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1) Introduction
2) St. Petersburg Championships
3) Danish Championships
4) Asian Team Championships
5) 6th. Haering Drei-Fluesse-Open Passau 1998
6) Mar del Plata
7) Edinburgh Congress
8) First Saturday Tournament April
9) Third Thursday events, Szeged.
10) Jagodina ’98
11) Upcoming Events
Games section
St Petersburg Championships 34 games Danish Championships 30 games Asian Championships 155 games Mar del Plata open 70 games Edinburgh Congress 12 games First Saturday GM 49 games First Saturday IM 49 games Jagodina 19 games
My thanks to Shahcom, Laszlo Nagy, Philipp Schlosser, Zoltan Blazsik, Adam Raoof, John Henderson, Milan Dezelin, and all those who helped with this issue.
Garry Kasparov turned 35 today, a little worrying for those of us who remembered him before he became famous. In the old days 35 was the height of a players career, its unclear whether this is the case with Kasparov. Certainly his career has spanned some of the greatest changes in the game. In 1990 when he played Karpov there were adjournments at move 40 this form of chess, once standard is now dead, simply not played anymore. Again this week there are few top class events, indeed the only recognisable top player competing this week seems to be Khalifman. Whilst chess is chess and high level games are sometimes hard to understand, I like to see chess at its best and its becoming less frequent. I hope this decline (and it is a decline) in the number of top chess events can be reversed, the reasons for which are unclear.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
After five rounds of the St Petersburg Championships Evgeny Shaposhnikov and Valerij Popov are joint first on 3.5/5 but after a first round loss Alexander Khalifman is moving into contention half a point behind and must be the favourite to take the title.
Internet coverage by Shahcom at: http://www.ruschess.com/News/SPB98/main.html
Round 1 (1998.04.07)
Ionov, Sergey - Lugovoi, Aleksei 1/2 20 E83 Kings indian; Saemisch
Khalifman, Alexander - Shaposhnikov, Evgeny 0-1 60 E12 Nimzo indian
Solozhenkin, Evgeniy - Kochyev, Alexander 1/2 12 C42 Petroff defence
Ivanov, Sergey - Loginov, Valery A 1/2 35 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Biriukov, Oleg V - Taimanov, Mark E 1/2 21 A17 English; 1.c4
Yemelin, Vasily - Popov, Valerij 0-1 33 B04 Alekhine defence
Shchukin, Dmitry - Aseev, Konstantin N 1-0 31 A32 English; 1.c4 c5
Round 2 (1998.04.08)
Shaposhnikov, Evgeny - Yemelin, Vasily 1/2 46 B85 Sicilian
Popov, Valerij - Biriukov, Oleg V 1/2 17 A15 English; 1.c4
Loginov, Valery A - Shchukin, Dmitry 1-0 34 A55 Benoni
Solozhenkin, Evgeniy - Khalifman, Alexander 1/2 14 D17 Slav defence
Taimanov, Mark E - Ivanov, Sergey 0-1 29 A06 Reti (1.Nf3)
Aseev, Konstantin N - Ionov, Sergey 1/2 14 D58 QGD;
Kochyev, Alexander - Lugovoi, Aleksei 0-1 27 D03 Queen's pawn
Round 3 (1998.04.09)
Ionov, Sergey - Loginov, Valery A 1-0 79 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Khalifman, Alexander - Kochyev, Alexander 1/2 30 E12 Nimzo indian
Ivanov, Sergey - Popov, Valerij 1/2 51 D17 Slav defence
Biriukov, Oleg V - Shaposhnikov, Evgeny 1/2 30 D34 Queen's gambit
Lugovoi, Aleksei - Aseev, Konstantin N 1/2 19 D52 QGD; Cambridge Springs
Shchukin, Dmitry - Taimanov, Mark E 1/2 46 D38 Queen's gambit
Round 4 (1998.04.10)
Shaposhnikov, Evgeny - Ivanov, Sergey 1/2 23 B51 Sicilian
Popov, Valerij - Shchukin, Dmitry 1-0 35 A55 Benoni
Loginov, Valery A - Lugovoi, Aleksei 1-0 66 A17 English; 1.c4
Khalifman, Alexander - Yemelin, Vasily 1-0 43 A13 English; 1.c4
Solozhenkin, Evgeniy - Biriukov, Oleg V 1/2 39 E12 Nimzo indian
