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1) Introduction
2)
Kasparov vs. Deep Blue
3) European Team
Championships. Start May 6th
4) 6th Amber Tournament
5) 3 way tie at the St-Petersburg tournament
6) REYNALDO VERA, NEW CUBAN CHAMPION
7) Aruna Grandmaster Tournament 1997
8) First
Saturday Tournaments May
9) Four Nations Chess League
final results
10) Bundesliga final results by
Gerald Schendel
11) Nord Balt 97, Tallinn
26-27.04.1997
12) Upcoming events
13) Theoretical Corner by Marco R. Martini (ITA)
IBM Man Machine, New York USA 1997 2 6th Amber Tournament 24 It, St Petersburg RUS 1997 66 ch-CUB, Matanzas 1997 91 Aruna, Copenhagen DEN 1997 15
My thanks to Jon Tisdall, Gerald Schendel, Alexander Khalifman, TASC, Lars Zwisler,Damir Medak, Roberto Alvarez & Francisco Acosta Ruiz, Laszlo Nagy, John Henderson, Jussi Tella, William Doyle, John Hartmann, Marco R. Martini.and all those who helped with this issue.
Another mad week which I hope hasn't made the news section too ragged. I started by trying to prepare material on the IBM Kasparov-Deep Blue match and ended with a rush of material for this issue. Apologies to various contributors whose material has been left out but there is much of interest. The Kasparov match will obviously dominate our thoughts, especially as he appears to have cracked at the end of the 2nd game in New York. Analysis from John Hartmann attempts to prove the point. My comment to Kasparov, anti-computer chess is necessary but not totally at the expense of good chess.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
Kasparov, Gary - DEEP BLUE 1-0 45 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
DEEP BLUE - Kasparov, Gary 1-0 45 C93 Ruy Lopez
New York (USA), V 1997
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DEEP BLUE ---- 0 1 . . . . 1.0 2795
Kasparov, Gary g RUS 2795 1 0 . . . . 1.0
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Talk to almost any top player and they will tell you this is all hype. Kasparov is in it for the money, the machine is a poor player and he is taking IBM for a ride. The first two games can't answer the question about the true strength of Deep Blue but they have revealed everything about Kasparov's attitude. He believes everything about the machine's prowess. He is treating the machine with exaggerated respect and as a result may be causing himself untold trouble. He was reported to be exhausted after the first game, one that he played with impressive control, even though it looked a total triumph of strategy over tactics. Whereas in the first game he played anti-computer chess, the second was a direct theoretical encounter. 18 moves of book in a Ruy Lopez in order to reach a passive and inferior position seems a very strange way to play to human strengths. Deep Blue looked extremely good in the game, it played both plans which were available in the position control of the a-file and a break with f4. Kasparov appeared to play without a plan at all during the game, whilst Joel Benjamin has said that any human would be proud to play such a game (which is true) it is also true that Kasparov's top level opponents would have been astonished to see him play so feebly. To cap it all Kasparov resigned in a position which is very possibly drawn, something I don't believe he has ever done in his career. Let's get this straight, Kasparov would not have been champion at all never mind champion for ten years playing like he did in game two. Just forget he's playing a computer and look at the moves. There is no substitute for good chess, even against computers.
Some indicative analysis of the first two games.
Game 1
Whether Kasparov loses this match or not Kasparov's victory in game one of the 6 game challenge match between the computer Deep Blue and himself should end talk of any major breakthrough for computer chess (something I still believe after digesting game 2).
His opening choice meant that the position, whilst tactical, never became completely open. Even when in trouble his understanding was too much. He laughed at the computer's 22. ....g4 even though it isn't clear that it was that bad.
Kasparov's real victory was in keeping the position such that it didn't open up completely until he had a major advantage. The tactics that followed were extremely tough to keep under control and one should not underestimate the degree of skill Kasparov excercised. The question about how much knowledge the computer had gained in the last year was answered. Deep Blue was not recognisably better than the best PC programs positionally, in fact it might have been a little worse than those. However with white it should be able to get more open positions which should favour it. The difference between respectability and a rout will be its play with white.
Kasparov,G (2795) - DEEP BLUE [A07] (1)
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.b3 Nd7 4.Bb2 e6 5.Bg2 Ngf6 6.0-0 c6 7.d3 Bd6 8.Nbd2 0-0 9.h3 Bh5 10.e3 Kasparov sets up a solid position with white. Deep Blue's opening book has clearly ended now. 10...h6 11.Qe1 Qa5 12.a3 Bc7?! Protecting the Queen, probably to prevent Ne4 with a slight deterioration in pawn structure, the threat isn't that real. 13.Nh4 g5 14.Nhf3 e5 15.e4 Rfe8 16.Nh2 Qb6 17.Qc1 a5 18.Re1 Bd6 19.Ndf1 dxe4 20.dxe4 Bc5 21.Ne3 Rad8 22.Nhf1 g4!? Now the game enters a tactical phase from Kasparov emerges with a winning advantage. However its not clear that everything was totally under control. 23.hxg4 Nxg4 24.f3 Nxe3 25.Nxe3 Be7!? Kasparov is reported to have missed this. Deep Blue wins the exchange but at a very high price. 26.Kh1 Bg5 27.Re2 a4?! This doesn't achieve anything. 28.b4 f5 29.exf5 e4 30.f4 Bxe2 The position is winning for white. The alternative 30. ....Bxf4 also loses. [30...Bxf4 31.gxf4 Bxe2 32.Qd2] 31.fxg5 Ne5 32.g6 Bf3 33.Bc3 Qb5 34.Qf1 Qxf1+ 35.Rxf1 h5 36.Kg1 Kf8 37.Bh3 b5 38.Kf2 Kg7 39.g4 Kh6 40.Rg1 hxg4 41.Bxg4 Bxg4 42.Nxg4+ Nxg4+ 43.Rxg4 Rd5 44.f6 Rd1 45.g7 1-0
John Hartmann has collected together internet analysis (on ICC and elsewhere) on game 2 especially the crucial final position where Kasparov appears to have resigned in a drawn position. He has checked and collated it into a ChessBase file which appears in the game section.
