THE WEEK IN CHESS 674 8th October 2007 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) European Club Cup
3) World Juniors
4) Corus, Wijk aan Zee 2008
5) US Chess League
6) 17th World Seniors
7) George Trundle NZ IM
8) First Saturday October
9) Rio de Janeiro
10) ENDESA ITT
11) Forthcoming Events and Links

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Games section

European Club Cup          854 games
World Juniors              249 games
US Chess League             24 games
17th World Seniors         268 games
George Trundle NZ IM        35 games
First Saturday October       5 games
Rio de Janeiro              45 games
1480 games

1) Introduction

My thanks to Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Miklos Orso, John Henderson, Gary Suffield, Jakub Fuksik, Alexei Lugovoi, Patricia Claros Aguilar, Fred Lucas, Jan Mazuch, Joaquim de Deus fº, Michael Freeman, Ozgur Akman, Gaguik Oganessian and everyone else who helped with the issue.

A quieter week after the conclusion of the World Championships in Mexico City but there is still some strong chess going on in Kemer, Turkey with the European Club Cup including the new World Champion Viswanathan Anand. Anand started with a couple of draws in rounds 5 and 6, World Number 2 Vassily Ivanchuk meanwhile has 3 wins and 3 draws and you have to say his top class form has now continued for an extended period and if he continues he will get over 2800 and challenge Anand for the number one spot. I'm gradually going to try and move to using tables rather than preformatted text but there are some technical issues for me, today's issue is a bit of a mix and match of them both.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) European Club Cup

The 23rd European Club Cup for Men, 12th European Club Cup for Women 2nd-10th October 2007, Kemer-Antalya, Turkey.

[a quick check here in the men's section does anyone else think Hondozi, Murtez unrated given in the player lists must be 937576 Murtez, Hondozi SRB 2316 7 1979 in the October rating list?]

Official site: http://euroclub2007.tsf.org.tr/

English Page of the Turkish Chess Federation

Team Compositions of the top 10 men's sides

1 OSC Baden-Baden e.V. Rtg-Ø:2713

Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Anand Viswanathan 2801 IND
2 GM Svidler Peter 2732 RUS
3 GM Carlsen Magnus 2714 NOR
4 GM Bacrot Etienne 2695 FRA
5 GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter 2668 ROU
6 GM Harikrishna P 2668 IND
  GM Nielsen Peter Heine 2626 DEN
  GM Schlosser Philipp 2579 GER

2 Ural Sverdlovskaya Rtg-Ø:2707

Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Radjabov Teimour 2742 AZE
2 GM Shirov Alexei 2739 ESP
3 GM Grischuk Alexander 2715 RUS
4 GM Akopian Vladimir 2713 ARM
5 GM Malakhov Vladimir 2690 RUS
6 GM Dreev Alexey 2607 RUS
  GM Motylev Alexander 2645 RUS
  GM Rashkovsky Nukhim N 2506 RUS

3 Tomsk-400 Rtg-Ø:2697

Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Morozevich Alexander 2755 RUS
2 GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2710 RUS
3 GM Karjakin Sergey 2694 UKR
4 GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2690 UZB
5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 2674 RUS
6 GM Tkachiev Vladislav 2661 FRA
  GM Bologan Viktor 2657 MDA
  GM Smirnov Pavel 2636 RUS

4 Bosna Sarajevo Rtg-Ø:2686

Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2787 UKR
2 GM Almasi Zoltan 2691 HUN
3 GM Movsesian Sergei 2670 SVK
4 GM Sokolov Ivan 2673 NED
5 GM Short Nigel D 2649 ENG
6 GM Predojevic Borki 2645 BIH
  GM Atalik Suat 2599 TUR
  IM Stojanovic Dalibor 2510 BIH

5 Linex Magic - Merida Rtg-Ø:2666

Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Kamsky Gata 2724 USA
2 GM Adams Michael 2729 ENG
3 GM Rublevsky Sergei 2676 RUS
4 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2673 ARM
5 GM Cheparinov Ivan 2670 BUL
6 IM Perez Candelario Manuel 2525 ESP
  FM Cabezas Ayala Ivan 2313 ESP

6 Keystone Rtg-Ø:2655

Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2705 UKR
2 GM Onischuk Alexander 2674 USA
3 GM Areshchenko Alexander 2638 UKR
4 GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij 2651 UKR
5 GM Efimenko Zahar 2624 UKR
6 GM Baklan Vladimir 2639 UKR
  GM Vysochin Spartak 2524 UKR

7 Ashdod City Club Rtg-Ø:2641

Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Eljanov Pavel 2681 UKR
2 GM Smirin Ilia 2649 ISR
3 GM Sutovsky Emil 2656 ISR
4 GM Avrukh Boris 2645 ISR
5 GM Moiseenko Alexander 2646 UKR
6 GM Kogan Artur 2569 ISR
  GM Kovalev Andrei 2565 BLR
  GM Kantsler Boris 2509 ISR

8 Gros Xake Taldea Rtg-Ø:2641

Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Van Wely Loek 2680 NED
2 GM Milov Vadim 2680 SUI
3 GM Zhang Pengxiang 2644 CHN
4 GM Istratescu Andrei 2631 ROU
5 GM Bauer Christian 2634 FRA
6 GM Hamdouchi Hichem 2576 MAR
  FM Gonzalez De La Torre Sant 2399 ESP
  IM Argandona Rivero Inigo 2397 ESP

9 Economist SGSEU-1 Saratov Rtg-Ø:2634

Bo.   Name IRtg FED
1 GM Alekseev Evgeny 2716 RUS
2 GM Tomashevsky Evgeny 2646 RUS
3 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2643 NED
4 GM Galkin Alexander 2608 RUS
5 GM Roiz Michael 2630 ISR
6 GM Dyachkov Sergej 2559 RUS
  GM Kornev Alexei 2532 RUS
  GM Iljushin Alexei 2528 RUS

10 Alkaloid Rtg-Ø:2611

1 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2752 AZE
2 GM Georgiev Kiril 2649 BUL
3 GM Volkov Sergey 2648 RUS
4 GM Kozul Zdenko 2609 CRO
5 GM Nedev Trajce 2528 MKD
6 GM Stanojoski Zvonko 2467 MKD
  IM Colovic Aleksandar 2477 MKD
  GM Jacimovic Dragoljub 2412 MKD

Round 5 Men's Standings:

Rank Team Gam. + = - MP Pts.
1 Ural Sverdlovskaya 5 4 1 0 9 24
2 Tomsk-400 5 4 1 0 9 23
3 Linex Magic - Merida 5 4 1 0 9 21
4 Economist SGSEU-1 Saratov 5 4 0 1 8 22½
5 Keystone 5 4 0 1 8 22
6 OSC Baden-Baden e.V. 5 3 2 0 8 21½
7 Clichy Echecs 92 5 4 0 1 8 20
8 Alkaloid 5 4 0 1 8 20
9 Bosna Sarajevo 5 3 2 0 8 20
10 Gros Xake Taldea 5 3 1 1 7 18
11 Ashdod City Club 5 3 1 1 7 18
12 Chess Club Zagreb 5 3 0 2 6 22
13 Herzliya Chess Club 5 3 0 2 6 22
14 Schachfreunde Reichenstein 5 3 0 2 6 19½
15 Utrecht 5 3 0 2 6 19
16 Bank King Yerevan 5 2 2 1 6 18½
17 Chess Club Zeljeznicar Sarajevo 5 3 0 2 6 18½
18 Aquaprofit Chess Club Nagykanisza 5 3 0 2 6 18½
19 Cercle d'Echecs de Strasbourg 5 3 0 2 6 18½
20 Reykjavik Chess Club 5 3 0 2 6 18
21 Hamburger SK 5 2 2 1 6 17
22 Cannes Echecs 5 3 0 2 6 15½
23 SK Rochade Eupen Kelmis 5 3 0 2 6 15½
24 Vilnius Chess-Bridge club ''NSEL30'' 5 3 0 2 6 15
25 1. Novoborsky SK 5 3 0 2 6 15
26 Csuti - Hydrocomp Chess Club 5 3 0 2 6 15
27 Vesnianka Gran 5 3 0 2 6 14
28 C.R.E. Liège E.L. 5 2 1 2 5 16½
29 Doruk Koleji SK 5 2 1 2 5 14½
30 Homburg Apeldoorn 5 2 1 2 5 14
31 Sollentuna Chessclub 5 2 1 2 5 13½
32 Asker SK 5 2 0 3 4 15½
33 Aarhus Skakklub / Skolerne 5 2 0 3 4 15½
34 Oslo Schkakselskap 5 2 0 3 4 15
35 Turk Hava Yollari 5 2 0 3 4 13
36 Chess Club Niederrohrdorf 5 2 0 3 4 13
37 Besiktas 5 2 0 3 4 12½
38 Plunge Chess Club Bokstas 5 2 0 3 4 12½
39 Hilsmark Kingfisher 5 2 0 3 4 12
40 Cuna de Dragones - Ajoblanco 5 2 0 3 4 12
41 Bronshoj Skakforening (Copenhagen) 5 2 0 3 4 12
42 Namur 5 2 0 3 4 11½
43 Opus Capita Tampere 5 2 0 3 4 10
44 Klubi Shahut Prishtina 5 2 0 3 4 10
45 HMC Calder 5 2 0 3 4 10
46 Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo 5 1 1 3 3 9½
47 Kilkenny Chess Club 5 1 0 4 2 10½
48 Schackklub De Sprénger Echternach 5 1 0 4 2 10½
49 Nidum Liberals 5 1 0 4 2 10½
50 Matinkylan Shakkekerho Espoo 5 1 0 4 2 10
51 Hellir Chess Club 5 1 0 4 2 10
52 Tarsus Zeka Satrac SK 5 1 0 4 2 7½
53 Rathmines 5 1 0 4 2 5½
54 "Apollonia" Chess Club Fier 5 0 1 4 1 10
55 Klubi Shahut Theranda 5 0 1 4 1 7½
56 Cwmbran 5 0 0 5 0 4

Round 5 Women's Standings:

Rank Team Gam. + = - MP Pts.
1 Cercle d'Echecs de Monte-Carlo 5 4 1 0 9 16
2 Southern Ural Cheliabinsk 5 4 0 1 8 13½
3 Finec St.Petersburg 5 4 0 1 8 13
4 AVS Krasnoturinsk 5 3 1 1 7 13½
5 SK T-Com Podgorica 5 3 1 1 7 13½
6 Interplast Tbilisi 5 3 1 1 7 12½
7 Economist Saratov 5 3 0 2 6 14
8 MIKA Yerevan 5 3 0 2 6 13
9 Ladya Kazan 5 3 0 2 6 10
10 Utrecht 5 2 0 3 4 9
11 SK Bihac - Capital Brokers 5 2 0 3 4 8½
12 USV Volksbank Halle 5 1 2 2 4 7½
13 Vandoeuvre 5 1 1 3 3 7½
14 Besiktas Jimnastik Kulubu 5 1 1 3 3 6½
15 BGU Minsk 5 1 1 3 3 6½
16 Turk Hava Yollari 5 1 1 3 3 6
17 Antalya Deniz Genclik 5 1 0 4 2 7½
18 Tarsus Zeka Satranc SK 5 0 0 5 0 2

3) World Juniors

The World Juniors and Girls Chess Championships takes place in Yerevan, October 2nd-17th 2007.

Official site: http://www.armchess.am/WJGCC07/wjgcc.html

Juniors Round 5 Standings:

Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts RtgØ
1 13 IM So Wesley 2531 PHI 4½ 2478
2 3 GM Rodshtein Maxim 2615 ISR 4 2518
3 2 GM Stellwagen Daniel 2639 NED 4 2507
4 9 GM Meier Georg 2558 GER 4 2493
5 11 GM Popov Ivan 2539 RUS 4 2458
6 21 GM Adly Ahmed 2494 EGY 4 2412
7 30 IM Melkumyan Hrant 2469 ARM 4 2401
8 16 IM Gopal Geetha Narayanan 2520 IND 3½ 2546
9 15 GM Howell David Wei Ling 2527 ENG 3½ 2512
10 1 GM Wang Hao 2643 CHN 3½ 2512
11 17 IM Romanov Evgeny 2515 RUS 3½ 2486
12 4 GM Laznicka Viktor 2610 CZE 3½ 2483
13 10 GM Andreikin Dmitry 2555 RUS 3½ 2473
14 25 IM Grigoryan Avetik 2489 ARM 3½ 2468
15 74 Garcia Cardenas Pablo 2149 CHI 3½ 2452
16 7 GM Amin Bassem 2561 EGY 3½ 2429
17 22 GM Deepan Chakkravarthy J. 2492 IND 3½ 2400
18 27 Ashwin Jayaram 2478 IND 3½ 2352
19 31 IM Kaplan Sasha 2466 ISR 3 2554
20 12 GM Pashikian Arman 2534 ARM 3 2547
21 34 IM Jojua Davit 2434 GEO 3 2530
22 52 Alaguzov Maxat 2358 KAZ 3 2497
23 78 Tamazyan Haik 2072 ARM 3 2496
24 53 Khamrakulov Dzurabek 2357 UZB 3 2488
25 5 GM Jones Gawain C. B. 2567 ENG 3 2488
26 43 FM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2389 ARM 3 2467
27 18 GM Negi Parimarjan 2514 IND 3 2460
28 36 IM Llaneza Vega Marcos 2426 ESP 3 2445
29 14 IM Ragger Markus 2528 AUT 3 2423
30 28 IM Sanikidze Tornike 2474 GEO 3 2419
31 77 Vlashki Nino 2077 BUL 3 2419
32 29 IM Gupta Abhijeet 2470 IND 3 2374
33 20 IM Feller Sebastien 2513 FRA 3 2347
34 37 FM Bulski Krzysztof 2421 POL 3 2323
35 23 IM Banusz Tamas 2491 HUN 3 2320
36 38 IM Ibarra Chami Luis Fernando 2416 MEX 3 2186
37 63 Mamikonian Tigran 2257 ARM 2½ 2506
38 60 Molner Mackenzie 2308 USA 2½ 2499
39 59 FM Arngrimsson Dagur 2323 ISL 2½ 2470
40 32 IM Margvelashvili Giorgi 2451 GEO 2½ 2456
41 8 IM Vovk Yuri 2561 UKR 2½ 2397
42 41 FM Bregadze Levan 2394 GEO 2½ 2396
43 19 IM Corrales Jimenez Fidel 2513 CUB 2½ 2348
44 26 IM Brandenburg Daan 2483 NED 2½ 2337
45 35 IM Hungaski Robert Andrew 2432 USA 2½ 2274
46 54 Pileckis Emilis 2349 LTU 2 2543
47 50 Kalashian David 2361 ARM 2 2514
48 51 Priborsky Jan 2359 CZE 2 2513
49 55 FM Fusco Leonardo 2341 ARG 2 2489
50 62 Kulakov Viacheslav 2261 RUS 2 2477
51 49 Nasri Amin 2364 IRI 2 2456
52 45 Abhishek Das 2383 IND 2 2454
53 64 Galic Ivan 2255 CRO 2 2448
54 66 Mijovic Stefan 2228 MNE 2 2442
55 69 Shamieh Mahmoud 2203 LIB 2 2438
56 76 Vardanian Haik G. 2118 ARM 2 2435
57 48 FM Benidze Davit 2365 GEO 2 2432
58 40 IM Simonian Hrair 2405 ARM 2 2412
59 72 Javakhadze Zurab 2167 GEO 2 2410
60 33 Nigalidze Gaioz 2440 GEO 2 2402
61 24 IM Rohit Gogineni 2491 IND 2 2373
62 6 GM Khairullin Ildar 2567 RUS 2 2367
63 80 Lovik Lasse Ostebo 2025 NOR 2 2355
64 44 Hambardzumian Yuri 2387 ARM 2 2305
65 67 Vandenbussche Thibaut 2205 BEL 1½ 2489
66 46 Hayrapetian Ovik 2374 ARM 1½ 2478
67 57 Vovk Ilja 2325 EST 1½ 2471
68 56 Pancevski Filip 2340 MKD 1½ 2445
69 68 Alvarez Ramirez Miguel Angel 2204 MEX 1½ 2412
70 75 Gevorkian David 2149 ARM 1½ 2384
71 61 Hovhannisyan Robert 2273 ARM 1½ 2365
72 42 Arun Karthik R. 2391 IND 1½ 2358
73 58 FM Kjartansson Gudmundur 2324 ISL 1½ 2293
74 65 Momeni Ebrahim 2249 IRI 1 2423
75 71 Zvarik Martin 2187 SVK 1 2380
76 73 Suttor Vincent 2164 AUS 1 2335
77 39 IM Gerzhoy Leonid 2415 ISR 1 2227
78 70 Ter-Karapetian Alexi 2187 GEO ½ 2392
79 47 FM Nithander Victor 2367 SWE ½ 2294
80 79 Zemouli Issam 2067 ALG 0 2339

