THE WEEK IN CHESS 607 26th June 2006 by Mark Crowther
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Aerosvit GM tournament 36 games
Dutch Championship 30 games
10th Voronezh Chess Festival 195 games
Midnight Sun Chess Challenge 50 games
3rd Alushta Summer 45 games
Chicago Open 53 games
12th Annual Bray Rapidplay 1 game
5th Masters Grenoble 20 games
French Team Cup 4 games
2nd San Marino Open 71 games
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My thanks to Lou Caruana, Gary Suffield, Leonid Galperin, Haroon I.A.,
Laszlo Nagy, Dmitry V. Borisenkov, Tarjei J. Svensen, Randall Hough, Doru
Ionescu, István Almási and everyone else who helped with the
issue.
Sergei Rublevsky had a terrible Olympiad for the Russians scoring just
2/5 on the bottom board. He's putting that result behind him in the best
possible way with a 6.5/9 score with two rounds to go in the Aerosvit GM
tournament in Foros/Yalta. He is half a point clear of Vassily Ivanchuk and
both have 2800+ results so far. Magnus Carlsen attracts huge amounts of
interest because of his potential. He has started the Midnight Sun Chess
Challenge with 3/3 and it has also been announced he'll play the Norwegian
Championship that follows that event.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The Aerosvit GM tournament takes place in Foros/Yalta, 16th-29th June
2006. Sergei Rublevsky leads with 6.5/9 with two rounds to go.
Official site:
http://www.aerosvit2006.ukrchess.org.ua/index_e.htm
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Aerosvit GM Foros UKR (UKR), 17-28 vi 2006 cat. XVIII (2691)
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1. Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2687 * . 1 0 = . = 1 1 1 = 1 6.5 2850
2. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2731 . * = 1 . = = 1 = 1 = = 6.0 2811
3. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2666 0 = * . = . = 1 = = 1 1 5.5 2770
4. Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar g AZE 2699 1 0 . * = = 1 = 1 . = 0 5.0 2739
5. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2699 = . = = * = . = = 0 1 1 5.0 2732
6. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2719 . = . = = * = 0 = 1 = 1 5.0 2734
7. Areshchenko, Alexander g UKR 2660 = = = 0 . = * 0 = 1 = . 4.0 2652
8. Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter g ROM 2695 0 0 0 = = 1 1 * . = . = 4.0 2646
9. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2738 0 = = 0 = = = . * 0 1 . 3.5 2606
10. Volokitin, Andrei g UKR 2660 0 0 = . 1 0 0 = 1 * . = 3.5 2617
11. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2661 = = 0 = 0 = = . 0 . * = 3.0 2572
12. Harikrishna, P g IND 2680 0 = 0 1 0 0 . = . = = * 3.0 2565
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Round 4 (June 20, 2006)
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 55 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter - Rublevsky, Sergei 0-1 30 B83 Sicilian Scheveningen
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 15 D12 Slav Defence
Volokitin, Andrei - Bologan, Viktor 1/2 48 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Karjakin, Sergey - Areshchenko, Alexander 1/2 32 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Harikrishna, P - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 52 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Round 5 (June 21, 2006)
Rublevsky, Sergei - Volokitin, Andrei 1-0 37 B23 Sicilian Closed
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Karjakin, Sergey 1/2 24 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Bologan, Viktor - Harikrishna, P 1-0 48 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Shirov, Alexei - Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter 1/2 45 C41 Philidor's Defence
Grischuk, Alexander - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1/2 50 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Areshchenko, Alexander - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1/2 30 B57 Sicilian Sozin Attack
Round 6 (June 22, 2006)
Bologan, Viktor - Rublevsky, Sergei 0-1 61 D20 QGA
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter - Areshchenko, Alexander 1-0 72 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 40 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Volokitin, Andrei - Shirov, Alexei 1-0 63 C42 Petroff's Defence
Karjakin, Sergey - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2 52 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Harikrishna, P - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 1-0 32 C47 Four Knights
Round 7 (June 24, 2006)
Rublevsky, Sergei - Harikrishna, P 1-0 28 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter 1-0 54 E16 Queens Indian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Karjakin, Sergey 1/2 36 B81 Sicilian Keres Attack
Shirov, Alexei - Bologan, Viktor 1/2 73 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Grischuk, Alexander - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1/2 19 B65 Sicilian Rauzer
Areshchenko, Alexander - Volokitin, Andrei 1-0 50 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Round 8 (June 25, 2006)
Rublevsky, Sergei - Shirov, Alexei 1/2 19 C43 Petroff's Defence
Bologan, Viktor - Areshchenko, Alexander 1/2 87 D97 Gruenfeld Russian
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 38 B86 Sicilian Sozin Attack
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 0-1 45 E70 King's Indian Fianchetto
Volokitin, Andrei - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 51 B03 Alekhine's Defence
Harikrishna, P - Karjakin, Sergey 1/2 28 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 9 (June 26, 2006)
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Bologan, Viktor 1/2 22 E92 King's Indian Classical
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar - Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter 1/2 43 A56 Old Indian Defence
Shirov, Alexei - Harikrishna, P 1-0 38 D17 Slav Defence
Grischuk, Alexander - Volokitin, Andrei 1-0 61 C42 Petroff's Defence
Areshchenko, Alexander - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 20 B85 Sicilian Scheveningen
Karjakin, Sergey - Ponomariov, Ruslan 0-1 56 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
The Dutch Championship takes place in Hilversum 16th June - 2nd July
2006. Sergei Tivakov leads with 6/8 going into the final rest day.
Official site: http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/nk2006/
- Live games: http://www.schaakbond.nl/nieuws/nk2006/livenk.htm
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ch-NED Hilversum NED (NED), 17-29 vi 2006 cat. XIII (2569)
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1. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2669 * . = 1 1 1 . = 0 . 1 1 6.0 2733
2. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2655 . * = 1 . = 0 1 = 1 1 . 5.5 2701
3. Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2676 = = * . 0 . 1 . 1 = 1 1 5.5 2707
4. Van der Wiel, John g NED 2511 0 0 . * 1 1 = . = = . 1 4.5 2623
5. Stellwagen, Daniel g NED 2543 0 . 1 0 * = = = . . 1 1 4.5 2602
6. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2584 0 = . 0 = * 1 1 0 1 . . 4.0 2577
7. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2565 . 1 0 = = 0 * . = . = 1 4.0 2556
8. Werle, Jan g NED 2529 = 0 . . = 0 . * 1 = 1 = 4.0 2568
9. Smeets, Jan g NED 2535 1 = 0 = . 1 = 0 * 0 . . 3.5 2557
10. Timman, Jan H g NED 2616 . 0 = = . 0 . = 1 * = 0 3.0 2467
11. Bosch, Jeroen m NED 2465 0 0 0 . 0 . = 0 . = * 1 2.0 2398
12. Visser, Yge m NED 2480 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 = . 1 0 * 1.5 2320
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Round 4 (June 20, 2006)
Tiviakov, Sergei - Bosch, Jeroen 1-0 48 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Van Wely, Loek - Nijboer, Friso 1/2 24 E97 King's Indian Classical
Stellwagen, Daniel - Visser, Yge 1-0 66 C12 French MacCutcheon
L'Ami, Erwin - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 45 D32 Tarrasch Defence
Werle, Jan - Smeets, Jan 1-0 37 D17 Slav Defence
Timman, Jan H - Van der Wiel, John 1/2 26 A65 Benoni
Round 5 (June 22, 2006)
Sokolov, Ivan - Tiviakov, Sergei 1/2 15 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Van der Wiel, John - L'Ami, Erwin 1/2 37 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Nijboer, Friso - Timman, Jan H 1-0 19 C18 French Winawer
Smeets, Jan - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 43 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Bosch, Jeroen - Stellwagen, Daniel 0-1 41 A65 Benoni
Visser, Yge - Werle, Jan 1/2 29 C90 Ruy Lopez
Round 6 (June 23, 2006)
Tiviakov, Sergei - Van der Wiel, John 1-0 53 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Stellwagen, Daniel - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 75 C93 Ruy Lopez Smyslov
L'Ami, Erwin - Nijboer, Friso 0-1 43 A80 Dutch
Werle, Jan - Van Wely, Loek 0-1 36 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Timman, Jan H - Smeets, Jan 1-0 22 B81 Sicilian Keres Attack
Visser, Yge - Bosch, Jeroen 0-1 48 C97 Ruy Lopez
Round 7 (June 24, 2006)
Van Wely, Loek - Timman, Jan H 1-0 44 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Sokolov, Ivan - Visser, Yge 1-0 57 E71 King's Indian 5.h3
Van der Wiel, John - Stellwagen, Daniel 1-0 29 B42 Sicilian Paulsen
Nijboer, Friso - Tiviakov, Sergei 0-1 94 B01 Centre Counter
Smeets, Jan - L'Ami, Erwin 1/2 14 C45 Scotch Game
Bosch, Jeroen - Werle, Jan 0-1 40 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Round 8 (June 25, 2006)
Tiviakov, Sergei - Smeets, Jan 0-1 39 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Stellwagen, Daniel - Nijboer, Friso 1/2 103 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
L'Ami, Erwin - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 58 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Werle, Jan - Timman, Jan H 1/2 60 D34 Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Bosch, Jeroen - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 59 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Visser, Yge - Van der Wiel, John 0-1 49 C47 Four Knights
The 10th Voronezh International Chess Festival took place June 10th-21st
2006. Denis Khismatullin won the event with 7/9. Games from all rounds
available but round 4 (especially) and round 5 have a lot of important games
missing.