DeepBlue - Kasparov (2795) [C93]
Match (2), 1997
[John Hartmann + ICC Analysis Crew]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 h6 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.Nf1 Bd7 13.Ng3 Na5 14.Bc2 c5 15.b3 Nc6 16.d5 Ne7 17.Be3 Ng6 [17...Ng6 18.Qd2 Qc8 19.Kh2 Qb7 20.a4 Reb8 21.a5 Rc8 22.b4 Rc7 23.Rac1 Re8 24.Bb1 Qc8 25.Red1 Kh8 26.Ba2 Kg8 27.Bb1 Qb8 28.Ba2 Rec8 29.Kg1 Be8 30.Bb1 Bd7 31.Ba2 Be8 32.Bb1 ½-½ Knezevic, Bojan - Djuric, Stefan/Ch Paris (open), IV- 1995] 18.Qd2 Nh7 19.a4 Nh4 20.Nxh4 Qxh4 21.Qe2 Qd8 22.b4 Qc7 23.Rec1 c4 24.Ra3 Rec8 25.Rca1 Qd8 26.f4 Nf6 27.fxe5 [27.f5!?] 27...dxe5 28.Qf1 Ne8 [28...a5 29.axb5 axb4 30.Rxa8 Rxa8 31.Rxa8 Qxa8 32.Qxc4 Qa1+ 33.Nf1 Qxc3 34.Qxc3 bxc3 35.b6 Bc8] 29.Qf2 Nd6 30.Bb6 Qe8 31.R3a2 Be7 32.Bc5 Bf8 33.Nf5 Bxf5 34.exf5 f6 35.Bxd6 Bxd6 36.axb5 [36.Qb6 A) 36...Qe7 37.axb5 Rab8 38.Qxa6 e4 Securitron "scary fantasy line" 39.Re1 e3 40.Be4 Bxb4 (40...Qxe4 41.Qxd6 Qxf5 42.Qe6+ Qxe6 43.dxe6 Rxb5 44.Rxe3 Re8) 41.cxb4 Qxe4 42.Qe6+ Qxe6 43.fxe6 Rxb5 44.d6 Re5 45.e7 Rd5 46.Rxe3 Kf7 47.Ra6 Ke8 48.Re4; B) 36...Bc7 37.Qe6+ Qxe6 38.fxe6 Rab8 39.Rd1 Bb6+ 40.Kf1 Re8 41.Bg6] 36...axb5 37.Be4 [37.Rxa8 Rxa8 38.Rxa8 Qxa8 39.Qb6 Qa1+ 40.Kh2 Qxc3 41.Qxd6 Qd4 Biblos] 37...Rxa2 38.Qxa2 [38.Rxa2 Ra8 39.Rxa8 Qxa8 40.Qb6 Qa1+ (40...Qb8 41.Qxb8+ Bxb8 42.d6 Bxd6 43.Bc6 e4) 41.Kh2 Qxc3 42.Qxd6 Qd4 Schroer/Biblos 43.Bf3 Qf4+ 44.Kg1 Qc1+ 45.Kf2 Qd2+ 46.Kg1 Qc1+=] 38...Qd7 39.Qa7 Rc7 40.Qb6 [40.Qb8+ Rc8 41.Ra7 Rxb8 42.Rxd7 Rb6 43.Bf3 with the idea Bf3-h5-g6! Biblos] 40...Rb7 41.Ra8+ [41.Qc6 Ra7 42.Rxa7 Qxa7+ 43.Kh1 Qa1+ 44.Kh2 Qxc3 45.Qxd6 Qe3 46.Bf3 Qf4+ 47.Kg1 Qc1+ 48.Kf2 Qd2+] 41...Kf7 42.Qa6! [42.Rd8=] 42...Qc7 43.Qc6 Qb6+ 44.Kf1 Rb8 45.Ra6 [45.Ra6 Qe3! A) 46.Qd7+ Kg8 (46...Be7 47.Qe6+ Kf8 48.d6 Qf4+ 49.Bf3 Qc1+ 50.Kf2) 47.Qxd6 (47.Qe6+; 47.Ra7 Bf8) 47...Rf8 48.Qe6+ Kh7 A1) 49.Ra1 Qxe4 50.d6 Qd3+ (50...Ra8 51.Rxa8 Qf4+ 52.Ke2 Qe4+ 53.Kf2 Qf4+= Aries) 51.Kg1 Qxc3 Wilde; A2) 49.Qe7 49...Rg8! (49...Qc1+ 50.Ke2 Qb2+ 51.Kd1 Qxc3 52.Qxf8 Qd4+ 53.Kc1 Qe3+ 54.Kd1 Qd4+ 55.Ke2 Qxe4+ 56.Kf1 Qxf5+ 57.Kg1 Qb1+ 58.Kh2 Qc1 59.Ra2 Qf4+ 60.g3 Qf3; 49...Qxe4) 50.Bf3 Qc1+ 51.Kf2 Qd2+ 52.Kg1 Qc1+ 53.Kf2 Qd2+ 54.Kg1 Qc1+ 55.Kh2 Qf4+ 56.Kg1 Qc1+ 57.Kf2 Qd2+=; B) 46.Qxd6 46...Re8 B1) 47.Qc7+ Re7 48.d6 Rxc7 (48...Qf4+) 49.Bd5+ (49.dxc7 Qf4+ 50.Kg1 Qc1+ 51.Kh2 Qf4+ 52.g3 Qxe4 53.c8Q Qe2+= Ferret/Schroer) 49...Ke8 50.dxc7 Kd7 51.Rc6 Qc1+ 52.Kf2 Qd2+ 53.Kg1 Qc1+ 54.Kh2 Qf4+ 55.g3 Qd2+ 56.Bg2 Kc8= Wilde; B2) 47.Qe6+ Rxe6 48.fxe6+ Ke7 49.Bg6 Qc1+ 50.Ke2 e4 (50...Qg1 51.g4 Qg2+ 52.Ke1) 51.Bxe4 Qb2+ 52.Kf1 Qc1+ 53.Ke2 Qb2+ 54.Kf3 Qxc3+; B3) 47.h4!? h5! (47...Qxe4 48.Ra7+ Kg8 49.Qd7 Qf4+ 50.Kg1 Qe3+ 51.Kh2 Qf4+ 52.Kh3 Qe3+ 53.g3+-) 48.Bf3 Qc1+ B3a) 49.Kf2 Qd2+ 50.Be2 Qf4+ 51.Ke1 Novikov (51.Kg1 Ferret 51...Qe3+ 52.Kh1 Qxe2 53.Ra7+ Kg8 54.Qd7 Qe1+ 55.Kh2 Qxh4+ 56.Kg1 Qe1+=) 51...Qc1+ 52.Bd1 Qxc3+ (52...Qe3+?! 53.Kf1 Qc1) 53.Kf1 Qc1 54.Ra7+ Kg8 55.Ke2 Qb2+ 56.Kf1 Qc1=; B3b) 49.Ke2 49...Qc2+ 50.Kf1 Qc1+ 51.Kf2 (51.Ke2 Qc2+ 52.Kf1) 51...Qd2+ 52.Be2 Qf4+ 53.Ke1 Qc1+ 54.Bd1 Qxc3+ 55.Kf1 Qc1 56.Ra7+ Kg8 57.Ke2 Qb2+ 58.Kf1 (58.Ke1 c3) 58...Qb1=;
B4) 47.Qd7+ Re7 48.Qxb5 Qxe4 (48...Qf4+?! 49.Bf3 Qc1+ 50.Kf2 Qd2+ 51.Be2 Qf4+ 52.Ke1 Qc1+ 53.Bd1 Qxc3+ 54.Kf1 Qd3+ 55.Be2 Qxf5+ 56.Kg1) 49.Ra1 (49.Qc5 Qb1+ 50.Kf2 Qc2+ 51.Kg1 Qc1+ 52.Kh2 Qf4+) 49...Qxf5+ 50.Kg1 Qd3 (50...e4?! 51.Qxc4 e3 52.d6+ Re6 53.d7 Qf2+ 54.Kh1 e2 55.d8N+ Kg6 56.Qg4+ Kh7 57.Nxe6 e1Q+ 58.Rxe1 Aries, Angel, Wilde 58...Qxe1+ 59.Kh2 Qe5+ 60.g3+-) 51.d6 Qxd6 52.Qxc4+ Kg6 53.Qe4+ f5 54.Qe3 Kh7=; B5) 47.Qc5 Qxe4 48.d6 (48.Kg1 BPF 48...Qb1+ 49.Kh2 Qxf5 50.Ra2 Qf4+ 51.g3 Qf3 52.d6 Qd3 53.Qxb5 Qxc3 54.Qb7+ Kf8 55.d7 Rd8 56.Qc8 Ke7 57.Qc5+ Kf7) B5a) 48...Qxf5+ 49.Kg1 Qb1+ 50.Kh2 Qc1 51.Ra2 (51.Qd5+ Kf8 52.Ra7 Qf4+ 53.g3 Qf2+-+) ; B5b) 48...Qb1+ 49.Kf2; B6) 47.Bf3 47...Qc1+ 48.Kf2 Qd2+ B6a) 49.Kg1 Qc1+ 50.Kh2 Qf4+ 51.g3 Qxf3 52.Ra2 Qxf5 (52...e4? 53.Qd7+ Re7 54.Qxb5 Qxc3 55.d6 Re5 56.Qb8 Rxf5) 53.Qc5 Qb1 54.Ra7+ Kg8 55.Qxb5 Qc2+ 56.Kg1 Qd1+ 57.Kg2 Qe2+ 58.Kg1 Qe3+ 59.Kg2 Qe2+=; B6b) 49.Be2 49...Qf4+ 50.Ke1 Qc1+ 51.Bd1 Qxc3+! (51...Qe3+?? 52.Kf1 Qf4+ 53.Kg1 Qe3+ 54.Kh1 Qe1+ 55.Kh2+- Novikov 55...Qh4 56.Ra7+ Kg8 57.Qd7 Qf4+ 58.Kg1 Qe3+ 59.Kh1 Qxa7 60.Qxe8+ Kh7 61.Bh5 g6 62.fxg6+ Kg7 63.d6 f5+-) 52.Kf1 Qc1 53.Ke2 Qb2+ (53...c3 ekw) B6b1) 54.Kf3 Qc3+ 55.Kg4 Qe3! (55...Qd4+?! 56.Kh5 Qxd1+ 57.g4 Qd2 58.h4 Re7 ekw) ; B6b2) 54.Ke1 54...Qc3+ 55.Kf1 Qc1= Schroer/Securitron] 1-0
The chess master David Levy (Intelligent Research Ltd., London) was the winner of an annual contest: the Loebner Prize Contest (established in 1990 by Hugh Loebner and the Cambridge/Massachusetts Center for Behavioral Studies), this year held April 29 in Salmagundi Club, New York.
