THE WEEK IN CHESS 776 21st September 2009 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Kasparov vs Karpov Match
3) Short - Efimenko Match
4) Inventi Chess Tournament 2009
5) 2 Chinese tournaments
6) Xtracon Tournament
7) First Saturday September
8) Dutch Championships
9) US Chess League
10) 65th Polish Ekstraliga, Lublin
11) SPICE Cup
12) 7th Mediterranean Chess Championship
13) Serbian Women's League
14) Quality Chess Edinburgh International
15) John Littlewood 1931-2009
16) Paraguay Championship
17) CECLUB Spanish Teams
18) VII Marx Gyorgy Memorial
19) Mecking - Fier Match
20) Forthcoming Events and Links

Games Section
Short - Efimenko Match2 games
Inventi Chess Tournament 200910 games
Xtracon Tournament299 games
First Saturday September42 games
Dutch Championships69 games
US Chess League28 games
65th Polish Ekstraliga, Lublin210 games
SPICE Cup16 games
7th Mediterranean Chess Championship223 games
Serbian Women's League115 games
Quality Chess Edinburgh International37 games
Paraguay Championship81 games
CECLUB Spanish Teams90 games
1222 games

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Kasparov vs Karpov 3

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1) Introduction

My thanks to Bent Kolvig, Mikhail Golubev, Jan Mazuch, Gujuan Tzu, Bela Lengyel, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Mig Greengard, Lazlo Nagy, Miklos Orso, Robert Fontaine, Jan Lagrain, Susan Polgar, Weng Nian Siow, Zenon Franco Ocampos and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Two retired players having a bit of an exhibition? Well Kasparov vs Karpov is likely to gain a good deal more publicity than that. It remains to be seen what the quality of chess is like. Karpov has struggled with his openings and his now terrible clock handling in recent times, probably as a consquence of his openings. Kasparov just hasn't played at all. They both have prepared seriously so we'll see what happens. The expectation is Kasparov will win easily but until we see him play we won't actually know. Went through 15 years last Thursday. I have a new website set up on a test server but am awaiting an update of the operating system on this site to get it working here. A few things have been left out as I put my effort into trying to get it to work, and I'm dog tired right now, but I'll catch up with things for next week hopefully. Elsewhere Nigel Short and Zahar Efimenko are 1-1 in what looks like an interesting match, and also the Spanish teams have a lot of top players.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Kasparov vs Karpov Match

Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov will play a 12 game (4 Rapid (25'+ 5') and 8 blitz 5'+2') match in Valencia 21st-24th September 2009. The match is on the 25th Anniversary of the start of their infamous first aborted match in Moscow in 1984-5, this was followed by an epic series of close World title matches which ended in Lyon 1990.

Simul today with special guests. Start time for the rapid games 6pm UK time on Tuesday.

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

Apparently the problems on the official site in some areas (where a placeholder appears) is due to the site not being fully propagated throughout the world and some people are unable to read it properly.

http://www.europe-echecs.com/ will be on the spot with video reports.

Mig's Daily Dirt Preview

Kasparov - Karpov Match Valencia (ESP), 21-24 ix 2009
Schedule
21.09.2009Simul by Kasparov and Karpov 19:00pm local time
22.09.2009Games 1 and 2 Rapid 19:00pm local time
23.09.2009Games 3 and 4 Rapid 19:00pm local time
24.09.20098 Blitz Games19:00pm local time

3) Short - Efimenko Match

44 year old Nigel Short plays 24 year old Zahar Efimenko in a 6 game challenge match in Mukachevo (Ukraine) 20th-26th September 2009 Match organised by UEP.

The first two games of the match were split 1-1 with wins for black in both games. Short went badly astray in the opening, lost the exchange and went down without a fight. In game two he took an initiative as black on the run up to the first time control and finished things off reasonably clinically.

Short - Efimenko Match Mukachevo (UKR), 20-26 ix 2009
Schedule
20.09.20091st round 1:30pm local time
21.09.20092nd round 3:30pm local time
22.09.20093rd round 3:30pm local time
23.09.2009Free day
24.09.20094th round 3:30pm local time
25.09.20095th round 3:30pm local time
26.09.20096th round 3:30pm local time

Live coverage: http://live.uep-chess.com/live.htm

Website Universal Event Promotion: http://www.uep-chess.com/cms_english/

Club Mukachevo

Media Contact: Mikhail Golubev, gmi@europe.com

(UEP news service 13th of September 2009)

Match Mukachevo
Short, Nigel D - Efimenko, Zahar 0-1 38 B23 Sicilian Closed
Efimenko, Zahar - Short, Nigel D 0-1 52 C80 Ruy Lopez Open

Match Mukachevo (UKR), 20-26 ix 2009
Name Ti NAT Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Perf
Efimenko, Zahar g UKR 2654 1 0 . . . . 1 2706
Short, Nigel D g ENG 2706 0 1 . . . . 1 2654

4) Inventi Chess Tournament 2009

The Inventi Chess tournament takes place in Antwerp. 9 round round-robin with Bacrot, Sargissian, Sasikiran, Sutovsky, Howell, Timman and some other 2600+-players. 18th-26th September 2009. I couldn't get hold of the games from the early rounds. Bacrot leads on 3/4. Live games from the official site.

Official site: http://inventi.info/

Live: http://www.schaakfabriek.be

5) 2 Chinese tournaments

Two chess tournaments are currently taking place in China, one is Maotai Prince Cup China National Chess King/Queen Championships in which top 8 Chinese men and 8 women players participating, this is the most important tournament before Nanjing super tournament in late September 2009 in China, other one is ZheJiang LiShui XingQiu chess International Open

Blog information: http://blog.sina.com.cn/rss/chessnews.xml

6) Xtracon Tournament

The Xtracon Tournament took place 4th-13th September 2009. Sarunas Sulskis and Kaido Kulaots finished on 7/9.

Official site: http://www.skovboskakklub.dk

7) First Saturday September

The First Saturday Budapest, Hungary, GM-IM-FM round robin tournaments took place 5th-17th September 2009. Denes Boros took clear first place in the GM Group with 7/9.

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

FSGM September Budapest (HUN), 5-13 ix 2009 cat. VIII (2434)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Boros, Denes m HUN 2462 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7 2652
2. Szabo, Krisztian1 m HUN 2489 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 6½ 2595
3. Varga, Zoltan g HUN 2481 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 2510
4. Berczes, David g HUN 2521 ½ ½ ½ * 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5½ 2505
5. Fodor, Tamas jr f HUN 2430 ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 4½ 2435
6. Czebe, Attila g HUN 2485 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 4½ 2429
7. Kislik, Erik Andrew f USA 2339 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ 1 4 2403
8. Manca, Federico m ITA 2356 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 4 2401
9. Shen Siyuan CHN 2368 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 3 2317
10. Odendahl, Reiner f GER 2422 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 1992
FSIMA September Budapest (HUN), 5-17 ix 2009 cat. I (2270)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
1. Lorand, Norbert f HUN 2339 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 8½ 2392
2. Dencsi, Tibor f HUN 2338 ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 7½ 2329
3. Moskovic, David M f ENG 2307 ½ 0 * 1 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7 2294
4. Vegh, Endre m HUN 2296 ½ 1 0 * ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 6½ 2267
5. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2251 ½ ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 6½ 2271
6. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2236 0 0 1 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6½ 2272
7. Nguyen Thi Mai Hung wf VIE 2213 1 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 6½ 2274
8. Lyell, Mark f ENG 2217 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 1 ½ 6 2244
9. Turzo, Attila m HUN 2314 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 0 1 5½ 2207
10. Feher, Adam HUN 2224 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ * 0 1 1 5 2187
11. Erdei, Andras HUN 2132 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 * 1 ½ 5 2194
12. Gruenhagen, Marc GER 2113 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 4½ 2166
13. Stoenescu, Radu FRA 2175 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 * 3 2055
FSIMB September Budapest (HUN), 5-14 ix 2009 cat. I (2264)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Berczes, Csaba m HUN 2368 * * 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8 2472
2. Le Thanh Tu wg VIE 2305 0 ½ * * 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 6½ 2354
3. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2245 0 1 0 ½ * * ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 4½ 2220
4. Szalanczy, Emil m HUN 2354 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ * * 0 1 1 1 4½ 2198
5. Zalkind, Konstantin f ISR 2107 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 * * ½ ½ 3½ 2174
6. Shao Shuai CHN 2149 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * * 3 2126

8) Dutch Championships

A weakened Dutch Championships took place in Haaksbergen 12th-20th September 2009. Anish Giri took clear first place with 6/8. There was controversy too when Sergei Tiviakov withdrew after three rounds.

