THE WEEK IN CHESS 423 16th December 2002 by Mark Crowther
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1424 games
My thanks to Harald Grafenhofer, Laszlo Nagy, Kenny Chern, Thomas
Henrich, Santiago García Ramos, Nicolaas Groot, Hugo Alejandro Balam
Lopez, Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, Andras Bacsi, Steve Laios, Dennis Monokroussos,
Alexey Dreev, Lennarth Eriksson, Przemek Jahr, Harald Grafenhofer, Andy
McFarland, Rumen Angelov and everyone else who helped with the issue.
A dispute between FIDE and FIDE Champion Ruslan Ponomariov could derail
the Prague unity agreement. The main point of contention is whether Ponomariov
has draw odds against Kasparov as Kramnik has in his coming match against Leko.
FIDE removed the right to draw odds for the champion in 1997 and are firm it
will not return for this match. I can understand this but Kasparov has been
dropped into what is in effect a FIDE World Championship match against
Ponomariov without having to qualify I can also understand Ponomariov's
argument in this specific case for having draw odds. However it looks like
Ponomariov's choice is either to back down or be defaulted. I would expect him
to play.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
A dispute between FIDE Chess Champion Ruslan Ponomariov and FIDE may see
him replaced as the opponent Garry Kasparov plays next year as part of the
unification agreed in Prague or the collapse of the process altogether.
Ponomariov was not present in Prague and claims that "Regrettably, I was
not able to attend it myself, though I hoped that the International Chess
Federation would back me as its champion. It would have been quite logical. But
it turned out on the contrary. First, I found myself facing an information
blockade - they did not inform me on the progress of negotiations and on the
decisions taken... Later they made me have to face this situation: you have to
play with Garry Kasparov in the semi-final of the unification championship on
such and such terms."
Ponomariov adds that his problems with the Prague agreement are that
"They are as follows. I am not afraid of playing with Garry Kasparov, though
some people try to make it look so. Still, I don't want Kasparov, the
challenger for the world chess crown, to have more rights than me, the
champion. Since I won this title with the FIDE time control (90 minutes per a
game plus 30 seconds for each move), then it seems logical to defend this title
on the basis of the same formula. There is yet another matter of principle. In
previous World Championships, if the match ended in a draw, the champion
retained the crown. Now, however, due to some reason this rule has been omitted
in the regulations of my duel with Kasparov, while it exists and is valid in
the parallel semi-final between Vladimir Kramnik, a Russian, and Peter Leko, a
Hungarian. I believe this difference is not accidental."
Some of the claims in the above quotes are strongly disputed by others
involved.
Yasser Seirawan who was the prime-mover behind the unification process
and main spokesman for the process has commented on the problem.
Seirwan states: "Unfortunately, the efforts of the WCCC and all others
may not be enough. Recently, Ponomariov has repeated his demand for draw-odds,
practically threatening to resign his title should he not have his wish met.
The situation is quite perilous. I truly hope that he drops his demand and
agrees to play. Sadly, despite many efforts, I don't yet see a compromise in
the offing."
"If Ponomariov refuses to join the unity cycle, we are back to square
one and a new plan will have to be considered. Perhaps Kasparov's plan, "number
one plays number two" will be regarded as the right way to go. In that case we
might have Kasparov versus Anand. Should 2001/02 runner-up Vassily Ivanchuk
receive first consideration? Dare I say, there is always my "Fresh Start"
proposal to reconsider? Or, as a very suspicious GM Alexey Shirov has
suggested, we will all be tricked in 2006. The GM Steering Committee and the
WCCC will face challenging times!"
"The impasse caused by Ponomariov's draw-odds demand causes me to think
that in the future FIDE should explicitly state in its regulations the
procedures to be followed when a player refuses or is unable to play a certain
stage. While FIDE was prepared in 1993, the current unity plan has not
addressed such possibilities. A small amount of precaution could save a lot of
frustration. "
Articles: Yasser Seirawan's comments:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=636
and Ponomariov's comments: http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/ponofide.htm
The 41st World Junior & 19th Girls U-20 Chess Championships take
place in Panaji, Goa, 8th to 21st December 2002. Bu Xiangzhi, Luke McShane,
Levon Aronian, Pentala Harikrishna, Artyom Timofeev, Vladimir Potkin, Dmitri
Yakovenko and Ernesto Inarkiev are amongst the 86 players in the World Juniors.
A small number of the games are unfortunately not correct.
Internet coverage: http://www.worldjuniorchessgoa.com/
Round 8 Standings:
41st WJun Goa IND (IND), 9-20 xii 2002
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1 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2581 6.0 2656
2 Harikrishna, P g IND 2551 6.0 2618
3 McShane, Luke J g ENG 2546 6.0 2651
4 Timofeev, Artyom m RUS 2558 6.0 2546
5 Jakovenko, Dmitry RUS 2570 6.0 2621
6 Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2545 5.5 2546
7 Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2601 5.5 2599
8 Inarkiev, Ernesto m RUS 2556 5.5 2491
9 Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios GRE 2461 5.5 2474
10 Ni Hua f CHN 2545 5.5 2578
11 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar m IND 2531 5.5 2511
12 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw POL 2452 5.5 2537
13 Smerdon, David m AUS 2382 5.0 2540
14 Erenburg, Sergey m ISR 2494 5.0 2524
15 Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan g IRI 2511 5.0 2501
16 Miton, Kamil m POL 2564 5.0 2493
17 Neelotpal, Das m IND 2374 5.0 2546
18 Paragua, Mark m PHI 2476 5.0 2361
19 Poobesh Anand, S IND 2351 5.0 2476
20 Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2495 5.0 2588
21 Prathamesh, S. Mokal IND 2335 5.0 2479
22 Sadykov, Rustem KAZ 2400 5.0 2519
23 Kristjansson, Stefan m ISL 2431 5.0 2498
24 Simutowe, Amon m ZAM 2383 4.5 2441
25 Annaberdiev, Meilis f TKM 2305 4.5 2396
26 Bar, Roman m ISR 2413 4.5 2318
27 Carlsson, Pontus SWE 2376 4.5 2339
28 Jeremic, Veljko m YUG 2487 4.5 2347
29 Sundararajan, Kidambi m IND 2408 4.5 2390
30 Lim Yee-Weng MAS 2202 4.5 2422
31 Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2408 4.5 2398
32 Sharma, R. Preetham IND 2311 4.5 2311
33 Sandipan, Chanda m IND 2510 4.5 2432
34 Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi IND 2376 4.5 2395
35 Satyapragyan, Swayangsu m IND 2436 4.5 2431
36 Bromberger, Stefan m GER 2414 4.5 2453
37 Gozzoli, Yannick FRA 2377 4.5 2417
88 players
19th WJun Girls Goa IND (IND), 9-20 xii 2002
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1 Zhao Xue wg CHN 2367 7.0 2647
2 Koneru, Humpy wg IND 2484 6.0 2510
3 Calotescu, Cristina wm ROM 2324 5.5 2394
4 Hasanova, Elmira wm RUS 2325 5.5 2319
5 Kosintseva, Nadezhda wm RUS 2388 5.5 2434
6 Makka, Ioulia GRE 2257 5.5 2365
7 Pogonina, Natalija wf RUS 2397 5.5 2426
8 Priya, P IND 2106 5.5 2399
9 Wang Yu wf CHN 2368 5.5 2409
10 Kosintseva, Tatiana wg RUS 2427 5.0 2412
11 Moser, Eva wm AUT 2371 5.0 2252
12 Ubiennykh, Ekaterina wf RUS 2210 5.0 2279
13 Tian Tian wg CHN 2311 5.0 2308
14 Bjerke, Silje NOR 2065 4.5 2276
15 Churun, Polina BLR 2162 4.5 2162
16 Drljevic, Ljilja wf YUG 2139 4.5 2265
17 Karavade, Eesha IND 2171 4.5 2202
18 Matras, Agnieszka wm POL 2247 4.5 2223
19 Savic, Marijana wf YUG 2176 4.5 2186
20 Milliet, Sophie FRA 2164 4.5 2254
21 Tania, Sachdev wm IND 2189 4.5 2259
22 Vinuthna, N IND 2089 4.5 2237
23 Zigangirova, Sofya KAZ 2241 4.5 2283
24 Anoori, Mehul Shah IND 2109 4.0 2136
25 Tsai, Cindy wm USA 2204 4.0 2186
26 Delphin, C IND 2084 4.0 2156
27 Harika, Dronavalli IND 2248 4.0 2183
28 Holusova, Tana CZE 2106 4.0 2052
29 Koneru, Chandra Hawsa IND 2086 4.0 2149
30 Helm, Leonie GER 2235 4.0 2216
51 players
The XV Carlos Torre International Tournament takes place 13th-21st
December 2002. Games for the first three rounds are available.
