THE WEEK IN CHESS 378 4th February 2002 by Mark Crowther
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972 games
My thanks to Frank-Juergen Greger, Junior Tay, Laszlo Nagy, Eric
Birmingham, Sinisa Drazic, John Fernandez, Andres Bacsi, David Cohen, Ian
Rogers, Andy McFarland, Leonxto Garcia, Vladimir Dvorkovich, Jan van Reek,
Villem Lüüs, Aard Daanen, Igor-Alexander Nataf, Andrey Belous and all
those who helped with this issue.
News of interesting strong events this year dominates the news this
week. Bobby Fischer's foul mouthed appearance on Icelandic TV confirmed one
thing. He does not intend to play normal chess again and that he hasn't been
playing on the internet. I believe him (it has been his consistant position for
a long time) so lets not hear any more stories that he has.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Aeroflot Open 2002 takes place in Moscow 4th-11th February 2002.
Players include: Smirin, Ilia; g; ISR; 2702 Van Wely, Loek; g; NED; 2697
Dreev, Alexey; g; RUS; 2683 Akopian, Vladimir; g; ARM; 2680 Grischuk,
Alexander; g; RUS; 2671 Vaganian, Rafael A; g; ARM; 2662 Zvjaginsev, Vadim; g;
RUS; 2656 Onischuk, Alexander; g; UKR; 2655 Rublevsky, Sergei; g; RUS; 2655
Bologan, Viktor; g; MDA; 2651 Aleksandrov, Aleksej; g; BLR; 2645 Motylev,
Alexander; g; RUS; 2639 Kharlov, Andrei; g; RUS; 2638 Tkachiev, Vladislav; g;
FRA; 2634 Shipov, Sergei; g; RUS; 2630 Tregubov, Pavel V.; g; RUS; 2626
Filippov, Valerij; g; RUS; 2625 Kobalia, Mikhail; g; RUS; 2620 Sokolov, Andrei;
g; FRA; 2614 Macieja, Bartlomiej; g; POL; 2612
Further details: http://www.aeroflotchess.com/
The next major event in the calendar is the Linares 2002. This will be
a seven player double round robin with Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand,
Michael Adams, Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexei Shirov, Francisco Vallejo Pons. It
seems Ruslan Ponomariov has turned down the invitation in spite of indicating
he would play just before Christmas (according to the organisers). Ponomariov
has until today (Monday) to change his mind. Otherwise, Linares will go to
court for compensation reports Leonxto Garcia of El Pais. The organisers are trying to contact
Vladimir Kramnik who has not yet replied. If Ponomariov or Kramnik do not play
the event it will take place with 6 players. It will take place 22nd February -
10th March 2002. On the spot photo reports from John Henderson.
In another story by Leonxto Garcia in El Pais (Monday
4th Feb) it is reported that Shirov, Gelfand and Ivanchuk will play in the
Dortmund qualifier to decide who will play Kramnik in the championships now run
by the Einstein Group. Michael Adams, Veselin Topalov, Peter Leko and Alexander
Morozevich. The organisers still hope to persuade Kasparov to play. No
announcements will be made by the organisers until March about the event.
FIDE have announced their World Chess Grand Prix. They will be rapid
tournaments (although not title a "Rapid Chess Grand Prix") with a time control
of 25 minutes for each player to complete the game plus 10 additional seconds
for each move. FIDE have named the qualifiers based on a points system. Its not
clear when the first event will be. It was provisionally Madrid but I certainly
know of no event starting today. I look for confirmed dates and events. The
events will be knock-outs with two game matches.
FIDE give the following provisional dates on their website: 4th - 18th
February 2002 Madrid 8th - 22nd March 2002 Dubai 1st - 15th April 2002 Bombay
7th - 21st May 2002 Amsterdam 2nd - 16th June 2002 London (2002 only, from 2003
Moscow) 2nd - 16th July 2002 Berlin 16th - 30th August 2002 New York 2nd - 16th
September 2002 Seattle 21st September - 5th October 2002 Rio de Janeiro (or
Buenos-Aires)
Post Script: Robert Huntington believes the current event dates are:
April 6-13 Abu Dhabi, May 10-17 Moscow, July 10-17 Bangalore, August 2-9
Dubrovnik and September 10-17 Rio de Janeiro.
Further details: http://www.fide.com
Qualifiers
1. R. Ponomariov (UKR) 600 pts (WC 2001-2)
2. V. Ivanchuk (UKR) 500 pts
3. V. Anand (IND) 500 pts
4. P. Svidler (RUS) 400 pts
5. E. Bareev (RUS) 300 pts
6. B. Gelfand (ISR) 300 pts
7. J. Lautier (FRA) 300 pts
8. A. Shirov (ESP) 300 pts
9. M. Adams (ENG) 200 pts
10. A. Morozevich (RUS) 200 pts
11. P. Nikolic (BIH) 200 pts
12. V. Topalov (BUL) 200 pts
13. J. Ye (CHN) 200 pts
14. A. Dreev (RUS) 200 pts
15. Z. Azmaiparashvili (GEO) 200 pts
16. J. Ehlvest (EST) 200 pts
17. G. Kasparov (RUS) 500 pts (rating 2838)
18. V. Kramnik (RUS) 400 pts (rating 2806)
19. P. Leko (HUN) 100 pts (rating 2722)
20. I. Smirin (ISR) 100 pts (rating 2702)
21. R. Kazimdzhanov (UZB) 100 pts (rating 2700)
22. L. Van Wely (NED) 100 pts (rating 2696)
23. A. Khalifman (RUS) 200 pts (rating 2694)
24. A. Karpov (RUS) 200 pts (rating 2693)
25. A. Grishuk (RUS) 50 pts (best junior)
26. P. Acs (HUN) 50 pts (world junior)
The NAO Chess Masters tournament has just been announced. It will take
place 22nd February - 3rd March 2002. Morozevich, Topalov, Leko, Gelfand,
Bareev, Karpov, Lautier, Bacrot, Fressinet and Nataf play.
Internet coverage: http://nao-ccc.com/
Bobby Fischer gave an interview with an Icelandic TV Station. He
chatted with former bodyguard from 1972 match Sæmundur Pálsson.
There are two main points that interest me. Firstly is that he will only play
FischerRandom Chess. "I don't play the old chess anymore". He denies he played
Short (or indeed anyone else) on the Internet saying "He can say whatever he
wants".
Its an uncomfortable listen. Ususal warning of extreme anti-Jewish and
anti-American remarks and very bad language. One thing is clear in Fischer's
universe nothing is ever his fault. If he didn't have his multiple conspiracy
theories he might have to look at the way he has systematically trashed his own
career, reputation and life.
Link
(You need Real Audio)
As reported last week the Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee took place
Jan 11th-27th 2002 with Evgeny Bareev scoring the finest result of his career
to take clear first in the main event. One event I didn't report on was the
Corus Tens event which was an invitatonal event which saw Ian Rogers and Andrei
Istratescu finish on 6.5/9.
Official Coverage: http://chess.lostcity.nl/Corus2002/
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Corus Tens Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 18-27 i 2002 cat. VIII (2447)
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1. Rogers, Ian g AUS 2555 * = = 1 1 = = = 1 1 6.5 2601
2. Istratescu, Andrei g ROM 2605 = * = 1 = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2595
3. Iordachescu, Viorel g MDA 2558 = = * = 1 1 = = 1 = 6.0 2559
4. Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan m GEO 2410 0 0 = * = = 1 1 1 1 5.5 2531
5. Berkvens, Joost m NED 2461 0 = 0 = * 0 1 1 1 1 5.0 2488
6. Van Blitterswijk, Stefan f NED 2384 = = 0 = 1 * = 0 1 = 4.5 2454
7. Smeets, Jan NED 2327 = = = 0 0 = * 1 1 = 4.5 2460
8. Stellwagen, Daniel f NED 2377 = 0 = 0 0 1 0 * 0 1 3.0 2329
9. Nep, Ron NED 2362 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 2.0 2236
10. Klinova, Masha wg ISR 2432 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 0 * 1.5 2175
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The 90th anniversary tournament of the Ljubljana Chess Club Metalka
Trgovina was won by Alexander Beliavsky with an unbeaten 9/11. The Chess Club
of Ljubljana (Slovenia) was established on 31st January 1912 by grandmaster and
scientist Dr. Milan Vidmar and by the City of Ljubljana. The GM (Category 11)
tournament to commemorate this took place 19th-31st of January 2002 in the
Hotel SLON Best Western. The event was sponsored by Metalka Trgovina. Danilo
Polajzer withdrew after only playing two games.
