THE WEEK IN CHESS 447 2nd June 2003 by Mark Crowther
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33rd Bosnia Tournament 5 games
European Championships 312 games
Russian Women's Championships 17 games
28th Elekes Memorial 37 games
Russian Team Championships 360 games
12th Croatian Cup 110 games
Championships of Uruguay 15 games
Bucharest Spring Festival 66 games
58th New York Masters 4 games
71st Estonian Championships 117 games
Memorial Day Classic 45 games
28th Paul Keres Memorial 8 games
Patrick Wolff vs. The World 1 game
1097 games
My thanks to Andy McFarland, Jürgen Brustkern, Mirjana Medic,
José Riverol, Radu-Catalin Chirila, John Fernandez, Mart Tarmak, John
Hillery, Herman Van Riemsdijk, Andrés Molina, Ching Kim Lye, Vladimir
Dvorkovich and everyone else who helped with the issue.
Ivan Sokolov's victory in the 33rd Bosnia tournament in Sarajevo above
amongst other Shirov and Bareev heads the news. The early rounds of the
European Championships in Turkey have also taken place. This extremely strong
Swiss has amongst other players Alexander Grischuk and Vassily Ivanchuk.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The 33rd Bosnia Tournament takes place May 17th-27th in Sarajevo in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ivan Sokolov won his home town event with 6.5/9 half a
point clear of Kasimdzhanov who he held in the last round, Sergei Movsesian and
Alexei Shirov.
Internet coverage: http://www.skbosna.ba/
Round 9 (May 27, 2003)
Movsesian, Sergei - Kurajica, Bojan 1-0 40 B01 Centre Counter
Shirov, Alexei - Damljanovic, Branko 1-0 43 C41 Philidor's Defence
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 57 C94 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Bareev, Evgeny - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 32 E97 King's Indian Classical
Dizdarevic, Emir - Kozul, Zdenko 1/2 50 E94 King's Indian Classical
Bosnia GM Sarajevo BIH (BIH), 18-27 v 2003 cat. XVI (2636)
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1 Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2677 * = = = 1 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2797
2 Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2659 = * = = = 1 1 = = 1 6.0 2758
3 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2735 = = * = 1 = = 1 1 = 6.0 2749
4 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2680 = = = * = = 1 1 = 1 6.0 2756
5 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2644 0 = 0 = * = = 1 1 1 5.0 2678
6 Kurajica, Bojan g BIH 2551 0 0 = = = * 1 = 1 = 4.5 2645
7 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2734 = 0 = 0 = 0 * 1 1 1 4.5 2625
8 Kozul, Zdenko g CRO 2601 = = 0 0 0 = 0 * 1 = 3.0 2514
9 Damljanovic, Branko g YUG 2587 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 * 1 2.0 2421
10 Dizdarevic, Emir g BIH 2491 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 * 1.5 2379
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The European Championships take place May 30th - June 14th 2003 in
Silivri, Turkey. 207 players compete in this huge event. At a very early stage
Vasilios Kotronias and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu lead on 3/3. The women's event
has also just started.
Internet coverage: http://www.tsf.org.tr/english/index.html
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4th IECC Istanbul TUR (TUR), 30 v-13 vi 2003
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1. Kotronias, Vasilios g CYP 2597 +175 +106 + 45 3.0
2. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROM 2606 +204 +146 + 73 3.0
3. Dautov, Rustem g GER 2611 + 77 + 74 = 19 2.5 2821
4. Glek, Igor V g GER 2551 + 71 = 66 +129 2.5 2898
5. Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS 2664 + 79 =126 +105 2.5 2839
6. Arlandi, Ennio m ITA 2456 +124 = 30 + 89 2.5 2859
7. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2643 +113 = 31 +131 2.5 2830
8. Chuchelov, Vladimir g BEL 2592 +135 = 33 +112 2.5 2774
9. Graf, Alexander g GER 2630 +139 +165 = 23 2.5 2828
10. Aleksandrov, Aleksej g BLR 2650 +171 = 11 +120 2.5 2833
11. Atalik, Suat g BIH 2568 +158 = 10 +108 2.5 2801
12. Neverov, Valeriy g UKR 2583 +198 + 55 = 16 2.5 2738
13. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2701 +162 = 54 +102 2.5 2843
14. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2663 +169 = 52 +126 2.5 2837
15. Tregubov, Pavel V g RUS 2632 +168 = 51 +140 2.5 2820
16. Georgiev, Kiril g MKD 2647 +166 +164 = 12 2.5 2837
17. Kharlov, Andrei g RUS 2581 +161 =110 +119 2.5 2732
18. Azmaiparashvili, Zurab g GEO 2678 =114 +145 + 97 2.5 2838
19. Gashimov, Vugar g AZE 2579 +163 +170 = 3 2.5 2706
20. Damljanovic, Branko g YUG 2587 = 44 +183 + 81 2.5 2782
21. Gagunashvili, Merab g GEO 2580 +199 + 82 = 32 2.5 2743
22. Kacheishvili, Giorgi g GEO 2592 = 83 +185 +100 2.5 2769
23. Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2591 +205 +159 = 9 2.5 2831
24. Volkov, Sergey g RUS 2634 + 75 = 72 = 43 2.0 2676
25. Gdanski, Jacek g POL 2506 = 27 +121 = 56 2.0 2726
26. Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2625 +134 = 59 = 31 2.0 2671
27. Ftacnik, Lubomir g SVK 2611 = 25 +122 = 72 2.0 2649
28. Fontaine, Robert g FRA 2527 +137 = 56 = 70 2.0 2729
29. Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2659 +111 = 43 = 52 2.0 2688
30. Avrukh, Boris g ISR 2586 +172 = 6 = 33 2.0 2588
31. Hulak, Krunoslav g CRO 2563 +174 = 7 = 26 2.0 2631
32. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2704 =145 +114 = 21 2.0 2688
33. Kritz, Leonid m GER 2468 +156 = 8 = 30 2.0 2713
34. Malakhov, Vladimir g RUS 2672 +116 =105 = 54 2.0 2693
35. David, Alberto g LUX 2548 = 84 +123 = 66 2.0 2762
36. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz g AZE 2607 +178 = 69 = 57 2.0 2665
37. Pelletier, Yannick g SUI 2623 =147 +118 = 53 2.0 2653
38. Kurnosov, Igor m RUS 2500 = 58 = 50 +149 2.0 2728
39. Smirnov, Pavel m RUS 2615 +160 = 57 = 47 2.0 2669
40. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2675 = 46 = 49 +169 2.0 2676
41. Spasov, Vasil g BUL 2555 = 42 = 61 +158 2.0 2669
42. Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2677 = 41 =142 +110 2.0 2587
43. Nevednichy, Vladislav g ROM 2569 +173 = 29 = 24 2.0 2658
44. Palo, Davor m DEN 2483 = 20 = 87 +165 2.0 2703
45. Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 2649 +138 +133 - 1 2.0 2693
46. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2553 = 40 = 80 +170 2.0 2653
47. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2562 =181 +132 = 39 2.0 2587
48. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2609 =118 +147 = 51 2.0 2652
49. Iordachescu, Viorel g MDA 2550 = 80 = 40 +167 2.0 2651
50. Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 2604 = 94 = 38 +160 2.0 2628
51. Mchedlishvili, Mikheil g GEO 2560 +200 = 15 = 48 2.0 2595
52. Luther, Thomas g GER 2571 +191 = 14 = 29 2.0 2686
53. Vaisser, Anatoli g FRA 2563 +167 =119 = 37 2.0 2625
54. Delchev, Aleksander g BUL 2577 +189 = 13 = 34 2.0 2728
55. Atakisi, Umut f TUR 2296 +127 - 12 +159 2.0 2695
56. Rozentalis, Eduardas g LTU 2586 +197 = 28 = 25 2.0 2624
57. Savchenko, Stanislav g UKR 2559 +195 = 39 = 36 2.0 2586
58. Dolmatov, Sergey g RUS 2606 = 38 =141 +148 2.0 2629
59. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2559 +192 = 26 = 65 2.0 2589
60. Comas Fabrego, Lluis g ESP 2490 = 86 = 85 +156 2.0 2720
61. Vaganian, Rafael A g ARM 2653 =142 = 41 +166 2.0 2672
62. Gurevich, Mikhail g BEL 2635 = 98 = 96 +146 2.0 2657
63. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2596 = 88 =101 +141 2.0 2618
64. Tzermiadianos, Andreas m GRE 2428 =102 =143 +164 2.0 2641
65. Baklan, Vladimir g UKR 2607 =182 +144 = 59 2.0 2646
66. Najer, Evgeniy g RUS 2606 +208 = 4 = 35 2.0 2491
67. Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2662 +177 - 73 +142 2.0 2679
68. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2606 =144 +182 = 69 2.0 2645
69. Goloshchapov, Alexander g UKR 2558 +201 = 36 = 68 2.0 2580
70. McShane, Luke J g ENG 2592 =141 +184 = 28 2.0 2630
71. Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2670 - 4 +178 +177 2.0 2659
72. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2561 +202 = 24 = 27 2.0 2601
73. Ivanisevic, Ivan g YUG 2569 +206 + 67 - 2 2.0 2656
74. Romanishin, Oleg M g UKR 2558 +180 - 3 +143 2.0 2489
75. Guliev, Sarhan g AZE 2524 - 24 +200 +150 2.0 2604
76. Filippov, Valerij g RUS 2627 - 81 +197 +168 2.0 2624
77. Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek m DEN 2508 - 3 +195 +157 2.0 2579