Internet coverage:
http://www.carlostorre.org.mx/convocatoria_2002.htm
and
standings
Round 4 Standings:
1. Filippov Valerij 4.0
2. Bogdan Lalic 3.5
3. Milov Vadim 3.0
Dominguez Lenier 3.0
Wojtkiewicz Aleksander 3.0
Georgiev Vladimir 3.0
Tyomkin Dmitry 3.0
Gonzalez Zamora Juan Carlo 3.0
Ehlvest Jaan 3.0
Arencibia Walter 3.0
Zapata Alonso 3.0
Kogan Arthur 3.0
Nogueiras Jesus 3.0
Soppe Guillermo 3.0
Garcia Gildardo 3.0
16. Mitkov Nikola 2.5
Espinosa Flores Rafael 2.5
Bruzon Batista Lazaro 2.5
Lobron Eric 2.5
Ramirez Alvarez Alejandro 2.5
Pigusov Evgeny 2.5
Hernandez Gro Gilberto 2.5
Gonzalez Garcia Jose 2.5
Peric Slavisa 2.5
Gulko Boris 2.5
Aldama De Gournay Dionisio 2.5
Martin Del Campo Roberto 2.5
Russek Guil 2.5
Huerta Soris Ramon 2.5
Garcia Silvino 2.5
The XII Magistral de Elgoibar takes place 12th-20th December 2002.
Internet site: http://www.geocities.com/gaztelugatxe/
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XII It Elgoibar ESP (EPS), 12-20 xii 2002 cat. IX (2461)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Baron Rodriguez, Jesus m ESP 2412 * . = . . . . 1 . 1 2.5 2701
2. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2551 . * . = . . 1 . . 1 2.5 2773
3. Herraiz Hidalgo, Herminio m ESP 2458 = . * . . . . . 1 1 2.5 2647
4. Ubilava, Elizbar g GEO 2552 . = . * = . 1 . . . 2.0 2660
5. Paunovic, Dragan m YUG 2532 . . . = * = . . 1 . 2.0 2562
6. Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario m ESP 2476 . . . . = * 0 = . . 1.0 2359
7. Mirzoev, Azer g AZE 2522 . 0 . 0 . 1 * . . . 1.0 2401
8. Gonzalez de la Torre, Santiago ESP 2399 0 . . . . = . * = . 1.0 2265
9. Argandona Rivero, Inigo ESP 2284 . . 0 . 0 . . = * . 0.5 2190
10. Perez, Rodney m CUB 2428 0 0 0 . . . . . . * 0.0
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Rumen Angelov of the Bulgarian Chess Federation sends news of the The
Baharov Memorial took place in Borovec, Bulgaria 1st-5th December 2002. The 7
round Swiss saw Vladimir Dimitrov win with 5.5/7 with a better Buchholz score
than Evgenij Ermenkov and Aleksander Delchev. There are a few more games from
the event now available.
The 2nd Balkan Individual Chess Championships take place 10th-17th
December 2002 in Kubbeli Salon, Turkey. Game next week.
Internet
coverage
Round 8 Standings (of 9)
1 Ermenkov, Evgenij 2463 BUL 5.5
2 Banikas, Hristos 2520 GRE 5
3 Parligras, Mircea 2490 ROM 4.5
4 Nikolaidis, Ioannis 2495 GRE 4.5
5 Miladinovic, Igor 2518 GRE 4.5
6 Sofronie, Iulian 2460 ROM 4.5
7 Ninov, Nikolai 2465 BUL 4.5
8 Erdogan, Hakan 2215 TUR 4
9 Grigore, George 2482 ROM 4
10 Stojanovski, Dejan 2431 MAC 4
26 players
The First Saturday tournaments for December take place 7th-20th
December 2002. My thanks to Laszlo Nagy and Andras Bacsi.
Internet coverage:
http://members.chello.hu/firstsat/0212/index.htm
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FSGM Dec Budapest HUN (HUN), 7-19 xii 2002 cat. VII (2418)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2482 * 0 = 1 . . = 1 . 1 1 1 6.0 2619
2. Ramesh, R.B m IND 2475 1 * = = 1 = . = . . = = 5.0 2507
3. Balogh, Csaba m HUN 2432 = = * = = 1 = . 1 . . 0 4.5 2469
4. Valdes, Leonardo m CRC 2426 0 = = * . . = . = 1 = 1 4.5 2469
5. Kosanovic, Goran A g YUG 2398 . 0 = . * = = = = 1 = . 4.0 2409
6. Szeberenyi, Adam m HUN 2367 . = 0 . = * . = = = = 1 4.0 2410
7. Anka, Emil g HUN 2462 = . = = = . * = . = = 0 3.5 2376
8. Lukacs, Peter g HUN 2420 0 = . . = = = * = = = . 3.5 2370
9. Vajda, Szidonia wg HUN 2365 . . 0 = = = . = * 0 1 = 3.5 2361
10. Radziewicz, Iweta m POL 2421 0 . . 0 0 = = = 1 * . 1 3.5 2376
11. Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra wf YUG 2336 0 = . = = = = = 0 . * . 3.0 2337
12. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel m ESP 2437 0 = 1 0 . 0 1 . = 0 . * 3.0 2341
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FSIMA Dec Budapest HUN (HUN), 7-19 xii 2002 cat. IV (2338)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Jakab, Attila m HUN 2367 ** =. 10 01 1. 11 5.5 2475
2 Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2338 =. ** 0. == 11 11 5.5 2474
3 Grafl, Florian f GER 2351 01 1. ** == == =. 4.5 2377
4 Dresen, Ulrich f GER 2316 10 == == ** 0. =. 3.5 2303
5 Peredy, Ferenc m HUN 2312 0. 00 == 1. ** =1 3.5 2301
6 Graham, Nathaniel f USA 2346 00 00 =. =. =0 ** 1.5 2086
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FSIMB Dec Budapest HUN (HUN), 7-19 xii 2002 cat. II (2296)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Popovics, Adam f HUN 2320 * . 1 . = 1 1 . = 1 1 1 7.0 2636
2. Ramaswamy, Aarthie wm IND 2271 . * = . 1 0 = 1 1 1 . 1 6.0 2497
3. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2288 0 = * = . . = = 1 = 1 . 4.5 2328
4. Gerard, Nicolas f FRA 2254 . . = * = 1 . = = 0 . 1 4.0 2355
5. Varadi, Viktor HUN 2338 = 0 . = * 1 0 1 . . 0 1 4.0 2294
6. Werner, Dimo m GER 2384 0 1 . 0 0 * 1 = . 1 . . 3.5 2303
7. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2299 0 = = . 1 0 * = 0 . 1 . 3.5 2257
8. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2304 . 0 = = 0 = = * . = . 1 3.5 2260
9. Berczes, David HUN 2232 = 0 0 = . . 1 . * = . = 3.0 2239
10. Schneider, Attila m HUN 2337 0 0 = 1 . 0 . = = * = . 3.0 2203
11. Dub, Zeev f ISR 2270 0 . 0 . 1 . 0 . . = * 1 2.5 2249
12. Harmatosi, Jozsef HUN 2255 0 0 . 0 0 . . 0 = . 0 * 0.5 1862
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Steve Laios sends games and results from rounds 3 and 4 of the Belgian
Interteams championships 2002-3.
Belgian Teams 2002-2003 Division 1
Round 3: 24th November 2002
1. KGSRL 1 - Hoboken 1 2.0 - 6.0
2. Eynatten 1 - Jean Jaurès 1 7.5 - 0.5
3. Rochade 1 - Temse 1 3.0 - 5.0
4. Liège 1 - Eupen 1 4.5 - 3.5
5. KBSK 1 - KGSRL 2 4.5 - 3.5
6. Charleroi 1 - Leuven 1 4.0 - 4.0 (* games missing)
Round 4: 8th December 2002
1. Hoboken 1 - Eynatten 1 2.5 - 5.5
2. Jean Jaurès 1 - KBSK 1 5.5 - 2.5
3. Temse 1 - KGSRL 1 4.5 - 3.5
4. Eupen 1 - Rochade 1 4.0 - 4.0
5. LV.Leuven 1 - KGSRL 2 6.0 - 2.0
6. Charleroi 1 - Liège 1 3.5 - 4.5
Standings after round 4
Teams pts m.p.
1. Eynatten 1 26.5 4
2. Liège 1 19.5 4
3. Rochade 1 18.0 2.5
4. Temse 1 17.5 3
5. LV Leuven 1 17.5 2.5
5. Gent 1 17.5 2.5
7. Eupen 1 14.5 1
8. KBSK 1 14.0 2
9. Hoboken 1 14.0 1
9. Charleroi 1 14.0 1
11. Jean Jaurès 1 12.5 1.5
12. Gent 2 9.5 0
Przemek Jahr sends news of the Polish Championship Semifinals, men and
women, took place in Lubniewice 30th - November 8th December 2002. The top 4
players qualified for the main championships next year. These were Piotr
Murdzia, Krzysztof Jakubowski, Klaudiusz Urban and Piotr Staniszewski in the
men's and Monika Krupa, Edyta Kupczyk, Dominika Nowak and Edyta
Andrzejewska.
