THE WEEK IN CHESS 511 23rd August 2004 by Mark Crowther
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French Championships 84 games
Spanish Championship 238 games
Hungarian Championships 20 games
Canadian Championship 89 games
14th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 196 games
Russia vs. China International Match 12 games
US Open Championship 69 games
113th New York Masters 5 games
First Saturday August 14 games
3rd Davos Open 82 games
15th NATO Championship 287 games
British Championship 25 games
1139 games
My thanks to Herman van Riemsdijk, David Cohen, Andy McFarland, Sinisa
Joksic, Jovan Petronic, Abd Hamid Majid, Frank Berry, Gabor Kallai, Dima
Tyomkin, Josef Mrkvicka, Adam Raoof, Miklós Orsó, John Fernandez,
Ard van Beek, Gerard van Otten, Tom Belke, Albert Vasse, Shivaji, George
Mirijanian, Kaspars Migla, Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, Reimund.Lutzenberger, Jon
Levitt and everyone else who helped with the issue.
The main event of the week is the rapid tournament in Sao Paulo as part
of the 450th anniversary of the city. Viswanathan Anand is the clear leader
with 4.5/6 a point and a half of the field. Anatoly Karpov is pretty much out
of the running after a very slow start. Elsewhere the national championships of
Spain, France and the Ukraine are in various stages of completion.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Sao Paulo Rapid takes place 20th-24th August, 2004. This major
event is part of celebrations of the 450th Anniversary of Sao Paulo.
Official site: http://www.fpx.com.br/. English:
http://www.fpx.com.br/2004/desafio/english.htm
Round 1 (August 20, 2004)
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 24 A21 English Opening
Vescovi, Giovanni - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 22 C10 French Rubinstein
Milos, Gilberto - Leitao, Rafael 1-0 41 D94 Gruenfeld Closed
Round 2 (August 20, 2004)
Anand, Viswanathan - Vescovi, Giovanni 1-0 48 C66 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Leitao, Rafael - Karpov, Anatoly 1-0 45 C42 Petroff's Defence
Milos, Gilberto - Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 1/2 20 A11 Reti Opening
Round 3 (August 21, 2004)
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Leitao, Rafael 1-0 73 A28 English Four Knights
Vescovi, Giovanni - Milos, Gilberto 1/2 49 C66 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Karpov, Anatoly - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 23 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 4 (August 21, 2004)
Anand, Viswanathan - Milos, Gilberto 1-0 23 C66 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Vescovi, Giovanni - Leitao, Rafael 1/2 68 B19 Caro Kann
Karpov, Anatoly - Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 1/2 17 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 5 (August 22, 2004)
Morovic Fernandez, Ivan - Vescovi, Giovanni 1/2 26 A18 English Opening
Leitao, Rafael - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 29 E15 Queens Indian
Milos, Gilberto - Karpov, Anatoly 0-1 42 E15 Queens Indian
Round 6 (August 22, 2004)
Anand, Viswanathan - Morovic Fernandez, Ivan 1-0 25 B46 Sicilian Paulsen
Leitao, Rafael - Milos, Gilberto 1-0 30 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Karpov, Anatoly - Vescovi, Giovanni 1/2 42 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Rapid Sao Paulo BRA (BRA), 20-24 viii 2004 cat. XVI (2643)
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1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2782 ** =1 =. 1. =. 1. 4.5 2801
2 Morovic Fernandez, Ivan g CHI 2573 =0 ** 1. =. =. =. 3.0 2678
3 Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2573 =. 0. ** =. 1. 01 3.0 2647
4 Vescovi, Giovanni g BRA 2648 0. =. =. ** 1= =. 3.0 2648
5 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2682 =. =. 0. 0= ** 1. 2.5 2580
6 Milos, Gilberto g BRA 2601 0. =. 10 =. 0. ** 2.0 2513
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The French Championships take place in Val d'Isere 16th-26th August
2004.
Official site: http://www.echecs.asso.fr
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ch-FRA Val d'Isere FRA (FRA), 16-26 viii 2004 cat. XIII (2553)
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1. Lautier, Joel g FRA 2666 * . 1 = = 1 . . 1 . 1 1 6.0 2861
2. Dorfman, Josif D g FRA 2599 . * = = = = . . 1 = 1 . 4.5 2650
3. Fressinet, Laurent g FRA 2637 0 = * = 1 . = = . . . 1 4.0 2609
4. Degraeve, Jean-Marc g FRA 2530 = = = * 0 = = . . 1 . . 3.5 2577
5. Vaisser, Anatoly g FRA 2580 = = 0 1 * = . . . = = . 3.5 2567
6. Sokolov, Andrei1 g FRA 2583 0 = . = = * = 1 . = . . 3.5 2554
7. Fontaine, Robert g FRA 2517 . . = = . = * = = . = = 3.5 2545
8. Apicella, Manuel g FRA 2532 . . = . . 0 = * = = = 1 3.5 2533
9. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2553 0 0 . . . . = = * 1 = 1 3.5 2536
10. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime f FRA 2458 . = . 0 = = . = 0 * . 1 3.0 2502
11. Maze, Sebastien m FRA 2497 0 0 . . = . = = = . * 0 2.0 2404
12. Le Roux, Jean-Pierre m FRA 2489 0 . 0 . . . = 0 0 0 1 * 1.5 2321
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ch-FRA w Val d'Isere FRA (FRA), 16-26 viii 2004
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1. Milliet, Sophie wm FRA 2280 * . = 1 . 1 1 . . = 1 1 6.0 2480
2. Skripchenko, Almira m FRA 2453 . * = . = 1 1 1 = . . 1 5.5 2432
3. Collas, Silvia wg FRA 2344 = = * = . . . 1 . 1 1 1 5.5 2437
4. Muller, Anne wm FRA 2175 0 . = * 1 = 0 . . 1 1 . 4.0 2257
5. Wohlers-Armas, Friederike wm FRA 2178 . = . 0 * 0 = . . 1 1 1 4.0 2237
6. Lallemand, Roza wg FRA 2302 0 0 . = 1 * . 1 1 . 0 . 3.5 2250
7. Cochet, Caroline FRA 2071 0 0 . 1 = . * = 1 . . = 3.5 2229
8. Martsynovskaya, Marina wm FRA 2235 . 0 0 . . 0 = * 1 = . 1 3.0 2173
9. Flear, Christine wm FRA 2257 . = . . . 0 0 0 * 1 0 1 2.5 2093
10. Congiu, Mathilde FRA 2105 = . 0 0 0 . . = 0 * 1 . 2.0 2076
11. Roumegous, Marina wm FRA 2174 0 . 0 0 0 1 . . 1 0 * . 2.0 2076
12. Bodenez, Claire FRA 2031 0 0 0 . 0 . = 0 0 . . * 0.5 1837
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The Spanish Championship took place in Seville 13th-21st August 2004. A
complex system with group stages, knockout matches, a scheveningen system event
for those eliminated in the group stages enabling them to play the players they
didn't play in the group stages and a Swiss Open.
Details:
http://www.campeonatoajedrez.com/paginas/torneocerrado.htm
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ch-ESP GpA Seville ESP (ESP), 3-17 viii 2004 cat. XI (2506)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2618 * = = 1 1 = 3.5 2632
2. Moreno Carnero, Javier g ESP 2507 = * = = = 1 3.0 2577
3. Moreno Ruiz, Javier m ESP 2463 = = * = = 1 3.0 2586
4. Cifuentes Parada, Roberto g ESP 2543 0 = = * = 1 2.5 2498
5. Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2498 0 = = = * = 2.0 2435
6. Garcia Luque, Agustin m ESP 2406 = 0 0 0 = * 1.0 2285
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ch-ESP GpA Playoff Seville ESP (ESP), 18-18 viii 2004
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1 2
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Moreno Carnero, Javier g ESP 2507 = 1 1.5 2656
Moreno Ruiz, Javier m ESP 2463 = 0 0.5 2314
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ch-ESP GpB Seville ESP (ESP), 3-17 viii 2004 cat. X (2494)
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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1. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel m ESP 2437 * = 1 = = = 3.0 2577
2. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto m ESP 2423 = * = = = 1 3.0 2580
3. Oms Pallise, Josep m AND 2518 0 = * = 1 1 3.0 2561
4. Arizmendi Martinez, Julen L m ESP 2534 = = = * = = 2.5 2486
5. De la Riva Aguado, Oscar m AND 2552 = = 0 = * 1 2.5 2482
6. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G g ESP 2502 = 0 0 = 0 * 1.0 2252
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ch-ESP GpB Playoff Seville ESP (ESP), 18-18 viii 2004cat. IX (2459)
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1 2 3
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1. Oms Pallise, Josep m AND 2518 * 1 1 2.0
2. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto m ESP 2423 0 * 1 1.0
3. Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel m ESP 2437 0 0 * 0.0
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ch-ESP Semi-Final Seville ESP (ESP), 18-19 viii 2004cat. XI (2517)
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1. Moreno Carnero, Javier g ESP 2507 = = 0 1 1 3.0
2. Oms Pallise, Josep m AND 2518 = = 1 0 0 2.0
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1. Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2618 1 = 1.5
2. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto m ESP 2423 0 = 0.5
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ch-ESP Final Seville ESP (ESP), 20-22 viii 2004 cat. XI (2517)
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1 2 3 4 5
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1. Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2618 1 1 2.0
2. Moreno Carnero, Javier g ESP 2507 0 0 0.0
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1. Oms Pallise, Josep m AND 2518 = = 1 0 1 3.0
2. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto m ESP 2423 = = 0 1 0 2.0
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Places 5th-12th
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ch-ESP Cerrado Seville ESP (ESP), 18-21 viii 2004
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----------- Cifuentes Parada,R 2543 2.5/4
| -------- Garcia Luque,A 2406 2.0/4
| | ----- Moreno Ruiz,J 2463 2.0/4
| | | -- Perez Candelario,Man 2498 1.5/4
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1 Lopez Martinez,J 2437 0 1 ½ 1 2.5/4
2 Arizmendi Martinez,J 2534 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2.0/4
3 Del Rio Angelis,S 2502 ½ ½ ½ ½ 2.0/4
4 De la Riva Aguado,O 2552 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1.5/4
Final Standings:
1 ILLESCAS CORDOBA, Miguel ESP 2618 2612
2 MORENO CARNERO, Javier ESP 2507 2506
3 OMS PALLISE, Josep AND 2518 2516
4 FERNANDEZ ROMERO, Ernesto ESP 2423 2423
5 LOPEZ MARTINEZ, Josep ESP 2437 2436 5.5 22.00
6 MORENO RUIZ, Javier ESP 2463 2461 5 4 21.25
7 CIFUENTES PARADA, Roberto ESP 2543 2545 5 4 20.50
8 ARIZMENDI MARTINEZ, Julen ESP 2534 2118 4.5 19.25
9 DE LA RIVA AGUADO, Oscar AND 2552 2526 4 17.00
10 PEREZ CANDELARIO, Manuel ESP 2498 2503 3.5 14.25
11 DEL RIO ANGELIS, Gabriel ESP 2502 2524 3 4 13.25
12 GARCIA LUQUE, Agustin ESP 2406 2419 3 5 13.00
Hungarian Championships 18th-27th August 2004 Almasi, Gyimesi and Berkes
compete: http://members.chello.hu/chesscup/angol/ferfi/ferfi.htm.
