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The main stories this week are about the World Championships. A FIDE insider believes strongly that there will be a championships in June/July this year. FIDE still hope for Las Vegas but are having to start again after falling out with the original organisers, however bets are on Elista.
Alexei Shirov has given a full statement about his position on his WCC match against Kasparov. He has lost invitations and not been paid for his win against Kramnik. He is not surprisingly not at all happy about this situation.
Feb 20th sees the Linares tournament where Kasparov (who came back in tremendous form in Wijk aan Zee to reaffirm his number 1 status) will probably be again competing with Anand for first place in this event.
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The Category 21 “Ciudad de Linares” will be held from February 20 to March 12. The participants are: Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Vassily Ivanchuk, Peter Svidler, Michael Adams, Veselin Topalov and Peter Leko. The event is a double round robin event. Nigel Short was the victim of the faulty first rating list that appeared. He should have been invited instead of Peter Leko, by the time corrections had been issued the invitations had been sent out. After his blistering performance in the Hoogovens, Wijk aan Zee Kasparov will start favourite with again Anand being his closest challenger.
More news on the FIDE Championships. FIDE are still aiming for the June/July dates and insiders say these will be met with Elista providing a safe venue. Kirsan Iljumzhinov still has his heart set on Las Vegas and may be prepared to throw money at the problem to get the event there. After falling out with Fishmann and Associates they have had to start organising again, possibly through the USCF. However players are starting to make plans for the dates and FIDE need to act fast.
Alexei Shirov issued a press release (firstly at: http://www.schach-daniel.com/Shirov/shirov.html) on his position on the WCC match he is supposed to be playing against Garry Kasparov. It follows below:
Shirov Press Statement
Since Gary Kasparov has made many statements and given interviews, press releases etc. I strongly feel that the time has come for me to end my silence and express my views on what has happened with and around the WCC World championship.
The story naturally goes back to 1993 when Kasparov and his challenger Short decided to play their World championship match outside FIDE and created the alternative organization PCA. At that time PCA was able to organize the complete World championship cycle and Kasparov played and won his matches against Short and Anand in 1993 and 1995 respectively. But then the PCA lost their powerful sponsor Intel and was unable to function on the same level. Kasparov found himself in a tricky situation - he left FIDE in order to prove that chess does not need them to organize the World championship but it was no longer easy.
Back in 1993 the former World champion Mikhail Botvinnik said that Kasparov would end up as his own owner of the World champion title as it has been the case with Lasker, Capablanca and Alekhine. Today we see that the late patriarch was right - Kasparov has just stated that Anand is the World number two player and should just challenge him for the title without preliminary competition.
But has there really been no preliminary competition between 1995 and 1999? I am afraid this is where the main contradiction to Kasparov's statements lies.
After some desperate attempts to create the new cycle Kasparov came into conclusion that the number of players competing for the right to challenge him should be substantially reduced. This was when the idea of WCC was born.
The WCC (World Chess Council) was founded in Linares in February 1998 and it was formed by the known organizers Luis Rentero (Spain), William Wirth (Switzerland) and two Spanish people I can not recall the names of now. The purpose of the new organization was to create so-called 'mini WC cycle' consisting of the match of the candidates Anand-Kramnik (the world number 2 and 3 players) and the winner to play Kasparov. Rentero stated that he had the necessary prize fund promised by the government of Andalusia (the Spanish autonomy) for both matches so things seemed to 'develop' smoothly.
However Anand felt reluctant to accept the WCC offer as it would be contradictory to his obligations towards FIDE. The WCC was left with two options - either to make Kasparov-Kramnik match (which wouldn't exactly be welcomed by the chess World I suppose) or give Anand's place to the best performer in Linares tournament that was bound to start. The latter option seemed at least to have some logic as the most of the world's best players (except Karpov and Adams who by the way would have the same problem with FIDE as Anand) were competing. Still when I happened to be that best performer taking second place and was offered to replace Anand (who by the way finished first, so I am not questioning his superiority at the moment at all) in the match vs. Kramnik I felt confused. I felt that Kramnik and I were not sufficiently better compared to Ivanchuk, Svidler and others to decide who would challenge Kasparov one to one. However the offer was there and knowing that this was my only chance to fight for the challenge, I accepted it. This decision I should regret later on especially since I forgot to insist that the winner would get in Cazorla the prize money and not only the promise of the match vs. Kasparov. Neither did Kramnik insist on that.
The match was to be played in Cazorla (Spain) in May-June 1998 and when I was preparing for it I realised that something was quite wrong with the prize fund guarantees for both matches. The contract that I got by fax was only signed by Rentero at that time. The day before the first game when both players were already in Cazorla we saw more signatures but not one from Junta Andalucia that would be the only body financially responsible. Of course, both Rentero and Wirth promised that the signature would come within one or two days and both players started the match trusting them. The signature never came.
When I won the match I immediately realised that things were shaky and my match vs. Kasparov was up in the air. However officially it was still announced for October 1998, they were speculating about both Sevilla and Marbella as the location and Rentero repeatedly said in telephone conversations that the prize fund of 2 million dollars for the match was under control.
The sad truth became apparent in the end of August when Rentero finally admitted that the signature of Junta Andalucia never existed, that he had all the copies of the contract and he could just eat them rather than pay me the 200,000$ compensation for cancellation of the match as stated in the contract.
The WCC did not stop functioning however and rather cynically offered me to play the match in California for the prize fund of 600,000$ with 400,000$ going to the winner and 200,000$ for the loser and Kasparov accepting that! Well, 200,000$ guarantee for two matches (I mean that all that I got in Cazorla were the bills) had not been the case for quite a while in World Championships and I naturally refused it as I estimated it too low. I suggested the prize fund of 1,000,000$ with the distribution 600,000$ to the winner and 400,000$ to the loser instead.
I should state that the California offer with 600,000$ prize fund was the only more or less serious offer I've had until now. Later on Kasparov stated in many interviews that I had turned down the one million offer because of the different distribution (650 thousand to the winner and 350 thousand to the loser) and these statements are completely untrue. I have never seen the official one million offer and I already had had enough verbal offers made by Mr. Rentero.
I have also tried (and even got the verbal promises again!) to raise the prize money in Catalonia where I live but so far nothing is confirmed. Of course, Kasparov's continuous statements that he wants to play Anand don't improve the situation.
I presume that my legitimacy as the World Championship contender is not any lower than Kasparov's legitimacy as the World Champion. And if we follow the historical line and assume that the World championship outside FIDE still exists (although in future the agreement between players and FIDE should be made) then my match against Kasparov should finally be organized. I have won all the matches I played since 1991 with a high score, so I feel ready to beat Kasparov in the match play.
Alexei Shirov, 4.02.1999
The second in the series of the new Russian Cup is underway in Moscow Feb 2-10. After six rounds Mihail Kobalija is half a point clear with 5.5/6. The event is a memorial for the Russian great Efim Geller who died late last year.
