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1) Introduction
2) WDR Chess Match. Kramnik beats Adams
3) Harplinge GM tournament
4) Alois Nagler Memorial Zurich
5) Saitek US Masters and Cardoza US Open
6) Spanish Chess Championships
7) French Chess Championships
8) Lippstadt Tournament
9) 3rd Hampstead International
10) Dresden Tournaments
11) Argentinian Championships 1998
12) MK Cafe Cup
13) First Saturday, August
14) 3rd Thursday
15) Olomouc Chess Summer 1998
16) North Bay Tournament
17) Colombian Championships
18) Yucatan Championships
19) London Chess Center TWIC offers
Games section
WDR Chess Match 1 game Harplinge GM tournament 10 games Alois Nagler Memorial Zurich 50 games Saitek US Masters 329 games Cardoza US Open 233 games Spanish Chess Championships 176 games French Chess Championships 24 games Lippstadt Tournament 66 games 3rd Hampstead International GM 56 games 3rd Hampstead International IM 42 games Dresden Tournaments GER-ENG (women) 50 games Dresden Tournaments Open 105 games Argentinian Championships 1998 63 games MK Cafe Cup 457 games 3rd Thursday 45 games Olomouc Chess Summer AZ Sanace Cup 45 games Olomouc Chess Summer 1998 Energy Cup 45 games North Bay Tournament 256 games Colombian Championships Men 66 games Colombian Championships Women 66 games Yucatan Championships 45 games
My thanks to Eric Schiller, El Pais, Net64, Kevin O'Connell, Forum 64, Europe-Echecs, Rod McShane, John Saunders, John Henderson, Przemek and Uhlrich Jahr, Zoltan Blazsik, Jakub Fuksik of Agentura 64, Jonathan Berry, Lic Hugo a Balam Lopez, Laslo Nagy, Adrian Roldan (AJEDREZ ARGENTINO MultiWeb ) and all those who helped with this issue.
National Championships dominate the chess this week, especially those of Spain, France and Argentina which are very representative. Kramnik defeated Adams in the annual WDR TV match in an interesting game. The oddest story of the week is one which I'm trying to confirm the details. Galliamova was due to play a ten game match against Xie Jun in China starting on August 15th. She did not show according to Chinese sources and is reported to have defaulted the match allowing Xie Jun to challenge Polgar for the World title. There is surely more to this than meets the eye.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
Vladimir Kramnik beat Michael Adams in their live chess game on 16th August. Kramnik had white but needed to win the game, he should now be invited to play again in the event next year. Kramnik chose a very sharp variation and both sides seemed to have the advantage at one stage or another. The game was finished in mutual time trouble with Adams eventually losing a piece. The "WDR : Schach der Großmeister '98" was live on 3SAT and will be repeated on 24th August from 00-15 CET on WDR3, via the ASTRA satellite. GM Pfleger and GM Hort comment on the game which took place in studio B, Westdeutscher Rundfunk Koeln.
Comments on the game at Gerhard Hund's Teleschach site : http://Gerhard-Hund.de/berichte/wdr-98.html
The Harplinge GM tournament got underway in Sweden on August 15th. Internet coverage at: http://hem1.passagen.se/fsk/harplinge/index.htm
Round 1 (1998.08.15)
Lautier, Joel - Hall, Jesper 1-0 40 B32 Sicilian
Wedberg, Tom - Schmaltz, Roland 1-0 47 C41 Philidor defence
Sjodahl, Pontus - Agrest, Evgenij 1/2 46 A81 Dutch defence
Sutovsky, Emil - Hansen, Curt 0-1 60 B06 Modern defence
Emms, John M - Hodgson, Julian M 1/2 19 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Round 2 (1998.08.16)
Hansen, Curt - Wedberg, Tom 1/2 24 A46 Queen's pawn
Hodgson, Julian M - Hall, Jesper 1-0 43 A01 Larsen (1.b3)
Emms, John M - Sutovsky, Emil 0-1 37 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Agrest, Evgenij - Lautier, Joel 0-1 49 A13 English; 1.c4
Schmaltz, Roland - Sjodahl, Pontus 1/2 50 C19 French; Winawer
Harplinge SWE (SWE), VIII 1998 cat. XII (2542)
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1 Lautier, Joel g FRA 2625 * . . . . . . 1 . 1 2.0
2 Hansen, Curt g DEN 2610 . * = . . 1 . . . . 1.5 2718
3 Wedberg, Tom g SWE 2475 . = * . . . . . 1 . 1.5 2758
4 Hodgson, Julian M g ENG 2575 . . . * . . = . . 1 1.5 2728
5 Sjodahl, Pontus f SWE 2420 . . . . * . . = = . 1.0 2532
6 Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2575 . 0 . . . * 1 . . . 1.0 2597
7 Emms, John M g ENG 2585 . . . = . 0 * . . . 0.5 2382
8 Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2545 0 . . . = . . * . . 0.5 2329
9 Schmaltz, Roland m GER 2520 . . 0 . = . . . * . 0.5 2254
10 Hall, Jesper m SWE 2485 0 . . 0 . . . . . * 0.0
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The Alois Nagler Memorial took place in Zurich August 7-16th. The main event was a double round Scheveningen event between "Famous Masters" and a "Swiss Team". The famous masters scored a complete victory with their bottom score exceeding that of the top scoring member of the Swiss team.
Internet coverage was at: http://www.chessweb.com/nagleresults/detailedresults.htm
Zurich SUI (SUI), VIII 1998 cat. X (2478)
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1 2 3 4 5
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1 Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2625 == 1= 1= 11 11 8.0 2686
2 Gligoric, Svetozar g YUG 2495 == 01 == 1= 1= 6.0 2518
3 Larsen, Bent g DEN 2495 == 10 == == 11 6.0 2518
4 Smyslov, Vassily g RUS 2500 == == == =1 == 5.5 2482
5 Unzicker, Wolfgang g GER 2435 == 0= == =1 =1 5.5 2482
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1 Hug, Werner m SUI 2470 == == == == == 5.0 2510
2 Forster, Richard m SUI 2475 0= 10 01 == 1= 5.0 2510
3 Pelletier, Yannick m SUI 2525 0= == == == == 4.5 2474
4 Jenni, Florian f SUI 2430 00 0= == =0 =0 2.5 2317
5 Moor, Roger SUI 2330 00 0= 00 == =0 2.0 2270
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The Saitek US Masters ran July 21-29th at the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel in Waikiki, on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. The event was won by Boris Gulko ahead of ELO favourite Ian Rogers. The event was followed by the Cardoza USA Open (report from Eric Schiller follows).
Judit Polgar became the first woman to win the Cardoza US Open.
Grandmaster Judit Polgar of Hungary became the first woman to earn the title of US Open Champion in the 99th Annual US Open Chess Championship, sponsored by Cardoza Publishing, held in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii,m August 1-9. She tied with Grandmaster Boris Gulko (New Jersey) with a score of 8 points out of nine. Each player won seven games, drew two, and suffered no losses. Gulko had just won the Saitek US Masters in Honolulu the previous week and became the first player to win both the US Masters and US Open in a single year. Over 300 players competed in distant Hawaii, a very respectable number given that even most of the players from Hawaii had to fly to Kona and stay in the hotel. The Kona Surf Resort provided the most attractive setting ever for a US Open. The spacious convention facilities hosted not only the main tournament, but also workshops, USCF meetings, lectures, simuls and skittles. Instructional classes were offered every morning, and a variety of side events were available in the afternoon. Most participants chose to spend their time exploring the tropical paradise of the Big Island of Hawaii, and the tournament organizers helped to arrange a variety of excursions.
Unlike most American tournaments, the Cardoza US Open offered special conditions to Grandmasters, attracting the strongest field ever. Instead of "class prizes", players were treated to high-class chess stars. A single prize of $500 was offered in each 100-point rating class, but special prizes were also offered to teams, women and all those scoring 4-0 in the final four rounds, to provide an incentive to play for a win. The prize fund was subsidized by corporate sponsorship, allowing the entry fee to be lowered to under $100. Cardoza Publishing, one of the most active chess publishers, provided title sponsorship of $10,000. Generous assistance from Saitek Industries insured that all games were played with digital clocks, a first for the US Open. Kona Systems developed a special java applet for viewing games and host the official web site at www.konasys.com/chess. Pacific Farmers Cooperative supplied famous Kona coffee and macadamia nuts for the GM hospitality room, and Kona Brewing provided their excellent microbrews. Kailua Candy, a gourmet candy shop, took care of the kids with daily deliveries of fine confections.
