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1) Introduction
2) Interplay US Championships 1997
3) XXXIV Akiba Rubinstein Memorial
4) Kramnik beats Polgar on WDR TV
5) Kasparov to play against Argentinian Olympiad side.
6) Vaisser wins the 72nd French Chess Championships
7) Jarleslaget 1997 by Rune Djurhuus
8) Atlantic Open
9) Kevin Spraggett wins in Faro by Luis Santos
10) PCA Rating List. September 1st.
11) Upcoming Events
Games section
WDR TV Dortmund GER 1997 1 ch-USA Gp 1+2 1997 40 ch-USA 1997 (women) 29 Rubinstein mem Polanica Zdroj POL 1997 45 ch-FRA Narbonne FRA 1997 48 Jarleslaget Trondheim NOR 1997 86 Atlantic Open Washington DC USA 1997 30 Open Faro POR 1997 40
My thanks to Matt Guthrie, Artur Zaremba, WDR Web site, Adjedrez Argentino, net64, Rune Djurhuus, Michael Atkins, Luis Santos, Eugeni K. Grigorian and all those who helped with this issue.
As some of you may have read on the main pages of twic The Week in Chess is now an independent production. Grandmaster Technologies has had a reorganisation and I no longer produce the magazine for them. My thanks to them for their support over the last year and their continued support in allowing me to remain on their www server as long as I need to. This does mean that I am looking for work, either chess, library or internet related. The Week in Chess will continue in one way or another whether part or full time. I spent some of the weekend looking at some options. I hope I can continue and get long term financial stability but time will tell.
This issue is a little shorter than intended but nevertheless there are a number of quality events including the US Championships and the emergence of a possible new star in the Rubinstein Memorial tournament.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
Matt Guthrie reports that the 1997 US Men's and Women's Championships begin August 23rd at the San Marcos Hotel in Chandler, Arizona. The Women's Championship is a ten player round robin, but for the Men's event a slightly original format is being used:
The field is split into two groups of eight, each of which plays a round robin. The top two players from each group the advance, with the winner of each group playing a four game match against the runner-up of the other.
The winners of these matches then play a six game match for the title.
Round by round by Matt Guthrie
Round 3 25 Aug 1997
Original play and dramatic comebacks were the order of the day here in Chandler. Gurevich-Shabalov saw a very dynamic opening, with a benko/wing gambitesque 4.b4!? Yermolinsky played originally in the middle game, as his Knight danced from side to side, continually placing itself en prise on d4. Fedorowicz and Kaidanov were the comeback kids of the round, as both managed to win from markedly inferior positions, against Ivanov and Schwartzman respectively. Indeed, in the player's lounge after the game John was volubly demonstrating the weakness of his position in the early middle game. Christiansen posted a win on time against Zamora, and has surely moved into the driver's seat for qualification from his group to the next stage. Browne must again be a little disappointed, as for a while he had an extra pawn against Gulko.
The women's tournament saw two brevities today, with Jezierska and Frenklakh succumbing in short order. Gulko won nicely against Burtman, Khan eked out a win in a Bishop ending, and Shahade defended actively to hold a draw in a pawn down position against Krush.
Round 4 28 Aug 1997
Today saw extremes of both varieties in the length of the games. On the miniature end, Kaidanov dispatched Gurevich in a mere 20 moves , after the latter essayed the dubious 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 a6?! Kaidanov was proud of his 4.dxc5! explaining that this move is designed to reach positions where ...a6 is not a useful move. At the other end of the spectrum, three games went into the third time control, with Shabalov overcoming Kudrin in an ending where each side possessed a phalanx of passed pawns, Seirawan trading his Q for R+N+P in the early middle game and then pressing for many hours before finally falling on his sword in zeitnot at move 116, and, even longer, Benjamin playing R+B vs. R against Zamora. (See below) Browne picked up his first win of the tournament, while Christiansen & Fedorowicz were both unable to convert apparently superior positions against Gulko and Yermolinsky respectively. DeFirmian-Dzindzi was another unusual opening (3...Qd6 in the Scandinavian) and a double-edged middlegame petered out into an even Queen endgame.
Controversy erupted in the last game to conclude, Benjamin-Zamora, in which Joel's 70th move removed Jorge's last pawn, setting up the infamous R+B vs. R ending. Jorge rapidly ate into his last hour (tertiary control SD/1) and stopped keeping score. Eventually he made a claim for a draw on what was determined to be his 119th move, 50 moves for him, but only 49 for White, therefore 1 ply short of a successful claim. The game resumed and his flag fell after a couple of subsequent moves, but without him making a second claim.
After an in depth review of the new FIDE rulebook arbiters Jarecki and Tanner determined that absent any rule specifically addressing the situation, analogous situations allowed them to rule the game a draw absent a claim, and that subsequent flagfall did not alter this. To his credit GM Benjamin accepted this ruling without demur.
All five women's games were decisive, with Jezierska and Belakovskaia both winning nice sacrificial games. With todays wins, Esther Epstein and Anna Gulko both have 3.5/4 (Analysis of Jezierska-Krush will be available on the USCF web page.)
Round 5 28 Aug 1997
In contrast to last night's marathons, only a handful of games today reached even into the fifth hour. However all were extremely hard fought.
Benjamin played elegantly as Black against Gulko, daring 8...g5!? in a reversed Sicilian, and winning in fine style, Seirawan rapidly dispatched Gurevich, who has clearly had much better tournaments. Shabalov-DeFirmian was a razor-sharp poisoned pawn Sicilian, in which Nick's cool defence eventually carried the day. "I was better in the early part of the game, but then it became very double-edged" opined the winner afterwards. Kaidanov and Kudrin drew a theoretical Open Lopez, Fedorowicz outplayed Zamora after a placid opening, Dzindzi showed his experience with a nice exchange sacrifice to keep his game with Schwartzman even, Christiansen took advantage of Browne's time trouble, and Yermolinsky won his first game, administering another dismantling of Ivanov's Queen's Indian.
The favorites in the Women's Championship continued to pull away from the field, as Gulko, Epstein and Belakovskaia all posted wins, with newcomer Shahade also winning to stay up with the leading pack.
