THE WEEK IN CHESS 305 11th September 2000 by Mark Crowther
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Portuguese Championships 201 games
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60th Armenian Championships 45 games
1788 games
My thanks to Nigel Short, Paul Delaney, Adrián Roldán,
Carlos Penin, Gunnar Bjornsson, Videki Sandor, Robin Mackley, Laszlo Nagy,
Ravi, ajedrez21, John Saunders, Mircea Pavlov, Bert Hollmann of schach.com,
Milen Petrov and all those who helped with this issue.
The 1st FIDE World Chess Cup is coming to a close. The final will be
between Viswanathan Anand and Evgeny Bareev. As far as I understand FIDE plans
these events to form part of a complex qualification system involving more of
these World Cups, existing top chess events and the present system which will
in the end produce two players for a match for at least $1.5m. In addition to
the FIDE rating list there will be a new FIDE ranking list which will decide
the qualifiers. It will involve a bonus point system for performances in FIDE
approved events. It remains to be seen how this will work out in practice.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
The 1st FIDE World Cup takes place in Shenyang, China 1st-13th September
2000. The knockout event has reached the final which starts tomorrow. The
favourite Viswanathan Anand will play Evgeny Bareev in a two game match
followed by playoffs. Anand's progress to the semi-finals was relatively
comfortable with easy qualification from the group stages and an easier than
expected win against Vassily Ivanchuk. In the semi-finals he faced a tough test
from Boris Gelfand which was only settled in a sudden death speed game. Bareev
too topped his preliminary group but had a very tough time against Zurab
Azmaiparashvili after losing the first game of their quarter final as white. He
won a wild game to equalise the match and take it to a playoff which he won
fairly comfortable. He met Gilberto Milos in the semi-finals and this was a
tough match, Milos has definitely improved his reputation by his play in China,
in the end after two draws in normal time-rate games Milos blundered
distressingly in the first rapid playoff game when he dropped his Queen in a
sterile position.
The event has the following format: The 24 entrants have been split into
four groups of six players for the all-play-all preliminary sections which take
place September 1st-5th 2000. The top two players in each group will go forward
to the knockout stages (ties will be resolved via playoffs on September 5th).
Knockout stages: Quarter Finals 7th-8th September, Semi-Finals 9th-10th
September, Finals 12th-13th September. Each knockout match will be over two
games with ties being resolved by playoff games at faster timerates.
I've given the games again as there are some corrections from last week.
Also the games I gave with the date of August instead of September.
Live Internet Coverage at:
http://www.worldchesscup.com/.
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FIDE World Cup Gp A Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000 cat. XVII (2662)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Milos, Gilberto g BRA 2633 * = = = 1 1 3.5 2816
2. Azmaiparashvili, Zurab g GEO 2673 = * = = = 1 3.0 2731
3. Gulko, Boris F g USA 2643 = = * = = = 2.5 2665
4. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2676 = = = * = = 2.5 2659
5. Aleksandrov, Aleksej g BLR 2591 0 = = = * 1 2.5 2676
6. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2756 0 0 = = 0 * 1.0 2403
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)
Milos, Gilberto - Gulko, Boris F 1/2 26 C65 Ruy Lopez (Berlin Defence)
Dreev, Alexey - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 46 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Aleksandrov, Aleksej - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 1/2 36 A41 Modern Defence counter 1.d4
Round 2 (September 2, 2000)
Milos, Gilberto - Dreev, Alexey 1/2 24 B19 Caro Kann (Main Line)
Gulko, Boris F - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 1/2 12 D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Morozevich, Alexander - Aleksandrov, Aleksej 0-1 62 C37 Knight's Gambit
(Muzio Gambit)
Round 3 (September 3, 2000)
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 51 D39 Queen's Gambit:
Ragozin System
Dreev, Alexey - Gulko, Boris F 1/2 21 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
(Bogoljubov Variation)
Aleksandrov, Aleksej - Milos, Gilberto 0-1 41 E42 Nimzo Indian Defence
(Rubinstein Variation)
Round 4 (September 4, 2000)
Milos, Gilberto - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 1/2 13 C76 Ruy Lopez
(Modern Steinitz Defence)
Gulko, Boris F - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 38 A10 Dutch,
Queen's Indian and King's Indian Systems
Dreev, Alexey - Aleksandrov, Aleksej 1/2 148 D38 Queen's Gambit:
Ragozin System
Round 5 (September 5, 2000)
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Dreev, Alexey 1/2 12 D10 Slav Defence
Aleksandrov, Aleksej - Gulko, Boris F 1/2 70 A85 Dutch Defence
Morozevich, Alexander - Milos, Gilberto 0-1 38 B30 Sicilian Defence
(Rossolimo Variation)
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FIDE World Cup Gp B Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. XVII (2672)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2670 * = 1 = 1 = 3.5 2821
2. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2719 = * = = = 1 3.0 2734
3. Short, Nigel D g ENG 2677 0 = * 1 1 = 3.0 2742
4. Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2667 = = 0 * 0 1 2.0 2600
5. Xu Jun g CHN 2668 0 = 0 1 * = 2.0 2600
6. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2630 = 0 = 0 = * 1.5 2531
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Short, Nigel D 1/2 30 E34 Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Gurevich, Mikhail - Ye Jiangchuan 1/2 100 A16 English Opening
Xu Jun - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1/2 28 E97 King's Indian Defence
(Classical System)
Round 2 (September 2, 2000)
Ye Jiangchuan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 24 C67 Ruy Lopez
(Rio de Janeiro Variation)
Xu Jun - Gurevich, Mikhail 1-0 31 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Short, Nigel D 1/2 19 C08 French Defence
(Tarrasch Variation)
Round 3 (September 3, 2000)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Xu Jun 1/2 34 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Short, Nigel D - Ye Jiangchuan 0-1 47 B25 Sicilian Defence
(Closed System)
Gurevich, Mikhail - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 56 A34 English Opening
(Symmetrical Variation)
Round 4 (September 4, 2000)
Gurevich, Mikhail - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 51 E32 Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Xu Jun - Short, Nigel D 0-1 52 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Ye Jiangchuan 1/2 49 B48 Sicilian Defence
(Paulsen Variation)
Round 5 (September 5, 2000)
Ye Jiangchuan - Xu Jun 1-0 55 B70 Sicilian Defence
(Dragon Variation)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 47 E90 King's Indian Defence
(Classical System)
Short, Nigel D - Gurevich, Mikhail 1-0 52 C11 French Defence
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FIDE World Cup Gp C Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. XV (2615)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2702 * = = = 1 1 3.5 2746
2. Movsesian, Sergei g CZE 2666 = * = = = 1 3.0 2676
3. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2689 = = * 0 1 1 3.0 2672
4. Zhang Zhong g CHN 2636 = = 1 * 0 = 2.5 2610
5. Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 2646 0 = 0 1 * = 2.0 2536
6. Rizouk, Aimen m ALG 2350 0 0 0 = = * 1.0 2427
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)
Bareev, Evgeny - Rizouk, Aimen 1-0 46 D35 Queen's Gambit:
Exchange Variation
Svidler, Peter - Fedorov, Alexei 1-0 31 B76 Sicilian Defence
(Modern Dragon Variation)
Zhang Zhong - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 42 B85 Sicilian Defence
(Scheveningen Variation)
Round 2 (September 2, 2000)
Movsesian, Sergei - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 16 B19 Caro Kann (Main Line)
Svidler, Peter - Zhang Zhong 0-1 40 C65 Ruy Lopez (Berlin Defence)
Fedorov, Alexei - Rizouk, Aimen 1/2 83 C54 Giuoco Piano (Main Line)
Round 3 (September 3, 2000)
Bareev, Evgeny - Svidler, Peter 1/2 36 D73 Gruenfeld Defence (3.g3)
Zhang Zhong - Fedorov, Alexei 0-1 53 B40 Sicilian Defence
(Classical System with e7-e6)
Rizouk, Aimen - Movsesian, Sergei 0-1 43 B22 Sicilian Defence
(Alapin Variation)
Round 4 (September 4, 2000)
Svidler, Peter - Rizouk, Aimen 1-0 33 C45 Scotch Game
Zhang Zhong - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 6 C01 French Defence
(Exchange Variation)
Fedorov, Alexei - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 42 B48 Sicilian Defence
(Paulsen Variation)
Round 5 (September 5, 2000)
Bareev, Evgeny - Fedorov, Alexei 1-0 40 E73 King's Indian Defence
(Averbakh Variation)
Movsesian, Sergei - Svidler, Peter 1/2 11 D14 Slav Defence - Exchange Variation
Rizouk, Aimen - Zhang Zhong 1/2 60 C06 French Defence
(Tarrasch Variation)
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FIDE World Cup Gp D Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. XV (2622)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2762 * = = = 1 1 3.5 2742
2. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2681 = * = = 1 = 3.0 2681
3. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2657 = = * = = 1 3.0 2686
4. Tregubov, Pavel V g RUS 2620 = = = * = = 2.5 2621
5. Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2667 0 0 = = * 1 2.0 2540
6. Tissir, Mohamed m MAR 2342 0 = 0 = 0 * 1.0 2437
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)
Anand, Viswanathan - Tissir, Mohamed 1-0 25 B63 Sicilian Defence
(Rauzer Variation)
Gelfand, Boris - Tregubov, Pavel V 1/2 29 B32 Sicilian Defence
(Labourdonnais Variation)
Khalifman, Alexander - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1/2 18 D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Round 2 (September 2, 2000)
Anand, Viswanathan - Khalifman, Alexander 1-0 40 B80 Sicilian Defence
(Scheveningen Variation)
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 17 A33 English Opening
(Symmetrical Variation)
Tissir, Mohamed - Tregubov, Pavel V 1/2 54 B31 Sicilian Defence
(Rossolimo Variation)
Round 3 (September 3, 2000)
Gelfand, Boris - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 21 E15 Queen's Indian Defence
(Main Line - Deviations)
Tregubov, Pavel V - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1/2 47 E63 King's Indian Defence
(6...Nc6)
Khalifman, Alexander - Tissir, Mohamed 1-0 44 E05 Catalan System
Round 4 (September 4, 2000)
Anand, Viswanathan - Tregubov, Pavel V 1/2 13 B32 Sicilian Defence
(Labourdonnais Variation)
Khalifman, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 35 B81 Sicilian Defence
(Keres Attack)
Tissir, Mohamed - Tkachiev, Vladislav 0-1 26 B06 Modern Defence
Round 5 (September 5, 2000)
Gelfand, Boris - Tissir, Mohamed 1/2 50 E04 Catalan System