Full daily coverage on the Club Kasparov site in Russia
Direct link to the English coverage of the Geller event: http://www.clubkasparov.ru/news/rcup2/main.htm
EFIM GELLER MEMORIAL
(Russian Cup series, 2nd tournamet)
Moscow, February 2-10
Standings after round 6
No. PNo. Players Elo Points WP SB PS
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1. 15 Kobalija, Mihail 2537 5.5 22.0 20.25 18.5
2. 4 Poluljahov, Aleksandr 2566 5.0 22.0 17.00 17.0
14 Rustemov, Alexander 2539 5.0 19.5 15.50 16.0
23 Nikolenko, Oleg 2510 5.0 20.0 16.50 17.0
24 Motylev, Alexander 2505 5.0 24.0 19.50 18.5
39 Polovodin, Igor A. 2468 5.0 22.0 17.00 19.5
45 Kholmov, Ratmir D. 2458 5.0 20.5 16.75 18.0
56 Belozerov, Andrei 2437 5.0 22.0 17.25 19.5
9. 2 Popov, Valeriy 2582 4.5 23.5 16.75 16.0
5 Kiriakov, Petr 2564 4.5 23.0 16.50 15.5
18 Najer, Evgeniy 2522 4.5 20.0 14.50 14.5
26 Kalugin, Sergei 2497 4.5 19.5 14.50 15.0
29 Iskusnyh, Sergei 2486 4.5 20.0 14.25 15.0
33 Arbakov, Valentin 2482 4.5 20.0 13.75 16.0
43 Vokarev, Sergey 2462 4.5 19.5 14.25 16.0
53 Korotylev, Alexey 2440 4.5 18.5 11.75 17.0
55 Nalbandian, Tigran 2439 4.5 19.0 12.00 15.5
57 Daschian, Nikolai V. 2435 4.5 19.0 14.50 14.5
60 Saulin, Dmitri 2427 4.5 19.5 13.75 15.0
91 Kachar, Vladimir 2390 4.5 17.5 11.75 15.0
123 Gavritenkov, Sergei 2312 4.5 18.5 12.75 13.0
22. 1 Volkov, Sergey 2587 4.0 16.5 10.25 12.0
6 Kharitonov, Andrei Y. 2562 4.0 18.5 12.25 12.0
8 Lastin, Alexander 2558 4.0 19.5 12.75 12.5
9 Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav 2558 4.0 20.0 11.50 14.0
12 Volzhin, Alexander 2543 4.0 18.5 11.25 13.0
13 Landa, Konstantin 2542 4.0 20.5 13.00 13.0
22 Ovetchkin, Roman 2511 4.0 18.5 11.75 13.5
25 Kiselev, Sergey 2500 4.0 18.5 12.00 14.0
27 Prokopchuk, Evgeny 2489 4.0 20.5 13.50 14.5
28 Rychagov, Andrey 2487 4.0 21.0 12.75 15.5
32 Iljushin, Alexei 2484 4.0 22.0 13.50 16.0
35 Tunik, Gennady 2474 4.0 19.5 12.75 11.5
40 Akhmadeev, Vadim 2467 4.0 19.5 11.25 15.5
42 Vorotnikov, Vladislav 2463 4.0 22.0 13.00 16.0
44 Gelman, Alexander 2460 4.0 18.5 11.00 13.0
46 Bochkarev, Alexander 2457 4.0 18.0 11.25 12.5
49 Lobzhanidze, Davit 2452 4.0 16.0 10.25 12.5
51 Goloshchapov, Alexander 2446 4.0 19.5 10.75 16.5
52 Dokutchaev, Alexander 2443 4.0 17.5 12.00 14.0
58 Zakharov, Alexander S. 2430 4.0 20.5 12.00 14.0
59 Ivanov, Victor L. 2427 4.0 20.5 12.25 15.5
64 Moiseenko, Alexander 2419 4.0 25.0 16.25 16.0
67 Eljanov, Pavel 2418 4.0 20.5 12.25 14.0
69 Frog, Ilya 2415 4.0 21.5 12.75 14.5
70 Yuferov, Sergey N. 2415 4.0 20.0 11.25 14.5
85 Ulko, Jaroslav 2397 4.0 25.5 16.00 17.0
120 Loginov, Anton 2320 4.0 21.0 12.00 11.5
49. 7 Sherbakov, Ruslan 2559 3.5 21.0 10.75 14.5
10 Yemelin, Vasily 2550 3.5 17.0 8.75 10.0
16 Burmakin, Vladimir 2534 3.5 18.0 9.75 12.5
17 Zakharevich, Igor 2532 3.5 22.0 12.25 14.5
20 Beshukov, Sergei 2511 3.5 19.5 9.75 14.0
21 Chekhov, Valery A. 2511 3.5 19.0 10.00 13.5
30 Kuporosov, Viktor 2485 3.5 18.5 10.50 13.0
31 Dragomarezkij, Evgeny 2484 3.5 14.0 6.75 12.5
37 Reprintsev, Alexander 2470 3.5 23.0 12.25 16.0
50 Solovjov, Sergey 2447 3.5 20.5 9.50 15.5
54 Maljutin, Evgeni 2440 3.5 17.5 8.75 13.0
61 Mitenkov, Alexey 2425 3.5 16.5 9.00 12.5
62 Skatchkov, Pavel 2420 3.5 16.0 9.50 10.5
73 Virovlansky, Semen 2410 3.5 16.0 7.75 11.5
76 Kulikov, Aleksandr 2405 3.5 22.0 12.00 13.5
78 Odeev, Hanjar 2403 3.5 20.5 8.75 12.0
79 Chuprov, Dmitry 2400 3.5 18.5 9.75 11.5
81 Maiorov, Oleg 2400 3.5 15.0 6.50 12.0
82 Mchedishvili, Mikheil 2400 3.5 22.0 11.50 14.5
90 Fokin, Sergey 2390 3.5 19.5 9.25 15.0
94 Riazantsev, Alexander 2387 3.5 19.0 9.25 12.5
98 Nureev, Garun 2380 3.5 20.0 9.00 13.0
108 Gutov, Andrei 2345 3.5 23.5 12.00 12.0
109 Kosarev, Andrei M. 2345 3.5 17.5 9.00 9.0
116 Igriashvili, Zurab 2327 3.5 20.5 9.75 11.0
117 Strukov, Robert 2325 3.5 20.5 9.75 10.0
124 Goletiani, Rusudan 2310 3.5 18.0 8.25 10.5
126 Pokrovski, Pavel 2305 3.5 15.5 7.75 8.5
129 Volodin, Alexey 2300 3.5 16.5 7.00 9.5
132 Belov, Alexei 2295 3.5 17.5 8.25 12.0
142 Laptev, Dmitri 2280 3.5 17.0 8.25 10.5
148 Dubinsky, Roman 2269 3.5 16.0 8.50 9.5
81. 3 Balashov, Yuri S. 2578 3.0 20.0 9.50 11.5
19 Tosic, Mikoslav 2517 3.0 20.0 8.50 12.0
48 Vlassov, Nikolai 2454 3.0 18.0 8.25 13.0
63 Novichkov, Valery 2420 3.0 18.0 6.50 10.5
71 Chepukaitis, Genrih 2415 3.0 19.5 8.00 12.0
72 Zaitsev, Vadim 2412 3.0 23.0 9.50 14.0
74 Panikarovsky, Alexey 2407 3.0 16.5 6.50 11.5
77 Iliushkin, Evgen 2405 3.0 14.0 6.25 9.0
80 Hait, Alexander 2400 3.0 20.5 8.00 12.5
83 Potkin, Vladimir 2400 3.0 21.0 8.75 12.5
84 Lopushnoy, Denis 2399 3.0 18.5 7.25 11.5
86 Feoktistov, Alexey A. 2390 3.0 18.5 8.25 12.5
89 Ivanov, Timur 2390 3.0 15.0 4.50 11.0
93 Chigvintsev, Andrei 2387 3.0 17.5 5.00 12.0
95 Bakhtadze, Giorgi 2384 3.0 20.0 8.00 12.5
96 Arkhangelsky, Boris 2382 3.0 19.0 6.75 13.5
97 Donchenko, Anatoly G. 2382 3.0 23.0 11.50 13.0
99 Dolinskij, Boris 2376 3.0 17.5 6.00 11.0
100 Korobov, Ilya 2372 3.0 18.5 5.00 10.0
101 Kirusha, Andrey 2365 3.0 19.5 7.50 10.5
102 Filipenko, Alexander 2360 3.0 21.0 9.50 10.0
104 Pres, Grigoriy 2352 3.0 18.5 8.00 8.5
105 Khamrakulov, Ibragim 2350 3.0 19.0 7.50 9.5
107 Losev, Dmitry 2345 3.0 14.0 6.50 7.0
110 Zenin, Dmitri 2345 3.0 18.5 6.50 9.0
111 Isanbaev, Ramil 2344 3.0 19.5 6.00 9.0
115 Evelev, Vladimir 2327 3.0 10.0 4.00 7.0
