THE WEEK IN CHESS 363 22nd October 2001 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) 5th World
Chess Team Championship
3) Kasparov vs. Czech Team
Simul
4) Essent Tournament
5) Spanish
Team Championships
6) World Seniors
7) Zug Young Masters
8) SmartChess.com
International
9) 17th Münsterland Open
10) First Saturday October
11) Jozef Kochan
Memorial
12) Internet Qualifiers
13) 6th Wichern Open
14) Winterthur Chess
Week
15) 5th Itau Cup
16) S.C.
Lasker Tournament
17) 4th World Junior Teams
18) British Rapidplay Championships
19)
Kishinev ULIM Cup
20) Nigel Short in South Africa
21) Forthcoming Events and Links
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Games section
5th World Chess Team Championship 96 games
Kasparov vs. Czech Team Simul 8 games
Essent Tournament 145 games
Spanish Team Championships 111 games
Zug Young Masters 30 games
SmartChess.com International 7 games
17th Münsterland Open 74 games
First Saturday October 36 games
Jozef Kochan Memorial 189 games
6th Wichern Open 87 games
Winterthur Chess Week 121 games
5th Itau Cup 197 games
S.C. Lasker Tournament 114 games
4th World Junior Teams 51 games
British Rapidplay Championships 3 games
Nigel Short in South Africa 15 games
1293 games
My thanks to Laszlo Nagy, Miklos Orso and Vlad Barsi, Przemek Jahr, Rolf
Sander, Axel Fritz, Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk, Chirila Radu-Catalin, Albert
Silver, Sam Nicholls, Feodor Skripchenko, Pieter Kemp, Yvette Nagel Seirawan,
Koos Stolk and Jan van de Mortel, Paul Hodges and all those who helped with
this issue.
Ruslan Ponomariov's determined performance took the Ukraine to their
first major team gold medal in the World Teams Championships in Yerevan. Next
target for him presumably is catching Ivanchuk as that country's number one.
Viktor Korchnoi disappointed his supporters by losing two games in a row in the
Essent tournament. Loek Van Wely and Judit Polgar took joint first instead. The
conclusion of the FIDE Internet Championships and the announcment of another by
a new organisation called onlineworldchess.com headed by Bessel Kok. Does one
offer essential lessons for the other?
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The 5th World Chess Team Championship took place October 12th-20th
2001. The event was affected by withdrawals by originally eligible teams. Cuba
not the US represented the Americas, Uzbekistan not China or India represented
Asia, Macedonia and Iran were invited by FIDE as thanks for their recent
organisation of events. Nevertheless it was a highly interesting event which
saw the Ukraine take their first major team title. They had to beat Russia in
the final round to take the title. Three games were drawn but the top scorer in
the entire event (5.5/7) Ruslan Ponomariov came through to beat Alexey Dreev in
the final round with black. Other top scorers included Vladimir Akopian 5/7 and
Alexander Graf 5/8. The top TPRs were earned by Sergei Rublevsky (4.5/5) 2859,
Ruslan Ponomariov 2846 and Rafael Vaganian (4.5/6) 2806.
Internet coverage: http://www.armchess.am
Final Standings:
1. Ukraine - 21.5
2. Russia - 21.0
3. Armenia - 20.0
4. Germany - 18.5
5. Hungary - 16.5
6. Uzbekistan - 15.5
7. Cuba - 14.5
8. FYROM - 9.5
9. Iran - 7.0
Round 9
Ukraine - Russia 2,5:1,5
Ivanchuk - Svidler 1/2
Ponomariov - Dreev 1:0
Baklan - Grischuk 1/2
Eingorn - Sakaev 1/2
Uzbekistan - Germany 1,5:2,5
Hungary - Armenia 2,5:1,5
Iran - Fyrom 2,5:1,5
Cuba Free Day
Round 8 Results
Fyrom - Hungary 1,2:2,5
Armenia - Ukraine 1,5:2,5
Russia - Uzbekistan 2:2
Germany - Cuba 2:2
Iran Free Day
Round 7 Results
Cuba - Russia 1:3
Uzbekistan - Armenia 2:2
Ukraine - Fyrom 2:2
Hungary - Iran 3,5:0,5
Germany Free Day
Round 6 Results
Iran - Ukraine 0,5:3,5
Fyrom - Uzbekistan 2,5:1,5
Armenia - Cuba 3:1
Russia - Germany 3,5:0,5
Hungary Free Day
Round 5 Results
Germany - Armenia 3:1
Cuba - Fyrom 3:1
Uzbekistan - Iran 3,5:0,5
Ukraine - Hungary 2,5:1,5
Russia Free Day
Round 4 Results
Hungary - Uzbekistan 2:2
Iran - Cuba 1,5:2,5
Fyrom - Germany 0,5:3,5
Armenia - Russia 3:1
Ukraine Free Day
Garry Kasparov took on the Czech national team in a simultaneous 2 game
match (called the Eurotel Kasparov Trophy) over four boards on 18th and 20th
October 2001 in Prague. The Prize money was 40000 USD.
An impressive Kasparov ran out 5.5-2.5 winner in the event where the
Czech players had 2.5 hours for 50 moves and then an extra half hour whereas
Kasparov had half an hour extra at the start of the game. The Czech players
played as a team all avoiding early draws and this discipline is certainly the
way to play these events which Kasparov has made a speciality.
On day 1 Tomas Oral avoided a repetition on move 20 to keep playing and
was rewarded by 27. ...d5 which was not good. Kasparov outcombined Movsesian to
score his first win and almost at the same time he drew against Hracek. He then
played very impressively to beat Babula in a Rook and Bishop of opposite colour
endgame. By this time he had to give up his Queen for Rook and Knight against
Oral and the Czech player, now alone on the stage found a way to convert the
advantage. Score Kasparov 2.5 - Czech Team 1.5
Day 2 saw Kasparov completely dominant. Movsesian's 6.g3 was a complex
choice but Kasparov gradually built up a very threatening position only to find
his opponent escape at the last moment with perpetual check. Kasparov took slow
and measured revenge on Oral the winner in round 1 by playing the English and
gradually outplaying him. Hracek looked in trouble also but managed to break
through for perpetual check. At one stage Babula looked to have the best
position on day 2 but on move 20 he missed Bd4 which was much stronger than his
Queen exchange. He even won the exchange (or perhaps Kasparov just allowed it
because it was very good for him) but by then his pieces were in a terrible
tangle and black was much better, an advantage Kasparov converted easily.
Kasparov 3 Czech Team 1 for a final result of 5.5-2.5 to Kasparov.
Official coverage will be at http://www.kasparov.cz additional coverage:
http://www.chessjournal.cz.
Results of Day 1:
1. Kasparov - Movsesian 1-0
2. Hracek - Kasparov 0.5-0.5
3. Kasparov - Babula 1-0
4. Oral - Kasparov 1-0
Total Day One:
Garry Kasparov - Czech National Team: 2.5-1.5
Results of Day 2:
1. Movsesian - Kasparov 0.5-0.5
2. Kasparov - Hracek 0.5-0.5
3. Babula - Kasparov 0-1
4. Kasparov - Oral 1-0
Total Day Two:
Garry Kasparov - Czech National Team: 3-1
Final Match score:
Garry Kasparov - Czech National Team: 5.5 - 2.5
The Essent Chess tournament took place in Hoogeveen October 12th-20th
2001. Early leader Viktor Korchnoi lost in rounds 4 and 5 allowing Judit Polgar
and Loek Van Wely to overtake him and share first. The nine round Swiss Open
was led throughout by Mikhail Gurevich who finished with 7/9. My thanks to Koos
Stolk and Jan van de Mortel for their help.
