THE WEEK IN CHESS 486 1st March 2004 by Mark Crowther
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Contents
1) Introduction
2) Linares
2004
3) 3rd Aeroflot Chess Festival
4) Cappelle-le-Grande open
5) Jakarta GM
6) 2nd Fraenkische Grossmeistertage
7) VII
Malaga Open
8) Brazilian Chess Championships
9) 11th Metalis Open
10) Dutch Championships
Semi-Finals
11) 53rd Bulgarian Women's
Championships
12) 26th Bulgarian Open
Championship
13) FIDE Championships in Libya
14) New York Masters
15) 5th Montenegro
International Open
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Games section
Linares 2004 15 games
3rd Aeroflot Chess Festival 64 games
Cappelle-le-Grande open 10 games
Jakarta GM 9 games
2nd Fraenkische Grossmeistertage 35 games
VII Malaga Open 90 games
Brazilian Chess Championships 73 games
11th Metalis Open 136 games
Dutch Championships Semi-Finals 53 games
53rd Bulgarian Women's Championships 18 games
26th Bulgarian Open Championship 200 games
New York Masters 12 games
5th Montenegro International Open 356 games
1071 games
My thanks to Koos Stolk, Mirjana Medic, Rumen Angelov, Laszlo Nagy,
Vladimir Dvorkovich, David Avron, David Llada, Lupco Steriev, Tomas Dvorak,
Vladica Andrejic, Ching Kim Lye, John Fernandez, Jonathan Berry, Marius van
Riemsdijk and everyone else who helped with the issue.
The Linares tournament is entering its last four rounds with at least
half a field in contention for first place still. Wins have been few and far
between with only 6 decisive games, three of them in round 7! Leko looks to be
in the best form and has just been installed as favourite going into these
final rounds but Kasparov and Kramnik have yet to hit their best form and
definitely can't be ruled out. I'm looking forward to it.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The 21st Linares tournament takes place February 19th - March 5th 2004.
The event is again a 7 player double round robin category 20 event (ave
2731).
The 5th round did indeed prove to be the turning point in the Linares
tournament with the rounds becoming increasingly competitive. Alexei Shirov
joined Peter Leko in the lead after beating Teimour Radjabov in round 6. Round
7 saw three decisive games with Leko beating Shirov, Kasparov beating Vallejo
and Kramnik defeating Topalov. Shirov almost bounced back straight away by
defeating Kasparov for the first time but had in the end to settle for a draw.
Kasparov outplayed Radjabov in round 9 before inexplicably missing a trivial
win and only drawing. Topalov got back to 50% by defeating Shirov in round
10.
Dates are as follows: February 18th (draw of lots) Rd1 Feb. 19th Round
14 (Final) March 5th - Rest days Feb. 24th and March 1st.
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Round 6 (February 25, 2004)
Topalov, Veselin - Kasparov, Garry 1/2 36 D15 Slav Defence
Shirov, Alexei - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 66 E97 King's Indian Classical
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Leko, Peter 1/2 25 C45 Scotch Game
Round 7 (February 26, 2004)
Leko, Peter - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 54 C42 Petroff's Defence
Kasparov, Garry - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 37 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Kramnik, Vladimir - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 37 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 8 (February 27, 2004)
Leko, Peter - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 27 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Kasparov, Garry - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 50 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Kramnik, Vladimir - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1/2 20 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Round 9 (February 28, 2004)
Shirov, Alexei - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 32 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 33 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Radjabov, Teimour - Kasparov, Garry 1/2 58 C45 Scotch Game
Round 10 (February 29, 2004)
Kasparov, Garry - Leko, Peter 1/2 19 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Kramnik, Vladimir - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 35 C54 Giuoco Piano
Topalov, Veselin - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 45 C97 Ruy Lopez
XXI SuperGM Linares ESP (ESP), 19 ii-5 iii 2004 cat. XX (2731)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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1 Leko, Peter g HUN 2722 ** == =. =. 1. =. 1= 5.0 / 8 2830
2 Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2831 == ** =. =. == 1. == 5.0 / 9 2754
3 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 =. =. ** 1. == == == 5.0 / 9 2753
4 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2735 =. =. 0. ** =1 == =. 4.0 / 8 2723
5 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2736 0. == == =0 ** =. 1. 4.0 / 9 2704
6 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2663 =. 0. == == =. ** =. 3.5 / 8 2703
7 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2656 0= == == =. 0. =. ** 3.5 / 9 2674
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The 3rd Aeroflot Festival took place in Hotel Rossija in Moscow,
17th-26th February 2004. Sergei Rublevsky won the event on tie-break from
Rafael Vaganian and Valerij Filippov. The tie-break was first of all number of
blacks compared to whites (Rublevsky played 4 games with white and 5 with black
as did Vaganian) followed by average rating of opponents. Sergey Karjakin
performed to around or over 2700.
Official site: http://www.aeroflotchess.com
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
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Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (RUS), 17-25 ii 2004
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1. Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2655 7.0 2582.3 -1
2. Vaganian, Rafael A g ARM 2623 7.0 2539.4 -1
3. Filippov, Valerij g RUS 2609 7.0 2603.0 1
4. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2617 6.5 2600.3 -1
5. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2682 6.5 2582.1 -1
6. Tregubov, Pavel V g RUS 2628 6.5 2567.6 -1
7. Sadvakasov, Darmen g KAZ 2611 6.5 2563.7 -1
8. Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2603 6.5 2558.9 -1
9. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz g AZE 2646 6.5 2579.1 1
10. Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2602 6.5 2578.6 1
11. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2654 6.5 2575.7 1
12. Graf, Alexander g GER 2629 6.5 2575.6 1
13. Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS 2656 6.5 2570.9 1
14. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2640 6.5 2559.0 1
15. Fedorov, Alexei g BLR 2601 6.5 2550.1 1
16. Kotsur, Pavel g KAZ 2569 6.5 2545.3 1
17. Dvoirys, Semen I g RUS 2594 6.0 2609.7 -1
18. Bacrot, Etienne g FRA 2664 6.0 2588.3 -1
19. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2566 6.0 2607.4 1
20. Wu Wenjin g CHN 2548 6.0 2606.3 1
21. Petrosian, Tigran L m ARM 2477 6.0 2589.7 1
22. Lautier, Joel g FRA 2676 6.0 2588.7 1
23. Korobov, Anton g UKR 2552 6.0 2588.1 1
24. Kharitonov, Andrei V g RUS 2561 6.0 2585.1 1
25. Olafsson, Helgi g ISL 2504 6.0 2577.4 1
26. Timofeev, Artyom g RUS 2578 6.0 2566.1 1
27. Smirin, Ilia g ISR 2670 6.0 2559.3 1
28. Sorokin, Maxim g RUS 2574 6.0 2535.3 1
29. Khenkin, Igor g GER 2611 6.0 2533.1 1
30. Minasian, Ara m ARM 2499 5.5 2606.4 -1
31. Korotylev, Alexey g RUS 2547 5.5 2585.9 -1
32. Spraggett, Kevin g CAN 2536 5.5 2585.3 -1
33. Aronian, Levon g GER 2648 5.5 2548.4 -1
34. Volkov, Sergey1 g RUS 2630 5.5 2540.7 -1
35. Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2674 5.5 2539.7 -1
36. Najer, Evgeniy g RUS 2602 5.5 2515.1 -1
37. Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2533 5.5 2504.9 -1
38. Efimenko, Zahar g UKR 2537 5.5 2593.6 1
39. Rustemov, Alexander g RUS 2585 5.5 2584.0 1
40. Carlsen, Magnus m NOR 2484 5.5 2584.0 1
41. Malakhov, Vladimir g RUS 2700 5.5 2575.7 1
42. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2599 5.5 2573.9 1
43. Felgaer, Ruben g ARG 2554 5.5 2562.9 1
44. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2594 5.5 2557.3 1
45. Ivanov, Sergey g RUS 2544 5.5 2549.3 1
46. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2556 5.5 2533.4 1
47. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2609 5.5 2527.7 1
48. Timoshenko, Georgy g UKR 2564 5.5 2522.4 1
49. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2618 5.5 2510.7 1
50. Kurnosov, Igor g RUS 2524 5.5 2506.6 1
51. Areshchenko, Alexander g UKR 2564 5.5 2500.4 1
52. Kulaots, Kaido g EST 2530 5.0 2607.4 -1
53. Kotronias, Vasilios g CYP 2598 5.0 2592.4 -1
54. Kostenko, Petr m KAZ 2486 5.0 2559.6 -1
55. Zhang Zhong g CHN 2639 5.0 2544.1 -1
56. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2581 5.0 2541.6 -1
57. Kosyrev, Vladimir g RUS 2522 5.0 2532.4 -1
58. Ramirez, Alejandro m CRC 2499 5.0 2529.4 -1
59. Ulibin, Mikhail g RUS 2586 5.0 2512.0 -1
60. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2577 5.0 2506.9 -1
61. Inarkiev, Ernesto g RUS 2606 5.0 2504.3 -1
62. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2606 5.0 2504.3 -1
63. Huzman, Alexander g ISR 2597 5.0 2490.9 -1
64. Popov, Valerij g RUS 2580 5.0 2485.9 -1
65. Meister, Yakov m RUS 2488 5.0 2599.0 1
66. Mamedov, Rauf m AZE 2468 5.0 2580.4 1
67. Li Shilong g CHN 2522 5.0 2573.9 1
68. Miton, Kamil g POL 2543 5.0 2570.7 1
69. Kabanov, Nikolai m RUS 2488 5.0 2570.3 1
70. Romanishin, Oleg M g UKR 2537 5.0 2568.4 1
71. Zhao Jun CHN 2434 5.0 2566.9 1
72. Neverov, Valeriy g UKR 2527 5.0 2566.0 1
73. Vlassov, Nikolai m RUS 2476 5.0 2564.9 1
74. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2642 5.0 2547.4 1
75. Vescovi, Giovanni g BRA 2633 5.0 2533.3 1
76. Bocharov, Dmitry g RUS 2565 5.0 2531.0 1
77. Kaidanov, Gregory S g USA 2623 5.0 2520.6 1
78. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2602 5.0 2518.1 1
79. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2582 5.0 2515.4 1
80. Khismatullin, Denis RUS 2534 5.0 2509.3 1
81. Iljushin, Alexei g RUS 2526 5.0 2508.4 1
82. Gulko, Boris g USA 2597 5.0 2504.1 1
83. Sulskis, Sarunas g LTU 2582 5.0 2502.9 1
84. Yemelin, Vasily g RUS 2578 5.0 2499.1 1
85. Yakovich, Yuri g RUS 2591 5.0 2494.3 1
86. Goloshchapov, Alexander g UKR 2572 5.0 2487.4 1
87. Belozerov, Andrei g RUS 2558 5.0 2474.7 1
203 players
The Cappelle-le-Grande open takes place 28th February - 6th March 2004.
Leading invited players: Kiril Georgiev, Eduardas Rozentalis, Aleksander
Delchev, Andrei Kharlov, Vladimir Baklan, Ernesto Inarkiev, Lazaro Bruzon etc.
My thanks to David Avron.
Official site: http://www.cappelle-chess.com. Live
coverage: http://www.echecs21.com.
Further information http://www.notzai.info
Leading Round 3 Pairings.
1 CYBOROWSKI Lukasz GM 2562 2 DELCHEV Aleksander GM 2624 2
2 SULSKIS Sarunas GM 2582 2 POSTNY Evgeny GM 2537 2
3 SPRAGGETT Kevin GM 2536 2 SOROKIN Maxim GM 2574 2
4 PHAM Minh hoang IM 2436 1.5 GEORGIEV Kiril GM 2637 1.5
5 ROZENTALIS Eduardas GM 2625 1.5 TSEITLIN Mark GM 2426 1.5
6 LAGOWSKI Patryk IM 2404 1.5 KHARLOV Andrei GM 2607 1.5
7 FRIDMAN Daniel GM 2588 1.5 COLOVIC Aleksandar IM 2409 1.5
8 VYSOCHIN Spartak GM 2584 1.5 BERKOVICH Mark IM 2397 2
9 POPOV Valerij GM 2580 1.5 MCNAB Colin GM 2388 2
10 CHETVERIK Maxim IM 2397 2 YEVSEEV Denis GM 2580 1.5
11 CZARNOTA Pawel 2386 2 ARESHCHENKO Alexander GM 2564 1.5
12 CHERNYSHOV Konstantin GM 2557 1.5 SEEL Christian FM 2380 2
13 VANDEVOORT Pascal FM 2379 2 SOCKO Bartosz GM 2556 1.5
14 KENGIS Edvins GM 2555 1.5 SAIBOULATOV Danial FM 2366 2
15 GYIMESI Zoltan GM 2553 1.5 BRUSTMAN Agnieszka GM 2360 2
16 SVETUSHKIN Dmitry GM 2553 1.5 BELOUADAH Saad IM 2346 2
17 LAURENT Bruno FM 2363 2 KOROBOV Anton GM 2552 1.5
18 PERUNOVIC Milos IM 2550 1.5 GHARAMIAN Tigran 2332 2
19 KOVALEV Andrei GM 2545 1.5 MIDOUX Sebastien 2315 2
20 PHILIPPE Christophe FM 2358 2 JARACZ Pawel GM 2540 1.5
575 players
The Jakarta tournament in Indonesia took place February 16th-25th 2004.
Prize money $12,500 sponsored by Santoso Wirya boss of Makita and Lakoni
products. Antoaneta Stefanova and Denny Juswanto finished on 6.5/10. Please
note that I used IND instead of INA for the country code which needs correcting
in last week's game file.