The Loebner Prize Medal and a cash award is awarded annually to the designer of the computer system that best succeeds in passing a variant of the Turing Test.
Alan Turing wrote:
"We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely intellectual fields. But which are the best ones to start with? Even this is a difficult decision. Many people think that a very abstract activity, like the playing chess, would be best. It can also be maintained that it is best to provide the machine with the best sense organs that money can buy, and teach it to understand and speak English. This process could follow the normal teaching of a child." [A. M. Turing, "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," MIND, LIX, 1950, p. 460]
According to the current issue of the German news magazine "DER SPIEGEL" (19/97), Intelligent Research has worked almost 8 years on the conversation program "Converse". David Levy's program (who once played "Deep Thought") starts the conversation with: "Hi, my name is Catherine, what's yours?"
One of Turing's question has been: "If a computer could think, how could we know?" Turing's suggestion was, that if the responses from the computer were indistinguishable from that of a human being, the computer could be said to be thinking.
Complete transcripts of the conversations at http://acm.org/~loebner/loebner-prize.htmlx
The European Team Championships start on May 6th. The event will be covered at this excellent site. This promises to be the most exciting GM event of the week.
Viswanathan Anand won the 6th Amber tournament in convincing style winning both the blindfold event and the rapidplay. In second place was Vassily Ivanchuk (3rd last year) and in third was Veselin Topalov. In fourth place was Anatoly Karpov who recovered from a modest start. The surprise this year was Vladimir Kramnik in 5th who seemed to be thrown badly off course after losing 2-0 to Anand. In particular he scored poorly in the blindfold event which he dominated last year. The result is one of Anand's best in a rapidplay event and confirms his reputation as possibly the best at this time-rate.
(Last year the final standings were Overall 1. Kramnik 16 2. Anand 3. Ivanchuk. Blindfold: 1. Kramnik 9 2. Anand 7.5 Ivanchuk 7. Rapidplay 1. Anand 7½ 2. Ivanchuk 7½ 3. Piket 7 Kramnik 7
Blindfold final standings
Monaco IV-V 1997 cat. XVIII (2685)
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1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2765 * 0 = = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2852
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 1 * = = 1 0 = 1 = = 1 1 7.5 2812
3 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2725 = = * = 1 1 = 1 1 1 0 0 7.0 2782
4 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2760 = = = * 0 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2742
5 Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 2655 0 0 0 1 * = 1 1 = 1 1 = 6.5 2752
6 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2740 0 1 0 1 = * 0 = 0 1 = 1 5.5 2679
7 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2690 = = = 0 0 1 * 0 = = 1 1 5.5 2684
8 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2640 = 0 0 = 0 = 1 * 1 0 = = 4.5 2623
9 Lautier, Joel g FRA 2630 0 = 0 0 = 1 = 0 * = = 1 4.5 2624
10 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2570 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 = * 0 1 4.0 2593
11 Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2655 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 = = 1 * 0 3.5 2554
12 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2645 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 * 3.0 2513
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Rapidplay final standings
Monaco IV-V 1997 cat. XVIII (2685)
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1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2765 * 1 1 = = = 1 1 = 0 = 1 7.5 2810
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 0 * = = 1 = 1 = = 1 = 1 7.0 2781
3 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2740 0 = * = = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 7.0 2781
4 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2760 = = = * = 1 = 0 = 1 1 = 6.5 2742
5 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2725 = 0 = = * = 1 1 0 = 1 1 6.5 2745
6 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2690 = = 0 0 = * 1 0 1 = 1 1 6.0 2720
7 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2645 0 0 = = 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 1 6.0 2724
8 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2570 0 = 0 1 0 1 0 * 1 = = 1 5.5 2695
9 Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 2655 = = 0 = 1 0 0 0 * 1 = 1 5.0 2651
10 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2640 1 0 = 0 = = 0 = 0 * 1 = 4.5 2623
11 Lautier, Joel g FRA 2630 = = = 0 0 0 0 = = 0 * 1 3.5 2556
12 Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2655 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 * 1.0 2304
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Overall final standings.
Monaco IV-V 1997 cat. XVIII (2685)
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1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2765 * 0 = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 15.5 2826
2 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 1 * = = 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 14.5 2796
3 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2725 = = * = 1 = 1 1 1 0 1 0 13.5 2760
4 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2760 = = = * 0 1 0 = = 1 1 1 13.0 2742
5 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2740 0 1 0 1 * 0 = 1 = 1 0 = 12.5 2729
6 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2690 = = = 0 1 * 0 = 0 1 = 1 11.5 2698
7 Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 2655 0 0 0 1 = 1 * 1 1 = = 1 11.5 2701
8 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2570 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 * 1 1 = 0 9.5 2645
9 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2640 = 0 0 = = 1 0 0 * = 1 = 9.0 2623
10 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2645 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 0 = * 0 1 9.0 2623
11 Lautier, Joel g FRA 2630 0 = 0 0 1 = = = 0 1 * = 8.0 2587
12 Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2655 0 0 1 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 = * 4.5 2447
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Alexander Khalifman sends the games and results from the Category 14 tournament in St. Petersburg. He comments:
"It's a pity that it got less publicity than it deserved. I explain this by the lack of organisers' experience but not poor quality of the players. A Category 14 is no surprise now days but it would be higher because Russian players being discriminated by the Western tournament organisers and getting very little chances to play in good tournaments and they are still underrated. One may compare for example the results and ratings of K.Aseev and S.Ivanov and probably agree with this.The final results are quite logical and also symbolic: the hard clash ended with three-way tie by the living legend of chess 66-years old Viktor Korchnoi,member of "elite" club Valery Salov and current St.Petersburg and Russian champion yours truly who was first on tie-break."