78. Jobava, Baadur g GEO 2566 - 82 +199 +151 2.0 2471
79. Kurajica, Bojan g BIH 2551 - 5 +207 +180 2.0 2498
80. Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 2664 = 49 = 46 =111 1.5 2550
81. Jenni, Florian g SUI 2516 + 76 = 97 - 20 1.5 2599
82. Kilicaslan, Hasan f TUR 2260 + 78 - 21 =116 1.5 2566
83. Genov, Petar g BUL 2490 = 22 =115 = 99 1.5 2587
84. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2654 = 35 = 92 =138 1.5 2545
85. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2606 = 95 = 60 = 96 1.5 2505
86. Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2594 = 60 = 95 =139 1.5 2501
87. Palac, Mladen g CRO 2587 = 90 = 44 = 88 1.5 2488
88. Dizdarevic, Emir g BIH 2491 = 63 =109 = 87 1.5 2592
89. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2588 = 91 +130 - 6 1.5 2454
90. Rytshagov, Mikhail g EST 2491 = 87 =107 =133 1.5 2580
91. Olafsson, Helgi g ISL 2473 = 89 = 99 =127 1.5 2578
92. Sturua, Zurab g GEO 2545 =123 = 84 =136 1.5 2649
93. Brynell, Stellan g SWE 2538 =104 =103 =137 1.5 2631
94. Shneider, Aleksandr g UKR 2497 = 50 =149 =109 1.5 2598
95. Erenburg, Sergey m ISR 2499 = 85 = 86 =115 1.5 2597
96. Godena, Michele g ITA 2527 =150 = 62 = 85 1.5 2625
97. Pavasovic, Dusko g SLO 2584 +125 = 81 - 18 1.5 2550
98. Roiz, Michael m ISR 2529 = 62 =150 =128 1.5 2630
99. Sulskis, Sarunas g LTU 2578 =130 = 91 = 83 1.5 2466
100. Korobov, Anton m UKR 2513 +128 =129 - 22 1.5 2604
101. Bocharov, Dmitry m RUS 2492 =149 = 63 =107 1.5 2594
102. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2577 = 64 +153 - 13 1.5 2515
103. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2623 =148 = 93 =134 1.5 2522
104. Lputian, Smbat G g ARM 2638 = 93 =148 =113 1.5 2530
105. Timofeev, Artyom m RUS 2577 +176 = 34 - 5 1.5 2584
106. Pogorelov, Ruslan g UKR 2489 +157 - 1 =117 1.5 2587
107. Huzman, Alexander g ISR 2589 =183 = 90 =101 1.5 2504
108. Lastin, Alexander g RUS 2632 =112 +155 - 11 1.5 2535
109. Istratescu, Andrei g ROM 2593 =184 = 88 = 94 1.5 2492
110. Yeke, Serkan TUR 2287 +188 = 17 - 42 1.5 2608
111. Belov, Vladimir m RUS 2549 - 29 +173 = 80 1.5 2543
112. Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2522 =108 +154 - 8 1.5 2617
113. Zelcic, Robert g CRO 2540 - 7 +174 =104 1.5 2510
114. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2555 = 18 - 32 +189 1.5 2606
115. Galkin, Alexander g RUS 2591 =185 = 83 = 95 1.5 2492
116. Dvoirys, Semen I g RUS 2552 - 34 +176 = 82 1.5 2449
117. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2574 =153 =151 =106 1.5 2412
118. Grigoriants, Sergey m RUS 2506 = 48 - 37 +187 1.5 2466
119. Kobalia, Mikhail g RUS 2639 +194 = 53 - 17 1.5 2559
120. Burmakin, Vladimir g RUS 2569 =151 +152 - 10 1.5 2430
121. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2607 =122 - 25 +184 1.5 2500
122. Guseinov, Kadir g AZE 2505 =121 - 27 +181 1.5 2472
123. Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2652 = 92 - 35 +182 1.5 2532
124. Hracek, Zbynek g CZE 2584 - 6 =125 +185 1.5 2466
125. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios m GRE 2456 - 97 =124 +188 1.5 2578
126. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2572 +207 = 5 - 14 1.5 2568
127. Ruck, Robert g HUN 2569 - 55 +198 = 91 1.5 2407
128. Fridman, Daniel g LAT 2621 -100 +196 = 98 1.5 2511
129. Kozul, Zdenko g CRO 2601 +196 =100 - 4 1.5 2518
130. Volkmann, Friedrich m AUT 2435 = 99 - 89 +190 1.5 2576
131. Izoria, Zviad g GEO 2569 =152 +186 - 7 1.5 2402
132. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2572 =143 - 47 +183 1.5 2498
133. Stefansson, Hannes g ISL 2565 +203 - 45 = 90 1.5 2464
134. Arizmendi Martinez, Julen L m ESP 2516 - 26 +201 =103 1.5 2467
135. Kulaots, Kaido g EST 2514 - 8 =187 +186 1.5 2337
136. Nikolic, Predrag g BIH 2643 -146 +204 = 92 1.5 2528
137. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2634 - 28 +205 = 93 1.5 2517
138. Svetushkin, Dmitry g MDA 2543 - 45 +203 = 84 1.5 2519
139. Georgiev, Krum g BUL 2516 - 9 +202 = 86 1.5 2469
140. Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2564 =186 +181 - 15 1.5 2361
141. Nikolaidis, Ioannis g GRE 2498 = 70 = 58 - 63 1.0 2473
142. Areshchenko, Alexander g UKR 2546 = 61 = 42 - 67 1.0 2539
143. Moor, Roger m SUI 2405 =132 = 64 - 74 1.0 2394
144. Cherniaev, Alexander1 m RUS 2501 = 68 - 65 =154 1.0 2488
145. Conquest, Stuart g ENG 2556 = 32 - 18 =161 1.0 2486
146. Halkias, Stelios g GRE 2542 +136 - 2 - 62 1.0 2503
147. San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo g ESP 2515 = 37 - 48 =152 1.0 2389
148. Solak, Dragan g YUG 2514 =103 =104 - 58 1.0 2497
149. Efimenko, Zahar g UKR 2599 =101 = 94 - 38 1.0 2371
150. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2634 = 96 = 98 - 75 1.0 2401
151. Mamedov, Rauf AZE 2330 =120 =117 - 78 1.0 2444
152. Olcayoz, Alper f TUR 2310 =131 -120 =147 1.0 2426
153. Lahno, Kateryna wg UKR 2417 =117 -102 =155 1.0 2430
154. Moiseenko, Alexander g UKR 2627 =155 -112 =144 1.0 2388
155. Reinderman, Dimitri g NED 2516 =154 -108 =153 1.0 2433
156. Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2587 - 33 +172 - 60 1.0 2349
157. Vajda, Levente g ROM 2592 -106 +175 - 77 1.0 2371
158. Erdogdu, Mert f TUR 2303 - 11 +171 - 41 1.0 2430
159. Shomoev, Anton g RUS 2558 +179 - 23 - 55 1.0 2186
160. Meijers, Viesturs m LAT 2512 - 39 +179 - 50 1.0 2296
161. Hug, Werner m SUI 2453 - 17 =188 =145 1.0 2443
162. Iljushin, Alexei g RUS 2556 - 13 =189 =163 1.0 2402
163. Bartel, Mateusz m POL 2443 - 19 =190 =162 1.0 2441
164. Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 2568 +193 - 16 - 64 1.0 2332
165. Romero Holmes, Alfonso g ESP 2560 +187 - 9 - 44 1.0 2301
166. Banikas, Hristos g GRE 2542 - 16 +193 - 61 1.0 2407
167. Erdogan, Hakan f TUR 2239 - 53 +194 - 49 1.0 2424
168. Nedev, Trajce g MKD 2518 - 15 +192 - 76 1.0 2348
169. Stevic, Hrvoje g CRO 2550 - 14 +191 - 40 1.0 2441
170. Demir, Gokhan TUR 2245 +190 - 19 - 46 1.0 2440
171. Gershon, Alik g ISR 2543 - 10 -158 +207 1.0 2318
172. Dzhakaev, Dzhakay RUS 2465 - 30 -156 +202 1.0 2327
173. Karadeniz, Emre f TUR 2308 - 43 -111 +204 1.0 2413
174. Oney, Feridun f TUR 2251 - 31 -113 +205 1.0 2405
175. Sanduleac, Vasile m MDA 2492 - 1 -157 +203 1.0 2356
176. Zaja, Ivan g CRO 2417 -105 -116 +201 1.0 2302
177. Jaracz, Pawel g POL 2549 - 67 +206 - 71 1.0 2428
178. Marcelin, Cyril g FRA 2503 - 36 - 71 +206 1.0 2409
179. Azimi, Reza GER 2046 -159 -160 +208 1.0 2231
180. Kayar, Erdem TUR 2077 - 74 +208 - 79 1.0 2244
181. Can, Emre TUR 2200 = 47 -140 -122 0.5 2270
182. De Vreugt, Dennis g NED 2503 = 65 - 68 -123 0.5 2348
183. Kupreichik, Viktor D g BLR 2529 =107 - 20 -132 0.5 2309
184. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G g ESP 2490 =109 - 70 -121 0.5 2324
185. Mastrovasilis, Athanasios m GRE 2487 =115 - 22 -124 0.5 2316
186. Grant, Jonathan SCO 2253 =140 -131 -135 0.5 2276
187. Akcan, Umit TUR 2167 -165 =135 -118 0.5 2253
188. Marin, Mihail g ROM 2568 -110 =161 -125 0.5 2125
189. Nyysti, Sampsa m FIN 2437 - 54 =162 -114 0.5 2289
190. Schandorff, Lars g DEN 2563 -170 =163 -130 0.5 2101
191. Arduman, Can m TUR 2361 - 52 -169 =194 0.5 2279
192. Ataman, Alper f TUR 2161 - 59 -168 =198 0.5 2237
193. Bayram, Yakup f TUR 2296 -164 -166 =196 0.5 2261
194. Dervishi, Erald g ALB 2535 -119 -167 =191 0.5 2140
195. Reyhan, Dogan TUR 2161 - 57 - 77 =199 0.5 2232
196. Sulypa, Alexandre g UKR 2492 -129 -128 =193 0.5 2233
197. Tratar, Marko m SLO 2464 - 56 - 76 =200 0.5 2188
198. Yagupov, Igor m RUS 2454 - 12 -127 =192 0.5 2164
199. Zueger, Beat m SUI 2448 - 21 - 78 =195 0.5 2162
200. Morrison, Chris SCO 2170 - 51 - 75 =197 0.5 2243
201. Valensi, Berti TUR 2154 - 69 -134 -176 0.0
202. Duman, Aydin TUR 2185 - 72 -139 -172 0.0
203. Ipek, Ali f TUR 2254 -133 -138 -175 0.0
204. Vokarev, Sergey m RUS 2498 - 2 -136 -173 0.0
205. Wells, Peter K g ENG 2487 - 23 -137 -174 0.0
206. Asmundsson, Ingvar f ISL 2327 - 73 -177 -178 0.0
207. Brendel, Oliver f GER 2378 -126 - 79 -171 0.0
208. BYE ---- - 66 -180 -179 0.0
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The 53rd Russian Women's Championships took place 18th-28th May 2003 in
Elista. Irina Slavina led on 6/8 going into the final round, her loss to
Polovnikova meant that seven players finished tied on 6/9. In spite of her
final round loss 23 year old Slavina took first place on tie-break. Much to my
surprise the event seems to have been only 9 rounds even though the dates
suggested 11 rounds. In addition I'm a bit unsure about the name Elena Zaiatz.
