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Contents
1) Introduction
2) Corus Wijk
aan Zee
3) Bermuda GM
4) Commonwealth
Chess Championships
5) Welsh International
6) Excelsior Cup
7) XXIX Seville Open
8) Hilton Open
9) 87th New York
Masters
10) IM Silman vs The Rest of the World
11) São Paulo CC
12) 17th Itau
Cup
13) 4NCL
14) Tapolca
Open
15) 16th World Correspondence Champion - Tunc
Hamarat
16) GMT Rating of Open Swiss Events
17) Forthcoming Events and Links
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Games section
Corus Wijk aan Zee 126 games
Bermuda GM 12 games
Commonwealth Championships 326 games
Welsh International 48 games
Excelsior Cup 25 games
XXIX Seville Open 146 games
Hilton Open 109 games
87th New York Masters 4 games
São Paulo CC 66 games
17th Itau Cup 21 games
883 games
My thanks to Herman Van Riemsdijk, Zenón Franco Ocampos, Arthur
Brameld, Pascal Villalba, Frank-Juergen Greger, Chris Duncan, John Henderson,
John Fernandez, Tom Braunlich, Laszlo Nagy, Olivier Deville, Luiz Roberto Da
Costa Jr, Nigel Freeman, Jovan Petronic, Peter Kartal, Eric Schiller, Tryfon
Gavriel and everyone else who helped with the issue.
The Wijk aan Zee tournament reaches its final lap with five rounds to
go. The leader in the A group is a revitalised Viswanathan Anand, who with
three wins in a row has a great 6/8 score. Just behind him is Michael Adams who
is on course to make his best result in a long time. The event is not going as
well for Vladimir Kramnik who lost to Adams in the last round and faces Anand
with white in round 9. Anand and Adams have performances over 2800 so far, a
more surprising 2800+ performer is 12 year old Magnus Carlsen in the C event.
The Norwegian is already assured a GM result and is another in a line of strong
young players who have emerged in recent years, most of them look likely to
graduate to the very top of international chess.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
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.
Viswanathan Anand is in tremendous form with a score of 6/8. Half a point
behind is Michael Adams. Vladimir Kramnik will probably have to beat Anand in
round 9 with white to rescue his tournament.
Further details: http://www.coruschess.com/
Round 3 (January 13, 2004)
Leko, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 30 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Svidler, Peter - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 17 C10 French Rubinstein
Akopian, Vladimir - Timman, Jan H 1/2 30 B08 Pirc Defence
Van Wely, Loek - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 21 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Shirov, Alexei - Zhang Zhong 1/2 59 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Sokolov, Ivan - Adams, Michael 1/2 22 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Bologan, Viktor - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 18 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 4 (January 14, 2004)
Anand, Viswanathan - Bologan, Viktor 1/2 26 C42 Petroff's Defence
Adams, Michael - Zhang Zhong 1-0 42 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Topalov, Veselin - Akopian, Vladimir 1-0 59 B19 Caro Kann
Kramnik, Vladimir - Svidler, Peter 1-0 49 B97 Sicilian Najdorf
Sokolov, Ivan - Leko, Peter 1/2 55 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Bareev, Evgeny - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 54 E05 Catalan
Timman, Jan H - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 40 A34 English Symmetrical
Round 5 (January 15, 2004)
Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael 1/2 101 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Svidler, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 80 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Akopian, Vladimir - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 37 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Van Wely, Loek - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 26 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Shirov, Alexei - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 25 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Bologan, Viktor - Timman, Jan H 0-1 59 C00 French Defence
Zhang Zhong - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 41 C00 French Defence
Round 6 (January 17, 2004)
Anand, Viswanathan - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 56 C42 Petroff's Defence
Adams, Michael - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 25 C07 French Tarrasch
Leko, Peter - Akopian, Vladimir 1/2 40 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Topalov, Veselin - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 52 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Kramnik, Vladimir - Zhang Zhong 1-0 78 A17 English Opening
Sokolov, Ivan - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 46 A57 Volga Gambit
Timman, Jan H - Svidler, Peter 1/2 45 A34 English Symmetrical
Round 7 (January 18, 2004)
Svidler, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 46 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Akopian, Vladimir - Adams, Michael 1/2 20 A13 Reti Opening
Van Wely, Loek - Leko, Peter 1/2 28 E15 Queens Indian
Shirov, Alexei - Timman, Jan H 1-0 100 C11 French Defence
Bologan, Viktor - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 55 D17 Slav Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 25 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Zhang Zhong - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 40 A05 Various
Round 8 (January 19, 2004)
Anand, Viswanathan - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 48 C11 French Defence
Adams, Michael - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 43 B85 Sicilian Scheveningen
Leko, Peter - Bologan, Viktor 1-0 30 B17 Caro Kann
Topalov, Veselin - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 28 C42 Petroff's Defence
Akopian, Vladimir - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 26 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Sokolov, Ivan - Svidler, Peter 1/2 42 D82 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
Timman, Jan H - Zhang Zhong 0-1 40 E15 Queens Indian
GMA Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 10-25 i 2004 cat. XIX (2702)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2766 * . = . = . 1 = 1 . = 1 1 . 6.0 2886
2 Adams, Michael g ENG 2720 . * = = . 1 = . = = . 1 1 . 5.5 2856
3 Leko, Peter g HUN 2722 = = * = . . = = . = 1 . . 1 5.0 2781
4 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2735 . = = * 0 . 1 = = = 1 . . . 4.5 2745
5 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2747 = . . 1 * 0 . . = = . 1 = = 4.5 2749
6 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 . 0 . . 1 * 0 1 = . = = 1 . 4.5 2736
7 Akopian, Vladimir g ARM 2693 0 = = 0 . 1 * = . 1 . . . = 4.0 2702
8 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2617 = . = = . 0 = * . = . = . 1 4.0 2711
9 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2736 0 = . = = = . . * . . 0 = 1 3.5 2666
10 Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2706 . = = = = . 0 = . * 0 . . = 3.0 2599
11 Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2679 = . 0 0 . = . . . 1 * = = 0 3.0 2617
12 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2714 0 0 . . 0 = . = 1 . = * = . 3.0 2623
13 Zhang Zhong g CHN 2639 0 0 . . = 0 . . = . = = * 1 3.0 2627
14 Timman, Jan H g NED 2578 . . 0 . = . = 0 0 = 1 . 0 * 2.5 2551
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GMB Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 10-25 i 2004 cat. XIII (2561)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1 Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2636 * . = 0 1 1 . = 1 1 . 1 . . 6.0 2764
2 Dominguez, Lenier g CUB 2605 . * = . = 1 = 1 . 1 = . . = 5.5 2697
3 Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2603 = = * . = = 1 . . . . 1 1 0 5.0 2653
4 Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2576 1 . . * = . = 1 0 0 1 . . 1 5.0 2645
5 Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2600 0 = = = * 0 . . . . . 1 = 1 4.0 2570
6 Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2581 0 0 = . 1 * = . . . 1 0 . 1 4.0 2571
7 Stellwagen, Daniel m NED 2489 . = 0 = . = * = = . . 0 1 . 3.5 2517
8 Van der Wiel, John g NED 2542 = 0 . 0 . . = * = = 1 . = . 3.5 2514
9 Lobron, Eric g GER 2497 0 . . 1 . . = = * 1 0 . 0 = 3.5 2503
10 Hamdouchi, Hichem g MAR 2588 0 0 . 1 . . . = 0 * = = 1 . 3.5 2520
11 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2571 . = . 0 . 0 . 0 1 = * 1 = . 3.5 2515
12 Nijboer, Friso g NED 2586 0 . 0 . 0 1 1 . . = 0 * . 1 3.5 2525
13 Zhu Chen g CHN 2495 . . 0 . = . 0 = 1 0 = . * = 3.0 2459
14 Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2478 . = 1 0 0 0 . . = . . 0 = * 2.5 2426
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GMC Wijk aan Zee NED (NED), 10-25 i 2004 cat. IX (2454)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1 Carlsen, Magnus m NOR 2484 * . . 1 1 = 1 1 1 = . 1 . . 7.0 2816
2 Ernst, Sipke m NED 2474 . * . 1 = . 1 = 1 1 = . 1 . 6.5 2722
3 Smeets, Jan m NED 2505 . . * = = . = 1 0 1 1 1 . . 5.5 2636
4 Pavlovic, Milos g SCG 2548 0 0 = * . = 1 . 1 1 . 1 . . 5.0 2565
5 Gagunashvili, Merab g GEO 2583 0 = = . * . . 1 . . 1 0 1 1 5.0 2511
6 Lahno, Kateryna m UKR 2493 = . . = . * = 0 . . 1 0 1 1 4.5 2478
7 Popov, Valerij g RUS 2580 0 0 = 0 . = * . 1 . . 1 . 1 4.0 2431
8 Werle, Jan m NED 2407 0 = 0 . 0 1 . * . . = . 1 1 4.0 2448
9 Bosboom-Lanchava, Tea wg NED 2323 0 0 1 0 . . 0 . * . . 1 1 1 4.0 2430
10 Janssen, Ruud m NED 2489 = 0 0 0 . . . . . * = 1 1 1 4.0 2434
11 Pavasovic, Dusko g SLO 2615 . = 0 . 0 0 . = . = * . 1 1 3.5 2379
12 Peng Zhaoqin m NED 2419 0 . 0 0 1 1 0 . 0 0 . * . . 2.0 2307
13 Etmans, Maarten D f NED 2225 . 0 . . 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . * = 0.5 2004
14 Barendse, Ted NED 2206 . . . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . = * 0.5 2020
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A six player double round GM Tournament takes place in the Fourways Inn
in Bermuda, 15th-25th January 2004. News Nigel Freeman.
