THE WEEK IN CHESS 406 19th August 2002 by Mark Crowther

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Contents

1) Introduction
2) Chess Classic Mainz
3) Tel Aviv International
4) 12th Abu Dhabi International
5) Capital of Siberia
6) First Saturday August
7) Juventus Cup
8) Turkey vs. Georgia Chess Summit
9) Chambery Open
10) Davos Open
11) 11th Kavala Open
12) 2nd CMA Futurity
13) 17th Avoine Open
14) 15th Kiel Open
15) Alexandra Kosteniuk vs. David Howell
16) Final GM norm for Sergej Karjakin
17) MVM Cup Polgar vs Macieja
18) Guelph Pro-Am International
19) Ron Banwell Masters
20) Festival Schneider Bohemia" Pilsen
21) 31st Queenstown Open
22) Vlissingen Corrections
23) Austrian Championships
24) Ignatius Leong challenges for FIDE Presidency
25) Stefan Loeffler interviews Ignatius Leong
26) Forthcoming Events and Links


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Games section

Chess Classic Mainz                  75 games
Tel Aviv International               66 games
12th Abu Dhabi International        161 games
Capital of Siberia                  484 games
First Saturday August               133 games
Juventus Cup                         30 games
Turkey vs. Georgia Chess Summit      24 games
Chambery Open                        90 games
Davos Open                           88 games
11th Kavala Open                    164 games
2nd CMA Futurity                     30 games
17th Avoine Open                    102 games
Kosteniuk vs. Howell                  4 games
MVM Cup Polgar vs Macieja             2 games
Guelph Pro-Am International         208 games
Ron Banwell Masters                  25 games
Vlissingen Corrections                5 games
Austrian Championships              358 games
2059 games

1) Introduction

My thanks to Axel Fritz, David Cohen, Scott Freeman, Antonio Bento, Aydin Saray, Radu-Catalin Chirila, Hans Groffen, John Marountas, Ingvar Johannesson, Bartlomiej Macieja, Andras Bacsi, Laszlo Nagy, Stefan Loeffler, Andy McFarland, Ching Kim Lye, Miroslav Desancic, Nick Zhang, Mikhail Golubov, Alik Gershon, Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh, Harald Grafenhofer and all those who helped with this issue.

The highlight of the week for me was the match between Viswanathan Anand and Ruslan Ponomariov. Ponomariov's rise has been fast and the question was could he take on Anand at rapid chess a form of chess he has struggled at in his last two events? There wasn't a clear answer as Anand saw off his challenger in a close and competitive match by winning the final game having survived at least one lost position along the way.

Hope you enjoy this issue.

Mark

2) Chess Classic Mainz

Chess Classic Mainz took place August 15th-18th 2002. The main event was an 8 game match Viswanathan Anand and FIDE world champion Ruslan Ponomariov played at 25 minutes + 10 seconds per move. In a tight match Anand managed a last gasp victory with a game 8 win to take the match 4.5-3.5. Ponomariov missed at least one chance to win another game in the match in game two. Alexandra Kosteniuk drew with Elisabeth Paehtz in another match alongside. Viktor Bologan won a tough long game against Vladimir Epishin to win the Ordix Open with 9.5/11. Other events included handicap matches between the mayor of Mainz Jens Beutel and a powerful version of FRITZ7 and Anand and a FRITZ7 on a less powerful computer (2-0 to Anand) and Eckhard Freise with JUNIOR7 and Peter Svidler without (Svidler 1.5-0.5). The Chess960 Open was won by Peter Svidler. The initial position was randomised (I will see if I can find a way of publishing the games from this match). Yet again Hans-Walter Schmitt has put together an interesting and entertaining event. My thanks to Axel Fritz.

Internet coverage: http://www.chesstigers.de and http://www.chessgate.de

Read an eve of event interview with Ruslan Ponomariov at: http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/usd30000.htm

Ponomariov, Ruslan  -  Anand, Viswanathan  1/2   39  B17  Caro Kann
Anand, Viswanathan  -  Ponomariov, Ruslan  1/2   40  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Ponomariov, Ruslan  -  Anand, Viswanathan  1-0   44  B33  Sicilian Sveshnikov
Anand, Viswanathan  -  Ponomariov, Ruslan  1-0   38  B80  Sicilian Scheveningen
Ponomariov, Ruslan  -  Anand, Viswanathan  1/2   40  B90  Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Anand, Viswanathan  -  Ponomariov, Ruslan  1/2   36  C96  Ruy Lopez
Ponomariov, Ruslan  -  Anand, Viswanathan  1/2   81  B49  Sicilian Paulsen
Anand, Viswanathan  -  Ponomariov, Ruslan  1-0   46  D27  QGA


Dual of the WCh Mainz GER (GER), 16-18 viii 2002
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Anand, Viswanathan  g IND 2755    =   =   0   1   =   =   =   1   4.5  2786
Ponomariov, Ruslan  g UKR 2743    =   =   1   0   =   =   =   0   3.5  2712
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Paehtz, Elisabeth     -  Kosteniuk, Alexandra  0-1   25  B70  Sicilian Dragon
Kosteniuk, Alexandra  -  Paehtz, Elisabeth     1-0   32  B49  Sicilian Paulsen
Paehtz, Elisabeth     -  Kosteniuk, Alexandra  1-0   39  B70  Sicilian Dragon
Kosteniuk, Alexandra  -  Paehtz, Elisabeth     0-1   47  B90  Sicilian Najdorf
Paehtz, Elisabeth     -  Kosteniuk, Alexandra  1/2   97  B54  Sicilian Rauzer
Kosteniuk, Alexandra  -  Paehtz, Elisabeth     1-0   34  B90  Sicilian Najdorf
Paehtz, Elisabeth     -  Kosteniuk, Alexandra  1/2   38  B54  Sicilian Rauzer
Kosteniuk, Alexandra  -  Paehtz, Elisabeth     0-1   58  B43  Sicilian Paulsen


Dual of the Graces Mainz GER (GER), 16-18 viii 2002
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Kosteniuk, Alexandra m  RUS 2459    1   1   0   0   =   1   =   0   4.0  2331
Paehtz, Elisabeth    wg GER 2331    0   0   1   1   =   0   =   1   4.0  2459
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Ordix Open Mainz GER (GER), 17-18 viii 2002
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 1. Bologan, Viktor        g  MDA 2631 9½
 2. Svidler, Peter         g  RUS 2690 9
 3. Vaganian, Rafael A     g  ARM 2664 9
 4. Agrest, Evgenij        g  SWE 2599 9
 5. Glek, Igor V           g  GER 2590 9
 6. Georgiev, Kiril        g  BUL 2654 8½
 7. Sasikiran, Krishnan    g  IND 2650 8½
 8. Portisch, Lajos        g  HUN 2599 8½
 9. Chuchelov, Vladimir    g  BEL 2591 8½
10. Shchekachev, Andrei    g  RUS 2546 8½
11. David, Alberto         g  LUX 2511 8½
12. Naumann, Alexander     m  GER 2507 8½
13. Vogt, Lothar           g  GER 2471 8½
14. Dautov, Rustem         g  GER 2617 8½
15. Doettling, Fabian      m  GER 2527 8½
16. Kharlov, Andrei        g  RUS 2609 8½
17. Lalic, Bogdan          g  ENG 2540 8½
18. Meins, Gerlef          m  GER 2416 8½
19. Aseev, Konstantin N    g  RUS 2575 8
20. Galdunts, Sergey       m  ARM 2496 8
21. Krivoshey, Sergei      m  UKR 2481 8
22. Epishin, Vladimir      g  RUS 2643 8
23. Milov, Vadim           g  SUI 2602 8
24. Jussupow, Artur        g  GER 2618 8
25. Rotstein, Arkadij      g  GER 2557 8
26. Hertneck, Gerald       g  GER 2516 8
27. Ginsburg, Gennadij     m  GER 2476 8
28. Schlindwein, Rolf      m  GER 2426 8
29. Solomunovic, Igor      f  BIH 2421 8
30. Margolin, Boris        m  GER 2410 8
31. Wornath, Kai Rudolf    f  GER 2398 8
32. Orlov, Andrei             RUS 2392 8
33. Vogler, Tilmann           GER 2298 8
34. Pigusov, Evgeny        g  RUS 2622 8
35. Fridman, Daniel        g  LAT 2577 8
36. Levin, Felix           g  GER 2524 8
37. Seel, Christian           GER 2350 8
38. Krasenkow, Michal      g  POL 2662 7½
39. Graf, Alexander        g  GER 2624 7½
40. Hickl,Joerg            g  GER 2602 7½
41. Miezis, Normunds       g  LAT 2510 7½
42. Lobron, Eric           g  GER 2500 7½
43. Karpatchev, Aleksandr  g  RUS 2496 7½
44. Donchenko, Anatoli     m  RUS 2547 7½
494 players

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Chess960 Open Mainz GER (GER), 15-16 viii 2002
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 1. Svidler,Peter      GM 2750 9       
 2. Motylev,Alexander  GM 2634 8½       
 2. Fridman,Daniel     GM 2571 8½       
 4. Bologan,Victor     GM 2631 8       
 4. Milov,Vadim        GM 2620 8       
 4. Tregubov,Pavel     GM 2599 8       
 7. Bischoff,Klaus     GM 2554 8       
 7. Milov,Leonid       IM 2460 8       
 9. Kharlov,Andrei     GM 2609 7½       
 9. Portisch,Lajos     GM 2599 7½       
 9. Iordachescu,Viorel GM 2555 7½       
 9. Lobron,Eric        GM 2500 7½       
 9. Ivanov,Michail     GM 2489 7½       
 9. Meijers,Viesturs   IM 2461 7½       
15. Krasenkov,Michal   GM 2657 7½       
15. Epishin,Vladimir   GM 2643 7½       
15. Dautov,Rustem      GM 2614 7½       
15. Lalic,Bogdan       GM 2595 7½       
15. Komarov,Dimitri    GM 2560 7½       
15. Hort,Vlastimil     GM 2534 7½       
15. Teske,Henrik       GM 2529 7½     
131 players

Handicap

Round 1 (August 15, 2002)

Freise,Eckhard / JUNIOR7  -  Svidler, Peter       0-1   40  D97  Gruenfeld Russian
Beutel,Jens / FRITZ7      -  Anand,V / FRITZ7     0-1   55  B53  Sicilian Hungarian


Round 2 (August 15, 2002)

Anand,V / FRITZ7     -  Beutel,Jens / FRITZ7      1-0   43  A48  King's Indian Defence
Svidler, Peter       -  Freise,Eckhard / JUNIOR7  1/2   29  C63  Ruy Lopez Schliemann

3) Tel Aviv International

The Tel Aviv international took place 11th-18th August 2002. Avigdor Bykhovsky won the category VIII event with 7.5/11. My thanks to Alik Gershon for the games and news.

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It Tel Aviv ISR (ISR), 11-18 viii 2002                     cat. VIII (2429)
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 1. Bykhovsky, Avigdor       g RUS 2455  * = = 1 = 1 1 = 0 1 = 1  7.5  2559 
 2. Gofshtein, Zeev-Alon     g ISR 2519  = * 1 = = 0 1 = 1 1 = =  7.0  2522 
 3. Zoler, Dan               m ISR 2503  = 0 * 1 = 1 = 1 0 1 1 =  7.0  2523 
 4. Erenburg, Sergey         m ISR 2475  0 = 0 * = 1 = 1 1 = 1 1  7.0  2526 
 5. Lerner, Konstantin Z     g UKR 2536  = = = = * = 0 1 1 = 0 1  6.0  2454 
 6. Bitansky, Igor             ISR 2337  0 1 0 0 = * 1 0 1 = = 1  5.5  2437 
 7. Livshits, Gaby             ISR 2380  0 0 = = 1 0 * = = = 1 1  5.5  2433 
 8. Mikhalevski, Alexander   m ISR 2429  = = 0 0 0 1 = * = 1 = =  5.0  2392 
 9. Kaganskiy, Gleb            RUS 2332  1 0 1 0 0 0 = = * = = =  4.5  2372 
10. Bar, Roman               m ISR 2433  0 0 0 = = = = 0 = * 1 =  4.0  2326 
11. Porat, Shi               f ISR 2369  = = 0 0 1 = 0 = = 0 * 0  3.5  2301 
12. Klenburg, Mikhail          UKR 2376  0 = = 0 0 0 0 = = = 1 *  3.5  2300 
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4) 12th Abu Dhabi International

The 12th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival takes place August 12th-21st 2002. Elmar Magerramov leads the 9 round event with 5.5/7. My thanks to Mehrdad Pahlevanzadeh for his help.

