THE WEEK IN CHESS 774 7th September 2009 by Mark Crowther

1) Introduction

My thanks to Miklos Orso, Pavel Makevich, Thomas Henrich, Valery Maes, Adolivio Capece, Axel Fritz, Emmanuel Variniac, Halldor Gretar Einarsson, John Saunders, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Matteo Zoldan Vladimir Malakhov and everyone else who helped with the issue.

There is a fantastic quality of tournaments on show this week. The Grand Slam Masters got under way and one of my favourite players Alexander Grischuk started with 2/2. The Russian Higher League is one below their national championship but puts most events to shame and has offered tremendous value. The Kolkatta Open sees Nigel Short and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov star but headlines on the board have been made by Le Quang Liem who leads with 6/7 and Vladislav Tkachiev who was carried from the board dead drunk in one of the earlier rounds (although there is not much to say in favour of this behaviour I remember seeing him when he turned up with Alexander Morozevich at the Lloyds Bank Masters over a decade ago and I at least repect his chess). There is also some fabulous fighting chess at the Yinzhou Cup World Women Teams. If coverage seems a little perfunctory I've been tremendously busy working on a new website for TWIC which will hopefully arrive pretty soon.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Grand Slam Masters Final Bilbao

The 2nd edition of the Grand Slam Masters Final takes place in Bilbao, September 5-12th 2009. The winners of the Nanching Pearl Spring, Corus-Wijk aan Zee, Ciudad de Linares and Mtel Masters-Sofia tournaments were due play in the final. However at the last minute Veselin Topalov has withdrawn and been replaced with Levon Aronian.

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

2nd Grand Slam Masters Bilbao (ESP), 6-12 ix 2009									cat. XX (2740)
					1		2		3		4
1.	Grischuk, Alexander	g	RUS	2733	*	*	1	.	.	.	1	.	2
2.	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2773	0	.	*	*	1	.	.	.	1	2727
3.	Karjakin, Sergey	g	UKR	2722	.	.	0	.	*	*	½	.	½	2558
4.	Shirov, Alexei	g	ESP	2730	0	.	.	.	½	.	*	*	½	2534

Round 1 (September 6, 2009)
Grischuk, Alexander	- Aronian, Levon	1-0	52	D43	Anti-Meran Gambit
Karjakin, Sergey	- Shirov, Alexei	½-½	24	B78	Sicilian Modern Dragon
Round 2 (September 7, 2009)
Grischuk, Alexander	- Shirov, Alexei	1-0	52	D47	Queens Gambit Meran
Aronian, Levon	- Karjakin, Sergey	1-0	30	E55	Nimzo Indian

Grand Slam Masters Final Bilbao. 5th-12th September 2009
5th September 2009	Drawing of lots	Time
6th September 2009	1st Round	17:00 CET
7th September 2009	2nd Round	17:00 CET
8th September 2009	3rd Round	17:00 CET
9th September 2009	Rest day
10th September 2009	4th Round	17:00 CET
11th September 2009	5th Round	17:00 CET
12th September 2009	6th Round	16:00 CET
12th September 2009	closing ceremony

3) 62nd Russian Championship

The Higher League of the 62nd Russian Championship 1st September 2009 in Ulan Ude, the capital of the Republic of Buryatia. 11 round Swiss, 1st round 2nd Sept - Final round 13th September 2009.

Players include Lastin, Sakaev, Rublevsky, Vitiugov, Siugirov, Tomashevsky, Timofeev, Inarkiev, Nepomniashchy, Riazantsev, Dreev, Khalifman, etc. The full list is here:

Official site: http://russiachess.org

Live coverage is at: http://www.russiachess.org/online/index.htm

ch-RUS HL Ulan Ude (RUS), 2-13 ix 2009
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1.	Riazantsev, Alexander	g	RUS	2646	+45	+12	+9	+16	=4	=5	.	.	.	.	.	5	2886
2.	Tomashevsky, Evgeny	g	RUS	2688	=40	+48	=8	+18	=9	+12	.	.	.	.	.	4½	2785
3.	Bocharov, Dmitry	g	RUS	2607	+56	=36	+39	=4	=5	+16	.	.	.	.	.	4½	2808
4.	Timofeev, Artyom	g	RUS	2668	=25	+34	+7	=3	=1	=6	.	.	.	.	.	4	2717
5.	Lastin, Alexander	g	RUS	2648	+22	=24	=15	+20	=3	=1	.	.	.	.	.	4	2728
6.	Shimanov, Aleksandr	g	RUS	2508	=18	+10	+30	=24	=16	=4	.	.	.	.	.	4	2752
7.	Khismatullin, Denis	g	RUS	2614	+19	=13	-4	+38	+31	=11	.	.	.	.	.	4	2716
8.	Zvjaginsev, Vadim	g	RUS	2635	+53	=31	=2	=11	=15	+24	.	.	.	.	.	4	2723
9.	Potkin, Vladimir	g	RUS	2606	+52	+26	-1	+37	=2	=14	.	.	.	.	.	4	2752
10.	Vorobiov, Evgeny E	g	RUS	2606	=57	-6	+49	+44	=14	+27	.	.	.	.	.	4	2669
11.	Romanov, Evgeny	g	RUS	2588	-13	+50	+56	=8	+37	=7	.	.	.	.	.	4	2703
12.	Sjugirov, Sanan	g	RUS	2585	+41	-1	+57	+36	+24	-2	.	.	.	.	.	4	2735
13.	Vitiugov, Nikita	g	RUS	2681	+11	=7	-24	=29	+33	=15	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2648
14.	Najer, Evgeniy	g	RUS	2681	+42	+17	-16	=31	=10	=9	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2664
15.	Matlakov, Maxim	m	RUS	2574	=35	+32	=5	=43	=8	=13	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2722
16.	Kokarev, Dmitry	g	RUS	2630	+49	+29	+14	-1	=6	-3	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2649
17.	Lysyj, Igor	g	RUS	2612	+46	-14	=44	=33	+36	=19	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2617
18.	Volkov, Sergey	g	RUS	2616	=6	=57	+45	-2	+41	=21	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2617
19.	Bryzgalin, Kirill	g	RUS	2480	-7	+55	=32	+30	=27	=17	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2689
20.	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2632	=47	=38	+48	-5	=28	+35	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2631
21.	Yemelin, Vasily	g	RUS	2570	=39	=27	-37	+56	+43	=18	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2681
22.	Maslak, Konstantin	g	RUS	2551	-5	+52	=35	=26	=40	+42	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2650
23.	Frolyanov, Dmitry	g	RUS	2557	=27	-30	=55	=54	+53	+39	.	.	.	.	.	3½	2633
24.	Galkin, Alexander	g	RUS	2608	+50	=5	+13	=6	-12	-8	.	.	.	.	.	3	2581
25.	Popov, Ivan RUS	g	RUS	2582	=4	=37	=43	=35	=26	=31	.	.	.	.	.	3	2661
26.	Amonatov, Farrukh	g	TJK	2643	+44	-9	=33	=22	=25	=29	.	.	.	.	.	3	2572
27.	Tregubov, Pavel V	g	RUS	2649	=23	=21	=38	+47	=19	-10	.	.	.	.	.	3	2543
28.	Maletin, Pavel	g	RUS	2576	-36	=46	+34	=39	=20	=41	.	.	.	.	.	3	2609
29.	Burmakin, Vladimir	g	RUS	2599	+43	-16	=47	=13	=35	=26	.	.	.	.	.	3	2640
30.	Savchenko, Boris	g	RUS	2638	=38	+23	-6	-19	=47	+48	.	.	.	.	.	3	2517
31.	Khairullin, Ildar	g	RUS	2604	+54	=8	=36	=14	-7	=25	.	.	.	.	.	3	2589
32.	Landa, Konstantin	g	RUS	2655	=33	-15	=19	=48	=38	+47	.	.	.	.	.	3	2529
33.	Shomoev, Anton	g	RUS	2566	=32	=35	=26	=17	-13	+54	.	.	.	.	.	3	2602
34.	Popov, Valerij	g	RUS	2595	=37	-4	-28	+57	=54	+50	.	.	.	.	.	3	2517
35.	Dreev, Alexey	g	RUS	2662	=15	=33	=22	=25	=29	-20	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2527
36.	Inarkiev, Ernesto	g	RUS	2664	+28	=3	=31	-12	-17	=38	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2528
37.	Grachev, Boris	g	RUS	2684	=34	=25	+21	-9	-11	=45	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2524
38.	Papin, Vasily	m	RUS	2529	=30	=20	=27	-7	=32	=36	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2585
39.	Andreikin, Dmitry	g	RUS	2659	=21	+40	-3	=28	=42	-23	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2525
40.	Yudin, Sergei	m	RUS	2599	=2	-39	=46	=53	=22	=52	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2490
41.	Kurnosov, Igor	g	RUS	2669	-12	=47	=42	+45	-18	=28	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2514
42.	Rakhmanov, Aleksandr	g	RUS	2588	-14	=49	=41	+46	=39	-22	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2528
43.	Motylev, Alexander	g	RUS	2710	-29	+53	=25	=15	-21	=44	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2507
44.	Nikolenko, Oleg	g	RUS	2533	-26	+54	=17	-10	=48	=43	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2516
45.	Shaposhnikov, Evgeny	g	RUS	2545	-1	+51	-18	-41	+49	=37	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2531
46.	Badmatsyrenov, Oleg	f	RUS	2437	-17	=28	=40	-42	=56	+57	.	.	.	.	.	2½	2474
47.	Anisimov, Pavel	m	RUS	2518	=20	=41	=29	-27	=30	-32	.	.	.	.	.	2	2515
48.	Zabotin, Alexander	m	RUS	2512	+55	-2	-20	=32	=44	-30	.	.	.	.	.	2	2503
49.	Gabrielian, Artur	m	RUS	2513	-16	=42	-10	+51	-45	=56	.	.	.	.	.	2	2407
50.	Pushkarev, Dmitry	f	RUS	2429	-24	-11	=51	=55	+57	-34	.	.	.	.	.	2	2408
51.	Sharafiev, Azat	f	RUS	2400	.	-45	=50	-49	.	+53	.	.	.	.	.	1½	2416
52.	Sek, Konstantin		RUS	2420	-9	-22	-53	.	+55	=40	.	.	.	.	.	1½	2432
53.	Kornev, Alexei	g	RUS	2527	-8	-43	+52	=40	-23	-51	.	.	.	.	.	1½	2360
54.	Yuzhakov, Oleg		RUS	2360	-31	-44	.	=23	=34	-33	.	.	.	.	.	1	2331
55.	Belov, Vladimir	g	RUS	2624	-48	-19	=23	=50	-52	.	.	.	.	.	.	1	2239
56.	Belous, Vladimir		RUS	2426	-3	.	-11	-21	=46	=49	.	.	.	.	.	1	2303
57.	Yaksin, Oleg		RUS	2385	=10	=18	-12	-34	-50	-46	.	.	.	.	.	1	2271

