THE WEEK IN CHESS 402 22nd July 2002 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) Dortmund
Sparkassen Chess Meeting
3) Biel Chess Festival
4) 2nd "Pentium 4 Chess Trophy"
5) Queens
against Kings Chess Challenge Match
6) Scottish
Championships
7) First Saturday July
8) Smith & Williamson Young Masters
9)
Jacques Lemans Open
10) Mercosur Cup
11) Politiken Cup
12) 25th Oberwart
Open
13) 5th Open Vins du Medoc
14)
Czech Open 2002
15) Richard Aronow Foundation
Invitational
16) 3rd Stage Russian Cup
17) Elekes Memorial - Koneru's 3rd norm
18)
European Juniors
19) 30th World Open
20) SCCF Championships
21) 12th Heart of
Finland Open
22) X Emanuel Lasker Memorial Open
23) 1st Condom International Open
24)
Ikaros Chess Festival
25) Arab Childrens
Championships
26) Forthcoming Events and Links
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Games section
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 17 games
Biel Chess Festival 3 games
2nd "Pentium 4 Chess Trophy" 15 games
Queens v Kings Match 4 games
First Saturday July 51 games
Smith & Williamson Young Masters 20 games
Jacques Lemans Open 119 games
Mercosur Cup 19 games
Politiken Cup 660 games
25th Oberwart Open 272 games
5th Open Vins du Medoc 99 games
Richard Aronow Foundation Invitational 45 games
3rd Stage Russian Cup 278 games
Elekes Memorial - Koneru's 3rd norm 132 games
European Juniors 240 games
SCCF Championships 28 games
1st Condom International Open 103 games
Ikaros Chess Festival 133 games
2238 games
My thanks to Johan Verduyckt, Hesham Elgendy, Argiris Kotsis, Przemek
Jahr, Kristianus Liem, Olivier Breisacher, Yin Hao, Richard Palliser, Jack
Peters, Emil Anka, Andras Bacsi, Laszlo Nagy, Manny Benitez, Victor Karpov,
Radu Chirila, Kurzemes Vards, Andy McFarland, Stephen Boyd, Roberto Alvarez,
Harald Grafenhofer, Michael Atkins and all those who helped with this
issue.
The Dortmund qualifier saw Peter Leko go through to meet Vladimir
Kramnik in the final. The event showed that Classical Chess can deliver a great
event and I was excited by it throughout. The only negative point would be the
tight scheduling which saw Topalov play every day of the event. I would like to
see a straight double or quadrouple round robin being the final Candidates
stage of any future World Championship. There is no need for complexity. 6, 10
or maybe more players playing off for places with the highest stakes will
produce great chess there isn't any need for a more complex system in my
view.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2002 took place 6th-21st July
2002. Peter Leko emerged as the challenger for Vladimir Kramnik's Einstein
Group World Chess title. The match will probably take place in May next
year.
As I reported last week Leko crushed Alexei Shirov 2.5-0.5 to earn
himself two days off. Vesselin Topalov came back from the dead to level his
match against Bareev and then win the playoff. Tiredness seem to catch up with
Topalov as he lost a very long 1st game against Leko and then in a fluctuating
game turned down an easy draw after he thought he had found a winning line and
lost that game two. Topalov won game three and created some pressure in game
four but Leko survived.
You can read John Henderson's reports on the event daily on TWIC's
pages.
There was an Open A tournament won by Tigran Nalbandian. Details:
http://www.schachfreunde-brackel.de/Turniere/opena2002ausl.htm
Final
Leko, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 81 B45 Sicilian Classical
Topalov, Veselin - Leko, Peter 0-1 66 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Leko, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 61 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Topalov, Veselin - Leko, Peter 1/2 61 E27 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Sparkassen Final Dortmund GER (GER), 18-21 vii 2002
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1 2 3 4
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Leko, Peter g HUN 2722 1 1 0 = 2.5 2840
Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2745 0 0 1 = 1.5 2635
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Semi-Final
Bareev, Evgeny - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 46 A67 Benoni Three Pawns System
Topalov, Veselin - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 58 B19 Caro Kann
Bareev, Evgeny - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 61 E97 King's Indian Classical
Topalov, Veselin - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 40 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Sparkassen sf Dortmund GER (GER), 13-16 vii 2002
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1 2 3 4
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Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2726 0 1 1 0 2.0 2745
Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2745 1 0 0 1 2.0 2726
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Bareev, Evgeny - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 55 A29 English Four Knights
Topalov, Veselin - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 27 C11 French Defence
Sparkassen sf Playoff Dortmund GER (GER), 17-17 vii 2002
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1 2
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Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2745 = 1 1.5 2919
Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2726 = 0 0.5 2552
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Side Matches
Baramidze, David - Maric, Alisa 1-0 32 B19 Caro Kann
Maric, Alisa - Baramidze, David 1-0 35 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Baramidze, David - Maric, Alisa 1/2 57 B19 Caro Kann
Maric, Alisa - Baramidze, David 0-1 38 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Baramidze, David - Maric, Alisa 1/2 126 B19 Caro Kann
Maric, Alisa - Baramidze, David 1/2 23 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Baramidze, David - Maric, Alisa 1-0 50 B18 Caro Kann
Maric, Alisa - Baramidze, David 1-0 28 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Sparkassen Match Dortmund GER (GER), 13-21 vii 2002
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Baramidze, David GER 2351 1 0 = 1 = = 1 0 4.5 2498
Maric, Alisa m YUG 2455 0 1 = 0 = = 0 1 3.5 2308
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Naiditsch, Arkadij - Timman, Jan H 1-0 58 B03 Alekhine's Defence
Timman, Jan H - Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1 36 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Timman, Jan H 1/2 62 B17 Caro Kann
Timman, Jan H - Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 47 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Timman, Jan H 1/2 29 C42 Petroff's Defence
Timman, Jan H - Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 47 A18 English Opening
Naiditsch, Arkadij - Timman, Jan H 1/2 41 C42 Petroff's Defence
Timman, Jan H - Naiditsch, Arkadij 1/2 45 A13 Reti Opening
Sparkassen Match Dortmund GER (GER), 13-21 vii 2002
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Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2581 1 1 = 0 = 0 = = 4.0 2623
Timman, Jan H g NED 2623 0 0 = 1 = 1 = = 4.0 2581
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Open Final (Round 11) Standings
1. Nalbandian, Tigran ARM IM 2458 9.0 75.5
2. Zumsande,Martin GER 2360 8.5 68.0
3. Schebler,Gerhard GER IM 2474 8.0 77.5
4. Henrichs,Thomas GER IM 2437 8.0 64.5
5. Klyuner,Vyacheslav UKR 2415 7.5 79.5
6. Schippan,Bernd GER 2237 7.5 72.0
7. Sarbok,Torsten GER FM 2322 7.5 69.0
8. Eismont,Igor GER 2264 7.5 67.5
9. Kummerow, Heiko GER FM 2263 7.5 67.5
10. Rüberg,Jobst GER 2315 7.5 67.5
11. Fiebig,Thomas 2039 7.5 63.0
12. Scholz,Christian GER 2391 7.0 71.0
13. Pröttel,Swen GER 2150 7.0 65.0
14. Ciornei,Dragos GER 2223 7.0 64.5
15. Meyer,Malte GER 2223 7.0 64.5
16. Hengelbrock,Joachim GER 2298 7.0 64.0
17. Windfuhr,Thomas GER 2178 7.0 63.5
18. Neumann,Michael GER 2218 7.0 54.5
108 players
Official website: http://www.chessgate.de or directly
http://www.chessgate.de/dortmund/e/index.html
The 35th Biel International Chess Festival takes place July 20th to
August 3rd 2002. There are ten different tournaments including a GM -Tournament
(category 16) and a match between the swiss national team and Computer Shredder
6-0 from Chessbase.
Internet coverage: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch
Round 1 (July 22, 2002)
Korchnoi, Viktor - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 46 D48 Queens Gambit Meran
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Dreev, Alexey 1-0 31 B10 Caro Kann
Pelletier, Yannick - Smirin, Ilia 1/2 41 E97 King's Indian Classical
GM Biel SUI (SUI), 22 vii-1 viii 2002 cat. XVI (2637)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2626 ** .. .. .. .. 1. 1.0
2 Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2625 .. ** .. .. 1. .. 1.0
3 Pelletier, Yannick g SUI 2571 .. .. ** =. .. .. 0.5 2676
4 Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2676 .. .. =. ** .. .. 0.5 2571
5 Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2676 .. 0. .. .. ** .. 0.0
6 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2648 0. .. .. .. .. ** 0.0
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The 2nd "Pentium 4 Chess Trophy" took place 9th-17th July 2002 in Milan
(Italy). The event was a category 8 round robin with 9 rounds. Michele Godena
was clear winner with 6.5/9. Note the ratings of Lazic and Drazic are April's
as there are no Yugoslav ratings in the July rating list until their Federation
pays up.
Internet coverage:
http://www.italiascacchistica.com/pentium4_2002/
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2nd Pentium4 Milan ITA (ITA), 9-17 vii 2002 cat. VIII (2437)
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1. Godena, Michele g ITA 2488 * = 1 1 = 1 = = 1 = 6.5 2596
2. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2548 = * 1 = 1 0 = = 1 = 5.5 2504
3. Drazic, Sinisa g YUG 2474 0 0 * 0 = 1 1 1 1 = 5.0 2475
4. Bellia, Fabrizio m ITA 2412 0 = 1 * = = = = = = 4.5 2439
5. Lazic, Miroljub g YUG 2474 = 0 = = * = 1 = 0 1 4.5 2432
6. Borgo, Giulio m ITA 2420 0 1 0 = = * = = = 1 4.5 2438
7. Belotti, Bruno m ITA 2430 = = 0 = 0 = * 1 = = 4.0 2394
8. Qendro, Llambi f ALB 2355 = = 0 = = = 0 * = 1 4.0 2402
9. Lanzani, Mario m ITA 2349 0 0 0 = 1 = = = * = 3.5 2366
10. Sedina, Elena m ITA 2416 = = = = 0 0 = 0 = * 3.0 2313
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Yin Hao reports on the start of the Queens against Kings Chess Challenge
Match. The match in Jinan (a city in North China) consists of 4 players
including Xie Jun, Zhu Chen, Nigel Short and Yasser Seirawan. On July 21st-22nd
Xie plays Short while Zhu plays Seirawan. On July 24th-26th, Xie will play
against Seirawan and Zhu will play Short. Time control: 20min each plus 10sec
increment. On July 27th all the players will go to Beijing and play some Mixed
Double chess there. Either Ladies can choose a man to form a team and play four
2 vs 2 games.
