THE WEEK IN CHESS 48 10/09/95 Mark Crowther
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1) INTEL World Chess Championships. New York World Trade Centre
2) INTEL WORLD CHESS GRAND PRIX LONDON
3) PCA RATING LIST
4) THE FRIDRIKS TOURNAMENT REYKJAVIK 2. - 16. SEPTEMBER 1995
5) Antwerp Open by Teun van der Vorm
6) Hastings Masters
7) INTEL Qualifier Hastings
8) 2nd S.T.Lee Cup Beijing International Open
9) Chillingham Newcastle
10) STORK-tournament, Hengelo (NED), August 7-12.
11) Gothenburg IM Tournament by Asbjorn Nejman
12) Noumea Open by Ian Rogers
13) Tournament Calendar
GAMES SECTION
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INTEL GRAND PRIX LONDON 38 games
Fridrik's Tournament Reykjavik Iceland 36 games
Noumea Open 74 games
Games played whilst scuba-diving 2 games
Antwerp Open 36 games
Hastings Masters 80 games
Introduction
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My thanks to Einar Karlsson, Teun van der Vorm, Bob Wade, Brian Stephenson
Anjo Anjewierden, Asbjorn Nejman, Ian Rogers, Jonathan Berry.
My thanks to those who replied about different ideas for TWIC. I am
in discussions about a standard format of PGN games and how those
are presented. Hopefully this will allow some helpers to take
the odd tournament from me each week to help me out.
This week is a small catching up exercise.
Lev Polugayevsky died one week last Wednesday, I hope to produce an obituary
for him in the coming weeks. My collection of books is not good
enough to do him justice so a trip to the library is required.
This week sees the start of the INTEL World Championships. This has
the potential to be an absolute classic. I look forward to the excitement.
hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
1) INTEL World Chess Championships. New York World Trade Centre
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So quietly and with little fanfare we have reached the
INTEL World Chess Championships finals. Kasparov vs
Anand 4 times a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
3pm New York time. 40 moves in two hours, 20 in 1 hour
and half an hour for the rest of the moves.) will keep
us entertained for 5 weeks starting on Monday 11th September.
I think that for most, without really thinking about it,
regard it as impossible to believe that Kasparov will lose.
Spread betting in the UK gives the most likely result as
+2 or +3 to Kasparov. They always say trust the bookmaker
they don't give money away so perhaps thats it! There are
however some good reasons to expect a shock aswell as
the natural expectation that Kasparov will deliver again.
PLUS POINTS for KASPAROV
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Kasparov has always risen to the challange of the World Championship
match. He has played over 150 title games and in spite of being
in tight corners over the years has always delivered when it matters.
At his best his preparation is on a different level to anyone elses
and there is no reason to believe that this year will be any different.
Kasparov has been unchallanged World No 1 for his entire tenure, he
rarely if ever allows his chess to fall below extremely strong, even
on off days. He has both a plus score against Anand and he won
their most recent standard timerate encounter. Classically educated
by the Russian school he has no obvious technical weaknesses. He
is very good at everything, exceptional in preparation and tactics.
NEGATIVE POINTS against Kasparov
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Kasparov has had a mixed year. Losses to a computer at speedplay
and to Piket and Lautier at Amsterdam cannot have helped.
The latter losses were vexing as they showed signs that Kasparov's
prodigious memory is not operating as it used to. What is more
his sense of danger and energy to calculate what he can't remember
is also diminishing. It may be lack of motivation, something that
can return but these have to be factors. Kasparov hasn't had
a hard match since 1990 against Karpov, there he was expected
to win hansomely, instead he won a closely contested match. His
superiority has allowed him to play for quick crushes in recent
years, perhaps the will and stamina to play his absolute best
chess is starting to leave him. He clearly struggled with his
energy levels during his easy defence against Short two years ago.
Kasparov is heavily involved in political and business activities
this has detracted from his play. Kasparov's nervous energy and
personal involvement in the games has been a big plus point
for him over the years, the pain of loss is great, so he avoids
it. However this must be a double edged sword that may eventually
count against him.
PLUS POINTS for ANAND
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When Anand lost a narrow match to Karpov in the last FIDE cycle
he then started a run of tournament results that suggested that
this prodigious talent was ready to take the World No. 1 spot
from Kasparov within a short time. Since then however his confidence
deserted him for a couple of years. In spite of all this he has been
obviously a comfortable top 5 player, and has been rebuilding his
style and rythem of play in order to go forwards again. So we know
of his talent, and we know that even when not playing to his maximum
capabilities Anand is one of the best players in the World. But
what we, to a large extent, do not know is how good Anand is now.
Kasparov in all his years as a player didn't overexert himself playing
in every tournament he was invited to. That way he mananged to keep
motivation and a stock of ideas to play to his maximum most of the
time. Anand in the last year has played very little, just one PCA
classic (Riga) where he finished second to Kasparov (he lost on
the Black side of an Evan's Gambit), a fine almost unblemished
performance to beat Kamsky in the Final of the Candidates of this
event and a couple of speedplay events. He looks strong, confident
and extremely well prepared. If, as some suggest, he is more naturally
gifted than Kasparov, he might actually be a better player than
Kasparov already. If he starts confidently and plays his best then
Kasparov might be in for a very torrid time indeed. His career record
against Kasparov is spoilt by a surfeit of Blacks. Speed, rhythem
of play, good memory and excellent feel are the keys to Anand's
play.
NEGATIVE POINTS against ANAND
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His inexperience of World Championship matches will be a big disadvantage.
He needs to overcome this quickly and avoid the disasters that befell
Smylsov in 1954 (he was clearly the better player but scored 1/2 from
4 at the start of the match) and Short in 1992. Questions have been
asked of his abilities in the endgame and his capacity to blunder.
He was characterised as a nervous player after his loss to Kamsky in
the FIDE cycle. This is a simplification, every player gets nervous
and once on track Anand is as ruthless as anyone but this will be a factor
to watch. When the going gets tough Anand will have to be at his
most competitive and strong willed to see it through. World Champions
have to have this, and even if Anand believes he is the best he will
have to tough out the inevitable setbacks in this match. The final and
obvious point is that conversely to the above, we don't know what
progress precisely Anand has made in the last year. He may just be a
worse player than Kasparov.
Some General points to watch
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The known seconds of the two players are as follows:
Kasparov: Dokhoian and Kramnik! (there must be others)
Anand: Yusupov, Wolff and Speelman.
The big surprise here is Kramnik. He was playing in London so cannot
have been helping all the time. However there is one thing to think
of. Kasparov has, almost without exception played 1. e4 in recent
years. In his best years he played almost exclusively 1. d4. Kramnik
is a well known d4 player and his early reputation was as a Gruenfeld
killer. Anand has played the Gruenfeld throughout this cycle.
So whilst I expect 1. e4 to be played against Anand at least once
(Leko predicted that we wouldn't see Kasparov allowing the Open
Spanish, the reasoning for which is beyond me.) maybe the battle
lines are drawn against Anand's expected Semi-Slav, Gruenfeld
repertoire.
Anand will play 1.e4, this seems almost certain. Kasparov will
one would have thought play the Sicilian with the Petroff (page
Yusupov) Ruy Lopez or even Caro Kann in return.
In World Championship matches it is clear that sustained pressure
with White is one of the keys to victory. (one assumes reasonable
form from both players.) Constant pressure, even by the less fancied
player can eventually bring dividends in errors. This is a long haul.
If you pressure with white then perhaps you get some easier draws
with black. Preparation is key here.
Finally this is a fight to the death. No adjournments means 7 hour
sessions, no adjournment analysis (Kasparov would have had a
massive superiority here, in the end he was definitely better than
Karpov by a margin.). Physical fitness both over the length of the
match and over a long game will tell if there are significant differences
in the players fitness.
To sum up. In watching the early action, watch the choices of openings,
the amount of pressure applied by white, the energy levels of the
players in the later parts of the session, the general confidence of
the players, and of course watch and see if someone has a disaster
whilst settling into the match. After 4 games we'll have something
real to speculate on, in fact, its just possible we'll have a good
idea who will win. That is the importance of Week 1.
How to see the action.
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Television
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US Coverage: ESPN
Germany WDR
France Paris Premier
UK BBC2 (Weekly half hour prog. 1st prog 1 hour)
The UK Programs start next Saturday.
Russia Channel 1
Asia/India Star TV
Europe Eurosport
CNN, Reuters and others should provide news reports.
On the net
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With www taking over the World since Short-Kasparov
in 1992 this is the obvious medium for conveying the
moves directly from the tournament hall to the World.
INTEL have used the opportunity to advertise their
own site (I've never visited before) to relay the moves
from the USA. It looks a well planned site with plenty
of further info on their World Rankings and Speed events.
A further sports site in Germany, which also carries lots
of ChessBase info will be available, including some computer
generated analysis.