Internet coverage: http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0201/lsk02/
and http://www.metalka.net/lsk90/
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90th LSK Metalka Trgovina Ljubljana SLO (SLO), 19-31 i 2002 cat. XI (2510)
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1. Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 2649 * = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1 9.0 2759
2. Kharlov, Andrei g RUS 2638 = * = 1 0 = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.5 2631
3. Pavasovic, Dusko g SLO 2547 0 = * = = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2639
4. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROM 2608 = 0 = * = = 1 1 1 = = 1 7.0 2603
5. Tratar, Marko m SLO 2424 0 1 = = * 1 = = = = 1 1 7.0 2619
6. Sveshnikov, Evgeny g RUS 2565 = = = = 0 * = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2570
7. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2586 = 0 0 0 = = * = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2503
8. Farago, Ivan g HUN 2500 0 = 0 0 = = = * 1 1 = 1 5.5 2511
9. Soln, Primoz m SLO 2412 0 = = 0 = = 0 0 * 1 = 1 4.5 2454
10. Podlesnik, Bogdan m SLO 2397 0 0 0 = = 0 = 0 0 * = 1 3.0 2345
11. Jelen, Igor m SLO 2374 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = = * 1 3.0 2347
12. Polajzer, Danilo m SLO 2421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0.0
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The Indian Championships took place in Nagpur January 16th - Febuary
4th 2002. The huge Category VIII 20 player event had 5 GMs Sasikiran,
Harikrishna, Barua, Kunte, Thipsay and 9 IMs competing. Women qualifiers WGM S
Vijayalakshmi and IWM Swati Ghate compete for the first time. The championship
was a battle between 21 year old Krishnan Sasikiran and 16 year old Pentala
Harikrishna the two new stars of Indian Chess. The decisive blow occurred in
the penultimate round when one of the joint leaders Harikrishna lost to R B
Ramesh allowing Sasikiran to take a half point lead into the final round. Both
players won in the final round so Sasikiran took the title.
Internet coverage:
http://www.chathurangam.com/indian2001/39thBPCLNatlA/
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39th BPCL ch-IND Nagpur IND (IND), 16 i-4 ii 2002 cat. VIII (2426)
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1. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2569 * 1 = = 1 = 1 = 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 14.5 2620
2. Harikrishna, P g IND 2525 0 * = = = 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 14.0 2605
3. Ganguly, Surya Shekhar m IND 2498 = = * 1 0 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 0 = 1 1 13.0 2555
4. Barua, Dibyendu g IND 2515 = = 0 * = 1 = 0 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 0 = 1 1 1 12.5 2538
5. Kunte, Abhijit g IND 2479 0 = 1 = * = = = = = 1 = 1 1 0 = 0 1 = 1 11.0 2480
6. Ramesh, R.B m IND 2480 = 1 0 0 = * = = = 1 0 = 0 1 1 = 1 = = 1 10.5 2459
7. Babu, N Sudhakar m IND 2386 0 = = = = = * = 1 = 0 = = 0 1 1 1 = = 1 10.5 2464
8. Saravanan, V m IND 2393 = = = 1 = = = * 0 0 = 0 1 = = = 1 1 0 1 10.0 2449
9. Thipsay, Praveen M g IND 2456 1 0 = 0 = = 0 1 * = = = = 1 0 1 1 0 1 = 10.0 2445
10. Sriram, Jha m IND 2408 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 = * 1 = = = = = 1 1 1 1 10.0 2448
11. Gokhale, C.S IND 2407 0 0 = 0 0 1 1 = = 0 * = 1 = 1 = 0 = 1 = 9.0 2406
12. Prasad, Devaki V m IND 2465 0 0 0 = = = = 1 = = = * = 0 = = 1 = 1 0 8.5 2388
13. Mahesh Chandran, P IND 2436 = 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 = = 0 = * 1 0 = 1 = 1 1 8.5 2389
14. Sareen, Vishal IND 2346 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 = = 1 0 * = 1 = = 1 1 8.5 2394
15. Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman m IND 2399 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 1 = 0 = 1 = * 1 1 0 0 1 8.0 2370
16. Konguvel, Ponnuswamy m IND 2404 = 0 = 1 = = 0 = 0 = = = = 0 0 * = = = = 7.5 2347
17. Swathi, Ghate wm IND 2362 0 = 1 = 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 = * 1 1 0 7.0 2334
18. Koshy, Varugeese m IND 2347 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 1 0 = = = = 1 = 0 * = = 7.0 2335
19. Mishra, Neeraj-Kumar m IND 2321 = 0 0 0 = = = 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 = * 1 6.0 2298
20. Murali Krishnan, B.T IND 2331 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 * 4.0 2201
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The 2nd Unilog Integrata GM and IM tournaments took place in Griesheim
bei Darmstadt 23rd-31st January 2002. Arkadij Naiditsch won the GM event with
7/9.
Internet coverage: http://www.unilog-integrata.de
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Unilog-Integrata GM Griesheim GER (GER), 23-31 i 2002 cat. XII (2531)
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1. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2532 * = 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2750
2. Glek, Igor V g GER 2601 = * 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2689
3. Schmaltz, Roland g GER 2534 1 0 * 0 1 = = 1 1 1 6.0 2655
4. Jakubiec, Artur POL 2518 = = 1 * = 1 0 = = 1 5.5 2612
5. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2576 0 = 0 = * = 1 = = 1 4.5 2526
6. Ruck, Robert g HUN 2581 0 = = 0 = * = 1 = = 4.0 2482
7. Galdunts, Sergey m ARM 2510 0 0 = 1 0 = * = = = 3.5 2453
8. Milov, Leonid m UKR 2470 0 = 0 = = 0 = * = = 3.0 2412
9. Grabarczyk, Miroslaw m POL 2495 0 0 0 = = = = = * = 3.0 2410
10. Ginsburg, Gennadij m GER 2493 0 0 0 0 0 = = = = * 2.0 2315
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Unilog-Integrata IM Griesheim GER (GER), 23-31 i 2002 cat. V (2362)
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1. Grabarczyk, Bogdan m POL 2396 * = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2709
2. Wornath, Kai Rudolf f GER 2375 = * 0 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2526
3. Krivoshey, Sergei m UKR 2455 = 1 * = 1 0 = = 1 1 6.0 2476
4. Boidman, Yuri m GER 2432 0 = = * 0 = 1 1 1 = 5.0 2397
5. Jirka, Jiri CZE 2339 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 0 1 1 5.0 2407
6. Schramm, Christian f GER 2355 0 0 1 = 0 * 1 = 0 1 4.0 2319
7. Jedryczka, Krystian POL 2335 0 0 = 0 0 0 * 1 1 1 3.5 2284
8. Schnitzspan, Lothar f GER 2341 0 0 = 0 1 = 0 * = = 3.0 2239
9. Marchio, Enrico f GER 2316 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 = * 1 3.0 2242
10. Koehler, Ronald GER 2275 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 * 1.0 2020
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The Bermuda tournament took place at the Fairmont Southampton Princess
Hotel. The 2002 GM Invitational Tournaments was held January 21st-January 30th.
Leif Erlend Johannessen and Hikaru Nakamura scored GM norms in sharing first
with 6/9 with Giovanni Vescovi in the GMA event. Pawel Blehm won the GMB event.
The Open Tournament was held February 1st - February 3rd 2002. Details next
week. Leading Open Final Standings: 1-3. IM Emanuel Berg, IM Florian Handke, GM
Bojan Vuckovic (Berg wins playoff round robin 2-0, taking title and trophy.)
4-7. GM Pawel Blehm, IM Gregory Shahade, GM Andrew Soltis, IM Eugene
Perelshteyn.
