THE WEEK IN CHESS 425 30th December 2002 by Mark Crowther
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Hastings Premier 10 games
Groningen 2002 26 games
Pamplona 2002 98 games
Rilton Cup 63 games
Reggio Emilia 5 games
North American Open 2002 23 games
11th Donau Open 80 games
Mondariz Tournaments 90 games
Ramat-Aviv 24 games
Third Saturday December 45 games
Lindsborg Rotary Open 110 games
XII Magistral de Elgoibar 20 games
16th Clichy Masters 1 game
595 games
My thanks to Jesús Mena and Pablo Sierra, Giorgio Gozzi, Chris
Bird, Enrique Nava, Leonid Gofshtein, Frank Berry and John Donaldson, George
Mirijanian, Vladimir Dvorkovich, Jovan Petronic, Harald Grafenhofer and
everyone else who helped with the issue.
The Hastings Premier is the top event amongst the New Year tournaments
and opens. Happy New Year everyone.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
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. The Premier Tournament is a 9-round all-play-all event for ten
invited players. Playing hours 14.15-21.15.
Official coverage: http://hastingschess.org.uk/
Premier Hastings ENG (ENG), 28 xii-5 i 2002 cat. XII (2549)
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1 Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2620 * . . . = . 1 . . . 1.5 2719
2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra m RUS 2455 . * . = . . . . . 1 1.5 2800
3 Arkell, Keith C g ENG 2521 . . * . . . . = 1 . 1.5 2729
4 Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2670 . = . * . = . . . . 1.0 2503
5 Barsov, Alexei g UZB 2525 = . . . * . . . . = 1.0 2582
6 Harikrishna, Pentala g IND 2551 . . . = . * . . = . 1.0 2608
7 Karjakin, Sergey m UKR 2527 0 . . . . . * 1 . . 1.0 2573
8 Flear, Glenn C g ENG 2527 . . = . . . 0 * . . 0.5 2331
9 McShane, Luke J g ENG 2546 . . 0 . . = . . * . 0.5 2343
10 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly g RUS 2545 . 0 . . = . . . . * 0.5 2297
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The Harmonie Chesstournament in Groningen takes place December
21st-30th 2002. Dgebuadze led with 3.5/4 but then had to withdraw after
becoming ill and his score was cancelled (except for norm purposes). Friso
Nijboer leads going into the final round.
Internet coverage: http://www.so-on.org/kerst2002/2002.html
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Harmonie Groningen NED (NED), 21-30 xii 2002 cat. IX (2471)
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1. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2556 * . 1 0 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2681
2. Romero Holmes, Alfonso g ESP 2524 . * = 1 = = 1 = = 4.5 2553
3. Smeets, Jan NED 2461 0 = * 1 = = 1 . 1 4.5 2586
4. Werle, Jan m NED 2434 1 0 0 * = = . 1 1 4.0 2522
5. Li Wenliang m CHN 2497 0 = = = * 0 = 1 1 4.0 2468
6. Stellwagen, Daniel f NED 2426 0 = = = 1 * 1 0 . 3.5 2479
7. Ernst, Sipke m NED 2497 = 0 0 . = 0 * 1 1 3.0 2422
8. Baramidze, David GER 2390 0 = . 0 0 1 0 * 1 2.5 2382
9. Jonkman, Harmen g NED 2456 0 = 0 0 0 . 0 0 * 0.5 2057
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The Pamplona 2002 took place 21st-28th December 2002. The main event
was a double round robin four player Category 16 event. Rustam Kasimdzhanov won
a blitz playoff 2-0 against Viktor Bologan after the players finished level on
3.5/6. Unai Garbisu de Goni won the open event which split into a knockout for
the top 8 players after 6 rounds. My thanks to Jesús Mena and Pablo
Sierra for the news.