WWW
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INTEL site.
http://www.intel.com/intel/chess/index.html
German Sports site.
http://www.xculture.de/sport/wcc95live/
UK Chess Site
http://www.easynet.co.uk/pages/worldchess/home.htm
also I believe will be covering things.
Chess Servers
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For those who like a little comment and a lot of shouting
then ICC (telnet 192.231.221.16 5000) will have GM commentary
for registered players only.
FICS: ics.onenet.net 5000 (164.58.253.10 5000)
I think plans to also cover the match.
Having been around for the Short match it was fun shouting and
generally enjoying the games with several hundred other people
over the servers. The timing of the matches in the States will
probably significantly reduce European involvement this time.
2) INTEL WORLD CHESS GRAND PRIX LONDON
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Ivanchuk
2-0 Ivanchuk
Malaniuk
2-1 Dreev
Petursson
1.5-0.5 Dreev
Dreev
2-1 Dreev
Sokolov, Ivan
2-1 Sokolov
Short 2-0 Anand
Lautier
2-1 Anand
Anand
2-0 Adams WINNER
Morozevic -------------------
2-0 Piket
Piket 1.5-1.5 Adams
Speelman
1.5-0.5 Adams
Adams 1.5-0.5 Adams
Lobron
2-1 Van Wely
Van Wely
2-1 Miles
Miles
2-1 Miles
Kramnik
A Visit to London.
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My thanks to the INTEL people and pressroom staff for making
me welcome in my visit to London and their help in getting
the games to me.
As you all will know I was in London for the entire stretch of the
INTEL Grand Prix. I had an enjoyable time meeting people who
were only names to me before and listening to the various pieces
of gossip and news that were doing the rounds there.
In addition to the competitors above there were a number of
GMs around. These included Eduard Gufeld (just a bit too loud
for my taste) Jaan Ehlvest, Anatoly Vaisser (he seemed in some
way connected with Dreev) and Peter Leko.
Later in this issue it will become apparant that Leko really
ought to have been in Iceland. (this was a problem for
Petursson, solved by his exit in the first round. He was
a very pleasant person to talk to) Anyhow this meant that
Leko was around for most of the rounds of the event. His
comments were most interesting and I was very impressed with
his English, which was much better than many of the older
Russians. (I asked him "Where did you learn your English?"
"I never learnt English, I just spent 12 days in Australia."
Not content to be the youngest GM in history it seems he's
good at languages too! It makes you sick. 8-) I notice he
also spoke either German or Dutch enough to make himself
understood also.) From his comments it is clear why he
plays such dry chess. Very positional and even certain in
his immediate assessments he was saying that he simply
couldn't understand how someone like Morozevich could even
play the way he does. He has strong opinions without having
really much side to him. A very straightforward young man,
extremely normal, in spite of anything you read in NIC or
elsewhere. He seems to think that players fall into strong
or weak, I will mention that he clearly thinks that Almasi
is a very strong player (if he had had more invites he
would already be World Champion!) he also likes Michael Adams
(very strong, very tough), he shouted "Go Mickey!" at the end
of the first game of the final against Dreev. Maybe we'll
make him an honarary Englishman.
FIDE
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There will be various announcements made on Friday 15th Sept
about the FIDE Men's and Women's matches and the InterZonals
in the next cycle. There was some confusion for players like
Speelman who will have to play in the upcoming Zonal in
Spain because he is uncertain whether he will be automatically
qualified for the subsequent InterZonal. The decision will be
made a few days AFTER the Zonal finishes.
There are many rumours, perhaps having really reached the edge
and looking over FIDE will start to look at the talent and
honest brokers they have. There are, in spite of first appearences
a number of highly qualified people running some of the Federations
who are both successful and Universally trusted. There is talk
of a vote of no confidence in Campomanes (confused by the petition
of 50 names required containing one signature of an important
person that is allegedly not actually his signature.) it is time
for everyone to line up behind one of the 2 or 3 Candidates who
everyone can support and FIDE to start to go forward again.
PCA RATING LIST
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The latest PCA rating list was released during the event. A number
of the top players I spoke to regard it as a bad joke. This is
certainly grossly unfare on Ken Thompson who has helped design
the system and whose reputation is unimpeachable. The problem
appears to be that ChessBase can't collect all the data they
need so there is a lowish base of events that are rated. I gather
they are to publish the calculation method very soon so that
its true merits can be seen. An important and honest decision is
to now publish the events that the rating list is taken from
(see the INTEL site.) this is a first good step in being able to
assess the list properly. (it seems that ChessBase aren't even
receiving the events that they used to due to the fights over
the last years)
THE EVENT ITSELF
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I hid out in the Press Centre for most of the event but I did
attend some of the matches in the playing hall. The general
feeling was that the setup was excellent although it did rely
to a large extent on the play itself. There were some sessions
where one side played very poorly and this didn't lead to
as much tension as might have been expected. I have long held
the view that the players don't take the event as seriously
as they could do. By this I mean that hardly anyone seems to
employ specific speed chess techniques and repertoire to
put maximum pressure on their opponents. It is a long time
since the Professionals used to spend their spare time playing
various accelerated timerates in their spare time for money or
pleasure during tournaments. Petrosian, Korchnoi of old, Fischer
Flohr, Capablanca would all have loved this timerate and would
have loved this challange.
One man who clearly came with an idea of how to play this event
was Tony Miles. There was always tension in the air as he came
to play his matches and his wonderful achievement against Kramnik
was as a result of deciding what and how he was to play before
the match. In all his matches Tony played fast and was up on the
clock. This paid dividends for him and only a dreadful blunder
in the first game against Adams really cost him in the semi-finals.
Even then he almost managed to bail himself out with the black
pieces in the second game.
Adams made a quiet and competant impression as he reached the final.
Dreev was lucky in almost every round. He didn't appear even to
play quickly until things became hopeless and he had nothing to
lose. He was lost against Anand in the final speed play, but
unaccountably Anand hesitated when up on the clock and then with
one second each Anand tried to Queen a pawn. He lost on time doing
so, if he had made a random move he would have probably won on time.
I was very lucky to have a chat with Anand, whilst we were watching
the Speelman - Adams match. He was clearly relaxed and was pleased
with his preparation. Anand played the best chess here and his
troubles in general came from using a very second string part of
his repertoire. He was drawn against Lautier in the first round,
a very tough assignment. In the first game he invented the e5
sacrifice over the board and in fact missed an early win with Bd6.
In the second game he tried an opening that he thought he knew but
Lautier chose the best and sharpest and it appeared he didn't.
In the speed playoff Anand played riskily and just netted a piece
after only a few moves.
So all in all I had a good time, and was impressed with much of the
organisation in London. It was nice to meet people like Vadim Kaminsky
from Compuserve and just generally be around. I would love to be in
New York but this isn't possible, I expect that will be very exciting.
3) PCA RATING LIST
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Intel World Chess Rankings
For all players rated 2500 and higher
Results up to August 24, 1995
Columns: rank, name, nationality, rating, variance.
Variance, gives the tendency of players to be solid or vary in
their performance. The average variance for top players is 180.
Higher numbers denote players who tend to vary more, lower numbers
are players who are solid and reliable.
