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1) Introduction
2) Frankfurt Chess Classic
3) Sigeman Chess Tournament 1998
4) Russian Club Cup
5) Opposition Journalist murdered in Kalmykia
6) 4th Tan Chin Nam GM tournament
7) First Saturday, June
8) The Broekhuis Dutch Championships
9) Comune di Cutro
10) Guillermo Garcia Memorial
11) Agency International
12) London Chess Center TWIC offers
13) Royal Open E-Mail Tournament warning
14) Upcoming Events
Games section
Frankfurt Chess Classic, Giants 23 games Frankfurt Chess Classic, Masters 54 games Frankfurt Chess Classic, Duell 2 games Frankfurt Chess Classic, Simul 1 game Frankfurt Chess Classic, Open 33 games Sigeman Chess Tournament 1998 10 games Russian Club Cup 328 games Tan Chin Nam 24 games First Saturday GM, June 35 games First Saturday IM, June 35 games Dutch Championships 12 games Cutro Tournament 26 games Guillermo Garcia Memorial Premier 91 games Guillermo Garcia Memorial 91 games Agency International 30 games
My thanks Bob Wade, Laszlo Nagy, Ian Rogers, Martin Bennedik, ChessAssistant, Lost Boys, Christoph Pfrommer, TASC, Francisco Acosta, Adolivio Capece (Itaiia Scacchistica), Maurizio Mascheroni, Tryfon Costas Gavriel and and all those who helped with this issue.
The Frankfurt Chess Classic was one of the most enjoyable events I have attended in person and was the highlight of my week. Dortmund starts later this week and will be covered on WDR's home pages. Full coverage and a link when I get it.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
Viswanathan Anand beat Vladimir Kramnik in the 3rd game of a blitz playoff to win the Siemens Nixdorf Giants event which was part of the Frankfurt Chess Classic 98. The events took place in the Stadthalle Frankfurt-Zeilsheim June 17th - 21st 1998. The Chess Classic had five main events. The Giants, The Taunus-Sparkasse Masters, the ORDIX Open, the Frankfurt West Simultaneous exhibition (with Peter Leko) and the Siemens-Nixdorf Duell with Anand against Fritz 5. All the events (excluding the simul) were active chess games at 25 minutes per player for all the moves.
The Giants event ran over three days June 17th - 19th and consisted of a four player double round robin event for the first two days and then two four game matches for 1st-2nd places and 3rd-4th places. The competing players were Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and Ivanchuk. The originally advertised event was in many ways strengthened by the withdrawal of Anatoly Karpov (World Number 6) and his replacement by Vassily Ivanchuk (World Number 4) and the four players are also the best four 25 minute players in the World too.
There was a sensational start to the event with Garry Kasparov having no points after two rounds, possibly for the first time in his career. He lost both to Anand and Kramnik and perhaps it can now be said they are definitely stronger than him at this time rate. Kasparov looked ill at ease, especially in the second game where I watched him closely. He was intensely irritated by the slightest distraction, spotlights, cameras and he was fidgeting most of the time. In the press conference on day 2 he said that he had an easy draw in game one until he "found" the plan of f6 and e5 his fatal error was to trade queens on move 36 after which he was definitely lost. In game two a new approach by Anand, found by Peter Leko who has worked with him, put one of Kasparov's favourite Sicilian Variations under severe pressure and he could not find a solution to the problems. He did keep himself in it with a victory over the mercurial Vassily Ivanchuk. They played a theoretical variation which both were happy to play into. Kasparov however obtained very pleasant position where Ivanchuk had to work very hard to avoid his position falling apart. Ivanchuk used a tremendous amount of time on 19. ..h5 but very shortly afterwards was completely lost.. Anand started the day with a draw against Ivanchuk where vanchuk forced a draw with 21. Bxh6 as he did not really understand the position and said he preferred to study it at home. Kramnik beat Ivanchuk in round two but was slightly lucky in doing so. Kramnik was lost at one stage. However the game was settled on the clock. The final stages of the rook vs knight and bishop was more about the clock, Kramnik having 5 minutes to Ivanchuk's two. Ivanchuk resigned in a drawn position but when he was just about to lose on time.
Round 1 (1998.06.17) Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1-0 52 D92 Gruenfeld indian Ivanchuk, Vassily - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 31 B19 Caro-Kann Round 2 (1998.06.17) Anand, Viswanathan - Kasparov, Gary 1-0 39 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 58 C42 Petroff defence Round 3 (1998.06.17) Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 20 E34 Nimzo indian Kasparov, Gary - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 35 B66 Sicilian
Day two of the Frankfurt Chess Classic Giants tournament saw 6 draws, leaving the players in exactly the same positions as the occupied after day 1. The greatest point of interest was the discussion, carried over two press conferences, as to the level of chess possible in these 25 minute rapidplay tournaments.
In round four Anand had a lot of pressure until 19. ...d5 arrived to free Ivanchuk's position. The only question was whether Ivanchuk would hold the position when extremely short of time. He had about 30 seconds left to Anand's 12 minutes when a completely drawn position was reached. Etiquette in these situations is to agree a draw. Kramnik drew against Kasparov. According to Peter Leko 14. ...e6 is a move he found after he lost in this line and it completely equalises. If anything Kramnik was better but he thought the position should even then be a draw. Ivanchuk-Kasparov was one of the most thrilling struggles. Kasparov took a lot of risks in the opening and Ivanchuk rose to the challenge, but again only at tremendous cost in time on the clock. Ivanchuk thought for a long time on move 18 and then went for 18. Rxh6 turning the board on fire. He again thought for a very long time before playing 22. Kf2. He has the options of 22. Kg1 (which might very well be winning) and 22. Bxe3 with a similar ending to the one that arose except that he would have had far more time. Also critical is 23. Rh8+ which is good enough for a draw and may be winning. By now Ivanchuk had almost no time and the rest of the games was played at breakneck speed until the draw was agreed with only a few seconds left for Ivanchuk. Kramnik should have beaten Anand with black he missed 35. ...Rh4 36. Qc7 Rxe3. Kasparov needed to beat Anand to get in a tie-break match to play for 1st and 2nd. Anand played coolly and accurately and a draw was the only result possible. Kramnik should have beaten Ivanchuk but when there were a few technical problems he decided to force the draw and get to the final.
