THE WEEK IN CHESS 112 30/12/96 Mark Crowther --------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- E-Mail mdcrowth@netcomuk.co.uk www http://www.tcc.net/gmtchess.html Tel or fax 01274 882143 [Bradford England] Produced for Thoth Communications Corporation part of Grandmaster Technologies Incorporated. --------------------------------------------------- 1) Introduction 2) Koop Tjuchem Tournament Groningen 3) Hastings International Chess Tournament. 4) Reggio Emelia 5) XXVI Rilton Cup 1996-1997 Stockholm Sweden 6) Eastern Company Chess Tournament by Hassan Khaled 7) Sao Paulo State Championship Rio Claro, December 12-15, 1996 8) International Tournament in Milan by Massimiliano Orsi 9) First Saturday Tournament December 10) Exhibition Chess 11) The Czech System - 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6!? - Part XI GAMES SECTION Koop Tjuchem Groningen NED 1996 36 Premier Hastings ENG 1996 10 FS IM Dec Budapest HUN 1996 66 EXTRA GAMES SECTION Crespi mem Milan ITA 1996 83 ch-Sao Paulo Rio Claro BRA 1996 79 Eastern Co. Cairo EGY 1996 278 simul Terrassa ESP 1996 6 1) Introduction -------------- My thanks to Bob Wade, Marco R. Martini, Chia Chee Seng, Carlos Salgado, Alexandre Pablo, Laszlo Nagy and Laszlo Lovass, Massimiliano Orsi, Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk, Hassan Khaled, Dadi Jonsson, Anjo Anjewierden ,Erik Hoeksema, Jeroen Schuil, Richard de Weger and Bernard Groeneveld. Just a quick issue to keep you all informed of Christmas happenings. Happy New Year everyone. Mark 2) Koop Tjuchem Tournament Groningen --------------------------------- Nigel Short wins in Groningen. Nigel Short scored a fine win in the Koop Tjuchem tournament as part of the 35th Groningen chess festival. The final round turned out to be a bit of an anti-climax as all the leading players agreed quick draws. The event however produced some exciting and combative chess. Jan Timman could not maintain his fine 4/4 start and did not win a further game whilst losing two, nevertheless this is a further sign of the recovery of Timman from a dreadful run of form. He shared second place with Boris Gelfand who was the only undefeated player. Alexander Yermolinsky won the main open section. The games will appear here next week. The event was covered on the internet with a page produced by Anjo Anjewierden. He acknowleges the help of "IM Erik Hoeksema (he provided a lot of background about the games), Jeroen Schuil (he walked about two marathons a day to transfer the moves), Richard de Weger (he covered the tournament for Dutch teletext [I've met him a couple of times,great bloke, no Dutch tournament is complete with him being there. MC]) and Bernard Groeneveld (press chief)". Indeed this was the most technically competent coverage of a chess tournament I have seen (although Anjo has set standards every year he has done this festival.) The address was http://www.noord.bART.nl/~ssg/ Some points for those considering covering events in the future. 1) A single page with the latest moves from all games. 2) Moves that can be trusted. This in fact is my single biggest complaint of other coverage that has taken place this year. Flashy graphics, strange game notation and missing moves at the ends of games are just a pain. If viewers are to be used they should be built around the thought that the purpose of the page is to convey the moves as played on the boards and to display the results allowing people to pick up the material as fast as possible. Accuracy should not be the afterthought it appears to be in some places. 3) Nice brief comments on the games from the previous days. 4) PGN support. Such rock solid coverage of an event as occurred in Groningen should be taken as the model. Round 6 (1996.12.28) Timman, Jan H - Hodgson, Julian M 0-1 29 B76 Sicilian; Dragon Leko, Peter - Korchnoi, Viktor 1/2 54 C83 Ruy Lopez Shirov, Alexei - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 25 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf Van Wely, Loek - Svidler, Peter 1/2 36 E94 Kings indian; Classical Akopian, Vladimir - Onischuk, Alexander 1-0 34 A81 Dutch defence Sokolov, Ivan - Short, Nigel D 0-1 32 D53 QGD; Round 7 (1996.12.29) Short, Nigel D - Leko, Peter 1/2 43 B47 Sicilian Gelfand, Boris - Timman, Jan H 1/2 60 E12 Nimzo indian Svidler, Peter - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 32 C89 Ruy Lopez Onischuk, Alexander - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 28 B93 Sicilian; Najdorf Hodgson, Julian M - Akopian, Vladimir 1/2 44 D00 Queen's pawn Korchnoi, Viktor - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 42 D15 Slav defence Round 8 (1996.12.30) Timman, Jan H - Korchnoi, Viktor 1/2 44 C82 Ruy Lopez Leko, Peter - Svidler, Peter 1/2 30 B07 Pirc Shirov, Alexei - Short, Nigel D 1-0 42 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange Van Wely, Loek - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 41 A28 English; 1.c4 e5 Onischuk, Alexander - Hodgson, Julian M 1-0 45 B75 Sicilian; Dragon Akopian, Vladimir - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 33 D23 QGA; Round 9 (1997.01.01) Short, Nigel D - Timman, Jan H 1-0 44 C43 Petroff defence Gelfand, Boris - Onischuk, Alexander 1/2 27 C55 Two knights Svidler, Peter - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 16 C78 Ruy Lopez Hodgson, Julian M - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 50 A47 Queen's pawn Sokolov, Ivan - Leko, Peter 1/2 46 A33 English; 1.c4 c5 Korchnoi, Viktor - Akopian, Vladimir 1-0 64 D45 Semi-Slav Round 10 (1997.01.02) Timman, Jan H - Svidler, Peter 1/2 34 B66 Sicilian Shirov, Alexei - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 113 C88 Ruy Lopez Van Wely, Loek - Leko, Peter 0-1 60 A59 Benko gambit Onischuk, Alexander - Korchnoi, Viktor 0-1 41 E32 Nimzo indian Hodgson, Julian M - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 89 A45 Queen's pawn Akopian, Vladimir - Short, Nigel D 1/2 30 D37 Queen's gambit Round 11 (1997.01.03) Short, Nigel D - Onischuk, Alexander 1/2 12 C28 1.e4 e5 Gelfand, Boris - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 28 E73 Kings indian Leko, Peter - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 17 C78 Ruy Lopez Svidler, Peter - Akopian, Vladimir 1/2 30 B85 Sicilian Sokolov, Ivan - Timman, Jan H 1/2 17 E32 Nimzo indian Korchnoi, Viktor - Hodgson, Julian