THE WEEK IN CHESS 348 9th July 2001 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Milan Vidmar memorial
3) 16th North Sea Cup
4) World Open
5) 6th Stage of the Russian Cup
6) Belgian Championships
7) July FIDE List
8) Clichy GM
9) Swedish Championships
10) Mercosur Cup
11) Batumi Open
12) First Saturday July
13) 43rd Portuguese Teams Championships
14) Andorra Open
15) Montacada Open
16) B Kogan Memorial
17) Eikrem Memorial cancelled
18) Forthcoming Events and Links


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Games section

Milan Vidmar memorial      35 games 
16th North Sea Cup         15 games
Russian Cup 6th Stage     273 games
Belgian Championships       5 games
Clichy GM                  10 games
Swedish Championships      42 games
Mercosur Cup               24 games
Batumi Open               428 games
First Saturday July        26 games
43rd Portuguese Teams     180 games
1038 games

1) Introduction

My thanks to My thanks to Victor Karpov, Adolivio Capece, Roberto Alvarez, John Naberth, Richard Palliser, Sergey Tiviakov, Willy Iclicki, Alan Cowderoy, Ales Drinovec, Toni Ayza, Laszlo Nagy, Alexander Sulypa, Eirik T. Gullaksen, Anjo Anjewierden and all those who helped with this issue.

This week the Milan Vidmar Memorial tournament heads up the lineup. Boris Gelfand and Alexander Beliavsky are fighting it out for first place. This week sees the start of the Dortmund Super tournament with Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Michael Adams, Alexander Morozevich, Peter Leko and Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) competing.

Hope you enjoy this issue

Mark

2) Milan Vidmar memorial

The 14th Dr. Milan Vidmar memorial takes place in Portoroz (Slovenia) July 3rd - 11th 2001. One point of interest will be how Alexandru Crisan does. He has what is generally regarded as a vastly inflated rating. With two rounds to go Beliavsky leads by half a point from Gelfand.

Internet coverage: http://www.sah-zveza.si/mv/14/

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Milan Vidmar Mem Portoroz SLO (SLO), 3-11 vii 2001      cat. XIV (2580)
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 1. Beliavsky, Alexander G   g SLO 2659  * = 1 = . 1 = . 1 1  5.5  2809 
 2. Gelfand, Boris           g ISR 2704  = * . = = . 1 1 = 1  5.0  2728 
 3. Volokitin, Andrei        m UKR 2551  0 . * = = 1 = 1 . 1  4.5  2667 
 4. Pavasovic, Dusko         g SLO 2539  = = = * = . = . = 1  4.0  2641 
 5. Mikhalchishin, Adrian    g SLO 2518  . = = = * = . = = =  3.5  2591 
 6. Kozul, Zdenko            g CRO 2556  0 . 0 . = * = = 1 1  3.5  2572 
 7. Mohr, Georg              g SLO 2484  = 0 = = . = * = = .  3.0  2545 
 8. Sermek, Drazen           g SLO 2570  . 0 0 . = = = * = 1  3.0  2526 
 9. Macieja, Bartlomiej      g POL 2588  0 = . = = 0 = = * .  2.5  2473 
10. Crisan, Alexandru        g ROM 2635  0 0 0 0 = 0 . 0 . *  0.5  2163 
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Round 1 (July 3, 2001)

Volokitin, Andrei       -  Crisan, Alexandru       1-0   28  B47  Sicilian Paulsen
Mikhalchishin, Adrian   -  Pavasovic, Dusko        1/2   16  C48  Four Knights Game Rubinstein
Kozul, Zdenko           -  Macieja, Bartlomiej     1-0   35  E14  Queens Indian
Mohr, Georg             -  Beliavsky, Alexander G  1/2   41  B46  Sicilian Paulsen
Sermek, Drazen          -  Gelfand, Boris          0-1   29  B22  Sicilian Alapin Variation

Round 2 (July 4, 2001)

Gelfand, Boris          -  Mikhalchishin, Adrian   1/2   21  D85  Gruenfeld Defence
Volokitin, Andrei       -  Kozul, Zdenko           1-0   20  B30  Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Pavasovic, Dusko        -  Mohr, Georg             1/2   17  B50  Sicilian Defence
Macieja, Bartlomiej     -  Sermek, Drazen          1/2   17  C45  Scotch Game
Crisan, Alexandru       -  Beliavsky, Alexander G  0-1   58  E92  King's Indian Classical

Round 3 (July 5, 2001)

Beliavsky, Alexander G  -  Pavasovic, Dusko        1/2   39  D47  Queens Gambit Meran
Mikhalchishin, Adrian   -  Macieja, Bartlomiej     1/2   11  A46  Queen's Pawn Opening
Kozul, Zdenko           -  Crisan, Alexandru       1-0   37  E48  Nimzo Indian
Mohr, Georg             -  Gelfand, Boris          0-1   34  B51  Sicilian Rossolimo
Sermek, Drazen          -  Volokitin, Andrei       0-1   48  B07  Pirc Defence

Round 4 (July 6, 2001)

Gelfand, Boris          -  Beliavsky, Alexander G  1/2   32  E13  Queens Indian 5.Bg5
Volokitin, Andrei       -  Mikhalchishin, Adrian   1/2   15  C43  Petroff's Defence
Kozul, Zdenko           -  Sermek, Drazen          1/2   72  D21  Queen's Gambit Accepted
Macieja, Bartlomiej     -  Mohr, Georg             1/2   28  C05  French Tarrasch
Crisan, Alexandru       -  Pavasovic, Dusko        0-1   34  A40  Unusual Replies to 1.d4

Round 5 (July 7, 2001)

Beliavsky, Alexander G  -  Macieja, Bartlomiej     1-0   28  E11  Bogo Indian Defence
Pavasovic, Dusko        -  Gelfand, Boris          1/2   18  B22  Sicilian Alapin Variation
Mikhalchishin, Adrian   -  Kozul, Zdenko           1/2   18  E60  King's Indian without Nc3
Mohr, Georg             -  Volokitin, Andrei       1/2   30  A70  Benoni Defence
Sermek, Drazen          -  Crisan, Alexandru       1-0   38  B22  Sicilian Alapin Variation

Round 6 (July 8, 2001)

Volokitin, Andrei       -  Beliavsky, Alexander G  0-1   54  B07  Pirc Defence
Kozul, Zdenko           -  Mohr, Georg             1/2   19  E94  King's Indian Classical
Sermek, Drazen          -  Mikhalchishin, Adrian   1/2   17  B14  Caro Kann Panov Attack
Macieja, Bartlomiej     -  Pavasovic, Dusko        1/2   58  C42  Petroff's Defence
Crisan, Alexandru       -  Gelfand, Boris          0-1   35  E94  King's Indian Classical

Round 7 (July 9, 2001)

Beliavsky, Alexander G  -  Kozul, Zdenko           1-0   60  E94  King's Indian Classical
Gelfand, Boris          -  Macieja, Bartlomiej     1/2  118  D85  Gruenfeld Defence
Pavasovic, Dusko        -  Volokitin, Andrei       1/2   84  B07  Pirc Defence
Mikhalchishin, Adrian   -  Crisan, Alexandru       1/2   29  A17  English Opening
Mohr, Georg             -  Sermek, Drazen          1/2   15  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov Variation

3) 16th North Sea Cup

The 16th North Sea Cup takes place in Esbjerg, Denmark July 6th-14th 2001.

