THE WEEK IN CHESS 467 20th October 2003 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) 1st Samba
Cup
3) 7th Essent Chess Tournament
4)
European Team Championships
5) 63rd Armenian
Championships
6) 300-years of St. Petersburg Russian
Cup
7) First Saturday October
8) Zug
Young Masters
9) HSK IM
10) Zonal
2.3
11) Arctic Cup
12) 1st Ashdod
Chess Festival
13) Femida 2003
14)
3rd Winterthur Chess Week Open
15) African
Championships
16) 77th New York Masters
17) German Bundesliga
18) 7th Itau
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19) Forthcoming Events and Links
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Games section
1st Samba Cup 25 games
7th Essent Chess Tournament 188 games
European Team Championships 620 games
63rd Armenian Championships 47 games
St Petersburg Russian Cup 175 games
First Saturday October 38 games
Zug Young Masters 36 games
HSK IM 45 games
Zonal 2.3 66 games
Arctic Cup 288 games
1st Ashdod Chess Festival 90 games
Femida 2003 246 games
3rd Winterthur Chess Week Open 137 games
African Championships 202 games
77th New York Masters 4 games
7th Itau Cup 128 games
2335 games
My thanks to David Llada, Andy McFarland, Gagik Khanamiryan, Laszlo Nagy
and Miklos Orso, Walter Bichsel, Rodolfo Arias, Geurt Gijssen, Alik Gershon,
Andrey Belous, Peter Karrer, John Fernandez, Guert Gijssen, Harald Grafenhofer,
Seda Aronova, Guil Russek, Boris Pakhirko, Herman and Marius van Riemsdijk and
everyone else who helped with the issue.
A great week for chess with a number of interesting events. There was an
exciting finish in the Samba Cup with four players finishing on 5.5/9. The
Essent tournament saw another win for the greatest women's chess player ever,
Judit Polgar. The Russian's took the European Team Championships, edging out
Israel. Later this week we will see the Cap D'Agde (World Rapid Championships)
has a very, very strong field headed by Kramnik and Anand.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Category 16 1st Samba Cup took place Friday 10th October to Sunday
19th October 2003 (free day 15th Oct) in Skanderborg, Denmark. The event ended
with 1 Peter Heine Nielsen, Darmen Sadvakasov, Nigel Short, and Curt Hansen all
on 5.5/9. Vassily Ivanchuk led until he lost in rounds 6 and 7.
Official site http://www.skanderborgskakklub.dk/gm2003
- (including live coverage)
Round 5 (October 14, 2003)
Hansen, Curt - Sadvakasov, Darmen 1-0 38 A29 English Four Knights
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1-0 40 A18 English Opening
Bologan, Viktor - Palo, Davor 1-0 33 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Alekseev, Evgeny - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 0-1 40 C87 Ruy Lopez
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Short, Nigel D 0-1 21 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Round 6 (October 16, 2003)
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 40 E63 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Sadvakasov, Darmen - Alekseev, Evgeny 1-0 35 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Short, Nigel D - Palo, Davor 1/2 18 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 59 E58 Nimzo Indian
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Hansen, Curt 0-1 45 D29 QGA
Round 7 (October 17, 2003)
Hansen, Curt - Short, Nigel D 0-1 71 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Sadvakasov, Darmen 0-1 50 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Bologan, Viktor - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1/2 62 C87 Ruy Lopez
Alekseev, Evgeny - Sasikiran, Krishnan 1-0 75 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Palo, Davor - Nielsen, Peter Heine 0-1 34 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Round 8 (October 18, 2003)
Sadvakasov, Darmen - Bologan, Viktor 1/2 62 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Short, Nigel D - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 31 C52 Evans Gambit
Hansen, Curt - Alekseev, Evgeny 1-0 37 E15 Queens Indian
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Palo, Davor 1-0 60 E42 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 34 D27 QGA
Round 9 (October 19, 2003)
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1/2 19 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Hansen, Curt 1/2 56 B64 Sicilian Rauzer
Bologan, Viktor - Sasikiran, Krishnan 1-0 61 C91 Ruy Lopez
Alekseev, Evgeny - Short, Nigel D 1/2 19 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Palo, Davor - Sadvakasov, Darmen 1/2 39 D26 QGA
1st Samba Cup Skanderborg DEN (DEN), 10-19 x 2003 cat. XVI (2639)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1 Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2626 * 1 = = 0 1 = = = 1 5.5 2720
2 Sadvakasov, Darmen g KAZ 2595 0 * 1 0 1 = 1 1 = = 5.5 2724
3 Short, Nigel D g ENG 2701 = 0 * 1 = = 1 = 1 = 5.5 2712
4 Hansen, Curt g DEN 2616 = 1 0 * = = = 1 1 = 5.5 2721
5 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2710 1 0 = = * = 0 = 1 1 5.0 2674
6 Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2673 0 = = = = * = = 1 1 5.0 2678
7 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2668 = 0 0 = 1 = * 1 0 1 4.5 2635
8 Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2613 = 0 = 0 = = 0 * 1 = 3.5 2562
9 Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2679 = = 0 0 0 0 1 0 * = 2.5 2468
10 Palo, Davor m DEN 2510 0 = = = 0 0 0 = = * 2.5 2487
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The 7th Essent Chess Tournament took place in Hoogeveen, the Netherlands
11th-18th October 2003. The Crown Group saw Judit Polgar take first place ahead
of Ivan Sokolov, Levon Aronian and Anatoly Karpov. The Open Group was won by
Zviad Izoria ahead or Ernesto Inarkiev both made 7/9. Games from the leading
players in the final round of the open are missing.
Official site: http://www.hoogeveen.nl/essent-chess/
Round 3 (October 14, 2003)
Polgar, Judit - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 44 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Karpov, Anatoly - Aronian, Levon 1/2 41 D39 QGD Ragozin
Round 4 (October 16, 2003)
Aronian, Levon - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 43 A22 English Opening
Karpov, Anatoly - Polgar, Judit 1/2 69 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 5 (October 17, 2003)
Sokolov, Ivan - Polgar, Judit 1-0 42 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Aronian, Levon - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 32 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 6 (October 18, 2003)
Polgar, Judit - Aronian, Levon 1-0 35 C90 Ruy Lopez
Karpov, Anatoly - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 32 D15 Slav Defence
Essent Hoogeveen NED (NED), 12-18 x 2003cat. XVIII (2690)
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1 2 3 4
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1 Polgar, Judit g HUN 2722 ** 10 =1 1= 4.0 2804
2 Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2695 01 ** == == 3.0 2688
3 Aronian, Levon g GER 2649 =0 == ** =1 3.0 2703
4 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2693 0= == =0 ** 2.0 2563
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Essent Open Hoogeveen NED (NED), 10-18 x 2003
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1. Izoria, Zviad g GEO 2546 7.0 2684
2. Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 2593 7.0 2701
3. Pert, Nicholas m ENG 2488 6.5 2668
4. Rogers, Ian g AUS 2574 6.5 2582
5. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2634 6.5 2578
6. Dvoirys, Semen I g RUS 2569 6.0 2580
7. Glek, Igor V g GER 2555 6.0 2556
8. Grigoriants, Sergey m RUS 2525 6.0 2543
9. Stellwagen, Daniel m NED 2487 6.0 2503
10. L'Ami, Erwin NED 2470 6.0 2558
11. Janssen, Ruud m NED 2489 6.0 2484
12. Hort, Vlastimil g GER 2546 5.5 2514
13. Hoeksema, Erik m NED 2351 5.5 2537
14. Jonkman, Harmen g NED 2414 5.5 2437
15. Beshukov, Sergei g RUS 2506 5.0 2457
16. Baramidze, David m GER 2463 5.0 2465
17. Okkes, Menno NED 2352 5.0 2367
18. Dambacher, Martijn NED 2419 5.0 2387
19. Jens, Jelmer m NED 2387 5.0 2442
20. Hebden, Mark g ENG 2560 5.0 2404
21. Van de Oudeweetering, Arthur f NED 2389 5.0 2451
22. Werle, Jan m NED 2409 5.0 2394
23. Grooten, Herman m NED 2390 5.0 2380
24. Williams, Simon m ENG 2380 5.0 2380
25. Willemze, Thomas NED 2232 5.0 2435
26. Timmermans, Ivo NED 2213 5.0 2337
27. Rubingh, Otto NED 2299 5.0 2334
28. Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2376 5.0 2361
29. Van der Werf, Mark m NED 2423 5.0 2376
30. Erwich, Marc f NED 2333 5.0 2352
31. Spoelman, Wouter NED 2193 4.5 2412
32. Ris, Robert NED 2297 4.5 2294
33. Prasad, Devaki V m IND 2409 4.5 2294
34. Archangelsky, Mikhail m RUS 2344 4.5 2270
35. De Jong, Migchiel f NED 2274 4.5 2327
36. Van Weersel, Arlette NED 2128 4.5 2244
66 players
Plovdiv in Bulgaria hosted the European team championship October
10th-21st 2003. 37 men's and 31 women's teams competed. The Russian team of
Bareev, Svidler, Grischuk, Morozevich and Khalifman took first place edging out
Israel, Georgia finished 3rd. Armenia took first in the women's event (Elina
Danielian scored 7/9 for a 2630 performance) just ahead of Hungary and
Russia.
