THE WEEK IN CHESS 496 11th May 2004 by Mark Crowther
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Sigeman Tournament 2004 25 games
French Teams 215 games
German Bundesliga 126 games
Karadjorje GM 42 games
Constatin Ungureanu Memorial 55 games
100th New York Masters 4 games
Polish Championships 54 games
Bulgarian Championship 14 games
4NCL 144 games
First Saturday May 37 games
Russian Chess League Finals 212 games
Kramnik Chess Exhibition 4 games
1076 games
My thanks to Gábor Szamosközi, Fareh Youness, Hassan Khaled,
Herman van Riemsdijk, Mihajlo Savic, Boris Gulko, Ching Kim Lye, Miklos Orso,
Dominique Primel, Martin Mrva, John Fernandez, Petr Herejk, Arthur Brameld,
Jovan Petronic, Thomas Henrich, Tomas Dvorak, Jan Mazuch, Jürgen Daniel,
John Saunders, and everyone else who helped with the issue.
TWIC is a day late for the first time in years as I had virus that wiped
out windows on my main machine. Time to get a firewall I think. For me the main
news is the continued progress of 13 year old Magnus Carlsen. He made his 4th
GM norm this year in the Sigeman tournament and is clearly ready for stronger
tests.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Sigeman Tournament 2004 organised by the Limhamn Chess Club and the
Copenhagen Chess Federation took place in Malmo and Høje Taastrup (a
suburb of Copenhagen) April 30th - May 9th 2004. Peter Heine Nielsen beat Curt
Hansen to catch him in the final round both finished on 6/9. Half a point
behind in 3rd was the World's youngest GM, Magnus Carlsen, who has been invited
to play in the FIDE championships in Libya after becoming one of the FIDE
President Kirsan Iljumzhinov's nominees. (See http://www.fide.com). He has made his fourth GM
norm in this event.
Official site: http://www.sigeman-chess.com
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12th Sigeman & Co Malmoe/Copenhagen SWE (SWE), 30 iv-9 v 2004cat. XIII (2567)
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1. Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2628 * 1 0 1 = = 1 = = 1 6.0 2685
2. Hansen, Curt g DEN 2635 0 * 1 = = = 1 1 = 1 6.0 2684
3. Carlsen, Magnus m NOR 2552 1 0 * = 0 = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2648
4. Beliavsky, Alexander G g SLO 2667 0 = = * = 1 0 1 1 = 5.0 2598
5. Rozentalis, Eduardas g LTU 2619 = = 1 = * 0 = 0 1 = 4.5 2561
6. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2512 = = = 0 1 * = 0 1 = 4.5 2573
7. Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2601 0 0 0 1 = = * 1 = = 4.0 2520
8. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2513 = 0 0 0 1 1 0 * = = 3.5 2492
9. Aagaard, Jacob m DEN 2400 = = = 0 0 0 = = * = 3.0 2460
10. De Firmian, Nick E g USA 2542 0 0 0 = = = = = = * 3.0 2444
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The final rounds of the French Team Championships took place May 5th-8th
2004. The NAO Chess Club was very strong with Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams
and Peter Svidler and they took the title with a perfect 11/11 score. Etienne
Bacrot finished on 11/11. Monaco took second place. In the poule basse
Strasbourg, Orange, Lille Drancy were all relegated. Final round games
missing.
Round 8 Results
Poule haute
Clichy - Nao : 0-5
Monpellier - Mulhouse : 3-0
Monaco - Nice : 4-1
Cannes - Gonfreville : 6-0
Poule basse
Evry - Lille : 2-1
Bischwiller - Drancy : 3-1
Nancy - Orange : 5-1
Strasbourg - Vandoeuvre : 1-6
Round 9
Poule haute
Nao - Montpellier : 6-0
Mulhouse - Clichy : 1-4
Nice - Cannes : 2-3
Gonfreville - Monaco : 0-5
Poule basse
Drancy - Evry : 0-5
Lille - Bischwiller : 0-6
Vandoeuvre - Nancy : 5-1
Orange - Strasbourg : 3-3
Round 10
Poule haute
Cannes - Nao : 1-2
Monaco - Mulhouse : 6-0
Montpellier - Nice : 3-2
Clichy - Gonfreville : 2-2
Poule basse
Evry - Vandoeuvre : 0-7
Bischwiller - Orange : 4-1
Nancy - Drancy : 4-0
Strasbourg - Lille : 4-2
Final Round 11
Poule haute
Nao - Monaco : 5-1
Mulhouse - Cannes : 1-3
Nice - Clichy : 1-1
Gonfreville - Montpellier : 3-2
Final Standings
1. Nao : 33
2. Monaco : 29
3. Cannes : 29
4. Clichy : 26
5. Montpellier : 24
6. Gonfreville : 23
7. Nice : 21
8. Mulhouse : 20
Poule basse
Orange - Evry : 2-4
Vandoeuvre - Bischwiller : 1-2
Lille - Nancy : 2-5
Drancy - Strasbourg : 2-3
9. Bischwiller : 25
10. Evry : 22
11. Vandoeuvre : 20
12. Nancy : 19
13. Strasbourg : 17
14. Orange : 16
15. Lille : 15
16. Drancy : 13
There were playoffs for the Bundesliga in Baden Baden on May 9th 2004
(or at least that's what I believe they were I have never seen them before). SG
Porz beat Baden Oos to take the title. Baden Oos did have the consulation of
winning the women's event.
