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1) Introduction
2) Bordeaux 98
3) Danish Championships
4) LXIII Chilean Championships
5) Belgrade 53rd Yugoslav Championships
6) 1998 National Open in Las Vegas
7) First Saturday Tournament April
8) Third Thursday events, Szeged.
9) Hampstead International Tournaments
10) Polish Championships
11) 4NCL
12) Chess Oscar
13) Upcoming Events
Games section
Bordeaux 98 6 games Danish Championships 15 games Chilean Championships 66 games Yugoslav Championships 8 games FSGM April 21 games FSIM April 21 games Third Thursday January 45 games Third Thursday February 45 games Third Thursday March 45 games Hampstead GM 45 games Hampstead IM 45 games Hampstead Rating 45 games Polish Championships 28 games 4NCL 96 games
My thanks to Stephane Laborde, Pablo Rodriguez, Sinisa Joksic, Laszlo Nagy, Zoltan Blazsik, Adam Raoof, John Saunders, Artur Zaremba, and 64 - Chess Review and all those who helped with this issue.
The trend is toward a rather lot of chess and many more opportunities for good players to achieve international results but not so many appearances by the very top players. Shirov played a one day event in France this week and that was about it. It is worrying that the number of really top events seems to be reducing alarmingly now. At one stage twic would have at least one top level event to report on every week. Nevertheless there are a number of interesting events this week to keep the chess addict going.
Hope you enjoy this issue
Mark
After earlier qualifying events four players competed in the Grand Prix de Bordeaux on April 4th. Laurent Fressinet won a French qualifier. Jon Speelman and Diego Adla qualified from an open. Shirov was invited. The event was 25 minutes per side (the five minute playoff games were not required).
Jon Speelman beat Laurent Fressinet 1.5 - 0.5 and Alexei Shirov beat Diego Alda by the same score. In the final Shirov beat Speelman 2-0.
Internet coverage in French at: http://www.forum64.com/tournois/grand98.htm
The Danish Championships got underway in Taastrup, Denmark and will run April 4-12. After 3 rounds the favourite Curt Hansen leads with 3/3.
Official www site: http://home3.inet.tele.dk/kbv/
Danish Chess Federation site: http://www.dsu.dk/nyheder/n112.htm
Round 1 (1998.04.04)
Hansen, Curt - Mortensen, Erling 1-0 44 E62 Kings indian
Holst, Allan - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 42 A34 English; 1.c4 c5
Borge, Nikolaj - Kristensen, Bjarke 1-0 36 B07 Pirc
Schandorff, Lars - Hansen, Sune Berg 1/2 28 D07 Chigorin
Hoi, Carsten - Larsen, Bent 1-0 39 A46 Queen's pawn
Round 2 (1998.04.05)
Hansen, Sune Berg - Hoi, Carsten 1-0 50 B07 Pirc
Holst, Allan - Schandorff, Lars 1/2 26 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Nielsen, Peter Heine - Mortensen, Erling 1/2 34 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Larsen, Bent - Borge, Nikolaj 1/2 43 B73 Sicilian; Dragon
Kristensen, Bjarke - Hansen, Curt 0-1 49 B96 Sicilian; Najdorf
Round 3 (1998.04.06)
Hansen, Curt - Larsen, Bent 1-0 22 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Borge, Nikolaj - Hansen, Sune Berg 1/2 15 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Schandorff, Lars - Nielsen, Peter Heine 1/2 11 A40 Queen's pawn
Mortensen, Erling - Kristensen, Bjarke 1/2 60 B82 Sicilian
Hoi, Carsten - Holst, Allan 0-1 40 D60 QGD;
Taastrup DEN (DEN), IV 1998 cat. IX (2475)
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1 Hansen, Curt g DEN 2595 * . . . . . 1 . 1 1 3.0
2 Hansen, Sune Berg m DEN 2480 . * . = = . . 1 . . 2.0 2573
3 Holst, Allan DEN 2365 . . * . = = . 1 . . 2.0 2611
4 Borge, Nikolaj m DEN 2390 . = . * . . . . = 1 2.0 2600
5 Schandorff, Lars g DEN 2525 . = = . * = . . . . 1.5 2450
6 Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 2505 . . = . = * = . . . 1.5 2466
7 Mortensen, Erling m DEN 2510 0 . . . . = * . . = 1.0 2385
8 Hoi, Carsten m DEN 2430 . 0 0 . . . . * 1 . 1.0 2328
9 Larsen, Bent g DEN 2515 0 . . = . . . 0 * . 0.5 2198
10 Kristensen, Bjarke m DEN 2430 0 . . 0 . . = . . * 0.5 2225
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Pablo Rodriguez sends news of the Chilean Championships.
