THE WEEK IN CHESS 786 30th November 2009 by Mark Crowther

1) Introduction

My thanks to Dennis Monokroussos, Miklos Orso, Luiz Roberto Da Costa Jr, Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk, Adolivio Capece, Frank Berry, Patrick Vander Voort, Robert Fontaine, Nigel Freeman, George Mirijanian, Lou Caruana, Gerard Demuydt, Mikhail Golubev and everyone else who helped with the issue.

The FIDE World Cup has reached it's fourth round. Alexander Morozevich, Teimour Radjabov and Vassily Ivanchuk were eliminated in round 2 and Gata Kamsky in Round 3 but otherwise things have gone more or less to form. In the playoffs in Round 3 the players Li Chao and Wang Yue were late to the board for the second rapid game and were defaulted. They were apparently on a smoke break. I fundamentally disagree with this rule of defaulting players who are seconds late to the board. These rules are just the latest in the line of rules which essentially are saying events are run for the benefit of arbiters and the players are a damned inconvenience. The whole thinking behind most of the recent changes in rules follow this trend. Even with this rule arbiters should have made sure the players were at the board by informing them of their need to be at the board. We used to have a landlady who used to ring the bell for last orders without warning and often a bit early. She then used to take great pleasure in then refusing to serve people, I'm sure she looked foward to doing it. I can well imagine the arbiters were the same in this event. Gotcha! The defaulting of the Chinese players in these game was for sure their failure, but it was also a total and complete failure of arbiters to do their job also, which is the smooth running of the event, not trying to catch players out.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) FIDE World Cup 2009

The World Cup takes place in Khanty-Mansiysk 20th November - 15th December 2009. The event is part of the next world championship cycle. 7 rounds of knockout chess produce the winner.

FIDE World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (Khantiy Mansiysk RUS)

Fri 20th Nov 2009 - Tue 15th Dec 2009 - Official Site

World Cup (128 players 7 Rds KO Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1) Rapid TC:25m:5spm(1) Blitz TC:5m:3spm(1))

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 4 Day 1 Results (KO 128 players):
Bd	MSco	White	FED	GmRes	Black	FED
1	0.5-0.5	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	½-½	Gelfand, Boris	ISR
2	0.5-0.5	Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	½-½	Caruana, Fabiano	ITA
3	0-1	Shirov, Alexei	ESP	0-1	Svidler, Peter	RUS
4	0-1	Laznicka, Viktor	CZE	0-1	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE
5	0.5-0.5	Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	½-½	Vitiugov, Nikita	RUS
6	0.5-0.5	So, Wesley	PHI	½-½	Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS
7	0.5-0.5	Bacrot, Etienne	FRA	½-½	Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR
8	0.5-0.5	Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	½-½	Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 4 Results (128 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Round 4 Match 01
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	½																	0.5
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	½																	0.5
Round 4 Match 02
Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	½																	0.5
Caruana, Fabiano	ITA	½																	0.5
Round 4 Match 03
Shirov, Alexei	ESP	0																	0.0
Svidler, Peter	RUS	1																	1
Round 4 Match 04
Laznicka, Viktor	CZE	0																	0.0
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	1																	1
Round 4 Match 05
Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	½																	0.5
Vitiugov, Nikita	RUS	½																	0.5
Round 4 Match 06
So, Wesley	PHI	½																	0.5
Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	½																	0.5
Round 4 Match 07
Bacrot, Etienne	FRA	½																	0.5
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	½																	0.5
Round 4 Match 08
Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	½																	0.5
Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS	½																	0.5

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 3 Results (128 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Round 3 Match 01
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	1	0	1	½	1													3.5
Polgar, Judit	HUN	0	1	0	½	0													1.5
Round 3 Match 02
Li, Chao b	CHN	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Round 3 Match 03
Svidler, Peter	RUS	½	½	½	½	0	1	1	1										5
Naiditsch, Arkadij	GER	½	½	½	½	1	0	0	0										3
Round 3 Match 04
Bologan, Viktor	MDA	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Laznicka, Viktor	CZE	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Round 3 Match 05
Sakaev, Konstantin	RUS	0	½																0.5
Vitiugov, Nikita	RUS	1	½																1.5
Round 3 Match 06
Kamsky, Gata	USA	0	½																0.5
So, Wesley	PHI	1	½																1.5
Round 3 Match 07
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	1	½																1.5
Motylev, Alexander	RUS	0	½																0.5
Round 3 Match 08
Jobava, Baadur	GEO	½	½	½	0	1	½	0	0										3
Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	1										5
Round 3 Match 09
Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS	1	0	1	½	½	1												4
Areshchenko, Alexander	UKR	0	1	0	½	½	0												2
Round 3 Match 10
Bacrot, Etienne	FRA	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Wang, Yue	CHN	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Round 3 Match 11
Eljanov, Pavel	UKR	½	½	0	0	0													1
Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	½	½	1	1	1													4
Round 3 Match 12
Navara, David	CZE	1	0	0	0	0													1
Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	0	1	1	1	1													4
Round 3 Match 13
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	1	½																1.5
Wang, Hao	CHN	0	½																0.5
Round 3 Match 14
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	RUS	½	0																0.5
Shirov, Alexei	ESP	½	1																1.5
Round 3 Match 15
Caruana, Fabiano	ITA	½	½	½	½	1	½												3.5
Alekseev, Evgeny	RUS	½	½	½	½	0	½												2.5
Round 3 Match 16
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	1	½																1.5
Yu, Yangyi	CHN	0	½																0.5

World Cup Khanty-Mansiysk (RUS), 21 xi-14 xii 2009 Round 2 Results (128 players):
Name	NAT	G1	G2	R1	R2	R3	R4	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	B8	B9	B10	SD	Tot
Round 2 Match 01
Amonatov, Farrukh	TJK	½	0																0.5
Gelfand, Boris	ISR	½	1																1.5
Round 2 Match 02
Gashimov, Vugar	AZE	½	1																1.5
Zhou, Jianchao	CHN	½	0																0.5
Round 2 Match 03
Nyback, Tomi	FIN	1	0	0	½	0													1.5
Svidler, Peter	RUS	0	1	1	½	1													3.5
Round 2 Match 04
Morozevich, Alexander	RUS	0	0																0
Laznicka, Viktor	CZE	1	1																2
Round 2 Match 05
Sakaev, Konstantin	RUS	1	½																1.5
Radjabov, Teimour	AZE	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 06
Ivanchuk, Vassily	UKR	0	½																0.5
So, Wesley	PHI	1	½																1.5
Round 2 Match 07
Akobian, Varuzhan	USA	½	½	0	½	½	0												2
Ponomariov, Ruslan	UKR	½	½	1	½	½	1												4
Round 2 Match 08
Grischuk, Alexander	RUS	1	½																1.5
Tkachiev, Vladislav	FRA	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 09
Sandipan, Chanda	IND	0	0																0
Jakovenko, Dmitry	RUS	1	1																2
Round 2 Match 10
Wang, Yue	CHN	1	1																2
Savchenko, Boris	RUS	0	0																0
Round 2 Match 11
Inarkiev, Ernesto	RUS	1	0	½	0	½	½												2.5
Eljanov, Pavel	UKR	0	1	½	1	½	½												3.5
Round 2 Match 12
Karjakin, Sergey	UKR	½	½	½	1	½	½												3.5
Timofeev, Artyom	RUS	½	½	½	0	½	½												2.5
Round 2 Match 13
Milov, Vadim	SUI	0	0																0
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	1	1																2
Round 2 Match 14
Shirov, Alexei	ESP	1	0	1	1	1													4
Fedorchuk, Sergey A.	UKR	0	1	0	0	0													1
Round 2 Match 15
Caruana, Fabiano	ITA	½	½	½	1	½	1												4
Dominguez Perez, Leinier	CUB	½	½	½	0	½	0												2
Round 2 Match 16
Yu, Yangyi	CHN	1	½																1.5
Bartel, Mateusz	POL	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 17
Meier, Georg	GER	½	½	½	½	½	0												2.5
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	½	½	½	½	½	1												3.5
Round 2 Match 18
Alekseev, Evgeny	RUS	½	½	1	1	½													3.5
Fressinet, Laurent	FRA	½	½	0	0	½													1.5
Round 2 Match 19
Khalifman, Alexander	RUS	½	½	½	0	½	½												2.5
Tomashevsky, Evgeny	RUS	½	½	½	1	½	½												3.5
Round 2 Match 20
Wang, Hao	CHN	1	1																2
Ganguly, Surya Shekhar	IND	0	0																0
Round 2 Match 21
Shabalov, Alexander	USA	½	½	0	0	1	½												2.5
Navara, David	CZE	½	½	1	1	0	½												3.5
Round 2 Match 22
Malakhov, Vladimir	RUS	½	½	½	1	1													3.5
Smirin, Ilia	ISR	½	½	½	0	0													1.5
Round 2 Match 23
Sasikiran, Krishnan	IND	0	0																0
Bacrot, Etienne	FRA	1	1																2
Round 2 Match 24
Rublevsky, Sergei	RUS	½	½	0	1	½	0												2.5
Areshchenko, Alexander	UKR	½	½	1	0	½	1												3.5
Round 2 Match 25
Iturrizaga, Eduardo	VEN	½	0																0.5
Jobava, Baadur	GEO	½	1																1.5
Round 2 Match 26
Motylev, Alexander	RUS	1	½																1.5
Najer, Evgeniy	RUS	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 27
Zhou, Weiqi	CHN	0	½																0.5
Kamsky, Gata	USA	1	½																1.5
Round 2 Match 28
Vitiugov, Nikita	RUS	½	½	1	1	0	0	½	1										4.5
Milos, Gilberto	BRA	½	½	0	0	1	1	½	0										3.5
Round 2 Match 29
Cheparinov, Ivan	BUL	½	½	½	1	0	0												2.5
Bologan, Viktor	MDA	½	½	½	0	1	1												3.5
Round 2 Match 30
Naiditsch, Arkadij	GER	1	½																1.5
Onischuk, Alexander	USA	0	½																0.5
Round 2 Match 31
Li, Chao b	CHN	0	1	½	½	1	0	½	1										4.5
Pelletier, Yannick	SUI	1	0	½	½	0	1	½	0										3.5
Round 2 Match 32
Polgar, Judit	HUN	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	½										4.5
Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	ROU	½	½	½	0	1	½	0	½										3.5

