THE WEEK IN CHESS 524 22nd November 2004 by Mark Crowther
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My thanks to Gaguik Oganessian, Andrej Pacic, Sinisa Joksic, Dave
Clayton, Vladica Andrejic, Laszlo Nagy, John Henderson, Richard Palliser,
Stewart Reuben, Jacques Robrecht, Sotiris Logothetis, Harald Grafenhofer,
Mirjana Medic, Miklos Orso, Eugeny Atarov and everyone else who helped with the
issue.
Kasparov has moved to the top of the standings in the Russian
Championship. He has looked a little rusty but is starting to collect the
points. His target is +4 which he stated would probably be enough to win this
event and which would also probably keep him as world number one in January.
There is plenty of chess elsewhere with Ivanchuk playing in Armenia, Anand,
Svidler and Shirov turning up in the Bundesliga (the latter playing in the 4CNL
the following week) and Kasimdzhanov winning a rapid event in Benidorm.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Russian Championship takes place November 14th - 27th 2004 in the
hotel Russia. The prize fund is $125,000 with $50,000 to the winner (paid in
rouble equivalent). After 7 rounds Kasparov leads the event with 4.5/6 ahead of
Alexander Grischuk who has 4.5/7. Kasparov hasn't hit top form yet but wins in
rounds 6 and 7 (and a very disappointing near miss in round 4) have moved him
into the box seat for the event. Grischuk plays Kasparov with white in the
final round.
Scores: 1. Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2813 4.5/6; 2. Grischuk, Alexander g
RUS 2704 4.5/7; 3. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2698 4.0/7; 4. Timofeev, Artyom g RUS
2611 3.5/6; 5. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2735 3.5/6; 6. Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2715
3.5/7; 7. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2599 2.5/6; 8. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2651
2.5/6; 9. Korotylev, Alexey g RUS 2596 2.5/6; 10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS
2758 2.0/6; 11. Tseshkovsky, Vitaly g RUS 2577 2.0/7;
Official site Russian Chess Federation:
http://www.russiachess.ru and official
live coverage: http://www.russiachess.ru/57russia/
Further coverage: http://www.chesspro.ru/events/rus-ch04.shtml
Round 2 (November 16, 2004)
Grischuk, Alexander - Epishin, Vladimir 1/2 44 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
Timofeev, Artyom - Tseshkovsky, Vitaly 1/2 44 B07 Pirc Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Motylev, Alexander 1/2 84 E73 King's Indian Averbakh
Korotylev, Alexey - Kasparov, Garry 1/2 26 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Morozevich, Alexander - Dreev, Alexey 0-1 36 B60 Sicilian Rauzer
Round 3 (November 17, 2004)
Dreev, Alexey - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 10 D80 Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Svidler, Peter - Timofeev, Artyom 0-1 63 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Epishin, Vladimir - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 26 D10 Slav Defence
Motylev, Alexander - Korotylev, Alexey 0-1 45 B63 Sicilian Rauzer
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 63 C45 Scotch Game
Round 4 (November 18, 2004)
Kasparov, Garry - Motylev, Alexander 1/2 76 C42 Petroff's Defence
Grischuk, Alexander - Tseshkovsky, Vitaly 1-0 57 B07 Pirc Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Dreev, Alexey 1/2 21 D12 Slav Defence
Korotylev, Alexey - Epishin, Vladimir 1/2 27 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Morozevich, Alexander - Svidler, Peter 1/2 25 A00 Irregular Openings
Round 5 (November 20, 2004)
Dreev, Alexey - Korotylev, Alexey 1-0 39 D11 Slav Defence
Timofeev, Artyom - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 57 C91 Ruy Lopez
Svidler, Peter - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 22 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Epishin, Vladimir - Kasparov, Garry 1/2 42 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly - Bareev, Evgeny 0-1 29 C11 French Defence
Round 6 (November 21, 2004)
Kasparov, Garry - Dreev, Alexey 1-0 59 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Grischuk, Alexander - Timofeev, Artyom 1/2 27 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Bareev, Evgeny - Svidler, Peter 1/2 22 D81 Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Motylev, Alexander - Epishin, Vladimir 1-0 55 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Korotylev, Alexey - Tseshkovsky, Vitaly 1/2 51 A58 Volga Gambit
Round 7 (November 22, 2004)
Dreev, Alexey - Motylev, Alexander 1/2 78 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Timofeev, Artyom - Bareev, Evgeny 1/2 17 B14 Caro Kann Panov
Svidler, Peter - Korotylev, Alexey 1-0 62 B63 Sicilian Rauzer
Morozevich, Alexander - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 26 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Tseshkovsky, Vitaly - Kasparov, Garry 0-1 39 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
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57th ch-RUS Moscow RUS (RUS), 15-27 xi 2004 cat. XVIII (2678)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Kasparov, Garry g RUS 2813 * . 1 . . 1 = = = . 1 4.5 2832
2. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2704 . * = = = . = 1 . = 1 4.5 2763
3. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2698 0 = * = . = . = 1 1 . 4.0 2742
4. Timofeev, Artyom g RUS 2611 . = = * 1 = . . . = = 3.5 2754
5. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2735 . = . 0 * = . . 1 = 1 3.5 2717
6. Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2715 0 . = = = * = = . . 1 3.5 2669
7. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2599 = = . . . = * 0 = = . 2.5 2649
8. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2651 = 0 = . . = 1 * 0 . . 2.5 2630
9. Korotylev, Alexey g RUS 2596 = . 0 . 0 . = 1 * . = 2.5 2621
10. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2758 . = 0 = = . = . . * 0 2.0 2529
11. Tseshkovsky, Vitaly g RUS 2577 0 0 . = 0 0 . . = 1 * 2.0 2546
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The first two rounds of the 4NCL took place November 20th-21st 2004, at
the West Bromwich Moat House. Games should follow next week.
Official site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/
Division 1 results - Round 3 20th November 2004