The official site has Elena Zajas but she was born in 1930 and isn't a WGM,
also the PGN section gives the name as Elena Zayac which is the alternate
spelling of Zaiatz.
Internet coverage: http://www.fide.com/wrcc2003/
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1. Slavina, Irina wg RUS 2381 +19 + 5 = 3 +11 = 9 = 2 +12 =10 - 6 6.0 2447
2. Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatiana wg RUS 2394 +10 - 9 +28 +15 =17 = 1 +11 = 7 = 5 6.0 2420
3. Demina, Julia wg RUS 2327 +27 + 7 = 1 - 9 +20 =11 =10 = 8 +13 6.0 2398
4. Dorofeeva, Anna wm RUS 2272 + 6 -12 =27 =14 =24 =25 +19 +16 + 9 6.0 2418
5. Styazhkina, Olga wg RUS 2355 +30 - 1 +13 =16 = 8 =28 +20 + 9 = 2 6.0 2426
6. Polovnikova, Ekaterina wg RUS 2383 - 4 +33 + 7 -10 +15 - 8 +18 +17 + 1 6.0 2391
7. Komiagina, Maria RUS 2244 +26 - 3 - 6 +23 +30 =16 +28 = 2 +11 6.0 2455
8. Zaiatz, Elena wg RUS 2339 +22 -11 +19 =20 = 5 + 6 = 9 = 3 =10 5.5 2368
9. Ovod, Evgenija m RUS 2296 +34 + 2 =12 + 3 = 1 +17 = 8 - 5 - 4 5.5 2380
10. Kochetkova, Julia wm RUS 2277 - 2 +34 +25 + 6 =11 =12 = 3 = 1 = 8 5.5 2377
11. Fatalibekova, Elena wg RUS 2276 +14 + 8 +16 - 1 =10 = 3 - 2 +21 - 7 5.0 2377
12. Chistiakova, Tamara wf RUS 2341 +15 + 4 = 9 =17 =16 =10 - 1 -13 +24 5.0 2321
13. Semenova, Irina wm RUS 2224 +23 -17 - 5 =19 +14 =27 +25 +12 - 3 5.0 2349
14. Shadrina, Tatiana wg RUS 2386 -11 =22 =24 = 4 -13 +26 +29 +20 =15 5.0 2298
15. Kursova, Maria wm RUS 2220 -12 +26 +29 - 2 - 6 =32 +22 +28 =14 5.0 2363
16. Pogonina, Natalija wm RUS 2347 +20 +29 -11 = 5 =12 = 7 =17 - 4 =21 4.5 2291
17. Ubiennykh, Ekaterina wf RUS 2293 =33 +13 +18 =12 = 2 - 9 =16 - 6 =26 4.5 2303
18. Shumiakina, Tatiana wg RUS 2373 =25 +24 -17 =22 =27 =19 - 6 =23 +30 4.5 2257
19. Kuzmina, Olga RUS 2256 - 1 +30 - 8 =13 +26 =18 - 4 =27 +31 4.5 2278
20. Sterliagova, Tatiana wf RUS 2223 -16 +31 +21 = 8 - 3 +24 - 5 -14 +32 4.5 2288
21. Korbut, Ekaterina wg RUS 2312 =32 =25 -20 -24 +31 +30 +27 -11 =16 4.5 2222
22. Mashinskaya, Iulia wg RUS 2203 - 8 =14 +33 =18 -28 =29 -15 +34 +27 4.5 2237
23. Shaidullina, Sandugach wm RUS 2364 -13 -27 +31 - 7 -29 +34 +33 =18 +28 4.5 2201
24. Bystryakova, Elena V wm RUS 2197 =28 -18 =14 +21 = 4 -20 =32 +25 -12 4.0 2250
25. Tomilova, Elena RUS 2235 =18 =21 -10 =26 +32 = 4 -13 -24 +33 4.0 2202
26. Grabuzova, Tatiana wg RUS 2375 - 7 -15 +32 =25 -19 -14 +34 +29 =17 4.0 2192
27. Kovanova, Baira RUS 2199 - 3 +23 = 4 =28 =18 =13 -21 =19 -22 3.5 2214
28. Rubzova, Tatiana wg RUS 2317 =24 +32 - 2 =27 +22 = 5 - 7 -15 -23 3.5 2182
29. Strutinskaya, Galina N wm RUS 2306 +31 -16 -15 -30 +23 =22 -14 -26 +34 3.5 2168
30. Guseva, Marina RUS 2191 - 5 -19 +34 +29 - 7 -21 =31 +33 -18 3.5 2142
31. Kolganova, Natalia RUS 2154 -29 -20 -23 +34 -21 =33 =30 +32 -19 3.0 2078
32. Kharashkina, Bairta wf RUS 2182 =21 -28 -26 +33 -25 =15 =24 -31 -20 2.5 2059
33. Muchkaeva,Giliana RUS ---- =17 - 6 -22 -32 -34 =31 -23 -30 -25 1.0 1871
34. Ekhaeva,Polina RUS ---- - 9 -10 -30 -31 +33 -23 -26 -22 -29 1.0 1889
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Jürgen Brustkern reports on the oldest traditional Round robin
tournament in Hungary. 24 Players from 6 countrys are playing in the GM (Kat 8)
and IM (Kat 3 ) Events. This tournament is dedicated to the Chess Problem
Composer and former Olympiad team member Gzöszo Elekes, he was also the
former leader of the Budapest statistics office. After his death Chess-Club
"Statistika" organised this event with support from the goverment. GM Maxim
Turov won the GM event, IM Fogarasi achieved his 2nd GM norm, he needs one
more, at the IM event GM Neil McDonald won, second David Vigorito, who scored
IM norm uot of 10 games. In the IM event the game Brod-Petran (8) was 1-0 not
1/2 as given last week. My thanks to GM Emil Anka, Jurgen Brustkern and Manfred
Brod.
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28th Elekes Mem GM Budapest HUN (HUN), 17-27 v 2003 cat. VIII (2426)
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1. Turov, Maxim g RUS 2531 * = = 1 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 8.5 2627
2. Fogarasi, Tibor m HUN 2460 = * = = = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2597
3. Horvath, Jozsef g HUN 2507 = = * = = = = = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2520
4. Sprenger, Jan Michael m GER 2431 0 = = * = 1 = 1 = 1 = = 6.5 2490
5. Burnett, Ronald m USA 2442 0 = = = * 1 = 0 = = 1 1 6.0 2460
6. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2345 = = = 0 0 * = = 1 1 = = 5.5 2433
7. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2413 = 0 = = = = * = 1 0 = 1 5.5 2427
8. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2445 = 0 = 0 1 = = * 0 0 1 1 5.0 2388
9. Anka, Emil g HUN 2451 0 = 0 = = 0 0 1 * = 1 1 5.0 2387
10. Medvegy, Nora wg HUN 2385 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 1 = * 0 = 4.0 2327
11. Danner, Georg m AUT 2377 0 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 1 * 0 2.5 2219
12. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2323 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 * 2.5 2224
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1. McDonald, Neil R g ENG 2392 * = 1 = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2477
2. Vigorito, David f USA 2298 = * 0 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2443
3. Mester, Gyula f HUN 2438 0 1 * = = 1 0 = 1 1 = 1 7.0 2400
4. Grafl, Florian f GER 2317 = 1 = * 1 0 = = 0 1 1 = 6.5 2374
5. Orso, Miklos m HUN 2362 = = = 0 * 1 1 = = 0 1 0 5.5 2305
6. Benda, Herbert f AUT 2251 = 0 0 1 0 * = 1 = 1 = = 5.5 2315
7. Brod, Manfred AUT 2237 = 0 1 = 0 = * = 1 0 0 1 5.0 2280
8. Lorincz, Istvan f HUN 2314 0 = = = = 0 = * = = = 1 5.0 2273
9. Petran, Pal m HUN 2378 = 0 0 1 = = 0 = * = 1 0 4.5 2238
10. Howell, David WL f ENG 2251 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 = = * = 1 4.5 2250
11. Roberts, Paul SCO 2211 0 0 = 0 0 = 1 = 0 = * = 3.5 2185
12. Lund, Esben f DEN 2269 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 0 1 0 = * 3.5 2180
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The Russian Team Championships took place in Tolghiatti May 16th-25th
2003. Players included: Svidler, Khalifman, Grischuk, Morozevich, Malakhov,
Vaganian etc. The team of Kazan-1000 (Rublevsky, Bologan, Smirin, Kharlov etc)
won the event ahead of Nornickel (Dreev, Malakhov, Zvjaginsev, and Onischuk
etc), Tomsk-400 (Morozevich, Khalifman, Filippov, Landa etc) and St Petersburg
(Svidler, Sakaev, Volkov, Korchnoi etc) Games now available (my thanks to one
of the players for sending them to me). Boris Schipkov of Chess Siberia
http://www.chessib.com/ has sent a number
of corrections. In addition there are problems with the games
Kolotilin,Y-Filippov,Va (3), Pimonenko,B-Galliamova,A (6) Meister,Y-Smirin,I
(5) and Korchnoi,V-Rodchenkov,V (7) for which I'm not 100% sure of the
solution.
Standings Final A: 1 Kazan-1000 17 2 Nornickel 15.5 3 Tomsk-400
16 4 S.-Petersburg 17 5 Max Ven 14 5 6 Polytechnic 10.5
Mirjana Medic sends news of the 12th Croatian Cup in Rabac (Croatia)
which took place 26th-31st May 2003.
12nd Cup Croatia
Organizer(s) : Hrvatski šahovski savez
Town : Rabac (Croatia)
Date : 2003/05/26 To 2003/05/31
Table/tie-breaks
Rank Team 1.Rd. 2.Rd. 3.Rd. 4.Rd. 5.Rd. Pts. BH.
