THE WEEK IN CHESS 646 26th March 2007 by Mark Crowther
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31st Blackpool Chess Conference 1 game
VIII Internet Dos Hermanas Internet 122 games
1756 games
My thanks to Michael Rahal, Gary Suffield, Thomas Henrich, Varlam
Vepkhvishvili, Haroon I.A, Laszlo Nagy, Vladimír Vanek, Emin Gashimov,
Jonathan Berry, Sinisa Joksic, Harald Borchgrevink, Steve Fanning, Gaguik
Oganessian, Manuel Rodríguez, Miklos Orso, Olivier Breisacher,
Zenón Franco Ocampos, Gaguik Oganessian, Joaquim de Deus Fo, Harald
Fietz and everyone else who helped with the issue.
The Amber tournament has just three rounds to go. Vladimir Kramnik leads
the event over all and has an amazing 7.5/8 in the blindfold section.
Viswanathan Anand leads the rapid sections and also stands in second place. Of
all the results this week Gabriel Sargissian needs to be mentioned with a huge
6.5/7 result in the Ruy Lopez tournament in Zafra.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The 16th Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament will be held at the
Fairmont Monte Carlo Hotel in Monaco from March 17 to 29. The tournament is
organized by the Association Max Euwe and the total prize-fund is €
216,000. The participants are Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Vasily Ivanchuk,
Peter Leko, Levon Aronian, Alexander Morozevich, Boris Gelfand, Teimour
Radjabov, Peter Svidler, Magnus Carlsen, Loek van Wely and Francisco Vallejo.
Every day there is one round consisting of four sessions; two blindfold
sessions (three encounters each) and next two rapid sessions. The first session
starts at 15.00 hrs local time. The first round is on March 17, the last on
March 29. There are two rest days: March 21 and March 26.
The games can be followed live on the official website
http://www.amberchess.com/
Round 4 (March 20, 2007)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 30 E20 Nimzo Indian
Aronian, Levon - Carlsen, Magnus 1-0 76 A33 English Symmetrical
Radjabov, Teimour - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 32 B09 Pirc Defence
Leko, Peter - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 35 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Van Wely, Loek - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 33 E97 King's Indian Classical
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Svidler, Peter 0-1 25 B41 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 5 (March 22, 2007)
Svidler, Peter - Aronian, Levon 1/2 66 C90 Ruy Lopez
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 22 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Gelfand, Boris - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 30 C54 Giuoco Piano
Morozevich, Alexander - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 39 A00 Irregular Openings
Anand, Viswanathan - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 25 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Carlsen, Magnus - Leko, Peter 1/2 37 E24 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Round 6 (March 23, 2007)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Aronian, Levon 1-0 52 A30 English Symmetrical
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Svidler, Peter 1/2 19 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Morozevich, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 65 A07 Barcza System
Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus 1/2 29 B45 Sicilian Classical
Radjabov, Teimour - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 29 A85 Dutch
Van Wely, Loek - Leko, Peter 1/2 32 E15 Queens Indian
Round 7 (March 24, 2007)
Svidler, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 27 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Gelfand, Boris - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 25 D11 Slav Defence
Aronian, Levon - Morozevich, Alexander 0-1 76 E65 King's Indian Fianchetto
Carlsen, Magnus - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 36 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1 54 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 20 C10 French Rubinstein
Round 8 (March 25, 2007)
Kramnik, Vladimir - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 51 D12 Slav Defence
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Carlsen, Magnus 1/2 58 D12 Slav Defence
Morozevich, Alexander - Leko, Peter 1-0 36 A45 Trompowsky
Anand, Viswanathan - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 55 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Radjabov, Teimour - Svidler, Peter 0-1 44 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Van Wely, Loek - Aronian, Levon 0-1 34 E15 Queens Indian
Amber Blindfold Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 17-29 iii 2007 cat. XX (2731)
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1 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2766 * . = 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 7.5 3182
2 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2728 . * = = . = = 1 = 1 . 1 5.5 2872
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2750 = = * . = 1 . = = . 1 = 5.0 2819
4 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 0 = . * = . 1 . = = 1 1 5.0 2817
5 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2741 0 . = = * 1 1 = . 1 0 . 4.5 2784
6 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2779 0 = 0 . 0 * . 1 = . 1 1 4.0 2720
7 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2744 0 = . 0 0 . * . 1 = 1 1 4.0 2721
8 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2729 0 0 = . = 0 . * = . 1 1 3.5 2684
9 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2690 . = = = . = 0 = * = . 0 3.0 2649
10 Leko, Peter g HUN 2749 0 0 . = 0 . = . = * = 1 3.0 2633
11 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2683 0 . 0 0 1 0 0 0 . = * . 1.5 2497
12 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2679 . 0 = 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 . * 1.5 2486
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Round 4 (March 20, 2007)
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 56 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 48 E92 King's Indian Classical
Carlsen, Magnus - Aronian, Levon 1/2 72 E04 Catalan
Svidler, Peter - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 47 E04 Catalan
Morozevich, Alexander - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 39 A16 English Opening
Gelfand, Boris - Leko, Peter 1/2 72 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Round 5 (March 22, 2007)
Aronian, Levon - Svidler, Peter 1/2 62 E94 King's Indian Classical
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ivanchuk, Vassily 0-1 44 A17 English Opening
Leko, Peter - Carlsen, Magnus 1/2 28 D12 Slav Defence
Radjabov, Teimour - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 65 E90 King's Indian Classical
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 78 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Van Wely, Loek - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 53 E15 Queens Indian
Round 6 (March 23, 2007)
Aronian, Levon - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 77 D15 Slav Defence
Carlsen, Magnus - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2 49 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Leko, Peter - Van Wely, Loek 1-0 31 C10 French Rubinstein
Svidler, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1/2 58 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Gelfand, Boris - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2 58 E97 King's Indian Classical
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Radjabov, Teimour 1/2 51 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Round 7 (March 24, 2007)
Anand, Viswanathan - Svidler, Peter 1-0 42 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Vallejo Pons, Francisco 1-0 51 A29 English Four Knights
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1-0 66 A37 English Symmetrical
Morozevich, Alexander - Aronian, Levon 1/2 34 E15 Queens Indian
Radjabov, Teimour - Carlsen, Magnus 1/2 30 A56 Old Indian Defence
Van Wely, Loek - Gelfand, Boris 1/2 48 E15 Queens Indian
Round 8 (March 25, 2007)
Aronian, Levon - Van Wely, Loek 1/2 53 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Carlsen, Magnus - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0 27 E15 Queens Indian
Leko, Peter - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0 42 C12 French MacCutcheon
Svidler, Peter - Radjabov, Teimour 1-0 34 E68 King's Indian Fianchetto
Gelfand, Boris - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2 76 D12 Slav Defence
Vallejo Pons, Francisco - Anand, Viswanathan 0-1 51 E15 Queens Indian
Amber Rapid Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 17-29 iii 2007 cat. XX (2731)
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1 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2779 * . 1 = = . 1 = . 1 1 1 6.5 2971
2 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2744 . * . = = 1 = = 1 . 1 = 5.5 2862
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2750 0 . * 0 1 . = = . 1 1 1 5.0 2819
4 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2690 = = 1 * . = = . = = = . 4.5 2779
5 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2766 = = 0 . * 1 . = = = . 1 4.5 2781
6 Leko, Peter g HUN 2749 . 0 . = 0 * 1 1 = . = 1 4.5 2763
7 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2728 0 = = = . 0 * . = 1 1 . 4.0 2731
8 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2741 = = = . = 0 . * = 0 . 1 3.5 2698
9 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 . 0 . = = = = = * . 0 = 3.0 2635
10 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2729 0 . 0 = = . 0 1 . * = 0 2.5 2586
11 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2679 0 0 0 = . = 0 . 1 = * . 2.5 2596
12 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2683 0 = 0 . 0 0 . 0 = 1 . * 2.0 2555
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Amber Combined Monte Carlo MNC (MNC), 17-29 iii 2007 cat. XX (2731)
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1 Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2766 ** 1= =0 .. 1= 1= 1= .. 11 1= .. 11 12.0 2931
2 Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2779 0= ** 01 =1 .. 0= .. == .. 11 11 11 10.5 2837
3 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2750 =1 10 ** == .. == .. =0 .. =1 =1 11 10.0 2819
4 Svidler, Peter g RUS 2728 .. =0 == ** == .. == == 10 11 11 .. 9.5 2796
5 Aronian, Levon g ARM 2744 0= .. .. == ** 0= 01 1= =1 .. 11 1= 9.5 2786
6 Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2741 0= 1= == .. 1= ** == .. 10 =0 .. 01 8.0 2741
7 Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 0= .. .. == 10 == ** == == .. 10 1= 8.0 2722
8 Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2690 .. == =1 == 0= .. == ** == == 0= .. 7.5 2715
9 Leko, Peter g HUN 2749 00 .. .. 01 =0 01 == == ** .. 1= =1 7.5 2699
10 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2729 0= 00 =0 00 .. =1 .. == .. ** 1= 10 6.0 2640
11 Vallejo Pons, Francisco g ESP 2679 .. 00 =0 00 00 .. 01 1= 0= 0= ** .. 4.0 2544
12 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2683 00 00 00 .. 0= 10 0= .. =0 01 .. ** 3.5 2528
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The 8th Poikovsky Karpov tournament took place 15th-24th March 2007.
Dmitry Jakovenko won the event by a point from the field.