Argentinian IM Guillermo Llanos's outstanding performance and Luis Valenzuela's victory among the Chileans, were the highlights of the "Copa Cincuentenario Ciudad de Viña del Mar" tournament played on March 14-24 in the "Centro Cultural Palacio La Rioja" of Viña del Mar, a very important seaside resort.
Llanos, a 36-year old IM from Buenos Aires, showed that his winning on the Esucomex (TWIC 176) was not casual and here he won 7 games and conceded 4 draws. Luis Rojas Keim (22) got an extra IM norm and second place and young Luis Valenzuela (20) played very solid losing only one game (against Llanos), drawing with players of higher rating and beating the rest, which gave him third place in the tournament, his last IM-norm and for the first time the title of Chilean Champion.
Only results among Chileans were considered for the Chilean Championships, which together with last year's version was used to select team for the next Olympiad: Jorge Egger, Luis Rojas Keim, Luis Valenzuela and Rodrigo Vasquez. It is hoped that GM Ivan Morovic will also join this strong group.
"Copa Cincuentenario Ciudad de Viña del Mar"
Vina del Mar CHI (CHI), III 1998 cat. II (2278)
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1 Llanos, Guillermo m ARG 2370 * = 1 = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 9.0 2531
2 Rojas, Luis CHI 2455 = * = = 1 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 8.0 2436
3 Valenzuela, Luis CHI 2345 0 = * = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2446
4 Minzer, Claudio Javier m ARG 2380 = = = * = = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.5 2401
5 Egger, Jorge m CHI 2400 0 0 = = * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2368
6 Vasquez, Rodrigo m CHI 2485 0 1 = = 1 * = 0 1 0 1 1 6.5 2323
7 Frey, Hugo CHI 2215 = 0 0 0 0 = * = 1 = = 1 4.5 2218
8 Weiss, Fernando CHI 2155 0 0 0 = 0 1 = * 0 1 1 0 4.0 2186
9 Rioseco, Fernando CHI 2095 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 4.0 2192
10 Dumas, Alejandro CHI 2220 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 1 * 0 1 3.5 2149
11 Schmidlin, Eric CHI 2155 0 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 1 * 1 3.0 2113
12 Bulgarini, Marco CHI 2055 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 1.0 1914
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LXIII Chilean Championships
Viña del Mar, Chile Cat. I (2258)
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1 Valenzuela,Luis CHI 2345 * = = = 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.5 2521
2 Rojas Keim,Luis CHI 2455 = * 1 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 7.0 2456
3 Egger,Jorge m CHI 2400 = 0 * 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6.5 2408
4 Vasquez,Rodrigo m CHI 2485 = 1 1 * = 0 0 1 1 1 6.0 2358
5 Frey,Hugo CHI 2215 0 0 0 = * = = = 1 1 4.0 2220
6 Weiss,Fernando CHI 2155 0 0 0 1 = * 1 1 0 0 3.5 2189
7 Dumas,Alejandro CHI 2220 0 0 0 1 = 0 * 0 1 1 3.5 2182
8 Schmidlin,Eric CHI 2155 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 * 0 1 3.0 2144
9 Rioseco,Fernan CHI 2095 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 * 1 3.0 2151
10 Bulgarini,Marco CHI 2055 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 * 1.0 1930
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Sinisa Joksic reports on the conclusion to the 53rd Yugoslav Championship that took place in Belgrade in the hotel "Jugoslavija" from March 14.-30. The event was Category 10. (2495). Norms g=10, m=7. Mirislav Markovic a 25 years old, international master secured both the tournament and a GM norm when he won with 11.5/15. Damljanovic was clear second on 10 a point and a half clear of a group of 6 players including veteran Svetozar Gligoric on 8.5 points.