Round 6 (Women) Fri, 29 Aug 1997 22:10:48 -0700
The women took centr stage at the US Championships today while the men enjoyed an off day. The first two games to finish were both entertaining draws. Shahade-Epstein is annotated on the USCF web page, and Khan-Belakovskaia ended with the unusual material balance of Q vs. R+4P. Burtman recorded her first win of the tournament, while Gulko moved into clear first by beating Zitserman in a game in which no pawns were exchanged in 60 moves. Two of the youngest competitors, Krush and Frenklakh, closed out the day with a hard-fought draw.
Round 6 30 Aug 1997
The qualification for the semi-final stage took clearer shape as round 6 concluded this evening. The game Benjamin-Christiansen was a short, sharp draw. Afterwards Joel wondered if the whole game had been played before, although he stated that 13...Qc6 was new to him. Fedorowicz drew Gulko shortly after Benjamin (in the analysis room) had evaluated the position as better for White. Zamora scored his first full point, for a change being the recipient of a time-forfeit, courtesy of Ivanov, who will be happy to forget this tournament. Yermolinsky and Browne fought hard in an ultimately balanced position.
DeFirmian's chances to qualify were dealt a major blow by Schwarzman, who played an energetic game, with an elegant Rook sacrifice. Kaidanov stayed at +2 by drawing Shabalov from a position that he described afterward as "...lost, dead lost...". Gurevich and Dzindzi played a quick draw, and Seirawan ground down Kudrin in a minor piece ending.
Esther Epstein took the lead in the Women's Championship by beating Anna Gulko. Defending champ Belakovskaia kept pace with a win over Zitserman, Jezierska has asked me to say that the missed mate in her game against Frenklakh was the result of a frantic time scramble, and Burtman drew Shahade. Krush-Khan was postponed due to Anna's illness.
Round 7 31 Aug 1997
The first stage of the men's championship drew to a close today, and the fate of the four qualifying spots was determined. Larry Christiansen was the first to clinch his semi-final place, using the Exchange variation of the Classical King's Indian to obtain a draw with Fedorowicz. Kaidanov soon joined him when he defused DeFirmian's Benoni and offered a draw in a superior position. The third spot was claimed by Seirawan, who averted a multi-player playoff by winning a superb defensive game against Shabalov. Benjamin made the most of his chances in a Q+N ending against Browne and garnered the last semi-final place. Among the others, special mention should be made of Schwartzman, who capped his comeback from a disasterous .5/3 start by drawing Gurevich and breaking even.
Women's leader Epstein drew quickly with Belakovskaia, allowing Gulko to take a share of the lead by beating Shahade. Khan arose from her sickbed to beat Jezierska, and Frenklakh was particularly unfortunate, as she flagged while making move 40 against Burtman.
Group 1
Round 3 (1997.08.25)
Gulko, Boris F - Browne, Walter S 1/2 43 E08 Nimzo indian
Yermolinsky, Alex - Benjamin, Joel 1/2 36 E31 Nimzo indian
Zamora, Jorge - Christiansen, Larry M 0-1 36 A04 Reti (1.Nf3)
Ivanov, Alexander - Fedorowicz, John P 0-1 40 B80 Sicilian
Round 4 (1997.08.27)
Christiansen, Larry M - Gulko, Boris F 1/2 41 C19 French; Winawer
Benjamin, Joel - Zamora, Jorge 1/2 120 C88 Ruy Lopez
Fedorowicz, John P - Yermolinsky, Alex 1/2 58 B80 Sicilian
Browne, Walter S - Ivanov, Alexander 1-0 32 E15 Nimzo indian
Round 5 (1997.08.28)
Christiansen, Larry M - Browne, Walter S 1-0 44 E42 Nimzo indian
Gulko, Boris F - Benjamin, Joel 0-1 33 A29 English; 1.c4 e5
Yermolinsky, Alex - Ivanov, Alexander 1-0 30 E15 Nimzo indian
Zamora, Jorge - Fedorowicz, John P 0-1 31 D78 1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6
Round 6 (1997.08.30)
Benjamin, Joel - Christiansen, Larry M 1/2 21 C10 French
Fedorowicz, John P - Gulko, Boris F 1/2 26 C60 Ruy Lopez
Browne, Walter S - Yermolinsky, Alex 1/2 51 E11 Bogo indian
Ivanov, Alexander - Zamora, Jorge 0-1 33 B63 Sicilian
Round 7 (1997.08.31)
Christiansen, Larry M - Fedorowicz, John P 1/2 15 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Benjamin, Joel - Browne, Walter S 1-0 58 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Gulko, Boris F - Ivanov, Alexander 1/2 29 A29 English; 1.c4 e5
Zamora, Jorge - Yermolinsky, Alex 1/2 17 B86 Sicilian
Chandler USA (USA), VIII 1997 cat. XII (2542)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1 Christiansen, Larry M g USA 2550 * = = = 1 1 1 = 5.0 2698
2 Benjamin, Joel g USA 2580 = * = 1 = 1 = 1 5.0 2694
3 Fedorowicz, John P g USA 2510 = = * = = = 1 1 4.5 2648
4 Gulko, Boris F g USA 2580 = 0 = * = = 1 = 3.5 2536
5 Yermolinsky, Alex g USA 2650 0 = = = * = = 1 3.5 2526
6 Browne, Walter S g USA 2530 0 0 = = = * = 1 3.0 2493
7 Zamora, Jorge USA 2370 0 = 0 0 = = * 1 2.5 2464
8 Ivanov, Alexander g USA 2565 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 * 1.0 2229
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Group 2
Round 3 (1997.08.25)
Schwartzman, Gabriel - Kaidanov, Grigory S 0-1 46 B10 Caro-Kann
Dzindzichashvili, Roman - Seirawan, Yasser 1/2 14 D20 QGA;
Kudrin, Sergey - De Firmian, Nick E 1/2 26 B80 Sicilian
Gurevich, Dmitry - Shabalov, Alexander 1/2 27 A20 English; 1.c4 e5