Internet coverage: http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tpherman/vh2001/1index.htm

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16th North Sea Cup Esbjerg DEN (DEN), 6-14 vii 2001    cat. XIV (2586)
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                                        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 
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 1. Rustemov, Alexander     g RUS 2607  * = = . . . . 1 . .  2.0  2723 
 2. Sutovsky, Emil          g ISR 2651  = * . . . 1 . . = .  2.0  2706 
 3. Schandorff, Lars        g DEN 2551  = . * . = . . = . .  1.5  2602 
 4. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre   g FRA 2527  . . . * = = = . . .  1.5  2568 
 5. Van den Doel, Erik      g NED 2607  . . = = * . . . . =  1.5  2560 
 6. McShane, Luke J         g ENG 2511  . 0 . = . * . . 1 .  1.5  2601 
 7. Rozentalis, Eduardas    g LTU 2588  . . . = . . * . = =  1.5  2585 
 8. Nielsen, Peter Heine    g DEN 2593  0 . = . . . . * . 1  1.5  2587 
 9. Hansen, Curt            g DEN 2626  . = . . . 0 = . * .  1.0  2458 
10. Speelman, Jonathan S    g ENG 2603  . . . . = . = 0 . *  1.0  2471 
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4) World Open

The 29th World Open took place in Philadelphia June 30th - July 8th 2001. The winner was Alexander Goldin after a playoff. Smirin, Shulman, Benjamin, Onischuk, Goldin, Ivanov, and Yudasin all finished on 7 points after 9 rounds. A full round up of results and games next week in this most confusing of events to report given its multiple re-entries and schedules.

Internet coverage: http://www.worldopen.com/home.htm

5) 6th Stage of the Russian Cup

The 6th Stage of the Russian Cup took place in Tomsk 30th June - 8th July 2001. Vladislav Akselrod and Roman Ovetchkin finished on 7/9. One of the top seeds Fominyh left with two rounds to go along with his pupil Sidorova. The game of the tournament was Bachin - Smirnov. There were a number of GMs who had poor events including Andrey Shariyazdanov, the aforementioned Fominyh and Beshukov.

My thanks to Victor Karpov for the news.

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6th Leg Russian Cup Tomsk RUS (RUS), 30 vi-14 vii 2001
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 1. Akselrod, Vladislav        m  RUS 2436   7.0  2624 
 2. Ovetchkin, Roman           m  RUS 2497   7.0  2597 
 3. Smirnov, Pavel             m  RUS 2511   6.5  2473 
 4. Kornev, Alexei                RUS 2507   6.5  2586 
 5. Bocharov, Dmitry           m  RUS 2389   6.5  2553 
 6. Shinkevich, Vitaly         m  RUS 2440   6.0  2516 
 7. Kurnosov, Igor                RUS 2375   6.0  2555 
 8. Vlassov, Nikolai           m  RUS 2467   6.0  2425 
 9. Shomoev, Anton                RUS 2373   6.0  2434 
10. Vaulin, Alexander          g  RUS 2540   5.5  2477 
11. Zarezenko, Ilya            f  RUS 2230   5.5  2515 
12. Khasin, Alexander          g  RUS 2542   5.5  2424 
13. Bachin, Vitaly             m  RUS 2426   5.5  2393 
14. Shushpanov, R                 RUS 2370   5.5  2479 
15. Zablotsky, Sergei             RUS 2283   5.5  2430 
16. Katalymov, Boris N         m  KAZ 2424   5.5  2410 
17. Purtov, Andrei             m  RUS 2433   5.5  2378 
18. Kazakov, Peter                RUS 2300   5.5  2379 
19. Skatchkov, Pavel           m  RUS 2456   5.5  2409 
60 participants

6) Belgian Championships

The Belgian Championships take place in Charleroi, 7th-14th July 2001. GMs Mikhail Gurevich, Vladimir Chuchelov, Luc Winants and Alexandre Dgebuadze are amongst the participants.

Internet coverage: http://lnl.ovh.org/bcc2001/home.html

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ch-BEL Charleroi BEL (BEL), 7-14 vii 2001            cat. VIII (2433)
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 1. Chuchelov, Vladimir    g BEL 2607  * . . . . . . 1 1 .  2.0       
 2. Gurevich, Mikhail      g BEL 2633  . * . . . . 1 . . 1  2.0       
 3. Claesen, Pieter        m BEL 2411  . . * . = . . . . =  1.0  2445 
 4. Dgebuadze, Alexandre   g BEL 2547  . . . * . = . . = .  1.0  2325 
 5. Cekro, Ekrem           m BEL 2393  . . = . * . . = . .  1.0  2367 
 6. Dutreeuw, Marc         m BEL 2390  . . . = . * = . . .  1.0  2410 
 7. Claesen, Jeroen        f BEL 2273  . 0 . . . = * . . .  0.5  2318 
 8. Meessen, Rudolf        f BEL 2323  0 . . . = . . * . .  0.5  2307 
 9. Van Mechelen, Jan      f BEL 2260  0 . . = . . . . * .  0.5  2384 
10. Winants, Luc           g BEL 2497  . 0 = . . . . . . *  0.5  2329 
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7) July FIDE List

In the last issue I published the new top 100 FIDE Rating list for July 2001.

One obvious ommission was the Merida tournament. Perhaps that event will be added soon it will effect the top of the list especially Anand and Khalifman.

8) Clichy GM

There was a GM tournament which took place in Clichy June 25th- July 3rd 2001. The event was won by Stuart Conquest who managed to take first in spite of a penultimate round loss to second place Joel Lautier. Lautier finished on 5.5 points level with Mark Hebden.

Internet coverage at: http://chessevt.zonejeux.com/ or http://www.sportechecs.com/ or http://www.europe-echecs.com or (Live with English Chat), http://www.notzai.com/ and http://www.clichy-echecs.org/

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GM Clichy FRA (FRA), 25 vi-3 vii 2001                  cat. XIV (2585)
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 1. Conquest, Stuart        g ENG 2563  * 0 = = 1 1 = = 1 1  6.0  2712 
 2. Lautier, Joel           g FRA 2658  1 * = 1 = = = = = =  5.5  2657 
 3. Hebden, Mark            g ENG 2560  = = * = 0 1 = = 1 1  5.5  2668 
 4. Gurevich, Mikhail       g BEL 2688  = 0 = * = = = 1 1 =  5.0  2616 
 5. Tregubov, Pavel V       g RUS 2628  0 = 1 = * = = = = =  4.5  2580 
 6. Bauer, Christian        g FRA 2612  0 = 0 = = * 1 = = 1  4.5  2582 
 7. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre   g FRA 2552  = = = = = 0 * 1 0 =  4.0  2545 
 8. Apicella, Manuel        g FRA 2508  = = = 0 = = 0 * = 1  4.0  2550 
 9. Degraeve, Jean-Marc     g FRA 2589  0 = 0 0 = = 1 = * 1  4.0  2541 
10. Renet, Olivier          g FRA 2494  0 = 0 = = 0 = 0 0 *  2.0  2375 
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9) Swedish Championships

The Swedish Championships take place in Linköping (200 km south of Stockholm) 30th June - 15th July. The organisers of the event, the local chess club Linköpings ASS, will be broadcasting the games from the GM group live on the Internet. This will be done using an extension of palview that has been developed specialy for the occasion. Linköping's site is at: http://schacksm.just.nu/