1 Mravince DC 7 w 4 3 b 4 2 w 2½ 5 b 3 4 b 2 15½ 57½
2 Rijeka 8 w 3 9 b 3½ 1 b 1½ 4 w 2½ 3 b 2½ 13 56
3 Pula 13 b 3½ 1 w 0 9 w 3 11 b 4 2 w 1½ 12 52½
4 Goranka-Kenda 10 b 3½ 5 w 2 6 b 2 2 b 1½ 1 w 2 11 59
5 Liburnija 14 w 3½ 4 b 2 11 w 2½ 1 w 1 6 b 2 11 52
6 Bilokalnik 11 b 2½ 8 w 2½ 4 w 2 7 b 2 5 w 2 11 49½
7 Sladorana 1 b 0 10 w 3 13 b 3½ 6 w 2 8 w 2 10½ 51½
8 Dalekovod 2 b 1 6 b 1½ 12 w 2½ 9 w 2 7 b 2 9 51
9 Gjuro Pilar 12 w 3 2 w ½ 3 b 1 8 b 2 10 w 2 8½ 50½
10 TKC-Split 4 w ½ 7 b 1 14 w 2½ 13 w 2½ 9 b 2 8½ 44
11 Crikvenica 6 w 1½ 12 b 3 5 b 1½ 3 w 0 14 b 2 8 48½
12 Dixi Junior 9 b 1 11 w 1 8 b 1½ 14 w 2½ 13 b 2 8 39½
13 Kostrena 3 w ½ 14 b 3 7 w ½ 10 b 1½ 12 w 2 7½ 45½
14 Hrvatska citaonica 5 b ½ 13 w 1 10 b 1½ 12 b 1½ 11 w 2 6½ 43
The Championships of Uruguay took place in Montevideo May 17th-25th
2003. Martin Crosa took clear first with 8.5/10. Games from the final three
rounds now available. My thanks to José Riverol.
Internet coverage: http://nuestroajedrez.ods.org
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1. Crosa, Martin f URU 2425 * = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2425
2. Izquierdo, Daniel f URU 2274 = * = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2337
3. Sosa Macho, Juan Manuel URU 2218 = = * 0 1 1 = 1 0 1 1 6.5 2260
4. Saralegui, Mario URU 2176 0 = 1 * 1 = = = = 1 1 6.5 2264
5. Lopez Falcon, Jorge URU ---- = 0 0 0 * = = 1 1 = = 4.5 2136
6. Bauza, Alejandro f URU 2233 0 = 0 = = * = = = 1 = 4.5 2112
7. Carvalho, Guillermo URU 2182 0 0 = = = = * = = = 1 4.5 2118
8. Escofet, Jaime URU 2214 0 = 0 = 0 = = * = 1 1 4.5 2114
9. Garcia, Luis URU ---- 0 0 1 = 0 = = = * 0 1 4.0 2100
10. Kliman, Daniel URU ---- 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 * = 2.5 1979
11. Otero, Gustavo URU ---- 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 0 = * 1.5 1876
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The Chess Club Juventus Bucharest organised a Spring Festival IM
tournament, 20-30.03.2003. My thanks to Radu-Catalin Chirila for the news.
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1. Sebe, Florin ROM 2263 * = 1 1 1 = = 1 = = 1 1 8.5 2480
2. Dinu, Dumitru-Daniel f ROM 2314 = * 1 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2439
3. Barnaure, Vlad ROM 2309 0 0 * = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2366
4. Bargan, Sergei MDA 2233 0 1 = * 0 = 1 1 = 1 0 1 6.5 2336
5. Diulger, Alexey m MDA 2322 0 = = 1 * 0 = 1 = 1 1 = 6.5 2328
6. Grigore, Nicolae Petre m ROM 2391 = 0 = = 1 * = 0 = = 1 1 6.0 2293
7. Bets, Anatolij m MDA 2357 = = = 0 = = * = = 1 = = 5.5 2260
8. Osman, Mihai FRA 2133 0 0 0 0 0 1 = * 1 0 1 1 4.5 2215
9. Sebe, Razvan ROM 2244 = = 0 = = = = 0 * = 0 = 4.0 2168
10. Pribeanu, Dacian ROM 2151 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 = * = = 3.5 2146
11. Berechet, Otiliu m ROM 2254 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 1 = * = 3.5 2136
12. Voiteanu, Gabriel ROM 2252 0 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = = = * 2.5 2059
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Alex Stripunsky won the 58th New York Masters on 27th May 2003. News
John Fernandez.
Links: http://www.newyorkmasters.com
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58th New York Masters Action USA (USA), 27 v 2003
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1. Stripunsky, Alex USA g 2567 =10 + 9 + 2 + 6 3.5 ($420)
2. Shahade, Greg USA m 2441 +11 + 6 - 1 + 7 3.0 ($115)
3. Milman, Lev USA f 2356 = 8 + 4 + 5 = 3.0 ($115)
4. Figler, Ilye USA f 2360 = - 3 +13 +10 2.5 ($ 50)
5. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2240 = +13 - 3 + 9 2.5 ($ 50)
6. Bonin, Jay USA m 2364 +14 - 2 + 8 - 1 2.0
7. Shevelev, Danny ISR f 2318 = =10 +11 - 2 2.0
8. Salman, Joel USA f 2234 = 3 +14 - 6 =11 2.0
9. Smith, Bryan USA f 2354 +12 - 1 =10 - 5 1.5
10. Privman, Boris USA f 2207 = 1 = 7 = 9 - 4 1.5
11. Klein, Erez USA f 2291 - 2 +12 - 7 = 8 1.5
12. Lowinger, Daniel USA ---- - 9 -11 +14 =13 1.5
13. Gershov, Yevgeniy USA f 2339 =15 - 5 - 4 =12 1.0
14. Chernin, Oliver USA 2224 - 6 - 8 -12 +15 1.0
15. Tamarkin, Larry USA 2192 =13 --- --- -14 0.5
PRIZES
1ST - $420
2ND - $170
3RD - $ 60
U2400 - $100
The 71st Estonian Championships are being run as a knockout. In the
final Kaido Kulaots won 2.5-1.5 against Meelis Kanep. Ular Lauk came back from
one down with one to play to win 5-3 against Tarvo Seeman. My thanks to Mart
Tarmak.
Internet coverage: http://www.maleliit.ee/emv/2003/index.html
1/8th Final (May 19-20, 2003)
Vooremaa, Andres - Kulaots, Kaido 0.5-1.5
Zavoronkov, Vladimir - Zjukin, Sergei 1.5-0.5
Sepp, Olav - Neff, Sergei 2-0
Kovaljov, Denis - Seeman, Tarvo 0.5-1.5
Rytshagov, Mikhail - Firstov, Juri 3.5-2.5
Lauk, Ular - Svirjov, Igor 2-0
Kanep, Meelis - Soot, Margus 2-0
Cheutshenko, Robert - Shishkov, Andrei 2-4
Quarter Final (May 21-22, 2003)
Sepp, Olav - Seeman, Tarvo 1.5-2.5
Rytshagov, Mikhail - Lauk, Ular 2-4
Zavoronkov, Vladimir - Kulaots, Kaido 0.5-1.5
Shishkov, Andrei - Kanep, Meelis 0.5-1.5
Semi-Final (May 23-24, 2003)
Lauk, Ular - Kanep, Meelis 0.5-1.5
Seeman, Tarvo - Kulaots, Kaido 0.5-1.5
Final (May 25-26, 2003)
Kulaots, Kaido - Kanep, Meelis 2.5-1.5
3rd-4th
Lauk, Ular - Seeman, Tarvo 5-3
The quarter and semi-finals of the Coupe de France took place over the
weekend. This produced a final between NAO and Clichy which will take place in
Sénat on June 7th 2003.
Internet coverage: http://www.nao-cc.com/ and
http://www.echecs.asso.fr/ neither
site seems to have the games in PGN.
7 June Final
NAO CC - CLICHY
1 KRAMNIK Vladimir 2789 BAREEV Evgeny 2734
2 ADAMS Michael 2723 BAUER Christian 2582
3 SVIDLER Peter 2713 DEGRAEVE Jean-Marc2550
4 LAUTIER Joël 2666 HEBDEN Mark 2526
5 FRESSINET Laurent 2595 APICELLA Manuel 2501
6 HAUCHARD Arnaud 2512 RELANGE Eloi 2499
John Hillery reports: Vladimir Mezentsev scored 5½-½ to
take first place in the Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic, held in Los Angeles
May 24-26. Next with 5-1 was IM Andranik Matikozyan, followed at
4½-½ by IMs Jack Peters, Melikset Khachiyan and Enrico Sevillano.
Final standings of all sections may be found at
http://www.westernchess.com/mdc03/standings.html.
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Memorial Day Classic Los Angeles USA (USA), 24-26 v 2003
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1. Mezentsev, Vladimir RUS 2410 5.5
2. Matikozian, Andranik m ARM 2424 5.0
3. Peters, John A m USA 2459 4.5
4. Sevillano, Enrico m USA 2499 4.5
5. Khachiyan, Melikset m USA 2491 4.5
6. Salimbagat,Rico ---- 4.0
7. Rector,George ---- 4.0
8. Abrahamyan, Tatev wf USA 2201 4.0
9. Miller,Ike ---- 4.0
10. Taylor, Timothy m USA 2410 4.0
11. Hermansen, Ron USA 2213 4.0
12. Del Pilar, Reynaldo USA 2232 4.0
13. Movsisyan,Movses ---- 4.0
14. Landaw,Max ---- 4.0
58 players
The 28th Paul Keres Memorial tournament was held May 16th-19th in
Vancouver, Canada.
Corrections: Herman Van Riemsdijk reports that Sigfrido Pacheco (Fide
unrated - from Mexico) and not Silvana Pacheco (Peru) played and adds a half
move, 26 fxg6 to his round 6 game.
Internet coverage: http://www.keresmemorial.com
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28th Keres Mem Vancouver CAN (CAN), 16-19 v 2003
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1. Orlov, Georgi m USA 2508 7.0
2. Van Riemsdijk, Herman C m BRA 2393 5.5
3. Griffiths, Morgan USA 2197 5.5
4. Tegzes, Laszlo HUN 2114 5.0
5. Meng, Fanhao CAN 2249 5.0
6. Teplitsky, Yan m CAN 2474 4.5
7. Yoos, John C CAN 2361 4.5
8. Basanta, Gary f CAN 2328 4.5
9. Kostadinov,Georgi CAN ---- 4.5
10. Stanford, Mike CAN 2205 4.0
11. Fullbrook, Nigel f CAN 2236 4.0
12. North,Robert CAN ---- 3.5
13. Wu, Howard CAN 2185 4.0
14. Pacheco, Sigfrido MEX ---- 4.0
15. Oszvald,Joe CAN ---- 4.0
16. Fleming,Balin CAN ---- 4.0
17. Balbutin,Nelson CAN ---- 4.0
49 players
Andrés Molina reports: The 10th Linares International Open in
Chile, took place May 23rd to 25th 2003, in the city of the same name, 300 Kms.
south of Santiago, with an attendance record of 228 players. 9 rounds, swiss
system, semi-rapid games. This time, with players of eight countries
(Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Germany, Israel, Sweden and Chile) GM
Victor Mikhalevski (2526) from Israel made the longest trip ever in the history
to play this event. The top seed was Argentinean GM Pablo Ricardi (2540) and
the top Latin American WGM, Ecuadorian Martha Fierro (2313) also played. The
surprise of the 10th edition was the 16 years old Chilean star Robert
Díaz (2254), who defeated GM Mikhalevski and drew with Argentinean GM
Pablo Zarnicki (2530) and finally managing to tie for first place with the
Israeli player, Pablo Zarnicki and the chilean IM Luis Valenzuela (2437). GM
Pablo Zarnicki took first on tie-break.
