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Contents
1) Introduction
2) 77th Hastings
Congress
3) Pamplona
4) Reggio
Emilia
5) Nikolai Vlassov Blitz
6)
Lvov Tournament
7) Zadar Open
8) I
GEMA Festival
9) XXXI Rilton Cup
10)
Braingames in Private Eye
11) Bethune Tournament
12) 19th Cairnhill Open
13) 3rd Friendship
chess tournament
14) Professional World Chess
Ranking
15) Forthcoming Events and Links
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Games section
77th Hastings Congress 10 games
Pamplona 20 games
Reggio Emilia 4 games
Lvov Tournament 55 games
Zadar Open 15 games
I GEMA Festival 4 games
XXXI Rilton Cup 84 games
Bethune Open 246 games
19th Cairnhill Open 60 games
3rd Friendship tournament 60 games
558 games
My thanks to Kenny Chern, Carlo Mazzoni, Martin Dlouhy, Eugeny Atarov,
John Saunders and all those who helped with this issue.
A quick issue covering the most important events taking place over the
New Year. My thanks to everyone who has sent me stories over the year. I hope
everyone has a great 2002.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The 77th Hastings International chess Congress takes place 28th
December 2001 - 6th January 2002.
Internet coverage: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk
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Premier Hastings ENG (ENG), 29 xii 2001 - 7 i 2002 cat. XII (2526)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Harikrishna, P g IND 2502 * . . . = . 1 . . . 1.5 2736
2. Barsov, Alexei g UZB 2525 . * . . = . . 1 . . 1.5 2806
3. Pert, Nicholas m ENG 2451 . . * . . = . . . 1 1.5 2654
4. Kiriakov, Petr g RUS 2547 . . . * . . . = . 1 1.5 2727
5. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2569 = = . . * . . . . . 1.0 2513
6. Gallagher, Joseph G g SUI 2511 . . = . . * . . = . 1.0 2509
7. Wells, Peter K g ENG 2517 0 . . . . . * . 1 . 1.0 2534
8. Zhang Zhong g CHN 2657 . 0 . = . . . * . . 0.5 2343
9. Hebden, Mark g ENG 2567 . . . . . = 0 . * . 0.5 2321
10. Krush, Irina m USA 2411 . . 0 0 . . . . . * 0.0
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Round 1 (December 29, 2001)
Barsov, Alexei - Zhang Zhong 1-0 40 E13 Queens Indian 5.Bg5
Pert, Nicholas - Gallagher, Joseph G 1/2 16 E68 King's Indian Fianchetto
Kiriakov, Petr - Krush, Irina 1-0 55 D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Harikrishna, P 1/2 69 A35 English Symmetrical Variation
Hebden, Mark - Wells, Peter K 0-1 62 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Round 2 (December 30, 2001)
Harikrishna, P - Wells, Peter K 1-0 90 E05 Catalan System
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Barsov, Alexei 1/2 14 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Gallagher, Joseph G - Hebden, Mark 1/2 29 E97 King's Indian Classical
Zhang Zhong - Kiriakov, Petr 1/2 66 C11 French Defence
Krush, Irina - Pert, Nicholas 0-1 39 A96 Dutch Defence
The Pamplona tournament takes place 27th December 2001 - 6th January
2002.
Internet coverage: http://www.institucionoberena.com
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It Pamplona ESP (ESP), 27 xii 2001 - 5 i 2002 cat. XIV (2576)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2567 * = . = 1 . . . 1 . 3.0 2809
2. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2668 = * . . . = 1 . 1 . 3.0 2732
3. Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2601 . . * . = = 1 . . 1 3.0 2721
4. Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2630 = . . * = . . . = 1 2.5 2658
5. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2588 0 . = = * . . 1 . . 2.0 2599
6. Moreno Carnero, Javier m ESP 2514 . = = . . * = . . = 2.0 2570
7. De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m AND 2495 . 0 0 . . = * 1 . . 1.5 2509
8. Conquest, Stuart g ENG 2601 . . . . 0 . 0 * = 1 1.5 2458
9. Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2581 0 0 . = . . . = * . 1.0 2423
10. Narciso Dublan, Marc m ESP 2517 . . 0 0 . = . 0 . * 0.5 2264
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Round 1 (December 27, 2001)
Andersson, Ulf - Fressinet, Laurent 1/2 13 D30 Queen's Gambit
Almasi, Zoltan - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 34 C03 French Tarrasch
Moreno Carnero, Javier - Narciso Dublan, Marc 1/2 14 B09 Pirc Defence
De la Riva Aguado, Oscar - Bologan, Viktor 0-1 49 C41 Philidor's Defence
Conquest, Stuart - Leitao, Rafael 1/2 32 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Round 2 (December 28, 2001)
Bologan, Viktor - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 40 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Fressinet, Laurent - Conquest, Stuart 1-0 45 B04 Alekhine's Defence
De la Riva Aguado, Oscar - Moreno Carnero, Javier 1/2 10 C29 Vienna Game
Leitao, Rafael - Almasi, Zoltan 1/2 36 C67 Ruy Lopez
Narciso Dublan, Marc - Andersson, Ulf 0-1 35 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 3 (December 29, 2001)
Radjabov, Teimour - Leitao, Rafael 1-0 35 E43 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Andersson, Ulf - De la Riva Aguado, Oscar 1-0 41 A88 Dutch Leningrad System
Almasi, Zoltan - Fressinet, Laurent 1/2 20 D30 Queen's Gambit
Moreno Carnero, Javier - Bologan, Viktor 1/2 41 C41 Philidor's Defence
Conquest, Stuart - Narciso Dublan, Marc 1-0 50 C52 Evans Gambit
Round 4 (December 30, 2001)
Bologan, Viktor - Leitao, Rafael 1-0 68 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Fressinet, Laurent - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 56 C11 French Defence
Moreno Carnero, Javier - Andersson, Ulf 1/2 13 B46 Sicilian Paulsen
De la Riva Aguado, Oscar - Conquest, Stuart 1-0 40 B06 Modern Defence
Narciso Dublan, Marc - Almasi, Zoltan 0-1 40 E46 Nimzo Indian
The Reggio Emilia tournament takes place 30th December 2001 to 7th
January 2002. Players: Aleksander Delchev, Vladimir Georgiev, Boris
Chatalbashev, Miso Cebalo, Ivan Zaja, Igor Naumkin, Paolo Vezzosi, Roberto
Costantini, Michelangelo Scalcione and Emilia Djingarova. The Zaja -
Chatalbashev round 1 game was postponed.
