THE WEEK IN CHESS 362 15th October 2001 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) 5th World
Chess Team Championship
3) Karpov to play FIDE
Championships
4) Kasparov vs. Czech Team Simul
5) Essent Tournament
6) Spanish Team
Championships
7) Bacrot-Sutovsky Match
8) Zug Young Masters
9) 5th Russian Cup
Final
10) SmartChess.com International
11) Bundesliga 2001-2
12) Governor's Cup
Kramatorsk
13) Slovenian Championships
14) Bulgarian Team Championships
15) Kastav
IM
16) 17th Münsterland Open
17) First Saturday October
18) FIDE Internet
Qualifiers
19) 6th Wichern Open
20)
Winterthur Chess Week
21) 5th Itau Cup
22) Cartagena de Indias
23) 4th World
Junior Team Championships
24) NATO Championships
25) Bratto Open
26) European Women's Rapid
and Blitz
27) Zone 2.3.5
28)
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Games section
5th World Chess Team 48 games
Essent Tournament 4 games
Essent Open 68 games
Spanish Team Championships 36 games
Bacrot-Sutovsky Match 6 games
Zug Young Masters 36 games
5th Russian Cup Final 30 games
SmartChess.com International 34 games
Bundesliga 2001-2 48 games
Governor's Cup Kramatorsk 1 game
Slovenian Championships 40 games
Bulgarian Team Championships 252 games
Kastav IM 12 games
17th Münsterland Open 20 games
First Saturday October 134 games
6th Wichern Open 34 games
Cartagena de Indias 163 games
NATO Championships 210 games
Bratto Open 357 games
1533 games
My thanks to Rolf Sander, Pablo Sierra, Walter Bichsel, Eugeny Atarov,
Mikhail Golubev, Ales Drinovec, Milen Petrov, Laszlo Nagy and Vlad Barsi,
Miklos Orso, Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk, Roberto Alvarez, Albert Silver,
Adolivio Capece, Marco Pagnoncelli, Aard Daanen and all those who helped with
this issue.
There are a number of nice events this week. The World Team
Championships in Yerevan, the Spanish Team Championships and the Essent
tournament in Hoogeveen (which has seen Korchnoi start with 2/2). Without doubt
the most astonishing event of the week was Karpov's decision to play the FIDE
Championships. This leaves the 3Ks tournament which takes place at the same
time dead in the water. This after Karpov had already taken part in the press
conference announcing the event. The obvious solution is for Kasparov and
Kramnik to play a short match instead, its hard to know who that would favour,
I guess the winner! Both Kramnik and Kasparov will have to calculate whether
they think they might win such a match.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The 5th World Chess Team Championship takes place October 12th-20th
2001, in Yerevan, Armenia. The National Teams of Russia, Germany, Ukraine,
Armenia, Hungary, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Iran, FYROMacedonia are participating in
the event. Players include Svidler, Ponomariov, Lputian, Leko, Jussupow,
Kasimdzhanov, Ivanchuk and Dreev.
Round 3 Standings:
1. Russia - 10.0 (3)
2. Ukraine - 8.5 (3)
3. Armenia - 8.0 (2)
4. Germany - 7.0 (3)
5. Cuba - 5.0 (3)
6. Hungary - 4.5 (3)
7. Uzbekistan - 3.0 (2)
8. Iran - 1.5 (3)
9. FYROM - 0.5 (2)
A joint African team didn't arrive for the event.
Round 3 Results
Russia - Fyrom 3,5:0,5
Germany - Iran 3:1
Cuba - Hungary 2,5:1,5
Uzbekistan - Ukraine 0,5:3,5
Armenia Free Day
Round 2 Results
Ukraine - Cuba 3:1
Hungary - Germany 2:2
Iran - Russia 0,5:3,5
Fyrom - Armenia 0:4
Uzbekistan Free Day
Round 1 Results
Armenia - Iran 4:0
Russia - Hungary 3:1
Germany - Ukraine 2:2
Cuba - Uzbekistan 1,2:2,5
FyroMacedonia Free Day
Teams
FYROMacedonia: 1. Mitkov Nikola g 2514, 2. Nedev Trajce g 2514, 3.
Jacimovic Dragoljub g 2486, 4. Bogdanovski Vlatko g 2430, 5. Stamenkov Vanco f
2378 and 6. Stojanovski Dejan f 2412.
ARMENIA: 1. Akopian Vladimir g 2660, 2. Vaganian Rafael g 2650, 3.
Lputian Smbat g 2618, 4. Asrian Karen g 2604, 5. Anastasian Ashot g 2588 and 6.
Minasian Artashes g 2581.
RUSSIA: 1. Svidler Peter g 2686, 2. Dreev Alexey g 2676, 3. Grischuk
Alexander g 2666, 4. Rublevsky Sergei g 2634, 5. Sakaev Konstantin g 2639 and
6. Motylev Alexander g 2641.
GERMANY: 1. Jussupow Artur g 2633, 2. Lutz Christopher g 2643, 3. Graf
Alexander g 2610, 4. Luther Thomas g 2604 and 5. Boensch Uwe g 2542.
CUBA: 1. Dominguez Lenier g 2596, 2. Vera Reynaldo g 2557, 3. Arencibia
Walter g 2533, 4. Nogueiras Jesus g 2521, 5. Abreu Aryam m 2493 and 6. Delgado
Neuris m 2487.
UZBEKISTAN: 1. Kasimdzhanov Rustam g 2706, 2. Safin Shukhrat g 2538, 3.
Iuldachev Saidali g 2523, 4. Vakhidov Tahir m 2506, 5. Dzhumaev Marat g 2473
and 6. Egin Vladimir m 2466.
UKRAINE: 1. Ivanchuk Vassily g 2731, 2. Ponomariov Ruslan g 2684, 3.
Baklan Vladimir g 2590, 4. Eingorn Vereslav g 2601, 5. Romanishin Oleg g 2575
and 6. Malakhatko Vadim g 2555.
HUNGARY: 1. Leko Peter g 2739, 2. Gyimesi Zoltan g 2605, 3. Ruck Robert
g 2582, 4. Varga Zoltan g 2506, 5. Acs Peter g 2530 and 6. Kallai Gabor g
2555.
IRAN: 1. Ghaem Maghami Ehsan g 2513, 2. Mahjoob Morteza - 2366, 3.
Ghorbani Mohsen m 2323, 4. Darban Morteza - 2270, 5. Roghari Arash - 2276 and
6. Nik Nadaf Ali - 2262.
Anatoly Karpov has signed up to play in the FIDE Championships starting
on November 25th 2001 in the Kremlin. (source
FIDE)
""The time is right for me to make a comeback", Karpov said. "I
celebrated my 50th birthday this year with close to 2000 guests at the Bolshoi
Theatre and many of my friends encouraged me to make this move. My recent
victory at the Najdorf Memorial Cup in Buenos Aires has inspired me to seek the
title again."
"I brought the title back to Russia from the West in 1975. Now in 2001
I feel it is my duty to wrest the crown from the East and take it back to
Mother Russia.”