Round 4 (1997.08.27)
Kaidanov, Grigory S - Gurevich, Dmitry 1-0 20 A50 Benoni
Seirawan, Yasser - Schwartzman, Gabriel 0-1 116 D10 Slav defence
De Firmian, Nick E - Dzindzichashvili, Roman 1/2 36 B01 Scandinavian
Shabalov, Alexander - Kudrin, Sergey 1-0 63 B76 Sicilian; Dragon
Round 5 (1997.08.28)
Schwartzman, Gabriel - Dzindzichashvili, Roman 1/2 43 D27 QGA;
Shabalov, Alexander - De Firmian, Nick E 0-1 39 B97 Sicilian; Najdorf
Kudrin, Sergey - Kaidanov, Grigory S 1/2 31 C82 Ruy Lopez
Gurevich, Dmitry - Seirawan, Yasser 0-1 27 D40 QGD; Tarrasch Defence
Round 6 (1997.08.30)
Kaidanov, Grigory S - Shabalov, Alexander 1/2 30 E90 Kings indian; Classical
Seirawan, Yasser - Kudrin, Sergey 1-0 70 A31 English; 1.c4 c5
De Firmian, Nick E - Schwartzman, Gabriel 0-1 48 C42 Petroff defence
Dzindzichashvili, Roman - Gurevich, Dmitry 1/2 12 C10 French
Round 7 (1997.08.31)
Kaidanov, Grigory S - De Firmian, Nick E 1/2 20 A70 Modern Benoni
Shabalov, Alexander - Seirawan, Yasser 0-1 47 C02 French; Advance
Kudrin, Sergey - Dzindzichashvili, Roman 1/2 10 B27 Sicilian; Closed
Gurevich, Dmitry - Schwartzman, Gabriel 1/2 62 A80 Dutch defence
Chandler USA (USA), VIII 1997 cat. XIII (2569)
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1 Kaidanov, Grigory S g USA 2600 * = = 1 = = = 1 4.5 2666
2 Seirawan, Yasser g USA 2630 = * = 0 = 1 1 1 4.5 2662
3 De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2570 = = * 0 = 1 = 1 4.0 2618
4 Schwartzman, Gabriel g USA 2515 0 1 1 * = 0 = = 3.5 2576
5 Dzindzichashvili, Roman g USA 2540 = = = = * = = = 3.5 2572
6 Shabalov, Alexander g USA 2585 = 0 0 1 = * 1 = 3.5 2566
7 Kudrin, Sergey g USA 2535 = 0 = = = 0 * = 2.5 2471
8 Gurevich, Dmitry g USA 2575 0 0 0 = = = = * 2.0 2409
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Women's Championship
Round 3 (1997.08.25)
Epstein, Esther - Frenklakh, Jennie 1-0 18 B12 Caro-Kann
Gulko, Anna - Burtman, Sharon 1-0 31 A81 Dutch defence
Belakovskaia, Anjelina - Jezierska, Ivona 1-0 20 E81 Kings indian; Saemisch
Krush, Irina - Shahade, Jennifer 1/2 48 A75 Modern Benoni
Zitserman, Tatyana - Khan, Anna 0-1 64 D45 Semi-Slav
Round 4 (1997.08.27)
Shahade, Jennifer - Zitserman, Tatyana 1-0 45 B82 Sicilian
Khan, Anna - Epstein, Esther 0-1 37 E52 Nimzo indian
Burtman, Sharon - Belakovskaia, Anjelina 0-1 54 E81 Kings indian; Saemisch
Jezierska, Ivona - Krush, Irina 1-0 38 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Frenklakh, Jennie - Gulko, Anna 0-1 42 A43 Queen's pawn
Round 5 (1997.08.28)
Epstein, Esther - Zitserman, Tatyana 1-0 34 B07 Pirc
Gulko, Anna - Khan, Anna 1-0 39 D35 Queen's gambit
Belakovskaia, Anjelina - Frenklakh, Jennie 1-0 49 A57 Benko gambit
Krush, Irina - Burtman, Sharon 1/2 38 A87 Dutch defence
Jezierska, Ivona - Shahade, Jennifer 0-1 41 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Round 6 (1997.08.29)
Shahade, Jennifer - Epstein, Esther 1/2 32 B83 Sicilian
Khan, Anna - Belakovskaia, Anjelina 1/2 32 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Burtman, Sharon - Jezierska, Ivona 1-0 51 E81 Kings indian; Saemisch
Frenklakh, Jennie - Krush, Irina 1/2 64 B24 Sicilian; Closed
Zitserman, Tatyana - Gulko, Anna 0-1 60 A21 English; 1.c4 e5
Round 7 (1997.08.30)
Gulko, Anna - Epstein, Esther 0-1 53 E53 Nimzo indian
Belakovskaia, Anjelina - Zitserman, Tatyana 1-0 46 D43 Semi-Slav
Burtman, Sharon - Shahade, Jennifer 1/2 25 D89 Gruenfeld indian
Jezierska, Ivona - Frenklakh, Jennie 1-0 53 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Round 8 (1997.08.31)
Epstein, Esther - Belakovskaia, Anjelina 1/2 18 B17 Caro-Kann
Shahade, Jennifer - Gulko, Anna 0-1 76 B08 Pirc; Classical
Khan, Anna - Jezierska, Ivona 1-0 45 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Frenklakh, Jennie - Burtman, Sharon 0-1 40 A83 Dutch defence
Zitserman, Tatyana - Krush, Irina 0-1 37 D35 Queen's gambit
Chandler USA (USA), VIII-IX 1997
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Epstein, Esther wm USA 2210 * 1 = = . 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 /8 2425
2 Gulko, Anna wg USA 2305 0 * . 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 /8 2401
3 Belakovskaia, Anjelina wg USA 2355 = . * 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 6.0 /8 2343
4 Shahade, Jennifer USA 2070 = 0 0 * = 1 = 1 . 1 4.5 /8 2250
5 Krush, Irina USA 2260 . = 1 = * . = 0 = 1 4.0 /7 2212
6 Khan, Anna wm USA 2260 0 0 = 0 . * . 1 1 1 3.5 /7 2183
7 Burtman, Sharon wm USA 2060 = 0 0 = = . * 1 1 0 3.5 /8 2150
8 Jezierska, Ivona wf USA 2085 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 . 2.0 /8 2013
9 Frenklakh, Jennie USA 2135 0 0 0 . = 0 0 0 * 1 1.5 /8 1956
10 Zitserman, Tatyana USA 2125 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 0 * 1.0 /8 1884
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Coverage and updates are available through the USCF at:
http://www.uschess.org/updates.html
And a page devoted to background information is:
http://www.store2.com/uschess/news/uschamp97.html
also Smart Chess are covering the event
The Category 14 tournament in Polanica Zdroj commemorating Akiba Rubinstein was surprisingly won by Sergei Rublevsky above Gelfand and Bareev. With a 2800 performance this improving 23 year old may become much better known. My thanks to Artur Zaremba for the games and results.