1. Kasparov,Gary RUS 2795 175
2. Anand,Viswanathan IND 2772 174
3. Karpov,Anatoly RUS 2767 156
4. Ivanchuk,Vassily UKR 2758 139
5. Kamsky,Gata USA 2756 169
6. Kramnik,Vladimir RUS 2749 155
7. Topalov,Veselin BUL 2705 187
8. Ehlvest,Jaan EST 2676 155
9. Polgar,Judit HUN 2663 197
10. Shirov,Alexei LAT 2662 165
11. Dreev,Alexey RUS 2660 170
12. Khalifman,Alexander RUS 2659 161
13. Tiviakov,Sergei RUS 2655 188
14. Lautier,Joel FRA 2655 196
15. Sokolov,Ivan BIH 2651 172
16. Salov,Valery RUS 2649 182
17. Gelfand,Boris BLA 2648 169
18. Short,Nigel D ENG 2644 170
19. Almasi,Zoltan HUN 2644 192
20. Yusupov,Artur GER 2644 126
21. Adams,Michael ENG 2634 186
22. Leko,Peter HUN 2634 141
23. Bareev,Evgeny RUS 2630 159
24. Nikolic,Predrag BIH 2627 196
25. Speelman,Jonathan S ENG 2627 157
26. Hansen,Curt DEN 2624 175
27. Seirawan,Yasser USA 2623 187
28. Akopian,Vladimir ARM 2622 157
29. Morosevic,Alexander RUS 2621 213
30. Gulko,Boris F USA 2621 153
31. Korchnoi,Viktor SUI 2620 170
32. Dolmatov,Sergey RUS 2617 145
33. Illescas Cordoba,M ESP 2617 177
34. Azmaiparashvili,Z GEO 2616 191
35. Epishin,Vladimir RUS 2616 159
36. Beliavsky,Alexander UKR 2616 198
37. Granda Zuniga,Julio PER 2613 214
38. Vladimirov,Evgeny KAZ 2611 163
39. Yudasin,Leonid ISR 2611 159
40. Oll,Lembit EST 2609 189
41. Huebner,Robert GER 2609 163
42. Hracek,Zbynek TCH 2608 150
43. Smirin,Ilia ISR 2607 188
44. Magerramov,Elmar RUS 2604 188
45. Zvjaginsev,Vadim RUS 2603 147
46. Christiansen,Larry USA 2602 184
47. Nunn,John D M ENG 2602 176
48. Rublevsky,Sergei RUS 2601 165
49. Andersson,Ulf SWE 2601 142
50. Glek,Igor V RUS 2600 160
51. Krasenkov,Mikhail RUS 2599 190
52. Ljubojevic,Ljubomir YUG 2598 170
53. Timman,Jan H NED 2598 162
54. Huzman,Alexander UKR 2598 149
55. Dorfman,Josif D FRA 2597 128
56. Dautov,Rustem RUS 2594 156
57. Fischer,Robert J USA 2594 197
58. Kharlov,Andrei RUS 2594 193
59. Pigusov,Evgeny RUS 2594 149
60. Vaganian,Rafael A ARM 2590 148
61. Georgiev,Kiril BUL 2590 189
62. Vyzmanavin,Alexey RUS 2589 178
63. Rohde,Michael A USA 2589 190
64. Piket,Jeroen NED 2587 176
65. Wolff,Patrick G USA 2587 181
66. Adianto,Utut INA 2587 186
67. Kaidanov,Grigory S RUS 2587 185
68. Morovic Fernandez,I CHI 2585 161
69. Malaniuk,Vladimir P UKR 2585 165
70. Polugaevsky,Lev RUS 2584 188
71. Lputian,Smbat G ARM 2584 201
72. Gavrikov,Viktor LTU 2583 128
73. Maximenko,Andrei RUS 2581 180
74. Kurajica,Bogdan BIH 2581 181
75. Sturua,Zurab GEO 2581 164
76. Campora,Daniel H ARG 2580 180
77. Savchenko,Stanislav UKR 2580 194
78. Tukmakov,Vladimir B UKR 2579 186
79. Novikov,Igor A UKR 2578 146
80. Razuvaev,Yuri S RUS 2578 151
81. Dokhoian,Yury RUS 2577 162
82. Yermolinsky,Alexey USA 2577 163
83. Nenashev,Alexander UZB 2575 190
84. Eingorn,Vereslav S UKR 2575 167
85. Svidler,Peter RUS 2573 185
86. Agdestein,Simen NOR 2572 233
87. Hodgson,Julian M ENG 2572 173
88. Alterman,Boris ISR 2571 164
89. Tkachev,Vladislav KAZ 2571 150
90. Lobron,Eric GER 2569 199
91. Kudrin,Sergey USA 2569 192
92. Kuzmin,Alexey RUS 2569 177
93. Gurevich,Mikhail BEL 2569 183
94. Psakhis,Lev ISR 2569 165
95. Ribli,Zoltan HUN 2569 133
96. Sherbakov,Ruslan RUS 2568 151
97. Romanishin,Oleg M UKR 2568 156
98. Rogers,Ian AUS 2568 178
99. Milov,Vadim ISR 2567 174
100. Hulak,Krunoslav CRO 2567 190
101. Polgar,Zsuzsa HUN 2566 172
102. Smagin,Sergey RUS 2565 188
103. Hellers,Ferdinand SWE 2565 177
104. Xu Jun CHN 2565 169
105. Rozentalis,E LTU 2563 172
106. Sadler,Matthew ENG 2563 179
107. Onischuk,Alexander UKR 2562 188
108. Shneider,Aleksandr UKR 2562 172
109. Lerner,Konstantin UKR 2561 184
110. Miles,Anthony J ENG 2560 167
111. Cseshkovsky,Vitaly RUS 2560 175
112. Hort,Vlastimil GER 2559 168
113. Aleksandrov,A BLA 2559 219
114. Dydyshko,V BLA 2559 185
115. Petursson,Margeir ISD 2559 164
116. Xie Jun CHN 2558 174
117. Georgadze,George GEO 2558 162
118. Hertneck,Gerald GER 2558 181
119. Ftacnik,Lubomir SLO 2557 175
120. Yakovich,Yuri RUS 2557 182
121. Notkin,Maksim RUS 2557 172
122. Torre,Eugenio PHI 2556 168
123. DeFirmian,Nick E USA 2556 150
124. Smyslov,Vassily RUS 2556 174
125. Benjamin,Joel USA 2556 172
126. Chernin,Alexander HUN 2556 130
127. Timoshchenko,G RUS 2555 169
128. Kharitonov,Andrei RUS 2555 121
129. Kotronias,Vasilios GRE 2554 169
130. Zaichik,Gennadi GEO 2554 188
131. Gruenfeld,Yehuda ISR 2554 174
132. Ye Jiangchuan CHN 2554 168
133. Van Wely,Loek NED 2553 191
134. Hickl,Joerg GER 2553 156
135. Makarichev,Sergey RUS 2553 231
136. Wojtkiewicz,A POL 2551 149
137. Spasov,Vasil BUL 2551 171
138. Malisauskas,V LTU 2550 156
139. Moroz,Alexander UKR 2549 199
140. Vaiser,Anatoly V FRA 2549 187
141. Pinter,Jozsef HUN 2549 168
142. Kindermann,Stefan GER 2549 157
143. Yurtaev,Leonid KYR 2548 201
144. Frolov,Artur UKR 2548 195
145. Sveshnikov,Evgeny RUS 2547 166
146. Fishbein,Alexander USA 2547 198
147. Lalic,Bogdan CRO 2546 140
148. Balashov,Yuri S RUS 2546 168
149. Magem Badals,Jorge ESP 2546 198
150. Dvoirys,Semen I RUS 2545 190
151. Greenfeld,Alon ISR 2544 164
152. Ruban,Vadim RUS 2544 200
153. Beim,Valery ISR 2544 143
154. Milos,Gilberto BRA 2543 188
155. Ibragimov,Ildar RUS 2543 200
156. Sokolov,Andrei RUS 2543 165
157. Ulibin,Mikhail RUS 2542 181
158. Kengis,Edvins LAT 2542 157
159. Bologan,Viktor MOL 2542 183
160. Sakaev,Konstantin RUS 2542 148
161. Anastasian,Ashot ARM 2542 212
162. Zagrebelny,Sergey UZB 2541 189
163. Watson,William N ENG 2540 186
164. Kupreichik,Viktor BLA 2539 208
165. Chekhov,Valery A RUS 2539 148
166. Ionov,Sergey RUS 2539 174
167. San Segundo,Pablo ESP 2539 173
168. Yandemirov,V RUS 2539 182
169. Wahls,Matthias GER 2539 189
170. Maksimenko,Andrei UKR 2538 230
171. Gurevich,Ilya USA 2538 185
172. Dzindzichashvili,R USA 2537 161
173. Cebalo,Miso CRO 2537 193
174. Kovalev,Andrej BLA 2536 178
175. Portisch,Lajos HUN 2536 165
176. Gleizerov,Evgeny RUS 2535 148
177. Shabalov,Alexander LAT 2535 210
178. Stefansson,Hannes ISD 2535 201
179. Arkhipov,Sergey RUS 2534 168
180. Serper,Grigory UZB 2534 150
181. Moskalenko,Viktor UKR 2534 185
182. Kozul,Zdenko CRO 2534 209
183. Kapetanovic,Armin YUG 2534 178
184. Neverov,Valeriy UKR 2534 189
185. Kruppa,Yuri UKR 2533 189
186. Brodskij,Michail UKR 2533 155
187. Adorjan,Andras HUN 2533 172
188. Bagirov,Vladimir LAT 2533 134
189. Cvitan,Ognjen CRO 2533 150
190. Hansen,Lars Bo DEN 2532 172
191. Kuzmin,Gennadi P UKR 2532 179
192. Bischoff,Klaus GER 2532 135
193. Hebden,Mark ENG 2531 190
194. Ryskin,Alexandr RUS 2531 171
195. Sax,Gyula HUN 2530 161
196. Horvath,Csaba HUN 2530 176
197. Baburin,Aleksandar RUS 2529 191
198. Fedorowicz,John P USA 2529 177
199. Spassky,Boris V FRA 2528 149
200. Aseev,Konstantin N RUS 2528 191
201. Makarov,Marat RUS 2528 169
202. Luther,Thomas GER 2527 154
203. Ruzele,Darius LTU 2526 184
204. Smejkal,Jan TCH 2526 168
205. Minasian,Artashes ARM 2526 220
206. Guliev,Sarhan AZE 2525 191
207. Goldin,Alexander RUS 2524 169
208. Phominyh,Alexej RUS 2523 153
