THE WEEK IN CHESS 561 8th August 2005 by Mark Crowther
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15th European Team Championship 1084 games
American Continental Championship 152 games
British Championships 138 games
Recklinghausen Summer Open 270 games
First Saturday August 42 games
Guelph Pro-Am International 45 games
Montreal International 30 games
9th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 150 games
Czech Open 45 games
Nice Open 70 games
Biel MTO 209 games
2235 games
My thanks to Laszlo Nagy, Mikhail Golubev, Hans Groffen, Miklos Orso,
Franz Jittenmeier, Simon Gravel, Jonathan Berry, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr,
Manuel Rodríguez García, Diego Gómez, Brian Stephenson,
Sotiris Logothetis, Jan Mazuch, Olivier Breisacher, George Mirijanian, Aviv
Friedman and everyone else who helped with the issue.
There was a major shock in the European Team Championship when Russia
failed to feature in the battle for the medals. They failed to score heavily on
the low boards where their players lost lots of rating points. Instead it
turned out to be a battle between Israel and the Netherlands. Israel's loss to
Georgia in the penultimate round turned out to be decisive.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The 15th European Team Championship took place July 29th-August 8th 2005
in Gothenburg, Sweden. The number 6 seeds Netherlands held off the number 2
seeds Israel for the Gold and number 4 seeds France took the Bronze. The shock
of the event was the poor performance of Russia. Peter Svidler (68,8%) and to a
certain extent Alexey Dreev (62,5%) performed OK but Alexander Motylev (41,7%),
Evgeny Bareev (50%) and Artyom Timofeev (57,1%) all performed dreadfully.
Poland took the women's event.
Official site: http://www.goteborgchess2005.se/.
With live games, PGN, reports and results. Good site.
Final Standings:
Men
Rank Team + = - MP Pts. BH.
1 Netherlands 6 3 0 15 22 191½
2 Israel 6 2 1 14 23½ 179½
3 France 6 1 2 13 21½ 184
4 Greece 5 3 1 13 21½ 166½
5 Ukraine 6 0 3 12 23½ 162
6 Poland 4 4 1 12 21½ 177½
7 Georgia 5 2 2 12 19½ 183½
8 Germany 4 3 2 11 20 178½
9 Azerbaijan 4 3 2 11 19½ 185½
10 Czech Republic 5 1 3 11 19½ 179½
11 Serbia and Montenegro 5 1 3 11 19 172
12 Armenia 4 2 3 10 23 166
13 England 4 2 3 10 21 159½
14 Russia 4 2 3 10 20½ 167½
15 Sweden 1 4 2 3 10 20 149
16 Romania 4 2 3 10 19 178½
17 Hungary 4 2 3 10 19 178
18 Croatia 5 0 4 10 19 165
19 Switzerland 4 2 3 10 19 162
20 Slovenia 4 2 3 10 18 170½
21 Denmark 3 3 3 9 21½ 155½
22 Spain 4 1 4 9 19 158½
23 Sweden 2 4 1 4 9 18 160
24 Finland 3 2 4 8 18 148½
25 Norway 3 2 4 8 17 154½
26 Macedonia 3 2 4 8 17 151
27 Estonia 4 0 5 8 15 170½
28 Austria 3 1 5 7 17 146
29 Lithuania 2 3 4 7 16½ 174
30 Iceland 3 1 5 7 16½ 164
31 Italy 3 1 5 7 15½ 143½
32 Ireland 2 3 4 7 15 149½
33 Turkey 3 1 5 7 15 131
34 Sweden 3 3 1 5 7 14½ 165½
35 Bulgaria 1 4 4 6 17½ 162
36 Luxemburg 2 2 5 6 15 127½
37 Belgium 2 2 5 6 14½ 144½
38 Scotland 2 1 6 5 13½ 146
39 Wales 2 0 7 4 11 131½
40 Cyprus 0 0 9 0 3½ 140½
Women
Rank Team + = - MP Pts. BH.
1 Poland 6 3 0 15 23 185
2 Georgia 5 4 0 14 21½ 184
3 Russia 5 2 2 12 22 182
4 Bulgaria 4 4 1 12 21 169½
5 Romania 5 1 3 11 21½ 163½
6 Armenia 5 1 3 11 21 167½
7 Ukraine 5 1 3 11 20½ 187½
8 Hungary 4 2 3 10 20 169½
9 Serbia and Montenegro 3 4 2 10 19½ 176
10 Netherlands 4 2 3 10 19½ 175½
11 Greece 4 2 3 10 19 171½
12 Israel 4 2 3 10 18 172
13 England 3 3 3 9 20½ 138
14 Germany 3 3 3 9 19½ 164½
15 Lithuania 3 3 3 9 19½ 159
16 France 3 3 3 9 19 159½
17 Sweden 1 4 1 4 9 18½ 151
18 Slovenia 3 3 3 9 17 154½
19 Czech Republic 4 0 5 8 19 154½
20 Turkey 3 2 4 8 19 132
21 Spain 4 0 5 8 17½ 171
22 Croatia 4 0 5 8 16 143
23 Switzerland 3 0 6 6 11 153
24 Sweden 2 2 0 7 4 11 145
25 Iceland 0 1 8 1 7 143½
26 Austria 0 1 8 1 7 140
Final Results Men
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6. Netherlands (15 MP/22 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Van Wely Loek NED 2655 4 8 50,0 2692
2 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2691 5 8 62,5 2635
3 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2678 5 8 62,5 2613
4 GM Timman Jan NED 2625 5 7 71,4 2577
GM Van Den Doel Erik NED 2587 3 5 60,0 2570
2. Israel (14 MP/23½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Gelfand Boris ISR 2724 4½ 8 56,3 2650
2 GM Sutovsky Emil ISR 2674 5½ 8 68,8 2618
3 GM Smirin Ilia ISR 2652 5 8 62,5 2592
4 GM Avrukh Boris ISR 2652 5½ 7 78,6 2537
GM Erenburg Sergey ISR 2595 3 5 60,0 2545
5. France (13 MP/21½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Bacrot Etienne FRA 2729 4½ 9 50,0 2656
2 GM Lautier Joel FRA 2672 5 8 62,5 2615
3 GM Dorfman Josif FRA 2592 2 4 50,0 2647
4 GM Fressinet Laurent FRA 2627 6½ 9 72,2 2596
GM Bauer Christian FRA 2641 3½ 6 58,3 2553
17. Greece (13 MP/21½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Kotronias Vasilios GRE 2587 5½ 9 61,1 2603
2 GM Papaioannou Ioannis GRE 2578 3½ 7 50,0 2588
3 GM Banikas Hristos GRE 2548 6 8 75,0 2542
4 GM Halkias Stelios GRE 2548 3 6 50,0 2479
GM Mastrovasilis Dimitrios GRE 2563 3½ 6 58,3 2541
3. Ukraine (12 MP/23½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Ivanchuk Vassily UKR 2752 5½ 9 61,1 2593
2 GM Eljanov Pavel UKR 2639 4 7 57,1 2563
3 GM Moiseenko Alexander UKR 2664 6 8 75,0 2494
4 GM Karjakin Sergey UKR 2645 4½ 7 64,3 2513
IM Kuzubov Yury UKR 2535 3½ 5 70,0 2480
12. Poland (12 MP/21½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Kempinski Robert POL 2619 4½ 8 56,3 2652
2 GM Socko Bartosz POL 2615 3½ 7 50,0 2575
3 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2591 3½ 7 50,0 2576
4 IM Bobras Piotr POL 2525 3½ 6 58,3 2556
GM Markowski Tomasz POL 2564 6½ 8 81,3 2501
14. Georgia (12 MP/19½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Azmaiparashvili Zurab GEO 2672 4 8 50,0 2628
2 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2621 4 9 44,4 2588
3 IM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2510 5 9 55,6 2552
4 GM Mchedlishvili Mikheil GEO 2549 5 8 62,5 2550
GM Janjgava Lasha GEO 2472 1½ 2 75,0 2563
10. Germany (11 MP/20 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Lutz Christopher GER 2616 3 8 37,5 2646
2 GM Gustafsson Jan GER 2614 4½ 8 56,3 2593
3 GM Graf Alexander GER 2605 6½ 8 81,3 2550
4 GM Dautov Rustem GER 2595 4½ 8 56,3 2527
GM Kritz Leonid GER 2544 1½ 4 37,5 2524
7. Azerbaijan (11 MP/19½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Radjabov Teimour AZE 2682 5 9 55,6 2661
2 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2646 6 9 66,7 2623
3 GM Gashimov Vugar AZE 2594 4½ 9 50,0 2595
4 GM Guseinov Gadir AZE 2585 4 9 44,4 2580
9. Czech Republic (11 MP/19½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Navara David CZE 2663 6 9 66,7 2625
2 GM Hracek Zbynek CZE 2591 3 8 37,5 2574
3 GM Babula Vlastimil CZE 2604 3 7 42,9 2533
4 GM Stocek Jiri CZE 2592 4 6 66,7 2532
GM Votava Jan CZE 2542 3½ 6 58,3 2518
15. Serbia and Montenegro (11 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Damljanovic Branko SCG 2612 2½ 7 35,7 2637
2 GM Markus Robert SCG 2591 5½ 9 61,1 2587
3 GM Ivanisevic Ivan SCG 2577 5½ 9 61,1 2554
4 GM Perunovic Milos SCG 2559 0 3 0,0 2512
GM Solak Dragan SCG 2557 5½ 8 68,8 2493
4. Armenia (10 MP/23 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2705 5 8 62,5 2624
2 GM Aronian Levon ARM 2724 4½ 8 56,3 2593
3 GM Vaganian Rafael ARM 2614 3½ 6 58,3 2549
4 GM Lputian Smbat ARM 2629 5 7 71,4 2497
GM Anastasian Ashot ARM 2595 5 7 71,4 2505
18. England (10 MP/21 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM McShane Luke ENG 2625 6 9 66,7 2578
2 GM Speelman Jonathan ENG 2549 4 7 57,1 2506
3 GM Gormally Daniel ENG 2557 5½ 8 68,8 2512
4 GM Wells Peter ENG 2529 ½ 4 12,5 2521
GM Pert Nicholas ENG 2493 5 8 62,5 2465
1. Russia (10 MP/20½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Svidler Peter RUS 2738 5½ 8 68,8 2609
2 GM Dreev Alexey RUS 2698 5 8 62,5 2570
3 GM Motylev Alexander RUS 2675 2½ 6 41,7 2524
4 GM Bareev Evgeny RUS 2688 3½ 7 50,0 2545
GM Timofeev Artyom RUS 2661 4 7 57,1 2500
20. Sweden 1 (10 MP/20 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Agrest Evgenij SWE 2592 3½ 7 50,0 2605
2 GM Hellsten Johan SWE 2582 5½ 8 68,8 2497
3 GM Berg Emanuel SWE 2539 4½ 8 56,3 2480
4 GM Hillarp Persson Tiger SWE 2511 5½ 8 68,8 2454
GM Hector Jonny SWE 2534 1 5 20,0 2283
8. Romania (10 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter ROM 2679 4½ 8 56,3 2623
