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Contents
1) Introduction
2)
Kazakhstan
3) Merida GM Event
4)
Bosnia 2001
5) Chess Oscar 2000
6)
Ilyumzhinov confirms commercial approach
7) Russian Club
Championships
8) 65th Bulgarian Championships
9) Siberian tournament
10) First Saturday
May
11) Salou Tournaments
12) Pula
Open
13) Capablanca Memorial
14)
Olympic Capital Young Masters
15) Semi-Finals of the
Dutch Championship
16) Forthcoming Events and
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Games section
Kazakhstan 4 games
Merida GM Event 8 games
Bosnia 2001 35 games
Russian Club Championships 216 games
65th Bulgarian Championships 85 games
Siberian tournament 45 games
First Saturday May 3 games
Pula Open 93 games
Capablanca Memorial 65 games
Dutch Championship Semi-Finals 10 games
564 games
My thanks to 64-Chess Review, Victor Karpov, Laszlo Nagy, Koos Stolk and
all those who helped with this issue.
The top events this week see Kasparov, Kramnik, Morozevich, Shirov,
Gelfand and Sadvakhasov play in Kazakhstan and Anand, Khalifman, Short and
Hernandez play in Mexico. Elsewhere FIDE announce a provisional time table for
their Grand Prix next year. There was also an interview with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
where he talks about possibilities for a "commercial" match tournament possibly
involving Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand and possibly Shirov. He also says "Why
should we follow the whims of any individuals, no matter if they are
outstanding chess players? FIDE has its Statutes, which should be followed by
all chess players of the world." which is a little rich as his election drove a
coach and horses through the statutes of FIDE and whim would be a very good
word for his policy making. The conflict of interest in being President of FIDE
and one of the two major figures in FIDE Commerce would probably be tolerated
no-where else. He clearly believes that having bought and paid for the World
Chess Federation anything goes.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
The SuperGM tournament in capital of Kazakhstan, Astana will take place
in May 19th – June 1st 2001. The event celebrates the tenth anniversary of
the independence of Kazakhstan in Astana. It is a double round robin event with
Garry Kasparov (2835), Vladimir Kramnik (2797), Alexander Morozevich (2749),
Alexey Shirov (2722) and Boris Gelfand (2712) along with Kazakhstan's top
player Darmen Sadvakhasov (2585). Category 20 (average rating 2733). Round 1
saw Kasparov defeat Shirov, the game yet again was not marked by a handshake
either at the start or finish.
Internet site: http://astana.fide.com or
http://www.kasparovchess.ru and
http://www.kasparovchess.com
It Astana KAZ (KAZ), 20 v-1 vi 2001 cat. XX (2732)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2797 ** .. .. .. 1. 1. 2.0
2 Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2827 .. ** 1. .. =. .. 1.5 2910
3 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2722 .. 0. ** 1. .. .. 1.0 2788
4 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2749 .. .. 0. ** .. 1. 1.0 2653
5 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2712 0. =. .. .. ** .. 0.5 2619
6 Sadvakasov, Darmen g KAZ 2585 0. .. .. 0. .. ** 0.0
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Round 1 (May 20, 2001)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 60 E05 Catalan System
Shirov, Alexei - Kasparov, Garry 0-1 37 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Morozevich, Alexander - Sadvakasov, Darmen 1-0 28 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 2 (May 21, 2001)
Kasparov, Garry - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 41 C07 French Tarrasch
Shirov, Alexei - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 73 C11 French Defence
Sadvakasov, Darmen - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 57 C45 Scotch Game
The II Merida Tournament takes place 16th-22nd May with Anand,
Khalifman, Short and Gilberto Hernández. Anand leads with 3/4.
Internet coverage:
http://www.deportesmerida.gob.mx/magistral/ultimo.htm
Round 1 (May 16, 2001)
Anand, Viswanathan - Khalifman, Alexander 1/2 16 D40 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Hernandez, Gilberto - Short, Nigel D 1/2 41 C14 French Classical
Round 2 (May 17, 2001)
Short, Nigel D - Khalifman, Alexander 1-0 41 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Hernandez, Gilberto - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 48 B23 Sicilian Closed System
Round 3 (May 18, 2001)
Anand, Viswanathan - Short, Nigel D 1-0 53 C76 Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz
Khalifman, Alexander - Hernandez, Gilberto 1-0 41 E69 King's Indian Fianchetto
Round 4 (May 20, 2001)
Short, Nigel D - Hernandez, Gilberto 1-0 36 A34 English Symmetrical Variation
Khalifman, Alexander - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 20 E55 Nimzo Indian
II Magistral Merida MEX (MEX), 13-22 v 2001cat. XVIII (2682)
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1 2 3 4
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1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2794 ** 1. == 1. 3.0 2848
2 Short, Nigel D g ENG 2676 0. ** 1. =1 2.5 2749
3 Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2690 == 0. ** 1. 2.0 2707
4 Hernandez, Gilberto g MEX 2567 0. =0 0. ** 0.5 2387
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The Bosnia 2001 tournament in Sarajevo takes place May 12th-22nd 2001.
Games start at 1pm BST 2pm local time. With two rounds to go Smirin, Georgiev
and Topalov lead with 5/7.
Official website: http://www.ks.gov.ba/bosna2001
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Bosnia 2001 Sarajevo BIH (BIH), 13-22 v 2001 cat. XVI (2628)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2691 * = = . 1 = = 1 1 . 5.0 2781
2. Georgiev, Kiril g BUL 2676 = * . = = 1 . 1 1 = 5.0 2776
3. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2707 = . * = = . 1 1 = 1 5.0 2763
4. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2685 . = = * = = . = 1 1 4.5 2721
5. Dizdarevic, Emir g BIH 2501 0 = = = * = = . 1 . 3.5 2654
6. Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2659 = 0 . = = * = = . 1 3.5 2616
7. Kurajica, Bojan g BIH 2567 = . 0 . = = * = 0 = 2.5 2519
8. Movsesian, Sergei g CZE 2661 0 0 0 = . = = * . 1 2.5 2544
9. Kozul, Zdenko g CRO 2595 0 0 = 0 0 . 1 . * 1 2.5 2521
10. Atalik, Suat g BIH 2537 . = 0 0 . 0 = 0 0 * 1.0 2341
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Round 3 (May 15, 2001)
Georgiev, Kiril - Atalik, Suat 1/2 83 E90 King's Indian Classical
Topalov, Veselin - Dreev, Alexey 1/2 22 B19 Caro Kann
Dizdarevic, Emir - Kurajica, Bojan 1/2 13 D94 Gruenfeld Defence Closed
Sokolov, Ivan - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 23 D15 Slav Defence
Kozul, Zdenko - Smirin, Ilia 0-1 38 D97 Gruenfeld Defence Russian
Round 4 (May 16, 2001)
Smirin, Ilia - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 34 B85 Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Dreev, Alexey - Georgiev, Kiril 1/2 62 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Dizdarevic, Emir - Kozul, Zdenko 1-0 57 D40 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Kurajica, Bojan - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 69 B22 Sicilian Alapin Variation
Atalik, Suat - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 47 D17 Slav Defence
Round 5 (May 17, 2001)
Georgiev, Kiril - Smirin, Ilia 1/2 12 D79 Gruenfeld Defence 3.g3
Topalov, Veselin - Dizdarevic, Emir 1/2 37 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Sokolov, Ivan - Dreev, Alexey 1/2 23 A07 Barcza System
Movsesian, Sergei - Atalik, Suat 1-0 62 B56 Sicilian Defence
Kozul, Zdenko - Kurajica, Bojan 1-0 65 E04 Catalan System
Round 6 (May 19, 2001)
Smirin, Ilia - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 43 C87 Ruy Lopez
Dreev, Alexey - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 31 D11 Slav Defence
Dizdarevic, Emir - Georgiev, Kiril 1/2 22 A06 Zukertort Opening
Kurajica, Bojan - Atalik, Suat 1/2 54 A30 English Symmetrical Variation
Kozul, Zdenko - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 49 D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Round 7 (May 20, 2001)
Georgiev, Kiril - Kozul, Zdenko 1-0 40 B58 Sicilian Boleslavsky
Topalov, Veselin - Kurajica, Bojan 1-0 40 B28 Sicilian Early a7-a6
Sokolov, Ivan - Dizdarevic, Emir 1/2 23 E61 King's Indian Defence
Movsesian, Sergei - Smirin, Ilia 0-1 49 B56 Sicilian Defence
Atalik, Suat - Dreev, Alexey 0-1 29 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
64-Chess Review has released the results of the Chess Oscar . Alexander
Roshal, editor-in-chief of the magazine started the award again 6 years ago
after a break. This year there were 326 submissions from 58 countries. Each
entry was weighted in the following manner. 1st places were given 13 points,
2nd - 11 points, 3rd -9 points, 4th - 7 points, 5th - 6 points all the way down
to 10th with 1 point.