Live coverage: http://russiachess.org/online/
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8th Karpov Poikovsky RUS (RUS), 15-24 iii 2007 cat. XVII (2655)
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1. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2691 * = 1 1 = = = 1 = = 6.0 2775
2. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2663 = * = = = = = 1 = = 5.0 2696
3. Alekseev, Evgeny g RUS 2661 0 = * 1 0 1 1 = = = 5.0 2697
4. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2658 0 = 0 * 1 1 = 0 1 1 5.0 2697
5. Istratescu, Andrei g ROM 2619 = = 1 0 * = = = = = 4.5 2658
6. Rublevsky, Sergei g RUS 2677 = = 0 0 = * = = 1 1 4.5 2652
7. Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2658 = = 0 = = = * = = = 4.0 2611
8. Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2629 0 0 = 1 = = = * = = 4.0 2614
9. Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 2649 = = = 0 = 0 = = * = 3.5 2575
10. Zhang Pengxiang g CHN 2643 = = = 0 = 0 = = = * 3.5 2576
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Round 6 (March 21, 2007)
Onischuk, Alexander - Sutovsky, Emil 1-0 40 D97 Gruenfeld Russian
Alekseev, Evgeny - Dreev, Alexey 1-0 50 D11 Slav Defence
Istratescu, Andrei - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1/2 14 E18 Queens Indian
Rublevsky, Sergei - Jakovenko, Dmitry 1/2 50 C49 Four Knights Metger
Zhang Pengxiang - Bologan, Viktor 0-1 38 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Round 7 (March 22, 2007)
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Alekseev, Evgeny 1-0 32 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Bologan, Viktor - Onischuk, Alexander 1/2 22 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Dreev, Alexey - Istratescu, Andrei 1/2 42 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Sutovsky, Emil - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 28 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Zhang Pengxiang 1/2 29 D48 Queens Gambit Meran
Round 8 (March 23, 2007)
Onischuk, Alexander - Rublevsky, Sergei 1/2 32 D18 Slav Defence
Alekseev, Evgeny - Sutovsky, Emil 1/2 60 A34 English Symmetrical
Bologan, Viktor - Tkachiev, Vladislav 1-0 36 D11 Slav Defence
Istratescu, Andrei - Jakovenko, Dmitry 1/2 32 E15 Queens Indian
Zhang Pengxiang - Dreev, Alexey 1/2 27 B56 Sicilian Defence
Round 9 (March 24, 2007)
Jakovenko, Dmitry - Zhang Pengxiang 1/2 22 C10 French Rubinstein
Rublevsky, Sergei - Alekseev, Evgeny 0-1 51 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Dreev, Alexey - Bologan, Viktor 1/2 23 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Sutovsky, Emil - Istratescu, Andrei 1/2 38 B43 Sicilian Paulsen
Tkachiev, Vladislav - Onischuk, Alexander 1/2 31 E05 Catalan
The 1st Ruy Lopez International Festival took place in Zafra, birthplace
of Ruy Lopez, starting March 16th until March 25th, 2007. In the main 7 round
Category XV event Gabriel Sargissian scored a massive 6.5/7 for a 3021 result.
In addition following the event there was a 9 round open where the players had
to play the Ruy Lopez. Final standings weren't given but Gabriel Sargissian led
again along with Ivan Sokolov with 6/7.
Official site:
http://ruylopez.juntaextremadura.net/modules/news/
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Magistral Ruy Lopez Zafra ESP (ESP), 17-23 iii 2007 cat. XV (2607)
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1. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2658 * 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 3021
2. Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2612 0 * 1 1 = = = = 4.0 2655
3. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2723 0 0 * 1 1 = = 1 4.0 2639
4. Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2652 = 0 0 * 0 1 1 1 3.5 2600
5. Perez Candelario, Manuel m ESP 2515 0 = 0 1 * = 1 0 3.0 2569
6. Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 2700 0 = = 0 = * = = 2.5 2491
7. Stefanova, Antoaneta g BUL 2483 0 = = 0 0 = * 1 2.5 2522
8. Hou Yifan wf CHN 2509 0 = 0 0 1 = 0 * 2.0 2462
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Round 3 (March 19, 2007)
Sargissian, Gabriel - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 64 D17 Slav Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Granda Zuniga, Julio E 0-1 76 C92 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Perez Candelario, Manuel - Sasikiran, Krishnan 1/2 47 B80 Sicilian Scheveningen
Hou Yifan - Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 55 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 4 (March 20, 2007)
Granda Zuniga, Julio E - Stefanova, Antoaneta 1/2 40 D12 Slav Defence
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Perez Candelario, Manuel 1-0 36 D36 QGD Exchange
Sokolov, Ivan - Hou Yifan 1-0 64 E49 Nimzo Indian
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Sargissian, Gabriel 0-1 39 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Round 5 (March 21, 2007)
Sargissian, Gabriel - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0 39 D20 QGA
Perez Candelario, Manuel - Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1/2 26 B91 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Sokolov, Ivan 0-1 47 A43 Old Benoni
Hou Yifan - Sasikiran, Krishnan 1/2 56 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Round 6 (March 22, 2007)
Granda Zuniga, Julio E - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 42 A11 Reti Opening
Ponomariov, Ruslan - Hou Yifan 1-0 43 E06 Catalan
Perez Candelario, Manuel - Sargissian, Gabriel 0-1 73 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Sasikiran, Krishnan - Stefanova, Antoaneta 1/2 72 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Round 7 (March 23, 2007)
Sargissian, Gabriel - Granda Zuniga, Julio E 1-0 56 D20 QGA
Sokolov, Ivan - Sasikiran, Krishnan 1-0 58 D92 Gruenfeld 5.Bf4
Stefanova, Antoaneta - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1/2 63 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Hou Yifan - Perez Candelario, Manuel 1-0 37 C99 Ruy Lopez Chigorin
The 71st Men's and 56th Women's Bulgarian Championships took place in
Pernik, Bulgaria March 10th-20th 2007. Boris Chatalbashev won the the men's
event with 10/13 a point and a half clear of Momchil Nokolov. I'm assuming
Margarita Voiska edged out three others on tie-break after they all finished on
7.5/11 but there is no direct confirmation of this.
Official website: http://www.chessmix.com/bulchamp07/
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71st ch-BUL Pernik BUL (BUL), 10-20 iii 2007 cat. VI (2400)
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1. Chatalbashev, Boris g BUL 2541 * = = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 = 10.0 2600
2. Nikolov, Momchil BUL 2425 = * 1 1 = = = = = = = 1 = 1 8.5 2508
3. Genov, Petar g BUL 2489 = 0 * = = = = 1 = 1 = = 1 1 8.0 2480
4. Bojchev, Marian BUL 2366 0 0 = * = = 1 1 1 = 0 1 1 1 8.0 2489
5. Dimitrov, Vladimir g BUL 2462 = = = = * 1 = = 1 = = = = = 7.5 2452
6. Drenchev, Petar BUL 2430 = = = = 0 * = = = 0 1 1 1 1 7.5 2454
7. Rusev, Krasimir BUL 2453 0 = = 0 = = * = 0 1 = 1 1 1 7.0 2425
8. Pantev, Veselin BUL 2325 = = 0 0 = = = * 0 = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2405
9. Nikolov, Sasho m BUL 2380 0 = = 0 0 = 1 1 * = = 1 0 = 6.0 2372
10. Kozhuharov, Spas BUL 2426 0 = 0 = = 1 0 = = * = 0 1 1 6.0 2369
11. Tsvetkov, Ilia BUL 2324 0 = = 1 = 0 = 0 = = * = 0 = 5.0 2319
12. Milchev, Nikolay BUL 2348 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 = * = 1 4.5 2294
13. Yordanov, Nikolay BUL 2237 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 1 = * 0 3.5 2237
14. Serafimov, Tervel BUL 2396 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 * 3.0 2189
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56th ch-BUL w Pernik BUL (BUL), 11-20 iii 2007
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1. Voiska, Margarita wg BUL 2319 * = = 1 = = 1 1 1 = = = 7.5 2301
2. Chilingirova, Pavlina wm BUL 2184 = * = 1 0 1 1 = 1 0 1 1 7.5 2313
3. Genova, Lybka wm BUL 2214 = = * = 0 1 = = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2311
4. Raeva, Elitsa BUL 2207 0 0 = * 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 7.5 2311
5. Nikolova, Adriana BUL 2204 = 1 1 0 * 0 = 1 = = 1 1 7.0 2280
6. Genova, Ruzka wm BUL 2243 = 0 0 = 1 * = = 0 1 0 1 5.0 2139
7. Jordanova, Svetla BUL 2245 0 0 = 0 = = * 1 1 1 0 = 5.0 2139
8. Savova, Stefka wm BUL 2189 0 = = = 0 = 0 * = 1 = = 4.5 2115
9. Videnova, Iva BUL 2175 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 = * = 1 1 4.5 2116
10. Bednikova, Stefi BUL 2068 = 1 0 0 = 0 0 0 = * 1 = 4.0 2089
11. Stefanova, Milena BUL 2034 = 0 0 0 0 1 1 = 0 0 * 0 3.0 2019
12. Andreeva, Plamena BUL 2090 = 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = 1 * 3.0 2014
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The 66th Georgian Championships took place in Tbilisi 13th-25th March
2007. The winner was Baadur Jobava with 8.5/11 a point clear of David
Arutinian. These top two first two will be included in the Georgian team for
the European team Championships. The top three will provided for financially in
the European Individual Championship. Hence on Tuesday Pantsulaia and Giorgadze
will play a 3rd place tie-break match (two rapid games 25-25, + 10 sec. then if
needed two 5-5 min, + 2 sec and then a sudden death game). News: Varlam
Vepkhvishvili.
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66th ch-GEO Tbilisi GEO (GEO), 14-25 iii 2007 cat. XI (2514)
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1. Jobava, Baadur g GEO 2650 * 0 = 1 1 1 1 = = 1 1 1 8.5 2713
2. Arutinian, David g GEO 2552 1 * = = = 1 0 = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2643
3. Giorgadze, Giorgi1 g GEO 2610 = = * = = = = = = 1 1 1 7.0 2607
4. Pantsulaia, Levan g GEO 2612 0 = = * 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 7.0 2607
5. Mchedlishvili, Mikheil g GEO 2583 0 = = 1 * 0 = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2573
6. Gelashvili, Tamaz g GEO 2612 0 0 = = 1 * 0 = 1 1 1 1 6.5 2570
7. Gagunashvili, Merab g GEO 2611 0 1 = 0 = 1 * 0 1 1 = = 6.0 2541
8. Nigalidze, Gaioz GEO 2224 = = = 0 = = 1 * 0 0 = 1 5.0 2504
9. Aroshidze, Levan g GEO 2531 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 4.5 2447
10. Kacheishvili, Giorgi g GEO 2587 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 1 1 * = 1 4.5 2442
11. Azaladze, Shota GEO 2332 0 0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 = * 1 2.5 2319
12. Gelazonia, Parmen GEO 2268 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 0 * 0.5 2066
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The Russian Championship under 20 (boys and girls) takes place 10th-21st
March 2007 in St Petersburg. Among participants are GM's N.Vitiugov (2604),
former youth World Champion I.Khairullin, I.Lysyi. Most of male players are
rated above 2500. With a round to go Ivan Popov and Tatevik Airapetian lead the
girls and boys groups respectively by a point.
