THE WEEK IN CHESS 762 15th June 2009 by Mark Crowther

1) Introduction

My thanks to Manuel Rodriguez Garcia, Dmitry V. Borisenkov, Elisabeta Polihroniade, Dinu-Ioan Nicula, Gary Suffield, Gerard Demuydt, Gujuan Tzu, Alexis Marrero Rodriguez, Jon Haskel, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Mikhail Golubev, Miklos Orso, Osmani Pedraza Ledon, Patricia Claros Aguilar, Petr Pisk, Richard Reich, Sergey Sudakov, Varlam Vepkhvishvili, Zenon Franco Ocampos and everyone else who helped with the issue.

Another fantastic week of chess. Alexander Motylev took clear first place in the Poikovsky tournament with a fantastic 7/9 score. Games are coming for the traditional Capablanca Memorial tournament in Cuba. Not as strong as in it's heyday it has still been won recently by Vassily Ivanchuk on a few occasions and the top tournament is a very reasonable category XVII. Just started are the category XX tournament in Bazna, Romania with a stella field of Shirov, Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Radjabov, Kamsky and Nisipeanu. Michael Adams and Ivan Cheparinov are the stars at the III Ruy Lopez tournament in Zafra, Spain. Plenty to get your teeth into!

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Poikovsky Tournament

The 10th Karpov tournament took place in Poikovsky Russia 3rd-12th June 2009. Alexander Motylev finished with 7/9 a point clear of Vugar Gashimov who he beat in the penultimate round. Emil Sutovsky and Ernesto Inarkiev were a point further back.

Official site: http://www.admoil.ru/chess2009/index_chess_2009.htm

10th Karpov Poikovsky (RUS), 3-12 vi 2009												cat. XVIII (2695)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Motylev, Alexander	g	RUS	2677	*	1	1	½	1	½	½	1	½	1	7	2916
2.	Gashimov, Vugar	g	AZE	2730	0	*	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	6	2815
3.	Sutovsky, Emil	g	ISR	2660	0	½	*	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	5	2741
4.	Inarkiev, Ernesto	g	RUS	2676	½	½	0	*	0	½	½	1	1	1	5	2739
5.	Rublevsky, Sergei	g	RUS	2702	0	½	½	1	*	½	½	1	0	½	4½	2693
6.	Bologan, Viktor	g	MDA	2690	½	0	0	½	½	*	½	1	1	½	4½	2695
7.	Onischuk, Alexander	g	USA	2684	½	0	½	½	½	½	*	0	1	1	4½	2695
8.	Naiditsch, Arkadij	g	GER	2700	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	*	1	1	3½	2614
9.	Efimenko, Zahar	g	UKR	2682	½	½	½	0	1	0	0	0	*	½	3	2571
10.	Shirov, Alexei	g	ESP	2745	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	*	2	2469

Round 6 (June 9, 2009)
Sutovsky, Emil	- Bologan, Viktor	1-0	57	C43	Petroff's Defence
Inarkiev, Ernesto	- Gashimov, Vugar	½-½	26	E32	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Naiditsch, Arkadij	- Motylev, Alexander	0-1	59	B53	Sicilian Hungarian
Efimenko, Zahar	- Onischuk, Alexander	0-1	35	C84	Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Shirov, Alexei	- Rublevsky, Sergei	½-½	39	B48	Sicilian Paulsen
Round 7 (June 10, 2009)
Motylev, Alexander	- Efimenko, Zahar	½-½	15	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Gashimov, Vugar	- Naiditsch, Arkadij	1-0	40	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Rublevsky, Sergei	- Sutovsky, Emil	½-½	56	C45	Scotch Game
Bologan, Viktor	- Inarkiev, Ernesto	½-½	30	C43	Petroff's Defence
Onischuk, Alexander	- Shirov, Alexei	1-0	37	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Round 8 (June 11, 2009)
Motylev, Alexander	- Gashimov, Vugar	1-0	75	C42	Petroff's Defence
Sutovsky, Emil	- Onischuk, Alexander	½-½	21	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Inarkiev, Ernesto	- Rublevsky, Sergei	0-1	118	B46	Sicilian Paulsen
Naiditsch, Arkadij	- Bologan, Viktor	0-1	109	C43	Petroff's Defence
Efimenko, Zahar	- Shirov, Alexei	½-½	23	C77	Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Round 9 (June 12, 2009)
Gashimov, Vugar	- Efimenko, Zahar	½-½	44	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Rublevsky, Sergei	- Naiditsch, Arkadij	1-0	55	C45	Scotch Game
Bologan, Viktor	- Motylev, Alexander	½-½	59	C42	Petroff's Defence
Onischuk, Alexander	- Inarkiev, Ernesto	½-½	41	E92	King's Indian Classical
Shirov, Alexei	- Sutovsky, Emil	½-½	28	C07	French Tarrasch

3) Bazna Tournament

The Turneul Regilor (Kings' Tournament) takes place in Bazna Romania 14th-25th June 2009. 10 rounds 6 player double round robin. Category XX (ave 2729).

Official site: http://www.turneulregilor.ro/en/index.php

III Kings' Tournament Bazna (ROM), 14-24 vi 2009										cat. XX (2729)
					1		2		3		4		5		6
1.	Shirov, Alexei	g	ESP	2745	*	*	½	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	.	.	1½	2926
2.	Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2746	½	.	*	*	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	.	1½	2903
3.	Gelfand, Boris	g	ISR	2733	.	.	.	.	*	*	½	.	.	.	1	.	1½	2908
4.	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2756	.	.	.	.	½	.	*	*	½	.	.	.	1	2726
5.	Kamsky, Gata	g	USA	2720	0	.	.	.	.	.	½	.	*	*	.	.	½	2557
6.	Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	g	ROU	2675	.	.	0	.	0	.	.	.	.	.	*	*	0

Round 1 (June 14, 2009)
Radjabov, Teimour	- Gelfand, Boris	½-½	32	C42	Petroff's Defence
Kamsky, Gata	- Shirov, Alexei	0-1	60	A14	Reti Opening
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	0-1	34	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Round 2 (June 15, 2009)
Shirov, Alexei	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	65	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Gelfand, Boris	- Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	1-0	36	E97	King's Indian Classical
Kamsky, Gata	- Radjabov, Teimour	½-½	34	B73	Sicilian Dragon

4) III Ruy Lopez International Chess Festival

The main event of the Festival is the master Tournament 13th-19th June 2009 with the participation of Adams, Cheparinov, Pia Cramling, Koneru, Granda, Larino, Caruana and Candelario. The games will be transmitted on Internet with commentaries by Leontxo Garcia who will be present in the analysis room (open to all fans).

There is a Children's Tournament (13th and 14th June) and the III Open "Ruy Lopez Opening" (20th and 21st June 2009) where all the games will start in the following order:- 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 with more than 11,000 Euros in prizes.

Official site: http://ruylopez.juntaextremadura.net/modules/news/

III Ruy Lopez Zafra (ESP), 13-19 vi 2009											cat. XIV (2595)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1.	Cheparinov, Ivan	g	BUL	2678	*	.	1	.	.	.	½	1	2½	2896
2.	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2703	.	*	.	1	.	0	.	1	2	2672
3.	Koneru, Humpy	g	IND	2612	0	.	*	½	1	.	.	.	1½	2573
4.	Cramling, Pia	g	SWE	2528	.	0	½	*	.	1	.	.	1½	2593
5.	Perez Candelario, Manuel	m	ESP	2513	.	.	0	.	*	1	½	.	1½	2562
6.	Larino Nieto, David	m	ESP	2464	.	1	.	0	0	*	.	.	1	2456
7.	Granda Zuniga, Julio E	g	PER	2610	½	.	.	.	½	.	*	0	1	2488
8.	Caruana, Fabiano	g	ITA	2649	0	0	.	.	.	.	1	*	1	2538

Round 1 (June 13, 2009)
Cheparinov, Ivan	- Caruana, Fabiano	1-0	40	D81	Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Cramling, Pia	- Koneru, Humpy	½-½	22	E11	Bogo Indian Defence
Perez Candelario, Manuel	- Granda Zuniga, Julio E	½-½	39	B06	Modern Defence
Larino Nieto, David	- Adams, Michael	1-0	40	C69	Ruy Lopez Exchange
Round 2 (June 14, 2009)
Adams, Michael	- Caruana, Fabiano	1-0	68	C03	French Tarrasch
Koneru, Humpy	- Perez Candelario, Manuel	1-0	33	D45	Anti-Meran Variations
Larino Nieto, David	- Cramling, Pia	0-1	55	D02	Queen's Pawn Game
Granda Zuniga, Julio E	- Cheparinov, Ivan	½-½	48	D44	Anti-Meran Gambit
Round 3 (June 15, 2009)
Cheparinov, Ivan	- Koneru, Humpy	1-0	78	C95	Ruy Lopez Breyer
Cramling, Pia	- Adams, Michael	0-1	42	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Perez Candelario, Manuel	- Larino Nieto, David	1-0	35	C61	Ruy Lopez Bird's Defence
Caruana, Fabiano	- Granda Zuniga, Julio E	1-0	41	B01	Centre Counter

5) 44th Capablanca in Memoriam

The 44th Capablanca in Memoriam takes place in La Habana 8th-18th June 2009. The Elite group is Category XVII (2657).

Official site: http://www.capablanca.co.cu/ (although at the moment there is precious little there that is useful). Games for the first four rounds turned up at: http://www.chessbase.com/espanola/newsdetail2.asp?id=7213

Detailed daily coverage by Osmani Pedraza Ledon in the Cuban Newspaper Vanguardia

Cuban journalist Miguel E.Gomez Masjuan covers the event daily at: http://columnadeportiva.wordpress.com

XLIV Capablanca Memorial Elite Havana (CUB), 8-18 vi 2009											cat. XVII (2657)
					1		2		3		4		5		6
1.	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	g	CUB	2721	*	*	½	.	½	½	1	.	½	½	1	.	4½	2740
2.	Meier, Georg	g	GER	2641	½	.	*	*	½	.	½	.	½	.	1	½	3½	2719
3.	Khenkin, Igor	g	GER	2630	½	½	½	.	*	*	½	.	½	.	½	.	3	2672
4.	Savchenko, Boris	g	RUS	2655	0	.	½	.	½	.	*	*	1	½	½	.	3	2650
5.	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	g	CUB	2617	½	½	½	.	½	.	0	½	*	*	½	.	3	2621
6.	Timofeev, Artyom	g	RUS	2677	0	.	0	½	½	.	½	.	½	.	*	*	2	2525

Round 1 (June 8, 2009)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	½-½	20	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Khenkin, Igor	- Meier, Georg	½-½	12	D13	Slav Exchange
Timofeev, Artyom	- Savchenko, Boris	½-½	25	A31	English Symmetrical
Round 2 (June 9, 2009)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- Khenkin, Igor	½-½	53	C66	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Meier, Georg	- Timofeev, Artyom	1-0	29	A34	English Symmetrical
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	- Savchenko, Boris	0-1	40	A33	English Symmetrical
Round 3 (June 10, 2009)
Khenkin, Igor	- Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	½-½	12	E12	Queens Indian Petrosian
Savchenko, Boris	- Meier, Georg	½-½	54	C10	French Rubinstein
Timofeev, Artyom	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	0-1	40	A36	English Botvinnik
Round 4 (June 11, 2009)
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	- Savchenko, Boris	1-0	73	B56	Sicilian Defence
Khenkin, Igor	- Timofeev, Artyom	½-½	37	D30	Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	- Meier, Georg	½-½	16	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Round 5 (June 12, 2009)
Meier, Georg	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	½-½	30	A34	English Symmetrical
Savchenko, Boris	- Khenkin, Igor	½-½	20	B39	Sicilian Maroczy Bind
Timofeev, Artyom	- Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	½-½	61	B92	Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Round 6 (June 13, 2009)
Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	½-½	14	B92	Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Round 7 (June 14, 2009)
Khenkin, Igor	- Dominguez Perez, Leinier	½-½	17	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Savchenko, Boris	- Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	½-½	33	D59	Queens Gambit Tartakover
Timofeev, Artyom	- Meier, Georg	½-½	36	C10	French Rubinstein

XLIV Capablanca Memorial Premier Havana (CUB), 8-18 vi 2009											cat. XIV (2580)
					1		2		3		4		5		6
1.	Delgado Ramirez, Neuris	g	CUB	2572	*	*	½	.	½	0	1	.	1	.	1	1	5	2732
2.	Potkin, Vladimir	g	RUS	2621	½	.	*	*	½	1	½	.	1	.	1	.	4½	2759
3.	Cordova, Emilio	g	PER	2543	½	1	½	0	*	*	½	.	½	.	1	.	4	2639
4.	Quezada Perez, Yuniesky	g	CUB	2596	0	.	½	.	½	.	*	*	½	1	0	.	2½	2519
5.	Hernandez Carmenates, Holden	g	CUB	2573	0	.	0	.	½	.	½	0	*	*	½	.	1½	2390
6.	Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	m	CUB	2574	0	0	0	.	0	.	1	.	½	.	*	*	1½	2386