209. Van Der Sterren,P NED 2523 192
210. Chandler,Murray G ENG 2522 190
211. Sorokin,Maxim RUS 2522 181
212. Stohl,Igor SLO 2521 132
213. Tunik,Gennady RUS 2520 170
214. Golubev,Mihail UKR 2520 168
215. Emelin,V RUS 2520 199
216. Muhutdinov,Marat RUS 2519 215
217. Varavin,Viktor RUS 2519 190
218. Farago,Ivan HUN 2519 167
219. Lin,Weiguo CHN 2518 229
220. Taimanov,Mark E RUS 2517 172
221. De La Villa Garcia,Jesus ESP 2517 158
222. Hjartarson,Johann ISD 2517 202
223. Renet,Olivier FRA 2517 200
224. Drasko,Milan YUG 2516 172
225. Wang,Zili CHN 2516 223
226. Gabriel,Christian GER 2515 158
227. Gofshtein,Leonid D ISR 2515 195
228. Suba,Mihail ROM 2515 199
229. Khenkin,Igor RUS 2515 183
230. Nogueiras,Jesus CUB 2514 154
231. Damljanovic,Branko YUG 2513 166
232. Kveinys,Aloyzas LTU 2512 189
233. Hresc,Vladimir CRO 2512 151
234. Ikonnikov,V RUS 2512 173
235. Van Der Wiel,John NED 2512 158
236. Rashkovsky,Nukhim RUS 2512 175
237. Vakhidov,T UZB 2511 158
238. Liang,Jinrong CHN 2511 176
239. Meister,Yakov RUS 2511 222
240. Gipslis,Aivars LAT 2511 147
241. Spraggett,Kevin CAN 2511 200
242. Kuporosov,Viktor RUS 2511 133
243. Temirbaev,Serik KAZ 2510 166
244. Maljutin,Evgeni RUS 2510 225
245. Anapolsky,Sergey UKR 2510 222
246. Klovans,Janis LAT 2510 171
247. Ivanov,Igor V USA 2510 200
248. Khasin,Alexander RUS 2510 146
249. Kuczynski,Robert POL 2509 161
250. Kirov,Nino BUL 2508 159
251. Arnason,Jon L ISD 2508 177
252. Nikolic,Nebojsa BIH 2507 143
253. Shulman,Yuri BLA 2507 209
254. Lanka,Zigurds LAT 2507 176
255. Chernyshov,K RUS 2507 210
256. Rechlis,Gad ISR 2506 184
257. King,Daniel J ENG 2506 204
258. Lutz,Christopher GER 2506 177
259. Davies,Nigel R ISR 2506 177
260. Mokry,Karel TCH 2506 174
261. Brenninkmeijer,J NED 2505 186
262. Mikhalchishin,A UKR 2505 168
263. Loginov,Valery A UZB 2505 182
264. Timoshenko,Georgy UKR 2504 186
265. Knaak,Rainer GER 2504 193
266. Strikovic,Aleksa YUG 2504 200
267. Stangl,Markus GER 2504 202
268. Boensch,Uwe GER 2503 196
269. Golod,Vitali UKR 2503 188
270. Garcia Ilundain,D ESP 2502 167
271. Marin,Mihai ROM 2502 180
272. Handoko,Edhi INA 2502 177
273. Agrest,Evgenij RUS 2502 183
274. Teske,Henrik GER 2502 176
275. Nijboer,Friso NED 2502 203
276. Chuchelov,Vladimir RUS 2501 195
277. Har-Zvi,Ronen ISR 2501 152
278. Jansa,Vlastimil TCH 2501 200
279. Miladinovic,Igor YUG 2501 180
280. Ubilava,Elizbar GEO 2501 213
281. Stirenkov,Veniamen RUS 2500 200
282. Palatnik,Semon UKR 2500 178
283. Geller,Efim P RUS 2500 190
Tournament
Date
ARG Buenos Aires VI Najdorf
1995.07.08-1995.07.18
BAN Dhaka
1995.02.??
CUB Matanzas,Capablanca mem-A Cat. 11
1995.05.23
CZE Prague Veterans vs Women
1995.07.01-1995.07.14
DEN Copenhagen BSF Cat. 12
1995.03.17
DEN Copenhagen,K41 Cat. 10
1995.05.13
DEN Hillerod, Politiken Cup
1995.02.01
DEN Norresundby Bank
1995.07.21-1995.07.29
DEN Ringsted,Danish Champ Cat. 8
1995.04.17
ESP Leon Cat. 14
1995.05.17
ESP Madrid Cat. 16
1995.05.19
GER Altensteig
1995.08.02-1995.08.13
GER Bad Endbach Cat. 11
1995.04.29
GER Dortmund
1995.07.15-1995.07.23
HUN Budapest FS MayGM Cat. 9
1995.05.17
NED Amsterdam Donner Memorial
1995.08.12-1995.08.24
NED Amsterdam, NL-CH
1995.06.15
ROM Bucharest,Ciocaltea Mem Cat.10
1995.02.26
RUS St.Petersburg, op
1995.04.01
RUS Vladivostok, op
1995.04.15
Shanghai m
1995.05.16
SUI Biel SKA-GM
1995.07.22-1995.08.05
SUI Biel SKA-Master
1995.07.22-1995.08.05
SWE Malmo,Sigeman Wernbro Cat. 12
1995.06.07
UKR Nikolaev,zt
1995.03.23
YUG Belgrade,Trako Cat. 9
1995.04.01
4) THE FRIDRIKS TOURNAMENT REYKJAVIK 2. - 16. SEPTEMBER 1995
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by Einar Karlsson
Iceland's first GM, Fridrik Olafsson turned 60 earlier this this year
and the Icelandic Chess Federation reached the age of 50. To celebrate
we have a category 11 tournament, that started 2. September in Reykjavik.
When the tournament was being organized the plan was to have 14 players.
Peter Leko had agreed to play but after his good success in Dortmund he
raised his entry fee demand so much that it was not possible to meet.
It's really sad when chessplayers like Leko do not honor their commitments,
and I must say that it would have been interesting tournament to have the
young Leko at one end and the 85 years old Smyslov on the other. Yet this
tournament is a clash between the older players (Fridrik Olafsson, Bent
Larsen, Vasilij Smyslov and Svetozar Gligoric) and the younger players in
the tournament. All the Icelandic grandmasters take part in this tournament
except GM Gudmundur Sigurjonsson. He is a practicing lawyer and has not
played serious chess in many years. But of course he has been among the
spectators.
Fridrik Olafsson has not done so well in the first 6 rounds. In most of
the games he has been in a serious time trouble; often having to play 15-20
moves in the final 5-10 minutes into the 40 move mark. This was his style
in the "old" days and often he won in adventurous manner in the last seconds.
But now he lacks the playing practise since over the last years he has been
working as head of office in the Icelandic Althing (The Icelandic legislative
assembly).
The Fridriks Tournament is held in "Thjodarbokhladan" (The National
Library). Concurrently with the tournament there is an exhibition of a
chess related books and items from the very long and interesting Icelandic
chess history.
After six rounds GM Margeir Petursson and GM Hannes H. Stefansson lead
with 4.5 points each. They will play together in round 7 on Sunday. Helgi
Olafsson and Johann Hjartarson should have played their game on Tuesday but
due to the illness of Olafsson's father their game was postponed until
today (Saturday). As in many other games in this tournament it ended in
a draw but only after a hard fight and 60 moves.
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FRIDRIKS-TOURNAMENT
Reykjavik (ICL), IX 1995. cat. XI (2501)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Petursson, Margeir g ISL 2565 * . . = = . . = 1 1 1 . 4.5 2683
2 Stefansson, Hannes g ISL 2520 . * 1 1 = = = . . . . 1 4.5 2691
3 Hjartarson, Johann g ISL 2570 . 0 * = . = . 1 1 . . = 3.5 2570
4 Arnason, Jon L g ISL 2545 = 0 = * . 1 . . . = = . 3.0 2497
5 Gligoric, Svetozar g YUG 2455 = = . . * . . = = = = . 3.0 2504
6 Olafsson, Helgi g ISL 2470 . = = 0 . * = = . . . 1 3.0 2525
7 Polgar, Sofia m HUN 2485 . = . . . = * 0 1 = = . 3.0 2488
8 Smyslov, Vassily g RUS 2565 = . 0 . = = 1 * . . . = 3.0 2501
9 Larsen, Bent g DEN 2515 0 . 0 . = . 0 . * . 1 1 2.5 2439
10 Thorhallsson, Throstur m ISL 2420 0 . . = = . = . . * = = 2.5 2435
11 Gretarsson, Helgi Ass g ISL 2440 0 . . = = . = . 0 = * . 2.0 2372
12 Olafsson, Fridrik g ISL 2465 . 0 = . . 0 . = 0 = . * 1.5 2317
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Round by round results and all the games are published at the web site
http://www.vks.is/skak/. The games appear shortly after the last game in
each round is finished.