Internet coverage: http://www.szachy.lo.pl
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ch-POL sf Lubniewice POL (POL), 30 xi-8 xii 2002
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1. Murdzia, Piotr m POL 2418 +41 +35 +12 =18 +27 = 4 + 2 = 6 = 9 7.0 2584
2. Jakubowski, Krzysztof f POL 2473 =33 +34 =21 +39 + 7 +18 - 1 +13 = 3 6.5 2493
3. Urban, Klaudiusz m POL 2451 +20 -12 +41 +11 =10 +27 = 6 = 4 = 2 6.0 2472
4. Dziuba, Marcin m POL 2448 =34 +33 +22 +29 =18 = 1 =13 = 3 = 6 6.0 2470
5. Staniszewski, Piotr m POL 2441 -27 +51 + 8 =12 +35 =15 =10 +16 =11 6.0 2414
6. Gajewski, Grzegorz POL 2436 =32 +57 =23 =35 +25 +16 = 3 = 1 = 4 6.0 2461
7. Hnydiuk, Aleksander POL 2373 = 8 +36 =37 +23 - 2 =30 =15 +40 +20 6.0 2399
8. Paterek, Michal POL 2242 = 7 =14 - 5 +55 =11 +35 =31 +33 +19 6.0 2433
9. Bobras, Piotr m POL 2441 =57 +32 -16 +50 +31 =10 =19 +15 = 1 6.0 2436
10. Slaby, Jerzy POL 2364 -29 +53 +48 +43 = 3 = 9 = 5 =14 +18 6.0 2455
11. Swicarz, Maciej POL 2309 +52 +56 -18 - 3 = 8 +36 +44 +31 = 5 6.0 2388
12. Barglowski, Filip POL 2307 +30 + 3 - 1 = 5 +28 =14 =18 =19 =13 5.5 2427
13. Heberla, Bartlomiej POL 2389 +26 =23 =28 =25 +29 +39 = 4 - 2 =12 5.5 2357
14. Stryjecki, Marek m POL 2442 =36 = 8 =20 =44 +41 =12 +27 =10 =17 5.5 2351
15. Lagowski, Patryk f POL 2350 +51 =27 -29 +36 +38 = 5 = 7 - 9 +32 5.5 2377
16. Tomczak, Rafal f POL 2313 +54 =39 + 9 -27 +42 - 6 +28 - 5 +30 5.5 2321
17. Kaszowski, Dariusz POL 2327 =50 +47 -39 =28 +20 =31 +48 =18 =14 5.5 2309
18. Czakon, Jakub POL 2365 +48 +43 +11 = 1 = 4 - 2 =12 =17 -10 5.0 2392
19. Nurkiewicz, Maciej POL 2364 +40 =37 -27 =20 +26 +46 = 9 =12 - 8 5.0 2303
20. Luch, Michal POL 2278 - 3 +52 =14 =19 -17 +26 +46 +37 - 7 5.0 2341
21. Owczarzak, Jerzy POL 2318 +49 =28 = 2 =42 -39 =40 =34 +48 =23 5.0 2261
22. Skrzypnik, Maciej POL 2317 =42 +44 - 4 =46 -30 =32 +36 +27 =25 5.0 2264
23. Szczechowicz, Bartosz POL 2293 +58 =13 = 6 - 7 =48 +29 =40 =30 =21 5.0 2295
24. Kuzmicz, Krystian POL 2333 -28 =49 =32 -40 +58 =41 +29 =39 +34 5.0 2219
25. Chojnacki, Krzysztof POL 2292 =47 =50 +59 =13 - 6 -44 +42 +28 =22 5.0 2231
26. Stoma, Pawel POL 2250 -13 =46 =45 +59 -19 -20 +55 +49 +39 5.0 2214
27. Mickiewicz, Piotr POL 2256 + 5 =15 +19 +16 - 1 - 3 -14 -22 +48 4.5 2368
28. Wlodarczyk, Oskar POL 2161 +24 =21 =13 =17 -12 +43 -16 -25 +45 4.5 2321
29. Skalski, Michal POL 2187 +10 =31 +15 - 4 -13 -23 -24 +46 +50 4.5 2305
30. Ejsmont, Krzysztof POL 2100 -12 -41 +53 +32 +22 = 7 =33 =23 -16 4.5 2281
31. Zeberski, Jakub POL 2326 +53 =29 =42 +37 - 9 =17 = 8 -11 =38 4.5 2261
32. Tworuszka, Michal POL 2256 = 6 - 9 =24 -30 +55 =22 +35 +43 -15 4.5 2277
33. Adamski, Michal POL 2278 = 2 - 4 -44 +49 +51 +42 =30 - 8 =37 4.5 2237
34. Janocha, Wieslaw f POL 2266 = 4 - 2 +49 -38 =47 +54 =21 +44 -24 4.5 2257
35. Liwak, Przemyslaw POL 2296 +46 - 1 +40 = 6 - 5 - 8 -32 +52 +44 4.5 2260
36. Szoen, Dariusz POL 2262 =14 - 7 +47 -15 +50 -11 -22 +55 +40 4.5 2235
37. Marszalek, Maciej POL 2279 +59 =19 = 7 -31 -40 +47 +39 -20 =33 4.5 2206
38. Grycel, Kamil POL 2295 -39 +54 =50 +34 -15 -48 =41 +53 =31 4.5 2213
39. Sawicki, Mikolaj POL 2085 +38 =16 +17 - 2 +21 -13 -37 =24 -26 4.0 2287
40. Caba, Tomasz POL 2197 -19 +55 -35 +24 +37 =21 =23 - 7 -36 4.0 2230
41. Tazbir, Marcin POL 2254 - 1 +30 - 3 +54 -14 =24 =38 =45 =43 4.0 2265
42. Krzesaj, Robert POL 2134 =22 +45 =31 =21 -16 -33 -25 =47 +53 4.0 2218
43. Kolosowski, Pawel POL 2279 +55 -18 +56 -10 =44 -28 +52 -32 =41 4.0 2137
44. Szromba, Krzysztof POL 2152 =45 -22 +33 =14 =43 +25 -11 -34 -35 3.5 2232
45. Weglarz, Leszek f POL 2332 =44 -42 =26 =51 -46 =49 +54 =41 -28 3.5 2084
46. Mazurkiewicz, Michal POL 2097 -35 =26 +57 =22 +45 -19 -20 -29 =47 3.5 2177
47. Butkiewicz, Lukasz POL 2039 =25 -17 -36 +57 =34 -37 =51 =42 =46 3.5 2151
48. Zarychta, Krzysztof POL 2222 -18 +58 -10 +56 =23 +38 -17 -21 -27 3.5 2174
49. Rutkowski, Maciej POL 2139 -21 =24 -34 -33 +57 =45 +50 -26 =52 3.5 2174
50. Zapolski, Krzysztof POL 2151 =17 =25 =38 - 9 -36 =52 -49 +56 -29 3.0 2105
51. Sypnicki, Dominik POL 2166 -15 - 5 +52 =45 -33 -53 =47 =58 =54 3.0 2081
52. Gomulka, Jaroslaw POL 2105 -11 -20 -51 +53 +56 =50 -43 -35 =49 3.0 2073
53. Spicak, Krzysztof POL 2142 -31 -10 -30 -52 +60 +51 +56 -38 -42 3.0 2043
54. Bronowicki, Mateusz POL 2123 -16 -38 +58 -41 +59 -34 -45 =57 =51 3.0 2080
55. Gasik, Adam POL 1943 -43 -40 +60 - 8 -32 +57 -26 -36 +58 3.0 2074
56. Koszela, Stanislaw POL 2026 +60 -11 -43 -48 -52 +58 -53 -50 =57 2.5 2002
57. Stypka, Mieczyslaw POL 2258 = 9 - 6 -46 -47 -49 -55 =58 =54 =56 2.0 1923
58. Stypka, Zbigniew POL 2047 -23 -48 -54 +60 -24 -56 =57 =51 -55 2.0 1931
59. Strzemiecki, Zbigniew POL 1920 -37 +60 -25 -26 -54 . . . . 1.0 1948
60. BYE ---- -56 -59 -55 -58 -53 . . . . 0.0
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ch-POL w sf Lubniewice POL (POL), 30 xi-8 xii 2002
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1. Krupa, Monika wm POL 2248 + 2 =15 - 7 +17 + 4 + 9 + 6 = 3 = 5 6.5 2263
2. Kupczyk, Edyta POL 2047 - 1 =13 +11 +24 +10 = 5 +17 + 6 = 3 6.5 2255
3. Nowak, Dominika POL 2060 - 4 +23 +22 + 8 +18 + 6 = 5 = 1 = 2 6.5 2274
4. Andrzejewska, Edyta POL 2250 + 3 +24 = 9 - 5 - 1 +16 +14 +13 + 8 6.5 2258
5. Pokojska, Daria POL 2071 +25 + 7 =15 + 4 = 6 = 2 = 3 - 8 = 1 5.5 2202
6. Socha, Anna POL 2094 +13 +18 +10 + 9 = 5 - 3 - 1 - 2 +14 5.5 2158
7. Majdan, Joanna POL 2112 +16 - 5 + 1 -18 -13 +23 +21 =10 + 9 5.5 2150
8. Toma, Katarzyna wf POL 2222 -18 +11 +16 - 3 =14 =10 +19 + 5 - 4 5.0 2113
9. Tekielak, Izabela POL 2109 +14 +21 = 4 - 6 +15 - 1 =13 +17 - 7 5.0 2137
10. Hermanowicz, Dominika POL 2116 +20 +17 - 6 =15 - 2 = 8 +18 = 7 =12 5.0 2119
11. Maszota, Natalia POL 2061 =23 - 8 - 2 =20 +22 -19 +24 +25 +21 5.0 2085
12. Wilczynska, Malgorzata POL ---- -15 -14 =20 +26 -16 +25 +22 +19 =10 5.0 2071
13. Jackowska, Aleksandra POL 2015 - 6 = 2 =23 +22 + 7 =18 = 9 - 4 =15 4.5 2080
14. Gorecka, Joanna POL 2001 - 9 +12 =24 =16 = 8 +15 - 4 +18 - 6 4.5 2099
15. Magnucka, Milena POL 2072 +12 = 1 = 5 =10 - 9 -14 +25 =16 =13 4.5 2065
16. Paterek, Katarzyna POL 2031 - 7 +25 - 8 =14 +12 - 4 +20 =15 =17 4.5 2084
17. Chlost, Marlena POL 2062 +22 -10 +19 - 1 +23 +21 - 2 - 9 =16 4.5 2061
18. Korosciel, Aneta POL 2041 + 8 - 6 +21 + 7 - 3 =13 -10 -14 +26 4.5 2068
19. Domagala, Hanna POL ---- -24 +20 -17 -23 +26 +11 - 8 -12 +25 4.0 2007
20. Kucypera, Malgorzata POL 2037 -10 -19 =12 =11 +25 -22 -16 +26 +24 4.0 1988
21. Zdziarska, Lidia POL ---- +26 - 9 -18 +25 +24 -17 - 7 +23 -11 4.0 2008
22. Partyka, Malgorzata POL ---- -17 +26 - 3 -13 -11 +20 -12 =24 +23 3.5 1954
23. Urbanowicz, Amelia POL ---- =11 - 3 =13 +19 -17 - 7 +26 -21 -22 3.0 1909
24. Baran, Barbara POL 2076 +19 - 4 =14 - 2 -21 +26 -11 =22 -20 3.0 1919
25. Demidowicz, Alicja POL ---- - 5 -16 +26 -21 -20 -12 -15 -11 -19 1.0 1679
26. BYE ---- -21 -22 -25 -12 -19 -24 -23 -20 -18 0.0
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Rounds 5 and 6 of the German Bundesliga took place over the weekend of
December 14th-15th 2002. Luebeck and SG Köln Porz are still on 6/6. Round
7 appears to have been almost completed (most teams have been playing these
matches early) but I don't have official standings after these results. Games
should be available next week.
