THE WEEK IN CHESS 25 25.03.95 Mark Crowther.
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1) Introduction
2) PCA CANDIDATES - Las Palmas
3) LINARES
4) Obituary : Sir Philip Stuart Milner-Barry 20 September 1906 - 25 March 1995.
5) Open in Bad Woerishofen (South Germany) 1995.
6) IM JULIO BECERRA WINS 3rd SAN MARTIN INTERNATIONAL by Roberto Alvarez
7) NORDIC FIDE Zonal Tournament Report by Einar Karlsson
8) Klooster International Chess Tournament Ter Apel.
9) FOUR NATIONS CHESS LEAGUE ROUNDS 9 and 10.
10) The 50th post war Yugoslav Championship (Feb/March) by Bosco Grove
11) Belgrade 1995 (March)
12) Theoretical Games from ChessAssistant Magazine.
13) Chess Studies and Problems
STUDIES by Wlodek Proskurowski
CHESS PROBLEMS, by Brian Stephenson
14) Tournament calendar by Michael Niermann.
15) GAMES SECTION
Intel World Chess Championship, Candidates Final 3 games
Linares SuperGM Tournament 29 games
Klooster International Chess Tournament Ter Apel 5 games
Zonal Tournament Reykjavik Iceland. 50 games
3rd San Martin International Tournament 49 games
FOUR NATIONS CHESS LEAGUE ROUNDS 9 and 10 13 games
Bad Woerishofen International Open 97 games
1) Introduction
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My thanks to Otto Borik (Schach Magazin 64) and Norbert Friedrich for the
material from Bad Woerishofen, Roberto Alvarez, Einar Karlsson, Chris
Dunworth, Bob Wade, Bosco Grove, Vadim Kolupaev and Sergey Abramov
(InformSystems, Inc.), Wlodek Proskurowski, Brian Stephenson and
Michael Niermann for their help in the preparation of this issue.
This week it was all so easy. I had everything sorted out last night
and I was going to add a small amount of material today. It didn't
turn out like that! I spent a lot of hours with new material today
thus forcing out Bundesliga games and my comments on the PCA
Candidates (lovers of the English language may be relieved of course!).
So I hope that I have made the best of the material sent to me over
the week and apologies to those contributer whose material I haven't
made the best of. The Linares material is hopefully correct but I
would like to check it, it was typed in from faxes by me today.
Inform systems have contributed a short theoretical section which
will appear monthly, I will try and sort out the best format that
allows computer conversion and easy readablity. There is some useful
material on the PCA Candidates to be found here.
Anyway out of time, so here is TWIC 25.
Mark Crowther
2) PCA CANDIDATES - Las Palmas
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ANAND WINS AGAINST KAMSKY 6.5 - 4.5. HE GOES ON TO CHALLENGE KASPAROV
FOR THE PCA WORLD TITLE IN COLOGNE IN SEPTEMBER.
LAS PALMAS March 1995. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOTAL
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Kamsky, Gata USA 2710 g 1 = 0 = = = = = 0 = 0 4.5
Anand, Viswanathan IND 2715 g 0 = 1 = = = = = 1 = 1 6.5
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DATES: (All March) (1) 9th (2) 10th (3) 11th (4) 13th (5) 14th (6) 15th
(7) 17th (8) 18th (9) 19th (10) 21st (11) 22nd (12) 23rd
A full report will appear next time. See section 12 for some theoretical comments.
3) LINARES
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LINARES 1995. FINAL STANDINGS.
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1 Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2700 * = = 1 = 1 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1 10.0 2861
2 Karpov, Anatoly g RUS 2765 = * = 1 1 = = = 1 = 1 = 1 = 9.0 2786
3 Shirov, Alexei g LAT 2710 = = * 1 = = = = 1 = = = = 1 8.0 2736
4 Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2630 0 0 0 * = 1 = 1 1 1 1 = = 1 8.0 2742
5 Khalifman, Alexander g RUS 2635 = 0 = = * 1 1 = = 0 = = 1 1 7.5 2712
6 Beliavsky, Alexander g UKR 2650 0 = = 0 0 * 1 = = = 1 = 1 1 7.0 2682
7 Tiviakov, Sergei g RUS 2625 0 = = = 0 0 * 1 = = 1 = = = 6.0 2626
8 Illescas Cordoba, Miguel g ESP 2595 = = = 0 = = 0 * 0 = 1 = 1 = 6.0 2629
9 Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2645 = 0 0 0 = = = 1 * = = 1 0 = 5.5 2597
10 Dreev, Alexey g RUS 2650 0 = = 0 1 = = = = * 0 = 0 1 5.5 2596
11 Short, Nigel g ENG 2655 = 0 = 0 = 0 0 0 = 1 * 1 = = 5.0 2566
12 Ljubojevic, Ljubomir g YUG 2580 0 = = = = = = = 0 = 0 * = = 5.0 2572
13 Lautier, Joel g FRA 2655 0 0 = = 0 0 = 0 1 1 = = * 0 4.5 2543
14 Akopian, Vladimir g ARM 2655 0 = 0 0 0 0 = = = 0 = = 1 * 4.0 2512
In this issue are featured the remaining games from Linares. They were
typed in rather a hurry so I hope they are correct.
4) Obituary : Sir Philip Stuart Milner-Barry 20 September 1906 - 25 March 1995.
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The last of the top British players from pre-war Britain has died.
Along with Golombek (who died recently) and Alexander, Milner-Barry
was one of the best English players just prior to the Second World War.
Also, as with these two players he also spent the war working in
the code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park. As with Alexander he
remained in the civil service after the war, being knighted in
1975. He was Under-Secretary to the Treasury at the height of
his civil service career. This post-war amateur status probably
limited his chess career but he was undoubtably of International Master
strength. But it is as a chess theoretician that he will be best remembered.
He gives his name to the famous Milner-Barry Gambit in the French.
(1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cd
7. cd Bd7 8. O-O Nxd4)
He was also responsable for the Milner-Barry Variation of the Nimzo-Indian.
(1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6) He first used this variation
at Hastings 1928-9.
These variations reflected his dislike of closed positions.
Born in Mill Hill in London and showing strongly in the British Boys
Championships of 1923. He went to Cambridge to study classics and was
the strongest chessplayer whilst there. He played much with the younger
CHOD Alexander and they both revelled in open positions. After University
he first worked in the City before becoming chess correspondant for the
Times in 1938. His best tournament result was 1st= with Dr. List London 1940.
He also played in four International Team events for England.
Stockholm 1937, Buenos Aires 1939 (4/5 board 3), Helsinki 1952 and
Moscow 1956 (where he did well).
Milner-Barry was a respected figure in chess, playing until very recently
in club chess and within memory (most recently 2 or 3 years ago) in
the Lloyds Bank Tournament. He was still playing the active style that
he was known for.