The event was organized by Larry Reifurth, President of the Hawaii Chess Federation, and Eric Schiller of Chessworks Unlimited. Their goal was not to turn a profit, but rather to put on a tournament which upheld the standards traditionally found in Europe. In addition they wanted to make the US Open a vacation tournament for the entire family, as well as providing excellent playing conditions for this important event. GM Judith Polgar and GM Boris Gulko shared first prize with 8 and received $3,750.00 each. GM Alek Wojtkiewicz, GM Ian Rogers and GM Tal Shaked scored 7.5 and shared third through fifth prize, earning $1,000.00 each. GM Joel Benjamin, GM Georgi Kacheishvili, GM Eduard Gufeld, Michael Mulyar and IM Gerard Welling scored 7 points and shared sixth place. They each received $410.00. IM John Watson also scored 7, but received the higher prize of $500 for the best result by a player rated below 2400. Players who scored 6.5 points also received cash prizes. The $1000 prize for best result by female players was divided between IM Sofia Polgar and Jennifer Shahade for 6.5 points.
Prizes were awarded for each 100-point rating class below 2400. The winners were IM John Watson (Under 2400, $500); Ludo Tolhuizen, Henry Terrie, Eugene Levin, Philip Wang, Hikaru Nakamura, Thomas Crispin, Joe Hanley, (Under 2300 , $71.43 each); Peter Dyson (Under 2200, $500.00), Nat Koons and Michael Morrison (Under 2100 and 2000, $500.00 each); Josh Kaul, Michael Frayer, David Hasegawa (Under 1900 and Under 1800, $333 each); Alan Petit, Richard Wagner, Eric Wagner (Under 1700 and Under 1600 and Under 1500, $500 each); Peter Newhall, Rexford Cristal (Under 1400, $250 each) Rebecca Lynch, Cristopher Wong (Under 1300 and Under 1200, $500 each); Nicholis Lynch (Under 1100, $500.00).
Jennie Frenklakh, Michael Morrison 6 Hikaru Nakamura 6.5 Eric Wagner each won a special prize of $250.00 for winning each game in round 6-9. The 1999 Hawaii International Chess Festival will be a smaller affair, as it returns to its traditional dates right after the National Open (March 19-21) in Las Vegas. The festival will move to Maui next year, March 23-31. It will offer round robin sections with IM norms, and a special David Bronstein Jubilee. The Bronstein Jubilee (March 23-27), celebrating the great Grandmaster's 75th birthday, will feature mini-matches using a time control of game/20 + 10" per move (non-accumulating) and is open to all. Play will be in the evenings, leaving the entire day free for sightseeing, chess instruction, or side events. Contact Hawaii@chessworks.com or visit www.chessworks.com for details as they become available. Special flights from Las Vegas to Hawaii are being arranged, so that it will be easy to play two great events in two fabulous vacations resorts in the space of just ten days.
Information at: http://www.chessworks.com
http://www.konasys.com/chess
At their annual meetings, the USCF adopted a rule that effective July 1, 1999, all events in the US designated as FIDE rated must be played under FIDE rules. The US therefore finally agrees to conform to FIDE's existing rating regulations, which some major American organizers had been ignoring. In addition, Chess Life magazine will make it clear that all events not specifically designated as FIDE rated are played under American rules. The USCF also pledged to work with FIDE to reconcile rule differences. The action was a result of a motion by International Arbiter Eric Schiller, with support from Jim Eade. It passed overwhelmingly, despite some political attempts to block it. FIDE Executive Director Emmanuel Omuku, who was present at the meetings, stated that this was a positive step in bringing the US into conformity with the other 151 members of FIDE, and promised to listen to concerns raised by American organizers. It is expected that some American organizers will request modification of FIDE rules at the next FIDE congress, but it is unlikely that FIDE will lower their standards to the extent requested. FIDE rules have already been modified to allow for large and understaffed swiss events of the sort common in the US.
Saitek US Masters
Hawaii USA (USA), VII 1998
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1 Gulko, Boris F g USA 2585 +35 +12 +33 +14 +22 = 3 = 2 + 6 = 5 7.5 /9 2720
2 Rogers, Ian g AUS 2605 +51 + 7 -22 +26 +19 +10 = 1 = 5 + 3 7.0 /9 2677
3 Antonio, Rogelio jr g PHI 2540 +41 = 9 +31 =16 +24 = 1 +17 + 8 - 2 6.5 /9 2576
4 Benjamin, Joel g USA 2595 +24 -14 +46 =18 +41 =25 +13 =10 +17 6.5 /9 2540
5 Shaked, Tal g USA 2490 +54 =19 +36 =23 =15 +30 +16 = 2 = 1 6.5 /9 2536
6 Blatny, Pavel g CZE 2520 +25 -22 +49 =33 +44 +12 + 9 - 1 +19 6.5 /9 2514
7 Ashley, Maurice m USA 2490 +34 - 2 -45 +29 =36 +39 +37 +16 +22 6.5 /9 2463
8 Hodgson, Julian M g ENG 2575 =18 =31 +37 -17 +20 +35 +22 - 3 +24 6.0 /9 2461
9 Whitehead, Jay E m USA 2410 +38 = 3 +32 -19 +33 +23 - 6 =17 +26 6.0 /9 2436
10 Wolff, Patrick G g USA 2575 +50 +15 +48 -22 +35 - 2 +25 = 4 =12 6.0 /9 2531
11 Ippolito, Dean f USA 2430 =16 =18 +53 +37 -17 +34 =19 =24 +27 6.0 /9 2420
12 De Guzman, Ricardo m PHI 2400 +46 - 1 +29 +48 =23 - 6 +31 +14 =10 6.0 /9 2475
13 Kelleher, William f USA 2400 =27 -16 +56 =36 +49 +50 - 4 +37 +23 6.0 /9 2385
14 Gufeld, Eduard g USA 2465 +21 + 4 +39 - 1 =16 =19 =24 -12 +38 5.5 /9 2450
15 Kobese, Watu m RSA 2415 +17 -10 +28 +45 = 5 -16 =26 +32 =20 5.5 /9 2385
16 Villamayor, Bong PHI 2280 =11 +13 +69 = 3 =14 +15 - 5 - 7 +41 5.5 /9 2481
17 Martinez, Marcel CUB 2270 -15 +73 +61 + 8 +11 +22 - 3 = 9 - 4 5.5 /9 2478
18 Shahade, Gregory f USA 2355 = 8 =11 +65 = 4 -30 =33 =49 +45 +31 5.5 /9 2410
19 Saidy, Anthony F m USA 2380 + = 5 +42 + 9 - 2 =14 =11 +36 - 6 5.5 /9 2461