Internet coverage: http://re.xall.com
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It Reggio Emilia ITA (ITA), 27 xii 2001 - 5 i 2002 cat. VIII (2437)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Scalcione, Michelangelo ITA 2292 * . . . . . . . . 1 1.0
2. Delchev, Aleksander g BUL 2634 . * = . . . . . . . 0.5 2492
3. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2492 . = * . . . . . . . 0.5 2634
4. Djingarova, Emilia wm BUL 2256 . . . * . . = . . . 0.5 2401
5. Georgiev, Vladimir g BUL 2564 . . . . * = . . . . 0.5 2414
6. Naumkin, Igor g RUS 2414 . . . . = * . . . . 0.5 2564
7. Vezzosi, Paolo m ITA 2401 . . . = . . * . . . 0.5 2256
8. Chatalbashev, Boris g BUL 2526 . . . . . . . * ? . 0.0
9. Zaja, Ivan g CRO 2476 . . . . . . . ? * . 0.0
10. Costantini, Roberto ITA 2314 0 . . . . . . . . * 0.0
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Round 1 (December 30, 2001)
Scalcione, Michelangelo - Costantini, Roberto 1-0 38 D55 Queens Gambit
Delchev, Aleksander - Cebalo, Miso 1/2 38 E14 Queens Indian
Djingarova, Emilia - Vezzosi, Paolo 1/2 42 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Georgiev, Vladimir - Naumkin, Igor 1/2 38 E48 Nimzo Indian
Zaja, Ivan - Chatalbashev, Boris
Nikolai Vlassov Blitz took place 23rd December 2001 Final Standings: 1.
Alexander Lastin - 14.5, 2. Sergei Kiselev - 13.5, 3. Pavel Dvalishvili - 13,
4-5. Sergei Shipov and Alexander Ryazantsev - 12.5, 6. Andrei Rychagov - 12,
7-8. Alexander Morozevich and Farrukh Amonatov - 11.5, 9-10. Valentin Arbakov
and Oleg Nikolenko - 11 etc.
Info Eugeny Atarov: http://www.joeblack.ru
Lvov in the Ukraine was the venue for an international tournament
18th-28th December 2001. Andrei Maksimenko won the event with 7/10.
Internet coverage: http://www.jonkman.demon.nl/
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It Lvov UKR (UKR), 18-28 xii 2001 cat. XI (2510)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Maksimenko, Andrei g UKR 2495 * = 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 7.0 2661
2. Golod, Vitali g ISR 2517 = * = = = = 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2619
3. Jonkman, Harmen m NED 2491 1 = * = 0 = = 1 0 1 1 6.0 2584
4. Romanishin, Oleg M g UKR 2575 = = = * 1 = 0 = = 1 = 5.5 2540
5. Firman, Nazar m UKR 2494 0 = 1 0 * 1 0 0 1 = 1 5.0 2512
6. Volokitin, Andrei m UKR 2566 0 = = = 0 * 1 = = = 1 5.0 2504
7. De Vreugt, Dennis g NED 2437 0 0 = 1 1 0 * 1 = = 0 4.5 2481
8. Levin, Felix g GER 2531 = = 0 = 1 = 0 * 0 = 1 4.5 2472
9. Efimenko, Zahar m UKR 2523 0 0 1 = 0 = = 1 * = = 4.5 2473
10. Sulypa, Alexandre g UKR 2513 = = 0 0 = = = = = * = 4.0 2438
11. Kozakov, Mikhail g UKR 2473 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 = = * 2.5 2321
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The Zadar Open (Croatia) takes place 15th-23rd December 2001. Ognjen
Cvitan won the event on tie-break ahead of Blazimir Kovacevic both finished on
7/9. Games from round 9 available.