121 Grigoriants, Sergey 2313 3.0 22.0 11.00 13.0
125 Zhelesny, Stanislav 2307 3.0 17.0 7.25 9.0
128 Granovski, Aleksandar 2302 3.0 17.0 6.50 11.5
131 Bachin, Vitaly 2295 3.0 16.0 6.25 8.0
134 Vdovin, Dmitry 2292 3.0 12.0 4.50 8.0
136 Bogaudinov, Rushan 2289 3.0 17.0 5.50 7.0
140 Deviatkin, Andrei 2284 3.0 22.5 11.25 13.0
144 Mitin, Andrej 2275 3.0 17.5 5.25 9.0
155 Nedochetov, Mikhail 2251 3.0 22.0 10.00 11.0
168 Chikovani, Vakhtang 2195 3.0 19.5 9.50 10.0
170 Grachev, Boris 2192 3.0 23.5 11.25 13.5
179 Kozyrev, Daniil 2146 3.0 17.0 6.00 6.0
181 Vnuk, Igor 2119 3.0 17.5 7.00 7.0
121. 11 Vaulin, Alexander 2547 2.5 22.5 8.50 13.0
34 Vorobiov, Evgeny E. 2477 2.5 15.0 5.50 7.5
38 Kostenko, Petr 2468 2.5 18.0 6.50 9.5
65 Gorbatow, Alexej 2418 2.5 17.5 6.00 10.0
75 Matveeva, Svetlana 2405 2.5 18.0 4.75 10.0
88 Rodin, Mihail 2391 2.5 15.0 5.25 10.0
106 Belov, Vladimir 2349 2.5 17.0 6.00 8.5
114 Kozlov, Vladimir N. 2327 2.5 16.5 5.00 9.0
118 Malinin, Yuri 2324 2.5 17.5 4.75 8.5
122 Drozdovskiy, Yuri 2312 2.5 20.5 8.00 11.5
135 Kunin, Vitaliy 2290 2.5 18.0 5.00 9.5
137 Afonin, Alexey 2288 2.5 16.5 4.75 9.0
138 Gusev, Yuri S. 2285 2.5 15.5 5.00 7.0
149 Ovod, Evgenija 2264 2.5 18.5 6.75 8.0
152 Silivanov, Sergei I. 2256 2.5 19.0 6.25 9.0
153 Kondenko, Alexey 2254 2.5 20.0 6.75 8.0
154 Kargin, Arseniy 2251 2.5 21.5 9.00 11.5
159 Einor, Pavel 2234 2.5 13.0 2.25 6.0
160 Shipunov, Vladimir 2234 2.5 17.5 5.50 7.0
162 Maximov, Alexey 2229 2.5 17.0 5.50 9.5
163 Guseinov, Gadir 2226 2.5 16.5 4.75 6.5
164 Janturin, Artur 2224 2.5 21.5 7.75 11.0
182 Shomoev, Anton 2105 2.5 14.5 4.50 6.0
144. 47 Abasheev, Denis 2455 2.0 16.5 4.50 10.5
66 Nikitin, Andrey 2418 2.0 16.0 4.00 8.0
68 Tkebuchava, Zurab 2417 2.0 17.0 6.25 8.5
92 Mikheev, Stanislav 2390 2.0 8.5 1.00 3.0
103 Okrugin, Sergey 2355 2.0 13.0 2.00 3.0
112 Ageichenko, Genadi A. 2343 2.0 17.0 2.00 8.0
113 Polovnikova, Ekaterina 2336 2.0 15.0 4.25 7.0
119 Ozolin, Maxim 2321 2.0 20.0 6.00 8.0
130 Lundin, Alexandr 2299 2.0 15.0 2.50 7.5
133 Ariskin, Alexey 2294 2.0 15.5 4.25 7.5
139 Melikhov, Evgeny V. 2285 2.0 15.0 1.50 8.0
143 Gersov, Evgeny 2275 2.0 15.0 3.75 6.0
145 Yesaulkov, Oleg 2274 2.0 18.5 4.50 5.5
146 Zaitsev, Mikhail 2274 2.0 15.0 3.50 7.0
147 Khruschiov, Alexey 2271 2.0 12.5 1.50 5.0
150 Husnullin, Ramil 2260 2.0 12.0 1.00 5.0
156 Tuturin, Sergey 2248 2.0 15.0 1.50 5.0
157 Ivanov, Mikhail Y. 2240 2.0 15.5 3.75 6.5
158 Mozin, Alecsandr 2239 2.0 15.5 4.50 7.0
161 Zhadanov, Nikolay 2230 2.0 18.5 5.50 9.0
165 Nemtsev, Igor 2220 2.0 21.0 5.50 11.0
166 Pogosian, Georgy 2215 2.0 17.0 2.50 7.0
171 Erzhanov, Arman 2181 2.0 17.0 5.75 7.5
172 Alagulian, Kamo 2171 2.0 14.0 2.75 4.0
173 Lylov, Igor 2170 2.0 14.5 2.00 5.0
176 Abramov, Anatoli P. 2160 2.0 14.5 3.00 4.0
187 Semenov, Viktor 2055 2.0 16.0 4.00 7.0
190 Novikov, German A. 0000 2.0 16.0 5.25 7.0
192 Vasenev, Sergey 0000 2.0 15.5 3.50 8.0
173. 36 Namgilov, Sogto 2472 1.5 18.0 4.25 8.0
87 Bykov, Andrei 2391 1.5 18.0 2.25 8.5
127 Bondar, Anatoly T. 2303 1.5 17.0 2.00 7.0
141 Bujkevich, Alexander 2280 1.5 15.5 1.25 4.0
151 Murzin, Lenar 2258 1.5 15.5 1.75 3.5
174 Patsuk, Leonid 2169 1.5 16.0 3.50 7.0
178 Stromskij, Pavel 2150 1.5 16.0 2.75 3.5
180 Sazonov, Yuri 2130 1.5 15.0 2.75 5.0
191 Pogonina, Natalija 0000 1.5 12.5 1.00 4.0
182. 41 Cherniaev, Alexander 2466 1.0 16.0 2.50 4.0
177 Kurenkov, Nikolai 2157 1.0 17.5 3.00 5.0
183 Shorin, Alexey 2105 1.0 9.0 0.25 1.0
184 Kovtunenko, Alexandr 2098 1.0 17.0 2.50 6.0
185 Abzirko, Nikolay 2095 1.0 11.5 0.25 2.0
186 Glagolev, Boris 2061 1.0 10.5 2.25 4.0
188 Kulikov, Mikhail L. 0000 1.0 18.0 3.00 5.0
189 Lobzhanidze, Nikoloz 0000 1.0 15.5 2.00 6.0
193 Vasiliev, Oleg 0000 1.0 11.5 0.25 3.0
191. 167 Fatykhov, Shamil 2204 0.0 14.0 0.00 0.0
169 Zvereva, Marija 2194 0.0 13.0 2.25 0.0
175 Rumjantsev, Yuri 2164 0.0 14.5 4.00 0.0
A 10 game match between Mickey Adams and Yasser Seirawan was drawn. The event took place 21st January to 1st February in Bermuda. Michael Adams won the first game with black after Seirawan lost his rook in a winning position games two and three were drawn before Seirawan equalised the match by winning the fourth. Seirawan won game 6 and Adams levelled by winning game 8. The final two games were drawn.
Official coverage: http://www.bermuda.bm/chess/
Further coverage
by Inside Chess.
Seirawan, Yasser - Adams, Michael 0-1 41 E12 Nimzo indian
Adams, Michael - Seirawan, Yasser 1/2 23 B17 Caro-Kann
Seirawan, Yasser - Adams, Michael 1/2 25 E12 Nimzo indian
Adams, Michael - Seirawan, Yasser 0-1 42 B17 Caro-Kann
Seirawan, Yasser - Adams, Michael 1/2 21 E12 Nimzo indian
Adams, Michael - Seirawan, Yasser 0-1 41 B12 Caro-Kann
Seirawan, Yasser - Adams, Michael 1/2 47 B07 Pirc
Adams, Michael - Seirawan, Yasser 1-0 28 B12 Caro-Kann
Seirawan, Yasser - Adams, Michael 1/2 28 E12 Nimzo indian
Adams, Michael - Seirawan, Yasser 1/2 68 B17 Caro-Kann
Bermuda (), I-II 1999
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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Adams, Michael g ENG 2716 1 = = 0 = 0 = 1 = = 5.0 2643
Seirawan, Yasser g USA 2643 0 = = 1 = 1 = 0 = = 5.0 2716
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Etienne Bacrot was undefeated winning the international tournament in Bermuda. He scored 9/13 half a point clear of Helgi Gretarsson.
