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Kasparov vs Kramnik blitz match 24 games Owens Corning Tournament 20 games Israeli Championships 4 games Sisak 98 45 games Chigorin Memorial 518 games AMEBS Tournament La Plata Argentina 39 games Tanta City, Egypt Zonal 54 games Tanta City, Egypt International 105 games 47.Offene Koelner Stm. ELO-Turnier 137 games Italian Championships 45 games
My thanks to John Saunders, Amatzia Avni, Derek Jones, Laszlo Nagy, Milan Franic, Massimiliano Orsi, Rubén Casafús and Adrián Roldán, Herman Van Riemsdijk, Hassan Khaled, Michael Atkins, Stefan Roehrich, Ravi Abhyankar, Jesús J. Boyero and all those who helped with this issue.
The leading event this week was the Kasparov-Kramnik blitz match. An entertaining enough match with some fairly high quality games in patches. The event was pay-per-view. I don't know how successful this was, but the games were available soon enough after the completion of the match for no-one really to feel denied. If one looks at the Haifa rapidplay event (results below, won by Anand), the games from there are still not available to anyone. For such events to pay the coverage needs to be entertaining in itself, if by having access to the event and the games you can produce an entertaining live show then you may find enough paying customers, it may finance events that wouldn't otherwise happen. However I don't see it becoming a big part of internet chess life.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
Vladimir Kramnik and Garry Kasparov drew their 24 game blitz (5 minute) chess match held on November 27-28. There were 12 games each day. The prize fund was $24,000. The Kosmos Hotel in Moscow sponsored the event which was pay per view on ICC.
Before the game: Hotel Kosmos -the symbol of communism . At the entrance they refused to take the overcoats, because they had no room left. The security man at the entrance to the hall refuses to me let in with an overcoat. I am rescued by a friend who lives in the same hotel who takes my coat to his room.
Only 5-6 people can watch the players during the game. Included ,of course, is the arbiter, Boris Postovsky and Klara , Garry Kasparov's mother. There are three giant screens in the hall with a seating capacity of 400 . On the left screen you can see both the players at the table. On the middle screen the board with moves. The right screen close-ups of both the players. The hall is packed with more than 100 people standing. I shudder to make an estimate of the joint Elo rating of the hall. There is a Galaxy of Grandmasters . I find myself seated between Sergei Dolmatov and Alisa Gallimova. Sergey Makarichev is the live commentator. He says Kramnik practised yesterday for 4 hours to test this new form of play. On the screen Kasparov gives his trademark smile, Kramnik looks very calm.
1] Game 1 : Kramnik starts the match with his recent favorite, the Petroff defence. There are two tactical temporary exchange sacrifices by Kasparov ,but the game ends in a draw after 45 moves.
2] Game 2 : Kasparov opts for Nimzo-Indian with black. Kramnik's queen somehow finds itself on a6, and after a few maneuvers eventually gets trapped. Kasparov is up by 1000 USD.
3] game 3 : Kramnik now uses the French defence. Kasparov misses an opportunity with 33.b4 ?!. Another draw.
4] game 4 : Kasparov goes for the Nimzo-Indian again . Kramnik blunders with 13.b4 and loses the game.
5] game 5: Kasparov decides to use the English with white, variation Sveshnikov? ( my neighbors are grandmasters). Kasparov has won two games with black so far. Has not lost any. Here he is perhaps feeling a bit too confident. He firstly declines a draw offer. Then blunders in a winning position , and leaves the room crestfallen.
One game Kasparov will never play is Poker. His head-shaking, lip twisting, brow-raising give him away. Smyslov's mother did not understand any chess. As soon as she saw Smyslov's ears turning red, she knew her son was going to lose the game. Botwinnik would adjust his tie when he was unhappy with the position. Petrosian began roaming on the stage like a caged tiger. ( Now that is difficult to do in a 5 minute Blitz.)
6] Game 6: Kramnik is looking calm now. Goes with his patented Nf3 . Kasparov tries an old Indian. Kramnik develops a beautiful pawn structure with pawns on a6-d5-e4-e6 with his Bishop moving from b5 to c6 and threatening to go to b7. While spectators and commentators search for a drawing plan for Kasparov , Kramnik's king goes to help the bishop and that is the end. After 6 games it is 2 wins each and 2 draws. An initial interval is announced for 20 minutes after the sixth game. The start of the seventh game is delayed by 30 minutes. We wonder if Kasparov asked for extra time after the last loss ? No. The reason is the Internet . After 27 moves , it could not keep up with the speed of the grandmasters and collapsed.
7] Game 7: Another English. A text-book bishop ending and a draw. In the last few games players have begun entering the Fischer zone. When 20 seconds are left, the clock adds 2 seconds for each move made , so in theory the game can go on for ever ( until drawn).
8] Game 8 : While the game is on , the cat-footed arbiter always moves around the table collecting the captured pawns and pieces. Another Queen's gambit. Kramnik exposes his own castled king with gf. He avoids the temptation to win the exchange and brings back the bishop to g2 to protect his king. Beautiful Rook for knight exchange sacrifice to queen his pawn on the queenside. Kasparov gives a helpless smile when he looks at his clock showing 1 second left.
9] game 9 : Kasparov is a man of habit. Only he modifies some of the habits for the Blitz. He wears his watch and takes it off at the beginning of every Blitz game. I did not see the brand of the watch , else I would have suspected sponsorship. The game is unorthodox with 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c6... Kasparov blunders on move 10, loses a pawn, shakes his head violently. The uninitiated in the hall believe he is lost. He makes another blunder on move 20, loses another pawn and throws his head backwards. Both the players are in the Fischer zone. Kramnik cannot solve the end-game puzzle with a doubled pawn. Draw agreed , but Kramnik for the first time leaves visibly unhappy.
10] Game 10 : Kramnik is faithful to his Nf3 . After a lot of exchanges, a rook ending is reached . The only excitement is when Kasparov holds a rook for a long time before putting it on the board , and a few moves happen with one rook less on the screen. While commentators comment on the blunder, the rook re-appears and the game is drawn.
11] Game 11: By now everyone is exhausted. It is a never-ending show. The commentator does not remember what game it is. The Grandmaster sitting behind me is trying to recollect whether the blunder was in the bishop-ending or the rook-ending game. In an English opening , Kramnik finds his queen getting trapped for the second time this evening. A curious thing happens . Both the players repeat moves three times. Kramnik, being worse, raises the question. Kasparov says no ! There is no score-sheet, there is no evidence , the game continues. I need to check , if the three-move repetition law is not applicable to Blitz. Kramnik has advantage on time, though. Spectators wonder if he could save the game with queen down. To their dismay, he resigns . The score is equal with one game to go.
12] Game 12 : Everyone expects a quick draw, so that both the players can sleep well and start a new match tomorrow. Kramnik goes Nf3 as usual, but then plays 4. Qb3. The game goes on , Kasparov is very serene. He is much behind on clock. He gets so involved in the game, he stops looking at the clock. Does not notice he is in the Fischer zone. Suddenly, like in video games, the screen shows " game over" . Kasparov is unperturbed. Kramnik shows him the clock. That is it. Kramnik has made 1000 USD more on the first day.
13] Game 13: The game begins on the dot at 20.00 Moscow time ( 17.00 GMT). Today Kramnik has white in the first game. Kasparov opts for the Meran variation of the Slav. Kramnik sacrifices his c-pawn for the initiative. Kasparov is forced to exchange queens. With accurate defence, he is better. Kramnik sacrifices another pawn ,and the game is very sharp. Kasparov gives a few tactical shots, but with his pawn on a3, and the players both down to 15 seconds each, a draw is agreed.
14] Game 14: English opening .After 12 ...... Qg6 , Kasparov thinks for more than a minute. After 16 moves he is behind on the clock by over 2 minutes. Kramnik goes for the head of the enemy king. Kasparov blunders, the game is over in just 22 moves and 7 minutes.