Final results
1. Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) - 3796 (179 First Places)
2. Viswanathan Anand (India) - 3410 (78 First)
3. Garry Kasparov (Russia) - 3372 (60 First)
4. Alexei Shirov (Spain) - 2028
5. Michael Adams (England) - 1388
6. Alexander Grischuk (Russia) - 971
7. Alexander Morozevich (Russia) - 891
8. Peter Leko (Hungary) - 758
9. Vasily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) - 721
10. Alexander Khalifman (Russia) - 490
11. Polgar Judit (Hungary) - 451
12. Boris Gelfand (Israel) - 374
13. Evgeny Bareev (Russia) - 266
14. Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) - 157
15. Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) - 112
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov made a proposal on Monday April 30th
2001 that "Russian Grand masters Vladimir Kramnik and Garry Kasparov face
Indian Viswanathan Anand and Spain's Alexei Shirov (who tells me he definitely
wasn't contacted), in a bid to bring the championship under one roof".
[Read the Times of
India on the offer and now
Sport-Express
Interview with Ilyumzhinov on 13 May 2001. ]. In the Sport-Express
Interview Kirsan says "Why should we follow the whims of any individuals, no
matter if they are outstanding chess players? FIDE has its Statutes, which
should be followed by all chess players of the world." On the match of four he
said "Herewith I mean a commercial and not a "unifying" match. I think that
such a commercial match will attract the attention of the chess fans and will
promote the popularisation of chess throughout the world. But there has been no
progress so far, except for the stage of preliminary negotiations."
Also on FIDE's pages they have announced a calendar for their World
Chess Grand Prix. Their provisional calendar for the 2002 Grand Prix series.
4th - 18th February 2002 Madrid 8th - 22nd March 2002 Dubai 1st - 15th April
2002 Bombay 7th - 21st May 2002 Amsterdam 2nd - 16th June 2002 London (2002
only, from 2003 Moscow) 2nd - 16th July 2002 Berlin 16th - 30th August 2002 New
York 2nd - 16th September 2002 Seattle 21st September - 5th October 2002 Rio de
Janeiro (or Buenos-Aires). They add "We also believe that should an existing
tournament wish to join the Grand Prix series it would be easy for all parties
to cancel the proposed Grand Prix dates and change to the existing tournament.
The best example of this is Dortmund. We are in constant communication with the
organisers with regards to the year 2003 and if Dortmund joins the Grand Prix
series then our proposed Grand Prix in Berlin can easily be cancelled."
Read all this in full at: http://www.fide.com/
Russian Club Championships take place 13th-21st May 2001. There are two
groups with 6 teams each. There are two points for a win and one point for a
draw. After a round robin of five rounds the top three teams from each group
qualify for the final which is also a round robin. My thanks to Victor
Karpov.
Results second stage:
Round 6 (Round 1 of stage 2) "Norilsk-Nikel" - "S-Peterburg" 2-0 (5 1/2
: 1/2) "S-Peterburg LTG" - "Universitet" 2-0 (3 1/2 : 2 1/2) "Gazovik" -
"Sibir-Tomsk" 1-1 (3 : 3) "Lokomotiv" - "Kazan -1000" 0-2 (2 : 4) "TransSib" -
"DVGU" 1-1 (3 : 3) "Novokuznetsk" - "Politekhnik" 1-1 (3 : 3)
Round 7 "Universitet" - "S-Peterburg" 0-2 (1 1/2 : 4 1/2) "S-Peterburg
LenTransGaz" - "Sibir" 1-1 (3 : 3) "Gazovik" - "Norilsk-Nickel" 1-1 (3 : 3)
"DVGU" - "Kazan -1000" 0-2 (1/2 : 5 1/2) "TransSib" - "Novokuznetsk" 2:0 (3 1/2
: 2 1/2) "Lokomotiv" - "Politekhnik" 0-2 (2 1/2 : 3 1/2)
Final standings of the first stage
Top 3 qualify
1 Group
1. University (Maikop) * 1 2 1 2 2 8 19.5 2nd
2. Sibir (Tomsk) 1 * 2 2 2 0 7 18.0 3rd
3. Lokomotiv (Khabarovsk) 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 5.5 6th
4. Novokuznetsk (Novokuznetsk) 1 0 2 * 2 0 5 17.5 4th
5. DVGU (Vladivostok) 0 0 2 0 * 0 2 8.5 5th
6. Norisk-Nikel (Norilsk) 0 2 2 2 2 * 8 21.0 1st
Group 2
1. Politechnik (Nizhnyi Tagil) * 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 6th
2. Kazan (1000) 2 * 0 0 0 1 3 15.0 4th
3. Sankt - Peterburg LTG 2 2 * 0 1 2 7 18.0 3rd
4. Sankt-Peterburg 2 2 2 * 0 2 8 16.5 2nd
5. Gazovik (Tumen) 2 2 1 2 * 2 9 19.0 1st
6. Transsib (Novosibirsk) 2 1 0 0 0 * 3 11.5 5th
The 65th Bulgarian Men's Championship took place in Tsarevo 11th-19th
May 2001. The event was a 9 round Swiss. Aleksander Delchev took first on
tie-break from Boris Chatalbashev, both scored 7/9.