3) BNbank Blitz 2009

Hikaru Nakamura defeated Magnus Carlsen 3-1 in the final of the BNbank Blitz tournament that took place on November 28th 2009. Peter Heine Nielsen took 3rd place after defeating Emmanuel Berg. Qualifiers took place on October 31st in Norway six citys - Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Tromso, Trondheim and Porsgrunn in shopping malls. The winner from each city earned a spot in the final.

Official site: http://www.sjakk.no/bnbankblitz/index_en.html

Games at: http://www.chessdom.com/news-2009/bnbank-blitz/bnbank-blitz-chess-2009

BNbank Blitz GpA Oslo (NOR), 28 xi 2009									cat. IX (2453)
					1		2		3		4
1.	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2801	*	*	½	1	1	1	1	1	5½	2737
2.	Cmilyte, Viktorija	m	LTU	2480	½	0	*	*	1	1	1	½	4	2568
3.	Socko, Monika	g	POL	2457	0	0	0	0	*	*	1	1	2	2326
4.	Hansen, Pal Andreas		NOR	2072	0	0	0	½	0	0	*	*	½	2178

Round 1 (November 28, 2009)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Socko, Monika	1-0
Hansen, Pal Andreas	- Cmilyte, Viktorija	0-1
Round 2 (November 28, 2009)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Hansen, Pal Andreas	1-0	29	A58	Volga Gambit
Socko, Monika	- Cmilyte, Viktorija	0-1
Round 3 (November 28, 2009)
Cmilyte, Viktorija	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	28	E62	King's Indian 6...Nc6
Hansen, Pal Andreas	- Socko, Monika	0-1
Round 4 (November 28, 2009)
Cmilyte, Viktorija	- Hansen, Pal Andreas	½-½
Socko, Monika	- Carlsen, Magnus	0-1	28	C54	Giuoco Piano
Round 5 (November 28, 2009)
Cmilyte, Viktorija	- Socko, Monika	1-0
Hansen, Pal Andreas	- Carlsen, Magnus	0-1	20	D80	Gruenfeld 4.Bg5
Round 6 (November 28, 2009)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Cmilyte, Viktorija	1-0	31	A88	Dutch Leningrad
Socko, Monika	- Hansen, Pal Andreas	1-0

BNbank Blitz GpB Oslo (NOR), 28 xi 2009									cat. VIII (2431)
					1		2		3		4
1.	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2715	*	*	1	1	1	1	1	1	6
2.	Johannessen, Leif Erlend	g	NOR	2528	0	0	*	*	1	1	1	1	4	2524
3.	Flermoen, Peter		NOR	2100	0	0	0	0	*	*	1	0	1	2268
4.	Stokke, Kjetil	f	NOR	2382	0	0	0	0	0	1	*	*	1	2174

Round 1 (November 28, 2009)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Stokke, Kjetil	1-0
Flermoen, Peter	- Johannessen, Leif Erlend	0-1
Round 2 (November 28, 2009)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Flermoen, Peter	1-0	34	D75	Gruenfeld 3.g3
Stokke, Kjetil	- Johannessen, Leif Erlend	0-1
Round 3 (November 28, 2009)
Johannessen, Leif Erlend	- Nakamura, Hikaru	0-1	55	D27	QGA
Flermoen, Peter	- Stokke, Kjetil	1-0
Round 4 (November 28, 2009)
Johannessen, Leif Erlend	- Flermoen, Peter	1-0
Stokke, Kjetil	- Nakamura, Hikaru	0-1	18	B20	Sicilian Wing Gambit
Round 5 (November 28, 2009)
Johannessen, Leif Erlend	- Stokke, Kjetil	1-0
Flermoen, Peter	- Nakamura, Hikaru	0-1	61	B07	Pirc Defence
Round 6 (November 28, 2009)
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Johannessen, Leif Erlend	1-0	51	A06	Zukertort Opening
Stokke, Kjetil	- Flermoen, Peter	1-0

BNbank Blitz GpC Oslo (NOR), 28 xi 2009									cat. VIII (2439)
					1		2		3		4
1.	Nielsen, Peter Heine	g	DEN	2697	*	*	1	½	1	0	0	1	3½	2410
2.	Daskevics, Vadims	f	LAT	2380	0	½	*	*	1	½	½	1	3½	2515
3.	Lie, Kjetil A	g	NOR	2547	0	1	0	½	*	*	1	1	3½	2460
4.	Hobber, Anders		NOR	2132	1	0	½	0	0	0	*	*	1½	2348

Round 1 (November 28, 2009)
Nielsen, Peter Heine	- Daskevics, Vadims	1-0
Hobber, Anders	- Lie, Kjetil A	0-1
Round 2 (November 28, 2009)
Nielsen, Peter Heine	- Hobber, Anders	0-1
Daskevics, Vadims	- Lie, Kjetil A	1-0
Round 3 (November 28, 2009)
Lie, Kjetil A	- Nielsen, Peter Heine	0-1
Hobber, Anders	- Daskevics, Vadims	½-½
Round 4 (November 28, 2009)
Daskevics, Vadims	- Nielsen, Peter Heine	½-½
Lie, Kjetil A	- Hobber, Anders	1-0
Round 5 (November 28, 2009)
Lie, Kjetil A	- Daskevics, Vadims	½-½
Hobber, Anders	- Nielsen, Peter Heine	0-1
Round 6 (November 28, 2009)
Nielsen, Peter Heine	- Lie, Kjetil A	0-1
Daskevics, Vadims	- Hobber, Anders	1-0

BNbank Blitz GpD Oslo (NOR), 28 xi 2009									cat. VII (2424)
					1		2		3		4
1.	Berg, Emanuel	g	SWE	2594	*	*	0	1	1	1	1	1	5	2639
2.	Hammer, Jon Ludvig	g	NOR	2588	1	0	*	*	0	1	1	1	4	2493
3.	Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen		NOR	2243	0	0	1	0	*	*	1	1	3	2483
4.	Hagesaether, Ellen	wm	NOR	2269	0	0	0	0	0	0	*	*	0

Round 1 (November 28, 2009)
Berg, Emanuel	- Hagesaether, Ellen	1-0
Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	- Hammer, Jon Ludvig	1-0
Round 2 (November 28, 2009)
Berg, Emanuel	- Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	1-0
Hagesaether, Ellen	- Hammer, Jon Ludvig	0-1
Round 3 (November 28, 2009)
Hammer, Jon Ludvig	- Berg, Emanuel	1-0
Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	- Hagesaether, Ellen	1-0
Round 4 (November 28, 2009)
Hammer, Jon Ludvig	- Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	1-0
Hagesaether, Ellen	- Berg, Emanuel	0-1
Round 5 (November 28, 2009)
Hammer, Jon Ludvig	- Hagesaether, Ellen	1-0
Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	- Berg, Emanuel	0-1
Round 6 (November 28, 2009)
Berg, Emanuel	- Hammer, Jon Ludvig	1-0
Hagesaether, Ellen	- Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	0-1

BNbank Blitz Places Oslo (NOR), 28 xi 2009											cat. I (2254)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1.	Daskevics, Vadims	f	LAT	2380	*	0	1	1	1	1	½	1	5½	2466
2.	Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen		NOR	2243	1	*	0	1	½	1	½	1	5	2414
3.	Socko, Monika	g	POL	2457	0	1	*	0	1	1	1	1	5	2383
4.	Stokke, Kjetil	f	NOR	2382	0	0	1	*	1	1	1	1	5	2394
5.	Flermoen, Peter		NOR	2100	0	½	0	0	*	1	½	1	3	2226
6.	Hobber, Anders		NOR	2132	0	0	0	0	0	*	1	1	2	2113
7.	Hansen, Pal Andreas		NOR	2072	½	½	0	0	½	0	*	0	1½	2050
8.	Hagesaether, Ellen	wm	NOR	2269	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	*	1	1943

