THE WEEK IN CHESS 491 5th April 2004 by Mark Crowther
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13th Amber Tournament 36 games
3rd Pinamar International 30 games
European Women's Champs 230 games
Copa ENTEL 2004 6 games
Dos Hermanas 197 games
Icelandic Championship 16 games
Bangladesh Championship 49 games
1st Savaria IM 45 games
First Saturday April 6 games
10th Schloss Open 30 games
New York Masters 4 games
Czech Team Extraleague 528 games
Belgian Teams 50 games
5th Karpov Tournament 4 games
3rd Amplico Aig Life 23 games
V Millennium Chess Festival 31 games
1285 games
My thanks to Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, Jakub Fuksik, Michael Rahal, Brian
Schyberg, Stefan Pfannkuch, Leonid Galperin, John Fernandez, Michal Krasenkow,
Kaspars Migla, Brian Jørgensen, Haroonor Rashid, Sandor Videki, Miklos
Orso, Laszlo Nagy, Steve Laios, David Cordover, Zsolt Korpics, Antonio Rami,
George Mirijanian, Vladimir Dvorkovich, Hassan Khaled, Michael Atkins and
everyone else who helped with the issue.
The Amber tournament had a thrilling finish with Alexander Morozevich
pulling out a win in the final rapid game to tie with Vladimir Kramnik in the
overall standings. Morozevich also won the blindfold event. Viswanathan Anand
won the Rapid event in the week that he overtook Vladimir Kramnik to go back to
World Number 2. There is a case to be made that Anand is the strongest chess
player at the moment. He believes that the ELO list isn't designed to measure
the current strongest player as ratings can take a long time to move. He also
believes other time-rates should be included. (see the post-Wijk aan Zee
interview at: http://www.rediff.com/sports/2004/jan/14inter.htm).
This is not to say Kasparov is finished quite yet. The past year has seen him
largely inactive, and its surely possible he will play more chess this
year.
FIDE have also release their list of qualifiers for their World
Championships 18th June - July 13th 2004 in Tripoli, Libya. Included are
players such as Leko and Kramnik who surely will not play, its also possible to
imagine Ponomariov not playing and some others also. It will be interesting to
see who signs up.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The main story is Anand's return to number two in the rating list above
Vladimir Kramnik. He gained 8 rating points whilst Kramnik lost 13. Kasparov
also lost 14 points. Anand's truimph and Kramnik failure at Wijk aan Zee are
reasons for this as is Kasparov's poor performance at Linares. Kramnik won
Linares but didn't gain enough points to make a difference. In fourth again is
Peter Leko up from tenth. He's almost back to the rating he had a year ago.
Topalov is up one place and only two rating points to 5th. This reflects lost
rating point by other around him. Peter Svidler has dropped a couple of places
after reaching a career high of 4th in the last rating list. Michael Adams
rises from 11th to 8th. Alexei Shirov ends a stable period in the top 10 by
dropping from 5th to 14th and losing 23 points.
Vadim Milov is up from 62 to 24. Teimour Radjabov continues his
progress by gaining 14 rating points. Viktor Bologan drops from 23 to 32 in the
World. Alexander Graf continues a recent yo-yo effect in his rating with a rise
this time from 64 to 41. Another up and down player is Van Wely who rises from
79 to 46. Giovanni Vescovi up from 61 to 48 mostly I imagine as a result of his
victory in Bermuda. Valerij Filippov rises from 92 to 53, Vaganian 74 to 54.
Zdenko Kozul returns to the top 100 at 69 after missing out by a single rating
point last time. Bu Xiangzhi is back in at 76. Alexei Fedorov back in at 84.
Igor Miladinovic at 88. Ferenc Berkes back in at 90. Semen Dvoirys back in at
91 and Lenier Dominguez at 92. Vladimir Epishin loses 23 points to go from 59
to 95 he also was the most active player with 47 rated games. Vasilios
Kotronias back in at 99 and Evgeniy Najer at 100.
The highest rated player to drop out of the top 100 is Aleksander
Delchev who was 69 in the January list. Also dropping out are Evgenij Agrest,
Dusko Pavasovic, Igor Khenkin, Pavel Smirnov, Josif Dorfman, Andrei Kharlov,
Alexander Galkin and Ernesto Inarkiev.
As in the last list 2606 is the lowest rating in the top 100. Levon
Aronian has changed from Armenian to German Nationality.
Source: http://www.fide.com which
also has the list of qualifiers for the FIDE World Championships.
List of qualifiers for FIDE Championships
I. 1. Ponomariov, Ruslan (UKR) 2. Ivanchuk, Vassily (UKR) 3. Anand,
Visvanathan (IND) 4. Svidler, Peter (RUS)
II. 1. Aronian, Levon (GER)
III. 1. Zvjaginsev, Vadim (RUS) 2. Kramnik, Vladimir (RUS) 3. Topalov,
Vesselin (BUL) 4. Adams, Michael (ENG) 5. Leko, Peter (HUN) 6. Bareev, Evgeny
(RUS) 7. Shirov, Aleksey (ESP) 8. Grischuk, Alexander (RUS) 9. Gelfand, Boris
(ISR) 10. Morozevich, Alexander (RUS) 11. Khalifman, Alexander (RUS) 12.
Akopian, Vladimir (ARM) 13. Polgar, Judit (HUN) 14. Karpov, Anatoly (RUS) 15.
Short, Nigel (ENG) 16. Dreev, Aleksey (RUS) 17. Sokolov, Ivan (NED) 18. Ye,
Jiangchuan (CHN) 19. Azmaiparashvili, Zurab (GEO) 20. Almasi, Zoltan (HUN)
IV. European Qualifiers (46 players)
Qualified from Batumi 2002 (5) 1. Macieja, Bartlomiej (POL) 2.
Gurevich, Mikhail (BEL) 3. Volkov, Sergey (RUS) 4. Gagunashvili, Merab (GEO) 5.
Sargissian, Gabriel (ARM)
Qualified from Silivri 2003 (37) 6. Malakhov, Vladimir (RUS) 7. Graf,
Alexander (GER) 8. Georgiev, Kiril (MKD) 9. Kharlov, Andrei (RUS) 10. Sakaev,
Konstantin (RUS) 11. Iordachescu, Viorel (MDA) 12. Kobalia, Mukhail (RUS) 13.
Sulskis, Sarunas (RUS) 14. Sutovsky, Emil (ISR) 15. Galkin, Alexander (RUS) 16.
Moisseenko, Alexander (UKR) 17. Van Wely, Loek (NED) 18. Aleksandrov, Aleksej
(BLR) 19. Dautov, Rustem (GER) 20. Agrest, Evgenij (SWE) 21. Nisipeanu,
Liviu-Dieter (ROM) 22. Nielsen, Peter Heine (DEN) 23. Guseinov, Kadir (AZE) 24.
Kritz, Leonid (GER) 25. Kotronias, Vasilios (CYP) 26. Neverov, Valery (UKR) 27.
Tkachiev, Vladislav (FRA) 28. Mc.Shane, Luke (ENG) 29. Filippov, Valerij (RUS)
30. Milov, Vadim (SUI) 31. Rublevsky, Sergei (RUS) 32. Anastasian, Ashot (ARM)
33. Smirnov, Pavel (RUS) 34. Kozul, Zdenko (CRO) 35. Kacheishvili, Giorgi (GEO)
36. Dolmatov, Sergey (RUS) 37. Nikolic, Predrag (BIH) 38. Lputian, Smbat (ARM)
39. Lastin, Alexander (RUS) 40. Asrian, Karen (ARM) 41. Bacrot, Etienne (FRA)
42. Motylev, Alexander (RUS)
Instead of 2 tie-break places from Silivri 43. Bartel, Mateusz (POL)
44. Deltschev, Aleksander (BUL) 2 nominees by Continental President for Europe
Mr. Boris Kutin
45. Haznedaroglu, Kivanc (TUR) 46. Baadur, Jobava (GEO)
Americas Qualifiers (19 players) 1. Goldin, Alexander (USA) 2. Vescovi,
Giovanni (BRA) 3. Morovic, Ivan (CHI) 4. Nakamura, Hikaru (USA) 5. Bruzon,
Lazaro (CUB) 6. Onischuk, Alex (USA) 7. Shulman, Yuri (USA) 8. Shabalov,
Alexander (USA) (Zone 2.1) 9. Kaidanov, Gregory (USA) (Zone 2.1) 10. Gulko,
Boris (USA) (Zone 2.1) 11. Benjamin, Joel (USA) (Zone 2.1) 12. Stripunsky,
Alexander (USA) (Zone 2.1) 13. Charbonneau, Pascal (CAN) (Zone 2.2) 14.
Dominguez, Lernier (CUB) (Zone 2.3) 15. Ramirez, Alejandro (CRC) (Zone 2.3) 16.
Leitao, Rafael (BRA) (Zone 2.4) 17. Lima, Darcy (BRA) (Zone 2.4) 18. Felgaer,
Rueben (ARG) (Zone 2.5) 19. Campora, Daniel (ARG) (Zone 2.5)
Asian Qualifiers (19 players) 1. Mahjoob, Morteza (IRI) 2. Ganguly,
S.S. (IND) 3. Dableo, Ronald (PHI) 4. Paragua, Mark (PHI) 5. Johansen, Darryl
(AUS) 6. Bu, Xiangzhi (CHN) 7. Ni, Hua (CHN) 8. Kostur, Pavel (KAZ) 9.
Sasikiran, Krishnan (IND) 10. Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan (IRI) 11. Barsov, Alexei
(UZB) 12. Sadvakasov, Darmen (KAZ) 13. Dao, Thien Hai (VIE) 14. Al-Modiahki,
Mohamad (QAT) 15. Kadhi, Hameed Mansour Ali (YEM) 16. Adianto, Utut (INA) 17.
Neelotpal, Das (IND) 18. Barua, Dibyendu (IND) 19. Vladimirov, Evgeny (KAZ)
African Qualifiers (6 players) 1. El Gindy, Essam (EGY) 2. Adly, Ahmed
(EGY) 3. Simutowe, Amon (ZAM) 4. Solomon, Kenneth (RSA) 5. Adlane, Arab (ALG)
6. Tissir, Mohamed (MAR)
V. Qualifiers nominated by the President (8 players) 1. Acs, Peter
(HUN) - World Junior Champion 2001 2. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (AZE) - World
Junior Champion 2003 3. Radjabov, Teimour (AZE) - top junior player 4.
