 
12. Ramya, Krishna I              IND 2161  0 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 = 1 . * 1 = . 0 1 = 1  7.0  2173 
13. Swati, Mohota                 IND 2160  1 = 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = 0 0 * = . 1 = 0 .  6.5  2157 
14. Kavitha, J.E                  IND 2126  = . 0 0 = 1 . 0 = 0 1 = = * 0 0 1 1 0  6.5  2135 
15. Iswarya, Shobana L            IND 2150  0 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 0 1 . . 1 * 1 1 = =  6.5  2148 
16. Supriya, Maji                 IND 2085  0 0 = . . 0 = 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 * 0 1 0  6.0  2110 
17. Soumya, Swaminathan           IND 2156  0 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 = . 0 0 = 0 0 1 * 1 .  4.0  2031 
18. Gokhale, Anupama           wm IND 2198  0 0 . 0 . 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 1 0 = 0 0 * =  4.0  1995 
19. Alka, Das                     IND 2019  0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 0 0 . 1 = 1 . = *  4.0  2029 
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5) Cogas Match

The Cogas Match this year took place between Jan Timman and Viktor Korchnoi. The four game match took place in Almemlo, 14th-15th April 2006. Alongside was a six round open on the same dates. All four games were drawn between Korchnoi and Timman. Sipke Ernst demolished Frank Kroeze 3.5-0.5. There are a few games from the open tournament won by Igor Khenkin with 5/6 but I need a list with full names in at least. (C Richter, and A Orlov were a couple of players impossible to identify from the info given)

Official site: http://cogas.schaakverenigingalmelo.nl/2006/

Timman, Jan H     -  Korchnoi, Viktor  1/2   34  C90  Ruy Lopez
Korchnoi, Viktor  -  Timman, Jan H     1/2   52  E52  Nimzo Indian
Timman, Jan H     -  Korchnoi, Viktor  1/2   34  E16  Queens Indian
Korchnoi, Viktor  -  Timman, Jan H     1/2   38  E52  Nimzo Indian

Cogas Rapid Match Almemlo NED (NED), 14-15 iv 2006
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Korchnoi, Viktor g  SUI 2607    =   =   =   =   2.0  2616
Timman, Jan H    g  NED 2616    =   =   =   =   2.0  2607
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Ernst, Sipke     -  Kroeze, Frank M  1-0   39  D45  Anti-Meran Variations
Kroeze, Frank M  -  Ernst, Sipke     0-1   49  C60  Ruy Lopez
Ernst, Sipke     -  Kroeze, Frank M  1-0   39  B19  Caro Kann
Kroeze, Frank M  -  Ernst, Sipke     1/2   23  C60  Ruy Lopez

Cogas Rapid Match B Almemlo NED (NED), 14-15 iv 2006
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Ernst, Sipke    m  NED 2488    1   1   1   =   3.5  2755
Kroeze, Frank M f  NED 2419    0   0   0   =   0.5  2166
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6) First Saturday April

The First Saturday tournaments for April took place 1st-11th April 2006. Stefan Kristjansson and Zlatko Ilincic finished on 8/11 in the GM group and Dagur Arngrimsson won the IM section.

Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu/

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FSGM April Budapest HUN (HUN), 1-11 iv 2006              cat. VIII (2438)
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                                       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 
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 1. Kristjansson, Stefan   m ISL 2480  * = = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 = 1  8.0  2609 
 2. Ilincic, Zlatko        g SCG 2536  = * 0 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1  8.0  2604 
 3. Seres, Lajos           g HUN 2400  = 1 * 1 0 0 = 1 = = 1 =  6.5  2506 
 4. Hera, Imre jr            HUN 2476  = = 0 * = 1 = = = 1 = 1  6.5  2499 
 5. Sendur, Adnan          m TUR 2411  0 = 1 = * 0 = = = 1 1 =  6.0  2476 
 6. Pap, Gyula               HUN 2389  0 0 1 0 1 * 1 = = 1 = =  6.0  2478 
 7. Farago, Ivan           g HUN 2534  = = = = = 0 * = = = = 1  5.5  2429 
 8. Hoang Thanh Trang      m HUN 2487  0 0 0 = = = = * = = = 1  4.5  2368 
 9. Pataki, Gyozo            HUN 2375  = 0 = = = = = = * 0 = 0  4.0  2341 
10. Wittmann, Walter       m AUT 2372  0 0 = 0 0 0 = = 1 * = 1  4.0  2341 
11. Morrison, Graham SCO   f SCO 2326  = 0 0 = 0 = = = = = * 0  3.5  2315 
12. Szabo, Krisztian1      m HUN 2469  0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 1 0 1 *  3.5  2302 
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FSIM April Budapest HUN (HUN), 1-11 iv 2006                     cat. II (2279)
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                                        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 
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 1. Arngrimsson, Dagur       ISL 2267  * 1 1 0 = = 1 1 1 1 = = = 1  9.5  2454 
 2. Fodor, Tamas jr        f HUN 2383  0 * = 1 1 = = = = 1 0 1 1 1  8.5  2380 
 3. Duong The Anh          f VIE 2325  0 = * 1 = 1 0 = = = 1 1 1 1  8.5  2385 
 4. Sebestyen, Balazs      f HUN 2317  1 0 0 * = = = = = = 1 1 = =  7.0  2304 
 5. Lengyel, Bela          m HUN 2313  = 0 = = * = = = = 1 1 = = =  7.0  2305 
 6. Mamut, Igor              ISR 2276  = = 0 = = * 1 = = = = 0 1 1  7.0  2308 
 7. Solomons, Deon           RSA 2226  0 = 1 = = 0 * = 1 = 0 1 = =  6.5  2282 
 8. Arjun, Vishnuvardhan     IND 2221  0 = = = = = = * = = 0 = 1 =  6.0  2254 
 9. Ignacz, Maria            HUN 2228  0 = = = = = 0 = * 0 1 = = 1  6.0  2253 
10. Nguyen Huynh Minh H    f VIE 2294  0 0 = = 0 = = = 1 * = = 1 =  6.0  2248 
11. Sanchez, Louis         f FRA 2284  = 1 0 0 0 = 1 1 0 = * 0 = =  5.5  2221 
12. Farago, Sandor         m HUN 2262  = 0 0 0 = 1 0 = = = 1 * = =  5.5  2223 
13. Kaposztas, Miklos      m HUN 2278  = 0 0 = = 0 = 0 = 0 = = * =  4.0  2137 
14. Toth, Lili            wm HUN 2229  0 0 0 = = 0 = = 0 = = = = *  4.0  2141 
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7) Open Norwegian Championship

The open Norwegian championship was played in Oslo 8th - 16th April 2006. Top-ranked GM Kjetil A. Lie won convincingly with 7.5 points in 9 rounds. FM Øystein Dannevig came next with 6.5 points followed by 10 players with 6 points. Dannevig and Magne Sagafos made IM-norms. There were 62 players in the A-group and 42 in the B-group. News: Eirik T. Gullaksen.

Official site: http://folk.uio.no/vahansen/index.html

Official Leading Final Standings
  1   Kjetil A. Lie (1)                NOR          2493 2527 Porsgrunn     7.5      40.0  50.5   38.5
  2   Øystein Dannevig (8)             NOR          2329 2321 Oslo          6.5      40.5  52.0   33.5
  3   Karel van der Weide (3)          NED          2482      Nederland     6        41.0  52.0   35.0
  4   Oleg Krivonosov (6)              LAT          2432      Latvia        6        40.0  52.0   33.5
  5   Magne Sagafos (14)               NOR          2271 2239 Porsgrunn     6        39.5  49.5   34.0
  6   Stellan Brynell (2)              SWE          2488      Sverige       6        39.0  51.0   33.5
  7   Jon Ludvig Hammer (11)           NOR   jr     2287 2304 Oslo          6        38.5  49.0   32.0
  8   William M. Paschall (7)          USA          2352      USA           6        38.0  49.0   32.0
  9   Ilmars Starostits (5)            LAT          2460      Latvia        6        37.5  48.0   30.5
 10   Martin Senff (4)                 GER          2476 2458 Tyskland      6        37.5  46.5   30.5
 11   Peter Vas (23)                   SWE   jr     2168 2112 Sverige       6        32.5  42.0   27.0
 12   Svein Johannessen (15)           NOR   sr     2252 2202 Oslo          6        32.5  41.5   28.5
62 players

