THE WEEK IN CHESS 359 24th September 2001 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) Europe versus
Asia Match
3) European Club Cup 2001
4) European Senior Championships
5) Armenian
Championships
6) Hungarian Women's Championships
7) African Championships
8) 6th European Club
Cup for women
9) VI International Chess Festival in
Cesenatico
10) Croatian Team Championships
11) 5th Pablo Gorbea Memorial
12) Lausanne
Open
13) 6th Governor's Cup
14)
Mitropa Cup
15) 4NCL
16) 123rd New
York State Championship
17) President's Cup
18) Forthcoming Events and Links
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Games section
Europe versus Asia Match 104 games
European Club Cup 2001 114 games
Battle of Crete Rapid 45 games
European Senior Championships 125 games
Armenian Championships 35 games
Hungarian Women's Championships 15 games
African Championships 72 games
6th European Club Cup for women 140 games
Cesenatico Open 24 games
Croatian Team Championships 511 games
5th Pablo Gorbea Memorial 101 games
Mitropa Cup 45 games
123rd New York State Championship 72 games
President's Cup 135 games
1538 games
My thanks to David Llada, Ian Rogers, Gaguik Oganessian, Gabor Kallai
and Paul Suranyi, Hassan Khaled, Sergey Sudakov and Mihajlo Savic, Mirjana
Medic, Juan Carlos Ruiz, John Donaldson, Richard Furness, Bill Townsend,
Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh and all those who helped with this issue.
A number of exciting events this week. The Europe vs. Asia match has
just concluded, Kasparov scoring a fine 11/12 in this rapid-play match. The
European Club Cup has just started in Crete with a number of very strong
players competing. In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on New York and
Washington the BGN computer match between Fritz and Kramnik has been
postponed.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Europe versus Asia rapidplay match took place in Batumi Opera House
September 16th-20th 2001. This was a Double round Scheveningen system rapidplay
(25 mins per side) event with play on three days: 17th,18th and 19th September
2001.
Final Scores Men : Europe 47.5 - Asia 24.5
Women : Europe 10.5 -
Asia 21.5
Total : Europe 58.0 - Asia 46.0
European Team Garry Kasparov RUS 11/12 Loek Van Wely NED 8/12 Etienne
Bacrot FRA 7.5/12 Emil Sutovsky ISR and Mikhail Gurevich BEL 6.5/12 Zurab
Azmaiparashvili GEO 5/6 Christopher Lutz GER 3/6
Asian Team Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB 7.5/12 Utut Adianto INA 4.5/12 Ye
Jiangchuan CHN 4.5/12 Evgeny Vladimirov KAZ 3.5/12 Dao Thien Hai VIE 2.5/12 Ian
Rogers AUS 2/10 Zhu Chen 0/2
Internet coverage: http://chess.batumi.net/
The Captains were for Europe Alexander von Gleich of Germany and for
Asia Ignatius Leong of Singapore.
Men
Round 1 (September 17, 2001)
Rogers, Ian - Kasparov, Garry 0-1 47 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Dao Thien Hai - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 48 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Adianto, Utut - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 1/2 39 A42 Modern Defence (with c2-c4/without Nf6)
Vladimirov, Evgeny - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 39 B22 Sicilian Alapin Variation
Ye Jiangchuan - Sutovsky, Emil 1-0 39 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Gurevich, Mikhail 1-0 30 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Round 2 (September 17, 2001)
Kasparov, Garry - Rogers, Ian 1-0 48 B01 Centre Counter
Van Wely, Loek - Dao Thien Hai 0-1 34 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Adianto, Utut 1-0 62 D17 Slav Defence
Bacrot, Etienne - Vladimirov, Evgeny 0-1 47 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Sutovsky, Emil - Ye Jiangchuan 0-1 27 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Gurevich, Mikhail - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 55 A36 English Botvinnik Variation
Round 3 (September 17, 2001)
Gurevich, Mikhail - Rogers, Ian 1-0 30 A41 Modern Defence counter 1.d4
Kasparov, Garry - Dao Thien Hai 1-0 45 C42 Petroff's Defence
Van Wely, Loek - Adianto, Utut 1-0 46 A21 English Opening
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Vladimirov, Evgeny 1/2 23 D53 Queens Gambit
Bacrot, Etienne - Ye Jiangchuan 1/2 38 E97 King's Indian Classical
Sutovsky, Emil - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 52 B06 Modern Defence
Round 4 (September 17, 2001)
Rogers, Ian - Gurevich, Mikhail 1/2 52 C11 French Defence
Dao Thien Hai - Kasparov, Garry 0-1 27 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Adianto, Utut - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 31 D19 Slav Defence
Vladimirov, Evgeny - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 0-1 35 A42 Modern Defence (with c2-c4/without Nf6)
Ye Jiangchuan - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 59 B06 Modern Defence
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Sutovsky, Emil 1/2 68 D98 Gruenfeld Defence Smyslov
Round 5 (September 18, 2001)
Rogers, Ian - Sutovsky, Emil 1/2 63 A16 English Opening
Dao Thien Hai - Gurevich, Mikhail 0-1 27 D52 Queens Gambit Cambridge Springs
Adianto, Utut - Kasparov, Garry 0-1 62 D77 Gruenfeld Defence 3.g3
Vladimirov, Evgeny - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 40 D19 Slav Defence
Ye Jiangchuan - Lutz, Christopher 1-0
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 30 D15 Slav Defence
Round 6 (September 18, 2001)
Sutovsky, Emil - Rogers, Ian 1-0 38 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Gurevich, Mikhail - Dao Thien Hai 1-0
Kasparov, Garry - Adianto, Utut 1/2
Van Wely, Loek - Vladimirov, Evgeny 1-0
Lutz, Christopher - Ye Jiangchuan 1-0
Bacrot, Etienne - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1/2
Round 7 (September 18, 2001)
Bacrot, Etienne - Rogers, Ian 1/2
Sutovsky, Emil - Dao Thien Hai 1-0
Gurevich, Mikhail - Adianto, Utut 1/2
Kasparov, Garry - Vladimirov, Evgeny 1-0 25 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Van Wely, Loek - Ye Jiangchuan 1-0 58 E90 King's Indian Classical
Lutz, Christopher - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1/2
Round 8 (September 18, 2001)
Rogers, Ian - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 35 D23 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Dao Thien Hai - Sutovsky, Emil 0-1
Adianto, Utut - Gurevich, Mikhail 1-0 51 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Vladimirov, Evgeny - Kasparov, Garry 0-1 23 E54 Nimzo Indian
Ye Jiangchuan - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 36 C10 French Rubinstein
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Lutz, Christopher 1-0 62 E05 Catalan System
Round 9 (September 19, 2001)
Rogers, Ian - Azmaiparashvili, Zurab 0-1
Dao Thien Hai - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2
Adianto, Utut - Sutovsky, Emil 1/2
Vladimirov, Evgeny - Gurevich, Mikhail 1/2 28 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Ye Jiangchuan - Kasparov, Garry 0-1
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Van Wely, Loek 1/2
Round 10 (September 19, 2001)