Round 1 (1997.08.19)
Rublevsky, Sergei - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 37 C08 French; Tarrasch
Aleksandrov, Aleksej - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 35 A58 Benko gambit
Psakhis, Lev - Andersson, Ulf 1/2 18 E11 Bogo indian
Krasenkow, Michal - Malaniuk, Vladimir P 0-1 50 A81 Dutch defence
Kaminski, Marcin - Ehlvest, Jaan 1-0 74 B06 Modern defence
Round 2 (1997.08.20)
Bareev, Evgeny - Krasenkow, Michal 1/2 63 D96 Gruenfeld indian
Malaniuk, Vladimir P - Psakhis, Lev 1/2 17 C11 French; Classical
Andersson, Ulf - Aleksandrov, Aleksej 1/2 24 E02 Nimzo indian
Kaminski, Marcin - Rublevsky, Sergei 0-1 36 B42 Sicilian
Ehlvest, Jaan - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 63 E81 Kings indian; Saemisch
Round 3 (1997.08.21)
Rublevsky, Sergei - Ehlvest, Jaan 1-0 31 B52 Sicilian
Gelfand, Boris - Andersson, Ulf 1-0 44 B36 Sicilian
Aleksandrov, Aleksej - Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1/2 45 D60 QGD;
Psakhis, Lev - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 26 C08 French; Tarrasch
Krasenkow, Michal - Kaminski, Marcin 1/2 31 D26 QGA;
Round 4 (1997.08.22)
Rublevsky, Sergei - Krasenkow, Michal 1-0 36 B40 Sicilian
Bareev, Evgeny - Aleksandrov, Aleksej 1/2 16 D38 Queen's gambit
Malaniuk, Vladimir P - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 15 A49 Queen's pawn
Kaminski, Marcin - Psakhis, Lev 1/2 27 C07 French; Tarrasch
Ehlvest, Jaan - Andersson, Ulf 1/2 14 B30 Sicilian
Round 5 (1997.08.23)
Gelfand, Boris - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 36 D38 Queen's gambit
Aleksandrov, Aleksej - Kaminski, Marcin 1-0 59 D27 QGA;
Psakhis, Lev - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 19 B42 Sicilian
Krasenkow, Michal - Ehlvest, Jaan 1-0 70 E90 Kings indian; Classical
Andersson, Ulf - Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1-0 59 A55 Benoni
Round 6 (1997.08.25)
Rublevsky, Sergei - Aleksandrov, Aleksej 1-0 47 C45 Scottish
Bareev, Evgeny - Andersson, Ulf 1/2 16 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Krasenkow, Michal - Psakhis, Lev 1/2 47 E12 Nimzo indian
Kaminski, Marcin - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 33 B53 Sicilian
Ehlvest, Jaan - Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1/2 20 A88 Dutch defence
Round 7 (1997.08.26)
Gelfand, Boris - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 20 D27 QGA;
Aleksandrov, Aleksej - Krasenkow, Michal 1/2 67 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Psakhis, Lev - Ehlvest, Jaan 0-1 43 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Malaniuk, Vladimir P - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 25 D30 Queen's gambit
Andersson, Ulf - Kaminski, Marcin 1/2 19 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Round 8 (1997.08.27)
Rublevsky, Sergei - Andersson, Ulf 1-0 29 B31 Sicilian
Psakhis, Lev - Aleksandrov, Aleksej 1/2 33 E00 Nimzo indian
Krasenkow, Michal - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 35 A28 English; 1.c4 e5
Kaminski, Marcin - Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1/2 21 C78 Ruy Lopez
Ehlvest, Jaan - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 24 A57 Benko gambit
Round 9 (1997.08.28)
Gelfand, Boris - Psakhis, Lev 1/2 36 D23 QGA;
Bareev, Evgeny - Kaminski, Marcin 1/2 98 A29 English; 1.c4 e5
Aleksandrov, Aleksej - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2 16 E44 Nimzo indian
Malaniuk, Vladimir P - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 15 D12 Slav defence
Andersson, Ulf - Krasenkow, Michal 1/2 13 E02 Nimzo indian
Polanica Zdroj POL (POL), VIII 1997 cat. XVI (2629)
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1 Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2650 * = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2846
2 Gelfand, Boris g BLR 2695 = * = = = = = 1 1 1 6.0 2746
3 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2670 = = * = = 1 = = = = 5.0 2667
4 Aleksandrov, Aleksej g BLR 2660 0 = = * = = = = 1 = 4.5 2625
5 Psakhis, Lev g ISR 2565 = = = = * = = = = 0 4.0 2593
6 Malaniuk, Vladimir P g UKR 2615 = = 0 = = * 1 0 = = 4.0 2587
7 Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2645 0 = = = = 0 * = = 1 4.0 2584
8 Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2640 0 0 = = = 1 = * = = 4.0 2584
9 Kaminski, Marcin g POL 2540 0 0 = 0 = = = = * 1 3.5 2558
10 Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2610 0 0 = = 1 = 0 = 0 * 3.0 2506
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Vladimir Kramnik won the 1997 WDR TV exhibition game. The event has run since 1983 with a winner stays on rule at least in recent years. Kramnik had to win the game as white in order to be invited back next year. Last year he drew as black against Anand. The game was broadcast on WDR on August 31st at 23-30 to 01-30. Kramnik played a fine positional game and Polgar resigned in a completely hopeless position on move 40.
www site for WDRhttp://www.wdr.de/tv/schach/
Gary Kasparov is to play the Argentinian Olympiad side in a simultaneous exhibition event on September 2nd. The web site Adjedrez Argentino will cover the event.
The official site for the 72nd French Championship, Narbonne (15-31 August) the games were covered live there were also video pictures available. Top seed Anatoli Vaisser took first place.