M 1-0 50 A27 English; 1.c4 e5 Groningen (NED), XII 1996 - I 1997 cat. XVI (2634) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Short, Nigel D g ENG 2695 * 1 = = 0 = = = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2730 2 Timman, Jan H g NED 2590 0 * = 1 1 1 = = 0 1 = = 6.5 2703 3 Gelfand, Boris g BLR 2665 = = * = = = 1 = 1 = = = 6.5 2696 4 Leko, Peter g HUN 2630 = 0 = * = 1 = = = 1 = = 6.0 2670 5 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2685 1 0 = = * 0 = = = = 1 1 6.0 2665 6 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2605 = 0 = 0 1 * = 1 0 = 1 1 6.0 2672 7 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2650 = = 0 = = = * = 1 = 0 1 5.5 2632 8 Onischuk, Alexander g UKR 2605 = = = = = 0 = * 1 0 = 0 4.5 2571 9 Hodgson, Julian M g ENG 2550 0 1 0 = = 1 0 0 * = 1 0 4.5 2576 10 Akopian, Vladimir g ARM 2630 = 0 = 0 = = = 1 = * = 0 4.5 2569 11 Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2670 0 = = = 0 0 1 = 0 = * 1 4.5 2565 12 Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2635 0 = = = 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 * 4.5 2569 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Koop Tjuchem 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 1 Short,N 2695 +28 * 1 = = 0 = = = 1 = 1 1 7.0/11 2 Timman,J 2590 +105 0 * = 1 1 1 = = 0 1 = = 6.5/11 35.25 3 Gelfand,B 2665 +23 = = * = = = 1 = 1 = = = 6.5/11 34.75 4 Leko,P 2630 +33 = 0 = * = 1 = = = 1 = = 6.0/11 32.00 5 Shirov,A 2685 -27 1 0 = = * 0 = = = = 1 1 6.0/11 31.75 6 Van Wely,L 2605 +60 = 0 = 0 1 * = 1 0 = 1 1 6.0/11 31.25 7 Svidler,P 2650 -18 = = 0 = = = * = 1 = 0 1 5.5/11 8 Onischuk,Al 2605 -26 = = = = = 0 = * 1 0 = 0 4.5/11 25.50 9 Hodgson,Ju 2550 +34 0 1 0 = = 1 0 0 * = 1 0 4.5/11 25.25 10 Akopian,V 2630 -53 = 0 = 0 = = = 1 = * = 0 4.5/11 24.50 11 Sokolov,I 2670 -97 0 = = = 0 0 1 = 0 = * 1 4.5/11 24.00 12 Korchnoi,V 2635 -58 0 = = = 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 * 4.5/11 23.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Average elo: 2634 <=> Category: 16 gm = 5.17 m = 2.97 Final Standings Open Tournament. Groningen (NED), XII 1996 - I 1997 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Yermolinsky, Alex g USA 2610 + 94 +107 + 26 = 2 + 22 + 35 = 3 = 18 + 15 + 5 = 6 9.0 /11 2766 2 Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2540 + 76 + 27 + 51 = 1 = 28 + 19 + 50 + 5 = 3 + 13 - 4 8.5 /11 2702 3 Reinderman, Dimitri m NED 2500 + 86 + 95 = 34 + 74 = 10 + 28 = 1 + 20 = 2 - 6 + 23 8.0 /11 2620 4 Tseitlin, Mark D m ISR 2540 + 32 - 75 +130 =107 + 42 = 51 + 7 = 50 + 40 = 15 + 2 8.0 /11 2605 5 Schlosser, Philipp g GER 2560 +116 + 44 + 62 + 16 = 35 = 56 + 12 - 2 + 29 - 1 + 19 8.0 /11 2667 6 Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2625 + 99 - 48 +142 +106 + 16 - 12 + 71 = 40 + 10 + 3 = 1 8.0 /11 2617 7 Levin, Felix m UKR 2475 =123 + 93 - 74 +105 + 87 = 21 - 4 + 86 + 61 + 18 + 20 8.0 /11 2539 8 Leitao, Rafael m BRA 2475 -118 +131 +117 + 64 + 39 = 33 - 18 + 77 = 11 + 56 + 17 8.0 /11 2599 9 Roeder, Mathias m GER 2435 +146 =142 = 33 = 77 + 63 - 17 = 61 + 83 + 64 + 38 + 29 8.0 /11 2584 10 Kempinski, Robert m POL 2510 + 68 +109 = 48 + 52 = 3 = 36 = 13 = 12 - 6 + 34 + 33 7.5 /11 2578 11 Baklan, Vladimir m UKR 2525 + 63 - 52 + 32 + 49 = 62 = 59 + 75 - 29 = 8 + 43 + 41 7.5 /11 2533 12 Meins, Gerlef GER 2465 = 93 +123 +100 = 37 + 23 + 6 - 5 = 10 = 20 + 50 = 14 7.5 /11 2578 13 Miles, Anthony J g ENG 2630 +138 = 78 = 58 = 34 +107 + 41 = 10 + 36 + 18 - 2 = 15 7.5 /11 2570 14 Kiriakov, Petr m RUS 2515 = 67 =125 = 97 + 61 = 54 +109 = 48 = 24 + 73 + 36 = 12 7.5 /11 2478 15 Peng Xiaomin m CHN 2490 - 98 +149 +113 + 95 = 21 + 55 + 56 + 35 - 1 = 4 = 13 7.5 /11 2568 16 Avrukh, Boris m ISR 2500 +134 + 77 + 75 - 5 - 6 + 95 = 21 = 42 = 59 + 49 + 35 7.5 /11 2571 17 Atalik, Suat g TUR 2525 =102 + 61 + 57 = 41 = 51 + 9 - 36 + 54 = 25 + 28 - 8 7.0 /11 2499 18 Klovans, Janis m LAT 2530 + 81 = 54 = 49 = 42 + 52 + 58 + 8 = 1 - 13 - 7 + 53 7.0 /11 2528 19 Cifuentes Parada, Roberto g NED 2500 + 55 = 24 + 45 + 65 = 56 - 2 + 59 = 38 + 35 = 33 - 5 7.0 /11 2564 20 Degraeve, Jean-Marc m FRA 2515 + 82 = 45 + 54 - 36 + 65 + 62 + 34 - 3 = 12 + 24 - 7 7.0 /11 2486 21 Psakhis, Lev g ISR 2590 +161 = 49 + 43 = 28 = 15 = 7 = 16 = 25 = 31 = 53 + 57 7.0 /11 2516 22 Mikhalevski, Victor m ISR 2500 +113 + 72 = 65 + 24 - 1 + 66 - 35 + 53 = 56 - 23 + 64 7.0 /11 2527 23 Wang Zili g CHN 2535 + 83 + 64 + 53 - 35 - 12 + 89 = 51 + 62 = 50 + 22 - 3 7.0 /11 2546 24 Lobzhanidze, Davit GEO 2330 +129 = 19 + 91 - 22 + 79 = 29 = 39 = 14 + 71 - 20 + 60 7.0 /11 2567 25 Jonkman, Harmen f NED 2325 -104 +111 +127 = 58 + 80 + 26 = 38 = 21 = 17 - 29 + 71 7.0 /11 2504 26 Blatny, Pavel g CZE 2490 +120 + 97 - 1 + 72 = 33 - 25 - 64 + 76 = 27 + 42 + 52 7.0 /11 2480 27 Holzke, Frank GER 2375 + 96 - 2 +121 - 39 = 82 + 68 = 37 = 41 = 26 + 86 + 50 7.0 /11 2486 28 Van den Doel, Erik m NED 2440 +151 +144 + 40 = 21 = 2 - 3 = 33 = 34 + 75 - 17 + 56 7.0 /11 2545 29 Brenninkmeijer, Joris m NED 2505 - 74 +163 +125 = 66 +108 = 24 + 44 + 11 - 5 + 25 - 9 7.0 /11 2458 30 Sulskis, Sarunas m LTU 2515 +105 - 65 - 76 =121 +128 - 87 + 98 + 94 + 54 + 48 = 31 7.0 /11 2400 31 Visser, Yge f NED 2395 +119 - 35 - 98 =147 +148 + 63 = 55 +134 = 21 + 40 = 30 7.0 /11 2467 32 Florath, Patrick GER 2295 - 4 +126 - 11 +132 - 44 +136 - 57 + 88 +113 +106 + 51 7.0 /11 2403 33 Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2620 = 61 +102 = 9 + 44 = 26 = 8 = 28 = 43 +106 = 19 - 10 6.5 /11 2484 34 Lytchak, Alexander GER 2295 + 39 + 79 = 3 = 13 = 40 + 60 - 20 = 28 = 57 - 10 + 75 6.5 /11 2557 35 Milos, Gilberto g BRA 2605 +137 + 31 + 71 + 23 = 5 - 1 + 22 - 15 - 19 + 62 - 16 6.5 /11 2548 36 Kachiani-Gersinska, Ketino wg GER 2415 +122 +104 = 37 + 20 = 50 = 10 + 17 - 13 = 38 - 14 = 39 6.5 /11 2525 37 Zagorskis, Darius m LTU 2520 + 46 + 89 = 36 = 12 - 75 = 64 = 27 = 52 = 44 +109 = 45 6.5 /11 2430 38 Ruzele, Darius m LTU 2520 =125 + 67 = 78 + 92 = 41 + 43 = 25 = 19 = 36 - 9 = 44 6.5 /11 2448 39 Cvitan, Ognjen g CRO 2535 - 34 +120 + 94 + 27 - 8 = 54 = 24 +109 = 43 = 57 = 36 6.5 /11 2422 40 Kupreichik, Viktor D g BLR 2510 +141 + 66 - 28 +109 = 34 = 48 + 74 = 6 - 4 - 31 + 77 6.5 /11 2441 41 Poldauf, Dirk m GER 2470 +149 + 98 = 56 = 17 = 38 - 13 = 52 = 27 + 77 + 59 - 11 6.5 /11 2490 42 Lingnau, Carsten m GER 2380 = 70 = 88 +143 = 18 - 4 +113 + 87 = 16 = 51 - 26 + 94 6.5 /11 2470 43 Khurtsidze, Nino wg GEO 2395 =128 + 70 - 21 +110 + 98 - 38 +117 = 33 = 39 - 11 + 83 6.5 /11 2431 44 Hedke, Fred f GER 2380 +157 - 5 +150 - 33 + 32 +119 - 29 = 55 = 37 + 82 = 38 6.5 /11 2425 45 Danielian, Elina wg ARM 2330 +154 = 20 - 19 =142 =134 +143 - 53 + 85 = 60 + 84 = 37 6.5 /11 2395 46 De Vreugt, Dennis NED 2265 - 37 -158 +126 = 88 -103 +132 +142 - 58 +143 + 91 +165 6.5 /11 2332 47 Adorjan, Andras g HUN 2530 - 97 +164 - 86 =119 =110 +133 +165 = 66 - 49 +125 + 89 6.5 /11 2314 48 Jaracz, Pawel m POL 2395 +147 + 6 = 10 - 50 +100 = 40 = 14 - 56 + 55 - 30 = 63 6.0 /11 2445 49 Evseev, Denis RUS 2395 +115 = 21 = 18 - 11 =113 +102 = 66 = 67 + 47 - 16 = 61 6.0 /11 2409 50 Finkel, Alexander g ISR 2505 =117 + 84 +101 + 48 = 36 + 75 - 2 = 4 = 23 - 12 - 27 6.0 /11 2441 51 Skomorokhin, Roman m RUS 2450 +131 +118 - 2 + 89 = 17 = 4 = 23 = 64 = 42 = 52 - 32 6.0 /11 2429 52 Van der Weide, Karel f NED 2365 +150 + 11 = 80 - 10 - 18 + 98 = 41 = 37 + 58 = 51 - 26 6.0 /11 2471 53 Schebler, Gerhard m GER 2425 +111 +103 - 23 = 76 = 74 =104 + 45 - 22 + 67 = 21 - 18 6.0 /11 2330 54 Vehi Bach, Victor M m ESP 2365 +143 = 18 - 20 + 84 = 14 = 39 + 60 - 17 - 30 + 81 = 68 6.0 /11 2424 55 Bergez, Luc FRA 2245 - 19 +114 = 60 + 73 + 78 - 15 = 31 = 44 - 48 = 90 +109 6.0 /11 2412 56 Gurevich, Dmitry g USA 2570 +162 + 73 = 41 + 80 = 19 = 5 - 15 + 48 = 22 - 8 - 28 6.0 /11 2491 57 Nemet, Ivan g SUI 2415 =121 +140 - 17 - 63 + 84 = 69 + 32 + 97 = 34 = 39 - 21 6.0 /11 2372 58 Shaked, Tal m USA 2440 +148 =100 = 13 = 25 + 69 - 18 - 77 + 46 - 52 = 97 +105 6.0 /11 2371 59 Jelen, Igor m SLO 2415 -100 +148 =146 + 67 + 76 = 11 - 19 + 74 = 16 - 41 = 66 6.0 /11 2371 60 Ye Rongguang g CHN 2490 = 84 =117 = 55 + 99 + 77 - 34 - 54 +102 = 45 + 72 - 24 6.0 /11 2332 61 Haub, Thorsten-Michael f GER 2310 = 33 - 17 +122 - 14 +146 + 80 = 9 + 91 - 7 = 75 = 49 6.0 /11 2463 62 Hausrath, Daniel GER 2440 +139 +155 - 5 + 86 = 11 - 20 + 65 - 23 + 66 - 35 = 69 6.0 /11 2423 63 Kistella, Roman GER 2270 - 11 =160 +115 + 57 - 9 - 31 = 88 +103 + 78 = 73 = 48 6.0 /11 2372 64 Stefanova, Antoaneta wg BUL 2365 +126 - 23 +158 - 8 +120 = 37 + 26 = 51 - 9 +105 - 22 6.0 /11 2414 65 Lelchuk, Zoja wg UKR 2350 +158 + 30 = 22 - 19 - 20 +121 - 62 = 68 - 82 +139 + 97 6.0 /11 2381 66 Friedman, Aviv f ISR 2325 +152 - 40 +157 = 29 + 91 - 22 = 49 = 47 - 62 +110 = 59 6.0 /11 2415 67 Vandrey, Wolfgang f GER 2260 = 14 - 38 +140 - 59 = 85 +144 +101 = 49 - 53 = 79 +106 6.0 /11 2410 68 Marcelin, Cyril FRA 2260 - 10 =129 = 70 +145 = 92 - 27 +135 = 65 = 90 +108 = 54 6.0 /11 2316 69 Donk, Merlijn Silvester f NED 2315 +159 - 80 =135 +103 - 58 = 57 -120 +100 = 74 +111 = 62 6.0 /11 2226 70 Ionov,B ---- = 42 - 43 = 68 -161 +152 - 83 +136 =108 +123 +130 = 80 6.0 /11 2288 71 Vysochin, Spartak UKR 2480 +164 +130 - 35 - 75 +116 + 86 - 6 + 72 - 24 + 95 - 25 6.0 /11 2402 72 Lomineishvili, Maia wm GEO 2320 +153 - 22 +144 - 26 -119 +118 +145 - 71 +134 - 60 +100 6.0 /11 2258 73 Klinova, Masha wm ISR 2380 +156 - 56 =118 - 55 +151 + 82 =134 +119 - 14 = 63 . 5.5 /10 2320 74 Ernst, Sipke NED 2215 + 29 = 91 + 7 - 3 = 53 + 79 - 40 - 59 = 69 - 89 +129 5.5 /11 2416 75 Grooten, Herman m NED 2375 +132 + 4 - 16 + 71 + 37 - 50 - 11 +120 - 28 = 61 - 34 5.5 /11 2407 76 Dworakowska, Joanna wm POL 2295 - 2 + 96 + 30 = 53 - 59 = 91 = 89 - 26 - 93 +122 +131 5.5 /11 2360 77 Schwalfenberg, Joerg GER 2320 +114 - 16 +104 = 9 - 60 +100 + 58 - 8 - 41 +120 - 40 5.5 /11 2347 78 Kadimova, Ilaha wg AZE 2415 +112 = 13 = 38 = 98 - 55 - 97 +110 =105 - 63 +118 = 82 5.5 /11 2304 79 Summerscale, Aaron m ENG 2500 +110 - 34 =105 + 97 - 24 - 74 +123 = 87 = 81 = 67 = 86 5.5 /11 2272 80 Grechihin, Valery m RUS 2495 +133 + 69 = 52 - 56 - 25 - 61 = 85 - 84 +128 +134 = 70 5.5 /11 2306 81 Bick, John USA ---- - 18 -150 =136 +111 + 88 =107 +108 -106 = 79 - 54 +119 5.5 /11 2266 82 Parmentier, Xavier FRA 2265 - 20 -127 +114 +158 = 27 - 73 =103 +129 + 65 - 44 = 78 5.5 /11 2331 83 Payen, Arnaud f FRA 2280 - 23 -143 =111 +140 =136 + 70 +107 - 9 =120 + 93 - 43 5.5 /11 2270 84 Ippolito, Dean USA 2225 = 60 - 50 +129 - 54 - 57 =126 +152 + 80 + 87 - 45 = 90 5.5 /11 2315 85 Van Gelder,B ---- - 95 =110 =123 =124 = 67 +141 = 80 - 45 =102 +113 = 87 5.5 /11 2298 86 Tondivar, Babak f NED 2305 - 3 +156 + 47 - 62 +142 - 71 + 93 - 7 +104 - 27 = 79 5.5 /11 2340 87 Docx, Stefan f BEL 2315 -142 =112 +152 +146 - 7 + 30 - 42 = 79 - 84 +140 = 85 5.5 /11 2332 88 Riksten, Martin NED ---- =101 = 42 - 89 = 46 - 81 +148 = 63 - 32 = 99 +151 +125 5.5 /11 2327 89 Ankerst, Mihael SLO 2355 +160 - 37 + 88 - 51 +123 - 23 = 76 =113 =125 + 74 - 47 5.5 /11 2283 90 Velikhanli, Firuza wg AZE 2345 =145 =121 =119 =118 -117 =157 +151 =104 = 68 = 55 = 84 5.5 /11 2201 91 Kogan, Artur m ISR 2475 +163 = 74 - 24 +102 - 66 = 76 +104 - 61 = 97 - 46 +120 5.5 /11 2258 92 Delemarre, Jop f NED 2360 -144 +151 +147 - 38 = 68 -134 +139 =117 -105 =112 +104 5.5 /11 2249 93 Krylov, Stanislav RUS 2210 = 12 - 7 - 99 +156 =101 +161 - 86 =137 + 76 - 83 +130 5.5 /11 2323 94 Zakhvatov, V RUS 2310 - 1 +136 - 39 =143 -122 +147 +121 - 30 +115 +119 - 42 5.5 /11 2199 95 Lorscheid, Gerhard f GER 2315 + 85 - 3 +145 - 15 +157 - 16 -119 +144 +118 - 71 = 96 5.5 /11 2187 96 De Vilder, Hans NED 2140 - 27 - 76 -120 +163 =155 -105 =149 +141 +107 +102 = 95 5.5 /11 2283 97 Van de Mortel, Jan f NED 2280 + 47 - 26 = 14 - 79 +112 + 78 =106 - 57 = 91 = 58 - 65 5.0 /11 2393 98 Schlecht, Daniel GER 2225 + 15 - 41 + 31 = 78 - 43 - 52 - 30 -115 +147 +143 =108 5.0 /11 2348 99 Grabuzova, Tatiana wg RUS 2310 - 6 =122 + 93 - 60 -121 -115 +132 =112 = 88 +126 =111 5.0 /11 2273 100 Van Delft, Merijn NED 2185 + 59 = 58 - 12 +101 - 48 - 77 +138 - 69 =137 +124 - 72 5.0 /11 2325 101 De Gleria, Francesco GER 2350 = 88 +128 - 50 -100 = 93 +103 - 67 =126 -111 +121 =112 5.0 /11 2188 102 Van Beers, Eddy BEL 2275 = 17 - 33 +112 - 91 +147 - 49 +115 - 60 = 85 - 96 +139 5.0 /11 2238 103 Wortel,Ma ---- +124 - 53 =108 - 69 + 46 -101 = 82 - 63 -139 +149 +137 5.0 /11 2262 104 Heinis, Vincent FRA 2105 + 25 - 36 - 77 +133 +161 = 53 - 91 = 90 - 86 +137 - 92 5.0 /11 2311 105 Kummerow, Heiko GER 2265 - 30 +154 = 79 - 7 -143 + 96 +157 = 78 + 92 - 64 - 58 5.0 /11 2291 106 Sukharisingh, Ralf GER 2400 =140 =145 +134 - 6 +125 =117 = 97 + 81 - 33 - 32 - 67 5.0 /11 2255 107 Welling, Gerard m NED 2395 +136 - 1 +132 = 4 - 13 = 81 - 83 -118 - 96 +157 +134 5.0 /11 2247 108 Biebinger, Gerhard GER 2340 -155 +139 =103 +135 - 29 =122 - 81 = 70 +151 - 68 = 98 5.0 /11 2290 109 Tella, Jussi f FIN 2330 +127 - 10 +155 - 40 +118 - 14 +122 - 39 +117 - 37 - 55 5.0 /11 2262 110 Krallmann, Matthias GER 2240 - 79 = 85 +160 - 43 = 47 =142 - 78 +147 +126 - 66 =114 5.0 /11 2191 111 Middelburg, Tom NED ---- - 53 - 25 = 83 - 81 +156 =160 =124 +138 +101 - 69 = 99 5.0 /11 2311 112 Jap Tjoen San, Linda NED 2190 - 78 = 87 -102 +162 - 97 -135 +127 = 99 +145 = 92 =101 5.0 /11 2174 113 Jantzen, Hans-Joerg GER 2245 - 22 +153 - 15 +154 = 49 - 42 +143 = 89 - 32 - 85 +140 5.0 /11 2272 114 Schuette,A ---- - 77 - 55 - 82 -131 +159 +140 -118 +146 +138 =117 =110 5.0 /11 2171 115 Van der Marel,B ---- - 49 =161 - 63 -148 +164 + 99 -102 + 98 - 94 =123 +151 5.0 /11 2231 116 Thompson, Ian D f ENG 2300 - 5 -132 +139 +150 - 71 +128 . . . +145 =118 4.5 / 8 2272 117 Michalczak, Thomas f GER 2250 = 50 = 60 - 8 +155 + 90 =106 - 43 = 92 -109 =114 . 