THE WEEK IN CHESS 333 26th March 2001 by Mark Crowther
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2nd World Cup of Rapid Chess 77 games
FIDE.COM Trophy 3 games
Tenth Amber Tournament 60 games
Evry GM Tournament 25 games
Bad Wörishofen Open 73 games
Korchnoi at 70 in St Petersburg 30 games
58th Polish Chess Championships 42 games
Luebeck win the German Team Cup 16 games
Belgian Interteams 2000-01 64 games
Polish Junior Championships 128 games
Two extra 4NCL games 2 games
Budapest Spring Festival 120 games
Bundesliga 64 games
Corrections 2 games
Deep Fritz vs. Germany 1 game
711 games
My thanks to Mihajlo Savic, John Fernandez, Laszlo Nagy, Steve Laios
Jason Luchan, Richard Palliser, Stephen Boyd, Bert Hollman, Axel Fritz,
Adolivio Capece, Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, Dennis Monokroussos, Bartlomiej
Macieja, Przemek Jahr, Jon Speelman and all those who helped with this
issue.
I can't remember a week like this for many years. Almost all the top
players competing in two events held at the same time. Could this become the
norm? There is certainly room for more tournaments in the sense that there are
class players who don't get many invitations. FIDE Commerce released an
interview with Aiden Day and Artiom Tarasov in which they promise a major event
every month as part of their Grand Prix that starts next month. However Tarasov
also stated that they may look to schedule across major events that don't
participate in the Grand Prix.
This week might go some way to proving this to be a slightly futile
gesture as the World Cup of Rapid Chess and the Amber tournament both managed
interesting fields simultaneously. It is however a pretty blunt way to go about
business to say the least. Especially as these major tournaments have been
responsible for keeping top chess going for the best part of a decade at least.
There are many different groups interested in these developments, the
Federations from which FIDE derive their authority to administer chess. Already
it seems the Federations are trying to get back some of the power they may
(this has to be established) have ceded to FIDE Commerce over time rates. That
will be a very interesting debate at the next congress. It remains to be seen
what impact the reality of a non-accountable commercial organisation such as
FIDE Commerce will have, we've already seen one in action too, the PCA. The
players who are divided into the leading players (top ten to twenty) who will
be in great demand, the top 100 who might see some improvement in the number of
invitations they get and the rest, well, what of them? Also there are the
people who follow chess. Do we want more chess? or better higher quality
events? Do we want to see the stars out all the time such as in tennis and golf
where it is practically compulsory to play all the time whether you feel like
it or not, especially if you're a top star. Oh and one way or another the chess
fan is surely in the business plan of FIDE Commerce, perhaps we could mention
we like matches, strong all-play-alls and long time rates, do you think they
might listen? That is getting ahead of ourselves a little, shortly FIDE
Commerce say they will announce the six events they've signed up for the Grand
Prix next year. We'll take it from there.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
Garry Kasparov convinvingly won the Second World Cup of Rapid Chess in
Cannes, France 21st-25th March 2001. The event was organised by the French
Chess Federation in conjunction with FIDE (the FIDE Presidential Board will be
present during the event). Kasparov won the event when he beat Evgeny Bareev in
the final 1.5-0.5. Bareev resigned game two with only a few seconds left (as
few as two) in what was a drawn position. However with a time rate of 50 moves
in 25 minutes followed by 10 seconds a move after that, Bareev had little
chance of making the time control. The event had a group stage which produced
eight players. The event then became a knockout.
Playoffs consisted of 2 blitz games of 5 minutes/player with alternating
colours. In case of a tie: 2 blitz games of 5 minutes/player with alternating
colours. In case of a tie: sudden death 1 blitz, 6 minutes white/5 minutes
black. Black qualifies if the game is drawn. Prior to the game there a draw
decided which colour they took.
Final (March 25, 2001)
Kasparov, Gary - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 44 C09 French Tarrasch
Variation
Bareev, Evgeny - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 23 A34 English
Opening
Semi-Finals (March 24, 2001)
Polgar, Judit - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 28 C11 French Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Polgar, Judit 1/2 39 A24 English Opening
Grischuk, Alexander - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 20 B90 Sicilian
Najdorf Variation
Kasparov, Gary - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 58 B45
Sicilian Defence (Classical System)
Semi-Final Playoffs (March 24, 2001)
Kasparov, Gary - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 43 C96 Ruy Lopez
(Deviations from Tchigorin Defence)
Grischuk, Alexander - Kasparov, Gary
0-1 39 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Quarter Finals (March 23, 2001)
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Kasparov, Gary 1/2 57 D71 Gruenfeld
Defence (3.g3)
Kasparov, Gary - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 33 C88 Ruy
Lopez (Closed System)
Bacrot, Etienne - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 61 D17 Slav Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 65 A25 English Opening
Polgar, Judit - Adams, Michael 1/2 53 C42 Petroff's Defence
Adams, Michael - Polgar, Judit 0-1 43 B40 Sicilian Defence
Grischuk, Alexander - Gurevich, Mikhail 0-1 56 C02 French
Advance Variation
Gurevich, Mikhail - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 55
A24 English Opening
Playoffs
Grischuk, Alexander - Gurevich, Mikhail 0-1 53 C02 French
Advance Variation
Gurevich, Mikhail - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 66
E61 King's Indian Defence
Gurevich, Mikhail - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0
44 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Grischuk, Alexander - Gurevich,
Mikhail 1-0 86 C02 French Advance Variation
Grischuk, Alexander -
Gurevich, Mikhail 1-0 63 C02 French Advance Variation
Preliminary Groups
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World Cup of Rapid Chess Gp A Cannes FRA (FRA), 21-22 iii 2001cat. XVIII (2686)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1. Kasparov, Gary g RUS 2849 * 1 = = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2893
2. Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2709 0 * 1 = 1 1 0 = 4.0 2733
3. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2663 = 0 * = = 1 = 1 4.0 2739
4. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2695 = = = * = 0 1 = 3.5 2685
5. Lautier, Joel g FRA 2658 0 0 = = * = 1 1 3.5 2690
6. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2676 0 0 0 1 = * 1 1 3.5 2687
7. Gulko, Boris F g USA 2622 = 1 = 0 0 0 * 1 3.0 2645
8. Bauer, Christian g FRA 2618 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 * 1.0 2387
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World Cup of Rapid Chess Gp B Cannes FRA (FRA), 21-22 iii 2001cat. XVII (2672)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1. Adams, Michael g ENG 2746 * = 1 = = 1 = 1 5.0 2819
2. Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2694 = * = = 1 = 1 1 5.0 2826
3. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2618 0 = * 1 = = 1 1 4.5 2781
4. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2672 = = 0 * = 1 1 1 4.5 2773
5. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2693 = 0 = = * 1 1 = 4.0 2718
6. Hamdouchi, Hichem g MAR 2535 0 = = 0 0 * 0 1 2.0 2533
7. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2745 = 0 0 0 0 1 * = 2.0 2503
8. Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2671 0 0 0 0 = 0 = * 1.0 2362
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Alexander Khalifman and Nigel Short played a match in Moscow for the
FIDE.COM Cup. The event took place on March 26th 2001. This marks the start of
heavy involvement of Octagon Marketing Ltd in FIDE events. Short won 2-1 after
two draws he won the playoff game with black. The one day event billed as
RUSSIA vs. UK has been filmed and had a prize fund of $15,000.
Internet coverage: http://www.fide.com/
Khalifman, Alexander - Short, Nigel D 1/2 48 C76 Ruy Lopez
Short, Nigel D - Khalifman, Alexander 1/2 55 C48 Four Knight's Game
Khalifman, Alexander - Short, Nigel D 0-1 48 C02 French Advance Variation
FIDE.COM Trophy Cup Moscow RUS (RUS), 26-26 iii 2001
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1 2 3
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Short, Nigel D g ENG 2676 = = 1 2.0 2815
Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2690 = = 0 1.0 2551
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The "Tenth Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament" is taking place
at the Metropole Palace Hotel in Monaco, 17th-29th March 2001. The event is
sponsored by J.J. van Oosterom and the total prize fund is US $ 193,250. Play
will take place 13h30 until approximately 20h00 local time. Games will last up
to one hour each.
The Playing Schedule: Rounds 1-4 17-20 March, Rounds 5-8 22nd-25th
March, Rounds 9-11 27th-29th March. Rest days March 21st and 26th.
Veselin Topalov, Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand lead with 11/16
in the overall standings, Topalov leads the blindfold event with 6/8 and
Kramnik and Anand lead the rapidplay.