[Event "?, Olympiad"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1956.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Milner-Barry, Philip Stewart"]
[Black "Hanninen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. d3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 d4 7. Nf3
c5 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 f6 11. Qg3 fxe5 12. Bh6 Bf6 13. Nxe5
Bxe5 14. Qxe5 Rf6 15. Bxg7 Re6 16. Qh5 Qe7 17. Bh6 Nd7 18. Bg4 Re5
19. Qh3 Nb6 20. Rf8+ Qxf8 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Qxh7 1-0
[Event "?, Olympiad"]
[Site "Buenos Aires (Argentina)"]
[Date "1939.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Milner-Barry, Philip Stewart"]
[Black "Foltys"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B74"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3
Bg7 8. Nb3 O-O 9. f4 Be6 10. O-O Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. g4 Nd7 13. Nxa5 Bxe2
14. Qxe2 Qxa5 15. Nd5 Rfe8 16. Qf2 Ne5 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Bd4 Nf3+
19. Qxf3 Bxd4+ 20. Kh1 Rf8 21. Nxe7+ Kg7 22. c3 Be5 23. Rf2 Qd8 24. Nd5
Qh4 25. Raf1 Rae8 26. Rg2 Qg5 27. Ne3 f6 28. Nf5+ Kf7 29. h4 Rh8 30. Rh2
gxf5 31. hxg5 Rxh2+ 32. Kg1 Reh8 33. Qxf5 Rxb2 34. Qd7+ Kg6 35. Rxf6+
Bxf6 36. Qf5+ 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Milner Barry P"]
[Black "Lilienthal A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 Nc6 6. Ngf3 dxe4 7. Nxe4
Be7 8. Bd3 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Nb4 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Be4 Nd5 13. Rc1
b6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Qf3 Qd6 16. Qh3 g6 17. Ng4 Bg7 18. Nh6+ Bxh6 19. Bxh6
Rfc8 20. Qh4 e5 21. Qg3 Nf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Qf3 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Re8
25. Qd3 Rad8 26. Rfd1 Qd5 27. Qc4 Re4 28. Qxd5 Rxd5 29. Rc4 b5 30. f3
Re2 31. Rc5 Rxc5 32. dxc5 Rxb2 33. Rc1 Rd2 34. Kf1 Kf8 35. c6 Rd8
36. Ke2 Ke7 37. Rc5 a6 38. c7 Rc8 39. Rc6 Kd7 40. Rxa6 Rxc7 41. Kd3 Rc4
42. h4 Ke7 43. a3 Rc5 1/2-1/2
[Event "?"]
[Site "Margate"]
[Date "1939.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Milner Barry Philip"]
[Black "Capablanca Jose R"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3
Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Nxa5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2
Qxa5 14. g4 Nd7 15. Nd5 e6 16. f6 exd5 17. fxg7 Kxg7 18. Rad1 dxe4
19. Rxd6 Rad8 20. Qf2 Kg8 21. Bh6 e3 22. Qxe3 Rfe8 23. Qf4 Qc5+ 24. Kh1
f6 25. Rfd1 Qxc2 26. Qd2 Qe4+ 27. Qg2 Qe1+ 28. Qg1 Qe4+ 29. Qg2 1/2-1/2
5) Open in Bad Woerishofen (South Germany) 1995.
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Otto Borik writes:
GM Peter Wells (England) startet with 7 points from first 7 rounds (!), but he
lost both last games (against Levin, Ukraina - second of Ivanchuk) and Boensch.
1. GM U.Boensch (Germany) 8,0
2. IM F.Levin (Ukraina) 7,5
3. GM P.Wells (England) 7,0
4. IM M.Krakops (Lithuania) 7,0
5. GM A.Miles (England) 7,0
6. IM L.Nisipeanu (Rumania) 7,0
7. GM V.Arbakov (Russia) 7,0
8. IM J.Howell (England) 7,0
9. GM J.Hodgson (England) 7,0
10. GM B.Lalic (Croatia) 7,0
11. GM K.Bischoff (Germany) 7,0
12. IM J.Maiwald (Germany) 7,0
13. IM M.Al-Modiaki (Qatar) 7,0
14. B.Feustel (Germany) 7,0
15. GM R.Mainka (Germany) 6,5
16. A.Zude (Germany) 6,5
17. IM M.Kaminski (Poland) 6,5
18. GM T.Paehtz (Germany) 6,5
19.G M E.Meduna (Czechia) 6,5
20. IM A.Panchenko (Russia) 6,5
273 participants, 13 GM, 21 IM.
Norbert Friedrich writes:
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Bad Woerishofen 1995
The 11th international Open (10.03-18.03) in Bad Woerishofen (Germany) was won
by GM Uwe Boensch (2550) with 8 point out of 9 rounds. Over 250 participants
including Hodgson, Miles, Wells, Howell, Kupreichik, Panochenko, Arbakov,
Cvitan, Gutman, Meduna, B.Lalic, Arakhamia, Boensch, Bischoff, Bezold,
C.Gabriel, Schmittdiel, Mainka, T.Paehtz, Espig and many more were all lucky
with the playing conditions. (German readers might remember that there was
boycott two years ago by the leading national players.)
6) IM JULIO BECERRA WINS 3rd SAN MARTIN INTERNATIONAL
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ROUNDS 7 -8 LARSEN LIKE IN THE BEST TIMES Sunday 19, 1995
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by Roberto Alvarez (special for TWIC) roberto@alvarez.satlink.net
IGM Bent Larsen (Danish, but who has lived in San Isidro -near Buenos
Aires city- for several years, and married to an Argentine's woman)
is playing in
a "fighting" style that evokes his hayday. With 5 wins, 2 draws and
only one defeat (against IM A.Rodriguez,whom beat Larsen too in the previous
edition in 1994), he is leading this Cat.X tournament with an advantage
of a half point over Cuban IM Julio Becerra (may be he can obtain an IGM norm
or win the tournament !, time will tell...) and young Argentine IM Hugo
Spangenberg (aka as "Huguito" in chess circles ).
By the way, FM Diego Valerga only needs 50 % from the last 5 rounds to obtain
and IM norm, while the other FM, Enrique Scarella is playing under his real
level and only have 1 point in 8 rounds !.
Another who is playing very poorly is IM Ariel Sorin (winner of this tournament
in 1994, upon Larsen,Sorokin and other players that tooks part in the present
edition. But former Argentine champion, IM Pablo Ricardi has some
possibilities to obtain a norm, but only if he plays like a real fighter !
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IM JULIO BECERRA WINS 3rd SAN MARTIN INTERNATIONAL - FIDE CATEGORY X
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by Roberto Alvarez (special for TWIC) roberto@alvarez.satlink.net
Cuban IM Julio Becerra (21 years),ELO 2490, won his last round game
agains IM Rodolfo Garbarino (ARG,2420) and finally the Tournament
thanks his best Sonneborn-Berger system, over IM Hugo Spangenberg,
who can not obtain his GM norm. Spangenberg draw with IM Andres
Rodriguez (URU) with whites pieces in the last round, and lost
his norm possibilities.
By the other way, russian IGM Maxim Sorokin won against IGM Bent
Larsen (DEN, ELO 2505). Larsen, figthing for the first place, only
received the 4th place of the tournament.