4.5 /10 2325 118 Gerard, Nicolas FRA 2215 + 8 - 51 = 73 = 90 -109 - 72 +114 +107 - 95 - 78 =116 4.5 /11 2262 119 Willemze, Jeroen NED 2160 - 31 +137 = 90 = 47 + 72 - 44 + 95 - 73 =130 - 94 - 81 4.5 /11 2324 120 Trabert, Bettina wm GER 2225 - 26 - 39 + 96 +152 - 64 +130 + 69 - 75 = 83 - 77 - 91 4.5 /11 2251 121 Paasikangas, Johanna wm FIN 2195 = 57 = 90 - 27 = 30 + 99 - 65 - 94 =124 =144 -101 +150 4.5 /11 2271 122 Rubene, Ilze wm LAT 2190 - 36 = 99 - 61 +137 + 94 =108 -109 -125 =129 - 76 +144 4.5 /11 2189 123 Schiller, Eric USA 2215 = 7 - 12 = 85 +153 - 89 =138 - 79 +157 - 70 =115 =124 4.5 /11 2267 124 Houtman, Joop NED 2330 -103 -146 =149 = 85 -144 +150 =111 =121 +136 -100 =123 4.5 /11 2133 125 Lanchava, Tea wf GEO 2265 = 38 = 14 - 29 +144 -106 -145 +165 +122 = 89 - 47 - 88 4.5 /11 2328 126 Van Linde, Paul NED 2140 - 64 - 32 - 46 =164 +149 = 84 +133 =101 -110 - 99 +146 4.5 /11 2200 127 Bakker,T ---- -109 + 82 - 25 -134 =137 -139 -112 =132 +164 =128 +147 4.5 /11 2130 128 Sazonov, Yuri RUS 2170 = 43 -101 =161 +130 - 30 -116 -137 +160 - 80 =127 +154 4.5 /11 2219 129 Vehreschild, Axel GER 2110 - 24 = 68 - 84 -151 +163 =146 +131 - 82 =122 +148 - 74 4.5 /11 2165 130 De Souza Haro, Paulo Cezar BRA 2315 +135 - 71 - 4 -128 +150 -120 +146 +145 =119 - 70 - 93 4.5 /11 2165 131 Markus, John Raymond NED 2210 - 51 - 8 -138 +114 -145 +154 -129 =152 +155 +144 - 76 4.5 /11 2020 132 Valens, Vincent NED 2145 - 75 +116 -107 - 32 =153 - 46 - 99 =127 +160 =133 +148 4.5 /11 2157 133 Manouck, Thierry m FRA 2235 - 80 -135 +159 -104 +158 - 47 -126 -136 +142 =132 +143 4.5 /11 2079 134 Suhl, Dirk GER 2245 - 16 +159 -106 +127 = 45 + 92 = 73 - 31 - 72 - 80 -107 4.0 /11 2177 135 Schuurman, Petra NED 2090 -130 +133 = 69 -108 -138 +112 - 68 =139 -140 -147 +156 4.0 /11 2177 136 Berendsen, Richard NED ---- -107 - 94 = 81 +149 = 83 - 32 - 70 +133 -124 =146 =138 4.0 /11 2205 137 Zhurina, Elizaveta RUS 2310 - 35 -119 =148 -122 =127 +158 +128 = 93 =100 -104 -103 4.0 /11 2137 138 Hania, J NED 2315 - 13 -147 +131 -157 +135 =123 -100 -111 -114 +159 =136 4.0 /11 2188 139 Leroy, Didier FRA 2200 - 62 -108 -116 +159 =160 +127 - 92 =135 +103 - 65 -102 4.0 /11 1885 140 Pel, Bonno NED 2175 =106 - 57 - 67 - 83 =162 -114 +158 +159 +135 - 87 -113 4.0 /11 2145 141 Pajeken, Wolfgang GER 2260 - 40 -152 =156 =160 +154 - 85 -144 - 96 =150 =142 +157 4.0 /11 2199 142 Huizer,M ---- + 87 = 9 - 6 = 45 - 86 =110 - 46 -151 -133 =141 =152 3.5 /11 2173 143 Astengo, Corrado ITA 2135 - 54 + 83 - 42 = 94 +105 - 45 -113 +148 - 46 - 98 -133 3.5 /11 2149 144 Doggers, Peter NED ---- + 92 - 28 - 72 -125 +124 - 67 +141 - 95 =121 -131 -122 3.5 /11 2152 145 Vink,N ---- = 90 =106 - 95 - 68 +131 +125 - 72 -130 -112 -116 =158 3.5 /11 2143 146 Stull, Norbert LUX 2200 - 9 +124 = 59 - 87 - 61 =129 -130 -114 +153 =136 -126 3.5 /11 2103 147 Wichmann,D ---- - 48 +138 - 92 = 31 -102 - 94 +153 -110 - 98 +135 -127 3.5 /11 2123 148 Tejero, Jorge ESP 2210 - 58 - 59 =137 +115 - 31 - 88 +155 -143 +152 -129 -132 3.5 /11 1856 149 Kaimer, Thomas GER 2210 - 41 - 15 =124 -136 -126 =156 = 96 +154 =157 -103 =153 3.5 /11 2160 150 Schlefing, Heinz GER 2135 - 52 + 81 - 44 -116 -130 -124 -159 +158 =141 +160 -121 3.5 /11 2032 151 Van Beek, Lucien NED 2210 - 28 - 92 =162 +129 - 73 +155 - 90 +142 -108 - 88 -115 3.5 /11 2095 152 Moll, Arne NED ---- - 66 +141 - 87 -120 - 70 +164 - 84 =131 -148 =156 =142 3.5 /11 2112 153 Hovenga,A ---- - 72 -113 +163 -123 =132 -162 -147 =156 -146 +164 =149 3.5 /11 2112 154 Gudat, Alfons GER 2115 - 45 -105 +164 -113 -141 -131 =156 -149 +163 +155 -128 3.5 /11 2035 155 De Weerd, Warner NED ---- +108 - 62 -109 -117 = 96 -151 -148 +164 -131 -154 =159 3.0 /11 2053 156 Eppinga, Roland NED 2150 - 73 - 86 =141 - 93 -111 =149 =154 =153 =159 =152 -135 3.0 /11 1994 157 Tagnon, Nicole wf FRA 2145 - 44 +162 - 66 +138 - 95 = 90 -105 -123 =149 -107 -141 3.0 /11 2127 158 Kalousek, Vladimir CZE 2125 - 65 + 46 - 64 - 82 -133 -137 -140 -150 +165 =163 =145 3.0 /11 1984 159 Paci,C ---- - 69 -134 -133 -139 -114 +163 +150 -140 =156 -138 =155 3.0 /11 2055 160 Schoonderwoerd,N ---- - 89 = 63 -110 =141 =139 =111 . -128 -132 -150 =163 2.5 /10 2001 161 Weischede, Thomas GER 2305 - 21 =115 =128 + 70 -104 - 93 . . . . . 2.0 / 6 1946 162 Luetke, Jens f GER 2300 - 56 -157 =151 -112 =140 +153 . . . . . 2.0 / 6 2018 163 Safarian, Alek AUS 2220 - 91 - 29 -153 - 96 -129 -159 -164 +165 -154 =158 =160 2.0 /11 1819 164 Lurje, Pawel SUI 2220 - 71 - 47 -154 =126 -115 -152 +163 -155 -127 -153 . 1.5 /10 2148 165 Bye ---- . . . . . . - 47 -163 -158 . - 46 0.0 / 5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3) Hastings International Chess Tournament. ------------------------------------------------- Adams shows too much Christmas spirit. ------------------------------------------- Michael Adams is on track for his most disasterous result in years as he started with 0/3 in the Hastings Premier tournament. He has been slightly unlucky in some of his games but it will take a tremendous effort even to get back to 50% and limit the damage. My thanks to Bob Wade who has faxed me the gamescores and results of the event so far. The round 3 games reached me too late for this issue. They will be available on my www page, either tonight or tomorrow morning. Round 1 (1996.12.28) Hebden, Mark - Adams, Michael 1-0 64 B07 Pirc Conquest, Stuart - Lalic, Bogdan 0-1 46 E31 Nimzo indian Nunn, John D M - Rozentalis, Eduardas 1/2 17 C24 1.e4 e5 Xie Jun - Flear, Glenn C 1-0 28 C22 1.e4 e5 Movsesian, Sergei - Motwani, Paul 1/2 40 C80 Ruy Lopez Round 2 (1996.12.29) Lalic, Bogdan - Hebden, Mark 1/2 25 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange Xie Jun - Movsesian, Sergei 1-0 35 B42 Sicilian Motwani, Paul - Conquest, Stuart 0-1 44 C00 French Adams, Michael - Nunn, John D M 0-1 44 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3) Flear, Glenn C - Rozentalis, Eduardas 0-1 44 E05 Nimzo indian Round 3 (1996.12.30) Hebden, Mark - Motwani, Paul 1-0 Rozentalis, Eduardas - Adams, Michael 1-0 Conquest, Stuart - Xie Jun 1-0 Nunn, John D M - Lalic, Bogdan 1/2 Movsesian, Sergei - Flear, Glenn C 1-0 Hastings (ENG), XII 1996 - I 1997 cat. XIII (2565) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Hebden, Mark g ENG 2530 * . = . . . . 