Miroslav Markovic, the 25 year old international master from Leskovac is the 1998 Yugoslav Champion. He was 1,5 points clear of second, and three points better than the next group of six players. Markovic gained 30,4 rating points. Branko Damljanovic was clear second, playing in his recognisable fighting style, with many long games. Svetozar Gligoric was very impressive in spite of being 76 years old. Velimirovic, Djuric and pre-event favorite Ilincic could do better. Apart from Markovic, of course, there were other surprisingly good performances by Ivanisevic and Knezevic. GMs Popovic and Pavlovic in contrast were a disappointment. Their problems were due to too many blunders in their games. Markovic made his first GM norm, and Knezevic will be new IM after he made his third and final norm in this event.
Markovic is not unknown in Yugoslav chess. He was world Under-16 champion in Puerto Rico 1987. Also Junior YU-champion 1991 and 1992. He has played twice in the World junior championship. In 1992 he lost in the last round to Zarnicki and shared third place. He was the winner of the Yugoslav zonal tournament in 1992, and when the federation made a decision to play another four player tournament, he withdrew. He stayed on his farm near Leskovac, playing only team competitions. In January, when Yugoslav Federation's administration changed, he decide to resume playing individual competitions again. He was not the only player who stopped playing chess in last 8 years during the period of administration of the previous chess leaders. The same directors tried to cover up for organizers and players who "played" non-existant tournaments, in what was the one of the biggist scandals in chess history. The 53rd Yugoslav Champ was the first championship where Yugoslav federation paid all expenses for the players, and provided excellent conditions, like in super tournaments. There were some problems as the organizers were inexperienced and this led to a number of mistakes during the event.
Round 15 (1998.03.30)
Damljanovic, Branko - Gligoric, Svetozar 1/2 10 E17 Nimzo indian
Velimirovic, Dragoljub - Barlov, Dragan 1/2 44 B06 Modern defence
Ilincic, Zlatko - Pavlovic, Milos 1/2 13 E05 Nimzo indian
Djuric, Stefan - Kovacevic, Aleksandar 1/2 12 A36 English; 1.c4 c5
Knezevic, Bojan - Ivanisevic, Ivan 0-1 39 B50 Sicilian
Tosic, Miroslav - Markovic, Miroslav 1/2 10 E91 Kings indian; Classical
Petronic, Jovan - Popovic, Petar 1/2 9 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Kontic, Djordje - Drasko, Milan 0-1 40 A00 Irregular
Belgrade YUG (YUG), III 1998 cat. IX (2474)
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1 Markovic, Miroslav m YUG 2540 *===1=11101=1111 11.5 2680
2 Damljanovic, Branko g YUG 2540 =*==110===11==11 10.0 2594
3 Ivanisevic, Ivan m YUG 2460 ==*101=011====== 8.5 2524
4 Gligoric, Svetozar g YUG 2480 ==0*==1======1=1 8.5 2523
5 Velimirovic, Dragoljub g YUG 2535 001=*1=1=1===0=1 8.5 2519
6 Ilincic, Zlatko g YUG 2565 =00=0*11=101==11 8.5 2517
7 Djuric, Stefan g YUG 2520 01=0=0*====11=11 8.5 2520
8 Drasko, Milan g YUG 2515 0=1=00=*=1=1==11 8.5 2521
9 Barlov, Dragan g YUG 2490 0=0=====*0110111 8.0 2493
10 Knezevic, Bojan f YUG 2420 1=0=00=01*=011== 7.0 2456
11 Kovacevic, Aleksandar m YUG 2515 00===1==0=*1=1=0 7.0 2450
12 Tosic, Miroslav m YUG 2505 =0===000010*111= 6.5 2421
13 Popovic, Petar g YUG 2525 0=====0=10=0*=== 6.0 2398
14 Pavlovic, Milos YUG 2190 0==01===0000=*=1 5.5 2397
15 Petronic, Jovan m YUG 2450 00===0000==0==*1 4.5 2326
16 Kontic, Djordje m YUG 2330 00=000000=1==00* 3.0 2243
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The 1998 National Open took place in Las Vegas March 27th-29th and was very strong as it followed on from the New York Open. There were 5 players tied for first all of whom took $2,300. Julian Hodgson took first on tie break.