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Roberto Alvarez
E-mail: roberto@alvarez.satlink.net
Buenos Aires - Argentina
Round 7 (1995.03.17)
Becerra Rivero, Julio - Soppe, Guillermo 1-0
Spangenberg, Hugo - Larsen, Bent 1/2
Rodriguez, Andres - Valerga, Diego 1-0
Sorin, Ariel - Quinteros, Miguel A 0-1
Garbarino, Rodolfo - Nogueiras, Jesus 1/2
Scarella, Enrique - Sorokin, Maxim 1/2
Ginzburg, Maximiliano - Ricardi, Pablo 0-1
Round 8 (1995.03.18)
Becerra Rivero, Julio - Rodriguez, Andres 1/2
Larsen, Bent - Garbarino, Rodolfo 1-0
Sorokin, Maxim - Sorin, Ariel 1-0
Ricardi, Pablo - Spangenberg, Hugo 1/2
Quinteros, Miguel A - Ginzburg, Maximiliano 0-1
Valerga, Diego - Scarella, Enrique 1-0
Soppe, Guillermo - Nogueiras, Jesus 1/2
Round 9 (1995.03.19)
Spangenberg, Hugo - Quinteros, Miguel A 1-0
Rodriguez, Andres - Soppe, Guillermo 1-0
Nogueiras, Jesus - Larsen, Bent 1/2
Sorin, Ariel - Valerga, Diego 1/2
Garbarino, Rodolfo - Ricardi, Pablo 0-1
Scarella, Enrique - Becerra Rivero, Julio 1/2
Ginzburg, Maximiliano - Sorokin, Maxim 1/2
Round 10 (1995.03.20)
Becerra Rivero, Julio - Sorin, Ariel 1-0
Rodriguez, Andres - Scarella, Enrique 1-0
Sorokin, Maxim - Spangenberg, Hugo 1/2
Ricardi, Pablo - Nogueiras, Jesus 1/2
Quinteros, Miguel A - Garbarino, Rodolfo 1-0
Valerga, Diego - Ginzburg, Maximiliano 1-0
Soppe, Guillermo - Larsen, Bent 1/2
Round 11 (1995.03.21)
Spangenberg, Hugo - Valerga, Diego 1/2
Larsen, Bent - Ricardi, Pablo 1/2
Nogueiras, Jesus - Quinteros, Miguel A 1/2
Sorin, Ariel - Rodriguez, Andres 1-0
Garbarino, Rodolfo - Sorokin, Maxim 1/2
Scarella, Enrique - Soppe, Guillermo 1-0
Ginzburg, Maximiliano - Becerra Rivero, Julio 1-0
Round 12 (1995.03.22)
Becerra Rivero, Julio - Spangenberg, Hugo 1/2
Rodriguez, Andres - Ginzburg, Maximiliano 1-0
Sorokin, Maxim - Nogueiras, Jesus 1-0
Quinteros, Miguel A - Larsen, Bent 1/2
Valerga, Diego - Garbarino, Rodolfo 1/2
Soppe, Guillermo - Ricardi, Pablo 1-0
Scarella, Enrique - Sorin, Ariel 1/2
Round 13 (1995.03.24)
Ginzburg, Maximiliano - Scarella, Enrique 1/2
Ricardi, Pablo - Quinteros, Miguel 1/2
Spangenberg, Hugo - Rodriguez, Andres 1/2
Sorin, Ariel - Soppe, Guillermo 1/2
Nogueiras, Jesus - Valerga, Diego 1-0
Larsen, Bent - Sorokin, Maxim 0-1
Garbarino, Rodolfo - Becerra, Julio 0-1
3rd San Martin International Tmt. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 TOTAL TPR
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1 Becerra Rivero, Julio m CUB 2490 * = = 0 = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 = 0 8.5 2588
2 Spangenberg, Hugo m ARG 2500 = * = = = = = 1 = = = 1 1 1 8.5 2588
3 Rodriguez, Andres m URU 2435 = = * 1 = 0 = 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 8.0 2570
4 Larsen, Bent g DEN 2505 1 = 0 * = 0 = = = = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2564
5 Nogueiras, Jesus g CUB 2550 = = = = * 0 = = 1 = = = 1 1 7.5 2531
6 Sorokin, Maxim g RUS 2535 0 = 1 1 1 * = = 0 = 1 = = = 7.5 2532
7 Ricardi, Pablo m ARG 2530 0 = = = = = * = 1 0 = 1 1 1 7.5 2532
8 Quinteros, Miguel A g ARG 2505 0 0 0 = = = = * = 1 1 1 1 0 6.5 2477
9 Valerga, Diego f ARG 2465 = = 0 = 0 1 0 = * = = = 1 1 6.5 2480
10 Soppe, Guillermo m ARG 2445 0 = 0 = = = 1 0 = * = 1 0 1 6.0 2453
11 Sorin, Ariel m ARG 2505 0 = 1 0 = 0 = 0 = = * = = = 5.0 2390
12 Garbarino, Rodolfo m ARG 2420 0 0 1 0 = = 0 0 = 0 = * = 1 4.5 2374
13 Scarella, Enrique f ARG 2380 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 = = * = 3.5 2312
14 Ginzburg, Maximiliano m ARG 2450 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 0 = 0 = * 3.5 2306
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7) NORDIC FIDE Zonal Tournament Report by Einar Karlsson
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FIDE Zonal Tournament Reykjavik 1995
NORDIC Championship 21. March - 2. April
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List of competitors.
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Akesson, Ralf SWE 2500 m
Hansen, Curt DEN 2630 g
Hansen, Lars Bo DEN 2565 g
Hansen, Sune Berg DEN 2460 m
Agdestein, Simen NOR 2600 g
Djurhuus, Rune NOR 2495 m
Degerman, Lars SWE 2490 m
Hjartarson, Johann ISL 2590 g
Gausel, Einar NOR 2490 m
Tisdall, Jonathan D NOR 2470 m
Petursson, Margeir ISL 2535 g
Ernst, Thomas SWE 2465 g
Stefansson, Hannes ISL 2530 g
Olafsson, Helgi ISL 2520 g
Thorhallsson, Throstur ISL 2420 m
Sammalvuo, Tapani FIN 2390 f
Cramling, Pia (GM) SWE 2520 g
Mortensen, Erling DEN 2500 m
Manninen, Marko FIN 2365 f
Hector, Jonny SWE 2540 g
Here are the results from round 1:
Ralf Akesson (SVE) - Curt Hansen (DEN) 0 - 1
Simen Agdestein (NOR) - Rune Djurhuus (NOR) 1 - 0
Lars Degerman (SVE) - Johann Hjartarson (ISD) = - =
Lars B. Hansen (DEN) - Einar Gausel (NOR) = - =
Jonathan Tisdall (NOR) - Jonny Hector (SVE) 1 - 0
Margeir Petursson (ISD) - Thomas Ernst (SVE) 1 - 0
Sune Berg Hansen (DEN) - Hannes Stefansson (ISD) 1 - 0
Helgi Olafsson (ISD) - Trostur Torhalls (ISD) 1 - 0
Tapani Sammalvuo (FIN) - Pia Cramling (SVE) 0 - 1
Erling Mortensen (DEN) - Marko Manninen (FIN) 1 - 0
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Here are the results from round 2:
Curt Hansen (DEN) - Erling Mortensen (DEN) = - =
Pia Cramling (SVE) - Simen Agdestein (NOR) 1 - 0
Jonathan Tisdall (NOR) - Margeir Petursson (ISD) = - =
Sune Berg Hansen (DEN) - Helgi Olafsson (ISD) 1 - 0
Johann Hjartarson (ISD) - Lars Bo Hansen (DEN) 0 - 1
Einar Gausel (NOR) - Lars Degerman (SVE) 1 - 0
Jonny Hector (SVE) - Thomas Ernst (SVE) 1 - 0
Hannes Stefansson (ISD) - Trostur Torhallsson (ISD) = - =
Marko Manninen (FIN) - Ralf Akesson (SVE) = - =
Rune Djurhuus (NOR) - Tapani Sammalvuo (FIN) 1 - 0
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FIDE Zonal Tournament Reykjavik 1995
NORDIC Championship 21. March - 2. April
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Here are the results from round 3:
Pia Cramling (SVE) - Sune Berg Hansen (DEN) = - =
Lars Bo Hansen (DEN) - Curt Hansen (DEN) 0 - 1
Margeir Petursson (ISD) - Einar Gausel (NOR) 1 - 0
Erling Mortensen (DEN) - Jonathan Tisdall (NOR) = - =
Simen Agdestein (NOR) - Jonny Hector (SVE) 0 - 1
Helgi Olafsson (ISD) - Rune Djurhuus (NOR) = - =
Ralf Akesson (SVE) - Johann Hjartarson (ISD) 0 - 1
Lars Degerman (SVE) - Hannes H Stefansson (ISD) 0 - 1
Trostur Torhallsson (ISD) - Marko Manninen (FIN) 0 - 1
Thomas Ernst (SVE) - Tapani Sammalvuo (FIN) 1 - 0
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FIDE Zonal Tournament Reykjavik 1995
NORDIC Championship 21. March - 2. April
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Here are the results from round 4:
Curt Hansen (DEN) - Pia Cramling (SVE) = - =
Sune Berg Hansen (DEN) - Margeir Petursson (ISD) = - =
Jonny Hector (SVE) - Erling Mortensen (DEN) 1 - 0
Johann Hjartarson (ISD) - Jonathan Tisdall (NOR) = - =
Rune Djurhuus (NOR) - Lars Bo Hansen (DEN) = - =
Hannes H Stefansson (ISD) - Einar Gausel (NOR) = - =
Marko Manninen (FIN) - Helgi Olafsson (ISD) 1 - 0
Thomas Ernst (SVE) - Simen Agdestein (NOR) 0 - 1
Trostur Torhallsson (ISD) - Ralf Akesson (SVE) 1 - 0
Tapani Sammalvuo (FIN) - Lars Degerman (SVE) 1 - 0
Standings after 4 rounds:
1. - 5. Curt Hansen, Margeir Petursson, 3.0
Pia Cramling, Sune Berg Hansen
Jonny Hector.