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ch-SWE Linkoping SWE (SWE), 30 vi-14 vii 2001                  cat. VIII (2438)
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 1. Agrest, Evgenij          g SWE 2532  * . . . = = 1 . 1 = . 1 1 1  6.5  2672 
 2. Barkhagen, Jonas         m SWE 2456  . * = = = 1 1 1 = . 1 . . .  6.0  2654 
 3. Brynell, Stellan         m SWE 2489  . = * = = = 1 1 = . . 1 . .  5.5  2606 
 4. Berg, Emanuel            m SWE 2474  . = = * 1 1 . 0 = . = . . 1  5.0  2533 
 5. Hillarp Persson, Tiger   g SWE 2443  = = = 0 * = . . . 1 . = = .  4.0  2443 
 6. Karlsson, Lars           g SWE 2476  = 0 = 0 = * . = . . 1 . . 1  4.0  2442 
 7. Wedberg, Tom             g SWE 2505  0 0 0 . . . * = . = 1 . 1 1  4.0  2427 
 8. Hector, Jonny            g SWE 2546  . 0 0 1 . = = * 1 0 . = . .  3.5  2400 
 9. Cramling, Pia            g SWE 2496  0 = = = . . . 0 * . = . = 1  3.5  2402 
10. Carlsson, Pontus           SWE 2330  = . . . 0 . = 1 . * = = 0 =  3.5  2383 
11. Olsson, Anders             SWE 2265  . 0 . = . 0 0 . = = * = 1 .  3.0  2353 
12. Couso, Luis              f SWE 2324  0 . 0 . = . . = . = = * 1 0  3.0  2338 
13. Akesson, Ralf            g SWE 2463  0 . . . = . 0 . = 1 0 0 * 1  3.0  2316 
14. Eriksson, Anders         f SWE 2335  0 . . 0 . 0 0 . 0 = . 1 0 *  1.5  2199 
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10) Mercosur Cup

The IV Mercosur Cup - 110th Aniversary of Florida City" Vicente Lopez - Argentina took place June 22nd - July 6th 2001. There was a scoring system of 3 points a win, 1 point a draw, 0 point a loss. Time Controls FIDE: 40 moves in 75 minutes followed by 15 minutes finish with each player getting extra 30 seconds each move. The event was FIDE Category IX event with a GM norm set at 7/10 pts and an IM norm 5/10 pts. The computer program Chess Tiger won easily no-matter which scoring system was used, indeed the three points for a win rarely has much effect. I give the normal table below with the alternate scores also. Only Alejandro Hoffman and Andres Rodriguez have their positions slightly altered from the placings I generated automatically. Sergio Slipak scored a final GM norm in the event. My thanks to Roberto Alvarez for the games and results.

Website: http://www.ajedrez-de-estilo.com.ar/ade/

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IV Copa Mercosur Vicente Lopez ARG (ARG), 23 vi-6 vii 2001cat. VII (2415)
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 1. CHESS TIGER                ----  * = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1  9.5 27 2761 
 2. Slipak, Sergio       m ARG 2448  = * = = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 =  7.5 19 2544 
 3. Valerga, Diego       m ARG 2468  = = * = = 1 1 = = 1 = 1  7.5 19 2543 
 4. Ricardi, Pablo       g ARG 2554  0 = = * = = 1 1 = = = 1  6.5 16 2467 
 5. Hoffman, Alejandro   g ARG 2453  0 0 = = * 1 = = 1 1 = 1  6.5 17 2476 
 6. Limp, Eduardo        m BRA 2465  = = 0 = 0 * 0 = 1 0 1 1  5.0 13 2374 
 7. Scarella, Enrique    f ARG 2361  0 = 0 0 = 1 * = = 0 1 1  5.0 13 2383 
 8. Panno, Oscar         g ARG 2471  0 0 = 0 = = = * = 1 1 =  5.0 12 2373 
 9. Andres, Miguel       m CUB 2382  0 = = = 0 0 = = * = = =  4.0  8 2315 
10. Rodriguez, Andres    g URU 2500  0 0 0 = 0 1 1 0 = * 0 =  3.5  9 2274 
11. Dorin, Mauricio      m ARG 2410  0 0 = = = 0 0 0 = 1 * 0  3.0  7 2240 
12. Matsuura, Everaldo   m BRA 2467  0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = = = 1 *  3.0  7 2235 
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11) Batumi Open

An Open Chess Championship for countries of the Black Sea region took place in Batumi 26th June - 5th July 2001. 95 players from Georgia , Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia competed. The event was won Khvicha Supatashvili on 7.5/9 half a point clear of Arsen Yegiazarian, Tamaz Gelashvili and Aleksej Aleksandrov.