Chess Vibes on Tiviakov's withdrawal.

Official site: http://nk.schaakbond.nl/

ch-NED Haaksbergen (NED), 12-20 ix 2009 cat. XI (2504)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Giri, Anish g NED 2552 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 6 2691
2. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2540 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 5½ 2640
3. Reinderman, Dimitri g NED 2572 ½ 0 * 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 2590
4. Ernst, Sipke g NED 2589 ½ ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 5 2588
5. Cuijpers, Frans m NED 2480 0 ½ 0 ½ * ½ 1 ½ 1 4 2507
6. Swinkels, Robin m NED 2511 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ * 0 1 1 3½ 2460
7. Miedema, Roi f NED 2396 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 * 1 1 3½ 2474
8. Van der Weide, Karel g NED 2462 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * 1 2 2316
9. Bitalzadeh, Ali m NED 2437 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 * 1½ 2261
Round 1 (September 12, 2009)
Giri, Anish - Ernst, Sipke ½-½ 78 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Cuijpers, Frans - Swinkels, Robin ½-½ 126 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Miedema, Roi - Nijboer, Friso 0-1 41 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Van der Weide, Karel - Reinderman, Dimitri ½-½ 42 B72 Sicilian Dragon
Tiviakov, Sergei - Bitalzadeh, Ali ½-½ 61 C06 French Tarrasch
Round 2 (September 13, 2009)
Nijboer, Friso - Reinderman, Dimitri 1-0 52 C10 French Rubinstein
Ernst, Sipke - Van der Weide, Karel 1-0 68 E94 King's Indian Classical
Swinkels, Robin - Tiviakov, Sergei 1-0 43 E09 Catalan
Miedema, Roi - Cuijpers, Frans 0-1 47 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Bitalzadeh, Ali - Giri, Anish ½-½ 31 A14 Reti Opening
Round 3 (September 14, 2009)
Giri, Anish - Swinkels, Robin ½-½ 23 B66 Sicilian Rauzer
Reinderman, Dimitri - Ernst, Sipke 1-0 40 A29 English Four Knights
Cuijpers, Frans - Nijboer, Friso ½-½ 69 B83 Sicilian Scheveningen
Van der Weide, Karel - Bitalzadeh, Ali 1-0 55 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Tiviakov, Sergei - Miedema, Roi 1-0 43 C05 French Tarrasch
Round 4 (September 15, 2009)
Nijboer, Friso - Ernst, Sipke ½-½ 32 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Swinkels, Robin - Van der Weide, Karel 1-0 41 B65 Sicilian Rauzer
Miedema, Roi - Giri, Anish 0-1 24 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Bitalzadeh, Ali - Reinderman, Dimitri ½-½ 32 A91 Dutch Classical
Round 5 (September 16, 2009)
Giri, Anish - Cuijpers, Frans 1-0 40 D17 Slav Defence
Reinderman, Dimitri - Swinkels, Robin 1-0 51 C13 French Classical
Ernst, Sipke - Bitalzadeh, Ali 1-0 62 A32 English Symmetrical
Van der Weide, Karel - Miedema, Roi 0-1 34 C18 French Winawer
Round 6 (September 17, 2009)
Nijboer, Friso - Bitalzadeh, Ali ½-½ 27 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Swinkels, Robin - Ernst, Sipke ½-½ 17 C69 Ruy Lopez Exchange
Cuijpers, Frans - Van der Weide, Karel ½-½ 8 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Miedema, Roi - Reinderman, Dimitri ½-½ 69 A21 English Opening
Round 7 (September 18, 2009)
Giri, Anish - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 37 E99 King's Indian Classical
Reinderman, Dimitri - Cuijpers, Frans 1-0 59 A29 English Four Knights
Ernst, Sipke - Miedema, Roi 1-0 20 D38 QGD Ragozin
Bitalzadeh, Ali - Swinkels, Robin 0-1 75 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Round 8 (September 19, 2009)
Giri, Anish - Van der Weide, Karel 1-0 51 B27 Sicilian Early Fianchetto
Nijboer, Friso - Swinkels, Robin 1-0 31 B49 Sicilian Paulsen
Cuijpers, Frans - Ernst, Sipke ½-½ 34 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Miedema, Roi - Bitalzadeh, Ali 1-0 65 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Round 9 (September 20, 2009)
Reinderman, Dimitri - Giri, Anish ½-½ 14 B10 Caro Kann
Swinkels, Robin - Miedema, Roi 0-1 48 E99 King's Indian Classical
Van der Weide, Karel - Nijboer, Friso 0-1 42 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Bitalzadeh, Ali - Cuijpers, Frans 0-1 53 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
ch-NED w Haaksbergen (NED), 12-20 ix 2009
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Peng Zhaoqin g NED 2407 * * 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 8 2402
2. Bensdorp, Marlies wm NED 2325 0 ½ * * 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 7 2328
3. De Mie, Mariska wf NED 2192 1 0 0 0 * * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 5½ 2241
4. Van Weersel, Arlette wm NED 2209 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 * * 1 0 ½ 1 4 2130
5. Middelveld, Martine NED 2078 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 * * ½ 1 3 2079
6. Munnik, Talitha NED 2009 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * * 2½ 2049

9) US Chess League

The US Chess League got under way on August 31st 2009. Week three took place on the 14th and 16th of September.