2 GM Istratescu Andrei ROM 2624 3 6 50,0 2611
3 GM Nevednichy Vladislav ROM 2583 5½ 8 68,8 2554
4 GM Parligras Mircea ROM 2571 3½ 7 50,0 2518
IM Lupulescu Constantin ROM 2542 2½ 7 35,7 2518
11. Hungary (10 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Almasi Zoltan HUN 2619 4½ 8 56,3 2648
2 GM Berkes Ferenc HUN 2619 1 6 16,7 2587
3 GM Gyimesi Zoltan HUN 2628 4 8 50,0 2587
4 GM Ruck Robert HUN 2546 5 8 62,5 2589
GM Balogh Csaba HUN 2537 4½ 6 75,0 2532
21. Croatia (10 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Kozul Zdenko CRO 2585 5 9 55,6 2586
2 GM Palac Mladen CRO 2566 6½ 9 72,2 2530
3 GM Zelcic Robert CRO 2522 2½ 7 35,7 2515
4 GM Dizdar Goran CRO 2518 5 9 55,6 2433
GM Stevic Hrvoje CRO 2528 0 2 0,0 2564
19. Switzerland (10 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Korchnoi Viktor SUI 2615 3½ 8 43,8 2588
2 GM Pelletier Yannick SUI 2603 2½ 7 35,7 2559
3 GM Gallagher Joseph SUI 2544 4 8 50,0 2473
4 GM Jenni Florian SUI 2494 6½ 8 81,3 2439
IM Hug Werner SUI 2445 2½ 5 50,0 2428
22. Slovenia (10 MP/18 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Beliavsky Alexander SLO 2599 3 8 37,5 2616
2 GM Pavasovic Dusko SLO 2566 4½ 8 56,3 2565
3 GM Mikhalchishin Adrian SLO 2526 3½ 7 50,0 2547
4 IM Borisek Jure SLO 2509 5½ 8 68,8 2493
IM Lenic Luka SLO 2463 1½ 5 30,0 2461
16. Denmark (9 MP/21½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Nielsen Peter Heine DEN 2668 6½ 9 72,2 2554
2 GM Schandorff Lars DEN 2519 3½ 7 50,0 2539
3 GM Hansen Lars Bo DEN 2567 3½ 6 58,3 2487
4 IM Palo Davor DEN 2519 4 7 57,1 2458
GM Hansen Sune Berg DEN 2568 4 7 57,1 2447
23. Spain (9 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Illescas Cordoba Miguel ESP 2624 3 8 37,5 2557
2 GM San Segundo Carrillo Pablo ESP 2514 4½ 7 64,3 2494
3 IM Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel ESP 2507 2 6 33,3 2509
4 IM Perez Candelario Manuel ESP 2504 6 8 75,0 2413
GM Del Rio Angelis Salvador ESP 2470 3½ 7 50,0 2408
29. Sweden 2 (9 MP/18 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Andersson Ulf SWE 2584 3½ 7 50,0 2581
2 GM Karlsson Lars SWE 2472 4½ 8 56,3 2526
3 IM Olsson Anders SWE 2416 2½ 7 35,7 2519
4 FM Carlsson Pontus SWE 2394 5 8 62,5 2518
Lindberg Bosse SWE 2359 2½ 6 41,7 2427
30. Finland (8 MP/18 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Nyback Tomi FIN 2571 5½ 8 68,8 2539
2 IM Sammalvuo Tapani FIN 2441 3½ 8 43,8 2477
3 IM Karttunen Mika FIN 2409 2½ 7 35,7 2422
4 IM Maki-Uuro Miikka FIN 2390 4 8 50,0 2442
IM Nyysti Sampsa FIN 2344 2½ 5 50,0 2365
28. Norway (8 MP/17 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Johannessen Leif Erlend NOR 2543 5½ 9 61,1 2567
2 GM Lie Kjetil A. NOR 2472 5 9 55,6 2511
3 IM Elsness Frode NOR 2440 4½ 9 50,0 2464
4 IM Nordahl Helge NOR 2423 2 8 25,0 2420
FM Bae Torstein NOR 2316 0 1 0,0 2494
26. Macedonia (8 MP/17 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Georgiev Vladimir MKD 2532 4½ 9 50,0 2552
2 GM Nedev Trajce MKD 2530 4½ 8 56,3 2548
3 GM Jacimovic Dragoljub MKD 2438 2 6 33,3 2477
4 IM Kizov Atanas MKD 2418 3½ 7 50,0 2467
IM Stamenkov Vanco MKD 2391 2½ 6 41,7 2335
25. Estonia (8 MP/15 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Kulaots Kaido EST 2570 3½ 9 38,9 2592
2 IM Kanep Meelis EST 2491 3½ 9 38,9 2540
3 IM Sepp Olav EST 2462 4 9 44,4 2498
4 IM Seeman Tarvo EST 2405 4 9 44,4 2457
33. Austria (7 MP/17 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Neubauer Martin AUT 2468 4½ 9 50,0 2533
2 IM Pilaj Herwig AUT 2425 1 6 16,7 2482
3 IM Lehner Oliver AUT 2428 2½ 7 35,7 2449
4 IM Lendwai Reinhard AUT 2416 5 7 71,4 2405
IM Danner Georg AUT 2408 4 7 57,1 2365
24. Lithuania (7 MP/16½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Rozentalis Eduardas LTU 2567 3½ 9 38,9 2602
2 GM Sulskis Sarunas LTU 2535 3 9 33,3 2555
3 GM Kveinys Aloyzas LTU 2510 5 9 55,6 2523
4 IM Sakalauskas Vaidas LTU 2473 5 9 55,6 2490
27. Iceland (7 MP/16½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Stefansson Hannes ISL 2579 5 9 55,6 2583
2 IM Kristjansson Stefan ISL 2459 4½ 9 50,0 2536
3 IM Thorfinnsson Bragi ISL 2448 3½ 9 38,9 2486
4 IM Gunnarsson Arnar ISL 2438 3½ 9 38,9 2465
31. Italy (7 MP/15½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Godena Michele ITA 2522 3 7 42,9 2472
2 IM D'Amore Carlo ITA 2463 5 8 62,5 2470
3 FM Bruno Fabio ITA 2425 3½ 8 43,8 2458
4 IM Contin Daniel ITA 2393 1½ 6 25,0 2401
FM Mogranzini Roberto ITA 2363 2½ 7 35,7 2410
32. Ireland (7 MP/15 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Baburin Alexander AUT 2523 3½ 9 38,9 2509
2 IM Kelly Brian IRL 2504 4½ 9 50,0 2442
3 IM Collins Sam IRL 2413 4½ 9 50,0 2408
4 IM Orr Mark IRL 2305 2½ 9 27,8 2399
35. Turkey (7 MP/15 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Atakisi Umut TUR 2437 2½ 8 31,3 2505
2 IM Haznedaroglu Kivanc TUR 2430 3½ 9 38,9 2448
3 IM Erdogdu Mert TUR 2403 2 6 33,3 2414
4 FM Erturan Yakup TUR 2311 2½ 6 41,7 2357
Esen Baris TUR 2301 4½ 7 64,3 2268
34. Sweden 3 (7 MP/14½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Brynell Stellan SWE 2484 1½ 5 30,0 2560
2 IM Hall Jesper SWE 2487 2½ 7 35,7 2564
3 Ong Kezli SWE 2371 2½ 8 31,3 2512
4 Tikkanen Hans SWE 2316 4½ 8 56,3 2451
FM Olsson Linus SWE 2352 3½ 8 43,8 2413
13. Bulgaria (6 MP/17½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2666 6 9 66,7 2558
2 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2634 4½ 9 50,0 2517
3 GM Spasov Vasil BUL 2551 4 7 57,1 2495
4 IM Bojkov Dejan BUL 2522 2 7 28,6 2440
Rusev Krasimir BUL 2426 1 4 25,0 2468
38. Luxemburg (6 MP/15 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Bakalarz Mieczyslaw LUX 2423 4 9 44,4 2464
2 IM Berend Fred LUX 2374 2½ 7 35,7 2375
3 WGM Berend Elvira LUX 2350 1½ 5 30,0 2372
4 Wagener Claude LUX 2273 3½ 7 50,0 2386
Weber Jean-Marie LUX 2262 3½ 8 43,8 2288
37. Belgium (6 MP/14½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Dutreeuw Marc BEL 2361 4 9 44,4 2500
2 IM Van Der Stricht Geert BEL 2400 4 9 44,4 2451
3 IM Claesen Pieter BEL 2384 3 9 33,3 2414
4 FM Docx Stefan BEL 2310 3½ 9 38,9 2408
36. Scotland (5 MP/13½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM McNab Colin SCO 2451 4 8 50,0 2494
2 IM Shaw John SCO 2449 3½ 8 43,8 2433
3 IM Muir Andrew SCO 2322 3 7 42,9 2451
4 Grant Jonathan SCO 2273 1½ 7 21,4 2309
FM Upton Timothy SCO 2250 1½ 6 25,0 2445
39. Wales (4 MP/11 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 FM Jones Richard WLS 2325 1½ 8 18,8 2463
2 FM James David WLS 2213 2½ 7 35,7 2392
3 Kett Tim WLS 2192 2½ 7 35,7 2375
4 Trevelyan John WLS 2196 1 6 16,7 2361
Spice Alan WLS 2175 3½ 8 43,8 2312
40. Cyprus (0 MP/3½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 Antoniou Antonis CYP 2198 ½ 7 7,1 2462
2 Kassinopoullos Doros CYP 2094 ½ 8 6,3 2442
3 Kyriakidis Thrasos CYP 2144 1 7 14,3 2404
4 Klerides Paris CYP 2224 ½ 8 6,3 2337
Florentiades Michalis CYP 0 1 6 16,7 2380
Final Results Women
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4. Poland (15 MP/23 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Radziewicz Iweta POL 2447 5 9 55,6 2451
2 IM Socko Monika POL 2465 7 9 77,8 2386
3 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta POL 2402 5 7 71,4 2342
4 IM Dworakowska Joanna POL 2401 3 5 60,0 2303
WGM Zielinska Marta POL 2410 3 6 50,0 2311
2. Georgia (14 MP/21½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Chiburdanidze Maia GEO 2509 5 7 71,4 2452
2 IM Khurtsidze Nino GEO 2449 2 6 33,3 2383
3 IM Lomineishvili Maia GEO 2420 4½ 8 56,3 2377
4 IM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2438 5 8 62,5 2350
IM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan GEO 2423 5 7 71,4 2298
1. Russia (12 MP/22 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2516 3½ 7 50,0 2454
2 IM Kosintseva Nadezhda RUS 2490 3½ 7 50,0 2396
3 IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina RUS 2471 3½ 7 50,0 2352
4 IM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2477 6½ 8 81,3 2346
IM Galliamova Alisa RUS 2453 5 7 71,4 2346
11. Bulgaria (12 MP/21 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2501 5½ 8 68,8 2421
2 WGM Voiska Margarita BUL 2328 4½ 8 56,3 2342
3 WGM Djingarova Emilia BUL 2277 6½ 9 72,2 2310
4 WGM Velcheva Maria BUL 2274 3 7 42,9 2327
WIM Genova Liubka BUL 2235 1½ 4 37,5 2189
10. Romania (11 MP/21½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Peptan Corina-Isabela ROM 2411 5½ 8 68,8 2385
2 IM Foisor Cristina Adela ROM 2402 3 7 42,9 2368
3 WGM Olarasu Gabriela ROM 2306 4½ 8 56,3 2351
