THE WEEK IN CHESS 552 6th June 2005 by Mark Crowther
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Leko Adams Rapid Match 8 games
69th Bulgarian Championship 35 games
Sweden - Norway Match 20 games
Ukrainian Championship 665 games
13th Guillermo Garcia Memorial 56 games
24th OCF NAO-Oklahoma 78 games
Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic 28 games
Estonian Championship 45 games
Alushta Summer 66 games
30th Elekes Memorial 111 games
Romanian Team Championship 450 games
First Saturday June 10 games
1569 games
My thanks to Frank Quisinsky, Tarjei J. Svensen, Harry Cattoir, Luiz
Roberto Da Costa Jr, John Hillery, Miklos Orso, Thomas Henrich, Frank Berry,
Zoltan Blazsik, Leonid Galperin, Tibor Fogarasi, Istvan Brindza, Sami
Hämäläinen, Ravi Abhyankar, Hartmut Metz, Ursula Sorrentino,
Sandor Biro and everyone else who helped with the issue.
Michael Adams and Peter Leko played out a very odd match in Leko's home
town of Miskolc. Things started disasterously for Leko when he lost the first
three games including allowing mate in one in the first game. Things started to
turn when Leko won the second game of the second day, he got right back with
two wins on day three. The final day saw two draws and thus the match was
drawn. Elsewhere Ivan Cheparinov won the Bulgarian Championship and may very
well be a player to look out for. The 19 year old has worked as a second for
Topalov and seems to be coming into his own also.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Peter Leko against Michael Adams rapid match took place in Miskolc,
in Hungary. 2nd-5th June 2005. Two games per day 25 minutes + 5 seconds per
move. This very strange match started with three wins for Adams followed by
three wins for Leko and ended with two draws on the final day.
Official site: http://www.lekoadams.info
Adams, Michael - Leko, Peter 1-0 46 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael 0-1 25 E15 Queens Indian
Adams, Michael - Leko, Peter 1-0 33 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael 1-0 44 C96 Ruy Lopez
Adams, Michael - Leko, Peter 0-1 79 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael 1-0 32 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Adams, Michael - Leko, Peter 1/2 24 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Leko, Peter - Adams, Michael 1/2 40 C42 Petroff's Defence
Rapid Match Miskolc HUN (HUN), 2-5 vi 2005
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Adams, Michael g ENG 2737 1 1 1 0 0 0 = = 4.0 2763
Leko, Peter g HUN 2763 0 0 0 1 1 1 = = 4.0 2737
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The 69th Bulgarian Championship takes place in Pleven, Bulgaria 23rd May
- 3rd June 2005. Rising star and Topalov's second Ivan Cheparinov won the event
by half a point from Nikolai Ninov.
Official site: http://www.chessmix.com/bul69/
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69th ch-BUL Pleven BUL (BUL), 23 v-3 vi 2005 cat. VIII (2436)
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1. Cheparinov, Ivan g BUL 2621 * 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 = = = 1 = 1 9.5 2596
2. Ninov, Nikolai m BUL 2486 0 * 0 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 9.0 2573
3. Bojkov, Dejan m BUL 2509 = 1 * 1 = = = 1 0 = 1 0 1 1 8.5 2540
4. Petkov, Vladimir m BUL 2463 1 = 0 * 1 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 = = 8.5 2544
5. Rusev, Krasimir BUL 2427 0 0 = 0 * = = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2493
6. Iotov, Valentin m BUL 2433 0 0 = 1 = * = 1 1 0 = 0 1 1 7.0 2465
7. Radulski, Julian g BUL 2502 0 0 = = = = * 0 1 = = 1 = 1 6.5 2431
8. Panbukchian, Valentin m BUL 2340 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 * 1 1 0 = 1 1 6.0 2414
9. Dochev, Dimitar m BUL 2357 = = 1 0 0 0 0 0 * 1 = 1 = = 5.5 2385
10. Kozhuharov, Spas BUL 2375 = 0 = 0 = 1 = 0 0 * = 0 1 1 5.5 2383
11. Grigorov, Grigor BUL 2361 = = 0 = 0 = = 1 = = * = 0 0 5.0 2354
12. Nikolov, Sasho m BUL 2394 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 = 0 1 = * 1 0 5.0 2352
13. Chatalbashev, Boris g BUL 2499 = = 0 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 * = 4.0 2290
14. Raev, Rastislav BUL 2338 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 1 = * 3.5 2268
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There was a match between Sweden and Norway as part of the celebration
of Norway's independence from Sweden in 1905 (100 years). The match took place
June 4th-5th 2005 in Karlstad, Sweden. Sweden beat Norway 5.5-4.5 in the Men's
Match and the women's match was drawn 5-5. Strangely no-one from the second
half of the alphabet took part.
Official site: http://www.schackforum.se/
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SWE-NOR m Karlstad SWE (SWE), 4-5 v 2005
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Men
1. Hillarp Persson, Tiger g SWE 2533 2.0
2. Agrest, Evgenij g SWE 2579 1.5
3. Akesson, Ralf g SWE 2461 1.0
4. Berg, Emanuel g SWE 2531 0.5
5. Hector, Jonny g SWE 2513 0.5
5.5
1. Johannessen, Leif Erlend g NOR 2522 1.5
2. Lie, Kjetil A m NOR 2495 1.5
3. Djurhuus, Rune g NOR 2470 1.0
4. Agdestein, Simen g NOR 2573 0.5
5. Gausel, Einar g NOR 2518 0.0
4.5
Women
1. Andersson, Christin SWE 2168 2.0
2. Agrest, Svetlana wm SWE 2270 1.0
3. Horn, Emilia SWE 2041 1.0
4. Johansson, Victoria wm SWE 2218 1.0
5. Agrest, Inna SWE 1984 0.0
5.0
1. Egeland, Marte NOR 1987 2.0
2. Berntsen, Sheila Barth wm NOR 2160 1.0
3. Ferkingstad, Gro NOR 2043 1.0
4. Hagesaether, Ellen NOR 2182 1.0
5. Bjerke, Silje NOR 2120 0.0
5.0
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Men
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Round 1 (May 4, 2005)
Agdestein, Simen - Agrest, Evgenij 0-1 37 C42 Petroff's Defence
Berg, Emanuel - Johannessen, Leif Erlend 0-1 52 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Gausel, Einar - Hillarp Persson, Tiger 0-1 38 B07 Pirc Defence
Djurhuus, Rune - Akesson, Ralf 1/2 60 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Hector, Jonny - Lie, Kjetil A 1/2 59 B27 Sicilian Early Fianchetto
Round 2 (May 5, 2005)
Agrest, Evgenij - Agdestein, Simen 1/2 53 B03 Alekhine's Defence
Johannessen, Leif Erlend - Berg, Emanuel 1/2 27 E39 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Hillarp Persson, Tiger - Gausel, Einar 1-0 44 E55 Nimzo Indian
Lie, Kjetil A - Hector, Jonny 1-0 66 A25 English Sicilian Attack
Akesson, Ralf - Djurhuus, Rune 1/2 62 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Women
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Round 1 (May 4, 2005)
Andersson, Christin - Bjerke, Silje 1-0 27 B50 Sicilian Defence
Agrest, Svetlana - Hagesaether, Ellen 1/2 57 B06 Modern Defence
Berntsen, Sheila Barth - Johansson, Victoria 0-1 26 B71 Sicilian Dragon
Ferkingstad, Gro - Horn, Emilia 1-0 48 C55 Two Knights Defence
Agrest, Inna - Egeland, Marte 0-1 33 B01 Centre Counter
Round 2 (May 5, 2005)
Hagesaether, Ellen - Agrest, Svetlana 1/2 28 A04 Dutch System
Johansson, Victoria - Berntsen, Sheila Barth 0-1 75 D19 Slav Defence
Bjerke, Silje - Andersson, Christin 0-1 36 D10 Slav Defence
Horn, Emilia - Ferkingstad, Gro 1-0 44 B02 Alekhine's Defence
Egeland, Marte - Agrest, Inna 1-0 38 C56 Two Knights Defence
The Ukrainian Championship semi-finals and women's championship took
place 16th-24th May 2005. Anna Ushenina won the women's event and Igor Smirnov
(first on tie-break), Alexandr Truskavetsky and Alexsey Peskov.