Further details:http://www.torneolinares.cl
Final Standings:
No Name Rtg Title Total
1 Zarnicki, Pablo 2530 gm ARGENTINA 7.5
2 Ricardi, Pablo 2540 gm ARGENTINA 7.5
3 Valenzuela, Luis 2437 im CHILE 7.5
4 Díaz, Robert 2254 CHILE 7.5
5 Mikhalevski, Víctor 2526 gm ISRAEL 7
6 Castellanos, Renier 2488 CHILE 7
7 Labollita, Martín 2420 im ARGENTINA 7
8 Hellsten, Johan 2480 im SUECIA 7
9 Rojas Keim, Luis 2444 im CHILE 7
10 Silva, Carlos 2388 fm CHILE 7
11 Loos, Roland 2226 ALEMANIA 7
12 Szmetan, Jorge 2412 im ARGENTINA 7
13 Rioseco, Fernan 2240 CHILE 7
14 Egger, Jorge 2413 im CHILE 6.5
15 Llorens, Marcelo 2354 CHILE 6.5
16 Giardelli, Sergio 2428 im ARGENTINA 6.5
17 Vizama, Claudio 2213 CHILE 6.5
18 Romero Pino, Claudio 2264 CHILE 6.5
19 Díaz, Juan 2036 CHILE 6.5
20 Poupar, Aime 2082 CHILE 6.5
21 Fierro, Martha 2313 wgm ECUADOR 6
22 Basualto, Pedro 2159 CHILE 6
23 Arancibia, Eduardo 2409 CHILE 6
24 Vera Soto, Sergio 2160 CHILE 6
25 Quiñones Paucas, Cesar 2144 PERU 6
228 players.
The http://www.chessworld.net
match between Patrick Wolff and a World Team was drawn after 42 moves when
there was a forced perpetual check. My thanks to Ching Kim Lye.
Wolff,P - Rest of World www.ChessWorld.net 17.02.2003 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3
Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Bc5 6.c3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.d3 0-0
11.Bg5 Na5 12.Ba2 b4 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nbd2 h6 15.Bh4 bxc3 16.bxc3 Qe7 17.Re1 Rab8
18.d4 Ba7 19.Qe2 Rb6 20.Bg3 Nd7 21.Nc4 Nxc4 22.Qxc4 c5 23.dxe5 Nxe5 24.Nxe5
dxe5 25.Rad1 Kh7 26.Qe2 f6 27.Bc4 a5 28.Rd2 Rd8 29.Bd5 Be8 30.Qc4 Rdb8 31.Qa2
Qc7 32.Bc4 Rd8 33.Rxd8 Qxd8 34.Kg2 Bb8 35.f3 Rd6 36.Re2 Bc6 37.Bf2 Ba7 38.Be3
Qd7 39.Qa3 Rd1 40.Bxc5 f5 41.gxf5 Qd8 42.Bxa7 Qg5+ ½-½
The Professional World Chess Ranking for players rated 2500 and higher
for June 1st 2003 has been released. Produced by Ken Thomson, San Jose and
calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich, Moscow.
1 Kasparov,Garry 13.04.1963 RUS 2784 -22 130
2 Kramnik,Vladimir 25.06.1975 RUS 2749 -41 138
3 Anand,Viswanathan 11.12.1969 IND 2720 22 156
4 Shirov,Alexei 04.07.1972 ESP 2702 20 165
5 Grischuk,Alexander 31.10.1983 RUS 2701 22 155
6 Topalov,Veselin 15.03.1975 BUL 2699 -13 172
7 Leko,Peter 08.09.1979 HUN 2696 8 167
8 Polgar,Judit 23.07.1976 HUN 2677 33 160
9 Bareev,Evgeny 21.11.1966 RUS 2672 -13 198
10 Ponomariov,Ruslan 11.10.1983 UKR 2667 -30 168
11 Ivanchuk,Vassily 18.03.1969 UKR 2664 17 131
12 Svidler,Peter 17.06.1976 RUS 2664 21 133
13 Dreev,Alexey 30.01.1969 RUS 2654 4 128
14 Sokolov,Ivan 13.06.1968 NED 2648 46 141
15 Malakhov,Vladimir 27.11.1980 RUS 2645 8 181
16 Adams,Michael 17.11.1971 ENG 2641 -34 141
17 Short,Nigel D 01.06.1965 ENG 2639 10 152
18 Gelfand,Boris 24.06.1968 ISR 2636 -13 132
19 Akopian,Vladimir 07.12.1971 ARM 2636 0 159
20 Azmaiparashvili,Zurab 16.03.1960 GEO 2635 6 151
21 Karpov,Anatoli 23.05.1951 RUS 2633 9 136
22 Ye Jiangchuan 20.11.1960 CHN 2627 -2 162
23 Lautier,Joel 12.04.1973 FRA 2626 8 134
24 Vallejo Pons,Francisco 21.08.1982 ESP 2618 25 150
25 Graf-Nenashev,Alexander 25.08.1962 GER 2618 29 157
26 Zvjaginsev,Vadim 18.08.1976 RUS 2617 -1 158
27 Khalifman,Alexander 18.01.1966 RUS 2615 -33 143
28 Kasimdzhanov,Rustam 05.12.1979 UZB 2614 7 164
29 Gurevich,Mikhail 22.02.1959 BEL 2612 15 168
30 Radjabov,Teimour 12.03.1987 AZE 2610 25 163
31 Morozevich,Alexander 18.07.1977 RUS 2607 -2 205
32 Nikolic,Predrag 11.09.1960 BIH 2606 6 129
33 Sakaev,Konstantin 13.04.1974 RUS 2606 3 138
34 Rublevsky,Sergei 15.10.1974 RUS 2605 30 155
35 Van Wely,Loek 07.10.1972 NED 2600 13 198
36 Beliavsky,Alexander 17.12.1953 SLO 2599 11 165
37 Bologan,Viorel 14.12.1971 MDA 2597 24 197
38 Movsesian,Sergei 03.11.1978 SVK 2596 12 163
39 Goldin,Alexander 27.02.1965 ISR 2596 4 167
40 Smirin,Ilia 21.01.1968 ISR 2596 2 170
41 Aronian,Levon 06.10.1982 ARM 2594 3 195
42 Bacrot,Etienne 22.01.1983 FRA 2593 -27 158
43 Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter 01.08.1976 ROM 2590 38 144
44 Macieja,Bartlomiej 04.10.1977 POL 2589 -2 158
45 Georgiev,Kiril 28.11.1965 BUL 2588 -5 167
46 Aleksandrov,Aleksej 11.05.1973 BLR 2587 28 156
47 Zhang Zhong 05.09.1978 CHN 2587 19 177
48 Volkov,Sergei 07.02.1974 RUS 2587 18 195
49 Sutovsky,Emil 19.09.1977 ISR 2585 -18 194
50 Tiviakov,Sergei 14.02.1973 NED 2582 -21 156
Tigran Petrosian Memorial Open
The Tigran Petrosian Memorial Open will take place August 28th -
September 7th 2003 in Yerevan, Armenia with a prize fund of US$ 27.500.
The tournament commorates the 40th Anniversary of Petrosian winning the
title.
Details: http://www.armchess.am
16th "Ciudad de León"
Topalov and Ponomariov were in Madrid on March 10th to promote the
announcement of the Leon rapid tournament in June sponsored by the Spanish
sports newspaper Marca.
The 16th "Ciudad de León" chess tournament will take place June
5th-9th 2003 in León, Spain. This year it will be a quadrangular
knockout rapid tournament (not advanced chess ie no computers as in recent
years) with Ruslan Ponomariov (Elo 2734) Vesselin Topalov, (Elo 2743) Sergey
Karjakin, (Elo 2547) and Francisco "Paco" Vallejo Pons (Elo 2629) The venue
will be the Edificio de la Junta de Castilla y León".
2 semi-finals of 4 games - 20 minutes + 10 seconds per move. Schedule:
Friday June 6th : First Semi final: Topalov - Karjakin Saturday June 7th Second
Semi final : Ponomariov - Vallejo Sunday June 8th: Final. Play starts 4.30
pm.
Official site: http://www.ajedrez.educaterra.com/
Jassy - Romania
An 11 round Swiss takes place in Jassy, Romania 1st-10th August 2003. M.
Sadoveanu Chess Festival has prizes of 4000 Euros. Organisers V Manole and V
Ungureanu.
Further details:http://www.artelecom.net/iasitel/
19th Faaker-See-Open
The 19th Faaker-See-Open takes place 9th-16th August 2003 in the
Kulturhaus Latschach/Faaker See, Austria. 9 Round Swiss.
Further details: http://www.askoefinkenstein.at
First Saturday June-July
Nagy Laszlo (Contact e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu,
http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat sends news of the FS June events which take
place 7th-19th June. There are still spaces in the events. In addition there
are FS events 5th-17th of July.