Internet coverage: http://chess.lostcity.nl/amber
There is free entry to all the games contact: Association Max Euwe 1
Avenue des Citronniers, MC 98000 Monaco Telephone : +377 - 92 05 60 01 Fax :
+377 - 92 05 72 61 e-mail : amber10chess@hotmail.com
Round 4 (March 20, 2001)
Topalov, Veselin - Piket, Jeroen 0-1 42 C42 Petroff's Defence
Gelfand, Boris - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 27 E05 Catalan System
Almasi, Zoltan - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 60 C10 French Rubinstein Variation
Shirov, Alexei - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 41 C67 Ruy Lopez
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 56 B17 Caro Kann
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Leko, Peter 1/2 25 D78 Gruenfeld Defence (3.g3)
Round 5 (March 22, 2001)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 36 E48 Nimzo Indian Defence
Anand, Viswanathan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 43 C88 Ruy Lopez (Closed System)
Van Wely, Loek - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 45 D37 Queen's Gambit: 5.Bf4
Piket, Jeroen - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 39 D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Leko, Peter - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 38 B96 Sicilian Najdorf
Karpov, Anatoly - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 46 E92 King's Indian Defence
Round 6 (March 23, 2001)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 80 E15 Queen's Indian Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 55 A30 English Opening
Van Wely, Loek - Leko, Peter 1/2 53 D88 Gruenfeld Defence
Piket, Jeroen - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 42 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Almasi, Zoltan - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 0-1 60 B44 Sicilian Paulsen
Shirov, Alexei - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 39 B12 Caro Kann (Advance Variation)
Round 7 (March 24, 2001)
Anand, Viswanathan - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 63 E15 Queen's Indian Defence
Gelfand, Boris - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 63 D56 QGD: Lasker's Defence
Leko, Peter - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 57 C42 Petroff's Defence
Karpov, Anatoly - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 46 D12 Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 38 E37 Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 66 D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Round 8 (March 25, 2001)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 50 E15 Queen's Indian Defence
Topalov, Veselin - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 50 E15 Queen's Indian Defence
Van Wely, Loek - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 36 E12 Queen's Indian Petrosian
Piket, Jeroen - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 80 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Almasi, Zoltan - Leko, Peter 1-0 51 B17 Caro Kann
Shirov, Alexei - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 32 B90 Sicilian Najdorf
Amber Rapidplay Monaco MNC (MNC), 17-29 iii 2001 cat. XVIII (2699)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 * . = = = 1 . = = 1 1 . 5.5 2830
2 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2790 . * . = = = 1 = = . 1 1 5.5 2814
3 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2718 = . * = = 0 . 1 1 1 = . 5.0 2791
4 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2712 = = = * . . 1 . = = = 1 5.0 2808
5 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2700 = = = . * = = = . 0 . 1 4.0 2697
6 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2632 0 = 1 . = * 0 0 . 1 . 1 4.0 2706
7 Leko, Peter g HUN 2745 . 0 . 0 = 1 * 0 1 . 1 = 4.0 2679
8 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2640 = = 0 . = 1 1 * . 0 . 0 3.5 2662
9 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2679 = = 0 = . . 0 . * = = 1 3.5 2674
10 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2718 0 . 0 = 1 0 . 1 = * = . 3.5 2653
11 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2717 0 0 = = . . 0 . = = * = 2.5 2571
12 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2566 . 0 . 0 0 0 = 1 0 . = * 2.0 2508
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Round 4 (March 20, 2001)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 14 E94 King's Indian Defence
Anand, Viswanathan - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 42 B90 Sicilian Najdorf
Leko, Peter - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 1-0 48 C00 French Defence
Piket, Jeroen - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 39 D58 QGD: Tartakover's Defence
Karpov, Anatoly - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 21 D11 Slav Defence
Van Wely, Loek - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 36 A17 English Opening
Round 5 (March 22, 2001)
Topalov, Veselin - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 52 C11 French Defence
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Karpov, Anatoly 1/2 29 A14 Reti Opening
Shirov, Alexei - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 35 C96 Ruy Lopez
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 23 E15 Queen's Indian Defence
Almasi, Zoltan - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 38 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Gelfand, Boris - Leko, Peter 1/2 27 D79 Gruenfeld Defence (3.g3)
Round 6 (March 23, 2001)
Anand, Viswanathan - Piket, Jeroen 1-0 51 C42 Petroff's Defence
Leko, Peter - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 46 A08 Barcza System
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Almasi, Zoltan 0-1 40 A34 English Opening
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 29 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Karpov, Anatoly - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 28 E08 Catalan System
Gelfand, Boris - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 60 A70 Benoni Defence (Main Line)
Round 7 (March 24, 2001)
Topalov, Veselin - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 42 C92 Ruy Lopez (Tchigorin Variation)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 46 E94 King's Indian Defence
Shirov, Alexei - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 37 B12 Caro Kann (Advance Variation)
Piket, Jeroen - Leko, Peter 1-0 58 D82 Gruenfeld Defence (4.Bf4)
Almasi, Zoltan - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 16 B17 Caro Kann
Van Wely, Loek - Ljubojevic, Ljubomir 0-1 23 E32 Nimzo Indian Defence (4.Qc2)
Round 8 (March 25, 2001)
Anand, Viswanathan - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 30 C10 French Rubinstein Variation
Leko, Peter - Almasi, Zoltan 1-0 82 A25 English Opening
Ljubojevic, Ljubomir - Piket, Jeroen 1/2 27 D35 QGD: Exchange Variation
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 25 D55 Queen's Gambit
Karpov, Anatoly - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 47 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
Gelfand, Boris - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 51 D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Amber Blindfold Monaco MNC (MNC), 17-29 iii 2001 cat. XVIII (2699)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2718 * 1 . . . = = = 1 1 = 1 6.0 2889
2 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 0 * . . . 1 = = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2830
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2790 . . * = 0 . 1 = = 1 1 1 5.5 2814
4 Leko, Peter g HUN 2745 . . = * 1 . 0 1 1 = = = 5.0 2774
5 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2566 . . 1 0 * . = 1 0 = 1 1 5.0 2796
6 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2718 = 0 . . . * 1 = 0 1 1 1 5.0 2791
7 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2632 = = 0 1 = 0 * . 1 . . = 4.0 2706
8 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2717 = = = 0 0 = . * . = 1 . 3.5 2669
9 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2640 0 0 = 0 1 1 0 . * . . = 3.0 2618
10 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2679 0 = 0 = = 0 . = . * = . 2.5 2576
11 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2712 = 0 0 = 0 0 . 0 . = * . 1.5 2462
12 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2700 0 0 0 = 0 0 = . = . . * 1.5 2446
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Amber Combined Monaco MNC (MNC), 17-29 iii 2001 cat. XVIII (2699)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2718 ** =1 .. .. 1= 0= .. == 11 == 11 =1 11.0 2837
2 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 =0 ** .. .. 11 1= .. =1 =1 1= == =1 11.0 2830
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2790 .. .. ** 1= .. =1 10 =1 == 1= =1 =1 11.0 2814
4 Leko, Peter g HUN 2745 .. .. 0= ** .. 10 =1 0= 01 11 1= == 9.0 2722
5 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2718 0= 00 .. .. ** 01 .. =1 10 == =1 11 8.5 2717
6 Piket, Jeroen g NED 2632 1= 0= =0 01 10 ** 1= .. 01 .. .. == 8.0 2706
7 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2566 .. .. 01 =0 .. 0= ** 01 10 =1 0= 01 7.0 2658
8 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2712 == =0 =0 1= =0 .. 10 ** .. =0 == .. 6.5 2648
9 Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2640 00 =0 == 10 01 10 01 .. ** .. .. == 6.5 2640
10 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2717 == 0= 0= 00 == .. =0 =1 .. ** == .. 6.0 2625
11 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2679 00 == =0 0= =0 .. 1= == .. == ** .. 6.0 2630
12 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2700 =0 =0 =0 == 00 == 10 .. == .. .. ** 5.5 2580
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There is an interview with Artiom Tarasov, President FIDE Commerce
International Ltd and Aidan Day, Senior Vice-President Octagon Marketing Ltd.
As predicted on these pages FIDE seem prepared to destroy established major
tournaments rather than allow them operate outside the new Grand Prix. Artiom
Tarasov says "In certain cases, for the progressive good of chess, we will
organise new tournaments in the capital cities of some of these countries. This
would be a slightly unfortunate situation for some events as the new Grand Prix
events will be likely to take place at the same time as those events rejecting
our proposal."
Read the Interview in full at: http://www.fide.com/
The Evry (France) GM tournament took place 15th-23rd March 2001. After
four rounds Andrei Shchekachev took first place with 8/9 a point and a half
clear of Alexei Chernuschevich on 6.5/9 both players were undefeated.
Internet coverage: http://www.echecs-idf.com/
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It Evry FRA (FRA), 15-23 iii 2001 cat. VIII (2435)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Shchekachev, Andrei g RUS 2537 * = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2774
2. Chernuschevich, Alexei m BLR 2435 = * 1 = = 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2600
3. Bricard, Emmanuel m FRA 2445 0 0 * = 1 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2513
4. Velikov, Petar g BUL 2461 = = = * 0 1 = = = = 4.5 2431
5. Marcelin, Cyril m FRA 2424 0 = 0 1 * 0 = = 1 1 4.5 2435
6. Bergez, Luc m FRA 2426 0 0 1 0 1 * 0 1 1 0 4.0 2392
7. Inkiov, Ventzislav g BUL 2448 0 = 0 = = 1 * 0 1 = 4.0 2390
8. Justo, Damian f ARG 2327 0 = 0 = = 0 1 * 0 1 3.5 2366
9. Pira, Davoud m FRA 2449 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 * 1 2.5 2266
10. Giffard, Nicolas m FRA 2393 0 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 0 * 2.0 2219
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The Bad Wörishofen Open took place 15th-23rd March 2001. Over 420
players competed. The clear winner was Alexei Aleksandrov who scored 8/9 half a
point clear of Amon Simutowe who had the best result of his career. My thanks
to Bert Hollmann and Axel Fritz for their help with the games and results. The
top six boards were live on the Internet.
Internet coverage including live games:
http://www.chessorg.de/html/bad_woerishofen.html
and http://www.schach.com/.