Internet coverage: http://www.hoogeveen.nl/essent-chess/
Round 3 (October 16, 2001)
Polgar, Judit - Bruzon, Lazaro 1/2 30 C91 Ruy Lopez
Van Wely, Loek - Korchnoi, Viktor 1/2 35 E17 Queens Indian
Round 4 (October 18, 2001)
Van Wely, Loek - Polgar, Judit 0-1 61 E15 Queens Indian
Bruzon, Lazaro - Korchnoi, Viktor 1-0 72 C00 French Defence
Round 5 (October 19, 2001)
Korchnoi, Viktor - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 39 A32 English Symmetrical Variation
Bruzon, Lazaro - Polgar, Judit 0-1 44 A13 Reti Opening
Round 6 (October 20, 2001)
Polgar, Judit - Korchnoi, Viktor 1/2 20 C11 French Defence
Van Wely, Loek - Bruzon, Lazaro 1-0 68 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
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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. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2686 ** =1 0= =1 3.5 2696
2. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2714 =0 ** =1 =1 3.5 2686
3. Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2639 1= =0 ** 10 3.0 2654
4. Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2564 =0 =0 01 ** 2.0 2554
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Open Leading final standings:
1. 1 Gurevich, Mikhail 7.0 52.0 40.25 2605 2730 +1.33
2. 5 Dvoirys, Semen I 6.5 49.0 34.00 2582 2630 +0.56
7 Hort, Vlastimil 6.5 45.5 32.00 2519 2611 +1.10
4. 13 Jonkman, Harmen 6.0 50.0 31.00 2491 2629 +1.68
9 Berelovich, Aleksandar 6.0 48.5 31.00 2512 2538 +0.24
11 Riazantsev, Alexander 6.0 47.0 30.00 2500 2599 +1.14
6 Goloshchapov, Alexander 6.0 44.0 27.75 2550 2546 -0.03
12 Van der Wiel, John T.H. 6.0 44.0 25.75 2495 2550 +0.60
10 Guliev, Sarhan 6.0 41.0 25.75 2489 2464 -0.30
10. 3 Epishin, Vladimir 5.5 50.0 28.00 2583 2531 -0.62
2 Magomedov, Magaram 5.5 45.5 26.75 2608 2508 -1.16
8 Gofshtein, Zeev-Alon 5.5 44.0 24.75 2513 2486 -0.35
13. 4 Galkin, Alexander 5.0 50.5 26.75 2583 2499 -1.03
14 Visser, Yge 5.0 48.0 23.75 2453 2498 +0.50
22 Klenburg, Mikhail 5.0 47.5 24.75 2341 2490 +1.76
15 Van der Weide, Karel 5.0 43.5 23.00 2457 2434 -0.31
16 Mulyar, Michael A. 5.0 42.5 22.75 2428 2438 +0.05
24 Wuts, Frank 5.0 40.0 18.00 2297 2363 +0.77
17 Peng, Zhaoqin (IM) 5.0 39.5 19.00 2443 2379 -0.85
32 Naes, Flovin Tor 5.0 31.0 15.00 2223 2282 +0.68
46 players
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Essent Open Hoogeveen NED (NED), 12-20 x 2001
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1. Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2605 +19 + 9 + 7 =13 + 5 = 2 = 4 +10 = 6 7.0 2730
2. Dvoirys, Semen I g RUS 2582 +31 +15 =12 +16 +14 = 1 =10 = 5 = 4 6.5 2630
3. Hort, Vlastimil g GER 2519 +30 +28 =13 -14 = 9 +34 + 8 = 4 +10 6.5 2611
4. Berelovich, Aleksandar g UKR 2512 +20 =14 -16 +34 +24 +15 = 1 = 3 = 2 6.0 2538
5. Jonkman, Harmen m NED 2491 +24 =11 +33 +12 - 1 +13 = 6 = 2 = 7 6.0 2629
6. Riazantsev, Alexander g RUS 2500 +37 +27 =11 =10 =13 +14 = 5 =15 = 1 6.0 2598
7. Goloshchapov, Alexander g UKR 2550 +36 +22 - 1 -28 =26 +30 +17 +11 = 5 6.0 2545
8. Guliev, Sarhan g AZE 2489 -21 +37 +32 =22 =30 +27 - 3 +23 +15 6.0 2463
9. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2495 +43 - 1 +36 +27 = 3 -10 +22 =13 +19 6.0 2550
10. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2583 =25 +21 +17 = 6 +28 + 9 = 2 - 1 - 3 5.5 2530
11. Magomedov, Magaram g RUS 2608 +23 = 5 = 6 =15 =22 =28 +18 - 7 +26 5.5 2508
12. Gofshtein, Zeev-Alon g ISR 2513 +26 +34 = 2 - 5 -15 -17 +29 +22 +27 5.5 2486
13. Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2583 +32 +18 = 3 = 1 = 6 - 5 =14 = 9 =16 5.0 2499
14. Klenburg, Mikhail UKR 2341 +39 = 4 +18 + 3 - 2 - 6 =13 =26 =17 5.0 2490
15. Visser, Yge m NED 2453 +29 - 2 +26 =11 +12 - 4 +28 = 6 - 8 5.0 2498
16. Mulyar, Michael A m USA 2428 =41 +38 + 4 - 2 =17 =22 =26 =27 =13 5.0 2438
17. Van der Weide, Karel m NED 2457 =35 +25 -10 =31 =16 +12 - 7 +28 =14 5.0 2433
18. Peng Zhaoqin m NED 2443 +40 -13 -14 +37 +25 +31 -11 -19 +32 5.0 2378
19. Wuts, Frank f NED 2297 - 1 +43 -22 -21 +38 +39 +30 +18 - 9 5.0 2362
20. Naes, Flovin Tor FAI 2223 - 4 -39 -40 +42 +46 -29 +41 +34 +33 5.0 2282
21. Span, Paul NED 2223 + 8 -10 -28 +19 -34 =37 +35 =33 =23 4.5 2357
22. Klinova, Masha wg ISR 2407 +42 - 7 +19 = 8 =11 =16 - 9 -12 +38 4.5 2409
23. Peek, Maurice NED 2309 -11 =24 =29 +35 -31 +25 +34 - 8 =21 4.5 2311
24. Hulshof, Peter NED 2200 - 5 =23 +44 +32 - 4 -26 =36 +31 =28 4.5 2327
25. Van Doeland, Julius H f NED 2292 =10 -17 =35 +40 -18 -23 +39 =29 +36 4.5 2298
26. Jens, Jelmer NED 2318 -12 +45 -15 +46 = 7 +24 =16 =14 -11 4.5 2371
27. Stellwagen, Daniel f NED 2384 +46 - 6 +39 - 9 +29 - 8 +31 =16 -12 4.5 2344
28. Bertholee, Rob f NED 2382 +44 - 3 +21 + 7 -10 =11 -15 -17 =24 4.0 2370
29. Boersma, Jan NED 2193 -15 =31 =23 +36 -27 +20 -12 =25 =30 4.0 2284
30. Van Kooten, Luuk f NED 2252 - 3 =44 +38 +33 = 8 - 7 -19 =36 =29 4.0 2289
31. Markus, John Raymond NED 2253 - 2 =29 +41 =17 +23 -18 -27 -24 +42 4.0 2276
32. Koster, Ramon NED 2285 -13 +40 - 8 -24 =35 =41 +37 +42 -18 4.0 2241
33. Archangelsky, Mikhail m RUS 2395 =38 +41 - 5 -30 =39 =36 +43 =21 -20 4.0 2186
34. Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2369 +45 -12 +46 - 4 +21 - 3 -23 -20 +35 4.0 2260
35. Rooda, Kai NED 2176 =17 - =25 -23 =32 +40 -21 +43 -34 3.5 2240
36. Hernandez, Gustavo VEN VEN 2265 - 7 +42 - 9 -29 +44 =33 =24 =30 -25 3.5 2215
37. Plasman, Hans NED 2217 - 6 - 8 +42 -18 =41 =21 -32 =39 +43 3.5 2203