Internet coverage: http://www.schachbundesliga.com
14th Round 24th April 2004
Venue: Koelln
SG Porz - SV Werder Bremen 6,0:2,0
GM Christopher Lutz - GM Zbynek Hracek ½ : ½
GM Loek Van Wely - GM Vlastimil Babula 1 : 0
GM Ivan Sokolov - GM Yannick Pelletier 1 : 0
GM Alexander G Beliavsky - GM Lars Schandorff ½ : ½
GM Alexander Graf - GM Joseph G. Gallagher 1 : 0
GM Mikhail Gurevich - GM Rainer Knaak 0 : 1
GM Rafael A Vaganian - WGM Almira Skripchenko-Lautier 1 : 0
GM Erik Van den Doel - IM Gerlef Meins 1 : 0
SF Katernberg - Bremer SG 3,0:5,0
GM Vladimir Chuchelov - GM Etienne Bacrot 0 : 1
IM Martin Senff - GM Konstantin Landa ½ : ½
Erwin L'Ami - GM Johann Hjartarson ½ : ½
IM Sebastian Siebrecht - GM Evgenij Agrest 0 : 1
IM Matthias Thesing - GM Hannes Stefansson ½ : ½
Christian Scholz - GM Alexander Baburin 0 : 1
IM Georgios Souleidis - IM Gannadij Fish ½ : ½
FM Falko Meyer - IM Ewgeni Gisbrecht 1 : 0
Venue: Kreuzberg
SC Kreuzberg - SCA St Ingbert 6,0:2,0
GM Zoltan Almasi - GM Christian Bauer 1 : 0
GM Jens-Uwe Maiwald - GM Vladimir Lazarev ½ : ½
GM Raj Tischbierek - IM Emmanuel Bricard ½ : ½
GM Ralf Lau - Chi Minh Nguyen 1 : 0
GM Sergey Kalinitschew - IM Dieter Pirrot 1 : 0
IM Karsten Volke - Dennis Drollinger 1 : 0
IM Drazen Muse - Andreas Bock ½ : ½
IM Stefan Loeffler - Hannes Callam ½ : ½
SFR Neukölln - SV Hofheim 4,0:4,0
GM Dorian Rogozenko - GM Stanislav Savchenko ½ : ½
IM Stephan Berndt - GM Joerg Hickl 0 : 1
IM Rainer Polzin - IM Sergei Krivoshey ½ : ½
IM Dr. Martin Borriss - IM Gennadi Ginsburg 0 : 1
IM Dirk Poldauf - IM Arno Zude ½ : ½
IM Lars Thiede - WGM Jovanka Houska 1 : 0
IM Michael Schwarz - FM Stephan Buchal 1 : 0
FM Henrik Rudolf - FM Georg Haubt ½ : ½
Venue: Hamburg
Hamburger SK - Stuttgarter SF 5,0:3,0
GM Lubomir Ftacnik - GM Eckhard Schmittdiel 1 : 0
IM Jan Gustafsson - IM Igor Berezovsky 1 : 0
GM Matthias Wahls - FM Severin Papa 1 : 0
GM Karsten Mueller - FM Andreas Reuss 0 : 1
GM Michael Bezold - FM Gerhard Lorscheid ½ : ½
IM Oliver Reeh - FM Thomas Heinatz 1 : 0
IM Thies Heinemann - FM Aleksandar Vuckovic 0 : 1
IM Nils Michaelsen - Wilhelm Haas ½ : ½
Venue: Wattenscheid
SV Wattenscheid - TV Tegernsee 2,5:5,5
GM Levon Aronian - GM Igor Khenkin ½ : ½
GM Peter-Heine Nielsen - GM Andrei Sokolov ½ : ½
IM Ralf Appel - GM Zoltan Ribli 0 : 1
GM Florian Handke - GM Klaus Bischoff ½ : ½
IM Dr. Frank Holzke - GM Uwe Boensch 1 : 0
IM Dr. Volkmar Dinstuhl - GM Gerald Hertneck 0 : 1
IM Holger Ellers - GM Markus Stangl 0 : 1
FM Thomas Thiel - IM Stefan Bromberger 0 : 1
SG Solingen - König Plauen 5,5:2,5
GM Predrag Nikolic - GM Stefan Kindermann ½ : ½
GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov - GM Lutz Espig ½ : ½
IM Alexander Naumann - FM Stefan Haskamp ½ : ½
IM Daniel Stellwagen - FM Michael Kuraszkiewicz 1 : 0
IM Jan Werle - FM Roland Pfretzschner ½ : ½
IM Michael Hoffmann - Thomas Espig 1 : 0
IM Jan Smeets - Mathias Paul 1 : 0
Joerg Wegerle - Matthias Hoerr ½ : ½
15th Round 24th April 2004
Venue: Koelln
SV Werder Bremen - SF Katernberg 6,0:2,0
GM Zbynek Hracek - GM Vladimir Chuchelov 1 : 0
GM Vlastimil Babula - IM Martin Senff 1 : 0
GM Yannick Pelletier - Erwin L'Ami 0 : 1
GM Lars Schandorff - IM Sebastian Siebrecht 1 : 0
GM Joseph G. Gallagher - IM Matthias Thesing ½ : ½
GM Rainer Knaak - Christian Scholz 1 : 0
WGM Almira Skripchenko - IM Georgios Souleidis ½ : ½
IM Gerlef Meins - FM Falko Meyer 1 : 0
Bremer SG - SG Porz 2,5:5,5
GM Etienne Bacrot - GM Christopher Lutz ½ : ½
GM Konstantin Landa - GM Loek Van Wely ½ : ½
GM Johann Hjartarson - GM Ivan Sokolov 0 : 1
GM Evgenij Agrest - GM Alexander G Beliavsky ½ : ½
GM Hannes Stefansson - GM Alexander Graf 0 : 1
GM Alexander Baburin - GM Mikhail Gurevich 0 : 1
IM Gannadij Fish - GM Rafael A Vaganian ½ : ½
IM Ewgeni Gisbrecht - GM Erik Van den Doel ½ : ½
Venue: Kreuzberg
SV Hofheim - SC Kreuzberg 2,0:6,0
GM Stanislav Savchenko - GM Zoltan Almasi 0 : 1
GM Joerg Hickl - GM Jens-Uwe Maiwald 0 : 1
IM Sergei Krivoshey - GM Raj Tischbierek 1 : 0
IM Gennadi Ginsburg - GM Ralf Lau 0 : 1
WGM Jovanka Houska - GM Sergey Kalinitschew 0 : 1
FM Patrick Burkart - IM Karsten Volke 0 : 1
FM Dr. Erik Zude - IM Drazen Muse 1 : 0
FM Georg Haubt - IM Stefan Loeffler 0 : 1
SCA St Ingbert - SFR Neukölln 4,0:4,0
GM Christian Bauer - GM Dorian Rogozenko ½ : ½
GM Vladimir Lazarev - IM Stephan Berndt ½ : ½
IM Emmanuel Bricard - IM Rainer Polzin ½ : ½
Chi Minh Nguyen - IM Dr. Martin Borriss 1 : 0
IM Dieter Pirrot - IM Dirk Poldauf 1 : 0
Dennis Drollinger - IM Lars Thiede 0 : 1
Andreas Bock - IM Michael Schwarz 0 :1
Hannes Callam - FM Henrik Rudolf ½ : ½
Baden Oos
SC Baden Oos - Hamburger SK 7,0:1,0
GM Viswanathan Anand - GM Lubomir Ftacnik 1 : 0
GM Alexei Shirov - IM Jan Gustafsson ½ : ½
GM Peter Svidler - GM Matthias Wahls ½ : ½
GM Francisco Vallejo Pons - GM Michael Bezold 1 : 0
GM Rustem Dautov - IM Oliver Reeh 1 : 0
GM Dr. Robert Huebner - IM Thies Heinemann 1 : 0
GM Roland Schmaltz - IM Nils Michaelsen 1 : 0
Rainer Buhmann - Robin Stellwagen 1 : 0
Venue: Wattenscheid
TV Tegernsee - Solinger SG 4,0:4,0
GM Igor Khenkin - GM Predrag Nikolic 0 : 1
GM Andrei Sokolov - GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov ½ : ½