Official site: http://ukrchess.org.ua/
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ch-UKR w Alushta UKR (UKR), 16-24 v 2005
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1. Ushenina, Anna wg UKR 2350 =16 +30 +11 +14 = 2 + 3 = 4 + 8 + 5 7.5 2468
2. Zdebskaja, Natalia wg UKR 2344 +27 + 9 + 3 +10 = 1 = 4 +13 - 5 + 6 7.0 2454
3. Dolzhikova, Kateryna UKR 2232 +34 +38 - 2 +20 +28 - 1 +18 = 4 +12 6.5 2353
4. Ivanenko, Olga UKR 2161 +36 -12 +31 + 6 +18 = 2 = 1 = 3 =10 6.0 2341
5. Vasilevich, Tatjana m UKR 2395 +39 -10 =24 +32 +14 =11 +16 + 2 - 1 6.0 2305
6. Baklanova, Tatiana wm UKR 2250 +40 =14 =13 - 4 +34 +28 +10 +11 - 2 6.0 2286
7. Ivanova, Svetlana wm UKR 2265 +32 =26 -14 -11 =25 +40 +20 +28 +16 6.0 2220
8. Gutsko, Anastasia wm UKR 2222 +45 -17 -22 +37 +31 +27 +21 - 1 +18 6.0 2247
9. Matseyko, Katerina wm UKR 2174 +44 - 2 +40 -28 +38 -16 +30 +25 +21 6.0 2227
10. Aksionova, Tatiana UKR 2219 +29 + 5 +12 - 2 =21 +15 - 6 =13 = 4 5.5 2329
11. Kalinina, Larisa UKR 2177 +35 =21 - 1 + 7 +24 = 5 +17 - 6 =13 5.5 2306
12. Gritsayeva, Oksana UKR 2262 +22 + 4 -10 -16 +29 =23 +32 +15 - 3 5.5 2208
13. Doluhanova, Evgeniya wm UKR 2251 =31 +33 = 6 +22 =17 +21 - 2 =10 =11 5.5 2233
14. Gordon, Viktoria UKR 2149 +37 = 6 + 7 - 1 - 5 +29 +26 -18 +23 5.5 2286
15. Chulivska, Vita wm UKR 2262 -17 =43 +39 +33 +16 -10 +23 -12 +22 5.5 2176
16. Maiko, Alina UKR 2075 = 1 =19 +37 +12 -15 + 9 - 5 +17 - 7 5.0 2250
17. Gorbatenko, Kateryna UKR 2040 +15 + 8 =18 =21 =13 =26 -11 -16 +30 5.0 2239
18. Kostiukova, Liubov UKR 2289 +41 =24 =17 +27 - 4 +22 - 3 +14 - 8 5.0 2166
19. Rudakova, Zhanetta UKR 2121 =30 =16 -29 -23 +36 =34 =35 +41 +28 5.0 2096
20. Kucherenko, Elena UKR 2068 -21 +45 +43 - 3 -22 +38 - 7 +33 +29 5.0 2136
21. Goreskul, Alyona wg UKR 2323 +20 =11 +26 =17 =10 -13 - 8 +32 - 9 4.5 2150
22. Kalinina, Olga UKR 2022 -12 +46 + 8 -13 +20 -18 =25 +26 -15 4.5 2196
23. Sluzhbina, Anastasiya UKR 2147 =43 =31 =33 +19 =26 =12 -15 +24 -14 4.5 2125
24. Moskalets, Svetlana UKR 2162 +28 =18 = 5 =29 -11 -32 +34 -23 +35 4.5 2140
25. Kovaleva, Natalia UKR 2244 -33 +34 =32 -26 = 7 +31 =22 - 9 +38 4.5 2098
26. Dvoretska, Olena wm UKR 2166 +46 = 7 -21 +25 =23 =17 -14 -22 +32 4.5 2136
27. Ostroverkhova, Elena UKR 2074 - 2 +44 +38 -18 +40 - 8 -28 =29 +34 4.5 2111
28. Merkulova,Irina UKR ---- -24 +41 +30 + 9 - 3 - 6 +27 - 7 -19 4.0 2104
29. Bidkova,Viktoria UKR ---- -10 +39 +19 =24 -12 -14 +37 =27 -20 4.0 2085
30. Stasenko,Yulia UKR ---- =19 - 1 -28 =36 +45 +41 - 9 +31 -17 4.0 2038
31. Berezjuk, Evgeniya UKR 2005 =13 =23 - 4 +42 - 8 -25 +40 -30 +43 4.0 2064
32. Gordiyenko, Anna UKR 2041 - 7 +35 =25 - 5 +33 +24 -12 -21 -26 3.5 2121
33. Agudova,Olga UKR ---- +25 -13 =23 -15 -32 +44 =41 -20 =36 3.5 2037
34. Alexanian, Nelli RUS 2211 - 3 -25 +46 +41 - 6 =19 -24 +37 -27 3.5 2045
35. Filonenko,Ksenia UKR ---- -11 -32 -42 +46 =37 +43 =19 =38 -24 3.5 1975
36. Rudovskya,Regina UKR ---- - 4 -40 =45 =30 -19 -37 +39 +43 =33 3.5 1956
37. Rusanova,Alexandra UKR ---- -14 +47 -16 - 8 =35 +36 -29 -34 +46 3.5 1993
38. Zingailo,Anastasia UKR ---- +47 - 3 -27 +45 - 9 -20 +44 =35 -25 3.5 2008
39. Panakhova, Elena UKR 2103 - 5 -29 -15 -44 =46 +42 -36 +40 =41 3.0 1946
40. Shepeleva, Sofia UKR 1940 - 6 +36 - 9 +43 -27 - 7 -31 -39 +45 3.0 1971
41. Orlyanskaya, Darya UKR 2045 -18 -28 +44 -34 +42 -30 =33 -19 =39 3.0 1955
42. Zarubinskaya,Irina UKR ---- . . +35 -31 -41 -39 =45 =46 =44 2.5 1919
43. Stanislavskaya,Kristina UKR ---- =23 =15 -20 -40 =44 -35 +46 -36 -31 2.5 1880
44. Ganskaya,Elena UKR ---- - 9 -27 -41 +39 =43 -33 -38 -45 =42 2.0 1824
45. Bakuta,Natalia UKR ---- - 8 -20 =36 -38 -30 -46 =42 +44 -40 2.0 1805
46. Khudoshina,Valentina UKR ---- -26 -22 -34 -35 =39 +45 -43 =42 -37 2.0 1835
47. BYE ---- -38 -37 . . . . . . . 0.0
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ch-UKR sf Alushta UKR (UKR), 16-24 v 2005
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1. Smirnov, Igor UKR m UKR 2439 + 69 + 29 = 7 + 3 = 8 = 2 + 16 = 4 + 12 7.0 2552
2. Truskavetsky, Alexandr m UKR 2374 + 59 + 43 + 30 = 8 = 6 = 1 + 22 + 23 = 4 7.0 2549
3. Peskov, Alexsey UKR 2362 = 54 + 87 + 9 - 1 + 10 + 14 = 6 + 41 + 23 7.0 2506
4. Tarlev, Konstantin UKR 2384 + 40 = 9 = 17 + 58 + 39 + 6 = 8 = 1 = 2 6.5 2489
5. Andreev, Eduard m UKR 2502 + 76 = 17 + 64 = 16 = 21 = 20 + 28 + 8 = 6 6.5 2457
6. Alexikov, Alexander m UKR 2353 + 75 + 77 + 60 + 11 = 2 - 4 = 3 + 16 = 5 6.5 2480
7. Burlai, Oleg UKR 2324 + 73 + 52 = 1 = 13 - 31 = 32 + 36 + 38 + 19 6.5 2442
8. Onischuk, Vladimir f UKR 2353 + 90 + 80 + 62 = 2 = 1 + 25 = 4 - 5 + 17 6.5 2456
9. Nesteretz, Anatoliy UKR 2296 + 93 = 4 - 3 + 55 - 61 + 57 + 37 + 50 + 18 6.5 2448
10. Nedilko, Vasily UKR 2270 = 83 - 33 + 59 + 37 - 3 + 64 + 61 + 22 + 24 6.5 2387
11. Shilin, Denis m UKR 2376 + 71 + 58 + 28 - 6 + 48 = 22 = 21 = 19 = 14 6.0 2422
12. Kuzmenko, Yevgen UKR 2256 - 62 + 73 + 80 + 44 = 20 = 19 + 31 + 13 - 1 6.0 2393
13. Matjushin, Gennady m UKR 2416 = 46 + 57 + 89 = 7 = 17 = 24 + 27 - 12 + 39 6.0 2418
14. Nester, Igor f UKR 2304 + 98 = 49 - 16 +101 + 18 - 3 + 63 + 46 = 11 6.0 2400
15. Skliar, Andrey UKR 2345 =101 + 96 = 18 = 79 - 47 = 40 + 77 + 60 + 41 6.0 2308
16. Jakimov, Vladimir UKR 2362 + 36 = 65 + 14 = 5 + 28 + 31 - 1 - 6 = 21 5.5 2418
17. Hermanov, Alexander UKR 2323 + 66 = 5 = 4 + 33 = 13 - 23 + 79 + 26 - 8 5.5 2370
18. Kononenko, Dmitry1 m UKR 2437 + 45 = 89 = 15 = 48 - 14 + 65 + 30 + 21 - 9 5.5 2365
19. Fingerov, Dmitry m UKR 2361 + 41 = 35 = 46 = 65 + 63 = 12 + 47 = 11 - 7 5.5 2334
20. Tishin, D m UKR 2355 + 67 = 78 = 33 + 60 = 12 = 5 = 46 = 34 = 27 5.5 2312
21. Bodnar, Nikolay m UKR 2326 = 84 + 55 = 49 + 64 = 5 + 61 = 11 - 18 = 16 5.5 2370
22. Aliferenko, Aleksei UKR 2356 = 87 + 54 = 65 + 32 + 62 = 11 - 2 - 10 + 48 5.5 2308
23. Nechaev, Andrei UKR 2393 - 60 + 75 = 34 + 57 + 86 + 17 + 50 - 2 - 3 5.5 2354
24. Iljin, Timofey UKR 2354 = 85 +101 - 48 + 40 + 35 = 13 = 38 + 32 - 10 5.5 2333
25. Gasanov, Eldar m UKR 2438 = 47 = 32 + 78 = 86 + 89 - 8 = 43 = 35 + 34 5.5 2340
26. Stoockalov, Vladimir L m UKR 2347 + 95 - 64 + 66 = 63 = 46 = 34 + 55 - 17 + 57 5.5 2231
27. Yarmysty, Mikhail UKR 2334 + 79 - 62 - 32 + 75 + 77 + 60 - 13 + 47 = 20 5.5 2283
28. Kirichenko, Vitaly UKR 2296 + 99 + 31 - 11 + 49 - 16 + 83 - 5 = 52 + 46 5.5 2330
29. Pavlov, Maxim m UKR 2319 +100 - 1 = 36 = 78 = 64 + 69 - 34 + 55 + 52 5.5 2231
30. Kovalenko, Igor UKR 2270 + 92 + 53 - 2 - 31 = 33 + 85 - 18 + 79 + 50 5.5 2323
31. Kozel, Roman m UKR 2377 + 34 - 28 + 74 + 30 + 7 - 16 - 12 = 43 = 35 5.0 2314
32. Golovanj, Andrej UKR 2217 = 37 = 25 + 27 - 22 + 68 = 7 + 44 - 24 = 42 5.0 2403
33. Molchanov,Nikolay UKR ---- = 86 + 10 = 20 - 17 = 30 = 35 + 58 - 39 + 69 5.0 2329
34. Kononenko, Dmitry2 UKR 2200 - 31 + 99 = 23 = 38 + 44 = 26 + 29 = 20 - 25 5.0 2374
35. Vypkhanyuk, Igor UKR 2263 + 56 = 19 = 50 = 61 - 24 = 33 + 92 = 25 = 31 5.0 2297
36. Trembach, Valeriy UKR 2193 - 16 + 51 = 29 + 43 - 50 + 89 - 7 = 49 + 61 5.0 2351
37. Derjabin, Ilja m UKR 2391 = 32 = 47 = 40 - 10 + 71 + 62 - 9 = 63 + 67 5.0 2238
38. Solomaha, Andrey UKR 2384 = 57 - 46 + 87 = 34 + 78 + 48 = 24 - 7 = 43 5.0 2284
39. Zatonskih, V f UKR 2307 = 55 = 84 + 77 + 52 - 4 - 46 + 67 + 33 - 13 5.0 2198
40. Borsuk, Konstantin UKR 2207 - 4 + 93 = 37 - 24 + 81 = 15 = 49 = 51 + 66 5.0 2263
41. Kovytev, Nikolay UKR 2178 - 19 + 92 - 44 + 80 + 53 + 58 + 42 - 3 - 15 5.0 2311
42. Prihotko, Alexander UKR 2358 + 63 - 60 + 84 = 46 + 65 = 47 - 41 = 48 = 32 5.0 2247
43. Kudin, Valery UKR 2287 + 88 - 2 = 85 - 36 + 90 + 54 = 25 = 31 = 38 5.0 2294
44. Rudak, Vladimir UKR 2366 - 78 + 95 + 41 - 12 - 34 + 74 - 32 + 85 + 63 5.0 2232
45. Shmeliov, Denis UKR 2244 - 18 +102 - 61 - 83 + 75 - 77 + 94 + 92 + 62 5.0 2183
46. Grinev, Valeriy UKR 2222 = 13 + 38 = 19 = 42 = 26 + 39 = 20 - 14 - 28 4.5 2347
47. Viliavin, Roman UKR 2249 = 25 = 37 + 81 = 50 + 15 = 42 - 19 - 27 = 51 4.5 2287
48. Kruglyakov, Pavlo UKR 2219 + 61 = 50 + 24 = 18 - 11 - 38 + 62 = 42 - 22 4.5 2335