15] Game 15 : It all starts with a Slav again, but soon converts into queen's gambit accepted. Lots of exchanges simplify the position , and the game is over even faster, 21 moves and six minutes. Evidently Garry wanted to reserve his energy for the White in next game and did not mind a quick uninteresting draw.
16] Game 16 : Does Kasparov remember all his victories in the 16th game against Karpov? He is playing as if he does. It is a Nimzovich defence again. No surprises either for the first 15 moves. Queens are exchanged. Kasparov has the advantage of the pair of bishops in the end-game. The game becomes very interesting with Kasparov castling queens side. With 15 seconds left against Kramnik's 5 Kasparov scores a confident victory -another game 16 victory.
17] Game 17 : With his confidence building, Kasparov appears first at the board. Kramnik, shows what he is made of. This time they play an Exchange variation of queen's gambit. Kramnik's army concentrates on the King side. Kasparov looks to the other side of the board. He sacrifices queen for rook and bishop. A tactical shot brings the death of the king sooner than expected.
18] Game 18 : A Nimzo again, but this time the classical variation which Anand plays so often. Garry sacrifices a pawn. Analysis will show if that was a masterpiece or a blunder. However, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. The weakening of the pawn structure as a result brings the downfall of Kramnik.
Kasparov overrates his position, now really blunders a pawn. However later Kramnik finds himself in the middle of forks on each move, loses a knight and resigns.
A 30-minute interval. The score is equal.
19] Game 19 : Both players today appeared in the same clothes they wore yesterday. Kramnik, in a dark blue shirt without a tie. Kasparov in a light blue shirt, tie and a sleeveless jacket. Superstition probably. It was rumored that one of the ex-world champions, after he won the first game was wearing the same pair of socks for a whole month.
The openings are unchanged as well. An English opening, later converting to a Gruenfeld. Again in the end-game Kramnik has a queen against Kasparov's rook and bishop. It is a difficult end-game to win, but in an almost equal position Kasparov finds himself in time trouble ,and is shocked when he sees 39.e6.
20] Game 20 : Neither player has tired of the Nimzo-Indian defence. The position is almost equal, but Kasparov has 13 seconds left , while Kramnik has more than 2 minutes. There is no win on the board, but on the clock it is another matter. Kasparov makes another 20 moves, so rapidly that his clock still shows 13 seconds. Kramnik is sweating . His time is down from 2 minutes to a few seconds and he loses, not the world champion.
Just shows , you have to follow the basics. Ethics or no ethics, if you try to win on time in a dead-drawn position , you may lose, particularly if your opponent has a rating of more than 2800.
21] Game 21 : Queen's gambit exchange variation. Kasparov blunders two pawns again. Instead of playing Kg1 which apparently wins immediately , Kramnik goes Ke2 . Kasparov answers the question I had yesterday- is there a draw by repetition of position in Blitz. Yes. Kasparov makes his move and without looking at Kramnik calls the arbiter and says draw by repetition (although there is no score sheet).
22] Game 22 : Kasparov is still a point behind but is white now. A Slav. The speed at which they play this theory , it seems they will make 100 moves in the given time. After the opening , however, Kramnik has a weak c6. There are so many threats that Kramnik has to part with the pawn. Kasparov is on the ride now. He sacrifices exchange. The game ends with Kramnik's queen on e1, bishop on f2, Kasparov's (White ) king on h1 and knight on f1. A very deserving victory.
23] Game 23: Kramnik is shaken. He was leading by 2 points at one stage . Now it is all equal . He wants a draw to settle his nerves. A Queen's gambit helps him do that. Castling on the opposite sides is deceptive. Game ends in a draw.
24 ] Game 24: This is no better than Kasparov-Karpov. The one who wins this 24th game will win the match. A Slav defence. A symmetrical position. Kasparov has an extra pawn but Kramnik has a pair of active bishops. Everyone is on the edge of their chairs for entry into the middle-game. But no Hitchcock this time. Kasparov offers draw which is accepted with smile. The match ends in a tie 12-12 !
The sponsor announces that the big silver trophy will remain with the casino, since it cannot be split!
Day 1
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 45 C42 Petroff defence
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 0-1 58 E36 Nimzo indian
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 39 A08 Reti (1.Nf3)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 0-1 41 E37 Nimzo indian
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 44 A33 English; 1.c4 c5
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1-0 42 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 42 A31 English; 1.c4 c5
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1-0 30 D45 Semi-Slav
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 66 D00 Queen's pawn
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 58 D45 Semi-Slav
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 27 A39 English; 1.c4 c5
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1-0 36 D43 Semi-Slav
Day 2
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 46 D47 Semi-Slav
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 22 E20 Nimzo indian
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 21 D28 QGA;
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 61 E32 Nimzo indian
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1-0 51 D36 Queen's gambit
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 41 E34 Nimzo indian
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1-0 39 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 62 E32 Nimzo indian
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 51 D35 Queen's gambit
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 37 D46 Semi-Slav
Kramnik, Vladimir - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 28 D36 Queen's gambit
Kasparov, Gary - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 17 D30 Queen's gambit
Moscow RUS (RUS), XI 1998
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Kasparov, Gary g RUS 2815 =1=100=0==10=0=10101=1== 12.0 2780
Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2780 =0=011=1==01=1=01010=0== 12.0 2815
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FIDE look set to reorganise their knockout World Championships in Las Vegas, possibly starting June 19th (running until mid-July). They have already taken steps to inform organisers of premier event such as Frankfurt and Dortmund of the probable clash. The event was moved from December this year after Anatoly Karpov insisted that his agreement allowed him to be champion for two years. Karpov looks increasingly unlikely to play in the reorganised event as the outrageous advantage of being seeded to the final will definitely not be available to him this time.
There was a very strong rapidplay event in Haifa this week. The Wydra memorial rapid chess event saw Judit Polgar and Viswanathan Anand finish with 11.5/14. The world number two Anand beat Polgar with white pieces in the tiebreaker to clinch the title. They were way ahead of third placed Peter Svidler on 8.5. The rest: Gelfand 8, Smirin,Greenfeld 5, Alterman 4.5 and Kosashvili 2. Does anyone have the games?
Chess organiser Luis Rentero had a serious car accident last Sunday when in collision with a truck in the area of the railway station of Linares and Ubeda. He was taken to the Hospìtal of San Agustín de Linares, and then transferred to the intesive care unit. He has a broken jaw and head,throat, chest and multiple rib fractures. ( "traumatismo craneoencefálico y torácico con múltiples facturas costales") He is in a serious condition although in principal his life is not in danger the first 48-72 hours are always critical in these cases. [News Jesús J. Boyero] I have no further news of this incident since early last week.
The Owens Corning Chess International taking place 18-26 November 1998 in Wrexham, Wales. Sponsors :Owens Corning Fibreglass, Wrexham County Borough Council and the British Chess Federation Organisers : Wrexham Chess Club. My thanks to John Saunders and to Derek Jones for the games. The event was won by Stellan Brynell (who needed a win in the final round for a GM norm but could only draw) and Throstur Thorhallsson.
http://wkweb1.cableinet.co.uk/jsaunders/nclindex.htm
Wrexham WLS (WLS), XI 1998 cat. VII (2421)
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1 Brynell, Stellan m SWE 2485 * = 1 1 0 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2579
2 Thorhallsson, Throstur g ISL 2495 = * 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2578
3 Webster, Andrew m ENG 2420 0 1 * 1 = 0 0 1 1 1 5.5 2500
4 Jansa, Vlastimil g CZE 2490 0 = 0 * = 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2492
5 Pedersen, Steffen m DEN 2415 1 0 = = * = 1 = 1 0 5.0 2464
6 Ward, Christopher g ENG 2505 = = 1 0 = * 1 0 0 1 4.5 2411
7 Wall, Tim f ENG 2370 = 0 1 0 0 0 * 1 = = 3.5 2346
8 Kinsman, Andrew P.H m ENG 2385 0 0 0 = = 1 0 * 1 = 3.5 2344
9 Martinovsky, Eugene f USA 2365 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 * 1 2.5 2260
10 Dineley, Richard WLS 2275 0 0 0 0 1 0 = = 0 * 2.0 2216
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The Israeli Championships took place in the Sol & Sissy Mark Center (which is also the Kasparov Chess Center) in Ramat Aviv 8-24 November 1998. They moved to a knockout format with 32 men and 16 women taking part in their respective contests and using a rather experimental time control 100 minutes for 30 moves, with additional 30 seconds per move. As reported last week the final matches were between Eran Liss and Victor Mikhalevsky for the men and Ella Pitem and Irina Yudasina for the women.