Official site: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open/
Fioal Round 9 Standings:
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Open A Voronezh RUS (RUS), 12-21 vi 2006
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1. Khismatullin, Denis g RUS 2584 7.0 50.5 37.75 36.5 2584 2727 +1.51
2. Zontakh, Andrey g UKR 2553 6.5 52.5 37.00 35.5 2553 2658 +1.28
3. Solodovnichenko, Yuri m UKR 2540 6.5 51.5 36.25 35.5 2540 2652 +1.28
4. Panarin, Michail m RUS 2491 6.5 51.0 35.50 34.5 2491 2639 +1.73
5. Vorobiov, Evgeny E g RUS 2540 6.5 50.0 35.25 33.0 2540 2620 +0.92
6. Chernyshov, Konstantin g RUS 2544 6.5 49.5 33.25 32.5 2544 2619 +0.92
7. Popov, Ivan RUS m RUS 2482 6.5 48.5 33.00 33.0 2482 2611 +1.55
8. Shaposhnikov, Evgeny g RUS 2538 6.5 46.5 32.75 32.5 2538 2602 +0.74
9. Rychagov, Andrey m RUS 2542 6.5 46.0 32.25 33.0 2542 2609 +0.74
10. Yakovich, Yuri g RUS 2570 6.5 45.0 30.25 33.5 2570 2615 +0.56
11. Gleizerov, Evgeny g RUS 2562 6.0 51.0 31.50 34.5 2562 2621 +0.69
12. Belozerov, Andrei g RUS 2538 6.0 49.5 31.25 33.0 2538 2590 +0.60
13. Yandemirov, Valeri g RUS 2520 6.0 49.0 30.75 32.5 2520 2596 +0.87
14. Gabrielian, Artur m RUS 2520 6.0 47.5 29.75 33.0 2520 2549 +0.33
15. Obukhov, Alexander g RUS 2498 6.0 47.5 29.50 31.0 2498 2555 +0.69
16. Brodsky, Michail g UKR 2561 6.0 47.5 31.00 30.5 2561 2551 -0.12
17. Iljushin, Alexei g RUS 2483 6.0 46.0 28.50 31.0 2483 2570 +1.05
18. Chebotarev, Oleg RUS 2493 6.0 45.0 28.00 30.0 2493 2516 +0.24
19. Kabanov, Nikolai m RUS 2504 6.0 42.5 27.25 28.5 2504 2487 -0.21
20. Novikov, Stanislav g RUS 2545 6.0 41.5 26.50 28.0 2545 2502 -0.48
21. Tseshkovsky, Vitaly g RUS 2572 5.5 51.0 29.50 32.5 2572 2564 -0.08
22. Feoktistov, Alexey A m RUS 2421 5.5 49.0 28.00 29.0 2421 2549 +1.63
23. Kryakvin, Dmitry f RUS 2472 5.5 47.5 27.25 28.5 2472 2490 +0.19
24. Lastin, Alexander g RUS 2610 5.5 47.0 27.00 30.0 2610 2551 -0.71
25. Voitsekhovsky, Stanislav g RUS 2490 5.5 47.0 26.75 29.5 2490 2509 +0.28
26. Lutsko, Igor g BLR 2471 5.5 46.0 26.25 29.5 2471 2508 +0.46
27. Bocharov, Dmitry g RUS 2559 5.5 45.5 25.50 29.0 2559 2503 -0.62
28. Gavrilov, Alexei1 m RUS 2461 5.5 44.0 25.00 29.0 2461 2453 -0.08
29. Andreikin, Dmitry m RUS 2481 5.5 44.0 24.25 29.0 2481 2476 -0.08
30. Gritsak, Orest g UKR 2548 5.5 44.0 25.00 28.5 2548 2490 -0.71
31. Kornev, Alexei g RUS 2575 5.5 44.0 27.00 27.5 2575 2475 -1.16
32. Vysochin, Spartak g UKR 2555 5.5 43.0 25.25 27.0 2555 2440 -1.25
33. Shumiakina, Tatiana wg RUS 2341 5.5 42.5 24.00 27.0 2341 2472 +1.63
34. Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V m RUS 2547 5.5 39.5 23.25 26.0 2547 2425 -1.34
35. Demianjuk, Alexander RUS 2356 5.5 39.5 21.00 25.0 2356 2454 +1.27
121 players
The Midnight Sun Chess Challenge takes place in Tromsø, Norway
June 24th - July 2nd 2006.
Details: http://www.midnightsunchess.org/english/index.htm
Round 2 Standings:
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Midnight Sun Tromso NOR (NOR), 24 vi-2 vii 2006
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Pl. Name ELO NAT/Club Score
1 Michal Krasenkow 2650 Poland 2.0
2 Magnus Carlsen 2646 Ntg 2.0
3 Eduardas Rozentalis 2596 Lithuania 2.0
4 Sergei Shipov 2576 Russia 2.0
5 Leif Erlend Johannessen 2559 Oss 2.0
6 Kjetil A. Lie 2492 Porsgrunn 2.0
7 Eirik T Gullaksen 2380 Bergens 2.0
8 Joanna Dworakowska 2364 Poland 2.0
9 Arnt Esbensen 2244 Vadsø 2.0
10 Thomas Nyland 2172 Fana 2.0
11 Johannes Kvisla 2026 Sk 1911 2.0
12 Ralf Akesson 2472 Sweden 1.5
13 Jon Ludvig Hammer 2287 Oss 1.5
14 Paal Royset 2228 Tromsø 1.5
15 Richard Bjerke 2223 Oss 1.5
16 Gunnar Johnsen 2215 Tromsø 1.5
17 Stein Jensen 2159 Harstad 1.5
18 Mats Bergvoll 2024 Tromsø 1.5
19 Thomas Bryn 1994 Molde 1.5
20 Frank Wuts 2321 Netherlands 1.0
21 Lohou Stephane 2142 France 1.0
22 Lars M Andreassen 2141 Samisk 1.0
23 Frans Wolferink 2129 Netherlands 1.0
24 Torben Soraas 2115 Narvik 1.0
25 Oyvind Pedersen 2098 Tromsø 1.0
26 Tobias Pettersson 2071 Sweden 1.0
27 Espen Forsaa 2065 Tromsø 1.0
28 Georg Kwossek 2065 Germany 1.0
29 Joachim B. Nilsen 1570 Bergens 1.0
30 Levi André Tallaksen 2011 Porsgrunn 1.0
31 Aksel Brasøy 1969 Alta 1.0
32 Steven Barr 1939 England 1.0
33 Anders Hobber 1926 Porsgrunn 1.0
34 Gunnar Bue 1856 Tønsberg 1.0
35 Anders G Hagen 1807 Våler 1.0
36 Rune Vik-Hansen 1702 Alta 1.0
37 Kai Inge Esbensen 1589 Sk 1911 1.0
38 Per H. Wibe 1574 Asker 1.0
39 Kaj Roger Willumsen 1498 Sortland 1.0
40 Tore Narvøy 1446 Porsgrunn 1.0
41 Inge Simonsen 1433 Tromsø 1.0
42 Peter Vedal Utnes 1356 Tromsø 1.0
43 Anders Samuelsen Nordli Lyngen 1.0
44 Ida Lahlum 1851 Alta 0.5
45 Ingvar Gundersen 1767 Wasa Sk 0.5
46 Daniel Adolfsson 1735 Sweden 0.5
47 Robert Bergersen 1501 Tromsø 0.5
48 Benjamin Arvola 1476 Kirkenes 0.5
49 Johnny Karl Pedersen 1293 Tromsø 0.5
50 Knut Are Hansen 1240 Kristiansand 0.5
51 Anastasia Edakina 1146 Harstad 0.5
52 Odd Ketil Selnes 1375 Harstad 0.0
53 Eirik Nymo Isaksen 1349 Alta 0.0
54 Eamonn Pitts 1345 Ireland 0.0
55 Maria Edakina 1310 Harstad 0.0
56 Håvard Olsen 1273 Tromsø 0.0
57 Leif Andreassen 1204 Øksfjord 0.0
58 Roald Storslett 1178 Tromsø 0.0
59 Øivind Jakobsen 1086 Skjervøy 0.0
60 Rune Madsen 1072 Harstad 0.0
61 Paul Ivar Johansen Tromsø 0.0
62 Frank Prohl Germany 0.0
The 1st Alushta Summer tournament took place 16th-24th June 2006.