Round 3 (December 23, 2002)
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 24 B19 Caro Kann
Sokolov, Ivan - Bologan, Viktor 1/2 67 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Round 4 (December 26, 2002)
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 48 C93 Ruy Lopez Smyslov
Bologan, Viktor - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 13 A34 English Symmetrical
Round 5 (December 27, 2002)
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 41 D59 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Sokolov, Ivan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 19 D15 Slav Defence
Round 6 (December 28, 2002)
Bologan, Viktor - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 40 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1/2 89 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
It Pamplona ESP (ESP), 21-28 xii 2002 cat. XVI (2650)
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1 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2653 ** 01 == =1 3.5 2705
2 Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2627 10 ** == =1 3.5 2714
3 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2635 == == ** == 3.0 2654
4 Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2684 =0 =0 == ** 2.0 2513
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Open Pamplona ESP (ESP), 21-28 xii 2002
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1. Garbisu de Goni, Unai m ESP 2441
2. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G g ESP 2494
3. Alvarez Ibarra, Rafael m ESP 2425
4. Adla, Diego m ARG 2504
5. Glavina, Pablo m ARG 2417
6. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto f ESP 2394
7. Alonso, Salvador m ARG 2445
8. Lakos, Nikoletta wg HUN 2350
9. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2551 6.5 2248 34.5
10. Baron Rodriguez, Jesus m ESP 2412 6.5 2228 35.5
11. Ibarra Jerez, Jose Carlos ESP 2361 6.5 2215 34.5
12. Estremera Panos, Sergio m ESP 2359 6.5 2208 34.5
13. Navarro Cia, Miguel ESP 2325 6.5 2165 34.0
14. Campos Moreno, Javier B m CHI 2475 6.5 2159 33.0
15. Vazquez, Renier m CUB 2423 6.5 2089 34.0
16. Vehi Bach, Victor M m ESP 2404 6.5 2069 33.0
17. Sion Castro, Marcelino m ESP 2394 6.5 2052 33.5
18. Martinez Martin, Inigo ESP 2235 6.5 1982 30.0
19. Pomes Marcet, Juan m ESP 2380 6.0 2194 33.5
20. Lorente Penalba,Diego ESP ---- 6.0 2140 30.5
21. Bustamante Montoni, Richar VEN 2210 6.0 2084 32.0
22. Rebole Arbea, Inaki ESP 2178 6.0 2032 31.5
23. Mindeguia Guruceaga, Juan J ESP 2129 6.0 2010 30.0
24. Saenz Narciso, Miguel Angel ESP 2075 6.0 1995 29.5
25. Rada Equiza, Miguel ESP 2134 6.0 1932 29.5
26. Escofet Llongueras, Joan ESP 2041 6.0 1828 26.5
27. Vinal Gutierrez,Pedro ESP ---- 6.0 1817 27.0
28. Mellado Trivino, Juan m ESP 2459 5.5 2225 32.0
135 players
The 32nd Rilton Cup takes place 27th December 2002 - 5th January 2003 in
Stockholm, Sweden. 9 Round Swiss.
Full details: http://www.stockholmschack.nu/rilton.asp
Round 3 Standings:
32nd Rilton Cup Stockholm SWE (SWE), 27 xii 2002 - 5 i 2003
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1 Furhoff, Johan f SWE 2302 3 5027 6.0
2 Wedberg, Tom g SWE 2530 3 4748 6.0
3 Lindberg, Bengt f SWE 2382 2.5 5049 5.5
4 Ernst, Thomas g SWE 2450 2.5 4871 5.5
5 Barkhagen, Jonas m SWE 2458 2.5 4838 5.5
6 Hermansson, Emil m SWE 2370 2.5 4831 5.0
7 Jussupow, Artur g GER 2622 2.5 4829 5.5
8 Ulibin, Mikhail g RUS 2581 2.5 4814 5.5
9 Stefansson, Hannes g ISL 2566 2.5 4781 5.5
10 Nyback, Tomi m FIN 2445 2.5 4768 5.5
11 Gallagher, Joseph G g SUI 2540 2.5 4764 5.5
12 Brynell, Stellan g SWE 2524 2.5 4760 5.5
13 Ornstein, Axel m SWE 2426 2.5 4749 5.5
14 Fries-Nielsen, Jens Ove m DEN 2444 2.5 4727 5.5
15 Cramling, Pia g SWE 2508 2.5 4725 5.5
16 Lobron, Eric g GER 2500 2.5 4668 5.5
17 Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel g ESP 2428 2.5 4634 5.5
18 Taimanov, Mark E g RUS 2406 2.5 4631 5.5
19 Vasquez, Rodrigo m CHI 2481 2.5 4622 5.5
20 Handke, Florian m GER 2504 2.5 4517 5.0
21 Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2581 2.5 4490 4.5
22 Kiik, Kalle m EST 2450 2.5 4464 5.0
23 Nyysti, Sampsa f FIN 2410 2.5 4403 5.0
24 Akesson, Ralf g SWE 2440 2 0 5.0
25 Berg, Emanuel m SWE 2535 2 0 4.5
26 Djurhuus, Rune g NOR 2479 2 0 4.5
27 Couso, Luis f SWE 2355 2 0 4.5
28 Johansen, Terje NOR 2267 2 0 4.5
29 Popov, Valerij g RUS 2568 2 0 4.0
30 Shumiakina, Tatiana wg RUS 2364 2 0 4.0
121 players
The 45th Reggio Emilia International Chess Tournament takes place
December 29th 2002 - January 6th 2003 in the Hotel Mercure-Astoria in Reggio
Emilia (9 rounds without rest-day). My thanks to Giorgio Gozzi for the
information.
Website
45th It Reggio Emilia ITA (ITA), 29 xii-6 i 2002 cat. VIII (2437)
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1 Chabanon, Jean-Luc g FRA 2481 * . . . . . . . . 1 1.0
2 Palac, Mladen g CRO 2568 . * . . . . . 1 . . 1.0
3 Romanishin, Oleg M g UKR 2562 . . * . . . . . 1 . 1.0
4 Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2544 . . . * = . . . . . 0.5 2368
5 Mrdja, Milan m CRO 2368 . . . = * . . . . . 0.5 2544
6 Tomescu, Vlad m ROM 2432 . . . . . * = . . . 0.5 2394
7 Vezzosi, Paolo m ITA 2394 . . . . . = * . . . 0.5 2432
8 Castaldo, Folco f ITA 2338 . 0 . . . . . * . . 0.0
9 Iotti, Pierluigi f ITA 2314 . . 0 . . . . . * . 0.0
10 Scalcione, Michelangelo f ITA 2366 0 . . . . . . . . * 0.0
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The Amplico Aig Life Rapid tournament took place in Warsaw (Poland) as
part of the 21st Stanislaw Gawlikowski Memorial 21st-22nd December 2002 in the
Palace of Culture in Warsaw. The prize fund was 15.000 USD. 360 players took
part in the tournament. After 7 rounds (G-25') top 16 players played in
quaterfinals. The rest of players played 4 more rounds. In the finals group all
games were G-10'+5". It doesn't appear there are any games available.