RD 3 GUILDFORD-ADC 1 2491 v NUMERICA 3CS 1 2249
1 w Rowson, Jonathan 2577 ½ - ½ Davies, Nigel R 2523
2 b Hebden, Mark L 2550 ½ - ½ Gordon, Stephen J 2340
3 w Gallagher, Joseph 2543 1 - 0 Ashton, Adam G 2283
G
4 b King, Daniel J 2517 1 - 0 Longson, 2264
Alexander
5 w Cherniaev, 2509 1 - 0 Bentley, John L 2216
Alexander
6 b Plaskett, James 2490 1 - 0 James, Dale R 2199
7 w Povah, Nigel E 2377 1 - 0 Walton, Alan J 2187
8 b Lalic, Susan (F) 2364 1 - 0 Martin, Katie (F) 1977
7 - 1
RD 3 BRISTOL 1 2240 v GUILDFORD-ADC 2 2275
1 w Cobb, Charles 2406 0 - 1 Shaw, John K 2433
2 b Beaumont, Chris 2329 0 - 1 Buckley, Graeme 2420
3 w Buckley, Simon T 2332 0 - 1 Howell, David W L 2340
4 b Sherwin, James T 2302 ½ - ½ Cooksey, Paul S 2248
5 w Rudd, Jack 2291 0 - 1 Thompson, Ian D 2235
6 b Buckley, David E 2223 1 - 0 Anderton, Matthew 2233
N
7 w Sisask, Jesper 2166 1 - 0 Richardson, Keith 2220
B
8 b Aarons, Poppy J 1871 0 - 1 Lang, Heather (F) 2068
(F)
2½-5½
RD 3 WOOD GREEN 2 2403 v RICHMOND A 2343
1 w Littlewood, Paul 2380 ½ - ½ Bates, Richard A 2381
E
2 b Pert, Richard G 2420 ½ - ½ Cech, Pavel 2403
3 w Martin, Andrew D 2433 ½ - ½ Van de Griendt, 2373
Jan W
4 b Levitt, Jonathan 2441 ½ - ½ Webb, Laurence E 2336
P
5 w Pein, Malcolm 2419 1 - 0 Hinks-Edwards, 2383
Thomas
6 b Tiller, Bjorn 2378 ½ - ½ Quinn, Mark 2409
7 w Pokorna, Regina 2370 ½ - ½ Wall, Gavin 2385
(F)
8 b McDonald, Neil 2380 1 - 0 Wilson, Alexandra 2070
(F)
5 - 3
RD 3 N.W. EAGLES 1 2293 v WOOD GREEN 1 2474
1 w Hanley, Craig A 2396 0 - 1 Shirov, Alexei * 2726
2 b Trent, Lawrence 2390 ½ - ½ Cramling, Pia (F) 2477
3 w Haslinger, 2405 ½ - ½ Cmilyte, 2442
Stewart Viktorija (F)
4 b Littlewood, John 2308 ½ - ½ Kovalevskaya, 2471
E Ekaterina (F)
5 w Kennaugh, Charles 2281 ½ - ½ Arakhamia-Grant, 2460
W Ketevan (F)
6 b Hague, Ben 2264 1 - 0 Sedina, Elena (F) 2431
7 w Spence, David 2221 0 - 1 Hunt, Harriet (F) 2385
8 b Milligan, Helen 2077 0 - 1 Dembo, Yelena (F) 2396
(F)
3 - 5
RD 3 BETSSON.COM 2349 v THE ADS 1 2304
1 w Williams, Simon K 2473 ½ - ½ Chandler, Murray 2531
G
2 b Hunt, Adam C 2434 0 - 1 Hennigan, Michael 2417
T
3 w Ledger, Andrew J 2450 ½ - ½ Richardson, John 2309
R
4 b Ansell, Simon 2403 1 - 0 Lyell, Mark 2230
5 w Duncan, 2332 ½ - ½ Snape, Ian 2273
Christopher R
6 b Eames, Robert G 2309 ½ - ½ Wheeler, Darren P 2239
7 w Ledger, David J 2267 1 - 0 Anderton, David 2248
8 b Tidman, Sophie 2127 0 - 1 Bellin, Jana (F) 2184
(F)
4 - 4
RD 3 WESSEX 1 2224 v BARBICAN 4NCL 1 2389
1 w Corkett, Anthony 2310 ½ - ½ Parker, Jonathan 2537
R
2 b Simons, Martin J 2293 0 - 1 Kelly, Brian 2494
3 w Webb, Richard M 2313 0 - 1 Palliser, Richard 2402
4 b Allicock, Rawle A 2292 ½ - ½ Collins, Sam 2387
5 w Upton, Ian J 2242 ½ - ½ Knott, Simon 2388
6 b Yeo, Michael J 2216 0 - 1 Ferguson, Mark 2395
7 w Clark, Ian C 2109 0 - 1 Devereaux, Maxim 2331
8 b Evans-Quek, 2013 1 - 0 Lauterbach, 2179
Debbie (F) Ingrid (F)
2½-5½
Division 1 results - Round 4 21st November 2004
RD 4 NUMERICA 3CS 1 2260 v BARBICAN 4NCL 1 2368
1 w Davies, Nigel R 2523 ½ - ½ Kelly, Brian 2494
2 b Gordon, Stephen J 2340 ½ - ½ Parker, Jonathan 2537
3 w Clarke, Stuart W 2303 ½ - ½ Ferguson, Mark 2395
4 b Longson, 2264 1 - 0 Twyble, Michael S 2215
Alexander (res)
5 w Ashton, Adam G 2283 ½ - ½ Collins, Sam 2387
6 b James, Dale R 2199 ½ - ½ Palliser, Richard 2402
7 w Walton, Alan J 2187 ½ - ½ Devereaux, Maxim 2331
8 b Martin, Katie (F) 1977 0 - 1 Lauterbach, 2179
Ingrid (F)
4 - 4
RD 4 THE ADS 1 2304 v WESSEX 1 2224
1 w Chandler, Murray 2531 ½ - ½ Upton, Ian J 2242
G
2 b Hennigan, Michael 2417 ½ - ½ Allicock, Rawle A 2292
T
3 w Richardson, John 2309 1 - 0 Webb, Richard M 2313
R
4 b Lyell, Mark 2230 0 - 1 Simons, Martin J 2293
5 w Snape, Ian 2273 ½ - ½ Corkett, Anthony 2310
R
6 b Wheeler, Darren P 2239 ½ - ½ Yeo, Michael J 2216
7 w Anderton, David 2248 ½ - ½ Clark, Ian C 2109
8 b Bellin, Jana (F) 2184 ½ - ½ Evans-Quek, 2013
Debbie (F)
4 - 4
RD 4 WOOD GREEN 1 2474 v BETSSON.COM 2329
1 w Shirov, Alexei * 2726 1 - 0 Williams, Simon K 2473
2 b Cramling, Pia (F) 2477 0 - 1 Hunt, Adam C 2434
3 w Cmilyte, 2442 ½ - ½ Ledger, Andrew J 2450
Viktorija (F)
4 b Kovalevskaya, 2471 1 - 0 Ansell, Simon 2403
Ekaterina (F)
5 w Arakhamia-Grant, 2460 ½ - ½ Ledger, David J 2267
Ketevan (F)
6 b Sedina, Elena (F) 2431 1 - 0 Eames, Robert G 2309
7 w Hunt, Harriet (F) 2385 ½ - ½ Ledger, Stephen C 2170
8 b Dembo, Yelena (F) 2396 1 - 0 Tidman, Sophie 2127
(F)
5½-2½
RD 4 RICHMOND A 2343 v N.W. EAGLES 1 2292
1 w Wall, Gavin 2385 1 - 0 Haslinger, 2405
Stewart
2 b Van de Griendt, 2373 ½ - ½ Trent, Lawrence 2390
Jan W
3 w Bates, Richard A 2381 ½ - ½ Hanley, Craig A 2396
4 b Cech, Pavel 2403 1 - 0 Littlewood, John 2308
E
5 w Quinn, Mark 2409 ½ - ½ Kennaugh, Charles 2281
W
6 b Webb, Laurence E 2336 ½ - ½ van der Linden, 2263
Lukas
7 w Hinks-Edwards, 2383 1 - 0 Lund, D Brett 2212
Thomas
8 b Wilson, Alexandra 2070 0 - 1 Milligan, Helen 2077
(F) (F)
5 - 3
RD 4 GUILDFORD-ADC 2 2275 v WOOD GREEN 2 2398
1 w Shaw, John K 2433 0 - 1 Martin, Andrew D 2433
2 b Buckley, Graeme 2420 0 - 1 Pert, Richard G 2420
3 w Howell, David W L 2340 1 - 0 Littlewood, Paul 2380
E
4 b Cooksey, Paul S 2248 ½ - ½ Levitt, Jonathan 2441
P
5 w Thompson, Ian D 2235 ½ - ½ Pein, Malcolm 2419
6 b Anderton, Matthew 2233 0 - 1 Sowray, Peter J 2342
N
7 w Richardson, Keith 2220 ½ - ½ Pokorna, Regina 2370
B (F)
8 b Lang, Heather (F) 2068 0 - 1 Tiller, Bjorn 2378
2½-5½
RD 4 GUILDFORD-ADC 1 2491 v BRISTOL 1 2269
1 w Hebden, Mark L 2550 1 - 0 Cobb, Charles 2406
2 b Rowson, Jonathan 2577 1 - 0 Sherwin, James T 2302
3 w King, Daniel J 2517 1 - 0 Rudd, Jack 2291
4 b Gallagher, Joseph 2543 1 - 0 Beaumont, Chris 2329
G
5 w Plaskett, James 2490 ½ - ½ Buckley, Simon T 2332
6 b Cherniaev, 2509 1 - 0 Buckley, David E 2223
Alexander
7 w Povah, Nigel E 2377 1 - 0 Sisask, Jesper 2166
8 b Lalic, Susan (F) 2364 0 - 1 Ashby, Ann-Marie 2105
(F)
6½-1½
Division 1 tables
Team Won Drawn Lost Points
*WOOD GREEN 1* 4 0 0 8
*GUILDFORD-ADC 1* 4 0 0 8
*BARBICAN 4NCL 1* 2 2 0 6
*WOOD GREEN 2* 2 1 1 5
*THE ADS 1* 0 3 1 3
*N.W. EAGLES 1* 1 1 2 3
*BETSSON.COM* 1 1 2 3
*WESSEX 1* 1 1 2 3
*NUMERICA 3CS 1* 1 1 2 3
*GUILDFORD-ADC 2* 1 0 3 2
*RICHMOND A* 1 0 3 2
*BRISTOL 1* 1 0 3 2
The 3rd Benidorm International Open took place 19th-28th November 2004.
The strongest event was a rapid play 10 minutes + 15 seconds a move event which
saw Rustam Kasimdzhanov take first with 6.5/7.