20 Hummel, Patrick USA 2240 -55 =63 +71 =69 - 8 +72 +51 +25 =15 5.5 /9 2331
21 Ashton, Jeff USA 2285 -14 =23 =72 -63 =47 +73 +68 +43 +36 5.5 /9 2216
22 Deng Kong Liang m USA 2415 +26 + 6 + 2 +10 - 1 -17 - 8 +46 - 7 5.0 /9 2503
23 Mont-Reynaud, Jordy USA 2125 +47 =21 +67 = 5 =12 - 9 =41 +30 -13 5.0 /9 2399
24 Garbett, Paul Anthony f NZL 2360 - 4 +49 +64 +39 - 3 +38 =14 =11 - 8 5.0 /9 2424
25 Datu, Idelfonso PHI 2335 - 6 +29 =44 +32 +67 = 4 -10 -20 +48 5.0 /9 2401
26 Krush, Irina USA 2275 -22 +55 +59 - 2 =68 +63 =15 +35 - 9 5.0 /9 2345
27 Paragua, Mark USA 2260 =13 -67 -43 +71 +56 +68 =30 +34 -11 5.0 /9 2262
28 Ballo, Emanuel GER 2200 -44 +66 -15 +61 -50 =56 +58 +54 =30 5.0 /9 2317
29 Crispin, Thomas A USA 2190 +74 -25 -12 - 7 +57 =61 =56 +50 +46 5.0 /9 2335
30 Shamkovich, Leonid g USA 2380 -31 +40 =55 +42 +18 - 5 =27 -23 =28 4.5 /9 2247
31 Salman, Joel f USA 2250 +30 = 8 - 3 =43 =39 +55 -12 +42 -18 4.5 /9 2317
32 Schiller, Eric USA 2190 +52 =34 - 9 -25 +40 =41 +50 -15 =45 4.5 /9 2285
33 Takata, Reynolds USA 2235 +63 +51 - 1 = 6 - 9 =18 -35 =56 +58 4.5 /9 2350
34 Pruner, Earl W USA 2290 - 7 =32 +58 =55 +48 -11 +44 -27 =37 4.5 /9 2211
35 Ardaman, Miles f USA 2355 - 1 +53 +57 +68 -10 - 8 +33 -26 =40 4.5 /9 2305
36 Bhat, Vinay S USA 2235 =43 +68 - 5 =13 = 7 +67 +54 -19 -21 4.5 /9 2312
37 Zaremba, Andrie USA 2245 +62 +59 - 8 -11 +43 +51 - 7 -13 =34 4.5 /9 2293
38 Shtern, Igor f USA 2265 - 9 +57 -68 +59 +69 -24 =43 +39 -14 4.5 /9 2235
39 Shahade, Jennifer USA 2185 +56 +54 -14 -24 =31 - 7 +63 -38 +55 4.5 /9 2253
40 Chernin, Oliver USA 2240 =67 -30 =63 =62 -32 =66 +57 +44 =35 4.5 /9 2165
41 Rowley, Robert f USA 2360 - 3 +71 +73 =44 - 4 =32 =23 +49 -16 4.5 /9 2284
42 Strenzwilk, Denis USA 2195 =69 +43 -19 -30 +62 -54 +61 -31 +59 4.5 /9 2112
43 Rubsamen, Cornelius USA 2110 =36 -42 +27 =31 -37 +53 =38 -21 =49 4.0 /9 2199
44 Beale,Richard USA ---- +28 = =25 =41 - 6 =46 -34 -40 +64 4.0 /9 2250
45 Chavira, Wilmer USA 2230 -57 +74 + 7 -15 -51 =58 +55 -18 =32 4.0 /9 2203
46 Gross, Ronald Jos USA 2250 -12 +61 - 4 +65 =55 =44 +48 -22 -29 4.0 /9 2177
47 Smith, Paul V USA 2120 -23 =58 +60 -67 =21 -49 =64 =63 +66 4.0 /9 2113
48 Levin, Eugene USA 2190 +66 +50 -10 -12 -34 +69 -46 +51 -25 4.0 /9 2236
49 Orton, William R USA 2230 + -24 - 6 +57 -13 +47 =18 -41 =43 4.0 /9 2202
50 Welling, Gerard m NED 2350 -10 -48 +66 +72 +28 -13 -32 -29 +63 4.0 /9 2159
51 Martinovsky, Eugene f USA 2365 - 2 -33 +74 +64 +45 -37 -20 -48 +56 4.0 /9 2159
52 Kobernat,Alan USA ---- -32 -64 -54 =60 =71 -57 +66 +70 +69 4.0 /9 2086
53 Weeramantry, Sunil f SRI 2215 +65 -35 -11 -56 +75 -43 -59 +68 +62 4.0 /9 2182
54 Eisen, Lewis USA 2325 - 5 -39 +52 +73 =63 +42 -36 -28 . 3.5 /8 2113
55 Wolferink, Frans NED 2115 +20 -26 =30 =34 =46 -31 -45 +69 -39 3.5 /9 2156
56 Kramer, George USA ---- -39 +70 -13 +53 -27 =28 =29 =33 -51 3.5 /9 2166
57 Nakamura, Clyde J USA 2090 +45 -38 -35 -49 -29 +52 -40 +65 =60 3.5 /9 2083
58 Rupel, David G USA 2115 -68 =47 -34 =70 +59 =45 -28 +61 -33 3.5 /9 2013
59 Pohl,Ira USA ---- +64 -37 -26 -38 -58 +71 +53 =60 -42 3.5 /9 2131
60 Heinola, Kari P USA 2235 -73 -65 -47 =52 =74 +62 =69 =59 =57 3.5 /9 1969
61 Roods,Scott USA ---- +70 -46 -17 -28 +64 =29 -42 -58 +73 3.5 /9 2102
62 Nakamoto, Dexter USA 2030 -37 . +70 =40 -42 -60 +71 =64 -53 3.0 /8 2119
63 Kahane, Gabe USA 2100 -33 =20 =40 +21 =54 -26 -39 =47 -50 3.0 /9 2125
64 Kaugars, Agnis USA 2150 -59 +52 -24 -51 -61 +74 =47 =62 -44 3.0 /9 2119
65 Caoili, Arianne PHI 2050 -53 +60 -18 -46 -72 =70 =73 -57 +68 3.0 /9 1999
66 Kawamura,Ben Dean USA ---- -48 -28 -50 =74 +70 =40 -52 +72 -47 3.0 /9 2096
67 Watson, John L m USA 2365 =40 +27 -23 +47 -25 -36 . . . 2.5 /6 2162
68 Woods,Dana USA ---- +58 -36 +38 -35 =26 -27 -21 -53 -65 2.5 /9 2062
69 Boissonnier, Kimo FRA 2025 =42 +72 -16 =20 -38 -48 =60 -55 -52 2.5 /9 2064
70 Stenzel, Harold USA 2165 -61 -56 -62 =58 -66 =65 +74 -52 =71 2.5 /9 2097
71 Stevens, Lawrence USA 2210 =72 -41 -20 -27 =52 -59 -62 +74 =70 2.5 /9 2022
72 Shipman, Lewis A USA 2125 =71 -69 =21 -50 +65 -20 . -66 . 2.0 /7 2068
73 Johnson, Eric C USA 2105 +60 -17 -41 -54 . -21 =65 = -61 2.0 /8 2061
74 Chapin, Chip E USA 2080 -29 -45 -51 =66 =60 -64 -70 -71 . 1.0 /8 1798
75 Hanley, Joe USA 2120 . . . . -53 . . . . 0.0 /1
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1998 HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL
Cardoza US Open
Kona USA (USA), VIII 1998
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1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2665 8.0
2 Gulko, Boris F g USA 2585 8.0
3 Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander g POL 2595 7.5
4 Rogers, Ian g AUS 2605 7.5
5 Shaked, Tal g USA 2490 7.5
6 Benjamin, Joel g USA 2595 7.0
7 Kacheishvili, Giorgi g GEO 2510 7.0
8 Gufeld, Eduard g USA 2465 7.0
9 Mulyar, Michael A f USA 2400 7.0
10 Welling, Gerard m NED 2350 7.0
11 Watson, John L m USA 2365 7.0
12 Blatny, Pavel g CZE 2520 6.5
13 Hodgson, Julian M g ENG 2575 6.5
14 Felecan, Florin f ROM 2380 6.5
15 Donaldson, John W m USA 2415 6.5
16 Deng Kong Liang m USA 2415 6.5
17 Polgar, Sofia m HUN 2505 6.5
18 Akopyan, Harutyun f USA 2290 6.5
19 Martinez, Marcel CUB 2270 6.5
20 Coupet, Pascal FRA 2270 6.5
21 Tolhuizen, Ludo NED 2220 6.5
22 Terrie, Henry L USA 2155 6.5
23 Levin, Eugene USA 2190 6.5
24 Wang, Philip Xiao USA 2225 6.5
25 Nakamura,Hikaru USA ---- 6.5
26 Crispin, Thomas A USA 2190 6.5
27 Hanley, Joe USA 2120 6.5
28 Shahade, Jennifer USA 2185 6.5
29 Dyson,Peter USA ---- 6.5
The Spanish Chess Championship run 12-20 August 1998 in Linares Spain, and most of the top Spanish players are competing in this 9 round Swiss event. At around the half way stage, Miguel Illescas the Spanish no. 1 leads with 4.5/5.