Daily Internet coverage: http://www.chessbg.com
Final results
1-2 Delchev, Aleksander (1) BUL 2584 2520 7 39.0 50.5 5 38.0 38.50
Chatalbashev, Boris (3) BUL 2518 2455 7 37.0 47.5 5 34.5 36.25
3 Petrov, Marijan (12) BUL 2425 2470 6.5 36.5 46.5 5 32.5 30.25
4 Spasov, Vasil (2) BUL 2571 2535 6 33.5 43.5 4 28.0 27.50
5-8 Cheparinov, Ivan (9) BUL 2444 2370 5.5 39.0 50.5 3 29.5 30.00
Ninov, Nikolai (7) BUL 2457 2415 5.5 38.5 49.0 4 33.0 26.75
Janev, Evgeni (6) BUL 2465 2395 5.5 38.5 47.5 3 29.5 25.75
Mladenov, Svetlin (26) BUL 2270 2275 5.5 26.0 33.5 5 20.0 18.00
9-15 Genov, Petar (8) BUL 2447 2440 5 37.5 48.0 5 28.0 23.00
Georgiev, Krum (5) BUL 2510 2450 5 33.5 44.0 3 27.5 21.50
Dimitrov, Vladimir (4) BUL 2512 2450 5 32.5 42.5 3 26.0 22.00
Radulski, Julian (10) BUL 2442 2430 5 31.5 42.0 4 25.0 22.00
Bojkov, Dejan (13) BUL 2398 2380 5 31.0 40.0 3 24.0 21.75
Karakehajov, Kalin (25) BUL 2280 2165 5 31.0 39.0 3 22.5 19.75
Vasilev, Milen (16) BUL 2367 2355 5 30.0 37.5 2 23.5 18.75
16-21 Tsvetkov, Ilia (21) BUL 2319 2380 4.5 32.5 41.5 2 21.0 20.50
Peev, Peicho (15) BUL 2367 2370 4.5 32.0 41.5 3 24.0 18.50
Rusev, Krasimir (30) BUL 2235 2250 4.5 32.0 39.5 3 24.5 17.50
Bratanov, Zsivko (11) BUL 2436 2425 4.5 30.5 39.5 3 24.5 17.25
Simeonov, Stefan (18) BUL 2338 2355 4.5 30.0 39.0 4 19.0 14.50
Pantaleev, Petar (31) BUL 2226 2290 4.5 30.0 37.5 3 20.5 18.25
22-25 Nikolov, Momchil (22) BUL 2299 2255 4 31.5 39.5 1 20.0 16.50
Kozhuharov, Spas (20) BUL 2322 2310 4 29.0 38.0 2 19.0 14.75
Arnaudov, Petar (27) BUL 2265 2220 4 28.0 37.5 2 17.5 14.25
Georgiev, Veselin (28) BUL 2258 2325 4 28.0 35.0 3 17.5 12.25
26-28 Manolov, Ivan (14) BUL 2377 2295 3.5 33.0 43.0 1 21.5 16.25
Iotov, Valentine (32) BUL 2115 2130 3.5 33.0 42.5 2 23.0 16.00
Delchev, Petar (24) BUL 2280 2260 3.5 29.5 37.0 3 19.5 10.50
29-32 Drenchev, Petar (17) BUL 2345 2395 3 28.5 37.5 1 18.5 10.75
Marholev, Dimitar (19) BUL 2327 2375 3 26.5 34.5 2 11.5 9.50
Ljangov, Petar (29) BUL 2242 2200 3 26.0 34.5 2 10.5 8.00
Kuzmanov, Stojan (34) BUL 2170 3 22.5 29.5 3 10.0 8.00
33-34 Badev, Kiril (23) BUL 2280 2305 2 27.5 35.0 1 10.0 6.25
Angelov, Zvetomir (33) BUL 2109 2195 2 26.0 33.5 0 11.5 7.25
Final Crosstable
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65th ch-BUL Tsarevo BUL (BUL), 11-19 v 2001
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1. Delchev, Aleksander g BUL 2584 +21 + 3 + 9 = 2 = 6 +13 + 7 = 4 = 5 7.0 2683
2. Chatalbashev, Boris g BUL 2518 +23 =26 +11 = 1 + 5 = 7 = 3 +10 + 6 7.0 2667
3. Petrov, Marijan m BUL 2425 +31 - 1 +24 + 9 = 4 +27 = 2 + 6 = 7 6.5 2573
4. Spasov, Vasil g BUL 2571 =30 +29 - 5 +21 = 3 =20 +17 = 1 + 9 6.0 2537
5. Cheparinov, Ivan BUL 2444 + 8 = 7 + 4 =10 - 2 =19 +13 =12 = 1 5.5 2531
6. Ninov, Nikolai m BUL 2457 +28 +15 = 7 =13 = 1 +17 + 9 - 3 - 2 5.5 2520
7. Janev, Evgeni m BUL 2465 +34 = 5 = 6 +20 =13 = 2 - 1 +19 = 3 5.5 2512
8. Mladenov, Svetlin BUL 2270 - 5 =33 -16 +31 -18 +34 +29 +17 +20 5.5 2387
9. Genov, Petar m BUL 2447 +14 +12 - 1 - 3 +16 +28 - 6 +11 - 4 5.0 2460
10. Dimitrov, Vladimir g BUL 2512 =16 =30 +14 = 5 -17 +18 +27 - 2 =12 5.0 2375
11. Radulski, Julian BUL 2442 =24 +16 - 2 +18 -27 +22 =14 - 9 +19 5.0 2343
12. Bojkov, Dejan BUL 2398 +19 - 9 =22 -27 +25 =15 +26 = 5 =10 5.0 2382
13. Georgiev, Krum g BUL 2510 =22 +25 +26 = 6 = 7 - 1 - 5 +23 =14 5.0 2430
14. Karakehajov, Kalin BUL 2280 - 9 +32 -10 +30 =15 =26 =11 +21 =13 5.0 2411
15. Vasilev, Milen BUL 2367 +33 - 6 =18 =22 =14 =12 =28 =16 +26 5.0 2348
16. Tsvetkov, Ilia BUL 2319 =10 -11 + 8 =26 - 9 =23 +24 =15 =18 4.5 2358
17. Peev, Peicho m BUL 2367 =27 =22 =19 +25 +10 - 6 - 4 - 8 +28 4.5 2333
18. Pantaleev, Petar BUL 2226 -26 +28 =15 -11 + 8 -10 =34 +27 =16 4.5 2329
19. Rusev, Krasimir BUL 2235 -12 +34 =17 =29 +21 = 5 +20 - 7 -11 4.5 2390
20. Bratanov, Zsivko m BUL 2436 =25 =27 +30 - 7 +23 = 4 -19 +28 - 8 4.5 2315
21. Simeonov, Stefan BUL 2338 - 1 =24 +31 - 4 -19 +33 +22 -14 +27 4.5 2300
22. Nikolov, Momchil BUL 2299 =13 =17 =12 =15 =26 -11 -21 +31 =23 4.0 2330
23. Kozhuharov, Spas BUL 2322 - 2 =31 =33 +24 -20 =16 +25 -13 =22 4.0 2285
24. Arnaudov, Petar BUL 2265 =11 =21 - 3 -23 +30 =29 -16 =25 +32 4.0 2265
25. Georgiev, Veselin BUL 2258 =20 -13 +34 -17 -12 +32 -23 =24 +29 4.0 2281
26. Manolov, Ivan m BUL 2377 +18 = 2 -13 =16 =22 =14 -12 =29 -15 3.5 2282
27. Iotov, Valentine BUL 2115 =17 =20 =29 +12 +11 - 3 -10 -18 -21 3.5 2307
28. Delchev, Petar BUL 2280 - 6 -18 +32 +33 +29 - 9 =15 -20 -17 3.5 2226
29. Drenchev, Petar BUL 2345 +32 - 4 =27 =19 -28 =24 - 8 =26 -25 3.0 2138
30. Marholev, Dimitar BUL 2327 = 4 =10 -20 -14 -24 -31 -32 +34 +33 3.0 2174
31. Ljangov, Petar BUL 2242 - 3 =23 -21 - 8 -32 +30 =33 -22 +34 3.0 2138
32. Kuzmanov,Stojan BUL ---- -29 -14 -28 -34 +31 -25 +30 +33 -24 3.0 2140
33. Angelov, Zvetomir BUL 2109 -15 = 8 =23 -28 =34 -21 =31 -32 -30 2.0 2049
34. Badev, Kiril BUL 2280 - 7 -19 -25 +32 =33 - 8 =18 -30 -31 2.0 2016
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The Karpov tournament in Poikovsky, Siberia took place at the start of
May. Viktor Bologan won the event with 6/9 half a point clear of Lputian and
Rublevsky.