Official site: http://www.ajedrezbali.com/
Final Round 7 Standings
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1st Master Rapid Open Benidorm ESP (ESP), 19-28 xi 2004
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1 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam UZB 2650 gm 6.5 25.0
2 Perez Garcia, Rodney CUB 2422 im 5.5 24.0
3 Minzer, Claudio ARG 2424 im 5.5 23.5
4 Muelas Cerezuela, Jose ESP 2104 5.0 25.5
5 Barria Zuñiga, Daniel CHI 2347 im 5.0 23.5
6 Vidarte Morales, Arturo PER 2375 im 5.0 23.5
7 Garcia Fernandez, Carlos ESP 2360 im 5.0 23.0
8 Renteria Becerra, Jorge COL 2259 5.0 22.5
9 Valdes, Leonardo CRC 2372 im 5.0 22.5
10 Szmetan, Ricardo BAR 2283 fm 5.0 18.5
11 Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jorge A COL 2354 im 4.5 22.5
12 Mirzoev, Azer AZE 2513 gm 4.5 19.5
13 Hernandez, Gilberto MEX 2509 gm 4.0 27.0
14 Taboas Rodriguez, Daniel ESP 2266 fm 4.0 25.0
15 Gomez Jurado, Luis Alberto ESP 2282 4.0 24.0
16 Giaccio, Alfredo ARG 2467 im 4.0 23.5
17 Bertona, Fernando ARG 2437 im 4.0 23.0
18 Cabrera, Alexis COL 2502 gm 4.0 21.0
19 Peralta, Fernando ARG 2531 im 4.0 20.5
20 Garcia Garcia, Ruben ESP 2297 fm 4.0 19.0
21 Montilla Carrillo, Esteban ESP 2267 4.0 17.5
22 Roche Simon, Miguel A ESP 2178 4.0 17.5
23 Vallet, Marc FRA 2222 3.5 22.0
24 Pogorelov, Ruslan UKR 2439 gm 3.5 19.0
25 Serrano Marhuenda, Salvador ESP 2216 . 3.5 19.0
26 Gallardo Retortillo, Enrique ESP 2140 3.5 18.5
27 Barral Rubirosa, Cristobal ESP 1969 3.5 17.5
28 Farfan Ortiz, Alfredo CHI 2246 3.5 16.5
29 Alonso Jimenez, Joan ESP 2059 3.0 22.0
30 Cabello, Sandro ESP 2154 3.0 21.5
31 Correas Gonzalez, Jose Ramon ESP 2113 3.0 21.5
32 Cantero, Antonio ESP 2233 3.0 20.5
33 Bruned Segura, Mario ESP 2156 3.0 20.0
34 Moya Mallafre, Erik ESP 3.0 17.5
35 Corral Garcia, Salvador ESP 3.0 17.0
36 Larrañaga Aldalur, Jose ESP 3.0 15.5
37 Torres Samper, Rafael ESP 2114 2.5 19.5
38 Cañizares, Pedro ESP 1998 2.5 18.5
39 Rodriguez Marcos, Jose Ramon ESP 2006 2.5 17.5
40 Saldaña Caballe, Jose Enrique ESP 2118 2.5 16.5
41 Stoeckmann, Helmut GER 2174 2.5 16.0
42 Calle Fuentes, Jose Luis ESP 2.5 13.5
43 Sarto Ramos, Angel ESP 2090 2.0 18.5
44 Alberola Reig, Francisco ESP 2.0 16.5
45 Barbero Sendra, Alejandro ESP 2.0 16.0
46 Palma Cansino, Jose CHI 1.5 15.0
47 Urruticoechea, Jose Angel ESP 1.0 16.5
48 Navarrete Espi, Samuel ESP 0.0 17.0
49 Garcia Pachon, Eduardo COL 2298 fm 0.0 5.0
50 Olias Muñoz, Francisco ESP 2116 0.0 3.5
51 Rodriguez Seara, Jesus ESP 0.0 3.0
52 Uribe Arteaga, Daniel COL 0.0 3.0
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The First Saturday GM, IM and FM events took place in Budapest 6th-18th
November 2004. Zlatko Ilincic won the GM event and second place Laszlo Gonda
performed half a point above the IM norm and Juergen Brustkern and Deon
Solomons the IM.
Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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FSGM November Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-18 xi 2004 cat. VII (2412)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Ilincic, Zlatko g SCG 2522 * = 1 1 1 0 1 = = = 1 1 8.0 2577
2. Gonda, Laszlo f HUN 2400 = * 1 1 = 1 0 1 = 0 = 1 7.0 2515
3. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2402 0 0 * = 0 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2515
4. Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula m ROM 2433 0 0 = * = = = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2475
5. Paschall, William M m USA 2394 0 = 1 = * 0 1 = 1 = = = 6.0 2450
6. Fogarasi, Tibor g HUN 2425 1 0 0 = 1 * = = = = = 1 6.0 2447
7. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2339 0 1 0 = 0 = * = = 1 1 1 6.0 2455
8. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2443 = 0 = = = = = * = = = = 5.0 2373
9. Boros, Denes m HUN 2414 = = 0 0 0 = = = * = 1 = 4.5 2347
10. Bergez, Luc m FRA 2395 = 1 0 0 = = 0 = = * = 0 4.0 2312
11. Ziatdinov, Raset m USA 2464 0 = 0 0 = = 0 = 0 = * 1 3.5 2274
12. Reutsky, Sergei f RUS 2318 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = = 1 0 * 2.5 2210
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FSIM November Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-18 xi 2004 cat. I (2264)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2236 * 1 0 = = = 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2377
2. Solomons, Deon RSA 2249 0 * 1 0 1 = 1 1 0 1 1 6.5 2375
3. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2305 1 0 * 1 0 = 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2370
4. Horvath, Andras HUN 2339 = 1 0 * = = = 1 = = = 5.5 2292
5. Bernard, Jacques FRA 2232 = 0 1 = * = = 1 0 1 = 5.5 2303
6. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2283 = = = = = * = = = = 1 5.5 2298
7. Gerard, Nicolas f FRA 2323 0 0 0 = = = * 1 1 1 1 5.5 2294
8. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2335 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 * 1 1 1 4.5 2221
9. Fodor, Tamas jr f HUN 2169 0 1 = = 1 = 0 0 * 0 = 4.0 2201