Round 5 13th December 2002
Venue: Solingen
SV Wattenscheid 3 - 5 SV Werder Bremen
1 Macieja ½ : ½ Hracek 1
5 Johannessen 0 : 1 Babula 2
6 Appel ½ : ½ Schandorff 3
7 Handke 0 : 1 Pelletier 5
8 Hall ½ : ½ Knaak 7
9 Holzke 1 : 0 Joachim 8
11 Ellers ½ : ½ Meins 10
12 Straeter 0 : 1 Heissler 11
Solinger SG 4½-3½ Turm Emsdetten
1 Nikolic ½ : ½ Nielsen 3
2 Piket 0 : 1 Tiviakov 4
4 Jussupow 0 : 1 Berelovich 5
5 Sadler 1 : 0 Pedersen,N 7
10 Werle 1 : 0 Olsen 8
11 Chandler ½ : ½ Peng 9
12 Hoffmann ½ : ½ Zumsande 10
14 Schneider 1 : 0 Richter 11
Venue: Stuttgart
Stuttgarter Sfr 3½-4½ TV Tegernsee
3 Buhmann 0 : 1 Khenkin 1
4 Golubev 0 : 1 Sokolov 2
5 Jenni 1 : 0 Beim 5
6 Schmittdiel 0 : 1 Boensch 6
7 Zeller ½ : ½ Teske 7
8 Duppel ½ : ½ Hertneck 8
9 Bunzmann ½ : ½ Stangl 9
12 Heinatz 1 : 0 Kachiani-Ger 10
SC Baden Oos 5½-2½ SC Forchheim
2 Svidler 1 : 0 Prusikin 1
3 Krasenkow 1 : 0 Jansa 2
4 Dautov 0 : 1 Jirovsky 3
5 Huebner ½ : ½ Heidrich 4
6 Doettling ½ : ½ Bartsch 5
7 Schenk ½ : ½ Doeres 8
8 Schlosser 1 : 0 Bade 10
10 Keitlinghaus 1 : 0 Lang 11
Venue: König Plauen
SK König Plauen 1½-6½ SG Köln Porz
1 Beliavsky ½ : ½ Lutz 1
2 Bischoff ½ : ½ Sokolov 4
3 Markowski 0 : 1 Andersson 5
4 Kindermann ½ : ½ Vaganian 6
6 Espig 0 : 1 Gurevich 7
7 Brendel 0 : 1 Timman 8
9 Dirr 0 : 1 Hansen 9
11 Kuraszkiewic 0 : 1 Kengis 12
Erfurter SK 5 - 3 Godesberger SK
2 Haba ½ : ½ Breder 1
4 Votava 1 : 0 Sprenger 2
6 Casper ½ : ½ Langheinrich 3
7 Paehtz,T 0 : 1 Seger 4
8 Mueller ½ : ½ Jackelen 5
9 Enders 1 : 0 Schmidt 7
10 Brueggemann 1 : 0 Upleger 8
11 Voekler ½ : ½ Philipowski 9
Venue: Lübeck
Lübecker SV 4½-3½ SC Kreuzberg
2 Grischuk ½ : ½ Nisipeanu 2
6 Fressinet 1 : 0 Socko 3
7 Speelman ½ : ½ Tischbierek 4
9 Nunn ½ : ½ Lau 5
10 Hansen ½ : ½ Maiwald 6
11 Conquest ½ : ½ Kalinitschew 7
12 Hector ½ : ½ Volke 8
13 DeFirmian ½ : ½ Muse 9
Hamburger SK 3½-4½ SFR Neukölln
1 Dorfman ½ : ½ Brynell 5
2 Ftacnik 0 : 1 Berndt 6
3 Kempinski 1 : 0 Polzin 7
5 Berg ½ : ½ Borriss 8
6 Hansen ½ : ½ Poldauf 9
7 Wahls ½ : ½ Ahlander 10
11 Heinemann 0 : 1 Thiede 11
12 Reeh ½ : ½ Rudolf 12
Round 6 14th December 2002
Venue: Solingen
SV Werder Bremen 4 - 4 Solinger SG
1 Hracek ½ : ½ Nikolic 1
2 Babula ½ : ½ Jussupow 4
3 Schandorff 0 : 1 Sadler 5
5 Pelletier ½ : ½ Werle 10
7 Knaak ½ : ½ Chandler 11
8 Joachim ½ : ½ Hoffmann 12
10 Meins ½ : ½ Schaefer 13
11 Heissler 1 : 0 Schneider 14
Turm Emsdetten 4½-3½ SV Wattenscheid
3 Nielsen ½ : ½ Macieja 1
4 Tiviakov 1 : 0 De Vreugt 4
5 Berelovich ½ : ½ Johannessen 5
7 Pedersen,N ½ : ½ Appel 6
8 Olsen 1 : 0 Handke 7
9 Peng 0 : 1 Hall 8
10 Zumsande ½ : ½ Holzke 9
11 Richter ½ : ½ Ellers 11
Venue: Stuttgart
TV Tegernsee 4½-3½ SC Baden Oos
1 Khenkin 0 : 1 Anand 1
2 Sokolov ½ : ½ Svidler 2
5 Beim ½ : ½ Dautov 4
6 Boensch ½ : ½ Huebner 5
7 Teske 1 : 0 Schenk 7
8 Hertneck ½ : ½ Schlosser 8
9 Stangl 1 : 0 Schmaltz 9
10 Kachiani-Ger ½ : ½ Keitlinghaus 10
SC Forchheim 3½-4½ Stuttgarter Sfr
1 Prusikin ½ : ½ Hickl 1
2 Jansa ½ : ½ Buhmann 3
3 Jirovsky 1 : 0 Golubev 4
4 Heidrich 0 : 1 Jenni 5
5 Bartsch 0 : 1 Duppel 8
8 Doeres 0 : 1 Bunzmann 9
10 Bade ½ : ½ Heinatz 12
11 Lang 1 : 0 Schmid 14
Venue: König Plauen
SG Köln Porz 5 - 3 Erfurter SK
1 Lutz ½ : ½ Haba 2
4 Sokolov ½ : ½ Votava 4
5 Andersson ½ : ½ Casper 6
6 Vaganian ½ : ½ Paehtz,T 7
7 Gurevich ½ : ½ Mueller 8
8 Timman ½ : ½ Enders 9
9 Hansen 1 : 0 Brueggemann 10
12 Kengis 1 : 0 Voekler 11
Godesberger SK 3 - 5 SK König Plauen
1 Breder 0 : 1 Beliavsky 1
2 Sprenger ½ : ½ Bischoff 2
3 Langheinrich 0 : 1 Markowski 3
4 Seger ½ : ½ Kindermann 4
5 Jackelen 0 : 1 Espig 6
7 Schmidt ½ : ½ Brendel 7
8 Upleger 1 : 0 Haskamp 8
9 Philipowski ½ : ½ Dirr 9
Venue: Lübeck
SC Kreuzberg 3 - 5 Hamburger SK
2 Nisipeanu ½ : ½ Dorfman 1
3 Socko 0 : 1 Ftacnik 2
4 Tischbierek ½ : ½ Kempinski 3
5 Lau ½ : ½ Berg 5
6 Maiwald 0 : 1 Hansen 6
7 Kalinitschew ½ : ½ Wahls 7
8 Volke ½ : ½ Heinemann 11
9 Muse ½ : ½ Reeh 12
SFR Neukölln 1½-6½ Lübecker SV
5 Brynell 0 : 1 Grischuk 2
6 Berndt 0 : 1 Fressinet 6
7 Polzin 0 : 1 Speelman 7
8 Borriss 0 : 1 Nunn 9
9 Poldauf ½ : ½ Hansen 10
10 Ahlander ½ : ½ Conquest 11
11 Thiede 0 : 1 Hector 12
12 Rudolf ½ : ½ DeFirmian 13
Table
1. Lübecker SV 6 36 :12 12- 0
2. SG Köln Porz 6 33½:14½ 12- 0
3. Hamburger SK 6 30 :18 9- 3
4. SV Werder Bremen 6 28½:19½ 9- 3
5. Solinger SG 6 26 :22 9- 3
6. SC Kreuzberg 6 25 :23 7- 5
7. Turm Emsdetten 6 25½:22½ 6- 6
8. SC Baden Oos 6 25½:22½ 6- 6
9. TV Tegernsee 6 22½:25½ 6- 6
10. SV Wattenscheid 6 23½:24½ 5- 7
11. SFR Neukölln 6 21½:26½ 4- 8
12. SK König Plauen 6 17 :31 4- 8
13. Godesberger SK 6 19½:28½ 2-10
14. Erfurter SK 6 18 :30 2-10
15. Stuttgarter Sfr 6 17 :31 2-10
16. SC Forchheim 6 15 :33 1-11
Round 7
Turm Emsdetten 3 - 5 SV Werder Bremen
SC Forchheim 1 - 7 TV Tegernsee
SC Kreuzberg 5 - 3 SFR Neukölln
Hamburger SK 3 - 5 Lübecker SV
SV Wattenscheid 2½-5½ Solinger SG
Stuttgarter Sfr 3 - 5 SC Baden Oos
SK König Plauen 4 - 4 Erfurter SK