Internet coverage at:
http://www1.elpais.es/torneos/nacional98/index.htm
or
http://www.chessnet64.com/torneos_online/nacional98/index.htm
Standings after 5 rounds. Linares ESP (ESP), VIII 1998 --------------------------------------------------- 1 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2605 4.5 2 Martin Gonzalez, Angel m ESP 2425 4.0 3 Magem Badals, Jordi g ESP 2540 4.0 4 Vallejo Pons, Francisco m ESP 2450 4.0 5 Candela Perez, Jose f ESP 2380 4.0 6 Oms Pallise, Josep m ESP 2440 4.0 7 Estremera Panos, Sergio m ESP 2405 4.0 8 Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario m ESP 2475 4.0 9 Granero Roca, Antonio ESP 2370 4.0 10 Garcia Ilundain, David g ESP 2485 4.0 11 Del Rio de Angelis,G ESP 2365 3.5 12 Izeta Txabarri, Felix g ESP 2445 3.5 13 Romero Holmes, Alfonso g ESP 2485 3.5 14 Sion Castro, Marcelino m ESP 2430 3.5 15 Almagro Mazariegos,S ESP ---- 3.5 16 Hernandez, Yudania wm ESP 2275 3.5 17 Vehi Bach, Victor M m ESP 2390 3.5 18 Comas Fabrego, Luis m ESP 2540 3.5 19 Franco Ocampo, Zenon g ESP 2485 3.5 20 Bernal Moro, Luis Javier m ESP 2420 3.5 21 De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m ESP 2510 3.5 22 Montell Lorenzo,JC ESP 2280 3.5 23 Garcia Vicente, Nieves wm ESP 2260 3.5 96 players
The strongest French Championships in many years got underway on August 14th in Meribel in the French Alps. Players include Anic, Bacrot, Bauer, Chabanon, Chomet, Dorfman, Degraeve, Fressinet, Guigonis, Hauchard, Kouatly, Marciano, Miralles, Prié, Relange, Vaïsser. The event is Category 10 which is strong for a national championships with a 16 player all-play-all event. Dorfman is the early leader with 2.5/3. Internet coverage at: http://www.forum64.com/ or http://www.europe-echecs.com
Round 1 (1998.08.14)
Dorfman, Josif D - Miralles, Gilles 1-0 42 D17 Slav defence
Relange, Eloi - Marciano, David 1/2 15 C45 Scottish
Bacrot, Etienne - Chabanon, Jean-Luc 1-0 38 E11 Bogo indian
Vaisser, Anatoli - Fressinet, Laurent 1-0 40 E38 Nimzo indian
Prie, Eric - Anic, Darko 1/2 21 A04 Reti (1.Nf3)
Hauchard, Arnaud - Guigonis, Dominique 1-0 68 D52 QGD; Cambridge Springs
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Kouatly, Bachar 0-1 26 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Chomet, Pascal - Bauer, Christian 0-1 61 B01 Scandinavian
Round 2 (1998.08.15)
Marciano, David - Prie, Eric 1/2 54 B38 Sicilian
Kouatly, Bachar - Vaisser, Anatoli 1/2 12 D55 QGD;
Chabanon, Jean-Luc - Dorfman, Josif D 1/2 58 E20 Nimzo indian
Bauer, Christian - Degraeve, Jean-Marc 0-1 45 B51 Sicilian
Hauchard, Arnaud - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 28 A16 English; 1.c4
Miralles, Gilles - Chomet, Pascal 1/2 25 B87 Sicilian
Fressinet, Laurent - Relange, Eloi 1/2 38 B93 Sicilian; Najdorf
Guigonis, Dominique - Anic, Darko 0-1 35 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 3 (1998.08.16)
Dorfman, Josif D - Hauchard, Arnaud 1-0 41 E15 Nimzo indian
Relange, Eloi - Kouatly, Bachar 1-0 81 A45 Queen's pawn
Bacrot, Etienne - Guigonis, Dominique 1/2 60 A42 Queen's pawn
Vaisser, Anatoli - Bauer, Christian 1/2 29 D03 Queen's pawn
Anic, Darko - Marciano, David 1/2 23 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Prie, Eric - Fressinet, Laurent 1/2 29 D43 Semi-Slav
Degraeve, Jean-Marc - Miralles, Gilles 0-1 39 B52 Sicilian
Chomet, Pascal - Chabanon, Jean-Luc 0-1 37 C54 Italian game
Meribel FRA (FRA), VIII 1998 cat. X (2494)
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1 Dorfman, Josif D g FRA 2585 * . . . . . . . = . 1 1 . . . . 2.5 2774
2 Relange, Eloi m FRA 2490 . * . . . = . 1 . . . . = . . . 2.0 2616
3 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2555 . . * . . . . . 1 . = . . . = . 2.0 2560
4 Vaisser, Anatoli g FRA 2575 . . . * . . . = . = . . 1 . . . 2.0 2605
5 Anic, Darko m FRA 2460 . . . . * = = . . . . . . . 1 . 2.0 2560
6 Marciano, David m FRA 2525 . = . . = * = . . . . . . . . . 1.5 2471
7 Prie, Eric g FRA 2465 . . . . = = * . . . . . = . . . 1.5 2480
8 Kouatly, Bachar g FRA 2495 . 0 . = . . . * . . . . . 1 . . 1.5 2548
9 Chabanon, Jean-Luc m FRA 2490 = . 0 . . . . . * . . . . . . 1 1.5 2515
10 Bauer, Christian g FRA 2490 . . . = . . . . . * . . . 0 . 1 1.5 2520
11 Hauchard, Arnaud m FRA 2500 0 . = . . . . . . . * . . . 1 . 1.5 2485
12 Miralles, Gilles g FRA 2515 0 . . . . . . . . . . * . 1 . = 1.5 2523
13 Fressinet, Laurent FRA 2455 . = . 0 . . = . . . . . * . . . 1.0 2385
14 Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2580 . . . . . . . 0 . 1 . 0 . * . . 1.0 2375
15 Guigonis, Dominique FRA 2315 . . = . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . * . 0.5 2232
16 Chomet, Pascal m FRA 2405 . . . . . . . . 0 0 . = . . . * 0.5 2225
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The GM tournament in Lippstadt took place 29.7.-9.8. 1998 in the Hotel "Residenz , Lippstadt. There was daily coverage on the internet at: http://www.dpl.net/user/DPL-00239/Gm98.htm
14-year old IM Luke McShane has won the Category X Hans & Lenze grandmaster tournament in Lippstadt, Germany, achieving his first grandmaster norm in the process.
McShane, who is a frequent visitor to Germany, plays top board for SV Erfurt in the Bundesliga. He joins the very select number of youngsters to have achieved a GM norm at age 14. His immediate predecessors Etienne Bacrot of France and Ruslan Ponomarov of the Ukraine are now both GMs. But McShane's is still younger than the first by Bobby Fischer, who became a GM at 15. The previous record holder for the youngest British GM norm is World No.8 Michael Adams who achieved all of his at 17.
For the second year running the Lippstadt tournament awarded the prize fund on the basis of three points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. This gave McShane first prize outright as GM Giorgi Giorgadze who also finished on 7/11 had more draws.
At one point it looked as if the computer Zugzwang would be the runaway winner of the tournament. Developed at nearby Paderborn University and a regular competitor at Lippstadt, it led with 5/7 and was running a performance rating of 2640 before Slovenian IM Dusko Pavasovic's exemplary win against it in Round 8. After seven rounds McShane's norm task looked well nigh impossible. He needed 3.5/4 with all three GMs still to play. For seven hours he ground out a 93 move draw with Black against Giorgadze, having been a pawn down from the middle game. He then had another marathon in Round 9 against IM Wilhelmi winning in over 120 moves after having to promote to a bishop to avoid stalemate and then mate with bishop and knight. Then GM Bischoff miscalculated a winning attack leaving Luke requiring a win with White against GM Kindermann, who had not lost only one game in the tournament and that against the computer. McShane became an IM in Gelsenkirchen last Easter. He is coached by GMs Jon Speelman and Bogdan Lalic. The City of London schoolboy has been sponsored by the computer company Psion UK since 1995.
Lippstadt GER (GER), VII-VIII 1998 cat. VIII (2439)
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1 Giorgadze, Giorgi g GEO 2610 * = = = = = = 1 1 1 1 0 7.0 2576
2 McShane, Luke J m ENG 2470 = * 0 1 1 1 = 0 0 1 1 1 7.0 2629
3 Zugzwang ---- = 1 * 1 = 0 0 1 1 0 = 1 6.5 2544
4 Kindermann, Stefan g GER 2540 = 0 0 * = = 1 1 1 1 = = 6.5 2583
5 Prusikin, Mikhajlo GER 2475 = 0 = = * 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2551
6 Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2550 = 0 1 = 1 * 1 = 0 = 0 = 5.5 2436
7 Pavasovic, Dusko m SLO 2475 = = 1 0 = 0 * = 0 0 1 1 5.0 2407
8 Bunzmann, Dimitrij GER 2455 0 1 0 0 0 = = * 1 = = 1 5.0 2481
9 Wehmeier, Stefan m GER 2425 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 * = 1 0 4.5 2448
10 Matthias, Heiner f GER 2390 0 0 1 0 = = 1 = = * 0 = 4.5 2378
11 Wilhelmi, Christian m GER 2470 0 0 = = 0 1 0 = 0 1 * 1 4.5 2408
12 Claesen, Pieter m BEL 2410 1 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 * 3.5 2376
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The 3rd Hampstead International runs 10-23rd August. The GM event is a category 7 event with a GM norm set at 11.5 points and an IM norm at 8.5. IM Tiger Hillarp Persson leads on 5.5 by half a point from Boris Kreiman whose round 7 result is not available.
In the IM event Karl Mah can make a 9 round norm with 7/9 so he needs a further 1.5/2. The event has an average rating of 2252 which is a Category 1 event with an IM norm set at 8.5 points. Karl Mah and Richard Palliser lead with 5.5/7.