Website likely to be: http://www.bermuda.bm/chess/
Round 1 (January 15, 2004)
Vescovi, Giovanni - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1/2 14 C42 Petroff's Defence
Movsesian, Sergei - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 32 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Shabalov, Alexander - Iordachescu, Viorel 1-0 60 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Round 2 (January 16, 2004)
Gelfand, Boris - Shabalov, Alexander 1-0 25 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Vescovi, Giovanni - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 32 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Iordachescu, Viorel 0-1 66 B06 Modern Defence
Round 3 (January 17, 2004)
Movsesian, Sergei - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1/2 25 B75 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Shabalov, Alexander - Vescovi, Giovanni 0-1 59 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Iordachescu, Viorel - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 40 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Round 4 (January 18, 2004)
Gelfand, Boris - Vescovi, Giovanni 1/2 38 C93 Ruy Lopez Smyslov
Shabalov, Alexander - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1-0 68 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
Iordachescu, Viorel - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 29 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
It Bermuda BER (BER), 15-25 i 2004 cat. XVI (2649)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2709 ** =. =. 1. 1. .. 3.0 2825
2 Vescovi, Giovanni g BRA 2633 =. ** =. 1. .. =. 2.5 2751
3 Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2639 =. =. ** .. =. =. 2.0 2657
4 Shabalov, Alexander g USA 2623 0. 0. .. ** 1. 1. 2.0 2657
5 Iordachescu, Viorel g MDA 2634 0. .. =. 0. ** 1. 1.5 2569
6 Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2653 .. =. =. 0. 0. ** 1.0 2439
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The Commonwealth Chess Championships incorporating an International Open
took place in the Hotel Mirador, New Link Road, Chakala, Andheri (E), in Mumbai
10th-18th January 2004.
Nigel Short took the title of Commonwealth Champion with a score of
7.5/9. He was level with Pavel Smirnov who was ineligible for the Commonwealth
title but did take the International Open Trophy with a better tie break than
Nigel Short.
Internet coverage: http://www.venuschessacademy.org
Alternate addresses: http://www.chessindia.org/cwc
Live
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ch-Commonwealth Mumbai IND (IND), 10-18 i 2004
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1. Smirnov, Pavel g RUS 2609 7.5 53.0 2741 +1.29
2. Short, Nigel D g ENG 2702 7.5 50.5 2715 +0.12
3. Dzhumaev, Marat g UZB 2498 7.0 49.5 2585 +0.88
4. Murshed, Niaz g BAN 2436 7.0 49.0 2563 +1.33
5. Thipsay, Praveen M g IND 2486 6.5 50.5 2615 +1.55
6. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2654 6.5 50.0 2595 -0.52
7. Fominyh, Alexander g RUS 2559 6.0 53.5 2609 +0.60
8. Harikrishna, P g IND 2582 6.0 52.5 2591 +0.06
9. Kunte, Abhijit g IND 2512 6.0 50.0 2534 +0.24
10. Iskusnyh, Sergei g RUS 2482 6.0 52.5 2514 +0.33
11. Vakhidov, Tahir m UZB 2515 6.0 47.5 2467 -0.57
12. Sundararajan, Kidambi m IND 2437 6.0 46.5 2474 +0.42
13. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2498 6.0 47.5 2440 -0.66
14. Sandipan, Chanda g IND 2522 6.0 47.5 2462 -0.66
15. Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman m IND 2444 6.0 46.0 2450 +0.06
16. Rathnakaran, K IND 2309 6.0 48.0 2533 +2.76
17. Poobesh Anand, S m IND 2360 6.0 44.5 2429 +0.78
18. Ramesh, R.B g IND 2506 6.0 44.0 2441 -0.75
19. Venkatesh, M.R IND 2392 6.0 45.0 2463 +0.78
20. Ravi, Lanka m IND 2462 6.0 44.5 2400 -0.66
21. Sengupta, Deep IND 2349 6.0 42.5 2422 +0.87
22. Lodhi, Mahmood m PAK 2395 6.0 40.0 2339 -0.66
23. Bakre, Tejas m IND 2446 5.5 48.5 2455 +0.10
24. Roy Chowdhury, Saptarshi IND 2400 5.5 50.5 2467 +0.82
25. Gupta, Abhijeet f IND 2392 5.5 49.0 2497 +1.27
26. Tilak, Sharad S m IND 2310 5.5 49.5 2466 +1.90
27. Michelakis, George m RSA 2432 5.5 49.0 2448 +0.19
28. Sareen, Vishal IND 2371 5.5 50.0 2455 +1.09
29. Ganguly, Surya Shekhar g IND 2541 5.5 48.0 2470 -0.80
30. Ravi, Thandalam Shanmugam m IND 2353 5.5 44.0 2400 +0.58
31. Hegde, Ravi Gopal m IND 2344 5.5 46.0 2330 -0.14
32. Deshmukh, Anup m IND 2340 5.5 44.0 2362 +0.28
33. Meenakshi, S wm IND 2328 5.5 49.0 2477 +1.90
34. Prasad, Devaki V m IND 2395 5.5 45.5 2418 +0.28
35. Conquest, Stuart g ENG 2543 5.5 42.5 2380 -1.70
36. Lahiri, Atanu m IND 2325 5.5 45.5 2451 +1.54
37. Singh, Gurpreetpal IND 2360 5.5 44.0 2315 -0.53
38. Iuldachev, Saidali g UZB 2559 5.5 44.0 2357 -2.06
39. Gopal, G.N IND 2233 5.5 40.0 2278 +0.50
40. Balaji, G IND 2266 5.5 39.5 2319 +0.52
41. Udeshi, Aditya IND 1952 5.5 39.0 2337 +4.24
152 players
The Welsh International 2004 took place at the Hilton Hotel in Newport
7th-15th January. Mark Hebden won the event with 7.5/9.