Internet coverage: http://www.abudhabichess.com/

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ADCF Masters Abu Dhabi UAE (UAE), 12-21 viii 2002
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 1. Magerramov, Elmar        g  AZE 2551  +23 = 8 +15 = 7 + 9 +14 = 2  .   .   5.5  2672 
 2. Iuldachev, Saidali       g  UZB 2516  +24 +28 =12 + 4 =14 = 3 = 1  .   .   5.0  2643 
 3. Ulibin, Mikhail          g  RUS 2589  +37 +25 = 7 =13 + 8 = 2 = 5  .   .   5.0  2633 
 4. Gleizerov, Evgeny        g  RUS 2576  +21 =11 + 9 - 2 =29 +28 +14  .   .   5.0  2590 
 5. Safin, Shukhrat          g  UZB 2525  =17 =29 +24 =28 +23 + 7 = 3  .   .   5.0  2543 
 6. Dobrov, Vladimir         m  RUS 2443  +41 -12 +43 =30 +27 =13 +16  .   .   5.0  2474 
 7. Arkhipov, Sergey         g  RUS 2499  +39 +22 = 3 = 1 +13 - 5 = 8  .   .   4.5  2564 
 8. El Gindy, Essam          m  EGY 2449  +20 = 1 =10 +32 - 3 +29 = 7  .   .   4.5  2513 
 9. Bakre, Tejas             m  IND 2450  +38 +33 - 4 +19 - 1 +15 =10  .   .   4.5  2523 
10. Vakhidov, Tahir          m  UZB 2500  +43 =15 = 8 =17 +30 =16 = 9  .   .   4.5  2464 
11. Komliakov, Viktor        g  MDA 2450  +27 = 4 -13 -23 +34 +32 +24  .   .   4.5  2394 
12. Bagirov, Rufat           m  AZE 2516  +26 + 6 = 2 -14 =15 =18 =19  .   .   4.0  2473 
13. Turov, Maxim             g  RUS 2518  +32 =19 +11 = 3 - 7 = 6 =22  .   .   4.0  2487 
14. Dzhumaev, Marat          g  UZB 2494  +30 =18 +29 +12 = 2 - 1 - 4  .   .   4.0  2497 
15. Guliev, Logman           m  AZE 2390  +36 =10 - 1 +21 =12 - 9 +30  .   .   4.0  2416 
16. Poluljahov, Aleksandr    g  RUS 2512  =33 +38 =19 =18 +17 =10 - 6  .   .   4.0  2414 
17. Kayumov, Sergey             UZB 2267  = 5 =31 +34 =10 -16 =23 +28  .   .   4.0  2432 
18. Sale, Srdjan             m  CRO 2403  +44 =14 =25 =16 =28 =12 =23  .   .   4.0  2436 
19. Prasad, Devaki V         m  IND 2420  +45 =13 =16 - 9 =32 +20 =12  .   .   4.0  2394 
20. Al-Tamimi, Hamad            QAT 2105  - 8 +37 =23 =27 +26 -19 +29  .   .   4.0  2382 
21. Salem, Ghuloom              UAE 2317  - 4 =42 +33 -15 +25 =27 +34  .   .   4.0  2319 
22. Umansky, Vladimir        m  RUS 2405  +34 - 7 -30 +38 =24 +39 =13  .   .   4.0  2319 
23. El Arousy, Abdul Hameed  m  EGY 2297  - 1 +40 =20 +11 - 5 =17 =18  .   .   3.5  2339 
24. Nezad, Husein Aziz       f  QAT 2246  - 2 +36 - 5 +35 =22 +31 -11  .   .   3.5  2360 
25. Kaiumov, Dmitry D        m  UZB 2460  +35 - 3 =18 -29 -21 +41 +27  .   .   3.5  2296 
26. Mirzoeva, Elmira         wg RUS 2296  -12 -27 +45 +42 -20 =30 +39  .   .   3.5  2169 
27. Coleman, James              ENG 2123  -11 +26 +31 =20 - 6 =21 -25  .   .   3.0  2302 
28. Ghane, Shojaat              IRI 2423  +40 - 2 +39 = 5 =18 - 4 -17  .   .   3.0  2315 
29. Tissir, Mohamed          m  MAR 2376  +46 = 5 -14 +25 = 4 - 8 -20  .   .   3.0  2322 
30. Janahi, Zeyaad           f  BRN 2191  -14 +46 +22 = 6 -10 =26 -15  .   .   3.0  2311 
31. Sarwat, Walaa            m  EGY 2396  =42 =17 -27 +41 =39 -24 =35  .   .   3.0  2107 
32. Jasim, A.R. Saleh        f  UAE 2259  -13 +41 +42 - 8 =19 -11 =36  .   .   3.0  2229 
33. Hamed, Ahmed             m  EGY 2308  =16 - 9 -21 =40 =41 +42 =37  .   .   3.0  2206 
34. Al-Sulaiti, Ghanem          QAT 2026  -22 +35 -17 +43 -11 +38 -21  .   .   3.0  2252 
35. Amer, Mohamed               EGY 2189  -25 -34 +44 -24 =37 +43 =31  .   .   3.0  2202 
36. Ibrahim, Ismail             UAE 2042  -15 -24 -38 +46 +43 =37 =32  .   .   3.0  2199 
37. Himdan, Maher            m  EGY 2363  - 3 -20 +40 -39 =35 =36 =33  .   .   2.5  2113 
38. Nadir, Samir                SUD 2207  - 9 -16 +36 -22 +44 -34 =40  .   .   2.5  2113 
39. Khalid AlShaali             UAE 2197  - 7 +45 -28 +37 =31 -22 -26  .   .   2.5  2245 
40. Al-Marri, Omar              QAT 2076  -28 -23 -37 =33 =42 +45 =38  .   .   2.5  2133 
41. Al-Khaja, Arif              UAE 2078  - 6 -32 +46 -31 =33 -25 +45  .   .   2.5  2172 
42. Faisal, Kishwani            UAE ----  =31 =21 -32 -26 =40 -33 =44  .   .   2.0  2078 
43. Sadatnajafi, M              IRI 2279  -10 +44 - 6 -34 -36 -35 +46  .   .   2.0  2013 
44. Abdulla,M.Saleh             UAE ----  -18 -43 -35 +45 -38 =46 =42  .   .   2.0  2003 
45. Mulla Jumma, Taher          KUW 2053  -19 -39 -26 -44 +46 -40 -41  .   .   1.0  1843 
46. Jumaa,Almuhiri              UAE ----  -29 -30 -41 -36 -45 =44 -43  .   .   0.5  1723 
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5) Capital of Siberia

Nick Zhang sends games and results from the Capital of Siberia Open which saw Vladislav Akselrod take first place after a playoff with 7/9 ahead of Ramil Isanbaev, Alexey Bespalov and Jury Grachev all on the same score.