Round 1 (June 8, 2009)
Delgado Ramirez, Neuris	- Cordova, Emilio	½-½	45	C04	French Tarrasch
Potkin, Vladimir	- Quezada Perez, Yuniesky	½-½	52	E14	Queens Indian
Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	- Hernandez Carmenates, Holden	½-½	11	C42	Petroff's Defence
Round 2 (June 9, 2009)
Cordova, Emilio	- Potkin, Vladimir	½-½	105	D43	Anti-Meran Gambit
Hernandez Carmenates, Holden	- Quezada Perez, Yuniesky	½-½	25	E14	Queens Indian
Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	- Delgado Ramirez, Neuris	0-1	49	B65	Sicilian Rauzer
Round 3 (June 10, 2009)
Delgado Ramirez, Neuris	- Hernandez Carmenates, Holden	1-0	52	B51	Sicilian Rossolimo
Potkin, Vladimir	- Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	1-0	54	E56	Nimzo Indian
Quezada Perez, Yuniesky	- Cordova, Emilio	½-½	33	C11	French Defence
Round 4 (June 11, 2009)
Delgado Ramirez, Neuris	- Potkin, Vladimir	½-½	19	B82	Sicilian Scheveningen
Hernandez Carmenates, Holden	- Cordova, Emilio	½-½	51	E32	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	- Quezada Perez, Yuniesky	1-0	22	B48	Sicilian Paulsen
Round 5 (June 12, 2009)
Potkin, Vladimir	- Hernandez Carmenates, Holden	1-0	55	E17	Queens Indian
Cordova, Emilio	- Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	1-0	32	D43	Anti-Meran Gambit
Quezada Perez, Yuniesky	- Delgado Ramirez, Neuris	0-1	53	B63	Sicilian Rauzer
Round 6 (June 13, 2009)
Cordova, Emilio	- Delgado Ramirez, Neuris	1-0	45	D55	Queens Gambit Old Lasker Variation
Round 7 (June 14, 2009)
Delgado Ramirez, Neuris	- Corrales Jimenez, Fidel	1-0	29	B40	Sicilian Classical
Potkin, Vladimir	- Cordova, Emilio	1-0	57	E10	Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Quezada Perez, Yuniesky	- Hernandez Carmenates, Holden	1-0	66	B52	Sicilian Rossolimo

6) Maia Chiburdanidze Cup

The "Maia Chiburdanidze Cup" (International Open Women's Chess Tournament) took place in the Chess Palace, Tbilisi (Georgia) 4th-13th June 2009. The Tournament was open to all women players. 9 round Swiss. Rate of play: 90 min for all moves, increment 30 seconds per move. Bela Khotenashvili edged out Lela Javakhishvili on tie-break after both finished on 7/9. My thanks to Varlam Vepkhvishvili for news and games.

Official site: http://www.gcf.org.ge

Maia Chiburdanidze Cup Tbilisi (GEO), 5-12 vi 2009 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Pl	Name	Ti	NAT	Elo	Pts
1	Khotenashvili, Bela	wg	GEO	2364	7
2	Javakhishvili, Lela	m	GEO	2463	7
3	Muzychuk, Anna	m	SLO	2533	6.5
4	Purtseladze, Maka	m	GEO	2327	6.5
5	Melia, Salome	m	GEO	2440	6.5
6	Dzagnidze, Nana	g	GEO	2541	6
7	Galojan, Lilit	wg	ARM	2323	6
8	Khukhashvili, Sopiko	m	GEO	2424	6
9	Khurtsidze, Nino	m	GEO	2424	6
10	Charkhalashvili, Inga	wg	GEO	2363	5.5
11	Batsiashvili, Nino	wg	GEO	2300	5.5
12	Mkrtchian, Lilit	m	ARM	2479	5.5
13	Guramishvili, Sopiko	wm	GEO	2325	5.5
14	Vakhania, Alexandra		GEO	2150	5.5
15	Gvetadze, Sopio	m	GEO	2364	5.5
16	Hamdouchi, Adina-Maria	wg	ROU	2314	5.5
17	Muzychuk, Mariya	m	UKR	2441	5
18	Mikadze, Miranda	wm	GEO	2290	5
19	Andriasian, Siranush	wm	ARM	2235	5
20	Lomineishvili, Maia	m	GEO	2447	5
21	Ionica, Iulia-Ionela	wg	ROU	2266	5
22	Arabidze, Meri	wf	GEO	2258	5
23	Khurtsilava, Inga	wm	GEO	2270	5
24	Rizhamadze, Patman		GEO	1991	5
25	Meskhi, Teona		GEO	2065	5
57 players

7) First Saturday June

The First Saturday tournaments take place 7th-19th June 2009 in Budapest.

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

FSGM June Budapest (HUN), 6-15 vi 2009												cat. VIII (2443)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Szabo, Krisztian1	m	HUN	2518	*	½	½	½	.	½	1	1	1	1	6	2617
2.	Kovacs, Gabor2	m	HUN	2524	½	*	0	1	½	½	1	.	1	½	5	2529
3.	Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy	m	VIE	2484	½	1	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	.	4½	2497
4.	(oA)kesson, Ralf	g	SWE	2493	½	0	½	*	½	1	½	½	.	1	4½	2492
5.	Horvath, Csaba1	g	HUN	2518	.	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	4½	2467
6.	Fogarasi, Tibor	g	HUN	2426	½	½	½	0	½	*	.	½	½	1	4	2453
7.	Paschall, William M	m	USA	2376	0	0	½	½	½	.	*	1	1	0	3½	2410
8.	Duong The Anh	m	VIE	2434	0	.	½	½	½	½	0	*	½	½	3	2347
9.	Solomon, Kenny	m	RSA	2346	0	0	½	.	½	½	0	½	*	½	2½	2308
10.	Kislik, Erik Andrew		USA	2314	0	½	.	0	0	0	1	½	½	*	2½	2313

FSIMA June Budapest (HUN), 6-16 vi 2009													cat. I (2264)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Platzgummer, Fabian		AUT	2285	*	½	½	1	1	1	.	½	1	1	.	1	7½	2548
2.	Galyas, Miklos	m	HUN	2458	½	*	1	1	.	0	1	½	.	½	1	1	6½	2405
3.	Hartl, Daniel		AUT	2194	½	0	*	.	1	1	.	½	½	1	1	1	6½	2437
4.	Lyell, Mark	f	ENG	2300	0	0	.	*	0	1	1	½	1	.	1	1	5½	2350
5.	Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij	m	HUN	2261	0	.	0	1	*	½	½	.	½	1	½	1	5	2283
6.	Szalanczy, Emil	m	HUN	2295	0	1	0	0	½	*	½	.	½	1	.	1	4½	2268
7.	Halvax, Georg		AUT	2231	.	0	.	0	½	½	*	½	0	1	1	1	4½	2273
8.	Kahn, Evarth	m	HUN	2285	½	½	½	½	.	.	½	*	½	½	½	0	4	2215
9.	Magyar, Otto	f	HUN	2296	0	.	½	0	½	½	1	½	*	½	½	.	4	2208
10.	Koczo, Kristof		HUN	2244	0	½	0	.	0	0	0	½	½	*	½	.	2	2055
11.	Bacso, Gabor	f	HUN	2171	.	0	0	0	½	.	0	½	½	½	*	0	2	2048
12.	Bouah, Lyndon		RSA	2150	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.	.	1	*	2	2055

FSIMB June Budapest (HUN), 6-10 vi 2009										cat. II (2281)
					1	2	3	4	5	6
1.	Kjartansson, Gudmundur	f	ISL	2388	*	0	1	1	1	1	4	2499
2.	Petran, Pal	m	HUN	2361	1	*	0	½	1	1	3½	2414
3.	Poetz, Florian		AUT	2231	0	1	*	½	1	½	3	2363
4.	Binder, Michael		AUT	2184	0	½	½	*	0	1	2	2228
5.	Lengyel, Bela	m	HUN	2268	0	0	0	1	*	½	1½	2134
6.	Farago, Sandor	m	HUN	2255	0	0	½	0	½	*	1	2046

8) Championship of Uzbekistan

The Championship of Uzbekistan took place 29th May - 9th June 2009. Dzhurabek Khamrakulov won with 9/12. Games from round 8 onwards are not yet available.

Official site: http://uzchess.uz/

9) Brescia International

The Brescia International Tournament takes place June 6th-14th 2009. Miroslaw Grabarczyk won with 18 points (3 points for a win). The games from round 8 are missing.

Details: http://www.puntoesclamativo.org/

Open Brescia (ITA), 6-14 vi 2009
Pos	NAME	T	Rtg	Fed	Pts	BucT	ARO
1	Grabarczyk Miroslaw	GM	2469	POL	18	122	2393
2	Grigore George-Gabri	GM	2542	ROU	17	129	2399.44
3	Rasmussen Allan Stig	IM	2501	DEN	17	121	2400.44
4	Malaniuk Vladimir P	GM	2523	UKR	17	118	2401.44
5	Abasov Nijat Azad Og	IM	2486	AZE	17	115	2380.33
6	Genocchio Daniele	FM	2445	ITA	17	113	2312.33
7	Lenic Luka	GM	2574	SLO	16	134	2437.78
8	Romanishin Oleg M	GM	2501	UKR	16	131	2411.22
9	Drazic Sinisa	GM	2533	SRB	16	122	2431.89
10	Bruno Fabio	IM	2441	ITA	16	113	2422.11
11	Naumkin Igor	GM	2488	RUS	16	113	2300.67
12	Yakovich Yuri	GM	2569	RUS	15	137	2502.56
13	Khairullin Ildar	GM	2606	RUS	15	135	2450.33
14	Sulava Nenad	GM	2521	CRO	15	129	2472.11
15	Sveshnikov Evgeny	GM	2554	LAT	15	121	2410.44
16	Brunello Sabino	IM	2477	ITA	15	120	2346.22
17	Piscopo Pierluigi	IM	2405	ITA	15	117	2309.33
18	Dvirnyy Daniyyl	FM	2459	ITA	15	112	2383.44
19	Vuelban Virgilio	IM	2422	PHI	15	101	2189
20	Frolyanov Dmitry	GM	2559	RUS	14	138	2456
21	Valsecchi Alessio	FM	2363	ITA	14	131	2401.78
22	Korneev Oleg	GM	2587	RUS	14	127	2432.67
23	Rombaldoni Axel	FM	2363	ITA	14	126	2416.78
24	Shoker Samy	IM	2404	EGY	14	126	2341.22
25	Efimov Igor	GM	2439	MNC	14	116	2360.33
26	Rombaldoni Denis	IM	2442	ITA	14	116	2348.22
27	Brodsky Michail	GM	2524	UKR	13	129	2450.11
28	Salvador Roland	IM	2445	PHI	13	122	2367.44
29	Rotstein Arkadij	GM	2526	GER	13	120	2364.89
30	Lazic Miroljub	GM	2438	SRB	13	116	2366.22
64 players

10) Final Camp Nal Mayores Absoluto

Final Camp Nal Mayores Absoluto takes place in Buga (Valle) Hotel Guadalara 3rd-8th June 2009. Martin Castano Duvan won with 9/9.

Further details: - http://www.torneosajedrez.com/ajedrez47/html/26/torneos/1565/resultados/final%20buga.html

ch-Mayo Nacional Buga (COL), 3-8 vi 2009												cat. I (2265)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Castano, Duvan Martin		COL	2265	*	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9
2.	Barrientos, Sergio	m	COL	2456	0	*	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	½	6½	2409
3.	Zuluaga, Cesar	f	COL	2314	0	1	*	0	0	1	½	1	1	0	4½	2259
4.	Ramirez, Carlos COL	f	COL	2262	0	0	1	*	1	½	0	0	1	1	4½	2265
5.	Ruiz Aguilar, Pablo Alexander		COL	2212	0	0	1	0	*	½	1	1	½	½	4½	2270
6.	Beltran, Carlos		COL	2265	0	0	0	½	½	*	1	½	1	½	4	2221
7.	Lotero, Faiber		COL	2088	0	0	½	1	0	0	*	½	½	1	3½	2204
8.	Sanchez, Victor Hugo		COL	2251	0	0	0	1	0	½	½	*	0	1	3	2141
9.	Morales, John Alexander		COL	2316	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	1	*	1	3	2134
10.	Mateus, Alejandro		COL	2220	0	½	1	0	½	½	0	0	0	*	2½	2103

11) National Open

The National Open took place in Las Vegas. Varuzhan Akobian and Enrico Sevillano tied on 5/6.