Official site:
http://www.mark-adams-home.com/welsh/index.html
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Welsh International Newport WLS (WLS), 7-15 i 2004
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1. Hebden, Mark g ENG 2549 +19 +15 = 4 + 3 = 5 = 2 + 6 +13 +12 7.5 2613
2. Miezis, Normunds g LAT 2525 +20 + 7 = 3 = 4 +15 = 1 =13 + 6 + 5 7.0 2568
3. Georgiev, Vladimir g MKD 2563 +18 +10 = 2 - 1 +11 = 6 + 5 = 4 +13 6.5 2512
4. Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2471 +23 + 9 = 1 = 2 +10 = 5 + 8 = 3 = 7 6.5 2524
5. Cobb, Charles ENG 2406 +21 = 8 =12 + 7 = 1 = 4 - 3 +11 - 2 5.0 2405
6. Cobb, James f WLS 2321 =12 +20 = 8 =11 + 7 = 3 - 1 - 2 +17 5.0 2353
7. Howell, David WL f ENG 2304 +13 - 2 +14 - 5 - 6 +19 =15 + 8 = 4 5.0 2321
8. Jones, Richard S WLS 2262 +11 = 5 = 6 -10 +17 +15 - 4 - 7 +16 5.0 2327
9. Poulsen, Martin FAI 2274 +17 - 4 -13 +21 =12 =11 =10 =16 +20 5.0 2224
10. Marusenko, Petr m UKR 2340 +22 - 3 +16 + 8 - 4 -13 = 9 =15 +14 5.0 2280
11. Devereaux, Maxim f ENG 2331 - 8 +18 +22 = 6 - 3 = 9 +12 - 5 +15 5.0 2312
12. Evans-Quek, Suan-Shiau WLS 2261 = 6 +13 = 5 -15 = 9 +16 -11 +18 - 1 4.5 2272
13. Rees, Ioan WLS 2179 - 7 -12 + 9 +14 +22 +10 = 2 - 1 - 3 4.5 2312
14. Turner,John D WLS ---- . +23 - 7 -13 =20 = +21 +19 -10 4.0 2102
15. Piankov, Evgenij m UKR 2339 +16 - 1 +17 +12 - 2 - 8 = 7 =10 -11 4.0 2248
16. Jamieson, Ian SCO 2051 -15 +19 -10 = +18 -12 +22 = 9 - 8 4.0 2121
17. Rety, John ENG 1997 - 9 +21 -15 +19 - 8 +20 -18 +23 - 6 4.0 2089
18. Gwynne,D WLS ---- - 3 -11 = =22 -16 +23 +17 -12 +21 4.0 2090
19. Hurn,Robert WLS ---- - 1 -16 +20 -17 +21 - 7 +23 -14 + 4.0 2057
20. Cooke,M ---- - 2 - 6 -19 +23 =14 -17 + +22 - 9 3.5 2044
21. Tonks,B WLS ---- - 5 -17 +23 - 9 -19 +22 -14 + -18 3.0 1950
22. Hughes,Beryl WLS ---- -10 +24 -11 =18 -13 -21 -16 -20 =23 2.0 1880
23. Blackwell,E WLS ---- - 4 -14 -21 -20 + -18 -19 -17 =22 1.5 1779
24. Hennessey,Andrew WLS ---- . -22 . . . . . . . 0.0
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The Excelsior Cup 2004 took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, 8th-16th
January 2004. The event was organised by Ari Ziegler. Main sponsor is the
leading Nordic Chess dealer: Svenska Schackbutiken AB (http://www.schackbutiken.com) Leif
Erlend Johannessen has started with 4/4, he won just one more game and drew the
rest to win with 7/9.
English coverage: http://www.chess2chess.com
Swedish coverage: http://www.schacknytt.com
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Excelsior Cup Goteborg SWE (SWE), 6-16 i 2004 cat. IX (2469)
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1. Johannessen, Leif Erlend g NOR 2500 * = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2685
2. Rogozenko, Dorian g ROM 2517 = * = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 6.5 2629
3. Berg, Emanuel m SWE 2495 = = * 1 0 = 0 1 1 1 5.5 2545
4. Gavrikov, Viktor g LTU 2565 = = 0 * = = = 1 = = 4.5 2458
5. Akesson, Joel SWE 2333 0 0 1 = * = = = 1 = 4.5 2483
6. Marin, Mihail g ROM 2531 = = = = = * 0 = 0 1 4.0 2418
7. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2518 0 0 1 = = 1 * 0 0 1 4.0 2420
8. Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel g ESP 2429 0 0 0 0 = = 1 * 1 1 4.0 2430
9. Meijers, Viesturs m LAT 2499 0 = 0 = 0 1 1 0 * 0 3.0 2340
10. Hultin, Johan SWE 2300 0 0 0 = = 0 0 0 1 * 2.0 2267
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The XXIX Seville Open took place 9th-17th January 2004. Kevin Spraggett
took first place on tie-break from Daniel Campora and Vladimir Epishin.
Internet coverage: http://www.fsajedrez.com/
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XXIX Open Seville ESP (ESP), 9-17 i 2004
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1. Spraggett, Kevin g CAN 2536 7.5 54.5 40.5 42.5
2. Campora, Daniel H g ARG 2503 7.5 53.5 39.0 42.5
3. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2633 7.5 52.0 37.5 41.5
4. Matamoros Franco, Carlos S g ECU 2490 7 53.0 38.0 41.0
5. Franco Ocampos, Zenon g PAR 2524 7 51.0 35.5 39.5
6. Paunovic, Dragan m SCG 2517 7 50.5 38.0 40.0
7. Garcia Luque, Agustin m ESP 2413 7 50.0 35.0 38.5
8. Saldano, Horacio m ARG 2424 7 48.0 34.5 38.0
9. Teske, Henrik g GER 2526 7 47.0 35.0 37.0
10. Khamrakulov, Ibragim S m UZB 2452 6.5 54.5 38.0 43.5
11. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2566 6.5 54.5 37.0 43.0
12. Van der Weide, Karel m NED 2436 6.5 54.0 35.0 42.5
13. Veingold, Aleksandr m EST 2478 6.5 52.5 36.0 40.5
14. Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2550 6.5 52.0 34.5 41.5
15. Speck, Nick AUS 2381 6.5 51.0 33.0 40.0
16. Strikovic, Aleksa g SCG 2524 6.5 50.5 35.5 39.5
17. Teran Alvarez, Ismael m ESP 2382 6.5 50.0 34.5 39.0
18. Castellanos, Renier CHI 2438 6.5 50.0 34.0 38.5
19. Komljenovic, Davor g CRO 2441 6.5 49.5 35.5 39.0
20. Rodriguez Guerrero, Enrique m ESP 2391 6.5 48.5 38.0 37.5
21. Movsziszian, Karen g ARM 2497 6.5 47.5 34.0 38.0
22. Ivanov, Jordan m BUL 2406 6.5 46.0 34.0 36.0
23. Perez, Rodney m CUB 2458 6 53.0 35.5 41.5
24. Mirzoev, Azer g AZE 2551 6 52.0 35.0 40.5
25. Barria, Daniel f CHI 2351 6 50.0 35.0 41.0
26. Razmyslov, Alexander UKR 2337 6 50.0 32.5 38.0
27. Tissir, Mohamed m MAR 2436 6 49.5 35.0 38.5
28. Barrientos, Sergio f COL 2425 6 49.0 33.0 38.0
29. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto m ESP 2425 6 49.0 33.0 37.5
30. Pogorelov, Ruslan g UKR 2451 6 48.5 32.5 37.0
31. Castillo Gallego, Sergio ESP 2233 6 48.5 31.0 38.0
32. Ortega Valle, Jose R ESP 2274 6 47.5 31.0 37.0
33. Estremera Panos, Sergio m ESP 2353 6 47.0 30.5 36.5
34. Almagro Mazariegos, Sebastian ESP 2326 6 46.5 31.5 35.0
35. Martin Perez, Javier ESP 2280 6 45.0 31.0 34.5
36. Van Hoolandt, Patrick f MNC 2262 6 45.0 29.0 35.0
37. Garrido Dominguez, Jesus ESP 2213 6 44.5 32.0 35.0
38. Ferrer Garcia, Isaac ESP 2178 6 44.5 30.0 35.5
39. Perea Pino,Juan D ESP ---- 6 44.5 26.5 35.5
40. Fernandez Quintero, Jose ESP ---- 6 42.5 25.0 33.5
41. Romero Garcia, Mariano ESP 2167 6 42.0 30.0 33.0
42. Martinez, Juan M ARG ---- 6 41.5 27.0 32.5
43. Campos Moreno, Javier B m CHI 2498 5.5 53.5 35.5 42.5
44. Hidalgo Begines, Pablo ESP 2102 5.5 51.0 30.5 39.5
45. Lopez Gonzalez, Daniel ESP 2113 5.5 50.5 29.5 39.5
46. Suba, Mihai g ROM 2522 5.5 49.5 32.0 39.0
47. Mena Villar, Raul ESP ---- 5.5 48.0 29.0 37.5
220 players
Sinisa Joksic reports: The "Hilton" Hotel in Basle hosted its 6th Chess
meeting January 1st-4th 2004.
There were 8 different chess events. The ITAG masters featured
Vlastimil Hort, Andei Sokolov, Yannik Pelletier and Florian Jenni. The Venue
was the Hilton’s amphitheater. The first two round were very peaceful, all
fighting draws, long games with an unpopular end. Finally in the last round
both games were decisive.
The ITAG Tele-rapid was played in the TV studios of Tele Basel. This
was a knockout system, 15 minutes each. Sokolov beat Jenni in final. The games
will be broadcast by Tele Basel every week in January and February.
The Hilton Open itself was won by Stefan Djuric who finished on 5.5/7.
He edged out Csaba Balogh, Andrey Zontakh, Attila Czebe, Trajce Nedev and
Mihajlo Stojanovic all of whom finished on the same score.
Without doubt, the Hilton Open was a most exiting tournament.