Further details:
http://szachy.cronix.pl/memorial-12/en/index.php
"A" Tournament results:
Final P-10'+5"
1 GM Bareev Evgeny 2737 RUS 2
2 GM Volokitin Andrei 2558 UKR 1
3rd place match
1 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2631 NED 2
2 GM Malaniuk Vladimir P 2556 UKR 0
Semifinal
1 GM Bareev Evgeny 2737 RUS 2
2 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2631 NED 1
Semifinal
1 GM Volokitin Andrei 2558 UKR 2
2 GM Malaniuk Vladimir P 2556 UKR 1
Quaterfinal I
1 GM Bareev Evgeny 2737 RUS 4,5
2 GM Kengis Edvins 2570 LAT 3,5
3 GM Fedorchuk Sergey 2564 UKR 2,5
4 GM Grabarczyk Miroslaw 2506 POL 1,5
Quaterfinal II
1 GM Volokitin Andrei 2558 UKR 4,5
2 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2709 UKR 4
3 GM Chernin Alexander 2573 HUN 2
4 GM Tseshkovsky Vitaly 2545 RUS 1,5
Quaterfinal III
1 GM Malaniuk Vladimir 2556 UKR 4
2 GM Tregubov Pavel 2595 RUS 3,5
3 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij 2548 UKR 3
4 GM Krasenkow Michal 2651 POL 1,5
Quaterfinal IV
1 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2631 NED 3,5
2 GM Markowski Tomasz 2549 POL 3,5
3 GM Korchnoi Viktor 2634 SUI 3,5
4 GM Chernyshov Konstantin 2549 RUS 1,5
Tiebreak blitz 4'+2"
1 GM Tiviakov 2631 NED 1,5
2 GM Markowski 2549 POL 1
3 GM Korchnoi 2634 SUI 0,5
Places 5-8
6 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2709 UKR 1,5
5 GM Tregubov Pavel 2595 RUS 2
7 GM Kengis Edvins 2570 LAT 1,5
8 GM Markowski Tomasz 2549 POL 1
Places 9-12
9 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij 2548 UKR 2,5
10 GM Chernin Alexander 2573 HUN 2
11 GM Fedorchuk Sergey 2564 UKR 1
12 GM Korchnoi Viktor 2634 SUI 0,5
Places 13-16
13 GM Grabarczyk Miroslaw 2506 POL 2,5
14 GM Tseshkovsky Vitaly 2545 RUS 2
15 GM Krasenkow Michal 2651 POL 1,5
16 GM Chernyshov Konstantin 2549 RUS 0
B Tournament results:
1 Gdanski, Jacek gm POL 2506 9 63.5
2 Aleksandrov, Aleksej gm BLR 2621 8.5 69.5
3 Kotsur, Pavel gm KAZ 2579 8.5 65.5
4 Brodsky, Michail gm UKR 2547 8.5 65.0
5 Mikhalchishin, Adrian gm SLO 2542 8.5 63.0
6 Korobov, Anton im UKR 2503 8.5 62.5
7 Malakhatko, Vadim gm UKR 2515 8.5 61.5
8 Zontakh, Andrey gm UKR 2503 8.5 61.0
9 Kovchan, Alexander gm UKR 2546 8 63.5
10 Beliavsky, Alexander gm SLO 2650 8 62.0
11 Kempinski, Robert gm POL 2532 8 62.0
12 Starostits, Ilmars im LAT 2398 8 61.5
13 Urban, Klaudiusz im POL 2451 8 60.5
14 Szelag, Marcin im POL 2362 8 58.5
15 Stryjecki, Marek im POL 2442 8 57.5
16 Hnydiuk, Aleksander POL 2373 8 57.5
17 Rozentalis, Eduardas gm LTU 2563 7.5 64.5
18 Antal, Gergely im HUN 2465 7.5 63.5
19 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz gm POL 2406 7.5 63.0
20 Macieja, Bartlomiej gm POL 2615 7.5 62.5
21 Jaracz, Pawel gm POL 2545 7.5 62.5
22 Ruck, Robert gm HUN 2572 7.5 62.5
23 Czarnota, Pawel POL 2303 7.5 62.0
24 Gritsak, Orest gm UKR 2549 7.5 61.0
25 Gaponenko, Inna wgm UKR 2411 7.5 60.5
26 Szymanski, Piotr POL 2183 7.5 60.5
27 Vysochin, Spartak gm UKR 2562 7.5 60.0
28 Soæko, Bartosz gm POL 2569 7.5 59.5
29 Dziuba, Marcin im POL 2448 7.5 59.0
30 Slobodjan, Roman gm GER 2521 7.5 59.0
31 Meijers, Viesturs im LAT 2463 7.5 58.5
32 Jaracz, Barbara wim POL 2270 7.5 56.5
33 Czakon, Jakub POL 2365 7.5 56.0
34 Dworakowska, Joanna (IM) wgm POL 2389 7.5 56.0
364 players
Chris Bird reports that after round 4 of the North American Open, which
takes place in Las Vegas, December 26-29, 2002. There are two more rounds to go
and first prize is $5,000. Round 4 Standings: 1st-5th (3½ points) -
Filippov, Valerij g RUS 2615; Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2600; Ibragimov, Ildar g USA
2566; Mitkov, Nikola g MKD 2529; Barcenilla, Rogelio m PHI 2486; 6th-21st (3
points) - Pigusov, Evgeny g RUS 2622; Milov, Vadim g SUI 2620; Kacheishvili,
Giorgi g GEO 2597; Novikov, Igor A g USA 2592; Yermolinsky, Alex g USA 2575;
Stripunsky, Alexander g USA 2548; Annakov, Babakouli g TKM 2530; Golod, Vitali
g ISR 2523; Akobian, Varuzhan m USA 2514; Georgiev, Vladimir g MKD 2501;
Sevillano, Enrico m USA 2486; Paschall, William M m USA 2463; Mikhailuk, Slava
f USA 2442; Ivanov, Igor V m USA 2433; Tate, Emory f USA 2368; Bartholomew,
John USA 2307.