http://www.uschessleague.com/

US Chess League ICC (INT), 31 viii - 5 xii 2009
EASTERN DIVISION WLGame PointsOpps Avg RatingOpps Record
New Jersey 3.00.08.0/12 (67%)24192.5-3.5 (42%)
Boston 2.01.06.5/12 (54%)24010.5-5.5 (8%)
New York 1.51.57.0/12 (58%)24304.0-2.0 (67%)
Baltimore 1.51.56.5/12 (54%) 23840.0-6.0 (0%)
Philadelphia 1.02.05.5/12 (46%)24084.0-2.0 (67%)
Queens 0.52.53.5/12 (29%)24472.5-3.5 (42%)
Carolina 0.03.02.5/12 (21%)24463.5-2.5 (58%)
WESTERN DIVISION WLGame PointsOpps Avg RatingOpps Record
San Francisco 2.50.58.0/12 (67%)24284.5-1.5 (75%)
Miami 2.01.07.0/12 (58%)24143.5-2.5 (58%)
Seattle 2.01.06.5/12 (54%)24214.5-1.5 (75%)
Arizona 1.51.57.0/12 (58%)24053.0-3.0 (50%)
Tennessee 1.51.56.0/12 (50%)24082.0-4.0 (33%)
Dallas 1.0 2.0 6.0/12 (50%) 24314.5-1.5 (75%)
Chicago 1.02.04.0/12 (33%)24043.0-3.0 (50%)
US Chess League ICC (INT), 31 viii - 5 xii 2009
Week1: Monday, August 31st 2009
1Queens PioneersvsBoston Blitz Boston 3-1
2Miami SharksvsDallas Destiny Miami 3-1
3San Francisco MechanicsvsSeattle Sluggers Tie 2-2
Week1: Wednesday, September 2nd 2009
4New York KnightsvsNew Jersey Knockouts New Jersey 2.5-1.5
5Carolina CobrasvsBaltimore Kingfishers Carolina 3-1
6Philadelphia InventorsvsTennessee Tempo Tennessee 2.5-1.5
7Arizona ScorpionsvsChicago Blaze Arizona 3.5-0.5
Week2: Tuesday, September 8th 2009
1New Jersey KnockoutsvsPhiladelphia Inventors New Jersey 2.5-1.5
2Queens PioneersvsBaltimore Kingfishers Tie 2-2
3Seattle SluggersvsNew York Knights Tie 2-2
Week2: Wednesday, September 9th 2009
4Boston BlitzvsCarolina Cobras Boston 3-1
5Chicago BlazevsMiami Sharks Miami 3-1
6San Francisco MechanicsvsDallas Destiny San Francisco 3-1
7Tennessee TempovsArizona Scorpions Tie 2-2
Week3: Monday, September 14th 2009
1Carolina CobrasvsNew Jersey Knockouts New Jersey 3-1
2Queens PioneersvsNew York Knights New York 3.5-0.5
3Baltimore KingfishersvsPhiladelphia Inventors Philadelphia 2.5-1.5
4Dallas DestinyvsBoston Blitz Dallas 4-0
Week3: Wednesday, September 16th 2009
5Tennessee TempovsChicago Blaze Chicago 2.5-1.5
6Miami SharksvsSan Francisco Mechanics San Francisco 3-1
7Arizona ScorpionsvsSeattle Sluggers Seattle 2.5-1.5
Week4: Monday, September 21st 2009
1Miami SharksvsTennessee Tempo 8:00 PM ET
2Chicago BlazevsSan Francisco Mechanics 8:30 PM ET
3Baltimore KingfishersvsArizona Scorpions 9:00 PM ET
Week4: Wednesday, September 23rd 2009
4New Jersey KnockoutsvsNew York Knights 7:00 PM ET
5Carolina CobrasvsQueens Pioneers 7:15 PM ET
6Boston BlitzvsPhiladelphia Inventors 7:30 PM ET
7Dallas DestinyvsSeattle Sluggers 9:00 PM ET
Week5: Monday, September 28th 2009
1Baltimore KingfishersvsBoston Blitz 7:15 PM ET
2Miami SharksvsCarolina Cobras 7:30 PM ET
Week5: Wednesday, September 30th 2009
3Philadelphia InventorsvsQueens Pioneers 7:00 PM ET
4New Jersey KnockoutsvsChicago Blaze 8:00 PM ET
5New York KnightsvsSF Mechanics 8:30 PM ET
6Arizona ScorpionsvsDallas Destiny 9:00 PM ET
7Seattle SluggersvsTennessee Tempo 9:00 PM ET
Week6: Monday, October 5th 2009
1New York KnightsvsBaltimore Kingfishers 7:15 PM ET
2Chicago BlazevsPhiladelphia Inventors 8:00 PM ET
3Arizona ScorpionsvsNew Jersey Knockouts 9:00 PM ET
Week6: Wednesday, October 7th 2009
4Carolina CobrasvsBoston Blitz 7:00 PM ET
5Tennessee TempovsDallas Destiny 8:00 PM ET
6San Francisco MechanicsvsMiami Sharks 8:30 PM ET
7Queens PioneersvsSeattle Sluggers 9:00 PM ET
Week7: Monday, October 12th 2009
1New York KnightsvsPhiladelphia Inventors 7:00 PM ET
2Carolina CobrasvsDallas Destiny 8:00 PM ET
3Seattle SluggersvsMiami Sharks 9:00 PM ET
Week7: Wednesday, October 14th 2009
4Boston BlitzvsQueens Pioneers 7:00 PM ET
5Baltimore KingfishersvsNJ Knockouts 7:15 PM ET
6Chicago BlazevsTennessee Tempo 8:00 PM ET
7Arizona ScorpionsvsSF Mechanics 9:00 PM ET
Week8: Monday, October 19th 2009
1New Jersey KnockoutsvsBoston Blitz 7:00 PM ET
2Dallas DestinyvsMiami Sharks 8:00 PM ET
3Chicago BlazevsArizona Scorpions 9:00 PM ET
Week8: Wednesday, October 21st 2009
4New York KnightsvsCarolina Cobras 7:00 PM ET
5Philadelphia InventorsvsBaltimore Kingfishers 7:15 PM ET
6San Francisco MechanicsvsQueens Pioneers 8:30 PM ET
7Tennessee TempovsSeattle Sluggers 9:00 PM ET
Week9: Monday, October 26th 2009
1Queens PioneersvsCarolina Cobras 7:00 PM ET
2Dallas DestinyvsChicago Blaze 8:00 PM ET
3San Francisco MechanicsvsTennessee Tempo 9:00 PM ET
Week9: Wednesday, October 28th 2009
4Philadelphia InventorsvsNJ Knockouts 7:00 PM ET
5Baltimore KingfishersvsNew York Knights 7:15 PM ET
6Boston BlitzvsMiami Sharks 7:30 PM ET
7Seattle SluggersvsArizona Scorpions 9:00 PM ET
Week10: Wednesday, November 4th 2009
1Boston BlitzvsNew York Knights 7:00 PM ET
2New Jersey KnockoutsvsQueens Pioneers 7:15 PM ET
3Philadelphia InventorsvsCarolina Cobras 7:30 PM ET
4Tennessee TempovsBaltimore Kingfishers 8:00 PM ET
5Dallas DestinyvsSan Francisco Mechanics 8:45 PM ET
6Seattle SluggersvsChicago Blaze 9:00 PM ET
7Miami SharksvsArizona Scorpions 9:15 PM ET
US Chess League ICC (INT), 31 viii - 5 xii 2009
Quarterfinals: Wednesday, November 11th 2009
11st Place Eastvs4th Place East 1st Place East gets draw odds and chooses colors
22nd Place Eastvs3rd Place East 2nd Place East gets draw odds, 3rd Place East chooses colors
31st Place Westvs4th Place West 1st Place West gets draw odds and chooses colors
42nd Place Westvs3rd Place West 2nd Place West gets draw odds, 3rd Place West chooses colors
Semifinals: Wednesday, November 18th 2009
1Eastern QF Winner 1vsEastern QF Winner 2Higher seed gets draw odds, color choice based on seeding
2Western QF Winner 1vsWestern QF Winner 2Higher seed gets draw odds, color choice based on seeding
Championship: Saturday, December 5th 2009
1Winner of Eastern SemifinalsvsWinner of Western Semifinals No draw odds, better regular season record chooses colors
Tie results in playoff

10) 65th Polish Ekstraliga, Lublin

The 65th Polish Ekstraliga took place in Lublin, Poland 11th-20th September 2009. KSz Polonia Warszawa (Krasenkow, Macieja, Kempinski, Rozentalis etc) took clear first place.

90 minutes for 40 + 30 minutes + 30 seconds a move from move one.

Official site: http://www.lzszach.lublin.pl/ekstraliga2009/

65th Polish Ekstraliga Lublin (POL), 11-20 ix 2009
M-ceNrDruzynaRank.PKTPkt.vs+Sz.1Sz.2
14KSz Polonia Warszawa254014.035.57;8;1;2;3;6;5.56.5
23WASKO HetMaN Szopienice Katowice258613.032.09;1;5;6;7;5.54.0
36KS Polonia Votum Wroclaw251612.031.57;8;9;1;2;5.06.5
410KU AZS UMCS Lublin251212.031.57;8;4;9;5;5.04.0
52Prokonex Brzeg241611.026.59;10;7;8;4.54.0
61Rynex Plock24089.025.510;5;7;3.04.5
79LKS Pasjonat Dankowice24528.027.55;7;8;5.55.5
85KS Pocztowiec Poznan23997.023.07;8;3.04.0
97ASSz Miedz Legnica23662.018.58;3.53.0
108Odrodzenie Kozuchow24042.018.54.53.0

11) SPICE Cup

The SPICE Cup takes place 19th-29th September 2009 at Texas Tech University, Lubbock USA.