The first four rounds of the Austrian Team Championships took place in
Frohnleiten December 5th-8th 2002 (rounds 5-8 Jan 23rd-26th 2003 are in Jenbach
and rounds 9-11 in Fürstenfeld March 14th-16th 2003). My thanks to Harald
Grafenhofer.
Information
http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/asp/turniere.htm?tnr=1047
and http://www.chess.at
Round 4 Standings:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Wtg1
1 Tschaturanga * 0 0 0 0 0 0 3½ 5½ 4½ 0 4 17.5
2 Austria Graz 0 * 0 0 0 3½ 2½ 0 0 4 5 0 15.0
3 Merkur/Frohnleiten 0 0 * 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 4 13.0
4 Gleisdorf 0 0 0 * 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 0 13.0
5 Fürstenfeld 0 0 0 0 * 0 3½ 0 2 3½ 3½ 0 12.5
6 Die Klagenfurter 0 2½ 3 0 0 * 3 0 0 0 0 3½ 12.0
7 Jenbach 0 3½ 3 0 2½ 3 * 0 0 0 0 0 12.0
8 Hohenems 2½ 0 0 3 0 0 0 * 2½ 0 0 4 12.0
9 Absam ½ 0 0 3 4 0 0 3½ * 0 0 0 11.0
10 Melk 1½ 2 0 3 2½ 0 0 0 0 * 0 0 9.0
11 Hietzing/Fischer 0 1 3 2 2½ 0 0 0 0 0 * 0 8.5
12 Mozart Salzburg 2 0 2 0 0 2½ 0 2 0 0 0 * 8.5
The Spanish Team Chess Championships 2002 took place 30th November-8th
December 2002 at the Hotel Cemar, Mondariz, Galicia. Games from the final round
9 are now available.
Further information at:
http://www.ajedrez21.com/noticias/ver_noticia.asp?iCode=751
and http://www.tabladeflandes.com/
Leading Final Standings
1 C.A. TIENDAS UPI AND 24,5
2 C.A. MARCOTE GAL 22,5
3 FOMENT MARTINENC CAT 20
4 C.A. VALENCIA VAL 19,5
5 C.A. BARCELONA VULCA CAT 18,5
6 C.A. IBERCAJA ARA 18
7 C.A. CAJA INSULAR CAN 17
8 C.A. REVERTE ALBOX CAT 16,5
9 C.E. TERRASSA CAT 13
10 C.A. COFIMAN AND 10,5
Kenny Chern reports that the 20th Cairnhill Open took place 11th - 15th
Dec 2002 in Cairnhill CC, Singapore. The 7 round Swiss System attracted 78
participants including 31 FIDE rated players with 2 GMs, 5 IMs and 2 FMs, one
of the strongest fields ever in a Singaporean event. GM Wu Shaobin won the
event with 6/7. Games should be available next week.
Further details at
http://pc-connect.com.sg/chess/open02/02_Main.htm
Final standings:
1 Wu Shaobin 6.0 31 2544
2 Gokhale C. S. 5.5 32.5 2389
Tu Hoang Thai 5.5 32 2404
Bakre Tejas 5.5 31 2452
Shetty Rahul 5.5 29 2377
6 Tu Hoang Thong 5.0 31.5 2507
Sahat S. 5.0 31 0
Lim Chuin Hoong 5.0 31 2276
Lau Keng Boon 5.0 29.5 2255
Boricsev Oleg 5.0 29.5 2334
Koh Kum Hong 5.0 25.5 2241
12 Joshi G.B. 4.5 32.5 2242
Sawalani Navin 4.5 29.5 2245
Chan Mark 4.5 28.5 2286
Paciencia Enrique 4.5 28 2454
Lee Wei Cheng 4.5 26.5 0
Yeo Min Yang Evan 4.5 26 0
Chan Weng Chee 4.5 23 2187
Che Hassan Abdullah 4.5 20.5 0
20 Sadorra Julio Catalino 4.0 31 2237
Wee Zhen Yang 4.0 27.5 2078
Ery Soeryawan 4.0 27 0
Tan Malcolm 4.0 26.5 2169
Tan Chor Chuan 4.0 26.5 2182
Kek Wei Chuan 4.0 26 2118
Koh Chai Wah 4.0 25 0
Khng Nguan Hock Vincent 4.0 24.5 0
Nithiananthan J. 4.0 24 2090
Bhatia Kanwal 4.0 23 2047
30 Lim Jean Nie 3.5 27.5 2165
Mooi Kok Onn 3.5 27 2106
Tan Chin Hoe 3.5 26.5 2275
Long Soo Chiang James 3.5 25.5 2019
78 players
Aeroflot Open 2003
The International Chess Open Festival "Aeroflot Open 2003" will be held
in Moscow from 10 February (the day of arrival) to 20 February 2003 (the day of
departure). The total prize fund is 150000 USD. The Festival consists of 3
tournaments: A: for the chessplayers with Elo > 2400; B: for the
chessplayers with Elo 2150-2451; C: for the chessplayers with Elo < 2201 or
without rating
The Organizers of the Festival are "Aeroflot-Russian Airlines" and the
Association of Chess Federations in cooperation with the Committee on Tourism
of the Municipality of Moscow. The official hotel and tournament venue is hotel
"Rossija" (near Kremlin).
Official site: http://www.aeroflotchess.com
Paul Keres Memorial Rapid
The XIII Rapid Chess Tournament Paul Keres Memorial takes place January
10th-12th 2003 in Tallinn, Pärnu Rd. 41, Estonia.
There are two stages, a preliminary event 25 + 25 mins, 7 round Swiss
system.
The Men's Main tournament (25 + 25 min) played by 4 best players from
group A, 3 players invited directly to Main Tournament and the best Estonian
player. The Women's event will be played by the 5 best players of group A of
Preliminary Tournament and 3 players invited directly to the Main Tournament.
Participation is free for IM - s and GM- s. GM - s will be accommodated
in a hotel and their travel expences wil be covered within the limits of the
cost of railway tickets by ESA Kalev.
Contact: Phone : + 372 644 66 67 Fax: + 372 644 29 87 e-mail:
maleliit@maleliit.ee
Further details http://www.maleliit.ee
Politiken Cup
The 25th Copenhagen Open Politiken Cup took place 14th-25th of July
2003. The 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 in the Nørrebrohallen, Bragesgade 5, 2200 København.
Further information and online enrolment at
http://www.politikencup.dk
Rilton Cup
The 32nd Rilton Cup takes place 27th December 2002 - 5th January 2003 in
Stockholm, Sweden. 9 Round Swiss.