At the Masters Press Conference Victor Korchnoi was asked what his best game in Frankfurt was. Korchnoi in mischievous mood was very dismissive of all chess at this level. He said that the players are like apes in a zoo performing for the public. The mistakes that the players made allowed the public to feel closer to the players. Commenting on his recent victory in Sarajevo he said that he wins a tournament in such a manner around once every three years these days and that he has the feeling there is something wrong with modern chess players when he does so!
This debate continued in the Giants Press conference at the end of the first phase of the event. Kasparov looking very withdrawn said that his play was beneath any possible comment. He said that after the first game of the tournament against Kramnik he was already depressed about his play. He said the play in the event so far was far beneath that of similar events in recent years and he thought this strange and inexplicable. Kramnik too said he had played very poorly and said he only hoped the standard was better in the final.
So Kramnik and Anand qualified to play for 1st and 2nd with Kasparov and Ivanchuk playing off for 3rd-4th on the 3rd day.
Round 4 (1998.06.18)
Anand, Viswanathan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 45 B81 Sicilian
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 31 A35 English; 1.c4 c5
Round 5 (1998.06.18)
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 36 C42 Petroff defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 48 E32 Nimzo indian
Round 6 (1998.06.18)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 31 A57 Benko gambit
Kasparov, Gary - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 23 B44 Sicilian
Final Standings in the Round Robin
Frankfurt GER (GER), VI 1998 cat. > XXI (2781)
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1 2 3 4
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1 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2790 ** == 1= 1= 4.0 2903
2 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2770 == ** 1= == 3.5 2842
3 Kasparov, Gary g RUS 2825 0= 0= ** 1= 2.5 2709
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 0= == 0= ** 2.0 2670
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Anand drew against Kramnik in game one with black in spite of being under tremendous pressure. The game in the PGN file is as given in the bulletin although there is clearly something wrong with the final few moves I can't work out quite what. Kasparov defeated Ivanchuk in a complicated struggle where Ivanchuk staved off defeat for a long time without ever getting out of serious trouble. In round 2 Anand and Kramnik contested a quite correct Petroff Defence that traded off to a draw. Ivanchuk and Kasparov also drew in a game which is not quite right in the bulletin at the end either. Kramnik had some pressure in an English vs Nimzo Indian structure but it tailed out to a correct draw. Ivanchuk held Rook and Knight vs Queen quite impressively against Kasparov. Anand played 2. Bc4 to avoid the Petroff and should have paid for it. Somehow in spite of an extremely inferior position he found his way to a draw. Kasparov and Ivanchuk played a correct draw. So Kasparov took 3rd place from Ivanchuk and Anand and Kramnik played some blitz (5 minute) chess to decide the title. Kramnik seemed good in game two but it was drawn. In the third game Kramnik was totally lost once 24. ...Bg4 came (probably 20. dxe6 is wrong) and Anand wrapped things up easily to win the title.
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 33 A35 English; 1.c4 c5
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 22 C42 Petroff defence
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 44 A17 English; 1.c4
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 59 C24 1.e4 e5
Frankfurt GER (GER), VI 1998
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1 2 3 4
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Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2770 = = = = 2.0 2790
Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2790 = = = = 2.0 2770
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There were two draws followed by a win for Anand with black
in the 5 minute blitz games.
Kasparov, Gary - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 70 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 33 D52 QGD; Cambridge Springs
Kasparov, Gary - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 72 C11 French; Classical
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 43 D37 Queen's gambit
Frankfurt GER (GER), VI 1998
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1 2 3 4
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Kasparov, Gary g RUS 2825 1 = = = 2.5 2835
Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2740 0 = = = 1.5 2738
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The event brought together Robert Huebner and his living rivals from the World Chess Championships (apart from Smyslov who had to withdraw after an eye operation and who was replaced with Beliavsky) with the addition of Valery Beim who qualified from last years open. Jan Timman seemed to enjoy playing some of his old rivals. He finished first equal with Beliavsky (who said he rarely plays this time rate). Timman won the second game of their blitz playoff.
Frankfurt GER (GER), VI 1998 cat. XIV (2598)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1 Timman, Jan H g NED 2635 ** == == 11 11 1= == =1 10.0 2750
2 Beliavsky, Alexander g UKR 2690 == ** 0= == 1= 11 11 11 10.0 2743
3 Beim, Valery g ISR 2555 == 1= ** =0 =1 1= =1 == 8.5 2684
4 Adorjan, Andras g HUN 2490 00 == =1 ** 1= =0 10 11 7.5 2642
5 Huebner, Robert g GER 2560 00 0= =0 0= ** 1= 11 =1 6.5 2574
6 Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2625 0= 00 0= =1 0= ** =1 1= 6.0 2544
7 Jussupow, Artur g GER 2630 == 00 =0 01 00 =0 ** 1= 4.5 2460
8 Portisch, Lajos g HUN 2600 =0 00 == 00 =0 0= 0= ** 3.0 2367
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Viswanathan Anand made light work of Fritz 5 in their two game rapidplay match. Playing the Berlin defence to the Ruy Lopez Anand slowly outplayed the machine. He comfortably steered the second game to a draw.
Fritz 5 on the Siemens Nixdorf hardware (primergy dual processor server?) emerged as clear first in the Frankfurt rapid open event. The machine only lost to the best human player Stefan Djuric, drew with GM Kindermann and scored nine full points. Among its victims were six grandmaster (Schlosser, Lobron, Hertneck, Beliavsky, Luther, Dautov). Top rated Vassily Ivanchuk lost one game (against GM Hertneck) in round four and finished behind GM Stefan Djuric and IM Alberto David. There were 36 grandmaster participating in this extraordinarily strong rapid play open.