Official site: http://www.sekolahcatur.com/makita
and additional coverage: http://www.ruddylantangchess.com
Makita-Lakoni GM Jakarta INA (INA), 16-25 ii 2004 cat. X (2496)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1 Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2478 ** 1= 01 == == 11 6.5 2609
2 Juswanto, Denny m INA 2505 0= ** =0 11 11 =1 6.5 2603
3 Adianto, Utut g INA 2591 10 =1 ** 0= == 11 6.0 2548
4 Zhu Chen g CHN 2495 == 00 1= ** == 1= 5.0 2495
5 Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2447 == 00 == == ** 01 4.0 2433
6 Megaranto, Susanto m INA 2458 00 =0 00 0= 10 ** 2.0 2263
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The 2nd Fraenkische Grossmeistertage tournament took place in the Hotel
Pulvermuehle near Bayreuth.GM Jan Gustafsson took first place on tie-break from
Michael Bezold both finishing on 7/10.
Official site:
http://www.pulvermuehle2004.steffans-schachseiten.de/
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II GM-Tage Pulvermuehle GER (GER), 19-28 ii 2004 cat. XI (2516)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Gustafsson, Jan g GER 2572 * 1 = = = = 1 1 1 = = 7.0 2659
2. Bezold, Michael g GER 2456 0 * = = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 7.0 2671
3. Doettling, Fabian g GER 2532 = = * 0 0 1 1 = = 1 = 5.5 2550
4. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2518 = = 1 * = 0 = = 1 0 = 5.0 2516
5. Conquest, Stuart g ENG 2543 = 0 1 = * = 0 = = = = 4.5 2477
6. Bischoff, Klaus g GER 2561 = 0 0 1 = * 1 = 0 = = 4.5 2475
7. Naiditsch, Arkadij g GER 2576 0 = 0 = 1 0 * 0 = 1 1 4.5 2474
8. Prusikin, Michael m GER 2519 0 0 = = = = 1 * = 0 1 4.5 2479
9. Baramidze, David m GER 2456 0 0 = 0 = 1 = = * 1 = 4.5 2486
10. Stellwagen, Daniel m NED 2489 = = 0 1 = = 0 1 0 * 0 4.0 2446
11. Skripchenko, Almira wg FRA 2456 = 0 = = = = 0 0 = 1 * 4.0 2450
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The VII Malaga Open took place 21st-28th February 2004. Ibragim
Khamrakulov took clear first on 7/9 half a point clear of Roberto Cifuentes
Parada, Oleg Korneev, Enrique Rodriguez Guerrero and Salvador Del Rio Angelis.
The time limit was 90 minutes + 30 seconds per move.
Internet coverage:
http://www.malagajedrez.org/open/04open/04open.htm
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VII Malaga Open Campillos ESP (ESP), 21-28 ii 2004
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1. Khamrakulov, Ibragim S m UZB 2452 7 45.0 35.5
2. Cifuentes Parada, Roberto g ESP 2505 6.5 48.5 35.5
3. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2566 6.5 48.5 34.5
4. Rodriguez Guerrero, Enrique m ESP 2391 6.5 48.5 34.0
5. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G g ESP 2504 6.5 46.5 35.5
6. Collas, Didier m FRA 2436 6 45.5 34.0
7. Suba, Mihai g ROM 2522 6 44.0 29.5
8. Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2504 6 43.0 29.0
9. Paunovic, Dragan m SCG 2517 6 42.5 30.5
10. Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2550 5.5 48.0 32.0
11. Saldano, Horacio m ARG 2424 5.5 45.5 32.0
12. Alonso, Rene m CUB 2371 5.5 45.5 31.0
13. Matamoros Franco, Carlos S g ECU 2490 5.5 45.0 32.0
14. Ivanov, Jordan m BUL 2406 5.5 44.0 30.0
15. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto m ESP 2425 5.5 43.0 30.5
16. Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel g ESP 2429 5.5 42.5 28.5
17. Parfjonov, Pavel RUS 2250 5.5 42.0 27.0
18. Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jorge A m COL 2349 5.5 41.5 30.0
19. Tissir, Mohamed m MAR 2436 5.5 41.5 28.5
20. Teran Alvarez, Ismael m ESP 2382 5.5 40.5 28.0
21. Cramling, Pia g SWE 2488 5.5 40.5 26.5
22. Nava Baro, Enrique ESP 2207 5.5 38.5 26.0
63 players
Brazilian Chess Championships take place in the city of Miguel Pereira
(Rio de Janeiro State) 26th February - 3rd March 2004. The event is a 38 player
9 round Swiss.
Twice champion (1992 and 2003), GM Darcy Lima (2537), is the favorite
for the title. Tournament also includes IMs Everaldo Matsuura (2460, champion
in 1991), Herman van Riemsdijk (2409 - winner of the 1970, 1973 and 1988
editions), Eduardo Limp (runner-up in 2000) and Christian Toth. Wellington
Carlos Rocha (2440) and FMs Ricardo Teixera (2368 and current runner-up),
Antonio Carlos de Resende (2368), Rodrigo Disconzi da Silva (2367, having
achieved IM norms in the last two editions) and Sadi Glasser Dumont complete
the first 10 players.