Girls Round 5 Standings:

Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts Fide
1 6 WIM Nebolsina Vera 2349 RUS 5 15
2 19 WFM Hoolt Sarah 2199 GER 4 14
3 7 WGM Karavade Eesha Sanjay 2331 IND 4 13½
4 9 WGM Khotenashvili Bela 2328 GEO 4 13
5 8 WGM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina 2331 ESP 4 12
6 14 WFM Abrahamyan Tatev 2246 USA 4 12
15 WIM Soumya Swaminathan 2244 IND 4 12
8 1 IM Harika Dronavalli 2480 IND 4 11
9 10 WFM Guramishvili Sopiko 2307 GEO 3½ 13
10 3 WGM Mongontuul Bathuyag 2389 MGL 3½ 11
11 4 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2371 POL 3½ 10½
12 17 WFM Borosova Zuzana 2233 SVK 3½ 10½
13 16 WIM Dauletova Gulmira 2240 KAZ 3½ 10
14 18 Padmini Rout 2226 IND 3 11
40 Hairapetian Anna 2030 ARM 3 11
16 20 WFM Airapetian Tatevik 2193 RUS 3 10½
17 24 Limontaite Simona 2141 LTU 3 10
18 5 WGM Melia Salome 2365 GEO 3 9
19 21 WFM Gasik Anna 2191 POL 3 9
23 Markantonaki Haritomeni 2161 GRE 3 9
21 59 Yemi Jelsen 0 INA 3 8
22 45 Gutierrez Mancillas Alicia Abi 1981 MEX 3 8
23 37 Grigorian Marine 2078 RUS 3 7½
24 32 Kharatyan Anahit 2102 ARM 3 7
25 12 WIM Gomes Mary Ann 2262 IND 2½ 10
26 28 Martirosian Lia 2121 ARM 2½ 9
27 13 WGM Arutyunova Diana 2256 UKR 2½ 8½
28 22 WFM Pertlova Sona 2169 CZE 2½ 8½
27 Priya Panneer Ramachandran 2129 IND 2½ 8½
30 29 WFM Bolon Karelle 2103 FRA 2½ 8
31 39 Kalashyan Varduhi 2059 ARM 2½ 6½
32 25 WFM Kulon Klaudia 2139 POL 2½ 6
33 11 WIM Rudolf Anna 2273 HUN 2½ 6
34 46 Mnatsakanyan Diana 1970 ARM 2½ 5½
35 33 Darbinyan Nune 2089 ARM 2 7½
36 36 WFM Gevorgyan Irina 2078 UZB 2 7
54 Ghazaryan Narine 0 ARM 2 7
38 2 IM Tairova Elena 2391 RUS 2 7
39 42 Zarkua Elisabed 2009 GEO 2 6½
40 26 WFM Bokuchava Madona 2130 GEO 2 6½
41 57 Nita Nurmala Febriana 0 INA 2 6
42 44 Alaverdyan Lusine 1990 ARM 2 5
49 Salvador Aices 1927 PHI 2 5
44 34 Darbinyan Ani 2085 ARM 2 5
45 43 WIM Mona Khaled 2004 EGY 2 4
46 31 Hakimifard Ghazal 2102 IRI 2 3
35 Tjolsen Katrine 2081 NOR 2 3
48 48 Karapetyan Lusine 1950 ARM 1½ 4
49 47 Hegarty Sarah 1967 ENG 1½ 4
50 38 WFM Bayat Shohreh 2076 IRI 1½ 3½
51 50 Van Hoecke Elena 1875 BEL 1½ 2½
52 55 Karhanyan Arusyak 0 ARM 1 5
53 30 WFM Hamza Amira 2103 ALG 1 4
51 Khalaji Hanieh 1872 IRI 1 4
55 53 Diaz Lopes Genara 1794 CHI 1 1
56 41 WFM Lovece Ruth 2010 ARG ½ 1½
52 Neric Jelena 1861 MNE ½ 1½
58 56 Menezes Grasielle da Silva 0 BRA 0 0

4) Corus, Wijk aan Zee 2008

The field for the 2008 Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee has been announced at http://www.coruschess.com Five of the top 6 in the world are playing including the new World Champion Anand and new World number 2 Ivanchuk. Also Kramnik and Gelfand who finished 2nd in Mexico City.

The Corus Chess Tournament 2008 will be held from 11-27 January 2008 in Wijk aan Zee. The tournament venue is the De Moriaan Community Centre

A Group

Name Year of birth Rating Rnk
GM Viswanathan Anand 1969 2801 1
GM Vassily Ivanchuk 1969 2787 2
GM Vladimir Kramnik 1975 2785 3
GM Veselin Topalov 1975 2769 4
GM Peter Leko 1979 2755 5
GM Shakhryar Mamedyarov 1985 2752 7
GM Teymour Radjabov 1987 2742 8
GM Levon Aronian 1982 2741 9
GM Boris Gelfand 1968 2736 11
GM Michael Adams 1971 2729 13
GM Magnus Carlsen 1990 2714 17
GM Judit Polgar 1976 2708 20
GM Pavel Eljanov 1983 2681 30
GM Loek van Wely 1972 2680 32

Average rating: 2741 (based on October figures as are the World Rankings)
Category: 20

Participants honorary four-event match 2008

Name Year of birth Rating CCT victories
GM Viktor Kortchnoi 1931 2611 4
GM Lajos Portisch 1937 2530 4
GM Jan Timman 1951 2559 2
GM Ljubomir Ljubojevic 1950 2550 1

5) US Chess League

The new US Chess League takes place August 27th - October 31st 2007 with playoffs on 7th, 14th and 28th November 2007. Games are played on ICC. My thanks to Greg Shahade.