The 11th Donau Open takes place in Aschach an der Donau in Austria
26th-31st December 2002.
Internet coverage: http://www.aschach.at/schach/
Round 5 Standings:
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11th Donau Open Aschach AUT (AUT), 26-31 xii 2002
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1. Krivoshey, Sergei m UKR 2498 4.5 13,5 2631
2. Horvath, Csaba g HUN 2506 4.5 13,5 2627
3. Stanec, Nikolaus m AUT 2523 4.5 13,0 2627
4. Mahdi, Khaled m AUT 2374 4.0 13,0 2504
5. Mazi, Leon m SLO 2391 4.0 13,0 2487
6. Butunoi, Alexandru ROM 2404 4.0 11,0 2411
7. Studnicka, Tomas CZE 2124 4.0 10,5 2542
8. Cifka, Stanislav CZE 2114 4.0 10,0 2433
9. Teske, Henrik g GER 2527 3.5 12,5 2481
10. Jurek, Josef m CZE 2350 3.5 12,5 2472
11. Devide, Zoran CRO 2273 3.5 11,5 2411
12. Bogdanov, Valentin m UKR 2403 3.5 11,5 2408
13. Lau, Ralf g GER 2491 3.5 11,0 2380
14. Bogdanov, Oleksi UKR 2297 3.5 11,0 2347
15. Sandhoefner, Florian AUT 2259 3.5 11,0 2273
16. Pluemer, Detlef GER 2246 3.5 10,0 2352
17. Testor, Sebastian AUT 2159 3.5 10,0 2250
89 players
The Cerrado CEMAR A and B tournaments took place in the Hotel Cemar,
Mondariz (Spain) December 15th-23rd 2002. Marc Narciso Dublan won the A event
and Sergio Minero Pineda the B. My thanks to Enrique Nava for the news.
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Cerrado CEMAR A Mondariz ESP (ESP), 15-23 xii 2002 cat. VIII (2435)
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1. Narciso Dublan, Marc m ESP 2467 * = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 7.0 2650
2. Oms Pallise, Josep m ESP 2432 = * = = = 1 1 0 1 1 6.0 2559
3. Lacasa Diaz, Jose Antonio f ESP 2424 1 = * = = 0 0 1 = 1 5.0 2478
4. Hoffman, Alejandro g ARG 2504 0 = = * = = = 1 = 1 5.0 2469
5. Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2473 0 = = = * 0 = 1 0 1 4.0 2387
6. Garcia Castro, Pablo ESP 2330 0 0 1 = 1 * = = = 0 4.0 2403
7. Pogorelov, Ruslan g UKR 2488 0 0 1 = = = * 0 = = 3.5 2348
8. Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael m ESP 2287 0 1 0 0 0 = 1 * 1 0 3.5 2370
9. Movsziszian, Karen g ARM 2528 0 0 = = 1 = = 0 * = 3.5 2344
10. Reinaldo Castineira, Roi m ESP 2412 = 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = * 3.5 2357
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Cerrado CEMAR B Mondariz ESP (ESP), 15-23 xii 2002 cat. III (2320)
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1. Minero Pineda, Sergio m CRC 2396 * = 1 1 1 = = 1 1 1 7.5 2584
2. Borges Mateos, Juan m CUB 2460 = * = = 1 1 1 = 0 1 6.0 2429
3. Valles Moreno, Ivan ESP 2294 0 = * 1 = 1 0 = 1 = 5.0 2366
4. Ivanov, Jordan m BUL 2429 0 = 0 * = = 1 = 1 1 5.0 2351
5. Frois, Antonio m POR 2341 0 0 = = * 0 1 1 1 1 5.0 2360
6. Moreno Tejera, Emilio f ESP 2358 = 0 0 = 1 * 1 = 0 1 4.5 2316
7. Sande Edreira, Jose Antonio ESP 2263 = 0 1 0 0 0 * = 1 1 4.0 2283
8. Tallarico Tallarico, Ovido M ESP 2216 0 = = = 0 = = * 1 0 3.5 2251
9. Serra Olives, Tomas ESP 2213 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 3.0 2207
10. Teijeiro Barros, Alberto ESP 2232 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 1 0 * 1.5 2057
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There is a Category II tournament in Ramat-Aviv taking place 24th
December 2002 - 6th January 2003. IM norm 8 points. My thanks to Leonid
Gofshtein for the news.