Inarkiev, Ernesto (RUS) - Champion of Kalmykia 5. Harikrishna, Pentala (IND) -
top junior player 6. Karjakin, Sergey (UKR) - top junior player 7. Bologan,
Viktor (MDA) 8. Korchnoi, Viktor (SUI)
VI. Qualifiers nominated by the Organisers (5 players) 1. Abulhul,
Tarik (LBA) 2. Asabri, Hussien (LBA) 3. Elarbi, Abobker (LBA) 4. Hamdouchi,
Hichem (MAR) 5. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios (GRE) - winner of MCA Junior 2003
VII. Reserve List (12 players) 1. Smirin, Ilia (ISR) 2. Lautier, Joel
(FRA) 3. Vaganian, Rafael (ARM) 4. Kasimdzhanov, Rustam (UZB) 5. Movsesian,
Sergey (SVK) 6. Beljavski, Alexander (SLO) 7. Krasenkow, Michal (POL) 8. Lutz,
Christopher (GER) 9. Piket, Jeroen (NED) 10. F. Vallejo, Pons (ESP) 11. Xu, Jun
(CHN) 12. Landa, Konstantin (RUS)
FIDE Rating List April 2004
No. Name t NAT oc02 ja03 ap03 ju03 oc03 ja04 ap04 Gms
1 Kasparov, Garry................. g RUS 2838 2847 2830 2830 2830 2831 2817 12
2 Anand, Viswanathan.............. g IND 2755 2753 2764 2774 2766 2766 2774 13
3 Kramnik, Vladimir............... g RUS 2807 2807 2789 2785 2777 2777 2764 25
4 Leko, Peter..................... g HUN 2743 2736 2746 2739 2722 2722 2741 25
5 Topalov, Veselin................ g BUL 2743 2743 2735 2735 2735 2735 2737 25
6 Svidler, Peter.................. g RUS 2690 2693 2713 2723 2723 2747 2733 13
7 Morozevich, Alexander........... g RUS 2707 2678 2678 2679 2702 2732 2732 0
8 Adams, Michael.................. g ENG 2745 2734 2723 2719 2725 2720 2731 13
9 Polgar, Judit (GM) w ........... g HUN 2685 2700 2715 2718 2722 2728 2728 0
10 Ponomariov, Ruslan.............. g UKR 2743 2734 2718 2718 2718 2722 2722 0
11 Grischuk, Alexander............. g RUS 2702 2712 2701 2732 2732 2719 2719 0
12 Ivanchuk, Vassily............... g UKR 2709 2699 2704 2710 2710 2716 2716 0
13 Gelfand, Boris.................. g ISR 2704 2700 2700 2695 2703 2709 2714 10
14 Shirov, Alexei.................. g ESP 2699 2723 2735 2732 2737 2736 2713 25
15 Short, Nigel D.................. g ENG 2684 2690 2686 2701 2701 2702 2712 19
16 Bareev, Evgeny.................. g RUS 2737 2729 2734 2721 2739 2714 2711 13
17 Malakhov, Vladimir.............. g RUS 2670 2677 2672 2696 2696 2700 2695 9
18 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter......... g ROM 2613 2592 2606 2666 2675 2678 2692 28
19 Sokolov, Ivan................... g NED 2684 2688 2677 2693 2695 2706 2690 13
20 Dreev, Alexey................... g RUS 2673 2690 2695 2698 2705 2682 2689 19
21 Akopian, Vladimir............... g ARM 2689 2703 2703 2703 2684 2693 2689 13
22 Karpov, Anatoly................. g RUS 2688 2688 2686 2693 2693 2682 2682 0
23 Ye, Jiangchuan.................. g CHN 2667 2682 2684 2683 2681 2681 2681 0
24 Milov, Vadim.................... g SUI 2620 2592 2574 2595 2574 2632 2680 34
25 Lautier, Joel................... g FRA 2665 2670 2666 2677 2666 2676 2680 9
26 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab.......... g GEO 2666 2678 2678 2702 2693 2678 2679 0
27 Bacrot, Etienne................. g FRA 2653 2671 2654 2645 2664 2664 2675 16
28 Smirin, Ilia.................... g ISR 2683 2664 2662 2656 2670 2670 2675 11
29 Gurevich, Mikhail............... g BEL 2634 2634 2635 2644 2656 2656 2672 19
30 Rublevsky, Sergei............... g RUS 2664 2644 2670 2672 2672 2655 2671 9
31 Radjabov, Teimour............... g AZE 2628 2624 2644 2648 2650 2656 2670 12
32 Khalifman, Alexander............ g RUS 2690 2702 2702 2678 2678 2674 2668 9
33 Aleksandrov, Aleksej............ g BLR 2621 2633 2650 2659 2664 2679 2668 7
34 Beliavsky, Alexander G.......... g SLO 2650 2649 2649 2668 2667 2667 2667 0
35 Vallejo Pons, Francisco......... g ESP 2635 2629 2645 2662 2662 2663 2666 12
36 Bologan, Viktor................. g MDA 2627 2630 2663 2650 2673 2679 2665 28
37 Sakaev, Konstantin.............. g RUS 2647 2645 2664 2655 2657 2656 2665 9
38 Sutovsky, Emil.................. g ISR 2657 2651 2652 2639 2646 2666 2661 16
39 Sasikiran, Krishnan............. g IND 2670 2664 2658 2654 2679 2654 2659 18
40 Mamedyarov, Shakhriyaz.......... g AZE 2580 2596 2607 2585 2595 2646 2657 9
41 Graf, Alexander................. g GER 2635 2630 2630 2643 2646 2629 2656 18
42 McShane, Luke J................. g ENG 2546 2568 2592 2619 2649 2651 2656 7
43 Zvjaginsev, Vadim............... g RUS 2680 2671 2664 2653 2653 2654 2654 0
44 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam............ g UZB 2653 2676 2680 2664 2668 2652 2652 0
45 Onischuk, Alexander............. g USA 2649 2658 2647 2657 2661 2652 2652 0
46 Van Wely, Loek.................. g NED 2681 2668 2675 2661 2654 2617 2651 22
47 Motylev, Alexander.............. g RUS 2634 2640 2634 2634 2634 2640 2649 9
48 Vescovi, Giovanni............... g BRA 2614 2592 2615 2618 2633 2633 2648 19
49 Nikolic, Predrag................ g BIH 2661 2638 2643 2649 2647 2648 2648 0
50 Movsesian, Sergei............... g SVK 2651 2663 2659 2647 2645 2639 2647 23
51 Aronian, Levon.................. g GER 2581 2610 2606 2649 2649 2648 2645 9
52 Hjartarson, Johann ............. g ISL 2634 2634 2634 2640 2640 2640 2640 0
53 Filippov, Valerij............... g RUS 2615 2616 2627 2630 2630 2609 2639 15
54 Vaganian, Rafael A.............. g ARM 2667 2667 2653 2623 2623 2623 2639 9
55 Fressinet, Laurent.............. g FRA 2619 2593 2595 2640 2654 2636 2638 23
56 Georgiev, Kiril................. g MKD 2658 2654 2647 2637 2651 2637 2637 0
57 Tregubov, Pavel V............... g RUS 2594 2612 2632 2635 2635 2628 2636 19
58 Tkachiev, Vladislav............. g FRA 2632 2642 2643 2654 2645 2642 2635 9
59 Hansen, Curt.................... g DEN 2610 2610 2610 2618 2616 2635 2635 0
60 Lputian, Smbat G................ g ARM 2627 2638 2638 2623 2630 2634 2634 0
61 Zhang, Zhong.................... g CHN 2620 2624 2666 2658 2639 2644 2633 22
62 Macieja, Bartlomiej............. g POL 2615 2629 2634 2627 2635 2653 2633 12
63 Moiseenko, Alexander............ g UKR 2570 2597 2627 2618 2618 2623 2631 28
64 Almasi, Zoltan.................. g HUN 2672 2676 2676 2655 2631 2633 2631 9
65 Kobalia, Mikhail................ g RUS 2625 2635 2639 2656 2656 2643 2630 7
66 Volkov, Sergey.................. g RUS 2642 2624 2634 2620 2620 2630 2629 9
67 Nielsen, Peter Heine............ g DEN 2620 2620 2625 2636 2626 2638 2628 9
68 Iordachescu, Viorel............. g MDA 2567 2550 2550 2606 2611 2634 2627 28
69 Kozul, Zdenko................... g CRO 2565 2587 2601 2596 2597 2605 2627 18
70 Sadvakasov, Darmen.............. g KAZ 2538 2523 2577 2600 2595 2611 2626 9
71 Sadler, Matthew................. g ENG 2624 2624 2624 2626 2626 2626 2626 0
72 Shabalov, Alexander............. g USA 2621 2613 2592 2575 2597 2623 2624 33
73 Piket, Jeroen................... g NED 2646 2646 2646 2632 2624 2624 2624 0
74 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel........ g ESP 2585 2595 2599 2602 2602 2616 2623 10
75 Lastin, Alexander............... g RUS 2625 2636 2632 2634 2634 2625 2622 8
76 Bu, Xiangzhi.................... g CHN 2601 2569 2588 2588 2606 ---- 2621 33
77 Kaidanov, Gregory S............. g USA 2646 2629 2640 2638 2624 2623 2621 15
78 Seirawan, Yasser................ g USA 2629 2636 2626 2626 2621 2621 2621 0
79 Vladimirov, Evgeny.............. g KAZ 2597 2597 2597 2606 2614 2621 2621 0
80 Avrukh, Boris................... g ISR 2595 2584 2586 2557 2609 2620 2620 0
81 Rozentalis, Eduardas............ g LTU 2563 2585 2586 2616 2633 2625 2619 9
82 Nunn, John D.M.................. g ENG 2611 2611 2611 2617 2617 2617 2617 0
83 Alekseev, Evgeny................ g RUS 2593 2614 2607 2613 2613 2609 2616 27
84 Fedorov, Alexei................. g BLR 2564 2579 2604 2595 2595 2601 2616 9
85 Dautov, Rustem.................. g GER 2617 2604 2611 2610 2610 2616 2616 0
86 Jobava, Baadur.................. g GEO 2570 2559 2566 2596 2605 2616 2616 0
87 Baklan, Vladimir................ g UKR 2607 2605 2606 2598 2600 2606 2615 36
88 Miladinovic, Igor............... g GRE 2518 2526 2533 2609 2599 2602 2614 20
89 Sargissian, Gabriel............. g ARM 2568 2577 2572 2600 2614 2618 2614 9
90 Berkes, Ferenc.................. g HUN 2545 2570 2578 2590 2616 2602 2613 18
91 Dvoirys, Semen I................ g RUS 2567 2562 2552 2555 2569 2594 2612 18
92 Dominguez, Lenier............... g CUB 2608 2602 2603 2610 2607 2605 2612 16
93 Giorgadze, Giorgi............... g GEO 2601 2601 2593 2612 2612 2612 2612 0
94 Goldin, Alexander............... g USA 2630 2621 2611 2608 2629 2616 2611 6
95 Epishin, Vladimir............... g RUS 2628 2626 2628 2642 2658 2633 2610 47
96 Hodgson, Julian M............... g ENG 2608 2608 2608 2609 2609 2609 2609 0
97 Krasenkow, Michal............... g POL 2651 2633 2609 2585 2597 2609 2609 0
98 Xu, Jun......................... g CHN 2643 2626 2628 2626 2608 2608 2608 0
99 Kotronias, Vasilios............. g CYP 2561 2573 2597 2602 2626 2598 2607 18
100 Najer, Evgeniy.................. g RUS 2579 2585 2606 2608 2608 2602 2606 15
13th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament took place in the Monte
Carlo Grand Hotel in Monaco March 20th - April 1st 2004. It was sponsored by
creator of the event Mr. J.J. van Oosterom. Prize-fund was Euro 193,250.
Morozevich won the blindfold event part of the event after both he and
close rival Kramnik both drew in the final round. Anand took clear first in the
rapid section. Morozevich and Kramnik shared 1st in the overall standings after
both won their final rapid games.