5) Antwerp Open by Teun van der Vorm (T.van.der.vorm@pi.net)
---------------------------------------------------------
This summer I played the open tournament of Antwerpen. I started quite
well with 4,5 out of 6, only losing to Kortchnoi, but I had a very
bad finish with 0,5 out of 3 ending at the 32nd place.I have included
37 games from this tournament and the final standings. Hopefully you
can use this for TWIC.
Final standings:
1. Sokolov,Ivan 7 pt
2. Novikov,Igor 7
3. Kortchnoi,Viktor 6,5
4. Akesson,Ralf 6,5
5. Khenkin,Igor 6,5
6. Wells,Peter 6,5
7. Gurevich,Michael 6,5
8.Van Wely,Loek 6,5
9,Lugovoi,Alexei 6,5
10. Van der Sterren,Paul 6,5
11.David,Alberto 6,5
12.Pira,David 6,5
etc.
6) Hastings Masters
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My thanks to Bob Wade, Brian Stephenson and the organisers of the Hastings Congress
for these results and games.
Hastings (ENG), VIII 1995.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1 Atalik, Suat g TUR 2525 +67 =20 +81 +13 +22 = 2 = 8 +10 = 6 7.0 2642
2 Malaniuk, Vladimir P g UKR 2580 +28 +13 + 8 =10 = 9 = 1 =17 =18 +16 6.5 2644
3 Onischuk, Alexander g UKR 2575 =46 +15 + 4 - 9 +48 + 6 =10 +13 = 8 6.5 2562
4 Parker, Jonathan m ENG 2415 +14 =22 - 3 =12 +75 +54 +28 = 5 +17 6.5 2546
5 Rashkovsky, Nukhim N g RUS 2560 +23 =33 +54 =20 +32 =10 =18 = 4 + 9 6.5 2543
6 Summerscale, Aaron m ENG 2455 =31 =18 +45 +39 +81 - 3 +29 +38 = 1 6.5 2527
7 Turner, Matthew m ENG 2400 =34 +75 -22 +80 =54 +37 +32 =17 +18 6.5 2515
8 Ward, Christopher m ENG 2500 +56 +21 - 2 +15 +14 +16 = 1 = 9 = 3 6.5 2604
9 Conquest, Stuart g ENG 2455 =35 +26 +50 + 3 = 2 =17 +22 = 8 - 5 6.0 2566
10 Emms, John M m ENG 2485 +51 =50 +31 = 2 +52 = 5 = 3 - 1 +25 6.0 2511
11 Howell, James C m ENG 2525 =19 +61 -20 +44 +34 -18 +47 =25 +31 6.0 2427
12 Mah, Karl f ENG 2200 +76 -48 -40 = 4 +60 =46 +35 +36 +28 6.0 2406
13 Poldauf, Dirk m GER 2415 +30 - 2 +48 - 1 +61 +14 +19 - 3 +32 6.0 2503
14 Radovanovic, Jovica YUG 2280 - 4 +53 +26 +73 - 8 -13 +81 +45 +33 6.0 2345
15 Wilson, Jonathan ENG 2245 +71 - 3 +88 - 8 =78 +27 =33 +29 +38 6.0 2430
16 Adams, Michael g ENG 2660 +25 +36 -17 +58 +20 - 8 =21 +26 - 2 5.5 2461
17 Arkell, Keith C m ENG 2505 +32 +38 +16 -22 +67 = 9 = 2 = 7 - 4 5.5 2513
18 Bronstein, David I g RUS 2445 +40 = 6 =35 +61 =19 +11 = 5 = 2 - 7 5.5 2486
19 Duncan, Christopher R f ENG 2315 =11 -54 +69 +78 =18 +53 -13 =37 +45 5.5 2397
20 Dunnington, Angus J m ENG 2385 +39 = 1 +11 = 5 -16 +43 =31 =22 =23 5.5 2525
21 Ferguson, Mark ENG 2360 +43 - 8 +44 =54 =37 +33 =16 =31 =22 5.5 2477
22 Hebden, Mark g ENG 2570 +24 = 4 + 7 +17 - 1 +25 - 9 =20 =21 5.5 2493
23 Lewis, Andrew P f ENG 2335 - 5 -62 -71 +66 +82 +70 +61 +55 =20 5.5 2242
24 Steffens, Olaf GER 2330 -22 +55 =64 -37 +49 -45 +71 +39 +41 5.5 2337
25 Bates, Richard ENG 2345 -16 +74 =37 +57 +45 -22 +68 =11 -10 5.0 2376
26 Bisby, Daniel L ENG 2120 +99 - 9 -14 +63 =27 +34 +67 -16 =43 5.0 2241
27 Briggs, Philip J ENG 2280 -36 +68 -55 +84 =26 -15 =58 +52 +61 5.0 2211
28 Britton, Richard f ENG 2320 - 2 -44 +42 +82 +55 +74 - 4 +43 -12 5.0 2258
29 Buckley, Graeme f ENG 2355 -50 -45 +99 +83 +62 +52 - 6 -15 +58 5.0 2230
30 Connell, Blair ENG 2270 -13 =37 +93 +49 -33 +72 -45 +67 =34 5.0 2136
31 Cooper, Lawrence f ENG 2315 = 6 +70 -10 +68 +50 =38 =20 =21 -11 5.0 2385
32 Dive, Russell John f NZL 2315 -17 +69 +49 +55 - 5 +81 - 7 +53 -13 5.0 2275
33 Hunt, Harriet wm ENG 2385 +79 = 5 =36 =47 +30 -21 =15 +50 -14 5.0 2324
34 James, David f WLS 2270 = 7 =73 =70 +71 -11 -26 +72 +47 =30 5.0 2246
35 Kennaugh, Charles f ENG 2310 = 9 +80 =18 -52 -74 +42 -12 +78 +57 5.0 2220
36 McDonald, Neil R m ENG 2425 +27 -16 =33 +75 =43 -39 +54 -12 +53 5.0 2275
37 McEwan, Ken B SCO 2160 =82 =30 =25 +24 =21 - 7 +48 =19 =40 5.0 2370
38 Nataf, Igor-Alexandre FRA 2370 +65 -17 =73 +62 +47 =31 +39 - 6 -15 5.0 2347
39 Wall, Gavin ENG 2265 -20 +41 +83 - 6 +73 +36 -38 -24 +55 5.0 2303
40 Wood, David A ENG 2285 -18 +85 +12 -81 -53 +78 +74 =41 =37 5.0 2338
41 Ashby, Anthony ENG 2250 =44 -39 -51 +79 +65 =48 +46 =40 -24 4.5 2278
42 Bersoult, Francois FRA 2160 -85 -49 -28 +76 +84 -35 +66 =46 +67 4.5 1930
43 Menadue, Jeremy F.S ENG 2255 -21 =82 +87 +70 =36 -20 +62 -28 =26 4.5 2220
44 Roberts, Paul SCO 2215 =41 +28 -21 -11 =70 -47 +73 =60 +68 4.5 2213
45 Saunders, John C ENG 2240 =53 +29 - 6 +77 -25 +24 +30 -14 -19 4.5 2285
46 Stebbings, Anthony ENG 2280 = 3 -81 =53 +86 =72 =12 -41 =42 +74 4.5 2282
47 Taylor, Peter ENG 2205 +60 -64 +86 =33 -38 +44 -11 -34 +59 4.5 2292
48 Tebb, David ENG 2315 =64 +12 -13 +85 - 3 =41 -37 =54 +69 4.5 2274
49 Van Zyil Smit, Konrad RSA 2100 =58 +42 -32 -30 -24 -55 +87 +83 +65 4.5 2176
50 Williams, Simon ENG 2250 +29 =10 - 9 =72 -31 +83 +52 -33 =51 4.5 2322
51 Rutherford,L ---- -10 =89 +41 +74 -64 -68 =65 +62 =50 4.5 2273
52 Bouchaud, Vincent FRA 2180 -73 +63 +84 +35 -10 -29 -50 -27 +81 4.0 2096
53 Chenaux,P ---- =45 -14 =46 +59 +40 -19 +56 -32 -36 4.0 2242
54 Gormally,D ---- +83 +19 - 5 =21 = 7 - 4 -36 =48 =60 4.0 2292
55 Gunter, David WW ENG 2130 +88 -24 +27 -32 -28 +49 +75 -23 -39 4.0 2185
56 Jain, Naveen IND 2265 - 8 +78 -74 =64 +88 =67 -53 -57 +80 4.0 2116
57 Mayers, Dan E USA 2100 -61 +95 . -25 +87 -62 +79 +56 -35 4.0 2027
58 Mellier, Pierre SUI 2210 =49 -67 =60 -16 +85 =71 =27 +68 -29 4.0 2206
59 Rice, Christopher ENG 2165 -81 +86 -67 -53 =63 =88 +76 +96 -47 4.0 2132
60 Sahetchian, Armand FRA 2145 -47 +87 =58 -67 -12 =63 +88 =44 =54 4.0 2014
61 Trifunovic, Aleksandar ENG 2230 +57 -11 +85 -18 -13 +80 -23 +81 -27 4.0 2077
62 Vianin, Pascal SUI 2185 =86 +23 =72 -38 -29 +57 -43 -51 +78 4.0 2227
63 Shah,A ---- =69 -52 =65 -26 =59 =60 -78 +76 +79 4.0 2007
89 players ....