10. Radnai, Adam HUN 2213 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 * 1 3.5 2159
11. Koczo, Kristof HUN 2222 0 0 0 = = 0 0 0 = 0 * 1.5 1972
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The Spanish Team Championship top division finals take place Sanxenxo,
Pontevedra 18th-26th November 2004.
Coverage: http://www.ajedrezmarcote.com and
http://www.chess21.com
Round 1 18th November 2004
1.1 1 C. A. Ibercaja ½ - 3½ 10 C. A. Reverté Albox
1 GM Illescas Cordoba 2626 0 : 1 GM Krasenkow Michal 2676
Miguel
2 GM Damljanovic Branko 2578 ½ : ½ GM Nijboer Friso 2567
3 IM Glavina Rossi Pablo 2458 0 : 1 GM Romero Holmes Alfonso 2514
4 IM Baron Rodriguez Jesus 2432 0 : 1 GM Del Rio Angelis 2491
Salvador G
1.2 2 C. A. CajaCanarias 2 - 2 9 C. A. Caja Insular
Canarias
1 GM Korneev Oleg 2583 ½ : ½ GM Gurevich Mikhail 2644
2 GM San Segundo Carrillo 2516 ½ : ½ GM Chernin Alexander 2584
Pablo
3 GM Moreno Carnero Javier 2512 ½ : ½ FM Corral Blanco Juan 2446
Antonio
4 GM Fernandez Garcia Jose 2479 ½ : ½ IM Lezcano Jaen Pedro 2391
Luis
1.3 3 C. A. Marcote ½ - 3½ 8 C. A. Tiendas UPI
1 GM Graf Alexander 2646 ½ : ½ GM Sokolov Ivan 2663
2 GM Giorgadze Giorgi 2612 0 : 1 GM Lautier Joel 2682
3 GM Franco Ocampos Zenon 2526 0 : 1 GM Malakhov Vladimir 2664
4 FM Lariño Nieto David 2307 0 : 1 GM Fressinet Laurent 2640
1.4 4 C. A. Magic 1½ - 7 U. E. Foment
2½ Martinenc
1 GM Carlsen Magnus 2581 ½ : ½ GM Marin Mihail 2511
2 IM Perez Candelario 2474 0 : 1 GM Narciso Dublan Marc 2487
Manuel
3 IM Khamrakulov Ibragim S 2500 1 : 0 IM Jerez Perez Alfonso 2434
4 IM Carrasco Martinez Juan 2408 0 : 1 IM Granados Gomez Manuel 2425
M
1.5 5 U. Graciense Escacs 1½ - 6 C. A. Valencia Cuna
2½ Ajedrez
1 GM Bologan Viktor 2669 ½ : ½ GM Vallejo Pons 2678
Francisco
2 GM Pelletier Yannick 2589 ½ : ½ GM Nielsen Peter Heine 2663
3 IM Lopez Martinez Josep 2481 0 : 1 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2653
Manuel
4 IM Rahal Viv óes Michael 2416 ½ : ½ GM Arizmendi Martinez 2531
Round 2 19th November 2004
2.1 10 C. A. Reverté Albox - 6 C. A. Valencia Cuna
Ajedrez
1 GM Krasenkow Michal 2676 : GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2678
2 GM Nijboer Friso 2567 : GM Nielsen Peter Heine 2663
3 GM Suba Mihai 2516 : GM Moiseenko Alexander 2653
4 GM Comas Fabrego Lluis 2509 : GM Arizmendi Martinez 2531
Julen L
2.2 7 U. E. Foment Martinenc - 5 U. Graciense Escacs
1 GM Marin Mihail 2511 : GM Bologan Viktor 2669
2 GM Narciso Dublan Marc 2487 : GM Pelletier Yannick 2589
3 IM Jerez Perez Alfonso 2434 : IM Lopez Martinez Josep 2481
Manuel
4 IM Granados Gomez Manuel 2425 : IM Lacasa Diaz Jose 2431
Antonio
2.3 8 C. A. Tiendas UPI - 4 C. A. Magic
1 GM Sokolov Ivan 2663 : GM Carlsen Magnus 2581
2 GM Malakhov Vladimir 2664 : IM Perez Candelario Manuel 2474
3 GM Fressinet Laurent 2640 : IM Khamrakulov Ibragim S 2500
4 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2617 : IM Carrasco Martinez Juan 2408
M
2.4 9 C. A. Caja Insular - 3 C. A. Marcote
Canarias
1 GM Gurevich Mikhail 2644 : GM Graf Alexander 2646
2 GM Chernin Alexander 2584 : GM Giorgadze Giorgi 2612
3 FM Corral Blanco Juan 2446 : GM Franco Ocampos Zenon 2526
Antonio
4 IM Lezcano Jaen Pedro 2391 : FM Lariño Nieto David 2307
2.5 1 C. A. Ibercaja - 2 C. A. CajaCanarias
1 GM Illescas Cordoba Miguel 2626 : GM Korneev Oleg 2583
2 GM Damljanovic Branko 2578 : GM San Segundo Carrillo 2516
Pablo
3 IM Glavina Rossi Pablo 2458 : GM Moreno Carnero Javier 2512
4 IM Baron Rodriguez Jesus 2432 : GM Fernandez Garcia Jose 2479
Luis
Round 3 20th November 2004
3.1 2 C. A. CajaCanarias 2 - 2 10 C. A. Reverté Albox
1 GM Korneev Oleg 2583 ½ : ½ GM Krasenkow Michal 2676
2 GM San Segundo Carrillo 2516 ½ : ½ GM Nijboer Friso 2567
Pablo
3 GM Moreno Carnero Javier 2512 1 : 0 GM Suba Mihai 2516
4 GM Fernandez Garcia Jose 2479 0 : 1 GM Comas Fabrego Lluis 2509
Luis
3.2 3 C. A. Marcote 2½ - 1 C. A. Ibercaja
1½
1 GM Graf Alexander 2646 0 : 1 GM Illescas Cordoba 2626
Miguel
2 GM Giorgadze Giorgi 2612 ½ : ½ GM Damljanovic Branko 2578
3 GM Franco Ocampos Zenon 2526 1 : 0 IM Glavina Rossi Pablo 2458
4 FM Lariño Nieto David 2307 1 : 0 IM Baron Rodriguez Jesus 2432
3.3 4 C. A. Magic 3 - 1 9 C. A. Caja Insular
Canarias
1 GM Carlsen Magnus 2581 ½ : ½ GM Gurevich Mikhail 2644
2 IM Perez Candelario 2474 ½ : ½ GM Chernin Alexander 2584
Manuel
3 IM Khamrakulov Ibragim S 2500 1 : 0 FM Corral Blanco Juan 2446
Antonio
4 IM Carrasco Martinez Juan 2408 1 : 0 IM Lezcano Jaen Pedro 2391
M
3.4 5 U. Graciense Escacs 1½ - 8 C. A. Tiendas UPI
2½
1 GM Bologan Viktor 2669 ½ : ½ GM Lautier Joel 2682
2 GM Pelletier Yannick 2589 ½ : ½ GM Malakhov Vladimir 2664
3 IM Lacasa Diaz Jose 2431 0 : 1 GM Fressinet Laurent 2640
Antonio
4 IM Rahal Michael 2416 ½ : ½ GM Tiviakov Sergei 2617
3.5 6 C. A. Valencia Cuna 3½ - ½ 7 U. E. Foment
Ajedrez Martinenc
1 GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2678 1 : 0 GM Marin Mihail 2511
2 GM Nielsen Peter Heine 2663 1 : 0 GM Narciso Dublan Marc 2487
3 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2653 1 : 0 IM Jerez Perez Alfonso 2434