Every day the grandmasters play one Rapid game and one Blindfold game,
of around one hour per game. The Blindfold games they play on a computer. For
the players only an empty chess board is visible on the screen. With the mouse
or the keyboard they can make a move, which will then appear on the screens of
both players. After they have confirmed their move, the players see the move
disappear and the clock of the opponent starts running. Various monitors in the
playing room show the course of the game, which is perfectly visible for the
arbiter and the audience, but not for the grandmasters. Free days: 24 March and
29 March. Play takes place 1.30-8.00 pm.
Official site : http://www.alldata.nl/amber
Blindfold Results
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Round 9 (March 30, 2004)
Anand, Viswanathan - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 21 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Svidler, Peter - Leko, Peter 1/2 24 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Bareev, Evgeny - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 34 A14 Reti Opening
Topalov, Veselin - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 39 D17 Slav Defence
Van Wely, Loek - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 50 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 49 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Round 10 (March 31, 2004)
Morozevich, Alexander - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 45 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Kramnik, Vladimir - Svidler, Peter 1-0 43 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 61 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter - Topalov, Veselin 1/2 29 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Shirov, Alexei - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 36 C10 French Rubinstein
Gelfand, Boris - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 38 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Round 11 (April 1, 2004)
Anand, Viswanathan - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 55 C42 Petroff's Defence
Svidler, Peter - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 25 C10 French Rubinstein
Bareev, Evgeny - Leko, Peter 1/2 23 B25 Sicilian Closed
Topalov, Veselin - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 41 E15 Queens Indian
Van Wely, Loek - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 39 D44 Anti-Meran Gambit
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 42 C77 Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Amber Blindfold Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 20 iii-1 iv 2004 cat. XIX (2720)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2732 * = 1 0 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2929
2 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 = * = = = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 8.0 2889
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2716 0 = * 1 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2821
4 Leko, Peter g HUN 2722 1 = 0 * = = = = = = 1 1 6.5 2784
5 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2766 0 = 1 = * = = = 0 = 1 1 6.0 2751
6 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2736 0 = = = = * = 0 = 1 1 1 6.0 2754
7 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2747 = 0 0 = = = * 1 1 = = = 5.5 2717
8 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2714 0 0 = = = 1 0 * = 1 = 1 5.5 2720
9 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2735 0 = 0 = 1 = 0 = * = = = 4.5 2653
10 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2617 = 0 = = = 0 = 0 = * 0 = 3.5 2595
11 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2709 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = = 1 * = 3.0 2545
12 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2663 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = = * 2.0 2462
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Rapid Results
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Round 9 (March 30, 2004)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 77 C10 French Rubinstein
Morozevich, Alexander - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 32 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Leko, Peter - Svidler, Peter 1/2 36 C41 Philidor's Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 38 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Gelfand, Boris - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 41 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Shirov, Alexei - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 38 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Round 10 (March 31, 2004)
Anand, Viswanathan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 47 C10 French Rubinstein
Bareev, Evgeny - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 53 D11 Slav Defence
Svidler, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 61 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Topalov, Veselin - Leko, Peter 1-0 50 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Van Wely, Loek - Gelfand, Boris 0-1 64 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 45 D35 QGD Exchange
Round 11 (April 1, 2004)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 30 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Morozevich, Alexander - Svidler, Peter 1-0 44 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Leko, Peter - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 18 C10 French Rubinstein
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 96 C11 French Defence
Gelfand, Boris - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 29 E05 Catalan
Shirov, Alexei - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 49 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Amber Rapid Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 20 iii-1 iv 2004 cat. XIX (2720)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2766 * = 1 = 0 = 1 1 = = 1 1 7.5 2848
2 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2714 = * 1 = 1 = 0 0 = 1 1 1 7.0 2822
3 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 0 0 * 0 = = 1 1 1 = 1 1 6.5 2779
4 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2747 = = 1 * 0 = 1 = 1 = = 0 6.0 2753
5 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2732 1 0 = 1 * = 1 1 0 0 0 1 6.0 2754
6 Leko, Peter g HUN 2722 = = = = = * 0 0 = 1 1 1 6.0 2755
7 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2716 0 1 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 6.0 2755
8 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2735 0 1 0 = 0 1 1 * 0 1 = = 5.5 2718
9 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2709 = = 0 0 1 = 0 1 * 0 1 1 5.5 2720
10 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2736 = 0 = = 1 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 4.5 2653
11 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2617 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 = 0 1 * 1 4.0 2626
12 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2663 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 * 1.5 2415
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1 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2732 ** == 11 11 0= 10 =1 10 11 10 =0 11 14.5 2835
2 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2777 == ** =0 =1 == 10 10 == =1 11 11 11 14.5 2831
3 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2766 00 =1 ** 11 == == == == 01 1= =1 11 13.5 2795
4 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2716 00 =0 00 ** 11 =1 10 =1 10 11 =1 11 13.0 2784
5 Leko, Peter g HUN 2722 1= == == 00 ** == == =1 =0 1= =1 11 12.5 2769
6 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2714 01 01 == =0 == ** 0= 11 =0 == 11 11 12.5 2770
7 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2747 =0 01 == 01 == 1= ** == 1= =1 == =0 11.5 2731
8 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2736 01 == == =0 =0 00 == ** =0 11 10 11 10.5 2704
9 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2735 00 =0 10 01 =1 =1 0= =1 ** =0 == == 10.0 2682
10 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2709 01 00 0= 00 0= == =0 00 =1 ** 11 =1 8.5 2640
11 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2617 =1 00 =0 =0 =0 00 == 01 == 00 ** =1 7.5 2611
12 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2663 00 00 00 00 00 00 =1 00 == =0 =0 ** 3.5 2440
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The 3rd Pinamar International took place in Argentina 24th March -1st
April 2004. Johan Hellsten and Pablo Lafuente finished on 8.5/11. Former
candidate Bent Larsen finished in joint 5th on 5.5/11 a great improvement over
the last place two years ago.
Website:
http://www.utopiasdepinamar.com.ar/magistral/index_en.htm
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1. Hellsten, Johan m SWE 2548 * 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 = = 1 = 8.5 2620
2. Lafuente, Pablo f ARG 2424 0 * = 1 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 1 8.5 2631
3. Ricardi, Pablo g ARG 2540 = = * = = = 1 = = = 1 1 7.0 2512
4. Giardelli, Sergio C m ARG 2445 0 0 = * = 1 1 = 0 1 = 1 6.0 2454
5. Tempone, Marcelo m ARG 2438 = 0 = = * 0 1 = = = = 1 5.5 2419
6. Larsen, Bent g DEN 2470 0 0 = 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 0 1 5.5 2416
7. Lopez Silva, Hugo CHI 2353 0 = 0 0 0 1 * = = = 1 1 5.0 2391
8. Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2435 0 0 = = = 0 = * = 1 = 1 5.0 2383
9. Szmetan, Ricardo f BAR 2311 = 0 = 1 = 0 = = * = = 0 4.5 2366
10. Marques, Vinicius m BRA 2403 = = = 0 = 0 = 0 = * 1 0 4.0 2320
11. Garcia Palermo, Carlos g ARG 2443 0 0 0 = = 1 0 = = 0 * 1 4.0 2317
12. Rodi, Luis Ernesto ARG 2243 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 * 2.5 2226
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The European Women's Championship took place 21st March - 2nd April
2004. The event was a 12 round Swiss. Alexandra Kosteniuk beat Peng Zhaoqin
1.5-0.5 to take the title in a playoff after they tied on 9.5/12. Antoaneta
Stefanova won a playoff final against Natalia Zhukova after they beat Nana
Dzagnidze and Irina Slavina in a first round to take the bronze medal. Tatiana
Kosintseva and Jovanka Houska won playoffs to qualify for the women's world
championships.
Internet coverage: http://www.eurochess-dresden.org
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5th ch-EURw Playoffs Dresden GER (GER), 3 iv 2004
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1. Kosteniuk, Alexandra m RUS 2469
2. Peng Zhaoqin m NED 2419
3. Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2478
4. Zhukova, Natalia wg UKR 2462
5. Dzagnidze, Nana wg GEO 2459
6. Slavina, Irina m RUS 2413
1st-2nd Playoff
Peng Zhaoqin - * Kosteniuk, Alexandra 0-1 1/2
3rd-6th Playoff
Dzagnidze, Nana - * Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 1/2
Slavina, Irina - * Zhukova, Natalia 0-1 1/2
3rd-4th Playoff
Stefanova, Antoaneta * - Zhukova, Natalia 1-0 1-0
5th-6th Playoff
Slavina, Irina - * Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 1/2
Playoff for final places for World Women's Championships