7) INTEL Qualifier Hastings
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FINAL SCORES
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Malaniuk 8.5 /11
Lobron
Dreev 8 /11
Sokolov
Van Wely
Petursson
Ibragimov *
Oll *
Huzman *
The top two Qualified for two places in the INTEL Grand Prix.
There was an all-play-all playoff where Van Wely and Sokolov
went through and Ibragimov and Huzman were eliminated.
Dreev, Petursson and Oll contested for the final two places
and Oll was eliminated.
8) 2nd S.T.Lee Cup Beijing International Open
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23 August - 4th September.
1. Alterman, Boris g ISR 2595 52 04.05.70 M 8
2. Wang, Zili m CHN 2525 34 14.06.68 M 8
3. Boensch, Uwe g GER 2560 29 15.10.58 M 7
4. Stangl, Markus g GER 2560 12 29.04.69 M 7
5. Tong, Yuanming m CHN 2485 10 21.04.72 M 7
6. Ye, Rongguang g CHN 2505 23 03.10.63 M 7
7. Liang, Jinrong m CHN 2450 23 21.05.60 M 6
8. Yu, Shaoteng f CHN 2290 13 . . M 5.5
9. Li, Zunian m CHN 2400 19 08.01.58 M 5.5
10. Mariano, Nelson m PHI 2510 11 28.06.74 M 5.5
11. Al-Modiahki,Mohamad m QAT 2445 47 01.06.74 M 5.5
12. Ye, Jiangchuan g CHN 2550 30 20.11.60 M 5.5
13. Yin, Hao f CHN 2350 20 . . M 5.5
14. Qi, Jingxuan m CHN 2390 19 09.11.47 M 5.5
15. Wu, Shaobin m CHN 2430 20 04.02.69 M 5.5
16. Lin, Weiguo m CHN 2460 26 25.07.70 M 5.5
17. Li, Wenliang m CHN 2425 20 21.04.67 M 5.5
18. Zhang, Weida f CHN 2300 13 18.09.49 M 5.5
19. Wang, Rui CHN 5
20. Li, Shilong f CHN 2345 21 . . M 5
21. Zhang, Zhong m CHN 2430 23 . . M 5
22. Wang, Yaoyao f CHN 2445 22 . . M 4.5
23. Wang, Wenhao CHN 2350 19 17.04.72 M 4.5
24. Xia, Yu f CHN 2325 15 . . M 4
25. Zhu, Chunhui f CHN 2350 17 . . M 3
26. Siepenkoetter,Anita f GER 2130 6 . . F 1.5
9) Chillingham Newcastle
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Team A v Team B
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Whiteley 6.5 Ben Martin 7 IM NORM
Bryson 6.5 Russell Dive 7 IM NORM
Crouch 5.5 Ansell 5.5
J Shaw 4.5
9 Rounds.
10) STORK-tournament, Hengelo (NED), August 7-12.
---------------------------------------------
A selection of games will follow in a future TWIC. They are fully
avialable via ftp.
For the fourth time, the magnificent townhall of Hengelo was the venue of
the Open Dutch Junior Chess Championships. The tournament is officially
known as the STORK tournament after the main sponsor and because a short
name makes it easier for the participants to remember.
It may be difficult to imagine, but 320 children played chess for an entire
week, accompanied by supporters and parents and the normal activities in
the townhall simply continued uninterrupted. The special atmosphere of a
monumental building, marmer and high ceilings, make a deep impression on
the kids and they come back year after year. GM Yasser Seirawan gave a
simultaneous exhibition in the first edition of the tournament and he too
was very impressed by the venue.
Due to an unfortunate planning of the tournament calender several chess
tournaments in The Netherlands overlapped. The open tournament in
Leeuwarden was still in progress when the STORK tournament started. And
the STORK tournament finished the same day the Donner-memorial started in
Amsterdam. Although it is pleasant that so much chess can be played in a
small country like The Netherlands, better planning is necessary to make
organisers and players happy. The Royal Dutch Chess Federation has
promised to improve things.
Because of the overlap with Leeuwarden, the strongest Dutch juniors (2300+)
did not participate in Hengelo as Leeuwarden offered the chance for IM
results (15-year old Erik van den Doel scored IM norms in both Leeuwarden
and Amsterdam). The strongest players were now in the 2200+ range.
Defending champion in the Under 20, Joost Hoogendoorn (NED, 2242*) and
Laurynas Zaveckis (LTU, 2230) topped the ELO list. An interesting
participant was 15-year old Francesco de Gleria (GER, 2140). Zaveckis was
out of the race for first after two rounds (1/2 out of 2) and Hoogendoorn
was knocked out by Machiel de Heer (NED, 2140*) in round 6. De Heer sailed
home comfortably and finished on 8 / 9, a point more than Hoogendoorn.
Jochem Aubel (NED, 2107*), Francesco de Gleria, Vincent Deegens (NED,
2043*), Mark Irwin (NED, 2041*) and Eelco Kuipers (NED, 2075) finished
shared third with 6 1/2. In the past, De Heer's tournament performances
have suffered because of the early rounds in the morning. This time he was
more serious and went to bed relatively early (01:30). The talented De
Heer took the first prize of DFL 1000 (about US$ 700) and the title of Open
Dutch Champion under 20.
For Zaveckis the tournament was not entirely over, he had been invited by
the Dutch chess federation (free board) under the condition that the
Lithuanian federation would pay his travel expenses. He came with a number
of car buyers (many Lithuanians apparently buy there -second hand- car in
The Netherlands). But the 60 DM (about $US 90) he had with him did not
suffice to buy a train-ticket for the way back. Fortunately, someone found
out that there was Lithuanian car-dealer in the region, and through this
car dealer he got back to his home-country.
In the Under 20 section there was an interesting experiment with the
"Fischer" timing method. The players got 1 hour 45 minutes and after each
move they received an extra 10 seconds. This removes the traditional
time-scramble, but introduces a few new problems. According to the rules,
players have to keep track of the score when they have at least 5 minutes
left on the clock. With the "Fischer" timing the clock can go below 5
minutes and return above 5 minutes later. This can result in gaps on the
score sheet and creates other problems, because when a player stops keeping
track of the score sheet and is warned by an arbiter once the clock is
above 5 minutes is rather irritating for the player (because after a
warning, a second warning means forfeit of the game). The organisation
asked the players for their opinion on the matter, and they came up with
the following rather ingenious solution. Rather than giving 10 seconds
extra per move, allot another 20 seconds per move and demand that all moves
are recorded! The games in all sections were played with the DGT (Digital
Game Timer) provided by the company that markets this wonderful device.
Following up on Jonathan Tisdall's rather sexist "chess gets more press
coverage when the girls are pretty" (paraphrase, TWIC 43), it can be
reported that the girls who played in the STORK tournament had a little
trouble deciding on the most attractive male participant. The end-result
appears to be a dead-heat between Mark Irwin and Sven Bakker (from the
gossip section in the daily tournament-bulletin). As to the girls, the
bulletin-team found it impossible to make a choice, pretty girls in each
and every direction. Bianca Muhren (in the Under 12 section) got ill
during the tournament and she was operated on in the local hospital. All
78 participants in this section signed a gigantic "wishing you a quick
recovery" card that was delivered to her by the mother of one of the
participants.
The most fascinating group to watch is obviously the Under 12. Five
pieces behind and still fighting on that is the real spirit (although
not terribly appreciated by the bulletin-team). This section was won by
Frank Erwich, a very talented 11-year old. His technique is excellent,
in the 1800 ELO range, but he still needs to learn that drawing a game
to keep first place is not a good idea if the opponent can also be
beaten. Five wins, then four draws, then three wins and a draw in the
final round is an excellent score if you are a grandmaster. In the U12
it is merely good enough for shared first. He won on tie-break. His
younger brother, Marc Erwich (9 years old), is the only player in the
tournament's history who handed in empty score-sheets. In the first
edition of the tournament (1991) his score sheets only contained his
name, the result and something that must have been his signature. After
one of the rounds he and his mother asked whether it was possible to
have a game published in the bulletin! In round 12, the brothers played
each other on top-board, Frank, the elder, won.