Further details: http://www.bermuda.bm/chess
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GMA Bermuda BER (BER), 21-30 i 2002 cat. X (2500)
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1. Johannessen, Leif Erlend m NOR 2427 * 1 1 = 1 1 0 0 = 1 6.0 2633
2. Nakamura, Hikaru m USA 2430 0 * 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 0 6.0 2633
3. Vescovi, Giovanni g BRA 2590 0 0 * = 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.0 2615
4. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2612 = = = * 0 = 1 = = 1 5.0 2531
5. Lesiege, Alexandre g CAN 2572 0 0 0 1 * 1 = 1 = 1 5.0 2535
6. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2585 0 0 0 = 0 * 1 1 1 1 4.5 2491
7. Vuckovic, Bojan g YUG 2455 1 0 = 0 = 0 * 1 = = 4.0 2462
8. Ernst, Sipke m NED 2459 1 = 0 = 0 0 0 * = 1 3.5 2425
9. Krush, Irina m USA 2424 = 0 0 = = 0 = = * = 3.0 2383
10. Handke, Florian m GER 2450 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 = * 2.0 2286
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GMB Bermuda BER (BER), 21-30 i 2002 cat. VIII (2450)
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1. Blehm, Pawel g POL 2535 * = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2714
2. Berg, Emanuel m SWE 2500 = * = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2610
3. Charbonneau, Pascal f CAN 2386 0 = * = = 1 = 1 = 1 5.5 2537
4. De Vreugt, Dennis g NED 2446 0 0 = * = 1 1 1 1 = 5.5 2530
5. Shahade, Gregory m USA 2454 = = = = * = 0 0 1 1 4.5 2450
6. Paehtz, Elisabeth wg GER 2383 = 0 0 0 = * = 1 = 1 4.0 2414
7. Perelshteyn, Eugene m USA 2451 0 = = 0 1 = * 0 = = 3.5 2370
8. Kallio, Heikki g FIN 2522 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 * 1 = 3.5 2362
9. Alvarez, Johan m VEN 2379 0 = = 0 0 = = 0 * 1 3.0 2333
10. Nyback, Tomi m FIN 2448 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = 0 * 1.5 2177
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Montecatini Terme (Italy) took place January 26th - February 3rd 2002.
There was a GM norm closed tournament and an IM norm closed tournament.
Internet coverage: http://www.federscacchi.it
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Torneo A Montecatini Terme ITA (ITA), 26 i-3 ii 2002 cat. VII (2416)
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1. Janev, Evgeni m BUL 2498 * = 1 = = 0 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2600
2. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2492 = * 1 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 = 7.0 2557
3. Djuric, Stefan g YUG 2487 0 0 * = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2518
4. Zaja, Ivan g CRO 2453 = 1 = * = = = = = = = 5.5 2448
5. Georgiev, Vladimir g BUL 2560 = = 0 = * 1 0 0 = 1 1 5.0 2401
6. Sarno, Spartaco m ITA 2395 1 0 = = 0 * 1 0 = = = 4.5 2382
7. Vezzosi, Paolo m ITA 2392 0 = = = 1 0 * 0 = = 1 4.5 2382
8. Scalcione, Michelangelo ITA 2329 0 0 0 = 1 1 1 * 0 = = 4.5 2388
9. Martorelli, Antonio m ITA 2262 0 0 0 = = = = 1 * = 1 4.5 2395
10. Isonzo, Davide f ITA 2364 0 0 0 = 0 = = = = * = 3.0 2272
11. Vismara, Daniele f ITA 2343 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = * 2.5 2230
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Torneo B Montecatini Terme ITA (ITA), 26 i-3 ii 2002cat. IV (2346)
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1 Mrdja, Milan m CRO 2399 ** == == 01 11 11 7.0 2484
2 Ivanov, Jordan m BUL 2410 == ** == 1= 11 == 6.5 2442
3 Naumkin, Igor g RUS 2441 == == ** 1= =1 == 6.0 2398
4 Costantini, Roberto f ITA 2329 10 0= 0= ** =1 11 5.5 2385
5 Passerotti, Pierluigi f ITA 2276 00 00 =0 =0 ** 11 3.0 2210
6 Sciortino, Massimo ITA 2219 00 == == 00 00 ** 2.0 2131
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The main First Saturday events in February 2002 in Budapests are a 14
player GM norm event and a 12 player IM norm event. Both events started
February 2nd 2002.
Internet coverage: http://w3.enternet.hu/vlagyus/fs0202.htm
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FSGM February Budapest HUN (HUN), 2-13 ii 2002 cat. VIII (2433)
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1. Balogh, Csaba f HUN 2398 * = . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1.5 2601
2. Markus, Robert m YUG 2470 = * . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1.5 2631
3. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2431 . . * . . = . . . 1 . . . . 1.5 2597
4. Vajda, Levente g ROM 2513 . . . * . . . . . = 1 . . . 1.5 2588
5. Vajda, Szidonia wg HUN 2367 . . . . * . . . . . = . . 1 1.5 2605
6. Kosanovic, Goran A g YUG 2428 . . = . . * . = . . . . . . 1.0 2436
7. Medvegy, Zoltan m HUN 2478 . . . . . . * = = . . . . . 1.0 2476
8. Sedlak, Nikola m YUG 2442 . . . . . = = * . . . . . . 1.0 2453
9. Varga, Zoltan g HUN 2510 . . . . . . = . * . . = . . 1.0 2412
10. Mensch, Etienne f FRA 2380 . . 0 = . . . . . * . . . . 0.5 2279
11. Szeberenyi, Adam m HUN 2411 . . . 0 = . . . . . * . . . 0.5 2247
12. Dembo, Yelena wg HUN 2346 0 . . . . . . . = . . * . . 0.5 2261
13. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2478 . 0 . . . . . . . . . . * = 0.5 2248
14. Kustar, Sandor m HUN 2413 . . . . 0 . . . . . . . = * 0.5 2229
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FSIM February Budapest HUN (HUN), 2-13 ii 2002 cat. II (2277)
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1. Kun, Gabor HUN 2313 * . . . . . . . . 1 1 . 2.0
2. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2303 . * . = 1 . . . . . . . 1.5 2449
3. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2276 . . * . . = . . . . . 1 1.5 2427
4. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2318 . = . * . . . = . . . . 1.0 2318
5. Cooke, Eric USA 2195 . 0 . . * . 1 . . . . . 1.0 2271
6. Chevaldonnet, Francois m FRA 2254 . . = . . * . . . = . . 1.0 2236
7. Boros, Denes HUN 2240 . . . . 0 . * . 1 . . . 1.0 2237
8. Lund, Esben DEN 2333 . . . = . . . * . . = . 1.0 2360
9. Kostic, Filip m YUG 2280 . . . . . . 0 . * . . 1 1.0 2227
10. Bonnet, Edouard1 FRA 2197 0 . . . . = . . . * . . 0.5 2090
11. Hajnal, Zoltan f HUN 2403 0 . . . . . . = . . * . 0.5 2130
12. Erdelyi, Zombor HUN 2215 . . 0 . . . . . 0 . . * 0.0
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The Third Saturday GM event in Novi Sad (Yugoslavia) takes place
19th-27th January 2002. Robert Fontaine won the GM group. More games
available.
The next events will be 16th-24th March 2002 with GM, IM and ELO events.
GM so far gm Kosanovic G 2428 , gm Drazic S 2471 , Hampu Conery 2539 (ind) ,
Murzina Lenar 2349 (rus) , Bistric F.(2486) , Laketic G 2446 , Fontaine R (fra)
2469.... at the moment probably 9 category but certainly 8 category, digital
clocks ,new FIDE timerate, 4 prizes, exellent hotel (the venue) prize full
board (3 meals) in double room 20 Euros or single 24 Euros.
Contact Sinisa Drazic sdrazic@EUnet.yu if you wish to play.
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TSGM January Novi Sad YUG (YUG), 19-29 i 2002 cat. VIII (2430)
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1 Fontaine Robert Fra 2469 Im 8.0
2 Drazic Sinisa Yug 2471 Gm 7.0
3 Bistric Faruk BiH 2486 Im 6,5
4 Pap Misa Yug 2415 Im 6.0
Flumbort Andras Hun 2436 Fm 6.0
Gavrilow Aleksey Rus 2480 Im 6.0
Balogh Csaba Hun 2398 Fm 6.0
8 Popchev Milko Bul 2448 Gm 5,5
Kosanovic Goran Yug 2428 Gm 5,5
10 Scekic Milos Yug 2444 Im 4,5
11 Radlovacki Jovan Yug 2400 3,5
12 Deglmann Ludwig Ger 2279 Fm 1,5
The 1st Marianske Lazne open took place 25th January - 1st February
2002. Marianske Lazne is a spa in the Czech Republic. Jan Turner won the event
with 7/9.