Kosintseva, Tatiana * - Khurtsidze, Nino 1-0 1/2
Zimina, Olga - * Houska, Jovanka 1/2 0-1
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1. Peng Zhaoqin m NED 2419 + 69 + 30 + 48 + 15 + 17 = 9 + 8 = 3 = 5 = 4 = 2 + 7 9.5 2625
2. Kosteniuk, Alexandra m RUS 2469 + 22 + 51 - 15 + 48 = 36 + 29 + 23 = 18 + 19 + 3 = 1 + 10 9.5 2624
3. Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2478 + 52 + 28 - 23 = 38 + 41 + 7 + 16 = 1 + 18 - 2 = 4 + 17 8.5 2546
4. Zhukova, Natalia wg UKR 2462 + 42 - 37 = 67 = 75 + 22 + 41 + 35 + 24 + 8 = 1 = 3 = 5 8.5 2500
5. Slavina, Irina m RUS 2413 - 75 + 93 + 63 + 67 + 20 + 10 = 19 + 9 = 1 = 11 = 7 = 4 8.5 2504
6. Dzagnidze, Nana wg GEO 2459 + 71 - 48 + 68 = 51 + 38 + 17 = 24 = 15 - 16 + 44 + 11 + 18 8.5 2514
7. Foisor, Cristina Adela m ROM 2404 - 55 = 39 + 73 + 22 + 44 - 3 + 51 + 26 + 21 + 19 = 5 - 1 8.0 2452
8. Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan m GEO 2435 + 57 + 80 = 37 = 35 + 13 + 15 - 1 + 36 - 4 = 24 = 20 + 31 8.0 2483
9. Cramling, Pia g SWE 2488 + 72 = 66 + 70 + 29 = 23 = 1 + 34 - 5 - 11 + 36 = 16 + 15 8.0 2504
10. Kosintseva, Tatiana wg RUS 2447 + 68 + 45 - 36 + 76 + 50 - 5 = 66 + 29 = 15 + 16 + 13 - 2 8.0 2496
11. Socko, Monika m POL 2415 + 91 - 31 + 83 = 49 + 47 + 28 - 18 + 35 + 9 = 5 - 6 + 24 8.0 2469
12. Zimina, Olga wg RUS 2408 + 74 - 70 - 43 + 88 + 63 + 30 + 20 - 19 + 23 - 18 + 28 + 32 8.0 2425
13. Houska, Jovanka wg ENG 2370 = 88 + 60 = 49 + 43 - 8 + 79 = 21 + 50 = 34 + 14 - 10 + 25 8.0 2447
14. Khurtsidze, Nino m GEO 2411 + 79 = 61 = 40 - 30 = 69 + 55 = 37 + 31 + 38 - 13 + 48 + 26 8.0 2413
15. Sedina, Elena m ITA 2393 + 93 + 75 + 2 - 1 + 27 - 8 + 39 = 6 = 10 + 34 = 18 - 9 7.5 2454
16. Zielinska, Marta wg POL 2414 - 46 + 53 + 57 + 40 + 30 = 35 - 3 + 66 + 6 - 10 = 9 = 20 7.5 2431
17. Paehtz, Elisabeth wg GER 2399 + 33 + 47 + 27 = 23 - 1 - 6 + 58 = 21 = 54 + 49 + 19 - 3 7.5 2445
18. Peptan, Corina-Isabela wg ROM 2439 + 56 + 76 - 35 + 80 + 66 = 24 + 11 = 2 - 3 + 12 = 15 - 6 7.5 2477
19. Danielian, Elina m ARM 2428 + 90 = 40 + 61 + 44 = 24 + 36 = 5 + 12 - 2 - 7 - 17 + 43 7.5 2438
20. Zaiatz, Elena wg RUS 2333 = 81 +102 = 25 + 26 - 5 + 31 - 12 = 30 + 56 + 29 = 8 = 16 7.5 2419
21. Alexandrova, Olga m UKR 2437 + 83 = 41 = 38 - 27 + 57 + 37 = 13 = 17 - 7 = 22 + 72 + 42 7.5 2396
22. Richards, Heather wm ENG 2236 - 2 + 65 +104 - 7 - 4 + 85 + 82 - 38 + 96 = 21 + 36 + 40 7.5 2352
23. Mkrtchian, Lilit m ARM 2395 + 53 + 55 + 3 = 17 = 9 = 34 - 2 = 25 - 12 + 45 - 26 + 56 7.0 2419
24. Lomineishvili, Maia m GEO 2401 + 85 + 46 + 31 = 36 = 19 = 18 = 6 - 4 + 52 = 8 = 25 - 11 7.0 2415
25. Gaponenko, Inna m UKR 2430 + 63 = 49 = 20 + 58 = 28 = 52 = 27 = 23 = 36 + 54 = 24 - 13 7.0 2382
26. Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina wg RUS 2451 + 62 - 44 + 64 - 20 + 42 = 58 + 49 - 7 + 41 = 28 + 23 - 14 7.0 2373
27. Sudakova, Irina wm RUS 2310 + 94 + 32 - 17 + 21 - 15 + 61 = 25 - 34 = 53 = 43 + 59 = 30 7.0 2352
28. Dworakowska, Joanna m POL 2370 + 82 - 3 + 46 + 72 = 25 - 11 = 45 = 40 + 30 = 26 - 12 + 55 7.0 2368
29. Sebag, Marie m FRA 2404 = 60 + 88 + 54 - 9 + 56 - 2 + 44 - 10 + 42 - 20 = 47 + 52 7.0 2353
30. Malysheva, Polina wf RUS 2281 + 87 - 1 + 97 + 14 - 16 - 12 + 55 = 20 - 28 + 79 + 54 = 27 7.0 2334
31. Chasovnikova, Eugenia wm RUS 2277 +104 + 11 - 24 - 50 + 60 - 20 + 91 - 14 + 75 + 39 + 34 - 8 7.0 2333
32. Radziewicz, Iweta m POL 2442 + 64 - 27 + 62 - 41 - 68 - 60 + 94 + 84 + 71 + 52 + 35 - 12 7.0 2295
33. Muhren, Bianca NED 2135 - 17 +105 - 80 + 62 - 58 = 76 = 67 + 63 + 61 = 40 = 45 + 48 7.0 2322
34. Kosintseva, Nadezhda wg RUS 2425 + 43 + 58 = 44 + 37 = 35 = 23 - 9 + 27 = 13 - 15 - 31 = 47 6.5 2364
35. Pogonina, Natalija wm RUS 2382 + 59 + 77 + 18 = 8 = 34 = 16 - 4 - 11 = 40 + 53 - 32 = 45 6.5 2362
36. Bojkovic, Natasa wg SCG 2391 + 39 +100 + 10 = 24 = 2 - 19 + 52 - 8 = 25 - 9 - 22 + 70 6.5 2360
37. Muzychuk, Anna wm UKR 2367 + 73 + 4 = 8 - 34 + 49 - 21 = 14 - 52 = 39 - 56 + 79 + 71 6.5 2322
38. Djingarova, Emilia wg BUL 2344 =102 + 81 = 21 = 3 - 6 = 47 + 68 + 22 - 14 = 42 = 56 = 46 6.5 2301
39. Bashkite, Viktoria EST 2131 - 36 = 7 + 78 = 61 + 72 + 48 - 15 = 45 = 37 - 31 + 67 = 50 6.5 2336
40. Calotescu, Ana-Cristina wm ROM 2290 + 95 = 19 = 14 - 16 - 79 + 89 + 43 = 28 = 35 = 33 + 68 - 22 6.5 2278
41. Lagvilava, Genrieta wg BLR 2302 + 99 = 21 = 66 + 32 - 3 - 4 = 69 + 61 - 26 - 59 + 74 + 72 6.5 2330
42. Sharevich, Anna wm BLR 2236 - 4 = 73 +102 + 45 - 26 + 80 = 50 + 48 - 29 = 38 + 44 - 21 6.5 2358
43. Aginian, Nelly wm ARM 2189 - 34 + 98 + 12 - 13 - 48 + 78 - 40 + 82 + 76 = 27 + 49 - 19 6.5 2306
44. Bosboom-Lanchava, Tea wg NED 2323 + 89 + 26 = 34 - 19 - 7 + 75 - 29 + 90 + 47 - 6 - 42 + 68 6.5 2337
45. Olarasu, Gabriela wg ROM 2311 + 96 - 10 = 75 - 42 + 88 + 90 = 28 = 39 + 68 - 23 = 33 = 35 6.5 2264
46. Melnikova, Yana wm RUS 2171 + 16 - 24 - 28 - 96 - 78 + 99 + 89 + 77 - 48 + 85 + 76 = 38 6.5 2248
47. Nill, Jessica wm GER 2246 +105 - 17 = 85 + 77 - 11 = 38 = 53 + 88 - 44 + 73 = 29 = 34 6.5 2271
48. Mamedjarova, Zeinab wg AZE 2341 + 97 + 6 - 1 - 2 + 43 - 39 + 71 - 42 + 46 + 57 - 14 - 33 6.0 2261
49. Calzetta, Monica wg ESP 2291 + 98 = 25 = 13 = 11 - 37 + 56 - 26 + 69 + 66 - 17 - 43 = 59 6.0 2293
50. Ciuksyte, Dagne wg LTU 2392 - 77 + 59 + 69 + 31 - 10 = 68 = 42 - 13 - 57 = 75 + 90 = 39 6.0 2221
51. Ovod, Evgenija m RUS 2357 + 65 - 2 + 91 = 6 - 52 + 70 - 7 - 68 + 69 = 55 = 57 = 62 6.0 2258
52. Zakurdjaeva, Irina wg RUS 2244 - 3 + 82 = 77 + 85 + 51 = 25 - 36 + 37 - 24 - 32 + 64 - 29 6.0 2322
53. Shmirina, Evgenija GER 2135 - 23 - 16 + 99 + 64 = 70 = 67 = 47 + 58 = 27 - 35 = 71 = 54 6.0 2280
54. Shaidullina, Sandugach wg RUS 2316 = 92 +101 - 29 - 56 + 59 = 69 + 63 + 72 = 17 - 25 - 30 = 53 6.0 2213
55. Czaeczine, Anne GER 2153 + 7 - 23 - 58 +104 + 67 - 14 - 30 + 83 = 72 = 51 + 61 - 28 6.0 2280
56. Makka, Ioulia wm GRE 2205 - 18 = 78 +100 + 54 - 29 - 49 + 97 + 70 - 20 + 37 = 38 - 23 6.0 2273
57. Mietzner, Tina wm GER 2201 - 8 +103 - 16 + 65 - 21 - 82 + 92 + 60 + 50 - 48 = 51 = 66 6.0 2265
58. Dragomirescu, Angela wm ROM 2288 +106 - 34 + 55 - 25 + 33 = 26 - 17 - 53 - 59 = 81 + 88 + 85 6.0 2212
59. Yildiz, Betul Cemre wf TUR 2118 - 35 - 50 +103 + 83 - 54 = 62 - 70 + 97 + 58 + 41 - 27 = 49 6.0 2256
60. Vogel, Heike wf GER 2152 = 29 - 13 = 81 +100 - 31 + 32 - 76 - 57 +104 - 67 + 89 + 80 6.0 2218
61. Papadopoulou, Vera GRE 2247 +107 = 14 - 19 = 39 + 96 - 27 + 74 - 41 - 33 + 89 - 55 + 75 6.0 2193
62. Mamedjarova, Turkan wm AZE 2229 - 26 + 89 - 32 - 33 + 97 = 59 - 88 =102 + 87 = 77 + 73 = 51 6.0 2169
63. Andersson, Christin SWE 2196 - 25 + 99 - 5 + 82 - 12 + 92 - 54 - 33 - 89 +103 + 96 + 76 6.0 2195
64. Roessler, Ulrike wm GER 2221 - 32 + 86 - 26 - 53 - 89 - 87 +107 + 99 + 93 + 96 - 52 + 84 6.0 2140
65. Skibbe, Diana GER 2094 - 51 - 22 +108 - 57 =100 - 98 +101 - 87 = 95 +104 + 91 + 90 6.0 2058
66. Stepovaia, Tatiana wg RUS 2374 + 84 = 9 = 41 + 70 - 18 + 91 = 10 - 16 - 49 - 68 = 75 = 57 5.5 2264
67. Smokina, Karolina wm MDA 2278 =101 + 92 = 4 - 5 - 55 = 53 = 33 = 79 = 84 + 60 - 39 = 69 5.5 2137
68. Jelica, Mara wm CRO 2222 - 10 + 96 - 6 + 84 + 32 = 50 - 38 + 51 - 45 + 66 - 40 - 44 5.5 2296
69. Hamelink, Desiree wm NED 2185 - 1 + 87 - 50 + 89 = 14 = 54 = 41 - 49 - 51 = 80 + 82 = 67 5.5 2238
70. Tsiganova, Monika wm EST 2269 +108 + 12 - 9 - 66 = 53 - 51 + 59 - 56 - 88 + 78 + 77 - 36 5.5 2183
71. Partac, Elena wg MDA 2230 - 6 - 97 =101 +102 = 85 + 77 - 48 + 74 - 32 + 82 = 53 - 37 5.5 2166
72. Makropoulou, Marina wg GRE 2244 - 9 + 84 + 95 - 28 - 39 + 96 + 79 - 54 = 55 + 88 - 21 - 41 5.5 2188
73. Fuchs, Antje GER 2099 - 37 = 42 - 7 = 78 - 95 =104 +103 + 94 + 90 - 47 - 62 + 93 5.5 2118
74. Jiretorn, Eva SWE 2154 - 12 +108 - 76 =101 = 77 + 95 - 61 - 71 = 78 + 83 - 41 + 88 5.5 2107
75. Bensdorp, Marlies NED 2161 + 5 - 15 = 45 = 4 = 80 - 44 + 87 = 76 - 31 = 50 = 66 - 61 5.0 2255
76. Levushkina, E wm GER 2303 + 78 - 18 + 74 - 10 - 91 = 33 + 60 = 75 - 43 + 84 - 46 - 63 5.0 2140
77. Shmirina, Galina GER 2120 + 50 - 35 = 52 - 47 = 74 - 71 + 95 - 46 + 83 = 62 - 70 = 79 5.0 2163
78. Apanaviciute, Kristina LTU 2041 - 76 = 56 - 39 = 73 + 46 - 43 + 93 - 80 = 74 - 70 = 99 +102 5.0 2115
79. Vasiliev, Olga ISR 2156 - 14 -104 + 94 + 95 + 40 - 13 - 72 = 67 + 80 - 30 - 37 = 77 5.0 2157
80. Krivec, Jana wm SLO 2301 +103 - 8 + 33 - 18 = 75 - 42 - 84 + 78 - 79 = 69 + 97 - 60 5.0 2122
81. Schulz, Stefanie GER 2079 = 20 - 38 = 60 - 91 = 87 = 93 - 83 = 95 + 94 = 58 - 84 + 99 5.0 2088
82. Dimovski, Aleksandra BIH 2111 - 28 - 52 + 87 - 63 +103 + 57 - 22 - 43 + 91 - 71 - 69 + 96 5.0 2113
83. Chilingirova, Pavlina wm BUL 2201 - 21 + 94 - 11 - 59 - 92 + 86 + 81 - 55 - 77 - 74 +100 + 98 5.0 2081
84. Lopatin, Olga wf GER 2116 - 66 - 72 +106 - 68 = 98 +101 + 80 - 32 = 67 - 76 + 81 - 64 5.0 2138
85. Meissner, Claudia wf GER 2146 - 24 +107 = 47 - 52 = 71 - 22 - 96 + 98 +102 - 46 + 95 - 58 5.0 2105
86. Hafenstein, Andrea GER 2051 -100 - 64 - 90 - 87 +107 - 83 - 99 -105 +108 +106 +104 + 97 5.0 1971
87. Ozturk, Kubra TUR 1957 - 30 - 69 - 82 + 86 = 81 + 64 - 75 + 65 - 62 - 90 - 93 + 95 4.5 2055
88. Mammadova, Nargiz AZE 2104 = 13 - 29 + 92 - 12 - 45 +108 + 62 - 47 + 70 - 72 - 58 - 74 4.5 2146
89. Seps, Monika SUI 2078 - 44 - 62 +107 - 69 + 64 - 40 - 46 +100 + 63 - 61 - 60 = 94 4.5 2085
90. Hitzgerova, Gabriela wm CZE 2190 - 19 - 95 + 86 = 97 +101 - 45 + 98 - 44 - 73 + 87 - 50 - 65 4.5 2048
91. Lauterbach, Ingrid wm ENG 2171 - 11 +106 - 51 + 81 + 76 - 66 - 31 - 96 - 82 + 98 - 65 = 92 4.5 2089
92. Von Herman, Brigitte GER 2066 = 54 - 67 - 88 = 93 + 83 - 63 - 57 -104 +106 - 97 +105 = 91 4.5 2041
93. Karahaliou, Elia GRE 2132 - 15 - 5 = 98 = 92 =108 = 81 - 78 +106 - 64 = 99 + 87 - 73 4.5 2003
94. Horn, Emilia SWE 2051 - 27 - 83 - 79 = 98 +106 +102 - 32 - 73 - 81 =100 +101 = 89 4.5 2024
95. Grossmann, Susan GER 1977 - 40 + 90 - 72 - 79 + 73 - 74 - 77 = 81 = 65 +102 - 85 - 87 4.0 2010
96. Topel, Zehra wf TUR 2056 - 45 - 68 +105 + 46 - 61 - 72 + 85 + 91 - 22 - 64 - 63 - 82 4.0 2064
97. Bakalarz, Grazyna wf LUX 2082 - 48 + 71 - 30 = 90 - 62 +100 - 56 - 59 = 98 + 92 - 80 - 86 4.0 2043
98. Winnicki, Alice GER 2013 - 49 - 43 = 93 = 94 = 84 + 65 - 90 - 85 = 97 - 91 +107 - 83 4.0 2013
99. Roelli, Corinne SUI 2020 - 41 - 63 - 53 -108 +105 - 46 + 86 - 64 +101 = 93 = 78 - 81 4.0 1961
100. Winkelmann,Elena GER ---- + 86 - 36 - 56 - 60 = 65 - 97 =104 - 89 =105 = 94 - 83 +106 4.0 1972
101. Bayrak, Asli TUR 1898 = 67 - 54 = 71 = 74 - 90 - 84 - 65 =103 - 99 +107 - 94 +105 4.0 1996
102. Cinar, Nilufer wm TUR 2092 = 38 - 20 - 42 - 71 +104 - 94 +108 = 62 - 85 - 95 +103 - 78 4.0 1983
103. Cavusoglu, Yildiz TUR 2013 - 80 - 57 - 59 +105 - 82 =106 - 73 =101 +107 - 63 -102 =108 3.5 1908
104. Acar, Gizem TUR 1888 - 31 + 79 - 22 - 55 -102 = 73 =100 + 92 - 60 - 65 - 86 -107 3.0 1921
105. Reissmann,Jeannine GER ---- - 47 - 33 - 96 -103 - 99 =107 -106 + 86 =100 +108 - 92 -101 3.0 1829
106. Hielscher, Ursula GER 1974 - 58 - 91 - 84 =107 - 94 =103 +105 - 93 - 92 - 86 +108 -100 3.0 1865
107. MacGilchrist,Siegrun SCO ---- - 61 - 85 - 89 =106 - 86 =105 - 64 +108 -103 -101 - 98 +104 3.0 1835
108. Oney, Fatmanur TUR 1809 - 70 - 74 - 65 + 99 = 93 - 88 -102 -107 - 86 -105 -106 =103 2.0 1802
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The Copa ENTEL 2004 took place 21st-28th March 2004 in Santiago, Chile.