4 WGM Bogza Adina-Maria ROM 2325 4½ 7 64,3 2239
WIM Calotescu Ana-Cristina ROM 2273 4 6 66,7 2288
7. Armenia (11 MP/21 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Danielian Elina ARM 2433 5½ 9 61,1 2376
2 IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2447 3 8 37,5 2372
3 WIM Aginian Nelly ARM 2324 4½ 7 64,3 2299
4 WIM Andriasian Siranush ARM 2280 1 4 25,0 2258
WIM Galojan Lilit ARM 2223 7 8 87,5 2225
3. Ukraine (11 MP/20½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 WGM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2478 3½ 8 43,8 2455
2 IM Lahno Kateryna UKR 2498 5½ 8 68,8 2422
3 IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2439 3 6 50,0 2316
4 WGM Ushenina Anna UKR 2389 3 6 50,0 2341
IM Vasilevich Tatjana UKR 2393 5½ 8 68,8 2320
5. Hungary (10 MP/20 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Madl Ildiko HUN 2382 3½ 8 43,8 2402
2 IM Vajda Szidonia HUN 2392 4 8 50,0 2306
3 WGM Medvegy Nora HUN 2387 1½ 6 25,0 2336
4 WGM Gara Anita HUN 2372 5½ 8 68,8 2192
WGM Lakos Nikoletta HUN 2313 5½ 6 91,7 2109
6. Serbia and Montenegro (10 MP/19½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Maric Alisa SCG 2415 5½ 9 61,1 2371
2 WGM Bojkovic Natasa SCG 2386 5 9 55,6 2346
3 WGM Prudnikova Svetlana SCG 2370 5 9 55,6 2270
4 WGM Chelushkina Irina SCG 2330 3 7 42,9 2225
WGM Benderac Ana SCG 2289 1 2 50,0 2329
12. Netherlands (10 MP/19½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Peng Zhaoqin NED 2405 4½ 9 50,0 2387
2 IM Bosboom-Lanchava Tea NED 2363 5½ 9 61,1 2334
3 FM Schuurman Petra NED 2266 5½ 8 68,8 2258
4 WIM Muhren Bianca NED 2269 3½ 7 50,0 2201
WIM Hamelink Desiree NED 2195 ½ 3 16,7 2220
13. Greece (10 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Dembo Yelena GRE 2428 5½ 9 61,1 2400
2 WGM Botsari Anna-Maria GRE 2297 5½ 9 61,1 2348
3 WGM Makropoulou Marina GRE 2287 4½ 9 50,0 2318
4 WIM Fakhiridou Ekaterini GRE 2272 3½ 7 50,0 2251
WIM Makka Ioulia GRE 2243 0 2 0,0 2297
15. Israel (10 MP/18 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Klinova Masha ISR 2384 2½ 9 27,8 2361
2 WGM Borsuk Angela ISR 2342 6½ 9 72,2 2302
3 WGM Igla Bella ISR 2299 5½ 8 68,8 2256
4 WIM Tsifanskaya Ludmila A ISR 2190 1½ 5 30,0 2240
WIM Vasiliev Olga ISR 2202 2 5 40,0 2195
18. England (9 MP/20½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Houska Jovanka ENG 2342 6 9 66,7 2285
2 IM Lalic Susan ENG 2362 4½ 8 56,3 2261
3 WIM Richards Heather ENG 2150 5½ 8 68,8 2212
4 WIM Lauterbach Ingrid ENG 2156 1 5 20,0 2119
WFM Gilbert Jessie ENG 2151 3½ 6 58,3 2097
9. Germany (9 MP/19½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Paehtz Elisabeth GER 2421 3½ 8 43,8 2395
2 IM Kachiani-Gersinska Ketino GER 2416 5½ 8 68,8 2328
3 WIM Nill Jessica GER 2323 6 8 75,0 2239
4 WGM Trabert Bettina GER 2291 3 6 50,0 2188
WIM Mietzner Tina GER 2286 1½ 6 25,0 2167
21. Lithuania (9 MP/19½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 WGM Ciuksyte Dagne LTU 2341 6½ 9 72,2 2335
2 WIM Zaksaite Salomeja LTU 2237 4 9 44,4 2289
3 Limontaite Simona LTU 2095 2½ 9 27,8 2249
4 Daulyte Deimante LTU 2195 6½ 9 72,2 2182
8. France (9 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Skripchenko Almira FRA 2437 4½ 7 64,3 2404
2 IM Sebag Marie FRA 2438 2 7 28,6 2370
3 WGM Milliet Sophie FRA 2321 3½ 8 43,8 2258
4 WGM Lallemand Roza FRA 2287 4½ 7 64,3 2209
WIM Muller Anne FRA 2169 4½ 7 64,3 2182
16. Sweden 1 (9 MP/18½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 GM Cramling Pia SWE 2494 5 8 62,5 2334
2 WIM Agrest Svetlana SWE 2270 3 7 42,9 2293
3 WIM Johansson Victoria SWE 2218 4 8 50,0 2306
4 WFM Pavlovskaia Evgenia SWE 2174 4 7 57,1 2171
Andersson Christin SWE 2168 2½ 6 41,7 2238
14. Slovenia (9 MP/17 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 WGM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2364 4 8 50,0 2372
2 WIM Srebrnic Ana SLO 2289 4 8 50,0 2272
3 WIM Kaps Darja SLO 2319 2 7 28,6 2243
4 WIM Krivec Jana SLO 2270 1½ 5 30,0 2278
WFM Rozic Vesna SLO 2192 5½ 8 68,8 2141
17. Czech Republic (8 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 IM Jackova Jana CZE 2386 6 9 66,7 2288
2 WIM Cedikova Katerina CZE 2262 3 8 37,5 2247
3 WIM Sikorova Olga CZE 2232 6½ 9 72,2 2209
4 Kulovana Eva CZE 2137 2½ 5 50,0 2121
Pertlova Sona CZE 2086 1 5 20,0 2224
25. Turkey (8 MP/19 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre TUR 2155 5½ 9 61,1 2269
2 WFM Topel Zehra TUR 2081 5½ 9 61,1 2208
3 WIM Cinar Corlulu Nilufer TUR 2038 3½ 9 38,9 2139
4 WFM Bayrak Asli TUR 1967 4½ 9 50,0 2090
19. Spain (8 MP/17½ Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 WGM Calzetta Monica ESP 2282 4½ 8 56,3 2370
2 WIM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina ESP 2262 1½ 7 21,4 2289
3 WIM Hernandez Yudania ESP 2234 4½ 8 56,3 2256
4 WFM Trujillo Delgado Dafnae ESP 2219 2 6 33,3 2268
WIM Llaneza Vega Patricia ESP 2180 5 7 71,4 2162
20. Croatia (8 MP/16 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 WGM Medic Mirjana CRO 2268 2½ 8 31,3 2323
2 WIM Sargac Rajna CRO 2242 3½ 8 43,8 2251
3 WIM Macek Vlasta CRO 2211 4½ 8 56,3 2204
4 WIM Jelica Mara CRO 2191 5 9 55,6 2168
Kruljac Petra CRO 2017 ½ 3 16,7 2236
22. Switzerland (6 MP/11 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 WGM Lematschko Tatjana SUI 2205 2½ 8 31,3 2317
2 WFM Seps Monika SUI 2173 3½ 8 43,8 2247
3 WCM Wilson Alexandra SUI 2056 4 8 50,0 2206
4 Roelli Corinne SUI 2001 1 8 12,5 2142
Svendsen Hannelore SUI 1775 0 4 0,0 2287
24. Sweden 2 (4 MP/11 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 Jiretorn Eva SWE 2134 3 8 37,5 2276
2 Horn Emilia SWE 2041 1½ 7 21,4 2231
3 Hansson Susanne SWE 2110 ½ 6 8,3 2223
4 Agrest Inna SWE 1984 3 8 37,5 2134
Frisk Ellinor SWE 1991 3 7 42,9 2106
23. Iceland (1 MP/7 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 WGM Ptacnikova Lenka ISL 2204 2 9 22,2 2286
2 Thorsteinsdottir Gudlaug ISL 2132 2 9 22,2 2222
3 WIM Gretarsdottir Lilja ISL 2046 1 9 11,1 2147
4 Fridthjofsdottir Sigurl Regin ISL 1963 2 9 22,2 2094
26. Austria (1 MP/7 Pts.)
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Bo. Name FED Rtg Pts Gam. % Rtg-Ø
1 WFM Kopinits Anna-Christina AUT 2124 1½ 9 16,7 2271
2 WFM Horvath Maria AUT 2039 2½ 9 27,8 2182
3 Sommer Sonja AUT 2053 1 9 11,1 2132
4 Nagy Laura AUT 1933 2 9 22,2 2103
Men's Board Performances
Board 1
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Rank Name Rtg Team % Rp Pts.
1 Nielsen Peter Heine GM 2668 Denmark 72,2 2720 6½
2 Svidler Peter GM 2738 Russia 68,8 2750 5½
3 Nyback Tomi GM 2571 Finland 68,8 2680 5½
4 Navara David GM 2663 Czech Republic 66,7 2750 6
5 McShane Luke GM 2625 England 66,7 2703 6
6 Georgiev Kiril GM 2666 Bulgaria 66,7 2683 6
7 Akopian Vladimir GM 2705 Armenia 62,5 2719 5
8 Kotronias Vasilios GM 2587 Greece 61,1 2683 5½
9 Ivanchuk Vassily GM 2752 Ukraine 61,1 2673 5½
10 Johannessen Leif Erlend GM 2543 Norway 61,1 2647 5½
11 Kempinski Robert GM 2619 Poland 56,3 2695 4½
12 Gelfand Boris GM 2724 Israel 56,3 2693 4½
13 Almasi Zoltan GM 2619 Hungary 56,3 2691 4½
14 Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter GM 2679 Romania 56,3 2666 4½
15 Radjabov Teimour GM 2682 Azerbaijan 55,6 2704 5
16 Kozul Zdenko GM 2585 Croatia 55,6 2629 5
17 Stefansson Hannes GM 2579 Iceland 55,6 2626 5
18 Van Wely Loek GM 2655 Netherlands 50,0 2692 4
19 Bacrot Etienne GM 2729 France 50,0 2656 4½
20 Azmaiparashvili Zurab GM 2672 Georgia 50,0 2628 4
21 Agrest Evgenij GM 2592 Sweden 1 50,0 2605 3½
22 Andersson Ulf GM 2584 Sweden 2 50,0 2581 3½
23 Georgiev Vladimir GM 2532 Macedonia 50,0 2552 4½
24 Neubauer Martin IM 2468 Austria 50,0 2533 4½
25 McNab Colin GM 2451 Scotland 50,0 2494 4
26 Dutreeuw Marc IM 2361 Belgium 44,4 2457 4
27 Bakalarz Mieczyslaw IM 2423 Luxemburg 44,4 2421 4
28 Korchnoi Viktor GM 2615 Switzerland 43,8 2545 3½
29 Godena Michele GM 2522 Italy 42,9 2422 3
30 Rozentalis Eduardas GM 2567 Lithuania 38,9 2522 3½
31 Kulaots Kaido GM 2570 Estonia 38,9 2512 3½
32 Baburin Alexander GM 2523 Ireland 38,9 2429 3½
33 Lutz Christopher GM 2616 Germany 37,5 2559 3
34 Beliavsky Alexander GM 2599 Slovenia 37,5 2529 3
35 Illescas Cordoba Miguel GM 2624 Spain 37,5 2470 3
36 Damljanovic Branko GM 2612 Serbia and Montenegro 35,7 2535 2½
37 Atakisi Umut IM 2437 Turkey 31,3 2364 2½
38 Brynell Stellan GM 2484 Sweden 3 30,0 2411 1½
39 Jones Richard FM 2325 Wales 18,8 2212 1½
40 Antoniou Antonis 2198 Cyprus 7,1 2040 ½
Board 2
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Rank Name Rtg Team % Rp Pts.