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab - Rogers, Ian 1-0 50 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Bacrot, Etienne - Dao Thien Hai 1-0 30 D11 Slav Defence
Sutovsky, Emil - Adianto, Utut 1-0 31 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Gurevich, Mikhail - Vladimirov, Evgeny 1/2
Kasparov, Garry - Ye Jiangchuan 1/2 25 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Van Wely, Loek - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 52 D35 QGD Exchange Variation
Round 11 (September 19, 2001)
Van Wely, Loek - Zhu Chen 1-0 32 D15 Slav Defence
Lutz, Christopher - Dao Thien Hai 1-0 30 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Bacrot, Etienne - Adianto, Utut 1-0 55 A21 English Opening
Sutovsky, Emil - Vladimirov, Evgeny 1-0 48 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Gurevich, Mikhail - Ye Jiangchuan 1/2
Kasparov, Garry - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1-0 70 B36 Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Round 12 (September 19, 2001)
Zhu Chen - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 34 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Dao Thien Hai - Lutz, Christopher 1/2 37 E25 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Adianto, Utut - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 31 D15 Slav Defence
Vladimirov, Evgeny - Sutovsky, Emil 1-0 72 D90 Gruenfeld Defence Flohr
Ye Jiangchuan - Gurevich, Mikhail 0-1
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Kasparov, Garry 0-1 29 A60 Modern Benoni Defence
EUR-ASIA Rapid Match Batumi GEO (GEO), 17-19 ix 2001
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1 Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2838 +13 +13 +12 +12 + 8 = 8 +10 +10 + 9 = 9 + 3 + 3 11.0 /12 3017
2 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2695 =12 -12 + 8 - 8 +10 +10 + 9 + 9 = 3 - 3 +14 +14 8.0 /12 2735
3 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2704 + 6 + 6 + 5 = 5 = 4 = 4 =11 +11 = 2 + 2 - 1 - 1 7.5 /12 2780
4 Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2653 +10 -10 = 9 + 9 = 3 = 3 =13 =13 =12 +12 + 8 = 8 7.5 /12 2711
5 Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2651 - 9 - 9 - 3 = 3 =13 +13 +12 +12 = 8 + 8 +10 -10 6.5 /12 2645
6 Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2633 - 3 - 3 +13 =13 +12 +12 = 8 - 8 =10 =10 = 9 + 9 6.5 /12 2645
7 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab g GEO 2674 = 8 + 8 =10 +10 . . . . +13 +13 . . 5.0 / 6 2855
8 Adianto, Utut g INA 2598 = 7 - 7 - 2 + 2 - 1 = 1 = 6 + 6 = 5 - 5 - 4 = 4 4.5 /12 2603
9 Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2677 + 5 + 5 = 4 - 4 +11 -11 - 2 - 2 - 1 = 1 = 6 - 6 4.5 /12 2598
10 Vladimirov, Evgeny g KAZ 2612 - 4 + 4 = 7 - 7 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 = 6 = 6 - 5 + 5 3.5 /12 2532
11 Lutz, Christopher g GER 2643 . . . . - 9 + 9 = 3 - 3 . . +12 =12 3.0 / 6 2651
12 Dao Thien Hai g VIE 2572 = 2 + 2 - 1 - 1 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 5 = 4 - 4 -11 =11 2.5 /12 2455
13 Rogers, Ian g AUS 2538 - 1 - 1 - 6 = 6 = 5 - 5 = 4 = 4 - 7 - 7 . . 2.0 /10 2449
14 Zhu Chen wg CHN 2497 . . . . . . . . . . - 2 - 2 0.0 / 2
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Women
Round 1 (September 17, 2001)
Hoang Thanh Trang - Chiburdanidze, Maia 1/2 49 E38 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Zhu Chen - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 1-0
Xu Yuhua - Ioseliani, Nana 1-0 34 B85 Sicilian Scheveningen Variation
Xie Jun - Gurieli, Nino 1-0 33 A08 Barcza System
Round 2 (September 17, 2001)
Chiburdanidze, Maia - Hoang Thanh Trang 0-1 51 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Zhu Chen 0-1 46 B26 Sicilian Closed System
Ioseliani, Nana - Xu Yuhua 1-0 66 A33 English Symmetrical Variation
Gurieli, Nino - Xie Jun 0-1 42 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Round 3 (September 17, 2001)
Gurieli, Nino - Hoang Thanh Trang 0-1 46 A87 Dutch Leningrad System
Chiburdanidze, Maia - Zhu Chen 0-1 57 D12 Slav Defence
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Xu Yuhua 0-1 47 B23 Sicilian Closed System
Ioseliani, Nana - Xie Jun 1-0 35 A16 English Opening
Round 4 (September 17, 2001)
Hoang Thanh Trang - Gurieli, Nino 1-0 30 D97 Gruenfeld Defence Russian
Zhu Chen - Chiburdanidze, Maia 0-1 36 E15 Queens Indian
Xu Yuhua - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 1-0 50 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Xie Jun - Ioseliani, Nana 1/2 47 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 5 (September 18, 2001)
Hoang Thanh Trang - Ioseliani, Nana 1-0 60 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Zhu Chen - Gurieli, Nino 1/2
Xu Yuhua - Chiburdanidze, Maia 1/2 41 B19 Caro Kann
Xie Jun - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 1-0 50 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Round 6 (September 18, 2001)
Ioseliani, Nana - Hoang Thanh Trang 1/2
Gurieli, Nino - Zhu Chen 0-1 38 A14 Reti Opening
Chiburdanidze, Maia - Xu Yuhua 0-1 40 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Xie Jun 0-1
Round 7 (September 19, 2001)
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina - Hoang Thanh Trang 1-0 29 C01 French Exchange
Ioseliani, Nana - Zhu Chen 1-0 40 A37 English Symmetrical Variation
Gurieli, Nino - Xu Yuhua 0-1 37 A30 English Symmetrical Variation
Chiburdanidze, Maia - Xie Jun 1/2 40 D72 Gruenfeld Defence 3.g3
Round 8 (September 19, 2001)
Hoang Thanh Trang - Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 0-1 64 A55 Old Indian Defence
Zhu Chen - Ioseliani, Nana 1/2 53 E15 Queens Indian
Xu Yuhua - Gurieli, Nino 1-0 52 B08 Pirc Defence
Xie Jun - Chiburdanidze, Maia 0-1 29 B19 Caro Kann
EUR-ASIA Rapid Match Women Batumi GEO (GEO), 17-19 ix 2001
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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1 Xu Yuhua wg CHN 2502 +5 -5 +7 +7 =6 +6 +8 +8 6.5 2717
2 Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2445 =6 +6 +8 +8 +5 =5 -7 -7 5.0 2561
3 Zhu Chen wg CHN 2497 +7 +7 +6 -6 =8 +8 -5 =5 5.0 2561
4 Xie Jun g CHN 2553 +8 +8 -5 =5 +7 +7 =6 -6 5.0 2561
5 Ioseliani, Nana m GEO 2497 -1 +1 +4 =4 -2 =2 +3 =3 4.5 2542
6 Chiburdanidze, Maia g GEO 2513 =2 -2 -3 +3 =1 -1 =4 +4 3.5 2456
7 Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina wg RUS 2507 -3 -3 -1 -1 -4 -4 +2 +2 2.0 2306
8 Gurieli, Nino m GEO 2347 -4 -4 -2 -2 =3 -3 -1 -1 0.5 2055
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The European Club Cup finals take place in Crete 22nd-30th September
2001. The event is a 7 round Swiss system and the teams will comprise 6 players
and the right to use two substitutes. Players include Korchnoi, Svidler,
Bareev, Dreev, Beliavsky, Onischuk, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Rublevsky, Ponomariov,
Ivan Sokolov, Svidler and Zvjaginsev.
The event is a 7 round Swiss system and the teams will comprise 6
players and the right to use two substitutes.
In addition just before the start of the event was the "Battle of Crete"
rapid-play tournament won by Stelios Halkias on tie-break from Dmitry
Svetushkin both scoring 8.5/11.