Crosstable
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Open NOR-ch Oslo NOR (NOR), 8-16 iv 2006
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                                                 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9 
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 1. Lie, Kjetil A                 g  NOR 2493  +34 +43 = 2 +13 = 3 + 8 + 4 + 6 = 5  7.5  2596 
 2. Dannevig, Oystein             f  NOR 2329  +42 +12 = 1 - 4 +27 +14 = 3 + 9 = 7  6.5  2478 
 3. Krivonosov, Oleg              m  LAT 2432  +32 =15 +23 +20 = 1 = 4 = 2 =11 = 8  6.0  2402 
 4. Van der Weide, Karel          g  NED 2482  +50 +19 =14 + 2 + 6 = 3 - 1 = 7 =11  6.0  2431 
 5. Paschall, William M           m  USA 2352  =49 +24 +22 =10 =14 +30 = 6 = 8 = 1  6.0  2374 
 6. Brynell, Stellan              g  SWE 2488  +36 +27 + 7 = 8 - 4 +18 = 5 - 1 +23  6.0  2404 
 7. Hammer, Jon Ludvig            f  NOR 2287  +44 +17 - 6 +26 =19 =10 +21 = 4 = 2  6.0  2385 
 8. Sagafos, Magne                   NOR 2271  +59 +46 + 9 = 6 =10 - 1 +16 = 5 = 3  6.0  2435 
 9. Starostits, Ilmars            m  LAT 2460  +41 +28 - 8 =14 =15 +26 +13 - 2 +19  6.0  2324 
10. Senff, Martin                 m  GER 2476  +56 =23 +15 = 5 = 8 = 7 -11 +39 +21  6.0  2340 
11. Johannessen, Svein            m  NOR 2252  =51 =48 =34 =30 +52 +31 +10 = 3 = 4  6.0  2286 
12. Vas, Peter SWE                   SWE 2168  +45 - 2 =52 +24 -13 +49 =20 +34 +18  6.0  2258 
13. Stokke, Kjetil                   NOR 2302  +25 =39 +31 - 1 +12 +23 - 9 =18 =15  5.5  2306 
14. Ekeberg, Carl Fredrik            NOR 2272  +52 +30 = 4 = 9 = 5 - 2 =15 =16 +31  5.5  2302 
15. Bentsen, Hakon                   NOR 2180  +37 = 3 -10 +41 = 9 +42 =14 =19 =13  5.5  2316 
16. Pham, Toan Thanh                 NOR 2098  =48 -51 +45 =52 +55 +25 - 8 =14 +30  5.5  2102 
17. De Andres Gonalons, Fernando     ESP 2108  +33 - 7 +53 -21 -37 +54 +32 =20 +35  5.5  2150 
18. Chetverik, Maxim              m  RUS 2313  =24 +49 =26 +28 +21 - 6 =19 =13 -12  5.0  2220 
19. Maes, Thomas                     BEL 2179  +47 - 4 +29 +46 = 7 =27 =18 =15 - 9  5.0  2264 
20. Gabrielsen, Trond                NOR 2281  +29 =31 +39 - 3 -30 +37 =12 =17 =28  5.0  2171 
21. Ferkingstad, Sjur                NOR 2228  =38 =40 +51 +17 -18 +46 - 7 +26 -10  5.0  2152 
22. Melkevik, Johannes               NOR 2202  =40 +35 - 5 =42 =31 =41 +46 =25 =24  5.0  2078 
23. Bentsen, Oyvind                  NOR 2211  +53 =10 - 3 +34 +39 -13 =30 +44 - 6  5.0  2238 
24. Strand, Haakon                   NOR 1990  =18 - 5 +35 -12 =43 =33 +52 +46 =22  5.0  2182 
25. Aandal, Kristian                 NOR 1978  -13 +55 =43 =50 +28 -16 +49 =22 =27  5.0  2150 
26. Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen        NOR 2092  =35 +38 =18 - 7 +54 - 9 +42 -21 +44  5.0  2169 
27. Hagesaether, Ellen            wm NOR 2226  +60 - 6 +44 +48 - 2 =19 =34 =30 =25  5.0  2144 
28. Myhrvold, Rune                   NOR 2155  +54 - 9 +59 -18 -25 +45 +36 =31 =20  5.0  2148 
29. Bryn, Thomas                     NOR 1994  -20 +58 -19 -37 -38 +47 +54 +48 +39  5.0  2098 
30. Carlsen, Henrik                  NOR 2062  +57 -14 +40 =11 +20 - 5 =23 =27 -16  4.5  2170 
31. Skrondal, Inge Sandstad          NOR 2090  +58 =20 -13 +43 =22 -11 +37 =28 -14  4.5  2186 
32. Windels, Jan                     BEL 1994  - 3 -37 +58 =53 +47 =39 -17 +45 =34  4.5  2063 
33. Lindblom,Roar                    NOR ----  -17 -44 +56 +38 -46 =24 =48 =42 +49  4.5  2001 
34. Reppen, Sigmund                  NOR 2043  - 1 +61 =11 -23 +51 +53 =27 -12 =32  4.5  2107 
35. Briseid,Haakon                   NOR ----  =26 -22 -24 +56 -49 +51 +53 +43 -17  4.5  2042 
36. Nilsen, Jarle                    NOR 1881  - 6 =60 -48 +62 =45 +55 -28 =38 +37  4.5  2017 
37. Gaasland,Glenn                   NOR ----  -15 +32 -46 +29 +17 -20 -31 +41 -36  4.0  2023 
38. Carlsen, Ellen Oen               NOR 1895  =21 -26 =50 -33 +29 -43 +57 =36 =40  4.0  1988 
39. Vea, Odin Blikra                 NOR 2143  +55 =13 -20 +51 -23 =32 +41 -10 -29  4.0  2061 
40. Andersen, Dag                    NOR 1844  =22 =21 -30 =49 -41 =50 +55 =52 =38  4.0  1970 
41. Lovik, Lasse Ostebo              NOR 2015  - 9 =54 +47 -15 +40 =22 -39 -37 +57  4.0  2049 
42. Snellingen, Jorn                 NOR 1993  - 2 =45 +60 =22 +48 -15 -26 =33 =47  4.0  2031 
43. Andersen, Alf R                  NOR 2216  +61 - 1 =25 -31 =24 +38 -44 -35 +52  4.0  1981 
44. Tofte, Sondre Waage              NOR 1963  - 7 +33 -27 -54 +59 +57 +43 -23 -26  4.0  2065 
45. Rost,Bjorn                       NOR ----  -12 =42 -16 +61 =36 -28 +50 -32 +56  4.0  1977 
46. Levang, Paal Kristian            NOR 2053  +62 - 8 +37 -19 +33 -21 -22 -24 +58  4.0  2053 
47. Hagen,Anders G                   NOR ----  -19 =50 -41 +60 -32 -29 +59 +51 =42  4.0  1949 
48. Snerthammer,Daniel               NOR ----  =16 =11 +36 -27 -42 =52 =33 -29 =50  3.5  1966 
49. Sjol, Henrik                     NOR 1994  = 5 -18 =54 =40 +35 -12 -25 +53 -33  3.5  1975 
50. Svanholm, B�rge Waaktaar       NOR 2024  - 4 =47 =38 =25 -53 =40 -45 +59 =48  3.5  1918 
51. Wilsbeck, Jan B                  NOR 1919  =11 +16 -21 -39 -34 -35 +62 -47 +61  3.5  1988 
52. Getz, Nicolai                    NOR 1952  -14 +57 =12 =16 -11 =48 -24 =40 -43  3.0  1968 
53. Jacobsen, Maria Pitz             NOR 1846  -23 +56 -17 =32 +50 -34 -35 -49 =54  3.0  1918 
54. Fjellengen,Baard                 NOR ----  -28 =41 =49 +44 -26 -17 -29 =60 =53  3.0  1879 
55. Svenske, Jan                     NOR 1752  -39 -25 +57 +59 -16 -36 -40 -58 +62  3.0  1862 
56. Pettersen, Joar Gullestad        NOR 2018  -10 -53 -33 -35 +58 =60 =61 +62 -45  3.0  1880 
57. Skogli,Per                       NOR ----  -30 -52 -55 +58 +62 -44 -38 +61 -41  3.0  1818 
58. Wibe,Per H                       NOR ----  -31 -29 -32 -57 -56 +62 +60 +55 -46  3.0  1849 
59. Mohr, Fides                      GER 1943  - 8 +62 -28 -55 -44 =61 -47 -50 +60  2.5  1821 
60. Jorgensen, Line Jin              NOR 1869  -27 =36 -42 -47 =61 =56 -58 =54 -59  2.0  1770 
61. Bue, Gunnar                      NOR 1856  -43 -34 =62 -45 =60 =59 =56 -57 -51  2.0  1780 
62. Snahre,Stig Allan                NOR ----  -46 -59 =61 -36 -57 -58 -51 -56 -55  0.5  1491 
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8) Cuban Championship

The Cuban Championship is in a knockout format this year. Lazaro Bruzon and Lenier Dominguez meet for the title. Hopefully I'll be able to round up the games shortly.

The usual place for such results and games is: http://www.inder.co.cu/capablanca/

ch-CUB KO Santa Clara CUB  2006

Final
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Dominguez, Lenier 2647 4.5
Bruzon, Lazaro    2652 3.5

ch-CUB KO 3rd-4th  2006
Quezada, Yuniesky 2512 1.5
Corrales, Fidel   2493 0.5

ch-CUB KO 5th-6th  2006
Nogueiras,J  2556   1.5
Pozo Vera,S  2457   0.5

ch-CUB KO 7th-8th  2006
Vera,R       2516   3.0
Arencibia,W  2535   1.0 

Semifinal
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Bruzon,L 1.5
Corrales,Fi 0.5

Quezada,Y 0.5
Dominguez,L 1.5

ch-CUB KO 5th-8th  2006
Nogueiras,J  2556   2.5/4
Vera,R       2516   1.5/4

Arencibia,W  2535   2.0/4
Pozo Vera,S  2457   2.0/4 * 
* rapid playoff 1-1 followed
by blitz playoff Pozo 1,5-0,5 Arencibia

Quarterfinal
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Bruzon,L 2.0
Arencibia,W 0.0

Corrales,Fi 2.0
Pozo Vera,S 0.0

Quezada,Y 3.0
Vera,R 1.0

Nogueiras,J 1.0
Dominguez,L 3.0

9) XXXVII Mar del Plata Open

The XXXVII Mar del Plata Open took place in Mar del Plata from 8 to 14 April 2006. IM Diego Flores finished on 7.5/9 winning alone the prize of 500 dollars. Final round games missing.