Round 1 (November 28, 2009)
Daskevics, Vadims	- Flermoen, Peter	1-0
Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	- Hansen, Pal Andreas	½-½
Socko, Monika	- Hagesaether, Ellen	1-0
Stokke, Kjetil	- Hobber, Anders	1-0
Round 2 (November 28, 2009)
Socko, Monika	- Stokke, Kjetil	0-1
Flermoen, Peter	- Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	½-½
Hobber, Anders	- Daskevics, Vadims	0-1
Hagesaether, Ellen	- Hansen, Pal Andreas	1-0
Round 3 (November 28, 2009)
Daskevics, Vadims	- Socko, Monika	1-0
Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	- Hobber, Anders	1-0
Stokke, Kjetil	- Hagesaether, Ellen	1-0
Hansen, Pal Andreas	- Flermoen, Peter	½-½
Round 4 (November 28, 2009)
Socko, Monika	- Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	1-0
Stokke, Kjetil	- Daskevics, Vadims	0-1
Hobber, Anders	- Hansen, Pal Andreas	1-0
Hagesaether, Ellen	- Flermoen, Peter	0-1
Round 5 (November 28, 2009)
Daskevics, Vadims	- Hagesaether, Ellen	1-0
Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	- Stokke, Kjetil	1-0
Flermoen, Peter	- Hobber, Anders	1-0
Hansen, Pal Andreas	- Socko, Monika	0-1
Round 6 (November 28, 2009)
Daskevics, Vadims	- Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	0-1
Socko, Monika	- Flermoen, Peter	1-0
Stokke, Kjetil	- Hansen, Pal Andreas	1-0
Hagesaether, Ellen	- Hobber, Anders	0-1
Round 7 (November 28, 2009)
Kovachev, Daniel Jakobsen	- Hagesaether, Ellen	1-0
Flermoen, Peter	- Stokke, Kjetil	0-1
Hobber, Anders	- Socko, Monika	0-1
Hansen, Pal Andreas	- Daskevics, Vadims	½-½

BNbank Blitz KO Oslo (NOR), 28 xi 2009
Final
Nakamura,Hikaru	3.0
Carlsen,Magnus	1.0
3rd-4th
Nielsen,Peter Heine	2.5
Berg,Em	1.5
Semi-finals
Nielsen,Peter Heine	1.0
Nakamura,Hikaru	2.0

Berg,Em	0.0
Carlsen,Magnus	3.0
Quarter-finals
Nakamura,Hikaru	3.0
Lie,Kjetil	0.0

Nielsen, Peter Heine	2.5
Johannessen, Leif Erlend	0.5

Carlsen,Magnus	2.5
Hammer,Jon Ludvig	0.5

Berg, Emanuel	3
Cmilyte, Victorija	1

4) Czech Coal Match 2009

The Czech Coal Chess Match between "Snowdrops" and "Old Hands" rather less romantically women vs veterans, takes place in the Crystal Palace Hotel Marianske Lazne.

Video coverage at: http://europe-echecs.com/actualites/actualites-femmes-contre-experience-2047.html

Europe-Echecs are on the spot to report on this Veterans vs Ladies match.

Czech Coal Match (Marianske Lazne CZE)
Sat 28th Nov 2009 - Sat 5th Dec 2009 - Official Site - Results - Live

Schev Match (8 players 8 Rds Schev Team TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1))

Round 1 (November 28, 2009)
Huebner, Robert	- Lahno, Kateryna	½-½	44	A15	English counter King's Fianchetto
Hort, Vlastimil	- Muzychuk, Anna	½-½	30	A87	Dutch Leningrad
Timman, Jan H	- Koneru, Humpy	½-½	33	B42	Sicilian Paulsen
Korchnoi, Viktor	- Jackova, Jana	0-1	34	A32	English Symmetrical
Round 2 (November 29, 2009)
Koneru, Humpy	- Hort, Vlastimil	1-0	83	D15	Slav Defence
Lahno, Kateryna	- Korchnoi, Viktor	½-½	42	C14	French Classical
Jackova, Jana	- Huebner, Robert	0-1	68	C54	Giuoco Piano
Muzychuk, Anna	- Timman, Jan H	½-½	58	C52	Evans Gambit
Round 3 (November 30, 2009)
Hort, Vlastimil	- Jackova, Jana	½-½	44	E12	Queens Indian Petrosian
Korchnoi, Viktor	- Muzychuk, Anna	0-1	29	A80	Dutch
Huebner, Robert	- Koneru, Humpy	½-½	25	D20	QGA
Timman, Jan H	- Lahno, Kateryna	½-½	32	D97	Gruenfeld Russian

Czech Coal Match Marianske Lazne (CZE), 28 xi-5 xii 2009
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	Huebner, Robert	g	GER	2603	=5	+6	=2	.	.	.	.	.	2	1-3	2621
2	Koneru, Humpy	g	IND	2603	=4	+7	=1	.	.	.	.	.	2	1-3	2687
3	Muzychuk, Anna	m	SLO	2532	=7	=4	+8	.	.	.	.	.	2	1-3	2675
4	Timman, Jan H	g	NED	2591	=2	=3	=5	.	.	.	.	.	1½	4-6	2544
5	Lahno, Kateryna	g	UKR	2499	=1	=8	=4	.	.	.	.	.	1½	4-6	2587
6	Jackova, Jana	m	CZE	2388	+8	-1	=7	.	.	.	.	.	1½	4-6	2554
7	Hort, Vlastimil	g	GER	2494	=3	-2	=6	.	.	.	.	.	1	7	2382
8	Korchnoi, Viktor	g	SUI	2567	-6	=5	-3	.	.	.	.	.	½	8	2200

5) Dutch League

The Dutch League takes place 26th September 2009 - 18th April 2010. Games from round 3 now available.

Rounds: Round 1 - 26th September, Round 2 - 31 October, Round 3 - 21st November, Round 4 - 12th December 2009. Round 5 - 9th January Round 6 - 6th February, Round 7 - 6th March, Round 8 - 27 March, Round 9 - 18 April 2010.

Official site: http://www.schaakbond.nl/wedstrijdschaak/knsb-competitie.

Further info: http://www.schakers.info/

Dutch League (NED), 26 ix 2009 - 18 iv 2010 Round 3 Standings:
No	Meesterklasse	Mp	Bp	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	HSG	6	24	x	.	.	8.5	8.5	7	.	.	.	.
2	Groningen 1/Hotels.nl	6	18½	.	x	6	.	.	.	6	.	.	6.5
3	Schrijvers Rotterdam	4	18	.	4	x	.	.	.	.	6.5	.	7.5
4	Homburg Apeldoorn	4	17½	1.5	.	.	x	.	.	8	.	8	.
5	Utrecht	3	14	1.5	.	.	.	x	5	.	.	.	7.5
6	LSG	3	13½	3	.	.	.	5	x	.	.	5.5	.
7	Braceland ESGOO	2	13	.	4	.	2	.	.	x	7	.	.
8	HMC Calder	2	12½	.	.	3.5	.	.	.	3	x	6	.
9	HWP Sas van Gent	0	10½	.	.	.	2	.	4.5	.	4	x	.
10	SMB	0	8½	.	3.5	2.5	.	2.5	.	.	.	.	x

6) Italian Championship

The Italian Championship takes place in Sarre 23rd November - 4th December 2009.

Official site: http://www.federscacchi.it/cia2009/index.php

69th ch-ITA Sarre (ITA), 23 xi-4 xii 2009													cat. IX (2460)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2
1.	Ortega, Lexy	g	ITA	2459	*	1	½	½	.	.	½	.	1	1	1	.	5½	2699
2.	Godena, Michele	g	ITA	2537	0	*	.	.	.	1	½	1	½	1	1	.	5	2608
3.	D'Amore, Carlo	m	ITA	2489	½	.	*	.	½	0	.	1	1	1	.	½	4½	2550
4.	Rombaldoni, Denis	m	ITA	2504	½	.	.	*	.	½	½	½	½	½	.	1	4	2499
5.	Vocaturo, Daniele	m	ITA	2500	.	.	½	.	*	0	.	½	1	1	0	1	4	2480
6.	Bruno, Fabio	m	ITA	2460	.	0	1	½	1	*	½	0	.	.	.	½	3½	2478
7.	Brunello, Sabino	m	ITA	2507	½	½	.	½	.	½	*	.	½	0	1	.	3½	2458
8.	Garcia Palermo, Carlos	g	ITA	2475	.	0	0	½	½	1	.	*	.	.	½	0	2½	2351
9.	Genocchio, Daniele	f	ITA	2464	0	½	0	½	0	.	½	.	*	.	.	1	2½	2374
10.	Rombaldoni, Axel	f	ITA	2442	0	0	0	½	0	.	1	.	.	*	1	.	2½	2375
11.	Stella, Andrea		ITA	2346	0	0	.	.	1	.	0	½	.	0	*	1	2½	2363
12.	Valsecchi, Alessio	f	ITA	2336	.	.	½	0	0	½	.	1	0	.	0	*	2	2304

7) IV Palma Open

The IV Palma Open took place 21st-28th November 2009. Andrey Sumets won with 7.5/9. Games from the final 4 rounds not yet available.