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Open Batumi GEO (GEO), 26 vi-5 vii 2001
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 1. Supatashvili, Khvicha     m  GEO 2469  +69 +85 +32 + 4 + 2 = 8 = 3 = 5 +13  7.5  2724 
 2. Yegiazarian, Arsen        g  ARM 2529  +33 +35 +21 + 3 - 1 = 6 +16 = 4 + 8  7.0  2632 
 3. Gelashvili, Tamaz         g  GEO 2535  +74 +26 +10 - 2 +14 +19 = 1 = 6 +15  7.0  2615 
 4. Aleksandrov, Aleksej      g  BLR 2610  +75 +17 =19 - 1 +33 +43 + 9 = 2 +14  7.0  2587 
 5. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar       AZE 2522  +66 =22 +15 =19 +44 +28 = 8 = 1 = 6  6.5  2550 
 6. Mchedlishvili, Mikheil    m  GEO 2416  +64 =11 +59 =18 +38 = 2 +20 = 3 = 5  6.5  2581 
 7. Chibukhchian, Artur       m  ARM 2293  =50 +83 +47 - 8 -30 +36 +23 +34 +18  6.5  2494 
 8. Izoria, Zviad             m  GEO 2489  +80 =15 +22 + 7 + 9 = 1 = 5 =18 - 2  6.0  2543 
 9. Zhukova, Natalia          wg UKR 2463  +70 +37 =29 +30 - 8 +12 - 4 +24 =16  6.0  2473 
10. Gagunashvili, Merab       m  GEO 2414  +45 +40 - 3 =33 +11 =20 -15 +59 +39  6.0  2446 
11. Bayramov, Vougar             AZE 2281  +68 = 6 =58 +25 -10 -21 +31 +32 +30  6.0  2445 
12. Aroshidze, Levan             GEO 2315  +71 =18 =23 +50 =20 - 9 +43 +28 =19  6.0  2462 
13. Minasian, Ara             m  ARM 2478  -29 +84 +53 +37 -16 +46 +32 +22 - 1  6.0  2403 
14. Shalamberidze, Akaki      m  GEO 2404  -49 +54 +46 +40 - 3 +82 +29 +35 - 4  6.0  2444 
15. Mamedov, Rauf                AZE 2306  +86 = 8 - 5 =45 +51 +84 +10 +30 - 3  6.0  2417 
16. Shanava, Konstantine         GEO 2281  =79 +61 +93 =28 +13 =18 - 2 +47 = 9  6.0  2463 
17. Gurieli, Nino             m  GEO 2356  +78 - 4 +56 -31 -42 +90 +60 +52 +35  6.0  2326 
18. Sturua, Zurab             g  GEO 2600  +41 =12 +48 = 6 +21 =16 =30 = 8 - 7  5.5  2410 
19. Lomineishvili, Maia       wg GEO 2437  +60 +38 = 4 = 5 +31 - 3 -35 +40 =12  5.5  2430 
20. Bagaturov, Giorgi         g  GEO 2521  =82 +51 =24 +35 =12 =10 - 6 +37 =22  5.5  2381 
21. Shovunov, Baatr           m  RUS 2367  +54 +57 - 2 +73 -18 +11 =28 =39 =26  5.5  2393 
22. Khukhashvili, Sopiko      wm GEO 2326  +36 = 5 - 8 =42 +83 +31 +47 -13 =20  5.5  2407 
23. Gadjily, Raouf            m  AZE 2425  =42 +82 =12 =29 +48 -30 - 7 +55 +53  5.5  2322 
24. Pantsulaia, Levan            GEO 2327  =61 +81 =20 =36 =59 =39 +65 - 9 +57  5.5  2308 
25. Arutunian, Davit             GEO 2396  +67 =43 =73 -11 =80 =41 +82 =53 +54  5.5  2293 
26. Mkrtchian, Lilit          wg ARM 2344  +95 - 3 -31 +77 +45 =42 =52 +33 =21  5.5  2269 
27. Haroutjunian, Gevorg         ARM 2321  =81 +79 -28 +65 -43 +80 =37 =57 +51  5.5  2251 
28. Zatonskih, Anna           wg UKR 2421  +56 =46 +27 =16 +29 - 5 =21 -12 =38  5.0  2354 
29. Gharamian, Tigran            ARM 2228  +13 +34 = 9 =23 -28 +44 -14 -38 +61  5.0  2411 
30. Shengelia, Davit             GEO 2385  =90 +65 +43 - 9 + 7 +23 =18 -15 -11  5.0  2364 
31. Kantaria, Mikheil            GEO 2104  -44 +75 +26 +17 -19 -22 -11 +82 +63  5.0  2376 
32. Mamedov, Nidjat           m  AZE 2389  +55 +53 - 1 =48 =82 +40 -13 -11 +69  5.0  2323 
33. Dzagnidze, Nana           f  GEO 2241  - 2 +71 +34 =10 - 4 =49 +63 -26 +64  5.0  2399 
34. Danielian, Elina          wg ARM 2369  +77 -29 -33 +55 =53 +48 +42 - 7 =41  5.0  2248 
35. Javakhishvili, Lela       wm GEO 2305  +88 - 2 +69 -20 +60 +59 +19 -14 -17  5.0  2370 
36. Magalashvili, Davit          GEO 2089  -22 +66 +49 =24 -47 - 7 +80 =65 +59  5.0  2346 
37. Petrosian, Davit Gevorgi  f  ARM 2284  +89 - 9 +67 -13 +54 =58 =27 -20 +65  5.0  2341 
38. Mgeladze, Tamaz              GEO 2288  +76 -19 +86 +58 - 6 -47 =55 +29 =28  5.0  2321 
39. Gassanov, Assif              AZE 2279  =91 =50 =87 =83 +71 =24 +58 =21 -10  5.0  2229 
40. Pashikian, Arman             ARM 2268  +92 -10 +57 -14 +50 -32 +64 -19 +60  5.0  2270 
41. Vardanian, Haik              ARM 2243  -18 =78 +90 -43 +61 =25 +84 =44 =34  5.0  2288 
42. Odisharia, Teona             GEO 2148  =23 -93 +61 =22 +17 =26 -34 -51 +49  4.5  2260 
43. Petrosian, Tigran A2         ARM 2151  -51 =25 -30 +41 +27 - 4 -12 +58 +44  4.5  2349 
44. Kotanjian, Tigran            ARM 2369  +31 -48 +70 +51 - 5 -29 +83 =41 -43  4.5  2208 
45. Rukhaia, Kartlos             GEO 2191  -10 =62 +81 =15 -26 =54 +49 =61 =47  4.5  2237 
46. Tereladze, Sopiko            GEO 2267  +62 =28 -14 =64 +57 -13 =51 -54 +72  4.5  2209 
47. Khurtsidze, Nino          m  GEO 2456  =65 +90 - 7 =60 +36 +38 -22 -16 =45  4.5  2227 
48. Sulashvili, Malkhaz          GEO 2181  +63 +44 -18 =32 -23 -34 =62 =73 +75  4.5  2341 
49. Petrosian, Tigran L          ARM 2326  +14 +77 -36 -71 +86 =33 -45 +81 -42  4.5  2144 
50. Avanesian,Narek                  ----  = 7 =39 +63 -12 -40 =66 -54 +85 +82  4.5  2268 
51. Gogochuri, Levan             GEO 2094  +43 -20 +85 -44 -15 +74 =46 +42 -27  4.5  2290 
52. Purtseladze,Maka                 ----  -59 =72 +75 =74 +73 =63 =26 -17 =58  4.5  2303 
53. Khurtsilava, Inga         wm GEO 2261  +87 -32 -13 +67 =34 =64 +79 =25 -23  4.5  2265 
54. Chigladze, Iveri             GEO 2104  -21 -14 +92 +70 -37 =45 +50 +46 -25  4.5  2236 
55. Vakhania, Alexandra          GEO 2136  -32 =63 +62 -34 =79 +75 =38 -23 +73  4.5  2265 
56. Maisuradze, Nino          wm GEO 2212  -28 +89 -17 -57 =67 -79 +88 +90 +71  4.5  2117 
57. Vardanian, Akop                  ----  +96 -21 -40 +56 -46 +72 +85 =27 -24  4.5  2249 
58. Hachatrian, Vahagn        f  ARM 2410  +72 =59 =11 -38 +74 =37 -39 -43 =52  4.0  2177 
59. Manukian, Lernik             ARM 2270  +52 =58 - 6 +87 =24 -35 +71 -10 -36  4.0  2177 
60. Gvetadze, Sopio              GEO 2208  -19 =76 +68 =47 -35 +87 -17 +62 -40  4.0  2159 
61. Sahakian, Nonna              ARM 2100  =24 -16 -42 +91 -41 +67 +66 =45 -29  4.0  2154 
62. Mamediarova,Turkan               ----  -46 =45 -55 +81 -65 +70 =48 -60 +83  4.0  2143 
63. Tahirov, Farhad           m  AZE 2406  -48 =55 -50 +76 +78 =52 -33 +83 -31  4.0  2057 
64. Aginian, Nelly               ARM 2192  - 6 =68 +91 =46 =85 =53 -40 +84 -33  4.0  2150 
65. Charkhalashvili, Inga     wf GEO 2249  =47 -30 +95 -27 +62 +85 -24 =36 -37  4.0  2196 
66. Mamedjarova, Zeinab       wm AZE 2226  - 5 -36 -71 +94 +89 =50 -61 +76 =68  4.0  2038 
67. Morchiashvili, Bachana       GEO 2136  -25 +92 -37 -53 =56 -61 =76 +86 +84  4.0  2096 
68. Chalabashvili,Tamar              ----  -11 =64 -60 -78 =81 +94 =90 +80 =66  4.0  2120 
69. Melia, Salome                GEO 2220  - 1 +88 -35 -84 +92 -71 +86 +79 -32  4.0  2088 
70. Melnikov, Vladimir1          UKR 2215  - 9 +94 -44 -54 -72 -62 +89 +91 +79  4.0  2081 
71. Sahakian, Alla               ARM 2022  -12 -33 +66 +49 -39 +69 -59 =75 -56  3.5  2180 
72. Goguadze, Mikhail            GEO 2188  -58 =52 =84 -85 +70 -57 +87 =74 -46  3.5  2078 
73. Kamadadze, Zviad             GEO 2262  =84 +91 =25 -21 -52 -83 +77 =48 -55  3.5  2068 
74. Khmiadashvili, Tamar      wg GEO 2241  - 3 =95 +76 =52 -58 -51 =81 =72 =77  3.5  2079 
75. Nikoladze, Sopio          wm GEO 2253  - 4 -31 -52 +88 +77 -55 +78 =71 -48  3.5  2061 
76. Batsiashvili,Nino                ----  -38 =60 -74 -63 +95 =78 =67 -66 +90  3.5  2112 
77. Balkhamishvili, Tamar        GEO 2120  -34 -49 +94 -26 -75 +89 -73 +92 =74  3.5  2119 
78. Kovanova, Baira              RUS 2101  -17 =41 -82 +68 -63 =76 -75 =87 =88  3.0  2040 
79. Ioseliani, Irina                 ----  =16 -27 -83 +95 =55 +56 -53 -69 -70  3.0  2073 
80. Gashimov, Sarkhan            AZE 2254  - 8 -86 +88 +89 =25 -27 -36 -68 =87  3.0  2018 
81. Tsikarishvili, Nana          GEO 2087  =27 -24 -45 -62 =68 +92 =74 -49 =85  3.0  2063 
82. Kalagashvili, Pridon         GEO 2231  =20 -23 +78 +93 =32 -14 -25 -31 -50  3.0  2135 
83. Ismailova, Parvana        wf AZE 2140  =93 - 7 +79 =39 -22 +73 -44 -63 -62  3.0  2090 
84. Tsurtsumia, Iveri                ----  =73 -13 =72 +69 +93 -15 -41 -64 -67  3.0  2100 
85. Datuashvili, Nona         wm GEO 2291  +94 - 1 -51 +72 =64 -65 -57 -50 =81  3.0  2017 
86. Abdulaev,Mahish                  ----  -15 +80 -38 -90 -49 +91 -69 -67 +92  3.0  2058 
87. Vacheishvili,Natia               ----  -53 +96 =39 -59 =90 -60 -72 =78 =80  3.0  2062 
88. Absava,Giorgi                    ----  -35 -69 -80 -75 =91 +95 -56 +94 =78  3.0  2024 
89. Chachua,Gocha                    ----  -37 -56 +96 -80 -66 -77 -70 +95 +91  3.0  2020 
90. Manukian, Artak              ARM 2124  =30 -47 -41 +86 =87 -17 =68 -56 -76  2.5  2017 
91. Kvaratskhelia, Natia             ----  =39 -73 -64 -61 =88 -86 +94 -70 -89  2.0  1896 
92. Tsiramua,Nodar                   ----  -40 -67 -54 +96 -69 -81 +95 -77 -86  2.0  1883 
93. Chachibaia,Davit                 ----  =83 +42 -16 -82 -84  .   .   .   .   1.5  2011 
94. Basiladze,Vakhtang               ----  -85 -70 -77 -66 +96 -68 -91 -88 =95  1.5  1821 
95. Bagirov,Javanshir                ----  -26 =74 -65 -79 -76 -88 -92 -89 =94  1.0  1741 
96. BYE                              ----  -57 -87 -89 -92 -94  .   .   .   .   0.0       
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12) First Saturday July