Taimanov, Mark E - Ionov, Sergey 1/2 83 A22 English; 1.c4 e5
Kochyev, Alexander - Aseev, Konstantin N 1/2 13 D14 Slav defence
Round 5 (1998.04.11)
Ionov, Sergey - Popov, Valerij 1/2 19 D31 Queen's gambit
Ivanov, Sergey - Solozhenkin, Evgeniy 0-1 58 E32 Nimzo indian
Biriukov, Oleg V - Khalifman, Alexander 0-1 42 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Aseev, Konstantin N - Loginov, Valery A 1/2 18 B38 Sicilian
Lugovoi, Aleksei - Taimanov, Mark E 0-1 32 E54 Nimzo indian
Yemelin, Vasily - Kochyev, Alexander 1-0 41 B85 Sicilian
Shchukin, Dmitry - Shaposhnikov, Evgeny 0-1 82 A08 Reti (1.Nf3)
St Petersburg RUS (RUS), IV 1998 cat. X (2498)
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1 Shaposhnikov, Evgeny f RUS 2415 * . . . 1 . = . = . . = . 1 3.5 / 5 2648
2 Popov, Valerij m RUS 2505 . * = . . . = . = . . 1 . 1 3.5 / 5 2622
3 Ionov, Sergey g RUS 2530 . = * 1 . . . = . = = . . . 3.0 / 5 2592
4 Loginov, Valery A g RUS 2500 . . 0 * . . = . . = 1 . . 1 3.0 / 5 2591
5 Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2660 0 . . . * = . . 1 . . 1 = . 3.0 / 5 2516
6 Solozhenkin, Evgeniy g RUS 2500 . . . . = * 1 . = . . . = . 2.5 / 4 2607
7 Ivanov, Sergey g RUS 2570 = = . = . 0 * 1 . . . . . . 2.5 / 5 2482
8 Taimanov, Mark E g RUS 2490 . . = . . . 0 * = . 1 . . = 2.5 / 5 2484
9 Biriukov, Oleg V RUS 2390 = = . . 0 = . = * . . . . . 2.0 / 5 2442
10 Aseev, Konstantin N g RUS 2565 . . = = . . . . . * = . = 0 2.0 / 5 2406
11 Lugovoi, Aleksei m RUS 2540 . . = 0 . . . 0 . = * . 1 . 2.0 / 5 2431
12 Yemelin, Vasily g RUS 2485 = 0 . . 0 . . . . . . * 1 . 1.5 / 4 2415
13 Kochyev, Alexander g RUS 2430 . . . . = = . . . = 0 0 * . 1.5 / 5 2401
14 Shchukin, Dmitry RUS 2390 0 0 . 0 . . . = . 1 . . . * 1.5 / 5 2346
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The Danish Championships got underway in Taastrup, Denmark and will run April 4-12. The favourite Curt Hansen easily won the event scoring 7.5/9.
Official www site: http://home3.inet.tele.dk/kbv/
Danish Chess Federation site: http://www.dsu.dk/nyheder/n112.htm
Round 4 (1998.04.07)
Hansen, Sune Berg - Hansen, Curt 0-1 40 C07 French; Tarrasch
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Kristensen, Bjarke 1/2 30 A81 Dutch defence
Schandorff, Lars - Hoi, Carsten 1-0 44 E74 Kings indian
Larsen, Bent - Mortensen, Erling 1/2 28 B42 Sicilian
Holst, Allan - Borge, Nikolaj 0-1 42 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Round 5 (1998.04.08)
Hansen, Curt - Holst, Allan 1/2 30 B38 Sicilian
Borge, Nikolaj - Schandorff, Lars 1/2 12 B30 Sicilian
Mortensen, Erling - Hansen, Sune Berg 0-1 37 B30 Sicilian
Kristensen, Bjarke - Larsen, Bent 1-0 34 B12 Caro-Kann
Hoi, Carsten - Nielsen, Peter Heine 0-1 59 E51 Nimzo indian
Round 6 (1998.04.09)
Hansen, Sune Berg - Kristensen, Bjarke 1-0 32 B40 Sicilian
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Larsen, Bent 1/2 39 E16 Nimzo indian
Schandorff, Lars - Hansen, Curt 1/2 35 E32 Nimzo indian
Holst, Allan - Mortensen, Erling 0-1 44 A21 English; 1.c4 e5
Hoi, Carsten - Borge, Nikolaj 1/2 42 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Round 7 (1998.04.10)
Hansen, Curt - Hoi, Carsten 1-0 25 B09 Pirc; Austrian
Borge, Nikolaj - Nielsen, Peter Heine 0-1 51 C08 French; Tarrasch
Mortensen, Erling - Schandorff, Lars 1/2 48 B30 Sicilian
Kristensen, Bjarke - Holst, Allan 1-0 47 C93 Ruy Lopez
Larsen, Bent - Hansen, Sune Berg 1/2 18 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Round 8 (1998.04.11)
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Hansen, Sune Berg 1/2 21 A34 English; 1.c4 c5
Schandorff, Lars - Kristensen, Bjarke 1-0 41 A81 Dutch defence