Official site: http://www.chesspalma.com/ - Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr27543.aspx

IV Open Palma (ESP). 21-28 xi 2009
Rk.	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Sumets Andrey	GM	UKR	2604	7.5	50	38.5	37
2	Rozentalis Eduardas	GM	LTU	2611	7	52	41	37
3	Haslinger Stewart G	GM	ENG	2548	7	49.5	39	34
4	Kunin Vitaly	GM	GER	2532	7	48.5	38.5	36
5	Gelashvili Tamaz	GM	GEO	2610	6.5	53	42.5	35.5
6	Bhat Vinay S	GM	USA	2510	6.5	52	41.5	35.5
7	Savchenko Stanislav	GM	UKR	2536	6.5	50.5	39	35
8	Drozdovskij Yuri	GM	UKR	2625	6.5	50	39	33
9	Franco Ocampos Zenon	GM	PAR	2516	6.5	49	38.5	34
10	Malakhatko Vadim	GM	BEL	2544	6.5	47.5	37	32.5
11	Tratar Marko	GM	SLO	2480	6.5	46	36	32.5
12	Kovalyov Anton	GM	ARG	2601	6	52.5	41.5	36.5
13	Gaponenko Inna	IM	UKR	2457	6	52	41	32
14	Ipatov Alexander	IM	ESP	2487	6	51.5	40	32.5
15	Cabrera Alexis	GM	ESP	2528	6	51	40.5	34
16	Abergel Thal	GM	FRA	2533	6	50.5	39.5	34
17	Lajthajm Borko	GM	SRB	2481	6	50	38.5	33
18	Movsziszian Karen	GM	ARM	2541	6	49	39	34
19	Pap Misa	IM	SRB	2501	6	49	38	34
20	Sengupta Deep	IM	IND	2488	6	48	38	33
21	Burmakin Vladimir	GM	RUS	2602	6	48	38	31
22	Bykhovsky Anatoly	IM	ISR	2488	6	47.5	36.5	33
23	Henrichs Thomas	IM	GER	2471	6	47.5	36.5	30
24	Koziak Vitali	IM	UKR	2475	6	47	37	31
25	Aloma Vidal Robert	IM	ESP	2458	6	46.5	36	31.5
26	Maslak Konstantin	GM	RUS	2569	6	46.5	36	30.5
27	Mamedov Nidjat	GM	AZE	2617	6	45	38.5	31.5
28	Pogorelov Ruslan	GM	UKR	2469	6	44.5	35	30.5
29	Carlsson Pontus	GM	SWE	2480	6	44.5	35	30.5
30	Breier Andreas	FM	GER	2405	6	44	35	29
31	Buhmann Rainer	GM	GER	2603	6	44	34	28.5
32	Meijers Viesturs	GM	LAT	2488	6	33.5	28.5	26
33	Mirzoev Azer	GM	AZE	2617	5.5	52	39.5	32.5
34	Brynell Stellan	GM	SWE	2472	5.5	51.5	40	30.5
35	Narciso Dublan Marc	GM	ESP	2510	5.5	49.5	39.5	33.5
36	Zdebskaja Natalia	WGM	UKR	2408	5.5	49	38.5	28.5
37	Gerzhoy Leonid	IM	CAN	2456	5.5	48	38	30.5
38	Petkov Vladimir	GM	BUL	2477	5.5	45	35	28.5
39	Bellaiche Anthony	IM	FRA	2452	5.5	43	33.5	27
40	Galiana Salom Juan Ramon	FM	ESP	2221	5.5	38	31.5	26
41	Colovic Aleksandar	IM	MKD	2443	5.5	33	26.5	29.5
42	Roy Chowdhury Saptarshi	IM	IND	2427	5	50	40	30
156 players

8) Las Americas Open Medellin

The Las Americas Open took place in Medellin 12th-16th November 2009. Sergio Sanabria Rangel won with 8/9.

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr27197.aspx

Las Americas Open Medellin (COL), 12-16 xi 2009
Rk.	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	Sanabria Rangel Sergio Andres		COL	2187	8	51	41.5	39
2	Escobar Forero Alder	IM	COL	2478	7.5	50.5	36	42
3	Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel	GM	CUB	2511	7	53.5	35	38.5
4	Medina Paz Miguel		ECU	2439	7	52.5	37	39.75
5	Morales Jhon Alexander		COL	2262	7	52	35	40
6	Uribe Mauricio	IM	COL	2404	7	50.5	33	38.25
7	Rios Cristhian Camilo	FM	COL	2225	7	50	35	37.5
8	Vittorino Carlo Giovanni	FM	COL	2337	7	48.5	34.5	37
9	Panesso Rivera Henry	IM	COL	2264	7	48	32.5	32.75
10	Ruiz Aguilar Pablo Alexander		COL	2271	6.5	49	33.5	34.5
11	Torres Juan Camilo		COL	2204	6.5	47	34	32.5
12	Salas Juan David		COL	1812	6.5	42	26	27
13	Cuartas Jorge Humberto	FM	COL	2307	6	55.5	36.5	34
14	Barrientos Sergio E	IM	COL	2468	6	55	36	33.75
15	Santos Flores Alberto	IM	ECU	2337	6	50.5	36	30.75
16	Tovio Israel		COL	2299	6	49	32	27.5
17	Castro Oscar H	IM	COL	2369	6	48.5	33	28.5
18	Alvarez Javier		COL	2158	6	48.5	32.5	29.5
19	Chirivi C Jenny Astrid	WIM	COL	2171	6	47.5	30.5	23.5
20	Munoz Farid		COL	1994	6	47.5	28.5	24.5
21	Gallego Alcaraz Andres Felipe		COL	2401	6	47	34	27.75
22	Salazar Aura Cristina	WFM	COL	2097	6	47	30	28
23	Beltran Carlos Armando		COL	2242	6	45	32	26.25
24	Arango Andres Mauricio		COL	2111	6	45	31	27.75
25	Hernandez Alvaro De Jesus		COL	1988	6	45	27.5	25.5
26	Granada Angie		COL	1889	6	42.5	28.5	22.25
27	Torres Jorge Emilio		COL	1825	6	38.5	23	23.5
150 players

9) 31st Arco Open

The 31st Arco Open (17th-25th October 2009) was won by Herman Van Riemsdijk due a better tie-break than Arakhamia end Rozentalis, all scored 7/9. It was organized by the same team as the World Seniors.

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

31st Arco Open (ITA), 17-25 x 2009
1	Van Riemsdijk Herman	IM	BRA	2385	7	2498	51
2	Arakhamia-Grant Kete	GM	SCO	2499	7	2488	49.5	53.5
3	Rozentalis Eduardas	GM	LTU	2603	7	2540	49.5	53
4	Naumkin Igor	GM	RUS	2450	6.5	2476	52.5
5	BORGO Giulio	IM	PN	2434	6.5	2442	51
6	Franco Ocampos Zenon	GM	PAR	2505	6.5	2447	50.5
7	Wohl Aleksandar H.	IM	AUS	2417	6.5	2441	50
8	MANCA Federico	IM	PD	2356	6.5	2358	48
9	Vuelban Virgilio	IM	PHI	2405	6.5	2394	47
10	VEZZOSI Paolo	IM	PR	2381	6.5	2332	45
11	DE SANTIS Alessio	FM	RM	2309	6.5	2286	44.5
12	Kierzek Matthias Dr.	--	GER	2154	6.5	2256	44
13	BERNARDI Ruben	CM	BZ	2162	6.5	2231	41.5
14	Dittmar Peter	FM	GER	2359	6	2304	47.5
15	BONAGURA Stefano	CM	BZ	2086	6	2297	45.5
16	Trauth Michael Dr.	--	GER	2185	6	2201	44
17	Grant Jonathan I M	--	SCO	2249	6	2237	43.5
18	DALPONTE Dino	CM	TN	2138	6	2153	43
19	ZUCCHELLI Massimo	-M	TN	2159	6	2158	42.5
20	GIANCOTTI Eraldo	CM	TN	2109	6	2078	37
21	Ager Josef	--	AUT	2226	5.5	2199	46.5
22	CARDILI Mariano	CM	VE	2106	5.5	2172	45.5
23	BONADE' Massimo	CM	PC	2097	5.5	2123	45
24	Knors Rudi	--	BEL	2113	5.5	2197	44.5
25	DAPPIANO Andrea	1N	TN	1975	5.5	2168	43
26	RICCI Alfredo	CM	FE	1993	5.5	2080	41.5
27	BONANZINGA Corrado	CM	ME	2136	5.5	2118	41	43.5
28	Karl Hans	FM	SUI	2229	5.5	2042	41	43.5
29	NICOLODI Raoul	1N	BZ	1909	5.5	2062	40
30	CASAGRANDE Fabio	CM	TN	2011	5.5	2037	39
31	Mondon Fabrice	--	FRA	2029	5.5	2011	37.5
32	Ebeling Jens	--	GER	2047	5.5	1979	37
33	PARRINI Daniele	CM	TR	2022	5.5	1997	35.5
117 players