4) 10th Montreal International

The 10th Montreal International takes place 27th August - 7th September 2009.

Official site; http://www.echecsmontreal.ca/part2009.htm

TIM Montreal (CAN), 27 viii-7 ix 2009													cat. XV (2614)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Naiditsch, Arkadij	g	GER	2697	*	½	½	1	½	1	.	0	1	½	1	½	6½	2729
2.	Bacrot, Etienne	g	FRA	2721	½	*	½	.	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	6½	2719
3.	Maze, Sebastien	g	FRA	2546	½	½	*	½	0	.	½	1	½	1	½	1	6	2698
4.	Kovalyov, Anton	g	ARG	2557	0	.	½	*	1	½	1	½	½	½	½	½	5½	2645
5.	Tiviakov, Sergei	g	NED	2674	½	0	1	0	*	½	0	.	1	1	½	1	5½	2642
6.	Bluvshtein, Mark	g	CAN	2558	0	½	.	½	½	*	½	½	1	1	½	0	5	2626
7.	Bhat, Vinay S	g	USA	2473	.	½	½	0	1	½	*	½	0	0	1	1	5	2619
8.	Akobian, Varuzhan	g	USA	2626	1	½	0	½	.	½	½	*	½	½	0	½	4½	2570
9.	Onischuk, Alexander	g	USA	2699	0	½	½	½	0	0	1	½	*	1	½	.	4½	2582
10.	Moiseenko, Alexander	g	UKR	2682	½	½	0	½	0	0	1	½	0	*	.	1	4	2531
11.	Shulman, Yuri	g	USA	2648	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	1	½	.	*	½	4	2531
12.	Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas	m	CAN	2487	½	0	0	½	0	1	0	½	.	0	½	*	3	2469

5) 4th Kolkata Grandmaster Open 2009

The 4th Kolkata Grandmaster Open takes place 1st-10th September 20009. 90 minutes plus 30 seconds per move.

Official site: http://www.indianchessfed.org/ - Live coverage Monroi.

4th Kolkata Open Kolkata IND (IND), 1-10 ix 2009
Rk.	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Le Quang Liem	GM	VIE	2602	6	30	27	23.5
2	Sandipan Chanda	GM	IND	2611	5.5	33	30	26
3	Laznicka Viktor	GM	CZE	2634	5.5	26.5	24.5	22
4	Filippov Anton	GM	UZB	2595	5.5	22.5	21	18.5
5	Safarli Eltaj	GM	AZE	2587	5	30	27	23
6	Khusnutdinov Rustam	GM	KAZ	2506	5	30	26.5	23
7	Adhiban B	IM	IND	2490	5	29	26.5	23
8	Mchedlishvili Mikheil	GM	GEO	2613	5	28.5	26	22.5
9	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	GM	AZE	2721	5	28.5	25.5	22
10	Laxman R R	IM	IND	2486	5	28	26	22.5
11	Satyapragyan Swayangsu	IM	IND	2439	5	28	25	21.5
12	Mamedov Rauf	GM	AZE	2626	5	28	24.5	20.5
13	Negi Parimarjan	GM	IND	2615	5	26.5	24	21
14	Aleksandrov Aleksej	GM	BLR	2639	5	26	24	21
15	Markos Jan	GM	SVK	2565	5	26	23	20
16	Postny Evgeny	GM	ISR	2651	5	24.5	22	19.5
17	Short Nigel D	GM	ENG	2706	4.5	31.5	28.5	25
18	Ganguly Surya Shekhar	GM	IND	2634	4.5	31.5	28.5	24.5
	Panchanathan Magesh Chandran	GM	IND	2532	4.5	31.5	28.5	24.5
20	Himanshu Sharma	IM	IND	2471	4.5	30.5	28	24.5
21	Konguvel Ponnuswamy	IM	IND	2440	4.5	30	27.5	24
22	Gagunashvili Merab	GM	GEO	2564	4.5	28	25.5	22
23	Grover Sahaj	FM	IND	2288	4.5	27.5	24.5	21
24	Sundararajan Kidambi	GM	IND	2516	4.5	24.5	23	20.5
25	Geetha Narayanan Gopal	GM	IND	2598	4.5	24.5	22	19.5
26	Rahman Ziaur	GM	BAN	2554	4	29.5	27	24.5
27	Malakhatko Vadim	GM	BEL	2569	4	29.5	26.5	23
28	Das Sayantan	FM	IND	2235	4	29.5	26	22
29	Hossain Enamul	GM	BAN	2516	4	29	27.5	24
30	Sengupta Deep	IM	IND	2494	4	28.5	25	21.5
31	Vidit Santosh Gujrathi	FM	IND	2423	4	28	26.5	23
32	Deepan Chakkravarthy J	GM	IND	2524	4	27.5	25	22
33	Guseinov Gadir	GM	AZE	2667	4	27	24	20.5
34	Gupta Abhijeet	GM	IND	2584	4	26	23.5	20
35	Rathnakaran K	IM	IND	2441	4	26	23	19.5
36	Kunte Abhijit	GM	IND	2515	4	25.5	25	21.5
37	Mohota Nisha	WGM	IND	2334	4	25.5	24	20.5
38	Ni Hua	GM	CHN	2692	4	25.5	23	20
39	Shyam Nikil P	FM	IND	2410	4	25	23.5	21
40	Bakre Tejas	GM	IND	2465	4	24	21.5	19
41	Sethuraman S P	IM	IND	2443	4	23	21	18.5
42	Tkachiev Vladislav	GM	FRA	2669	4	23	20.5	18
	Thejkumar M S	IM	IND	2467	4	23	20.5	18
44	Murali Krishnan B T	IM	IND	2420	4	22.5	20.5	18
45	Ismagambetov Anuar	GM	KAZ	2528	4	22.5	20	17.5
46	Saravana Krishnan P		IND	2302	4	22	19.5	17
47	Arun Karthik R		IND	2303	4	21.5	21	19
48	Premnath R		IND	2303	4	18.5	17	15.5
116 players

6) Yinzhou Cup World Women Teams 2009

The Women's World Team Championship takes place in Yingbo, China 2nd-11th September 2009.