17th Bad Wörishofen International Open 15.03.01 - 23.03.01 )
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1. Aleksandrov Alexei GM BLR 8.0 54.5 458.50 2610
2. Simutowe Amon IM ZAM 7.5 54.0 454.50 2462
3. Filippov Valeri GM RUS 7.0 57.0 458.00 2619
4. Graf Alexander GM GER 7.0 55.5 455.00 2649
5. Farago Ivan GM HUN 7.0 54.0 443.00 2453
6. Naiditsch Arkadij IM GER 7.0 53.0 439.50 2484
7. Martinovic Slobodan GM GER 7.0 53.0 425.00 2428
8. Pelletier Yannick IM SUI 7.0 52.0 437.50 2548
9. Varga Zoltan GM GER 7.0 51.5 438.00 2519
10. Döttling Fabian IM GER 7.0 51.0 432.50 2509
11. Kalinitschev Sergej GM GER 7.0 50.0 431.00 2495
12. Levin Felix GM GER 6.5 55.5 438.50 2531
13. Sprenger Jan GER 6.5 54.5 440.00 2326
14. Glek Igor GM GER 6.5 54.0 447.00 2551
15. Epishin Vladimir GM RUS 6.5 54.0 433.50 2578
16. Kekelidse Mikheil GM GEO 6.5 52.5 437.50 2512
17. Roeder Matthias IM GER 6.5 51.5 418.50 2456
18. Dittmar Peter FM GER 6.5 51.0 428.50 2339
19. Gutman Lev GM GER 6.5 49.0 412.00 2527
20. Horvath Peter IM HUN 6.5 48.0 434.00 2396
21. Senff Martin IM GER 6.5 47.5 410.00 2443
22. Baramidze David GER 6.5 46.5 400.00 2265
23. Naumkin Igor GM RUS 6.0 54.5 433.00 2446
24. Jenni Florian IM SUI 6.0 53.0 441.00 2493
25. Kuprejchik Viktor GM BLR 6.0 52.5 432.50 2453
26. Krizsany Laszlo IM HUN 6.0 52.0 430.00 2455
27. Schramm Christian FM GER 6.0 51.5 418.00 2349
28. Sokolov Andrei GM FRA 6.0 51.0 436.00 2566
29. Khurtsidze Nino FGM GEO 6.0 50.5 414.50 2459
30. Schwalfenberg Joerg FM GER 6.0 50.5 413.50 2357
31. Pirrot Dieter IM GER 6.0 50.0 408.50 2445
32. Heinzel Olaf FM GER 6.0 49.5 415.50 2374
33. Hartoch Robert IM NED 6.0 49.5 410.50 2319
34. Rahls Peter GER 6.0 48.5 425.50 2308
35. Lieb Harald FM GER 6.0 48.5 407.50 2259
36. Peschel Andreas GER 6.0 48.0 418.00 2177
37. Heika Martin GER 6.0 48.0 415.00 2325
38. Siebrecht Sebastian IM GER 6.0 47.5 403.50 2386
39. Pflug Matthias GER 6.0 47.5 403.00 2177
40. Braun Peter GER 6.0 47.0 405.50 2258
41. Seifert Volker GER 6.0 46.0 413.50 2175
42. Heinig Wolfram Dr. FM GER 6.0 46.0 405.50 2302
43. Kistella Roman GER 6.0 46.0 387.00 2258
44. Kniest Oliver FM GER 6.0 45.5 411.50 2306
45. Mainka Romuald GM GER 6.0 45.0 391.00 2476
46. Grathwohl Roland FM GER 6.0 44.5 397.00 2283
47. Graf Christian GER 6.0 43.5 386.00 2291
48. Giddins Stephen FM ENG 6.0 43.0 396.50 2290
49. Salvermoser Bernd FM GER 6.0 41.5 390.00 2275
278 players
There is a DEEP SHREDDER vs. THE WORLD match about to start. Prizes
available for taking part in this challenge match. Further details:
http://www.gambitsoft.net/_shredder
A Chess tournament celebrating Viktor Korchnoi at 70 took place in St.
Petersburg, Russia, March 20th and 22nd 2001. Time control was 15 minutes plus
2 seconds increment per game. Konstantin Sakaev won the event after starting
with six wins he drew out the remainer of the games.
Internet coverage: http://www.gmchess.com (in English) and
http://www.totalchess.spb.ru (in
Russian)
Korchnoi 70 St Petersburg RUS (RUS), 20-22 iii 2001cat. XIII (2559)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS 2639 ** 1= 11 1= 1= 1= 8.0 2782
2 Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2639 0= ** 11 =0 1= =1 6.0 2614
3 Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2657 00 00 ** 11 11 11 6.0 2610
4 Popov, Valerij g RUS 2545 0= =1 00 ** =1 11 5.5 2597
5 Chepukaitis, Genrikh RUS 2417 0= 0= 00 =0 ** =1 3.0 2437
6 Taimanov, Mark E g RUS 2454 0= =0 00 00 =0 ** 1.5 2283
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The 58th Polish Chess Championships in Warsaw take place March 17-31,
2001. After seven rounds Michal Krasekow leads with 5.5/7 half a point clear of
Cyborowski and Kempinski but with many of the leading players yet to meet there
is plenty of chess to be played. My thanks to Bartlomiej Macieja for the
information.
Internet coverage: http://www.plusgsm.pl/szachy/index.html
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58th ch-POL Warsaw POL (POL), 18-31 iii 2001 cat. XI (2503)
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1. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2658 * = . = . . . . . 1 = 1 1 1 5.5 2685
2. Cyborowski, Lukasz m POL 2432 = * . . = = . 1 1 . . . 1 = 5.0 2667
3. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2543 . . * . . . . = = = 1 = 1 1 5.0 2626
4. Blehm, Pawel m POL 2512 = . . * . . . . = 1 = 1 1 0 4.5 2584
5. Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2595 . = . . * = = = 1 = . = . . 4.0 2550
6. Gdanski, Jacek g POL 2543 . = . . = * . = = = = 1 . . 4.0 2559
7. Grabarczyk, Miroslaw m POL 2489 . . . . = . * = = = = = = . 3.5 2497
8. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2557 . 0 = . = = = * = = . . . . 3.0 2472
9. Jaracz, Pawel g POL 2477 . 0 = = 0 = = = * . . . . . 2.5 2422
10. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2578 0 . = 0 = = = = . * . . . . 2.5 2454
11. Kuczynski, Robert g POL 2499 = . 0 = . = = . . . * . 0 = 2.5 2395
12. Urban, Klaudiusz m POL 2429 0 . = 0 = 0 = . . . . * . 1 2.5 2431
13. Gajewski, Grzegorz POL 2344 0 0 0 0 . . = . . . 1 . * 1 2.5 2401
14. Bartel, Mateusz POL 2392 0 = 0 1 . . . . . . = 0 0 * 2.0 2330
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The semi-finals and final of the German Team Cup took place in Luebeck
over the weekend of 24th-25th March 2001. The Luebeck team of Epishin,
Speelman, Hector and Lars Bo Hansen defeated the Porz team of Vaganian, Lutz,
Nenashev and Curt Hansen 2.5-1.5.
Live internet coverage: http://www.chess-online.de/
Semifinals (March 24, 2001)
SC Kreuzberg - SG Porz 0,0-4,0
Vaganian, Rafael A - Tischbierek, Raj 1-0 47 A04 Dutch System
Muse, Drazen - Lutz, Christopher 0-1 37 A47 Queen's Indian (without c2-c4)
Nenashev, Alexander - Mattick, Lutz 1-0 30 E41 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Glienke, Manfred - Hansen, Curt 0-1 25 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Stuttgarter SF - Lübecker SV 1,5-2,5
Epishin, Vladimir - Volke, Karsten 1/2 45 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Zeller, Frank - Speelman, Jonathan S 1-0 92 B17 Caro Kann
Hector, Jonny - Lorscheid, Gerhard 1-0 19 B09 Pirc Defence
Niklasch, Oliver - Hansen, Lars Bo 0-1 41 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Final (March 25, 2001)
Lübecker SV - SG Porz 2,5-1,5
Lutz, Christopher - Epishin, Vladimir 1/2 58 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Speelman, Jonathan S - Nenashev, Alexander 1-0 39 D35 QGD: Exchange Variation
Vaganian, Rafael A - Hector, Jonny 0-1 32 D18 Slav Defence - Main Line
Hansen, Lars Bo - Hansen, Curt 0-1 68 D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
3rd-4th playoff (March 25, 2001)
Stuttgarter SF - SC Kreuzberg 2,5-1,5
Tischbierek, Raj - Zeller, Frank 1-0 58 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Volke, Karsten - Muse, Drazen 1-0 58 B77 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Niklasch, Oliver - Glienke, Manfred 1/2 24 D36 QGD: Exchange Variation
Mattick, Lutz - Lorscheid, Gerhard 0-1 37 A42 Modern Defence
Steve Laios sends news of recent Belgian Interteams games. Due to 2
extra teams this year, round 12 (which took place on Jan 14th) was after round
06 (Jan 7th) and round 13 was played after round 9. The event started October
15th 2000.
Included in the games file: Round 10 : 03.11.2001 (56 games) Round 13 :
03.04.2001 ( 8 games) missing games.
Standings after round 10 (12 played)
1.Rochade Eupen 65.5
2.K Gent SRL 1 59
3.K Antwerp OSK 58.5
...
13.Boitsfort 39
14.Deurne 38
The Polish Junior under 20 Championships took place in Brzeg Dolny
7th-17th February 2001. Games from the final two rounds are missing. My thanks
to Przemek Jahr.
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1. Tomczak, Rafal POL 2314 * 0 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 8.5 2578
2. Dziuba, Marcin f POL 2421 1 * = 1 0 = = 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2533
3. Mista, Aleksander POL 2432 0 = * 0 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2490
4. Radziewicz, Iweta wg POL 2350 0 0 1 * 1 = 1 = = 1 1 = 7.0 2466
5. Heberla, Bartlomiej POL 2364 0 1 0 0 * = 1 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2428
6. Stryjecki, Marek m POL 2445 = = 0 = = * 0 = = 1 1 1 6.0 2391
7. Szelag, Marcin m POL 2403 0 = 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2359
8. Owczarzak, Jerzy POL 2311 = 0 = = 0 = 1 * = = = = 5.0 2332
9. Wisniewski, Adrian POL 2292 0 = 0 = = = 0 = * 0 = = 3.5 2236
10. Bartel, Mateusz POL 2392 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 1 * = 1 3.5 2227
11. Lagowski, Patryk POL 2301 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = = * = 3.0 2194
12. Zawadzki, Stanislaw POL 2335 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = 0 = * 2.0 2103
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1. Jurkiewicz, Katarzyna POL 2189 * = 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 0 = 1 7.5 2255
2. Matras, Agnieszka wm POL 2235 = * 1 0 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2220
3. Toma, Katarzyna POL 2101 0 0 * = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = 7.0 2232
4. Kadziolka, Beata POL 2169 = 1 = * 0 0 = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2189
5. Zawadzka, Jolanta POL 2028 0 1 0 1 * 1 = = = 1 0 = 6.0 2173
6. Szymanowska, Karolina POL 2130 0 = = 1 0 * 1 0 = 1 = 1 6.0 2163
7. Szczepkowska, Karina POL 2140 1 0 = = = 0 * = 0 = 1 1 5.5 2126
8. Andrzejewska, Edyta POL 2244 0 = 0 = = 1 = * = 1 1 0 5.5 2117
9. Pokojska, Daria POL 2048 0 0 0 = = = 1 = * 1 = 0 4.5 2070
10. Chmielinska, Alicja POL 2065 1 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 * 1 = 3.5 2000
11. Reszka, Malgorzata POL 2093 = 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 = 0 * 1 3.5 1998
12. Staszewska, Anna POL 2094 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 1 = 0 * 3.5 1998
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The 7th and 8th rounds of the 4NCL took place in Birmingham over the
weekend of March 17th-18th 2001. My thanks to Adam Raoof and Richard Palliser
for games and information. Two missing games now available.