Further information http://www.chessib.com/
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Karpov It Poikovsky RUS (RUS), 5-15 v 2001 cat. XV (2605)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2676 * = = 0 1 1 = 1 = 1 6.0 2722
2. Lputian, Smbat G g ARM 2607 = * = = = 1 1 0 1 = 5.5 2684
3. Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2657 = = * = = = = 1 1 = 5.5 2679
4. Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 2627 1 = = * 0 0 = 1 1 = 5.0 2645
5. Georgiev, Kiril g BUL 2676 0 = = 1 * = = = = 1 5.0 2640
6. Onischuk, Alexander g UKR 2658 0 0 = 1 = * 1 = = = 4.5 2599
7. Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2587 = 0 = = = 0 * 1 = 1 4.5 2607
8. Obodchuk, Andrei m RUS 2419 0 1 0 0 = = 0 * = 1 3.5 2545
9. Morovic Fernandez, Ivan g CRO 2565 = 0 0 0 = = = = * = 3.0 2484
10. Mitkov, Nikola g MKD 2578 0 = = = 0 = 0 0 = * 2.5 2442
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Laszlo Nagy reports that 5th-17th of May saw two First Saturday IM
events and one FM. Adnan Sendur won the IMA event with 6.5/9 and scored an IM
norm. Janos Dudas won the IMB event. My thanks to Istvan Magyar who typed in
the games.
Daily internet coverage:
http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat/may.htm
FSIMB May Budapest HUN (HUN), 5-15 v 2001 cat. II (2277)
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1 Dudas, Janos m HUN 2386 ** 1= == 1= 11 0= 6.5 2365
2 Tian Tian CHN 2302 0= ** =1 10 0= 11 5.5 2307
3 Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2303 == =0 ** 01 =1 == 5.0 2271
4 Wang Shuai CHN 2156 0= 01 10 ** 10 =1 5.0 2301
5 Van den Brande, Werner BEL 2241 00 1= =0 01 ** 1= 4.5 2248
6 Kaposztas, Miklos m HUN 2273 1= 00 == =0 0= ** 3.5 2167
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The "Torrevella Chess Club" in Salou, Spain organised 4 events during
this year. Salou is a city 100km south of Barcelona which took place 7th-18th
May 2001. No games made available.
Results: http://www.geocities.com/toniayza/OPEN01/SALOUII.html
Group A
No Name Feder Rtg Title Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1 Kogan, Artur ISR 2484 gm 6.5 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½
2 Doettling, Fabian GER 2509 im 6.5 ½ * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
3 Rizouk, Aimen ALG 2406 im 6 1 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½
4 Valdes, Leonardo CRC 2387 im 6 ½ ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½
5 Stefanova, Antoaneta (im) BUL 2473 wgm 5.5 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½
6 Fontaine, Robert FRA 2438 im 5.5 0 1 ½ 0 1 * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
7 Santo Roman, Marc FRA 2432 gm 5.5 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ * 1 0 1 ½ ½
8 Ramesh, R.B. IND 2458 im 5.5 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ ½ ½ 1
9 Simutowe, Amon ZAM 2470 im 5.5 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ * 0 1 1
10 Hebert, Jean CAN 2427 im 5.5 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 * ½ 1
11 Shahade, Gregory USA 2458 fm 4.5 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½
12 Hamdouchi, Hichem MAR 2525 gm 3.5 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ *
Place Name Feder Rtg Title Score Berg.
1 Kogan, Artur ISR 2484 gm 6.5 35.00
2 Doettling, Fabian GER 2509 im 6.5 34.25
3 Rizouk, Aimen ALG 2406 im 6 33.50
4 Valdes, Leonardo CRC 2387 im 6 32.00
5 Stefanova, Antoaneta (im) BUL 2473 wgm 5.5 30.00
Fontaine, Robert FRA 2438 im 5.5 30.00
Santo Roman, Marc FRA 2432 gm 5.5 30.00
8 Ramesh, R.B. IND 2458 im 5.5 29.00
9 Simutowe, Amon ZAM 2470 im 5.5 28.50
Hebert, Jean CAN 2427 im 5.5 28.50
11 Shahade, Gregory USA 2458 fm 4.5 25.00
12 Hamdouchi, Hichem MAR 2525 gm 3.5 19.75
Group B
No Name Feder Rtg Title Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 2
1 Collas, Didier FRA 2400 im 9.5 * ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 Oratovsky, Michael ISR 2499 im 9 ½ * 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 Pira, Davoud FRA 2449 im 8.5 0 0 * 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1
4 Montell Lorenzo, Joan Carles ESP 2298 7.5 1 1 0 * ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
5 Koskinen, Henri FIN 2321 fm 7 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1
6 Shahade, Jennifer USA 2257 wim 5.5 0 0 0 1 0 * ½ 1 1 0 1 1
7 Skytte, Rasmus DAN 2343 fm 5 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1
8 Moro Adame, Antonio ESP 2144 4.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 1
9 Plachkinova, Tatjana Georgieva BUL 2222 3.5 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1
10 Eskola, Risto FIN 2154 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 * 1 1
11 Hagesaether, Arne NOR 2187 . 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * 1
12 Lie, Terje NOR 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *
Place Name Feder Rtg Title Score Berg.
1 Collas, Didier FRA 2400 im 9.5 44.50
2 Oratovsky, Michael ISR 2499 im 9 41.25
3 Pira, Davoud FRA 2449 im 8.5 36.50
4 Montell Lorenzo, Joan Carles ESP 2298 7.5 36.50
5 Koskinen, Henri FIN 2321 fm 7 28.50
6 Shahade, Jennifer USA 2257 wim 5.5 20.50
7 Skytte, Rasmus DAN 2343 fm 5 19.25
8 Moro Adame, Antonio ESP 2144 4.5 16.50
9 Plachkinova, Tatjana Georgieva BUL 2222 3.5 10.75
10 Eskola, Risto FIN 2154 3.5 10.25
11 Hagesaether, Arne NOR 2187 . 2.5 6.50
12 Lie, Terje NOR 2000 0 0.00
The Pula Open 2001 takes place May 18th-26th 2001. There are 16 GM's, 2
WGM's, 17 IM's, including Mladen Palac 2605, Krunoslav Hulak 2564, Gyula Sax
2563, Vlastimil Babula 2563, Ognjen Cvitan 2526, Nenad Sulava 2526 and Drazen
Sermek 2525.
Internet coverage: http://sahklubpula.virtualave.net/
and http://www.crochess.com
Round 3 Standings:
Place Name Feder Rtg
1-8 Cvitan, Ognjen (5) CRO 2526 GM 3
Sermek, Drazen (7) SLO 2525 GM 3
Zelcic, Robert (10) CRO 2503 GM 3
Nikolac, Juraj (17) CRO 2437 GM 3
Rogulj, Branko (18) CRO 2436 IM 3
Fercec, Nenad (19) CRO 2433 IM 3
Kutuzovic, Branko (22) CRO 2414 IM 3
Pavasovic, Dusko (8) SLO 2515 GM 3
9-29 Sax, Gyula (4) HUN 2563 GM 2.5
Bukal, Vladimir (16) CRO 2439 IM 2.5
Hulak, Krunoslav (2) CRO 2564 GM 2.5
Novkovic, Milan (25) AUT 2406 FM 2.5
Orak, Ljubomir (36) CRO 2338 2.5
Krstic, Uros (41) CRO 2319 2.5
Rogic, Davor (13) CRO 2457 IM 2.5
Sulava, Nenad (6) CRO 2526 GM 2.5
Ascic, Pero (34) CRO 2353 FM 2.5
Palac, Mladen (1) CRO 2605 GM 2.5
Zaja, Ivan (11) CRO 2482 IM 2.5
Tratar, Marko (23) SLO 2410 IM 2.5
Berkes, Ferenc (29) HUN 2393 2.5
Cebalo, Miso (12) CRO 2465 GM 2.5
Loncar, Robert (20) CRO 2433 IM 2.5
Jovanovic, Zoran (30) CRO 2383 2.5
Feletar, Darko (14) CRO 2443 IM 2.5
Brkic, Ante (70) CRO 2212 2.5
Bylino, Oleg (78) UKR 2186 2.5
Polak, Tomas (9) CZE 2503 GM 2.5
Jovanic, Ognjen (27) CRO 2401 FM 2.5
164 players
The Capablanca Memorial tournament took place May 3rd-21st 2001.
