THE WEEK IN CHESS 306 18th September 2000 by Mark Crowther
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1st FIDE World Cup 4 games
World Championship Zonal 1.1 110 games
Harry Golombek Memorial 5 games
First Saturday September 24 games
Pert-Chandler Match 5 games
Nordic FIDE Zonal 8 games
Nordic Net Club Cup 58 games
World Seniors 340 games
Herzeliya International 45 games
Miguel Najdorf Chess Festival 140 games
The New York State Championship 56 games
Cesenatico Open 178 games
Shirov On-Line Simul 10 games
989 games
My thanks to John Saunders, Laszlo Nagy, Leonard Barden, Gunnar
Björnsson, ajedrez21, Andrzej Filipowicz, Alon Shulman, Adrian Roldan,
Marcel Juegel, Bill Townsend, David Thomas, Yvette Nagel Seirawan and all those
who helped with this issue.
The 1st FIDE World Chess Cup was won by Viswanathan Anand who apart from
a tough match against Gelfand looked very comfortable throughout. His return to
form should stand him in good stead for the FIDE Championships later in the
year. Anand now travels to the Sydney Olympics for a FIDE exhibition which also
involves Alexei Shirov. The Chinese have made a move in the rating list.
Although there has been some scepticism about some of the ratings of the lower
rated players the performance of Xu Yuhua in winning the women's World Cup
event and that of Ye Jiangchuan in the men's event suggest the coming of a new
force in the game. There was an exciting finish to Zone 1.1 in Mondariz, Spain
also this week. Today sees the start of the Najdorf Super-Final tournament,
where interest will focus on the return of Anatoly Karpov to tournament play
after a long break and the participation of Judit Polgar and Nigel Short.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
The 1st FIDE World Cup took place in Shenyang, China 1st-13th September
2000. I covered the event up until the final last week. Both the men's and
women's finals followed a similar course with the first game being drawn and
the second being won by white. Anand won a very interesting game on the white
side of a French where he sacrificed the exchange for a couple of pawns against
Bareev and then made them count. Xu Yuhua beat Nathalie Zhukova on the white
side of a complex Alekhine's Defence in 74 moves this local win was obviously
very welcome to the organisers.
Live Internet Coverage at:
http://www.worldchesscup.com/.
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FIDE World Cup KO Shenyang CHN (CHN), 12-13 ix 2000
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1 2
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1. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2762 = 1 1.5 2895
2. Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2702 = 0 0.5 2569
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Women's
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1. Xu Yuhua wm CHN 2505 = 1 1.5 2643
2. Zhukova, Natalia wg UKR 2450 = 0 0.5 2312
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World Championship Zonal 1.1 took place in Mondariz, Spain September
3rd-15th 2000. The event is an 11 round Swiss. There were six places in the
FIDE Championships available. Federations involved Spain, England, France,
Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Scotland, Luxembourg, Andorra, Ireland,
Wales, Guernsey, Jersey, Monaco and San Marino.Players from this Zone who had
already qualified to play in the FIDE World Championships by rating or
performance in the last FIDE event were Michael Adams and Nigel Short (ENG)
Alexei Shirov (ESP), Mikhail Gurevich (BEL) and Etienne Bacrot (FRA). As a
result of the Zonal Joel Lautier (FRA), Loek Van Wely (NED), Jon Speelman
(ENG), Jeroen Piket (NED), Igor-Alexandre Nataf (FRA) and Michele Godena
(ITA).
Live internet coverage: http://www.ajedrez21.com
Final Standings:
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zt 1.1 Mondariz ESP (ESP), 3-14 ix 2000
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1. Lautier, Joel g FRA 2648 +32 +19 =16 + 8 + 4 = 3 =22 - 9 + 7 +12 = 2 8.0 2738
2. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2643 =15 =23 =27 +25 =12 -24 +13 + 6 +17 + 9 = 1 7.5 2658
3. Speelman, Jonathan S g ENG 2623 +25 -17 +23 +15 =18 = 1 +24 = 8 +11 = 4 = 5 7.5 2685
4. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2526 +43 + 9 =12 +16 - 1 - 7 =11 +24 +10 = 3 =14 7.0 2648
5. Piket, Jeroen g NED 2649 +38 -16 =18 =14 =23 =25 =17 +27 +29 + 8 = 3 7.0 2630
6. Godena, Michele g ITA 2485 =11 +28 = 7 =17 +20 =12 = 8 - 2 +26 =15 =10 6.5 2637
7. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2608 +27 =26 = 6 =24 =16 + 4 =12 =10 - 1 +21 = 9 6.5 2601
8. Reinderman, Dimitri g NED 2551 +13 +37 +17 - 1 +21 =18 = 6 = 3 = 9 - 5 =12 6.5 2601
9. Bauer, Christian g FRA 2562 +31 - 4 =29 =13 +39 =17 +20 + 1 = 8 - 2 = 7 6.5 2601
10. Dorfman, Josif D g FRA 2600 =23 =15 =31 +27 =17 =19 +18 = 7 - 4 +22 = 6 6.5 2589
11. Miles, Anthony J g ENG 2584 = 6 +34 =26 =19 =24 =21 = 4 +16 - 3 +17 =15 6.5 2590
12. Parker, Jonathan m ENG 2539 +39 +42 = 4 =21 = 2 = 6 = 7 =22 +18 - 1 = 8 6.5 2575
13. De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m AND 2462 - 8 =20 +28 = 9 =14 =39 - 2 +38 =16 +26 +22 6.5 2613
14. Emms, John M g ENG 2527 =35 =29 =36 = 5 =13 =23 =27 =25 +34 +24 = 4 6.5 2550
15. Comas Fabrego, Luis g ESP 2516 = 2 =10 +43 - 3 =30 =29 +31 +19 =22 = 6 =11 6.5 2577
16. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2537 +33 + 5 = 1 - 4 = 7 -22 +25 -11 =13 +29 =18 6.0 2579
17. Chuchelov, Vladimir g BEL 2535 +41 + 3 - 8 = 6 =10 = 9 = 5 +21 - 2 -11 +32 6.0 2577
18. Hauchard, Arnaud m FRA 2539 +36 =21 = 5 +26 = 3 = 8 -10 +34 -12 =19 =16 6.0 2575