GM Zoltan Ribli - IM Alexander Naumann ½ : ½
GM Klaus Bischoff - IM Daniel Stellwagen ½ : ½
GM Uwe Boensch - IM Jan Werle ½ : ½
GM Gerald Hertneck - IM Michael Hoffmann ½ : ½
GM Markus Stangl - IM Jan Smeets ½ : ½
IM Stefan Bromberger - Joerg Wegerle 1 : 0
SK König Plauen - SV Wattenscheid 0,0:8,0
GM Stefan Kindermann - GM Levon Aronian 0 : 1
GM Lutz Espig - GM Peter-Heine Nielsen 0 : 1
FM Stefan Haskamp - IM Ralf Appel 0 : 1
FM Michael Kuraszkiewicz - GM Florian Handke 0 : 1
FM Roland Pfretzschner - IM Dr. Frank Holzke 0 : 1
Thomas Espig - IM Dr. Volkmar Dinstuhl 0 : 1
Mathias Paul - IM Holger Ellers 0 : 1
Matthias Hoerr - FM Timo Straeter 0 : 1
Playoffs Baden Baden 9th May 2004
SC Baden-Oos - SG Porz 3,5: 4,5
GM Viswanathan Anand - GM Christopher Lutz 1 : 0
GM Alexei Shirov - GM Loek Van Wely 0 : 1
GM Peter Svidler - GM Ivan Sokolov ½ : ½
GM Francisco Vallejo Pons - GM Ulf Andersson 1 : 0
GM Rustem Dautov - GM Alexander Graf 0 : 1
GM Dr. Robert Huebner - GM Mikhail Gurevich ½ : ½
Rainer Buhmann - GM Rafael A Vaganian 0 : 1
GM Ludger Keitlinghaus - GM Erik Van den Doel ½ : ½
Final Table
1. SG Porz 14 80,5 26:2
2. SC Baden-Oos 14 78,5 26:2
3. TV Tegernsee 14 67,0 21:7
4. SV Werder Bremen 14 63,0 20:8
5. Hamburger SK 14 67,5 19:9
6. Bremer SG 14 62,5 18:10
7. SG Solingen 14 61,5 15:13
8. SC Kreuzberg 14 58,5 15:13
9. SV Wattenscheid 14 57,0 12:16
10. SF Neukölln 14 52,0 10:18
10. SF Katernberg 14 52,0 10:18
12. SCA St. Ingbert 14 41,0 7:21
13. SV Hofheim 14 40,0 6:22
14. SK König Plauen 14 31,0 5:23
15. Stuttgarter SF 14 28,0 0:28
Final Table Women
1. SC Baden-Oos 11 49,0 21:1
2. SK Turm Emsdetten 11 50,0 21:1
3. Hamburger SK 11 37,0 15:7
4. Dresdner SC 11 34,5 14:8
5. USV Halle 11 38,0 12:10
6. Rodew. Schachmiezen 11 34,0 11:11
7. Karlsruher SF 11 32,5 9:13
8. SC Meerbauer Kiel 11 30,5 9:13
9. SSV Rotation Berlin 11 29,0 9:13
10. SK Großlehna 11 27,5 9:13
11. SK Chaos Mannheim 11 15,5 2:20
12. Torgelower SV Greif 11 18,5 0:22
The "Karadjorje-Serbia 1840-2004 GM tournament takes place 4-14th May
2004. News Mihajlo Savic.
Official site: http://www.chessdiagonals.com
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Karadjordje-Serbia Topola SCG (SCG), 4-15 v 2004 cat. XIII (2554)
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1. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios g GRE 2533 * = = . = 1 1 1 . . 1 . 5.5 2792
2. Georgiev, Kiril g MKD 2637 = * . . 1 = . = = 1 . 1 5.0 2701
3. Pavasovic, Dusko g SLO 2591 = . * . = = = 1 . = . 1 4.5 2649
4. Ivanisevic, Ivan g SCG 2550 . . . * = = . = 1 = = 1 4.5 2646
5. Goloshchapov, Alexander g UKR 2569 = 0 = = * . 1 . 0 . . 1 3.5 2552
6. Ruck, Robert g HUN 2556 0 = = = . * = = . . 1 . 3.5 2556
7. Sedlak, Nikola g SCG 2519 0 . = . 0 = * = . 1 1 . 3.5 2557
8. Pikula, Dejan g SCG 2523 0 = 0 = . = = * 1 . . . 3.0 2503
9. Jeremic, Veljko m SCG 2490 . = . 0 1 . . 0 * = = = 3.0 2515
10. Damljanovic, Branko g SCG 2583 . 0 = = . . 0 . = * = = 2.5 2452
11. Pavlovic, Milos g SCG 2545 0 . . = . 0 0 . = = * = 2.0 2381
12. Todorovic, Goran M g SCG 2548 . 0 0 0 0 . . . = = = * 1.5 2336
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The Constatin Ungureanu Memorial took place 15th-25th April 2004 in
Bucharest Romania.
Info Radu-Catalin Chirila's new website: http://www.sah.dap.ro
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Constantin Ungureanu Mem Bucharest ROM (ROM), 15-25 iv 2004cat. VII (2407)
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1. Grigore, George-Gabriel g ROM 2501 * = 1 = = = 1 = 1 = 1 7.0 2546
2. Badea, Bela g ROM 2509 = * = = = = 1 = 1 1 1 7.0 2545
3. Shishkin, Vadim m UKR 2443 0 = * 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2552
4. Djukic, Nikola SCG 2449 = = 1 * 0 1 0 1 = 1 1 6.5 2512
5. Lupulescu, Constantin m ROM 2556 = = 0 1 * = 0 = 1 1 1 6.0 2463
6. Diulger, Alexey m MDA 2358 = = 0 0 = * 1 = = 1 1 5.5 2447
7. Ionescu, Mihai m ROM 2388 0 0 = 1 1 0 * = 0 1 1 5.0 2408
8. Ionescu, Constantin g ROM 2465 = = 0 0 = = = * = 1 1 5.0 2400
9. Grigore, Nicolae Petre m ROM 2361 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 = * 1 = 4.0 2339
10. Pessi, Emil-George f ROM 2239 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * = 1.0 2057
11. Osman, Mihai FRA 2205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = * 1.0 2060
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Leonid Yudasin won the 100th New York Masters with a clean 4/4 score on
5th May 2004. The regular rapid event provides regular chances for keen players
of 2200 and above to compete against GMs and IMs in New York. News John
Fernandez.
Website: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
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100th! New York Masters Action USA (USA), 4 v 2004
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1. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2553 +27 + 6 + 4 + 8 4.0 ($1,000)
2. Ehlvest, Jaan g EST 2596 +28 = 5 +16 + 9 3.5 ($ 520)
3. Stripunsky, Alexander g USA 2553 +23 = 7 +11 =10 3.0 ($ 200)
4. Scekic, Milos m SCG 2405 +12 +17 - 1 +16 3.0 ($ 200)
5. Bonin, Jay m USA 2341 +24 = 2 = 7 +19 3.0 ($ 200)
6. Sarkar, Justin m USA 2375 +25 - 1 +20 +18 3.0 ($ 200)
7. Privman, Boris f USA 2268 +34 = 3 = 5 +14 3.0 ($ 200)
8. Shabalov, Alex g USA 2624 +18 +14 = 9 - 1 2.5
9. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2559 +22 +26 = 8 - 2 2.5
10. Becerra, Julio g USA 2547 +20 -16 +13 = 3 2.5
11. Norowitz, Yaacov USA ---- = +29 - 3 +24 2.5 ($ 85)
12. Pelekhaty, Aleks USA ---- - 4 +32 +26 = 2.5 ($ 85)
13. Hess, Robert USA 2169 +15 =19 -10 +23 2.5 ($ 85)
14. Kriventsov, Stas m USA 2415 +30 - 8 +27 - 7 2.0
15. Cela, Altin m ALB 2482 -13 +33 -18 +28 2.0
16. Hoffmann, Asa f USA 2290 +21 +10 - 2 - 4 2.0
17. Belorusov, Mikhail f USA 2302 +32 - 4 -19 +30 2.0
18. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2327 - 8 +30 +15 - 6 2.0
19. Eisen, Lewis f USA 2242 = =13 +17 - 5 2.0
20. Hahn, Anna wm USA 2218 -10 +21 - 6 +26 2.0
21. Zenyuk, Iryna USA 2168 -16 -20 +35 +27 2.0
22. Caruana, Fabiano f USA 2140 - 9 +31 = --- 1.5
23. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2253 - 3 +34 =28 -13 1.5
24. Appelman, Harris USA 2188 - 5 =28 +29 -11 1.5
25. Rosenberg, Evan USA 2163 - 6 -27 =32 +34 1.5
26. Shahade, Jennifer wm USA 2337 +31 - 9 -12 -20 1.0
27. Gershov, Yevgeny f USA 2317 - 1 +25 -14 -21 1.0
28. Figler, Ilye f USA 2327 - 2 =24 =23 -15 1.0
29. Conticello, Nick USA ---- = -11 -24 =33 1.0
30. Chernin, Oliver USA 2194 -14 -18 +33 -17 1.0
31. Fischler, Matthew USA ---- -26 -22 =34 = 1.0
32. Getz, Alec USA ---- -17 -12 =25 = 1.0
33. Khrapatin, Fedor USA ---- = -15 -30 =29 1.0
34. Rabin, Evan USA ---- - 7 -23 =31 -25 0.5
35. Fredericks, Jason USA ---- --- --- -21 --- 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $1,000
2ND - $ 520
3RD - $ 300
4TH - $ 200
5TH - $ 100
U2400 - $ 300
$ 100
$ 50
U2300 - $ 155
$ 50
The Polish Men's Championship took place April 24th-May 7th in Warsaw.