The finals were on November 22-23. The first game saw Eran Liss beat Victor Mikhalevsky and Pitem draw with Yudasina. The second saw Mikhalevsky strike back against Liss and Yudasina won to take the women's title. Eran Liss won the title after a long playoff. They had an active chess contest that ended 2:2 (a win for each and 2 draws). in 5-minutes chess Liss won 2:0.
My thanks to Amatzia Avni for the games and news.
IM Milan Franic reports on the tournament that celebrated the 90th anniversary of the Sisak Chess Club in Croatia. There was a Category IV all-play-all event which was won by Czech IM Sergej Berezjuk ahead of Bela Badea and Sandor Videki on 6.5 and took place November 20-26th. Kruno Galic seems only to have played his round 2 game.
Sisak CRO (CRO), XI 1998 cat. IV (2335)
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1 Berezjuk, Sergej m CZE 2410 * = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 7.0 2546
2 Badea, Bela m ROM 2530 = * = = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2478
3 Videki, Sandor m HUN 2420 = = * 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2491
4 Franic, Milan m CRO 2445 0 = 1 * 0 1 1 1 = 1 6.0 2447
5 Balenovic, Zvonimir f CRO 2285 = = 0 1 * 0 = = 1 1 5.0 2383
6 Dobos, Jozsef m HUN 2385 0 = = 0 1 * = = = 1 4.5 2328
7 Brigljevic, Milan f CRO 2315 0 0 0 0 = = * 1 1 1 4.0 2293
8 Mirnic, Mirko CRO 2170 = 0 0 0 = = 0 * 1 1 3.5 2272
9 Vrkljan, Ivan CRO 2165 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 * = 1.5 2080
10 Galic, Kruno CRO 2220 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = * 0.5 1903
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The Chigorin Memorial took place in St Petersburg October 31st - November 9th 1998. Sergey Volkov took first on tie break from Ruslan Sherbakov in this strong international open. There were 118 players. Coverage at: http://www.ruschess.com. A number of the games were incomplete.
St Petersburg RUS (RUS), XI 1998
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1 Volkov, Sergey m RUS 2605 7.0 50.0 37.25 37.0 2605 2696 +0.88
Sherbakov, Ruslan g RUS 2555 7.0 49.5 36.25 40.0 2555 2720 +1.78
3 Kharlov, Andrei g RUS 2575 6.5 48.0 34.25 34.5 2575 2651 +0.92
Zakharevich, Igor m RUS 2520 6.5 48.0 33.75 34.5 2520 2622 +1.19
Sulskis, Sarunas g LTU 2555 6.5 47.5 33.00 33.0 2555 2609 +0.65
Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav m RUS 2545 6.5 45.5 30.75 33.5 2545 2624 +0.92
Shulman, Yuri g BLR 2520 6.5 45.5 30.75 33.5 2545 2624 +0.92
Goloshchapov, Alexander m UKR 2445 6.5 40.0 29.25 28.0 2445 2517 +0.83
9 Dvoirys, Semen I g RUS 2585 6.0 50.0 32.75 32.0 2585 2589 +0.06
Reprintsev, Alexander UKR 2440 6.0 49.5 30.75 31.5 2440 2618 +2.13
Kharitonov, Andrei Y g RUS 2570 6.0 47.5 31.50 29.0 2570 2549 -0.30
Vaulin, Alexander g RUS 2550 6.0 46.5 30.00 29.0 2550 2550 -0.03
Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2550 6.0 46.0 29.50 32.5 2550 2548 -0.03
Popov, Valerij m RUS 2520 6.0 45.5 26.25 33.5 2520 2575 +0.60
Kobalija, Mihail g RUS 2505 6.0 44.0 28.50 30.5 2505 2556 +0.60
Ovetchkin, Roman m RUS 2485 6.0 44.0 28.25 30.0 2485 2562 +0.87
Rychagov, Andrey m RUS 2485 6.0 44.0 26.00 30.5 2485 2548 +0.69
Aseev, Konstantin N g RUS 2525 6.0 41.5 28.25 26.5 2525 2504 -0.30
Guliev, Sarhan g AZE 2465 6.0 39.5 25.75 27.5 2465 2511 +0.51
Yemelin, Vasily g RUS 2510 6.0 36.5 23.50 27.0 2510 2470 -0.48
21 Lastin, Alexander g RUS 2550 5.5 48.5 28.50 32.0 2550 2516 -0.44
Balashov, Yuri S g RUS 2580 5.5 47.5 27.75 30.0 2580 2539 -0.44
Solovjov, Sergey m RUS 2420 5.5 45.5 26.00 27.5 2420 2540 +1.54
Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2540 5.5 45.0 26.75 29.0 2540 2474 -0.80
Ionov, Sergey g RUS 2545 5.5 44.0 24.50 30.5 2545 2502 -0.53
Burmakin, Vladimir g RUS 2560 5.5 43.0 25.75 27.5 2560 2494 -0.80
Polovodin, Igor A m RUS 2460 5.5 43.0 24.00 29.5 2460 2523 +0.82
Rustemov, Alexander g RUS 2570 5.5 42.5 25.00 27.0 2570 2469 -1.16
Turov, Maxim m RUS 2460 5.5 42.5 23.75 29.5 2460 2469 +0.10
Loginov, Anton RUS 2255 5.5 42.5 25.50 24.0 2255 2516 +3.16
Sepman, Yelius RUS 2145 5.5 42.0 23.75 23.5 2145 2486 +3.88
Yandemirov, Valeri g RUS 2470 5.5 40.5 26.00 25.5 2470 2411 -0.71
Skatchkov, Pavel m RUS 2420 5.5 40.5 22.50 25.0 2420 2446 +0.28
Biriukov, Oleg V RUS 2410 5.5 40.0 24.25 25.5 2410 2389 -0.26
Klimov, Sergey f RUS 2370 5.5 39.5 21.50 21.5 2370 2485 +1.45
Salinnikov, D.Y RUS 2485 5.5 36.5 22.25 26.5 2485 2432 -0.62
118 players
Hugo Spangenberg leads with 5.5 with one round to go ahead of Carlos Garcia Palermo, Gilbero Hernandez and Herman Van Riemsdijk on 5 after 8 rounds of the Category 6 Magistral de La Plata tournament which is taking place 22-30th November 1998. The time rate is 1-30 for 30 moves and 1 hour for the rest with 30 seconds additional time per move.
Round by round coverage at Rubén Casafús and Adrián Roldán's Ajedrez Argentino: http://www.adrian-roldan.com and the later games come direct from Herman Van Riemsdijk.
