THE WEEK IN CHESS 398 24th June 2002 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) Advanced
Chess in Leon
3) Dutch Championship
4) David Garcia Ilundain 1971-2002
5) French
Chess Federation call for change in FIDE Leadership
6) GM
Steering Committee Report 1
7) 3rd European Individual
Championships
8) U18 European Team Championships
9) Quebec Invitational 2002
10) 6th Voronezh
International Chess Festival
11) Borowski
Tournaments
12) 13th Ljubljana Open
13) Latvian Championships
14) Forthcoming
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Games section
Advanced Chess in Leon 6 games
Barcelona Simul 14 games
Dutch Championship 35 games
3rd European Individual 255 games
U18 European Teams 170 games
Quebec Invitational 34 games
6th Voronezh Open 142 games
Borowski Tournaments 90 games
13th Ljubljana Open 51 games
Lido Estensi Game Correction 1 game
798 games
My thanks to Simon Hernandez, Aard Daanen, Kaspars Migla, Javier Gil,
Nenad Suliva, Michal Rahal, Stephen Boyd, Yasser Seirawan, Paul Suranyi, Dmitri
V. Borissenkov, Ales Drinovec and all those who helped with this issue.
There is interesting news on the chess politics front this week with the
French Chess Federation saying that they want a change in FIDE leadership.
Presumably they're putting out feelers and trying to get a candidate to stand
against Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. That might be harder than they think. Covering
elections over a decade now I've seen how they work. A candidate puts his name
forward to challenge for the leadership, seems to have a chance, then finds
himself completely abandoned by the end of the process. If I were a Candidate I
would demand that win or lose that I get the vote of my supposed backers at the
Congress and not have them melt away over night in the name of the rather
Stalinist slogan "we are all one family". We've seen enough unanimously elected
Presidents to see that shows of false unity are taken advantage of by the
President. I don't think a challenge can work this time but a show of
dissention would give a future candidate a support base to build on. Elsewhere
it was interesting to see the proposals for a new players committee being
discussed. A strong democratic voice for the leading players is long overdue
and I hope they find a way to get the organisation to work. They may have to
learn to compromise but surely they can find common ground in all their best
interests.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
Vladimir Kramnik and Viswanathan Anand played an Advanced Chess Match
in Leon, Spain June 20th to June 24th 2002. Both players consulted with their
databases and chess programs (Chessbase was one of the sponsors of the
tournament). Each player had 1 hour for the whole game. The event was played in
3 sessions: 2 games on Friday 21st, 2 games on Saturday 22nd and the last 2
games on Sunday 23rd. Kramnik won the only decisive game of the match in game
three.
There was an open alongside the event, no results or games
available.
Internet coverage: http://www.diariodeleon.com/ajedrez/
and http://www.ajedrez21.com also
further info http://www.advancedchessleon.com
Warmup Event: Vladimir Kramnik was in Barcelona on the 19th June
before his match with Anand in Leon giving a 14 board simul in the Barcelona
discotheque Luz de Gas. His opponents were top spanish kids, journalists and
spanish personalities/authorities. He won 12 and drew 2 against Julio Ruiz (24
years old) and Teresa Muñoz (13 years old). Coverage at
http://www.ajedrez.educaterra.com.
Day 1 21st June 2002
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 33 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 20 E15 Queens Indian
Day 2 22nd June 2002
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 37 D27 QGA
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 48 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Day 3 23rd June 2002
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 38 D27 QGA
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 20 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Advanced Chess Rapid Leon ESP (ESP), 21-23 vi 2002
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Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2809 = = 1 = = = 3.5 2809
Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2752 = = 0 = = = 2.5 2752
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The Essent Dutch Championships take place in Leeuwarden June 19th-29th
2002. Loek Van Wely has started with a perfect 4/4 score but is still only half
a point clear of Sergei Tiviakov.
Internet coverage: http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/nk2002/
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Essent ch-NED Leeuwarden NED (NED), 20-29 vi 2002 cat. XIII (2557)
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1. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2642 * . . . . 1 . 1 1 1 4.0
2. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2625 . * = 1 1 . . 1 . . 3.5 2895
3. Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2647 . = * . = 1 1 . . . 3.0 2729
4. Van den Doel, Erik g NED 2583 . 0 . * 0 . 1 . . 1 2.0 2547
5. Reinderman, Dimitri g NED 2537 . 0 = 1 * 0 . . . . 1.5 2492
6. Ernst, Sipke m NED 2462 0 . 0 . 1 * . . = . 1.5 2514
7. Jonkman, Harmen g NED 2520 . . 0 0 . . * = 1 . 1.5 2482
8. Janssen, Ruud m NED 2469 0 0 . . . . = * . 1 1.5 2487
9. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2578 0 . . . . = 0 . * = 1.0 2340
10. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2509 0 . . 0 . . . 0 = * 0.5 2246
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Round 1 (June 20, 2002)
Van Wely, Loek - Janssen, Ruud 1-0 33 E42 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Tiviakov, Sergei - Reinderman, Dimitri 1-0 33 C10 French Rubinstein
Jonkman, Harmen - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 55 C48 Four Knights Rubinstein
Nijboer, Friso - Ernst, Sipke 1/2 39 C42 Petroff's Defence
Van der Wiel, John - Van den Doel, Erik 0-1 72 C45 Scotch Game
Round 2 (June 21, 2002)
Sokolov, Ivan - Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2 19 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian System
Van den Doel, Erik - Jonkman, Harmen 1-0 42 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Ernst, Sipke - Reinderman, Dimitri 1-0 40 A52 Budapest Defence Main Line
Janssen, Ruud - Van der Wiel, John 1-0 27 E14 Queens Indian
Nijboer, Friso - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 35 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Round 3 (June 22, 2002)
Van Wely, Loek - Ernst, Sipke 1-0 40 D15 Slav Defence
Tiviakov, Sergei - Van den Doel, Erik 1-0 42 C45 Scotch Game
Reinderman, Dimitri - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 42 C35 Kings Gambit Cunningham
Jonkman, Harmen - Janssen, Ruud 1/2 43 C02 French Advance
Van der Wiel, John - Nijboer, Friso 1/2 57 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Round 4 (June 23, 2002)
Van Wely, Loek - Van der Wiel, John 1-0 34 A41 Modern Defence
Van den Doel, Erik - Reinderman, Dimitri 0-1 43 B79 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Ernst, Sipke - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 31 D12 Slav Defence
Janssen, Ruud - Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 49 E14 Queens Indian
Nijboer, Friso - Jonkman, Harmen 0-1 54 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Essent ch-NED w Leeuwarden NED (NED), 19-29 vi 2002
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1 Bosboom-Lanchava, Tea wg NED 2330 ** =. =. =. 1. 1. 3.5 2341
2 Peng Zhaoqin m NED 2472 =. ** =. =. 1. 1. 3.5 2313
3 Hamelink, Desiree NED 2105 =. =. ** =. 1. 1. 3.5 2386
4 Bensdorp, Marlies NED 2125 =. =. =. ** 1. =. 3.0 2305
5 Bos-Swiecik, Iwona wm NED 2179 0. 0. 0. 0. ** 1. 1.0 1982
6 Veenstra, Petra NED 2081 0. 0. 0. =. 0. ** 0.5 1876
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There has been some desperately sad news from Spain. Spanish Grandmaster
David Garcia Ilundain has died at the very early age of 31 (born 2nd April 1971
died June 19th 2002). Ilundain became a GM in 1996. Sadly he was diagnosed as
having a brain tumour a number of years ago. His best result was probably the
shared first place on 5.5/9 level with Moskalenko in the Category 8 Paretana
tournament in 1999. His last event seems to have been the Spanish Championships
in November last year where he mananged only a couple of draws out of five
preliminary games.
At a meeting on Saturday 15th June 2002 the French Chess Federation has
called for a change to the leadership of FIDE.
PRESS RELEASE June 18th 2002
The Board of Directors of the French Chess Federation, reunited,
Saturday, June 15, in Paris, has decided, unanimously, to commission its
President, Jean-Claude Loubatière, to propose an alternative direction
to the present leadership of FIDE.
The functioning of FIDE today is unworthy of an
International Sporting Federation.
The President visibly has his mind on other things than
Chess and decisions are taken by a small court, more interested in its
privileges than the smooth running of FIDE.
There are no more real exchanges with the National
Federations. The President’s letter, the FIDE Forum and the FIDE Handbook
have progressively disappeared, and the administration has slackened.
The organisation of the Youth Championships takes place
in an environment of general indifference. The best players are less and less
interested by traditional important events like the Olympiad. The rules of
competitions change all the time, destabilising Continental Championships. And
a new time control was imposed without the slightest consultation with the top
players and the National Federations.
Today, there is no more political will and no real
prospect of development. The only positive aspect is the reunification plan for
the World Championship thanks to the initiative of Yasser Seirawan. This plan
should be brought to fruition under the best conditions.