1 1 . 2.5 2853 2 Rozentalis, Eduardas g LTU 2610 . * . . = . . . 1 1 2.5 2848 3 Lalic, Bogdan g CRO 2565 = . * 1 = . . . . . 2.0 2698 4 Conquest, Stuart g ENG 2585 . . 0 * . 1 . 1 . . 2.0 2646 5 Nunn, John D M g ENG 2605 . = = . * . . . 1 . 2.0 2745 6 Xie Jun g CHN 2510 . . . 0 . * 1 . . 1 2.0 2676 7 Movsesian, Sergei m ARM 2635 . . . . . 0 * = . 1 1.5 2478 8 Motwani, Paul g SCO 2490 0 . . 0 . . = * . . 0.5 2310 9 Adams, Michael g ENG 2685 0 0 . . 0 . . . * . 0.0 10 Flear, Glenn C g ENG 2435 . 0 . . . 0 0 . . * 0.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Challengers section is also strong with players such as James Plaskett, Keith Arkell, Joe Gallagher, Igor Rausis, Miron Sher, Wunderkind, Luke McShane, Bjarke Kristensen, David Bronstein, Alexander Chernaev etc. Not sure how many games from this event will be available however. 4) Reggio Emelia ------------- Massimiliano Orsi has sent some early results from Reggio. Results from round 1 to 3 are: Round 1: EFIMOV - RAZUVAEV 1/2 - 1/2 KOMAROV - BELOTTI 1/2 - 1/2 MANTOVANI - KRASENKOV 0 - 1 TATAI - BOLOGAN 0 - 1 ROMANISHIN - GODENA 1 - 0 Round 2: GODENA - BELOTTI 1/2 - 1/2 KOMAROV - MANTOVANI 1 - 0 KRASENKOV - EFIMOV 1 - 0 RAZUVAEV - TATAI 1 - 0 BOLOGAN - ROMANISHIN 1 - 0 Round 3: BELOTTI - MANTOVANI 1/2 - 1/2 TATAI - KRASENKOV 0 - 1 EFIMOV - KOMAROV 1/2 - 1/2 GODENA - BOLOGAN 1/2 - 1/2 ROMANISHIN - RAZUVAEV 1/2 - 1/2 Standing after 3 rounds: Krasenkov 3 Bologan 2.5 Razuvaev - Komarov 2 Romanishin - Belotti 1.5 Efimov - Godena 1 Mantovani 0.5 Tatai 0 5) XXVI Rilton Cup 1996–1997 Stockholm Sweden ------------------------------------------ This top class GM open will take place between December 27th and January 5th 1997. Jan Ehlvest, Curt Hansen, Ferdinand Hellers, Nick DeFirmian, Igor Khenkin, Joel Benjamin, Johann Hjartarson, Hannes Stefansson, Mikhail Ulibin, Evgeny Gleizerov, Yuri Yakovich, Johnny Hector,Einar Gausel, Jonathan Tisdall,Vassily Smyslov, Rune Djurhuus, Ralf Akesson are amongst the players competing in this event. The Rilton Cup is the best known internation tournament in Sweden and has run annually since 1971-2. It is named after Dr. Tore Rilton and his will left a large amount of money for chess. The event has been financed in this way since 1985. Coverage on the www is on the excellent Chess in Iceland pages produced by Dadi JonssonTWIC will cover the games and results next week. http://www.vks.is/skak/rilton96.html The Rilton Cup, is part of The Visa Nordic Grand Prix. The organisers are the Stockholms Schackförbund. Tel 00947-(0)8-669 36 54 or Fax 00947-(0)8-669 64 6) Eastern Company Chess Tournament by Hassan Khaled ------------------------------------------------- The Egyptian Chess Federation organised an open tournament between 14-24/12/96 10 round,Swiss system. 58 players almost all from Egypt except for 3 from TUN, 3 from ALG 1 from SYR 1 from GER 1 from UGA- 35 fide rated players 14 IMs and 4 F.Ms They intend to organise a round robin G.M tourament in Feb 97 and again in April 97 and an open tourament in April 97 One unusual thing is that two of the players from Algeria Rizouk,Ryad and Rizouk,Ayman are twins (17 year old) and both of them shared 1st place in arab under 20 in Tunisia last year !!! Cairo (EGY), XII 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Mohamed, Esam Ahmed Nagib EGY 2355 +37 +19 +21 +13 = 2 + 8 + 3 +12 + 6 = 5 9.0 /10 2734 2 El Taher, Fouad m EGY 2445 +11 +40 = 3 +53 = 1 +31 + 8 + 4 +16 +12 9.0 /10 2634 3 Yasseen, Aly m EGY 2350 +46 +45 = 2 = 9 + 4 +22 - 1 + 7 +13 = 8 7.5 /10 2473 4 Labib, Ibrahim EGY 2195 +56 - 6 +14 +42 - 3 +10 +41 - 2 +26 +18 7.0 /10 2443 5 Sorial,Hanna ---- =34 - 8 -11 +54 +35 +53 +32 +20 +18 = 1 7.0 /10 2397 6 Kaabi, Majdi m TUN 2395 +54 + 4 -13 -39 +20 =17 + 9 +24 - 1 +22 6.5 /10 2349 7 Hassan, Sayed Barakat m EGY 2390 +15 -21 =19 +11 =40 +33 =13 - 3 +20 = 9 6.0 /10 2205 8 Hamam, Reda EGY 2320 = 9 + 5 +36 +20 +39 - 1 - 2 -16 +33 = 3 6.0 /10 2205 9 Hegazy,Mohamed ---- = 8 +34 +38 = 3 -31 =26 - 6 +40 +24 = 7 6.0 /10 2377 10 Hakki, Imad m SYR 2380 =49 =22 =41 =17 +23 - 4 +28 =19 =11 +26 6.0 /10 2244 11 Elsayed, Moustafa EGY 2180 - 2 =43 + 5 - 7 +45 =28 +39 =25 =10 +30 6.0 /10 2302 12 Georg, Magdy EGY 2345 -20 =28 +54 =19 +15 +21 +25 - 1 +27 - 2 6.0 /10 2330 13 Tahan,Sabri ---- +58 +14 + 6 - 1 =18 =41 = 7 +31 - 3 =16 6.0 /10 2450 14 Ahmed, Esam Aly m EGY 2385 +28 -13 - 4 +49 -17 +46 -27 +29 +37 +19 6.0 /10 2186 15 Amin, Ashraf EGY 2120 - 7 +52 =17 =32 -12 +51 +21 -26 +41 +27 6.0 /10 2260 16 Rizouk,Ayman ---- +59 =20 -42 +36 +44 =18 =31 + 8 - 2 =13 6.0 /10 2315 17 Yehya,Ahmed ---- =32 =29 =15 =10 +14 = 6 =26 =33 =30 =21 5.5 /10 2347 18 Moh. Abdel, Zaher EGY 2285 =51 =25 +49 +23 =13 =16 =24 +22 - 5 - 4 5.5 /10 2280 19 Abo Nar, Mohamed EGY 2095 +22 - 1 = 7 =12 -32 +38 +48 =10 +31 -14 5.5 /10 2346 20 Elgabry,Mohsen ---- +12 =16 +32 - 8 - 6 +44 +29 - 5 - 7 +31 5.5 /10 2431 21 Ahmed, Ehab EGY 2235 +52 + 7 - 1 -22 +38 -12 -15 +42 +28 =17 5.5 /10 2170 22 Rizouk, Ryad f ALG 2385 -19 =10 +47 +21 +53 - 3 +40 -18 +25 - 6 5.5 /10 2233 23 Tork,Mohamed ---- -31 +37 +26 -18 -10 -48 =46 +47 +40 +32 5.5 /10 2258 24 Abdel Aziem, Ramadan EGY 2260 +47 =31 -53 +35 =50 +39 =18 - 6 - 9 +33 5.5 /10 2267 25 Ismail,Hamed ---- =35 =18 +30 -31 +29 +50 -12 =11 -22 =34 5.0 /10 2300 26 Mohamed, Farag Amrou f EGY 2365 =39 =41 -23 +43 +51 = 9 =17 +15 - 4 -10 5.0 /10 2091 27 Terhorst, Jochen GER 2220 =55 -53 -33 +37 +36 =42 +14 +41 -12 -15 5.0 /10 2101 28 Yusry,Mohamed ---- -14 =12 -34 +55 +30 =11 -10 +48 -21 +47 5.0 /10 2205 29 Shalaby, Ahmed EGY 2235 =33 =17 -40 +46 -25 +37 -20 -14 +52 +41 5.0 /10 30 El Ghazali, Youssef M m EGY 2275 -36 +59 -25 =45 -28 +56 +43 +32 =17 -11 