After two games Xie Jun 2-0 Short and Seirawan 1.5-0.5 Zhu Chen.
The Scottish Championships took place July 6th-14th 2002 in Stirling.
Paul Motwani won for the 6th time and is now only one short of Roddy Mckay's
record of seven. No final round games available.
Internet coverage: http://stirlingchess.com/ and
http://www.scottishchess.com/
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ch-SCO Stirling SCO (SCO), 6-14 vii 2002
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1. Motwani, Paul g SCO 2509 +12 + 6 = 2 + 3 +10 = 4 + 5 + 8 = 7 7.5 2542
2. Bryson, Douglas M m SCO 2383 + 7 +14 = 1 = 4 + 8 = 5 - 3 + 6 +10 6.5 2430
3. McNab, Colin A g SCO 2404 =11 + 8 +18 - 1 = 4 +12 + 2 + 7 = 5 6.5 2423
4. McKay, Roderick M m SCO 2375 =16 +11 =17 = 2 = 3 = 1 = 6 +13 = 8 5.5 2341
5. Berry, Neil SCO 2255 =13 -18 =12 +14 + 6 = 2 - 1 + 9 = 3 5.0 2255
6. Gourlay, Iain SCO 2248 +15 - 1 + 7 = 8 - 5 +17 = 4 - 2 +13 5.0 2297
7. Redpath, Joseph SCO 2174 - 2 + 9 - 6 =15 +18 +10 = 8 - 3 = 1 4.5 2233
8. Grant, Alan SCO 2195 + 9 - 3 +14 = 6 - 2 +16 = 7 - 1 = 4 4.5 2248
9. Spencer,Edwin SCO ---- - 8 - 7 +15 =11 =13 =14 +16 - 5 +17 4.5 2149
10. Grant, Jonathan SCO 2201 -14 +16 =13 +18 - 1 - 7 +17 +12 - 2 4.5 2196
11. Nolan, Graeme SCO 2175 = 3 - 4 =16 = 9 -12 =13 =15 +18 =14 4.0 2109
12. Fraser, Mark Gordon SCO 2186 - 1 +15 = 5 =17 +11 - 3 -13 -10 +18 4.0 2180
13. Beaton, Kenneth S SCO 2103 = 5 =17 =10 -16 = 9 =11 +12 - 4 - 6 3.5 2116
14. Mcgowan, Daniel SCO 2016 +10 - 2 - 8 - 5 =15 = 9 =18 =16 =11 3.5 2086
15. Kafka, Graeme SCO 2098 - 6 -12 - 9 = 7 =14 =18 =11 =17 +16 3.5 2052
16. Stevenson, James SCO 2130 = 4 -10 =11 +13 =17 - 8 - 9 =14 -15 3.0 2026
17. Robertson, Ian C SCO 2202 =18 =13 = 4 =12 =16 - 6 -10 =15 - 9 3.0 2030
18. Rutherford, Elaine wf SCO 2061 =17 + 5 - 3 -10 - 7 =15 =14 -11 -12 2.5 2024
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There were a number of First Saturday events in July. IM Lajos Seres of
Hungary took clear first in the GM event with 9.5/13 and scored a GM norm 9/12.
Andras Thoth produced an IM-norm (6/11) as did FM Stefan Kristjansson (7/13)
and Nicolai Pedersen. In the IMA event Zoltan Hajnal and Borki Predojevic both
made IM norms on the way to winning the event with 8/11.
Internet coverage: http://w3.enternet.hu/firstsat/
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FSGM July Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-18 vii 2002 cat. VII (2424)
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1. Seres, Lajos m HUN 2462 * = = 1 = 1 1 = 0 1 = 1 1 1 9.5 2595
2. Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek DEN 2458 = * 1 1 = = 1 1 = = = 0 1 = 8.5 2531
3. Csom, Istvan g HUN 2448 = 0 * = = = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 = 8.0 2508
4. Kristjansson, Stefan f ISL 2428 0 0 = * 1 0 0 1 = 1 = = 1 1 7.0 2452
5. Horvath, Jozsef g HUN 2535 = = = 0 * 1 1 = = = 0 = = = 6.5 2415
6. Toth, Andras1 HUN 2401 0 = = 1 0 * = 0 1 = 1 1 0 = 6.5 2425
7. Sedlak, Nikola m YUG 2468 0 0 = 1 0 = * = 1 = = 1 = = 6.5 2420
8. Radziewicz, Iweta wg POL 2407 = 0 0 0 = 1 = * 1 0 = = 1 1 6.5 2425
9. Bui Vinh VIE 2444 1 = = = = 0 0 0 * 1 0 = 1 = 6.0 2393
10. Ovod, Evgenija m RUS 2372 0 = 0 0 = = = 1 0 * 1 1 = = 6.0 2398
11. Thorfinnsson, Bragi ISL 2362 = = 0 = 1 0 = = 1 0 * = 0 = 5.5 2371
12. Rajlich, Vasik G f USA 2338 0 1 = = = 0 0 = = 0 = * 0 1 5.0 2343
13. Gerzhoy, Leonid ISR 2366 0 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 0 = 1 1 * = 5.0 2341
14. Lukacs, Peter g HUN 2444 0 = = 0 = = = 0 = = = 0 = * 4.5 2312
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FSIMA July Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-18 vii 2002 cat. II (2299)
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1. Hajnal, Zoltan f HUN 2377 * 0 1 1 1 1 = = 1 = 1 = 8.0 2466
2. Predojevic, Borki f YUG 2359 1 * = 0 1 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 8.0 2468
3. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2407 0 = * 1 = = = = 1 = = 1 6.5 2353
4. Pachow, Joerg f GER 2334 0 1 0 * 0 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2360
5. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2352 0 0 = 1 * = = 0 1 1 1 1 6.5 2358
6. Dudas, Janos m HUN 2368 0 1 = 1 = * 0 1 0 1 = = 6.0 2328
7. Alfred, Nathan ENG 2249 = 0 = = = 1 * 0 = = 1 = 5.5 2303
8. Le Kieu Thien Kim wm VIE 2256 = 0 = 0 1 0 1 * 1 = 0 = 5.0 2266
9. Resika, Nathan A f USA 2276 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 * 1 1 = 4.0 2198
10. Tanaka, Yuuki JPN 2187 = = = 0 0 0 = = 0 * 0 1 3.5 2175
11. Suranyi, Pal HUN 2188 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 0 1 * = 3.5 2175
12. Dencsi, Tibor HUN 2232 = 0 0 0 0 = = = = 0 = * 3.0 2129
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FSIMB July Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-18 vii 2002 cat. II (2284)
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1. Le Dinh Tuan VIE 2361 * 1 1 = = = = = 1 = 1 7.0 2425
2. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2252 0 * 1 = = = 1 1 0 = 1 6.0 2359
3. Pedersen, Christian Kyndel DEN 2258 0 0 * = 1 1 1 0 1 = 1 6.0 2359
4. Hardicsay, Peter m HUN 2302 = = = * = = = = = 1 1 6.0 2354
5. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2289 = = 0 = * = 1 = 1 1 = 6.0 2356
6. Berczes, Csaba f HUN 2316 = = 0 = = * 0 1 = 1 1 5.5 2317
7. Philippe, Christophe f FRA 2316 = 0 0 = 0 1 * 1 1 1 = 5.5 2317
8. Rendle, Thomas ENG 2241 = 0 1 = = 0 0 * 1 = 0 4.0 2216
9. Feibert, Fred f GER 2270 0 1 0 = 0 = 0 0 * 1 0 3.0 2136
10. Metaxasz, Vaszilisz HUN 2181 = = = 0 0 0 0 = 0 * 1 3.0 2145
11. Zimmerman, Yuri m ISR 2343 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 1 0 * 3.0 2129
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First Saturday FMA 6-16th July 2002 Budapest HUN
1. NGO NGOC Quang 2172 8.5
2. GELENCSER Jozsef 2101 7.0
VESTLY Jan 2123 7.0
EVANS Cory 2137 7.0
ROTH Jozef 2160 7.0
6. LIU Elliott 2107 5.5
7. RAIBL Zoltan 2004 5.0
8. SEELE Hartmuth 2087 4.5
9. ONDUL Aydin 0000 4.0
JENSEN Leif 2139 4.0
11. AIRD Ian 2132 3.5
12. WOHLLEBEN Manfred 0000 3.0
First Saturday FM-B 6-18th July 2002 Budapest HUN
1. KRAEMER Martin GER 2127 9.5
2. HALLDORSSON Halldor ISL 2168 8.0
3. SZIRMAI Eduard HUN 2177 7.5
TOGNELLA Olivier FRA 2056 7.5
5. BIRO Gergely HUN 2072 6.0
6. SZILARDFY Gyula HUN 2168 5.0
KAUBE Steffi W GER 0000 5.0
8. ZILAHI Gabor HUN 2108 4.5
PALI Gabor HUN 2033 4.5
10. LUKACSOVICS Laszlo HUN 2093 3.0
STAVRIANAKIS I. GRE 0000 3.0
12. FRANK Jozsef HUN 2039 2.5
The 2002 Smith & Williamson Young Masters took place 10th-17th July
2002 at Millfield School, Somerset. This year's top British junior event was
again generously sponsored by Smith & Williamson. The tournament was held
at Millfield School for the first time. The tournament was headed up by the
Masters section, a 9-round, 20-player swiss.