19. Fressinet, Laurent m FRA 2536 +30 - 1 +37 =11 =22 =10 =21 -15 +35 =18 =20 6.0 2536
20. Van den Doel, Erik g NED 2547 -21 =13 +33 +36 - 6 +30 - 9 -29 +27 +25 =19 6.0 2509
21. Arlandi, Ennio m ITA 2437 +20 =18 +22 =12 - 8 =11 =19 -17 +28 - 7 =23 5.5 2556
22. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2554 =29 +35 -21 +31 =19 +16 = 1 =12 =15 -10 -13 5.5 2499
23. David, Alberto g LUX 2487 =10 = 2 - 3 +40 = 5 =14 =26 =35 -24 +38 =21 5.5 2511
24. Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2540 -37 +39 +42 = 7 =11 + 2 - 3 - 4 +23 -14 =28 5.5 2516
25. Narciso Dublan, Marc m ESP 2507 - 3 =33 +32 - 2 +36 = 5 -16 =14 +30 -20 +40 5.5 2506
26. Conquest, Stuart g ENG 2529 +40 = 7 =11 -18 =29 =27 =23 +37 - 6 -13 +39 5.5 2479
27. San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo g ESP 2500 - 7 +40 = 2 -10 +35 =26 =14 - 5 -20 +37 +36 5.5 2499
28. Hodgson, Julian M g ENG 2640 =34 - 6 -13 +32 -31 +36 =29 +41 -21 +33 =24 5.5 2459
29. Magem Badals, Jordi g ESP 2482 =22 =14 = 9 =34 =26 =15 =28 +20 - 5 -16 =30 5.0 2507
30. Dutreeuw, Marc m BEL 2402 -19 =32 =34 +42 =15 -20 -37 +31 -25 +43 =29 5.0 2417
31. Bellini, Fabio m ITA 2484 - 9 +41 =10 -22 +28 =34 -15 -30 -32 +44 +42 5.0 2401
32. Efimov, Igor g ITA 2520 - 1 =30 -25 -28 +44 =33 -38 +43 +31 +35 -17 5.0 2387
33. Reinaldo Castineira, Roi f ESP 2416 -16 =25 -20 +38 -41 =32 =40 +44 =36 -28 +43 5.0 2375
34. Moreno, Javier m ESP 2515 =28 -11 =30 =29 +37 =31 +41 -18 -14 -40 =35 4.5 2383
35. Fernando, Diogo POR 2257 =14 -22 =38 =37 -27 +43 +39 =23 -19 -32 =34 4.5 2412
36. Galego, Luis m POR 2419 -18 +38 =14 -20 -25 -28 +44 +40 =33 =39 -27 4.5 2381
37. Jonkman, Harmen m NED 2424 +24 - 8 -19 =35 -34 +42 +30 -26 -38 -27 +44 4.5 2349
38. Plaskett, Jim g ENG 2525 - 5 -36 =35 -33 =42 +44 +32 -13 +37 -23 =41 4.5 2311
39. Claesen, Pieter m BEL 2416 -12 -24 +41 +43 - 9 =13 -35 =42 +44 =36 -26 4.5 2304
40. Ryan, Joseph IRL 2291 -26 -27 +44 -23 +43 -41 =33 -36 +42 +34 -25 4.5 2310
41. Norris, Alan J f SCO 2299 -17 -31 -39 +44 +33 +40 -34 -28 -43 =42 =38 4.0 2286
42. Grant, Jonathan SCO 2208 +44 -12 -24 -30 =38 -37 +43 =39 -40 =41 -31 3.5 2245
43. McMahon, Daire IRL 2246 - 4 +44 -15 -39 -40 -35 -42 -32 +41 -30 -33 2.0 2088
44. BYE ---- -42 -43 -40 -41 -32 -38 -36 -33 -39 -31 -37 0.0
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Playoffs:
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zt 1.1 Playoff Gp I Mondariz ESP (ESP), 15-15 ix 2000cat. XII (2538)
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1 2 3 4 5
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1. Dorfman, Josif D g FRA 2600 * 0 1 1 = 2.5 2617
2. Comas Fabrego, Luis g ESP 2516 1 * 0 = 1 2.5 2638
3. Godena, Michele g ITA 2485 0 1 * = 1 2.5 2646
4. Parker, Jonathan m ENG 2539 0 = = * 1 2.0 2538
5. Reinderman, Dimitri g NED 2551 = 0 0 0 * 0.5 2213
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zt 1.1 Playoff Gp II Mondariz ESP (ESP), 15-15 ix 2000cat. XII (2549)
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1 2 3 4 5
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1. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2608 * = 1 0 1 2.5 2628
2. Miles, Anthony J g ENG 2584 = * 0 1 1 2.5 2634
3. Emms, John M g ENG 2527 0 1 * 1 0 2.0 2554
4. Bauer, Christian g FRA 2562 1 0 0 * = 1.5 2458
5. De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m AND 2462 0 0 1 = * 1.5 2483
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Final (after tie-breaks were applied on the preliminary groups,
a team meeting decided that tie-breakers taken from the results
the players achieved in the 11 rounds of the zonal would apply
if there was a tie after 5 rounds of playoff games)
zt 1.1 Playoff Final Mondariz ESP (ESP), 15-15 ix 2000
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1 2
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Godena, Michele g ITA 2485 1 1 2.0
Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2608 0 0 0.0
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The Harry Golombek Memorial took place 3-11 September 2000 alongside the
50th Paignton Congress. First prize was shared by GMs John Nunn and Klaus
Bischoff shared first place on 5.5/9 half a point clear of Mark Hebden and
Robert Fontaine (who was leading but lost his final two rounds).
My thanks to John Saunders for the news.
Internet coverage:
http://www.bcf.ndirect.co.uk/national/paignton2000.htm
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Golombek Mem Paignton ENG (ENG), 3-11 ix 2000 cat. XI (2506)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Nunn, John D.M g ENG 2578 * = = = = 1 = 1 = = 5.5 2578
2. Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2556 = * = 0 1 = 1 = = 1 5.5 2580
3. Hebden, Mark g ENG 2505 = = * 1 = 0 1 0 1 = 5.0 2549
4. Fontaine, Robert m FRA 2449 = 1 0 * 0 1 = = = 1 5.0 2555
5. Turner, Matthew m ENG 2491 = 0 = 1 * = = = 1 = 5.0 2551
6. Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2499 0 = 1 0 = * = = = 1 4.5 2507
7. Arkell, Keith C g ENG 2481 = 0 0 = = = * 1 = = 4.0 2466
8. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2549 0 = 1 = = = 0 * 0 = 3.5 2421
9. Van der Weide, Karel m NED 2467 = = 0 = 0 = = 1 * 0 3.5 2430
10. Naumann, Alexander m GER 2489 = 0 = 0 = 0 = = 1 * 3.5 2428
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Laszlo Nagy reports: There were two First Saturday IM events which took
place September 2nd-12th 2000. IM Miklos Orso won the IMA event but no norms.
There was more luck in the IMB event which was won by Sate Husari of Syria with
8/11 and with it an IM norm she was half a point clear of IM Janos Dudas on 7.5
who was ahead of Ticia Gara on 7/11 which was enough for a WGM norm for
her.