Francisco Vallejo Pons won the elite event with 8.5/13 a point and a half clear
of Hannes Stefansson on 7. The final table may have to be corrected as sources
give the round 13 game Delgado-Abreu as 1-0 or a draw. The official site isn't
currently working. Games to round 10 only are available.
Internet coverage: http://www.galeon.com/capablanca/
and I got the final results from
http://ajedrezactual.com/capablanca01.html
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XXXVI Capablanca Mem Elite Havana CUB (CUB), 5-20 v 2001 cat. XIII (2553)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
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1. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2559 * = = = = = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2710
2. Stefansson, Hannes g ISL 2570 = * = 0 = 1 1 1 0 = = = 1 7.0 2608
3. Dominguez, Lenier m CUB 2556 = = * = 1 = = = 1 = 0 = = 6.5 2581
4. Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2640 = 1 = * = = = = = = = = = 6.5 2574
5. Luther, Thomas g GER 2568 = = 0 = * = 1 = 1 0 = = 1 6.5 2580
6. Miles, Anthony J g ENG 2562 = 0 = = = * = = = = 1 = = 6.0 2551
7. Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2589 = 0 = = 0 = * = 0 1 1 = 1 6.0 2549
8. Hauchard, Arnaud g FRA 2526 0 0 = = = = = * = 1 = = 1 6.0 2554
9. Abreu, Aryam m CUB 2480 0 1 0 = 0 = 1 = * = = 1 0 5.5 2529
10. Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2543 0 = = = 1 = 0 0 = * 1 = = 5.5 2524
11. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2552 = = 1 = = 0 0 = = 0 * = = 5.0 2495
12. Nogueiras, Jesus g CUB 2557 0 = = = = = = = 0 = = * = 5.0 2495
13. Delgado, Neuris m CUB 2481 0 0 = = 0 = 0 0 1 = = = * 4.0 2433
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XXXVI Capablanca Mem Premier I Havana CUB (CUB), 5-20 v 2001 cat. VIII (2429)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Vazquez, Renier m CUB 2393 * = = = = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 9.5 2606
2. Franco Ocampos, Zenon g ESP 2496 = * 0 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 9.0 2564
3. Pecorelli Garcia, Humberto m CUB 2430 = 1 * = = 0 = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2538
4. Gongora, Maikel m CUB 2417 = 0 = * 1 = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 8.5 2539
5. Perez, Rodney m CUB 2471 = = = 0 * = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2512
6. Szekely, Peter g HUN 2429 = = 1 = = * = = = = = = = = 7.0 2457
7. Garcia Martinez, Silvino g CUB 2378 0 = = = = = * = = = = = = 1 6.5 2432
8. Mateo, Ramon m DOM 2420 0 0 = = = = = * = = = 1 = = 6.0 2400
9. Valdes, Luis E f CUB 2413 = = 1 = = = = = * 0 0 0 = = 5.5 2373
10. Quezada, Yuniesky f CUB 2474 0 0 0 0 0 = = = 1 * 0 1 1 1 5.5 2368
11. Borges Mateos, Juan m CUB 2436 0 0 0 = = = = = 1 1 * 0 = 0 5.0 2341
12. Reinaldo Castineira, Roi m ESP 2425 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 1 0 1 * 1 1 5.0 2342
13. Leyva, Ricardo f CUB 2400 = = 0 0 0 = = = = 0 = 0 * = 4.0 2290
14. Pazos Gambarrotti, Plinio m ECU 2421 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = 0 1 0 = * 3.0 2218
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XXXVI Capablanca Mem Premier II Havana CUB (CUB), 5-20 v 2001 cat. VIII (2426)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Almeida, Omar f CUB 2426 * 0 1 1 = = 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2601
2. Herrera, Irisberto g CUB 2432 1 * 0 = 0 1 = 1 1 0 1 = 1 1 8.5 2535
3. Zapata, Alonso g COL 2492 0 1 * = 1 0 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 = 8.5 2531
4. Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis m ESP 2478 0 = = * = 1 1 1 = = = 0 1 1 8.0 2509
5. Gonzalez, Yuri m CUB 2426 = 1 0 = * 1 1 0 = = 0 1 1 = 7.5 2483
6. Otero, Diasmany f CUB 2416 = 0 1 0 0 * 1 1 = = = = 1 1 7.5 2483
7. Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel g ESP 2429 1 = 0 0 0 0 * 1 = 1 1 1 0 1 7.0 2454
8. Gomez, Felix m CUB 2462 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 * 1 = 1 = = 1 6.0 2394
9. De la Paz, Frank m CUB 2437 = 0 0 = = = = 0 * = = = = 1 5.5 2368
10. Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2397 0 1 0 = = = 0 = = * 1 0 = 0 5.0 2341
11. Matamoros Franco, Carlos S m ECU 2467 0 0 1 = 1 = 0 0 = 0 * 1 0 = 5.0 2336
12. Perez, Luis Manuel m CUB 2386 0 = 0 1 0 = 0 = = 1 0 * 0 = 4.5 2319
13. Garcia, Osmel f CUB 2300 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = = = 1 1 * 0 4.5 2325
14. Wohl, Aleksandar H m AUS 2418 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 = = 1 * 4.0 2285
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The Olympic Capital Young Masters 2001 tournament will be played at the
Olympic Museum in Lausanne 20th-27th May. The knockout event features
Ponomariov, Bacrot, Sasikiran, Bruzon, Bu, Ghaem Maghami, Aronian, Harikrishna
(replaces Radjabov who withdrew at 24 hours notice), Jenni, Volokytin, Cmylite
and Kosteniuk. The top four seeds join in the second round after the other
eight players compete in a preliminary round.
Internet coverage: http://www.lausanneyoungmasters.com
Players:
1. Ponomariov, Ruslan GM UKR 2673 : 17 ans
2. Bacrot, Etienne GM FRA 2627 : 18 ans
3. Sasikiran, Krishnan GM IND 2611 : 20 ans
4. Bruzon Lazaro GM CUB 2589 : 19 yrs
5. Bu, Xiangzhi GM CHN 2558 : 15 yrs
6. Aronian, Levon GM ARM 2528 : 18 yrs
7. Ghaem Maghami Ehsan IM IRI 2500 : 18 yrs
8. Volokitin Andrei IM UKR 2493 : 14 yrs
9. Harikrishna P IM IND 2504 : 15 yrs
10. Jenni, Florian IM SUI 2471 : 19 yrs
11. Zhao Xue WGM CHI 2428 : 16 yrs
12. Kosteniuk Alexandra WGM RUS 2397 : 17 yrs
Round 1 20th May 2001 Results:
Kosteniuk - Bu 0-1 (57)
Zhao - Harikrishna 0-1 (28)
Ghaem Maghami - Volokitin 1/2 (68)
Koos Stolk of the Royal Dutch Chess Federation reports: The final
weekend of the Dutch Championships semi-finals took place 19th-20th May 2001.
John van der Wiel, Erik Van den Doel, Mark Van der Werf and Sipke Ernst now
join Loek van Wely, Jeroen Piket, Sergei Tiviakov, Paul van der Sterren, Friso
Nijboer and Karel van der Weide for the Dutch Championship 2001 (20th-30th June
2001).