Borge, Nikolaj - Hansen, Curt 0-1 28 C07 French; Tarrasch
Holst, Allan - Larsen, Bent 1/2 58 A34 English; 1.c4 c5
Hoi, Carsten - Mortensen, Erling 0-1 48 A48 Queen's pawn
Round 9 (1998.04.12)
Hansen, Curt - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 12 B38 Sicilian
Hansen, Sune Berg - Holst, Allan 1-0 39 B72 Sicilian; Dragon
Mortensen, Erling - Borge, Nikolaj 0-1 57 B51 Sicilian
Kristensen, Bjarke - Hoi, Carsten 1/2 10 C02 French; Advance
Larsen, Bent - Schandorff, Lars 1/2 17 B30 Sicilian
Taastrup DEN (DEN), IV 1998 cat. IX (2475)
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1 Hansen, Curt g DEN 2595 * 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 7.5 2734
2 Hansen, Sune Berg m DEN 2480 0 * = = = 1 1 = 1 1 6.0 2598
3 Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2505 = = * = 1 = = = = 1 5.5 2551
4 Schandorff, Lars g DEN 2525 = = = * = = 1 = = 1 5.5 2548
5 Borge, Nikolaj m DEN 2390 0 = 0 = * 1 1 = 1 = 5.0 2526
6 Mortensen, Erling m DEN 2510 0 0 = = 0 * = = 1 1 4.0 2427
7 Kristensen, Bjarke m DEN 2430 0 0 = 0 0 = * 1 1 = 3.5 2399
8 Larsen, Bent g DEN 2515 0 = = = = = 0 * = 0 3.0 2345
9 Holst, Allan DEN 2365 = 0 = = 0 0 0 = * 1 3.0 2361
10 Hoi, Carsten m DEN 2430 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 0 * 2.0 2259
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April 8th - 16th 1998 sees the Asian Cities Team Championships in the Genting Highlands in Malaysia. The Resorts World Asian Cities Chess Championship is a team event where cities from all Asian countries are invited to participate. The winners will be given custody of the Dubai Cup until the next Asian cities event. The Dubai Chess & Culture Club is contributing US$25,000 as part of the costs for this tournament.
After 5 rounds the team from Shijiazhuang in China (Peng, Zhang Zhong, Zhang Pengxiang, Wang Rui and a couple of unrated players) leads with 16.5 points ahead of a strong team from Tashkent (GMs Kasimdzhanov, Iuldachev, Saltaev, Zagrebelniy and IMs Egin, Kaiumov.)
Full internet coverage at: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Stadium/6485/ including the women's event also.
Standings after 5 rounds Shijiazhuang 16.5 Tashkent 14.5 Palembang, Tehran, Ho Chi Minh City 13 Padang 12 Talesh, Yangon, Shah Alam 11.5 Karachi, Sydney, Kuala Lumpur 10.5 Doha, Dubai, Beirut, Chrompet, Johor Bahru 9.5 Penang 9 Auckland, Abu Dhabi, Mandalay 8.5 Singapore, Pontianak 8 Macau 7.5 Bandar Seri Begawan 5.5 Hong Kong 1
Philipp Schlosser sends a short report on the 6th. Haering Drei-Fluesse-Open Passau 1998 which finished today. More detailed results and some games later. For the last six years, SK Passau 1869 has organised the three Rivers Open - the Inn and the Ilz flow into the Donau in Passau - by the town's University. As McDonalds didn't prolong its sponsorship after three years of successful cooperation the Club's main sponsor filled the gap this year. The Haering company is one of the biggest companies in south-eastern Bavaria and has supported the Club's Bundesliga team for three years now. Though there were only 284 participants instead of 356, last year, the tournament was celebrated as a success as for the very first time the tournment it saw a German winner - GM Peter Enders from Erfurt playing for PSV Duisburg in German Bundesliga.
4th-12th of April saw the Abierto Mar del Plata tournament which was a nine round open won by IM Alfredo Giaccio with 7.5/9 ahead of a group of six players on 7 points including former Candidate Oscar Panno and Herman Van Riemsdijk.
Check out http://members.tripod.com/~scalise/mdp98.html for the full details.