Susan Polgar site: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com

LIVE Coverage: http://www.depts.ttu.edu/spice/SPICE_CUP_2009_LIVE_COVERAGE.php - Official website: http://www.chessdailynews.com/

SPICE Cup A Lubbuck (USA), 19-29 ix 2009 cat. XVI (2631)
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Andreikin, Dmitry g RUS 2648 * * ½ . . . . . 1 . . . 1½ 2797
2. Hammer, Jon Ludvig g NOR 2583 ½ . * * . . . . . . 1 . 1½ 2840
3. Kuzubov, Yuriy g UKR 2635 . . . . * * ½ . . . ½ . 1 2645
4. Mamedov, Rauf g AZE 2645 . . . . ½ . * * ½ . . . 1 2630
5. Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2626 0 . . . . . ½ . * * . . ½ 2453
6. So, Wesley g PHI 2646 . . 0 . ½ . . . . . * * ½ 2416

Round 1 (September 19, 2009)
Andreikin, Dmitry - Hammer, Jon Ludvig ½-½ 21 A16 English Opening
Akobian, Varuzhan - Mamedov, Rauf ½-½ 20 A42 Modern Defence
So, Wesley - Kuzubov, Yuriy ½-½ 35 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Round 2 (September 20, 2009)
Hammer, Jon Ludvig - So, Wesley 1-0 43 D17 Slav Defence
Mamedov, Rauf - Kuzubov, Yuriy ½-½ 20 B01 Centre Counter
Akobian, Varuzhan - Andreikin, Dmitry 0-1 38 E90 King's Indian Classical
SPICE Cup B Lubbuck (USA), 19-29 ix 2009 cat. X (2496)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Antal, Gergely m HUN 2479 * . . . . . . 1 1 . 2
2. Finegold, Benjamin m USA 2513 . * . ½ . . . . . 1 1½ 2657
3. Robson, Ray m USA 2491 . . * . ½ . . . . 1 1½ 2687
4. Bhat, Vinay S g USA 2473 . ½ . * . ½ . . . . 1 2530
5. Perelshteyn, Eugene g USA 2534 . . ½ . * . ½ . . . 1 2524
6. Kuljasevic, Davorin m CRO 2547 . . . ½ . * . ½ . . 1 2496
7. Papp, Gabor m HUN 2558 . . . . ½ . * . ½ . 1 2463
8. Diamant, Andre m BRA 2520 0 . . . . ½ . * . . ½ 2320
9. Rensch, Daniel f USA 2392 0 . . . . . ½ . * . ½ 2325
10. Ippolito, Dean m USA 2455 . 0 0 . . . . . . * 0

Round 1 (September 19, 2009)
Antal, Gergely - Diamant, Andre 1-0 44 B85 Sicilian Scheveningen
Finegold, Benjamin - Ippolito, Dean 1-0 93 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Robson, Ray - Perelshteyn, Eugene ½-½ 28 B27 Sicilian Early Fianchetto
Bhat, Vinay S - Kuljasevic, Davorin ½-½ 23 D38 QGD Ragozin
Papp, Gabor - Rensch, Daniel ½-½ 54 B77 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Round 2 (September 20, 2009)
Bhat, Vinay S - Finegold, Benjamin ½-½ 52 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Perelshteyn, Eugene - Papp, Gabor ½-½ 73 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Kuljasevic, Davorin - Diamant, Andre ½-½ 34 D71 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Rensch, Daniel - Antal, Gergely 0-1 50 A83 Dutch Staunton Gambit
Ippolito, Dean - Robson, Ray 0-1 41 E04 Catalan

12) 7th Mediterranean Chess Championship

The 7th Mediterranean Chess Championship took place in Rijeka, Croatia, 11th-19th September 2009. Ahmed Adly won the tournament with 8.5/9.

Official site: http://www.sah-rijeka.hr/en/home/Mediterranean_championship

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr24204.aspx

7th Mediterranean Chess Championship Rijeka (CRO), 11-19 viii 2009
Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk.NameTiFEDRtgIPts.TB1
1Adly AhmedGMEGY25548.539.5
2Cvitan OgnjenGMCRO2516740
3Le Roux Jean-PierreIMFRA24746.539.5
4Rombaldoni DenisIMITA24696.539.5
5Yilmaz MustafaFMTUR24756.536.5
6Zorko JureIMSLO2430641.5
7Esen BarisIMTUR2494634
8Botsari Anna-MariaWGMGRE2286634
9Amin BassemGMEGY25595.537
10Golubovic BorisIMCRO23815.537
11Kapnisis SpyridonIMGRE25165.536.5
12Dembo YelenaIMGRE24825.535.5
13Firat BurakFMTUR23655.535.5
14Martinovic SasaIMCRO25165.534.5
15Medic MirjanaWGMCRO23225.534.5
16Nikcevic NebojsaGMMNE23745.533.5
17Melas RenosCYP21655.533.5
18Bodiroga PredragIMSRB24105.533
19Paljusaj EdmondCRO22885.532
20Fakhiridou EkateriniWIMGRE22535.529.5
21Plenca JulijanCRO2296538.5
22Rukavina JosipIMCRO2435537
23Galego LuisGMPOR2454534
24Gator MosabLBA2139534
25Codenotti MarcoITA2122533.5
26Savic MiroslavFMCRO2288532
27Doric NenadIMCRO2356531.5
28Boric ElenaWIMBIH2259529
29Jose Queralto DanielAND2086527
30Abdel Razik KhaledIMEGY24704.538.5
31Mona KhaledWGMEGY20904.535
32Milliet SophieIMFRA24074.533.5
33Makropoulou MarinaWGMGRE22884.532.5
34Pejic IgorCRO18624.530
35Orenda OmarCRO21384.527
36Lebel PatrickCMMNC21254.526
37Estremera Panos SergioIMESP2402434.5
38Calzetta Ruiz MonicaWGMESP2386433
39Sikanjic BojanCRO2170431.5
40Kouvatsou MariaWGMGRE2157431.5
41Chierici MariannaWFMITA2053430
42Orehek SpelaSLO1870430
43Vrhovnik DamirCRO2045429.5
44Vujic-Katanic BrankaWFMSRB2115428.5
45Kanceljak DaliaCRO1930427
46Baptista Ana FilipaWFMPOR2177427
47Bayrak AsliWFMTUR20113.532.5
48Lebel-Arias JuliaWIMMNC19533.531.5
49Galic SimeunCRO20253.528.5
50Markidou ChristiannaCYP03.526.5
51Dahdal LougainJOR19103.526.5
52Kukuljan VlatkoCRO19033.526
53Zrilic BozoCRO20463.525.5
54Guxho ClirimALB0330.5
55Pettersson AlexanderMLT1911330
56Aguilar FilipinaWCMMLT1855327
57Dubrovic MihovilCRO1783325
58Tonel GiuliaITA1992324.5
59Shabanaj AldaALB1959323
60Mravic FilipCRO18132.526.5
61Monjac MislavCRO18402.525.5
62Krsnik Cohar Ivan VihorCRO1737222
63Gradiser DragoljubCRO2028220.5
64Tica SvenCRO0124

13) Serbian Women's League

The Serbian Women's League takes place in Pozarevac, 14th-22nd September 2009.

Official site: http://serbiachess.net/2009/prvaligazene2009/prvaligazene2009.htm

14) Quality Chess Edinburgh International

The Quality Chess international was hosted by Edinburgh Chess Club and took place 12th-20th September 2009. Colin McNab finished with the tremendous score of 8/9.

Official site: http://www.edinburghchessclub.co.uk/

News is appearing in the Quality Chess Blog: http://www.qualitychess.co.uk/blog/

Quality Chess Int Edinburgh (SCO), 12-20 ix 2009 cat. III (2319)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. McNab, Colin A g SCO 2466 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 2653
2. Mikkelsen, Nikolaj m DEN 2361 ½ * 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 7 2534
3. Berry, Neil f SCO 2301 ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 5½ 2401
4. Greet, Andrew N m ENG 2433 0 0 ½ * 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 5 2349
5. Eggleston, David J f ENG 2368 0 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 5 2356
6. Tate, Alan SCO 2175 0 1 ½ 1 0 * 0 ½ 1 0 4 2292
7. Mitchell, Martin SCO 2175 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 * ½ 1 1 4 2292
8. Andersen, Mads f DEN 2338 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 2½ 2150
9. Thomson, Craig S M f SCO 2324 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ * 1 2½ 2152
10. Grant, Jonathan I M SCO 2249 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 * 1½ 2053