ITAG Masters
Round 1 (January 1, 2004)
Sokolov, Andrei1 - Hort, Vlastimil 1/2 35 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Pelletier, Yannick - Jenni, Florian 1/2 29 E97 King's Indian Classical
Round 2 (January 3, 2004)
Jenni, Florian - Hort, Vlastimil 1/2 62 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Pelletier, Yannick - Sokolov, Andrei1 1/2 25 E58 Nimzo Indian
Round 3 (January 4, 2004)
Hort, Vlastimil - Pelletier, Yannick 1-0 75 B67 Sicilian Rauzer
Sokolov, Andrei1 - Jenni, Florian 1-0 60 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
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ITAG Basel SUI (SUI), 1-4 i 2004 cat. XIII (2558)
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1 2 3 4
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1. Hort, Vlastimil g GER 2543 * = = 1 2.0 2688
2. Sokolov, Andrei1 g FRA 2585 = * 1 = 2.0 2674
3. Jenni, Florian g SUI 2518 = 0 * = 1.0 2446
4. Pelletier, Yannick g SUI 2587 0 = = * 1.0 2423
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ITAG Tele-rapid
Semifinal:
Jenni Florian - Pelletier Yannik 1:0,
Hort Vlastimil - Sokolov Andrei 0:1,
Final:
Sokolov Andrei - Jenni Florian 1:0,
3/4
Pelletier Yannik - Hort Vlastimil 1:0.
Hilton Open
Final Round 7 standings:
1. Djuric, Stefan g SCG 2487 5.5 (28.5);
2. Balogh, Csaba m HUN 2456 5.5 (28.0-163.0);
3. Zontakh, Andrey g UKR 2525 5.5 (28.0-160.5);
4. Czebe, Attila g HUN 2487 5.5 (27.5-167.0);
5. Nedev, Trajce g MKD 2489 5.5 (27.5-163.5);
6. Stojanovic, Mihajlo m SCG 2506 5.5 (26.0);
7. Mitkov, Nikola g MKD 2520 5.0 (31.0);
8. Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav g RUS 2550 5.0 (28.5);
9. Malakhatko, Vadim g UKR 2543 5.0 (28.0);
10. Riff, Jean Noel FRA 2372 5.0 (27.5);
11. Pikula, Dejan g SCG 2532 5.0 (27.0);
12. Souleidis, Georgios m GRE 2395 5.0 (26.5);
13. Pinter, Jozsef g HUN 2501 5.0 (25.0);
14. Perez, Jose SUI 2203 4.5 (28.0);
15. Gallagher, Joseph G g SUI 2524 4.5 (27.5);
16. Lekic, Dusan m SCG 2389 4.5 (26.0-157.0);
17. Rukavina, Josip m CRO 2422 4.5 (16.0-154.0);
18. Siebrecht, Sebastian m GER 2397 4.5;
19. Burnier, David f SUI 2297 4.5;
20. Drabke, Lorenz m GER 2439 4.5;
21. Cicak, Slavko g SWE 2528 4.5;
22. Goldstern, Flip f NED 2360 4.5;
23. Velicka, Petr m CZE 2458 4.5;
24. Nemet, Ivan g SUI 2383 4.5;
25. Milosevic, Goran m SUI 2395 4.5;
26. Deschler, Fabrice FRA 2156 4.5 etc
Leonid Yudasin and Aleks Wojtkiewicz won the 87th New York Masters on
13th January 2004 with 3/4. News John Fernandez.
Links: http://www.newyorkmasters.com
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87th New York Masters Action USA (USA), 13 i 2004
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2568 = 9 +10 + 3 = 2 3.0 ($200)
2. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2564 + 7 = 5 + 4 = 1 3.0 ($200)
3. Becerra, Julio g USA 2569 =10 + 9 - 1 + 5 2.5
4. Stripunsky, Alex g USA 2553 + 8 = 6 - 2 +11 2.5
5. Blatny, Pavel g CZE 2452 +12 = 2 + 6 - 3 2.5
6. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2599 +11 = 4 - 5 = 7 2.0
7. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2310 - 2 +12 = 9 = 6 2.0 ($ 40)
8. Eisen, Lewis f USA 2240 - 4 =11 =12 +13 2.0 ($ 40)
9. Vovsha, Eli m ISR 2441 = 1 - 3 = 7 =10 1.5
10. Privman, Boris f USA 2241 = 3 - 1 =11 = 9 1.5
11. Bonin, Jay m USA 2330 - 6 = 8 =10 - 4 1.0
12. Gaillard, Edward USA 2161 - 5 - 7 = 8 = 1.0
13. Shahade, Greg m USA 2441 --- --- --- - 8 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $300
2ND - $100
U2400 - $ 80
IM Silman vs The Rest of the World ChessWorld.net hosting a "Rest of
the World" match against IM Jeremy Silman. This is a voting game where the
"Rest of the World" (ROW) votes for the moves against Silman, and the highest
voted move played after five days. Kasparov played a ROW game a few years back.
IM Jeremy Silman is the author of the one chess book that everyone raves about,
How to ReAssess Your Chess.
The match has inspired the largest ROW team ever at ChessWorld, well
over 300 players at last count. IM Silman opened the game with 1. d4 and the
voting is underway. You can get in on the game at
http://www.chessworld.net - head for
Play!..World team games after logging in.
The up to date position is also available on the TWIC front page.
São Paulo Chess Club’s Championship was a closed Category
III with 7 Brazilians and 5 foreigners. The winner was (by Koya System)
Uruguayan GM Andrés Rodríguez, from IM Mauro de Souza who had won
the two last editions. The tournament was held from January 8th-16th 2004. News
Herman Van Riemsdijk.
Details:
http://200.246.90.112/HiperChess/torneios/2004/cxsp/CXSP2003.htm
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1. Rodriguez, Andres g URU 2485 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 = 1 1 1 8.5 2504
2. De Souza, Mauro m BRA 2362 1 * = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.5 2515
3. Van Riemsdijk, Herman C m BRA 2409 0 = * 1 = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2475
4. Tsuboi, Edson Kenji f BRA 2344 0 = 0 * = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2408
5. Aranha Filho, Alvaro Z BRA 2275 0 = = = * 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2377
6. Bachmann, Axel PAR 2225 0 = = 0 1 * = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2382
7. Valiente, Cristobal m PAR 2332 0 0 0 = = = * 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2307
8. Marra, Eduardo da Costa BRA 2129 1 = 0 = 0 = 0 * = = = 1 5.0 2289
9. Santos, M.V.M BRA 2311 = 0 = 0 0 0 0 = * 1 1 1 4.5 2244
10. Caldeira, Adriano f BRA 2355 0 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 * 1 1 3.5 2172
11. Vera, I Jorge PAR 2338 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 * 1 2.5 2095
12. Barrionuevo, Alfredo C ARG 2149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 0.0
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The 17th Copa Itaú takes place in São Paulo Chess Club.
The open has 164 competitors with 4 GMs and 10IMs. After three rounds, 10
players still have a perfect score. The tournament marks the 450th Anniversary
of the foundation of São Paulo, which will happen on January 25th 2004.
News from Herman Van Riemsdijk.
Standings:
http://200.246.90.112/HiperChess/torneios/2004/Itau2004_SP450.htm
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17th Itau Cup 450th Ann Sao Paulo BRA (BRA), 17-25 i 2004
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1. Giaccio, Alfredo m ARG 2470 3
2. Van Riemsdijk, Herman C m BRA 2409 3
3. Rodriguez, Andres g URU 2485 3
4. Panno, Oscar g ARG 2485 3
5. Milos, Gilberto g BRA 2594 3
6. Matsuura, Everaldo m BRA 2460 3
7. Pelikian, Jefferson m BRA 2414 3
8. Vera, I Jorge PAR 2338 3
9. Santos, M.V.M BRA 2311 3
10 Pereira, Silvio Cunha BRA 2237 3
11 Coelho, Luís m BRA 2401 2.5
12. Marques, Vinicius m BRA 2403 2.5
13 Madeira, Wagner Martins BRA 2215 2.5
14 Coutinho, Sidnei Bissacot BRA ---- 2.5
15 Maia, Luciano BRA 2273 2.5
16 Marra, Eduardo da Costa BRA 2129 2.5
17. Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2566 2.5
18 Rosa, José Antonio BRA 2092 2.5
19 Burgos, Marcelo Alves BRA 2154 2.5
20 Dianda, Joao Carlos BRA 2114 2.5
21 Molina, Roberto Junio Brito BRA 2227 2.5
22. Toth, Christian Endre m BRA 2344 2.5
23 Batista, Renato Luiz BRA 2212 2.5
24 Pereira, Jorge A.V. BRA 2114 2.5
25. Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2435 2.5
26 Valiente, Cristobal m PAR 2332 2.5
167 players
Round 3 and 4 of the 4NCL took place 17th-18th January 2004. Wood Green
and Betsson.com shared a 4-4 draw in round 3 and also the lead in the event.