Best performances: Sutovsky - gold (perf.2765) Maceia - silver
Kacheishvili - bronze (he scored 6.5/8)
Official site: http://www.etcc.chessbg.com/
Men's Final Standings
Rk Team + = - MP Pts BH SB
1 Russia 8 1 0 17 22½ 181½ 451,50
2 Israel 7 1 1 15 22½ 180 448,25
3 Georgia 6 1 2 13 22 173½ 422,00
4 Slovenia 6 1 2 13 20½ 170½ 381,25
5 Ukraine 5 2 2 12 23 165½ 410,75
6 Czech Republic 5 2 2 12 22½ 150 369,50
7 Spain 6 0 3 12 21 173½ 393,50
8 Belarus 4 3 2 11 21 163 375,25
9 Poland 5 1 3 11 20½ 182½ 404,25
10 France 5 1 3 11 20 173½ 374,25
11 Germany 5 1 3 11 18 177½ 345,50
12 F.Y.R.Macedonia 5 0 4 10 21½ 148½ 331,00
13 Netherlands 3 4 2 10 18 181½ 357,00
14 Sweden 3 3 3 9 19½ 166 349,50
15 Bosnia & Herzegovina 4 1 4 9 19½ 155½ 320,75
16 Azerbaijan 4 1 4 9 19 175½ 364,00
17 England 4 1 4 9 19 151½ 300,50
18 Greece 4 1 4 9 18½ 169 328,25
19 Bulgaria 1 3 3 3 9 18½ 168½ 331,50
20 Hungary 3 3 3 9 18 177 344,75
21 Finland 4 1 4 9 17½ 159 290,00
22 Serbia & Montenegro 4 1 4 9 16½ 182½ 323,00
23 Italy 4 1 4 9 16½ 163½ 294,25
24 Switzerland 4 1 4 9 16 169½ 293,00
25 Belgium 2 4 3 8 16½ 150 233,25
26 Iceland 4 0 5 8 15 150½ 195,00
27 Croatia 2 3 4 7 18 158 298,50
28 Bulgaria 2 2 3 4 7 18 143 263,75
29 Luxembourg 3 1 5 7 16½ 153½ 231,25
30 Scotland 3 1 5 7 16 141 192,00
31 Estonia 2 3 4 7 15½ 169½ 288,50
32 Ireland 2 3 4 7 15½ 149½ 210,75
33 Lithuania 3 1 5 7 15 163 230,50
34 Turkey 2 3 4 7 13½ 150½ 164,75
35 Austria 3 0 6 6 15½ 145 225,25
36 Cyprus 2 1 6 5 12 149½ 131,25
37 Wales 1 0 8 2 7½ 147 88,75
Women's Final Standings
Rk Team + = - MP Pts BH SB
1 Armenia 5 4 0 14 13 85 117,25
2 Hungary 6 2 1 14 12½ 86 121,00
3 Russia 5 3 1 13 12½ 86 113,00
4 Poland 5 2 2 12 10½ 91 100,00
5 Lithuania 5 2 2 12 10 92 96,75
6 Ukraine 3 5 1 11 11½ 90 111,25
7 Serbia & Montenegro 4 3 2 11 10½ 89½ 99,25
8 France 4 3 2 11 10½ 81½ 90,50
9 Romania 4 3 2 11 10½ 78½ 83,25
10 England 4 3 2 11 9½ 94½ 94,00
11 Germany 3 4 2 10 10½ 79 87,75
12 Georgia 5 0 4 10 10 87½ 91,50
13 Netherlands 4 2 3 10 10 69 71,00
14 Bulgaria 1 4 2 3 10 9 93 90,50
15 Greece 4 2 3 10 9 83½ 78,25
16 Czech Republic 3 3 3 9 10 62½ 62,00
17 Azerbaijan 4 1 4 9 9½ 76½ 71,25
18 Bulgaria 2 3 3 3 9 9 85 80,00
19 Sweden 3 3 3 9 8½ 82½ 65,25
20 F.Y.R.Macedonia 3 3 3 9 8½ 73 62,25
21 Israel 3 2 4 8 8 72 56,75
22 Spain 3 2 4 8 7½ 87½ 65,75
23 Austria 1 5 3 7 8 82 68,75
24 Slovenia 2 3 4 7 8 71½ 51,00
25 Finland 2 3 4 7 7½ 80½ 52,50
26 Croatia 3 1 5 7 6½ 84½ 51,00
27 Slovakia 3 1 5 7 6½ 77½ 45,50
28 Moldova 3 1 5 7 6 86½ 47,50
29 Switzerland 3 0 6 6 6 71½ 32,25
30 Turkey 2 1 6 5 5 79 29,00
31 Italy 1 2 6 4 5 72½ 30,50
Unofficial individual performances derived from the games
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EuTCh Plovdiv BUL (BUL), 10-21 x 2003
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1. Kacheishvili, Giorgi g GEO 2593 6.5/8 2759
2. David, Alberto g LUX 2560 6.0/8 2753
3. Babula, Vlastimil g CZE 2567 6.0/8 2634
4. Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2602 6.0/9 2679
5. Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2662 6.0/9 2701
6. Kovalev, Andrei g BLR 2572 6.0/9 2624
7. Kozul, Zdenko g CRO 2597 6.0/9 2731
8. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz g AZE 2595 6.0/9 2700
9. Navara, David g CZE 2607 6.0/9 2636
10. Dizdarevic, Emir g BIH 2507 6.0/9 2553
11. Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2562 5.5/7 2736
12. Nedev, Trajce g MKD 2480 5.5/7 2688
13. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2718 5.5/8 2757
14. Georgiev, Kiril g MKD 2651 5.5/8 2690
15. Gagunashvili, Merab g GEO 2582 5.5/8 2666
16. Perunovic, Milos m SCG 2534 5.5/8 2642
17. Luther, Thomas g GER 2580 5.5/8 2663
18. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2547 5.5/8 2666
19. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2737 5.5/9 2691
20. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2703 5.5/9 2739
21. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2650 5.5/9 2699
22. Delchev, Aleksander g BUL 2603 5.5/9 2677
23. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2597 5.5/9 2597
24. Cvitan, Ognjen g CRO 2516 5.5/9 2588
25. Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2646 5.0/7 2764
26. Pavasovic, Dusko g SLO 2586 5.0/7 2694
27. Baklan, Vladimir g UKR 2600 5.0/7 2692
28. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2702 5.0/7 2725
29. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2723 5.0/8 2751
30. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2635 5.0/8 2762
31. Dautov, Rustem g GER 2610 5.0/8 2650
32. Gallagher, Joseph G g SUI 2522 5.0/8 2560
33. Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 2595 5.0/8 2685
34. Nyback, Tomi g FIN 2497 5.0/8 2623
35. Moiseenko, Alexander g UKR 2618 5.0/8 2671
36. Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2670 5.0/8 2707
37. Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 2667 5.0/9 2653
38. Sepp, Olav m EST 2429 5.0/9 2518
39. Speelman, Jonathan S g ENG 2575 5.0/9 2569
40. Kurajica, Bojan g BIH 2557 5.0/9 2513
41. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2577 5.0/9 2577
42. Lalic, Bogdan g ENG 2503 5.0/9 2453
43. Volkmann, Friedrich m AUT 2452 5.0/9 2498
44. Genov, Petar g BUL 2494 5.0/9 2533
45. Varga, Zoltan g HUN 2558 4.5/6 2699
46. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2561 4.5/7 2660
47. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2732 4.5/7 2687
48. Avrukh, Boris g ISR 2609 4.5/7 2679
49. Muir, Andrew J m SCO 2294 4.5/7 2460
50. Brynell, Stellan g SWE 2462 4.5/7 2563
51. Lautier, Joel g FRA 2666 4.5/8 2670
52. Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2605 4.5/8 2632
53. Aleksandrov, Aleksej g BLR 2664 4.5/8 2657
54. Papaioannou, Ioannis g GRE 2577 4.5/8 2649
55. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2601 4.5/8 2613
56. Mitkov, Nikola g MKD 2530 4.5/8 2479
57. Sakalauskas, Vaidas m LTU 2423 4.5/8 2547
58. Kelly, Brian m IRL 2487 4.5/8 2589
59. Stocek, Jiri g CZE 2545 4.5/8 2499
60. Borgo, Giulio m ITA 2419 4.5/8 2402
61. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2515 4.5/8 2560
62. Vouldis, Angelos m GRE 2528 4.5/9 2551
63. Guseinov, Gadir g AZE 2557 4.5/9 2541
64. Sermek, Drazen g SLO 2568 4.5/9 2524
65. Acs, Peter g HUN 2593 4.5/9 2608
66. Kallio, Heikki g FIN 2493 4.5/9 2509
67. Vasilev, Milen m BUL 2451 4.5/9 2389
68. Bistric, Faruk g BIH 2503 4.5/9 2398
69. Schroll, Gerhard m AUT 2417 4.5/9 2312
70. Dutreeuw, Marc m BEL 2321 4.0/6 2480
71. Levitt, Jonathan g ENG 2423 4.0/6 2452
72. Iotov, Valentin BUL 2280 4.0/6 2454
73. Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2678 4.0/7 2596
74. Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2739 4.0/7 2670
75. D'Amore, Carlo m ITA 2435 4.0/7 2493
182 players
The 63rd Armenian Championships took place Yerevan (ARM), 15th-25th
September 2003. Gabriel Sargissian won a playoff against Arman Pashikian after
both finished on 6.5/9. Games now available. My thanks to Gagik Khanamiryan for
the information.