Internet coverage:
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/mladen18/zd2001/index.htm
The 1st Festival Internacional De Ajedrez GEMA takes place in Mondariz
Balneario, Pontevedra, 26th December 2001 to 6th January 2002. Francisco
Vallejo Pons is playing Ivan Sokolov in an 8 game match. There is also an open.
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 42 C67 Ruy Lopez Rio de Janeiro
Sokolov, Ivan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 40 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 25 C67 Ruy Lopez Rio de Janeiro
Sokolov, Ivan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 71 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
GEMA Match Mondariz Belneario ESP (ESP), 26 xii 2001 - 6 i 2002
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2658 = 1 = = . . . . 2.5 2725
Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2630 = 0 = = . . . . 1.5 2571
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The XXXI Rilton Cup takes place 27 December 2001 to 5th January 2002.
After 4 rounds 9 players have 3½/4. Agrest, Nataf, Ivanov, Rustemov,
Gleizerov, Hector, Handke,Volzhin and Brynell. Games from the first four rounds
are available.
Information:
http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-21958/XXXIRilton_cup0102.htm
The British investigative and satirical magazine Private Eye (28th
December) reports that there will be an employment tribunal in which Suzanne
Martin will be suing Brain Games Network PLC for wrongful dismissal. The case
will be heard in London on January 14th 2002. Martin was the Chief Executive of
BGN until January of 2001. Raymond Keene (Director) and Sir Jeremy Hanley
(Chairman) will be questioned about the circumstances of her dismissal. Martin
claims she was dismissed after querying a number of transactions carried out by
the company.
The 22nd International chess Tournament took place in Bethune (North of
France) 26th-30th December 2001. The 7 round swiss was won by Jean Marc
Degraeve with 6.5/7.
For more information: http://bethunechess.free.fr
Leading final standings:
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22nd Bethune Open FRA (FRA), 26-30 xii 2001
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1. Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2588 6,5 26.00 31.00 2702
2. Shirazi, Kamran m USA 2454 6.0 25.00 29.50 2544
3. Abergel, Thal FRA 2296 6.0 25.00 29.50 2459
4. Shchekachev, Andrei g RUS 2580 6.0 24.00 32.00 2598
5. Bunzmann, Dimitrij m GER 2469 6.0 24.00 30.00 2546
6. Kasparov, Sergey m BLR 2475 5,5 23.00 31.00 2451
7. Maitesian, Sergei FRA 2307 5,5 23.00 30.00 2406
8. Sarakauskas, Gediminas m LTU 2391 5,5 23.00 29.50 2459
9. Marechal, Andy f BEL 2336 5,5 23.00 29.50 2404
10. Gladyszev, Oleg m RUS 2347 5,5 23.00 28.50 2406
11. Hareux, Hubert FRA 2221 5,5 23.00 28.50 2271
12. Boudre, Jean-Pierre m FRA 2384 5,5 23.00 27.50 2292
13. Wallart, Adrien FRA 2229 5,5 23.00 27.50 2224
14. Miezis, Normunds g LAT 2501 5.0 22.00 32.50 2453
15. Bouhallel, Rabah f FRA 2363 5.0 22.00 29.50 2233
16. Mancini, Mario FRA 2291 5.0 22.00 29.00 2302
17. Jossien, Arnaud f FRA 2334 5.0 22.00 28.50 2364
18. Becquart, Julien FRA ---- 5.0 22.00 28.00 2088
19. Luberti, W USA 2173 5.0 22.00 27.00 2210
20. Pucher, Olivier FRA 2156 5.0 22.00 26.50 2096
21. Vandemeulebrouck,Renaud FRA ---- 5.0 22.00 26.00 2073
22. Renard, Stephane FRA 2023 5.0 22.00 25.50 2134
23. Stoven, Gilles-Noel FRA 2101 5.0 22.00 25.00 2112
24. Maupin, Valerie FRA ---- 5.0 22.00 24.50 2122
25. Szylar, Eric FRA 2103 5.0 22.00 24.50 2100
26. Barski,Vincent FRA ---- 5.0 22.00 24.00 2177
27. Dessigny,Emmanuel FRA ---- 5.0 22.00 22.50 2029
28. Lobzhanidze, Davit m GEO 2505 5.0 21.00 29.00 2385
29. Eliet, Nicolas m FRA 2382 5.0 21.00 28.00 2267
30. Jossein, Remy FRA 2142 5.0 21.00 28.00 2249
30. Roger, Mehdi FRA 2191 5.0 20.00 25.00 2140
236 players
Kenny Chern reports: The 19th Cairnhill Open took place 26th - 30th Dec
2001 in Cairnhill CC, Singapore. The 7 round Swiss System saw 15 year old boy
Julio Catalino Sadorra from Philippines won the event with 6.5/ 7 and sweep
away cash prize $1000.