Richard Palliser reports "A very close tournament saw a late burst from
Eddie Dearing sufficient to gain him first equal with IM Karl Mah and also his
third IM norm. Dearing and Mah made 3/3 with the English Opening against the
Hungarian IMs Gergely Antal and Gabor Pinter which pushed them down the field
to equal third along with Stewart Haslinger."|
S&WYM Millfield School ENG (ENG), 10-17 vii 2002
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1 Dearing, Eddie SCO 2343 +17 = 2 = 7 - 8 +16 = 9 + 3 + 4 = 5 6.0 2476
2 Mah, Karl m ENG 2409 +19 = 1 = 4 + 3 = 6 = 8 =11 +10 = 7 6.0 2484
3 Antal, Gergely m HUN 2492 + 5 + 9 =18 - 2 + 7 = 4 - 1 = 8 +11 5.5 2437
4 Pinter, Gabor m HUN 2381 +13 = 7 = 2 +18 + 8 = 3 = 6 - 1 = 9 5.5 2438
5 Haslinger, Stewart ENG 2310 - 3 =16 =10 =19 =14 +13 +18 +12 = 1 5.5 2355
6 Skytte, Rasmus f DEN 2366 =12 +11 =20 = 7 = 2 =10 = 4 = 9 = 8 5.0 2400
7 Palliser, Richard m ENG 2441 +14 = 4 = 1 = 6 - 3 +16 = 8 =11 = 2 5.0 2408
8 Middelburg, Tom f NED 2382 =10 =20 +19 + 1 - 4 = 2 = 7 = 3 = 6 5.0 2408
9 Sinkevich, Petr f RUS 2337 +16 - 3 =11 =10 +20 = 1 =12 = 6 = 4 5.0 2381
10 Jones, Gawain C ENG 2237 = 8 =13 = 5 = 9 =18 = 6 +15 - 2 =14 4.5 2315
11 Gladyszev, Oleg m RUS 2388 +15 - 6 = 9 -16 +13 +18 = 2 = 7 - 3 4.5 2327
12 Addison, Bret ENG 2219 = 6 -18 -15 =17 +19 +14 = 9 - 5 +16 4.5 2269
13 Broomfield, Matthew ENG 2229 - 4 =10 +14 =20 -11 - 5 +19 +17 =15 4.5 2302
14 Erwich, Frank f NED 2330 - 7 =17 -13 +15 = 5 -12 =16 +20 =10 4.0 2236
15 Trent, Lawrence ENG 2246 -11 -19 +12 -14 +17 +20 -10 =16 =13 4.0 2227
16 Martyn, Rafe ENG 2201 - 9 = 5 +17 +11 - 1 - 7 =14 =15 -12 3.5 2233
17 Woodward, Timothy DM ENG 2211 - 1 =14 -16 =12 -15 +19 +20 -13 =18 3.5 2188
18 Koster, Ramon NED 2226 =20 +12 = 3 - 4 =10 -11 - 5 -19 =17 3.0 2192
19 Skjoldborg, Jesper DEN DEN 2201 - 2 +15 - 8 = 5 -12 -17 -13 +18 =20 3.0 2169
20 Williams, Simon m ENG 2421 =18 = 8 = 6 =13 - 9 -15 -17 -14 =19 2.5 2114
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The 21st International St. Veiter Chess Tournament and the Jacques
Lemans Open 2002 took place 6th-14th July 2002. Games now available.
Internet coverage: http://www.stveitopen.at
Leading final standings:
1 GM Teske Henrik 2522 GER 7½ 55½
2 IM Rogic Davor 2478 CRO 7½ 54
3 IM Mazi Leon 2378 SLO 7 52½
4 FM Pilaj Herwig 2318 AUT 7 52½
5 FM Kaspret Guido Mag. 2252 AUT 6½ 54
6 Franz Karsten 2232 GER 6½ 53½
7 Seifert Volker 2261 GER 6½ 53½
8 FM Wegener Dirk 2345 GER 6½ 53
9 MK Hebesberger Thomas 2282 AUT 6½ 51
10 Zechner Gernot 1993 AUT 6½ 49
11 Ragger Markus 2160 AUT 6½ 47½
12 IM Jeric Simon 2303 SLO 6½ 47
13 Hafner Robert 2127 AUT 6½ 43
14 ÖM Schwab Rene 2237 AUT 6 50½
15 MK Genser Harald 2259 AUT 6 49½
16 MK Wallner Dieter 2131 AUT 6 49
17 Mussnig Manfred 2117 AUT 6 47½
18 Kreisl Robert 2128 AUT 6 43
146 players
The V 'República Argentina' Chess Masters Tournament - Mercosur
Cup sponsored by Chessbase GmbH takes place July 18th-28th 2002. Venue:
Círculo Medico de Vicente Lopez, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 1767 1er
piso , entre Hipolito Yrigoyen y Libertad, Olivos city, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Organized by: F.A.VI.LO Federación de Ajedrez de Vicente Lopez Time
controls: FIDE: 40 moves/75 min, then 15 min to finish, with each player
getting a 30 sec bonus from the first move. There will be used electronic chess
clocks approved by FIDE.
Internet coverage:
http://escavm.tripod.com/5magistral/index.html,
http://www.chessbase.com and Spanish
page: http://www.chessbase.com/espanola/newsdetail2.asp?id=1341
Round 4 Standings:
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1. Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo m URU 2426 * . = . . 1 1 . . . = 3.0 2600
2. Panno, Oscar g ARG 2481 . * . . . . = . 1 . 1 2.5 2640
3. Valerga, Diego m ARG 2487 = . * = . . . 1 . . . 2.0 2433
4. HIARCS 8.0 ---- . . = * . . = 1 . . . 2.0 2578
5. Pelikian, Jefferson m BRA 2409 . . . . * = . . = = = 2.0 2398
6. Spangenberg, Hugo g ARG 2508 0 . . . = * . . . 1 . 1.5 2397
7. Paglilla, Carlos m ARG 2374 0 = . = . . * = . . . 1.5 2264
8. Slipak, Sergio g ARG 2498 . . 0 0 . . = * . . 1 1.5 2193
9. Rodriguez, Andres g URU 2467 . 0 . . = . . . * = . 1.0 2291
10. Scarella, Enrique m ARG 2358 . . . . = 0 . . = * . 1.0 2336
11. Granara Barreto, Sebastian A URU 2261 = 0 . . = . . 0 . . * 1.0 2260
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The 24th Copenhagen Open Politiken Cup takes place 15th - 26th of July
2002.
Internet coverage: http://www.politikencup.dk
Standings Round 7 (of 11)
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24th Politiken Cup Copenhagen DEN (DEN), 15-26 vii 2002
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1. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2545 6.0 2679
2. Turov, Maxim g RUS 2518 6.0 2642
3. Ward, Christopher g ENG 2498 6.0 2598
4. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2461 6.0 2691
5. Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2626 5.5 2548
6. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2562 5.5 2508
7. McShane, Luke J g ENG 2544 5.5 2494
8. Felgaer, Ruben m ARG 2509 5.5 2543
9. Peralta, Fernando m ARG 2478 5.5 2456
10. Aagaard, Jacob m DEN 2359 5.5 2556
11. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2643 5.5 2641
12. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2628 5.5 2578
13. Schandorff, Lars g DEN 2547 5.5 2545
14. Kiriakov, Petr g RUS 2553 5.5 2524
15. El-Kher, Henrik DEN 2355 5.0 2429
16. Greger, Roland DEN 2365 5.0 2333
17. Rasmussen, Allan Stig DEN 2305 5.0 2242
18. Hansen, Torbjorn R NOR 2280 5.0 2337
19. Hovmoller, Kristian DEN 2248 5.0 2326
20. Dominguez, Lenier g CUB 2613 5.0 2355
21. De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2551 5.0 2495
22. Kallio, Heikki g FIN 2501 5.0 2476
23. Mortensen, Erling m DEN 2450 5.0 2459
24. Aaberg, Anton SWE 2408 5.0 2379
25. Bekker-Jensen, David DEN 2338 5.0 2394
26. Hanley, Craig f ENG 2331 5.0 2284
27. Timmermans, Ivo NED 2177 5.0 2287
28. Jakobsen, Ole m DEN 2398 5.0 2301
29. Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 2652 4.5 2492
30. Pert, Nicholas m ENG 2460 4.5 2371
31. Palo, Davor f DEN 2394 4.5 2433
32. Bromann, Thorbjorn f DEN 2378 4.5 2384
33. Nilssen, John Arni f FAI 2363 4.5 2410
34. Holm, Sejer DEN 2321 4.5 2237
35. Cech, Pavel CZE 2316 4.5 2387
36. Collins, Sam IRL 2313 4.5 2383
37. Tozer, Richard m ENG 2312 4.5 2313
38. Moen, Andreas NOR 2278 4.5 2226
39. Carstensen, Jacob DEN 2246 4.5 2216
40. Naes, Flovin Tor FAI 2232 4.5 2198
41. Kongsted, Christian DEN 2224 4.5 2334
42. Romsdal, Trond NOR 2205 4.5 2292
43. Matamoros Franco, Carlos S m ECU 2473 4.5 2316
44. Brinck-Claussen, Bjorn m DEN 2369 4.5 2181
45. Pert, Richard G f ENG 2357 4.5 2346
46. Adamski, Jan m POL 2304 4.5 2286
47. Ekeberg, Carl Fredrik NOR 2213 4.5 2274
48. Rohrmueller, Ulrich GER 2257 4.5 2327
197 players
The 25th Oberwart Open took place 5th-13th July 2002 in Austria. Alexey
Kuzmin took clear first with 7.5/9. My thanks to Harald Grafenhofer.