Official Site - Results

2nd WTeam w Ningbo (CHN), 2-11 ix 2009
Rk.	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	TB1	TB2
1	Poland Team	*	2				2½	½	2½	3	2½	9	13,0
2	Ukraine	2	*	3	1	2	2				3½	7	13,5
	China Team One		1	*		2	3	3½	1	3		7	13,5
	Georgian Team		3		*	1½	2	1½		3	2½	7	13,5
5	Russian Team		2	2	2½	*		2	3	1½		7	13,0
6	China Team Two	1½	2	1	2		*		2½		3	6	12,0
7	Armenian Team	3½		½	2½	2		*	½	2		6	11,0
8	American Team	1½		3		1	1½	3½	*		2	5	12,5
9	India Team	1		1	1	2½		2		*	3	5	10,5
10	Vietnam Team	1½	½		1½		1		2	1	*	1	7,5

2nd WTeam w Ningbo (CHN), 2-11 ix 2009
Round 1 2nd September 2009
Bo.	1	Poland Team	Rtg	-	10	American Team	Rtg	2½:1½
1.1	IM	Rajlich Iweta	2465	-	IM	Krush Irina	2458	1 - 0
1.2	WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	2414	-	IM	Zatonskykh Anna	2462	½ - ½
1.3	IM	Dworakowska Joanna	2345	-	IM	Goletiani Rusudan	2391	½ - ½
1.4	WGM	Majdan Joanna	2361	-	WFM	Abrahamian Tatev	2275	½ - ½
Bo.	2	Vietnam Team	Rtg	-	9	Georgian Team	Rtg	1½:2½
2.1	WGM	Hoang Thi Bao Tram	2265	-	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	½ - ½
2.2	WIM	Pham Le Thao Nguyen	2301	-	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	2472	0 - 1
2.3	WFM	Hoang Thi Nhu Y	2114	-	IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	2451	1 - 0
2.4	WFM	Pham Bich Ngoc	2145	-	IM	Lomineishvili Maia	2378	0 - 1
Bo.	3	China Team Two	Rtg	-	8	China Team One	Rtg	1 : 3
3.1	WIM	Zhang Xiaowen	2391	-	GM	Zhao Xue	2542	½ - ½
3.2	IM	Wang Yu A	2380	-	WGM	Shen Yang	2453	0 - 1
3.3	WFM	Ding Yixin	2321	-		Ju Wenjun	2443	½ - ½
3.4		Wang Xiaohui	2223	-	WGM	Huang Qian	2424	0 - 1
Bo.	4	Ukraine	Rtg	-	7	Russian Team	Rtg	2 : 2
4.1	IM	Ushenina Anna	2448	-	IM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2536	½ - ½
4.2	WGM	Zhukova Nataliya	2457	-	IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2493	0 - 1
4.3	IM	Gaponenko Inna	2438	-	IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	2436	1 - 0
4.4	WGM	Zdebska Natalia	2410	-	IM	Romanko Marina	2453	½ - ½
Bo.	5	India Team	Rtg	-	6	Armenian Team	Rtg	2 : 2
5.1	IM	Dronavalli Harika	2474	-	IM	Danielian Elina	2489	1 - 0
5.2	IM	Sachdev Tania	2405	-	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2468	0 - 1
5.3	WGM	Karavade Eesha	2391	-	WGM	Galojan Lilit	2326	1 - 0
5.4	WGM	Mary Ann Gomes	2396	-	WGM	Aginian Nelli	2307	0 - 1
Round 2 3rd September 2009
Bo.	10	American Team	Rtg	-	6	Armenian Team	Rtg	3½: ½
1.1	IM	Krush Irina	2458	-	IM	Danielian Elina	2489	1 - 0
1.2	IM	Zatonskykh Anna	2462	-	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2468	½ - ½
1.3	IM	Goletiani Rusudan	2391	-	WGM	Aginian Nelli	2307	1 - 0
1.4	WFM	Abrahamian Tatev	2275	-	WIM	Andriasian Siranush	2234	1 - 0
Bo.	7	Russian Team	Rtg	-	5	India Team	Rtg	1½:2½
2.1	IM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2536	-	IM	Dronavalli Harika	2474	½ - ½
2.2	IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2493	-	IM	Sachdev Tania	2405	1 - 0
2.3	IM	Romanko Marina	2453	-	WGM	Karavade Eesha	2391	0 - 1
2.4	WFM	Gunina Valentina	2437	-	WGM	Mary Ann Gomes	2396	- - +
Bo.	8	China Team One	Rtg	-	4	Ukraine	Rtg	1 : 3
3.1	GM	Hou Yifan	2585	-	IM	Ushenina Anna	2448	½ - ½
3.2	GM	Zhao Xue	2542	-	WGM	Zhukova Nataliya	2457	½ - ½
3.3	WGM	Shen Yang	2453	-	IM	Gaponenko Inna	2438	0 - 1
3.4		Ju Wenjun	2443	-	IM	Muzychuk Mariya	2443	0 - 1
Bo.	9	Georgian Team	Rtg	-	3	China Team Two	Rtg	2 : 2
4.1	GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	2506	-		Tan Zhongyi	2435	½ - ½
4.2	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	-	WIM	Zhang Xiaowen	2391	1 - 0
4.3	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	2472	-	IM	Wang Yu A	2380	½ - ½
4.4	IM	Lomineishvili Maia	2378	-	WFM	Ding Yixin	2321	0 - 1
Bo.	1	Poland Team	Rtg	-	2	Vietnam Team	Rtg	2½:1½
5.1	IM	Rajlich Iweta	2465	-	WGM	Hoang Thi Bao Tram	2265	½ - ½
5.2	WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	2414	-	WFM	Hoang Thi Nhu Y	2114	0 - 1
5.3	WGM	Majdan Joanna	2361	-	WFM	Pham Bich Ngoc	2145	1 - 0
5.4	WIM	Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina	2321	-	WFM	Vo Thi Kim Phung	2078	1 - 0
Round 3 4th September 2009
Bo.	2	Vietnam Team	Rtg	-	10	American Team	Rtg	2 : 2
1.1	WGM	Hoang Thi Bao Tram	2265	-	IM	Krush Irina	2458	1 - 0
1.2	WIM	Pham Le Thao Nguyen	2301	-	IM	Goletiani Rusudan	2391	½ - ½
1.3	WFM	Hoang Thi Nhu Y	2114	-	WIM	Melekhina Alisa	2220	½ - ½
1.4	WFM	Vo Thi Kim Phung	2078	-	WFM	Abrahamian Tatev	2275	0 - 1
Bo.	3	China Team Two	Rtg	-	1	Poland Team	Rtg	1½:2½
2.1		Tan Zhongyi	2435	-	IM	Rajlich Iweta	2465	1 - 0
2.2	WIM	Zhang Xiaowen	2391	-	WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	2414	0 - 1
2.3	IM	Wang Yu A	2380	-	IM	Dworakowska Joanna	2345	0 - 1
2.4	WFM	Ding Yixin	2321	-	WGM	Majdan Joanna	2361	½ - ½
Bo.	4	Ukraine	Rtg	-	9	Georgian Team	Rtg	1 : 3
3.1	WGM	Zhukova Nataliya	2457	-	GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	2506	½ - ½
3.2	IM	Gaponenko Inna	2438	-	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	0 - 1
3.3	IM	Muzychuk Mariya	2443	-	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	2472	0 - 1
3.4	WGM	Zdebska Natalia	2410	-	IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	2451	½ - ½
Bo.	5	India Team	Rtg	-	8	China Team One	Rtg	1 : 3
4.1	IM	Dronavalli Harika	2474	-	GM	Hou Yifan	2585	½ - ½
4.2	IM	Sachdev Tania	2405	-	GM	Zhao Xue	2542	0 - 1
4.3	WGM	Karavade Eesha	2391	-		Ju Wenjun	2443	½ - ½
4.4	WGM	Mary Ann Gomes	2396	-	WGM	Huang Qian	2424	0 - 1
Bo.	6	Armenian Team	Rtg	-	7	Russian Team	Rtg	2 : 2
5.1	IM	Danielian Elina	2489	-	IM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2536	½ - ½
