THE WEEK IN CHESS 519 17th October 2004 by Mark Crowther
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My thanks to Tryfon Gavriel, Mirjana Medic, Julio lapertosa,
Miklós Orsó, Arthur Brameld, Øystein Brekke, Jason Luchan,
Peter Karrer, David Llada, Rolf Behovits, Beat Zueger and everyone else who
helped with the issue.
This issue is again compiled on the road and is fairly basic. The
magazine is a day early because I'm in Brissago still for the conclusion of the
Kramnik - Leko Classical World Championship. Coverage of that event is on the
TWIC front page. Tomorrow sees the final game which I wish to concentrate as it
would be a pity to be working on the TWIC magazine with potential history in
the making in the same building.
The whole organisation has been absolutely tremendous and the match has
reached an exceptional climax. The Olympiad in Calvia is also underway. What
both events have in common is excellent internet coverage something that cannot
always be said for these kind of events in the past.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Classical World Chess Championship takes place at the Centro
Dannemann in Brissago, Switzerland September 25th - October 18th, 2004. A total
of 14 games will be played under classical time controls. Vladimir Kramnik is
defending the title he won from Garry Kasparov in 2000 against Hungarian GM
Peter Leko, who qualified at the Dortmund Candidates in 2002.
The 4th week of the match saw three draws. Kramnik came up with a
novelty which immediately allowed a repetition in game 11 of the match in only
17 moves. Kramnik put pressure on against Leko's Caro Kann in game 12 and then
really took the initiative by playing riskily using the Benoni in game 13 and
producing a fantastically exciting game. The three draws however still leave
Leko needing just a draw in the final round on Monday to take the title.
TWIC Mini-site:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/event/kramlek04/intro.html
Official website for the event:
http://www.worldchesschampionship.com
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 65 C42 Petroff's Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 18 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 23 C42 Petroff's Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 43 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0 69 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 20 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 21 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 0-1 32 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 16 E15 Queens Indian
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 35 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 17 E15 Queens Indian
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1/2 34 B19 Caro Kann
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 65 A73 Benoni
WCh Brissago SUI (SUI), 25 ix-18 x 2004
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
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Leko, Peter g HUN 2741 0 = = = 1 = = 1 = = = = = . 7.0 2799
Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2770 1 = = = 0 = = 0 = = = = = . 6.0 2712
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The 36th Chess Olympiad takes place in Calvià (Majorca),
14th-31st October 2004. There have been just two rounds so far.
Official site: http://www.36chessolympiad.com
36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Men's section
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Rank table after round 2
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Rg. Team Anz. + = - Wtg1 Wtg2
1 Ukraine [36] 2 2 0 0 8.0 8.0
2 Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 8.0 7.5
3 Canada [38] 2 2 0 0 7.5 8.5
4 Israel [39] 2 2 0 0 7.5 8.0
5 Serbia Montenegro 2 2 0 0 7.5 8.0
6 Bulgaria [41] 2 2 0 0 7.5 7.5
7 Slovakia [42] 2 2 0 0 7.5 6.5
8 Norway [43] 2 2 0 0 7.0 8.5
9 Azerbaijan [44] 2 2 0 0 7.0 8.0
10 Bosnia Herzegovina 2 2 0 0 7.0 8.0