Official site: http://www.fexerj.com.br/brasileiro2003/
and coverage by HiperChess - http://200.246.90.112/HiperChess/
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ch-BRA Rio de Janeiro BRA (BRA), 26 ii-3 iii 2004
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1. Rocha, Wellington Carlos BRA 2440 +36 =23 + 8 +11 . . . . . 3.5 2639
2. Lima, Darcy g BRA 2537 +29 +25 +18 = 3 . . . . . 3.5 2630
3. Resende, Antonio Carlos f BRA 2368 +16 +15 = 6 = 2 . . . . . 3.0 2550
4. Matsuura, Everaldo m BRA 2460 =22 + 5 +21 = 6 . . . . . 3.0 2451
5. Souza Neves, Andrey M BRA 2175 + 9 - 4 +25 +17 . . . . . 3.0 2577
6. Teixeira, Ricardo da Silva f BRA 2368 +32 +12 = 3 = 4 . . . . . 3.0 2511
7. Limp, Eduardo m BRA 2401 +20 -18 +32 +13 . . . . . 3.0 2444
8. Toth, Christian Endre m BRA 2344 +33 +14 - 1 +18 . . . . . 3.0 2424
9. Disconzi da Silva, Rodrigo f BRA 2367 - 5 +31 +19 +15 . . . . . 3.0 2403
10. Reis, Paulo F.J BRA 2301 -14 +33 +20 +23 . . . . . 3.0 2376
11. Bittencourt, Jorge BRA 2341 =24 +28 +23 - 1 . . . . . 2.5 2391
12. Campello, Leandro BRA 2270 +30 - 6 =27 +22 . . . . . 2.5 2265
13. Dumont, Sadi Glasser f BRA 2341 +35 =21 +22 - 7 . . . . . 2.5 2356
14. Paiva, Pedro Henrique BRA 2064 +10 - 8 -15 +31 . . . . . 2.0 2296
15. Di Berardino, Diego Rafael BRA 2312 +26 - 3 +14 - 9 . . . . . 2.0 2218
16. Miranda, Roberto Calheiros de BRA 2213 - 3 =26 +28 =21 . . . . . 2.0 2253
17. Van Riemsdijk, Herman C m BRA 2409 =31 =19 +29 - 5 . . . . . 2.0 2192
18. Asfora, Marco f BRA 2271 +37 + 7 - 2 - 8 . . . . . 2.0 2320
19. Marra, Eduardo da Costa BRA 2129 =28 =17 - 9 +32 . . . . . 2.0 2316
20. Pinto, Carlos Henrique Lopes BRA 2219 - 7 +34 -10 +27 . . . . . 2.0 2194
21. Rocha Jorge, Wilson M BRA 2255 +38 =13 - 4 =16 . . . . . 2.0 2253
22. Guimaraes, Wagner P BRA 2237 = 4 +24 -13 -12 . . . . . 1.5 2214
23. Benares, Ricardo f BRA 2298 +34 = 1 -11 -10 . . . . . 1.5 2183
24. Borges, Guilherme Deola BRA 2134 =11 -22 =31 =25 . . . . . 1.5 2189
25. Cavalcanti, Francisco BRA 2301 +27 - 2 - 5 =24 . . . . . 1.5 2143
26. Bil, Angelo BRA 2075 -15 =16 =35 =29 . . . . . 1.5 2141
27. Chang, Suzana BRA 2075 -25 +36 =12 -20 . . . . . 1.5 2167
28. Ueti, Silvio BRA 2315 =19 -11 -16 +35 . . . . . 1.5 2121
29. Rios Filho, Hilton Carlos f BRA 2238 - 2 +35 -17 =26 . . . . . 1.5 2206
30. Gattass,Allan BRA ---- -12 -32 =33 +36 . . . . . 1.5 2119
31. Molina, Roberto Junio Brito BRA 2227 =17 - 9 =24 -14 . . . . . 1.0 2050
32. Navarro, Tiago Cunha BRA 2176 - 6 +30 - 7 -19 . . . . . 1.0 2031
33. Fucs, Paulo BRA 2152 - 8 -10 =30 =34 . . . . . 1.0 1968
34. Lapertosa,Julio BRA ---- -23 -20 =36 =33 . . . . . 1.0 2031
35. Toth, Peter BRA BRA 2152 -13 -29 =26 -28 . . . . . 0.5 1920
36. Silveira, Neri BRA 2229 - 1 -27 =34 -30 . . . . . 0.5 1806
37. BYE1 ---- -18 . . . . . . . . 0.0
38. BYE ---- -21 . . . . . . . . 0.0
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The 11th Metalis Open took place 26th-29th February 2004 in Bizovac,
Croatia. News WGM Mirjana Medic.
Further details:
http://www.crochess.com/turniri/bizovac/04/index.htm
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11th Metalis Open Bizovac CRO (CRO), 26-29 ii 2004
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1. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2475 6,0 25,0
2. Palac, Mladen g CRO 2566 5,5 23,5
3. Kovacevic, Blazimir m CRO 2429 5,5 23,5
4. Vukic, Milan g SCG 2481 5,5 23,0
5. Zelcic, Robert g CRO 2524 5,5 22,0
6. Jovanovic, Zoran CRO m CRO 2456 5,5 22,0
7. Dizdarevic, Emir g BIH 2520 5,5 22,0
8. Kosic, Dragan g SCG 2501 5,5 20,5
9. Saric, Ante m CRO 2379 5,5 20,0
10. Brkic, Ante m CRO 2420 5,5 20,0
11. Fercec, Nenad m CRO 2467 5,5 19,5
12. Jurkovic, Ante CRO 2319 5,0 24,0
13. Jurkovic, Hrvoje m CRO 2433 5,0 22,5
14. Rogulj, Branko m CRO 2393 5,0 21,5
15. Pap, Misa m SCG 2411 5,0 21,0
16. Ascic, Pero f CRO 2317 5,0 20,5
17. Mrkonjic, Nenad m CRO 2347 5,0 20,0
18. Bender, Ivan CRO 2289 5,0 19,0
19. Rosic, Slavko f SCG 2303 5,0 18,5
20. Vargic, Drago f CRO 2284 5,0 17,5
21. Feletar, Darko m CRO 2393 4,5 25,0
22. Leventic, Ivan m CRO 2480 4,5 24,0
23. Goric, Esad f BIH 2385 4,5 23,0
24. Kuljasevic, Davorin m CRO 2413 4,5 22,0
25. Kristovic, Marijan f CRO 2374 4,5 22,0
26. Krstic, Uros m CRO 2382 4,5 20,5
135 players
The first round of the Semi Finals of the Dutch Championships were held
in Leeuwarden 28th-29th February 2004. There were events for both men and
women.The second and third round are scheduled from 13-16 March 2004. News:
Koos Stolk.
Further details: http://www.schaakbond.nl/
Round 1 28th-29th February 2004
Erik van den Doel * - Fred Jonker 1-0 1-0
Frank van Tellingen - * Jan Smeets 0-1 0-1
Ruud Janssen * - Dirk Floor 1-0 1-0
Jochem Snuverink - * Maarten Solleveld ½-½ 0-1
Erwin l'Ami * - Wim Luberti 1-0 0-1 2-0
Patrick Driessens - * Sipke Ernst ½-½ 0-1
Jop Delemarre * - Jan-Willem de Jong 1-0 ½-½
Mark Thiele * - Joost Berkvens 1-0 ½-½
Dennis de Vreugt * - Marc de Waal 1-0 0-1 1.5-0.5
Paul Span - * Jeroen Bosch 0-1 0-1
Yge Visser * - Bonno Pel 1-0 ½-½
Babak Tondivar * - Karel van der Weide 1-0 ½-½
Harmen Jonkman - * Arthur van de Oudeweetering 0-1 1-0 0.5-1.5
Willy Hendriks - * Manuel Bosboom 0-1 ½-½
Mark van der Werf - * Marcel Peek 0-1 ½-½
Stefan van Blitterswijk - Martijn Dambacher 0-1 1-0 1.5-0.5
Round 2 14th March 2004
Erik van den Doel - Jeroen Bosch
Yge Visser - Jan Smeets
Ruud Janssen - Manuel Bosboom
Stefan van Blitterswijk - Maarten Solleveld
Erwin l'Ami - Marcel Peek
A van de Oudeweetering - Sipke Ernst
Jop Delemarre - Babak Tondivar
Mark Thiele - Dennis de Vreugt
Women's Round 1 28th-29th February 2004
Bianca Muhren * - Jorie Versmissen ½-½ 1-0
Biaina Geragousian - * Arlette van Weersel 0-1 ½-½
Marlies Bensdorp * - Monique van de Griendt 1-0 1-0
Marjoke Groot - * Colleen Otten 0-1 0-1
Maartje de Jonge * - Carla Bruinenberg 1-0 ½-½
Laura Boszhard * - Marisca Kouwenhoven 1-0 1-0 R
Yvette Nagel-Seirawan * - Xanthine Gerritse 0-1 1-0 2-0
Pauline van Nies * - Rieke van Run 1-0 ½-½
Rumen Angelo of the Bulgarian Chess Federation sends news of the 53rd
Bulgarian Women's Championships which took place 17th-27th February 2004.