The round was interupted by a fire alarm. Round 4 details unavailable. Games
and those results next week.
Official site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk
RD 3 BETSSON.COM 2383 4 - 4 WOOD GREEN 1 2526
1 w Pert, Nicholas 2504 ½ - ½ Speelman, Jonathan S 2578
2 b Pert, Richard G 2424 1 - 0 McShane, Luke 2651
3 w Hunt, Adam C 2411 ½ - ½ Baburin, Alexander 2541
4 b Williams, Simon K 2396 ½ - ½ Lalic, Bogdan 2518
5 w Ansell, Simon 2371 1 - 0 Turner, Matthew J 2506
6 b Dworakowska, Joanna (F) 2370 0 - 1 Ward, Christopher 2522
7 w Eames, Robert G 2295 0 - 1 Emms, John M 2501
8 b Ledger, David J 2289 ½ - ½ Hunt, Harriet (F) 2392
RD 3 NUMERICA 3CS 1 2296 4 - 4 WOOD GREEN 2 2343
1 w Davies, Nigel R 2502 1 - 0 Littlewood, Paul E 2390
2 b Arkell, Keith C 2531 1 - 0 Sowray, Peter J 2360
3 w Gordon, Stephen J 2284 ½ - ½ Martin, Andrew D 2429
4 b Clarke, Stuart W 2310 0 - 1 Rechel, Bernd 2420
5 w Ashton, Adam G 2235 ½ - ½ Tiller, Bjorn 2382
6 b Bentley, John L 2218 ½ - ½ Tan, Desmond 2332
7 w Taylor, Robert M 2175 ½ - ½ Law, Andrew P 2310
8 b Kosteniuk, Oxana (F) 2113 0 - 1 Gilbert, Jessie (F) 2122
RD 3 WARWICKS. SELECT 2212 2½-5½ RICHMOND 2289
1 w Thomas, Nicholas 2263 ½ - ½ Wall, Gavin 2413
2 b Mason, Don 2280 0 - 1 Van de Griendt, Jan 2373
3 w Hynes, Anthony 2289 0 - 1 Bates, Richard A 2376
4 b Dighton, Simon 2247 0 - 1 Webb, Laurence E 2344
5 w James, Russell A 2209 ½ - ½ Hinks-Edwards,Thomas 2357
6 b Wu, Li 2167 ½ - ½ Nixon, Thomas C M 2209
7 w Pitcher, John 2185 ½ - ½ Franklin, Michael J 2224
8 b Chevannes, Sabrina (F) 2052 ½ - ½ Wilson, Alexandra(F) 2014
RD 3 BARBICAN 4NCL 1 2388 4 - 4 THE ADS 1 2316
1 w Parker, Jonathan 2541 ½ - ½ Chandler, Murray G 2508
2 b Kelly, Brian 2499 ½ - ½ Mestel, A Jonathan 2496
3 w Collins, Sam 2392 0 - 1 Richardson, John R 2293
4 b Palliser, Richard 2399 1 - 0 Lyell, Mark 2272
5 w Knott, Simon 2370 ½ - ½ Snape, Ian 2251
6 b D'Costa, Lorin A R 2351 0 - 1 Anderton, David W 2256
7 w Ferguson, Mark 2381 1 - 0 Wheeler, Darren P 2243
8 b Lauterbach, Ingrid (F) 2171 ½ - ½ Bellin, Jana (F) 2209
RD 3 SLOUGH 1 2347 4 - 4 MICRO MARK. NWE 1 2316
1 w Wells, Peter K 2493 1 - 0 Sebag, Marie (F) * 2404
2 b Shaw, John * 2465 ½ - ½ Ghasi, Ameet K 2344
3 w Howell, David W L 2304 1 - 0 Hanley, Craig A 2322
4 b Houska, Jovanka (F) 2370 0 - 1 Crouch, Colin S 2365
5 w McNab, Colin A 2388 ½ - ½ Kennaugh, Charles W 2290
6 b Dearing, Eddie 2376 1 - 0 van der Linden,Lukas 2275
7 w Lappage, Jonathan 2181 0 - 1 Carleton, John J 2286
8 b Smith, Andrew P 2198 0 - 1 Charleshouse, Glenn 2238
Board order by agreement
RD 3 GUILDFORD-ADC 1 2442 5½-2½ BARBICAN 4NCL 2 2320
1 w Rowson, Jonathan 2547 ½ - ½ Collinson, Adam 2391
2 b Flear, Glenn C 2489 ½ - ½ Woodward, Timothy D 2344
3 w Kosten, Anthony C 2507 1 - 0 Taylor, Martin R 2332
4 b Cherniaev, Alexander 2496 ½ - ½ Trent, Lawrence 2377
5 w Gormally, Daniel W 2471 1 - 0 Rogers, Jonathan W 2338
6 b King, Daniel J 2497 1 - 0 Berry, Neil 2285
7 w Prie, Eric 2429 1 - 0 Taylor, Peter 2289
8 b Yurenok, Maria S (F) 2100 0 - 1 Regan, Natasha (F) 2202
Round 3 Standings:
WOOD GREEN 1 2 1 0 5
BETSSON.COM 2 1 0 5
GUILDFORD-ADC 1 2 0 1 4
BARBICAN 4NCL 1 1 2 0 4
THE ADS 1 1 1 1 3
WOOD GREEN 2 1 1 1 3
RICHMOND 1 1 1 3
BARBICAN 4NCL 2 1 1 1 3
MICRO MARK. NWE 1 1 1 1 3
NUMERICA 3CS 1 0 2 1 2
WARWICKS. SELECT 0 0 3 0
SLOUGH 1 0 1 2 0 *
The 9 Round Tapolca Open took place in Budapest, Hungary, 9th-17th of
January 2004. Sponsored by the Tapolca city administration and taking place in
the Hungarian Chess Federation. Csaba Berczes Jr Nguyen Ngoc Truongson, Gabor
Kovacs and Laszlo Gonda Jr all finished on 7/9. My thanks to Laszlo Nagy for
the news.
Leading Final Round 9 Standings.
1. 10 Berczes Csaba Jr 2302 7.0 51.5 2523
2 Nguyen Ngoc Truongson ** 2436 7.0 51.0 2474
4 Kovacs Gabor 2408 7.0 51.0 2474
5 Gonda Laszlo Jr 2390 7.0 48.0 2425
5. 1 Galyas Miklos 2436 6.5 55.0 2461
3 Jakab Attila 2411 6.5 49.0 2365
18 Pasztor Ferenc 2262 6.5 47.0 2391
13 Khechumyan Gagik 2290 6.5 44.5 2368
9. 8 Werner Dimo 2349 6.0 48.5 2352
19 Pesztericz Laszlo 2257 6.0 47.0 2356
12 Martini Balazs 2293 6.0 42.5 2268
15 Suto Gabor 2275 6.0 41.0 2280
13. 9 Harmatosi Jozsef 2313 5.5 51.0 2332
23 Dombai Istvan 2217 5.5 48.5 2270
7 Szollosi Laszlo JR. 2352 5.5 47.0 2227
27 Piroska Istvan 2198 5.5 47.0 2309
6 Majeric Zoran 2366 5.5 44.0 2319
14 Jamrich Gyorgy 2288 5.5 44.0 2258
26 Szell Lajos 2200 5.5 40.5 2217
30 Burghart Jozsef 2178 5.5 37.0 2130
88 players
The ICCF has announced that GM Tunc Hamarat (Austria) has become the
16th World Correspondence Chess Champion. His current score of 11 points in 15
games (with one still in play) cannot be tied or exceeded by any of the other
competitors. One of his main adversaries was GM Igor Samarin (Russia) with 8.5
points, but he lost one of his 3 open games and cannot now end with 11 or more
points. This is GM Hamarat's second participation in a World Championship
Final, having tied for third place with GM Lecroq of France in the 14th World
Championship Final 1994-2001 (behind winner GM Oim of Estonia and GM Ekebjaerg
of Denmark in second place). This 16th World Correspondence Chess Championship
Final began on 30.06.1999 with the participation of 17 players.