11 Moldova [46] 2 2 0 0 7.0 7.0
12 Scotland [47] 2 2 0 0 7.0 6.0
13 Estonia [48] 2 2 0 0 6.5 9.5
14 Russia [49] 2 2 0 0 6.5 9.0
15 Philippines [50] 2 2 0 0 6.5 9.0
16 Sweden [51] 2 2 0 0 6.5 8.5
17 Cuba [52] 2 2 0 0 6.5 8.0
18 Greece [53] 2 2 0 0 6.5 7.0
19 Armenia [54] 2 2 0 0 6.5 6.5
20 Macedonia [55] 2 2 0 0 6.5 6.5
21 Latvia [56] 2 2 0 0 6.5 5.5
22 Denmark [57] 2 2 0 0 6.0 9.0
23 China [58] 2 2 0 0 6.0 8.5
24 India [59] 2 2 0 0 6.0 8.0
25 Georgia [60] 2 2 0 0 6.0 7.0
26 Spain A [61] 2 1 1 0 5.5 10.0
27 Lithuania [62] 2 1 1 0 5.5 8.5
28 Colombia [63] 2 1 0 1 5.5 8.5
29 France [64] 2 2 0 0 5.5 8.0
30 England [65] 2 2 0 0 5.5 8.0
31 United States 2 1 1 0 5.5 7.5
32 Iran [67] 2 1 0 1 5.5 7.0
33 Singapore [68] 2 1 0 1 5.5 7.0
34 Mexico [69] 2 1 0 1 5.5 6.5
35 Netherlands [70] 2 2 0 0 5.5 6.0
36 Argentina [71] 2 1 1 0 5.5 6.0
37 Poland [72] 2 1 1 0 5.0 8.0
38 Romania [73] 2 1 1 0 5.0 8.0
39 Austria [74] 2 1 0 1 5.0 8.0
40 Ecuador [75] 2 1 0 1 5.0 7.5
41 Turkey [76] 2 1 0 1 5.0 7.0
42 Ireland [77] 2 1 0 1 5.0 7.0
43 Chile [78] 2 1 0 1 5.0 7.0
44 Portugal [79] 2 1 0 1 5.0 7.0
45 Germany [80] 2 1 0 1 4.5 10.5
46 Finland [81] 2 1 0 1 4.5 10.0
47 Hungary [82] 2 1 0 1 4.5 9.5
48 Uruguay [83] 2 1 0 1 4.5 9.0
49 Belarus [84] 2 1 0 1 4.5 8.5
50 Albania [85] 2 1 0 1 4.5 8.5
51 Vietnam [86] 2 1 0 1 4.5 8.0
52 Iceland [87] 2 1 0 1 4.5 8.0
53 Australia [88] 2 1 0 1 4.5 8.0
54 Belgium [89] 2 1 0 1 4.5 8.0
55 Paraguay [90] 2 1 0 1 4.5 7.5
56 Switzerland [91] 2 1 0 1 4.5 7.0
57 Andorra [92] 2 1 0 1 4.5 7.0
58 Tunisia [93] 2 1 0 1 4.5 6.0
59 Italy [94] 2 1 0 1 4.0 9.0
60 Bangladesh [95] 2 1 0 1 4.0 9.0
61 Wales [96] 2 1 0 1 4.0 8.5
62 Slovenia [97] 2 1 0 1 4.0 8.0
63 Spain B [98] 2 1 0 1 4.0 8.0
64 Indonesia [99] 2 1 0 1 4.0 8.0
65 Brazil [100] 2 1 0 1 4.0 7.5
66 Jersey [101] 2 1 0 1 4.0 7.5
67 Angola [102] 2 1 0 1 4.0 7.0
68 Cyprus [103] 2 1 0 1 4.0 6.5
69 Kyrgystan [104] 2 1 0 1 4.0 5.5
70 Spain C [105] 2 1 0 1 4.0 5.5
71 Morocco [106] 1 1 0 0 4.0 0.0
72 Costa Rica [107] 2 1 0 1 3.5 10.0
73 Uzbekistan [108] 2 1 0 1 3.5 9.5
74 Kazakhstan [109] 2 1 0 1 3.5 8.5
75 Nicaragua [110] 2 1 0 1 3.5 8.5
76 Lebanon [111] 2 1 0 1 3.5 8.0
77 Pakistan [112] 2 1 0 1 3.5 8.0
78 South Africa 2 1 0 1 3.5 8.0
79 Guatemala [114] 2 1 0 1 3.5 8.0
80 Puerto Rico [115] 2 1 0 1 3.5 7.5
81 Malta [116] 2 1 0 1 3.5 7.0
82 Mongolia [117] 2 1 0 1 3.0 9.5
83 Faroe Islands 2 1 0 1 3.0 9.0
84 IPCA [119] 2 0 1 1 3.0 9.0
85 Croatia [120] 2 0 1 1 3.0 8.5
86 Luxembourg [121] 2 1 0 1 3.0 8.0
87 Namibia [122] 2 1 0 1 3.0 8.0
88 Venezuela [123] 2 0 1 1 3.0 8.0
89 Bolivia [124] 2 0 1 1 3.0 8.0
90 Sri Lanka [125] 2 1 0 1 3.0 7.5
91 Libya [126] 2 1 0 1 3.0 7.5
92 Tajikistan [127] 2 0 1 1 3.0 7.5
93 Iraq [128] 2 0 1 1 3.0 7.5
94 New Zealand [129] 2 1 0 1 3.0 6.5
95 Honduras [130] 2 0 0 2 3.0 6.5
96 Peru [131] 1 1 0 0 3.0 1.0
97 Botswana [132] 2 0 0 2 2.5 8.0
98 Kenya [133] 2 1 0 1 2.5 6.0
99 Mauritius [134] 2 0 1 1 2.0 9.5
100 Jamaica [135] 2 0 0 2 2.0 9.5
101 Dominican Rep. 2 0 0 2 2.0 8.5
102 Barbados [137] 2 0 0 2 2.0 8.0
103 Bermuda [138] 2 0 1 1 2.0 7.5
104 Palestine [139] 2 0 0 2 2.0 7.0
105 IBCA [140] 2 0 0 2 1.5 10.5
106 Thailand [141] 2 0 0 2 1.5 9.0
107 Neth. Antilles 2 0 0 2 1.5 8.5
108 Trinidad and 2 0 0 2 1.5 8.0
109 Uganda [144] 2 0 0 2 1.0 10.5
110 Hongkong [145] 2 0 0 2 1.0 10.0
111 Panama [146] 2 0 0 2 1.0 9.0
112 British Virgin Is 2 0 0 2 1.0 8.0
113 Liechtenstein 2 0 0 2 1.0 7.5
114 Rwanda [149] 2 0 0 2 1.0 7.5
115 San Marino [150] 2 0 0 2 1.0 7.0
116 Surinam [151] 2 0 0 2 0.5 10.0
117 Malaysia [152] 2 0 0 2 0.5 9.0
118 Fiji [153] 2 0 0 2 0.5 9.0
119 US Virgin Islands 2 0 0 2 0.5 9.0
120 Aruba [155] 2 0 0 2 0.5 8.5
121 Japan [156] 2 0 0 2 0.5 8.0
122 Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 2 0.5 8.0
123 Seychelles [158] 2 0 0 2 0.0 9.5
124 Macao [159] 2 0 0 2 0.0 9.0
125 Guernsey [160] 2 0 0 2 0.0 9.0
126 Monaco [161] 2 0 0 2 0.0 8.0
127 Nepal [162] 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
128 Nigeria [163] 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