Details http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/NK2001/hfronde2.htm
Round 2 Dutch Championship Semi-finals May 15th-16th 2001
Van Der Wiel, John T.H. * - Van Mil, Johannes A. J. 1/2 1-0
Round 3 Dutch Championship Semi-finals May 19th-20th 2001
Van Den Doel, Erik * - Jonkman, Harmen 1-0 1-0
Van Haastert, Edwin - * Van Der Wiel, John T.H. 0-1 0-1
Van Der Werf, Mark * - Janssen, Ruud 1/2 1-0
Ernst, Sipke * - Visser, Yge 1/2 1-0
MSO continues
According to a press release by David Levy a Swiss company has taken
over MSO. The 5th Mind Sports Olympiad will take place in Prague July 1st-8th
2001.
Internet site:
http://www.msoworld.com/Press/Releases/reborn.html
Forthcoming Events and Links
Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament
The Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament will take place in Malmö,
Sweden 12th-20th June 2001. This is the ninth edition of this tournament and it
should be Category: 13 (2561). Info: Organizer and TD Mr Johan Berntsen at +46
40 15 03 88
List of participants : IGM Ivan Sokolov BIH 2659, IGM Jan Timman NED
2620, IGM Curt Hansen DEN 2619, IGM Boris Gulko USA 2606, IGM Jonny Hector SWE
2546, IGM Nick deFirmian USA 2545, IGM Teimour Radjabov AZE 2533, IGM Tom
Wedberg SWE 2505, IGM Pia Cramling SWE 2496 and IM Emanuel Berg SWE 2474
Internet: http://www.sigeman-chess.com/
11th Heart of Finland Open
11th Heart of Finland Open, Jyväskylä, July 18-22, 2001
Tournament type 9 rounds swiss open, all play in the same group,
ELO-rated GMs no entry fee, accommodation, prize guarantee and travel expenses
MUST be agreed with Mr. Olkinuora in advance IMs no entry fee FMs and U20 (born
1981-) FIM 280 (FIM 240 if registration before June 30) ELO-rated players FIM
330 (FIM 290 if registration before June 30) Others FIM 460 (FIM 420 if
registration before June 30)
Registration Korpi-Shakki, Bank account OP Korpilahti 516602-221025, or
Mr. Hämäläinen, or Mr. Olkinuora, or Mr. Nuutilainen.
Schedules Confirmation of participation July 18 8.30-10.30, 1. round
11.00-17.00, 2. round 18.00-24.00, July 19 3. round 9.30-15.30, 4. round
16.30-22.30, July 20 5. round 9.30-15.30, 6. round 16.30-22.30, July 21 7.
round 9.30-15.30, 8. round 16.30-22.30, July 22 9. round 9.00-15.00. Notice!
You can start the tournament from the 2. round (half a point from 1. round),
confirmation of participation for 2. round starters July 18 at 15.00-16.00.
Prize giving ceremony immediately after last round (also rating prizes).
Playing times 6 hour playing time (2 h/40 moves + 1 h to finish).
More information Hannu Olkinuora +358-400-643337, Esko Nuutilainen
+358-9-2919319, +358-40-5841143, Sami Hämäläinen email
aurifera@kolumbus.fi
Keres Memorial Vancouver
The 26th Annual Keres Memorial Chess Tournament took place at the Plaza
500 Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia May 18th-21st 2001.
Internet coverage: http://www.keresmemorial.com/
2nd European Chess Championship Ohrid
The 2nd European Chess Championship Ohrid, Macedonia 1st-15th June
2001. The event is a 13 round Swiss System.
Some of the higher rated players competing include: Akopian Vladimir GM
2656, Vaganian Rafael GM 2641, Lputian Smbat GM 2607, Gurevich Mikhail GM 2694,
Aleksandrov Aleksei GM 2610, Fedorov Alexei GM 2590, Short Nigel GM 2676, Graf
(Nenashev) Alexander GM 2649, Jussupow Artur GM 2645, Dautov Rustem GM 2631,
Khenkin Igor GM 2612, Polgar Judit WG 2676, Almasi Zoltan GM 2640, Bologan
Victor GM 2684, Rublevski Sergei GM 2657, Sakaev Konstantin GM 2639, Zvjaginsev
Vadim GM 2631, Tregubov Pavel V. GM 2628, Beliavsky Aleksander GM 2638,
Ponomariov Ruslan GM 2677, Baklan Vladimir GM 2613 and Tukmakov Vladimir B. GM
2595.
Internet coverage: http://www.iecc2001.com.mk/
Deep Junior vs. Banikas
Argiris Kotsis reports: On June 13th-14th 2001 the Greek Champion,
Grandmaster Hristodoulos Banikas, will face one of the most fearsome silicon
monsters under the supervision of International Arbiter Odysseas Vazelakis.
Four 24 +10 games will be played in Athens, with the match being
simultaneously transmitted via closed-circuit television to a nearby spectator
area and electronically to the Internet. Live commentary will be provided by
Greek International Master and author Ilias Kourkounakis. The match is jointly
sponsored by Syndesmos Egyptioton Ellinon (Greeks with close ties to Egypt), as
part of their World Congress, http://www.in.gr
and http://www.chess.gr . Along with many
other cultural activities, that event will take place in the Reception Area of
S.E.E. 3rd of September 56 str.
New Leko Website
Peter Leko has an Internet site sponsored by Chessgate.de. It will have
interviews, a biography, team and sponsorships information and game
analysis.
Site: http://www.chessgate.de/leko/homepage.html
April rating list study
Boris Schipkov has published the first of an interesting two part
analysis of the April FIDE list.
Site: http://www.chessib.com/
VIII Linares International Open in Chile
Andres Molina Rodriguez reports:
The "VIII Linares International Open, in Chile, that will be played
Saturday 19th to Monday 21st May of 2001 in the city of the same name, 300 Kms
to the south of Santiago.
The tournament will be played over (9) rounds, swiss system, increasing
games time: 45 minutes (3 rounds), 1 hour (4 rounds) and 1 hour and a half (the
last two rounds)."
"From the scale of prizes we emphasize the following locations: 1st.
US$ 2500, 2nd. US$ 1250, 3rd. US$ 800, 4th US$ 700, 5th US$ 600. The first 12
positions will be awarded."
"The organization will pay for lodging and feeding during the three
days of competition. The trip costs will be paid by each player."
"Entry fee is US$34, and allows lodging and meals for the three days."
Titled players have payment-free.
This is an extraction of the official invitation for GMs... Confirmed
are GM Gilberto Milos (BRA), GM Pablo Ricardi (ARG), GM Alejandro Hoffman
(ARG), GM Pablo Zarnicki (ARG), IM Johan Hellsten (SWE), IM Miguel Andres
(CUB), among other IMs... more than 200 players are expected.
All coverage, info and details, at
http://www.torneolinares.com Phone
contact: 56-73-222871 (Linares chess club)
Mainz Chess Classic
The Frankfurt Chess Classic has moved to Mainz with a new sponsor
Landesbank Rheinland-Pfalz and the support of the chess playing mayor of Mainz
Mayor Beutel. The highlight will be a match between Kramnik and Anand.
The format is slightly different last year the time limit was 25
minutes per game, but this time Kramnik insisted on 10 extra seconds for each
move. This will be a repeat of the final of the 1998 Chess Classic where Anand
beat Kramnik 4:3 after extra games. The CCM programme will also include other
highlights between 23 June and 1 July. An eight game rapid chess match of
Fischer Random Chess between Michael Adams (England) and Peter Leko (Hungary)
will be another first.The event will be supplemented by a match of man versus
machine. Chessbase will take on Adams and Leko.There is also an opportunity to
play Anand or Kramnik in a simul via an Internet auction at
http://www.chesstigers.de. 20 boards
from each of the 40 board simuls against Anand (Saturday, 23 June, 6.30 P.M.)
and Kramnik (following day, 6.30 P.M.) are available to the highest bidder. The
minimum bid is 100 German Marks. There will also be the Chess Classic Mainz and
the eleven round Ordix Open (23 and 24 June) when a top-class field competes
for prize money amounting to 45,000 German Marks.