Live coverage: http://www.venizelia.gr
The Berlin team of Schachfreunde Neukoelln plays and they will cover the
event at: http://www.sfr-neukoelln.de/
Round 1 Results:
Bosna Sarajevo - Herzlia Chess Club 5.5-0.5
Schachfreunde Neukölln 03 - S-Petersburg LTD 1-5
Gazovik - HOLDIA DP Praha 5.5-0.5
ŠK Slovan Bratislava - Norilsky nikel (Norilsk) 1-5
Polonia Plus GSM Warsaw - BM Kisela Voda Skopje 4.5-1.5
Hellir Chess Club - Danko Donbass 2-4
Kiseljak - SK Rockaden 4-2
Riga, TSI - Merkur Versicherungen Graz 1.5-4.5
Beer Sheva Chess Club - Vesnianka 4.5-1.5
C.C.Reykjavik - SV Werder Bremen 2-4
Kydon S C - Supersport - Bray Chess Club 3.5-2.5
Rochade Eupen - ASA Tel Aviv Chess Club 1-5
SK Hohenems - Koninklijke Antwerpse - OSK 5-1
Cercle des Échecs Gambit Bonnevoie - Csuti Antal SK 0.5-5.5
ULIM Moldova - SK Bestex Nove Zamky 3.5-2.5
Joensuu Chessclub - Helsinge Skakklub 3-3
ALKALOID - Asker SK 4-2
Dublin Chess Club - Boavista Futebol Club 1-5
Chess Association Plock - Monmouth Minnows Chess Club 4-2
Randaberg SK BYE
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Battle of Crete Rapid Panormo GRE (GRE), 1-12 ix 2001
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1. Halkias, Stelios m GRE 2505 8.5 75 2505
2. Svetushkin, Dmitry m MDA 2461 8.5 73.5 2461
3. Grivas, Efstratios g GRE 2489 8.0 74.5 2489
4. Zoler, Dan m ISR 2507 8.0 74.5 2507
5. Banikas, Hristos g GRE 2531 7.0 76.5 2531
6. Nikolaidis, Ioannis g GRE 2531 7.0 74.0 2531
7. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios GRE 2435 7.0 72.0 2435
8. Galego, Luis m POR 2467 7.0 68.0 2467
9. Stisis, Yaacov m ISR 2391 6.5 69.0 2391
10. Gofshtein, Zeev-Alon g ISR 2518 6.5 69.5 2518
11. Kantsler, Boris g ISR 2524 6.5 68.0 2524
12. Chilov, Alexandros GRE 2307 6.5 63.0 2307
40 players
The European Senior Championships took place in Saint Vicent, Italy
15th-23rd September 2001. Jacob Murey was the clear winner with 7.5/9.
Internet coverage:
http://www.scacchivda.com/seniorchamp/navigationeuorosenior/index.html
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European Seniors Saint Vincent ITA (ITA), 15-23 ix 2001
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1. Murey, Jacob g ISR 2480 7.5 52.5 42.25 2591
2. Tatai, Stefano m ITA 2350 7.0 53.5 41.25 2545
3. Taimanov, Mark E g RUS 2439 7.0 52.5 39.00 2532
4. Csom, Istvan g HUN 2415 7.0 52.5 38.25 2531
5. Klovans, Janis g LAT 2446 6.5 54.0 36.75 2491
6. Cibulka, Vladimir f SVK 2321 6.0 51.0 31.00 2345
7. Vucenovic, Dragomir SUI 2275 6.0 50.5 30.00 2450
8. Lapienis, Donatas f LTU 2311 6.0 43.5 27.50 2313
9. Gruzmann, Boris f RUS 2308 5.5 48.5 26.25 2269
10. Khanukov, Boris GER 2313 5.5 48.5 26.00 2275
11. Semasev, Kim f LAT 2300 5.5 48.5 26.00 2199
12. Kraidman, Yair g ISR 2322 5.5 48.0 26.75 2231
13. Rahls, Peter f GER 2320 5.5 46.5 27.50 2164
14. Lieb, Harald f GER 2286 5.5 46.5 26.75 2328
15. Arkhangelsky, Boris m RUS 2416 5.5 45.5 26.00 2310
16. Luboshitz, Alexander BLR 2200 5.5 44.5 26.25 2267
17. Laco, Giuseppe ITA 2167 5.5 44.5 24.25 2130
18. Orev, Petar m BUL 2245 5.5 41.0 20.25 2183
19. Chehlov, Aleksander f LAT 2267 5.0 47.5 22.25 2258
20. Vaisman, Volodia m FRA 2398 5.0 46.5 23.50 2213
21. Dotan, Valeria ISR 2031 5.0 43.0 21.25 2235
22. Etmans, Maarten f NED 2142 5.0 43.0 21.00 2038
23. Kraaykamp,Wim ---- 5.0 41.0 19.75 2133
24. Kohlschmidt,Christoph ---- 5.0 41.0 19.50 1920
25. Schwertel, Johann ---- 5.0 40.5 18.50 1975
63 players
The Armenian Championships took place September 13-24th 2001. 11
players (6 GMs 4 IMs and 1 NM) competed in the event which was won by Smbat
Lputian.
Internet coverage: http://www.armchess.am/
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ch-ARM Yerevan ARM (ARM), 13-23 ix 2001 cat. XI (2518)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Lputian, Smbat G g ARM 2608 * 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2702
2. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2562 0 * 1 = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2663
3. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2588 = 0 * 1 = 1 = = = 1 1 6.5 2621
4. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2604 = = 0 * = = 1 1 = 1 = 6.0 2581
5. Yegiazarian, Arsen g ARM 2551 = 0 = = * 1 = 0 1 1 1 6.0 2587
6. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2581 = = 0 = 0 * = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2548
7. Minasian, Ara m ARM 2480 = = = 0 = = * = = 0 1 4.5 2486
8. Sargissian, Gabriel m ARM 2514 0 0 = 0 1 0 = * 1 1 = 4.5 2482
9. Nalbandian, Tigran m ARM 2458 0 = = = 0 = = 0 * = 0 3.0 2375
10. Haroutjunian, Gevorg ARM 2346 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = * 1 2.5 2342
11. Hachatrian, Vahagn m ARM 2411 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 0 * 2.0 2289
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The Hungarian Women's Championships take place in Budapest 21st-29th
September 2001. My thanks to Gabor Kallai and Paul Suranyi.
Internet coverage: http://www.saxo.hu/
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1. Grabics, Monika wm HUN 2295 * . . . . . 1 = . 1 2.5 2498
2. Gara, Anita wm HUN 2303 . * . = . . . 1 . 1 2.5 2573
3. Goczo, Melinda HUN 2158 . . * 0 1 . . . 1 . 2.0 2495
4. Gara, Ticia wm HUN 2381 . = 1 * . 0 . . . . 1.5 2215
5. Dembo, Yelena wm HUN 2391 . . 0 . * 1 . . = . 1.5 2227
6. Toth, Lili HUN 2184 . . . 1 0 * . = . . 1.5 2355
7. Adam, Olga HUN 2156 0 . . . . . * . = 1 1.5 2287
8. Horvath, Julia wm HUN 2294 = 0 . . . = . * . . 1.0 2135
9. Lakos, Nikoletta wg HUN 2339 . . 0 . = . = . * . 1.0 2110
10. Csonkics, Tunde wg HUN 2227 0 0 . . . . 0 . . * 0.0
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Hassan Khaled reports: The African Chess Championships and Women’s
African Chess Championship take place in Cairo at the Eastern Company Chess
Club, 16th-25th September 2001. The events are 9 round Swiss System and are
played using the new FIDE time control. Tiebreak Matches will be played on 25
September. 24 players from 13 Federations participate in Men section, lead by
GM Hamdouchi, Hichem from (MAR) then IM Belkhodja, Slim who got his origin
nationality (TUN). One player from each federation plus two over 2300 can
participate in the tournament. 6 players qualify to World Championship. 12
players from 8 federations participate in Women’s Section. The number of
participants per Federation is not limited. The Chief Arbiter is Andrzej
Filipowicz from Poland.