129 Afghanistan [164] 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
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36th Chess Olympiad 2004 Women's section
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Rank table after round 2
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Rg. Team Anz. + = - Wtg1 Wtg2
1 Germany [166] 2 2 0 0 6.0 6.0
2 Kazakhstan [167] 2 2 0 0 6.0 5.0
3 Latvia [168] 2 2 0 0 6.0 4.5
4 Netherlands [169] 2 2 0 0 5.5 6.5
5 Vietnam [170] 2 2 0 0 5.5 6.5
6 Sweden [171] 2 2 0 0 5.5 6.0
7 China [172] 2 2 0 0 5.5 5.0
8 Slovenia [173] 2 2 0 0 5.5 4.5
9 Russia [174] 2 2 0 0 5.5 3.5
10 Bulgaria [175] 2 2 0 0 5.0 6.0
11 Serbia Montenegro 2 2 0 0 5.0 5.5
12 India [177] 2 2 0 0 5.0 5.0
13 Poland [178] 2 2 0 0 5.0 5.0
14 United States 2 2 0 0 5.0 4.5
15 Hungary [180] 2 2 0 0 5.0 4.5
16 Moldova [181] 2 1 1 0 4.5 7.5
17 England [182] 2 1 1 0 4.5 7.5
18 Greece [183] 2 1 1 0 4.5 7.0
19 Georgia [184] 2 2 0 0 4.5 6.0
20 Iran [185] 2 1 1 0 4.5 6.0
21 Ukraine [186] 2 1 1 0 4.5 5.5
22 Spain A [187] 2 1 1 0 4.5 5.5
23 Argentina [188] 2 1 0 1 4.0 6.0
24 Switzerland [189] 2 1 0 1 4.0 5.0
25 Israel [190] 2 1 0 1 4.0 5.0
26 Slovakia [191] 2 1 1 0 4.0 4.5
27 Austria [192] 2 1 0 1 4.0 4.5
28 Armenia [193] 2 1 0 1 4.0 4.0
29 Mongolia [194] 2 1 1 0 4.0 3.5
30 Romania [195] 2 1 1 0 3.5 7.5
31 France [196] 2 1 0 1 3.5 7.5
32 Croatia [197] 2 1 0 1 3.5 7.0
33 Czech Rep. [198] 2 1 0 1 3.5 6.0
34 Estonia [199] 2 1 0 1 3.5 6.0
35 Ecuador [200] 2 1 0 1 3.5 5.5
36 Italy [201] 2 1 1 0 3.5 4.5
37 Lithuania [202] 2 1 0 1 3.0 7.5
38 Cuba [203] 2 1 0 1 3.0 7.5
39 Denmark [204] 2 1 0 1 3.0 7.0
40 Kyrgystan [205] 2 1 0 1 3.0 7.0
41 Australia [206] 2 1 0 1 3.0 6.5
42 Uzbekistan [207] 2 1 0 1 3.0 6.0
43 Spain B [208] 2 1 0 1 3.0 6.0
44 IPCA [209] 2 1 0 1 3.0 6.0
45 Turkey [210] 2 1 0 1 3.0 5.5
46 Lebanon [211] 2 1 0 1 3.0 5.5
47 Ireland [212] 2 1 0 1 3.0 4.5
48 Puerto Rico [213] 2 1 0 1 3.0 4.5
49 Macedonia [214] 2 1 0 1 3.0 3.5
50 Azerbaijan [215] 2 1 0 1 2.5 8.5
51 Malaysia [216] 2 1 0 1 2.5 8.0
52 Bosnia Herzegovina2 1 0 1 2.5 6.0
53 New Zealand [218] 2 1 0 1 2.5 6.0
54 Brazil [219] 2 1 0 1 2.5 5.0
55 Luxembourg [220] 2 1 0 1 2.5 4.5
56 Philippines [221] 2 1 0 1 2.5 4.0
57 Peru [222] 1 1 0 0 2.5 0.5
58 Colombia [223] 2 0 1 1 2.0 8.0
59 Norway [224] 2 0 1 1 2.0 7.5
60 Belarus [225] 2 1 0 1 2.0 7.0
61 Dominican Rep. 2 1 0 1 2.0 7.0
62 Mexico [227] 2 0 1 1 2.0 7.0
63 Canada [228] 2 1 0 1 2.0 6.0
64 Indonesia [229] 2 0 0 2 2.0 5.0
65 Portugal [230] 2 1 0 1 2.0 4.5
66 Guatemala [231] 2 0 1 1 1.5 8.0
67 Botswana [232] 2 0 1 1 1.5 7.5
68 Venezuela [233] 2 0 0 2 1.5 7.5
69 Bangladesh [234] 2 0 1 1 1.5 6.5
70 Tajikistan [235] 2 0 1 1 1.5 6.0
71 Wales [236] 2 0 0 2 1.5 6.0
72 Albania [237] 2 0 1 1 1.5 5.0
73 US Virgin Islands 2 0 1 1 1.5 3.0
74 Iceland [239] 2 0 0 2 1.0 8.5
75 Costa Rica [240] 2 0 0 2 1.0 7.5
76 South Africa 2 0 0 2 1.0 7.5
77 Finland [242] 2 0 0 2 1.0 7.0
78 Iraq [243] 2 0 0 2 1.0 6.5
79 Bolivia [244] 2 0 0 2 1.0 6.0
80 IBCA [245] 2 0 0 2 0.5 7.5
81 Honduras [246] 2 0 0 2 0.5 6.0
82 Sri Lanka [247] 2 0 0 2 0.5 5.5
83 Japan [248] 2 0 0 2 0.0 7.0
84 Libya [249] 2 0 0 2 0.0 7.0
85 Kenya [250] 2 0 0 2 0.0 6.5
86 Fiji [251] 2 0 0 2 0.0 6.0
87 Trinidad and Tob 2 0 0 2 0.0 6.0
The Essent tournament in Hoogeveen takes place 17th-23rd October 2004.
The includes an open tournament and a double Round Robin.
Judit Polgar is missing having played every year since 1997 after the
birth of a son in August. The event takes place at the same time as the
Olympiad so for the first time the World Junior Champion is also missing. This
year the two juniors are Magnus Carlsen (13) and Daniel Stellwagen (17) facing
the experienced Ivan Sokolov and Nigel Short (the latter two will go on to play
the final rounds of the Olympiad after the event concludes). Daniel Stellwagen
made his final GM-norm in August in Vlissingen (Holland), after previous norms
in Corus 2004 (Wijk aan Zee) and the Dutch Championship 2004.