Chess Classics Frankfurt
Ordix Open
11 rounds
331 players
rapid play g/25
19./20.6.98
points
1. Fritz 5 Chess-Base 9.5 60.5
2. Djuric Stefan GM Jugoslawien 8.5 56.5
3. David Alberto IM Luxemburg 8.5 55.5
4. Ivanchuk Vassily GM 8.5 54.5
5. Huzman Aleksandre GM Israel 8.5 54.0
6. Agrest Evgenij GM Russia 8.5 53.5
7. Dautov Rustem GM St. Ingbert 8.5 53.0
8. Lutz Christoffer GM Porz 8.5 53.0
9. Korchnoi Viktor GM Schweiz 8.5 53.0
10. Epishin Vladimir GM Berlin 8.5 52.5
11. Portisch Lajos GM Ungarn 8.5 50.5
12. Lalic Bogdan GM Kroatien 8.5 50.0
13. Kindermann Stefan GM Bremen 8.0 56.5
14. Luther Thomas GM Erfurt 8.0 54.0
15. Hort Vlastimil GM Porz 8.0 52.0
16. Gutman Lev GM Kassel 8.0 52.0
17. Beliavsky Alexander GM Slowenien 8.0 52.0
18. Tischbierek Ralf GM Dresden 8.0 51.0
19. Smejkal Jan GM Passau 8.0 52.0
20. Arbakov Valentin GM Bad Mergentheim 8.0 50.5
21. Schlosser Philipp GM Passau 8.0 48.0
22. Bewersdorff Oliver FM Frankfurt 8.0 45.0
23. Hertneck Gerald GM Muenchen 7.5 53.5
24. Vaganjan Rafael GM Porz 7.5 50.5
25. Huebner Robert GM Solingen 7.5 49.5
(... 331 players)
Organiser Hans-Walter Schmidt was pleased with the success of the event. 650 spectators on the first day rose to 1000 for the final of the Giants. He knows he cannot top the Giants Event in terms of strength next year and will possibly have 6 players next time. He prefers the tournament and match format rather than a knockout as all the stars remain in the event. Finally my thanks to Martin Bennedik for inviting me to stay with him during the event. He drew against Peter Leko in the Simul (game given) in an interesting Ruy Lopez Marshall attack. Leko lost only one game and drew around half a dozen games in this event.
The Official coverage was at; http://chess.lostcity.nl/chessclassic/
The Sigeman Chess Tournament ran June 9th - 17th. Ex-World Champion Boris Spassky made a rare tournament appearance. The event was won jointly by Joel Lautier and Igor Miladinovic both with 6/9.
Games in PGN
More coverage at the official site:
http://www.sigeman-chess.com/english/intro.html
Round 8 (1998.06.16)
Miladinovic, Igor - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 52 D10 Slav defence
Degerman, Lars - Andersson, Ulf 1/2 61 B40 Sicilian
Hansen, Curt - Hector, Jonny 1-0 44 B13 Caro-Kann
Cramling, Pia - Spassky, Boris V 1/2 10 D53 QGD;
Brynell, Stellan - Lautier, Joel 1/2 19 B51 Sicilian
Round 9 (1998.06.17)
Lautier, Joel - Hansen, Curt 1-0 25 D27 QGA;
Sokolov, Ivan - Brynell, Stellan 1/2 55 E12 Nimzo indian
Andersson, Ulf - Cramling, Pia 1/2 15 B40 Sicilian
Spassky, Boris V - Miladinovic, Igor 1/2 14 D56 QGD;
Hector, Jonny - Degerman, Lars 1/2 45 B56 Sicilian
Malmoe SWE (SWE), VI 1998 cat. XIII (2561)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Lautier, Joel g FRA 2645 * 0 = = 1 1 1 1 = = 6.0 2676
2 Miladinovic, Igor g GRE 2565 1 * = = = = = = 1 1 6.0 2685
3 Degerman, Lars m SWE 2490 = = * = = = = = 1 = 5.0 2611
4 Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2625 = = = * = = = = = 1 5.0 2596
5 Hansen, Curt g DEN 2595 0 = = = * = = = 1 1 5.0 2599
6 Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2635 0 = = = = * = = = 1 4.5 2552
7 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2535 0 = = = = = * = = = 4.0 2520
8 Spassky, Boris V g FRA 2535 0 = = = = = = * = = 4.0 2520
9 Brynell, Stellan m SWE 2475 = 0 0 = 0 = = = * = 3.0 2445
10 Hector, Jonny g SWE 2505 = 0 = 0 0 0 = = = * 2.5 2400
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A strong field played in the Russian Club Cup in Maikop, Russia 3-13 June 1998. There were 11 teams and players such as Svidler, Khalifman, Epishin, Rublevsky, Dreev, Malaniuk and Morozevich played. GM Alexey Federov won the brilliancy prize for his game against Mihail Kobalija in round 1. Alexander Morozevich scored 9/10 on top board for his Tomsk Chessclub team for a 2890 performance that included a win against Peter Svidler and no losses. Alexei Vaulin took the board two prize with 8/10, Vaulin, Kharlov, Totsky, Hasangatin and Poluljahov were the other board winners. SK Sberbank-Tatarstan took first place ahead of the University team from Maikop, ELO average favourites St. Petersburg finished 3rd ahead of the team from Tomsk whose result was so boosted by Morozevich.