Round 4 Standings:
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1. Belkhodja, Slim m FRA 2531 +17 =12 + 7 = 5 . . . . . 3.0 2605
2. El Taher, Fouad m EGY 2477 +15 =11 = 5 +13 . . . . . 3.0 2579
3. Hamdouchi, Hichem g MAR 2533 =13 = 4 +22 +10 . . . . . 3.0 2538
4. Kobese, Watu m RSA 2373 +23 = 3 =10 +11 . . . . . 3.0 2554
5. Simutowe, Amon m ZAM 2462 +22 +20 = 2 = 1 . . . . . 3.0 2516
6. Belouadah,Saad ALG ---- =16 =17 +14 +12 . . . . . 3.0 2515
7. Rizouk, Aimen m ALG 2442 + 8 =10 - 1 +17 . . . . . 2.5 2470
8. Lungu, Nase f ZAM 2250 - 7 +25 = 9 +16 . . . . . 2.5 2391
9. Bouaziz, Slim g TUN 2379 =14 =13 = 8 =15 . . . . . 2.0 2270
10. Tissir, Mohamed m MAR 2383 +21 = 7 = 4 - 3 . . . . . 2.0 2384
11. Abdelnabbi, Imed m EGY 2430 +19 = 2 =12 - 4 . . . . . 2.0 2373
12. Labib, Ibrahim Hasan m EGY 2409 +18 = 1 =11 - 6 . . . . . 2.0 2290
13. Malupande, Lungu ZAM 2338 = 3 = 9 +20 - 2 . . . . . 2.0 2347
14. Aranov, Yuri RSA 2180 = 9 =16 - 6 +22 . . . . . 2.0 2257
15. Henni, Mohamed m ALG 2314 - 2 +23 =16 = 9 . . . . . 2.0 2330
16. Kaabi, Mejdi m TUN 2365 = 6 =14 =15 - 8 . . . . . 1.5 2099
17. Chahrani, Ibrahim LBA 2337 - 1 = 6 +21 - 7 . . . . . 1.5 2203
18. Domingos, Catarino ANG 2200 -12 =21 =19 =20 . . . . . 1.5 2121
19. Ben Nasser, Khaled LBA 2234 -11 -22 =18 +23 . . . . . 1.5 2167
20. Woldeyes,Mekitew ETH ---- +24 - 5 -13 =18 . . . . . 1.5 2163
21. Nadir, Samir SUD 2190 -10 =18 -17 +25 . . . . . 1.5 2143
22. Gwaze, Robert m ZIM 2287 - 5 +19 - 3 -14 . . . . . 1.0 2159
23. Molale, Ofentse BOT 2101 - 4 -15 +25 -19 . . . . . 1.0 2037
24. BYE ---- -20 . . . . . . . . 0.0
25. Bhowany,Koomaren MRI ---- . - 8 -23 -21 . . . . . 0.0
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1. Arouche, Farida ALG 2065 + 8 = 5 + 6 + 3 . . . . . 3.5 2348
2. Houli,Asma ALG ---- + 4 + 6 - 3 + 5 . . . . . 3.0 2205
3. Van der Merwe,Cecile RSA ---- +11 + 7 + 2 - 1 . . . . . 3.0 2209
4. Toubal,Wissam ALG ---- - 2 +10 +11 + 8 . . . . . 3.0 2193
5. Bahji,Hind MAR ---- +12 = 1 + 7 - 2 . . . . . 2.5 2111
6. Mudongo, Boikhutso wf BOT 2050 +10 - 2 - 1 + 9 . . . . . 2.0 2016
7. Afonso, Flora ANG ---- + 9 - 3 - 5 +10 . . . . . 2.0 2000
8. Metosy,Amina TUN ---- - 1 +12 + 9 - 4 . . . . . 2.0 2016
9. Namutebi,Catherine UGA ---- - 7 +11 - 8 - 6 . . . . . 1.0 1819
10. Nakandi,Juliet UGA ---- - 6 - 4 +12 - 7 . . . . . 1.0 1819
11. Makumbe,Tiritoga ZIM ---- - 3 - 9 - 4 +12 . . . . . 1.0 1807
12. Nanteza,Charity UGA ---- - 5 - 8 -10 -11 . . . . . 0.0
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The 6th European Club Cup for women took place in Belgrade, September
15th-23rd 2001. My thanks to Sergey Sudakov and Mihajlo Savic.
Mihajlo Savic reports: Only ten teams competed including four from
Yugoslavia, including defending champions "Agrouniverzal" from Belgrade. A
seven round swiss was played. "Agrouniverzal" retained the title. The title was
to be decided on board points however due to a tie match points decided the
title. Among the 49 players there were 21 WGMs and 10 IMs. The best top board
score was made by GM Natasa Bojkovic with 5/7 on board 2 GM Corina Peptan
scored 6,5/7 (the best result of the tournament), board 3 GM Evgenia Ovod
5,5/7, board 4 GM Svetlana Prudnikova with 6/7. The winning "Agrouniverzal"
team was: GM Alisa Maric, GM Nino Khurtsidze, GM Tatiana Stepovaia-Dianchenko
and GM Svetlana Prudnikova. The chief arbiter was Jasmina Sakotic and the
tournament's permanent director Werner Stubenvoll.
6th Women's European Club Cup, Belgrade, September 15-23
Source: Politika http://www.politika.co.yu/ Information
collated by Sergey Sudakov at:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/eurowomc.html
Swiss system, 7 rounds
Teams:
1. Agrouniverzal (Zemun YUG): A. Maric (2457), Khurtsidze (2446),
Stepovaja (2451), Prudnikova (2406), Chelushkina (2394).
2. AEM Timishoara (ROM): Zhukova (2440), Peptan (2460),
Olarašu (2312), Bogza (2290).
3. BAS (Belgrade YUG): Bojkovic (2452), Gaponenko (2404),
Manakova (2353), Kalevic (2219), G. Zarkovic (2265).
4. Cheljabinsk (RUS): Shumjakina (2371), Grabuzova (2391),
Galjanina (2335), Strutinskaja (2361), Kochetkova (2248).
5. St.Petersburg (RUS): Polovnikova (2368), Stjazhkina (2343),
Ovod (2327), Zimina (2312), Sudakova (2319).
6. Bucharest (ROM): Fojšor (2423), Ionescu (2354), Calotescu
(2283), Marin (2159).
7. Nova Gorica (SLO): Sedina (2380), Krivec (2242), Grosar
(2220), Srebrnic (2176).
8. Gosha (Smederevska Palanka YUG): Aleksandrova (2387), M.
Petrovic (2244), Dragaševic (2151), Zarkovic (2085), Milivojevic (2035).
9. Rad (Belgrade YUG): M. Savic (2180), J. Miloradovic (2173),
Drljevic (2132), R. Kovacevic (2082), Kezele (unrated).
10. Slavija (Srpsko Sarajevo YUG): Benderac (2276), Dimovska
(2090), J. Ivanovic (2061), Skrkar (2000), V. Djuric (2015).
Final Standings:
1. AGROUNIVERZAL, Beograd YUG 11.0 (18,5)
2. AEM-Luxten, Timisoara ROM 10.0 (18,5)
3. B A S, Beograd YUG 10.0 (17,5)
4. ST.PETERSBURG, St.Petersburg RUS 10.0 (16,0)
5. SHISHMATE-MECHEL, Chelybinsk RUS 9.0 (17,5)
6. CHES CLUB, Nova Gorica SLO 7.0 (14,0)
7. ASOCIATA SPORTIVA RAT, Bucharest ROM 7.0 (14,0)
8. G O S A, Smederevska Palanka YUG 4.0 (10,5)
9. SLAVIJA, Sarajevo BIH 2.0 (10,0)
10. R A D, Beograd YUG 0.0 ( 3,5)
Best boardscores:
1. N. Bojkovic (BAS) 5(7) 2. C. Peptan (Timishoara) 6,5(7) 3. E. Ovod
(St.Petersburg) 5,5(7), 4. S. Prudnikova (Agrouniverzal) 6(7).
The VI International Chess Festival in Cesenatico took place 9th-16th
September 2001. Sinisa Drazic took first place with 7/9. Only a small number of
games are available with none from round 9.
Internet coverage: http://www.antiquascom.it/
Final (round 9) Standings:
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1. Drazic, Sinisa g YUG 2480 7.0 41.0
2. Mrdja, Milan m CRO 2399 6.5 43.5
3. Voiska, Margarita wg BUL 2296 6.0 43.0 0.5 4
4. Naumkin, Igor g RUS 2411 6.0 43.0 0.5 3
5. Kunze, Holger GER 2220 6.0 41.0 4.0
6. Roos, Michael GER 2294 6.0 41.0 3.5
7. Tomescu, Vlad m ROM 2417 5.5 39.0
8. Bertagnolli, Alexander ITA 2290 5.5 37.5
9. Dunsbach, Ralf Dr. f GER 2320 5.0 44.0
10. Wehmeier, Stefan m GER 2377 5.0 41.5 3.5
11. Maksimovic, Suzana wg YUG 2294 5.0 41.5 0.5
12. Brancaleoni, Maurizio ITA 2196 5.0 39.5
13. Bonacci, Mauro GER 2202 5.0 39.0
30 players
The Croatian Team Championships took place in Pula (Croatia) 10th-18th
September 2001. There were 1st league (men, women and juniors) 2nd league
(women and juniors). Mravince Dalmacijacement won the men's team event. My
thanks to Mirjana Medic for the information.