5.2	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2468	-	IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2493	½ - ½
5.3	WGM	Galojan Lilit	2326	-	IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	2436	1 - 0
5.4	WIM	Andriasian Siranush	2234	-	WFM	Gunina Valentina	2437	0 - 1
Round 4 5th September 2009
Bo.	10	American Team	Rtg	-	7	Russian Team	Rtg	1 : 3
1.1	IM	Krush Irina	2458	-	IM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2536	½ - ½
1.2	IM	Zatonskykh Anna	2462	-	IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2493	½ - ½
1.3	IM	Goletiani Rusudan	2391	-	IM	Romanko Marina	2453	0 - 1
1.4	WFM	Abrahamian Tatev	2275	-	WFM	Gunina Valentina	2437	0 - 1
Bo.	8	China Team One	Rtg	-	6	Armenian Team	Rtg	3½: ½
2.1	GM	Hou Yifan	2585	-	IM	Danielian Elina	2489	1 - 0
2.2	GM	Zhao Xue	2542	-	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2468	½ - ½
2.3		Ju Wenjun	2443	-	WGM	Galojan Lilit	2326	1 - 0
2.4	WGM	Huang Qian	2424	-	WGM	Aginian Nelli	2307	1 - 0
Bo.	9	Georgian Team	Rtg	-	5	India Team	Rtg	3 : 1
3.1	GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	2506	-	IM	Dronavalli Harika	2474	½ - ½
3.2	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	-	WGM	Karavade Eesha	2391	½ - ½
3.3	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	2472	-	WGM	Mary Ann Gomes	2396	1 - 0
3.4	IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	2451	-	WGM	Nadig Kruttika	2273	1 - 0
Bo.	1	Poland Team	Rtg	-	4	Ukraine	Rtg	2 : 2
4.1	IM	Rajlich Iweta	2465	-	IM	Ushenina Anna	2448	½ - ½
4.2	WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	2414	-	WGM	Zhukova Nataliya	2457	0 - 1
4.3	IM	Dworakowska Joanna	2345	-	IM	Muzychuk Mariya	2443	1 - 0
4.4	WGM	Majdan Joanna	2361	-	WGM	Zdebska Natalia	2410	½ - ½
Bo.	2	Vietnam Team	Rtg	-	3	China Team Two	Rtg	1 : 3
5.1	WGM	Hoang Thi Bao Tram	2265	-		Tan Zhongyi	2435	½ - ½
5.2	WIM	Pham Le Thao Nguyen	2301	-	WIM	Zhang Xiaowen	2391	0 - 1
5.3	WFM	Hoang Thi Nhu Y	2114	-	WFM	Ding Yixin	2321	0 - 1
5.4	WFM	Pham Bich Ngoc	2145	-		Wang Xiaohui	2223	½ - ½
Round 5 6th September 2009
Bo.	3	China Team Two	Rtg	-	10	American Team	Rtg	2½:1½
1.1		Tan Zhongyi	2435	-	IM	Zatonskykh Anna	2462	½ - ½
1.2	WIM	Zhang Xiaowen	2391	-	IM	Goletiani Rusudan	2391	1 - 0
1.3	WFM	Ding Yixin	2321	-	WIM	Melekhina Alisa	2220	0 - 1
1.4		Wang Xiaohui	2223	-	WFM	Abrahamian Tatev	2275	1 - 0
Bo.	4	Ukraine	Rtg	-	2	Vietnam Team	Rtg	3½: ½
2.1	IM	Ushenina Anna	2448	-	WGM	Hoang Thi Bao Tram	2265	1 - 0
2.2	WGM	Zhukova Nataliya	2457	-	WIM	Pham Le Thao Nguyen	2301	1 - 0
2.3	IM	Gaponenko Inna	2438	-	WFM	Hoang Thi Nhu Y	2114	1 - 0
2.4	WGM	Zdebska Natalia	2410	-	WFM	Pham Bich Ngoc	2145	½ - ½
Bo.	5	India Team	Rtg	-	1	Poland Team	Rtg	1 : 3
3.1	IM	Dronavalli Harika	2474	-	IM	Rajlich Iweta	2465	0 - 1
3.2	IM	Sachdev Tania	2405	-	WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	2414	0 - 1
3.3	WGM	Karavade Eesha	2391	-	IM	Dworakowska Joanna	2345	½ - ½
3.4	WGM	Nadig Kruttika	2273	-	WIM	Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina	2321	½ - ½
Bo.	6	Armenian Team	Rtg	-	9	Georgian Team	Rtg	2½:1½
4.1	IM	Danielian Elina	2489	-	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	0 - 1
4.2	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2468	-	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	2472	1 - 0
4.3	WGM	Galojan Lilit	2326	-	IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	2451	1 - 0
4.4	WGM	Aginian Nelli	2307	-	IM	Lomineishvili Maia	2378	½ - ½
Bo.	7	Russian Team	Rtg	-	8	China Team One	Rtg	2 : 2
5.1	IM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2536	-	GM	Hou Yifan	2585	0 - 1
5.2	IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2493	-	GM	Zhao Xue	2542	1 - 0
5.3	IM	Romanko Marina	2453	-		Ju Wenjun	2443	½ - ½
5.4	WFM	Gunina Valentina	2437	-	WGM	Huang Qian	2424	½ - ½
Round 6 7th September 2009
Bo.	10	American Team	Rtg	-	8	China Team One	Rtg	3 : 1
1.1	IM	Krush Irina	2458	-	GM	Hou Yifan	2585	1 - 0
1.2	IM	Zatonskykh Anna	2462	-	WGM	Shen Yang	2453	0 - 1
1.3	IM	Goletiani Rusudan	2391	-		Ju Wenjun	2443	1 - 0
1.4	WIM	Melekhina Alisa	2220	-	WGM	Huang Qian	2424	1 - 0
Bo.	9	Georgian Team	Rtg	-	7	Russian Team	Rtg	1½:2½
2.1	GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	2506	-	IM	Kosintseva Tatiana	2536	½ - ½
2.2	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	2535	-	IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	2493	½ - ½
2.3	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	2472	-	IM	Romanko Marina	2453	½ - ½
2.4	IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	2451	-	WFM	Gunina Valentina	2437	0 - 1
Bo.	1	Poland Team	Rtg	-	6	Armenian Team	Rtg	½ :3½
3.1	IM	Rajlich Iweta	2465	-	IM	Danielian Elina	2489	0 - 1
3.2	WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	2414	-	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	2468	0 - 1
3.3	IM	Dworakowska Joanna	2345	-	WGM	Galojan Lilit	2326	0 - 1
3.4	WGM	Majdan Joanna	2361	-	WGM	Aginian Nelli	2307	½ - ½
Bo.	2	Vietnam Team	Rtg	-	5	India Team	Rtg	1 : 3
4.1	WGM	Hoang Thi Bao Tram	2265	-	IM	Dronavalli Harika	2474	½ - ½
4.2	WIM	Pham Le Thao Nguyen	2301	-	IM	Sachdev Tania	2405	0 - 1
4.3	WFM	Hoang Thi Nhu Y	2114	-	WGM	Karavade Eesha	2391	½ - ½
4.4	WFM	Pham Bich Ngoc	2145	-	WGM	Mary Ann Gomes	2396	0 - 1
Bo.	3	China Team Two	Rtg	-	4	Ukraine	Rtg	2 : 2
5.1		Tan Zhongyi	2435	-	IM	Ushenina Anna	2448	1 - 0
5.2	WIM	Zhang Xiaowen	2391	-	WGM	Zhukova Nataliya	2457	½ - ½
5.3	IM	Wang Yu A	2380	-	IM	Gaponenko Inna	2438	0 - 1
5.4		Wang Xiaohui	2223	-	WGM	Zdebska Natalia	2410	½ - ½