6. - 7. Jonathan Tisdall, Marko Manninen. 2.5
8. - 14. Rune Djurhuus, Hannes H Stefansson, 2.0
Johann Hjartarson, Lars Bo Hanesen,
Einar Gausel, Simen Agdenstein,
Erling Mortensen.
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NORDIC Championship 21. March - 2. April
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Sunday is a holliday in the tournament. Garry Kasparov is now in
Iceland and will be playing against GM Hjartarson, GM Stefansson
and GM Helgi Olafsson in direct broadcast on TV (Channel One)
Sunday evenening. Time limit is 25 min. pr. game. More on that
later. Round 6 in the Zonal tornament will be played on Monday.
Here are the results from round 5:
Margeir Petursson (ISD) - Curt Hansen (DEN) 0 - 1
Pia Cramling (SVE) - Jonny Hector (SVE) = - =
Jonathan Tisdall (NOR) - Sune Berg Hansen (DEN) = - =
Simen Agdestein (NOR) - Marko Manninen (FIN) 1 - 0
Helgi Olafsson (ISD) - Johann Hjartarson (ISD) = - =
Lars Bo Hansen (DEN) - Hannes H Stefansson (ISD) = - =
Erling Mortensen (DEN) - Rune Djurhuus (NOR) 0 - 1
Einar Gausel (NOR) - Trostur Torhallsson (ISD) 1 - 0
Lars Degerman (SVE) - Thomas Ernst (SVE) = - =
Ralf Akesson (SVE) - Tapani Sammalvuo (FIN) 0 - 1
Standings after 5 rounds:
1. Curt Hansen 4.0
2. - 4. Sune Berg Hansen, Pia Cramling, 3.5
Jonny Hector
5. - 9. Jonathan Tisdall, Rune Djurhus, Einar Gausel 3.0
Simen Agdestein, Margeir Pturs
10. - 13. Hannes Stefansson, Johann Hjartarson, 2.5
Lars Bo Hansen, Marko Manninen
14. - 16. Helgi Olafsson, Tapani Sammalvuo, 2.0
Erling Mortensen
17. - 18. Thomas Ernst, Trostur Torhallsson 1.5
19. Lars Deger 1.0
20. Ralf Akesson 0.5
8) Klooster International Chess Tournament Ter Apel.
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Round 1 (1995.03.20)
Epishin, Vladimir - Adams, Michael 1/2
Andersson, Ulf - Sokolov, Ivan 1-0
Dautov, Rustem - Van Wely, Loek 1/2
Round 2 (1995.03.21)
Epishin, Vladimir - Dautov, Rustem 1/2
Adams, Michael - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2
Van Wely, Loek - Andersson, Ulf 1/2
Round 3 (1995.03.22)
Sokolov, Ivan - Van Wely, Loek 1-0
Andersson, Ulf - Epishin, Vladimir 1/2
Dautov, Rustem - Adams, Michael 1/2
Round 4 (1995.03.23)
Epishin, Vladimir - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2
Adams, Michael - Van Wely, Loek 0-1
Dautov, Rustem - Andersson, Ulf 1/2
Round 5 (1995.03.25)
Andersson, Ulf - Adams, Michael 0-1
Sokolov, Ivan - Dautov, Rustem 1-0
Van Wely, Loek - Epishin, Vladimir 1/2
Klooster - Ter Apel 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL TPR
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1 Sokolov, Ivan g BIH 2645 * = = 1 0 1 3.0 2698
2 Epishin, Vladimir g RUS 2635 = * = = = = 2.5 2628
3 Adams, Michael g ENG 2655 = = * 0 1 = 2.5 2624
4 Van Wely, Loek g NED 2575 0 = 1 * = = 2.5 2640
5 Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2630 1 = 0 = * = 2.5 2629
6 Dautov, Rustem g GER 2635 0 = = = = * 2.0 2556
9) FOUR NATIONS CHESS LEAGUE ROUNDS 9 and 10.
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VENUE: CLARENDON SUITE - BIRMINGHAM. SPONSOR: New Norfolk Hotel.
The Midland Monarchs take the FOUR NATIONS CHESS LEAGUE title
1994-5 with a round to spare. That will be played on the 21st
of May 1995. (22nd May individual rapidplay.)
They demolished close rivals Witney and BCM 6-2 this weekend.
STANDINGS after 10 rounds.
--------------------------
Midland Monarchs 18
Slough 15
Wood Green 14
Witney 14
North West Eagles 13
BCM 11
Barbican 8
Covent Garden 8
Invicta Knights 7
South Wales Dragons 6
Na Fianna 3
Bristol and District 3
For information about next year's event contact:
Chris Dunworth PO Box 175 Croydon CR9 5DP UK.
10) The 50th post war Yugoslav Championship (Feb/March) by Bosco Grove
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The new Yugoslav champion is Petar Popovic (2545).He was born in 1959 and
became a GM in 1981.The event was a 17 (?) player all-play-all.
FINAL STANDINGS (TOP 8 )
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1 Popovic, Petar YUG 2545 g
2= Ilincic, Zlatko YUG 2565 g
Velimirovic, Dragoljub YUG 2520 g
4 Drasko, Milan YUG 2510 g
5= Damljanovic, Branko YUG 2575 g
Simic, Radoslav YUG 2485 g
7= Matulovic, Milan YUG 2445 g
Kosic, Dragan YUG 2500 m
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The 50th championship seems like a good time to look back at the development
of the national championship since 1945.I will do this by looking at some
of the key players of the period.
Yugoslavia means " South Slavs".
---------------------------------
In 1945 Yugoslavia was made up of six republics: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia
Slovenia, Montenegro and Macedonia.Tito, the new leader and a good chess
player himself, abolished the monarchy and formed the Socialist Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRJ). The free market economy was turned into
a Communist planned economy. This would benefit chess in the long term
because of increased government support.
1st post war Championship 1945
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1945: The first championship was played in Novi Sad
(famous later for staging the Olimpiad and many strong tournaments).
Petar Trifunovic (1910-1980) a lawyer by training was the first champion.
He was a very positional player and very hard to beat.However this limited
his lifetime achievement in tournaments.
Petar Trifunovic went on to win the national championship 5 times;
Novi Sad 1945, Zagreb 1946, Ljubljana 1947(1st=), Belgrade 1952
and Zagreb 1961.
Here is a fine victory by Petar Trifunovic over a promising young player
named Svetozar Gligoric! (We will read more about him later)
[Event "?"]
[Site "Yugoslavia (Ch.)"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Trifunovic"]
[Black "Gligoric"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5
Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. f3
Be6 14. Qc1 Nd7 15. Qa3 c5 16. d4 f6 17. Bf2 cxd4 18. cxd4 c5 19. dxc5
Nxc5 20. Bxc5 dxc5 21. Rfd1 Qc7 22. Nf1 Rfd8 23. Ne3 c4 24. Nd5 Bxd5
25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. exd5 Qb6+ 27. Kf1 Qd4 28. Rb1 Qxd5 29. Qe7 Rf8 30.
Qxa7 Rf7 31. Qe3 Qd4 32. Rb8+ Rf8 33. Qxd4 exd4 34. Rb4 Rc8 35. a4 Kf7
36. a5 Ke6 37. a6 Kd5 38. a7 Ra8 39. Rb7 Kc6 40. Rf7 Kb5 41. Ke2 f5
42. Rxf5+ Kb4 43. Rf7 Kc3 44. Kd1 h5 45. Rb7 d3 46. cxd3 Kxd3 47. Rd7+
Ke3 48. Re7+ Kd3 49. h4 gxh4 50. f4 h3 51. gxh3 Rg8 52. f5 c3 53. Rd7+
Kc4 54. f6 Rg1+ 55. Kc2 Rg2+ 56. Kc1 Ra2 57. f7 Ra1+ 58. Kc2 Ra2+ 59.