Round 1 (September 12, 2009)
Mikkelsen, Nikolaj - Thomson, Craig S M 1-0 40 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Greet, Andrew N - Berry, Neil ½-½ 19 C18 French Winawer
Eggleston, David J - McNab, Colin A 0-1 67 B07 Pirc Defence
Tate, Alan - Mitchell, Martin 0-1 49 B01 Centre Counter
Grant, Jonathan I M - Andersen, Mads ½-½ 25 A24 English Opening
Round 2 (September 13, 2009)
McNab, Colin A - Tate, Alan 1-0 24 A26 English Sicilian Attack
Berry, Neil - Eggleston, David J 1-0 37 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Mitchell, Martin - Grant, Jonathan I M 1-0 38 E42 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Andersen, Mads - Mikkelsen, Nikolaj ½-½ 47 B66 Sicilian Rauzer
Thomson, Craig S M - Greet, Andrew N ½-½ 101 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Round 3 (September 14, 2009)
Mikkelsen, Nikolaj - Mitchell, Martin 1-0 22 E61 King's Indian Defence
Greet, Andrew N - Eggleston, David J 1-0 26 E09 Catalan
Tate, Alan - Berry, Neil ½-½ 43 C41 Philidor's Defence
Thomson, Craig S M - Andersen, Mads ½-½ 47 D91 Gruenfeld 5.Bg5
Grant, Jonathan I M - McNab, Colin A 0-1 38 A16 English Opening
Round 4 (September 15, 2009)
McNab, Colin A - Mikkelsen, Nikolaj ½-½ 34 D76 Gruenfeld 3.g3
Berry, Neil - Grant, Jonathan I M 1-0 40 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Eggleston, David J - Tate, Alan 1-0 35 B74 Sicilian Dragon
Mitchell, Martin - Thomson, Craig S M 1-0 39 E94 King's Indian Classical
Andersen, Mads - Greet, Andrew N 0-1 54 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 5 (September 16, 2009)
Mikkelsen, Nikolaj - Berry, Neil 1-0 59 C16 French Winawer
Greet, Andrew N - Tate, Alan 0-1 40 B21 Sicilian Morra Gambit
Andersen, Mads - Mitchell, Martin ½-½ 52 B09 Pirc Defence
Thomson, Craig S M - McNab, Colin A 0-1 50 B07 Pirc Defence
Grant, Jonathan I M - Eggleston, David J 0-1 64 A19 English Opening
Round 6 (September 17, 2009)
McNab, Colin A - Andersen, Mads 1-0 47 A16 English Opening
Berry, Neil - Thomson, Craig S M ½-½ 20 D11 Slav Defence
Eggleston, David J - Mikkelsen, Nikolaj 0-1 60 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Tate, Alan - Grant, Jonathan I M 0-1 50 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Mitchell, Martin - Greet, Andrew N 0-1 69 A41 Modern Defence
Round 7 (September 18, 2009)
Mikkelsen, Nikolaj - Tate, Alan 0-1 25 A43 Old Benoni
Greet, Andrew N - Grant, Jonathan I M 1-0 79 B19 Caro Kann
Mitchell, Martin - McNab, Colin A 0-1 44 A42 Modern Defence
Andersen, Mads - Berry, Neil 0-1 44 B07 Pirc Defence
Thomson, Craig S M - Eggleston, David J 0-1 31 B14 Caro Kann Panov
Round 8 (September 19, 2009)
McNab, Colin A - Greet, Andrew N 1-0 43 A21 English Opening
Berry, Neil - Mitchell, Martin ½-½ 46 A56 Old Indian Defence
Eggleston, David J - Andersen, Mads 1-0 41 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Tate, Alan - Thomson, Craig S M 1-0 32 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Grant, Jonathan I M - Mikkelsen, Nikolaj 0-1 40 A36 English Botvinnik
Round 9 (September 20, 2009)
McNab, Colin A - Berry, Neil ½-½ 6 A07 Barcza System
Mikkelsen, Nikolaj - Greet, Andrew N 1-0 24 C41 Philidor's Defence
Mitchell, Martin - Eggleston, David J 0-1 83 A59 Volga Gambit
Andersen, Mads - Tate, Alan ½-½ 22 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Thomson, Craig S M - Grant, Jonathan I M 1-0 37 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2

15) John Littlewood 1931-2009

John Littlewood born 25th May 1931 - 16th September 2009 has died at the age of 78. One of the best players of the 1950s and 60s he would have been a Grandmaster in the modern era. He regularly played in the British Championships, played in two Olympiads and scored 5/9 at Hastings. There are some fine tributes from those who know far more about him than I, not least the John Saunders one at the British Chess Magazine which has links to others. Very sad news for British chess.

Further details: http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/news/2009obitjlittlewood.html - Wikipedia entry

16) Paraguay Championship

The championship of Paraguay, named Torneo Mayor "Copa Consulmatica 2009" was played in Asuncion from September 6th to September 19th. 18 players, 9 round Swiss System. Several of the strongest players didn´t take part.

It was won by Rodrigo del Puerto (17 years old), with 7 points out of 9, clear first, followed by FM Eduardo Peralta. Third was Fabián Pereira (he is only 14 years old) Leonardo Lipiniks (Riga, Latvia, April 3rd,1924) was the oldest player he is 85 years old. News: Zenon Franco Ocampos.

Official Web: http://www.feparaj.org.py/

Paraguay Championship Asuncion (PAR), 6-19 ix 2009
1Del Puerto, Rodrigo 7.0 2102 35.00 41.50
2FM Peralta, Eduardo 6.5 2305 35.50 42.50
3Pereira, Fabian 5.5 2097 38.00 45.00
4Perez, Hernan 5.5 2115 35.50 42.50
5Diaz, Fernando 5.5 1953 35.00 42.00
6IMValiente, Cristobal 5.5 2247 35.00 42.00
7Latorre, Matias 5.5 2026 33.50 40.00
8Almiron, Antonio 5.0 2131 34.00 40.50
9WFMVargas, Gabriela 4.5 2092 32.50 39.50
10Gamarra, Ramon 4.5 2011 28.00 35.00
11Lipiniks, Leonardo 4.5 1905 26.00 32.50
12FMHernandez, Angel 4.0 2184 36.00 43.00
13Recalde, Ariel 4.0 1983 29.50 36.00
14Butti, Enrique 3.5 2084 29.00 34.50
15Morales, Ever 3.5 1982 28.50 34.00
16Vazquez, Guillermo 3.5 1901 26.50 32.00
17Perez Ferloni, Jose 2.0 1917 28.50 35.50
18Almada, Lucas 1.0 28.00 33.50

17) CECLUB Spanish Teams

The Spanish Teams CECLUB Division de Honor - Grupo I takes place 20th-24th September 2009 in Lugo. Grupo 2 took place in Montcada 16th-20th September 2009. Group 2 saw Linex Magic, Ponomariov, Shirov, Adams etc win. Gp 1 is under way and hopefully games will be available at the end, they are live on the official site.

Officials site: http://www.feda.org/ - Results: http://chess-results.com/Tnr25154.aspx

Group 2 results: http://chess-results.com/tnr24532.aspx?lan=1 - http://chess-results.com/tnr25154.aspx?lan=2