Vladimir Belikov and Alexander Alexikov finished on 7/9.
Official site: http://www.kaissa.com.ua
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Summer-3 Alushta UKR (UKR), 16-24 vi 2006 cat. VIII (2427)
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1. Belikov, Vladimir g RUS 2552 * 1 1 = = = = 1 1 1 7.0 2633
2. Alexikov, Alexander m UKR 2404 0 * 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7.0 2649
3. Moroz, Alexander g UKR 2505 0 0 * = 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2584
4. Rogovski, Vladimir g UKR 2476 = 0 = * = 1 1 = 1 1 6.0 2546
5. Tukhaev, Adam m UKR 2466 = = 0 = * = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2502
6. Akshayraj, Kore IND 2380 = = 0 0 = * 0 = 1 1 4.0 2389
7. Ivanov, Alexander Al m RUS 2419 = 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 0 1 3.5 2348
8. Ajrapetjan, Yuriy m UKR 2384 0 0 0 = = = 0 * = 1 3.0 2306
9. Sergeev, A KAZ KAZ 2379 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = * = 2.0 2212
10. Orlov, Evgeny RUS 2306 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = * 0.5 1996
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The Chicago Open took place 25th-28th May 2006. Vadim Milov defeated
Kamil Miton in a speed playoff game for $205 bonus and title. $1537.50 tied for
1st/2nd 2300-2499. $224.58 tied for 8th-21st place plus 3rd-9th 2300-2499.
$507.58 tied for 1st-7th Under 2300.
Official site: http://www.chesstour.com/
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Open Chicago USA (USA), 25-28 v 2006
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1. Miton, Kamil g POL 2646 5 $5038.25
2. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2625 5 $5243.25
3. Finegold, Benjamin m USA 2563 5 $5038.25
4. Becerra Rivero, Julio g USA 2565 5 $5038.25
5. Izoria, Zviad g GEO 2647 4½ $751.67
6. Shabalov, Alexander g USA 2605 4½ $751.67
7. Stripunsky, Alexander g USA 2569 4½ $751.67
8. Florean, Andrei-Costel m ROM 2426 4½ $1537.50
9. Van de Mortel, Jan f NED 2412 4½ $1537.50
10. Ehlvest, Jaan g USA 2607 4 $224.58
11. Perelshteyn, Eugene m USA 2526 4 $224.58
12. Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander g USA 2552 4 $224.58
13. Gurevich, Dmitry g USA 2503 4 $224.58
14. Anka, Emil g HUN 2425 4 $224.58
15. Friedel, Joshua E m USA 2465 4 $224.58
16. Sharavdorj, Dashzegve g MGL 2449 4 $224.58
17. Florin, Felecan f USA 2366 4 $224.58
18. Antic, Dejan g SCG 2491 4 $224.58
19. Blocker, Calvin m USA 2390 4 $224.58
20 Lugo, Blas m USA 2401 4 $224.58
21. Tate, Emory f USA 2384 4 $224.58
22. Rensch, Daniel f USA 2360 4 $224.58
23. Pasalic, Mehmed f GER 2363 4 $224.58
83 players
The 12th Annual Bray Rapidplay took place Sunday June 18 2006 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
Official site: http://www.brayrapidplay.com
Bray RapidPlay 2006 - Round 6
Standings
Place Name Feder Rtg Title Score M-Buch. Buch.
1 DALY, COLM 2380 fm 6 16.5 24.5
2 VELICKA, PETR CZE 2456 im 5 17.5 27.0
3 JEFFARES, SIMON 2095 5 14.5 22.5
4 WHITE, JOHN S. 4.5 14.0 21.0
5 QUINN, CIARAN 4.5 13.5 22.0
6 KELLY, ADAM 4.5 13.5 21.5
7 MADYNSKI, PAWEL POL 2178 4.5 12.5 18.5
8 STUART, ROBERT 4.5 11.5 16.5
9 BREZING, THOMAS 4 16.0 24.0
10 PEART, ALAN 4 14.5 23.5
11 DUFFY, SEAMUS 4 14.5 22.5
12 MURRAY, DAVID B. 1990 4 13.5 20.5
13 FOX, ANTHONY 2096 4 13.0 19.0
14 HEARNS, LIAM T. 4 12.0 18.0
15 O' ROURKE, RAY 2086 4 10.5 17.5
16 REYNOLDS, PAT 2146 4 10.5 15.5
17 ZACHAREK, MICHAL POL 2200 4 10.0 13.5
The 5th Grenoble Masters takes place 22nd-30th June 2006. Ovidiu Doru
Foisor leads with 3.5/4.
Official site:
http://grenoblechecs.free.fr/admsp/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=1
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5th Masters Grenoble FRA (FRA), 22-30 vi 2006 cat. IV (2326)
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1. Foisor, Ovidiu Doru m ROM 2409 * . . = . . 1 1 . 1 3.5 2636
2. Asanov, Timur m RUS 2381 . * . . . 0 1 1 1 . 3.0 2478
3. Foisor, Cristina Adela m ROM 2392 . . * 1 . . . 0 1 = 2.5 2349
4. Vernay, Clovis FRA 2293 = . 0 * . . . . 1 1 2.5 2393
5. Olivier, Jean-Christophe m FRA 2389 . . . . * 0 = 1 . 1 2.5 2408
6. Bijaoui, Manuel FRA 2344 . 1 . . 1 * 0 . 0 . 2.0 2309
7. Aguettaz, Maxime f FRA 2327 0 0 . . = 1 * . . . 1.5 2293
8. Rrhioua, Tarik f MAR 2330 0 0 1 . 0 . . * . . 1.0 2199
9. Rodrigues, Emmanuel FRA 2141 . 0 0 0 . 1 . . * . 1.0 2159
10. Delorme, Axel FRA 2252 0 . = 0 0 . . . . * 0.5 2048
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The final of the "Coupe de France" took place in Sénat (Paris,
France) at the salle Médicis du Palais du Luxembourg on Sunday 25th June
2006. Clichy beat NAO 2,5-1.5.
Official site: http://www.echecs.asso.fr/
Round 1 (June 25, 2006)
Bacrot, Etienne NAO - CLI Tregubov, Pavel V 1/2 35 A58 Volga Gambit
Naiditsch, Arkadij CLI - NAO Lautier, Joel 1-0 59 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Nataf, Igor-Alexandre NAO - CLI Mullon, Jean-Baptiste 1-0 31 A00 Irregular Openings
Apicella, Manuel CLI - NAO Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 45 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
The 2nd San Marino International Chess Open took place in the Republic
of San Marino June 5th-11th 2006, at the end of the Turin World Chess Olympiad.
Vadim Milov won the event on tie-break from Varuzhan Akobian both finished on
7.5/9. Games from round 7 still missing but rounds 8 and 9 turned up.