Official site: http://www.essentchess.nl/
Round 1 (October 17, 2004)
Sokolov, Ivan - Short, Nigel D 1-0 38 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Stellwagen, Daniel - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 53 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Essent Crown Hoogeveen NED (NED), 17-23 x 2004cat. XV (2611)
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1 2 3 4
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1 Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2663 ** .. .. 1. 1.0
2 Stellwagen, Daniel m NED 2512 .. ** 1. .. 1.0
3 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2581 .. 0. ** .. 0.0
4 Short, Nigel D g ENG 2687 0. .. .. ** 0.0
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Hikaru Nakamura took first place with 3.5/4 in the 121st New York
Masters on 12th October 2004
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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121st New York Masters Action USA (USA), 12 x 2004
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Nakamura, Hikaru g 2676 + 8 +11 + 3 = 4 3.5 ($400)
2. Yudasin, Leonid g 2691 = 7 +10 = 4 + 6 3.0 ($125)
3. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g 2590 +12 + 6 - 1 + 8 3.0 ($125)
4. Kamsky, Gata g 2777 +10 = 5 = 2 = 1 2.5
5. Scekic, Milos m 2513 + 9 = 4 - 6 = 2.0
6. Bonin, Jay m 2380 +13 - 3 + 5 - 2 2.0 ($ 25)
7. Hess, Robert 2296 = 2 - 8 +13 = 2.0 ($ 25)
8. Lenderman, Alex f 2283 - 1 + 7 + 9 - 3 2.0 ($ 25)
9. Maltese, Adam 2244 - 5 +15 - 8 + 2.0 ($ 25)
10. Sarkar, Justin m 2337 - 4 - 2 + = 1.5
11. Rohde, Michael g 2496 +14 - 1 --- --- 1.0
12. Caruana, Fabiano f 2259 - 3 +13 --- --- 1.0
13. Pressman, Leif 1959 - 6 -12 - 7 = 0.5
14. Cesar, Gregory 2062 -11 --- --- --- 0.0
15. Peterson, Macauley 1914 --- - 9 --- --- 0.0
PRIZES 1ST - $ 400 2ND - $ 170 3RD - $ 80 U2400 - $ 100
The 1st World Senior Team Chess Championship took place in the Isle Of
Man 5th-12th October 2004. Israel won the title and Korchnoi scored 3.5/4
before going to the Olympiad.
Official site:
http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/worldseniorteam2004/index.html
1 Israel (gold, shared) 26.5
2 Germany (gold, shared) 26.5
3 Switzerland (bronze) 20
4 Italy 19
5 England 1 19
6 Australia 17.5
7 England 2 17
8 Essex 12.5
9 Britain 3 10.5
10 South Africa 9.5
11 Chessmann 9
12 Black & White Magazine 5
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1st TCh-WSen Port Erin IOM (IOM), 5-12 x 2004
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1 Tseitlin, Mark D g ISR 2484 7.5 /8 2641
2 Klundt, Klaus m GER 2361 7.0 /8 2459
3 Malich, Burkhard g GER 2360 7.0 /8 2380
4 Kraidman, Yair g ISR 2320 6.5 /8 2374
5 Murey, Jacob g ISR 2477 6.5 /8 2443
6 Uhlmann, Wolfgang g GER 2413 6.5 /8 2601
7 Hecht, Hans-Joachim g GER 2423 6.0 /8 2389
8 Stepak, Yedael f ISR 2302 6.0 /8 2291
9 Farrand, Julian ENG 2238 5.5 /8 2297
10 Barlocco, Carlo ITA 2148 5.5 /8 2280
11 Richardson, Keith B ENG 2214 5.5 /8 2177
12 Hohler, Peter f SUI 2248 5.0 /7 2310
13 Rosino, Antonio f ITA 2277 5.0 /8 2317
14 Krstic, Slobodan AUS AUS 2084 5.0 /8 2121
15 Wheeler, John Francis ENG 2209 5.0 /8 2009
26 Korchnoi, Viktor g SUI 2568 3.5 /4 2569
53 players
The Guernsey International Open took place 3rd-9th October 2004. Robert
Bellin won the event with 6.5/7 half a point clear of GM Tiger Hillarp Persson.
Games from Arthu Brameld.
Official site: http://www.logiclines.nl/chess/
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Open Guernsey GCI (GCI), 3-9 x 2004
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1. Bellin, Robert m ENG 2383 6.5 2630
2. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2523 6.0 2525
3. Corkett, Anthony f ENG 2310 5.0 2372
4. Johansson, Toni SWE 2123 5.0 2337
5. Havenaar, Jan NED 2169 5.0 2275
6. Shabtai, Ran f ISR 2268 5.0 2324
7. Lock, Gavin R ENG 2158 5.0 2282
8. Burrows, Martin ENG 2201 4.5 2248
9. Rowe, Peter GCI 2085 4.5 2215
10. Rosen, Daniel B ENG 2165 4.0 2202
11. Reijneveld, Ad NED 2203 4.0 2190
12. Wismayer, Clive R ENG 2129 4.0 2178
13. Taylor, Mark V ENG 2105 4.0 2155
14. Clark, Ian C ENG 2109 4.0 2133
15. Gruettner, Ralf GER 2056 4.0 2155
16. Von Saldern, Ruediger GER 2097 4.0 2111
42 players
The First Saturday GM, IM and FM events took place in Budapest 2nd-16th
October 2004.
Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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FSGM October Budapest HUN (HUN), 2-14 x 2004 cat. VII (2416)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Ilincic, Zlatko g SCG 2520 * = 1 1 = = 0 = = 1 1 6.5 2515
2. Fogarasi, Tibor g HUN 2436 = * = 0 = = 1 = 1 = 1 6.0 2486
3. Paschall, William M m USA 2389 0 = * 1 = = 1 = = = = 5.5 2455
4. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2455 0 1 0 * 1 = = = = = 1 5.5 2448
5. Banusz, Tamas f HUN 2389 = = = 0 * = = = 1 = 1 5.5 2455
6. Erdos, Viktor m HUN 2454 = = = = = * = = = = = 5.0 2412
7. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2337 1 0 0 = = = * = = 1 = 5.0 2424
8. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2448 = = = = = = = * 0 1 0 4.5 2377
9. Nyysti, Sampsa m FIN 2358 = 0 = = 0 = = 1 * = = 4.5 2386
10. Szeberenyi, Adam m HUN 2422 0 = = = = = 0 0 = * = 3.5 2305
11. Szabo, Krisztian HUN 2371 0 0 = 0 0 = = 1 = = * 3.5 2310
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The 4th Winterthur Chess Week took place in Winterthur (Switzerland)
October 1st-9th 2004. The main event was a 9-round Open. Players: Albert Vajda
and Maxim Rodshtein finished 1st= on 7/9 and the same tie-break ahead of Martin
Neubauer and pre-event ELO favourite Vadim Malakhatko who also were on 7/9.