49. Shkuro, Iuri m UKR 2418 + 91 = 14 = 21 - 28 - 79 + 94 = 40 = 36 = 54 4.5 2227
50. Boginin, Oleg UKR 2358 + 94 = 48 = 35 = 47 + 36 + 79 - 23 - 9 - 30 4.5 2242
51. Tolstenko,Leonid UKR ---- - 52 - 36 + 73 + 94 - 58 = 53 + 70 = 40 = 47 4.5 2203
52. Zdebsky,Alexandr UKR ---- + 51 - 7 + 69 - 39 - 60 + 78 + 89 = 28 - 29 4.5 2247
53. Ljukin, Sergei UKR 2362 + 74 - 30 - 63 + 67 - 41 = 51 = 66 + 83 = 56 4.5 2117
54. Pervakov, Sergey UKR 2186 = 3 - 22 - 55 + 99 + 72 - 43 + 82 = 61 = 49 4.5 2266
55. Filonenko,Kirill UKR ---- = 39 - 21 + 54 - 9 + 91 + 86 - 26 - 29 + 79 4.5 2268
56. Shishkin,Viktor UKR ---- - 35 - 63 = 95 -100 + 73 + 87 = 69 + 76 = 53 4.5 2197
57. Vasiliev, Mikhail UKR 2213 = 38 - 13 + 96 - 23 + 66 - 9 + 84 + 81 - 26 4.5 2227
58. Timofeev, Sergei UKR 2262 + 97 - 11 + 83 - 4 + 51 - 41 - 33 = 77 + 81 4.5 2114
59. Kravchenko, Oles UKR 2134 - 2 = 70 - 10 - 91 - 93 + 96 + 97 + 89 + 77 4.5 2174
60. Kaliuzhny, Andrey UKR 2218 + 23 + 42 - 6 - 20 + 52 - 27 + 83 - 15 . 4.0 2267
61. Stets, Vasilij m UKR 2400 - 48 + 67 + 45 = 35 + 9 - 21 - 10 = 54 - 36 4.0 2196
62. Stepanenko, Artem UKR ---- + 12 + 27 - 8 + 68 - 22 - 37 - 48 + 78 - 45 4.0 2253
63. Andrejchuk, Viktor UKR 2162 - 42 + 56 + 53 = 26 - 19 + 70 - 14 = 37 - 44 4.0 2264
64. Martiyan,Alexandr UKR ---- + 70 + 26 - 5 - 21 = 29 - 10 - 68 = 71 + 94 4.0 2261
65. Lichman, Peter UKR 2256 + 81 = 16 = 22 = 19 - 42 - 18 = 85 - 66 + 84 4.0 2206
66. Dobronovsky, Roman UKR 2096 - 17 + 76 - 26 = 69 - 57 + 91 = 53 + 65 - 40 4.0 2230
67. Marchenko, Artem UKR 2158 - 20 - 61 + 88 - 53 + 80 + 76 - 39 + 68 - 37 4.0 2222
68. Kamenets, Anatolij m UKR 2320 - 77 + 90 + 71 - 62 - 32 - 92 + 64 - 67 + 87 4.0 2065
69. Zhornik, Nikolay UKR 2255 - 1 +100 - 52 = 66 + 84 - 29 = 56 + 80 - 33 4.0 2073
70. Baranov, Jury UKR 2279 - 64 = 59 -101 + 95 + 87 - 63 - 51 = 84 + 85 4.0 2070
71. Borzov, Dmitri UKR 2199 - 11 + 97 - 68 = 81 - 37 = 99 = 88 = 64 + 83 4.0 2077
72. Kilimnik, Evgeny f UKR 2306 = 96 = 85 - 79 = 90 - 54 - 84 + 93 + 97 = 73 4.0 2049
73. Muhtarov, Leonid UKR 2100 - 7 - 12 - 51 = 88 - 56 + 95 + 99 + 82 = 72 4.0 2102
74. Matjushin, Oleg UKR 2189 - 53 + 88 - 31 - 77 +100 - 44 - 80 + 90 + 92 4.0 2115
75. Bardjuzha, Vitaly UKR 2154 - 6 - 23 + 92 - 27 - 45 + 98 - 76 +100 + 86 4.0 2171
76. Varchenko, Grigory UKR 2256 - 5 - 66 +102 + 98 - 83 - 67 + 75 - 56 + 88 4.0 2058
77. Ipatov, Alexander UKR 2096 + 68 - 6 - 39 + 74 - 27 + 45 - 15 = 58 - 59 3.5 2196
78. Voynov, Sergey UKR 2199 + 44 = 20 - 25 = 29 - 38 - 52 + 90 - 62 = 80 3.5 2143
79. Molchanov, Alexey UKR 2123 - 27 + 82 + 72 = 15 + 49 - 50 - 17 - 30 - 55 3.5 2211
80. Meleshko,Maxim UKR ---- + 82 - 8 - 12 - 41 - 67 +102 + 74 - 69 = 78 3.5 2126
81. Volovikov,Anton UKR ---- - 65 + 94 - 47 = 71 - 40 +100 + 86 - 57 - 58 3.5 2132
82. Rizsonkov, Vlagyimir UKR 2273 - 80 - 79 +100 = 84 - 85 + 93 - 54 - 73 + 95 3.5 2021
83. Pulyaev,Valentin UKR ---- = 10 = 86 - 58 + 45 + 76 - 28 - 60 - 53 - 71 3.0 2139
84. Nyzhnyk, Illya UKR 2119 = 21 = 39 - 42 = 82 - 69 + 72 - 57 = 70 - 65 3.0 2160
85. Yusupov, Maxim UKR 2157 = 24 = 72 = 43 - 89 + 82 - 30 = 65 - 44 - 70 3.0 2174
86. Goroshchenko, Dmitry UKR 2270 = 33 = 83 + 98 = 25 - 23 - 55 - 81 = 88 - 75 3.0 1984
87. Kosikov, Andrey UKR 2158 = 22 - 3 - 38 + 96 - 70 - 56 + 91 = 93 - 68 3.0 2090
88. Makarevich,Vladimir UKR ---- - 43 - 74 - 67 = 73 + 96 = 90 = 71 = 86 - 76 3.0 2053
89. Hatchatrian, Souren UKR 2308 +102 = 18 - 13 + 85 - 25 - 36 - 52 - 59 = 91 3.0 2099
90. Popov, Sergey A UKR 2151 - 8 - 68 + 97 = 72 - 43 = 88 - 78 - 74 + 99 3.0 2058
91. Troshohenko, Pavel UKR 2241 - 49 - 98 = 99 + 59 - 55 - 66 - 87 +102 = 89 3.0 1998
92. Podolsky,Anton UKR ---- - 30 - 41 - 75 +102 + 95 + 68 - 35 - 45 - 74 3.0 2071
93. Litvinchuk,Nikolay UKR ---- - 9 - 40 - 94 = 97 + 59 - 82 - 72 = 87 +103 3.0 2047
94. Savvopulo, Anatolij UKR 2175 - 50 - 81 + 93 - 51 + 98 - 49 - 45 + 99 - 64 3.0 1988
95. Nazarevskiy, Sergey UKR 2146 - 26 - 44 = 56 - 70 - 92 - 73 + 98 + 96 - 82 2.5 1985
96. Grishchenko,Mikhail UKR ---- = 72 - 15 - 57 - 87 - 88 - 59 +103 - 95 +100 2.5 1987
97. Soloviov, Artem UKR ---- - 58 - 71 - 90 = 93 - 99 +103 - 59 - 72 +102 2.5 1950
98. Kohno,Alexandr UKR ---- - 14 + 91 - 86 - 76 - 94 - 75 - 95 +103 . 2.0 2000
99. Kolesov,Evgeny UKR ---- - 28 - 34 = 91 - 54 + 97 = 71 - 73 - 94 - 90 2.0 1952
100. Kuchin, Pavel UKR 2078 - 29 - 69 - 82 + 56 - 74 - 81 +102 - 75 - 96 2.0 1912
101. Shkola, V UKR 2144 = 15 - 24 + 70 - 14 . . . . . 1.5 2233
102. Andreev,Vladimir UKR ---- - 89 - 45 - 76 - 92 +103 - 80 -100 - 91 - 97 1.0 1774
103. BYE ---- . . . . -102 - 97 - 96 - 98 - 93 0.0
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The 13th Guillermo Garcia Memorial took place in Santa Clara, Cuba 21st
May - 3rd June 2005. Jesus Nogueiras won the Premier I with 9/13 and Ernesto
Fernandez Romero and Omar Almeida finished on 7/12 in the Premier II. Only a
limited number of games available.
Further info: http://www.jaque.tv/guillermo05.htm
and http://www.ajedreznd.com/2005/Garcia.html
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13th Guillermo Garcia mem Prem I Santa Clara (CUB)
21 v-3 vi 2005 cat. VIII (2438)
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1. Nogueiras, Jesus g CUB 2533 9.0
2. Flores, Diego m ARG 2491 8.5
3. Gonzalez, Yuri m CUB 2482 8.0
4. Corrales, Fidel f CUB 2501 7.5
5. Galego, Luis g POR 2493 7.0
6. Otero, Diasmany m CUB 2400 6.5
7. Mosquera, Miguel m COL 2434 6.5
8. Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2453 6.0
9. Schilow, Wladimir GER 2425 6.0
10. Leon Hoyos, Manuel f MEX 2376 6.0
11. Perez, Luis Manuel m CUB 2420 5.5
12. De la Paz, Frank g CUB 2461 5.5
13. Mascaro March, Pedro f ESP 2389 5.5
14. Arribas, Maritza wg CUB 2280 3.5
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13th Guillermo Garcia mem Prem II Santa Clara (CUB)
21 v-3 vi 2005 cat. VIII (2436)
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1. Fernandez Romero, Ernesto m ESP 2449 7.0
2. Almeida, Omar m CUB 2452 7.0
3. Fernando, Diogo m POR 2438 6.5
4. Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2530 6.5
5. Gongora, Maikel m CUB 2454 6.5
6. Quezada, Yuniesky m CUB 2502 6.5
7. Frois, Antonio m POR 2356 6.0
8. Colovic, Aleksandar m MKD 2418 6.0
9. Kallio, Heikki g FIN 2469 6.0
10. Perez, Rodney m CUB 2437 6.0
11. Borges Mateos, Juan g CUB 2484 5.5
12. Giaccio, Alfredo m ARG 2478 4.5
13. Ramon, Vivian wg CUB 2198 4.0
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The 24th OCF NAO-Oklahoma took place in Stillwater, Oklahoma USA with
1/3 of the players FIDE rated. GM Alex Onischuk won the event outright with 6
wins and 3 draws. Followed by GM Yuri Shulman with 5 wins and 4 draws. There
was a bunch at 6.5 points. This was a 9 rd FIDE swiss over 4 days with time
control of G-120 + 10 sec. WIM Nadya Ortiz of Colombia in her first trip to the
USA scored 6 pts. Alex Relyea directed. Jim Berry and Frank Berry orgainzed. My
thanks to Frank Berry for this info.
Further details:
http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200505302121.0
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24th OCF North American Open Stillwater USA (USA), 27-30 v 2005
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1. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2638 7.5
2. Shulman, Yuri g USA 2550 7.0
3. Brooks, Michael A m USA 2501 6.5
4. Kudrin, Sergey g USA 2554 6.5
5. Movsisyan, Movses USA 2300 6.5
6. Zatonskih, Anna wg USA 2435 6.5
7. Karagianis, Pete USA 2259 6.5
8. Mokriak, Liudmila wm UKR 2177 6.0
9. Langer, Michael USA 2272 6.0
10. Ortiz, Nadya Karolina wm COL 2204 6.0
11. Kriventsov, Stanislav G m USA 2409 5.5
12. Fierro Baquero, Martha L m ECU 2353 5.5
13. Steiner,Tim USA ---- 5.5
14. Gossell, Thomas USA 2209 5.5
15. Galant, Sergey USA 2211 5.5
16. Ogundipe,Akin USA ---- 5.5
17. Braunlich, Tom USA 2200 5.0
61 players
IM Andranik Matikozyan took first place in the 2005 Lina Grumette
Memorial Day Classic, held May 28-30 at the LAX Hilton in Los Angeles.