10) Get Your FIDE Rating Open

Get Your FIDE Rating Open November 21-22, 2009 Stillwater, Okla USA

The 1st Annual Get Your FIDE Rating Open was held at Stillwater, Oklahoma with 29 players from 7 states. It had an affordable entrée fee of $10-20 and a modest prize fund. Shi Tian yu Pan, a Tulsa University computer science student from the Chinese province of JiangSu, won with a perfect score of 5-0. Pan has now won 15 straight games from players in Oklahoma after losing 2 of 3 in his first event back in September. Over half the field (or 15) had FIDE ratings. 7 unrated players received FIDE rating norms during this event. Frank Berry, IA was the arbiter/organizer and James Berry, FA was the assistant arbiter. My thanks to Frank Berry for this report.

Website: http://www.okchess.org

Get Your FIDE Rating Open Stillwater (USA), 21-22 x- 2009
1	Shi Tian yu Pan	---		5/5
2	Justin Ballard	---		4
3	Jason Wawrzaszek	1978	USA	4
4	John Schuller	1855	USA	3.5
5	J Mike Crockett	2044	USA	3.5
6	Judson Temple	1896	USA	3.5
7	Jennifer Acon	1824	USA	3.5
29 players

11) Leuven Open

The Leuven open tournament was held 12-15 November in Leuven (Belgium) about 110 participants winner was FM Stephen Berry (UK) shared with FM Stefan Docx ,in front of elo favorites IM Mher Hovhanisian and GM Ralf Akesson. News: Patrick Vander Voort.

Official site: http://www.leuvencentraal.be/lc/view/nl/708196-Open+Leuven.html

Open Leuven (BEL), 12-15 xi 2009
N	Name	Fide	NAT	Ptn	Prest
1	Berry Stephen H	2314	ENG	6	2490
2	Docx Stefan	2366	BEL	6	2500
3	Akesson Ralf	2454	SWE	5.5	2463
4	Hovhanisian Mher	2480	ARM	5.5	2401
5	Froeyman Helmut	2259	BEL	5.5	2433
6	Claesen Pieter	2338	BEL	5.5	2369
7	Praet Maarten	2242	BEL	5.5	2352
8	Duhayon Yves	2241	BEL	5	2237
9	Dardha Arben	2308	ALB	5	2277
10	Renette Hans	2320	BEL	5	2241
11	Lacrosse Marc	2228	BEL	5	2221
12	Roos David	1903	BEL	5	2147
13	Bomans Arno	2088	BEL	5	2138
14	Goossens Hanne	2059	BEL	5	2098
15	Aglave Arnaud	2121	BEL	5	2063
16	Van Espen Eddy	2142	BEL	5	2131
17	Ceulemans Karl	2135	BEL	4.5	2182
18	Leunis Geert	0	BEL	4.5	2207
19	Geirnaert Steven	2382	BEL	4.5	2240
20	Van Schaardenburg Mark	2284	NED	4.5	2203
21	Beganovic Damir	0	BEL	4.5	2123
22	Goossens Roel	2048	BEL	4.5	2151
23	Vandevenne Sander	1981	BEL	4.5	2107
24	Hamblok Roel	2145	BEL	4.5	2103
25	Reyniers Pieter	2070	BEL	4.5	2061
26	Hennipman Rene	2169	NED	4.5	2024
107 players

12) Espacio ENDESA ITTGM

The Espacio ENDESA ITTGM tournament took place 14th-22nd November 2009. Ruben Felgaer won with 8½/9

Official site: http://www.fenach.cl/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=183

Espacio ENDESA ITTGM Santiago (CHI), 14-22 xi 2009												cat. VI (2398)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Felgaer, Ruben	g	ARG	2573	*	1	1	½	1	1	1	1	1	1	8½	2822
2.	Ricardi, Pablo	g	ARG	2503	0	*	1	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	7	2606
3.	Valenzuela Fuentealba, Luis	m	CHI	2477	0	0	*	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	5½	2469
4.	Alonso, Salvador	m	ARG	2506	½	½	½	*	1	½	½	½	½	½	5	2428
5.	Garcia Cardenas, Pablo		CHI	2306	0	½	½	0	*	½	½	1	½	1	4½	2408
6.	Diaz Villagran, Robert		CHI	2281	0	0	0	½	½	*	1	½	½	½	3½	2330
7.	Arancibia Guzman, Eduardo		CHI	2391	0	0	0	½	½	0	*	½	1	1	3½	2318
8.	Valiente, Cristobal	m	PAR	2240	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	*	½	0	2½	2249
9.	Sepulveda Herrera, Job		CHI	2354	0	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	*	½	2½	2236
10.	Llorens Sepulveda, Marcelo	f	CHI	2347	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	1	½	*	2½	2237

13) US Chess League

The US Chess League got under way on August 31st 2009. Miami Sharks play the New York Knights in the final on December 7th 2009.

http://www.uschessleague.com/

US Chess League ICC (INT), 31 viii - 5 xii 2009
Quarterfinals: Wednesday, November 11th 2009
1	New Jersey Knockouts (8 - 2)	vs	Baltimore Kingfishers (4.5 - 5.5)	New Jersey 3-1
2	Boston Blitz (7.5 - 2.5)	vs	New York Knights (5 - 5)	New York Knights 2.5-1.5
3	Seattle Sluggers (7.5 - 2.5)	vs	Miami Sharks (6 - 4)	Miami 3.5-0.5
4	SF Mechanics (6.5 - 3.5)	vs	SF Mechanics (6.5 - 3.5)	San Francisco 3.5-0.5
Semifinals: Wednesday, November 18th 2009
1	SF Mechanics	vs	Miami Sharks	Miami 2.5-1.5
2	New Jersey Knockouts	vs	New York Knights	New York 2.5-1.5
Championship: Saturday, December 7th 2009
1	Miami Sharks	vs	New York Knights	No draw odds, better regular season record chooses colors Tie results in playoff

14) First Saturday November

The First Saturday GM-IM all-play-all tournaments took place Budapest 7th-18th of November 2009. Peter Prohaszka won the GM event with 8/14. Final few games from the GM group now available.

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

FSGM November Budapest (HUN), 7-20 xi 2009												cat. IX (2452)
					1		2		3		4		5		6		7
1.	Prohaszka, Peter	m	HUN	2495	*	*	1	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	½	8	2570
2.	Shankland, Samuel L	m	USA	2486	0	½	*	*	½	½	1	½	1	½	½	1	1	½	7½	2541
3.	Farago, Ivan	g	HUN	2497	½	½	½	½	*	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	7	2502
4.	Paschall, William M	m	USA	2386	½	½	0	½	½	½	*	*	½	½	1	1	½	0	6	2463
5.	Varga, Zoltan	g	HUN	2486	0	½	0	½	½	½	½	½	*	*	½	½	1	½	5½	2417
6.	Bui Vinh	g	VIE	2488	0	½	½	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	*	*	½	1	4½	2359
7.	Csiba, Dominik	f	SVK	2329	0	½	0	½	0	0	½	1	0	½	½	0	*	*	3½	2315

FSIM November Budapest (HUN), 7-17 xi 2009												cat. II (2283)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1
1.	Erdelyi, Zombor		HUN	2362	*	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	7½	2468
2.	Szabo, Bence		HUN	2218	½	*	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	7½	2483
3.	Szalanczy, Emil	m	HUN	2295	½	0	*	1	1	½	0	½	1	½	1	6	2354
4.	Turzo, Attila	m	HUN	2276	½	1	0	*	0	½	1	1	½	½	½	5½	2320
5.	Kislik, Erik Andrew	f	USA	2349	0	0	0	1	*	½	½	½	1	1	1	5½	2312
6.	Lengyel, Bela	m	HUN	2271	0	0	½	½	½	*	0	1	1	½	1	5	2284
7.	Toth, Ervin	m	HUN	2388	0	1	1	0	½	1	*	0	0	0	1	4½	2237
8.	Lyell, Mark	f	ENG	2245	½	0	½	0	½	0	1	*	½	1	0	4	2215
9.	Simonyi, Zoltan	f	SRB	2192	½	0	0	½	0	0	1	½	*	1	½	4	2220
10.	Farago, Sandor	m	HUN	2249	0	0	½	½	0	½	1	0	0	*	1	3½	2176
11.	Lewis, Andrew P	f	ENG	2273	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	1	½	0	*	2	2044

15) Leocity Cup

The Leocity Cup takes place November 25th - December 3rd 2009 Lviv , Ukraine and is organised by Yuri Vovk (tournament director) IM Grabinsky Volodymyr (honorable coach of Ukrainian Youth team) Time control 90 minutes with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. Under the auspices of Lviv Chess Federation.