38. Roberts, Paul SCO 2155 =33 -16 -30 +45 -19 -43 +46 +41 -22 3.5 2184
39. Hendriks, Richard NED 2113 -14 +20 -27 =43 =33 -19 -25 =37 =45 3.0 2149
40. Potze, Rudolf NED 2145 -18 -32 +20 -25 =43 -35 -42 +45 =44 3.0 2099
41. De Mie, Mariska NED 2161 =16 -33 -31 =44 =37 =32 -20 -38 +46 3.0 2119
42. Vuilleumier, Alex SUI 2150 -22 -36 -37 -20 +45 +44 +40 -32 -31 3.0 2104
43. Veneman, Henry J NED 2185 - 9 -19 =45 =39 =40 +38 -33 -35 -37 2.5 2070
44. Cako, Laszlo NED 2131 -28 =30 -24 =41 -36 -42 -45 +46 =40 2.5 2034
45. Van der Veen, Jan NED 2135 -34 -26 =43 -38 -42 =46 +44 -40 =39 2.5 2021
46. Ellenbroek, Ton NED 2117 -27 + -34 -26 -20 =45 -38 -44 -41 1.5 1790
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The Spanish Team Championships took 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) the pre-event
favourites won by a point and a half from CA Reverte Albox (Suba, Garcia
Ilundain and Afonso Romero Holmes). There were some big scores, Afonso Romero
Holmes had a perfect 8/8, Alexei Shirov and Michael Adams both scored 7/8 for
the winner. Gran Canaria one of the pre-event favourites did not turn up to
play.
Live coverage and results: http://www.ajedrez21.com
Final Standings (9 Rounds):
1 Tiendas UPI 22.5
2 C.A. Reverté Albox 21
3 C.E. Terrassa 17
4 C.A. Valencia Evajedrez 16.5
5 C.A. Marcote 16
6 C.E. Barcelona-Vulcà 16
7 Foment Martinenc 13.5
8 C.A. Labradores 12.5
9 C.A.Solvay 9
Club Fed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Pts. Clas.
1 Foment Martinenc CAT 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 2.0 3.0 13.5 7
2 Barcelona Vulcà CAT 2.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.0 2.5 3.5 16.0 5-6
3 Labradores AND 2.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 0.5 1.5 3.0 12.5 8
4 Terrassa - Cirsa CAT 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.5 17.0 3
5 Marcote GAL 3.0 2.5 2.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 16.0 5-6
6 Gran Canaria CAN DID NOT PLAY 0 10
7 Reverté Albox AND 2.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 21.0 2
8 Tiendas UPI AND 4.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 3.0 22.5 1
9 Valencia Evajedrez VAL 2.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 2.5 1.0 2.5 2.5 16.5 4
10 Solvay CNT 1.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 9.0 9
The World Senior Championships takes place 16th-28th October 2001.
Internet coverage: http://www.arcoworldchess.com/mondiale.htm
Leading Round 4 Standings:
1. Kruek Josef GER 4.0 7039.00
2. Kholmov Ratmir GM RUS 4.0 6774.00
3. Klovans Janis GM LAT 4.0 6623.00
4. Rosen Willy FM GER 3.5 9.50
5. Vasiukov Evgeni GM RUS 3.5 9.50
6. Karasev Vladimir IM RUS 3.5 9.00
7. Zichichi Alvise IM ITA 3.5 9.00
8. Baumgartner Heinz FM AUT 3.5 8.50
9. Petkevich Jaseps IM LAT 3.5 8.50
10. Kock Hans Uwe GER 3.0 9.00
11. Ivanets Vladimir FM RUS 3.0 9.00
12. Littlewood John ENG 3.0 9.00
13. Bylino Oleg UKR 3.0 8.50
14. Hecht Hans-Joachim GM GER 3.0 8.50
15. Dornieden Dr.Manfred GER 3.0 8.50
16. Rotshtein Efim UKR 3.0 8.50
17. Zoltek Tadeusz FM POL 3.0 8.00
18. Shabanov Yuri IM RUS 3.0 8.00
19. Chernikov Oleg GM RUS 3.0 8.00
20. Johannessen Svein IM NOR 3.0 8.00
21. Rodkin Rafael ISR 3.0 8.00
22. Durao Joaquim IM POR 3.0 8.00
23. Csom Istvan GM HUN 3.0 8.00
24. Chehlov Alexander FM LAT 3.0 8.00
25. Tatai Stefano IM ITA 3.0 8.00
26. Hoeschele Hans-Ulr. GER 3.0 7.50
27. Bukal Vladimir IM CRO 3.0 7.50
28. Kripp Wolfgang GER 3.0 7.50
29. Bebchuk Evgeni RUS 3.0 7.50
30. Hoen Ragnar FM NOR 3.0 7.00
31. Semasev Kim FM LAT 3.0 7.00
32. Ljuboshitz Alexander BLR 3.0 7.00
33. Neese Hans-Joachim GER 3.0 7.00
34. Dahlhaus Friedhelm GER 3.0 7.00
35. Khanukov Boris GER 3.0 6.00
163 players
The Zug Young Masters took place 9th-19th October 2001. Leonid Kritz
and Florian Jenni took first place with 8/11.
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 = = 0 1 1 = = 1 1 1 8.0 2641
2. Jenni, Florian m SUI 2487 0 * 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2635
3. Pelletier, Yannick g SUI 2545 = 1 * = = = 0 = = 1 1 1 7.0 2556
4. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2588 = = = * = 0 = = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2553
5. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2586 1 0 = = * = 0 = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2553
6. De Vreugt, Dennis g NED 2437 0 0 = 1 = * 1 1 = = 0 1 6.0 2500
7. Forster, Richard m SUI 2462 0 = 1 = 1 0 * = 0 1 1 = 6.0 2498
8. Medvegy, Zoltan m HUN 2487 = 0 = = = 0 = * = 0 1 1 5.0 2424
9. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel m ESP 2474 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 = * = 0 1 4.5 2396
10. Moor, Olivier f SUI 2380 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = * = = 3.0 2294
11. Kuemin, Simon f SUI 2300 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 = * 0 2.5 2266
12. Moor, Roger f SUI 2385 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 * 2.0 2207
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The Second SmartChess.com International Chess Tournament took place
October 7-15th in New York City at the Manhattan Chess Club. Igor Novikov won
the event with 6/9 half a point clear of Igor Zugic.
Chief Arbiter: IA Jerome Bibuld. The new FIDE Time controls (with 30
second increment) was used. Sponsor The World Wide Web Chess Superstore.