LIII TCh-ESP CECLUB Gp2 Montcada (ESP), 16-20 ix 2009
Rk. Team123456 TB1 TB2 TB3
1 Linex - Magic * 3½4½55624,0100
2 SCC Sabadell2½ * 3½42½618,560
3 C.A. Solvay1½2½ * 3½3½5½16,560
4 Reverte Albox122½ * 5616,540
5 U.E. Montcada13½2½1 * 4½12,540
6 C.A. Jaime Casas00½01½ * 2,000
LIII TCh-ESP CECLUB Gp2 Montcada (ESP), 16-20 ix 2009
1. Linex - Magic (RtgAvg:2693, Captain: Rodríguez, Manuel Fco. / TB1: 24 / TB2: 10)
Bo.NameRtgIFEDFideID12345Pts.GamesRtgAvgRpnwwew-weKrtg+/-
1GMPonomariov Ruslan2741UKR141033201½½½½3,0526142697533,25-0,2510-2,5
2GMShirov Alexei2730ESP22093901111½4,552572294054,53,491,011010,1
3GMAdams Michael2682ENG4000411½½114,0525322775543,440,56105,6
5GMCheparinov Ivan2667BUL29055401½½114,0524672701543,640,36103,6
6GMCaruana Fabiano2662ITA20200091½1½14,0523832624543,880,12101,2
7IMPerez Candelario Manuel2516ESP22106221½1114,552236260254,53,960,54105,4
2. SCC Sabadell (RtgAvg:2575, Captain: Magem, Jordi / TB1: 18,5 / TB2: 6)
Bo.NameRtgIFEDFideID12345Pts.GamesRtgAvgRpnwwew-weKrtg+/-
1GMFier Alexandr2644BRA21071390½½113,0526342717532,480,52105,2
3GMFlores Diego2607ARG108049½0½012,0525922526522,54-0,5410-5,4
4GMMagem Badals Jordi2553ESP2200074½½½113,552557271053,52,441,061010,6
6GMAlmeida Quintana Omar2513CUB35033131½1114,552510287254,52,472,031020,3
7IMCruz Cristhian2531PER38019690½1012,552442243952,52,83-0,3310-3,3
8GMRodriguez Amador2453ESP3500039½½½½13,0523292387532,670,33103,3
3. C.A. Solvay (RtgAvg:2585, Captain: Bernal, Luis J. / TB1: 16,5 / TB2: 6)
Bo.NameRtgIFEDFideID12345Pts.GamesRtgAvgRpnwwew-weKrtg+/-
1GMHarikrishna P2673IND5007003½1½0½2,552628263952,52,71-0,2110-2,1
2GMGanguly Surya Shekhar2634IND5002150110114,0525862833542,761,241012,4
3GMNegi Parimarjan2615IND5016690½1½013,0525452620532,940,06100,6
4GMBerg Emanuel2616SWE170406001½001,552484233651,53,21-1,7110-17,1
5GMUbilava Elizbar2534ESP136000521½0102,552463245952,52,84-0,3410-3,4
6IMBernal Moro Luis Javier2438ESP2200236½11,522477021,50,870,63106,3
7FMRamo Frontinan Cristobal2321ESP2202018½0,512510010,50,250,25153,8
8Perez Lopez Jesus Maria2266ESP2218089101,0222480211,02-0,0215-0,3
4. Reverte Albox (RtgAvg:2577, Captain: Martínez, Juan / TB1: 16,5 / TB2: 4)
Bo.NameRtgIFEDFideID12345Pts.GamesRtgAvgRpnwwew-weKrtg+/-
1GMMalakhov Vladimir2715RUS4120787½½½1½3,0526192702533,04-0,0410-0,4
2GMDreev Alexey2662RUS410010701½1½3,0525812659532,980,02100,2
3IMMatlakov Maxim2574RUS4168003½½½102,552554255652,52,60-0,1010-1,0
4GMRivas Pastor Manuel2529ESP22000581102,0325512679321,390,61106,1
5GMRodriguez Guerrero Enrique2468ESP221689201001,0425622370411,49-0,4910-4,9
6IMIbarra Jerez Jose Carlos2516ESP2226332½1½13,0423552545432,800,20102,0
7Galindo Rodriguez Francisco2237ESP2220636101,0223890210,770,23153,5
8Rubio Tapia Jose Juan2125ESP2203367101,0221230211,01-0,0115-0,2
5. U.E. Montcada (RtgAvg:2559, Captain: Narciso, Marc / TB1: 12,5 / TB2: 4)
Bo.NameRtgIFEDFideID12345Pts.GamesRtgAvgRpnwwew-weKrtg+/-
1GMLaznicka Viktor2634CZE3163851½0½½2,552639264752,52,410,09100,9
2GMMarkos Jan2565SVK14903474½01001,552600245851,52,21-0,7110-7,1
3GMDel Rio De Angelis Salvador G2559ESP2203138½½001,0426072413411,74-0,7410-7,4
4GMCuartas Jaime Alexander2543COL44011900½11,532488250131,51,66-0,1610-1,6
5GMNarciso Dublan Marc2533ESP220150010012,0425672565421,830,17101,7
6GMComas Fabrego Lluis2519ESP2200325½01½02,0524442367522,97-0,9710-9,7
8IMAloma Vidal Robert2462ESP226040900,0125100100,42-0,4215-6,3
9IMVidarte Morales Arturo2422ESP380025311,0119900110,920,08100,8
10IMHernando Rodrigo Jose Maria2342ESP2205386101,0222520211,16-0,1610-1,6
6. C.A. Jaime Casas (RtgAvg:2292, Captain: Fontana, Javier / TB1: 2 / TB2: 0)
Bo.NameRtgIFEDFideID12345Pts.GamesRtgAvgRpnwwew-weKrtg+/-
1IMCuenca Jimenez Jose Fernando2460ESP2255570001001,0526782441511,11-0,1110-1,1
2IMAntoli Royo Joaquin Miguel2400ESP2259532000000,0526351840501,02-1,0210-10,2
3FMFontana Sotomayor Luis Javier2373ESP220334000½000,552591222750,51,12-0,6215-9,3
5Cortes Lizano Jesus2173ESP2260808000000,0525571766500,51-0,5115-7,7
6Inglan Bielsa Fernando2099ESP22516630½00,532473220530,50,470,03250,8
7Maza Broto Pablo1996ESP227449300000,0424201634400,41-0,4115-6,2
8Buil Rello Jose Antonio1990ESP222047400,0123430100,11-0,1115-1,6
9Salas Latorre Jose1710ESP229586500,0121660100,08-0,0815-1,2
10Olivan Alvira Alejandro1586ESP2222746600,0124480100,08-0,0825-2,0

18) VII Marx Gyorgy Memorial

The VII Marx Gyorgy Memorial takes place 24th September-5th October 2009 Paks, Hungary.

Participants: GM Almasi Zoltan 2684 HUN, GM Meier Georg 2658 GER, GM Berkes Ferenc 2647 HUN, GM Ganguly Surya 2637 IND, GM Safarli Eltaj 2597 AZE, GM Acs Peter 2550 HUN Average rating: 2629 Category: 16

I Teller Ede Memorial Participants: WGM Majdan Joanna 2382 POL, IM Vajda Szidónia 2375 HUN, WGM Gara Tícia 2354 HUN, WGM Doluhanova Evgeniya 2327 UKR, WGM Kochetkova Julia 2310 RUS, WIM Toth Lili 2172 HUN Average rating: 2320 Category: 3

Blitz-tournament 2nd October, 2009

Rapid-tournament 29th September, 2009

Children-tournament 27th September, 2009,

XIII Paks open 30th September- 4th October, 2009 7 rounds, A and B group

Information: Videki Sandor email: videkis2001@yahoo.com

Details: http://www.ase.hu/marxgy/2009

19) Mecking - Fier Match

There is a Match between Henrique Mecking and Alexandr Fier in Sao Paulo 23rd-27th September 2009 in the amphitheater of Santa Cruz High School in Sao Paulo.

Match of 4 classical games with time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move. 1st game 23rd September 2009. 2nd game 24th September 2009. free day 25th September 2009. 3rd game 26th September 2009. 4th game 27th September 2009.

Details: http://www.ligadexadrez.com.br/conteudo/ver.asp?id=19&conteudoId=422

20) Forthcoming Events and Links

The London Chess Classic in December

The London Chess Classic takes place in the Olympia Conference Centre 7th-15th December 2009

A star studded field comprising England's four leading Grandmasters; Nigel Short, Michael Adams, Luke McShane and David Howell, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, 18 year old Magnus Carlsen widely seen as a future champion, one of China's finest players; Ni Hua and the US Champion Hikaru Nakamura completes the field.

The London Chess Classic 2009 will offer free admission to children for the duration of the event which runs from December 8th to 15th.

Adult tickets are just £10 per day or just £50 for all seven rounds. Adult and junior ticket holders receive admission to the tournament, which is being staged at London's prestigious Olympia Conference Centre, plus a guaranteed seat in the auditorium and access to the Commentary Room where some of the UK's leading Grandmasters will give insights into the play and answer questions.

Full details at: http://www.londonchessclassic.com or call the London Chess Center on 0207 388 2404.