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Open Oberwart AUT (AUT), 5-13 vii 2002
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1. Kuzmin, Alexey g RUS 2582 7.5 55½ 46,00
2. Burmakin, Vladimir g RUS 2574 7.0 56 41,75
3. Shariyazdanov, Andrey g RUS 2562 7.0 55 41,75
4. Cvitan, Ognjen g CRO 2574 7.0 53½ 40,50
5. Eingorn, Vereslav S g UKR 2604 7.0 53 40,75
6. Al-Modiahki, Mohamad g QAT 2523 7.0 52½ 39,75
7. Beim, Valery g AUT 2555 7.0 52 40,25
8. Loginov, Valery A g RUS 2526 7.0 51½ 38,00
9. Fridman, Daniel g LAT 2571 7.0 51 38,50
10. Stanec, Nikolaus m AUT 2523 7.0 48 37,00
11. Timoscenko, Gennadij g SVK 2522 6.5 55 38,00
12. Rashkovsky, Nukhim N g RUS 2511 6.5 54½ 37,00
13. Al Sayed, Mohamad N m QAT 2405 6.5 53½ 36,75
14. Weiss, Christian m AUT 2421 6.5 50½ 33,75
15. Kovacs, Gabor2 f HUN 2385 6.5 47 32,25
16. Lendwai, Reinhard m AUT 2390 6.0 56 34,75
17. Fercec, Nenad m CRO 2494 6.0 54 33,00
18. Schmittdiel, Eckhard g GER 2497 6.0 53 33,25
19. Balinov, Ilija g AUT 2448 6.0 51 33,00
20. Mahdi, Khaled m AUT 2376 6.0 51 32,00
21. Kupreichik, Viktor D g BLR 2466 6.0 51 31,25
22. Sale, Srdjan m CRO 2403 6.0 50½ 30,00
23. Moser, Eva wm AUT 2335 6.0 50 29,50
24. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2514 6.0 49½ 31,25
25. Fucak, Emilijo f CRO 2317 6.0 49 30,50
26. Othman, A. Moussa f UAE 2370 6.0 48½ 29,50
27. Danner, Georg m AUT 2369 6.0 48½ 29,25
28. Zsinka, Laszlo m HUN 2359 6.0 48 29,25
29. Posch, Werner AUT 2283 6.0 48 28,75
30. Stuhlik, Marko AUT 2244 6.0 47½ 29,00
31. Miniboeck, Guenter f AUT 2348 6.0 47 29,00
32. Sandhu, Mario f AUT 2320 6.0 47 26,50
33. Gasiunas, Natalia UKR 2199 6.0 45 26,50
34. Steiner, Bruno AUT 2252 6.0 44 27,00
35. Kropik, Martin AUT 2109 6.0 40½ 23,25
195 players
The 5th Open Vins du Medoc took place 30th June - 7th July 2002. Viorel
scored a crushing 8.5/9. Games now available my thanks to Stephen Boyd.
Internet coverage: http://opendesvins.free.fr/open2002.htm
Final Round 9 Standings:
1 g IORDACHESCU Viorel 2555 MDA 8,5 43,5 54,5 2784 2776
2 g RENET Olivier 2494 FRA 7,0 44,0 54,0 2469 2468
3 HELVENSTEIJN Dennis 2242 NED 6,5 43,0 52,5 2303 2308
4 gf FOISOR Cristina Adela 2437 ROU 6,5 42,0 50,5 2388 2373
5 m FOISOR Ovidiu 2431 ROU 6,5 41,5 51,5 2331 2330
6 m WOHL Aleksandar H. 2388 AUS 6,0 46,0 56,0 2419 2416
7 MILHAROUX Guillaume 2040 FRA 6,0 41,5 50,5 2310 2339
8 m SERET Jean-Luc 2322 FRA 6,0 39,5 49,0 2263 2272
9 RUNDE Thomas 2180 GER 6,0 36,5 45,0 2165 2162
10 BERT Jerome 2086 FRA 6,0 36,5 44,5 1978 1994
11 LAGUNES Jean-Renaud 2108 FRA 6,0 35,5 44,0 2092 2089
12 VAN DE LAAR Clement 2067 NED 6,0 35,5 43,5 1997 2016
108 players
The Czech Open 2002 takes place in Pardubice 11th-28th July 2002. There
are 5 FIDE open tournaments, 2 teams tournaments, an active chess tournament, a
blitz tournament, a blitz marathon, a problem solving competition and bughouse
and Fischerandom tournaments. There are 1400 players from 46 countries
including 55 GMs and WGMs and 88 IMs and WIMs competing.
There are 350 players in the top GM open with an average rating of
2329. Average TOP 20 ELO is 2572 and TOP 100 2491. Top players include:
Krishnan Sasikiran (IND, 2650), Bartolomiej Macieja (POL, 2607), Zbynek Hracek
(CZE, 2600), Valery Neverov (UKR, 2587), Evgeny Alekseev (RUS, 2580), Zoltan
Gyimesi (HUN 2580), Vladimir Burmakin (RUS, 2574), Lev Psakhis (ISR, 2574),
Andrei Kovalev (BLR, 2572), Daniels Fridmans (LAT, 2571), Vladislav Borovikov
(UKR, 2570), P. Harikrishna (IND, 2568), Peter Acs (HUN, 2560).
Internet coverage: http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen
Leading Round 3 Standings:
1 BOROVIKOV VLADISLAV UKR GM 2570 3
2 ACS PETER HUN GM 2560 3
3 HABA PETR CZE GM 2531 3
4 TESKE HENRIK GER GM 2529 3
5 PARLIGRAS MIRCEA ROM 2511 3
6 BRYNELL STELLAN SWE GM 2508 3
7 VOKAC MAREK CZE GM 2502 3
8 DEVIATKIN ANDREI RUS IM 2416 3
9 KUNTE ABHIJIT IND GM 2477 3
10 GUNARSSON ARNAR ISL 2282 2.5
11 LIVSHITS GABY ISR 2380 2.5
12 NEIKSANS ARTURS LAT IM 2440 2.5
13 SASIKIRAN KRISHNAN IND GM 2650 2.5
14 VARITSKI IGOR UKR IM 2330 2.5
15 STOCEK JIRI CZE GM 2555 2.5
16 NEVEROV VALERY UKR GM 2587 2.5
17 JAKOVENKO DMITRY RUS GM 2552 2.5
18 FRIDMANS DANIELS LAT GM 2577 2.5
19 NATAF IGOR-ALEXANDRE FRA GM 2560 2.5
20 GANGULY S.S. IND IM 2524 2.5
21 CHERNYSHOV KONSTANTIN RUS GM 2518 2.5
22 INARKIEV ERNESTO RUS IM 2545 2.5
23 GUTMAN GENNADI UKR GM 2518 2.5
24 FARAKHOV RAFAIL RUS FM 2317 2.5
25 BERG EMANUEL SWE IM 2516 2.5
26 KANTORIK MARIAN SVK 2315 2.5
27 KHOLMOV RATMIR RUS GM 2431 2.5
28 CVEK ROBERT CZE IM 2430 2.5
29 MOROZ ALEXANDER UKR GM 2514 2.5
30 VOTAVA JAN CZE GM 2511 2.5
31 VOLOSHIN LEONID CZE IM 2429 2.5
32 BARUA DIBYENDU IND GM 2542 2.5
33 KLOVANS JANIS LAT GM 2425 2.5
34 ARUTUNIAN DAVIT GEO IM 2420 2.5
35 SANDIPAN CHANDA IND IM 2507 2.5
36 SHAPOSHNIKOV EVGENY RUS IM 2532 2.5
37 PRIBYL JOSEF CZE IM 2409 2.5
38 ROIZ MICHAEL ISR IM 2507 2.5
39 BELOV VLADIMIR RUS IM 2510 2.5
40 GRIGORIANTS SERGEY RUS IM 2490 2.5
41 POTKIN VLADIMIR RUS GM 2485 2.5
42 MARKOS JAN SVK IM 2467 2.5
43 SHTYRENKOV VENIAMIN RUS GM 2457 2.5
44 STRYJECKI MAREK POL IM 2424 2.5
45 MACIEJA BARTLOMIEJ POL GM 2607 2.5
46 WOMACKA MATHIAS GER IM 2493 2.5
47 ZILBERMAN YAACOV ISR GM 2443 2.5
48 BALOGH CSABA HUN FM 2441 2.5
49 BURMAKIN VLADIMIR RUS GM 2574 2.5
50 BALABAEV TIMUR KAZ IM 2441 2.5
51 STAROSTITS ILMARS LAT IM 2442 2.5
52 KASHTANOV RUSLAN RUS FM 2413 2.5
53 LINGNAU CARSTEN GER IM 2426 2.5
54 MALYKIN VITALY UKR IM 2410 2.5
55 NEUMAN PETR CZE IM 2410 2.5
309 players
The Richard Aronow Foundation Invitational Tournament takes place July
12-21, 2002. The chess tournament is named in memory of Richard Aronow, and on
behalf of the Richard Aronow Foundation, Inc. (whose application for charitable
status in New Jersey and New York is pending). Richard died tragically in the
World Trade Center attack of September 11th. He left behind an autistic son,
William, who is now 5 years old, and his wife Laura Weinberg. The Foundation
supports education and medical research for autistic people. The provided the
opportunity for players from the Philadelphia and New York areas to score IM
norms. GM Gennadi Zaichik won the event with 6.5/9, Yury Lapshun, Mikhail
Belorusov and Stanislav Kriventsov made IM norms.