Online coverage of the games
http://www.totalchess.spb.ru/online/
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ch-RUS U20 Saint Petersburg RUS (RUS), 10-21 iii 2007 cat. XI (2517)
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1. Popov, Ivan RUS m RUS 2531 * = = 0 1 1 = = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2648
2. Vitiugov, Nikita m RUS 2604 = * = = = 1 = = = 1 = 1 7.0 2611
3. Lysyj, Igor m RUS 2576 = = * 1 = = = = = = = 1 6.5 2576
4. Romanov, Evgeny m RUS 2501 1 = 0 * = = = = 1 = = 1 6.5 2583
5. Andreikin, Dmitry m RUS 2509 0 = = = * = 1 = = = 1 = 6.0 2553
6. Iljin, Artem m RUS 2529 0 0 = = = * = 1 1 = 1 = 6.0 2552
7. Lanin, Alexsej f RUS 2465 = = = = 0 = * = = 1 1 0 5.5 2521
8. Khairullin, Ildar m RUS 2586 = = = = = 0 = * 0 = 1 = 5.0 2474
9. Krapivin, Alexander m RUS 2478 0 = = 0 = 0 = 1 * = = 1 5.0 2484
10. Chadaev, Nikolai m RUS 2484 = 0 = = = = 0 = = * = = 4.5 2455
11. Ponkratov, Pavel m RUS 2469 0 = = = 0 0 0 0 = = * 1 3.5 2388
12. Rakhmanov, Aleksandr m RUS 2473 0 0 0 0 = = 1 = 0 = 0 * 3.0 2346
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ch-RUS U20 Girls Saint Petersburg RUS (RUS), 10-21 iii 2007cat. II (2287)
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1. Nebolsina, Vera wm RUS 2324 * 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 = 7.5 2416
2. Gunina, Valentina wf RUS 2347 0 * 1 = = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2414
3. Airapetian, Tatevik wf RUS 2245 1 0 * 0 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 7.5 2423
4. Kovanova, Baira wm RUS 2334 1 = 1 * = 0 1 = 0 = 1 1 7.0 2384
5. Burtasova, Anna wm RUS 2314 0 = 1 = * 0 1 1 1 = 0 1 6.5 2349
6. Tarasova, Viktoriya wm RUS 2230 0 0 0 1 1 * 0 = = 1 1 1 6.0 2327
7. Bodnaruk, Anastasia wf RUS 2278 1 = 0 0 0 1 * 1 = 0 1 = 5.5 2287
8. Fominykh, Maria wf RUS 2316 0 = 0 = 0 = 0 * 1 1 1 1 5.5 2283
9. Dolgova, Olga wf RUS 2245 0 0 = 1 0 = = 0 * 0 1 1 4.5 2225
10. Lomako, Anna wf RUS 2300 0 = 0 = = 0 1 0 1 * = 0 4.0 2183
11. Karpova, Lyudmila wf RUS 2280 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 = * 1 2.5 2076
12. Shlakich, Anna RUS 2225 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 0 * 2.0 2030
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The Zagreb Open took place 17th-25th March 2007. Borki Predojevic took
first place on tie-break from Miso Cebalo after both scored 7.5/9.
Official site: http://www.zgchess.hr/ZG2007.php
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1. Predojevic, Borki g BIH 2587 7,5 42,5 54,0 41,5 6
2. Cebalo, Miso g CRO 2471 7,5 41,5 53,5 39,0 6
3. Ljubicic, Filip m CRO 2398 7,5 41,0 52,0 38,5 7
4. Stevic, Hrvoje g CRO 2495 7,0 42,5 54,0 36,5 6
5. Lalic, Bogdan g CRO 2522 7,0 42,0 52,5 37,5 5
6. Brumen, Dinko m CRO 2367 7,0 40,5 51,5 37,0 5
7. Zelcic, Robert g CRO 2557 7,0 39,0 49,5 35,0 7
8. Saric, Ibro m BIH 2507 7,0 38,5 50,0 35,5 6
9. Zelic, Mladen f CRO 2255 7,0 36,5 46,5 33,0 6
10. Mrdja, Milan m CRO 2397 6,5 45,0 56,5 37,5 5
11. Kovacevic, Blazimir m CRO 2448 6,5 44,0 55,5 39,5 5
12. Jovanic, Ognjen m CRO 2463 6,5 42,0 53,5 37,0 4
13. Bukal, Vladimir jr m CRO 2438 6,5 41,0 52,0 35,5 6
14. Zaja, Ivan g CRO 2458 6,5 40,0 50,5 36,5 5
15. Jankovic, Alojzije g CRO 2541 6,5 39,5 50,0 33,0 5
16. Saric, Ante m CRO 2501 6,5 39,0 50,0 33,5 6
17. Filipovic, Marko CRO 2287 6,5 38,5 49,5 33,5 5
18. Jadrijevic, Ante CRO 2213 6,5 37,5 47,5 33,0 6
19. Armanda, Ivica m CRO 2335 6,5 37,0 48,0 33,5 6
20. Bender, Ivan f CRO 2311 6,5 36,5 46,5 34,0 6
21. Bozinovic, Bogdan f CRO 2268 6,5 35,5 47,0 33,0 6
195 players
The Agzamov Memorial took place 16th-23rd March 2007 in Tashkent,
Uzbekistan. Leonid Yurtaev edged out Marat Dzhumaev and Sergey Kayumov on
tie-break after all scored 7/9.
Official site: http://uzchess.uz
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Agzamov Mem Tashkent UZB (UZB), 16-23 iii 2007
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1. Yurtaev, Leonid g KGZ 2476 7 54.0 6
2. Dzhumaev, Marat g UZB 2526 7 53.5 6
3. Kayumov, Sergey m UZB 2438 7 51.0 5
4. Fominyh, Alexander g RUS 2513 6.5 53.5 5
5. Iuldachev, Saidali g UZB 2518 6.5 51.0 4
6. Holmirzaev, Bahodir UZB 2227 6.5 50.0 5
7. Khamrakulov, Dzhurabek UZB 2322 6.5 49.5 5
8. Safin, Shukhrat g UZB 2460 6.5 48.0 5
9. Filippov, Anton UZB m UZB 2486 6 50.0 5
10. Egin, Vladimir m UZB 2437 6 48.5 5
11. Mustafaev, Jamshid UZB 2232 6 46.5 5
12. Sabirov, Farkhad UZB 2353 6 42.5 6
13. Mustafaev, Khurshed UZB 2284 6 42.0 5
14. Saidov, Beqali UZB 2297 5.5 48.0 5
15. Kvon, Andrey UZB 2360 5.5 46.5 4
16. Arestanov, Timur f KAZ 2324 5.5 44.0 5
17. Galyamov, Vildan UZB 2238 5.5 42.0 4
18. Abasov, Nijat Azad AZE 2222 5.5 41.0 5
19. Temirov, B KAZ 2278 5.5 40.0 5
20. Nazarov, Elyor f UZB 2215 5.5 38.5 5
21. Rahimov, Rahmatjon UZB 2099 5.5 35.5 5
22. Ziatdinov, Raset g USA 2449 5 43.5 4
. Eminov, Adkham UZB 2258 5 43.5 4
24. Khamroev, Ravshan UZB 2076 5 42.5 5
25. Daurimbetov, A UZB 2301 5 42.5 3
26. Vasilenko, Alexandr UZB 2286 5 42.0 4
27. Turaev, Halim UZB 2355 5 42.0 3
28. Pak, Evgeniy UZB 2238 5 41.5 4
29. Khamrakulova, Iroda UZB 2206 5 37.5 4
30. Anarkulov, A UZB 2206 5 35.0 5
31. Rakhmatullin, Kamil UZB 2335 4.5 48.0 3
32. Djuraev, Sokhib UZB 2259 4.5 44.0 4
33. Malinichev, Konstanti UZB 2290 4.5 40.5 3
34. Gubaydulin, T UZB 2207 4.5 40.0 4
70 players
The Urals Semi-Finals tournament of the 60th Russian Championships took
place in Nizhnij Tagil 14th-22nd March 2007. Nikolai Kabanov and Roman
Ovetchkin finished on 7/9.