General website: http://members.chello.hu/chesscup/indexa.html
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54th ch-HUN Budapest HUN (HUN), 19-27 viii 2004 cat. XIII (2569)
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1. Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2614 * . . . . 1 . . . 1 2.0
2. Ruck, Robert g HUN 2575 . * . . . . 1 . . 1 2.0
3. Horvath, Csaba1 g HUN 2546 . . * . . . = . 1 . 1.5 2712
4. Gyimesi, Zoltan g HUN 2618 . . . * = . . . = . 1.0 2542
5. Varga, Zoltan g HUN 2592 . . . = * . . = . . 1.0 2565
6. Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2644 0 . . . . * . 1 . . 1.0 2563
7. Acs, Peter g HUN 2545 . 0 = . . . * . . . 0.5 2367
8. Balogh, Csaba m HUN 2513 . . . . = 0 . * . . 0.5 2425
9. Flumbort, Andras m HUN 2493 . . 0 = . . . . * . 0.5 2389
10. Cao, Sang g HUN 2545 0 0 . . . . . . . * 0.0
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52nd ch-HUN w Budapest HUN (HUN), 19-27 viii 2004 cat. II (2284)
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1. Medvegy, Nora wg HUN 2407 * . . . . 1 . 1 . . 2.0
2. Schneider, Veronika HUN 2212 . * . . . . 1 . 1 . 2.0
3. Vajda, Szidonia m HUN 2355 . . * . . . . . 1 1 2.0
4. Gara, Anita wg HUN 2394 . . . * = . = . . . 1.0 2320
5. Lakos, Nikoletta wg HUN 2350 . . . = * . . = . . 1.0 2289
6. Goczo, Melinda wm HUN 2248 0 . . . . * . . . 1 1.0 2307
7. Gara, Ticia wg HUN 2291 . 0 . = . . * . . . 0.5 2110
8. Rudolf, Anna HUN 2185 0 . . . = . . * . . 0.5 2185
9. Ignacz, Maria HUN 2193 . 0 0 . . . . . * . 0.0
10. Toth, Lili wm HUN 2208 . . 0 . . 0 . . . * 0.0
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The 77th Canadian & FIDE Zone 2.2 Championship take place August
20th-29th 2004 in Toronto. 69 players from across Canada are competing for
$21,000 in prizes. The tournament is organized by the Ontario Chess Association
and sponsored by Belzberg Technologies. IMs Charbonneau (the current champion)
and Bluvshtein lead with 3/3, ahead of GMs Spraggett, Tyomkin.
Official site: http://www.chessontario.com/2004closed/
Leading Round 3 Standings:
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ch-CAN Toronto CAN (CAN), 20-29 viii 2004
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1. Charbonneau, Pascal m CAN 2472 3.0
2. Bluvshtein, Mark m CAN 2462 3.0
3. Spraggett, Kevin g CAN 2584 2.5
4. Tyomkin, Dimitri g CAN 2498 2.5
5. Zugic, Igor m CAN 2465 2.5
6. Ivanov, Igor V m USA 2438 2.5
7. Quan Zhe f CAN 2324 2.5
8. Krnan, Tomas f CAN 2331 2.5
9. Milicevic, Goran f CAN 2271 2.5
10. Tipu, Vincent CAN 2194 2.5
11. Dougherty, Michael f CAN 2229 2.5
69 players
The 14th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2004 takes place 14th-24th August
2004. Round 7 of 9 has been completed with Evgeny Gleizerov, Pavel Kotsur and
Ehsan Ghaem Maghami leading on 5.5/7.
Official coverage: http://www.abudhabichess.com.
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14th Open Abu Dhabi UAE (UAE), 14-23 viii 2004
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1. Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2539 +49 +13 + 2 = 5 = 7 = 6 + 8 . . 5.5 2765
2. Kotsur, Pavel g KAZ 2607 +17 +34 - 1 +14 + 4 = 5 + 6 . . 5.5 2742
3. Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan g IRI 2552 =33 +38 +11 =15 +19 + 9 = 5 . . 5.5 2732
4. Bocharov, Dmitry g RUS 2569 +45 +14 = 6 = 8 - 2 +20 +18 . . 5.0 2656
5. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2571 +52 +23 +36 = 1 = 6 = 2 = 3 . . 5.0 2662
6. Kobalia, Mikhail g RUS 2618 +37 +22 = 4 + 9 = 5 = 1 - 2 . . 4.5 2631
7. Vladimirov, Evgeny g KAZ 2628 =26 +28 =10 +34 = 1 =18 =11 . . 4.5 2571
8. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2584 =38 +25 +33 = 4 =15 +13 - 1 . . 4.5 2577
9. Dzhumaev, Marat g UZB 2520 +21 =20 +31 - 6 +23 - 3 +26 . . 4.5 2578
10. Hasangatin, Ramil g RUS 2485 +44 =15 = 7 =16 =20 =26 +28 . . 4.5 2574
11. Ramesh, R.B g IND 2484 +42 =31 - 3 +28 +16 =15 = 7 . . 4.5 2617
12. Safin, Shukhrat g UZB 2466 +53 =19 =15 =17 =32 +39 =21 . . 4.5 2480
13. Hakki, Imad m SYR 2451 +46 - 1 =17 +47 +31 - 8 +29 . . 4.5 2494
14. Mahjoob, Morteza m IRI 2461 +51 - 4 +55 - 2 +43 +19 =15 . . 4.5 2532
15. Harikrishna, P g IND 2609 +40 =10 =12 = 3 = 8 =11 =14 . . 4.0 2530
16. Timofeev, Artyom g RUS 2611 =28 =26 +30 =10 -11 +37 =25 . . 4.0 2483
17. Mamedjarova, Zeinab wg AZE 2341 - 2 +44 =13 =12 =34 +31 =23 . . 4.0 2520
18. Bakre, Tejas m IND 2492 =29 =55 +43 =20 +21 = 7 - 4 . . 4.0 2420
19. Chernyshov, Konstantin g RUS 2585 +39 =12 =20 +26 - 3 -14 +40 . . 4.0 2473
20. Gozzoli, Yannick m FRA 2429 +54 = 9 =19 =18 =10 - 4 +44 . . 4.0 2482
21. Lauridsen, Jesper Morch f DEN 2283 - 9 =54 +24 +33 -18 +36 =12 . . 4.0 2454
22. Vakhidov, Tahir m UZB 2504 +43 - 6 =32 =25 =37 =24 +38 . . 4.0 2426
23. Taleb, Moussa m UAE 2464 +27 - 5 =37 +45 - 9 +32 =17 . . 4.0 2429
24. Hassan, Abdullah m UAE 2324 -31 =42 -21 +49 +47 =22 +33 . . 4.0 2423
25. Tissir, Mohamed m MAR 2416 +56 - 8 =50 =22 =35 +34 =16 . . 4.0 2530
26. Kayumov, Sergey m UZB 2404 = 7 =16 +35 -19 +50 =10 - 9 . . 3.5 2562
27. Mashinskaya, Iulia wg RUS 2234 -23 =52 =39 +38 =30 =33 =35 . . 3.5 2404
28. Haznedaroglu, Kivanc m TUR 2395 =16 - 7 +46 -11 +45 +35 -10 . . 3.5 2460
29. Sachdev, Tania wm IND 2240 =18 =50 -34 +55 =36 +30 -13 . . 3.5 2436
30. Neelotpal, Das m IND 2448 =55 +47 -16 =32 =27 -29 +46 . . 3.5 2285
31. Ulibin, Mikhail g RUS 2586 +24 =11 - 9 +36 -13 -17 =37 . . 3.0 2374
32. Jasim, A.R. Saleh f UAE 2289 -35 +41 =22 =30 =12 -23 =36 . . 3.0 2390
33. Moradiabadi, Elshan IRI 2435 = 3 +40 - 8 -21 +52 =27 -24 . . 3.0 2322
34. Bistric, Faruk g BIH 2488 +48 - 2 +29 - 7 =17 -25 =39 . . 3.0 2349
35. Iuldachev, Saidali g UZB 2550 +32 -36 -26 +48 =25 -28 =27 . . 3.0 2297
36. Sundararajan, Kidambi m IND 2452 +41 +35 - 5 -31 =29 -21 =32 . . 3.0 2338
37. Raetsky, Alexander m RUS 2399 - 6 +48 =23 =50 =22 -16 =31 . . 3.0 2461
38. Nezad, Husein Aziz m QAT 2312 = 8 - 3 =51 -27 +53 +42 -22 . . 3.0 2310
39. Velikhanli, Firuza wg AZE 2322 -19 =53 =27 =51 +41 -12 =34 . . 3.0 2292
40. Mohota, Nisha wg IND 2331 -15 -33 +44 =53 =51 +43 -19 . . 3.0 2315
41. Mohamed, Hossein f UAE 2198 -36 -32 +49 =52 -39 +47 =45 . . 3.0 2270
42. Pourkashiyan, Atousa wm IRI 2229 -11 =24 -45 =54 +55 -38 +52 . . 3.0 2240
43. Karavade, Eesha wm IND 2276 -22 +56 -18 +46 -14 -40 +53 . . 3.0 2271
44. Paridar, Shadi wm IRI 2232 -10 -17 -40 +56 +54 +51 -20 . . 3.0 2236
45. Ramaswamy, Aarthie wg IND 2299 - 4 =51 +42 -23 -28 =53 =41 . . 2.5 2223
46. Al-Tamimi, Hamad QAT 2169 -13 +49 -28 -43 =48 +54 -30 . . 2.5 2218
47. Bogza, Adina-Maria wg ROM 2291 =50 -30 +54 -13 -24 -41 +51 . . 2.5 2230
48. Tayeb, Suhail UAE 2240 -34 -37 +56 -35 =46 =52 =49 . . 2.5 2221
49. Illijin, Neboisa m ROM 2286 - 1 -46 -41 -24 +56 +55 =48 . . 2.5 2142
50. Hamdouchi, Hichem g MAR 2556 =47 =29 =25 =37 -26 . . . . 2.0 2278
51. Coleman, James ENG 2203 -14 =45 =38 =39 =40 -44 -47 . . 2.0 2163
52. Saleh, Nabil f UAE 2301 - 5 =27 =53 =41 -33 =48 -42 . . 2.0 2145
53. Amer, Mohamed EGY 2220 -12 =39 =52 =40 -38 =45 -43 . . 2.0 2171
54. Yahya, Mohamed Saleh UAE 2145 -20 =21 -47 =42 -44 -46 +57 . . 2.0 2075
55. Saleh, Nagueb UAE 2167 =30 =18 -14 -29 -42 -49 =56 . . 1.5 2088
56. Khalil, Ibrahim UAE 2073 -25 -43 -48 -44 -49 +57 =55 . . 1.5 2001
57. BYE ---- . . . . . -56 -54 . . 0.0
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The 73rd Ukrainian Chess Championship takes place in Kharkiv 23rd
August - 2nd September 2004. 32 participants compete in 5 knockout rounds.