Further info in english:
http://www.rochadekuppenheim.de/meko/english.html
2 Tournaments in Norway
1) Arnold J Eikrem Memorial 2001. This event will take place in the
famous "Chess Hotel" in Gausdal 27th July-3rd August 2001
Further information:
http://eirikgu.home.online.no/arnold2001/
2) Bergen Chess International 2001 takes place in Bergen 4th-12th
August 2001 Further information:
http://eirikgu.home.online.no/bergen2001/
Contact in both cases IA Hans Olav Lahlum, at hanso.lahlum@c2i.net for
further information.
International Open Albena, Bulgaria
The International Open in Albena, Bulgaria takes place 20th-26th May
2001 in the Albena Resort Complex. Time limit: 2-hours per player per game
System: Swiss system, 9 - rounds, FIDE Rated, International Titles Possibility
Tournament entry fee : 40 leva per player Note: International
Grandmasters and International masters (men and women) do not pay tournament
fee. Prizes: 1250 leva, 750 leva, 600 leva, 450 leva, 300 leva, 200 leva, 150
leva,100 leva, 80 leva, 70 leva Special prizes: women: 300 leva, 200 leva, 100
leva veterans over 60 years: 100 leva, 50 leva. girls under 20: 100 leva, 50
leva boys under 20: 100 leva, 50 leva All prizes will be charged with 20% for
taxes.
Contact: Bulgarian Chess Federation: Tel. + 00 359 2 9300518 and
9300589 Fax + 00 359 2 9815728 Mobile: 00 359 88 247944 Rumen Angelov, E-mail:
chessang@mb.bia-bg.com
The Mayor's Cup
Susan Polgar and the Polgar chess center are organizing and sponsoring
a Category 10 GM tournament in Queens, New York June 18-26, 2001. It is called
"The Mayor's Cup" - endorsed by the city and the Mayor on New York (Mayor
Jiuliani).
The lineup (in rating order) is:
1. Igor NOVIKOV 2596 GM Ukraine
2. Leonid YUDASIN 2568 GM Israel
3. Pavel BLATNY 2547 GM Czech
4. Yehuda GRUENFELD 2520 GM Israel
5. Amon SIMUTOWE 2470 IM Zambia
6. Gregory SHAHADE 2458 (IM) USA
7. Eugene PERELSHTEYN 2436 IM USA
8. Hikaru NAKAMURA 2428 (IM) USA
9. Dmitry SCHNEIDER 2406 FM USA
10. Irina KRUSH 2380 IM USA
There will be Internet coverage of the event on several sites. Further
information at http://www.polgarchess.com
5th International Open Pablo Gorbea Memorial
5th International Open Pablo Gorbea Memorial Madrid, Spain 8th-17th
June 2001 . Total fund prize: approximately 3.000.000 pesetas (15.000 $). First
prize: 500.000 pesetas (2800 $) Ten rounds. 1 h 30 min for 30 moves, 1 h for
the rest of the game One of the few tournaments with special prize for the two
best games of attack (200 $) Last year GMs Korneev (Russia), Spraggett
(Canada), San Segundo (Spain), Artur Kogan (Israel) played.
Coverage:
http://www.hechiceros.net/site/torneos/articulos/anunciados/anu00023.shtml
2nd Open of the Parc PARIS
The Parisian Chess Club 'Le JÉEN' is organising the 2nd OPEN DU
PARC. The event take place 2nd-4th June 2001.
Venue: 27, avenue du Parc des Princes F 75016 PARIS FRANCE
9 rounds of 61 mn K.-O. - Saturday 2001/06/02, rounds #1 - #2 - #3 :
1:00 PM / 3:30 PM / 6:00 PM - Sunday 2001/06/03, rounds #4 - #5 - #6 :
11:00 AM / 1:30 PM / 4:00 PM - Monday 2001/06/04, rounds #7 - #8 - #9 :
11:00 AM / 1:30 PM / 4:00 PM
PRIZES : 1st : 5 000 F (762.25 euros) 2nd : 3 000 F (457.35 euros) 3rd :
2 000 F (304.90 euros) 4th : 1 000 F (152.45 euros) 5th : 800 F (121.96 euros)
PRIZES BY CATEGORIES : Less than 1400 ELO.........1st : 500 F / 2nd :
300 F / 3rd : 200 F (76.22 euros, 45.73 euros, 30.49 euros) Less than 1600
ELO.........1st : 500 F / 2nd : 300 F / 3rd : 200 F (76.22 euros, 45.73 euros,
30.49 euros) Less than 1800 ELO.........1st : 500 F / 2nd : 300 F / 3rd : 200 F
(76.22 euros, 45.73 euros, 30.49 euros) Less than 2000 ELO.........1st : 500 F
/ 2nd : 300 F / 3rd : 200 F (76.22 euros, 45.73 euros, 30.49 euros)
Entry : 180 F / 90 F (220 F / 110 F after the 2001/05/31) - GM/M free by
mail.
INFORMATION : 00 33(1) 46 51 04 34
Internet site: http://jeen.online.fr/
E-mail:
jeenches@club-internet.fr
SmartChess.com International
Jonathan Hains reports: The 1st SmartChess.com International takes
place 4-13 June 2001 at the Marshall Chess Club (Rounds 1-4) and Manhattan
Chess Club (Rounds 5-9), both in New York City. Some games to be broadcast on
the Internet Chess Club.
The Category IX (2456) 9-RR event has received acceptances from the
following players:
Igor Novikov UKR 2596-g; Aleksander Wojtkiewicz POL 2576-g; Alexander
Stripunsky USA 2497-g; Amon Simutowe ZAM 2470-m; Greg Shahade USA 2458-m;
Pascal Charbonneau CAN 2407-f; Justin Sarkar 2406-f; Dean Ippolito 2385-m; Jay
Bonin 2381-m; Irina Krush 2380-m.
Arbiter: Jerome Bibuld (IA)
Official web-site:
http://www.smartchess.com/SmartChessOnline/default.htm
Broadcast Sponsor: Internet Chess Club (www.chessclub.com)
Round Times: 6 p.m. Eastern (US) Time (same as ICC official time)
except Round 5 at 2 p.m.
III Sants Hostafrancs i La Bordeta International Open
10 round Swiss System open. Venue Barcelona (Spain) 1st-10th September
2001.
Further details: http://www.secretariat.org/open
International BiH Seniors
International BiH Seniors Championship - Grand - Prix ECU. Bugojno
2nd-10th May 2001.
Internet Site: http://www.eni.com.ba
II Open Backa Palanka
The II Open Backa Palanka (Yugoslavia) takes place 2nd-10th May
2001.
Further information: http://www.backapalankaopen.com
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
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
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.
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
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
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/
GREECE WILL HOST THE 2001 WORLD JUNIOR CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
The Municipality of Peristeri in Athens, Greece will organize the 2001
World Junior Chess Championship for boys & girls up to 20 years old.
The games will be played during August 16-29 in the Exhibition Center
of Peristeri, Athens. It is the first major FIDE event to be organized in
Greece after the 1998 Zonal Tournament 1.5 in Panormo, Crete. It is also the
first major chess event which will be organized in Athens, the host city of the
2004 Olympic Games.
The games will be covered through the Internet by Greek Chess Online
http://www.greekchess.com/pagosmio
- the official website.