News Peter Karrer.
Further details: http://www.chessstore.ch/schachwoche/
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Open Winterthur SUI (SUI), 1-9 x 2004
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1. Vajda,Albert IM 2423 ROM 7.0 54.0
1. Rodshtein,Maxim 2377 ISR 7.0 54.0
3. Neubauer,Martin IM 2440 AUT 7.0 53.5
4. Malakhatko,Vadim GM 2571 UKR 7.0 52.0
5. Kveinys,Aloyzas GM 2531 LTU 7.0 51.0
6. Kaganskiy,Gleb FM 2287 ISR 6.5 54.0
7. Jenni,Florian GM 2503 SUI 6.5 52.5
7. Berkovich,Mark IM 2399 ISR 6.5 52.5
9. Miezis,Normunds GM 2524 LAT 6.5 49.5
10. Kelecevic,Nedeljko IM 2393 BIH 6.0 52.0
11. Ballmann,Martin IM 2424 SUI 6.0 51.5
11. Knödler,Dieter 2362 GER 6.0 51.5
11. Kamber,Bruno FM 2284 SUI 6.0 51.5
14. Jurek,Josef IM 2367 CZE 6.0 51.0
15. Goreskul,Alyona WIM 2361 UKR 6.0 46.5
16. Carron,Julien FM 2245 SUI 6.0 46.0
17. Zambo,Zoltan 2239 HUN 6.0 45.0
18. Gaulé,Patrick 2150 SUI 6.0 43.5
19. Leutwyler,Martin 2168 SUI 6.0 38.0
117 players
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YM Winterthur SUI (SUI), 1-9 x 2004 cat. V (2366)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Papa, Severin f SUI 2411 * 1 = = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.0 2581
2. Starostits, Ilmars m LAT 2460 0 * = = = = = 1 1 1 5.5 2435
3. Benkovic, Petar m SCG 2430 = = * = 1 = = = 0 1 5.0 2401
4. Zozulia, Anna wg UKR 2412 = = = * = 0 = = 1 1 5.0 2403
5. Hajnal, Zoltan m HUN 2407 0 = 0 = * 1 = = 1 = 4.5 2361
6. Kurmann, Oliver f SUI 2312 = = = 1 0 * = = = 0 4.0 2329
7. Kuemin, Simon m SUI 2392 = = = = = = * 0 0 1 4.0 2320
8. Moor, Olivier f SUI 2388 0 0 = = = = 1 * 1 0 4.0 2320
9. Bucher, Michael SUI 2213 0 0 1 0 0 = 1 0 * = 3.0 2258
10. Gattenloehner, Sebastian GER 2235 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 1 = * 3.0 2255
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Omis (near Split) in Croatia saw the Goodbye to the Summer Tournament
(Doviðenja ljeto) 6th-10th October 2004. The 7 round Open saw Fide Master
Zdenko Plenkovic take first place with 6/7. News: Mirjana Medic.
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Goodbye Summer Open Omis CRO (CRO), 6-10 x 2004
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1. Plenkovic, Zdenko f CRO 2240 6.0 2636
2. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2520 5.5 2614
3. Palac, Mladen g CRO 2543 5.5 2559
4. Zaja, Ivan g CRO 2459 5.5 2492
5. Ljubicic, Filip m CRO 2395 5.0 2452
6. Zelcic, Robert g CRO 2531 5.0 2471
7. Biliskov, Vjekoslav f CRO 2325 5.0 2494
8. Bilobrk, Franjo f CRO 2328 5.0 2435
9. Zufic, Miroslav m CRO 2370 5.0 2343
10. Jovanic, Ognjen m CRO 2475 5.0 2460
11. Zivanic, Marko m SCG 2435 4.5 2437
12. Fercec, Nenad m CRO 2477 4.5 2413
13. Ivic, Mateo CRO 2186 4.5 2370
14. Jakic, Ivan f CRO 2319 4.5 2296
65 players
The Regional integración tournament took place in Posadas, the
Capital of Misiones State in Argentina 8th-11th October 2004. Alessandro
Manzone won the event. News: Victor Hugo Silva.
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Integracion Posadas ARG (ARG), 8-11 x 2004
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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1. Manzone, Alessandro ARG 2269 + 8 + 5 + 2 + 4 = 3 + 6 +10 6.5 2496
2. Jimenez, Joaquin ARG 2215 + 6 = 4 - 1 + 9 + 5 = 3 + 8 5.0 2237
3. Alvarez, Miguel ARG 2111 - 5 + 7 + 9 + 8 = 1 = 2 = 4 4.5 2196
4. Tossutti, Juan C ARG 2197 +10 = 2 = 5 - 1 + 7 + 9 = 3 4.5 2184
5. Ledesma,Hugo ARG ---- + 3 - 1 = 4 = 6 - 2 +10 + 7 4.0 2163
6. Crotti,Lucas ARG ---- - 2 +10 = 7 = 5 = 8 - 1 = 9 3.0 2016
7. Posse Varela,Espartaco ARG ---- = 9 - 3 = 6 +10 - 4 + 8 - 5 3.0 1991
8. Cornejo,Walter ARG ---- - 1 = 9 +10 - 3 = 6 - 7 - 2 2.0 1924
9. Carlino, Esteban ARG 1979 = 7 = 8 - 3 - 2 -10 - 4 = 6 1.5 1844
10. Chu Lau,Carlos ARG ---- - 4 - 6 - 8 - 7 + 9 - 5 - 1 1.0 1754
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The Pre-Olympic Tournament takes place 9th-12th Octuber 2004 in Belo
Horizonte, Minas Gerais State Brazil. The tournament chose 4 players to
represent Brazil in Calvia Olympiad. News: Julio lapertosa.