Almost all of the best Ukrainian players take part in the tournament: Vassily
Ivanchuk (2715), Alexander Moiseenko (2640), Andrei Volokitin (2638), Evgenij
Miroshnichenko (2615), Pavel Eljanov (2613), Spartak Vysochin (2599), Vereslav
Eingorn (2596), Sergey Karjakin (2591), Alexander Goloshchapov (2577),
Alexander Areshchenko (2575), etc.
Official website http://www.ukrchess.org.ua
Round 1 24-25.08.2004
1 Ivanchuk, Vassily 2715 - 32 Shkuran, Daniil 2390
2 Moiseenko, Alexander 2640 - 31 Tukhaev, Adam 2404
3 Volokitin, Andrei 2638 - 30 Matjushin, Gennady 2422
4 Miroshnichenko, Evgenij 2615 - 29 Alexandrova, Olga 2423
5 Eljanov, Pavel 2613 - 28 Oleksienko, Mikhailo 2424
6 Vysochin, Spartak 2599 - 27 Kobylkin, Evgeni 2444
7 Eingorn, Vereslav S 2596 - 26 Shishkin, Vadim 2463
8 Karjakin, Sergey 2591 - 25 Kuzubov, Yuriy 2467
9 Goloshchapov, Alexander 2577 - 24 Lahno, Kateryna 2472
10 Areshchenko, Alexander 2575 - 23 Zhukova, Natalia 2475
11 Efimenko, Zahar 2572 - 22 Rogovski, Vladimir 2486
12 Fedorchuk, Sergey A. 2569 - 21 Kovchan, Alexander 2497
13 Korobov, Anton 2565 - 20 Nosenko, Alexander 2506
14 Malakhatko, Vadim 2555 - 19 Drozdovskij, Yuri 2506
15 Malaniuk, Vladimir P 2555 - 18 Kuzmin, Gennadi P 2518
16 Romanishin, Oleg M 2541 - 17 Neverov, Valeriy 2537
The 2nd International chess tournament "Riga 2004" took place 15th–
21st August 2004. For Latvian players it was also the national championship.
Edvins Kengis took clear first with 7.5/9.
Official site: http://www.liepajniekiem.lv/?doc=13254
Leading final Round 9 Standings:
1 Kengis, Edvins LAT 2563 gm 7.5
2 Stefansson, Hannes ISL 2549 gm 7
Rytshagov, Mikhail EST 2461 gm 7
Starostits, Ilmars LAT 2469 im 7
5 Novikov, Stanislav RUS 2520 im 6.5
Lanka, Zigurds LAT 2446 gm 6.5
Kveinys, Aloyzas LTU 2565 gm 6.5
Meijers, Viesturs LAT 2487 im 6.5
Sulskis, Sarunas LTU 2557 gm 6.5
10 Fridman, Daniel LAT 2590 gm 6
Lutsko, Igor BLR 2519 gm 6
Sveshnikov, Evgeny LAT 2508 gm 6
Zhuravliov, Valerij LAT 2399 im 6
Mihailovs, Jurijs LAT 2171 6
Krivonosov, Oleg LAT 2455 im 6
Neiksans, Arturs LAT 2440 im 6
Berzina, Ilze LAT 2232 wim 6
Berzinsh, Roland LAT 2455 im 6
Alipovs, Anatolijs LAT 2156 6
112 players
The match Russia vs. China The International Match Russia vs. China took
place in Moscow M.Botvinnik Central House of Chessplayer9th-16th August 2004.
The event was a Scheveningen System for 6 men; 3 women and 3 juniors (2 boys, 1
girl) double round robin. The first match (China, 2001) Russia won 41,5 : 30,5.
China won the second 37.5 - 34.5 by virtue of a big win in the final round
before which the teams were all square.
Official site: http://www.russiachess.ru/online/
: games
http://www.russiachess.ru/mods.php?name=section&oid=679&bid=31&
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RUS-CHN Moscow RUS (CHN), 10-16 viii 2004
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Russia 34.5
1. Nepomniachtchi, Ian f RUS 2476 = 3 +20 +18 = 3 +20 +18 5.0 2633
5. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2690 +13 =11 =12 +14 =22 =19 4.0 2729
6. Zvjaginsev, Vadim g RUS 2650 =19 =14 +22 =12 =11 =13 3.5 2661
7. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2658 =12 =19 =14 =11 =13 +22 3.5 2661
8. Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2686 =14 =13 -11 +22 +19 =12 3.5 2661
10. Zimina, Olga wg RUS 2430 = 9 = 2 + 4 + 9 - 2 - 4 3.0 2435
15. Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS 2664 =11 =22 =19 =13 +12 -14 3.0 2604
16. Malakhov, Vladimir g RUS 2674 +22 -12 -13 =19 =14 +11 3.0 2604
17. Andreikin, Dmitry m RUS 2449 +20 =18 - 3 +20 =18 - 3 3.0 2360
21. Pogonina, Natalija wm RUS 2402 = 2 = 4 - 9 - 2 - 4 - 9 1.0 2162
23. Zaiatz, Elena wg RUS 2405 - 4 = 9 - 2 - 4 = 9 - 2 1.0 2162
24. Malysheva, Polina wf RUS 2364 -18 - 3 =20 -18 = 3 -20 1.0 2087
China 37.5
2. Xu Yuhua wg CHN 2472 =21 =10 +23 +21 +10 +23 5.0 2685
3. Zhou Jianchao CHN 2385 = 1 +24 +17 = 1 =24 +17 4.5 2622
4. Zhao Xue wg CHN 2477 +23 =21 -10 +23 +21 +10 4.5 2605
9. Huang Qian wm CHN 2356 =10 =23 +21 -10 =23 +21 3.5 2469
11. Wang Yue f CHN 2525 =15 = 5 + 8 = 7 = 6 -16 3.0 2670
12. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2620 = 7 +16 = 5 = 6 -15 = 8 3.0 2670
13. Ni Hua g CHN 2583 - 5 = 8 +16 =15 = 7 = 6 3.0 2670
14. Zhang Zhong g CHN 2603 = 8 = 6 = 7 - 5 =16 +15 3.0 2670
18. Wang Hao CHN 2433 +24 =17 - 1 +24 =17 - 1 3.0 2429
19. Ye Jiangchuan g CHN 2681 = 6 = 7 =15 =16 - 8 = 5 2.5 2613
20. Shen Yang CHN 2263 -17 - 1 =24 -17 - 1 +24 1.5 2236
22. Xu Jun g CHN 2617 -16 =15 - 6 - 8 = 5 - 7 1.0 2397
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Round 6 (August 16, 2004)
Nepomniachtchi, Ian - Wang Hao 1-0 42 C07 French Tarrasch
Xu Yuhua - Zaiatz, Elena 1-0 67 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Zhou Jianchao - Andreikin, Dmitry 1-0 52 E95 King's Indian Classical
Dreev, Alexey - Ye Jiangchuan 1/2 14 E84 King's Indian Saemisch
Zvjaginsev, Vadim - Ni Hua 1/2 65 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Motylev, Alexander - Xu Jun 1-0 36 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Zimina, Olga - Zhao Xue 0-1 53 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Wang Yue - Malakhov, Vladimir 0-1 73 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Bu Xiangzhi - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 23 A07 Barcza System
Zhang Zhong - Sakaev, Konstantin 1-0 48 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Shen Yang - Malysheva, Polina 1-0 34 B69 Sicilian Rauzer
Pogonina, Natalija - Huang Qian 0-1 81 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
The US Open Championship took place in Fort Lauderdale August 7-15,
2004. Seven players tied on 7.5/9. A small selection of games from Frank Berry
and ICC.
Official site: http://www.uschess.org/tournaments/2004/usopen/
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
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US Open Fort Lauderdale USA (USA), 7-15 viii 2004
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1. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2655 7.5
2. Vasquez, Rodrigo g CHI 2542 7.5
3. Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander g USA 2551 7.5
4. Ibragimov, Ildar g USA 2582 7.5
5. Matikozian, Andranik m ARM 2470 7.5
6. Gonzalez, Renier m USA 2440 7.5
7. Martinez, Marcel f USA 2383 7.5
8. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2601 7.0
9. Kosteniuk, Alexandra m RUS 2511 7.0
10. Gurevich, Dmitry g USA 2504 7.0
11. Schneider, Dmitry m USA 2454 7.0
12. Andrews, Todd D f USA 2283 7.0
13. Ginsburg, Mark m USA 2364 7.0
14. Kopec, Danny m USA 2376 7.0
15. Reznik, Viktor f ISR 2286 7.0
16. Lopez, Bruci f USA 2400 7.0
17. Zaikov, Oleg USA 2302 7.0
18. Kleiman, Jake USA 2238 7.0
19. Norowitz, Yaacov USA ---- 7.0
20. Becerra Rivero, Julio g USA 2550 6.5
21. Fedorowicz, John P g USA 2520 6.5
22. Browne, Walter S g USA 2456 6.5
23. Donaldson, John W m USA 2460 6.5
24. Ippolito, Dean m USA 2387 6.5
25. La Rota, Fabio f COL 2333 6.5
26. Baquero, Luis A COL 2296 6.5
27. Eisen, Lewis USA 2242 6.5
28. Castaneda, Nelson f USA 2288 6.5
29. Caruana, Fabiano f USA 2169 6.5
30. Betaneli, Aleksandr USA 2228 6.5
31. Esserman, Marc USA 2270 6.5
32. Santalla, Andres CUB 2075 6.5
33. Shipman, Walter m USA 2223 6.5
34. Diaz, Jorge L CUB 2129 6.5
35. Moskow, Eric D USA 2200 6.5
36. Mabe, Chris J USA ---- 6.5
37. Shaw, Tenzing USA ---- 6.5
443 players
Joel Benjamin took first above Hikaru Nakamura after an Armageddon blitz
game in the in the 113th New York Masters on 17th August 2004. Gata Kamsky also
competed again.