7) 6th LGA Premium Cup

The 6th LGA Premium Cup took place 3rd-6th September 2009. Thomas Luther took clear first place with 6/7.

Official site: http://schach.lga.de/index.shtml

6th LGA Premium Cup Nuernberg (GER), 3-6 ix 2009
Pl	Player	ELO	Punkte	Buchh	SoBerg
1	Luther, Thomas	2559	6	32	26.5
2	Bischoff, Klaus	2561	5.5	33	25.25
3	Mainka, Romuald	2501	5.5	33	24.5
4	Iotov, Valentin	2578	5.5	32	24
5	Braun, Arik	2519	5.5	31.5	23.75
6	Boguslavskyy, Oleg	2442	5.5	31	23.75
7	Bromberger, Stefan	2518	5.5	31	22.75
8	Hector, Jonny	2568	5.5	31	22.25
9	Georgiev, Vladimir	2537	5.5	30.5	22.75
10	Milov, Leonid	2558	5.5	30.5	22.5
11	Bojkov, Dejan	2528	5.5	28	21.25
12	Espig, Lutz	2359	5	32	21.75
13	Olszewski, Michal	2544	5	31.5	21.5
14	Mihok, Oliver	2385	5	31.5	21.5
15	Tischbierek, Raj	2434	5	31	20.5
16	Ginsburg, Gennadi	2537	5	30.5	20
17	Heinz, Axel	2436	5	30	21
18	Kunin, Vitaly	2544	5	29.5	21
19	Hertneck, Gerald	2513	5	29.5	21
20	Rusev, Krasimir	2549	5	29	20
21	Bindrich, Falko	2516	5	28.5	19.25
22	Farago, Ivan	2511	5	28.5	19.25
23	Maiwald, Jens-Uwe	2476	5	28	18.5
24	Heberla, Bartlomie	2536	5	27.5	18
25	Siebrecht, Sebasti	2456	5	27	19
26	Hirn, Oskar	2211	5	27	17
27	Zaragatski, Ilja	2475	5	26.5	18
28	Loew, Gerald	2287	5	25.5	15.5
29	Gutman, Lev	2457	5	22	16
30	Meijers, Viesturs	2471	4.5	32	18
31	Kersten, Uwe	2282	4.5	30.5	17.25
32	Lobzhanidze, Davit	2509	4.5	28	16.25
33	Herning, Jens	2084	4.5	27.5	16.25
34	Lechtynsky, Jiri	2401	4.5	27	15
35	Baramidze, David	2532	4.5	26.5	16.25
36	Levushkina, Elena	2253	4.5	26.5	15.5
37	Hoffmann, Paul	2362	4.5	26.5	15
38	Hug, Marcel	2326	4.5	25.5	15
39	Zude, Erik	2415	4.5	25	15.25
40	Renner, Christoph	2440	4.5	23.5	14.25
41	Rotstein, Jefim	2330	4.5	21	13.5
182 players

8) Festival De Sabadell

The Festival de Sabadell takes place 1st-10th September 2009. 9 Round Swiss.

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr23294.aspx

II Open Sabadell (ESP), 1-10 ix 2009 Round 5 (of 9) Standings:
Rk.	Name		FED	RtgI	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Solodovnichenko Yuri	GM	UKR	2601	5	15.5	10	15
2	Peralta Fernando	GM	ARG	2565	4	17	11	13
3	Ipatov Alexander	IM	ESP	2463	4	16.5	10	13.5
4	Garcia Castro Pablo	IM	ESP	2382	4	16	10	13.5
5	Bacallao Alonso Yusnel	FM	CUB	2507	4	16	10	13
6	Martinez Duany Lelys Stanley	FM	CUB	2511	4	15.5	9.5	13
	Rojas Keim Luis	IM	CHI	2443	4	15.5	9.5	13
8	Mellado Trivino Juan	IM	AND	2422	4	15	9	12
9	Gonzalez Garcia Jose	GM	MEX	2509	4	14.5	8.5	12.5
10	Gomez Jurado Luis Alberto	FM	ESP	2287	4	13	8.5	13
11	Perpinya Rofes Lluis Maria	FM	ESP	2315	4	13	8.5	12
12	Cruz Jonathan		PER	2292	4	12.5	8	13
13	Larduet Despaigne Carlos	FM	CUB	2331	4	12	7	11
14	Almeida Quintana Omar	GM	CUB	2513	3.5	17.5	10.5	13
15	Vehi Bach Victor Manuel	IM	ESP	2381	3.5	15.5	9.5	11.5
16	Alonso Moyano Jonathan	IM	ESP	2389	3.5	15.5	9	11.5
17	Cruz Filemon	FM	PER	2404	3.5	15	10	13
18	Cruz Cristhian	IM	PER	2531	3.5	15	10	11.5
19	Fier Alexandr	GM	BRA	2644	3.5	15	9.5	11.5
20	Villuendas Valero Adrian		ESP	2186	3.5	15	9.5	10.5
21	Vassallo Barroche Mauricio	IM	ESP	2411	3.5	15	8	12.5
22	Llaneza Vega Patricia	WIM	ESP	2277	3.5	15	8	10.5
23	Lorenzo De La Riva Lazaro	FM	ESP	2304	3.5	14.5	8.5	11.5
24	Burgos Figueroa Carlos E	IM	ESA	2306	3.5	14	8	10.5
25	Camino Carrio Nicanor		ESP	2172	3.5	13	8	10.5
26	Ryan Joseph	FM	IRL	2292	3	14.5	9	11
27	Avila Jimenez Javier	MK	ESP	2192	3	14.5	8.5	10
28	Perez Mitjans Orelvis	FM	CUB	2397	3	14.5	7.5	10
29	Parals Marce Luis		ESP	2074	3	14	9	10
30	Parramon Ros Francesc		ESP	2024	3	14	8.5	10
110 players

9) Icelandic Championship

The Icelandic Chess Championship take place in the northwest part of Iceland in a small town called Bolungarvik 1st-11th September 2009. Bolungarvik were the last winners of last Icelandic Team Championship.

The winner of last years and ten time Champion, Hannes Hlifar Stefansson, doesn't play this year. It creates a opportunity for other players to win the trophy.

Homepage: http://www.skaksamband.is/?c=webpage&id=368

Live Games: http://www.skaksamband.is/?c=webpage&id=369

Games in pgn: http://www.skaksamband.is/?c=webpage&id=370

Chess Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr24951.aspx?art=0&lan=1&flag=30&m=-1&wi=1000

ch-ISL Bolungarvik (ISL), 1-11 ix 2009													cat. V (2366)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Danielsen, Henrik	g	ISL	2473	*	.	.	0	1	.	1	1	.	1	1	1	6	2640
2.	Thorhallsson, Throstur	g	ISL	2433	.	*	½	.	1	½	½	.	1	1	.	½	5	2511
3.	Gunnarsson, Jon Viktor	m	ISL	2462	.	½	*	½	0	1	.	1	1	.	½	.	4½	2457
4.	Thorfinnsson, Bragi	m	ISL	2360	1	.	½	*	.	.	0	0	.	1	1	1	4½	2465
5.	Gislason, Gudmundur		ISL	2348	0	0	1	.	*	½	1	.	½	1	.	.	4	2452
6.	Bjornsson, Sigurbjorn	f	ISL	2287	.	½	0	.	½	*	.	1	½	.	½	1	4	2410
7.	Arngrimsson, Dagur	m	ISL	2396	0	½	.	1	0	.	*	0	.	.	1	1	3½	2354
8.	Olafsson, David	f	ISL	2327	0	.	0	1	.	0	1	*	.	½	.	½	3	2313
9.	Kjartansson, Gudmundur	f	ISL	2413	.	0	0	.	½	½	.	.	*	0	1	½	2½	2243
10.	Lagerman, Robert	f	ISL	2351	0	0	.	0	0	.	.	½	1	*	½	.	2	2224
11.	Johannesson, Ingvar Thor	f	ISL	2323	0	.	½	0	.	½	0	.	0	½	*	.	1½	2161
12.	Ornolfsson, Magnus P		ISL	2214	0	½	.	0	.	0	0	½	½	.	.	*	1½	2154

10) Banicky kahanec GM

The Banicky kahanec GM tournament takes place 4th-13th September 2009.

Daily games - Official site: http://www.sachprievidza.sk

XXXII Banicky kahanec Prievidza (CZE), 4-13 ix 2009												cat. IX (2455)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Simacek, Pavel	m	CZE	2499	*	.	.	.	.	.	½	1	.	1	2½	2719
2.	Stohl, Igor	g	SVK	2543	.	*	½	.	½	1	.	.	.	.	2	2540
3.	Csiba, Dominik	f	SVK	2353	.	½	*	.	.	.	1	.	.	½	2	2606
4.	Krivoshey, Sergei	g	UKR	2497	.	.	.	*	.	.	½	1	½	.	2	2582
5.	Jurcik, Marian	m	SVK	2477	.	½	.	.	*	.	.	.	.	1	1½	2661
6.	Mas, Hafizulhelmi	m	MAS	2416	.	0	.	.	.	*	.	.	1	.	1	2485
7.	Polak, Tomas	g	CZE	2507	½	.	0	½	.	.	*	.	.	.	1	2324
8.	Michalik, Peter	m	SVK	2439	0	.	.	0	.	.	.	*	1	.	1	2349
9.	Hirneise, Tobias	f	GER	2427	.	.	.	½	.	0	.	0	*	.	½	2177
10.	Strunski, Andreas	f	GER	2394	0	.	½	.	0	.	.	.	.	*	½	2170

11) First Saturday September

The First Saturday Budapest, Hungary, GM-IM-FM round robin tournaments take place 5th-17th September 2009.