Julio Granda Zuniga took first by a point and a half with an undefeated TPR of
almost 2750.
Official site: http://partidas.123.cl/index.php
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Copa ENTEL Santiago CHI (CHI), 22-29 iii 2004 cat. IX (2451)
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1. Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2581 * 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2748
2. Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2566 0 * 1 = 1 1 1 0 1 = 1 1 8.0 2615
3. Vasquez, Rodrigo g CHI 2523 = 0 * = = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1 7.5 2577
4. Rodriguez, Andres g URU 2485 0 = = * 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2580
5. Zambrana, Oswaldo f BOL 2404 = 0 = 0 * = 0 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2520
6. Cubas, Jose Fernando m PAR 2394 0 0 0 = = * = 1 1 = = 1 5.5 2456
7. Panno, Oscar g ARG 2485 = 0 0 0 1 = * = = 1 1 0 5.0 2411
8. Valenzuela Fuentealba, Luis m CHI 2418 0 1 = = 0 0 = * 0 = = 1 4.5 2389
9. Rojas, Luis m CHI 2408 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 * 1 1 1 4.5 2389
10. Llorens, Marcelo f CHI 2384 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 * = = 3.0 2282
11. Arancibia, Eduardo CHI 2405 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 = * = 2.5 2244
12. Velasquez, Cesar f CHI 2359 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = = * 2.0 2197
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The IV Dos Hermanas international open tournament took place 25th March
- 2nd April 2004. Vadim Milov took clear first on 8/9 a point clera of four
players including rising star Sergey Karjakin. My thanks to Michael Rahal.
Internet coverage: http://www.doshermanas.net
Leading Final (Round 9) Standings
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IV Open Dos Hermanas ESP (ESP), 25 iii-2 iv 2004
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1. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2632 8 56.5
2. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2566 7 54.0
3. Matamoros Franco, Carlos S g ECU 2490 7 53.5
4. Paunovic, Dragan m SCG 2517 7 53.0
5. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto m ESP 2425 7 48.0
6. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2633 6.5 55.5
7. Borovikov, Vladislav g UKR 2578 6.5 54.0
8. Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2550 6.5 52.0
9. Palac, Mladen g CRO 2566 6.5 52.0
10. Cifuentes Parada, Roberto g ESP 2505 6.5 51.5
11. Teran Alvarez, Ismael m ESP 2382 6.5 49.5
12. Franco Ocampos, Zenon g PAR 2524 6.5 49.0
13. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G g ESP 2504 6.5 48.0
14. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel m ESP 2440 6.5 46.5
15. Movsziszian, Karen g ARM 2497 6 50.5
16. Strikovic, Aleksa g SCG 2524 6 50.5
17. Moreno Carnero, Javier g ESP 2525 6 50.5
18. Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2616 6 50.0
19. Komljenovic, Davor g CRO 2441 6 50.0
20. Lalic, Bogdan g ENG 2518 6 50.0
21. Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis g ESP 2478 6 50.0
22. Barrientos, Sergio f COL 2425 6 48.0
23. Candela Perez, Jose m ESP 2435 6 47.5
24. Veingold, Aleksandr m EST 2478 6 46.5
25. Campora, Daniel H g ARG 2503 6 46.0
26. Tissir, Mohamed m MAR 2436 6 45.0
27. Villavicencio, Adalberto f ESP 2331 6 45.0
28. Pogorelov, Ruslan g UKR 2451 5.5 50.0
29. Khamrakulov, Ibragim S m UZB 2452 5.5 49.5
30. Ivanov, Jordan m BUL 2406 5.5 49.0
31. Suba, Mihai g ROM 2522 5.5 48.5
32. Sanz Alonso, Francisco J m ESP 2379 5.5 48.0
33. Recuero Guerra, David ESP 2225 5.5 45.5
34. Palma Macias, Jose Alberto ESP 2149 5.5 44.5
35. Razmyslov, Alexander UKR 2337 5.5 43.5
36. Carrabeo Garcia, Manuel ESP 2105 5.5 42.5
37. Ortega Valle, Jose R ESP 2274 5.5 42.0
38. Romero Garcia, Mariano ESP 2167 5.5 41.0
39. Troncoso Gutierrez, Adrian ESP ---- 5.5 41.0
40. Castillo Gallego, Sergio ESP 2233 5.5 39.0
41. Robles Garcia, Claudia ESP 1917 5.5 37.5
42. Korneev, Oleg g RUS 2566 5 50.0
43. Rodriguez Guerrero, Enrique m ESP 2391 5 46.5
153 players
Official site: http://www.clichy-echecs.org
The Icelandic Championship takes place in Orkuveitan, Reykjavik April
1st-12th 2004.
The event is a knockout. Players: 1. Hannes Hlífar
Stefánsson 2600 2. Helgi Áss Grétarsson 2525 3.
Þröstur Þórhallsson 2470 4. Bragi Þorfinnsson
2420 5. Stefán Kristjánsson 2410 6. Jón Garðar
Viðarsson 2375 7. Sævar Bjarnason 2345 8. Björn
Þorfinnsson 2340 9. Sigurður Daði Sigfússon 2330 10.
Sigurbjörn Björnsson 2315 11. Ingvar Þór
Jóhannesson 2290 12. Ingvar Ásmundsson 2280 13. Davíð
Kjartansson 2275 14. Snorri G. Bergsson 2275 15. Þorsteinn
Þorsteinsson 2255 16. Kristján Eðvarðsson 2230
Official site: http://www.chess.is/ice04/index.html
Round 1 (April 1-2, 2004)
Stefansson, Hannes * - Sigfusson, Sigurdur 1-0 1-0
Gretarsson, Helgi Ass * - Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn 1-0 1-0
Johannesson, Ingvar Thor - * Thorhallsson, Throstur 0-1 1/2
Thorfinnsson, Bragi * - Asmundsson, Ingvar 1-0 1/2
Kristjansson, Stefan * - Kjartansson, David 1-0 1-0
Bergsson, Snorri - * Vidarsson, Jon G 1/2 1/2 0-1 0-1
Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn * - Bjarnason, Saevar 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 1-0
Edvardsson, Kristjan - * Thorfinnsson, Bjorn 0-1 0-1
Round 2 (April 3-4, 2004)
Kristjansson, Stefan - * Stefansson, Hannes 0-1 1/2
Vidarsson, Jon G - * Gretarsson, Helgi Ass 0-1 1/2
Thorsteinsson, Thorsteinn - * Thorhallsson, Throstur 1/2 0-1
Thorfinnsson, Bjorn - * Thorfinnsson, Bragi 0-1 1/2
The Singer 30th National Bangladesh Chess Championship takes place 28th
March - 10th April in Dhaka, Bangldesh. 14 players participate including 2
GM's, 3 IM's 1 FM. There are a couple of corrections to the names of players
from last week.
Internet coverage: http://www.bcs-online.org
News Haroonor Rashid.
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30th ch-BAN Dhaka BAN (BAN), 28 iii-10 iv 2004 cat. II (2298)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Rahman, Ziaur g BAN 2492 * . = . = 1 . 1 1 . . 1 1 1 7.0 2594
2. Murshed, Niaz g BAN 2436 . * . 1 . = 0 . . 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2518
3. Abdulla, Al-Rakib m BAN 2417 = . * = 1 1 . 1 1 . . . 0 1 6.0 2495
4. Hossain, Enamul m BAN 2446 . 0 = * . . 1 = 1 1 1 1 . . 6.0 2463
5. Ahmed, Sk. Nasir f BAN 2280 = . 0 . * 0 . = 1 . 1 1 . 1 5.0 2389
6. Reefat, Bin-Sattar m BAN 2459 0 = 0 . 1 * 0 1 . 1 1 . . . 4.5 2369
7. Hasan, Mehdi BAN 2224 . 1 . 0 . 1 * 1 0 0 0 = . . 3.5 2260
8. Hossain, Pollab Sawkat H BAN 2258 0 . 0 = = 0 0 * . . . . 1 1 3.0 2244
9. Mohammad, Javed BAN 2150 0 . 0 0 0 . 1 . * = . . 1 = 3.0 2218
10. Abdul, Maleq BAN 2250 . 0 . 0 . 0 1 . = * = 0 = . 2.5 2149
11. Uddin, Saif BAN 2254 . 0 . 0 0 0 1 . . = * . 1 0 2.5 2162
12. Chatterjee, Devraz BAN 2175 0 0 . 0 0 . = . . 1 . * = = 2.5 2166
13. Alam, Md. Monjur BAN 2182 0 0 1 . . . . 0 0 = 0 = * . 2.0 2111
14. Islam, Aminul Polash BAN 2149 0 0 0 . 0 . . 0 = . 1 = . * 2.0 2114
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The 1st Savaria IM tournament took place in Szombathely 22nd-30th March
2004. Vladimir Petrienko won the event with 6.5/9 undefeated. My thanks to
Zsolt Korpics for the news.
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1. Petrienko, Vladimir m RUS 2425 * = = = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2459
2. Meshcheriakova, Evgenia wm RUS 2211 = * = 1 = 1 1 = = = 6.0 2442
3. Kiss, Attila m HUN 2393 = = * = = = = = 1 1 5.5 2377
4. Bokros, Albert m HUN 2484 = 0 = * = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2366
5. Pergel, Laszlo f HUN 2343 = = = = * = = = = = 4.5 2302
6. Nemeth, Miklos f HUN 2366 = 0 = = = * = 0 1 1 4.5 2300
7. Csonka, Attila f HUN 2349 0 0 = = = = * 1 = = 4.0 2258
8. Srebrnic, Ana wf SLO 2206 0 = = 0 = 1 0 * = = 3.5 2237
9. Gerencer, Jozef f SLO 2165 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = * = 2.5 2156
10. Remete, Eszter HUN 2124 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = = * 2.5 2160
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The First Saturday events take place 3rd-15th of April 2004. The main
event is a Category 7 event. There are four groups of different levels. 46
players from 14 countries. Organised by Laszlo Nagy.
Internet coverage: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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1. Blauert, Joerg m GER 2370 * . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1.0
2. Breder, Dennis m GER 2473 . * . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1.0
3. Groetz, Harald f AUT 2359 . . * . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.0
4. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2464 . . . * . . = . . . . . . . 0.5 2496
5. Muir, Andrew J m SCO 2303 . . . . * = . . . . . . . . 0.5 2436
6. Nguyen Ngoc Truongson f VIE 2436 . . . . = * . . . . . . . . 0.5 2303
7. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2496 . . . = . . * . . . . . . . 0.5 2464
8. Vajda, Albert m ROM 2427 . . . . . . . * = . . . . . 0.5 2482
9. Vajda, Levente g ROM 2482 . . . . . . . = * . . . . . 0.5 2427
10. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2411 . . . . . . . . . * . . . . 0.0
11. Kustar, Sandor m HUN 2351 . . . . . . . . . . * . . . 0.0
12. Czebe, Attila g HUN 2487 . 0 . . . . . . . . . * . . 0.0
13. Paschall, William M m USA 2401 0 . . . . . . . . . . . * . 0.0
14. Pataki, Gyozo HUN 2374 . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . * 0.0
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The 10th Schloss Open took place in Werther 2nd-4th April 2004. GM Tamaz
Gelashvili took first place with 4,5/5 due to a better progressive score
compared to Vitaly Braun (ELO 2209) who beat IM Kunin (ELO 2450) and IM
Shengelia (2502). In 3rd was GM Svetushkin, then GM Malakhatko, GM Baklan, IM
Drabke and IM Kasparov, all on 4 points. News Stefan Pfannkuch.