Official site: http://www.vegaschessfestival.com - Report: http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9443/536/

National Open Las Vegas (USA), 5-7 vi 2009
No.	Name	Ti	NAT	Elo	Sco	Place	Prize
1	Akobian, Varuzhan	g	USA	2612	5	1-2 Tied	$4,641.00
2	Sevillano, Enrico	m	USA	2520	5	1-2 Tied	$4,641.00
3	Van Wely, Loek	g	NED	2622	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
4	Sargissian, Gabriel	g	ARM	2660	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
5	Petrosian, Tigran L	g	ARM	2600	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
6	Izoria, Zviad	g	GEO	2619	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
7	Ehlvest, Jaan	g	USA	2606	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
8	Kacheishvili, Giorgi	g	GEO	2613	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
9	Lenderman, Alex	m	USA	2434	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
10	Gareev, Timur	g	UZB	2590	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
11	Finegold, Benjamin	m	USA	2497	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
12	Ivanov, Alexander	g	USA	2516	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
13	Kraai, Jesse	g	USA	2488	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
14	Matikozian, Andranik	m	ARM	2470	4.5	3-14 Tied	$413.00
15	Fernandez, Daniel	m	USA	2369	4.5	U2500	$1,547.00
16	Fressinet, Laurent	g	FRA	2664	4	15 Tied	$31.00
17	Bareev, Evgeny	g	RUS	2636	4	15 Tied	$31.00
18	Krush, Irina	m	USA	2452	4	15 Tied	$31.00
19	Sharavdorj, Dashzegve	g	MGL	2422	4	15 Tied	$31.00
20	De Guzman, Ricardo	m	PHI	2390	4	15 Tied	$31.00
21	Tayar, Jonathan	f	CAN	2334	4	U2400	$619.00
22	Boor, Carl Brandon	f	USA	2291	4	U2400	$619.00
23	Carreto Nieto, Geovanni		MEX	2212	4	U2300	$929.00
24	Becerra Rivero, Julio	g	USA	2609	3.5
25	Friedel, Joshua E	g	USA	2516	3.5
26	Mitkov, Nikola	g	MKD	2530	3.5
27	Gurevich, Dmitry	g	USA	2494	3.5
28	Antal, Gergely	m	HUN	2490	3.5
29	Cummings, David H	m	CAN	2369	3.5
30	Bryant, John Daniel		USA	2292	3.5
31	Pruess, David	m	USA	2400	3.5
32	Small, Greg		USA	2285	3.5
33	Holt, Conrad		USA	2289	3.5
34	Heung, Christopher		USA	1985	3.5
35	Bradford, Joseph M	m	USA	2419	3
	89 players						$18,107.00

12) Copper State International

The Copper State International presented by Abstrax took place in Mesa, Arizona took place 29th May - 3rd June 2009. Timur Gareev took clear first with 8/10.

Official site; http://www.americanchess.net/ and a report at: http://main.uschess.org/content/view/9446/536/

Copper State Int Mesa (USA), 29 v-3 vi 2009
#	Name	Ti	St	Rtng	Tot	Prize
1	Timur Gareev	GM	UZB	2590	8	2000
2	Giori Kacheishvili	GM	GEO	2613	7.5	1250
3	Alex Lenderman	IM	USA	2434	7.5	1250
4	Rogelio Barcenilla Jr	IM	PHI	2503	7
5	Alex Yermolinsky	GM	USA	2522	6.5
6	Alejandro Ramirez	GM	CRC	2563	6
7	Marc R Esserman		USA	2391	6	500
8	Zviad Izoria	GM	GEO	2619	5.5
9	Levon Altounian	IM	USA	2454	5.5
10	Justin Sarkar	IM	USA	2410	5.5
11	Daniel M Rensch	FM	USA	2399	5.5	166.67
12	Mark Ginsburg	IM	USA	2380	5.5	166.67
13	Daniel Fernandez	IM	USA	2369	5.5	166.67
14	David Adelberg		USA	2158	5.5	500
15	Eric Hansen	FM	CAN	2398	5
16	Pedram Atoufi	FM	IRI	2306	5
17	Jeffrey Haskel		USA	2131	5
18	Dean J Ippolito	IM	USA	2443	4.5
19	Carl B Boor	FM	USA	2291	4.5
20	Keith Mackinnon		CAN	2145	4.5
21	Gurczak	JOHN	USA	2050	4.5
22	Robert Rowley Ii	FM	USA	2234	4
23	Julio J Becerra	GM	USA	2609	3.5
24	Lev Milman	IM	USA	2462	3.5
25	Nenad Ristovic	FM	CAN	2252	3.5
26	Liulia Cardona	WFM	CUB	2226	3.5
27	Jason L Mueller		USA	2174	3.5
28	David Pruess	IM	USA	2400	3
29	Ali Morshedi	FM	USA	2347	3
30	Richard Ding		USA	2134	2.5
31	Andres Hortillosa		USA	2143	2
32	Luke Harmon-Vellotti		USA	2011	2

13) Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic

The Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic took place in Los Angeles 23rd-25th May 2009. Melikset Khachiyan. Enrico Sevillano, Andranik Matikozian and John Daniel Bryant finished on 4.5/6.

Official site: http://www.westernchess.com/mdc09/standings.html

Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic Los Angeles (USA), 23-25 v 2009
1	Khachiyan, Melikset	g	USA	2546	4½
2	Sevillano, Enrico	m	USA	2520	4½
3	Matikozian, Andranik	m	ARM	2470	4½
4	Bryant, John Daniel		USA	2292	4½
5	Peters, Jack	m	USA	2390	4
6	Casella, Michael	f	USA	2284	4
7	Porter, Ryan W	f	USA	2284	4
8	Landaw, Julian W		USA	2286	4
9	Manukian, Garuch		ARM	2333	3½
40 players

14) 59th Russia Women Championship Higher League

The 59th Russia Women Championship Higher League took place in Voronezh (Russia) 1st-9th June 2009. Elena Tairova finished on 7½/9 half a point clear of Elena Zaiatz. The top 5 qualified for the super final later in the year.

Official site: http://homes.relex.ru/~xuser/chessfed/women59.htm

59th ch-RUS w HL Voronezh (RUS), 1-9 vi 2009
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1.	Tairova, Elena	m	RUS	2422	+16	+22	+15	+6	+11	=2	+3	=9	=5	7½	2617
2.	Zaiatz, Elena	m	RUS	2362	=24	=12	+18	+23	+29	=1	+8	+4	=3	7	2562
3.	Stepovaia, Tatiana	wg	RUS	2365	-18	=30	+13	+25	+21	+7	-1	+16	=2	6	2410
4.	Manakova, Maria	wg	SRB	2303	-8	+26	+14	-11	+27	+29	+6	-2	+9	6	2475
5.	Malgina, Tatiana	wf	RUS	2337	+21	+25	-7	=16	+24	=6	+29	=17	=1	6	2457
6.	Gunina, Valentina	wf	RUS	2411	+19	+20	+9	-1	-7	=5	-4	+13	+11	5½	2408
7.	Iljushina, Olga	wm	RUS	2329	+26	+8	+5	-29	+6	-3	=16	-11	+15	5½	2425
8.	Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina	m	RUS	2450	+4	-7	-16	+19	+20	+11	-2	=15	+17	5½	2414
9.	Molchanova, Tatjana	wm	RUS	2321	+31	+14	-6	=21	+15	=16	+17	=1	-4	5½	2389
10.	Semenova, Irina	wg	RUS	2263	-14	=31	=30	-22	+28	=20	+21	+25	+16	5½	2322
11.	Demina, Julia	wg	RUS	2375	=13	=24	+19	+4	-1	-8	+23	+7	-6	5	2368
12.	Turova, Irina	m	RUS	2396	=23	=2	=25	+27	-16	=24	=18	=14	+21	5	2323
13.	Savina, Anastasia		RUS	2258	=11	-29	-3	+31	+25	=15	+24	-6	+22	5	2346
14.	Kovanova, Baira	wg	RUS	2398	+10	-9	-4	+30	=23	-17	+20	=12	=19	4½	2306
15.	Girya, Olga	wf	RUS	2335	+30	+18	-1	=24	-9	=13	+19	=8	-7	4½	2301
16.	Petrova, Olga		RUS	2285	-1	+32	+8	=5	+12	=9	=7	-3	-10	4½	2319
17.	Matveeva, Svetlana	m	RUS	2410	-25	-21	+26	+28	+22	+14	-9	=5	-8	4½	2286
18.	Shaidullina, Sandugach	wg	RUS	2235	+3	-15	-2	-20	+26	+31	=12	-19	+27	4½	2276
19.	Akatova, Ekaterina	wm	RUS	2280	-6	+28	-11	-8	+30	+22	-15	+18	=14	4½	2319
20.	Severiukhina, Zoja	wf	RUS	2332	+28	-6	-21	+18	-8	=10	-14	+32	+25	4½	2266
21.	Schepetkova, Margarita		RUS	2207	-5	+17	+20	=9	-3	=23	-10	+29	-12	4	2302
22.	Charochkina, Daria	wm	RUS	2306	+32	-1	-24	+10	-17	-19	+26	+23	-13	4	2203
23.	Meshcheriakova, Evgenia	wg	RUS	2258	=12	+27	=29	-2	=14	=21	-11	-22	+32	4	2263
24.	Ivakhinova, Inna	wm	RUS	2219	=2	=11	+22	=15	-5	=12	-13	-27	=26	3½	2228
25.	Kharashuta, Ekaterina	wm	RUS	2274	+17	-5	=12	-3	-13	+27	+30	-10	-20	3½	2236
26.	Ogloblina, Lidiya		RUS	2116	-7	-4	-17	+32	-18	+28	-22	+31	=24	3½	2139
27.	Ubiennykh, Ekaterina	wm	RUS	2288	=29	-23	+31	-12	-4	-25	+32	+24	-18	3½	2155
28.	Butuc, Maria	wf	RUS	2170	-20	-19	+32	-17	-10	-26	+31	=30	+29	3½	2146
29.	Shadrina, Tatiana	wg	RUS	2431	=27	+13	=23	+7	-2	-4	-5	-21	-28	3	2154
30.	Bezgodova, Svetlana		RUS	2198	-15	=3	=10	-14	-19	+32	-25	=28	=31	3	2107
31.	Khropova, Larisa	wf	RUS	2014	-9	=10	-27	-13	+32	-18	-28	-26	=30	2	1984
32.	Abramova, Yulia		RUS	1992	-22	-16	-28	-26	-31	-30	-27	-20	-23	0

15) Utrecht Open Championship

The Utrecht Open Championship took place 5th-7th June 2009. Friso Nijboer won on tie-break from a number of other players after they finished on 4.5/6. Games not yet available for download at least although they can be viewed.

Official site: http://www.paulkeres.nl/oku2009/

Utrecht Open Championship (NED), 5-7 vi 2009
Rank	Name	Ti	Fed.	Rating	Score	TPR	W-We	BH	SB
1	Nijboer, Friso	GM	NED	2549	5	2696	1.1	25.5	20.5
2	Danin, Alexandre	IM	RUS	2498	5	2666	1.3	24.5	19.5
3	Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav	GM	RUS	2527	5	2614	0.72	24.5	19.5
4	Giri, Anish	FM	NED	2495	5	2570	0.64	21.5	16.5
5	Miezis, Normunds	GM	LAT	2509	4.5	2451	-0.23	22	15
6	Rademakers, Evert		NED	2167	4.5	2869	1.79	21	16
7	Lalic, Bogdan	GM	CRO	2557	4.5	2510	-0.2	21	15.25
8	Berelovich, Aleksandar	GM	GER	2548	4.5	2413	-0.73	20.5	15.25
9	Bitalzadeh, Ali	IM	NED	2449	4.5	2449	0.23	20.5	13.25
10	Meijers, Viesturs	GM	LAT	2449	4	2398	-0.22	22.5	12.5
11	Haast, Anne		NED	2182	4	2348	1.02	21.5	12.75
12	Van Oosterom, Chiel	IM	NED	2393	4	2415	0.33	21	12.25
13	Saulin, Dmitri	IM	RUS	2436	4	2352	-0.42	20	12.25
14	Mulder, Bart-Piet		NED	2199	4	2275	0.49	19	11.5
15	Sprangers, Remco		NED	2254	4	2247	0.02	18	10
16	Beeke, Bob		NED	2195	4	2079	-0.74	16.5	11
17	Solodovnichenko, Yuri	GM	UKR	2564	3.5	2304	-1.48	23	9.75
18	Kuipers, Stefan	FM	NED	2331	3.5	2366	0.39	22	11.5
19	De Groot, Pieter		NED	2033	3.5	2278	1.49	22	10.75
20	Nabuurs, Mart		NED	2160	3.5	2289	0.76	21.5	10.75
21	Van den Ouden, Lendert		NED	2026	3.5	2200	1.29	19.5	10
22	Van Eijk, Sander	FM	NED	2362	3.5	2159	-1.26	18.5	10
23	Hylkema, Remco		NED	2048	3.5	2187	0.79	18.5	9.25
24	Groffen, Hans		NED	2127	3.5	2158	0.2	18.5	8.75
25	Van de Fliert, Willem		NED	2188	3.5	2169	-0.08	18.5	8.75
26	Meurs, Tom		NED	2175	3.5	2132	-0.19	18	8.25
27	Vrancken, Gilbert		NED	2094	3.5	2054	-0.32	17.5	8.5
72 players

16) Moncada in Santiago de Cuba

Prior to the start of 16th Guillermo Garcia Lazaro Bruzon Batista won the Moncada tournament in Santiago de Cuba. Games now available. The standings from the open group derived from the games.