It is true that the personal wealth of the President,
nevertheless of questionable origin, has permitted the organisation of the
World KO Championships and the Grand Prix. But, seven years later, we can only
see that they have done nothing to further Chess development.
The media has completely ignored these events, speaking
more easily of the problems with Kasparov or the law suits of Karpov or Zsuzsa
Polgar.
The financial situation is still very worrying. In spite
of the paltry services rendered, FIDE has increased the charges of the National
Federations, putting into financial difficulty a certain number of them.
The creation of shell companies, signing contracts with
FIDE for 20 years (World Chess Foundation), or for 30 years (FIDE Commerce),
without ever honouring them, stands witness to inadmissible practices in a
serious Sporting Federation.
All of this gives an intolerable image for Chess, keeps
away the media, discourages investment and sponsors, and soils the oldest and
most noble of games.
This situation is well known to amateurs and to the
National Federations. It would be irresponsible to let it continue for four
more years.
The specialised press will know how to create a strong international
awareness.
The French Chess Federation calls for the mobilisation
of the National Federations in favour of change during the elections, next
November, in Bled.
The time has come to form a team representing the 5
continents, motivated only by the good of Chess and capable to respond to the
immense expectations of the Chess World.
Montpellier, June 18, 2002
Contact:
French Chess Federation : Tel.: ++33 (0) 4 67 60 02 22
Fax: ++33 (0) 4 67 60 02 25
E-mail: ffe.president@online.fr
Yasser Seirawan has issued a lengthy report on the meetings in Moscow
about the setting up of a GM steering committee which was one of the ideas
agreed on in Prague. A huge number of issues are covered including Committee
Status, Committee Powers, Possible Committee Members, Time-Controls, Format for
Professional World Championship Cycle, Format for Rapid Grand Prix, Chess
Calendar, Chess Ratings, Women’s Chess, FIDE Chess Olympiad, Titles, Drug
Testing and Electronic PC/control.
Read the report:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/steering1.html
The 3rd European Individual Championships take place in Batumi,
Georgia, June 11th-27th 2002. This is a 13 rounds Swiss which will be followed
by playoffs if necessary. Mikhail Gurevich and Bartlomiej Macieja are on 8/11
with two rounds to go. Games from round 8 are currently unavailable.
Internet coverage: http://chess.batumi.net/
Standings Round 11 (of 13)
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3rd IECC Batumi GEO (GEO), 12-26 vi 2002
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1. Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2641 + 16 + 27 = 10 - 34 + 37 = 24 + 21 = 33 + 25 + 19 = 2 8.0 2708
2. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2584 - 3 + 83 + 49 + 64 = 12 + 50 + 19 = 10 = 4 + 8 = 1 8.0 2674
3. Shengelia, Davit m GEO 2415 + 2 = 13 = 9 = 21 = 28 + 32 = 26 = 5 + 46 + 34 = 4 7.5 2695
4. Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2569 + 63 = 50 + 36 = 37 + 16 = 10 + 11 = 19 = 2 = 31 = 3 7.5 2645
5. Sulskis, Sarunas g LTU 2577 + 71 + 39 = 37 + 6 - 19 = 12 = 27 = 3 = 36 + 22 + 24 7.5 2628
6. Gagunashvili, Merab m GEO 2472 = 35 + 31 + 26 - 5 + 45 = 20 = 13 = 17 + 48 = 24 + 23 7.5 2721
7. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2591 + 61 = 21 = 66 - 33 = 41 + 62 = 15 = 30 + 40 + 32 + 19 7.5 2625
8. Volkov, Sergey g RUS 2609 + 57 - 12 - 43 + 90 + 64 = 40 + 42 + 27 + 33 - 2 + 10 7.5 2626
9. Sturua, Zurab g GEO 2565 = 49 + 89 = 3 + 85 = 50 = 35 = 12 - 11 + 42 + 45 + 31 7.5 2630
10. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2564 + 58 + 15 = 1 = 11 + 20 = 4 + 48 = 2 = 19 = 23 - 8 7.0 2663
11. Kharlov, Andrei g RUS 2633 + 41 + 45 = 19 = 10 + 53 = 25 - 4 + 9 = 24 = 12 = 15 7.0 2636
12. Sargissian, Gabriel m ARM 2538 +101 + 8 = 18 = 20 = 2 = 5 = 9 + 38 = 23 = 11 = 14 7.0 2672
13. Izoria, Zviad m GEO 2556 + 68 = 3 = 85 = 59 = 36 + 37 = 6 = 18 = 17 = 20 + 46 7.0 2562
14. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2606 + 73 + 42 - 25 + 66 = 27 - 34 = 50 + 53 = 22 + 36 = 12 7.0 2618
15. Minasian, Ara m ARM 2473 + 98 - 10 + 91 = 17 = 22 = 29 = 7 = 45 + 38 + 25 = 11 7.0 2605
16. Gashimov, Vugar m AZE 2470 - 1 + 68 + 97 + 44 - 4 = 22 + 29 = 48 = 35 = 17 + 34 7.0 2631
17. Kacheishvili, Giorgi g GEO 2584 + 62 = 66 = 21 = 15 + 30 - 33 + 40 = 6 = 13 = 16 = 28 6.5 2561
18. Baklan, Vladimir g UKR 2618 + 56 + 28 = 12 - 19 = 40 = 42 + 47 = 13 = 32 = 33 = 21 6.5 2583
19. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2557 + 83 + 51 = 11 + 18 + 5 + 48 - 2 = 4 = 10 - 1 - 7 6.5 2619
20. Graf, Alexander g GER 2623 + 55 = 22 + 54 = 12 - 10 = 6 = 53 + 39 = 34 = 13 = 27 6.5 2589
21. Riazantsev, Alexander g RUS 2527 + 74 = 7 = 17 = 3 + 59 = 23 - 1 = 35 = 52 + 55 = 18 6.5 2557
22. Mchedlishvili, Mikheil m GEO 2540 + 92 = 20 = 35 = 61 = 15 = 16 = 30 + 41 = 14 - 5 + 58 6.5 2554
23. Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 2598 = 43 +100 + 24 = 53 = 33 = 21 + 39 = 25 = 12 = 10 - 6 6.5 2551
24. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz AZE 2542 = 94 + 65 - 23 + 62 + 61 = 1 + 35 = 34 = 11 = 6 - 5 6.5 2573
25. Marin, Mihail g ROM 2556 + 90 + 84 + 14 = 48 = 35 = 11 = 34 = 23 - 1 - 15 + 33 6.5 2572
26. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2572 = 85 + 52 - 6 = 55 + 73 + 54 = 3 = 36 - 31 + 50 = 30 6.5 2540
27. Delchev, Aleksander g BUL 2550 + 96 - 1 + 51 + 43 = 14 = 38 = 5 - 8 = 54 + 73 = 20 6.5 2588
28. Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2538 + 77 - 18 = 71 + 89 = 3 = 36 = 55 = 52 = 37 + 49 = 17 6.5 2505
29. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2571 + 78 - 33 - 61 + 96 + 43 = 15 - 16 + 57 = 30 = 41 + 54 6.5 2507
30. Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2493 + 88 = 44 - 34 + 80 - 17 + 89 = 22 = 7 = 29 + 48 = 26 6.5 2542
31. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2641 = 52 - 6 + 99 = 41 - 39 + 82 + 73 + 66 + 26 = 4 - 9 6.5 2523
32. Gelashvili, Tamaz g GEO 2547 = 65 - 49 = 88 + 98 + 85 - 3 + 61 + 55 = 18 - 7 + 52 6.5 2452
33. Godena, Michele g ITA 2481 + 75 + 29 - 48 + 7 = 23 + 17 = 38 = 1 - 8 = 18 - 25 6.0 2590
34. Jobava, Baadur g GEO 2566 + 82 = 36 + 30 + 1 - 48 + 14 = 25 = 24 = 20 - 3 - 16 6.0 2556
35. Aleksandrov, Aleksej g BLR 2654 = 6 + 97 = 22 + 42 = 25 = 9 - 24 = 21 = 16 = 54 = 47 6.0 2530
36. Gaprindashvili, Valerian m GEO 2476 + 80 = 34 - 4 + 75 = 13 = 28 + 67 = 26 = 5 - 14 = 38 6.0 2531