About 1200 games of the tournament have been recorded by the bullletin
team. The U20 and U16 sections are complete, the U14 and U12 sections
contain a selection of the games. You can find all recorded games in PGN
and various other formats at (see the README file for details):
ftp swi.psy.uva.nl/pub/cbuff/stork/
Many thanks to Frank Kroeze (FM, 2395) for recording and annotating
the games in the U20, Michiel van Wissen (NED, 2140) for the U16, Mark van
der Leek for the U14 and Anjo Anjewierden for the U12.
STORK has extended sponsorship of the tournament for at least the next two
years, this is appreciated by the organisation and, more importantly, by
the participants. A wonderful tournament continues the second week of
August 1996.
Anjo Anjewierden, press officer.
11) Gothenburg IM Tournament by Asbjorn Nejman
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Round 7
Anton Aberg (SWE) - IM Julian Urban (GER) 1/2 - 1/2
IM Michael Schwarz (GER) - IM Kai Bjerring (DEN) 1/2 - 1/2
IM Henrik Teske (GER) - Johan Hultin (SWE) 1 - 0
Karl Johan Moberg (SWE) - Lennart Liljedahl (SWE) 1 - 0
Roland Greger (DEN) - FM Ari Ziegler (SWE) 0 - 1
Round 8
IM Julian Urban (GER) - Karl Johan Moberg (SWE) 1/2 - 1/2
Lennart Liljedahl (SWE) - IM Michael Schwarz (GER) 1 - 0
FM Ari Ziegler (SWE) - IM Kai Bjerring (DEN) 0 - 1
Anton Aberg (SWE) - IM Henrik Teske (GER) 1 - 0
Roland Greger (DEN) - Johan Hultin (SWE) 1/2 - 1/2
Round 9
IM Kai Bjerring (DEN) - Lennart Liljedahl (SWE) 0 - 1
IM Michael Schwarz (GER) - IM Julian Urban (GER) 1 - 0
Karl Johan Moberg (SWE) - IM Henrik Teske (GER) 1/2 - 1/2 9 moves
Johan Hultin (SWE) - FM Ari Ziegler (SWE) 0 - 1 Hultin lost his queen
Anton Aberg (SWE) - Roland Greger (DEN) 1 - 0
IM Henrik Teske GER 2500 6
Karl Johan Moberg SWE 2420 6
IM Michael Schwarz GER 2410 5.5
FM Ari Ziegler SWE 2335 5.5
Anton Aberg SWE 2275 5.5
IM Kai Bjerring DEN 2350 5
Lennart Liljedahl SWE 2325 4
Roland Greger DEN 2290 3
Johan Hultin SWE 2285 3
IM Julian Urban GER 2260 1.5
12) Noumea Open by Ian Rogers
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Here are the leading scores from the Noumea Open:
=1.Johansen(AUS), Rogers(AUS), Jamieson(AUS), Solozhenkin(RUS) 5.5/7;
=5.Texier(NC), Reilly(AUS), Phan-Koshnitsky(AUS), Chevalier(NC) 5;
=9.Wotulo(RIN), Davidovic(AUS), Duratti(NC), Cocogne(NC), Demaret(NC),
Petre(NC), Lamata(Wallis) 4.5;
=16.Chappe(NC), Lozach(NC), C.Rogers(AUS), Robert(NC), Guyene(NC),
Gentilhomme(NC) 4
50 players, 7 rounds
Correction by Jonathan Berry
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A nice correction to one of my reports in TWIC47
In TWIC47, the name of GM Raul Sanguineti had one 't' too
many. How do I know? In Winnipeg 1974 (Pan American Championship)
as arbiter I made a special trip to his room to ask him the question:
Cuantas 't's hay en su nombre?" He smiled, pointed his index finger
in the air, and said "Una sola te."
I will catch up with some games corrections next week.
Anjo Anjewierden points out that I had the wrong month for the
Amsterdam event last issue.
13) Tournament Calendar
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Many thanks to all who have sent us some tournament informations, but
we still need some help.
If you want to support us, please send infos about tournaments in your
country to niermann@math.uni-dortmund.de.
To the organizers of tournaments: It would be much easier for me, if
you could send me in addition to the announcement a short description
in the format below
September 2-4 Forli (ITA), 6. TORNEO INTERNAZIONALE DI SCACCHI OPEN
FIDE "CITTA DI FORLI", no ELO, 6xCH, G/60,
entry 25.000 lit,
Ferruci Ferrucio c/o UISP Via Miller 30 - 47100 Forli
September 2-10 Werfen (AUT), 10. Werfener Schachfestival,
prizes ca 100000 OES(open)/20000 OES(under 1900),
Gerhard Herndl, Almweg 14, A-5400 Hallein,
Tel +43 6245-86620
or +43 6245-895124
Fax +43 6245-895168
September 4-10 Kecskemet (HUN), Scheveninger-tmts (9x CH)
Tel/Fax +36 76481685
September 9-10 Landegem (BEL), 6. NACHT VAN DE KAMELEON, 24 hours blitz
for duos, prizes 30000 bef, entry fee 400 bef (incl.
breakfast) or 700 bef (incl breakfast and meal),
Tel +32(09)3717715
or +32(02)2955243
September 9-17 Graz (AUS), 2nd Karl Wagner Memorial, 9xCH, Elo/norms,
Entry 700 ATS,IM/junior 350 ATS, GM free,
Prizes: 40/30/25/20/15/10/8/6/4/11x1 x 1000 ATS,
Tournament hall: Grosser Saal der Arbeiterkammer,
Strauchergasse 32,8020 Graz, details in TWIC 47
Tel +43 316 830683
Fax + 43 316 816271
September 16-26 Kecskemet (HUN), IM-tmts (Kat II-IV), 11-13 rounds
Tel/Fax +36 76481685
September 22-24 Coralville, Iowa (USA), 2nd Hawkeye Classic
22nd-Quick (G/10) 4 rounds, 1st $80, A-E,Unr each $20
23rd-Rated Beginners Open, 5 rounds, Prizes: Trophies
23-24-Open (40/100, 15/30), 5 rounds, 1st $275, 2nd $125
3rd $100, U2000 $75, U1700 $75, Upset trophy,
EF: $30 (+$5 after 15.9.), $20 Jrs. & Sr.,
Free to IM's and GM's by 15.9.
23-24-Reserve (U1600), (40/90, SD/30), 5 rounds,
1st $100, D-E,Unr each $50 EF: $20 (+$5 after
15.9.), $20 Jrs. & Sr.
many details in TWIC 47
See Chess Life for more details or Call or email:
319-337-4141 mcapron@vaxa.weeg.uiowa.edu
September 24 Lausanne (SUI), Comptoir Suisse, 9x CH (double)
entry fee SFR 30, prices about SFR 1500.
Tel +41 (21) 692 35 90 Pierre Mellier
e-mail pierre.mellier@iis.unil.ch
September 24
September 30 Brussels (BEL), Int. active chess tournament, 11xCH,
- October 1 prizes +200.000 bef, G/30, entry fee 500 bef
Tel +32 (02) 6333208 Mr Fuerstenberg (NL,D,GB)
+32 (02) 3764573 Mr Achen (F) till 19.00
+32 (02) 3762574 19.00-21.30
+33 20561557 Mr Lemaire (F,GB)
October 1-7 Kecskemet (HUN), Scheveninger-tmts (9x CH)
Tel/Fax +36 76481685
October 1-2 Greater Sydney Chess Festival (AUS),
Venue: The Huntley Hotel, Parramatta, Australia
Contact: Australian Chess Enterprises, PO Box 6301
Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153, Australia
Tel x61-2-838-1529
Fax x61-2-838-1614
Email ace@sydney.dializ.oz.au
October 8,9,15,16 Corsico (ITA), near Milano, 7. Torneo Week End CORSICO
SCACCHI, ELO, 6xCH, closed tmt + 3 open tmts,
40/120+G/60, entry from free to 35.000lit,
Tel +39-2-4585295
or +39-2-4564883
or +39-2-58106129
October 15,16,22,23 Lucca (ITA), VI. Festival "Citta' di Lucca",ELO, 8xCH,
20/60+G/60, entry 50.000 lit
Tel +39-583-997652(Luigi Del Dotto)
October 14-15 Boston, MA (USA), Sixth Harvard Cup Human Versus Computer
Chess Challenge (participation by invitation only;
spectators welcome)
Computer Museum
tel 617-876-5759; fax 617-491-9570;
email cfc@isr.harvard.edu
October 14-22 Toscolano Maderno (ITA), Lago di Garda, 1st INTERNATIONAL
CHESS FESTIVAL, ELO, 9xCH, 5 classes (Magistrale >1900)
playing room: Serraglio-Gonzaga Palace, Prize money:
Lit 11.000.000, Inscription fee Lit 60.000, Free for IM
and GM, detailed info in TWIC 45,
Tel +39 365 642249 Massimiliano Tonghini
+39 30 390005 Messaggerie Scacchistiche
Fax +39 365 541039
+39 30 306600
e-mail: mc7290@mclink.it
October 15-19 Las Vegas, Nevada, (USA), 1995 U. S. Senior Open, Open to
all over 50 years old. Riviera Hotel and Casino. 5xCH.