1st London Chess Classic (ENG), 8-16 xii 2009. Cat XIX (2699.75) Players list (September ratings)
NoName Ti NAT Sept Elo DoB
1Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2772 1990
2Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 1975
3Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2735 1987
4Ni, Hua g CHN 2692 1983
5Adams, Michael g ENG 2682 1971
6Short, Nigel D g ENG 2706 1965
7McShane, Luke J g ENG 2615 1984
8Howell, David W L g ENG 2624 1990
Dates of the London Chess Classic. 7th-16th December 2009
Monday 7th December 2009 Press Conference and drawing of lots
Tuesday 8th December 2009 Round 1
Wednesday 9th December 2009 Round 2
Thursday 10th December 2009Round 3
Friday 11th December 2009 Rest day
Saturday 12th December 2009 Round 4
Sunday 13th December 2009 Round 5
Monday 14th December 2009 Round 6
Tuesday 15th December 2009 Round 7 + Closing ceremony, charity simultaneous

Tal Memorial 2009

The Tal Memorial takes place something like 4th-19th November 2009. Viswanathan Anand, Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko, Boris Gelfand, Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Svidler and Ruslan Ponomariov seem to be in the field. The main event will be followed by a blitz tournament.

2nd Haye Kramer Invitation tournament

The 2nd Haye Kramer Invitation tournament and 27th Waling Dijkstra tournament Friday 13th - Sunday 15th November 2009 in Provincial Library ‘Tresoar’, Leeuwarden, Holland.

Haye Kramer Invitation tournament This 5-round tournament features GMs Yge Visser, Sipke Ernst, Jan Werle, IMs Daan Brandenburg and Mark van der Werf, and FM Migchiel de Jong.

Waling Dijkstra Open tournament. This 6-round Open has 2 level groups. Starting fees for International (Woman) Grandmasters and free entry for (Woman) International Masters as well as youth players under 18. For the latter, cheap boarding can also be arranged (10 euros for 2 nights). Students pay an entry fee of 20 euros. Participants in the Waling Dijkstra Open will include grandmasters Malakhatko, Zherebukh, Y. Vovk, Swinkels, Peng, Kravtsiv, Zozulia, Kunin, Rusev, V. Georgiev and M. Ivanov.

For more information: mail info@philidor1847.nl, or see website http://www.philidor162.nl.

Kasparov and Karpov in Paris 2009

In addition to their match in Valencia, Kasparov and Karpov will play again in December 11th-13th 2009 as part of fund raising for medical research and UNICEF. There will be a whole host of activities. Full details in French and now a nice video in English.

Czech Coal Match 2009

Jan Timman, Viktor Korchnoi, Robert Huebner and Vlastimil Hort play against a team of ladies in the Czech Coal Match event which takes place 28th November - 5th December 2009 in the hotel Crystal Palace in Marianske Lazne. The final lineup is waiting for the women players and a potential clash with the FIDE Women's Grand Prix.

Details - Likely official site: http://www.praguechess.cz/

Milano

Milano (Italy), December 5th-13th 2009 - International tournament "Memorial Crespi" - edition number 30 details: http://www.scacchisticamilanese.it

48th World Junior Championships

The 48th World Junior Championships (27th for Girls) take place in Mar del Plata, Argentina 21st October - November 4th 2009. No website yet.

There are many junior titles but this is the only one of historic importance. Borislav Ivkov was the first champion, Oscar Panno, Boris Spassky, William Lombardy, Anatoly Karpov, Alexander Beliavsky, Tony Miles, Artur Jussupow, Yasser Seirawan, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand and Levon Aronian are by no means the only well known players to have taken the title over the years. The event is for players under-20. (List: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Junior_Chess_Championship)

These are not to be confused with the World Youth Championships which take place in Kemer-Antalya, Turkey, November 11th 2009 (arrival) - November 23rd 2009 (departure). These are of less historic interest although the under-18 group is always pretty well fought, there are way too many sections (I'd cut off at under-16 or under-14 and have a more fun based festival for the younger players) the idea of a World under-8 Championship of anything is just not right.

Official site: http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/

17th European Team Championship

The 17th European Team Championship takes place in Novi Sad (Serbia) October 21st-31st 2009.

Adolivio Capece sends news of the Italian team: Men - GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Michele Godena, IM Carlo D'Amore, IM Luca Shitaj, IM Denis Rombaldoni. Women - WGM Elena Sedina, WGM Olga Zimina, wfm Marina Brunello, wfm Eleonora Ambrosi, wfm Marianna Chierici. GM Daniele Vocaturo and IM Sabino Brunello play in the World Juniors.

Official site: http://www.eurons2009.com/

Galicia Jubilee Chess Festival 2009

To celebrate 2010 Galicia’s Jubilee Year, there is a chess festival 25th-27th September in Orense (Galicia, Spain) Four spectacular tournaments: the "Fernando Marcote Memorial" International Rapid Chess Open, the European Women’s Rapid Chess Championship, the European Open Blitz Chess Championship and the European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship, with a prize fund of 50.000€

Details: http://www.galiciachessfestival.com/

CECLUB Spanish Teams

The Spanish Teams CECLUB Division de Honor - Grupo I takes place 20th-24th September 2009.

Officials site: http://www.feda.org/ - Results: http://chess-results.com/Tnr25154.aspx

VII Marx Gyorgy Memorial

The VII Marx Gyorgy Memorial takes place 24th September-5th October 2009 Paks, Hungary.

Participants: GM Almasi Zoltan 2684 HUN, GM Meier Georg 2658 GER, GM Berkes Ferenc 2647 HUN, GM Ganguly Surya 2637 IND, GM Safarli Eltaj 2597 AZE, GM Acs Peter 2550 HUN Average rating: 2629 Category: 16

I Teller Ede Memorial Participants: WGM Majdan Joanna 2382 POL, IM Vajda Szidónia 2375 HUN, WGM Gara Tícia 2354 HUN, WGM Doluhanova Evgeniya 2327 UKR, WGM Kochetkova Julia 2310 RUS, WIM Toth Lili 2172 HUN Average rating: 2320 Category: 3

Blitz-tournament 2nd October, 2009

Rapid-tournament 29th September, 2009

Children-tournament 27th September, 2009,

XIII Paks open 30th September- 4th October, 2009 7 rounds, A and B group

Information: Videki Sandor email: videkis2001@yahoo.com

Details: http://www.ase.hu/marxgy/2009

2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring

The 2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament will takes place 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 in Nanjing, China.

The field seems to be Veselin Topalov, Magnus Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, Peter Leko, Dmitry Jakovenko, Wang Yue.

The event is a 6-player in a double round robin. The total prize fund is 250,000 Euros.

News Gujuan Tzu blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

Official site (In English): http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/yindex.htm (under construction)

Official site (In Chinese): http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/index.htm

2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring (CHN), 27 ix -9 x 2009 cat. XXI (2766)
No Name Ti NAT April Elo DoB
1 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2813 1975
2 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2772 1990
3 Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2760 1983
4 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2756 1987
5 Leko, Peter g HUN 2756 1979
6 Wang, Yue g CHN 2736 1987

Official site (In English): http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/yindex.htm

Official site: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/index.htm (more information and pictures)

Gujuan Tzu blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

Mundial Chess Internet Tournament

The organising Committee Mundial Chess invites all the players (from the amateurs to Grandmasters) to take part in the 1st Internet tournament with the prize fund of more than 130.000 EUR in cash and many special prizes. The 1st prize in the main tournament will be not less than 10.000 EUR.

Registration (and information in English) in the tournament is possible following the link - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/en/zvfdxt6 Registration and information in Spanish - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/es/zvfdxt6 Registration and information in Russian - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/ru/zvfdxt6

Commonwealth Chess Championships

The Masterskill Commonwealth Chess Championships take place 9th-15th December 2009 in conjunction with the 6th Singapore International Chess Festival.

Details of the change: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/3991-commonwealth-chess-championship-2009

2nd Fide Women Grand Prix

The 2nd Fide Women Grand Prix is also take place in Nanjing in 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 with the top 12 players in the world.

Gujuan Tzu blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

Unive Tournament Hoogeveen

The Unive Tournament in Hoogeveen takes place 16th-24th October 2009 with a new sponsor.

The main four player tournament has: Vassily Ivanchuk, Judit Polgar, Sergei Tiviakov and Anish Giri. There is an open alongside.