Official site: http://chess.ntiustu.ru/
Official Finishing Order
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60th ch-RUS sf Urals Nizhnij Tagil RUS (RUS), 14-22 iii 2007
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1. Kabanov, Nikolai m RUS 2526 7.0
2. Ovetchkin, Roman g RUS 2534 7.0
3. Chuprov, Dmitry m RUS 2534 6.5
4. Demin, Vladimir1 m RUS 2441 6.5
6. Obukhov, Alexander g RUS 2445 6.0
5. Sorokin, Maxim g RUS 2547 6.0
7. Gajsin, Evgenij RUS 2456 6.0
8. Pogromsky, Mikhail f RUS 2384 5.5
10. Krutko, Anatoly f RUS 2351 5.5
9. Vokarev, Sergey m RUS 2479 5.5
11. Abramov, Alexander f RUS 2282 5.5
12. Obodchuk, Andrei m RUS 2410 5.0
16. Kalmachevskikh, Viktor m RUS 2333 5.0
14. Erushev, Gennady m RUS 2443 5.0
15. Korjakin, Artem RUS 2150 5.0
13. Bogomolov,Alexey RUS ---- 5.0
17. Matvienko, Ivan RUS 2192 5.0
19. Kuligin, Evgeni RUS 2329 4.5
18. Efanov, Nikolai f RUS 2312 4.5
20. Balberov, Alecsey RUS 2265 4.5
21. Tereshkin,Eduard RUS ---- 4.5
22. Kolomensky, Vladimir f RUS 2257 4.0
23. Sergeev, A KAZ KAZ 2333 4.0
24. Berezov, Vladimir RUS 2235 4.0
26. Sufiev, Rinat f RUS 2163 4.0
28. Smirnov, Maxim RUS 2119 4.0
25. Nurtdinov, Radik RUS 2086 4.0
27. Kobylin, Artem RUS 2147 4.0
30. Figura, Ludmila RUS 2199 3.5
31. Kuznetsov, Vadim RUS 2224 3.5
29. Fokin, Sergey RUS RUS 2169 3.5
32. Uteshin, Dmitry RUS 2109 3.5
33. Petrov, Yury RUS 2105 3.5
34. Lobov, Dmitry RUS 2152 3.0
35. Yaschenko, Yury RUS 2076 3.0
36. Lazarkov, Leonid RUS 2178 2.5
37. Sosnin, Alexander RUS 2110 2.0
39. Povodyr, Alexander RUS 2002 0.0
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Crosstable from the games
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60th ch-RUS sf Urals Nizhnij Tagil RUS (RUS), 14-22 iii 2007
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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1. Kabanov, Nikolai m RUS 2526 +17 =19 +34 = 3 +16 + 9 + 6 = 4 = 2 7.0 2602
2. Ovetchkin, Roman g RUS 2534 +31 = 8 -19 +18 +29 +10 + 3 +16 = 1 7.0 2571
3. Chuprov, Dmitry m RUS 2534 +30 +10 + 7 = 1 =19 +12 - 2 = 5 + 9 6.5 2591
4. Demin, Vladimir1 m RUS 2441 +15 =22 +18 = 9 = 6 +30 +19 = 1 = 5 6.5 2526
5. Sorokin, Maxim g RUS 2547 +24 =12 =23 -30 +28 + 8 +10 = 3 = 4 6.0 2459
6. Obukhov, Alexander g RUS 2445 +26 =18 +22 + 8 = 4 =19 - 1 =12 +14 6.0 2487
7. Gajsin, Evgenij RUS 2456 +29 +11 - 3 -19 -31 +37 +21 +23 +16 6.0 2382
8. Pogromsky, Mikhail f RUS 2384 +28 = 2 +14 - 6 +20 - 5 - 9 +15 +12 5.5 2456
9. Vokarev, Sergey m RUS 2479 +36 =23 +12 = 4 =30 - 1 + 8 +19 - 3 5.5 2450
10. Krutko, Anatoly f RUS 2351 +37 - 3 +17 =11 +14 - 2 - 5 +29 +20 5.5 2421
11. Abramov, Alexander f RUS 2282 +39 - 7 +26 =10 -12 +34 +30 -14 +19 5.5 2358
12. Obodchuk, Andrei m RUS 2410 +27 = 5 - 9 +34 +11 - 3 +13 = 6 - 8 5.0 2373
13. Bogomolov,Alexey RUS ---- +20 -14 -30 +26 =15 +17 -12 =18 +22 5.0 2308
14. Erushev, Gennady m RUS 2443 =34 +13 - 8 +22 -10 =21 +31 +11 - 6 5.0 2275
15. Korjakin, Artem RUS 2150 - 4 +21 +31 -16 =13 =20 +27 - 8 +23 5.0 2279
16. Kalmachevskikh, Viktor m RUS 2333 =32 =20 +36 +15 - 1 +29 +23 - 2 - 7 5.0 2345
17. Matvienko, Ivan RUS 2192 - 1 +25 -10 -28 +33 -13 +35 +24 +30 5.0 2231
18. Efanov, Nikolai f RUS 2312 +35 = 6 - 4 - 2 . +26 +34 =13 =21 4.5 2269
19. Kuligin, Evgeni RUS 2329 +25 = 1 + 2 + 7 = 3 = 6 - 4 - 9 -11 4.5 2420
20. Balberov, Alecsey RUS 2265 -13 =16 +32 +24 - 8 =15 =29 +30 -10 4.5 2214
21. Tereshkin,Eduard RUS ---- -22 -15 +33 =32 +38 =14 - 7 +31 =18 4.5 2228
22. Kolomensky, Vladimir f RUS 2257 +21 = 4 - 6 -14 -34 +25 =24 +33 -13 4.0 2168
23. Sergeev, A KAZ KAZ 2333 +33 = 9 = 5 -29 +37 +31 -16 - 7 -15 4.0 2242
24. Berezov, Vladimir RUS 2235 - 5 +27 -29 -20 =25 +32 =22 -17 +34 4.0 2170
25. Nurtdinov, Radik RUS 2086 -19 -17 +27 -31 =24 -22 =32 +35 +36 4.0 2151
26. Sufiev, Rinat f RUS 2163 - 6 +35 -11 -13 =32 -18 +28 +37 =27 4.0 2134
27. Kobylin, Artem RUS 2147 -12 -24 -25 +39 +36 +28 -15 =34 =26 4.0 2123
28. Smirnov, Maxim RUS 2119 - 8 -31 +35 +17 - 5 -27 -26 +39 +38 4.0 2149
29. Fokin, Sergey RUS RUS 2169 - 7 +39 +24 +23 - 2 -16 =20 -10 . 3.5 2270
30. Figura, Ludmila RUS 2199 - 3 +37 +13 + 5 = 9 - 4 -11 -20 -17 3.5 2236
31. Kuznetsov, Vadim RUS 2224 - 2 +28 -15 +25 + 7 -23 -14 -21 =33 3.5 2167
32. Uteshin, Dmitry RUS 2109 =16 -34 -20 =21 =26 -24 =25 =36 +39 3.5 2077
33. Petrov, Yury RUS 2105 -23 -36 -21 +35 -17 +39 +37 -22 =31 3.5 2072
34. Lobov, Dmitry RUS 2152 =14 +32 - 1 -12 +22 -11 -18 =27 -24 3.0 2177
35. Yaschenko, Yury RUS 2076 -18 -26 -28 -33 +39 +36 -17 -25 +37 3.0 2015
36. Lazarkov, Leonid RUS 2178 - 9 +33 -16 -37 -27 -35 +39 =32 -25 2.5 1994
37. Sosnin, Alexander RUS 2110 -10 -30 +39 +36 -23 - 7 -33 -26 -35 2.0 1987
38. BYE ---- . . . . -21 . . . -28 0.0
39. Povodyr, Alexander RUS 2002 -11 -29 -37 -27 -35 -33 -36 -28 -32 0.0
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The Polish Women's Championships took place in Barlinek (Lasker's
birthplace) Poland 8th-18th March 2007. Iweta Rajlich won the event with 9/11 a
point clear of Jolanta Zawadzka.
Official site:
http://www.lipska.net/~mzszach/online/mpk2007/index.html
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ch-POL w Barlinek POL (POL), 8-18 iii 2007 cat. II (2293)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
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1. Rajlich, Iweta m POL 2428 * = = 1 = 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 9.0 2542
2. Zawadzka, Jolanta wg POL 2350 = * 1 = = 1 1 = 1 = = 1 8.0 2462
3. Socko, Monika m POL 2481 = 0 * = 1 = 0 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2408
4. Szczepkowska, Karina wm POL 2331 0 = = * 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 7.0 2391
5. Przezdziecka, Marta wm POL 2304 = = 0 1 * 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 6.0 2328
6. Dworakowska, Joanna m POL 2376 0 0 = = 0 * 1 0 1 1 0 1 5.0 2249
7. Kulon, Klaudia wf POL 2173 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 5.0 2267
8. Szymanska, Maria wf POL 2218 0 = 0 0 0 1 1 * = 1 0 = 4.5 2234
9. Kadziolka, Beata wg POL 2309 0 0 0 = 1 0 0 = * = 1 1 4.5 2226
10. Przezdziecka, Ewa POL 2133 = = 0 0 1 0 0 0 = * 1 = 4.0 2205
11. Krupa, Monika wm POL 2275 0 = 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 * 1 3.5 2161
12. Chlost, Marlena wf POL 2138 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 = 0 = 0 * 2.0 2045
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The Armenian Club Championship took place 14th-19th March 2007 in
Yerevan.
Karen Asrian, Smbat Lputian, Rafael Vaganian, Artashes Minasian, Ashot
Anastasian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Tigran Kotanjian, Zaven Andriasian, Arman
Pashikian, Arsen Yegiazarian, Ara Minasian, Maia Chiburdanidze, Elina
Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian, Nino Khurtsidze played in the Championship. I've
tried to sort out the available games.
Official site: http://www.armchess.am/
Final Standings
1. Bank King 8 (18)
2. FIMA 6 (14,5)
3. Hrazdan 4 (10,5)
4. ASAU 2 (9)
5. Academy 0 (8)
Women's Teams
1. Mika 4 (7)
2. Academy 2 (3)
3. Gyumri 0 (2)
The "Interclubes de São Paulo, Brasil was a seven round event.
Hebraica A edged out Paulistano A on tie-break.
Further info: http://www.fpx.com.br/mostranw.asp?nwid=393
and http://xadrezfemininobrasil.blogspot.com/
Final Standings
Place Name Score Minor Berg. Wins
1 Hebraica A 22 19.0-1.0 267.25 6
2 Paulistano A 22 18.0-3.0 251.00 6
3 Pinheiros A 16.5 13.0-7.0 172.25 4
4 Círculo Militar A 16.5 11.0-8.0 197.50 3
5 Aramaçan A 14 10.0-10.0 153.25 3
6 LXSBC A 9.5 5.0-14.0 83.00 1
7 CXSP Cavu & Friends 2 8.5 4.0-16.0 90.25 1
8 Paulistano B 3 0.0-21.0 41.50 0
The Bunratty Chess Festival took place 23rd-25th. February 2007. Joel
Benjamin, Gawain Jones and Nicholas Pert finished on 5/6. Games now
available.