Official Site: http://www.mdpajedrez.galileo.org.ar/arch800/fixture_800.htm

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XXXVII Open Mar del Plata ARG (ARG), 8-15 iv 2006
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 1. Flores, Diego            m  ARG 2494 7.5  43.0  38.5
 2. Duarte, Leonardo            ARG 2374 7.0  43.5  39.0
 3. Rodriguez, Andres        g  URU 2502 7.0  43.5  38.0
 4. Kovalyov, Anton          f  ARG 2309 7.0  42.0  36.5
 5. Goldwaser, Cristian         ARG 2308 7.0  39.0  33.0
 6. Cubas, Jose Fernando     m  PAR 2425 7.0  37.0  36.0
 7. Hungaski, Robert Andrew  f  USA 2400 6.5  42.5  36.5
 8. Ripari, Marcelo          f  ARG 2324 6.5  39.0  35.0
 9. Rodi, Luis Ernesto          ARG 2236 6.5  39.0  33.5
10. Corsi Ferrari, Nestor       ARG 2269 6.5  38.5  35.5
11. Ramirez, Emilio          f  ARG 2293 6.5  38.5  33.5
12. Aguilar, Andres             ARG 2256 6.5  36.5  32.5
13. Arambel, Sergio          f  ARG 2307 6.5  36.0  31.5
14. Geloso, Claudio             ARG 2238 6.5  33.0  31.0
15. Lobato,Carlos               ARG ---- 6.0  41.0  33.0
16. Cordero, Alfredo         f  ARG 2229 6.0  38.0  32.0
17. Bibiloni, Jorge             ARG 2171 6.0  37.5  31.0
18. Cuevas, Alex             f  ARG 2101 6.0  37.5  30.5
19. Roman, Facundo              ARG 2319 6.0  36.5  31.5
20. Elias, Leonardo             ARG 2101 6.0  30.5  28.0
21. Fernandez, Jorge Daniel     ARG ---- 6.0  30.5  25.0
119 players

10) Foxwoods Open

The Foxwoods Open took place April 12-16, 2006. Full details next week.

Official site: http://www.foxwoodsopen.com/

Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
 1 GM Ilya Smirin        2797 ISR 7  43.5  51    37.5
 2 GM Loek Van Wely      2719 NED 7  42    51    35.5
 3 IM Eugene Perelshteyn 2593 USA 7  39.5  47.5  34
 4 GM Alex Stripunsky    2647 USA 6½ 43    52    35
 5 GM Alexander Ivanov   2638 USA 6½ 41.5  51    35
 6 GM Alexander Shabalov 2666 USA 6½ 41.5  50    34
 7 GM Jaan Ehlvest       2676 USA 6½ 41.5  49    33.5
 8 GM Yury Shulman       2623 USA 6½ 41    49    34.5
 9 GM Victor Mikhalevski 2622 ISR 6  43.5  51.5  35.5
10 GM Vitali Golod       2696 ISR 6  43    52.5  34.5
11 GM Alek Wojtkiewicz   2587 USA 6  41.5  50    32
12 GM Varuzhan Akobian   2662 USA 6  41    49.5  34
13 GM Alonso Zapata      2530 COL 6  39.5  48.5  33
14 IM Joshua E Friedel   2511 USA 6  38    45.5  31
15 GM Dejan Antic        2585 SCG 6  37    45.5  30.5
16 FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat 2408 USA 6  36    44    28.5
17 IM Jay R Bonin        2323 USA 6  36    40.5  29
117 players

11) 10th Neckar Open

The 10th Neckar Open takes place 13th-17th April 2006.

Official site: http://www.neckar-open.de/10no/index_e.html - live coverage: http://www.neckar-open.de/10no/turniere/live/tfd.htm

Round 8 of 9 Standings:
1.  Gelashvili, Tamaz 2576 6.5
2.  Slobodjan,Roman   2523 6.5
3.  Halkias, Stelios  2528 6.5
4.  Zysk,Robert       2458 6.5
5.  Zaragatski,Ilja   2423 6.5
6.  Pavasovic, Dusko  2534 6.5
7.  Kalod,Radek       2495 6.5
8.  Miezis,Normunds   2496 6.5
9.  Szoen, Dariusz    2440 6.5
10. Bromberger,Stefan 2481 6.5
11. Delemarre,Jop     2433 6.5
12. Jedynak,Radoslaw  2444 6.0
13. Jaracz,Pawel      2488 6.0
14. Zeller,Frank      2412 6.0
15. Berelovich,Aleksa 2571 6.0
16. Spoelman,Wouter   2442 6.0
17. Rau,Hannes        2395 6.0
18. Hoffmann,Michael  2467 6.0
19. Likavsky, Tomas   2492 6.0
296 players

12) VIII Rector Cup

The VIII Rector Cup took place 27th March - 7th April 2006. The took take place in the National law academy of Ukraine & Chess club in Kharkov 12 participants in each tournament, round robin, 11 rounds, 90 minutes for each player to finish the game with extra 30 seconds for each move from the start (Fischer system). Mikhail Golubev sends corrections to four of his games.

Official site: http://ukrchess.org.ua/turnir/t085u.html

13) Kaupthing Bank Chess Tournament

The Kaupthing Bank Chess Tournament, organized by Hellir Chess Club,took place in Reykavik, Iceland 12th-17th April.

Official site: http://www.hellir.com/kb2006

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KB Bank Reykjavik ISL (ISL), 12-17 iv 2006                  cat. II (2295)
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                                            1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 
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 1. Sigfusson, Sigurdur         f ISL 2309  * 1 = = = = 1 = 1 1  6.5  2458 
 2. Shaw, John                  m SCO 2439  0 * = 1 1 1 1 0 = 1  6.0  2403 
 3. Van Delft, Merijn           m NED 2372  = = * = 1 = = 1 = 1  6.0  2410 
 4. Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn       f ISL 2335  = 0 = * = 1 0 1 1 1  5.5  2370 
 5. Thorfinnsson, Bjorn         f ISL 2311  = 0 0 = * = 1 1 1 1  5.5  2372 
 6. Johannesson, Ingvar Thor    f ISL 2269  = 0 = 0 = * 1 1 1 =  5.0  2340 
 7. Buckley, Graeme             m ENG 2398  0 0 = 1 0 0 * 1 1 1  4.5  2283 
 8. Gretarsson, Hjorvar Stein     ISL 2087  = 1 0 0 0 0 0 * = =  2.5  2151 
 9. Halldorsson, Bragi            ISL 2211  0 = = 0 0 0 0 = * 1  2.5  2137 
10. Salama, Omar                  EGY 2214  0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 *  1.0  1952 
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14) Latvian Championship

The Latvian Championship took place 28th February - 9th March 2006. Normunds Miezis won the event with 8.5/12.

Official site: http://www.latchess.lv

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ch-LAT Riga LAT (LAT), 28 ii-9 iii 2006                      cat. VI (2396)
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                                       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 
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 1. Miezis, Normunds       g LAT 2470  * = = = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 1  8.5  2547 
 2. Kengis, Edvins         g LAT 2531  = * 1 = = 0 1 = = 1 = 1 1  8.0  2509 
 3. Luckans, Arnolds       f LAT 2467  = 0 * = 1 = = = 1 = 1 = 1  7.5  2484 
 4. Starostits, Ilmars     m LAT 2493  = = = * 1 1 = 1 0 1 1 0 0  7.0  2444 
 5. Neiksans, Arturs       m LAT 2456  = = 0 0 * = = = = 1 = 1 1  6.5  2419 
 6. Daskevics, Vadims        LAT 2336  = 1 = 0 = * = 1 = 0 0 1 =  6.0  2400 
 7. Klovans, Janis         g LAT 2440  = 0 = = = = * = = 1 = = =  6.0  2392 
 8. Sveshnikov, Evgeny     g LAT 2503  0 = = 0 = 0 = * = = 1 1 =  5.5  2357 
 9. Samolins, Vitalijs       LAT 2256  0 = 0 1 = = = = * = = 0 =  5.0  2350 
10. Tronenkovs, Valdis       LAT 2261  0 0 = 0 0 1 0 = = * 1 = 1  5.0  2350 
11. Krustkalns, Kristaps     LAT 2223  = = 0 0 = 1 = 0 = 0 * 0 1  4.5  2323 
12. Antoms, Guntars        m LAT 2436  0 0 = 1 0 0 = 0 1 = 1 * 0  4.5  2305 
13. Sveshnikov, Vladimir     LAT 2273  0 0 0 1 0 = = = = 0 0 1 *  4.0  2281 
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15) Olympiad Qualifier in Peru

There was a qualifier for Peru's Olympiad team in Lima Peru. It qualified 5 players to the Olympiad. News: Rafael LLanos. I need a little longer to process the games.

The games and crosstable: http://www.mastersierra.com/

16) XXIX San Sebastian Open

The XXIX San Sebastian Open took place 8th-15th April 2006. No games appear to be available.

Official site: http://www.fgajedrez.org/

Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
1   GM Conquest Stuart                 ENG 2505 7.0  38.5  43.5    2624
2   GM Spraggett Kevin                 CAN 2578 7.0  37.5  41.5    2593
3   GM Prie Eric                       FRA 2475 7.0  37.5  40.0    2573
4   IM Neelotpal Das                   IND 2514 7.0  37.0  42.0    2580
5   IM Ivanov Jordan                   BUL 2364 7.0  34.0  36.0    2387
6   IM Cornette Matthieu               FRA 2448 6.5  36.0  41.0    2362
7   IM Ninov Nikolai                   BUL 2494 6.5  35.5  44.0    2497
8   IM Colovic Aleksandar              MKD 2459 6.5  35.5  43.0    2458
9   GM Genov Petar                     BUL 2465 6.5  34.5  39.5    2365
10  GM Gomez Esteban Juan Mario        ESP 2495 6.5  33.5  39.0    2430
11  IM Andres Gonzalez Alberto         ESP 2410 6.5  33.5  39.0    2354
12  FM Andres Gonzalez Ivan            ESP 2330 6.5  33.5  40.0    2445
13  FM Gonzalez Menendez Ivan          ESP 2413 6.5  33.0  39.5    2325
14  FM Argandona Rivero Inigo          ESP 2382 6.5  32.5  37.5    2314
15     Moreto Quintana Alex            ESP 2133 6.5  27.5  33.0    2041
16  GM Flear Glenn C                   ENG 2465 6.0  35.0  43.0    2362
17  IM Bergez Luc                      FRA 2340 6.0  33.0  40.0    2347
18  IM Petrov Marijan                  BUL 2427 6.0  32.5  39.5    2347
19  IM Jakobsen Ole                    DEN 2388 6.0  32.5  38.5    2328
20  FM Gonzalez De La Torre Sant       ESP 2317 6.0  32.0  37.5    2369
21  GM Cifuentes Parada Roberto        ESP 2494 6.0  31.5  36.0    2287
22  IM Guerra Bastida Diego            ESP 2373 6.0  29.0  32.5    2182
130 players

17) PAL/CSS Freestyle Chess Tournament

www.playchess.com held the final of the annual PAL/CSS Freestyle Chess Tournament (advanced chess) 8th-9th April (final).