He added that defending Champion “Anand had the home court
advantage then. Now I shall have the edge since the World Championship is in
Russia,”
So what about the 3Ks tournament scheduled at the same time? Karpov
said, "I approached Organizing Committee to co-ordinate another date at the
beginning of next year. I strongly support the idea of that tournament in
honour of great M. Botvinnik."
Garry Kasparov will take on the Czech national team in a simultaneous 2
game match (called the Eurotel Kasparov Trophy). This match will take place
18th-20th October 2001 in Prague. The Prize money is 40000 USD.
On Sunday 21st October 2001 will play Garry Kasparov simultaneous games
against 30 opponents in Brno. The profit from this event will be used for
charitable purposes.
Official coverage will be at http://www.kasparov.cz additional coverage:
http://www.chessjournal.cz.
The Essent Chess tournament takes place in Hoogeveen October 12th-20th
2001. There is a nine round Swiss Open led by Mikhail Gurevich with 3/3. The
main event is a four player double round robin with Viktor Kortchnoi, Judit
Polgar, Loek van Wely and Lazaro Bruzon which started on October 14th. Korchnoi
has started with a perfect 2/2.
Internet coverage: http://www.hoogeveen.nl/essent-chess/
Round 1 (October 14, 2001)
Korchnoi, Viktor - Bruzon, Lazaro 1-0 62 D54 Queens Gambit
Polgar, Judit - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 78 C10 French Rubinstein
Round 2 (October 15, 2001)
Korchnoi, Viktor - Polgar, Judit 1-0 40 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Bruzon, Lazaro - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 61 A28 English Four Knights
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Essent Hoogeveen NED (NED), 14-20 x 2001cat. XVII (2651)
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1 2 3 4
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1. Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2639 ** .. 1. 1. 2.0
2. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2714 .. ** =. =. 1.0 2625
3. Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2564 0. =. ** .. 0.5 2483
4. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2686 0. =. .. ** 0.5 2483
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Essent Open Hoogeveen NED (NED), 12-20 x 2001
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1. Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2633 3.0
2. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2583 2.5 2595
3. Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2583 2.5 2674
4. Dvoirys, Semen I g RUS 2578 2.5 2687
5. Hort, Vlastimil g GER 2519 2.5 2679
6. Gofshtein, Zeev-Alon g ISR 2518 2.5 2677
7. Riazantsev, Alexander m RUS 2509 2.5 2659
8. Jonkman, Harmen m NED 2468 2.5 2674
9. Mulyar, Michael A f USA 2430 2.5 2550
10. Klenburg, Mikhail UKR 2348 2.5 2611
11. Magomedov, Magaram g RUS 2608 2.0 2552
12. Goloshchapov, Alexander g UKR 2550 2.0 2552
13. Guliev, Sarhan g AZE 2510 2.0 2367
14. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2498 2.0 2492
15. Visser, Yge f NED 2455 2.0 2465
16. Klinova, Masha wg ISR 2384 2.0 2460
17. Bertholee, Rob f NED 2382 2.0 2417
18. Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2381 2.0 2369
19. Stellwagen, Daniel NED 2337 2.0 2360
46 players
The Spanish Team Championships take place 13th-21st October 2001 in
Cala Galdana (Spain). Players include Anatoly Karpov, Alexei Shirov, and
Michael Adams. The favouries Tiendas UPI (Shirov, Adams, Campora) lead after
two rounds. Gran Canaria (Topalov, Vallejo, Magem) one of the pre-event
favourites did not turn up to play.
Live coverage and results: http://www.ajedrez21.com
Spanish Team Championships
1 Tiendas UPI AND 6.5
2 Reverté Albox AND 5.0
Foment Martinenc CAT 5.0
4 Barcelona Vulcà CAT 4.5
5 Valencia Evajedrez VAL 4.0
6 Terrassa - Cirsa CAT 3.0
7 Labradores AND 2.0
8 Solvay CNT 1.0
Marcote GAL 1.0
Gran Canaria didn't submit a team
A match between Etienne Bacrot and Emil Sutovsky took place October
9th-14th 2001 ending in a draw.
Internet coverage: http://www.echecs.asso.fr
Sutovsky, Emil - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 28 B54 Sicilian Rauzer
Bacrot, Etienne - Sutovsky, Emil 1/2 19 A16 English Opening
Sutovsky, Emil - Bacrot, Etienne 0-1 42 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Bacrot, Etienne - Sutovsky, Emil 1/2 42 A29 English Four Knights Variation
Sutovsky, Emil - Bacrot, Etienne 1/2 22 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo Variation
Bacrot, Etienne - Sutovsky, Emil 0-1 29 D97 Gruenfeld Defence Russian
Match Albert FRA (FRA), 9-14 x 2001
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2653 = = 1 = = 0 3.0 2664
Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2664 = = 0 = = 1 3.0 2653
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The Zug Young Masters takes place 9th-19th October 2001. Players:
Laurent Fressinet, Zoltan Medvegy, Robert Kempinski, Dennis De Vreugt, Yannick
Pelletier, Leonid Kritz, Richard Forster, Roger Moor, Florian Jenni, Olivier
Moor, Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez and Simon Kuemin.
Coverage: http://www.jungmeisterturnier-zug.ch/
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YM Zug SUI (SUI), 9-19 x 2001 cat. IX (2462)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Kritz, Leonid m GER 2418 * 1 . 1 . = . 0 1 1 . . 4.5 2683
2. Jenni, Florian m SUI 2487 0 * . 1 1 = . 1 . . . 1 4.5 2660
3. Pelletier, Yannick g SUI 2545 . . * = = . = = . . 1 1 4.0 2569
4. De Vreugt, Dennis g NED 2437 0 0 = * . 1 1 . . . 1 . 3.5 2542
5. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel m ESP 2474 . 0 = . * . = . 1 = 1 . 3.5 2514
6. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2588 = = . 0 . * . = . 1 . 1 3.5 2491
7. Medvegy, Zoltan m HUN 2487 . . = 0 = . * . = . 1 1 3.5 2490
8. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2586 1 0 = . . = . * 0 1 . . 3.0 2480
9. Forster, Richard m SUI 2462 0 . . . 0 . = 1 * . = 1 3.0 2441
10. Moor, Olivier f SUI 2380 0 . . . = 0 . 0 . * = = 1.5 2265
11. Moor, Roger f SUI 2385 . . 0 0 0 . 0 . = = * . 1.0 2191
12. Kuemin, Simon f SUI 2300 . 0 0 . . 0 0 . 0 = . * 0.5 2090
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The Final tournament of 5th Russian Cup took place in the Kazan
(Tatarstan) 2th-12th October 2001. Valerij Filippov took first place on SB
tie-break from Valerij Popov both finished on 7.5/11. My thanks to Eugeny
Atarov.