Official site: http://www.sanmarinoscacchi.sm
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1. Milov, Vadim g SUI 2625 7,5 GM SUI 43,0 2816
2. Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2575 7,5 GM USA 41,0 2796
3. Gagunashvili, Merab g GEO 2560 7,0 GM GEO 39,0 2710
4. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2669 6,5 GM NED 43,5 2691
5. Ehlvest, Jaan g USA 2607 6,5 GM USA 43,0 2689
6. Pantsulaia, Levan g GEO 2611 6,5 GM GEO 38,5 2677
7. Torre, Eugenio g PHI 2543 6,5 GM PHI 37,5 2612
8. Sulava, Nenad g CRO 2493 6,5 GM CRO 37,0 2609
9. Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2565 6,5 GM RUS 35,5 2596
10. Kuzubov, Yuriy g UKR 2554 6,5 GM UKR 35,0 2576
11. Ivanisevic, Ivan g SCG 2598 6,5 GM SCG 33,5 2564
12. Manik, Mikulas m SVK 2450 6,0 IM SVK 42,0 2647
13. Heberla, Bartlomiej m POL 2497 6,0 IM POL 40,0 2606
14. Areshchenko, Alexander g UKR 2660 6,0 GM UKR 39,0 2604
15. Markowski, Tomasz g POL 2554 6,0 GM POL 38,5 2594
16. Jobava, Baadur g GEO 2646 6,0 GM GEO 37,0 2593
17. Svetushkin, Dmitry g MDA 2552 6,0 GM MDA 37,0 2571
18. Paragua, Mark g PHI 2617 6,0 GM PHI 37,0 2543
19. Malakhatko, Vadim g UKR 2559 6,0 GM UKR 36,5 2588
20. Vazquez, Renier m ESP 2517 6,0 IM ESP 36,5 2551
21. Psakhis, Lev g ISR 2551 6,0 GM ISR 34,5 2550
22. Delchev, Aleksander g BUL 2640 6,0 GM BUL 34,5 2547
23. Shengelia, Davit g GEO 2556 6,0 GM GEO 34,5 2490
24. Vescovi, Giovanni g BRA 2622 6,0 GM BRA 34,0 2538
25. Nevednichy, Vladislav g ROM 2582 6,0 GM ROM 33,0 2516
26. Guliyev, Namig g AZE 2580 6,0 GM AZE 32,5 2501
27. Kaplan, Sasha f ISR 2341 6,0 FM ISR 31,5 2453
28. Godena, Michele g ITA 2537 5,5 GM ITA 38,0 2505
29. So, Wesley f PHI 2254 5,5 FM PHI 37,0 2522
30. Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman m IND 2472 5,5 IM IND 36,5 2547
31. Zozulia, Anna m UKR 2355 5,5 IM UKR 36,5 2488
32. Kuljasevic, Davorin m CRO 2408 5,5 IM CRO 36,5 2467
33. Efimenko, Zahar g UKR 2648 5,5 GM UKR 36,0 2528
34. Flores, Diego m ARG 2494 5,5 IM ARG 36,0 2472
35. Djuric, Stefan g SCG 2457 5,5 GM SCG 35,5 2505
36. Goloshchapov, Alexander g UKR 2556 5,5 GM UKR 34,5 2457
37. Stopa, Jacek POL 2469 5,5 IM POL 34,5 2438
38. Sulskis, Sarunas g LTU 2497 5,5 GM LTU 34,0 2491
39. Parligras, Mircea g ROM 2543 5,5 GM ROM 34,0 2463
40. Garcia Palermo, Carlos g ARG 2467 5,5 GM ARG 34,0 2454
41. Del Rio Angelis, Salvador G g ESP 2516 5,5 GM ESP 34,0 2421
42. Abergel, Thal m FRA 2457 5,5 IM FRA 33,5 2495
43. Berkovich, Mark A m ISR 2392 5,5 IM ISR 33,0 2449
44. Bhat, Vinay S m USA 2409 5,5 IM USA 33,0 2401
148 players
The 6th Emory Castle Grand Prix June 16-18 Atlanta, Georgia USA.
Hopefully the games and full table will turn up. Final standings on ICC: 1-5
4.0 Becerra Serper Gulamali Dunne Pohl.
Official site: http://www.emorychess.org/tournament.html
There is a correction to one of the National Open games from last
week.
The 7th Asean Age Groups Championships took place in Jakarta, Indonesia
- 11th to 19th June 2006. I have games and there are results at the official
site but I probably need the ELO ratings before processing the games.
Official site: http://www.aseanchess.com/
The XXIV Balaton International Chess Festival took place in
Balatonlelle, 17th-25th June 2006. Laszlo Gonda won the event with 7.5/9.
Official site: http://www.lellechess.tar.hu/
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1. Gonda, Laszlo f HUN 2465 +38 +46 = 2 =14 + 8 =12 +19 + 7 + 3 7.5 2639
2. Farago, Ivan g HUN 2534 +23 +22 = 1 =16 =31 +11 = 7 = 6 + 5 6.5 2582
3. Enders, Peter g GER 2443 +57 =34 +36 + 9 +11 = 7 = 5 +12 - 1 6.5 2535
4. Varga, Zoltan g HUN 2515 +55 +54 - 8 =40 +33 -10 +30 +27 +15 6.5 2477
5. Czebe, Attila g HUN 2505 +61 +29 +10 + 8 - 7 + 6 = 3 = 9 - 2 6.0 2548
6. Horvath, Adam1 g HUN 2532 +53 +30 =11 =12 +14 - 5 +10 = 2 = 8 6.0 2528
7. Szabo, Krisztian1 m HUN 2469 =43 +48 +15 +19 + 5 = 3 = 2 - 1 =10 6.0 2482
8. Videki, Sandor m HUN 2414 +67 +37 + 4 - 5 - 1 +16 =20 +38 = 6 6.0 2484
9. Sax, Gyula g HUN 2535 +62 =15 +18 - 3 +54 +26 =12 = 5 =11 6.0 2502
10. Berczes, Csaba f HUN 2395 +41 +69 - 5 =42 +25 + 4 - 6 +20 = 7 6.0 2449
11. Csiszar, Csaba m HUN 2435 +65 +45 = 6 +13 - 3 - 2 +46 +19 = 9 6.0 2462
12. Bokros, Albert m HUN 2426 =19 +60 +42 = 6 +16 = 1 = 9 - 3 =18 5.5 2422
13. Papp, Gabor m HUN 2482 +35 +44 =14 -11 +40 -19 =22 =33 +38 5.5 2355
14. Seres, Lajos g HUN 2400 +58 +52 =13 = 1 - 6 =22 =43 +42 =17 5.5 2405
15. Ganaus, Hannes m AUT 2309 +66 = 9 - 7 =35 =38 +36 +25 +31 - 4 5.5 2379
16. Szalanczy, Emil m HUN 2369 =36 +51 +34 = 2 -12 - 8 +62 =22 +33 5.5 2386
17. Almasi, Istvan m HUN 2440 -42 +67 =25 =46 +52 =30 =23 +40 =14 5.5 2304
18. Vyskocil, Neklan CZE 2307 =60 +68 - 9 =59 -19 +45 +55 +43 =12 5.5 2300
19. Nabaty, Tamir ISR 2156 =12 +28 +21 - 7 +18 +13 - 1 -11 =27 5.0 2458
20. Pinter, Jozsef g HUN 2532 -52 +57 =26 +44 +24 =31 = 8 -10 =23 5.0 2366
21. Csala, Imre f HUN 2332 +32 =25 -19 =23 =55 -43 +47 +36 =26 5.0 2227
22. Felegyhazi, Laszlo f HUN 2282 +63 - 2 +45 =25 =27 =14 =13 =16 =31 5.0 2364
23. Vukovic, Ivo f CRO 2233 - 2 +63 =27 =21 +28 =51 =17 =26 =20 5.0 2432
24. Papp, Gellert HUN 2291 -45 =41 +48 +34 -20 +35 -38 +37 =28 5.0 2267
25. Veszpremi, Andras HUN 2073 +33 =21 =17 =22 -10 +53 -15 =44 +43 5.0 2345
26. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2461 =48 =39 =20 +53 +42 - 9 =40 =23 =21 5.0 2339
27. Pataki, Gyozo HUN 2375 +50 -42 =23 +61 =22 +39 =31 - 4 =19 5.0 2302
28. Berczes, David m HUN 2450 =39 -19 =32 +41 -23 +58 =44 +46 =24 5.0 2235
29. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2268 +47 - 5 =37 =36 =35 -38 +49 =34 +48 5.0 2221
30. Habibi, Ali m GER 2286 +49 - 6 -52 +32 +59 =17 - 4 =35 +42 5.0 2322
31. Banusz, Tamas m HUN 2460 -34 +65 +55 +52 = 2 =20 =27 -15 =22 5.0 2340
32. Grandelius, Nils SWE 2113 -21 =53 =28 -30 -68 +70 +64 +62 +44 5.0 2229
33. Papp, Tamas1 HUN 2263 -25 +58 =59 +37 - 4 =42 +39 =13 -16 4.5 2233
34. Pesztericz, Laszlo f HUN 2199 +31 = 3 -16 -24 =60 +68 =51 =29 =40 4.5 2278
35. Fodor, Istvan2 HUN 2214 -13 =56 +64 =15 =29 -24 +53 =30 =41 4.5 2228
36. Rezsek, Gyozo HUN 2118 =16 +43 - 3 =29 =46 -15 +52 -21 +54 4.5 2297
37. Porat, Maya ISR 1984 +40 - 8 =29 -33 +48 -46 +61 -24 +55 4.5 2265
38. Porat, David f ISR 2206 - 1 =64 =68 +69 =15 +29 +24 - 8 -13 4.5 2247
39. Balazs, Gabor2 HUN 2178 =28 =26 =44 =51 +62 -27 -33 =54 +53 4.5 2315
40. Horvath, Julia wm HUN 2261 -37 +66 +69 = 4 -13 +63 =26 -17 =34 4.5 2253
41. Takacs, Gergo HUN 2126 -10 =24 =43 -28 -47 +69 +56 +59 =35 4.5 2213
42. Hottes, Dieter GER 2166 +17 +27 -12 =10 -26 =33 +54 -14 -30 4.0 2326