There is a new official website at: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/. Additional
information at: http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/4ncl/index.html
Following on the from the March First Saturday tournaments was the 17th
Spring Festival Open. 95 players competed and the event was won by Gagik
Khechumyan of Armenia. My thanks to Laszlo Nagy for the results and games.
Final Standings (9 rounds)
Spring Festival 16-24th March 2001 Budapest, Hungary
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1. Khechumyan,Gagik ARM 8.0 51.5 44.75 42.5 2227 2712 +4.60
2. Gara,Ticia HUN 7.0 57.0 42.75 39.5 2322 2517 +2.23
Gladyszev,Oleg RUS 7.0 50.0 37.25 36.0 2345 2506 +1.78
Zimmerman,Yuri HUN 7.0 48.0 36.00 35.5 2386 2469 +0.80
5. Szabolcsi,Janos HUN 6.5 54.0 36.00 37.0 2410 2423 +0.20
Antal,Gergely HUN 6.5 50.0 32.75 30.0 2448 2386 -0.61
Mikrut,Dariusz POL 6.5 48.5 33.50 33.5 2308 2409 +1.19
Galyas,Miklos HUN 6.5 46.5 30.75 32.5 2375 2379 +0.11
Chetverik,Maxim RUS 6.5 43.5 31.00 29.5 2343 2377 +0.38
Molnar,Laszlo HUN 6.5 41.5 31.50 29.0 2267 2356 +0.94
11. Sinkovics,Peter HUN 6.0 51.5 30.75 35.0 2317 2350 +0.28
Karolyi, Tibor HUN 6.0 50.0 30.00 34.0 2440 2375 -0.75
Erdelyi,Zombor HUN 6.0 43.5 27.25 29.5 2244 2375 +1.22
Xu,Hanbing CHN 6.0 40.5 23.50 27.0 2218 2276 +0.60
Organisciak,Wojciech POL 6.0 39.5 23.50 23.0 2114 2233 +0.96
16. Chereches,Marius ROM 5.5 51.0 29.25 31.5 2273 2321 +0.64
Tian,Tian CHN 5.5 48.0 27.00 28.5 2224 2293 +0.82
Gara,Anita HUN 5.5 47.0 26.25 30.5 2344 2281 -0.62
Resika,Nathan USA 5.5 47.0 24.25 31.5 2288 2318 +0.37
Puschmann,Laszlo HUN 5.5 43.0 25.00 29.0 2291 2291 +0.01
Letay,Gyula HUN 5.5 41.0 21.00 27.5 2191 2276 +0.98
Vass,Viktor HUN 5.5 40.5 22.50 26.5 2158 2236 +0.77
Csom,Etelka HUN 5.5 38.0 22.25 22.5 2113 2241 +1.27
Boros,Denes HUN 5.5 37.5 21.00 19.5 2089 2258 +1.40
Metaxasz,Vaszilisz HUN 5.5 37.0 18.50 26.0 2141 2206 +0.52
95 players
The 10th and 11th rounds of the Bundesliga were played over the weekend
of March 10th-11th 2001.
The games from Tegernsee and Wattenscheid from rounds 10-11 are now
available.
Bundesliga sites: http://www.schach.com/bundesliga/,
http://www.chess-online.de/,
http://teleschach.de/,
http://www.schachbund.de/,
http://www.schachnews.com and http://www.chessgate.de/
Germany won the Deep Fritz vs. Germany match which concluded on
February 21st 2001.
Internet coverage: http://www.computerschach.de/dfritz/
with an English introduction at:
http://www.computerschach.de/dfritz/dfritz1e.htm
Merida GM Event in May
The II Merida Tournament takes place 16th-22nd May with Anand,
Khalifman, Short and Gilberto Hernández. Internet coverage:
http://www.deportesmerida.gob.mx/magistral/ultimo.htm
49th Bulgarian Women's Championships
The 49th Bulgarian Women's Championships takes place 20th-30th March
2001 in Plovdiv.
Internet coverage: http://www.chessbg.com
soLett Chess Open 2001
The soLett Chess Open takes place in Skellefteå, Sweden 10th-16th
April 2001. Group A: 10-16 April, 9 rounds FIDE schweizer, Open for players
with FIDE-Elo. Group B: 12-16 April, 7 rounds FIDE schweizer, Open for players
with national rating <2000. Players among others: GM Alexander Rustemov
(RUS), GM Guyala Sax (HUN), GM Petr Kiriakov (RUS), GM Jonny Hector (SWE), GM
Aleksander Goloshchapov (UKR), GM Aleksander Berelovich (UKR), GM Tiger Hillarp
Persson (SWE), GM Einar Gausel (NOR), GM Thomas Ernst (SWE), GM Yrjö
Rantanen (FIN) There will also be a 6-game match between GM Ulf Andersson and
GM Curt Hansen.
Official site: http://www.tns.nu/solettchessopen.html
Manhattan Chess Club 2001 Open Championships
Sponsored by Chess Forum, Greenwich Villiage, New York City. May 4th -
6th, 2001.
Open Section: (Open to USCF>2000, and FIDE Rated players on April
list) 1st - $500 plus Chronos Digital Clock, 2nd - $300, 3rd - $200, U2400 -
$100, U2200 - $100 Top Junior (Under 18 years of age) - $200 plus Chronos
Digital Clock
U2000 section: 1st - $100 plus Chronos Digital Clock, 2nd - $50
5 Round Swiss, 30/90 SD/1 Time control. Entry fee is $35 for members,
and $50 for non-members. All GMs free. $5 discount if registered by 4/26/2001.
For more information: http://www.manhattanchessclub.com
1st Asean International Open Chess Championships
The 1st Asean International Open Chess Championships take place 29th
July - 5th August, 2001 in Brunei, Darussalam.
Contacts: Awang Zaidi B Hj Dollah BCF Deputy Secretary General C/O
SES114, BSP Co. Sdn. Bhd. Seria Brunei Darussalam KE3435 Tel : (673)3 3 373970
Fax : (673)3 330195 Email : bruneichessfederation@hotmail.com
Mr. Leong Voon Choon BCF Secretary General P.O. BOX 523 Kuala Belait
Brunei Darussalam KA1131 Tel : (673)3 333157/373612 Fax : (673)3 372182 Email :
Voon-Choon.V.C.Leong@shell.com.bn
Yap Choow Tun BCF Tournament Director C/O ODE/23 Dept., Brunei Shell
Co. Sdn. Bhd. Seria Brunei Darussalam KE3435 Tel : (673)3 372485 Fax : (673)3
373130 Email : Choow-Tun C.T. Yap@shell.com.bn
Further information http://www.geocities.com/brunei_chess_fed
(more detail in three weeks from 26/3/01)
2nd Open "Backa Palanka 2001"
The 2nd Open"Backa Palanka 2001"will take place in Backa
Palanka(20.km.western from Novi Sad)2nd-10th may 2001. There are 9.rounds on
the tournamnet,Swiss Pairing,with possibility of reaching IM and GM norms.Ten
prices and one special price. Contakt:Mr.Jovan Dragic(English and
Germany)phone:++ 381 21 747-758 mobile 063/562-584,E-mail:kingns@EUnet.yu
Internet coverage:http://www.backapalankaopen.com/
First Saturday April and Third Saturday April tournaments
The April First Saturday events take place 7th-20th of April. There
will be GM and IM events in Budapest. There are still places in the events and
you should contact Laszlo Nagy. The same is true of the third Saturday
tournaments that take place in Belgrade 21st of April - 3rd of May.
Contact Laszlo Nagy E-mail: firstsat@elender.hu
http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat phone-fax: (361)-263-28-59 mobile:
(36)-30-230-1914
FSGM April
IGM Kosanovic, Goran (YUG), IGM Varga, Zoltán, (HUN), IGM
Lukács, Péter (HUN), IM Kallio, Heikki (FIN) IM Narciso, Marc
(ESP), IM Lanzani, Mario (ITA), IM Fogarasi, Tibor (HUN), IM Zivanic, Marko
(YUG), Berkes, Ferenc (HUN), IM Kritz, Leonid (GER), IM Almási,
István (HUN), IM Anka, Emil (HUN), WGM Hoang Th.Trang (VIE), IM Cao,
Sang (VIE),.
Reserves:
FM Rajlich, Vasik (USA), FM Balogh, Csaba (HUN), IM Szeberényi,
Ádám (HUN), IM Dancevski, Orce (MAK), IM Antal, Gergely (HUN), FM
Jakab, Attila (HUN), IM Valdes, Leonardo (CRC),
FSIM April
IM Zimmerman, Yuri (HUN), IM Kaposztas, Miklos (HUN), IM Nemeth, Zoltan
(HUN), IM Eperjesi, Laszlo (HUN), IM Galyas, Miklos (HUN), IM Valdes, Leonardo
(CRC), FM Cmiel, Thorsten (GER), Appleberry, Martin (FRA), Roberts, Paul (SCO),
Valenti, Giuseppe (ITA), Sipos, Istvan (HUN), FM Brustkern, Juergen (GER),
Gazic, Josip (GER), FM Pachow, Joerg (GER), FM Rajlich, Vasik (USA), Xu,
Hanbing (CHN), Tian, Tian (CHN), FM Sendur, Adnan (TUR), WIM Sergeeva, Maria
(KAZ),
Third Saturday April GM 21st- May 3rd 2001
IGM Ciric, Dragoljub (YUG, 2333,?), IGM Simic, Radoslav (YUG, 2434),
IGM Sahovic, Dragutin (YUG,2446), IM Narciso, Mark (ESP, 2519), IM Kallio,
Heikki (FIN, 2431), IM Petronijevic (YUG, 2420), IM Zivanic, Marko (YUG, 2418),
IM Brenjo, Slavisa (YUG, 2464), IM Ostojic, Nikola (YUG, 2451), FM Rajlich,
Vasik (USA, 2364), IM Estrada, Julian (MEX, 2372), IM Valdes, Leonardo (CRC,
2338) IM Shandipan, Chanda (IND Possible) IM Neeloptal, Das (IND Possible)
Third Saturday April IM 21st- May 3rd 2001
IGM Ciric, Dragoljub (YUG, 2333), IM Andrejevic, Milan (YUG, 2393), IM
? FM Dena, Branislav (YUG, 2306), Zmijanac, Dusko (YUG, 2292), Bodi, Tamas
(HUN, 2202), Johnsen, Sverre (NOR, 2170), Lochte, Thomas (GER, 2168), WIM
Sergeeva, Maria (2274)
5th Neckar International Open
The 5th Neckar International Open in Deizisau (Germany) takes place
12th-16th April 2001.