Round 4 Standings:
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5th It Ramat-Aviv ISR (ISR), 24 xii 2002 - 6 i 2003 cat. II (2291)
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1. Porat, Shi f ISR 2343 * . . = . . . 1 1 . . 1 3.5 2592
2. Rodshtein, Maxim ISR 2221 . * . = = . . . 1 . 1 . 3.0 2496
3. Tseitlin, Mark D g ISR 2472 . . * . = . 1 . . = . 1 3.0 2435
4. Rapoport, Igor UKR 2301 = = . * . = = . . . . . 2.0 2316
5. Porat, David ISR 2195 . = = . * . . . . = = . 2.0 2306
6. Deutsch, Eyal ISR 2272 . . . = . * . = = . = . 2.0 2303
7. Botvinnik, Ilia m ISR 2431 . . 0 = . . * = . . . 1 2.0 2293
8. Okunev, Lev RUS 2196 0 . . . . = = * . 1 . . 2.0 2296
9. Shevelev, Danny f ISR 2323 0 0 . . . = . . * . 1 . 1.5 2220
10. Porat, Ido ISR 2139 . . = . = . . 0 . * . 0 1.0 2074
11. Nisman, Boris I m RUS 2393 . 0 . . = = . . 0 . * . 1.0 2059
12. Okunev, Taras RUS 2206 0 . 0 . . . 0 . . 1 . * 1.0 2153
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The Third Saturday December tournament in Belgrade December 21st-31st
2002.
Internet coverage: http://www.beochess.org.yu/srpski.htm
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TSGM Dec Belgrade YUG (YUG), 21-31 xii 2002 cat. VII (2406)
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1. Abramovic, Bosko g YUG 2492 * = 1 1 1 = . = = = = . 6.0 2539
2. Abergel, Thal FRA 2361 = * = . 0 = 1 1 . 1 0 1 5.5 2492
3. Stojanovic, Mihajlo m YUG 2472 0 = * = . 1 = . = = 1 1 5.5 2466
4. Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra wf YUG 2336 0 . = * 0 . = 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2498
5. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel m ESP 2437 0 1 . 1 * = = = 0 1 . = 5.0 2443
6. Arsovic, Zoran m YUG 2410 = = 0 . = * = . = = 1 1 5.0 2447
7. Popchev, Milko g BUL 2436 . 0 = = = = * = = . = 1 4.5 2391
8. Tadic, Branko m YUG 2480 = 0 . 0 = . = * 1 = = 1 4.5 2389
9. Cabrilo, Goran g YUG 2457 = . = 0 1 = = 0 * = = . 4.0 2383
10. Matulovic, Milan g YUG 2423 = 0 = = 0 = . = = * . = 3.5 2326
11. Weinzettl, Ernst m AUT 2354 = 1 0 0 . 0 = = = . * = 3.5 2326
12. Lundin, Jan SWE 2212 . 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 . = = * 1.5 2139
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The Bethune Christmas Open takes place 26th-30th December 2002. No games
available.
Internet coverage: http://bethunechess.free.fr/
Standings Round 6 (of 7)
1 Shchekachev Andrei g 2551 RUS 5,5 23,0 2701 2769
2 Golubev Mihail g 2528 UKR 5,5 21,0 2668 2747
3 Vanderstricht Geert m 2403 BEL 5,0 21,0 2483 2471
4 Sprenger Jan Michael m 2430 GER 5,0 20,5 2532 2526
5 Van Der Weide Karel m 2400 NED 5,0 20,0 2415 2408
6 Shirazi Kamran m 2439 USA 5,0 19,5 2491 2489
7 Jossien Remy 2181 FRA 5,0 18,0 2373 2366
8 Degraeve Jean-Marc g 2575 FRA 4,5 23,0 2586 2594
9 Lazarev Vladimir g 2477 RUS 4,5 21,0 2477 2469
10 Maitesian Sergei 2305 FRA 4,5 20,0 2385 2385
11 Spiridonov Nikola g 2373 BUL 4,5 19,5 2357 2357
12 Hareux Hubert 2241 FRA 4,5 18,0 2275 2278
13 Pfleger Sascha 2214 GER 4,5 17,5 2257 2256
123 players
The XVIII Nice Winter Open takes place 26th-30th December 2002. No games
available.