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 25 E12 Queen's Indian Defence
(Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Tregubov, Pavel V - Khalifman, Alexander 1/2 12 D76 Gruenfeld Defence (3.g3)
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FIDE Women's World Cup Gp A Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. VI (2389)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Zhu Chen wg CHN 2539 * = 1 1 1 1 4.5 2725
2. Xu Yuhua wm CHN 2505 = * = 1 = 1 3.5 2515
3. Pokorna, Regina wm SVK 2363 0 = * 0 1 1 2.5 2394
4. Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina wg RUS 2475 0 0 1 * = 1 2.5 2372
5. Maric, Alisa m YUG 2443 0 = 0 = * 1 2.0 2306
6. Payet, Amelie SEY 2010 0 0 0 0 0 * 0.0
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)
Zhu Chen - Maric, Alisa 1-0 78 E12 Queen's Indian Defence
(Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Xu Yuhua - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 1-0 43 B58 Sicilian Defence
(Boleslavsky Defence)
Payet, Amelie - Pokorna, Regina 0-1 34 C55 Two Knight's Defence
Round 2 (September 2, 2000)
Pokorna, Regina - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 0-1 32 B33 Sicilian Defence
(Lasker/Pelikan/Sveshnikov Variation)
Maric, Alisa - Xu Yuhua 1/2 36 E15 Queen's Indian Defence
(Main Line - Deviations)
Payet, Amelie - Zhu Chen 0-1 52 D51 Queen's Gambit
: Cambridge Springs Variation and Deviations
Round 3 (September 3, 2000)
Zhu Chen - Pokorna, Regina 1-0 59 D60 Queen's Gambit:
Main Line
Xu Yuhua - Payet, Amelie 1-0 31 B19 Caro Kann
(Main Line)
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Maric, Alisa 1/2 52 C11 French Defence
Round 4 (September 4, 2000)
Zhu Chen - Xu Yuhua 1/2 25 E12 Queen's Indian Defence
(Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Pokorna, Regina - Maric, Alisa 1-0 28 C07 French Defence
(Tarrasch Variation)
Payet, Amelie - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 0-1 38 B22 Sicilian Defence
(Alapin Variation)
Round 5 (September 5, 2000)
Xu Yuhua - Pokorna, Regina 1/2 33 C26 Vienna Game
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Zhu Chen 0-1 50 C43 Petroff's Defence
Maric, Alisa - Payet, Amelie 1-0 33 A15 English counter
King's Fianchetto
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FIDE Women's World Cup Gp B Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. VI (2386)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Wang Pin wg CHN 2502 * = = 1 = 1 3.5 2512
2. Qin Kanying wg CHN 2501 = * = = 1 1 3.5 2512
3. Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira m MDA 2450 = = * = 1 1 3.5 2522
4. Stefanova, Antoaneta m BUL 2514 0 = = * = 1 2.5 2360
5. Amura, Claudia N wg ARG 2351 = 0 0 = * 1 2.0 2321
6. Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob LIB ---- 0 0 0 0 0 * 0.0
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)
Wang Pin - Qin Kanying 1/2 19 C90 Ruy Lopez
(Deviations from Main Line)
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira 1/2 13 D00 Queen's Pawn
Game
Amura, Claudia N - Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob 1-0 22 E75 King's Indian
Defence (Averbakh Variation)
Round 2 (September 2, 2000)
Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira - Wang Pin 1/2 18 B52 Sicilian
Defence (Rossolimo Variation)
Amura, Claudia N - Stefanova, Antoaneta 1/2 41 D13 Slav Defence
- Exchange Variation
Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob - Qin Kanying 0-1 38 B04 Alekhine's
Defence (Modern Variation)
Round 3 (September 3, 2000)
Wang Pin - Amura, Claudia N 1/2 47 B33 Sicilian Defence
(Lasker/Pelikan/Sveshnikov Variation)
Qin Kanying - Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira 1/2 46 B40 Sicilian Defence
(Classical System with e7-e6)
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob 1-0 25 D00 Queen's Pawn
Game
Round 4 (September 4, 2000)
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Wang Pin 0-1 36 A45 Queen's Pawn
Opening (Trompowsky Variation)
Amura, Claudia N - Qin Kanying 0-1 59 D89 Gruenfeld
Defence (Main Line, Alekhine's Variation)
Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob - Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira 0-1 27 B43 Sicilian
Defence (Paulsen Variation)
Round 5 (September 5, 2000)
Wang Pin - Mouradian, Kinarik Jacob 1-0 24 B76 Sicilian Defence
(Modern Dragon Variation)
Qin Kanying - Stefanova, Antoaneta 1/2 49 C48 Four Knight's
Game (Rubinstein Defence)
Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira - Amura, Claudia N 1-0 32 B30 Sicilian Defence
(Rossolimo Variation)
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FIDE Women's World Cup Gp C Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. V (2374)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Wang Yu wf CHN 2401 * 1 = = 1 1 4.0 2609
2. Khurtsidze, Nino wg GEO 2418 0 * 1 = 1 1 3.5 2514
3. Cramling, Pia g SWE 2484 = 0 * 1 1 1 3.5 2501
4. Chiburdanidze, Maia g GEO 2545 = = 0 * = 1 2.5 2340
5. Kosteniuk, Alexandra m RUS 2398 0 0 0 = * 1 1.5 2220
6. Laubshner, Anxel RSA ---- 0 0 0 0 0 * 0.0
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)
Wang Yu - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 31 B43 Sicilian Defence
(Paulsen Variation)
Cramling, Pia - Chiburdanidze, Maia 1-0 88 E38 Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Laubshner, Anxel - Khurtsidze, Nino 0-1 37 A47 Queen's Indian (without c2-c4)
Round 2 (September 2, 2000)
Wang Yu - Cramling, Pia 1/2 42 B33 Sicilian Defence
(Lasker/Pelikan/Sveshnikov Variation)
Chiburdanidze, Maia - Laubshner, Anxel 1-0 29 E68 King's Indian Defence
(Fianchetto Variation with e2-e4)
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Khurtsidze, Nino 0-1 46 A31 English Opening
(Symmetrical Variation)
Round 3 (September 3, 2000)
Khurtsidze, Nino - Chiburdanidze, Maia 1/2 24 A42 Modern Defence
(with c2-c4/without Nf6)
Cramling, Pia - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 1-0 106 A87 Dutch Defence
(Leningrad System)
Laubshner, Anxel - Wang Yu 0-1 29 D05 Queen's Pawn Game
(Colle System)
Round 4 (September 4, 2000)
Wang Yu - Khurtsidze, Nino 1-0 24 B87 Sicilian Defence
(Sozin Attack)
Cramling, Pia - Laubshner, Anxel 1-0 24 D53 Queen's Gambit: Main Line
- Deviations
Kosteniuk, Alexandra - Chiburdanidze, Maia 1/2 72 B12 Caro Kann
(Advance Variation)
Round 5 (September 5, 2000)
Khurtsidze, Nino - Cramling, Pia 1-0 68 A57 Volga Gambit
Chiburdanidze, Maia - Wang Yu 1/2 37 A63 Benoni Defence
Laubshner, Anxel - Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 40 A80 Dutch Defence
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FIDE Women's World Cup Gp D Shenyang CHN (CHN), 1-5 ix 2000cat. VIII (2428)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2489 * = 1 = = 1 3.5 2564
2. Zhukova, Natalia wg UKR 2450 = * = 1 1 = 3.5 2572
3. Xie Jun g CHN 2568 0 = * = 1 1 3.0 2471
4. Krush, Irina wm USA 2354 = 0 = * = 1 2.5 2442
5. Wang Lei wg CHN 2498 = 0 0 = * = 1.5 2264
6. Hernandez, Yadira wf MEX 2207 0 = 0 0 = * 1.0 2231
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Round 1 (September 1, 2000)
Zhukova, Natalia - Xie Jun 1/2 26 E61 King's Indian Defence
(Deviations from Main Line)
Krush, Irina - Hoang Thanh Trang 1/2 50 A87 Dutch Defence
(Leningrad System)
Hernandez, Yadira - Wang Lei 1/2 44 B22 Sicilian Defence
(Alapin Variation)
Round 2 (September 2, 2000)
Hoang Thanh Trang - Xie Jun 1-0 29 E69 King's Indian Defence
(Fianchetto Variation with e2-e4 and h2-h3)
Krush, Irina - Hernandez, Yadira 1-0 56 E99 King's Indian Defence
(Classical System)
Wang Lei - Zhukova, Natalia 0-1 46 D17 Slav Defence
Round 3 (September 3, 2000)
Zhukova, Natalia - Krush, Irina 1-0 36 D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Xie Jun - Wang Lei 1-0 26 B66 Sicilian Defence (Rauzer Variation)
Hernandez, Yadira - Hoang Thanh Trang 0-1 32 A80 Dutch Defence
Round 4 (September 4, 2000)
Hoang Thanh Trang - Wang Lei 1/2 42 E32 Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Krush, Irina - Xie Jun 1/2 32 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Hernandez, Yadira - Zhukova, Natalia 1/2 37 D34 Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Round 5 (September 5, 2000)
Zhukova, Natalia - Hoang Thanh Trang 1/2 9 A81 Dutch Defence
(Leningrad Variation)
Xie Jun - Hernandez, Yadira 1-0 39 B33 Sicilian Defence
(Lasker/Pelikan/Sveshnikov Variation)
Wang Lei - Krush, Irina 1/2 23 D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Playoff Matches:
Men
Group B - Game 1: Short-Ivanchuk 0:1
Game 2: Ivanchuk-Short 1:0 (Ivanchuk qualifies)
Group C - Game 1: Svidler-Movsesian 1:0
Game 2: Movsesian-Svidler 1:0
Sudden death 1: Movsesian - Svidler 1:0 (Movsesian qualifies)
Group D - Game 1: Tkachiev-Gelfand 1/2:1/2
Game 2: Gelfand-Tkachiev 1/2:1/2
Sudden death 1: Tkachiev - Gelfand 0:1 (Gelfand qualifies)
Women
Group B - Rd 1: Qin-Wang 1/2:1/2
Rd 2: Skripchenko-Qin 1/2:1/2
Rd 3: Wang - Skripchenko 1-0
Rd 4: Wang - Qin 1/2:1/2
Rd 5: Qin - Skripchenko 1:0
Rd 6: Skripchenko - Wang 0:1 by default (Qin and Wang qualify)
Group C - Game 1: Cramling-Khurtsidze 1:0
Game 2: Khurtsidze-Cramling 1/2:1/2 (Cramling qualifies into QF)
Group D - Game 1: Hoang-Zhukova 1/2:1/2 (for 1st/2nd to QF pairings)
Game 2: Zhukova-Hoang 0:1 (Hoang is 1st in Group D)
Knockout Stages
Quarter Final Results Men:
Top Half
Milos, Gilberto - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 1/2 Milos won the Playoff
2-1
Bareev, Evgeny - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 0-1 1-0 Bareev won the
Playoff 1.5-0.5
Bottom Half
Gelfand, Boris - Ye Jiangchuan 1-0 0-1 Gelfand won the Playoff
1.5-0.5
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 1/2
Quarter Final Results Women:
Top Half
Cramling, Pia - Zhu Chen 1-0 1/2
Wang Yu - Xu Yuhua 1/2
0-1
Bottom Half
Wang Pin - Zhukova, Natalia 0-1 1/2
Hoang Thanh Trang -
Qin Kanying 1/2 1-0
Semi-Final Results Men:
Anand, Viswanathan - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 1/2 Anand won the
Playoff 2.5-1.5
Milos, Gilberto - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 1/2 Bareev won
the Playoff 1.5-0.5
Semi-Final Results Women:
Zhukova, Natalia - Hoang Thanh Trang 1/2 1-0
Cramling, Pia -
Xu Yuhua 1-0 0-1 Xu Yuhua won the Playoff 2-1
World Championship Zonal 1.1 takes place in Mondariz, Spain September
3rd-17th 2000. There are six places available. Federations involved (and the
number of invitations they have) are :Spain 6, England, France, Netherlands 5
each, Italy 4, Belgium 3, Portugal, Scotland, Luxembourg, Andorra 2 each,
Ireland, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey, Monaco and San Marino 1 each. In addition to
these invitations 8 players are over 2600 and have the right to play, they are:
Jeroen Piket (NED 2649) Jan Timman (NED 2639) Loek Van Wely (NED 2643) Joel
Lautier (FRA 2648) Jon Speelman (ENG 2623) Josif Dorfman (FRA 2600) Julian
Hodgson (ENG 2640) Sergei Tiviakov (NED 2608). Players from this Zone who are
already qualified to play in the World Championships are: Michael Adams and
Nigel Short (ENG) Alexei Shirov (ESP), Mikhail Gurevich (BEL) and Etienne
Bacrot (FRA).