St Petersburg (RUS), IV 1997 cat. XIV (2588)
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1 Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2650 * 1 = 1 = = = = = 1 = = 7.0 2683
2 Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2635 0 * = = = 1 1 1 = = = 1 7.0 2685
3 Salov, Valery g RUS 2665 = = * = = = = = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2682
4 Aseev, Konstantin N g RUS 2530 0 = = * = = = 1 1 = 1 = 6.5 2657
5 Ivanov, Sergey g RUS 2515 = = = = * = 1 0 = 1 = = 6.0 2630
6 Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2600 = 0 = = = * = = 1 = = = 5.5 2586
7 Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS 2580 = 0 = = 0 = * = = = 1 1 5.5 2588
8 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2640 = 0 = 0 1 = = * = = = = 5.0 2546
9 Komarov, Dimitri g UKR 2615 = = 0 0 = 0 = = * = = 1 4.5 2520
10 Sosonko, Gennadi g NED 2515 0 = = = 0 = = = = * = 0 4.0 2492
11 Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2600 = = 0 0 = = 0 = = = * = 4.0 2484
12 Tseitlin, Mark D m ISR 2505 = 0 0 = = = 0 = 0 1 = * 4.0 2493
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by Roberto Alvarez & Francisco Acosta Ruiz
After 13 very difficult games, sharing the top places during all the time with several masters, and before long years waiting for, GM Reynaldo Vera obtained, for first time, the "king of the cuban chess" tittle.
Finishing unbeaten, with a closed sharing at 9 points with GM Amador Rodriguez, Vera's win comes to show that his recent presentations in Spain were not casual, and he is enjoing one of his better times.
The championship was held in the "Ciudad de Matanzas" public library, and an important group of masters (including GM's) played the event, to build a Category VII tournament.
It was not a good time for the former cuban champion IM Irisberto Herrera, who suffer 5 lost finishing in the last group of players. Lazaro Bruzon, a boy only 14 years old, played his first National Championship, and despite he obtained only 4 points, it shows the Cuban chess continues producing chess talents.
Matanzas, March 16th to 29th
G = 10; N = 7,5.
Matanzas (CUB), III 1997 cat. VII (2406)
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1 Vera, Reynaldo g CUB 2510 *==1=11===1=1= 9.0 2556
2 Rodriguez, Amador g CUB 2555 =*====1===1111 9.0 2552
3 Becerra Rivero, Julio m CUB 2510 ==*==1=1=1011= 8.5 2526
4 Borges Mateos, Juan m CUB 2500 0==*==1=1=1=1= 8.0 2489
5 Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2560 ====*0=1=11=01 7.5 2522
6 Larduet, Carlos f CUB 2310 0=0=1*==1===11 7.5 2477
7 Pecorelli Garcia, Humberto m CUB 2460 00=0==*1=111=1 7.5 2492
8 Perez, Rodney f CUB 2385 ==0=0=0*=10=11 6.0 2385
9 Vazquez, Renier CUB 2260 ===0=0==*==01= 5.5 2365
10 Rivera, Alberto m CUB 2440 ==0=0=00=*110= 5.0 2380
11 Gomez, Felix f CUB 2365 00100=01=0*110 5.0 2318
12 Herrera, Irisberto m CUB 2450 =00===0=100*=1 5.0 2349
13 Bruzon,L ---- 000010=0010=*1 4.0 2296
14 Gonzalez, Renier f CUB 2385 =0==0000==100* 3.5 2284
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40 moves in 2 hours, then 20 each hour
1* win by FF 0* lost by FF
Organized by the K.41 Chess Club Copenhagen, Denmark May 2nd-11th 1997
Jóhann Hjartarson won his game against IM Sune Berg Hansen in round 3 and shares the lead with IM Sokolov. They have both scored 2½ points. Margeir Pétursson won easily with black against Flemming Fuglsang and is in 3rd-4th place with 2 points. IM Keitlinghaus also has 2 points Lars Zwisler reports. The event is covered on the internet.
English version: http://www.vks.is/skak/aruna97.html
Round 1 (1997.05.02)
Hjartarson, Johann - Keitlinghaus, Ludger 1-0 55 C45 Scottish
Hansen, Sune Berg - Mortensen, Erling ½ 19 B44 Sicilian
Hillarp Persson, Tiger - Petursson, Margeir ½ 24 E32 Nimzo indian
Aagaard, Jacob - Danielsen, Henrik ½ 47 D41 QGD; Tarrasch Defence
Fuglsang, Flemming - Sokolov, Andrei 0-1 51 A43 Queen's pawn
Round 2 (1997.05.03)
Sokolov, Andrei - Aagaard, Jacob ½ 38 C10 French
Petursson, Margeir - Hjartarson, Johann ½ 15 E15 Nimzo indian
Keitlinghaus, Ludger - Fuglsang, Flemming 1-0 39 C02 French; Advance
Hansen, Sune Berg - Hillarp Persson, Tiger 1-0 40 B50 Sicilian
Mortensen, Erling - Danielsen, Henrik 0-1 40 B11 Caro-Kann
Round 3 (1997.05.04)
Hjartarson, Johann - Hansen, Sune Berg 1-0 56 E15 Nimzo indian
Hillarp Persson, Tiger - Mortensen, Erling 1-0 25 E94 Kings indian; Classical
Danielsen, Henrik - Sokolov, Andrei 0-1 45 D45 Semi-Slav
Aagaard, Jacob - Keitlinghaus, Ludger 0-1 47 C34 Kings gambit
Fuglsang, Flemming - Petursson, Margeir 0-1 24 B74 Sicilian; Dragon
Copenhagen DEN (DEN), V 1997 cat. X (2478)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Hjartarson, Johann g ISL 2585 * . = 1 1 . . . . . 2.5 2801
2 Sokolov, Andrei m LAT 2480 . * . . . . 1 = . 1 2.5 2674
3 Petursson, Margeir g ISL 2565 = . * . . = . . . 1 2.0 2570
4 Keitlinghaus, Ludger m GER 2515 0 . . * . . . 1 . 1 2.0 2558
5 Hansen, Sune Berg m DEN 2505 0 . . . * 1 . . = . 1.5 2503
6 Hillarp Persson, Tiger m SWE 2475 . . = . 0 * . . 1 . 1.5 2506
7 Danielsen, Henrik g DEN 2490 . 0 . . . . * = 1 . 1.5 2456
8 Aagaard, Jacob DEN 2440 . = . 0 . . = * . . 1.0 2370
9 Mortensen, Erling m DEN 2450 . . . . = 0 0 . * . 0.5 2217
10 Fuglsang, Flemming DEN 2275 . 0 0 0 . . . . . * 0.0
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Laszlo Nagy reports:
We have begun the traditional FIRST SATURDAY tournaments in Budapest in Hungary. The IM tournament is category III, 14 players from 7 countries. The ELO average is 2308, the IM-norm is 9,5 points.
The most famous player is the Bulgarian woman International master Maria Velcheva /2285 rating/, who won the title of European champion under 20 two years ago in Zanka, Hungary. She has not so many chances in this group, because the men are very strong as well.