Official site http://chess.net64.es
Narbonne FRA (FRA), VIII 1997 cat. IX (2458)
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1 Vaisser, Anatoli g FRA 2575 * 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 = = = = 1 = 11.0 2624
2 Anic, Darko m FRA 2445 0 * 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 0 = = = 1 1 1 10.5 2607
3 Bauer, Christian m FRA 2525 = 0 * = = 1 = = 1 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 10.0 2578
4 Marciano, David m FRA 2470 = = = * 0 = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = = 9.5 2551
5 Degraeve, Jean-Marc m FRA 2540 0 0 = 1 * = 1 = 0 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2502
6 Hauchard, Arnaud m FRA 2485 0 = 0 = = * 0 = = 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 8.0 2476
7 Koch, Jean-Rene m FRA 2495 0 0 = = 0 1 * 0 1 1 = = = 1 1 = 8.0 2476
8 Relange, Eloi m FRA 2505 0 0 = 0 = = 1 * 0 1 = = 1 = 1 1 8.0 2475
9 Chabanon, Jean-Luc m FRA 2455 = 0 0 = 1 = 0 1 * = 1 = 0 1 0 1 7.5 2457
10 Bricard, Emmanuel m FRA 2350 0 1 1 = 1 0 0 0 = * = 0 = 1 = 0 6.5 2414
11 Prie, Eric g FRA 2465 = = 0 0 = = = = 0 = * = 1 1 0 = 6.5 2407
12 Leski, Marc m FRA 2435 = = 0 0 0 0 = = = 1 = * 0 = = 1 6.0 2387
13 Lepelletier, Benoit m FRA 2480 = = 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 1 * 0 1 1 6.0 2384
14 Santo Roman, Marc g FRA 2385 = 0 0 0 = 1 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 * = = 5.0 2337
15 Neiman, Emmanuel f FRA 2315 0 0 = = 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = 0 = * 0 4.5 2318
16 Fontaine, Robert FRA 2395 = 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 0 = 1 * 4.5 2312
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"Jarleslaget 1997" was played in Trondheim, Norway 11-17 August and ended with a clear victory for the Russian GM Mikhail M. Ivanov (8 out of 9). The unrated Norwegian Gustav Gudbrandsen got an IM-norm!
Jarleslaget 1997, Trondheim Norway 11.-17.8.97 1 GM Mikhail M. Ivanov RUS 2445 +31 +10 +06 =02 +05 =03 +12 +07 +08 8.0 2 GM Nigel Davies ENG 2505 +23 +21 +04 =01 =03 +08 +10 -05 =06 6.5 3 GM Igors Rausis LAT 2490 +19 =09 +22 +16 =02 =01 =05 =04 +15 6.5 4 IM Bjarke Kristensen DEN 2430 +12 +07 -02 +14 -06 +11 +13 =03 +05 6.5 5 Gustav Gudbrandsen NOR (2220) +29 =16 +11 +09 -01 +06 =03 +02 -04 6.0 6 GM Heikki Westerinen FIN 2410 +15 +08 -01 +13 +04 -05 =09 +10 =02 6.0 7 Andreas G. R. Moen NOR 2205 +28 -04 +15 +17 =08 =09 +14 -01 +12 6.0 8 Halvard Hagesæther NOR 2255 +33 -06 +35 +18 =07 -02 +21 +09 -01 5.5 9 GM Rune Djurhuus NOR 2525 +25 =03 +13 -05 +20 =07 =06 -08 +16 5.5 10 Pål V. Hagesæther NOR 2205 +30 -01 =17 +22 +16 +18 -02 -06 +14 5.5 11 Øyvind B. Andersen NOR 2225 +34 -13 -05 +15 +17 -04 +23 =16 +20 5.5 12 Pål Kr. Levang NOR (1741) -04 +WO -14 +26 +27 +19 -01 +18 -07 5.0 13 IM Svein Johannesen NOR 2320 +18 +11 -09 -06 +31 =16 -04 =17 +24 5.0 14 Tore Kolås NOR (2130) -22 +26 +12 -04 +32 +23 -07 +21 -10 5.0 15 Svein Folkvord NOR (1628) -06 +33 -07 -11 +26 +32 +25 +24 -03 5.0 16 FM Dag Madsen NOR 2265 +24 =05 +20 -03 -10 =13 +19 =11 -09 4.5 17 Knut V. Hansen NOR (1804) +32 =22 =10 -07 -11 =25 +33 =13 =23 4.5 18 Tore Tjensvoll NOR (1695) -13 +34 +24 -08 +25 -10 +27 -12 =19 4.5 19 Victor A. N. Hansen NOR (1554) -03 +28 +30 =20 =23 -12 -16 +27 =18 4.5 20 Per Johansson SWE 2155 +27 +35 -16 =19 -09 -24 +22 +31 -11 4.5 21 Terje Wold NOR (1748) +26 -02 =23 +32 -WO +22 -08 -14 +31 4.5 22 John A. Stokkhaug NOR (1480) +14 =17 -03 -10 +30 -21 -20 +26 =25 4.0 23 Erling Gatland NOR NOR (1622) -02 +27 =21 +24 =19 -14 -11 =28 =17 4.0 24 Bård Bårdsen NOR (1630) -16 +29 -18 -23 +28 +20 +31 -15 -13 4.0 25 Erling G. Skjelstad NOR (1508) -09 =32 +29 =31 -18 =17 -15 +30 =22 4.0 26 Audun Pedersen NOR (1458) -21 -14 +33 -12 -15 +35 =29 -22 +WO 3.5 27 Jan O. Odden NOR (1469) -20 -23 +WO +35 -12 +29 -18 -19 =34 3.5 28 Olav Skjetnemark NOR (1363) -07 -19 -31 +34 -24 =30 +WO =23 =29 3.5 29 Per Chr. Ødegaard NOR (1502) -05 -24 -25 =30 +34 -27 =26 +35 =28 3.5 30 Frank G. Løhre NOR (1494) -10 =31 -19 =29 -22 =28 +32 -25 +35 3.5 31 Odd M. T. Myrstad NOR (1629) -01 =30 +28 =25 -13 +33 -24 -20 -21 3.0 32 Øystein Lorentsen NOR (1265) -17 =25 +34 -21 -14 -15 -30 +WO =33 3.0 33 Karl E. Ødegaard NOR (1160) -08 -15 -26 +WO +35 -31 -17 =34 =32 3.0 34 Linda M. N. Hansen NOR (847) -11 -18 -32 -28 -29 +WO +35 =33 =27 3.0 35 Tore A. Larsen NOR +WO -20 -08 -27 -33 -26 -34 -29 -30 1.0 Numbers in braces are Norwegian national ratings. Gustav Gudbrandsen got his first master norm.