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Capital of Siberia Open Novosibirsk RUS (RUS), 20-28 vii 2002
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  1. Akselrod, Vladislav     m  RUS 2395  + 16 + 31 + 18 - 13 + 47 =  7 + 27 + 20 =  3  7.0  2491 
  2. Isanbaev, Ramil            RUS 2372  + 63 = 55 + 28 + 38 + 14 + 13 =  4 = 10 =  5  7.0  2534 
  3. Bespalov, Alexey           RUS 2290  + 76 + 47 =  6 =  8 + 64 = 19 + 14 +  7 =  1  7.0  2489 
  4. Grachev, Jury              RUS 2398  +101 + 48 =  9 = 14 + 39 + 24 =  2 =  6 + 25  7.0  2520 
  5. Kazakov, Peter             RUS 2424  + 15 + 32 + 21 -  7 + 11 - 20 + 28 + 13 =  2  6.5  2456 
  6. Logunov, Maxim          m  RUS 2388  + 59 + 54 =  3 + 26 = 20 + 18 =  7 =  4 = 10  6.5  2476 
  7. Sevostianov, Vladimir      RUS 2349  + 75 + 30 + 52 +  5 = 13 =  1 =  6 -  3 + 26  6.5  2465 
  8. Permiakov, Vladimir     m  RUS 2351  + 91 + 33 = 26 =  3 = 15 + 17 = 20 = 11 + 27  6.5  2413 
  9. Zarezenko, Ilya         f  RUS 2296  + 69 + 51 =  4 + 35 = 25 = 10 = 13 = 15 + 33  6.5  2443 
 10. Shushpanov, Rustam      m  RUS 2485  + 73 + 42 - 14 + 65 + 52 =  9 + 46 =  2 =  6  6.5  2414 
 11. Eltsov, Roman              RUS 2242  - 78 + 86 + 75 + 45 -  5 + 66 + 24 =  8 + 21  6.5  2354 
 12. Pak, Kil En                RUS 2264  + 23 +107 - 13 - 47 + 93 + 70 + 67 = 21 + 20  6.5  2319 
 13. Bibko, Ivan                RUS 2336  + 56 + 44 + 12 +  1 =  7 -  2 =  9 -  5 + 36  6.0  2411 
 14. Yudin, Sergei           f  RUS 2328  + 94 + 41 + 10 =  4 -  2 + 26 -  3 + 32 = 17  6.0  2419 
 15. Shevchenko, Vitaly         RUS 2167  -  5 + 90 + 71 + 28 =  8 = 50 + 52 =  9 = 19  6.0  2389 
 16. Pavlov, Oleg               RUS 2154  -  1 + 89 + 83 + 48 = 27 = 21 + 18 - 17 + 37  6.0  2350 
 17. Vassiliev, G               RUS 2276  + 87 = 78 - 46 + 59 + 68 -  8 + 65 + 16 = 14  6.0  2276 
 18. Popov, Roman2           f  RUS 2293  + 82 + 68 -  1 + 22 + 78 -  6 - 16 + 44 + 41  6.0  2303 
 19. Kopiylov, Alexander        RUS 2368  + 57 = 53 = 39 = 29 + 33 =  3 = 32 = 37 = 15  5.5  2288 
 20. Maletin, Pavel          f  RUS 2344  + 88 + 29 = 35 + 46 =  6 +  5 =  8 -  1 - 12  5.5  2366 
 21. Degterev, Alexander        RUS 2316  + 70 + 34 -  5 = 68 + 29 = 16 + 48 = 12 - 11  5.5  2294 
 22. Popov, Eugeny V            RUS 2061  - 35 + 43 + 34 - 18 + 30 - 28 + 53 = 48 + 54  5.5  2300 
 23. Petenev, Konstantin        RUS 2055  - 12 + 96 + 30 - 54 + 44 - 48 + 51 + 39 = 31  5.5  2283 
 24. Salinnikov, D.Y         m  RUS 2327  = 49 + 83 = 53 + 44 + 54 -  4 - 11 = 30 + 46  5.5  2267 
 25. Zablotsky, Sergei          RUS 2388  - 79 + 76 + 57 + 53 =  9 - 46 + 77 + 35 -  4  5.5  2285 
 26. Polyakevich, Stanislav     RUS 2286  + 86 + 79 =  8 -  6 + 36 - 14 + 64 + 46 -  7  5.5  2302 
 27. Voinov, Alexandr           RUS 2304  + 66 = 46 = 78 + 79 = 16 + 65 -  1 + 54 -  8  5.5  2246 
 28. Demidov, Leonid            RUS 2246  + 97 + 74 -  2 - 15 + 91 + 22 -  5 = 47 + 56  5.5  2241 
 29. Verzhansky, Alexander      RUS 2201  + 92 - 20 + 82 = 19 - 21 + 40 - 54 + 78 + 48  5.5  2270 
 30. Pokrasenko, Alexander      RUS 2183  + 62 -  7 - 23 + 87 - 22 + 94 + 66 = 24 + 50  5.5  2239 
 31. Dudko, Alexander           RUS 2209  + 89 -  1 + 56 - 64 - 66 + 99 + 68 + 45 = 23  5.5  2173 
 32. Aliqogin, Jaslan           KAZ 2245  + 90 -  5 - 79 +100 + 75 + 49 = 19 - 14 + 47  5.5  2274 
 33. Okladnikov, Gennady        RUS 2203  + 98 -  8 = 69 + 80 - 19 + 93 + 50 + 38 -  9  5.5  2282 
 34. Karpov, Viktor             RUS 2175  +102 - 21 - 22 - 67 +103 + 87 + 71 + 52 = 38  5.5  2192 
 35. Solodovnikov, Mikhail      RUS 2266  + 22 + 84 = 20 -  9 = 49 = 57 + 78 - 25 = 40  5.0  2207 
 36. Kornienko, Sergey          RUS 2193  - 80 = 93 + 74 + 41 - 26 = 59 + 70 + 67 - 13  5.0  2167 
 37. Ryabov, Sergei             RUS 2221  = 45 + 49 - 65 = 66 + 94 = 78 + 57 = 19 - 16  5.0  2147 
 38. Golovachuk, Yaroslav       RUS 2279  =100 + 72 + 55 -  2 - 46 + 61 + 83 - 33 = 34  5.0  2195 
 39. Sisabaev,Kuanysh           KAZ 2219  = 72 + 95 = 19 + 91 -  4 - 67 + 59 - 23 + 68  5.0  2180 
 40. Gerber, Vyacheslav         RUS 2170  = 95 =100 = 80 - 93 + 84 - 29 + 85 + 73 = 35  5.0  2128 
 41. Yakushev, Nikolai          RUS 2192  +105 - 14 =100 - 36 + 69 = 68 + 49 + 64 - 18  5.0  2178 
 42. Trufanov, Alexander G      RUS 2243  +103 - 10 - 91 - 70 + 80 = 56 = 82 + 83 + 67  5.0  2145 
 43. Botvinkov, Anton           RUS 2182  - 65 - 22 + 89 = 99 +100 = 71 - 45 + 82 + 64  5.0  2072 
 44. Kaurdakov, Vladislav       RUS 2175  +104 - 13 +103 - 24 - 23 + 76 + 74 - 18 + 70  5.0  2177 
 45. Batuev, Anton              RUS ----  = 37 + 50 = 58 - 11 - 51 + 63 + 43 - 31 = 61  4.5  2219 
 46. Nam, Konstantin            RUS 2173  +108 = 27 + 17 - 20 + 38 + 25 - 10 - 26 - 24  4.5  2298 
 47. Zhang-Yushkov, Nikolai     RUS 2168  + 85 -  3 + 84 + 12 -  1 - 52 + 58 = 28 - 32  4.5  2218 
 48. Ubiennykh, Ekaterina    wf RUS 2225  + 67 -  4 + 88 - 16 + 56 + 23 - 21 = 22 - 29  4.5  2156 
 49. Pimankin, Sergey           RUS 2103  = 24 - 37 + 95 + 55 = 35 - 32 - 41 = 74 + 83  4.5  2161 
 50. Chigvintsev, Andrei     m  RUS 2389  - 68 - 45 + 90 + 82 + 79 = 15 - 33 + 57 - 30  4.5  2120 
 51. Emelyanov, Yury            RUS 2173  + 71 -  9 + 67 - 52 + 45 - 64 - 23 = 86 + 81  4.5  2077 
 52. Zemtsov, Roman             RUS 2272  + 93 + 80 -  7 + 51 - 10 + 47 - 15 - 34 = 59  4.5  2191 
 53. Sarginov, Kirill           RUS 2206  + 81 = 19 = 24 - 25 - 70 + 91 - 22 + 93 = 62  4.5  2157 
 54. Nebylitsin, Nikolai        RUS 2207  +106 -  6 + 94 + 23 - 24 = 83 + 29 - 27 - 22  4.5  2160 
 55. Novikova, Anna             RUS 2206  + 64 =  2 - 38 - 49 - 59 + 92 - 56 + 99 + 65  4.5  2117 
 56. Kirillova, Varvara      wf RUS 2109  - 13 + 98 - 31 +104 - 48 = 42 + 55 + 60 - 28  4.5  2185 
 57. Korobkin, Maxim            RUS 2122  - 19 +108 - 25 + 62 + 58 = 35 - 37 - 50 + 80  4.5  2209 
 58. Akishev, Alexander         RUS 2253  + 99 = 65 = 45 - 78 - 57 + 75 - 47 = 66 + 86  4.5  2068 
 59. Dobrenko, Andrei           RUS 2146  -  6 =106 + 97 - 17 + 55 = 36 - 39 + 92 = 52  4.5  2176 
 60. Tupolev, Konstantin        RUS 2205  - 84 + 87 = 66 + 69 - 65 - 77 + 99 - 56 + 78  4.5  2061 
 61. Kovalev, Evgeny            RUS 2173  - 83 + 99 - 64 + 92 = 71 - 38 + 81 = 65 = 45  4.5  2036 
 62. Kuznetsov, Yury            RUS ----  - 30 - 66 + 76 - 57 - 82 +104 + 94 + 79 = 53  4.5  2111 
 63. Tyulin, Alexander          RUS 2132  -  2 - 64 - 92 +108 + 72 - 45 + 87 = 80 + 84  4.5  2048 
 64. Filippov,Stanislav         RUS ----  - 55 + 63 + 61 + 31 -  3 + 51 - 26 - 41 - 43  4.0  2161 
 65. Larichev, Dmitry           RUS ----  + 43 = 58 + 37 - 10 + 60 - 27 - 17 = 61 - 55  4.0  2213 
 66. Zinoviev, Sergey           RUS 2081  - 27 + 62 = 60 = 37 + 31 - 11 - 30 = 58 = 74  4.0  2136 
 67. Avdeenko,Tatiana           RUS ----  - 48 +101 - 51 + 34 + 96 + 39 - 12 - 36 - 42  4.0  2160 
 68. Artamonov, Pavel           RUS 2151  + 50 - 18 +107 = 21 - 17 = 41 - 31 + 72 - 39  4.0  2167 
 69. Druzhinin, Valentin        RUS 2080  -  9 + 85 = 33 - 60 - 41 - 81 + 90 = 71 + 92  4.0  2059 
 70. Toropov, Viktor            RUS 2096  - 21 - 71 +102 + 42 + 53 - 12 - 36 + 96 - 44  4.0  2132 
 71. Rudykh, Sergei             RUS ----  - 51 + 70 - 15 +106 = 61 = 43 - 34 = 69 = 73  4.0  2091 
 72. Bazilov,Arman              RUS ----  = 39 - 38 = 77 -101 - 63 + 95 + 75 - 68 + 94  4.0  2105 
 73. Pribylnova, Ekaterina      RUS 2167  - 10 -103 = 81 + 95 - 99 + 97 + 84 - 40 = 71  4.0  2042 
 74. Shapiro,Yuri               RUS ----  + 77 - 28 - 36 - 94 + 86 +101 - 44 = 49 = 66  4.0  2103 
 75. Grif, Sergei               RUS 2118  -  7 + 81 - 11 +107 - 32 - 58 - 72 + 97 + 93  4.0  2088 
 76. Mastilin, Alexander        RUS 2079  -  3 - 25 - 62 +102 +107 - 44 - 92 +105 + 96  4.0  2071 
 77. Koshelev, Vladimir         RUS 2173  - 74 = 97 = 72 = 84 + 81 + 60 - 25   .    .   3.5  2089 
 78. Altunin,Stanislav          RUS ----  + 11 = 17 = 27 + 58 - 18 = 37 - 35 - 29 - 60  3.5  2171 
 79. Zhukov, Alexander          RUS 2139  + 25 - 26 + 32 - 27 - 50 = 85 = 80 - 62 = 87  3.5  2106 
 80. Korotkova,Ekaterina        RUS ----  + 36 - 52 = 40 - 33 - 42 +100 = 79 = 63 - 57  3.5  2091 
 81. Gorbacheva,Maria           RUS ----  - 53 - 75 = 73 + 97 - 77 + 69 - 61 + 85 - 51  3.5  2045 
 82. Glukhov, Mikhail           RUS 2087  - 18 +104 - 29 - 50 + 62 = 96 = 42 - 43 = 88  3.5  2097 
 83. Shekhovtsev,Artem          RUS ----  + 61 - 24 - 16 + 88 +101 = 54 - 38 - 42 - 49  3.5  2115 
 84. Grishin,Maksim             RUS ----  + 60 - 35 - 47 = 77 - 40 + 88 - 73 +100 - 63  3.5  2082 
 85. Tyu,Nikolai                RUS ----  - 47 - 69 - 99 + 89 + 90 = 79 - 40 - 81 +101  3.5  2008 
 86. Ezhov, Victor              RUS 2077  - 26 - 11 -104 + 98 - 74 +107 +101 = 51 - 58  3.5  2043 
 87. Abramovich, Antuan         RUS 2062  - 17 - 60 +105 - 30 +104 - 34 - 63 +101 = 79  3.5  2060 
 88. Kachkin, Konstantin        RUS 2112  - 20 +102 - 48 - 83 - 92 - 84 +104 +103 = 82  3.5  1995 
 89. Bychkov, Vladimir          RUS ----  - 31 - 16 - 43 - 85 = 95 -106 +108 +102 + 99  3.5  1986 
 90. Podmarjkov, Sergei         RUS 2030  - 32 - 15 - 50 +105 - 85 =102 - 69 +106 +100  3.5  2025 
 91. Bogdanov, Sergey           RUS 2118  -  8 + 92 + 42 - 39 - 28 - 53 +103   .    .   3.0  2134 
 92. Klimov, Valery             RUS ----  - 29 - 91 + 63 - 61 + 88 - 55 + 76 - 59 - 69  3.0  2013 
 93. Tsepennikova, Tatyana      RUS 2062  - 52 = 36 +106 + 40 - 12 - 33 = 96 - 53 - 75  3.0  2053 
 94. Galuzin, Gennady           RUS 2108  - 14 +105 - 54 + 74 - 37 - 30 - 62 + 95 - 72  3.0  1979 
 95. Solomin,Vyacheslav         RUS ----  = 40 - 39 - 49 - 73 = 89 - 72 +107 - 94 +102  3.0  1960 
 96. Okhrimenko, Ivan           RUS 2178  -107 - 23 +108 +103 - 67 = 82 = 93 - 70 - 76  3.0  1920 
 97. Kozhevnikov, Evgraf        RUS 2036  - 28 = 77 - 59 - 81 +106 - 73 =102 - 75 +105  3.0  1969 
 98. Khantuev,Alexander         RUS ----  - 33 - 56 -101 - 86 -102 +108 -105 +107 +103  3.0  1938 
 99. Rusakov, Evgeny            RUS 2049  - 58 - 61 + 85 = 43 + 73 - 31 - 60 - 55 - 89  2.5  1989 
100. Chesnokov, Gennady         RUS 2069  = 38 = 40 = 41 - 32 - 43 - 80 +106 - 84 - 90  2.5  1956 
101. Frolova, Tatiana           RUS 2158  -  4 - 67 + 98 + 72 - 83 - 74 - 86 - 87 - 85  2.0  1839 
102. Maksimova,Ksenia           RUS ----  - 34 - 88 - 70 - 76 + 98 = 90 = 97 - 89 - 95  2.0  1838 
103. Pakhomova, Ekaterina       RUS 2026  - 42 + 73 - 44 - 96 - 34 +105 - 91 - 88 - 98  2.0  1909 
104. Mikhailyk,Ruslan           RUS ----  - 44 - 82 + 86 - 56 - 87 - 62 - 88 -108 +106  2.0  1849 
105. Novikov,Alexey             RUS ----  - 41 - 94 - 87 - 90 +108 -103 + 98 - 76 - 97  2.0  1839 
106. Dremkov,Victor             RUS ----  - 54 = 59 - 93 - 71 - 97 + 89 -100 - 90 -104  1.5  1788 
107. Lebedev,Mikhail            RUS ----  + 96 - 12 - 68 - 75 - 76 - 86 - 95 - 98 =108  1.5  1823 
108. Dubrovin,Yuri              RUS ----  - 46 - 57 - 96 - 63 -105 - 98 - 89 +104 =107  1.5  1794 
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6) First Saturday August

There is one GM and there are two IM events taking place in Budapest as part of the First Saturday series. Nine rounds have been played so far. My thanks to Andras Bacsi and Laszlo Nagy for the news.

Internet coverage: http://w3.enternet.hu/firstsat/0208/index.htm

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 1. Vajda, Levente           g ROM 2564  * 1 1 = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 1  11.0  2722 
 2. Bui Vinh                   VIE 2444  0 * = = 1 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  9.5  2611 
 3. Chernyshov, Konstantin   g RUS 2518  0 = * 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 = = 1 1  8.0  2517 
 4. Antal, Gergely           m HUN 2492  = = 1 * = 0 = = 1 0 1 = 0 1  7.0  2461 
 5. Fogarasi, Tibor          m HUN 2466  = 0 = = * 1 = = = = = = = 1  7.0  2463 
 6. Pham Minh Hoang1           VIE 2354  0 1 0 1 0 * = 1 0 = = 1 1 =  7.0  2472 
 7. Horvath, Csaba           g HUN 2517  0 = = = = = * = = 1 0 = 1 1  7.0  2459 
 8. Balogh, Csaba            m HUN 2441  0 0 0 = = 0 = * 1 1 1 = 1 1  7.0  2465 
 9. Borisek, Jure            f SLO 2341  0 0 = 0 = 1 = 0 * = = 1 1 1  6.5  2444 
10. Hoang Thanh Trang        m VIE 2429  = 0 0 1 = = 0 0 = * = = 1 =  5.5  2380 
11. Radziewicz, Iweta        m POL 2407  0 0 = 0 = = 1 0 = = * = = 1  5.5  2381 
12. Flumbort, Andras         m HUN 2437  = 0 = = = 0 = = 0 = = * = =  5.0  2349 
13. Rajlich, Vasik G         f USA 2338  0 0 0 1 = 0 0 0 0 0 = = * 0  2.5  2193 
14. Gara, Anita             wg HUN 2365  0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 *  2.5  2191 
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 1. Petran, Pal                 m HUN 2364  * 1 = 0 1 = = 1 = 1 1 1  8.0  2462 
 2. Le Kieu Thien Kim          wm VIE 2256  0 * 1 1 = = = 0 1 1 1 1  7.5  2430 
 3. Pitschka, Klaus             f GER 2287  = 0 * 1 = = = = = 1 1 =  6.5  2359 
 4. Le Dinh Tuan                  VIE 2361  1 0 0 * 1 = 0 = 1 1 = 1  6.5  2352 
 5. Kun, Gabor                    HUN 2342  0 = = 0 * 0 1 1 = 1 = 1  6.0  2325 
 6. Eperjesi, Laszlo            m HUN 2289  = = = = 1 * 1 = = 0 0 =  5.5  2294 
 7. Erdelyi, Zombor               HUN 2244  = = = 1 0 0 * 1 1 0 0 1  5.5  2298 
 8. Brustkern, Juergen          f GER 2293  0 1 = = 0 = 0 * 0 1 1 =  5.0  2257 
 9. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij   m HUN 2247  = 0 = 0 = = 0 1 * = = =  4.5  2233 
10. Boros, Denes                  HUN 2398  0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 = * 1 1  4.5  2219 
11. Vrona, Mihail                 HUN 2181  0 0 0 = = 1 1 0 = 0 * =  4.0  2202 
12. Gasic, Bozidar              m YUG 2263  0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = = 0 = *  2.5  2085 
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 1. Czebe, Attila         m HUN 2480  * 1 1 = = 0 = 1 1 1 1 =  8.0  2435 
 2. Reiss, Tibor          f HUN 2347  0 * 0 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1  8.0  2447 
 3. Chetverik, Maxim      f RUS 2316  0 1 * 0 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 0  7.5  2408 
 4. Farago, Sandor        m HUN 2252  = = 1 * 0 1 0 = 1 = 1 1  7.0  2382 
 5. Mufic, Goran          m CRO 2382  = 0 0 1 * = 1 = = 1 1 1  7.0  2371 
 6. Ngo, Ngoc Quang         VIE 2172  1 = 0 0 = * = 0 1 1 = 1  6.0  2324 
 7. Bors, Tamas             HUN 2303  = 0 0 1 0 = * = = = = 1  5.0  2240 
 8. Namyslo, Holger         GER 2315  0 0 0 = = 1 = * 0 1 1 =  5.0  2239 
 9. Kende, Gyorgy           HUN 2213  0 0 = 0 = 0 = 1 * 0 1 1  4.5  2219 
10. Pirisi, Gabor         m HUN 2279  0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 1 * = 1  3.5  2145 
11. Metaxasz, Vaszilisz     HUN 2181  0 0 0 0 0 = = 0 0 = * 1  2.5  2076 
12. Nazarenus, Olaf         GER 2102  = 0 1 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 *  2.0  2032 
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 1. Sallai, Kalman       HUN 2175  * 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 = 1  11.0  2385 
 2. Koczo, Kristof       HUN 2024  1 * = 0 1 1 1 = = 1 1 1 = 1  10.0  2311 
 3. Radnai,Adam          HUN ----  = = * 1 = = 1 = = 1 1 1 1 1  10.0  2313 
 4. Kretov, Evgueij      RUS 2125  0 1 0 * 0 1 0 1 1 1 = 1 1 1  8.5  2203 
 5. Adam, Gyorgy2        HUN 2127  0 0 = 1 * 0 1 = 1 1 = = 1 =  7.5  2149 
 6. Topp, Michael        GER ----  0 0 = 0 1 * 1 1 = 0 1 1 = 1  7.5  2159 
 7. Szirmai, Eduard      HUN 2177  0 0 0 1 0 0 * 1 1 0 = = 1 1  6.0  2060 
 8. Szilardfy, Gyula     HUN 2168  0 = = 0 = 0 0 * 0 1 1 = = =  5.0  2002 
 9. Hoang, Tri           HUN 2099  0 = = 0 0 = 0 1 * 0 = 0 1 1  5.0  2008 
10. Lukacs, Jozsef       HUN 2119  0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 * = 1 0 =  5.0  2006 
11. Pali, Gabor          HUN 2033  0 0 0 = = 0 = 0 = = * = = 1  4.5  1990 
12. Branca, Rui          POR ----  0 0 0 0 = 0 = = 1 0 = * = 1  4.5  1992 
13. Fischer, Daniel2     GER 2141  = = 0 0 0 = 0 = 0 1 = = * 0  4.0  1950 
14. Adam, Olga           HUN 2147  0 0 0 0 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 1 *  2.5  1840 
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7) Juventus Cup

The Juventus Cup took place 5th-16th August 2002 in Bucharest organised by the : Chess club Juventus. The IM Norm was set at 8 points which was achieved by Nicolae-Costel Burnoiu. The arbiter was Radu-Catalin Chirila.