The participants of the tournament by their drawing numbers:
1. KARATOROSSIAN, David /ARM, 2235/
2. ABBASOV, Farid /AZE, 2220/,
3. KAHN, Evarth /HUN, 2370/,
4. FM STILLGER, Bernhardt /GER, 2315/,
5. JETZL, Joerg /AUT, 2245/,
6. FM KOCH, Wolfgang /GER, 2355/,
7. FM BAUMEGGER, Siegfried /AUT, 2360/,
8. TOTH, Andras /HUN, 2245/,
9. LAUBER, Arndt /GER, 2360/,
10.LOPUSHNOY, Denis /RUS, 2290/,
11. IM EPERJESI, Laszlo /HUN, 2340/,
12. IM CZEBE, Attila /HUN, 2325/,
13. FM RICHARDSON, John /ENG, 2360/,
14. WIM VELCHEVA, Maria /BLG, 2285/.
FIRST SATURDAY 97 MAY IM tournament
Round 1 3. 5.1997
1 Karatorossian, David - Velcheva, Maria 1:0
2 Abbasov, Farid - Richardson, John ½
3 Kahn, Evarth - Czebe, Attila ½
4 Stillger, Bernhard - Eperjesi, Laszlo ½
5 Jetzl, Joerg - Lopushnoy, Denis 0:1
6 Koch, Wolfgang - Lauber, Arnd 0:1
7 Baumegger, Siegfried - Toth, Andras 1:0
Second round in the FIRST SATURDAY tournament in Budapest
FIRST SATURDAY 97 MAY IM tournament
Round 2 4. 5.1997
1 Velcheva, Maria - Toth, Andras ½
2 Lauber, Arnd - Baumegger, Siegfried 0:1
3 Lopushnoy, Denis - Koch, Wolfgang ½
4 Eperjesi, Laszlo - Jetzl, Joerg 1:0
5 Czebe, Attila - Stillger, Bernhard 1:0
6 Richardson, John - Kahn, Evarth 1:0
7 Karatorossian, David - Abbasov, Farid 1:0
First Saturday Web Page
Organiser Laszlo Nagy has started a news page for Hungarian Chess. It will be updated at least once a week on a Saturday and possibly more frequently. The news will be available at his web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chess_first_saturday_hu/
You can contact Laszlo Nagy in the following ways:
Postal address: H-1101 Budapest, Hungaria krt. 5.-7. XI.ep.I.em.7. Tel-fax: int-(361)-263-28-59
E-mail address: chess_first_saturday_hu@compuserve.com or 100263.1700@compuserve.com
Web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chess_first_saturday_hu/
John Henderson reports: "Midland Monarchs dramaticaly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in the last round to take the 1996/97 4NCL title. Monarchs looked as if they had handed the title to Invicta Knights as they were soundly beaten in the last round by Slough, last years winners. Some games will follow next week.
However, a catalogue of errors from Invicta Knights allowed BCM to draw a lost match, giving the league title to the Monarchs."
Final Table
4NCL P W D L MP GP
1 Midland Monarchs 12 10 1 1 21 62.5
2 Invicta Knights 12 9 2 1 20 59.0
3 Slough 12 10 1 1 20 64.0
4 Northumbria 12 9 2 1 20 61.5
5 Barbican 12 9 1 2 19 57.0
6 BCM 12 8 1 3 17 53.0
7 Bristol 12 7 0 5 14 47.5
8 North West Eagles 12 6 1 5 13 51.5
9 Wood Green 12 6 0 6 12 53.0
10 South Wales Dragons 12 5 1 6 11 43.0
11 Guildford 12 5 0 7 10 45.0
12 Richmond 12 4 1 7 9 44.5
13 R Wessex 12 4 0 8 8 45.5
14 R Croydon 1859 12 3 1 8 7 42.5
15 R Na Fianna 12 3 0 9 6 38.0
16 R Witney 12 2 0 10 4 37.5
17 R Hertford 12 2 0 10 4 32.5
18 R Celtic Knights 12 0 0 12 0 24.5
R = Relegated to Division 2.
Matches
Round 11
Midland Monarchs Witney
1 w K. Arkell 2545 ½-½ S. Ansell 2420
2 b M. Hebden 2530 0 - 1 C. Cobb 2260
3 w M. Turner 2425 1 - 0 R. Haydon 2220
4 b A. Webster 2415 1 - 0 M. Truran 2255
5 w M. Ferguson 2385 1 - 0 P. Cooksey 2150
6 b A. Collinson 2380 ½-½ M. Rose 2165
7 w H. Hunt 2315 1 - 0 T. Dickinson 2165
8 b N. Regan 2155 0 - 1 J. Houska 2115
5 - 3
Invicta Knights Slough
1 w M Sadler 2615 ½-½ J. Speelman 2625
2 b N. McDonald 2500 0 - 1 M. Adams 2695
3 w C. Ward 2460 ½-½ B. Lalic 2565
4 b Ivanov A 2435 0 - 1 J. Hodgson 2550
5 w D Kumaran 2495 0 - 1 P. K. Wells 2495
6 b D Gormally 2300 ½-½ A. Kosten 2525
7 w N. Dickenson 2305 1 - 0 S. Lalic 2365
8 b H Richards 143 0 - 1 A. P. Smith 2265
2½-5½
BCM Wood Green
1 w M. Chandler 2550 1 - 0 J Levitt 2435
2 b J. Mestel 2510 0 - 1 J. Emms 2500
3 w R. Bellin 2375 ½-½ P. Littlewood 2440
4 b S Giddins 2345 1 - 0 A. Law 2370
5 w D Friedgood 2270 1 - 0 P. Sowray 2350
6 b B Cafferty 2240 0 - 1 N Pert 2195
7 w J. Bellin 2215 ½-½ R Pert 2165
8 b R Edwards 2200 ½-½ S Jackson 2150
4½-3½
North West Eagles South Wales Dragons
1 w G. Quillan 2320 1 - 0 D. Cummings 2375
2 b D B Lund 2260 ½-½ J Saunders 2240
3 w J. Littlewood 2275 1 - 0 C Morris 2215
4 b D. Tebb 2320 ½-½ S Zeidler 2265
5 w R. Sheldon 2230 1 - 0 A. Spice 2185
6 b D James 2250 ½-½ F Rayner 2185
7 w W Giblin 198 ½-½ A Dyce 2135
8 b R Taylor 162 0 - 1 J. Richmond 2180
5 - 3
Barbican Richmond
1 w C. Pritchett 2325 ½-½ L McShane 2385
2 b P Lehtivaara 2365 1 - 0 S. Williams 2350
3 w S Dishman 2300 0 - 1 G Wall 2305
4 b A. Plueg 2310 1 - 0 M Franklin 2255
5 w M Twyble 2310 1 - 0 D Tan 175
6 b A P Lewis 2320 1 - 0 J Bass 168
7 w G Kenworthy 2275 1 - 0 R Bates
8 b H. Lang 2065 1 - 0 D Buckley