Round 1 (1999.01.21)
Gershon, Alik - Waitzkin, Joshua 1/2 61 D27 QGA;
Chandler, Murray G - Teplitsky, Yan 1-0 40 B83 Sicilian
Nataf, Igor-Alexandre - Gretarsson, Helgi Ass 1/2 62 C11 French; Classical
Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis - Pelletier, Yannick 0-1 29 B87 Sicilian
Thorhallsson, Throstur - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 22 B06 Modern defence
Forster, Richard - Ashley, Maurice 0-1 41 B97 Sicilian; Najdorf
Round 2 (1999.01.22)
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Chandler, Murray G 1-0 47 D37 Queen's gambit
Waitzkin, Joshua - Forster, Richard 1-0 31 B43 Sicilian
Ashley, Maurice - Nataf, Igor-Alexandre 1/2 29 B32 Sicilian
Pelletier, Yannick - Thorhallsson, Throstur 0-1 38 D26 QGA;
Teplitsky, Yan - Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis 1-0 41 D34 Queen's gambit
Elbilia, Jacques - Gershon, Alik 1/2 43 E32 Nimzo indian
Round 3 (1999.01.23)
Bacrot, Etienne - Pelletier, Yannick 1-0 43 E18 Nimzo indian
Chandler, Murray G - Ashley, Maurice 1/2 21 B70 Sicilian; Dragon
Nataf, Igor-Alexandre - Waitzkin, Joshua 1/2 25 B01 Scandinavian
Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis - Gretarsson, Helgi Ass 0-1 42 C69 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Thorhallsson, Throstur - Teplitsky, Yan 1/2 23 B57 Sicilian
Forster, Richard - Elbilia, Jacques 1/2 13 A80 Dutch defence
Round 4 (1999.01.24)
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Thorhallsson, Throstur 1/2 24 D03 Queen's pawn
Gershon, Alik - Forster, Richard 1/2 39 E91 Kings indian; Classical
Waitzkin, Joshua - Chandler, Murray G 1/2 12 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Ashley, Maurice - Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis 0-1 21 C18 French; Winawer
Teplitsky, Yan - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 47 E98 Kings indian; Main line
Elbilia, Jacques - Nataf, Igor-Alexandre 1/2 28 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Round 5 (1999.01.26)
Bacrot, Etienne - Gretarsson, Helgi Ass 1/2 13 D10 Slav defence
Chandler, Murray G - Elbilia, Jacques 1/2 23 E13 Nimzo indian
Nataf, Igor-Alexandre - Gershon, Alik 1/2 22 B66 Sicilian
Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis - Waitzkin, Joshua 1-0 28 B57 Sicilian
Thorhallsson, Throstur - Ashley, Maurice 1-0 54 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Pelletier, Yannick - Teplitsky, Yan 1/2 27 D38 Queen's gambit
Round 6 (1999.01.27)
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Pelletier, Yannick 1-0 31 D93 Gruenfeld indian
Gershon, Alik - Chandler, Murray G 1-0 38 D36 Queen's gambit
Waitzkin, Joshua - Thorhallsson, Throstur 1-0 54 C11 French; Classical
Ashley, Maurice - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 20 C45 Scottish
Forster, Richard - Nataf, Igor-Alexandre 1-0 41 B06 Modern defence
Elbilia, Jacques - Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis 0-1 55 A21 English; 1.c4 e5
Round 7 (1999.01.28)
Bacrot, Etienne - Waitzkin, Joshua 1/2 51 D20 QGA;
Chandler, Murray G - Forster, Richard 1-0 25 B01 Scandinavian
Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis - Gershon, Alik 1/2 35 B56 Sicilian
Thorhallsson, Throstur - Elbilia, Jacques 1/2 26 C17 French; Winawer
Pelletier, Yannick - Ashley, Maurice 1/2 41 D85 Gruenfeld indian
Teplitsky, Yan - Gretarsson, Helgi Ass 1/2 49 A29 English; 1.c4 e5
Round 8 (1999.01.29)
Gershon, Alik - Thorhallsson, Throstur 1/2 96 D27 QGA;
Waitzkin, Joshua - Pelletier, Yannick 1/2 70 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Ashley, Maurice - Teplitsky, Yan 1-0 41 B80 Sicilian
Nataf, Igor-Alexandre - Chandler, Murray G 1/2 16 B30 Sicilian
Forster, Richard - Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis 1/2 13 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Elbilia, Jacques - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 35 E90 Kings indian; Classical
Round 9 (1999.01.30)
Bacrot, Etienne - Gershon, Alik 1/2 23 E12 Nimzo indian
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Ashley, Maurice 1-0 42 D00 Queen's pawn
Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis - Nataf, Igor-Alexandre 1/2 17 B30 Sicilian
Thorhallsson, Throstur - Forster, Richard 0-1 28 B00 1.e4
Pelletier, Yannick - Elbilia, Jacques 1-0 21 A34 English; 1.c4 c5
Teplitsky, Yan - Waitzkin, Joshua 0-1 38 D45 Semi-Slav
Round 10 (1999.02.01)
Gershon, Alik - Pelletier, Yannick 1-0 32 D43 Semi-Slav
Waitzkin, Joshua - Gretarsson, Helgi Ass 1/2 34 C47 Four knights
Chandler, Murray G - Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis 1-0 31 A90 Dutch defence
Nataf, Igor-Alexandre - Thorhallsson, Throstur 1/2 23 C13 French; Classical
Forster, Richard - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 40 B06 Modern defence
Elbilia, Jacques - Teplitsky, Yan 1/2 76 E32 Nimzo indian
Round 11 (1999.02.02)
Bacrot, Etienne - Nataf, Igor-Alexandre 1/2 65 E97 Kings indian; Main line
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Elbilia, Jacques 1/2 18 E76 Kings indian
Ashley, Maurice - Waitzkin, Joshua 1-0 39 D31 Queen's gambit
Thorhallsson, Throstur - Chandler, Murray G 1/2 37 B31 Sicilian
Pelletier, Yannick - Forster, Richard 1/2 20 E91 Kings indian; Classical
Teplitsky, Yan - Gershon, Alik 1/2 27 E32 Nimzo indian
Round 12 (1999.02.03)
Gershon, Alik - Gretarsson, Helgi Ass 1/2 49 D16 Slav defence
Chandler, Murray G - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 32 B58 Sicilian
Nataf, Igor-Alexandre - Pelletier, Yannick 1/2 30 C45 Scottish
Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis - Thorhallsson, Throstur 1/2 23 C14 French; Classical
Forster, Richard - Teplitsky, Yan 1-0 38 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Elbilia, Jacques - Ashley, Maurice 0-1 23 E32 Nimzo indian
Round 13 (1999.02.04)
Bacrot, Etienne - Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis 1/2 10 E68 Kings indian
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Forster, Richard 1-0 27 E76 Kings indian
Waitzkin, Joshua - Elbilia, Jacques 1-0 39 A08 Reti (1.Nf3)
Ashley, Maurice - Gershon, Alik 1/2 21 B57 Sicilian
Pelletier, Yannick - Chandler, Murray G 1-0 37 D34 Queen's gambit
Teplitsky, Yan - Nataf, Igor-Alexandre 1/2 81 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Bermuda (), I-II 1999 cat. IX (2474)
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1 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2561 *====1==11111 9.0 2659
2 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass g ISL 2459 =*==11=1=11== 8.5 2632
3 Gershon, Alik m ISR 2467 ==*=1====1=== 7.0 2531
4 Waitzkin, Joshua m USA 2467 ===*=0=01=111 7.0 2531
5 Chandler, Murray G g ENG 2520 =00=*==1=011= 6.0 2469
6 Ashley, Maurice m USA 2473 00=1=*=00=111 6.0 2473
7 Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2475 ======*===0== 5.5 2444
8 Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis m ESP 2472 =0=101=*=0=01 5.5 2444
9 Thorhallsson, Throstur g ISL 2499 0==0=1==*10== 5.5 2442
10 Pelletier, Yannick m SUI 2483 000=1==10*==1 5.5 2443
11 Forster, Richard m SUI 2468 00=0001=1=*1= 5.0 2417
12 Teplitsky, Yan m CAN 2453 0==000=1==0*= 4.0 2350
13 Elbilia, Jacques f MAR 2360 0==0=0=0=0==* 3.5 2325
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Mart Tarmak reports: The Paul Keres rapid chess memorial took place in mid-January. There were two tournaments, a men's event and a women's event. The highest rated Estonian GM Lembit Oll was missing as he was playing in the European Club Cup finals with the Polonia club.
Viktor Gavrikov won the men's event and Tatiana Stepovaia-Dianchenko won the women's event.
Round 1 (1999.01.09)
Gavrikov, Viktor - Lugovoi, Aleksei 1/2 65 E67 Kings indian
Svirjov, Igor - Veingold, Aleksandr 0-1 35 A47 Queen's pawn
Seeman, Tarvo - Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1/2 47 A04 Reti (1.Nf3)
Vooremaa, Andres - Ehlvest, Jaan 0-1 49 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Round 2 (1999.01.09)
Gavrikov, Viktor - Svirjov, Igor 1/2 37 E62 Kings indian
Ehlvest, Jaan - Seeman, Tarvo 1-0 42 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Lugovoi, Aleksei - Malaniuk, Vladimir P 0-1 55 A87 Dutch defence
Veingold, Aleksandr - Vooremaa, Andres 1/2 55 D34 Queen's gambit
Round 3 (1999.01.09)
Malaniuk, Vladimir P - Ehlvest, Jaan 1-0 75 D37 Queen's gambit
Svirjov, Igor - Lugovoi, Aleksei 0-1 35 E61 Kings indian
Seeman, Tarvo - Veingold, Aleksandr 1-0 41 B56 Sicilian
Vooremaa, Andres - Gavrikov, Viktor 0-1 45 A16 English; 1.c4
Round 4 (1999.01.10)
Gavrikov, Viktor - Seeman, Tarvo 1-0 32 D94 Gruenfeld indian
Lugovoi, Aleksei - Ehlvest, Jaan 1/2 30 A40 Queen's pawn
Svirjov, Igor - Vooremaa, Andres 0-1 44 A12 English; 1.c4
Veingold, Aleksandr - Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1/2 16 A86 Dutch defence