1. GIACCIO ALFREDO G. IM 7.5 44.5 56.50 2. BRAGA FERNANDO IM 7.0 41.5 53.00 3. PANNO OSCAR GM 7.0 41.5 52.50 4. VAN RIEMSDIJK HERMAN IM 7.0 41.5 52.00 5. FIORITO FABIAN IM 7.0 41.0 50.00 6. PERALTA FERNANDO IM 7.0 38.0 49.50 7. DE SOUZA MAURO G. IM 7.0 36.5 45.50 8. SZMETAN JORGE IM 6.5 45.0 56.50 9. TEMPONE MARCELO IM 6.5 44.0 54.50 10. VIDAL RAUL FM 6.5 41.0 52.50 11. ROSITO JORGE FM 6.5 38.0 48.50 12. FERNANDEZ JORGE LUIS 6.5 37.0 48.00 13. CRISTOBAL RUBEN 6.5 37.0 45.50 14. SALGUERO FRANCISCO 6.5 35.0 44.00 15. PISCICELLI DANIEL FM 6.5 32.5 41.50 159 players
John Henderson reports:
SCOTTISH No.1 GM Colin McNab, from Dundee, was on top form last weekend taking the first prize of 500(UK) at Scotland's premier weekend tournament, the Edinburgh Congress, played at George Heriot's School. Going into the crucial final round, McNab, who was the only player with a maximum score of 4/4, faced his toughest opponent of the weekend, IM Steve Mannion. At one stage it looked as if the game and first place was going to Mannion. However, being pressed for time, Mannion couldn't find a clear route to victory and had to settle for a draw giving McNab first place. 15-year old Elaine Rutherford, from Edinburgh, with an impressive 3/5 in the Open, became the first female to lift the Edinburgh Evening News Cup awarded to the best-placed under-18 junior in the top section. Kilmarnock proved to be at the wrong end of two tournament novelty prizes for the congress. The giant-killing prize for the tournament was awarded to Stephen Brown, Ardrossan, for his round three win over one of the pre-tournament favourites, John Shaw, Kilmarnock - a grading gap between the two of 425-points. The best game prize was awarded to Sam Collins, of Glasgow Montrose, for his round two victory in the Open over Nicholas Cameron, Kilmarnock.
Prize winners
Open
1 GM C McNab (Dundee) 4.5/5;
2-4 IM S Mannion (Crowwood), A Norris
(Crowwood) & G Paterson (Mussleburgh) 4.
Challengers
1 A Melville (Edin Civil Ser) 4.5/5
2-4 R Dickson (Kinross), D Heron (W.Dragons) &
D Russell (Bon Accord) 4.
Major
1-3 R Austin (Edin Civil Ser), S Balmer (Edinburgh) &
G Murphy (Edinburgh) 4.5/5
Bishops
1-2 S Donohoe (Kirkcaldy) & N Boustred (Newcastle) 4.5/5.
Knights
1-3 M Perrow (Holy Cross), S Robinson
(Livingston) & M Murphy (Cheshire) 4.5/5
Laszlo Nagy reports on his First Saturday April tournaments which start on April 4th and will run until April 16th. The events take place in the Hungarian Chess Federation tournament halls. There are two main events, a category VII GM event (Average rating 2412, GM-norm 9.5 points, IM-norm 7.5 points) and a category II IM event. In addition there is a Scheveningen system event whose primary purpose is to allow players the chance to get an ELO rating. In the GM event Alex Sherzer leads with 7/9
First Saturday April GM Tournament
Round 3 (1998.04.06)
Sherzer, Alex - Glek, Igor V 1-0 66 C11 French; Classical
Acs, Peter - Bunzmann, Dimitrij 0-1 68 C17 French; Winawer
Mikhaletz, Lubomir - Cladouras, Panagiotis 1-0 64 C60 Ruy Lopez
Csom, Istvan - Naiditsch, Arkadjis 1-0 44 A15 English; 1.c4
Schebler, Gerhard - Ruck, Robert 1-0 60 A04 Reti (1.Nf3)
Estrada Nieto, Julian - Fogarasi, Tibor 1/2 21 B08 Pirc; Classical
Hoang Thang Trang - Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 1/2 34 E39 Nimzo indian