Coverage: http://www.joeblack.h1.ru
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5th Russian Cup Final Kazan RUS (RUS), 2-12 x 2001 cat. XII (2547)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Filippov, Valerij g RUS 2617 * 1 0 = = 1 = = 1 1 1 = 7.5 2673
2. Popov, Valerij g RUS 2578 0 * 1 = = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 7.5 2676
3. Vaulin, Alexander g RUS 2548 1 0 * = = = = 1 = = 1 = 6.5 2611
4. Kornev, Alexei RUS 2518 = = = * 1 = = 0 = = = = 5.5 2549
5. Vorobiov, Evgeny E g RUS 2516 = = = 0 * = = = = = 1 = 5.5 2549
6. Kharlov, Andrei g RUS 2656 0 = = = = * = 0 = 1 1 = 5.5 2536
7. Loginov, Valery A g RUS 2513 = 0 = = = = * = = = = 1 5.5 2549
8. Timofeev, Artyom f RUS 2517 = 0 0 1 = 1 = * = 0 = 1 5.5 2549
9. Yevseev, Denis m RUS 2541 0 = = = = = = = * 0 1 = 5.0 2511
10. Burmakin, Vladimir g RUS 2586 0 0 = = = 0 = 1 1 * 0 1 5.0 2507
11. Galliamova, Alisa m RUS 2547 0 = 0 = 0 0 = = 0 1 * 1 4.0 2444
12. Kurnosov, Igor m RUS 2424 = 0 = = = = 0 0 = 0 0 * 3.0 2382
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The Second SmartChess.com International Chess Tournament takes place
October 7-15th in New York City at the Manhattan Chess Club.
IA Jerome Bibuld is the Chief Arbiter. The new FIDE Time controls (with
30 second increment) is being used. Games are to be broadcast live io 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
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Smartchess.com It New York USA (USA), 7-15 x 2001 cat. IX (2474)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Zugic, Igor m CAN 2435 * = = 1 = . = = = 1 5.0 2561
2. Nakamura, Hikaru f USA 2466 = * = = 1 = 0 . 1 1 5.0 2571
3. Novikov, Igor A g UKR 2588 = = * 1 = = ? 1 = . 4.5 2574
4. Shahade, Gregory f USA 2459 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 1 . = 4.5 2523
5. Cela, Altin m ALB 2483 = 0 = 0 * = . 1 1 1 4.5 2520
6. Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander g POL 2573 . = = = = * = = = ? 3.5 2474
7. Perelshteyn, Eugene m USA 2432 = 1 ? 0 . = * = = = 3.5 2462
8. Blatny, Pavel g CZE 2458 = . 0 0 0 = = * 1 = 3.0 2389
9. Gonzales, Jayson PHI 2432 = 0 = . 0 = = 0 * = 2.5 2339
10. Krush, Irina m USA 2411 0 0 . = 0 ? = = = * 2.0 2294
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The first two rounds of the Bundesliga took place on October 6th-7th
2001. This year's event was hit by the withdrawal of Magdeburg only a few weeks
before the start of the season. Round one saw a key match between defending
champions Luebeck and last year's runners up Porz. The result was a 4.5-3.5 win
for Luebeck. There were just three decisive results with Shirov and Bareev
winning for Luebeck and Vaganian beating Epishin for Porz. Last week I
published the games from Godesberg (Bonn) and Werder Bremen. This week all the
games from Castrop Rauxel are available. Half the matches from Magdeburg
(Neukolln vs. Solingen and Heiligenhaus vs. Neukolln) are available missing are
the matches Magdeburg - SC Heiligenhaus and Solingen - Magdeburg. Also missing
are the round 5 games from SV Wattenscheid and Castrop Rauxel which was held
the day before the official start of the season.
Coverage: http://www.chessgate.de
and http://www.schach.com
The Governor's Cup took place in the town of Kramatorsk (Ukraine)
October 2nd-7th 2001. The event was held in the A.V.Momot Regional Chess Club.
Ruslan Ponomariov finished in clear first place in spite of losing his final
game against Aleksej Aleksandrov. My thanks to Mikhail Golubev.
Internet coverage: http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/krm01gm.htm
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Governor's Cup Kramatorsk UKR (UKR), 2-7 x 2001 cat. XV (2622)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2684 ** =0 =1 == 11 11 7.0 2758
2. Aleksandrov, Aleksej g BLR 2646 =1 ** =0 == 0= 11 5.5 2652
3. Baklan, Vladimir g UKR 2599 =0 =1 ** == 1= 0= 5.0 2626
4. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2627 == == == ** =0 1= 5.0 2620
5. Moiseenko, Alexander g UKR 2581 00 1= 0= =1 ** == 4.5 2593
6. Borovikov, Vladislav m UKR 2593 00 00 1= 0= == ** 3.0 2478
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The Slovenian Championship for men and women took place in Grize
1st-9th October 2001. There were 30 players in mens' section and 10 players in
womens' section. Aljosa Grosar had a superior tie-break to Matjaz Mikac both
finished on 7/9. Darja Kaps took the women's event with 7/9.
Games and all other information at: Men:
http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0110/si01ch
Women: http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0110/si01chw.
My thanks to Ales Drinovec for the information.