Detailed coverage by Chess Assistant at: http://www.chessassistant.com
FINAL STANDINGS Rk Team Ave rat. Score 1. SK SBERBANK-TATARSTAN Kazan (2575) 38.5/60 2. SK UNIVERSITET Maikop (2548) 37.0 3. SK SANKT-PETERBURG St. Petersburg (2590) 34.5 4. CHESSCLUB Tomsk (2503) 34.0 5. SK AGAT Ekaterinburg (2514) 30.5 6. SK YAMAL Noiabrsk (2539) 30.5 7. SK URALAN Elista (2506) 29.0 8. SK APIKO-YAKIMANKA Moscow (2493) 28.5 9. SK SEVERSTAL Cherepovets (2446) 26.0 10. CHESSCLUB Saratov (2436) 21.0 11. SK NOVOKUZNETSK Novokuznetsk (2405) 20.5
Journalist Larissa Udina, editor of "Sovetskaya Kalmykia Today" virtually the only opposition journal in Kalmykia was brutally murdered on June 6th. She had to print her paper outside the republic and had been harassed before. Russian press sources have called it a political murder. She was reported to be investigating huge embezzlement of state funds in the republic and was murdered when she was supposed to be meeting a contact. Investigation will be by the Ministry of the Interior of Russia not by Kalmykian officials and there have been stories that Kalmykian officials themselves were involved. With the Olympiad due to take place in Elista in September (although the Chess City may be ready conditions are looking like being pretty grim with a paucity of restaurants and bars) the murder has caused some nations to think twice about playing the event and human rights in the Republic. Any political problems in Kalmykia could also seriously effect the Olympiad going ahead. There has been some speculation that the Olympiad could be moved to St. Petersburg, even at this very late stage.
The 4th Tan Chin Nam GM tournament that took place in Beijing, China 8-18th June was won by Alexander Onischuk reports Bob Wade. The Category XII event had a prize fund of $16,000 (1st prize $5,000; 2nd $3,500; 3rd $2,400; 4th $1,700; 5th $1,100 etc). Chinese IM Zhang Zhong came joint 2nd with Sergei Tiviakov and scored a GM norm.
Round 8 (1998.06.15)
Zhang Zhong - Kudrin, Sergey 0-1 84 B52 Sicilian
Xie Jun - Liang Chong 1-0 26 C85 Ruy Lopez
Ehlvest, Jaan - Onischuk, Alexander 1/2 23 C60 Ruy Lopez
Magem Badals, Jorge - Lin Weiguo 0-1 32 C69 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Tong Yuanming - Ye Jiangchuan 1/2 23 B82 Sicilian
Zhu Chen - Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 91 A15 English; 1.c4
Round 9 (1998.06.16)
Onischuk, Alexander - Tong Yuanming 1-0 30 C83 Ruy Lopez
Tiviakov, Sergei - Xie Jun 1/2 40 C60 Ruy Lopez
Ye Jiangchuan - Magem Badals, Jorge 1/2 11 B10 Caro-Kann
Kudrin, Sergey - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2 13 C92 Ruy Lopez
Lin Weiguo - Zhu Chen 1/2 84 D43 Semi-Slav
Liang Chong - Zhang Zhong 0-1 41 A80 Dutch defence
Round 10 (1998.06.17)
Zhang Zhong - Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2 16 B51 Sicilian
Xie Jun - Lin Weiguo 1/2 36 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Ehlvest, Jaan - Tong Yuanming 1/2 45 A17 English; 1.c4
Magem Badals, Jorge - Onischuk, Alexander 1/2 13 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Kudrin, Sergey - Liang Chong 1-0 49 B11 Caro-Kann
Zhu Chen - Ye Jiangchuan 0-1 36 E94 Kings indian; Classical
Round 11 (1998.06.18)
Onischuk, Alexander - Zhu Chen 1/2 40 B50 Sicilian
Tiviakov, Sergei - Kudrin, Sergey 1/2 36 B43 Sicilian
Ye Jiangchuan - Xie Jun 0-1 49 A05 Reti (1.Nf3)
Lin Weiguo - Zhang Zhong 0-1 56 A81 Dutch defence
Tong Yuanming - Magem Badals, Jorge 0-1 40 B10 Caro-Kann
Liang Chong - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2 50 E96 Kings indian; Classical
Beijing CHN (CHN), VI 1998 cat. XII (2530)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Onischuk, Alexander g UKR 2610 * 1 1 0 = = = 1 = 1 = 1 7.5 2656
2 Zhang Zhong m CHN 2530 0 * = = = = 1 0 1 1 1 1 7.0 2632
3 Tiviakov, Sergei g RUS 2640 0 = * = = = = = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2622
4 Xie Jun g CHN 2485 1 = = * = 0 1 = = = = 1 6.5 2599
5 Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2610 = = = = * = = = 1 = 1 = 6.5 2588
6 Magem Badals, Jorge g ESP 2535 = = = 1 = * = = 0 1 = 1 6.5 2595
7 Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2530 = 0 = 0 = = * 1 1 = 1 = 6.0 2566
8 Kudrin, Sergey g USA 2565 0 1 = = = = 0 * 0 0 1 1 5.0 2491
9 Lin Weiguo m CHN 2460 = 0 0 = 0 1 0 1 * = = = 4.5 2471
10 Tong Yuanming m CHN 2505 0 0 0 = = 0 = 1 = * 0 = 3.5 2399
11 Zhu Chen wg CHN 2490 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 * = 3.5 2401
12 Liang Chong m CHN 2405 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = = = * 2.5 2330
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The June First Saturday tournaments started June 6th in Budapest reports Laszlo Nagy. There was a 14 player Category VII GM event with a GM norm set at 10 points and IM norm at 7.5 and a 14 player IM event too. Jiri Stocek missed out on a GM norm after failing to score 2/4 in the final rounds and he shared first place with Dimitrij Bunzmann of Germany. Jose Gonzalez Garcia won the IM event.