Players include: GM Artur Jusupov GM Eric Lobron GM Evgenij Agrest WGM
Ekaterina Kovalevskaya GM Evgenij Gleizerov GM Hannes Stefansson GM Joseph
Gallagher GM Juan Bellon GM Mark Taimanov GM Mikhail Rytshagov GM Mikhail
Ulybin GM Pia Cramling GM Ralf Åkesson GM Rune Djurhuus GM Sergey Ivanov
GM Stellan Brynell GM Tom Wedberg GM Tomas Ernst GM Valerij Popov WGM Tatiana
Shumiakina IM Emanuel Berg IM Harriet Hunt
Full details: http://www.stockholmschack.nu/rilton.asp
Howick and Pakuranga Times Auckland International Open
Howick and Pakuranga Times Auckland International Open, Auckland (NZL)
Dates: 26.01.03 - 31.01.03 Organiser: Paul Spiller
spillerfamily.enterprise@xtra.co.nz
Web Site: http://www.tuidesign.co.nz/chess/chessindex.htm
Info: Hosted at the prestigious Pakuranga Country Club, this 9 round
open tournament aims to give strong players from New Zealand and neighbouring
countries the chance to compete for FIDE ratings. Top prizes are 1st-$1,000,
2nd-$600, 3rd -$400, 4th-$200. Entry fees are as follows: 2300+ Free, 2200+
$50, 2100+ $75, 2000+ $100, Unrated $125, Juniors (U20) $100, GMs IMs &
Overseas FIDE rated players free, FM's receive 20% discount off entry fee.
Ponomariov Interview
Ruslan Ponomariov talks about his position over his match with Garry
Kasparov "I don't want Kasparov, the challenger, to have more rights than me,
the Champion" and the Ukraine's performance in the Olympiad.
Website: http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/ponofide.htm
Corus January 2003
The 65th Corus Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee takes place January
10th-26th 2003.
GMA Group: Vladimir Kramnik 2809 (RUS), Viswanathan Anand 2755 (IND),
Vesselin Topalov 2743 (BUL), Ruslan Ponomariov 2743 (UKR), Evgeny Bareev 2737
(RUS), Vassily Ivanchuk 2709 (UKR), Alexander Grischuk 2702 (RUS), Alexei
Shirov 2699 (ESP), Anatoly Karpov 2688 (RUS), Judit Polgar 2685 (HUN), Loek Van
Wely 2681 (NED), Michal Krasenkov 2651 (POL), Teimour Radjabov 2628 (AZE) and
Jan Timman 2594 (NED).
GMB Group: GM Zhang Zhong (CHN, 2620), GM Peter Acs (HUN, 2591), GM
Johnny Hector (SWE, 2590), GM Arkady Naiditsch (GER, 2586), GM Ian Rogers (AUS,
2557), GM Friso Nijboer (NED, 2556), GM Sergey Karjakin (UKR, 2527), GM John
van der Wiel (NED, 2509), GM Dennis de Vreugt (NED, 2501), GM Koneru Humpy
(IND, 2484), IM Viktorija Cmylite (LITH, 2460), IM Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS,
2455), GM Harmen Jonkman (NED, 2456) and FM Daniel Stellwagen (NED, 2426).
Harmonie Chess tournament in Groningen
The Harmonie Chess tournament in Groningen takes place 21st-30th
December 2002. Players: Friso Nijboer IGM Neth 2556 Harmen Jonkman IGM Neth
2456 Alfonso Romero IGM Spa 2524 Alexandre Dgebuadze IGM Blg 2537 Sipke Ernst
IM Neth 2497 Jan Werle IM Neth 2434 Jan Smeets IM Neth 2461 Ana Matnadze WGM
Geo 2392 Daniel Stellwagen Neth 2426 David Baramidze Ger 2390 Average rating:
2467,3 (category IX)
Coverage: http://www.so-on.org/kerst2002/2002.html
Bermuda 2003
The Bermuda tournament in 2003 will consist of GM 'A' and 'B' 12 players
from 25th January to 5th February Pan American Amateur (players under 2000 FIDE
or no FIDE at all; 9 rounds from 27th January to 5th February 20th Open &
Blitz 6th February to 9th February. Confirmed participants (at present) A -
Blehm, Christiansen, Macieja, Motylev, Movsesian, Shabalov, Svidler, Vescovi
& Volokitin B - E. Berg, Blatny, Charbonneau, Nakamura, Seul &
Teplitsky. Website: http://www.Bermuda.bm/chess
New Year in Budva
The Budva 2002/03 tournament (with max. 120 players) takes place in
Budva (the town is on Montenegro's seaboard) 27th December 2002 - 05th January
2003 10.000. Eur prizes (first prizes 2000. -Eur ,20.prizes altogher + Special
prizes for Juniors, Women, Veterans). Organizers :Yugoslav Chess Federation
& Tourist Agency MAS travel TRADE. Details :http://www.yuchess.org
SK Duras Open
The SK DURAS 80 Open takes place in Brno 25th-31st December 2002.
E-mail - bchmelicek@bvk.cz for more details.
Cartak (CZE) Friendship Tournament 2002
The Friendship chess tournament takes place 6th- 15th December 2002 in
Cartak (Czech Republic). There will be events including a: round-robin GM
tournament, round-robin IM tournament and an open tournament.
Further details:
http://www.proclient.cz/a64/tournaments/tp2002/default.htm
VI Málaga International Open
The VI Málaga International Open 2003 takes place 20th-28th
February 2003. 7.800 euros in prizes.
Details: http://www.malagajedrez.org
1st Pan American Amateur Championships
The 1st Pan American Amateur Championship will be held at the elegant
Fairmont Southampton from 27th January to 5th February 2003. It will be nine
rounds plus a rest day and will be held alongside two GM Invitational
Tournaments (Cat XV and X). The rate of play will be 150 plus 30 seconds per
move. It is open to players under 2000 FIDE or no FIDE rating at all. Each
Federation in the Americas is allowed to nominate two players who do not have
to pay an entry fee, otherwise entry fee is $150 per player. It will be
followed by the 20th Bermuda Open from 6th to 9th February.
Rooms are $125 per night plus taxes etc. for one or two people, a third
person in a room would be an extra $30 plus taxes. etc To book rooms contact
the Fairmont Southampton on 1-800-441-1414 or 1-441-238-8000, mentioning
"PanAmerican Amateur Chess".
Details/Info: http://www.Bermuda.bm/chess or Nigel
Freeman 441-234-2322, cadilly@ibl.bm or Carol Jarecki 917-690-8566,
cjareck@attglobal.net.
Round Robins in Singapore
IM norm Round Robins in Singapore (after the 20th Cairnhill Open) 1st
Round Robin event from 16th to 23rd Dec 02 Category 1-4 (2251-2350), 12 players
maximum 2nd Round Robin event from 24th to 29th Dec 02 Category 1-4
(2251-2350), limited to 10 players Any players (titled or non-title) who may
wish to participate please contact Kenny Chern E-mail: open_chess@yahoo.com.sg
Chesmayne Chess Dictionary 2003
The Chesmayne Chess Dictionary 2003 is out now. Available at:
http://chesmayn.valuehost.co.uk/
Seagaard ChessReviews - Book of the Year 2002
Seagaard ChessReviews has now selected the best books that was suggested
from our readers. It is now the readers time to make a choice and pick
"Seagaard ChessReviews - Book of the Year 2002". Readers can vote from 1/12
until 8/12 2002 and the book with the highest number is the winner. Read more:
http://seagaard.dk/review
Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Sergei Karjakin
There will be a match between Alexandra Kosteniuk vs Sergei Karjakin in
Brissago 1st-6th February 2003.
Internet coverage: http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/danneeng.htm
1st Samba Cup
The Skanderborg Chess Club is organising a new GM tournament in Denmark.
There will be 2 groups, A-group category 15/16, B-group category 9/10, 10
players in each group, round-robin.
Dates of play: October 10th-20th 2003. Venue: Hotel Skanderborghus in
Skanderborg, Denmark. The hotel is beautifully located near lake and forest,
see much more at http://www.hotel-skanderborghus.dk/
Players who are interested may contact Tournament Organiser Michael
Andersson, e-mail GM@skanderborgskakklub.dk
15th Belgrade Open Championships
The 15th Belgrade Open Championships take place 18th-28th November 2002.
Leading players: 1. Romanishin,Oleg G 2572 UKR 2. Blagojevic,Dragisa M 2537 YUG
3. Savic,Miodrag,R M 2519 YUG 4. Fontaine,Robert G 2517 FRA 5.
Timoscenko,Gennadij G 2509 SVK 6. Svetushkin,Dmitri G 2505 MDA.
Internet coverage: http://www.beochess.org.yu/english.htm
Milan Vukadinov 1936-2002
The Michigan Chess Association has an obituary of Milan Vukadinov one
of the best (top 20) Canadian players for over 20 years, and played in the
Malta Olympiad in 1980 representing Canada. His peak USCF rating was 2443
(about 2375 FIDE strength).
Internet coverage:
http://www.michess.org/features/News_November.shtml
Kasparov - Karpov Rapid Match
There will be a four game match between Garry Kasparov and Anatoly
Karpov in New York, NY, USA, December 19th-20th 2002. The match will take place
in the ABC Studios in Times Square. The Kasparov - Sting event was there a year
or so ago. 2 Games 25 mins + 10 secs each day. John Henderson will be on the
spot for TWIC. The Kasparov - Deep Junior match in is set to take place in
January, probably in being moved from Jerusalem to Jacksonville in Florida
USA.