Round 4 (1998.04.07)
Bunzmann, Dimitrij - Schebler, Gerhard 1/2 51 A04 Reti (1.Nf3)
Fogarasi, Tibor - Ruck, Robert 0-1 36 B93 Sicilian; Najdorf
Glek, Igor V - Acs, Peter 0-1 46 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Cladouras, Panagiotis - Hoang Thang Trang 1-0 60 C11 French; Classical
Naiditsch, Arkadjis - Mikhaletz, Lubomir 1/2 39 B30 Sicilian
Estrada Nieto, Julian - Csom, Istvan 1/2 16 B19 Caro-Kann
Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael - Sherzer, Alex 1/2 41 C67 Ruy Lopez
Round 5 (1998.04.08)
Sherzer, Alex - Cladouras, Panagiotis 1-0 44 C99 Ruy Lopez
Acs, Peter - Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 1-0 35 B85 Sicilian
Mikhaletz, Lubomir - Estrada Nieto, Julian 1/2 85 C60 Ruy Lopez
Csom, Istvan - Fogarasi, Tibor 1/2 10 D02 Queen's pawn
Schebler, Gerhard - Glek, Igor V 0-1 42 B38 Sicilian
Ruck, Robert - Bunzmann, Dimitrij 1-0 41 C05 French; Tarrasch
Hoang Thang Trang - Naiditsch, Arkadjis 1-0 44 E75 Kings indian
Round 6 (1998.04.09)
Csom, Istvan - Mikhaletz, Lubomir 1/2 32 A41 Queen's pawn
Fogarasi, Tibor - Bunzmann, Dimitrij 1-0 30 A34 English; 1.c4 c5
Glek, Igor V - Ruck, Robert 1-0 28 B92 Sicilian; Najdorf
Cladouras, Panagiotis - Acs, Peter 0-1 49 C95 Ruy Lopez
Naiditsch, Arkadjis - Sherzer, Alex 1-0 75 B30 Sicilian
Estrada Nieto, Julian - Hoang Thang Trang 1/2 19 C06 French; Tarrasch
Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael - Schebler, Gerhard 1-0 60 C06 French; Tarrasch
Round 7 (1998.04.10)
Sherzer, Alex - Estrada Nieto, Julian 1-0 64 C99 Ruy Lopez
Bunzmann, Dimitrij - Glek, Igor V 1-0 66 A40 Queen's pawn
Acs, Peter - Naiditsch, Arkadjis 1/2 43 C07 French; Tarrasch
Mikhaletz, Lubomir - Fogarasi, Tibor 1-0 48 B47 Sicilian
Schebler, Gerhard - Cladouras, Panagiotis 1-0 76 E05 Nimzo indian
Ruck, Robert - Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 1-0 43 A63 Modern Benoni
Hoang Thang Trang - Csom, Istvan 1/2 9 D35 Queen's gambit
Round 8 (1998.04.11)
Mikhaletz, Lubomir - Hoang Thang Trang 1-0 61 A87 Dutch defence
Csom, Istvan - Sherzer, Alex 0-1 84 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Fogarasi, Tibor - Glek, Igor V 1-0 40 B56 Sicilian
Cladouras, Panagiotis - Ruck, Robert 1-0 103 C41 Philidor defence
Naiditsch, Arkadjis - Schebler, Gerhard 0-1 47 C00 French
Estrada Nieto, Julian - Acs, Peter 1/2 65 D27 QGA;
Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael - Bunzmann, Dimitrij 0-1 40 B28 Sicilian; Closed
Round 9 (1998.04.12)
Sherzer, Alex - Mikhaletz, Lubomir 1-0 59 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Bunzmann, Dimitrij - Cladouras, Panagiotis 1/2 49 D45 Semi-Slav
Acs, Peter - Csom, Istvan 1/2 75 B27 Sicilian; Closed
Schebler, Gerhard - Estrada Nieto, Julian 1-0 50 E05 Nimzo indian
Ruck, Robert - Naiditsch, Arkadjis 1/2 38 D78 1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6
Glek, Igor V - Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 1-0 32 B85 Sicilian
Hoang Thang Trang - Fogarasi, Tibor 1/2 15 D82 Gruenfeld indian
Budapest HUN (HUN), IV 1998 cat. VII (2412)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1 Sherzer, Alex g USA 2490 * = . 1 1 . . 1 1 1 0 1 . = 7.0 2618
2 Bunzmann, Dimitrij GER 2390 = * 1 . . 0 = 0 1 = . . 1 1 5.5 2506
3 Acs, Peter f HUN 2450 . 0 * . = . 1 0 1 1 = = . 1 5.5 2480
4 Mikhaletz, Lubomir m UKR 2435 0 . . * = 1 . . = 1 = = 1 = 5.5 2479