Michael Atkins reports that over 300 players in 9 different went to play in the Atlantic Open in Washington DC. The open section won by IM's Alex Stripunski and Rashid Ziatdinov with 4.5/5.
The games and results are reported athttp://www.wizard.net/~matkins/ao.htm
The tournament was organised by The Continental Chess Association, directed by STD Steve Immit, and assisted by STD Michael Atkins, and STD Jim Cope.
Atlantic Open
Standings
Name rd 1 rd 2 rd 3 rd 4 rd 5 TOT
1 IM Ziatdinov, R--RE-ENTRY...2605 W 32 W 23 W 15 D 2 W 8 4.5
2 IM Stripunski, Alex.........2500 W 52 W 31 W 17 D 1 W 9 4.5
3 GM Wojtkiewicz, Alexander...2702 W 26 L 17 W 34 W 18 W 10 4.0
4 IM Meyer, Eugene B..........2536 W 42 W 30 D 16 D 8 W 15 4.0
5 GM Palatnik, Sam............2535 W 49 L 10 W 40 W 19 W 16 4.0
6 Baczynskyj, Boris...........2416 W 50 D 25 D 11 W 26 W 20 4.0
7 IM Formanek, Edward W.......2379 L 36 W 46 W 28 W 33 W 13 4.0
8 Burnett, Ronald W...........2480 W 38 W 24 W 18 D 4 L 1 3.5
9 Ariel, Donny................2383 D 35 W 21 W 25 W 11 L 2 3.5
10 Kagan, Frederick............2314 W 33 W 5 H--- W 14 L 3 3.5
11 Ritvin, Stanislav...........2233 W 48 W 41 D 6 L 9 W 25 3.5
12 Altucher, James.............2105 L 16 W 45 W 23 W 30 D 14 3.5
13 IM Kaufman, Lawrence........2521 W 27 L 18 W 38 W 31 L 7 3.0
14 Tate, Emory A...............2430 W 28 W 19 D 20 L 10 D 12 3.0
15 Filatov, Leonid.............2389 W 51 W 36 L 1 W 24 L 4 3.0
16 Shahade, Gregory............2388 W 12 W 40 D 4 D 20 L 5 3.0
17 Bouzoukis, Charles..........2331 W 47 W 3 L 2 H--- D 21 3.0
18 Popovych, Orest.............2309 W 54 W 13 L 8 L 3 W 32 3.0
19 Wastney, Sott...............2293 W 53 L 14 W 35 L 5 W 33 3.0
20 Mc Donald, Kenneth..........2288 W 44 W 32 D 14 D 16 L 6 3.0
21 Fischer, Robert J...........2163 H--- L 9 W 27 W 22 D 17 3.0
22 Meyer, John C...............2389 L 34 D 35 W 47 L 21 W 38 2.5
23 Mc Clain, Dylan.............2311 W 29 L 1 L 12 W 37 D 28 2.5
24 Schneider, Dmitry...........2275 W 43 L 8 W 42 L 15 H--- 2.5
25 Friedman, Josef I...........2265 X--- D 6 L 9 W 34 L 11 2.5
26 Reichstein, Boris...........2264 L 3 W 37 W 44 L 6 D 29 2.5
27 Mouzon, Harold A............2234 L 13 D 47 L 21 W 46 W 36 2.5
28 Boudreaux, Floyd A..........2200 L 14 W 39 L 7 W 40 D 23 2.5
29 Kayma, Thomas D.............2124 L 23 W 52 L 30 W 44 D 26 2.5
30 Mc Carthy, Brian............2338 W 46 L 4 W 29 L 12 U--- 2.0
31 Greanias, Steven D..........2289 W 39 L 2 W 36 L 13 U--- 2.0
32 Jain, Naveen................2235 L 1 L 20 W 54 W 39 L 18 2.0
33 French, George E............2143 L 10 W 49 W 41 L 7 L 19 2.0
34 Steigman, A J...............2127 W 22 H--- L 3 L 25 D 35 2.0
35 Aiken, Richard..............2098 D 9 D 22 L 19 D 38 D 34 2.0
36 Kaufman, Raymond S..........2081 W 7 L 15 L 31 W 42 L 27 2.0
37 Rehle, Thomas...............1991 L 41 L 26 W 45 L 23 W 43 2.0
38 Johnson, Ben C..............2232 L 8 W 43 L 13 D 35 L 22 1.5
39 Lu, Yu Zhong................2036 L 31 L 28 W 43 L 32 D 40 1.5
40 Hendrick, Angus.............1401 B--- L 16 L 5 L 28 D 39 1.5
41 Dorobanov, Svetosl..........2343 W 37 L 11 L 33 U--- U--- 1.0
42 Samimi, Sohrab..............2240 L 4 W 54 L 24 L 36 U--- 1.0
43 Schadler, Peter.............1704 L 24 L 38 L 39 W 45 L 37 1.0
44 Punch, Norman E.............1330 L 20 B--- L 26 L 29 L 45 1.0
45 Hill, Ralph A...............unr. F--- L 12 L 37 L 43 W 44 1.0
46 Fitzsimmons, Ian............1949 L 30 L 7 H--- L 27 U--- 0.5
47 Waymouth, Tom...............1941 L 17 D 27 L 22 U--- U--- 0.5
48 IM Ziatdinov, Rashid........2605 L 11 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0
49 Sherman, David..............2218 L 5 L 33 U--- U--- U--- 0.0
50 Fink, Stanley W.............2214 L 6 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0
51 Inocencio, Edgarlino........2213 L 15 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0
52 Inocencio, E-- RE-ENTRY.....2213 L 2 L 29 U--- U--- U--- 0.0
53 Rufty, Alan E...............2093 L 19 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0
54 Yagiz, Bora.................1753 L 18 L 42 L 32 U--- U--- 0.0
Kevin Spraggett won the international open in Faro (Algarve, Portugal). There is a selection of 40 games from the events including a couple of very nice combinations by the winner against Soloviov and Galego.