Internet coverage: http://cairnhil.fide.org/
Final Standings:
1. Sadorra, Julio Catalino PHI ---- 6.5 29.5
2. Tay Junior SIN 2184 6.0 29.5
3. Sawalani Navin SIN 2172 5.5 28.5
Abdullah, Che Hassan MAS ---- 5.5 24.5
5. Kek Wei Chuan SIN 2119 5.0 26.0
6. Koh Kum Hong SIN 2258 4.5 33.5
Lim Yee Weng MAS 2175 4.5 31.0
Tan Chor Chuan SIN 2149 4.5 30.0
Lim Hoon Cheng f SIN 2233 4.5 29.0
Chia, Clement SIN ---- 4.5 28.5
Ho Hsi Ming Shawn SIN ---- 4.5 25.5
Thaw Chee Yin MAS ---- 4.5 23.5
Nithiananthan SIN 2105 4.5 23.0
14. Tan Kenneth SIN 2123 4.0 27.5
Joethy Jeeva SIN ---- 4.0 27.5
Chew, Cedric SIN ---- 4.0 26.5
Wong Hoong An SIN ---- 4.0 19.0
18. Chia Keng San SIN ---- 3.5 30.5
Goh Benjamin SIN 2107 3.5 26.0
43 players
The 3rd Friendship chess tournament took place 4th-14th December 2001 in
Prerov (Czech Republic). There were two main events a GM and IM event. Games
from the first five rounds only available.
Internet site: http://www.proclient.cz/a64
Final Results 11 Rounds
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Friendship GM Prerove CZE (CZE), 4-14 xii 2001 cat. IX (2458)
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1. Stocek, Jiri g CZE 2518 8.5
2. Neverov, Valeriy g UKR 2569 7.5
3. Berzinsh, Roland m LAT 2464 7.0
4. Vokac, Marek g CZE 2529 6.5
5. Cvek, Robert m CZE 2418 6.0
6. Antoniewski, Rafal m POL 2446 5.5
7. Simacek, Pavel f CZE 2402 5.5
8. Gross, David CZE m CZE 2469 5.0
9. Kalod, Radek m CZE 2479 4.5
10. Jirka, Jiri CZE 2330 4.0
11. Heberla, Bartlomiej POL 2390 3.5
12. Nalivajko, Evgeny m UKR 2481 2.5
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Friendship IM Prerove CZE (CZE), 4-14 xii 2001 cat. III (2321)
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1. Wojtaszek, Radoslaw POL 2285 8.0
2. Hasangatin, Ramil m RUS 2479 7.5
3. Ruckschloss, Karol f SVK 2264 7.5
4. Szymanski, Marcin f POL 2385 7.0
5. Jurek, Josef m CZE 2362 7.0
6. Kantorik, Marian SVK 2321 5.5
7. Pataki, Gyozo HUN 2344 5.0
8. Sikora-Lerch, Jan m CZE 2324 4.5
9. Molnar, Bela HUN 2363 4.5
10. Hitzgerova, Gabriela wm CZE 2160 4.0
11. Novosak, Jiri CZE 2296 4.0
11. Van de Berkmortel, Theo NED 2264 1.5
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The Professional World Chess Ranking for players rated 2500 and higher
produced by Ken Thomson, New Jersey and calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich,
Moscow. Results up to January 1, 2002.
1 Kasparov,Garry RUS 2797 117
2 Kramnik,Vladimir RUS 2795 124
3 Topalov,Veselin BUL 2713 158
4 Anand,Viswanathan IND 2708 177
5 Morozevich,Alexander RUS 2700 200
6 Ponomariov,Ruslan UKR 2690 167
7 Adams,Michael ENG 2681 144
8 Gelfand,Boris ISR 2676 127
9 Ivanchuk,Vassily UKR 2668 147
10 Bareev,Evgeny RUS 2658 162
11 Leko,Peter HUN 2656 148
12 Shirov,Alexei ESP 2656 154
13 Khalifman,Alexander RUS 2649 140
14 Smirin,Ilia ISR 2642 153
15 Kasimdzhanov,Rustam UZB 2635 154
16 Dreev,Alexey RUS 2635 160
17 Van Wely,Loek NED 2631 171
18 Svidler,Peter RUS 2630 159
19 Azmaiparashvili,Zurab GEO 2629 169
20 Karpov,Anatoli RUS 2628 124
21 Polgar,Judit (GM) HUN 2626 182
22 Lautier,Joel FRA 2624 133
23 Bacrot,Etienne FRA 2620 149
24 Ye Jiangchuan CHN 2619 158
25 Grischuk,Alexander RUS 2619 163
26 Lputian,Smbat G ARM 2614 174
27 Akopian,Vladimir ARM 2613 162
28 Vaganian,Rafael A ARM 2612 182
29 Sutovsky,Emil ISR 2606 218
30 Piket,Jeroen NED 2605 160
31 Nielsen,Peter-Heine DEN 2604 165
32 Hjartarson,Johann ISD 2604 176
33 Short,Nigel D ENG 2602 160
34 Nikolic,Predrag BIH 2600 149
35 Onischuk,Alexander UKR 2599 143
36 Dautov,Rustem GER 2599 174
37 Sakaev,Konstantin RUS 2598 154
38 Malakhov,Vladimir RUS 2598 173
39 Lutz,Christopher GER 2597 147
40 Georgiev,Kiril BUL 2595 180
41 Zhang Zhong CHN 2595 182
42 Zvjaginsev,Vadim RUS 2594 109
43 Benjamin,Joel USA 2594 164
44 Motylev,Alexander RUS 2594 166
45 Aleksandrov,Aleksej BLR 2592 167
46 Rublevsky,Sergei RUS 2591 179
47 Almasi,Zoltan HUN 2590 145
48 Kharlov,Andrei RUS 2589 146
49 Rohde,Michael A USA 2588 188
50 Novikov,Igor A UKR 2587 131
XVIII Cappelle la Grande
The XVIII Cappelle la Grande International Chess Open takes place
9th-16th February 2002.