More information at; http://www.64.com/natlopen/
1998 National Open Championship Section
Place Name Points Prize Money
1st Julian Hodgson 5.5 $2,300.00
2nd Pavel Blatny 5.5 $2,300.00
3rd Jan Ehlvest 5.5 $2,300.00
4th Vlaidimir Epishin 5.5 $2,300.00
5th Evgeny Pigusov 5.5 $2,300.00
6th Gregory Kaidanov 5.0 $400.00
7th Smbat Lputian 5.0 $400.00
8th Yuri Yakovich 5.0 $400.00
9th Joshua Waitzkin 5.0 $400.00
10th Vladislav Fedorov 5.0 $400.00
11th Alexander Goldin 4.5 $117.65
12th Ilya Smirin 4.5 $117.65
13th Alex Yermolinsky 4.5 $117.65
14th Joel Benjamin 4.5 $117.65
15th Andrei Kharlov 4.5 $117.65
16th Valerij Fillippov 4.5 $117.65
17th Gabriel Schwartzman 4.5 $117.65
18th Suat Atalik 4.5 $117.65
19th Sergey Kudrin 4.5 $117.65
20th Dmitry Gurevich 4.5 $117.65
Additional prize money was taken by players rated under 2500. They all took $175. Aaron Summerscale, Craig Mar, Edmar Mednis, Jeremy Silman, Ronald Cusi, Mladen Vucic, Eugene Martinovsky, Anthony Saidy, Varuzhan Akobian, James Maki, Jim Dean, Alfredo Base. In the under 2300 section 5 players scored 4.5 and took $360.00. Ken Wallach, Battsetseg Tsagaan, Marcel Milat, Paul Lane and Gustavo Falcon.
Laszlo Nagy reports on his First Saturday April tournaments which start on April 4th and will run until April 16th. The events take place in the Hungarian Chess Federation tournament halls. There are two main events, a category VII GM event (Average rating 2412, GM-norm 9.5 points, IM-norm 7.5 points) and a category II IM event. In addition there is a Scheveningen system event whose primary purpose is to allow players the chance to get an ELO rating. Below are the results from the first two rounds.
First Saturday April GM Tournament
Round 1 (1998.04.04)
Csom, Istvan - Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael 1-0 39 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Sherzer, Alex - Ruck, Robert 1-0 41 B90 Sicilian; Najdorf
Mikhaletz, Lubomir - Glek, Igor V 1/2 58 C02 French; Advance
Acs, Peter - Schebler, Gerhard 1-0 60 C06 French; Tarrasch
Estrada Nieto, Julian - Cladouras, Panagiotis 0-1 28 C99 Ruy Lopez
Naiditsch, Arkadjis - Fogarasi, Tibor 0-1 60 A17 English; 1.c4
Hoang Thang Trang - Bunzmann, Dimitrij 0-1 29 E39 Nimzo indian
Round 2 (1998.04.05)
Bunzmann, Dimitrij - Sherzer, Alex 1/2 42 D12 Slav defence
Fogarasi, Tibor - Schebler, Gerhard 1/2 29 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Glek, Igor V - Hoang Thang Trang 1-0 41 C12 French; Macutcheon
Ruck, Robert - Acs, Peter 1-0 29 C44 Scottish
Cladouras, Panagiotis - Csom, Istvan 0-1 47 E12 Nimzo indian
Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael - Mikhaletz, Lubomir 1/2 52 B33 Sicilian; Sveshnikov
Naiditsch, Arkadjis - Estrada Nieto, Julian 1/2 51 C68 Ruy Lopez; Exchange
Budapest HUN (HUN), IV 1998 cat. VII (2412)
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1 Csom, Istvan g HUN 2460 * . . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . 2.0
2 Sherzer, Alex g USA 2490 . * = . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1.5 2613
3 Bunzmann, Dimitrij GER 2390 . = * . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.5 2613
4 Fogarasi, Tibor m HUN 2440 . . . * . . . . . = . . 1 . 1.5 2545
5 Glek, Igor V g RUS 2565 . . . . * = . . . . . . . 1 1.5 2585
6 Mikhaletz, Lubomir m UKR 2435 . . . . = * . . . . = . . . 1.0 2425
7 Ruck, Robert m HUN 2450 . 0 . . . . * 1 . . . . . . 1.0 2470