The event was a 14 player round-robin. Bartlomiej Macieja won the event with
9/13 half a point clear of Krasenkow, Kempinski and Gdanski. The Women's
Championship place alongside April 26th-May 7th and was won by Monika Socko
after a sudden death playoff game against Iweta Radziewicz.
Internet coverage: http://www.zagraj.pl/chess/mp2004/index.jsp
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ch-POL Warsaw POL (POL), 24 iv-7 v 2004 cat. XII (2545)
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1. Macieja, Bartlomiej g POL 2633 * 0 = 1 1 = 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 9.0 2679
2. Krasenkow, Michal g POL 2609 1 * = = = = = 1 = 1 = = = 1 8.5 2650
3. Kempinski, Robert g POL 2586 = = * = = = 1 = 1 = = 1 = 1 8.5 2651
4. Gdanski, Jacek g POL 2529 0 = = * = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 = 1 8.5 2656
5. Miton, Kamil g POL 2563 0 = = = * 1 = 1 = = = = 1 1 8.0 2630
6. Jakubiec, Artur g POL 2532 = = = 0 0 * 1 = = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2632
7. Cyborowski, Lukasz g POL 2565 0 = 0 = = 0 * 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2630
8. Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2605 = 0 = = 0 = 0 * = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2540
9. Jaracz, Pawel g POL 2539 = = 0 0 = = = = * = 0 = 1 1 6.0 2516
10. Socko, Bartosz g POL 2579 = 0 = = = = 0 = = * 0 = 1 = 5.5 2485
11. Jakubowski, Krzysztof f POL 2492 0 = = 0 = 0 0 0 1 1 * = 1 = 5.5 2492
12. Murdzia, Piotr m POL 2455 = = 0 0 = 0 0 = = = = * = = 4.5 2441
13. Lagowski, Patryk m POL 2425 0 = = = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = * 1 3.0 2343
14. Mista, Aleksander g POL 2517 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 * 1.5 2211
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ch-POL w Warsaw POL (POL), 26 iv-7 v 2004 cat. I (2272)
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1. Socko, Monika m POL 2408 * = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 = = 1 8.5 2470
2. Radziewicz, Iweta m POL 2444 = * 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 8.5 2467
3. Kadziolka, Beata wm POL 2261 = 1 * = = = 1 = 0 1 1 1 7.5 2405
4. Dworakowska, Joanna m POL 2395 0 = = * 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 1 7.5 2393
5. Krupa, Monika wm POL 2220 0 0 = 0 * 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 7.0 2378
6. Zielinska, Marta wg POL 2411 = 0 = = 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2324
7. Nowak, Dominika POL 2155 0 = 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 5.5 2282
8. Szczepkowska, Karina wf POL 2274 0 0 = 1 0 0 1 * 1 = 0 0 4.0 2169
9. Kupczyk, Edyta POL 2163 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 = 1 3.5 2148
10. Czarnota, Dorota wf POL 2222 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 * 1 = 3.0 2101
11. Matras, Agnieszka wm POL 2269 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 * 1 3.0 2097
12. Gapa, Sylwia POL 2040 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 = 0 * 1.5 1983
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Radziewicz, Iweta - Socko, Monika 0-1 35 E61 King's Indian Defence
ch-POL w Playoff Warsaw POL (POL), 7-7 v 2004
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Socko, Monika m POL 2408 1 1.0
Radziewicz, Iweta m POL 2444 0 0.0
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The Bulgarian Championship took place 24th April - 4th May May in
Sofia. The 68th Men's Championships was a category VIII (2446) round robin. 6
GMs and 4 IMs competed. IM Ivan Cheparinov won the event with 9.5/13 a point
clear of Boris Chatalbashev.
Official site: http://www.bul68.chessmix.com/
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1. Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2555 * = = = 1 1 = = 1 = = 1 1 1 9.5 2612
2. Chatalbashev, Boris g BUL 2543 = * = 1 = 1 = = = = 1 = = 1 8.5 2548
3. Radulski, Julian m BUL 2497 = = * = = 1 = = = = = 1 = = 7.5 2498
4. Bratanov, Zsivko m BUL 2427 = 0 = * 1 0 0 = 1 = 1 1 0 1 7.0 2476
5. Genov, Petar g BUL 2483 0 = = 0 * = = = 1 = = 1 1 = 7.0 2472
6. Rusev, Krasimir BUL 2395 0 0 0 1 = * 1 = = 1 = 0 1 1 7.0 2478
7. Spasov, Vasil g BUL 2542 = = = 1 = 0 * = = = = 0 1 = 6.5 2438
8. Dimitrov, Vladimir g BUL 2459 = = = = = = = * = = = = = = 6.5 2444
9. Nikolov, Momchil BUL 2364 0 = = 0 0 = = = * 1 = 1 1 = 6.5 2452
10. Georgiev, Krum g BUL 2461 = = = = = 0 = = 0 * = = = = 5.5 2387
11. Kolev, Atanas g BUL 2540 = 0 = 0 = = = = = = * 1 0 = 5.5 2381
12. Grigorov, Grigor BUL 2275 0 = 0 0 0 1 1 = 0 = 0 * 1 = 5.0 2372
13. Iotov, Valentin BUL 2342 0 = = 1 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 0 * 1 5.0 2366
14. Dochev, Dimitar m BUL 2359 0 0 = 0 = 0 = = = = = = 0 * 4.0 2311
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The 7th-9th rounds of the 4NCL took place 1st-3rd May 2004. Division 1
now looks like a two-horse race between Guildford-ADC 1 and Wood Green 1,
though Betsson.com still have an outside chance. Both of the leaders managed 3
wins out of 3 and the league will likely be decided by their final round
encounter. My thanks to Arthur Brameld for the games.