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ch-SLO Grize SLO (SLO), 1-9 x 2001
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1. Mikac, Matjaz m SLO 2404 +13 = 8 = 4 +18 = 5 + 3 + 9 = 2 +10 7.0 2543
2. Grosar, Aljosa m SLO 2442 +20 + 9 + 6 = 5 = 3 = 4 + 8 = 1 +11 7.0 2584
3. Podlesnik, Bogdan m SLO 2393 =21 + 7 +10 +16 = 2 - 1 +23 = 4 + 5 6.5 2502
4. Soln, Primoz m SLO 2421 =17 +12 = 1 +19 +15 = 2 = 5 = 3 = 7 6.0 2429
5. Tratar, Marko m SLO 2416 =12 +26 +14 = 2 = 1 +23 = 4 + 8 - 3 6.0 2451
6. Jelen, Igor m SLO 2398 +27 +19 - 2 =15 = 9 - 8 =13 +14 +16 5.5 2372
7. Sakelsek, Tadej SLO 2202 =14 - 3 +29 =24 +17 =15 =10 +20 = 4 5.5 2348
8. Mestrovic, Zvonimir m SLO 2428 +30 = 1 -16 +17 +10 + 6 - 2 - 5 =13 5.0 2350
9. Jeric, Simon m SLO 2327 +25 - 2 =22 +14 = 6 +19 - 1 -10 +15 5.0 2337
10. Crepan, Marjan f SLO 2283 =22 +28 - 3 +11 - 8 +26 = 7 + 9 - 1 5.0 2303
11. Sitnik, Igor SLO 2294 -26 =22 +28 -10 +21 +12 +17 =15 - 2 5.0 2259
12. Novak, Gorazd SLO 2160 = 5 - 4 =20 =27 +22 -11 =18 +28 +19 5.0 2278
13. Kukovec, Borut SLO 2094 - 1 -15 =25 +29 =14 +24 = 6 +23 = 8 5.0 2340
14. Vombek, Dani f SLO 2309 = 7 +21 - 5 - 9 =13 =18 +22 - 6 +20 4.5 2231
15. Velickovic, Zoran f SLO 2355 -19 +13 +27 = 6 - 4 = 7 +28 =11 - 9 4.5 2254
16. Ivacic, Vladimir SLO 2286 =18 +29 + 8 - 3 -23 -20 +26 +27 - 6 4.5 2237
17. Gombac, Jan SLO 2209 = 4 +23 =18 - 8 - 7 +21 -11 -19 +27 4.0 2226
18. Zorko, Jure SLO 2108 =16 +24 =17 - 1 -19 =14 =12 =29 =23 4.0 2196
19. Srebrnic, Marko SLO 2161 +15 - 6 +26 - 4 +18 - 9 -20 +17 -12 4.0 2198
20. Lesjak, Milan SLO 2196 - 2 =30 =12 -26 +29 +16 +19 - 7 -14 4.0 2156
21. Srebrnic, Vojko SLO 2201 = 3 -14 =24 =30 -11 -17 +25 =22 +28 4.0 2195
22. Novak, Jernej SLO 2138 =10 =11 = 9 -23 -12 +30 -14 =21 +29 4.0 2200
23. Basagic, Zlatko m SLO 2377 =28 -17 +30 +22 +16 - 5 - 3 -13 =18 4.0 2183
24. Starcic, Tadej SLO 2248 =29 -18 =21 = 7 =28 -13 -27 =26 +31 3.5 2030
25. Spelec, Darko SLO 2158 - 9 -27 =13 -28 =30 =29 -21 +31 +26 3.5 2058
26. Stubljar,Andrej ---- +11 - 5 -19 +20 =27 -10 -16 =24 -25 3.0 2127
27. Susnik, Matej SLO 2233 - 6 +25 -15 =12 =26 -28 +24 -16 -17 3.0 2093
28. Sirnik, Bostjan SLO 2156 =23 -10 -11 +25 =24 +27 -15 -12 -21 3.0 2131
29. Kokol,Peter ---- =24 -16 - 7 -13 -20 =25 +31 =18 -22 2.5 1992
30. Penko, Igor SLO 2238 - 8 =20 -23 =21 =25 -22 . . . 1.5 2056
31. BYE ---- . . . . . . -29 -25 -24 0.0
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1. Kaps, Darja wf SLO 2221 * 1 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2308
2. Krivec, Jana wf SLO 2242 0 * 1 1 0 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2252
3. Srebrnic, Ana wf SLO 2176 1 0 * = = 0 1 1 1 1 6.0 2218
4. Licina, Anita wm SLO 2195 = 0 = * = = 1 1 1 1 6.0 2216
5. Novak,Ksenija ---- 0 1 = = * = = 1 0 1 5.0 2156
6. Groselj, Petra wf SLO 2111 = 0 1 = = * = = 0 1 4.5 2100
7. Marusic, Nada SLO 2003 0 = 0 0 = = * = 1 1 4.0 2069
8. Svent,Suzana ---- 0 0 0 0 0 = = * 1 1 3.0 1988
9. Hari, Veronika SLO 2070 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 * = 2.5 1939
10. Bukovec,Tina ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = * 0.5 1669
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The Bulgarian Men's and Women's Team Chess Championships took place
3rd-9th October 2001 in the winter resort of Pamporovo. The events was a 7
rounds Swiss System team tournament. The Men's competition was on 6 boards + 2
reserves, and women's 3 boards + 1 reserve. Lokomotiv of Sofia won the men's
event and Lokomotiv of Plovdiv the women's.
Internet coverage at http://www.chessbg.com with most of the games
of both competitions. Information Milen Petrov.
Final Standings
Place Name Rtg Score Match Buch. Berg.
1 LOKOMOTIV, Sofia (1) 2452 26.5 166.0 630.00
2 PERUN, Kresna (6) 2353 25.5 159.0 558.75
3 DAVIDOV, Sandanski (2) 2439 25 165.0 585.50
4-5 LUKOIL NEFTOHIMIK, Burgas (3) 2406 24.5 4.0* 144.5 458.25
LOKOMOTIV 2000, Plovdiv (4) 2403 24.5 4.0* 167.0 582.00
6 ABRITUS, Razgrad (8) 2196 24 133.0 327.00
7 LOKOMOTIV, Plovdiv (5) 2368 23.5 167.0 551.25
8 G.DASKALOV, Varna (11) 2116 23 31.0 309.25
9 DEBUT, Orjahovo (12) 2077 21.5 144.5 361.50
10-11 DARSHANS, Plovdiv (9) 2179 21 4.0 142.0 277.25
KAMENO, Kameno (13) 2066 21 3.5 128.5 288.00
12 PROGRES, Lovech (14) 2052 20.5 133.0 342.75
13 MARICA, Plovdiv (7) 2245 20 143.5 414.75
14 JURI BENDEREV, Pernik (10) 2124 16 152.0 256.25
15 DUEL, Parvomaj (15) 2000 5.5 151.0 31.50
* Match Lukojl Neftohimik - Lokomotiv 2000 finished 3:3
(by boards ?, ?, 1-0, 1-0, 0-1, 0-1: 12.5-8.5 European
club championship system) Lukojl Neftohimik is a winer.
Place Name Rtg Loc Score Match Buch.Berg.
1 LOKOMOTIV, Plovdiv (2) 2268 16.5 78.0 178.75
2 CHESS CLUB XXI, Sofia (1) 2323 15.5 85.5 183.25
3 LOKOMOTIV 2000, Plovdiv (5) 2179 13.5 73.5 124.25
4 LOKOMOTIV, Sofia (3) 2208 12.5 76.5 124.00
5 VTSHK V.TARNOVO, V.Tarnovo (7)2075 12 70.5 92.25
6 KAPABLANKA, Dupnica (6) 2085 11 73.5 98.50
7-8 VSHK G.DASKALOV, Varna (9) 2060 10 4.0 75.0 83.25
SPARTAK FINTEKS, Plovdiv (4) 2199 10 3.5 77.5 82.25
9-10 IZGREV, Jablanica (11) 1965 7 2.0 68.0 58.25
LOKOMOTIV, Mezdra (10) 2048 7 1.5 67.5 54.50
11-12KAZANLAK, Kazanlak (12) 1951 5.5 1.5 65.0 44.00
BENDEREV, Pernik (8) 2074 5.5 1.0 71.5 48.25
The Kastav IM tournament took place in Croatia 26th September - 5th
October 2001. Faruk Bistric won the event with a score of 8.5/11. Patrick Van
Hoolandt only played the first three rounds and was replaced by Ana Grobelsek.
Games from the final two rounds are now available.