Live internet coverage: http://www.ajedrez21.com
Round 7/11 Standings:
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zt 1.1 Mondariz ESP (ESP), 3-14 ix 2000
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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1. Lautier, Joel g FRA 2648 +42 +14 =15 + 3 +16 = 2 = 6 5.5 2779
2. Speelman, Jonathan S g ENG 2623 +33 -10 +24 +20 =13 = 1 +18 5.0 2696
3. Reinderman, Dimitri g NED 2551 +31 +27 +10 - 1 +11 =13 = 5 5.0 2662
4. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2608 +26 =22 = 5 =18 =15 +16 = 8 4.5 2624
5. Godena, Michele g ITA 2485 =12 +32 = 4 =10 +28 = 8 = 3 4.5 2674
6. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2554 =21 +29 -11 +30 =14 +15 = 1 4.5 2585
7. Dorfman, Josif D g FRA 2600 =24 =20 =30 +26 =10 =14 +13 4.5 2615
8. Parker, Jonathan m ENG 2539 +38 +40 =16 =11 =17 = 5 = 4 4.5 2576
9. Bauer, Christian g FRA 2562 +30 -16 =21 =31 +38 =10 +28 4.5 2595
10. Chuchelov, Vladimir g BEL 2535 +34 + 2 - 3 = 5 = 7 = 9 =23 4.0 2588
11. Arlandi, Ennio m ITA 2437 +28 =13 + 6 = 8 - 3 =12 =14 4.0 2600
12. Miles, Anthony J g ENG 2584 = 5 +19 =22 =14 =18 =11 =16 4.0 2559
13. Hauchard, Arnaud m FRA 2539 +39 =11 =23 +22 = 2 = 3 - 7 4.0 2594
14. Fressinet, Laurent m FRA 2536 +36 - 1 +27 =12 = 6 = 7 =11 4.0 2571
15. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2537 +37 +23 = 1 -16 = 4 - 6 +33 4.0 2608
16. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2526 +43 + 9 = 8 +15 - 1 - 4 =12 4.0 2582
17. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2643 =20 =24 =26 +33 = 8 -18 +31 4.0 2557
18. Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2540 -27 +38 +40 = 4 =12 +17 - 2 4.0 2550
19. Moreno, Javier m ESP 2515 =32 -12 =36 =21 +27 =30 +34 4.0 2523
20. Comas Fabrego, Luis g ESP 2516 =17 = 7 +43 - 2 =36 =21 +30 4.0 2547
21. Magem Badals, Jordi g ESP 2482 = 6 =25 = 9 =19 =22 =20 =32 3.5 2549
22. Conquest, Stuart g ENG 2529 +41 = 4 =12 -13 =21 =26 =24 3.5 2498
23. Piket, Jeroen g NED 2649 +35 -15 =13 =25 =24 =33 =10 3.5 2522
24. David, Alberto g LUX 2487 = 7 =17 - 2 +41 =23 =25 =22 3.5 2551
25. Emms, John M g ENG 2527 =29 =21 =39 =23 =31 =24 =26 3.5 2465
26. San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo g ESP 2500 - 4 +41 =17 - 7 +29 =22 =25 3.5 2493
27. Jonkman, Harmen m NED 2424 +18 - 3 -14 =29 -19 +40 +36 3.5 2429
28. Van den Doel, Erik g NED 2547 -11 =31 +37 +39 - 5 +36 - 9 3.5 2454
29. Fernando, Diogo POR 2257 =25 - 6 =35 =27 -26 +43 +38 3.5 2456
30. Bellini, Fabio m ITA 2484 - 9 +34 = 7 - 6 +32 =19 -20 3.0 2476
31. De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m AND 2462 - 3 =28 +32 = 9 =25 =38 -17 3.0 2505
32. Hodgson, Julian M g ENG 2640 =19 - 5 -31 +42 -30 +39 =21 3.0 2431
33. Narciso Dublan, Marc m ESP 2507 - 2 =37 +42 -17 +39 =23 -15 3.0 2493
34. Norris, Alan J f SCO 2299 -10 -30 -38 +44 +37 +41 -19 3.0 2329
35. Plaskett, Jim g ENG 2525 -23 -39 =29 -37 =40 +44 +42 3.0 2302
36. Dutreeuw, Marc m BEL 2402 -14 =42 =19 +40 =20 -28 -27 2.5 2364
37. Reinaldo Castineira, Roi f ESP 2416 -15 =33 -28 +35 -34 =42 =41 2.5 2358
38. Claesen, Pieter m BEL 2416 - 8 -18 +34 +43 - 9 =31 -29 2.5 2313
39. Galego, Luis m POR 2419 -13 +35 =25 -28 -33 -32 +44 2.5 2367
40. Grant, Jonathan SCO 2208 +44 - 8 -18 -36 =35 -27 +43 2.5 2280
41. Ryan, Joseph IRL 2291 -22 -26 +44 -24 +43 -34 =37 2.5 2251
42. Efimov, Igor g ITA 2520 - 1 =36 -33 -32 +44 =37 -35 2.0 2290
43. McMahon, Daire IRL 2246 -16 +44 -20 -38 -41 -29 -40 1.0 2007
44. BYE ---- -40 -43 -41 -34 -42 -35 -39 0.0
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Robert Fontaine of France leads the Harry Golombek Memorial which runs
3-11 September 2000 alongside the 50th Paignton Congress. After eight rounds
Robert Fontaine and Klaus Bischoff share the lead with 5/8.
My thanks to John Saunders for the news.
Internet coverage:
http://www.bcf.ndirect.co.uk/national/paignton2000.htm
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1. Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2556 * = 0 1 = = 1 = . 1 5.0 2600
2. Nunn, John D.M g ENG 2578 = * = = . 1 = 1 = = 5.0 2592
3. Fontaine, Robert m FRA 2449 1 = * 0 0 1 . = = 1 4.5 2559
4. Turner, Matthew m ENG 2491 0 = 1 * = = = = 1 . 4.5 2553
5. Hebden, Mark g ENG 2505 = . 1 = * 0 1 0 1 = 4.5 2540
6. Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2499 = 0 0 = 1 * = . = 1 4.0 2502
7. Arkell, Keith C g ENG 2481 0 = . = 0 = * 1 = = 3.5 2473
8. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2549 = 0 = = 1 . 0 * 0 = 3.0 2415
9. Van der Weide, Karel m NED 2467 . = = 0 0 = = 1 * 0 3.0 2418
10. Naumann, Alexander m GER 2489 0 = 0 . = 0 = = 1 * 3.0 2423
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The Abudhabi Open took place August 26th - September 6th 2000. This was
a 9 round Swiss System event. 7 GMs played: Sergey Arkhipov, Sergey Zagrebelny,
Babakuli Annakov, Shukgrat Safin, Elmar Magerramov, Mihail Saltaev and Alexei
Barsov. The event was won by Mihail Saltaev with 6.5/9. My thanks to Ravi for
the games.
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Open Abudhabi UAE (UAE), 26 viii-6 ix 2000
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1. Saltaev, Mihail g UZB 2475 +34 =13 =21 + 7 +16 = 9 = 8 +15 = 4 6.5 2604
2. Akobian, Varuzhan ARM 2438 +25 = 6 = 4 =10 =18 =19 + 7 =11 +15 6.0 2541
3. Khachian, Melikset m ARM 2462 +30 =28 = 6 +12 =10 =11 = 4 = 8 +16 6.0 2585
4. Vakhidov, Tahir m UZB 2458 +26 =20 = 2 +35 = 9 = 8 = 3 +12 = 1 6.0 2576
5. Bagirov, Rufat m AZE 2471 =33 +23 =10 =21 =19 +18 +14 = 9 = 8 6.0 2520
6. Safin, Shukhrat g UZB 2518 +31 = 2 = 3 =20 =28 =13 =22 +35 + 9 6.0 2531
7. Abdelnabbi, Imed m EGY 2408 . +33 +30 - 1 +26 +10 - 2 =22 +23 5.5 2473
8. Zagrebelny, Sergey g UZB 2536 =18 +19 +13 =16 =11 = 4 = 1 = 3 = 5 5.5 2516
9. Arkhipov, Sergey g RUS 2532 +24 +14 =16 +15 = 4 = 1 =11 = 5 - 6 5.5 2535
10. Annakov, Babakuli g TKM 2565 =29 +22 = 5 = 2 = 3 - 7 +18 +19 =14 5.5 2477
11. Sharif, Mershad m FRA 2475 +37 =35 =20 +29 = 8 = 3 = 9 = 2 =13 5.5 2496
12. Magerramov, Elmar g AZE 2568 =19 =21 +34 - 3 +29 =15 +28 - 4 +22 5.5 2463
13. Maherramzade, Javad m AZE 2433 +44 = 1 - 8 +38 =17 = 6 =19 +30 =11 5.5 2439
14. Matveeva, Svetlana wg RUS 2440 +42 - 9 =38 +22 =21 +35 - 5 +20 =10 5.5 2455
15. Dzhumaev, Marat m UZB 2495 =23 +18 +28 - 9 +20 =12 +16 - 1 - 2 5.0 2474
16. Roeder, Mathias m GER 2467 +38 +32 = 9 = 8 - 1 +21 -15 +17 - 3 5.0 2479
17. Barsov, Alexei g UZB 2534 =22 =29 =35 +24 =13 =28 =20 -16 +26 5.0 2410
18. Kadhi, Hameed Mansour Ali m YEM 2335 = 8 -15 +37 +32 = 2 - 5 -10 +39 +35 5.0 2425
19. Badjarani, Ilgar m AZE 2354 =12 - 8 +23 +27 = 5 = 2 =13 -10 =20 4.5 2431
20. Mirzoev, Azer m AZE 2414 +36 = 4 =11 = 6 -15 +24 =17 -14 =19 4.5 2420
21. El Arousy, Abdul Hameed m EGY 2363 +39 =12 = 1 = 5 =14 -16 -30 +34 =24 4.5 2348
22. Babaev, Rashad AZE 2322 =17 -10 +33 -14 +38 +23 = 6 = 7 -12 4.5 2404
23. Alavi, Sayed Javad IRI 2263 =15 - 5 -19 +36 +39 -22 +25 +29 - 7 4.5 2306
24. Mirzoeva, Elmira RUS 2296 - 9 +42 =27 -17 +25 -20 =39 +37 =21 4.5 2281
25. Adnan, Alrais UAE 2142 - 2 +31 =32 -28 -24 +42 -23 +41 +30 4.5 2261
26. Illijin, Neboisa m ROM 2258 - 4 -36 +44 +41 - 7 +34 =32 +28 -17 4.5 2290
27. Faisal, Keshwani UAE 2191 -28 +43 =24 -19 -34 -30 +42 +40 +36 4.5 2225
28. Taleb, Moussa m UAE 2389 +27 = 3 -15 +25 = 6 =17 -12 -26 =31 4.0 2341
29. Ghorbani, Mohsen m IRI 2351 =10 =17 +36 -11 -12 +33 =35 -23 =37 4.0 2332
30. Hazouri, Ismail SYR 2165 - 3 +39 - 7 +31 -35 +27 +21 -13 -25 4.0 2253
31. Abdullah, Mansoor m UAE 2290 - 6 -25 +40 -30 =36 +38 =34 =32 =28 4.0 2202
32. Jasim, A.R. Saleh UAE 2356 +41 -16 =25 -18 =33 =37 =26 =31 =39 4.0 2165
33. Saud, Mohamed UAE 2175 = 5 - 7 -22 +40 =32 -29 =38 =36 +41 4.0 2211
34. Hassan, Abdul f UAE 2257 - 1 +44 -12 =39 +27 -26 =31 -21 +42 4.0 2212
35. Kaabi, Mejdi m TUN 2380 +40 =11 =17 - 4 +30 -14 =29 - 6 -18 3.5 2284
36. Ali, Mohamad Nour Kara SYR 2211 -20 +26 -29 -23 =31 +40 =37 =33 -27 3.5 2158
37. Al-Ghasra, Ali BRN 2205 -11 =40 -18 =42 +41 =32 =36 -24 =29 3.5 2162
38. Mohamed, Hossein UAE 2173 -16 +41 =14 -13 -22 -31 =33 =42 =40 3.0 2128
39. Issa, Mohamed UAE ---- -21 -30 +43 =34 -23 =41 =24 -18 =32 3.0 2123
40. Ibrahim, Ismail UAE ---- -35 =37 -31 -33 +42 -36 +41 -27 =38 3.0 2072
41. Juma,Al Mohairi UAE ---- -32 -38 +42 -26 -37 =39 -40 -25 -33 1.5 1889
42. Ahmad, Hussain UAE 2155 -14 -24 -41 =37 -40 -25 -27 =38 -34 1.0 1838
43. Nashed, Mohamad Kamal SYR 2203 . -27 -39 . . . . . . 0.0
44. Fahed, Ahmad UAE 2001 -13 -34 -26 . . . . . . 0.0
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Laszlo Nagy reports: There are two First Saturday IM events taking place
September 2nd-12th 2000.