The event was followed by the 1st Praha Open which takes place 2nd-9th
February 2002 in Prague (the Czech Republic).
Further details: http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour
1st Marianske Lazne Open
Leading Final Standings
1 Turner Jan 2340 CZE 7.0 36 50
2 Schulz Michael 2244 GER 6.5 34 50
3 Heinzel Olaf 2378 FM GER 6.5 33½ 50½
4 Vojtek Vladimir 2277 SVK 6.5 31½ 47½
5 Volodin Viktor 2298 IM RUS 6.0 34 50½
6 Chetverik Maxim 2321 FM RUS 6.0 34 50½
7 Jacko Vladimir 2201 SVK 6.0 33½ 51½
8 Gritsch Christoph 2127 GER 6.0 33½ 50
9 Golda Harald 2289 FM GER 6.0 33 51
10 Carlsen Magnus 2127 NOR 6.0 32 50½
11 Juricek Stanislav 2250 CZE 6.0 31 49½
12 Scheidt Karlheinz 2173 GER 6.0 27 41½
66 players
Tallinn was the venue for a women's tournament which took place January
7th-16th 2002. The clear winner in this 6 players double round robin was
Tatliana Stepovaia-Dianchenko with 7.5/10. News from Villem Lüüs.
Internet coverage: http://www.malekeskus.ee/
Women Tallinn EST (EST), 7-16 i 2002 cat. I (2275)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana wg RUS 2427 ** 01 1= 1= 11 1= 7.5 2437
2 Reizniece, Dana wg LAT 2282 10 ** 01 == == 11 6.0 2345
3 Tsiganova, Monika wm EST 2249 0= 10 ** == 01 =1 5.0 2279
4 Stjazhkina, Olga wg RUS 2283 0= == == ** =0 1= 4.5 2237
5 Paasikangas-T., Johanna f FIN 2300 00 == 10 =1 ** 00 3.5 2159
6 Bashkite, Viktoria EST 2107 0= 00 =0 0= 11 ** 3.5 2198
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The 27th Aubervilliers International Open took place Saturday 26th and
Sunday 27th of January 2002. Vladimir Akopian won the event. Scoring was three
points for a win, one for a draw followed by ELO performance as a
tie-break.
Further information: http://www.organisechecs.com
Final Standings:
1 Akopian Vladimir g 2660 28 2854
2 Milov Vadim g 2602 28 2832
3 Pelletier Yannick g 2545 28 2806
4 Kazhgaleyev Murtas g 2569 27 2709
5 Barsov Alexei g 2525 27 2673
6 Agrest Evgenij g 2563 27 2629
7 Korneev Oleg g 2568 27 2616
8 Sulava Nenad g 2553 27 2571
9 Hernandez Gilberto g 2547 27 2557
10 Shchekachev Andrei g 2580 26 2720
11 Apicella Manuel g 2521 26 2621
12 Lalic Bogdan g 2604 25 2665
13 Cabrera Alexis m 2440 25 2651
14 Bauer Christian g 2585 25 2628
15 Sharif Mehrshad m 2476 25 2557
16 Dgebuadze Alexandre g 2547 25 2525
17 Marcelin Cyril m 2439 25 2507
18 Cossin Sebastien 2223 25 2489
19 Simon Olivier 2274 25 2465
20 Bagheri Amir m 2390 25 2464
21 Abergel Thal 2296 25 2442
22 Philippe Christophe f 2357 25 2433
23 Chomet Pascal m 2460 25 2412
24 Lupu Mircea-Serg. g 2490 25 2397
25 Sebag Marie m 2312 25 2321
26 Shirazi Kamran m 2454 24 2510
27 Moreno Javier m 2503 24 2498
28 Nikcevic Nebojsa g 2500 24 2492
29 Okhotnik Vladimir m 2399 24 2488
30 Fridman Daniel g 2571 24 2471
31 Nevednichy Vladislav g 2593 24 2464
32 Te-Lallemand Roza g 2287 24 2435
33 Touboulic Julien 2152 24 2435
34 Karr Jean-Phil. m 2406 24 2433
35 Chabanon Jean-Luc g 2477 24 2428
36 Maze Sebastien 2335 24 2422
37 Luce Sebastien m 2379 24 2421
38 Elbilia Jacques f 2342 24 2416
39 Paragua Mark m 2469 24 2405
40 Onkoud Abdelaziz 2317 24 2398
41 Boudiba Mahfoud m 2362 24 2380
42 Royer Sylvain 2320 24 2380
43 Dimitrov Vladimir g 2468 24 2378
44 Payen Arnaud m 2401 24 2364
45 Carton Camille 2221 24 2363
46 Dubois Loic 2219 24 2336
47 Mancini Mario 2291 24 2323
48 Olarasu Gabriela g 2285 24 2308
49 Rejaibi Samir 2290 24 2303
50 Frade-Marques Helder 2165 24 2292
51 Valuet Bertrand 2271 24 2240
52 Silva Sebastian 2344 24 2232
53 Bacrot Etienne g 2653 23 2585
54 Belkhodja Slim m 2531 23 2536
55 Tkachiev Vladislav g 2632 23 2517
56 Meijers Viesturs m 2465 23 2426
57 Glicenstein Asher 2196 23 2375
58 Borzakian Manouk 2168 23 2333
59 Verat Laurent f 2337 23 2267
60 Groz Jacky 1960 23 2035
61 David Alberto g 2522 22 2411
62 Draoui Najib 2245 22 2400
63 Maitesian Sergei 2307 22 2376
64 Wirig Anthony 2277 22 2373
65 Velikov Petar g 2518 22 2329
66 Pira Davoud m 2433 22 2313
67 Bouton Christophe 2168 22 2301
68 Bellaiche Anthony 2283 22 2298
69 Le Roy Brice 2183 22 2298
70 Battaglini Gabriel 2199 22 2296
71 Come Alexandre 2115 22 2268
72 Toulzac Pierre-Yves f 2366 22 2266
73 Bogdanov Emil f 2261 22 2265
74 Relange Eloi g 2491 22 2255
75 Lepan Marvin 2205 22 2254
76 Sahetchian Armand 2153 22 2251
77 Lecuyer Christian f 2270 22 2215
78 Dourerassou Jonathan 2103 22 2205
79 De Barros Frederic 2100 22 2196
80 Bouchet Sebastien 2223 22 2195
81 Leroy Adrien f 2248 22 2193
82 Debray Christopher 2121 22 2184
83 Belabdelouahab Ryad 2178 22 2180
84 Le Duin Thierry 2015 22 2174
85 Daurelle Herve 2196 22 2134
86 Pelle Sebastien 2190 22 2134
87 Baron Thierry 2130 22 2115
88 Delerme Raymond 1940 22 2043
726 players
The 5th-7th rounds of the Bundesliga took place 1st-3rd Febuary 2002.