Official site: http://members.aol.com/bunrattychess/
Final Round 6 Standings:
1 JOEL BENJAMIN GM 2571 U.S.A. 5
2 GAWAIN JONES IM 2509 ENNIS 5
3 NICHOLAS PERT GM 2518 ENGLAND 5
4 ALEXANDER BABURIN GM 2545 KILKENNY 4.5
5 ANTOON VAN LANEN 2156 HOLLAND 4
6 MARK HEIDENFELD IM 2358 DUBLIN 4
7 YURY ROCHEV 2371 GALWAY 4
8 JOHN FEDOROWICZ GM 2469 U.S.A. 4
9 JAN SELTEN 2191 NETHERLANDS 4
10 STEPHEN MANNION IM 2337 SCOTLAND 4
11 MARK QUINN IM 2397 KILKENNY 4
12 HEATHER RICHARDS WIM 2220 ENGLAND 4
13 SAM COLLINS IM 2398 GONZAGA 3.5
14 EAMONN KEOGH 2074 KILKENNY 3.5
15 LAWRENCE COOPER IM 2307 ENGLAND 3.5
16 FRANS WOLFERINK 2149 NETHERLANDS 3.5
17 MARK ORR IM 2293 SCOTLAND 3.5
18 PEEWEE Van VOORTHUIJSEN FM 2250 NETHERLANDS 3.5
19 LIAM NORMOYLE 1849 SHANNON 3.5
20 DAVID FITZSIMONS 2076 ELM MOUNT 3.5
21 SIMON WILLIAMS IM 2483 ENGLAND 3
22 ANTHONY FOX 2112 DUN LAOIRE 3
23 RORY QUINN 2044 ENNIS 3
24 JAN MUELLER 1872 LIMERICK 3
25 ALEXANDRA WILSON 2035 SWITZERLAND 3
26 PETER CAFOLLA 2053 RATHMINES 3
27 FRANK LOMMERS 2186 NETHERLANDS 3
28 ANDREW MENDELSON 2108 DUBLIN 3
29 FRANK WUTS FM 2277 NETHERLANDS 2.5
30 JOHN REDMOND 2226 DUN LAOIRE 2.5
31 KIERAN O' DRISCOLL 2062 DOUGLAS 2.5
32 BRENDAN LYONS 2115 St. BENILDUS 2.5
33 DAVID PATH 2090 CORK 2.5
34 PAUL WALSH 2045 SARSFIELD 2.5
35 SEMYON MKRTCHYAN 2030 DUBLIN 2.5
36 KEVIN O' SHEA 2035 DOUGLAS 2
37 KARL Mc PHILLIPS 2185 KILKENNY 2
38 STEVEN HANLY 1986 SHANNON 2
39 SUZANNE CONNOLLY 2104 MALAHIDE 2
40 TOM HEALY 2020 CORK 2
41 RYAN-RHYS GRIFFITHS 2104 KILKENNY 2
42 BRIAN GALLIGAN 2035 CORK 2
43 SOPHIE TIDMAN WFM 2092 ENGLAND 2
44 D.J. O' DONOGHUE 2025 CORK 2
45 OISIN BENSON 1835 St. BENILDUS 1.5
46 MATT O' LEARY 2025 SWEDEN 1.5
47 WILLIAM PORTER 1900 DUBLIN 1.5
48 HENK De JONGE 2105 CORK 1
The La Laguna Open took place 5th-12th March 2007. Atanas Kolas won the
event on tie-break from Bojan Kurajica, Mikheil Mchedlishvili and Gawain C
Jones after all scored 7/9. Clearly quite a bit of nice work has been done on
the games including adding the final two rounds and correcting some earlier
games. Thus I will give them all again, please delete the games from the event
given in previous TWIC issues.
Official site: http://www.lalagunainternacionalajedrez.com
The 23rd Budapest Spring Festival a 9 round Swiss Tournament took place
16th-24th March 2007. 50 players, out of 9 countries: HUN, GER, FRA, AUT, ITA,
IRQ, ISR, ENG, CHI, 42 FIDE rated, 8 nonrated. Emil Szalanczy edged out NA
Hussein on tie-break after both scored 7.5/9.
Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu/
Leading Final Round 9 Standings
Ranking after round 9 of 23rd Budapest Spring Festival Open
No. PNo. Name Score WP SB PS rat. TPR W-We
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1. Szalanczy, Emil 2346 7.5 52.5 42.25 41.0 2492 +1.56
Hussein, N.A. 2321 7.5 51.5 41.25 39.5 2495 +1.85
3. Koczo, Kristof 2210 7.0 49.0 36.75 35.0 2412 +2.31
4. Werner, Dimo 2353 6.0 52.0 31.00 32.5 2325 -0.25
Kahn, Evarth Dr. 2293 6.0 48.0 30.25 30.0 2258 -0.31
6. Sanchez, Louis 2258 5.5 50.5 26.00 31.0 2270 +0.22
Borda, Lajos 2182 5.5 45.0 26.25 29.0 2185 +0.09
Csapo, Zoltan 2173 5.5 41.5 23.25 28.0 2131 -0.25
Lukacs, Janos 2121 5.5 40.0 23.25 27.5 2250 +1.36
Trajber, Csaba 2135 5.5 42.5 20.00 26.0 2115 -0.11
Zoltan, Andras 2013 5.5 42.0 20.75 25.5 2167 +1.33
Kaszas, Sandor 2011 5.5 39.5 20.00 23.0 2179 +2.05
13. Fordan, Tibor 2221 5.0 49.0 23.50 29.0 2201 -0.26
Bodnar, Zoltan 2152 5.0 46.5 22.75 28.0 2176 +0.31
Weiss, Segev 2044 5.0 41.5 21.50 27.0 2152 +1.15
Bacso, Gabor 2173 5.0 45.0 23.00 26.5 2133 -0.38
Horvath, Jeno Kalman 2109 5.0 40.0 21.50 25.5 2155 +0.47
Mester, Attila 2132 5.0 43.0 19.75 25.0 2139 +0.13
Rozsnyai, Tibor 2114 5.0 41.0 23.50 23.0 2178 +0.54
Mayer, Istvan 2225 5.0 38.5 20.25 20.5 1977 -2.13
50 players
The 6th BEKB-Schach-Open took place in Burgdorf 16th-18th March 2007.
Sinisa Joksic won the event with 5/5.
Details:
http://www.bernerjugendschach.ch/sck/weekendopen/ausschreibung/bekbrameset.htm
1. Joksic Sinisa IM 2298 SCG 5.0 15.0 71.0
2. Ovsejevitsch Serg GM 2545 UKR 4.5 16.0 74.5
3. Horvath,Tamas IM 2417 HUN 4.5 15.5 75.5
4. Kelecevic Nedeljk IM 2363 BIH 4.0 18.0 72.5
5. Dgebuadze Alexand GM 2504 BEL 4.0 17.5 73.0
6. Csiszar,Csaba IM 2438 HUN 4.0 17.5 70.5
7. Filipovic,Branko IM 2406 CRO 4.0 16.0 74.0
8. Häner,Philipp 2183 4.0 15.5 69.5
9. Lehmann Andreas 2195 SUI 4.0 14.0 74.5
10. Wyss,Jonas 2119 SUI 4.0 13.5 67.0
11. Xheladini,Mahmut FM 2271 GER 4.0 13.0 69.0
12. Martig Markus 2108 SUI 4.0 12.0 72.0
13. Csiszar,Zoltan 2295 HUN 3.5 17.5 71.0
14. Känel,Hansjürg IM 2366 SUI 3.5 17.5 68.5
15. Gähler Marco 2208 SUI 3.5 15.5 70.5
16. Habibi Ali IM 2269 GER 3.5 15.5 68.0
17. Sadeghi Hassan 2193 SUI 3.5 15.0 67.5
18. Ermeni Avni 2299 KOS 3.5 14.5 72.0
19. Lehmann Marco 2205 SUI 3.5 14.5 68.5
20. Seps,Monika WIM 2265 SUI 3.5 13.0 68.5
21. Di Stefano Michel 2197 SUI 3.5 12.0 68.5
96 players
The MTel Masters take place in Sofia 9th-20th May 2007. The field for
the ten round, double round robin event, is Veselin Topalov, Liviu Dieter
Nisipeanu, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Gata Kamsky, Michael Adams and Krishnan
Sasikiran. Tiebreak games will be played to decide the winner in the case of a
tie. The Sofia draw Rule will be strictly applied. The players will not be
allowed to offer draws, the decision as to whether the game is sterile is taken
by the Chief-Arbiter.
The 31st Blackpool Chess Conference took place 16th-18th March 2007.
Harald Borchgrevink took clear first on 4.5/5 after defeating leader Jeff
Horner in the final round. 6 players finished on 4 points. There is a
correction to the result of one of the games.