5.0 /10 2265 31 Henni, Mohamed m ALG 2335 +23 =24 =39 +25 + 9 - 2 =16 -13 -19 -20 4.5 /10 2012 32 Doghri, Nabil TUN 2350 =17 +33 -20 =15 +19 =40 - 5 -30 +39 -23 4.5 /10 2224 33 Beshara,Nadi ---- =29 -32 +27 =38 +34 - 7 +42 =17 - 8 -24 4.5 /10 2244 34 Rahman, Yehya m EGY 2345 = 5 - 9 +28 -41 -33 -35 =52 +56 +42 =25 4.5 /10 2222 35 El Assiouti, Sheriff m EGY 2265 =25 =51 =56 -24 - 5 +34 =44 =39 =43 =38 4.5 /10 2237 36 Meged,Elsayed ---- +30 =42 - 8 -16 -27 =45 =38 =43 +54 =40 4.5 /10 2229 37 Mokhtar,Ahmed ---- - 1 -23 +52 -27 +49 -29 +45 +44 -14 =43 4.5 /10 2064 38 Elgendy,Hesham ---- =53 +55 - 9 =33 -21 -19 =36 +46 =48 =35 4.5 /10 2053 39 Fatehy, Alamir EGY 2020 =26 +50 =31 + 6 - 8 -24 -11 =35 -32 =46 4.0 /10 2233 40 Gobrial, Ayuad G EGY 2250 +43 - 2 +29 =44 = 7 =32 -22 - 9 -23 =36 4.0 /10 2298 41 Khairy,Osama ---- =50 =26 =10 +34 +42 =13 - 4 -27 -15 -29 4.0 /10 2185 42 Amer, M LBA 2180 +44 =36 +16 - 4 -41 =27 -33 -21 -34 +54 4.0 /10 2184 43 Fatehi,Ahmed ---- -40 =11 =48 -26 =54 +55 -30 =36 =35 =37 4.0 /10 2079 44 Abou el Zein, Eid Mahmoud m EGY 2325 -42 +46 +51 =40 -16 -20 =35 -37 -47 +48 4.0 /10 2222 45 Fekri,Wael ---- +48 - 3 -50 =30 -11 =36 -37 -54 +55 +52 4.0 /10 2053 46 Samwel,Anis ---- - 3 -44 +55 -29 +47 -14 =23 -38 +56 =39 4.0 /10 1897 47 Elias,Emad ---- -24 =54 -22 =52 -46 +49 +51 -23 +44 -28 4.0 /10 2188 48 Salem, Zahed EGY 2195 -45 =49 =43 -51 +56 +23 -19 -28 =38 -44 3.5 /10 49 Makumbi,Jeoffry ---- =10 =48 -18 -14 -37 -47 =54 =55 =51 +56 3.5 /10 2126 50 Sarwat, Walaa EGY 2350 =41 -39 +45 +56 =24 -25 . . . . 3.0 / 6 1947 51 Ezat,Abdallah ---- =18 =35 -44 +48 -26 -15 -47 -52 =49 =55 3.0 /10 2134 52 Wesa,Hanna ---- -21 -15 -37 =47 -55 +54 =34 +51 -29 -45 3.0 /10 2064 53 Frhat, Ali EGY 2220 =38 +27 +24 - 2 -22 - 5 . . . . 2.5 / 6 2327 54 Aboutail, Mohamed EGY 2130 - 6 =47 -12 - 5 =43 -52 =49 +45 -36 -42 2.5 /10 55 Fahmy,Ehab ---- =27 -38 -46 -28 +52 -43 -56 =49 -45 =51 2.5 /10 2220 56 Afifi,Atef ---- - 4 +57 =35 -50 -48 -30 +55 -34 -46 -49 2.5 /10 1869 57 Default ---- . -56 . . . . . . . . 0.0 / 1 58 Himdan, Maher m EGY 2350 -13 . . . . . . . . . 0.0 / 1 59 Eltanawy,Refaat ---- -16 -30 . . . . . . . . 0.0 / 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Sao Paulo State Championship Rio Claro, December 12-15, 1996 ------------------------------------------------------------ Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk sends news and some games from the Sao Paulo State Championship held in Rio Claro (almost 200km from capital Sao Paulo. The tournament started two days after the Brazilian Finals. Half of the field went on (Vescovi, Matsuura, Disconzi, Toledo, Caldeira and Loureiro). The prize-fund was about US$ 4,500.00 and there were six ims (Vescovi, Toledo, Matsuura, Braga, Lebredo - a Cuban IM who is in Sao Paulo for a couple of months to play for Club Paulistano, and wim Tatiana Ratcu) and three fms (Martinez, Tsuboi and Disconzi). The winner Carlos Alejandro Martínez was born in Argentina but is a Brazilian citizen. He took first place on tie-break from elo-favorite Vescovi. No. PNo. Name Fide R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 Score ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2 Martínez, Carlos A. 2405 38b1 23w1 11b1 7w1 4b½ 1w½ 10b1 6.0 1 Vescovi, Giovanni 2490 37w1 22b1 10w1 6b½ 16w1 2b½ 4w1 6.0 3. 6 Limp, Eduardo 2370 42b1 29w1 17b1 1w½ 5b½ 11w½ 12b1 5.5 11 Lebredo, Gerardo 2325 47w1 30b1 2w0 34b1 22w1 6b½ 7w1 5.5 5. 4 Braga, Cícero 2390 40b1 25w1 12b1 21w1 2w½ 5b½ 1b0 5.0 5 Matsuura, Everaldo 2385 41w1 24b1 16w½ 28b1 6w½ 4w½ 8b½ 5.0 10 Tsuboi, Edson 2330 46b1 33w1 1b0 31w1 21b1 17w1 2w0 5.0 8 Disconzi da Silva, R. 2345 44b1 31w1 21b0 25w1 33b½ 9w1 5w½ 5.0 21 Neves, Andrey 2150 57w1 73b1 8w1 4b0 10w0 56b1 13w1 5.0 22 Zampronha, Wladimir 2130 58b1 1w0 42b1 38w1 11b0 45w1 17b1 5.0 18 Marques, Vinicius 2210 54b1 70w1 7b0 33w0 40b1 32w1 25b1 5.0 3 de Toledo, James 2400 39w½ 55b1 32w½ 26b0 41w1 28b1 16w1 5.0 13. 7 Loureiro, Luiz 2365 43w1 26b1 18w1 2b0 19w1 12w½ 11b0 4.5 16 Pereira, Silvio 2235 52b1 51w1 5b½ 32w1 1b0 33w1 3b0 4.5 12 Rocha, Wellington 2305 48b1 35w1 4w0 30b1 26w1 7b½ 6w0 4.5 26 Borges, Leomar 62b1 7w0 48b1 3w1 12b0 71w1 20w½ 4.5 29 Burgos, Marcelo 65w1 6b0 51b1 9w½ 13w½ 14b½ 43w1 4.5 30 Aranha, Álvaro 66b1 11w0 52b1 12w0 48b½ 44w1 9b1 4.5 20 Ratcu, Tatiana 2190 56b½ 50w0 45b½ 58w1 42b1 52w1 26b½ 4.5 20. 17 Caldeira, Adriano 2220 53w1 36b1 6w0 50b1 56w1 10b0 22w0 4.0 33 Majer, Francisco 69w1 10b0 54w1 18b1 8w½ 16b0 14w½ 4.0 19 Cajal, André 2195 55w½ 63b½ 41w1 36b1 7b0 43w½ 49w½ 4.0 13 Rüppel, Luiz 2255 49w1 32b0 56b½ 35w1 29b½ 34w1 21b0 4.0 25 de Lima, Diniz N. 2030 61w1 4b0 47w1 8b0 50w1 63b1 18w0 4.0 14 Steinhoff, Igor 2235 50b½ 56w0 72b1 39w1 32b½ 29w½ 33b½ 4.0 63 Miyoshi, Edson 27b½ 19w½ 35b½ 23w½ 31b1 25w0 34b1 4.0 35 Ratcu, Fábio 71w1 12b0 63w½ 13b0 46w1 75b½ 66w1 4.0 52 Pesquero, Érica 16w0 75b1 30w0 73b1 36w1 20b0 31b1 4.0 40 Alves, Nestor 4w0 59b1 73w1 37b0 18w0 53b1 75w1 4.0 45 Watfe, Rodrigo 9b0 66w½ 20w½ 57b1 24w1 22b0 28w1 4.0 48 Umetsubo, Cesar 12w0 69b1 26w0 67b1 30w½ 37b½ 24w1 4.0 49 Umetsubo, Otávio 13b0 72w0 64b1 74w1 23b½ 38w1 19b½ 4.0 73 Sugarara, Shigueo 74b1 21w0 40b0 52w0 58b1 46b1 39w1 4.0 34. 9 Soares, Cesar 2330 45w1 28b½ 50w½ 29b½ 37w1 8b0 30w0 3.5 32 Dianda, João Carlos 68b1 13w1 3b½ 16b0 14w½ 18b0 56w½ 3.5 56 Sant'Ana, Eddie 20w½ 14b1 13w½ 24b1 17b0 21w0 32b½ 3.5 43 Saliba, Alexandre 7b0 64w1 23b½ 27w1 28w½ 19b½ 29b0 3.5 23 Hirota da Silva, N. 2110 59w1 2b0 43w½ 63b½ 49w½ 39b½ 42w½ 3.5 37 Cordioli, Jairo 1b0 60w½ 66b1 40w1 9b0 48w½ 71b½ 3.5 71 Souza, Rodrigo 35b0 r1 34w0 47b1 27w1 26b0 37w½ 3.5 42 Chih, Lee Hung 6w0 61b1 22w0 54b1 20w0 57b1 23b½ 3.5 72 Souza Silva, Sergio 36w0 49b1 14w0 53b1 34w0 41b1 55w½ 3.5 27 Bussmann, Henrique 63w½ 39b1 28w0 43b0 71b0 59w1 44b1 3.5 44. 28 Soares, Antonio A. 64b1 9w½ 27b1 5w0 43b½ 3w0 45b0 3.0 34 dos Santos, Emmanuel 70b0 58w1 71b1 11w0 72b1 13b0 63w0 3.0 24 Blank Gonçalves, E. 2055 60b1 5w0 44b1 56w0 45b0 70w1 48b0 3.0 31 Schindler, Mauricio 67w1 8b0 53w1 10b0 63w0 50b1 52w0 3.0 38 Herbst, Eugênio 2w0 57b1 67w1 22b0 75w½ 49b0 47w½ 3.0 36 Rosa, Márcio Carlos 72b1 17w0 70b1 19w0 52b0 66w0 54w1 3.0 39 Vitti, Edson 3b½ 27w0 60b1 14b0 55w1 23w½ 73b0 3.0 75 Feld, Raul K. r0 52w0 62b1 51w1 38b½ 35w½ 40b0 3.0 41 Capuano, Fausto 5b0 62w1 19b0 70w1 3b0 72w0 57b1 3.0 66 Bovo, Francisco 30w0 45b½ 37w0 59b1 47w½ 36b1 35b0 3.0 55 Hashimoto, Paulo 19b½ 3w0 46b½ 44w½ 39b0 58w1 72b½ 3.0 47 Bonfim, Regina 11b0 68w1 25b0 71w0 66b½ 62w1 38b½ 3.0 53 Caporale, Giuseppe 17b0 74w1 31b0 72w0 67b1 40w0 70b1 3.0 69 Delai, Paula 33b0 48w0 58b0 64w1 59b0 65w1 51b1 3.0 64 Bueno, Fabio 28w0 43b0 49w0 69b0 60w1 74b1 50w1 3.0 59. 