Official site: http://www.iccf.com/
Jean-Claude Templeur's project to find a way of rating tournaments in
the same way that all-play-all events has released its results for 2003. The
basic method is to calculate the number of GM events and additional IM events
that could be made up from the players in the event. The Aeroflot tournament in
Moscow was by far the strongest Open last year.
List: http://www.chessmile.com/gmt.php.
Rules: http://www.chessmile.com/articles.php?id=4
Top 10 2003
1 Moskva Aeroflot (3) RUS 42,01
2 Cappelle la Grande FRA 24,04
3 Championnat d'Europe - Istanbul TUR 20
4 Pardubice (3) CZE 15,18
5 Open du 300e anniversaire - St Pétersbourg RUS 12,03
6 Buenos Aires - Torneo Cont. de las Américas ARG 11,03
7 St Vincent Aoste (2) ITA 10,01
8 Commonw. Champ. Mumbai IND 7,04
9 Linares - Anibal ESP 7,03
10 Bad Wiessee GER 7,03
17th Ciudad de Leon 2004
The 17th Ciudad de Leon 2004 will again be a knockout event taking
place June 3rd-7th 2004 in Leon, Spain.
Players: Alexei Shirov (Spain), Peter Svidler (Russia), Teimour
Radjabov (Azerbajan) and Francisco Vallejo (Spain).
Official site: http://www.advancedchessleon.com
and http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
Austrian Team Championships Live
Rounds 4-7 of the Austrian Team Championships take place 22th-25th
January 2004 in Austria. All 36 Boards will be broadcast live on the internet.
Live coverage:
http://www.members.aon.at/schach1/live/start8.htm
Official site: http://www.chess.at
Lenk Chess Festival
Lenk International Chess Festival is a Swiss Chess Tour event 2004. The
16th "Kreuz-Open" takes place April 8th-12th 2004.
The Hosts will be the Hotel "Kreuz", "Grande" Open, Swiss system, 7
rounds and the games will last a maximum of 5 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and
30 minutes till the end).
Prize are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150
SF. From 11.- 20. places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior
(1944), junior(1984-87), schoolboy (1988) and best local player. Entry fee 130
SF, FMs and juniors 60 SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free.
Time table: Round 1st 18.30-22.30 April 8,; Rounds 2/3 09.30-14.30 and
15.30-20.30 April 9,; Round 4 13.30-18.30 April 10,; Rounds 5/6 09.30-14.30 and
15.30-20.30 April 11,; Round 7 10.00-15.00 April 12. Closing ceremony April 12
at 16.00.
Info: Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch or
site http://www.beochess.ch for more
details.
ChessBrain Match vs Peter Heine Nielsen
The distributed computing foundation and the ChessBrain project invite
all members of the chess community to take part in an official Guinness world
record attempts on Friday January 30th, 2004. Computers from all over the world
will join forces to take on Grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen in an online chess
game. With over 1000 computers expected to participate, this will set a new
world record. Chess fans throughout the world can participate in this official
world record by setting up their own computer to join the team.
All details and instructions are at http://www.chessbrain.net. Internet
coverage of the events will include chess discussion and discussion of
distributed computing technology.
5th Montenegro International Open
5th Open International Chess Championship of Montenegro "Sozina 2004"
Hotel "Topolica" Bar, February 18-26th, 2004
Further details: http://www.sozina2004.com/
13th Aurec Open
The 13th Aurec Open takes place 13th-14th February 2004.
Further details:
http://loirechecs.chez.tiscali.fr/20032004/Tournois/Aurec/Aurec.htm
5th Annual MILLENNIUM CHESS FESTIVAL
APRIL 2 - 4, 2004 (the weekend before Foxwoods!) is the date for the
next Millennium Chess Festival. Come play chess on the beach!...
PRIZES: $18,000 in 5 sections. Open Section prizes are guaranteed --
$2500-1200-800-600-400-300-200 U2400/Unr: $500-200 U2200: $500-200 Upset Prize:
$150. Class Sections have large prize funds based on 55 per section.
HOTEL: Ramada Plaza Beach Oceanfront Hotel, Virginia Beach, USA. COMPS:
GM, WGM, and IM Comps are available.
Our popular GM "Dinner/Exhbition" Match again scheduled for Saturday
Night. (Details soon.)
WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/millenniumchessfestival/
QUESTIONS: eschlich@aol.com
TESTA-GM-Tournament
The TESTA-GM-Tournament will take place from 20th - 28th Jan. 2004 in
Griesheim (near Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany) as 9 player all-play-all.
The ten participants of this 4th tournament (X category) of the Chess
Club of Griesheim are GM Dimitrij Bunzmann, GM Sergey Galdunts, GM Stanislav
Savchenko, IM Lorenz Drabke, IM Gennadij Ginsburg, IM Bogdan Grabarczyk, IM
Vitaly Kunin, IM Leonid Milov, IM Piotr Murdzia and IM Michael Prusikhin.
Internet coverage:
http://www.schachverein-griesheim.de/2004gm/
Shirov's New Website
Alexei Shirov has a new webpage which includes an online school project
(together with GM Alfonso Romero and IM Javier Sanz both from Spain) and a
personal page within. The address is http://www.shirovonline.com, at the
moment everything is in Spanish although the English version should follow
soon.
IX Cesenatico International Open
The IX Cesenatico International Chess Open takes place in Cesenatico
(Italy) 4th-12th September 2004.Open A 9 rounds. Open B 8 rounds.
Organiser Jean Christophe Pirini email info@antiquascom.it Fax
+39547681217 # mobile phone +39335.6615956.
Further details: http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
IV Savaria Summer Open
IV Savaria Summer International Chess Open takes place in Szombathely,
Hungary 19th-26th July 2004. 9 round Swiss 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move.
Further Information:
KORPICS Zsolt H-9700 Szombathely, Rohonci 13. +(36)-30/951-0063
korpicschess@axelero.hu
PERGEL László H-9700 Szombathely, Tátra 2.
+(36)-30/530-4904 a_mester@freemail.hu
Hungarian chess tournaments Jan-August 2004
1. TAPOLCA Open 9 rounds Swiss, 9th-17th of January, Budapest, org.
Parej Jozsef, Mobile: +(36)-70-227-30-77; More info: firstsat@hu.inter.net
2. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM closed for norms, Budapest, 7th-19th of
February, Organizer: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net Webpage:
http://www.firstsaturday.hu Internet
Chess Club nickname: MrFirstSaturday ICQ#: 44805877 Cell phone:
+(36)-30-2301914 Tel-fax: +(36-1)-2632859
3. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 6th-18th of March, org. NL.
4. SAVARIA-IM-1 closed tournament, Szombathely /250 km West from
Budapest/, 22nd March-1st of April, organizer: FM Korpics,Zsolt, e-mail:
korpicschess@axelero.hu
5. 20th BUDAPEST SPRING FESTIVAL, 9 rounds Swiss Open, 18th-27th of
March, Org.Nagy Laszlo
6. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of April, org.NL.
7. SAVARIA-IM-2 closed, Szombathely, 19th-29th of April, org: Korpics
Zsolt;
8. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 1st-13th of May,
10. ELEKES memorial, Budapest GM-IM round robin, 15th-25th of May,
organizer: IM Zsinka, Laszlo, +(36)-20-9219197 e-mail: zsinkala@axelero.hu or:
zsinka@budapest.hu
11. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 5th-17th of June, Budapest, org.Nagy L.
12. BALATON OPEN and GM-IM closed about 20th-30th of June, org: IM
Rigo, e-mail: me-ri@axelero.hu /150 km West from Budapest/,
13. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of July, Org: Nagy Laszlo,
14. Open EGER 9 rounds Swiss, 17th-25th of July /100 km North-East from
Budapest/ and GM-IM closed tmt, organizer: Rauch Ferenc, cell phone:
+(36)-30-326-3692, e-mail: rauch@freemail.hu, other organizer: Vajda, Albert
Sr. e-mail: avajda@udv.topnet.ro More info: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail:
firstsat@hu.inter.net
15. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 7th-19th of August 2004, org: NL.
16. Cat.XI. GM-closed, 10 participants, Budapest, 18th-27th of Aug.
Org: PALI, Gabor, e-mail: gaborpali@freemail.hu Mobile: +/36/-20-470-50-37
17. TALENTUM CUP Open 19th-27th of Aug. BALATONZAMARDI /200 km West
from Budapest/, organizer: MR VALIS, Janos e-mail: husi-sc@hu.inter.net
18. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 4th-16th of September, Org: NL.