6½-1½
Guildford Hertford
1 w A. Kinsman 2400 1 - 0 S. Swanson 2265
2 b N. Povah 2375 ½-½ C. Duncan 2340
3 w C. Kennaugh 2290 1 - 0 A Hanreck 2275
4 b R Abayasekera 2255 0 - 1 P. Byway 2230
5 w I Thompson 2300 1 - 0 B Cheal
6 b R Granat 202 1 - 0 J. Denton 176
7 w M Anderton 2175 1 - 0 J. Angus
8 b A. Ashby 2110 1 - 0
6½-1½
Bristol Wessex
1 w C W Baker 2370 0 - 1 P. Rossiter 2370
2 b C. Beaumont 2300 1 - 0 J. Poulton 2360
3 w G. Burgess 2290 1 - 0 A. Corkett 2285
4 b G Copeland 2335 ½-½ D. Neil 2295
5 w K. Mah 2245 1 - 0 M. Yeo 2205
6 b R Cole 2215 1 - 0 R. Noyce 2205
7 w R. Phillips 2120 ½-½ A Brameld 199
8 b M. Buckley 2040 1 - 0 E. Howard 163
6 - 2
Na Fianna Croydon 1859
1 w J Donaldson 2405 ½-½ J. Wilson 2285
2 b S Berry 219 ½-½ C Dunworth 2335
3 w M Lyell 2200 1 - 0 S Ledger 2250
4 b R. McMichael 2200 ½-½ A. Harley 2265
5 w C. MacKenzie 187 ½-½ G Moore 2250
6 b R. Pearce 185 ½-½ D. Gunter 2155
7 w S. Connelly 155 0 - 1 J. McGrath 186
8 b M. O'Siochru 160 1 - 0 S. Turvey 128
4½-3½
Northumbria Celtic Knights
1 w C. McNab 2465 1 - 0 L. Williams 2135
2 b A. Ledger 2415 1 - 0 C. Walsh 2180
3 w T. Wall 2320 1 - 0 A. Musson 162
4 b S Bell 2365 1 - 0 A. Sheehan
5 w A Whitely 1 - 0 G Sinnett
6 b I. Timmermans 2275 ½-½ R S Jones
7 w D. Ledger 2235 1 - 0 R Moore
8 b L Barnes 0 - 1 J. Wilson
6½-1½
Round 12
Witney Wood Green
1 w S. Ansell 2420 0 -1 J. Emms 2500
2 b C. Cobb 2260 ½-½ P. Littlewood 2440
3 w T. Headlong 2250 ½-½ A. Law 2370
4 b M. Truran 2255 0 - 1 J Levitt 2435
5 w P. Cooksey 2150 0 - 1 P. Sowray 2350
6 b M. Rose 2165 0 - 1 R Pert 2195
7 w T. Dickinson 2165 ½-½ N Pert 2165
8 b J. Houska 2115 ½-½ S Jackson 2150
2 - 6
Midland Monarchs Slough
1 w K. Arkell 2545 ½-½ M. Adams 2695
2 b M. Hebden 2530 0 - 1 J. Speelman 2625
3 w J Parker 2470 0 - 1 B. Lalic 2565
4 b A Dunnington 2445 0 - 1 A. J. Miles 2565
5 w M Turner 2425 ½-½ A. Kosten 2525
6 b M. Ferguson 2385 ½-½ P. K. Wells 2495
7 w A. Webster 2415 ½-½ S. Lalic 2365
8 b H. Hunt 2315 0 - 1 A. P. Smith 2265
2- 6
Invicta Knights BCM
1 w M Sadler 2615 1 - 0 M. Chandler 2550
2 b D Kumaran 2495 0 - 1 J. Mestel 2510
3 w C. Ward 2460 0 - 1 R. Bellin 2375
4 b N. McDonald 2500 ½-½ S Giddins 2345
5 w Ivanov A 2435 1 - 0 D Friedgood 2270
6 b P Morris 2375 1 - 0 B Cafferty 2240
7 w D Gormally 2300 ½-½ J. Bellin 2215
8 b H Richards 143 0 - 1 R Edwards 2200
4 - 4
South Wales Dragons Croydon 1859
1 w D. Cummings 2375 ½-½ J. Wilson 2285
2 b J Cooper 2370 0 - 1 C Dunworth 2335
3 w S Zeidler 2265 ½-½ A. Harley 2265
4 b A. Spice 2185 0 - 1 S Ledger 2250
5 w J Saunders 2240 ½-½ D. Gunter 2155
6 b F Rayner 2185 ½-½ G Moore 2250
7 w A Dyce 2135 1 - 0 J. McGrath 186
8 b J. Richmond 2180 1 - 0 S. Turvey 128
4 - 4
Bristol Richmond
1 w C W Baker 2370 1 - 0 S. Williams 2350
2 b C. Beaumont 2300 1 - 0 L McShane 2385
3 w G. Burgess 2290 0 - 1 G Wall 2305
4 b R Cole 2215 0 - 1 P Johnstone 2295
5 w K. Mah 2245 1 - 0 M Franklin 2255
6 b R. Phillips 2120 ½-½ D Tan 175
7 w D Collier 2225 ½-½ J Bass 168
8 b M. Buckley 2040 ½-½ R Bates
4½-3½
Barbican Na Fianna
1 w P Lehtivaara 2365 ½-½ J Donaldson 2405
2 b C. Pritchett 2325 ½-½ S Berry 219
3 w A. Plueg 2310 1 - 0 C O'Shaughnessy 2260
4 b D Sands 2260 ½-½ M Lyell 2235
5 w M Twyble 2310 0 - 1 R. McMichael 2200
6 b G Kenworthy 2275 1 - 0 C. MacKenzie 187
7 w J Moore 2065 ½-½ S. Connelly 155
8 b H. Lang 2065 ½-½ M. O'Siochru 160
4½-3½
Celtic Knights Guildford
1 w L. Williams 2135 0 - 1 A. Kinsman 2400
2 b C. Walsh 2180 0 - 1 N. Povah 2375
3 w A. Musson 162 0 - 1 C. Kennaugh 2290
4 b A. Sheehan 0 - 1 R Abayasekera 2255
5 w G Sinnett 0 - 1 I Thompson 2300
6 b R S Jones 1 - 0 R Granat 202
7 w R Moore 0 - 1 M Anderton 2175
8 b J. Wilson 0 - 1 A. Ashby 2110
1 - 7
Wessex North West Eagles
1 w P. Rossiter 2370 1 - 0 J. Littlewood 2275
2 b J. Poulton 2360 ½-½ D. Tebb 2320
3 w A. Corkett 2285 ½-½ G. Quillan 2320
4 b D. Neil 2295 0 - 1 D B Lund 2260
5 w M. Yeo 2205 1 - 0 D James 2250
6 b R. Noyce 2205 0 - 1 R. Sheldon 2230
7 w A Brameld 199 ½-½ W Giblin 198
8 b E. Howard 163 0 - 1 R Taylor 162
3½-4½
Northumbria Hertford
1 w A. Ledger 2415 1 - 0 C. Duncan 2340
2 b C. McNab 2465 ½-½ S. Swanson 2265
3 w S Bell 2365 1 - 0 P. Byway 2230
4 b T. Wall 2320 1 - 0 B Cheal
5 w I. Timmermans 2275 1 - 0 J. Denton 176
6 b A Whiteley 2255 1 - 0 M Waltham
7 w D. Ledger 2235 1 - 0 T Hugendubel
8 b L Barnes 1 - 0 Default
7½-½
The winner of the German team championships 1996/97 (1st Bundesliga) were Solinger SG. This was after 15 rounds.
4 teams are relegated from the 1st Bundesliga. The winning teams of the 4 groups of the 2nd Bundesliga a 9 round event are promoted to the 1st Bundesliga for the 1997/98 season.