8 Acs, Peter f HUN 2450 . . . . . . 0 * . 1 . . . . 1.0 2450
9 Cladouras, Panagiotis m GER 2355 0 . . . . . . . * . . 1 . . 1.0 2427
10 Schebler, Gerhard m GER 2450 . . . = . . . 0 . * . . . . 0.5 2252
11 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael f ESP 2285 0 . . . . = . . . . * . . . 0.5 2254
12 Estrada Nieto, Julian m MEX 2395 . . . . . . . . 0 . . * = . 0.5 2112
13 Naiditsch, Arkadjis f GER 2255 . . . 0 . . . . . . . = * . 0.5 2224
14 Hoang Thang Trang m VIE 2350 . . 0 . 0 . . . . . . . . * 0.0
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First Saturday April IM Tournament
Round 1 (1998.04.04)
Murzin, Lenar - Senff, Martin 1-0 36 E91 Kings indian; Classical
Breier, Andreas - Hera, Imre jr 1-0 47 A29 English; 1.c4 e5
Gara, Anita - Karatorossian, David 1/2 48 C07 French; Tarrasch
Kahn, Evarth - Dudas, Janos 1/2 11 E91 Kings indian; Classical
Mensch, Etienne - Belotelov, Dmitri 1-0 49 A45 Queen's pawn
Eperjesi, Laszlo - Hagesaether, Halvard 1/2 32 A54 Benoni
Mork, Kjell-Arne - Cooke, Eric 1/2 41 C19 French; Winawer
Round 2 (1998.04.05)
Cooke, Eric - Mensch, Etienne 1-0 40 A57 Benko gambit
Hagesaether, Halvard - Belotelov, Dmitri 1-0 31 B46 Sicilian
Dudas, Janos - Gara, Anita 1/2 11 E92 Kings indian; Classical
Senff, Martin - Mork, Kjell-Arne 1-0 21 C14 French; Classical
Eperjesi, Laszlo - Breier, Andreas 0-1 38 D21 QGA;
Hera, Imre jr - Kahn, Evarth 1/2 16 A01 Larsen (1.b3)
Karatorossian, David - Murzin, Lenar 0-1 38 B44 Sicilian
Budapest HUN (HUN), IV 1998 cat. II (2299)
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1 Murzin, Lenar f RUS 2240 * . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 . 2.0
2 Breier, Andreas GER 2195 . * . . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . 2.0
3 Cooke, Eric USA 2265 . . * . . . . . 1 . = . . . 1.5 2458
4 Hagesaether, Halvard NOR 2215 . . . * . . . . . = . . . 1 1.5 2528
5 Dudas, Janos m HUN 2405 . . . . * = = . . . . . . . 1.0 2307
6 Gara, Anita wm HUN 2285 . . . . = * . . . . . . = . 1.0 2390
7 Kahn, Evarth m HUN 2330 . . . . = . * . . . . = . . 1.0 2325
8 Senff, Martin GER 2430 0 . . . . . . * . . 1 . . . 1.0 2272
9 Mensch, Etienne FRA 2225 . . 0 . . . . . * . . . . 1 1.0 2285
10 Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2365 . 0 . = . . . . . * . . . . 0.5 2012
11 Mork, Kjell-Arne NOR 2305 . . = . . . . 0 . . * . . . 0.5 2154
12 Hera, Imre jr HUN 2245 . 0 . . . . = . . . . * . . 0.5 2069
13 Karatorossian, David ARM 2375 0 . . . . = . . . . . . * . 0.5 2069
14 Belotelov, Dmitri RUS 2305 . . . 0 . . . . 0 . . . . * 0.0
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There is a new series of FIDE IM norm qualification tournaments organised by Zoltan Blazsik in Szeged Hungary. The events are between Category II and V closed events.
Szeged is the "Town of the Sunlight" on the south border of Hungary. They also organized the Geza Maroczy GM Tournament with Miles, Oll, Zhang, Atalik, Adorjan, Ribli, Sax, Wells, Lalic and Ivanisevic. In this event was played the "Game of 1997", Suat Atalik against Gyula Sax. ( TWIC-158). The name of the Series is "Third Thursday" because they organise one or more groups (with 10 or 12 chess players) every month to start at every 3rd Thursday of the month. Starting dates for the rest of 1998: 16/04,21/05,18/06,16/07,20/08,17/09,15/10,19/11,10/12 (before Christmas)
There are plans to organize GM-norm Robin Round Tournaments, too.