Round 1 (1998.11.22)
Spangenberg, Hugo - Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1/2 24 C11 French; Classical
Van Riemsdijk, Herman C - Panno, Oscar 1/2 22 B43 Sicilian
Garcia, Raimundo - Amura, Claudia N 1/2 44 D60 QGD;
Bibiloni, Jorge - Hernandez, Gilberto 1/2 42 B25 Sicilian; Closed
Giampa, Alejandro - Giaccio, Alfredo 0-1 31 A46 Queen's pawn
Round 2 (1998.11.23)
Garcia Palermo, Carlos - Bibiloni, Jorge 1-0 47 D36 Queen's gambit
Hernandez, Gilberto - Garcia, Raimundo 1/2 47 C66 Ruy Lopez
Giaccio, Alfredo - Panno, Oscar 1-0 32 C11 French; Classical
Amura, Claudia N - Van Riemsdijk, Herman C 1/2 36 E05 Nimzo indian
Giampa, Alejandro - Spangenberg, Hugo 0-1 24 A41 Queen's pawn
Round 3 (1998.11.24)
Spangenberg, Hugo - Giaccio, Alfredo 1-0 28 A17 English; 1.c4
Van Riemsdijk, Herman C - Hernandez, Gilberto 0-1 34 B80 Sicilian
Garcia, Raimundo - Garcia Palermo, Carlos 0-1 46 A47 Queen's pawn
Panno, Oscar - Amura, Claudia N 1/2 21 B30 Sicilian
Bibiloni, Jorge - Giampa, Alejandro 1/2 31 B50 Sicilian
Round 4 (1998.11.25)
Spangenberg, Hugo - Bibiloni, Jorge 1-0 67 C75 Ruy Lopez
Garcia Palermo, Carlos - Van Riemsdijk, Herman C 0-1 48 E59 Nimzo indian
Hernandez, Gilberto - Panno, Oscar 1/2 40 B85 Sicilian
Giaccio, Alfredo - Amura, Claudia N 1-0 37 B32 Sicilian
Giampa, Alejandro - Garcia, Raimundo 1-0 71 A80 Dutch defence
Round 5 (1998.11.26)
Van Riemsdijk, Herman C - Giampa, Alejandro 1-0 24 C12 French; Macutcheon
Garcia, Raimundo - Spangenberg, Hugo 1/2 14 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Panno, Oscar - Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1/2 19 D11 Slav defence
Amura, Claudia N - Hernandez, Gilberto 1/2 24 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Bibiloni, Jorge - Giaccio, Alfredo 1/2 39 C15 French; Winawer
Round 6 (1998.11.27)
Spangenberg, Hugo - Van Riemsdijk, Herman C 0-1 28 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Garcia Palermo, Carlos - Amura, Claudia N 1/2 24 D00 Queen's pawn
Giaccio, Alfredo - Hernandez, Gilberto 1/2 36 B48 Sicilian
Bibiloni, Jorge - Garcia, Raimundo 0-1 50 A08 Reti (1.Nf3)
Giampa, Alejandro - Panno, Oscar 0-1 29 B07 Pirc
Round 7 (1998.11.28)
Hernandez, Gilberto - Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1/2 43 B06 Modern defence
Van Riemsdijk, Herman C - Bibiloni, Jorge 1-0 39 C75 Ruy Lopez
Garcia, Raimundo - Giaccio, Alfredo 1/2 8 C01 French; Exchange
Panno, Oscar - Spangenberg, Hugo 1/2 45 A29 English; 1.c4 e5
Amura, Claudia N - Giampa, Alejandro 1-0 26 E32 Nimzo indian
Round 8 (1998.11.29)
Spangenberg, Hugo - Amura, Claudia N 1-0 31 B30 Sicilian
Giaccio, Alfredo - Garcia Palermo, Carlos 0-1 52 C02 French; Advance
Garcia, Raimundo - Van Riemsdijk, Herman C 1-0 20 A09 Reti (1.Nf3)
Bibiloni, Jorge - Panno, Oscar 1/2 25 B85 Sicilian
Giampa, Alejandro - Hernandez, Gilberto 0-1 24 A21 English; 1.c4 e5
La Plata ARG (ARG), XI 1998 cat. VI (2392)
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1 Spangenberg, Hugo g ARG 2520 * = . 0 1 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2500
2 Garcia Palermo, Carlos g ITA 2470 = * = 0 1 1 = = 1 . 5.0 2501
3 Hernandez, Gilberto g MEX 2520 . = * 1 = = = = = 1 5.0 2454
4 Van Riemsdijk, Herman C m BRA 2405 1 1 0 * . 0 = = 1 1 5.0 2476
5 Giaccio, Alfredo m ARG 2460 0 0 = . * = 1 1 = 1 4.5 2424
6 Garcia, Raimundo m ARG 2360 = 0 = 1 = * . = 1 0 4.0 2386
7 Panno, Oscar g ARG 2465 = = = = 0 . * = = 1 4.0 2386
8 Amura, Claudia N wm ARG 2350 0 = = = 0 = = * . 1 3.5 2380
9 Bibiloni, Jorge ARG 2175 0 0 = 0 = 0 = . * = 2.0 2230
10 Giampa, Alejandro ARG 2190 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 = * 1.5 2155
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Hassan Khaled sends news of three FIDE rated events that took place in Tanta City, Egypt November 16-25. All three were nine round Swiss system events. The first was zone 4.2, which saw Esam Mohamed qualify for the FIDE knockout Championships after scoring 7.5/9, he won his last seven games after a draw and a loss in the first two rounds. 2nd placed Odion Aikhoje from Nigeria and earned an IM Title as did Sabri Tahan and Mohsen Elgabry from Egypt and Oladapo Adu from Nigeria all of whom scored 6 points i.e. 2/3. Both of Khaled Mohsen of Egypt and Yimam Abera of Etheopia qualified for the FM title. Every Player from outside Egypt got $250 (US) as compensation for their Airtickets and 100 US$ as Pocket Money. In the Closed Section there were 24 players 17 from Egypt and 7 from abroad. There was one GM and 14 IMs. In 1st was Jonathan Tisdall with 7.5 points. There was also an open section of 122 Players which was won by Osama Zayan.
Zone 4.2
Tanta EGY (EGY), XI 1998
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1 Mohamed, Esam Ahmed Nagib m EGY 2455 = 5 - 2 + 9 + 4 + 3 + 7 + 6 + 8 +10 7.5 2464
2 Aikhoje, Odion f NGR 2285 +12 + 1 + 6 = 3 - 7 = 4 +10 + 5 = 8 6.5 2493
3 Adu, Oladapo NGR 2230 =11 + 4 + 5 = 2 - 1 - 6 + 9 +10 +12 6.0 2317
4 Elgabry, Mohsen EGY 2290 = 9 - 3 + 8 - 1 +11 = 2 +12 + 6 + 7 6.0 2314
5 Tahan, Sabri EGY 2225 = 1 +11 - 3 = 6 + 8 +12 + 7 - 2 + 9 6.0 2242