37. Yagupov, Igor m RUS 2474 + 59 + 70 = 5 = 4 - 1 - 13 = 63 + 67 = 28 - 46 + 72 6.0 2521
38. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2591 + 79 = 54 - 53 + 52 + 47 = 27 = 33 - 12 - 15 + 64 = 36 6.0 2530
39. Radulski, Julian m BUL 2501 + 76 - 5 = 58 = 95 + 31 + 44 - 23 - 20 = 51 = 63 + 71 6.0 2484
40. Guseinov, Kadir g AZE 2510 - 97 + 90 = 94 + 49 = 18 = 8 - 17 + 69 - 7 = 52 + 68 6.0 2461
41. Mamedov, Nidjat m AZE 2463 - 11 + 96 = 80 = 31 = 7 = 69 + 51 - 22 + 85 = 29 = 45 6.0 2501
42. Malakhatko, Vadim g UKR 2517 + 72 - 14 + 87 - 35 + 58 = 18 - 8 + 59 - 9 = 56 + 63 6.0 2482
43. Bagaturov, Giorgi g GEO 2434 = 23 = 64 + 8 - 27 - 29 + 95 = 44 - 54 + 94 + 67 = 48 6.0 2546
44. Popov, Valerij g RUS 2575 + 87 = 30 = 50 - 16 + 57 - 39 = 43 - 63 + 82 = 51 + 73 6.0 2466
45. Goloshchapov, Alexander g UKR 2543 + 86 - 11 = 62 + 71 - 6 = 87 + 60 = 15 + 63 - 9 = 41 6.0 2477
46. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2588 - 51 = 94 = 63 + 97 = 55 = 61 + 71 + 50 - 3 + 37 - 13 6.0 2444
47. Kallio, Heikki g FIN 2502 + 93 - 48 = 95 + 94 - 38 + 78 - 18 - 49 + 69 + 59 = 35 6.0 2431
48. Kotronias, Vasilios g CYP 2580 + 60 + 47 + 33 = 25 + 34 - 19 - 10 = 16 - 6 - 30 = 43 5.5 2500
49. Dovliatov, Sanan AZE 2318 = 9 + 32 - 2 - 40 - 62 + 91 + 70 + 47 = 66 - 28 = 57 5.5 2495
50. Kekelidze, Mikheil g GEO 2477 + 99 = 4 = 44 + 70 = 9 - 2 = 14 - 46 + 71 - 26 = 56 5.5 2508
51. Zhukova, Natalia wg UKR 2425 + 46 - 19 - 27 + 72 = 70 = 66 - 41 + 77 = 39 = 44 = 53 5.5 2488
52. Petrov, Marijan m BUL 2469 = 31 - 26 + 86 - 38 + 63 = 59 + 87 = 28 = 21 = 40 - 32 5.5 2461
53. Supatashvili, Khvicha m GEO 2509 =100 + 81 + 38 = 23 - 11 = 67 = 20 - 14 - 73 + 78 = 51 5.5 2475
54. Bagirov, Rufat m AZE 2516 + 91 = 38 - 20 = 58 + 95 - 26 = 59 + 43 = 27 = 35 - 29 5.5 2448
55. Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2457 - 20 = 86 +101 = 26 = 46 + 70 = 28 - 32 + 87 - 21 = 64 5.5 2491
56. Dzhakaev, D RUS 2425 - 18 - 95 - 96 = 68 -101 + 92 + 98 + 74 + 81 = 42 = 50 5.5 2325
57. Jirovsky, Milos m CZE 2446 - 8 + 92 - 59 + 88 - 44 = 65 + 58 - 29 = 78 + 89 = 49 5.5 2362
58. Bae, Torstein f NOR 2314 - 10 + 98 = 39 = 54 - 42 = 64 - 57 + 95 + 79 + 66 - 22 5.5 2445
59. Jojua, Davit GEO 2125 - 37 +102 + 57 = 13 - 21 = 52 = 54 - 42 + 61 - 47 + 77 5.5 2428
60. Danner, Georg m AUT 2407 - 48 - 91 = 92 +101 = 65 + 97 - 45 - 68 + 88 = 83 + 79 5.5 2334
61. Arutunian, Davit m GEO 2427 - 7 + 77 + 29 = 22 - 24 = 46 - 32 = 72 - 59 + 75 = 67 5.0 2398
62. Priehoda, Vitezslav m SVK 2425 - 17 + 74 = 45 - 24 + 49 - 7 = 68 = 65 = 72 = 77 = 66 5.0 2373
63. Aroshidze, Levan GEO 2346 - 4 = 75 = 46 + 99 - 52 + 80 = 37 + 44 - 45 = 39 - 42 5.0 2391
64. Maherramzade, Javad m AZE 2493 = 81 = 43 + 84 - 2 - 8 = 58 = 69 = 78 + 65 - 38 = 55 5.0 2345
65. Makharadze, Jambul GEO 2302 = 32 - 24 - 67 + 81 = 60 = 57 = 78 = 62 - 64 = 70 + 87 5.0 2410
66. Chiburdanidze, Maia g GEO 2516 + 95 = 17 = 7 - 14 = 87 = 51 + 85 - 31 = 49 - 58 = 62 5.0 2411
67. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2570 = 89 - 85 + 65 = 73 + 79 = 53 - 36 - 37 + 68 - 43 = 61 5.0 2376
68. Karadeniz, Emre TUR 2307 - 13 - 16 - 76 = 56 + 74 + 81 = 62 + 60 - 67 + 87 - 40 5.0 2360
69. Haznedaroglu, Kivanc f TUR 2345 - 70 - 99 + 77 = 76 + 75 = 41 = 64 - 40 - 47 = 74 + 88 5.0 2305
70. Yegiazarian, Arsen g ARM 2567 + 69 - 37 + 79 - 50 = 51 - 55 - 49 - 94 + 95 = 65 + 83 5.0 2335
71. Shanava, Konstantine f GEO 2390 - 5 + 76 = 28 - 45 = 86 + 72 - 46 +100 - 50 + 84 - 39 5.0 2348
72. Kantaria, Mikheil GEO 2259 - 42 - 79 + 83 - 51 + 98 - 71 + 84 = 61 = 62 + 85 - 37 5.0 2321
73. Velicka, Petr m CZE 2437 - 14 =101 +100 = 67 - 26 + 86 - 31 + 89 + 53 - 27 - 44 5.0 2434
74. Ipek, Ali f TUR 2263 - 21 - 62 = 82 - 86 - 68 +102 + 75 - 56 + 99 = 69 + 89 5.0 2265
75. Kinsic, Onur TUR 2158 - 33 = 63 + 78 - 36 - 69 + 94 - 74 +102 + 96 - 61 = 92 5.0 2290
76. Ataman, Alper TUR 2191 - 39 - 71 + 68 = 69 - 89 + 90 = 79 + 85 - 83 = 86 - 91 4.5 2287
77. Gurcan, Selim TUR 2283 - 28 - 61 - 69 + 83 + 88 = 79 = 89 - 51 + 80 = 62 - 59 4.5 2271
78. Matnadze, Ana wm GEO 2365 - 29 = 88 - 75 + 92 + 94 - 47 = 65 = 64 = 57 - 53 = 81 4.5 2288
79. Babaev, Rashad m AZE 2430 - 38 + 72 - 70 + 91 - 67 = 77 = 76 = 82 - 58 + 94 - 60 4.5 2302
80. Chigladze, Iveri GEO 2149 - 36 + 82 = 41 - 30 = 90 - 63 +101 - 87 - 77 + 93 = 86 4.5 2285
81. Magalashvili, Davit GEO 2160 = 64 - 53 - 89 - 65 + 92 - 68 + 96 + 86 - 56 = 82 = 78 4.5 2295
82. Gassanov, Assif AZE 2319 - 34 - 80 = 74 =100 + 93 - 31 + 94 = 79 - 44 = 81 = 84 4.5 2257
83. Mamedjarova, Zeinab wm AZE 2312 - 19 - 2 - 72 - 77 +102 - 88 + 93 + 97 + 76 = 60 - 70 4.5 2249
84. Citak, Selim TUR 2035 +102 - 25 - 64 - 87 = 91 =101 - 72 + 99 + 90 - 71 = 82 4.5 2243
85. Chibukhchian, Artur m ARM 2379 = 26 + 67 = 13 - 9 - 32 +100 - 66 - 76 - 41 - 72 + 90 4.0 2332
86. Erdogdu, Mert f TUR 2295 - 45 = 55 - 52 + 74 = 71 - 73 = 88 - 81 = 92 = 76 = 80 4.0 2217
87. Asylguzhin, Radik RUS 2387 - 44 + 93 - 42 + 84 = 66 = 45 - 52 + 80 - 55 - 68 - 65 4.0 2268
88. Morchiashvili, Bachana GEO 2167 - 30 = 78 = 32 - 57 - 77 + 83 = 86 = 90 - 60 +100 - 69 4.0 2264
89. Atakisi, Umut f TUR 2358 = 67 - 9 + 81 - 28 + 76 - 30 = 77 - 73 +100 - 57 - 74 4.0 2277
90. Bayram, Yakup f TUR 2312 - 25 - 40 + 93 - 8 = 80 - 76 + 91 = 88 - 84 + 98 - 85 4.0 2186
91. Mareck, Sascha GER 2249 - 54 + 60 - 15 - 79 = 84 - 49 - 90 - 93 +102 = 96 + 76 4.0 2188
92. Essing, Arnold GER 2286 - 22 - 57 = 60 - 78 - 81 - 56 +102 = 98 = 86 + 99 = 75 4.0 2177
93. Klerides, Paris CYP 2210 - 47 - 87 - 90 +102 - 82 - 99 - 83 + 91 +101 - 80 +100 4.0 2160
94. Olcayoz, Alper f TUR 2294 = 24 = 46 = 40 - 47 - 78 - 75 - 82 + 70 - 43 - 79 + 95 3.5 2291
95. Sulashvili, Malkhaz GEO 2254 - 66 + 56 = 47 = 39 - 54 - 43 = 99 - 58 - 70 +101 - 94 3.5 2275
96. Yilmaz, Turham m TUR 2303 - 27 - 41 + 56 - 29 -100 = 98 - 81 +101 - 75 = 91 = 97 3.5 2178
97. Erdogan, Hakan TUR 2233 + 40 - 35 - 16 - 46 + 99 - 60 -100 - 83 - 98 +102 = 96 3.5 2207
98. Arman, Deniz TUR 2119 - 15 - 58 +102 - 32 - 72 = 96 - 56 = 92 + 97 - 90 = 99 3.5 2167
99. Duman, Aydin TUR 2155 - 50 + 69 - 31 - 63 - 97 + 93 = 95 - 84 - 74 - 92 = 98 3.0 2116
100. Kamadadze, Zviad GEO 2225 = 53 - 23 - 73 = 82 + 96 - 85 + 97 - 71 - 89 - 88 - 93 3.0 2179
101. Urushadze, Davit GEO 2272 - 12 = 73 - 55 - 60 + 56 = 84 - 80 - 96 - 93 - 95 +102 3.0 2117
102. BYE ---- - 84 - 59 - 98 - 93 - 83 - 74 - 92 - 75 - 91 - 97 -101 0.0
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The U18 European Team Championships were held in Balatonlelle in the
Hotel Postas 10th-20th June 2002. My thanks to Paul Suranyi of the Hungarian
Chess Federation. Romania won the Boys event and Ukraine the Girls event. Games
from the first five rounds only available.