Details: http://www.radioangulo.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4887&Itemid=35 - Games from http://www.capablanca.co.cu/.

VI Moncada Elite Santiago de Cuba (CUB), 15-25 v 2009													cat. IX (2469)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Bruzon Batista, Lazaro	g	CUB	2617	*	½	0	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	2630
2.	Almeida Quintana, Omar	g	CUB	2521	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	1	7	2565
3.	Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri	m	CUB	2507	1	½	*	½	½	1	½	½	½	0	½	1	6½	2530
4.	Blanco, Humberto	f	CUB	2434	½	½	½	*	1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	6½	2536
5.	Bacallao, Yusnel	f	CUB	2438	½	½	½	0	*	½	1	½	1	½	1	0	6	2507
6.	Perez Rodriguez, Luis Manuel	g	CUB	2521	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	0	½	1	½	1	5½	2463
7.	Barrientos, Sergio	m	COL	2456	0	½	½	½	0	½	*	1	0	1	½	1	5½	2469
8.	Rasmussen, Karsten	m	DEN	2447	0	0	½	½	½	1	0	*	½	½	1	1	5½	2470
9.	Real de Azua, Ernesto	m	ARG	2445	0	½	½	½	0	½	1	½	*	0	½	1	5	2434
10.	Martinez, Lelys	f	CUB	2485	0	½	1	½	½	0	0	½	1	*	0	½	4½	2402
11.	Arias, Lemmys A	m	ESA	2406	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	1	*	½	4	2372
12.	Diaz Ordonez, Ciro		ECU	2347	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	½	½	*	2	2217

VI Moncada Open Santiago de Cuba (CUB), 16-25 vi 2009
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1.	Obregon Rivero, Juan	f	CUB	2309	+20	+9	=2	+5	=3	+4	=7	=8	=6	6½	2539
2.	Morales, Pedro	f	CUB	2376	+12	+10	=1	=7	=4	+9	=3	=6	=5	6	2495
3.	Borges Feria, Yasel	f	CUB	2403	=13	+14	=6	+16	=1	+8	=2	=5	=4	6	2482
4.	Guerra Mendez, Jose Angel	f	CUB	2411	+19	=6	+16	=8	=2	-1	+18	+7	=3	6	2466
5.	Gomez Garrido, Camilo	m	CUB	2454	+23	+17	=7	-1	=12	+16	+19	=3	=2	6	2407
6.	Garcia Carey, Osmel	m	CUB	2349	+11	=4	=3	=9	=7	=12	+22	=2	=1	5½	2422
7.	Pecorelli Garcia, Humberto	m	CUB	2405	+18	+15	=5	=2	=6	=10	=1	-4	+16	5½	2427
8.	Leyva Rivera, Yunior	f	CUB	2375	=24	+23	+13	=4	=10	-3	+12	=1	=9	5½	2409
9.	Comez Ledo, Roberto	f	CUB	2398	+21	-1	+19	=6	+18	-2	+10	=16	=8	5½	2396
10.	Larduet Despaigne, Carlos	f	CUB	2350	+29	-2	+27	+22	=8	=7	-9	+19	=13	5½	2405
11.	Perez Rodriguez, Jennifer	wf	CUB	2191	-6	+28	=15	=17	=14	-19	+21	=20	+18	5	2234
12.	Guerra, Leandro		CUB	2252	-2	+26	=22	+25	=5	=6	-8	=14	+24	5	2336
13.	Morales, Romary		CUB	2312	=3	+24	-8	=14	-16	+28	+27	=18	=10	5	2308
14.	Macias Murillo, Bryan	f	ECU	2299	+30	-3	=25	=13	=11	-22	+23	=12	+19	5	2275
15.	Douriet, Alexis		CUB	2302	+28	-7	=11	-18	-27	=24	+29	+22	+20	5	2265
16.	Quezada, Liordis		CUB	2331	+25	+22	-4	-3	+13	-5	+17	=9	-7	4½	2298
17.	Garcia Martinez, Oscar		ESP	1883	+26	-5	=18	=11	-19	+27	-16	=24	+22	4½	2267
18.	Llamos Lopez, Guillermo		CUB	2245	-7	+29	=17	+15	-9	+25	-4	=13	-11	4	2204
19.	Vega Bizet, Felix		CUB	2277	-4	+20	-9	+30	+17	+11	-5	-10	-14	4	2191
20.	Garcia, Sergio		GUA	2190	-1	-19	=28	=21	+26	=23	+25	=11	-15	4	2155
21.	Campos Vila, Milena	wf	CUB	2232	-9	-25	=24	=20	-23	+26	-11	+30	+28	4	2114
22.	Mena Crespo, Carlos	f	CUB	2337	+27	-16	=12	-10	+24	+14	-6	-15	-17	3½	2164
23.	Linares Napoles, Oleiny	wm	CUB	2304	-5	-8	=29	=28	+21	=20	-14	=27	=26	3½	2151
24.	Llaudy Pupo, Lisandra	wm	CUB	2230	=8	-13	=21	=27	-22	=15	+30	=17	-12	3½	2123
25.	Forgas Moreno, Yaniela		CUB	2084	-16	+21	=14	-12	+29	-18	-20	-26	+30	3½	2126
26.	Miranda, Yerisbel		CUB	2135	-17	-12	-30	=29	-20	-21	+28	+25	=23	3	1994
27.	Lucena, Lincoln	f	BRA	2206	-22	+30	-10	=24	+15	-17	-13	=23	-29	3	2085
28.	Cabrera Ladron de Guevara, Mayra		CUB	1950	-15	-11	=20	=23	+30	-13	-26	+29	-21	3	2079
29.	Corrales Jimenez, Zenia	wf	CUB	2245	-10	-18	=23	=26	-25	+30	-15	-28	+27	3	2042
30.	Proietti, Giorgio		ITA	1932	-14	-27	+26	-19	-28	-29	-24	-21	-25	1	1833

17) Zonal 2.4

Zone 2.4 takes place in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil in Guanabara Chess Club (Clube de Xadrez Guanabara) 8th-18th June 2009.

Official site: http://www.cxg.org.br/nova/index.htm

Further details: http://www.fideamerica.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2025

Live coverage likely at: http://www.cxg.org.br

zt 2.4 Rio de Janeiro (BRA), 8-16 vi 2009												cat. VIII (2449)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Fier, Alexandr	g	BRA	2595	*	½	.	1	1	0	1	1	.	1	5½	2700
2.	Leitao, Rafael	g	BRA	2590	½	*	1	0	1	1	.	½	.	1	5	2628
3.	Zambrana, Oswaldo	g	BOL	2473	.	0	*	½	½	.	1	1	1	1	5	2573
4.	Lima, Darcy	g	BRA	2499	0	1	½	*	.	.	½	½	1	1	4½	2519
5.	Mecking, Henrique	g	BRA	2556	0	0	½	.	*	1	½	1	1	.	4	2512
6.	Diamant, Andre	m	BRA	2506	1	0	.	.	0	*	½	½	½	1	3½	2429
7.	Matsuura, Everaldo	m	BRA	2482	0	.	0	½	½	½	*	.	1	1	3½	2420
8.	Bittencourt, Jorge	m	BRA	2471	0	½	0	½	0	½	.	*	1	.	2½	2375
9.	Palacios, Efrain		PER	2123	.	.	0	0	0	½	0	0	*	½	1	2144
10.	Moreno, William		PER	2190	0	0	0	0	.	0	0	.	½	*	½	2044

18) Hustopece Rapid

The Hustopece Rapid took place on 6th June 2009. Sergei Movsesian won with 8/9.

Petr Pisk reports that this is the 4th year of this rapid tournament in Hustopece (small town in the South Moravia) 146 players participated from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Russia and Serbia. The battle of 20 grandmasters and many other strong players was won by GM Sergei Movsesian (SVK), 11th player in world rankings. GM Tomas Polak finished 2nd after beating GM Laznicka in the last round, GM Jiri Stocek finished 3rd. GM Movsesian was also the winner of the first tournament in Hustopece back in 2006 (GM Haba won in 2007, GM Hracek in 2008). This great tournament in the small city is known for excellent wine and was organized by the mayor of Hustopece and chess lover - Mr. Lubos Kuchynka. The level of the event already overstepped the border of the Czech Republic, on the top of it there was a great surprise for the winner: Diamonds International Corporation - D.I.C. (http://www.dic.as/) awarded GM Movsesian an investment diamond in the value over 1.000 EUR! The final word of the event had the same company,which donated a nice pen with the small brilliants in the value of 300 EUR to the participant, selected by drawing of lots. The lucky one was young Czech player Adela Nytrova.

4 games of each round were transmitted on-line. Results are available at http://chess-results.com/tnr22644.aspx. Czech TV and the best Czech chess-internet-magazine http://www.nss.cz sent live news for chessplayers who couldnt come. See the article here.

Rapid Hustopece (CZE), 6 vi 2009
Rk.	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Movsesian Sergei	GM	SVK	2747	8	41	52.5	44.25
2	Polak Tomas	GM	CZE	2508	7.5	41	52	42.75
3	Stocek Jiri	GM	CZE	2573	7.5	40.5	52.5	42.5
4	Izsak Gyula	IM	HUN	2434	7	41.5	52	39.75
5	Votava Jan	GM	CZE	2542	7	40.5	52.5	39.25
6	Hracek Zbynek	GM	CZE	2604	7	38.5	48	34.75
7	Haba Petr	GM	CZE	2547	7	36	46	35.5
8	Cvek Robert	GM	CZE	2543	6.5	41	53	37.5
9	Vokac Marek	GM	CZE	2459	6.5	41	52.5	35.25
10	Hera jun. Imre	GM	HUN	2533	6.5	39.5	51.5	34.5
11	Stohl Igor	GM	SVK	2532	6.5	39.5	49.5	32.5
12	Bernasek Jan	IM	CZE	2443	6.5	38.5	48.5	33.25
13	Jirka Jiri	IM	CZE	2460	6.5	37.5	48	32.5
14	Manik Mikulas	GM	SVK	2460	6.5	36	47	31
15	Babula Vlastimil	GM	CZE	2584	6	42.5	55	35
16	Navara David	GM	CZE	2654	6	42.5	54.5	33.75
17	Laznicka Viktor	GM	CZE	2598	6	42	54.5	33
18	Kalod Radek	GM	CZE	2509	6	42	54	34.25
19	Simacek Pavel	IM	CZE	2489	6	41.5	54	32.5
20	Petrik Tomas	GM	SVK	2508	6	40.5	52	31.5
21	Plachetka Jan	GM	SVK	2389	6	39	50	30.25
22	Jansa Vlastimil	GM	CZE	2480	6	38	50.5	31.5
23	Jurka Miroslav	FM	CZE	2309	6	38	48.5	30.5
24	Jackova Jana	IM	CZE	2385	6	37	47.5	28.5
25	Maslik Miroslav		SVK	2367	6	36.5	46.5	28.75
26	Likavsky Tomas	GM	SVK	2487	6	34.5	46	27.75
27	Michalik Peter		SVK	2409	6	34	43.5	26.5
28	Mudrak Josef	FM	CZE	2346	6	33	42	25.5
29	Velicka Petr	GM	CZE	2468	5.5	40.5	53	30
146 games

19) Limpedea Cup

The Limpedea Cup took place in Baia Sprie, Romania 11th-21st May 2009. George-Gabriel Grigore won with 7½/11. The event was organised by Dumitru Pop and the arbiter was IA Radu-Catalin Chirila. News: Dinu-Ioan Nicula.