4 GM Arizmendi Martinez 2531 ½ : ½ IM Granados Gomez Manuel 2425
Julen L
Round 4 21st November 2004
4.1 10 C. A. Reverté Albox 2½ - 7 U. E. Foment
1½ Martinenc
1 GM Nijboer Friso 2567 0 : 1 GM Marin Mihail 2511
2 GM Romero Holmes Alfonso 2514 1 : 0 GM Narciso Dublan Marc 2487
3 GM Comas Fabrego Lluis 2509 ½ : ½ IM Jerez Perez Alfonso 2434
4 GM Del Rio Angelis 2491 1 : 0 IM Granados Gomez Manuel 2425
Salvador G
4.2 8 C. A. Tiendas UPI 3 - 1 6 C. A. Valencia Cuna
Ajedrez
1 GM Sokolov Ivan 2663 ½ : ½ GM Vallejo Pons 2678
Francisco
2 GM Lautier Joel 2682 1 : 0 GM Nielsen Peter Heine 2663
3 GM Malakhov Vladimir 2664 1 : 0 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2653
4 GM Fressinet Laurent 2640 ½ : ½ GM Arizmendi Martinez 2531
Julen L
4.3 9 C. A. Caja Insular 2 - 2 5 U. Graciense Escacs
Canarias
1 GM Gurevich Mikhail 2644 0 : 1 GM Bologan Viktor 2669
2 GM Chernin Alexander 2584 ½ : ½ GM Pelletier Yannick 2589
3 FM Corral Blanco Juan 2446 1 : 0 IM Lopez Martinez Josep 2481
Antonio Manuel
4 IM Garcia Padron Jose 2429 ½ : ½ IM Rahal Michael 2416
4.4 1 C. A. Ibercaja ½ - 3½ 4 C. A. Magic
1 GM Illescas Cordoba 2626 ½ : ½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2581
Miguel
2 GM Damljanovic Branko 2578 0 : 1 IM Perez Candelario 2474
Manuel
3 IM Glavina Rossi Pablo 2458 0 : 1 IM Khamrakulov Ibragim S 2500
4 IM Baron Rodriguez Jesus 2432 0 : 1 IM Carrasco Martinez 2408
Juan M
4.5 2 C. A. CajaCanarias 1 - 3 3 C. A. Marcote
1 GM Korneev Oleg 2583 0 : 1 GM Graf Alexander 2646
2 GM San Segundo Carrillo 2516 0 : 1 GM Giorgadze Giorgi 2612
Pablo
3 GM Moreno Carnero Javier 2512 ½ : ½ GM Franco Ocampos Zenon 2526
4 GM Fernandez Garcia Jose 2479 ½ : ½ FM Lariño Nieto David 2307
Luis
The Acropolis International Tournament takes place 16th-24th November
2004. GM, IM and WGM sections.
Official site: http://www.chessfed.gr/acropolis2004/
Round 6 Standings:
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Acropolis GM Athens GRE (GRE), 16-24 xi 2004 cat. X (2486)
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1. Mastrovasilis, Athanasios m GRE 2502 * . = 1 = 1 . = . 1 4.5 2688
2. Vouldis, Angelos m GRE 2524 . * = = = . 1 . 1 1 4.5 2694
3. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios g GRE 2574 = = * . 1 = 1 = . . 4.0 2594
4. Kotronias, Vasilios g GRE 2599 0 = . * . = . 1 1 1 4.0 2579
5. Schmaltz, Roland g GER 2528 = = 0 . * . = 1 = . 3.0 2473
6. Tzermiadianos, Andreas m GRE 2453 0 . = = . * = . 1 = 3.0 2496
7. Kapnisis, Spyridon m GRE 2435 . 0 0 . = = * = . 1 2.5 2425
8. Foisor, Ovidiu Doru m ROM 2376 = . = 0 0 . = * = . 2.0 2386
9. Shavtvaladze, Nikoloz GEO 2430 . 0 . 0 = 0 . = * = 1.5 2293
10. Managadze, Nikoloz m GEO 2440 0 0 . 0 . = 0 . = * 1.0 2217
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Acropolis IM Open Athens GRE (GRE), 16-24 xi 2004
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1 1 GM Rozentalis Eduardas 2595 LTU 5 17
2 13 GM Dobrov Vladimir 2487 RUS 4½ 18½
3 6 GM Atalik Suat 2541 BIH 4½ 18
4 9 GM Halkias Stelios 2526 GRE 4½ 17½
5 5 GM Parligras Mircea 2559 ROM 4½ 17
6 10 GM Gershon Alik 2524 ISR 4½ 17
7 8 GM Nikolaidis Ioannis 2527 GRE 4½ 16½
8 2 GM Socko Bartosz 2570 POL 4½ 16
9 15 IM Moutousis Konstantinos 2422 GRE 4½ 14
10 7 GM Fontaine Robert 2531 FRA 4 17½
11 4 GM Solak Dragan 2563 SCG 4 15½
12 11 GM Miezis Normunds 2524 LAT 4 15½
13 22 Sigalas Frangiskos 2284 GRE 4 14
14 23 Simeonidis Ioannis 2281 GRE 4 13
15 19 FM Shahtahtinsky Alekper 2307 GRE 4 13
16 17 IM Khetsuriani Besarion 2346 GEO 4 13
17 14 GM Skembris Spyridon 2446 GRE 3½ 14½
18 3 GM Svetushkin Dmitry 2568 MDA 3½ 14½
19 21 IM Skalkotas Nikolaos 2286 GRE 3½ 13
20 60 Stavrianakis Ioannis 2045 GRE 3½ 12½
21 20 Kotrotsos Vasilios 2291 GRE 3½ 12
22 26 Tzermiadianos Angelos 2233 GRE 3½ 11
23 28 Petrakis Ilias 2224 GRE 3½ 11
24 59 Sideris Theodoros 2093 GRE 3½ 9
25 12 GM Georgiev Vladimir 2512 MKD 3 14
26 53 Papargyriou Anastasios 2110 GRE 3 12
27 16 IM Karayannis Athanasios 2364 GRE 3 11½
28 30 Klokas Konstantinos 2221 GRE 3 11
29 31 Michos Thomas 2219 GRE 3 10½
30 29 Skaperdas Kostantinos 2224 GRE 3 10½
31 18 FM Hadzimanolis Antonios 2314 GRE 3 10½
32 24 Delithanasis Dimitrios 2268 GRE 3 10
33 36 Poteas Ioannis 2187 GRE 3 9
34 56 Soukos Konstantinos 2104 GRE 3 9
35 57 Parginos Vassilios 2097 GRE 3 8
36 49 Georgiadis Ioannis 2129 GRE 3 7½
37 27 Draci Robert 2229 ALB 2½ 11
38 55 Angelopoulos Georgios 2104 GRE 2½ 11
39 35 Papadatos Ioannis 2195 GRE 2½ 10
40 45 Gkogkas Dimitrios 2134 GRE 2½ 9½
41 37 Drakopoulos Anastasios 2175 GRE 2½ 8½
42 54 Koerant Filipos 2106 GRE 2½ 8½
43 40 Kalaitzoglou Panayotis 2155 GRE 2½ 8
44 33 Siamidis Dimitrios 2211 GRE 2½ 8
45 32 Tassopoulos Marios 2215 GRE 2½ 6½
46 50 Galanos Dimitrios 2128 GRE 2½ 5½
47 39 Kaloskambis Mihail 2171 GRE 2 8
48 41 Koliopoulos Konstantinos 2149 GRE 2 8
49 34 Valden Petros 2204 GRE 2 8
50 38 Kokolias Konstantinos 2172 GRE 2 7½
51 44 Soultatis Kostas 2135 GRE 2 5
52 58 Markopoulos Theodoros 2094 GRE 2 5
53 46 Kakkanas Evangelos 2134 GRE 2 4
54 42 Kampitsis Vasilios 2143 GRE 2 3
55 48 Delikanakis Nikolaos 2131 GRE 1½ 6½
56 47 Tsimboukidis Anastasios 2132 GRE 1½ 4½
57 51 Kokkalis Vasilios 2116 GRE 1½ 4
58 52 Papoutsakis Mihail 2115 GRE 1 4
59 43 Tziallilas Kostas 2142 GRE ½ 2
60 25 FM Tsomis Dimitrios 2242 GRE 0 0
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Acropolis WGM Open Athens GRE (GRE), 16-24 xi 2004
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1. Socko, Monika m POL 2439 + 2 = 6 +10 + 9 + 3 = 4 . . . 5.0 2540
2. Krivec, Jana wm SLO 2214 - 1 +23 +18 + 7 + 8 = 5 . . . 4.5 2452
3. Makka, Ioulia wm GRE 2217 +21 +17 = 9 +14 - 1 +11 . . . 4.5 2425
4. Botsari, Anna-Maria wg GRE 2362 +20 =10 + 6 = 8 =11 = 1 . . . 4.0 2415
5. Fakhiridou, Ekaterini wm GRE 2258 +24 =22 =14 =19 + 9 = 2 . . . 4.0 2290
6. Tetenkina, Irina wm SWE 2255 +26 = 1 - 4 =13 +22 +18 . . . 4.0 2304
7. Khurtsilava, Inga wm GEO 2268 -22 +27 +20 - 2 +19 +15 . . . 4.0 2230
8. Foisor, Cristina Adela m ROM 2436 =15 +11 +13 = 4 - 2 =10 . . . 3.5 2276
9. Trabert, Bettina wg GER 2331 +18 +12 = 3 - 1 - 5 +20 . . . 3.5 2292
10. Foisor, Sabina-Francesca ROM 2228 +25 = 4 - 1 =22 +13 = 8 . . . 3.5 2276
11. Papadopoulou, Vera wm GRE 2227 +27 - 8 +24 +17 = 4 - 3 . . . 3.5 2260
12. Mietzner, Tina wm GER 2235 +28 - 9 -19 +24 =20 +22 . . . 3.5 2167
13. Makka, Evanthia GRE 2087 =14 +16 - 8 = 6 -10 +19 . . . 3.0 2258
14. Makropoulou, Marina wg GRE 2270 =13 +15 = 5 - 3 -18 +26 . . . 3.0 2147
15. Sorokina, Anastasia wm AUS 2199 = 8 -14 =16 +26 +17 - 7 . . . 3.0 2254
16. Smokina, Karolina wm MDA 2267 =23 -13 =15 -18 +21 +25 . . . 3.0 2037
17. Burtasova, Anna wm RUS 2273 +19 - 3 +22 -11 -15 +24 . . . 3.0 2136
18. Petraki, Maria GRE 2108 - 9 +28 - 2 +16 +14 - 6 . . . 3.0 2222
19. Stefanidi, Maria-Anna GRE 2092 -17 +25 +12 = 5 - 7 -13 . . . 2.5 2118
20. Karlovich, Anastazia wg UKR 2155 - 4 +26 - 7 +25 =12 - 9 . . . 2.5 2132
21. Stoumbou, Eleni GRE 1854 - 3 -24 +27 =23 -16 +28 . . . 2.5 2019
22. Grapsa, Georgia GRE 2065 + 7 = 5 -17 =10 - 6 -12 . . . 2.0 2127
23. Baloutsou, Vasiliki GRE 2045 =16 - 2 -26 =21 -25 +27 . . . 2.0 1906
24. Iordanidou, Zoi GRE 2021 - 5 +21 -11 -12 +27 -17 . . . 2.0 2001
25. Foisor, Mihaela-Veronica ROM 1929 -10 -19 +28 -20 +23 -16 . . . 2.0 2006
26. Ikonomopoulou, Maria GRE 2014 - 6 -20 +23 -15 +28 -14 . . . 2.0 2029
27. Nikolaidou, Eleni GRE 1909 -11 - 7 -21 +28 -24 -23 . . . 1.0 1796
28. Stefanidi, Maria ---- -12 -18 -25 -27 -26 -21 . . . 0.0
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The Croatian Championships takes place in Zagreb with 12 players (Kozul,
Palac, Stevic etc.) 16th-26th November 2004.
Official site:
http://www.crochess.com/turniri/zagreb/croch_04/index.htm
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ch-CRO Zagreb CRO (CRO), 16-26 xi 2004 cat. X (2493)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Palac, Mladen g CRO 2543 * . 0 = 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . 4.5 2707
2. Fercec, Nenad m CRO 2477 . * = . . 1 = . = 1 . 1 4.5 2664
3. Jovanic, Ognjen m CRO 2475 1 = * 1 . = . . . = = . 4.0 2625
4. Kozul, Zdenko g CRO 2640 = . 0 * . . . 1 = . 1 1 4.0 2593
5. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2520 0 . . . * 1 . . 1 = = = 3.5 2518
6. Jankovic, Alojzije m CRO 2477 . 0 = . 0 * = = . 1 . . 2.5 2437
7. Stevic, Hrvoje g CRO 2539 0 = . . . = * . = = . = 2.5 2415
8. Leventic, Ivan m CRO 2502 0 . . 0 . = . * 1 . = = 2.5 2435
9. Saric, Ante m CRO 2437 . = . = 0 . = 0 * = . . 2.0 2397
10. Brkic, Ante m CRO 2454 . 0 = . = 0 = . = * . . 2.0 2362
11. Kuljasevic, Davorin m CRO 2410 0 . = 0 = . . = . . * = 2.0 2396
12. Jovanovic, Zoran CRO m CRO 2446 . 0 . 0 = . = = . . = * 2.0 2389
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The 125th New York Masters took place on 16th November 2004. Hikaru
Nakamura won the event with 3.5/4. Tables from the 123rd-125th events are given
below.