Website: http://www.x3dworld.com
2003 US Chess Championships in Seattle
The 2003 US Chess Championships will take place in Seattle starting on
January 9th 2003. The event is organised by the America’s Foundation for
Chess (AF4C). 58 of the US's Best Chess Players Compete for $255,000, the event
incorporates the women's title event. The venue is the Seattle Center Northwest
Rooms.
There will be several other events of interest to the general public,
including live championship commentary, a Children’s Simul; Martin Luther
King Jr. Day Open-Chess Tournament for children, and the awards ceremony of the
U.S. Chess Championships.
For further information: http://www.af4c.org
Swiss Chess Tour 2003
The Swiss Chess Tour starts in Basle in the New Year. The 5th Hilton
Open features Viktor Korchnoi, Vlastimil Hort, Yannick Pelletier and Ivan
Nemet. They will play each other, one game on classic time control and the
other in rapid. Timetable of the 5th Hilton Open: 31.12.2002. Blitz open;
14.00-17.00; registration 13.00; 9 rounds, 5 minutes. 1.1.2003. Fujitcu Siemens
– Junior’s Open; 10.00-16.00; 7 rounds, 15 minutes. 1.-5.1.2003.
Hilton Open; 7 rounds, 6 hours (40 moves-120 minutes, 60 minutes till the end.)
1.-5.1.2003. Baloise Open; 7 rounds, 4 hours (30 moves-90 minutes, 30 minutes
till the and.) 1.-5.1.2003. Senior Open; same as Baloise Open. 1.-4.1.2003.
ITAG Tele-Rapid; with Korchnoi, Hort, Pelletier, Nemet; 15 minutes per game.
2.-5.1.2003. ITAG Masters (Korchnoi, Hort, Pelletier, Nemet); classic time
control, 6 hours. 5.1.2003. Fujitsu Siemens VIP&PC Challenge (+ 5 best
juniors); 10.00-14.00 5.1.2003. Closing ceremony
Prizes: Hilton Open: 2000/1500/1200/800/600/500/2x400/2x300/2x200 Fr.
Entry fee: 130 Fr. (FM & Juniors) GM & IM free. At the door 10 Fr.
Baloise Open: 500/400/2x300/2x200/4x150 Fr. Entry fee: 110 Fr. (Juniors 50 Fr.)
At the door 10. Senior Open: 400/300/200 Fr. + natural prizes Entry fee: 60 Fr.
At the door 10 Fr. Junior Open: Natural prizes. Entry fee: 5 Fr. At the door 10
Fr. Blitz Open: 300/200/150/2x100/2x50 Fr. Entry fee: 20 Fr. (Junior 5 Fr.)
Venue Hotel Hilton Basle.
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel.
+41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch Further
information: http://www.beochess.ch
Fischer Story
Bobby Fischer and his mother were investigated by the FBI. Read the
story: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/4535883.htm
Amplico Aig Life Rapid
The Amplico Aig Life Rapid tournament takes place in Warsaw (Poland) as
part of the 21st Stanislaw Gawlikowski Memorial. The tournament will take place
December 21st-22nd 2002 in the Palace of Culture in Warsaw. The prize fund is
15.000 USD. Among the participants will be Vassily Ivanchuk.
Further details: http://www.amplicolife.pl
Contact for entry: Marek Bartel (Tournament Director)
m.bartel@poczta.jzk.pl or Maria Macieja (Deputy Tournament Director)
janmac@mg.gov.pl
Gibraltar Chess Congress
The Gibraltar Chess Congress takes place 28th January 6th February
2003. Two 10 round Swisses. Amateur £3000 prize fund open to players
under 2000 or unrated. Open £12,000 prize fund. Acceptances so far in
attached list. Play takes place at the 4 star Caleta Hotel. Further details
about Gibraltar, accommodation and visas: conf.banq@caletahotel.gi Technical
details: Stewartreuben@aol.com
Praha and Marianske Lazne
Details of the Praha Open 2003 (17.-24.1. 2003) and Marianske Lazne
Open 2003 (25.1.-1.2. 2003) and the round robin master tournament category 3-4
FIDE Marianske Lazne 2003 (25.1.-2.2. 2003) are now available at:
http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour.
Round Robin's in Tel Aviv
5th International Tournament in Tel Aviv IM Round Robin in Tel Aviv,
December 24- January 7; Category 1-4 (average rating-2251-2350); 12 players
round robin system; Beginning of rounds 17:30pm, Thursday 31st-16:00, Thursday
January 2nd-day off,Fridays: 12:00pm; Saturdays- day off;
6th International Tournament in Tel Aviv GM Round Robin in Tel Aviv,
January 10 - January 23; Category 7-9 (average rating:2401-2475); 12 players
round robin system; Beginning of rounds 17:30pm, Friday 10th (round 1)-13:00pm,
Friday 17th and Saturdays- day off;
Contact Gofshtein Zvulon (Leonid) if you wish to play, e-mail:
gofshtein@hotmail.com tel. numbers international: (972) 54 696432, (972) 3
7329233; tel. numbers local: 054 696432, 03 7329233;
Cup ShRGEK in Shakhti
The Cup ShRGEK take s place 13th-18th January 2003 in the city of
Shakhti (Rostov region, Russia).
Further information:
http://www.fanchess.ru/kuda/2003/01/srgek.htm
18th North Sea Cup Esbjerg Denmark
2003 will be the year when the Danish Chess Federation turns 100! The
Esbjerg Chess Union and the renowned Danish round-robin the North Sea Cup are
scheduled to play a major role in the celebrations. The gm group with 10
players will play July 4-12. After 3 category 14s back to back the organisers
are hoping for a category 15 this time. Also a B-group, primarily for young
Danish up and coming players, will be on offer at this Danish chess festival. 4
foreign ims will be invited, and the winner of the B-group will be invited to
the gm group of the 19th NSC. Interested players should contact Brian Isaksen
at brisak@esenet.dk
Homepage:
http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tpherman/vh2002/1index.htm
78th Hastings Congress
The 78th Hastings International Chess Congress will take place at the
Horntye Park Sport Complex from Saturday 28th December 2002 to Sunday 5th
January 2003 inclusive. The event is once again sponsored by Hastings Borough
Council with additional support from several local businesses.
The Premier Tournament is a 9-round all-play-all event for ten invited
players. This year’s line-up includes WGM Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS), 12
year old GM Sergey Karjakin (UKR), Alexei Barsov (Uzbekistan), Pentala
Harikrishna (India), Krishnan Sasikiran (India), Keith Arkell, Glenn Flear,
Luke McShane, Vitaly Tsheskovsky.
The Challengers Open Tournament which attracts players from home and
overseas includes Grandmasters Vladislav Borovikov (UKR), Beshukov (Rus) Milos
Pavlovic (YUG) Former Yugoslav Champion, and International Masters Alexander
Cherniaev(Rus) and Ed Formanek (USA)
This year a new event has been introduced, the Golden Jubilee Weekend
Tournament 28th and 29th December with sections for all levels of player
including Beginners. The New Year Tournament for the more casual player will
take place from Monday 30th December to Friday 3 January
The 20th Hastings Weekend Congress will take place from Friday 3 Jan to
Sunday 5 January with sections from Experts to Novice.
Website: hastingschess.org.uk
Novoshakhtinsk Open
The Novoshakhtinsk Open takes place 6th-11th January 2003 in the city
of Novoshakhtinsk (Rostov region - Russia). 1st stage of the "Cup of Don -
2003.
Official site: http://www.fanchess.ru and specifically
http://www.fanchess.ru/kuda/2003/01/1kubok.htm
Coulsdon Chess Fellowship
Coulsdon Chess Fellowship (CCF) is intending to host a 9 round IM norm
closed tournament between Saturday 15th February and Sunday 23rd February with
1 round to be held each afternoon. Any players (title or non-title) who may
wish to be considered for inclusion should email Scott Freeman at
chess@ccfs.freeserve.co.uk
X "ANIBAL" INTERNATIONAL CHESS OPEN
The X Anibal Chess Open takes place in Linares, 28th February - 10th
March, 2003 Dates are parallel to the XX "Ciudad de Linares" International
Chess Tournament. Swiss system. 10 Rounds. New FIDE time control. Hotel
Aníbal - Linares.
Further details from: e-mail: linareschess@teleline.es
linareschess@wanadoo.es fax: 34 953652204
DEADLINE: Monday, 17th Feb 2003.
Novi Sad GM and IM
There is a tournament in Novi Sad Yugoslavia January 18th-26th 2003.
Novi Sad is 76 km from Belgrade or 100 km from the Hungarian border conection
by train from Wien 8 hours , from Budapest 5 hours, Belgrade airport, 70 km
from Ns, bus connection from all of Europe . Venue: Hotel Park 20 euro double
room full board, 25 euro in single. GM tourn. 12 players - FIDE timerate, cat.