Details: http://www.univechess.nl/

Unive Tournament Hoogeveen (NED), 16-24 x 2009 cat. XVII (2663)
Ivanchuk, Vassily gUKR2746
Polgar, Judit gHUN2693
Tiviakov, Sergei gNED2697
Giri, Anish fNED2517

Ajedrez 21 English site

Ajedrez 21 now has an English site: http://www.ajedrez21.com/en/

World Youth Championship

The World Youth Chess Championship 2009 (under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 years old - open and girls) which will take place in Kemer-Antalya, Turkey, between November the 11th, 2009 (arrival) and November the 23th, 2009 (departure).

Official site: http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/

FIDE World Cup Nov-Dec 2009

FIDE have announced some of the qualifiers for the FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, 20 November to 15 December 2009. In a few days the list with qualifiers from the Continental and Zonal Championships 2008-09 will also be published.

FIDE announcement: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/4037-list-of-qualifiers-for-world-cup

Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 20 xi - 15 xii 2009
Qualifiers:
a) From World Championship Match 2008:
1. V. Anand INDWorld Champion
b) From World Cup 2007:
2. G. KamskyUSA
3. A. ShirovESP
4. M. CarlsenNOR
5. S. KarjakinUKR
c) Women's World Champion 2008:
6. A. KosteniukRUS
d) Junior World Champions 2007 & 2008:
7. A. AdlyEGY
8. A. GuptaIND
d) From FIDE Rating List, 20 players, average 7/2008 & 1/2009:
09. V. TopalovBUL 2786,50
10. V. IvanchukUKR 2780,00
11. A. MorozevichRUS 2779,50
12. V. KramnikRUS 2773,50
13. T. RadjabovAZE 2752,50
14. P. LekoHUN 2746,00
15. L. AronianARM 2743,50
16. S. MovsesianSVK 2737,00
17. D. JakovenkoRUS 2734,50
18. S. MamedyarovAZE 2733,00
19. P. SvidlerRUS 2730,50
20. A. GrischukRUS 2730,50
21. B. GelfandISR 2726,50
22. M. AdamsENG 2723,50
23. R. PonomariovUKR 2722,00
24. Wang YueCHN 2721,50
25. V. GashimovAZE 2720,00
26. E. AlekseevRUS 2713,00
27. L. Dominguez PerezCUB 2712,50
28. Ni HuaCHN 2707,00
e) 90 players from the Continental & Zonal Championships 2008 & 2009:
(to be published soon)...
Reserve players who may qualify by rating, average 7/2008 & 1/2009:
1. E. BacrotFRA 2706,50
2. Bu XiangzhiCHN 2706,00
3. P. EljanovUKR 2704,50
4. J. PolgarHUN 2702,00
5. S. RublevskyRUS 2700,50
6. H. NakamuraUSA 2698,00
7. K. SasikiranIND 2697,50
8. Wang HaoCHN 2691,00
9. V. MalakhovRUS 2690,50
10. M. Vachier-LagraveFRA 2688,50
11. V. MilovSUI 2687,00
12. V. BologanMDA 2686,50
13. V. AkopianARM 2686,50
14. L. NisipeanuROU 2683,50
15. R. KasimdzhanovUZB 2683,00
16. I. CheparinovBUL 2683,00
17. Z. EfimenkoUKR 2679,00
18. A. NaiditschGER 2679,00
19. F. Vallejo PonsESP 2676,00
20. A. MotylevRUS 2675,00

Kingpin Magazine

The humourous and satirical chess magazine Kingpin has a new website.

New website address: http://www.kingpinchess.net

Arvier (Aosta valley) Open

The Festival des Echecs Francophone takes place in Arvier (Aosta valley) September 26th - October 3rd 2009. The final round has been moved back a day as the 4th is the start of the European Club Team Championship. More information will appear at: http://www.scacchivda.com.

If you require further details contact by email (in French) to a.scalfi@scacchivda.com

6th Highlands Open International Chess Festival

6th Highlands Open International Chess Festival 2009, takes place in the town of Zdar nad Sazavou 26th September - 4th October 2009. IM tournament, FIDE open, active chess and blitz tournament are part of the festival.

Details: http://www.czechtour.net/highlands-open/

VIII Benidorm International Chess Festival

VIII Benidorm International Chess Festival 2009 takes place 27th November - 8th December 2009.

Website: http://www.ajedrezbali.com

Torch Real Estate Cup

The Chinese team competition the Torch Real Estate Cup started in Chengdu China on 4th May 2009. I'm hoping for a full game file.

Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess/tfd.htm

Official site: http://chess.sport.org.cn/

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr21650.aspx

Historical Elo Ratings

http://www.shakki.net/history/elotop.htm has a list of historical top ten FIDE lists. The text is in Finnish but is understandable anyhow.

Reno Far West Open

The Far West Open Chess Tournament took place April 10th-12th 2009 in Reno Nevada. Sergey Kudrin edged out Enrico Sevillano and Gergerly Antal who finished on 5/6. Games should follow.

Official site: http://www.renochess.org/fwo/index.html

6th Summer Catalan Chess Circuit

The 6th Summer Catalan Chess Circuit takes place May - September every year as part of the Catalan Chess Circuit, which is composed of 28 International Tournaments, and held in Spain, extended beyond Catalonia.

In 2009 there will be 14 Opens with traditional time control to be played over 9-10 days, as well as 14 Opens in Rapid Chess, played over 1-2 days (see Tournament Calendar).

During 120 days of tournaments, around 22.000 chess games will be played with selected ones broadcast.

Approximately 3,000 players from more than 30 different countries. The prize fund will reach 175.000 euros.

Apart from the traditional tournament prizes, the Catalan Chess Federation establishes a special classification composed of player´s results in each Circuit tournament, based on which players will be able to claim such special Circuit Prizes as General Final Standings, Prizes by Categories, Specific Prizes for best Catalan Players.

Prizegiving Ceremony will be held at Fiesta Catalana (Catalan Chess Party), on September, 27th, 2009

For more information please contact the Catalonia Chess Federation on federacio@escacs.cat or visit the official website: http://escacs.cat/circuit2009/torneigs.html

6th Summer Catalan Chess Circuit (ESP), 5 v - 20 ix 2009
1-10 September FESTIVAL DE SABADELL SABADELL 9 Rd Swiss B BIvan Aguilar 666346958
6 September VILA DE SANTPEDOR SANTPEDOR 9 Rd Swiss b bJosep Mascaro 616477533
11 September DIADA DE L'11 DE SETEMBRE SABADELL 9 Rd Swiss a a supIvan Aguilar 666346958
12 September RIBERA D'EBRE MORA D'EBRE 8 Rd Swiss a aJosep Terrones 696204203
13 September CIUTAT DE TORTOSA TORTOSA 8 Rd Swiss b bAbraham Pla 680532570
19-20 September VALLFOGONA DE BALAGUER VALLFOGONA DE BALAGUER Suis 11 rondes a sup aJaume Parramon 649960831
Potential
13-21 July SANT MARTI BARCELONA 9 Rd Swiss Ricard Llerins 933082425

European Union Website

The European Chess Union Website ECU website has changed address to http://www.europechess.org

Alushta Diary 2009

Alushta Diary 2009:

GM Norm events: 23.05 - 1.06, 2.06 - 12.06, 15.06 - 25.06, 2.09 - 12.09, 14.09 - 24.09, 26.09 - 6.10, IM Norm: 23.05 - 1.06, 2.06 - 12.06, 15.06 - 25.06, 2.09 - 12.09, 14.09 - 24.09, 26.09 - 6.10, Rating tournament: 4.06 - 12.06, 22.06 - 27.06, 5.09 - 13.09, Open tournament (under 16 years) 3.06 - 11.06, 13.06 - 21.06, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament First prize - 1000$ First prize (woman) - 500$ 28.06 - 6.07, 10.07 - 18.07, 20.07 - 28.07, 22.08 - 30.08, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Blitz tournament 7.07, 19.07, 29.07, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament (rapid chess) 8.07 - 9.07, 30.07 - 31.07, Alushta Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 21.06 - 27.06, 15.07 - 24.07. Individual and group studying Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua phone +38 (06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking), + 380506692604 (for English speaking) e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua

Chess Study

Dr Robert Howard is making a study of rated chess players.

The full article: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/fidestudy/results

If you would like to participate, please go to this website: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/fidestudy/

For any queries, please contact Dr Robert Howard, University of New South Wales, on rwh@unsw.edu.au