Official site: http://www.blackpoolchess.org.uk -
Games
http://www.bcfservices.org.uk/livechess/blackpool/2007/index.htm
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31st Conference Blackpool ENG (ENG), 16-18 iii 2007
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1 Borchgrevink, Harald..... NOR 2297 4½ 4 4 2161 2.69 1.31 13
2 Horner, Jeff............. f 2339 4 4 3 2214 2.66 0.34 14
3 Hebden, Mark L........... g 2540 4 5 4 2193 4.55 -0.55 13½
4 Cherniaev, Alexander..... g 2473 4 5 4 2140 4.40 -0.40 12
5 Hawkins, Jonathan........ 2207 4 4 3 2219 1.99 1.01 12
6 Surtees, Mike J.......... ENG 2177 4 5 4 2164 2.66 1.34 12
7 Blackburn, Jonathan LB... 2206 4 4 3 2052 2.79 0.21 10
8 Muter, Donny............. 2162 3½ 4 2½ 2291 1.42 1.08 13
9 Wolstencroft, Darryl..... 2170 3½ 5 3½ 2088 3.03 0.47 11½
10 Addison, Bret C.......... 2247 3½ 5 3½ 2088 3.50 0.00 10½
11 Grassie, Duncan.......... SCO 2106 3 3 1½ 2218 1.05 0.45 10½
12 Kulik, David............. 2172 3 5 3 2096 2.99 0.01 10½
13 Hanley, James L.......... 2159 3 5 3 2204 2.31 0.69 10
14 Hall, Joshua DW.......... 1974 3 4 2½ 2128 1.19 1.31 9
15 Kilpatrick, Callum....... 2142 3 5 3 2050 3.12 -0.12 9
16 Pym, Thomas TW........... 2053 3 3 1½ 2191 0.95 0.55 9
17 Kafka, Graeme............ 2124 3 3 1½ 2103 1.63 -0.13 8½
18 Hawkins, James N......... 2006 3 3 2 2047 1.34 0.66 8
19 Peacock, Malcolm R....... ENG 2088 3 4 2 2149 1.74 0.26 7
20 Waters, Clive L.......... 2098 3 4 2½ 1991 2.57 -0.07 7
21 Lyell, Mark.............. f 2212 2½ 5 2½ 2052 3.55 -1.05 9
22 Duke, Michael............ SCO 2073 2½ 4 2 2203 1.38 0.62 8½
23 Prodromidis, Nicholas.... GRE 1978 2½ 5 2½ 2165 1.29 1.21 8½
24 Wheldon, Philip.......... 2111 2½ 4 2 1993 2.61 -0.61 8½
25 Costello, Colin A........ 2021 2½ 5 2½ 2178 1.47 1.03 8
26 Merriman, John........... 2266 2½ 4 2½ 2117 2.78 -0.28 8
27 Parmar, Amisha........... 1979 2½ 4 2 2130 1.23 0.77 8
28 Whyte, Brian G........... 2½ 5 2½ 2096 -- 2096 8
29 Williamson, Roger G...... 2155 2½ 5 2½ 1995 3.56 -1.06 8
30 Knox, David A............ 2186 2½ 4 1½ 2061 2.67 -1.17 7
31 Garnett, John S.......... ENG 2047 2½ 4 2 2183 1.28 0.72 6½
32 Hall, Daniel J........... 2082 2½ 3 2 2018 1.76 0.24 6½
33 Wells, Daniel J.......... 2022 2½ 3 1 2144 1.02 -0.02 6½
8th Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas" (Internet Chess
Club (ICC), 16th-24th March, 2007) IM Michael Rahal (EDAMI, Barcelona)
The winner of the 8th edition of the Ciudad de Dos Hermanas Internet
Chess Tournament, played on the Internet Chess Club, was Jorge Sammour-Hasbun
(formerly Jorge Zamora), owner of the ICC handle NECF-InSchools. Although
having no IM or GM title, but a 2449 international rating, Sammour-Hasbun
defeated three grandmasters in the final three knockout rounds, to win the
€1,800 EUR first prize. Nearly 2000 players participated in the event,
more than 300 of them international titled players. Dos Hermanas is a Spanish
City 15 km south if Seville, with nearly 115.000 residents. It is famous for
being the venue during many years of the famous Dos Hermanas World Class
tournament, which has now sadly disappeared . The city' name, which means "Two
Sisters" dates from its foundation in 1248 by King Ferdinand III of Castile and
honours the sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, one of the king's principal military
commanders The 12 qualifying tournaments left an impressive field of
world-class players for the quarterfinals, which included GM's Shahriyar
Mamedyarov, Tigran L. Petrosian, Gata Kamsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Kiril Georgiev
and Sergey Shipov, along with up to 32 other players including many strong
IM's. A lot of other very strong players didn't even make the finals. Jorge
Zamora was a chess child prodigy. He won the Under 10 World Championship in
1988, the same year and at the same venue that one Alexei Shirov became Under
16 World Champion, and he also became under 12 world champion a couple of years
later. Jorge’s family emigrated from Palestine to America and there, at
the age of 15 he already had a USCF rating of 2500 and an over-the-board
defeated of Gata Kamsky. He has an ambitious over-the-board comeback planned
now on the back of his resounding victory at Dos Hermanas, an event regarded by
many as the world’s premier online chess tournament. Those of you who are
interested to learn about the background of the winner can listen to the 27
minute interview (in English), recorded live, just minutes after his harrowing
227 move draw to guarantee the match win against runner-up GM Tigran L
Petrosian. The interview is conducted by Macauley Peterson. The complete
classifications, games in PGN format, and other interesting information can be
found at the official Dos Hermanas website.
Blitz Time rates. 4 mins + 1 second a move. If a tie occured, a fifth
game was played: White with five minutes and Black with four minutes, without
time increments, with White obliged to win (“Sudden Death”).
Full details:
http://www.chessclub.com/resources/event/doshermanas2007/
Prize winners
Place Real Name Prize
1st Jorge Sammour-Hasbun EUR 1,800
2nd GM Tigran L. Petrosian EUR 900
3rd/4th GM Hikaru Nakamura EUR 600
3rd/4th GM Rasul Ibrahimov EUR 600
5th-8th GM Shahriyar Mamedyarov EUR 250
5th-8th IM Farid Khanlar Abbasov EUR 250
5th-8th GM Sergey Shipov EUR 250
5th-8th GM Kiril Georgiev EUR 250
9th-16th GM Jan Smeets EUR 150
9th-16th GM Vitali Golod EUR 150
9th-16th GM Ronen Har-Zvi EUR 150
9th-16th GM Yaroslav Zinchenko EUR 150
9th-16th GM Gata Kamsky EUR 150
9th-16th GM Zhang Zhong EUR 150
9th-16th GM Farrukh Amonatov EUR 150
9th-16th GM Gadir Guseinov EUR 150
17th-32nd IM Levon Babujian EUR 100
17th-32nd GM Namig Guliyev EUR 100
17th-32nd GM Pavel Jaracz EUR 100
17th-32nd IM Manuel Leon Hoyos EUR 100
17th-32nd IM Boris Savchenko EUR 100
17th-32nd GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili EUR 100
17th-32nd GM Arthur Kogan EUR 100
17th-32nd GM Miron Sher EUR 100
17th-32nd GM Dusan Popovic EUR 100
17th-32nd GM Keith Arkell EUR 100
17th-32nd IM Yuri Vovk EUR 100
17th-32nd IM Alex Lenderman EUR 100
17th-32nd GM Valeriy Aveskulov EUR 100
17th-32nd GM Daniel Fridman EUR 100
17th-32nd IM Georg Meier EUR 100
40th Biel Chess Festival
The 40th Biel Chess Festival takes place 21st July - 3rd August 2007.
Players include Judit Polgar, Alexander Morozevich and Magnus Carlsen
Further details and entry for the many events at:
http://www.bielchessfestival.ch
8th United Insurance and United Leasing GM Chess Tournament
The 8th United Insurance and United Leasing Grandmasters Chess
Tournament shall be organized by the Bangladesh Chess Federation from 6th to
14th May 2007 at the National Sports Council, 62/3 Purana Paltan Dhaka-1000 in
Bangladesh. The tournament shall be an 11-round Swiss System. Download the
tournament brochure. Invited players must send their confirmation to
participate in the event on or before 20th April 2007 to Jamilur Rahman General
Secretary Fax + Phone: 88 (02) 7169336 E-mail: bcf@bdonline.com Mobile: +88
0191418214, +88 0152415241
http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1296
has the full brochure.
RC Sport Open
The RC Sport Open takes place 10th-17th August 2007 in Ceská
Trebová (Czech republic). Total prize fund is 122 000 CZK (4 000 Euro).
Details: http://sachy.rcsport.info
Baku Chess Festival
The Baku Chess Festival takes place April 30th – May 12th 2007.
Four tournaments will be held: * Children tournament 01-10 May * Open
tournament 03-11 May * Seniors tournament 03-11 May * Blitz tournament 12
May.
Details:http://www.chessclub.az/kubok/poloj.htm
Canadian Open
The 2007 Canadian Open Chess Championship is a 10-round, one-section
Swiss that takes place 7-15 July 2007 in Ottawa, the capital of Canada. 120
minutes/game + 30sec. increment/move. Projected prize fund of $20,000 CDN based
on 200 entrants. Free entry to GMs, WGMs and IMs. Entry fee for all others,
$125 CDN until May 31, 2007, $150 CDN thereafter. Players must be members of
the Chess Federation of Canada. A tournament membership is available for $10
CDN, and a one-year membership for foreign players is $50 CDN. The venue is the
Ottawa Marriott (www.ottawamarriott.com), offering rates of $89/night CDN for
single and double occupancy.
Online reservations may be made at the website:
http://cwp.marriott.com/yowmc/chess/
Confirmed GMs so far: GM Nigel Short, GM Vadim Milov, GM Suat Atalik, GM Alex
Yermolinsky, GM Mark Bluvshtein. More GMs will be announced at the event blog:
http://cocycc.blogspot.com
Event website: http://www.canchess.ca
7th Znojmo Open
The 7th Znojmo Open takes place 5th-6th May 2007 at the Monastery of
Louka, Znojmo, the Czech Republic
Details: http://czechtour.net/znojmo/index.php
Chess festival BRNO 2007
Chess festival BRNO 2007 takes place 29th June - 8th July 2007. GM, IM
and Open events.
Details: http://www.skduras.wz.cz/indexe.htm
Novi Sad Chess
Novi Sad will host the 2009 European National Team Championship. In the
run up to that the Championship of Novi Sad takes place 18th-25th March 2007.
Further detail: http://www.drazic.co.yu
Kramnik - Aronian Rapid Match
World Champion Vladimir Kramnik plays World Cup Holder Levon Aronian in
a rapid match May 4th-6th, 2007 in Yerevan, Armenia. Two games will be played
each day. The time control will be 25 minutes for the whole game with an
increment of 10 seconds per move. The match is organised by the Armenian Chess
Federation.