Further details:
http://www.schachfreundedeizisau.de/schachfreunde.html
Confirmed entries: 1.. GM Alexander Graf (Nenashev), GER 2649, 2.. GM
Pavel V. Tregubov, RUS 2628, 3.. GM Lubomir Ftacnik, SVK 2618, 4.. GM
Konstantin Landa, RUS 2610, 5.. GM Vadim Milov, SUI 2604, 6.. GM Pablo Ricardi,
ARG 2554, 7.. GM Jozsef Horvath, HUN 2551, 8.. GM Hichem Hamdouchi, MAR 2535, ,
9.. GM Ian Rogers, AUS 2529, 10.. GM Mikheil Kekelidze, GEO 2512, 11.. GM
Philipp Schlosser, GER 2511, 12.. GM Ilija Balinov, AUT 2482, 13.. WGM
Antoaneta Stefanova, BUL 2479, 14.. GM Ivan Farago, HUN 2453, 15.. Frank
Zeller, Württemberg 2422, 16.. IM Dirk Poldauf, GER 2405, 17.. Murugan
Thiruchelvam, ENG 2168
4th St Quentin-En-Yvelines Open
4th St Quentin-En-Yvelines Open 15th-22nd April 2001. 9 round Swiss. 45
000F de prix, 10 000 F 1st Prize.
Entries and details: Christian CUREAU ( : 01 30 64 67 44 (après
19H) Fax : 01 34 86 61 92 e-mail : ch.cureau@wanadoo.fr
50th ICCF JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
FREE ICCF Jubilee Open Email Tournament (time limit 10 moves in 60
days) This special celebration Email tournament is FREE to all chess players in
the World !
The event will be played exclusively using Email communication and will
comprise of three stages, with 11 participants in each Qualifying Group, and
11-15 players in each of the Semi-final and Final Sections, according to the
number of entries and qualifiers. Winners and runners-up (including tied
players) will qualify to progress at each stage.
All Semi-finalists will be given a free entry into an ICCF World Master
Class Section and Finalists, will earn free entry to an Email World
Championship Semi-final Section.
The overall Winner (tie break rules apply) will receive a free entry
into the next Email World CC Championship Final and those players placed
2nd,3rd and 4th (including tied players) will be awarded free entries to future
Email World CC Championship ¾ Finals.
Finalists will receive free one year subscriptions to ChessBase
Magazine (6 editions), generously sponsored by ChessBase GmbH, and also a
complimentary copy of the ICCF Jubilee Book.
All games played in this tournament will be rated in the official
International CC Rating system and title norms will be available, where Groups
satisfy ICCF qualification rules.
This will give new ICCF players a chance to acquire properly calculated
international ratings, joining 30,000+ players, who already have games in the
ICCF rating databank.
Entries to this FREE Open Email Tournament should be made using the
special entry form available (from 1.4.2001) on http://www.iccf.com, either by
individuals or via their national ICCF member federations. Only one entry per
person will be allowed. The Closing Date for entries is 15th July and play in
the Groups is scheduled to begin on 1st September 2001. The Tournament
Controller will be Chris Lüers (GER). As we are anticipating very large
participation in this unique tournament, the early submission of entries would
be appreciated, to help us to make all of the necessary arrangements.
Bled open
22nd Chess Festival Bled 2001 March 24th- April 1st 2001. Malakhov,
Filippov, Kozul, Sveshnikov, Atalik and Wells play.
Internet coverage: http://www.sah-zveza.si/bled/
Roenne Chess Club's 100th anniversary tournament
On occasion of its 100th anniversary Roenne Chess Club, Bornholm
(Denmark), holds a major Swiss tournament where at least 10 GMs will be
participating. 9 rounds with a total rate of play of 6 hours It takes place
24th-30th June 2001.
Further information: Bent Schioett Hansen, Laerkevej 19, 3700 Roenne,
Denmark.
Phone: +45 5695 1453 Fax: +45 5695 1453
http://www.skak-bornholm.dk
e-mail: info@skak-bornholm.dk
Iranian Qualifier for Asian Championships
10 of the best Iranian chess players are competing for 3 places in the
Asian Championships (Ghaem Maghami is already qualified which take place in
India in June. The event takes place 25th-30th March 2001.
Internet coverage: http://www.iranchess.com/asiacand.htm
Hotel Lipa International Chess Tournament
There are IM and GM norm tournaments in the Hotel Lipa in
Szentgotthárd, Hungary. 12 round robin 13th June to 23rd June 2001.
Entry: Tomcsányi Péter Mobile: (+36) 20/9217-074 H-2651
Rétság, Széchenyi u. 15. Tel./Fax: (+36) 1/3703651 (office
hours) E-mail: primerat@mail.matav.hu
Further information: http://www.primerate.hu
2nd Internet Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas"
Dos Hermanas City Council and the Municipal Foundation for Sport of Dos
Hermanas in conjunction with ICC and EDAMI (Miguel Illescas Chess School) are
holding their second Internet Chess tournament 30th March to the 7th April
2001. The event will take place on ICC (http://www.chessclub.com) and has prizes
totalling 4.850 Euros (1st: 1.500 Euros). There will be 12 Swiss System events
(two per day) with the winner of each event progressing to the final. If you
wish to take part there are further details, rules and entry forms available
at: http://www.doshermanas.net
Norm Seekers needed for Hampstead
Adam Raoof is looking for strong players for a GM tournament 17th-23rd
April 2001. Norm-seekers rated 2450+ should contact Adam Raoof directly at
adam@circuit.demon.co.uk. They will also be holding a £5000 challenge
match between Daniel Gormally and Matthew Turner at the same time.
Further details: http://www.circuit.demon.co.uk/barnet.htm
4th Tanta Open, Egypt
The 4th Tanta Open will take place 18th-28th April 2001 in Tanta City
about 90 km from Cairo-Egypt.
It is an Open firstly for GM or IM invited players and then players
with high ratings there will be 40 players. Swiss System - 9 Rounds - 40
Players ( 5 GMs - 20 IMs) - 20 EGY players - Time control 7 hours - Fischer
system. Arrival 17 April 2001 -1st round 18 April- last Round 27 April. Closing
Ceremony and departure 28 April. Play start at 4.pm daily. Full Accommodation
and 3 meals in 3 star Hotel - single Room for Invited GMs and double Room for
invited IMs Free transportation inside Egypt, including to and from the
Airport; Free Tourist tours; Free entry fee for invited players 1st Prize 750
U.S.$ - 2nd 650$ - 3rd 600 - 4th 550 - 5th 500 - 6th 450 7th 400 - 8th 350 -
9th 300 - 10th 250. The organisers need only one player from each country.
Further information: ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com
Information from Hassan Khaled General Director of the Egyptian Chess
Federation
His phone number is +20-2-3378987 and Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Blitzin
handle:haskd Tournament Director: Refaat Raslan : Mobile :+20-12-3473891
Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
There is also another section for rated players under 2300 you can also
request information on that event.
Bergen Chess International
Bergen Chess International 4-12. August 2001 Playing venue: Bergen,
Norway 9 rounds open GM-tournament 50-60 participants of which 6-7 GMs and 7-8
IMs. Limited number of unrated players. 7 hour playing session No double rounds
or adjournments No start fee for foreign players with FIDE ELO.
Internet coverage: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/bergen2001/
Austrian championships final
Fürstenfeld, 16.-18 of March. Finals of the austrian championships
Live-Coverage on http://members.aon.at/schach1/
Arthur Andersen’s Chess Trophy
Alexei Shirov will be a special guest at the 11th Arthur
Andersen’s Chess Trophy which will take place on April 7th & 8th in
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.
This student team competition will culminate with a simultaneous
display on 33 boards given by Alexei Shirov on Sunday, April 8th around 3pm.
The top four games will be live on the Internet at
http://www.tropheearthur.com/live
For further information:
http://www.arthurandersen.com/tropheearthur/english
Kazimierz Dolny
Kazimierz Dolny tournament 10th-18th March 2001.
Internet coverage: http://friko6.onet.pl/kl/wienie
XI Dos Hermanas GM tournament
Michael Rahal reports: the XI Dos Hermanas GM tournament takes place
19th-27th April 2001.The Category XVI event has the following players:
Mikhail Gurevich BEL 2694, Ilya Smirin ISR 2686, Alexei Dreev RUS 2685,
Zurab Azmaiparasvili GEO 2670, Ivan Sokolov BIH 2659, Mikhail Krasenkov POL
2658, Zoltan Almasi HUN 2640, Miguel Illescas ESP 2562, Francisco Vallejo ESP
2545 and Teimour Radjabov AZE 2483.
Internet coverage: http://www.doshermanas.net/ and
http://www.edami.com/
European Youth Championships
Information on the European Youth Chess Championships (August 30th -
September 10th 2001) and F.I.D.E. Congress (September 4th to 10th) is now
on-line.
Internet coverage: http://www.sportmeeting.org/
Advantech Tweetallen 2001
The Advantech Tweetallen, Roosendaal Netherlands 2001 tournament takes
place on 31st March 2001.