1 Palac Mladen GM 2566 Croatia 72,2 2696 6½
2 Sutovsky Emil GM 2674 Israel 68,8 2759 5½
3 Hellsten Johan GM 2582 Sweden 1 68,8 2638 5½
4 Mamedyarov Shakhriyar GM 2646 Azerbaijan 66,7 2748 6
5 San Segundo Carrillo Pablo GM 2514 Spain 64,3 2596 4½
6 Sokolov Ivan GM 2691 Netherlands 62,5 2730 5
7 Lautier Joel GM 2672 France 62,5 2710 5
8 Dreev Alexey GM 2698 Russia 62,5 2665 5
9 D'Amore Carlo IM 2463 Italy 62,5 2565 5
10 Markus Robert GM 2591 Serbia and Montenegro 61,1 2667 5½
11 Eljanov Pavel GM 2639 Ukraine 57,1 2613 4
12 Speelman Jonathan GM 2549 England 57,1 2556 4
13 Aronian Levon GM 2724 Armenia 56,3 2636 4½
14 Gustafsson Jan GM 2614 Germany 56,3 2636 4½
15 Pavasovic Dusko GM 2566 Slovenia 56,3 2608 4½
16 Nedev Trajce GM 2530 Macedonia 56,3 2591 4½
17 Karlsson Lars GM 2472 Sweden 2 56,3 2569 4½
18 Lie Kjetil A. GM 2472 Norway 55,6 2554 5
19 Istratescu Andrei GM 2624 Romania 50,0 2611 3
20 Papaioannou Ioannis GM 2578 Greece 50,0 2588 3½
21 Socko Bartosz GM 2615 Poland 50,0 2575 3½
22 Schandorff Lars GM 2519 Denmark 50,0 2539 3½
23 Kristjansson Stefan IM 2459 Iceland 50,0 2536 4½
24 Cheparinov Ivan GM 2634 Bulgaria 50,0 2517 4½
25 Kelly Brian IM 2504 Ireland 50,0 2442 4½
26 Jobava Baadur GM 2621 Georgia 44,4 2545 4
27 Van Der Stricht Geert IM 2400 Belgium 44,4 2408 4
28 Sammalvuo Tapani IM 2441 Finland 43,8 2434 3½
29 Shaw John IM 2449 Scotland 43,8 2390 3½
30 Kanep Meelis IM 2491 Estonia 38,9 2460 3½
31 Haznedaroglu Kivanc IM 2430 Turkey 38,9 2368 3½
32 Hracek Zbynek GM 2591 Czech Republic 37,5 2487 3
33 Hall Jesper IM 2487 Sweden 3 35,7 2462 2½
34 Pelletier Yannick GM 2603 Switzerland 35,7 2457 2½
35 James David FM 2213 Wales 35,7 2290 2½
36 Berend Fred IM 2374 Luxemburg 35,7 2273 2½
37 Sulskis Sarunas GM 2535 Lithuania 33,3 2430 3
38 Berkes Ferenc GM 2619 Hungary 16,7 2314 1
39 Pilaj Herwig IM 2425 Austria 16,7 2209 1
40 Kassinopoullos Doros 2094 Cyprus 6,3 1998 ½
Board 3
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Rank Name Rtg Team % Rp Pts.
1 Graf Alexander GM 2605 Germany 81,3 2801 6½
2 Banikas Hristos GM 2548 Greece 75,0 2735 6
3 Moiseenko Alexander GM 2664 Ukraine 75,0 2687 6
4 Nevednichy Vladislav GM 2583 Romania 68,8 2695 5½
5 Gormally Daniel GM 2557 England 68,8 2653 5½
6 Tiviakov Sergei GM 2678 Netherlands 62,5 2708 5
7 Smirin Ilia GM 2652 Israel 62,5 2687 5
8 Ivanisevic Ivan GM 2577 Serbia and Montenegro 61,1 2634 5½
9 Vaganian Rafael GM 2614 Armenia 58,3 2606 3½
10 Hansen Lars Bo GM 2567 Denmark 58,3 2544 3½
11 Spasov Vasil GM 2551 Bulgaria 57,1 2545 4
12 Berg Emanuel GM 2539 Sweden 1 56,3 2523 4½
13 Pantsulaia Levan IM 2510 Georgia 55,6 2595 5
14 Kveinys Aloyzas GM 2510 Lithuania 55,6 2566 5
15 Gashimov Vugar GM 2594 Azerbaijan 50,0 2595 4½
16 Gyimesi Zoltan GM 2628 Hungary 50,0 2587 4
17 Wojtaszek Radoslaw GM 2591 Poland 50,0 2576 3½
18 Mikhalchishin Adrian GM 2526 Slovenia 50,0 2547 3½
19 Gallagher Joseph GM 2544 Switzerland 50,0 2473 4
20 Elsness Frode IM 2440 Norway 50,0 2464 4½
21 Collins Sam IM 2413 Ireland 50,0 2408 4½
22 Sepp Olav IM 2462 Estonia 44,4 2455 4
23 Bruno Fabio FM 2425 Italy 43,8 2415 3½
24 Babula Vlastimil GM 2604 Czech Republic 42,9 2483 3
25 Muir Andrew IM 2322 Scotland 42,9 2401 3
26 Motylev Alexander GM 2675 Russia 41,7 2467 2½
27 Thorfinnsson Bragi IM 2448 Iceland 38,9 2406 3½
28 Olsson Anders IM 2416 Sweden 2 35,7 2417 2½
29 Zelcic Robert GM 2522 Croatia 35,7 2413 2½
30 Lehner Oliver IM 2428 Austria 35,7 2347 2½
31 Karttunen Mika IM 2409 Finland 35,7 2320 2½
32 Kett Tim 2192 Wales 35,7 2273 2½
33 Lopez Martinez Josep Manuel IM 2507 Spain 33,3 2384 2
34 Jacimovic Dragoljub GM 2438 Macedonia 33,3 2352 2
35 Claesen Pieter IM 2384 Belgium 33,3 2289 3
36 Erdogdu Mert IM 2403 Turkey 33,3 2289 2
37 Ong Kezli 2371 Sweden 3 31,3 2371 2½
38 Berend Elvira WGM 2350 Luxemburg 30,0 2223 1½
39 Kyriakidis Thrasos 2144 Cyprus 14,3 2095 1
Board 4
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Rank Name Rtg Team % Rp Pts.
1 Jenni Florian GM 2494 Switzerland 81,3 2690 6½
2 Avrukh Boris GM 2652 Israel 78,6 2767 5½
3 Perez Candelario Manuel IM 2504 Spain 75,0 2606 6
4 Fressinet Laurent GM 2627 France 72,2 2762 6½
5 Timman Jan GM 2625 Netherlands 71,4 2735 5
6 Lputian Smbat GM 2629 Armenia 71,4 2655 5
7 Lendwai Reinhard IM 2416 Austria 71,4 2563 5
8 Borisek Jure IM 2509 Slovenia 68,8 2634 5½
9 Hillarp Persson Tiger GM 2511 Sweden 1 68,8 2595 5½
10 Stocek Jiri GM 2592 Czech Republic 66,7 2657 4
11 Karjakin Sergey GM 2645 Ukraine 64,3 2615 4½
12 Ruck Robert GM 2546 Hungary 62,5 2684 5
13 Mchedlishvili Mikheil GM 2549 Georgia 62,5 2645 5
14 Carlsson Pontus FM 2394 Sweden 2 62,5 2613 5
15 Bobras Piotr IM 2525 Poland 58,3 2613 3½
16 Palo Davor IM 2519 Denmark 57,1 2508 4
17 Dautov Rustem GM 2595 Germany 56,3 2570 4½
18 Tikkanen Hans 2316 Sweden 3 56,3 2494 4½
19 Sakalauskas Vaidas IM 2473 Lithuania 55,6 2533 5
20 Dizdar Goran GM 2518 Croatia 55,6 2476 5
21 Bareev Evgeny GM 2688 Russia 50,0 2545 3½
22 Parligras Mircea GM 2571 Romania 50,0 2518 3½
23 Halkias Stelios GM 2548 Greece 50,0 2479 3
24 Kizov Atanas IM 2418 Macedonia 50,0 2467 3½
25 Maki-Uuro Miikka IM 2390 Finland 50,0 2442 4
26 Wagener Claude 2273 Luxemburg 50,0 2386 3½
27 Guseinov Gadir GM 2585 Azerbaijan 44,4 2537 4
28 Seeman Tarvo IM 2405 Estonia 44,4 2414 4
29 Erturan Yakup FM 2311 Turkey 41,7 2300 2½
30 Gunnarsson Arnar IM 2438 Iceland 38,9 2385 3½
31 Docx Stefan FM 2310 Belgium 38,9 2328 3½
32 Bojkov Dejan IM 2522 Bulgaria 28,6 2282 2
33 Orr Mark IM 2305 Ireland 27,8 2233 2½
34 Nordahl Helge IM 2423 Norway 25,0 2227 2
35 Contin Daniel IM 2393 Italy 25,0 2208 1½
36 Grant Jonathan 2273 Scotland 21,4 2079 1½
37 Trevelyan John 2196 Wales 16,7 2088 1
38 Klerides Paris 2224 Cyprus 6,3 1893 ½
Board 5
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Rank Name Rtg Team % Rp Pts.
1 Markowski Tomasz GM 2564 Poland 81,3 2752 6½
2 Balogh Csaba GM 2537 Hungary 75,0 2725 4½
3 Anastasian Ashot GM 2595 Armenia 71,4 2663 5
4 Kuzubov Yury IM 2535 Ukraine 70,0 2629 3½
5 Solak Dragan GM 2557 Serbia and Montenegro 68,8 2634 5½
6 Esen Baris 2301 Turkey 64,3 2370 4½
7 Pert Nicholas GM 2493 England 62,5 2560 5
8 Van Den Doel Erik GM 2587 Netherlands 60,0 2642 3
9 Erenburg Sergey GM 2595 Israel 60,0 2617 3
10 Bauer Christian GM 2641 France 58,3 2610 3½
11 Mastrovasilis Dimitrios GM 2563 Greece 58,3 2598 3½
12 Votava Jan GM 2542 Czech Republic 58,3 2575 3½
13 Timofeev Artyom GM 2661 Russia 57,1 2550 4
14 Hansen Sune Berg GM 2568 Denmark 57,1 2497 4
15 Danner Georg IM 2408 Austria 57,1 2415 4
16 Hug Werner IM 2445 Switzerland 50,0 2428 2½
17 Del Rio Angelis Salvador GM 2470 Spain 50,0 2408 3½
18 Nyysti Sampsa IM 2344 Finland 50,0 2365 2½
19 Olsson Linus FM 2352 Sweden 3 43,8 2370 3½
20 Spice Alan 2175 Wales 43,8 2269 3½
21 Weber Jean-Marie 2262 Luxemburg 43,8 2245 3½
22 Lindberg Bosse 2359 Sweden 2 41,7 2370 2½
23 Stamenkov Vanco IM 2391 Macedonia 41,7 2278 2½
24 Lupulescu Constantin IM 2542 Romania 35,7 2416 2½
25 Mogranzini Roberto FM 2363 Italy 35,7 2308 2½
26 Lenic Luka IM 2463 Slovenia 30,0 2312 1½
27 Upton Timothy FM 2250 Scotland 25,0 2252 1½
28 Hector Jonny GM 2534 Sweden 1 20,0 2043 1
29 Florentiades Michalis 0 Cyprus 16,7 2107 1
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/
The American Continental Championship takes place in Buenos Aires
5th-16th August, 2005.