Official site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk
Division 1 Results
Round 7 May 1st 2004
THE ADS 1 2330 4½-3½ WARWICKS. SELECT 2215
1 w Chandler, Murray G 2520 1 - 0 Thomas, Nicholas 2289
2 b Hennigan, Michael T 2444 1 - 0 Mason, Don 2280
3 w Mestel, A Jonathan 2496 1 - 0 Hynes, Anthony 2263
4 b Snape, Ian 2245 0 - 1 Dighton, Simon 2247
5 w Lyell, Mark 2254 0 - 1 James, Russell A 2209
6 b Cafferty, Bernard 2219 ½ - ½ Wu, Li 2197
7 w Anderton, David W 2256 1 - 0 Pitcher, John 2185
8 b Bellin, Jana (F) 2209 0 - 1 Chevannes, Sabrina (F) 2052
MICRO MARK. NWE 1 2351 4½-3½ RICHMOND 2296
1 w Dgebuadze, Alexandre 2552 1 - 0 Wall, Gavin 2413
2 b Sebag, Marie (F) 2398 ½ - ½ Cech, Pavel 2395
3 w Ghasi, Ameet K 2344 0 - 1 Quinn, Mark 2400
4 b Crouch, Colin S 2375 1 - 0 Bates, Richard A 2376
5 w Hanley, Craig A 2330 ½ - ½ Webb, Laurence E 2337
6 b Quillan, Gary 2308 0 - 1 Nixon, Thomas C M 2199
7 w Kennaugh, Charles W 2290 ½ - ½ Franklin, Michael J 2224
8 b Hughes, Howard R 2212 1 - 0 Wilson, Alexandra (F) 2021
BETSSON.COM 2371 5 - 3 BARBICAN 4NCL 2 2285
1 w Pert, Nicholas 2499 0 - 1 Taylor, Martin R 2332
2 b Pert, Richard G 2424 ½ - ½ Berry, Neil 2268
3 w Ledger, Andrew J 2443 1 - 0 Woodward, Timothy D M 2343
4 b Hunt, Adam C 2411 1 - 0 Rogers, Jonathan W 2338
5 w Williams, Simon K 2411 ½ - ½ Pritchett, Craig W 2296
6 b Ansell, Simon 2371 1 - 0 Cox, John J 2321
7 w Ledger, David J 2289 1 - 0 Dishman, Stephen 2317
8 b Tidman, Sophie (F) 2118 0 - 1 Bhatia, Kanwal K (F) 2065
BARBICAN 4NCL 1 2390 5½-2½ SLOUGH 1 2405
1 w Parker, Jonathan 2541 ½ - ½ Spraggett, Kevin 2564
2 b Kelly, Brian 2499 1 - 0 Wells, Peter K 2507
3 w Palliser, Richard 2399 ½ - ½ McNab, Colin A 2422
4 b Collinson, Adam 2391 ½ - ½ Shaw, John 2444
5 w Ferguson, Mark 2381 ½ - ½ Houska, Jovanka (F) 2390
6 b Knott, Simon 2361 ½ - ½ Dearing, Eddie 2378
7 w Trent, Lawrence 2373 1 - 0 Howell, David W L 2332
8 b Lauterbach,Ingrid(F) 2171 1 - 0 Smith, Andrew P 2202
NUMERICA 3CS 1 2304 2½-5½ WOOD GREEN 1 2498
1 w Davies, Nigel R 2512 ½ - ½ Lalic, Bogdan 2535
2 b Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2469 ½ - ½ Speelman, Jonathan S 2569
3 w Ashton, Adam G 2249 ½ - ½ Baburin, Alexander 2548
4 b Gordon, Stephen J 2284 ½ - ½ Ward, Christopher 2500
5 w Juanoobi, Ali * 2264 0 - 1 Turner, Matthew J 2506
6 b Longson, Alexander 2267 0 - 1 Emms, John M 2508
7 w Shaw, David A 2165 ½ - ½ Levitt, Jonathan P 2425
8 b Bentley, John L 2218 0 - 1 Hunt, Harriet (F) 2392
GUILDFORD-ADC 1 2487 6½-1½ WOOD GREEN 2 2340
1 w Plaskett, James 2483 ½ - ½ Littlewood, Paul E 2390
2 b Cherniaev, Alexander 2480 1 - 0 Sowray, Peter J 2360
3 w Rowson, Jonathan 2547 1 - 0 Rechel, Bernd 2420
4 b Conquest, Stuart C 2524 0 - 1 Tiller, Bjorn 2395
5 w Gallagher, Joseph G 2531 1 - 0 Law, Andrew P 2310
6 b Flear, Glenn C 2489 1 - 0 Tan, Desmond 2332
7 w Kosten, Anthony C 2507 1 - 0 McDonald, Neil 2380
8 b Collas, Silvia (F) * 2331 1 - 0 Gilbert, Jessie (F) 2133
Round 8 May 2nd 2004
WOOD GREEN 1 2527 4½-3½ BARBICAN 4NCL 1 2390
1 w McShane, Luke 2656 ½ - ½ Parker, Jonathan 2541
2 b Speelman, Jonathan S 2569 ½ - ½ Kelly, Brian 2499
3 w Turner, Matthew J 2506 0 - 1 Trent, Lawrence 2373
4 b Emms, John M 2508 ½ - ½ Knott, Simon 2361
5 w Ward, Christopher 2500 ½ - ½ Ferguson, Mark 2381
6 b Lalic, Bogdan 2535 ½ - ½ Collinson, Adam 2391
7 w Baburin, Alexander 2548 1 - 0 Palliser, Richard 2399
8 b Hunt, Harriet (F) 2392 1 - 0 Lauterbach,Ingrid (F) 2171
SLOUGH 1 2420 3 - 5 NUMERICA 3CS 1 2341
1 w Spraggett, Kevin 2564 ½ - ½ Davies, Nigel R 2512
2 b Wells, Peter K 2507 0 - 1 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2469
3 w Houska, Jovanka (F) 2390 0 - 1 Jonkman, Harmen * 2421
4 b Shaw, John 2444 0 - 1 Gordon, Stephen J 2284
5 w McNab, Colin A 2422 1 - 0 Ashton, Adam G 2249
6 b Dearing, Eddie 2378 0 - 1 Clarke, Stuart W 2310
7 w Howell, David W L 2332 1 - 0 Longson, Alexander 2267
8 b Devereaux, Maxim 2325 ½ - ½ Bentley, John L 2218
RICHMOND 2312 1½-6½ BETSSON.COM 2361
1 w Wall, Gavin 2413 0 - 1 Ledger, Andrew J 2443
2 b Cech, Pavel 2395 ½ - ½ Pert, Richard G 2424
3 w Quinn, Mark 2400 ½ - ½ Pert, Nicholas 2499
4 b Bates, Richard A 2376 0 - 1 Ansell, Simon 2371
5 w Webb, Laurence E 2337 ½ - ½ Williams, Simon K 2411
6 b Hinks-Edwards,Thomas 2358 0 - 1 Hunt, Adam C 2411
7 w Nixon, Thomas C M 2199 0 - 1 Ledger, Stephen C 2211
8 b Wilson, Alexandra(F) 2021 0 - 1 Tidman, Sophie (F) 2118
WOOD GREEN 2 2367 7 - 1 THE ADS 1 2299
1 w Littlewood, Paul E 2390 ½ - ½ Chandler, Murray G 2520
2 b Sowray, Peter J 2360 1 - 0 Hennigan, Michael T 2444
3 w Levitt, Jonathan P 2425 1 - 0 Lyell, Mark 2254
4 b Martin, Andrew D 2429 1 - 0 Snape, Ian 2245
5 w Rechel, Bernd 2420 1 - 0 Wheeler, Darren P 2243
6 b Tiller, Bjorn 2395 1 - 0 Cafferty, Bernard 2219
7 w McDonald, Neil 2380 1 - 0 Anderton, David W 2256
8 b Gilbert, Jessie (F) 2133 ½ - ½ Bellin, Jana (F) 2209
WARWICKS. SELECT 2198 1 - 7 GUILDFORD-ADC 1 2486
1 w Thomas, Nicholas 2263 0 - 1 Rowson, Jonathan 2547
2 b Mason, Don 2280 0 - 1 Cherniaev, Alexander 2480
3 w Hynes, Anthony 2289 0 - 1 Gormally, Daniel W 2471
4 b Wu, Li 2197 0 - 1 Conquest, Stuart C 2524
5 w James, Russell A 2209 0 - 1 Kosten, Anthony C 2507
6 b Pitcher, John 2185 0 - 1 King, Daniel J 2497