Internet coverage: http://www.geocities.com/rchirila2002/

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 1. Grigore, Nicolae Petre    m ROM 2380  * = 1 = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 =  8.5  2507 
 2. Grigore, George           m ROM 2486  = * = = = 1 1 = 1 1 = 1  8.0  2461 
 3. Burnoiu, Nicolae-Costel     ROM 2426  0 = * 1 = 1 0 1 1 1 1 1  8.0  2467 
 4. Tikhomirov, Sergei        m MDA 2316  = = 0 * 1 1 = = = 1 1 1  7.5  2435 
 5. Manea, Alexandru            ROM 2289  = = = 0 * 0 1 1 0 1 1 1  6.5  2369 
 6. Bondoc, Dan Vladimir      f ROM 2234  0 0 0 0 1 * 0 1 1 1 = 1  5.5  2309 
 7. Pessi, Emil               f ROM 2302  0 0 1 = 0 1 * = 1 0 0 0  4.0  2201 
 8. Gheng, Josef              f GER 2373  = = 0 = 0 0 = * 0 0 1 1  4.0  2194 
 9. Gordin, Artiom              MDA 2296  0 0 0 = 1 0 0 1 * 0 = 1  4.0  2201 
10. Osman, Mihai                FRA 2083  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 * 0 1  4.0  2221 
11. Chirila, Christian          ROM 2189  0 = 0 0 0 = 1 0 = 1 * 0  3.5  2180 
12. Nita, Lucian                ROM 2265  = 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 *  2.5  2095 
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8) Turkey vs. Georgia Chess Summit

The Turkey vs. Georgia Chess Summit takes place 5th-15th August, 2002 in Ankara. Results 1st round: 5-1, 2nd round: 3.5-2.5, 3rd round: 4.5-1.5, 4th round:4-2, 5th round: 4.5-1.5, 6th round: 3.5-2.5, 7th round: 3.5-2.5, 8th round 4-2 (all won by Georgia) 9th round 3-3, 10th round 4-2, 11th round 4.5-1.5 and 12th round 4-2 for a total of Georgia 42.5 - Turkey 25.5. Norms: Bayram 5½/11 IM Norm 11 rounds, Erdogdu 6 of 11 IM norm 11 rounds. My thanks to Aydin Saray.

Internet coverage

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TUR-GEO Chess Summit Ankara TUR (TUR), 5-15 viii 2002 
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 1. Gaprindashvili, Valerian   m GEO 2471  9.5  2550 
 2. Jobava, Baadur             g GEO 2562  9.5  2550 
 3. Gelashvili, Tamaz          g GEO 2551  9.5  2550 
 4. Janjgava, Natia           wm GEO 2248  8.0  2445 
 5. Magalashvili, Davit          GEO 2178  6.5  2349 
 6. Erdogdu, Mert              f TUR 2321  6.0  2398 
 7. Bayram, Yakup              f TUR 2281  6.0  2398 
 8. Atakisi, Umut              f TUR 2361  5.5  2369 
 9. Erturan, Yakup               TUR 2277  3.5  2240 
10. Iashvili, Akaki            m GEO 2380  3.5  2162 
11. Olcayoz, Alper             f TUR 2312  2.5  2168 
12. Haznedaroglu, Kivanc       f TUR 2370  2.0  2125 
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9) Chambery Open

The 8th Chambery Open took place 2nd-10th August 2002. Jozsef Horvath won the event having a better tie-break than Martin Senff and Jean-Christian Olivier all finished on 7/9. Games from rounds 1-7 now available.

Internet coverage: http://grenoblechecs.free.fr/

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8th Open Chambery FRA, 2-10 viii 2002
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 1 GM  HORVATH JOZSEF      SEN FRA 2535 7  57.50 2581 2592 
 2 IM  SENFF MARTIN        SEN GER 2464 7  50.00 2500 2531 
 3 IM  OLIVIER JEAN-CHRIS  SEN FRA 2350 7  46.00 2455 2453 
 4 IM  NANU CIPRIAN        SEN ROM 2456 6½ 53.50 2516 2520 
 5 IM  MARZOLO CYRIL       SEN FRA 2415 6½ 53.00 2498 2500 
 6 IM  SPRENGER JAN        JUN GER 2426 6½ 52.50 2495 2496 
 7 IM  COSMA IOAN          SEN ROM 2468 6½ 50.50 2495 2494 
 8 WGM COSMA ELENA         SEN ROM 2387 6½ 48.50 2417 2410 
 9 FM  BARDEL STEPHANE     SEN FRA 2288 6½ 40.00 2286 2283 
10 IM  SOFRONIE IULIAN     SEN ROM 2457 6  50.50 2389 2385 
11 FM  MANCINI MARIO       SEN FRA 2301 6  46.50 2309 2329 
12 WGM LALLEMAND ROZA      SEN FRA 2301 6  46.50 2266 2264 
13 FM  AGUETTAZ MAXIME     CAD FRA 2187 6  45.00 2278 2294 
14     FAVAREL JULIEN      CAD FRA 1900 6  43.50 2353 2391 
15 IM  COLOVIC ALEKSANDAR  SEN FRA 2362 5½ 46.50 2264 2285 
16 FM  BRUNNER NICOLAS     CAD FRA 2253 5½ 45.00 2298 2292 
17 MF  WEILL ROLAND        VET FRA 2251 5½ 45.00 2186 2180 
18 FM  MENG JEAN-PHILIPP   SEN FRA 2095 5½ 43.00 2160 2154 
19 FM  GIDEL JEAN-LOUIS    SEN FRA 2121 5½ 43.00 2155 2152 
20 FM  MOUROT FELIX        MIN FRA 2057 5½ 41.00 2139 2132 
21 FM  PY WALTER           SEN FRA 2122 5½ 40.00 2135 2129 
22     ANDREEVA MARIA      SEN FRA 2095 5½ 39.50 2152 2146 
23 FM  MOULLIER IGOR       SEN FRA 2023 5½ 39.00 2117 2120 
81 players

10) Davos Open

There was a new tournament on the "Swiss Chess Tour 2002" in Davos. The 1st International Chess-summer Open took place August 4th-10th, 2002. The host and one of the sponsors was the Hotel "Sunstar Parkhotel". The seven round Swiss was won by Vlastimil Hort. Games now available.

Further information: http://www.beochess.ch/

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Open Davos SUI (SUI), 4-10 viii 2002
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 1. Hort Vlastimil       GER GM 2534 5.5 30.5 166.5
 2. Papa Severin         SUI    2275 5.5 28.5 163.0
 3. Kurmann Oliver       SUI    2214 5.5 27.0 162.5
 4. Hobuss Udo           GER    2394 5.0 29.5 164.0
 5. Misiano Franco       ITA    2218 5.0 28.5 158.5
 6. Goldstern Filip      NED FM 2372 5.0 26.5 160.0
 7. Hugentobler Patrik   SUI    2257 5.0 23.5 147.5
 8. Curien Nicolas       SUI    2195 4.5 26.5 151.5
 9. Lommers Frank        NED    2202 4.5 25.5 149.0
10. Hobuss Wolfgang      GER    2123 4.5 24.0 145.0
11. Schützhold Frank     GER    2037 4.5 21.5 137.0
12. Roschina Tatiana     RUS GM 2283 4.0 27.0 148.0
13. Zesiger Horst        SUI    2093 4.0 26.0 149.0
14. Reust Erika          SUI    2031 4.0 22.5 141.0
15. Rodic Oliver         SUI    1894 4.0 22.5 135.0
16. Tarnutzer Werner     SUI    1937 4.0 19.0 136.0
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11) 11th Kavala Open

The 11th Kavala Open took place 10th-17th August 2002. Nicolai Vesterbaek Pedersen won the event with a superior tie-break level on 7.5/9 with Alexej Khamatgaleev.

Internet coverage: http://www.chesskavala.com/en.html

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11th Open Kavala GRE (GRE), 10-17 viii 2002
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 1. Pedersen, Nicolai Vesterbaek     DEN 2458 7.5  51.0  41.75  36.5  2645 
 2. Khamatgaleev, Alexej          m  RUS 2416 7.5  52.5  42.50  38.0  2664 
 3. Berelovich, Aleksandar        g  UKR 2533 7.0  51.5  39.00  35.5  2580 
 4. Malakhatko, Vadim             g  UKR 2516 7.0  50.5  38.75  34.5  2552 
 5. De Vreugt, Dennis             g  NED 2477 7.0  53.5  40.00  39.0  2596 
 6. Lupulescu, Constantin            ROM 2476 7.0  49.0  36.75  33.5  2480 
 7. Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios         GRE 2462 7.0  51.5  38.50  35.5  2561 
 8. Szabo, Zsolt Jozsef           m  HUN 2447 7.0  49.5  36.50  35.5  2542 
 9. Istratescu, Andrei            g  ROM 2622 6.5  55.5  38.50  37.5  2562 
10. Kotronias, Vasilios           g  CYP 2578 6.5  51.5  35.00  36.0  2569 
11. Miladinovic, Igor             g  GRE 2501 6.5  54.0  37.75  36.0  2520 
12. Svetushkin, Dmitry            g  MDA 2491 6.5  53.0  35.75  36.0  2537 
13. Marjanovic, Slavoljub         g  YUG 2485 6.5  53.0  36.25  36.5  2535 
14. Stanojoski, Zvonko            m  MKD 2479 6.5  50.0  34.00  32.5  2435 
15. Hellsten, Johan               m  SWE 2477 6.5  52.0  36.25  37.5  2581 
16. Janssen, Ruud                 m  NED 2468 6.5  55.0  38.25  38.0  2559 
17. Grunberg, Mihai               m  ROM 2445 6.5  50.5  34.25  35.0  2497 
18. Berescu, Alin                 m  ROM 2432 6.5  47.5  33.50  32.5  2404 
19. Halkias, Stelios              m  GRE 2550 6.0  49.5  32.25  32.5  2437 
20. Kosic, Dragan                 g  YUG 2542 6.0  52.0  32.50  31.0  2391 
21. Banikas, Hristos              g  GRE 2521 6.0  52.0  32.25  33.0  2457 
22. Parligras, Mircea                ROM 2511 6.0  49.0  30.25  31.5  2350 
23. Nikolaidis, Ioannis           g  GRE 2502 6.0  51.5  33.00  33.5  2418 
24. Mastrovasilis, Athanasios     m  GRE 2461 6.0  51.5  32.00  35.0  2476 
25. Skembris, Spyridon            g  GRE 2431 6.0  53.0  32.75  36.5  2497 
26. Dragiev, Veselin                 BUL 2422 6.0  52.5  32.75  34.0  2565 
27. Kiss, Pal                     m  HUN 2395 6.0  52.0  32.75  33.5  2521 
28. Kapnisis, Spyridon               GRE 2393 6.0  51.0  32.00  32.5  2449 
29. Andrijevic, Milan             m  YUG 2382 6.0  47.5  31.00  28.5  2270 
30. Markidis, Konstantinos           GRE 2362 6.0  50.0  30.50  31.0  2378 
31. Shavtvaladze, Nikoloz            GEO 2399 6.0  51.0  30.50  33.0  2481 
32. Span, Paul                       NED 2294 6.0  48.0  29.50  29.5  2286 
33. Logothetis, Sotirios             GRE 2235 6.0  44.0  27.50  28.0  2365 
34. Berendsen, Richard               NED 2200 6.0  47.0  29.75  29.0  2408 
35. Hagen, Andreas Skytte            DEN 2185 6.0  49.5  30.75  31.5  2513 
191 players

12) 2nd CMA Futurity

The 2nd CMA Futurity takes place in Toronto August 12st-21st 2002.