43. Gergacz, Attila HUN 2210 = 7 -36 =41 +45 =51 +21 =14 -18 -25 4.0 2203
44. Kragelj, Igor f SLO 2260 +64 -13 =39 -20 =58 +60 =28 =25 -32 4.0 2183
45. Pichl, Michael GER 2106 +24 -11 -22 -43 +64 -18 +58 -53 +62 4.0 2190
46. Kincs, Imre f HUN 2247 +70 - 1 =50 =17 =36 +37 -11 -28 =47 4.0 2175
47. Launiau, Severin FRA 2075 -29 -61 +67 -60 +41 +59 -21 =55 =46 4.0 2163
48. Vospernik, Andrej SLO 2202 =26 - 7 -24 =56 -37 +66 +60 +50 -29 4.0 2166
49. Kozma, Edit wf HUN 2103 -30 -55 +65 -62 +67 =52 -29 =61 +59 4.0 2156
50. Gara, Gyorgy f HUN 2120 -27 +62 =46 -54 -53 =65 +68 -48 +63 4.0 2143
51. Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2289 =68 -16 +60 =39 =43 =23 =34 . . 3.5 2187
52. Balog, Marton HUN 2225 +20 -14 +30 -31 -17 =49 -36 =63 =57 3.5 2208
53. Kende, Gyorgy HUN 2232 - 6 =32 +56 -26 +50 -25 -35 +45 -39 3.5 2128
54. Martini, Balazs HUN 2276 +56 - 4 =61 +50 - 9 =55 -42 =39 -36 3.5 2159
55. Forgacs, Jozsef f HUN 2222 - 4 +49 -31 +68 =21 =54 -18 =47 -37 3.5 2150
56. Wegerer, Josef AUT 2079 -54 =35 -53 =48 +65 -62 -41 =58 +70 3.5 2063
57. Kopisch, Martin GER 2171 - 3 -20 -63 =64 +69 -61 +65 =66 =52 3.5 2097
58. Metaxasz, Vaszilisz HUN 2127 -14 -33 +70 =63 =44 -28 -45 =56 +61 3.5 2114
59. Juhasz, Laszlo1 HUN 2204 . +70 =33 =18 -30 -47 +63 -41 -49 3.0 2054
60. Gross, Markus GER 2106 =18 -12 -51 +47 =34 -44 -48 =64 =67 3.0 2082
61. Repasi, Zoltan1 HUN 2221 - 5 +47 =54 -27 -63 +57 -37 =49 -58 3.0 2064
62. Horvath, Gabor1 f HUN 2237 - 9 -50 +66 +49 -39 +56 -16 -32 -45 3.0 2065
63. Maringer, Walter AUT 2090 -22 -23 +57 =58 +61 -40 -59 =52 -50 3.0 2079
64. Preiser, Henrik CZE 1979 -44 =38 -35 =57 -45 +67 -32 =60 =65 3.0 2020
65. Pal,Mihaly HUN ---- -11 -31 -49 +66 -56 =50 -57 +70 =64 3.0 2023
66. Schulz, Peter AUT 2109 -15 -40 -62 -65 +70 -48 +67 =57 -69 2.5 1966
67. Schlegl, Otto HUN 2130 - 8 -17 -47 +70 -49 -64 -66 +69 =60 2.5 1956
68. Obran, Harald AUT 2020 =51 -18 =38 -55 +32 -34 -50 . . 2.0 2050
69. Suller,Lorant HUN ---- +71 -10 -40 -38 -57 -41 -70 -67 +66 2.0 1921
70. Dunne, Paul IRL 1879 -46 -59 -58 -67 -66 -32 +69 -65 -56 1.0 1761
71. BYE ---- -69 . . . . . . . . 0.0
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1. Porat, Ido f ISR 2346 * 1 1 = 1 = = 0 1 1 6.5 2462
2. Szabo, Zsolt Jozsef m HUN 2460 0 * = 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 6.5 2449
3. Kaufman, Raymond USA 2230 0 = * 1 = = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2475
4. Rombaldoni, Denis f ITA 2322 = 0 0 * = 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2379
5. Nagy, Ervin m HUN 2304 0 0 = = * 1 = = = 1 4.5 2301
6. Vas, Peter SWE SWE 2168 = 0 = 0 0 * 1 1 = 1 4.5 2316
7. Lengyel, Bela m HUN 2313 = = 0 0 = 0 * 1 = = 3.5 2220
8. Brueggemann, Joachim f GER 2382 1 0 0 = = 0 0 * = 1 3.5 2212
9. Werner, Dimo m GER 2333 0 = 0 0 = = = = * 1 3.5 2217
10. Shanmugam, Ravindran SIN 2156 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 * 0.5 1873
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Norwegian Championship
The Norwegian Championship takes place July 8th-15th 2006 in Moss, 1
hour south east from Oslo. GM Magnus Carlsen competes along side last year's
champion GM Simen Agdestein, GM Leif E. Johannessen, GM Kjetil A. Lie, GM Rune
Djurhuus and GM Berge Østenstad in a 22 player 9 round Swiss event.
Live coverage of the top games at
http://www.nm2006.sjakknet.no/
26th International Chess Festival Bratto
The 26th International Chess Festival "Conca della Presolana" will take
place in Bratto (Italy), 19th-27th August 2006. 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 moves played get 30 seconds bonus
(Fischer mode). Prizes in tournament A: 1st 1500 Euros, 2nd 1000 Euros, 3rd 700
Euros .. ... 16th-20th 200 Euros.
plus The 32nd Italian Women´s Championship - Saturday, August
19th through Sunday, August 27th 2006. and The 13th Italian Under 20
Championship - Saturday, August 19th through Sunday, August 27th 2006. On
Friday, August 18th at 16:30 in Piazza Donizetti, 13-year-old International
Master Fabiano Caruana will perform the inaugural simultaneous exhibition.
Official Website: http://www.scaccobratto.com/
8th United Insurance & United Leasing International
The 8th United Insurance & United Leasing International Masters
Chess Tournament takes place 12th-20th July 2006.
Venue : Conference-Room National Sports Council 62/3 Purana Paltan
Dhaka-1000 Organised by : Bangladesh Chess Federation Sponsored by : United
Insurance Company Limited & United Leasing Company Limited.
System : round-robin league (13 round in 9 days) Number of Participants
: 14 (Average Rating-2350+) Schedule : 12th to 20th July, 2006 Arrival Date :
11th July, 2006 1st round start : 12th July 2006, 10:00 AM Playing Session : 4
days double rounds. From 9:30 AM & from 4:00 PM Last round : 20th July 2006
10:00 AM Closing Ceremony : 20th July 2006, 5:00 PM
Total Prize Money : US $ 2000.00 ( Two thousand US dollars) Cash prize
will be divided equally among equal pointers. Accommodation & Food : Free
for all invited players Pocket Money : IM US $ 100.00 (one hundred), Passage :
Passage up to Dhaka would have to be borne by players own Federation.
Last Date of Entries : Invited players must send their confirmation to
participate in the event on or before 30th June 2006 to Jamilur Rahman, General
Secretary Bangladesh Chess Federation, 2nd Floor, 62/3 Purana Paltan,
Dhaka-1000, Fax + Phone: 88 (02) 7169336 , E-mail: bcf@bdonline.com
Predeal Chess Open
The Predeal Chess Open takes place 12th-18th August 2006, Prize Fund
10000 Euro, info:Andrei Cioara, andrei_nestor@yahoo.com, +40 723567218, Doru
Ionescu, contact@chess-romania.ro, +40 742064336 The tournament is part of
Romanian Chess Grand Prix 2006
Further details: http://www.chess-romania.ro.
Hungarian tournaments July-December 2006
1. 1st -13th of July FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM round robins (BERGER),
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. 16th-24th of July Kecskemet, IM tmt, org: Dr.Erdelyi, Tamas, e-mail:
postmaster@caissa.t-online.hu Website: http://www.caissachessbooks.hu Usually
also in the second half of the month IM tmt-s in Kecskemet. 100 km South from
Budapest.
3. 15th-23rd of July, AGRIA Open 9 rounds Swiss, Eger, 100 km North
from Budapest, Org. RAUCH Ferenc, e-mail: rauch@freemail.hu
4.. 20th-27th of July, SZOMBATHELY SUMMER Open 9 rounds Swiss, 300 km
West from Budapest, Org: FM KORPICS, Zsolt, e-mail: korpicschess@axelero.hu
5 5th-17th of August, FIRST SATURDAY, Bp, GM /cat.IX-VII/ - IM-FM
closed, Org: NL.