Margarita Voiska won the event. Games to round 8 now available.
Bulgarian Chess Federation: http://chessbg.com/
Final Round 11 Standings:
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53rd ch-BUL w Sofia BUL (BUL), 17-27 ii 2004
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1. Voiska, Margarita wg BUL 2358 8.5
2. Djingarova, Emilia wg BUL 2344 7.5
3. Chilingirova, Pavlina wm BUL 2201 6.5
4. Raeva, Eiitsa BUL 2141 6.5
5. Jordanova-Besheva, Svetla BUL 2165 6.0
6. Savova, Stefka wm BUL 2163 5.5
7. Velcheva, Maria wg BUL 2317 5.0
8. Georgieva, Liubka wm BUL 2245 5.0
9. Zlatanova, Emilia wm BUL 2126 4.5
10. Gocheva, Rumiana B wm BUL 2219 4.5
11. Shtereva, Slaveja BUL 2095 4.0
12. Doncheva, Marinela BUL 2065 2.5
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Rumen Angelo of the Bulgarian Chess Federation sends news of the 26th
Bulgarian Open Championship "Georgi Tringov" which took place in Plovdiv,
Novotel Plovdiv, 16th-22nd February 2004. Zsivko Bratanov won the event with
7.5/9. A selection of games is now available.
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Tringov mem Open Plovdiv BUL (BUL), 16-22 ii 2004
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1. Bratanov, Zsivko m BUL 2398 7.5 40.0
2. Petkov, Vladimir BUL 2345 7 36.5
3. Nikolov, Sasho m BUL 2407 6.5 40.0
4. Nikolov, Momchil BUL 2359 6.5 39.5
5. Ermenkov, Evgenij g PLE 2449 6.5 38.5
6. Janev, Evgeni g BUL 2403 6.5 35.0
7. Genov, Petar g BUL 2499 6 41.0
8. Iotov, Valentin BUL 2321 6 41.0
9. Dimitrov, Vladimir g BUL 2456 6 40.5
10. Drenchev, Petar BUL 2415 6 36.0
11. Bonev, Todor BUL 2135 5.5 41.0
12. Rusev, Krasimir BUL 2412 5.5 37.5
13. Evstatiev,Georgi BUL ---- 5.5 36.5
14. Petrov, Marijan m BUL 2441 5.5 36.0
15. Kozhuharov, Spas BUL 2373 5.5 36.0
16. Cheparinov,Nedelcho BUL ---- 5.5 36.0
17. Tadic, Branko m SCG 2473 5.5 35.0
18. Lilov, Valeri BUL 2098 5.5 34.5
19. Ljangov, Petar BUL 2161 5.5 34.0
20. Dochev, Dimitar m BUL 2369 5.5 33.5
21. Angelov, Angel BUL 2229 5.5 31.0
22. Petkov, Hristo BUL 2134 5.5 27.5
64 players
In an interview with the Interfax News agency
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=9175602
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov says the the problems have almost been resolved. ""The
question of holding a world championship in Libya this year has been 99%
resolved. We still have some technical issues to coordinate." He added "Libyan
entry visas for three chess players, who are citizens of Israel, are some of
the unresolved technical problems."
Ilyumzhinov faced calls for his resignation as President of Kalmykia by
protesters in the capital Elista on February 21st 2004.
Tass
Article 1 and
Tass
Article 2
Leonid Yudasin won the 90th and New York Masters on 3rd and 10th
February 2004 with 3.5/4. Alex Stripunsky won the 92nd New York Masters on 17th
February on 3.5/4. News John Fernandez.
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90th New York Masters Action USA (USA), 3 ii 2004
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2568 +11 + 9 + 8 = 3 3.5 ($320)
2. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2564 +14 - 8 +10 + 5 3.0 ($ 67)
3. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2599 + 7 + 4 = 5 = 1 3.0 ($ 67)
4. Becerra, Julio g USA 2569 +15 - 3 +14 + 8 3.0 ($ 67)
5. Izoria, Zviad g GEO 2553 +12 + 6 = 3 - 2 2.5
6. Vovsha, Eli m ISR 2441 +16 - 5 = 7 + 9 2.5
7. Eisen, Lewis f USA 2240 - 3 +16 = 6 +14 2.5 ($110)
8. Blatny, Pavel g CZE 2452 +13 + 2 - 1 - 4 2.0
9. Bonin, Jay m USA 2330 +17 - 1 +12 - 6 2.0
10. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2310 +18 -14 - 2 +17 2.0
11. Privman, Boris f USA 2241 - 1 -13 +15 +18 2.0
12. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2251 - 5 +18 - 9 = 1.5
13. Caruana, Fabiano f USA 2122 - 8 +11 --- = 1.5
14. Shevelev, Danny f ISR 2310 - 2 +10 - 4 - 7 1.0
15. Lenhert, Steven GER 2211 - 4 =17 -11 =16 1.0
16. Franklin, David USA ---- - 6 - 7 =17 =15 1.0
17. Katsuhara, Osamu USA 2085 - 9 =15 =16 -10 1.0
18. Pressman, Leif USA ---- -10 -12 +19 -11 1.0
19. Brazell, Deneil USA ---- --- --- -18 --- 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $320
2ND - $150
3RD - $ 51
U2400 - $110
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91st New York Masters Action USA (USA), 10 ii 2004
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2568 +17 + 8 + 5 = 3 3.5 ($360)
2. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2564 + 9 + 6 = 3 = 5 3.0 ($ 70)
3. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2571 +11 + 7 = 2 = 1 3.0 ($ 70)
4. Stripunsky, Alex g USA 2553 +12 - 5 +10 + 8 3.0 ($ 70)
5. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2599 +15 + 4 - 1 = 2 2.5
6. Vovsha, Eli m ISR 2441 +13 - 2 = 7 +11 2.5
7. Bonin, Jay m USA 2330 +14 - 3 = 6 +10 2.5
8. Braylovsky, Greg USA 2327 +16 - 1 +13 - 4 2.0 ($ 50)
9. Privman, Boris f USA 2241 - 2 -10 +14 +15 2.0 ($ 50)
10. Krasnov, Andrey f USA 2296 = + 9 - 4 - 7 1.5
11. Molner, Mackenzie USA ---- - 3 =14 +16 - 6 1.5
12. Caruana, Fabiano f USA 2122 - 4 +15 --- = 1.5
13. Hess, Robert USA 2140 - 6 +17 - 8 = 1.5
14. Zenyuk, Irina USA 2168 - 7 =11 - 9 +16 1.5
15. Chernin, Oliver USA 2194 - 5 -12 +17 - 9 1.0
16. Magarshak, Gregory USA ---- - 8 + -11 -14 1.0
17. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2251 - 1 -13 -15 = 0.5
PRIZES
1ST - $360
2ND - $150
3RD - $ 60
U2400 - $100
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92nd New York Masters Action USA (USA), 17 ii 2004
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Stripunsky, Alex g USA 2553 +16 = 7 + 8 + 6 3.5 ($300)
2. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2568 +11 + 4 = 6 = 3 3.0 ($ 85)
3. Kacheishvili, Giorgi g GEO 2598 +10 = 6 + 7 = 2 3.0 ($ 85)
4. Milman, Lev f USA 2370 +14 - 2 + 5 = 7 2.5
5. Bonin, Jay m USA 2330 =15 +13 - 4 +11 2.5
6. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2564 + 9 = 3 = 2 - 1 2.0
7. Izoria, Zviad g GEO 2553 +12 = 1 - 3 = 4 2.0
8. Becerra, Julio g USA 2569 =13 +15 - 1 = 9 2.0
9. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2310 - 6 +10 =11 = 8 2.0 ($ 50)
10. Pelekhaty, Alex USA ---- - 3 - 9 +15 +13 2.0 ($ 50)
11. Privman, Boris f USA 2241 - 2 +14 = 9 - 5 1.5
12. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2251 - 7 +16 -13 = 1.5
13. Lenderman, Alex f USA 2320 = 8 - 5 +12 -10 1.5
14. Bendich, Ilya USA 2172 - 4 -11 + =15 1.5
15. Zenyuk, Irina USA 2168 = 5 - 8 -10 =14 1.0
16. Caruana, Fabiano f USA 2122 - 1 -12 --- = 0.5
PRIZES
1ST - $300
2ND - $120
3RD - $ 50
U2400 - $100
The 5th Open International Chess Championship of Montenegro "Sozina
2004" took place in the Hotel "Topolica" Bar, February 18-26th, 2004. Bozidar
Ivanovic took first on tie-break from Branko Damljanovic and Vadim Malakhatko,
all scored 7/9. My thanks to Vladica Andrejic.