The next FIRST SATURDAY event will start July 4th. IM and ELO-closed, Scheveningen chess tmt for the ELO. Info: Nagy, Laszlo, e-mail: 100263.1700@compuserve.com Tel-fax: /361/-263-28-59
Webpage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chess_first_saturday_hu/
Final Results
GM event
Round 9 (1998.06.14)
Stocek, Jiri - Borge, Nikolaj 1/2 17 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Oral, Tomas - Csom, Istvan 0-1 40 B51 Sicilian
Rabinovich, Alexander - Varga, Zoltan 1/2 36 D02 Queen's pawn
Turzo, Attila - Lorscheid, Gerhard 0-1 35 B07 Pirc
Hatanbaatar, Bazar - Acs, Peter 1-0 99 C90 Ruy Lopez
Roeder, Mathias - Paschall, William M 1/2 33 B38 Sicilian
Vadasz, Laszlo - Bunzmann, Dimitrij 0-1 26 A13 English; 1.c4
Round 10 (1998.06.15)
Bunzmann, Dimitrij - Roeder, Mathias 1-0 32 E15 Nimzo indian
Oral, Tomas - Rabinovich, Alexander 1-0 38 C06 French; Tarrasch
Varga, Zoltan - Hatanbaatar, Bazar 1-0 74 A46 Queen's pawn
Acs, Peter - Stocek, Jiri 1/2 20 B83 Sicilian
Borge, Nikolaj - Turzo, Attila 0-1 25 B89 Sicilian
Csom, Istvan - Paschall, William M 1/2 19 E62 Kings indian
Lorscheid, Gerhard - Vadasz, Laszlo 1/2 15 D14 Slav defence
Round 11 (1998.06.16)
Stocek, Jiri - Varga, Zoltan 1/2 15 A57 Benko gambit
Rabinovich, Alexander - Csom, Istvan 1/2 20 A45 Queen's pawn
Turzo, Attila - Acs, Peter 0-1 35 A45 Queen's pawn
Hatanbaatar, Bazar - Oral, Tomas 0-1 27 B85 Sicilian
Roeder, Mathias - Lorscheid, Gerhard 0-1 41 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Paschall, William M - Bunzmann, Dimitrij 0-1 28 A40 Queen's pawn
Vadasz, Laszlo - Borge, Nikolaj 0-1 28 E67 Kings indian
Round 12 (1998.06.17)
Oral, Tomas - Stocek, Jiri 1-0 30 B50 Sicilian
Varga, Zoltan - Turzo, Attila 1/2 28 E60 Kings indian
Rabinovich, Alexander - Hatanbaatar, Bazar 1-0 40 D19 Slav defence
Acs, Peter - Vadasz, Laszlo 1-0 37 B06 Modern defence
Borge, Nikolaj - Roeder, Mathias 1-0 21 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Csom, Istvan - Bunzmann, Dimitrij 1/2 11 A14 English; 1.c4
Lorscheid, Gerhard - Paschall, William M 1/2 35 B07 Pirc
Round 13 (1998.06.18)
Bunzmann, Dimitrij - Lorscheid, Gerhard 1/2 24 E62 Kings indian
Stocek, Jiri - Rabinovich, Alexander 1/2 53 D30 Queen's gambit
Turzo, Attila - Oral, Tomas 1/2 18 B32 Sicilian
Hatanbaatar, Bazar - Csom, Istvan 1/2 13 B68 Sicilian
Roeder, Mathias - Acs, Peter 1/2 18 D11 Slav defence
Paschall, William M - Borge, Nikolaj 0-1 79 D00 Queen's pawn
Vadasz, Laszlo - Varga, Zoltan 1/2 29 A60 Modern Benoni
Budapest HUN (HUN), VI 1998 cat. VII (2422)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1 Bunzmann, Dimitrij GER 2390 * = 1 1 = = 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2599
2 Stocek, Jiri m CZE 2450 = * 0 = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2594
3 Oral, Tomas m CZE 2455 0 1 * = 1 1 1 0 = = 1 0 1 = 8.0 2506
4 Varga, Zoltan g HUN 2520 0 = = * = = 1 = = = 1 1 = = 7.5 2471
5 Rabinovich, Alexander ISR 2425 = = 0 = * 1 = = 0 = 1 = 1 = 7.0 2450
6 Acs, Peter f HUN 2450 = = 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 1 0 = = 1 7.0 2448
7 Borge, Nikolaj m DEN 2390 1 = 0 0 = 0 * 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 7.0 2453
8 Csom, Istvan g HUN 2460 = 0 1 = = = 0 * = = = 1 = = 6.5 2418
9 Lorscheid, Gerhard f GER 2315 = 0 = = 1 0 0 = * 1 0 1 = = 6.0 2401
10 Turzo, Attila m HUN 2415 0 0 = = = 0 1 = 0 * 1 = 1 = 6.0 2393
11 Hatanbaatar, Bazar m MGL 2445 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = 1 0 * 0 1 1 5.5 2363
12 Roeder, Mathias m GER 2435 0 0 1 0 = = 0 0 0 = 1 * = 1 5.0 2333
13 Paschall, William M f USA 2375 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = = 0 0 = * 1 3.5 2250
14 Vadasz, Laszlo g HUN 2380 0 0 = = = 0 0 = = = 0 0 0 * 3.0 2214
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IM Event
Round 9 (1998.06.14)
Gonzalez Garcia, Jose - Szeberenyi, Adam 1/2 36 D97 Gruenfeld indian
Lengyel, Bela - Horvath, Gabor 0-1 23 B32 Sicilian
Petronijevic, Zoran - Assmann, Thomas 1-0 94 B17 Caro-Kann
Kahn, Evarth - Jamrich, Gyorgy 1/2 14 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Antal, Gergely - Georgiev, Veselin 0-1 45 B09 Pirc; Austrian
Parkanyi, Attila - Resika, Nathan A 1-0 36 C65 Ruy Lopez
Jakab, Attila - Orso, Miklos 1/2 94 E38 Nimzo indian
Round 10 (1998.06.15)
Jamrich, Gyorgy - Parkanyi, Attila 1/2 18 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Horvath, Gabor - Gonzalez Garcia, Jose 0-1 26 C55 Two knights
Orso, Miklos - Assmann, Thomas 0-1 41 B10 Caro-Kann