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CXIII ch-ARM Yerevan ARM (ARM), 16-24 ix 2003 cat. X (2476)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2600 * = = = 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2628
2. Pashikian, Arman ARM 2366 = * 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2654
3. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2601 = 1 * 1 0 0 1 = 1 1 6.0 2587
4. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2571 = 1 0 * = 0 1 = 1 1 5.5 2545
5. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2593 0 0 1 = * = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2543
6. Yegiazarian, Arsen g ARM 2524 = 0 1 1 = * = 1 0 0 4.5 2471
7. Petrosian, Tigran L ARM 2444 = 0 0 0 0 = * 1 1 1 4.0 2436
8. Galstian, Beniamin ARM 2271 0 0 = = = 0 0 * 1 1 3.5 2419
9. Harutjunyan, Gevorg ARM 2380 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 2.0 2267
10. Mkrtchian, Lilit wg ARM 2413 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 1.0 2132
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Pashikian, Arman - Sargissian, Gabriel 0-1 42 C55 Two Knights Defence
Sargissian, Gabriel - Pashikian, Arman 1/2 39 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4
CXIII ch-ARM p/o25+10 Yerevan ARM (ARM), 25-25 ix 2003
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1 2
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Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2600 1 = 1.5 2559
Pashikian, Arman ARM 2366 0 = 0.5 2407
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The 300-years of St. Petersburg Russian Cup tournament takes place
17th-26th October 2003. Alexander Lastin and Evgeniy Najer are the top
players.
Official site (in Russian): http://www.totalchess.spb.ru/
Men's
results - Men's
Games - Women's Results -
Women's
Games
Leading Round 2 Standings:
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300 Years St Petersburg RUS (RUS), 18-26 x 2003
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1. Alaguzov, Maxat KAZ 2120 2.0
2. Bocharov, Dmitry m RUS 2527 2.0
3. Burmakin, Vladimir g RUS 2590 2.0
4. Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2574 2.0
5. Malakhatko, Vadim g UKR 2529 2.0
6. Kosyrev, Vladimir g RUS 2531 2.0
7. Shaposhnikov, Evgeny m RUS 2554 2.0
8. Areshchenko, Alexander g UKR 2539 2.0
9. Belov, Vladimir g RUS 2553 2.0
10. Miroshnichenko, Evgenij g UKR 2571 2.0
11. Klimov, Sergey m RUS 2512 2.0
12. Ovetchkin, Roman m RUS 2507 2.0
13. Sambuev, Bator m RUS 2507 2.0
152 players
The First Saturday September took place 4th-14th October 2003. There
were GM, IM and FM events. Dmitry Schneider won the GM event with 7.5/11,
Etienne Mensch the IM event with 7/9. My thanks to Laszlo Nagy and Miklos
Orso.
Internet coverage: http://firstsat.inhun.com - tournament
conditions: http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat
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FSGM October Budapest HUN (HUN), 4-14 x 2003 cat. VIII (2429)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Schneider, Dmitry m USA 2437 * 0 = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 = 1 7.5 2560
2. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2457 1 * 0 = 1 = 0 = 1 1 = 1 7.0 2527
3. Antal, Gergely m HUN 2473 = 1 * = = = = 0 1 = 1 1 7.0 2526
4. Bui Vinh m VIE 2463 0 = = * = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 7.0 2527
5. Szeberenyi, Adam m HUN 2417 = 0 = = * = = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2494
6. Kosanovic, Goran A g YUG 2390 0 = = = = * 1 = = = = = 5.5 2432
7. Balogh, Csaba m HUN 2449 0 1 = 0 = 0 * 1 = = 1 = 5.5 2426
8. Czebe, Attila g HUN 2499 = = 1 0 = = 0 * 0 = 1 1 5.5 2422
9. Nguyen Ngoc Truongson f VIE 2417 = 0 0 = 0 = = 1 * = 1 1 5.5 2429
10. Berczes, David f HUN 2323 0 0 = 0 = = = = = * = 0 3.5 2305
11. Anka, Emil g HUN 2432 = = 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 = * 1 3.5 2295
12. Taylor, Timothy m USA 2385 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 1 0 * 2.0 2170
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1. Mensch, Etienne f FRA 2327 * = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.0 2496
2. Werner, Dimo m GER 2342 = * = = = 1 1 1 = = 6.0 2399
3. Horvath, Andras HUN 2265 0 = * = = 1 1 = 1 = 5.5 2362
4. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2333 = = = * = = = = 1 = 5.0 2318
5. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2214 0 = = = * 0 1 = 1 1 5.0 2331
6. Babos, Csaba ROM 2274 = 0 0 = 1 * = 1 0 = 4.0 2238
7. Berczes, Csaba f HUN 2309 = 0 0 = 0 = * = 1 1 4.0 2235
8. Pap, Gyula HUN 2233 0 0 = = = 0 = * = = 3.0 2161
9. Rudolf, Anna HUN 2205 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 = * 1 3.0 2164
10. Kaposztas, Miklos m HUN 2309 0 = = = 0 = 0 = 0 * 2.5 2112
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The 11th International Young Masters tournament took place in Zug,
Switzerland 7th-17th October 2003. Joost Berkvens and Marcin Szelag both
finished with 7.5/11. Information Walter Bichsel.
Further details:
http://mypage.bluewin.ch/duerig/JMT2003/JMT2003Zug.html
and http://www.schach.ch/isv/
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YM Zug SUI (SUI), 7-17 x 2003 cat. V (2360)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Berkvens, Joost m NED 2450 * = = 0 1 1 1 1 = = = 1 7.5 2484
2. Szelag, Marcin m POL 2390 = * = = = = = = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2490
3. Flumbort, Andras m HUN 2467 = = * = = 1 = 1 = = = 1 7.0 2452
4. Papa, Severin f SUI 2401 1 = = * 0 = = = = 1 1 = 6.5 2421
5. Bromberger, Stefan m GER 2448 0 = = 1 * = 1 0 = 1 1 = 6.5 2417
6. Buss, Ralph SUI 2267 0 = 0 = = * = 1 = = 1 = 5.5 2368
7. Moor, Olivier f SUI 2352 0 = = = 0 = * = = = 1 1 5.5 2360
8. Rau, Hannes GER 2372 0 = 0 = 1 0 = * 1 0 = 1 5.0 2323
9. Van Beek, Lucien NED 2336 = 0 = = = = = 0 * 1 = 0 4.5 2297
10. Loetscher, Roland f SUI 2345 = 0 = 0 0 = = 1 0 * 0 1 4.0 2259
11. Allemann, Anton SUI 2271 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = 1 * 1 4.0 2266
12. Widmer, Simon SUI 2222 0 0 0 = = = 0 0 1 0 0 * 2.5 2161
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The HSK IM tournament in Hamburg saw Dirk Sebastian win with 6/9 and
make an IM norm.
Internet coverage: http://www.hsk1830.de/
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1. Sebastian, Dirk GER 2360 * 0 = 1 1 = = 1 = 1 6.0 2467
2. Langrock, Hannes f GER 2336 1 * = = 1 = = = 0 1 5.5 2425
3. Sarakauskas, Gediminas m LTU 2428 = = * = = = = = 1 1 5.5 2414
4. Berger, Steve GER 2278 0 = = * = = = = 1 1 5.0 2394
5. Van Delft, Merijn f NED 2402 0 0 = = * = 1 1 = 1 5.0 2380
6. Murdzia, Piotr m POL 2446 = = = = = * = = 1 0 4.5 2332
7. Petrosian, Suren m ARM 2439 = = = = 0 = * = = 1 4.5 2333
8. Lindinger, Markus f GER 2358 0 = = = 0 = = * 1 = 4.0 2299
9. Feuerstack, Aljoscha GER 2196 = 1 0 0 = 0 = 0 * = 3.0 2235
10. Helm, Leonie GER 2199 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = = * 2.0 2140
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Zone 2.3 took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador finishing 13th October 2003.
It was a 12 player Category 8 round robin. Lenier Dominguez of Cuba and
Alejandro Ramirez of Costa Rica finished on 8/11. My thanks to Rodolfo Arias.
Internet coverage: http://www.tablerotico.com and
http://www.ajedrezencolombia.com/ecuador.htm
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zt 2.3 Guayaquil ECU (ECU), 6-13 x 2003 cat. VIII (2433)
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1. Dominguez, Lenier g CUB 2607 * = = 1 = 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 8.0 2591
2. Ramirez, Alejandro m CRC 2483 = * = 1 1 0 = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2603
3. Delgado, Neuris g CUB 2530 = = * 0 = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2556
4. Matamoros Franco, Carlos S g ECU 2484 0 0 1 * = = = 1 1 = 1 1 7.0 2530
5. Estrada Nieto, Julian m MEX 2290 = 0 = = * = = 1 = = 0 1 5.5 2445
6. Mendoza, Rafael f COL 2382 0 1 0 = = * = = = 1 = = 5.5 2437
7. Garcia, Gildardo g COL 2470 = = = = = = * = 0 1 0 = 5.0 2393
8. Mieles Palau, Daniel m ECU 2468 0 = = 0 0 = = * = 1 = 1 5.0 2393
9. Valdes, Leonardo m CRC 2365 0 0 0 0 = = 1 = * 0 1 = 4.0 2336
10. Palencia, Wilson COL 2350 1 0 0 = = 0 0 0 1 * = 0 3.5 2307
11. Juarez Flores, Carlos A m GUA 2392 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = 0 = * 0 3.5 2303
12. Delgado Kuffo, Andres f ECU 2372 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = 1 1 * 3.5 2305
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Geurt Gijssen is in Salekhard (Far North) and reports. Salekhard is the
only city in the world located on the Arctic Circle (66 degrees 33 minutes
latitude). The government of the region organised a team competiton (4 players:
3 boys and 1 girl). The players had to be born after 31st December 1985. 16
teams participated in this tournament: 14 teams from different regions and
republics of Russia plus Germany and The Netherlands. The event took place
5th-11th October 2003 and was won by top seeds Sverdlovsk ahead of the
Netherlands.