There are three First Saturday tournaments in July. The main ones are IMA and IMB events. In addition there is an FM event. My thanks to Laszlo Nagy for the results and games.

Internet coverage by Vladislav Barsi and the games entered by Mr. Istvan Magyar.

Internet coverage: http://w3.enternet.hu/vlagyus/fs0701.htm

Round 2 Standings:
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FSIMA July Budapest HUN (HUN), 2-14 vii 2001                           cat. II (2295)
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                                               1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 
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 1. Grafl, Florian                f GER 2317  * . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . .  2.0       
 2. Seres, Lajos                  m HUN 2427  . * . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 .  2.0       
 3. Wang Shuai                      HUN 2320  . . * . . . . . . 1 . . . 1  2.0       
 4. Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn           ISL 2297  . . . * . . . . = . 1 . . .  1.5  2522 
 5. Gara, Anita                  wm HUN 2303  . . . . * = . . . . . . . 1  1.5  2467 
 6. Blokhuis, Jeroen                NED 2341  . . . . = * . . . . = . . .  1.0  2342 
 7. Sinn, M. Robert                 USA 2140  . . . . . . * . . = . = . .  1.0  2358 
 8. Desmarais, Chris                USA 2180  0 . . . . . . * . . . . 1 .  1.0  2267 
 9. Yu Mingyuan                     CHN 2277  . 0 . = . . . . * . . . . .  0.5  2169 
10. Farago, Sandor                m HUN 2329  . . 0 . . . = . . * . . . .  0.5  2037 
11. Gara, Ticia                  wm HUN 2381  . . . 0 . = . . . . * . . .  0.5  2126 
12. Petran, Pal                   m HUN 2388  0 . . . . . = . . . . * . .  0.5  2035 
13. Fernandez, Rangel Alejandro     MEX 2217  . 0 . . . . . 0 . . . . * .  0.0       
14. Moloney, Nicholas               ENG 2208  . . 0 . 0 . . . . . . . . *  0.0       
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FSIMB July Budapest HUN (HUN), 2-14 vii 2001                       cat. II (2281)
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                                               1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 
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 1. Castaneda, Nelson              f USA 2341  * . . . . . . . . . 1 1  2.0       
 2. Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek     DEN 2382  . * . = . . . 1 . . . .  1.5  2428 
 3. Dobos, Jozsef                  m HUN 2309  . . * . . . = . 1 . . .  1.5  2460 
 4. Balster, Stefan                f GER 2334  . = . * . . . . . . 1 .  1.5  2524 
 5. Sigfusson, Sigurdur            f ISL 2284  . . . . * . . = . 1 . .  1.5  2388 
 6. Kahn, Evarth                   m HUN 2278  . . . . . * = . . . . 1  1.5  2439 
 7. Eperjesi, Laszlo               m HUN 2255  . . = . . = * . . . . .  1.0  2293 
 8. Orsher, Ilya                     USA 2136  . 0 . . = . . * . . . .  0.5  2140 
 9. Dub, Zeev                        ISR 2280  . . 0 . . . . . * = . .  0.5  2088 
10. Sipos, Istvan                    HUN 2254  . . . . 0 . . . = * . .  0.5  2089 
11. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij      m HUN 2281  0 . . 0 . . . . . . * .  0.0       
12. Cooke, Eric                      USA 2237  0 . . . . 0 . . . . . *  0.0       
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13) 43rd Portuguese Teams Championships

43rd Portuguese League Championships took place in Barreiro 14th June - 1st July 2001.

Boavista (Nikola Mitkov, Luis Galego, Rui Damaso and CP Santos) were easy winners with a perfect 9/9 record.

Internet coverage: http://planeta.clix.pt/cxb/cn.htm and http://www.infoxadrez.com/

Final Standings
 1st  Boavista FC                    9  9  0  0  30.5  27
 2nd  GX Guarda                      9  6  2  1  24.0  23
 3rd  FC Barreirense - BNC           9  5  2  2  23.5  21
 4th  Académica de Coimbra           9  4  1  4  15.5  18
 5th  CAC Pontinha - Tranquilidade   9  4  1  4  20.0  18
 6th  GD Diana Evora                 9  3  2  4  13.0  17
 7th  GX Porto - Mestre Maco         9  3  1  5  14.5  16
 8th  SMD Caneças - Tropical         9  1  4  4  15.5  15
 9th  CP EDP Lisboa                  9  9  4  4  12.5  15
10th  NX Faro - Rentauto             9  0  1  9  10.0  10

14) Andorra Open

The XIX Open D'andorra took place 30th June -8th July 2001. Five players finished on 7/9, they were Boris Avrukh, Antoaneta Stefanova, Arkadij Rotstein, Daniel Campora and Victor Mikhalevski. Games should follow next week.