The event was this time dominated by the Hydra machine and its team around Chrilly Donninger. Only Corr GM Arno Nickel had a very promising position, not to say he totally outplayed, against Hydra but failed in time trouble. 2nd the programmer of Rybka engine IM Vasik Rajlich and his team (the team members are at least not known for me). 3rd and the winner of 2000 US$ is "Relic" and the team around Darren DiAlfonso form the USA. 1st prize was 8,000 US$. the 2nd with 4,000 US$. Places 4-16 will receive prizes in form of software and books. Total prize fund was 16,000 US$. Time rate: 45mins + 5 seconds)

The next Freestyle Tourney is scheduled for 16th-18th June 2006 (not definately yet). http://www.computerschach.de/ as the offc. tourney and host site.

Further details: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3046

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CSS/Pal Freestyle Final playchess.com INT (INT), 8-9 iv 2006
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                               1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
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1. Zor_champ                   * = 1 1 = = 1 1  5.5 
2. Rajlich                     = * = = = = 1 1  4.5 
3. Relic,Rybka 1.1             0 = * = 1 = 1 =  4.0 
4. King Crusher,Rybka 1.1      0 = = * = 1 = =  3.5 
5. Klosterfrau                 = = 0 = * 1 = 0  3.0 
6. Vvarkey,Rybka 1.1           = = = 0 0 * = 1  3.0 
7. Ciron                       0 0 0 = = = * 1  2.5 
8. Equidistance                0 0 = = 1 0 0 *  2.0 
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18) Kramnik - Topalov Reunification

Kramnik and Topalov to play re-unification match. FIDE are reporting:http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=978 that there will be a 12 game reunification match between Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov in Elista. This has subsquently been confirmed by Carsten Hensel, Kramnik's manager. The match comes at the end of extensive negotiations which started after Topalov's win in San Luis. It also sees a significant consession from Kramnik in that he wanted matches to settle future world championships but the winner will play in a World Match tournament.

Each player will receive 500,000 USD net from FIDE and in addition certain revenues from possible commercial sponsorships. The winner goes to the WCC tournament 2007 (see below), the loser has to wait for the next cycle. The games will be played under classical time control (120 minutes for the first 40 moves, 60 minutes for the next 20 moves and then 15 minutes for the rest of the game plus an additional 30 seconds per move starting from move 61). Possible Tiebreak: 4 games of rapid chess (25min+10sec), then 2 blitz games (5min+10sec), then sudden death (6min/5min) with white to win.

Dates: Open Ceremony 21st September 2006, 7.00 p.m. Play on: 23rd, 24th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 30th September, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th (tie-breaks) October 2006. Closing ceremony 13th October 2006.

Later in the week a FIDE Press release said that Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced the match tournament with be in Mexico City in 2007. Similar format to San Luis.

19) Corrected FIDE List April 2006

Garry Kasparov finally drops out as world number one through inactivity. When I asked Anand and Topalov about the race to be number one Anand virtually conceded Topalov would be top because Anand wasn't playing any more rated events. Topalov said he could blow it at Morelia and Linares, and he nearly did. A dreadful performance in Morelia was made up for by a tremendous comeback in Linares and he edges out Anand by a point. Both are within striking distance of Kasparov 2812 mark too. Levon Aronian rises to number three in the world from five continuing his rise as a new star of the game. Peter Svidler effectively drops a place holding number four but losing 22 points. Leko rises a place, and Ponomariov and Morozevich both gain. Vassily Ivanchuk rises one place to 7 (effectively holding) after his rating was corrected a few days after the list was released. Vladimir Kramnik drops again after his poor performance in the Russian Championship. Gelfand makes up the remaining top 10 place. Teimour Radjabov's rise continues after his great result in Linares gaining 17 points. The rest of the list is remarkably devoid of interest, only players in the 90s drop out of the list and there are re-entries from players on the edge of the list although Baadur Jobava did gain 32 points to get back in the list at 65. Magnus Carlsen gains another 21 points in his inevitable rise.

Below is the corrected list. Nigel Short and Vassily Ivanchuk were rated for single games that they didn't play initially. There were a number of corrections elsewhere, the originally given ratings are in brackets.

Source: http://www.fide.com. The full list is available for download there.