Official site: http://www.uschessleague.com

Week 6

10/3/2007

New Jersey vs Carolina

1.  GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)           vs  IM Lev Milman (CAR)         1/2-1/2
2.  IM Jonathan Schroer (CAR)       vs  IM Dean Ippolito (NJ)       1/2-1/2
3.  FM Aviv Friedman (NJ)           vs  FM Oleg Zaikov (CAR)        1/2-1/2
4.  NM Craig Jones (CAR)            vs     Jayson Lian (NJ)         0-1

Miami vs Queens

1.  GM Julio Becerra (MIA)          vs  GM Alex Stripunsky (QNS)    1-0
2.  IM Eli Vovsha (QNS)             vs  FM Marcel Martinez (MIA)    1/2-1/2
3.  IM Alejandro Moreno Roman (MIA) vs  NM Parker Zhao (QNS)        0-1
4.  NM Peter Bierkens (QNS)         vs     Roberto Socorregut (MIA) 1/2-1/2

Dallas vs Philadelphia

1.  IM Drasko Boskovic (DAL)        vs  GM Sergey Kudrin (PHI)      0-1
2.  IM Bryan Smith (PHI)            vs  IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL) 0-1
3.  IM Jacek Stopa (DAL)            vs  IM Richard Costigan (PHI)   1-0
4.  NM Elvin Wilson (PHI)           vs WFM Bayaraa Zorigt (DAL)     1/2-1/2

Baltimore vs Tennessee

1.  FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat (BAL)     vs  IM Ron Burnett (TEN)        1/2-1/2
2.  FM Todd Andrews (TEN)           vs  IM Larry Kaufman (BAL)      1-0
3. WFM Katerina Rohonyan (BAL)      vs  FM Jerry Wheeler (TEN)      1/2-1/2
4.     Gerald Larson (TEN)          vs WFM Tsaagan Battsetseg (BAL) 0-1

Boston vs San Francisco

1.  GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)     vs  GM Patrick Wolff (SF)       1-0
2.  IM Vinay Bhat (SF)              vs  FM William Kelleher (BOS)   1-0
3.  NM Denys Shmelov (BOS)          vs  IM John Donaldson (SF)      1/2-1/2
4.     Gregory Young (SF)           vs  NM Chris Williams (BOS)     0-1

New York vs Seattle

1.  GM Hikaru Nakamura (NY)         vs  GM Gregory Serper (SEA)     1/2-1/2
2.  IM Georgi Orlov (SEA)           vs  IM Irina Krush (NY)         0-1
3.  IM Jay Bonin (NY)               vs  FM John Readey (SEA)        1-0
4.     Josh Sinanan (SEA)           vs WFM Irina Zenyuk (NY)        1/2-1/2

+----------------+----+---+--------------++---------------+----------------+
|EASTERN DIVISION|W   |L  |Game          ||Opp Avg Rating |Opps Record     |
|                |    |   |Points        ||               |                |
+----------------+----+---+--------------++---------------+----------------+
|Boston          |5.0 |1.0|15.5/24 (65%) ||2402           |16-14 (53%)     |
+----------------+----+---+--------------++---------------+----------------+
|Baltimore       |3.5 |2.5|13/24 (54%)   ||2363           |15-15 (50%)     |
+----------------+----+---+--------------++---------------+----------------+
|New Jersey      |3.5 |2.5|12.5/24 (52%) ||2371           |9.5-18.5 (34%)  |
+----------------+----+---+--------------++---------------+----------------+
|Philadelphia    |3.0 |3.0|11/24 (46%)   ||2384           |16-14 (55%)     |
+----------------+----+---+--------------++---------------+----------------+
|New York        |2.0 |4.0|10.5/24 (44%) ||2386           |17.5-12.5 (67%) |
+----------------+----+---+--------------++---------------+----------------+
|Queens          |2.0 |4.0|10/24 (42%)   ||2408           |17-13 (61%)     |
+----------------+----+---+--------------++---------------+----------------+
+----------------+----+----+-------------++---------------+----------------+
|WESTERN DIVISION|W   |L   |Game         ||Opp Avg Rating |Opps Record     |
|                |    |    |Points       ||               |                |
+----------------+----+----+-------------++---------------+----------------+
|Dallas          |5.0 |1.0 |15/24 (63%)  ||2373           |12.5-17.5 (42%) |
+----------------+----+----+-------------++---------------+----------------+
|Seattle         |3.5 |2.5 |14.5/24 (60%)||2362           |13-17 (43%)     |
+----------------+----+----+-------------++---------------+----------------+
|San Francisco   |3.0 |3.0 |13.5/24 (56%)||2360           |16.5-13.5 (55%) |
+----------------+----+----+-------------++---------------+----------------+
|Carolina        |3.0 |3.0 |12/24 (50%)  ||2381           |17-13 (57%)     |
+----------------+----+----+-------------++---------------+----------------+
|Miami           |1.5 |4.5 |9.5/24 (40%) ||2368           |13-17 (43%)     |
+----------------+----+----+-------------++---------------+----------------+
|Tennessee       |1.0 |5.0 |7/24 (29%)   ||2364           |15-15 (50%)     |
+----------------+----+----+-------------++---------------+----------------+

6) 17th World Seniors

The 17th World Senior Chess Championship took place in Gmunden Austria 16th-29th September 2007. Algimantas Butnorius won the event with 9/11.

Official site: http://www.austria2007.com/engl.htm and Results and Games on ChessResults.com