The regular rapid event (mostly weekly) organised by IM Greg Shahade and
John Fernandez provides regular chances for keen players of 2200 and above to
compete against GMs and IMs in New York. See:
http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
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1. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2601 +20 +10 + 6 = 2 3.5 ($400)
2. Benjamin, Joel g USA 2566 + 9 +15 + 5 = 1 3.5 ($450)*
3. Shabalov, Alex g USA 2605 +12 - 6 +16 +10 3.0 ($ 20)
4. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2556 +16 = 8 +11 = 7 3.0 ($ 20)
5. Miton, Kamil g POL 2597 +13 + 7 - 2 +11 3.0 ($ 20)
6. Sokolin, Leonid m USA 2513 +14 + 3 - 1 +13 3.0 ($ 20)
7. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2717 +18 - 5 + 8 = 4 2.5
8. Lapshun, Yury m USA 2444 +19 = 4 - 7 +18 2.5
9. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2261 - 2 +21 +20 = 2.5 ($150)
10. Vovsha, Eli m ISR 2436 +17 - 1 +12 - 3 2.0
11. Bonin, Jay m USA 2342 +22 +18 - 4 - 5 2.0
12. Sarkar, Justin m USA 2408 - 3 +14 -10 +19 2.0
13. Grasso, David USA 2173 - 5 +22 +15 - 6 2.0
14. Lowinger, Daniel USA ---- - 6 -12 +21 +20 2.0
15. Hoffmann, Asa f USA 2272 +21 - 2 -13 =16 1.5
16. Privman, Boris f USA 2275 - 4 +19 - 3 =15 1.5
17. Thaler, Michael USA 2062 -10 =20 -18 +22 1.5
18. Figler, Ilye f USA 2371 - 7 -11 +17 - 8 1.0
19. Zhao, Parker USA 1944 - 8 -16 +22 -12 1.0
20. Greenberg, Roy USA 2245 - 1 =17 - 9 -14 1.0
21. Vicary, Elizabeth USA ---- -15 - 9 -14 --- 0.0
22. Thomas, Demarcus USA ---- -11 -13 -19 -17 0.0
PRIZES
1ST - $ 600
2ND - $ 200
3RD - $ 80
U2400 - $ 150
*$50 to Benjamin for winning Armageddon game
FS August events took place 7th-19th August 2004. Stefan Kristjansson
won the event with 7/10.
Website: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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FSGM August Budapest HUN (HUN), 3-19 viii 2004 cat. VII (2420)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Kristjansson, Stefan m ISL 2410 * = = = 1 1 = 1 1 = = 7.0 2570
2. Nguyen Ngoc Truongson m VIE 2466 = * = = = 0 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2525
3. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2455 = = * = = = 1 = 1 0 1 6.0 2488
4. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2448 = = = * = = = 1 = 1 = 6.0 2489
5. Turov, Maxim g RUS 2536 0 = = = * = 1 = = 1 1 6.0 2480
6. Medvegy, Zoltan g HUN 2456 0 1 = = = * = = = 1 = 5.5 2452
7. Paschall, William M m USA 2389 = = 0 = 0 = * = = = = 4.0 2351
8. Manca, Federico m ITA 2366 0 0 = 0 = = = * = = 1 4.0 2353
9. Rupprecht, Andreas f GER 2329 0 0 0 = = = = = * = 1 4.0 2357
10. Berczes, David f HUN 2351 = 0 1 0 0 0 = = = * 0 3.0 2277
11. Nilssen, John Arni f FAI 2414 = 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 1 * 3.0 2271
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Sinisa Joksic reports: The 3rd Davos Open which took place July 31st -
August 8th 2004 surprised players and everybody with the new Congress Center as
the venue. Without doubt, it's one of the most beautiful playing rooms for
chess. Davos is well-known tourist place, both winter and summer, popular
congress and meeting place, varied profession, for sure open door for the chess
event. Davos has particular micro-climate very convenient for chess (and all
others!). So, it wouldn't be surprising, if become, with the new playing room,
attractive for chess competition. Adam Horvath started very well and finished
just defending first place. Cherniaev did not want to risk anything. Matthew
Turner made few draw at the beginning and could not recuperate. Anyhow
"Bucholz" decided the winner. The best Swiss player was Hugentobler. Best Lady
Elena Sedina, best senior Horst Zesinger. In tournament were a lot of
interesting and good games and players really enjoy time in Davos. As Arbiter I
didn't have to work hard . The Blitz tournament won Matthew Turner, second was
Vulevic, third Habibi. Next, 4th Davos Open will be from July 30 to August 7,
2005.
Final standing:
1. Horvath, Adam g HUN 2528 7.0 48.5
2. Cherniaev, Alexander m RUS 2500 7.0 45.0
3. Turner, Matthew g ENG 2491 7.0 44.0
4. Sedina, Elena wg ITA 2396 6.5 45.0
5. Ferguson, Mark m ENG 2387 6.0 43.5
6. Hugentobler, Patrik SUI 2237 6.0 41.5
7. Vulevic, Vjekoslav f SUI 2266 5.5 47.5
8. Horvath, Tamas m HUN 2452 5.5 46.0
9. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2527 5.5 45.5
10. Curien, Nicolas SUI 2218 5.5 40.5
11. Habibi, Ali m GER 2269 5.5 40.0
12. Blauert, Joerg m GER 2356 5.0 44.5
13. Tiller, Bjorn m NOR 2390 5.0 42.5
14. Littlewood, Paul m ENG 2396 5.0 41.0
15. Kloster, Josef GER 2174 5.0 39.0
16. Erenska-Barlo, Hanna wg POL 2237 5.0 39.0
17. Maurer, Fritz SUI 2096 5.0 37.5
18. Cavaletto, Massimo SUI 2182 5.0 37.0
19. Hauser, Robert SUI 2094 5.0 36.5
20. Brunner, Werner SUI 2205 4.5 42.5
21. Kleibaumhueter, Klaus GER 2167 4.5 42.5
22. Reust Erika SUI 1853 4.5 37.5
23. Stovring, Claus DEN 2032 4.5 37.0
24. Maeder, Jean-Claude SUI 4.5 36.5
25. Arquint, Andri SUI 2071 4.5 35.0
26. Zesinger, Horst SUI 2073 4.5 35.0
27. Fischer, Lukas SUI 4.5 34.5
28. Schweizer, Robert SUI 2004 4.5 31.0
29. Semakoff, Aleks NOR 2215 4.0 40.0
30. Scheidegger, Urs SUI 2048 4.0 35.5
31. Tcheau, Alain SUI 4.0 35.0
32. Cavadini, Sergio SUI 4.0 31.0
33. Poletti, Fausto ITA 2002 3.5 38.0
34. Tillmann, Marc SUI 2049 3.5 34.0
35. Barlo, Werner GER 1869 3.5 33.5
36. Denzinger, Karl SUI 3.5 33.0
37. Bosshard, Rolf SUI 3.5 31.5
38. Smith, Brain ENG 3.5 31.0
39. Sieber, Wolfgang SUI 1840 3.0 30.0
40. Low, Steven SUI 3.0 28.5
41. Britschgi, Michele SUI 2.5 31.0
42. Arocha, Carlos SUI 2.5 17.0
43. Giacomini, Plinio SUI 2064 2.5 16.0
44. Gestrich, Wolfgang GER 1.5 28.5
45 Schrimer, Hans SUI 1.5 23.0
46. Samarian, Cornel GER 1.0 25.5
The 15th NATO Championship took place 8th-14th August 2004. I couldn't
find a final official table, below is one derived from the games but I would
consider it likely there are at least some errors.
Official site: http://www.natochess.org/15thchampionship.html
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15th ch-NATO The Hague NED (NED), 8-14 viii 2004
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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1. Drabke, Lorenz m GER 2428 +64 +17 + 7 +16 = 2 +15 + 6 6.5 2654
2. Przedmojski, Rafal POL 2370 +52 +20 +10 +13 = 1 = 6 = 8 5.5 2477
3. Hammond, Andrew JC ENG 2210 +53 - 4 +24 =11 +44 + 7 +16 5.5 2317
4. Kraft, Matthias GER 2100 +80 + 3 +40 - 5 =13 +31 +17 5.5 2423
5. Cooper, Lawrence m ENG 2315 +34 +21 =35 + 4 = 6 =17 = 9 5.0 2316
6. Csolto, Robert SVK 2348 +59 +25 +63 +15 = 5 = 2 - 1 5.0 2399
7. Bon, Michael FRA 2163 +32 + 8 - 1 +36 +39 - 3 +47 5.0 2323
8. Hole, Oystein f NOR 2332 +43 - 7 =11 +64 +63 +27 = 2 5.0 2316
9. Nielsen, Rene O DEN 2202 =65 =71 +43 +58 +35 =16 = 5 5.0 2281
10. Durik, Peter SVK 2127 +54 +19 - 2 +23 -15 +30 =25 4.5 2282
11. L'Henoret, Thierry FRA 2094 +77 =27 = 8 = 3 +18 =13 =12 4.5 2300
12. Deleyn, Gunter f BEL 2275 +24 -63 =64 =41 +34 +32 =11 4.5 2154
13. Benedetti, Fabrizio ITA 2199 +61 +36 +41 - 2 = 4 =11 =24 4.5 2182
14. Lillevold, Frode NOR 2097 +76 =28 =29 =22 =23 +33 =15 4.5 2277
15. Skindzier, Saturnin POL 2247 +55 +47 +26 - 6 +10 - 1 =14 4.5 2261
16. Karbowiak, Adam POL 2256 +49 +58 +39 - 1 +21 = 9 - 3 4.5 2281
17. Marek, Mariusz POL 2155 +74 - 1 +42 +38 +28 = 5 - 4 4.5 2252
18. Bieluszewski, Piotr POL 2169 -36 +61 +53 =30 -11 +44 +35 4.5 2131