Matikozyan defeated top-ranked IM Enrico Sevillano and soon-to-be GM Melikset
Khachiyan before drawing in the final round with IM Jack Peters to finish with
5½-½. Next at 5-1 were Sevillano and IM Vladimir Mezentsev. News:
John Hillery.
Complete standings are available at:
http://www.westernchess.com
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Memorial Day Classic Los Angeles USA (USA), 28-30 v 2005
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1. Matikozian, Andranik m ARM 2515 5½
2. Sevillano, Enrico m USA 2450 5
3. Mezentsev, Vladimir RUS 2397 5
4. Khachiyan, Melikset m USA 2473 4½
5. Peters, John A m USA 2430 4½
6. Garcia,Carlos ---- 4½
7. Adamson, Robby f USA 2344 4
8. Iwamoto, Takashi USA 2279 4
9. Kurosaki, Takashi USA 2073 4
10. Philipp Perepelitsky USA 2098 4
11. Jotev,Stoil USA ---- 4
51 players
The Estonian Championship took place 10th-16th May 2005. Meelis Kanep
took the title with 7/9 undefeated.
Official site: http://www.maleliit.ee/
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ch-EST Tallinn EST (EST), 10-16 v 2005 cat. VII (2414)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Kanep, Meelis m EST 2474 * = = = = 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2627
2. Kalinichev, Andrey f RUS 2352 = * 1 = = = = 1 = 1 6.0 2545
3. Sepp, Olav m EST 2461 = 0 * = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.0 2533
4. Rytshagov, Mikhail g EST 2455 = = = * = = = 1 1 = 5.5 2489
5. Kulaots, Kaido g EST 2572 = = = = * = 1 = = 1 5.5 2476
6. Seeman, Tarvo m EST 2401 0 = 0 = = * = 1 = 1 4.5 2415
7. Zjukin, Sergei m EST 2373 0 = = = 0 = * 0 = = 3.0 2293
8. Svirjov, Igor m EST 2503 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 * = 1 3.0 2278
9. Zavoronkov, Vladimir m EST 2399 0 = 0 0 = = = = * 0 2.5 2249
10. Lelumees, Brait EST 2147 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 * 2.0 2223
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The Alushta Summer tournament took place 25th May - 4th June 2005.
Orazly Annageldyev won the event with 7.5/11. News: Leonid Galperin.
Official site: http://www.kaissa.com.ua
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Summer Alushta UKR (UKR), 25 v-4 vi 2005 cat. VI (2394)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Annageldyev, Orazly m TKM 2483 * 0 1 1 = 0 1 1 = 1 = 1 7.5 2518
2. Tukhaev, Adam UKR 2419 1 * = 0 = 1 0 = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2493
3. Shtyrenkov, Veniamen g RUS 2447 0 = * = = 1 = = = 1 1 1 7.0 2491
4. Skatchkov, Pavel m RUS 2468 0 1 = * = 0 1 1 = = 1 = 6.5 2452
5. Belikov, Vladimir g RUS 2517 = = = = * 1 = = = 0 = 1 6.0 2418
6. Semiev, Suhrab TKM 2287 1 0 0 1 0 * 1 0 = 1 1 = 6.0 2439
7. Lahiri, Atanu m IND 2355 0 1 = 0 = 0 * 1 1 0 = 1 5.5 2397
8. Hasangatin, Ramil g RUS 2416 0 = = 0 = 1 0 * 1 = 1 = 5.5 2391
9. Tishin, D m UKR 2355 = 0 = = = = 0 0 * = = 1 4.5 2332
10. Kharchenko, Boris UKR 2313 0 = 0 = 1 0 1 = = * 0 0 4.0 2299
11. Sharma, Dinesh K m IND 2381 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 * 1 4.0 2293
12. Annaberdiev, Baba TKM 2285 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 * 2.5 2192
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The 30th Elekes Memorial took place 21st-31st May 2005 in Budapest.
There were GM (cat VIII, av:2441) and IM (cat II, 2295,) events. Tibor Fogarasi
(HUN), Hoang Trang (VIE), Denes Boros (HUN) won the GM group 7/11. Hasanova
(RUS) won the IM Tournament with 7/9. She made an IM-norm and women's GM-norm.
Diermair,A (AUT) also made an IM-norm 6,5/9. News: Tibor Fogarasi.
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30th Elekes Mem GM Budapest HUN (HUN), 21-31 v 2005 cat. VIII (2441)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Fogarasi, Tibor g HUN 2462 * 1 1 = = = = = 1 = = = 7.0 2541
2. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2470 0 * = = = = = 1 1 1 1 = 7.0 2540
3. Boros, Denes m HUN 2402 0 = * = = 1 1 0 = 1 1 1 7.0 2546
4. Nguyen Ngoc Truongson g VIE 2527 = = = * = = = 1 = = = 1 6.5 2498
5. Koneru, Humpy g IND 2508 = = = = * 0 = 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2500
6. Medvegy, Zoltan g HUN 2474 = = 0 = 1 * = = = 0 = 1 5.5 2438
7. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2444 = = 0 = = = * = 0 1 = 1 5.5 2440
8. Izsak, Gyula m HUN 2459 = 0 1 0 0 = = * = 1 0 1 5.0 2403
9. Berczes, David f HUN 2342 0 0 = = = = 1 = * 0 = 1 5.0 2414
10. Danner, Georg m AUT 2435 = 0 0 = = 1 0 0 1 * = 1 5.0 2405
11. Paschall, William M m USA 2400 = 0 0 = 0 = = 1 = = * 1 5.0 2408
12. Nemeth, Zoltan m HUN 2370 = = 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * 1.0 2064
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30th Elekes Mem IM Budapest HUN (HUN), 21-29 v 2005 cat. II (2294)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
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1. Hasanova, Elmira wm RUS 2282 * = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2515
2. Diermair, Andreas AUT 2266 = * 1 = = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2463
3. Petran, Pal m HUN 2405 0 0 * = = 1 1 1 1 1 6.0 2407
4. Lorincz, Istvan f HUN 2296 = = = * 1 = 0 = 1 1 5.5 2374
5. Mester, Gyula f HUN 2410 0 = = 0 * 1 = 1 = 0 4.0 2238
6. Werner, Dimo m GER 2334 = = 0 = 0 * 1 0 = 1 4.0 2247
7. Peredy, Ferenc m HUN 2290 0 = 0 1 = 0 * = = 1 4.0 2251
8. Koneru, Chandra Hawsa IND 2305 = 0 0 = 0 1 = * = 1 4.0 2250
9. Somogyi, Istvan f HUN 2250 0 0 0 0 = = = = * 1 3.0 2174
10. Katsuhara, Osamu JPN 2106 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 * 1.0 1964
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The Romanian Team Championship took place in Tusnad 20th-29th June 2005.
The 50th edition was held at Chess Club CAISSA Miercure Ciuc organised by
president and owner IM Sandor Biro. Games available.
Further details: http://www.caissa.nextra.ro/tusnad05.html
There are GM, IM and FM events in the First Saturday June tournaments.
Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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FSGM June Budapest HUN (HUN), 4-16 vi 2005 cat. VII (2406)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
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1. Boros, Denes m HUN 2402 * . . . . = . 1 . . . 1.5 2598
2. Czebe, Attila g HUN 2473 . * = . . . . . . . 1 1.5 2608
3. Farago, Ivan g HUN 2476 . = * . = . . . . . . 1.0 2408
4. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2448 . . . * = . = . . . . 1.0 2383
5. Sachdev, Tania wm IND 2343 . . = = * . . . . . . 1.0 2462
6. Werner, Dimo m GER 2334 = . . . . * . . = . . 1.0 2401
7. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2424 . . . = . . * . . = . 1.0 2390
8. Hoffmann, Michael1 m GER 2476 0 . . . . . . * . . 1 1.0 2378
9. Paschall, William M m USA 2400 . . . . . = . . * . . 0.5 2334
10. Stupavski, Zdenko f SCG 2333 . . . . . . = . . * . 0.5 2424
11. Karavade, Eesha wm IND 2355 . 0 . . . . . 0 . . * 0.0
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FSIM June Budapest HUN (HUN), 4-16 vi 2005
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
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1. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2302 * = . . . . 1 . . . . . . 1.5 2502
2. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2444 = * . . . . . . . . . 1 . 1.5 2471
3. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2262 . . * . . . . . = 1 . . . 1.5 2462
4. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2258 . . . * . . . 1 . . . . . 1.0
5. Torma, Robert HUN 2227 . . . . * . . . . . 1 . . 1.0
6. Katsuhara, Osamu JPN 2106 . . . . . * . . . = = . . 1.0 2180
7. Laciner, Kerem TUR 2174 0 . . . . . * . 1 . . . . 1.0 2297
8. Paridar, Shadi wg IRI 2263 . . . 0 . . . * . . . . 1 1.0 2260
9. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2293 . . = . . . 0 . * . . . . 0.5 2025
10. Lettieri, Giuseppe ITA 2246 . . 0 . . = . . . * . . . 0.5 1991
11. Nazarenus, Olaf GER 2115 . . . . 0 = . . . . * . . 0.5 1973
12. Caruana, Fabiano f USA 2255 . 0 . . . . . . . . . * = 0.5 2160
13. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2262 . . . . . . . 0 . . . = * 0.5 2066
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English translation of the interview with Georgios Makropoulos,
FIDE’s vice-president, by Yuri Vasiliev in Sport Express. June 1, 2005.
Source: http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?104332.
Translated by: Ravi Abhyankar.
Sport Express Latest Chess:
http://news.sport-express.ru/online/rubr/rubr0081.shtml
Georgios Makropoulos
WE WANT NEITHER WAR NOR CONFRONTATION
Talking to the FIDE vice-president Georgios Makropoulos is invaluable,
since he knows in detail Fide’s plans to organise the world championship
cycle. Before this interview which took place in the bar of the Grand Hotel,
Sofia; immediately after the closing ceremony of the Sofia tournament,
Makropoulos had met behind closed doors with Vishwanathan Anand, Michael Adams,
Veselin Topalov and Judit Polgar; who along with Rustam Kasimdzanov, Peter
Leko, Alexander Morozevich and Peter Svidler will fight for the world
championship title in Argentina in September.
I was mainly interested in questions surrounding the world
championship. However I began conversation with Georgios Makropoulos with the
sensational news of the year – the retirement of Garry Kasparov from
professional chess.
WE ARE INDEBTED TO GARRY
- Mr. vice-president, you will probably agree with me that with the
exit of Garry Kasparov from professional chess; the world will be less
interested in chess for some time to come. Such disappointment inevitably
happens when a person who personified the game leaves it. In Basketball,
Michael Jordan was such a person; in football – Pele; in chess –
Kasparov.