Kb1 1-0
Two New Champions
-----------------
1948: Two players tied for the national championship: Svetozar Gligoric
and Vasja Pirc.
Vasja Pirc was born in 1907 and won 5 Yugoslav championships: Belgrade 1935,
Novi Sad 1936, Rogaska Slatina 1937, Belgrade 1948 and Zagreb 1953. He later
gave up tournament chess due to bad health and became a writer,lecturer and
organiser of chess. The Pirc Defence (1.e4 d6) was named after him.
[Event "?"]
[Site "Yugoslavia (Ch.)"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pirc"]
[Black "Kostic"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 c5 4. b4 f6 5. bxc5 e5 6. exd4 exd4 7. d3 Bxc5
8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Nge7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nb3 b6 12. Rb1 a5 13. Re1 Qd6
14. Bf1 Ng6 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Nd2 f5 17. g3 Bd7 18. Bg2 Rab8 19. Rxb8
Rxb8 20. Nf3 h6 21. Nh4 Qf6 22. Nxg6 Qxg6 23. Bf4 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Bxe8
25. a3 Kh7 26. Qe2 a4 27. Bd5 Bd7 28. h4 Qf6 29. Bc7 Nb4 30. axb4 cxb4
31. c5 b3 32. Bd6 Bb5 33. Be7 Qa6 34. c6 Bxc6 35. Qe6 Bxd5 36. Qxa6 b2
37. Qb5 Bb3 38. Qxf5+ g6 39. Qd7 b1=Q+ 40. Kh2 Qa2 41. Bf8+ Bf7 42.
Qxd4 1-0
The Most Successful Champion
-----------------------------
Svetozar Gligoric (born 1923) is the most successful Yugoslavian player of all
time.He has an impressive international tournament record and has played in
more than 20 national championships. Over the period 1947-1965 he won the
title or shared it 11 times.
His positional style is based on a very systematic study of the openings to
which he has contributed many new ideas to the Kings Indian Defence and the
Sicilian Defence.
[Event "?"]
[Site "Yugoslavia (Ch.)"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Milic"]
[Black "Gligoric"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nxc3 7. bxc3
c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. e3 O-O 10. O-O cxd4 11. cxd4 Bf5 12. Nh4 Bd7 13. Rb1
Rb8 14. Ba3 Na5 15. Qd3 a6 16. Qe4 Re8 17. Rfc1 b5 18. Bf1 Be6 19. Bb4
Bxa2 20. Ra1 Bd5 21. Bxa5 Bxe4 22. Bxd8 Rexd8 23. Rxa6 g5 24. Ng2 b4
25. Ne1 b3 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Nxd3 e5 28. Ra4 exd4 29. exd4 Bxd4 30. Rb1
Bg7 31. Nb4 b2 32. Nc6 Ra8 33. Rb4 Rd2 34. Ne7+ Kf8 35. Nf5 Bf6 36. Kg2
g4 37. Rb6 Be5 38. Ne3 Bd4 39. Rb3 Bxe3 40. Rxe3 Ra1 41. Ree1 Rxb1 42.
Rxb1 Rc2 43. h3 h5 0-1
[Event "?"]
[Site "Yugoslavia (Ch.)"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gligoric"]
[Black "Matanovic"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4
8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. Qe2 b6 10. d5 Bxc3 11. dxe6 Ba5 12. exd7 Qxd7 13. Rd1
Qg4 14. h3 Qh5 15. e4 Bb7 16. e5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rae8 18. Bf4 Qxh3 19.
Bh2 Kh8 20. Qf1 Qxf1+ 21. Kxf1 Ng8 22. Rd7 f5 23. f4 Ne7 24. Rad1 Nc6
25. R1d6 Re7 26. Bd5 Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Nb4 28. Bf7 g6 29. Bg3 Kg7 30. Bc4+
Kh6 31. Bh4 1-0
Boris Ivkov
-----------
Boris Ivkov (born 1933) won the championship in 1958, 1963, and 1972. He also
had a successful international tournament career. Besides being an active
player Ivkov has written about chess, reporting for different papers
and magazines. His style of play is very positional aiming for a long term
advantage.
[Event "?"]
[Site "Yugoslavia (Ch.)"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivkov"]
[Black "Ciric"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6
8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Nc3 Rc8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. e4 Rfd8 13. Rfe1 Nf8
14. Qb1 Bb4 15. e5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe1 17. Nd6 Bb4 18. c5 bxc5 19. a3 Ba5
20. dxc5 Qb8 21. h4 Bc7 22. h5 h6 23. Rd4 Bxd6 24. exd6 Rd7 25. Ne5 f6
26. Nxd7 Nxd7 27. Rg4 Rf8 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qxh6+ Kg8
31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. h6 Rg8 33. Bxf6+ Nxf6 34. Qxf6+ Kh7 35. Bf1 Ba6 36.
Bxa6 Qxb3 37. d7 Rxg3+ 38. fxg3 Qxg3+ 39. Kf1 Qh3+ 40. Ke1 Qg3+ 41. Kd2
1-0
Alexander Matanovic
--------------------
Alexander Matanovic (born 1930) won the title in 1962 (with D. Minic),
1969 and 1978.He is a very fine positional player with an excellent endgame
technique.As well as being a strong player he works in chess journalism and
often broadcasts on TV.
In 1966 he became the editor-in-chief of the "Chess Informant" and over the
period 1974-79 concentrated his effort on producing the encyclopedia of
chess openings( 5 volumes).During the 1980s this same approach was applied
to the classification of the endgame.All these publications transformed the
way chess knowledge is organised.
Here is an exciting game against L. Stein a famous attacking player.
[Event "?"]
[Site "Yugoslavia vs USSR"]
[Date "1961.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Matanovic"]
[Black "Stein"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Nb3
e6 8. f4 h6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qf3 Bd7 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Kb1 a6 13. Qh5
Be8 14. g3 Kb8 15. Bh3 Be7 16. Rhe1 Qc7 17. f5 Rc8 18. Ne2 Na5 19. Nxa5
Qxa5 20. Nf4 Ba4 21. Re2 Bb5 22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Nxe6 Qa4 24. Red2 Qxe4
25. Bf5 Qe5 26. Nf4 Rc5 27. Ng6 Be8 28. Nxe5 Bxh5 29. Nd7+ Ka7 30. Nxc5
Bxd1 31. Ne4 Bf3 32. Nxd6 Rd8 33. Nc8+ Kb8 34. Rxd8 Bxd8 35. Nd6 Bc7
36. Nc4 h5 37. Nd2 Bg2 38. Kc1 h4 39. gxh4 Bxh2 40. Kd1 Bf4 41. h5 Bd5
42. Ne4 Kc7 43. Ke2 Bf7 44. Kf3 Bc1 45. Kg4 b5 46. b3 b4 47. Nxf6 Kd6
48. Nh7 Ke5 49. Bc8 Bg8 50. Ng5 Kf6 51. Ne4+ Ke5 52. Nf2 Bh7 53. Bxa6
Bxc2 54. Bd3 Be3 55. h6 Bxf2 56. h7 Bxd3 57. h8=Q+ 1-0
The 1980s: Many Strong Players Emerge.
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Yugoslav Champions 1995 GRADE
------------------ ----------
1980 P. Nikolic 2645
1981 B. Ivanovic 2495
1982 L. Ljubojevic 2580
1983 D. Rajkovic, 2475
B Ivanovic 2495
1984 P. Nikolic 2645
1985 M. Cebalo, 2570
S. Marjanovic 2425
1986 D. Barlov 2485
1987 ?