Round 5 (1999.01.10)
Malaniuk, Vladimir P - Gavrikov, Viktor 1/2 14 A48 Queen's pawn
Ehlvest, Jaan - Veingold, Aleksandr 1-0 37 A17 English; 1.c4
Seeman, Tarvo - Svirjov, Igor 0-1 42 B08 Pirc; Classical
Vooremaa, Andres - Lugovoi, Aleksei 1/2 29 E84 Kings indian; Saemisch
Round 6 (1999.01.10)
Gavrikov, Viktor - Ehlvest, Jaan 1-0 38 B08 Pirc; Classical
Lugovoi, Aleksei - Veingold, Aleksandr 1-0 61 E31 Nimzo indian
Svirjov, Igor - Malaniuk, Vladimir P 1-0 57 A88 Dutch defence
Vooremaa, Andres - Seeman, Tarvo 1/2 37 E80 Kings indian; Saemisch
Round 7 (1999.01.10)
Malaniuk, Vladimir P - Vooremaa, Andres 1-0 45 D37 Queen's gambit
Ehlvest, Jaan - Svirjov, Igor 1-0 35 E91 Kings indian; Classical
Seeman, Tarvo - Lugovoi, Aleksei 1/2 52 B56 Sicilian
Veingold, Aleksandr - Gavrikov, Viktor 0-1 38 E15 Nimzo indian
Tallinn EST (EST), I 1999 cat. IX (2473)
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1 Gavrikov, Viktor g LTU 2532 * = 1 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2694
2 Malaniuk, Vladimir P g UKR 2552 = * 1 1 0 = 1 = 4.5 2563
3 Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2593 0 0 * = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2557
4 Lugovoi, Aleksei g RUS 2510 = 0 = * 1 = = 1 4.0 2517
5 Svirjov, Igor f EST 2346 = 1 0 0 * 1 0 0 2.5 2388
6 Seeman, Tarvo m EST 2438 0 = 0 = 0 * = 1 2.5 2375
7 Vooremaa, Andres EST 2332 0 0 0 = 1 = * = 2.5 2390
8 Veingold, Aleksandr m EST 2477 0 = 0 0 1 0 = * 2.0 2313
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Women's event
Round 1 (1999.01.09)
Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana - Voronova, Tatiana 1-0 51 C00 French
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Gaprindashvili, Nona 1/2 42 D35 Queen's gambit
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Reizniece, Dana 1-0 13 B08 Pirc; Classical
Piarnpuu, Leili - Fomina, Tatyana 0-1 42 D07 Chigorin
Round 2 (1999.01.09)
Fomina, Tatyana - Voronova, Tatiana 1-0 25 A40 Queen's pawn
Reizniece, Dana - Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana 0-1 52 A26 English; 1.c4 e5
Gaprindashvili, Nona - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 1-0 53 E68 Kings indian
Piarnpuu, Leili - Cmilyte, Viktorija 0-1 65 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Round 3 (1999.01.09)
Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana - Gaprindashvili, Nona 1-0 39 B06 Modern defence
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Fomina, Tatyana 1-0 61 D07 Chigorin
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Piarnpuu, Leili 1-0 67 C95 Ruy Lopez
Voronova, Tatiana - Reizniece, Dana 1/2 56 B07 Pirc
Round 4 (1999.01.10)
Fomina, Tatyana - Reizniece, Dana 1-0 49 B07 Pirc
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 1-0 58 A54 Benoni
Gaprindashvili, Nona - Voronova, Tatiana 1-0 27 E71 Kings indian
Piarnpuu, Leili - Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana 0-1 63 D11 Slav defence
Round 5 (1999.01.10)
Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana - Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 65 B20 Sicilian
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Fomina, Tatyana 1/2 48 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Reizniece, Dana - Gaprindashvili, Nona 1-0 50 A26 English; 1.c4 e5
Voronova, Tatiana - Piarnpuu, Leili 1/2 14 C60 Ruy Lopez
Round 6 (1999.01.10)
Fomina, Tatyana - Gaprindashvili, Nona 1-0 53 B06 Modern defence
Cmilyte, Viktorija - Voronova, Tatiana 1-0 50 A35 English; 1.c4 c5
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana 1/2 11 B26 Sicilian; Closed
Piarnpuu, Leili - Reizniece, Dana 0-1 55 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Round 7 (1999.01.10)
Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana - Fomina, Tatyana 1/2 9 A90 Dutch defence
Reizniece, Dana - Cmilyte, Viktorija 1-0 61 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Gaprindashvili, Nona - Piarnpuu, Leili 1-0 49 A90 Dutch defence
Voronova, Tatiana - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 0-1 51 B52 Sicilian
Tallinn EST (EST), I 1999 cat. IV (2337)
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1 Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana wg RUS 2444 * = 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.0 2630
2 Fomina, Tatyana wm EST 2297 = * 0 = 1 1 1 1 5.0 2500
3 Cmilyte, Viktorija wm LTU 2310 0 1 * 1 0 = 1 1 4.5 2442
4 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina wg RUS 2499 = = 0 * 1 0 1 1 4.0 2363
5 Reizniece, Dana wf LAT 2270 0 0 1 0 * 1 = 1 3.5 2346
6 Gaprindashvili, Nona g GEO 2365 0 0 = 1 0 * 1 1 3.5 2332
7 Voronova, Tatiana wm LAT 2276 0 0 0 0 = 0 * = 1.0 2036
8 Piarnpuu, Leili wm EST 2233 0 0 0 0 0 0 = * 0.5 1929
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Albert Silver reports: The Vince Toth Memorial, a category 7 tournament took place at the Clube de Xadrez Guanabara, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event was made possible due to the sponsorship by Vince Toth's son, Peter Toth. The event is being organized by GM Darcy Lima, president of the CBX (Brazilan Chess Federation), and Cristovam Kubrusly, technical director. The arbiters were IA Friedrich Salamon and Francisco Figueiredo.
One can read all one wants about the great feats of the greats, but to be honest, for many of us mere mortals (woodpushers if you want to put it that way), they tend to remain at the level of a sort of Homeric tale. Why? While I read the stories and watch the games of my heroes just as avidly as the next, it's hard to really see these players as the kind of people one goes out to have a few beers with on a Friday night. Reading about how Kasparov had calculated some 15 moves ahead only made me conclude that the guy was an alien from outer space (his loss against Sokolov was probably to cast doubts on this truth). So a smaller, say 10 categories less, GM tournament where norms are in play, while not as cataclysmic in the grand scheme of things, tends to be a very human event with more nailbiting than anything you're likely to see. Such was the case for this second consecutive International event here in Rio. The occasion for it was in it's name, the Vince Toth Memorial. Vince Toth was a master strength player born in Hungary in 1915, whose main international performances were a shared 1st place with Szabo in 1939, and a 2nd place in 1943 ahead of players such as Barcza, dr Asztalos, etc... and a tied match in 1947 (11.5-11.5) with Grunfeld. In 1948, he moved to Brazil where he became an established icon of the Brazilian chess circuit, sharing his pleasure of the game with others and imparting it to his children and grandchildren, Peter Toth and IM Christian Toth. The tournament was made possible due to the generous financial support of Vince Toth's son, Peter Toth and organized to the indefatiguable efforts of the Clube de Xadrez Guanabara and the CBX, Brazilian Chess Federation, headed by it's new president, GM Darcy Lima. The roster and category of the event were a mystery until a week before due to numerous problems and FIDE's inability to produce a final rating list to this very day. On the GM front were Brazilian GM Jaime Sunye Neto, Spanish GM Felix Izeta, and Argentine (though playing under the Italian flag for the moment) GM Garcia Palermo, while on the IM front there were Brazilian IMs Mauro Souza, Everaldo Matsuura, and Portuguese IM Luis Galego. There were also Eduardo Limp (an IM waiting for his title to be ratified by FIDE), FM Sadi Dumont, Jose Costa jr., and Marcio Miranda. A cursory glance at the ratings of the players seemed to hold that if any norm was to be scored, the most likely would be by FM Sadi Dumont weighing in at 2384. As for a GM norm, though one always wants to believe in the possibilties of the players, the ratings weren't quite as favourable. The tournament was a strange and bloodthirsty one. Perhaps this is what contributed to make it a memorable one, for Marcio Miranda, though 56, the lowest rated player of the event at 2285, scored his first IM norm based on his elo performance, and Eduardo Limp, still untitled due to a technicality, turned in a class act by scoring a solid GM norm, and tied for first (second on tie-break) with 7/9. GM Sunye Neto lead the tournament from beginning to end and largely justified his role as favourite by scoring 7/9. More could have been expected of GMs Felix Izeta, 3rd with 5.5/7 and Garcia Palermo (6th at 4.5/9), but perhaps the sunny weather and very enjoyable social life contributed to a spotty performance. I'll just draw your attention ever so briefly to Izeta's lovely combination against Miranda in the 6th round commencing with 26..Bh3+!!. A hearty congratulations to the players and organizers for bringing about a thoroughly enjoyable event.