If you wish to play in next month's events you can contact Laszlo Nagy
at firstsat@elender.hu
Final 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 1 8.5 2479
2. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2370 = * = = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 7.5 2399
3. Grimm, Sascha f GER 2340 = = * = = 1 = = 1 = 1 = 7.0 2371
4. Yu Mingyuan CHN 2319 0 = = * = 1 = 1 0 1 1 = 6.5 2336
5. Vadasz, Laszlo g HUN 2301 = = = = * = = 0 = = = 1 5.5 2272
6. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2346 = = 0 0 = * = 0 1 = 1 1 5.5 2268
7. Appleberry, Martin FRA 2291 0 = = = = = * = 0 = 1 = 5.0 2237
8. Valenti, Giuseppe ITA 2195 0 0 = 0 1 1 = * 0 1 0 1 5.0 2246
9. Rajlich, Vasik G USA 2209 0 0 0 1 = 0 1 1 * 0 = 1 5.0 2245
10. Vajda, Szidonia wg HUN 2282 = 0 = 0 = = = 0 1 * = = 4.5 2209
11. Bordas, Gyula HUN 2186 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 1 = = * 0 3.0 2108
12. Vass, Viktor HUN 2116 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 * 3.0 2114
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FSIMB September Budapest HUN (HUN), 2-12 ix 2000 cat. III (2303)
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1. Husari, Sate SYR 2309 * = = 1 1 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2476
2. Dudas, Janos m HUN 2338 = * = = = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 7.5 2432
3. Gara, Ticia HUN 2296 = = * = 1 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 7.0 2405
4. Seres, Lajos m HUN 2444 0 = = * = 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2354
5. Nemeth, Zoltan m HUN 2308 0 = 0 = * 1 1 1 = = = = 6.0 2338
6. Gouret, Thierry f FRA 2346 1 = 0 1 0 * 0 1 = 0 1 = 5.5 2298
7. Gara, Anita wm HUN 2291 = 0 = 0 0 1 * 1 1 = = = 5.5 2303
8. Turzo, Attila m HUN 2360 0 = 1 = 0 0 0 * = 1 1 = 5.0 2261
9. Gonda, Laszlo HUN 2255 = 0 = 0 = = 0 = * = = = 4.0 2204
10. Balogh, Viktor HUN 2182 0 0 0 = = 1 = 0 = * = = 4.0 2211
11. Lamprecht, Mark GER 2256 0 = = 0 = 0 = 0 = = * = 3.5 2173
12. Bock, Juergen GER 2245 0 0 0 0 = = = = = = = * 3.5 2174
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The Terence Chapman Award Pert-Chandler Match takes place September
14th-19th 2000. The FIDE rated match is part of Pert's Terence Chapman Award
Scheme Gold award for English Juniors. Terence Chapman was himself was a strong
Junior and British Under 14 champion in 1970. He instituted a number of annual
awards for English Juniors this year, Pert took the 1000 pound Gold award and
six others won 500 pounds. Chapman heads the IT consultancy services and
software company the
Terence Chapman
Group which also sponsors the BCF Grand Prix (more details at:
http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/news/grandprix9900.htm).
The match has been a fluctuating struggle with only one draw, game one,
followed by four consecutive wins for white. The final game takes place
tomorrow with the score standing at 2.5 each. My thanks to Stewart Reuben.
Pert, Nicholas - Chandler, Murray G 1/2 37 E39 Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Chandler, Murray G - Pert, Nicholas 1-0 39 C18 French Defence (Winawer Variation)
Pert, Nicholas - Chandler, Murray G 1-0 41 E12 Queen's Indian Defence
(Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Chandler, Murray G - Pert, Nicholas 1-0 50 C10 French Defence
(Rubinstein Variation)
Pert, Nicholas - Chandler, Murray G 1-0 43 E12 Queen's Indian Defence
(Petrosian System and 4. or 5. Bg5)
Terence Chapman Match London ENG (ENG), 14-19 ix 2000
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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Chandler, Murray G g ENG 2526 = 1 0 1 0 . 2.5 2455
Pert, Nicholas f ENG 2455 = 0 1 0 1 . 2.5 2526
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The Nordic FIDE Zonal KO-Tournament 2000, organised by the Hellir Chess
Club took place 5th-15th September in Reykjavík, Iceland. It was a knock
out tournament with 24 players. There were just three rounds of mini-matches.
The idea was to produce three winners to participate in the FIDE world
championships. The final round pairings saw: Hannes Stefansson beat Margeir
Petursson, Evgenij Agrest beat Lars Schandorff after a playoff and Sune Berg
Hansen beat Einar Gausel. So Stefansson, Agrest and Sune Berg Hansen will play
in the FIDE Championships later this year, with Einar Gausel being 1st reserve,
Lars Schandorff is 2nd reserve and Margeir Pétursson 3rd reserve.
Official website:
http://www.simnet.is/hellir/zonal2000.htm.
zt 1.3 Reykjavic ISL (ISL), 5-14 ix 2000
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Round 3 (September 11-13th 2000)
Hansen, Sune Berg - Gausel, Einar 1.5-0.5
Stefansson, Hannes - Petursson, Margeir 1.5-0.5
Schandorff, Lars - Agrest, Evgenij 1.5-2.5 (after playoff)
Info:
http://www.bcf.ndirect.co.uk/national/zonal2000.htm
Gunnar Björnsson reports: Hellir Chess Club won the first Nordic
Net Club Cup which was held 16th September on ICC. All the national team
champions from the Nordic countries did participate except Sweden because of
technical problems. Hellir won convincingly, more than 5pts. ahead of the 2nd
team which was the Norwegian Team. Hellir is therefore the first winner of the
Nordic Net Club Cup which will hopefully be an annual event from now on. The
tournament was organized by Hellir Chess Club in co-operation with Strik.is
http://www.strik.is and ICC. John Fernadez
from ICC was the tournament director.
The official website is:
http://www.simnet.is/hellir/nordicnet2000.htm.
Final standings: 1. Taflfélagið Hellir (Hellir Chess Club),
Iceland: 17½ 2. Bergens Schakklub, Norway: 12½ 3. Taraus,
Finland: 11½ 4. SK34 Nykøbing F, Denmark: 10½ 5. Havnar
Telvingarfelag, Faeroe Islands: 8 6. Sollentuna SK, Sweden (Unable to play due
to technical problems) Hellir Chess Club team: 1. GM Hannes Stefansson
2½/4 2. GM Helgi Olafsson 4/4 3. GM Helgi Gretarsson 3/4 4. GM Jon L.