See Chess Life for detale information
tel USA 702-384-7910 Ken Horne
email vttp38a@prodigy.com
October 17-22 Weilburg (GER), 9xCH, 40/120+G/30
ELO/DWZ calculation
prices:DM 2000,1500,1000,800,700,600,500,400,300,200
special prices for women: DM 200,100,80
special prices for seniors (from 60): DM 200,100,80
special prices rating to 1599: DM 150
1600 - 1799: DM 150
1800 - 1999: DM 150
2000 - 2199: DM 150
entry fee DM 80, students DM 60, after 01.10. DM +20
GM,IM free,limited amount of free accomodation available
Info: Hans Kubaszek,Kruppstr.15,D-35781 Weilburg,
Germany, Tel:++49-6471-30602
Heinz-Juergen Deuster,Wingerstr.18,D-35781 Weilburg,
Germany, Tel:++49-6471-39635
October 19- Crete (GRE), 1st INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT SERIES
November 16 "CRETE '95", GREECE.
Consisted of the following Open Chess Tournaments:
1st Agios Nikolaos Open (October 19 - 27)
3rd Heraklio Open (October 28 - November 5)
2nd Rethimno Open (November 8 - 16)
Conditions for EACH tournament :
9xCH, ELO/norms, 40/120+G/60, Entry 10000 Drs (jun.5000)
Prizes(x 10000 Drs): 50/30/15/10/7.5/5x5/15x2.5/15x2,
women: 8/4, juniors: 4/2, girl: 2,kadett: 2, unrated: 3,
more details in TWIC 48,
Tel (00301) 9581729 George Mastrokoukos
or (00301) 7666944 Angelos Tzermiadianos
Fax: (00301) 7253317
October 27-29 Gold Coast, Queensland (AUS) Gold Coast Classic, 8xOT,
G/60, Prizes $AUS2000, 1st $750, Entry fee $60,
Ian Murray 100231.2620@compuserve.com,
Tel/fax +61 7 3349 5648
October 28 - Heraklio (GRE), 3rd Heraklio Open
November 5 see October 19, details in TWIC 48
November 3-5 Sunshine Coast, Queensland (AUS) Suncoast Open, 7xOT,
Rounds 1-5 G/60, Rounds 6-7 G/90, Prizes $AUS4000,
1st Open $1000, 1st Under 1600 $600,
Entry fee $55 Open, $50 Under 1600,
Ian Murray 100231.2620@compuserve.com
Tel/fax +61 7 3349 5648
November 5,6,12,13 Genova (ITA), QUINTO FESTIVAL LIGURE WEEK-END 1994, 8xCH,
20/60+G/60, entry 60.000 lit,
Tel +39-10-815995
or +39-10-2425678
November 8-16 Rethimno (GRE), 2nd Rethimno Open
see October 19, details in TWIC 48
November 9-12 Leuven (BEL), 7th Leuven Open, 7xCH, 40/120+G/15, no elo,
1st prize=30000 BEF, total>=100000 BEF, entry fee
1100 BEF,
Tel +32-16-623268 (Johan Vanhaverbeke)
Tel +32-16-405517 (Boni Vandermeulen)
Email : stef@uz.kuleuven.ac.be (Stef Renkens)
detailed info in TWIC 30
November 10-12 Brisbane, Queensland (AUS), Redcliffe Challenge, 6xOT,
40/90+G/30, Prizes $AUS1500, 1st $500, Entry fee $45,
Ian Murray 100231.2620@compuserve.com,
Tel/fax +61 7 3349 5648
December 18-30 Groningen (NED), Koop Tjuchem Toornoi,
I. closed GM tmt, cat XVI, 11xRR, 19.12-30.12.
II. open GM tmt, 11xCH, just players > 2200 or
female players > 2100, 40/120+20/60+G/30,
prize fund dfl 22500 (1st dfl 6000), 19.12-30.12.
entry fee dfl160 (GM,IM <2400 dfl 100,GM,IM >2400
free)
III. 2 open tournaments (1800-2200, <1800), 9xCH,
40/120+20/60+G/30, prizes dfl 5500/4000,
(1st dfl 1500/1000), entry fee dfl 110/85
20.12.-29.12.
IV. mini tournaments (5xCH) for <2300, 20.12-24.12
and 26.12-30.12.
V. closed rapidtoornoi 22./23. 12.
Tel +31-50-222637
Fax +31-50-250155
December 26-30 Brugge (BEL), 9xCH, prizes 210.000 bef, entry fee 1.250bef,
GM,IM,FM free, many Youth + Senior tournaments,
Tel +32 (050)358932 Mr Barzeele
or +32 (09)2233811
December 26-29 New York,NY (USA), Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess
Championship, Site: Manhattan Conference Center,
Fiterman Hall, 30 West Broadway, prize fund $3000,
4 player teams of college/university students of the
same school, more details in TWIC 48 (wrong dates in
TWIC47 !),
Tel: 212-580-6920
Fax: 212-496-2464
Email: dhe4@columbia.edu
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1st INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT SERIES
"CRETE '95", GREECE.
Consisted of the following Open Chess Tournaments:
1st Agios Nikolaos Open (October 19 - 27)
3rd Heraklio Open (October 28 - November 5)
2nd Rethimno Open (November 8 - 16)
Organizers : General Secretary of Sports, Greek Tourism Organization,
Municipality of Agios Nikolaos, Perfecture of Heraklio,
Perfecture of Rethimnon, Municipality of Rethimno,
District of Crete, Heraklio Chess Club, Lato Sports Club,
Rethimno Chess Club, Hotel Associations of Lasithi and
Rethimno, Greek Chess Federation.
Conditions for EACH tournament :
Schedule : 1st - 8th round at 3:00 p.m.
9th (last) round at 10:00 a.m.
Swiss accelerated system for IM and GM norms
(2 hours for 40 moves + 1 hour for the rest of the game).
Prizes : 1st 500000 Drs, 2nd 300000 , 3rd 150000, 4th 100000
5th 75000 , 6th - 10th 50000, 11th - 25th 25000,
26th - 30th 20000 , 1st woman 80000, 2nd woman 40000,
1st junior 40000, 2nd junior 20000, 1st girl junior 20000,
1st Kadett 20000, 1st unrated 30000.
In case of a tie, prizes will be divided equally. If a
player qualifies for more than one prizes he receives all of them.
Entry fee: 10000 Drs (5000 for juniors).
Special offer for each tournament : Accomodation in seaside hotels with
breakfast and dinner for the whole of each tournament + entry
fee = 70000 Drs per person (45000 Drs for players with FIDE
rating of 2400 and over). Bookings will be accepted with the
deposit of 20000 Drs in the account No. 205/66711956 of the
NATIONAL BANK of Greece until September 30, 1995. Full board
and lodging for GMs rated 2500 and over after prompt arrangement.
More Information : George Mastrokoukos : tel. (00301) 9581729
Angelos Tzermiadianos : tel. (00301) 7666944
Fax: (00301) 7253317 - att. : for G. Mastrokoukos
Add. : Angelos Tzermiadianos
86 - 88 , Kononos Str.,
Athens 116-33
= Greece =
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Name: Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship
Date: December 26-29, 1995
City, State: New York, NY
Country: USA
Tournament Site: Manhattan Conference Center, Fiterman Hall, 30 West
Broadway (site of the 1995 New York Intel Grand Prix Qualifier)
Description: The Pan-Am is open to college/university students
in degree-granting programs. Players compete on four-person teams;
all team members must attend the same school. A total prize fund of
$3000 is guaranteed. Excellent hotel accomodations have been
arranged for all participants. Contact Dan Edelman below for entry
and hotel information.
History: The Pan-Am celebrates its 50th anniversary this year
and is the most prestigious collegiate chess event in the world.
Teams from North, South, and Central America will compete although
all university teams from around the world are invited.
Tournament Organizer: IM Dan Edelman
Contact: International Sports & Games
P.O. Box 20131
NY, NY 10025 USA
Phone: 212-580-6920
Fax: 212-496-2464
Email: dhe4@columbia.edu
(good through September 19; new address to be posted shortly)
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