7 w Baruch, Andrew J D 2106 0 - 1 Gallagher, Joseph G 2531
8 b Chevannes,Sabrina(F) 2052 1 - 0 Collas, Silvia (F) * 2331
BARBICAN 4NCL 2 2293 2½-5½ MICRO MARK. NWE 1 2350
1 w Woodward, Timothy DM 2343 0 - 1 Dgebuadze, Alexandre 2552
2 b Berry, Neil 2268 0 - 1 Sebag, Marie (F) 2398
3 w Taylor, Martin R 2332 0 - 1 Hanley, Craig A 2330
4 b Rogers, Jonathan W 2338 1 - 0 Crouch, Colin S 2375
5 w Pritchett, Craig W 2296 ½ - ½ Quillan, Gary 2308
6 b Cox, John J 2321 0 - 1 Littlewood, John E 2307
7 w Coleman, David 2240 1 - 0 Kennaugh, Charles W 2290
8 b Regan, Natasha (F) 2202 0 - 1 Charleshouse, Glenn L 2240
Round 9 May 3rd 2004
BETSSON.COM 2344 4 - 4 SLOUGH 1 2382
1 w Pert, Nicholas 2499 0 - 1 Spraggett, Kevin 2564
2 b Williams, Simon K 2411 0 - 1 Shaw, John 2444
3 w Hunt, Adam C 2411 1 - 0 Houska, Jovanka (F) 2390
4 b Ansell, Simon 2371 1 - 0 McNab, Colin A 2422
5 w Ledger, Andrew J 2443 1 - 0 Devereaux, Maxim 2325
6 b Ledger, David J 2289 0 - 1 Dearing, Eddie 2378
7 w Ledger, Stephen C 2211 0 - 1 Howell, David W L 2332
8 b Tidman, Sophie (F) 2118 1 - 0 Smith, Andrew P 2202
RICHMOND 2316 6 - 2 BARBICAN 4NCL 2 2281
1 w Cech, Pavel 2395 1 - 0 Taylor, Martin R 2332
2 b Quinn, Mark 2400 ½ - ½ Woodward, Timothy D M 2343
3 w Bates, Richard A 2376 1 - 0 Cox, John J 2321
4 b Hinks-Edwards,Thomas 2358 1 - 0 Coleman, David 2240
5 w Webb, Laurence E 2337 1 - 0 Twyble, Michael S 2245
6 b Wall, Gavin 2413 ½ - ½ Berry, Neil 2268
7 w Franklin, Michael J 2224 1 - 0 Pritchett, Craig W 2296
8 b Wilson, Alexandra(F) 2021 0 - 1 Regan, Natasha (F) 2202
WARWICKS. SELECT 2154 1 - 7 WOOD GREEN 1 2494
1 w Mason, Don 2280 ½ - ½ Speelman, Jonathan S 2569
2 b Thomas, Nicholas 2263 0 - 1 Lalic, Bogdan 2535
3 w Hynes, Anthony 2289 0 - 1 Ward, Christopher 2500
4 b James, Russell A 2209 0 - 1 Turner, Matthew J 2506
5 w Wu, Li 2197 ½ - ½ Baburin, Alexander 2548
6 b Hunt, Malcolm A 1992 0 - 1 Emms, John M 2508
7 w Chevannes,Sabrina(F) 2052 0 - 1 Tiller, Bjorn 2395
8 b Cooper, David M 1952 0 - 1 Hunt, Harriet (F) 2392
MICRO MARK. NWE 1 2342 5 - 3 WOOD GREEN 2 2351
1 w Dgebuadze, Alexandre 2552 1 - 0 Littlewood, Paul E 2390
2 b Hanley, Craig A 2330 ½ - ½ Sowray, Peter J 2360
3 w Sebag, Marie (F) 2398 1 - 0 Rechel, Bernd 2425
4 b Littlewood, John E 2307 0 - 1 Martin, Andrew D 2429
5 w Quillan, Gary 2308 1 - 0 Levitt, Jonathan P 2425
6 b Crouch, Colin S 2375 0 - 1 Law, Andrew P 2310
7 w Hague, Ben 2227 ½ - ½ Tan, Desmond 2332
8 b Charleshouse,Glenn L 2240 1 - 0 Gilbert, Jessie (F) 2133
GUILDFORD-ADC 1 2479 6½-1½ THE ADS 1 2299
1 w Cherniaev, Alexander 2480 ½ - ½ Chandler, Murray G 2520
2 b Rowson, Jonathan 2547 1 - 0 Hennigan, Michael T 2444
3 w Gallagher, Joseph G 2531 1 - 0 Lyell, Mark 2254
4 b Flear, Glenn C 2489 1 - 0 Snape, Ian 2245
5 w Plaskett, James 2483 ½ - ½ Cafferty, Bernard 2219
6 b King, Daniel J 2497 ½ - ½ Wheeler, Darren P 2243
7 w Gormally, Daniel W 2471 1 - 0 Bellin, Jana (F) 2209
8 b Collas, Silvia (F) * 2331 1 - 0 Anderton, David W 2256
NUMERICA 3CS 1 2336 4 - 4 BARBICAN 4NCL 1 2390
1 w Davies, Nigel R 2512 ½ - ½ Parker, Jonathan 2541
2 b Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2469 1 - 0 Kelly, Brian 2499
3 w Jonkman, Harmen * 2421 ½ - ½ Palliser, Richard 2399
4 b Ashton, Adam G 2249 0 - 1 Collinson, Adam 2391
5 w Gordon, Stephen J 2284 ½ - ½ Trent, Lawrence 2373
6 b Bentley, John L 2218 0 - 1 Ferguson, Mark 2381
7 w Longson, Alexander 2267 ½ - ½ Knott, Simon 2361
8 b Juanoobi, Ali * 2264 1 - 0 Lauterbach,Ingrid (F) 2171
Division 1 Round 9 Standings
Team Won Drawn Lost Points
GUILDFORD-ADC 1 8 0 1 16
WOOD GREEN 1 7 2 0 16
BETSSON.COM 6 2 1 14
BARBICAN 4NCL 1 4 3 2 11
WOOD GREEN 2 4 1 4 9
MICRO MARK. NWE 1 4 1 4 9
NUMERICA 3CS 1 2 4 3 8
THE ADS 1 3 2 4 8
RICHMOND 3 1 5 7
BARBICAN 4NCL 2 2 2 5 6
SLOUGH 1 0 4 5 3 *
WARWICKS. SELECT 0 0 9 0
The First Saturday events take place 1st-13th of May2004. The main
event is a Category 8 event. There are also IM and FM events. Organised by
Laszlo Nagy.
Internet coverage: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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FSGM May Budapest HUN (HUN), 1-13 v 2004 cat. VIII (2426)
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1. Chernyshov, Konstantin g RUS 2556 * 1 = 1 . = 1 = . 1 1 6.5 2668
2. Papp, Gabor m HUN 2434 0 * = = 1 . 1 = 1 1 1 6.5 2596
3. Farago, Ivan g HUN 2507 = = * = = . . = = 1 1 5.0 2523
4. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2497 0 = = * . = 1 = 1 . 1 5.0 2513
5. Volke, Karsten m GER 2458 . 0 = . * = = 1 1 = 1 5.0 2492
6. Paschall, William M m USA 2381 = . . = = * 0 1 = = 1 4.5 2464
7. Nagle, Sean f USA 2375 0 0 . 0 = 1 * 1 = . 0 3.0 2340
8. Kustar, Sandor m HUN 2351 = = = = 0 0 0 * = = . 3.0 2312
9. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2339 . 0 = 0 0 = = = * = . 2.5 2283
10. Jakobsen, Ole m DEN 2391 0 0 0 . = = . = = * 0 2.0 2235
11. Karatorossian, David m ARM 2401 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 . . 1 * 2.0 2256
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The Russian Chess League finals took place in the hotel Dagomys in Sochi
20th-28th April 2004. Alongside the main events were the first league and
women's events. Games now available.