10 players will play in 9 rounds(round robin system).Average rating is 2442.GM norm is 6,5 points

Official site: http://www.ukrchess.org.ua/turnir/t211.html

Leocity Cup Lviv (UKR), 25 xi 2009 - 3 xii 2010
1.	Vovk Yuri	GM	Ukraine	2546
2.	Zherebukh Yaroslav	GM	Ukraine	2527
3.	Yevseev Denis	GM	Russia	2520
4.	Erdogdu Mert	IM	Turkey	2489
5.	Onischuk Vladimir	IM	Ukraine	2483
6.	Semcesen Daniel	IM	Sweden	2460
7.	Bernadskiy Vitaly	FM	Ukraine	2358
8.	Fedoseev Vladimir	FM	Russia	2353
9.	Grekh Andrey	IM	Ukraine	2352
10.	Ulanov Alexander	FM	Russia	2336

16) Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial

George Mirijanian reports: The Harry Nelson Pillsbury Memorial tournament took place 29th November 2009 at the Veterans Center in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA. GM Eugene Perelshteyn, 29, of Swampscott, Mass. and IM David Vigorito, 39, of Somerville, Mass. tied for first place. The duo tallied 3.5-0.5, including a draw with one another in the third round. In the final round, Vigorito downed U.S. Chess Federation-rated senior master Denys Shmelov, 23, of Pepperell, Mass., and Perelshteyn bested FM William Kelleher, 60, of Watertown, Mass. Finishing as runners-up with 3-1 scores were Shmelov, national master Ilya Krasik, 29, of Newton, Mass., and Class A contestant Grant Xu, 13, of Shrewsbury, Mass., the last of whom won the top Under 2100 prize. The Massachusetts Chess Association-sponsored tournament drew 53 players in three sections and was directed by USCF-certified associate national TD Ken Ballou of Framingham, Mass., assisted by national TD George Mirijanian of Fitchburg, Mass.

17) Forthcoming Events and Links

52nd Reggio Emilia Tournament

The 52nd Reggio Emilia Tournament, category XV, takes place 28th December 2009 - 6th January 2010. The tournament will consist of 10 players in a round robin at the 4-star Mercure Grand Hotel Astoria in the center of Reggio Emilia. January 1st will be a rest day.

Official website: http://www.ippogrifoscacchi.it/default.asp

52nd Reggio Emilia (ITA), 28 xii 2009 - 6 i 2010					cat. XV
Ti	Player	NAT	Elo Nov	WRk	DoB
GM	Vladimir Malakhov	RUS	2706	31	1980
GM	Zoltan Almasi	HUN	2704	33	1976
GM	Viktor Bologan	MDA	2692	43	1971
GM	Ni Hua	CHN	2665	60	1983
GM	Konstantin Landa	RUS	2664	63	1972
GM	Fabiano Caruana	ITA	2652	81	1992
GM	Eltaj Safarli	AZE	2592	220	1992
GM	Michele Godena	ITA	2537	504	1967
IM	Sabino Brunello	ITA	2507	723	1989
GM	Daniele Vocaturo	ITA	2500	785	1989

First ACP Women World Rapid Cup

The First ACP Women World Rapid Cup takes place at the Rixos hotel in Konya, Turkey from November 30th to December 4th 2009. The event will be a Round Robin rapid tournament with twelve participants including eight qualifiers from the ACP Women Series 2008-09, three Turkish Chess Federation nominees, one ACP nominee. The total prize fund will amount to USD 20,000.

The full players' list is now announced. ACP WS 2008-09 qualifiers: Kosintseva, Tatiana Kosteniuk, Alexandra Kosintseva, Nadezhda Cramling, Pia Cmilyte, Viktorija Zhukova, Natalya Javakhishvili, Lela Socko, Monica (replaces Pogonina) ACP nominiee: Klinova, Masha TCF nominies: Ozturk, Kubra Menzi, Nezihe Ezgi Yildiz, Betul Cemre

News: http://www.chess-players.org/eng/index.html

Official site: http://womenrapid2009.tsf.org.tr/

Bermuda open

2010 BERMUDA INTERNATIONAL OPEN 5th-7th February 2009, Cocktail party & Blitz on the 4th Fairmont Southampton Resort & C.C.

FIDE event with FIDE ratings available; 60 GP pts. PRIZES: 1st $1,000; 2nd $800; 3rd $600; 4th $400; 5th $200; U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600: $250, $150, $100 each group

Also airfare from NY area and hotel for 2011 to 1st overall and 1st untitled player Trophy for first place in each category. Entry fee $100 on site only. Rds. Fri 8pm, S&S 9 & 3 Sunday evening free dinner buffet & bar for all players and spouses Hotel 1-800-441-1414; $179+tax

Contacts: Nigel Freeman nigelfreeman@fide.com, C. Jarecki carolj10280@yahoo.com

Brazilian Championships

The Brazlilan Championships take place 2nd-11th December 2009. 12 players - round robin. Top players: GM André Diamant, GM Giovanni Vescovi, GM Alexandr Fier, GM Rafael Leitao and GM Gilberto Milos.

Official site: http://www.fpx.com.br/2009/bra2009/infos2009.htm

Schachbundesliga 2009-10

The Schachbundesliga in Germany is the strongest league in the world.

Rounds 5 and 6 are on the 12th and 13th of December 2009.

Official site: http://www.schachbundesliga.de/

Bundesliga (GER), 16 x 2009 - 11 iv 2010 Leading Round 4 Standings:
Rnr	Team	R	+	=	-	MP	BP
1	Werder Bremen	5	4	1	0	9	24.5
2	SV Wattenscheid 1930	5	4	0	1	8	25.5
3	SK Turm Emsdetten	5	4	0	1	8	25
4	OSG Baden-Baden	4	4	0	0	8	23
5	Hamburger SK	5	3	1	1	7	23
6	SG Solingen	4	3	0	1	6	19
7	SC Eppingen	5	2	1	2	5	20.5
8	SV Muelheim Nord	4	2	1	1	5	18.5
9	SF Katernberg	4	2	0	2	4	14
10	SG Trier	5	1	0	4	2	16.5
11	SF Berlin 1903	4	1	0	3	2	14.5
12	SC 1950 Remagen	4	1	0	3	2	13.5
13	Heidelberg-Handschuhsheim	4	0	2	2	2	12.5
14	FC Bayern Muenchen	4	0	1	3	1	13
15	Erfurter SK	4	0	1	3	1	7
16	SK Koenig Tegel	4	0	0	4	0	10

South Lakes Congress

The South Lakes Congress is taking place on w/e of 11-13th June 2010 at The Grand Hotel, Grange-over-Sands. The contact for the event is: Trevor Blower, 18 Blackbutts Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 3AP. email: trevor.blower@talktalk.net, Phone No 01229 472100.

Viessmann Open Satu Mare (Romania)

Viessmann Open, scheduled between 6th-12th December in Satu Mare (Romania). Organiser: IO Ciprian-Sorin Muntean (ciprimuntean@yahoo.com). Prize fund: 4000 Euro. It will be the largest Swiss tournament ever held in this Transylvanian city.

Austrian Bundesliga

The first weekend of the Austrian Bundesliga (11 rounds) took place 6th-8th November 2009 in Jenbach, Austria.

Time control: 100 minutes for 40 moves an additional 50 minutes with 30 seconds per move starting from move 1.

Remaining fixtures: 14th-17th January 2010 in Graz and 27th-30th March 2010 in Baden.

Official site: http://www.chess.at/staatsligen/stl_a.htm

Results: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr21147.aspx

The London Chess Classic in December

The London Chess Classic takes place in the Olympia Conference Centre 7th-15th December 2009

A star studded field comprising England's four leading Grandmasters; Nigel Short, Michael Adams, Luke McShane and David Howell, former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, 18 year old Magnus Carlsen widely seen as a future champion, one of China's finest players; Ni Hua and the US Champion Hikaru Nakamura completes the field.

The London Chess Classic 2009 will offer free admission to children for the duration of the event which runs from December 8th to 15th.

Adult tickets are just £10 per day or just £50 for all seven rounds. Adult and junior ticket holders receive admission to the tournament, which is being staged at London's prestigious Olympia Conference Centre, plus a guaranteed seat in the auditorium and access to the Commentary Room where some of the UK's leading Grandmasters will give insights into the play and answer questions.

Full details at: http://www.londonchessclassic.com or call the London Chess Center on 0207 388 2404.