Internet coverage:
http://www.pscfchess.org/results/aronow.html
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Richard Aronow Mem Philadelphia USA (USA), 12-21 vii 2002 cat. VI (2398)
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1. Zaichik, Gennadi g GEO 2516 * 0 = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2550
2. Lapshun, Yury f USA 2393 1 * = = = = = = 1 1 6.0 2523
3. Najer, Evgeniy g RUS 2585 = = * = 0 = 1 1 1 1 6.0 2502
4. Belorusov, Mikhail USA 2293 = = = * 1 = 1 1 0 = 5.5 2489
5. Kriventsov, Stanislav G f USA 2443 0 = 1 0 * = 1 1 1 = 5.5 2472
6. Smith, Bryan G f USA 2412 0 = = = = * 1 = 0 0 3.5 2316
7. Chiong, Luis m PHI 2368 = = 0 0 0 0 * = 1 1 3.5 2321
8. Gersov, Evgeny USA 2351 0 = 0 0 0 = = * 1 1 3.5 2323
9. Adu, Oladapo m NGR 2263 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 * = 2.5 2246
10. Rogers, Norman USA 2354 0 0 0 = = 1 0 0 = * 2.5 2236
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The 3rd Stage of the Russian Cup took place in Tomsk 8th-16th July 2002.
Pavel Smirnov scored 7.5/9. My thanks to Victor Karpov for the information.
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3rd Stage Russian Cup Tomsk RUS (RUS), 8-16 vii 2002
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1. Smirnov, Pavel m RUS 2539 7.5 2711
2. Pridorozhni, Aleksei m RUS 2453 7.0 2646
3. Ovetchkin, Roman m RUS 2557 6.5 2566
4. Akselrod, Vladislav m RUS 2395 6.5 2492
5. Frolov, Denis m RUS 2459 6.5 2485
6. Belozerov, Andrei g RUS 2541 6.0 2534
7. Khasin, Alexander g RUS 2518 6.0 2515
8. Nepomniachtchi, Ian f RUS 2306 6.0 2521
9. Maletin, Pavel f RUS 2344 6.0 2459
10. Yandemirov, Valeri g RUS 2502 6.0 2487
11. Logunov, Maxim m RUS 2388 5.5 2510
12. Saveljev, V RUS 2265 5.5 2493
13. Bocharov, Dmitry m RUS 2475 5.5 2429
14. Shomoev, Anton m RUS 2533 5.5 2474
15. Zablotsky, Sergei RUS 2388 5.5 2359
16. Beletsky, Alexey RUS 2386 5.5 2449
17. Skatchkov, Pavel m RUS 2485 5.5 2352
18. Grebionkin, Vladimir f RUS 2475 5.5 2389
19. Salinnikov, D.Y m RUS 2327 5.5 2294
20. Grachev, Jury RUS 2398 5.5 2374
21. Pokazanjev, Nikolai RUS 2329 5.5 2268
22. Kazakov, Peter RUS 2424 5.0 2424
23. Lependin, Anatolij m RUS 2356 5.0 2357
24. Voinov, Alexandr RUS 2304 5.0 2363
25. Frolyanov, Dmitry RUS 2448 5.0 2308
26. Pres, Grigorij f RUS 2315 5.0 2294
27. Lavrov, S UKR 2420 5.0 2411
28. Osipov, Vladimir RUS 2296 5.0 2219
29. Nigametzianov, Mikhail RUS 2254 5.0 2211
64 players
The Elekes Memorial took place 18th-28th May 2002. The GM event was won
by Evgeny Postny and Humpy Koneru both scoring GM norms with 8/11. Humpy Koneru
scored her 3rd norm and needs only now to raise her rating to above 2500 to
become a GM. Its not clear how you would measure any age records as she did not
achieve this rating in the July list and thus didn't get the title. GM Bui Vinh
and Nora Medvegy won the IM event with 8/11.
My thanks to Emil Anka.
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Elekes Mem GM Budapest HUN (HUN), 18-28 v 2002 cat. VIII (2437)
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1. Postny, Evgeny m ISR 2482 * = = = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2607
2. Koneru, Humpy wg IND 2486 = * = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2607
3. Anka, Emil g HUN 2438 = = * = = 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 6.5 2501
4. Fogarasi, Tibor m HUN 2445 = = = * = = = 1 = 1 = 0 6.0 2472
5. Lukacs, Peter g HUN 2460 0 = = = * = = 1 = 1 = = 6.0 2470
6. Weiss, Christian m AUT 2409 = 0 0 = = * 1 1 0 = 1 1 6.0 2475
7. Erenburg, Sergey m ISR 2450 = = = = = 0 * = = 0 1 1 5.5 2435
8. Almasi, Istvan m HUN 2437 0 = 1 0 0 0 = * 1 = 1 1 5.5 2436
9. Horvath, Csaba g HUN 2539 = 0 = = = 1 = 0 * 0 = 1 5.0 2391
10. Moser, Eva wm AUT 2311 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 = 1 * = 1 4.5 2383
11. Danner, Georg m AUT 2407 0 0 = = = 0 0 0 = = * 1 3.5 2306
12. Rajlich, Vasik G f USA 2377 0 0 0 1 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1.5 2133
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Elekes Mem IM Budapest HUN (HUN), 18-28 v 2002 cat. II (2292)
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1. Bui Vinh VIE 2420 * 1 = 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 8.0 2455
2. Medvegy, Nora wm HUN 2338 0 * = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2462
3. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2391 = = * 1 = = = 1 = = 1 1 7.5 2416
4. Petran, Pal m HUN 2368 1 = 0 * = 1 = 0 1 1 = 1 7.0 2387
5. Balogh, Viktor HUN 2236 = 0 = = * 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2399
6. Diermair, Andreas AUT 2196 0 0 = 0 1 * 1 = = = 1 1 6.0 2336
7. Lorincz, Istvan f HUN 2357 = = = = 0 0 * 1 = 0 = 1 5.0 2250
8. Harmon, Clark USA 2201 0 0 0 1 = = 0 * = = = 1 4.5 2235
9. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2293 0 = = 0 0 = = = * 1 0 1 4.5 2227
10. Dudas, Janos m HUN 2402 = 0 = 0 0 = 1 = 0 * = = 4.0 2180
11. Benda, Herbert f AUT 2303 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = 1 = * 1 4.0 2189
12. Petz,J ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 * 0.5 1848
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The European Junior CHampionship under 20 took place in Baku, Azerbaijan
14-24 July 2002. In two groups (Boys & Girls) are played 31 And 27
participants from 16 countries. My thanks to Vladimir Dvorkovich for the
news.
Notes: The player Djavid Aliev of Azerbaijan is given as unrated which
I've gone with however I find it hard to believe that this isn't in reality
Dzhavid Aliev in the rating list as a Russian rated 2320 and born in 1986. In
the standings on the website Svetlana Polushkina is given a score of 4/8 I make
it 3/8 and as all the other scores are correct I think this must be too.
Internet coverage: http://www.chess.az
Standings Round 8 (of 11)
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1. Gashimov, Vugar m AZE 2470 +19 +23 =16 = 8 + 5 = 2 + 6 = 4 6.0 2619
2. Izoria, Zviad m GEO 2565 = 5 =10 +23 +13 +16 = 1 = 4 + 7 6.0 2597
3. Gaprindashvili, Valerian m GEO 2471 =10 +22 =13 - 5 +17 +14 +11 +12 6.0 2533
4. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz AZE 2542 -14 +18 +26 = 9 +25 + 8 = 2 = 1 5.5 2544
5. Kanep, Meelis EST 2358 = 2 +17 = 6 + 3 - 1 - 7 +22 +18 5.0 2519
6. Riazantsev, Alexander g RUS 2537 +20 =13 = 5 +10 = 8 =16 - 1 +15 5.0 2490
7. Guseinov, Kadir g AZE 2510 +25 =15 =11 =17 = 9 + 5 +16 - 2 5.0 2471
8. Gasanov, Eldar m UKR 2471 +27 =14 +15 = 1 = 6 - 4 +19 = 9 5.0 2489
9. Gozzoli, Yannick FRA 2373 -17 +24 +21 = 4 = 7 +25 =12 = 8 5.0 2426
10. Gashimov, Sarkhan AZE 2262 = 3 = 2 +28 - 6 +18 -11 +25 +16 5.0 2547
11. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios GRE 2462 +29 +31 = 7 -16 =15 +10 - 3 +22 5.0 2409
12. Jakubowski, Krzysztof f POL 2475 -26 +27 +14 -25 +21 +15 = 9 - 3 4.5 2334
13. Werle, Jan m NED 2443 +30 = 6 = 3 - 2 -14 =20 +29 +25 4.5 2415
14. Aroshidze, Levan GEO 2345 + 4 = 8 -12 =22 +13 - 3 =20 =19 4.0 2408
15. Mamedov, Rauf AZE 2358 +21 = 7 - 8 +20 =11 -12 +17 - 6 4.0 2366
16. Mamedov, Nidjat m AZE 2463 +24 +26 = 1 +11 - 2 = 6 - 7 -10 4.0 2409
17. Chkhaidze, Nikoloz GEO 2138 + 9 - 5 +20 = 7 - 3 =22 -15 +26 4.0 2362
18. Stellwagen, Daniel f NED 2464 =22 - 4 =19 +23 -10 +27 +21 - 5 4.0 2264
19. Loetscher, Roland f SUI 2288 - 1 -28 =18 +24 +29 +26 - 8 =14 4.0 2349
20. Teterev, Vitaly BLR 2342 - 6 +30 -17 -15 +31 =13 =14 +27 4.0 2283
21. Abdullaev,Mahish AZE ---- -15 +32 - 9 +30 -12 +28 -18 +29 4.0 2307