-When a sportsman leaves, particularly one who could have achieved more
in the game, we are all in a state of trance for some time. I agree that chess
has lost its great hero. But we need to try to understand him. A new life has
begun for him. It would be wrong for the chess community to keep demanding from
Kasparov: ‘’Play more! More! More!’’ If Garry has decided
he has more important goals ahead, then I think, we must thank him for what he
did for us and offer him best wishes for his new vocation.
I think we are indebted to Kasparov – the great sportsman and
artist – who created remarkable works in the art of chess. They served as
lessons and will serve as lessons for generations. Hundreds of thousands of
chess lovers in different parts of the world enjoyed his games.
FIDE as an international organisation is also indebted to Kasparov,
because his contribution to popularising the game is enormous.
-Would you like Kasparov to return?
- If we like him – I do – and want to be kind to him, then we
must stop even thinking of making plans to bring him back. If, of course, he is
happy in his new vocation. If Garry himself decides it is better for him to
return, we will be happy.
THE COMPOSITION FOR ARGENTINA
-Don’t you think there are deficiencies in the list of players
invited by FIDE to play in the Argentinean world championship? It does not have
some players who have a right to fight for the title: Vassily Ivanchuk, Alexei
Shirov and Ruslan Ponomariev...
-If you talk of Ponomariev, he had an opportunity to play against
Kasparov. He squandered it. Yes, exclusion of Ivanchuk and Shirov is a painful
topic. Do you think we don’t remember how Shirov had qualified to play
Kasparov himself for the title, and then was simply thrown out of that cycle?
But what can we do, if at the time of deciding this tournament, his rating had
fallen so much that he did not qualify to be part of the eight? We also regret
the absence of such a strong player as Ivanchuk, who is currently playing so
well in tournaments.
We followed the system introduced by FIDE in 1997. Changing rules would
be wrong; it would create an impression we want to accommodate someone, and
throw someone out. For example, if we were to consider someone else, Alexander
Morozevich would go out of the championship and would have valid reasons to
criticise FIDE. Now, not a single player has any basis to doubt the principles
on which players have qualified for the tournament in Argentina. We have
strictly followed the regulations tried earlier.
SAN LUIS WILL DECIDE THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION
-What will be the title of the winner of the tournament in San Luis?
-The World Champion. Nobody should have any doubts on this. Everything
was planned with the objective of getting the strongest players, whose fighting
one another will produce the new World Champion, acknowledged as such by
everyone.
With Kasparov’s exit from the chess scene, the Prague agreement
has lost its sense. In reality, it was conceived to get Kasparov back in the
official world championship arena. The agreement considered Kramnik’s
interests, and it considered Kasparov’s interests. It is interesting to
note that Kramnik, after his match in Brissago, said in interviews: The Prague
agreement does not exist any more, since FIDE did not fulfill any of its
promises given in May 2002 at Prague. He clearly gave it to understand that he
did not intend to play against either Kasparov or Kasimdzanov.
Unfortunately, in Fide’s world championship at Tripoli, some of
the stronger players did not participate. Before starting the new world
championship cycle, we needed to find a solution to the current situation. And
we have found it. Possibly it is not the perfect solution. But as things are at
present, we did not see anything better.
-When the presidential board of FIDE decided in Tbilisi to conduct
the tournament with eight players, it could have easily foreseen both Kasparov
and Kramnik not taking part in such a tournament. Could FIDE not come up with a
better formula for a unification championship?
- Kasparov announced his retirement from professional chess later. We
had officially requested the Russian Chess Federation to facilitate
Kramnik’s participation. The reaction was negative. They reacted as if we
had never informed Kramnik about our plans or actions. This is not true. We
sent faxes to the Russian Chess Federation twice. Its executive director, Mr
Bach, gave us Kramnik’s fax number, which turned out to be the personal
fax number of Mr Bach himself. We sent all relevant information to that number
as well.
On the 24th March 2005, Mr Henzel, the manager representing Kramnik and
Leko, confirmed receiving our offers. In short, Kramnik was informed.
Unfortunately, there are people who are keen to drive a wedge between Kramnik
and FIDE, between the Russian and the International chess federations.
KRAMNIK’S PROPOSAL
-What are Fide’s views on Kramnik’s proposal to conduct a
match between him and the winner of San Luis?
-I have clarified this a few times, and also spoken to the players
about this. I will repeat: The tournament in Argentina is not a qualifying
‘’lap’’. It is the World Championship. Kramnik made a
decision not to play in Argentina. We cannot ask our own World Champion to play
against him.
-If the grandmaster, winning the tournament in Argentina, and
Kramnik agree to play a match with each other?
- This is not possible. All players taking part in Argentina have
signed an undertaking, according to which they will not participate in any
championship cycle outside FIDE. Before the World Cup, in which 128
grandmasters will play, all participants are also expected to sign a similar
undertaking.
-These undertakings are legally enforceable?
-Yes.
-Are you saying that if the winner in Argentina decides to play a
match against Kramnik, you will go to the court and win the case?
- For me, more important is the fact that all players sincerely agree
to the obligations proposed to them.
-Are you not worried this causing a rift between the classical
champion Kramnik and FIDE?
-We don’t see any reason for this. All players are acquainted with
the proposal for the world championship cycle, and are willing to take part in
it. Kramnik, of course, is a player most welcome to take part.
WORLD CUP AND THE ‘’LAST CHANCE SUPER
TOURNAMENT’’
-How does the new World Champion, the winner of the tournament in
Argentina, start the next cycle?
- After the continental chess championships in December this year, the
World Cup is planned. It will take place under a knock-out system. It will have
128 players. The first five players will be eligible to play in the Candidates
matches. A single-round super tournament will be organised after the world cup.
Ten players will be invited for it. We call this tournament ‘the last
chance super tournament’. The top three players from this tournament will
also qualify for the candidates matches. So, we already have eight candidates;
five from the World Cup and three from the last chance super tournament. Two
players, who were 3rd and 4th at the Argentinean tournament, will join them.
Five matches will be conducted with these ten candidates, resulting in five
winners. The player who was second in Argentina will join the five players.
These six players will play the quarter-finals. The world champion will join
the three winners.
- That is to say, the world champion, the winner in Argentina, will
join the next cycle at the semi-final stage?
-Yes.
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS FOR COMPLETE HAPPINESS
-This reminded me of another FIDE project ten years ago. The then
world champion Anatoly Karpov began defence of his title at the semi-final
stage, he then beat Gata Kamski in the finals and remained a champion. It seems
FIDE wants to go back to a system which ceased to operate ten years back?
- FIDE tries to find a compromise with the leading players. We propose
a system which will make all of them more or less happy.
-Which time control, in FIDE’s view, will make all the players
‘’more or less happy’’?
-For the world cup, I repeat, which will be under the knock-out system,
we will have the FIDE 90 minute control, the same as in the earlier knockout
championships. The Candidate matches, the super tournament and match for the
world champion title will have a 7-hour control.
-What is the prize fund for the new cycle?
-Only for the stage of continental championships and the World Cup,
FIDE will attract five million dollars in the coming two years. I would like to
emphasise; this money is not from the pocket of Kirsan Illyumzhinov, but money
attracted thanks to our work.
-How long do you think such a system can continue to operate?
-We would like the system to work as long as possible. So that all the
chess players are happy, so that the players with ambition have an opportunity
to fulfill their ambition. We want neither war nor confrontation. We want to
have contacts with the national chess federations, and particularly with the
Russian Chess Federation. I hope we will meet one day the president of the
Russian Chess Federation, Mr Zhukov. This will be useful not only for FIDE, but
also for chess in Russia.
THE SOFIA EXPERIEMENT
-What is your opinion about the new regulations tried in the super
tournament in Sofia? Couldn’t they be used in the official FIDE
tournaments?
-These rules are a positive development, I liked them very much. I hope
we can implement them at some juncture for the FIDE official tournaments.
However, we should understand that private tournaments and FIDE official
tournaments are different things. Organisers of a private tournament can
include in the contracts any rules they want. FIDE does not have such
possibilities. We represent not the top-six grandmasters who played in Sofia,
but thousands of chess players. Therefore, introduction of new rules requires
consultations with all the national chess federations and with the players.
This is a fairly serious task. We can consider it not earlier than at the FIDE
congress in 2008.
FORECAST FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CONGRESS
-What is your prediction on the FIDE presidential election, which
will happen next year at Turin, during the Chess Olympics?
-I don’t see any other candidate for the presidential post than
Kirsan Illyumzhinov. I will be surprised at the appearance of another
candidate. I am certain it will not happen. Kirsan is the only president in
FIDE’s history who has spent a considerable amount of money on chess. No
matter what they say or write about him, everyone understands that he has done
a lot for chess.
-Maybe, since everyone understands that, they criticise not him but
you, Mr Makropoulos?
- (Smiles) That is not the only reason. Our critics know we have a very
friendly team. It is composed of 15 active people, supported by the national
chess federations. With a view to split our team, the ill-wishers attack me.
Only, they are not able to make any headway!
Yuri Vasiliev
Translated by: Ravi Abhyankar
Fire on board Trophy 2005
There will be a match between Alexey Shirov and Viktor Korchnoi for the
"Fire on board trophy 2005", 24th-26th June 2005 in Eschweiler Germany.
GM Danny King will the moderator for the internet TV and internet radio
transmissions. The event's program includes, simultaneous exibition games
involving both Shirov and Kortchnoi, exbition entitled "Chess in Art", private
lessons with both grandmasters (internet TV), and, "Highlights from the musical
CHESS. The majorty of this event will be viewal live via internet tv. Fantastic
prizes are available of the top 50 participants in their predict a move
competition (first prize 5.000,00Euros).
Flash Online Game Competition to win a trip to the event.
Official site: http://www.fireonboard.com
CC-Calendar
CC-Calendar. Now 8.092 official computer chess tournaments since 1990.
726 games from older official computer chess tournaments up to 1990. Arena
Chess GUI http://www.playwitharena.com Selection:
CC-Calendar New are two computer chess tournaments. CIPS (Italy), chess program
Delfi won 5th International CSVN tournament (Netherland), chess program
Shredder won
28th Ghent Open
The 28th Ghent Open takes place 16th-20th July 2005.
The summer tournament of the Benelux! 9 round Swiss tournament.
Details: http://www.kgsrl.be/
Chess Classic Mainz
The Chess Classic Mainz takes place August 9th-14th 2005.
The field of participants for all top events of the Chess Classic Mainz
(August 9 - 14) is complete. Following his twofold victory in the open
tournament, Alexander Grischuk (Russia) will challenge Viswanathan Anand
(India), serial winner in the Rheingoldhalle, for the world title in rapid
chess. In Chess960, World Champion Peter Svidler (Russia) will meet Zoltan
Almasi (Ungarn). Four legends of chess will get together to celebrate the 80th
birthday of Wolfgang Unzicker. In addition to the Grandmaster from Munich,
Anatoly Karpov (Russia), Viktor Korchnoi (Switzerland) and Boris Spassky
(France) will play.
Official site: http://www.chesstigers.de/
Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League
The Torch Real Estate Cup China Chess League first phase took place
April 20th-28th 2005 in Jinan. The 2nd phase took place May 8th-14th, 2005 in
Wuxi, Jiangsu and the 3rd phase June 20th-25th, 2005 in Xiapu, Zhejiang. This
was the first league with 19 teams (male and female players). Games from round
7-13 in Wuxi now available.