19. Helbig, Mark GER 2305 +60 -10 =47 +69 =37 +26 =21 4.5 2184
20. Moen, Steinar NOR 2181 +56 - 2 =45 +57 =30 =35 +48 4.5 2182
21. Indbryn, Tommy NOR 2129 +38 - 5 +71 +40 -16 +53 =19 4.5 2263
22. Schott, Guido GER 2195 +69 -39 +60 =14 -26 +67 +42 4.5 2141
23. Wantiez, Fabrice BEL 2207 -26 +66 +52 -10 =14 +64 +39 4.5 2175
24. Alaslar,Devrim TUR ---- -12 +70 - 3 +78 +40 +37 =13 4.5 2260
25. Van Run, Rieke NED 2133 +79 - 6 =69 =49 +36 +55 =10 4.5 2183
26. De Waard,Marco ---- +23 +33 -15 =29 +22 -19 =27 4.0 2267
27. Falbo, Sandro ITA 2204 +57 =11 =30 =67 +41 - 8 =26 4.0 2109
28. Nill, Oliver GER 2212 +42 =14 +37 =35 -17 -47 +55 4.0 2142
29. Nilsson, Erik DEN 2175 =46 +65 =14 =26 =47 =39 =31 4.0 2122
30. Olesen,Michael Jacob ---- =50 +75 =27 =18 =20 -10 +58 4.0 2204
31. Kovarcik, Thomas FRA 2222 +45 -35 +59 =63 +67 - 4 =29 4.0 2137
32. Leblanc,Paul ---- - 7 =49 =65 +43 +58 -12 +59 4.0 2159
33. Victoria, Narciso USA 2192 +66 -26 +55 -39 +60 -14 +53 4.0 2086
34. Mottais, Francois FRA 2062 - 5 -38 +73 +74 -12 +70 +54 4.0 2134
35. Gooris, Jan BEL 2113 +78 +31 = 5 =28 - 9 =20 -18 3.5 2185
36. Sari,Serdar ---- +18 -13 +51 - 7 -25 +52 =37 3.5 2153
37. Donati, Roberto ITA 2166 =71 +46 -28 +45 =19 -24 =36 3.5 2073
38. Horvath,Milos ---- -21 +34 +48 -17 -64 =43 +69 3.5 2087
39. Toll, Alec J ENG 2091 +82 +22 -16 +33 - 7 =29 -23 3.5 2169
40. Van Zandwijk, Jan Peter NED 2256 +67 +48 - 4 -21 -24 +60 =45 3.5 2062
41. Kilic,Mehmet ---- +51 +62 -13 =12 -27 -48 +63 3.5 2178
42. Ranario,Dan ---- -28 +68 -17 =54 +46 +63 -22 3.5 2098
43. Bellardi, Michel FRA 2063 - 8 +56 - 9 -32 +72 =38 +66 3.5 2076
44. Prostler,Andre ---- -62 =51 +75 +50 - 3 -18 +64 3.5 2152
45. Hater,David ---- -31 +78 =20 -37 =71 +62 =40 3.5 2145
46. Van de Walle,Rob ---- =29 -37 -49 +75 -42 +65 +67 3.5 2082
47. Cheung, Jan W NED 2100 +68 -15 =19 ? =29 +28 - 7 3.0 2183
48. Capezza, Marco ITA 2121 +73 -40 -38 ? +69 +41 -20 3.0 2072
49. Keough, Robert W ENG 2080 -16 =32 +46 =25 -53 -54 +72 3.0 2005
50. Lebel, Patrick MNC 2151 =30 =72 =57 -44 =66 =61 =56 3.0 1944
51. Wagenaar, Harm Theo NED 2130 -41 =44 -36 =76 +68 =66 =61 3.0 1950
52. Bruns, Michael GER 2117 - 2 +54 -23 =66 =57 -36 +73 3.0 2027
53. De Cat,Ben ---- - 3 +77 -18 +70 +49 -21 -33 3.0 2061
54. Vercauteren,Daniel ---- -10 -52 +80 =42 =74 +49 -34 3.0 2005
55. Kocur, Marc BEL 2013 -15 +76 -33 +72 +59 -25 -28 3.0 2071
56. Adkins,James ---- -20 -43 +77 -60 =65 +75 =50 3.0 2033
57. Van den Heuvel, Tonnie NED 1962 -27 +80 =50 -20 =52 -58 +74 3.0 2060
58. Celen, Gazi TUR 2119 +81 -16 +72 - 9 -32 +57 -30 3.0 2010
59. Daler, Neset TUR 2068 - 6 +79 -31 +65 -55 +71 -32 3.0 2033
60. Vea, Odin Blikra NOR 2057 -19 +81 -22 +56 -33 -40 +77 3.0 2085
61. Koopmeiners,Karl ---- -13 -18 -78 +79 +80 =50 =51 3.0 2042
62. Krainski, Slawomir POL 2194 +44 -41 -67 ? +78 -45 =71 2.5 1947
63. Tommasini, Enzo ITA 2128 +70 +12 - 6 =31 - 8 -42 -41 2.5 2066
64. Zengin, Sedat TUR 2085 - 1 +74 =12 - 8 +38 -23 -44 2.5 2075
65. Crapulli,Giuseppe ---- = 9 -29 =32 -59 =56 -46 +79 2.5 1961
66. Lebrun,Roger ---- -33 -23 +68 =52 =50 =51 -43 2.5 2020
67. Nielsen, Henrik DEN 2028 -40 +73 +62 =27 -31 -22 -46 2.5 2051
68. Geerts,Luc ---- -47 -42 -66 +73 -51 =74 +80 2.5 1930
69. Parisse,Denis ---- -22 +82 =25 -19 -48 +79 -38 2.5 2005
70. Adolfssen,Rico ---- -63 -24 +82 -53 +76 -34 =75 2.5 1943
71. Parker,Glen ---- =37 = 9 -21 ? =45 -59 =62 2.0 2001
72. Morrison,Munroe ---- =75 =50 -58 -55 -43 +78 -49 2.0 1921
73. So,Kam ---- -48 -67 -34 -68 +77 +76 -52 2.0 1888
74. McInnes,Neil ---- -17 -64 +81 -34 =54 =68 -57 2.0 1879
75. Khalil, Vincent FRA 2129 =72 -30 -44 -46 +81 -56 =70 2.0 1842
76. Smith,Bryan ---- -14 -55 =79 =51 -70 -73 +82 2.0 1876
77. O'Neill,Steve ---- -11 -53 -56 +81 -73 +82 -60 2.0 1863
78. Stuhr,Finn ---- -35 -45 +61 -24 -62 -72 =81 1.5 1813
79. Charles,Freddy ---- -25 -59 =76 -61 +82 -69 -65 1.5 1798
80. Zilka,Jozef ---- - 4 -57 -54 +82 -61 =81 -68 1.5 1778
81. Shea,Joseph ---- -58 -60 -74 -77 -75 =80 =78 1.0 1734
82. Campeau,Jayson ---- -39 -69 -70 -80 -79 -77 -76 0.0
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The 91st Smith & Williamson British Championships took place 1st -
14th August in the Spa Complex, Scarborough,Yorkshire. Jonathan Rowson
dominated throughout and even though a loss to Peter Wells in round 8 put his
victory in doubt allowing the field to catch him he was always likely to have
an easier run in than his rivals. Rowson became the first Scottish player to
win the British Championship since RF Combe in 1946. All games from the final
round now available.
Official site: http://www.bcf.org.uk/events/bcf2004/index.html
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ch-GBR Scarborough ENG (ENG), 2-13 viii 2004
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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1. Rowson, Jonathan g SCO 2558 +34 +21 +10 =15 +16 + 3 +22 - 2 = 4 +18 = 5 8.5 2634
2. Wells, Peter K g ENG 2494 =20 +45 + 7 =22 +26 =10 + 3 + 1 =21 = 6 = 4 8.0 2592
3. Williams, Simon m ENG 2427 +36 + 5 + 4 +13 +15 - 1 - 2 =29 +10 +16 = 8 8.0 2621
4. Motwani, Paul g SCO 2552 +32 + 9 - 3 +11 =17 +15 -10 +12 = 1 +21 = 2 7.5 2543
5. Greet, Andrew ENG 2310 +58 - 3 =45 +47 + 7 =14 +26 = 6 =16 +10 = 1 7.5 2508
6. Emms, John M g ENG 2508 +30 -28 =34 =20 +39 =11 +44 = 5 +13 = 2 +10 7.5 2471
7. Gwaze, Robert m ZIM 2376 +40 = 8 - 2 +59 - 5 -34 +36 +32 +41 +29 +15 7.5 2460
8. Hebden, Mark g ENG 2559 +38 = 7 =11 +44 -10 =51 +31 =17 = 9 +22 = 3 7.0 2474
9. Knott, Simon J.B m ENG 2359 +39 - 4 +41 =12 +36 =29 =16 =13 = 8 =14 +21 7.0 2493
10. Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan m GEO 2446 +48 +24 - 1 +25 + 8 = 2 + 4 +21 - 3 - 5 - 6 6.5 2485
11. Mannion, Stephen R m SCO 2333 +57 =22 = 8 - 4 +30 = 6 =15 =14 =12 +26 =17 6.5 2488
12. Quinn, Mark m IRL 2406 +19 +37 =14 = 9 -13 =28 +32 - 4 =11 +33 =25 6.5 2395
13. Ward, Christopher g ENG 2490 +49 +23 +26 - 3 +12 =22 -21 = 9 - 6 +24 =18 6.5 2449
14. Summerscale, Aaron g ENG 2493 +59 +27 =12 =17 =21 = 5 -29 =11 +28 = 9 =16 6.5 2422
15. Ledger, Andrew m ENG 2452 +41 +42 +28 = 1 - 3 - 4 =11 =20 +30 +17 - 7 6.5 2434
16. Jones, Gawain C ENG 2453 =45 +43 =25 +30 - 1 +46 = 9 +22 = 5 - 3 =14 6.5 2415
17. Palliser, Richard m ENG 2411 +46 =25 +47 =14 = 4 -21 +34 = 8 +29 -15 =11 6.5 2440
18. Haslinger, Stewart m ENG 2408 =47 =44 -30 =41 +56 =38 +19 +28 +27 - 1 =13 6.5 2381
19. Radovanovic, Jovica SCG 2205 -12 =31 =51 =23 +49 =25 -18 +38 =24 +44 +29 6.5 2397
20. Rendle, Thomas ENG 2258 = 2 -47 +40 = 6 =31 =24 +39 =15 =26 =28 =22 6.0 2388
21. Hanley, Craig f ENG 2356 +53 - 1 +48 +46 =14 +17 +13 -10 = 2 - 4 - 9 6.0 2438
22. Gormally, Daniel m ENG 2479 +56 =11 +29 = 2 +28 =13 - 1 -16 +44 - 8 =20 6.0 2438
23. Sowray, Peter J f ENG 2349 +33 -13 -39 =19 +41 -32 =47 +40 =35 =36 +42 6.0 2264
24. Howell, David WL f ENG 2334 +52 -10 =33 -36 +47 =20 +35 =27 =19 -13 +39 6.0 2282
25. Sherwin, James T m USA 2303 +61 =17 =16 -10 =59 =19 =27 =33 =39 +37 =12 6.0 2306
26. Dearing, Eddie SCO 2392 +60 +35 -13 +39 - 2 =44 - 5 +34 =20 -11 +41 6.0 2323
27. Tan, Desmond ENG 2335 +62 -14 -46 +48 =32 +58 =25 =24 -18 =30 +53 6.0 2299
28. Gordon, Stephen J ENG 2338 +55 + 6 -15 +35 -22 =12 +51 -18 -14 =20 =30 5.5 2347
29. Houska, Jovanka wg ENG 2375 =43 +50 -22 +49 +58 = 9 +14 = 3 -17 - 7 -19 5.5 2295
30. Ashton, Adam G ENG 2270 - 6 +55 +18 -16 -11 =33 +50 +31 -15 =27 =28 5.5 2324