22. Buckley, Simon T ENG 2237 =18 - 3 +27 =14 +28 =17 - 5 -11 3.5 2312
23. Esen, Baris TUR 2189 +28 - 1 - 2 -18 -27 +32 =24 +30 3.5 2273
24. Laciner, Kerem TUR 2220 -16 - 9 =29 -19 +32 =30 =23 +31 3.5 2174
25. Cernousek, Lukas CZE 2294 - 7 +29 +31 +12 - 4 - 9 -10 -13 3.0 2265
26. Davidov, Samir AZE 2248 +12 -16 - 4 -29 +30 -19 +32 -17 3.0 2204
27. Krupenski, Yuri EST 2240 - 8 -12 -22 +32 +23 -18 +28 -20 3.0 2230
28. Tahirov, Farhad m AZE 2363 -23 +19 -10 +31 -22 -21 -27 +32 3.0 2065
29. Aliev, Chingiz AZE 2213 -11 -25 =24 +26 -19 +31 -13 -21 2.5 2103
30. Baladjaev, Gara AZE 2210 -13 -20 +32 -21 -26 =24 +31 -23 2.5 2039
31. Aliev, Djavid AZE ---- +32 -11 -25 -28 -20 -29 -30 -24 1.0 1941
32. BYE ---- -31 -21 -30 -27 -24 -23 -26 -28 0.0
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EuJunW Baku AZE (AZE), 14-24 vii 2002
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1. Dzagnidze, Nana wm GEO 2281 +26 +19 + 7 +21 = 2 + 4 = 3 + 8 7.0 2594
2. Charkhalashvili, Inga wf GEO 2295 =10 + 3 +25 +13 = 1 + 6 = 5 +11 6.5 2399
3. Mamedjarova, Zeinab wm AZE 2312 =17 - 2 +10 +25 +18 +13 = 1 + 6 6.0 2353
4. Khukhashvili, Sopiko wm GEO 2327 +16 - 6 +24 +19 + 8 - 1 =11 +10 5.5 2337
5. Mammadova, Nargiz AZE 2058 - 6 -24 +28 +23 +22 +21 = 2 + 7 5.5 2329
6. Makka, Ioulia GRE 2196 + 5 + 4 -21 + 9 = 7 - 2 +12 - 3 4.5 2276
7. Zakurdjaeva, Irina wm RUS 2236 +14 + 8 - 1 +17 = 6 -11 +13 - 5 4.5 2192
8. Javakhishvili, Lela wm GEO 2319 +22 - 7 +15 +12 - 4 = 9 +17 - 1 4.5 2228
9. Melia, Salome GEO 2262 +15 =13 =17 - 6 +24 = 8 -10 +14 4.5 2171
10. Agaeva, Shahana AZE 2123 = 2 -17 - 3 +26 +23 +19 + 9 - 4 4.5 2261
11. Milliet, Sophie FRA 2173 +27 -21 -12 +15 +20 + 7 = 4 - 2 4.5 2212
12. Topel, Zehra TUR 2067 -18 +16 +11 - 8 =19 +24 - 6 +17 4.5 2232
13. Batsiashvili,Nino GEO ---- +23 = 9 +18 - 2 +21 - 3 - 7 +19 4.5 2296
14. Hodova, Lucie CZE 2060 - 7 -22 -23 +28 +15 +20 +21 - 9 4.0 2155
15. Kirik, Irina BLR 2069 - 9 +23 - 8 -11 -14 +28 +22 +21 4.0 2180
16. Mamedjarova, Turkan AZE 2134 - 4 -12 =26 -20 +28 =27 +18 +25 4.0 2099
17. Esebua, Megi GEO 2107 = 3 +10 = 9 - 7 =25 +18 - 8 -12 3.5 2157
18. Shukurova, Meihriban wm AZE 2238 +12 =25 -13 +22 - 3 -17 -16 +26 3.5 2065
19. Jurkiewicz, Katarzyna POL 2190 +20 - 1 +27 - 4 =12 -10 +25 -13 3.5 2068
20. Isgandarova, Khayala AZE 2047 -19 +26 -22 +16 -11 -14 =27 +23 3.5 2075
21. Khusnutdinova, Luiza wm RUS 2312 +24 +11 + 6 - 1 -13 - 5 -14 -15 3.0 2037
22. Polushkina, Svetlana wf GER 2131 - 8 +14 +20 -18 - 5 -25 -15 +27 3.0 2017
23. Buckley, Melanie ENG 2184 -13 -15 +14 - 5 -10 +26 +24 -20 3.0 1986
24. Ismailova, Aytaj AZE 2157 -21 + 5 - 4 +27 - 9 -12 -23 +28 3.0 2064
25. Khudaverdieva, Afag AZE 2043 +28 =18 - 2 - 3 =17 +22 -19 -16 3.0 2088
26. Rzayeva, Svetlana AZE 2073 - 1 -20 =16 -10 +27 -23 +28 -18 2.5 1984
27. Umudova,Nargiz AZE ---- -11 +28 -19 -24 -26 =16 =20 -22 2.0 1920
28. BYE ---- -25 -27 - 5 -14 -16 -15 -26 -24 0.0
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The 30th World Open took place June 29th - July 7th 2002. There was a
nine way tie for first amongst Alex Smirin, Alexander Onischuk, Artur Yusupov,
Jaan Ehlvest, Alek Wojtkiewicz, Benjamin Finegold, Jonathan Rowson, Varuzhan
Akobian and Kamil Miton. Kamil Miton won the playoff.
Internet coverage: http://www.worldopen.com/
Jack Peters reports: The Southern California Chess Federation (SCCF) ran
its eight-player state championship on the weekends of July 13-14 and July
20-21 in Costa Mesa, about 50 miles south of Los Angeles. The new state
champion is IM Melikset Khachiyan, who won his first three games and led the
tournament all the way. Former state champion Cyrus Lakdawala suffered severe
back pain before the second weekend and could not muster the strength for his
usual comeback. His games against Levon Altounian and Ron Hermansen were agreed
drawn without play. Nevertheless, he tied for third place with newcomer (to
California!) Whee Ky Ma, who won all three of his games on the second weekend.
The SCCF hopes to make next summer's championship, the 15th in the series, an
international title tournament. Plans call for adding two more players to
fulfill the requirements for titled players and foreigners. For more Southern
California chess news, see http://www.scchess.com/
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SCCF State Ch Costa Mesa USA (USA), 13-21 vii 2002cat. V (2356)
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1. Khachian, Melikset m ARM 2477 * 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 2568
2. Peters, John A m USA 2456 1 * = = = 1 = 1 5.0 2499
3. Lakdawala, Cyrus f USA 2435 = = * 1 = = = = 4.0 2394
4. Ma, Whee Ky f NED 2294 0 = 0 * 1 = 1 1 4.0 2414
5. Casella, Michael f USA 2265 0 = = 0 * = 1 1 3.5 2368
6. Altounian, Levon f USA 2448 0 0 = = = * = = 2.5 2240
7. Hermansen, Ron USA 2224 0 = = 0 0 = * 1 2.5 2272
8. Small, Greg USA 2245 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 * 1.0 2062
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12th Heart of Finland Open took place July 17rg-21st,
Jyväskylä, the biggest open tournament in Finland. Maxim Novik won
the event with 7.5/9. No games available. My thanks to Sami
Hämäläinen for the news.
Internet coverage:
http://www.shakki.net/turnaukset/hofeng02.txt
Final Standings:
1. Novik Maxim IM 7.5 52.5
2. Solozhenkin Evgeniy GM 7.0 57.0
3. Glek Igor GM 7.0 55.5
4. Yrjola Jouni GM 7.0 54.5
5. Kveinys Aloyzas GM 7.0 54.0
6. Salmensuu Olli IM 7.0 53.5
7. Aseev Konstantin GM 7.0 51.5
8. Kengis Edvins GM 7.0 51.5
9. Nyback Tomi IM 6.5 53.0
10. Agopov Mikael IM 6.5 51.5
11. Koskela Niina WIM 6.5 51.5
12. Nevanlinna Risto FM 6.5 50.0
13. Kochyev Alexander GM 6.5 48.5
14. Vorotnikov Vladislav IM 6.5 47.0
15. Lehtinen Heikki FM 6.5 46.5
16. Issakainen Ari 6.5 46.0
17. Rantanen Yrjo GM 6.5 44.5
18. Aijala Jouko 6.5 44.0
19. Nyysti Sampsa FM 6.0 51.5
20. Nouro Mikael IM 6.0 51.0
21. Paasikangas-Tella J WIM 6.0 48.0
22. Lahtinen Markku 6.0 48.0
23. Vager Igor 6.0 47.0
24. Molander Riku FM 6.0 45.5
25. Parkkinen Jyrki 6.0 45.0
26. Kivipelto Kaj 6.0 41.0
172 players
The X Emanuel Lasker Memorial Open takes place 17th-27th July in
Barlinek 28 players above 2200 (incl. 7 GMs) play in the Open A. There are also
opens B, C and D.
Internet coverage: http://www.szachy.lo.pl
Round 3 Standings:
1 VOITSEKHOVSKY, Stanislav (7) gm RUS 2511 2.5
2 MIROSHNICHENKO, Evgenij (6) im UKR 2525 2.5
3 MALANIUK, Vladimir P (4) gm UKR 2547 2.5
4 GLEIZEROV, Evgeny (1) gm RUS 2576 2.5
5 SENFF, Martin (9) im GER 2464 2
6 BRODSKY, Michail (5) gm UKR 2539 2
7 ZUBAREV, Alexander (8) im UKR 2470 2
8 SOÆKO, Bartosz (2) gm POL 2562 2
9 VYSOCHIN, Spartak (3) gm UKR 2553 2
10 HEBERLA, Bart³omiej (15) POL 2417 2
11 SOLODOVNICHENKO, Yuri (11) im UKR 2448 2
12 SPRENGER, Jan Michael (14) im GER 2426 2
13 DEMKOVICH, Anatoliy (13) im UKR 2426 2
14 ANDREEV, Eduard (10) im UKR 2463 1.5
15 SHISHKIN, Vadim (16) im UKR 2396 1.5
16 SZCZECHOWICZ, Bartosz (21) POL 2289 1.5
17 SCHMIDT, W³odzimierz (12) gm POL 2446 1.5
18 SOÆKO, Monika (IM) (17) wgm POL 2347 1
19 BUCZAK, Krzysztof (23) POL 2246 1
20 GUSHPIT, Iaroslav (25) UKR 2221 1
21 KRUPA, Monika (27) wim POL 2211 1
22 TOMCZAK, Rafa³ (18) fm POL 2341 1
23 KAIM, Piotr (20) POL 2293 1
24 AKVIST, Hakan (22) SWE 2281 1
25 IVANOV, Andrey (19) RUS 2324 0.5
26 LUBIEÑSKI, Tadeusz (26) POL 2216 0.5
27 ISSEL, Oliver (24) GER 2242 0
28 ZSCHAEBITZ, Klaus (28) fm GER 2183 0
The 1st Condom International Open took place 13th-19th July 2002. 9
round FIDE Swiss.