Further details: http://cappelle.free.fr
2nd Eger International
2nd International Round Robin Tmt. Eger (HUN) For acquiring rating and
IM norms date: from the 20 th to 28th february 2002 category: Tournament A =
category II to IV Tournament B = Rating tournament Tournament C = GM
tournament, category VII to IX number of participants: 12 to 14 (3 unrated
players in the rating tournament) time limit: closed tournament with 10 - 12
rounds, 2 h/40 moves + 1 h /20 moves + 30 min for all remaining moves entry
fee: depending on rating, to be stipulated with the organizer additional
program: active chess tournament, thermal bath, sight seeing of the historic
city of Eger and its pituresque surroundings place: Apartmenthouse Atrium, Eger
accomodation: lodging at good price, right next to the tournament place:
apartments with bath/shower and WC, telephone, TV, balcony, garage information:
Europe Chess, IM Ali Habibi * Postfach 1148 * D-35436 Linden * email:
EuropeChess@web.de The Europe Chess Round Robin Tournaments will be held in
different European Countries. Combine quality chess with your vacation! If you
register at least 5 participants ahead of time, we can organize a tournament at
a date you pick. Soon more information in different chess magazines and on the
internet.
Bermuda Tournament
The Bermuda tournament has changed venue. It was to be held in last
year's venue, the Elbow Beach hotel but they reneged on the deal, the
tournaments will instead take place at the Fairmont Southampton Princess Hotel.
Owing to the extra costs the format is likely to be changed. They will
definitely hold two ten player GM tournaments, followed by an Open. Invitees
are: GM 'A' - Emanuel Berg, Sipke Ernst, Alexandre Le Siege, Bartek Macieja,
Hikaru Nakamura, Greg Shahade, Bartosz Socko, Yan Teplitsky, Giovanni Vescovi
and Bojan Vuckovic; b.. GM 'B' - Johann Alvarez, Pawel Blehm, Pascal
Charbonneau, Dennis de Vreugt, Erald Dervishi, Leif-Erlend Johannessen, Heikki
Kallio, Irina Krush, Elisabeth Paehtz and Eugene Perelsteyn.
Further details: http://www.bermuda.bm/chess
Hungarian Events
1. 4th-12th of January "TAPOLCA-Open" in Budapest, HUN organizer: Parej,
Jozsef, phone: /36/-87-321-950, more info and accommodation in Budapest: Nagy,
Laszlo e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu 2. 19th-27th of January, THIRD SATURDAY
GM-IM and FM-tournament in Novi Sad /YUG/, org: IGM Drazic, e-mail:
sdrazic@eunet.yu 3. 2nd-15th of February FIRST SATURDAY GM /cat.IX-X. and
cat.VII-VIII/ - IM and FM events Budapest, HUN, org: Nagy Laszlo....
Prague - Abner Cup
The Prague - Abner Cup takes place 26th December 2001 - 1st January
2002.
Further information: http://www.sach.cz/ or e-mail:
orbis64@login.cz.
2nd ASEAN group Championships
2nd ASEAN age group chess championships took place in Kuala Lumpur
(Malaysia) December 22nd-29th 2001.
Internet coverage: http://www.aseanchess.com/
US Championship
The US Championships takes place 5th-13th January 2002 in Seattle. There
are 56 players in the event including for the first time 12 women (the highest
placed woman takes their title). Leading contenders in the event include:
Yasser Seirawan, Boris Gulko, Gregory Kaidanov, Joel Benjamin, Alexander
Shabalov, Larry Christiansen, Alexander Ivanovand Nick de Firmian.
Internet site:
http://www.seattlechessfoundation.org/events.asp
4NCL Extra
There is a plan to hold an additional 4NCL event on 1-3 June 2002, the
Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. The weekend will feature a qualifying event for
the 2002/03 season and will be open to the three lowest placed teams in
Division 3 this season, together with any new teams who want to enter the
league next season. The three most successful teams in the event will be
eligible to play in Division 3 in 2002/03. The 4NCL are interested in assessing
the likely support for this event. Prospective new teams are invited to contact
Mike Truran or Paul Littlewood for further details.