Further news: http://www.a21brasil.com
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Pre-Olym Tourn Belo Horizonte BRA (BRA), 9-12 x 2004
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1. Braga, Cicero m BRA 2441 5.5 33.0 24.0
2. Coelho, Luis m BRA 2401 5.5 30.5 22.0
3. Martinez, Carlos Alejandro f BRA 2393 5.5 30.5 22.0
4. Nogueira, Ivan K BRA 2293 5.5 28.5 19.5
5. Fier, Alexander Hila f BRA 2365 5.5 28.0 20.0
6. Matsuura, Everaldo m BRA 2474 5 31.0 22.0
7. Bittencourt, Jorge BRA 2355 5 30.0 22.0
8. Resende, Juliano f BRA 2261 5 29.0 20.5
9. Molina, Roberto Junio Brito BRA 2240 5 26.0 18.0
10. Da Silva, Carlos Alessandro A BRA 2236 5 25.5 18.0
11. Souza Neves, Andrey M BRA 2200 5 24.5 17.0
12. Deus Fo., Joaquim BRA 2055 5 23.5 18.5
70 players
Tiebreaks
Place Name Feder Rtg Loc Score Berg. Wins
1 Cicero Braga 2.5 4.50 1
2 Alexandr Fier 2 4.25 1
3 Ivan Nogueira 2 4.00 0
4 Carlos Martinez 2 3.75 1
5 Luiz Coelho 1.5 3.00 1
Places 1 to 5 disputed four (4) places to represent
Brazil in Chess Olympiad.
The most recent ROW on chessworld.net game featured a fantastic opening
novelty by Correspondence GM Thaler which resulted in a nice miniature, forcing
the World team's resignation in just 23 moves
You can get in on other games at the online chess site
www.chessworld.net
- head for Play!..World team games after logging in.
Thaler, Toni - ROW 1-0 23 E04 Catalan
ROW Match ChessWorld.net INT (INT), 24 iv-16 x 2004
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1
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Thaler, Toni SUI 2176 1 1.0
ROW ---- 0 0.0
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Drammen Chess Festival
The Drammen Chess Festival took place 27th December 2004 - 5th January
2005. Participants include: GM Alexei Shirov ESP 2726 GM Aleksander Khalifman
RUS 2669 GM Peter Heine Nielsen DEN 2663 GM Viktor Kortchnoi SUI 2601 GM Simen
Agdestein NOR 2589 GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2581 GM Leif E. Johannessen NOR 2519
GM Antoaneta Stefanova BUL 2523.
Details: http://www.buskerudsjakk.org
Czech Chess Christmas
Czech Chess Christmas 2004 Litomysl (CZE) 26.12.2004-2.1.2005 6th
christmas chess FIDE tournament, swiss system of 9 round, rate of game 2 x 1,5h
+ 30s/move, prize fund 75.000 CZK (1st prize 20.000 CZK = 640 EUR), special
conditions for IM, WGM and GM, New Year’s Eve programme. Contact: Agentura
64, Jaroslav Fuksik, 783 73 Grygov 337, tel. +420 585 393 327, fax: +420 585
222 977, mobil: +420 608 364 664, e-mail: a64@proclient.cz, web:
http://www.proclient.cz/a64
The Staunton Society Website
The Staunton Society Website is up and running. It features varied
material on Staunton, the Staunton Society, the Memorial tournaments, and links
to other Staunton related sites.
Site: http://www.howardstaunton.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
Kings Head Rapidplay
The 29th Kings Head Rapidplay will take place on Saturday 12 March
2005, 6-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes), prize fund £650, entry fee
£17 > The Porchester Hall Porchester Road Bayswater London W2
Contact: Colin Mackenzie 9 Allan Way Acton London W3 0PW 020 8992 1949
colin.mackenzie@atosorigin.com
Further details: http://www.khcc.org.uk
Miroslav Radojcic Book
Miroslav ("Miro") Radojcic who died in 2000 was one of Yugoslavia's
most renowned political journalists for their paper Politika. During the 1960s
he worked out of the UN in New York as Politika's foreign correspondent to the
US, and later in the 1970s he was assigned the same post for London. But he was
also a popular figure in the chess arena, both as a player (he was a Yugoslav
National Master) and writer on chess, including a long- running column in the
American magazine Chess Review titled,
Bruce Monson bamonson@pcisys.net is writing a book with Yugoslav author
Dimitry Bjelica on a book commemorating Radojcic's life and hopes that people
who knew Miro will read about this effort on TWIC and contact him with
information they may have about him, particularly unusual or funny stories,
witty quotes, or other interesting anecdotes.
All those who have something to offer will receive mention in the
credits, and those who have substantive material to offer (e.g., extended or
multiple narrative accounts, scans of photos and other Radojcic-related
memorabilia, etc.) will receive a free copy of the book.
1st ICCF Webchess Open Tournament
The ICCF have announced the 1st WebChess Open Tournament and invites
every player worldwide to participate in the event. The event is to be played
on the ICCF dedicated Webserver http://www.iccf-webchess.com. This
tournament is open to all correspondence chess players worldwide, also for
those without any previous ICCF experience. Multiple entries are allowed. The
tournament will be played in three stages - preliminaries, semifinal and final.
Details: http://www.iccf-webchess.com/Message.aspx?message=19
Technology for the disabled and Chess
Duif Calvin especially known for being the webmaster of the USCF website
for many years writes about chess and disabled life.