Szeberenyi, Adam - Kahn, Evarth 1/2 15 C01 French; Exchange
Jakab, Attila - Antal, Gergely 0-1 40 A85 Dutch defence
Georgiev, Veselin - Lengyel, Bela 0-1 64 C98 Ruy Lopez
Resika, Nathan A - Petronijevic, Zoran 0-1 57 B08 Pirc; Classical
Round 11 (1998.06.16)
Gonzalez Garcia, Jose - Georgiev, Veselin 1-0 34 E61 Kings indian
Lengyel, Bela - Jakab, Attila 1-0 52 C11 French; Classical
Petronijevic, Zoran - Jamrich, Gyorgy 0-1 41 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Assmann, Thomas - Resika, Nathan A 1-0 37 A49 Queen's pawn
Kahn, Evarth - Horvath, Gabor 1/2 15 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Antal, Gergely - Orso, Miklos 0-1 53 B32 Sicilian
Parkanyi, Attila - Szeberenyi, Adam 0-1 32 B26 Sicilian; Closed
Round 12 (1998.06.17)
Jamrich, Gyorgy - Assmann, Thomas 1-0 54 B12 Caro-Kann
Horvath, Gabor - Parkanyi, Attila 1/2 50 B23 Sicilian; Closed
Orso, Miklos - Resika, Nathan A 1-0 33 C26 1.e4 e5
Antal, Gergely - Lengyel, Bela 1-0 19 C29 1.e4 e5
Szeberenyi, Adam - Petronijevic, Zoran 0-1 33 D07 Chigorin
Jakab, Attila - Gonzalez Garcia, Jose 0-1 34 D20 QGA;
Georgiev, Veselin - Kahn, Evarth 1/2 11 E61 Kings indian
Round 13 (1998.06.18)
Gonzalez Garcia, Jose - Antal, Gergely 1/2 11 D07 Chigorin
Lengyel, Bela - Orso, Miklos 1/2 16 B19 Caro-Kann
Petronijevic, Zoran - Horvath, Gabor 1-0 27 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Assmann, Thomas - Szeberenyi, Adam 1/2 33 D02 Queen's pawn
Kahn, Evarth - Jakab, Attila 0-1 32 E11 Bogo indian
Parkanyi, Attila - Georgiev, Veselin 1-0 0
Resika, Nathan A - Jamrich, Gyorgy 0-1 60 B01 Scandinavian
Budapest HUN (HUN), VI 1998 cat. II (2299)
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1 Gonzalez Garcia, Jose m MEX 2420 * = = 1 = 1 1 = = = = 1 1 1 9.5 2464
2 Jamrich, Gyorgy HUN 2275 = * 0 1 1 0 = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 9.0 2441
3 Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2385 = 1 * 0 1 0 = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2402
4 Petronijevic, Zoran f YUG 2375 0 0 1 * 1 1 = = 0 1 = = = 1 7.5 2350
5 Assmann, Thomas f GER 2345 = 0 0 0 * = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2352
6 Horvath, Gabor f HUN 2245 0 1 1 0 = * = = = 0 = 1 0 1 6.5 2303
7 Orso, Miklos m HUN 2360 0 = = = 0 = * = 1 = = = = 1 6.5 2294
8 Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2330 = = = = = = = * = = = 0 = = 6.0 2267
9 Antal, Gergely HUN 2220 = 0 1 1 0 = 0 = * = 0 1 0 1 6.0 2276
10 Szeberenyi, Adam HUN 2220 = 0 0 0 = 1 = = = * 1 1 0 = 6.0 2276
11 Parkanyi, Attila f HUN 2390 = = 0 = 0 = = = 1 0 * 0 1 1 6.0 2262
12 Jakab, Attila HUN 2210 0 0 0 = = 0 = 1 0 0 1 * 1 1 5.5 2248
13 Georgiev, Veselin BUL 2240 0 0 0 = 0 1 = = 1 1 0 0 * = 5.0 2216
14 Resika, Nathan A USA 2170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = * 1.5 1972
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The Broekhuis Dutch Championships are taking place in Rotterdam in the Netherlands 20 June-3rd July 1998. The new sponsors mean that the Championships have all the top Dutch players. The Defending Champion is Predrag Nikolic who defeated Jan Timman in a playoff match. After two rounds the event is being led by Ivan Sokolov with 2/2.
Coverage by TASC at http://www.nkschaken.nl/
Round 1 (1998.06.21)
Sokolov, Ivan - Van der Wiel, John T.H 1-0 34 A41 Queen's pawn
Nikolic, Predrag - Van der Weide, Karel 1-0 39 A57 Benko gambit
Piket, Jeroen - Sosonko, Gennadi 1/2 42 D38 Queen's gambit
Ernst, Sipke - Reinderman, Dimitri 1-0 45 A80 Dutch defence
Timman, Jan H - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 47 A57 Benko gambit
Nijboer, Friso - Van der Sterren, Paul 1/2 51 C99 Ruy Lopez
Round 2 (1998.06.22)
Van Wely, Loek - Piket, Jeroen 1/2 24 D46 Semi-Slav
Sosonko, Gennadi - Nikolic, Predrag 1/2 18 E00 Nimzo indian
Ernst, Sipke - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 24 D02 Queen's pawn
Reinderman, Dimitri - Van der Sterren, Paul 1-0 31 D36 Queen's gambit
Van der Weide, Karel - Nijboer, Friso 1-0 42 B07 Pirc
Van der Wiel, John T.H - Timman, Jan H 0-1 34 B11 Caro-Kann
Rotterdam NED (NED), VI-VII 1998 cat. XII (2540)
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1 Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2625 * . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 2.0
2 Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 2635 . * . . = . . 1 . . . . 1.5 2678
3 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2605 . . * = . . . . 1 . . . 1.5 2798
4 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2575 . . = * = . . . . . . . 1.0 2562