Further details: http://www.sozina2004.com/
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5th Montenegro Open Sozina SCG (SCG), 18-26 ii 2004
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1. Ivanovic, Bozidar g SCG 2405 7 55.0
2. Damljanovic, Branko g SCG 2575 7 54.5
3. Malakhatko, Vadim g UKR 2543 7 53.5
4. Perunovic, Milos m SCG 2550 6.5 51.5
5. Sedlak, Nikola g SCG 2539 6.5 51.0
6. Ivanisevic, Ivan g SCG 2542 6.5 51.0
7. Vuckovic, Bojan g SCG 2511 6.5 50.0
8. Savic, Miodrag R g SCG 2522 6.5 48.0
9. Sofronie, Iulian m ROM 2416 6.5 47.0
10. Solomunovic, Igor f GER 2424 6.5 46.0
11. Nikac, Predrag SCG 2321 6.5 38.5
12. Blagojevic, Dragisa m SCG 2513 6 50.5
13. Ardelean, George Catalin m ROM 2447 6 50.0
14. Lupulescu, Constantin m ROM 2543 6 50.0
15. Pikula, Dejan g SCG 2532 6 49.0
16. Vajda, Albert m ROM 2427 6 48.5
17. Manolache, Marius m ROM 2456 6 48.5
18. Kalinin, Alexander g RUS 2466 6 48.5
19. Parligras, Mircea g ROM 2539 6 47.5
20. Markovic, Miroslav g SCG 2554 6 46.0
21. Kovacevic, Aleksandar g SCG 2541 6 45.5
22. Barnaure, Vlad-Victor f ROM 2378 6 44.0
23. Cabrilo, Goran g SCG 2484 6 43.5
24. Tratar, Marko m SLO 2464 6 42.0
25. Kalezic, Blazo m SCG 2442 5.5 50.0
26. Kharitonov, Alexandr m RUS 2461 5.5 49.0
27. Pavlovic, Milos f SCG 2445 5.5 48.0
28. Brenjo, Slavisa m SCG 2457 5.5 47.5
29. Markus, Robert m SCG 2527 5.5 47.5
30. Nanu, Ciprian-Costica m ROM 2486 5.5 47.5
31. Lanka, Zigurds g LAT 2467 5.5 47.0
32. Milanovic, Danilo SCG 2443 5.5 46.5
33. Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula m ROM 2404 5.5 45.0
34. Bojkovic, Natasa wg SCG 2391 5.5 44.5
35. Moldovan, Daniel m ROM 2435 5.5 44.5
36. Abramovic, Bosko g SCG 2484 5.5 36.0
128 players
IM Osman Palos born in Gracanica, Yugoslavia 29th October 1949 - died in
Chicago 7th February 2004. He became an IM in 1985. He moved to the States
1996/7 and legally changed his name to Osmand after becoming a US citizen in
2002.
He played a number of tournaments in Tuzla finishing on 8.5/13 in 1991.
His best ever result was winning the Pula Open in 1986 with a GM norm and a
score of 10/11. He was a frequent participant in Midwest tournaments the past
few years and won the Illinois Championships on a few occasions. He trained
children at the Tuley Chess Club in Chicago.
Info Lupco Steriev and John Donaldson.
Read John Donaldson's obituary:
http://www.chessclub.org/OldNews04.html
The Professional World Chess Ranking for players rated 2500 and higher
for March 1st 2004 has been released. Produced by Ken Thomson, San Jose and
calculated by Vladimir Dvorkovich, Moscow.