31. Taylor, Martin R f ENG 2331 -37 =19 +60 =33 =20 +36 - 8 -30 +34 =39 =35 5.5 2228
32. Bigg, Andrew J ENG 2275 - 4 -33 +54 +37 =27 +23 -12 - 7 +53 =35 =36 5.5 2262
33. Hutchinson, Norman ENG 2176 -23 +32 =24 =31 -51 =30 +59 =25 +46 -12 =38 5.5 2304
34. Rudd, Jack ENG 2281 - 1 +53 = 6 -58 +57 + 7 -17 -26 -31 +51 +44 5.5 2324
35. Sisask, Jesper ENG 2057 +51 -26 +42 -28 -44 +45 -24 +48 =23 =32 =31 5.5 2313
36. Lyell, Mark f ENG 2217 - 3 =58 +50 +24 - 9 -31 - 7 +52 +51 =23 =32 5.5 2273
37. Mycroft, Richard ENG 2110 +31 -12 -44 -32 =48 =49 =45 +43 +58 -25 +46 5.5 2251
38. Ledger, David f ENG 2285 - 8 -39 =52 +62 +40 =18 -46 -19 +47 +54 =33 5.5 2231
39. Adams, David ENG 2180 - 9 +38 +23 -26 - 6 +42 -20 +49 =25 =31 -24 5.0 2295
40. Briscoe, Christopher ENG 2157 - 7 =49 -20 +45 -38 =48 +43 -23 +56 -53 +54 5.0 2209
41. Snape, Ian ENG 2228 -15 +54 - 9 =18 -23 +57 +58 +51 - 7 =46 -26 5.0 2252
42. Lee, Graham D f ENG 2316 +54 -15 -35 +53 -46 -39 -48 +60 +45 +49 -23 5.0 2186
43. Nixon, Thomas CM ENG 2198 =29 -16 =55 -51 =61 +56 -40 -37 +57 +58 =45 5.0 2166
44. Muir, Andrew J m SCO 2328 =50 =18 +37 - 8 +35 =26 - 6 +46 -22 -19 -34 4.5 2232
45. Spence, David ENG 2236 =16 - 2 = 5 -40 +55 -35 =37 =50 -42 +47 =43 4.5 2165
46. Storey, Charles ENG 2217 -17 +61 +27 -21 +42 -16 +38 -44 -33 =41 -37 4.5 2207
47. Walton, Alan J ENG 2208 =18 +20 -17 - 5 -24 +61 =23 +53 -38 -45 =52 4.5 2199
48. Burrows, Martin ENG 2226 -10 +52 -21 -27 =37 =40 +42 -35 -54 +59 =49 4.5 2164
49. Hutchinson, Paul A ENG 2216 -13 =40 +62 -29 -19 =37 +54 -39 +50 -42 =48 4.5 2153
50. Pym, Thomas W ENG 2059 =44 -29 -36 =55 +53 =59 -30 =45 -49 =52 +58 4.5 2154
51. Martyn, Rafe ENG 2322 -35 =60 =19 +43 +33 = 8 -28 -41 -36 -34 =56 4.0 2143
52. Kafka, Graeme SCO 2143 -24 -48 =38 -56 =60 =62 +57 -36 =59 =50 =47 4.0 2108
53. Gregory, Stephen J ENG 2180 -21 -34 +61 -42 -50 +55 +56 -47 -32 +40 -27 4.0 2116
54. Clarke, Thomas IRL 2132 -42 -41 -32 -61 +62 +60 -49 +55 +48 -38 -40 4.0 2101
55. Hempson, Peter W ENG 2172 -28 -30 =43 =50 -45 -53 +61 -54 =60 =57 +62 4.0 2071
56. Surtees, Mike ENG 2239 -22 =57 -58 +52 -18 -43 -53 +61 -40 +62 =51 4.0 2098
57. Almond, Philip ENG 2131 -11 =56 -59 +60 -34 -41 -52 +62 -43 =55 +61 4.0 2098
58. Westwood, Richard D ENG 2030 - 5 =36 +56 +34 -29 -27 -41 +59 -37 -43 -50 3.5 2103
59. Rayner, Francis WLS 2252 -14 =62 +57 - 7 =25 =50 -33 -58 =52 -48 =60 3.5 2075
60. Ledger, Stephen ENG 2203 -26 =51 -31 -57 =52 -54 +62 -42 =55 =61 =59 3.5 2080
61. Bryant,Richard ENG ---- -25 -46 -53 +54 =43 -47 -55 -56 -62 =60 -57 2.0 1932
62. Smith, Graham M ENG 2157 -27 =59 -49 -38 -54 =52 -60 -57 +61 -56 -55 2.0 1929
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The 1st Dato Arthur Tan Malaysia Open Chess Championship takes place in
Kuala Lumpur August 21st-31st 2004.
Further details: http://tcn.sourceforge.net/
Round 4 Standings:
1. 3 Ni Hua 4.0
2. 1 Ian Rogers 3.5
4 Nguyen Anh Dung 3.5
5 Antonio Rogelio 3.5
6 Juswanto, Denny 3.5
10 Nelson Mariano 3.5
14 Irwanto Sadikin 3.5
15 Gokhale, Chandrashekhar 3.5
24 Nguyen Van Huy 3.5
10. 2 Dao Thien Hai 3.0
7 Alexei Barsov 3.0
8 Yu, Shaoteng 3.0
9 Xu Yuhua 3.0
12 Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman 3.0
13 Xu, Yuanyuan 3.0
17 Dede Lioe 3.0
18 Sriram Jha 3.0
21 Daly, Colm 3.0
26 Mok Tze Meng 3.0
27 Liew, Chee-Meng-Jimmy 3.0
29 Lim Yee Weng 3.0
31 Nicholas Chan 3.0
32 Zhang, Jilin 3.0
39 Yeo, Min-Yang Evan 3.0
46 Tommy Supriyanto 1 3.0
26.11 Susanto Megaranto 2.5
16 Mas Hafizulhelmi 2.5
19 Wang Yu 2.5
111 players
The 24th International Chess Festival "Conca della Presolana" takes
place in Bratto (Italy), 20-28 August 2004.
Official site (including live):
http://www.scaccobratto.com/2004.shtml
Leading players:
1 Epishin Vladimir RUS GM 2635
2 Miladinovic Igor GRE GM 2630
3 Khenkin Igor GER GM 2573
4 GODENA Michele TV GM 2545
5 Sax Gyula HUN GM 2535
6 Cebalo Miso CRO GM 2527
7 Maksimenko Andrei UKR GM 2524
8 BELLINI Fabio VA IM 2509
122 players
The 10th Jezero international took place in Belgrade 7th-15th August
2004. FM Milos Pavlovic took first place on tie-break from Milan Andrijevic. No
games available.
Official site http://www.chessjezerobeograd.com
or http://www.chessdiagonals.com
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
1 1 FM Pavlovic Milos 2446 SCG 7½ 51½ 47 39½ ½
2 3 IM Andrijevic Milan 2383 SCG 7½ 49 45 37½ ½
3 2 FM Solomunovic Igor 2446 GER 6½ 52 47 39½ 0
4 11 FM Dena Branislav 2283 SCG 6½ 49½ 45½ 38 0
5 15 FM Cetkovic Bozidar 2237 SCG 6½ 47 43½ 36 0
6 10 FM Prelevic Dusko 2287 SCG 6½ 41½ 38½ 33 0
7 7 FM Todic Zoran 2303 SCG 6 51½ 47 39½ 0
8 22 FM Brujic Bozidar 2200 SCG 6 49 46 38½ 0
9 5 FM Skare Goran 2320 SCG 6 48 44 37½ 0
10 14 Jovanovic Drasko 2240 SCG 6 46½ 42 35½ 0
11 19 Irizanin Radoje 2226 SCG 6 46 42 36 0
12 21 Stosic Slobodan 2207 SCG 6 45½ 43 35½ 0
13 6 FM Djoric Dusan 2316 SCG 6 45½ 42 36 0
14 12 GM Sahovic Dragutin 2281 SCG 6 43 41 35 0
15 18 Stankovic Branislav D 2230 SCG 6 42½ 39½ 33 0
16 32 FM Petrovic Petar 2157 SCG 6 40 37 31 0
17 40 Andrejic Vladica 2100 SCG 5½ 45½ 43 36½ 0
18 13 FM Mihajlovic Miodrag 2276 SCG 5½ 44½ 41½ 35 0
19 17 FM Paulic Branko 2232 SCG 5½ 42 39½ 33 0
20 67 Golubovic Marko ---- SCG 5½ 37 34 29 0
82 players
The 10th international chess tournament "Festival Schneider Bohemia -
Pilsen 2004", took place 14th-22nd August 2004 in the sports hall of Streleck
stadion Pilsen-Lobzy (Czech Republic). Alin Berescu won the event with 7.5/9.
No games available.
Further information: http://www.volny.cz/pmarik/.
Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
1 IM Berescu Alin 2404 ROM 7,5 39,0
2 IM Cvek Robert 2461 CZE 7,0 40,5
3 FM Heinzel Olaf 2402 GER 7,0 38,0
4 IM Neuman Petr 2428 CZE 7,0 37,5
5 Plischki Sebastian 2325 GER 6,5 40,5
6 WGM Hagarová Zuzana 2330 SVK 6,5 38,5
7 Simùnek Ales 2200 CZE 6,5 37,0
8 IM Grunberg Mihai 2403 ROM 6,5 36,0
9 IM Zawadzki Stanislav 2428 POL 6,0 39,5
10 Novák Pavel 2323 CZE 6,0 39,0
11 M Èernousek Lukás 2378 CZE 6,0 38,5
12 IM Gajewski Grzegorz 2439 POL 6,0 38,5
13 IM Sikora-Lerch Jan 2320 CZE 6,0 38,0
14 IM Juøek Josef 2387 CZE 6,0 36,0
15 WIM Zawadzka Jolanta 2272 POL 6,0 35,5
16 WIM Ionica Iulia 2264 ROM 6,0 32,5
17 M Fiala Robert 2324 CZE 5,5 42,0
18 Petr Martin 2307 CZE 5,5 37,5
19 M Studnièka Tomás 2302 CZE 5,5 37,5
20 M Øehoøek Martin 2300 CZE 5,5 37,5
21 Folk Petr 2245 CZE 5,5 36,5
22 Zelený Tomás 2254 CZE 5,5 36,5
23 FM Bensch Patrick 2295 GER 5,5 36,0
24 Bujak Michal 2179 CZE 5,5 35,0
25 Jeníèek Emil 2021 CZE 5,5 35,0
26 Franchini Gabriele 2215 ITA 5,5 34,5
27 M Cífka Stanislav 2302 CZE 5,5 34,0
28 IM Michálek Jan 2377 CZE 5,5 33,5
29 Koth Stefan 2190 GER 5,5 30,5
30 Reitinger Petr 2090 CZE 5,5 29,5
108 players
George Mirijanian reports: The NorthEast Chess Summer Getaway Tournament
took place August 13th-15th, 2004, at the Radisson Hotel in Marlborough,
Massachusetts, USA. GMs Alexander Ivanov and Sergey Kudrin tied for first place
with scores of 4.5-0.5 after drawing each other in the second round. Runnerup
with a 3-2 tally was national master Eugene Yanayt. Severine Wamala organized
the event for the sponsoring NorthEast Chess Association. The 103-player,
multisectional tourney was directed by Robert Messenger, the top TD in New
England. Complete crosstables are available at http://masschess.org
The Curacao Chess Festival 2004 took place at the Breezes Curacao Resort
August 5th - August 14th 2004. Chanda Sandipan took first place on 7.5/9. No
games available currently.