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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123rd New York Masters Action USA (USA), 26 x 2004
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Stripunsky, Alex g USA 2640 + 7 +12 + 5 = 2 3.5 ($300)
2. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2590 + 8 +11 + 4 = 1 3.5 ($300)
3. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2777 + 6 - 5 + 9 = 7 2.5 ($ 30)
4. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2691 + 9 +10 - 2 = 5 2.5 ($ 30)
5. Bonin, Jay m USA 2380 +14 + 3 - 1 = 4 2.5 ($ 30)
6. Schneider, Igor f USA 2317 - 3 +14 +10 =12 2.5 ($ 30)
7. Privman, Boris f USA 2245 - 1 +16 +11 = 3 2.5 ($ 30)
8. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2205 - 2 +13 +12 = 2.5 ($ 30)
9. Lenderman, Alex f USA 2283 - 4 +15 - 3 +14 2.0
10. Hoffmann, Asa f USA 2396 +15 - 4 - 6 =13 1.5
11. Belorusov, Mikhail f USA 2343 +13 - 2 - 7 = 1.5
12. Sarkar, Justin m USA 2337 +16 - 1 - 8 = 6 1.5
13. Uminer, Moshe USA 1871 -11 - 8 +16 =10 1.5
14. Hoffman, Paul USA 1940 - 5 - 6 +15 - 9 1.0
15. Zenyuk, Iryna USA 2094 -10 - 9 -14 =16 0.5
16. Rabin, Evan USA 1711 -12 - 7 -13 =15 0.5
PRIZES 1ST - $ 400 2ND - $ 200 3RD - $ 60 U2400 - $ 120
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124th New York Masters Action USA (USA), 9 xi 2004
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1 2 3 4 Total
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1. Miton, Kamil g POL 2640 +16 = 8 +12 + 6 3.5 ($280)
2. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2590 +20 =12 +11 + 5 3.5 ($280)
3. Lapshun, Yury m USA 2527 +14 - 5 + 8 + 9 3.0 ($ 50)
4. Privman, Boris f USA 2245 -12 +17 +15 +11 3.0 ($140)
5. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2777 + 9 + 3 = 6 - 2 2.5
6. Stripunsky, Alex g USA 2640 +13 + 7 = 5 - 1 2.5
7. Milman, Lev f USA 2455 +17 - 6 +10 = 2.5
8. Lenderman, Alex f USA 2283 +19 = 1 - 3 +15 2.5
9. Goletiani, Rusudan wg USA 2375 - 5 +13 +14 - 3 2.0
10. Sarkar, Justin m USA 2337 =11 =15 - 7 +16 2.0
11. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2691 =10 +18 - 2 - 4 1.5
12. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2676 + 4 = 2 - 1 --- 1.5
13. Barsky, Sam USA 2148 - 6 - 9 +17 = 1.5
14. Gottherer, Jonathan USA 1879 - 3 +16 - 9 = 1.5
15. Bonin, Jay m USA 2380 =18 =10 - 4 - 8 1.0
16. Treger, Yeffim USA 2242 - 1 -14 +18 -10 1.0
17. Uminer, Moshe USA 1871 - 7 - 4 -13 + 1.0
18. Paciulli, Frank USA 1848 =15 -11 -16 = 1.0
19. Shabalov, Alex g USA 2689 - 8 --- --- --- 0.0
20. Tamarkin, Larry USA 2019 - 2 --- --- --- 0.0
PRIZES 1ST - $ 410 2ND - $ 150 3RD - $ 50 U2400 - $ 140
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125th New York Masters Action USA (USA), 16 xi 2004
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1. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2676 +11 + 7 = 5 + 3 3.5 ($600)
2. Yudasin, Leonid g ISR 2691 + 9 - 4 +10 + 5 3.0 ($110)
3. Stripunsky, Alex g USA 2640 +10 + 8 + 4 - 1 3.0 ($110)
4. Wojtkiewicz, Aleks g USA 2590 +12 + 2 - 3 + 8 3.0 ($110)
5. Miton, Kamil g POL 2640 +15 +13 = 1 - 2 2.5
6. Hoffmann, Asa f USA 2396 -13 +18 + 9 = 7 2.5 ($ 60)
7. Bonin, Jay m USA 2380 +16 - 1 +15 = 6 2.5 ($ 60)
8. Goletiani, Rusudan wg USA 2375 +17 - 3 +13 - 4 2.0
9. Sarkar, Justin m USA 2337 - 2 +14 - 6 +15 2.0
10. Lenderman, Alex f USA 2283 - 3 +17 - 2 +14 2.0 ($ 60)
11. Schneider, Igor f USA 2317 - 1 -12 =14 +17 1.5
12. Margulies, Stuart USA 2240 - 4 +11 = --- 1.5
13. Furdzik, Rafal USA 2205 + 6 - 5 - 8 = 1.5
14. Fierro, Martha wg ECU 2354 =18 - 9 =11 -10 1.0
15. Treger, Yeffim USA 2242 - 5 +16 - 7 - 9 1.0
16. Espuny, Ramon ESP 2174 - 7 -15 -17 + 1.0
17. Logunov, Ilya USA 1984 - 8 -10 +16 -11 1.0
18. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2777 =14 - 6 --- --- 0.5
PRIZES 1ST - $ 600 2ND - $ 230 3RD - $ 100 U2400 - $ 120 U2300 - $ 60
The World Junior Championships take place in the Hotel Casino, Cochin,
India on Thursday 18th November - 1st December 2004. 13 Round Swiss.
Official site: http://www.worldjunior.chessindia.org/index.asp
Leading Round 5 Standings:
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XLIII WJun Kochin IND (IND), 20-30 xi 2004
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1 2 GM Harikrishna P 2612 IND 5 2415
2 3 GM Alekseev Evgeny 2604 RUS 4½ 2420
3 4 GM Petrosian Tigran L. 2539 ARM 4 2476
4 12 Zhao Jun 2511 CHN 4 2379
5 14 GM Koneru Humpy 2503 IND 4 2323
6 5 IM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2536 POL 4 2312
7 17 IM Venkatesh M.R. 2450 IND 4 2303
8 13 GM Drozdovsky Yuri 2510 UKR 4 2301
9 1 GM Berkes Ferenc 2630 HUN 3½ 2444
10 6 IM Paragua Mark 2534 PHI 3½ 2370
11 IM Quezada Perez Yunieski 2513 CUB 3½ 2370
12 21 FM Gupta Abhijeet 2412 IND 3½ 2338
13 9 IM l'Ami Erwin 2516 NED 3½ 2332
14 24 Deep Sengupta 2359 IND 3½ 2267
15 19 IM Jianu Vlad-Cristian 2444 ROM 3½ 2266
16 18 IM Moradiabadi Elshan 2445 IRI 3½ 2258
17 20 IM Smerdon David 2425 AUS 3½ 2232
18 29 Tikkanen Hans 2338 SWE 3 2440
19 27 FM Zhe Quan 2345 CAN 3 2432
20 35 FM Perdomo Leandro 2312 ARG 3 2417
21 22 IM Deepan Chakravarthy 2396 IND 3 2410
22 36 Barbosa Oliver 2311 PHI 3 2372
23 15 IM Bartel Mateusz 2481 POL 3 2364
24 23 IM Poobesh Anand 2367 IND 3 2351
25 25 FM D'Costa Lorin 2358 ENG 3 2338
26 7 GM Timur Gareyev 2525 UZB 3 2319
27 8 IM Iljin Artem 2522 RUS 3 2300
28 33 IM Johannes Manyedi M. 2316 RSA 3 2262
29 31 Grigorov Grigor 2321 BUL 3 2198
72 players
The 16th Leuven Open took place November 11th-14th 2004 organised by
chessclub Desperado Leuven. Amongst the 127 participants there were no
grandmasters, but the battle for first prize didn't suffer from this. From the
IMs and FMs present, 6 ended tied for first place with 6/7. Mher Hovhanisian
took first prize. News: Jacques Robrecht.
Full details: http://turn.to/desperado
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16th Open of Leuven (BEL)
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Name Tit Rat Pts G TPR
1 Hovhanisian Mher IM 2324 BEL 6.0 7 2477
2 Afek Yochanan IM 2322 ISR 6.0 7 2432
3 Wuts Frank FM 2306 BEL 6.0 7 2287
4 Claesen Pieter IM 2388 BEL 6.0 7 2484
5 Claesen Jeroen FM 2264 BEL 6.0 7 2326
6 Akhayan Ruben ** 2205 BEL 6.0 7 2353
7 Duhayon Yves ** 2228 BEL 5.5 7 2274
8 De Wachter Mathias ** 2274 BEL 5.5 7 2284
9 Croonenborghs Tom ** 2195 BEL 5.5 7 2138
...