Arnason 2½/4 5. IM Karl Thorsteins 2/2 6. Bjorn Thorfinnsson 1/2 1r.
Davíd Kjartansson 1½/2 2r. David Olafsson 1/2 Best regards,
Gunnar
The 10th World Senior Championships are taking place 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). After five of eleven
rounds Ratmir Kholmov, Mark Taimanov and Vladimir Karasev are on 4.5/5.
Games and results at: http://www.szachista.home.pl/.
Official site: http://www.powiat.Slupsk.pl or
http://www.powiat.Slupsk.pl/chess
Crosstable after Round 5/11
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World Seniors Rowy POL (POL), 11-23 ix 2000
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1 2 3 4 5
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1. Kholmov, Ratmir D g RUS 2415 + 47 + 12 = 4 + 28 + 13 4.5 2594
2. Taimanov, Mark E g RUS 2418 + 45 + 38 + 35 = 26 + 22 4.5 2585
3. Karasev, Vladimir I m RUS 2358 + 65 = 53 + 76 + 34 + 17 4.5 2588
4. Gurgenidze, Bukhuti g GEO 2278 + 89 + 20 = 1 + 16 = 5 4.0 2500
5. Chernikov, Oleg L m RUS 2437 + 60 + 37 = 9 + 32 = 4 4.0 2475
6. Shestoperov, Aleksej RUS 2428 + 84 + 46 + 30 = 13 = 9 4.0 2512
7. Arkhangelsky, Boris m RUS 2424 + 87 = 55 + 24 = 23 + 37 4.0 2414
8. Littlewood, John E f ENG 2301 = 71 = 68 + 45 + 57 + 26 4.0 2358
9. Rotshtein, Efim UKR 2336 + 99 + 64 = 5 + 49 = 6 4.0 2477
10. Nau,Guenter GER ---- - 15 + 61 + 82 + 46 + 30 4.0 2436
11. Usachyi, Mark f UKR 2191 =104 + 90 = 19 + 73 + 54 4.0 2370
12. Viner, Phillip AUS 2195 +111 - 1 + 99 + 48 + 29 4.0 2391
13. Shabanov, Yuri m RUS 2486 + 66 + 50 + 14 = 6 - 1 3.5 2449
14. Baumgartner, Heinz f AUT 2352 + 58 + 27 - 13 + 44 = 23 3.5 2375
15. Chehlov, Aleksander f LAT 2242 + 10 = 18 - 26 + 93 + 51 3.5 2392
16. Ivanets, Vladimir RUS 2324 + 21 + 78 = 17 - 4 + 55 3.5 2349
17. Lein, Anatoly g USA 2450 + 74 + 41 = 16 + 31 - 3 3.5 2402
18. Uhlmann, Wolfgang g GER 2488 + 61 = 15 = 28 = 27 + 59 3.5 2330
19. Reichenbach, Werner f GER 2310 = 52 +108 = 11 + 43 = 20 3.5 2269
20. Szczepaniec, Stanislaw POL 2126 + 83 - 4 + 69 + 33 = 19 3.5 2320
21. Lubienski, T POL ---- - 16 +101 + 41 = 35 + 50 3.5 2359
22. Limberg, Siegfried GER 2147 = 69 + 56 + 70 + 54 - 2 3.5 2353
23. Lapienis, Donatas f LTU 2292 = 90 +104 + 51 = 7 = 14 3.5 2335
24. Zhelesny, Stanislav f RUS 2236 +100 = 26 - 7 + 71 + 57 3.5 2350
25. Zhuravlev, Nikolay f LAT 2272 = 62 + 91 - 49 + 74 + 53 3.5 2228
26. Klovans, Janis g LAT 2481 + 75 = 24 + 15 = 2 - 8 3.0 2323
27. Kaminik, Aleksandar UKR 2190 + 39 - 14 + 52 = 18 = 31 3.0 2301
28. Jugow, Alexander GER 2175 + 85 + 29 = 18 - 1 = 34 3.0 2373
29. Zakhvatov, Vladimir m RUS 2341 + 36 - 28 + 47 + 75 - 12 3.0 2160
30. Rosen, Willy f GER 2307 + 88 + 44 - 6 + 60 - 10 3.0 2196
31. Johannessen, Svein m NOR 2306 + 72 = 51 + 55 - 17 = 27 3.0 2252
32. Semasev, Kim f LAT 2307 = 68 + 71 + 53 - 5 = 38 3.0 2232
33. Mosionzhik, Ilya RUS 2267 = 91 + 62 = 48 - 20 + 49 3.0 2130
34. Bylino, O UKR 2264 + 63 = 57 + 93 - 3 = 28 3.0 2216
35. Lainburg, Victor GER 2278 + 97 + 82 - 2 = 21 = 40 3.0 2216
36. Cylwik,Zbigniew POL ---- - 29 + 85 = 50 = 76 + 70 3.0 2282
37. Balcerowski, Witold f POL 2226 + 77 - 5 + 96 + 63 - 7 3.0 2244
38. Ofstad, Per NOR 2181 + 79 - 2 = 72 + 92 = 32 3.0 2217
39. Mella,Aage NOR ---- - 27 = 58 + 90 = 64 + 76 3.0 2185
40. Ahlberg, Guenter GER 2176 - 48 +112 = 68 + 62 = 35 3.0 2127
41. Kristiansen, Erling f NOR 2220 + 94 - 17 - 21 + 80 + 88 3.0 2162
42. Schuler,Georg GER ---- - 70 +102 - 44 + 82 + 75 3.0 2195
43. Davydov, Sergey P RUS 2283 = 56 = 69 +106 - 19 + 81 3.0 2134
44. Dryzek, Tadeusz POL 2163 +114 - 30 + 42 - 14 + 68 3.0 2203
45. Semeniuk, Adam POL 2010 - 2 + 79 - 8 +106 + 73 3.0 2215
46. Ziembinski, Marian POL 2218 +107 - 6 + 88 - 10 + 85 3.0 2157
47. Borchardt, Adam POL 2009 - 1 +111 - 29 +105 + 77 3.0 2223
48. Werl,Wolfgang GER ---- + 40 = 70 = 33 - 12 = 60 2.5 2186
49. Winiwarter, Felix AUT 2164 +109 = 54 + 25 - 9 - 33 2.5 2243
50. Trinos, Viacheslav RUS 2229 + 95 - 13 = 36 + 58 - 21 2.5 2097
51. Tkhelidze, Merab GEO 2154 +103 = 31 - 23 + 67 - 15 2.5 2222
52. Neese,Hans Joachim GER ---- = 19 = 73 - 27 = 69 + 92 2.5 2100
53. Dahlhaus, Friedhelm GER 2175 + 92 = 3 - 32 + 94 - 25 2.5 2187
54. Godes, Dmitry R m RUS 2344 + 96 = 49 + 59 - 22 - 11 2.5 2143
55. Mayers, Dan E USA 2107 + 98 = 7 - 31 + 97 - 16 2.5 2210
56. Rogala,Jan POL ---- = 43 - 22 = 91 + 99 = 64 2.5 2117
57. Krasowski, Slawomir POL 2092 +110 = 34 + 67 - 8 - 24 2.5 2214
58. Dimitrov,Entcho BUL ---- - 14 = 39 + 98 - 50 + 91 2.5 2116