Organisers: 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. Novikov, Igor A g UKR 2588 * = = = = 1 = 1 = 1 6.0 2586
2. Zugic, Igor m CAN 2435 = * = = = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2558
3. Perelshteyn, Eugene m USA 2432 = = * = 1 0 1 = = = 5.0 2521
4. Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander g POL 2573 = = = * = = = = = 1 5.0 2505
5. Nakamura, Hikaru f USA 2466 = = 0 = * = 1 0 1 1 5.0 2517
6. Shahade, Gregory f USA 2459 0 0 1 = = * 1 1 0 = 4.5 2475
7. Cela, Altin m ALB 2483 = = 0 = 0 0 * 1 1 1 4.5 2472
8. Blatny, Pavel g CZE 2458 0 = = = 1 0 0 * 1 = 4.0 2432
9. Gonzales, Jayson PHI 2432 = = = = 0 1 0 0 * = 3.5 2398
10. Krush, Irina m USA 2411 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = * 2.0 2260
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The 17th Münsterland Open (Sportland NRW-Cup) took place 13th-21st
October 2001. Players included Zurab Sturua, Giorgi Kacheishvili, Ildar
Ibragimov, Igor Khenkin and Mihail Saltaev. The event saw Giorgi Kacheishvili
the clear winner with 8/9.
Internet coverage: http://www.sk32.de/
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Sportland NRW Cup Senden GER (GER), 13-21 x 2001
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1. Kacheishvili, Giorgi g GEO 2583 8.0
2. Lingnau, Carsten m GER 2418 7.5
3. Sandipan, Chanda m IND 2404 7.0
4. Khenkin, Igor g GER 2572 7.0
5. Schuh, Dirk GER 2182 7.0
6. Ibragimov, Ildar g RUS 2567 6.5
7. Kalinitschew, Sergey g GER 2487 6.5
8. Sturua, Zurab g GEO 2571 6.5
9. Saltaev, Mihail g UZB 2504 6.5
10. Scholz, Christian GER 2433 6.5
11. Wolter, Kai f GER 2295 6.0
12. Sazanov, Nikolay E RUS 2192 6.0
13. Mainka, Romuald g GER 2443 6.0
14. Paehtz, Elisabeth wg GER 2392 6.0
15. Maksimenko, Andrei g UKR 2495 6.0
16. Fontaine, Robert m FRA 2482 6.0
17. Schaefer, Markus m GER 2403 6.0
18. Sazanova, Julia RUS 2131 6.0
111 players
There were four First Saturday events in Budapest October 6th-16th 2001,
one GM tournament, two IM tournaments and one FM tournament. Humply Koneru was
the winner of the GM event with 7.5/9 half a point clear of Attila Jakab and
Peter Horvath.
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 1 0 = 1 = = 1 1 = 7.5 2546
2. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2369 = * 1 = = = 1 0 1 0 1 1 7.0 2525
3. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2441 0 0 * = 1 1 1 = 1 1 0 1 7.0 2519
4. Husari, Sate SYR 2369 0 = = * 1 = 1 1 0 = = 1 6.5 2488
5. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2439 1 = 0 0 * 1 0 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2482
6. Fogarasi, Tibor m HUN 2450 = = 0 = 0 * = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2416
7. Al Sayed, Mohamad N m QAT 2374 0 0 0 0 1 = * 1 1 = 1 = 5.5 2423
8. Todorovic, Goran M g YUG 2517 = 1 = 0 0 = 0 * = = = = 4.5 2345
9. Kosanovic, Goran A g YUG 2442 = 0 0 1 = = 0 = * = = = 4.5 2352
10. Biro, Sandor m ROM 2360 0 1 0 = 0 0 = = = * 1 = 4.5 2359
11. Dembo, Yelena wg HUN 2398 0 0 1 = = = 0 = = 0 * = 4.0 2319
12. Spassov, Liuben g BUL 2386 = 0 0 0 0 0 = = = = = * 3.0 2247
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1. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2347 * 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 8.5 2500
2. Gonda, Laszlo HUN 2309 0 * 1 1 0 1 = = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2426
3. Mensch, Etienne f FRA 2299 = 0 * 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 7.5 2427
4. Seres, Lajos m HUN 2474 = 0 1 * 0 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 7.0 2380
5. Blasko, Istvan f HUN 2310 = 1 0 1 * 0 0 1 = 1 1 0 6.0 2329
6. Resika, Nathan A f USA 2182 0 0 = 0 1 * = = = 1 1 1 6.0 2340
7. Nemeth, Zoltan m HUN 2372 = = 0 = 1 = * 0 = 1 0 1 5.5 2287
8. Somogyi, Istvan f HUN 2254 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 * 1 = 1 1 5.5 2298
9. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij m HUN 2268 0 0 0 1 = = = 0 * = 1 = 4.5 2232
10. Berczes, David HUN 2140 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 = = * 1 1 3.5 2175
11. Cooke, Eric USA 2212 = 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 1 3.0 2127
12. Kersten, Uwe f GER 2369 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 0 0 * 1.5 1978
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1. Rebers, Eugene NED 2315 * = = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 6.5 2465
2. Reiss, Tibor HUN 2269 = * 1 1 0 0 1 = 1 1 6.0 2429
3. Pataki, Gyozo HUN 2344 = 0 * = = 1 = = 1 = 5.0 2339
4. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2284 0 0 = * 1 1 = = 1 = 5.0 2346
5. Rajlich, Vasik G f USA 2257 = 1 = 0 * 1 0 1 = 0 4.5 2306
6. Tian Tian CHN 2355 0 1 0 0 0 * 1 1 = 1 4.5 2295
7. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2323 0 0 = = 1 0 * = 1 1 4.5 2298
8. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2294 = = = = 0 0 = * 0 1 3.5 2221
9. Grafl, Florian f GER 2373 = 0 0 0 = = 0 1 * 1 3.5 2213
10. Banusz, Tamas HUN 2197 0 0 = = 1 0 0 0 0 * 2.0 2092
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Przemek Jahr reports that the Jozef Kochan Memorial was played in
Koszalin in August. The event was won by Evgenij Prokopchuk with 7.5/10.