Final Round 9 Scores
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Artic Cup u16 Salekhard RUS (RUS), 5-11 x 2003
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No. PNo Name Score Bh
1. 1 Sverdlovsk R 27.5 214.0
2. 3 Netherlands 27.0 214.5
3. 8 Arkhangelsk R 22.0 206.5
4. 4 Saint-Petersburg 22.0 198.0
5. 5 Vologodskaya R 20.5 188.0
6. 2 Yamalo-Nenets AD 1 20.0 203.5
7. 6 Khanty-Mansiysky AD 20.0 174.5
8. 11 Tumen R 19.5 190.5
9. 10 Yamalo-Nenets AD 2 19.0 160.5
10. 7 Chelyabinsk R 18.5 200.5
11. 9 Germany 18.0 160.0
12. 14 Kurgan R 17.5 161.0
13. 16 Salekhard 11.5 155.0
14. 12 Komi R 10.0 152.5
15. 13 Krasnoyarsk T 7.5 151.0
16. 15 Nenets AD 7.5 150.0
1st Ashdod Chess Festival - The Israel International Open Chess
Championship took place in Ashdod 12th-17th October 2003. Alexander Huzman,
Victor Mikhalevski, Vadim Milov and Sergey Zagrebelny all finished on 7/9. My
thanks to Alik Gershon.
Live coverage: http://www.chess.org.il/Ashdod/Ashdod_Eng.htm
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1st Israel Int Op Ashdod ISR (ISR), 4-12 x 2003
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1. Huzman, Alexander g ISR 2574 7 51.0
2. Mikhalevski, Victor g ISR 2548 7 50.5
3. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2574 7 48.0
4. Zagrebelny, Sergey g UZB 2524 7 46.0
5. Postny, Evgeny g ISR 2526 6.5 53.0
6. Tyomkin, Dimitri g CAN 2476 6.5 50.5
7. Erenburg, Sergey m ISR 2500 6.5 50.0
8. Rechlis, Gad g ISR 2507 6.5 43.0
9. Chekhov, Valery A g RUS 2464 6 51.0
10. Klovans, Janis g LAT 2462 6 48.5
11. Greenfeld, Alon g ISR 2527 6 47.5
12. Ginsburg, Gennadij m GER 2483 6 47.0
13. Klenburg, Mikhail UKR 2409 6 46.5
14. Rozentalis, Eduardas g LTU 2633 6 44.5
15. Golod, Vitali g ISR 2544 5.5 53.5
16. Goldin, Alexander g USA 2629 5.5 53.0
17. Lerner, Konstantin Z g UKR 2524 5.5 52.0
18. Khmelniker, Ilya ISR 2451 5.5 49.0
19. Kaganskiy, Gleb RUS 2386 5.5 46.0
20. Savchenko, Stanislav g UKR 2563 5.5 46.0
21. Gerzhoy, Leonid m ISR 2423 5.5 46.0
22. Caspi, Israel ISR 2078 5.5 46.0
23. Psakhis, Lev g ISR 2549 5.5 45.5
24. Maryasin, Boris m ISR 2398 5.5 45.5
25. Shterenberg, Baruch ISR 2178 5.5 45.0
26. Bar, Roman m ISR 2410 5.5 44.5
27. Lurie, Michael ISR 2272 5.5 44.0
28. Bykhovsky, Anatoly f ISR 2216 5.5 43.5
29. Shevelev, Arkady m ISR 2362 5.5 42.5
30. Gurevich, Gregory ISR 2361 5.5 42.5
31. Zak, Uriel m ISR 2356 5.5 41.5
32. Krapivin, Alexander m RUS 2342 5.5 41.5
33. Eljanov, Vladimir m UKR 2419 5.5 41.0
34. Karp, Michael ISR 2286 5.5 38.0
35. Kantsler, Boris g ISR 2483 5 47.5
36. Tseitlin, Mark D g ISR 2431 5 46.5
112 players
The 1st International Women's Chess Festival Femida 2003 took place in
Kharkov, Ukraine 6th-17th October 2003. Two friendly student chess clubs, chess
club National Law Academy of Ukraine (president M.V.Domashenko) and chess club
"Kaissa" of Kharkov state academy of urban economy (Director G.S.Kiktev) hosted
the event.
The main event was an International Title Tournament "Femida-2003" event
which was women's Category VIII with an average rating of 2237. The 12 player
event (WGM norm 8.0 from 11, WIM norm 6.0 from 11). The winner was WIM
Zdebskaja, Natalia winning with 8.0/11 scored WGM norms. The top two players
scored IM norms Komiagina Maria, Gutsko, Anastasia. The second event was an
International Open "Femida-2003" 40 players competed in this 9 round swiss
system event which took place 8th-17th October 2003 in Kharkov, Ukraine. The
winner was WGM Vozovic, Oksana on 7.0/9.
My thanks to Andrey Belous for the news and games.
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1. Zdebskaja, Natalia wm UKR 2331 * = = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2410
2. Komiagina, Maria RUS 2287 = * = 1 = 0 1 = 1 = 1 = 7.0 2341
3. Eidelson, Rakhil wg BLR 2261 = = * = 0 = 0 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2343
4. Fatalibekova, Elena wg RUS 2317 = 0 = * 1 = = 1 = 0 1 1 6.5 2301
5. Gutsko, Anastasia UKR 2203 = = 1 0 * 1 = 0 = 1 0 1 6.0 2282
6. Romanova, Inna wg BLR 2256 = 1 = = 0 * 0 1 0 0 1 = 5.0 2205
7. Gagloshvili, Raissa wm RUS 2218 0 0 1 = = 1 * = = = 0 = 5.0 2209
8. Kostiuk, Tatiana wm UKR 2277 = = 0 0 1 0 = * = 1 0 1 5.0 2203
9. Doluhanova, Evgeniya UKR 2175 0 0 0 = = 1 = = * = 1 = 5.0 2213
10. Dvoretska, Olena UKR 2212 0 = 0 1 0 1 = 0 = * = 1 5.0 2209
11. Maiko, Julia UKR 2178 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 = * 1 4.5 2183
12. Sorokina, Viktoria UKR 2201 0 = 0 0 0 = = 0 = 0 0 * 2.0 1984
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Femida Open Kharkov UKR (UKR), 8-17 x 2003
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1. Vozovic, Oksana UKR 2330 wg 7.0 50.5 2336
2. Kostiukova, Liubov UKR 2144 6.5 53.0 2374
Chulivska, Vita UKR 2091 6.5 51.0 2385
Kononenko, Tatiana UKR 2343 wg 6.5 50.5 2372
Rohonyan, Katerina UKR 2369 wm 6.5 50.5 2327
Karlovich, Anastazia UKR 2273 wg 6.5 47.5 2271
7. Ivanova, Svetlana UKR 2236 wm 6.0 49.0 2279
8. Sulejmanova, Ava RUS 2230 wm 5.5 47.5 2251
Aslanian, Ludmila K. UKR 2193 wm 5.5 46.0 2013
Sluzhbina, Anastasiya UKR 1993 5.5 46.0 2076
Kucherenko Elena UKR 0000 5.5 44.5 2138
Hryhorenko, Nataliya UKR 2264 wm 5.5 44.0 2153
13. Novikova, Margarita UKR 2094 5.0 42.0 1991
Maiko Alina UKR 0000 5.0 41.5 2189
Breslavska, Galina UKR 2137 5.0 41.5 2116
Velunkova Oksana UKR 0000 5.0 36.5 1864
17. Kaniwtsova Nadezhdadra UKR 0000 4.5 47.0 2188
Chasovnikova, Eugenia RUS 2314 wm 4.5 43.0 2032
Ostroverkhova Elena UKR 0000 4.5 42.5 2049
Mamonova, Yulia UKR 2143 wf 4.5 41.0 2061
Gordon, Viktoria UKR 2140 4.5 41.0 1973
Sukhaja, Victorija UKR 1969 4.5 40.0 2059
Yushko, Olga UKR 1973 4.5 39.5 1843
24. Zarubina, Polina UKR 1984 4.0 41.5 2009
Sova Olga UKR 0000 4.0 40.0 2078
Gunko Evgenia UKR 0000 4.0 37.0 2058
Shchipanova Swetlana UKR 0000 4.0 36.5 1291
Mikhailovskaya Maria UKR 0000 4.0 33.5 1410
Tkachenko Elena UKR 0000 4.0 33.0 1947
Khudoshina Valentina UKR 0000 4.0 30.0 1353
31. Pastukh Aleksandra UKR 0000 3.5 38.0 1680
Shepeleva, Sofia UKR 1836 3.5 37.5 1491
Gonchar Svetlana UKR 0000 3.5 35.5 1925
34. Mokriak, Liudmila UKR 2199 wm 3.0 38.0 1492
Vorobiova Evgenia UKR 0000 3.0 32.5 1413
Dib Rimma UKR 0000 3.0 32.5 1596
Lukianenko Victoria UKR 0000 3.0 30.0 1467
38. Rusanova Aleksandra UKR 0000 2.0 29.5 1316
39. Kalugina Nadezhda UKR 0000 1.5 30.5 1373
Kanovalenko Aleksandra UKR 0000 1.5 29.0 1541
Peter Karrer reports: The 3rd Winterthur Chess Week took place in
Winterthur (Switzerland) October 3rd-11th 2003. The main event was a 9-round
Open. A record number of 116 players competed. Normunds Miezis won for the
second time after 2001.