Internet coverage: http://www.internet.ad/feva/

  1   Avrukh, Boris                  ISR g 7.0
  2   Stefanova, Antoaneta (im)      BUL m 7.0
  3   Rotstein, Arkadij              GER g 7.0
  4   Campora, Daniel H.             ARG g 7.0
  5   Mikhalevski, Victor            ISR g 7.0
  6   Rausis, Igors                  LAT g 6.5
  7   Psakhis, Lev                   ISR g 6.5
  8   Khenkin, Igor                  GER g 6.5
  9   Gyimesi, Zoltan                HUN g 6.5
 10  Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel    ESP m 6.5
 11  Marin, Mihail                   ROM g 6.5
 12  Narciso Dublan, Marc            ESP m 6.5
 13  Comas Fabrego, Lluis            ESP g 6.0
 14  Jonkman, Harmen                 NED m 6.0
 15  Hernandez, Gilberto             MEX g 6.0
 16  Baklan, Vladimir                UKR g 6.0
 17  Andres Gonzalez, Alberto        ESP f 6.0
 18  Jaracz, Pawel                   POL g 6.0
 19  Campos Moreno, Javier B.        CHI m 6.0
 20  Sofronie, Iulian                ROM m 6.0
 21  Borges Mateos, Juan             CUB m 6.0
 22  Handke, Florian                 GER m 6.0
 23  Wehmeier, Stefan                GER m 6.0
139 players

15) Montacada Open

The Montcada International Open which is near Barcelona started 25th June 2001. Viktor Moskalenko won with 7/9. There are no games available.

Internet coverage: http://www.geocities.com/toniayza/OPEN01/Montcada.htm

Final Standings:
 1. Moskalenko           Viktor     2526  7.0   43.5   42.0   53.5 
 2. Kolev                Atanas     2571  6.5   44.0   42.5   51.5 
 3. Vehi Bach            V¡Ctor     2446  6.5   43.5   42.0   53.5 
 4. Rios Parra           Alejandro  2308  6.5   43.5   41.5   52.0 
 5. Mirzoev              Azer       2488  6.5   43.0   40.5   47.5 
 6. Iglesias             Jorge      2308  6.0   42.0   39.5   50.5 
 7. Garcia Ilundain      David      2479  6.0   41.0   38.0   48.5 
 8. Lazarev              Vladimir   2500  6.0   40.0   37.5   44.0 
 9. Calaf Bellver        Guifr      2227  6.0   36.0   33.5   42.5 
10. Faig                 Cristian   2154  5.5   40.0   37.5   47.5 
11. Dominguez Gonzalez   Isaac      2261  5.5   37.5   32.0   39.5 
12. Gonzalez Rodriguez   Jorge A.   2425  5.5   37.0   34.0   44.5 
13. Yepes Martinez       Eduard     2254  5.5   37.0   34.0   43.0 
14. Rocabert Andreu      Guillem    2247  5.5   36.5   34.0   44.0 
15. Tarrago Antoni       Maurici    2101  5.5   36.5   32.0   39.5 
16. Alonso Moyano        Jonathan   2276  5.5   35.5   33.0   43.0 
56 players

16) B Kogan Memorial

Alexander Sulypa reports: The B.Kogan Memorial is taking place in Lviv (Ukraine) 1st-12th July 2001. The Category 9 event (2454 ) has 11 players. No games available.

After 5 rounds:

1st Sulypa,A GM (2516) UKR 3,5 2nd-3rd Bartel,M FM (2409) POL 3, Sedlak,N IM (2448) YUG 3 4th-7th Dziuba,M FM (2471) POL 2,5 Kozakov,M GM (2496) UKR 2,5 Gritsak IM (2499) UKR 2,5 Buturin,V (2369) IM UKR 2,5 8th Maksimenko,A GM (2502) UKR 2 9th-10th Firman,N IM (2511) UKR 1,5 Perunovic,M IM (2477) YUG 1,5 11th Grabinsky,V FM (2292) UKR 1

17) Eikrem Memorial cancelled

The Arnold J Eikrem Memorial for 2001 has had to be cancelled due to lack of entries. This event was to have taken place in Gausdal 27th July-3rd August 2001.

Further information: http://home.online.no/~eirikgu/arnold2001/

18) Forthcoming Events and Links

Scottish Chess Championships

The Scottish Chess Championships take place in Aberdeen July 7th-15th 2001. Internet coverage: http://members.aol.com/BAChess/sca2001/main.htm

Dortmund 2001

The "Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2001", the 29th International Dortmund Chess Days will take place July 12th-22nd 2001. Players; Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Viswanathan Anand (India), Michael Adams (England), Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Peter Leko (Hungary) and Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria). John Henderson will provide pictures and reports.

Further details: http://teleschach.de/dortmund-2001/

Fantasy Chess at: http://www.bookbullies.com/chess/dort2001.html

Asia junior championships

The Asia junior championships take place 12th-20th July in Tehran. It is for Asian boys and Asian girls under 20s. There are around 15 countries entered with many titled players. News, games, pics, tables, pairings at: http://www.iranchess.com/asiau20

Corsica Open

The Corsica International Open takes place October 28th-31st 2001. 600 000 F of prices (91 500 euros). For more details (Schedule, prizes, travels) : http://www.opencorsica.com

Malbork Castle Cup (Poland)

The 4th Malbork Castle Cup (Poland) takes place 8th-9th September 2001.

1st prize 1200 PLN (600DM) for more detailed information (English, German and Polish) see the Internet site: http://skoraf.republika.pl/index.htm

Tiviakov reports

Sergey Tiviakov's site http://www.tiviakov.demon.nl/ has his reports on the European Championship in Ohrid (Macedonia) and the Dutch Championships in Leeuwarden.

Smith & Williamson Young Masters 2001

The Smith & Williamson Young Masters takes place at the King Edward's School Witley (Surrey) 13th-21st July 2001. The Masters itself sees a repeat of last year's format of a 22-player 9 round IM Swiss. There are 10 overseas players headed up by IMs Gergely Antal, (Hungary); Dean Ippolito (USA) and Zhao Zong-Yuan (Australia). The English contingent are led by IMs Karl Mah, the 1999 winner, and Simon Williams. Several younger players, including Terence Chapman Silver Award winners Gawain Jones and Jonathan Lappage also play.

Internet coverage: http://www.swyoungmasters.co.uk

Milan GM

The "Trofeo Intel® Pentium® 4" takes place in Milan July 10th-18th 2001.

Players: 1 Miroljub Lazic GM 2465 - 2 Llambi Quendro FM 2342 - 3 Fabrizio Bellia FM 2401 - 4 Mario Lanzani IM 2380 - 5 Giulio Borgo IM 2428 - 6 Miso Cebalo GM 2476 - 7 Gojko Laketic IM 2444 - 8 Michele Godena GM 2491 - 9 Sinisa Drazic GM 2480 - 10 Giuseppe Valenti -M 2201

Internet coverage: http://italiascacchistica.com/pentium4/

Bucharest IM

SC Lasker in Bucharest, Romania is organising an IM tournament 5th-19th August 2001. The event will be Category 2 to 4 and have 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 period of the tournament. Starting date: 5th august 2001. Opening ceremony 14°° in the Chess Club "Sah Astral", Mendeleev street N° 36-38.

Time limits: 40 moves / 2 hours, then 1 hour for 20 moves + 30 minutes KO. The games will be played every day from 1430-2130.