Internet coverage: http://www.szachy.lo.pl
Final crosstable
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1. Prokopchuk, Evgeny g RUS 2508 +18 +11 -13 = 2 +14 +12 = 3 + 4 = 8 +10 7.5 2547
2. Malaniuk, Vladimir P g UKR 2516 +20 = 8 +19 = 1 + 9 +15 = 4 = 3 = 5 = 7 7.0 2501
3. Anisimov, Pavel RUS 2401 +25 +12 +37 +13 = 6 - 4 = 1 = 2 =14 + 8 7.0 2475
4. Lukinov, Petr RUS 2340 +21 -37 +34 +16 + 7 + 3 = 2 - 1 = 6 = 9 6.5 2412
5. Sharapov, Evgeny m UKR 2403 -23 +27 =18 +22 =11 +13 = 9 = 6 = 2 +14 6.5 2393
6. Lobejko, Rafal f POL 2353 +30 =16 = 9 +37 = 3 = 8 =18 = 5 = 4 +15 6.5 2384
7. Shurygin, Sergey m RUS 2394 =24 =22 +23 =11 - 4 =17 +21 +18 +16 = 2 6.5 2342
8. Markowski, Damian f POL 2337 +32 = 2 +22 =14 =13 = 6 =11 + 9 = 1 - 3 6.0 2413
9. Liwak, Przemyslaw POL 2298 =26 +24 = 6 +10 - 2 +19 = 5 - 8 +20 = 4 6.0 2376
10. Guliev, Logman m AZE 2371 +28 -19 +20 - 9 +27 -18 +12 +13 +11 - 1 6.0 2334
11. Myc, Marcin POL 2305 +33 - 1 +36 = 7 = 5 +24 = 8 =14 -10 +19 6.0 2367
12. Sokolowski, Ryszard POL 2265 +35 - 3 +29 +31 =15 - 1 -10 +25 +17 =13 6.0 2336
13. Pyda, Zbigniew f POL 2349 +17 +23 + 1 - 3 = 8 - 5 =16 -10 +22 =12 5.5 2331
14. Gorin, Leonid m RUS 2438 =34 +31 =16 = 8 - 1 +20 +15 =11 = 3 - 5 5.5 2361
15. Czerwonski, Aleksander m POL 2369 -22 +17 +26 +19 =12 - 2 -14 +27 +18 - 6 5.5 2280
16. Markiewicz, Jacek POL 2245 +36 = 6 =14 - 4 =17 +22 =13 +19 - 7 =18 5.5 2297
17. Czakon, Jakub POL 2118 -13 -15 +33 +36 =16 = 7 +24 =31 -12 +30 5.5 2262
18. Dluzniewski, Marcin POL 2224 - 1 +33 = 5 =27 +29 +10 = 6 - 7 -15 =16 5.0 2281
19. Polishchuk, Oleg UKR 2253 +29 +10 - 2 -15 +28 - 9 +32 -16 +31 -11 5.0 2265
20. Olenderek, Tomasz POL 2226 - 2 +21 -10 =24 +35 -14 =22 +29 - 9 +33 5.0 2224
21. Moryc, Ignacy POL 2112 - 4 -20 =30 =25 +36 +29 - 7 =23 =24 +31 5.0 2185
22. Maslowski, Michal POL 2143 +15 = 7 - 8 - 5 +31 -16 =20 +26 -13 =29 4.5 2234
23. Polkowski, Piotr POL 2165 + 5 -13 - 7 -29 +33 =27 =26 =21 =32 =28 4.5 2141
24. Ferenc, Janusz POL 2155 = 7 - 9 +28 =20 +37 -11 -17 =32 =21 =26 4.5 2143
25. Popczynski, Przemyslaw POL 2157 - 3 =32 -27 =21 =26 +35 +37 -12 -30 +34 4.5 2106
26. Maka, Magdalena POL 2088 = 9 =34 -15 -28 =25 +38 =23 -22 +27 =24 4.5 2131
27. Rudnicki, Milosz POL 2047 =31 - 5 +25 =18 -10 =23 +34 -15 -26 +38 4.5 2187
28. Glazik, Malgorzata POL 2151 -10 +35 -24 +26 -19 =32 -31 +38 =33 =23 4.5 2122
29. Majdan, Joanna POL 2028 -19 +30 -12 +23 -18 -21 +38 -20 +36 =22 4.5 2115
30. Stanczyk, Lech POL 2128 - 6 -29 =21 -32 +38 -31 +36 +34 +25 -17 4.5 2096
31. Vager, Boris f RUS 2263 =27 -14 +32 -12 -22 +30 +28 =17 -19 -21 4.0 2103
32. Moniszka, Krzysztof POL 2104 - 8 =25 -31 +30 +34 =28 -19 =24 =23 -35 4.0 2116
33. Baran, Pawel POL 2099 -11 -18 -17 +38 -23 =36 +35 +37 =28 -20 4.0 2055
34. Jewulski, Krzysztof POL 2193 =14 =26 - 4 =35 -32 +37 -27 -30 +38 -25 3.5 2028
35. Kamieniecki, Tomasz POL 2085 -12 -28 +38 =34 -20 -25 -33 -36 +37 +32 3.5 2009
36. Baran,Barbara ---- -16 +38 -11 -17 -21 =33 -30 +35 -29 =37 3.0 1963
37. Gajdzica,Maciej ---- +38 + 4 - 3 - 6 -24 -34 -25 -33 -35 =36 2.5 1985
38. BYE ---- -37 -36 -35 -33 -30 -26 -29 -28 -34 -27 0.0
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The FIDE Internet qualifiers have concluded and the eight qualifiers
have been decided. Most notable amongst the qualifications are those of Sergei
Shipov and Peter Heine Nielsen ranked 59th and 60th in the World.
Details of the tournament at: http://www.fide.com
Final Standings:
1 Vlassov, Nikolai m RUS 2453 6.5
2 Touzane, Olivier m FRA 2368 6.0
3 Rogozenko, Dorian g ROM 2536 6.0
4 Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2535 6.0
5 Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2620 6.0
6 Sarthou, Gaetan f FRA 2361 5.5
7 Shipov, Sergei g RUS 2625 5.5
8 Zeliakov, Nugzar RUS ---- 5.5
Controversial to the end a committee of GM Alexander Khalifman, Manuel
Weeks, Gary Bekker, IM Alexey Mitenkov, IM Alexander Alpert (IM ICCF) reviewing
the event disqualified Rafal Furdzik, Jose Escribano, Ted Brown and Santiago
Velasco. These players received according to FIDE "Official WICC Letters of
Disqualification, indicating their repeated use of computer assistance and/or
other aids." Rafal Furdzik vigorously disputes this finding which you can read
at: http://www.grandmastercorner.com/fideblow.htm
he gives the games he played. Obviously I have no way of knowing one way
another.
There was controversy surrounding Nataf's qualification also. As one of
the players has written to me to say "In round 7 Nataf drew against Kreiman and
that result would have thrown both players out of the qualifying pack. The
surprise came when the game Nataf-Kreiman had to be replayed during the free
day before last round. One could have guessed that Nataf and Kreiman had
problems in their regular game of the 7th round, but the text of the game shows
a very clear draw, which ended by repetition of moves."
Before the last round it was clear that 5.5 points would be enough for
some players to qualify and that Bucholz tie-break would decide who qualified.
He takes up the story again "The game Chepukaitis-Nataf from the last
round was scheduled to be the first one among all the games in which possible
qualifiers were involved. They drew the game, again a very clear draw - long
game ended by perpetual - and Nataf had 5,5 points (his final result), which
wouldn't have given him chances at all because he had the lowest Bucholz. I am
sure all other players who could reach 5,5 points and had not started their
final game yet had seen this results and were quite glad because of that draw.
That result increased their chances to qualify with 5.5 points. So after all
the games were finished everything was clear until the next day FIDE announced
that the game Chepukaitis-Nataf was to be replayed. That was quite a shock for
some players who made their draw (look for instance the game Fressinet-Shipov)
after they were sure about the drawn outcome of the encounter
Chepukaitis-Nataf." FIDE's explanation was that "Both players encountered
technical difficulties which entailed the registration of wrong results."
However he does make clear "Organizing such an event is a very
progressive, courageous and plausible step and at the beginning mistakes are
inevitable." He adds however that "the rules should be very clear and one must
strictly stick to them."
I would agree with some of that although I would argue that many of the
problems were definitely known and avoidable. Nevertheless the event is now
over (appeals no doubt pending) and I hope FIDE reassess their whole approach
and get it right next time. They won't be the next to organise a major on-line
event onlineworldchess.com a new organisation headed by Bessel Kok will.
Anyone organising a future on-line event should in my opinion take into
account the following factors.
1st Remember that organising such an event properly is very, very hard.