David Cohen reports: 14 year old IM Mark Bluvshtein leads a field of 3GMs in the Chess'N Math Association Futurity, which pits 5 of Canada's top juniors against 5 established masters in Category 6 round robin play at the Dutton Chess Club in Toronto, Canada. Play concludes August 21 in the Futurity, which is being held alongside the Ontario Women's Championship (10 year old Alina Sviridovitch defeated WFM Belc) and the Bernard Freedman Memorial (NM Evgeni Miller leads 5.5/6).

Internet coverage: http://www.chesstalk.com/futurity2/ and http://www.play.at/duttonchess

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2nd CMA Futurity Toronto CAN (CAN), 12-21 viii 2002       cat. VI (2393)
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                                          1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 
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 1. Bluvshtein, Mark          m CAN 2367  * . = 1 = 1 1 . 1 .  5.0  2687 
 2. Arencibia, Walter         g CUB 2534  . * = = . 1 . 1 = 1  4.5  2581 
 3. Tyomkin, Dimitri          g ISR 2482  = = * = = . 1 . 1 .  4.0  2527 
 4. Shulman, Yuri             g BLR 2591  0 = = * = . . 1 . 1  3.5  2453 
 5. Zugic, Igor               m CAN 2450  = . = = * 0 = 1 . .  3.0  2418 
 6. Ivanov, Igor V            m USA 2489  0 0 . . 1 * 0 . 1 1  3.0  2340 
 7. Lawson, Eric                CAN 2253  0 . 0 . = 1 * 0 . 1  2.5  2332 
 8. Findlay, Ian T            f CAN 2328  . 0 . 0 0 . 1 * 1 =  2.5  2321 
 9. Wang, Hao Yuan              CAN 2222  0 = 0 . . 0 . 0 * 1  1.5  2210 
10. Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas     CAN 2218  . 0 . 0 . 0 0 = 0 *  0.5  2001 
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13) 17th Avoine Open

The 17th Avoine Open took place July 20th-28th 2002. The event was won by Stanislav Nevednichy.

Internet coverage: http://www.cc-veron.fr/club-echecs/ and http://echecs-abcv.chez.tiscali.fr/

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17th Open Avoine FRA (FRA), 20-28 vii 2002
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  1. Smetankin, Stanislav        m  BLR 2455 7,5 2625 2618
  2. Nevednichy, Vladislav       g  ROM 2537 7,0 2529 2522
  3. Apicella, Manuel            g  FRA 2510 7,0 2489 2464
  4. Grooten, Herman             m  NED 2375 7,0 2486 2484
  5. Moldovan, Daniel            m  ROM 2459 7,0 2451 2445
  6. Poley, Vladimir             m  BLR 2334 7,0 2449 2453
  7. Mihajlovskij, Sergei           BLR 2394 7,0 2422 2420
  8. Terrieux, Kevin                FRA 2160 7,0 2359 2357
  9. Tirard, Hugo                m  FRA 2409 6,5 2488 2481
 10. Dumitrache, Dragos          m  ROM 2504 6,5 2418 2395
 11. Monroy, Charles                FRA 2273 6,5 2412 2405
 12. Petitcunot, Pierre             FRA 2313 6,5 2402 2395
 13. Weemaes, Ronald             m  BEL 2290 6,5 2381 2374
 14. Beeckmans, Felix               BEL 2287 6,5 2380 2373
 15. Heurtebize, Olivier            FRA 2265 6,5 2369 2374
 16. Vareille, Francois          m  FRA 2408 6,5 2316 2293
 17. Battaglini, Gabriel            FRA 2229 6,5 2315 2322
317 players

14) 15th Kiel Open

The 15th Kiel Open took place 10th-16th August 2002. Michael Kopylov won with 7.5/9. No games available.

Internet coverage: http://www.chess-international.de/ticker/2000/kiel02/index.html

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10th Open Kiel GER, 10-16 viii 2002
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 1. Kopylov,Michael       UKR IM 2418 7.5 48.0   
 2. Levin, Felix          GER GM 2524 7.0 50.5   
 2. Miezis,Normunds       LAT GM 2483 7.0 50.5   
 4. Petrosian,Suren       ARM IM 2392 7.0 47.5   
 5. Smetankin,Stanislav   BLR IM 2455 7.0 47.5   
 6. Kreuzholz,Michael     GER    2318 7.0 46.5   
 7. Menk,Rolf             GER    2180 7.0 44.0   
 8. Haub,Thorsten Michae  GER IM 2381 6.5 45.5   
 9. Polischtschuk,Viktor  GER    2234 6.5 42.0   
10. Bock,Andreas          GER    2154 6.5 39.0   
11. Baramidze,David       GER    2351 6.0 50.0   
12. Kalinitschew,Sergej   GER GM 2487 6.0 49.5   
12. Wisnewski,Christoph   GER FM 2384 6.0 49.5   
14. Starostits, Ilmars    LAT IM 2442 6.0 48.5   
15. Carlsen, Magnus       NOR    2214 6.0 46.0   
16. Voelzke,Ferdinand     GER    2195 6.0 44.5   
17. Luckow,Rolf           GER    2126 6.0 44.0   
18. Böhm,Thomas           GER    2188 6.0 43.0   
19. Lamb, Harry           ENG    2170 6.0 42.0   
19. Inhoven,Stefan        GER    2144 6.0 42.0   
21. Kosak,Michael         GER    1915 6.0 42.0   
22. Kröncke,Manfred       GER    2191 6.0 40.0   
23. Buckan,Jens           GER    2060 6.0 39.5   
24. Berenstein,Michail    GER    1930 6.0 35.5   
130 players

15) Alexandra Kosteniuk vs. David Howell

There was a blitz event between Alexandra Kosteniuk and David Howell. They playedusing using giant chess pieces on giant outdoor chess board. The event at London's Broadgate took place at midday on Tuesday 13th August. Kosteniuk won 3.5-0.5. Internet coverage: http://www.bitem.co.uk/ukcc

Howell, David WL      -  Kosteniuk, Alexandra  1/2   63  B22  Sicilian Alapin
Kosteniuk, Alexandra  -  Howell, David WL      1-0   46  C91  Ruy Lopez
Howell, David WL      -  Kosteniuk, Alexandra  0-1   58  B22  Sicilian Alapin
Kosteniuk, Alexandra  -  Howell, David WL      1-0   48  C88  Ruy Lopez Closed


Battle of the Babes London ENG (ENG), 13-13 viii 2002
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Kosteniuk, Alexandra  m RUS 2459    =   1   1   1   3.5  2547
Howell, David WL      f ENG 2211    =   0   0   0   0.5  2137
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16) Final GM norm for Sergej Karjakin

12 year old Sergej Karjakin of the Ukraine has scored his final GM Norm in the Sudak (Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine) tournament [news arrived on 14th August 2002, exact date of the finish of the tournament is uncertain]. He will be youngest Grandmaster ever at 12 years 7 months and around 2 days smashing Bu Xiangzhi 13 years, 10 months, 13 days by a huge margin, he was born 12th January 1990. His other norms were in the Category 8 (2427) Alushta-100 tournament in the Ukraine and the Aeroflot Open tournament in Moscow.

http://chess-sector.odessa.ua/karyakin.htm (in Russian)

17) MVM Cup Polgar vs Macieja

Judit Polgar of Hungary plays against Bartlomiej Macieja of Poland in Budapest August 19th-22nd 2002. 8 rapid games will be played 20 minutes per game + 10 seconds per move.

Schedule: Monday, August 19th 17:30-20:00 rounds 1 and 2 Tuesday, August 20th 17:30-20:00 rounds 3 and 4 Wednesday, August 21st 17:30-20:00 rounds 5 and 6 Thursday, August 22nd 17:30-20:00 rounds 7 and 8 All times GMT+2

Internet coverage: http://www.zagraj.pl

Macieja, Bartlomiej  -  Polgar, Judit        1-0   39  A48  King's Indian Defence
Polgar, Judit        -  Macieja, Bartlomiej  1/2   23  C42  Petroff's Defence


MVM Cup Budapest HUN (HUN), 19-22 viii 2002
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                                   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8 
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Macieja, Bartlomiej g  POL 2607    1   =   .   .   .   .   .   .   1.5  2874
Polgar, Judit       g  HUN 2681    0   =   .   .   .   .   .   .   0.5  2414
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18) Guelph Pro-Am International

The Guelph Pro-Am International chess tournament takes place August 7th-11th in Guelph, Ontario Canada. 7 GM's and 6 IM's top the field. GM's and IM's present are GM Jean Marc DeGraeve, GM Jesus Nogueiras, GM John Fedorowicz, GM Walter Arencibia, GM Dimitry Tyomkin, GM Nicolay Legky, IM Igor Ivan, IM David Cummings, IM Pascal Charboneau, IM Lawrence Day, IM Brian Hartman, IM Michael Schleifer, IM Stephen Glinert.

Internet coverage at http://www.execulink.com/~binkie/gpa

Final Round 9 Standings:
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GPA Open Ontario CAN (CAN), 7-15 viii 2002
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 1. Legky, Nikolay A     g  UKR 2498  7.5 2593 
 2. Arencibia, Walter    g  CUB 2534  6.5 2550 
 3. Pushkedra, Frank     f  CAN 2293  6.5 2481 
 4. Fedorowicz, John P   g  USA 2509  6.0 2484 
 5. Tyomkin, Dimitri     g  ISR 2482  6.0 2470 
 6. Glinert, Stephen     f  CAN 2324  6.0 2527 
 7. Schleifer, Michael   m  CAN 2371  6.0 2363 
 8. Peredun, Adrew          CAN 2283  6.0 2393 
 9. Degraeve, Jean-Marc  g  FRA 2586  5.5 2402 
10. Cummings, David H    m  CAN 2371  5.5 2422 
11. Hamilton, Robert     f  CAN 2304  5.5 2342 
12. Ochkoos, Jura           CAN 2289  5.5 2322 
13. Krnan, Tomas            SVK 2175  5.5 2396 
14. Ivanov, Igor V       m  USA 2489  5.0 2204 
15. Milicevic, Goran     f  CAN 2360  5.0 2265 
16. Findlay, Ian T       f  CAN 2328  5.0 2294 
17. Urquhart, Ed            CAN 2214  5.0 2197 
18. Garcia, Alvaro COL      COL 2266  5.0 2219 
19. Hacat, Kevork           CAN 2032  5.0 2322 
20. Raheb, David            CAN 2127  5.0 2255 
21. Rubanovski,Vladimir     CAN ----  5.0 2258 
22. Divljan, Igor           CAN 2226  4.5 2216 
23. Zubac, Marius           CAN 2207  4.5 2199 
24. Rolfe, Warrick          CAN 2042  4.5 2250 
25. Kaufman, Raymond        USA 2202  4.5 2246 
26. Southam, David          CAN 2129  4.5 2259 
27. Masse, Hugues           CAN 2095  4.5 2182 
28. Charbonneau, Pascal  f  CAN 2422  4.0 2264 
29. Day, Lawrence A      m  CAN 2321  4.0 2059 
30. Jung, Hans Rudolf    f  CAN 2229  4.0 2163 
31. Patterson, Roger        CAN 2132  4.0 2155 
32. Schmidt, Tom CAN        CAN 2091  4.0 2177 
33. Panjwani,Raja           CAN ----  4.0 2071 
34. Predescu, Sebastian     ROM 2222  4.0 2180 
35. Mazock, Michael J       USA 2221  3.5 2146 
36. Kret, Ted               CAN 2124  3.5 2132 
37. Buscar, Michael         CAN 2055  3.5 2032 
38. Obrovac,Zvonko          CAN ----  3.5 2109 
39. Miletic, Damir          CRO 2270  3.0 2031 
40. Saint-Amand, Paul       CAN 2170  3.0 2055 
41. Demmery, Steve          CAN 2086  3.0 1986 
42. Kagramanov, Dina        CAN 2078  3.0 2039 
43. Dougherty, Michael   f  CAN 2320  2.5 1994 
44. Wight, Keith            CAN 2094  2.5 1959 
45. Egorov,Mikhail          CAN ----  2.5 2004 
46. Brice, Ron              CAN ----  2.5 1971 
47. Boulay, David           CAN 2067  2.0 1963 
48. Rodina, Nataliya        CAN 2014  1.5 1836 
49. Meng, Ang               CAN 2226  1.0 2094 
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19) Ron Banwell Masters

The Ron Banwell Masters takes place 17th-26th August 2002 at the Chess Fellowship, 84-90 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey. Prize Fund: £2,000 (including £1,000 first prize).

My thanks to Scott Freeman for the games and results.

Further info: http://www.ccfs.freeserve.co.uk/Chess/Events/Ron%20Banwell%202002.htm

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Ron Banwell Coulsdon ENG (ENG), 17-26 viii 2002
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 1. Barlow, Bertrand        ENG 2071  +12 +11  2.0       
 2. Bigg, Andrew J          ENG 2248  +21 +16  2.0       
 3. Summerscale, Aaron   g  ENG 2509  +24 +13  2.0       
 4. Taylor, Martin R        ENG 2255  +23 + 9  2.0       
 5. Gormally, Daniel     m  ENG 2525  +14 = 7  1.5  2320 
 6. Warman, Simon           ENG 2139  +17 =18  1.5  2193 
 7. Friedland, Jon S        ENG 2181  +25 = 5  1.5  2455 
 8. Snape, Ian              ENG 2202  =10 +23  1.5  2211 
 9. Young, Mel              ENG 2001  +15 - 4  1.0  2242 
10. McKenna, James          ENG ----  = 8 =20  1.0  2101 
11. Franklin, Michael J  f  ENG 2211  +20 - 1  1.0  2035 
12. Lyell, Mark             ENG 2265  - 1 +22  1.0  2035 
13. Hodgson, John H         ENG 2195  +22 - 3  1.0  2254 
14. Barron, David           ENG 2074  - 5 +26  1.0  2262 
15. Broomfield, Matthew     ENG 2229  - 9 +25  1.0  2000 
16. Gilbert, Jessie      wf ENG 2113  +26 - 2  1.0  2124 
17. Neuman, Carlo           LUX ----  - 6 +24  1.0  2106 
18. Hegarty,Sarah           IRE ----  -11 =10  0.5  1912 
19. Birchall,Bruce          ENG ----  - 2 =19  0.5  1931 
20. McKenna, John           ENG ----  -13 -12  0.0       
21. Grigorian, Meri         ARM 2036  - 4 - 8  0.0       
22. Wilson, Alexandra       ENG 2073  - 3 -17  0.0       
23. MacRae,James            SCO ----  - 7 -15  0.0       
24. Vandelaar,Michael       ENG ----  -16 -14  0.0       
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20) Festival Schneider Bohemia" Pilsen

The 8th International Chess Festival "Festival Schneider Bohemia" Pilsen 2002 takes place 17th-25th August 2002 at "Strelecky stadion" Pilsen Lobzy (The Czech Republic). The main tournament of this Festival is International Open Czech Championship ( 1st prize 20 000 CZK, sum of prizes 81 000 CZK ). Players include: Jiri Stocek, Petr Haba, Marek Vokac, David Gross (CZE) and Michal Konopka.