Internet site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/
3rd Yateley Manor International
Date 25-27 Jan 2002 and 2-3 Feb 2002 (ie play is over 2 weekends) Type
Open Event & Venue 3rd Yateley Manor International Yateley Manor School,
Reading Road, Yateley, nr Camberley, Hampshire. Contact Ray Clark High Cedars,
Oak End Way, Gerrards Cross, Bucks. SL9 8DA e-mail ray.clark@kpmg.co.uk tel:
01753 883300
Paul Keres Memorial Rapid
The 12th International Rapid Chess Tournament Paul Keres Memorial
January 4th-6th 2001 Tallinn, 41. Pärnu Rd.
The tournament consists of two stages: PRELIMINARY TOURNAMENT is a rapid
one, 25 + 25 min, in seven rounds according to the Swiss system. The
competitors will be divided according to their raiting into groups A and B. If
results in the Preliminary Tournament are equal sum of points after every round
is considered. MEN-s MAIN TOURNAMENT is played by 5 best players of group A of
Preliminary Tournament and 3 players invited directly to the Main Tournament.
MAIN TOURNAMENTS are held according to the tournament system. In case of equal
points at Main Tournament the monetary prizes will be divided. The main prize
of object will be given to the winner of the additional 10 minute competition.
PARTICIPANTS Up to 100 participants with the rating of 2000 and more will be
permitted to participate, in case of vacancies also with a lower rating.
Participation is free for IM and GM. GM will be accommodated in hotel and their
travel expences will be covered within the limits of the costs of railway
tickets by ESA Kalev. Chief arbiter Lembit Vahesaar (international category)
Preliminary Tournament Friday 4 January Saturday 5 January 16.30 Opening
ceremony 10.15 Laying wreath to Keres Memorial 17.00-17.50 I round 11.00-11.50
V round 18.05-18.55 II round 12.05-12.55 VI round 19.10-20.00 III round
13.10-14.00 VII round 20.15.-21.05 IV roundr 14.30 Closing of Preliminary
Tournament
Main Tournament Saturday 5 January Sunday 6 January MW 18.00-18.50 I
round MW 11.00-11.50 IV round MW 19.00-19.50 II round MW 12.00-12.50 V round MW
20.00.-20.50 III round MW 13.00-13.50 VI round MW 14.00-14.50 VII round 15.15
Closing of Tournament
PRIZES The winner will be awarded with a prize of 12.000 EEK in value
2nd place 7000 EEK 3rd place 5000 EEK 4rd place 3000 EEK The best man of
Preliminary Tournament will be awarded with a prize of 1500 EEK in value. The
best female player with a prize of 5000 EEK in value, 2nd place 3000 EEK, 3rd
2000 EEK and 4th 1000 EEK in value. The best female player of Preliminary
Tournament will be awarded with a prize of 1000 EEK in value. The best veteran
(born 1942 and earlier) from Estonian will be awarded a prize of 1000 EEK. The
best junior (born 1984 and later) gets a prize of 1000 EEK in value. In group B
1st place gets 1000 EEK, 2nd place 700 EEK, 3rd place 400 EEK.
REGISTRATION With participation fee 120 EEK (for participants under 18
and retired - 60 EEK) till January 1, 2001.,from January 2 2001 - 240 EEK (for
participants under 18 and retired - 120 EEK) at 41 Pärnu RD., 10119
Tallinn. Phone + 372 644 07 44, Fax + 372 644 29 87 e - mail:
eestikalev@anet.ee Participation fee can be paid to Estonian Union Bank code
401, account Nr. 10022002657005. Registration deadline - 4th January 2001 at
16.00 All participants must give their participant cards personally to
Secretary General for drawing of lots before 16.00. Registration fee will be
returned to applicants who have informed ESA Kalev about their cancellation
before drawing of lots.
Internet site: http://www.maleliit.ee/12th.htm
17th North Sea Cup
Esbjerg will stage a 17th North Sea Cup July 5th-13th 2002, probably
category 13-14. A 10 player round-robin hoping to carry on the reputation with
previous tournament winners like Short, Jusupov, Adorjan, Larsen, Vaganian,
C.Hansen, Svidler etc. Info: Brian Isaksen at brisak@esenet.dk
Ljubljana Chess Club 90th Anniversary
Ljubljana Chess Club Metalka Trgovina - 90th anniversary The Chess Club
of Ljubljana (Slovenia) was established on 31.1.1912 by grandmaster and
scientist dr. Milan Vidmar and by the Ljubljana City. In this honour we
organize Grandmaster tournament (11. Category) from 19th-31st of January 2002
in Hotel SLON Best Western. The event by the sponsorship of Metalka Trgovina is
the uverture for the Chess Olympiade at Bled 2002. The participants are : GM
Beliavsky (SLO), GM Kharlov (RUS), Ukrainian young GM Volokytin, GM Sveshnikov
(RUS), GM Pavasovic (SLO), GM Farago (HUN) and Slovenian IMs Tratar, Soln,
Jelen, Podlesnik and young FM Sebenik.
In Slovenia, after this tournament starts the Open tournament in Nova
Gorica (31.1.-8.2.2002). Links and information (sites under construction) :
http://www.metalka.com,
http://www.sah-zveza.si and
http://www.hotelslon.com.