Detailed information on the official internet site:
http://www.crochess.com/turniri/pula/1liga_01/liga.htm
1st league (team) Pula (Croatia) 10-18, September 2001.
Final Standings
Mravince Dalmacijacement 47,5
Pozega 47,0
Zrinjevac 40,5
Slavonska banka 33,0
Osijek 31,0
Goran 25,0
HT-TKC Split 24,0
Casino-Aksiom 21,5
Mladost 20,5
Bilokalnik 16,0
1st league (team) (women) Pula (Croatia)
10-18, September 2001.
Final Standings
Mravince Dalmacijacement 30,0
Slavonska banka 22,5
Belisce-Metalis 21,0
Goranka-Kenda 19,5
Stridon 19,5
Mladost 14,5
Bilokalnik 12,0
Delnice 11,0
Zadar 10,0
Maestral 9,0
1st league (team) (juniors) Pula (Croatia)
10-18, September 2001.
Final Standings
Sokadija 19,0
Mravince Dalmacijacement 18,0
Pula 17,5
Dubrovnik 17,5
Slavonska banka 17,0
HT-TKC Split 14,5
Mladost 13,5
Maestral 10,5
Junior Jadroagent 9,5
The V Pablo Gorbea Memorial took place 6th-15th September 2001. 264
players competed in the event which was won by Davor Komljenovic ahead on
tie-break from Walter Arencibia and Oleg Korneev all scored 7.5/9. The game
Korneev vs Herrera round 7 earned Korneev a special prize for the best
attacking game.
Information Juan Carlos Ruiz http://www.hechiceros.net/.
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1. Komljenovic, Davor g CRO 2478 7.5 50.0 54.50
2. Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2548 7.5 48.5 53.50
3. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2572 7.5 48.0 52.50
4. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G m ESP 2484 7.0 51.5 56.00
5. Lalic, Bogdan g ENG 2528 7.0 49.5 54.00
6. Georgiev, Vladimir g BUL 2584 7.0 49.5 53.50
7. Hellsten, Johan m SWE 2471 7.0 47.0 51.00
8. Gustafsson, Jan m GER 2535 7.0 46.5 50.50
9. Campos G., Luis Maria m ESP 2421 7.0 44.5 47.50
10. Arencibia, Juan Joel m CUB 2418 7.0 42.0 46.00
11. Hernando Rodrigo, Julio A ESP 2294 6.5 51.5 53.50
12. Belezky, Sasha m UKR 2398 6.5 50.0 53.50
13. San Emeterio Cabanes, Jose Luis ESP 2288 6.5 49.5 53.00
14. Pogorelov, Ruslan g UKR 2401 6.5 49.0 53.00
15. Alonso, Salvador m ARG 2430 6.5 48.5 52.50
16. Moreno Ruiz, Javier f ESP 2416 6.5 48.0 52.00
17. Moreno Carnero, Javier m ESP 2514 6.5 47.5 50.50
18. Alvarez Ibarra, Rafael m ESP 2417 6.5 47.0 52.00
19. Roeder, Mathias m GER 2466 6.5 45.0 48.50
20. Kovacevic, Slobodan m YUG 2378 6.5 44.5 45.00
21. Adla, Diego m ARG 2499 6.5 44.0 48.50
22. Simonenko, Sergei m TKM 2419 6.5 44.0 48.50
23. Roa Alonso, Santiago f ESP 2335 6.5 44.0 48.00
24. Lazarev, Vladimir g RUS 2459 6.5 44.0 46.00
25. Khamrakulov, Ibragim S m UZB 2485 6.5 41.5 44.50
26. Ballesteros, David ESP 2285 6.5 39.0 40.00
264 players
The Lausanne Open took place 14th-17th September 2001. The seven round
open was won by Andrei Shchekachev on 6/7 ahead of a group of five on 5.5/7. No
games available.
Internet coverage:
http://www.chessonline.ch/members/lejoueur/openlausanne.htm
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1 Shchekachev Andrei g RUS 2546 6.0 33.5 211
2 Lamoureux Charles i FRA 2369 5.5 35.0 208
3 Gallagher Joseph g SUI 2516 5.5 32.5 207
4 Raetsky Alexander i RUS 2452 5.5 30.0 208.5
5 Bucher Denis SUI 2256 5.5 30.0 201.5
6 Burnier David SUI 2290 5.5 29.5 198.5
7 Kaenel Hansjuerg i SUI 2426 5.0 31.5 202
8 Huss Andreas i SUI 2332 5.0 31.0 202
9 Zuodar Lucio SUI 2036 5.0 31.0 186
10 Trabert Bettina wg GER 2234 5.0 30.5 203.5
11 Pinol Fabrice SUI 2127 5.0 29.5 187
12 Vesin Jean-Robert FRA 2215 5.0 26.5 179.5
13 Smit Frans NED 2143 5.0 24.0 176
84 players
John Donaldson reports: The 6th Annual Governor's Cup, held September
21-23 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, saw Grandmasters Yury Shulman and Alex
Wojtkiewicz repeat as champions with a score of 4 1/2 - 1/2. Two-time US
Champion Patrick Wolff,ending a three year layoff from the game, tied for third
at 4-1 with fellow GM Alex Ivanov, IM John Donaldson and FM Emory Tate. A total
of 244 players participated in the multi-section event organized by De and
David Knudsen for the Sioux Empire Chess Foundation.
The Mitropa Cup took place alongside the European Seniors in
Saint-Vincent (Vallée D’Aoste) 15th–23rd September 2001.
Ferenc Berkes won with 6.5/9.
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1. Berkes, Ferenc HUN 2525 * = 0 1 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2442
2. Santo Roman, Marc g FRA 2426 = * = 1 0 = 1 1 = 1 6.0 2412
3. Vavrak, Peter SVK 2286 1 = * = 0 1 = = 1 = 5.5 2383
4. Plachetka, Jan g SVK 2443 0 0 = * = 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2365
5. Guidarelli, Laurent f FRA 2323 0 1 1 = * = 0 0 = 1 4.5 2299
6. Vaculik, Martin CZE 2144 = = 0 0 = * = 1 1 = 4.5 2318
7. Kuemin, Simon f SUI 2313 = 0 = 0 1 = * = = = 4.0 2257
8. Sakelsek, Tadej SLO 2202 0 0 = = 1 0 = * = = 3.5 2232
9. Zaragatski, Ilja GER 2248 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = * 1 3.0 2182
10. Mogranzini, Roberto ITA 2104 0 0 = 0 0 = = = 0 * 2.0 2103
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The first two rounds of the 4NCL took place this last weekend. The venue
for all matches will be the Grand Moat House Hotel in Birmingham. The dates for
the 2001-2 season are: Rounds 1-2 22nd-23rd September 2001. Rounds 3-4
24th-25th November 2001. Rounds 5-6 19th-20th January 2002. Rounds 7-8
23rd-24th March 2002. Rounds 9-11 4th-6th May 2002.