44 Batezelli, Alessandro 8w0 65b1 24w0 55b½ 68w1 30b0 27w0 2.5 46 Silva, Alessandro 10w0 67b0 55w½ 60b1 35b0 73w0 59b1 2.5 60 Saliba, Bruno 24w0 37b½ 39w0 46w0 64b0 61b1 68w1 2.5 62. 50 Pinheiro, José Pedro 14w½ 20b1 9b½ 17w0 25b0 31w0 64b0 2.0 70 da Silva, Ricardo F. 34w1 18b0 36w0 41b0 54w1 24b0 53w0 2.0 51 Vasconcelos, Arquimedes r1 16b0 29w0 75b0 62w½ 68b½ 69w0 2.0 57 Auriemo, Danielle 21b0 38w0 65b1 45w0 74b1 42w0 41w0 2.0 54 Salvi, Ricardo 18w0 r1 33b0 42w0 70b0 67w1 36b0 2.0 68 Pereira, Neocles 32w0 47b0 59w½ 61b1 44b0 51w½ 60b0 2.0 62 de Castro, Clesio 26w0 41b0 75w0 65w1 51b½ 47b0 67w½ 2.0 58 Kreuz, André 22w0 34b0 69w1 20b0 73w0 55b0 61w1 2.0 74 Contato, Cristiano 73w0 53b0 61w1 49b0 57w0 64w0 65b1 2.0 71. 67 Erbetta, Luciane 31b0 46w1 38b0 48w0 53w0 54b0 62b½ 1.5 59 Penteado, Ariovaldo 23b0 40w0 68b½ 66w0 69w1 27b0 46w0 1.5 73. 65 Fernandes, Felipe 29b0 44w0 57w0 62b0 61w1 69b0 74w0 1.0 74. 15 Name, Ricardo 2235 r0 r0 r0 r0 r0 r0 r0 0.0 61 Hayashi, Claudio 25b0 42w0 74b0 68w0 65b0 60w0 58b0 0.0 Tournament Director - IA Roberto Telles de Souza Chief Arbiter - Estevão Tavares Neto 8) International Tournament in Milan by Massimiliano Orsi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Societa' Scacchistica Milanese ( Milan Chess Society ), founded in 1881, is the oldest Italian chess club still in existance. An international tournament in memory of its first president, Edoardo Crespi (1849-1910) has been held for a few years. This year the tournament, held from December 15 through 23, coincided with the opening of the club's new venue. Massimiliano Orsi notes additionally: While checking for players's rating, particularly Mr Quendro's rating,I've found out that he has been delisted from 1996 July Fide ranking list as well as any other player from Albania. I asked a friend and he told it's a punishment to Albanian Chess Federation similar to Kasparov and Short delisting some years ago. He also told me it's not the only country suffering such a sanction. I would [MC] be curious to know the background to this. Elo ratings are a system of measurement of performance not a system of rewards and penalties as one person in charge of the rating system used to say. Ranking of INTERNAZIONALE FESTIVAL E. CRESPI 15-23 Dec 1996 PN Name rating Score WP SB TPR ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NURKIC SAHBAZ BIH 2405 m 7.5 48.0 38.75 2517 2. MRDJA MILAN CRO 2455 m 7.0 47.5 35.50 2534 3. WOHL ALEXSANDAR AUS 2400 m 6.0 50.0 33.50 2484 VISMARA DANIELE ITA 2155 6.0 49.0 30.25 2419 5. LANZANI MARIO ITA 2355 f 5.5 50.5 27.50 2342 MISIANO FRANCO ITA 2225 5.5 41.5 22.50 2317 DI FONZO VALERIO ITA 2225 5.5 41.5 20.25 2204 8. QUENDRO LLAMBI ALB 2335 5.0 46.0 20.50 2226 GIRETTI KANEV JASEN ITA 2165 5.0 40.5 16.75 2124 ROSSI GIANPIERO ITA 2105 5.0 36.0 16.75 2154 11. MARCOLI PAOLO ITA 2150 4.5 48.0 21.25 2268 DORIGHET CLAUDIO ITA 4.5 47.0 18.75 2222 CARUSO DANIELE ITA 2155 4.5 42.5 20.75 2191 FACCHETTI GIANNI ITA 2170 4.5 39.5 16.25 2160 CAZZANIGA WALTER ITA 2235 4.5 32.0 13.50 2047 16. BOLICO EXFELICOS PHI 2220 4.0 37.0 16.00 2223 HITZGEROVA GABRIELA CZE 2125 4.0 35.5 12.50 2142 BEMPORAD FILIPPO ITA 4.0 33.5 12.75 2083 19. VUJOVIC MILORAD YUG 2310 m 3.5 41.5 16.25 2104 MURGIA ANDREA ITA 2175 3.5 39.5 14.75 2144 21. VALENTI GIUSEPPE ITA 2215 3.0 44.0 17.75 2226 LUPPI SERGIO ITA 3.0 32.0 8.75 1991 23. BARBERI ALESSANDRO ITA 2220 2.5 30.5 9.25 1944 24. PODINI FRANCESCO ITA 2.0 35.0 6.25 1851 25. BEVILACQUA MAURIZIO ITA 2065 1.5 33.0 10.00 1928 DUARTE RICCARDO ITA 2005 1.5 32.0 6.50 2003 Tournament Results Table of FESTIVAL INTERNAZIONALE E. CRESPI 12-23 Dec 1996 nr Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 MRDJA MILAN +14 +12 =2 +4 =17 =24 +8 =3 +5 2 NURKIC SAHBAZ +15 +9 =1 +3 +12 =17 +24 +18 =4 3 WOHL ALEXSANDAR +16 =18 +6 -2 +5 +4 +17 =1 - 4 LANZANI MARIO =17 +13 +18 -1 =9 -3 +11 +16 =2 5 QUENDRO LLAMBI -18 + =13 +21 -3 +15 +9 =17 -1 6 VUJOVIC MILORAD +19 +24 -3 -17 -15 +7 -14 =13 - 7 CAZZANIGA WALTER =20 =10 -12 -14 +22 -6 +25 =26 +23 8 DI FONZO VALERIO =21 +23 -17 +18 =13 +12 -1 =24 + 9 MISIANO FRANCO +22 -2 +16 =24 =4 =13 -5 +14 +18 10 BARBERI ALESSANDRO =23 =7 -15 -19 +21 -11 -22 =25 - 11 BOLICO EXFELICOS - +21 -24 =16 =14 +10 -4 +19 -20 12 VALENTI GIUSEPPE +25 -1 +7 +15 -2 -8 - - - 13 CARUSO DANIELE +26 -4 =5 +20 =8 =9 -18 =6 =15 14 MURGIA ANDREA -1 -19 +25 +7 =11 -18 +6 -9 - 15 FACCHETTI GIANNI -2 +26 +10 -12 +6 -5 -16 +23 =13 16 GIRETTI KANEV JASEN -3 +25 -9 =11 +26 =19 +15 -4 + 17 VISMARA DANIELE =4 +20 +8 +6 =1 =2 -3 =5 +24 18 MARCOLI PAOLO +5 =3 -4 -8 +20 +14 +13 -2 -9 19 HITZGEROVA GABRIELA -6 +14 -20 +10 -24 =16 =23 -11 + 20 ROSSI GIANPIERO =7 -17 +19 -13 -18 +25 =26 +22 +11 21 BEVILACQUA MAURIZIO =8 -11 +23 -5 -10 -26 - - - 22 DUARTE RICCARDO -9 - -26 =25 -7 -23 +10 -20 - 23 LUPPI SERGIO =10 -8 -21 =26 =25 +22 =19 -15 -7 24 DORIGHET CLAUDIO + -6 +11 =9 +19 =1 -2 =8 -17 25 PODINI FRANCESCO -12 -16 -14 =22 =23 -20 -7 =10 =26 26 BEMPORAD FILIPPO -13 -15 +22 =23 -16 +21 =20 =7 =25 Massimiliano Orsi v. Montemartini 6, 20139 Milano, Italia tel. 02/57402700 email: massimiliano.orsi@iol.it 9) First Saturday Tournament December ---------------------------------- My thanks to Laszlo Nagy and Laszlo Lovass (who typed the games) for the games from the December IM tournament. The next GM and IM tournaments will start on the 1st of February 1997 in Budapest. In the December Tournament the IM norm was set at 8 points. No-one managed to reach that target. Further information about the First Saturday Tournaments available from News from Laszlo Nagy <100263.1700@CompuServe.COM> There is a First Saturday Homepage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chess_first_saturday_hu/ Budapest (HUN), XII 1996 cat. III (2316) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Czebe, Attila m HUN 2345 * 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 9.5 2622 2 Vukovic, Ivo f CRO 2310 0 * 1 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 0 7.0 2418 3 Novgorodskij, Vladimir RUS 2365 = 0 * 1 1 0 0 1 1 = 1 1 7.0 2413 4 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael f ESP 2410 0 1 0 * 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 6.0 2343 5 Sziebert, Adam f HUN 2300 0 = 0 0 * 1 = 1 1 = = 1 6.0 2353 6 Fancsy, Imre m HUN 2325 = = 1 0 0 * 1 = = = 0 1 5.5 2315 7 Horvath, Adam HUN 2250 0 0 1 1 = 0 * = = = 0 1 5.0 2286 8 Peredy, Ferenc HUN 2305 0 0 0 1 0 = = * 1 1 = = 5.0 2281 9 Jamrich, Gyorgy HUN 2295 = 0 0 1 0 = = 0 * 0 1 1 4.5 2253 10 Kuklin, Alexander f HUN 2270 0 0 = 0 = = = 0 1 * 1 = 4.5 2255 11 Edelman, Daniel m USA 2400 0 0 0 0 = 1 1 = 0 0 * 1 4.0 2206 12 Francsics, Endre HUN 2220 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 * 2.0 2063 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10) Exhibition Chess ---------------- A number of people have pointed out that the colours were wrong in some of the games that Alexei Shirov played in Terrasa Spain. This means that he actually only won narrowly 3.5-2.5 in this exhibition. Carlos Salgado was the arbiter of the festival, and reports that Shirov lost against Pomes and Gonzalez. (Also thanks to Alexandre Pablo for pointing the same problem out.) Pomes 1-0 Shirov Shirov 1-0 Pablo Ubach 0-1 Shirov Shirov 1-0 Bordell Gonzalez 1-0 Shirov Shirov 1/2 Armengol The global result was favorauble to Shirov, 3.5-2.5 He has a new chess magazine in spanish called "El Puerto del Ajedrecista" URL http://www.seric.es/elpuerto Judit and Sofia Polgar in Jakarta --------------------------------- Chia Chee Seng (chiacs) points out that strictly speaking the Adianto-Polgar match was tied 3-3 as the speed games and blindfold games all counted as part of the same event. Jakarta INA (INA), XII 1996. (25 minutes) ------------------------------------------------------ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ------------------------------------------------------ Polgar, Judit g HUN 2665 = 1 0 1 = 0 3.0 Adianto, Utut g INA 2605 = 0 1 0 = 1 3.0 ------------------------------------------------------ 11) The Czech System - 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6!? - Part XI ------------------------------------------------------------------ By Marco R. Martini (ITA) - Email: avvmartini@mailbox.icom.it - WWW : htpp://www.icom.it./user/scac There are some additional theoretical lines in the THEO112.CBF section also. Dear Chessfriend, I send you my best wishes for a very good new year. Marco. 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6 4.f4 Qb6 5.Be2 [5.e5 Nd5 6.Nxd5 (6.Ne4 dxe5 7.fxe5 Bf5 8.Ng3 Bg6¾) cxd5 7.Bd3 Öf5 7... A) 7...g6 8.c3 Bf5 9.Bxf5 gxf5 10.Qh5 (10.Nh3 h5 11.e6 fxe6 12.Ng5 Rh6 13.Qe2 Qa6 14.Qe3 Nd7 15.Nxe6 Rc8 16.Ng5 Bg7 17.Qh3 e6 18.Kd1 Nf8 19.Re1 Kd7 20.Bd2 Qb5 21.b3 a5 22.Qe3 Re8 23.Kc2 Bf6 24.h4 a4 25.Qd3 Qc6 26.Re3 Bxg5 27.hxg5 Rh8 28.Rh1 Ng6 29.Reh3 h4 30.g3 axb3+ 31.axb3 Ra8 32.gxh4 Ra2+ 33.Kd1 Rh5 34.Qf3 Qb6 35.Qxh5 Qxb3+ 36.Ke1 Qb2 37.Qd1 Ra1 38.Qxa1 Qxa1+ 39.Ke2 Qa6+ 40.Ke1 Qa1+ 41.Ke2 Qa6+ 42.Kd1 Qa4+ «-« Sutovskij,E-Hodgson,Ju/32nd ol, Yerevan ARM (13) 1996) e6 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.Ng5 Nd8 13.g4 Be7 14.gxf5 exf5 15.Nxf7 Nxf7 16.e6 Rf8 17.Rg1 0-0-0 18.exf7 Rd7 19.Rg8 Kc7 20.Rxf8 Bxf8 21.Qxf5 Qb5 22.Kf2 Re7 23.Qc2 Qd7 24.Qd3 Qg4 25.Bd2 Rxf7 26.Rg1 Qh5 27.h3 Be7 28.Rg4 Bf6 29.Kg2 Re7 30.f5 Qe8 31.Kf3 Qa4 32.Bg5 Bxg5 33.Rxg5 Qxa2 34.f6 Rd7 35.Rg7 Qa1 36.Rxd7+ Kxd7 37.Qf5+ Kd8 38.f7 Qf1+ 39.Kg4 Qxf5+ 40.Kxf5 Ke7 41.f8Q+ Kxf8 42.Ke6 1-0 Wells,Peter-Rashkovsky,Nukhim/London LB (09) 1990; B) 7...Nc6 8.c3 g6 9.Qe2 h5!? B1) 10.h3? Bf5 11.Bxf5 gxf5 12.e6 Qa6! 13.Qe3 (13.exf7+ Kxf7 14.Qxa6 bxa6 =+) Rh6!? 14.exf7+ Kd7! (14...Kxf7 15.Nf3 with the idea Ng5->) 15.Kf2 Nd8 (15...Re6 16.Qf3») 16.Nf3 ( 16.Qg3 Nxf7 17.Qg8 Rf6 18.Nf3 Re8! Ê Bh6) Re6! (16...Nxf7 17.Re1 e6 18.Ng5 Nd8 +=) 17.Qd2 Nxf7 18.Qc2 (18.Re1 Re4¾)( 18.Qd1!? Öh5) Bh6 19.Be3 (19.Qxf5? Qe2+ 20.Kg1 Rg8-+) Rf6? (19...Re4! 20.g3 e5!? unclear) 20.b3! Rc8 21.a4 (21.Rac1 b5!?) e6 22.Rac1 Nh8!? with the idea Ng6 Öf4 23.Ne1! (23.g3 Ng6 24.h4 e5 25.Ng5 += ÖKf2) Ng6 24.Nd3 h4 Ög2, g3 25.c4 Rff8 26.Rhd1?! (26.c5! ->) Rg8! 27.c5 Ke7!É 28.b4 (28.cxd6+ Qxd6 29.Qxc8 Rxc8 30.Rxc8 Nxf4¾) dxc5 29.bxc5¼ (29.Nxc5 Qd6À) (29.dxc5 d4!¾) Qc6 30.Rb1 Qc7 31.Qd2 Rg7 32.Rb2 Kf8 33.Rdb1 Qc6?! 34.Qa5 e5!? 35.Qxa7? exf4 36.Bd2 Qf6!Ñ 37.c6! bxc6 38.Rb7 Rxb7 1-0 Morozevich,A-Rivas Pastor,M/Pamplona 62/107 1994; B2) 10.Nf3 Bg4 11.0-0 e6 12.Be3¼] [5.a3 Bg4 6.Qd2 e5 7.h3 exd4 8.Na4 Qc7 9.hxg4 b5 10.Qxd4 bxa4 11.g5+- Topalov,V-Rivas Pastor,M/Pamplona 62/(107) 1994] [5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 A) 6...e5 7.fxe5 dxe5 8.Nxe5 Bxe2 9.Nxe2 Nxe4 10.0-0 Nf6 11.Ng3 Nbd7 12.Nxd7 A1) 12...Nxd7 13.Qe2+ Kd8 (13...Be7 14.Nf5+-) 14.Rxf7 Qxd4+ 15.Be3 Qd5É 16.Raf1+-; A2) 12...Kxd7 13.Bg5 Rd8 14.c3 Kc8 15.Rxf6 gxf6 16.Bxf6+- Kislov-Fedulov, Briansk 1995; B) 6...Bxf3 7.Bxf3 e5 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.dxe5 Nfd7 10.e6 fxe6 11.b3 Ne5 12.Na4 Qa5+ 13.Bd2 Bb4 14.Bxb4 Qxb4+ 15.Qd2 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Nbd7 17.Rad1 Ke7 18.Ke3 b5 19.Nb2 c5 20.c4 bxc4 21.Nxc4 Nxc4+ 22.bxc4 Rab8 23.Rb1 Rb6 24.Rb3 Rhb8 25.Rhb1 g5 26.h3 Ne5 27.Be2 Rxb3+ 28.Rxb3 Rxb3+ 29.axb3 Kd6 30.Bd1 Nd7 31.g3 Ke5 32.Kd3 Nf6 33.Bf3 h5 34.Ke3 g4 35.hxg4 hxg4 36.Bd1 Nxe4 37.Bxg4 Nxg3 38.Bh3 a5 39.Kd3 Nf5 40.Bg4 Kf4 41.Bh5 e5 42.Bg6 e4+ 43.Kd2 Nd4 0-1 Lampersberger, P-Izeta, F/op, Las Palmas (1) 1995; C) 6...Nbd7 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 dxe5 10.fxe5 e6 11.a3 c5 12.c4 Nc7 13.b4 cxb4 14.c5 Qa6 15.Kf2 Nd5 16.Bb2 Qb5 17.Be2 Qc6 18.axb4 Nxb4 19.Bf3 Nd5 20.Qb3 Be7 21.Nc3 0-0 22.Nxd5 exd5 23.Qxd5 Qg6 24.Qe4 Qh6 25.Bc1 Qe6 26.Be3 Kh8 27.Qd5 Qf5 28.Rhb1 Qc2+ 29.Kg1 Rad8 30.Qxb7 Nxe5 31.dxe5 Bxc5 32.Qb3 Bxe3+ 33.Qxe3 Rfe8 34.Qxa7 Rxe5 35.Qxf7 Qc5+ 36.Kh1 Rde8 37.Ra8 Rxa8 38.Bxa8 Qb4 39.Rf1 Re1 40.Bd5 1-0 Almasi,Z-Schaefer,M/Budapest Autoteam 1991] 5...e5!? 6.fxe5 dxe5 7.dxe5 Bc5! [7...Nfd7? 8.Nf3 Na6 9.Bc4! Bb4 (9...Qc5 10.e6! Qxc4 11.exd7+ Bxd7 12.Qxd7++-) 10.a3 Bxc3+ 11.bxc3» Nac5 (11...0-0 12.e6! fxe6 13.Bxe6+ Kh8 14.Bxd7+-) 12.Qd4 Nf8 13.a4 Nfe6 14.Qe3 0-0 15.a5 Qc7 16.0-0 Bd7 17.Ba3+- b6 18.Bxe6 Bxe6 19.axb6 axb6 20.Bxc5 bxc5 21.Qxc5 Ba2! with the idea Ra5 22.Nd4?! (22.Rfd1!) Rfe8 23.Qxc6 Qxe5 24.Qd7 Rad8 ( 24...Bc4 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Qc6!+-) 25.Qa7 Bc4? (25...Ra8 26.Qd7 Rad8 27.Qf5») 26.Nc6 1-0 Morovic Fernandez,I-Rivas Pastor,M/Dos Hermanas 60/109 1994] 8.Kf1 Nfd7 9.Nf3 0-0 with compensation.