Details: http://www.volny.cz/pmarik/

21) 31st Queenstown Open

The 31st Queenstown Open, one of Singapore's longest running events took place August 10th-11th 2002. The Julio Sadorra of the Philippines won with 6.5/7. He is a 16 year old living in Singapore who is unrated, but not for long this performance has followed up a 2450 result when winning the Singapore National Championships in May. 59 Players in total played in the Open section, with a further 81 players in a Novices U-1600 event. No games available.

Internet coverage: http://www.singaporechess.org.sg

Queenstown Open August 10th-11th 2002
  1. SADORRA JULIO CATALINO  PHI ----      6.5
  2. KOH KUM HONG            SIN 2231      6.0
  3. TU HOANG THAI           VIE 2404      5.5
     CHRIS J MORRISON        SCO 2180      5.5
  5. SALOR SITANGGANG        INA 2397      5.0
     NITHIANANTHAN J         SIN 2090      5.0
     SUYANTO                 SIN ----      5.0
     IRWAN A NOOR            SIN ----      5.0
     CHOOI KUM FAI           SIN ----      5.0
     JOSELITO BUTIU          SIN ----      5.0
     TERANG DARMA            SIN ----      5.0
     KHNG VINCENT            SIN ----      5.0
 13. LEE CHONG PENG          SIN ----      4.5
59 players

22) Vlissingen Corrections

Hans Groffen sends a few game corrections from Vlissingen.

23) Austrian Championships

Harald Grafenhofer sends news and games from the Austrian Championships in Oberpullendorf which took place 10th-18th August 2002. Nikolaus Stanec won the men's 9 round Swiss event with 7/9 and Helene Mira the 8 player all-play-all women's event with 6.5/7.

Internet coverage: http://www.bchess.at/staatsmeisterschaft2002.htm

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ch-AUT Oberpullendorf AUT (AUT), 10-18 viii 2002
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 1. Stanec, Nikolaus          m  AUT 2523   7.0  2560 
 2. Knoll, Hermann            f  AUT 2332   6.5  2509 
 3. Danner, Georg             m  AUT 2369   6.5  2503 
 4. Moser, Eva                wm AUT 2335   6.5  2478 
 5. Sommerbauer, Norbert      m  AUT 2407   6.0  2469 
 6. Schweda, Roland           f  AUT 2336   6.0  2442 
 7. Karner, Christoph            AUT 2301   6.0  2467 
 8. Titz, Heimo               f  AUT 2309   6.0  2439 
 9. Wittmann, Walter          m  AUT 2332   6.0  2473 
10. Kummer, Helmut            f  AUT 2347   6.0  2389 
11. Schneider-Zinner, Harald  f  AUT 2344   6.0  2400 
12. Fauland, Peter               AUT 2222   6.0  2457 
13. Weiss, Christian          m  AUT 2421   6.0  2390 
14. Alvir, Aco                m  AUT 2383   6.0  2375 
15. Fahrner, Kurt             f  AUT 2360   5.5  2381 
16. Baumegger, Siegfried      m  AUT 2364   5.5  2361 
17. Roth, Peter               f  AUT 2319   5.5  2342 
18. Herbst, Daniel               AUT 2172   5.5  2372 
19. Wach, Markus              m  AUT 2398   5.0  2317 
20. Eisterer, Heinrich        f  AUT 2375   5.0  2318 
21. Genser, Harald               AUT 2248   5.0  2355 
22. Wegerer, Fred             f  AUT 2225   5.0  2362 
23. Sandhu, Mario             f  AUT 2320   5.0  2311 
24. Hebesberger, Thomas          AUT 2288   5.0  2357 
25. Stuhlik, Marko               AUT 2244   5.0  2333 
26. Bachofner, Andreas        f  AUT 2327   5.0  2255 
27. Kreindl, Helmut              AUT 2218   5.0  2328 
28. Diermair, Andreas            AUT 2247   5.0  2322 
29. Hoelzl, Franz             m  AUT 2393   5.0  2284 
30. Rolletschek, Heinrich     f  AUT 2262   5.0  2263 
31. Mahdi, Khaled             m  AUT 2376   4.5  2245 
32. Neubauer, Martin          m  AUT 2393   4.5  2244 
33. Kranz, Armin                 AUT 2153   4.5  2300 
34. Wallner, Joachim          f  AUT 2327   4.5  2247 
35. Sulyok, Michael              AUT 2167   4.5  2308 
36. Ferrari, Josef               AUT 2212   4.5  2300 
37. Wolfram, Bernd               AUT 2150   4.5  2292 
38. Petschar, Kurt            f  AUT 2301   4.5  2269 
39. Stranz, Richard              AUT 2257   4.5  2226 
40. Gerhold, Michael             AUT 2183   4.5  2300 
41. Eder, Martin                 AUT 2211   4.5  2303 
42. Brandner, Stefan          f  AUT 2322   4.5  2188 
43. Knoflicek, Ctibor            AUT 2162   4.5  2286 
44. Wiedner, Robert              AUT 2235   4.5  2209 
45. Posch, Werner                AUT 2283   4.5  2241 
46. Schmidlechner, Alexander     AUT 2254   4.5  2221 
47. Pilaj, Herwig             f  AUT 2312   4.5  2202 
78 players

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ch-AUT w Oberpullendorf AUT (AUT), 10-17 viii 2002
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1. Mira, Helene         wm AUT 2148  * = 1 1 1 1 1 1  6.5  2445 
2. Horvath, Maria       wf AUT 2065  = * 1 0 = 1 1 1  5.0  2193 
3. Hackbarth, Christa      AUT 2005  0 0 * 1 1 = 1 1  4.5  2146 
4. Schwaninger, Ulrike     AUT 2045  0 1 0 * = 1 1 1  4.5  2140 
5. Lukan, Dunja            AUT 2051  0 = 0 = * 1 = =  3.0  1987 
6. Kopinits, Silvia        AUT ----  0 0 = 0 0 * = 1  2.0  1886 
7. Molnar,Monika           AUT ----  0 0 0 0 = = * 1  2.0  1886 
8. Galambfalvy,Monika      AUT ----  0 0 0 0 = 0 0 *  0.5  1622 
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24) Ignatius Leong challenges for FIDE Presidency

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will be challenged for the FIDE Presidency by Ignatius Leong. The elections will take place during the 73rd FIDE Congress in Bled 1st-11th November 2002. The full ticket is: President - Ignatius Leong Singapore, Deputy President - Morten Sand Norway, Vice President - Lin Feng China, General Secretary - Jean-Claude Loubatiere France, Treasurer - Uvencio Blanco Venezuela.

Website: http://www.ignatiusleong.org/

25) Stefan Loeffler interviews Ignatius Leong

After Ignatius Leong, 46, from Singapore, declared to run for FIDE President in the election scheduled in Bled in early november, he agreed to answer by e-mail a list of questions proposed by German journalist Stefan Loeffler.

Mr. Leong, when and where did you decide to lead the ticket in the FIDE election? Initially, I decided to support Jean-Claude Loubatiere. I read his call for reform and was encouraged by several federations to join his ticket. When I learnt that the current FIDE board would be renominated in toto, I thought this was it. The chess world had enough. In all major organisations, periodical changes in office appointments are necessary and healthy. However, the situation changed, and between ourselves and Morten Sand, we agreed that I should lead the ticket. At that time I was on a trip to Vietnam, but the final decision was taken when I came back to Singapore on 6 August.

What is your personal motivation to become FIDE President?

I had been actively involved in FIDE work more than ten years ago. As a member of the Qualification Commission and then the Central Committee I made numerous proposals on many subjects. When I ran on the ticket of Bachar Kouatly in the 1994 elections, I hoped to contribute more positive work for FIDE especially in the areas of administration and development. Unfortunately, the politics of FIDE from 1994 to 1997 didn't allow me fulfill my ambition. As a result I felt that I should concentrate to develop chess in Eastern Asia. Hence I took on the role of Zone President which comprises fourteen countries. Two years ago I founded a regional organisation (ASEAN Chess Confederation).

The reunification process which Yasser Seirawan helped to effect has inspired me. What is really visible of FIDE in the past years is nothing except the World Championship. Most other aspects in FIDE took a back seat. I want the world to see FIDE in better light: a truly global organisation working for the interests of chess at all levels.

What are the main policies that you want to put in effect?

I shall place the FIDE Office in better order. For easy international access, relocating it to Paris is logical. The Office shall provide administrative assistance to and function for all the commissions and committees. A full time technical director may be appointed to provide technical assistance to all federations and chess organisers.

I want to see a transparent structure and system in and within FIDE. How FIDE makes appointments of arbiters, appeals committees, how CACDEC money is disbursed. I have already put forward a proposal to change the ticket elections to individual elections. This would bring about a more democratic and transparent election process. The ticket method had brought about terrible politicising as we have witnessed over the past decade.

Most of the Commissions and Committees in FIDE are almost dormant. They meet during Olympiad years and even so, few of those who fill the committees in an election year are present in subsequent meetings. For example, the Titles and Ratings Committee should have been activated before the FIDE board decided to implement new instruments. After the announcement of the new time control, nothing in the FIDE Handbook has been updated. Title regulations had changed but you don't see the new norm charts in the Handbook. The FIDE website carries an abundance of international events, but the essentials are missing. No FIDE approved pairing program for teams is available. Women's chess remains unimportant. The constantly changing of regulations and format pertaining to the World Championship is disturbing. How can FIDE market chess as a useful tool for education or as a good sport to take up when FIDE cannot plan ahead? Under the standing regulations, the Laws of Chess can be amended only every four years, no matter how good the proposals may be. Nevertheless FIDE is changing its regulations to suit some elite players. I do hope that the reunification of the World Championship will bring about a more consistent plan and format, which should be carried for at least two cycles or four to six years. In brief, there should be

greater stability in FIDE functionaries and that the administration should be quick to react to implement the changes effectively.

How do you evaluate the work or the current board and what has been accomplished during the presidency of Mr Ilyumzhinov?

I spoke to Mr Ilyumzhinov while I was faxing in the nomination papers on 7 August. I told him that during his seven years in office he was the only board member who had accomplished some credible work. There is no doubt about his financial contributions to the World Championships and the World Cup events. I shall also credit Mr Ummer Koya who has been organising several FIDE events in India. I cannot say the same for the rest of the current Board members. I am still very upset with the way some Board members behaved at the Shenyang World Cup in 2000. I am ashamed of the way FIDE marginalised China.

How would you describe the dealings within FIDE to an outsider?

If you have money to organise a FIDE event, you better do not boast about it to FIDE. Organise the event yourself and name it what you want. If you need FIDE's name, simply invite Mr Ilyumzhinov, period.

Do you support the Prague agreement, including that the WCC will be organised, on behalf of FIDE, by an independent agent or agency and including the proposed double knockout system to find future candidates?

I salute the work of Yasser Seirawan. Garry Kasparov should be credited for returning to FIDE. It is sad that FIDE itself cannot organise the WCC but has to appoint an independent agent. We can discuss until the next millennium and we will not find a completely satisfactory format. Always someone will be unhappy. However, I am not satisfied that World Champion Ponomariov is to face Kasparov. There was no transparency in deciding the selection of who to play whom. I would prefer to name all the candidates and decide the matches by drawing lots. If it is all about reunification, forget about who should play whom. Simply draw lots, I hope this is not too late.

The Prague agreement pre-empted the FIDE General Assembly. Here again, FIDE faltered by agreeing to change the WCC which requires the approval of the GA. As chess players, why can't we make plans instead of jumping at opportunities? We could have a WCC Format committee comprising the top 100 Grandmasters from whichever rating list. They meet and put up all the various options and they vote among themselves. Give them autonomous rights to decide format, the time control, the playoff details. What should remain is the process of qualification from the federations; zonals, continentals or interzonal. This qualification process should be the responsibility of FIDE. FIDE and/or its partner organisations appoint the WCC Working Committee to recommend the prize fund, the dates, the venues and organise the WCC.

Can you desribe the course of the conflict in Yerevan 1996 which eventually lead to you seeking refuge in the US embassy?