Rg.     Name FED Elo Pkt. Wtg1 Wtg2 Wtg3 Rp rtg+/-
1 LTU IM Butnorius Algimantas LTU 2394 9,0 64,0 62,00 78,0 2601 27,8
2 RUS GM Vasiukov Evgeni RUS 2486 8,5 64,0 58,25 77,5 2543 9,5
3 CZE GM Jansa Vlastimil CZE 2494 8,5 63,5 59,75 77,5 2513 5,0
4 RUS GM Shabanov Yuri RUS 2431 8,5 63,0 59,00 77,0 2510 11,7
5 GER GM Uhlmann Wolfgang GER 2417 8,0 68,5 57,25 83,0 2512 0,0
6 HUN GM Farago Ivan HUN 2501 8,0 66,0 56,25 80,0 2514 0,0
7 BUL GM Spassov Liuben BUL 2383 8,0 65,0 54,50 78,5 2501 17,9
8 AUT IM Danner Georg AUT 2426 8,0 64,0 54,25 77,5 2481 8,4
9 RUS IM Shestoperov Aleksej RUS 2397 8,0 64,0 52,75 77,0 2424 12,0
10 ISR   Malisov Boris ISR 2324 8,0 61,5 51,50 74,5 2439 25,8
11 RUS IM Karasev Vladimir I RUS 2388 8,0 60,0 52,50 73,5 2421 5,7
12 FIN GM Westerinen Heikki FIN 2385 8,0 55,0 48,25 67,5 2370 -0,7
13 RUS GM Pushkov Nikolai RUS 2515 7,5 65,5 52,75 80,5 2462 -4,3
14 RUS GM Tseshkovsky Vitaly RUS 2513 7,5 64,5 50,75 78,5 2425 -8,0
15 RUS IM Arkhangelsky Boris RUS 2355 7,5 64,0 51,00 78,0 2397 8,0
16 ISR GM Murey Jacob ISR 2417 7,5 63,0 50,50 76,0 2414 1,0
17 SVK GM Plachetka Jan SVK 2414 7,5 61,5 50,00 76,0 2414 0,0
18 LAT GM Klovans Janis LAT 2446 7,5 61,0 49,50 75,0 2402 -4,0
19 RUS GM Chernikov Oleg L RUS 2405 7,5 61,0 48,25 74,0 2452 8,4
20 RUS FM Altshul Raffael RUS 2330 7,5 60,5 48,50 74,0 2372 10,9
21 DEN IM Jakobsen Ole DEN 2381 7,5 60,0 47,75 72,5 2390 2,8
22 ISR   Kaminik Aleksandar ISR 2288 7,5 58,5 45,75 72,0 2378 20,9
23 AUS IM Rujevic Mirko AUS 2287 7,5 57,5 45,50 69,5 2331 11,1
24 NOR   Taksrud Vidar NOR 2099 7,5 55,0 40,50 64,5 2286 45,6
25 CRO   Kozarcanin Sead CRO 2184 7,5 54,5 43,25 66,5 2271 20,9
26 ISR   Gutkin Boris ISR 2256 7,0 63,0 44,00 75,5 2396 31,0
27 GER IM Klundt Klaus GER 2375 7,0 61,5 45,00 75,5 2373 0,0
28 RUS FM Sorokin Valentin RUS 2319 7,0 61,0 43,25 74,0 2368 7,7
29 GER GM Hecht Hans-Joachim GER 2390 7,0 60,5 45,25 74,0 2354 -4,4
30 ARM   Akopian Gagik ARM 2240 7,0 59,5 40,00 72,5 2315 17,3
31 RUS   Gaspariants Garry RUS 2241 7,0 59,0 43,50 72,5 2247 10,9
32 NED IM Van Geet Dirk Daniel NED 2271 7,0 57,0 42,75 70,5 2319 11,4
33 AUS   Viner Phillip AUS 2175 7,0 57,0 39,25 69,5 2232 27,9
34 ROU IM Busu Corneliu ROU 2381 7,0 56,0 41,25 69,5 2250 -10,2
35 AUT FM Titz Heimo AUT 2236 7,0 56,0 40,75 69,0 2255 0,0
36 RUS FM Ivanets Vladimir RUS 2245 7,0 56,0 40,00 69,0 2312 15,3
37 RUS IM Loktiev Ivan RUS 2350 7,0 55,0 42,00 67,5 2267 -11,1
38 GER FM Schmid Wolfgang GER 2241 7,0 55,0 41,75 68,5 2221 0,0
39 USA   Acers Jude USA 0 7,0 55,0 41,75 66,5 2289  
40 RUS FM Gruzmann Boris RUS 2278 7,0 55,0 40,25 68,5 2238 -5,8
41 ESP   Anguera Maestro Jaime ESP 2218 7,0 53,0 39,00 65,0 2164 5,4
42 LUX   Feller Joseph LUX 2169 7,0 52,0 38,00 62,5 2246 18,6
43 RUS   Belokopyt Boris RUS 2030 7,0 50,5 35,75 61,5 2157 32,3

233 players

7) George Trundle NZ IM

The George Trundle NZ IM in Auckland NZ took place September 21st-29th 2007. The event was won by visiting English GM Stuart Conquest. News: Michael Freeman. Games from the first seven rounds now available.

Further info: http://www.aucklandchesscentre.co.nz/webcontent/default.aspx 

2007 George Trundle NZ IM
Scores
 1 Stuart Conquest    (ENG) GM  2546   # 1 0 1 = 1 = 1 1 1  7 
 2 Darryl Johansen    (AUS) GM  2446   0 # = 1 = = 1 1 1 1  6.5
 3 Stephen Solomon    (AUS) IM  2467   1 = # 1 1 = 0 1 = 1  6.5
 4 Tim Reilly         (AUS)     2280   0 0 0 # 1 1 1 = 1 1  5.5
 5 Bruce Watson       (NZL)     2221   = = 0 0 # 1 1 = 1 =  5 
 6 Nic Croad          (NZL)     2308   0 = = 0 0 # = 1 1 1  4.5
 7 Bob Smith          (NZL)     2318   = 0 1 0 0 = # = 1 1  4.5
 8 Stephen Lukey      (NZL)     2301   0 0 0 = = 0 = # 1 =  3 
 9 Mike Steadman      (NZL)     2250   0 0 = 0 0 0 0 0 # 1  1.5
10 Hilton Bennett     (NZL)     2132   0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 #  1

8) First Saturday October

The First Saturday tournaments for October take place 6th-16th October 2007.

Official site: http://www.firstsaturday.hu/

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FSGM October Budapest HUN (HUN), 6-16 x 2007             cat. VIII (2429)
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                                       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 
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 1. Bui Vinh               m VIE 2461  * . . . . . . . . . . 1  1.0       
 2. Fogarasi, Tibor        g HUN 2428  . * . . . . . . . 1 . .  1.0       
 3. Prohaszka, Peter2      m HUN 2470  . . * . . . . . . . 1 .  1.0       
 4. Arjun, Vishnuvardhan     IND 2394  . . . * . . = . . . . .  0.5  2492 
 5. Hoang Thanh Trang      g HUN 2466  . . . . * = . . . . . .  0.5  2411 
 6. Rajlich, Iweta         m POL 2411  . . . . = * . . . . . .  0.5  2466 
 7. Szabo, Krisztian1      m HUN 2492  . . . = . . * . . . . .  0.5  2394 
 8. Bromberger, Stefan     m GER 2491  . . . . . . . * ? . . .  0.0       
 9. Kosic, Dragan          g MNE 2482  . . . . . . . ? * . . .  0.0       
10. Brustkern, Juergen     f GER 2332  . 0 . . . . . . . * . .  0.0       
11. Fodor, Tamas jr        f HUN 2422  . . 0 . . . . . . . * .  0.0       
12. Wittmann, Walter       m AUT 2304  0 . . . . . . . . . . *  0.0       
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9) Rio de Janeiro

There was a Category III tournament at the Clube de Xadrez Guanabara Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 5th-13th September 2007. Luis Galego of Portugal won with 7.5/9.

Further details http://www.cxg.org.br/magcxg07.htm and http://www.cxg.org.br/ 

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CXG Int Rio de Janeiro BRA (BRA), 5-13 ix 2007                   cat. III (2302)
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                                                  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 
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 1. Galego, Luis                      g POR 2524  * = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 =  7.5  2549 
 2. Lima, Darcy                       g BRA 2463  = * 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 1  7.0  2503 
 3. Fernando, Diogo                   m POR 2438  = 0 * 1 = = 1 1 1 1  6.5  2452 
 4. Rodi, Luis Ernesto                  ARG 2311  0 1 0 * = 1 = 1 1 1  6.0  2425 
 5. Hernandez, Gustavo DOM            m DOM 2370  0 = = = * = = = 1 =  4.5  2294 
 6. Miranda, Marcio Marcos do Carmo   f BRA 2294  0 0 = 0 = * = = = =  3.0  2177 
 7. Chauca, Jose                        PER 2133  0 0 0 = = = * 0 = 1  3.0  2195 
 8. Maia, Marco Aurelio Ferreira        BRA 2140  0 0 0 0 = = 1 * = =  3.0  2194 
 9. Brunner, Alfonso                    ESP 2096  0 0 0 0 0 = = = * 1  2.5  2158 
10. Kubrusly, Jose Cristovam S          BRA 2247  = 0 0 0 = = 0 = 0 *  2.0  2087 
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10) ENDESA ITT

The Torneo ITT Norma de Maestro Internacional Espacio ENDESA - Fundacion Chilena de Ajedrez took place 26th September - 6th October 2007. Alonso Salvador took clear first place with 8.5/11. Games are available in a viewer but not for download as far as I could see, if anyone has the games I'd gladly publish them.