Press Release Malcolm Pein 26th September 2009

A week long chess festival including a FIDE Rated Open with a guaranteed £8000 prize fund will run alongside the London Chess Classic 2009 which takes place at the Olympia Conference Centre from December 8-15 2009. The tournament has been scheduled to allow players to watch the opening moves of the Classic before their games in the Open begin. A minimum of six Grandmasters will be invited to the Open Classic and title norm opportunities will be available.

There will also be a weekend tournament, a one day Rapidplay and every evening, Blitz in the foyer. Anyone entering the Open, Rapidplay or Weekend Classic will receive free entry to the auditorium to watch the main event and they will also be able to access the Grandmaster Commentary Room. In addition the games will be relayed on screens throughout the Olympia Conference Centre.

Details on how to enter and the tournament regulations are at www.Londonchessclassic.com I am delighted to announce that there will be no entry fees to any Classic tournament for children under the age of 16.

For those who would rather just watch, tickets are now on sale and again, admission for children under 16 will be free throughout the event.

Adult tickets are just £10 per day or just £50 for all seven rounds. Adult and junior ticket holders receive admission to the tournament plus a guaranteed seat in the auditorium and access to the Commentary Room where some of the UK's leading Grandmasters will give insights into the play and answer questions. Tickets can be purchased from the London Chess Centre on 0207 388 2404 or online at www.Londonchessclassic.com

The London Chess Classic is the strongest all play all tournament to be held in Britain for 25 years with four of the world's finest players and England's leading quartet of Grandmasters. Heading the field is the fourteenth world champion Vladimir Kramnik and 18 year old Norwegian Magnus Carlsen already hailed as a future champion by Garry Kasparov who has recently agreed to train the chess genius.

Malcolm Pein (IM)

London Chess Centre

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

1st London Chess Classic (ENG), 8-16 xii 2009. Cat XIX (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

Two Hungarian events

1. 26th of Nov until 4th of Dec.Tenkes Cup, Harkany, Link to: http://baranyasakk.hu/index.php?cat=naptar&id=3&age=0&vid=15&lang=en&det=12 - Open 9 rounds Swiss, 250 km West from Budapest, free thermal bathes, Organizer: Mr. Fulop, Csaba e-mail address: fulopcsa@invitel.hu First rize: bruttó 1800 Euros (in HUF)

2,5th-16th of December Budapest, First Saturday GM-IM-FM ELO tournaments, 9...11 rounds, Org: Nagy Laszlo, e-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net - link to: http://www.firstsaturday.hu

Czech Tour 2009-10

5.-12.12. 2009 1st PILSEN OPEN (Central hotel) - http://www.czechtour.net/pilsen-open/

8-15.1. 2010 9th PRAGUE OPEN (TOP HOTEL Praha) - http://www.czechtour.net/prague-open/

16-23.1. 2010 9th MARIENBAD OPEN (Kossuth hotel) - http://www.czechtour.net/marienbad-open/

13-20.2. 2010 1st NOVY BOR OPEN (Grandhotel Prazak) - http://www.czechtour.net/novy-bor-open/

The registration deadline for 3rd SOUTH BOHEMIA OPEN, which takes place 14.-21.11. 2009 in the town of Cesky Krumlov (http://www.czechtour.net/south-bohemia-open/), which is one of the most beautiful places in the Czech Republic, has been prolonged without extra fee for the late enrolment till 9.11. 2009.

Preliminary starting lists on 4.11. 2009 should be found at http://www.czechtour.net/news/.

Spassky - Korchnoi Match

Boris Spassky vs Viktor Korchnoi 8 game Match Elista, Russia, 17th-27th Dec, 2009. 400th Aniversary Kalmykia - Russia. Prize Fund US$ 20.000

Rilton Cup 2009-10

The XXXIX Rilton Cup takes place 27th December 2009 - 5th January 2010.

The 39th Rilton Cup has a prize fund of more than SEK 200 000 (about 22 000 euro) and will be played in three groups: Rilton Cup, Rilton Elo and Rilton Open (Rilton Open is only open for Nordic players with a rating lower than national 1800). Rilton Cup and Rilton Elo is Elo registrated and play 9 rounds FIDE-Swiss.

Send your entry with name, address, country, Elo rating and Elo ID by mail, fax or e-mail, no later than the 17th of December to: Stockholm’s Chess Federation, att.: "Rilton Cup". Pg 25 79 58-9 or Bg 822-1301.

Mobile telephones (cell phones) are not allowed in the playing hall! Playing hall: Malarsalen, Münchenbryggeriet, Torkel Knutssonsgatan 2, Stockholm, SWEDEN

Details: http://www.rilton.se - http://www.rilton.se/invitation0910.asp - http://www.rilton.se/players.asp

Lorenzo Forlani

33rd international rapid Cup "Lorenzo Forlani" takes place November 29th, 2009. in Vodnjan. For more information please contact on e-mail apacic@inet.hr

Corus Wijk aan Zee 2010

The field for the 2010 Corus tournament in Wijk aan Zee has been announced. Dates Friday 15th January 2010 - Sunday 31st January 2010.

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

The A-Group is category XIX and once again is a pretty exciting field.

Corus A Wijk aan Zee (NED), 15-31 i 2010				cat. XIX (2720)
Ti	Player	NAT	Elo Sept	WRk	DoB
GM	Viswanathan Anand	IND	2788	2	1969
GM	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	2772	4	1990
GM	Vladimir Kramnik	RUS	2772	5	1975
GM	Peter Leko	HUN	2762	6	1979
GM	Vassily Ivanchuk	UKR	2756	8	1969
GM	Hikaru Nakamura	USA	2735	16	1987
GM	Alexei Shirov	ESP	2730	18	1972
GM	Sergey Karjakin	RUS	2722	20	1990
GM	Leinier Dominguez Perez	CUB	2719	22	1983
GM	Nigel Short	ENG	2706	29	1965
GM	Sergey Tiviakov	NED	2670	57	1973
GM	Fabiano Caruana	ITA	2662	71	1992
GM	Loek van Wely	NED	2650	86	1972
GM	Jan Smeets	NED	2642	101	1985

The B-Group is a not too shabby category 16 and once again they have a mixed field of youth and experience that should provide some real entertainment.

Corus B Wijk aan Zee (NED), 15-31 i 2010			cat. XVI (2627)
Ti	Player	NAT	Elo Sept	DoB
GM	Ni Hua	CHN	2692	1983
GM	Arkadij Naiditsch	GER	2685	1985
GM	Emil Sutovsky	ISR	2676	1977
GM	Pentala Harikrishna	IND	2673	1986
GM	Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu	ROM	2664	1976
GM	Wesley So	PHI	2644	1993
GM	Varuzhan Akobian	USA	2637	1983
GM	David Howell	ENG	2624	1990
GM	Parimarjan Negi	IND	2615	1993
GM	Tomi Nyback	FIN	2615	1985
GM	Erwin l'Ami	NED	2606	1985
GM	Dimitri Reinderman	NED	2572	1972
GM	Anish Giri	NED	2552	1994
WGM	Anna Muzychuk	SLO	2533	1990

There will also be a C-Group, the field will be announced later.

Hastings Chess Congress 2009-10

The Hastings Chess Congress takes place 28th December 2009 - 5th January 2010.

Contact details conpowr@aol.com

Official site: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk

Hastings Chess Congress (ENG), 28 xii 2009 - 4 i 2010 Leading Entries
DRODZOVSKIJ Yuri	UKR	gm	2627
EDOUARD Roman	FRA	gm	2620
HOWELL David	ENG	gm	2620
STRATESCU Andrei	ROM	gm	2620
WILLIAMS Simon	ENG	gm	2520
HEBDEN Mark	ENG	gm	2500
ARKELL Keith	ENG	gm	2478
PHILIPPE Christophe	FRA	im	2430
ZDEBSKAJA Natalia	UKR	wgm	2410
KOLBUS Dietmar	GER	im	2355
MARUSENKO Petr	UKR	im	2300
RUDD Jack	ENG	im	2296

Gibtelecom Masters 2010

The Gibtelecom Masters takes place 26th January - 4 February 2010.

Contact details: hotel conf.banq@caletahotel.gi; technical stewartreuben@aol.com.