1988 I. Sokolov 2645
1989 Z Kozul 2570
1990 Z Kozul 2570
By the late 1970s and the 1980s a new generation of chess players was
beginning to make its mark on Yugoslav and World chess (see above).
Ljubomir Ljubojevic( born 1950) has won the national championship 2 times
and scored many successes in international tournaments.He is a great
tactician who is prepared to experiment in the opening in order to create
as many difficulties as possible for his opponent.
1990s
-------
The 1990s have been a terrible time for all the people of Yugoslavia.
Yugoslavia broke up into different religous groups: Catholic, Moslem and
Orthodox Christian. A civil war started and is still in progress.
At the 1994 Olimpiad Bosnia, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia and Yugoslavia
(Serbia and Montenegro) all had their own teams. Bosnia came second! Both
P Nikolic and I Sokolov played for the Bosnian team.
CONCLUSION
----------
The success of Yugoslav chess after world war 2 was based on:
1) An established tradition of chess.
2) A large state subsidy for chess.
3) Enterprising players such as Matanovic who were able to take advantage
of the new conditions.
Bosko Grove 21-2-95
11) Belgrade 1995 (March)
---------------------
Information is limited. But after 7 rounds these are the standings:
Komarov, Dimitri UKR 2575 g 5
Timoshenko, Georgy UKR 2555 g 4.5
Damljanovic, Branko YUG 2575 g 4.5
Simic, Radoslav YUG 2485 g 4
Ostojic, Predrag YUG 2335 g 4
Kozma, Karoly HUN 2340 f 4
Baden * 3.5
Brenjo, Slavisa YUG 2425 3.5
Piskov, Yury RUS 2540 g 3
Nestorovic, Dejan YUG 2415 m 3
Sahovic, Dragutin YUG 2450 g 2.5
Stamenkovic, Zoran YUG 2415 m 2.5
I had only surnames to go on which I checked in the
rating list. I chose the best Candidate I thought
for each multiple surname.
* Unable to establish a Candidate for this name.
12) Theoretical Games from ChessAssistant Magazine.
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Supplied Courtesy of Vadim Kolupaev and Sergey Abramov. (InformSystems, Inc.)
These notes will appear in the ChessAssistant data service
and their chess magazine. They have all appeared in previous
TWICs. This article will appear monthly. I will have to
experiment a little to find the best format of presentation.
[Event "Intel World Chess Championship, Candidates Final"]
[Site "Las Palmas SPA"]
[Date "1995.03.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3
c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5
h6 14. Be3
{14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. d5 Rad8 17. Rxb7 e6?
(17...f5! 18. Qe1 (18. Bc7 fxe4 !) Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd4=)
18. Bc7 exd5 19. Bxd8
(White has a moderate advantage, Chernin - J.Horvath, Magyarorszag (ch)
1992)}
Nc6 15. d5 Na5 16. Rb4
{16. Bc5 Bf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. h3 Rfd8 19. hxg4 Rxd5 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4
Rad8! 22. Qc2 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rd2 24. Rfd1 Nc4! (Black has sufficient
compensation for the material deficit, Strelbin - Nadanian, URS 1991)}
Bxf3
{16... b6 17. e5 Bxf3?! (17... h5 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. Rd4 (White has a slight
advantage) 18. Bxf3 Rac8 19. d6 exd6 20. exd6 Nc4 21. Bf4! Nb2 22. Qe2
Qa3 23. Re4 (White has a moderate advantage, Lautier - Anand, Linares 1994)}
17. Bxf3 Nc4 18. Bd4 Nd2 19. Rb2 Nxf3 20. Qxf3 Qa6 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qc3 Kg8
23. Qc7 Qd6!
{This is a very important novelty (23... Rfe8 24. Rxb7 Qd3 25. Qe5 a5
26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. Qxe7 Rb8 28. h4 (White has a moderate advantage, Vaisser
- Anand, Paris 1994)}
24. Rxb7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 a5!
{25... Rfe8 26. Ra1 (White has a moderate advantage)}
26. Ra1 Rfb8! 27. h4 a4 28. Kh2 Kf8 29. Ra3 Rb3 30. Rxb3 axb3 31. Rb7 Ra4!
32. f3 f5! 33. exf5 Rxh4 34. Kg3 Rh5! 35. fxg6 Rg5 36. Kh4 Rxd5 37. g4 Rg5
38. f4 Rxg6 39. f5 Rd6 40. Rxb3 Kf7 41. Kh5 Ra6 42. Re3 Rd6 43. Re6 Rxe6
44. fxe6 Kg7 45. g5 1/2-1/2
[Event "Intel World Chess Championship, Candidates Final"]
[Site "Las Palmas SPA"]
[Date "1995.03.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4
14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 c4
{17... f5 18. Nh2! Nf6 (if 18... Kh8 19. Rg3 Nf6 20. Nhf3 fxe4 21. Nxe4
Bxd5 22. Nxf6 Qxf6 23. Bd2 Qxb2 24. Bxb4 Qxb4 25. Qxd5 (White has a moderate
advantage, Dovszik - Hedman, Budapest 1993) OR 18...c4 19. exf5 Nc5
20. Rxe8 Qxe8 21. Rg3 Nbd3 22. f6 g6 23. b3 (White has a moderate advantage,
Ivanchuk - Karpov, Monaco 1993)) 19. Rf3 Re5! 20. Rxf5 Rxf5 21. exf5 Bxd5
(unclear position, Khalifman - Karpov, Reggio Emilia 1991)}
18. Nd4
{18.ab!? - Anand - Kamsky, Las Palmas (m/7) 1995}
Qf6 19. N2f3 Nd3!
{A novelty 19... Nc5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ree3!? (21. Nxb5 Rxa3 22. Nxa3 Ba6
23. Re3 Rb8 24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Ncd3 26. Ng4 Qd4 27. Nc2 Nxc2 28. Bxc2
Bd6! 29. b3 Qa1 30. bxc4 Bxc4 (Black has sufficient compensation for material
deficit, Dvojris - Timoshchenko, Nabereznye Chelny 1988) Rxa3 22. bxa3 Nbd3 23.
Bxd3 cxd3 24. Qe1 Qf4 25. g3 Qf6 26. Bd2 (White has a slight advantage,
de Firmian - Timoshchenko, Moscow 1990)}
20. Bxd3
{20. Rxd3 cxd3 21. axb5 unclear position}
b4! 21. Bxc4
{21. Ra1?! cxd3 22. Qxd3 Nc5 23. Qc4 a5! (Black has a slight advantage)}
bxa3 22. b3 Nc5 23. Qc2 Qg6! 24. Nh4 Qf6 25. Nhf3 Qg6 26. Nh4 Qf6 1/2-1/2
Annotated Game
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[Event "It (open), II"]
[Site "Capelle la Grande (France)"]
[Date "1995.03.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Black "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O
Nf6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. e5
Nd5 14. Bd4!?
{14. Bc1 Bc5 15. c4 Ne7}
c5 15. c4 cxd4
{inferior was: 15... Nf4 16. Bc3 Nxe2 17. Qxe2 O-O 18. Rad1
(White has a moderate advantage)}
16. cxd5 Qc5!
{inferior was: 16... Rxb2 17. d6 Bd8 18. Bd3 O-O 19. Qa4 (White has the initiative)
also 16... exd5? 17. Qxd4 +-}
17. Bf3!
{17. d6? Bd8 (Black has a moderate advantage) or:
17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bxa6 Qxe5 (Black has a slight advantage) or:
17. Bxa6 Qxd5 18. Qe2 O-O 19. Bc4 Qb7 20. Rab1 d6 (Black has a slight advantage,
Henningan - C.Horvath, Oakham 1988)}
Rxb2!