First, let me emphasise that before the so-called "conflict", I had an excellent relationship with Mr Ilyumzhinov. After winning his match against Gata Kamsky, World Champion Anatoly Karpov approached me with a plan for the Yerevan Elections. Mr Karpov proposed that Mr Kouatly form a ticket including him, Karpov, in order that a legitimate ticket is in place for Yerevan. Mr Karpov would offer to retire from the ticket in favour of Ilyumzhinov. Mr Karpov and Mr Kouatly requested me to disclose the offer to Mr Ilyumzhinov. If he would decline, the plan would put up and the Kouatly ticket would be called off. Mr Ilyumzhinov accepted the plan and agreed that I follow up with the campaign. About a month later, he decided to push for a ticket with Mr Giorgios Makropoulos and I was asked to campaign for this potential ticket to be accepted and elected in Yerevan. At Yerevan, Ilyumzhinov decided to appoint Mr Jaime Sunye-Neto as his Deputy and announced this at the dinner meeting of the Board prior to the Elections. But when the General Assembly opened, he switched back to Mr Makropoulos. I felt I had too much and that my own credibility was in doubt. True, I was employed by FIDE then as Administrative Manager, so I handed in my resignation. By then the Kouatly ticket was dissolved since it was primarily formed to accommodate Mr Ilyumzhinov. In this way both Mr Kouatly and Mr Karpov showed their sincerity.

Left with only Sunye-Neto´s ticket, I decided to support it since it was the only legitimate ticket left because Mr Ilyumzhinov's ticket had yet to be accepted by the GA. He was naturally furious with me. What followed subsequently should be put to rest. The night before the Elections, he invited me to his room. He was apologetic for shouting at me. I had never seen him so angry before. We spoke for two hours, and he persuaded me to withdraw my resignation. I also apologised and I stated that although being an employee of FIDE, I could not follow instructions which I personally don't believe were correct. Nevertheless, he asked me to return to the GA and to vote whichever way I decide. Almost one year later, he offered to make up and invited me for discussions during the Karpov-Anand match in Lausanne.

Obviously, Mr Ilyumshinov has spent a lot of money in chess. What have been your capacities to raise money for chess in the past? What contacts do you have for the future?

I have not been too successful in Singapore. However, for a federation with no government support and little commercial sponsorship, we are able to run the federation and organise international events occasionally. We managed to raise money ourselves and share a building with three other mind sports. But because chess will be included in the 2003 Southeast Asian Games for the first time, government support for chess has been promised. Ironically, my capacities to raise money for chess or rather, to find organisers for international events outside Singapore are more successful. China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam have been receptive whenever I visit them to offer my proposals. I founded the ASEAN Chess Confederation of ten countries in 2000 and am its Chairman. I have funded the organisation of three editions of the ASEAN Age-Group (Youth) Championships in Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore. The Singapore event this year had 237 players from six countries. I found the organiser for the World Youth U16 (Children's) Olympiad scheduled for August in Malaysia. On the eve of stating my candidacy I was in Vietnam and secured the ASEAN Championships scheduled for December this year. With the support of some federations, I reached the inclusion of chess as an official sport for the first time in the 2003 Southeast Asian Games, a biennial multisport event. As a result, several countries shall receive government support for chess.

I have devoted my life to chess. I run a training company and employ fourteen trainers; among them, twelve are foreigners. I ensure they have enough training jobs so that I can pay them their monthly fixed salaries. I became an International Arbiter at age 23 and was the first Asian to receive the title of International Organiser. I was Chief Arbiter for the Xie Jun - Galliamova match and the World Cup (men & women) in Shenyang 2000. I was Arbiter for the Women's Interzonals in 1990 and 1993. I was also arbiter at the WCC in Moscow 2001, and the Olympiads in 1990 and 1992. I had organised two editions of the World Cities Team Championships, in Jakarta 1997 and Shenyang 1999.

I believe in being sincere. I do not have international contacts. I agreed to lead the ticket on the basis that Mr Loubatiere has support from his government as well as from private sponsors. If FIDE has the will to reform, it should change its mindset of too much reliance on funding from its President. I don't have the wealth of Mr Ilyumzhinov. But I have passion and determination to make things work.

Isn´t your candidacy mainly a vehicle for criticism and a bit of democracy in FIDE but without any real chance to gather enough votes in the election?

I don't spend my time sitting down and penning criticisms. Those who have been following my career in chess know better. The moment I start to criticise, I am ready to tackle the issues with positive work. My chance to succeed depends not on what I have (wealth), what I say (policies) and what I promise to do (implementation). My keyword is reform, my slogan is: Reform for a Better FIDE. If the electorate is satisfied with the present and don't believe in giving a new team the chance, there's no reform. If the electorate feels that the WCC and the money of Mr Ilyumzhinov is the greatest benefit for FIDE, then FIDE will have to wait till another billionaire comes by.

Deputy President candidate Mr Morten Sand is experienced with FIDE work and is a top lawyer. Vice President candidate Mr Lin Feng has been primarily instrumental in the China success story. General Secretary candidate Mr Jean-Claude Loubatiere has been running the French Chess Federation for many years. Treasurer candidate Professor Uvencio Blanco has been extremely successful with his chess in schools program in Venezuela. I have been relatively successful in organising events in several countries outside of my own. In FIDE today, I can hardly recognize anyone who kick-starts or organises events outside his country. I will not count my chickens before they are hatched. I was typically shy but I have overcome this in recent years. I avoid the limelight but for the sake of chess and FIDE, I could manage. I don't waste time on things I feel I don't have any real chance to succeed. Chess players don’t like losing and occasionally I still play competitive chess.

26) Forthcoming Events and Links

Ellivuori Grandmaster Tournament

The Ellivuori Grandmaster Tournament, an international ladies chess tournament, will be played in Hotel Ellivuori in the city of Vammala in Finland 24th August - 1st September 2002. The tournament will be the first ever ladies grandmaster tournament in Finland, with category IX, ELO average 2253, and WGM-norm 6,5/9.

Further information: http://www.shakki.net/turnaukset/ellivuori02/

AJ Goldsby's Chess Pages

AJ Goldsby has an internet site including annotated games and a training program.

Site: http://www.geocities.com/lifemasteraj/

6th Brasilia Chess Club Cup

The 6th Brasilia Chess Club Cup takes place from August 25 to September 1rst, in Brasília City/DF, Brazil. It´s a eleven round swiss FIDE tournament organized by Brasília Chess Club. Top players: GM Darcy Lima (2541), IM Everaldo Matsuura (2450), Luís Henrique Coelho (2352) and MF Adriano Caldeira (2334). They will compete with 16 players from Rio, Minas and Brasilia. Rate of play: 40 moves in 75 minutes, 15 minutes for the remainder of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move from move 1. This is the first year that the event will be sponsored by Brasil Telecom http://www.brasiltelecom.com.br/default.asp Internet coverage at http://www.persocom.com.br/bcx/

1st Computer Chess Handheld Tournament

John Marountas announces the 1st Computer Chess Handheld Tournament (CCHT) organized by Digital Chess Network (http://www.digichess.gr)

Dates
Weekend : November 2-3
Weekend : November 9-10.
Registration Date : Until October 31

Prizes
Programmers
Winner    : Gold Metal + Trophy
Runner Up : Sliver Metal
Third     : Bronze Metal

Registration URL : http://www.digichess.gr/ccht/register.htm

Operators The operators of the first three participants will win a FREE website with 10 MBs of available space at the DigiChess Server. Official Website : http://www.digichess.gr/ccht/

Icelandic Championships

The Icelandic Chess Championships take place August 20th-30th 2002. Players: 1 Hannes Hlífar Stefánsson GM 2588, 2 Þröstur Þórhallsson GM 2443, 3 Jón Viktor Gunnarsson IM 2363, 4 Stefán Kristjánsson IM 2428, 5 Bragi Þorfinnsson FM 2362, 6 Jón Garðar Viðarsson FM 2378, 7 Sigurbjörn Björnsson FM 2357, 8 Helgi Áss Grétarsson GM 2505, 9 Arnar Gunnarsson 2282, 10 Björn Þorfinnsson FM 2314, 11 Páll Þórarinsson 2281 and 12 Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson FM 2332

Internet coverage: http://www.chess.is/sthi2002.htm

13th Sommerpokal Recklinghausen

The 13th Sommerpokal in Recklinghausen, Germany takes place 19th-25th August 2002.

Internet coverage: http://www.chess-international.de/ticker/2000/recklinghausen/index.html

French Championships

The French Chess Championships take place in Val d'Isère 19th-31st August 2002. Players: Joel Lautier, Etienne Bacrot, Laurent Fressinet, Josif Dorfman, Andrei Sokolov, Jean-Marc Delgraeve, Anatoli Vaisser, Christian Bauer, Robert Fontaine, Almira Lautier, Cyril Marcelin and Emmanuel Bricard. The women's championships with favourites Marie Sebag and Roze Lallemand takes place alongside.

Internet coverage: http://www.nao-cc.com/naocc/index.html

European Saraybahçe Grandprix

Dr. Aydin Saray reports: The 2nd Grand Prix Tournament of 2002 in Turkey the event is called the "Saraybahçe Grand Prix Tournament 2002" and is held in Kocaeli, Turkey. The venue is the place where ten thousands of people had died due to the terrific earthquke in 1999 and the day tournament began is the very same day with the earthquake in 1999. The event commemorates the victims who died tragically in 1999.

The dates: 17-26 August, 2002. Swiss (136 players, ELO average: 2556 -top 20 players' average) 25 GMs, 22 IMs, 3 FMs, and 2 WGMs.

Players include: Gurevich, M (GM,BEL,2649), Ehlvest, J (GM, EST,26009, Spasov, V (GM,BUL,2581), Moiseenko, A (GM, UKR, 2578), Jobava, B (GM, GEO, 2562),Mamedyarov, S (AZE,2552), Gelashvili,T (GM,GEO,2551), Chatalbashev,B (GM,BUL,2530), Stefanova, A (GM,WGM, BUL,2497), Guliev, S (GM,AZE,2481), Izoria, Z (IM,GEO, 2565), Mchedlishvili, M (GM,GEO,2550), Bagaturov,G (GM,GEO,2437), ...

Links: List of participants: http://www.tsf.org.tr/english/egp_saraybahce/list_of_participants.htm Live games everyday (top 10): http://www.tsf.org.tr/web2/javalive.htm (CET+2 hours) Tournament results, cross-tables,photos: http://www.tsf.org.tr/faaliyet_2002/saraybahce/egp_saraybahce.htm

Brazilian School Chess Championships

The Brazilian School Chess Championships takes place in Batatais City/SP, Brazil, from August 16th to 18th . The event set a new attendance record with 538 students from 14 brazilian states. Chief Tournament Director, Olyntho Meirelles, CBX Vice-President for Southeast Region, has confirmed the participation of 368 boys and 170 girls from elementary, medium and high school, participating of 5 categories (A/B -Elementary; C/D - Medium; E - High). Promotion: Brazilian Chess Federation http://www.cbx.org.br , Batatais City Hall http://www.batataisonline.com.br and S. Paulo Secretary for Youth and Sports. Internet coverage at http://www.escolar2002.hpg.ig.com.br/index.htm

5th Pyramiden-Franken-Cup

The 5th Pyramiden-Franken-Cup takes place 31st August - 8th September 2002 in Fuerth. Players include: Landa, Khenkin, Stefansson, Izonria, Hector, Efimenko, Rowson, Doettling, Berg, Sax, Farago, Jansa and Jonkmann (around 25 GM/IM).

News: http://www.pyramiden-franken-cup.de

Germany vs. Greece

The German and Greek national teams are meeting in Fuerth in a six round Scheveninger System tournament August 31st - September 5th 2002. The German Team will be with Graf, Bischoff, Luther, Schmaltz and Gustafsson (6th player to be decided). The Greek team: Halkias, Banikas, Vouldis, Nikolaidis, Miladinovic and Mastrovasilis.

Internet coverage: http://www.steffanklaus.de/dsblk02/

Winterthur Chess Week

The 2nd Winterthur Chess Week takes place in Winterthur (Switzerland) October 11th-20th 2002. The main event is a 9-round Open with a total prize money of CHF 10750 (EUR 7400, USD 7200). Other events include an invitational Young Masters tournament and a Youth Open (7 rounds October 14th-18th), as well as one Rapid and two Blitz tournaments. Further details: http://www.chessstore.ch/schachwoche/

6th Mind Sports Olympiad

The 6th Mind Sports Olympiad will take place at Loughborough University from August 14th-18th 2002. This is the first year that the event, which started in London in 1997, has moved outside the capital.

The Mind Sports Olympiad is an annual games festival in which all the contests are thinking games. The competitors play each other at a variety of well known strategy games such as Chess, Bridge, Backgammon, Scrabble, Othello and Go, and compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. There are junior medals for those aged under 16.

Web site at http://www.msoworld.com

International Youth Rapid and Blitz

The 2nd European Individual and Team Chess Championship for Youth and Juniors (Rapid and Blitz) will be held from August 15th-22nd 2002, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.

Entry by mail, fax or e-mail to the Yugoslav Chess Federation, Nusiceva 25/II, 11000 Belgrade Organizing Committee's Chairman: Mr. Danko Bokan Secretary of Yugoslav Chess Federation tel. ++ 381 11 33 44 268, ++ 381 11 33 44 172, fax ++ 381 11 3227 826 mob ++381 64 15 05 735; E-mail: ssyug@eunet.yu; or bokand@eunet.yu;

Bratto Chess Festival

The 22nd edition of "Conca della Presolana Chess Festival" takes place 20th-28th August 2002 in Bratto (Italy). In the main tournament there are many GMs and IMs.

Internet coverage with results, photos, games: http://www.maskeret.com/bratto

European Rapid & Blitz Championship

The European Rapid & Blitz Championship is in Crete. The KYDON SPORTS CLUB is organising the championship 29/-4/10 in IBEROSTAR CRETA MARINE hotel. Contact MARY VIGLIRAKI thebest@ret.forthnet.gr for further details

Live coverage: http://www.venizelia.gr

Benidorm, Spain

There are tournaments in Benidorm, Spain November 22nd-30th 2002.