Judit Polgar seems to have played in the 2nd division of the Bundesliga
on 3rd February 2002 at Schachklub Turm Emsdetten. Further details:
http://www.deltacity.net/michael/
Bundesliga Round 5 1st February 2002
SV Wattenscheid 3½-4½ Castrop Rauxel
SK König Plauen 2½-5½ Erfurter SK
SG Köln-Porz 5½-2½ Godesberger SKSG
Solingen 6 - 2 Sgem Heiligenhaus
Königsspringer HH 1½-6½ SV Werder Bremen
TV Tegernsee 5 - 3 Stuttgarter Sfr
Hamburger SK 2 - 6 Lübecker SV
Venue: Porz
SV Wattenscheid 3½-4½ Castrop Rauxel
1 Aronian 0 : 1 Georgiev 1
2 Nielsen 1 : 0 Rozentalis 2
3 Rustemov 0 : 1 De Vreugt 3
4 Hall ½ : ½ Doettling 4
5 Holzke ½ : ½ Seul 8
7 Ellers ½ : ½ Bosch 10
10 Straeter 0 : 1 Dinstuhl 11
12 Thiel 1 : 0 Hennig 12
Venue: Neukoelln
SK König Plauen 2½-5½ Erfurter SK
2 Bischoff ½ : ½ Luther 1
3 Markowski ½ : ½ Haba 2
6 Kindermann ½ : ½ Kuczynski 3
7 Espig ½ : ½ Paehtz,T 4
8 Kuraszkiewic 0 : 1 Fontaine 5
9 Schaller 0 : 1 Mueller 6
12 Sandner 0 : 1 Casper 8
13 Dirr ½ : ½ Paehtz,E 9
Venue: Porz
SG Köln Porz 5½-2½ Godesberger SK
1 Lutz ½ : ½ Dautov 1
2 Khalifman 1 : 0 Gurevich 2
6 Vaganian 0 : 1 Kengis 3
9 Hansen ½ : ½ Kveinys 5
10 Graf ½ : ½ Breder 7
11 Van der Doel 1 : 0 Jackelen 8
13 Nijboer 1 : 0 Seger 9
14 Reindermann 1 : 0 Schmidt 12
Venue: Hamburg
Ksp Hamburg SC 1½-6½ SV Werder Bremen
1 Lamprecht 0 : 1 Hracek 1
2 Pajeken 0 : 1 Babula 2
3 Hochgraefe ½ : ½ Schandorff 3
4 Trisic 0 : 1 Knaak 6
6 Voigt 0 : 1 Joachim 7
7 Von Buelow ½ : ½ Meins 8
8 Berger 0 : 1 Heissler 10
9 Wendt ½ : ½ Meyer 13
Solinger SG 6 - 2 SG Heiligenhaus
4 Piket ½ : ½ Solleveld 5
6 Nikolic ½ : ½ Dutreeuw 6
9 Lobron 1 : 0 Schmitz 9
10 Emms 1 : 0 Lindner 10
11 Chandler 1 : 0 Heller 11
12 Rowson 1 : 0 Kesseler 12
13 Naumann ½ : ½ Perschke 13
14 Schaefer ½ : ½ Van Beers 14
Venue: Tegernsee
TV Tegernsee 5 - 3 Stuttgarter Sfr
1 Khenkin 0 : 1 Golubev 1
2 Ribli ½ : ½ Hickl 2
4 Hertneck ½ : ½ Gabriel 3
5 Nataf ½ : ½ Bunzmann 4
7 Teske ½ : ½ Buhmann 5
8 Stangl 1 : 0 Schmittdiel 6
9 Gross 1 : 0 Duppel 7
10 Kachiani-Ger 1 : 0 Volke 8
Hamburger SK 2 - 6 Lübecker SV
2 Kempinski 0 : 1 Shirov 1
3 Ftacnik ½ : ½ Adams 2
7 Wahls 0 : 1 Bareev 3
8 Mueller ½ : ½ Vallejo Pons 7
9 Heinemann 0 : 1 Nunn 8
10 Wilhelmi ½ : ½ Hansen 9
11 Reeh ½ : ½ DeFirmian 11
13 Sebastian 0 : 1 Hector 12
Bundesliga Round 6 2nd February 2002
Venue: Neukoelln
SFR Neukölln 4 - 4 Erfurter SK
1 Movsesian ½ : ½ Luther 1
2 Stohl 1 : 0 Kuczynski 3
4 Berndt ½ : ½ Paehtz,T 4
5 Brynell ½ : ½ Mueller 6
6 Borriss 0 : 1 Votava 7
7 Polzin ½ : ½ Casper 8
9 Poldauf 1 : 0 Voekler 11
11 Rudolf 0 : 1 Brueggemann 12
Venue: Porz
SG Köln Porz 5 - 3 Castrop Rauxel
1 Lutz ½ : ½ Rozentalis 2
2 Khalifman ½ : ½ Doettling 4
6 Vaganian 1 : 0 Appel 5
9 Hansen 1 : 0 Seul 8
10 Graf 1 : 0 Hoffmann 9
11 Van der Doel ½ : ½ Dinstuhl 11
13 Nijboer ½ : ½ Brendel 13
14 Reindermann 0 : 1 Lemmers 14
Godesberger SK 5 - 3 SV Wattenscheid
1 Dautov ½ : ½ Aronian 1
2 Gurevich 1 : 0 Rustemov 3
3 Kengis 1 : 0 Holzke 5
5 Kveinys 1 : 0 Ellers 7
6 Langheinrich 0 : 1 Sjoedahl 8
7 Breder ½ : ½ Straeter 10
8 Jackelen 1 : 0 Franke 11
9 Seger 0 : 1 Thiel 12
Venue: Hamburg
Ksp Hamburg SC 2½-5½ SG Heiligenhaus
1 Lamprecht 0 : 1 Van Mil 4
2 Pajeken ½ : ½ Solleveld 5
3 Hochgraefe 0 : 1 Dutreeuw 6
4 Trisic 0 : 1 Berkvens 7
6 Voigt 1 : 0 Schmitz 9
7 Von Buelow 1 : 0 Lindner 10
8 Berger 0 : 1 Perschke 13
9 Wendt 0 : 1 Van Beers 14
SV Werder Bremen 3 - 5 Solinger SG
1 Hracek 0 : 1 Piket 4
2 Babula ½ : ½ Nikolic 6
3 Schandorff ½ : ½ Lobron 9
6 Knaak ½ : ½ Emms 10
7 Joachim ½ : ½ Chandler 11
8 Meins 1 : 0 Rowson 12
10 Heissler 0 : 1 Naumann 13
14 Asendorf 0 : 1 Schaefer 14
Venue: Tegernsee
TV Tegernsee 4 - 4 Hamburger SK
1 Khenkin ½ : ½ Kempinski 2
2 Ribli 1 : 0 Ftacnik 3
4 Hertneck 0 : 1 Gustafsson 4
5 Nataf ½ : ½ Wahls 7
7 Teske ½ : ½ Heinemann 9
8 Stangl 1 : 0 Wilhelmi 10
10 Kachiani-Ger 0 : 1 Reeh 11
11 Bromberger ½ : ½ Sebastian 13
Stuttgarter Sfr 3 - 5 Lübecker SV
1 Golubev ½ : ½ Shirov 1
2 Hickl ½ : ½ Adams 2
3 Gabriel ½ : ½ Bareev 3
4 Bunzmann ½ : ½ Vallejo Pons 7
5 Buhmann ½ : ½ Nunn 8
7 Duppel 0 : 1 Hansen 9
8 Volke 0 : 1 DeFirmian 11
9 Zeller ½ : ½ Hector 12
Round 7 3rd February 2002
Venue: Neukoelln
SK König Plauen 3½-4½ SFR Neukölln
1 Beliavsky ½ : ½ Movsesian 1
2 Bischoff ½ : ½ Stohl 2
4 Gdanski 0 : 1 Berndt 4
5 Boensch 1 : 0 Brynell 5
6 Kindermann ½ : ½ Borriss 6
7 Espig 1 : 0 Polzin 7
10 Haskamp 0 : 1 Poldauf 9
12 Sandner 0 : 1 Rudolf 11
Venue: Porz
Castrop Rauxel 4½-3½ Godesberger SK
2 Rozentalis ½ : ½ Dautov 1
4 Doettling ½ : ½ Gurevich 2
5 Appel ½ : ½ Kengis 3
8 Seul 0 : 1 Kveinys 5
9 Hoffmann ½ : ½ Langheinrich 6
10 Bosch ½ : ½ Breder 7
11 Dinstuhl 1 : 0 Jackelen 8
14 Lemmers 1 : 0 Seger 9
SV Wattenscheid 2 - 6 SG Köln Porz
1 Aronian ½ : ½ Lutz 1
3 Rustemov ½ : ½ Khalifman 2
5 Holzke 0 : 1 Vaganian 6
7 Ellers 0 : 1 Hansen 9
8 Sjoedahl 1 : 0 Graf 10
10 Straeter 0 : 1 Van der Doel 11
12 Thiel 0 : 1 Nijboer 13
14 Lauzeningks 0 : 1 Reindermann 14
Venue: Hamburg
SG Heiligenhaus 2 - 6 SV Werder Bremen
4 Van Mil ½ : ½ Hracek 1
5 Solleveld 0 : 1 Babula 2
6 Dutreeuw ½ : ½ Schandorff 3
7 Berkvens 1 : 0 Knaak 6
9 Schmitz 0 : 1 Joachim 7
10 Lindner 0 : 1 Meins 8
11 Heller 0 : 1 Heissler 10
12 Kesseler - : + Asendorf 14
Solinger SG 6 - 2 Ksp Hamburg SC
4 Piket ½ : ½ Lamprecht 1
6 Nikolic 1 : 0 Pajeken 2
9 Lobron 1 : 0 Hochgraefe 3
10 Emms 1 : 0 Trisic 4
11 Chandler ½ : ½ Voigt 6
12 Rowson ½ : ½ Von Buelow 7
13 Naumann 1 : 0 Berger 8
14 Schaefer ½ : ½ Wendt 9
Venue: Tegernsee
Hamburger SK 4½-3½ Stuttgarter Sfr
2 Kempinski ½ : ½ Golubev 1
3 Ftacnik ½ : ½ Hickl 2
4 Gustafsson ½ : ½ Gabriel 3
7 Wahls 1 : 0 Bunzmann 4
9 Heinemann 0 : 1 Buhmann 5
10 Wilhelmi 1 : 0 Schmittdiel 6
11 Reeh ½ : ½ Duppel 7
13 Sebastian ½ : ½ Zeller 9
Lübecker SV 4 - 4 TV Tegernsee
1 Shirov ½ : ½ Khenkin 1
2 Adams ½ : ½ Ribli 2
3 Bareev ½ : ½ Hertneck 4
7 Vallejo Pons ½ : ½ Nataf 5
8 Nunn ½ : ½ Teske 7
9 Hansen ½ : ½ Stangl 8
11 DeFirmian ½ : ½ Gross 9
12 Hector ½ : ½ Bromberger 11
Tabelle:
1. Lübecker SV 7 36 :20 13- 1
2. SG Köln Porz 7 36½:19½ 12- 2
3. TV Tegernsee 7 34 :22 10- 4
4. SFR Neukölln 6 28½:19½ 9- 3
5. SV Werder Bremen 7 34½:21½ 9- 5