Internet coverage: http://www.echiquier-nicois.org/
Round 6 (of 7) Standings:
1 Hamdouchi Hichem 2593 g MAR 5,5 25,0 2712 16,5
2 Miladinovic Igor 2518 g GRE 5,5 24,5 2559 16
3 Genov Petar 2515 g BUL 5,0 26,5 2584 17,5
4 Cossin Sebastien 2230 FRA 5,0 23,0 2572 16
5 Georgieva Liubka 2232 mfBUL 5,0 22,0 2478 14
6 Battaglini Gabriel 2229 FRA 5,0 22,0 2462 14,5
7 Amigues Emmanuel 2252 FRA 5,0 22,0 2423 14,5
8 Shoker Samy 2233 FRA 5,0 19,5 2319 13
9 Glicenstein Asher 2209 FRA 4,5 26,0 2575 17
10 Milesi Laurent 2170 FRA 4,5 25,0 2333 17
11 Bujisho Benjamin 2400 m FRA 4,5 23,5 2353 15
12 Sulava Nenad 2551 g CRO 4,5 23,5 2333 15,5
13 Sanchez Joseph 2307 f PHI 4,5 23,0 2393 14
14 Verdier Patrice 2246 f FRA 4,5 23,0 2311 15,5
15 Dunis Aurelien 2399 FRA 4,5 22,0 2404 14
16 Daurelle Herve 2217 FRA 4,5 21,5 2376 14,5
17 Gregoire Sylvain 2286 FRA 4,5 21,5 2294 14
18 Caposciutti Maurizio 2338 f ITA 4,5 20,5 2307 13,5
19 Lamorelle Yves 2199 f FRA 4,5 20,5 2301 14
20 Mogranzini Roberto 2161 ITA 4,5 20,5 2212 13,5
21 Meynard Thibault 2193 FRA 4,5 17,0 2188 11,5
251 players
The Mans International Open takes place 26th-30th December 2002. No
games available.
Internet coverage: http://www.opendumans.fr.tc/
Standings Round 6 (of 7)
1 Todorov Todor m BUL 2455 2350 5.5
2 Le Roux Jean-Pierre FRA 2345 2320 5.0
3 Gervasio Ricardo BRA 2347 2380 5.0
4 Maze Sebastien FRA 2374 2430 5.0
5 Bagheri Amir m IRI 2438 2480 5.0
6 Petrosian Suren m ARM 2392 2392 5.0
7 Pujos Stephane FRA 2312 2340 5.0
8 Saiboulatov Danial BEL 2305 2305 5.0
9 Bauduin Etienne BEL 2281 2281 5.0
10 Rainfray Arnaud FRA 2372 2410 5.0
11 Pietrasanta Jeremy FRA 2149 2270 5.0
12 Terrieux Kevin FRA 2160 2210 5.0
13 Saada Julien FRA 2196 2210 5.0
183 players
GM Alex Onischuk and IM John Donaldson tied for first with 6 1/2 from 9
in the 2nd Lindsborg Rotary Open held December 17-23 in Lindsborg, Kansas.
Donaldson made his first GM norm and Anna Zatonskih made her second IM norm,
narrowly missing a GM norm by half a point. The tournament, which featured
widspread community support, was a rare opportunity for American players to
compete for international titles. Chief organizer was Mikhail Korenman with
Frank K. Berry directing. My thanks to Frank Berry and John Donaldson.
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Rotary Open Lindsborg Kansas USA (USA), 17-23 xii 2002
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1. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2649 6.5
2. Donaldson, John W m USA 2418 6.5
3. Shulman, Yuri g BLR 2566 6.0
4. Zatonskih, Anna wg UKR 2421 6.0
5. Novikov, Igor A g USA 2592 6.0
6. Vucic, Mladen m USA 2396 6.0
7. Muhammad, Stephen A f USA 2368 5.5
8. Burnett, Ronald m USA 2437 5.5
9. Paschall, William M m USA 2463 5.0
10. Kraai, Jesse m USA 2449 5.0
11. Khachian, Melikset m ARM 2481 4.5
12. Palos, Osman m BIH 2327 4.5
13. Zilberstein, Dmitry f USA 2330 4.5
14. Nambiar, Vivek IND 2246 4.5
15. Pruess, David f USA 2351 4.5
16. Datta,Deepyaman USA ---- 4.5
17. Baginskaite, Camilla wm USA 2365 4.5
27 players, 9 round Swiss
George Mirijanian reports: The 25th Newton Open, held December 21-22 in
Newton, Massachusetts, USA, ended in a three-way tie for first place among FIDE
master Igor Foygel and national masters Joshua Friedel and Avraam Pismennyy.
All tallied 3 1/2-1/2. Runnersup with 3-1 scores were GM Alexander Ivanov, FM
John Curdo, U.S. Chess Federation-rated expert Jack Stolerman and Class B
contestant James Dickson. National TD George Mirijanian directed the USCF Grand
Prix and Heritage tournament for the sponsoring Chess Organizers of New England
(CONE).
The XII Magistral de Elgoibar took place 12th-20th December 2002. The
unusual tie-break used meant that Oleg Korneev took first from Hermino Herraiz
Hidalgo both finished on 6.5/9. Games from the last three rounds now
available.