5 Csom, Istvan g HUN 2460 0 . = = * = . . . 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2463
6 Fogarasi, Tibor m HUN 2440 . 1 . 0 = * = 0 1 . 1 = = . 5.0 2459
7 Schebler, Gerhard m GER 2450 . = 0 . . = * 1 0 1 1 1 . 0 5.0 2441
8 Ruck, Robert m HUN 2450 0 1 1 . . 1 0 * 0 0 = . . 1 4.5 2408
9 Glek, Igor V g RUS 2565 0 0 0 = . 0 1 1 * . . . 1 1 4.5 2415
10 Cladouras, Panagiotis m GER 2355 0 = 0 0 0 . 0 1 . * . 1 1 . 3.5 2350
11 Naiditsch, Arkadjis f GER 2255 1 . = = 0 0 0 = . . * = 0 . 3.0 2310
12 Estrada Nieto, Julian m MEX 2395 0 . = = = = 0 . . 0 = * = . 3.0 2284
13 Hoang Thang Trang m VIE 2350 . 0 . 0 = = . . 0 0 1 = * = 3.0 2272
14 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael f ESP 2285 = 0 0 = 0 . 1 0 0 . . . = * 2.5 2282
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First Saturday April IM Tournament
Round 3 (1998.04.06)
Mork, Kjell-Arne - Karatorossian, David 0-1 44 C16 French; Winawer
Murzin, Lenar - Dudas, Janos 1/2 7 A42 Queen's pawn
Breier, Andreas - Hagesaether, Halvard 1-0 37 E60 Kings indian
Gara, Anita - Hera, Imre jr 0-1 42 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Kahn, Evarth - Eperjesi, Laszlo 1/2 12 C92 Ruy Lopez
Mensch, Etienne - Senff, Martin 0-1 35 D00 Queen's pawn
Belotelov, Dmitri - Cooke, Eric 1-0 44 E61 Kings indian
Round 4 (1998.04.07)
Hera, Imre jr - Murzin, Lenar 1/2 49 B44 Sicilian
Eperjesi, Laszlo - Gara, Anita 1-0 83 E61 Kings indian
Senff, Martin - Belotelov, Dmitri 1-0 35 B56 Sicilian
Dudas, Janos - Mork, Kjell-Arne 1/2 42 D00 Queen's pawn
Breier, Andreas - Kahn, Evarth 1/2 6 D02 Queen's pawn
Karatorossian, David - Mensch, Etienne 1-0 58 A35 English; 1.c4 c5
Hagesaether, Halvard - Cooke, Eric 0-1 40 C17 French; Winawer
Round 5 (1998.04.08)
Mork, Kjell-Arne - Hera, Imre jr 1-0 37 B26 Sicilian; Closed
Murzin, Lenar - Eperjesi, Laszlo 1/2 25 E11 Bogo indian
Gara, Anita - Breier, Andreas 1-0 31 B92 Sicilian; Najdorf
Kahn, Evarth - Hagesaether, Halvard 1-0 37 B91 Sicilian; Najdorf
Cooke, Eric - Senff, Martin 1/2 68 B67 Sicilian
Mensch, Etienne - Dudas, Janos 1/2 24 D46 Semi-Slav
Belotelov, Dmitri - Karatorossian, David 1/2 27 E61 Kings indian
Round 6 (1998.04.09)
Hera, Imre jr - Mensch, Etienne 1-0 90 A39 English; 1.c4 c5
Eperjesi, Laszlo - Mork, Kjell-Arne 1/2 42 A48 Queen's pawn
Dudas, Janos - Belotelov, Dmitri 1/2 54 D02 Queen's pawn
Breier, Andreas - Murzin, Lenar 1/2 40 A29 English; 1.c4 e5
Kahn, Evarth - Gara, Anita 1/2 13 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Karatorossian, David - Cooke, Eric 1/2 78 D34 Queen's gambit
Hagesaether, Halvard - Senff, Martin 0-1 32 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Round 7 (1998.04.10)
Senff, Martin - Karatorossian, David 1-0 40 C16 French; Winawer
Mork, Kjell-Arne - Breier, Andreas 1-0 78 B24 Sicilian; Closed
Murzin, Lenar - Kahn, Evarth 1/2
Gara, Anita - Hagesaether, Halvard 1-0 21 B86 Sicilian
Cooke, Eric - Dudas, Janos 0-1 42 A42 Queen's pawn
Mensch, Etienne - Eperjesi, Laszlo 0-1 82 A45 Queen's pawn
Belotelov, Dmitri - Hera, Imre jr 0-1 46 E61 Kings indian
Round 8 (1998.04.11)
Hera, Imre jr - Cooke, Eric 1-0 39 A08 Reti (1.Nf3)
Eperjesi, Laszlo - Belotelov, Dmitri 1-0
Dudas, Janos - Senff, Martin 1/2 11 D14 Slav defence
Breier, Andreas - Mensch, Etienne 0-1 34 A22 English; 1.c4 e5
Gara, Anita - Murzin, Lenar 1-0 47 B85 Sicilian