Official site: http://www.schloss-open.skwerther.de
and live coverage: http://www.schach.com/werther/2004/
Leading Final (Round 5) Standings
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10th Schloss Open Werther GER (GER), 2-4 iv 2004
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1. Gelashvili, Tamaz g GEO 2535 4.5 14.5 15.5
2. Braun, Vitali GER 2209 4.5 12.5 10.0
3. Svetushkin, Dmitry g MDA 2553 4.0 13.5 16.5
4. Malakhatko, Vadim g UKR 2543 4.0 13.0 18.0
5. Baklan, Vladimir g UKR 2606 4.0 12.5 16.0
6. Drabke, Lorenz m GER 2439 4.0 12.0 15.0
7. Kasparov, Sergey m BLR 2486 4.0 12.0 14.0
8. Shengelia, Davit m GEO 2496 3.5 12.5 15.5
9. Meijers, Viesturs m LAT 2499 3.5 12.5 15.0
10. Brendel, Oliver m GER 2294 3.5 11.0 13.5
11. Kasparova, Tatiana BLR 2192 3.5 10.0 12.5
12. Kniest,Oliver f GER 2297 3.5 9.5 13.0
13. Kiese, Matthias GER 2252 3.5 9.5 12.5
14. Brosig, Boris GER 2192 3.5 9.5 11.5
62 players
Aleks Wojtkiewicz and Leonid Yudasin won the 97th New York Masters on
30th March 2004 on 3.5/4. News John Fernandez.
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1. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2559 +10 + 9 = 2 + 7 3.5 ($270)
2. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2553 + 8 + 4 = 1 + 3 3.5 ($270)
3. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2596 +11 + 6 + 5 - 2 3.0 ($ 25)
4. Becerra, Julio g USA 2547 +15 - 2 +11 +10 3.0 ($ 25)
5. Kacheishvili, Giorgi g GEO 2600 +20 =14 - 3 +15 2.5
6. Bonin, Jay m USA 2341 +18 - 3 +12 = 8 2.5
7. Ippolito, Dean m USA 2381 +13 =12 +14 - 1 2.5 ($ 75)
8. Pruess, David f USA 2376 - 2 +17 + 9 = 6 2.5 ($ 75)
9. Lapshun, Yury m USA 2447 +16 - 1 - 8 +14 2.0
10. Sarkar, Justin m USA 2375 - 1 +19 +13 - 4 2.0
11. Stein, Alan f USA 2316 - 3 +16 - 4 +18 2.0
12. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2327 = = 7 - 6 +16 2.0
13. Patay, Travis USA ---- - 7 +20 -10 +19 2.0
14. Scekic, Milos m SCG 2405 +17 = 5 - 7 - 9 1.5
15. Shevelev, Danny f ISR 2310 - 4 =18 +19 - 5 1.5
16. Privman, Boris f USA 2268 - 9 -11 +21 -12 1.0
17. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2253 -14 - 8 =18 = 1.0
18. Zenyuk, Iryna USA 2168 - 6 =15 =17 -11 1.0
19. Gottehrer, Jonathan USA ---- = -10 -15 -13 0.5
20. Hoffmann, Asa f USA 2290 - 5 -13 --- --- 0.0
21. Rona, Jonathan AUS ---- --- --- -16 --- 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $380
2ND - $160
3RD - $ 50
U2400 - $150
Jakub Fuksik sends news of the Czech Team Extraleague 2003-4. Hagemann
Opava took first place.
Web coverage: http://extraliga.chess.cz and
http://www.chess.cz
Final table:
1.Hagemann Opava 11 9 1 1 57.0 19
2.SK Mahrla Praha 11 9 0 2 58.5 18
3.Sokol Plzen Ingem 11 6 2 3 45.5 14
4.Bauset Pardubice 11 6 1 4 45.0 13
5.TZ Trinec 11 4 5 2 44.0 13
6.SK SK Trinom Zlin 11 3 4 4 45.5 10
7.IPM Color Ostrava 11 4 2 5 44.0 10
8.SC A64 Grygov 11 4 1 6 40.5 9
9.Sokol Kolin 11 3 3 5 39.0 9
10.Visus Vysehrad 11 3 2 6 39.5 8
11.TJ Jakl Karvina 11 2 1 8 36.0 5
12.Slavia Hr.Kralove 11 1 2 8 33.5 4
Team champion: Hagemann Opava (GM Hracek, GM Macieja, GM Oral, GM
Dydyshko, GM Socko, GM Blatny, GM Polak, IM Matlak, IM Antoniewski, IM
Cvek, IM Veselovski, IM Kalod, IM Michenka) Downgrade: TJ Jakl Karvina,
Slavia Hr.Kralove
Best individual results (performance)
1.Zezulkin J Visus Vysehrad 2543F 11 8 3 0 9.5 86.4 2435 2749
2.Movsesian S Bauset Pardubi 2645F 11 6 5 0 8.5 77.3 2509 2722
3.Jansa V SK Mahrla Prah 2477F 9 5 4 0 7.0 77.8 2410 2628
4.Macieja B Hagemann Opava 2635F 6 2 4 0 4.0 66.7 2503 2625
5.Dydyshko V Hagemann Opava 2556F 11 6 5 0 8.5 77.3 2409 2623
6.Hracek Z Hagemann Opava 2578F 11 3 8 0 7.0 63.6 2515 2614
7.Haba P SK SK Trinom Z 2524F 9 2 7 0 5.5 61.1 2526 2607
8.Babula V SC A64 Grygov 2567F 9 2 7 0 5.5 61.1 2524 2605
9.Civin T SK Mahrla Prah 2367F 10 7 2 1 8.0 80.0 2334 2574
10.Jakubiec A IPM Color Ostr 2538F 9 3 4 2 5.0 55.6 2530 2570
11.Kovalev A Bauset Pardubi 2572F 8 2 5 1 4.5 56.2 2506 2551
12.Oral T Hagemann Opava 2550F 9 3 5 1 5.5 61.1 2466 2547
The Belgian Teams 2003-2004 have concluded. SK47 Eynatten 1 duly took
the title with an 8/8 win against relegated Boitsfort. The along with Temse 1
and SK Rochade 1 qualified for the the European Club Championships. Boitsfort
along with Hoboken were relegated. Steve Laios sends results and games from
round 11 plus a couple of earlier missing games.
Round 11 : 21.03.2004
1. K Gent SRL - Charleroi : 6.0-2.0
2. LV Leuven - Temse : 4.0-4.0
3. CRE Liège - Hoboken : 4.0-4.0
4. Boitsfort - SK47.Eynatten 1 : 0.0-8.0
5. Borgerhout - Rochade : 2.5-5.5
6. K Brugge SK - SK47.Eynatten 2 : 2.5-5.5
Final Standing after round 11.
Pts M/P Pl
1. KSK47-Eynatten 1 67.5 11 11 * Qualified for
2. Temse 1 57.5 8.5 11 * European Club
3. SK Rochade 1 51.5 7 11 * Championship
4. KSK47-Eynatten 2 50 6.5 11
5. K Brugge SK 1 42.5 5 11
5. K Gent SRL 1 42.5 5 11
7. Charleroi 1 41 5.5 11
8. LV Leuven Fortis 1 39 3.5 11
8. Borgerhout 1 38 4.5 11
10. CRE Liège 1 37 5 11
11. Hoboken 1 37 4 11 * Relegated
12. Boitsfort 1 24.5 0,5 11 * to Division 2
Winners of the Division 2
Division 2A : Jean-Jaurès (Ghent)
Division 2B : Temse 3
Kaspars Migla sends news of the Latvian Team Championship 2004.
"Daugavpils Latgalie¹u biedrïba" won the event and like last
year, 28 points was enough in the 16 team event. The top four boards were
occupied by men and the fifth a women. Seven rounds.
1. "Daugavpils Latgalie¹u biedrïba" (DLB) - 28 points of
total 35 2. Amatnieks/"Transporta un sakaru institþta sporta klubs"
(A/TSISK) - 25,5 points 3. Transporta un sakaru institþts (TSI) - 20
points 4. RTU - 19 points 5.-6. Amatnieks Juniors - 18,5 points 5.-6.
Rïgas ¹ahs skola NL - 18,5 points
Best board performances: 1. board: 1. GM Edvins Kengis (DLB) - 5,5, 2.
H.Asauskas (BT) - 5, 3. GM Evgeny Sveshnikov (A/TSISK) - 4,5 4. Vadims
Daskevics (TSI) - 4,5. 2. board: IM Oleg Krivonosov (A/TSISK) - 6, GM Aloizas
Kveinys (DLB) - 5. 3. board: FM Arnolds Luckàns (DLB) - 6 4. board:
I.Smarodinskis - 5,5 (TSI) 5. board: WIM Laura Rogule (DLB), WIM Tatjana
Voronova (Venspils ¹aha klubs) - 5,5.
The Latvian championship follows in May, Liepjas rokade 2004 in July
and Riga 2004 August.
The Danish Championships take place April 4th-12th in Koege, Denmark.
The event is a 16 player knockout. My thanks to Brian Joergensen.
Official site: http://www.skak-dm.dk/2004/
1 Palo, Davor m DEN 2505
2 Pedersen, Nicolai V. m DEN 2510
3 Rasmussen, Karsten m DEN 2468
4 Mortensen, Erling m DEN 2450
5 Pedersen, Steffen m DEN 2417
6 El-Kher, Henrik DEN 2404
7 Fries Nielsen, Jens O. m DEN 2425
8 Berg, Klaus m DEN 2436
9 Soerensen, Jan m DEN 2402
10 Fries Nielsen, Niels J DEN 2380
11 Nilssen, John Arni DEN 2426
12 Boe, Mads DEN 2362
13 Borbjerggaard, Lars m DEN 2376
14 Pilgaard, Kim m DEN 2398
15 Skytte, Rasmus m DEN 2401
16 Pedersen, Daniel V. DEN 2366
The 5th Karpov Tournament took place in Poikovsky 17th-26th of March
2004. Poikovsky is a village Poikovsky in the Nefteyugansky region, the west of
Siberia. This year the average rating of the participants was 2676 (category
XVIII), and the organisers promise that next year the event will be stronger.
As reported last week Alexander Grischuk took first on tie-break from
Sergei Rublevsky after beating Zhang Zhong. Grischuk started fast with three
wins in the first four rounds. He then drew the next four including what looked
like a missed chance against Joel Lautier in round 7. Games from round 9 played
on the final day are now available. News Eugeny Atarov.
Official site: http://www.admoil.ru/chess2004/index_chess.htm
As I reported in TWIC477 the 3rd Amplico Aig Life International Chess
Tournament which was also the 22nd Memorial of Stanislaw Gawlikowski took place
in Warsaw, December 20th-21st December 2003. Top seed Ivanchuk Vassily beat
Akopian Vladimir 1,5-0,5 in the final of this rapid event.
John Fernandez competed and has 23 games from the event which seem to be
the only record of the event. He notes: Both games of the Ivanchuk-Akopian
final complete. The second game of the Aronian-Aleksandrov 3rd place match,
complete. The first game (won by Aronian) is missing. 1 game from the
Quarterfinal Gp 1 (Urban-Korobov). The other 11 games are lost. 4 games from
Quarterfinal group 2 (Akopian-Rustemov, Glek-Akopian, Rustemov-Jaracz,
Jaracz-Akopian). The other 8 games are lost. 1 game from the Quarterfinal group
3 (Aleksandrov - Moiseenko). The other 11 games are lost. 2 games from the
Quarterfinal group 4 (Zezulkin - Socko & Sakaev). The other 10 games are
lost. 1 game from the Aleksandrov - Akopian semifinal. Both games were won by
Akopian, I only have the 2nd. All three games of the Aronian-Ivanchuk final are
lost. 11 games from the Swiss tournament. 3 are missing round numbers, but were
played on the first day. There is 1 game submitted by Mateusz Bartel, and
another by Bartek Macieja. The other 6 are the 6 games I played vs. FIDE rated
players, games are complete. I kept score in all the games, but it's a bit
silly to have the other games included.