Internet site: http://www.geocities.com/gaztelugatxe/
19) 16th Clichy Masters
The 16th Clichy Masters took place 14th-22nd December 2002. Ovidiu
Foisor won the event with 6.5/9. The game Kirszenberg - Guilbert (9) is now
available.
Internet coverage: http://www.clichy-echecs.org/ and
http://www.europe-echecs.com
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16th Clichy Masters FRA (FRA), 14-22 xii 2002 cat. III (2305)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Foisor, Ovidiu m ROM 2428 * = = = = 1 1 1 1 = 6.5 2457
2. Gervasio, Ricardo BRA 2347 = * = 1 = 1 0 1 = 1 6.0 2425
3. Collas, Didier m FRA 2402 = = * = = = 1 = 1 1 6.0 2419
4. Aleksieva, Silvia wg BUL 2342 = 0 = * 1 = = 1 1 1 6.0 2426
5. Foisor, Cristina Adela m ROM 2408 = = = 0 * = 1 1 1 1 6.0 2418
6. Neiman, Emmanuel f FRA 2292 0 0 = = = * = 1 1 = 4.5 2306
7. Sanchez, Louis FRA 2239 0 1 0 = 0 = * = 1 1 4.5 2312
8. Guilbert, Herve FRA 2145 0 0 = 0 0 0 = * 0 1 2.0 2103
9. Daurelle, Herve FRA 2217 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 1 * = 2.0 2095
10. Kirszenberg, Marc FRA 2232 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = * 1.5 2040
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The Professional World Chess Ranking for players rated 2500 and higher
for January 1st 2003 has been released . Produced by Ken Thomson, New Jersey
and calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich, Moscow.
NN Name Birthday Fed Rat Dif Var
1 Kasparov,Garry 13.04.1963 RUS 2805 8 114
2 Kramnik,Vladimir 25.06.1975 RUS 2789 -5 124
3 Topalov,Veselin 15.03.1975 BUL 2712 -1 171
4 Anand,Viswanathan 11.12.1969 IND 2698 -11 159
5 Ponomariov,Ruslan 11.10.1983 UKR 2697 8 160
6 Leko,Peter 08.09.1979 HUN 2688 33 159
7 Bareev,Evgeny 21.11.1966 RUS 2685 20 182
8 Shirov,Alexei 04.07.1972 ESP 2682 17 149
9 Grischuk,Alexander 31.10.1983 RUS 2678 58 156
10 Adams,Michael 17.11.1971 ENG 2674 -6 155
11 Dreev,Alexey 30.01.1969 RUS 2650 16 136
12 Gelfand,Boris 24.06.1968 ISR 2649 -27 135
13 Khalifman,Alexander 18.01.1966 RUS 2648 -6 136
14 Ivanchuk,Vassily 18.03.1969 UKR 2647 -26 139
15 Polgar,Judit 23.07.1976 HUN 2644 26 170
16 Svidler,Peter 17.06.1976 RUS 2642 12 168
17 Akopian,Vladimir 07.12.1971 ARM 2636 23 159
18 Malakhov,Vladimir 27.11.1980 RUS 2635 39 185
19 Ye Jiangchuan 20.11.1960 CHN 2629 9 159
20 Azmaiparashvili,Zurab 16.03.1960 GEO 2628 -1 145
21 Short,Nigel D 01.06.1965 ENG 2628 26 150
22 Karpov,Anatoli 23.05.1951 RUS 2624 -4 130
23 Sokolov,Ivan 13.06.1968 BIH 2620 33 141
24 Bacrot,Etienne 22.01.1983 FRA 2620 0 148
25 Zvjaginsev,Vadim 18.08.1976 RUS 2618 18 147
26 Lautier,Joel 12.04.1973 FRA 2617 -7 124
27 Morozevich,Alexander 18.07.1977 RUS 2608 -92 197
28 Lputian,Smbat G 14.02.1958 ARM 2607 -7 172
29 Tiviakov,Sergei 14.02.1973 RUS 2603 33 145
30 Sakaev,Konstantin 13.04.1974 RUS 2603 5 150
31 Kasimdzhanov,Rustam 05.12.1979 UZB 2603 -33 169
32 Sutovsky,Emil 19.09.1977 ISR 2602 -3 201
33 Nikolic,Predrag 11.09.1960 BIH 2600 6 137
34 Gurevich,Mikhail 22.02.1959 BEL 2597 27 169
35 Smirin,Ilia 21.01.1968 ISR 2594 -52 174
36 Vallejo Pons,Francisco 21.08.1982 ESP 2593 13 165
37 Georgiev,Kiril 28.11.1965 BUL 2593 -8 169
38 Tkachiev,Vladislav 09.11.1973 FRA 2592 4 143
39 Aronian,Levon 06.10.1982 ARM 2591 37 186
40 Macieja,Bartlomiej 04.10.1977 POL 2590 12 168
41 Goldin,Alexander 27.02.1965 ISR 2590 21 176
42 Almasi,Zoltan 29.08.1976 HUN 2589 -1 146
43 Graf-Nenashev,Alexander 25.08.1962 GER 2589 10 166
44 Beliavsky,Alexander G 17.12.1953 SLO 2588 6 174
45 Van Wely,Loek 07.10.1972 NED 2587 -47 186
46 Radjabov,Teimour 12.03.1987 AZE 2585 33 143
47 Onischuk,Alexander 03.09.1975 USA 2585 -14 188
48 Movsesian,Sergei 03.11.1978 CZE 2584 18 164
49 Seirawan,Yasser 24.03.1960 USA 2583 4 174
50 Motylev,Alexander 17.06.1979 RUS 2583 -15 174
World Amateur Championships
The World Amateur Championships take place in the Sammy Marks Building,
Pretoria, South Africa 2nd - 12th July 2003.