Entry info
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ad_bruijns/advantech.htm
Two Swiss Chess Tour events 2001
Int. Chess Festival Lenk
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2001" will continue in Lenk with the 13th
"Lenkerfof-Open" April 12th-16th 2001. Swiss system, 7 rounds and the games
will last a maximum of 5 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 30 minutes till the
end). The first four after 5th round, play knock-out and the other continue
tournament. Prize are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and
150 SF. From 11.- 20. places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady,
senior (1941), junior(1981-84), schoolboy (1985) and best local player. Entty
fee 130 SF, FMs and juniors 60 SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free.
Venue: Hotel "Lenkerhof"
Time table: Round 1st 18.30-22.30 April 12,; Rounds 2/3 09.30-14.30 and
15.30-20.30 April 13,; Round 4 13.30-18.30 April 14,; Rounds 5/6 09.30-14.30
and 15.30-20.30 April 15,; Round 7 10.00-15.00 April 16. Closing ceremony April
16 at 16.00.
The 10th “Residence-Holiday Open” (under 2000 Elo) Swiss
system, 5 rounds, 5 hours for the game.
Natural prizes. Entry fee 100 SF. Venue: Hotel “Residence”.
Time table: Round 1st 14.00-19.00, the other rounds daily 10.00-15.00.
Closing ceremony April 16 at 16.00.
Open Crans Montana
Next station of the "Swiss Chess Tour 2001" in Crans Montana with the
7th "Open Etrier Crans Montana" April 19th –22nd 2001. Swiss system, 7
rounds, (30 moves 90 minutes + 30 minutes til the end) The first four after 5th
round, play knock-out and the other continue tournament. Prize are: 1.500 SF,
1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.- 20. places
natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1941), junior(1981-84),
schoolboy (1985) and best local player. Entty fee 130 SF, FMs and juniors 60
SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: Hotel ”Etrier”
Time table: April 19: The last registration 16.00-17.45, Open ceremony
17.45-18.00, Round 1st 18.00-22.00,; April 20th –22nd Rounds 2nd, 4th, 6th
10.00-14.00, Rounds 3rd, 5th, 7th 15.00-19.00.
Closing ceremony April 22nd at 19.30.
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel. +41+34+424-01-06
faf +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch Further information:
http://www.beochess.ch/
Two tournaments in Slovakia
XV Slovan 9 round Swiss Open 2001 28th April - 5th May 2001 in
Bratislava (Slovakia)
Further information: http://www.chess.sk/turnaje/turnaje.html
VII Tatry Open 2001 in Tatranské Zruby 29 September - 6 October
2001.
Further information: http://www.chess.sk/turnaje/turnaje.html
La Rioja Chess Teams Cup
The 2nd edition of the La Rioja Chess Teams Cup takes place on 11 March
2001.
Internet coverage:
http://www.terra.es/personal2/salclub/crioja01In.htm
Hawaii International Chess Festival
Hawaii International Chess Festival returns in 2002 with the first World
Families Chess Championships. Pro (2000+), Mixed, and Amateur (all players
under 2000). Prizes for all sorts of combinations of family members.
Information: hawaii@chessworks.com. Website (coming soon) www.familychess.com.
Bucharest Spring Festival
The Lasker S.R.L. chess club is organising a Spring Festival in
Bucharest, Romania 6th-20th April 2001. There will be an IGM event Category 7-9
with 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
An IGM women's norm event category 7-8 with 12-14 players. Entry fees
250 DM.
IM norm event category 2-4 with 12-16 players.
Entry fees: - <= 2150 -400 DM - 2151 – 2200 -300 DM -2201
– 2250 -250 DM -2251 – 2300 -200 DM -2301 – 2400 -150 DM - >=
2401 -100 DM
Accommodation 100-150 DM in private rooms or apartments for all the
tournament.
Prizes: declared before the 3rd round.
Addresses in Bucharest: Romanian Chess Federation, Ion Campineanu
Street, no. 20, phone: 312.55.25 or 312.70.56, fax: 312.19.44 Central Chess
Club: Otetari 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: rchirila@hotmail.com or
ggg@dnt.ro
Malahide Millennium Tournament
Malahide Chess Club present the Malahide Millennium Tournament on the
weekend of May 5th, 6th & 7th 2001. The venue is St. Sylvester's GAA Club,
Church Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin and there are three events - an Open, an
Under 1600 Elo and a Top Team event. The first prize for the Open is £750
and the first prize for U1600 is £350. Total prize fund of over
£2,000. To enter contact Vincent Bissett on (00353) 1 8453609 and further
detailed information is available at:
http://members.tripod.co.uk/MalahideCC.
THE 2nd EUROPEAN OPEN WOMEN'S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
The Championship will be held from April 21 (day of arrival) till May 5
(day of departure), 2001 in the “Marriott” Hotel, Warsaw, Poland.
Full accomodation in the Warsaw's Marriott Hotel only US$ 50 per person per day
in the double room and US$60 per day in the single room (the number of sigle
rooms is limited).
Tournament is open for all ladies, rated and unrated from Zones 1.1 to
1.9. Entrance fee US$ 30 or US$ 60. The number of players of the federation is
not limited, but the nominations must be made by the national chess federations
only. Registration until March 15, 2001.
The Swiss system - 11 rounds (one free day on April 28, tie-breaks on
May 4). The new time control shall be 40 moves in 75 minutes followed by all
moves in 15 minutes. Each player shall receive an extra 30 seconds thinking
time prior to the move.
29 players best players will qualify to the 2001 FIDE Women’s
World Championship!! Prize fund will be approximately 50.000 DEM. The first
prize about 10.000 DEM, 20 money prizes and a lot of trophies. All details and
ECU Regulations you can find on
Internet page: http://www.szachista.com.pl
Please contact the Polish Chess Federation
pzszach@atomnet.pl and pzszach@ikp.atm.com.pl
CHESS FESTIVAL "EASTER IN RETHYMNO 2001"
The Union of Cretan Chess Associations announces the Chess Festival
under the name "Easter in Rethymno 2001" which will be held at the hotel
"LEFKONIKO" in Rethymno, from the 17th to the 21st of April, as well as the
participation of the former World Champion Anatoly Karpov and the World Girl
Champion Maria Kouvatsou. This chess festival is held under the auspices of the
Ministry of Athletics, the District of Crete, the Prefecture Administration of
Rethymno, the Local Union of Municipalities and Communities and the
Municipality of Rethymno. The Chess Festival is going to include:
DEMONSTRATION CONTESTS BY THE "LEGENDARY" AN. KARPOV 1st GREEK
INTERSCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP (for primary schools) 1st OPEN INTERNATIONAL RAPID
TOURNAMENT IN RETHYMNO
On the 20th of April Anatoly Karpov is having a simultané
demonstration contest (he is going to compete against more than 20 players at
the same time). In the afternoon of both that and the following day he is going
to have a match against the World Girl Champion Maria Kouvatsou. The ones
interested in taking part in the simultané may get in touch with us
either by calling +30977673981 (Maria Vigliraki), or through Fax (+30831-20810)
and e-mail (thebest@ret.forthnet.gr).
MARY VIGLIRAKI TEL: +30 831 20810 MOB: +30977 673981
Internet coverage: http://www.chess.gr/essk/enter.html
Odyssey 2001 computer chess tournament
There is a computer chess tournament running as a 15 round Swiss system
event. The first round has just been completed. 26 leading chess programs
compete. The website has games and commentary.
Website:http://www.rebel.nl/odyssey.htm
3rd Dubai open
The 3rd Dubai Open Chess Championship organised by the Dubai Chess
& Culture Club will take place 15th to 26th of April 2001 in Dubai. Players
will compete for the Sheikh Rashed Bin Hamdan Al Maktum Cup.
Prizes: US$: 1)5000, 2)4500, 3)4000, 4)3000, 5)2500, 6)2000, 7)1500,
8)900, 9)850, 10)750
Invited GM's with ELO rating 2600 and above will be provided with free
accomodation in the single room and full board and invited GM's with ELO rating
2550-2599 will be provided with free accomodation in the double room and full
board.
Entry is still open. For more information contact:
Dubai Chess & Culture Club
P.O. Box 11354
Dubai, United
Arab Emirates
Tel.: +971 (4) 296 66 64
Fax : +971 (4) 296 88 80
Or via E-Mail to: Mr..Mohamed El Husseiny: mhusseiny@dubaichess.com
"Liepajas rokade" GM Rapidplay
Kaspars Migla reports: Liepaja, Latvia organised a GM rapid chess
tournament "Liepajas rokade". (Andra Cimina's report on that event appeared in
TWIC 301 14th August 2000). This years tournament will be much stronger. It
takes place 2nd-5th August. Players: 1. Alexei Shirov (ESP, 2718) 2. Aleksandr
Khalifman (RUS, 2690) 3. Ulf Andersson (SWE, 2640) 4. Jaan Ehlvest (EST, 2638)
5. Aleksandr Shabalov (USA, 2609) 6. Edvins Kengis (LAT, 2589) 7. Utut Adianto
(INO, 2583) 8. Aleksander Wojtkiewicz (POL, 2572) 9. Aloyzas Kveinys (LTU,
2530) 10. Maxim Dlugy (USA, 2531) 11. Darmen Sadvakasov (KAZ, 2509) 12.
Viktoria Chmilite (LTU, 2433) There will be live coverage: The Internet site
for "Liepajas rokade" will be available soon.
There is also an open: GsM and IMs are invited to the "Open" tournament.
Entry is still open. Prizes 1) 1000 USD, 2) 500 USD, 3) 300 USD, 4) 200 USD, 5)
100 USD, 6) 50 USD Blitz chess tournament (5 August) prizes total 1000 USD. For
more information contact: Aris Ozolins +371-9207601 (mobile) +371-3484128
Cieceres 28-4 Liepaja, Latvia LV-3416 e-mail: ozolins@apollo.lv
kurvar@apollo.lv
Olympic Capital Young Masters 2001
The Olympic Capital Young Masters 2001 tournament will be played at the
Olympic Museum in Lausanne. There are various events:
20-27 may The Olympic YOUNG MASTERS, for this KO system tournament, we
are inviting the worlds 8 best junior GM's.(Fide rating of 31/12/2000)
22-27 may The MASTERS OPEN, 9 round swiss system Open, for players with
Elo above 2000 points. The tournament meets regulations for GM and IM norms.