GM cat.VII-VIII 10-14 participants: IGM TUROV, Maxim (RUS, 2531) IGM
KALLIO, Heikki (FIN) IGM TODOROVIC, Goran (YUG) IM JAKAB, Attila (HUN) FM
LORSCHEID, Gerd (GER) IM BÍRÓ, Sándor (ROM, 2334) IM
BLAUERT, Jörg (GER, 2411) IM FANG, Joseph (USA) IM NEELOTPAL, Das (IND) IM
KRAAI, Jesse (USA) IM SZEBERÉNYI, Ádám (HUN) IM FOGARASI,
Tibor (HUN) IM BLUVSTEIN, Mark (CAN)
IM cat.I-II-III 10-14 participants IM PÁRKÁNYI, Attila
(HUN) BÁNUSZ, Tamás (HUN) OMAR, Hirawan (BRU) IM EPERJESI,
László (HUN) IM HUSARI, Satea (SYR) IM FANG, Joseph (USA) FM
VIGORITO, David (USA) BROOMFIELD, Matthew (ENG) FM HOWELL, David (ENG) IM
GALYAS, Miklós (HUN) IM BOGUSZLAVSZKIJ, Jevgenyij (HUN) IM WERNER, Dimo
(GER) WGM LAKOS, Nikoletta (HUN) WERNER, Daniel (GER) BÉRCZES,
Dávid (HUN) FM BÉRCZES, Csaba (HUN) PORAT, Ido (ISR, 2132)
FM 10-14 participants PAKSI, Gyula (HUN) PAKSI, Gyula (HUN, 2046)
TÉGLÁS, Balázs (HUN, 2022) PFAU, Matthias (GER, nonrated)
VIRÁG, Attila (HUN, 2093) SALLAI, Kálmán (HUN, 2188)
GARNIER-SALVI, Vincent (FRA, 1986) OLÁH, Zsigmond (HUN, 2207)
GRÚZ, János (HUN, 2146) LANTOS, Attila (HUN, 1978) SIANEC, Attila
(HUN, 1842) JENKINS, Drake (USA, nonrated) KOCZÓ, Kristóf (HUN,
2089) KUBACSNY, Vilmos (GER, 2188) PORAT, Maya (ISR, nonrated) HOCEVAR, Nikola
(SLO, 2119) OMAR, Hira (BRU 2200) KESCHITZ, György (HUN, 2184) SZIRMAI,
Eduárd (HUN, 2148) FM LETAY, Gyula (HUN, 2195) TRAJBER, Csaba (HUN)
July
Participants of the 5th-17th of July cat.VII-VIII 10-14 participants
"FIRST SATURDAY" Budapest GM-tournament: IGM OVSEJEWITSCH, Sergey (UKR) IGM
POSTNY, Evgeny (ISR) IGM MEDVEGY, Zoltan (HUN) IM GUNNARSSON, Jon Viktor (ISL)
IM NEELOTPAL, Das (IND) NGUYEN, Truongson (VIE) THORFINNSSON, Bragi (ISL) IM
KRISJANSSON, Stefan (ISL) IM BIRÓ, Sándor (ROM) IM HORVATH, Peter
(HUN) IM FOGARASI, Tibor (HUN) IM FLUMBORT, András (HUN) IM BLUVSTEIN,
Mark (CAN)
Participants of the 5th-17th of July cat.I-II-III 10-14 participants
"FIRST SATURDAY" Budapest IM-tournament: RAGGER, Markus (AUT) PITL, Gregory
(GER) FM REUTSKY, Sergey (RUS) IM FARAGÓ, Sándor (HUN) FM WENDT,
(GER) WIM SHAHADE, Jennifer (USA) WIM MELNIKOVA, Yana (RUS) IM BOGUSZLAVSZKIJ,
Jevgenyij (HUN) IM EPERJESI, László (HUN) FM GOTTESMAN, Jerome
(USA) WGM DEMBO, Yelena (HUN) OMAR, Hira (BRU) OMAR, Hirawan (BRU) FM HOWELL,
David (ENG) FM RAT, Dan (ROM)
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 take place July 4th-12th 2003. 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.
Players in the top group: Curt Hansen DEN 2610, Peter Heine Nielsen DEN
2625, Michal Krasenkow POL 2609, Alexey Dreev RUS 2695, Lars Schandorff DEN
2563, Krishnan Sasikiran IND 2658, Humpy Koneru IND 2496, Lazaro Bruzon CUB
2610, Lenier Dominguez CUB 2603 and Luke McShane ENG 2592.
Internet coverage: http://www.northseacup.dk/nsc2003/index.htm
Homepage:
http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tpherman/vh2002/1index.htm
7th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament Vlissingen
7th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament Vlissingen (The Netherlands) August 2
- 9 9 rounds Swiss, FIDE-rated Rate of play: 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by
30 minutes k.o. Prizefund: Euro 1750 - 1250 - 750 - 375 - 250 - 125 - 75 - 75 -
50 - 50, also rating prizes Entry fee: 30 Euro (GM / IM free; FM 15 Euro)
Tournament hall: Hogeschool Zeeland, Edisonweg 4, Vlissingen Information: Hans
Groffen hgroffen@zeelandnet.nl Paul van Rooijen pro@zeelandnet.nl
Website: http://people.zeelandnet.nl/hgroffen
Greenland Open 2003
The Greenland Open 2003 will take place in the southern town of
Qaqortoq from 28 June to 1 July. A line up of foreign stars, all of whom will
be visiting Greenland for the first time, and local players will contest the
event for a total prize fund of US$10,000.
Further details: http://www.icechess.com/
Ikaros Chess Festival 2003
The Ikaros Chess Festival 2003 takes place 12th-20th of July 2003. The
Ikaros Chess Festival has been held for the last 25 years on Ikaria island in
the aegean islands of Greece. This year's events include the traditional open
international tournament "Open Aegean Championship" (12th till 20th of July) as
well as plenty of other side events such as blitz, rapid and simultaneous
exhibition events, blindfold chess, chess lectures and many others. Special
conditions apply for GMs (WGMs), IMs (WIMs) and FMs (WFMs).
Further information: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/ or send an
e-mail to Mrs. Marietta Mourouti at: ikaroschess2003@yahoo.gr
Hungarian chess tournaments June - November 2003
1. 7th-19th of June, FIRST SATURDAY , GM-IM-FM closed Budapest /FS,
BP/. Org: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu, Tel-fax: (361)-2632859
Mobile: (36)-30-2301914, Website: www.elender.hu/~firstsat
2. 20-30th of June, BALATON , GM-IM-FM Open, Balatonlelle /130 km West
from Budapest/, organizer: IM Rigo, e-mail: me-ri@matavnet.hu
3. 5th-18th of July, FS Budapest,
4. 19th-27th of July, Szombathely Summer Open, organizer: FM Korpics,
e-mail: korpicschess@axelero.hu
5. 2nd-14th of August FS Budapest,
6. 20th-28th of August, Talentum Cup, Balatonzamardi Open, 150 km West
from Budapest, organizer: VALIS, Janos, e-mail: husi-sc@elender.hu
7. 21st-28th of August, KESZTHELY Open, 9 rounds Swiss, 200 km West
from Budapest, Org: SZALAI, Istvan, phone: /private/ 00-(36)-83-319-047,
Office: 00-(36)-83-505-529. Fax: 00-(361)-2632859 e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu
8. 6th-19th of September, FS Budapest,
9. 20th-30th of September, GM-IM-FM closed, Eger /100 km North-East
from Budapest/, organizer: IM Habibi /GER/, e-mail: europechess@web.de
10. 4th-17th of October, FS Budapest,
11. 1st-13th of November FS Budapest,
12. 14th-22nd of November TENKES CUP Open, Harkany, 300 km West from
Budapest, organizer: Mikola, Lajos, e-mail: tenkescup@egon.gyaloglo.hu
1st International Chess Festival "Marche Estate"
The 1st International Chess Festival "Marche Estate" takes place July
21st-27th 2003.
Further details:
http://digilander.libero.it/dragonscacchicv/festival.htm
Enghien-les-Bains
The 2003 Enghien-les-Bains tournament will have Michael Adams, Vladimir
Akopian, Evgeny Bareev, Christian Bauer, Laurent Fressinet, Boris Gelfand,
Viktor Korchnoi, Joel Lautier, Judit Polgar, Teymour Radjabov. The 10 player
event will be category 17. Venue "Centre des Arts" in Enghien-les-Bains. The
event will take place June 13th-22nd 2003. Time control will be 2 hours + 1
hour.
Website: http://enghien.free.fr
Fantasy Chess http://www.chessville.com/fantasychess
is running a double headed competition. Fantasy players will have to chose one
player to represent them at the Ciudad de León Tournament, and another
six players to represent them at the Enghein-les-Bains Tournament in categories
such as "White Wins", "Black Wins", "White Losses", "Black Losses" and two
"Bonus Players". The entry deadline to join in is 11:59pm (EST), June 5th,
2003.
Condom Open
The 2nd Open of Condom (France) takes place 12nd-18th july 2003. The
Condom open will be a 9 round open tournament. 40 moves/2H + 1H KO. Total
prizes : 8000 euros guaranteed. 1st price : 1200 euros. Further details :
echecs.condom@free.fr.
Further details: http://echecs.condom.free.fr
Saint-Petersburg vs. Paris
There is a distance chess match between St-Petersburg vs. the NAO Chess
Club in Paris May 28th 2003, on the day of the 300th anniversary of
Saint-Petersburg.
Four Games to be played
Sergey Karyakin
vs Konstantin Sakaev
Viktor Kortchnoi vs Laurent Fressinet
Teimour
Radjabov vs Peter Svidler
Alexander Khalifman vs Vladimir Kramnik
The first game will start around 14.15 hrs Paris time, the next ones
will start approximately ten minutes after the previous game has ended. The
playing rate will be of 15 minutes plus an increment of ten seconds per move
for the whole game. The arbiters Geurt Gijssen in Saint Petersburg and Yakov
Damsky in Paris will supervise the event.
Internet coverage: http://www.ruschess.com (in Russian and
English) and http://www.nao-cc.com (in
French).
2nd Rabat International
As part of the 9th Rabat International Festival and in collaboration
with the prefectally assembly of Rabat, the sporting club of the FUS - division
chess, organises the 2nd international championship of chess of Rabat June 27th
to July 3rd 2003.
System: Swiss in 9 rounds; Fischer System (90 minutes + 30 seconds each
move); Points list: cumulative of 9 points for a win, 4 points for a draw, no
points for a loss; Berger; Participation: 10 international grandmasters and
international masters + 16 selected national players
Total of the prizes: 6'000 $ Official prizes: 1st prize: 1'400 $ and a
cup; 2nd prize: 700 $; 3rd prize: 500 $; 4th prize: 400 $: 5th prize: 300 $;
6th prize: 200 $; 7th prize: 100 $; Prizes according to the ELO rating: (at the
condition to have at the minimum 4 players of each category)
Contacts: * For information: Please contact the director of the tourney
Mister Abdelhafid El Amri (fus_echecs@yahoo.fr) Tèl. 212 ? 61 54 25 09;
* For the entry-formular: Please contact Mister Fareh Youness
(fareh@excite.com)212 64 11 82 33.