If you wish to play in next months events you can contact Laszlo Nagy at
firstsat@elender.hu
Round 9 Standings:
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FSIMA September Budapest HUN (HUN), 2-12 ix 2000 cat. I (2275)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Orso, Miklos m HUN 2346 * = = . = = 1 1 1 . 1 1 7.0 2481
2. Grimm, Sascha f GER 2340 = * = = = 1 . 1 . = = 1 6.0 2400
3. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2370 = = * = . = 1 . = 1 1 = 6.0 2394
4. Yu Mingyuan CHN 2319 . = = * = 1 1 0 = 1 = . 5.5 2352
5. Vadasz, Laszlo g HUN 2301 = = . = * . 0 = = = 1 = 4.5 2253
6. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2346 = 0 = 0 . * 0 1 = . 1 1 4.5 2263
7. Valenti, Giuseppe ITA 2195 0 . 0 0 1 1 * 0 = 1 1 . 4.5 2286
8. Rajlich, Vasik G USA 2209 0 0 . 1 = 0 1 * 1 0 . = 4.0 2246
9. Appleberry, Martin FRA 2291 0 . = = = = = 0 * = . 1 4.0 2240
10. Vajda, Szidonia wg HUN 2282 . = 0 0 = . 0 1 = * = = 3.5 2178
11. Vass, Viktor HUN 2116 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 . . = * 1 2.5 2132
12. Bordas, Gyula HUN 2186 0 0 = . = 0 . = 0 = 0 * 2.0 2069
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1. Husari, Sate SYR 2309 * = = 1 . 0 1 = = 1 . 1 6.0 2426
2. Dudas, Janos m HUN 2338 = * = = = = = 1 . = 1 . 5.5 2397
3. Gara, Ticia HUN 2296 = = * = 0 . 1 = = = . 1 5.0 2347
4. Seres, Lajos m HUN 2444 0 = = * = 0 = 1 1 . 1 . 5.0 2348
5. Turzo, Attila m HUN 2360 . = 1 = * 0 0 . = 1 = 1 5.0 2339
6. Gouret, Thierry f FRA 2346 1 = . 1 1 * 0 0 = . = 0 4.5 2303
7. Nemeth, Zoltan m HUN 2308 0 = 0 = 1 1 * . . = = = 4.5 2308
8. Gara, Anita wm HUN 2291 = 0 = 0 . 1 . * 1 = = = 4.5 2296
9. Gonda, Laszlo HUN 2255 = . = 0 = = . 0 * = = = 3.5 2223
10. Lamprecht, Mark GER 2256 0 = = . 0 . = = = * = = 3.5 2207
11. Bock, Juergen GER 2245 . 0 . 0 = = = = = = * = 3.5 2228
12. Balogh, Viktor HUN 2182 0 . 0 . 0 1 = = = = = * 3.5 2216
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The Icelandic Chess Championships took place 23rd August - 3rd
September 2000 in Kopavogur, Iceland. There were sixteen players in this KO
event. John Viktor Gunnarsson won the event after losing the first game of the
four game final against Throstur Thorhallsson and not equalisating the match
until the final game four. He then lost the first game of the rapid playoffs,
equalised in game two, then he took the lead for the first time in the match
and drew the final game to take the title. I've done my best with the games
from the official site but they're by no means perfect.
Internet coverage:
http://www.skak.is/si/sthi2000.htm
ch-ISL Kopavogur (ISL), 5 viii-3 ix 2000
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Round 1 (August 23-24 2000)
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Kristjansson, Stefan 1-3
Thorhallsson, Throstur - Karason, Askell O 4-2
Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor - Thorfinnsson, Bragi 1.5-0.5
Vidarsson, Jon G - Thorfinnsson, Bjorn 2-0
Bjarnason, Saevar - Bjornsson, Tomas 1.5-0.5
Karlsson, Agust S - Edvardsson, Kristjan 3.5-2.5
Hardarson, Robert - Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn 2-4
Gunnarsson, Arnar - Jensson, Einar Hjalti 3-1
Round 2 (August 25-26, 2000)
Kristjansson, Stefan - Bjarnason, Saevar 1.5-0.5
Karlsson, Agust S - Thorhallsson, Throstur 0.5-1.5
Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor - Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn 2.5-1.5
Gunnarsson, Arnar - Vidarsson, Jon G 1.5-2.5
Round 3 (August 28-29, 2000)
Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor - Kristjansson, Stefan 3-1
Vidarsson, Jon G - Thorhallsson, Throstur 0.5-1.5
Round 4 (August 31- September 3rd, 2000)
Final
Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor - Thorhallsson, Throstur 3.5-4.5
3rd-4th place playoff
Vidarsson, Jon G - Kristjansson, Stefan 1-3
Vidarsson defaulted the first game of the playoff.
The Nordic FIDE Zonal KO-Tournament 2000, organised by the Hellir Chess
Club takes place 5th-15th September in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a knock
out tournament with 24 players. There are just three rounds of mini-matches.
The idea is that there will be three winners in the 3rd round and they will
participate in the FIDE world championships. A number of the favourites have
already been eliminated including Curt Hansen, Simen Agdestein, Peter Heine
Nielsen, Helgi Ass Gretarsson and Jonny Hector along with Ulf Andersson who
couldn't participate at the last minute. The final round pairings are: Hannes
Stefansson - Margeir Petursson, Evgenij Agrest - Schandorff and Sune Berg
Hansen - Einar Gausel.
Official website:
http://www.simnet.is/hellir/zonal2000.htm.
zt 1.3 Reykjavic ISL (ISL), 5-14 ix 2000
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Round 1 (September 5-7 2000)
Djurhuus, Rune - Andersson, Ulf 2-0 Default
Hansen, Curt - Brynell, Stellan 2-0
Agdestein, Simen - Olafsson, Helgi 1.5-0.5
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Wedberg, Tom 1.5-0.5
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass - Salmensuu, Olli 0.5-1.5
Stefansson, Hannes - Berg, Emanuel 2.5-1.5
Agrest, Evgenij - Thorhallsson, Throstur 1.5-2.5
Hansen, Sune Berg - Yrjola, Jouni 1.5-0.5
Petursson, Margeir - Johannessen, Leif Erlend 1.5-0.5
Schandorff, Lars - Holmsten, Aleksei 3-1
Hector, Jonny - Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor 0-2
Gausel, Einar - Nilssen, John Arni 1.5-0.5
Round 2 (September 8-10 2000)
Hansen, Curt - Petursson, Margeir 1.5-2.5
Agdestein, Simen - Schandorff, Lars 0.5-1.5
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Gausel, Einar 0.5-1.5
Stefansson, Hannes - Djurhuus, Rune 2-0
Agrest, Evgenij - Salmensuu, Olli 2-0
Hansen, Sune Berg - Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor 2-0
Round 3 (September 11th-13th) Pairings for final round
Stefansson, Hannes - Petursson, Margeir
Agrest, Evgenij - Schandorff, Lars
Hansen, Sune Berg - Gausel, Einar
Info:
http://www.bcf.ndirect.co.uk/national/zonal2000.htm
The Techirghiol Trophy took place in Techirghiol, Romania 2nd-13th July
2000. The 12 player Category III all-play-all was won by fm Cicerone Spulber
with 8.5/11 half a point clear of the rest of the field. My thanks to Mircea
Pavlov for the information.
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1. Spulber, Cicerone f ROM 2352 * = 1 1 = = = = 1 1 1 1 8.5 2511
2. Manolache, Marius f ROM 2399 = * 1 1 1 0 = = = 1 1 1 8.0 2470
3. Zajarnyi, Anatolyi m MDA 2380 0 0 * 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2472
4. Raceanu, Valentin ROM 2277 0 0 0 * = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2409
5. Parligras, Mircea ROM 2441 = 0 0 = * 1 = = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2357
6. Tikhomirov, Sergei m MDA 2238 = 1 = 0 0 * 1 = = 1 = = 6.0 2346
7. Dulgher, Alexei MDA 2220 = = = 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 = 1 6.0 2348
8. Nanu, Ciprian m ROM 2342 = = 0 = = = 0 * = 1 1 1 6.0 2337
9. Florescu, Codrut m ROM 2362 0 = 0 0 0 = = = * 0 1 1 4.0 2197
10. Burnoiu, Nicolae-Costel ROM 2266 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 = 2.5 2097
11. Ciornei, Dragos GER 2121 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 0 0 * = 2.0 2059
12. Kutnik, Alexandru ROM 2256 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = * 1.5 1999
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Artur Jussupow and Daniel Fridman both scored 8/11 on Saturday 2nd
September 2000 in an 11 round rapid chess that took place in Essen, Germany. 30
players, most of whom play in the "Bundesliga" played a tournament of 15 minute
games.