Internet coverage: http://www.geocities.com/skkastav/tim5.htm
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
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1. Bistric, Faruk m BIH 2456 * = 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 . 1 8.5 2534
2. Jovanic, Ognjen f CRO 2409 = * = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 . 8.0 2491
3. Lovric, Branko f CRO 2372 1 = * = = 1 1 = = = 1 = . 7.5 2453
4. Golubovic, Boris m CRO 2465 = = = * = = = = 1 1 1 1 . 7.5 2444
5. Saric, Ante CRO 2232 0 = = = * 1 = = 0 1 = 1 . 6.0 2368
6. Nurkic, Sahbaz m BIH 2415 0 0 0 = 0 * = 1 1 1 1 1 . 6.0 2352
7. Zelenika, Srdjan CRO 2328 = = 0 = = = * 0 = = 1 1 . 5.5 2324
8. Dumpor, Atif f BIH 2329 0 = = = = 0 1 * 0 1 = . 1 5.5 2334
9. Biti, Ozren f CRO 2327 0 0 = 0 1 0 = 1 * 1 = 1 . 5.5 2324
10. Topalovic, Zlatko CRO 2222 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 * = . 1 2.5 2133
11. Kljako, Damir CRO 2282 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = = * 0 . 2.0 2066
12. Grobelsek, Ana SLO 2055 . 0 = 0 0 0 0 . 0 . 1 * . 1.5 2102
13. Van Hoolandt, Patrick BEL 2176 0 . . . . . . 0 . 0 . . * 0.0
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The 17th Münsterland Open (Sportland NRW-Cup) takes place 13th-21st
October 2001. Players include Zurab Sturua, Giorgi Kacheishvili, Ildar
Ibragimov, Igor Khenkin and Mihail Saltaev.
Internet coverage: http://www.sk32.de/
1. Kacheishvili, Giorgi GM 2583 GEO 2.0
1. Ibragimov,Ildar GM 2579 RUS 2.0
1. Khenkin,Igor GM 2579 GER 2.0
1. Saltaev, Mihail GM 2510 UZB 2.0
1. Maksimenko, Andrei GM 2502 UKR 2.0
1. Kalinitschew, Sergey GM 2483 GER 2.0
1. Fontaine, Robert IM 2452 FRA 2.0
1. Sandipan, Chanda IM 2427 IND 2.0
1. Lingnau,Carsten IM 2423 GER 2.0
1. Schaefer,Markus IM 2403 GER 2.0
1. Krivolapov, Konstant IM 2393 UKR 2.0
1. Stojanov, Svetlin 2326 BUL 2.0
1. Wegener,Olaf FM 2312 GER 2.0
1. Wolter,Kai,Dr. FM 2295 GER 2.0
1. Molinaroli,Martin 2236 GER 2.0
1. Emunds,Hans Georg 2218 GER 2.0
1. Schröder,Wilfried 2210 GER 2.0
1. Goreskul, Alyona WIM 2208 UKR 2.0
1. Sazanov,Nikolaj RUS 2.0
20. Sturua, Zurab GM 2591 GEO 1.5
20. Mainka,Romuald GM 2459 GER 1.5
20. Scholz,Christian 2399 GER 1.5
20. Jakobsen, Ole IM 2398 DEN 1.5
20. Pähtz,Elisabeth WGM 2383 GER 1.5
20. Hedke,Fred FM 2360 GER 1.5
20. Koscielski,Janusch FM 2335 GER 1.5
20. Kummerow, Heiko FM 2297 GER 1.5
20. Zaragatski,Ilja 2248 GER 1.5
20. Haselhorst,Helmut 2198 GER 1.5
20. Schuh,Dirk 2198 GER 1.5
20. Sazanova,Julia 2143 RUS 1.5
20. Becker,Martin Alexan 2134 GER 1.5
20. Klatt, Peter 2063 GER 1.5
20. Siepmann,Martin 2048 GER 1.5
20. Raddatz,Michael 2044 GER 1.5
20. Heine,Rolf 2025 GER 1.5
20. Braun,Vitali 2099 GER 1.5
20. Göppl,Florian 1627 GER 1.5
118 players
There are four First Saturday events in Budapest October 6th-16th 2001,
one GM tournament, two IM tournaments and one FM tournament.
Information from Laszlo Nagy, Miklos Orso and Vlad Barsi.
Internet coverage: http://w3.enternet.hu/vlagyus/fs1001.htm
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1. Koneru, Humpy wg IND 2484 * . 1 0 = 1 . . 1 1 = 1 6.0 2594
2. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2369 . * 1 = 1 = = 0 . 1 . 1 5.5 2569
3. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2441 0 0 * 1 . . 1 = 1 1 1 . 5.5 2563
4. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2439 1 = 0 * = . 1 1 . 0 1 . 5.0 2527
5. Kosanovic, Goran A g YUG 2442 = 0 . = * 1 . = = . = = 4.0 2415
6. Husari, Sate SYR 2369 0 = . . 0 * = 1 = 1 . = 4.0 2424
7. Fogarasi, Tibor m HUN 2450 . = 0 0 . = * . 1 = 1 = 4.0 2392
8. Todorovic, Goran M g YUG 2517 . 1 = 0 = 0 . * = . = = 3.5 2357
9. Biro, Sandor m ROM 2360 0 . 0 . = = 0 = * = . 1 3.0 2347
10. Al Sayed, Mohamad N m QAT 2374 0 0 0 1 . 0 = . = * = . 2.5 2271
11. Spassov, Liuben g BUL 2386 = . 0 0 = . 0 = . = * = 2.5 2302
12. Dembo, Yelena wg HUN 2398 0 0 . . = = = = 0 . = * 2.5 2281
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1. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2347 * 1 = = = = 1 1 . . . 1 6.0 2514
2. Gonda, Laszlo HUN 2309 0 * . 1 1 = 1 = 1 = . . 5.5 2433
3. Blasko, Istvan f HUN 2310 = . * 1 . . 0 1 = 1 1 0 5.0 2375
4. Seres, Lajos m HUN 2474 = 0 0 * 1 = 1 1 . 1 . . 5.0 2371
5. Mensch, Etienne f FRA 2299 = 0 . 0 * 1 . . 1 1 = . 4.0 2353
6. Nemeth, Zoltan m HUN 2372 = = . = 0 * = . = 1 0 . 3.5 2235
7. Resika, Nathan A f USA 2182 0 0 1 0 . = * . = . 1 . 3.0 2277
8. Somogyi, Istvan f HUN 2254 0 = 0 0 . . . * 1 = 1 . 3.0 2244
9. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij m HUN 2268 . 0 = . 0 = = 0 * . 1 = 3.0 2201
10. Berczes, David HUN 2140 . = 0 0 0 0 . = . * 1 1 3.0 2237
11. Cooke, Eric USA 2212 . . 0 . = 1 0 0 0 0 * 1 2.5 2133
12. Kersten, Uwe f GER 2369 0 . 1 . . . . . = 0 0 * 1.5 2106
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1. Rebers, Eugene NED 2315 * = = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2465
2. Reiss, Tibor HUN 2269 = * 0 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 6.0 2429
3. Rajlich, Vasik G f USA 2257 = 1 * = 0 1 1 . = 0 4.5 2346
4. Pataki, Gyozo HUN 2344 = 0 = * . = 1 = 1 = 4.5 2340
5. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2284 0 0 1 . * = 1 = 1 = 4.5 2340
6. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2294 = = 0 = = * . = 0 1 3.5 2252
7. Tian Tian CHN 2355 0 1 0 0 0 . * 1 = 1 3.5 2252
8. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2323 0 0 . = = = 0 * 1 1 3.5 2260
9. Grafl, Florian f GER 2373 = 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 * . 2.5 2164
10. Banusz, Tamas HUN 2197 0 0 1 = = 0 0 0 . * 2.0 2112
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The FIDE Internet qualifiers are coming to a conclusion. There are eight
places for the FIDE Chess Championships available. Quite who takes the final
places could be very interesting. However I'm getting more and more complaints
about the organisation of the event following on from the complaints of Epishin
last week. One GM ended his E-Mail by saying "I tried all I could do to qualify
without cheating and I'm not interested (this time at least !) in playing
advanced chess. I now will stop playing because it makes no sense."