Olomouc Chess Summer 2003
The traditional chess festival Olomouc Chess Summer 2003, which will
take place at 30.7. - 7.8.2003 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. There will be
organized several tournaments: 1) 3-4 groups of round-robin IM tournaments,
category 3-4 FIDE (10-12 players) 2) FIDE open - swiss, 9 rounds, 2 x 1,5h +
30s/move, 1st prize 10000 CZK (Championship of the Czech Republic - open
semifinals) 3) open seniors tournament from 60 years of age onwards 4) open
tournament of youngsters up to 14 years of age
Complete information about above events are also published at
http://www.proclient.cz/a64
London Chess Set Exhibition
Sergei Karjakin, the youngest Grandmaster in chess history, will fly to
London from the Ukraine to play an Exhibition Tournament with 12 year old David
Howell from Eastbourne, on Saturday 28 June 2003 to celebrate the opening of
The Art of Chess at the Gilbert Collection. This exhibition match, using giant
chess pieces, will take place at 11am in the Edmond J Safra Courtyard of
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2.
The Art of Chess will feature nineteen chess sets designed by artists in
the last hundred years that demonstrate the interaction between chess and
modern art. Each set illustrates a move in the apocryphal last game played by
Napoleon with General Bertrand on St Helena in 1820. In the starting position
is the world's only known set designed by Carl Fabergé, specially made
circa 1905 for Tsar Nicolas II's Commander in Chief of the Russo-Japanese War,
General Alexei Kouropatkin. Visitors can then follow the game through the
porcelain designs of the Lomonosov State Porcelain Factory in Russia in the
1920s - the 'Propaganda' chess set with Capitalists versus Communists - to
Marcel Duchamp's Buenos Aires chess set of 1919, and the geometric designs of
the Bauhaus set by Josef Hartwig. There is also a set created by leading
Fluxist artist Yoko Ono, as well as five especially commissioned new designs by
Damien Hirst, Yayoi Kusama, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Paul McCarthy and Maurizio
Cattelan, the latter being laid out as the final move - checkmate.
Internet coverage: http://www.gilbert-collection.org.uk
Zone 3.2a championships
The Zone 3.2a Championships 2003 takes place June 20th-30th 2003 in Ho
Chi Minh City.
Internet coverage:
http://www.vietnamchess.com/2003/Inter/3-2a.htm
FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships
The 2003 FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships take place in Tswane
(used to be called Pretoria), South Africa from 2nd-13th July 2003. It is
followed by the SA Open Chess Championship 4th-12th July 2003. More
information, online entry form, etc. can be found on the tournament website:
http://home.intekom.com/chess/GN/index/html
John Knudsen vs. The World
Senior International Master-Elect John Knudsen is playing a "Rest of
World" match on the internet at http://www.chessworld.net. He is one of
the worlds leading promoters of correspondence chess, setting up the domain
http://www.correspondencechess.com
in 1996 which now hosts many of the major cc sites. There is a spectator URL
set up for this game at the following link:-
http://www.correspondencechess.com/knudsen/replay/row.htm
The match will be played at the rate of 5 days per move. Players will vote
their moves by clicking on the chess board while discussing and formulating
strategies and tactics in the Rest of World team forum. This match is open to
all who visit www.ChessWorld.net. Those wanting to play Knudsen will need to
login and follow the Opponents menu to 'Play SIM Knudsen'.
24th Chess Festival Bled 2003
The 24th Chess festival Bled 2003 takes place 14th-20th July 2003. 9
round Swiss.
Further Details and Entry: http://www.sah-zveza.si/bled/
or: Tournament Director Vojko Mencinger vojkom@siol.net
7th Golden Cleopatra Open
The 7th Golden Cleopatra Open 2003 is open to all and held 1st-12th
2003 June at the Eastern Company Club about 5km from the Pyramids, Cairo. 10
round Swiss Sytem. 160 players (10 GMs and 25 IMs available for Fide Rating and
Titles) New Fide Time Control (90 Min for all game + 30 Second a move) play
starts at 5 pm daily
Prizes: 1st till 12th. 1000-800-700-600-500-400-300-200-200-200-150-150
US$. Prizes are distributed according to Hort System between the number of
players corresponding to number of advertised prizes).
Players who wants to participate will pay - 30 US$ daily for full
accommodation in Double Bedroom or 40 US$ for single Room 4 Star Hotel 20 US$
daily for Double bedroom or 30 US$ for Single Room 3 Star Hotel . That included
: Free transportation inside Egypt , including from and to Airport; Free
Tourist tours; Free entry fee ; 3 free daily soft drinks ; Daily Bullettin ,
and Book of the tournament distributed on Closing Ceremony. Special conditions
for limited no. of GMs and IMs over 2400. Note : Organizers needs only one
invited player from each country. Last year it was won by GM Tiviakov, Sergei .
http://www.tiviakov.demon.nl/index-eng.htm
Info Hassan Khaled ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com
+20-2-3378987 and Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Eastern Company Club Fax :
+20-2-5620931 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
In addition The Tanta Open will start 21 September 2003.
Hilton Blackpool International August
The Hilton Blackpool International tournament will take place August
4th-9th 2003 at the Hilton Hotel Blackpool.
The event will be a 10 player all-play-all, with an average rating over
2400 elo. With 3 Grandmasters, with 4 players not from England and with five
players with titles, the event will be both GM and IM norm qualifying.
Players Abhijit Kunte 2499 GM India Nigel Davies 2483 GM England Colin
McNab 2412 GM Scotland Danny Gormally 2496 IM England John Shaw 2474 IM
Scotland Richard Palliser 2441 IM England Adam Hunt 2366 IM England Stewart
Haslinger 2385 FM England Craig Hanley 2375 FM England Sam Collins 2390
Ireland.
The Ron Banwell Masters Tournament will be another ten player all-
play-all International, played at the same venue and the same dates. This event
will offer IM norms to seven of the competitors in this tournament, which
already includes young David Howell, Jeff Horner,IM Colin Crouch, Gary
Kenworthy, Brett Lund and young American Josh Specht.
Organiser Bill O'Rourke
Website to be confirmed but may be:
http://www.chessfest.org.uk
British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2003
British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2003. This years competition has
now been provisionally confirmed: 15th/16th November 2003 North Bridge Leisure
Centre Halifax West Riding of Yorkshire.
Further details when available:
http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship
The Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship (WCBCSC) is run
annually by the British Chess Problem Society (BCPS). It is sponsored by Winton
Capital Management. As well as a cash prize and a trophy, the winner receives a
guaranteed place in the British team for the next World Chess Solving
Championship (WCSC). Currently, the competition is only open to solvers
resident in Great Britain.
Further details: http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/bcsc/bcsc.html
7th Mind Sports Olympiad
The 7th Mind Sports Olympiad takes place at the Conference Centre,
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology 16th-25th August
2003.
Further details: http://www.msoworld.com
XXXVII Villa de Mislata
The XXXVII Villa de Mislata in Valencia, Spain will be a 9 rounds Swiss
19th-28th August 2003. Timerate: 30 moves / 1½ hours + 1 hour after flag
fall. The venue is the Mislata Sports Pavillion, in Calle San Antonio s/n ( San
Antonio str.), in front of the Military Hospital. Further details:
http://www.viamichelin.com
14th Czech Open
The 14th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games Czech Open
2003 will be held 10th-27th July 2003 in Pardubice (the Czech Republic).
Further details: http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen
GACC World Inter Varsity Chess Championship
University of Malaya, Malaysia will organize GACC World Inter Varsity
Chess Championship in October 2003, it had received support from Malaysia,
Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippine, Brunei, China, India, Sri Lanka,
Iran, UAE etc in the past 7 years. For detail please visit:
http://www.geocities.com/gacc8wivcc
Festival Schneider Bohemia
The 9th international chess tournament "FESTIVAL SCHNEIDER BOHEMIA -
Pilsen 2003", takes place 16th - 24th August 2003 in the sport hall of Streleck
stadion Pilsen-Lobzy (Czech Republic). The main tournament is the open
international tournament The Czech Men Championship 2003 ( the 1st prize is
20.000 CZK, total prize fund 81.000 CZK - ca 2500 Euro). Further information:
http://www.volny.cz/pmarik/.
Pacs Tournament
Pacs, Hungary will hold an international chess tournament August
2nd-8th 2003.
Further information on the event http://sakkverseny.fpn.hu
Chess Classic Mainz
Hartmut Metz sends news of this annual event:
The Chess Classic Mainz 2003 will see defending champion (and winner
for the last three years) Viswanathan Anand challenged by Judit Polgar in a
rapid match taking place 14th-17th August 2003. They will play two games per
day from 6.30pm in the Rheingoldhalle.
The event will be officially opened by Jens Beutel, Mayor of Mainz on
opens on 13th August 2003.
The Chess960 Open starts the following day (in which the initial
position is determined by drawing lots) is expected to attract more than last
year's 131 players. Peter Svider will play a match against Peter Leko in this
form of chess.
The traditional Ordix Open will take place on Saturday and Sunday (16th
and 17th August). 500 players are expected to play in the 10th tenth staging of
this competition.
Andorra Open 2003
The 21st edition of the International Chess Open of Andorra takes place
5th-13th July 2003 in the Government's Pavilion in Andorra La Vella,
Plaça del Poble.
Further details on the event: http://www.feva.ad
Contact details: F.E.V.A.- Tel. / Fax.:00.376.867846
openandorra@andorra.ad Oscar de la Riva: (21:00 - 23:30 h) 00.376.839899
Players so far include: - Khenkin, Igor (GM 2644 GER) - Volkov,
Aleksander (GM 2634 RUS) - Nisipeau, Dieter (GM 2606 ROM) - Avrukh, Boris (GM
2586 ISR) - Delchev, Aleksander (GM 2577 BUL) - Eljanov, Pavel (GM 2571 UKR) -
Pavlovic, Milos (GM 2570 YUG) - Ivanisevic, Ivan (GM 2569 YUG) - Marin, Mihail
(GM 2567 ROM) - Psakhis, Lev (GM 2566 ISR) - De la Riva, O (MI 2525 AND) -
Cheparinov, Iván (MI 2508 BUL) - Galego, Luis (GM 2506 POR) - Narciso,
Marc (GM 2501 ESP) - Paunovic, Dragan (MI 2496 YUG) - Comas, Lluis (GM 2490
ESP)
Championships of Uruguay Semifinals
The 2003 Championships of Uruguay Semifinals take place 25th-27th April
2003.
Internet coverage: http://nuestroajedrez.ods.org/
Dubai Open
The Dubai Open 2003 takes place 21st-30th July 2003. The 9 round Swiss
System event will use the Fischer system of time control . Around 40
grandmasters are expected to participate. Players will compete for a total
prize fund of US Dollars 35000 and prizes for the top 15 places.