1 Kasparov,Garry 13.04.1963 RUS 2786 147
2 Anand,Viswanathan 11.12.1969 IND 2728 157
3 Kramnik,Vladimir 25.06.1975 RUS 2701 141
4 Topalov,Veselin 15.03.1975 BUL 2698 171
5 Polgar,Judit 23.07.1976 HUN 2689 162
6 Leko,Peter 08.09.1979 HUN 2685 151
7 Svidler,Peter 17.06.1976 RUS 2680 135
8 Adams,Michael 17.11.1971 ENG 2677 137
9 Morozevich,Alexander 18.07.1977 RUS 2677 179
10 Short,Nigel D 01.06.1965 ENG 2671 149
11 Shirov,Alexei 04.07.1972 ESP 2669 163
12 Ponomariov,Ruslan 11.10.1983 UKR 2669 171
13 Grischuk,Alexander 31.10.1983 RUS 2665 152
14 Gelfand,Boris 24.06.1968 ISR 2660 146
15 Ivanchuk,Vassily 18.03.1969 UKR 2655 146
16 Azmaiparashvili,Zurab 16.03.1960 GEO 2655 151
17 Bareev,Evgeny 21.11.1966 RUS 2648 193
18 Malakhov,Vladimir 27.11.1980 RUS 2641 172
19 Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter 01.08.1976 ROM 2637 143
20 Bologan,Viorel 14.12.1971 MDA 2633 191
21 McShane,Luke James 07.01.1984 ENG 2629 186
22 Ye Jiangchuan 20.11.1960 CHN 2627 162
23 Akopian,Vladimir 07.12.1971 ARM 2626 170
24 Gurevich,Mikhail 22.02.1959 BEL 2623 160
25 Vallejo Pons,Francisco 21.08.1982 ESP 2620 156
26 Sutovsky,Emil 19.09.1977 ISR 2620 192
27 Karpov,Anatoli 23.05.1951 RUS 2619 136
28 Lautier,Joel 12.04.1973 FRA 2619 156
29 Graf,Alexander 25.08.1962 GER 2618 157
30 Radjabov,Teimour 12.03.1987 AZE 2616 161
31 Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar 12.04.1985 AZE 2614 150
32 Dreev,Alexey 30.01.1969 RUS 2614 160
33 Beliavsky,Alexander G 17.12.1953 SLO 2614 163
34 Sokolov,Ivan 13.06.1968 NED 2612 142
35 Bacrot,Etienne 22.01.1983 FRA 2610 154
36 Rublevsky,Sergei 15.10.1974 RUS 2609 177
37 Sakaev,Konstantin 13.04.1974 RUS 2603 143
38 Aronian,Levon 06.10.1982 ARM 2601 170
39 Aleksandrov,Aleksej 11.05.1973 BLR 2600 140
40 Khalifman,Alexander 18.01.1966 RUS 2598 129
41 Nielsen,Peter-Heine 24.05.1973 DEN 2597 168
42 Georgiev,Kiril 28.11.1965 BUL 2596 160
43 Van Wely,Loek 07.10.1972 NED 2595 166
44 Hansen,Curt 18.09.1964 DEN 2589 161
45 Vescovi,Giovanni 14.06.1978 BRA 2589 186
46 Filippov,Valerij 28.11.1975 RUS 2588 180
47 Zvjaginsev,Vadim 18.08.1976 RUS 2587 142
48 Fressinet,Laurent 01.11.1981 FRA 2587 188
49 Onischuk,Alexander 03.09.1975 USA 2585 195
50 Sasikiran,Krishnan 07.01.1981 IND 2584 180
Pula Open 2004
The Pula Open 2004 takes place 19th-26th June 2004 in Pula, Croatia.
Further details: http://skpula.hr
Pobeskydi Tournament
The Pobeskydi tournament takes place 8th-12th April 2004. It has two
parts, firstly closed IM, WGM and WIM tournaments, secondly a FIDE open.
Further details: http://www.chessfm.cz
First Saturday March
The First Saturday events take place 6th-18th of March 2004. The list
of participants can be change even at the last minute if you wish to play
contact Laszlo Nagy e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net or
http://www.firstsaturday.hu
FSGM 10-14 participants
IGM VAJDA, Levente (ROM), IGM SERES, Lajos (HUN), IGM FOGARASI, Tibor
(HUN), IM GRAFL, Florian (GER), IM MAHESH, Chandran (IND), IM PASCHALL, William
(USA), IM SZEBERÉNYI, Ádám (HUN), IM DRABKE, Lorenz (GER),
KRIVOBORODOV, Egor (RUS), FM NGUYEN, Ngoc Truongson (VIE), WGM HOANG Th.Thang
(VIE), IM FLUMBORT, András (HUN), PATAKI, Gyõzõ (HUN),
Reserves: IM BOKROS, Albert (HUN), IGM CZEBE, Attila (HUN), IGM CSOM, Istvan
(HUN),
FSIM 10-14 participants
IM WERNER, Dimo (GER), IM KAHN, Evarth (HUN), IM EPERJESI,
László (HUN), WGM GARA,Anita (HUN), FM VARGA, Csaba (HUN), BABOS,
Csaba (ROM), FM ISSA, Rafat (SYR), FM BÉRCZES, Dávid (HUN), FM
FODOR, Tamás (HUN), FM CERNOUSEK, Lukas (CZE), WIM ZIGANGIROVA, Sofya
(KAZ), KHECHUMYAN, Gagik (ARM), Reserves: IM PETRIENKO, Vladimir (RUS), WIM
MESHCHERIAKOVA, Evgenia (RUS), KJETZAE, Johnny, (GER),
There are also FSFM events with 10-14 participants.
Calcutta International Open
The Alekhine Chess Club will be holding the CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL OPEN
CHESS TOURNAMENT, 2004, from now takes place 20th-27th 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
Further details: http://www.chessindia.org
14th Asian Cities
The 14th Asian Cities Chess Team championship will be held March 20-28,
at the International Convention Center in Tagaytay City, Philippines where over
35 countries are expected to vie for the prestigious Dubai Cup. No official
website available yet. Latest News: http://www.cdsea.org
1st Riviera del Corallo Open
1st 'Riviera del Corallo' International open tournament in Alghero
(Sardegna- Italy) takes place 8th-12th April 7 round Swiss.
Further details: http://www.algherovacanze.com
Brno Events
The Duras Chess Club in Brno is organising Closed GM and IM events and
the Duras international open 3rd-11th July 2004.
Details: http://www.volny.cz/skduras/indexe.htm
TWIC Messageboard
With the Linares tournament about to start it seems a good time to
launch a new discussion forum. Vote on your prediction of the winner of
Linares. The TWIC message board. You need to register to post and vote.
Address: http://www.chesscenter.com/messageboard
Reykjavik Rapid 2004
Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Nigel Short, Alexei Dreev, Emil
Sutovsky and Peter Heine Nielsen will play in the Reykjavik Rapid 2004 which
takes place 17th-21st March 2004. The 16 player knocokout event takes place at
NASA by Austurvöllur, a popular spot in Reykjavik very close to the
parliament building.
The first three spots at the Reykjavik open 2004 (Reykjavikopen.com)
which takes place in the Reykjavik city hall 7th-16th March 2004 will earn a
place in Reykjavik rapid 2004.
The format of the tournament is rather unusual the the 16 players will
engage in a blitz tournament, 5 3 on the 17th of March. The result will
determine the seeding. An idea taken from Formula 1. The first round will start
on the 18th, The 1st seeded player will play nr. 16, nr. 2 avs. 15 etc. Time
allotted is 25 5. In case of a tie there will be a sudden death game.
The main sponsor of the Reyjavik rapid 2004 is Atlantsal.
Internet coverage: http://www.ruv.is/skak
Dos Hermanas
The IV Dos Hermanas international open tournament takes place 25th March
- 2nd April 2004.