Details: http://www.fenach.cl/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=97

Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Pts. Res.
1 9 im Alonso Salvador 2403 ARG * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 0
2 12 fm Llorens Sepulveda Marcelo 2292 CHI 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 7½ ½
3 6 Valdes Escobar Alvaro 2357 CHI ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 7½ ½
4 5 im Valenzuela Fuentealba Luis 2482 CHI ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 7 0
5 2 fm Casafus Ruben 2337 ARG ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 5½ 1
6 7 Luconi Cristian 2297 ARG ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5½ 0
7 11 Diaz Villagran Robert 2347 CHI 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 * 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 0
8 3 fm Velasquez Ojeda Cesar 2319 CHI ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 4½ 0
9 8 Arancibia Guzman Eduardo 2413 CHI 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ 4 1
10 1 im Michel Yunis Christian D. 2366 PLE 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 4 1
11 10 fm Jorquera Cahuin Marcelo 2309 CHI 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ * ½ 4 1
12 4 Romero Pino Claudio 2323 CHI 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ * 3 0

11) Forthcoming Events and Links

Chess.fm John Watson Book Show

The Chess.fm John Watson Book Show features Jan Timman 9th October 2007. http://www.chessclub.com/chessfm/

Ivanchuk - Leko Rapid Match

A match between Vassily Ivanchuk and Peter Leko, takes place in Mukachevo, Ukraine 25th-28th October 2007. 12 round rapid match.

Official site: http://www.ivanchuk-leko2007.com/en/index.htm

Essent Chess Tournament 2007

The 11th edition of the Essent Chess Tournament takes place 12th-20th October 2007. The location is the city of Hoogeveen. Just like last year there are several competitions: a Crown Group, a strong Essent Open, an Amateur Tournament and an event for youth.

Details: http://www.essentchess.nl/info_eng.htm

11th Essent Chess Tournament:
Players
Shakhryar Mamedyarov   AZE 2757   
Ruslan Ponomariov      UKR 2706   
Loek van Wely          NED 2679   
Zaven Andriasyan       ARM 2540   
Average rating: 2670
Category: 17

Chigorin Memorial 2007

The Chigorin Memorial takes place in St Petersburg 29th November 9th December 2007.

Details: http://www.totalchess.spb.ru/kalend/2007/chigorin.html

VI Bali International Chess Festival

The VI Bali International Chess Festival takes place 30th November 9th December 2007. Many events including the tournament of stars 6th-9th December 2007 which has the participation of the new world champion Viswanathan Anand.

Further details: http://www.ajedrezbali.com/

Czech Chess Christmas 2007

The Czech Chess Christmas 2007 tournament takes place in Litomysl (CZE) 26th December 2007 - 1st January 2008

9th christmas chess FIDE tournament, swiss system of 9 round, rate of game 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move, prize fund 64.000 CZK (1st prize 20.000 CZK = 700 EUR), special conditions for IM, WGM and GM, New Year’s Eve programme. Contact: Proclient s.r.o., Jaroslav Fuksik, Svedska 3, 772 00 Olomouc, mobile: +420 608 364 664, e-mail: a64@proclient.cz,

Further details: http://www.a64.cz/tournaments/litomysl2007/

8th Liberec Open

The 8th Liberec Open takes place 10th-17th November 2007. Open FIDE, active chess and blitz tournament are part of the festival.

More detailed information should be found in English, German, Russian and Polish at http://www.czechtour.net/liberec-open/

Bilbao Chess Festival

The Bilbao Chess Festival takes place 16th-20th October 2007. Includes: Blindfold Chess World Cup, Bullet Chess Tournament, Team Tournament, III Euskadi Chess Problem Champioship, Chess in Education Congress, School Chess Meetings - Bilbao - Durban Intercontinental and a Conference by Boris Spassky.

Official site: http://www.ajedrezbilbao.com/ingles/indexen.htm

Hungarian Chess Tournaments October 2007 - March 2008

1. 6th-19th of October 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/

2. 24th-31st of October, HÉVÍZ Open - 200 km West from Budapest, 9 rounds Swiss, org: IM Rigo, http://www.lellechess.tar.hu

3. 22nd-30th of October KECSKEMET, IM Berger 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-East from Budapest.

4. 3rd-15th of November, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest, org.:NL

5. 15th-23rd of November, XXXI. TENKES CUP, 9 round Swiss Open, Harkany, 300 km South-West from Budapest, org: Mr.FULOP, Csaba, e-mail: fulopcsa@invitel.hu

Website:http://www.baranyasakk.hu/index.php?cat=naptar&id=3&age=0&vid=15⟨=hu&det=12

6. 1st-13th of December, FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest, org.NL

7. 15th-21st of Dec, Kecskemet, IM tmt

8. 27th Dec- 5th Jan Kecskemet IM tmt,

9. 11th-19th of January 2008 Open in Budapest, Season opening, org: IA FAZEKAS, György, e-mail: srcolonel@freemail.hu

10. 19th-28th of January - IM tmt, Kecskemet

11. 2nd-15th of February - First Saturday Budapest,

12. 16th-25th of February - IM tmt Kecskemet,

13. 1st-13rd of March - First Saturday Budapest,

14. 21st-29th of March - Budapest Spring Festival Open, org.: Nagy Laszlo

Halkidiki Chess Festival 2008

The Halkidiki Chess Festival takes place in Kallithea, 28th April - 5 May 2008.

The Organizing Committee of the Halkdiki Chess Festival 2008. Tel/fax: +30 2310 865778 - e-mail: teotsorb@otenet.gr V.Olgas 285, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Official site: http://www.gamesfestival.com/

4th Singapore International Chess Convention

4th Singapore International Chess Convention, 16 - 22 December 2007: - Singapore Masters 2007 - Seminar for Coaches - Seminar for Arbiters The offical website of the organiser is the website of the Singapore Chess Federation:

Official site: http://www.singaporechess.org.sg

Computer Chess Events

On Saturday 29th September will take place the 1st AICA Man-Machine Match, Accademia Due Torri, Bologna, Italy. Delfi, current italian computer champion, will play FM Nicolò Ronchetti, who has just scored his third IM norm. Time control: Ronchetti 2 hours, Delfi 10 seconds per move. The game will be relayed on PlayChess, from 10:00 (CET). Site: http://e4e6.com/g6. On the same place, on 29 and 30 September will take place the 2nd Chess Computer Cup, also valid as 7th italian computer chess championship (CIPS 2007). 7 rounds, around 20 players. First two boards will be relayed on PlayChess, from 13:00 (CET).

John Watson's Book Show

Regular TWIC contributer John Watson has a book radio show on chess.fm on Tuesdays. This week Nigel Short appears. You can catch the show by signing up for ICC trial membership. Link: http://www.chessclub.com/chessfm/

Moscow Open 2008

The 4th International Chess Festival Moscow Open 2008 takes place 2nd-10th February 2008. Venue - the Russian State Social University. Minimal gartanted prize fund of full festival is RUR 5 000 000 (nearly EUR 150 000 or USD 200 000, two times more than in 2007!) There are Open “A” (for all, 1st prize RUR 500 000 - also possible to play 6- or 7 days like last two years), Open “B” (<2300, 1st RUR 150 000), Women Open (new! 1st prize RUR 150 000), open tournaments for school chidrens (qualify for World School Ch). Conditions for GMs 2600+ and best rated women GMs will be given probably, for GMs 2550+ it’s still unclear. More details in the middle of September. Some days later (13-22.2) “Aeroflot Open 2008” will start. As preparation to the World Mind Games in China – 2008 there are probably "Moscow Open Mind Games 2008" - Chess 960, Bridge, Go, Shogi, Damen tournaments etc. Some days later (13-22.2) “Aeroflot Open 2008” will start.