Another competitor outlined the problems starting his E-Mail by saying
"The world's first ever advanced chess swiss system tournament. Horrible
horrible stuff."
He continued "At least 90% of the participants are cheating, using
computers, or teams of GMs . Everyone's using a computer. However, FIDE hasn't
forfeited a soul for computer cheating. Practically all of my 15 opponents so
far used computers." This in spite of assurances that there would be
anti-computer controls at the later stages.
He added the $39 entry fee which you pay by credit card was accepted in
Zambia.
"The format is absurd. Play in a playing zone, play in a 102 player 9
round swiss, then a 64 player 8 round swiss? What sense is that?? To boot, FIDE
kept changing it's own rules, adding players to the swiss. The pairings were
usually wrong, and there were many server problems."
In addition players have been defaulted without playing a move unable to
connect to the server. There are all sorts of bugs with the software one player
losing a game on time in spite of the board having King vs. King. The time
control is 25 minutes + 15 seconds per move which is practically a cheaters
charter. One added "You can't have an increment greater than 5 seconds in an
online prize tournament. It's too easy to use a computer in that time frame."
Details of the tournament at: http://www.fide.com
The 75th Anniversary of the Barmbek Chess Club in Hamburg sees the 6th
Wichern Open take place 13th-21st October 2001. Playing venue: Sports Hall of
Wichern Schule in Hamburg (same place as in 1999).
Rolf Sander reports: The 6th Wichern Open is being held to celebrate the
75th anniversary of the Barmbek chess club in Hamburg. Although some invited
players cancelled their participation at the last moment before the tournament
65 GMs and 6 IMs are in the field. 187 players participate in two groups (below
1800 national rating and open to all). After two rounds most of the favorites
are leading the field with two points, although GM Bischoff drew in the first
round against Claus Czeremin (Elo 2075 and a strong problem solver). Players
include: Mathias Womacka, Vasilios Kotronias, Pavel Kotsur, Aleksei Lugovoi,
Abdulla Al-Rakib, Alik Gershon, and Klaus Bischoff.
Internet coverage: http://members.aol.com/barmbek2001/
The 1st Winterthur Chess Week took place in Winterthur (Switzerland)
October 5th-14th 2001. The main event was a 9-round Open. 82 players competed.
Normunds Miezis took first on tie-break from Vadim Milov. No games
available.
Further details: http://www.chessstore.ch/svw/schachwoche/
Final Standings:
1. Miezis,Normunds GM 2524 LAT 7½ 55 44¼
2. Milov,Vadim GM 2614 SUI 7½ 53½ 42¾
3. Pikula,Dejan IM 2458 YUG 7 56½ 42½
4. Pavlovic,Milos GM 2500 YUG 7 52 38¾
5. Grooten,Herman IM 2374 NED 7 50 36¾
6. Sarwat,Walaa IM 2365 EGY 6½ 48 32¼
7. Philippe,Christophe FM 2298 FRA 6½ 45 31½
8. Czebe,Attila IM 2474 HUN 6 55 33
9. Nemet,Ivan GM 2427 SUI 6 53 32
10. Ezat,Mohamed IM 2333 EGY 6 48 31¼
11. Roschina,Tatiana WGM 2322 RUS 6 44½ 29
12. Huss,Andreas IM 2332 SUI 6 44½ 26½
82 players
The 5th Itaú Cup with over 170 players takes place 13th-21st
October 2001. There are over 20 titled players. Among them 4 grandmasters:
Leitao, Lima, Hoffman and Zapata. My thanks to Herman Claudius van
Riemsdijk.
Internet coverage: http://www.hipernet.com.br/HiperChess
Roberto Alvarez reports: on the "Champions Cup", a tournament held in
Cartagena de Indias (Colombia) from 29th September - 5th October 2001. A 9
round swiss with 36 players.
The venue for the tournament was "Salón Hollywood" at Costa del
Sol Hotel.
Torneo Int. Campeón de Campeones:
"Nixon Pardo In Memoriam"
Sept 29th-October 5th 2001
1 g García Gildardo 2451 8.0 32
2 g Zapata Alonso 2463 7.5 31
3 f López Carlos Manuel 2340 6.5 28
4 m Cuartas Carlos 2232 6.5 24
5 Barrios Félix 2150 6.0 27
6 m Alzate Darío 2410 6.0 25
7 García Eduardo 2012 5.5 25
8 Menassa Elías 2031 5.5 25
9 Tovío Israel 1993 5.5 25
10 m Cabrera Alexis 2306 5.5 24
11 Echeverría Mario 1898 5.0 24
12 Fajardo Carlos E 1689 5.0 24
13 m Gamboa Nelson 2363 5.0 23
14 Echeverría Nancy 1697 5.0 23
36 players
In addition he reports that Nigel Short played in Ciudad Bolivar
(Venezuela), in a swiss system event 24th-27th August 2001, where he tied for
first with 6 out 7 (he ended at 3rd place). No games available.
Final standings:
http://www.uvencioblanco.com.ve/feria_orinoco.htm
1 Prasca, Rafael ARA 2197 6 27.0 32.5
2 Vergara, Alejandro DC 2182 6 25.0 29.5
3 Short, Nigel ENG 2676 6 24.5 35.0
4 Gallegos, Carlos ARA 2330 5.5 25.5 32.5
5 Aponte, Argimiro BOL 2301 5.5 23.0 31.5
6 Gimón, Oswaldo MON 2044 5.5 23.0 30.0
7 Blanco, Cristóbal BOL 2202 5.5 22.0 27.0
8 Sánchez, Markel ARA 1643 5.5 21.5 30.0
9 Castañeda, Reinaldo DC 1942 5.5 21.5 28.5
10 Ovalles, Otto LAR 2150 5.5 20.5 29.0
11 Ostos, Julio BOL 2365 5 23.5 33.5
12 Hernández, Alexander MIR 2068 5 23.0 31.0
13 Villarraga, David BOL 1837 5 21.5 28.0
14 Palencia, Wilson MER 2053 5 20.5 25.5
15 Espinoza, José Tomás DC 1999 5 19.5 26.5
16 Vargas, Rigoberto SUC 2029 5 19.0 26.0
17 Cabrera, Agustín BOL 1945 5 16.0 24.5
The 4th World Junior Team Championships took place 10th-14th October,
2001 in Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. Internet coverage:
http://www.fexerj.com.br/ I'll round up
the event next week. My thanks to Albert Silver.