Official coverage: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/ and
http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/4ncl/index.html
MIDLAND MONARCHS 2-6 GUILDFORD-ADC 1
1 w Pert, Nicholas 2475 0-1 Conquest, Stuart C. 2565
2 b Ledger, Andrew J. 2418 0-1 Kosten, Anthony C. 2542
3 w Hunt, Adam C. 2408 1/2 Plaskett, James 2482
4 b Williams, Simon K. 2369 0-1 Rowson, Jonathan 2514
5 w Pert, Richard G. 2245 1/2 Baker, Chris W. 2370
6 b Ledger, David J. 2312 0-1 Povah, Nigel E. 2362
7 w Ledger, Stephen C. 2196 1/2 Broomfield, Matthew 2271
8 b Tidman, Sophie (F) 1928 1/2 Yurenok, Maria S. (F) 2088
2 - 6
SLOUGH 1 2½-5½ BRISTOL 1
1 w Miles, Anthony J. 2565 1/2 Ansell, Simon 2376
2 b McNab, Colin A. 2437 1/2 Buckley, Graeme 2370
3 w Houska, Jovanka 2354 1/2 Lalic, Susan (F) 2329
4 b Thiruchelvam, M 2240 0-1 Cobb, Charles 2310
5 w Richmond, Robert 2234 0-1 Burgess, Graham 2292
6 b Devereaux, Maxim 2268 0-1 Beaumont, Chris 2292
7 w Houska, Miroslav 2284 1-0 McFarland, Robert S. 2278
8 b Smith, Andrew P. 2234 0-1 Collier, David O. 2254
BARBICAN 4NCL 2 3-5 BARBICAN 4NCL 1
1 w Shikerov, Stefan 2298 0-1 Parker, Jonathan 2547
2 b Hodgson, John H. 2297 1/2 Kelly, Brian 2458
3 w Berry, Neil 2256 0-1 Crouch, Colin S. 2407
4 b Trent, Lawrence 2249 1/2 Collinson, Adam 2405
5 w Coleman, David 2234 1-0 Knott, Simon 2373
6 b Twyble, Michael S. 2234 1/2 Dishman, Stephen 2347
7 w Collins, Sam * 2194 0-1 Palliser, Richard 2337
8 b Rutherford, Elaine 2117 1/2 Lauterbach, Ingrid (F) 2138
THISTLE WHITE ROSE ½-7½ WOOD GREEN 1
1 w Arkell, Keith C. 2431 1/2 Speelman, Jonathan S. 2603
2 b default 0-1 Baburin, Alexander 2584
3 w Kirsanov, Oleg * 2365 0-1 Emms, John M. 2532
4 b Gayson, Peter M. 2282 0-1 Turner, Matthew J. 2511
5 w Townsend, M. Paul 2238 0-1 Ward, Christopher 2493
6 b Barrett, Steve J. 2210 0-1 Hunt, Harriet (F) 2418
7 w Burnett, Jim 2209 0-1 Martin, Andrew D. 2449
8 b Keeling, Karen 2048 0-1 Tiller, Bjorn 2376
WOOD GREEN 2 5½-2½ WESSEX
1 w Littlewood, Paul 2410 1/2 Webb, Richard M. 2356
2 b Levitt, Jonathan 2415 1/2 Rossiter, Philip J. 2363
3 w Pein, Malcolm 2424 1-0 Poulton, James 2414
4 b Lee, Graham D. 2321 1/2 Corkett, Anthony R. 2283
5 w Sowray, Peter J. 2334 1-0 Simons, Martin J. 2215
6 b Tan, Desmond 2253 1/2 Yeo, Michael J. 2213
7 w Norris, Alan 2304 1/2 Upton, Ian J. 2260
8 b Jackson, Sheila A 2185 1-0 Kosten-Forintos, G. * 1800
BEESON GREGORY 1 6-2 BEESON GREGORY 2
1 w Adams, Michael 2744 1-0 Hennigan, Michael T. 2451
2 b Nunn, John D.M. 2584 1-0 McDonald, Neil R. 2406
3 w Gallagher, Joseph 2516 1-0 Cooper, Lawrence 2352
4 b Chandler, Murray 2540 1/2 Mortazavi, Ali 2361
5 w Hebden, Mark L. 2550 1-0 Richardson, John R. 2330
6 b McShane, Luke J. 2511 1/2 Anderton, David W. 2227
7 w Summerscale, A 2510 1-0 Lyell, Mark 2219
8 b Sheldon, Ruth 2301 0-1 Richards, Heather S. 2230
Bill Townsend reports: Grandmaster Ildar Ibragimov was the winner of the
123rd New York State Championship, played August 31 to September 3 in
Rochester, New York. Ibragimov, with 5.5 points, led the field by a full point,
after defeating IM Enrico Sevillano in the final round. The previous round
Sevillano had scored an upset victory over many-time NYS Champion GM Joel
Benjamin. GM Ibragimov and GM Benjamin had agreed to a short draw in round
four. Joining Benjamin and Sevillano at 4.5 were well-known chess coach, and
former NYS champion, Sunil Weeramantry and expert Chuck Cadman, who defeated
veteran master Laszlo Tapaszto in the final round. The New York State
Championship is one of the longest running tournaments in the United States,
and perhaps the world. This year's edition was also called the "Alan Benjamin
Memorial" after the former New York State Chess Association President who died
early this year. Alan Benjamin was a tireless worker for chess in New York
State, and was also the father of GM Joel Benjamin, the current U.S. Champion.
Final (6 Rounds)
1. Ibragimov, Ildar 5.5
2. Benjamin, Joel 4.5
3. Sevillano, Enrico 4.5
4. Weeramantry, Sunil 4.5
5. Cadman, Chuck 4.5
6. Pupols, Viktors 4.0
7. Golyak, Isay 4.0
8. Mac Arthur, John 4.0
9. Polyak, Pavel 4.0
10. Tapaszto, Laszlo B 3.5
11. Katrein, Matthew R 3.5
12. Kwartler, Lonnie S 3.5
13. Strenzwilk, Denis 3.5
14. Davis, Barry B 3.5
15. Taylor, Steven A 3.5
16. Lam, Daniel 3.5
17. Kalfas, Richard B 3.5
18. Altschuler, Bruce 3.5
19. Levine, Viktor S 3.0
20. Schut, Hans 3.0
21. Buehl, Walter M 3.0
22. Chipkin, Leonard B 3.0
23. Stenzel, Harold G 3.0
24. Harris, Frederic K 3.0
45 Players in the Open section
153 in the other 5 sections.
Full crosstable is available at:
http://www.chesstour.com/nysc01.htm
The President's Cup took place in Abudhabi UAE (UAE), 12th-21st
September 2001 reports Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh. A.R. Saleh Jasim won with
7.5/9.