Internet site: http://www.chessa.co.za/
4th Yateley Manor International Fide Open
4th Yateley Manor International Fide Open This 9 round Swiss event,
takes place over 2 weekends Friday 24th to Sunday 26th January 2003 and
Saturday 1st to Sunday 2nd February 2003 at Yateley Manor School, Reading Road,
Yateley, Hampshire, England. 36 miles South West of central London. Free entry
for GM, IM, WGM, WIM. Prizes include a free place in the 2003 British
Championships (highest placed player not previously qualified). The prize fund
and allocation depends on entry. Event is FIDE rated and BCF rated and part of
British Chess Federation Grand Prix. Tournament Director: IM Andrew Martin.
Contact: Phone : + 44 (0)1753 883300 e-mail: rayclark.mc@tiscali.co.uk
Tapolca Open Budapest
"TAPOLCA" Open 9 rounds Swiss, Budapest, Hungary 3rd-11th of January
2003. Venue: Hungarian Chess Federation, Bp. Falk Miksa Str.10. (Usually 75-80
players, 5-8 IM-s, 4-6 FM-s, 50-70 % ELO rated/. Thinking times: 2 hours 40
moves, then 30 min until the end. Organizer: PAREJ Jozsef, fax:
00-(36)-87-511-163 More info /e.g. accommodation in Budapest/ : Nagy Laszlo,
e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu
Hungarian tournaments April-May-June 2003
6 GM and IM tournaments in a row in HUNGARY in April-May-June 2003 /3
months chess trip to Hungary is possible for the GM-IM-norms/ The info: 1.
5th-17th of April, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM Budapest, org: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail:
firstsat@elender.hu, website: http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat 2.
19th-29th of April, GM-IM, MINDSZENTKALLA, GM-IM, 200 km West from Budapest,
org.IM Istvandi, e-mail: sakkozo@netposta.net, 3. 3rd-15th of May, FIRST
SATURDAY, GM-IM Budapest, org: NL., 4. 17th-27th of May GM-IM Elekes memorial,
Budapest, org: IM Zsinka, fax: 00-(361)-327-18-71, 5. 7th-19th of June, FIRST
SATURDAY, GM-IM Budapest, org: NL, 6. 20th-30th of June, Balatonlelle /130 km
West from Budapest/ GM-IM-OPEN, org: IM Rigo, e-mail: me-ri@matavnet.hu
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
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
Players accepted so far: Nigel Short England gm 2684 Sergei Tiviakov
Netherlands gm 2631 Alexander Lastin Russia gm 2625 Zoltan Gyimesi Hungary gm
2596 Jon Speelman England gm 2583 Hichem Hamdouchi Morocco gm 2582 Simen
Agdestein Norway gm 2578 Mladen Palac Croatia gm 2569 Vladimir Kosyrev Russia
gm 2562 Vasilios Kotronias Cyprus gm 2561 Alonso Zapata Colombia gm 2556 Julio
Becerra Rivero Cuba gm 2552 Oleg Korneev Russia gm 2551 Luke McShane England gm
2546 Bogdan Lalic England gm 2542 Milos Pavlovic Yugoslavia gm 2531 Karen
Movsziszian Armenia gm 2530 Vadim Malakhatko Ukraine gm 2515 Darryl Johansen
Australia gm 2512 Pia Cramling Sweden gm 2508 Dmitri Reinderman Netherlands gm
2506 Alexander Cherniaev Russia im 2506 Daniel Campora Argentine gm 2505 Boris
Chatalbashev Bulgaria gm 2503 Sergei Beshukov Russia gm 2475 James Plaskett
England gm 2467 Viesters Miejers Latvia gm 2463 Hans Jonkman Netherlands gm
2456 Tejas Bakre India im 2452 Doru Ionescu Rumania im 2433 Juan Bellon Spain
gm 2428 Inna Gaponenko Ukraine im/wg 2411 Colin McNab Scotland gm 2406 Watu
Kobese South Africa im 2399 Martha Fierro Ecuador wgm 2384 Nora Medvegy Hungary
wgm 2375 Mohamed Tissir Morocco im 2366 Robert Bellin England im 2360 Anna
Zozulia Ukraine wgm 2311
Website: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/
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
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.
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.
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
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
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).
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
SK Duras Open
The SK DURAS 80 Open takes place in Brno 25th-31st December 2002.
E-mail - bchmelicek@bvk.cz for more details.
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.
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
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
Fischer Story
Bobby Fischer and his mother were investigated by the FBI. Read the
story: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/4535883.htm
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
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
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.
Contact e-mail: bethunechess@hotmail.com
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.
No tournament December 24, 31 or January 14 (US Championship)
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