Contact: wlct06@gmail.com

Further details: http://www.chess-events.org

Etienne Bacrot's Website

Etienne Bacrot has a website at: http://www.chess22.fr/ giving news about himself, some comments on recent events including the World Championships in Mexico City etc. Worth check out.

1st South Bohemia Open

1st SOUTH BOHEMIA OPEN 2007 International Chess Festival which takes place in one of the most beautiful Czech towns – Cesky Krumlov on 13.-20.10. 2007. Open FIDE, active chess and blitz tournament are part of the festival.

Details: http://www.czechtour.net/south-bohemia-open/

32nd Kings Head Rapidplay

The 32nd Kings Head Rapidplay takes place Saturday 5 April 2008 start time 11:00, details below: 6-round Swiss rapidplay (30 minutes), prize fund £700

The Porchester Hall Porchester Road Bayswater London W2 5HS

Contact: Colin Mackenzie 9 Allan Way Acton London W3 0PW 020 8992 1849 colin.mackenzie@atosorigin.com

Further details; http://www.khcc.org.uk

Baltic Sea Cup

The Baltic Sea Cup (Bornholm, Denmark) took place July 30th - August 5th 2007. Reynaldo Vera and Allan Stig Rasmussen finished on 7.5/9. A games file is on its way from the organisers.

Details: http://www.bornholms-skakklub.dk/balticseacup07/

 
Baltic Sea Cup July 30th - August 5th 2007
Standing
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No        Name                              Fed ELO  Nat  # Points
  1 - 2   GM Reynaldo Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo     2479          7.5
  1 - 2   FM Allan Stig Rasmussen               2450 2451     7.5
  3 - 5   GM Igor Khenkin                       2602          7
  3 - 5   GM Eduardas Rozentalis                2551          7
  3 - 5   GM Jonny Hector                       2550 2550     7
  6 - 9   GM Vadim Malakhatko                   2596          6.5
  6 - 9   GM Sune Berg Hansen                   2574 2580     6.5
  6 - 9   GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson              2568 2568     6.5
  6 - 9   IM Thorbjørn Bromann                  2413 2414     6.5
 10 - 20  GM Boris Savchenko                    2577          6
 10 - 20  GM Sergey Kasparov                    2500          6
 10 - 20  IM Kim Pilgaard                       2448 2453     6
 10 - 20  IM Jens Kristiansen                   2436 2439     6
 10 - 20  IM Jacob Vang Glud                    2435 2434     6
 10 - 20  GM Carsten Høi                        2422 2427     6
 10 - 20  Esben Lund                            2396 2408     6
 10 - 20  Ashwin Jayaram                        2399          6
 10 - 20  FM Jorge Cabrera Trujillo             2324          6
 10 - 20  FM Jake Kleiman                       2312          6
 10 - 20  Andreas Skytte Hagen                  2256 2278     6
 21 - 32  GM Alexander Stripunsky               2589          5.5
 21 - 32  Martin Matthiesen                     2363 2353     5.5
 21 - 32  WGM Anna Zozulia                      2332          5.5
 21 - 32  IM Bjørn Brinck-Claussen              2324 2300     5.5
 21 - 32  FM Jacob Carstensen                   2304 2293     5.5
 21 - 32  FM Tobias Hirneise                    2293          5.5
 21 - 32  FM Teddy Coleman                      2239          5.5
 21 - 32  FM Ove Weiss Hartvig                  2232 2210     5.5
 21 - 32  Andreas Wiwe                          2187 2152     5.5  
 21 - 32  Parker Zhao                           2180          5.5  
 21 - 32  Morten Kock Møller                    2178 2141     5.5  
 21 - 32  CM Andreas Arnold Schmitz             2081          5.5  
118 players

10th European Senior Team-Championship

10th European Senior Team-Championship take place 11th-19th February 2008 in RAMADA-Hotel in Dresden.

Further info contact: ZMD Schachfestival Dresden e.V., Oskar-Mai-Straße 6, D-01159 Dresden, Fon +49 (0)351 416 16 29, Fax: +49 (0)351 416 16 39 Dr. Gerhard Schmidt, Hepkestraße 131, D-01277 Dresden, Fon +49 (0)351 251 34 20, E-Mail: gerhard.schmidt@schachfestival.de

83rd Hastings International Congress

The Celebration 83rd Hastings International Congress takes place 28 December 2007 to 6 January 2008. This includes a 10 round Master Swiss, and an open FIDE Rated tournament 5-6 January. Celebrating what? The lives of the many people who have died within the past four years, who have so enriched the chess scene with their work. Full details http://www.hastingschess.org.uk/ Contact: Con Power conpowr@aol.com

Entries so far include:  
Vugar Gashimov    GM  AZE 2655
Vadim Malakhatko  GM  BEL 2596
Nidjat Mamedov    GM  AZE 2548
Stuart Conquest   GM  ENG 2546
Mark Hebden       GM  ENG 2540
Nicholas Pert     GM  ENG 2536
Gawain Jones      GM  ENG 2526
David Howell      GM  ENG 2519
Glenn Flear       GM  ENG 2479
Stewart Haslinger GME ENG 2468
Anna Zozulia   IM/WGM BEL 2332

Gibtelecom Chess Festival 2008

The 6th edition of Gibraltar's Gibtelecom Chess Festival will be held from 22nd-31st January 2008 at the Caleta Hotel, one of Gibraltar's best hotels. In previous years players of the quality of Alexei Shirov, Michael Adams and Nigel Short have played in the Masters section. Usually the Masters field includes at least 30 grandmasters. In 2008 the first prize in the Masters has gone up to £12,000 and the tournament is so strong at the top that it even offers a £2,000 prize for the best score by a player rated under 2600 (we think that might be unique worldwide) as well as the same amount for other rating categories down to sub-2200. There is also big money to be won in the Under 2250 (£1,500 first prize) and Under 1850 (£1,000 first prize) events. Even the relatively light-hearted evening events (which cost nothing to enter) have a combined prize fund of £1,200.

Full details and entry form: http://www.gibraltarchesscongress.com/

European Team Chess Championships

The European Team Chess Championships (ETCC) takes place 27th October - 7th November 2007 in the luxurious Creta Maris Conference Hotel in Crete, Greece.

Official site: http://www.euroteams2007.org

XXXVII Rilton Cup

XXXVII Rilton Cup takes place 27th December 2007 – 5th January 2008 in Mälarsalen. Münchenbryggeriet, Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2, Stockholm, SWEDEN Stockholm Chess Federation welcomes all chess players to the 37th Rilton Cup. This year’s tournament, with a prize fund of more than SEK 200 000 (about 22 000 euro) will be played in three groups: Rilton Cup, Rilton Elo and Rilton Open (Rilton Open is only open for Nordic players with a rating lower than national 1800). Rilton Cup and Rilton ELO is Elo registrated Rilton Cup and Rilton Elo plays 9 rounds Fide Swiss. The first round starts at 13:00 on the 27th of December and the following rounds start at 11:00 every day until the 5th of January. The 1st of January (New Year’s Day) is free. Send your entry by mail, fax or e-mail, not later than the 17th of December to Stockholm Chess Federation, attention “Rilton Cup”. Mobile telephones or computers are not allowed in the playing hall. Rilton Cup Open for players with an Elo rating or national rating >= 2200. Reflection time: 40 moves in two hours, 20 moves in one hour and 30 minutes for the rest of the game.