Coverage at: http://www.schach.com/borowski/
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Borowski Rapidplay Essen GER (GER), 2-2 ix 2000
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1. Jussupow, Artur g GER 2610 11 6 4 1 8.0 53.5
2. Fridman, Daniel m LAT 2550 11 7 2 2 8.0 48.0
3. Schaefer, Markus m GER 2393 11 6 2 3 7.0 46.0
4. Pelletier, Yannick m SUI 2474 11 4 6 1 7.0 46.0
5. Appel, Ralf m GER 2481 11 5 4 2 7.0 44.0
6. Seul, Georg m GER 2447 11 6 2 3 7.0 42.0
7. Glek, Igor V g GER 2553 11 6 2 3 7.0 35.0
8. Hoffmann, Michael m GER 2458 11 4 5 2 6.5 43.5
9. Dautov, Rustem g GER 2606 11 5 3 3 6.5 41.0
10. Huebner, Robert g GER 2615 11 4 5 2 6.5 40.0
11. Hausrath, Daniel m GER 2439 11 6 1 4 6.5 37.5
12. Borik, Otto m GER 2419 11 6 1 4 6.5 34.0
13. Hort, Vlastimil g GER 2539 11 4 4 3 6.0 40.0
14. Mainka, Romuald g GER 2463 11 4 4 3 6.0 38.0
15. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2531 11 5 2 4 6.0 37.0
16. Hennig, Dirk m GER 2442 11 5 2 4 6.0 32.5
32 players
Paul Delaney reports: Seventy players took part in the Dublin Classic
Open on August 19-20 at the Dublin Arts Club. The event was won jointly by GM
Alex Baburin, Paul Delaney and Sam Collins on 4.5/5 ahead of a strong field
which included eight players graded over ELO 2050. Decisive last round results
included GM Baburin's draw with Irish champion, IM Mark Heidenfeld and wins by
Paul Delaney over Frank Vang and by Sam Collins over Keith Allen. Suzanne
Connolly won the ladies' prize. Results: Jt lst GM A.Baburin, P.Delaney,
S.Collins 4.5/5. Jt 4th IM M.Heidenfeld, G.O'Connell, C.Quinn, M.Schmidt 4.
Grading prizes: U-1800 B.Bruen (3.5), U-1600 (jt) E.Shaughnessy, F.O'Beirne,
D.Dempsey, S.Brannigan (2.5), U-1400 (jt) P.Jackson, M.Cowley, J.Maycock,
A.Dooley (2.5), U-1200 K.McPhilips, K.Maycock, E.Pitts (2). A few games are now
available.
The II Open International of Sants Hostafrancs i La Bordeta took place
in Barcelona 1st-10th September 2000. There aren't many games available, I'll
try and get some for next week.
Internet coverage:
http://www.secretariat.org/open
II Sants Hostafrancs Open
Barcelona 1st-10th September
1. Campos Moreno, Javier 8.5 56.8 58.0 14568 55.0
2. Oratovsky, Michael 8.5 53.3 59.0 14632 56.5
3. Arencibia, Walter 8.0 54.5 60.0 14425 57.0
4. Kolev, Atanas 8.0 53.3 58.0 14271 55.5
5. Borges Mateos, Juan 8.0 53.3 57.0 14162 54.5
6. Berzinsh, Rolan 8.0 51.3 57.5 14756 54.5
7. Velicka, Peter 8.0 49.8 51.5 13157 50.0
291 players
The XIth Chess Olympiad of the Blind took place in Zakopane, Poland,
28th August - 8th September 2000. Russia took the Gold Medal above the Polish
1st team who took Silver and the Ukraine who took Bronze.
Internet coverage: http://www.idn.org.pl/cross/
Blind Championships Final standings
PLACE COUNTRY SCORE MINOR BUCH.
1 RUSSIA 25.5 13.0-5.0 191.0
2 POLAND 1 24.5 16.0-2.0 190.0
3 UKRAINE 24.5 12.0-6.0 178.5
4 GERMANY 22.5 13.0-5.0 191.5
5 YUGOSLAVIA 22 11.0-7.0 176.5
6 SPAIN 21.5 12.0-6.0 182.0
7 ROMANIA 20 13.0-5.0 184.5
8 SLOVENIA 19.5 10.0-8.0 161.5
9 POLAND 2 19.5 9.0-9.0 171.5
10 CROATIA 19 12.0-6.0 168.5
11 LITHUANIA 19 10.0-8.0 168.5
12 HUNGARY 19 9.0-9.0 165.5
13 GREAT BRITAIN 18.5 10.0-8.0 181.0
14 MACEDONIA - FYROM 18 9.0-9.0 171.0
15 CZECH REPUBLIC 18 8.0-10.0 173.0
16 BELGIUM 17.5 7.0-11.0 174.0
17 ISRAEL 17 10.0-8.0 158.0
18 AUSTRIA 17 8.0-10.0 159.5
19 SWEDEN 17 8.0-10.0 143.5
20 DENMARK 17 7.0-11.0 170.5
21 FINLAND 16.5 9.0-9.0 143.5
22 SLOVAKIA 16.5 6.0-12.0 138.5
23 ESTONIA 15.5 9.0-9.0 159.0
24 GREECE 15.5 6.0-12.0 142.5
25 INDIA 14.5 9.0-9.0 132.0
26 ITALY 14.5 6.0-12.0 140.0
27 NORWAY 14 8.0-10.0 137.0
28 PERU 13.5 4.0-14.0 134.0
29 REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 12.5 4.0-14.0 133.5
30 BRASIL 10.5 2.0-16.0 140.0
The 6th World University Championships took place September 1st-11th,
2000 in the resort of Golden Sands (hotel Sport Palace) near to Varna in
Bulgaria. The Russian Team headed by Valerij Filippov (who was top scorer with
7/9) won the event. It was open to students between the ages of 17 and 28 who
are (or within the last year were) full time students. My thanks to Milen
Petrov for the news.
Internet coverage: http://www.bsc.bg/6wstudch
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6th World University Championships Golden Sands BUL (BUL), 1-11 ix 2000
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1. Filippov, Valerij g RUS 2593 7.0 2672
2. Zubarev, Alexander1 m UKR 2456 6.5 2605
3. Turov, Maxim g RUS 2539 6.0 2581
4. Kacheishvili, Giorgi g GEO 2564 6.0 2562
5. Gelashvili, Tamaz g GEO 2519 6.0 2557
6. Lindfeldt, Jan Magnus DEN 2326 5.5 2475
7. Iljushin, Alexei m RUS 2509 5.5 2473
8. Janssen, Ruud m NED 2414 5.5 2469
9. Ganbold, Odondoo m MGL 2405 5.5 2453
10. Masserey, Yvan f SUI 2370 5.5 2364
11. Bucher, Denis SUI 2350 5.5 2364
12. Bagheri, Amir m IRI 2409 5.5 2341
13. Zoler, Dan m ISR 2526 5.5 2410
14. Batzorig, Tuvshintogs MGL 2140 5.5 2395
15. Matthiesen, Arne DEN 2292 5.0 2234
16. Mester, Gyula f HUN 2379 4.5 2361
17. Bojkov, Dejan BUL 2326 4.5 2328
18. Gal, Jozsef f HUN 2335 4.5 2291
19. Stojanov, Stanislav BUL 2111 4.5 2272
20. Drenchev, Petar BUL 2357 4.5 2216
21. Barva, Attila f HUN 2417 4.5 2235
22. Temovjin,Khurelbaatar MGL ---- 4.5 2311
23. Patuzzo, Fabricio SUI 2296 4.5 2262
24. Papazov, Ivajlo BUL 2342 4.5 2243
25. Vasilev, Milen BUL 2316 4.5 2278
26. Pedersen, Daniel Vesterbaek f DEN 2324 4.5 2269
27. Yurenko, Konstantin f RUS 2371 4.5 2231
28. Abbasifar, Hasan IRI 2375 4.5 2240
29. Konstantinov, Mikhail BLR 2222 4.0 2241
30. Cukier, Marcelo BRA 2167 4.0 2142
31. Dragun,Jurii BLR ---- 3.5 2224
32. Hochstrasser, Michael f SUI 2291 3.5 2121
33. Villegas,Rafael MEX ---- 3.5 2058
34. Aksoy,Hasan TUR ---- 3.5 2024
35. Erhembayar, Duurenbayar f MGL 2301 3.0 2244
36. Alvarado, Carlos PER 2076 3.0 2107
37. Van Rompaey,Stijn BEL ---- 3.0 2039
38. Molina,Gustavo MEX ---- 2.5 1991
39. Aljavdin,Nikolay BLR ---- 2.0 1939
40. De Kaey,Pascal BEL ---- 0.0
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6th World University Ch Women Golden Sands BUL (BUL), 1-10 ix 2000
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1. Lomineishvili, Maia wg GEO 2376 7.5 2429
2. Polovnikova, Ekaterina wm RUS 2386 7.5 2436
3. Nill, Jessica wf GER 2206 6.0 2301
4. Djingarova, Emilia BUL 2263 5.0 2208
5. Trofimova, Antonina wm RUS 2248 5.0 2179
6. Anhchimeg, Bayanmonh wf MGL 2139 5.0 2181
7. Navabi, Shirin wf IRI 2007 5.0 2214
8. Guseva, Olga RUS 2173 4.5 2094
9. Besheva, Svetla BUL 2136 4.5 2161
10. Cavusoglu,Yildiz TUR ---- 4.0 2128
11. Mohammadi, Sonia IRI ---- 3.5 2060
12. Nikolova, Nevena Svetlinova BUL 2095 3.5 2092
13. Baccarin,Natalia BRA ---- 2.0 1868
14. Dovramadjieva,Hristina BUL ---- 0.0
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Team Competition Final Standings
Place Country Scores
1 RUSSIA 20,5
Filippov, V 7
Turov, M 6
Polovnikova, E 7,5
2 GEORGIA 19,5
Kacheishvili, G 6
Gelashvili, T 6
Lomineishvili, M 7,5
3 MONGOLIA 16
Ganbold, O 5,5
Batzorig, T 5,5
Anhchimeg, B 5
4 IRAN 15
Bagheri,A 5,5
Abbasifar, H 4,5
Navabi, S 5
5 BULGARIA 14
Bojkov, D 4,5
Drenchev, P 4,5
Djingarova, E 5
The 56th Portuguese Championships took place in Barreiro 2nd-10th
September 2000. The clear winner was Carlos P Santos with 7.5/9.