Further details: http://echecs.condom.free.fr
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1st Open Condom FRA (FRA), 13-19 vii 2002
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1. Inkiov, Ventzislav g BUL 2421 7
2. Khamrakulov, Ibragim S m UZB 2474 7
3. Iordachescu, Viorel g MDA 2555 7
4. Todorov, Todor m BUL 2455 6.5
5. David, Vincent FRA 2290 6.5
6. Miezis, Normunds g LAT 2483 6.5
7. Cioara, Andrei Nestor m ROM 2414 6.5
8. Smetankin, Stanislav m BLR 2455 6.5
9. Bogza, Adina wm ROM 2270 6.5
10. Belkhodja, Slim g TUN 2505 6
11. Szitas, Gabor HUN 2207 6
12. Bedue,Julien FRA ---- 6
...
97 players
The Ikaros Chess Festival 2002 took 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. Dmtry Svetushkin and
Andrey Rytchagov won the main Aegean Open. Total participants 160 players from
19 countries. My thanks to Argiris Kotsis for the games and results.
Full details at: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/
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Open Aegean Ch Ikaros GRE (GRE), 13-21 vii 2002
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1. Svetushkin, Dmtry 2491 7.5 54.5 2590 +0.93
Rychagov, Andrey 2537 7.5 54.0 2606 +0.66
3. Antoniewski, Rafal 2450 7.0 53.5 2555 +1.04
Managadze, Nikoloz 2428 7.0 52.0 2461 +0.32
Antic, Dejan 2496 7.0 51.0 2430 -0.56
6. Borriss, Martin 2437 6.5 55.5 2468 +0.30
Kosic, Dragan 2537 6.5 53.5 2469 -0.61
Tsanas, Athanasios 2176 6.5 53.0 2533 +3.17
Perunovic, Miodrag 2334 6.5 53.0 2486 +1.66
Sebag, Marie 2344 6.5 52.5 2502 +1.66
Hellsten, Johan 2478 6.5 51.0 2384 -0.82
Genov, Petar 2526 6.5 50.5 2387 -1.22
Galianina-Ryjanova, Julia 2362 6.5 50.0 2440 +0.78
Khamatgaleev, Alexej 2416 6.5 49.5 2401 -0.18
Pavlovic,S Dejan 2354 6.5 48.5 2370 +0.14
Pranje, Dieter 2000 6.5 41.5 2337 +2.10
17. Karapanos, Nikolaos 2237 6.0 53.0 2412 +1.88
Shavtvladze, Nikoloz 2399 6.0 51.0 2372 -0.36
Simeonidis, Ioannis 2313 6.0 51.0 2406 +0.93
Lekic, Dusan 2410 6.0 49.5 2322 -0.93
Radovanovic, Dusan 2294 6.0 48.5 2286 -0.06
Maryasin, Boris 2400 6.0 48.5 2326 -0.76
Vasilevich, Tatjana 2425 6.0 47.5 2328 -1.00
Haritakis, Theodoros 2295 6.0 47.5 2259 -0.34
Dolzhikova, Olga 2258 6.0 47.5 2371 +1.24
Maksimovic, Branimir 2406 6.0 47.5 2371 -0.44
Zalahoras, Nikolaos 2189 6.0 44.0 2277 +0.60
Kyriakidis, Thrasos 2128 6.0 43.5 2355 +0.58
163 players
Arab Individual Championships for children U10 & U12 , held in Abu
Dhabi, UAE 7-17 July 2002 for the third year in row and sponsored by NIDO.
Salem Abdul Rahman and Saeed Ishaq , both from UAE, shared the first place with
8 points in U10 category to keep the title for UAE for the the third year in
row ( 2000,2001 & 2002 ). Saeed Ishaq got FM title , while Salem has
already got FM title since 2001 where he won the same event. In U12 category ,
Ghanem Al Sulaity of Qatar came first with 7.5 points and got FM title. 9
Arabian countries participated in the event: Morocco , Tunisia , Syria , Iraq ,
Jordan , Qatar , Yemen , Bahrain and UAE. Report Dr. Hesham Elgendy.
Category U12 :
Ghanem Al Sulaity QAT 7.5
Mahdi Ayat Hamido MAR 7
Walid Aziz IRQ 6.5
Karam Bennawi SYR 5.5
Marwan Abdul Wahab UAE 5
Ahmed Abbas Khouri UAE 5
Ahmed Mohsen YEM 4
Ahmed Bin Saeed TUN 3.5
Kanan Sabry JOR 1
Osama Al Ghasra BRN 0
Category U10 :
Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 8
Saeed Ishaq UAE 8
Raouf Abdo YEM 5
Mahmoud Sakr JOR 5
Abdul Aziz Karmostaji UAE 4.5
Samer Monzer IRQ 4.5
Hosam Tarboush SYR 4
Abdul Aziz Ibrahim UAE 3
Abdul Aziz Yousef QAT 3
Ahmed Al Ghasra BRN 0
FIDE Master title is awarded to :
1- Ghanem Al Sulaity Qatar
2- Saeed Ishaq - UAE
ZMD-Open
The "ZMD-Open" takes place in Dresden (Germany) 18th-26th July 2002.
Entry includes 1. GM Alexander Graf (2624); 2. GM Robert Zelcic (2565), ... 23.
Wolfgang Uhlmann (2436)
Further info: http://www.schachfestival.com/index_news.html
Liepajas Rokade
The 9th annual Chess festival, "Liepajas Rokade", organized by "Sport
Club Baltic" and "Liepaja's Chess Club", will be held from August
1st–August 4th. There will be three tournaments during the festival:
Grandmasters Super tournament, Open tournament, and Blitz tournament. The four
best "Open" players will enter the Super-tournament. They will then compete
against four other chess players in a one-round tournament after which a winner
will be determined. Participants of Grandmasters Super-tournament: Alexander
Khalifman (Russia, FIDE 2690) Jaan Ehlvest (Estonia, 2600) Edvins Kengis
(Latvia, 2577) Aloyzas Kveinys (Lithuania, 2559) Top participants of "Open"
tournament: Zurab Azmaiparashvili (Georgia, 2676) Aleksej Aleksandrov (Belarus,
2646) Andrei Kharlov (Russia, 2609) Sarunas Sulskis (Lithuania, 2577) Daniels
Fridmans (Latvia, 2571) Evgenij Sveshnikov (Latvia, 2556) Maris Krakops
(Latvia, 2530) Normunds Miezis (Latvia, 2483) Around 200 participants will take
part in the tournament. “Liepaja's Castling” is the largest and most
important chess tournament in the Baltic states after the declaration of
independence.
Internet coverage: http://www.liepajniekiem.lv/?doc=2727
Tel Aviv IM
A new IM norm tournament will take place in Tel Aviv 22nd August - 1st
September 2002. Prizes about 3000sh (min). A few places are available for
players seeking norms. More information: GM Zvulon (Leonid) Gofshtein. Phones
972-3-7329233 (home), 972-54696432 (mobil) or e-mail-gofshtein@hotmail.com
Ghent Open
The 25th Ghent Open takes place 20th-24th July 2002. Entry includes GM
Mikhail Gurevich.
Internet coverage: http://www.kgsrl.be/
Dubai Junior Open Championship
The first Dubai Junior Open Championships are being held by the Dubai
chess club. The official web site is
http://www.arabfide.com/ara/dj2002/index.htm
there is some games in pgn and complete table and results and photo album.
European Championship for Cadets in rapid and blitz
The European Individual and Team Chess Championships for Youth and
Juniors (Rapid And Blitz) takes place in Novi Sad August 15th-22nd 2002.
Contact by mail, fax or e-mail to the Yugoslav Chess Federation, Nusiceva
25/II, 11000 Belgrade
Organizing Committee’s Chairman: Mr. Danko Bokan Secretary of
Yugoslav Chess Federation tel. ++ 381 11 33 44 268, ++ 381 11 33 44 172, fax ++
381 11 3227 826 mob ++381 64 15 05 735; E-mail: ssyug@eunet.yu; or
bokand@eunet.yu;
2003 Australian Open
The Australian Open Chess Championships is to be held 2nd-10th January
2003. The Championships are jointly organised by The New South Wales Chess
Association Inc. and Australian Chess Enterprises on behalf of the Australian
Chess Federation Inc.
Further information:
http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/penrith/index.cfm
Wismilak International
The Wismilak International Grandmaster Chess Tournament takes place in
Surabaya, Indonesia, 22nd-29th July 2002. The Category 8 (average 2446) event
has a GM norm at 8 and IM Result 6.
Internet coverage:
http://wismilakinternational.com/chess/index.html
PESERTA WISMILAK INTERNATIONAL GRANDMASTER
CHESS TOURNAMENT
Embong Sawo, Surabaya, 21-30 Juli 2002
GM Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgaria, 2497)
GM Zaw Win Lay (Myanmar, 2531)
MI Nay Oo Kyaw Tun (Myanmar, 2504)
MI Enrique Pacienca (Filipina, 2483)
GM Edhi Handoko (Indonesia, 2431)
GM Ardiansyah (Indonesia, 2411)
MF Hamdani Rudin (Indonesia, 2375)
MI Danny Juswanto (Indonesia, 2520)
MN Susanto Megaranto (Indonesia, 2364)
MF Irwanto Sadikin (Indonesia, 2362)
MN Cecep Kosasih (Indonesia, 2422)
MI Cerdas Barus (Indonesia, 2456)
Kategori 8 (2446)
Norma GM = 8 angka
Norma MI = 6 angka
Curacao Open
The Curacao (*) 1962-2002 chess tournament is an open tournament that
will be held November 16th-28th 2002. The tournament commemorates the 40th
Anniversary of the Candidates tournament in 1962. Viktor Korchnoi (a player)
and Yuri Averbach (a second) from the original event have already confirmed
that they will return after 40 years. The tournament will have 9 rounds and a
maximum of 120 players including about 15 titled players. Jan Timman (NL),
Bartek Macieja (Pol), Sofia Polgar (Israel/Hungary), Yona Kosashvili (Israel),
Anjelina Belakovskaia (USA), Alonso Zapata (Colombia), Johan Alvarez
(Venezuela) and Carlos Gallegos (Venezuela) are amongst the players.