6 Mohsen, Khaled EGY 2330 + 7 + 8 - 2 = 5 +10 + 3 - 1 - 4 =11 5.0 2235
7 Yimam,A ---- - 6 + 9 +10 +11 + 2 - 1 - 5 +12 - 4 5.0 2077
8 Ghonimy, Soltan f EGY 2270 +10 - 6 - 4 +12 - 5 - 9 +11 - 1 = 2 3.5 1951
9 Bibasa,G ---- = 4 - 7 - 1 -10 =12 + 8 - 3 +11 - 5 3.0 2145
10 Kaningi,J ---- - 8 +12 - 7 + 9 - 6 +11 - 2 - 3 - 1 3.0
11 Omolo,K ---- = 3 - 5 +12 - 7 - 4 -10 - 8 - 9 = 6 2.0 2029
12 Michael,B ---- - 2 -10 -11 - 8 = 9 - 5 - 4 - 7 - 3 0.5
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Closed Swiss
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1 Tisdall, Jonathan D g NOR 2475 +13 = 4 +17 + 9 + 6 = 2 + 8 + 3 = 5 7.5 /9 2637
2 Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis m ESP 2440 +15 + 8 +16 = 6 + 3 = 1 = 4 = 5 = 7 6.5 /9 2537
3 Himdan, Maher m EGY 2365 =14 + 5 = 9 + 7 - 2 +13 + 6 - 1 + 8 6.0 /9 2502
4 Dambrauskas, Virginijus m LTU 2335 +19 = 1 - 6 =15 +14 +22 = 2 = 7 +12 6.0 /9 2474
5 Jirovsky, Milos m CZE 2435 = 9 - 3 +12 =10 +15 = 7 +13 = 2 = 1 5.5 /9 2436
6 Kobese, Watu m RSA 2415 +21 + 7 + 4 = 2 - 1 = 8 - 3 +16 =10 5.5 /9 2435
7 Korsunsky, Yuri m UKR 2415 +18 - 6 +22 - 3 + 9 = 5 +11 = 4 = 2 5.5 /9 2438
8 Georg, Magdy EGY 2330 +12 - 2 =10 +18 +16 = 6 - 1 + 9 - 3 5.0 /9 2385
9 Rahman, Yehya m EGY 2305 = 5 +11 = 3 - 1 - 7 +17 +19 - 8 +16 5.0 /9 2397
10 Hamed, Ahmed m EGY 2320 =24 =14 = 8 = 5 =13 =11 =12 +18 = 6 5.0 /9 2383
11 Ahmed, Esam Aly m EGY 2335 -16 - 9 +20 =14 +21 =10 - 7 +15 +23 5.0 /9 2334
12 Sorial, Hanna EGY 2245 - 8 +21 - 5 =19 +20 =16 =10 +14 - 4 4.5 /9 2298
13 Abou el Zein, Eid Mahmoud m EGY 2325 - 1 +20 =14 +17 =10 - 3 - 5 =23 =15 4.0 /9 2289
14 Frhat, Ali EGY 2255 = 3 =10 =13 =11 - 4 =15 +25 -12 =17 4.0 /9 2234
15 Sarwat, Walaa m EGY 2315 - 2 =19 +23 = 4 - 5 =14 +21 -11 =13 4.0 /9 2277
16 Sameeh, Hany EGY 2255 +11 +24 - 2 =22 - 8 =12 +17 - 6 - 9 4.0 /9 2312
17 Hassan, Sayed Barakat m EGY 2330 +23 =22 - 1 -13 +18 - 9 -16 +19 =14 4.0 /9 2257
18 Beshara, Nadi EGY 2260 - 7 =23 +24 - 8 -17 +20 +22 -10 =21 4.0 /9 2284
19 Yousry, Mohamed EGY 2250 - 4 =15 =21 =12 =22 +23 - 9 -17 =20 3.5 /9 2211
20 Meged, Elsdayed A EGY 2250 -22 -13 -11 +25 -12 -18 +23 +21 =19 3.5 /9 2140
21 Ahmed, Ehab EGY 2260 - 6 -12 =19 +23 -11 +25 -15 -20 =18 3.0 /9 2096
22 El Ghazali, Youssef M m EGY 2335 +20 =17 - 7 =16 =19 - 4 -18 . . 2.5 /7 2197
23 Ismail, Hamed EGY 2245 -17 =18 -15 -21 +25 -19 -20 =13 -11 2.0 /9 1968
24 Mellado Trivino, Juan m ESP 2460 =10 -16 -18 . . . . . . 0.5 /3 2005
25 BYE ---- . . . -20 -23 -21 -14 . . 0.0 /4
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The 29th annual National Chess Congress ran November 27-29 in Philadelphia reports Michael Atkins. There was a five way tie on 5/6 with Yermolinsky, Kacheishvili, Stripunsky, Rohde and Kreiman. Games next week.
Coverage by Michael Atkins at: http://www.wizard.net/~matkins/ncc/ncc.htm
1 Yermolinsky, Alex...........2692 W 23 W 80 D 42 W 27 W 10 D 2 5.0 2 Kacheishvili, Gior..........2668 W 24 W 33 D 43 W 40 W 26 D 1 5.0 3 Stripunsky, Alexan..........2620 W 62 W 47 W 68 W 30 D 15 D 7 5.0 4 Rohde, Michael A............2596 W 55 L 18 W 35 W 24 W 20 W 15 5.0 5 Kreiman, Boris..............2559 W 98 W 19 W 17 D 7 D 6 W 16 5.0 6 Goldin, Alexander...........2719 D 50 W 69 D 18 W 46 D 5 W 28 4.5 7 Wojtkiewicz, Alek...........2672 W 22 W 44 W 48 D 5 D 16 D 3 4.5 8 Gurevich, Dmitry............2620 L 36 W 73 W 72 W 48 W 17 D 11 4.5 9 Serper, Gregory.............2619 W 53 D 59 D 46 W 61 D 32 W 30 4.5 10 Kudrin, Sergey..............2613 D 54 W 63 W 45 W 42 L 1 W 32 4.5 11 Waitzkin, Joshua............2544 W 51 D 81 W 28 D 18 W 23 D 8 4.5 12 Ashley, Maurice A...........2519 W 37 L 48 W 81 D 60 W 45 W 33 4.5 13 Bonin, Jay R................2480 L 64 W 91 W 53 W 52 D 18 W 37 4.5 14 Sammour, Jorge Hasb.........2458 W 71 D 34 W 59 L 15 W 60 W 25 4.5 15 Shabalov, Alexande..........2701 W 21 W 58 D 27 W 14 D 3 L 4 4.0 16 Fedorowicz, John P..........2657 W 70 D 45 W 57 W 29 D 7 L 5 4.0 17 Karklins, Andrew............2382 W 83 W 64 L 5 W 68 L 8 W 49 4.0 18 Zaremba, Andrei.............2327 W 86 W 4 D 6 D 11 D 13 D 31 4.0 19 Sarkar, Justin..............2324 W102 L 5 W 64 L 25 W 71 W 50 4.0 20 Cooke, Eric N...............2289 W 89 W 31 L 30 W 58 L 4 W 42 4.0 21 Kriventsov, Stanislav.......2279 L 15 L 37 W 38 W 67 W 56 W 43 4.0 22 Anderson, Renard W..........2278 L 7 L 68 W 87 W 88 W 74 W 44 4.0 23 Sharafuddin, Khaled.........2269 L 1 W 99 W 90 W 31 L 11 W 47 4.0 24 Markzon, Gregory............2266 L 2 W 75 W 88 L 4 W 41 W 48 4.0 25 Benjamin, Joel..............2652 W 90 D 46 D 32 W 19 D 30 L 14 3.5 26 Ivanov, Alexander...........2577 D 63 W 54 W 34 W 43 L 2 U--- 3.5 27 Meyer, Eugene B.............2529 W 52 W 74 D 15 L 1 L 33 W 51 3.5 28 Burnett, Ronald Wa..........2458 D 82 W 94 L 11 W 74 W 35 L 6 3.5 29 Formanek, Edward W..........2423 W 65 D 35 W 49 L 16 X--- U--- 3.5 30 Shahade, Gregory............2414 W 39 W 60 W 20 L 3 D 25 L 9 3.5 31 Paschall, William...........2394 W 67 L 20 W 71 L 23 W 70 D 18 3.5 32 Morrison, William...........2389 W 73 D 36 D 25 W 70 D 9 L 10 3.5 33 Rajlich, Vasik G............2345 W 84 L 2 D 66 W 36 W 27 L 12 3.5 34 