Official site: http://www.ajedrez.com.ar/
Round 2 Standings:
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American Continental Buenos Aires ARG (ARG), 6-16 viii 2005
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1. Onischuk, Alexander 2628 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3106 +0.36
Milos, Gilberto 2606 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3099 +0.40
Ibragimov, Ildar 2605 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3076 +0.36
Granda, Julio 2601 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3112 +0.44
Shabalov, Alexander 2593 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3074 +0.38
Ivanov, Alexander 2566 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3058 +0.40
Akobian, Varuzhan 2558 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3045 +0.38
Sunye Neto, Jaime 2530 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3029 +0.40
Rodriguez, Andres 2523 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3024 +0.42
Gurevich, Dmitry 2515 2.0 2.0 2.00 3.0 3012 +0.40
Spraggett, Kevin 2592 2.0 1.5 1.50 3.0 3079 +0.38
Hernandez, Gilberto 2518 2.0 1.5 1.50 3.0 3016 +0.40
Bruzon, Lazaro 2662 2.0 1.0 1.00 3.0 3110 +0.32
Vescovi, Giovanni 2640 2.0 1.0 1.00 3.0 3110 +0.36
Felgaer, Ruben 2618 2.0 1.0 1.00 3.0 3097 +0.38
Arencibia, Walter 2527 2.0 1.0 1.00 3.0 3025 +0.40
Sorin, Ariel 2496 2.0 1.0 1.00 3.0 2993 +0.40
Pierrot, Facundo 2449 2.0 1.0 1.00 3.0 2939 +0.40
Quiroga, Facundo 2321 2.0 1.0 1.00 3.0 2992 +0.82
20. Kamsky, Gata 2700 1.5 2.5 1.75 2.5 2589 -0.22
Dominguez, Lenier 2639 1.5 2.5 1.75 2.5 2563 -0.16
Gulko, Boris 2589 1.5 2.5 1.75 2.5 2519 -0.14
Delgado, Neuris 2570 1.5 2.5 1.75 2.5 2529 -0.08
Gonzalez, Zamora Juan Carl 2546 1.5 2.5 1.75 2.5 2488 -0.12
Nogueiras, Jesus 2541 1.5 2.5 1.75 2.5 2489 -0.10
Luconi, Cristian 2258 1.5 2.5 1.75 2.5 2707 +1.12
Kovalyov, Anton 2234 1.5 2.5 1.75 2.5 2684 +1.14
Vasquez, Rodrigo 2558 1.5 2.0 1.25 2.5 2507 -0.10
Shulman, Yuri 2550 1.5 2.0 1.25 2.5 2502 -0.10
Mosquera, Miguel 2442 1.5 2.0 1.25 2.5 2638 +0.50
Blanco Fernandez, Alvaro 2367 1.5 2.0 1.25 2.5 2524 +0.40
Echavarria, Johan 2362 1.5 2.0 1.25 2.5 2513 +0.38
Mareco, Sandro 2187 1.5 2.0 1.25 2.5 2637 +1.14
Mieles Palau, Daniel 2476 1.5 1.5 0.75 2.5 2428 -0.10
Milman, Lev 2459 1.5 1.5 0.75 2.5 2413 -0.10
Garcia, Gildardo 2453 1.5 1.5 0.75 2.5 2383 -0.14
Cordova, Emilio 2422 1.5 1.5 0.75 2.5 2596 +0.44
Claverie, Raul 2388 1.5 1.5 0.75 2.5 2548 +0.40
Disconzi da Silva, Rodrigo 2367 1.5 1.5 0.75 2.5 2535 +0.44
Toloza, Pablo 2349 1.5 1.5 0.75 2.5 2504 +0.40
Sosa Harrison, Jorge 2346 1.5 1.5 0.75 2.5 2500 +0.40
Lima, Darcy 2535 1.5 2.0 1.50 2.0 2419 -0.22
Contreras, Henry 2328 1.5 2.0 1.25 2.0 2248 -0.16
Cuevas, Alex 2017 1.5 2.0 1.25 2.0 2519 +1.22
Bachmann, Axel 2410 1.5 1.5 1.00 2.0 2407 +0.00
Alonso, Salvador 2457 1.5 1.0 0.75 2.0 2401 -0.12
Rojas, Luis 2437 1.5 1.0 0.75 2.0 2385 -0.10
Fernandez, Daniel 2406 1.5 1.0 0.75 2.0 2364 -0.08
Dolezal, Cristian 2402 1.5 1.0 0.75 2.0 2337 -0.14
Dos Santos, Ramiro 2393 1.5 1.0 0.75 2.0 2320 -0.14
Castro, Oscar H. 2385 1.5 1.0 0.75 2.0 2333 -0.10
Uribe, Mauricio 2373 1.5 1.0 0.75 2.0 2316 -0.12
Amura, Claudia N. 2372 1.5 1.0 0.75 2.0 2323 -0.10
Lawson, Eric 2367 1.5 1.0 0.75 2.0 2299 -0.14
150 players
The Smith & Williamson British Chess Championships 2005 takes place
in the Isle of Man, 1st-13th August 2005.
Official site with live coverage:
http://www.bcfservices.org.uk/live2005/
Round 6 Standings:
1 WARD,Chris G............. ENG g 2485 5 6 5 2303 4.44 0.56
2 CONQUEST,Stuart.......... ENG g 2503 4½ 6 4½ 2318 4.44 0.06
3 GREET,Andrew N........... ENG f 2425 4½ 6 4½ 2267 4.26 0.24
4 HASLINGER,Stewart G...... ENG m 2412 4½ 6 4½ 2215 4.50 0.00
5 PERT,Richard............. ENG m 2424 4½ 6 4½ 2331 3.78 0.72
6 ROWSON,Jonathan W........ SCO g 2599 4½ 6 4½ 2333 4.92 -0.42
7 GORDON,Stephen........... ENG f 2390 4 6 4 2303 3.72 0.28
8 JONES,Gawain C........... ENG m 2442 4 6 4 2348 3.78 0.22
9 KNOTT,Simon J B.......... ENG m 2382 4 6 4 2247 4.08 -0.08
10 LITTLEWOOD,Paul E........ ENG m 2355 4 6 4 2289 3.54 0.46
11 MORRISON,Graham.......... SCO f 2322 4 6 4 2241 3.66 0.34
12 WILLIAMS,Simon K......... ENG m 2461 4 6 4 2249 4.62 -0.62
13 EMMS,John M.............. ENG g 2509 3½ 6 3½ 2244 4.92 -1.42
14 MASON,Don................ ENG 2265 3½ 6 3½ 2323 2.52 0.98
15 RUDD,Jack................ ENG 2268 3½ 6 3½ 2244 3.18 0.32
16 SOWRAY,Peter J........... ENG f 2364 3½ 6 3½ 2264 3.84 -0.34
17 WHITE,Michael JR......... ENG 2200 3½ 6 3½ 2233 2.70 0.80
18 WOODWARD,Timothy......... ENG f 2313 3½ 6 3½ 2418 2.16 1.34
19 ASHTON,Adam.............. ENG 2294 3 6 3 2319 2.82 0.18
20 EGGLESTON,David J........ ENG 2138 3 6 3 2332 1.50 1.50
21 EGGLESTON,Thomas A....... ENG 2166 3 6 3 2286 2.04 0.96
22 HODGSON,John............. ENG 2225 3 6 3 2230 2.94 0.06
23 JESSEL,Stephen........... IRL 2285 3 6 3 2386 2.16 0.84
24 MITCHELL,Martin.......... SCO 2172 3 6 3 2267 2.22 0.78
25 NIXON,Thomas C M......... ENG 2195 3 6 3 2340 1.86 1.14
26 RAYNER,Francis........... WLS 2216 3 5 2 2252 2.25 -0.25
27 STONE,Andrew............. ENG 2265 3 6 3 2261 3.06 -0.06
28 STOREY,Charles........... ENG 2211 3 6 3 2161 3.42 -0.42
29 THERRIEN,Alex............ ENG 2294 3 6 3 2285 3.06 -0.06
30 BONAFONT,Philip.......... ENG 2116 2½ 6 2½ 2189 2.40 0.10
31 CHAPLIN,Peter............ ENG 2062 2½ 6 2½ 2145 2.34 0.16
32 CUMBERS,Paul............. ENG 2118 2½ 5 1½ 2171 2.15 -0.65
33 DE COVERLY,Roger......... ENG 2086 2½ 6 2½ 2125 2.70 -0.20
34 HALL,Daniel J............ ENG 2037 2½ 6 2½ 2165 1.98 0.52
35 PYM,Thomas W............. ENG 2099 2½ 6 2½ 2211 2.10 0.40
36 TIPPLESTON,Charles E..... ENG c 2203 2½ 6 2½ 2300 2.22 0.28
37 SURTEES,Mike............. ENG 2142 2 6 2 2245 2.16 -0.16
38 VARNAM,Liam.............. ENG 2088 2 5 1 2167 1.95 -0.95
39 WATERS,Michael........... IRL 2125 2 6 2 2200 2.40 -0.40
40 DIGNAM,Matthew P......... IRL 2194 1½ 6 1½ 2206 2.88 -1.38
41 FRASER,Joseph............ ENG 1½ 6 1½ 2131 1.62 -0.12
42 HUMPHREYS,Jerry.......... ENG 2115 1½ 6 1½ 2173 2.52 -1.02
43 MCDONNELL,James J........ IRL 2054 1½ 5 ½ 2175 1.70 -1.20
44 POOBALASINGAM,Peter...... ENG 2067 1½ 5 ½ 2202 1.60 -1.10
45 TAYLOR,Geoffrey P........ ENG 2135 1½ 5 ½ 2166 2.30 -1.80
46 ILETT,Raymond............ ENG 0 6 0 2113 1436
The 15th Summer Open took place in Recklinghausen 1st-7th August 2005.
Romuald Mainka won the event 6/7. News: Franz Jittenmeier.
Official site:
http://www.chess-international.de/ticker/0recklinghausen05/index.html
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15th Summer Open Recklinghausen GER (GER), 1-7 viii 2005
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1. Mainka, Romuald g GER 2446 6.0 32.5 27.25
2. Mikhaletz, Lubomir g UKR 2451 5.5 35.5 27.00
3. Souleidis, Georgios m GRE 2410 5.5 31.5 24.00
4. Savchenko, Viacheslav UKR 2387 5.5 31.5 23.00
5. Podzielny, Karl-Heinz m GER 2452 5.0 34.5 23.50
6. Viebahn, Dirk GER 2063 5.0 33.5 22.75
7. Bakhmatov, Eduard f GER 2373 5.0 31.0 20.00
8. Kiseleva, Natalia wg UKR 2300 5.0 29.5 21.00
9. Stoyanov, Petar GER 2263 5.0 29.5 18.50
10. Eismont, Igor GER 2292 5.0 29.0 18.00
11. Halasz, Tamas m HUN 2385 5.0 27.5 18.50
12. Bubolz, Konstantin GER 2019 4.5 28.0 13.75
13. Kummerow, Heiko f GER 2296 4.5 27.5 16.75
14. Hahn,Matthias GER ---- 4.5 27.5 16.75
15. Krug, Kevin GER 2098 4.5 27.5 15.50
16. Hagermann, Hermann GER 2133 4.5 26.0 14.25
17. Kartsev, Soel RUS 2269 4.5 25.5 15.25
18. Goldschmidt, Christian GER 2200 4.5 25.0 13.00
19. Woller, Rainer GER 2196 4.5 22.5 13.00
79 players
The next First Saturday GM, IM and FM closed tournaments take place
6th-18th of August Budapest.
Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu
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FSGM August Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-16 viii 2005 cat. VIII (2441)
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1. Berczes, David f HUN 2495 * . . . . . 1 . . . 1 2.0
2. Erdos, Viktor m HUN 2499 . * . = . . . . 1 . . 1.5 2642
3. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2476 . . * . . . . . . 1 . 1.0
4. Fogarasi, Tibor g HUN 2490 . = . * = . . . . . . 1.0 2449
5. Bellin, Robert m ENG 2399 . . . = * . . = . . . 1.0 2399
6. Ilincic, Zlatko g SCG 2470 . . . . . * . . = = . 1.0 2418
7. Payen, Arnaud m FRA 2417 0 . . . . . * 1 . . . 1.0 2402
8. Franchini, Gabriele ITA 2309 . . . . = . 0 * . . . 0.5 2215
9. Meszaros, Tamas m HUN 2408 . 0 . . . = . . * . . 0.5 2291
10. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2429 . . 0 . . = . . . * . 0.5 2280
11. Lapshun, Yury m USA 2462 0 . . . . . . . . . * 0.0
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FSIMA August Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-16 viii 2005 cat. II (2294)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Hoang Thi Bao Tram wm VIE 2267 * . . . . . . 1 . . 1 . 2.0
2. Petran, Pal m HUN 2416 . * . . . . . . 1 . . 1 2.0
3. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2250 . . * = . . . . . 1 . . 1.5 2522
4. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2451 . . = * = . . . . . . . 1.0 2214
5. Laciner, Kerem TUR 2179 . . . = * . . . = . . . 1.0 2370
6. Szeberenyi, Adam m HUN 2396 . . . . . * = = . . . . 1.0 2334
7. Wiley, Tom E f ENG 2305 . . . . . = * . . = . . 1.0 2301
8. Boe, Mads f DEN 2364 0 . . . . = . * . . . . 0.5 2138
9. Bors, Tamas f HUN 2290 . 0 . . = . . . * . . . 0.5 2104
10. Hoang Tri HUN 2207 . . 0 . . . = . . * . . 0.5 2084
11. Malada, Vinko CRO 2248 0 . . . . . . . . . * = 0.5 2016
12. Zucchelli, Massimo ITA 2152 . 0 . . . . . . . . = * 0.5 2139
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1. Garrido Dominguez, Jesus f ESP 2273 * . . 1 . . 1 . . . . 2.0
2. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2284 . * . . 1 . = . . . . 1.5 2437
3. David, Vincent f FRA 2277 . . * . . . . . 1 . . 1.0
4. Balogh, Emese HUN 2157 0 . . * . 1 . . . . . 1.0 2250
5. Kagan, Yosef f ISR 2290 . 0 . . * . . . . . 1 1.0 2326
6. Kende, Gyorgy HUN 2227 . . . 0 . * . . . 1 . 1.0 2247
7. Radnai, Adam HUN 2198 0 = . . . . * . . . . 0.5 2085
8. Sondermann, Johannes GER 2164 . . . . . . . * ? . ? 0.0
9. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2307 . . 0 . . . . ? * . . 0.0
10. Stupavski, Zdenko f SCG 2337 . . . . . 0 . . . * . 0.0
11. Werner, Dimo m GER 2369 . . . . 0 . . ? . . * 0.0
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FSIMC August Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-16 viii 2005 cat. II (2279)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Le Quang Liem f VIE 2326 * . . . . 1 . . 1 . . . 2.0
2. Cuenca Jimenez, Jose f ESP 2351 . * . . . . . 1 . 1 . . 2.0
3. Torma, Robert HUN 2272 . . * . . . 1 . . . 1 . 2.0
4. Aguettaz, Maxime f FRA 2347 . . . * . . = . . . . 1 1.5 2436
5. Blodstein, B ISR 2249 . . . . * . . = = . . . 1.0 2277
6. Braghetta, Sergio ITA 2264 0 . . . . * . . . . . 1 1.0 2305
7. Vasvari, Tamas HUN 2203 . . 0 = . . * . . . . . 0.5 2116
8. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2259 . 0 . . = . . * . . . . 0.5 2107
9. Pedersen, Daniel Vesterbaek f DEN 2296 0 . . . = . . . * . . . 0.5 2094
10. Kaposztas, Miklos m HUN 2260 . 0 . . . . . . . * = . 0.5 2102
11. Karasik, Evgeni ISR 2239 . . 0 . . . . . . = * . 0.5 2073
12. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2284 . . . 0 . 0 . . . . . * 0.0
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The 4th annual Guelph Pro-Am International took place July 27-August 1,
2005. Sergei Shipov, Abhijit Kunte and Igor Zugic finished on 6/5/9.
Further details:
http://www.chessexpress.ca/guelphproam/standings_2005.htm
Final Round 9 Standings:
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International Guelph CAN (CAN), 28 vii-1 viii 2005
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1. Shipov, Sergei g RUS 2582 6.5
2. Kunte, Abhijit g IND 2561 6.5
3. Zugic, Igor m CAN 2474 6.5
4. Kogan, Artur g ISR 2580 6.0
5. Ivanov, Igor V g CAN 2407 6.0
6. Krnan, Tomas f CAN 2372 6.0
7. Ganguly, Surya Shekhar g IND 2596 5.5
8. Matveeva, Svetlana m RUS 2419 5.5
9. Quan Zhe f CAN 2382 5.5
10. Divljan, Igor f CAN 2313 5.5
11. Urquhart, Eddie CAN 2166 5.5
12. Burnett, Ronald m USA 2433 5.0
13. Stevens, Christian CAN f CAN 2319 5.0
14. Mikanovic, Goran f CAN 2282 5.0
15. Noritsyn, Nikolay CAN 2262 5.0
16. Ochkoos, Jura f CAN 2275 4.5
35 players
The Montreal International takes place 3rd-14th August 2005.
Official site: http://pages.infinit.net/archamse/TIM2005.htm
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It Montreal CAN (CAN), 3-14 viii 2005 cat. XII (2543)
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1. Mikhalevski, Victor g ISR 2572 * . = . 1 . . . = 1 1 . 4.0 2808
2. Huzman, Alexander g ISR 2577 . * . = = . = 1 1 . . . 3.5 2693
3. Efimenko, Zahar g UKR 2643 = . * . . . . = . = 1 1 3.5 2659
4. Golod, Vitali g ISR 2582 . = . * 0 = = 1 . . . . 2.5 2531
5. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2583 0 = . 1 * = . . . . . = 2.5 2527
6. Tyomkin, Dimitri g CAN 2467 . . . = = * = . 0 . 1 . 2.5 2555
7. Kogan, Artur g ISR 2580 . = . = . = * 0 . . . 1 2.5 2503
8. Krush, Irina m USA 2452 . 0 = 0 . . 1 * . = . . 2.0 2520
9. Bluvshtein, Mark g CAN 2525 = 0 . . . 1 . . * 0 . = 2.0 2455
10. Shipov, Sergei g RUS 2582 0 . = . . . . = 1 * 0 . 2.0 2468
11. Charbonneau, Pascal m CAN 2509 0 . 0 . . 0 . . . 1 * 1 2.0 2468
12. Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas m CAN 2439 . . 0 . = . 0 . = . 0 * 1.0 2328
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The 9th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament takes place in Vlissingen (The
Netherlands) August 6th-13th 2005. The 9 round Swiss sees 250 participants
competing.
Official site: http://people.zeelandnet.nl/hgroffen/
Round 3 Standings:
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HZ Open Vlissingen NED (NED), 6-14 viii 2005
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1. Landa, Konstantin g RUS 2609 3.0 5.0 5.00 6.0 2936 +0.22
2. Iordachescu, Viorel g MDA 2606 3.0 4.5 4.50 6.0 2935 +0.22
3. Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav g RUS 2560 3.0 4.5 4.50 6.0 2914 +0.26
4. Stellwagen, Daniel g NED 2533 3.0 5.0 5.00 6.0 2900 +0.28
5. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2529 3.0 5.0 5.00 6.0 2898 +0.28
6. Megaranto, Susanto g INA 2499 3.0 5.5 5.50 6.0 2854 +0.26
7. Khmelniker, Ilya ISR 2447 3.0 5.0 5.00 6.0 2882 +0.40
8. Lacasa Diaz, Jose Antonio m ESP 2420 3.0 5.5 5.50 6.0 2859 +0.40
9. Rahal, Michael m ENG 2415 3.0 6.0 6.00 6.0 2834 +0.36
10. Henrichs, Thomas m GER 2413 3.0 4.5 4.50 6.0 2844 +0.38
11. Leenhouts, Koen NED 2403 3.0 3.5 3.50 6.0 2830 +0.38
12. Roeder, Mathias m GER 2393 3.0 4.5 4.50 6.0 2832 +0.40
13. Bofill Mas, Alejandro m ESP 2386 3.0 5.0 5.00 6.0 2825 +0.40
14. Grooten, Herman m NED 2376 3.0 6.0 6.00 6.0 2799 +0.38
15. Odendahl, Reiner f GER 2376 3.0 4.5 4.50 6.0 2725 +0.39
16. Peek, Maurice NED 2366 3.0 5.0 5.00 6.0 2806 +0.40
17. Halay, Taufik f INA 2320 3.0 5.0 5.00 6.0 3246 +0.81
18. Doggers, Peter NED 2249 3.0 5.5 5.50 6.0 2907 +0.94
19. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2652 2.5 4.5 3.75 5.0 2306 -0.44
20. Romanishin, Oleg M g UKR 2570 2.5 6.5 5.25 5.5 2447 -0.24
21. Malakhatko, Vadim g UKR 2556 2.5 4.5 3.25 5.5 2426 -0.24
22. L'Ami, Erwin m NED 2519 2.5 5.5 4.25 5.5 2383 -0.26
23. Kohlweyer, Bernd m GER 2423 2.5 6.0 4.75 5.5 2364 -0.12
24. Wegerle, Joerg f GER 2421 2.5 4.5 3.75 5.0 2349 -0.14
25. Afek, Yochanan m ISR 2389 2.5 4.5 3.25 5.5 2339 -0.10
26. Livshits, Gaby m ISR 2375 2.5 5.0 4.00 4.5 2816 +0.20
27. Bezemer, Arno f NED 2364 2.5 4.5 3.75 5.0 2084 -0.34
28. Purnama, Tirta Chandra INA 2337 2.5 5.5 4.25 5.5 2508 +0.44
29. Becker, Martin GER 2310 2.5 5.0 3.75 5.5 2494 +0.48
30. Schlawin, Marlon GER 2302 2.5 4.5 3.50 5.0 2235 -0.14
31. Tan, Matthew NED 2298 2.5 3.5 3.00 4.5 2761 +0.23
32. Michiels, Rob BEL 2264 2.5 6.0 4.75 5.5 2386 +0.40
33. Rohde, Ulrich f GER 2259 2.5 4.5 3.75 4.5 2701 +0.21
34. Vedder, Richard NED 2216 2.5 4.5 3.75 4.5 - +0.00
35. Prange, Stefan GER 2196 2.5 5.0 3.75 5.5 2423 +0.29
36. Van Hecke, Ewoud NED 2195 2.5 5.5 4.25 5.0 - +0.00
37. Tiggelman, Rene NED 2177 2.5 5.0 3.75 5.5 2389 +0.27
38. Trujillo, Herre NED 1999 2.5 5.0 3.75 5.0 2940 +0.82
39. Van Dort, Lars NED ---- 2.5 4.0 3.00 4.5 2529 0
40. Rogers, Ian g AUS 2569 2.0 5.0 2.00 5.0 2243 -0.74
41. Volke, Karsten m GER 2477 2.0 5.5 3.25 4.0 - +0.00
42. Rodshtein, Maxim ISR 2459 2.0 4.0 2.00 4.0 2106 -0.78
43. Martens, Martin m NED 2423 2.0 6.5 3.50 5.0 2195 -0.58
44. Brinck-Claussen, Bjorn m DEN 2348 2.0 3.0 1.00 3.0 2662 +0.10
45. Piceu, Tom f BEL 2345 2.0 6.0 3.00 5.0 2335 -0.02
250 players
Grandmaster Susan Polgar achieved a Guinness Book of World Records World
on Monday 1st August 2005.