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1. Jasim, A.R. Saleh f UAE 2293 +19 +15 +12 + 4 = 6 + 3 = 2 = 7 + 5 7.5 2447
2. Saud, Mohamed UAE 2163 +14 +23 = 3 = 5 = 8 + 4 = 1 =10 + 7 6.5 2335
3. Hassan, Abdul f UAE 2242 +20 = 7 = 2 +15 +12 - 1 = 4 +11 + 8 6.5 2313
4. Saleh, Nagueb UAE 2252 +10 +13 + 8 - 1 + 5 - 2 = 3 + 6 = 9 6.0 2312
5. Tayeb, Suhail UAE 2221 +22 =11 + 7 = 2 - 4 +13 =10 + 8 - 1 5.5 2231
6. Saleh, Nabil UAE 2230 -23 +26 +21 +13 = 1 - 7 +12 - 4 +10 5.5 2218
7. Mohd, A. Altaher UAE 2117 +28 = 3 - 5 +24 +17 + 6 = 8 = 1 - 2 5.5 2238
8. Tareq, H. Omran UAE 2155 +17 +24 - 4 +16 = 2 +11 = 7 - 5 - 3 5.0 2167
9. Majed,Saeed ---- -15 +20 +19 =12 -11 =17 +14 =13 = 4 5.0 2124
10. Faisal, Khayree IRQ 2247 - 4 =29 =26 +22 +16 +15 = 5 = 2 - 6 5.0 2155
11. Hassan,A.Altaher ---- +25 = 5 -15 +18 + 9 - 8 +22 - 3 =12 5.0 2171
12. Mohamed, Hossein f UAE 2203 +21 +27 - 1 = 9 - 3 +18 - 6 +15 =11 5.0 2143
13. Ibrahim, Ismail UAE 2136 +29 - 4 +22 - 6 +23 - 5 +17 = 9 =15 5.0 2136
14. Jumaa,Ahmed ---- - 2 -19 +30 -20 +26 +16 - 9 +23 +17 5.0 2061
15. Hussan, Mohamed Seif UAE 2142 + 9 - 1 +11 - 3 +20 -10 +23 -12 =13 4.5 2124
16. Khouri,Ahmed ---- =26 =25 +23 - 8 -10 -14 =29 +30 +24 4.5 2080
17. Khalid,Khamis ---- - 8 =18 +25 +27 - 7 = 9 -13 +20 -14 4.0 2023
18. Khalifa,Khamis ---- -24 =17 +29 -11 +19 -12 =20 =21 =22 4.0 1993
19. Abdullah,Mohd Saleh ---- - 1 +14 - 9 =21 -18 =24 =28 =27 +29 4.0 2003
20. Faisal,Mohd Abdulla ---- - 3 - 9 +28 +14 -15 =21 =18 -17 +30 4.0 1999
21. Haitham,Saeed ---- -12 +30 - 6 =19 =27 =20 =24 =18 =25 4.0 2040
22. Faisal,Obaid ---- - 5 +28 -13 -10 +30 +25 -11 =24 =18 4.0 2059
23. Faisal,Mohd Saleh ---- + 6 - 2 -16 +26 -13 +27 -15 -14 =28 3.5 1994
24. Nawaf, Farooq UAE 2125 +18 - 8 =27 - 7 =25 =19 =21 =22 -16 3.5 1971
25. Issa, Mohammed UAE 2194 -11 =16 -17 +29 =24 -22 =27 =28 =21 3.5 1933
26. Saeed,Ahmed ---- =16 - 6 =10 -23 -14 =28 =30 +29 =27 3.5 1973
27. Khouri,Ibraheem Mohamed ---- +30 -12 =24 -17 =21 -23 =25 =19 =26 3.5 1978
28. Meshaal,Mousa ---- - 7 -22 -20 -30 =29 =26 =19 =25 =23 2.5 1868
29. Mansour, Abbas ---- -13 =10 -18 -25 =28 +30 =16 -26 -19 2.5 1898
30. Saeed,Al Jounaibi ---- -27 -21 -14 +28 -22 -29 =26 -16 -20 1.5 1727
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5th World Chess Team Championship
The 5th World Chess Team Championship will take place October 12th-20th
2001, in Yerevan, Armenia. The National Teams of Russia, Germany, Ukraine,
Armenia, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Iran, FYROM will participate in the event.
Information about the event and the teams will be available on the
official website.
Internet coverage: http://www.armchess.am
Essent Chess tournament
The Essent Chess tournament takes place in Hoogeveen October 12th-20th
2001. Four player double round robin with Viktor Kortchnoi, Judit Polgar, Loek
van Wely and Lazaro Bruzon.
Internet coverage: http://www.hoogeveen.nl/essent-chess/
10th Monarch Assurance
The 10th Monarch Assurance International Chess Tournament takes place
29th September - 7th October 2001. Alexander Morozevich, Sergei Tiviakov,
Vladimir Tukmakov, Eugueny Gleizerov and Alexander Baburin are amongst the
players.
Official sitehttp://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2001/index.html
ONCE Chess Lectures
Next month there will be some lectures by famous people in chess:
Leontxo Garcia, GM Valery Salov, IM Boris Zlotnik, IM Ricardo Calvo. The
organisers will publish the names of the winners of the literary contest about
chess at the same time. ONCE is the organizer (spanish organization for blind
people) of all these events.
Further details:
http://www.hechiceros.net/site/news/articulos/espana/nesp00138.shtml
Free Online ajedrez.uruwow.com event
ajedrez.uruwow.com launches an International on-line Tournament 3
levels : Beginners, Advanced and Profesional, in series of 5 players.
Registration is free.
Address: http://ajedrez.uruwow.com
Linares Chess Open 2002
The IX ANIBAL CHESS OPEN in Linares, Spain takes place 1st-10th March,
2002. The dates are parallel to the XX CIUDAD DE LINARES International Chess
Tournament. The event will be Swiss system, 10 rounds using the new FIDE time
control. The venue will be the Hotel Anibal, Linares.
Prizes in Euros (-25% taxes) 1º D.Luis Rentero Suarez prize 10.000
2º 5.000 3º 2.500 4º 1.500 5º 1.000 6º-25º 300
26º-50º 160
Conditions: GM and IM with inscription confirmed by the Organization:
free accommodation in a double room Hotel Anibal GM 2600 ELO check special
conditions.
Special prices at Hotel Anibal for those players whose inscription had
been confirmed by the Organization:
Double room: 24,50 euros per person Single room: 45,00 euros
Continental Breakfast: 1,90 euros Buffet Breakfast: 3,80 euros Lunch: 4,90
euros Dinner:4,90 euros
IMPORTANT: Only those players whose inscription had been confirmed by
the Organization are guaranteed these prices
Inscription: Every player: 50 euros e-mail: linares@teleline.es
linareschess@wanadoo.es Fax: 34 953 652204
DEADLINE: Monday, 18th February
New Dolmen International
Title of Tournament: New Dolmen International Tournament Country: Malta
Tournament dates: 13th January to 19 January 2002 Venue: New Dolmen Hotel,
Qawra, St. Paul's Bay Prize Fund: US$ 5000 Format: Open 7 round Swiss FIDE
Rated Organisers: International Chess Organising Committee (Malta) C/O New
Dolmen Hotel, Qawra, St. Paul's Bay, Malta Fax No. +356 438730 Email:
jjgrech@mail.global.net.mt
Details: http://www.global.net.mt/jjgrech
S.C. Lasker Tournament
The Lasker Chess Club in Bucharest, Romania is organising an "Autumn
Festival" 13th-27th October 2001.
There will be three events: A event IGM category 7-8 with 12-16 players
a B IM Category 2-4 event with 12-16 players and a women's IM event Category
3-5 with 12-16 players.
Entry fees and details can be obtained from: The Romanian Chess
Federation, Ion Campineanu Street, no. 20, phone: 312.55.25 or 312.70.56, fax:
312.19.44 Central Chess Club: Otetari Street, no. 2, phone 314.68.13. or
Organizer: FIDE Master Emil Pessi: O.P. 38 – C.P. 80, 72250
Bucharest-Romania, phone 0040-1-240.07.00; fax: 0040-1-312.19.44 (if contacted
he assures the reception of the players). E-mail: rchirila@hotmail.com or
ggg@dnt.ro
Czech Tour - Open Znojmo and Open Krkonose
Entries are still open for two FIDE open tournaments in the Czech
Republic: OPEN ZNOJMO (7.-14.10. 2001) and OPEN KRKONOSE (1.-8.11. 2001)
without additional pay. Nowadays more than 30 players from 8 countries in OPEN
ZNOJMO and 40 players from 8 countries in OPEN KRKONOSE are registred. For more
information look at: http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour
SmartChess.com International
The Second SmartChess.com International Chess Tournament will be held
October 7-15th in New York City at the Manhattan Chess Club. The lineup for
this 9-RR event is Category X based on the July rating list, but the October
list will be used. The lineup follows: GM I. Novikov (Ukr/2593), GM A.
Wojtkiewicz (Pol/2568), IM A. Cela (Alb/2483), GM P. Blatny (Cze/2478), IM G.
Shahade (USA/2455), IM H. Nakamura (USA/2452), IM I. Zugic (Can/2440), IM E.
Perelshteyn (USA/2436), IM J. Gonzales (Phi/2432) and IM I. Krush (USA/2421).
Avg. Rating 2475.8 (Category X pending October rating list)
IA Jerome Bibuld will be the Chief Arbiter The new FIDE Time controls
(with 30 second increment) will be used. Games will be broadcast live in ICC.
Sponsor is The World Wide Web Chess Superstore. The Organizers are Paul Hodges
of SmartChess and Jonathan Hains.