Preliminary Tournament 13 Rounds
1 Asrian, Karen ARM 2601 10 91.0
2 Malaniuk, Vladimir UKR 2525 10 89.5
3 Baklan, Vladimir UKR 2600 9.5 96.0
4 Eljanov, Pavel UKR 2597 9.5 94.0
5 Korchnoi, Viktor SUI 2580 9.5 92.0
6 Bartel, Mateusz POL 2452 9.5 92.0
7 Cyborowski, Lukasz POL 2575 9.5 88.0
8 Szymanski, Marcin POL 2426 9.5 87.0
9 Gdanski, Jacek POL 2522 9 93.5
10 Rozentalis, Eduardas LTU 2633 9 92.0
11 Dziuba, Marcin POL 2447 9 91.5
12 Volokitin, Andrei UKR 2594 9 91.0
13 Neverov, Valeriy UKR 2550 9 90.0
14 Nielsen, Peter Heine DEN 2626 9 90.0
15 Wojtaszek, Radoslaw POL 2461 9 89.5
16 Tseshkovsky, Vitaly RUS 2543 9 88.5
17 Brodsky, Michail UKR 2559 9 87.5
18 Zhigalko, Sergei BLR 2460 9 87.0
19 Goloshchapov, Alexander UKR 2574 8.5 93.5
20 Malakhatko, Vadim UKR 2529 8.5 92.5
21 Mista, Aleksander POL 2511 8.5 91.5
22 Fedorov, Alexei BLR 2595 8.5 91.0
23 Markowski, Tomasz POL 2610 8.5 89.5
24 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw POL 2509 8.5 89.5
25 Gajewski, Grzegorz POL 2462 8.5 89.0
26 Murdzia, Piotr POL 2446 8.5 89.0
27 Jakubiec, Artur POL 2538 8.5 88.0
28 Jedynak, Radoslaw POL 2448 8.5 88.0
29 Zhigalko, Andrey BLR 2478 8.5 88.0
30 Tazbir, Marcin POL 2303 8.5 87.5
31 Dworakowska, Joanna POL 2379 8.5 87.0
32 Novitzkij, Dmitrij BLR 2398 8.5 87.0
33 Heberla, Bartlomiej POL 2420 8.5 85.0
34 Schmidt, Wlodzimierz POL 2428 8.5 84.5
35 Kuraszkiewicz, Michael GER 2304 8.5 84.5
36 Szelag, Marcin POL 2390 8.5 83.5
37 Staniszewski, Piotr POL 2433 8.5 82.0
38 Lada, Marek POL 2220 8.5 82.0
39 Stoma, Pawel POL 2246 8.5 81.0
40 Kuziola, Mateusz POL 2285 8.5 76.0
41 Luch, Michal POL 2268 8.5 75.5
340 players
Groups
Group 1 1 2 3 4 Pkt Msc
1. Ivanchuk Vassily x x 1 1 = 1 1 1 5,5 1
2. Krasenkow Michal 0 0 x x 1 = 0 0 1,5 4
3. Korobov Anton = 0 0 = x x = 1 2,5 2
4. Urban Klaudiusz 0 0 1 1 = 0 x x 2,5 3
Group 2 1 2 3 4 Pkt Msc
1. Akopian Vladimir x x = = = = 1 = 3,5 1
2. Rustemov Alexander = = x x 1 = = = 3,5 2
3. Glek Igor = = 0 = x x = 0 2 4
4. Jaracz Pawel 0 = = = = 1 x x 3 3
Group 3 1 2 3 4 Pkt Msc
1. Aleksandrov Aleksej x x 1 = = 1 1 1 5 1
2. Moiseenko Alexander 0 = x x = 1 = 0 2,5 2
3. Ruck Robert = 0 = 0 x x = = 2 4
4. Azarov Sergei 0 0 = 1 = = x x 2,5 3
Group 4 1 2 3 4 Pkt Msc
1. Sakaev Konstantin x x = = 0 1 1 1 4 2
2. Aronian Levon = = x x 1 = 1 1 4,5 1
3. Socko Bartosz 1 0 0 = x x 1 1 3,5 3
4. Zezulkin Jurij 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x 0 4
Places 5-8 1 2 3 4 Pkt Msc
1. Sakaev Konstantin x = = = 1,5 7
2. Korobov Anton = x = 1 2 5
3. Moiseenko Alexander = = x 1 2 6
4. Rustemov Alexander = 0 0 x = 8
Places 9-12 1 2 3 4 Pkt Msc
1. Urban Klaudiusz x 0 1 0 1 11
2. Socko Bartosz 1 x 0 1 2 9
3. Jaracz Pawel 0 1 x 1 2 10
4. Azarov Sergei 1 0 0 x 1 12
Places 13-16 1 2 3 4 Pkt Msc
1. Ruck Robert x 1 1 = 2,5 13
2. Krasenkow Michal 0 x 1 = 1,5 14
3. Glek Igor 0 0 x 1 1 15
4. Zezulkin Jurij = = 0 x 1 16
Semi-Final
Ivanchuk Vassily - Aronian Levon 2-1 (1-0,0-1,1-0)
Akopian Vladimir - Aleksander Aleksej 2-0 (1-0,1-0)
3rd-4th Place
Aronian Levon - Aleksander Aleksej 1,5-0,5 (1-0,1/2)
Final
Ivanchuk Vassily - Akopian Vladimir 1,5-0,5 (1-0,1/2)
Internet coverage:
http://www.pzszach.org.pl/amplico/wyniki.htm
Michael Atkins reports: The Millennium Chess Festival V saw 267 players
come to Virginia Beach, Virginia over the weekend of April 2-4. Played at the
Ramada Oceanfront Plaza Resort , another fun weekend at the Beach was had by
all. Organizer Tom Braunlich did another great job pulling together all the
little pieces and this year joined the TS staff of Ernie Schlich and Michael
Atkins.
This year five sections were offered instead of the previous 4; Open,
U2000, U1800, U1600 and U1300. Full coverage will be at
http://www.geocities.com/millenniumchessfestival/
The Open section ended in a tie at 4 ½ among GM?s Hikaru
Nakamura and Ildar Ibragimov. Nakamura won his first 4 games and drew with GM
Alex Wojtkiewicz in the final round. Ibragimov won his first three games, drew
with Wojtkiewicz in the 4th round and then defeated FM Boris Privman in the
final round. The Nakamura - Becerra 4th round game was critical to the final
standings.
GM Julio Becerra gave up a pawn in a game that had Black playing in a
Benko Gambit style position and Nakamura held the pawn to go into an ending 3
vs 2 kingside pawn ending with rook and minor piece. Around move 68, Becerra
made an Insufficient Losing Chances Claim which resulted in a Time Delay clock
being placed on the board. Nakamura now had about 14 minutes and Becerra had 57
seconds. Becerra used too much time maneuvering his pieces and then did not
have enough time at the crucial final position. His flag fell when Nakamura
forced him to think about capturing a pawn which would have been a draw in a
position where Becerra?s rook would harass a King unable to capture it due to
either stalemate or a sole rook vs rook ending.
Third-sixth and U2400 group at 4-1 were GM?s Wojtkiewicz, Fedorwicz, IM
John Donaldson and FMs Alexander Stamnov and Boris Zisman. The U2000 section
was won by Larry Larkins with 4 ½, U1800 section was won at 5-0 by
Walter Key, the U1600 was won by Michael Spargo with 4 ½, and the U1300
section was won by Tan Dang with 5-0.
GM Hikaru Nakamura took clear first. 9 ½ - ½ in a 50
player rated Blitz tournament on Saturday night. Four GMs and another 8 masters
competed in the strong tournament. It was pretty clear of complaints and
players willingly played until 12:30 AM knowing that their clocks were getting
set ahead an hour at 2AM and they were going to lose an hour?s sleep. Chess
players will sacrifice almost anything for the love of the game.
Nakamura and GM Julio Becerra went into the 5th round both tied with
8-0 and Nakamura took clear first by scoring a point and a half from the two
games. Becerra finished second with 8 ½ . Tied for 3rd - 4th were GM
Jaan Ehlvest and ?A? player Brian Salomon. Brian has played in all of the MCF
blitz events and I think he has won money each year. He had a 2337 performance
and won every match except for a split against former Virginia State Champion
Joseph Feygelson.
Top U2200 was Alex Barnett with 7 ½ , who recently won the Oscar
Shapiro Blitz in DC, clear first over several Grandmasters. Top U1800 was split
among Patrick Ray and James Fuller, each with 5 ½ . Gerald Battaglia
took U1500 honors with 3 ½ points.
The annual exhibition game took place between GM John Fedorowicz and GM
Hikaru Nakamura on Saturday night. Chessplayers ate a buffet dinner while
watching the match, which was played from two different rooms. The two players
talked about their thought processes during the game so average folks could see
how the GMs think. Kotov might have like this format! The game ended in a draw,
but was far from a typical Grandmaster Draw. The full transcript of the game,
with player?s thoughts and comments will appear on TWIC in the near future.
Next week starting Wednesday is the Foxwoods Open. Internet coverage
will follow at: http://www.foxwoodsopen.com
George Mirijanian reports: The 14th annual Massachusetts Game/60
Championship took place 28 March 2004 at the Greater Lowell Boys and Girls Club
in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Senior master Joshua Friedel of New Hampshire
finished first with a score of 3 1/2 - 1/2. GM Alexander Ivanov, who lost to
Friedel in the final round, tied for 2nd-3rd place with national master Avraam
Pismennyy at 3-1. FM John Curdo captured fourth place with a score of 2 1/2 - 1
1/2. A total of 61 players competed in four sections of the tournament, which
was sponsored by the Massachusetts Chess Association and directed by U.S. Chess
Federation-certified senior TD Robert Messenger. Complete crosstables are
available at http://www.masschess.org
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.
NN Name NAT Rat Var
1 Kasparov,Garry RUS 2764 137
2 Anand,Viswanathan IND 2729 157
3 Kramnik,Vladimir RUS 2704 134
4 Topalov,Veselin BUL 2694 158
5 Leko,Peter HUN 2690 146
6 Polgar,Judit HUN 2690 161
7 Svidler,Peter RUS 2680 136
8 Adams,Michael ENG 2677 137
9 Morozevich,Alexander RUS 2677 179
10 Grischuk,Alexander RUS 2675 157
11 Short,Nigel D ENG 2670 149
12 Ponomariov,Ruslan UKR 2669 171
13 Gelfand,Boris ISR 2660 146
14 Azmaiparashvili,Zurab GEO 2655 151
15 Shirov,Alexei ESP 2655 159
16 Ivanchuk,Vassily UKR 2654 146
17 Bareev,Evgeny RUS 2649 194
18 Sokolov,Ivan NED 2647 151
19 Nisipeanu,Liviu-Dieter ROM 2637 143
20 Radjabov,Teimour AZE 2636 160
21 Rublevsky,Sergei RUS 2635 179
22 McShane,Luke James ENG 2628 187
23 Ye Jiangchuan CHN 2627 162
24 Akopian,Vladimir ARM 2626 172
25 Bologan,Viorel MDA 2624 201
26 Vallejo Pons,Francisco ESP 2622 151
27 Gurevich,Mikhail BEL 2622 160
28 Karpov,Anatoli RUS 2620 137
29 Sutovsky,Emil ISR 2620 191
30 Graf-Nenashev,Alexander GER 2618 157
31 Beliavsky,Alexander G SLO 2615 164
32 Mamedyarov,Shakhriyar AZE 2614 150
33 Dreev,Alexey RUS 2614 160
34 Lautier,Joel FRA 2613 159
35 Bacrot,Etienne FRA 2610 154
36 Sakaev,Konstantin RUS 2603 143
37 Nikolic,Predrag BIH 2603 166
38 Aronian,Levon ARM 2602 170
39 Malakhov,Vladimir RUS 2601 176
40 Khalifman,Alexander RUS 2598 129
41 Georgiev,Kiril BUL 2598 159
42 Zvjaginsev,Vadim RUS 2597 147
43 Nielsen,Peter-Heine DEN 2597 168
44 Van Wely,Loek NED 2595 167
45 Onischuk,Alexander USA 2592 192
46 Aleksandrov,Aleksej BLR 2591 149
47 Hansen,Curt DEN 2589 161
48 Vescovi,Giovanni BRA 2589 186
49 Filippov,Valerij RUS 2588 181
50 Dautov,Rustem GER 2583 173
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad takes place in Calvià (Majorca),
14th-31st October 2004. There is now a website with lots of information on the
event.