The tournament was played in the open air in the evening due to the fine weather. The venue was a garden in the University of the Algarve. Afternoons were reserved to the beach...of course.
ASSOCIACAO DE XADREZ DO DISTRITO DE FARO
I OPEN INTERNACIONAL "CIDADE DE FARO"-UNIVERSIDADE DO ALGARVE-10 A 17/08/1997
FINAL STANDINGS AFTER 8 Rounds
Points Buchholz Tiebreak
1. SPRAGGETT Kevin GM CANADA 6.5 32.5 318.00
2. CAMPOS Javier IM CHILE 6.5 27.5 293.00
3. LANKA Zigurds GM LETONIA 6.0 32.5 299.50
4. PAUNOVIC Dragan IM JUGOSLAVIA 6.0 32.0 300.00
5. GALEGO Luis IM PORTUGAL - Porto 6.0 31.0 298.00
6. HERNANDEZ Roman GM CUBA 6.0 30.0 300.50
7. KOMLJENOVIC Davor GM CROACIA 6.0 26.0 285.00
8. SOLOVIOV Sergei IM RUSSIA 5.5 32.5 292.50
9. RIVERA Daniel IM URUGUAI 5.5 30.5 287.50
10. DAMASO Rui IM PORTUGAL - Lisboa 5.5 30.5 286.50
11. VITOR Antonio PORTUGAL - Evora 5.5 28.5 295.00
12. D'EL REY Diego FM ARGENTINA 5.5 27.5 297.00
13. DANTAS Carlos PORTUGAL - Porto 5.5 27.5 288.00
14. SANTOS Luis IM PORTUGAL - Lisboa 5.5 25.5 275.50
15. LUKOV Valentin GM BULGARIA 5.0 33.0 298.50
16. DURAO Joaquim VET IM PORTUGAL - Lisboa 5.0 28.5 289.50
17. KRYLOVA Olga FEM RUSSIA 5.0 28.5 287.00
18. FROIS Antonio IM PORTUGAL - Lisboa 5.0 28.5 279.00
19. RODRIGUES Humberto PORTUGAL - Faro 5.0 28.0 277.00
20. SANTOS Micael PORTUGAL - Setubal 5.0 27.0 271.50
21. RODRIGUES Antonio PORTUGAL - Porto 5.0 26.5 287.00
22. LANIER Nicholas E.U.A. 5.0 26.0 269.50
23. RODRIGUES Luis PORTUGAL - Faro 5.0 26.0 267.00
24. RODRIGUES Rui PORTUGAL - Lisboa 5.0 26.0 259.50
25. CADILLON Joao PORTUGAL - Porto 5.0 25.5 255.50
26. FARINHA Joao PORTUGAL - Setubal 5.0 24.0 259.50
27. SERRA Jose PORTUGAL - Porto 4.5 28.0 285.00
28. GOMES Jorge PORTUGAL - Faro 4.5 28.0 277.50
29. PACHECO Joao PORTUGAL - Faro 4.5 28.0 268.00
30. ANDRADE Jose PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.5 27.5 281.50
31. PRATA Jose PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.5 26.5 254.00
32. FERREIRA Aida FEM PORTUGAL - Guarda 4.5 25.5 259.00
33. DUCHATEAU Thomas S18 FRANCA 4.5 24.5 264.50
34. PAULINO Jose PORTUGAL - Faro 4.5 23.5 253.00
35. ALMEIDA Augusto PORTUGAL - Porto 4.5 22.0 248.50
36. PEIXOTO Antonio PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 29.0 274.50
37. GUERRA Vitor PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 27.5 268.00
38. CANDEIAS Tiago S18 PORTUGAL - Faro 4.0 26.5 269.50
39. COELHO Paulo PORTUGAL - Faro 4.0 26.5 260.50
40. COELHO Joao PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 26.5 258.00
41. SANTOS Hugo PORTUGAL - Covilha 4.0 26.0 249.00
42. PAREDES Joao PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 25.0 243.00
43. LOPES Ramiro PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 24.5 258.00
44. SALVADO Sergio PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 23.5 225.00
45. ROXO Joao PORTUGAL - Faro 4.0 23.0 252.00
46. GUERREIRO Nuno S14 PORTUGAL - Faro 4.0 22.5 259.50
47. REGO Pedro PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 22.0 243.00
48. HENRIQUES Henrique PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 22.0 217.00
49. CASAS NOVAS Rui S18 PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 21.5 257.00
50. DUARTE Ricardo S18 PORTUGAL - Faro 4.0 21.0 223.50
51. SANTOS Ricardo S14 PORTUGAL - Lisboa 4.0 19.0 239.00
52. QUINTINO Ricardo S18 PORTUGAL - Lisboa 3.5 25.5 234.50
53. GARCIA Antonio PORTUGAL - Setubal 3.5 24.5 241.50
54. FRANCISCO Luis S18 PORTUGAL - Lisboa 3.5 24.0 254.00
55. QUINTINO Luis S18 PORTUGAL - Lisboa 3.5 23.5 252.50
56. COELHO Bruno S18 PORTUGAL - Lisboa 3.5 19.5 246.00
57. RIBEIRO Diniz PORTUGAL - Porto 3.5 19.0 237.50
58. SANTOS Cyril S18 PORTUGAL - Faro 3.5 19.0 235.50
59. NUNES Leonardo S18 PORTUGAL - Faro 3.5 19.0 214.50
60. LOPES Jose PORTUGAL - Setubal 3.0 24.5 248.00
61. COELHO Antonio PORTUGAL - Faro 3.0 24.5 229.00
62. ALEIXO Pedro S18 PORTUGAL - Faro 3.0 24.0 230.50
63. REBELO Marcos PORTUGAL - Lisboa 3.0 23.5 242.00
64. OLIVEIRA Vera F18 PORTUGAL - Lisboa 3.0 21.5 247.50
65. SOUSA Carlos PORTUGAL - Faro 3.0 21.5 235.00
66. PRADO Vitor PORTUGAL - Faro 3.0 21.0 237.50
67. OLIVEIRA David S14 PORTUGAL - Faro 3.0 20.5 234.50