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

FSGM September Budapest (HUN), 5-17 ix 2009			cat. VIII (2435)
Czebe Attila	HUN	GM	2485
Szabo Krisztian	HUN	IM	2489
Shen Siyuan	CHN		2368
Kislik Erik Andrew	USA	FM	2339
Berczes David	HUN	GM	2521
Boros Denes	HUN	IM	2462
Odendahl Reiner	GER	FM	2422
Fodor Tamas Jr.	HUN	FM	2430
Manca Federico	ITA	IM	2356
Varga Zoltan	HUN	GM	2481

FSIMA September Budapest (HUN), 5-17 ix 2009
Lorand, Norbert	FM	HUN	2339
Erdei, Andras		HUN	2132
Lyell, Mark	FM	ENG	2217
Gruenhagen, Marc		GER	2113
Lengyel, Bela	IM	HUN	2251
Stoenescu, Radu		FRA	2175
Nguyen, Thi Mai Hung	WFM	VIE	2213
Turzo, Attila	IM	HUN	2314
Dencsi, Tibor	FM	HUN	2338
Feher, Adam		HUN	2224
Farago, Sandor	IM	HUN	2236
Moskovic, David M.	FM	ENG	2307
Vegh, Endre	IM	HUN	2296

FSIMA September Budapest (HUN), 5-15 ix 2009
Zalkind, Konstantin	FM	ISR	2107
Berczes, Csaba	IM	HUN	2368
Kahn, Evarth Dr.	IM	HUN	2245
Szalanczy, Emil	IM	HUN	2354
Shao, Shuai		CHN	2149
Le, Thanh Tu	WGM	VIE	2305

12) US Chess League

The US Chess League got under way on August 31st 2009. I will catch up with the games next week.

http://www.uschessleague.com/

13) Serbian League

The Serbian League takes place in Kragujevac 1st-11th September 2009. Very strong with players such as Emil Sutovsky, Ferenc Berkes, Viktor Bologan, Zahar Efimenko, Konstantin Sakaev, Ivan Sokolov, Borki Predojevic, Sergei Rublevsky and Evgenij Miroshnichenko play. I was somewhat amused to see that the two players called Milos Pavlovic have exactly the same rating. That's one check I can't use.

Official site: http://serbiachess.net/

14) 2nd Bolivar Open Buenos Aires

The 2nd Bolivar Open took place 24th August - 2nd September 2009 in Buenos Aires. Federico Perez Ponsa took clear first place with 7.5/9.

Official site: http://www.cargentinodeajedrez.com.ar/2009/torneos/SimonBolivar/caapdv09.htm

2nd Bolivar Open Buenos Aires (ARG), 24 viii-2 ix 2009
Rank	Name	Title	Fed.	Rating	Score	Buch	PS	SB
1	Perez Ponsa, Federico	IM	ARG	2435	7.5	52.5	39	43
2	Alonso, Salvador	IM	ARG	2517	7	54.5	37	41.25
3	Cori, Jorge	FM	PER	2424	7	53.5	39	39.5
4	Pierrot, Facundo	IM	ARG	2412	7	51.5	36	39.75
5	Vittorino, Carlo Giovanni	FM	COL	2330	7	48.5	35	35.5
6	Real De Azua, Ernesto	IM	ARG	2453	6.5	57.5	35.5	37.25
7	Mareco, Sandro	IM	ARG	2515	6.5	56	38.5	38.5
8	Liascovich, Lucas	IM	ARG	2444	6.5	53	33.5	36.75
9	Obregon, Andres Carlos		ARG	2406	6.5	52	35	36.25
10	Quiroga, Facundo	IM	ARG	2329	6.5	50.5	35.5	34.25
11	Fernandez, Fernando		PER	2308	6.5	50	34.5	33.75
12	Nedilsky, Diego	FM	ARG	2312	6.5	49.5	33.5	34.25
13	De Dovitiis, Alejo	IM	ARG	2351	6.5	49.5	31.5	33.25
14	Languidey, Simon		ARG	0	6.5	47.5	32	33
15	Filgueira, Hernan	IM	ARG	2357	6	50.5	33.5	31.75
16	Perelman, Hernan		ARG	2312	6	50	32	29.75
17	Quinzio, Martin		ARG	1972	6	48.5	29	27.25
18	Virgillito, Cristian		ARG	2218	6	47	32	26
19	Slipak, Sergio	GM	ARG	2469	6	47	31	29.75
20	Olivera, Horacio		ARG	2249	6	46.5	30	30
21	Lanza, Luciano		ARG	2139	6	46	30	28
22	Torella, Rodolfo		ARG	2035	6	45.5	30	24.25
23	Rodriguez Vila, Andres	GM	URU	2522	6	45.5	29.5	29.75
24	Gimenez, Santiago		ARG	2162	6	44.5	31	27.25
25	Elman, Cristian		ARG	2168	6	44	26.5	24.5
26	Bronstein, Luis Marcos	IM	ARG	2400	6	43.5	31	28.75
158 players

15) European Youth Championships

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

Official site: http://www.euroyouth2009.com

16) 51st Imperia Festival

The 51st Chess Festival in Imperia (Liguria, Italy) celebrated it's 51st anniversary. It is the oldest open in Italy and possibly the oldest in Europe; all the editions have occurred without a break.

It took place August 30th - September 6th 2009. 9 rounds.

Adolivio Capece reports: In the international tournament in Imperia played 160 players from more than 10 countries in 4 groups. Winner of the Master group was GM Movsziszian from Armenia with 7 points (winner also in 2008) Second place - also with 7 points - for IM Salvador (Philippine) 3-4. GM Sanchez (Phil) GM Sulava (Cro- winner 2006 and 2007)) 6.5 5-8. GM Chatalbashev (Bul) IM Okhotnik (Fra) FM Lacrosse (Bel) FM Molina (Ita) 6.

A couple of days before there was the presentation of the book on the first 50 editions, written by Antonino Faraci. A very interesting book, really important for every player and expecially for chess collectors; with all the results, games and photos To get more informations or to order the book please send an email to scacchi.imperia@libero.it

Complete standings on the official site http://imperiascacchi.altervista.org Unfortunately no game available (may be within the month).

Official site: http://imperiascacchi.altervista.org

17) Dieppe Chess Festival

The Dieppe Chess Festival took place 23rd-29th August 2009. Mark Hebden won the IM all-play-all with 8/9. Interview on the official site. Sarah Hegarty beat Salome Neuhauser in a four game match. I reported these last week. Kamran Shirazi won the open.

Official site: http://www.chess-and-strategy.com/

Open Dieppe (FRA), 23-29 viii 2009
Pl	Name	Ti	Elo	FED	Pts	Tr.	Bu.	Perf.
1	SHIRAZI Kamran	m	2384	FRA	7.5	43	52	2538
2	FLEAR Glenn C	g	2490	ENG	7	45	56	2561
3	WILLIAMS Simon K	g	2527	ENG	7	44	55	2452
4	CLERY Nicolas	f	2374	FRA	7	43.5	54	2417
5	COLIN Vincent	m	2425	FRA	7	40	50	2429
6	BRUNNER Nicolas	m	2421	FRA	6.5	45.5	56	2458
7	GUILLEUX Fabien	f	2381	FRA	6.5	45.5	55.5	2404
8	MALEKI Manuel		2266	FRA	6.5	41	50.5	2322
9	MUREY Jacob	g	2414	ISR	6.5	40	50	2366
10	GLIENKE Manfred Dr.	m	2319	GER	6	42	51.5	2355
11	COURSAGET Nicolas	f	2339	FRA	6	41.5	51	2285
12	AUREL Luc	f	2174	FRA	6	41	50	2338
13	MARIE Maxime		2231	FRA	6	41	49.5	2276
14	PLATEL Alexandre		2206	FRA	6	40	48.5	2221
15	ASHTON Adam G	f	2324	ENG	6	39	47.5	2291
16	DUBESSAY Bastien		2168	FRA	6	37.5	46	2178
17	PICARDA Laurent		2120	FRA	6	37	45.5	2149
18	SAATDJIAN Stephane		1921	FRA	6	36.5	43	2124
19	MARKOSIAN David S.	g	2428	ARM	5.5	42	52	2304
115 players

18) Peter Izmailov Memeorial

The Peter Izmailov Memeorial took place in Tomsk, 24th June - 2nd July 2009. Dmitry Kokarev won with 7.5/9.