Entry fees: 800 SEK, 400 for FM, 300 for players born 1987 or later. IGM and IM free. Prizes (SEK): 1st 20 000 2nd 16 000 3rd 12 000 4th 10 000 5th 8 000 6th 6 000 7:th 5 000 8th 4 000 9th 3 000 10th 3 000 10th 3 000 Rating prizes: 3 000, 2 000 and 1000 (not for GMs and IMs). Prizemoney is not divided. Rilton Elo Open for all players with a n Elo rating or national rating up to 2199. Reflection time: 40 moves in two hours, then one hour for the rest of the game. Entry fees: 600 SEK, 400 for FM, 300 for players born 1987 or later. Prizes (SEK): 1st 8 000 2nd 5000 3rd 3 000 4th 2 000 5th 1 000 6th 500 Rating prizes: 3 000, 2 000 and 1000 Prizemoney is not divided.

Stockholms Schackförbund Hornsgatan 82 118 21 Stockholm Tel: 08-669 36 54 Mobil: 073-613 19 73 Fax: 08-669 64 44 Spellokal: 08-668 21 35 (under turneringen) E-mail:stockholms.schackfrbund@telia.com

Further details: http://www.stockholmschack.nu

Benidorm Chess Festival

The VI Festival Internacional de Ajedrez de Benidorm 2007 takes place 30th November - 9th December 2007.

Further details: http://www.ajedrezbali.com and http://www.eventosdeajedrez.com

Alexandra Kosteniuk Killer Chess Tips

Alexandra Kosteniuk has a free video podcast Killer Chess Tips which is available at the link below on RSS feed or Itunes.

Official site: http://www.chesskillertips.com

Liga de Campeones

The Liga de Campeones (Jesus de la fuente memorial) takes place 1st-15th November 2007 in Vitoria Gasteiz. Alongside is a tournament of champions with: Veselin Topalov, Anatoli Karpov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Alexander Khalifman, Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Judit Polgar.  

Website http://www.ajedrez-hotelakua.com/ - David Llada's Blog    

Alex Brunetti's TotoScacco Site

Alex Brunetti's TotoScacco Site allows predictions for current chess tournaments. http://e4e6.com/toto

olimpbase

Its always worth mentioning Wojciech Bartelski's excellent http://www.olimpbase.org which covers not only Olympiads but all team chess.

New events: European U18 Team Championship has recently finished in Subotica, Serbia. http://www.olimpbase.org/2007eb/2007in.html (boys' results) and http://www.olimpbase.org/2007eg/2007in.html (girls' results)

The 9th All-Africa Games took place in Algiers, Algeria 11th-23rd July There were 13 men's team in a four board round robin (rate of play was Active Chess 25+10). No games available. See details: http://www.olimpbase.org/2007f/2007in.html

Al Jazeera meets Kirzan Ilyumzhinov

There is a two Part Documentary on YouTube Al Jazeera meets Kirzan Ilyumzhinov: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqrsmLxkt3Y and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCmHi50Mve0

VI Benidorm Festival

The VI Festival Internacional de Ajedrez de Benidorm 2007  takes place 30th November - 9th December 2007.

Further details: http://www.ajedrezbali.com - http://www.eventosdeajedrez.com

Three GM events in Hungary and Serbia

THREE GM-IM norm tournaments in a row in Eastern Europe in Sept-Oct...(Hungary and Serbia)

1. 1st-13th of September GM-IM-FM closed tournaments, First Saturday - Budapest, Hungary, org: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net

2. 15th-23rd of September GM-IM tmt, Third Saturday - Novi Sad, Serbia, org: IGM drazic, e-mail: sdrazic@eunet.yu (the Serbian city Novi is for 6 hours by train South from Budapest),

3. 6th-19th of October, GM-IM-FM, First Saturday - Budapest, org.: Nagy Laszlo

Sydney International Open 2008

The 2008 Sydney International Open takes place at Parramatta Town Hall 25th-29th March 2008. Free accommodation and modest conditions are offered to GMs. All enquiries to the Tournament Organiser, FM Brian Jones, at info@chessaustralia.com.au

Details: http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/

XX Belgrade International Open

The XX International Open Championship of Belgrade "OBRENOVAC 2007" takes place 22nd-30th November 2007.

Prizes : EUR 5,600.00 The championship will be played in 9 rounds according to the FIDE Swiss System (computer pairing). Rate of play is 40 moves for 2 hours and 30 minutes til the end of game.

Contact information: BELGRADE CHESS INFORMATION 11000 Belgrade, Deligradska 27/III, Serbia Tel/Fax; +381-11 -2656 846 E-mail: beochess@eunet.yu

Further details: http://www.beochess.org.yu

GM Amir Bagheri's Website and Match

GM Amir Bagheri's Website: http://amirbagheri.freehostia.com/

Amir Bagheri (Iran, rating 2481) will play a 2-game match vs. members of the ICCF Forum. The games (one with White and one with Black pieces) will be played on the ICCF Webserver and are intended to start on June 20th 2007, with the reflection time rule "10 moves/100 days". http://www.iccf-webchess.com

World Youth Chess Championships

The World Youth Chess Championships take place 17th-29th November 2007 in Antalya.

Official site: http://wycc2007.tsf.org.tr/

IV Calvià Chess Festival

The IV Calvià Chess Festival takes place in Calvià, Mallorca (Spain) 6th-24th October 2006. Event including an International, Blitz, Senior, Amateur & Under-16 tournaments.

Details: http://www.calviafestival.com

Details: http://www.chessclub.com/tryicc/wcl.html

Maxim Dlugy

Former World Junior Champion GM Maxim Dlugy now has a website. http://www.dlugy.com/

MyChess correspondence Chess Server

There is a correspondence chess server designed by Matthias Karkowski at: http://www.mychess.de/

Benidorm International Chess Festival

The VI Benidorm 2007 International Chess Festival takes place 30th November - 9th December 2007 with diverse tournaments

More information and entry, discounts by individual lodging or for groups larger than 15 people, please to contact Patricia Claros Aguilar: 615547567 - 6620 20592 or emails ajedrezenalicante@yahoo.es and ajedrezalicante@hotmail.com.

Details: http://www.ajedrezbali.com/

British Chess Problem Society

Brian Stephenson of the British Chess Problem Society has a new website: http://www.bstephen.me.uk/. The site has much info on the Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship.

Endgame Studies

Alexander Rueb Vereniging voor SchaakEindspelStudie. Endgame studies: http://www.arves.org/

Lugano tournament November

There is a Lugano tournament at the end of November 2007. Details: http://www.chessevent.ch/

Mediterranean 2013" Open Rijeka Croatia

The "Mediterranean 2013" Open chess tournament takes place in Rijeka Croatia, 25 November - 2 December 2007

System of play: Swiss / 9 rounds. Tempo of play: 90 minutes per player + 30 extra seconds for each move played starting with the first. The tournament will be registered with FIDE in order to assign the rating and title norms.

Prizes Awards fund: about 10 000 Euros. 1st award - 12 000,00 kunas 2nd award - 8 000,00 kunas 3rd award - 6 000,00 kunas

WEB: http://www.mediteran2013.com/en/default.asp

e-mail: club@sah-rijeka.hr

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

VI Benidorm Festival

The VI Benidorm Festival takes place 30th November - 9th December 2007.

Further details: http://www.ajedrezalicante.com/menu.htm

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

Pierre Barthélémy Chess Blog

Pierre Barthélémy Chess Blog in French: http://echecs-info.blogspot.com

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