Entry fees for the IM-norm Tournaments are:
Below 2200 FIDE Elo: DM-450 2201-2300 : DM-400 2301-2400 : DM-350 Above 2400 : DM-300 with board and lodging at the place of the tournament. The venue is the Chess-Cafe, Szeged, Szent-Gyorgyi Albert street 13.(opposite to the "Hotel Forras").
More info and entry: Blazsik Zoltan 6701 Szeged Pf.: 1298 Phone (Hungary): 62-486304 e-mail: blazsik@sol.cc.u-szeged.hu
Results for January, February and March events:
January
Szeged HUN (HUN), I 1998 cat. IV (2338)
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1 Czebe, Attila m HUN 2475 * = 1 = = 0 1 1 1 1 6.5 2488
2 Seres, Lajos m HUN 2445 = * = 1 0 1 = 1 = 1 6.0 2451
3 Tatar Kis, Szabolcs HUN 2350 0 = * = 1 = 1 1 1 = 6.0 2461
4 Dragojlovic, Andjelko m YUG 2370 = 0 = * = = 1 = 1 1 5.5 2414
5 De Santis, Alessio f ITA 2310 = 1 0 = * 1 0 = = = 4.5 2341
6 Ratkovic, Milorad YUG 2255 1 0 = = 0 * 0 = 0 1 3.5 2267
7 Papp Z., Csaba f HUN 2350 0 = 0 0 1 1 * 0 1 0 3.5 2256
8 Farkas, Tibor m YUG 2340 0 0 0 = = = 1 * 0 1 3.5 2257
9 Dupsky, Laszlo HUN 2260 0 = 0 0 = 1 0 1 * 0 3.0 2221
10 Papp, Laszlo HUN 2225 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 1 * 3.0 2225
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February
Szeged HUN (HUN), II 1998 cat. III (2301)
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1 Lipinsky, Fabian GER 2395 * 1 0 = 1 1 = = 1 1 6.5 2467
2 Tatar Kis, Szabolcs HUN 2350 0 * 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 1 6.5 2472
3 Seres, Lajos m HUN 2445 1 0 * = = 1 = = = 1 5.5 2363
4 Farkas, Tibor m YUG 2340 = = = * 0 1 1 = = = 5.0 2376
5 Dupsky, Laszlo HUN 2260 0 0 = 1 * = = = 1 = 4.5 2343
6 Kiesekamp, Marcos GER 2165 0 1 0 0 = * 0 1 1 = 4.0 2312
7 Papp Z., Csaba f HUN 2350 = 0 = 0 = 1 * = = = 4.0 2288
8 Bogdan, Dan m ROM 2410 = 0 = = = 0 = * 0 1 3.5 2183
9 Komora, Andrej SVK 2290 0 0 = = 0 0 = 1 * 1 3.5 2198
10 Kovacs,A ---- 0 0 0 = = = = 0 0 * 2.0 2113
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March
Szeged HUN (HUN), III 1998 cat. II (2292)
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1 Revuckij, Vladimir UKR 2215 * = = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 7.0 2520
2 Bogdan, Dan m ROM 2410 = * = 1 = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2444
3 Dovzik, Juri m UKR 2375 = = * = 1 = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2448
4 Rodriguez Lopez, Rafael f ESP 2285 0 0 = * = 1 1 1 1 1 6.0 2417
5 Nanu, Ciprian ROM 2325 0 = 0 = * = 1 = 1 1 5.0 2331
6 Papp Z., Csaba f HUN 2350 = = = 0 = * = = = = 4.0 2242
7 Farkas, Tibor m YUG 2340 = = 0 0 0 = * = = = 3.0 2161
8 Gal, Jozsef f HUN 2325 0 0 = 0 = = = * = 0 2.5 2122
9 Dobcsanyi, David HUN 2155 0 0 0 0 0 = = = * 1 2.5 2141
10 Bernat, Robert HUN 2140 0 0 0 0 0 = = 1 0 * 2.0 2088
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Adam Raoof organised three tournaments as part of the Hampstead Chess Festival which took place 25th-31st March 1998 in London, England. There was a Category VII GM event, a Category IV IM event and a rating event. In the GM event Eirik Gullaksen scored his third an final IM norm and Ron Burnett fell just half a point short of getting a GM norm in the same event. He played the tournament winner Neil McDonald in the final round and at one stage looked well placed to get the win he needed to take the event and his norm. In the end he could not mobilise his queenside pawn duo and had to settle for a draw. The IM event was won by IM Jacob Aagaard with 6.5/9 a point clear of Bernd Rechel who could count himself unlucky not to score an IM norm.