2nd Software and servers along with arbiters and rules need to be tested
for a very long time before events of real importance are organised. How does
the software deal with lag, reconnection? How does the server deal with heavy
numbers? How is the connection from different countries? How do the arbiters
operate the rules? An administrator on one server told me it takes around 2
years get really at it. Having software or server with bugs is totally
unforgivable in important events.
3rd Credible rules and procedures for the various forms of abuse and
computer use have to be in place and tested, then enforced. People are paying
good money to play in these events, not to mention their time.
So anyone who sets a server up for a few weeks and expects to run an
event is going to have a disaster. This is a fact, anyone who does it from now
on and has a disaster can expect only criticism. The lessons are there, use
them. Everything has to be tested and practiced, if you're not prepared to do
that employ professionals like ICC.
The question as to whether you can detect the use of computers. You need
procedures that people have confidence in. If you are not prepared to enforce
them then anything should be allowed. Frederic Friedel argues the stronger the
player the better they use computers and they will win through. It certainly is
the strong player who is disadvantage most by the use of computers as they have
the most to lose by being caught. ICC and FICS have anti-computer procedures
which have had a measure of success stopping the use of computers to calculate
most or all of your moves. They can only go so far. How do you recognise the
use of databases? How do you recognise the difference between a computer being
used and computer generated analysis of an opening which a player has done
before the game and remembered? Of course all this can be stopped by arbiters
being present with a player during the game something practical only in the
final stages of an event.
Frederic Friedel believes that advanced chess should be allowed in
qualifiers. He
outlines the reasons on the ChessBase site, Albert Silver doesn't saying
that they are too much of an equaliser, there was a discussion of this point
with Frederic Friedel on the http://www.computerschach.de/forum/
specifically: http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/27333.htm,
http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/27365.htm,
http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/27390.htm
and http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/27648.htm
All of this has relevance because October 24th 2001 will see the launch
of onlineworldchess.com in Amsterdam. This is Bessel Kok's move into online
chess. There is prize-money of over $1.4m and internet players will qualify to
play in an event in the Netherlands April 20th - May 5th, 2002. They will meet
players such as Michael Adams, England, Utut Adianto, Indonesia, Viswanathan
Anand, India, Evgeny Bareev, Russia, Viktor Bologan, Moldavia, Boris Gelfand,
Israel, Alexander Grischuk, Russia, Mikhail Gurevich, Belgium, Vassily
Ivanchuk, Ukraine, Ye Jiangchuan, China, Artur Jussupov, Germany, Anatoly
Karpov, Russia, Garry Kasparov, Russia, Alexander Khalifman, Russia, Vladimir
Kramnik, Russia, Peter Leko, Hungary, Gilberto Milos, Brazil, Vadim Milov,
Switzerland, Alexander Morozevich, Russia, Sergei Movsesian, Czech Republic,
Jeroen Piket, Netherlands, Judit Polgar, Hungary, Yasser Seirawan, USA, Alexei
Shirov, Spain, Nigel Short, England, Ivan Sokolov, Bosnia, Peter Svidler,
Russia, Jan Timman, Netherlands, Vladislav Tkachiev, France, Veselin Topalov,
Bulgaria and Loek van Wely, Netherlands.
There are tough rules about use of computers, books and help of all
sorts (although as I said above these need to be tested). Later rounds will
have arbiters present when people are competing. These look very sensible ideas
to try to cope with some of the problems I've outline. However their site is
untried and they're expecting to complete the internet stage of the event in
3-4 months. They're going to need experienced arbiters and administrators, do
they have them? Entry will be $32.50 and they are, according to their press
release expecting 100,000 entries, which isn't going to happen (there were 247
entries for the FIDE Internet event). I've got the greatest respect for Bessel
Kok's involvement in the GMA events in the 1980s but the internet stage of this
event has got disaster written all over it.
Internet site: http://www.onlineworldchess.com
The 75th Anniversary of the Barmbek Chess Club in Hamburg saw the 6th
Wichern Open take place 13th-21st October 2001. Venue: Sports Hall of Wichern
Schule in Hamburg (same place as in 1999).
Rolf Sander reports: Barmbek Chess Club of 1926, a small chess club
located in the quarter Barmbek of Hamburg, was the venue for Hamburgs Chess
festival. To keep the tradition and because of the tournament venue the
tournament had also the name 6th Wichern Open. It was sponsored by the city of
Hamburg sports office. Although only five grandmasters took part, it was an
exciting tournament. Four players who travelled all the way from Bangladesh,
played a good role in the tournament. IM Ziaur Rahman missed winning the
tournament by a narrow margin, when he didn't win in the last round against GM
Bischoff. Enamul Hossein scored an IM norm with 6.5 points in 9th place. The
surprise of the tournament was the local player FM Gerd Putzbach who scored
five consecutive wins in the last five rounds to end up on seventh place with 7
points. Prizes of more than 20000 DM were handed to the winners. The tournament
had a very friendly atmosphere. The next Hamburg Chess Festival will probably
be held in autumn 2003.
Seven players finished on 7/9 with Pavel Kotsur having the best
tie-break.
Internet coverage: http://members.aol.com/barmbek2001/
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6th Wichern Open Hamburg GER (GER), 13-21 x 2001
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1. Kotsur, Pavel g KAZ 2572 7.0 51.0 39.75
2. Kotronias, Vasilios g CYP 2548 7.0 49.0 39.00
3. Gershon, Alik g ISR 2556 7.0 49.0 37.50
4. Lugovoi, Aleksei g RUS 2498 7.0 49.0 37.25
5. Rahman, Ziaur m BAN 2476 7.0 49.0 36.00
6. Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2541 7.0 45.0 35.00
7. Putzbach, Gerd f GER 2213 7.0 40.5 35.50
8. Womacka, Mathias m GER 2495 6.5 49.0 35.50
9. Hossain, Enamul f BAN 2419 6.5 45.5 33.00
10. Sebastian, Dirk GER 2361 6.5 45.0 33.50
11. Larsen, Steen Skovlund DEN 2312 6.5 37.5 28.50
12. Lauber, Arnd m GER 2424 6.0 48.0 30.00
13. Struk, Jerzy POL 2254 6.0 44.5 27.75
14. Sawadkuhi, Massoud Amir GER 2284 6.0 44.0 28.50
15. Abdulla, Al-Rakib m BAN 2435 6.0 43.0 31.00
16. Langrock, Hannes GER 2249 6.0 43.0 28.00
17. Kopylov, Mihail m UKR 2438 6.0 43.0 26.75
18. Hebbinghaus, Holger GER 2229 6.0 41.0 27.50
19. Voigt, Martin f GER 2300 6.0 39.5 28.00
20. Hermesmann, Hans f GER 2302 6.0 38.5 27.50
21. Feige, Manuel GER 2333 6.0 38.0 27.75
136 players
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. Games now available.
My thanks to Axel Fritz.
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. Alejandro Hoffman was the clear winner with
7.5/9. My thanks to Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk.