Internet coverage: http://www.chess.hu/en/u18etc02.php3.
Boys Final (Round 7) Standings:
1. Romania 18,0
2. Ukraine 17,0
3. Germany 16,0
4. Hungary I. 15,5
5. Yugoslavia 15,0
Poland 15,0
7. Slovenia 14,5
8. Hungary II. 14,0
Czech Republic 14,0
10. Croatia 13,0
11. Turkey I. 11,5
12. Switzerland 11,0
13. Turkey II. 7,5
Girls Final (Round 7) Standings:
1. Ukraine 11,0
2. Yugoslavia I. 10,5
3. Romania 10,0
4. Germany 7,0 9
Slovenia I. 7,0 8
6. Hungary 6,0
7. Slovenia II. 5,5 5 13,0
Czech Republic 5,5 5 11,5
9. Turkey II. 5,0 5
Yugoslavia II. 5,0 4
11. Turkey I. 4,5
The Inviatational Championships of Quebec 2002 take place 17th-25th June
2002. Alexandre Lesiege leads with 5.5/7 with two rounds to go.
http://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/ciq_2002.htm
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chIQ Montreal CAN (CAN), 17-25 vi 2002 cat. VI (2378)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Lesiege, Alexandre g CAN 2584 * 0 = 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 5.5 2585
2. Hebert, Jean m CAN 2411 1 * = = 1 1 . 0 1 . 5.0 2559
3. Linskiy, Oleg M f CAN 2417 = = * = . = = = 1 . 4.0 2430
4. Lazarev, Vladimir g RUS 2449 0 = = * = . = . 1 1 4.0 2425
5. Duong, Thanh Nha m CAN 2339 0 0 . = * 1 1 = . = 3.5 2387
6. Barbeau, Sylvain f CAN 2397 . 0 = . 0 * = = 1 1 3.5 2335
7. Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas CAN 2203 0 . = = 0 = * . = 1 3.0 2358
8. Cuartas, Carlos m COL 2307 0 1 = . = = . * 0 0 2.5 2301
9. Voskanian, Vahagn f ARM 2315 . 0 0 0 . 0 = 1 * 1 2.5 2261
10. Times, Jerald W USA 2359 0 . . 0 = 0 0 1 0 * 1.5 2140
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The 6th Voronezh International Chess Festival took place June 10th-21st
2002. GM Konstantin Chernyshov took first on coefficient tie break (Buchholz
score, then progress score) followed by 2nd GM Alexei Bezgodov 3rd Alexsander
Khmelnitski 4th IM Andrey Rychagov 5th IM Roman Ovetchkin 6th IM Dmitry Kokarev
7th IM Sergey Sergienko (all from Russia) all with 7/9. My thanks to Dmitri V.
Borissenkov for the games.
Further details: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open/
Final Round 9 Standings:
1. RYCHAGOV ANDREY 7.0 52.0 40.00 35.5 2539 2630 +0.88
CHERNYSHOV KONSTANTIN 7.0 54.5 41.25 38.5 2520 2655 +1.42
BEZGODOV ALEXEI 7.0 52.5 39.50 37.5 2518 2672 +1.69
OVETCHKIN ROMAN 7.0 51.0 38.00 37.0 2515 2637 +1.33
KOKAREV DMITRY 7.0 48.5 36.25 37.0 2478 2652 +1.96
KHMELNITSKI ALEXSANDER 7.0 52.0 39.25 37.0 2460 2637 +1.96
SERGIENKO SERGEY 7.0 46.0 35.00 34.0 2418 2602 +2.05
8. GLEIZEROV EVGENY 6.5 44.5 30.50 30.0 2581 2546 -0.34
KORNEV ALEXEI 6.5 50.0 33.25 35.0 2552 2593 +0.47
KRUPPA YURI 6.5 38.0 27.50 28.5 2542 2519 -0.25
VARAVIN VIKTOR 6.5 43.0 30.50 26.5 2476 2472 +0.02
12. ZAKHARTSOV VIACHESLAV V. 6.0 51.5 32.25 36.0 2526 2552 +0.24
CHUPROV DMITRY 6.0 45.5 26.50 32.5 2475 2471 -0.03
ZAKHAREVICH IGOR 6.0 41.5 28.25 27.0 2472 2458 -0.21
OBUKHOV ALEXANDER 6.0 45.5 28.50 30.5 2462 2486 +0.24
ARBAKOV VALENTIN 6.0 46.5 28.00 33.0 2455 2507 +0.60
PRIDOROZHNI ALEKSEI 6.0 43.5 27.50 30.5 2426 2460 +0.36
KOTANJIAN TIGRAN 6.0 52.5 32.50 32.5 2388 2556 +2.04
KALININ MICHAIL BORISOVICH 6.0 44.5 27.75 28.0 2303 2542 +2.94
AKHROMEEV IGOR 6.0 40.5 26.00 26.0 0000 2489 +1.50
21. POTAPOV ALEXANDER 5.5 39.5 25.50 23.0 2498 2386 -0.89
ALAVKIN ARSENY 5.5 41.0 23.50 26.5 2484 2387 -1.02
TOLSTIKH NIKOLAY 5.5 45.5 26.25 31.5 2480 2445 -0.38
ULKO JAROSLAV 5.5 49.0 29.00 29.5 2479 2439 -0.44
MAIOROV OLEG 5.5 38.5 22.75 26.0 2472 2407 -0.71
GREBIONKIN VLADIMIR 5.5 50.0 28.00 34.5 2472 2499 +0.37
DRAGOMAREZKIJ EVGENI 5.5 46.0 26.25 29.5 2471 2440 -0.35
GASANOV ELDAR 5.5 47.5 24.50 32.5 2454 2459 +0.10
AMONATOV FARRUKH 5.5 50.5 27.00 33.0 2453 2467 +0.19
LUKJANENKO ALEXANDER 5.5 43.5 23.50 28.0 2423 2414 -0.08
RODIN DMITRIJ 5.5 40.5 23.00 29.0 2406 2375 -0.35
NOVICHKOV VADIM 5.5 48.0 25.25 30.0 2405 2459 +0.66
FROLYANOV DMITRY 5.5 48.5 24.75 31.0 2384 2457 +0.82
PANCHENKO ALEXANDAR G 5.5 42.5 22.25 25.0 2383 2361 -0.26
KHROMKIN A. 5.5 43.5 21.00 24.0 2312 2422 +1.22
SHAKLEIN FEDOR 5.5 31.0 17.50 22.0 2232 2451 +1.76
OKUN LEONID 5.5 40.5 23.75 24.0 0000 2435 +1.00
38. KHLIAN EDUARD 5.0 40.5 20.75 27.0 2444 2405 -0.44
TSEPOTAN ARTEM 5.0 40.5 21.25 25.0 2416 2330 -1.03
SIMANTSEV MIKHAIL 5.0 39.5 21.25 24.5 2392 2331 -0.76
BELOUSHKIN NIKOLAY 5.0 34.5 18.25 21.0 2388 2329 -0.68
DMITRIEV IGOR 5.0 47.5 23.75 28.5 2385 2375 -0.08
OKRUGIN SERGEY 5.0 43.5 22.50 26.5 2373 2426 +0.51
AAGAARD JACOB 5.0 49.5 26.50 26.0 2356 2400 +0.42
ABELIAN ARTAK 5.0 43.0 20.75 24.5 2356 2390 +0.36
KOSHIL TIKHON 5.0 38.0 18.25 23.5 2350 2157 -1.30
KISLOV SERGEY 5.0 44.5 21.00 27.0 2349 2391 +0.41
SHTYKA SERGEY 5.0 43.5 22.25 24.5 2339 2419 +0.77
KONDENKO ALEXEY 5.0 40.5 18.75 23.0 2335 2249 -0.55
SLUGIN SERGEY 5.0 39.0 19.25 24.5 2334 2274 -0.57
RICHARDSON JOHN R. 5.0 42.5 18.75 23.0 2308 2390 +0.88
PROVOTOROV IVAN 5.0 44.5 20.75 25.5 2307 2422 +1.28
ERMOLAEV ANDREY 5.0 48.0 25.00 25.0 2293 2462 +2.03
RODCHENKOV VITALY 5.0 47.5 25.50 27.5 2267 2474 +2.48
PAKHOMOV A. 5.0 34.5 15.25 18.0 2257 2356 +0.70
OLSEN PETER ERIK 5.0 39.5 21.25 21.5 2252 2377 +1.19
SMOLKOV IGOR 5.0 40.0 17.25 21.5 2247 2348 +0.84
129 players
Alongside the main Julian Borowski tournaments in May were B and C
tournaments. Arkadij Naiditsch won the Category IX B event and Janis Klovans
the Category V C event.