Players:
1 Vladimir Epishin GM 2633 RUS
2 Vadim Milov GM 2632 SUI
3 Miguel Illescas Córdoba GM 2616 ESP
4 Oleg Korneev GM 2566 RUS
5 Sergey Karjakin GM 2566 UKR
6 Mladen Palac GM 2566 CRO
7 Izer Mirzoev GM 2551 AZE
8 Ivan Cheparinov GM 2550 BUL
9 Kevin Spraggett GM 2536 CAN
10 Daniel Cámpora GM 2530 ARG
11 Javier Moreno GM 2525 ESP
12 Alekxa Strikovic GM 2524 SCG
13 Zenón Franco GM 2524 PAR
14 Mihai Suba GM 2522 ROM
15 Bogdan Lalic GM 2518 ENG
16 Dragan Paunovic IM 2517 SCG
17 Roberto Cifuentes GM 2505 ESP
18 Gabriel del Río GM 2504 ESP
19 Karen Movsziszian GM 2497 ARM
20 Carlos Matamoros GM 2490 ECU
21 José Luis Fernández GM 2478 ESP
22 Alexander Veingold IM 2460 EST
23 Rodney Pérez IM 2458 CUB
24 Ibrahim Khamrakulov IM 2452 UZB
25 Ruslan Pogorelov GM 2451 UKR
26 Davor Komljenovic GM 2441 CRO
27 Mohamed Tissir IM 2436 MAR
28 José Candela IM 2435 ESP
29 Ernesto Fernández IM 2425 ESP
30 Jordan Ivanov IM 2406 BUL
31 Enrique Rodríguez IM 2391 ESP
32 Ismael Terán IM 2382 ESP
33 Javier Sanz IM 2379 ESP
34 Carlos Barrero FM 2339 ESP
35 Alexander Razmyslov FM 2337 UKR
36 Adalberto Villavicencio FM 2331 ESP
37 Joaquín Durao IM 2200 POR
V Dos Hermanas Internet
V Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas" IM Michael Rahal
(EDAMI) reports that the Dos Hermanas City Council and the Municipal Foundation
for Sport of Dos Hermanas in conjunction with ICC (http://www.chessclub.com) and EDAMI (http://www.edami.com) are holding their fifth
Internet Chess tournament between the 6th and the 14th of March 2004. The event
will take place on ICC and has cash prizes totalling 6.100 Euros (1st: 1.800
euros, 16th 150 euros) as well as other special prizes (25% more than last
year). There will be 12 Swiss System qualifiers (two per day) with the winner
of each event progressing to the final. Last years field included 67 GM and 103
IM over 1.117 participants from 75 countries (GM Vladimir Potkin took first
place, other top ten players included GM Dreev, GM Grischuk, GM McShane, GM
Sakaev).
If you wish to take part there are further details, rules and entry
forms available at: http://www.doshermanas.net/
Oslo Easter Chess Festival 2004
The Oslo Easter Chess Festival 2004 takes place 3rd-11th April 2004.
The main events are The Open Norwegian Championships 3rd-11th April
(Swiss tournament with chances for IM norms) and Oslo Young Masters 3rd-9th
April (international junior tournament).
Side events are rapid tournament 8th-9th April, blitz tournament 10th
April and team blitz tournament 4th April.
Further details:
http://home.online.no/~vichan/paske04/eng/indexa.html
Or contact: Victor Hansen email victorh@online.no, phone 0047 957 99
891.
Czech Tour 2004-2005
4th International Chess Festivals Series
15.-23.5. 2004 4th OPEN ZNOJMO (FIDE open, Open Women Championship of
the Czech Republic in active chess ?Znojemska kralovna ? The Znojmo Queen?,
tournament for girls up to 14 years of age, active chess tournament)
15.7.-1.8. 2004 15th CZECH OPEN ? Pardubice (5 FIDE opens, one of them
with GM and IM norm, Open European Amateurs Championship, Open Championship of
the Czech Republic of 4-member team tournament, in active chess, blitz
tournament, bughouse and Fischerandom chess, 14 tournaments altogether)
4.-12.8. 2004 7th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER (FIDE open, closed GM and IM
tournaments, Open Seniors Championship of the Czech Republic, open tournament
of youngsters)
18.-26.9. 2004 1st OPEN HIGHLANDS ? Havlickuv Brod (Men Championship of
the Czech Republic - semifinals, FIDE open)
23.-30.10. 2004 5th OPEN LIBEREC (FIDE open)
14.-21.1. 2005 4th OPEN PRAHA (2 FIDE opens, one of them with IM norm)
22.-30.1. 2005 4th OPEN MARIANSKE LAZNE (FIDE open and 1-2 closed IM
tournaments)
More details e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz and
http:/www.czechtour.net
20th Budapest Spring Festival
The 20th Budapest Spring Festival is a 9 rounds Swiss Open Chess
Tournament 18th-27th March 2004. Organizer: Laszlo Nagy
e-mail:firstsat@hu.inter.net
Further details: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
Brussels 12 Hours
Brussels 12 Hours a 5 minute blitz tournament takes place on 27 March
2004. 1st prize 300 Euros and prizes for all categories.
Entry fees: 10 Euros. GMs/IMs Free, Under 16 years old 5 Euros.
Venue: CREB, Palais du Midi Rue Roger Vander Weyden,3 1000 Brussels
Entry: 09.30 - 10.30 - Tournament start 11h00 Prize ceremony 23h30
Information: Benny Åsman 02/512.48.43 e-mail: bennyasman@skynet.be
Joachim Demoulin 0475/33.22.87 jo.demoulin@wanadoo.be
Organised by Caïssa Woluwé, Chess Club Anderlecht, Fous du
Roy et CREB
3rd Saturday Tournament
A 3rd Saturday Tournament will take place in Novi Sad, 20th-27th March
2004. Improved Elo ratings, IM and maybe GM norms (depending on interest), Semi
Open. More info in few days on www.drazic.co.yu. Venue NSK, the oldest club in
all of the former Yugoslavia, center of Novi Sad, Serbia, no visa needed now
for European and USA citizens.
Cogas Energy Timman vs Van Wely Match
The Cogas Energy Match will take place 8th-10th April 2004. The 4 game
match will be between Jan Timman and Loek Van Wely. Alongside the match will be
a 6 round Swiss Grandmaster tournament with a prizefund of several 1000 Euro.
More information Albert Vasse +31 (0)6 53871200 or e-mail
schaken@cogas.nl
The event will be broadcast live at http://www.cogas.nl
CFC Cup
Correspondence Chess server of Chessfriend.com has a new free
competition. The CFC Cup 2004 allows interested players to test the server
without entry fees by playing a real tournament where ELO and titles are
available.
More details: http://www.chessfriend.com
IM Silman vs The Rest of the World
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.
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
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.
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
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 March-August 2004
1.FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 6th-18th of March, org. NL. , 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
2. 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
3. 20th BUDAPEST SPRING FESTIVAL, 9 rounds Swiss Open, 18th-27th of
March, Org.Nagy Laszlo
4. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of April, org.NL.
5. SAVARIA-IM-2 closed, Szombathely, 19th-29th of April, org: Korpics
Zsolt;
6. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 1st-13th of May,
7. 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
8. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 5th-17th of June, Budapest, org.Nagy L.
9. 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/,
10. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of July, Org: Nagy Laszlo,
11. 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
12. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 7th-19th of August 2004, org: NL.
13. 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
14. TALENTUM CUP Open 19th-27th of Aug. BALATONZAMARDI /200 km West
from Budapest/, organizer: MR VALIS, Janos e-mail: husi-sc@hu.inter.net
15. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 4th-16th of September, Org: NL.
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
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.
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
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/
Western Canadian Open
The Western Canadian Open takes place 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/