Limpedea Cup Baia Sprie (ROM), 11-21 v 2009													cat. IX (2461)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Grigore, George-Gabriel	g	ROU	2542	*	0	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	½	7½	2586
2.	Shishkin, Vadim UKR	g	UKR	2498	1	*	½	½	0	1	½	1	1	0	1	½	7	2559
3.	Sanikidze, Tornike	g	GEO	2559	0	½	*	1	0	½	1	1	½	½	1	1	7	2553
4.	Nanu, Ciprian-Costica	m	ROU	2535	½	½	0	*	1	1	1	½	½	½	0	1	6½	2518
5.	Jianu, Vlad-Cristian	g	ROU	2533	½	1	1	0	*	0	½	½	½	1	½	1	6½	2518
6.	Thesing, Matthias	m	GER	2415	½	0	½	0	1	*	½	½	1	1	1	½	6½	2529
7.	Varga, Zoltan	g	HUN	2457	½	½	0	0	½	½	*	1	1	1	0	½	5½	2460
8.	Manolache, Marius	g	ROU	2495	0	0	0	½	½	½	0	*	½	1	1	1	5	2421
9.	Manea, Alexandru	m	ROU	2404	0	0	½	½	½	0	0	½	*	½	1	1	4½	2400
10.	Petkov, Vladimir	g	BUL	2481	0	1	½	½	0	0	0	0	½	*	1	½	4	2356
11.	Bonte, Andrei-Mihai		ROU	2323	0	0	0	1	½	0	1	0	0	0	*	½	3	2298
12.	Szabo, Attila1	f	ROU	2284	½	½	0	0	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	*	3	2301

20) Zonal 2.5 Asuncion

Zonal 2.5 with 2 qualification places for the Word Cup takes place in Asuncion, Paraguay, June 10th-18th 2009. Zone 2.5 includes Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.

Official web is http://www.winner.com.py/feparaj - Details

zt 2.5 Asuncion (PAR), 10-18 vi 2009
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1.	Felgaer, Ruben	g	ARG	2561	+27	=4	+6	+7	=2	.	.	.	.	4	2694
2.	Morovic Fernandez, Ivan	g	CHI	2551	+28	+12	=13	+16	=1	.	.	.	.	4	2639
3.	Mareco, Sandro	m	ARG	2503	+30	+14	=16	+13	=7	.	.	.	.	4	2556
4.	Pierrot, Facundo	m	ARG	2424	+21	=1	+11	=5	=10	.	.	.	.	3½	2490
5.	Lafuente, Pablo	g	ARG	2524	-14	+15	+22	=4	+16	.	.	.	.	3½	2425
6.	Flores, Diego	g	ARG	2579	=11	+10	-1	+21	+17	.	.	.	.	3½	2464
7.	Lemos, Damian	m	ARG	2511	+22	+20	+17	-1	=3	.	.	.	.	3½	2509
8.	Bachmann, Axel	g	PAR	2555	+26	-17	+23	=10	+18	.	.	.	.	3½	2419
9.	Villalba, Marcelo		PAR	2020	-10	+26	=18	+19	+20	.	.	.	.	3½	2350
10.	Lopez Silva, Hugo		CHI	2424	+9	-6	+14	=8	=4	.	.	.	.	3	2400
11.	Riline, Alejandro		PAR	2209	=6	+19	-4	=20	+22	.	.	.	.	3	2311
12.	Roselli Mailhe, Bernardo	m	URU	2379	+29	-2	+25	=17	=13	.	.	.	.	3	2339
13.	Cubas, Jose Fernando	m	PAR	2434	+25	+32	=2	-3	=12	.	.	.	.	3	2366
14.	Pereira, Fabian PAR		PAR	2062	+5	-3	-10	+32	+27	.	.	.	.	3	2404
15.	Garcia Cardenas, Pablo		CHI	2314	-19	-5	+33	+25	+23	.	.	.	.	3	2160
16.	Rodriguez Vila, Andres	g	URU	2524	+23	+18	=3	-2	-5	.	.	.	.	2½	2393
17.	Valdes Escobar, Alvaro	f	CHI	2393	+33	+8	-7	=12	-6	.	.	.	.	2½	2392
18.	Kropff, Ricardo	f	PAR	2298	+31	-16	=9	+28	-8	.	.	.	.	2½	2204
19.	Roman, Rodrigo		PAR	1848	+15	-11	=20	-9	=21	.	.	.	.	2	2092
20.	Demaria, Juan Pablo		ARG	2288	+24	-7	=19	=11	-9	.	.	.	.	2	1983
21.	Gamarra, Ramon		PAR	1990	-4	+27	=28	-6	=19	.	.	.	.	2	2160
22.	Goiriz, Y Damian		PAR	2056	-7	+24	-5	+30	-11	.	.	.	.	2	2125
23.	Del Puerto, Rodrigo		PAR	2090	-16	+33	-8	+24	-15	.	.	.	.	2	2132
24.	Heinechen, John		PAR	1690	-20	-22	+26	-23	+32	.	.	.	.	2	2044
25.	Latorre, Matias		PAR	2041	-13	+30	-12	-15	+29	.	.	.	.	2	2146
26.	Daneri, Martin		ARG	2149	-8	-9	-24	+33	+28	.	.	.	.	2	1988
27.	Zacarias, M Ruben D		PAR	2209	-1	-21	+32	+29	-14	.	.	.	.	2	2033
28.	Butti, Enrique		PAR	2100	-2	+29	=21	-18	-26	.	.	.	.	1½	2031
29.	Ferloni, Jose W Perez		PAR	1916	-12	-28	+30	-27	-25	.	.	.	.	1	1916
30.	Sartori, C Sergio M		PAR	2051	-3	-25	-29	-22	+33	.	.	.	.	1	1851
31.	Novoa, Fernando		ARG	1822	-18	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	0
32.	Zarate, Fernando		PAR	----	.	-13	-27	-14	-24	.	.	.	.	0
33.	Benitez, Jose Rodolfo		PAR	1939	-17	-23	-15	-26	-30	.	.	.	.	0

zt 2.5 w Asuncion (PAR), 10-18 vi 2009
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1
1.	Zuriel, Marisa	wm	ARG	2201	*	1	.	½	½	1	1	.	.	.	1	5	2291
2.	Plazaola, Maria de los Angeles	wf	ARG	2160	0	*	½	.	.	.	.	1	1	1	1	4½	2183
3.	Lujan, Carolina	m	ARG	2324	.	½	*	.	1	1	1	½	.	.	.	4	2314
4.	Colombo, Camila	wf	URU	2090	½	.	.	*	1	.	.	.	0	1	1	3½	2088
5.	Nejanky, Maisa		ARG	2100	½	.	0	0	*	.	.	.	1	1	1	3½	2058
6.	Vargas, Gabriela	wf	PAR	2090	0	.	0	.	.	*	1	1	1	.	.	3	2202
7.	Toro, Maria Jose		CHI	----	0	.	0	.	.	0	*	½	1	1	.	2½	2003
8.	Quinones Mena, Jeannette		CHI	2020	.	0	½	.	.	0	½	*	½	.	.	1½	1986
9.	Fernandez, Maria Florencia		ARG	2105	.	0	.	1	0	0	0	½	*	.	.	1½	1883
10.	Perez, Dalila		PAR	1620	.	0	.	0	0	.	0	.	.	*	1	1	1764
11.	Avalos, Leticia		PAR	1670	0	0	.	0	0	.	.	.	.	0	*	0

21) 13th Voronezh Open

The 13th Voronezh traditional chess festival takes place 10th-21st June 2009.

Official site: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open

22) Varna Chess Festival

The 1st International Chess Festival Varna, takes place at the Grand Hotel Varna 11th-20th June 2009.

Official site: http://euroschoolchess.org/

23) Buenos Aires Champions League

The Argentine Chess Club in Buenos Aires has a team event (Champions League) that started on May 2nd 2009. Take part several International Masters, FIDE Masters and strong players not titled yet compete. News: Marcelo Pagano.

Players include: IM Ginzburg M. 2455, IM Diaz N. 2443, IM Dos Santos R. 2441, IM Liascovich L. 2439, IM Bronstein LM 2401, IM Della Morte G 2382, IM Mela B 2373, FM Goldwaser C 2361, IM Filgueira H 2354, IM Schweber 2349, IM Garcia R 2342, FM Barrionuevo P 2320, IM Quiroga F 2329, FM Varela G 2323, FM Villanueva M 2311, Gibson T 2272, Airando M 2250 and FM Cuevas A 2244 Nine teams played every Saturday, Round Robin.

Official site: http://www.cargentinodeajedrez.com.ar/2009/torneos/ChampionsLeague/Champions_League.htm

24) 16th Guillermo Garcia

The 16th Guillermo Garcia in Memoriam took place in Santa Clara, Cuba May 21st - June 4th 2009. Fidel Corrales won the event with 6/9. I hope for games eventually. Results have only appeared in the Cuban press.

Final Standings: 1) Fidel Corrales 6 (+4=4-0) 2) Emilio Cordova 5 (+3=4-1) 3-4) Holden Hernandez 4.5 (+1=7-0) and Lazaro Bruzón 4.5 (+2=5-1) 5) Neuris Delgado 4 (+1=6-1) 6-7) Yuniesky Quesada 3.5 (+0=7-1) and Real de Azua 3.5 (+1=5-2) 8-9) Rodney Perez 2.5 (+0=5-3) and Karsten Rasmusen 2.5 (+0=5-3) Alder Escobar withdrew after losing rounds 1-3.

25) 2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring

The 2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament will takes place 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 in Nanjing, China. The field is close to being finalised and it can be announced that Veselin Topalov, Viswanathan Anand, Magnus Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, Dmitry Jakovenko, a Chinese player (possibly Bu Xiangzhi) will be competing. The event is a 6-player in a double round robin. The total prize fund is 250,000 Euros. The 2nd Fide Women Grand Prix is also take place in Nanjing in 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 with the top 12 players in the world.

News Gujuan Tzu blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

Official site (In English): http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/yindex.htm (under construction)

Official site (In Chinese): http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/index.htm

2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring (CHN), 27 ix -9 x 2009					cat. XXII (2775)
No	Name	Ti	NAT	April Elo	DoB	world
1	Topalov, Veselin	g	BUL	2812	1975	1st
2	Anand, Viswanathan	g	IND	2783	1969	2nd
3	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2770	1990	3rd
4	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2756	1987	5th
5	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2753	1983	7th
6	A Chinese Player To be announced

Official site (In English): http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/yindex.htm

Official site: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/www/chess_pk/index.htm (more information and pictures)

Gujuan Tzu blog http://blog.sina.com.cn/chessnews

26) FIDE World Cup Nov-Dec 2009

FIDE have announced some of the qualifiers for the FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, 20 November to 15 December 2009. In a few days the list with qualifiers from the Continental and Zonal Championships 2008-09 will also be published.

FIDE announcement: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/4037-list-of-qualifiers-for-world-cup

Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 20 xi - 15 xii 2009 Qualifiers:
a) From World Championship Match 2008:
1.	V. Anand	IND	World Champion
b) From World Cup 2007:
2.	G. Kamsky	USA
3.	A. Shirov	ESP
4.	M. Carlsen	NOR
5.	S. Karjakin	UKR
c) Women's World Champion 2008:
6.	A. Kosteniuk	RUS
d) Junior World Champions 2007 & 2008:
7.	A. Adly	EGY
8.	A. Gupta	IND
d) From FIDE Rating List, 20 players, average 7/2008 & 1/2009:
09.	V. Topalov	BUL	2786,50
10.	V. Ivanchuk	UKR	2780,00
11.	A. Morozevich	RUS	2779,50
12.	V. Kramnik	RUS	2773,50
13.	T. Radjabov	AZE	2752,50
14.	P. Leko	HUN	2746,00
15.	L. Aronian	ARM	2743,50
16.	S. Movsesian	SVK	2737,00
17.	D. Jakovenko	RUS	2734,50
18.	S. Mamedyarov	AZE	2733,00
19.	P. Svidler	RUS	2730,50
20.	A. Grischuk	RUS	2730,50
21.	B. Gelfand	ISR	2726,50
22.	M. Adams	ENG	2723,50
23.	R. Ponomariov	UKR	2722,00
24.	Wang Yue	CHN	2721,50
25.	V. Gashimov	AZE	2720,00
26.	E. Alekseev	RUS	2713,00
27.	L. Dominguez Perez	CUB	2712,50
28.	Ni Hua	CHN	2707,00
e) 90 players from the Continental & Zonal Championships 2008 & 2009:
(to be published soon)...
Reserve players who may qualify by rating, average 7/2008 & 1/2009:
1.	E. Bacrot	FRA	2706,50
2.	Bu Xiangzhi	CHN	2706,00
3.	P. Eljanov	UKR	2704,50
4.	J. Polgar	HUN	2702,00
5.	S. Rublevsky	RUS	2700,50
6.	H. Nakamura	USA	2698,00
7.	K. Sasikiran	IND	2697,50
8.	Wang Hao	CHN	2691,00
9.	V. Malakhov	RUS	2690,50
10.	M. Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2688,50
11.	V. Milov	SUI	2687,00
12.	V. Bologan	MDA	2686,50
13.	V. Akopian	ARM	2686,50
14.	L. Nisipeanu	ROU	2683,50
15.	R. Kasimdzhanov	UZB	2683,00
16.	I. Cheparinov	BUL	2683,00
17.	Z. Efimenko	UKR	2679,00
18.	A. Naiditsch	GER	2679,00
19.	F. Vallejo Pons	ESP	2676,00
20.	A. Motylev	RUS	2675,00

27) Forthcoming Events and Links

Grand Slam Masters Final

The 2nd edition of the Grand Slam Masters Final will be played in Bilbao, September 2-15th 2009. The winners of Corus-Wijk aan Zee, Ciudad de Linares and Mtel Masters-Sofia tournaments qualify directly for the Masters Final in Bilbao, where the first edition (played at a central square, inside a glass cube) was a very big success last September.