Further details: http://www.chessstore.ch/schachwoche/
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3rd Winterthur Chess Week Winterthur SUI (SUI), 3-11 x 2003
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1. Miezis, Normunds g LAT 2525 8.0 52.5 457.5
2. Malakhatko, Vadim g UKR 2529 7.5 56.0 451.0
3. Kelecevic, Nedeljko m BIH 2379 6.5 55.0 424.5
4. Starostits, Ilmars m LAT 2431 6.5 54.0 450.0
5. Tukmakov, Vladimir g UKR 2562 6.5 53.5 451.5
6. Gheorghiu, Florin g ROM 2431 6.5 53.0 430.5
7. Antognini, Francesco SUI 2174 6.5 49.0 422.0
8. Salzgeber, Frank SUI 2159 6.5 49.0 418.5
9. Gattenloehner, Sebastian GER 2222 6.5 44.0 388.0
10. Sarakauskas, Gediminas m LTU 2428 6.0 54.5 433.5
11. Bucher, Michael SUI 2168 6.0 51.0 409.5
12. Haas, Carmi SUI 2211 6.0 50.5 418.0
13. Zambo, Zoltan HUN 2196 6.0 50.0 414.5
14. Blasko, Istvan f HUN 2336 6.0 48.5 416.0
15. Goreskul, Alyona wm UKR 2274 6.0 47.5 399.0
16. Lehmann, Marco SUI 1914 6.0 47.5 387.0
17. Speck, Hans SUI 2141 6.0 47.0 396.0
18. Kuhn, Thomas SUI 2260 6.0 46.5 410.5
19. Suter, Clemens SUI 2097 6.0 45.5 394.5
20. Peier, Hans SUI 2098 6.0 44.0 413.0
116 players
The African Individual Championships took place in Abuja, Nigeria
10th-17th October 2003. Essam El Gindy won with 7.5/9 a point clear of the
field.
Official site: http://www.fide.com/aag2003/indmen/
Alongside was the African Team Championships 5th-15th October 2003 which
is part of the Africa Games. Egypt won the event with 31.5 game points three
points clear of Algeria, surprisingly third placed Zambia actually won more
match points. Players seem to have been able to play in both the individual and
team events somehow.
Official site: http://www.fide.com/aag2003/
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ch-Africa Abuja NGR (NGR), 10-17 x 2003
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1. El Gindy, Essam m EGY 2501 7.5 2607
2. Adly, Ahmed m EGY 2448 6.5 2487
3. Simutowe, Amon m ZAM 2424 6.5 2473
4. Solomon, Kenny f RSA 2339 6.5 2416
5. Arab, Adlane ALG 2241 6.5 2501
6. El Taher, Fouad m EGY 2505 6.0 2467
7. Abdelnabbi, Imed m EGY 2484 6.0 2435
8. Kamel, Salama EGY 2077 6.0 2370
9. Ezat, Mohamed m EGY 2405 5.5 2318
10. Kobese, Watu m RSA 2404 5.5 2372
11. Chumfwa, Stanley ZAM 2318 5.5 2344
12. Henni, Mohamed m ALG 2273 5.5 2287
13. Campos, Eugenio m ANG 2249 5.5 2346
14. Ahmed, Esam Aly m EGY 2408 5.0 2180
15. Aikhoje, Odion m NGR 2278 5.0 2247
16. Olape, Bunmi NGR 2273 5.0 2278
17. Akintola, Fola m NGR 2256 5.0 2287
18. Bhawoodien,Shabier RSA ---- 5.0 2232
19. Molale, Ofentse BOT 2181 5.0 2242
20. Pitlagano, Tebogo BOT 2073 5.0 2255
50 players
Team Tournament
# Country GP MP
1 Egypt 31.5 8.0
2 Algeria 28.5 7.5
3 Zambia 27.0 8.5
4 Angola 25.5 6.0
5 Libya 24.0 6.5
6 Nigeria 24.0 6.0
7 South Africa 23.0 5.5
8 Zimbabwe 13.5 3.0
9 Ethiopia 13.0 3.0
10 Cote D Ivoire 8.0 1.0
11 Sao Tome e Principe 2.0 0.0
GP - game points; MP - match points
Alex Stripunsky and Julio Becerra won the 77th New York Masters on 14th
October 2003 with 3.5/4. News John Fernandez.
Links: http://www.newyorkmasters.com
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77th New York Masters Action USA (USA), 14 x 2003
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Stripunsky, Alex g USA 2530 +14 + 5 = 4 + 3 3.5 ($235)
2. Becerra, Julio g USA 2558 +12 + 6 = 3 + 7 3.5 ($235)
3. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2569 + 8 + 7 = 2 - 1 2.5 ($ 25)
4. Shulman, Yuri g USA 2564 -11 + 9 = 1 +12 2.5 ($ 25)
5. Shahade, Jennifer wm USA 2342 +15 - 1 +12 = 6 2.5 ($ 45)
6. Margulis, Yevgeny USA 2316 +10 - 2 + 8 = 5 2.5 ($ 45)
7. Bonin, Jay m USA 2339 + 9 - 3 +11 - 2 2.0
8. Privman, Boris f USA 2240 - 3 +11 - 6 +15 2.0
9. Ross, Laura wf USA 2120 - 7 - 4 +14 +11 2.0
10. Perks, Grant USA ---- - 6 -12 +15 = 1.5
11. Esserman, Marc USA 2276 + 4 - 8 - 7 - 9 1.0
12. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2251 - 2 +10 - 5 - 4 1.0
13. Ross, Philip USA 2107 --- --- --- +14 1.0
14. Gaillard, Edward USA ---- - 1 =15 - 9 -13 0.5
15. Zenyuk, Irina USA ---- - 5 =14 -10 - 8 0.5
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The first weekend of the German Bundesliga is on 1st-2nd November 2003.
It looks like the event will be without the defending champions Luebeck who
withdrew from the event. The reasons seem complex (my German is strong enough
to understand the rough explanation but not good enough to explain it) you can
read one account in German at:
http://www.chessgate.de/news/Oktober2003/luebeck.html
Official Bundesliga site: http://www.schachbundesliga.com
The 7th Itaú Cup takes place 27th September - 5th October 2003 in
Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gilberto Milos won the event on 7.5/9 on tie-break from
Wellington Carlos Rocha and Jose Fernando Cubas. IM norms were achieved by
Rocha and by Vitorio Chemin (who scored 7 out of 9). 198 players from 12
countries competed. 128 additional games now available from those given last
week. My thanks to Herman and Marius van Riemsdijk.
Further details: http://www.cxsp.com.br and
http://200.246.90.112/HiperChess
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7th Itau Cup Sao Paulo BRA (BRA), 27 ix-5 x 2003
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1. Milos, Gilberto g BRA 2592 7.5 41.5
2. Rocha, Wellington Carlos BRA 2420 7.5 40.0
3. Cubas, Jose Fernando m PAR 2419 7.5 38.0
4. Braga, Cicero m BRA 2426 7 39.0
5. Mittelman, Gur m ISR 2437 7 38.5
6. Matsuura, Everaldo m BRA 2452 7 39.0
7. Zambrana, Oswaldo f BOL 2404 7 35.0
8. Chemin, Vitorio f BRA 2315 7 35.0
9. Galego, Luis g POR 2494 6.5 36.0
10. Fernando, Diogo m POR 2391 6.5 36.0
11. De Souza, Mauro m BRA 2361 6.5 34.5
12. Trois, Francisco R.T m BRA 2364 6.5 34.5
13. Marques, Vinicius f BRA 2380 6.5 34.0
14. Vera, I Jorge PAR 2189 6.5 34.0
15. Bosque Ortega, Xavier ESP 2258 6.5 34.0
16. Limp, Eduardo m BRA 2390 6.5 33.5
17. Pelikian, Jefferson m BRA 2415 6.5 33.5
18. Bittencourt, Jorge BRA 2330 6.5 32.0
19. Lebredo, Gerardo m CUB 2317 6.5 31.0
199 players
Cap D'agde
6th National and International Chess Encounters World Rapid Chess
Championship organised by CCAS in Cap d'agde 23rd-30th October 2003. CCAS is
Caisse Centrale d'Activités Sociales des Electriciens et Gaziers de
France (EDF-GDF), the national company for Gas and Electricity.
16 World Class GMs among them 11 of the 12 top rated players will fight
for the world crown. Each player will have 25 minutes + 10 seconds per played
move. This means games that will last at most between 50 minutes to 1 hour.