Kahn, Evarth - Mork, Kjell-Arne 0-1 27 B01 Scandinavian
Hagesaether, Halvard - Karatorossian, David 1-0 29 C16 French; Winawer
Round 9 (1998.04.12)
Senff, Martin - Hera, Imre jr 0-1 37 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Mork, Kjell-Arne - Gara, Anita 1-0 43 B25 Sicilian; Closed
Murzin, Lenar - Hagesaether, Halvard 0-1 58 E62 Kings indian
Cooke, Eric - Eperjesi, Laszlo 0-1 48 E21 Nimzo indian
Mensch, Etienne - Kahn, Evarth 1-0 0
Belotelov, Dmitri - Breier, Andreas 1/2 8 D21 QGA;
Budapest HUN (HUN), IV 1998 cat. II (2299)
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1 Hera, Imre jr HUN 2245 * . 1 0 . = 0 1 = . 1 . 1 1 6.0 / 9 2411
2 Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2365 . * . = . = 0 1 = . 1 = 1 1 6.0 / 9 2387
3 Senff, Martin GER 2430 0 . * 1 = 0 . . . 1 = 1 1 1 6.0 / 9 2411
4 Mork, Kjell-Arne NOR 2305 1 = 0 * = . 1 1 1 0 = . . . 5.5 / 9 2401
5 Dudas, Janos m HUN 2405 . . = = * = . = = . 1 . = = 4.5 / 8 2341
6 Murzin, Lenar f RUS 2240 = = 1 . = * = 0 = 1 . 0 . . 4.5 / 9 2316
7 Breier, Andreas GER 2195 1 1 . 0 . = * 0 = . . 1 0 = 4.5 / 9 2279
8 Gara, Anita wm HUN 2285 0 0 . 0 = 1 1 * = = . 1 . . 4.5 / 9 2297
9 Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2330 = = . 0 = = = = * . . 1 0 . 4.0 / 9 2232
10 Karatorossian, David ARM 2375 . . 0 1 . 0 . = . * = 0 1 = 3.5 / 8 2240
11 Cooke, Eric USA 2265 0 0 = = 0 . . . . = * 1 1 0 3.5 / 9 2238
12 Hagesaether, Halvard NOR 2215 . = 0 . . 1 0 0 0 1 0 * . 1 3.5 / 9 2230
13 Mensch, Etienne FRA 2225 0 0 0 . = . 1 . 1 0 0 . * 1 3.5 / 9 2243
14 Belotelov, Dmitri RUS 2305 0 0 0 . = . = . . = 1 0 0 * 2.5 / 9 2136
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A correction to the table for February with the rating and name for the Kovacs added.
There are plans to organize further events.
Entry fees for the IM-norm Tournaments are:
Below 2200 FIDE Elo: DM-450 2201-2300 : DM-400 2301-2400 : DM-350 Above 2400 : DM-300 withlodging at the place of the tournament. The venue is the Chess-Cafe, Szeged, Szent-Gyorgyi Albert street 13.(opposite to the "Hotel Forras").
More info and entry: Blazsik Zoltan 6701 Szeged Pf.: 1298 Phone (Hungary): 62-486304 e-mail: blazsik@sol.cc.u-szeged.hu
February
Szeged HUN (HUN), II 1998 cat. III (2318)
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1 Lipinsky, Fabian GER 2395 * 1 0 = 1 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2475
2 Tatar Kis, Szabolcs HUN 2350 0 * 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 1 6.5 2480
3 Seres, Lajos m HUN 2445 1 0 * = = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2383
4 Farkas, Tibor m YUG 2340 = = = * 0 1 1 = = = 5.0 2358
5 Dupsky, Laszlo HUN 2260 0 0 = 1 * = = = 1 = 4.5 2324
6 Kiesekamp, Marcos GER 2165 0 1 0 0 = * 0 1 1 = 4.0 2292
7 Papp Z., Csaba f HUN 2350 = 0 = 0 = 1 * = = = 4.0 2271
8 Bogdan, Dan m ROM 2410 = 0 = = = 0 = * 0 1 3.5 2227
9 Komora, Andrej SVK 2290 0 0 = = 0 0 = 1 * 1 3.5 2241
10 Kovacs, Arthur HUN 2175 0 0 0 = = = = 0 0 * 2.0 2113
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Milan Dezelin reports on the international tournament that has started in Jagodina. A Category 8 event with a gm norm set at 8 points and an, im 7. The event took place 23rd March - 3rd April 1998. IMs Milko Popchev and Dejan Antic won the event jointly and scored GM norms.