(127 participants)
A tournament celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the birth of the 9th
World Champion Tigran Petrosian takes place in Yerevan (Armenia), November
18-30, 2004. There are two events an Open Tournament - November 18-27, Swiss
System, 9 rounds, Prize Fund US$ 35.000 followed by the European Rapid Chess
Championship - November 28-30, Swiss System, 11 rounds, Prize Fund 10.000 Euro
Official site: http://www.armchess.am
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Petrosian Mem Open Yerevan ARM (ARM), 18-27 xi 2004
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1. Melkumyan, Hrant ARM 2315 3
2. Areshchenko, Alexander g UKR 2580 3
3. Asauskas, Henrikas LTU 2378 3
4. Izoria, Zviad g GEO 2600 3
5. Pashikian, Arman m ARM 2473 2,5
6. Khachatryan, Vahagn m ARM 2317 2,5
7. Vardanian, Hakob ARM 2304 2,5
8. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2705 2,5
9. Minasian, Artashes g ARM 2584 2,5
10. Magalashvili, Davit f GEO 2389 2,5
11. Khurtsidze, Nino m GEO 2399 2,5
12. Mchedlishvili, Mikheil g GEO 2504 2,5
13. Iljushin, Alexei g RUS 2534 2,5
14. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2611 2,5
15. Chibukhchian, Artur m ARM 2402 2,5
16. Makarov, Marat g RUS 2525 2,5
17. Geller, Jakov m RUS 2489 2,5
18. Petrosian, Tigran A ARM 2321 2,5
19. Anastasian, Ashot g ARM 2579 2,5
20. Asrian, Karen g ARM 2591 2,5
21. Shanava, Konstantine m GEO 2456 2,5
22. Lomineishvili, Maia m GEO 2429 2,5
23. Kotanjian, Tigran m ARM 2472 2,5
24. Evdokimov, Alexander A m RUS 2455 2,5
25. Arutinian, David m GEO 2451 2,5
26. Minasian, Ara g ARM 2524 2
27. Bagaturov, Giorgi g GEO 2451 2
28. Rukhaia, Kartlos GEO 2342 2
29. Azaladze, Shota GEO 2233 2
30. Arakelyan,Anushavan ARM ---- 2
31. Chigladze, Iveri GEO 2344 2
32. Petrosian, Davit G m ARM 2395 2
33. Harutjunyan, Gevorg ARM 2366 2
34. Nalbandian, Tigran g ARM 2504 2
35. Sanikidze, Tornike f GEO 2364 2
36. Tevdorashvili, Vakhtang GEO 2148 2
37. Sulskis, Sarunas g LTU 2555 2
38. Skatchkov, Pavel m RUS 2516 2
39. Frolyanov, Dmitry m RUS 2486 2
40. Danielian, Elina m ARM 2437 2
41. Galstian, Beniamin ARM 2386 2
42. Mamikonian, Tigran ARM 2296 2
43. Batsiashvili, Nino GEO 2288 2
44. Galojan, Lilit wm ARM 2239 2
45. Ordian, Vrej ARM 2378 2
46. Iskusnyh, Sergei g RUS 2502 2
47. Danielian, Vardan ARM 2244 2
48. Hayrapetian, Arman ARM 2333 2
49. Smirnov, Pavel g RUS 2626 2
50. Hovhannisyan, Robert ARM 2233 2
51 Gvetadze, Sopio wm GEO 2324 2
52. Hovhannisyan, Yervand ARM 2168 2
53. Pantsulaia, Levan m GEO 2490 2
54. Yegiazarian, Arsen g ARM 2519 1.5
128 players
The 14th World Seniors took place in Halle, Germany 24th October - 5th
November 2004. Yuri Shabanov took first on tiebreak of a group of 5 finishing
on 8.5/11. Some games now available.
Official site: http://www.seniorenschachweltmeisterschaft.de
Leading Final Round 11 Standings.
1. Shabanov, Yuri RUS GM 2409 8.5 53.5
2. Klundt, Klaus GER IM 2358 8.5 52.0
3. Spassov, Liuben BUL GM 2377 8.5 51.5
4. Bakhmatov, Eduard GER 2313 8.5 51.0
5. Donchenko, Anatoly G GER IM 2418 8.5 50.5
6. Bukal, Vladimir CRO IM 2405 8.0 54.0
7. Jakobsen, Ole DEN IM 2376 8.0 52.0
8. Böhnisch, Manfred GER FM 2346 8.0 50.0
9. Karasev, Vladimir I RUS IM 2421 8.0 47.0
10. Ivanets, Vladimir RUS FM 2265 8.0 45.5
11. Klovans, Janis LAT GM 2455 7.5 55.5
12. Chernikov, Oleg L RUS GM 2412 7.5 50.5
13. Malich, Burkhard Dr. GER GM 2360 7.5 48.0
14. Piankov, Evgenij UKR IM 2323 7.5 48.0
15. Kraidman, Yair ISR GM 2307 7.5 46.5
16. Kaminik, Aleksander UKR 2224 7.5 46.5
17. Van Den Berg, Ad NED 2267 7.5 46.0
18. Khanukov, Boris GER 2329 7.5 46.0
19. Asmundsson, Ingvar ISL FM 2274 7.5 45.5
20. Seredenko, Vladimir KAZ IM 2312 7.5 44.0
21. Krieger, Hermann GER 2251 7.5 43.0
22. Myagmarsuren, Lhamsuren MGL IM 2176 7.5 42.5
23. Braun, Gottfried Dr. GER FM 2325 7.0 49.5
24. Reichenbach, Werner GER FM 2322 7.0 49.0
25. Baumgartner, Heinz AUT FM 2337 7.0 48.0
26. Lieb, Harald GER FM 2286 7.0 46.0
27. Packroff, Hermann GER 2209 7.0 46.0
28. Saidy, Anthony F USA IM 2332 7.0 46.0
29. Johannessen, Svein NOR IM 2303 7.0 44.0
30. Klein, Manfred GER 2266 7.0 43.0
31. Rosen, Willy GER FM 2306 7.0 42.5
32. Zhelesny, Stanislav RUS FM 2274 7.0 42.5
33. Leiber, Bernhard GER 2221 7.0 42.5
34. Walter, Guenter GER FM 2277 7.0 42.0
35. Strauss, Anton AUT 2157 7.0 41.0
36. Zelkind, Eduard USA FM 2276 7.0 40.5
37. Niebling, Ferdinand GER 2210 7.0 39.5
205 players
The Bundesliga chess league got underway last weekend. Three matches
from round 7, a spare round which is played by teams on several dates were
completed on Friday, then rounds 1 and 2 proper were also completed. The
favourites for the event SC Baden-Oos are narrowly ahead of SG Porz, both teams
completed three matches. Players included Viswanathan Anand, Peter Svidler and
Alexei Shirov (all play for Baden Oos). Games from rounds 1-2 available, I gave
the round 7 games and results last week.
Official site: http://www.schachbundesliga.com/
The Alekhine Chess Club in Calcutta organised 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. Abhijit Kunte was first on tie-break ahead of five other players on
7.5/11.
Leading Final Standings: 1. Abhijit Kunte (India, 7.5); 2. Aleksej
Aleksandrov (Belarus, 7.5); 3. Ni Hua (China, 7.5); 4. Oleg Romanishin M
(Ukraine, 7.5); 5. Ghaem Maghami Ehsan (Iran, 7.5); 6. Surya Sekhar Ganguly
(India, 7.5); 7. Dao Thien Hai (Vietnam, 7); 8. Dibyendu Barua (India, 7); 9.
Tejas Bakre (India, 7); 10. Reefat Bin-Sattar (Bangladesh, 7); 11. Niaz Murshed
(Bangladesh, 6.5); 12. Alexander Fominyh (Russia, 6.5); 13. Saptarshi Roy
(India, 6.5); 14. Timur Gareev (Uzbekistan, 6.5); 15. Nguyen Anh Dung (Vietnam,
6.5)
Club website: http://www.alekhinechessclub.8k.com
I'm looking for results and games from the event. The above information came
from http://www.telegraphindia.com
which reports on the event daily.
The first three rounds of the Austrian Team Championships took place in
Graz 19th-21st November 2004. My thanks to Harald Grafenhofer.
Further details:
http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/asp/turniere.htm?tnr=1749&bild=30&lan=1
Two amateur players refused to take a dope test at the recent Olympiad
in Calvia. Shaun Press and Bobby Miller both had all their scores cancelled in
the event but avoided a lengthy ban but the warning is there for players who
refuse in the future that a two year ban is possible.
Decisions and details: http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=596
There is a match in Astana November 4th-10th 2004 between Anatoly Karpov
and Darmen Sadvakasov there are four normal time rate games (Sadvakasov won
this section 2.5-1.5) and four rapid games. The official site is
http://www.chess.awd.kz/ gave the moves
only after move 21 supposedly at the insistance of Karpov. Sadvakasov annotated
his two wins at: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2035
although the rest of the games are still missing.
The British Rapidplay Chess Championships took place 13th-14th November
2004 at the North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax. I will round up games and
full results next week. Nicholas Pert won the event with 9.5/11. Peter Wells,
Keith Arkell and Danny Gormally finished =2nd-4th with 8/11. Some games now
available my thanks to Dave Clayton.
Official site: http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
Prize winners
Position Score/11 Prize £
1st Nicholas Pert 9.5 500
=2nd Keith Arkell 8 136.67
=2nd Danny Gormally 8 136.67
=2nd Peter Wells 8 136.67
Grading Prize Mike Surtees 26
Best Female No female entrant :( 50
US Championships
The 2004 US Championships takes 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
Gibtele.com Masters International
The Gibtele.com Masters International takes place 25th January - 3rd
February 2005. Many sections for different strengths of player.