Players include Vladimir Kramnik, Vishwanathan Anand, Ruslan
Ponomariov, Anatoly Karpov and Judit Polgar are amongst the players
Players: Kramnik Vladimir (Russia, Elo 2777) Anand Vishy (India, 2766)
Bareev Evgeny (Russia, 2739) Shirov Alexei (Spain, 2737) Topalov Veselin
(Bulgaria, 2735) Grischuk Alexander (Russia, 2732) Adams Michaël (England,
2725) Svidler Peter (Russia, 2723) Leko Peter (Hungaria, 2722) Polgar Judith
(Hungaria, 2722) Ponomariov Ruslan (Ukrainia, 2718) Gelfand Boris (Israël,
2703) Azmaiparashvili Zurab (Georgia, 2693) Karpov Anatoly (Russia, 2693)
Lautier Joël (France, 2666) Bacrot Etienne (France, 2664)
Reserves: Onischuk Alexander (United States, 2661) Fressinet Laurent
(France, 2654) Hamdouchi Hicham (Marocco, 2590)
The average rating will be 2726 ELO points, which makes this world
rapid chess championship the strongest of all time.
Official site: http://www.asmeg.org/index.php?page=191
4NCL starts
The 4NCL started on 18th October 2003. I will round up results and games
next week.
Official site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk
Chess Exhibition in Cleveland Ohio
The Worlds of Chess Champions exhibition contains items including
Egyptian chess pieces, commemorative stamps, autographed material, rare books
and original manuscripts.
The event is in Cleveland OH. The Cleveland Public Library’s John
G. White Chess and Checkers Collection is currently exhibiting an installation
titled, Worlds of Chess Champions. This temporary exhibition is located in the
third floor exhibition hall of the Main Building, 325 Superior Ave., N.E. The
Library exhibition is free and open to the public. Paid parking is available on
Rockwell, one block north of Superior Ave.
Worlds of Chess Champions puts chess into context through the lives of
chess experts, authors, and champions. This exhibition sets the historical
stage of chess champions from the 19th Century to the present. To illustrate
the context of chess in the world, the earliest items displayed feature chess
pieces from Egypt dating back to 1300 B.C. Other early items on display from
the John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection include original manuscripts
from the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Other rare and interesting items
include a death mask photograph of an early 19th-century player, commemorative
chess stamps, hand-written letters by and about world-famous chess champions,
autographed material, and published books by chess champions.
Some of the materials in Worlds of Chess Champions have never before
been exhibited. The John G. White Chess and Checkers Collection is the
world’s largest and most comprehensive chess collection. The collection
contains chess sets and pieces as well as material related to chess. Many
stamps commemorating chess champions are in the exhibition. Newspaper and
magazine clippings, chess championship programs, score sheets from games, and
other rare items will be on display through June 12, 2004.
Mystery Consultation Match
There is a mystery consultation match with two teams of three players
being held by the NAO Chess Club. White is a team captained by Igor Nataf
(average ELO 2601) Black a team captained by the club sponsor Mme Nahed Ojjeh
(average ELO 2681). There is a weeks break during the European Club Cup.
Team I. NATAF vs Team N. OJJEH 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qd2 dxc6 7.Nc3 Bd4 8.Bc4 Nh6 9.0-0 Ng4 10.Bb3 Qd6
11.Qf4 0-0 12.Qxd6 cxd6 13.Bf4 Nf6 14.Bxd6 Re8 15.Rae1 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Nxe4 17.Bb4
Bd7 18.f3 Nf6 19.Rxe8+ Rxe8 20.c4 b6 21.Rd1 Be6 22.Kf2 c5 23.Bc3 Rc8 24.g4 Kf8
25.a4 continues. [Update: 20th October 2003]
Internet coverage: http://www.nao-cc.com/naocc/index.html
3rd Rohde International Open
3rd Rohde International Open takes place in Sautron (near Nantes in
France) October 25th - November 2nd 2003. 9 rounds - time control Fischer 40
moves/1h40 + 30sec/move + 40min + 30sec/move. Accelerated Swiss pairing. 13 000
Euros (which can't be drawn concurrently)
Internet coverage: http://membres.lycos.fr/sautronechecs/
15th Open of Leuven, Belgium
Chessclub Desperado Leuven is proud to present the 15th Open
International Tournament of Leuven, Belgium. It will take place from Friday
November 7th until Tuesday November 11th 2003. The Open Tournament consists out
of 9 rounds, Swiss pairing system, 2hours/40moves + 15' QPF. Prizemoney adds up
to more than EUR 6.000, including several ratingprizes!
More info, inscriptions and internet coverage:
http://turn.to/desperado
Email inquiries: DesperadoLeuven@advalvas.be
21st Muensterland Open
The 21st Muensterland Open takes place 17th-24th October 2003. Top
players: . Andrei Istratescu 2595, Vladisla Nevednichy 2575, Klaus Bischoff
2564 and Jozsef Pinter.
Internet coverage:
http://www.chess-international.de/ticker/muensterland_open03/teilnehmer.htm
9th HIT Open
9th HIT Open 2004 takes place in Nova Gorica - Slovenia 30th January
2004 - 5th February 2004. A + B Tournaments, Swiss system, 9 rounds - 90 min +
30 sek/potezo, Zug, Move Prize Fund 8.500 EU Netto
Further info: krapse.stefan@siol.net, ++ 386 5 333 21 74 or
stojan.karer@email.si, ++ 41 643 388, fax ++ 386 5 302 43 34
Autunno Scacchistico Veneziano
The Traditional Chess Open Autunno Scacchistico Veneziano (first
edition in 1985) takes place in Venice from October 30th to 2nd November 2003,
organized together by "Esteban Canal" Chess Club and by "Carlo Salvioli" Chess
Club.
Master tournament: 6 rounds (minimum 2000 Fide rating or 1900 Italian
rating) 100 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 second every move; after 40 moves 10
minutes more plus 30 seconds every move. "A" Tournament: Italian rating
1700-1899; Fide rating less than 2000. Two hours for 40 moves and 30 minutes of
quick play finish. "B" Tournament: Italian rating less than 1800. Two hours for
40 moves and 30 minutes of quick play finish. "C" Tournament: players without
rating. Two hours for the whole game. A, B and C tournaments: 5 rounds from
31st of October
Further details: http://www.autunnoscacchisticoveneziano.org
in Italian and in English.
Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003
Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003 The Cairnhill Chess Festival 2003 will
take place from 6th-21st of December 2003 in Singapore. This year's events
include the 21st Cairnhill International Open Chess Championship ‘The
Cairnhill’s Cup’ as well as other side events such as Blitz, Rapid
and Closed tournaments. Complete details will be announced in due course.
Further details at
http://pc-connect.com.sg/chess/ccf03/03_Home.htm
Taimanov Interview
Sergey Bystrov has interviewed Mark Taimanov. Read it at:
http://www.bs-chess.com/latin/lectures/taim.html
British National Chess Week
The Helicopter Chess Challenge takes place on 17th October 2003 marks
the launch of the British National Chess Week 20th-26th October 2003.
The Helicopter Chess Challenge sees 12 year old Junior Chess Champion,
David Howell taking to the skies for a Helicopter Chess Challenge to launch the
first ever National Chess Week for Barnardo’s.
Some fantastic events are taking place, from human chess, fancy dress
chess and round the table chess games. Each game played will donate £1
for Barnardo’s with £500,000 the fundraising target. National Chess
Week for Barnardo’s is sponsored by The British Land Company PLC.
Links:
http://www.nationalchessweek.co.uk
http://www.barnardos.org.uk
http://www.chessacademyuk@aol.com
Hastings Chess Congress
The Hastings Congress takes place 28 December 2003 to 5 January 2004
with the Premier, Challengers and several shorter events. Acceptances to the
Premier have been received from Kateryna Lahno, Vassilios Kotronias, Stuart
Conquest, Jonathan Rowson, Danny Gormally, Alexander Cherniaev and probably
Abhijit Kunte. challengers Efimenko, Kuzmin, Hebden, Lalic, Wells.
Further details power@hicc.demon.co.uk.
http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/
Wales Interational
The Wales International 7th-15th January 2004. Further details
kevin.staveley@btinternet.com.
The GibTelecom Festival
The GibTelecom Festival takes place 27th January to 5th February 2004.
Besides the 10 round Swiss, there are two 5 round events for players under 2000
or unrated. Acceptances to the Masters from: Cramling, Stefanova, Kotronias,
Rowson, Sulskis, Kunte, Harikrishna, Houska, Gormally, Hebden, Lalic, Emms,
Motwani, McNab, Vuckovic, Davies. Further details conf.banq@caletahotel.gi.
Internet coverage: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
Bermuda Open 2004 Cancelled
Nigel Freeman sends news. Hurricane Fabian has caused the cancellation
of the Bermuda Open for 2004. The Fairmont Southampton Hotel is closed for
repairs until early March and the organisers are unable to find a suitable
replacement venue. They hope still to hold an invitational; details, when
available, will be posted on the official website
http://www.bermuda.bm/chess
ChessMile Website
Jean-Claude Templeur has built a website for FIDE rated players.
http://www.chessmile.com
A large part of the news and comments are about french or
french-speaking players.
It includes an articel
http://www.chessmile.com/articles.php?id=4
(GMT Principles on a proposal to rate open events.)
II Benidorm International Chess Festival
The II Benidorm International Chess Festival takes place 21st-29th
November 2003.
The event will include a part 27th-29th November 2003 with starts
including: Viswanathan Anand IND 2774 g Veselin Topalov BUL 2735 g Judith
Polgar HUN 2718 g Francisco Vallejo ESP 2699 g Anatoli Karpov RUS 2688 g
Teimour Radjabov AZE 2648 g Sergey Karjakin UKR 2527 g etc
Further details: http://www.ajedrezbali.com.