59. Zhukov,Viktor RUS 2215 =105 + 86 - 54 + 72 - 18 2.5 2168
60. Dembowski, Andrzej POL 2030 - 5 + 77 +108 - 30 = 48 2.5 2148
61. Schueler, Wolfgang GER 2083 - 18 - 10 +101 +100 = 63 2.5 2097
62. Rybak,Jozef POL ---- = 25 - 33 +104 - 40 + 93 2.5 2162
63. Nietsch,Horst GER ---- - 34 +110 + 78 - 37 = 61 2.5 2148
64. Jahr, Dieter GER 2157 +113 - 9 = 92 = 39 = 56 2.5 2067
65. Assmann, Hans GER 2003 - 3 - 92 +109 = 79 + 94 2.5 2071
66. Betz, Egon GER 2080 - 13 = 95 - 73 +107 + 97 2.5 2097
67. Brameyer, Hermann GER 2271 +106 = 93 - 57 - 51 + 90 2.5 2068
68. Wilke,Dieter GER ---- = 32 = 8 = 40 = 70 - 44 2.0 2169
69. Haupt,Joachim GER ---- = 22 = 43 - 20 = 52 = 96 2.0 2039
70. Krueger, Erich GER 2262 + 42 = 48 - 22 = 68 - 36 2.0 1957
71. Bakalarczyk, Wlodzimierz POL 2010 = 8 - 32 +107 - 24 = 78 2.0 2130
72. Holze,Guenter GER ---- - 31 +103 = 38 - 59 = 80 2.0 2068
73. Jach,Alfred POL ---- =112 = 52 + 66 - 11 - 45 2.0 1984
74. Adasiak, Leszek POL 2059 - 17 = 94 + 86 - 25 = 79 2.0 2074
75. Kuznetsov, Fiodor RUS 2062 - 26 +100 + 83 - 29 - 42 2.0 2092
76. Zunker, Reinhard f GER 2219 = 86 +105 - 3 = 36 - 39 2.0 2001
77. Rychlig,Kurt GER ---- - 37 - 60 +103 + 87 - 47 2.0 1983
78. Kock, Hans-Uwe f GER 2167 +101 - 16 - 63 = 91 = 71 2.0 1994
79. Barlo,Werner GER ---- - 38 - 45 +110 = 65 = 74 2.0 1978
80. Loesche,Heinz GER ---- - 82 = 97 + 95 - 41 = 72 2.0 1998
81. Rubinsztein, Aron AUS ---- - 93 -106 +111 + 89 - 43 2.0 2003
82. Schober, Manfred GER 2130 + 80 - 35 - 10 - 42 +105 2.0 1983
83. Neri, Angelo ITA ---- - 20 + 89 - 75 - 90 +106 2.0 1965
84. Kuehn,Peter2 GER 2017 - 6 =107 - 94 + 98 = 86 2.0 2015
85. Filzmeier,Bruno AUT ---- - 28 - 36 +102 + 96 - 46 2.0 2006
86. Thielemann, Joachim GER 2010 = 76 - 59 - 74 +112 = 84 2.0 2030
87. Schwertel, Hans GER 2011 - 7 = 98 =105 - 77 +104 2.0 2012
88. Martin, Petr CZE ---- - 30 +114 - 46 +108 - 41 2.0 2077
89. Piecowski,Maksymilian POL ---- - 4 - 83 +114 - 81 +108 2.0 1983
90. Mettel,Werner POL ---- = 23 - 11 - 39 + 83 - 67 1.5 2001
91. Zasztowt,Janusz POL ---- = 33 - 25 = 56 = 78 - 58 1.5 1992
92. Haug,Kjell Martin NOR ---- - 53 + 65 = 64 - 38 - 52 1.5 1954
93. Trifunovic, Dusan YUG 2095 + 81 = 67 - 34 - 15 - 62 1.5 2006
94. Oelert,Ralf GER ---- - 41 = 74 + 84 - 53 - 65 1.5 1945
95. Hellwege,Werner GER ---- - 50 = 66 - 80 =104 = 99 1.5 1912
96. Buchholz, Karl GER ---- - 54 +109 - 37 - 85 = 69 1.5 1965
97. Prokopczuk, Antoni POL ---- - 35 = 80 +112 - 55 - 66 1.5 1944
98. Drauszke, Mieczyslaw POL ---- - 55 = 87 - 58 - 84 +112 1.5 1878
99. Krasinski, Jerzy Roman POL ---- - 9 +113 - 12 - 56 = 95 1.5 1957
100. Turboust, Roger FRA ---- - 24 - 75 +113 - 61 =102 1.5 1927
101. Meyts,Jozef BEL ---- - 78 - 21 - 61 =103 +113 1.5 1901
102. Bergmann, Hans Dieter GER ---- -108 - 42 - 85 +114 =100 1.5 1851
103. Bubka,Stanislaw POL ---- - 51 - 72 - 77 =101 +114 1.5 1881
104. Wolffram, Gert GER ---- = 11 - 23 - 62 = 95 - 87 1.0 1858
105. Biszof,Henryk POL ---- = 59 - 76 = 87 - 47 - 82 1.0 1876
106. Schoen,Antoni POL ---- - 67 + 81 - 43 - 45 - 83 1.0 1872
107. Augustat,Siegfried GER ---- - 46 = 84 - 71 - 66 =110 1.0 1825
108. Stock,Hugo GER ---- +102 - 19 - 60 - 88 - 89 1.0 1828
109. Skjonberg,Sverre NOR ---- - 49 - 96 - 65 =110 =111 1.0 1793
110. Samson, Stefan POL ---- - 57 - 63 - 79 =109 =107 1.0 1778
111. Szymanski, Edward POL ---- - 12 - 47 - 81 =113 =109 1.0 1800
112. Gestrich, Wolfgang GER ---- = 73 - 40 - 97 - 86 - 98 0.5 1671
113. Gulliksen, Leif NOR ---- - 64 - 99 -100 =111 -101 0.5 1665
114. Stene,Sigurd NOR ---- - 44 - 88 - 89 -102 -103 0.0
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1. Fatalibekova, Elena wg RUS 2255 +14 +13 = 3 = 9 + 2 4.0 2386
2. Khmiadashvili, Tamar wg GEO 2245 +11 + 6 + 8 + 4 - 1 4.0 2372
3. Kozlovskaya, Valentina wg RUS 2193 +17 + 9 = 1 = 8 + 6 4.0 2360
4. Shushpanova, Nina RUS 2071 +19 +12 +10 - 2 +13 4.0 2370
5. Shestoperova, Aleksandra S wf RUS 2176 -10 + 7 =11 =14 +17 3.0 2151
6. Ankerst, Milka wm SLO 2114 +15 - 2 +17 +12 - 3 3.0 2201
7. Strelnikova, Elena wf RUS 2232 =18 - 5 +19 =10 +16 3.0 2126
8. Mosionzhik, Bronia wf RUS 2163 +22 +21 - 2 = 3 = 9 3.0 2173
9. Blagonadezhnaya, Idea RUS 2069 +24 - 3 +21 = 1 = 8 3.0 2194
10. Cynolter-Bognarne, E HUN 2040 + 5 =18 - 4 = 7 =14 2.5 2114
11. Abdikasova, Panno KAZ 2061 - 2 +15 = 5 -13 +19 2.5 2116
12. Sorokina, Tamara wm RUS 2209 +16 - 4 =14 - 6 +18 2.5 2061
13. Zvorykina, Kira wg BLR 2160 +20 - 1 =18 +11 - 4 2.5 2083
14. Gumilevskaja, Galina GER 2063 - 1 +22 =12 = 5 =10 2.5 2136