Official site's URL: http://www.xadreznet.com/cxg/
Round 1 (1999.01.31)
Sunye Neto, Jaime - Fernandes, Jose Costa jr 1-0 39 E69 Kings indian
Limp, Eduardo - Izeta Txabarri, Felix 1/2 41 A06 Reti (1.Nf3)
Matsuura, Everaldo - Dumont, Sadi Glasser 1/2 20 A35 English; 1.c4 c5
Garcia Palermo, Carlos - Galego, Luis 1-0 34 A45 Queen's pawn
De Souza, Mauro - Miranda, Marcio M.C 1-0 42 E48 Nimzo indian
Round 2 (1999.02.01)
Izeta Txabarri, Felix - Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1/2 25 A42 Queen's pawn
Miranda, Marcio M.C - Dumont, Sadi Glasser 1-0 36 A58 Benko gambit
Galego, Luis - Matsuura, Everaldo 0-1 29 C69 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
De Souza, Mauro - Sunye Neto, Jaime 0-1 33 E54 Nimzo indian
Fernandes, Jose Costa jr - Limp, Eduardo 0-1 30 B65 Sicilian
Round 3 (1999.02.02)
Sunye Neto, Jaime - Miranda, Marcio M.C 1-0 48 D45 Semi-Slav
Limp, Eduardo - De Souza, Mauro 1-0 32 A46 Queen's pawn
Matsuura, Everaldo - Izeta Txabarri, Felix 0-1 40 B14 Caro-Kann
Garcia Palermo, Carlos - Fernandes, Jose Costa jr 1-0 21 E70 Kings indian
Dumont, Sadi Glasser - Galego, Luis 0-1 42 B40 Sicilian
Round 4 (1999.02.03)
Sunye Neto, Jaime - Limp, Eduardo 1/2 41 A12 English; 1.c4
Izeta Txabarri, Felix - Dumont, Sadi Glasser 1/2 44 A43 Queen's pawn
Miranda, Marcio M.C - Galego, Luis 1-0 46 A41 Queen's pawn
De Souza, Mauro - Garcia Palermo, Carlos 0-1 24 D27 QGA;
Fernandes, Jose Costa jr - Matsuura, Everaldo 0-1 52 A07 Reti (1.Nf3)
Round 5 (1999.02.04)
Limp, Eduardo - Miranda, Marcio M.C 1/2 16 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Matsuura, Everaldo - De Souza, Mauro 1/2 39 C02 French; Advance
Garcia Palermo, Carlos - Sunye Neto, Jaime 1/2 13 E18 Nimzo indian
Galego, Luis - Izeta Txabarri, Felix 1-0 42 B18 Caro-Kann
Dumont, Sadi Glasser - Fernandes, Jose Costa jr 1-0 30 B12 Caro-Kann
Round 6 (1999.02.05)
Sunye Neto, Jaime - Matsuura, Everaldo 1/2 64 A16 English; 1.c4
Limp, Eduardo - Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1-0 53 A40 Queen's pawn
Miranda, Marcio M.C - Izeta Txabarri, Felix 0-1 29 E32 Nimzo indian
De Souza, Mauro - Dumont, Sadi Glasser 1/2 24 A58 Benko gambit
Fernandes, Jose Costa jr - Galego, Luis 1/2 46 B42 Sicilian
Round 7 (1999.02.06)
Izeta Txabarri, Felix - Fernandes, Jose Costa jr 1-0 25 E66 Kings indian
Matsuura, Everaldo - Limp, Eduardo 1/2 19 B22 Sicilian; Alapin (2.c3)
Garcia Palermo, Carlos - Miranda, Marcio M.C 0-1 55 A55 Benoni
Galego, Luis - De Souza, Mauro 1-0 16 E02 Nimzo indian
Dumont, Sadi Glasser - Sunye Neto, Jaime 0-1 39 B50 Sicilian
Round 8 (1999.02.07)
Sunye Neto, Jaime - Galego, Luis 1-0 24 A36 English; 1.c4 c5
Limp, Eduardo - Dumont, Sadi Glasser 1-0 41 A36 English; 1.c4 c5
Miranda, Marcio M.C - Fernandes, Jose Costa jr 1-0 62 A37 English; 1.c4 c5
Garcia Palermo, Carlos - Matsuura, Everaldo 1/2 42 D47 Semi-Slav
De Souza, Mauro - Izeta Txabarri, Felix 1/2 37 E44 Nimzo indian
Round 9 (1999.02.08)
Izeta Txabarri, Felix - Sunye Neto, Jaime 1/2 43 A47 Queen's pawn
Matsuura, Everaldo - Miranda, Marcio M.C 1/2 11 D64 QGD;
Galego, Luis - Limp, Eduardo 0-1 17 B59 Sicilian
Dumont, Sadi Glasser - Garcia Palermo, Carlos 1-0 55 C00 French
Fernandes, Jose Costa jr - De Souza, Mauro 1/2 9 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Rio de Janeiro BRA (BRA), I 1999 cat. VII (2408)
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1 Sunye Neto, Jaime g BRA 2546 * = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2613
2 Limp, Eduardo BRA 2413 = * = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2627
3 Izeta Txabarri, Felix g ESP 2516 = = * 1 1 = 0 = = 1 5.5 2476
4 Matsuura, Everaldo m BRA 2380 = = 0 * = = 1 = = 1 5.0 2454
5 Miranda, Marcio M.C f BRA 2285 0 = 0 = * 1 1 1 0 1 5.0 2465
6 Garcia Palermo, Carlos g ITA 2491 = 0 = = 0 * 1 0 1 1 4.5 2399
7 Galego, Luis m POR 2395 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 1 1 = 3.5 2329
8 Dumont, Sadi Glasser f BRA 2384 0 0 = = 0 1 0 * = 1 3.5 2331
9 De Souza, Mauro m BRA 2363 0 0 = = 1 0 0 = * = 3.0 2288
10 Fernandes, Jose Costa jr f BRA 2310 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = * 1.0 2068
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The Bundesliga in Germany has reached 9th round the last two taking place on the 30th and 31st January 1999. Solinger SG and SG Köln Porz are both still on 100% match scores. The two strongest teams will meet in the final round of the event.
Round 8 Dresdner SC 5 - 3 Castrop Rauxel SFR Neukölln 4 - 4 SG Bochum SV Wattenscheid 1½-6½ USC Magdeburg Solinger SG 5 - 3 Hamburger SK SK Fr.Zähringen 3 - 5 PSV Duisburg SK Viernheim 2½-5½ SG Köln Porz SV Werder Bremen 5½-2½ SK Passau SK Delmenhorst 4½-3½ Erfurter SK Round 9 SG Bochum 3½-4½ Dresdner SC Castrop Rauxel 4½-3½ SFR Neukölln USC Magdeburg 2½-5½ Solinger SG Hamburger SK 3½-4½ SV Wattenscheid PSV Duisburg 4 - 4 SK Viernheim SG Köln Porz 6½-1½ SK Fr.Zähringen Erfurter SK 3½-4½ SV Werder Bremen SK Passau 4 - 4 SK Delmenhorst Round 9 standings: 1. Solinger SG 9 52 :20 18- 0 2. SG Köln Porz 9 48 :24 18- 0 3. Dresdner SC 9 42½:29½ 15- 3 4. SK Delmenhorst 9 39 :33 12- 6 5. PSV Duisburg 9 35½:36½ 10- 8 6. SV Werder Bremen 9 35 :37 10- 8 7. USC Magdeburg 9 37 :35 9- 9 8. SV Wattenscheid 9 32 :40 9- 9 9. Hamburger SK 9 37½:34½ 8-10 10. SFR Neukölln 9 34 :38 8-10 11. SK Fr.Zähringen 9 30½:41½ 6-12 12. SG Bochum 9 33 :39 5-13 13. Erfurter SK 9 32½:39½ 5-13 14. Castrop Rauxel 9 33 :39 4-14 15. SK Passau 9 29 :43 4-14 16. SK Viernheim 9 25½:46½ 3-15
Results and a big selection of games at http://gerhard-hund.de/berichte/bundes-l.htmland at the German Chess Federation site where there are full results of all leagues. http://www.schachbund.de/SchachBL/index.htm
Zdenko Kozul won the IV Nova Gorica (SLO) Open 28 Jan.-5 Feb 1999]. Kozul was ahead of Oll, Miles, Atalik, Beliavsky, Timocenko, Mikhalchishin and Pavasovic on 6.5 points.
1. Kozul Zdenko GM 2585 2593 CRO ZSD Maribor SK Piramida 7 42.5 1.15 2. Oll Lembit GM 2630 2630 EST 6.5 42.0 0.47 3. Miles Anthony J. GM 2609 2609 ENG 6.5 41.0 0.02 4. Atalik Suat GM 2593 2608 TUR SD AET Tolmin 6.5 41.0 0.47 5. Beliavsky Alexandr GM 2650 2641 SLO SD Ptuj 6.5 40.5 -0.07 6. Timoscenko Genadij GM 2500 2500 SVK 6.5 39.5 0.83 7. Mikhalchishin Adrian GM 2542 2527 SLO SD Ptuj 6.5 37.5 0.83 8. Pavasovic Dusko IM 2502 2491 SLO SK Triglav Krsko 6.5 37.0 0.92 9. Laketic Gojko IM 2396 2396 YUG 6 41.0 2.49 10. Sermek Drazen GM 2540 2543 SLO SK Triglav Krsko 6 39.5 0.15 11. Shabalov Alexander GM 2620 2620 USA 6 38.0 -1.20 12. Romanishin Oleg M GM 2572 2572 UKR 6 37.0 -0.84 13. Cebalo Miso GM 2511 2490 CRO SK Kovinar Maribor 6 37.0 -0.48 14. Kutuzovic Branko IM 2465 2465 CRO 6 37.0 0.42 15. Fercec Nenad IM 2495 2495 CRO 6 36.5 0.24 16. Cvitan Ognjen GM 2521 2526 CRO SK Nova Gorica 6 35.5 -0.84 17. Golubovic Boris IM 2450 2448 CRO SD Koper-Zusterna 6 34.5 -0.57 18. Drazic Sinisa IM 2478 2478 YUG 5.5 38.5 -0.08 19. Sveshnikov Evgeny GM 2563 2594 RUS Ljubljanski SK 5.5 38.0 -1.52 20. sale Srdjan IM 2415 2415 CRO 5.5 37.5 -0.08 21. Jovanic Ognjen MK 2269 2269 CRO 5.5 37.5 2.08 22. Zupe Miran IM 2383 2333 SLO SK Branik Maribor 5.5 37.0 0.37 23. Grosar Aljosa IM 2450 2436 SLO SK Nova Gorica 5.5 36.0 -0.53 24. Badea Bela IM 2479 2479 ROM 5.5 34.5 -1.61 25. Petrov Jole MK 2421 2421 CRO 5.5 34.5 -0.62 26. Armanda Ivica MK 2337 2337 CRO 5.5 34.5 -0.44 27. Raspor Gregor MK 2032 SLO SD AET Tolmin 5.5 32.0 1.90 90 players
Coverage on the Slovenian Chess Federation pages: http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/ng99/
The QVB Chess Festival took place in Sydney 22nd-31st January 1999. The main event was the Saintly Cup won by Joel Benjamin ahead of Ian Rogers.