Prizes: declared before the 3rd round.

Address in Bucharest: Romanian Chess Federation, Ion Campineanu street, no. 20, phone: 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, 72.250 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

Organizer FIDE Master Emil Pessi

European Open Rapid and Blitz Championships

EUROPEAN OPEN RAPID AND BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIPS August 28th - September 2nd, 2001, Sopot, Poland

The Championships under the aegis of the European Chess Union will be held from August 28 (day of arrival) till September 2 (day of departure), 2001 in the Sport Hall of the City of Sopot, Poland. City of Sopot is one of the most elegant and most popular Polish seaside resort, situated between the City of Gdañsk and the City of Gdynia. (Airport Gdansk – Rembiechowo).

Tournaments are open for all players rated and unrated from Zones 1.1 to 1.9. The number of players of the federation is not limited. Entrance fee are as follows: The EU Rapid Championship - US$ 20, the EU Blitz Championship – US$ 15.

European Rapid Championship be held August 29-30, 2001 (11 rounds of the Swiss system, rate of play 30 minutes – no additional seconds). Prize fund 30.000 DEM (German Marks) – 20 prizes from 6.000 to 200 DEM.

European Rapid Championship be held August 31 – September 1, 2001 (20 double rounds of the Swiss system, altogether 40 games, rate of play 5 minutes – no additional seconds). Prize fund 20.000 DEM (German Marks) – 20 prizes from 4.000 to 150 DEM.

Most of the hotels (including the breakfast), single and double rooms – from 10 USD to 50 USD per night/ per person.

INFORMATION, APPLICATIONS (until August 15, 2001) and HOTEL RESERVATION (until August 1, 2001) Organizers: Regional Chess Association „Pomorze” under the aegis of the Polish Chess Federation, Office – “Miramar” hotel in Sopot - tel/fax +48 (0) (58) 550-00-11 Mr. Piotr Sobolewski, (Polish and Russian languages) tel. +48 (059) 620-12-48 mobile: (+48) (0) (601) 802-008 wzszach.pomorze@wp.pl Information (German language) Mr. Karl-Heinz Langer tel: 0049-331-2703-900, e-mail: K-H.Langer@t-online.de Information (Russian language) Mrs. Svetlana Mednikova tel. (+48)- (0) 609-489-156 e-mail: svetlana@sm6755.spb.edu

All details, application forms and ECU Regulations you can find on http://www.pzszach.org.pl (the Polish Chess Federation) and on http://www.szachista.com.pl

Yin Hao+ vs. World Team (The Rematch)

Tom Hendricks reports: On July 5, 2001, Chinese IM Yin Hao (2576) will begin play against the World Team in an Internet correspondence chess game. This will be a rematch of the game they played last year. That game, which began July 5th, 2000 and ended January 18, 2001, was a 44-move struggle ending in a draw. This time colors will be reversed with Yin Hao now being white and the World Team black. As he was in the first game, Yin Hao will be assisted by U.S. correspondence player Richard Fleming (2404). The first game attracted World Team players from Brazil, Canada, England, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland and the United States. Most of these players first came together during the Kasparov vs. The World game held in 1999. The upcoming game is open to anyone who wishes to play and is willing to follow the basic guidelines of the World Team. Players of all skill levels are welcome. General game topics and specific strategy are discussed at a moderated board found at:

http://boards.gamers.com/messages/overview.asp?name=WTChess&page=1

Visit the site and review the Game Rules and Move Selection Rules. To participate you must both register with gamers.com AND click on 'Request Password' at the top of the strategy board page. Registration with gamers.com is the process of selecting your UserName and Password. When you click on 'Request Password' you will be e-mailed another password that is specific to the strategy board. You will need to enter it only the first time that you post to the board. Those of you who participated in the first game with Yin Hao need not request the board password - it remains the same.

Book prizes and ICC (Internet Chess Club) memberships will be awarded throughout the game to lucky members of the World Team. So come and join the fun. Additional information can be obtained by writing to tahiv@hotmail.com

Global Chess Computer 2001

There is a match between many strong computers and players on the Internet. More information (english/french)

http://www.chesslines.com/rebelvsnet/globalchesscomputer.html

New web pages

Chlodwig´s Chess Pages Links, downloadable games etc

Addresshttp://www.chlodwig.com

The official web site of an Iranian chess magazine called Shatrandj has been launched. Its address is: http://www.iranshatrandj.com The site is in Persian and English. In addition to introduction of the magazine some chess news about Asian Junior Championship, Asian Individual Men Championship, 5th world Team Championship, Baku Junior Team Tournament and etc besides some special photos of the World Chess Championship 2000 Final are now available.

Karvina CZE 2001

Jakl Karvina is organising a tournament in Karvina CZE 30th June -8th July 2001. This is a 9 rounds Swiss 40 moves per 2 hours and one hour to to end for the each player. Contact address : Zimniok Lubomír, Osvobození 1686, Karviná, 735 06, Czech Republic.Tel.: ++42069/6318175 or ++420602974549. e-mail: zimniok@volny.cz or lubomir_zimniok@cmail.cz

Internet: http://sachyjakl.zde.cz or http://kiwwi.cz/fws/sachyjakl

Ron Banwell Masters

The Ron Banwell Masters, incorporating the Commonwealth Championships will take place 18-27 August. It will be part of the 5th Mind Sports Olympiad (London). It will take place at South Bank University, Faculty of the Built Environment, 202 Wandsworth Road, London SW8 2JZ. Entry is open to anybody from anywhere. It will be free to the first two nominees of each Commonwealth federation. Entry is also free to disabled players. It will be possible to gain international honours in this 10 round Swiss. Further details: Tony Corfe. e mail: Tony@tcs-chess.demon.co.uk

Lostboys 2001

The ninth Lost Boys tournament will be held from Friday August 10th up until Sunday August 19th in Amsterdam. One can subscribe to the tournament by filling in a form on paper (ask Anne-Marie Nuss by email nuss@wxs.nl or phone 0031-76-5141114) or this digital form. It is not possible to subscribe in an other way. There is a new playing venue: 'Sporthal De Pijp'. This location offers excellent accommodations.

Further information: http://chess.lostcity.nl/lostboys2001/

Krkonose Open 2001

The 2nd Krkonose International Open which is part of the Czech Tour 2001/2002 takes place 1st-8th November 2001 in Snezkou, Czech Republic. The 9 round Swiss at a time rate of 40 moves per 2 hours and half an hour for each player to finish the game. Prize fund: altogether 20.000 CZK

Further information http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour

6th International Chess Open San Agustín (under 18)

The José Ramón Memorial takes place in Avilés, 18th to 25th of August 2001. Prizemoney 660,000 pesetas distributed in up to 30 prizes. 1st 100,000 pesetas, 2nd 90,000 pesetas, 3rd 80,000 pesetas etc

Players under 18 years old. Born after January 1st 1983.

Entry fee: 3,000 pesetas, including an invitation to the closing dinner which will take place on August 25th at 22:00 hours.

Further information: http://www.ajedrezaviles.com

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 July 2001. http://www.slavchess.co.il/academy/maccabi.html

Stork Young Masters

Anjo Anjewierden reports: The Royal Dutch Chess Federation is organising a special Round Robin IM-tournament with 9 rounds, named the Stork Young Masters. The IM tournament is scheduled 6th-11th August 2001 in Hengelo. For the tournament there are still some places left.