{A novelty: 17... exd5? 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. b3 (White has a moderate
advantage) OR: 17... O-O?! 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. b3 (White has a moderate advantage)
OR: 17... Bg5 18. Qd3 Rxb2 19. Rfb1 Qc2 20. Qxc2 Rxc2 21. Rb8 Bd8
22. Ra8 a5 23. d6 g6 24. Rb1 O-O 25. g3 (White has a moderate advantage,
Mecking - Portisch, Sousse 1967)}
18. Rc1 Qb6 19. dxe6
{19. d6 Bd8 20. Qa4 Rb5}
fxe6 20. Rc8 Bd8 21. Be4! O-O 22. Qh5 g6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qxg6 Kh8 25. Qh6
{25. h4 Be7 (25... d3?? 26. Rc4! Rb4 27. Qh5 Kg7 28. Qg4+-) 26. Qh6 Kg8
27. Qg6 Kh8=}
Kg8 26. Qg6 Kh8 27. Qh6 Kg8 {K.Landa} 1/2-1/2
13) Chess Studies and Problems
------------------------------
STUDIES by Wlodek Proskurowski
-----------------------------------------------------------
TWIC 25
One of the studies that made great waves in the chess world at its time
was the following creation by the otb Grandmaster Richard Reti.
It still is a beauty, even if well known.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | K |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | R.Reti, 1921
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| k | | + | | | | | | Kagan's Neueste Nachrichten
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | o | W: Kh8, p.c6 (2)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | B: Ka6, p.h5 (2)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | White to move and draw
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Solution: 1.Kg7 h4 (1...Kb6 2.Kf6 as in the main variant)
2.Kf6 Kb6 (2...h3 3.Ke6! h2 4.c7 =)
3.Ke5! and wK manages on both fronts
...h3 4.Kd6 defending its pawn, or
...Kxc6 4.Kf4 catching up with the h-pawn.
What is less well known is the fact that this study was inspired by
an otb play:
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | K | | Em.Lasker - Tarrasch,
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | St.Petersburg, 1914
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| o | o | o | | | k | | | W: Kg7, p.b2,b3,h2 (4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | B: Kf5, p.a5,b5,c5 (4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | + | | | | | | | White to move
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | + | | | | | | + |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
40.h4 Kg4
41.Kg6! 41.Kf6? c4 42.bc bc 43.Ke5 c3! 44.bc a4 wins
as the c3 pawn blockades the wK path.
Kxh4
42.Kf5 draws as wK reached the b1-h7 diagonal.
Let me suggest to you now another OLD GOODIE with no less surprising
solution.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | B | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | + | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | k | W: Ka1,Bd7,Nf1,p.d6 (4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | B: Kh5,Bb1,p.c2,h2 (4)
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | | White to move and draw
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | o | | | | | o |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| K | b | | | | | N | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Solution in the next TWIC.
CHESS PROBLEMS, by Brian Stephenson
-------------------------------------
A few weeks ago I presented the following problem which was set in the
recent final of the British Chess Solving Championship.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| q | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | P | r | | | | F NOVEJARQUE
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ Spanish Society, 1946
| p | | | | p | | B | p |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ White Ka3, Qe1, Rf4, Bc1 g6,
| | | | b | N | | | | Ne5 f1, Pd7 h2.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ Black Kh4, Qa8, Re7 g2, Bd5
| | | p | | | R | p | k | g1, Nf2, Pa6 c4 e6 g4 h3 h6.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| K | | | | | | | p |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | n | r | P |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | B | | Q | N | b | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
White to play and mate in three
The full answer is -
1.Qa5! (2.Sf3+ Bxf3 3.Qh5 #)
1...Bf3 2.Qd8 (3.Qxe7 #)
Qxd8,
Se4 3.Sxf3 #
1...Rg3+ 2.hxg3+ Kg5 3.Rf5,Rf7,Rf8,Rf3,Rxf2 #
1...Kg5 2.Rf5+ Kh4 3.Rh5 #
The first variation 1...Bf3, where Black defends on the threat square,
was missed by many of the finalists. This idea was rare when this
problem was first published, but has become a favourite theme with
composers in recent years. As the final showed, such an idea can be
difficult to spot, especially in time pressure!
See how you get along with the next problem. It was set in the last
round of the final and proved quite easy with 10 of the 18 finalists
finding both solutions.
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| K | | | | | b | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | B | | Marcus Ott
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ feenschach, 1993
| | | | q | p | | | | White Ka8, Bc2 g7, Pa2 c4;
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ Black Kf3, Qd6, Bf8 a4, Pe3 e6
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| b | | P | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | p | k | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | | B | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
Helpmate in 4; 2 solutions
In a helpmate Black plays first and co-operates with White to enable White
to mate Black on (in this case) White's 4th move. There are two solutions
and no hints!
Readers may not have heard of the magazine feenschach where this problem
was first published. It is not a misprint for Fernschach as is normally
assumed by players. feenschach is a magazine devoted to unorthodox chess
problems of all sorts, from straightforward helpmates and selfmates to 3-D
chess and other more esoteric inventions. It is warmly recommended. It is
produced by bernd ellinghoven from Aachen in Germany.
Brian Stephenson
9 Roydfield Drive
Waterthorpe
Sheffield
S19 6ND
England
100447.2043@compuserve.com
14) Tournament calendar by Michael Niermann.
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Many thanks to all who have sent us some tournament informations. But we
still need some help. If you want to support us, please send infos about
tournaments in your country to michael@emmy.mathematik.uni-dortmund.de.
March 31 - April 2 Werther (GER), 5xCH, no ELO, 35DM
Tel +49 5203 6471
April 1-12 Budapest (HUN), "First Saturday"
GM-tmt (13rd), IM-tmt (13rd), Elo-tmt (9rd Schev)
Tel/Fax +361 263 2859
April 1 Wolfen (GER), 9.45, blitz, 20DM
Tel +49 3494 25628
April 1 Thunder Bay (Ontario, CAN)
April 1-2 Prince Rupert (CAN)
April 1-2 London (Ontario, CAN)
April 1-2 Gloucester (ENG), Spectrum Congress. Sections: U-180,
U-140, U-105 (BCF).
The New County Hotel, Southgate Street, Gloucester.
Tel: Les Day, +44 1803 212136.
Apr 2 LETCHWORTH RAPIDPLAY CONGRESS: Plinston Hall, Broadway, Letchworth
Tim Thurstan, 33 Brampton Park Road, Hitchin (0462) 459873
April 7-9 Erlangen (GER), 5xCH, 55/45 DM, just for players with
DWZ/ELO < 2100
Tel +49 9131 60084
Fax +49 9131 60087
April 7-9 Edinburgh (SCO), UK Weekend Chess Congress,
Open plus 8 other sections for adults and juniors
phone +??-131-667 0852 (Frank Banaghan)
April 8 Toronto (Ontario, CAN)
April 8/9 Eupen (BEL) 7xCH, no ELO, 30DM/600BEF
Tel +32 87 742587
Fax +32 87 552716
April 9 Chelles (FRA), 9.00, 7xCH, 30min
Tel +33 (1)64260997
April 10-13 Jena (GER), 7xCH, U21, 25DM,
Tel +49 3641 51892
April 10-16 Seiffen (GER), 7xCH, just for players with
DWZ/ELO < 2300
Tel +49 37362 8354
April 10-17 Kecskemet (Hun), 9xCH, 40/120+G/60, ELO, norms,
from 110DM (no ELO) to free (for GM/IM/>2345),
tel +76/474-728
email Stefan.A.Schmid@wirtschaft.uni-giessen.de
detailed info in TWIC 22
April 12-16 New York (USA),
Tel +1 2127194204
April 13-17 Fellbach-Schmiden (GER), 9xCH, ELO, norms?, 80DM,
Tel +49 711 586595
or +49 7191 82556
April 14-16 Toronto (CAN), 9.00, 6xCH
Tel +?-1-416-762-8581 (Ignac Vucko)
April 14-17 Passau (GER), 7xCH, ELO, no norms, 90DM
Tel +49 851 83811
Fax +49 851 81889
April 14-17 St.Germain-Lembron (FRA), 7xCH, 170F,
Tel +33 54878499
April 14-17 Sheffield (ENG), SHEFFIELD EASTER CHESS CONGRESS,
Sheffield Hallam University, 6xCH, 4 sections,
Details: B D Stephenson, 9 Roydfield Drive, Waterthorpe,
Sheffield, S19 6ND, England.