Website: http://www.chessgate.de
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1. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2557 * = = = = 1 1 0 1 1 6.0 2586
2. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2509 = * = = = = 1 = = = 5.0 2510
3. Rabiega, Robert m GER 2512 = = * = = = = = = 1 5.0 2509
4. Fleck, Juergen f GER 2408 = = = * = 0 = 1 = 1 5.0 2521
5. Appel, Ralf m GER 2512 = = = = * = = 1 = 0 4.5 2466
6. Fridman, Rafael LAT 2378 0 = = 1 = * = = = = 4.5 2481
7. Tischbierek, Raj g GER 2540 0 0 = = = = * = 1 1 4.5 2463
8. Feygin, Michail m UKR 2475 1 = = 0 0 = = * = 0 3.5 2391
9. Souleidis, Georgios m GRE 2404 0 = = = = = 0 = * = 3.5 2398
10. De Gleria, Francesco m GER 2419 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 1 = * 3.5 2397
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1. Klovans, Janis g LAT 2431 * = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.0 2575
2. Saltaev, Mihail g UZB 2487 = * 1 = = 1 1 = 0 1 6.0 2474
3. Wegener, Olaf f GER 2317 0 0 * 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 6.0 2493
4. Henrichs, Thomas m GER 2459 = = 0 * 1 = 1 = = 1 5.5 2432
5. Baramidze, David GER 2321 0 = = 0 * = 0 1 1 1 4.5 2367
6. Becker, Marcel f GER 2310 = 0 0 = = * = = 1 = 4.0 2325
7. Koscielski, Janusch f GER 2339 = 0 0 0 1 = * 1 = 0 3.5 2285
8. Heinzel, Olaf f GER 2374 0 = = = 0 = 0 * = 1 3.5 2281
9. Kiseleva, Natalia wg UKR 2373 0 1 0 = 0 0 = = * = 3.0 2236
10. Curic, Drazan CRO 2218 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 = * 2.0 2159
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The 13th Ljubljana Open is taking place in Grand Hotel Union in
Ljubljana, Slovenia from 22nd-30th June 2002. 127 participants from 14
countries, among them 10 GMs and 11 IMs. Players: Valeriy Neverov, Dusko
Pavasovic, Gyula Sax, Pavel Eljanoc, Evgeny Sveshnikov, Bojan Kurajica, Robert
Zelcic, Georg Mohr, Ivan Farago and Trajce Nedev. Information Ales
Drinovec.
Internet coverage: http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0206/ljubljana
Standings Round 2 (of 9)
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13th Open Ljubljana SLO (SLO), 22-30 vi 2002
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1. Neverov,Valeriy GM UKR 2587 2.0
2. Pavasovic,Dusko GM SLO 2567 2.0
3. Sax,Gyula GM HUN 2566 2.0
4. Eljanov,Pavel GM UKR 2561 2.0
5. Zelcic,Robert GM CRO 2547 2.0
6. Mohr,Georg GM SLO 2509 2.0
7. Kritz,Leonid IM GER 2446 2.0
8. Tratar,Marko IM SLO 2443 2.0
9. Mazi,Leon IM SLO 2378 2.0
10. Nikolov,Sasho IM BUL 2354 2.0
11. Biti,Ozren FM CRO 2315 2.0
12. Roskar,Robert MK SLO 2279 2.0
13. Raspor,Gregor MK SLO 2098 2.0
14. Nedev,Trajce GM MKD 2476 2.0
15. Soln,Primoz IM SLO 2419 2.0
16. Palo,Davor FM DEN 2359 2.0
17. Barle,Janez IM SLO 2356 2.0
18. Piskur,Mitja MK SLO 2276 2.0
19. Farago,Ivan GM HUN 2506 2.0
20. Stojanovski,Dejan FM MKD 2416 2.0
21. Gruskovnjak,Tomislav MK SLO 2268 2.0
22. Rodman,Franc MK SLO 2220 2.0
23. Osolin,Bojan MK SLO 2166 2.0
24. Skoberne,Jure I SLO 2158 2.0
25. Zorko,Jure I SLO 2155 2.0
26. Rozic,Vesna WFM SLO 2109 2.0
27. Podlesnik,Bogdan IM SLO 2385 1.5
28. Jeric,Simon IM SLO 2298 1.5
29. Orel,Anze I SLO 2065 1.5
30. Sveshnikov,Evgeny GM RUS 2556 1.5
31. Pucelj,Joze MK SLO 2061 1.5
32. Kaps,Darja WFM SLO 2251 1.5
33. Semrl,Marjan M SLO 2213 1.5
34. Novkovic,Stojan MK SLO 2137 1.5
35. Podkriznik,Gregor FM SLO 2299 1.5
36. Srebrnic,Vojko MK SLO 2206 1.5
127 players
Kaspars Migla reports that Ilmars Starostits (IM, 2438) has won the
Latvian Championships for the first time after a playoff. He, Rolands Berzinsh
(IM, 2449) and Viesturs Meijers (IM, 2427) shared the first place in Latvian
championhips. Now in an extra one round tournament Starostits beat Meijers and
drew with Berzinsh to score 1,5/2. Meijers came second after a win against
Berzinsh. No games available.
There will be the "Liepajas rokade" tournament 1st-4th August 2002. The
final player list for this rapid supertournament hasn't been settled.
Polish League Playoffs
The two best teams from the last Polish Team Championships will play a
double round match on June 29th-30th, 2002 in Warsaw to win the Super Cup of
Poland. Six boards. Rate of play 90 minutes per game + 30 sec per move. The
schedule - The first round on June 29th at 16.00 - 20.000 The second round on
June 30th at 11.00 -15.00 The two best teams: Polonia Plus GSM Warsaw and
Pocztowiec TPSA Poznan. WGM Judit Polgar and GM Vassily Ivanchuk will play in
the Polonia team. Coverage: http://www.plusgsm.pl
35th Chess Olympiad Bled and 73rd FIDE Congress
The 35th Chess Olympiad Bled takes place 25th October - 11th November
2002 and the 73rd FIDE Congress, 1st-11th November 2002.
Federations can get registration forms at:
http://www.sah-zveza.si/ol2002/forms
6th Open International Bavarian Masters
The 6th Open International Bavarian Masters Bad Wiessee takes place 26th
October to 3rd Novebmer 2002. Prize-fund: EUR 21.000. Former champions of Bad
Wiessee are A. Khalifman (1997,1998), A. Shabalov (1999), A. Graf (2000) and V.
Akopian (2001). Details: http://www.schach-am-tegernsee.de/oib2002
2003 Australian Open Championships
The 2003 Australian Open Championships will take place 2nd-10th January
2003 at the Penrith Panthers World of Entertainment in Western Sydney. The
official entry form will be published early in August and will appear on the
website http://www.chessaustralia.com.au. The Main Tournament will be run as an
11 Round Swiss event, which will provide opportunities for FIDE ratings and
possibly title norms. There will be various supporting events, including
lightning and rapid play. Penrith is one hour by car or train from Sydney
International Airport and/or Sydney CBD. It is just 15 minutes from the
picturesque Blue Mountains National Park. Panthers World of Entertainment is
one of Australia's largest entertainment complexes - see
www.panthersworld.com.au Accomodation is available at the venue from A$49/night
(twin-share) Complete details (entry fees, rates of play, rating limits etc)
will be announced in due course. For additional information contact: Brian
Jones, PO Box 370, Riverstone NSW 2765, Australia. Fax: 61-2-9838-1614 or
Email: brian@chessaustralia.com.au
Braille Chess Association
The Braille Chess Association (B.C.A.) has a new website
http://www.braillechess.org.uk.