Official site:
http://www.topschaak.nl/curacaochessfestival2004/curacaotournament2004.htm
Final Round 9 Standings:
1 Sandipan, Chanda IND 2555 7.5 51.0 40.0 37.5
2 Shabalov, Alexander USA 2605 7.0 50.5 39.5 38.5
3 Rohl, Juan VEN 2401 6.5 50.0 38.5 32.5
4 Sequera, Jose VEN 2426 6.0 51.5 40.0 33.0
5 Prasca, Raphael VEN 2396 6.0 51.0 39.0 33.5
6 Shahade, Jennifer USA 2338 6.0 49.0 38.5 32.0
7 Goletiani, Rusudan USA 2334 6.0 47.0 36.0 30.5
8 Zatonskih, Anna USA 2445 6.0 46.5 37.0 31.5
9 Ostos, Julio VEN 2332 5.0 51.5 40.0 32.0
10 Bick, John USA 2236 5.0 46.5 36.0 26.5
11 Martinez, Aleidi VEN 2201 5.0 44.5 36.0 25.0
12 Soto, Oliver VEN 2288 5.0 44.0 34.5 28.5
13 Gallegos, Carlos VEN 2452 5.0 42.5 33.0 27.0
14 Vreugdenhil, Frans NED 2069 5.0 42.0 33.0 26.0
15 Areti, Muralidhar BAR 5.0 41.0 32.0 23.0
16 Del Castilho, Martyn BAR 4.5 39.5 31.0 21.5
17 Hernandez, Zaida VEN 2100 4.5 38.0 30.5 23.5
18 Dekker, Marvin CUR 2143 4.5 37.5 29.0 21.0
19 Flanders, Cander CUR 4.5 36.5 28.5 20.5
20 Amori, Michael USA 4.5 36.0 28.0 19.5
21 Jacobusse, Willem ARU 4.5 35.5 28.0 19.0
22 Mensing, Fabio CUR 2123 4.0 42.0 32.5 23.5
23 Paricharak, Shardul CUR 4.0 39.5 31.5 21.0
24 Van Beek, Ard NED 4.0 35.0 25.5 16.0
25 Vasquez, Nicolas CHI 4.0 33.0 25.5 15.0
26 Chang, Martin CUB 1859 4.0 33.0 25.5 14.0
27 Daniel, Kelvin BAR 2031 3.5 39.5 29.5 17.0
28 Sagredo, Claudio CUR 3.5 37.0 29.5 18.0
29 Monk, Glenn CUR 3.0 32.0 25.5 15.0
30 Silvano, Gianni CUR 3.0 29.0 23.0 11.0
31 Martis, Valentino CUR 2019 2.0 34.0 27.0 13.0
32 Zalm, Norman CUR 1900 2.0 30.5 23.0 9.0
33 Pop, Serapio CUR 1.5 28.5 22.0 7.5
34 Dos Santos Texeira, J CUR 1.0 31.0 24.0 6.5
The 30th edition of the Open Dutch Youth Chess Championships, the Stork
tournament, was played in the Townhall of Hengelo, the Netherlands 9th-14th
August 2004. I gave the games last week.
A couple of extra points from last week. Star player was the World and
European Champion U 14, Sergei Zhigalko from Belarus. In both championships he
was ahead of players like Magnus Carlsen however it was his elder (by 4 years)
brother Andrey Zhigalko who won the event with 7.5/9. Sergei Zhigalko and Koen
Leenhouts scored an IM norm, (Sergei's final norm and Koen's first), Bianca
Muhren (already a WIM) scored her second WGM norm. Group A went to Daan
Brandenbrug, proving his great form from the Dieren Dutch Open Tournament was
no coïncidence.
Official site with live coverage: http://www.onjk.nl/
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Stork YM Hengelo NED (NED), 3-14 viii 2004 cat. V (2367)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Zhigalko, Andrey m BLR 2478 * 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2627
2. Sebag, Marie m FRA 2414 0 * 1 1 = 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2528
3. Zhigalko, Sergei f BLR 2478 = 0 * = 1 = = 1 1 1 6.0 2479
4. Leenhouts, Koen NED 2305 0 0 = * 1 = 1 1 = 1 5.5 2454
5. Michiels, Bart m BEL 2450 = = 0 0 * = 1 1 1 = 5.0 2401
6. Muhren, Bianca wm NED 2282 0 0 = = = * = 1 1 1 5.0 2419
7. Papa, Severin f SUI 2397 = = = 0 0 = * 1 = 1 4.5 2363
8. Michielsen, Joost NED 2285 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 = 2.0 2156
9. Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra wf SCG 2292 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 * = 1.5 2102
10. Bitalzadeh, Ali NED 2291 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = * 1.5 2102
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Pune GM
An International Open incorporating India’s first ever Super GM
tournament with an average rating of 2630 in the nine round all play all
Category 16 tournament will take place at Pune, India from 2nd to 12th
September 2004.
Internet coverage: http://www.chessindia.org
1 Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter GM 2686 ROM
2 Azmaiparashvili, Zurab GM 2679 GEO
3 Beliavsky, Alexander G GM 2679 SLO
4 Sutovsky, Emil GM 2679 ISR
5 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam GM 2640 UZB
6 Sasikiran, Krishnan GM 2666 IND
7 Harikrishna, P. GM 2609 IND
8 Ganguly, Surya Shekhar GM 2574 IND
9 Sandipan, Chanda GM 2555 IND
10 Kunte, Abhijit GM 2532 IND
ICCF Champions League
The first Regular Season of the ICCF Champions League will start on 1st
November, 2004.
The ICCF Champions League is a continuous Email Team Tournament. It is
played in seasons and comprises several divisions with promotion and
relegation. All games are ICCF rated. Depending on the final number of teams in
each League, each player would normally play 10 games.
A Qualification season started in 2002. Teams in that season have been
divided into 4 Leagues with "A" being the highest. Top scoring teams will move
up a league in the following season and the lowest scoring teams will move down
This season only, there will be a "Fast Track" open to any returning
team or new team (see also FAQ 31) who wishes to enter here. The maximum number
of Fast Track teams accepted for the 2004-2006 season is 44. If there are more
than 44 team requests, only the teams with the highest average ratings will be
included in the Fast Track. The rest of the teams will be included as follows:
- returning teams will play in the leagues they qualified for, - new teams will
play in League D.
Every 4 player team may consist of players from 1 or more countries. A
player can play only for one team in a season. Players should be members of an
ICCF national federation member. The team must choose a name and a Captain,
preferably one familiar with ICCF email rules.
Entries are due by 15 September 2004. Fee for teams entering via
National Federations is CHF 40 or equivalent in the national currency, for
those entering via the Direct Entry facility (see FAQ) is USD 50 per team. You
must include Team name, Captain name, players' names, their countries and their
email address with the entry fee. The Team Captain is responsible for
collecting the money and sending in the entry form.
A Prize Fund of approximately $5000US will be divided among the top
teams in each league, the best new players, and for the best game.
Details in FAQ at:
http://tables.iccf.com/email/ChLeague/2004/season1faq.htm
Entry from at: http://tables.iccf.com/email/ChLeague/season1form.htm
Rules and information about ICCF at http://www.iccf.com
45th US Armed Forces Open
The 2004 (45th annual) US Armed Forces Open (USAFO) Chess Tournament
will be held from Saturday October 9 to Monday (Columbus Day) October 11, 2004
at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.
This year the event has been opened up to any chess players from around
the world who are in a military status (active, reserve, retired, national
guard, militia, cadet, midshipman, or their national equivalent). The event is
also on the World Chess Federation calendar. The organisers would love to see
one or more players from the UK show up this year.
Military chess players from all nations of the world are cordially
invited. The US Department of State told the organisers that there are no
restrictions on whom they may invite. To speed up the visa application process
[for those nations who do not have a "reciprocal no visa agreement" with the
US], the event is on a special list of approved events at all U. S. consulates
and embassies around the world.
The superb venue this year is at the United States Naval Academy in
Annapolis, Maryland. So far, players from India, Macedonia, Israel, Malaysia
and Greece have indicated their intent to participate. There is the hope many
other nations will also attend. So far the strongest military player that may
compete is GM Efstratios Grivas (ELO 2520) from Greece, who is an instructor at
the Hellenic Army Academy in Attica, Greece near Athens.
The entrance fee is free. Registration is via e-mail using the form
provided on the website.
Further info: http://www.freewebs.com/usafco
Jersey International Chess Festival 2005
The Jersey International Chess Festival takes place 13th-19th February
2005 inclusive. 7 rounds, three sections; OPEN (FIDE rated), MAJOR Under 160 /
1880 ELO and MINOR Under 130 / 1640 ELO. There is a total of £7,000 in
prizes and is part of the British Chess Federation Grand Prix.
Details: http://www.geocities.com/adamraoof/jersey.htm
Howard Staunton Memorial
The Howard Staunton Memorial takes place in Simpson's-in-the-Strand in
London August 23rd-29th 2004. Players: Jon Speelman, Daniel King, Jonathan
Levitt and Jovanka Houska.
Official site: http://www.jlevitt.dircon.co.uk/staunton/
Collado Villalba Open
The Collado Villalba Open takes place 23rd-31st August 2004.
Further details: http://www.ajedrezcolladovillalba.com
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
Alexei Tsvetkov Memorial Correspondence Tournament
GM Alexei Tsvetkov on June 14, 2004 a member of the Chessfriend.com
(CFC) correspondence chess server. There is a 128 player Memorial Knockout
tournament Timerate 20 + 2 days per move - Leave = 14 days for each round - No
entry fees Prizes = 1st prize = 500 Euro + 3 book prizes Startdate = 01.
October 2004 All games are played on the CFC server
Participants: The tournament is open for all chessplayers including
players of other organizations (IECG, ICCF, IECC, etc.) Precondition is that
the player has registered (e.g. with the free single tournament user) at the
CFC server (http://www.chessfriend.com) Entries are considered in the order of
the entrance.
The advantage of a knockout tournament is, that the players have to
play only 2 games in each round. Therefore the players don’t need much
time to participate in this tournament.
Details: http://www.chessfriend.com
4th Winterthur Chess Week
The 4th Winterthur Chess Week takes place in Winterthur (Switzerland)
October 1st-9th 2004. The main event is a 9-round Open with a total prize money
of CHF 10750 (EUR 7000, USD 8400). Other events include an invitational Young
Masters tournament and a Youth Open (7 rounds October 4th-8th), as well as two
Blitz tournaments. Further details:
http://www.chessstore.ch/schachwoche/.
GM Thaler vs The Rest of the World
ChessWorld.net is currently hosting "Rest of the World" matches against
GM Thaler, IM Basman, and 'Zsoyd' - an anonymous player who has not yet lost a
single game and has broken all Chessworld.net highest rating records. In these
voting games the "Rest of the World" (ROW) votes for the moves against the
master, and the highest voted move played after five days. The most recent ROW
game vs IM Silman has finished in a draw.
You can get in on the game at the online chess site
www.chessworld.net
- head for Play!..World team games after logging in.
There is also a free to enter upcoming Chess Olympia celebration event
in August where you can play for your country. Last years event attracted well
over 1400 players from over 150 countries. You can join in the fun by simply
logging in, and ticking in the My stuff..My details area that you want to play
in the Olympia celebration event.
The up to date position is also available on the TWIC front page.