Bisguier, Arthur B..........2338 W 93 D 14 L 26 W 55 D 40 H--- 3.5 35 Figler, Ilye................2322 X--- D 29 L 4 W 82 L 28 W 64 3.5 36 Grechikhin, Vladimir........2237 W 8 D 32 L 40 L 33 W 66 W 68 3.5 37 Roytman, Vladimir...........2200 L 12 W 21 D 47 W 81 W 57 L 13 3.5 38 Boor, Carl Brandon..........2168 L 58 D 62 L 21 W 93 W 80 W 61 3.5 39 Reeder, Andy................2161 L 30 D 89 L 69 W 95 X--- W 62 3.5 40 Kalikshteyn, Alexander......2423 W 72 D 49 W 36 L 2 D 34 U--- 3.0 41 Rubenchik, Rodion...........2392 L 74 W 82 L 52 W 91 L 24 W 72 3.0 42 Schneider, Dmitry...........2390 W 97 W 61 D 1 L 10 D 49 L 20 3.0 43 Furman, Leonid..............2356 W 75 W 66 D 2 L 26 D 50 L 21 3.0 44 Muhammad, Stephen...........2355 W 56 L 7 L 74 W 72 W 52 L 22 3.0 45 Shapiro, Daniel E...........2345 W 92 D 16 L 10 W 54 L 12 D 55 3.0 46 Popovych, Orest.............2341 W 85 D 25 D 9 L 6 D 64 D 54 3.0 47 Dean, Jim H.................2321 W101 L 3 D 37 D 57 W 73 L 23 3.0 48 Mc Carthy, Brian............2308 W 87 W 12 L 7 L 8 W 65 L 24 3.0 49 Ritvin, Stanislav...........2300 W 77 D 40 L 29 W 79 D 42 L 17 3.0 50 Privman, Boris..............2288 D 6 L 57 W 83 W 80 D 43 L 19 3.0 51 Eisen, Lewis................2250 L 11 W 87 L 58 W 76 W 69 L 27 3.0 52 Colding, Ernest Pa..........2242 L 27 W 56 W 41 L 13 L 44 W 74 3.0 53 Kaufman, Raymond S..........2222 L 9 W 86 L 13 L 56 W 77 W 73 3.0 54 Traldi, Matthew.............2215 D 10 L 26 W 89 L 45 W 83 D 46 3.0 55 Frank, Marty C..............2214 L 4 W 95 D 80 L 34 W 75 D 45 3.0 56 Polka, Brian C..............1893 L 44 L 52 W101 W 53 L 21 W 71 3.0 57 Kaufman, Lawrence...........2421 D 91 W 50 L 16 D 47 L 37 D 65 2.5 58 Tate, Emory A...............2414 W 38 L 15 W 51 L 20 D 62 U--- 2.5 59 Bouzoukis, Charles..........2323 W 95 D 9 L 14 W 66 F--- U--- 2.5 60 Curdo, John A...............2295 W 88 L 30 W 65 D 12 L 14 U--- 2.5 61 Fayvinov, Zakhar............2292 W 78 L 42 W 67 L 9 D 68 L 38 2.5 62 Yakobashvili, Roland........2252 L 3 D 38 W 76 D 69 D 58 L 39 2.5 63 Hoekstra, Matthew...........2212 D 26 L 10 L 79 L 75 W 88 W 84 2.5 64 Strenzwilk, Denis...........2200 W 13 L 17 L 19 W 84 D 46 L 35 2.5 65 Weber, Joseph V.............2183 L 29 W100 L 60 W 85 L 48 D 57 2.5 66 Burrows, Brandon............2154 W 79 L 43 D 33 L 59 L 36 W 89 2.5 67 Groberman, Elina............2105 L 31 W 77 L 61 L 21 W 85 H--- 2.5 68 Reznik, Roman...............1994 B--- W 22 L 3 L 17 D 61 L 36 2.5 69 Bauer, Richard N............2382 H--- L 6 W 39 D 62 L 51 U--- 2.0 70 Baczynskyj, Boris...........2257 L 16 W 84 W 78 L 32 L 31 U--- 2.0 71 Steigman, A J...............2198 L 14 W 92 L 31 W 78 L 19 L 56 2.0 72 Benen, Samson...............2181 L 40 W 93 L 8 L 44 W 92 L 41 2.0 73 Pugh, Lawrence B............2029 L 32 L 8 W 92 W 90 L 47 L 53 2.0 74 Mc Bride, Dennis............1974 W 41 L 27 W 44 L 28 L 22 L 52 2.0 75 Gilman, Mitchell P..........1877 L 43 L 24 D 93 W 63 L 55 D 78 2.0 76 Wray, Laverne L.............1848 L 81 W101 L 62 L 51 W 86 U--- 2.0 77 Belcher, Edward A...........1643 L 49 L 67 D 96 W 94 L 53 D 86 2.0 78 Yanga, Samul O..............unr. L 61 W 97 L 70 L 71 D 84 D 75 2.0 79 Belakovskaya, Anjelina......2407 L 66 D 83 W 63 L 49 U--- U--- 1.5 80 Rogers, Norman..............2346 W 99 L 1 D 55 L 50 L 38 U--- 1.5 81 Sulistya, Maria L...........2325 W 76 D 11 L 12 L 37 F--- U--- 1.5 82 Ashton, Jeffrey.............2178 D 28 L 41 W 94 L 35 U--- U--- 1.5 83 Bakker, Andrew..............2014 L 17 D 79 L 50 W 89 L 54 U--- 1.5 84 Schadler, Peter.............1834 L 33 L 70 W 86 L 64 D 78 L 63 1.5 85 Raush, Ronald L.............1812 L 46 L 90 W 99 L 65 L 67 H--- 1.5 86 Carroll, William............1741 L 18 L 53 L 84 W101 L 76 D 77 1.5 87 Manning, Paul...............1657 L 48 L 51 L 22 L 92 X--- D 88 1.5 88 De Castro, Michael..........1630 L 60 B--- L 24 L 22 L 63 D 87 1.5 89 Abouel-Komsan, Faye.........unr. L 20 D 39 L 54 L 83 W 93 L 66 1.5 90 Furdzik, Rafael.............2248 L 25 W 85 L 23 L 73 U--- U--- 1.0 91 Salomon, J Eugene...........2176 D 57 L 13 H--- L 41 U--- U--- 1.0 92 Rust, Lary F................1822 L 45 L 71 L 73 W 87 L 72 U--- 1.0 93 Ruterman, Keith.............1812 L 34 L 72 D 75 L 38 L 89 H--- 1.0 94 Kreitner, Ilan..............2200 H--- L 28 L 82 L 77 U--- U--- 0.5 95 Stephano, Philip............1698 L 59 L 55 H--- L 39 U--- U--- 0.5 96 Stolz, Daniel...............1541 U--- U--- D 77 U--- U--- U--- 0.5 97 Inocencio, Edgarlino........2083 L 42 L 78 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0 98 Schwartz, Hal...............1990 L 5 U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0 99 Fukui, Tomo.................1841 L 80 L 23 L 85 U--- U--- U--- 0.0 100 Manning, Paul...............1657 F--- L 65 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0 101 Savory, Steve...............1561 L 47 L 76 L 56 L 86 F--- U--- 0.0 102 Ritchie, Craig..............1284 L 19 U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0
Stefan Roehrich sends the games from the 47th Open Cologne City Championship (Master Class) which finished November 21st and was won by Jacques Hogenacker with 8/9.