AS04 Centenary 2004
The AS04 Centenary 2004 9 round Open International Swiss Tournament
takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark February 7th-15th 2004. The event celebrates
the centenary of the Chess Club "Arbejdernes Skakforening af 1904".
Further information: http://www.as04.dk or contact Bo Garner
Christensen by e-mail: press@as04.dk or by telephone +45 20 29 66 91 or sign up
for our free electronic mailing-list for forthcoming press releases.
2nd Annual Western Pacific Open
2nd Annual Western Pacific Open. Burbank, CA, April 2-4, 2004. 5-SS.
$10,000 based on 200 players, $6000 guaranteed. Top section FIDE rated.
Further details: http://www.westernchess.com
Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic
The Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic 2004. Glendale, CA, May 29-31,
2004. 6-SS. $20,000 based on 300 players, $10,000 guaranteed. Top section FIDE
rated.
Further details: http://www.westernchess.com
IM Jeremy Silman vs ROW
IM Jeremy Silman FIDE Rated 2384 is playing a "Rest of world" match
where players around the world will vote what they think is the best move
against him, and after five days the highest voted move will be automatically
played.
To join the rest of world game against Lorin simply register and login
at http://www.chessworld.net. The match
will be played at the rate of 5 days per move. Players will vote their moves by
clicking on the chess board while discussing and formulating strategies and
tactics in the Rest of World team forum.
Calcutta International Open
The Alekhine Chess Club will be holding the CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL OPEN
CHESS TOURNAMENT, 2004, from 27th Feb to 7th March, 2004. Previously the event
was known as the GOODRICKE INTERNATIONAL OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT, CALCUTTA.
The total prize fund will be $12000. Boarding & lodging will be
provided to all GMs, WGMs, IMs, WIMs. For details contact: Mr. Soumen Majumder,
Gorky Sadan, 3, Gorky Terrace, Calcutta - 700 017, Telephone: 091 033 2280
3858, Fax: 091 033 2247 9559 / 2283 2746 E-mail: gnca@vsnl.com
65th Square Website
There is a new Turkish website: http://www.65thsquare.org (note the change
of address). I have given an interview to the webmaster Alper Efe Ataman.
Gausdal Troll Masters 2004 Cancelled
Gausdal Troll Masters 2004 was due to take place 26th January - 3rd
February 2004. the event has now been cancelled due to problems with the
playing venue which is also the biggest sponsor.
Further details: http://eirikgu.home.online.no/troll2004/
Organiser and contact for events: IA & IO Hans Olav Lahlum (NOR) -
hanso.lahlum@c2i.net
2nd Nancy International
16-22 February 2004 in Nancy (France) 2nd international Chess Festival,
9 rounds closed tournaments 10 players. For any player between 1000 and 2300,
to obtain or to improve FIDE and National Elo + an IM-tournament (completed).
Prices : At least 200ˆ-120ˆ-80ˆ in each group. Info:
philippechr@wanadoo.fr and http://echiquier.nanceien.free.fr
Swiss Chess Tour 2004
The Swiss Chess Tour starts in Basle in the New Year (1.-4.1.2004.).
The 6th Hilton Open features with Vlastimil Hort, Yannick Pelletier, Andrei
Sokolov and Florian Jenni. They will play each other, one game on classic time
control and the other in rapid. Timetable of the 6th Hilton Open: 1.1.2004.
registration 10.00-12.00; 1.01.2004. Blitz open 21.00-23.00; 9 rounds, 5
minutes. 1.-4.1.2004. Fujitcu Siemens – Junior’s Open; 7 rounds, 4
hours. 1.-4.1.2004. Hilton Open; 7 rounds, 5 hours (40 moves-120 minutes, 30
minutes till the end.) 1.-4.1.2004. Baloise Open; 7 rounds, 4 hours (30
moves-90 minutes, 30 minutes till the and.) 1.-4.1.2004. Senior Open; same as
Baloise Open. 1.-2.1.2004. ITAG Tele-Rapid; with Hort, Pelletier, Sokolov,
Jenni; 15 minutes per game. 1.-4.1.2004. ITAG Masters (Hort, Pelletier,
Sokolov, Jenni); classic time control, 6 hours. 2.1.2004. Fujitsu Siemens
PC-Challenge (men&computer) 20.00-22.00. 4.1.2004. Closing ceremony
16.30-17.00.
Prizes: Hilton Open: 2000/1500/1200/800/600/500/2x400/2x300/2x200 Fr.
Special prizes (200 Fr. each): Best Lady, Senior (1944), Basler, Junior
(1984-87), Pupil (1988). Entry fee: 130 Fr. (FM & Juniors) GM & IM
free. At the door 10 Fr. Baloise Open: 500/400/2x300/2x200/4x150 Fr. Entry fee:
110 Fr. (Juniors 50 Fr.) At the door 10. Senior Open: 400/300/200 Fr. + natural
prizes Entry fee: 60 Fr. At the door 10 Fr. Fujitsu Siemens-Junior Open:
400/300/200 + natural prizes for all participants. Entry fee: 50 Fr. At the
door 10 Fr. Blitz Open: 300/200/150/2x100/2x50 Fr. Entry fee: 20 Fr. (Junior 5
Fr.) Venue Hotel Hilton Basle. More information and registration: Robert
Spoerri tel. +41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch
Further information: http://www.beochess.ch
GibTelecom Chess Festival Competition
The GibTelecom Chess Festival is takes place January 26th to February
5th, 2004 at the 4 star Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar.
Further details on the event
http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
or Tel 00350 76501
Stewart Reuben has sent a current list of invitees to the GibTelecom
Masters. He comments: 15 of these are females, including some of the best
players in the world. Of course tournaments solely for women, such as the
Olympiad, European Women's Championship, Women's World Championship have
attracted a much larger and stronger group. My question: In an open event, is
this the highest percentage and strongest group of female contestants ever to
take part in such an event? The Lloyds Bank Masters used to be very good from
this viewpoint, but female chess was weaker 10 years ago and the players there
were less strong at the top.
Alexei Dreev Russia GM 2705 Ranked 14 World
Nigel Short England GM 2701 Ranked 17 World
Vladimir Epishin Russia GM 2658 Ranked 37 World
Vasilios Kotronias Cyprus GM 2626 Ranked 67 World
Lenier Dominguez Cuba GM 2607 Ranked 96 World
Lazaro Bruzon Cuba GM 2603 Ranked 101 World
M. Al-Modiakhi Qatar GM 2588 Ranked 1 Qatar
Sarunas Sulskis Lithuania GM 2586 Ranked 2 Lithuania
Jon Speelman England GM 2575 Ranked 7 England
Vladislav Borovikov Ukraine GM 2571 Ranked 10= Ukraine
Pentala Harikrishna India GM 2570 Ranked 3 India
Sergey Karjakin Ukraine GM 2562 Youngest-ever GM
Mark Hebden England GM 2560 Ranked 8 England
Jonathan Rowson Scotland GM 2541 Ranked 1 Scotland
Dragan Solak Serbia,Monte GM 2539 Ranked 7 Serbia
Paul Motwani Scotland GM 2536 Scottish Champion 1=
Abhijit Kunte India GM 2535 British Champion
Dibyendu Barua India GM 2528 Commonwealth Champion
Evgeny Postni Israel GM 2526 Ranked 19 Israel
Alexander Fominyh Russia GM 2522 Ranked 84 Russia
Joe Gallagher Switzerland GM 2522 Ranked 4= Switzerland
Chris Ward England GM 2522 Ranked 11 England
John Emms England GM 2520 Ranked 12 England
Murray Chandler England GM 2508 Ranked 15 England
Bojan Vuckovic Serbia,Monte GM 2507 Ranked 17 Serbia
Bogdan Lalic England GM 2503 Ranked 17 England
Sergey Erenburg Israel IM 2500 Ranked 23 Israel
Antoaneta Stefanova Bulgaria GM/WGM 2497 Ranked 4 World
Zhu Chen China GM/WGM 2495 Woman World Champion
Nigel Davies England GM 2491 Ranked 23 England
Humpy Koneru India GM/WGM 2485 World U-20 Girls Gold 02
Peter Wells England GM 2485 Ranked 25 England
Jim Plaskett England GM 2483 Ranked 28 England
Gabriel Del Rio Spain GM 2480 Ranked 15 Spain
Pia Cramling Sweden GM/WGM 2470 Woman Europe Champion
John Shaw Scotland IM 2465 Ranked 3 Scotland
Davor Komljenovic Croatia GM 2440 Ranked 16 Croatia
Ketevan Arakhamia Georgia IM/WGM 2435 Scottish Champion 1=
S Vijayalakshmi India IM/WGM 2426 Ranked 2 India Women
Juan Bellon Spain GM 2425 Ranked 37 Spain
David Howell England FM 2381 12 years old, England 50
Colin McNab Scotland GM 2379 Ranked 4 Scotland
Daniel Contin Italy IM 2377 Ranked 18 Italy
Jovanka Houska England WGM 2358 Ranked 2 England Women
D Harika India WIM 2353
Steve Mannion Scotland IM 2348 Ranked 8 Scotland
5th Wellington College International
The 9 Round Swiss Wellington International (formerly the Yateley Manor
International but the venue has now changed to Wellington College, Crowthorne,
Berkshire. RG45 7PU).This is a qualifying event for the British Championships,
part of the BCF Grand Prix and will be rated by FIDE and BCF. The prize fund is
£1,000 (depends on entry) and includes a paid place in 2004 British
Championships (highest placed player not already qualified).