24-27 may The GENERAL OPEN, 7 round swiss system Open, for players of
all levels with maximum rating of Elo 2150.
For more detailed information and registration, visit our Home-page :
http://www.lausanneyoungmasters.com
Zone 3.1a
Zone 3.1a will held in Tehran 5th-13th April 2001. The event will be a
9 round swiss system tournament. 100 min for 40 moves 20 min for the rest and
30 second bonus per move. There will be men's and women's events.
The participents are: 1. Bahrein (1 woman and 1 man) 2.Iran (3 women
and 4 men) 3.Iraq (2 women and 2 men) 4. Jordan (1 woman and 1 man) 5. Kuwait
(1 woman and 1 man) 6. Lebanon (2 women and 2 men) 7. Palestine (1 woman and 1
man) 8. Qatar (2 women and 3 men) 9. Syria (1 woman and 2 man) 10. UAE (1 woman
and 1 man) 11. Yeman (1 woman and 1 man) total 16 women and 18 men.
News from Pahlevanzadeh.
Internet coverage: http://www.iranchess.com/zone31a
5th Voronezh International Chess Festival
The 5th Voronezh International Chess Festival takes place June 10th -
21st, 2001.
1.Rapid tournament, 10-11.06, 9 rounds swiss, 25 minutes. Entry fee -
120 RR. Prizes in RR 2000/1500/1000. Special prizes.
2.Blitz tournament, 17.06, 11 rounds swiss. Entry fee - 60 RR. Prizes
1000/800/600. Special prizes.
3.Open "A". 12-21.06; 9 rounds swiss; 5 hours. Entry fee in RR: 1500 -
without Elo; 1200 - 2001-2100; 1000 -2101-2200; 800 -2201-2250;
600-2251-2300;500 -2301-2350; 400 -2351-2400; 300 -2400-2450. Juniors (1983+),
ladies, seniors (1940-) have to pay 50%. Free for GM, IM, 2450+. Prizes in RR :
20000/15000/12000/10000/8000/6000/5000/4000/3000/2000x2/1000x2. Special prizes
for juniors, ladies, seniors, players without Elo. A participant may get not
more than one prize. Opportunity to qualify for FIDE ratings and norms.
4.Open "B"(Elo<2251). 12-20.06; 9 rounds; 4 hours. Entry fee - 500
RR for rated players, 800 RR for unrated players.
Prizes:5000/4000/3000/2000/1500x2/1000x2.Special prizes. 5.Open "C"(for unrated
players). 13-20.06; 7 rounds swiss; 3,5 hours. Entry fee 400 RR. Prizes :
3000/2000/1500x2/1000x2/500x3. Special prizes.
Accommodation - from 50 RR per night. (1 USD appr. 30 RR)
Place of the festival: Voronezh Chess Club, Engels str.34,
ph.007-0732-551777
Information: Alexander Raetsky, Ostuzheva 22 - 46, 394042 Voronezh,
Russia. Fax 007-0732-522951(for A.Raetsky) ph.007-0732-136076(20.00-22.00)
e-mail: alex.raetsky@usa.net
Website: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open
Anand Interview
Viswanathan Anand has made it clear that any possible title match with
Vladimir Kramnik will only be with the permission of FIDE. See the new
interview in the Times of India.
Internet site: http://www.timesofindia.com/today/22spor3.htm
Salou Tournaments
The "Torrevella Chess Club" in Salou, Spain is planning to organise 4
events during this year.
Each event will have a minimum of 3 tournaments with chances to make GM
and IM norms as well as getting an Elo rating. Salou is a city 100km south of
Barcelona. The first of these events will take place 7th-18th May 2001. Further
details: prizes, accomodation, entry fees, etc. about these tournaments can be
found on the web page: http://home2.worldonline.es/ortumsal
Dortmund 2001
The Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2001 will have Anand and
Kramnik as the stars of the event. The event which is also the 29th
International Dortmund Chess Days will be held July 12th-22nd in Dortmund Opera
House (1200 seats for spectators). 6 players from the top ten will be invited
for the double round robin event they will include Kramnik and Anand the event
will be Category 20 or 21. An announcement will be made in May of the full
field. Alongside the super-tournament will be a computer match with a top
player, other matches and an Open with 300 participants. Internet coverage will
be by http://www.chessgate.de
Further details: http://teleschach.de/dortmund-2001/
Colombian Chess Magazine
There is a new magazine for Colombian chess players. The pages are those
of Fide Master Juan Minaya whose the address is:
http://www.gimnasio-moderno.edu.co/ajedrezgm/indexaj.htm.
Subjects include: Chess as an educational help Activities of the Colombian
Chess Federation and its leagues. Information, tournaments, achievements, Elo,
etc. Up date information both local and international. Local and international
anecdotes. Chess problems for all levels, tests, etc. Preferred links.
Hungarian Events
Chess tournaments in the near future in Hungary and in Yugoslavia:
March-April-June 2001...
1. 3rd-16th of March, FIRST SATURDAY IM-FM tournaments, Budapest (HUN),
org.Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu
2. 16th-24th of March Budapest Spring Festival 9 rounds Swiss Open,
org.NL
3. 7th-19th of April FS GM-IM-FM tournaments, Budapest, org: NL
4. 21st of April - 3rd of May THIRD SATURDAY GM-IM tournaments,
Belgrade, (YUG) /only 7 hours by train from Budapest, org: NL.
5. 5th-17th of May FS IM-FM tournaments, Budapest, org.NL,
6. 21st of May - 2nd of June ELEKES memorial GM-IM-event, organizer IM
Zsinka,mobile phone: (36)-20-921-9197
7. 2nd-14th of June FS GM-IM-FM events, Budapest, org: NL.
8. 16th-28th of June THIRD SATURDAY GM-IM events in Belgrade.Org.NL.
Cuban Conference on sport including chess
In April 2001 Cuba are going to hold an International Conference about
Physical Education and High Level Sports and Chess will be included.
Full details: http://www.galeon.com/capablanca/
North Sea Cup
The Esbjerg Chess Union stages a 16 edition of its North Sea Cup at
Esbjerg Denmark July 6-14 2001. The tournament will again be a 10 player
round-robin, at least category 12 is expected. Website address to follow.
Pakistan Chess Player
There is a new website in Pakistan called "Pakistan Chess Player" to
promote chess in that region.
Website: http://pakchess.cjb.net
Interesting Links
I came across an interesting interview Kramnik gave in May 1999. It is
called "Where have all
the chess fans gone?" There seem to be elections in Kalmykia here is an
article about that
"Liberals
accuse authorities" both come from the site:
http://www.russiajournal.com/
You can see the results of the deliberations of the FIDE Problem
Commission meeting last year which looked at the years 1995, 1996 and 1997. You
can find them at: http://www.sci.fi/~stniekat/pccc/studies.htm
Gambito Magazine
The Spanish Chess Magazine "Gambito" has a new website, editor Alfonso
Romero. Info David Llada.
Internet site: http://www.revistagambito.com/
Rebel Century 3 vs The Web
A match between Rebel Century 3 against the Web is underway.
Internet coverage:
http://www.chesslines.com/rebelvsnet/rebel.html
Chess Oscar
Journalists, publishers, organisers, arbiters and GMs who write on chess
have voted for the last 30 years for the Chess Oscar. "64 - Chess Review"
(published and edited by A.Roshal) revived the award after a seven year break.
Further information at: http://www.64.ru
Pula Open May 2001
The Croatian Chess Federation and Pula Chess Club are holding an open
18th-26th May 2001. 9 round swiss system.
Full details including contact details at:
http://sahklubpula.virtualave.net
E-Mail denis.vretenar@pu.tel.hr ( tel. 385/52/534840) or
edvard.glavas@pu.tel.hr
Karpov in Greece
The former World Champion Anatoly Karpov will visit Greece in a chess
festival that will take place in Rethymno of Crete. Karpov will play in
exhibition match against the 1999 Woman World Champion U-20, Maria Kouvatsou.
He will also give a simultaneous match against 20 distinguished opponents. This
will take place 17th-21st April 2001.
Internet coverage at: http://www.chess.gr
Advanced Chess Leon 2001
The Advanced Chess tournament will be held in Leon (Spain) June
8th-11th 2001. This is the 3rd time the event has been held and is also the
14th Leon tournament. This was originally the idea of Garry Kasparov. Players
compete the help of a computer and a Database. The players will be Viswanathan
Anand (India), Alexei Shirov (Spain), Peter Leko (Hungary) and Vesselin Topalov
(Bulgaria). The main sponsors are: Telefonica, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Caja
Duero, Chess Base, Excmo. Ayuntamiento de León, Excma. Diputación
de León, Junta de Castila y León and the University of Leon.
There will be 4 games per day and the event is a knockout. Timerate: 20 minutes
per player, with 10 or 15 seconds increment after every move. The official
websites will be at: http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
and http://www.advancedchessleon.com On
1st February 2001 there will be a preliminary presentation for this tournament
alongside the European Team Championships, which will also be held in Leon (5th
to 16th November 2001) at FITUR.
Category XVII Enghien-les-Bains
There will be a Category XVII in Enghien-les-Bains, France April
10th-20th 2001. This ten player event has these players: Evgeny Bareev 2709,
Loek Van Wely 2700, Viktor. Bologan 2684, Vladislav Tkatchiev 2672, Alexander
Grischuk 2663, Joel Lautier 2658, Vladimir Akopian 2656, Etienne Bacrot 2618,
Christian Bauer 2618 and Laurent Fressinet 2581.
Further details: http://enghien.free.fr
Politiken Cup 2001
The 23rd Copenhagen Open (Politiken Cup) takes place 16th-27th July
2001.
11 round event. One game per day (rest day Monday July 23rd 2001).
Timerate: 40 moves in 2 hours / 20 move in 1 hour / 30 min. finish. Totally 7
hours. GM and IM-norms are possible.
Main Prizes 1.15.000 ,- 2. 10.000 ,- 3. 8.000 ,- 4. 6.000 , 5. 4.000,-
6. 3.000 ,- 7. 2.000 ,- 8. 2.000 ,- 9. 2.000 ,- 10.-12. 1.000 ,- Special
prizes: Best Women Player 1. 2.000,- 2. 1.000,- Best player born after 1.1.