68. ALVES Luis PORTUGAL - Lisboa 3.0 20.0 235.00
69. ROSA Ricardo S18 PORTUGAL - Faro 3.0 19.0 211.50
70. GONCALVES Nuno PORTUGAL - Faro 2.5 21.5 244.00
71. CANDEIAS Humberto PORTUGAL - Setubal 2.5 21.5 218.00
72. HENRIQUES Sofia FEM PORTUGAL - Faro 2.5 19.0 221.00
73. LOUREIRO Ernesto VET PORTUGAL - Lisboa 2.5 18.5 200.00
74. RODRIGUES Joao S14 PORTUGAL - Faro 2.5 16.0 213.00
75. NEVES Filipe S18 PORTUGAL - Faro 2.5 15.5 206.50
76. MACHADO Manuel PORTUGAL - Faro 2.5 13.5 158.50
77. ABRANTES Pedro S18 PORTUGAL - Faro 2.0 21.0 227.00
78. SILVA Nicole F14 PORTUGAL - Faro 2.0 18.5 211.50
79. OLIVEIRA Luis S14 PORTUGAL - Faro 2.0 17.0 212.00
80. ANTUNES Paulo PORTUGAL - Faro 1.5 19.0 197.00
81. INGRAM Piers S18 INGLATERRA 1.0 16.0 193.50
82. ABRANTES Ricardo S14 PORTUGAL - Faro 0.0 15.5 188.00
83. ESLON Jaan IM SUECIA W 0.0 3.5 59.00
84. BERTONA Fernando FM ARGENTINA W 0.0 3.0 54.50
85. SANTOS Carlos P. FM PORTUGAL - Lisboa W 0.0 1.5 51.00
Eugeni K. Grigorian sends the new PCA rating list for September 1st.
1. Kasparov,Garry RUS 2827 151
2. Kramnik,Vladimir RUS 2774 148
3. Anand,Viswanathan IND 2765 152
4. Topalov,Veselin BUL 2727 183
5. Karpov,Anatoli RUS 2711 141
6. Ivanchuk,Vassily UKR 2711 179
7. Kamsky,Gata USA 2701 181
8. Shirov,Alexei ESP 2687 194
9. Bareev,Evgeny RUS 2670 152
10. Gelfand,Boris BLR 2668 139
11. Salov,Valery RUS 2658 175
12. Adams,Michael ENG 2656 156
13. Krasenkov,Mikhail POL 2653 158
14. Yermolinsky,Alexey USA 2649 153
15. Short,Nigel D ENG 2645 190
16. Polgar,Judit (GM) HUN 2644 196
17. Khalifman,Alexander RUS 2642 140
18. Beliavsky,Alexander G SLO 2641 178
19. Leko,Peter HUN 2639 140
20. Svidler,Peter RUS 2637 165
21. Georgiev,Kiril BUL 2636 164
22. Akopian,Vladimir ARM 2635 150
23. Almasi,Zoltan HUN 2634 178
24. Andersson,Ulf SWE 2633 143
25. Granda Zuniga,Julio E PER 2633 203
26. Azmaiparashvili,Zurab GEO 2631 136
27. Onischuk,Alexander UKR 2628 170
28. Seirawan,Yasser USA 2628 182
29. Lautier,Joel FRA 2626 192
30. Dreev,Alexey RUS 2625 160
31. Zvjaginsev,Vadim RUS 2623 155
32. Vaganian,Rafael A ARM 2615 168
33. Vladimirov,Evgeny KAZ 2611 163
34. Sadler,Matthew ENG 2610 189
35. Timman,Jan H NED 2610 185
36. Yusupov,Artur GER 2609 136
37. Nikolic,Predrag BIH 2607 157
38. Kosashvili,Yona ISR 2606 197
39. Rublevsky,Sergei RUS 2605 180
40. Van Wely,Loek NED 2604 196
41. Magerramov,Elmar AZE 2604 188
42. Nunn,John D M ENG 2604 169
43. Chernin,Alexander HUN 2602 134
44. Aleksandrov,Aleksej BLR 2602 175
45. Wolff,Patrick G USA 2602 186
46. Adianto,Utut INA 2600 177
47. Ehlvest,Jaan EST 2600 133
Tournaments processed for this list
CAN Winnipeg open
LTU Vilnius Mikenas Memorial open
NED Rotterdam Championship Cat.12
DEN Aarhus Cat.14
GER Dortmund Cat.18
GER Frankfurt open
RUS Tomsk Russian Cup Stage 10 open
USA Philadelfia open
COL Yopal Cat.12
SLO Ljubliana open
SLO Portoroz Cat.15
SUI Biel Cat.17
SUI Biel Cat.10
SUI Biel Master open
BEL Antwerpen Lost Boys Cat.17
BEL Antwerpen open
ENG Hove Championship swiss
CZE Olomouc Cat.10
POL Koszaline open
The 1997 International Chess Grand-Prix of Crete takes place between Oct. 15 - Nov.2 It will be covered on the internet at http://www.forthnet.gr/internetcity/chess.htm
The 2nd Hellir International starts on October 24th. There will be a www site at: http://www.vks.is/skak/hellir/theint97.html .
There will be an IM First Saturday tournament taking place between September 6th-18th in Budapest Hungary. Players from Hungary unless stated.
IM Sandor Farago (2335), IM L. Eperjesi (2340), IM J Dudas (2400), IM P Varga (2395), IM Ali Habibi [GER] (2325), IM J Blauert [GER] (2385), S. Demidenko [UKR] (2260), A Demkovich [UKR] (2390), WIM M Grabics (2330), M Appleberry [USA] (2235), D Belotelov [RUS] (2260), Le Thi Phuong Lien [VIE] (2265), D Karatotossian [ARM] (2335), Z Lehmann (2275).
There is also a Scheveningen ELO-tournament where 10 unrated players try to achieve a rating. In October there will be a GM and an IM event. It will take place between October 4th-16th.
If you wish to enter you should contact the organiser Laszlo Nagy.
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/