The event takes place over 2 weekends Friday 30th January to Sunday 1st
February 2004 and Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th February 2004 Venue: Wellington
College, Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7PU (35 miles south west of London)
Tournament Director: IM Andrew Martin. Chief Controller: Neville Belinfante
(BCF Arbiter) Rate of play is 40 moves in 2 hours followed by all remaining
moves in 1 hour. No adjournments.
Tournament Secretary Entries, requests for accommodation lists, travel
details, detailed map and other enquiries should be addressed to : Ray Clark
High Cedars, Oak End Way, Gerrards Cross, Bucks, SL9 8DA England Tel. (44)
(0)7802 306210 (Mon.-Fri. daytime) or Tel. (44) (0)1753 883300 (other times)
E-mail rayclark.mc@tiscali.co.uk
Entry Form:
http://www.bcf.org.uk/calendar/wellington04_dec03.doc
Ken Whyld Association Founded
Calle Erlandsson reports: The Ken Whyld Association has been founded in
Brunswick, Germany. The British chess historian Ken Whyld was one of the
promotors of the chess historical association which was eventually founded
after being in the planning for 20 years was founded in Amsterdam in 2002.
Whyld died 77 years old on July 11, 2003, and regretfully he never saw the
realisation of the society that come to wear his name. KWA was founded on
November 21st in Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany, and has so far 78 members
from 22 nations. Jurgen Stigter, Amsterdam, was elected as KWA's first
president and Peter Holmgren of Tyresö, Sweden, as deputy chairman. Hans
Engberts of Utrecht, The Netherlands, Michael Negele of Wuppertal, Germany and
Roger Klittich of Brunswick also were elected as members of the board.
Correpondence chess GM Juan Morgado had travelled all the long way from Buenos
Aires to participate. He will be the KWA contact person in Latin America.
The excursion to Bibliotheca Augusta - the Duke August library - in the
adjacent town Wolfenbüttel gave possibility to watch the first German
chess book as well as the manuscript, Gustavus Selenus: Das Schach- oder
Köningspiel, printed in 1616. Germany's so-called Golden Book could also
be seen with its illuminations from the 12th century. It can be seen at
Wolfenbüttel six weeks a year and is the most valuable book in the
country. It was bought some years ago for 37 million DM or about 14 million
British Pounds.
On the KWAs homepage there are already a lot of information about the
association, for example reports from the events in Brunswich and
Wolfenbüttel. The annual membership fee for the KWA is EUR 50 and shall be
paid from January 2004. If you are interested in joining the KWA you can do
this through the homepage.
Website: http://www.kwabc.com/,
http://www.kwabc.com/Homepage-UK/Foundation.htm and
http://www.kwabc.com/Homepage-UK/Foundation2.htm
33rd International Rapid Chess Tournament Herford
Herford, 19th-20th June 2004 33rd International Rapid Chess Tournament
2004. Grand-Prix of Sparkasse Herford. Qualification tournament for the German
Rapid Championships. 11 Rounds. Guaranteed Prize fund: € 1.500. 1st Prize
€ 500.-, Info:
http://www.schach.com/herford/turnier/2004/herford2004ausschreibung.htm
Homepage: http://www.schach.com/herford/
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
British Simul Record Attempt for Charity
Andrew Martin writes: We are planning to break Ulf Andersson's World
Record for the most opponents played simultaneously at one sitting (currently
310). We have set up a website which will enable players to enter online and
gives details of the event which will take place at Wellington College,
Crowthorne, Berkshire on Saturday 21st Feb 2004. The event forms an integral
part of the BCF Centenary Celebrations.
Entry is free although players will be asked to try and raise money for
charity and sponsorship forms will be issued. All sponsorship proceeds will go
to youth charities and activities involving young people.
Website: http://www.chessworldrecord.co.uk
Chennai International
1st International Open Chess Tournament organised by the Saranya Chess
Centre and WIN TV, Chennai (Madras), India from January 21st to February 1st,
2004. Prize fund Rs.500,000 (about $11,000). 13 rounds Swiss. Venue: Hotel
President, 25, Dr Radhakrishnan Road, Mylapore, Chennai 600004. Inauguration:
Jan 21 at 5 p.m., Closing ceremony Feb 1, 5 p.m. Appearance fee for GMs rated
above 2500: Rs.25,000 (about USD 550) but preconfirmation with organiser is a
must. Free entry for IMs, IWMs, GMs, WGMs and those rated above 2400+ For
others, there is an entry fee based on Elo rating. For details contact: Manuel
Aaron at e-mail: tnca@eth.net or mobile +91-44-31039257 or N.N.Sivagnanam,
e-mail: scc_sivagnanam@yahoo.com or mobile +91-44-32714005. Further details: at
http://www.tamilchess.com/Ad_tour/tour3.html
Praha and Marianske Lazne (CZE)
3 International Chess Tournaments will be held in the Czech Republic.
Open Praha 2004 (16th-23rd January 2004)
Marianske Lazne Open 2004 24th-31st January 2004
2nd round robin master tournament category 3.-4. FIDE Marianske Lazne
2004 24th January - 1st February 2004
Details: Dr. Jan Mazuch, Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR -
j.mazuch@avekont.cz
Links: http://www.czechopen.net,
http://www.czechtour.net and
http://www.avekont.cz/calendar/
9th HIT Open
The 9th HIT Open takes place 30th January - 5th February 2004. Further
details: tel.: ++386 5 3332174,fax: ++386 5 3025088, e-mail:
krapse.stefan@siol.net. I couldn't get the website:
http://skng.homeftp.net/ to work.
Linares 2004
The lineup for Linares 2004 looks like being Gary Kasparov 2830 Vladimir
Kramnik 2770 Veselin Topalov Peter Leko 2722 Alexei Shirov 2737 Paco Vallejo
2662 Teimour Radjabov 2650.
Dates are as follows: February 18th (draw of lots) Rd1 Feb. 19th Round
14 (Final) March 5th - Rest days Feb. 24th and March 1st.
German National Team vs. Kramnik
Vladimir Kramnik will play the German National Team in a simultaneous
exhibition. The match will take place 29th January 2004 at 4pm at the Centro
Dannemann, in Brissago, on the shores of the Lago Maggiore.
The 2nd "Dannemann Chess Classico" will see Kramnik play against:
Christopher Lutz, Rustem Dautov, Dr. Robert Hübner and Klaus Bischoff.
Vladimir Kramnik will have 4 hours for his moves on all four boards,
while the German Grandmasters will have three hours each.
Germany’s public television network, Westdeutsche Fernsehen (WDR),
plans a 60-minute special possibly to be aired on Sunday 1st February 2004.
Further information will be available at
http://www.dannemann.com from December,
this will be the official site for the event.
Aeroflot Open
The International Chess Open Festival "Aeroflot Open 2004" will be held
in Moscow from 16th February (the day of arrival) to 26th February 2004 (the
day of departure). The official hotel and tournament venue is the hotel
"Rossija".
Further details: http://www.aeroflotchess.com/regulp.htm
Western Canadian Open
The Western Canadian Open takes plce July 9th-18th, 2004. The FIDE
rated event is organised by the British Columbia Chess Federation.
Further details: http://www.chessbc.com
Narender Nath Memorial Chess Tournament
The 3rd Annual Narender Nath Memorial Chess Tournament commemorating a
man who died in the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001 is underway. The
event raises money for charity.
Details: http://www.nathchesstournament.com/
28th Kings Head Rapidplay
The 28th Kings Head Rapidplay will take place on Saturday 13 March
2004,
6-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes), prize fund £650, entry fee
£17
Further info: http://www.khcc.org.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.
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/