6. 21st -29th of August, TALENTUM Kupa, Open, Zamárdi , org.
Valis János. E-mail: husi_sc@hu.inter.net
7. 2nd-14th of September FS GM-IM Budapest, org.Nagy
László
8. 15th-23rd of September BUDAPEST AUTUMN - 1st GOLD Kup 9 rounds Swiss
Open, Org: Nagy Laszlo. firstsat@hu.inter.net
9. 7th-19th of October, FS GM-IM, Bp. Org.Nagy László.
10. 4th-16th of November FS GM-IM-FM closed tmt, info NL.
11. Second half of November, TENKES KUPA, Harkány, 250 km South
West from Budapest, Organizer: Mr FULOP, Csaba E-mail: fulopcsa@invitel.hu
12. 2nd-15th of December, FS GM-IM-FM, info NL.
Ikaros Chess Festival
The Ikaros Chess Festival takes place 8th-22nd July 2006. The Ikaros
Chess Festival has been held for the last 28 years on Ikaria island, one of the
most picturesque and peaceful aegean islands of Greece.
Main event: "Open Aegean Championship" (12th till 20th of 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/
XXIV Andorra Open
The XXIV International Chess Open of Andorra takes place 8th-16th July
2006.
Official site: http://www.feva.ad
Canadian Open
The Canadian Open takes place July 15th-23rd 2006 in Kitchener, Ontario,
Canada. Evgeny Bareev Alexander Moiseenko Mark Paragua Surya Ganguly Alexander
Huzman are registered entrants in the Open.
Further details: http://www.chessfest.ca/can_open.htm
World U-20 Juniors and Girls Championships
World U-20 Juniors and Girls Chess Championships will be held from
October 2 to 17, 2006, in Yerevan, Armenia. Please kindly give an ad about the
event on your famous chess site.
Updates about the event and the relevant materials can be found at
http://www.armchess.am.
20th Pula Open 2006
The 20th Pula Open (Croatia) takes place 18th-25th June 2006 in the
hotel Histria.
Official site: http://www.skpula.hr/
3rd South Wales International
The 3rd South Wales International Chess Tournament takes place 8-13 July
2006.
Official site: http://www.southwaleschess.co.uk/SWI/
21st North Sea Cup
The Esbjerg Chess Union organises the 21st North Sea Cup July 8th-15th
2006.
Further information and registration: Jens Nielsen, Storegade 66, 6700
Esbjerg, (+45)75123975, e-mail: Jerneif@get2net.dk. Registration not later than
Sunday July 2nd.
Further details: http://www.northseacup.dk/nsc2006/2index.htm
Brno Chess Festival
The Brno Chess Festival takes place in the Czech Republic, 30th June -
9th July 2006.
Events: A. Grandmasters close tournament 30.6.-9.7.2006 SKANSKA BRNO
2006 B. 2 masters close tournament 30.6.-9.7.2006 DS BRNO 2006 and ZS BRNO 2006
C. Open tournament FIDE 1.7.-9.7.2006 OPEN DURAS BVK FIDE D. Open tournament
national 1.7.-9.7.2006 OPEN DURAS BVK national E. Open blitz tournament
8.7.2006 Memorial Vaclav Felix F. Simultaneous games 5.7.2006
Further details: http://www.skduras.wz.cz/indexe.htm
Mezezers International Open 2006
The Mezezers International Open 2006 (110 km from Riga Latvia) takes
place 1st-6th July 2005.
Details; http://www.mezezers.viss.lv
Duras and Czech Opens 2006
30.6.-9.7. 2006 DURAS OPEN 2006 - Brno (Traditional chess festival
includes OPEN FIDE, GM and IM round-robin groups: disscount is possible!) More
detailed information: www.skduras.wz.cz IM Petr Pisk, e-mail:
petr.pisk@centrum.cz, T: 00420-608 203 007
13.-30.7. 2006 CZECH OPEN 2006 - Pardubice (17th International Festival
of Chess,Bridge and Games whose part is World School Chess Teams Championship,
European Amateurs Championship, GM open taken in ACP-TOUR, 3 FIDE opens, Open
Championship of the Czech Republic in active chess taken in ACP-TOUR, Open
Championship of the Czech Republic of 4-member team tournament and in blitz
marathon, bughouse and Fischerandom chess, blitz tournaments for individuals,
pairs and teams, youth tournament, problem solving competition etc.)
More detailed information: AVE-KONTAKT s.r.o., Sukova 1556, 530 02
Pardubice, Czech Republic tel./fax +420 - 466 535 200 e-mail:
j.mazuch@avekont.cz, http://www.czechopen.net.
Computer chess tournament calendar
The Computer chess tournament calendar by Frank Quisinsky has been
updated. Frank's Chess Page: http://www.amateurschach.de Frank's
Chess Page, CC-Calendar:
http://www.amateurschach.de/atl4/_calendar.htm
Two new tournaments: 1. 14th WCCC in Torino 2006-05-25 - 2006-06-01
Junior by Amir Ban (Israel) won 2. 6th International CSVN Tournament, Leiden
2006-05-05 - 2006-05-07 Rybka by Vasik Rajlich (USA) won Now the *.pgn have
8.829 games.
Official computer chess events: 1990 up to 2006
Lugano tournaments
International Week-end Chess Open Lugano 2006 "ONE WEEKEND IN THE SOUTH
PART OF SWITZERLAND" When: Friday, 17 November ' Sunday November Where: Hotel
Flora, Via Geretta 16, 6900 Lugano- Paradiso Phone +41 91 994 16 71 Fax: +41 91
994 27 38 E-mail: hotelflora@bluewin.ch Modality: International Tournament. 5
Rounds Swiss System Rate of Play: 36 Moves in 90 Minutes + 30 Minutes K.O.
Rating: CH- & FIDE
International Amateurs Chess Open Ascona 2006 Only for Amateurs, Max.
2299 ELO. , 26th December ' Saturday, 30th December 2006 Where: Hotel Ascona,
via Collina, 6612 Ascona (Switzerland) Modality: International Chess
Tournament. 7 Rounds Swiss System Rate of Play: 40 Moves in 120 Minutes + 60
Minutes K.O. ELO: Not valid for ELO Points (holiday mood!)
Lugano Rapid Chess Marathon Ticino Cureglia 2006 Sunday, 18.06.2006
Where? Parco Rusca (Park & town hall), CH-6944 Cureglia Modality?
International Rapid Chess Tournament 24 rounds Swiss System Rate of play? 5
minutes to finish the game Prizes? CHF 600 (€ 400) / 400 (€ 268) /
300 (€ 200) / 200 (€ 133) / 100 (€ 67) CHF 100 (€ 67) Best
Ticino player + 9 Special prizes (Full prize amount with 50 players, otherwise
% to the number of participants ) Inscriptions? CHF 40 (€ 27) under 20 CHF
20 (€ 14), Sunday: 08.00 - 09.00 Timetable? Sunday 09.15 - 13.00 (15
rounds) 14.30 - 16.30 (9 rounds)
Further details: http://www.luganoscacchi.ch/
European Youth Championship 2006
European Youth Championship 2006 Herceg Novi (Montenegro), September 9 -
20th 2006.
Further details: http://www.scgchess.org/
Rob Huntington Blog
Well known chess journalist Rob Huntington is in Turin and has a new
Blog. http://www.allthingshuman.com/
2nd Assiut Tournament
The 2nd Assiut tournament takes place in Assiut City about 500 km from
Cairo in Upper Egypt 16th-25th July 2006. Swiss System 9 Round 90 minutes for
every player plus 30 sec. for each move. Further details to follow.
Frits Agterdenbos Photos
Chess Photographer Frits Agterdenbos has launched a website of his
photos at: http://www.chessvista.com/.
He is at the Turin Olympiad and his photo reports is available there.
FIDE Presidential Election Websites
Both Presidential tickets for the upcoming FIDE Elections in Turin now
have websites.
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov:
http://www.chessfidelity.com
Bessel Kok: http://www.rightmove06.org
Olympus Riviera Open Greece
The 1st International Open Chess Tournament "Summer Cup 2006" takes
place in Olympus Riviera (90 km south of Thessaloniki in Northern Greece)
22nd-30th July 2006. 9 rounds, Prize fund: EUR 3500, 1st prize EUR 1000 Email:
cup2006@greekchess.com
Website: http://www.greekchess.com/cup2006
Karpov - Spassky Match
There will be a match between Karpov and Spassky on May 26th 2006 in
Porto-Vecchio.