Full details: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com
17th Belgrade Trophy
17th BELGRADE TROPHY (or International Belgrade Open Chess
Championship) will take place at Obrenovac (near Belgrade), Serbia and
Montenegro, from 22 to 30th of November 2004. Prize fund is 5250 euros (1st
Place 1000 euros). Two sites will coverage this event
Belgrade Chess Federation (http://www.beochess.org.yu) Serbia and
Montenegro Chess Federation (http://www.scgchess.org) The promoter of
17th Belgrade Trophy is 10th World Chess Champion, Boris Spassky who will be in
Belgrade until November 24th.
Hastings Chess Congress
Entries so far include: Barsov, Cherniaev, Efimenko, C Flear, Kiriakov,
Hebden, Kotronias, Lalic, McNab, Mirzoeva, Pavlovic, N Pert, B Socko, M Socko,
S Williams, The Hastings Chess Congress takes place 28 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 6 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 finalist. Players when knocked out will
carry forward their score in the standard play games. Of course White would
have been a big advantage. There was an error earlier. The games will be played
with White having 70 minutes and Black 90 in which to make the first 40 moves.
Then each player will receive an extra 20 minutes for all the moves. There will
be an 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 and
the BCF GP. The weekend tournament takes place 7-9 January. Full details from
Con Power _conpowr@aol.com_ (mailto:conpowr@aol.com) Players seeking conditions
should contact _Stewartreuben@aol.com_ (mailto:Stewartreuben@aol.com) website
Official site: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk
International Chess Tournament for Women
International Chess Tournament for Women of the City Of Hyeres (South of
France) 26th-30th December 2004.
Further details: http://www.latourhyeroise.com e-mail:
bernard.ramazzotti@wanadoo.fr
Hungarian chess tournaments December 2004 - August 2005
1. 25th of Nov.-3rd of Dec., HARKANY, Open Swiss, /250 West from
Budapest/, Org: Fulop Csaba, e-mail: fulopcsa@axelero.hu Phone: +(36)-
30-9276900
2. 4th-17th of December, 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, FIDE International Chess
Organizer /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/
3. 7th-15th of January 2005, "TAPOLCA" Open, 9 rounds Swiss, Budapest,
organizer: Paréj József, home, calling from abroad:
+(36)-87-321-950, E-mail for info: firstsat@hu.inter.net
4. 5th-18th of February 2005, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org.NL.
5. 5th-18th of March 2005, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org. : NL,
6. 18th- 26th of March, "SPRING FESTIVAL" 9 rounds Swiss Open,
Budapest, Org.: NL
7. 2nd-15th of April , FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, Org: NL:
8. 7th-19th of May, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, org.: NL
9. 20th-28th of May, ZALAKAROS Open, 9 rounds Swiss, (250 km West from
Budapest), org: IM Horvath, Tamas, phone: +(36)-20-9777003
10. 21st-31st of May, ELEKES Memorial, GM-IM closed, Budapest, org.IM
Zsinka, phone: +(36)-20-921-91-97
11. 4th-16th of June, FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest, Org: NL
12. 18th-26th of June, BALATONLELLE Open + GM-IM closed, 120 km West
from Budapest, organizer: IM Rigo, e-mail: me-ri@axelero.hu
13. 2nd-14th of July, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest, org. NL.
14. 23rd- 31st of July, Agria Open /EGER, 100 km North-East from
Budapest/, organizer: Rauch Ferenc, e-mail: rauch@freemail.hu
15. 6th-18th of August, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest org.:NL
Dutch Open Blitzchess Championship
The Dutch Open Blitzchess Championship takes place on February 5th 2005
in the Mercure Hotel Dordrecht, The Netherlands. 17 double rounds with 5
minutes per player per game, Swiss system in one group. Prizefund Euro 8.500.
First Euro 1.750, Second Euro 1.250, third Euro 1.000. Also several grading
prizes. Contact: info@blitzchess.nl
Further details: http://www.blitzchess.nl
8th Afro-Asian Correspondence Championship
All players from Africa and Asia (including Japan , Hong-Kong,
Singapore, New Zealand , Australia, Turkey, ...) may apply for the 8th
Afro-Asian Correspondence championship (Zonal Championship) . The preliminary
stage will start on 15.01.2005 and will be played by ICCF webserver .There is
no entry fees required .The number of sections will depend upon the entries
number . The application should be sent to : msamraoui@iccf.com not late than
31.12.2004. (supplied by the ICCF zonal director Med Samraoui)
ICCF website is http://www.iccf.com
and for ICCFwebchess http://www.iccf-webchess.com
25th Bethune Chess Open
TThe Bethune chess club is celebrating its 25th International Open,
venue Olof Palme, Commercial centre La Rotonde, Bethune, France (Pas-de-Calais)
26th-30th December 2004. 7 rounds, the tournament is divided in 2 tournaments :
- Tournament A for players whose Elo rating is above or equal to 1600, 1st
price : 1500 euros, Fischer pace 1h40+30s/move/40moves then 40min+30s/move to
finish the game. - Tournament B for players strictly below 1800, 1st price :
300 euros, pace : 40 moves in 2 hours then 1 hour KO. Minimum 5500 euros of
prices (8300 euros given in 2003), prices for Elo categories in both
tournaments. Inscription fee : 40 euros (adults), 20 euros (youngsters under
20), free for IM, GM and FIDE Masters. Special conditions for IM and GM,
contact the organisers at open@bethunechess.com
Further info: http://www.bethunechess.com
Chess Today 4th Anniversary
Chess Today was 4 on 7th November. Sample:
http://www.chesstoday.net/sample_issues.html
Prague Exhibition Matches
There will be exhibition matches Alexei Shirov vs. David Navara and Jan
Timman vs Kaido Kulaots in Prague 3rd-4th December 2004. Last year Victor
Korchnoi played David Navara.
Live coverage: http://www.promopro.cz/
Iranian Chess
http://www.rokhdarrokh.com
launched on 6th September 2004. This website contains articles, news, etc in
Persian and English on Iranian Chess.
Czech Tour 2004-2005
4th International Chess Festivals Series
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
Grand Prix d'Echecs 2004
The Grand Prix d'Echecs 2004 takes place 8th-11th December 2004 in
Aix-en-Provence. Players: Anatoly Karpov, Joel Lautier, Anna Kosteniuk and
Antoaneta Stefanova + 4 qualifiers (qualifying tournament on 28th November).
Official site: http://www.grandprixdaix.com
7th United Insurance GM
The 7th United Insurance & United Leasing Grandmasters Chess
Tournament takes place 2nd-13th February 2005 in the Conference-Room of the
National Sports Council 62/3 Purana Paltan Dhaka-1000. Organised by the
Bangladesh Chess Federation. 11 round Swiss System with around 40. Total Prize
Money US $5000.00 Accommodation & Food : Free for all GM’s &
IM’s, only accommodation 2350+ Appearance Money : GM 2500+ US $ 500.00,
Some pocket money will given to IM’s Last Date of Entries on or before 5th
January to Contact: Syed Shujauddin Ahmed, General Secretary Bangladesh Chess
Federation, 2nd Floor, 62/3 Purana Paltan, Dhaka-1000, Fax + Phone: 88 (02)
7169336 , E-mail: bcf@bdonline.com
2nd Ashdod Chess Festival
The 2nd Ashdod Chess Festival takes place 9th-15th December 2004. The
Israel International Open Chess Tournament 2004 Prize fund: 70,000 NIS (1$ =
4.5NIS) Organizing Committee: IM Inon Boim, IA Abraham Dorner, Yehuda Frankel,
Ori Einhorn, Miki Rozenberg, NA Moshe Slav, GM Dimitry Tyomkin, Benni Hezkia.
Format: 9 rounds, Swiss System. The tournament is open to ELO rated players and
provides norms possibilities. The inclusion of a number of unrated players will
be considered individually. Time limit: 90 min. per game + 30 sec. increment
per move. Venue: The sport hall, Makif Zayin School, Haatzmaut St., Ashdod.
Contact The Israel Chess Federation: Tel 972-52-3363731, Fax
972-3-6437630. Additional Information and Conditions for International Players:
GM Dima Tyomkin dimatyomkin@hotmail.com
Frank Quisinsky Chess Calendar
Frank Quisinsky has updated his computer chess calendar. Recent events
include: Dutch-Open 2004, Diep won France-ch 2004, ChessTiger won Polish-ch
2004, Rzeznik won Australasian NCC-ch 2004, Warp won
Address: http://www.playwitharena.com the
CC-Calendar is a selection of Arena Chess GUI webpage
CC-Calendar:
http://www.playwitharena.com/directory/calendar.htm
Rilton Cup 2004-5
The Rilton Cup takes place 27th December 2004 – 5th January 2005.
22,000 in Euros worth of prizes.
Official site: http://www.stockholmschack.nu/
Cairnhill Chess Festival 2004
The Cairnhill Chess Festival 2004 take place 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.
Website: http://openchess.netfirms.com/
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/
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
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
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
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/
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
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
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
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.
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
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
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