Internet coverage at: http://www.cableinet.co.uk/users/jsaunders/nclhamp3.htm
Hampstead ENG (ENG), VIII 1998 cat. VII (2403)
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1 Hillarp Persson, Tiger m SWE 2410 *0.....11=11...1 5.5 / 7 2614
2 Kreiman, Boris m USA 2455 1*...=..=..1..11 5.0 / 6 2622
3 Sashikiran, Krishnan f IND 2470 ..*1=.=..=..11=. 5.0 / 7 2586
4 Plaskett, Jim g ENG 2455 ..0*.==.1....111 5.0 / 7 2533
5 Kaufman, Larry C m USA 2400 ..=.*==.....1==1 4.5 / 7 2492
6 Houska, Miroslav ENG 2375 .=.==*.=..==1... 4.0 / 7 2467
7 Szekely, Peter g HUN 2465 ..===.*=.=..1=.. 4.0 / 7 2484
8 Kopec, Danny m USA 2400 0....==*=....=11 4.0 / 7 2417
9 Dearing, Eddie SCO 2295 0=.0...=*=11.... 3.5 / 7 2432
10 McDonald, Neil R g ENG 2490 =.=...=.=*0==... 3.0 / 7 2357
11 Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2400 0....=..01*=..10 3.0 / 7 2319
12 Aagaard, Jacob m DEN 2420 00...=..0==*...1 2.5 / 7 2277
13 Burnett, Ronald m USA 2395 ..0.000..=..*1=. 2.0 / 7 2269
14 Ippolito, Dean f USA 2430 ..00=.==....0*.. 1.5 / 6 2237
15 Dunnington, Angus J m ENG 2365 .0=0=..0..0.=.*. 1.5 / 7 2195
16 Kaufman, Raymond USA 2230 00.00..0..10...* 1.0 / 7 2111
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Hampstead ENG (ENG), VIII 1998 cat. I (2252)
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1 Mah, Karl f ENG 2330 * . = = 1 1 1 = . 1 . . 5.5 / 7 2518
2 Palliser, Richard ENG 2175 . * . . 0 = 1 1 1 . 1 1 5.5 / 7 2460
3 Knott, Simon J.B f ENG 2340 = . * = . . 1 1 0 1 1 . 5.0 / 7 2387
4 Bree, Thomas GER 2255 = . = * 1 . 0 1 . 1 0 . 4.0 / 7 2305
5 Williams, Simon f ENG 2335 0 1 . 0 * . . 0 1 1 1 . 4.0 / 7 2270
6 Vegh, Endre m HUN 2340 0 = . . . * . = 1 0 1 = 3.5 / 7 2216
7 Naylor, John ENG 2240 0 0 0 1 . . * . 1 . . 1 3.0 / 6 2261
8 Wade, Robert G m ENG 2200 = 0 0 0 1 = . * . . . 1 3.0 / 7 2236
9 Whiteley, Andrew J m ENG 2240 . 0 1 . 0 0 0 . * . 1 = 2.5 / 7 2139
10 Adrian, Claude f FRA 2310 0 . 0 0 0 1 . . . * . 1 2.0 / 6 2180
11 Shah, Arpi IND 2030 . 0 0 1 0 0 . . 0 . * 1 2.0 / 7 2115
12 Georghiou, Paul I ENG 2230 . 0 . . . = 0 0 = 0 0 * 1.0 / 7 1910
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A Scheveningen-style England-Germany Women's international match was won convincingly 27.5-22.5 by the English women, thanks primarily to a wonderful performance by Jovanka Houska, who scored 9/10 for a 2575 rating performance. The event took place July 16th-25th.
The tournament was a five player double round Scheveningen team tournament, which aided the choice of England's fourth board for the Olympiad - with a score of 9/10 and a 2500+ rating, it looks like Jovanka Houska.
Alongside this event was an open won by Wolfgang Uhlmann.
Deutschland - England 1998
------------------- Houska,J 2190 9.0/10
| --------------- Lalic,S 2350 6.5/10
| | ----------- Sheldon,R 2220 5.0/10
| | | ------- Regan,N 2165 4.0/10
| | | | --- Lauterbach,I 2170 3.0/10
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1 Paehtz,E 2230 0½ ½0 1½ ½1 11 6.0/10
2 Koglin,A 2270 ½0 ½½ 10 ½1 11 6.0/10
3 Eckhardt,C 2170 00 1½ 0½ ½½ ½½ 4.0/10
4 Nill,J 2200 00 00 1½ ½½ 01 3.5/10
5 Weng,A 2175 00 ½0 ½0 10 10 3.0/10
The LXXII Argentine Championships are underway in Buenos Aires. The top seeds are Pablo Ricardi, Alejandro Hoffman and Hugo Spangenburg. It is a category IX event. Note the correction to the result of Ricardi's round 3 game from last week. Ricardi leads with 7/9 a point clear of Alfredo Giaccio with four rounds to go.
Internet coverage by AJEDREZ ARGENTINO MultiWeb at: http://www.adrian-roldan.com/
Standings after 9 rounds
Buenos Aires ARG (ARG), VIII 1998 cat. IX (2460)
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1 Ricardi, Pablo g ARG 2545 * 1 = = 1 1 1 . . . = = . 1 7.0 2679
2 Giaccio, Alfredo m ARG 2460 0 * . = . . . 1 = = = 1 1 1 6.0 2592
3 Sorin, Ariel g ARG 2470 = . * = 1 0 0 . = 1 = 1 . . 5.0 2495
4 Slipak, Sergio m ARG 2500 = = = * . . . = = = . = = 1 5.0 2508
5 Fiorito, Fabian m ARG 2425 0 . 0 . * = = . 1 = 1 = 1 . 5.0 2493
6 Hoffman, Alejandro g ARG 2525 0 . 1 . = * = = = 0 . . 1 1 5.0 2493
7 Rosito, Jorge f ARG 2360 0 . 1 . = = * = = = = . = . 4.5 2464
8 Spangenberg, Hugo g ARG 2520 . 0 . = . = = * . 1 = = 1 0 4.5 2457
9 Quiroga, Facundo ARG 2370 . = = = 0 = = . * = 1 0 . . 4.0 2411
10 Gomez Baillo, Jorge H m ARG 2445 . = 0 = = 1 = 0 = * . . . = 4.0 2414
11 Tempone, Marcelo m ARG 2450 = = = . 0 . = = 0 . * . = 1 4.0 2409
12 Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2455 = 0 0 = = . . = 1 . . * 0 = 3.5 2387
13 Malbran, Guillermo f ARG 2430 . 0 . = 0 0 = 0 . . = 1 * = 3.0 2340
14 Ginzburg, Maximiliano m ARG 2490 0 0 . 0 . 0 . 1 . = 0 = = * 2.5 2315
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The annual MK Cafe Festival ran 3rd -12th August. The main A tournament was a 10 round Swiss system event won by Igor Khenkin with 8 points ahead of seven players on seven points including Beliavsky, Sutovsky and Krasenkow. My thanks to Przemek and Uhlrich Jahr.