The 12th NATO Championships took place in San Remo, Italy 8th-12th
October 2001. Germany won the team event and Piero Bontempi headed the
individual standings on tie-break.
Internet coverage: http://www.federscacchi.it/chessnato/
Leading Final Standings:
1 Bontempi Piero 2302 FM ITA 5.5 2413
2 Schenk Andreas 2455 ** GER 5.5 2313
3 Deleyn Gunter 2230 FM BEL 5.5 2342
4 Mai Philipp 2274 ** GER 5.5 2277
5 Donati Roberto 1900 ITA 5.0 2359
6 Stork Ornett 2043 NED 5.0 2292
7 Cooper Lawrence 2352 IM UK 5.0 2296
8 Benedetti Fabrizio 2220 ** ITA 5.0 2205
9 Van Zandwijk Jan Peter 2264 ** NED 5.0 2289
61 players
1 Germany 20,0 113,0 82,5 23,5 27,0
2 Italy 19,5 123,5 87,0 23,5 27,0
3 The Netherlands 18,0 113,5 85,0 21,0 23,5
4 Belgium 17,0 103,5 75,0 19,5 22,0
5 France 16,5 102,0 108,5 20,0 23,0
6 USA 15,5 102,0 72,5 18,5 18,5
7 Turkey 14,5 91,0 66,0 17,5 20,0
8 Denmark 14,0 93,5 67,0 17,0 17,0
9 United Kingdom 12,5 97,0 70,0 15,0 17,0
NATO 14,5 98,5 69,5 16,5 18,5
The Bratto Open took place in Italy August 20th-30th 2001. Vladimir
Epishin, Vadim Milov, Giulio Borgo, Sinisa Drazic, Igor Khenkin and Michele
Godena finished on 6.5/9 with Epishin taking first on tie-break. Games from the
whole tournament now available. My thanks to Marco Pagnoncelli for his
help.
Internet coverage: http://maskeret.com/bratto/2001.shtml
(along with games from the under-20 event)
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21st Open Bratto ITA (ITA), 22-30 viii 2001
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1. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2583 6.5 49.5
2. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2614 6.5 48.0
3. Borgo, Giulio m ITA 2428 6.5 48.0
4. Drazic, Sinisa g YUG 2480 6.5 47.5
5. Khenkin, Igor g GER 2579 6.5 46.0
6. Godena, Michele g ITA 2491 6.5 43.5
7. Foisor, Cristina Adela m ROM 2423 6.0 44.0
8. Arlandi, Ennio m ITA 2449 6.0 43.5
9. Dervishi, Erald g ALB 2491 6.0 42.5
10. Bellini, Fabio m ITA 2499 6.0 42.5
11. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2476 6.0 42.0
12. Lalic, Bogdan g ENG 2528 6.0 41.5
80 players
The European Women's Rapid and Blitz Championships took place in Minsk
2nd-7th October 2001. Elina Danielian won the rapid event and Alexandra
Kosteniuk the blitz. The games seem to be password protected.
Internet coverage: http://www.indi7.f2s.com/chess/we/
Rapid Final Standings
1 Danielian, Elina ARM 2395 wgm 9
2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS 2445 wgm 8.5
3 Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU 2464 wgm 7.5
4 Kosintseva, Nadezhda RUS 2327 wfm 7.5
5 Ushenina, Anna UKR 2297 wim 7.5
6 Eidelson, Rakhil BLR 2307 wgm 7.5
7 Zatonskih, Anna UKR 2427 wgm 7
8 Zaiatz, Elena RUS 2317 wgm 7
9 Klinova, Masha ISR 2391 wgm 7
10 Radziewicz, Iweta POL 2375 wgm 7
11 Gaponenko, Inna UKR 2409 wgm 6.5
12 Slavina, Irina RUS 2334 wgm 6.5
13 Vasilevich, Tatjana UKR 2421 wgm 6.5
14 Melamed, Tatiana UKR 2265 wgm 6.5
15 Karlovich, Anastazia UKR 2295 wim 6.5
16 Demina, Julia RUS 2347 wgm 6.5
17 Volchek, Nastia BLR 2158 6.5
18 Popova, Natalija BLR 2293 wim 6.5
19 Bezgodova, Svetlana RUS 2227 6.5
56 players
Blitz Final Standings
1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS 2445 wgm 33.5
2 Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU 2464 wgm 29.5
3 Kosintseva, Tatiana RUS 2397 wim 26
4 Lahno, Kateryna UKR 2239 wim 25.5
5 Kosintseva, Nadezhda RUS 2327 wim 24.5
6 Zaiatz, Elena RUS 2317 wgm 24
7 Zatonskih, Anna UKR 2427 wgm 23.5
8 Gaponenko, Inna UKR 2409 wgm 23.5
9 Danielian, Elina ARM 2395 wgm 23
10 Ovod, Evgenija RUS 2327 wgm 22
11 Ushenina, Anna UKR 2297 wim 21.5
12 Slavina, Irina RUS 2334 wgm 21.5
13 Sudakova, Irina RUS 2319 wim 21.5
14 Volchek, Nastia BLR 2158 21.5
15 Melamed, Tatiana UKR 2265 wgm 21.5
16 Lagvilava, Genrieta BLR 2326 wgm 21.5
17 Polivoda, N. BLR 2166 21.5
18 Popova, Natalija BLR 2293 wim 21.5
19 Radziewicz, Iweta POL 2375 wgm 21
20 Zozulia, Anna UKR 2339 wgm 21
44 players
Following the American Women's Continental tournament there are now also
Zone 2.3.5 events (men and women) in Merida Venezuela. They took place 1st-10th
October 2001. Unfortunately the games files are corrupt.