Further details: http://www.dubaichess.com/intro.asp
4 Chess Queens and Kings
Fang Zhang reports that there will be a FIDE match between the Four
Chess Queens from China (GM Xie Jun 2569, GM Zhu Chen 2492, WGM Xu Yaohua 2489
and WGM Zhao Xue 2442) and the Four Chess Kings (GM Alexander Khlifman RUS
2702, GM Nigel Short ENG 2690, GM Ye Jiangchuan CHN 2684 and GM Yasser Seirawan
2626 USA). The match will take place May 22nd to June 7th 2003 in four of
China's main cities Beijing, Jinan, Chongqing and Xian.
V Sants Open
The V International Open Sants Hostafrancs i La Bordeta takes place
30th August - 7 September 2003 in the Cotxeres de Sants C/ Sants 79 Barcelona
Spain. Prizes 9.425 euros. Last time there were 376 players from 24 countries.
Website: http://www.secretariat.org/open (in
catalan spanish and english version)
Swiss Chess Tour events 2003
International Chess Zurich Lake Open, Pfaeffikon SC
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2003" will provide in Pfaeffikon with the 3rd
"Hotel Seedamm Plaza Open" June 6th- 9th 2003. "Hotel Seedamm Plaza" will be
host, for the third time. Swiss system, 7 rounds and the games will last a
maximum of 4 hours (36 moves for 90 minutes and 30 minutes till the end). Prize
are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.-
20. places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1943),
junior(1983-86), schoolboy (1987) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs
and juniors 60 SF, at the door 20 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: "Hotel
Seedamm Plaza". Special chess rates. Time table: Rounds 1/2 13.00-17.00 and
18.00-22.00 June 6,; Rounds 3/4 10.00-14.00 and 15.00-19.00 June 7,; Rounds 5/6
10.00-14.00 June 8,; Round 7 10.00-14.00 June 9. Closing ceremony June 9 at
14.30. Info: Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch
International Chess Tournament Davos
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2003" will continue in Davos, one of the most
popular turist place, with the 2nd "Sunstar Park Hotel Open", August 2nd- 10th
2003. "Sunstar Park Hotel" will be host, for the second time. Swiss system, 9
rounds and the games will last a maximum of 6 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and
60 minutes till the end). Valid for FIDE titles and FIDE rating. Prize are:
1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.- 20.
places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1943),
junior(1983-86), schoolboy (1987) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs
and juniors 60 SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: "Sunstar
Park Hotel". Time table: Rounds 1/8 14.00-20.00 August 2-9,; Round 9
10.00-16.00 August 10. Closing ceremony August 10, half-hour after the last
game. Unbelievable chess-rates. Info: Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert
Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch
6th Pelikán Memorial
The 6th Memorial of Professor Jaroslav Pelikán (13th
International Chess Holiday) takes place in Prague - Czech Republic, 19th-26th
July 2003, 26th July - August 2nd 2003 and 2nd-9th August. There are
tournaments for strong and weak chessplayers, both men and women of all ages.
Closed groups and each one consists of 10 players. Chess + accommodation under
the same roof - Tourist Hotel. A rich programme for chessplayers and
non-chesplayers too. 7 days hotel/shower+WC, bed and breakfast, chess, souvenir
prizes for all chessplayers, sightseeing in Prague, trips, a farewell party -
for 245 Eur to 275 Eur. It is possible to order lunch, dinner - every meal 5
Eur. A offer of Theatre Performances. Discounts for children, students, retired
and those who have already been to the International Chess Holiday. In groups
the tenth person free of charge.
Entries till 30.06. 2003 Info: Jindra Kollerová U
Plynárny 15, 140 00 Praha 4 - Michle Czech Republic Tel: + 420 2
41407355 Fax: + 420 2 61210054 E-mail: jindra.kollerova@mybox.cz
http://www.schach-prag.de
Friends of Hastings International Chess Congress
A new fundraising scheme has been launched by Hastings International
Ches s Congress. Hastings Borough Council has generously agreed to continue its
support of this important historic event but funding for 2003/04 has been cut
from £32,740 last year, to £21,000 with a promise of a further
£5,000 if £5,000 match funding can be secured by the Congress.
Details available at: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk
Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2003
The final lineup for the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2003 has been
announced.
The six players are Classical World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik,
his challenger Peter Leko, Viswanathan Anand, the winner of Wijk aan Zee,
Arkadi Naiditsch, Germany’s big hope, Viorel (Viktor) Bologan from
Moldavia who qualified via the Aeroflot open and Teimour Radjabov from
Azerbaijan who recently competed at the Linares tournament.
The double round robin event takes place at the Dortmund Theatre 31st
July - 10th August 2003.
The Sparkassen Open will take place at the Town Hall of Dortmund,
Friedensplatz, 1st - 10th August 2003. For more information and registration
please contact Schachfreunde Brackel. Phone: 0049-231/2009265 or
0049-231/2000560. http://www.schachfreunde-brackel.de
Maurice Ashley on draws
GM Maurice Ashley comments on the long discussed issue of early
draws.
Read the article at:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/ashley03.html
Duif Calvin's suggestions for tournament details
Duif Calvin has come up with a list for chess promoters of information
that is useful for chess fans to know when they're announcing their events. You
can read it at: http://jaderiver.com/chess/promote.html
Brno 2003
The Brno 2003 tournaments take place 28 June - 6th July 2003 in the
Club VA, Sumavska 4, Brno. Various open and closed events.
Further Information: http://volny.cz/skduras
Belfort International Open
The 9th International Grand Prix in Belfort takes place 12th-17th April
2003.Frutehr details contact belfortechecs@wanadoo.fr
European Club Cup
The chess champions league in Crete The European Club Cup Men &
Women takes place in the CRETA STAR HOTEL 27th September-5th October 2003.
More than 400 chess players, the best in the world, will come to Crete
in order to claim the Champions League Title of Men and the Women. 7 round
Swiss there will be teams of 6 for the men and the right to use two
substitutes, and the teams of women will use 4 players.
Internet site: http://www.venizelia.gr
Czech Open 2003
The 14th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games takes place
10th-27th July 2003 Pardubice, Czech Republic. Many events.
More detailed information at the following address: AVE-KONTAKT, Sukova
1556, 530 02 Pardubice, CZECH REPUBLIC, tel./fax +420 – 466 535 200
e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz , http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen
VIII Cesenatico International Open
The VIII Cesenatico (Italy) International Open takes place 31st August
- 7th September 2003. The venue is the Palazzo Veronese Viale Carducci, 7 -
Cesenatico (Forlì Italy). Phone and fax +390547673096 #
Mobile phone +39335.6615956. Further details:
http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
Organiser Jean Christophe Pirini email info@antiquascom.it
SEA Games Chess Championships 2003
The 22nd SEA Games Chess Championships 2003 takes place 4th-14th
December 2003 at the Rex Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City. There will be 2 types of
events for men and women. 1 Standard Chess - 90 minutes with increment of 30
seconds per move. 2 Rapid Chess - 25 minutes with increment of 10 seconds per
move.
For each type, there will be individual and team events. The men and
women shall compete separately.
Further details: E-mail: ldc@hn.vnn.vn Website:
http://seagames22.com.vn/
17th Pula Open
17th International Open Chess Tournament "Pula Open 2003" 1st-7th June
2003 in Pula, Croatia.
Further details: http://sahklubpula.virualave.net
7th Voronezh International
The 7th Voronezh International Chess Festival takes place June 10th -
21st, 2003.
Events: 1.Rapid tournament, 2.Blitz tournament, 3.Master Open 4. FIDE
Open 5. Amateur Open (for unrated players).
Place of the festival: Voronezh Chess Club, Engels str.34,
ph.007-0732-551777, 007-0732-550531.
Tournament director: Alexander Raetsky, e-mail:
alex_raetsky@hotmail.com
Further details: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open
40th Canadian Open Championship
The 40th Canadian Open Championships take place in Kapuskasing, Ontario,
hosts Canada's most important open event, July 12-20, 2003. First prize is $cdn
6,000, and the projected prize fund is $cdn 50,000. TD (Arbiter) of the
10-round event is IA Jonathan Berry. The Organizer is Denis Nadeau:
nadeaud@cscdgr.on.ca Further details:
http://www.kapchess.com/kapchess/open.html
Kapuskasing is a remote, wild location. A chess tournament there will be
an experience long remembered by players accustomed to big city life.
Stichting Schaak Groningen address change
The Chess Foundation Groningen (Stichting Schaak Groningen - SSG ) has a
new e-mail address joh.zwanepol@hetnet.nl. You can contact Johan Zwanepol the
executive director of the SSG at that address or Boerakkerweg 9, NL-9321 EL
Peize, The Netherlands tel. +31(50)5032744
16th "Ciudad de León"
The 16th "Ciudad de León" chess tournament will take place June
5th-9th 2003 in León, Spain. This year it will be a quadrangular
tournament with Ruslan Ponomariov (Elo 2734) Vesselin Topalov, (Elo 2743)
Sergey Karjakin, (Elo 2547) and Francisco "Paco" Vallejo Pons (Elo 2629) The
venue will be the Edificio de la Junta de Castilla y León". The event
will almost certainly be advanced chess.
The official web site will be:
http://www.advancedchessleon.com
and http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
World Youth Championships
The World Youth Chess Championships 2003 and the 74th FIDE Congress
takes place 24th October - 2nd November 2003 in Halkidiki, Greece.
Internet coverage: http://www.sportmeeting.gr/
III Savaria Summer
The III Savaria Summer International Chess Open takes place in
Szombathely, Hungary 19th-27th July 2003.
The event is a 9 round Swiss system 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move.
Further Information: Korpics Zsolt H-9700 Szombathely, Rohonci 13.
+(36)-30/951-0063 korpicschess@axelero.hu and Pergel László
H-9700 Szombathely, Tátra 2. +(36)-30/530-4904 a_mester@freemail.hu
Patrick Wolff Chess-Site
Patrick Wolff has launched a pay site at:
http://www.wolffchess.com
Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic
May 24-26 2003, Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic. 6-SS. Los Angeles
Airport Radisson, Los Angeles, CA. $12,000 based on 240 players, $7200
guaranteed. Details: http://www.westernchess.com .
ZMD Schachfestival Dresden 2003
The ZMD Schachfestival Dresden 2003 takes place 17th-27th July 2002 in
the Treff-Hotel Dresden.
Further details:
http://www.schachfestival.com/index_schachfestival.html
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/
Politiken Cup
The 25th Copenhagen Open Politiken Cup takes 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
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. See more at the tournament's home page
http://www.skanderborgskakklub.dk/gm2003
Players who are interested may contact Tournament Organiser Michael
Andersson, e-mail GM@skanderborgskakklub.dk
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