Swiss Chess Tour Event 2002
There is a new tournament on the "Swiss Chess Tour 2002" in Davos. The
1st International Chess-summer Open will be August 4th-10th, 2002. The host and
one of the sponsors is Hotel "Sunstar Parkhotel". Swiss system, 7 rounds (count
for FIDE and Swiss rating); 40 moves for 2 hours and 60 minutes till the end.
Prizes are: 1.500/1.200/900/700/500/400/ 300/250/200/150 SF. From 11.- 20.
places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1942),
junior(1982-85) and schoolboy (1986). Entry fee: 130 SF (juniors 60+ FIDE
masters) GM + IM free. At the door 10 SF for the all players. Time table:
August 4th, Round 1st 14.00-20.00; August 5th, Round 2nd 14.00-20.00; August
6th, Round 3rd 14.00-20.00; August 7th, Round 4th 14.00-20.00; August 8th,
Round 5th 14.00-20.00; August 9th, Round 6th 14.00-20.00; August 10th, Round
7th 10.00-16.00. Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch
Further information: http://www.beochess.ch/
Teimour Radjabov in Greece
Teimour Radjabov will play for the Greek Team D.E.I. Chess Academy.
Teymour Radjabov will take part in the 31st Greek Premier League Championship
which will be held in Chalkidiki between 5th-12th July 2002.
Website: http://www.blackqueen.net/news/2002/acat-champs02/
(Greek only)
Dortmund Databases
Jan van Reek has a website with an annotated database of games from
Dortmund 1928 (predecessor), Dortmund 1992 (won by Kasparov), Dortmund 1995
(won by Kramnik) and Dortmund 2001 (won by Kramnik) at:
http://web.inter.nl.net/hcc/rekius/dortmund.htm
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
First Saturday July
There will be GM and IM as part of the First Saturday July tournaments.
The GM event starts 6th July 2002. The Pardubice Open follows the event on July
19th 2002 in the Czech Republic. Two places still open in the GM event and some
in the IM event contact: Nagy, Laszlo International Chess Organizer E-mail:
firstsat@elender.hu http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat phone-fax: (361)-263-28-59
mobile: (36)-30-230-1914
The registered players for the 6th-18th of July FIRST SATURDAY
GM-tournament, cat.VII-VIII.
IGM HORVATH, Jozsef /HUN, 2548/, IGM LUKACS, Peter /HUN, 2460/, IGM
CSOM, Istvan /HUN, 2456/, FM KRISTJANSSON, Stefan /ISL,2432/, IM GUNNARSSON ,
Jon Viktor /ISL,2396/, THIRFINNSON, Bragi /ISL, 2355/, WGM OVOD, Evgenija
/RUS,2379/, PEDERSEN, Nikolai /DEN, 2441/, SHARMA, Didesh Kumar /IND, 2429/,
BUI, Vinh /VIE, 2420/, IM SEDLAK, Nikola /YUG, 2468/, GERZHOY, Leonid /ISR,
2355/?. Average: 2428.3 , cat. VIII.
Computer Chess Database
Frank Quisinsky has added games to the computer chess database he has.
These include: - 2nd MASPV Hungary (Hungary-ch) - 4th Massy 2002, French
programmers organized this tournament. - 2nd CSVN computer chess tournament -
2nd Italien-ch
Internet site: http://www.amateurschach.de
Lviv Leonid Stein Memorial Postponed
The II Leonid Stein Memorial was to take place in Lviv, Ukraine,
17th-27st June 2002. The participants were: Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR), Peter
Svidler (RUS), Alexander Grischuk, Alexander Beliavsky (SLO), Oleg Romanishin
(UKR) and Bartolomiej Macieja (POL).
The organisers hope to reschedule the event to November.
6th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament
The 6th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament in Vlissingen (The Netherlands)
will take place August 4th-11th 2002. It's a 9 rounds Swiss, FIDE-rated. Rate
of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by 30 minutes k.o. per player. Entry
fee: 30 Euro (GM/IM free; FM 15 Euro). Prizefund: Euro 1750 - 1250 - 750 - 375
- 250 - 125 - 75 - 75 - 50 - 50 and several rating prizes. 6 GM's have already
confirmed their participation: Tiviakov (NED, 2625), Glek (GER, 2605), Gyimesi
(HUN, 2605), Van den Doel (NED, 2583), Nijboer (NED, 2578) and Ikonnikov (RUS,
2522). During the tournament there will be a training for participating juniors
given by GM Igor Glek. Information and registration: hgroffen@zeelandnet.nl or
pro@zeelandnet.nl
Website: http://people.zeelandnet.nl/hgroffen
Imre Konig Memorial
The Mechanics' Institute of San Francisco, the oldest continuously
operating chess club in the United States (founded in 1854), will be hosting
the Imre Konig Memorial from September 4th-15th 2002.
Participants in the event, which will be Category 12 or 13, are GMs Suat
Atalik, Alexander Baburin, Walter Browne, Larry Christiansen, Nick DeFirmian,
John Fedorowicz, Lubomir Ftacnik, Yury Shulman, Alex Wojtkiewicz and Alex
Yermolinsky, plus teenage IMs Varuzhan Akobian and Hikaru Nakamura. This will
be the strongest international round robin held in the United States since the
1995 Pan Pacific, also organized by the Mechanics.
Coverage for this event can be found at MI Chess Room (http://www.chessclub.org).
Summer tournaments in Finland
There are two large events played in Finland this summer.
4th ShakkiNet International June 24 - July 4, Helsinki, round-robin
tournaments for different levels (GM- and IM-norm possibilities, 12 player
-groups), free places available in all groups. Official website:
http://www.shakki.net/4si
12th Heart of Finland Open July 17-21, Jyväskylä, the biggest
open tournament in Finland. Tournament invitation:
http://www.shakki.net/turnaukset/hofeng02.txt
Contact Mr. Sami Hämäläinen, email aurifera@kolumbus.fi
Ikaros Chess Festival
The Ikaros Chess Festival takes place from 7th-23rd July 2002. The
Ikaros Chess Festival has been held for the last 24 years on Ikaria island, one
of the most picturesque aegean islands of Greece. This year's events include
the traditional open international tournament "Open Aegean Championship" (13th
till 21st of July) as well as plenty of other side events such as Women, Junior
and Veteran tournaments, blitz, rapid and simultaneous exhibition events,
blindfold chess, chess lectures and many others. Special conditions apply for
GMs(WGMs), IMs(WIMs) and FMs(WFMs).
Detailed information: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/
Lübecker Schnellschach Open
The Luebeck Rapid Chess Open takes place on 23rd June 2002.
Details: http://www.lsv1873.de
Italian Events
In Milan July 9th-17th 2002 the 2nd edition of the "Intel Trophy".
Players: GM - Cebalo, Drazic, Lazic, Godena; wgm E. Sedina; IM Belotti, Bellia,
Lanzani, Borgo; FM Qendro.
In August, 20th-28th the BRATTO della Presolana near Bergamo the top
open tournament in Italy. Many GMs and IMs invited (invitation completed). Four
groups: Master group for players with elo Fide or national elo over 1900.
Details http://www.maskeret.com/bratto -
phone ++39-02-9513573
Chess School Villa Martelli
Luis Scalise reports there is a chess school in a small town called
Villa Martelli. Is just on the border of the Federal District (Buenos Aires
City). Its name is: "Escuela de Ajedrez Ruy Lopez de Segura". More than one
thousand children every year pass through the institution. The school depends
on the Goverment of the Vicente Lopez Coundie (Municipalidad de Vicente Lopez).
Website: http://escavm.tripod.com
Politiken Cup
24th Copenhagen Open POLITIKEN CUP 15th - 26th of July 2002. Politiken
Cup will be an 11-round open tournament played in one big group - from novices
and club players to strong grandmasters. The Tournament takes place from the
15th to the 26th of July 2002 at Nørrebrohallen, Bragesgade 5, 2200
København N.
Details: http://www.ksu.dk
Hastings 2002
The 78th Hastings International Congress will take place 28th December
2002 - 5th January 2003. The official entry form will be published early in
August and will appear on the website http://hastingschess.org.uk
Events schedule is as follows: The Premier Tournament will run from
28th December 2002 to 5th January 2003. It will be an all-play-all event for 10
invited players.
The Challengers Tournament will also run from 28th December to 5th
January. This will be a Swiss event and will provide opportunities for title
norms and for FIDE ratings.