FIDE Top 100 Players April 2006 
 No. Ja  Name                        t NAT YroB ju04 oc04 ja05 ap05 ju05 oc05 ja06 ap06 Gms
  1   2  Topalov, Veselin..........  g BUL 1975 2737 2757 2757 2778 2788 2782 2801 2804 27  
  2   3  Anand, Viswanathan........  g IND 1969 2782 2781 2786 2785 2788 2788 2792 2803 13  
  3   5  Aronian, Levon............  g ARM 1982 2671 2675 2684 2693 2724 2724 2752 2756 27  
  4   4  Svidler, Peter............  g RUS 1976 2727 2735 2735 2725 2738 2740 2765 2743 28  
  5   7  Leko, Peter...............  g HUN 1979 2741 2743 2749 2763 2763 2751 2740 2738 27  
  6  10  Ponomariov, Ruslan........  g UKR 1983 2722 2710 2700 2695 2704 2704 2723 2738 16   
  7   8  Ivanchuk, Vassily.........  g UKR 1969 2715 2705 2711 2739 2752 2748 2729 2731 27  (2723 28)
  8  11  Morozevich, Alexander.....  g RUS 1977 2743 2758 2741 2717 2707 2707 2721 2730 10  
  9   6  Kramnik, Vladimir.........  g RUS 1975 2770 2760 2754 2753 2744 2739 2741 2729 11  
 10   9  Gelfand, Boris............  g ISR 1968 2709 2693 2696 2713 2724 2717 2723 2727 13  
 11  17  Adams, Michael............  g ENG 1971 2738 2740 2741 2737 2719 2718 2707 2720 15  
 12  12  Grischuk, Alexander.......  g RUS 1983 2705 2704 2710 2724 2720 2720 2717 2719 3   
 13  19  Radjabov, Teimour.........  g AZE 1987 2664 2663 2667 2673 2682 2704 2700 2717 14  
 14  14  Polgar, Judit.............  g HUN 1976 2728 2728 2728 2732 2735 2735 2711 2711 0   
 15  13  Bacrot, Etienne...........  g FRA 1983 2712 2718 2715 2731 2729 2725 2717 2708 30  
 16  18  Akopian, Vladimir.........  g ARM 1971 2692 2692 2693 2703 2705 2707 2704 2706 19  
 17  20  Bareev, Evgeny............  g RUS 1966 2715 2715 2709 2709 2688 2675 2698 2701 11  
 18  16  Shirov, Alexei............  g ESP 1972 2725 2726 2713 2714 2705 2710 2709 2699 10  
 19  15  Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz....  g AZE 1985 2662 2660 2657 2646 2646 2674 2709 2699 23  
 20  23  Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter...  g ROM 1976 2686 2687 2673 2670 2679 2707 2693 2695 3   
 21  30  Sasikiran, Krishnan.......  g IND 1981 2666 2668 2657 2642 2652 2663 2670 2692 27  
 22  22  Malakhov, Vladimir........  g RUS 1980 2674 2664 2664 2670 2673 2670 2694 2691 11  
 23  35  Rublevsky, Sergei.........  g RUS 1974 2686 2649 2650 2645 2645 2652 2665 2687 11  
 24  26  Lautier, Joel.............  g FRA 1973 2666 2682 2678 2678 2672 2680 2682 2682 3   
 25  28  Harikrishna, P............  g IND 1986 2609 2612 2632 2646 2645 2673 2673 2680 7   
 26  63  Georgiev, Kiril...........  g BUL 1965 2626 2625 2654 2666 2666 2648 2645 2677 28  
 27  27  Short, Nigel D............  g ENG 1965 2684 2687 2674 2673 2673 2673 2676 2677 11  (2668 10)
 28  24  Sokolov, Ivan.............  g NED 1968 2679 2663 2685 2662 2691 2696 2689 2676 16  
 29  39  Jakovenko, Dmitry.........  g RUS 1983 2596 2596 2596 2608 2627 2644 2662 2675 24  
 30  32  Kasimdzhanov, Rustam......  g UZB 1979 2640 2650 2678 2670 2670 2670 2670 2673 3   
 31  21  Dreev, Alexey.............  g RUS 1969 2690 2698 2704 2705 2698 2694 2697 2673 20  
 32  29  Karpov, Anatoly...........  g RUS 1951 2682 2682 2674 2674 2672 2672 2672 2672 0   
 33  25  Kamsky, Gata..............  g USA 1974 2717 2717 2717 2700 2700 2690 2686 2671 13  
 34  57  Korneev, Oleg.............. g RUS 1969 2587 2583 2602 2611 2594 2599 2649 2671 79  
 35  37  Zvjaginsev, Vadim.........  g RUS 1976 2650 2650 2653 2649 2659 2659 2664 2670 11  
 36  45  Azmaiparashvili, Zurab....  g GEO 1960 2679 2672 2662 2671 2672 2658 2658 2669 17  
 37  33  Tiviakov, Sergei..........  g NED 1973 2601 2617 2627 2631 2678 2700 2669 2669 23  
 38  41  Bologan, Viktor...........  g MDA 1971 2663 2669 2683 2700 2700 2682 2661 2666 22  
 39  54  Vallejo Pons, Francisco...  g ESP 1982 2679 2678 2686 2677 2681 2674 2650 2666 23  
 40  48  Eljanov, Pavel............  g UKR 1983 2613 2629 2643 2641 2639 2663 2655 2665 11  
 41  46  Naiditsch, Arkadij........  g GER 1985 2574 2611 2623 2626 2612 2641 2657 2664 25  
 42  65  Nakamura, Hikaru..........  g USA 1987 2601 2620 2613 2657 2660 2662 2644 2664 14  
 43  38  Smirin, Ilia..............  g ISR 1968 2671 2673 2644 2649 2652 2673 2662 2662 0   
 44  47  Moiseenko, Alexander......  g UKR 1980 2640 2653 2669 2665 2664 2663 2657 2662 18  
 45  42  Karjakin, Sergey..........  g UKR 1990 2591 2576 2599 2635 2645 2658 2660 2661 22  
 46  31  Areshchenko, Alexander....  g UKR 1986 2575 2580 2570 2595 2625 2653 2670 2660 21  (2660 19) 
 47  68  Motylev, Alexander........  g RUS 1979 2658 2651 2665 2680 2675 2632 2638 2660 33  
 48  36  Volokitin, Andrei.........  g UKR 1986 2638 2652 2685 2679 2671 2666 2665 2660 9   
 49  90  Gashimov, Vugar...........  g AZE 1986 2586 2586 2585 2585 2594 2608 2625 2659 23  (2644 13)
 50  44  Navara, David.............  g CZE 1985 2616 2620 2644 2647 2663 2646 2660 2658 13  
 51  62  Almasi, Zoltan............  g HUN 1976 2644 2650 2628 2628 2619 2640 2646 2657 13  
 52  59  Van Wely, Loek............  g NED 1972 2680 2681 2679 2687 2655 2648 2647 2655 13  
 53  49  Kobalia, Mikhail..........  g RUS 1978 2618 2621 2634 2644 2614 2634 2654 2654 0   
 54  53  Najer, Evgeniy............  g RUS 1977 2608 2624 2624 2615 2614 2641 2652 2653 14  
 55  55  Bruzon, Lazaro............  g CUB 1982 2628 2637 2652 2669 2662 2677 2650 2652 24  
 56  72  Krasenkow, Michal.........  g POL 1963 2632 2676 2672 2672 2663 2655 2636 2650 11  
 57  56  Onischuk, Alexander.......  g USA 1975 2655 2653 2652 2638 2628 2640 2650 2650 0   
 58  34  Efimenko, Zahar...........  g UKR 1985 2572 2594 2601 2620 2643 2637 2666 2648 21  (2662 18)
 59  52  Izoria, Zviad.............  g GEO 1984 2593 2600 2607 2602 2606 2646 2652 2647 16  
 60  71  Dominguez, Lenier.........  g CUB 1983 2629 2645 2661 2658 2639 2635 2638 2647 9   
 61  66  Nielsen, Peter Heine......  g DEN 1973 2652 2663 2648 2653 2668 2646 2644 2646 2   
 62  61  Asrian, Karen.............  g ARM 1980 2586 2591 2602 2611 2611 2645 2646 2646 13  
 63  89  Carlsen, Magnus...........  g NOR 1990 2567 2581 2553 2548 2528 2570 2625 2646 13  
 64  50  Timofeev, Artyom..........  g RUS 1985 2611 2611 2619 2622 2661 2658 2653 2646 9   
 65  60  Miton, Kamil............... g POL 1984 2597 2600 2583 2592 2589 2636 2646 2646 0   
 66  --  Jobava, Baadur............. g GEO 1983 2615 2614 2640 2637 2621 2601 2614 2646 22 
 67  77  Gurevich, Mikhail.........  g TUR 1959 2667 2644 2634 2630 2669 2652 2633 2643 13  
 68  67  Tkachiev, Vladislav.......  g FRA 1973 2615 2609 2609 2605 2625 2629 2642 2643 3   
 69  43  Khalifman, Alexander......  g RUS 1966 2669 2669 2662 2658 2653 2653 2660 2640 20  
 70  40  Delchev, Aleksander.......  g BUL 1971 2603 2601 2597 2614 2656 2669 2661 2640 11  
 71  75  Alekseev, Evgeny..........  g RUS 1985 2606 2604 2605 2597 2625 2632 2634 2640 9   
 72  64  Bu, Xiangzhi..............  g CHN 1985 2620 2615 2607 2630 2632 2637 2645 2640 9   
 73  85  Zhang, Zhong..............  g CHN 1978 2603 2596 2591 2599 2608 2598 2629 2640 8   
 74  87  Bauer, Christian..........  g FRA 1977 2590 2622 2636 2640 2641 2625 2627 2638 30  
 75  73  Ibragimov, Ildar..........  g USA 1967 2582 2585 2603 2611 2605 2617 2635 2637 15  
 76  58  Sakaev, Konstantin........  g RUS 1974 2664 2669 2677 2672 2669 2668 2649 2637 12  
 77  74  Seirawan, Yasser..........  g USA 1960 2631 2631 2631 2631 2635 2635 2635 2635 0   
 78  92  Cheparinov, Ivan..........  g BUL 1986 2567 2576 2572 2621 2634 2618 2625 2635 29  
 79  51  Aleksandrov, Aleksej......  g BLR 1973 2666 2659 2635 2635 2630 2636 2653 2634 14  
 80  91  Fressinet, Laurent........  g FRA 1981 2637 2640 2638 2638 2627 2624 2625 2633 19  
 81  78  Avrukh, Boris.............  g ISR 1978 2600 2614 2629 2642 2652 2653 2633 2633 0   
 82  99  Atalik, Suat..............  g TUR 1964 ---- 2541 2560 2561 2561 2620 2618 2632 22  (2627 22)
 83  81  Huebner, Robert Dr........  g GER 1948 2624 2624 2624 2624 2636 2637 2632 2632 0   
 84  82  Granda Zuniga, Julio E....  g PER 1967 2605 2605 2599 ---- 2601 2637 2631 2631 0   
 85  93  Sutovsky, Emil............  g ISR 1977 2679 2697 2669 2665 2674 2654 2624 2628 10  
 86  79  Sokolov, Andrei...........  g FRA 1963 2583 2591 2582 2598 2603 2623 2632 2628 10  
 87  70  Milov, Vadim..............  g SUI 1972 2683 2683 2668 2653 2645 2652 2638 2625 19  (2622 19)
 88  69  Zhang, Pengxiang..........  g CHN 1980 2519 2519 2560 2583 2616 2613 2638 2623 9   
 89  88  Beliavsky, Alexander G....  g SLO 1953 2679 2660 2635 2630 2599 2631 2626 2622 13  
 90  76  Vescovi, Giovanni.........  g BRA 1978 2648 2645 2645 2638 2640 2646 2633 2622 13  
 91  100 Istratescu, Andrei........  g ROM 1975 2603 2611 2617 2624 2624 2622 2618 2621 3   
 92  84  Volkov, Sergey............  g RUS 1974 2625 2628 2612 2634 2622 2614 2629 2620 30  
 93  86  Sadvakasov, Darmen........  g KAZ 1979 2626 2631 2635 2605 2610 2612 2629 2619 9   
 94  --  Lputian, Smbat G..........  g ARM 1958 2634 2634 2640 2640 2629 2614 2613 2619 3  
 95  98  Hjartarson, Johann .......  g ISL 1963 2628 2628 2628 2628 2621 2619 2619 2619 0   
 96  --  Galkin, Alexander.........  g RUS 1979 2598 2593 2593 2599 2598 2598 2616 2618 9  
 97  --  Korotylev, Alexe..........  g RUS 1977 2596 2596 2603 2605 2604 2604 2609 2618 9  
 98  80  Movsesian, Sergei.........  g SVK 1978 2646 2629 2624 2628 2645 2635 2632 2618 9   
 99  101 Paragua, Mark.............  g PHI 1984 ---- 2534 2586 2596 2596 2596 2618 2617 8   
100  83  Timman, Jan H.............  g NED 1951 2596 2602 2607 2607 2625 2630 2630 2616 7   
101  --  Vladimirov, Evgeny........  g KAZ 1957 2628 2627 2623 2623 2616 2616 2616 2616 0  

Dropping Out
No. Ja  Name                        t NAT YroB ju04 oc04 ja05 ap05 ju05 oc05 ja06 ap06 Gms
 1   1  Kasparov, Garry...........  g RUS 1963 2817 2813 2804 2812 2812 2812 2812 2812 0
94  85  Kotronias, Vasilios.......  g GRE 1964 2608 2599 2585 2578 2587 2626 2622 2598 12 
95  97  Ehlvest, Jaan.............  g EST 1962 2605 2631 2622 2614 2614 2618 2619 2607 35
96  79  Miroshnichenko, Evgenij...  g UKR 1978 2615 2617 2620 2628 2634 2634 2619 2597 18
97  95  Kempinski, Robert.........  g POL 1977 2612 2608 2624 2627 2619 2619 2619 2586 22 
Top 100 Players April 2006

20) Forthcoming Events and Links

Van Wely - Carlsen Match

There will be a match between Loek van Wely and Magnus Carlsen 28th April - 1st May match with 4 games (2H/40 + 1H/20 + 15 min/rest + 30 sec./move for the last period) - tiebreak games are possible. The venue is described as the ROC-vestiging aan de Hofstraat which is in the town of Schagen in the North Holland region of the Netherlands.