New Records: 326 Simultaneous Games Played (309 wins, 14 draws, 3 losses
= 96.93% in 16 hours and 30 minutes)
Most games won 309 Highest percentage 96.93% 1,131 Consecutive Games
Played (Overall 1,112 wins, 16 draws, 3 losses)
Fun facts: 3:45 PM 6,816 4.3 miles 5:15 PM 8,091 5.1 miles 6:45 PM 8,879
5.6 miles 9:15 PM 9,733 6.1 miles 12:00 AM 11,421 7.2 miles 1:00 AM 12,395 7.85
miles 2:00 AM 13,220 8.4 miles 3:00 AM 14,361 9.1 miles She took only five
5-minute breaks during the entire record simul.
Previous Records: 1st previous record: 321 games (294 wins, 26 draws, 1
loss = 95.64%) 2nd previous record: 1102 games played consecutively 3rd
previous record: 95.64%
Further details: http://www.susanpolgar.com/
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. Players can still enter this event.
The second tournament played in the same week is the Stork Young
Masters, a 20 player invitation group which is a 9 rounds Swiss. Prize fund in
Euros: 1 2,000 2 1,000 3 750 4 500 5 400 6 350 7 300 8 250 9 200 10 150 11
100
All information on the tournament is available in English, German,
French and Dutch at http://www.onjk.nl
Players: Stork Group
Riazantsev Alexander g RUS 2599
Belov Vladimir g RUS 2596
Nybaeck Tomi g FIN 2571
Lupulescu Constantin m ROM 2542
Smeets Jan g NED 2537
Baramidze David g GER 2535
Zhigalko Andrey m BLR 2526
Kharitonov Alexander m RUS 2519
Zhigalko Sergei m BLR 2485
Michiels Bart m BEL 2457
Barnaure Vlad-Victor f ROM 2445
Vasilevich Irina wm RUS 2407
Brandenburg Daan NED 2371
Spoelman Wouter NED 2365
Koster Ramon f NED 2335
Sharevich Anna wm BLR 2325
Michielsen Joost NED 2320
Bitalzadeh Ali NED 2317
Motoc Alina wf ROM 2270
Bensdorp Marlies wm NED 2225
The International festival of chess, bridge and games Czech Open 2005
took place 14th-31st July 2005 in Pardubice (Czech Republic). The main Open A
event was won by Andrei Kovalev with 7.5/9 half a point clear of the field.
Round 9 games available. Note also that I initially made an error with the
naming and rating of Alexandr Kharitonov, m RUS 2519 in last week's TWIC. That
was later corrected.
Internet coverage: http://www.czechopen.net
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Open A Pardubice CZE (CZE), 22-30 vii 2005
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1. Kovalev, Andrei g BLR 2548 7.5 2427 50.0
2. Potkin, Vladimir g RUS 2534 7.0 2446 50.0
3. Azarov, Sergei g BLR 2582 7.0 2440 48.5
4. Kharitonov, Alexandr m RUS 2519 7.0 2419 48.5
5. Najer, Evgeniy g RUS 2614 7.0 2411 48.0
6. Henrichs, Thomas m GER 2413 6.5 2443 52.5
7. Shalimov, Valery m UKR 2426 6.5 2436 50.5
8. Oleksienko, Mikhailo m UKR 2487 6.5 2431 49.5
9. Zubarev, Alexander g UKR 2521 6.5 2427 47.5
10. Fridman, Daniel g LAT 2566 6.5 2421 46.5
11. Sandipan, Chanda g IND 2560 6.5 2413 43.0
12. Grachev, Boris m RUS 2503 6.5 2403 49.0
13. Sundararajan, Kidambi m IND 2484 6.5 2399 46.0
14. Gutman, Gennadi g UKR 2508 6.5 2398 50.5
15. Zhigalko, Andrey m BLR 2526 6.5 2398 43.5
16. Comas Fabrego, Lluis g ESP 2513 6.5 2395 45.0
17. Anisimov, Pavel m RUS 2492 6.5 2390 47.5
18. Petrik, Tomas m SVK 2451 6.5 2389 45.5
19. Kabanov, Nikolai m RUS 2508 6.5 2383 44.0
20. Szoen, Dariusz f POL 2459 6.5 2356 43.0
21. Visser, Yge m NED 2480 6.5 2356 41.5
22. Kryvoruchko, Yuriy m UKR 2476 6.5 2355 47.5
332 players
The 12th Summer International Chess Open of Nice (French Riviera) took
place in the enchanting 4 stars Grand Hotel Aston, August 1st-6th 2005.
Aurelien Dunis and Vladislav Tkachiev finished on 6/7.
Official site: http://www.echiquier-nicois.org
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Open Nice FRA (FRA), 1-6 viii 2005
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1. Dunis, Aurelien m FRA 2485 6 36 2689
2. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2625 6 35 2682
3. Libiszewski, Fabien m FRA 2413 5,5 34,5 2506
4. Gorbatov, Alexej m RUS 2418 5,5 33,5 2477
5. Le Roux, Jean-Pierre m FRA 2468 5,5 32,5 2538
6. Siebrecht, Sebastian m GER 2487 5,5 32,5 2498
7. Marholev, Dimitar m BUL 2423 5,5 31,5 2475
8. Tonoian, Armen f RUS 2321 5,5 30,5 2462
9. Todorov, Ognjan m BUL 2335 5 34 2439
10. Leer-Salvesen, Bjarte f NOR 2374 5 33,5 2455
11. Sanchez, Joseph m PHI 2452 5 33 2413
12. Bordi, Kevin FRA 2263 5 33 2353
13. Ivanov, Jordan m BUL 2347 5 32 2366
14. Zigangirova, Sofya wm KAZ 2296 5 31,5 2406
15. Maksimenko, Andrei g UKR 2505 5 30,5 2355
16. Govciyan, Pavel FRA 2328 5 30 2283
17. So, Wesley f PHI 2165 5 29,5 2317
18. Gachet, Sebastien FRA 2269 5 29,5 2266
19. Monsieux, Cyril FRA 2206 5 29 2297
20. Ribreau, Herve FRA 2242 5 28,5 2294
21. Kirszenberg, Marc FRA 2224 5 28,5 2278
22. Zermiche, Cherif FRA 1971 5 28,5 2167
23. Lazic, Miroljub g SCG 2485 5 28 2374
24. Mazade, Olivier FRA 1991 5 24,5 2123
25. Byklum, Bjornar NOR 2283 4,5 32,5 2335
159 players
Mikhail Kobalia won the MTO Open with 8.5/11. Games from all rounds now
available.
Further details: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch
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MTO Open Biel SUI (SUI), 18-29 vii 2005
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1. Kobalia, Mikhail g RUS 2614 8.5 56.0
2. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2625 8.0 52.5
3. Tseshkovsky, Vitaly g RUS 2599 7.5 51.5
4. Kritz, Leonid g GER 2544 7.5 50.5
5. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2645 7.5 50.0
6. Golod, Vitali g ISR 2582 7.5 49.0
7. Bocharov, Dmitry g RUS 2574 7.5 48.5
8. Roiz, Michael g ISR 2593 7.5 47.5
9. Pavlovic, Milos g SCG 2471 7.5 47.0
10. Sriram, Jha m IND 2437 7.5 44.0
11. Cvitan, Ognjen g CRO 2491 7.0 46.0
12. Nemet, Ivan g SUI 2353 7.0 45.5
13. Raetsky, Alexander m RUS 2453 7.0 45.0
14. Ulibin, Mikhail g RUS 2529 7.0 44.5
15. Costa, Jean-Luc m SUI 2381 7.0 44.5
16. Wohl, Aleksandar H m AUS 2403 7.0 44.0
17. Sutter, Oliver f SUI 2392 7.0 43.0
18. Klovans, Janis g LAT 2463 7.0 42.5
19. Rukavina, Josip m CRO 2419 7.0 39.5
20. Masserey, Yvan f SUI 2338 7.0 37.0
21. Meijers, Viesturs g LAT 2479 6.5 44.0
22. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2511 6.5 43.5
23. Dvoirys, Semen I g RUS 2589 6.5 42.5
24. Huss, Andreas m SUI 2329 6.5 41.0
25. Peschlow, Patrick f GER 2318 6.5 39.5
26. Giertz, Niklaus f SUI 2247 6.5 39.5
27. Berczes, David f HUN 2495 6.5 37.0
28. Heedt, Thorsten GER 2175 6.5 35.0
29. Potterat, Marc SUI 2189 6.5 29.5
98 players
George Mirijanian reports: The 35th Continental Open took place
28th-31st July 2005 at the Host Hotel at Cedar Lake in Sturbridge,
Massachusetts, USA. GM Ildar Ibragimov of Connecticut and GM Kamil Miton of New
York - who drew each other in the final round - and GM Alexander Ivanov of
Massachusetts and GM Aleks Wojtkiewicz of Maryland - who also played to a draw
in the final round - tied for 1st-4th place with scores of 4.5-1.5. Runners-up
with 4-2 tallies were GM Dmitry Gurevich of Illinois, FM Paul MacIntyre of
Massachusetts, and national masters Erez Klein of New York and Gregory Markzon
of New Jersey. The tournament drew 226 players in seven sections and was
directed by William Goichberg of Salisbury Mills, New York, for the sponsoring
Continental Chess Association. He was assisted by his wife, Brenda Goichberg,
and Robert Messenger of Nashua, New Hampshire. Complete crosstables are
available at http://www.chesstour.com/cono05r.htm
Mark Dvoretsky is lecturing at the London Chess Centre on the 23rd of
August 2005. Book signing from 4pm and lecture at 6pm. You can reserve your
place by clicking here:
http://www.chesscenter.com/markdvoretsky2005.html
Odessa Open - Geller Memorial
Odessa Open - Geller Memorial Two open tournaments will take place in
Odessa, Ukraine from 15 - 24 September 2005. The prize fund of A-Open will be
3475 USD (1st prize 1000 USD). The prize fund of B-Open will will be 525 USD.
Details in Russian are available at:
http://www.chesspage.kiev.ua Contact
with organisers: lvv@sky.od.ua, nik@sadt.od.ua
Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship
Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship, 2005-2006 The
starter round of this competition has now finished and the solution to the
starter problem, and other details, is available at the website:
http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/0506/bcsc.html
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship 2005 took place in Belfort, France
18th-29th July 2005. There have been strong criticisms of the conditions for
the players during the event.