A new event this year will be an opening Weekend Congress running on
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th December 2002. It will probably be in four graded
sections and will comprise five games - three on Saturday and two on Sunday.
Christmas Tournament will be in its usual format - participants will be divided
into graded sections of about 16 players. It will run from Monday 30th December
to Friday 3rd January 2003 The final Weekend Congress will run from Friday 3rd
to Sunday 5th January 2003 As usual there will be six games and the event will
be in four graded sections.
All events will take place at Horntye Park Sports Complex, Bohemia
Road, Hastings
Complete details (entry fees, rates of play, grading limits etc) will
be announced in due course.
As well as the above events, additional evening events are planned -
once again sponsored by the Pig in Paradise. It is hoped that the local
community will become more involved.
For information re entries contact: Con Power, Congress Director, 418
Harold Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN35 5HG Tel and fax: 01424 431970 e-mail:
power@hicc.demon.co.uk
Additional information from Pam Thomas, Press Officer 5 High
Wickham,Hastings,East Sussex,TN35 5PB Tel/Fax 01424 445348 e-mail:
dmt123@compuserve.com
Anand vs. Ponomariov Rapid Match
Chess Classic Mainz will hold an 8 game match Viswanathan Anand and
FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov. August 15th-18th 2002.
5th Jaroslav Pelikan Memorial
The 5th Jaroslav Pelikan Memorial takes place in Prague - Czech
Republic 20.07 - 27.07, 27.07.-03.08 and 03.08-10.08. The 12th International
Chess Holiday has Tournaments for strong and weak chessplayers, both men and
women of all ages. A rich programme for chessplayers and non-chessplayers too.
7 days hotel/shower+WC, bed and breakfast, chess, souvenir prizes for all
chessplayers, sightseeing in Prague, trips, a farewell party - for 230 Eur to
260 Eur /210 USD - 240 USD/. It is possible to order lunch, dinner - every meal
5 Eur /4,5 USD/. A offer of Theatre Performances. Discounts for children,
students, retired and those who have already been to the International Chess
Holiday. In groups the tenth person free of charge.
Entries till 30.06 2002 Info: Jindra Kollerov U Plyn rny 15,
140 00 Praha 4 - Michle Czech Republic Tel: + 420 2 41407355 Fax: + 420 2
61210054 Mobil: + 420 777 677899 E-mail: jindra.kollerova@mybox.cz
Festival Schneider Bohemia" Pilsen
The 8th International Chess Festival "Festival Schneider Bohemia"
Pilsen 2002 takes place 17th-25th August 2002 at "Strelecky stadion" Pilsen
Lobzy (The Czech Republic). The main tournament of this Festival is
International Open Czech Championship ( 1st prize 20 000 CZK, sum of prizes 81
000 CZK ).
Details: http://www.volny.cz/pmarik/
Chesmayne Chess Dictionary
The 2002 edition of the Chesmayne Chess Dictionary is now available at
a new permanent address. It has 100,000+ chess related keywords, AZ indexes,
pictures, midi's, graphics etc.
Site: http://chesmayn.valuehost.co.uk
Magnus Carlsen vs. The World
11 year old Magnus Carlson is playing the rest of the net in a match
organised by the Norgwegian TV Channal TV2.
Internet
coverage
There have been more than 100.000 hits and 8.000 votes. The moves so
far: Magnus Carlsen vs The World: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4
Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 Nxe4?!? 8. Qe2 d5 9. d3 Now grandmaster Simen
Agdestein has suggested 9... Nf6 or 9... Bxf2+, the latter probably a novelty.
Voting closes at 08.00 GMT Tuesday. Week days voting is daily.
1st Condom International Open
The 1st Condom International Open takes place 13th-19th July 2002. 9
round FIDE. Total prize : 8000 EURO 1st prize : 1200 EURO
Further details: http://echecs.condom.free.fr
Pancevo (YUG) closed
International Closed Tournaments, FIDE Category 8 City: Pancevo (10
kilometers from Belgrado), Yugoslavia Date: 24 June - 4 July 12 players, 11
rounds info: Sinisa Drazic sdrazic@eunet.yu Tel. 00381.64.1249741. Today (25
May) there are still 3 places available.
Stork Young Masters - Hengelo (August 5-10) and other Dutch events
The Royal Dutch Chess Federation (KNSB) invites strong players born
after January 1st, 1982 to the second Stork Young Masters. This is a 9 round
Round-Robin IM tournament (at least category 4). During the first edition 3
IM-norms and 1 WGM where scored.
Conditions: A. For IM or GM with FIDE Elo above 2400: - Full board and
lodging (4-10 August) during the tournament and EURO 115,- pocket money. B.
Player with FIDE Elo above 2350: - Full board and lodging during the
tournament.
Prize money: 1st EURO 700,- 2nd EURO 450,- 3rd EURO 350,- 4th EURO
250,- 5th EURO 200,- 6th EURO 150,- 7th EURO 100,-
Interested players can contact Harry Kroeze (st.caissa@zonnet.nl).
Other interesting tournaments in Holland during the summer: Jul 8-18:
Dieren: Open Dutch Championships (www.schaakbond.nl); Jul 26-Aug 4: Amsterdam:
10th Lost Boys (chess.lostcity.nl/lostboys); Aug 5-10: Hengelo: Open Dutch
Junior championships (U20, U16, U14, U12).
Contact webmaster@schaakbond.nl for general information.
1st Davos Chess Summer
The 1st Davos Chess Summer takes place 4th-10th August 2002. Venue the
Sunstar Parkhotel in Davos. 7 round Swiss.
Further information: E-Mail: info@beochess.ch; Internet:
http://www.beochess.ch
15th Kiel Open
The 15th Kiel Open takes place 10th-16th August 2002.
Information: http://home.t-online.de/home/KielerSg/default.htm
Brno closed and open tournaments
SK Duras BVK Kralovo Pole in cooperation with city of Brno chess
federation and SK Brno-Zabovresky presents the Duras Cup in Brno 5th-14th July
2002. This will be a Round-robin of 9-11 rounds, category III-IV. There is also
a 9 round Swiss at the same time and place. For further information:
Internet - http://volny.cz/skduras
E-mail - bchmelicek@bvk.cz Phone - Petr Mlynek, +4205 49273402 (home)
Fax - Petr Mlynek, +4205 48215239 (office)
European Club Cup 2002
Information about the European Club Cup 2002 "The Champions League"
takes place 22nd - 28th September in Kallithea -Halkidiki.
Information: http://www.sportmeeting.gr/
4th ShakkiNet International
The 4th ShakkiNet International will take place in Helsinki from June
24th to July 4th, 2002. There are three different 12-player round-robin
(all-play-all) groups: Group A for players rated over 2400, Group B for players
rated over 2200, Group C for players rated between 1900 and 2200. All groups
are ELO-rated, in Group A there is a possibility to achieve GM-norm, in Group B
there is a possibility to achieve an IM-norm. Playing times In all groups: 2 h
/ 40 moves + 1 h / 20 moves + 30 min to finish the game Entry fees Group A: EUR
200, Group B: EUR 150, Group C: EUR 100 Prizes for three best players in each
group: Group A: EUR 600, EUR 400, EUR 200, Group B: EUR 450, EUR 300, EUR 150,
Group C: EUR 300, EUR 200, EUR 100. Money prizes will be shared equally between
players with same amount of points.
Registration Players interested to participate, please contact the
organizer Mr Sami Hämäläinen, email: aurifera@kolumbus.fi. In
GM- and IM-events (groups A and B) the organizer reserves the right to choose
players from the interested players so that there is a possibility to reach
international title norms (minimum requirements: 3 GMs in group A, 3 IMs in
group B, 4 non-Finnish players from at least two different countries in both
groups). In group C the players will be chosen by the order of
registration.
Olomouc Chess Summer Festival 2002
The Olomouc Chess Summer Festival 2002 in the Czech Republic takes
place 31st July - 8th August 2002. The event includes: 1) 3-4 groups of
round-robin IM tournaments, category 3-4 FIDE (10-12 players) 2) FIDE open -
swiss, 9 rounds, 2/40+1, 1st prize 10000 CZK 3) open for youngsters up to 18
years of age.
Detailed information at: http://www.proclient.cz/a64
IV Sants Hostafrancs
IV Sants Hostafrancs I La Bordeta Open takes place in Barcelona 30th
August - 8th September 2002.
Details of entry: http://www.secretariat.org/open/Ingles.htm
Tiviakov in Egypt
Tiviakov reports on his victory in the 6th Golden Cleopatra Chess Open
with a huge photo report including sight seeing around the pyramids where he
claims to have photographed a "creature from the the parallel world"!
Reports in Russian
http://www.tiviakov.demon.nl/egypt2002-rus.htm
and English http://www.tiviakov.demon.nl/egypt2002-eng.htm.
Ikaros Chess Festival
The Ikaros Chess Festival 2002 takes place from 7th-23rd of July 2002.