6. Solinger SG 6 28½:19½ 8- 4
7. Godesberger SK 7 29 :27 7- 7
8. Castrop Rauxel 6 23½:24½ 6- 6
9. Hamburger SK 7 27 :29 6- 8
10. Stuttgarter Sfr 7 27½:28½ 5- 9
11. SV Wattenscheid 6 22½:25½ 4- 8
12. Erfurter SK 6 20½:27½ 4- 8
13. SK König Plauen 6 20 :28 3- 9
14. SG Heiligenhaus 6 12½:35½ 2-10
15. Ksp Hamburg SC 7 11½:44½ 0-14
Junior Tay reports: This year's National Rapid Chess Championships saw
140 participants vieing for the title of National Rapid Chess Champion. The
first day (2/2/02) saw GM Bong Villamayor, IM Enrique Paciencia, FM Mark Chan
and FM Ong Chong Ghee lead the field with 4/4. The critical game turned out to
be the FM Ong-Sadorra matchup in Round 3 where the London-based FM tricked the
latter from a Queen Pawn opening (Barry Attack) into the so-called "150 Attack"
in the Pirc. Sadorra's unfamilarity with its nuances (or more likely hacking
possibilities) proved fatal for him. FM Ong later drew against GM Bong
Villamayor, IM-Elect Chan Peng Kong and beat IM Enrique Paciencia to emerge the
National Rapid Champion with 8/9. Sadorra won the rest of his games to finish
2nd on Solkoff tie-break (after winning the Cairnhill International Open last
December).
National Rapid Chess Championship (2-3/2/2002)
Bishan- Singapore Intellectual Games Centre
Final Results
9 Round Swiss, 140 players
Top Scores
(Singaporeans unless stated)
1) FM Ong Chong Ghee 8
2) NM Julio Sadora (Phi) 8
3) GM Bong Villamayor (Phi) 7
4) Abdullah Che Hassan (Mas) 7
5) Muhd Aizuddin (Mas) 7
6) Yeo Min Yang 7
7) FM Chan Peng Kong 6.5
8) IM Enrique Paciencia (Phi) 6.5
9) FM Mark Chan 6.5
10) CM Luke Leong 6.5
The 7th Casino HIT Nova Gorica Open takes place January 31st - February
8th 2002. There are 15 GMs and 5 IMs among 87 players.
Internet coverage: http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0202/ng02op/
Round 4 (of 9) Standings
1 Korneev,Oleg GM RUS 2568 4
2 Zelcic,Robert GM CRO 2544 4
3 Cvitan,Ognjen GM CRO 2550 4
4 Sermek,Drazen GM SLO 2595 3.5
5 Kozul,Zdenko GM CRO 2606 3.5
6 Palac,Mladen GM CRO 2580 3.5
7 Fercec,Nenad IM CRO 2438 3
8 Nevednichy,Vladislav GM ROM 2569 3
9 Mikhalchishin,Adrian GM SLO 2542 3
10 Burmakin,Vladimir GM RUS 2564 3
11 Pavasovic,Dusko GM SLO 2547 3
12 Solak,Dragan GM YUG 2501 3
13 Sakelsek,Tadej SLO 2202 3
14 Borisek,Jure FM SLO 2335 3
15 Olarasu,Gabriela GM ROM 2293 3
16 Laco,Giuseppe ITA 2149 3
17 Gombac,Jan SLO 2225 3
18 Epishin,Vladimir GM RUS 2599 3
19 Sax,Gyula GM HUN 2584 3
20 Lenic,Luka I SLO 2159 3
21 Barle,Janez IM SLO 2375 3
87 players
Andrey Belous reports: The 2nd "Kaissa 2002" open took place January
22nd-31st 2002 in Kharkov, Ukraine. 78 players competed in this 9 round swiss
system event. The organiser was the director of chess club "KAISSA" G.S
.Kiktev. Eduard Adreev took first on tie-break from Oleg Ivanov and Anatoliy
Demkovich all of whom scored 7/9.
Final Standings:
1. Andreev Eduard 2441 7.0 48.5 36.75 2533
Ivanov Oleg V 2350 7.0 47.5 36.25 2612
Demkovich Anatoliy 2402 7.0 45.5 34.75 2423
4. Nosenko Alexander 2458 6.5 50.5 36.50 2479
Shilin Denis 2413 6.5 50.0 34.75 2455
Shalimov Valery 2452 6.5 48.0 33.75 2466
Gasanov Eldar 2454 6.5 46.5 31.25 2472
Solodovnichenko Yuri 2446 6.5 46.5 31.00 2489
Dmitrenko Viktor 2324 6.5 45.5 32.50 2371
10. Ivanov Andrey 2327 6.0 51.5 31.25 2452
Zubarev Alexander 2480 6.0 49.0 31.50 2416
Kononenko Tatiana 2371 6.0 46.0 27.75 2349
Tikhomirov Alexey 2256 6.0 43.5 26.75 2471
14. Zatonskih Anna 2413 5.5 53.5 29.75 2388
Maliy Alexey 2373 5.5 48.5 27.50 2276
Askarian Karen 2253 5.5 48.0 26.50 2399
Fingerov Dmitry 2410 5.5 47.0 28.00 2353
Titus Sergey 0000 5.5 46.5 26.50 2400
Strelnikov Sergey 0000 5.5 43.5 23.50 2382
Guliaev Sergey 0000 5.5 43.0 23.75 2395
Zavgorodniy Sergiy 2407 5.5 42.5 23.75 2197
Biriukov Nikolai 2267 5.5 42.5 21.25 2311
Sharapov Evgeny 2376 5.5 42.0 23.50 2272
78 players
The 4th CCT (Computer Chess Tournament) is held on ICC for computer
chess programs. CCT-4 was 11 rounds held over two weekends January 19-20 and
26-27, was won by Deep Junior 7. Final standings at
http://www.vrichey.de/cct4/index_table.html
Games available at http://www.vrichey.de/cct4/cct4_games0.pgn
Main web page http://www.vrichey.de/cct4/
The Professional World Chess Ranking for players rated 2500 and higher
produced by Ken Thomson of New Jersey and calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich of
Moscow. Results up to February 1, 2002
Top 50 February 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 2703 189
6 Ponomariov,Ruslan UKR 2702 162
7 Adams,Michael ENG 2693 136
8 Bareev,Evgeny RUS 2686 165
9 Gelfand,Boris ISR 2657 140
10 Khalifman,Alexander RUS 2656 142
11 Ivanchuk,Vassily UKR 2656 143
12 Shirov,Alexei ESP 2656 154
13 Leko,Peter HUN 2650 143
14 Grischuk,Alexander RUS 2649 171
15 Smirin,Ilia ISR 2642 153
16 Svidler,Peter RUS 2630 159
17 Azmaiparashvili,Zurab GEO 2629 169
18 Karpov,Anatoli RUS 2628 124
19 Dreev,Alexey RUS 2626 152
20 Polgar,Judit HUN 2626 182
21 Lautier,Joel FRA 2621 130
22 Bacrot,Etienne FRA 2620 149
23 Ye Jiangchuan CHN 2619 158
24 Short,Nigel D ENG 2616 168
25 Lputian,Smbat ARM 2614 174
26 Akopian,Vladimir ARM 2613 162
27 Vaganian,Rafael ARM 2612 182
28 Kasimdzhanov,Rustam UZB 2610 165
29 Piket,Jeroen NED 2609 159
30 Sutovsky,Emil ISR 2606 218
31 Nielsen,Peter-Heine DEN 2604 165
32 Hjartarson,Johann ISD 2604 176
33 Nikolic,Predrag BIH 2600 149
34 Onischuk,Alexander UKR 2599 143
35 Dautov,Rustem GER 2599 174
36 Sakaev,Konstantin RUS 2598 154
37 Malakhov,Vladimir RUS 2598 173
38 Lutz,Christopher GER 2597 147
39 Georgiev,Kiril BUL 2595 180
40 Bologan,Viorel MDA 2595 195
41 Zvjaginsev,Vadim RUS 2594 109
42 Motylev,Alexander RUS 2594 166
43 Aleksandrov,Aleksej BLR 2592 167
44 Rublevsky,Sergei RUS 2591 179
45 Kharlov,Andrei RUS 2589 146
46 Benjamin,Joel USA 2588 157
47 Rohde,Michael USA 2588 188
48 Novikov,Igor UKR 2587 131
49 Tkachiev,Vladislav FRA 2587 144
50 Lastin,Alexander RUS 2587 148
Oslo Easter Chess Festival
Oslo Easter Chess Festival consists of The Open Norwegian Championships
23-30 March and The Open Norwegian Youth Championships 23-27 March. Both
tournaments will be rated in FIDE.