Article: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1934
Cairnhill Chess Festival
2004 The Cairnhill Chess Festival 2004 will take place from 4th-12th of
December 2004 in Singapore. This year's events include the 22nd Cairnhill
International Open Chess Championship ‘The Cairnhill’s Cup’ as
well as other side events such as Blitz and Rapidplay tournaments. Complete
details and official website will be announced in due course. E-mail:
open_chess@yahoo.com.sg
4th AMPLICO AIG LIFE Tournament
The 4th AMPLICO AIG LIFE Rapid Tournament takes place in Warsaw
(Poland) played during the 23rd Memorial of Stanislaw Gawlikowski. The
tournament is a part of the ACP Tour and will take place on Saturday, December
18th, 2003 and Sunday, December 19th, 2004 in the Palace of Culture and Science
in Warsaw. The prize fund is 15.000 USD. There is a lot of special prizes (for
best women, seniors, juniors in different age, players in many rating groups).
Among participants we expect many super stars, led by Vassily Ivanchuk.
Further details: http://www.amplicolife.pl/chess or
an e-mail to the Tournament Director: Maria Macieja janmac@mg.gov.pl or
kspolonia@poczta.pop.pl
Alekhine CC Open in Calcutta
The Alekhine Chess Club in Calcutta organises an international open
7th-18th November 2004. The event is recognised by FIDE, the Indian Government
and the All India Chess Federation. The club has organised over 25
international events including the Goodricke International Open Chess
Tournament.
The event is an 11 Round Swiss. Total Prize Fund: $12,500, Total
Players: around 60, no. of GMs: around 2 dozen, no. of IMs: around 2 dozen. GM
(2500+), WGM (2350+), IM (2400+), Rated players with FIDE rating 2450+ :
For details contact: Mr. Soumen Majumder, FAX: 00913322832746, e-mail:
gnca@vsnl.com and soumenmajumder@rediffmail.com
Club website: http://www.alekhinechessclub.8k.com
Liberec International Chess Festival
The Liberec International Chess Festival takes place as part of the 4th
Czech Tour 2004/2005. The event takes place 23rd-30th October 10 2004 in
Liberec (Czech Republic).
Further news: http://www.czechtour.net
Venice Autumn Chess Open
The traditional Autumn Chess Open takes place in Venice October 29th -
1st November 2004, organized together by "Esteban Canal" Chess Club and by
"Carlo Salvioli" Chess Club.
Master tournament: 6 rounds (minimum 2000 Fide rating); 100 minutes for
40 moves plus 30 second every move; after 40 moves 15 minutes more plus 30
seconds every move.
Further details: http://www.veneziascacchi.org
HB Global Chess Challenge
The HB Foundation has posted $500,000 prize fund for the HB Global
Chess Challenge, a Maurice Ashley-led event expects to bring more than 4,000
participants to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The event takes place May 18th-22nd 2005 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
First place in the Open section has a cash prize of $50,000, and that overall
more than 50 others will receive cash prizes. Many other side events.
Official sites: http://www.hbfoundation.org and
http://www.generationchess.com
Hastings Chess Congress
The Hastings Chess Congress takes place 28th December 2004 to 9 January
2005 and has a new format. The Hastings Premier and Challengers are combined
into one knockout tournament. Let us imagine 120 players enter for the event
which finishes 6th January. Then 60 players go forward from the first round,
with 4 lucky losers. These 64 players play a second round of knockout. The 56
losers play in the Challengers Swiss. The 64 players continue in one game
knockouts until there are 8 players left. These 8 play in the Premier of 2 game
knockouts. All players knocked out will be contracted to play in the Swiss
Challengers, except for the losing finalists.
Players when knocked out will carry forward their score in the standard
play games. Of course White would have been a big advantage. Thus White will
have 65 minutes and Black 95 in which to make all their moves, with the
addition of one minute per move cumulatively from the first. Where games are
drawn, ties will be resolved first by blitz games, failing that an Armageddon
play-off. Players will be able to gain title results from either event. The
event will be part of the Association of Chess Professionals GP.
The weekend tournament takes place 7-9 January.
Full details from Con Power conpowr@aol.com Players seeking conditions
should contact _Stewartreuben@aol.com_
Official site: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk
8th International Open Bayerische Schach Meisterschaft
The 8th International Open Bayerische Schach Meisterschaft takes place
in Bad Wiessee in Tegernsee 30th October - 7th November 2004.
Official site: http://www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de
British Rapidplay
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships take place 13th-14th November
2004 at the North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax.
Official site: http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
Singapore International Chess Convention
The Singapore Chess Federation and Asean Chess Academy organise the
Singapore International Chess Convention 11th-17th December 2004. The events
include: 1) Asian Youth Championships 2) Singapore Masters and Challengers
International Open 3) Seminar for Coaches 4) Arbiters Training Seminar.
Official site: http://www.singaporechess.org.sg/
16th Leuven Open
Chessclub Desperado Leuven organises its 16th Open International
Tournament of Leuven, Belgium. It will take place from Thursday November 11th
until Sunday November 14th 2004. The Open Tournament consists out of 7 rounds,
Swiss pairing system, 2hours/40moves + 15' QPF. Prizemoney adds up to more than
EUR 5.000, including several large ratingprizes! Further info:
http://turn.to/desperado
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga Germany's national chess league starts on 13th November
2004.
Official site: http://www.schachbundesliga.com
IX Cesenatico Open
The IX Open International Chess Tournament took place in Cesenatico
(Italy): 4th-12th September 2004. Hopefully results and games will become
available.