Internet coverage: http://www.hipernet.com.br/HiperChess
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1. Hoffman, Alejandro g ARG 2506 7.5 39.0 50.0 54.5
2. Zapata, Alonso g COL 2530 7 37.5 48.5 53.0
3. Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2466 7 37.0 47.5 51.5
4. Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2581 7 36.5 48.0 52.0
5. Martinez, Carlos Alejandro f BRA 2405 7 36.5 47.0 51.0
6. Matsuura, Everaldo m BRA 2421 7 36.0 46.0 50.0
7. Lima, Darcy g BRA 2543 7 34.5 47.0 51.0
8. Pelikian, Jefferson m BRA 2410 6.5 38.5 48.0 53.0
9. Rocha, Wellington Carlos BRA 2304 6.5 35.0 47.0 49.5
10. Valiente, Cristobal m PAR 2373 6.5 34.5 49.0 52.5
11. Crosa, Martin f URU 2308 6.5 34.0 48.0 51.5
12. Mendez, Ernesto m ARG 2411 6.5 34.0 47.0 51.5
13. Trois, Francisco R.T m BRA 2357 6.5 33.0 47.5 51.0
14. Braga, Cicero m BRA 2444 6.5 33.0 46.0 50.0
15. Cueto, J f BOL 2372 6.5 32.5 43.5 47.0
16. El Debs, Felipe de Cresce BRA 2215 6.5 32.5 42.0 44.5
17. Filgueira, Hernan f ARG 2384 6 34.0 47.0 51.5
18. Nogueira, Ivan K BRA 2257 6 32.5 44.5 47.5
19. Segal, Alexandru Sorin m BRA 2309 6 32.5 43.5 47.5
20. Haro, Paulo BRA 2146 6 31.5 43.5 47.5
21. Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z BRA 2251 6 31.0 45.0 48.5
22. Tsuboi, Edson Kenji f BRA 2341 6 31.0 43.0 47.0
23. Pingas, Blas f ARG 2315 6 30.0 42.0 45.5
24. Blank Goncalves, Eduardo BRA 2197 6 30.0 41.5 41.5
25. Del Bosco, Roberto BRA 2159 6 30.0 41.0 44.5
26. De Castro, Alexandre BRA 2305 6 30.0 39.5 40.5
27. Franco, Haroldo BRA 2126 6 29.0 41.5 45.0
28. Braghini, Erlon Cezar BRA ---- 6 27.0 39.5 42.0
170 players
The "Autumn Festival" organised by the Lasker Chess Club in Bucharest,
Romania takes place 13th-27th October 2001. The main events are a GM and IM
event. News Chirila Radu-Catalin.
Internet coverage: http://www.web.rol.ro/rchirila
Round 9 Standings:
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Lasker Autumn GM Bucharest ROM (ROM), 13-25 x 2001 cat. VIII (2443)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Parligras, Mircea ROM 2431 * 0 1 . . = 1 0 = 1 1 . . 1 6.0 2564
2. Golubev, Mihail g UKR 2530 1 * = = = . 0 . 1 = . = 1 . 5.5 2517
3. Manolache, Marius m ROM 2394 0 = * 0 1 . 1 1 . . . 1 = . 5.0 2551
4. Badea, Bela g ROM 2530 . = 1 * 1 = = . = 0 = . . = 5.0 2488
5. Grunberg, Mihai m ROM 2472 . = 0 0 * . = . = 1 = 1 1 . 5.0 2485
6. Ionescu, Constantin g ROM 2481 = . . = . * . 1 = = = 0 = 1 5.0 2471
7. Kalezic, Blazo m YUG 2462 0 1 0 = = . * = = . . 1 = . 4.5 2452
8. Miljanic, Boro m YUG 2423 1 . 0 . . 0 = * = = = = . 1 4.5 2430
9. Vajda, Levente g ROM 2489 = 0 . = = = = = * . . . = = 4.0 2413
10. Vajda, Szidonia wg HUN 2352 0 = . 1 0 = . = . * = . = = 4.0 2407
11. Vajda, Albert m ROM 2416 0 . . = = = . = . = * = = = 4.0 2390
12. Vasiesiu, Dan m ROM 2440 . = 0 . 0 1 0 = . . = * = 1 4.0 2396
13. Podinic, Vladimir f YUG 2366 . 0 = . 0 = = . = = = = * . 3.5 2368
14. Szabo, Gergely ROM m ROM 2409 0 . . = . 0 . 0 = = = 0 . * 2.0 2252
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Lasker Autumn IM Bucharest ROM (ROM), 13-25 x 2001 cat. III (2306)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Jianu, Vlad f ROM 2397 * = = 1 . = 1 1 . 1 1 1 7.5 2568
2. Grigore, Nicolae Petre m ROM 2363 = * = . = 1 = 1 1 . 1 = 6.5 2472
3. Nanu, Ciprian m ROM 2412 = = * 1 = = . . 1 1 . 1 6.0 2490
4. Murariu, Andrei ROM 2348 0 . 0 * 1 . 1 = 1 = 1 1 6.0 2420
5. Hrzic, Ivan YUG 2310 . = = 0 * . = = 0 1 1 1 5.0 2339
6. Burnoiu, Nicolae-Costel ROM 2304 = 0 = . . * = 0 1 1 0 1 4.5 2301
7. Tikhomirov, Sergei m MDA 2357 0 = . 0 = = * . = = 1 . 3.5 2258
8. Bochkarev, Alexander UKR UKR 2361 0 0 . = = 1 . * 1 0 0 = 3.5 2202
9. Bogza, Adina wm ROM 2314 . 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 * 1 . 1 3.5 2230
10. Voicu, Carmen wf ROM 2205 0 . 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 * 1 . 3.0 2205
11. Barnaure, Vlad ROM 2167 0 0 . 0 0 1 0 1 . 0 * 1 3.0 2184
12. Osman, Mihai FRA 2138 0 = 0 0 0 0 . = 0 . 0 * 1.0 1979
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The 4th World Junior Team Championships took place 10th-14th October,
2001 in Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
Albert Silver reports: from October 10th - 14th, the 4th edition of the
World Junior Team Championship took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This
year's event was by far the most impressive, organized by FEXERJ (the Chess
Federation of Rio de Janeiro), and taking place in the luxurious Rio Othon
Palace in front of beautiful Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro with a prize
fund of US$3500. The players enjoyed the comforts of the Savoy Othon located
right behind the playing hall, and were treated to touristic excursions to the
city's sights as well as famous nightlife. When polled this year about the
conditions, the only complaint was on the length of the event, as many wished
it would go on longer.
The championship started on a hesitant note, since the world events of
the moment caused many last-minute cancellations which seriously affected the
overall turnout. Poland, as usual, came in strength hoping to take home a 3rd
straight overall title, and for their male team presented 17 year-old IM Kamil
Miton, 2516 Elo, fresh from his 2nd place at this year's World under-20, and
Rafal Tomczak, 2302. 2nd in the average rating, and considerably behind in
theory, were Lithuania's team with Roman Burstein, 2358, and Robertas Bastys at
2269. Other teams included Belgium, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
In the female event, Poland again looked unbeatable, despite a much less
impressive team compared to previous years, due to their superior average
rating.
The tournament started as expected for the male teams, but a surprise
draw in the first round for the Brazilian team against Poland's showed that
numbers alone do not win championships, and Brazilian WFM Paula Delai became
the hero of the day. The male event proceeded uneventfully with Poland leading
afetr 2 rounds, and Lithuania suffering due to Bastys's initial losses, and
Burstein doing his job. Robertas was then to change gears with some more
dedicated pre-round preparation, and almost helped lead his team to victory as
Poland slipped in the 3rd round, conceding a draw to Brazil A. Their lead was
then only a half a point ahead of Lithuania and the decisive match between the
two took place in the 4th round. IM Miton showed his grit and ground down
Burstein in a rook endgame, whereas Bastys surprised Tomczak with a winning
tactic and saved the match. No surprises took place in the 5th and last round
and Poland deservedly took the trophy. The Brazilian female team, with WF Paula
Delai and WFM Stela Farhat, strove on to bring the World Championship trophy,
with a remarkable save by Delai against Argentina's WFM Marisa Zuriel, showing
how difficult a tireless and persistent defense can be in even the most winning
situations. Poland came in 2nd, and with the results of the male team did take
home the 3rd consecutive overall title.