Internet coverage:
http://www.terravista.pt/copacabana/5093/cxb/cxb.htm
and http://www.ip.pt/~ip001018/
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LVI ch-POR Barreiro (POR), 2-12 ix 2000
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1. Santos, Carlos P m POR 2385 7.5 2517
2. Damaso, Rui m POR 2386 7.0 2462
3. Fernandes, Antonio m POR 2438 6.5 2380
4. Vitor, Antonio f POR 2302 6.5 2404
5. Pinheiro, Jose f POR 2288 6.0 2364
6. Padeiro, Jose POR 2188 6.0 2314
7. Andrade, Leonardo POR 2208 6.0 2335
8. Leonardo, Joao f POR 2301 6.0 2294
9. Rodrigues, Rui POR 2112 6.0 2276
10. Ribeiro, Fernando f POR 2202 6.0 2259
11. Santos, Antonio P POR 2272 5.5 2232
12. Morais, Vitor POR 2167 5.5 2204
13. Morais, Mario POR POR 2091 5.5 2166
14. Andrade, Jose POR 2196 5.5 2168
15. Baptista, Paolo POR 2132 5.0 2176
16. Reis, Luis Sousa POR 2244 5.0 2173
17. Rodrigues, Afonso POR ---- 5.0 2140
18. Ribeiro,Luis POR ---- 5.0 2153
19. Silva, Firmino POR 2006 5.0 2149
20. Dias, Paulo POR 2302 5.0 2121
21. Santos, Ricardo POR ---- 5.0 2130
48 players
The Miguel Najdorf Chess Festival has several parts. The first part,
open to all chessplayers takes place August 19th to 27th 2000. Then a second
stage, the Final Knockout September 9th-16th 2000 which will have 74 players
including: Vescovi, Zapata, Ricardi, Zarnicki, Spangenberg, Morovic,
Sorín, Leitao, Panno, García Palermo, Bologan, Sunye Neto,
Felgaer, etc.
The there will then be a SuperFinal with invitees: Anatoly Karpov,
Judith Polgar, Nigel Short and Gilberto Milos along with six qualifiers from
the Final Knockout. This takes place September 18th-27th 2000 which will be a
10 player all-play-all.
In the first stage that took place August 19th-27th there were 10
qualifiers.
Official site: AJEDREZ SIGLO XXI -
http://www.adrian.roldan.com
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Clasificatorio Abierto Buenos Aires ARG (ARG), 19-27 viii 2000
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1. Moreda, Lucas ARG 2309 7.5 46.5 47.50
2. Jimenez, Joaquin ARG 2292 6.5 47.0 49.00
3. Rodi, Luis Ernesto ARG 2225 6.5 46.0 46.00
4. Mela, Benjamin ARG 2267 6.5 45.5 47.50
5. Julia, Ernesto f ARG 2393 6.0 47.0 47.00
6. Liascovich, Lucas ARG 2209 6.0 46.5 50.50
7. Perez Pietronave, Carlos ARG 2305 6.0 44.0 48.00
8. Faig, Cristian ARG 2137 6.0 43.0 47.50
9. Lafuente, Pablo f ARG 2291 6.0 42.5 44.00
10. Herman, Diego ARG 2212 6.0 35.5 35.50
11. Bonaveri, Agustin f ARG 2338 5.5 40.5 43.50
12. Juarez, Carlos Eleodoro ARG 2179 5.5 40.0 43.50
13. Albarran, Gustavo ARG 2211 5.5 33.5 35.00
14. Lebesohn, Lisandro ARG 2218 5.5 32.0 32.00
15. De las Heras, Juan Carlos ARG 2305 5.0 46.0 50.00
16. Cativelli, Gerardo ARG 2257 5.0 42.5 45.00
17. Coda,Carlos ARG ---- 5.0 39.0 41.50
18. Brusco, Damian ARG 2076 5.0 37.0 38.00
19. Fernandez, Jorge ARG 2265 5.0 34.0 34.00
20. Benedetto, Abel ARG 2175 5.0 32.0 33.50
21. Bulcourf, Carlos f ARG 2286 5.0 30.5 30.50
51 players
The 60th Armenian Championships took place in Yerevan, August
30th-September 8th 2000. The surprise winner was 17 year old IM Gabriel
Sargissian.
Internet Coverage:http://www.armchess.am/60thac.html
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ch-ARM Yerevan ARM (ARM), 30 viii-8 ix 2000 cat. XI (2520)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Sargissian, Gabriel m ARM 2474 * = = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2691
2. Lputian, Smbat G g ARM 2598 = * 1 = 1 = = = = = 5.5 2591
3. Yegiazarian, Arsen m ARM 2527 = 0 * = 1 0 1 = 1 1 5.5 2599
4. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2566 0 = = * = = 1 1 = = 5.0 2558
5. Minasian, Ara m ARM 2466 = 0 0 = * 1 1 = = 1 5.0 2569
6. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2551 0 = 1 = 0 * = = 1 = 4.5 2516
7. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2571 = = 0 0 0 = * 1 = 1 4.0 2471
8. Nalbandian, Tigran m ARM 2465 0 = = 0 = = 0 * 1 1 4.0 2483
9. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2595 = = 0 = = 0 = 0 * = 3.0 2386
10. Danielian, Elina wg ARM 2389 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 = * 2.0 2314
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Robin Mackley reports that the shortlist for the BCF Book of the year
2000, judged by R B Edwards, Mike Fox and John Toothill, has been released. The
short list has risen to five, but each covers a different subject or approach
to the game. The short list is:
· A Gnat May Drink Jonathan Hinton privately published £15
The subtitle describes the book: one hundred annotated Games of Chess from 1900
to 1999. This selection of games, one for each year of the century, is in the
author's words aimed primarily to entertain. He succeeds admirably by choosing
mostly unknown games, which feature unusual positions and enterprising play and
annotating them with great care.
· Kramnik My Life and Games Vladimir Kramnik and Iakov Damsky
Everyman Chess £17.99 A highly topical book on the World Championship
challenger. Kramnik's biography is written by Damsky. 53 selected games have
been chosen by Kramnik himself and there in lies the heart of the book. His
in-depth annotations are outstanding and the games superb. A study of these
reveals that the forthcoming world championship match is not a foregone
conclusion.
· Queen's Gambit Declined Matthew Sadler Everyman Chess
£14.99 Specific opening books rarely feature in the Book of the Year
awards as the writing rarely matches the analysis. But here is a treatise that
is a delight to read not only for the knowledge displayed but for the humour
and wit of the writing. A model book of its kind.
· Soviet Chess 1917-1991 Andrew Soltis McFarland £39.00
Soltis describes the rise, triumph and fall of the Soviet chess world in a
highly readable, authoritative history. At all times Soltis has sympathy for
the difficult economic environment and political predicaments in which the
players often found themselves. Though expensive, the book is beautifully
produced with tournament tables, photographs and numerous annotated games.
· The Road To Chess Improvement Alex Yermolinsky Gambit
£17.99 Yermolinsky describes how he progressed from a strong player to
grandmaster and USA champion. Essentially a book about practical playing
problems, Yermolinsky discusses how he overcame them and the many difficulties
he solved on the way. It is a valuable contribution on subjects not covered in
many more theoretical texts. Yermolinsky, a native born Russian, writes in
fluent, idiomatic American.
19) Forthcoming Events and Links
Bradford Chess Congress
Last call for entries for the Bradford Chess Congress. It takes place
Friday September 15th (7pm start) until Sunday 17th September at the Polish
Ex-Servicemens Club on Shearbridge Road, Bradford. 5 round Swiss System.
Entries 15 pounds for the Open and 12 pounds for the Major or Minor. Enquiries
to S Swire, 69 Scholemoor Avenue, Lidget Green, Bradford BD7 2RU or Telephone
01274 411817 (probably the best option, entries should be submitted as early as
possible in the week.)
Nicholas Pert vs Murray Chandler
There will be a six game match between Nicholas Pert and Murray
Chandler starting September 14th 2000. The match is sponsored as part of the
Terence Chapman Award Scheme. Internet coverage on TWIC's pages.
1st European Rapid Championships
The European Chess Union appointed the Chess Federation of Herzeg-Bosnia
to organize the First European Rapid and Blitz Senior Championships for men.
The venue is Hotel Zenit (4 stars) in Neum, a pleasant vacation town at the
Adriatic coast (and what is more: the safest place on the Earth). The distances
from nearest airports in Dubrovnik, Split and Sarajevo are 70, 150 and 200 km,
respectively. The event in Neum (Bosnia and Herzegovina) takes place from 2nd
to 5th October 2000, immediately after the European Club Cup which will be held
at the same venue.
Two events will be held: Rapid (30 min per player) and Blitz (5 min per
player). The Rapid event will be an 11 rounds Swiss tournament in two days (2-3
Oct). Prizes in DM: 6.000, 5.000, 4.000, 3.000, 2.500, 1.800, 1.000, etc. (20
prizes = 30.000 DM = 15.000 Euro in total). Entrance-fee: 60 DM. The Blitz
event will be a 20 double-rounds Swiss tournament in two days (4-5 Oct). Prizes
in DM: 4.000, 3.000, 2.500, 2.000, 1.500, 1.000, 800, etc. (20 prizes = 20.000
DM = 10.000 Euro in total). Entrance-fee: 60 DM.
Since the number of players is restricted to 500, a preliminary
registration is required. The deadline is 15th September. Please contact Mr.
Dragan Milovic, phone: +387 30 870 359, or mobile: +385 99 565 023.
MSO Mind Sports Games
John Saunders reports: Mind Sports Masters (Ron Banwell Memorial)
downloadable from the BCF site at
http://www.bcf.ndirect.co.uk/national/mso2000.htm
It gives all the games by players with 5/9 or more. Note that some of the games
have been amended from the original file created by Stewart Reuben, which has
been published in TWIC. There will be a complete PGN file of all the games in
due course. [When the file is complete I will produce a corrected file MC]
World Seniors
The 10th World Senior Championships will be held September 10th-24th,
2000 in the small village of Rowy in Poland. The event is open to men born in
1939 or earlier and women in 1949 or earlier).
Official site: http://www.powiat.Slupsk.pl or
http://www.powiat.Slupsk.pl/chess
additional information at: http://www.szachista.home.pl/
4NCL Fantasy Chess
Fantasy Chess is now running a competition based on the 4NCL. People
have to predict the results of the matches rather than the individual games.
One for the Bundesliga will follow.
http://play.at/fantasychess
Krkonose Open 2000
Krkonose Open 2000 takes place 29th October to 5th November 2000 in Pec
pod Snezkou town (The Krkonose mountains). 60 players from 10 countries are
entered and entry is still open. Further information:
http://www.proclient.cz/krkonose
Cesenatico Open
The V Cesenatico Open took place 3rd-10th September 2000. Final results
should be available shortly. Players include Ivan Farago, George Grigore,
COSTANTINI Roberto Costantini, Ventzislav Inkiov Igor Naumkin, Sinisa Drazic
and Spyridon Skembris.
Internet coverage: http://www.antiquascom.it/regolamento.htm
Three Hungarian Tournaments
Paks HUN WIM closed tournament 28.10-03.11 2000 9 rounds entry fee: 150
DEM information: Videki Sandor Tel/fax: 00-36-75421225 email:
videkisn@matavnet.hu
Szekszard HUN IM closed tournament 04-10 12 2000 9 rounds, 2 double
rounds, cat. 3-4, entry fee: 200 DEM information: Videki Sandor Tel/fax:
00-36-75421225 email: videkisn@matavnet.hu
Szekszard HUN 9 rounds open, children, blitz tournaments 05-10 12 2000
prizefound: 400000 HUF Information: Papp Csaba, Decs Oreg str.53 Hungary email:
rlaszlo@freemail.hu
Huge Chess Event in Mexico City
On October 22nd Mexico City will have its 2nd Festival of Chess. Last
year 5,046 Mexican chess players played games in one day. This year they hope
for 10,000 players to compete in simultaneous events against 500 masters.