Full news on Gary Bekker's Australian Chess Pages: http://www.eagles.bbs.net.au/~gbekker/
Sydney AUS (AUS), I 1999 cat. X (2491)
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1 Benjamin, Joel g USA 2593 * 1 = 1 1 1 = = = 1 7.0 2700
2 Rogers, Ian g AUS 2618 0 * 1 1 = = 1 0 1 1 6.0 2602
3 Zhang Zhong g CHN 2555 = 0 * = = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2564
4 Oral, Tomas m CZE 2521 0 0 = * 1 1 0 1 = 1 5.0 2531
5 Wohl, Aleksandar H m AUS 2440 0 = = 0 * = = 1 1 = 4.5 2497
6 Johansen, Darryl K g AUS 2490 0 = = 0 = * 1 = = = 4.0 2448
7 Roeder, Mathias m GER 2447 = 0 0 1 = 0 * 0 1 1 4.0 2453
8 Mas, Hafizulhelmi m MAS 2401 = 1 0 0 0 = 1 * 0 = 3.5 2421
9 Solomon, Stephen J m AUS 2435 = 0 = = 0 = 0 1 * 0 3.0 2372
10 West, Guy m AUS 2414 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = 1 * 2.5 2334
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Alessandro Miotto reports: The Geneva International Chess Open was played 23-31 Jan 1999. The event saw Ildar Ibragimov and Alexander Goldin scored 7/9 with Ibragimov being the winner on tie-break. The games file is corrupted, does anyone have a working copy?
Open International de Genève '99 : Tournoi des Maîtres
FINAL RANKING
T Nat Elo Code Pts BhzM Opp Pts Aver.
1 IBRAGIMOV Ildar GM RUS 2602 4102878 7 38½ 8 6½ 2464 W=53 B+22 W+23 B+ 3 W+17 W+10 B= 4 B= 5 W= 7
2 GOLDIN Alexander GM RUS 2585 4100549 7 35½ 9 7 2437 W+35 B+30 W= 3 B-18 W+13 W=16 B+19 B+27 W+ 4
3 MEIJERS Viesturs MI LAT 2418 11600314 6½ 41½ 9 6½ 2491 B+52 W+ 6 B= 2 W- 1 B+15 W+ 9 B+10 W= 4 B= 5
4 PALAC Mladen GM CRO 2589 14500116 6 40 9 6 2437 B+28 W+15 B=10 W= 9 B+14 W+31 W= 1 B= 3 B- 2
5 KOHLWEYER Bernd MI GER 2445 4600622 6 35 7 5 2460 B+46 W- 0 B+41 W+21 B=16 W=19 B+12 W= 1 W= 3
6 GUREVICH Dmitry GM USA 2545 2000407 6 34 7 4½ 2408 W+38 B- 3 W+47 B-17 W+34 W+14 B=20 W+16 B=11
7 LANDENBERGUE Claude MI SUI 2420 1300130 6 33½ 8 5 2365 W+25 B-11 W+35 W=32 B=31 W+22 B=16 W+18 B= 1
8 OLIVIER Jean-Christop FRA 2417 601675 6 32½ 7 4½ 2309 B+51 W=21 B-16 W=20 B-28 W+37 B+22 W+34 W+17
9 EHLVEST Jaan GM EST 2593 4500016 5½ 37½ 9 5½ 2469 W=29 B+24 W+12 B= 4 W+11 B- 3 W=27 B=13 W=14
10 WOJTKIEWICZ Aleksander GM POL 2570 1100025 5½ 37 8 4½ 2467 W+47 B+ 0 W= 4 B+26 W+18 B- 1 W- 3 B=17 W=13
11 DIZDAR Goran GM CRO 2563 14500124 5½ 35½ 9 5½ 2439 B+41 W+ 7 B=26 W=16 B- 9 W-12 B+33 W+19 W= 6
12 MIEZIS Normunds GM LAT 2525 11600136 5½ 35 8 4½ 2429 B+20 W=18 B- 9 W+29 W=26 B+11 W- 5 B=23 W+30
13 NENASHEV Alexander GM UZB 2616 14200074 5½ 34 9 5½ 2381 B+33 W=16 B-18 W+28 B- 2 B+43 W+26 W= 9 B=10
14 CHERNIAEV Alexander MI RUS 2466 4117301 5½ 33½ 9 5½ 2370 W+36 B=17 W=43 B+30 W- 4 B- 6 W+29 W+31 B= 9
15 BARLE Janez MI SLO 2384 14600021 5½ 33 9 5½ 2333 W+48 B- 4 W+38 B=19 W- 3 B=29 W+36 B=24 W+27
16 ZUEGER Beat MI SUI 2424 1300067 5 40 9 5 2465 W+40 B=13 W+ 8 B=11 W= 5 B= 2 W= 7 B- 6 W=21
17 TUKMAKOV Vladimir B GM UKR 2581 14100096 5 37 9 5 2451 B+45 W=14 B=32 W+ 6 B- 1 W+21 B=18 W=10 B- 8
18 GERBER Richard MF SUI 2353 1300652 5 37 8 4 2504 W+34 B=12 W+13 W+ 2 B-10 B=27 W=17 B- 7 W=24
19 SULSKIS Sarunas GM LTU 2568 12800112 5 36½ 9 5 2416 W=22 B+29 B=21 W=15 W+23 B= 5 W- 2 B-11 B+33
20 BURNIER David SUI n.c. 0 5 35 6 2½ 2456 W-12 B=34 W+46 B= 8 W+25 B=26 W= 6 B=21 W=23
21 RAETSKY Alexander MI RUS 2460 4103203 5 34½ 8 4½ 2360 W+31 B= 8 W=19 B- 5 W+36 B-17 W+28 W=20 B=16
22 BUCHER Denis SUI 2249 1304151 5 33½ 8 4 2366 B=19 W- 1 W=36 B+39 W+43 B- 7 W- 8 B+26 B+32
23 ARLANDI Ennio MI ITA 2445 800104 5 32½ 7 3½ 2406 B+37 W=32 B- 1 W+45 B-19 W=33 B+25 W=12 B=20
24 LUKASIEWICZ Grzegorz MI POL 2362 1100866 5 30½ 9 5 2292 B=43 W- 9 B+37 B-27 W+40 W+32 B=31 W=15 B=18
25 KRAFT Philippe SUI n.c. 0 5 27 6 3 2252 B- 7 W-41 B+51 W+44 B-20 B+35 W-23 B+ 0 W+31
26 MASSEREY Yvan MF SUI 2345 1301560 4½ 35½ 6 2 2443 B+44 B+ 0 W=11 W-10 B=12 W=20 B-13 W-22 B+40
27 BERGEZ Luc MI FRA 2378 606600 4½ 35 8 4½ 2371 B+42 W- 0 B=28 W+24 B+32 W=18 B= 9 W- 2 B-15
28 BUEHLER Beat SUI 2184 1305050 4½ 33 9 4½ 2360 W- 4 B+48 W=27 B-13 W+ 8 B=30 B-21 W=37 B+42
29 VELIKHANLI Firuza GM AZE 2312 13400029 4½ 32 8 3½ 2378 B= 9 W-19 W+40 B-12 B+ 0 W=15 B-14 W=42 B+41
30 MITON Kamil MF POL 2383 1111914 4½ 30½ 8 3½ 2337 B+49 W- 2 B+44 W-14 B=33 W=28 B=32 W+38 B-12
31 MEYER Harvey SUI 2139 1303449 4 33½ 7 3 2349 B-21 W+51 W+39 B+43 W= 7 B- 4 W=24 B-14 B-25
32 HUSS Andreas MI SUI 2380 1300180 4 33 9 4 2340 W+50 B=23 W=17 B= 7 W-27 B-24 W=30 B+35 W-22
33 LIARDET Fabrice MF SUI 2308 1300407 4 30½ 8 3½ 2402 W-13 B=40 W=34 B+47 W=30 B=23 W-11 B+45 W-19
34 LI Li SUI n.c. 0 4 30½ 7 2½ 2308 B-18 W=20 B=33 W+38 B- 6 B=47 W+ 0 B- 8 W=36
35 LEIB Agripa SUI 2210 1302604 4 29½ 7 3 2265 B- 2 W+49 B- 7 W-37 B+42 W-25 B+39 W-32 B+43
36 CESAREO Fabio SUI 2124 1302078 4 29½ 7 2½ 2313 B-14 W=45 B=22 W+41 B-21 W+44 B-15 W=40 B=34
37 ASTENGO Corrado ITA 2191 802905 4 28 9 4 2242 W-23 B=50 W-24 B+35 W=45 B- 8 W+49 B=28 B=38
38 AMBROSINI Nicola SUI 2175 1303848 4 26½ 7 3 2302 B- 6 W+52 B-15 B-34 W+46 B=45 W+47 B-30 W=37
39 DONNAT Eric SUI n.c. 0 4 21 4 0 2167 + 0 W-43 B-31 W-22 B-44 B+ 0 W-35 W+46 B+ 0
40 SCHILD Christophe SUI 2140 1303198 3½ 27½ 8 2½ 2278 B-16 W=33 B-29 W+ 0 B-24 B+49 W=45 B=36 W-26
41 CHENAUX Patrick SUI 2223 1304100 3½ 27 7 1½ 2262 W-11 B+25 W- 5 B-36 W=49 B-48 W+44 B+47 W-29
42 BENNETT John ENG 2132 403261 3½ 24 8 2½ 2193 W-27 B-47 W=48 B=49 W-35 B+46 W+43 B=29 W-28
43 PALEOLOGU Vladimir SUI 2072 1305573 3 31 7 1 2310 W=24 B+39 B=14 W-31 B-22 W-13 B-42 B+44 W-35
44 BERRIG Olav SUI n.c. 0 3 26½ 5 0 2229 W-26 B+46 W-30 B-25 W+39 B-36 B-41 W-43 + 0
45 HORN Pascal MF SUI 2272 1300261 3 26 8 3 2250 W-17 B=36 W+50 B-23 B=37 W=38 B=40 W-33 - 0