Northern group: 1. SF Neukolln 41 :31 14- 4 Western group: 1. SVG Plettenberg 45½:26½ 16- 2 Eastern group: 1. USG Chemnitz 41 :31 14- 4 Southern group: 1. SK Zahringen 42½:29½ 14- 4 Bundesliga round 14 Solinger SG 5½-2½ SK Passau PSV Wuppertal 4 - 4 SV Erfurt West SV Werder Bremen 3½-4½ Hamburger SK SK Delmenhorst 4½-3½ USC Magdeburg SCA St. Ingbert 3 - 5 SG Koeln Porz SC Eppingen 3 - 5 Turm Duisburg SG Bochum 5 - 3 Dresdner SC Castrop Rauxel 2½-5½ SV Empor Berlin results Solinger SG 5½-2½ SK Passau 2 Yusupov ½ : ½ Ribli 1 5 Gabriel 1 : 0 Schlosser 2 6 Chandler 0 : 1 Smejkal 3 7 Bischoff 1 : 0 Wells 4 9 Lau 1 : 0 Schmidt 5 10 Podzielny 1 : 0 Pichler 6 11 Schaefer ½ : ½ Schlingensie 11 12 Reeh ½ : ½ Goetz 12 PSV Wuppertal 4 - 4 SV Erfurt West 2 Emms ½ : ½ McShane 1 4 Ward 1 : 0 Casper 3 6 Schebler 1 : 0 Renner 4 7 Hausrath 0 : 1 Voekler 6 13 Schiffer 0 : 1 Mueller 8 16 Fischdick ½ : ½ Troyke 10 17 Kistella ½ : ½ Brueggemann 11 18 Dresen ½ : ½ Fuhrmann 12 SV Werder Bremen 3½-4½ Hamburger SK 1 Hracek ½ : ½ Wahls 1 2 Kindermann ½ : ½ Ftacnik 2 3 Knaak 1 : 0 Mueller 3 4 Blatny 0 : 1 Movsziszian 4 5 Meins 1 : 0 Michaelsen 5 6 Heissler ½ : ½ Heinemann 10 10 Hedke 0 : 1 Wilhelmi 13 12 Meyer 0 : 1 Gustafsson 14 SK Delmenhorst 4½-3½ USC Magdeburg 1 Rogers 0 : 1 Onischuk 1 2 Stohl 1 : 0 Slobodjan 2 4 Breutigam ½ : ½ Rogozenko 3 5 Beckemeyer ½ : ½ Naumann 5 9 Hermann ½ : ½ Proehl 6 10 Jugelt ½ : ½ Stolz 7 11 Schlemermeye ½ : ½ Kapischka 8 12 Gisbrecht 1 : 0 Darnstaedt 9 SCA St. Ingbert 3 - 5 SG Koeln Porz 1 Dautov ½ : ½ Lutz 2 4 Kohlweyer ½ : ½ Hort 4 5 Ristic 0 : 1 Christiansen 5 6 Kachiani-Ger 0 : 1 Vaganian 6 7 Werner 1 : 0 Stangl 7 8 Gross ½ : ½ Van Wely 8 9 Becker ½ : ½ Vogt 9 10 Kummerow 0 : 1 Mainka 12 SC Eppingen 3 - 5 Turm Duisburg 2 Kabatianski 0 : 1 Sax 8 3 Arnold 0 : 1 Enders 11 4 Miltner ½ : ½ Kraut 12 5 Mann ½ : ½ Thesing 13 6 Donev 0 : 1 Pirrot 14 11 Reinhardt 1 : 0 Prang 15 12 Dudek 0 : 1 Schmitz 16 13 Staiger 1 : 0 Groth 20 SG Bochum 5 - 3 Dresdner SC 2 Georgiev 1 : 0 Maiwald 6 5 Schmittdiel 1 : 0 Borriss 7 6 Bosch 0 : 1 Goldberg 8 7 Reschke ½ : ½ Heinatz,T 9 10 Ellers ½ : ½ Prochnow 13 11 Buenermann ½ : ½ Wichmann 14 13 De Gleria 1 : 0 Roos 16 16 Boehle ½ : ½ Karius 19 Castrop Rauxel 2½-5½ SV Empor Berlin 1 Van der Ster ½ : ½ Hickl 7 4 Hoffmann ½ : ½ Boensch 8 5 Watson 0 : 1 Tischbierek 9 7 Libeau ½ : ½ Volke 11 10 Dinstuhl 0 : 1 Poldauf 12 13 Sehner 0 : 1 Muse 13 16 Hermesmann ½ : ½ Thinius 15 17 Hille ½ : ½ Kimpinsky 18 Bundesliga round 15 (last round): SK Passau 4 - 4 PSV Wuppertal SV Erfurt West 1½-6½ Solinger SG Hamburger SK 6 - 2 SK Delmenhorst USC Magdeburg 3½-4½ SV Werder Bremen SG Koeln Porz 6 - 2 SC Eppingen Turm Duisburg 3½-4½ SCA St. Ingbert Dresdner SC 2½-5½ Castrop Rauxel SV Empor Berlin 3½-4½ SG Bochum results SK Passau 4 - 4 PSV Wuppertal 1 Ribli ½ : ½ Emms 2 2 Schlosser 0 : 1 Ward 4 3 Smejkal 1 : 0 Schebler 6 4 Wells 1 : 0 Hausrath 7 5 Schmidt 1 : 0 Schiffer 13 6 Pichler 0 : 1 Florath 15 11 Schlingensie ½ : ½ Kistella 17 12 Goetz 0 : 1 Dresen 18 SV Erfurt West 1½-6½ Solinger SG 1 McShane ½ : ½ Piket 4 3 Casper ½ : ½ Gabriel 5 4 Renner 0 : 1 Chandler 6 6 Voekler ½ : ½ Bischoff 7 8 Mueller 0 : 1 Lau 9 10 Troyke 0 : 1 Podzielny 10 11 Brueggemann 0 : 1 Schaefer 11 12 Fuhrmann 0 : 1 Reeh 12 Hamburger SK 6 - 2 SK Delmenhorst 1 Wahls ½ : ½ Rogers 1 2 Ftacnik ½ : ½ Stohl 2 3 Mueller 1 : 0 Breutigam 4 4 Movsziszian 1 : 0 Beckemeyer 5 5 Michaelsen ½ : ½ Hermann 9 10 Heinemann 1 : 0 Jugelt 10 13 Wilhelmi 1 : 0 Schlemermeye 11 14 Gustafsson ½ : ½ Gisbrecht 12 USC Magdeburg 3½-4½ SV Werder Bremen 1 Onischuk 0 : 1 Hracek 1 2 Slobodjan ½ : ½ Kindermann 2 3 Rogozenko ½ : ½ Knaak 3 5 Naumann ½ : ½ Blatny 4 6 Proehl ½ : ½ Meins 5 7 Stolz ½ : ½ Heissler 6 8 Kapischka ½ : ½ Hedke 10 9 Darnstaedt ½ : ½ Meyer 12 SG Koeln Porz 6 - 2 SC Eppingen 2 Lutz ½ : ½ Kabatianski 2 4 Hort 0 : 1 Miltner 4 5 Christiansen ½ : ½ Mann 5 6 Vaganian 1 : 0 Donev 6 7 Stangl 1 : 0 Schneider 9 8 Van Wely 1 : 0 Bosbach 10 9 Vogt 1 : 0 Schulte 14 12 Mainka 1 : 0 Wenner 16 Turm Duisburg 3½-4½ SCA St. Ingbert 8 Sax 0 : 1 Dautov 1 11 Enders 1 : 0 Kohlweyer 4 12 Kraut ½ : ½ Ristic 5 13 Thesing ½ : ½ Kachiani-Ger 6 14 Pirrot ½ : ½ Werner 7 15 Prang ½ : ½ Gross 8 16 Schmitz ½ : ½ Becker 9 20 Groth 0 : 1 Kummerow 10 Dresdner SC 2½-5½ Castrop Rauxel 6 Maiwald ½ : ½ Van der Ster 1 7 Borriss 0 : 1 Watson 5 8 Goldberg ½ : ½ Appel 6 9 Heinatz,T ½ : ½ Libeau 7 13 Prochnow 0 : 1 Dinstuhl 10 14 Wichmann 0 : 1 Hennig 12 16 Roos ½ : ½ Sehner 13 19 Karius ½ : ½ Hermesmann 16 SV Empor Berlin 3½-4½ SG Bochum 7 Hickl 0 : 1 Georgiev 2 8 Boensch ½ : ½ Schmittdiel 5 9 Tischbierek ½ : ½ Bosch 6 11 Volke ½ : ½ Reschke 7 12 Poldauf 0 : 1 Ellers 10 13 Muse 1 : 0 Buenermann 11 15 Thinius 1 : 0 De Gleria 13 16 Kleeschaetzk 0 : 1 Boehle 16 1. Solinger SG 15 77 :43 30- 0 2. SG Koeln Porz 15 78 :42 25- 5 3. SV Empor Berlin 15 69½:50½ 20-10 4. SCA St. Ingbert 15 63 :57 19-11 5. SG Bochum 15 61½:58½ 19-11 6. SV Werder Bremen 15 64 :56 18-12 7. Castrop Rauxel 15 61½:58½ 16-14 8. Hamburger SK 15 60½:59½ 14-16 9. Turm Duisburg 15 60½:59½ 13-17 10. Dresdner SC 15 55½:64½ 13-17 11. SV Erfurt West 15 53 :67 13-17 12. SK Passau 15 54 :66 10-20 13. USC Magdeburg 15 56 :64 9-21 14. PSV Wuppertal 15 50½:69½ 9-21 15. SK Delmenhorst 15 49 :71 9-21 16. SC Eppingen 15 46½:73½ 3-27 source: http://members.aol.com/SchachBL/BED/bl15.htm
Mr. Peter Hlawatsch and Scandinavian Chess Tournament organization arranged a rapid chess tournament in Tallinn, Estonia. All Nordic and Baltic countries participated in the tournament, that was played in nice spirit: players were invited to some cultural happenings, for example Tallinn tour and Varietee show.