There is full and excellent coverage by John Saunders on these events and upcoming events at:
http://www.cableinet.co.uk/users/jsaunders/nclindex.htm
There will be a Category X 15-22 June. Contact Adam Raoof at Adam@circuit.demon.co.uk if you are interested.
Hampstead ENG (ENG), III 1998 cat. VII (2406)
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1 McDonald, Neil R g ENG 2485 * = 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2617
2 Burnett, Ronald m USA 2400 = * = = 1 0 1 1 1 1 6.5 2572
3 Gullaksen, Eirik T NOR 2345 1 = * = = = = 1 = 1 6.0 2537
4 Grivas, Efstratios g GRE 2495 0 = = * = = 1 1 1 1 6.0 2521
5 Dunnington, Angus J m ENG 2390 = 0 = = * 1 = = = 1 5.0 2450
6 McNab, Colin A g SCO 2500 0 1 = = 0 * = = 1 0 4.0 2352
7 Crouch, Colin S m ENG 2410 0 0 = 0 = = * 1 0 1 3.5 2325
8 Bates, Richard m ENG 2430 0 0 0 0 = = 0 * 1 1 3.0 2278
9 Duncan, Christopher R f ENG 2290 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 0 * 0 2.0 2198
10 Buckley, Graeme m ENG 2315 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 * 2.0 2196
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Hampstead ENG (ENG), III 1998 cat. IV (2337)
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1 Aagaard, Jacob m DEN 2395 * = 1 = = = = 1 1 1 6.5 2496
2 Rechel, Bernd f GER 2395 = * = = = = 1 0 1 1 5.5 2410
3 Williams, Simon f ENG 2315 0 = * 1 1 1 = = 0 = 5.0 2381
4 Vigus, James ENG 2260 = = 0 * 0 1 1 1 = = 5.0 2388
5 Habibi, Ali m GER 2335 = = 0 1 * = 0 = 1 1 5.0 2379
6 Panczyk, Krzysztof m POL 2390 = = 0 0 = * = 1 1 1 5.0 2373
7 Dearing, Eddie SCO 2295 = 0 = 0 1 = * = = 1 4.5 2341
8 Houska, Miroslav ENG 2385 0 1 = 0 = 0 = * 0 1 3.5 2251
9 Cobb, James ENG 2330 0 0 1 = 0 0 = 1 * = 3.5 2257
10 Naylor, John ENG 2265 0 0 = = 0 0 0 0 = * 1.5 2071
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Hampstead ENG (ENG), III 1998
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1 Lim,Chin Lee MAL ---- * = 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 7.0 2205
2 Raoof, Adam ENG 2125 = * = 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.0 2105
3 Savage, Ben D ENG 2130 1 = * 0 1 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2103
4 Osborne, Marcus E ENG 2155 0 1 1 * 0 1 0 1 1 1 6.0
5 Tasker,Michael ENG ---- 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 = 1 5.5 2023
6 Compton,Alastair NZL ---- 0 0 = 0 0 * 1 1 1 1 4.5 2023
7 Blades,Nigel ENG ---- = 0 = 1 0 0 * 0 = 1 3.5 2110
8 Prince,Alan SCO ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * = 1 2.5 1788
9 James, Angus ENG 2030 0 0 0 0 = 0 = = * = 2.0
10 Bimbatti,Gian C VEN ---- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 = * 0.5 1788
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Artur Zaremba sends news of the Polish Championships 11-25th March 1998 in Ksiaz which was won jointly by Bartlomiej Macieja and Tomasz Markowski.