Further info: http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/njk2006/dsb.htm and http://www.tussendetorens.nl/

Sigeman & Co Chess tournament

The Sigeman & Co Chess tournament takes place 27th April – 7th May 2006.

Category: 13                 (2552)
GM Suat Atalik           TUR (2627)
GM Jan Timman            NED (2616)
GM Alexei Fedorov        BLR (2614)
GM Igor Khenkin          GER (2602)
GM Daniel Stellwagen     NED (2543)
GM Emanuel Berg          SWE (2539)
GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson SWE (2524)
GM Jonny Hector          SWE (2514)
GM Slavko Cicak          SWE (2506)
IM Pontus Carlsson       SWE (2433)

Official site: http://www.sigeman-chess.com/

Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess Meeting

The Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess Meeting takes place 29th July - 6th August 2006. Players: Arkadij Naiditsch, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Peter Svidler, Peter Leko, Boris Gelfand, Michael Adams and Baadur Jobava.

Official site was http://www.chessgate.de/ last year.

Aarhus GM

The Grundfosis a GM-tournament cat. X-XI in Aarhus, Denmark, August 5th-13th 2006 with a special event on August 4.

There will also be an IM-tournament, cat. V (5 women vs. 5 men) and Soren Sogaard (soren@seagaard.dk) needs female players with an ELO between 2350 and 2450.

Argentine Championship

The Argentine Championship take place in San Luis, 25th April - 2nd May 2006.

Coverage: http://www.ajedrez.com.ar

Canadian Open

The Canadian Open takes place July 15th-23rd 2006 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

Further details: http://www.chessfest.ca/can_open.htm

10th Anniversary of correspondencechess.com

correspondencechess.com is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. It has a 10th Anniversary Commemorative Coin: http://www.correspondencechess.com/coin.htm

Home of: Grandmaster V.V. Palciauskas' The World of Correspondence Chess Senior International Master Knudsen's The Correspondence Chess Place The Campbell Report Ralph Marconi's Chess Pages The Canadian Correspondence Chess Association (CCCA) American Postal Chess Tournaments (APCT) The Correspondence Chess Message Board (TCCMB)   and much, much more!

Official site: http://www.correspondencechess.com/

FIDE Presidential Election Websites

Both Presidential tickets for the upcoming FIDE Elections in Turin now have websites.

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: http://www.chessfidelity.com

Bessel Kok: http://www.rightmove06.org

Bosna Sarajevo 2006

Unconfirmed reports say the Bosna Sarajevo 2006 takes place place May 5th-16th 2006. According to reliable sources, the players are GM Vladimir Malakhov (RUS 2691), GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (ROM 2695), GM Krishnan Sasikiran (IND 2692), GM Arkadij Naiditsch (GER 2664), GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR 2646) and GM Borki Predojevic (BIH 2566) in a double round robin tournament.

Official site will be: http://www.skbosna.ba (no 2006 information yet)

12th Cutro International

The 12th Cutro International Chess Festival 2006 takes place 23rd April-May 1st in Cutro, Italy. Events: Masters open, National open, Under 14. Prizes for 7,400 Euros. Announced players in the Masters open: GM Dragisa Blagojevic, GM Arkadij Rotsetin, GM Milan Drasko, GM Miroljub Lazic, IM Sergey Kasparov, IM Aleksandar Wohl, GM Igor Naumkin, IM Milan Mrdja, IM Mathias Roeder, FM Calogero Di Caro, WGM Margarita Voiska, FM Maurizio Brancaleoni, FM Patrick Van Hoolandt, FM Maurizio Abatino, Francesco Bentivegna, Antonio Scerbo, Sergio Cetkovic, Giustino Mancini.

Official site: http://e4e6.com/cutro. For further info: brunetti@fsi.net.

Dutch Team Championship

The Dutch Team Championship Meesterklasse takes place 24th September 2005 - 23rd April 2006. After eight rounds HSG (Loek van Wely, Predrag Nikolic, Yasser Seirawa, Friso Nijboer, Daniel Stellwagen, Jan Smeets, Erwin l' Ami, Ljubomir Ljubojevic, Ian Rogers etc ) lead by a point from their only serious rivals U-Boat Worx (Ivan Sokolov, Michael Adams, Jan Timman, Laurent Fressinet, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Chuchelov, Mikhail Gurevich etc) by a point with a round to go. They met on March 25th in round 8 and drew 5-5. Although the final standings are established by a playoff amongst the top four teams at the end of the season. Games now available.

Dutch Chess Federation: http://www.schaakbond.nl/ - Meesterklasse Games side bar at: http://www.schakers.info/

Also some interesting material at: http://www.thewildknights.nl./ including Ian Rogers on his win against Jan Timman. In Dutch but with English version if you click on the flag.

15th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International

15th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International Dates: 23 September - 1 October 2006 Venue: Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man Total Prize Fund: £17,500

Three sections: (1) Masters (9-round FIDE Rated swiss, ACP registered, GM/IM norms achievable, first prize £3,000) (2) Under 2000 / ECF grade 175 (7 round swiss, starts 25 Sept) (3) Under 1640 / ECF grade 130 (7 round swiss, starts 25 Sept)

Confirmed entries so far include nine 2600+ rated players (Korneev, Efimenko, Kobalia, Krasenkow, Volkov, Socko, Shabalov, Khenkin, Iordachescu, Landa) plus US women's champion Anna Zatonskih, etc.

For entry details, consult the tournament website ( http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2006/index.html) or contact tournament director Dennis Hemsley, 3 Links Avenue, Port St Mary, Isle of Man IM9 5EY, tel. 44(0)1624 833742, fax 44(0)1624 833583, email chess@manx.net

Dutch Championship

The Dutch Championship takes place in Hilversum 16th June - 2nd July 2006.

Official site: http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/nk2006/

Men's Event
 1.  Ivan Sokolov       Lelystad    2676  GM 
 2.  Sergei Tiviakov    Groningen   2669  GM
 3.  Loek van Wely      Tilburg     2655  GM
 4.  Jan Timman         Amsterdam   2616  GM
 5.  Friso Nijboer      Amsterdam   2584  GM
 6.  Erwin l' Ami       Woerden     2565  GM
 7.  Daniel Stellwagen  Soest       2543  GM
 8.  Jan Smeets         Oegstgeest  2535  GM
 9.  Jan Werle          Groningen   2529  GM - elect
10.  John van der Wiel  Voorschoten 2511  GM
11.  Yge Visser         Groningen   2480  IM
12.  Jeroen Bosch       Nijmegen    2465  IM


Women's Championship
 1.  Zhao Qin Peng        Rotterdam  2395  GM 
 2.  Tea Lanchava         Winschoten 2380  IM
 3.  Petra Schuurman      Eindhoven  2258  FM
 4.  Bianca Muhren        Rosmalen   2253  WIM
 5.  Marlies Bensdorp     Maarssen   2251  WIM
 6.  Linda Jap Tjoen San  Den Haag   2191  WIM  
 7.  Mariska Bertholee-de Mie Haarlem2153  
 8.  Arlette van Weersel  Etten Leur 2148  
 9.  Maartje de Jonge     Utrecht    2136  
10.  Pauline van Nies     Zoetermeer 2107  

Open Internet Chess Blitz Cup 2006

Central Chess Club, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the Chess Assistant Club invites chess players and chess clubs from your country to take part in the Open Internet chess blitz Cup dedicated to 50 year jubilee of the Central Chess Club (Moscow) for the prizes of FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

The prize-winning fund of the Cup makes 10 000 USD that will be played off in 10 qualifying tournaments (April 1 - May 3) and 2 final tournaments (May 6 and 10). The closing ceremony and winners rewarding will be made by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in May during the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (Italy).

The Cup tournaments will be held at Chess Assistant playing zone (www.ChessAssistant.com).

E-mail for contacts: info@chessassistantclub.com

Regulations: http://www.chessassistantclub.com/botv_50.html

Christophe Bouton Chess Blog

Christophe Bouton has started a chess blog in French at: http://echecs64.blog.20minutes.fr/

Topalov vs Nisipeanu match

Topalov vs Nisipeanu match will take place between April 6 and 9. There will be 4 games, each game will start at 13.30 CET. Time control is 40 moves / 2hours then 20 moves / 1 hour then 15 min and 30sec/move for the rest of the game.

Live coverage on http://www.chess-romania.ro

Galati Chess Open

Galati Chess Open 26th of April to 3rd of May. The open is part of Romanian Ches Grand Prix 2006. 9 rounds. At least 7000 Euro in cash prizes. GMs please ask for conditions. Contact info: Doru Ionescu contact@chess-romania.ro, +40 742 064 336. Website http://www.chess-romania.ro.

Jonathan Speelman charity chess simultaneous

Jonathan Speelman is playing a charity chess simultaneous for the Seafarers UK on Saturday April 22nd. 2006. The venue will be HMS BELFAST, a floating museum on the Thames moored opposite the Tower of London. Registration for the event will begin from 12 noon for a 1pm start. All chess enthusiasts, including club players, are invited to join in. Players are asked to donate £25. They should contact Hugh Breidenbach on 07808 067049 or wafu@orange.net for a reference number, and can then pay online using the fundraising webpage http://www.justgiving.com/bridey

Only 40 places are available. The event will take 3-4 hours. Tea and coffee will be served from the cash bar in the playing This will benefit SEAFARERS UK, supporting survivors of accidents in the fishing fleet, which suffers 10 lost vessels and 2 fatalities each month, and also those invalided out of the Merchant Navy and Royal Navy/Royal Marines who would be disadvantaged or homeless without their help.