1987: 1. 2.000,- 2. 1.000,- Ratingprizes : for players with less than 2350, in
groups off at least 30 players, placest after highest rating (national or elo.)
you can only win one prize ! 1. 3.000 kr. 2. 2.000 kr. 3. 1.000 kr.
Entry: GM + IM free FM + WGM + WIM 600 kr. Juniorer (born 1981 or later)
500 kr. Seniorer (67 years) 500 kr. Players with elo 750 kr. Players without
elo 850 kr.
Venue: Nørrebrohallen, Bragesgade 5, 2200 København N.
Contact: Lars Bech Hansen. Address: Hjertebjærgparken 20
Kvarmløse DK-4340 Tølløse Danmark. Email: formand@kbhsu.dk
Further information: http://www.kbhsu.dk
GM sites, Tiviakov and Ehlvest
There are a couple of sites where GMs comment on recent events they have
competed in.
Sergey Tiviakov has a personal homepage in English and Russian languages
with games, articles and more on the site. The latest report is about the Corus
chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee 2001 where he competed. Site at:
http://www.tiviakov.demon.nl/
Jaan Ehlvest reviews the Keres Memorial Rapid Tournament in Estonia on
his own site at: http://www.ehlvest.com.
Kasparov's Pepsi Advert
Garry Kasparov got some of the greatest exposure of his chess career. He
featured in a Pepsi Advery shown during the Superbowl.
You can see it too at:
http://www.pepsi.com/current/joy_of_pepsi/tv_spots/index.cfm.
The advert is called Man vs. Machine.
Also at:
http://superbowl.adcritic.com/qt/content/pepsi-kasparov-man-vs-machine.htm
with better quality and it also gets stored as a temporary file so you can keep
it.
World Cup of Rapid Chess
Garry Kasparov is to compete in his first FIDE event since the Yeravan
Olympiad of 1996. Kasparov stresses his contract is with the French Chess
Federation however. The World Cup of Rapid Chess will be held in Cannes, France
21st-25th March 2001. The event is to be organised by the French Chess
Federation in conjunction with FIDE (the FIDE Presidential Board will be
present during the event). There will be two groups:
Group A
1. Garry Kasparov RUS 2849
2. Evgney Bareev RUS 2704
3. Peter Svidler RUS 2696
4. Alexander Grischuk RUS 2676
5.
Judit Polgar HUN 2675
6. Joel Lautier FRA 2653
7. Boris Gulko
(replaces Yasser Seirawan who doesn't want to play in a FIDE event) USA 2622
8. Christian Bauer FRA 2618
Group B
1. Michael Adams ENG 2745
2. Alexander Morozevich RUS
2742
3. Mikhail Gurevich BEL 2693
4. Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB 2692
5. Ye Jiangchuan CHN 2672
6. Vladislav Tkachiev FRA 2671
7.
Etienne Bacrot FRA 2618
8. Hichem Hamdouchi MAR 2541
Much as in the Cap D'Agde the top four finishers in each group will go
on to a second group all-play-all phase. Then there will be a semi-final phase
and the top two will play in the final. Time rate 50 moves in 25 minutes
followed by 10 seconds a move after that.
Live pictures and moves from Canalweb:
http://www.canalweb.net/vers/diagonalevent.html
"Third Saturday" Belgrade
"Third Saturday" Belgrade chess tournaments from April 2001 in
Yugoslavia. Nagy Laszlo and the Belgrade Chess Federation came to an agreement
to organise events starting 21st April 2001, every second month April, June,
August, October, December this year. There will be: 1. GM-closed tournaments
category VII-VIII., 10-14 participants, 2. IM-closed tournaments cat. I-II-III,
10-14 players. Accommodation in a 3 star hotel close to the venue, bed and
breakfast 25,-DM per day. Venue: Belgrade Chess Federation, Deligradska 27, 3rd
floor Entry fees for the 21st April-3rd of May events are half those of the
First Saturday events in Budapest http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat More info for
Yugoslavs: Dragan Kotevski, mobile: /381/-63-307-736 for non-Yugoslavs
/English, Russian and German/: Nagy Laszlo, phone: /361/-263-28-59 mobile:
/36/-30-230-19-14 e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu
WPC Site
Valery Salov heads the WPC (World Players Council) and they have their
own website. The site is at: http://w.p.c.tripod.com with a mixture of
material in Spanish and English. Includes a new interview with the Vice
President of Iran Mr.Hashemi Taba.
Czech Open
The XII. International Chess Festival CZECH OPEN 2001 which will be held
from 12 July to 29 July 2001 in Pardubice. Contact Jan Mazuch for more info
j.mazuch@avekont.cz
Budapest Spring Festival
17th Budapest Spring Festival 9 round Swiss system open chess tournament
16th-24th of March 2001 Organizer: Nagy, László Postal address:
H-1101 Budapest, Hungária krt. 5-7. XI. ép. I. em. 7. Phone/fax:
(061)-263-2859, mobile: 06-30-230-1914 E-mail: firstsat@elender.hu
Venue: Hungarian Chess Federation, Budapest, 5th district.Falk Miksa
Str.10.2nd floor, close to the red metro station KOSSUTH square. Rate of play:
40 moves in 2 hours, then 1 hour till the end, guillotine rules. Schedule:
registration until 16th March 9 p.m. by phone at the organizer, then personally
in the tournament hall until 14:30 on the 16th of March /here already 500,-Ft
extra registration fee must be paid/. Besides of the entry fees 1200,-Ft annual
ELO-registration fee must be paid to the Hungarian Chess Federation. Opening
ceremony at 15:00. 1st-8th rounds : 15:30-21:30, last round 10:00-16:00 on the
24th of March. In case of equal points prizes will be decided by Buchholz,
Berger-Sonneborn, then by progressive scores. Prizegiving ceremony at 16:00 on
the 24th of March. Prizes: net 40-25-15-10-5-4-2x3-2x2.5-2x2 thousand Ft.
Special prizes: 3 thousand Ft for the best U-20, U-14, above 60, woman and
non-FIDE rated., if there are minimally 5 players in each group. The prizes are
valid if there are minimum 70 players. If there are less players, prizes will
be reduced proportionally . One player can get only one prize.
Entry fee system: from FIDE rating To FIDE-rating Entry fee /Ft/ Unrated
6000,- 2001 2100 5000,- 2101 2200 4000,- 2201 2250 3500,- 2251 2300 3000,- 2301
2350 2500,- 2351 2400 2000,- IGM, WGM , IM , WIM and above 2401 no entry fee.
Info about accommodation and the event:
http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat
Khalifman Transcript
A transcript of Khalifman's ICC question and answer session is
available. He talks at length on how he believes the FIDE Championships are the
only one but isn't a craven FIDE loyalist. For instance he is not a supporter
of the new FIDE time rate. He talks of the current big three (Kasparov, Kramnik
and Anand) and how he feels he probably belongs in the next grouping of around
10 players (I agree). His objection to FIDE ratings. Why he isn't disappointed
at being ignored by Corus (Why doesn't Khalifman get more invites? It puzzles
me even in broken English he's a better ambassador for the game than many and
he's playing well.) and how he believes Anand will not have sufficient recovery
time to put in his best performance in Wijk aan Zee.
Internet coverage:
http://www.chessclub.com/event/khalifman.html
6th Stuttgart Open
The 6th International Stuttgart Open takes place in Ditzingen (Germany)
from 24th-27th May 2001, 7ch.
Further information: http://www.tsv-zuffenhausen.de/schach/
2nd Yateley Manor International
The 2nd Yateley Manor International Open takes place 19th-21st January
and 3rd-4th February 2001 (ie play is over 2 weekends). It takes place in
Yateley Manor School, Reading Road, Yateley, nr Camberley, Hampshire.
For further details contact: Ray Clark High Cedars, Oak End Way,
Gerrards Cross, Bucks. SL9 8DA e-mail ray.clark@kpmg.co.uk tel: 01753 883300
Deep Fritz vs. Germany
There is a Deep Fritz vs. Germany match taking place. Internet
coverage: http://www.computerschach.de/dfritz/ with an English introduction at:
http://www.computerschach.de/dfritz/dfritz1e.htm
Andorra Open 2001
The website for the Andorra open June 24th - July 2nd 2001. You can also
win a digital camera or entry to the event by visiting their website.
Internet site: http://www.internet.ad/feva
New Chess Site
Emil Sutovsky has started contributing to the Chessy site.
http://www.chesslove.h1.ru/eng/index.html
Sinisa Joksic www site
Yugoslav journalist Sinisa Joksic has a new internet site. He will cover
Yugoslav chess in Serbo-Croatian and English and also the swiss chess tour.
Internet addresses: http://yubc.net/~yuchess or
http://www.yuchess.bizland.com.
GM Alexander Baburin chess sites
GM Alexander Baburin has been a familiar presence on the internet with
his Coffee Break magazine. He is now involved in two new websites.
http://www.gmsquare.com The idea is to
provide a place on the Web to those GMs who would like to have some presence on
the Internet and currently there are sites of three GMs there - Alexander
Baburin himself, Alexander Morozevich and Lev Psakhis. Secondly at:
http://www.chesstoday.net there will be
a commercial chess service, providing daily news, interviews and instruction to
a wide range of players. Each issue will feature one annotated game and news
from around the world, while weekend issues will have some instructional
materials, particularly useful for club players. Chess Today costs about $15
for 4 months.
Tel Aviv Open 2001
Open Swiss International Tournament in Tel-Aviv Dates: 9th-17th April
2001. 9 rounds. Possibilities for GM and IM norms. Prizes: 4000 3000 2000 1200
800....20 prizes in total (10 last are 250$); special U-2400, U-2000, U-18 y.o:
500 300 200 + women prizes; Special Conditions for GMs and IMs (apply to Dima
Tyomkin dimatyomkin@hotmail.com).
Info: The Israeli Chess Federation through Mr. Igal Lotan 03-6437627,
03-6437630;
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
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
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.
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.
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