5 Sosonko, Gennadi g NED 2520 . = . = * . . . . . . . 1.0 2605
6 Ernst, Sipke NED 2300 0 . . . . * 1 . . . . . 1.0 2552
7 Reinderman, Dimitri m NED 2480 . . . . . 0 * . . . 1 . 1.0 2425
8 Van der Weide, Karel f NED 2450 . 0 . . . . . * . 1 . . 1.0 2607
9 Timman, Jan H g NED 2635 . . 0 . . . . . * . . 1 1.0 2565
10 Nijboer, Friso g NED 2580 . . . . . . . 0 . * = . 0.5 2307
11 Van der Sterren, Paul g NED 2550 . . . . . . 0 . . = * . 0.5 2337
12 Van der Wiel, John T.H g NED 2525 0 . . . . . . . 0 . . * 0.0
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The 4th Leonardo di Bona Memorial International Chess Tournament took place in Cutro, Italy 24 April - 4 May 1998 . The event was won by Boris Chatalbashev. Full coverage at http://www.labnet.it/consuld/cutro/
Cutro ITA (ITA), IV-V 1998 cat. IX (2452)
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1 Chatalbashev, Boris g BUL 2550 * 0 = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 7.5 2575
2 Borgo, Giulio m ITA 2430 1 * = = = = 1 = 1 = = = 7.0 2555
3 Efimov, Igor g ITA 2525 = = * = = = = = 1 1 0 1 6.5 2510
4 Cabrilo, Goran g YUG 2490 = = = * = = 0 = = = 1 1 6.0 2484
5 Drasko, Milan g YUG 2515 0 = = = * = = = = = 1 1 6.0 2481
6 Zontakh, Andrey g UKR 2545 0 = = = = * = = = = 1 1 6.0 2479
7 Pegorari, Pietro f ITA 2360 = 0 = 1 = = * = = = = = 5.5 2460
8 Skembris, Spyridon g GRE 2490 0 = = = = = = * = = = = 5.0 2412
9 Barlov, Dragan g YUG 2490 = 0 0 = = = = = * = = 1 5.0 2412
10 Aleksic, Nenad f YUG 2345 0 = 0 = = = = = = * = 1 5.0 2425
11 Martorelli, Antonio m ITA 2405 = = 1 0 0 0 = = = = * 0 4.0 2353
12 Abatino, Maurizio f ITA 2275 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 1 * 2.5 2256
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The weather and a hard schedule (following on from the Capablanca Memorial) meant that there were rather more draws than desirable in the Guillermo Garcia Memorial. There was a Premier and a Masters event held between May 24th - June 8th. The Premier event was won by Jesus Nogueiras.
Premier
Villa Clara CUB (CUB), VI 1998 cat. IX (2467)
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1 Nogueiras, Jesus g CUB 2520 *========11=11 8.5 2573
2 Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2535 =*=======111== 8.0 2548
3 Vasquez, Rodrigo m CHI 2485 ==*0===11==11= 8.0 2552
4 Perez, Rodney m CUB 2395 ==1*==1======= 7.5 2529
5 Garcia Ilundain, David g ESP 2495 ====*======11= 7.5 2522
6 Vazquez, Renier CUB 2405 =====*=0==1==1 7.0 2500
7 Becerra Rivero, Julio g CUB 2465 ===0==*==0==11 6.5 2467
8 Herrera, Irisberto m CUB 2445 ==0==1=*==010= 6.0 2439
9 Borges Mateos, Juan m CUB 2480 ==0=====*===10 6.0 2437
10 Pecorelli Garcia, Humberto m CUB 2465 00====1==*==== 6.0 2438
11 De la Riva, Oscar m ESP 2495 00===0=1==*=== 5.5 2408
12 Rivera, Alberto m CUB 2415 =00=0==0===*=1 5.0 2384
13 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel g ESP 2455 0=0=0=010===*1 5.0 2381
14 Martin del Campo, Roberto m MEX 2485 0====00=1==00* 4.5 2355
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Masters Group
Villa Clara CUB (CUB), VI 1998 cat. IV (2344)
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1 Teran Alvarez, Ismael f ESP 2375 * = 1 = 1 0 1 1 0 1 = 1 = = 8.5 2451
2 Gongora, Maikel CUB 2340 = * = = = = 1 = 1 1 0 = 1 1 8.5 2453
3 Perez, Luis Manuel CUB 2310 0 = * 1 1 = 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 = 8.5 2456
4 Garcia, Osmel f CUB 2335 = = 0 * 1 1 = 0 1 0 1 = = 1 7.5 2401
5 De la Paz, Frank f CUB 2325 0 = 0 0 * = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2402
6 Alvarez, Jose m CUB 2395 1 = = 0 = * = = = = 1 0 = 1 7.0 2368
7 Araque, Rafael COL 2345 0 0 1 = 0 = * 1 = = 1 = = 1 7.0 2372
8 Rohl, Juan m VEN 2375 0 = = 1 = = 0 * 0 = = 1 1 = 6.5 2341
9 Sieiro-Gonzalez, Luis m CUB 2390 1 0 0 0 = = = 1 * = = = = 1 6.5 2340
10 Andonovski, Ljubisa f FRM 2395 0 0 0 1 0 = = = = * = = = 1 5.5 2282
11 Santa Torres, Juan PUR 2245 = 1 0 0 = 0 0 = = = * 1 = 0 5.0 2264
12 Leyva, Ricardo f CUB 2250 0 = = = 0 1 = 0 = = 0 * = 0 4.5 2240
13 Ramon, Vivian wm CUB 2325 = 0 0 = 0 = = 0 = = = = * = 4.5 2235
14 Gamboa, Nelson COL 2405 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 1 = * 4.0 2197
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The Category 9 Agency International in London runs, 15-23 June 1998 .
The players are: Ippolito, Bates, McNab, Rowson, McDonald, Wells,
Waitzkin, Burnett, van den Doel and Gormally. Erik Van den Doel is running
away with the event with 6/7.