Our offer contains the following conditions for the Stork Young Masters: A. IM or GM and FIDE Elo above 2400 Free board and lodging (5 - 11 August) during the tournament and receive a starting money of Dfl. 250,- B. Player with FIDE Elo above 2350 Free board and lodging during the tournament

This offer is valid until June 21st. The players will be informed about being placed in the IM tournament or not soon after June 21st.

Players who are ready to accept our offer, must send their reactions as soon as possible to:

Stichting Caïssa Stork Young Masters group tel: +31 - 74 243 26 46 or +31 - 74 242 12 91 P.O. box 255 fax: +31 - 53 480 00 18 NL - 7550 AG Hengelo e-mail: ST.CAISSA@zonnet.nl

http://www.schaakbond.nl

Elbow Beach Bermuda

There will be several invitational GM and IM Tournaments in the Five star Elbow Beach Hotel in Bermuda prior to their traditional 5 round Open, 17th January to 4th February 2002. There will also be a nine round GM Open.

Contact Nigel Freeman at cadilly@ibl.bm or see the site http://www.bermuda.bm/chess

34th Biel International Chess Festival

The 34th Biel International Chess Festival will take place July 21st-August 4th with a strong Open, other tournaments and a strong GM Tournament. 25 year old Peter Svidler will be back to defend the tournament he won last year. Boris Gelfand ISR 2712 Elo (FIDE no 11) 33 years old, Alexander Grischuk RUS 2668 (no 30) 17, Joel Lautier FRA 2658 (no 34) 28, Viktor Kortchnoï SUI 2643 (no 44) 70 and Yannick Pelletier SUI 2531 (no 330) 24 will complete the 6 man field.

Website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch

Quebec Championships

The Championships of Quebec are taking place at the moment.

Internet coverage: http://fqechecs.qc.ca/

Korinthos Open

The 5th international open tournament of Korinthos, Greece will be held July 28th-August 5th 2001,with total prizes about 5000 EUROs, first prize 1500 Euros.

Further information http://www.chess.gr/korinthos

Glyfada Open 2001

3rd International Chess Tournament "Glyfada 2001" that will take place from August 31st-September 8th 2001 in Glyfada, Athens, Greece.

Further information at the new Web site of "Zeno Chess Club" : http:\\www.zinonchess.gr

VI Paks Cup

The VI Paks Cup Hungary, GM, IM, and FM tournaments take place 18th-28th August 2001. The GM and IM events are 11 rounds and the FM group is 9 rounds, 7 days and there is no entry fee. Accomodation: 5-11 EURO/day Info: Videki Sandor videkisn@axelero.hu

16th North Sea Cup

The 16th North Sea Cup takes place in Esbjerg, Denmark July 6th-14th 2001. The organisers, the Esbjerg Chess Union has announced the field: Eduard Rozentalis, Alexander Rustemov, Emil Sutovsky, Jon Speelman Curt Hansen, Peter Heine Nielsen, Lars Schandorff Igor Alexander Nataf, Eric Van den Doel and Luke McShane. It looks like the event will be category 14.

Internet coverage: http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tpherman/vh2001/1index.htm

Further information available from Brian Isaksen at dkb196@post.3.tele.dk

Znojmo Open

The Znojmo Open (CZE) 2001 will take place 7th-14th October 2001. Contact: Dr. Jan Mazuch, Festival Director of CZECH OPEN 2001 - j.mazuch@avekont.cz CZECH OPEN - International Chess Festival - http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen CZECH TOUR - International Chess Tournaments Series - http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour International Chess Calender - http://www.avekont.cz/calender.htm

Bourgogne weekender

There is a weekend tournament in Bourgogne 6th-7th October 2001. 70 000 Frs in prizes. Venue: Grande salle de l’Hexagone 1st blitz tournament - Saturday 6/10 at 14 h 30 10 000 Frs de prix – 1er 3000, 2000, 1000, 800 et prix par cat. élo II

2nd 5th Open International - Sunday 7th October 9h. 9 rondes : 3 x 10 min,2 x 15 min, 4 x 20 min. 60 000 Frs de prix garantis Général : 1er 5500 F, 2ème 4000, 3ème 3000,( 15 prix ) Spécial Féminines :1ère 2000 F, 2ème 1500, 3ème 1000 Tranches élo :0/1500, 1501/1700,1701/1900 et 1901/2100 et 2101 /2300 1er 1200 F, 2ème 900, 3ème 600, 4ème 300 Vétérans : 1er 1000 F, 2ème 600, 3ème 400. Jeunes : 1er 600 F

Contact: M. LOUIS Tél 03 85 82 55 75- Fax 03 85 82 59 96 e.mail : M.LOUIS@wanadoo.fr F. THIBAUDET Tél/fax 03 85 82 68 72 – THIBAUDETF@AOL.com

6th Wichern Open

The 75th Anniversary of the Barmbek Chess Club in Hamburg will see the 6th Wichern Open take place 13th-21st October 2001. Playing venue: Sports Hall of Wichern Schule in Hamburg (same place as in 1999).

Jubilee Open: 9 rounds Swiss, 7 hours of play (2h/40, 1h/20, 30min/rest). No double rounds. Open for all players. Entry fee: without Elo: 150 DM, Elo less than 2200: 100 DM, ELO higher than 2199: 50 DM, GM/IM free. Prizes 2500 DM / 2000 DM / 1500 DM, many more prices planned depending on number of participants.

Barmbek Open: Limited to players with German national rating (DWZ) less than 1800. 9 rounds Swiss, 5 hours of play (2h/40, 30min/rest). Entry fee: 80 DM, juniors: 40 DM. Prizes: 500 DM/300 DM/200 DM.

For further details: email rolf_sander@magicvillage.de

5th Open International Bavarian Masters

The 5th Open International Bavarian Masters takes place in Bad Wiessee, 27th October - 4th November 2001. Prize-funds: DM 42.000

Details and online-inscription at: http://www.schach-am-tegernsee.de/oib2001

5th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament

The 5th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament in Vlissingen (The Netherlands) takes place 28.07.2001 - 04.08.2001. Several GM's have already confirmed their participation, a.o. Kasimdzhanov (UZB, 2693), Van Wely (NLD, 2670), Piket (NLD, 2628), Nijboer (NLD, 2580), Epishin (RUS, 2579) and Psakhis (ISR, 2575). On the day before the tournament (27.07.2001) there will be a simul by GM Piket. During the tournament GM Psakhis will give a training session.

Dates: 28.07.2001 - 04.08.2001. 9 rounds Swiss, FIDE-rated. Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by 30 minutes knock-out. Prizes: Dfl 3500 - Dfl 2500 - Dfl 1500 etc. Also rating prizes. Entry fee: Dfl 60 (GM/IM: free FM: Dfl 30)

Contact: H. Groffen: hgroffen@zeelandnet.nl

Website: http://people.zeelandnet.nl

Ikaros Chess Festival 2001

The Ikaros Chess Festival 2001 will take place 3rd-17th July 2001. Sunday 1st on July and ends on Tuesday 17th of July. There is an updated set of information at the website below.

. 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

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

Bergen tournament in Norway

Bergen Chess International 2001 takes place in Bergen 4th-12th August 2001 Further information: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/bergen2001/

Contact IA Hans Olav Lahlum, at hanso.lahlum@c2i.net for further information.

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

VII Tatry Open in Slovakia

VII Tatry Open 2001 in Tatranské Zruby 29 September - 6 October 2001.

Further information: http://www.chess.sk/turnaje/turnaje.html

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

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

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/

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

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

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)

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

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.

"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

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.

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

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