Results: http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=45544

19) Matskevich Memorial Kharkiv

The Matskevich Memorial took place in Kharkiv 9th-16th July 2009. Mikhail Simantsev and Nijat Azad Abasov finished on 7/9. Results; http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=45101

Matskevich Mem GM Kharkiv (UKR), 9-16 vii 2009												cat. VI (2393)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Simantsev, Mikhail	g	UKR	2527	*	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	1	7½	2650
2.	Abasov, Nijat Azad	m	AZE	2505	½	*	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	7½	2653
3.	Arzumanian, Georgy	g	ARM	2485	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	6	2507
4.	Averjanov, Alexey	m	UKR	2395	0	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	1	1	5	2435
5.	Kislinsky, Alexey	g	UKR	2425	0	0	½	½	*	½	1	1	½	1	5	2432
6.	Mischuk, Dmitry		UKR	2401	0	0	½	½	½	*	1	½	1	1	5	2434
7.	Kagramanianz, Vartan	m	ARM	2240	½	0	½	½	0	0	*	½	½	½	3	2284
8.	Shpagin, Vlas		RUS	2362	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	*	½	1	3	2271
9.	Gomozov, Igor		UKR	2298	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	½	*	½	2	2183
10.	Ivanukh, Roman		UKR	2290	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	*	1	2053

20) Corporation Centre Cup Ilshevsk

The Corporation Centre Cup took place in Ilshevsk 14th-23rd July 2009. Roman Ovetchkin, Azamat Utegaliyev and Vitaly Shinkevich finished on 7/9 if the games are to be believed. The ratings report is at: http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=44843 but that is not the same as the final standings.

21) Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open

The 6th Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open took place 22nd - 28th August 2009. GM Negi Parimarjan won. I will round the games up later. Only the first 6 rounds are currently available.

Official site: http://datmo.net/

Dato Arthur Tan Malaysian Open (CHN), 2-11 ix 2009
Rank	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts	BH.	SB.
1	Negi, Parimarjan	GM	IND	2590	7	49½	37.75
2	Dableo, Ronald	IM	PHI	2417	7	48	36.5
3	Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan	GM	IRI	2589	6½	54½	37.5
4	Senador, Emmanuel		PHI	2372	6½	54	37.25
5	Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son	GM	VIE	2592	6½	51	35.25
6	Laylo, Darwin	GM	PHI	2494	6½	50	31.25
7	Schebler, Gerhard	GM	GER	2486	6½	49	33.25
8	Yu, Yangyi		CHN	2510	6½	49	32.75
9	Iuldachev, Saidali	GM	UZB	2518	6½	48½	34
10	Xiu, Deshun		CHN	2515	6½	48	33.25
11	Li, Chao b	GM	CHN	2634	6½	47	33.25
12	Megaranto, Susanto	GM	INA	2534	6	46½	31.25
13	Nguyen, Anh Dung	GM	VIE	2474	6	46½	30.5
14	Mok, Tze-Meng	FM	MAS	2343	6	45½	30
15	Yu, Lie		CHN	2340	6	45	27.5
16	Bitoon, Richard	IM	PHI	2495	6	42½	27.25
17	Carlos, Leonardo	FM	PHI	2337	6	42½	26.5
18	Nguyen, Duc Hoa	FM	VIE	2331	6	40	25
19	Legaspi, Rhobel		PHI	2331	6	39½	24.5
20	Li, Hanbin		CHN	2313	6	37½	24.75
21	Dzhumaev, Marat	GM	UZB	2535	5½	49½	28.5
22	Muminova, Nafisa	WIM	UZB	2287	5½	47½	25.5
23	Zhang, Xiaowen	WIM	CHN	2391	5½	47½	24.5
24	Nadanian, Ashot	IM	ARM	2441	5½	45½	25.5
25	Udani, Ian		PHI	2241	5½	42½	22
26	Pourkashiyan, Atousa	WGM	IRI	2304	5½	40½	23.25
100 players

22) Corrections

John Saunders reports an error in TWIC 768 the SCO-ch download, round 4, in the pairing Murdochy,Shivan - Hughes, Rh. In fact, Black was Lloyd Hughes, rated 1834, who only played that one game in the tournament (presumably a stand-in).

Matteo Zoldan sends the complete gamescore of his draw against Martinez Deny Stanley from the 11th Open International Hostafrancs in Barcelona.

I mismatched Scherbakova,A in the Byelorussian Youth Championships (Minsk, Belarus) for girls. New table and the games corrected are given. News: Pavel Makevich.

Official site: http://bychess.com/news/chempionat-belarusi-do-20-let-2009-rezultaty

ch-BLR Girls U20 Minsk BLR (BLR), 10-18 viii 2009
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Homiakova, Ekaterina	wf	BLR	2102	*	½	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	6½	2214
2.	Ziaziulkina, Nastassia		BLR	2101	½	*	1	0	1	½	1	1	½	1	6½	2214
3.	Lvova, Yulia		BLR	2028	0	0	*	1	½	1	1	1	½	1	6	2181
4.	Sharova, Alexandra	wf	BLR	2091	0	1	0	*	1	1	½	0	1	1	5½	2129
5.	Stetsko, Lanita		BLR	2067	½	0	½	0	*	½	0	1	1	1	4½	2051
6.	Homiakova, Elena	wf	BLR	2123	½	½	0	0	½	*	1	½	1	0	4	2002
7.	Revo, Tatiana		BLR	1980	½	0	0	½	1	0	*	1	0	1	4	2018
8.	Bogdan, Ekaterina		BLR	1943	½	0	0	1	0	½	0	*	1	1	4	2022
9.	Minina, Alena	wf	BLR	2069	0	½	½	0	0	0	1	0	*	1	3	1926
10.	Scherbakova, Alisa		BLR	2030	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	*	1	1705

23) Kasparov and Karpov in Paris 2009

In addition to their match in Valencia, Kasparov and Karpov will play again in December 11th-13th 2009 as part of fund raising for medical research and UNICEF. There will be a whole host of activities. Full details in French and now a nice video in English.

24) Forthcoming Events and Links

The London Chess Classic in December

New London tournament to be in the Olympia Conference Centre. [Press release 21st July 2009]

I am delighted to announce that the London Chess Classic 2009 will be staged at one of London's most prestigious venues; the Olympia Conference Centre. Olympia will provide excellent facilities including a 400 seat soundproof auditorium, two commentary rooms and multimedia presentation. There will be ample space for Open, weekend and Speed Chess tournaments plus junior training which will run alongside the main event from December 8th-15th inclusive.

The London Chess Classic 2009 will be the highest level tournament in London for 25 years and will be the first in a series of events designed to increase enthusiasm for chess in the UK and promote the game and its undoubted educational benefits in schools and communities. It is also our objective to bring the world championship to London in the Olympic year 2012.

England's four leading Grandmasters; Michael Adams, Nigel Short, Luke McShane and David Howell will be pitched against a world class field that includes a former world champion Vladimir Kramnik and 18 year old Magnus Carlsen ranked world number three and widely seen a future holder of the world crown. One of China's finest players; Ni Hua and the US Champion Hikaru Nakamura, complete the field.

Spectators will be treated to live commentary on the games from Grandmasters and will be able to play tournament or informal games all day. Ticket information will be available in September. For those who cannot attend there be will live coverage and commentary on the games on the internet.

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

Update on ratings 2nd Sept 2009

2nd September 2009: Following the publication of the September FIDE Rating List the London Chess is just a total of ten rating points (amongst the 8 players) shy of FIDE category 19 (2701 and above) with the players having an average rating of a fraction just under 2700. Of the eight Grandmasters only two; Michael Adams and Ni Hua have lost rating points since I sent their invitations. Thanks to the recent successes of Nigel Short, Hikaru Nakamura and Vladimir Kramnik the average rating of the players has jumped significantly.

Malcolm Pein (IM) London Chess Centre

Official website: http://www.londonchessclassic.com

1st London Chess Classic (ENG), 8-16 xii 2009. Cat IXX (2699.75) Players list (September ratings)
No	Name	Ti	NAT	Sept Elo	DoB
1	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2772	1990
2	Kramnik, Vladimir	g	RUS	2772	1975
3	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2735	1987
4	Ni, Hua	g	CHN	2692	1983
5	Adams, Michael	g	ENG	2682	1971
6	Short, Nigel D	g	ENG	2706	1965
7	McShane, Luke J	g	ENG	2615	1984
8	Howell, David W L	g	ENG	2624	1990

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

Czech Coal Match 2009

Jan Timman, Viktor Korchnoi, Robert Huebner and Vlastimil Hort play in the Czech Coal Match event which takes place 28th November - 5th December 2009 in the hotel Crystal Palace in Marianske Lazne.