An official invitation will be soon delivered to all federations.
IM George Mastrokoukos Greek Chess Federation Presidential Board Member
Paul Keres Memorial
The Paul Keres Memorial will be held July 25th-31st 2001 in Tallinn,
Estonia. I - 2.000 DM, II - 1.400 DM, III - 1.000 DM, 4 - 700 DM, 5 - 500 DM, 6
- 400 DM, 7.-10. - 300 DM, 11.-15. - 200 DM, Iw - 600 DM
Further details: http://www.malekeskus.ee/tourn.html
Contact Iivo Nei info@malemaja.neti.ee
Italian Events including European and World over 60s
21st Chess Festical in Bratto, Italy takes place August 22nd-30th 2001.
Full details: http://www.maskeret.com/bratto
Over 60 events in Italy: The European Championships for over 60s take
place in Saint-Vincent, September 15th-23rd 2001 and the World Championships
for over 60s take place in Arco (Trento), October 15th-28th Details in
"calendario" section of Italian Federation's site:
http://www.infcom.it/fsi
Limone Piemonte open
There will be an International Open Tournament in the town of Limone
Piemonte, Italy, June 24th, 2001 to July 1st.
The starting fee is waved off for players FIDE rated above 2350.
Prize fund approx 3.500 Euro, first prize is £ approx 670 Euro.
More information can be found at
http://www.arpnet.it/scacchi/limone01/01limone.zip
Summer in Olomouc (Czech Republic)
The traditional chess festival Olomouc Chess Summer 2001, takes place
August 1st-9th, 2001. There will be organized several tournaments:
1) GM round robin tournament, category 8-10 FIDE (10-12 players) 2) IM
round robin tournament, category 3-4 FIDE (10-12 players) - 2-3 groups 3) FIDE
open - 9 rounds, 2/40+1 (August 2-9, 2001)
The second event MLADI OPEN 2001 is a tournament for young players up
to age of 20. It will take place on June 24th-28th, 2001 in Olomouc as well.
There will be 2 categories:
1) FIDE open 2) national open
1st prize in the FIDE OPEN is free entry to the round-robin IM
tournament of category 3-4 FIDE in Olomouc (1.-9.8.2001). Other prizes also.
Complete information about both events: http://www.proclient.cz/a64
Information about FIDE open in August are also published at Czech Tour
series site http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour
First and Third Saturday
1. 5th-17th of May, FIRST SATURDAY IM-FM closed tmt Budapest, org: Nagy
Laszlo, 2. 21st-31st of May, ELEKES memorial GM-IM closed tmt Budapest, org. IM
Zsinka, 3. 2nd-14th of June FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, Budapest, 4. 13th-23rd of
June, Hotel Lipa GM-IM Szentgotthard /300 km West from Budapest/, Org.: FM
Tomcsanyi, 4. 16th-28th of June, THIRD SATURDAY GM-IM-FM Belgrade, Yugoslavia,
Org: NL and FM Kotevski, 5. 7th-19th of July, FIRST SATURDAY IM-FM, Budapest.
Contact: Nagy, Laszlo International Chess Organizer E-mail:
firstsat@elender.hu http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat
phone-fax: (361)-263-28-59 mobile: (36)-30-230-1914 I
Ikaros Chess Festival 2001
The Ikaros Chess Festival 2001 will take place 3rd-16th July 2001. The
Ikaros Chess Festival has been held for the last 23 years on Ikaria island, one
of the most picturesque aegean islands of Greece. This year's events include
the traditional open international tournament "Open Aegean Championship"
(7th-15th of July) as well as plenty of other side events such as Women, Junior
and Veteran tournaments, blitz and simultaneous exhibition events, blindfold
chess, chess lectures and many others.
Further information http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/
or send an e-mail to Mr. Dimitris Skyrianoglou at: dimiski@di.uoa.gr
VI International Chess Festival in Cesenatico
The VI International Chess Festival in Cesenatico takes place 9th-16th
September 2001. Open events etc.
Internet coverage: http://www.antiquascom.it/
Jezdimir Vasiljevic arrest
Jezdimir Vasiljevic was arrested in February after a return to Belgrade
after 8 years in hiding in Cyprus. The former banker was wanted for
embezzlement, he sponsored the 1992 match between Bobby Fischer and Boris
Spassky. My thanks to Kevin Dolan.
Internet reference:
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/February/28/news8.htm
Hotel Lipa Tournament
The Hotel Lipa International Chess Grandmaster and Master Tournaments
take place in Szentgotthárd, Hungary June 13th-23rd 2001.
Further details: http://www.primerate.hu
32 Hour Blitz Marathon in Budapest
A 32-hour (non-stop, approx. 150 rounds) super-marathon blitz tournament
(ELTE 32) starting at 12:00, April 29 (Sunday) will take place in Budapest,
aiming at breaking the previous (non-registered) 30-hour record. TV, radio and
the press are very likely to pop up. Further information at
25vos@ludens.elte.hu or at Attila PIRÓTH, +36-1-2218695. The details of
the tournament can be checked out at the homepage of the Hungarian Chess
Federation, http://www.chess.hu (see
"versenynaptar"). About 100 participants are expected. 20-30 prizes, 1st prize
around DM 200. Entry fee, including 3 meals not more than DM 30.
Pilsen Open
The 7th International Chess Festival "Festival Schneider Bohemia "
Pilsen 2001, takes place 18th-26th August 2001 at the "Strelecky stadion"
Pilsen Lobzy (The Czech Republic). The main tournament of this Festival is the
International Open Czech Championship. (1st prize 20 000 CZK, sum of prizes 81
000 CZK). For detailed information look at
http://www.volny.cz/pmarik/
International Championships of Slovakia
International Championships of Slovakia 2001, which will be hold as
tournament A of Presov Chess Festival 2001: Presov Chess Festival 11.8 -
19.8.2001 (9 rounds) A) International Championship of Slovakia 2001 (OPEN) -
1st prize 30 000 Sk (about 1500 DEM) - total prize fund 114 000 Sk (about 5500
DEM) B) National Open - 1st prize 7 000 Sk (about 350 DEM) - total prize fund
31 000 Sk (about 1500 DEM) Venue: Presov, SPS Strojnicka school (next to hotel
Saris) Accomodation: College of SPS Strojnicka - 2-beds room 10 DEM / person /
night - 1-bed room 13 DEM / person / night Boarding: SPS Strojnicka 10 DEM per
day Registration deadline 15.7.2001 Further information:
http://www.chess.vadium.sk/presov
Notzai
Notzai (always worth visiting) were in satirical mode for April 1st.
http://www.notzai.com, specifically
http://www.notzai.com/notzai/KC.html.
Weihnachts-Open 2001
The Weihnachts-Open 2001 takes place in Strausberg (Berlin) Germany from
27.12.2001 to 30.12.2001. The tournament will be ELO and DWZ rated. First prize
: 500 DM entry fee : 30 DM
Further information: http://www.weihnachtsopen.de
Rebel vs. the World events
Chess Tiger vs the Web organized by ChessBrain located at:
http://www.chessbrain.de/td/te/te.html
Rebel Century 3.0 is playing against the Internet at ChessLines located at:
http://www.chesslines.com/rebelvsnet/rebel.html
and the brand-new Gambit Tiger 2.0 plays against the Internet on the fastest PC
around. Organization: Ed Panek and Jorge Pichard, location at:
http://www.rebel.nl/gt2-web.htm
The overall address is: http://www.rebel.nl/rebweb.htm
DEEP SHREDDER vs. THE WORLD
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
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/
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.
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
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
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/
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/
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.
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
"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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
Andorra Open 2001
There is a website for the Andorra open 30th June-8th July 2001. You can
also win a digital camera or enter 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.
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