The official web site with coverage of all events is at:. http://www.mkcafecup.sprint.pl
Koszalin POL (POL), VIII 1998
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1 Khenkin, Igor g RUS 2600 +79 +70 +32 + 2 =38 + 9 =31 +20 = 4 = 3 8.0 /10 2786
2 Hracek, Zbynek g CZE 2615 +36 +35 = 4 - 1 =16 +12 +42 =29 +11 = 6 7.0 /10 2680
3 Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2655 +11 =41 =38 +33 =17 =26 = 4 +32 +29 = 1 7.0 /10 2688
4 Novikov, Igor A g UKR 2545 +37 +68 = 2 = 6 =55 +24 = 3 +31 = 1 = 5 7.0 /10 2678
5 Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 2645 +62 +53 =34 =26 - 9 +35 =18 +16 +20 = 4 7.0 /10 2675
6 Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2575 +82 =44 + 8 = 4 =26 +38 -20 +24 +22 = 2 7.0 /10 2674
7 Rozentalis, Eduardas g LTU 2575 +19 = 8 =27 =24 =50 +57 =14 =17 +40 +22 7.0 /10 2632
8 Gritsak, Orest m UKR 2485 +91 = 7 - 6 =56 =39 +80 =25 +38 +23 +14 7.0 /10 2618
9 Markowski, Tomasz m POL 2525 =39 =76 +52 +40 + 5 - 1 =23 =10 =15 +25 6.5 /10 2633
10 Movsesian, Sergei g CZE 2640 +64 =16 =41 =43 +32 =17 =26 = 9 =14 +35 6.5 /10 2617
11 Socko, Bartosz m POL 2475 - 3 +85 -80 +37 +56 =15 +43 +28 - 2 +31 6.5 /10 2608
12 Teske, Henrik g GER 2510 =72 =73 +76 =22 =25 - 2 =52 +60 +32 +29 6.5 /10 2592
13 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROM 2575 -58 +54 +65 =50 -24 +79 =16 +63 =35 +30 6.5 /10 2581
14 Rogozenko, Dorian g MDA 2435 =15 =28 +21 =32 +34 =23 = 7 +18 =10 - 8 6.0 /10 2636
15 Ftacnik, Lubomir g SVK 2585 =14 =40 +57 =16 =27 =11 =44 +42 = 9 =17 6.0 /10 2554
16 Haba, Petr g CZE 2515 +84 =10 =22 =15 = 2 +60 =13 - 5 =21 +41 6.0 /10 2624
17 Volzhin, Alexander g RUS 2530 =67 +78 +74 =23 = 3 =10 =22 = 7 =25 =15 6.0 /10 2610
18 Kveinys, Aloyzas g LTU 2545 +54 =58 +51 =42 =43 =19 = 5 -14 =33 +44 6.0 /10 2555
19 Pedzich, Dominik m POL 2435 - 7 +91 =46 +48 +21 =18 =28 =23 =31 =20 6.0 /10 2609
20 Sulskis, Sarunas g LTU 2555 =69 +66 -43 +58 +79 +55 + 6 - 1 - 5 =19 6.0 /10 2554
21 Tukmakov, Vladimir B g UKR 2605 =49 =57 -14 +77 -19 =54 +59 +55 =16 +43 6.0 /10 2506
22 Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2620 +30 =43 =16 =12 =47 +50 =17 +26 - 6 - 7 5.5 /10 2559
23 Kharitonov, Andrei Y g RUS 2570 +52 =51 +44 =17 =42 =14 = 9 =19 - 8 =27 5.5 /10 2515
24 Podgaets, Mikhail m UKR 2475 =86 +60 =47 = 7 +13 - 4 +27 - 6 =46 =28 5.5 /10 2540
25 Malaniuk, Vladimir P g UKR 2590 =66 +69 -42 +49 =12 =27 = 8 +44 =17 - 9 5.5 /10 2520
26 Brodsky, Michail g UKR 2525 +88 =74 +58 = 5 = 6 = 3 =10 -22 -30 +68 5.5 /10 2557
27 Maksimenko, Andrei g UKR 2500 =60 +86 = 7 =28 =15 =25 -24 =46 +55 =23 5.5 /10 2522
28 Vaulin, Alexander g RUS 2550 =40 =14 +82 =27 +44 =42 =19 -11 =41 =24 5.5 /10 2502
29 Adianto, Utut g INA 2610 -65 +77 =49 +51 =35 +64 +38 = 2 - 3 -12 5.5 /10 2545
30 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw m POL 2470 -22 =90 =71 +67 +41 =47 =45 =33 +26 -13 5.5 /10 2533
31 Kengis, Edvins g LAT 2570 -59 +75 +68 =79 +80 +43 = 1 - 4 =19 -11 5.5 /10 2497
32 Gdanski, Jacek g POL 2540 +75 +59 - 1 =14 -10 +72 +51 - 3 -12 +40 5.5 /10 2528
33 Van der Wiel, John T.H g NED 2520 =81 =56 +83 - 3 =52 =40 +64 =30 =18 =37 5.5 /10 2486
34 Kempinski, Robert g POL 2545 +77 +65 = 5 -38 -14 =82 -57 =39 +80 +64 5.5 /10 2492
35 Neverov, Valeriy g UKR 2515 +80 - 2 =56 +59 =29 - 5 +82 +57 =13 -10 5.5 /10 2546
36 Jaracz, Pawel m POL 2465 - 2 -80 -85 +84 =83 =81 =67 +77 +73 +63 5.5 /10 2448
37 Prasad, Devaki V m IND 2405 - 4 -45 +92 -11 +89 =48 =62 +82 +65 =33 5.5 /10 2491
38 Nijboer, Friso g NED 2525 +83 +55 = 3 +34 = 1 - 6 -29 - 8 =48 =52 5.0 /10 2510
39 Sapis, Witalis m POL 2385 = 9 =61 =48 =70 = 8 -44 +65 =34 =53 =42 5.0 /10 2502
40 Konguvel, Ponnuswamy m IND 2410 =28 =15 +53 - 9 =63 =33 +50 +47 - 7 -32 5.0 /10 2534
41 Hansen, Sune Berg g DEN 2520 +85 = 3 =10 -55 -30 =59 +69 +51 =28 -16 5.0 /10 2486
42 Kunte, Abhijit m IND 2505 =56 +81 +25 =18 =23 =28 - 2 -15 =52 =39 5.0 /10 2500
43 Berelovich, Aleksandar g UKR 2495 +90 =22 +20 =10 =18 -31 -11 =45 +57 -21 5.0 /10 2536
44 Mainka, Romuald g GER 2480 +89 = 6 -23 +46 -28 +39 =15 -25 +50 -18 5.0 /10 2519
45 Slobodjan, Roman g GER 2575 -68 +37 -79 +74 -64 +66 =30 =43 =49 =51 5.0 /10 2444
46 Romanishin, Oleg M g UKR 2600 =57 =49 =19 -44 +73 -51 +77 =27 =24 =48 5.0 /10 2449
47 Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2535 =78 +67 =24 =80 =22 =30 =55 -40 =68 =49 5.0 /10 2433
48 Janovsky, Sergey g RUS 2490 =73 =72 =39 -19 =59 =37 =80 +56 =38 =46 5.0 /10 2418
49 Gipslis, Aivars g LAT 2450 =21 =46 =29 -25 =81 =73 =72 +88 =45 =47 5.0 /10 2497
50 Khasin, Alexander g RUS 2500 -74 +88 +72 =13 = 7 -22 -40 +76 -44 +75 5.0 /10 2456
51 Nikcevic, Nebojsa g YUG 2480 +87 =23 -18 -29 +71 +46 -32 -41 +72 =45 5.0 /10 2498
52 Payen, Arnaud m FRA 2420 -23 +87 - 9 +90 =33 =63 =12 =53 =42 =38 5.0 /10 2478
53 Shulman, Yuri g BLR 2520 +71 - 5 -40 +76 =82 =75 =60 =52 =39 =54 5.0 /10 2421
54 Murdzia, Piotr m POL 2405 -18 -13 =91 +87 =62 =21 =61 +86 =63 =53 5.0 /10 2457
55 Koc, Przemyslaw POL 2330 +63 -38 +64 +41 = 4 -20 =47 -21 -27 =66 4.5 /10 2483
56 Lobejko, Rafal POL 2360 =42 =33 =35 = 8 -11 =62 =66 -48 +82 =57 4.5 /10 2441
57 McNab, Colin A g SCO 2445 =46 =21 -15 +83 +61 - 7 +34 -35 -43 =56 4.5 /10 2484
58 Buturin, Vladimir m UKR 2435 +13 =18 -26 -20 -72 =67 -88 +85 +81 =61 4.5 /10 2428
59 Blehm, Pawel m POL 2420 +31 -32 =61 -35 =48 =41 -21 +84 =62 =70 4.5 /10 2473
60 Bobras, Piotr f POL 2345 =27 -24 =69 +68 +70 -16 =53 -12 -64 +83 4.5 /10 2434
61 Kaminski, Marcin g POL 2530 =76 =39 =59 =73 -57 =77 =54 =75 =66 =58 4.5 /10 2370
62 Kuczynski, Robert g POL 2470 - 5 =71 =67 =81 =54 =56 =37 =80 =59 =69 4.5 /10 2380
63 Prokopchuk, Evgeny m RUS 2495 -55 -83 +86 +69 =40 =52 +75 -13 =54 -36 4.5 /10 2370
64 Miroslawska, Monika wg POL 2470 -10 +84 -55 +78 +45 -29 -33 =73 +60 -34 4.5 /10 2430
65 Zhukova, Natalia wg UKR 2460 +29 -34 -13 =71 -75 +83 -39 +67 -37 +80 4.5 /10 2409
66 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz g POL 2445 =25 -20 =81 =72 =74 -45 =56 +83 =61 =55 4.5 /10 2407
67 Cyborowski, Lukasz m POL 2390 =17 -47 =62 -30 =68 =58 =36 -65 +90 +86 4.5 /10 2401
68 Radziewicz, Iweta wg POL 2425 +45 - 4 -31 -60 =67 +90 =73 +81 =47 -26 4.5 /10 2416
69 Miton, Kamil f POL 2415 =20 -25 =60 -63 =88 +87 -41 =74 +89 =62 4.5 /10 2393
70 Urban, Klaudiusz m POL 2485 +92 - 1 =73 =39 -60 =74 =81 =72 =75 =59 4.5 /10 2352
71 Brustman, Agnieszka wg POL 2380 -53 =62 =30 =65 -51 . =89 +78 =74 =73 4.0 / 9 2376