More details http://www.ajedrez.df.gob.mx and
http://www.ajedrez.df.gob.mx/pages_ing/event.html
IECG Cup
The IECG Cup VI preliminary stage. IECG Cup is an open tournament:
players of any rating are merged together. So this is a nice opportunity to
play a wide range of opponents. Subscriptions are open until September 15.
Entries received after this date are used for a replacement list, which will be
closed on October 1st. The tournament will be launched on October 1st, for a
duration of 11 months. All the unfinished games will be adjudicated. During the
preliminary phase, all participants take part in a 7 men, single round
tournament (so 6 games to play). The 2 winners of each section will be entitled
to play in the next stage, starting in October 2001. All games count for IECG
rating, of course.
The entry form for Cup VI is at:
http://www.iecg.org/cupentry.htm
The web entry form is the best method to be enlisted in the Cup, as the process
behind is easier for us.
Debrecen Open and Computer tournament
The Debrecen Open takes place 20th-24th October 2000. Place of
tournament: Aranybika Grand Hotel 4025 Debrecen,Piac u. 11-15. 9 rounds, Swiss
system, 20 moves in 1 hours, and 1 hour to the end.
Entry fee: 3500 HUF - Without FIDE ELO 3000 HUF - 2000-2199 2000 HUF -
2200-2299 1500 HUF - 2300-2399 1500 HUF - Young player (under 18 years) 1500
HUF - Pensioner 0 HUF - above 2400, and IM, GM
Prizes: I. 80000 HUF II. 50000 HUF III. 33000 HUF IV. 26000 HUF V. 17000
HUF VI. 10000 HUF
Category prizes, Extra prizes: - Best player from Debrecen - Best women
player - Best without FIDE ELO - Best player above 55 years - Best player under
18 years
Portocom Computer Open International Chess Tournament 20-24
October 2000, Debrecen
The players of the tournament: Whoever can take part in the
competition, but first of all computer chessprograms and advanced players. For
the foreigners we cover computers. If somebody send the chessprogram in mail
(by post) we cover him/her an operator. (the price of the operator is 40 DM )
Place of tournament: Aranybika Grand Hotel H-4025 Debrecen,Piac u.
11-15.
Opening ceremony: 20 October, at 4 o' clock (pm) Arrangement: 11
rounds, Swiss system, 2 hours to the end.
Entry fee: 9000 HUF - Advaced player 6000 HUF - Chess program 1000 HUF
- People
Prizes: I. 66000 HUF II. 55000 HUF III. 44000 HUF IV. 33000 HUF V.
22000 HUF VI. 11000 HUF
Date of entires: 10.October 2000
Entries should be sent to: Sandor Nagy H-4026 Debrecen, Bethlen str.
36-38.II/12. Phone: +36 52 416-524 Mobil: +36 20 322-8790 E-mail:
player@matavnet.hu
International in Salou, Costa Dorada
International Chess Festival in Salou, Costa Dorada, starts 16th
October 2000.
Group A Confirmed players:
Gm Artur Kogan -Israel- Elo Fide 2504 Gm Ruslan Pogorelov -Ucrania- Elo
Fide 2445 J.C. Montell Lorenzo -España- Elo Fide 2325 Im Michael
Oratowsky -Israel- Elo Fide 2486 Im Dimitry Tyomkin -Israel- Elo Fide 2522 Gm
Vladimir Georgiev -Bulgaria- Elo Fide 2564 Im Jordan Ivanov -Bulgaria- Elo Fide
2461 Gm Igor Miladinovic -Grecia- Elo Fide 2563 Gmf Antoaneta Stefanova
-Bulgaria- Elo Fide 2514
Possible players
Gm Nikola Mitkov -Macedonia- Elo Fide 2532 Gm Marcin Kaminsky
–Polonia- Elo Fide 2498 Gm Hicham Hamdouchi -Marruecos- Elo Fide 2541 Gm
Alexander Finkel -Israel- Elo Fide 2467
Group B Confirmed players:
Antonio Moro -España- Elo Fide 2133 Tatiana Plachkinova
-Bulgaria- Elo Fide 2171 Juan Sanges -España- Elo Fide 2000 Ramon Pol
Valveny -España- Elo Fide 2048 Manuel Martinez Peña
-España- Elo Fide 2161 Danny Shevelev -Israel- Elo Fide 2263 Francesc
Terreu -España- Elo Fide 2169
Possible players
Im Watu Kobese -Rep. Sudafricana- Elo Fide 2373 Oscar Alias
-España- Elo Fide 2277 Juan Gutierrez -España- Elo Fide 2280
Gabor Szitas –Hungria- Elo Fide 2191
Contact Juan Sangés: j231070@teleline.es
4NCL 2000-2001
The 4NCL season 2000-2001 fixtures have been published. The venue for
all matches is the The Birmingham Grand Moat House Hotel, Colmore Row,
Birmingham. The 1st and 2nd rounds take place 23rd-24th September 2000, 3rd-4th
on 25th-26th November, 5th-6th on 27th-28th January 2001, 7th-8th on 17th-18th
March and the final rounds 9,10 and 11 on 5th-7th May 2001. There are 26 Clubs,
40 teams, 3 Divisions, 536 players registered. Some of the changes in the
closed season: IndexIT have signed, Nigel Short from Wood Green and Mark Hebden
from Slough, to add to a very strong initial squad. Guildford-ADC have signed
Chris W Baker from Bigwood, which provides the team sponsor (Nigel Povah) with
the option of playing in their second team!! Slough have a new signing IM
Aleksandar Wohl from Australia. Wood Green have signed Matthew Turner from
Slough. Barbican 4NCL have signed GM Jonathan Parker and IM Mark Ferguson from
Bigwood.
Round 1 pairings division 1: IndexIT 2 v IndexIT 1, Richmond v Slough,
South Wales Dragons v White Rose, Guildford-ADC v Midland Monarchs, Wood Green
v Poisoned Pawns, Barbican 4NCL 1 v Barbican 4NCL 2.
For further information see the 4NCL website at:
http://freespace.virgin.net/nigel.chess96/4ncl/0001/0001menu.htm.
Additional coverage at:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/John_Katrin_Sharp
Possible University Event
The President of the Cambridge University Chess Club 2000/01, Nathan
Alfred, would like to get in contact with any University interesting in playing
in an event at Cambridge University (probably Girton College) on Saturday 11th
November 2000. The planned format is to have teams of eight compete at
ten-minute blitz chess, with possibly an all-play-all. If interested contact:
nswa2@cam.ac.uk
Vikings Chess Festival
The second York Vikings Chess Festival are 13th to 22nd December 2000.
The venue will once again be the superb Lady Anne Middleton's Hotel.
Contact: Adam Raoof if interested:
adam@circuit.demon.co.uk
GM 'A' - £10,000 in prizes! GM Julian Hodgson (British Champion)
GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson (SWE) GM Jonny Hector (SWE) GM Emil Sutovsky (ISR) GM
Alexei Barsov (UZB) GM Jonathan Rowson (SCO)
GM 'B' - £5,000 in prizes! GM Aaron Summerscale GM Keith Arkell IM
Irina Krush (USA) Entries from players 2350+ are invited.
Masters IM Valer Krutti (HUN) IM Still to be invited... IM Still to be
invited... Entries from players 2250+ are invited.
Open This will be a 9-round FIDE rated swiss tournament with a first
prize of at least £200. The entry fee is £25 for rated players
(July 2000 list) or £40 for unrated players. Blitz 5 minute chess -
Sunday 17th December - £5 entry - all entries returned as prizes - 11am
start - 6pm finish - parking at the venue Accommodation Very special room rates
at the Lady Anne Middleton Hotel venue for players and partners; £19.50
for a single room per person per night bed and breakfast £15.00 per
person per night if they share a twin/double room
http://www.ladyannes.demon.co.uk/
Website: http://www.circuit.demon.co.uk/york2.htm
Linares and Ubeda Opens 2001
The VIII "Anibal" Open takes place in Linares, January 8th-18th,
2001. 11 round Swiss System Event.
PRIZES 1º 1.000.000 pts. 2º 500.000 pts. 3º 250.000 pts.
4º 200.000 pts. 5º 150.000 pts. 6º-10º 100.000 pts.
11º-20º 50.000 pts. 21º-30º 30.000 pts. 31º-50º
25.000 pts. 1st Woman Chessplayer 50.000 pts. 1st Chessplayer under 2300 Elo
50.000 pts. 1st Chessplayer from Jaen 50.000 pts.
The VI "Ciudad de Ubeda" Open takes place Ubeda, January
21st-30th 2001. 10 Round Swiss System event.
PRIZES 1º 500.000 pts. 2º 250.000 pts. 3º 150.000 pts.
4º 125.000 pts. 5º 100.000 pts. 6º-15º 75.000 pts.
16º-50º 50.000 pts. 1st Woman Chessplayer 50.000 pts. 1st Chessplayer
under 2300 Elo 50.000 pts. 1st Chessplayer from Jaen 50.000 pts.
CONDITIONS
Chessplayers with 2580 Elo according FIDE ranking list July 2000 or
January 2001: Free full board in a single room and free fixed fee. G.M. and
I.M. Lodging free in a 3 stars hotel in Linares and in a 4 stars hotel in
Ubeda. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are $12 per person/day in a double room
(single supplement $25). Others Chessplayers: Lodging in a 3 stars hotel in
Linares and in a 4 stars hotel in Ubeda is $24 per person/day in a double room
(single supplement $25). Breakfast, lunch and dinner are $12 per person/day.
FIXED FEE PER TOURNAMENT: Until December 31st , 2000 7.500 pts. Since
January 1st, 2001 10.000 pts.
VIII Open "Anibal" Tel. 953 650400, fax 953 652204 (Miss Flori). VI
Open "Ciudad de Ubeda" Tel. 953 791011, fax 953 791012 (Miss Tana). e-mail
address: linareschess@wanadoo.es - linareschess@teleline.es
Bank details: Banco de Andalucía, account nº 0004 3270 84
0601005803 Prizes will be subject to 25% tax.
Miguel Najdorf Chess Festival
The Miguel Najdorf Chess Festival has several parts. The first part,
open to all chessplayers takes place August 19th to 27th 2000. Then a second
stage, the Final Knockout September 9th-16th 2000 which will have 74 players
including: Vescovi, Zapata, Ricardi, Zarnicki, Spangenberg, Morovic,
Sorín, Leitao, Panno, García Palermo, Bologan, Sunye Neto,
Felgaer, etc.
The there will then be a SuperFinal with invitees: Anatoly Karpov,
Judith Polgar, Nigel Short and Gilberto Milos along with six qualifiers from
the Final Knockout. This takes place September 18th-27th 2000 which will be a
10 player all-play-all.
Official site: AJEDREZ SIGLO XXI -
http://www.adrian.roldan.com
SC Lasker Autumn Festival
SC LASKER SRL is organising an Autumn Festival in Bucharest, Romania
over the period October 5th-November 4th 2000.