Further details: http://www.64.net.cn/,
http://ccl.sports.cn/ and
http://www.chende.net
9th Offene Internationale Bayerische Schach Meisterschaft
9th Bayerische International Chess Open, takes place in Bad Wiessee
takes place 29th October - 6th November 2005.
Further details: http://www.oibm-bad-wiessee.de/
15th Heart of Finland Open
The 15th Heart of Finland Open takes place in Jyväskylä, July
18th-24th 2005. The tournament will be a 10 round Swiss system. Tournament is
ELO-rated and there are possibilities to reach FIDE title norms. Venue:
IT-Dynamo, street address Piippukatu 2, Lutakko, Jyväskylä.
Prizes: Total prize fund approximately 7000 EUR, 1st prize 1500 EUR,
lots of rating group prizes.
Registration / Info: Sami Hämäläinen +358 9 791140,
mobile +358 40 5123864, email aurifera@kolumbus.fi
Official website: http://www.shakki.net/turnaukset/hof05/en/
IX Open The "Battle Of Senta 1697"
The IX Open The "Battle Of Senta 1697" takes place 15th-22nd July 2005.
A and B Groups and also Rapid and Blitz tournaments. Senta is in Serbia and
Montenegro.
Details: http://www.scgchess.org/2005/event/0507sen.htm
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship 2005 takes place in Belfort, France
18th-29th July 2005.
Official site: http://www.belfort-echecs.com
US Championship
The U.S. Chess Championship returns to San Diego from February 22nd -
March 5th 2006 and will be held at its new permanent home at NTC Promenade.
The tournament will feature a 64-player field, composed of 19 seeded
players (as determined by the October 2005 U.S.C.F Rating List), 43 tournament
qualifiers (two of which being online) and 2 wild cards selected by the AF4C.
The seeded players include the defending U.S. Champion, Hikaru Nakamura;
Women's Champion, Rusudan Goletiani; the 2004 Chess Café.com Grand Prix
winner, Aleks Wojtkiewicz; the 2005 U.S. Junior Champion; the 2005 U.S. Senior
Champion; 8 top-rated Overall players, and 6 top-rated female players from the
rating list. A new, innovative qualifying process will see one spot decided by
the player who - while not qualifying directly- accumulates the highest score
from playing in as many (or all!) of the qualifying tournaments. After each
tournament, the latest placing for this Qualifier Grand Prix will be posted on
the dedicated U.S. Championship website.
Details:http://www.uschesschampionship.com
Hydra vs Michael Adams Match
Michael Adams will play a six game match against the Hydra Chess
Computer at the Wembley Centre in London, 21st-26th June 2005, for a prize fund
of $150,000 (£80,000).
Hydra vs Michael Adams Press Conference 25th
May 2005 by James Coleman
The programmers claim Hydra is the strongest chess program in the world
and is indeed the "stongest chess entity".Their stated aim is to back this up
in a series of matches, extending their advantage over other computer programs
and proving it also against humans. Hydra is the current International Computer
Chess Champion winning the championship in Paderborn, February 2005. Unlike
most strong programs it runs on specialist parallel computing equipment rather
than PCs and it claims processing power capable of 200 million moves a second.
Since winning in Paderborn they have moved from a 16 to 32-processor version.
The new system will run 5 times faster and according to their website will
contain "even more sophisticated chess knowledge". "The developers expect to
break the 3000 Elo barrier till the end of this year."
The Hydra Project is financed by PAL Computer Systems in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates. The team that created the program is Dr. Chrilly
Donninger (main programmer for Hydra), Dr. Ulf Lorenz is the parallel computing
expert, Mohammed Nasir Ali is the Project Manager of Hydra, Christopher Lutz
and Talib Mousa are the chess consultants for the program.
The match was launched on May 24th 2005. Michael Adams said "This is an
awesome challenge. I have played nearly 2,000 games in international chess
tournaments, but I’ve never faced an opponent quite like this. I’m
really looking forward to matching wits with the ultimate opponent to prove
that nothing can match the power of human creativity."
Hydra’s Chief Technology Officer and Project Manager, Muhammad
Nasir Ali said, "We have focussed all our attentions on building the
world’s greatest chess computer, a task that has taken four years and
millions of dollars. We’re confident even Mr Adams will have trouble
landing a blow against our silicon champion."
Hydra has yet to lose a game to human opponents except in a recently
played correspondence chess match against correspondence chess GM Arno Nickel.
He won 2-0 against the 16 processor version. - Source:
http://www.chessfriend.com
Official site for the program: http://www.hydrachess.com
Further
info on the programmers aims
PR for the match:
http://www.rainierpr.co.uk/chess
Obrenovac Open
The Obrenovac Open takes place 22nd-30th November 2005. The event takes
place in Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro. 9 rounds Swiss, Prize found: 5250 EURO.
First prize: 1000 EURO Info contact: IO Nagy Laszlo, e-mail:
firstsat@hu.inter.net
Lugano International Open
The Lugano International Open takes place 18th-20th November 2005. in
the Hotel Meister, Via San Salvatore 11, 6902 Lugano-Paradiso 6 round Swiss
Schweizer System 36 moves in 90 Mins + 30 Mins for the rest of the game.
Further details: http://luganoscacchi.ch/
Neuhausen Open
The Neuhausen Open took place 26th-29th May 2005.
Details:
http://www.wnet24.de/sc-neuhausen/Open%202005/a-opentabelleframe.html
Ticino Chess Festival
The Ticino Chess Festival (Switzerland) takes place 17th-19th June
2005. There is a Rapid tournament sponsored by Hotel Ascona 17th-18th June
2005. Blitz-Marathon (5 minutes to finish the game) Cureglia (close to Lugano)
sponsored by Raiffeisen Bank and Municipio di Cureglia Sunday 19 June 2005
Inscription (Post, e-mail): Claudio Boschetti Via Vallaa 15 CH -6952
Canobbio Tel. (+41) (0)91 941 08 80 e-mail: sympa-marketing@bluewin.ch
Official site: http://www.luganoscacchi.ch
Euro Chess Tournament and Stork Young Masters
The 2005 Euro Chess Tournament, will be played in Hengelo (Netherlands)
August 8th-13th 2005. The Euro Chess Tournament is organised by the Caïssa
Foundation and the Royal Dutch Chess Federation.
The Euro Chess Tournament includes the 32nd Dutch Open Youth
Championship groups U10, U12, U14, U16 and U20. In the Open we expect in
between 600 and 700 players from all over Europe. The Dutch Open is a perfect
mix of chess for recreation and top level
The second tournament played in the same week is the Stork Young
Masters, a 20 player invitation group which will play 9 rounds Swiss. The
topplayers in the group will be 5 GM's, all under 20 years old. We are still
looking for some players for the Stork Young Masters. Please contact tournament
director Albert Vasse (albert.vasse@home.nl) if you have candidates to
participate.
All information on the tournament is available in English, German,
French and Dutch at http://www.onjk.nl
Enrollment is also through this website.
2nd Samba Cup
The 2nd Samba Cup will take place 14th to 23rd October 2005 in
Skanderborg, Denmark.
A-group will be at least cat. 16. B and C-group will be cats. 8/9 and
3/4 if played. All groups 10 players round-robin. Interested players for any
group are welcome to contact organiser Michael Andersson at
gm@skanderborgskakklub.dk.
Web site is under construction but will be
http://www.skanderborgskakklub.dk/gm2005
17th Cannes Summer International Open
The 17th Cannes Summer International Open takes place July 25th-31st
2005.
Rated FFE and FIDE - Participation of GMI - Tournament A for 2100 or
more - Tournament B for 2000 or less - Players between 2000 et 2100 can choose
their tournament - 9 rounds - Time Control 1 h 40 for 40 moves + 20 min with 30
seconds added by move - Check-in obligatory Monday 25 from 10 h to 14 h -
Special prizes for categories
Further details: http://www.cannes-echecs.org
Politiken Cup 2005
The Politiken Cup part of the Copenhagen Chess Festival and 27th
Copenhagen Open takes place July 16th-24th 2005. Entries include: 1 GM Curt
Hansen 2 GM Viktor Korchnoi 3 GM Petr Kiriakov 4 GM Sune Berg Hansen 5 GM Igor
Kurnosov 6 GM Nick E. de Firmian 7 GM Murray Chandler 8 IM Davor Palo 9 GM
Jonny Hector 10 GM Lars Schandorff 11 GM Arkadi Eremeevich Vul 12 FM Christoph
Wisnewski 13 IM Ole Jakobsen
Details: http://www.politikencup.dk/
Olomouc Chess Summer
8th International Chess Festival Olomouc Chess Summer 2005 which is
part of the 5th International Chess Festivals Series CZECH TOUR 2005/2006. The
event takes place in Olomouc (Czech Republic) 3rd-11th August 2005.
Round-robin GM and IM tournaments, FIDE open, seniors tournament, open
tournament in active chess and blitz tournament are part of the festival.
Further details: http://www.czechtour.net
2nd European Amateur Chess Championship
2nd European Amateur Chess Championship (Primary scheduled for May
25th-June 3rd in Herceg Novi, Serbia and Montenegro) is postponed to
September-October because of lack of participants.
The official site of the event is
http://www.scgchess.org/amateur/index.html
Ikaros Chess Festival
The Ikaros Chess Festival will take place 9th-22nd July 2005. The
Festival has been held for the last 27 years on Ikaria island.
This year's events include the traditional open international
tournament "Open Aegean Championship" (12th-20th July) as well as plenty of
other side events such as Junior, Ladies, Veteran, blitz, rapid and
simultaneous exhibition events, blindfold chess, chess lectures and many
others.
Details: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros/
World Amateur Chess Championship
The World Amateur Chess Championship 2005 takes place in Piestany
(Slovakia), July 31st - August 12th 2005. Playing venue - town Piestany is the
world known spa. Total prize fund is 5000 EUR All players should register
before May 31st 2005.