9 (4 places at the moment ) IM tourn. cat. 3 or 4 - FIDE timerate, 12 players
(5 places at the moment) elo t. , 12 players - 90 min . each. 2 blitz to.
during the tournament. inscription fee according organiser , depending on elo,
title and which tournament. Organiser GM Drazic Sinisa mail sdrazic@eunet.yu or
thirdsaturday2002@yahoo.com tel .++381\ 21 \ 450-714 or 58-922 mobil | 64 |
124-9741
Swiss Chess Tour 2002
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2002" will finish in Interlaken, one of the most
attractive tourist towns in Switzerland.
The 2nd “Casino Open” December 26th-30th 2002. Swiss system,
7 rounds and the games will last a maximum of 5 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and
30 minutes till the end). Prize are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300,
250, 200 and 150 SF. The first time, natural prizes for all participants.
Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1942), junior (1982-85), schoolboy (1986)
and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs and juniors 60 SF, at the door 10
SF more, GMs and IMs free. 2nd "Chalet Oberland" Open. Players under 2000.
Swiss system, 5 rounds and the games will last a maximum of 5 hours. Prizes:
natural, for all participants. Entry fee: 100 SF (juniors 50 SF). At the doors
+10 SF. Venue: "Casino" New event - Blitz tournament, Swiss system, 9 double
rounds.
Time table for "Casino Open": December 26.: The last registration
11.00-12.15. Open ceremony and apero reception from 12.15-12.30. Round 1st
12.30-17.30. December 27. Round 2nd 9.30-14.30 Round 3rd 15.30-20.30 December
28.: Round 4th 12.30-17.30. December 29. Round 5th 9.30-14.30. Round 6th
15.30-20.30 December 30. Round 7th 9.30-14.30 Closing ceremonies 16.00.
Time table for “Chalet Oberland Open”: December 26 Round 1st
12.30-17.30; December 27 Round 2nd 9.30-14.30; December 28 Round 3rd
12.30-17.30; December 29 Round 4th 9.30-14.30; December 30 Round 5thh
9.30-14.30. Special chess rates in Hotel “Charlet Oberland”. Main
sponsor “RAPP” company.
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel.
+41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch or Ervin
Tellenbach tel. +41+79+311-23-53 or Hotel “Charlet Oberland” tel.
+41+33+827-87-87. Further information: http://www.beochess.ch/
Gausdal Troll Masters Open
The Gausdal Troll Masters Open GM-tournament will be played in Gausdal
in Norway 7th -15th January 2003. 10 rounds modified Swiss 2 hours / 40 moves
and 1 hour / rest Homepage: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/troll2003/
Contact: Hans Olav Lahlum at hanso.lahlum@c2i.net
2nd Annual Lindsborg Rotary Open
The 2nd Annual Lindsborg Rotary Open Chess Tournament takes place in
Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas December 17-23 or December 20-23 2002.
Anatoly Karpov will be a special guest of the tournament.
GM & IM norms are available; FIDE rating and evaluation guaranteed
for 7-day option! GMS Onishuk, Shulman and Novikov are Confirmed! Ulf Andersson
MAY PLAY. $3,000 guaranteed prize fund! 3 sections: FIDE: 9SS, 40/2, SD/1
(4-day option, rounds 1-5 G/50). First two rounds accelerated pairing. 1st -
$1000, 2nd - $400, 3rd - $200, 4th - 150, 5th - 100 U2400: $100 - 75; U2200:
$100 - 75 Open: 9SS, G/120 1st - $150 U2000: $100 - 75 - 50; U1800: $100 - 75 -
50 U1600: $100 - 75 - 50; U1400: $100 - 75 - 50 Scholastic (12/22): G/30.
Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each HS, MS, ES categories Entering fees: GMs
& IMs free. Membership at Kansas Chess Association is required (dues can be
paid on site). Before 11/1/02 Before 12/1/02 At site FIDE Section FIDE >2300
$70 $80 $90 FIDE, USCF >2200 $80 $90 $100 FIDE <2200 $90 $100 $110
non-FIDE rated, USCF <2200 * $120 $130 $140 Open Section $50 $55 $60
Scholastic Section $15 $20 $25 Credit cards OK. Online entry at
www.lindsborg.org/events.htm * Number of non-FIDE rated players will be limited
in this category
Schedules: FIDE Session: 7-day: 12/17-12/20 1:00 pm; 12/21 & 22
9:00 am & 5:00 pm; 12/23 9:00 am 4-day: 12/20 (G/50) 4:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 9:00
pm; 12/21 9:00 am, 1:00 pm, & 5:00 pm; 12/22 9:00 am & 5:00 pm; 12/23
9:00 am Open Sessions (G/120): 4-day: 12/20 4:00 pm; 12/21 9:00 am, 1:30 pm,
7:00 pm; 12/22 9:00 am, 1:30 pm, 7:00 pm; 12/23 9:00 am, 1:30 pm Scholastic
Session (G/30): 12/22 10:00 am, 11:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 5:30 pm 1/2-pt byes
OK at ALL. Limit 3. Last bye must commit before round 5. Special Event - 12/20
at 8:00 pm GM Igor Novikov will play simul games with 20 people. $20.
Hotel rates: $49 - $80 at Swedish Country Inn (1-800-231-0266), $36 -
$56 at Coronado Motel (1-800-747-2793), $65 - $150 at Rosberg House
B&B;(1-888-215-5234), $65 - $95 at Smoky Valley B & B (1-800-532-4407),
and $60 - $120 at C&W Ranch Bed & Breakfast (785-668-2352). Reserve by
11/15 or rates may increase.
Ent: Lindsborg Chamber of Commerce (for the chess tournament), 104 E.
Lincoln, Lindsborg, KS 67456. 1-888-227-2227;
http://www.lindsborg.org/events.htm For more information please contact Mikhail
Korenman at 785-227-3380, ext.8164 or korenman@bethanylb.edu USCF, FIDE. NS,
NC.
XXVI Tenkes Cup
XXVI Tenkes Cup (Lajos Ózdi Memorial) takes place in the Hotel
"Platán" in Harkány, Hungary November 14-22 2002. There will be
9-round A and B Opens. GMs, IMs, and over 2400 ELO no nominetings cost. More
Information Lajos Gyökös: E-mail tenkescuo@egon.gyaloglo.hu Fax
(36)-72-579-025
Evgeny Bareev vs. HIARCS 8
Evgeny Bareev will play a match against HIARCS 8 January 28th-31st
2003.
Further details: http://www.chessevents.nl/bareev_match.shtml
6th Email Afro-Asian Championship
6th Email Afro-Asian Championship: All players from Africa and Asia are
invited to take part to the 6th email Afro-Asian championship which will start
in January 2003. Like the previous editions, there are two stages : The
preliminaries for all participants and the final for those who will qualify.
The number of sections will depend upon the number of entries. The players
interested by this competition may send their application to M. Samraoui. Email
address is : samraoui@aol.com No entry fees is required but deadline for
entries is 20.12.2002. (ICCF's website: http://www.iccf.com ) Announcement: Hirokaz
Onoda (ICCF delegate for Japan)
Patrick Wolff vs. The World
GM Patrick Wolff will play the Rest of the World starting 31st August.
The time limit for the match is 5 days per move. GM Wolff is a two times United
States Champion. To play in the match go to
http://www.letsplaychess.com and
follow the Play menu to ‘Play the expert’ and from there join the
world team.
Benidorm, Spain
There are tournaments in Benidorm, Spain November 22nd-30th 2002.
Further info: Telephones of general information during the month of
August: 965202214 from 19 to 21 h.; 650407091; Sr. Hernández 950 130493
y 607631481, webmaster@ajedrezactual.com webmaster@jaque.tv
Details: http://www.jaque.tv/benidorm_avance2702.htm
Bethune Open
The 23rd Bethune International Open takes place 26th-30th December 2002
in the Salle Olof Palme, Commercial center La Rotonde, 62400 Bethune, FRANCE.
There are 7 rounds over 5 days with a time rate of 40 moves for 2hours followed
by one hour KO. Accelerated pairings, possibility of getting a FIDE rating.
This year the open is divided in two tournaments :- tournament A only
for players whose ELO rating is above or equals 1600 (> or =1600) -
tournament B only for players whose ELO rating is strictly under 1800
(<1800) At least 5500 euros prize (8300 euros given in 2001) 1st prize
tournament A : 1500 euros 1st prize tournament B : 250 euros General standing
and ELO-category prizes for both tournaments Entry cost : 40 Euros (adults) 20
Euros (youngsters under 20) A Blitz tournament (5 mins for each player) will be
organised on Saturday 28th December from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm (free morning) in
the tournament room. All the players can take part in it (entry cost 5euros).
Prizes : 100 % of the entry. (for information 1 $ (US dollar) = 1.05 Euros)
Website : http://bethunechess.freefr
Contact e-mail: bethunechess@hotmail.com
1st Benidorm Internatonal
The 1st Benidorm Internatonal is an open taking place 21st-30th November
2002.
Further details: http://www.jaque.tv/benidorm_avance0702.htm
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
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
Hawaii International Chess Festival Cancelled
The Hawaii International Chess Festival has been cancelled until further
notice. Information: hawaii@chessworks.com.