More details on the 2009 tournament (number of players, system of play, etc) will be announced at the end of the Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee. The Grand Slam is in negotiations to include one more high level tournament in the 2009 circuit.

Alexei Shirov received his invitation this week after winning in Sofia. Shirov will come up against Veselin Topalov - winner of the Pearl Spring Tournament, in Nanking, China. Sergey Karjakin - winner of Corus 2009, Wijk ann Zee in the Netherlands. Alexander Grischuk, winner of "Ciudad de Linares", Spain, who have already received their invitations to the Final in Bilbao.

Grand Slam Chess Association (GSCA)

Dresden, 23 November 2008

15th Bray Rapidplay

The 15th Bray Rapidplay 2009 takes place on Sunday 28th June 2009 at the Esplanade Hotel, Strand Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. (Directions from Google). Entry Fee Euros 40 (Euros 35 before 20th June), OAPS/Students/Under-18s Euros 25. Prize Fund: 1st Euros 700, 2nd Euros 400, 3rd Euros 250, 4th Euros 150, Grading Prizes Euros 100, Best Under-18 Euros 100, Best Under-12 Euros 50, Best Lady Euros 50, David & Goliath Euros 50. Playing Schedule: 6 Rounds Swiss. 25 minutes each for all moves. FIDE Rapidplay rules apply. There will be accelerated pairings for the first 2 rounds. Registration 9am-10am. 1st. Round 10.15 Sharp!

Full details at http://www.brayrapidplay.com

23rd Pula Open

The 23rd Pula Open takes place 27th June - 4th July 2009.

Details: http://www.skpula.hr/

Preliminary entries: http://chess-results.com/Tnr22500.aspx?lan=1 , You can also contact and the director of chess tournament directly. Mr.Vretenar Denis - pulaopen@globalnet.hr .

1st International Open Tbilisi

The 1st International Open Tbilisi Chess Tournament takes place 14th-24th June 2009.

Official site: http://www.chess.tbilisi.ge (not yet up and running)

9 round Swiss. Rate of play: 90 min for all moves, increment 30 seconds per move. Details available from the addresses below.

e-mail: chessvarlam@hotmail.com - Varlam Vepkhvishvili
e-mail: ggrs92@hotmail.com - Giorgi Khomeriki

Kingpin Magazine

The humourous and satirical chess magazine Kingpin has a new website.

New website address: http://www.kingpinchess.net

Efimenko vs. Short Match

There is a six-game match between GMs Zahar Efimenko (Ukraine) and Nigel Short (England) in Mukachevo, Ukraine 20th-26th (rest day 23rd) September 2009.

Info at: http://www.uep-worldchess.com/ (Universal Event Promotion) and the Mukachevo club website http://www.chess32x64.org

Arvier (Aosta valley) Open

The Festival des Echecs Francophone takes place in Arvier (Aosta valley) September 26th - October 3rd 2009. The final round has been moved back a day as the 4th is the start of the European Club Team Championship. More information will appear at: http://www.scacchivda.com.

If you require further details contact by email (in French) to a.scalfi@scacchivda.com

IX Szombathely Chess Festival

The IX Szombathely Chess Festival takes place 15th-23rd August 2009. GM, IM Round Robins and Open Tournament.

Official site: http://sakk.savaria.hu/main.php?Lang=EN

Oceania Zonal

Oceania Zonal Gold Coast Australia 20th-26th June 2009. Graeme Gardiner press release.

Being a World Cup qualifying event, this is probably the most important chess tournament in Queensland for at least 10 years

The new king of Australian Chess, GM Zong Yuan Zhao will be replacing the old king of Australian chess, GM Ian Rogers, who held that title for some 25 years (Ian Rogers will be present to commentate and front the media). Zong Yuan will not have things all his own way however, as David Smerdon, holding four GM norms, who only finalised his GM title this weekend by passing the 2500 mark, will give him a hard fight.

Unfortunately, two big names of chess in the region will be missing, GMs Murray Chandler of New Zealand, and Darryl Johansen of Australia. Otherwise, virtually all the top players will be playing. An open field of around 80 is expected, and about 20 in the women.

Whatever happened to WIM Arianne Caoili of 'Dancing with the Stars' fame? Well she's been getting on with her uni studies, continuing to date world number five Armenian star Levon Aronian, victim of the famous dance floor punch in Turin, and travelling the world...and is playing here in the zonal. She will be trying very hard to defeat the top seed in the Women's event, IM Irina Berezina. Irina has done very well in Australia since recovering from the infamous 1997 Maccabiah Games bridge collapse.

Troubled nation Fiji is well represented. Papua New Guinea will be present, as will smaller nations such as Palau and Solomon Islands who have never been represented at this event before. It will be interesting to talk with their players, and discuss chess in their countries.

FIDE Secretary-General Ignatius Leong will be making his first visit to the region, and is keen to talk with as many players, coaches, arbiters, parents and administrators as possible.

Full information at http://www.gardinerchess.com/oceaniazonal/oceaniazonal2009.htm. Several live games will be shown each day using DGT boards and Monroi.

Zone 3.4

Zone 3.4 for men and women takes place 16th-27th June 2009 in Tashkent. Players from Afganistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Official site: http://uzchess.uz/

Commonwealth Chess Championships

The Masterskill Commonwealth Chess Championships take place 9th-15th December 2009 in conjunction with the 6th Singapore International Chess Festival.

It has been moved from 14th-21st July 2009 in Ipoh, Malaysia.

Details of the change: http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/4-tournaments/3991-commonwealth-chess-championship-2009

Zuerich Chess Club 200th Anniversary Quiz

Visit the official website look at a quiz with information contained in Richard Forster's recently published book "Schachgesellschaft Zürich: 1809 bis 2009" the prize of playing in a Simul against a chess legend.

Dr. Christian Rohrer reports: The world's oldest chess club celebrates its 200th year with spectacular jubilee events, including World Champions Spassky, Kasparov and Anand.

The Schachgesellschaft Zuerich celebrates 200th anniversary with spectacular jubilee events.

The Schachgesellschaft Zuerich, the world's oldest chess club, celebrates its 200th year in 2009 with spectacular jubilee events. To mark the anniversary, some of the greatest masters of the last five decades, including World Champions Spassky, Kasparov and Anand, will play at the event. Highlights will be a simultaneous exhibition and a rapid chess tournament on the 22nd and 23rd of August, held in Zurich Main Railway Station. With generous sponsor support from Credit Suisse the Schachgesellschaft Zuerich continues its long standing tradition of world class chess tournaments.

On Saturday the 22nd of August, in simultaneous games 200 amateurs will be honoured to face eight word-class chess players, who have made historical contributions to world chess over the last 50 years: Viswanathan Anand, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov, Viktor Korchnoi, Vladimir Kramnik, Boris Spassky, Ruslan Ponomariov and Veselin Topalov. On Sunday the 23rd of August, these champions will compete against each other in an exciting rapid chess format. Judit Polgar, the strongest female chess player ever, and Werner Hug of Schachgesellschaft Zuerich, former world junior chess champion, will replace Kasparov and Spassky, who have retired from competitive chess.

A huge number of spectators, from enthusiasts to the generally curious, is expected for the events at Zurich Railway Main Station. And no one need miss it: All commemorative events will be streamed live via Internet.

The jubilee commences with an open tournament; certain to be one of the most exciting open chess tournaments of 2009. Players of every skill level, from beginners to the elite world class, are expected and will be welcomed at the Zurich Kongresshaus from August 9th to the 15th, 2009. They will compete in two tournaments, 9 rounds each, for CHF 100.000 guaranteed prize money and many attractive prizes.

To further honour the occasion, Richard Forster, reputable chess historian, will release his comprehensive book, researched in great detail, on the unique history of the Schachgesellschaft Zuerich. Entitled "Schachgesellschaft Zuerich: 1809 bis 2009", Forster's work will analyze the development of the Schachgesellschaft Zuerich from the times of Napoleon to the present day.

Details: http://www.sgzurich2009.ch

12th Olomouc Chess Summer International Festival

The 12th Olomouc Chess Summer International Chess Festival 2009, takes place in the city of Olomouc on 5th-13th August 2009. Closed GM and IM tournaments, FIDE open, seniors tournament, active chess and blitz tournament are part of the festival.

Details: http://www.czechtour.net/olomouc-chess-summer/

6th Highlands Open International Chess Festival

6th Highlands Open International Chess Festival 2009, takea place in the town of Zdar nad Sazavou 26th September - 4th October 2009. IM tournament, FIDE open, active chess and blitz tournament are part of the festival.

Details: http://www.czechtour.net/highlands-open/

XI Hostafrancs Open

The XI Open Internacional D'escacs de Sants, Hostafrancs I La Bordeta takes place 21st-30th August 2009.

Details: http://www.cotxeres.org/open/

British Championships

The 96th British Chess Championships take place 26th July - 8th August 2009 in Torquay. There are many different events, lasting from 1-12 days. That of greatest interest to non-British Isles players is the Major Open, restricted to players under 2350 - an unusual event for middle-ranking players.

96th ch-GBR Torquay (ENG), 26 vii - 8 viii 2009 Entrants for the British Championship to date include:
JONES, Gawain	ENG	2550	g
GORDON, Stephen	ENG	2540	m
ARKELL, Keith	ENG	2517	g
WILLIAMS, Simon	ENG	2512	g
HEBDEN, Mark	ENG	2510	g
WELLS, Peter	ENG	2489	g
GORMALLY, Daniel	ENG	2487	g
TRENT, Lawrence	ENG	2466	m
SUMMERSCALE, Aaron	ENG	2453	g
HOUSKA, Jovanka	ENG	2402	m
KOLBUS, Dietmar	GER	2399	m
BUCKLEY, Graeme	ENG	2395	m
LANE, Gary	AUS	2371	m
EGGLESTON, David	ENG	2358	f
RUDD, Jack	ENG	2357	m
LALIC, Susan	ENG	2342	m

Official site: http://www.britishchess09.com/

Lithuanian University of Agriculture CUP

Lithuanian University of Agriculture CUP August 22nd - 28th 2009.

Organizers. Kaunas Chess Federation, Lithuanian University of Agriculture (http://www.lzuu.lt), Youth chess club "Three zeros" (http://www.0-0-0.lt).

1st Olimpiada de Ajedrez del Mercosur

1st Olimpiada de Ajedrez del Mercosur takes place 19th-27th June, 2009.

Official site; http://www.ajedrez.com.ar

XIII Magistral de la Republica

The XIII Magistral de la Republica takes place in Villa Martelli 4th-14th August 2009.

Official site: http://www.ajedrezmartelli.org.ar/magistrales/2009/cronograma09.htm

The London Chess Classic in December

The dates for the London Chess Classic at the end of the year are now confirmed with the tournament taking place 7th-16th December 2009. The field is close to being finalised and it can be announced that Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Nigel Short, Ni Hua and Luke McShane and now Hikaru Nakamura will be competing. There will be 8 players in a 7 round all-play-all.

1st London Chess Classic (ENG), 8-16 xii 2009. Cat IXX (2704) Players list
No	Name	Ti	NAT	April Elo	DoB
1	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2770	1990
2	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2759	1975
3	Ni, Hua	g	CHN	2724	1983
4	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2703	1971
5	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2701	1987
6	Short, Nigel D	g	ENG	2674	1965
7	McShane, Luke J	g	ENG	2596	1984
8	To be announced

Dates of the London Chess Classic. 7th-16th December 2009
Monday	7th December 2009	Press Conference and drawing of lots
Tuesday	8th December 2009	Round 1
Wednesday	9th December 2009	Round 2
Thursday	10th December 2009	Round 3
Friday	11th December 2009	Rest day
Saturday	12th December 2009	Round 4
Sunday	13th December 2009	Round 5
Monday	14th December 2009	Round 6
Tuesday	15th December 2009	Round 7 + Closing ceremony, charity simultaneous

Cream of world chess to play in new London tournament. [Press release 9th March 2009]

London Chess Centre is proud to announce a world-class chess tournament to be held in London in December, 2009. The event will be an elite eight-player all-play-all in the most prestigious tournament in the capital since former world champion Anatoly Karpov won the Phillips and Drew Masters in 1984.