Official site: http://www.36chessolympiad.com
Polish Championships
The Polish Men's Championship takes place April 24th-May 7th in Warsaw.
The event is a 14 player round-robin. Each round starts at 16:00 (except the
last round, which starts at 13:00). May 2nd is the day-off. The time control is
90 minutes for the whole game with a 30-second increment per move ("FIDE time
control"). The Women's Championship takes place alongside April 26th-May 7th.
Coverage should be at http://www.zagraj.pl and there is certain to be
a link from the Polish Chess Federation site:
http://www.pzszach.org.pl
Here is the line-up:
1 Macieja, Bartlomiej g 2633
2 Krasenkow, Michal g 2609
3 Markowski, Tomasz g 2605
4 Kempinski, Robert g 2586
5 Socko, Bartosz g 2579
6 Cyborowski, Lukasz g 2565
7 Miton, Kamil g 2563
8 Jaracz, Pawel g 2539
9 Jakubiec, Artur g 2532
10 Gdanski, Jacek g 2529
12 Mista, Aleksander g 2517
16 Jakubowski, Krzysztof f 2492
22 Murdzia, Piotr m 2455
36 Lagowski, Patryk m 2425
Average rating 2545, category 12
Alushta Tournaments
Leonid Galperin the Vice-President of the Chess Federation of the
Ukraine sends news of future events in Alushta.
Official site: http://www.kaissa.com.ua/
1. GM norm events (11-13-15 rounds, circular system, VIII-IX category)
22.05-2.06 5.06-15.06 17.06-27.06 27.08-7.09 10.09-20.09 23.09-3.10
2. IM norm events (11-13 rounds, circular system, II-III category)
22.05-2.06 5.06-15.06 17.06-27.06 27.08-7.09 10.09-20.09 23.09-3.10
3. Festival "Alushta's summer-2004" The tournaments with the GM and IM
norm (11-13 rounds, circular system) 05.06 - 15.06 17.06. - 27.07 Rating
tournament (11-13 rounds, circular system) 17.06-27.06 Open tournament (under
16 years). First prize - 200 $. (9 rounds, swiss system ) 8.06-16.06 Blitz
tournament (9 rounds, swiss system) 28.06 "Rapid chess" (open) (9 rounds, swiss
system) 29.06-30.06 Open tournament (main tournament of festival)(9 rounds,
swiss system) First prize 1000 $. First prize (woman) 500$. 1.07-10.07
Australian Open Championship update
The Australian Open Chess Championships take place December 28th, 2004
to January 9th, 2005. It will be played at Mount Buller, a tourist destination
just a few hours from Melbourne, Australia. The organisers can arrange free
transfer from Melbourne to Mt Buller.
Confirmed entries include:
GM Shabalov, Alex (2636 - USA)
GM Ehlvehst, Jaan (2599 - EST)
GM Mikhalevski, Victor (2568 - ISR)
GM Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander (2564 - USA)
GM Kengis, Edvins (2555 - LAT)
GM Golod, Vitali (2544 - ISR)
GM Kosten, Tony (2507 - FRA)
The organisers are looking for other GM or IM players interested in
participating. Contact cordover@chessworld.com.au for details of conditions for
players.
Prizes for the tournament are $3500, $2500, $1700, $1100, $900 . down to
8th place. There is a good chance the first prize will be increased to $10,000.
Further details: http://www.mindsports.com.au
Paks Tournaments
II. Marx György Memorial Paks, Hungary 5-15 June 2004 with
Portisch, Korchnoi, Beliavsky, Ács, Berkes GM Tournament (10 rounds, 6
invited players) & 5-15 June IM group, 5-11 June FM group, 12-15 June Open
Tournaments
VIII. Paks Cup 21-31 August 2004 GM-IM Tournaments 23-29 August 2004 FM
Tournament
Further information: Videki Sandor Tel: 0036-75421225, 304012866 email:
videkis2001@yahoo.com
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
Dutch Championships
The Dutch Championships take place June 28th - July 10th 2004.
Further info: http://www.schaakbond.nl/
Essent Dutch Championship
Name Title Qualified
Loek van Wely GM Essent NC 2003
Sergei Tiviakov GM Essent NC 2003
Daniel Stellwagen IM Essent NC 2003
John van der Wiel GM Essent NC 2003
Friso Nijboer GM Dutch Open
Ivan Sokolov GM wildcard
Erik van den Doel GM Semi Finals
Dennis de Vreugt GM Semi Finals
Yge Visser IM Semi Finals
Manuel Bosboom IM Semi Finals
Essent Dutch Championship for Women
Name Title Qualified
Zhaoqin Peng WGM Essent NC
Tea lanchava WGM Essent NC 2003
Petra Schuurman FM Essent NC 2003
Désiree Hamelink WIM Dutch Open
Bianca Muhren Semi Finals
Arlette van Weersel Semi Finals
Golden Cleopatra
The 8th Golden Cleopatra Open 2004 will be held after the Dubai Open
30th April - 9th May 2004 at the Eastern Company Club about 5km from the
Pyramids, Cairo. 10 Round Swiss Sytem Time Control (90 minutes for all the game
+ 30 seconds per move)
Arrival 29th April, Closing Ceremony 9th May 7 p.m. then departure.
Special conditions for limited no. of GMs and IMs over 2400. Note:
Organizers needs only one invited player from each country. Last day for
registering is 24 April 2004 .
E-mail is ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Hassan Khaled General
Director Egyptian Chess Federation
Phone is +20-2-3378987 and Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Eastern Company Club
Fax : +20-2-5620931 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
ACP Inaugural Internet Tournament
The ACP Inaugural Internet Tournament sponsored by ChinaCom and hosted
by playchess.com will take place from April 12th-17th 2004. Players can
register at http://www.chessbase.com/events/acp
. The entry deadline is April 8th. This is the first of many the ACP hope to
organise and they expect a massive participation as they hope to promote the
ACP and attract sponsors for over-the-board tournaments.
ACP site: http://www.chess-players.org
European Individual Championships
The European Individual Championships take place in Antalya/Turkey 14
May (arrival) to 31 May 2004 (departure).
In addition the European Senior Championship takes place Arvier, Aosta
Valley (Italy) from 8th-16th September 2004.
Further info at: http://www.eurochess.org
Uruguay Championships
The Preliminary tournament for the Uruguay Championships are taking
place in Montevideo.
Internet coverage: http://nuestroajedrez.tripod.com
US Championships
The 2004 US Championships will take place November 25th - December 5th
at the Hilton Torrey Pines, La Jolla San Diego, California.
Further details of who has qualified so far and which events make-up
the 2004 cycle can be found at http://www.af4c.org/events.asp.
Further details: http://www.af4c.org
8th Voronezh International Chess Festival
The 8th Voronezh International Chess Festival takes place June 10th-21st
2004.
Internet coverage:
http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open/index_e.htm
Olimp Base
One of the huge reference gaps in online chess literature is a list of
games and results from the Olympiads. There is a new site which is designed to
fill that gap.
Site: http://www.olimpbase.org
Mikhail Golubev Ukraine
Mikhail Golubev chronicled Ukrainian Chess news over a number of years
on his Chess-Sector website. He no longer updates the site but there is an
archive at: http://members.lycos.co.uk/csarchive/.
His personal pages are at: http://www.geocities.com/mikhail_golubev/
Other websites of Ukrainian news: http://www.ukrchess.org.ua,
http://www.chesspage.kiev.ua,
http://www.kaissa.com.ua and
http://www.ladja.com.ua
Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Congress
The Monarch Assurance Isle of Man Congress takes place 25th September -
3rd October 2004. The open has 9 rounds and the 2 subsidiary events 7, the
latter starting on the 27th. A number of very strong grandmasters are likely to
compete as in previous years. Total prize fund £16500. The first World
Senior Team Championship will take place 5th - 12th October also in the same
Ocean Castle Hotel. This is for teams of 4 + one optional reserve. Male players
have to be at least 60 on 1 January 2004 and female players at least 50.
Further details on both events Stewartreuben@aol.com
Canadian Events
A calendar of Canadian events can be found at the Chess Federation of
Canada's web site - http://www.chess.ca -
Listed are the major Canadian events for the summer tourist season in order of
date, with links that can be pasted into a web browser. Please note their FIDE
Zone 2.2 Championships: 11th Canadian Women's Ch - April 9-11 77th Canadian
Closed Ch - August 20-29.
Canadian Schedule 2004:
http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~bw998/schedule.html
19th North Sea Cup
North Sea Cup, Esbjerg, Denmark. After 18 round-robins the Esbjerg Chess
Union has decided to change the format of their renowned North Sea Cup. The
organizers have always felt indebted to the participants of the amateur section
who year after year have made the NSC a little chess festival. So now any chess
devotee is offered the ( at least theoretical) possibility of facing even a GM
- the NSC transforms at least for one year into the Open format.
The 19th North Sea Cup will be played July 3-10 2004, 9 rounds Swiss
(two rounds on the 4th), the three top prizes DKK 15.000 - DKK 10.000 - DKK
5.000. The first 4 GMs who sign up will be offered free accommodation. Last
entry June 27. Entry fee DKK 200, GM-IM-WGM and WIM for free. More info: Brian
Isaksen brisak@esenet.dk
Further info: http://www.northseacup.dk
3rd Condom Chess Open
3rd Condom Chess Open 2004 (south-west of France)
The tournament takes place 10-17 july 2004 9 rounds swiss system 40
moves/2h + 1h KO FIDE homogation total prize : 8000 â?¬ - 1st 1200
â?¬ E-Mail: echecs.condom@free.fr
Further details: http://echecs.condom.free.fr
Zhukova vs "All Sport" and "Chess in Ukraine"
Natalia Zhukova takes on the newspaper "All Sport" and the web-site
"Chess in Ukraine". Voting seems to be via E-Mail.
Moves so far: Zhukova vs. "All Sport" and "Chess in Ukraine" 1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0-0-0 Bd7 9.f3 Be7
10.h4 b5 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Ne2 0-0 13.Nd4 Rc8 14.g4 Bb7 15.Be3 Qc7 16.h5
continues.
Further details: http://www.chesspage.kiev.ua/
Dortmund Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2004
Dortmund has changed its format to that used by the event when it acted
as a Candidates tournament in 2002. There will be preliminary groups followed
by semifinal and final matches.
The event takes place in the Dortmund Theatre 22nd July - 1st August
2004.
Players not yet announced by the organisers but they're expecting the
event to be very strong.
Pula Open 2004
The Pula Open 2004 takes place 19th-26th June 2004 in Pula, Croatia.
Further details: http://skpula.hr
1st Coventry International
The 1st Coventry International takes place April 16th-18th 2004 at King
Henry VIII School, Coventry. FIDE Rated BCF Grand Prix (Elite Status). PRIZE
FUND: £1300+ 1st Prize=£500 2nd Prize=£200 3rd
Prize=£100 Tournament Director: Mark Hogarth. Chief Controller: John
Robinson (FIDE Arbiter) Controller: Roy Woodcock
This event allows players to improve/obtain their international FIDE
rating without taking a week off from studies/work. It is anticipated that
several GMs and IMs will take part. Entry fees: GM, IM, WGM, WIM FREE (If
before 5th April 2004) FM & WFM £16 (If before 5th April 2004)
Non-Titled Players £24. A late entry fee of £5 will be charged on
entries post marked after 12th April 2004
Further info: Mark Hogarth mark.hogarth@btinternet.com or Roy Woodcock
chessroy@tinyworld.co.uk
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
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
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
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.
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
Hungarian chess tournaments April-August 2004
1. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of April, org.NL.
2. SAVARIA-IM-2 closed, Szombathely, 19th-29th of April, org: Korpics
Zsolt;
3. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 1st-13th of May,
4. 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
5. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 5th-17th of June, Budapest, org.Nagy L.
6. 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/,
7. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of July, Org: Nagy Laszlo,
8. 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
9. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 7th-19th of August 2004, org: NL.
10. 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
11. TALENTUM CUP Open 19th-27th of Aug. BALATONZAMARDI /200 km West
from Budapest/, organizer: MR VALIS, Janos e-mail: husi-sc@hu.inter.net
12. 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/