Cologne GER (GER), XI 1998
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1 Hogenacker, Jacques GER 2305 +30 +12 + 5 +20 + 4 = 2 = 3 + 7 + 8 8.0 /9 2518
2 Balduan, Markus f GER 2320 =16 =20 +31 =15 +12 = 1 +11 = 3 + 5 6.5 /9 2417
3 Haag, Martin GER 2290 =14 +21 +15 = 5 =20 + 8 = 1 = 2 = 4 6.0 /9 2376
4 Huhndorf,Arnold ---- = 8 +11 = 6 +25 - 1 +16 +15 = 5 = 3 6.0 /9 2378
5 Rotshtein, Efim UKR 2355 +29 +31 - 1 = 3 + 9 +22 + 6 = 4 - 2 6.0 /9 2260
6 Marcks, Martin GER 2250 = 9 +13 = 4 =22 =15 +20 - 5 =10 +16 5.5 /9 2300
7 Sprenger, Jan Michael GER 2090 =27 -23 +30 -11 +19 +17 +22 - 1 + 9 5.5 /9 2247
8 Seiler, Andreas GER 2170 = 4 =22 +24 = 9 +17 - 3 =10 +15 - 1 5.0 /9 2268
9 Schulz,Wilhelm ---- = 6 =32 +10 = 8 - 5 +12 +23 =16 - 7 5.0 /9 2189
10 Peschlow, Patrick GER 2180 =22 =24 - 9 =14 +21 +26 = 8 = 6 =11 5.0 /9 2187
11 Bonnmann, Reinhard GER 2270 -31 - 4 +26 + 7 =18 +24 - 2 +23 =10 5.0 /9 2226
12 Boutko, Dimitri GER 2140 +26 - 1 +18 =17 - 2 - 9 +27 =22 +20 5.0 /9 2300
13 Weiler, Wolfgang GER 2150 =23 - 6 -21 +29 -26 +28 +24 =20 +22 5.0 /9 2285
14 Tenelsen, Stefan GER 2060 = 3 =18 -25 =10 +28 -23 +21 =19 =15 4.5 /9 2227
15 Hess, Christian GER 2300 +25 +17 - 3 = 2 = 6 +27 - 4 - 8 =14 4.5 /9 2272
16 Loskamp, Stefan GER 2155 = 2 -27 +19 =23 +25 - 4 +25 = 9 - 6 4.5 /9 2247
17 Reinemer, Frank GER 2265 +19 -15 +23 =12 - 8 - 7 =20 =18 +25 4.5 /9 2075
18 Mueller, Michael f GER 2315 =21 =14 -12 =19 =11 -25 +29 =17 +30 4.5 /9 2165
19 Cordts,Ingo ---- -17 +29 -16 =18 - 7 +30 +26 =14 =21 4.5 /9 2110
20 Raasch,J ---- +28 = 2 +27 - 1 = 3 - 6 =17 =13 -12 4.0 /9 2191
21 Steinkuehler,Guenter ---- =18 - 3 +13 -27 -10 +29 -14 +30 =19 4.0 /9 2147
22 Engels,Marco ---- =10 = 8 +32 = 6 +27 - 5 - 7 =12 -13 4.0 /9 2157
23 Krueger,Andre ---- =13 + 7 -17 =16 =24 +14 - 9 -11 -29 3.5 /9 2110
24 Mays,Stefan ---- =32 =10 - 8 +30 =23 -11 -13 +25 -26 3.5 /9 2125
25 Roehrich, Stefan GER 2185 -15 +28 +14 - 4 -16 +18 -16 -24 -17 3.0 /9 2142
26 Seel,Christian ---- -12 =30 -11 =28 +13 -10 -19 -29 +24 3.0 /9 1994
27 Grimm, Sascha GER 2295 = 7 +16 -20 +21 -22 -15 -12 . . 2.5 /7 2084
28 Lukovski, Lev GER 2095 -20 -25 +29 =26 -14 -13 -30 +33 . 2.5 /8 1886
29 Turco, Alfonso ITA 2135 - 5 -19 -28 -13 =30 -21 -18 +26 +23 2.5 /9 1837
30 Simon, Peter HUN 2100 - 1 =26 - 7 -24 =29 -19 +28 -21 -18 2.0 /9 2039
31 Liebergesell,Andreas ---- +11 - 5 - 2 . . . . . . 1.0 /3 2190
32 Goy, Udo GER 2175 =24 = 9 -22 . . . . . . 1.0 /3
33 spielfrei ---- . . . . . . . -28 . 0.0 /1
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The WCC Rankings up until December 1st have been released. Produced by the World Chess Council Luis Rentero Sancez, Linares Ken Thompson, New Jersey Calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich, Moscow.
1. Kasparov,Garry RUS 2803 141 2. Anand,Viswanathan IND 2750 139 3. Kramnik,Vladimir RUS 2724 152 4. Shirov,Alexei ESP 2712 184 5. Kamsky,Gata USA 2701 181 6. Leko,Peter HUN 2693 137 7. Gelfand,Boris BLR 2690 125 8. Adams,Michael ENG 2688 155 9. Morozevich,Alexander RUS 2686 167 10. Svidler,Peter RUS 2679 157 11. Ivanchuk,Vassily UKR 2675 159 12. Sadler,Matthew ENG 2672 152 13. Short,Nigel D ENG 2671 146 14. Topalov,Veselin BUL 2665 187 15. Karpov,Anatoli RUS 2664 148 16. Azmaiparashvili,Zurab GEO 2658 139 17. Salov,Valery RUS 2656 185 18. Polgar,Judit HUN 2653 176 19. Bareev,Evgeny RUS 2650 159 20. Rublevsky,Sergei RUS 2650 156 21. Almasi,Zoltan HUN 2644 146 22. Seirawan,Yasser USA 2643 178 23. Zvjaginsev,Vadim RUS 2643 130 24. Onischuk,Alexander UKR 2638 185 25. Georgiev,Kiril BUL 2636 152 26. Timman,Jan H NED 2631 181 27. Korchnoi,Viktor SUI 2627 162 28. Ponomariov,Ruslan UKR 2621 182 29. Dreev,Alexey RUS 2617 154 30. Sakaev,Konstantin RUS 2616 147 31. Nikolic,Predrag BIH 2614 150 32. Krasenkov,Mikhail POL 2614 188 33. Vladimirov,Evgeny KAZ 2611 163 34. Beliavsky,Alexander G SLO 2606 184 35. Magerramov,Elmar AZE 2604 188 36. Granda Zuniga,Julio E PER 2602 202 37. Wolff,Patrick G USA 2602 186 38. Vaganian,Rafael A ARM 2600 162 39. Khenkin,Igor RUS 2600 182 40. Hjartarson,Johann ISD 2597 176 41. Dolmatov,Sergey RUS 2597 121 42. Sutovskij,Emil ISR 2596 164 43. Akopian,Vladimir ARM 2596 153 44. Van Wely,Loek NED 2595 186 45. Fischer,Robert James USA 2594 197 46. Kasimdzhanov,Rustam UZB 2593 201 47. Polgar,Zsuzsa HUN 2592 176 48. Yusupov,Artur GER 2590 153 49. Nenashev,Alexander UZB 2590 179 50. Oll,Lembit EST 2589 126
The Italian Championships took place in Saint Vincent November 21-29 reports Massimiliano Orsi. A ten player all-play-all the event was won by Igor Efimov on 6.5 points ahead of Michele Godena and Bruno Belotti on 6.
Further coverage: http://www.netvallee.it/scacchi/campionato_italiano/1998/risultati.htm
Saint Vincent ITA (ITA), XI 1998 cat. VI (2390)
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1 Efimov, Igor g ITA 2530 * 0 = 1 1 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2539
2 Godena, Michele g ITA 2510 1 * = = 1 = = = 1 = 6.0 2501
3 Belotti, Bruno m ITA 2430 = = * = 1 = 1 0 1 1 6.0 2510
4 Borgo, Giulio m ITA 2445 0 = = * = 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2463
5 Genocchio, Daniele ITA 2195 0 0 0 = * = 1 1 1 1 5.0 2454
6 Arlandi, Ennio m ITA 2440 0 = = 0 = * = 1 = = 4.0 2340
7 Vezzosi, Paolo f ITA 2325 = = 0 0 0 = * 1 = 1 4.0 2353
8 Caposciutti, Maurizio f ITA 2360 = = 1 = 0 0 0 * = = 3.5 2312
9 Tatai, Stefano m ITA 2395 0 0 0 = 0 = = = * 1 3.0 2263
10 Fabiano, Giuseppe ITA 2265 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 * 1.5 2130
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World Champion Kasparov to play at the Hoogovens Chess Tournament
Gary Kasparov has agreed to take part in the 61st Hoogovens Chess Tournament. The number one in the world ranking replaces the Brit Nigel Short, who had to withdraw for personal reasons. This is the first time that Kasparov will be calling in on Wijk aan Zee. The organizers of the largest chess tournament in the world are delighted with the level of the entrants. And with world-class players like Anand, Kramnik, Shirov, Svidler, Ivanchuk and Topalov, the field was already very strong.
The 61st Hoogovens Chess Tournament will be held from 15 to 31 January 1999 in De Moriaan. In addition to the top-class competitors in grandmaster group A, there is also a very attractive field in grandmaster group B. Nine grandmasters are competing in this group. They include the Frenchman Christian Bauer, who in Andorra recently stopped Dutchmen Piket and Van Wely from qualifying for the world championship.
Three- and nine-round events are also part of the Wijk aan Zee tradition. Altogether more than fifteen hundred chess players are expected.