72 Cichocki, Adam f POL 2365 =12 =48 -50 =66 +58 -32 =49 =70 -51 =77 4.0 /10 2402
73 Umanskaya, Irina wg RUS 2325 =48 =12 =70 =61 -46 =49 =68 =64 -36 =71 4.0 /10 2408
74 Sosnicki, Michal POL 2355 +50 =26 -17 -45 =66 =70 -79 =69 =71 =76 4.0 /10 2397
75 Pyda, Zbigniew f POL 2405 -32 -31 =89 +91 +65 =53 -63 =61 =70 -50 4.0 /10 2398
76 Dworakowska, Joanna wg POL 2390 =61 = 9 -12 -53 -84 +91 +85 -50 =86 =74 4.0 /10 2353
77 Syrtlanov, Vil RUS 2410 -34 -29 +84 -21 +85 =61 -46 -36 +87 =72 4.0 /10 2403
78 Pieniazek, Artur m POL 2400 =47 -17 =90 -64 =87 =88 -86 -71 +92 +89 4.0 /10 2304
79 Izeta Txabarri, Felix g ESP 2445 - 1 +92 +45 =31 -20 -13 +74 . . . 3.5 / 7 2504
80 Zielinska, Marta wm POL 2365 -35 +36 +11 =47 -31 - 8 =48 =62 -34 -65 3.5 /10 2391
81 Dobrowolski, Piotr POL 2380 =33 -42 =66 =62 =49 =36 =70 -68 -58 =82 3.5 /10 2352
82 Grabarczyk, Bogdan m POL 2425 - 6 +89 -28 +85 =53 =34 -35 -37 -56 =81 3.5 /10 2343
83 Przedmojski, Rafal POL 2390 -38 +63 -33 -57 =36 -65 +90 -66 +84 -60 3.5 /10 2330
84 Forintos, Gyozo V g HUN 2370 -16 -64 -77 -36 +76 =89 +87 -59 -83 +91 3.5 /10 2284
85 Shetty, Rahul IND 2385 -41 -11 +36 -82 -77 +92 -76 -58 =91 +90 3.5 /10 2296
86 Sokolowski, Ryszard POL 2245 =24 -27 -63 =89 -92 + +78 -54 =76 -67 3.5 /10 2239
87 Ferenc, Jozef POL 2280 -51 -52 +88 -54 =78 -69 -84 + -77 +92 3.5 /10 2232
88 Czerwonski, Aleksander m POL 2390 -26 -50 -87 +92 =69 =78 +58 -49 . . 3.0 / 8 2326
89 Szymanski, Marcin POL 2295 -44 -82 =75 =86 -37 =84 =71 +91 -69 -78 3.0 /10 2234
90 Kokkila, Tero f FIN 2335 -43 =30 =78 -52 =91 -68 -83 +92 -67 -85 2.5 /10 2205
91 Hnydiuk, Aleksander POL 2310 - 8 -19 =54 -75 =90 -76 =92 -89 =85 -84 2.0 /10 2140
92 Dabrowska, Krystyna wg POL 2300 -70 -79 -37 -88 +86 -85 =91 -90 -78 -87 1.5 /10 2072
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The August First Saturday tournaments ran 1st-13th August in Budapest reports Laszlo Nagy. The final standings are below for the GM and IM groups, full details next week.
Info:Laszlo Nagy, e-mail: 100263.1700@compuserve.com Tel-fax: /361/-263-28-59
Webpage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chess_first_saturday_hu/
FS GM Tournament 1 Soffer, Ram ISR 2520 7.5 2 Lukacs, Peter HUN 2475 7.5 3 Szabolcsi, János HUN 2425 7 4 Jelen, Igor SLO 2345 7 5 Hoang, Th., Trang VIE 2350 7 6 Gonzalez Garcia, Jose MEX 2445 6.5 7 Blauert, Joerg GER 2385 6.5 8 Borge, Nikolai DEN 2455 6.5 9 Fogarasi, Tibor HUN 2425 5.5 10 Roy, Shankar IND 2370 5.5 11 Vovsha, Eli ISR 2225 4.5 12 Barczay, Laszlo HUN 2420 3.5 13 Karatorossian, David ARM 2395 3.5 FS IM A Tournament 1 Petran, Pal HUN 2395 7.5 2 Saha, Suvrajit IND 2345 7.5 3 Pham Minh, Hoang VIE 2245 7 4 Toth, Andras HUN 2330 6.5 5 Dobos, József HUN 2385 6 6 Kahn, Evarth HUN 2325 5.5 7 Baches, Garcia ESP 2325 5.5 8 Kun, Gabor HUN 2260 5 9 Schlusnik, Nandor HUN 2255 4 10 Jamrich, Gyorgy HUN 2310 4 11 Francsics, Endre HUN 2285 4 12 Racioppo, Paolo ITA 2205 3.5 FS IM B Tournament 1 Medvegy, Zoltan HUN 2370 9.5 2 Ganguly, Surya Shakar IND 2300 8.5 3 Bokros, Albert HUN 2365 8.5 4 Vadasz, Laszlo HUN 2350 7.5 5 Arnold, Lothar GER 2340 7.5 6 Dudas, János HUN 2340 7.5 7 Stjazhkin, Vjacheslav RUS 2390 7.5 8 Kerek, Krisztian HUN 2370 7 9 Paschall, William USA 2365 6.5 10 Kolbus, Dietmar GER 2320 5 11 Flumbort, Andras HUN 2245 5 12 Vigh, Bela HUN 2385 4 13 Nguyen, Thi Thanh An VIE 2115 4 14 Hallosy, Tibor HUN 2150 3
The latest 3rd Thursday (July 16th-25th) tournament took place in Szeged, Hungary reports Zoltan Blazsik. The next event starts September 17th. Adam Szeberenyi (HUN 2230) and Jurij Dovzik (UKR 2390) with 6.5/9.
Szeged HUN (HUN), VII 1998 cat. I (2261)
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1 Dovzik, Juri m UKR 2390 * = 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2412
2 Szeberenyi, Adam HUN 2230 = * 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2430
3 Dupsky, Laszlo HUN 2285 1 1 * 0 = = 1 0 1 1 6.0 2383
4 Farkas, Tibor m YUG 2275 = = 1 * = = = 1 = 1 6.0 2384
5 Nanu, Ciprian ROM 2405 0 = = = * = = 1 1 1 5.5 2325
6 Ianov, Viktor m UKR 2350 = 0 = = = * = = = 1 4.5 2251
7 Zakarias, David HUN 2195 0 0 0 = = = * 1 = 1 4.0 2225
8 Papp Z., Csaba f HUN 2310 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 * = 1 3.0 2130
9 Pasztorcsik, Janos HUN 2050 0 0 0 = 0 = = = * 0 2.0 2064
10 Lakat, Gyula HUN 2120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1.0 1925
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3rd Thursday event are FIDE category 1-5 closed tournaments for the IM-norm in Szeged, Hungary. Szeged is the "Town of the Sunlight" at the south border of Hungary. http://www.szeged.hu/ At the end of last year they organized the Maroczy Geza Grandmaster Tournament with Miles, Oll, Zhang, Atalik, Adorjan, Ribli, Sax, Wells, Lalic and Ivanisevic. In this event the "Game of 1997", Suat Atalik against Gyula Sax. ( TWIC-158) The name of the Series is "Third Thursday" because there are one or more tournaments (with 10 or 12 chess players) every month and the clocks start at every 3. Thursday of the month.
Starting dates for 1998: 16/07,20/08,17/09,15/10,19/11,10/12 (before Christmas) We plan to organize GM-norm Robin Round Tournaments, too. 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 with lodgings 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 e-mail: blazsik@sol.cc.u-szeged.hu 6701 Szeged Pf.: 1298 Phone (Hungary): 62-319399
Jakub Fuksik of Agentura 64 reports on the Olomouc Chess Summer 1998 tournaments. There was a Category 10 and a Category 3 all-play-all event. The events took place in Olomouc (Czech Republic) 8-16 August 1998.The "AZ Sanace Cup" (cat 10) was won by GM Igor Stohl and IM Tomas Oral. It was the last GM norm for Tomas Oral and it earn the GM title for him. In the "Energy Cup" (cat 3) 3 (!!) players scored IM norms. The winners were Josef Obsivac, David Navara (only 13 years old) and Pavel Simacek (who had to win his last round game). The national open "Proclient Open" was won by Monika Aksiuczyc from Poland with 7.5 points / 9.
The festival was covered at http://www.proclient.cz/a64 where visitors could find daily results and games of all tournaments. Agentura 64 is going to organize the same festival next year. Players who are interested in taking part can contact the organisers by e-mail at a64@proclient.cz. The festival will take place August 5-15, 1999.