Round 10 (1998.03.22)
Markowski, Tomasz - Palus, Ryszard 1-0 54 A30 English; 1.c4 c5
Kempinski, Robert - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1-0 59 E14 Nimzo indian
Sosnicki, Michal - Grabarczyk, Miroslaw 1/2 15 E44 Nimzo indian
Gdanski, Jacek - Kaminski, Marcin 1/2 11 B01 Scandinavian
Sapis, Witalis - Hnydiuk, Aleksander 1/2 27 D21 QGA;
Kuczynski, Robert - Grabarczyk, Bogdan 0-1 60 B50 Sicilian
Cyborowski, Lukasz - Urban, Klaudiusz 1/2 18 B07 Pirc
Round 11 (1998.03.24)
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Kuczynski, Robert 1-0 29 B23 Sicilian; Closed
Urban, Klaudiusz - Sosnicki, Michal 1/2 25 A25 English; 1.c4 e5
Grabarczyk, Miroslaw - Kempinski, Robert 1/2 11 E69 Kings indian
Kaminski, Marcin - Sapis, Witalis 0-1 47 B01 Scandinavian
Grabarczyk, Bogdan - Markowski, Tomasz 0-1 32 B27 Sicilian; Closed
Palus, Ryszard - Gdanski, Jacek 0-1 27 E12 Nimzo indian
Hnydiuk, Aleksander - Cyborowski, Lukasz 1-0 39 B23 Sicilian; Closed
Round 12 (1998.03.25)
Markowski, Tomasz - Macieja, Bartlomiej 1-0 54 A37 English; 1.c4 c5
Kempinski, Robert - Kuczynski, Robert 1/2 24 D45 Semi-Slav
Sosnicki, Michal - Hnydiuk, Aleksander 1-0 29 D27 QGA;
Gdanski, Jacek - Grabarczyk, Bogdan 1-0 71 B76 Sicilian; Dragon
Grabarczyk, Miroslaw - Urban, Klaudiusz 1-0 34 D72 1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6
Sapis, Witalis - Palus, Ryszard 1/2 62 A48 Queen's pawn
Cyborowski, Lukasz - Kaminski, Marcin 0-1 40 D79 1.d4 d5 2.c4 g6
Round 13 (1998.03.26)
Macieja, Bartlomiej - Gdanski, Jacek 1-0 26 B54 Sicilian
Urban, Klaudiusz - Kempinski, Robert 1-0 48 A16 English; 1.c4
Kaminski, Marcin - Sosnicki, Michal 1/2 29 C47 Four knights
Kuczynski, Robert - Markowski, Tomasz 1/2 4 B07 Pirc
Grabarczyk, Bogdan - Sapis, Witalis 1/2 28 B01 Scandinavian
Palus, Ryszard - Cyborowski, Lukasz 0-1 40 B38 Sicilian
Hnydiuk, Aleksander - Grabarczyk, Miroslaw 0-1 48 C45 Scottish
Ksiaz POL (POL), III 1998 cat. IX (2456)
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1 Macieja, Bartlomiej m POL 2485 * 0 0 1 = 1 1 = = 1 = = 1 1 8.5 2563
2 Markowski, Tomasz m POL 2505 1 * 0 1 = 0 = = = = 1 1 1 1 8.5 2562
3 Kempinski, Robert g POL 2520 1 1 * 0 0 = = = 1 = 1 1 = = 8.0 2538
4 Sosnicki, Michal POL 2385 0 0 1 * = = = = = = = 1 1 1 7.5 2518
5 Urban, Klaudiusz m POL 2480 = = 1 = * = 0 = = = = = = 1 7.0 2483
6 Gdanski, Jacek g POL 2520 0 1 = = = * 0 = = = 1 1 = = 7.0 2480
7 Grabarczyk, Miroslaw m POL 2505 0 = = = 1 1 * = = = = 0 = 1 7.0 2481
8 Kaminski, Marcin g POL 2535 = = = = = = = * 0 = = 1 1 = 7.0 2479
9 Sapis, Witalis m POL 2375 = = 0 = = = = 1 * = = = = = 6.5 2462
10 Kuczynski, Robert g POL 2485 0 = = = = = = = = * 0 = 1 1 6.5 2453
11 Grabarczyk, Bogdan f POL 2425 = 0 0 = = 0 = = = 1 * 0 = 1 5.5 2401
12 Palus, Ryszard POL 2385 = 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 = = 1 * 0 1 5.0 2374
13 Cyborowski, Lukasz m POL 2425 0 0 = 0 = = = 0 = 0 = 1 * 0 4.0 2317
14 Hnydiuk, Aleksander POL 2355 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = 0 0 0 1 * 3.0 2252
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Games from the event now available. Full details at:
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