15. Zasztowt, Helena POL ---- - 6 -11 =20 +22 +21 2.5 2035
16. Krawcewicz, Lucyna POL 2026 -12 =19 =22 +18 - 7 2.0 2022
17. Orlova,Lubov RUS ---- - 3 +20 - 6 +21 - 5 2.0 2024
18. Dymshits, Galina RUS 2031 = 7 =10 =13 -16 -12 1.5 1984
19. Hoose,Hannelore GER ---- - 4 =16 - 7 +20 -11 1.5 1929
20. Paderewska, Regina POL ---- -13 -17 =15 -19 +22 1.5 1883
21. Zakhvatova, Roufina RUS ---- +23 - 8 - 9 -17 -15 1.0 1824
22. Fiodorova,Ludmila RUS ---- - 8 -14 =16 -15 -20 0.5 1684
23. Pihajlic, Amalija wm YUG 2090 -21 . . . . 0.0
24. Schneider, Miloca GER ---- - 9 . . . . 0.0
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Alon Shulman reports: The city of Herzeliya (10 km. North of Tel Aviv)
hosted an International Chess Festival for the fourth time. The center of
attraction was the Cat. 9 International Tournament. The winner was English G.M
Peter Wells who was undefeated with 7 out of 9. In the third round local Master
Tal Haimovich managed to overcome a bad opening and achieved a winning position
with the black pieces against the winner. However, Haimovich missed two wins
and eventually lost the game. Wells flew on the wings of this victory while
Haimovich scored only half a point in his remaining 6 games. Second was the
Herzeliyan hope G.M Dov Zifroni who shared second place with German IM Jan
Gustafsson, both with 6 out of 9. Gustafsson was very solid and if not for the
"accident" he had against Wells he probably would have clinched the desired 6.5
points needed for the GM norm.
Ilya Botvinnik was a pleasantly surprise with his result and GM
Zilberman achieved his expected result. GM Bykhovsky was solid but did not win
any games. IM Boim played freely and openly and if it hadn't been for his
tragic loss against Zilberman he would have been the tournament's surprise and
would not have walked home empty handed. Kaspi with 3.5 and Frenchman Marcelin
with 3 points were not at their best.
In the open weekend tournament, the favorite, GM Alex Finkel was
surprised by the unrated Shai Porat and had to settle for fourth place. The
winner was the Stanford Student from Herzeliya - Eithan Ilfeld who edged Shai
Porat and Belgium Nimrod Feibish, all scored 4.5 out of 5. An interesting note
is that the 15-year-old runner up comes from a chess family. 5 of the 6 Porat
children: Shai (15), Dudi(14), Ido(13) Chen (9) and Motke (7) took part in the
tournament (the 6th. and youngest daughter is only 3-years-old but can set all
the pieces on the board...).
The festival included a simultaneous exhibition conducted by G.M Dov
Zifroni against 25 dignitaries. Zifroni won 20 games, drew 4 and lost one game
to Mr. Moshe Kihan. While the simultaneous exhibition was going on Master Tal
Haimovich was playing 4 blindfold games against the 4 players that came first
in the U-14 tournament. Haimovich won 2 games and lost 2.
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1. Wells, Peter K g ENG 2506 * = 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2667
2. Zifroni, Dov g ISR 2527 = * = = 1 = = 1 = 1 6.0 2570
3. Gustafsson, Jan m GER 2506 0 = * 1 = = 1 = 1 1 6.0 2572
4. Botvinnik, Ilia ISR 2425 = = 0 * = = = 1 1 = 5.0 2499
5. Zilberman, Yaacov g ISR 2488 = 0 = = * = 1 = = 1 5.0 2492
6. Bykhovsky, Avigdor g RUS 2415 = = = = = * 0 = = = 4.0 2414
7. Boim, Inon f ISR 2422 0 = 0 = 0 1 * = = 1 4.0 2413
8. Kaspi, Alexander m ISR 2488 0 0 = 0 = = = * = 1 3.5 2369
9. Marcelin, Cyril m FRA 2433 0 = 0 0 = = = = * = 3.0 2330
10. Haimovich, Tal ISR 2322 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = * 1.5 2194
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The Miguel Najdorf Chess Festival had several parts. The first part,
open to all chessplayers took place August 19th to 27th 2000 (reported last
week). Then the second stage, the Final Knockout, took place September 9th-16th
2000 which had 74 players including: Giovanni Vescovi, Alonso Zapata, Pablo
Ricardi, Bent Larsen, Pablo Zarnicki, Hugo Spangenberg, Ariel Sorín,
Rafael Leitao, Oscar Panno, Carlos García Palermo, Viktor Bologan, Jaime
Sunye Neto and Ruben Felgaer, etc. The knockout produced six qualifiers who
along with Anatoly Karpov, Judith Polgar, Nigel Short and Gilberto Milos then
play in the Superfinal starting today and running until September 27th. The
qualifiers were: Viktor Bologan (g MDA 2641), Diego Flores (ARG 2358), Rafael
Leitao (g BRA 2567), Facundo Pierrot (m ARG 2423), Pablo Ricardi (g ARG 2488)
and Vadim Milov (g SUI 2626) .