More information (including a 1962 and a 2001 picture gallery and
general information about Curacao) is available at:
http://www.curacao.com/chess. There
is also a download of the electronic tournament book of the 2001 edition
available. Jan Timman was the winner of that tournament.
(*) Curacao is an island in the Caribbean and is part of the Netherlands
Antilles.
US Junior Invitational
U S Junior Open and Invitational is hosted by the Dallas Chess Club July
19-21, 2002.
Players for the invitational: IM Dmitry Schneider, IM Vinay Bhat, Aaron
Pixton, Andrei Zaremba, FM Philip Xiao Wang, FM Daniel Fernandez, Daniel
Rensch, Matthew Hoekstra, Stanislav Ritvin and Noah J. Siegel.
Internet coverage: http://www.dallaschess.com/USJ2002/
Games live on ICC.
Miercurea Ciuc (Romania)
The V International Chess Festival Miercurea Ciuc (Romania) takes place
19.08 - 01.09.2002 Miercurea Ciuc, 19.08 - 25.08.2002 : V." Ciuc-Premium" (9
rounds), Miercurea Ciuc, 26.08 - 01.09.2002 : III." Banc Post" (9 rounds)
Venue : Study-house Jakab Antal ** (Szék str. 147) and Banc Post
** (Sadoveanu str. 4). A) International FIDE round robin tournaments for
international rating B) International FIDE open tournaments Rate of play : 40/2
; + 0.30 minutes.
Program : Monday, August 19 and August 26 : 15.30 opening ceremony
16.00-21.00 round I Tuesday, August 20 and August 27 : 16.00-21.00 round II
Wednesday, August 21 and August 28 : 09.00-14.00 round III 16.00-21.00 round IV
Thursday, August 22 and August 29 : 16.00-21.00 round V Friday, August 23 and
August 30 : 09.00-14.00 round VI 16.00-21.00 round VII Saturday, August 24 and
August 31 : 16.00-21.00 round VIII Sunday, August 25 and September 1 :
09.00-14.00 round IX 15.00 closed ceremony
Entry fee (EUR): FIDE rating Group "A" unrated 60 2000-2099 30 2100-2199
20 2200-2299 10 above 2300 no entry fee Group "B" Adult 20 EUR, Youth 10 EUR.
Prizes : V. "Ciuc-Premium" + III. "Banc Post" prize funds = 500 EUR + extra
prizes. Accomodation prizes : Study-house Jakab Antal ** and Banc Post ** -
Full board, Single room/day = 22 EUR, - Full board, Bouble room/person/day = 18
EUR
Organizer : IM Sandor Biro Postal address : R-4100 Miercurea Ciuc 1,
C.P. 68, Romania Phone/fax : (+40)-266-316712, mobile : (+40)-740-021866 E-mail
: caissa@topnet.ro
ChessBrain and Distributed Chess Project
There are a couple of chess projects involving linking computers
Worldwide to form a single chessplaying computer. According to Carlos
Justiniano "The ChessBrain project currently had over 230 members from 25
different countries around the world. Over 300 hundred computers have already
been linked up to form a preliminary global network."
You can read more at: http://www.chessbrain.net in addition
there is Ralf Seliger's Distributed Chess Project which you can read about at:
http://wind.prohosting.com/chessweb
letsplaychess.com knockout
www.letsplaychess.com has announced its first World championship
knockout event. This is an open to all event, which has the time limit of two
days per move. The ambitious target to meet is one thousand and twenty four
players. They will go through a series of knockout elimination rounds:- 1st
round: 1024 players 2nd round: 512 players 3rd round: 256 players 4th round 128
players 5th round 64 players 6th round 32 players 7th round 16 players 8th
round 8 players 9th round 4 players 10th round 2 players. The format of this
event will make it very easy for players to find the time to compete, as you
can play a move every 2 days and there is no software download required.
Further details: http://www.letsplaychess.com
Hungarian and Yugoslav Tournaments
Hungarian and YUG Chess tournaments in the second half of 2002.
1. 3rd-15th of August, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM tournaments, Budapest.
org: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu
2. 16th-22nd of August, TALENTUM KUPA Open 9 rounds Swiss,
Balatonkenese org: Mr.VALIS, Janos, e-mail: husi-sc@elender.hu
3. 7th-19th of September, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM Budapest,
4. 21st of September-2nd of October KECSKEMET, GM closed, org:
dr.Erdelyi,
5. 5th-18th of October, FIRST SATURDAY, 2 GM /cat.IX-X !!,
cat.VII-VIII/, IM-FM, Budapest,
6. 18th-31st of October, GM-IM tmt THIRD SATURDAY, Belgrade,
Yugoslavia, org: Kotevski
7. 2nd-15th of November, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, Budapest,
8. 16th-28th of November, GM-IM KECSKEMÉT, org: dr.Erdelyi,
9. 7th-19th of December, GM-IM-FM, FIRST SATURDAY Budapest
European Rapid & Blitz Championship
The European Rapid & Blitz Championship is in Crete. The KYDON
SPORTS CLUB is organising the championship 29/-4/10 in IBEROSTAR CRETA MARINE
hotel. Contact MARY VIGLIRAKI thebest@ret.forthnet.gr for further details
Live coverage: http://www.venizelia.gr
ICC World Blitz Championship
The Internet Chess Club (http://www.chessclub.com) is running an
on-line tournament series, the ICC World Blitz Championship, which is likely to
draw the largest and strongest field of any internet chess event to date.
Complete information on the tournament, including scheduling and format
of the qualifying tournaments and the knockout stages, prizes and rules, is
available on the ICC's webpage at
http://www.chessclub.com/event/wbc/rules
Sixty-four finalists will be determined by qualifying Swiss-system
tournaments to be held on weekend dates between June 29 and August 11. The
qualifiers will be held at different times of day for the convenience of
participants in different parts of the globe. One need not play in all of the
qualifiers; a good score in any one of them may suffice to advance to the
knockout stage.
A series of knockout matches will begin on August 17 and will culminate
in a 20-game final match on September 7 and 8.
Time controls will be four minutes to start plus a two second per move
increment in the qualifying tournaments, and five minutes plus a five-second
increment in the knockout stages.
The prize fund will be $5000 US, with $1500 going to the first place
winner. There will be cash prizes for the 32 finalists who win in the first
knockout round, and over 33 years of free membership in ICC will be divided
among as many as 200 players for their results in their respective rating
classes in the qualifying tournaments.
Entry is free, but is limited to ICC members with paid or exempt
accounts. (The ICC grants an exempt account to any FIDE GM, IM, WGM, or WIM.
For others, membership costs $49 US per year, or $24.50 for youth and students.
Free trial accounts are available, but are not eligible to play in this event.)
ICC organizers expect that this summer-long event will break the record
for number of participants in an Internet chess event which was set by the
third Dos Hermanas tournament, hosted by the ICC in March of this year. 1460
ICC members from around the globe, including 56 GMs and 97 IMs, participated in
the qualifying rounds of that tournament, which was won by GM Aleksander
Rustemov.
Organizers also are confident of their ability to prevent cheating by
the use of computer programs or chess databases in this event. "Any time you
are offering prize money to people who are playing over the Internet out of
sight of each other, you have to prepare for the possibility that someone will
try to use computer software to cheat," says ICC co-owner Martin Grund, lead
organizer for the tournament. "But our investigatory team is the best there is.
And we have improved the rules and format based on our experiences with other
events. For example, the rules for this event guarantee our right to use
proctors to observe play in person if we believe it is appropriate."
International Youth Rapid and Blitz
The 2nd European Individual and Team Chess Championship for Youth and
Juniors (Rapid and Blitz) will be held from August 15th-22nd 2002, Novi Sad,
Yugoslavia.
Entry by mail, fax or e-mail to the Yugoslav Chess Federation, Nusiceva
25/II, 11000 Belgrade Organizing Committee's Chairman: Mr. Danko Bokan
Secretary of Yugoslav Chess Federation tel. ++ 381 11 33 44 268, ++ 381 11 33
44 172, fax ++ 381 11 3227 826 mob ++381 64 15 05 735; E-mail: ssyug@eunet.yu;
or bokand@eunet.yu;
6th Mind Sports Olympiad
The 6th Mind Sports Olympiad will take place at Loughborough University
from August 14th-18th 2002. This is the first year that the event, which
started in London in 1997, has moved outside the capital.
The Mind Sports Olympiad is an annual games festival in which all the
contests are thinking games. The competitors play each other at a variety of
well known strategy games such as Chess, Bridge, Backgammon, Scrabble, Othello
and Go, and compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. There are junior medals
for those aged under 16.
Gold, Silver and Bronze medallions will be awarded to the top adults
and top juniors in each competition. In addition there will be sponsored prizes
in some tournaments.
For media information contact: David Levy, founder of the Mind Sports
Olympiad Telephone: 0208 883 5180 e-mail: dlevy@msoworld.com
For entry information contact: Tony Corfe, Event Manger Telephone:
01707 659080 e-mail: mso@tcs-chess.demon.co.uk
Web site at http://www.msoworld.com
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/
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
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
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).
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
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.
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/
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.
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/
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
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
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/
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
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.