Aviv Friedman -
USA Team - http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/aviv05.html
- also at - http://www.bcfservices.org.uk/wy2005/rnd11.htm
and http://members3.boardhost.com/ScotChess/msg/27096.html
Jiraskuv Memorial
The Jiraskuv Memorial takes place 6th-13th August 2005 in Rakovnik
(Czech Republic - 60 km west from Prague).
Further details: http://www.czfree-ra.net/~sachy
Alajuela International
Alajuela International Chess Tournament in Costa Rica took place
23rd-28th July 2005. Varuzhan Akobian took clear first with 8/9. A full
bulletin should become available.
Official site: http://www.alajuela2005.com/
1. 3 Akobian, Varuzhan 2558 8.0 55.5
2. 11 Murillo, Alexis 2362 7.5 47.0
3. 5 Ramirez, Alejandro 2483 7.0 55.0
8 Leyva, Hector 2402 7.0 53.0
9 Juarez, Carlos 2391 7.0 52.5
7 Perez, Luis Manuel 2430 7.0 50.5
31 Chavez, Ricardo 2148 7.0 48.5
8. 12 Valdes, Leonardo 2362 6.5 49.5
2 Delgado, Neuris 2570 6.5 55.0
18 Urbina, Ricardo 2254 6.5 55.5
6 Mittelman, Gur 2431 6.5 54.0
4 Zapata, Alonso 2509 6.5 52.0
13 Estrada, Julian 2348 6.5 49.5
10 Blanco Fernandez Alvaro 2381 6.5 47.0
17 Hernandez, Francisco 2265 6.5 47.5
20 Lorenzana, Wilson 2249 6.5 50.0
177 players
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
58th Quebec Open Championship
IM Jean Hébert was the joint winner of the 58th Quebec Open
Championship with 6.5/9, with Antoine Berube, Simon Gravel, and FM Vahagn
Voskanyan. The tournament is usually Canada's largest open event, although this
year its 195 players ranked it just behind the Canadian Open for attendance.
Hopefully I can round up all the games next week.
Games and results: http://www.fqechecs.qc.ca/
# Name Tot
1 Vahagn Voskanyan 2277 6.5
2 Jean Hebert 2405 6.5
3 Antoine Berube 2168 6.5
4 Simon Gravel 2287 6.5
5 Thanh Nha Duong 2360 6.0
6 Sebastian Predescu 2234 6.0
7 Matt Noble 2368 6.0
8 Steve Bolduc 2206 6.0
9 Omid Malek 2021 6.0
45 player
FIDE World Championship
The FIDE Championship takes place September 27th - October 16th 2005 at
Potrero de los Funes, San Luis (Argentina). Players: Rustam Kasimdzhanov,
Michael Adams, Peter Leko, Vishy Anand, Veselin Topalov, Alexander Morozevich,
Peter Svidler, and Judit Polgar.
Official site: http://www.wccsanluis.net/home.asp?lang=en
Coral Springs IM
Jon Haskel is running an IM Norm Round Robin in Coral Springs, Florida
on September 17, 18, 19, 24 and 25. There will be 1 round on the 19th and 2
rounds on each of the other days. The time control will be 90 minutes with a 30
second increment. He needs 3 players from foreign federations. Contact: Jon
Haskel jon@bocachess.com
10th Cesenatico International
The 10th Cesenatico International Chess Tournament takes place 3rd-11th
September 2005.
Further info: http://www.antiquascom.it
Magistral Ciutat d'Igualada
The Magistral Ciutat d'Igualada takes place 16th-21st August 2005.
Double round robin with Andrei Volokitin, Viktor Korchnoi, Alexander Beliavsky
and Luke McShane. Pairings: Aug 16: Volokitin - Korchnoi / Beliavsky -McShane
Aug 17: McShane - Volokitin / Korchnoi - Beliavsky Aug 18: Volokitin -
Beliavsky / McShane - Korchnoi Aug 19: Volokitin - McShane / Beliavsky -
Korchnoi Aug 20: Korchnoi - Volokitin / McShane - Beliavsky Aug 21: Beliavsky -
Volokitin / Korchnoi - McShane.
Official site: http://www.escacsateneu.net/
Houston Open - Cajun Chess Events
A number of events are planned in the coming weeks in the Houston,
Charlotte and Orlando areas.
Houston Open - July 29-31, 2005:
http://www.cajunchess.com/tourns/tournament7.shtml
Charlotte Open - August 26-28:
http://www.cajunchess.com/tourns/tournament10.shtml
World Amateur Open Championship - October 7-9, 2005:
http://www.cajunchess.com/tourns/tournament13.shtml
Cajun Chess Web Site: http://www.cajunchess.com/
49th Spanish Teams Honours Division
The top division of the Spanish Team Championships take place in
Mérida, 23rd-28th August and 9th-11th September 2005.
Official site:
http://chessmagic.juntaextremadura.net/modules/news/
Denker Memorial
The Chess4Less Denker Memorial takes place at the Florida Atlantic
University, Boca Raton, Florida, July 9, 10, 11, 16 & 17. Live coverage of
some of the game son ICC. http://www.chessclub.com. Hopefully I'll be
able to round things up next week.
World Open
The World Open took place June 30th - July 4th 2005 in Philadelphia. GM
Kamil Miton beat Magesh Panchanathan in a blitz playoff to take the title after
both finished on 7.5/9. The website advises not archiving the games until
they've finished the game file which will hopefully be by next week but I'm
starting to worry its not going to happen.
Official site: http://www.worldopen.com
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.
Official site: http://www.schach-prag.de/
2nd Varna Chess Festival
The 2nd International Chess Festival Varna, takes place September
7th-15th 2005. Further details: Mr. Boris Hristov 5 Konstantin Fotinov St.,
Varna 9002 "Seahorse" National Children's Chess Federation Tel: +359/52/642
877; Fax: +359/52/574 940; Mobile: +359/88/6025 403 e-mail: seahorse@abv.bg
Lausanne Young Masters
The 6th Edition of the Lausanne Young Masters 2005 with 8 of the best
under-20 players in the world will be held September 14th-19th, 2005, at the
Casino de Montbenon in Lausanne Players: Pentala Harikrishna Hikaru Nakamura,
Andrei Volokitin, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Nana Dzagnidze and Elisabeth Paehtz.
Alongside will be an Invitational Event "Maîtres contres Espoirs"
including Vladimir Tukmakov and Florin Gheorghiu (Romania) will play several
young Swiss talents.
Also a General Open, total prize money CHF 14'500.-, CHF 3'000.- for
the winner, will be held at the same location from September 16th-19th, 2005. 7
rounds,
Information: René Kesselring, phone ++41 21 701 38 63 and ++41
79 342 44 15 Email: rkesselring@bluewin.ch
Internet http://www.lausanneyoungmasters.com
Brno Fair Trade Chess Festival
The Fair Trade Chess Festival 2005 in Brno has 2 closed GM groups, 1
closed IM group, open A (FIDE), open B (national) 28th August - 7th September
2005. Contact: IM Petr Pisk -GM and IM groups (petr.pisk@centrum.cz) or go to
the website below.
Further details: http://volny.cz/skduras
Malaysian Chess Federation Calendar
The Malaysian Chess Federation has a calendar at:
http://tcn.sourceforge.net. The event includes: the 2nd Arthur Tan Malaysian
Open takes place 19th-26th August 2005, - Open Swiss with Prize Fund of US$
15,000 27 Aug - 1 Sep Merdeka Team Chess Championship 2005 - Team event Prize
Fund US$ 10,000 2 - 12 Sept Zone 3.3 (East Asia Zone) Championship. Contact:
Hamid Majid email: aham@pc.jaring.my
Official site: http://tcn.sourceforge.net
Senior World Championship
The Senior Chess World Championship takes place 27th September - 10th
October 2005 in the Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine, Italy, just one hour car far
away from Venice.
The tournament is open to both men and women, and is an 11 round Swiss.
Time rate: 40 moves in 90 minutes, then 15 minutes until the end of the game.
with a 30 second increment from move 1.
Official site: http://www.vacanzesport.com
3rd Abe Yanofsky Memorial
The 3rd Abe Yanofsky Memorial takes place 3rd-5th September 2005. The
event takes place in Winnipeg Canada. The tournament is a six-round open Swiss,
FIDE-rated, over the Labour Day weekend. Entry fee by July 15th 2005: $80 Cdn.
Russian GM Sergey Shipov and Canadian GM Mark Bluvshtein have confirmed
their participation in the Abe Yanofsky Memorial.
This year's tournament will have 50 per cent more in prizes than 2004,
with $6,000 guaranteed, including class prizes.
Further details: http://www.chessmanitoba.com
Iranian Team Championship
The Iran Super League (Ligue 84) the 12 club team event started on 30th
May 2005. The Double round robin sees 6 GMs, 12 IMs and a total of 28 titled
players participate.
Official site: http://www.iranchess.com/indexen.htm
Peter Leko Official Site
Peter Leko now has a web site. http://www.lekochess.com/
Liepajas rokade
Liepajas rokade, the biggest chess festival in the Baltics takes place
from 11th to 14th of August 2005 in Liepaja Latvia.
English http://www.liepajniekiem.lv/?doc=19684
and Latvian http://www.liepajniekiem.lv/?doc=19681
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. AnMon won the 7th French programmers tourney in Massy.
Bratto Open
The 25th International Chess Festival "Conca della Presolana" will
takes place in Bratto (Italy), 20-28 August 2005. The Festival includes:
Tournament A (players with Elo Fide > 1999), Tournament B, Tournament C and
Promotion Tournament (for beginners). Swiss system, 9 rounds. Time control: 100
minutes for 40 moves + 50 minutes; all move played get 30 seconds bonus
(Fischer mode). Prizes: in the tournament A: 1st 1500 Euros, 2nd 1000 Euros,
3rd 700 Euros .. ... 16th-20th 200 Euros.
Info: gpp@hotelmilano.com
Official Internet coverage:
http://www.scaccobratto.com/2005.shtml
Hungarian Tournaments July - December 2005
1. 2nd-14th of July 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
2. 15th -23rd of July, SZOMBATHELY SUMMER Open 9 rounds Swiss,
organizer FM Korpics, e-mail: korpicschess@axelero.hu
3. 24th of July - 1st of August, AGRIA Open /EGER, 100 km North-East
from Budapest/, organizer: Rauch Ferenc, e-mail: rauch@freemail.hu
4. 6th-18th of August, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest org.:NL
5. 21st-31st of August, PAPP BELA memorial GM closed tmt, Torokbalint,
10 km from Budapest, info: Nagy Laszlo, firstsat@hu.inter.net
6 3rd-15th of September FS GM-IM-FM Budapest, org: NL
7. 1st-13th of October, FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest L
8. 5th-17th of November, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest
9. 3rd - 15th of December, FS GM-IM-FM.
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/
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
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/
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
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
Instructional Tactics
There is an instructional tactical site at:
http://www.chesstactics.org compiled
by Ward Farnsworth.
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
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
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
) .
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
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
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.
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.
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
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