Official site with detailed results: AJEDREZ SIGLO XXI -
http://www.adrian.roldan.com
SuperFinal pairings: Round 1 (September 18, 2000)
Flores, Diego - Karpov, Anatoly
Pierrot, Facundo - Milov, Vadim
Polgar, Judit - Leitao, Rafael
Ricardi, Pablo - Bologan, Viktor
Milos, Gilberto - Short, Nigel D
Bill Townsend reports: The New York State Championship is the longest
running tournament in the United States and may well be the longest-running
event on earth. The 122nd edition of this venerable event took place Sept. 1-4
in the resort town of Saratoga Springs, NY. GM Joel Benjamin, who has won this
event a record six times before, made it a lucky seven as he finished with an
undefeated 5-1 record. Also at 5-1 were IM Daniel Edelman and FM Dmitry
Schneider. All three split the prize money evenly but GM Benjamin got the
trophy on tiebreaks. The key game of the final round was young Schneider's win
over veteran GM Robert Byrne. After the game Schneider said he had been
"incredibly lucky" and thought Byrne could have held the balance with 65. Bd6!
Tied for fourth with 4½ were Hikaru Nakamura, IM Ronald Burnett, IM Jay
Bonin, and Justin Sarkar. At 4-2 was Igor Nikolayev, along with experts Sam
Barsky and Carl Adamec.
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1. Benjamin, Joel g USA 2577 5.0
2. Edelman, Daniel m USA 2374 5.0
3. Schneider, Dmitry f USA 2382 5.0
4. Nakamura, Hikaru USA 2281 4.5
5. Burnett, Ronald m USA 2399 4.5
6. Bonin, Jay R m USA 2407 4.5
7. Sarkar, Justin f USA 2357 4.5
8. Nikolayev, Igor USA 2356 4.0
9. Barsky,Sam USA ---- 4.0
10. Adamec, Carl USA ---- 4.0
11. Schneider, Igor USA ---- 3.5
12. Tapaszto, Laszlo VEN 2240 3.5
13. Byrne, Robert E g USA 2439 3.5
14. Schwartz, Ylan USA 2291 3.5
15. Michelman,Peter USA ---- 3.5
16. Kwartler, Lonnie USA 2260 3.5
17. Italie,Ralph USA ---- 3.5
18. Weeramantry, Sunil f SRI 2227 3.5
19. Spraggett, Grant f CAN 2336 3.5
20. Almeida,Sergio USA ---- 3.5
21. Golyak, Isay G f USA 2398 3.5
22. Tamarkin, Larry S USA 2142 3.5
51 players in the open section, 199 overall.
In perhaps a strong indication of how the political winds in Russia are
changing Russian President Vladimir Putin posthumously decorated the journalist
Larisa Yudina with the order of courage on Monday September 11th for her brave
conduct in the line of duty. She was found dead June 8, 1998, in the Kalmyk
regional capital of Elista with multiple knife wounds and a fractured skull.
The culprits have never been found. Yudina had often criticised Kalmykia's
President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
Read the Moscow Times Story of September 12th 2000
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2000/09/12/033.html
The V Cesenatico Open took place 3rd-10th September 2000. Players
included Ivan Farago, George Grigore, COSTANTINI Roberto Costantini, Ventzislav
Inkiov Igor Naumkin, Sinisa Drazic and Spyridon Skembris.
Ivan Farago took first place on tie-break ahead of Sinisa Drazic and
Vertzislav Inkiov all of whom scored 6.5/9.
Internet coverage: http://www.antiquascom.it/regolamento.htm
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1. Farago, Ivan g HUN 2486 +20 +24 =18 +14 = 3 = 4 = 5 + 2 = 7 6.5 2522
2. Drazic, Sinisa m YUG 2508 +40 -18 +28 +10 = 4 + 7 + 3 - 1 +13 6.5 2515
3. Inkiov, Ventzislav g BUL 2416 +35 =26 +36 + 9 = 1 + 6 - 2 +14 = 5 6.5 2467
4. Grigore, George m ROM 2508 +11 +15 -14 +24 = 2 = 1 + 6 = 5 = 8 6.0 2431
5. Tomescu, Vlad m ROM 2432 +22 =28 =31 +25 = 6 +18 = 1 = 4 = 3 6.0 2394
6. Costantini, Roberto ITA 2233 +37 +13 = 9 +18 = 5 - 3 - 4 +15 +14 6.0 2462
7. Naumkin, Igor g RUS 2440 -19 +32 +12 +26 =14 - 2 +20 +16 = 1 6.0 2370
8. Bertagnolli, Alexander ITA 2196 -25 +33 =21 +19 = 9 +26 +15 =13 = 4 6.0 2348
9. Assmann, Thomas f GER 2335 +34 +19 = 6 - 3 = 8 +31 =13 =12 =16 5.5 2324
10. Lagrotteria, Salvatore ITA 2201 =32 +25 =26 - 2 =27 -20 +33 +21 +19 5.5 2221
11. Facchetti, Gianni ITA 2154 - 4 -17 -33 +40 =29 +39 +23 +18 +20 5.5 2214
12. Casadei, Mauro ITA 2137 -13 +37 - 7 =23 +36 +28 +24 = 9 - 5.0 2325
13. Skembris, Spyridon g GRE 2475 +12 - 6 =19 +36 +15 =14 = 9 = 8 - 2 5.0 2289
14. Collutiis, Duilio ITA 2286 +33 +38 + 4 - 1 = 7 =13 +18 - 3 - 6 5.0 2377
15. Cocchi, Andrea ITA 2261 +17 - 4 +22 +31 -13 +21 - 8 - 6 +26 5.0 2266
16. Molina, Fabrizio f ITA 2313 -38 +34 -25 +32 =21 +27 +19 - 7 = 9 5.0 2197
17. Andreazza, Attilio ITA 2055 -15 +11 =27 -20 -19 +38 +35 +32 - 4.5 2182
18. Voltolini, Giuseppe ITA 2279 +21 + 2 = 1 - 6 +20 - 5 -14 -11 +32 4.5 2257
19. Lucchi, Vinicio ITA 2135 + 7 - 9 =13 - 8 +17 +22 -16 +27 -10 4.5 2256
20. Di Lao, Riccardo ITA 2138 - 1 =23 +39 +17 -18 +10 - 7 +31 -11 4.5 2201
21. Jasnig, Stelio ITA 2056 -18 +40 = 8 +28 =16 -15 +26 -10 =22 4.5 2211
22. Adinolfi, Vincenzo ITA 2132 - 5 +29 -15 =38 =34 -19 +30 +28 =21 4.5 2148
23. Philippe, Denis BEL 2028 -24 =20 =32 =12 =35 =25 -11 +37 +31 4.5 2110
24. Gori, Andrea ITA 2201 +23 - 1 +38 - 4 -31 +29 -12 =25 +33 4.5 2167
25. Zentgraf, Alexander GER ---- + 8 -10 +16 - 5 -26 =23 =28 =24 =27 4.0 2169
26. Guanciale, Orazio ITA 2183 +39 = 3 =10 - 7 +25 - 8 -21 +29 -15 4.0 2132
27. Gaiba, Paolo ITA 2163 =30 -31 =17 +33 =10 -16 +37 -19 =25 4.0 2067
28. Brancaleoni, Maurizio ITA 2199 +29 = 5 - 2 -21 +38 -12 =25 -22 +34 4.0 2124