Also some special chess happenings were presented: two young players, Per Hedlund from Sweden and Nikolai Danilov from Estonia played a exhibition macth, called Marabou Chess Cup, with chocolate chess pieces. According to rules you had to eat the captured pieces before you could press the clock. Game ended in peaceful draw, after almost all the pieces were off the board.
Results of the tournament
(20+20 minutes rapid chess, players arranged by random numbers in the first round)
1. IM Mihail Rytsagov (EST) 7.5/9 2. Sergei Zjukin (EST) 7.0 3. Roman Sergejev (EST) 7.0 4. IM Daniel Fridman (LAT) 7.0 5. GM Jaan Ehlvest (EST) 7.0 6. IM Evgenij Agrest (SWE) 7.0 7. GM Ralf Åkesson (SWE) 6.5 8. GM Heikki Westerinen (FIN) 6.5 9. Emmanuel Berg (SWE) 6.0 10. Igor Svyrov (EST) 6.0 11. IM Riho Liiva (EST) 6.0 12. WIM Johanna Paasikangas (FIN) 6.0 --- best lady player 13. Juri Zitin (EST) 6.0 14. GM Aloyzas Kveinys (LTU) 6.0 15. GM Jouni Yrjölä (FIN) 6.0 16. Matias Nilsson (SWE) 6.0 17. WIM Leili Parnpuu (EST) 6.0 18. Tarvo Seeman (EST) 5.5 19. FM Jussi Tella (FIN) 5.5 20. Oivind Johansen (NOR) 5.5 21. WIM Ilse Rubene (LAT) 5.5 22. Frode Elsness (NOR) 5.5 23. Johan Eksmyr (NOR) 5.5 24. IM Kalle Kiik (EST) 5.5 25. IM Olav Sepp (EST) 5.5 ... 90 players Jussi Tella, Jussi.Tella@hut.fi, 28.04.1997
Politiken Cup '97
Homepage: http://inet.uni-c.dk/kbhsu/index.htm
The Copenhagen Chess Union proudly invites you to participate in the Copenhagen Open from the 5th of July to the 16th of July 1997. The by now classical Open will for the first time ever be open to Grandmasters and amateurs alike. Another improvement is the movement of the event from late June to mid-July which, hopefully, makes it possible for even more players to enjoy the biggest and best Open tournament in Scandinavia. And the pleasant Danish summer! As usual you'll find some of the best rating group prizes - as well as high number of title- and ELO-rated players, which will make it within many players reach to score anything from a GM-norm to your first ELO-rating or a significiant rating group prizes. So if you like to experience a genuine Open with 11 days of exciting and serious chess, then don't miss it - visit wonderful Copenhagen!
DATES & FORMAT
11 round from July 5.-16. '97. Rest day on Friday the 11th of July.
Open to all players with or without an ELO-rating.
Opportunities to make both IM- & GM-norms.
Good chances to get an ELO-rating.
PLAYING SITE
Egmont Kollegiet, Ncrre Alle 75, Kcbenhavn (Local train station: Ryparken or Nordhavn St. Bus: 10 min. from the center of town - Radhuspladsen.)
PLAYING TIME
Daily from 13:00 to 20:00
Timerate: 2 hours/40 moves; 1 hour/20 moves; .5 hour/rest.
PRIZES
1. prize: 15.000 Dkr. (roughly 2.500 US-dollars) (additional prizes depending on number of participants)
RATING-PRIZES
(To groups of about each 20 players below 2400 ELO)
1st prize: 3.000 Dkr. 3rd prize: 1.000 Dkr.
2nd prize: 2.000 Dkr. 4th prize: 750 Dkr.
ENTRY
No later than June 28th to Copenhagen Chess Union (Kcbenhavns Skak Union).
Lars Bech Hansen, Saksen D2, 3. mf.tv,2630 Taastrup, DENMARK
Telefon & fax: 43 99 25 41
E-mail: ( kbhsu@inet.uni-c.dk).
ENTRY FEE
GMs: Contact organizer for possible conditions.
IMs: Free.
ELO +2300: 500 Dkr.
ELO 2000-2295: 600 Dkr.
Non-ELO-rated: 750 Dkr. (Please notice: Players younger that 20 years only 50 percent!)
WAY TO PAYMENT Postal giro: 269-7289 or by bank check.
NOTICE
Daily bulletin to all - free! Competent commentators. New improved Chess Cantina & Cafe. Excellent conditions for postmortem analysis.
Robecchetto chess festival
June 26-29
Robecchetto con Induno, Milan (ITA), 3rd Summer International Chess Festival.
Site: Scuole Elementari, via Pascoli, Robecchetto con Induno (Milan).
4 groups (A) >1899, (B) 1700-1899, (C) 1500-1699 and (D) <1500
6-round swiss, 25/75+G/60, GM/IM special conditions, entry fee 50,000 LIT
Prizes: total 3,305,000 LIT
(A) 750,000 600,000 450,000 300,000 200,000 150,000
(B)+(C)+(D) 100,000 75,000 60,000 50,000
Rounds: (1) 26/6 h 19.30-24; (2) 27/6 h 19.30-24; (3) 28/6 h 9.30-14;
(4) 28/6 h 15-19.30; (5) 29/6 h 9.30-14; (6) 29/6 h 15-19.30.
Info: Graziano Ottolini g.ottolini@usa.net
I. Round Tournament
40 moves in 2 hours, subsequently 20 moves per hour. Planned category : 3/4 IM NORM possible.
Prizefund: about 30.000 Ft Entry fee : / without FIDE ELO under 2200/ 160 DM
Opening : 19. July 1997. 13.30
II. Tournament Open "A "
9 rounds in Swiss system with possibility of getting ELO. 40 moves in 2 hours + 1-1 hours /K.O/
Prizefund :80.000 ; 50.000 ; 30.000 ; 20.000 ; 15.000 ; 10.000 ; 3x6.000 ; 4.000 Ft.
Entry fee: without FIDE ELO 80 DM
2000-2200 60 DM
2205-2400 40 DM
Opening : 19. July 1997 . 13.30 p.m.
III. Tournament Open " B " 20 - 26. July 1997.
(Childrengroup under 15 year of age )
7 rounds in Swiss system.
Entry fee : 10 DM
Many chessprizes
Opening : 20. July 1997. 10.00 a.m.
Lcation of the tournament : Hotel Flora*** Eger Furd÷ ut 5
Hotel: Hotel Flora*** with breakfast 9 nights 360 DM
Deadline of entry 1. July
Ferenc Rauch H- 3304 Eger Alvegi ut 15
Tel: in English all the day (36)-36/421- 003
Club HMO SE EGER
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