All information on players and the teams, including photos, and the
games in javascripts can be seen at the official site of FEXERJ:
Internet coverage: http://www.fexerj.com.br/
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2001 took place 20th-21st
October 2001 at Bradford City Football Club, Valley Parade, Bradford. Mark
Hebden took the title with 9.5/11 half a point clear of Julian Hodgson on 9.
Nick Pert finished in clear 3rd on 8.5 and Ameet Ghasi took fourth on 8. There
were 308 players in all sections.
Sam Nicholls adds: (i) Hebden led from the start, conceding only three
draws (to Jonathan Parker, Ghasi & Nick Pert). He is a worthy champion,
having narrowly missed out in recent years. His track record in this event is
second only to Micky Adams - he won it in 1994 and tied for first place in 1988
& 1990. (ii) Julian Hodgson lost to Mark in round 7 then won his last four
games but still had to settle for the runners-up prize (for the second
consecutive year). (iii) 14-year-old Ameet Ghasi (who stunned the chess world
by tieing for first place last year) finished fourth, losing only to Hodgson
& Nick Pert. (iv) Child prodigy Murugan Thiruchelvam beat last year's
co-winner Aaron Summerscale in round 8. He faced three GMs, one IM and one FM
but still scored well over 50% . (v) Nick Pert was unbeaten and finished third;
he agreed a draw with his twin brother Richard in the last round. (vi) The
organisers wish to thank the British Chess Federation for providing financial
support and Bradford City FC for the superb venue & friendly staff.
There are three games today and more to follow next week.
Further details: http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
Feodor Skripchenko reports on the International Chess Cup of the
University "ULIM" held in Kishinev 7th-15th October 2001. A 9 round swiss
system event with 62 participants from Russia, Romania, Ukraine, Moldova and
Yugoslavia with a prize fund of $4200. First prize - $1000 and a total 23 money
prizes. First prize was won by IM Vadim Chernov (ROM) on 7/9, second prize IM
Alexey Khruschiov (MDA) 7, third prize =IM Dmitry Svetushkin, 4th Ruslan
Soltanich (produced an IM norm), 5th IM Alexey Diulger (all MDA) 6,5 6th WGM
Marina Sheremetieva (MDA) (and IM norm), 7th Dmitry Stepa (MDA) (IM norm), 8th
IM Veacheslav Slovineanu (MDA), 9th Igor Nester (UKR), 10th IM Dmitry Fingerov
and 11th Gheorghe Botezatu (IM Norm) 6.
Pieter Kemp of the Ndaba-Caïssa Chess Club reports: GM Nigel Short
visited South Africa from 2 to 12 October as the guest of the Ndaba-Caïssa
Chess Club in Pretoria.
On 3 October he played a simultaneous exhibition against 30 strong
players (including Jan Greben, Gusti van Zyl, Graham Morrison, Hans Steyn, Koos
and Johan Steenkamp, Riani Pistorius, Stephan Els, Dian Kemp, Neels Jackson,
Janus Theron, J-P Labuschagne, Dana van der Merwe, Chrisna Neethling and
others) at the Waterglen Shopping and scored +26, =4 and -0. Denise Frick,
Danie Louw, Johannes (Koos) Steenkamp and Johan Els managed the draws. The
simul lasted 4 hours and 20 minutes.
On Saturday morning 6 October GM Short was the studio guest on
Supersport TV and he was interviewed live from 08:10 to 09:30. He also played a
live game of chess against Darren Scott the presenter. Nigel won!
On Sunday he played in the Ndaba-Caïssa 5/5 Blitz Chess tournament
which was held in the Sunnypark Shopping Centre. A strong field turned out for
the tournament with 11 players rated above 2000. The field included players
such as IM David Gluckman, S Tiomkin (with a Internet rating of more than
2600!), WIM Marany Meyer, SA Ladies Champion Cecile van der Merwe. First prize
of R6000 went to GM Nigel Short (who is now rated 2675). He scored
10½/11. The second prize of R3000 went to Tiomkin 8½/11and the
third prize (7/11) was shared between IM Gluckman, Andre Nel and Nedjo
Stevanovich, R770 each. Nigel shared the point in the last round (after he had
already won the tournament) with Tiomkin.
On 8 October he addressed the boys of Pretoria Boys High during
assembly on the first day of the fourth term. On 8 October he played a simul
against 29 players at the Glenvista Shopping Centre in Johannesburg. He scored
+25, =4 and -0. The players who shared the point were Graham Jurgenson,
Marthinet Niemandt, Jon Deere-Jones and Shabier Bhawoodien. Other strong
players playing were inter alia: Cornu Klaver, Paul Mcavoy, Solly Mauba and
Dewald Niemandt. The simul lasted 4 hours.
A 30 minute interview with GM Nigel Short was broadcasted on the
Patricia Glynn show on Radio SAFM at 12:30 pm on 9 October 2001. On the same
day visted High School Waterkloof to view the school's chess academy and to mix
and chat with the school's chess players. He also played a couple of social
blitz games.
On Wednesday 10 October GM Short was the guest of Grintek Group Ltd at
Supersport Centurion to watch the Limited International between South Africa
and India.
On Thursday 11 October GM Short he played a match against the listeners
of Radio 5FM. He won the match. On the same day, in the evening, gave a
celebrity simultaneous exhibition at the Montecasin casino in Johannesburg. His
opponents included Cecille van der Merwe (SA Ladies Champion) and Yvette Erwee
a former SA Ladies Cham[pion. He scored +4, =1 and -0.
Some games from the two simultaneous exhibitions are available.
Slovenian Teams
The Slovenian national league is taking place in Bled 18th-24th October
2001. 15 GMs and 15 IMs are participating for 8 best teams. Games and all other
information at: http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0110/si01cht
77th Hastings Congress
The 77th Hastings International chess Congress takes place 28th December
2001 - 6th January 2002. There are events for all strengths of players, lasting
from 3 to the full 10 days. There is play either in the morning or afternoon.
Invitees to the Premier include: Radjabov, Sasikiran, Harikrishna, Hebden,
Parker, N Pert. Acceptances have been received from Zhang Zhong, Kiriakov,
Gallagher, Krush.
Invitees to the Challengers include: Barua, Kunte, Ravi Lanka, Konguvel,
A and R Rizouk, Poley, Barsov, Mannion. Acceptances have been received from: G
Flear, Tseshkovsky, Arkell, Cherniaev, Marusenko.
Further details: Con Power: power@hicc.demon.co.uk
Internet coverage: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk
Marianske Lazne Open
The I. International Chess Tournament OPEN MARIANSKE LAZNE 2002 takes
place 25.1.-1.2. 2002 in the spa Marianske Lazne (the Czech Republic). This
tournament is a part of series CZECH TOUR 2001 / 2002.
Further details: http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour
2 Websites
Mastermove with chess quizzes and endgame studies.
http://www.so-on.org/mastermove.html
200 words by Lev Khariton.
http://pkchess.bizland.com/chesspress/200words/200words.html
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.worldyouthfestival2001.com/
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
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.
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