Internet coverage:
http://www.uvencioblanco.com.ve/235subzone0.htm
Men's
1 SEQUERA Jose (VEN) 6.5
2 MIELES Daniel (ECU) 6.5
3 PRASCA Rafael (VEN) 6.5
4 PALENCIA Wilson (VEN) 6.0
5 DENNY Kevin (BAR) 6.0
6 HERNANDEZ Alexander (VEN) 6.0
7 MONTALVO Alejandro (PUR) 5.5
8 OSTOS Julio (VEN) 5.0
9 BASTIDAS Emilio (ECU) 5.0
10 ANDRADE Ulises (VEN) 5.0
11 GUEDEZ Armando (VEN) 5.0
12 ARRUEBARRENA Rafael (VEN) 5.0
13 CORBIN Philip (BAR) 5.0
14 HARPER Ryan (TRI) 5.0
15 WARNER Delisle (BAR) 4.5
16 ELLIOTT Warren (JAM) 4.5
17 CHAVEZ Jorge (VEN) 4.5
18 MARTINEZ Carlos (VEN) 4.5
19 EE Frank (TRI) 4.5
20 MONTAÑEZ Robert (PUR) 4.5
21 SZMETAN Ricardo (BAR) 4.0
22 BUSTAMANTE Richard (VEN) 3.5
23 CARRILLO Jairo (PUR) 3.5
24 MERRITT Mario (TRI) 3.5
25 SINGH Ravishen (TRI) 3.5
26 ROSALES Guelmo (TRI) 3.0
27 GONZALEZ Fidel (VEN) 3.0
28 GREENIDGE Kevin (BAR) 2.5
29 RAPHAEL John (TRI) 2.0
30 ROJAS Francisco (VEN) 1.5
Women's
1 WIM MARTINEZ ALEIDI (VEN) 7.5
2 WIM MONCAYO EVELYN (ECU) 7.0
3 WIM SANCHEZ ALIRIS (VEN) 5.5
4 WIM SANCHEZ SARAI (VEN) 5.5
5 WIM DURAN LUISA (VEN) 5.5
6 HERNANDEZ ZAIDA (VEN) 5.0
7 LA ROSA EDELMIRA (VEN) 5.0
8 SANCHEZ EFRIRIS (VEN) 4.5
9 JARDINES ANIES (VEN) 4.5
10 OTAZO ANNYD (VEN) 4.5
11 WIM CASTAÑEDA KATIUSKA (VEN) 4.0
12 WIM UBALDO MARIA (VEN) 4.0
13 WFM FLORES GINNA (ECU) 4.0
14 LOPEZ DIANA (VEN) 4.0
15 CORBIN RASHIDA (BAR) 1.5
16 LINDO JULIETTE (BAR) 0.5
FIDE Championships Fantasy Chess
As soon as all the players are known the annual Fantasy Chess Tournament
to be based on the FIDE World Championships will start.
Details: http://play.at/fantasychess
Chigorin Memorial
The IXth International Open Tournament Chigorin Memorial takes place
October 25th (arrival day) - November 3rd 2001 in St. Petersburg. The event is
a 9 round Swiss.
Further details: http://www.gmchess.com/news/local/
Johann Thorir Jonsson Memorial
The "Johann Thorir Jonsson Memorial" tournament takes place in the
Reykjavik City Hall in Iceland 23rd October - 2nd November 2001. The event is a
10 round Swiss and players include: Ivan Sokolov, Jaan Ehlvest, Peter Heine
Nielsen, Jan Timman, Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson, Johnny Hector,
Lars Schandorff, Henrik Danielsen, Murray Chandler, Friðrik
Ólafsson, Helgi Ólafsson etc .
Internet coverage: http://www.skak.is/si/memorial
Gausdal Troll Masters 2002
The Gausdal Troll Masters Open International takes place January
6th-13th 2002 at Gausdal Høifjellshotel. Includes: * GM- and IM norms
available * 9 rounds * FIDE rules. * 2h/40 moves, 1h/20 moves and ½hour
rest. * 1st round Sunday January 6th at 19:30. * 9th and last round Sunday 13th
at 9:00. * Double rounds on Thursday. * Open to all with FIDE-rating and a
limited number of non-FIDE-rated players. * Several strong GMs and IMs are
invited.
Details: http://home.online.no/~bjarke-k/TrollMasters/
Lohmar Rapid Chess Open
The traditional Lohmar Rapid Chess Open takes place on October 28th for
the 8th time. Further info (german and english) at:
http://www.sflohmar.de/announce/index.htm The tournament is limited to a
maximum of 120 participants.
5th Email Afro-Asian Championship
All chessplayers from Africa and Asia are invited to take part to the
5th email Afro-Asian Championship 2002-2003 , organised by the ICCF. The start
date for the preliminaries is : 15-01-2002. Like the previous editions there
are 2 stages (preliminaries and Final) and no entry fees are required . The
entries should be sent not later than 31.12.2001 to M. Samraoui , email address
: samraoui@aol.com .
European Team Championships
The 18th European Team Championships take place in Leon, Spain 6th-15th
November 2001. There are 40 registered countries, 38 mens teams and 32 women's.
Players include 134 GMs, 49 IMs, 13 FMs, 33 WGMs and 20 WIMs. There will be
more than 400 people including arbiters and organisation at the event. 9 of the
15 top players in the World will compete: GMs Michael Adams (England), Vassily
Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Eugene Bareev, Alexander Morozevich, Alexander Khalifman
(Russia), Boris Gelfand and Ilia Smirin (Israel), Loek Van Wely (Netherlands)
and Alexey Shirov (Spain).
Internet site: http://www.euroleon2001.com (coverage by
http://www.terra.es)
World Youth Championships
The World Youth Championships take place in Oropesa del Mar, Spain 20th
October - November 3rd 2001.
Coverage: http://www.infoxadrez.com/01oropesa/index.htm
Hull Chess Congress
The Hull Chess Congress takes place 2nd-4th November 2001.
Further information:
http://www.bookbullies.com/chess/brit.html
2002 US Chess Championships
The 2002 US Chess Championships are held under the auspices of the
United States Chess Federation (USCF) and sponsored by the Seattle Chess
Foundation.
They take place in Seattle, Washington, January 5th-13th 2002 at the
Seattle Center, home of the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center and Experience
Music Project. 56 players will compete in a nine-round Swiss tournament for a
$200,000 prize fund, with $15,000 slotted for the winner. Included in the
line-up are Grandmasters, top women and junior players, as well as an emerging
young stars who qualified in the US Open such as the second strongest woman
player, 12 year old Hana Itkis.
Further information http://www.seattlechessfoundation.org
Ladies vs. Veterans
The Klompendans Ladies vs Veterans tournament takes place in Amsterdam
23rd October - 3 November 2001. The venue is the Beurs van Berlage in
Amsterdam. The event will be called the "Klompendans" chess tournament.
Sponsored by Mr. J.J. van Oosterom.
Players:
Ladies Zhu Chen (China), Alisa Galliamova (Russia), Nana Ioseliani
(Georgia), Xie Jun (China) and Sofia Polgar (Israel) Captain / Coach: Ljubomir
Ljubojevic (Spain)
Veterans Vlastimil Hort (Germany), Victor Korchnoi (Switzerland), Lajos
Portisch (Hungary), Vassili Smyslov (Russia) and Mark Taimanov (Russia) Playing
captain : Vlastimil Hort (Germany)
Further information at:
http://chess2.lostcity.nl/klompendans/
3rd Friendship chess tournament
The 3rd Friendship chess tournament takes place 4th-14th December 2001
in Prerov (Czech Republic). There will be organized several tournaments
including round-robin IM and GM tournament and 3 open tournaments. For more
information contact the director of this tournament Mr. Richard Biolek
(richard.biolek@atlas.cz).
Internet site: http://www.proclient.cz/a64
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
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
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
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/
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
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
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
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