Details - Likely official site: http://www.praguechess.cz/

Milano

Milano (Italy), December 5th-13th 2009 - International tournament "Memorial Crespi" - edition number 30 details: http://www.scacchisticamilanese.it

48th World Junior Championships

The 48th World Junior Championships (27th for Girls) take place in Mar del Plata, Argentina 21st October - November 4th 2009. No website yet.

There are many junior titles but this is the only one of historic importance. Borislav Ivkov was the first champion, Oscar Panno, Boris Spassky, William Lombardy, Anatoly Karpov, Alexander Beliavsky, Tony Miles, Artur Jussupow, Yasser Seirawan, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand and Levon Aronian are by no means the only well known players to have taken the title over the years. The event is for players under-20. (List: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Junior_Chess_Championship)

These are not to be confused with the World Youth Championships which take place in Kemer-Antalya, Turkey, November 11th 2009 (arrival) - November 23rd 2009 (departure). These are of less historic interest although the under-18 group is always pretty well fought, there are way too many sections (I'd cut off at under-16 or under-14 and have a more fun based festival for the younger players) the idea of a World under-8 Championship of anything is just not right.

Official site: http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/

17th European Team Championship

The 17th European Team Championship takes place in Novi Sad (Serbia) October 21st-31st 2009.

Adolivio Capece sends news of the Italian team: Men - GM Fabiano Caruana, GM Michele Godena, IM Carlo D'Amore, IM Luca Shitaj, IM Denis Rombaldoni. Women - WGM Elena Sedina, WGM Olga Zimina, wfm Marina Brunello, wfm Eleonora Ambrosi, wfm Marianna Chierici. GM Daniele Vocaturo and IM Sabino Brunello play in the World Juniors.

Official site: http://www.eurons2009.com/

Galicia Jubilee Chess Festival 2009

To celebrate 2010 Galicia’s Jubilee Year, there is a chess festival 25th-27th September in Orense (Galicia, Spain) Four spectacular tournaments: the "Fernando Marcote Memorial" International Rapid Chess Open, the European Women’s Rapid Chess Championship, the European Open Blitz Chess Championship and the European Women’s Blitz Chess Championship, with a prize fund of 50.000€

Details: http://www.galiciachessfestival.com/

Quality Chess Edinburgh International

Quality Chess is sponsoring an international all-play-all tournament in which IM norms will be possible. The event will be hosted by Edinburgh Chess Club. Quality Chess publishes chess books and is based in Glasgow, Scotland. Edinburgh Chess Club is one of the oldest chess clubs in the world, and has been visited by many chess greats, including Capablanca, Alekhine and Karpov.

Tournament Details: 10 player all-play-all 12th-20th September 2009 Play will be from 1pm - 7pm each day. Edinburgh Chess Club, 1 Alva Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. International Arbiter: Alex McFarlane Time control: 40 moves in 2 hours, then one hour to finish. Prize money: 1st £500 2nd £300 3rd £150

Participants: GM Colin McNab Scotland, IM Andrew Greet England, IM Nikolaj Mikkelsen Denmark, FM Mads Andersen Denmark, FM David Eggleston England, FM Craig Thomson Scotland, FM Neil Berry Scotland, Jonathan Grant Scotland, Alan Tate Scotland, Martin Mitchell Scotland

Official site: http://www.edinburghchessclub.co.uk/

VII Marx Gyorgy Memorial

The VII Marx Gyorgy Memorial takes place 24th September-5th October 2009 Paks, Hungary.

Participants: GM Almasi Zoltan 2684 HUN, GM Meier Georg 2658 GER, GM Berkes Ferenc 2647 HUN, GM Ganguly Surya 2637 IND, GM Safarli Eltaj 2597 AZE, GM Acs Peter 2550 HUN Average rating: 2629 Category: 16

I Teller Ede Memorial Participants: WGM Majdan Joanna 2382 POL, IM Vajda Szidónia 2375 HUN, WGM Gara Tícia 2354 HUN, WGM Doluhanova Evgeniya 2327 UKR, WGM Kochetkova Julia 2310 RUS, WIM Toth Lili 2172 HUN Average rating: 2320 Category: 3

Blitz-tournament 2nd October, 2009

Rapid-tournament 29th September, 2009

Children-tournament 27th September, 2009,

XIII Paks open 30th September- 4th October, 2009 7 rounds, A and B group

Information: Videki Sandor email: videkis2001@yahoo.com

Details: http://www.ase.hu/marxgy/2009

2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring

The 2nd Nanjing Pearl Spring Chess Tournament will takes place 27th Sept - 9th October 2009 in Nanjing, China.

The field seems to be Veselin Topalov, Magnus Carlsen, Teimour Radjabov, Peter Leko, Dmitry Jakovenko, Wang Yue.

The event is a 6-player in a double round robin. The total prize fund is 250,000 Euros.

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. XXI (2766)
No	Name	Ti	NAT	April Elo	DoB
1	Topalov, Veselin	g	BUL	2813	1975
2	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2772	1990
3	Jakovenko, Dmitry	g	RUS	2760	1983
4	Radjabov, Teimour	g	AZE	2756	1987
5	Leko, Peter	g	HUN	2756	1979
6	Wang, Yue	g	CHN	2736	1987

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

Mecking - Fier Match

There is a Match between Henrique Mecking and Alexandr Fier in Sao Paulo 23rd-27th September 2009 in the amphitheater of Santa Cruz High School in Sao Paulo.

Match of 4 classical games with time control of 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move. 1st game 23rd September 2009. 2nd game 24th September 2009. free day 25th September 2009. 3rd game 26th September 2009. 4th game 27th September 2009.

Details: http://www.ligadexadrez.com.br/conteudo/ver.asp?id=19&conteudoId=422

Mundial Chess Internet Tournament

The organising Committee Mundial Chess invites all the players (from the amateurs to Grandmasters) to take part in the 1st Internet tournament with the prize fund of more than 130.000 EUR in cash and many special prizes. The 1st prize in the main tournament will be not less than 10.000 EUR.

Registration (and information in English) in the tournament is possible following the link - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/en/zvfdxt6 Registration and information in Spanish - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/es/zvfdxt6 Registration and information in Russian - http://www.mundialchess.com/chess-online/ru/zvfdxt6

Kasparov vs Karpov Match in September

Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov will play a 12 game (4 Rapid and 8 blitz) match in Valencia 21st-24th September 2009. The match is on the 25th Anniversary of the start of their infamous first aborted match in Moscow in 1984-5, this was followed by an epic series of close World title matches which ended in Lyon 1990.

Report in Marca (in Spanish) - http://www.marca.com/2009/07/07/mas_deportes/ajedrez/1246987804.html

Mig confirms the reports: http://www.chessninja.com/dailydirt/2009/07/kasparov-obama-karpov.htm

Commonwealth Chess Championships

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

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

2nd Fide Women Grand Prix

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.

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

Unive Tournament Hoogeveen

The Unive Tournament in Hoogeveen takes place 16th-24th October 2009 with a new sponsor.

The main four player tournament has: Vassily Ivanchuk, Judit Polgar, Sergei Tiviakov and Anish Giri. There is an open alongside.

Details: http://www.univechess.nl/

Unive Tournament Hoogeveen (NED), 16-24 x 2009			cat. XVII (2663)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	g	UKR	2746
Polgar, Judit	g	HUN	2693
Tiviakov, Sergei	g	NED	2697
Giri, Anish	f	NED	2517

Ajedrez 21 English site

Ajedrez 21 now has an English site: http://www.ajedrez21.com/en/

Ravana Challenge International Sri Lanka

The Blue and Gold Chess Club organises the inaugural "The Ravana Challenge International Chess Tournament2 under the auspices of the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, September 12th (arrival) - September 20th, 2009 (departure) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The tournament will be held in a 5 star hotel in Colombo.

Details: http://www.blueandgoldchessclub.com/Ravana/index.html

World Youth Championship

The World Youth Chess Championship 2009 (under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18 years old - open and girls) which will take place in Kemer-Antalya, Turkey, between November the 11th, 2009 (arrival) and November the 23th, 2009 (departure).

Official site: http://wycc2009.tsf.org.tr/

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

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

6th Highlands Open International Chess Festival

6th Highlands Open International Chess Festival 2009, takes 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/

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.

VIII Benidorm International Chess Festival

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

Website: http://www.ajedrezbali.com

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

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.

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

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
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

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

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