Further information (regulations, registration form, information about
playing venue) at the official web site: http://www.wacc2005.chess.sk
15th European Team Championship
The 15th European Team Championship takes place July 29th-August 8th
2005 in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Official site: http://www.goteborgchess2005.se/
11th Annual Bray Rapidplay
11th Annual Bray Rapidplay June 18 2005 Esplanade Hotel Strand Rd Bray
6-round Swiss, rounds 1-2 accelerated Registration 9-10am Rd1 10.15 sharp Time
control 25 0 all moves FIDE Rapidplay rules apply Entry Euro30: Euro25 if
prepaid by June 9 Prizes Euro700 Euro400 Euro250 Euro150 1-2-3-4; grading
prizes Euro100 each; biggest upset Euro50 Enquiries Colin Byford -
353-1-2065066h csb@iolfree.ie Entries Eugene Rellis 13 Burnaby Pk Greystones
353-1-2875154h greystonesrellis@eircom.net
Event website: http://www.brayrapidplay.com
Bray/Greystones CC - Esplanade Wed nights, new members welcome- club
website http://www.chesssource.com/bray/
FIDE Trainers Committee
IM Jovan Petronic. Chairman, FIDE Computer & Internet Chess
Committee has written about the FIDE Trainers Committee. Link to his article
below. In 1998 FIDE formed a powerful Committee comprising of leading chess
trainers around the chess globe. Accordingly, it was named the FIDE Trainers
Committee, and below, I will try to summarize the immense useful information
for the readers, current major chess training activities and appeals of the
Committee, etc. The number of certified FIDE Trainers has grown and they are
now (in alphabetical order) - none other than: Alburt Lev (USA), Asanov Bolat
(Kazahstan), Azmaiparashvili Zurab (Georgia), Boensch Uwe (Germany), Beliavsky
Alexandr (Slovenia), Chernin Alexandr (Hungary), Dorfman Iossif (France),
Dvoretsky Mark (Russia), Gelfer Israel (Israel), Georgadze Tamaz (Georgia),
Gulko Boris (USA), Illescas Miguel (Spain), Kuzmin Alexey (Katar), Khodarkovsky
Michael (USA), Leong Ignatius (Singapore), Mikhalcishin Adrian (Slovenia),
Marjanovic Slavoljub (Serbia & Montenegro), Mohr Georg (Slovenia), Nikitin
Alexandr (Russia), Petrosjan Arshak (Armenia), Polgar Zsuzsa (USA), Postovsky
Boris (USA), Psakhis Lev (Israel), Razuvaev Yuri (Russia), Seirawan Yasser
(USA), Sosonko Genna (Netherlands), Schmidt Wlodzimerz (Poland), Tukmakov
Vladimir (Ukraine), Ubilava Elizbar (Georgia), Vladimirov Evgeny (Kazahstan),
Zapata Alonso (Columbia) and Xie Yun (China).
Read the article:
http://www.jovanpetronic.com/fidetrainerscommittee.htm
and an update:
http://www.jovanpetronic.com/fidetrainerscommittee2.htm
Biel GM Tournament
The field of the Biel GM Tournament is now known. The event takes place
16th-29th July 2005.
Further info: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch
Biel Grandmaster Tournament 2005:
Boris Gelfand ISR Elo 2713
Andrei Volokitin UKR 2679
Hikaru Nakamura USA 2657
Christian Bauer FRA 2640
Yannick Pelletier SUI 2610
Magnus Carlsen NOR 2548
Category 16, Elo 2641
Dortmund 2005
The Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting takes place 8th-17th July 2005
(rest day 13th) in the Civic Theatre Vladimir Kramnik plays in this event which
is a 10 player all-play-all. The rest of the field was announced at a press
conference on April 29th 2005.
Participants: Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko, Veselin Topalov, Peter
Svidler, Michael Adams, Etienne Bacrot, Loek van Wely, Peter Heine Nielsen,
Emil Sutovsky, Arkadij Naiditsch.
Pairings: 1. Round: Fri 08.07. Leko - Van Wely Adams - Topalov Naiditsch
- Sutovsky Kramnik - Svidler Nielsen - Bacrot 2. Round: Sat 09.07. Van Wely -
Bacrot Topalov - Naiditsch Sutovsky - Kramnik Svidler - Nielsen Leko - Adams 3.
Round: Sun 10.07. Adams - Van Wely Kramnik - Topalov Nielsen - Sutovsky Bacrot
- Svidler Naiditsch - Leko 4. Round: Mon 11.07. Van Wely - Svidler Topalov -
Nielsen Sutovsky - Bacrot Leko - Kramnik Adams - Naiditsch 5. Round: Tue 12.07.
Naiditsch - Van Wely Bacrot - Topalov Svidler - Sutovsky Nielsen - Leko Kramnik
- Adams 6. Round: Thur 14.07. Van Wely - Sutovsky Topalov - Svidler Leko -
Bacrot Adams - Nielsen Naiditsch - Kramnik 7. Round: Fri 15.07. Kramnik - Van
Wely Sutovsky - Topalov Svidler - Leko Bacrot - Adams Nielsen - Naiditsch 8.
Round: Sat 16.07. Van Wely - Topalov Leko - Sutovsky Adams - Svidler Naiditsch
- Bacrot Kramnik - Nielsen 9. Round: Sun 17.07. Nielsen - Van Wely Topalov -
Leko Sutovsky - Adams Svidler - Naiditsch Bacrot - Kramnik
In addition is the Sparkassen Open which is divided into two classes:
Open A (Open ELO Tournament) and Open B (Amateur Open). The venue will be the
town hall (Rathaus) of the City of Dortmund at Friedensplatz. Each day play
begins at 11 a.m.. The conditions for the Open Tournaments, with information on
registration, may be found on the internet under
http://www.schachfreunde-brackel.de
as well as on the official organizers’ homepage
http://www.chessgate.de/do2005.
Official site: http://www.chessgate.de/do2005/
Bruzon-Timman Match
The Lazaro Bruzon against Jan Timman takes place in Curaçao
11th-17th June 2005.
Schedule: 1st Day - 2 rapid games (25 minutes for each player) 2nd Day-
2 rapid games (25 minutes for each player) 3rd Day - 1st classic game 4th Day -
2nd classic game 5th Day - 3rd classic game 6th Day - 4th classic game
Further details in Spanish:
http://www.cadenagramonte.cubaweb.cu/noticias/040505_07.asp
4th Condom Open
The 4th Condom open takes place 9th-16th July 2005. (south-west of
France) Prizes found 7000 € - 1st :1100 €.
Possibilities for GM and IM norm. Economical accommodation (boarding school) /
campings / hotels. E-Mail contact: echecs.condom@free.fr
Further details : http://echecs.condom.free.fr
III Marx György Memorial
The III Marx György Memorial takes place 12th-22nd June 2005 in
Paks, Hungary.
Type of the tournament: Double Round Robin with 6 players, Average
Rating: 2616 The tournament is Fide Category XV. The invited players are:
Viktor Korchnoi, Emil Sutovsky, Krishnan Sasikiran, Almási
Zoltán, Berkes Ferenc, Ács Péter
Further details: http://www.ase.hu/marxgy
VII Paks Open
The VII. Paks open takes place 14th-22nd June in Paks Hungary System: 9
rounds swiss tournament Time limit: 100 minutes 40 moves + 30 minutes after 40
moves+ 30 seconds/move in the whole game
Prizes: 1st 150.000 2nd 100.000 3rd 80.000 4th 60.000 5th 50.000 6th
40.000 7th 30.000 8th 25.000 9th 20.000 10th 20.000 Special prize for the best
women, youth (under 18), rated under 2200, rated under 1800 - each of these
15.000 HUF The total prize found is about 620.000 HUF Entry fee: free for
foreign players.
Applications and Information Vidéki Sándor 0036-75421225;
mobile: 0036-304012866 email: videkis2001@yahoo.com ,
Further details: http://www.ase.hu/marxgy
XXIII Open Andorra
The XXIII Andorra Open takes place 9th-17th July 2005.
Official site: http://www.feva.ad/
Instructional Tactics
There is an instructional tactical site at:
http://www.chesstactics.org compiled
by Ward Farnsworth.
Canadian Open
The Canadian Open takes place July 9th-17th 2005.
GMs Vassily Ivanchuk and Alexei Shirov have confirmed their
participation, as well as Alex Shabalov and some Canadian Grandmasters. Shirov
will give a lecture during the event.
The official website is:
http://www.edmontonchess.org/CdnOpen2005/
6th European Individual Chess Championship
The Warsaw Foundation for Chess Development and Sports Club Polonia
Warsaw organise the 6th European Individual Chess Championship to be held from
June 17th - July 3rd 2005, in Warsaw - Zegrze Poludniowe.
Official site: http://www.warsawchess.pl
Queenstown Chess Classic 2006
The Queenstown Chess Classic 2006 takes place on the South Island of
New Zealand January 15th-24th 2006 followed by the NZ Rapid and Blitz
Championship on Jan 25th & 26th. This event is being sponsored by NZ GM
Murray Chandler and promises to be NZ's largest ever Open International event.
The total prize fund is in excess of NZD $35,000. It is endorsed by the NZ
Chess Federation and will incorporate the NZ Championship. Entries so far
include GM's Chandler, Rogers and Hecht.
Further information: http://www.queenstownchess.com
20th North Sea Cup
The 20th North Sea Cup takes place in Esbjerg, Denmark, 2nd-9th July
2005. 9 Swiss Open, time control: 40 moves 2 H + ½ H rest Prize fund:
DKK 65000,- = 8800 Euro
The organiser is Jens Nielsen Tel: 0045 75123975 Email:
Jerneif@get2net.dk. Fax: 0045 75123975 Address: Storegade 66, 6700 Esbjerg
Chief Arbiter: IA Lars Lindhard Deputy Arbiter: Aksel Hansen, Kim Schmidt,
Karsten Jakobsen
Official site: http://www.northseacup.dk
Kasparov on his retirement
Kasparov's website: http://www.chesschamps.com gives a diary
entry on the reasons for his retirement:
http://www.chesschamps.com/diary07.html
Friendship Tournament in Cartak CZE
The Friendship Tournament in Cartak CZE takes place 18th-26th June 2005.
7th international chess festival A) round-robin grandmaster tournament (10-12
players) B) round-robin master tournament (10-12 players) C) open FIDE (swiss
system of 9 round) Contact: Richard Biolek, phone: (+420)581209407, e-mail:
biolci@volny.cz,
Official site: http://www.friendshiptournament.com
Correspondence Chess - Romanian Chess Federation - 80 Years
Therer will be a CC tournament "Romanian Chess Federation - 80 Years"?
which will be one of the strongest CC events of the year 2005 with 4 ICCF-GMs
and 4 ICCF-SIMs among the 13 participants.
Every 2-3 months there will be reports on the tournament wrote by GM
Dorian Rogozenko, IM Mihai Ghinda, IM Mircea Pavlov, IM Constantin Lupulescu
and FM Marius Ceteras including comments around the games in progress (this is
something new in CC).
A promo pdf booklet of the event is available in Romanian chess pages
www.romanianchess.org , in the section dedicated to this event
http://www.romanianchess.org/rcf80
The booklet contains the introduction of the players, their best games and a
short history of the Romanian correspondence chess. Short link for download the
promo booklet (archived pdf file)
http://www.romanianchess.org/rcf80/rcf80.zip
The tournament will be played at ICCF webserver (
http://www.iccf-webchess.com/EventCrossTable.aspx?id=278
) .
Las Vegas International Chess Festival
The Las Vegas International Chess Festival comprises of the following
events:
June 9th, Polgar Sisters Tandem Simul! For the first time in over 10
years the Polgar sisters, Susan, Judit and Sofia will give a tandem simul.
June 9th, National Open Blitz Championship 7 double rounds, seeded
Swiss format tournament.
June 10th, Breakfast with the Polgar Sisters
June 10th-12th, National Open Tournament $55,000 guaranteed prize fund!
First place, $5000. 6 round, seeded Swiss format. 8 different sections. US
Championship Qualifier.
June 13th, US Game/10 Championship $5,000 guaranteed prize fund. 7
round, seeded Swiss format.
June 13th-18th, US Senior Championship Open to US residents/citizens
born before 6/13/1955. 6 round, seeded Swiss format, one round a day and this
is also a US Championship Qualifier.
June 13th-18th, US "Under 50" Championship Open to US
residents/citizens born on or after 6/13/1955. 6 round, seeded Swiss format,
one round a day.