These details can also be found on the English Chess Federation website http://www.englishchess.org.uk/ (Directly to the document download at: http://www.englishchess.org.uk/national/2006/seafareres-uk-simul_feb06.doc)

Seafarers UK is also known as King George?s Fund for Sailors, registered charity number 226446. You can find out more about them at http://www.kgfs.org.uk

4th Solingen chess weeks

The 4th Solingen chess weeks will be held in Solingen (Germany) June 10th- June 18th. Festival consists of Blitz tournament (June 10th, 22 games (11 rounds with 2 games));

Rapid Tournament (9 rounds, 20 min/game) will take place June 11th.

Main tournaments are two Open from June 15th to 18th; 7 rounds Swiss system 2h/40+ 1h/ Rest; A-tournament is open for all players and Elo-rated. Top prizes 800/500/400 euros

B-tournament is open for all players with a rating below 2000; top prizes 300/200/150 euros

Further information: Andreas Peschel: 0175-5912407; peschel@schachgesellschaft.de

Tournament site: http://www.schachwochen.de

Czech Tour 2006/2007

There is new information about the Czech Tour 2006/2007 including:

CZECH OPEN 2006 17th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games European Amateurs Championship in Chess Pardubice 13th-30th July 2006, Czech Republic

2nd WORLD SCHOOL CHESS TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP Tournaments for school chess teams in categories U12, U14, U16 Pardubice, July 12th-20th, 2006

6th ZNOJMO OPEN (the Dukla hotel and Monastery of Louka) 13th-21st May 2006 .

9th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER (the Sigma hotel) 2nd-10th August 2006.

3rd HIGHLANDS OPEN (Havlickuv Brod, the Slunce hotel) 23rd September - 1st October 2006.

7th LIBEREC OPEN (the Liberec hotel) 11th-18th November 2006.

6th PRAGUE OPEN (TOP HOTEL Praha) 11th-18th January 2007.

6th MARIENBAD OPEN (the Evropa hotel) 19th-27th January 2007.

Further details: http://www.czechtour.net or Dr. Jan Mazuch, Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR - j.mazuch@avekont.cz

In addition there is the 27th Tournament of Chess Hopes and 17th Pobeskydi Tournament organised by the town of Frydek-Mistek 13th-17th April 2006.

Further details: http://www.chessfm.cz

Computer chess calendar

New updates to the Computer chess calendar with the latest official computer chess tournaments and an updated PGN database. The latest events added:

01. CCT-8 2006, Rybka won
02. IPCCC 2005, Rybka won
03. Dutch-open 2005, Zappa won
04. WCCC, Zappa won
05. Australasian NCC-ch 2005, Bodo won
06. Polish-ch, Gosu won

Next events are: 06th International CSVN Tournament Leiden, 2006-05-05 up to 2006-05-07 14th WCCC Torino, 2006-05-25 up to 2006-06-01 Please note: The information are now again available under the older domain: http://www.amateurschach.de (selection: CC-Calendar).

The *.pgn database with official computer chess tournaments have now 8.673 games and 726 games from older tournaments (time before 1990).

21st North Sea Cup

The Esbjerg Chess Union organises the 21st North Sea Cup July 8th-15th 2006.

Further information and registration: Jens Nielsen, Storegade 66, 6700 Esbjerg, (+45)75123975, e-mail: Jerneif@get2net.dk. Registration not later than Sunday July 2nd.

Further details: http://www.northseacup.dk/nsc2006/2index.htm

16th Chess Tournament of Pobeskydi

16th Chess Tournament of Pobeskydi takes place 13th March - 17th April 2005 in Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic. There will be at least two tournaments. Round-robin with possibility to achieve IM and WGM norm and FIDE Open.

Details: http://www.chessfm.cz/

30th Blackpool Chess Conference

The 30th Blackpool Chess Conference took place 10th-12th March 2006. Open results Results from the 30th Blackpool Chess Conference, 10-12 March 2006, held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England 1st= on 4.5/5 GM Mark Hebden & John Merriman £550 each 3rd Lawrence Trent 4/5 £200

Official site: http://www.blackpoolchess.org.uk/

Hungarian tournaments April-December 2006

1. 23rd- 31st of March 22nd Budapest SPRING FESTIVAL 9 rounds Swiss Open org.: NL.

2. 1st-14th of April, GM-IM-FM round robins, 9-13 games, norm possibilities, in Budapest, Hungarian Chess Federation, Falk Miksa Str.10. 2nd floor. Organisation: Nagy Laszlo, FIDE International Chess Organizer /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/..

3. 15th-23rd of April Kecskemet, IM tmt, org: Dr.Erdelyi, Tamas, e-mail: postmaster@caissa.t-online.hu Website: www.caissachessbooks.hu Usually also in the second half of the month IM tmt-s in Kecskemet. 100 km South from Budapest.

4. 6th - 18th of May, Budapest, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, org.NL.

5.. 20th-30th of May, Budapest, ELEKES memorial GM-IM closed tmt, org.IM Zsinka, e-mail: zsinkala@axelero.hu

6. 19th-27th of May, ZALAKAROS Open, 9 rounds Swiss, Info: IM Horvath, Tamas, e-mail: mssz@zalaszam.hu website: www.csutisk.hu

7. 3rd-16th of June, FIRST SATURDAY GM /cat.VII and cat IX together/ - IM-FM closed tournaments, Budapest, Org.NL.

8.. 17th-25th of June, BALATONLELLE Open, GM-IM closed, 130 km West from Budapest, org. IM RIGO, e-mail: me-ri@t-online.hu Website: www.lellechess.tar.hu

9.. 1st-13th of July, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM closed, Bp. Org.NL,

10. 15th-23rd of July, AGRIA Open 9 rounds Swiss, Eger, 100 km North from Budapest, Org. RAUCH Ferenc, e-mail: rauch@freemail.hu

11.. 24th-30th of July, SZOMBATHELY SUMMER Open 9 rounds Swiss, 300 km West from Budapest, Org: FM KORPICS, Zsolt, e-mail: korpicschess@axelero.hu

13. 5th-17th of August, FIRST SATURDAY, Bp, GM /cat.XII-IX-VII/ - IM-FM closed, Org: NL.

14. 21st -29th of August, TALENTUM Kupa, Open, Zamárdi , org. Valis János. E-mail: husi_sc@hu.inter.net

15. 2nd-14th of September FS GM-IM Budapest, org.Nagy László

16. 7th-19th of October, FS GM-IM, Bp. Org.Nagy László.

17. 4th-16th of November FS GM-IM-FM closed tmt, info NL.

18. Second half of November, TENKES KUPA, Harkány, 250 km South West from Budapest, Organizer: Mr FULOP, Csaba E-mail: fulopcsa@invitel.hu

19. 2nd-15th of December, FS GM-IM-FM, info NL.

CE Martigny 12 hour Blitz

The CE Martigny 12 hour Blitz takes place Saturday 15th April 2006. Venue: 5 minutes per player per game, 40 games

Further details: http://www.uve-wsb.ch/ or Pierre Perruchoud Rue des Marronniers 4 1920 Martigny Tél . 079 / 287 51 57 e-mail : pierre.perruchoud@mycable.ch

6th Znojmo Open

The 6th International Chess Festival Znojmo Open 2006 takes place 13th-21st May 2006 in Znojmo (the Czech Republic). Among others European Women Rapid Chess Championship (the prize fund 5 000 EUR), FIDE open, The Znojmo Little Queen and Open Championship of the Southmoravian chess federation in active chess will be a part of the festival.

Contact: Dr. Jan Mazuch, Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR - j.mazuch@avekont.cz

Website for the Czech Tour: http://www.czechopen.net

Free "How good is your chess" articles in German

For German Readers The excellent series "How good is your chess", written by the english Grandmaster Daniel King, appears also in the german language as "Test & Training". You can download a free sample in the section "Training" at http://www.schach-magazin.de

Vladimir Kramnik vs. Deep Fritz Match Announced

Vladimir Kramnik will play the ChessBase computer program Deep Fritz in a 6 game match 25th November - 5th December 2006 in the German’s Art and Exhibition Hall in Bonne. Kramnik stands to win a prize of $1 Million US for a win in the match doubling his starting fee.

Asked how he estimates his chances, Kramnik reacted cautiously: "Fritz examines millions of moves per second. It is extraordinarily difficult to play against such a calculating monster. Right from the start you are walking on a very narrow ridge, and you know that any inattentiveness will be your downfall. It is a scientific experiment and I will have to fight very hard for my chance." The WCC is being organized by Universal Event Promotion (UEP), in cooperation with the Art and Exhibition Hall.

Schedule: Game 1: Saturday 25.11.2006 16h Game 2: Monday 27.11.2006 16h Game 3: Wednesday 29.11.2006 16h Game 4: Friday 01.12.2006 16h Game 5: Sunday 03.12.2006 16h Game 6: Tuesday 05.12.2006 16h During the entire period of the match the Art and Exhibition Hall will offer a varied program.

Information: http://www.bundeskunsthalle.de

MTel Masters Sofia

The Mtel Masters takes place in Sofia 9th (opening ceremony) - 21st (closing) May 2006. Players: Veselin Topalov, Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler, Etienne Bacrot, Gata Kamsky and Ruslan Ponomariov.

Website: http://www.mtelmasters06.com/

Battle of Senta 1697 Chess Festival

The 10th Anniversary Chess Festival "The Battle of Senta 1697" takes place 21st-30th July 2006. Events: A Main tournament, B tournament, rapid-transit ( ,, Blitz ,, ) tournament, rapid-transit tournament, children’s rapid-transit tournament, women’s rapid-transit tournament

Information, registration for tournaments and private accommodation bookings at Seles Ambrus, 27 Fruskogorska street, 24400 Senta Serbia-Montenegro . Telephone number : +381-24-813-251 or mob. +381-63-8-754-713, E-mail : kajari@sksyu.net , szelescs@sabotronic.co.yu, novaklaslo@ptt.yu, brindzai@stcable.co.yu.