Further information: http://home.online.no/~vichan (also in
English).
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 the classical rate of three minutes per move.
Annotated games of historical chess matches are an extra treat on the official
site. Location: Centre Céramique, Avenue Céramique 50,
Maastricht, The Netherlands. Games start at 13:00 local time. Entry is free.
Official site: http://www.chessevents.nl Rebel:
http://www.rebel.nl/reb-wely.htm
Denkbiatlon in Eindhoven
On March 30st for the second time a so called Denkbiatlon will be
organized in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. It is a 5 round Swiss tournament and
in each round a participant plays a game in chess and in international draughts
(10 x 10) against the same opponent (15 minutes per person) Prices 200 euro,
100 euro and 50 euro. Ron Heusdens, who participated in several Dutch
championships in international draughts and has a national chessrating of 2076,
will defend his title. Homepage: home.wanadoo.nl/daanen/biatlon.
E-mail aarddaanen@hotmail.com, tel. (31)402431617.
Palview Version 3
Version three of palview a program for displaying game on the internet
has been released.. I mention it not for the (rather limited) news value but
because i always wonder if it wouldn't be good to be able to play through the
games on TWIC.:-) Some nice examples here
Examples:
http://www.enpassant.dk/chess/palview/p3demo/demoindex.htm
Canadian Championship Zonal 2.2
Canadian Championship Zonal 2.2 will run March-April as an 11rd Swiss
with GMs Spraggett and Lesiege. Internet coverage:
http://www.chess.ca
Dutton Chess
The Toronto Closed Championship will finish the 12 player RR schedule
Sat. Feb. 9. Isai Berengolts leads FMs Brett Campbell (2001 Champion) and Ian
Findlay. Dutton CC hosts one weekend Swiss per month. The top active Canadian
IMs play, as well as the occasional visiting GM (Tyomkin, Yudasin).
Website: http://play.at/duttonchess
XVIII Cappelle la Grande
The XVIII Cappelle la Grande International Chess Open takes place
9th-16th February 2002.
Further details: http://cappelle.free.fr
Chess-Press Chess Centre Website
The Hungarian company Chess Press has a new website.
http://www.chess-press.hu
13th Goodricke International
The 13th edition of the Goodricke International Open Chess Tournament,
recognised by FIDE & All India Chess Federation has been scheduled between
17th and 27th March 2002 at Gorky Sadan, Calcutta. This is the most prestigious
open chess tournament of Asia participated by leading GMs, WGMs, IMs
representing 20-22 countries. In our earlier editions organized by Alekhine
Chess Club more than 150 Grandmasters including GM Viswanathan Anand, GM
Vassily Smyslov, GM Viktor Korchnoi, GM Nigel Short etc took part. Schedule: 11
rounds Swiss Tournament (4 hour session), Prize Fund: $10,500 Board and Lodging
are free for GM, IM (2400+), WGM (2355+). Lodging is free for all players.
Start Money / Pocket Money: As per contact. Telephone No.: 091 033 280 3858;
Fax: 091 033 247 9559 / 476 6733 E-mail: gnca@vsnl.com
Further details: http://www.goodrickechess.com
European Grand Prix in Antalya
The European Grand Prix in Antalya takes place 22nd February - 2nd
March 2002.
Venue: Antalya - KEMER Naturland Eco Park and Resort Hotels Dates: 22nd
February - 2nd March Prize Fund 6.000 Euros Top 5 players with ELO rating will
be given flight ticket and full accommodation Top 20 players will be given full
accommodation. Current participants including top level grand masters. Kiril
GEORGIEV, Boris AVRUKH.... Last date to apply for a place in the top 20 is 1st
February.
Further details http://www.tsf.org.trwww.tsf.org.tr
3rd Annual Millennium Chess Festival
The 3rd Annual Millennium Chess Festival takes place March 1st-33rd
2002, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. $15,000 guaranteed prize fund.
Five-Round Swiss. The MCF will again be held at the Ramada Plaza Oceanfront in
this Atlantic resort city. GMs and IMs recieve special "comps" including free
accomodations in a double room and free entry fee. See website for details. For
more information: http://www.geocities.com/millenniumchessfestival
6th United Insurance International Masters
6th United Insurance International Masters Chess Tournament'2002 10th
April to 20th April 2002 Venue: Conference-Room National Sports Council 62/3
Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000 Organised by : Bangladesh Chess Federation Sponsored
by : United Insurance Company Limited Tournament System : 11 Round Swiss Number
of Participants : Around 40 Schedule : 10th April to 20th April 2002 Arrival :
9th April 1st Round plays : 10th April Main session : Every day 2:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. Last Round : 20th April 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The rate of play : 6
Hours play. Rate of play 40 moves in 2 hours and rest of the moves in 1 hour to
finish the game. Prize distribution : 20th March 5:00 p.m. Prize Fund : US$
1500 divided as follows: 1st - US$ 500, 2nd - US$ 300, 3rd - US$ 200, 4th - US$
100, 5th -100 US$ 6th - US$ 75, 7th - US$ 75, 8th - US$ 75, 9th - US$ 75 Note:
Cash prize will be divided equally among Equal pointers. Accommodation : Free
for all IM and Foreign Rated Players with 2200+ Food : Modest Food & Local
transportation will be given to all IM and Foreign Rated Players with 2200+
Appearance Fee : No appearance many will be given but some pocket money Will be
given to select foreign players. Passage : Passage up to Dhaka would have to be
borne by players own Federation. Last Date of entry : Invited players must send
their conformation to participate in the above tournament on or before 15th
March 2002 to the General Secretary, Bangladesh Chess Federation, 62/3 Purana
Paltan, Dhaka-1000, Fax No- 880-02-9666766 or 9563304 Phone N0- 880-02-9666766,
E-mail: bcf@bdonline.com (Syed Shujauddin Ahmed) General Secretary Bangladesh
Chess Federation.