Swiss Chess Tour
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2001" will finish in Interlaken, one of the most
attractive towns in Switzerland for tourists. The 1st Casino Open ("Ambassador
Open" cancelled) December 26th-30th 2001. Swiss system, 7 rounds and the games
will last a maximum of 5 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 30 minutes till the
end). Prize are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF.
From 11.- 20. places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior
(1941), junior (1981-84), schoolboy (1985) and best local player. Entry fee 130
SF, FMs and juniors 60 SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. 1st
"Chalet Oberland" Open. Players under 2000. Swiss system, 5 rounds and the
games will last a maximum of 5 hours. Prizes: natural. Entry fee: 100 SF
(juniors 50 SF). At the doors +10 SF. Venue: "Casino"
New event - Blitz tournament, Swiss system, 9 double rounds.
Time table for "Casino Open": December 26.: The last registration
11.00-12.15. Open ceremony 12.15-12.30. Round 1st 12.30-17.30. December 27.
Round 2nd 9.30-14.30 Round 3rd 15.30-20.30 December 28.: Round 4th 12.30-17.30.
December 29. Round 5th 9.30-14.30. The first four players knockout and the
other continue tournament. Round 6th 15.30-20.30 + semi-final December 30.
Round 7th 9.30-14.30 + final Closing ceremony 16.00.
Registered: GM Rausis (LAT), GM Solak (YUG), GM Kovacevic (YUG), WGM
Kachiani (GER), IM Berzinsh (LAT), IM Velicka (CZE), IM Joksic(YUG), IM Czebe
(HUN), IM Peredy (HUN), IM Izsak (HUN), IM Erdelyi (HUN).
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel.
+41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch Or Ervin
Tellenbach tel. +41+79+311-23-53
Further information: http://www.beochess.ch
Viktor Korchnoi again on Swiss Chess Tour 2001 The 4th Hilton Open in
Basle
Last year Viktor Korchnoi celebrated his 70th birthday at HILTON-BASLE.
It was very nice and Viktor comes again this year. Swiss Chess Tour 2002 starts
the first and address gala Hilton Open again in honor of Viktor.
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2002" starts in Basle with the 4th Hilton Open
January 1st 6th 2002. Swiss system 7 rounds and the games will last a maximum
of 6 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 60 minutes till the end). After 5 rounds a
first three + Korchnoi play knockout system, the others continue with Swiss
system. Prizes: 1. 2000 SF (Swiss Francs), 2. 1.500, 3. 1.200, 4. 1.000, 5.
800, 6. 600, 7. 500, 8. 400, 9.-10. 2x300, 11.-12. 5x200 SF (min 100 players).
Special prizes 200 SF each: best Lady, senior (1942), junior (1982-85),
schoolboy (1986), and Basle player. Entry fee: 130 SF (FMs + juniors 60; GMs +
IMs free). At the doors +10 SF. Amateur Open January 1st 6th. Players under
1900. Swiss system 7 rounds and the games will last a maximum of 4 hours (30
moves for 90 minutes and 30 minutes till the end). Prizes: 1. 500, 2. 400, 3.
300, 4. 250, 5.-6, 2x200, 7.-10. 150 SF (min 50 players). Entry fee: 110 SF
(juniors 50). At the doors +10 SF. Blitz Open January 1st Swiss system 9 double
round, 5 minutes. First four play Tele-Rapid. Prizes: 1. 300 SF, 2. 200, 3.
150, 4. 100, 5.-8. 50 SF. Over 50% natural prize. Entry fee: 20 SF (juniors 5
SF). Basle's Junior January 2nd. Open for 1982 and younger. Natural prizes for
all participants. Entry fee: 5 SF. Tele-Rapid January 2nd 4th. 8 players, 15
minutes, knockout system (four from blitz). Prizes: 1. 700 SF, 2. 600, 3. 500,
4. 400, 5.-8. 4x200 SF. Venue Hotel "Hilton"
The others celebration events: January 2nd Basle's juniors four
category U-20, U-17, U-14, U-12 (7 rounds 15 minutes). January, 4th Viktor
Korchnoi, Simul & show with juniors and VIP persons
Time table for "Hilton Open": January 1.: The last registration
13.00-16.45. Blitz tournament 14.00-16.00. Open ceremony 16.45-17.00. Round 1st
Hilton Open 17.00-23.00. Amateur Open Round 1st 18.00-22.00. January 2.:
Juniors Tournament 13.30-17.00. Tele-Rapid 11.00-13.00 ¼ Final. Round
2nd Hilton Open 17.00-23.00. Amateur Open Round 2nd 18.00-22.00. January 3.:
Tele-Rapid 11.00-13.00 ½ Final. Round 3rd Hilton Open 17.00-23.00.
Amateur Open Round 3rd 18.00-22.00. January 4.: Tele-Rapid 11.00-13.00 Final.
Korchnoi Simul & show 14.00-18.00. Round 4th Hilton Open 17.00-23.00.
Amateur Open Round 4th 18.00-22.00 . January 5.: Round 5th Hilton Open
9.30-15.30. The first four-play knockout and the other continue Tournament.