Details http://www.armchess.am
VIII Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad de Dos Hermanas"
For the eighth year running the VIII Internet Chess Tournament "Ciudad
de Dos Hermanas" is being held on the ICC Internet Chess Club playing zone
(http://www.chessclub.com). This event is had become the most important
Internet chess tournament in the world, featuring the biggest number of
participants. In the 2006 edition, more than 2000 players from all over the
world took part. 23 GM's, 11 of them with more than 2600, made it to the final,
with the special participation of world class players such as Gata Kamsky, or
young elite players such as Nakamura or Magnus Carlsen. German GM Fabian
Doettling won the 1.800 euros first prize, while Baadur Jobava, another young
Georgian GM, who previously had won the Aeroflot Open, finished second. This
year the prize fund has been increased, with 32 cash prizes. The total prize
fund is 7.700 euros, with a first prize of 1.800 euros. In addition, there are
many class prizes. As in previous editions, the playing system is as follows:
twelve 12-round Swiss qualifiers using the Fischer System playing rate: 4
minutes + 1 seconds. Qualifiers are held twice a day from March 16th to 21st.
March 22nd is a rest day and the finals are held on March 23rd and 24th. The 12
qualifier winners plus the 20 best scores qualify to the 32 KO final.
Full rules and registrations can be found on the Dos Hermanas website
http://www.doshermanas.net/aje_8torneo.asp
ICC and FICS client for mobile phones
Mats Luthman has written a program that connects to ICC and FICS,
compatable with many modern mobile phones. I've been looking for something like
this for a while for watching live tournaments if I'm out and about. Its a nice
free solution, you can also play but I haven't tried that.
Website: http://www.luthman.nu/Mobi/Mobi.html
Lenk International Chess Festival
Lenk International Chess Festival The "Swiss Chess Tour 2007" will
continue in Lenk with the 19th "Kreuz-Open" April 5th-9th 2007. The venue is
the Hotel Kreuz, Grande Open, Swiss system, 7 rounds and the games will last a
maximum of 5 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and 30 minutes till the end). Prize
are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.-
20. places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1946),
junior(1987-90), schoolboy (1991) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs
and juniors 60 SF, at the door 20 SF more, GMs and IMs free. The teams
competition, with 4 members; 3 prizes: 4x100/4x75/4x50 SF; entry fee 10 SF.
Venue: Hotel "Kreuz". Time table: Round 1st 18.00-23.00 April 5,; Rounds 2/3
09.30-14.30 and 15.30-20.30 April 6,; Round 4 13.30-18.30 April 7,; Rounds 5/6
09.30-14.30 and 15.30-20.30 April 8,; Round 7 9.30-14.30 April 9. Closing
ceremony April 9 at 16.00. Info: Beochess +41+62+965-46-50 (Robert Spoerri) or
info@beochess.ch or site http://www.beochess.ch for more details.
5th Brussels International Chess Festival
5th Brussels International Chess Festival (11 rounds - 25 minutes) Open
to all rated and unrated players-no club membership requested Saturday 5 May -
Sunday 6 May 2007
Details: http://www.creb.be/
5th PAL/CSS Freestyle Chess Tournament
$16,000 Freestyle tournament starts on March 2nd 23.02.2007 The Fifth
PAL/CSS Freestyle Chess Tournament begins on March 2nd on the Playchess server.
The main tournament is an eight-round Swiss, with time controls of 60 min + 15
sec per game. You probably know that in Freestyle any kind of assistance is
allowed: computers, friends, books, anything. The starting fee is 10 Euro. GMs
and IMs are free
Details and entry:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3693
XX Benidorm Open
The XX Open Internacional de Ajedrez Villa de Benidorm 2007 Benidorm
organised an international tournament 1977 till 1995 now it has returned. The
event takes place 22nd April - 1st May 2007 (10 rounds). 29.000 Euros in
prizes.
Information: Mr. Emilio Pellicer Tel: +34 96 585 16 50. Alfonso Vilches
Tel: +34 695 91 56 78. E-mail: open@chessbenidorm.com
Full details: http://www.chessbenidorm.com
11th Voronezh Festival
The 11th International Chess Festival Voronezh 2007 takes place
10th-21th June 2007.
Details: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open
XXV Andorra International Open
The XXV International Chess Open of Andorra takes place 30th June - 8th
July 2007. Tournament Hall: Hotel Sant Gothard - Erts (La Massana) ANDORRA
Prizes: 10.000 Euros / 1st. Prize: 2.100 Euros All the prizes are tax-free
Valid for the Catalan Chess circuit Entries: 35Euros /sub16 20 Euros - Elo
+2350 free
For entries and information contact: openandorra@andorra.ad FEVA -
Tel/Fax: 00.376.867846 Oscar de la Riva: 00.376.839899 (21:00 a 23:30)
Details: http://www.feva.ad
Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2007
The Sparkassen Chess Meeting takes place 23rd June - 1st July 2007 in
the Dortmund Civic Theatre.
Eight players will compete in a single round robin: Viswanathan Anand,
Magnus Carlsen, Boris Gelfand, Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Leko, Shakhriyar
Mamedyarov, Arkadij Naiditsch and the winner of the Aeroflot Open 2007 in
Moscow (Evgeny Alekseev).
There will be open A and B events alongside.
Pula Open 2007
The "Pula Open 2007" takes place in Pula, Croatia, 23rd-30th June 2007,
in the hotel Histria.
All further information at: http://www.skpula.hr , or contact the
tournament director at : pulaopen@globalnet.hr
25th International Chess Championship of the Elba Island
25th International Chess Championship of the Elba Island , a wonderful
place for a holiday two groups; first prize Open A (elo from 1800 up) 1.000
euro. official venue Lacona, May 6th-13th 2007 - good opportunities for room
and apartments in Lacona Hotel and Residence. There will be somo GM to get
norms.
Further details: http://www.tuscanhotels.it/cms.asp?IDPg=10
Hungarian tournaments March - August 2007
The list of the chess tournaments from March - August 2007 in Hungary:
1 3rd-15th of March 2007 FIRST SATURDAY Budapest GM-IM-FM, GM-IM-FM
round robins (BERGER), 9 –13 games, GM-IM norm possibilities in Budapest,
venue: 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. 19th-27th of March, Kecskemet, IM Berger tmt, org: Dr.Erdelyi,
Tamas, e-mail: postmaster@caissa.t-online.hu Website: www.caissachessbooks.hu
Usually also in the second half of the month IM tmt-s in Kecskemet. 100 km
South from Budapest.
3. 16th-24th of March Budapest Spring Festival 9 round Swiss Open, org:
Nagy L. www.firstsaturday.hu
4. 7th-20th of April, FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest, org: NL
5. 21st of April – 1st of May GM tmt minimal cat.9. Planned
/2451-2475 Elo range/, Org: NL,
6. 5th-18th of May, GM-IM-FM Budapest, org NL,
7. 19th-29th of May, ELEKES MEMORIAL, GM-IM closed, Org: IM Zsinka,
e-mail: zsinkala@t-online.hu
8. 2nd -14th of June, FIRST SATURDAY Budapest GM-IM-FM closed. Org : NL
9. 16th-24th of June, Balatonlelle Open, GM-IM closed. Org: IM Rigo,
e-mail: me-ri@t-online.hu
10. 7th-19th of July FIRST SATURDAY Budapest, GM-IM-FM closed, Org: NL
11. 4th-16th of August FS Bp, GM-IM-FM, org. Nagy L.
12. 18th-26th of August, TALENTUM CUP Open 9 rounds Swiss, near to the
Balaton lake, org: VALIS, Janos, e-mail: husi-sc@hu.inter.net
VI Benidorm Festival
The VI Benidorm Festival takes place 30th November - 9th December 2007.
Further details: http://www.ajedrezalicante.com/menu.htm
Gausdal Classics
Gausdal Classics is played 18-26 April 2007 at the famous high mountain
hotel in Gausdal, Norway. There will be a strong GM round-robin with several
2600+ players, a GM Swiss and an ELO Swiss. All tournaments are 9 rounds. Rate
of play: 2 hours / 40 moves,1 hour / 20 moves and 0.5 hour / rest. Home page:
http://www.bergensjakk.no/gausdal/classics2007/
Contact: hanso.lahlum@c2i.net
Baltic Sea Cup
The Baltic Sea Cup (Bornholm, Denmark) takes place July 30th - August
5th 2007.
Details: http://www.bornholms-skakklub.dk/balticseacup07/
8th Individual European Chess Championships (Men/Open + Women)
The 8th Individual European Chess Championships take place 2-16 April,
2007, in the International Congress Center, Dresden (Germany). 11 rounds Swiss
system will be played, 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of
the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. The
European Championships are open to all players representing the Chess
Federations which comprise the European Chess Union (FIDE zones 1.1 to 1.9)
regardless of their title or rating. There is no limit of participants per
federation; however applications have to be sent by the national federations
only, preferable by internet registration form. The Individual European
Championships 2007 and the Individual Women`s Championship 2007 are
qualification events for the next Chess World Cup or the next World Chess
Championships for Women respectively. According to FIDE’s tournament
regulations and the decision of the ECU Board, 33 players from the men’s
section and 13 players from the women’s section will qualify. The
organizer offers a prize fund of 200,000 Euros. In addition FIDE will
contribute to the prize fund with an amount of 80,000 US Dollars (60,000 for
the open section and 20,000 for the women’s section). FIDE/ECU will deduct
20 % from the total prize fund. The national federations were requested to fill
in and return the Application Form not later than 31th January 2007. The
organizer will accept late registrations after this date subject to an extra
charge. All details regarding schedule, prizes and entry fee are published at
the official site: http://www.dresden2008.de (in German and
English language).
Currently, over 580 registrations have been made by the national
federations at the end of the first application phase - 424 participants in the
Open and 162 in the women´s event.
43 of the 54 ECU federations have registered at least one starter. The
largest group will come from Germany with 148 chess players followed by the
Russian Federation with 88.
The field of participants will be headed by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (ELO
2754) from Azerbaijan, number 5 of the world ranking and the European Champion
of 2004 Ivanchuk Vassily (ELO 2750) from the Ukraine. Eight ladies out of the
world's TOP 20 will be present in Dresden including Nadezhda Kosintseva (ELO
2496) from Russia and World Champion of 2004 Antoaneta Stefanova (ELO 2483)
from Bulgaria.