Russia vs ROW Correspondence
The Russian Chess Federation is celebrating its 10th anniversary and is
using this occasion to challenge the rest of the world to a match over 64
boards with 2 games for each and the start is 15.02 2004. Players include Joop
van Oosterom
http://www.mychessweb.com/Tables/Internationale/Play/russia-world.htm
Paks Cup
The VIII Paks Cup takes place 21st-31st August 2004. GM-IM Tournaments
23rd-29th August 2004 and also an FM Tournament. One player needed for the GM
Group. Contact: Videki Sandor Tel: 0036-75421225, 304012866 email:
videkis2001@yahoo.com
GM group 1.Nevednichy 2538 GM ROM, 2. Polak T 2482 GM CZ, 3. Anka GM
2407 4. Toth A IM 2429,5. Videki IM 2409, 6. Paschall W IM USA 2389, 7. Pataki
2390, 8. Simacek 2439 IM CZ 9. Zelic M 2300 CRO Average: 2420
Villeurbanne IM
The Chess club of Villeurbanne (suburbs of Lyon, France) will organize
the 3rd edition of The Trophée des Maîtres from September 17th -
25th 2004. This category 4 round-robin (IM norm at 6/9 points) will have 10
participating players (3 IM included) The rate of play is 1hour and 40 minutes
+ 30sec / moves to play 40 moves followed by 40 minutes + 30 sec / moves to
finish the game The registration fee is 150 euros for untitled FIDE players,
100 euros for Fide masters, accomodation is possible for 24 euros per night for
a single room, breakfast included. Players who are interested, can join me for
more informations at this e-mail adress : thierry.paris@free.fr or phone
Thierry Paris : +336 86 99 08 80
Hungarian chess tournaments August-December 2004
List of the chess tournaments in the near future in 2004 in Hungary:
1. 19th-26th of August, Open Swiss, Balatonzamardi /150 km from
Budapest West/ Org: Valis Janos, e-mail: husi-sc@hu.inter.net
2. 21st-31st of August, Paks GM-IM-FM round robins, /100 km South from
Budapest/, org: IM Videki Sandor, e-mail: videkis2001@yahoo.com
3. 4th-16th of September, FS GM-IM-FM closed events, Budapest org: NL
Organisation: Nagy Laszlo /NL/, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net Website:
http://www.firstsaturday.hu
Phone-fax: (361)-2632859, cellphone: (36)-30-230-1914 /From 12:00 a.m. until
midnight - Central European Time - GMT+1 hour/
4. 2nd-15th of October, FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest, org.NL
5. 16th-26th of October, Papp Béla memorial GM closed,
Torokbalint, /15 km from Budapest/, info: NL
6. 6th-19th of November, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org: NL
7. 25th of Nov.-3rd of Dec., Harkany Open Swiss, /250 West from
Budapest/, Org: Fulop Csaba, e-mail: fulopcsa@axelero.hu
8. 4th-17th of December, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest, org: NL
World Youth Chess Championships
World Youth Chess Championships for age categories U10 to U18 takes
place November 3rd-14th 2004 in Heraklio, Crete, Greece. The venue which is the
same as for the WYCC of 2002, is the Creta Maris Conference Hotel
Details: http://www.greekchess.com/wycc2004
2nd Misr Closed 2004
The 2nd Misr Closed 2004 is a Round Robin event taking place 16th-25th
August in Egypt (Six Corner Hotel-Ismailia City 100 k.m from Cairo). 11 Rounds
12 Players (6 invited GMs 6 EGY players with average Rating about 2450) average
for all 12 2468 at least New Fide Time Control ( 90 Min for all game and 30
Sec. added for every move) , play starts at 6 p.m. daily from 16-25 August,
Arrival 15 August , Rest Day 20 August, There will be 2 days ,which play will
have 2 Rounds be also at Morning at 10 a.m , departure 26 August. Prizes as
follows : 1st till 6th. 700-500-400-300-200-100 US$. Prizes are distributed
according to Hort System (between the number of players corresponding to number
of advertised prizes).
Invited GMs will be provided with accommodation in a Single Room 4 Star
Hotel 15th-26th August 2004 , and 500 US$ as compensation for Air-Tickets 3
players needed between 2470-2530 (I will be in Czech Open from 22 July-1 August
) Our email 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; Egyptian Chess
Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
Australian Open
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.
There are $18,500AU in prizes with a top prize of $4500. The organisers
are looking for any players interested in participating in this event.
Contact George Howard on georgeshoward@hotmail.com for details or
queries.
Website: http://www.mtbullerchess.com will have
full details of the event shortly.
Frank Quisinsky Chess Calendar
Frank Quisinsky has updated his computer chess calendar. There are
7.773 official computer chess event games since 1990.
CC-Calendar:
http://www.playwitharena.com/directory/calendar.htm
Events include: 07th http://rsise.anu.edu.au/~shaun/chess/
Australasian NCC-ch 2004, RedHill, Canberra FICS 20.07.04, Warp (former
LambChop) 12th WCCC http://www.cs.biu.ac.il/games/ ,
Ramat-Gan 04.07.04 - 12.07.04, Junior 04th http://e4e6.com/cips2004/ Campionato
Italiano P. Scacchistici, Roma 26.06.04 - 27.06.04, Delfi 06th
http://fr.groups.yahoo.com/group/eefrance/
French programmers tournament, Massy 20.06.04, Chess Wizard 04th MASPV
http://www.hun-digital.hu/MASPV2004/index_en.html
, Budapest 28.05.04 - 30.05.04, Merlin
Open Highlands Chess Festival
The Open Highlands Chess Festival takes place 18th-26th September 2004
in Havlickuv Brod (the Czech Republic).The festival is part of the 4th CZECH
TOUR 2004/2005 Series.
Further details: http://www.czechtour.net
8th Open Bavarian Chess Champianship
The 8th Open Bavarian Chess Champianship take place 30th October - 7th
November 2004 in Bad Wiessee, Germany.
Full details: http://www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de/
2005 European Union Championship
The 2005 European Union Championship whic his part of the programme of
events celebrating Cork City's status as European Capital of Culture for 2005.
The event takes place 21st March - 3rd April 2005 in the Ballroom Suite Gresham
Metropole Hotel MacCurtain Street Cork Ireland. Prize Fund - 7,750 Euros. A
FIDE rated ten round Swiss Open for players registered with FIDE as a player in
the European Union or a citizen of a European Union member state 1st prize
2,000 Euros plus numerous place prizes and other awards including a British
Championship Qualifying Place.
In addition the 13th Annual Cork Congress takes place 1st-3rd April
2005 with a Prize Fund 5,000 Euros an ICU rated six round Swiss with three
rated sections. 1st prize 750 Euros plus numerous place prizes and other awards
Full details, special offers to a limited number of IMs and GMs and
entry forms are available from Michael Burniston Tournament Director Ladybird
House Glengarriff County Cork Ireland. phone 00 353 27 63113 e mail
jemcreations@eircom.net
Website: http://www.corkchess.com
VII Banc Post & Ciuc Premium Tournament
The VII. Banc Post & Ciuc Premium International Chess Tournament
takes place in Miercurea Ciuc (Romania), 21-29 August 2004. Event for IM, wIGM,
wIM-norms and ELO (11 games).
Entry fee (ELO/EUR): A : Elo 2150-2200 = 120, 2201-2250 = 100,
2251-2300 = 80, 2301-2350 = 60, above 2351 = 40 B : nonrated = 100, below 2051
= 80, 2051-2100 = 60, 2101-2150 = 50, 2151-2200 = 40, above 2201 = 30 C :
nonrated = 60, below 1900 = 50, 1901-2000 = 40, 2001-2050 = 30, 2051-2100 = 20,
above 2101 = 10 Prizes A,B,C : Total Fund 500 EUR + extra prize
Organizer : IM Sandor BIRO, C.P. 68, R-530300 Miercurea Ciuc-1,
Romania, E-mail : caissa@topnet.ro Tel+Fax : (+40)-266-316712, Mobil :
(+40)-740-021866
Los Angeles Open
Los Angeles Open. Los Angeles, CA, September 24-26, 2004. 5-SS. $10,000
based on 200 players, $6,000 guaranteed. Top section FIDE rated.
Further details: http://www.westernchess.com
IX Cesenatico Open
The IX Open International Chess Tournament takes place in Cesenatico
(Italy): 4th-12th September 2004 at Colonia AGIP, Viale Carducci, 181 -
Cesenatico (Forli' - Italy). Fax +3954786331 # mobile phone +39335.6615956.
Open A 9 rounds Open B 8 rounds site
http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
email info@antiquascom.it organiser
26th Annual Southern California Open
26th Annual Southern California Open. Burbank, CA, September 3-6, 2004.
6-SS. $20,000 based on 300 players, $10,000 guaranteed. Top section FIDE rated.
Further details: http://www.westernchess.com
The Brain Versus Beauty Clash of the Titans
The United States Chess Federation (USCF) have organised a six-game
Brain versus Beauty - Clash of The Titans match between Anatoly Karpov and
Susan Polgar.
They will play Rapid, Blitz and Advanced Chess. The event starts on
Saturday, September 18, 2004, with a Chess Parade in downtown Lindsborg,
Kansas. The match will take place in Bethany College Theater on September
18-19. 2 Rapid games - time control of 20 minutes with 5 seconds delay, 2 Blitz
games - time control of 5 minutes with 3 seconds delay and 2 Advanced Chess -
time control of 25 minutes with 5 seconds increments. The United States Chess
Federation (USCF) has officially sanctioned the match. The Karpov - Polgar
match is supported by the State of Kansas and the city of Lindsborg.
I Catalonian Circuit Grand Prix
The Catalonia Chess Federation are organising the I Catalonian Circuit
Grand Prix. 24 Tournaments are included in this competition. All rules are
available at http://www.fcde.net/circuit/oberts.html
The circuit starts June 6th and finishes September 16th 2004.
13th Monarch Assurance Open
The 13th Monarch Assurance tournament takes place in the Isle of Man
25th September - 3rd October 2004.
Leading confirmed entries include: Ilya Smirin 2675 Israel Luke McShane
2661 England unless playing for England in Majorca Zhong Zhang 2633 China
Vladimir Baklan 2615 Ukraine Vassilios Kotronias 2607 Cyprus Evgeny Agrest 2601
Sweden Kaido Kulaots 2600 Estonia Ian Rogers 2587 Australia Hikaru Nakamura
2580 USA Jon Speelman 2569 England Viktor Korchnoi 2568 Switzerland Ehsan Ghaem
Maghami 2558 Iran Hicham Hamdouchi 2544 Morocco Mark Hebden 2544 England Stuart
Conquest 2524 England Murray Chandler 2520 England Peter Wells 2507 England
Official site:
http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2004/index.html
24th Merdeka Team Chess Championship 2004
The 24th Merdeka Team Chess Championship 2004 takes place in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia. 27th-29th August 2004. This is followed by a Rapid Chess Open
(Time Control: 25 Minutes + 10 Seconds increment from move 1) takes place
29th-31st August 2004.
Further details: http://tcn.sourceforge.net/ specifically
http://tcn.sourceforge.net/merdeka2004.html
2nd Riva del Garda International Open
2nd Riva del Garda International Open Chess Tournament takes place
26th-30th December 2004. Open A >1700 - Open B <1800 – Seniores 7
Rounds - 2h x 40 + 1/2h quick play finish Info: tel. +39 0464 576657 - fax:+39
0464 521222 astoria@rivadelgarda.com
Further details; http://www.relaxhotels.com/Scacchi/
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