Since then, despite London hosting three world title contests, there has not been a tournament in which England's leading players could lock horns with the world's best on home soil. The December 09 tournament will be the first in a series of events designed to reinvigorate UK chess and promote the game and its undoubted educational benefits in schools and communities.

The tournament will be FIDE Category 19 with an average FIDE rating of 2700 and a minimum prize fund of €100,000. The eight players will comprise of three English and five world-class Grandmasters from abroad. Included in the prize fund will be a €10,000 Brilliant Game award along with separate prizes for each victory with the White and Black pieces. Matches will be covered live online where fans will be able to vote for Game of the Day.

The tournament has applied for membership of the prestigious annual Grand Slam of Chess which culminates in Bilbao and boasts a €400,000 prize fund.

The games will be under Classical Chess time control; 40 moves in two hours, 20 in the subsequent hour then an additional 15 minutes plus an increment of 30 seconds a move until the end of the game. The tournament will further benefit from the use of Sofia Rules which disallow early draws. Players will receive three points for a win and one for a draw.

Malcolm Pein (IM) Director London Chess Centre

Notes for editors: All communications to Malcolm Pein IM at London Chess Centre: 020 7388 2404. E-Mail: info@chess.co.uk. Website: www.chess.co.uk

18th Maccabiah Games

The 18th Maccabiah Games take place July 12th-23td 2009.

The Maccabiah Games have included chess tournaments for more than 30 years. Now, especially for the 18th Maccabiah Games, we have organized for the first time a super-tournament, with the participation of elite chessplayers from all over the world.

The Festival will include four main events:

International Super-Torunament, featuring top players from all over the world such as Boris Gelfand (Israel), Judit Polgar (Hungary), Pavel Eljanov (Ukraine), Evgeniy Najer (Russia), Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia) etc.
International Invitational Chess Tournaments, Norm opportunity for top players.
International Open Tournament.
International Youth Tournament, for players who were born between 1991 and 1994.
Simultaneous Chess Exhibitions , GM's will play against many opponents at the same time.

Official site: http://mchess.co.il/

Regular Round Robins in Moscow

There is a new series of round-robin tournaments in Moscow. Starting in June in Moscow there will be a monthly series of the round-robin tournaments. The events are supported by FIDE, International Chess Academy 'Chess School 2000', 'World Chess Tour' company: GM, IM, rating events.

Venue - International Chess Education Center of the Russian State Social University (RGSU), Moscow, Begovaya Str., 14, building 1, 2 floor (close to Metro & Railway Station 'Begovaya').

Contact: GM Igor Glek. Phone mobile: (7)903-5593052, (49)179-7030605

Phone / Fax: (7)495-4336634 E-mail: wlct06@gmail.com, acpsecretary@gmail.com

Official site: http://www.chess-events.org

7th Mediterranean Chess Championship

The 7th Mediterranean Chess Championship takes place 11th-19th September 2009. Open to everyone.

Official site: http://www.medchess.com/ although I can't see details of the new tournament.

42nd Biel International Chess Festival

The 42nd Biel International Chess Festival takes place 18th-31st July 2009. There will be around 10 different Tournaments (Open, Rapid, Blitz, Youth and for the first time Chess 960). The main Category IXX tournament sees Morozevich, Ivanchuk, Gelfand, Alekseev, Vachier-Lagrave and Caruana compete.

Official site: http://www.bielchessfestival.ch

Biel Grandmaster Tournament (SUI), 18-31 vii 2009 cat. IXX (2713)
Name	NAT	Elo points	W Rank	Age	Past results
Alexander Morozevich	RUS	2751	No 8	32	Winner in Biel in 2003, 2004, 2006
Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2746	No 12	40	Winner in Biel in 1989
Boris Gelfand	ISR	2733	No 15	41	Winner in Biel in 1993 (Interzonal Tournament), 2005
Evgeny Alekseev	RUS	2716	No 25	23	Winner in Biel in 2008
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2684	No 47	18	1st time in Biel
Fabiano Caruana	ITA	2649	No 78	16	1st time in Biel

I Vitoria-Gasteiz Open

I Open Internacional De Ajedrez Vitoria-Gasteiz Nazioarteko I. Xake Opena. 26th July - 3rd August 2009.

Official site: http://sites.google.com/site/openvitoria/

Continental Absolute Chess Championship of Americas

The Continental Absolute Chess Championship of Americas takes place in Sao Paolo 25th July - 2nd August 2009.

Details: http://www.continental2009.com/cont09eng.htm

Zonal 2.3

Zonal 2.3 will now take place in San Jose 18th-25th June 2009 not in Guayaquil Ecuador as initially indicated.

Details: http://fcacrc.blogspot.com/

Zone 2.3 San Jose (CRC), 18-25 vi 2009 Leading players:
GM	Lazaro Bruzon	CUB	2617
GM	Eduardo Iturrizaga	VEN	2528
GM	Gilberto Hernandez	MEX	2543
IM	Bernal Gonzalez	CRC	2440
FM	Lelys Martinez	CUB	2520
IM	Jorge Baules	PAN	2346
IM	Raphael Prasca	VEN	2415
IM	Rafael Espinosa	MEX	2410
FM	Oliver Soto	VEN	2321
	Fernando Osorio	VEN	2300

116th Scottish Chess Championships (International Open) and other Edinburgh Events

Jonathan Grant sends news of events in Scotland including the Scottish Championships which will be strong as outside entries will play in the tournament as an international open.

The strongest ever Scottish Championship is International Open 116th Scottish Chess Championships ( International Open) - 11th to 19th July 2009 Prestigious central venue, Edinburgh City Chambers, hosts the strongest ever Scottish Chess Championships 2009 from 11th to 19th July. One of the oldest continually running chess events in the world, this international open event will welcome strong players from countries as diverse as India and Slovakia. In the Year of Homecoming Scotland, Belgium-based GM Paul Motwani and London-based GM Jonathan Rowson will be among the favourites. Play takes place from 14:00 to 20:00 BST every day and games will be transmitted live to the web. With over £5000 in prizes, excellent IM and GM norm opportunities, and a sparkling new venue, the 2009 Scottish Chess Championship is set to become the strongest open in the UK this year.

116th Scottish Chess Championships (International Open) Edinburgh (SCO), 11-19 vii 2009. Top ten entrants so far are:
1	GM	Jonathan Rowson	Scotland	2589
2	GM	Jan Markos	Slovakia	2571
3	GM	S. Arun Prasad	India	2552
4	GM	Jacob Aagaard	Scotland	2535
5	GM	Mark Hebden	England	2510
6	GM	Paul Motwani	Scotland	2501
7	GM	Keti Arakhamia-Grant	Scotland	2492
8	GM	Colin McNab	Scotland	2472
9	GM	John Shaw	Scotland	2469
10	GM	Magesh Chandran Panchanathan	India	2462

The Scottish Championship is the highpoint of the year as Chess Scotland continues to strengthen its international level chess activity.

Simul by GM Keti Arakhamia-Grant - 13th June 2009

A 12 board rolling simultaneous display by GM Keti Arakhamia-Grant from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday 13 June in the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh (home of the Lewis chessmen in Scotland).

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

VIII Benidorm International Chess Festival

VIII Benidorm International Chess Festival 2009 takes place 27th November - 8th December 2009.

Website: http://www.ajedrezbali.com

7th Howard Staunton Memorial 2009 fields announced

The 7th Howard Staunton Memorial takes place 7th (opening ceremony) - 17th August 2009. This year there will be a UK vs The Netherlands double round Scheveningen match and an interesting Category IX all-play-all. The UK has a small Elo rating advantage in the Scheveningen match but the teams are well matched. The tournament is taking place in its usual venue - Simpson's In The Strand. The opening ceremony will take place on the evening of Friday 7th August. The final rounds and the closing ceremony will take place on Monday 17th August.

The organisers are hoping that the tournament will be a big media event with the Chinese and the Dutch Ambassadors hoping to attend the opening ceremony and surprise guest visits from other chess loving celebrities throughout. They thank their generous benefactor.

There will be live coverage of the games this year.

Official site: http://howardstaunton.com/index.shtm.

7th Staunton Memorial Scheveningen London (ENG), 8-17 viii 2009
UK			NETHERLANDS
GM	Michael Adams	2703	GM	Ivan Sokolov	2669
GM	Nigel Short	2674	GM	Jan Smeets	2626
GM	David Howell	2613	GM	Loek Van Wely	2622
GM	Jonathan Rowson	2589	GM	Erwin L'ami	2598
GM	Gawain Jones	2550	GM	Jan Werle	2583
UK	Elo Ave.	2626	NED	Elo Ave.	2620

7th Staunton Memorial International Challenge London (ENG), 8-17 viii 2009 - cat. IX (2453)
GM	Jonathan Speelman	ENG	2534
GM	Jan Timman	NED	2566
GM	Peter Wells	ENG	2489
GM	Victor Korchnoi	SUI	2552
GM	Nigel Davies	ENG	2487
IM	Willy Hendriks	NED	2447
	Terence Chapman	ENG	2232
IM	Eelke Wiersma	NED	2406
IM	Malcolm Pein	ENG	2391
GM	Alex Cherniaev	RUS	2423

Torch Real Estate Cup

The Chinese team competition the Torch Real Estate Cup started in Chengdu China on 4th May 2009. I'm hoping for a full game file.

Live games: http://live.chinaqiyuan.com/chess/tfd.htm

Official site: http://chess.sport.org.cn/

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr21650.aspx

Acropolis Open

The Acropolis Open takes place 10th-18th August 2009 in Chalkida, Greece. Organizers: Greek Chess Federation (GCF), Ministry of Tourism in Attiki, Chalkida Chess Academy.

Regulations: Swiss System 9 rounds, invitational FIDE rated tournament, 70-80 players, minimum required FIDE rating 2200 (women 2000), GM & IM title norms possible, FIDE time-control (90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes until the end of the game plus increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1).

Contact info: Sotiris Logothetis (Tournament Coordinator) Tel: (+30) 6947324933, Email: middlewave74@gmail.com Greek Chess Federation (GCF) Tel.: (+30) 2109221465, Fax: (+30) 2109221620, Email: info@chessfed.gr

Official site: http://www.chessfed.gr/acropolis2009

Leiden Chess Tournament

The Leiden Chess Tournament takes place 9th-19th August 2009.

Official site: http://www.leidenchess.nl/

Historical Elo Ratings

http://www.shakki.net/history/elotop.htm has a list of historical top ten FIDE lists. The text is in Finnish but is understandable anyhow.

Chess Classic Mainz

The Chess Classic Mainz takes place 27th July - 2nd August 2009 in the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz.

The world championships in rapid chess and Chess960 will be staged in a tried and trusted double round robin format with four players, after which the players battle it out in mini-matches to determine the top spot. The players for the main events have already been contracted.

The GRENKELEASING Rapid World Championship sees the World Chess Champion and Chess Classic serial winner Vishy Anand will try to defend his title for the 11th time in a row. He faces Levon Aronian, Ian Nepomniachtchi and Arkadij Naiditsch.

Other events include the gigantic ORDIX rapid chess Open, the FiNet Ches960 Open, the open tournaments for U14 talents, the 40 board simultaneous exhibition with Levon Aronian, the Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship, etc., etc.

Full details: http://www.chesstigers.de

XXXV Sitges Open

The XXXV Open Internacional d'Escacs "Vila de Sitges" takes place 22nd-30th July 2009.

Official site: http://www.casinoprado.cat/open.html

Details: http://chess-results.com/tnr20620.aspx?lan=2

"King's Gambit" in Lipetsk

There will be an international chess festival called "King's Gambit" in Lipetsk, Russia, between June 22nd (arrival day) and July 3rd, 2009. The festival consists of two round-robin tournaments (one with GM norm and one with IM norm) and an open for FIDE rating. Opening ceremony: 2.30 p.m. on July 23, 1st round at 3 p.m. Festival director: Zimmerman, Yuri . Tel.: +7-4742-720064, or +7-919-255-9764. E-mail: zimmerman@lipetsk.ru."

Reno Far West Open

The Far West Open Chess Tournament took place April 10th-12th 2009 in Reno Nevada. Sergey Kudrin edged out Enrico Sevillano and Gergerly Antal who finished on 5/6. Games should follow.