The competitors in both grandmaster groups:
Entrants in grandmaster group A, 1999 Hoogovens Chess Tournament (ratings as of 1 July 1998) CATEGORY 18 Gary Kasparov (Russia, 2815), Viswanathan Anand (India, 2795), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2780), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine, 2730), Alexey Shirov (Spain, 2720), Peter Svidler (Russia, 2710), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, 2700), Jan Timman (Netherlands, 2655), Loek van Wely (Netherlands, 2635), Alex Yermolinsky (United States, 2625), Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia, 2620), Jeroen Piket (Netherlands, 2605), Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan, 2570), Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands, 2540).
Invited entrants grandmaster group B (ratings as of 1 July 1998) GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia, 2655), GM Smbat Lputian (Armenia, 2615), GM Rafael Leitao (Brazil, 2550), GM Sergey Ionov (Russia, 2545), GM Michael Brodsky (Ukraine, 2525), GM Friso Nijboer (Netherlands, 2525), GM John van der Wiel (Netherlands, 2520), GM Christian Bauer (France, 2490), IM Jeroen Bosch (Netherlands, 2480), GM Erik van den Doel (Netherlands, 2480), IM Dennis de Vreugt (Netherlands, 2350), IM Ruud Janssen (Netherlands, 2345). Not all of those in this group have yet confirmed they are taking part.
A lightning chess tournament will be organized for competitors in grandmaster group A on the first tournament rest day, Monday 18 January. The total amount of prize money in this group is NLG 20,000. The lightning chess tournament begins at 7pm.
The press department is available during the Hoogovens Chess Tournament on the following numbers: Telephone: 0031 (0)251-374964 Fax: 0031 (0)251-374991 Internet: http://chess.lostcity.nl/hoogovens/ The pressroom is open from noon to one hour after the end of the last match. For more information prior to the tournament please get in touch with Cathy de Looze (telephone: 0031 (0)251-498301; e-mail cm.d.looze@hoogovens.com) or Jeroen van den Berg (telephone and fax: 0031 (0)20-6833753; e-mail cco@xs4all.nl).
Ambassador-Open Bern and Hilton-Open Basel
Ambassador-Open Bern (26.-30.12.98) 01 GM Bologan Viktor MDA 2585 02 GM Razuvaev Yuri RUS 2560 03 GM Novikov Igor UKR 2545 04 GM Gofstein Leonid ISR 2500 05 IM Oral Tomas TCH 2510 06 IM Velicka Peter TCH 2465 07 GM Barbero Gerardo ARG 2415 08 FM Brendel Oliver GER 2410 09 IM Wirthensohn Heinz SUI 2390 10 IM Habibi Ali GER 2350 11 GM Ciric Dragoljub YUG 2340 Hilton-Open Basel (1.-5.1.99) 01 GM Tukmakov Vladimir UKR 2605 02 GM Bologan Viktor MDA 2585 03 GM Razuvaev Yuri RUS 2560 04 GM Cebalo Miso KRO 2535 05 GM Greenfeld Alon ISR 2535 06 GM Rausis Igor EST 2535 07 GM Gallagher Josef SUI 2525 08 IM Oral Tomas TCH 2510 09 GM Gofstein Leonid ISR 2500 10 IM Foisor Ovidiu ROM 2475 11 GM Szekely Peter HUN 2465 12 IM Velicka Peter TCH 2465 13 IM Varga Peter HUN 2445 14 IM Peredy Ferenc HUN 2435 15 IM Horvath Peter HUN 2425 16 IM Kelecevic Nedeliko BOS 2425 17 GM Barbero Gerardo ARG 2415 18 IM Izsak Gyula HUN 2415 19 IM Fancsy Imre HUN 2415 20 GM Foisor Christina ROM 2405 21 IM Kriszany Laszlo HUN 2405 22 IM Joksic Sinisa YUG 2350 23 GM Ciric Dragoljub YUG 2340
The Norwegian chess club "Jarl" proudly invites you to participate in GAUSDAL TROLL MASTERS 1999 Saturday January 9th - Friday January 15th at Gausdal Høifjellshotel (Previous Masters of the Troll: ‘90 Gausel, ‘91 Shirov, ‘92 Kramnik, ‘93 Kotronias, ‘94 DeFirmian, ‘95+’96 Rogers)
We welcome all chess players to this tournament which is dedicated to the memory of Arnold J. Eikrem, who created and organized this event and many many others at the popular skiing (alpine & cross country) resort Gausdal Høifjellshotel.
* GM- and IM norms available. 9 round Nordic monrad tournament. FIDE rules. * 2h/40 moves, 1 h/20 moves, ½h rest. * 1st round Saturday January 9th at 19:30. 9th and last round Friday the 15th at 9:00. * Double rounds on Sunday and Tuesday. * Open to all with FIDE-rating and a limi-ted number of non-FIDE-rated players. * Several strong GMs and IMs are invited * Prizes: (total prizefund NOK 15.000): 1st: 6.000; 2nd: 4.000; 3rd: 2.500; 4th: 1.500; 5th: 1.500; 6th: 1.000. Many additional book prizes. * Excellent chances to score titlenorms or gain your first international ELO rating. : * Read more about the event on http://home.sol.no/~skak/troll99/ * Information & Registration: Please contact us before December 20th, 1998 at:
Norwegian Chess Federation Frenningsvei 3, N-0588 Oslo Norway. Phone: (47) 22 15 12 41 fax: (47) 22 71 00 07 E-mail: sjakkfor@online.no
Oxford international 14-23 December. Adam Raoof needs a non-English player with ambition and a FIDE rating of just 2210 (or higher of course) to complete our lineup for this Category 7 (2401+) tournament of nine rounds. The entry fee is L200 and recommended accommodation at the local hostel (01865 721 761 tel/fax) is L10 a night in a 4-bedded room. If things go according to plan all players will get free bus passes courtesy of Stagecoach Oxford. IM Section There is one place left in this Category 3 (2301+) round robin for 1. a non-English player and 2. one further place for any player, preferably English. The entry fee is L150 and accommodation at the local hostel (01865 721 761 tel/fax) is L10 a night in a 4-bedded room. All players will get free bus passes courtesy of Stagecoach Oxford. Open Section Entries from FIDE rated players are welcomed.
Fenyves - 98 Chess tournament FOR THE REACHING OF THE FIDE RATING, SCHEVENINGEN SYSTEM. December 16-20, Bekescsaba /250 km South-East from Budapest/ Venue: Bekescsaba, Arts center of Slovakian culture /*** Hotel with double bedrooms, restaurant and tournament hall Registration fee: full board and lodging for 5 days - 200 DM/person Entry fee: 50 DM Organizer: Csabai Konzerv and Csabai Chess Club Contact person: IM Emodi, Gyula /Hungarian/ Tel.: 00-36-66-322-318 Participants: 5 players with FIDE rating and 5 players without rating Schedule:, two rounds every day, altogether 10 games in 5 days. Time control: 1 hour 20 moves, then 1 hour till the end. Arbiter: Zambo, Laszlo international arbiter Opening ceremony: at 9 a.m. on 16th of December Departure and arrival of the trains: Budapest railway station "KELETI" - departure arrival to Bekescsaba 10 a.m.15 13 a.m. 04 13 p.m.30 16 a.m.25 15 a.m.15 18 a.m.01 17 a.m.30 20 a.m.20 19 a.m.30 22 a.m.20 Arrival:before the 1st round, on 15th of December or on 16th in the morning time From the railway station you can get to the hotel directly on the road called Andrassy. Info by fax: 00-36-66-441-554 /English of German/. Emodi, Gyula the organizer
The next event will be starting 5th of December 1998 in Budapest for GM, IM-norms, and ELO-rating. Organizer and info: Nagy, Laszlo E-mail: 100263.1700@compuserve.com Webpage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/chess_first_saturday_hu/ Tel-fax: /361/-263-2859
There is little current coverage on the internet of the World Junior Championships in Calicut, India. You can try http://www.webindia.com/chessmate/ for some round by round information and a small number of games.