Open in Bangladesh
Open International Chess Tournament'2002 29th March 2002 to 8th April
Venue: Conference-Room National Sports Council 62/3 Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000
Organised by : Bangladesh Chess Federation Tournament System : 11 Round Swiss
Number of Participants : Around 40 Schedule : 29th March - 8th April, 2002
Arrival : 28th March 1st Round plays : 29th March Main session : Every day 2:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Last Round : 8th April 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The rate of
play : 6 Hours play. Rate of play 40 moves in 2 hours, then rest of moves in 1
hour to finish the game. Prize distribution : 8th April 5:00 p.m. Prize Fund :
US$ 5000 divided as follows: 1st - US$ 1800, 2nd - US$ 1000, 3rd - US$ 600, 4th
- US$ 300, 5th - US$ 300 6th - US$ 200, 7th - US$ 200, 8th - US$ 200, 9th - US$
200, 10th -US$ 200 Note: Cash prize will be divided equally among Equal
pointers. Accommodation : Free for all GM, IM and Foreign Rated Players with
2300+ Food : Modest Food & Local transportation will be given to all GM, IM
and Foreign Rated Players with 2300+ Appearance Fee : Some appearance money
will be given to GM's. Some pocket money will be given to IM's and Rated 2400+
Passage : Passage up to Dhaka would have to be borne by players own Federation.
Last Date of entry : Invited players must send their conformation to
participate in the above tournament on or before 15th March 2002 to the General
Secretary, Bangladesh Chess Federation, 62/3 Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000, Fax No-
880-02-9666766 or 9563304 Phone N0- 880-02-9666766, E-mail: bcf@bdonline.com
(Syed Shujauddin Ahmed) General Secretary Bangladesh Chess Federation
October FIDE List Study and FIDE Championships
Chess Siberia http://www.chessib.com/ has a new article
"The Results of the World Chess Championship 2001-2002" (By Boris Schipkov,
26.01.2002).
Aurec Open
16-17/02/2002 - AUREC (FRANCE) Rapid tournaments 7x20 mn: Section A :
Open - Total prizes : 5,600 Euros Section B : for under 1801 Elo - Total prizes
: 1,400 Euros Invitations for IGM and IM (closed on February, 9th) More info :
Olivier Deville - Coteviere - 43110 Aurec - France Tél. : +33 4 77 35 41
21 - Fax : +33 4 77 35 23 76 - E-mail : odeville@netcourrier.com
NK Snelschaken Voor Clubteams
The NK Snelschaken Voor Clubteams takes place 1 June 2002 at the Golden
Tulip Bel Air hotel, Johan de Witlaan, Den Haag organised by the SC De
Vogelwijk Further information: Ruud Vissers, 010-2207070 (kantoor) of
06-26776496 ruv@epg.nl
Convekta's Chess University
Chess Assistant will have free chess lessons to download called the
Convekta Chess University. The lessons are prepared and written by top Russian
coaches. Each lesson will consist of two parts: a lecture on the lesson of the
day and problems for you to resolve. Answers to problems from a lesson will
appear with the next new lesson.
Internet site: http://www.chessassistant.com
Reykjavik Open
The Reykjavik Open takes place March 7th-15th 2002. Organised by "The
Icelandic Chess Federation" and "Reykjavik Chess Club".
Details: http://skak.is/si/reykjavik2002/
2002 Uruguay Championships
The website for the 2002 Uruguayan Championships is at:
http://www.uruwow.com/secciones/deportes/ajedrez/uruguayo2002.html.
There are various qualifiers in February and March before the finals in
April.
2nd Helsinki Chess Circuit
2nd Helsinki Chess Circuit, Feb 25 - Mar 8, 2002 Helsinki Chess Circuit
will be played in the House of Chess, in the center of Helsinki, from February
25th to March 8th, 2002. Events: Group A: 10-12 players all-play-all IM-event,
for players ELO-rated over 2200, IM-norm possibility. Group B: 8-12 players
all-play-all ELO-event, for players rated 1900-2200. Group C: 8-12 players
all-play-all event, for players rated under 1900. Players interested to
participate, please contact the main organizer Mr. Sami
Hämäläinen, aurifera@kolumbus.fi
Further details:
http://www.kolumbus.fi/shakki.koti/hcc2/index.htm
2nd Oxford University Chess Congress
The 2nd Oxford University Chess Congress takes place on the 27th &
28th April, 2002 at Lincoln College, Oxford. Sections: Open (a new Terence
Chapman Grand Prix Elite event), U-170 Major & U-125 Minor. Please visit
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~sedm0500/tournament/2002.html
for more information. Alternatively one can contact Jonathan Smith at The
Queen's College, Oxford, OX1 4AW; email j.smith4@physics.ox.ac.uk or on 07813
307563 , but please only 'phone after 7pm.
Computer Project
I'm not quite clear how this works but here is a chess computer project
on the net.
"The purpose of this project is to build a non-commercial distributed
computing platform. It aims at chess enthusiasts who wouldn't mind to
contribute some of their computing power to a scientific project. The
application will be in the field of evolutionary algorithms and artificial
neural networks. The goal is the creation of artificial neural networks capable
of playing chess. "
Internet site: http://wind.prohosting.com/chessweb/
Eupen Chess Open
The Schachklub Rochade Eupen-Kelmis VoG, Kehrweg 11, B-4700 Eupen
(dieter.plumanns@swing.be) is organising an Easter Open 23rd-24th March 2002.
Info Entry: Guenter Delhaes, Karl-Weiss-Strasse 44, B-4700 Eupen Telefon &
Fax : 0032(0)87.552716 bis 18h00 Telefon : 0032(0)87.742578 nach 19h00
ChessBase redesign
The ChessBase site http://www.chessbase.com has had a
redesign.
Frideric Olafsson Interview
Former FIDE President Frideric Olafsson has given an interview with
http://www.ehlvest.com including stories
from the Fischer-Spassky match of 1972.
http://www.ehlvest.com/olafsson/olafsson.htm
X Lasker Memorial Barlinek Poland
The X Lasker Memorial Festival in Barlinek Poland takes place 17th-27th
July 2002. Blitz, rapid, open A, open B and under-16 events. Further details:
Krzysztof Kedzior E-Mail: umig@barlinek.pl
Tony Miles Memorial
Tony Miles Memorial Open on May 18th-19th 2001 in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Details: http://members.shaw.ca/chessforall/
FICS 10th ICS Anniversary
Michael More, of the University of Utah, and Richard Nash recognized
the potential of an Internet Chess Server and programmed it's first version.
The official opening date of the ICS was January 15, 1992. John Chanak, William
Kish, and Aaron Putnam moved the server to a host machine at Carnegie Mellon
University in the fall of 1992, and took over it's operation. From that
original ICS has sprung FICS, the Free Internet Chess Server which now has over
100,000 registered users. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of this birth, FICS
will organize on his server a big event, with prizes. The main event will be a
5 0 torney, reserved to title players, with a total prize of 500 $ For this
event, and for all the other event, partecipation is free. For information, you
can contact frengo(*), at the address frengo@freechess.org In particular,
titled players willing to take part to the main event, should contact me as
soon as possible. Here is the event scheduling: (http://www.freechess.org/Events/Anniversary)
(GMT=PST+8) Championship Tourney: 10:00 PST, titled player vs. titled player
Prize event ($500.00) time control to be a 5 0. Thematic Tourney: 13:00 PST
Albin Countergambit Prize event (3 multimedial CDs) time control to be a 5 0
http://www.freechess.org/Events/Gambitingly
Lightning Tourney: 11:00 PST Prize event($50.00 + 1 Multimedial CD) time
control to be a 1 0 Bughouse Tourney: 17:00 PST Grand Prix style Prize event
($200.00) time control to be a 3 0 Crazyhouse Tourney: 05:00 PST Prize event (1
Multimedial CD) time control to be a 2 0 Wijk aan Zee 2002: 04:30 PST Live
Relay Simul: 07:00 PST garfunkel(FM) Prize event (Chess tie) Simul: 19:00 PST
Diesen(IM) Prize event (Free Lessons from Mark Diesen - past Junior Word
Champion)
V Málaga International Open
The V Málaga International Open takes place 22nd February - 2nd
March 2002.
Further details on the event at:
http://usuarios.tripod.es/frubiod/open/02open/02open.htm
2nd Eger International
2nd International Round Robin Tmt. Eger (HUN) For acquiring rating and
IM norms date: from the 20th 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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