6th Tanta Open
6th TANTA OPEN 2003 -This year the 6th Tanta festival will be held 7th
– 17th DEC . at Tanta City about 90 Km. from Cairo, Egypt. -The event will
be a Swiss Sytem – 9 Rounds, two sections: -New Fide Time Control ( 90 Min
for all game and 30 Sec. Added for every move) - play starts at 5 p.m. daily
from 7 to 16 DEC. , Rest Day 12 DEC., Arrival 6 DEC. , 1st Round 7 DEC. , last
Round 16 DEC. , Closing Ceremony 17 DEC. 4 p.m. then departure. A) closed
section : (40 players) (5G.M. + 25 I.M.+ 10 egyptian players ,the highest
ratings) Prizes in L.E (Egyptian Pounds) 1st till 9th (5000 - 4500 - 3750 -
3000 - 2250 - 1500 - 1500 - 1250 -1250 ( 1US$ ~ 6.5 L.E) B) open section : Open
for all players. - Prizes in L.E ( Egyptian Pounds) 1st till 15th (1000 - 900 -
800 - 700 - 600 -500 - 400 - 300 - 300 - 200 - 200 - 200 - 150 - 150 - 150 )
-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 (25)US$ daily for full accommodation in Doubl Bedroom or
(30) US$ for single Room 4 Star Hotel – (20) US$ daily for Double Bedroom
or (25) US$ for Single Room 3 Star Hotel That included : Free transportation
inside Egypt , including from and to Airport; Free Tourist tour; Free entry fee
; Daily Bulletin , and Book of the tournament distributed on Closing Ceremony
-Special conditions for limited no. of GMs and IMs. ( Organizers asks for only
one invited player from each country) Last day for registering is 30/11/2003.
Contact: E-Mail ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Hassan Khaled - General
Director - Egyptian Chess Federation Phone +20-2-3378987 and
Mobile:+20-10-5003063 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
7th email Afro-Asian championship
7th email Afro-Asian championship. The preliminaries of this
competition will start on 15.01.2004 , all players from Africa and Asia who
wish to participate, should send their application to M. Samraoui email address
: samraoui@aol.com before 30.11.2003 . Like the previous editions there is two
stages, preliminaries and a final with qualified players. The number of
sections will depend upon entries. No entry fees required.
Corus Wijk aan Zee
The Corus Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee takes place 9th-25th January
2004. There is yet again a tremendous field for the Category 19 A Group.
Players: Kramnik 2785 2 Anand 2774 3 Leko 2739 4 Shirov 2732 7 Svidler
2723 8 Bareev 2721 9 Adams 2719 10 Akopian 2703 14 Sokolov 2693 20 Morozevich
2679 23 van Wely 2661 31 Zhang Zhong 2658 33 Bologan 2650 42 Timman 2575.
Garry Kasparov was invited but his manager said the event doesn't fit
into his schedule.
Further details: http://www.coruschess.com/
2 tournaments in Israel in October
2 tournaments in Israel in October:
12th-17th October- Open Israeli Championship 1st prize-4000$
19th-28th October 2 round robin tournaments with GM and IM norm
opportunities.
Conditions for international players with FIDE ratings. Contact: e-mail
to mylena@inter.net.il
Links: http://www.chess.org.il/ashdod_eng.htm
and http://www.gofshtein.cjb.net
First Saturday October
First Saturday October tournaments take place 4th-17th October 2003.
Players can still contact the organiser Laszlo Nagy if they wish to play.
Contact Nagy Laszlo e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat
phone-fax: 00-(361)-2632859 mobile: 00-(36)-30-2301914
GM cat.VII-VIII 10-14 participants
IGM ANKA, Emil (HUN), IGM KOSANOVIC, Goran (YUG), IGM CZEBE, Attila
(HUN), IM BUI, Vinh (VIE, 2469), FM NGUYEN, Ngoc Truong Son (VIE,2435), IM
SHNEIDER, Dmitry (USA), IM SZEBERÉNYI, Ádám (HUN), IM
BALOGH, Csaba (HUN), IM HORVÁTH, Péter (HUN), IM JAKAB, Attila
(HUN), IM TAYLOR, Tim (USA, 2401), IM ANTAL, Gergely (HUN, 2473). Reserve: IGM
ILINCIC, Zlatko (YUG), IGM CHATALBASHEV, Boris (BUL).
IM-tournament
IM BOGUSZLAVSZKIJ, Jevgenyij (HUN), IM KÁPOSZTÁS,
Miklós (HUN), IM WERNER, Dimo (GER), IM FARAGÓ, Sándor
(HUN), VARGA, Csaba (HUN), SIMONSEN, Hans (FAI), RODOLF, Anna (HUN), FM
BRUSTKERN, Jürgen (GER), BABOS, Csaba (ROM), FM MENSCH, Etienne (FRA),
PAP, Gábor (HUN) FM BÉRCZES, Csaba (HUN).
There are also FM events.
Two Czech Tournaments
1) Friendship chess tournament (11.-19.11.2003, Cartak - Czech Rep.) A -
round-robin grandmaster tournament with possible fulfilling IGM and IM norms B
- round-robin master tournament with possible fulfilling IM norms C - FIDE open
of youth (born 1985 and younger) Other info - http://www.proclient.cz/a64
2) OPEN LILIE LITOMYSL 2003 (26.12.2003-1.1.2004, Litomysl - Czech Rep.)
5th christmas chess tournament, FIDE open 9 rounds, rate 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move,
prize fund 60.000 CZK (1st prize 20.000 CZK - cca. 650 EUR). Other info -
http://www.proclient.cz/a64/tournaments/litomysl2003/default.asp
III Salou Tournament
The III Salou Tournament takes place 7th-18th October 2003. Confirmed
players: GM Kogan GM Korneev GM Movsisian GM Oratovsky GM Tyomkin IM Thal.
Details: http://chess.1000tiendas.com/
Kasparov visit to the London Chess Center
Garry Kasparov will be at the London Chess Centre on the 21st October
2003 to promote his highly successful book series 'Garry Kasparov on My Great
Predecessors'. Volume One sold out and has been reprinted now. Kasparov will
sign your copy of the book, which can be bought on the day in the store, or
online at http://www.chess.co.uk/kasparovgreats.html
Further details: http://www.chess.co.uk/gkvisit2003.html
4th Liberec Open
4th International Chess Tournament Open Liberec 2003 takes place 25th
October - 1st November 2003 in the town of Liberec (Jizerske mountains in the
Czech Republic). This tournament is a part of the Czech Tour 2003-2004.
Further details: http://www.proclient.cz/czechtour
3rd Bangkok Open
The 3rd Bangkok Open is a FIDE rated tournament in Pattaya Resort Town
(1-2 hours from Bangkok) October 22nd - 26th 2003. Due to the size of the venue
there are only 150 max number of players allowed. 121 have registered so far.
Details: http://www.bangkokchess.com
Hungarian Tournaments October 2003 - January 2004
Hungarian chess tournaments, Oct-Nov-Dec-Jan 2003-2004:
1. "FIRST SATURDAY", GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, 4th-17th of October,
org: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@elender.hu Website:
http://www.elender.hu/~firstsat
2. IM-closed, Kecskemet, 18th-28th of October, /100 km East from
Budapest/, org. dr.Erdelyi Tamas, e-mail: caissa@axelero.hu
3. "FIRST SATURDAY", FS-GM-IM closed, Budapest, 1st-13th of November,
org. NL.
4. PAKS GM-IM closed, 100 km South from Budapest, 19th-29th of
November, org: IM Videki, his e-mail: videkisn@axelero.hu
5. "TENKES CUP", 9 rounds Swiss Open, 21st-29th of November, Harkany
/250 km West from Budapest/, org: Fulop Csaba, his e-mail fulopcsa@axelero.hu,
6. "FIRST SATURDAY", FS-GM-IM closed, Budapest, 6th-19th of December,
org. NL.
7. TAPOLCA Open 9 rounds Swiss, 9th-17th of January, Budapest, org.:
Parej Jozsef, More info: firstsat@elender.hu
1st Samba Cup
The Skanderborg Chess Club is organising a new GM tournament in Denmark.
The field for 1st Samba Cup is now complete, and it will be Denmark's first
cat. 16 tournament ever. Amongst players are many of this year's tournament
winners. The final line-up is Vassily Ivanchuk UKR, Nigel Short ENG, Victor
Bologan MDA, Rustam Kasimdzhanov UZB, Julio Granda Zuniga PER, Peter Heine
Nielsen DEN, Curt Hansen DEN, Evgeny Alekseev RUS, Darmen Sadvakasov KAZ and
Davor Palo DEN. ELO average is 2634.
Dates of play: October 10th-20th 2003. Venue: Hotel Skanderborghus in
Skanderborg, Denmark.
Internet coverage: http://www.skanderborgskakklub.dk/gm2003
Jamaican Championships
The Jamaican Championships take place August 2nd - September 7th
2003.