AZ Sanace Cup 1998
Olomouc CZE (CZE), VIII 1998 cat. X (2476)
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1 Oral, Tomas m CZE 2510 * = = = = = 1 = 1 1 6.0 2597
2 Stohl, Igor g SVK 2540 = * = = = = = 1 1 1 6.0 2593
3 Babula, Vlastimil g CZE 2575 = = * = = = = = 1 = 5.0 2508
4 Polak, Tomas m CZE 2525 = = = * = = = = = 1 5.0 2513
5 Kalod, Radek m CZE 2435 = = = = * = = 0 1 1 5.0 2523
6 Manik, Mikulas m SVK 2455 = = = = = * = 1 = 0 4.5 2478
7 Mirumian, Vigen m ARM 2470 0 = = = = = * = 1 = 4.5 2476
8 Zurek, Milan m CZE 2455 = 0 = = 1 0 = * = 1 4.5 2478
9 Betko, Lubomir SVK 2300 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = * 1 2.5 2329
10 Mokry, Karel g CZE 2495 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 0 * 2.0 2253
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Energy Cup 1998
Olomouc CZE (CZE), VIII 1998 cat. III (2311)
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1 Obsivac, Josef CZE 2350 * = = = 1 1 1 = 1 = 6.5 2472
2 Navara, David CZE 2275 = * 1 0 1 = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2480
3 Simacek, Pavel f CZE 2350 = 0 * = 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2472
4 Koutsin, Sergey m UKR 2415 = 1 = * = = = = = 1 5.5 2378
5 Krajnak, Martin SVK 2305 0 0 0 = * 1 1 1 1 = 5.0 2354
6 Orsag, Milan m CZE 2405 0 = 0 = 0 * 0 1 = 1 3.5 2220
7 Beil, Zdenek m CZE 2320 0 0 0 = 0 1 * = = 1 3.5 2229
8 Helbich, Jan SVK 2250 = 0 = = 0 0 = * = = 3.0 2192
9 Ptacnikova, Lenka wm CZE 2260 0 = 0 = 0 = = = * = 3.0 2191
10 Medunova, Vera wm GER 2175 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = * 2.0 2105
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Jonathan Berry reports on the 1998 Financial Concept Group North Bay International Open North Bay, Ontario, Canada August 5-9, 1998.
Five players tied for first in the "Open" section with 6.5 points out of 9. No norms were made, though several players were in contention until the penultimate round. Olszewski could have made an IM norm by beating a 2450 player in the last round, but none was available in the score group.
The top five players earned $cdn 1,900 each. The next four received $cdn 225. The next two (Curdo and Olszewski) split top under-2400 honours and earned $cdn 1,200 each. Seven grandmasters participated.
This was the top section of a 5-section event which attracted some 303 players. Attendance from USA was around 20%. North Bay is about 200 miles north of Toronto, Ontario. This was the fifth annual North Bay International Open. For information "in due course" on next year's event, contact Ron Smith, organizer, at hammer@efni.com
North Bay CAN (CAN), VIII 1998 ------------------------------------------ 1 Kudrin, Sergey g USA 2540 6.5 2 Ivanov, Alexander g USA 2510 6.5 3 Nogueiras, Jesus g CUB 2510 6.5 4 Kosic, Dragan g YUG 2505 6.5 5 Tyomkin, Dimitri m ISR 2465 6.5 6 Yermolinsky, Alex g USA 2625 6.0 7 Fedorowicz, John P g USA 2540 6.0 8 Serper, Grigory g USA 2535 6.0 9 Hergott, Deen m CAN 2370 6.0 10 Curdo, John f USA 2295 6.0 11 Olszewski, Piotr CAN 2315 6.0 12 Whitehead, Jay E m USA 2410 5.5 13 Oratovsky, Michael m ISR 2465 5.5 14 Burnett, Ronald m USA 2395 5.5 15 Zugic, Igor f CAN 2335 5.5 16 Johnstone, Glenn f CAN 2265 5.5 17 Rajlich, Vasik G USA 2270 5.5 18 Glinert, Stephen CAN 2210 5.5 19 Hummel, Patrick USA 2240 5.5 20 Day, Lawrence A m CAN 2355 5.0 21 Shapiro, Daniel E f USA 2305 5.0 22 Levtchouk, George f CAN 2330 5.0 23 Feldman, Steven f USA 2325 5.0 24 Charbonneau, Pascal CAN 2270 5.0 25 Saleh, Maher CAN 2220 5.0 26 Khassanov, Marat CAN 2320 4.5 27 Gardner, Robert CAN 2185 4.5 28 Goldenberg, Danny f CAN 2325 4.5 29 Huber, Gregory CAN 2265 4.5 30 Djerkovic, Miladin YUG 2265 4.5 31 Betaneli, Aleksandr USA 2340 4.5 32 Dougherty, Michael CAN 2295 4.5 33 Zaderman, Yuri USA 2265 4.5 34 Yee, Lorne --- ---- 4.5 35 Saint-Amand, Paul CAN 2220 4.5 36 Howarth,Anthony ---- 4.5 37 Friedman, Josef f USA 2195 4.5 38 Ellis,James ---- 4.5 65 players
Osvaldo Orozco reports on the Colombian Championships that took place in Pensilvania, Departamento de Caldas (West Colombian Coffee Zone) 1st to 12th August. The men's event was won by ÍM Darío Alzate and Isolina Majul won the Womens. The event saw the final completion of the Colombian Olympiad team.
Men
1. Dario Alzate
2. Gildardo García
3. Nelsón Gamboa
4. Carlos Andrés Perdomo
5. Alonso Zapata
Women
1.Isolina Majul
2. Nora Rúa
3. Martha Mateus
4. Ladianis Pérez
5. Eliana López
Men's event
Pensilvania COL (COL), VIII 1998 cat. VI (2378)
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1 Alzate, Dario m COL 2390 * = = = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 = 7.5 2509
2 Garcia, Gildardo g COL 2510 = * 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 = = = 7.0 2467
3 Gamboa, Nelson COL 2380 = 0 * 1 0 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 7.0 2479
4 Perdomo, Carlos Andres COL 2410 = 0 0 * 1 1 0 1 1 = 1 1 7.0 2476
5 Zapata, Alonso g COL 2470 = 0 1 0 * 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2471
6 Castro, Oscar H m COL 2350 1 0 0 0 1 * = 0 1 = 1 1 6.0 2416
7 Echavarria, Johann COL 2205 0 1 1 1 = = * 0 = 0 = 0 5.0 2357
8 Cuartas, Jaime COL 2380 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 * = 1 1 = 5.0 2341
9 Rios, Alejandro COL 2325 0 1 = 0 0 0 = = * = 0 1 4.0 2280
10 Ramirez, Carlos f COL 2400 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 0 = * = = 4.0 2273
11 Clavijo, Jorge COL 2400 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = * 1 3.5 2242
12 Gonzalez, Sergio f COL 2310 = = 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 = 0 * 3.0 2208
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Women's event
Pensilvania COL (COL), VIII 1998
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1 Majul, Isolina COL 2045 * 1 = 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 8.5
2 Rua,Nora ---- 0 * 1 1 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 1 8.5
3 Mateus,Martha ---- = 0 * = = 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 7.0
4 Perez, Ladianis --- ---- 1 0 = * = 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 7.0
5 Lopez,Eliana ---- = 0 = = * = 1 0 1 1 1 1 7.0
6 Corrales,Isis ---- 0 = 0 1 = * = = 1 1 = 1 6.5
7 Buitrago,Shirley ---- 0 0 = 1 0 = * 1 1 0 1 1 6.0
8 Ortiz,Nadia ---- 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 * 1 1 1 1 5.5
9 Gonzalez, Sonia --- ---- 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 * = = 1 4.0
10 Molina,Gloria ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = * = 0 2.0
11 Dominguez,Diana ---- 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = * = 2.0
12 Echeverria,Nancy ---- = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = * 2.0
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The Yucatan State Championships took place in July and August in Mérida, Yucatán, México. News sent by the State President Lic Hugo a Balam Lopez. The event was won by Alejandro Ordaz.
Merida MEX (MEX), VII-VIII 1998
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1 Ordaz,Alejandro MEX(2080) * 0 = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5
2 Miranda,Ruben MEX(2098) 1 * 0 = 0 1 1 = 1 1 6.0
3 Suarez,Santiago MEX(2219) = 1 * 0 = 1 1 = = = 5.5
4 Alayola, Jose Enrique MEX 2215 = = 1 * = = 1 = 0 1 5.5
5 Villanueva,Bruno MEX(1996) 0 1 = = * = 0 1 1 0 4.5
6 Ruz,Fernando MEX(2029) 0 0 0 = = * = 1 1 1 4.5
7 Arguelles,Valente MEX(1932) = 0 0 0 1 = * 0 1 1 4.0
8 Gil,Raul MEX(1928) 0 = = = 0 0 1 * = = 3.5
9 Alonzo,Luis MEX(2003) 0 0 = 1 0 0 0 = * 1 3.0
10 Martinez,Jimmy MEX(1925) 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 = 0 * 2.0
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