The Ikaros Chess Festival has been held for the last 24 years on Ikaria island,
one of the most picturesque aegean islands of Greece. This year's events
include the traditional open international tournament "Open Aegean
Championship" (13th-21st July 2002) as well as plenty of other side events such
as Women, Junior and Veteran tournaments, blitz, rapid and simultaneous
exhibition events, blindfold chess, chess lectures and many others.
Full details at: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/
XX Andorra International Open
The XX Andorra International Open takes place 6th-14th July 2002.
Details of prizes and entry http://www.feva.ad
Bled and Ljubljana Opens
The 23rd Chess Festival Bled is taking take place from 2 July to 10
July 2002 in Bled (Slovenia). Open A (ELO > 2200): PF 15.500 EUR, 1st Prize:
2.500 EUR, For EU-Grand Prix, sensor boards and direct internet transmition of
games Open B (ELO < 2300): 6.000 EUR, 1st Prize: 600 EUR, Summer Open
Seniors Juniors Tournaments will be played 9 rounds, swiss, 90 min+30 sec/move.
Rounds at 6 p.m. Further details: http://www.sah-zveza.si/bled/2002
It is possible to combine play in this tournament with the 13th
Ljubljana Open which takes place 22nd-30th June 2002. Further details:
http://www.sah-zveza.si/rez/0206/ljubljana/lj02op.htm
North Sea Cup
The North Sea Cup takes place in Esbjerg Denmark July 5th-13th 2002.
The event is organised by the Esbjerg Chess Union and is a 10-player category
14 round-robin with: Alisa Galliamova, Lazaro Bruzon, Leinier Dominguez, Sergey
Tiviakov, Hannes Stefansson, Igor Glek, Andrey Volokitin, Peter Heine Nielsen,
Curt Hansen and Sune Berg Hansen.
Internet coverage:
http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tpherman/vh2002/1index.htm
Gausdal Tournaments
Hans Olav Lahlum has put more details on his the web site for this
tournament. It now includes: 1) Introduction and basic information about the
tournament. 2) Portraits of all 40 participants. 3) Results and moves of all
180 games. 4) Bulletins with round reports covering all 180 games. 5) Commented
grades and ELO-calculations for all 40 participants. 6) A list of quotes from
the tournament (!?). The final results and games appeared in last weeks
TWIC.
Internet site: http://home.online.no/~eirikgu/gausdal2002/
Qingdao Festival including the Tan Chin Nam Cup
The Qingdao Chess Festival will take place July 4th-8th, 2002. Qingdao,
known as Tsingdao, is a seaside city located in the east coast of China. At
2008 Olympic Games, the sailing events will take place there.
Four events: 3.1 Tan Chin Nam Cup GM International Open 2002 (Section
A) For players 2450 and above. Most US players who will attend the China –
USA Chess Summit 2002 have confirmed their participation. 3.2 IM Open (Section
B) For players 2150 and above 3.3 NM Open (Section C) For players below 2150
and unrated 3.4 Senior Open (Section D) For players aged 55 years old and above
as on January 1st 2002.
Prize fund: 5.1 Section A (total US$ 21,100) 5.2 Section B (total US$
8900) 5.3 Section C (total RMB 8500, 1 US$ = 8.3 RMB)
In the Section A, there are financial Guarantees for GM: Players with
2500-2549 shall get the at least US$ 400, with 2550-2599 shall get the at least
US$ 600, with 2600-2649 shall get the at least US$ 800, with 2650 and above
shall get the at least US$ 1000. In every different category, the first 8 GM
with earliest entry can have the conditions mentioned above. Other GM¡ s
financial guarantees will depend on sponsorship.
Contact addresses: Tel: 86-532-296 7803 Fax: 86-532-282 0125 E-mail:
yunqi@qingdaonews.com, yinhao128@hotmail.com
Full details: http://www.64.net.cn/qdopen.htm
Changes in conditions: http://www.64.net.cn/suplemnentary.htm
Cesenatico International Open
The Cesenatico International Open takes place in Italy 2nd-8th September
2002.
Further Information and entry at:
http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting
The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2002 takes place 6th-21st July
2002. The main event is a Candidates tournament to find a challenger for
Vladimir Kramnik's Einstein Group World Chess title.
Seven of the top ten players in the World will compete. They are split
into two preliminary groups:
Group I:
1. Veselin Topalov BLG (1)
2. Boris Gelfand ISR (4)
3. Alexei Shirov ESP (5)
4. Christopher Lutz GER (8)
Group II:
1. Alexander Morozevich RUS (2)
2. Michael Adams ENG (3)
3. Peter Leko HUN (6)
4. Evgeny Bareev RUS (7)
The top two from each group will go forward to the semi-finals. Sadly
Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand and Ruslan Ponomariov will not be playing
they are probably the top three Candidates you would want to see.
Official website: http://www.chessgate.de
5th Malbork Castle Cup
The 5th Malbork Castle Cup (Poland) 14-15 September 2002 (swiss type,
open tournament in 9 rounds, 30' game, prizes fund 7000 PLN (about 2000 Euro).
The Castle Malbork was honoured with an entry into UNESCO's List of the World's
Cultural Heritage. The city populated by forty-thousand inhabitants is visited
each year by half a milion tourists.
Detailed information (English, Germany and Polish) at:
http://skoraf.republika.pl/index.htm
7th Computer Olympiad
The 7th Computer Olympiad (including World Chess Championship) takes
place in Maastricht July 5th-11th 2002.
Internet coverage: http://www.cs.unimaas.nl/Olympiad2002/
South African and Open Chess Championships
The South African and Open Chess Championships take place in Boardwalk
Casino & Entertainment Centre (Tsitsikama Conference Hall) Port Elizabeth
South Africa 1st-13th July 2002.
Further details: http://www.geocities.com/saopen2002/
Frank Quisinsky Computer Chess
Frank Quisinsky's Computer Chess pages have been updated. Computer Chess
calendar and a database computer games since 1990 are availble.
Link: http://www.amateurschach.de
Bergen Chess International
The Bergen Chess International 2002 takes place 20th-28th July 2002 in
Bergen, Norway. Open GM-tournament 9-round Swiss 7-hour playing session Side
events: Lower section, Cafe Chess Championship, Blitz tourneys
Further information: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/bergen2002/
12th Heart of Finland Open
The 12th Heart of Finland Open takes place in Jyväskylä, July
17th-21st 2002. The tournament is played in one group with Swiss system. The
event is FIDE-rated, and there are possibilities to reach title norms. There is
the option to start the tournament from the 2nd round with a ½ point
bye. Time rate: 2 hours / 40 moves + 1 hour to finish.
Entry fees GM/IM free (must register May 31 at the latest), FM/U20 50
EUR, ELO-players 60 EUR, others 80 EUR. 10% discount from the entry fee if
registration before May 31, 20% discount if registration before March 31. Total
prize fund approx. 7000 EUR, also rating prizes.
Contact info: Sami Hämäläinen: Tel. +358-9-3238840 Email:
aurifera@kolumbus.fi
New Internet Correspondence Game to Begin
Beginning March 11th, 2002 the World Team will begin a new game against
GM Nick de Firmian. Having most recently finished the second of two games
against Chinese IM Yin Hao (WT 1.5 YH 0.5) the World Team now will play against
three-time U.S. champion Nick de Firmian, who will play the white pieces.
The World Team consists of players from around the World, many of whom
came together for the first time during the Kasparov vs. World Internet Game
held in 1999. The games against Yin Hao attracted players from Brazil, Canada,
England, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland and the United States.
Everyone willing to follow the rules of the game is welcome to play in
this new game against GM de Firmian. To participate or observe go to the World
Team strategy board and official site at
http://boards.gamers.com/messages/overview.asp?name=WTChess&page=1
More details about the game (and how to join the World Team) can be
found at the Game Info and Rules link at the official site. It should be fun
and "A Serious Game Among Friends".
Plaskett vs The ROW
GM James Plaskett will play the Rest of the World starting 1st March on
the internet at: http://www.chessworld.net
The match will be played at the rate of 5 days per move. Players will
vote their moves by clicking on the chess board while discussing and
formulating strategies and tactics in the Rest of World team forum. This match
is open to all who visit www.ChessWorld.net. Those wanting to play Plaskett
will need to login and follow the Opponents menu to 'Play the Expert'.
Pardubice Chess and Bridge Festival
The 13th International Chess & Bridge Festival CZECH OPEN 2002 will
be held 11th-28th July 2002 in Pardubice, Czech Republic. Further details:
http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour
Savaria Summer
SAVARIA SUMMER International Chess Open Szombathely (Hungary), 26th
July- 1st August 2002. Two events an "A" group- for FIDE-Elo and a "B" group-
for children under 13. Further details from: KORPICS Zsolt H-9700 Szombathely,
Rohonci 13. +(36)-30/951-0063 korpicszs@freemail.hu
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
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
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
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.