Further information in Russian: http://www.russiachess.ru
Vladimir Kramnik played a chess exhibition on Sunday 2nd May 2004 in
the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bonn.
Kramnik played a simultaneous exhibition against 20 opponents including
members of the German national women's team: Elisabeth Pähtz, Tina
Mietzner, Leonie Helm and Anne Czäczine. He drew just one game. Games
against these top players now available.
Carsten Hensel reports: The result was 19,5:0,5. So nobody was able to
win the 50,000 Euro Jackpot provided by Deutsche Bank for beating Kramnik. My
thanks to Jürgen Daniel of chessgate.de for the games.
Coverage: http://www.chessgate.de
and http://www.bundeskunsthalle.de
The São Paulo Chess Club Open takes place 7th-14th May 2004. 3
GMs and 7 IMs play in a field of 91 players.
Official pages: http://www.cxsp.com.br and
http://www.fpx.com.br
Boris Gulko has written an open letter to FIDE about the FIDE
Championships in Libya. Latest news from FIDE is at:
http://www.fide.com
An Open Letter to the President of FIDE, Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, from
Grandmaster Boris Gulko
You designated Libya as a host country for the World Chess Championship
this year. From the beginning, this was a very controversial choice,
considering the long history of terrorism that country has been involved in and
the fact that Libya remains on the State Department’s list of countries
that sponsor terrorism. Recently, of course, there have been signs that the
country’s leader, Moammar Qadafy has changed his ways and is seeking to
join the world community as a member in good standing. In light of that shift,
and desiring to participate in the most important tournament of the year, I
signed the agreement with FIDE regarding my participation in the World
Championship. I considered it a positive development that the invitation of the
Libyan organizers was extended to all qualified players and I bought a ticket
to Tripoli.
Yet on May 5, the son of Moammar Qadafy, Mohammad, who is also the
president of the Libyan Organizing Committee, announced (according to the
Associated Press) that "We did not and will not invite the Zionist enemies to
this championship...We know the Zionists will seize such occasions to enter the
Arab society... but we will not give up our principles even if that leads to
canceling holding the tournament in Libya."
As you are undoubtedly aware, the phrase "Zionist enemies" refers to
citizens of Israel and also to Jews generally. I am a Jew and I also hold
Israeli citizenship (in addition to American citizenship). So the Libyan
organizers have apparently withdrawn their invitation to me as well as to
participants from Israel, a country that is a member of FIDE. This is a clear
violation of the charter and spirit of FIDE.
In light of the Libyan statement, on May 6, I sent you a letter
supporting Israel’s Chess Federation’s demand to move the World
Championship to a more suitable country. On May 7, FIDE stated that the Libyan
Organizing Committee has confirmed that the invitations to all participants
remain valid. Yet until the government of Libya withdraws the statement of
Mohammad Qadafy about “Zionist enemies,” participation in this
tournament remains unthinkable. Already, with that designation hanging over
them, a long list of Jewish players from the United States, Israel, Russia, and
elsewhere are withdrawing.
Mr. President, I implore you not to be the first president of FIDE to
preside over the first world chess championship from which Jews are excluded.
Our magnificent and noble game does not deserve such a disgrace.
Sincerely,
Grandmaster Boris Gulko, former Champion of USSR and USA Fair Lawn, USA
Olomouc Chess Summer
7th International Chess Festival Olomouc Chess Summer 2004 takes place
in Olomouc (Czech Republic) on 4-12.8. 2004. Round-robin GM and IM tournaments,
Open Championship of the Olomouc region (FIDE open), Open Seniors Championship
of the Czech Republic, Open Championship of the Olomouc region forYoungsters up
to 15 years of age and open tournament in active chess are part of the
festival.
Detailed information http://www.czechtour.net
Festival Schneider Bohemia
The 10th international chess tournament "Festival Schneider Bohemia -
Pilsen 2004", which takes place 14th-22nd August 2004 in the sports hall of
Streleck stadion Pilsen-Lobzy (Czech Republic). The main tournament is the OPEN
international tournament ( the 1st prize is 20.000 CZK, total prize fund 81.000
CZK - ca 2500 Euro ). Further information:
http://www.volny.cz/pmarik/.
Mitropa Cup
The Mitropa Cup 2004 takes place in Zemplinska Sirava, Slovakia, May
28th - June 6th 2004.
Internet coverage http://www.mitropa.chess.sk
3rd Open Rabat Championship
3rd Open Rabat Championship 2004 takes place June 25th - July 2nd 2004.
Players such as Hamdouchi and Tissir compete.
Details :http://www.fusechecs.fr.fm
10th Mahaala Open 2004
The 10th Mahaala Open takes place 19th-28th July 2004. The event is
open to all and takes place in Mahaala City about 120 km from Cairo.
Organized by Misr Spinning & Weaving Company at Mahaala City. FIDE
Rated - Swiss Sytem 9 Rounds Time Control ( 90 Min for all game and 30 Sec.
Added for every move).. Prizes as follows : 1st till 10th.
175-150-125-100-75-50-50-50-50-50 US$. Prizes are distributed according to Hort
System between the number of players corresponding to number of advertised
prizes). Players who wants to participate will pay 175 US$ for all beriod full
accommodation and Full Board in Double Bedroom Room 3 Star Hotel . That include
: Free transportation inside Egypt , including from and to Airport; Free
Tourist tours; Free entry fee . No special conditions .
Also will follow another FIDE rated tournament in Mansoura City ( 40 km
from Mahaala ) from 31 July till 9 Augst 2004 , its details will be declared
later
Last day for registering is 13 July 2004 . Email Hassan Khaled General
Director Egyptian Chess Federation ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Phone
+20-2-3378987 and Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Eastern Company Club Fax :
+20-2-5620931 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
Golden Cleopatra Dates Change
The 8th Golden Cleopatra Open 2004 now takes place 5th-17th June 2004
at the Eastern Company Club about 5 km. from Pyramids Cairo. Swiss Sytem 10
Rounds Time Control (90 Min for all game and 30 Sec per move)
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 30 May 2004.
Prizes as follows : 1st till 12th.
1000-800-700-600-500-400-300-200-200-200-150-150 US$. Prizes are distributed
according to Hort System between the number of players corresponding to number
of advertised prizes). Players who wants to participate will pay - 25 US$ daily
for full accommodation in Double Bedroom or 35 US$ for single Room 4 Star Hotel
20 US$ daily for Double bedroom or 25 US$ for Single Room 3 Star Hotel . (
Lunch & Dinner in The Club )
E-mail is ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com Hassan Khaled General
Director Egyptian Chess Federation
Phone +20-2-3378987 and Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Eastern Company Club Fax
: +20-2-5620931 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
British Chess Federation Centenary
The British Chess Federation was founded 7 May 1904. Congratulation
letters and news at: http://www.bcf.org.uk
Badalona Open
The XXX International Chess Open "Ciutat de Badalona" takes place
2nd-10th August, 2004. Prizes over 6000 euros sponsored by the Generalitat de
Catalunya and the Catalan Chess Federation.