You can see all registrated players at the official site: change
language into English, then the links
http://www.dresden2008.de/front_content.php?idcat=183
or http://www.dresden2008.org/anmeldung/registrations.php
Alushta Diary 2007
GM Norm events: 23.05 - 1.06, 2.06 - 12.06, 15.06 - 25.06, 2.09 -
12.09, 14.09 - 24.09, 26.09 - 6.10, IM Norm: 23.05 - 1.06, 2.06 - 12.06, 15.06
- 25.06, 2.09 - 12.09, 14.09 - 24.09, 26.09 - 6.10, Rating tournament: 4.06 -
12.06, 22.06 - 27.06, Open tournament (under 16 years) First prize - 200$ 3.06
- 11.06, 13.06 - 21.06, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament First prize -
1000$ First prize (woman) - 500$ 28.06 - 6.07, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Blitz
tournament 7.07, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament (rapid chess) 8.07 -
9.07, Alushta Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 21.06 - 27.06
Individual and group studying Further information:
http://www.kaissa.com.ua phone +38
(06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking) + 44 7717890632 (for
English speaking, call after 18.00) e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua
New England Masters
New England Masters, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, August 13-17, 2007. 9
Round FIDE Swiss with great norm opportunities. Low entry fees and hotel rate,
open to players rated FIDE 2200 or higher. Website:
http://www.newenglandmasters.com.
Email: chris@chesstournamentservices.com.
Pobeskydi Chess Festival
The chess festival "Pobeskydi" takes place 5th-9th April 2007. There
will be 2 round robin tournaments with possibility of GM and IM norm and one
9-round Swiss tournament. Prize found will be about 1500euros. For further
information visit http://www.chessfm.cz
3rd European Union Individual Chess Championship
The 3rd European Union Individual Chess Championship takes place
in Arvier (Aosta Valley Italy) June 15th - 24th 2007
Details: http://www.scacchivda.com/
7th European Individual Senior Championship
The 7th European Individual Senior Championship takes place 2 - 10 June,
2007, in the Business-Lounge of the Hockenheim circuit (Germany). The
championship is open for all European seniors and senior women. Ladies shall be
born before 1st Jan 1957, gentlemen before 1st Jan 1947. 9 rounds Swiss system,
ELO rated. Time control: 40 moves in 2 hours + 1 hour quick-play finish. All
details regarding schedule, prizes and entry fee are published on the website
of the festival: http://www.euro-seniorchamp.de.vu
Host:Karpov Chess Academy Hockenheim (Karpow-Schachakademie Hockenheim e.V.) -
President Dieter Auer email: karpow@schachakademie-hockenheim.de
Offene Internationale Stuttgarter Stadtmeisterschaft 2007
The Offene Internationale Stuttgarter Stadtmeisterschaft 2007, takes
place 17.5. - 20.5.2007, in Gerlingen, South-Germany. 7 Rounds, Swiss System,
A/B-tournament, over 7000 € prizes.
Details: http://www.stuttgarter-stadtmeisterschaft.de
30th San Sebastian Open
The 30th San Sebastian International Chess Open takes place 1st to 8th
of April 2007. Rate of Play: 90 minutes + 30 sec/move
Contact Phone: +34 943474604 +34 943396149 Email: xake@fgajedrez.org
Further details: http://www.fgajedrez.org
Banyoles Chess Festival 2007
The Banyoles Chess Festival includes two tournaments: The Rapid-Chess
Tournament is on 15th of August. And from the 16th until 24th of August is held
the International Chess Tournament. Here, you will find more information about
them: 3rd. "Lluís Muratet" Rapid-Chess Tournament This will be played
the 15th of August of 2007. Rapid-Chess (20 minutes or 15min+5"). 9 Rounds.
Prizes: 1st. 800 €; Prize fund: 2.000 €. (Valid for Catalan Chess
Circuit) 10th Banyoles International Chess Tournament From 16th until 24th of
August of 2007. Swiss System. 9 Rounds. 105 minutes + 30 seconds/movement.
Prizes: 1st. 2.000 € (4.000 € if the winner achieves 9 points); Prize
fund: 8.000 €. (Valid for the Catalan Chess Circuit). Nigel Short has
announced his participation.
Official site: http://www.escacsbanyoles.com/
Battle of Senta tournament
The 11th International Chess Festival "The Battle of Senta 1697" takes
place 20th-30th July 2007 in Senta (the Vojvodina / Serbia).
Details: http://www.chess-senta.org.yu
Monroi Grand Prix for Women
Women in chess are being recognized by a Grand-Prix series of
international chess events. The events will be broadcast live using the MonRoi
system. “The world’s best women chess players have the opportunity to
qualify in some of the top tournaments in the world. We invite you to follow
live games, pictorial and video reports! Join us in Gibraltar, Cannes, Zagreb,
Dresden, Liechtenstein, St. Petersburg and Philadelphia and Montreal!”
said Brana Giancristofaro, Founder & CEO of MonRoi Inc. The Grand-Prix
Finale will be held in Montreal, Canada July 21-28, 2007. Qualifiers will be
selected on the basis of top performance and will compete for Finale prizes!
The Grand-Prix starts on January 23rd, 2007, in Gibraltar! Qualifying events
are the following:
GibTelecom, Gibraltar, January 23 - February 1
Cannes Open, FRA,
February 18-25
Zagreb Open, CRO, March 17-25
ECU Individual, Dresden
GER, April 2-15
Liechtenstein Open, May 11-19
White Nights, St.
Petersburg RUS, June 16-24
World Open, Philadelphia USA, June 28 - July
4
Montreal Chess Festival Finale, July 21-28
Further details: http://www.monroi.com/GP
Sydney International Open
SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL OPEN (10/04/2007-14/04/2007) - Australia's
strongest Open tournament ever held.
More information at http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/open
or contact info@chessaustralia.com.au
Politiken Cup
The 29th Copenhagen Open Politiken Cup takes place 21st-29th July 2007.
Official site: http://www.politikencup.dk/
Coulsdon Christmas International
The Coulsdon Christmas International takes place 11th-15th December
2006. The organisers need 2 titled and 1 non-titled players for the 10 player
all-play-all event for IM norms. In addition, we there are 3 spaces in their
Challengers' event. If interested contact Scott Freeman chess@ccfworld.com
Details:
http://www.ccfworld.com/Chess/Results/2006-12-15_International.htm
Prague Open 2007
PRAGUE OPEN 2007 (11.-18.1. 2007 - 2 FIDE opens, one of them with a
possibility to fulfill IM norm, active chess and blitz tournament, more
information at the address http://www.czechtour.net/praha/index.php
Marienbad Open 2007
MARIENBAD OPEN 2007 Marienbad is the second largest spa town in the
Czech Republic, 19.-27.1. 2007 - closed GM tournament, closed IM tournament,
FIDE open, active chess and blitz tournament,
http://www.czechtour.net/marlazne/index.php
Swiss Chess Tour 2007
The Swiss Chess Tour 2007 starts in Basle in the New Year
(1.-7.1.2007.). Venue of Chess Festival for 9th time is Hotel Hilton in Basle.
Hilton Open (1-7.1.2007.) 7 Rounds, 6 hours (2 hours for 40 moves + 60
minutes for complete the game.) Prizes:
2000/1500/1200/800/600/500/2x400/2x300/5x200 CHF. Special prizes 200 CHF for
best Lady, Senior (1947), junior (1987-90), schoolboy (1991). Enter fee: 140
CHF (FM and juniors 70 CHF) GM & IM free. At the door 20 CHF.
Players so far for Basle: GM Ulf Andersson (SWE), GM Borislav Ivkov
(SCG), GM Andrei Sokolov (FRA), GM Miso Cebalo (CRO), GM Igor Rausis (BAN), GM
Nenad Sulava (CRO), GM Stefan Djuric (SCG), IM Martin Senff (GER), IM Simon
Kuemin (SUI) etc.
Basle amateur (1-7.1.2007.) 7 Rounds, 4 hours (90 minutes 30 moves + 30
minutes to complete the game). Players under 1900 rating (FIDE or national).
Enter fee: 120 CHF (juniors 60 CHF). At the door 20 CHF. Prizes:
500/400/2x300/2x200/4x150 CHF.
Basle juniors (2.1.2007.) 7 Rounds, 15 minutes for the game. Juniors
1987 and younger. Enter fee 5 CHF. Natural prizes for all players.
Basel Lighting Chess (6.1.2007. from 14.00 to 16.00) 9 Rounds, 5
minutes. Enter fee: 20 CHF (juniors 5 CHF). Prizes 300/200/150/2x100/2x50 CHF
natural prizes for everybody 50% and more points.
More information and registration: Robert Spoerri tel. +41+62+9654-650,
fax +41+62+9654-651 E-mail info@beochess.ch Further information:
http://www.beochess.ch or
http://yubc.net/~yuchess
Slovenian Chess Centre
The Slovenian Chess Federation opened a centre on the 21st October 2006.
Official site: http://www.sah-zveza.si/news/0610/sahdom/
Pierre Barthélémy Chess Blog
Pierre Barthélémy Chess Blog in French:
http://echecs-info.blogspot.com
66th Italian Championship
The 66th Italian Championship takes place 21st November - 4th December
2006. The tournament will consist of 11 players in a round robin at Hotel
Impero in Cremona. Games will be played on DGT boards, and viewable live at the
Italian Chess Federation web site.
Official tournament information:
http://federscacchi.it/doc/notcom/d20060902032222_bando_66.pdf
Official federation site: http://www.federscacchi.it/
Sydney International Open 2007
The 2007 Sydney International Open will be held as a 9-round FIDE-rated
Swiss event from 10th-14th April 2007. The venue is Parramatta Town Hall, an
historic centre and business hub just 30 minutes by train from Central Sydney
and International Airport. Some conditions are offered to titled players. It is
also possible to play in Australia's largest weekender, the Doeberl Cup, a
7-round FIDE-rated event held in Canberra 6-9 April 2007. An information sheet,
registration form and other details are available at
http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/open.
The organisers are Australian Chess Enterprises. Contact is Brian Jones at
info@chessaustralia.com.au
Czech Tour 2006-7
There is new information about the Czech Tour 2006/2007 including:
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
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