Official site: http://www.opencorsica.com/
French Team Championship
The final four rounds of the French Team Top 16 Championship took place
4th-7th May 2006 in Asnières-sur-Seine. NAO Chess Club again won the
title three points clear of Monaco who they defeated in the final round. Games
from the final two rounds are not yet available (apart from the Monaco - NAO
match) if anyone has them I'd be grateful.
Further details: http://www.echecs.asso.fr,
http://www.europe-echecs.com/ and
http://www.nao-cc.com
39th Biel International Festival
The 39th Biel International Festival takes place 22nd July - 4th August
2006. There are two closed tournaments, one for men, one for ladies.
Players include: Alexander Morozevich who will try to win the event for
the 3rd time out of 3 appearances.. Co-winner in 2005, Alexander Volokitin is
back. In addition Teimour Radjabov Magnus Carlsen, Yannick Pelletier and Lazaro
Bruzon compete. The women's event sees Almira Skripchenko, Ekaterina Atalik,
Monika Socko, Yelena Dembo, Anna Muzychuk and Pia Cramling compete.
Official site: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch
2nd Alajuela Open
The 2nd Alajuela international open (Costa Rica) takes place 11th-16th
July 2006.
Further details: http://www.alajuela2006.com/
IbeatGarry.com: The Six Degrees of Kasparov
If you've won a game that's appeared in Chessbase Megabase 2005 then
find out a series of results which by separation means you beat Garry Kasparov!
Fun stuff from Karlheinz Zoechling. I'm not in Megabase but have beaten someone
who has a separation of two, giving me a separation of three!
Site: http://ibeatgarry.com/
15th Open International D’Echecs de Martigny
The 15th Open International D’Echecs de Martigny takes place
4th-7th August 2006.
Further detail: http://www.uve-wsb.ch/openmartigny/
IRT Buenos Aires
An IRT (International Rated Tournament) takes place in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, organized by FAOGBA (Federación de Ajedrez del Oeste del Gran
Buenos Aires) Federation of Chess of the West of Great Buenos Aires. Apr,
19th-May, 20th 2006. 11 players, average ELO 2118 (eight rated players) It
takes place in the halls of the Italian Society of the city of Merlo, Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
Official site: http://www.ajedrezfaogba.com.ar
15th Kavala Open
The 15th Kavala Open takes place 4th-11th August 2006. There is one
(traditional) Open Tournament, which is at the same time the Greek
Championships. This year they decided to form two groups with very low elo
players competing separately, so as not to create great elo differences and
discourage high-ranked players from participating (and being paired with a 1400
player, when a game loss, or draw might mean an "elo catastrophy") on a swiss
tournament such as this one. This separation of low elos and the bigger ones is
done for the first time in Greece, previously all competed in one tournament.
The 1st group players will be eligible for Greek Open titles in men's and
women's competitions.
Entries must be sent by fax to + 30.2510.226871 or by e-mail :
vliog@tee.gr, not later than July 24th and should include full name, ELO
Rating, telephone and dates of arrival and departure. Telephone communication :
Vassilis Liogkas : +30.2510.622370 and 6977474684
Further info: http://www.chesskavala.gr or
http://www.chesskavala.com
5th Knokke Open
The 5th Knokke Open International Chess Tournament takes place
12th-15th August 2006 The Belgium Chess Club 'Cnoc Is Ier' located at the
coast city Knokke Belgium, the tournament accredited by the Flemish Chess
Federation exists of 7 rounds 'Swiss system 2 hours K.O'.
Prize money provided for a total amount of 2275 Euro 1st prize: 750
euro - 2e prize: 375 euro - 3e prize: 200 euro 4e prize: 125 euro -
6e until 13e prize: 25 euro. The best youth player (born after 15 Aug.
1990): 50 euro - Best senior (born before 12 Aug. 1946): 50 euro
The participants who win no money prize will rewarded with a gift
prize.
Tournament participation Before 31 July 2006 one pays 20 euro,
afterwards 25 euro. Participation is for nobody free. Maximum 120 players are
allowed. Registrations happen in order of recieved payment. Participants must
present themselves on the 12 of Augusts between 10 and 12 O'clock.
Register by e-mail sk_knokke@hotmail.com
Further details:
http://users.telenet.be/schaakknokke/SchaakClubKnokkeTornooiMain.htm
Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess Meeting
The Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess Meeting takes place 29th July - 6th
August 2006. Players: Arkadij Naiditsch, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Peter
Svidler, Peter Leko, Boris Gelfand, Michael Adams and Baadur Jobava.
Official site was http://www.chessgate.de/ last year.
10th Anniversary of correspondencechess.com
correspondencechess.com is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. It has a
10th Anniversary Commemorative Coin:
http://www.correspondencechess.com/coin.htm
Home of: Grandmaster V.V. Palciauskas' The World of Correspondence Chess
Senior International Master Knudsen's The Correspondence Chess Place The
Campbell Report Ralph Marconi's Chess Pages The Canadian Correspondence Chess
Association (CCCA) American Postal Chess Tournaments (APCT) The Correspondence
Chess Message Board (TCCMB) and much, much more!
Official site: http://www.correspondencechess.com/
15th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International
15th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International Dates: 23 September - 1
October 2006 Venue: Ocean Castle Hotel, Port Erin, Isle of Man Total Prize
Fund: £17,500
Three sections: (1) Masters (9-round FIDE Rated swiss, ACP registered,
GM/IM norms achievable, first prize £3,000) (2) Under 2000 / ECF grade
175 (7 round swiss, starts 25 Sept) (3) Under 1640 / ECF grade 130 (7 round
swiss, starts 25 Sept)
Confirmed entries so far include nine 2600+ rated players (Korneev,
Efimenko, Kobalia, Krasenkow, Volkov, Socko, Shabalov, Khenkin, Iordachescu,
Landa) plus US women's champion Anna Zatonskih, etc.
For entry details, consult the tournament website (
http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/monarch2006/index.html)
or contact tournament director Dennis Hemsley, 3 Links Avenue, Port St Mary,
Isle of Man IM9 5EY, tel. 44(0)1624 833742, fax 44(0)1624 833583, email
chess@manx.net
Open Internet Chess Blitz Cup 2006
Central Chess Club, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the Chess Assistant Club
invites chess players and chess clubs from your country to take part in the
Open Internet chess blitz Cup dedicated to 50 year jubilee of the Central Chess
Club (Moscow) for the prizes of FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
The prize-winning fund of the Cup makes 10 000 USD that will be played
off in 10 qualifying tournaments (April 1 - May 3) and 2 final tournaments (May
6 and 10). The closing ceremony and winners rewarding will be made by Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov in May during the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (Italy).
The Cup tournaments will be held at Chess Assistant playing zone
(www.ChessAssistant.com).
E-mail for contacts: info@chessassistantclub.com
Regulations: http://www.chessassistantclub.com/botv_50.html
Christophe Bouton Chess Blog
Christophe Bouton has started a chess blog in French at:
http://echecs64.blog.20minutes.fr/
Czech Tour 2006/2007
There is new information about the Czech Tour 2006/2007 including:
CZECH OPEN 2006 17th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games
European Amateurs Championship in Chess Pardubice 13th-30th July 2006, Czech
Republic
2nd WORLD SCHOOL CHESS TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP Tournaments for school chess
teams in categories U12, U14, U16 Pardubice, July 12th-20th, 2006
6th ZNOJMO OPEN (the Dukla hotel and Monastery of Louka) 13th-21st May
2006 .
9th OLOMOUC CHESS SUMMER (the Sigma hotel) 2nd-10th August 2006.
3rd HIGHLANDS OPEN (Havlickuv Brod, the Slunce hotel) 23rd September -
1st October 2006.
7th LIBEREC OPEN (the Liberec hotel) 11th-18th November 2006.
6th PRAGUE OPEN (TOP HOTEL Praha) 11th-18th January 2007.
6th MARIENBAD OPEN (the Evropa hotel) 19th-27th January 2007.
Further details: http://www.czechtour.net or Dr. Jan Mazuch,
Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR - j.mazuch@avekont.cz
In addition there is the 27th Tournament of Chess Hopes and 17th
Pobeskydi Tournament organised by the town of Frydek-Mistek 13th-17th April
2006.
Further details: http://www.chessfm.cz
Computer chess calendar
New updates to the Computer chess calendar with the latest official
computer chess tournaments and an updated PGN database. The latest events
added:
01. CCT-8 2006, Rybka won
02. IPCCC 2005, Rybka won
03. Dutch-open 2005, Zappa won
04. WCCC, Zappa won
05. Australasian NCC-ch 2005, Bodo won
06. Polish-ch, Gosu won
Next events are: 06th International CSVN Tournament Leiden, 2006-05-05
up to 2006-05-07 14th WCCC Torino, 2006-05-25 up to 2006-06-01 Please note: The
information are now again available under the older domain:
http://www.amateurschach.de
(selection: CC-Calendar).