Further details: http://www.chess-senta.org.yu/

Politiken Cup

The Copenhagen Chess Festival, including the Politiken Cup will take place 22nd-30th July 2006. Nigel Short has already agreed to participate.

Further details: http://www.politikencup.dk/

3rd South Wales International

The 3rd South Wales International Chess Tournament takes place 8-13 July 2006.

Official site: http://www.southwaleschess.co.uk/SWI/

RC Sport Open 2006

The 1st RC Sport Open takes place 29th April - 6th May 2006 in Ústí nad Orlicí (Czech republic).

Further details: http://sachy.rcsport.info

Brno Chess Festival

The Brno Chess Festival takes place in the Czech Republic, 30th June - 9th July 2006.

Events: A. Grandmasters close tournament 30.6.-9.7.2006 SKANSKA BRNO 2006 B. 2 masters close tournament 30.6.-9.7.2006 DS BRNO 2006 and ZS BRNO 2006 C. Open tournament FIDE 1.7.-9.7.2006 OPEN DURAS BVK FIDE D. Open tournament national 1.7.-9.7.2006 OPEN DURAS BVK national E. Open blitz tournament 8.7.2006 Memorial Vaclav Felix F. Simultaneous games 5.7.2006

Further details: http://www.skduras.wz.cz/indexe.htm

World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad

The World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad takes place in 5th-13th August 2006 in Dogubeyazit, Agri Turkey.

Official site: http://www.tsf.org.tr

Andrew Martin Chess Academy

The Official web site for the Andrew Martin Chess Academy goes live on Wednesday, March 1st featuring A Game Annotation Service A personal on-line tuition and coaching service A regular newsletter A Series of (real OTB) tournaments for Children under 14 years.

Official site: http://www.andrewmartinchessacademy.com/ (http://www.andrewmartinchessacademy.com/main.php)

XIX edition of the Ciudad de León

The XIX edition of the Ciudad de León chess tournament takes place 8th-12th June 2006 at the Junta de Castilla y León building in León, Spain.

Players: Veselin Topalov, Viswanathan Anand, Paco Vallejo and Lázaro Bruzón.

There will be 2 semi finals (June 9th and June 10th) and a final (June 11th)

Official sites: http://www.advancedchessleon.com and/or http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com

Spanish Championship

The Spanish closed and open Championships will be held in León November 22nd-30th 2006. The Hotel Conde Luna from León will be the venue and the official hotel of the organization.

2nd San Marino Open

The 2nd San Marino International Chess Open takes place in the Republic of San Marino June 5th-11th 2006, at the end of the Turin World Chess Olympiad. Prize fund € 40.000, 1st prize € 10.000. For any related information visit the internet website http://www.sanmarinoscacchi.sm

For further info: info@sanmarinoscacchi.sm

Las Vegas Masters

Las Vegas Masters Chess Tournament June 10th-14th, 2006

School House Chess Center, Las Vegas, USA FIDE rated, 9 round Swiss, open to players rated FIDE 2200 and higher. $3,800 prize fund, free entry to GMs and non-US IMs.

Website: http://www.clarkcountychessclub.com/masters/. Info: Chris Bird, (702)575-0635, chris@clarkcountychessclub.com.

National Open

National Open Chess Tournament June 16th-18th, 2006

Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, USA 6 round Swiss, 8 sections: Open, U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, U1400, U1200 and Unrated. Estimated $100,000 total prize fund! Free entry to GMs. Side events include Susan Polgar World Championship for Girls and National Open Blitz Championship.

Website: http://www.lvchessfestival.com

Alushta Tournaments

01.02.06 Tournaments in Alushta:

GM Norm: 29.04-9.05, 11.05-21.05, 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 16.06-26.06, 2.09-12.09, 14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10,

IM Norm: 29.04-9.05, 11.05-21.05, 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 16.06-26.06, 2.09-12.09, 14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10,

Rating tournament: 5.06-13.06, 23.06–27.06

Open tournament (under 16 years) First prize - 200$ 14.06-22.06, Swiss 9 rounds.

Open tournament First prize - 1000$ First prize (woman)- 500$: 28.06-6.07, Swiss 9 rounds. Open tournament (rapid chess) 7.07–8.07, Swiss 9 rounds. Blitz tournament 9.07. Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 23.06–27.06. Individual and group studying.

Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua phone +38 (06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking) + 38 050 669-26-04 (for English speaking) e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua

Lenk International Chess Festival

The "Swiss Chess Tour 2006" will continue in Lenk with the 18th "Kreuz-Open" April 13th-17th 2006.

The venue is the Hotel Kreuz, Grande Open, 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. From 11.- 20. places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1945), junior(1986-89), schoolboy (1990) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs and juniors 60 SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. New: teams competition, with 4 members; 3 prizes: 4x100/4x75/4x50 SF; entry fee 10 SF. Venue: Hotel "Kreuz". Time table: Round 1st 18.00-23.00 April 13,; Rounds 2/3 09.30-14.30 and 15.30-20.30 April 14,; Round 4 13.30-18.30 April 15,; Rounds 5/6 09.30-14.30 and 15.30-20.30 April 16,; Round 7 9.30-14.30 April 17. Closing ceremony April 17 at 16.00.

Info: Beochess +41+62+965-46-50 (Robert Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch or site http://www.beochess.ch for more details.

20th Pula Open 2006

The 20th Pula Open (Croatia) takes place 18th-25th June 2006.

Further details and entry: http://www.skpula.hr/

GM against the World - Olympiads of Chess, Turin 2006

The second GM against the World game on the Olympiad site will be GM Misho Cebalo (Croatia) and he it start on Monday, January 9th. Just Register on the Olympiad website and wait to receive your password by email. Then Enter the game in PlayArea/play on line

Further details: http://www.chessolympiad-torino2006.org

Lodi International Chess Festival

The 2nd Festival Scacchistico Internazionale "Città di Lodi" takes place in Lodi, Italy, 5th-11th June 2006. Prize fund Euros20.000,00.

Further details: http://www.lenuvole.org/ or scacchi@lenuvole.org

14th Donau Open

The 14th Donau Open took place 26th-31st December 2005. I couldn't get the official site: http://www.aschach.info/schach/english.htm to work correctly.

Asian Youth Championships

The Asian Youth Championships took place in New Delhi December 7th-14th 2005.

Games, Results, photos are available at http://www.delhichess.com.

Davos Festival 2006

Swiss Chess Tour Davos Festival 2006 with Viktor Korchnoi playing the first time in individual senior championship

The "Swiss Chess Tour 2006" will continue in Davos with Chess Summer Festival from August 5-13, 2006. Main event will be the 6th European Individual Senior Championship. The second tournament will be 5. Davos Open. The first time Davos host an official event. Just to remind, Davos is one of the most popular tourist places in Europe (summer and winter), with specific micro clime, unique in the world.

6th European Individual Senior Championship, August 7th to 13th 2006. "Sunstar Park Hotel" (4 stars) will be host festival in the new, comfortable Congress Center. Swiss system, 9 rounds and the games will last a maximum of 6 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 60 minutes till the end). Valid for FIDE titles and rating: FIDE, Swiss (SSB) and German (DWZ). Seniors: men born 1945 and earlier; women born 1955 and earlier. Prize (men): 2.500/1.700/1.000/700/600/500/2x400/2x300 SF. 3 group rating prize (200/150/100 SF). Women: 400/300/3x200 SF; Entry fee 70 SF; at the door 10 SF more. Time table: Rounds 1 15.00-21.00 August 5th; Round 2/8 9.30-15.30 August 6th-12th; Round 9 9.30-15.30 August 13th.

5th Davos Open, 7 rounds and the games will last a maximum of 6 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 60 minutes till the end). Prize are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. Natural prizes for 4 and more points. Special prizes for best Lady, best local player. Entry fee 140 SF, FMs and juniors 70 SF, GMs and IMs free; juniors lodging at Sunstar Park Hotel free; at the door 10 SF more. Time table: Rounds 1 15.00-21.00 August 6th; Round 2/7 16.00-22.00 August 7th-12th. Venue: "Sunstar Park Hotel" Congress Center. Closing ceremony August 13th, 4 p.m. Unbelievable chess-rates. Info Beochess: +41+62+9654-650 (Robert Spoerri) beochess@bluewin.ch or http://www.beochess.ch or http://yubc.net/~yuchess

Iranian Super League

The second Season of the Iranian Super League starts from 3rd October 2005. News: Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh.

Further details: http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/asp/turniere.asp?tnr=2350&lan=1 and http://www.iranchess.com/indexen.htm

Seagaard ChessReviews

Soren Sogaard has announced that his site Seagaard ChessReviews will be updated after receiving a lot of positive e-mails, "I decided to try to keep running the site. I also got two new reviewers, and the well known danish IM Steffen Pedersen reviews his first book." He'll see if he can keep it going another 6 months.

Website: http://seagaard.dk/review

Mezezers International Open 2006

The Mezezers International Open 2006 (110 km from Riga Latvia) takes place 1st-6th July 2005.

Details; http://www.mezezers.viss.lv

Jovan Petronic Website

Jovan Petronic has a new website with some news on it.

http://www.jovanpetronic.com/chessnews.htm

New RSS Chess Website

Chess Samizdat is a new portal which offers free syndicated chess content to the world via JS and RSS feed.

http://www.correspondencechess.com/samizdat/

European Team Championship

In addition to Olympiad history there is now European Team Championship history (1957-2005) available at: http://www.olimpbase.org

Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship

Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship, 2005-2006 The starter round of this competition has now finished and the solution to the starter problem, and other details, is available at the website: http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/0506/bcsc.html

Peter Leko Official Site

Peter Leko now has a web site. http://www.lekochess.com/

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

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

TWIC Messageboard

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