Internet coverage at: http://www.chessclub.demon.co.uk/agency
Round 2 (1998.06.16)
Wells, Peter K - Waitzkin, Joshua 1-0 34 D27 QGA;
Burnett, Ronald - Van den Doel, Erik 0-1 57 C48 Four knights
Rowson, Jonathan - McDonald, Neil R 1/2 53 D13 Slav defence
Ippolito, Dean - McNab, Colin A 1/2 50 E69 Kings indian
Bates, Richard - Gormally, Daniel 0-1 33 B50 Sicilian
Round 3 (1998.06.17)
Van den Doel, Erik - Wells, Peter K 1/2 34 C92 Ruy Lopez
Gormally, Daniel - Burnett, Ronald 1/2 44 E12 Nimzo indian
McDonald, Neil R - Ippolito, Dean 1/2 70 C54 Italian game
McNab, Colin A - Bates, Richard 1/2 24 A36 English; 1.c4 c5
Waitzkin, Joshua - Rowson, Jonathan 0-1 53 B91 Sicilian; Najdorf
Round 4 (1998.06.18)
Wells, Peter K - Gormally, Daniel 0-1 31 B23 Sicilian; Closed
Rowson, Jonathan - Van den Doel, Erik 1/2 62 E61 Kings indian
Ippolito, Dean - Waitzkin, Joshua 1/2 16 D23 QGA;
Bates, Richard - Burnett, Ronald 1-0 39 E11 Bogo indian
McNab, Colin A - McDonald, Neil R 0-1 40 D45 Semi-Slav
Round 5 (1998.06.19)
Van den Doel, Erik - Ippolito, Dean 1-0 56 C78 Ruy Lopez
Burnett, Ronald - Wells, Peter K 1/2 10 C54 Italian game
Gormally, Daniel - Rowson, Jonathan 1/2 76 A21 English; 1.c4 e5
McDonald, Neil R - Bates, Richard 1-0 40 B52 Sicilian
Waitzkin, Joshua - McNab, Colin A 0-1 36 B07 Pirc
Round 6 (1998.06.20)
Rowson, Jonathan - Burnett, Ronald 0-1 59 B06 Modern defence
McDonald, Neil R - Waitzkin, Joshua 1/2 51 B01 Scandinavian
Ippolito, Dean - Gormally, Daniel 1-0 33 D10 Slav defence
Bates, Richard - Wells, Peter K 0-1 41 E15 Nimzo indian
McNab, Colin A - Van den Doel, Erik 0-1 37 A12 English; 1.c4
Round 7 (1998.06.21)
Van den Doel, Erik - McDonald, Neil R 1-0 44 B51 Sicilian
Wells, Peter K - Rowson, Jonathan 1/2 29 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Burnett, Ronald - Ippolito, Dean 1-0 106 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Gormally, Daniel - McNab, Colin A 1/2 30 B07 Pirc
Waitzkin, Joshua - Bates, Richard 0-1 64 B92 Sicilian; Najdorf
London ENG (ENG), VI 1998 cat. IX (2463)
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1 Van den Doel, Erik m NED 2485 * = 1 1 = 1 1 . 1 . 6.0 2773
2 Wells, Peter K g ENG 2530 = * = 0 = 1 . 1 . 1 4.5 2554
3 Burnett, Ronald m USA 2400 0 = * = 1 . 1 0 . 1 4.0 2513
4 Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2415 0 1 = * = . 0 1 = . 3.5 2466
5 Rowson, Jonathan m SCO 2485 = = 0 = * = . . = 1 3.5 2468
6 McDonald, Neil R g ENG 2485 0 0 . . = * = 1 1 = 3.5 2475
7 Ippolito, Dean f USA 2435 0 . 0 1 . = * = = = 3.0 2404
8 Bates, Richard m ENG 2430 . 0 1 0 . 0 = * = 1 3.0 2411
9 McNab, Colin A g SCO 2500 0 . . = = 0 = = * 1 3.0 2407
10 Waitzkin, Joshua m USA 2465 . 0 0 . 0 = = 0 0 * 1.0 2157
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Politiken Cup '98 / Copenhagen Open
The Copenhagen Chess Union proudly invites you to participate in the by now traditional Politiken Cup / Copenhagen Open from the 4th of July to the 15th of July 1998.
Date & Place
The Politiken Cup '98 (also the 20th Copenhagen Open) is an 11-round Open-to-all modified Swiss tournament played from July 4 to July 15, 1998 at the Egmont College on Noerre Allé 75, just 3 kilometers from the very heart of Copenhagen.
Conditions
- One game per day with one rest day (Friday July 10).
- Registration: July 4 at 10:00h to 12:00h.
- Game start: Round 1-10 at 13:00h. Round 11 at 11:00h.
- 40 moves in 2 hours / 20 moves in 1 / ½ hour to the rest.
- Open to all regardless of rating
- Titlenorms of 9, 10 or 11 rounds are all possible -
-Free daily bulletin to all participants.
- Chess Café, "live" commentator, good facilities
etc.
Entry fee & Registration
Players with ELO: 600 Dkr. Players without ELO: 750 Dkr. Pensionists (67 years or older): 400 Dkr. Juniors (20 years or younger): 400 Dkr.
Prizes
Main Prizes (all players and in x1000 Dkr) 18/10/7/5/3/2/1 Rating Prizes (per group of min. 20 players <2400 ELO and in x1000 Dkr:) 3/2/1/0.75 VISA Nordic Grand Prix (Nordic players only): 1.$500 2.$500 3.$500 4.$500 5.$500 6.$300 7.$300 8.$300 9.$300 10.$300 11.$200 12.$200 13.$200 14.$200 15.$200
A cheap place to stay
A limited number of college rooms will be available at the playing site for rent during then full period of the event. Price: Single room from 4/7-15/7: 1500.- Dkr. For 2-persons from 4/7-15/7: 2000.- Dkr.
Registration
Københavns Skak Union
Lars Bech Hansen
Saksen D2, 3.mf.tv. 2630 Tåstrup DENMARK
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E-mail: kbhsu@inet.uni-c.dk
Olomouc Chess Summer 1998 August 8-16, 1998 in Olomouc, Czech Republic at your WWW site or printed issue.
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8th - 16th August 1998, Olomouc (CZE), OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER 1998 1) round robin tournament 10th category FIDE (10-12 players) 2) round robin tournament 4th category FIDE (10-12 players) 3) national open - 9 rounds, 2/40+1 (note - not rated for FIDE) We are looking for players for both round robin tournaments! Contact: Agentura 64, 783 73 Grygov 337, Czech Republic, tel./fax: ++420-68-5393327, e-mail: a64@proclient.cz