5th-19th October 2000
A. International closed chess tournament for IM norm (men), 2nd
–4th category, 12-16 players.
Entry fees: - <= 2100 -300 DM - 2101 – 2200 -250 DM -2201
– 2300 -200 DM -2301 – 2350 -175 DM -2351 – 2400 -150 DM - >=
2401 -100 DM
B. International closed chess tournament for IGM norm (women), 7th
– 8th category,12-14 players. Entry fees: 200 DM
C. International closed chess tournament for IGM norm (men), 8th –
9th category,12-16 players.
Entry fees: - <= 2300 -400 DM - 2301 – 2350 -350 DM -2351
– 2400 -300 DM -2401 – 2450 -250 DM -2451 – 2500 -200 DM - >=
2501 -150 DM
21st October-4th November 2000
D. International closed chess tournament for IM norm (women), 3rd
– 5th category,12-16 players. Entry fees: 200 DM Accommodation 100-150 DM
in private rooms or apartments for all the tournament.
Starting date: 5th October 2000, opening ceremony 14°°. Time
limits: 40 moves / 2 hours, then 1 hour for 20 moves + 30 minutes K.O.. The
games will be played every day from 15°° to 22°°. Prizes:
declared before the 3rd round. Romanian Chess Federation, Ion Campineanu
Street, no. 20, phone: 312.55.25 or 312.70.56, fax: 312.19.44 Central Chess
Club: Oþetari Street, no. 2, phone 314.68.13.
Organizer: FIDE Master Emil Pessi: O.P. 38 – C.P. 80, 72250
Bucharest-Romania, phone 0040-1-240.07.00; fax: 0040-1-312.19.44 (if contacted
he assures the reception of the players). E-mail: mpanait@fx.ro or ggg@dnt.ro
Open Abihome 2000
The Open Abihome 2000 takes place 7-8 October 2000, Palais du Midi,
Brussels. The rapidplay event has run for 10 years and has seen Svidler,
Bacrot, Baklan, Van den Doel, Rawson, and many other young masters participate.
Prizes: Prize Money 200.000 bf 1e prize 35.000 bf 2e prize 30.000 bf 3e
prize 25.000 bf 4e prize 20.000 bf 5e prize 15.000 bf 6e prize 10.000 bf 7e
prize 8.000 bf 8e prize 7.000 bf 9e prize 6.000 bf 10eprize 5.000 bf and other
special prizes for Belgian and Juniors.
Information: Benny Åsman tel/fax: 02/512.48.43
asmanbenny@skynet.be etienne.cornil@regio.be René Vannerom tel:
02.538.67.10
Jyväskylä International
The Jyväskylä International Chess Festival takes place in
Finland September 26th - October 9th, 2000.
Jyväs-Shakki has the honour to organize the Jyväskylä
International Chess tournaments at September 26th to October 9th, 2000. There
are four different tournament types: x main event: 14-player all-play-all
IM-group, with possibility to reach international master title result,
estimated FIDE category 4-6, IM-norm 8-9/13 x 14-player all-play-all ELO-group
for players rated between ELO 2000-2300 x 6-player all-play-all SELO-groups for
players with national rating x blitz event IM- and ELO-groups will be played
from September 26th to October 9th with one free day (October 2nd). SELO-groups
will be played on the weekend from September 29th to October 1st. The blitz
event will be played in October 2nd.
Playing venue Jyväskylä ammattikorkeakoulu, Rajakatu 35,
Jyväskylä, Finland.
Entry fees IM-group: FIM 600 (GMs and IMs for conditions please contact
the organizer) ELO-group: FIM 400 SELO-group: FIM 200 Blitz: FIM 50 Prizes
IM-group: FIM 1500, FIM 1200, FIM 900, FIM 600. ELO-group: FIM 1000, FIM 800,
FIM 600, FIM 400. SELO-groups: FIM 600, FIM 200 (in each group). Blitz: prizes
will be determined at the beginning of the event Playing times IM- and
ELO-groups: 2 h / 40 moves + 1 h / 20 moves + 30 mins / rest of the game
SELO-groups: 2 h / 40 moves + 30 mins / rest of the game Blitz: 5 mins / whole
game
If interested contact Sami Hämäläinen, tel +358-9-5621090
or email sami.hamalainen@icon.fi
4th Cap d'Agde Festival
The 4th Cap d'Agde Festival takes place 28th October - 4th November
2000. Cap d'Agde in the south of France has organised this prestigious event
(supported by the French Chess Federation) and the FSGT) every 2 years since
1994.
There will be 3 large Opens tournaments divided by Elo rating 9 rounds,
Time control : 40 moves/2hours and 1hour KO, Swiss System.
Grand-Prix CCAS (players + 2000 Elo) This tournament is Open to all
players above 2000 Elo rating. Internationals Masters and Internationals Grand
Masters do not pay the entry fee. IMPORTANT : only the 20 first players above
2500 Elo rating on the latest Fide list, will be invited by the organisation
(accommodation and food) transportation cost will be at the player's charge.
Tournoi du Cavalier (players - > 1700 - < 2100 Elo) This
tournament is Open to all players between 1700 and 2100 Elo rating. Tournoi de
l'Avenir (-< 1800 Elo) This tournament is open to all players below 1800 Elo
rating There will be a Blitz tournament organised by the FSGT
Trophée CCAS 2000 "La rencontre des Continents" rapid chess A
tournament of Champions from all 5 Continents. Trophée CCAS "Espoirs"
Match des prodiges : Angleterre - France A match between 2 very young Chess
prodigies in 8 games with different Time control
Contact : Cap d'Agde Avenue de la Butte 34 309 Cap d'Agde Cedex Tel :
04 67 01 00 63 Fax : 04 67 76 65 01
Lajos Ózdi IM Harkany
The Lajos Ózdi Memorial IM tournament in Harkany, Hungary taking
place November 16th-24th 2000. The ten player all-play-all IM norm event takes
place in the Hotel Platán Harkány Bartók Béla u 15.
Contact: Schepp Zoltán Tel 36-72-258-044 e-mail:
gyorkos.lajos@dpg.hu
In addition there is the 24th Tenkes Cup in the same venue and dates.
With an A and B Masters Open. Entry deadline 10th November 2000. Contact:
Faludi László SIKLÓS, Kossuth tér 1. 7801 Tel.: 00
36 72l352-122 Fax: 00 36 72/351-858 Hungary Mikola Lajos: e-mail :
tenkescup@egon.gyaloglo.hu
European Youth Championships
The European Youth Championships in Halkidiki, Greece, October 2nd-10th
2000 will be covered at the new website: http://www.inchess.com also information at:
http://www.geocities.com/eycc2000
Ciudad de Oviedo
III Open Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Oviedo 16th-17th September
2000 Active Chess -25' finish, 9 rounds 1.350.000 pts. 1st 200.000; 2nd
175.000; 3rd 150.000... (hasta 35 premios) Entry: 2.500 ptas. Sub16: 1.500 ptas
c.c: 2048 0153 65 0340023819 More info: 985 29 63 95 (Víctor) - 649 104
582 (Arturo) oviedo@damanegra.com http://www.damanegra.com/oviedo
WPC Site
Valery Salov heads the WPC (World Players Council) and they have their
own website. The site is at: http://ajedrez_democratico.tripod.com
with a mixture of material in Spanish and English. Includes: In English
continued correspondence between Yasser Seirawan and Valery Salov, the WPC
Memorandum and a summary of a press conference in London and Alexei Shirov
annotating his win against Bacrot in Sarajavo. In Spanish there is more
material including a press conference in Leon 5th June with the participants:
GM Valeri Salov, IM Javier Ochoa, GM Zenón Franco, GM Jordi Magem, IM
Ricardo Calvo, IM Leonid Bass, Leontxo García, Miguel Ángel
Nepomuceno, Frederic Friedel (his exchanges are given in English), Amador
Cuesta Robledo, and David Llada. You could try running the Spanish sections
through the Babel Fish translation program to get the early exchanges if you
don't speak the language.
New Russian Website
There is a new Russian Website (English content to follow) at:
http://kvkchess.euro.ru/. Material
includes chess history and statistics and a collection of the chess links.
Corsican Open 2nd-5th November 2000
The Corsican International Open takes place 2nd-5th November 2000 in
Bastia (Theatre). There is a Prize fund of 450 000 F for 2 events.
Corsica Masters, 3rd-5th November (elo =>2300) 7 rounds 20'+5" After
the 7 rounds 1/4 final (10"+10, return match), 1/2 final, final
Prize fund 300 000 F 60 000 F - 35 000F- 20 000 F - 20 000 F 5th thru 8
10 000 F each -8 000 F - 6 000 F - 11th thru 20th 4 000 F each elo 2300-2500 :
10 000 F - 7 000 F - 4 000 F 1st Woman 5 000 F, 2nd : 3 000 F, 3rd 2 000 F 1st
french : 7 000 F, 2nd 5 000 F, 3rd 3 000 F Schedule : Friday November 3rd Round
1 6.00 pm Round 2 7.30 pm Round 3 9.00 pm Saturday November 4th Round 4 11.30
am Round 5 2.00 pm Round 6 6.00 pm Round 7 7.30 pm Sunday November 5th 1/4
final 9.00 am 1/2 final 11.00 am Final 1.00 pm
Entry Fees : 250 F if paid by october 1, 350 F after october 1st.
Tournament of Bastia, 2nd-4th November (elo=<2400) 9 rounds 50'+10"
Prize fund 150 000 F 15 000 F -10 000 F - 8 000 F - 6 000 F - 5000 F - 4 000 F
- 3 000 F - 2000 F 1st Junior : 6 000 F, 2nd 4 000 F, 3rd 2 000 F elo 2000-2300
: 8 000 F - 5 000 F - 3 000 F elo 1800-1999 : 6 000 F - 3 500 F - 2 500 F elo
1600-1799 : 4 500 F -3 000 F - 2 000 F elo 1000-1599 : 4 000 F - 2 500 F -1 500
F Entry Fees : 250 F if paid by october 1, 350 F after october 1st. Schedule :
Round 1 : November 2nd 3 pm, last round November 4th 9 pm
Players rated elo 2300-2400 can play both events.
Tournament manager : Léo BATTESTI 33 195 31 14 08 - fax 33 495
32 42 44 Mobil phone : 33 608 51 52 93 e-mail : opencorse@wanadoo.fr web site :
http://www.opencorsica.com
New Greek Site
The OAA Heraklio Chess Club a new website:
http://www.oaachess.bizland.com
the site has chess news from Greece, chess features, etc. Includes a Greek
chess calendar.
4th OIBM in Bad Wiessee
The 4th OIBM in Bad Wiessee will be held October 28th-November 5th 2000.
It is expected to be a strong event, as last year with a number of strong GMs
playing.
More details: http://www.schach-am-tegernsee.de/oib2000
16th Maccabiah Chess Tournaments
As part of the 16th Maccabiah there will be a number of chess
tournaments (GM/IM and open tournaments) The 16th Maccabiah (Jewish Olympiad)
takes place in Tel-Aviv 16th-26th June 2001.
http://www.slavchess.co.il/academy/maccabi.html