Round 5 (1998.03.27)
Popchev, Milko - Antic, Dejan 1/2 14 A48 Queen's pawn
Zontakh, Andrey - Ostojic, Nikola 1-0 56 E15 Nimzo indian
Ermenkov, Evgenij - Pikula, Dejan 1/2 11 A28 English; 1.c4 e5
Arsovic, Zoran - Dimitrov, Vladimir 1/2 10 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Novoselski, Zoran - Nestorovic, Dejan 0-1 30 B80 Sicilian
Nesic, Nebojsa - Brenjo, Slavisa 1-0 61 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Round 6 (1998.03.28)
Popchev, Milko - Novoselski, Zoran 1-0 34 C41 Philidor defence
Antic, Dejan - Dimitrov, Vladimir 1/2 14 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Pikula, Dejan - Zontakh, Andrey 1/2 9 B66 Sicilian
Brenjo, Slavisa - Ermenkov, Evgenij 0-1 79 C97 Ruy Lopez
Ostojic, Nikola - Arsovic, Zoran 1-0 60 E94 Kings indian; Classical
Nestorovic, Dejan - Nesic, Nebojsa 1-0 42 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Round 7 (1998.03.29)
Zontakh, Andrey - Brenjo, Slavisa 1/2 17 D63 QGD;
Ermenkov, Evgenij - Nestorovic, Dejan 1/2 65 B42 Sicilian
Dimitrov, Vladimir - Ostojic, Nikola 1/2 5 D45 Semi-Slav
Arsovic, Zoran - Pikula, Dejan 1/2 20 D27 QGA;
Novoselski, Zoran - Antic, Dejan 0-1 39 E90 Kings indian; Classical
Nesic, Nebojsa - Popchev, Milko 0-1 28 B08 Pirc; Classical
Round 8 (1998.03.30)
Popchev, Milko - Ermenkov, Evgenij 1-0
Antic, Dejan - Ostojic, Nikola 1-0 80 E15 Nimzo indian
Pikula, Dejan - Dimitrov, Vladimir 1/2
Brenjo, Slavisa - Arsovic, Zoran 1-0
Nestorovic, Dejan - Zontakh, Andrey 0-1
Novoselski, Zoran - Nesic, Nebojsa 1-0
Round 9 (1998.03.31)
Zontakh, Andrey - Popchev, Milko 1/2
Ermenkov, Evgenij - Novoselski, Zoran 1-0
Ostojic, Nikola - Pikula, Dejan 1/2
Dimitrov, Vladimir - Brenjo, Slavisa 1/2
Arsovic, Zoran - Nestorovic, Dejan 0-1
Nesic, Nebojsa - Antic, Dejan 0-1
Round 10 (1998.04.01)
Popchev, Milko - Arsovic, Zoran 1/2
Antic, Dejan - Pikula, Dejan 1/2
Brenjo, Slavisa - Ostojic, Nikola 1/2
Nestorovic, Dejan - Dimitrov, Vladimir 1/2
Novoselski, Zoran - Zontakh, Andrey 0-1
Nesic, Nebojsa - Ermenkov, Evgenij 0-1
Round 11 (1998.03.03)
Zontakh, Andrey - Nesic, Nebojsa 1-0
Pikula, Dejan - Brenjo, Slavisa 1/2
Ermenkov, Evgenij - Antic, Dejan 1/2
Ostojic, Nikola - Nestorovic, Dejan 1-0
Dimitrov, Vladimir - Popchev, Milko 0-1
Arsovic, Zoran - Novoselski, Zoran 1/2
Jagodina YUG (YUG), III-IV 1998 cat. VIII (2429)
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1 Popchev, Milko m BUL 2455 * = = = = 1 1 1 = = 1 1 8.0 2601
2 Antic, Dejan m YUG 2460 = * 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2600
3 Zontakh, Andrey g UKR 2545 = 0 * = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2551
4 Pikula, Dejan m YUG 2440 = = = * = = = = = = 1 1 6.5 2492
5 Brenjo, Slavisa m YUG 2450 = 1 = = * 0 = = = 1 1 0 6.0 2462
6 Ermenkov, Evgenij g BUL 2480 0 = = = 1 * 0 = = = 1 1 6.0 2460
7 Ostojic, Nikola m YUG 2440 0 0 0 = = 1 * = 1 1 = 1 6.0 2463
8 Dimitrov, Vladimir g BUL 2450 0 = = = = = = * = = = 1 5.5 2426
9 Nestorovic, Dejan m YUG 2375 = 0 0 = = = 0 = * 1 1 1 5.5 2433
10 Arsovic, Zoran m YUG 2430 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 * = 1 3.5 2295
11 Novoselski, Zoran m YUG 2385 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = * 1 2.5 2221
12 Nesic, Nebojsa YUG 2235 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1.0 2063
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Between July 21 - 23, 1998 the computer program Rebel will play a short game at different time rates against Viswanathan Anand in Ischia, Italy. The Schedule July-21 4 blitz games (5 minutes) and 2 semi-blitz games (15 minutes) July-22 1 tournament game (40/2:00, 1 hour) July-23 1 tournament game (40/2:00, 1 hour)
Michael Adams and Jonathan Rowson play a six game challenge match
running April 16th-21st in London. Internet coverage at:
http://www.cableinet.co.uk/users/jsaunders/nclmajr.htm