Semi-final and Round 6th Hilton Open 16.30-22.30. Amateur Open Round 5th
11.00-15.00, Round 6th 16.30-20.30. January 7. : Final 9.30-15.30. Round 7th
Hilton Open 10.00-16.00. Amateur Open Round 7th 11.30-15.30. The closing
ceremony 18.00
Registered: GM Korchnoi (SUI), GM Tukmakov (UKR), GM Kovacevic (YUG),
GM A. Sokolov (FRA), GM Solak (YUG), GM Pelletier (SUI), GM Varga (HUN), GM
Nemet (SUI), WGM Kachiani (GER), IM Velichka (CZE), IM Joksic (YUG), IM
Berzinsh (LAT), IM Csebe (HUN), IM Peredy (HUN), IM Izsak (HUN).
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel.
+41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch
Further information: http://www.beochess.ch
GM Loek van Wely vs REBEL
Loek Van Wely will play the program REBEL February 19th- 22nd 2002. It
will be a four game match with a time control of 40 moves in 2 hours and
thereafter 60 minutes for the rest of the game.
Location: Centre Céramique, Avenue Céramique 50,
Maastricht, The Netherlands. Games start at 13:00 local time. Entry is free.
Internet coverage: http://www.rebel.nl/reb-wely.htm
Melbourne Festival of Chess
The Melbourne Festival of Chess takes place December 28th 2001 - January
19th 2002. The event incorporates the Australian National Championships,
Australian Senior Championships, Australian Championships Reserves, Australian
Rapid Play Championships, Australian Lightning Championships, Australian
Women's Championships Black Opal Masters, All Season Fide Tournament and a
Fischer_Random Exhibition Tournament.
Further details: http://www.chessvictoria.com/austch.htm
Cairnhill Open 2001
The 19th Cairnhill International Open Chess Championship will be held
from 26th to 30th December 2001 in Singapore. 7 rounds Swiss System and will be
limited to a maximum of 120 entries only.
Details and entry form at: http://cairnhil.fide.org/open.htm
E-mail: cairnhil@fide.com or open_chess@yahoo.com.sg
On-line Tournament
The 1st Hellenic Chess Server "Apollo" a real time chess game
application will host the 1st On-Line Chess Championship in Greece. The games
will start at the end of February 2002.
In order to participate (free of charge) visit
http://andyhot.di.uoa.gr/chess/tourn/part_form.asp
open to players Worldwide.
Further details: webmaster@chess.gr
Aeroflot Open 2002
The Aeroflot Open 2002 will take place in Moscow 4-11 February 2002.
According to the website below there will be $150,000 US in prizes.
Further details: http://www.aeroflotchess.com/
London Championships
The London Championships take place 14th-16th December 2001 at the South
Bank University, Wandsworth Road. 6 round Swiss open to all, £400 first,
total £1250. Details Andrew Webster scorchaw@hotmail.com. Telephone 01438
213 969.
October FIDE List Study and FIDE Championships
Chess Siberia http://www.chessib.com/ has two new
articles. An article "Study of the October 2001 FIDE Rating List" (By Boris
Schipkov, 12.11.2001) and one predicting the results of the FIDE Championships
in Moscow.
New FIDE Sites
There are two new FIDE sites. Chess Daily
http://www.chessdaily.com has
individual FIDE rating calculations. Also the FIDE site for the World
Championships in Moscow has been launched at: http://wcc2001.fide.com
Leko Interview
Peter Leko has a new interview on his www site:
http://www.chessgate.de/leko/homepage.html
Main content: - Expectations FIDE WC in Moscow - Statement: New time control -
Review 2001. There will be an English version today or soon after.
Linares 2002
Most of the line-up for Linares 2002 has been announced. The players
will be Kasparov, Anand, Shirov, Adams, Ivanchuk, Francisco Vallejo and one
other player who will be confirmed soon (likely to be either Topalov or
Kramnik).
Greekbase
Greek games at: http://www.geocities.com/greekbase1
ChessMetrics Site
Jeff Sonas has updated his site: http://www.chessmetrics.com/. It now
has lots of colorful graphs. It includes ratings based on ChessBase games from
1851 to 1998, and then weekly rating lists based on TWIC issues from January
1999 to September 10th 2001.
Praha Open
The 1st Praha Open takes place 2nd-9th February 2002 in Prague (the
Czech Republic). As part of the Czech Tour 2001-2 and links up well with
participation in the Open Marianske Lazne.
Further details: http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour
Claude Bloodgood Article
Marc Davis has written a lengthy article for the Virginian-Pilot on
Claude Bloodgood. It will be available for the next few weeks.
Internet: http://www.pilotonline.com/news/nw1029blo.html
20th Stanislaw Gawlikowski Memorial
GM Bartlomiej Macieja reports: The 20th Stanislaw Gawlikowski Memorial
includes two tournaments: 1) Amplico AIG Life Chess Tournament 15-16 December
2001. 2) Warsaw Blitz Chess Championship 15 December from 18:00.
Both tournaments will be played in the sport hall, located in the main
building of Polonia Warsaw Sport Club 6, Konwiktorska Street Warsaw Poland
Full details (Polish and English): http://www.amplicolife.pl
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
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/
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 .
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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