Internet coverage: http://www.smartchess.com
Winterthur Chess Week
The 1st Winterthur Chess Week takes place in Winterthur (Switzerland)
October 5th-14th 2001. The main event is a 9-round Open. Several GMs including
Vadim Milov will play. First prize is CHF 3000 (US$ 1800). An invitational
Youth tournament and a Youth Open (7 rounds October 8th-11th) will also be
organized, as well as one Rapid (first prize CHF 1000) and two Blitz (CHF 500)
tournaments.
Further details: http://www.chessstore.ch/svw/schachwoche/
Extensions to the pgn standard
Alan Cowderoy (Palamede), Ben Bulsink (DGT Projects), Andrew Templeton
(Palamede/Palview), Eric Bentzen (Enpassant.dk, Palamede), Mathias Feist
(Chessbase) and Victor Zakharov (Chess Assistant) have started discussions on
possible extensions to the PGN standard. The original standard was compiled by
Steven J. Edwards but it hasn't been possible to contact him (if you read this
they'd like to talk to you!).
The new proposals can be read at:
ftp://palamede.com/pub/chess/final.txt
Miercurea Ciuc
The II Banc Post tournaments take place in Miercurea Ciuc (ROM)
22nd-30th September 2001. The main event will be a FIDE round robin Category
II-IV there will also be an international open.
Players for the round robin so far (6 of the eventual 10) 1. Ardelean
George Catalin ROM m 2431 2. Tikhomirov Sergei MDA m 2364 3. Janakiev Ivan BUL
m 2342 4. Sebe Florin ROM 2286 5. Chiricuta Marius ROM f 2238 6. Jicman Ligia
ROM wm 2229
Rate of play : 6 hours (16 p.m. – 22 p.m., last round 10 a.m.
– 16 p.m.). Entry fee : A : >2150 = 400, 2151-2200 = 300, 2201-2250 =
250, (ELO/DEM) 2251-2300 = 200, 2301-2351 = 150, 2351< 100 B : with ELO =
10, without ELO = 20, IGM, wIGM, IM, wIM = 0 Prizes (B) : 100 % of the entry
fee + extra prize Board and lodging : Hotel Banc Post *** (str. Sadoveanu, 4),
Full board, Single room/day = 37 DEM, Full board, Double room/person/day = 28
DEM.
Organizer : IM Sandor Biro, C.P. 68, R-4100 Miercurea Ciuc-1, Romania,
E-mail : caissa@topnet.ro Home page : http://www.topnet.ro/caissa Tel+Fax :
(+40)-66-116712 Mobil : +40-90-021866
40th Groningen International Open
The 40th Groningen International Open is also the 3rd European Chess
Championships, there are also invitational and open events. The festival takes
place 19th December 2001 - 5th January 2002 Groningen, the Netherlands and is
organised by Stichting Schaak Groningen.
Internet coverage: http://www.groningenchess.nl/
XXXI Rilton Cup
The XXXI Rilton Cup takes place 27 December 2001 to 5th January 2002.
Information:
http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-21958/XXXIRilton_cup0102.htm
IECG Email Chess WorldCup VII Official announcement
All IECG members are welcome to enter the IECG Cup VII preliminary
stage. IECG Cup is an open tournament: players of any rating are merged
together. So this is a nice opportunity to play a wide range of opponents.
Subscriptions are open until September 15. Entries received after this date are
used for a replacement list, which will be closed on October 1st. The
tournament will be launched on October 1st, for a duration of 11 months. All
the unfinished games will be adjudicated.
During the preliminary phase, all participants take part in a 7
players, single round tournament (so 6 games to play). The 2 winners of each
section will be entitled to play in the next stage, starting in October 2002.
All games count for IECG rating, of course.
IECG membership is paramount to enter the Cup VII. All non-members must
join IECG first - visit their registration page
http://www.iecg.org/Register.htm
Details and the entry form for Cup VI at:
http://www.iecg.org/cupentry.htm
The web entry form is the best method to be enlisted in the Cup, as the
process behind is easier for us.
109th New Zealand Chess Championships 2001/2002
The 109th New Zealand Chess Championships 2001/2002 take place 28th
December 2001 - 11th January 2002 in Christchurch. The venue will be at The
Millennium Hotel, 14 Cathedral square, Christchurch, New Zealand. The Chief
Arbiter will be IA Leon Muys (Netherlands).
Chris Wright reports they have had numerous enquiries from overseas
regarding the tournament, from Russia, Belarus, England, Netherlands, Hungary,
Ireland, and Australia. They hope to have a number of strong international
players competing. The tournament will involve many of New Zealand's top
players, as it is a selection event for next year's 35th World Chess Olympiad
in Bled, Slovenia 2002.
Internet coverage: http://nzchesscongress109.tripod.com/
First and Third Saturday events
GM-IM-closed tournaments in 2001: 1. 1st-13th of September FIRST
SATURDAY, HUN, Budapest cat.I-II-III, 2. 6th-19th of October FIRST SATURDAY,
HUN, Budapest, cat.VII-VIII, cat.I-II-III. 3. 20th-31th of October THIRD
SATURDAY, YUG, Belgrade, same, 4. 3rd-16th of November FIRST SATURDAY, HUN,
Budapest, cat.I-II-III, 5. 1st-14th of December FIRST SATURDAY, HUN, Budapest,
cat.IX-X. /!!!/, cat.VII-VIII. cat. I-II-III. 6. 15th-28th of December, THIRD
SATURDAY, YUG, Belgrade, cat.VII-VIII, cat. I-II-III.
More info: Nagy, Laszlo International Chess Organizer E-mail:
firstsat@elender.hu http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat
Two New Books in German
There are two new books in German are out. Both are written by famous
chess players.
Svetozar Gligoric and Sinisa Joksic have produced a book in German
about the King's Indian Defence. The title is "Gligoric-variante" and it is in
German. It is the story of the Mar del Plata variantion which Gligoric played
first in 1953 and afterwards played and analysed a lot. The last games included
in the book from May and June 2001.
More info: http://avala.yubc.net/~yuchess/engleski/index.htm
The Exzelsior Verlag Berlin has just just published (in German) the
only story by Emanuel Lasker: "Wie Wanja Meister wurde". A Hardcover book of
184 pages is costs DM 29.90. Further information
Redaktion_Schach@compuserve.com.
July FIDE List Study
Chess Siberia http://www.chessib.com/ an article "Study of
the July 2001 FIDE Rating List. Parts I-II" (By Boris Schipkov) are now
available.
Bethune Tournament
The 22nd International chess Tournament takes place in Bethune (North
of France) 26th-30th December 2001 7 rounds, 40 moves in 2 hours plus one hour
K.O, first prize 10000 Francs (about 1500 $)
For more information: http://bethunechess.free.fr
E-mail :bethunechess@aol.com
Bundesliga 2001-2
The team lists for next Bundesliga season are out. The first round is
on October 6th-7th 2001 with Porz-Luebeck being one of the top fixtures.
Internet coverage:
http://schach.com/bundesliga/2001-2002/bl2001mannschaften.html
and http://www.schach.com
44th World Congress of Chess Composition
The 44th World Congress of Chess Composition was held at Wageningen,
Netherlands from 28th July to 4th August. The highlight of the week's program
was the 25th World Chess Solving Championship, which took place on 31st July
and 1st August.
Internet coverage:
http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/pccc/2001pccc.html
Panormo Open, Greece
OAA Heraklio Chess Club, Epimenidis Cultural Company and the Greek
Chess Federation are announcing the 2001 Panormo open tournament, part of the
2001 European Grand-Prix.
The tournament will be held in sunny Crete, Greece from October
20th-27th 2001 with a total prize fund of more than 3000 Euros (1st prize: 1000
Euros).
More information is available through the official website of the
event: http://www.greekchess.com/panormo
Hawaii International Chess Festival Postponed
The Hawaii International Chess Festival has been postponed until 2003.
It will have 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.
British Rapidplay Championships
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2001 take place 20th-21st
October 2001 at Bradford City Football Club, Valley Parade, Bradford.
Further details: http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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