The *.pgn database with official computer chess tournaments have now
8.673 games and 726 games from older tournaments (time before 1990).
30th Blackpool Chess Conference
The 30th Blackpool Chess Conference took place 10th-12th March 2006.
Open results Results from the 30th Blackpool Chess Conference, 10-12 March
2006, held at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England 1st= on 4.5/5 GM Mark
Hebden & John Merriman £550 each 3rd Lawrence Trent 4/5 £200
Official site: http://www.blackpoolchess.org.uk/
6th Znojmo Open
The 6th International Chess Festival Znojmo Open 2006 takes place
13th-21st May 2006 in Znojmo (the Czech Republic). Among others European Women
Rapid Chess Championship (the prize fund 5 000 EUR), FIDE open, The Znojmo
Little Queen and Open Championship of the Southmoravian chess federation in
active chess will be a part of the festival.
Contact: Dr. Jan Mazuch, Director of CZECH OPEN & CZECH TOUR -
j.mazuch@avekont.cz
Website for the Czech Tour: http://www.czechopen.net
Free "How good is your chess" articles in German
For German Readers The excellent series "How good is your chess",
written by the english Grandmaster Daniel King, appears also in the german
language as "Test & Training". You can download a free sample in the
section "Training" at http://www.schach-magazin.de
Vladimir Kramnik vs. Deep Fritz Match Announced
Vladimir Kramnik will play the ChessBase computer program Deep Fritz in
a 6 game match 25th November - 5th December 2006 in the German’s Art and
Exhibition Hall in Bonne. Kramnik stands to win a prize of $1 Million US for a
win in the match doubling his starting fee.
Asked how he estimates his chances, Kramnik reacted cautiously: "Fritz
examines millions of moves per second. It is extraordinarily difficult to play
against such a calculating monster. Right from the start you are walking on a
very narrow ridge, and you know that any inattentiveness will be your downfall.
It is a scientific experiment and I will have to fight very hard for my
chance." The WCC is being organized by Universal Event Promotion (UEP), in
cooperation with the Art and Exhibition Hall.
Schedule: Game 1: Saturday 25.11.2006 16h Game 2: Monday 27.11.2006 16h
Game 3: Wednesday 29.11.2006 16h Game 4: Friday 01.12.2006 16h Game 5: Sunday
03.12.2006 16h Game 6: Tuesday 05.12.2006 16h During the entire period of the
match the Art and Exhibition Hall will offer a varied program.
Information: http://www.bundeskunsthalle.de
Battle of Senta 1697 Chess Festival
The 10th Anniversary Chess Festival "The Battle of Senta 1697" takes
place 21st-30th July 2006. Events: A Main tournament, B tournament,
rapid-transit ( ,, Blitz ,, ) tournament, rapid-transit tournament,
children’s rapid-transit tournament, women’s rapid-transit tournament
Information, registration for tournaments and private accommodation
bookings at Seles Ambrus, 27 Fruskogorska street, 24400 Senta Serbia-Montenegro
. Telephone number : +381-24-813-251 or mob. +381-63-8-754-713, E-mail :
kajari@sksyu.net , szelescs@sabotronic.co.yu, novaklaslo@ptt.yu,
brindzai@stcable.co.yu.
Further details: http://www.chess-senta.org.yu/
Politiken Cup
The Copenhagen Chess Festival, including the Politiken Cup will take
place 22nd-30th July 2006. Nigel Short has already agreed to participate.
Further details: http://www.politikencup.dk/
World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad
The World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad takes place in 5th-13th August
2006 in Dogubeyazit, Agri Turkey.
Official site: http://www.tsf.org.tr
Andrew Martin Chess Academy
The Official web site for the Andrew Martin Chess Academy goes live on
Wednesday, March 1st featuring A Game Annotation Service A personal on-line
tuition and coaching service A regular newsletter A Series of (real OTB)
tournaments for Children under 14 years.
Official site: http://www.andrewmartinchessacademy.com/
(http://www.andrewmartinchessacademy.com/main.php)
Spanish Championship
The Spanish closed and open Championships will be held in León
November 22nd-30th 2006. The Hotel Conde Luna from León will be the
venue and the official hotel of the organization.
Alushta Tournaments
01.02.06 Tournaments in Alushta:
GM Norm: 29.04-9.05, 11.05-21.05, 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 16.06-26.06,
2.09-12.09, 14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10,
IM Norm: 29.04-9.05, 11.05-21.05, 23.05-1.06, 2.06-12.06, 16.06-26.06,
2.09-12.09, 14.09-24.09, 26.09–6.10,
Rating tournament: 5.06-13.06, 23.06–27.06
Open tournament (under 16 years) First prize - 200$ 14.06-22.06, Swiss 9
rounds.
Open tournament First prize - 1000$ First prize (woman)- 500$:
28.06-6.07, Swiss 9 rounds. Open tournament (rapid chess) 7.07–8.07, Swiss
9 rounds. Blitz tournament 9.07. Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin
23.06–27.06. Individual and group studying.
Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua phone +38
(06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking) + 38 050 669-26-04 (for
English speaking) e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua
14th Donau Open
The 14th Donau Open took place 26th-31st December 2005. I couldn't get
the official site: http://www.aschach.info/schach/english.htm
to work correctly.
Asian Youth Championships
The Asian Youth Championships took place in New Delhi December 7th-14th
2005.
Games, Results, photos are available at
http://www.delhichess.com.
Davos Festival 2006
Swiss Chess Tour Davos Festival 2006 with Viktor Korchnoi playing the
first time in individual senior championship
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2006" will continue in Davos with Chess Summer
Festival from August 5-13, 2006. Main event will be the 6th European Individual
Senior Championship. The second tournament will be 5. Davos Open. The first
time Davos host an official event. Just to remind, Davos is one of the most
popular tourist places in Europe (summer and winter), with specific micro
clime, unique in the world.
6th European Individual Senior Championship, August 7th to 13th 2006.
"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 rating: FIDE, Swiss (SSB) and German (DWZ). Seniors: men born 1945 and
earlier; women born 1955 and earlier. Prize (men):
2.500/1.700/1.000/700/600/500/2x400/2x300 SF. 3 group rating prize (200/150/100
SF). Women: 400/300/3x200 SF; Entry fee 70 SF; at the door 10 SF more. Time
table: Rounds 1 15.00-21.00 August 5th; Round 2/8 9.30-15.30 August 6th-12th;
Round 9 9.30-15.30 August 13th.
5th Davos Open, 7 rounds and the games will last a maximum of 6 hours
(40 moves for 2 hours and 60 minutes till the end). Prize are: 1.500 SF, 1.200,
900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. Natural prizes for 4 and more
points. Special prizes for best Lady, best local player. Entry fee 140 SF, FMs
and juniors 70 SF, GMs and IMs free; juniors lodging at Sunstar Park Hotel
free; at the door 10 SF more. Time table: Rounds 1 15.00-21.00 August 6th;
Round 2/7 16.00-22.00 August 7th-12th. Venue: "Sunstar Park Hotel" Congress
Center. Closing ceremony August 13th, 4 p.m. Unbelievable chess-rates. Info
Beochess: +41+62+9654-650 (Robert Spoerri) beochess@bluewin.ch or
http://www.beochess.ch or
http://yubc.net/~yuchess
Iranian Super League
The second Season of the Iranian Super League starts from 3rd October
2005. News: Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh.
Further details:
http://schach.wienerzeitung.at/asp/turniere.asp?tnr=2350&lan=1
and http://www.iranchess.com/indexen.htm
Seagaard ChessReviews
Soren Sogaard has announced that his site Seagaard ChessReviews will be
updated after receiving a lot of positive e-mails, "I decided to try to keep
running the site. I also got two new reviewers, and the well known danish IM
Steffen Pedersen reviews his first book." He'll see if he can keep it going
another 6 months.
Website: http://seagaard.dk/review
Jovan Petronic Website
Jovan Petronic has a new website with some news on it.
http://www.jovanpetronic.com/chessnews.htm
New RSS Chess Website
Chess Samizdat is a new portal which offers free syndicated chess
content to the world via JS and RSS feed.
http://www.correspondencechess.com/samizdat/
European Team Championship
In addition to Olympiad history there is now European Team Championship
history (1957-2005) available at: http://www.olimpbase.org
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
Peter Leko Official Site
Peter Leko now has a web site. http://www.lekochess.com/
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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