Official site: http://www.renochess.org/fwo/index.html

32nd Taminco Gent Open

The 32nd Taminco Open International Chess Tournament Gent (Belgium) takes place 18th-22nd July 2009, 9 rounds Swiss, two hours KO chess, prize money 8400 euro for 400 participants. This traditional open tournament takes place near the center of the medieval town of Gent in the week of the famous annual Gent festivities. Email: open2009@kgsrl.be

Information and registration: http://www.kgsrl.be

Info Gent annual festivities: http://www.gentsefeesten.be/

13th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament 2009

The 13th Hogeschool Zeeland Tournament takes place August 1st-8th 2009 in Vlissingen, Netherlands.

Official site: http://www.hztoernooi.nl and contact e-mail: hgroffen@zeelandnet.nl.

Canadian Open

The Canadian Open takes place in Edmonton, Alberta Canada July 11th-19th 2009. Alexei Shirov adn Michael Adams are among the early entrants.

Details: http://monroi.com/2009-canadian-open-chess-championship-home.html

San Sebastian GM

There is a tournament in San Sebastian July 6th-16th 2009.

GMA San Sebastian (ESP), 6-16 vii 2009 cat. XVIII (average elo: 2687)
Sergei Movsesian	2747	SVK
Peter Svidler	2726	RUS
Rustam Ponomariov	2726	UKR
Hikaru Nakamura	2701	USA
Rustam Kasimzhanov	2695	UZB
Francisco Vallejo	2688	SPA
Maxime Vachier-Lagraeve	2684	FRA
Anatoly Karpov	2644	RUS
Julio Granda	2610	PER
Pablo San Segundo	2560	SPA

Prizes in Euros: 1.- 9.000 2.- 6.000 3.- 4.000 4.- 3.500 5.- 3.000 6.- 2.500 7.- 2.000 8.- 1.500 9.- 1.000 10.- 500

There will be also a B tournament (cat. XI), C tournament (cat. VIII), and D tournament (female players). The games will be played in the same hall that held the historic tournament in 1911 won by Capablanca and the organisers are hoping for a special event to commemorate the centenary. News David Llada. Website to be announced.

Dortmund

The Dortmund Chess Meeting takes place 2nd-12th July 2009. Players: Kramnik, Leko, Carlsen, Jakovenko, Bacrot, and Naiditsch play.

Details: http://www.chess-international.de/?p=429

Brno Chess Festival

The Duras Chess Club organises the Brno Chess Festival in the Czech Republic. The GM Brno, IM Tespo Engineering and IM Dopravni stavby tournaments take place 26th June - 5th July 2009. Open tournaments start on the 27th June 2009.

Applications and details contact Rudolf Moulis: e-mail: moulis@kroknet.cz , phone +420 548 522 186, mobile phone: +420 607 900 656

Further info at: http://www.skduras.cz/cz/propozice.html and http://www.skduras.cz/cz/brnensky-sachovy-festival-2009.html

World Open

The World Open Chess Tournament takes place June 29th - July 5th 2009 in Philadelphia.

Details: http://www.chesstour.com/wo09.htm and http://monroi.com/2009-world-open-chess-tournament-home.html

14th Pannonia - Nitrokemia Cup

The 14th Pannonia - Nitrokemia Cup takes place in Balatonalmadi, 29th July - 2nd August, 2009.

Group A: International Open Tournament for FIDE ratings. Group B: International Open Tournament for FIDE ratings, for players under 2000 ELO System used: 7 Rounds Swiss without age limit for both Groups Venue: The air-conditioned Conference Hall of Pannonia Cultural Centre & Library Address: Balatonalmadi, Városház Square 6. Organiser: Recreation Association of Vorosbereny Time Limit: Group A: 90-90 minutes + 30sec after each move Group B: 120-120 minutes for all moves

Details: http://fancsyimi.fw.hu. Entries and further information IM Fancsy Imre E-mail: almadikupa@freemail.hu

20th International Chess and Games Festival Czech Open

The 20th International Chess and Games Festival Czech Open 2009 takes place 16th July - 2 August 2009 in Pardubice (the Czech Republic). There are more than 100 tournaments in chess and other games, eg. European Youth Chess Teams Championship, ISCU Children Clubs Chess Championship and European Amateurs Championship in Chess.

More detailed information: http://www.czechopen.net/news/index.php. the festival website will be ready at the end of April.

6th Summer Catalan Chess Circuit

The 6th Summer Catalan Chess Circuit takes place May - September every year as part of the Catalan Chess Circuit, which is composed of 28 International Tournaments, and held in Spain, extended beyond Catalonia.

In 2009 there will be 14 Opens with traditional time control to be played over 9-10 days, as well as 14 Opens in Rapid Chess, played over 1-2 days (see Tournament Calendar).

During 120 days of tournaments, around 22.000 chess games will be played with selected ones broadcast.

Approximately 3,000 players from more than 30 different countries. The prize fund will reach 175.000 euros.

Apart from the traditional tournament prizes, the Catalan Chess Federation establishes a special classification composed of player´s results in each Circuit tournament, based on which players will be able to claim such special Circuit Prizes as General Final Standings, Prizes by Categories, Specific Prizes for best Catalan Players.

Prizegiving Ceremony will be held at Fiesta Catalana (Catalan Chess Party), on September, 27th, 2009

For more information please contact the Catalonia Chess Federation on federacio@escacs.cat or visit the official website: http://escacs.cat/circuit2009/torneigs.html

6th Summer Catalan Chess Circuit (ESP), 5 v - 20 ix 2009
20 June	CIUTAT DE REUS	REUS	9 Rd Swiss	a	a sup	Joan Pinol 649341056
21 June	MOLLET DEL VALLES	MOLLET DEL VALLES	9 Rd Swiss	b	a	Francesc Fernandez 647625832
24 June-2 July	VILA DE SORT	SORT	9 Rd Swiss	B	C	Joan A. Conesa 609825066
25 June-3 July	VILA DE MONTCADA	MONTCADA	9 Rd Swiss	A	A	Reyes Cantero 938152902
4-12 July	BARBERÀ DEL VALLES	BARBERA DEL VALLES	9 Rd Swiss	A	A sup	Victor Pont 629386528
4-12 July	TORREDEMBARRA	TORREDEMBARRA	9 Rd Swiss	C	B	Jordi Salvat 649061984
13-22 July	CIUTAT DE BALAGUER	BALAGUER	10 Rd Swiss	A sup	A	Antoni Montoliu 679082837
18-26 July	ANDORRA	LES ESCALDES	9 Rd Swiss	A sup	A sup	Oscar la Riva 00376-347085
22-30 July	VILA DE SITGES	SITGES	9 Rd Swiss	A	A	Francesc González 600923277
25 July	CERVELLO	CERVELLO	8 Rd Swiss	b	b	Juan Mª Santiago 936840402
26 July	OLOT	OLOT	8 Rd Swiss	b	b	Josep Ma Mir 606119678
1-8 August	FIGUERES "MIQUEL MAS"	FIGUERES	9 Rd Swiss	C	A	Jordi Serra 699848479
1-9 August	CIUTAT DE BADALONA	BADALONA	9 Rd Swiss	A	A sup	Manel Triquell 609683157
2-10 August	LA POBLA DE LILLET	LA POBLA DE LILLET	9 Rd Swiss	C	C	Josep Salvador 630625152
15-16 August	VILA DE POBLENOU	BARCELONA	10 Rd Swiss	a sup	a	Joan Lorda 659529581
21-30 August	SANTS	BARCELONA	10 Rd Swiss	A sup	A sup	Cotxeres 932918701
22-23 August	AJEDREZND	BARCELONA	9 Rd Swiss	a sup	a	Jordi Morcillo 620341266
1-10 September	FESTIVAL DE SABADELL	SABADELL	9 Rd Swiss	B	B	Ivan Aguilar 666346958
6 September	VILA DE SANTPEDOR	SANTPEDOR	9 Rd Swiss	b	b	Josep Mascaro 616477533
11 September	DIADA DE L'11 DE SETEMBRE	SABADELL	9 Rd Swiss	a	a sup	Ivan Aguilar 666346958
12 September	RIBERA D'EBRE	MORA D'EBRE	8 Rd Swiss	a	a	Josep Terrones 696204203
13 September	CIUTAT DE TORTOSA	TORTOSA	8 Rd Swiss	b	b	Abraham Pla 680532570
19-20 September	VALLFOGONA DE BALAGUER	VALLFOGONA DE BALAGUER	Suis 11 rondes	a sup	a	Jaume Parramon 649960831
Potential
13-21 July	SANT MARTI	BARCELONA	9 Rd Swiss			Ricard Llerins 933082425

XXVII Andorra International Chess Open

The XXVII Andorra International Chess Open takes place 18th-26th July 2009. Contact: open@escacsandorra.com

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

European Youth Championships

The European Youth Championships (U10 - U18) takes place in Fermo/Italy 30th August - 10th September 2009.

Details: http://www.euroyouth2009.com

European Senior Championships

The European Individual Senior Championship takes place in Rogaska Slatina/Slovenia 22nd - 31st July 2009. For the first time just before the event a European Senior Rapid Championship will be organised. The dates are 19th - 21st July.

Further details are published under http://www.sahohlacnik.com/eu-sen/

European Union Website

The European Chess Union Website ECU website has changed address to http://www.europechess.org

Alushta Diary 2009

Alushta Diary 2009:

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, 5.09 - 13.09, Open tournament (under 16 years) 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, 10.07 - 18.07, 20.07 - 28.07, 22.08 - 30.08, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Blitz tournament 7.07, 19.07, 29.07, Alushta Swiss 9 rounds Open tournament (rapid chess) 8.07 - 9.07, 30.07 - 31.07, Alushta Session of school of Gennadi Kuzmin 21.06 - 27.06, 15.07 - 24.07. Individual and group studying Further information: http://www.kaissa.com.ua phone +38 (06560)5-05-32, +380505828911 (for Russian speaking), + 380506692604 (for English speaking) e-mail: info@kaissa.com.ua

32nd Ikaros Chess Festival 2009

The traditional 32nd Ikaros Chess Festival 2009 takes place on Ikaria island.

The main event of the festival, the International Aegean Open Championship takes place 11th-19th July 2009. It is a 9 round swiss event with prize fund 3600 Euros in total (1st prize 1000 Euros, special money prizes for ladies and veterans). Special conditions for GMs/IMs and WGMs/WIMs are provided, special discounts for families and club teams are also offered (more information will be available in the official announcement of the festival that will be out soon on the official webpage.

Contact info: ikaros@chess.gr while to contact us on the phone one can try: +30 6932 478386 or +30 210 5010871 (Mr. Savas Kyriakou). For general information about the island of Ikaria one can also check at: http://www.island-ikaria.com

Official site: http://www.chess.gr/ikaros

Pula Open 2009

The 23rd International Chess Tournament "Pula Open 2009" takes place 27th June - 4th July 2009 in Pula, Croatia. Official site: http://www.skpula.hr and contact e-mail: pulaopen@globalnet.hr.

Hungarian Chess Tournaments March-October 2009

1. 7th-19th of February, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM Budapest FIRST SATURDAY Budapest, 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 Phone-fax: +(361)-2632859, cellphone: +(36)-30-230-1914 /From 12:00 a.m. until midnight - Central European Time = GMT+1/

2.20th-28th of February IM-Rating Caissa, Kecskemet, org: Dr.Erdelyi, Tamas, cellphone: +36-30-271-33-38, Landline phone-fax: +36-76-481-685 e-mail: postmaster@caissa.t-online.hu Website: http://www.caissachessbooks.hu Usually also in the second half of the month IM and rating tournaments in Kecskemet, a city 80 km South-East from Budapest.

3.7th-19th of March, First Saturday, Budapest, GM-IM-FM, org Nagy L.

4.20th-28th of March, 25th BUDAPEST SPRING FESTIVAL 9 rounds Swiss Open, org: Nagy L. - e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net

5.4th-16th of April First Saturday Budapest, org.Nagy L.

6.18th-26th of April Caissa, IM + rating Kecskemet, Org.Erdelyi,

7.2nd-14th of May, First Saturday GM-IM-FM Budapest, org Nagy L.

Kecskemet Caissa IM + rating tournaments more: 16th-25th of May, 20th-28th of June, 18th-27th of July, 15th-24th of August, 19th-28th of September. FIRST SATURDAY Budapest GM-IM-FM tournaments more: 6th-18th of June, 4th-16th of July, 1st-13th of August, 5th-17th of September.

Chess Study

Dr Robert Howard is making a study of rated chess players.

The full article: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/fidestudy/results

If you would like to participate, please go to this website: http://education.arts.unsw.edu.au/fidestudy/

For any queries, please contact Dr Robert Howard, University of New South Wales, on rwh@unsw.edu.au