Official site: http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
4th Rhode International Open
The 4th Rhode International Open will take place 23rd-31st October 2004
in Sautron (near Nantes). 9 rounds - time rate Fischer 40 moves/1h40 +
30sec/move + 40min + 30sec/move Accelerated Swiss paring A total amount of 13
600 Euros for the prizes, including 2 200 Euros for the winner. Special
conditions for I.M and I.G.M
Internet coverage: http://www.sautronechecs.fr/
Swiss Chess Tour 2004
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2004" will finish in Interlaken, one of the most
attractive tourist towns in Switzerland. The 4th "Casino Open" December
26th-30th 2004. Swiss system, 7 rounds and the games will last a maximum of 5
hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 30 minutes till the end). Prize are: 1.500 SF,
1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. The natural prizes till
20th place. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1944), junior (1984-87),
schoolboy (1988) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs and juniors 60
SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: Hotel "Chalet Oberland"
New event - Blitz tournament, Swiss system, 9 double rounds. Time table for
"Chalet Oberland-Open Interlaken": December 26. The last registration
11.00-12.15. Open ceremony and apero reception from 12.15-12.30. Round 1st
14.00-19.00. December 27. Round 2nd 9.30-14.30 Round 3rd 15.30-20.30 December
28.: Round 4th 14.00-19.00. December 29. Round 5th 9.30-14.30. Round 6th
15.30-20.30 December 30. Round 7th 10.00-15.00 Closing ceremonies 15.30.
Special chess rates in Hotel "Charlet Oberland". Main sponsor "RAPP" company.
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel. +41+34+424-01-06, fax
+41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch or Ervin Tellenbach tel.
+41+79+311-23-53 or Hotel "Charlet Oberland" tel. +41+33+827-87-87.
Further information: http://www.beochess.ch/
Swiss Chess Tour 2005
The Swiss Chess Tour starts in Basle in the New Year (1.-8.1.2005.).
New event is European ITAG Masters & Rapid Championship will be 1-2.1.2005.
11 Round, 30 minutes each, guarantee prizes. Prizes:
2500/2000/1500/1000/800/700/600/500/ 2x400/2x300/4x250/4x200 CHF; Special
prizes: 400/300/200 CHF for Ladys, seniors (1945), juniors (1985 and younger),
amateur under 2200 (FIDE or national), under 1800. Enter fee 30.00 CHF Hilton
Open (2-8.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 6 hours (2 hours for 40 moves + 60 minutes for
complete the game. Prizes: 2000/1500/1200/800/600/500/2x400/2x300/5x200 CHF.
Special prizes 200 CHF for best Lady, Senior (1945), junior (1985-88),
schoolboy (1989). Enter fee: 130 CHF (FM and juniors 60 CHF) GM & IM free.
At the door 10 CHF. Basle amateur (2-8.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 4 hours (90 minutes
30 moves + 30 minutes to complete the game). Players under 1900 rating (FIDE or
national). Enter fee: 10 CHF (juniors 50 CHF). At the door 10 CHF. Prizes:
500/400/2x300/2x200/4x150 CHF. Basle juniors (2.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 15 minutes
for the game. Juniors 1985 and younger. Enter fee 5 CHF. Natural prizes for all
players. NSV Senior Open (1-4.1.2005.) 7 Rounds, 4 hours (90 minutes for 30
moves + 30 minutes for complete the game) Seniors 1945. Prizes: 400/300/200 CHF
+ natural prizes. Enter fee: 60 CHF. At the door 10 CHF. ITAG - Tele-Rapid
(3-5.1.2005.) European Rapid Champion, Andrei Sokolov, last year winner and two
others. 15 minutes for the game. All games will be on TV Tele-Basel in live.
BaZ Lighting Chess (8.1.2005. from 19.00 to 22.00) 9 Rounds, 5 minutes. Enter
fee: 20 CHF (juniors 5 CHF). Prizes 300/200/150/2x100/2x50 CHF natural prizes
for everybody 50% and more points. ITAG Simultan (9.1.2005.) with European
Rapid Champion 2005
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel.
+41+34+424-01-06, fax +41+34+424-01-07 E-mail info@beochess.ch Further
information: http://www.beochess.ch
Hungarian chess tournaments October 2004-April 2005
1. 2nd-15th of October FIRST SATURDAY /FS/ GM-IM-FM round robins, 9-13
games, norm possibilities, in Budapest, Hungarian Chess Federation, Falk Miksa
Str.10. 2nd floor.
Organisation: Nagy Laszlo /NL/, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net Website:
http://www.firstsaturday.hu Other
website: http://home.hu.inter.net/~firstsat
Phone-fax: (361)-2632859, cellphone: (36)-30-230-1914 /From 12:00 a.m.
until midnight - Central European Time - GMT+1 hour/
2. 16th-26th of October, "Papp Béla memorial" GM closed,
Törökbálint, /15 km from Budapest/, info: NL
3. 6th-18th of November, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org: NL
4. 25th of Nov.-3rd of Dec., Harkány Open Swiss, /250 West from
Budapest/, Org: Fulop Csaba, e-mail: fulopcsa@axelero.hu
5. 4th-17th of December, FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest, org: NL
6. 7th-15th of January 2005, "TAPOLCA" Open, 9 rounds Swiss, Budapest,
organizer: Paréj József, home, calling from abroad:
+(36-87-321-950
7. 5th-18th of February 2005, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org.NL.
8. 5th-18th of March 2005, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org. : NL,
9. 18th- 26th of March, "SPRING FESTIVAL" 9 rounds Swiss Open,
Budapest, Org.: NL
10. 2nd-15th of April , FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org: NL:
Kramnik and Kasparov Websites
Kramnik's official website has become active:
http://www.kramnik.com/ in time for his
World Championship match in September / October. Garry Kasparov also has a
newish website in part promoting his book ‘My Great Predecessors’ at:
http://www.chesschamps.com
3rd Parsvnath International Open
The 3rd Parsvnath International Open Chess Tournament takes place in
New Delhi, 2nd-11th January 2005. Prizes : Total Cash Prizes: Rs.600,000/-
Further details: http://www.delhichess.com/
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