29. Callier, Christophe BEL 2006 -28 -22 +40 =35 =11 -24 +34 -26 +36 4.0 2110
30. Di Lazzaro, Gabriele ITA 2015 =27 -36 =35 -34 -32 +40 -22 +39 +37 4.0 2054
31. Emami, Madjid GER 2171 =36 +27 = 5 -15 +24 - 9 =32 -20 -23 3.5 2109
32. Ragonese, Rosario L ITA 2026 =10 - 7 =23 -16 +30 +34 =31 -17 -18 3.5 2100
33. Ori, Marco ITA 2060 -14 - 8 +11 -27 =39 +36 -10 +35 -24 3.5 2081
34. Kowalczyk, Martin ITA 2120 - 9 -16 =37 +30 =22 -32 -29 +40 -28 3.0 2009
35. Schuetzhold, Frank GER 2128 - 3 =39 =30 =29 =23 =37 -17 -33 =38 3.0 1956
36. Wittstock, Bjoern GER 2123 =31 +30 - 3 -13 -12 -33 =39 +38 -29 3.0 2029
37. Perich, Stefano ITA 2043 - 6 -12 =34 =39 +40 =35 -27 -23 -30 2.5 1941
38. Cadelli, Luciano ITA 2113 +16 -14 -24 =22 -28 -17 -40 -36 =35 2.0 1955
39. Lederer, Peter Edmund GER ---- -26 =35 -20 =37 =33 -11 =36 -30 -40 2.0 1889
40. Cecchetto, Vanni ITA 2139 - 2 -21 -29 -11 -37 -30 +38 -34 +39 2.0 1892
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Marcel Juegel reports: On Sunday, 17.09.2000, GM Alexei Shirov gave a 10
board simul on the new USCF-chess-server http://www.uschesslive.org/. He won 7
games, drew 2 lost 1. His 10 opponents qualified in 5 rapid-tournaments. The
opponents ELO ratings were around 2200.
Olympic Village Chess Exhibition
Anand and Shirov will be taking part in a chess exhibition in Sydney
during the Olympics in the Athletes' Olympic Village at 3pm on Sunday September
24th 2000.
Internet coverage: http://sydney.fide.com/html/index.html
US Championships 2000
Yvette Nagel Seirawan reports:
The US Chess Championships organized by the newly founded Seattle Chess
Foundation and sanctioned by the United States Chess Federation will be held
from September 24 (opening and drawing of lots) till October 7 (closing
ceremony) in Seattle, USA. The Championships will be played at Town Hall in
downtown Seattle. The Overall competition has 12 competitors and the Women's
championship 10 participants. Each competition is a round-robin event. The
Overall competition is a zonal event for the FIDE World Championships. The
United States Chess Federation hasn't announced if the Women's competition is a
zonal event. The total prize fund is $ 100,000 ($60,000 for the overall
competition; $40,000 for the Women's competition - highest prize fund ever!)
The following participants will compete: 1. Boris Gulko 2748 2. Yasser
Seirawan 2703 3. Gregory Kaidanov 2695 4. Alex Yermolinsky 2683 5. Nick de
Firmian 2668 6. Joel Benjamin 2650 7. Larry Christiansen 2662 8. Alexander
Shabalov 2672 9. Gregory Serper 2647 10. Dmitry Gurevich 2650 11. Alexander
Ivanov 2634 12. John Fedorowicz 2620 1.Camilla Baginskaite 2406 2. Anna Hahn
2271 3. Jennifer Shahade 2262 4. Esther Epstein 2237 5. Olga Sagalchik 2207 6.
Elina Groberman 2171 7. Jennifer Frenklakh 2170 8. Yelena Gorlin 2117 9.
Chouchanik Airapetian 2098 10. Sharon Burtman 2057 ratings are USCF ratings of
June 2000. First round will be played on September 25 at 10.00 AM. All
information about the US Chess Championships such as bios on the players,
playing schedule, prize distribution, side events, can be found on the website
of the Seattle Chess Foundation (http://www.seattlechessfoundation.org).
All games of the 2000 US Chess Championships will be broadcast live on the
Internet at the website of the Seattle Chess Foundation.
British Rapidplay Chess Championships
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships take place in the Brunswick
Building of Leeds Metropolitan University. The eleven round event takes place
in Leeds, England, November 18th-19th 2000. Details are available at:
http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
Bobby Fischer contribution to the Ambassador Report
Bobby Fischer was associated with Herbert W. Armstrong's Worldwide
Church of God for some time. The Ambassador report was compiled by opponents of
the organisation. You can read it at:
http://homepage.altavista.com/AmbassadorReport/files/Fischer.html
Bulgarian Open Rapid
The Bulgarian Open Rapid Chess and Blitz Championships 2000 takes place
28 September-1 October 2000, resort Albena, Sport Hall(about 25 km from Varna).
There will be 11 rounds in rapid chess and 7 rounds in blitz event. Swiss
pairing system will be used. Programme: 28.09 - 12.00-16.00 - registration
16.00 - technical meeting and opening ceremony - rapid chess 17.00 - first two
rounds 29.09 - 3 - 7 rounds according additional programme 30.09 - 8-11 rounds
according additional programme 01.10 - 9.00 - Technical meeting and blitz
Championships Prizes: 1.-700 BGL 2.-500 BGL 3.-350 BGL 4.-250 BGL 5.-200 BGL
6.-150 BGL 7-10.-x100 BGL Special Prizes: Women: 1.-300 BGL 2.-200 BGL 3.-100
BGL Veterans over 60: 1.-100 BGL 2.-50 BGL Information: Bulgarian Chess
Federation: Tel. + 359 2 9300518, +359 2 9300589, Fax: +359 2 9815728 Note: 1
BGL is equal to 1 DEM.
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]
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
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
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 took place with 225 players, being the most prominents Oleg
Korneev (2619), Atanas Kolev (2582), Gilberto Hernández (2572), Igor
Glek (2553), Elizbar Ubilava (2532)...
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