Tel +??-114-2471579
email 100447.2043@compuserve.com
April 15-17 Blois (FRA), 6xCH, 200F,
Tel +33 73910285
April 17-23 Gausdal (NOR), Norwegian Open, 9xCH, elo/norms?
Tel +47 22679520
Fax +47 22679513
April 17-28 Jewpatoria (UKR), youth tmt, 9xCH, no entry fee
Tel +7 0652 277097
April 25-May 3 Gausdal (NOR), Arnold Cup 9xCH, elo/norms?
Tel +47 22679520
Fax +47 22679513
April 26-29 New York (US), New York Open, 9xCH
Tel +?-1-212-719-4204
Fax +?-1-212-719-4369
April 26-28 and The Hague (NL), AEGON Man-Computer Tournament,
May 1-3 Tel +31-70-464 3729 (Cock de Gorter)
April 29/30 Arnprior (Ontario, CAN)
April 30 - May 10 Smolensk (RUS), Belavenets memorial
Tel +7(081) 00-24562
or +7(081) 00-32940
May 5-13 Gausdal (NOR), Skei Masters, 10 player GM and IM tmts,
round-robins
Tel +47 22679520
Fax +47 22679513
May 6-17 Budapest (HUN), "First Saturday"
GM-tmt (13rd), IM-tmt (13rd), Elo-tmt (9rd Schev)
Tel/Fax +361 263 2859
May 10-20 Waikiki, Hawaii (US) 10x CH, ELO, norms
e-mail Eric Schiller, chesswks@netcom.com
more details in TWIC 16
May 13 SHEFFIELD RAPIDPLAY CHESS CONGRESS, Handsworth Parish
Centre, Handsworth Road, Sheffield, 6xCH, 4 sections,
entries limited,
Details: B D Stephenson, 9 Roydfield Drive, Waterthorpe,
Sheffield, S19 6ND, England.
Tel +??-114-2471579
email 100447.2043@compuserve.com
May 19-22 Vancouver (CAN), 20th Annual Keres Memorial, open: 7xCH,
other sections: 6xCH, 40/120+G/60, entry 100 $can,
prizes 8000$can,
tel +?? (604) 686-8888
email rincewin@helix.net (Wilson Yeung)
detailed info in TWIC 23
May 19-27 Schaan (LIE) 9xCH, ELO, 100sFr
Tel +41 75 2324940
Fax +41 75 2322986
May 23-31 Maria Alm (AUT) Open for Senior-Player, 9xCH
Tel +43 6582 2196
May 25-28 Erlangen (GER) 7xCH, no ELO, 90DM
Tel +49 9131 47703
May 25-28 Crailsheim (GER) 7xCH, ELO, no norms, 90DM
Tel +49 7951 6468
May 25-28 Erfurt (GER), 9xCH, 30min, 25DM,
Tel +49 361 6435132
May 25-28 Herne (GER), 7xCH, 70DM,
Tel +49 2323 18112
May 25-28 Jarny (FRA), 7xCH, 120F,
Tel +33 82334815
May 25-30 Hong Kong, ICCA Computer Chess World Championships
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Tel (+852)-26098254 (Dr. H.K.Tsang)
Fax (+852)-26035558
email hktsang@mailbox.ee.cuhk.hk
May 27-29 Long Beach, California, (USA), 16th Annual Memorial Day
Classic, 6xCH, 7sections, long Beach Airport Marriott
Hotel (310-425-5210), $20,000 (US) guaranteed
tel 310-634-8477
fax 310-988-9573 (Charles Rostedt)
May 27-June 3 Mainz (GER) 9xCH, ELO,
Tel +49 6131 223990 or
Tel/Fax +49 6131 85399
June 2-5 Jena (GER), 7xCH, 60DM,
Tel +49 3641 51892
June 3-10 Ischia (ITA) International Festival,
tel +39-81-668811 or +39-81-668875
fax +39-81-7612354 Mr. Fabio, Luca Orofino
June 3-14 Budapest (HUN), "First Saturday"
GM-tmt (13rd), IM-tmt (13rd), Elo-tmt (9rd Schev)
Tel/Fax +361 263 2859
June 10-16 Bolzano (ITA), International Open,
tel +39-471-921870
June 10-18 Bad Bevensen (GER), 9xCH, ELO, norms?, 120DM,
Tel +49 5821 41024
June 14-18 Giessen (GER),14th Open, 7xCH, ELO, no norms, 75 DM
Tel +49 6403 71213
or +49 641 53492
Room Verkehrsamt Giessen, Berliner Platz, D-35390 Giessen
detailed info in TWIC 21(German) and 22 (English)
June 17 Locarno (CH), 9th International Marathon Open-air,
blitz (5 min), 39 rounds !
three groups of 40 players, divided by strength,
MANY GM - IM - FM in the first group!
roberto@mecasoft.ch
June 17-18 Bad Bevensen (GER), 11xCH, 30min, 60DM,
Tel +49 5821 41024
June 17-19 Tartu (EST) 9xCH, 50DM (June 17+18)+ Blitz(June 19), no ELO
Tel +372 7 421281
June 17-24 Bolzano (ITA), Festival
tel +39-471-921870
June 22-25 Milano (ITA), Robeccheto con Induno, International
Festival, 6rd
tel +39-2-9761580 Mr. Vito Grandieri, hours 15/21
+39-2-9746206 Mr. Flavio Polloni, hours 15/21
June 25-July 2 Telese (ITA), International Festival
tel +39-824-976980 Mr. Pancrazio Affinito
June 30-July 8 Velden (AUT) 9xCH, Elo, Norms, 750 oeS
Tel +43 4274 2103
Fax +43 4274 51078
July 1-12 Budapest (HUN), "First Saturday"
GM-tmt (13rd), IM-tmt (13rd), Elo-tmt (9rd Schev)
Tel/Fax +361 263 2859
July 8-16 Toronto (CAN), Canadian Open
July 14 Canberra (AUS), Humans v Computers Match
Info: Shaun Press, 42 Mockridge Cres, Holt 2617,
Australia
July 15-16 Canberra (AUS), Australian National University Open
Venue: Old Canberra House, ANU, Canberra, Australia
Info: Shaun Press, 42 Mockridge Cres, Holt 2617,
Australia
July 21 Biel (SUI) 12 tournaments, Open: 9-11xCH, ELO, norms
-August 5 30sFr (blitz)-250sFr
Tel +41 32 534040
Fax +41 32 228688 or
+41 32 535925
July 29 Gausdal (NOR), Peer Gynt International, 9xCH, elo/norms?
-August 4 Tel +47 22679520
Fax +47 22679513
July 29 Montecatini Terme - Int. Festival, 9xCH, ELO, norms
-August 6 tel +39-572-78177 Mr. Paganelli
fax +39-572-772307
August 5-16 Budapest (HUN), "First Saturday"
GM-tmt (13rd), IM-tmt (13rd), Elo-tmt (9rd Schev)
Tel/Fax +361 263 2859
August 6-13 Gausdal International (NOR), 9xCH, elo/norms?
Tel +47 22679520
Fax +47 22679513
August 21-29 Porto S. Giorgio - Int. Festival
tel +39-734-679745 or +39-734-675590
October 1-2 Greater Sydney Chess Festival,
Venue: The Huntley Hotel, Parramatta, Australia
Contact: Australian Chess Enterprises, PO Box 6301
Baulkham Hills, NSW 2153, Australia
Tel x61-2-838-1529
Fax x61-2-838-1614
Email ace@sydney.dializ.oz.au
October 14-15 Boston, MA (USA), Sixth Harvard Cup Human Versus Computer
Chess Challenge (participation by invitation only;
spectators welcome)
Computer Museum
tel 617-876-5759; fax 617-491-9570;
email cfc@isr.harvard.edu