You can find out more information about all the above events, along
with online entry at http://www.64.com
II Calvia Chess Festival
The 2nd Calvià Chess Festival offers a varied programme with
tournaments for different categories covering all ages. Takes place October
21st-November 5th 2005.
http://www.calviafestival.com
VII Sants Open
The VII Sants Open in Barcelona takes place 27th August - 4th September
2005.
Further details: http://www.cotxeres.org/open2005
This tournament is part of the Catalan Grand Prix
http://www.fcde.org/circuit/oberts.html
Prague Chess Holiday
The XV International Chess Holiday 2005 and VIII Professor Jaroslav
Pelikán Memorial takes place in Prague. Three dates: 16th-23rd July
2005, 23rd-30th July 2005 and 30th July - 6th August 2005.
http://www.schach-prag.de/
2nd Amsterdam Chess Tournament
The 2nd Amsterdam Chess Tournament takes place 16th-24th July 2005.
Further details:
http://home.hccnet.nl/w.haggenburg/act05/eng.html
9th Essent Chess Tournament
The 9th Essent Chess Tournament (Hoogeveen) takes place 21st-29th
October 2005.
Last year the event was covered at: http://www.essentchess.nl
Computer Chess News
There have been recent computer events. See the Computer Chess Calendar
at: http://www.playwitharena.com
Ratings Article
Jean-Claude Templeur on ratings manipulation:
http://www.chessmile.com/articles.php?id=30
Final of the WCBCSC 2004-2005
Brian Stephenson of the British Chess Problem Society reports. The
Final of the WCBCSC 2004-2005 took place at Oakham School on Saturday 19th
February. It was a resounding success for solving GM and Ex-World Champion
Jonathan Mestel, who came ahead of two other ex-world champions. The event was
sponsored by Winton Capital Management: http://www.wintoncapital.com/
The full results can be found at my website. Follow this link for the
final table: http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/0405/finaltable.html
and this for the problems used:
http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/0405/final_diag.html
British Chess Problem Society:
http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/
Swiss Chess Tour Davos Festival 2005
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2005" will continue in Davos with Chess Festival,
the first time, besides "Open Davos", will be separate "Senior Open Davos",
"Junior Open Davos" and "Summer-night open".
Davos is one of the most popular tourist places in Europe (summer and
winter). Last year when all Europe caught by high tropical temperature at Davos
was 20-25 degrees Celsius, always with a cupful of mountain wind. Next year,
2006, Davos will host European Individual Senior Championship.
Main event, the 4th "Sunstar Park Hotel Open", July 30th - August 7th
2005. "Sunstar Park Hotel" (4 stars) will be host festival in the new,
comfortable "Congress Center". Swiss system, 9 rounds and the games will last a
maximum of 6 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 60 minutes till the end). Valid
for FIDE titles and FIDE rating. Prize are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500,
400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.- 20. places natural prizes. Special
prizes for best Lady, best local player. Entry fee 140 SF, FMs and juniors 70
SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Time table: Rounds 1 16.00-22.00
July 30th; Round 2/8 14.00-20.00 July 31st- August 6th; Round 9 10.00-16.00
August 7th.
"Senior Open" July 31st - August 6th, senior 1945, 7 rounds and the
games last of 5 hours (40 moves 2 hours and 30 minutes till the end). Valid for
FIDE titles and FIDE rating. Prize is: 500/400/300/2x200/2x150 SF. Natural
prizes for players with 4 points. Entry fee 70 SF, at the door 10 SF more. Time
table 9.30 - 14.30 every day.
"Junior Open", born 1985 and younger. Exactly the same like "Senior
Open" except, juniors lodging at "Sunstar Park Hotel" don't pay enter-fee.
(Hotel pays for them).
"Summer-night Open", 7 rounds, 45 minutes for game; time-table
21.15-22.45 every day; natural prizes for all players with 4 points; enter fee
10 SF.
Venue: "Sunstar Park Hotel" (4 stars). Closing ceremony August 8th,
half-hour after the last game. Unbelievable chess-rates. Info: Beochess
+41+34+424-01-06 (Robert Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch
9th Chess Festival Voronezh
The 9th Chess Festival Voronezh 2005 takes place 10th-21st June
2005.
Official site: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open/
18th Ciudad de Leon
The 18th edition of the Ciudad de Leon chess tournament will be held in
Leon, Spain June 9th-13th 2005. Players: Viswanathan Anand, Rustam Khasimdanov,
Alexei Shirov and Magnus Carlsen. As usual, there will be 2 semi finals (June
10th and 11th) and a final (June 12th) and the venue will be the "Edificio de
la Junta de Castilla y León" building. The sponsors are: the
Ayuntamiento de León, the Junta de Castilla y León, the
Diputación de León, the Universidad de León, Cajaduero and
Alsa
The official web will be http://www.advancedchessleon.com
and/or http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
Brno 2005
There are GM, IM and Open tournaments in Brno, Czech Republic 30th June
- 10th July 2005.
Information: Internet - http://volny.cz/skduras E-mail -
petr.pisk@centrum.cz Phone - Petr Pisk, +420- 731 465 344
19th Pula Open
The 19th "Pula Open 2005" in Croatia takes place 19th-26th June
2005.
For further information on the event: http://www.skpula.hr. Contact Denis Vretenar by
e-mail: pulaopen@globalnet.hr.
European Individual Women's Chess Championship
The European Individual Women's Chess Championship takes place in
Chisinau, Moldova 10th-25th June 2005. Organisers Chess Federation of Moldova
Sciusev Street, 111 2004, Chisinau Tel.: 00373-22-565451 Fax.: 00373-22-565451
or 210707 E-Mail: fskrip@company.md
Details on http://www.eurochess.org.
Official site for the event: http://eiwcc2005.chisinau.md/
12th Echternach International Open
The 12th Echternach International Open takes place 25th-26th June 2005.
Seniors should also note the following dates: 2nd Open (rapid chess) for young
seniors (aged 50 and above) 13th-14th August 2005. 5th Open-seniors (aged 60
and above) 15th-21st August 2005.
Further info: http://www.desprenger-echternach.lu/
Alushta Diary 2005
Leonid Galperin sends a calendar of planned events in Alushta, Ukraine
2005.
GM Norm events: 6 17.06-27.06. 1.09-11.09 25.09-5.10 7.10-17.10 Rating
tournament 5.06 - 13.06 Open tournament (under 16 years) First prize - 200 $
14.06 - 22.06 Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Blitz tournament 28.06 12.09 Alushta Swiss
9 rounds Open tournament (rapid chess) 29 - 30.06 13-14.09 Alushta Swiss 9
rounds Open tournament First prize 1000 $ First prize (woman) 500$ 2.07-10.07
15.09-23.09 Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin
5.06-14.06 25.09-4.10 Alushta Individual and group studying
Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua phone +38
(06560)5-05-32 (for Russian speaking) + 38 050 669-26-04 (for English speaking)
e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua
Harald Malmgren 100 years Correspondence
31st Dec 2004 saw the start of the first Grandmaster tournament on the
ICCF Webserver. The tournament is the "Harald Malmgren 100 years". The occasion
is to commemorate the 100:d birthday of Harald Malmgren, Tierp in Sweden.
Malmgren was runner up after Cecil Purdy in ICCF's first World Championship and
earned his GM title in the event. Malmgren passed away in 1957. In his career
he was also second in IFSB Championship 1939 and won the Swedish CC
Championship in 1942. Malmgren was a true chess enthusiast and issued a book in
1953 "Mina bästa partier" (My best games) with only CC games he had
played.
There are 13 participants and you will be able to follow the results on
http://www.schack.se/SSKK/palview/res/malmgren.htm
and as soon as about 10 moves are made in every game, SSKK will open a page for
"live" games. That is games according to the ICCF CoC regulations for live
games. The Category of the event is 10 which means that all norms are
available.The tournament has two sponsors, Schackakademin and Svenska
Schackbutiken AB.
The players are: IM Jan Bennborn, Sweden, IM Sture Olsson, Sweden, IM
Rune Bergquist, Norway, IM Ervin Liebert, Estonia, IM Taisto Koskela, Finland,
IM Leif Åhman, Sweden, SIM Jón A Pálsson, Iceland, SIM
Josef Mrkvicka, Czech Rep, GM Matthias Rüfenacht; Switzerland, IM Gary S
Benson, Australia, SIM John Pugh, England, Phillippe Chopin, France and Mads
Smith Hansen, Denmark. The withdrawing ICCF President keeps playing CC and
starts this event on his very last day in office.
Tomas Carnstam, Jonas Dahlgren, Robert Ericsson, Sebastian Nilsson and
Per Söderberg wedish Correspondence Chess Federation (SSKK) Board members.
38th Biel International Chess Festival
38th Biel International Chess Festival Dates: 16th-29th July 2005 with,
in particular: - the Grandmaster tournament (17th-27th July 2005) - the
Accentus Ladies Tournament 17th-27th July 2005) - the active chess tournament
(16th and 17th July 2005) - the Master Open (18th-29th July 2005, last round in
the morning) - the General Open (20th-29th July 2005, last round in the
morning) - the Blitz tournament (23th July 2005)
Further details: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch
Hamarat Challenge Match
The ICCF World Champion Tunc Hamarat (AUT) who has never lost a single
game with White, has challenged the "Rest of the World" to a friendly 2-game
match. He will have White in both games. The games (one will start with 1.e4
and one with 1.d4) will be played on the ICCF Webserver and started on 10th
February 2005 with the rule "10 moves/70 days".
The players on the "Rest of the World" team will vote on each move. The
move receiving the most votes will be selected. Should 2 or more moves receive
the same number of votes, the "Rest of the World" will be given 2 more voting
days to decide between the tied moves. Participation in this event is open to
all players who pay an entry fee of 5 EUR or $7.00 US dollars via their
National CC Federation or the ICCF Direct Entry (DE) option. All fees collected
will be transferred to the ICCF Development Fund. The money will be used
primarily for development and system support of the ICCF WebChess Server. It
will be possible to join the "Rest of the World" team at any stage of the game.
The games may be seen "live" by all players and other observers at
http://www.iccf-webchess.com
Each player who voted for the selected move will receive 1 point per
move. The player(s) with the most points at the end of the games will receive
an ICCF Gold Book. The list of all entrants will be published on the ICCF
webpage.
Hungarian chess tournaments May 2005 - August 2005
Contact Laszlo Nagy: firstsat@hu.inter.net
1. 7th-19th of May, FS GM-IM-FM closed, Budapest, org.: NL
2. 20th-28th of May, ZALAKAROS Open, 9 rounds Swiss, (250 km West from
Budapest), org: IM Horvath, Tamas, phone: +(36)-20-9777003
3. 21st-31st of May, ELEKES Memorial, GM-IM closed, Budapest, org.IM
Zsinka, phone: +(36)-20-921-91-97
4. 4th-16th of June, FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest, Org: NL
5. 18th-26th of June, BALATONLELLE Open + GM-IM closed, 120 km West
from Budapest, organizer: IM Rigo, e-mail: me-ri@axelero.hu
6. 2nd-14th of July, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest, org. NL.
7. 23rd- 31st of July, Agria Open /EGER, 100 km North-East from
Budapest/, organizer: Rauch Ferenc, e-mail: rauch@freemail.hu
8. 6th-18th of August, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest org.:NL
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
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
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