Further details:
http://www.iespana.es/cesantjosep/open2004/xxxopen.htm
VI Friendship Tournament in Cartak
The VI Friendship Tournament takes place in Cartak, Czech Republic.
19th-27th June 2004. Events: GM, IM and FIDE Open tournaments.
Contact Richard Biolek biolci@volny.cz
Further info: http://www.proclient.cz/a64/tournaments/
Winnipeg Canada
6 Icelandic grandmasters have confirmed they will play in Winnipeg,
Canada, to play in a unique event. It's all part of a festival to celebrate 60
years of the Icelandic Republic and 100 years of home rule for the former
Danish colony. Members of the Icelandic national theatre group, along with
other cultural ambassadors, also plan to be in Manitoba for the celebrations.
The tournament will be held June 18-19 at the University of Winnipeg.
The eight-round Swiss will be organized as a Game/30 event, with three rounds
on Friday night and the remaining five on Saturday.
The GMs are: Johann Hjartarson, Margeir Petursson, Helgi Olafsson, Jon
L. Arnason, Helgi Ass Gretarsson and Throstur Thorhallsson. Chess legend and
former FIDE president Fridrik Olafsson is also considering attending.
Entry fee is $40 for adults and $20 for juniors and seniors. No CFC
required, as it is unrated. You can enter June 18 from 6-6:30 p.m. at the U of
W, with the first round beginning at 7 p.m. Or get a $5 reduction by entering
in advance and mailing $35 ($15 for junior/senior) to tournament director
Waldemar Schulz, 198 Donwood Drive, Winnipeg, R2G 0W1.
Kasparov visit to Brazil
Garry Kasparov visits Campinas August 23rd and Belo Horizonte August 24
2004 to give a lecture "Strategy of the Future".
http://www.gestaodofuturo.com.br/english/
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad takes place in Calvià (Majorca),
14th-31st October 2004. There is now a website with lots of information on the
event. Calvià is hoping to become a huge chess town with regular events
for tourists. There will be many events alongside the Olympiad.
Official site: http://www.36chessolympiad.com
5th European Individual Chess Championship
The 5th European Individual Chess Championship takes place in Antalya
Kemer-Beldibi 14th-31st May 2004.
Further information: http://www.eurochess.org/eurochamp2004
Petrosian Memorial
A tournament celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the birth of the 9th
World Champion Tigran Petrosian will be held in Yerevan (Armenia), November
18-30, 2004.
The programme of the Petrosian Memorial includes two events:
a) Open Tournament - November 18-27, Swiss System, 9 rounds, Prize Fund
US$ 35.000
b) European Rapid Chess Championship - November 28-30, Swiss System, 11
rounds, Prize Fund 10.000 Euro
Further information: http://www.armchess.am or by contacting the
organisers at armchess@arminco.com
7th United Insurance International
The 7th United Insurance International Masters Chess Tournament is an
11 round Swiss taking place in Dhaka 6th-15th May 2004. Total Prize Money: US
$2000
Open for players with 2150+ FIDE Rating Facilities: Free food and
Accommodation to Foreign players rated over 2150. US $100 will be given to
IM’s and US $250 to GM’s as appearance money. Contact Syed Shujauddin
Ahmed General Secretary Bangladesh Chess Federation Fax + Phone: 88 (02)
7169336 E-mail: bcf@bdonline.com
27th Syre Memorial
The 27th Syre Memorial takes place 20th-23rd May in Issy Les Moulineaux
(near Paris). 6 rounds.
Internet coverage http://www.dprimel.com/ and
http://perso.club-internet.fr/doprimel/memorialsyre04.htm
Ivan Cvitanovic Memorial
The 9th "Ivan Cvitanovic Memorial" takes place in Split (Croatia)
1st-9th May 2004.
Official site:
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/mladen18/mic04/index.html
14th Heart of Finland Open
The 14th Heart of Finland Open takes place in Jyväskylä, July
21-25, 2004.
9 rounds Swiss. ELO-rated with the possibility of title norms. Venue:
IT-Dynamo, street address Piippukatu 2, Lutakko, Jyväskylä. Timerate
2 hours / 40 moves + 1 hour to finish
Entry fees: GMs/IMs no entry fee (early registration required), FM/U20
50 EUR, ELO-rated players 70 EUR, others 90 EUR.
Prizes: Total prize fund approximately 7000 EUR, lots of rating group
prizes.
Further information: Sami Hämäläinen +358 9 3238840,
mobile +358 40 5123864, email aurifera@kolumbus.fi
Arthur Dake Memorial
The 2004 Arthur Dake Memorial IM will be held June 5th-13th at US
Fiberglass, Inc. offices at 117 NE 5th Street, Suite D,McMinnville, OR 97128,
USA.
It will be a 10 player round robin and a FIDE rated CAT II to CAT IV
event. For more info contact please Clark Harmon charmon@solarprism.com or GM
Emil Anka emilanka@freemail.hu
Czech Open 2004
The 15th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games and the
European Amateurs Championship in Chess takes place in Pardubice, Czech
Republic 15th July - 1st August 2004. There are a large number of different
events.
More details: http://www.czechopen.net
You can read about the Czech Tour 2004/2005 4th International Chess
Festivals Series details: http://www.czechtour.net
Open de Sants
The VI International Chess Open de Sants, Hostafrancs & La Bordeta
Barcelona takes place 28th August - 5th September 2004.
Information: http://www.secretariat.org/open/Ingles.htm
2nd Savaria IM Tournament
The 2nd Savaria IM Tournament takes place 3rd-11th May 2004.
(Szombathely, Hungary).
The organisers are looking for two players from abroad (FM or without
title) Information: Korpics Zsolt korpicschess@axelero.hu
VII Memorial Pedro Salas Caparros
The III Torneo Internacional de Vera or "VII Memorial Pedro Salas
Caparros" takes place in Vera, Almería, Spain, 8th-11th July 2004.
Players
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RI Nombre Tí Fed Elo Edad
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1. Radjabov, Teimour GM AZE 2670 17
2. Vallejo Pons, Francisco GM ESP 2666 21
3. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar GM AZE 2657 19
4. Korchnoi, Viktor GM SUI 2579 73
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Official site: http://www.jaque.tv/noticia9204.htm
37th Biel International Chess Festival
The 37th Biel International Chess Festival 17th-30th July 2004.
Events include GM tournament (category 17), "Accentus" ladies
Grandmaster tournament, with six of the best juniors of the world and other 10
international events.
Newly designed website: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch in
English, German, French and Russian. With special offers.
XXII Andorra Open
The XXII Andorra International Open takes place 3rd-11th July 2004.
Total prizes: Total: 12.000€ including: 1st 2.500,00 € 2nd
2.000,00 € 3rd. 1.250,00 € 4th. 1.000,00 € 5th 800,00 €
6th. 650,00 € 7th. 500,00 € 8th. 360,00 € 9th. 300,00 €
10th. 250,00 € etc
Further details: http://www.feva.ad
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
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 the FIDE
Zone 2.2 Championships 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
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
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.
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.
Shirov's Website
Alexei Shirov has a 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 May-August 2004
1. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 1st-13th of May,
2. 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
3. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 5th-17th of June, Budapest, org.Nagy L.
4. 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/,
5. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 3rd-16th of July, Org: Nagy Laszlo,
6. 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
7. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 7th-19th of August 2004, org: NL.
8. 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
9. TALENTUM CUP Open 19th-27th of Aug. BALATONZAMARDI /200 km West from
Budapest/, organizer: MR VALIS, Janos e-mail: husi-sc@hu.inter.net
10. FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, 4th-16th of September, Org: NL.
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.
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/
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/