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

Gibtelecom Masters (ENG), 26 i - 4 ii 2010 Leading Entries
Zhu Chen	QTR	GM	2473
Al-Modiahki Mohamad	QTR	GM	2570
Cmilyte Victorja	LTU	IM	2475
Zhukova Natalia	UKR	WGM	2465
Skripchenko Almira	FRA	IM	2450
Fressinet Laurent	FRA	GM	2667
Zatonskih Anna	USA	IM	2466
Fridman Daniel	GER	GM	2665
Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	GM	2536
Krush Irina	USA	IM	2458
Zozulia Anna	BEL	IM	2341
Malakhatko Vadim	BEL	GM	2573
Cramling Pia	SWE	GM	2531
Bellon Juan	ESP	GM	2430
Sachdev Tania	IND	IM	2410
Muzychuk Mariya	UKR	IM	2441
Houska Jovanka	ENG	IM	2380+
Roiz Michael	ISR	GM	2662
Golod Vitali	ISR	GM	2592
Calzetta Monica	ESP	WGM	2344
Koneru Humpy	IND	GM	2611
Siebrecht Sebastian	GER	GM	2456
Hoffmann Michael	GER	GM	2513
Stefanova Antoaneta	BUL	GM	2522
Dronavalli Harika	IND	IM	2449
Kruttika Nadig	IND	WGM	2264
Karavade Eesha	IND	WGM	2391
Mohota Nisha	IND	WGM	2336
Speelman Jon	ENG	GM	2525
Agdestein Simen	NOR	GM	2570
Arakhamia Ketevan	SCO	GM	2500
Sedina Elena	ITA	IM	2335
Adams Michael	ENG	GM	2682
Romain Edouard	FRA	GM	2622
Istratescu Andrei	ROU	GM	2624
Movsesian Sergey	CZE	GM	2711
Kosteniuk Alexandra	RUS	GM	2516
Gopal Naravanyan	IND	GM	2586
Sandipan Chandra	IND	GM	2585
Vitiugov Nikita	RUS	GM	2689
Romanov Evgeny	RUS	GM	2591

Moscow Non-Stop Chess Events of the World Chess Tour

Following round-robin tournaments (GM. IM. rating) of the "World Chess Tour 2009/10" series. Autumn / Winter 2009/10:

2009: 18-28.11, 29.11-10.12, 13-22.12.

2010: 2-13.01, 17-28.01, 9-19.02, 20.02-3.03 etc.

Since November 2009 also "Non-stop" events are available. in different formats (depending of participant's wish: 1) 5-6 days 2) 7-8 days 3) 9-11 days 4) 12-15 days 5) 16-21 days 6) 22-31 days 7) more than 1 month.

Contact: GM Igor Glek. Phone mobile: Russia: (7)903-5593052, (7)926-0523889 Germany: (49)152-04014194 Phone/Fax (Russia): (7)495-4336634 Skype: Prinzflorisel E-mail: wlct06@gmail.com, worldchesstour@gmail.com

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

Official site: www.chess-events.org/en_US/rr-tur.html

II World Chess Open In Leon

The II WORLD CHESS OPEN in Leon (Spain) takes place 1st-3rd January 2010, from Friday to Sunday.

31st December 2009 sees a special dinner and a party, which will be of course optional for the players and companion and which will have an special price. We hope that all chess legends invited by the organisation will come and enjoy this celebration.

1st day of January first game starts at 17.00 pm and ches players who cannot arrive in time can ask 2 byes for both games of 1st of january (2 half points).

Total Prizes are around 30.000€, and first is 5000€. Prizes for players below 2350 ELO FIDE (10 prizes and 1st is 1000 €), below 2200 ELO FIDE, and below 2000 ELO FIDE.

TIME CONTROL: Players will have 35 minutes plus 3 additional seconds per move so they are not so rapid games as usual.

Amongst the players who can be invited by the organisation this time are Nigel Short, Robert Hubner, Mark Taimanov, Vlastimil Hort, Henrique Mecking, Bent Larsen, Eugene Torre, Jan Elhvest, Borislav Ivkov, Svetozar Gligoric, Maia Chiburdanidze, Oleg Romanishin, Lev Psakhis, Gyula Sax, Gheorguiu, Uhlmann, Sveshnikov, Smejkal, Vasiukov, Vaganian, Unzicker, Kurajica, Suba, Lilienthal…We will invite 8-10 players.

Official web page, http://www.openmundialdeleon.com

Contact: GM Alfonso Romero Holmes, Tournament Director aromero64@yahoo.es

8th Nancy Chess Festival

The 8th Nancy (France) Chess Festival takes place 22nd-28th February 2010.

Website (with english informations page) : http://echecs54.free.fr Contact : philippe.chr@free.fr

Serie of closed tournaments round-robins 10 players each : Group A for GM-norm (in 2009 : category 13, average 2557, winner Harikrishna), group B for IM-norms, group C for 10 players over 2200 elo, group D for 10 players over 2100 elo, group E for 10 players over 2000 elo, group F for 10 players over 1900 elo ...etc...18 groups with 174 players in 2009. 9 rounds 90min/40moves+30min(+30sec). Entry fee : adult 56 euros young 28 euros. Possibilities of hotels with special chess prices : see tournament website.

Icelandic Teams

The Icelandic Team Championship takes place 25th September 2009 - 3rd March 2010. Rounds 1-4 have taken place.

Results: http://chess-results.com/tnr25745.aspx

Official site in Icelandic: http://www.skaksamband.is

4NCL

The 4NCL starts Sat 24th Oct - Sun 25th Oct. 2009.

Official site: http://www.4ncl.co.uk/index.htm

Live games: http://www.bcfservices.org.uk/livechess/4ncl/0910/index.htm

Sydney International and Doeberl Cup

Entries are invited for the 2010 Sydney International Open and Challengers Chess Tournaments, to be held 7-11 April 2010.

The organisers have received financial support from a variety of sources and the principal sponsor for 2010 is GM Murray Chandler.

The venue is again the historic Parramatta Town Hall in Western Sydney and free hotel accommodation (twin share room) is offered to International Chess Grandmasters. There are two nine-round FIDE-rated swiss tournaments, the Sydney International Open (SIO) and the Sydney International Challengers (SIC). Cash prizes exceed A$16,000 and visas can be arranged on request for overseas players (please provide passport details). More Information is available at http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/index.cfm?site=open

For those players that want even more chess, the Doeberl Cup will be held in Canberra from 1-5 April 2010. See http://www.doeberlcup.com.au Transport from Canberra to Sydney on Tuesday 6 April 2010 will be provided free of charge for all overseas players.

18th Donau Open

The 18th Donau Open takes place in Aschach, Austria, 26th-31st December 2009.

Details: http://www.aschach.at/schach/

Contact: Guenter Mitterhuemer, Seebach 19, 4070 Eferding Tel.: 07272 / 4398 (Vorwahl Österreich: 0043) Email: guenter.mitterhuemer@schach.at

Cappelle-la-Grande 2010

The 26th International Open of Cappelle-la-Grande will take place 13th-20th February 2010.

For every players wishing to be invited, please contact Mr GOUVART at the following address: stephanegouvart@gmail.com phone: +33671624629

Official site : http://www.cappelle-chess.fr/

IV Open Internacional Ciutat de Palma

The IV International Open Chess City of Palma, Iberostar Trophy takes place 21st-28th November 2009.

Official site: http://www.chesspalma.com/index.php?le=en

Czech Chess Christmas 2009-10

Czech Chess Christmas 2009 Litomysl (CZE) 26th December - 2nd January 2010

11th christmas chess FIDE tournament, swiss system of 9 round, rate of game 2 x 1,5h + 30s/move, prize fund 64.000 CZK (1st prize 20.000 CZK = 800 EUR), special conditions for IM, WGM and GM, New Year’s Eve programme.

Contact: Proclient s.r.o., Jaroslav Fuksik, Svedska 3, 772 00 Olomouc, mobile: +420 608 364 664, e-mail: a64@proclient.cz, web: http://www.a64.cz/tournaments/litomysl2009/

Hungarian Tournaments October 2009 - April 2010

First Saturday chess tournaments, GM-IM-FM sections, 50-60-70 players usually out of 10-15 countries, for 9...14 days here.

Upcoming tournaments:

1. 3rd-15th of October, GM-IM-FM First Saturday Budapest, org: Nagy Laszlo, firstsat@hu.inter.net,

2. 23rd-31st of October, GM tmt, Pecs, 250 km West from Budapest,

3. 7th-19th of November, GM-IM-FM, First Saturday, Budapest, 4. 26th of Nov-3rd of Dec, Harkany Open, 250 km South-West from Budapest, org: Mr.Fulop, e-mail to: fulopcsa@invitel.hu

5. 5th-17th of December, GM-IM-FM, First Saturday, Budapest,

6. 8th-16th of January 2010 Perenyi memorial Open, 9 rounds Swiss, Budapest, info: Nagy Laszlo,

7. 6th-18th of February 2010 FS GM-IM-FM, Budapest,

8. 6th-18th of March 2010, FS GM-IM-FM Budapest,

9. 19th-28th of March 2010 26th Budapest Spring Festival, 9 rounds Swiss Open, org: Nagy Laszlo

10.3rd-16th of April 2010 FS GM-IM-FM Budapest

Contact: Nagy, Laszlo International chess organizer, member of the FIDE organizers' committee, "GENS UNA SUMUS" ET "PACTA SUND SERVANDA" http://www.firstsaturday.hu

Possible in the website online chat also... Mobile: +36-30-230-19-14 Phone-fax: +36-1-263-28-59 E-mail: firstsat@hu.inter.net ICC, SKYPE, YAHOO, MSN, www.chess.com nickname: mrfirstsaturday

Milano

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

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

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

Ajedrez 21 English site

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

Kingpin Magazine

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

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

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

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