Internet coverage: http://www.geocities.com/chessjamaica/
and http://www.thechessdrum.net
12th International Raiffeisen Donau Open
12th International Raiffeisen DONAU OPEN 2003 26th-31st December 2003
Place: Aschacher Veranstaltungszentrum Bahnhofstrasse 6 A- 4082 Aschach an der
Donau AUSTRIA Turnaments A - FIDE Open open to all B - Turnier Elo under 2000 C
- Turnier Elo under 1600 7 rounds - Swiss system - FIDE rated time: 40 moves/2
hours, then 1 hour for the rest Information Günter Mitterhuemer Seebach
19, A-4070 Eferding Tel.: 0 72 72 / 43 98 , Fax 0 72 73 / 63 36 15 E-mail:
guenter.mitterhuemer@schach.at
J.F. Kjolbro 2003
2nd Klaksvik International The 2nd Klaksvik International will take
place from 7th -11th October 2003. It will be a 10 players Round Robin
Tournament. The players are IM Kim Pilgaard DEN, IM Klaus Berg DEN, IM Johan
Eriksson SWE, GM Colin McNab SCO, FM Flovin Tor Naes FAI, IM Saevar Bjarnason
ISL, FM Heini Olsen FAI, Olavur Simonsen FAI, Martin Poulsen FAI and Eydun
Nolsoe FAI. Average of the players' rating about 2325. The time control is
90'+30"/every move. Four prizes DKK 6000, DKK 2500, DKK 1200 and DKK 800.
Special prize DKK 2000 to every player from The Faroe Islands who obtains an
IM-norm.
Live broadcast from the tournament at
http://www.faroechess.com where you
also find further details.
13th World Championship for Seniors 2003
13th World Championship for Seniors 2003 takes place in Bad Zwischenahn
(Germany) November 16th-29th 2003.
11 rounds Swiss system, 2h /40 moves , than 1h rest prizefund: 12.000
Euro entry-fee 120 Euro The winner get the fide-title of grandmaster.
Information and applications: Jürgen Wempe Herbartstr. 7 26160 Bad
Zwischenahn wempe@t-online.de
Futher details: http://www.seniorenschach.de
Kasparov vs. Fritz X3D match
Official announcement of the dates and details of when Kasparov will
take on an X3D version of Fritz in a match in New York 11th-18th November 2003.
(Link)
Kasparov drew with Deep Junior in January. The site
http://www.x3dworld.com will again be
promoting the event. Kasparov has played high profile matches against Karpov
and Junior for the company before.
ESPN will have 17.5 hours of coverage of the match.
Kasparov Chess Academy Schools Tournament
The Kasparov Chess Academy is organising the 3rd Open Russian School
Chess Team Championship.The next tournament is planned to begin in the period
October - November 2003 with the finals in January of 2004.
All teams broken into Elementary (up to 12), Junior High, (Up to 18)
categories. Entitled to participation are chess players who shall not have
reached the age of 12 and 18 by January 1st of 2004 - 4 Member Teams / 4
Alternatives, 1 coach - Game / 20 min.+12sec/move Time Control.
Entry is free - Total prize fund about 100.000 roubles.
The Academy provides all the teams (4 chess players and 1 coach),
qualified for the finals, with full board and lodging as well as 3000 roubles
to refund traveling expenses.
Further details Contact Yuri Zelenkov E-mail yaz@totalchess.ru,
Telephone 007- 095 245-3510.
VII Paks Cup
VII. Paks Cup Hungary, 19-29 Nov 2003 GM Tournament (11 rounds) &IM,
FM Tournaments (9-11 rounds, 19-27 Nov 2003) Inscription and Information:
Vid‚ki S ndor Paks, Fenyves Str. 13/7. H-7030Tel.: 0036-75-421225
Mobile: 0036-30-4012866 E-mail: videkisn@axelero.hu
Australian Championships Playoff
The play-off for the Australian Championships Title between GM Darryl
Johansen and Nick Speck will be held at the Gardiner Chess Centre, Gold Coast,
Queensland from Tuesday to Friday 23-26 September. Games will commence at 6pm
Australian Eastern Standard Time (9am London, 4am New York, 1am Los Angeles) on
the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and if the result is still live on the
Friday, the game will start at 4.30pm AEST, leaving time for a two game rapid
play-off later in the evening if still tied.
Games will be relayed live to the internet from the Gardiner Chess
webpage: http://www.gardinerchess.com.
22nd North American Open
Aug. 29-Sept. 1 22nd North American
Open (Oklahoma) USCF GPP: 40 10SS, 25/80, SD/60. Holiday Inn,
2515 W. Sixth Ave (HWY-51) Stillwater, OK 74074 USA. EF: $60, $30Jrs U19. EF
refunded to rating +2300 men, +1700 women who finish tnmt. $$Gtd:
$800-$600-$400-$200. Eleven class plaques and $ per entries. Reg: Noon-1:30pm
Fri, Rds: 2-7, 9-2-7, 9-2-7, 9-2. 2 byes rds 1-8. Free Parking. HR: $60(1-4)
405-372-0800. Ent: Jim Berry P O Box 351, Stillwater, OK 74076. 405-624-2281.
WGMs Goletiani and Zatonskih will play. Email: jaberrycg@aol.com
II Benidorm Chess Festival
The II Benidorm Chess Festival takes place 21st-29th November 2003.
Includes an event 27th-29th November with Viswanathan Anand IND 2774 g
Veselin Topalov BUL 2735 g Judith Polgar HUN 2718 g Francisco Vallejo ESP 2699
g Anatoli Karpov RUS 2688 g Teimour Radjabov AZE 2648 g Sergey Karjakin UKR
2527 g etc
Further Information: http://www.ajedrezbali.com
1st Vilnius International
Lithuanian Chess Federation organises the first Vilnius International
Chess Championship September 27th - October 4th 2003 in Vilnius.
Further details: http://www.vilniuschesschampionship.lt
GM Chess at Somerset House
Your Chance to Play a Grandmaster! Every Saturday throughout September,
October and November a Grandmaster will be playing blitz against visitors to
the Somerset House Art of Chess Exhibition (extended to November 30th).
Participating Grandmasters include John Nunn, Danny King, John Emms, Jonathan
Levitt and Chris Ward. The event is free, so come along to the Seamens Hall at
Somerset House (a fabulous venue by the river Thames near Aldwych and the
Strand) any Saturday afternoon between 2 and 5 PM for this fun opportunity to
pit your wits against a leading player.
Further information: Email: education@somerset-house.org.uk Tel: 020
7420 9406
Further details: http://www.somerset-house.org.uk
Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship Results
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). Results now available.
Results: http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/0304/bcsc.html
British Team results
http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/wcsc/results.html
from the World Chess Solving Championship in Moscow. Detailed results:
http://www.saunalahti.fi/~stniekat/pccc/wcsc03.htm
Indian National B
Indian National "B" tournament is in progress currently at Nagpur. The
tournament is a qualifier for the Indian Premier "A" Championship. 12 players
will qualify. The event has attracted GM Koneru Humpy and 20 IM/IWMs.
Official site: http://in.geocities.com/nagpurchess/
Gausdal Tournaments
The Gausdal Classics II 2003 take place 21st-29th October 2003. There
will be 1 GM-group, 1-2 IM groups and 1-2 ELO-groups. Each group will include
12 players playing 11 rounds, giving "triple chances" for title norms as such
norms can be based upon round 1-9, 1-10 or 1-11.
Further details http://eirikgu.home.online.no/gausdal2003-2/
Gausdal Troll Masters 2004 take place 26th January - 3rd February 2004.
10 round Swiss in 9 days. 60-70 players are expected including 12-15 GMs or IMs
and only 6-8 without a FIDE-ELO.
Further details: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/troll2004/
Organiser and contact for events: IA & IO Hans Olav Lahlum (NOR) -
hanso.lahlum@c2i.net
Ashdod Chess Festival, Israel
The Ashdod Chess Festival (Israel) takes place October 12th-17th 2003.
The festival will include the Israeli open championships (9 swiss rounds, prize
fund Prize fund: USD15,500 First Prize: USD4000 ), youth tournaments, a simul
and many more events.
Further information in Hebrew: http://www.chess.org.il and now English:
http://www.chess.org.il/ashdod_eng.htm
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. I don't have results and games.
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
24 Hours Blitz Brussels
Anderlecht Chess Club (Brussels-Belgium) have revived after 5 years the
24 Hours Brussels Blitz . It will be held 30th-31st August 2003. The
competition is for individual players (no teams) and is approved by the Belgian
Chess Federation (Fide Member). Fide rules for Quick Games will be used. Please
find attached a competition flyer.
Further details: http://brusselschessmarathon.ifrance.com
Gligoric visits Gothenburg
Zeljko Kartal reports that the chess legend, GM Svetozar Gligoric will
visit Gothenburg, Sweden 19th-20th September 2003 in the City Museum of
Gothenburg, Sweden.
Timetable: Friday 19 September 12.00 - Simultaneous, The City Museum -
Free entry Players: 25
Saturday 20th September 12.00 - 16.00 Tolk, The City Museum - Free
entry Gligoric will to talk about his long chess life, books, friendship with
Robert Fischer ...
Official site (english):
http://www.schackcentralen.com/gligoric/default_eng.asp
7th Bayerische Meisterschaft
7th Bayerische Meisterschaft International Open 2003 takes place in Bad
Wiessee - Tegernsee 8th-16th November 2003 in the Wandelhalle des Jod- und
Schwefelbades.
Further Info: Telefon / Fax: 02323 / 18112 W. Buchholz 44623 Herne
Grenzweg 24 oder ChessPoint@t-online.de
Kurt Geiß Tel: +49-(0)8022 / 86060 Fax +49-(0)8022 / 8606-155
E-Mail: info@hotel-zur-post-bad-wiessee.de
Official site: http://www.chess-international.de
7th Corsica Open
The 7th Corsica Open takes place in Bastia 29th October - 2rd November
2003.
Further details: http://www.opencorsica.com
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/
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
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
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/
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/
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/