46 GAMSA Mark ISR n.c. 0 3 23 5 2 2181 W- 5 W-44 B-20 W+51 B-38 W-42 + 0 B-39 B+49
47 VEGH Jean-Pierre SUI 2235 1303201 2½ 28½ 6 1 2325 B-10 W+42 B- 6 W-33 B+ 0 W=34 B-38 W-41 W- 0
48 MONTAVON Gerard FRA 2078 609862 2½ 23 5 1½ 2192 B-15 W-28 B=42 W-50 B+ 0 W+41 B- 0 W- 0 - 0
49 JAGSTAIDT Patrick SUI 2078 1302752 2½ 22 7 1½ 2198 W-30 B-35 B=52 W=42 B=41 W-40 B-37 + 0 W-46
50 FRANK Albert BEL 2039 200948 1½ 17½ 4 1½ 2230 B-32 W=37 B-45 B+48 W- 0 W- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
51 SUDAN Georges SUI 2075 1301152 1 14½ 2 0 2278 W- 8 B-31 W-25 B-46 W- 0 + 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
52 BELAZ Christian SUI 2108 1302434 ½ 12½ 3 ½ 2223 W- 3 B-38 W=49 B- 0 W- 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
53 --- --- n.c. 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 2602 B= 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0
The Koltanowski International Team Match is taking place at the Mechanics' Institute Chess Rooms February 2-10, 1999. Dzindzichashvili is on 4/6 for the US team and Ziatdinov, Angelo Young and Irina Krush all have 4.5/6. The US have scored 21 against their opponents 30.
Full coverage at their site: http://www.milibrary.org/chess/kolti.html
Koltanowski International Team Match February 2-10, 1999
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Team A IM Norm = 5.5
1. de Firmian, Nick GM USA 2605 = . = = . . 1 . 1 3.5
2. Dzindzichashvili, R GM USA 2545 . = 1 . = = = . 1 4.0
3. Browne, Walter GM USA 2515 = 0 . = 0 = . 1 . 2.5
4. Cartagena, Omar NM USA 2435 0 0 1 . 0 . 0 . 0 1.0
5. Rey, Guillermo IM USA 2370 . 0 . = = = 0 = . 2.0
6. O'Donnell, Tom IM CAN 2365 = . . = . = . 0 1 2.5
7. Cusi, Ron NM USA 2355 0 . . = = . . 1 = 2.5
8. Lobo, Richard NM ENG 2285 0 1 1 0 . . 1 . 0 3.0
9. Pinto, Mark NM USA 2165 . 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0.0
21.0
Team B GM Norm = 7, IM Norm =5.5
10. Ziatdinov, Rashid IM USA 2525 = . = 1 . = 1 1 . 4.5
11. Young, Angelo NM PHI 2390 . = 1 1 1 . . 0 1 4.5
12. Vucic, Mladen IM USA 2385 = 0 . 0 . . . 0 1 1.5
13. Silman, Jeremy IM USA 2375 = . = . = = = 1 . 3.5
14. Krush, Irina NM USA 2375 . = 1 1 = . = . 1 4.5
15. Hergott, Deen IM CAN 2370 . = = . = = . . 1 3.0
16. Zugic, Igor FM CAN 2335 0 = . 1 1 . . 0 1 3.5
17. Berry, Jonathan FM CAN 2315 . . 0 . = 1 0 . 1 2.5
18. Bhat, Vinay NM USA 2300 0 0 . 1 . 0 = 1 . 2.5
30.0
The Official and final rating list is not to be placed at the FIDE site but is now searchable at the Hellas Chess Club. This is an official FIDE decision.
http://www.chess.gr/ratings/default.asp
AFTER 10 YEARS - LUGANO AGAIN! March 12.-16. 1999
Once Lugano open was one of the most popular open in the chess world. Like many other tournaments, Lugano disaster happened suddenly, culminate at fame, main sponsor "Banco San Gottardo" was bought by Japanese. Of course, Japanese turn one's back to chess, they prefer go or sumo fight. Officialy they support golf, the latest fashion of the bankers. After 10 years Lugano open will start again. "Swiss Chess Tour 99" assigh most famous town in Ticino on his route. In the same period, at the springtime, from March 12.--14. Hotel "De la Paix" (****) will host chessplayers. Tehnicaly tournament will be classic open, in one section, 7 rounds in the 5 days. Time contol 40 moves for 2 hours and 30 minutes till the end.
Schedule: March 12 11.00 - 12.15 Last registration
12.15 - 12.30 Open ceremony
12.30 - 17.30 Round 1
March 13 9.30 - 14.30 Round 2
15.00 - 20.00 Round 3
March 14. 13.30 - 18.30 Round 4
March 15. 9.30 - 14.30 Round 5
15.00 - 20.00 Round 6
March 16. 9.30 - 14.30 Round 7
15.30 Closing ceremony
Prize in SF: 2.000/1.500/1.000/800/600/500/400/300/250/200,
10 natural prizes,
Spcial prize for the best Lady, Senior (1939), Junior
(1979-82),
Ticino's plaers etc.
More information: http://www.beochess.ch
R. Spoerri, Breite 85, Ch-3306 Etzelkofen,
tel: 0041-31-768-01-60; fax
0041-31-768-01-61
E-mail: beochess@swissonline.ch
Press: S. Joksic, E-mail: joksic@opennet.org
Dr. Tor Rønnow of Denmark is carrying out a survey of chess
players. The purpose of the survey is to investigate, whether certain
profiles can be ascribed to strong players as opposed to weaker players -
then it might be clear, what the weaker players need to care about if they
want to improve their game. Stronger players are very much welcome to
participate. The survey has now moved to:
http://www.delight.dk/chess/chesssur.htm
and also is available in Spanish at:
http://www.delight.dk/chess/spanish.html
"Diagonale" on 5th February
Two "guest stars" : Dan-Antoine Blanc-Shapira "Passion Public" director organiser of "Immopar Trophee" and "Intel Grand Prix", and Garry Kasparov manager in France will talk about Garry's performance in Wijk ann Zee and his projects. Claude Wagner International Master comment with us the decisive game "Kasparov - Svidler".
Pictures from the last round at: http://www.chez.com/notzai/html/strasbourg.html
12-16 May - Lausanne (Switzerland) Casino de Montbenon, Lausanne Lausanne Young Masters Chess Tournament (8 GM invited) Masters open tournament (for ELO's above 2000 - 14'500 CHF prize money - 1st 3'000 CHF, 2'200 CHF, 1'500 CHF) and General open tournament (for ELO's less than 2050 - 5'500 CHF prize money, 1st 1'200 CHF, 1'000 CHF, 800 CHF) Registration fee : Masters open tournament: 140 CHF, Juniors 80 CHF, GM/MI free General open tournament: 110 CHF - juniors 60 CHF Information: Lausanne Young Masters Chess Tournament P.O. Box 245, CH-1018 Lausanne 18. Phone Nr: + 41 21 310 01 80 - Fax: + 41 21 311 11 31 http://wwweuroipo.ch/ess - e-mail: chess@euroipo.ch