Further info: Telephones of general information during the month of August: 965202214 from 19 to 21 h.; 650407091; Sr. Hernández 950 130493 y 607631481, webmaster@ajedrezactual.com webmaster@jaque.tv

Details: http://www.jaque.tv/benidorm_avance2702.htm

America's Foundation for Chess

America's Foundation for Chess (formerly known as the Seattle Chess Foundation) has a new website. The address is: http://www.af4c.org

Bethune Open

The 23rd Bethune International Open takes place 26th-30th December 2002 in the Salle Olof Palme, Commercial center La Rotonde, 62400 Bethune, FRANCE. There are 7 rounds over 5 days with a time rate of 40 moves for 2hours followed by one hour KO. Accelerated pairings, possibility of getting a FIDE rating.

This year the open is divided in two tournaments :- tournament A only for players whose ELO rating is above or equals 1600 (> or =1600) - tournament B only for players whose ELO rating is strictly under 1800 (<1800) At least 5500 euros prize (8300 euros given in 2001) 1st prize tournament A : 1500 euros 1st prize tournament B : 250 euros General standing and ELO-category prizes for both tournaments Entry cost : 40 Euros (adults) 20 Euros (youngsters under 20) A Blitz tournament (5 mins for each player) will be organised on Saturday 28th December from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm (free morning) in the tournament room. All the players can take part in it (entry cost 5euros). Prizes : 100 % of the entry. (for information 1 $ (US dollar) = 1.05 Euros)

Website : http://bethunechess.freefr

Contact e-mail: bethunechess@hotmail.com

Narender Nath Memorial Tournament

The Narender Nath Memorial Tournament was a tournament to honor someone who was lost in the WTC tragedy. The event was a corporate correspondence tournament which is planned to be held every year Players of various skills were invited to participate. The entry fee and prizes were donated to charity. This years winner donated $1050 to the charity of their choice.

Details: http://www.tuckerfamily.ws/results.htm

Early Chess in Europe?

A team of British archaeologists has unearthed evidence suggesting that Europeans were playing chess as early as the sixth century. An ivory chess piece, excavated at a Byzantine palace in what is now southern Albania, is more than 500 years older than any previously discovered.

Report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2155916.stm

1st Benidorm Internatonal

The 1st Benidorm Internatonal is an open taking place 21st-30th November 2002.

Further details: http://www.jaque.tv/benidorm_avance0702.htm

Collado Villalba Open

The XIX Open Internacional de Ajedrez de Collado Villalba takes place 23rd - 31st August 2002.

Further details: http://www.terra.es/personal2/c.a.c.v/

Tel Aviv IM

A new IM norm tournament will take place in Tel Aviv 22nd August - 1st September 2002. Prizes about 3000sh (min). A few places are available for players seeking norms. More information: GM Zvulon (Leonid) Gofshtein. Phones 972-3-7329233 (home), 972-54696432 (mobil) or e-mail-gofshtein@hotmail.com

Dubai Junior Open Championship

The first Dubai Junior Open Championships are being held by the Dubai chess club. The official web site is http://www.arabfide.com/ara/dj2002/index.htm there is some games in pgn and complete table and results and photo album.

European Championship for Cadets in rapid and blitz

The European Individual and Team Chess Championships for Youth and Juniors (Rapid And Blitz) takes place in Novi Sad August 15th-22nd 2002. Contact by mail, fax or e-mail to the Yugoslav Chess Federation, Nusiceva 25/II, 11000 Belgrade

Organizing Committee’s Chairman: Mr. Danko Bokan Secretary of Yugoslav Chess Federation tel. ++ 381 11 33 44 268, ++ 381 11 33 44 172, fax ++ 381 11 3227 826 mob ++381 64 15 05 735; E-mail: ssyug@eunet.yu; or bokand@eunet.yu;

2003 Australian Open

The Australian Open Chess Championships is to be held 2nd-10th January 2003. The Championships are jointly organised by The New South Wales Chess Association Inc. and Australian Chess Enterprises on behalf of the Australian Chess Federation Inc.

Further information: http://www.chessaustralia.com.au/penrith/index.cfm

Curacao Open

The Curacao (*) 1962-2002 chess tournament is an open tournament that will be held November 16th-28th 2002. The tournament commemorates the 40th Anniversary of the Candidates tournament in 1962. Viktor Korchnoi (a player) and Yuri Averbach (a second) from the original event have already confirmed that they will return after 40 years. The tournament will have 9 rounds and a maximum of 120 players including about 15 titled players. Jan Timman (NL), Bartek Macieja (Pol), Sofia Polgar (Israel/Hungary), Yona Kosashvili (Israel), Anjelina Belakovskaia (USA), Alonso Zapata (Colombia), Johan Alvarez (Venezuela) and Carlos Gallegos (Venezuela) are amongst the players.

More information (including a 1962 and a 2001 picture gallery and general information about Curacao) is available at: http://www.curacao.com/chess. There is also a download of the electronic tournament book of the 2001 edition available. Jan Timman was the winner of that tournament.

(*) Curacao is an island in the Caribbean and is part of the Netherlands Antilles.

Miercurea Ciuc (Romania)

The V International Chess Festival Miercurea Ciuc (Romania) takes place 19.08 - 01.09.2002 Miercurea Ciuc, 19.08 - 25.08.2002 : V." Ciuc-Premium" (9 rounds), Miercurea Ciuc, 26.08 - 01.09.2002 : III." Banc Post" (9 rounds)

Venue : Study-house Jakab Antal ** (Szék str. 147) and Banc Post ** (Sadoveanu str. 4). A) International FIDE round robin tournaments for international rating B) International FIDE open tournaments Rate of play : 40/2 ; + 0.30 minutes.

Program : Monday, August 19 and August 26 : 15.30 opening ceremony 16.00-21.00 round I Tuesday, August 20 and August 27 : 16.00-21.00 round II Wednesday, August 21 and August 28 : 09.00-14.00 round III 16.00-21.00 round IV Thursday, August 22 and August 29 : 16.00-21.00 round V Friday, August 23 and August 30 : 09.00-14.00 round VI 16.00-21.00 round VII Saturday, August 24 and August 31 : 16.00-21.00 round VIII Sunday, August 25 and September 1 : 09.00-14.00 round IX 15.00 closed ceremony

Entry fee (EUR): FIDE rating Group "A" unrated 60 2000-2099 30 2100-2199 20 2200-2299 10 above 2300 no entry fee Group "B" Adult 20 EUR, Youth 10 EUR. Prizes : V. "Ciuc-Premium" + III. "Banc Post" prize funds = 500 EUR + extra prizes. Accomodation prizes : Study-house Jakab Antal ** and Banc Post ** - Full board, Single room/day = 22 EUR, - Full board, Bouble room/person/day = 18 EUR

Organizer : IM Sandor Biro Postal address : R-4100 Miercurea Ciuc 1, C.P. 68, Romania Phone/fax : (+40)-266-316712, mobile : (+40)-740-021866 E-mail : caissa@topnet.ro

Hungarian and Yugoslav Tournaments

Hungarian and YUG Chess tournaments in the second half of 2002.

1. 16th-22nd of August, TALENTUM KUPA Open 9 rounds Swiss, Balatonkenese org: Mr.VALIS, Janos, e-mail: husi-sc@elender.hu

2. 7th-19th of September, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM Budapest,

3. 21st of September-2nd of October KECSKEMET, GM closed, org: dr.Erdelyi,

4. 5th-18th of October, FIRST SATURDAY, 2 GM /cat.IX-X !!, cat.VII-VIII/, IM-FM, Budapest,

5. 18th-31st of October, GM-IM tmt THIRD SATURDAY, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, org: Kotevski

6. 2nd-15th of November, FIRST SATURDAY GM-IM-FM, Budapest,

7. 16th-28th of November, GM-IM KECSKEMÉT, org: dr.Erdelyi,

8. 7th-19th of December, GM-IM-FM, FIRST SATURDAY Budapest

35th Chess Olympiad Bled and 73rd FIDE Congress

The 35th Chess Olympiad Bled takes place 25th October - 11th November 2002 and the 73rd FIDE Congress, 1st-11th November 2002.

Federations can get registration forms at: http://www.sah-zveza.si/ol2002/forms

6th Open International Bavarian Masters

The 6th Open International Bavarian Masters Bad Wiessee takes place 26th October to 3rd Novebmer 2002. Prize-fund: EUR 21.000. Former champions of Bad Wiessee are A. Khalifman (1997,1998), A. Shabalov (1999), A. Graf (2000) and V. Akopian (2001). Details: http://www.schach-am-tegernsee.de/oib2002

2003 Australian Open Championships

The 2003 Australian Open Championships will take place 2nd-10th January 2003 at the Penrith Panthers World of Entertainment in Western Sydney. The official entry form will be published early in August and will appear on the website http://www.chessaustralia.com.au. The Main Tournament will be run as an 11 Round Swiss event, which will provide opportunities for FIDE ratings and possibly title norms. There will be various supporting events, including lightning and rapid play. Penrith is one hour by car or train from Sydney International Airport and/or Sydney CBD. It is just 15 minutes from the picturesque Blue Mountains National Park. Panthers World of Entertainment is one of Australia's largest entertainment complexes - see www.panthersworld.com.au Accomodation is available at the venue from A$49/night (twin-share) Complete details (entry fees, rates of play, rating limits etc) will be announced in due course. For additional information contact: Brian Jones, PO Box 370, Riverstone NSW 2765, Australia. Fax: 61-2-9838-1614 or Email: brian@chessaustralia.com.au

New York Masters

Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.

Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/

Imre Konig Memorial

The Mechanics' Institute of San Francisco, the oldest continuously operating chess club in the United States (founded in 1854), will be hosting the Imre Konig Memorial from September 4th-15th 2002.

Participants in the event, which will be Category 12 or 13, are GMs Suat Atalik, Alexander Baburin, Walter Browne, Larry Christiansen, Nick DeFirmian, John Fedorowicz, Lubomir Ftacnik, Yury Shulman, Alex Wojtkiewicz and Alex Yermolinsky, plus teenage IMs Varuzhan Akobian and Hikaru Nakamura. This will be the strongest international round robin held in the United States since the 1995 Pan Pacific, also organized by the Mechanics.

Coverage for this event can be found at MI Chess Room (http://www.chessclub.org).

Hastings 2002

The 78th Hastings International Congress will take place 28th December 2002 - 5th January 2003. The official entry form will be published early in August and will appear on the website http://hastingschess.org.uk

Events schedule is as follows: The Premier Tournament will run from 28th December 2002 to 5th January 2003. It will be an all-play-all event for 10 invited players.

The Challengers Tournament will also run from 28th December to 5th January. This will be a Swiss event and will provide opportunities for title norms and for FIDE ratings.

A new event this year will be an opening Weekend Congress running on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th December 2002. It will probably be in four graded sections and will comprise five games - three on Saturday and two on Sunday. Christmas Tournament will be in its usual format - participants will be divided into graded sections of about 16 players. It will run from Monday 30th December to Friday 3rd January 2003 The final Weekend Congress will run from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th January 2003 As usual there will be six games and the event will be in four graded sections.

All events will take place at Horntye Park Sports Complex, Bohemia Road, Hastings

Complete details (entry fees, rates of play, grading limits etc) will be announced in due course.

As well as the above events, additional evening events are planned - once again sponsored by the Pig in Paradise. It is hoped that the local community will become more involved.

For information re entries contact: Con Power, Congress Director, 418 Harold Road, Hastings, East Sussex TN35 5HG Tel and fax: 01424 431970 e-mail: power@hicc.demon.co.uk

Additional information from Pam Thomas, Press Officer 5 High Wickham,Hastings,East Sussex,TN35 5PB Tel/Fax 01424 445348 e-mail: dmt123@compuserve.com

European Club Cup 2002

Information about the European Club Cup 2002 "The Champions League" takes place 22nd - 28th September in Kallithea -Halkidiki.

Information: http://www.sportmeeting.gr/

IV Sants Hostafrancs

IV Sants Hostafrancs I La Bordeta Open takes place in Barcelona 30th August - 8th September 2002.

Details of entry: http://www.secretariat.org/open/Ingles.htm

Cesenatico International Open

The Cesenatico International Open takes place in Italy 2nd-8th September 2002.

Further Information and entry at: http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm

5th Malbork Castle Cup

The 5th Malbork Castle Cup (Poland) 14-15 September 2002 (swiss type, open tournament in 9 rounds, 30' game, prizes fund 7000 PLN (about 2000 Euro). The Castle Malbork was honoured with an entry into UNESCO's List of the World's Cultural Heritage. The city populated by forty-thousand inhabitants is visited each year by half a milion tourists.

Detailed information (English, Germany and Polish) at: http://skoraf.republika.pl/index.htm

New Internet Correspondence Game to Begin

Beginning March 11th, 2002 the World Team will begin a new game against GM Nick de Firmian. Having most recently finished the second of two games against Chinese IM Yin Hao (WT 1.5 YH 0.5) the World Team now will play against three-time U.S. champion Nick de Firmian, who will play the white pieces.

The World Team consists of players from around the World, many of whom came together for the first time during the Kasparov vs. World Internet Game held in 1999. The games against Yin Hao attracted players from Brazil, Canada, England, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland and the United States.

Everyone willing to follow the rules of the game is welcome to play in this new game against GM de Firmian. To participate or observe go to the World Team strategy board and official site at

http://boards.gamers.com/messages/overview.asp?name=WTChess&page=1

More details about the game (and how to join the World Team) can be found at the Game Info and Rules link at the official site. It should be fun and "A Serious Game Among Friends".

Plaskett vs The ROW

GM James Plaskett will play the Rest of the World starting 1st March on the internet at: http://www.chessworld.net

The match will be played at the rate of 5 days per move. Players will vote their moves by clicking on the chess board while discussing and formulating strategies and tactics in the Rest of World team forum. This match is open to all who visit www.ChessWorld.net. Those wanting to play Plaskett will need to login and follow the Opponents menu to 'Play the Expert'.

New FIDE Sites

There are two new FIDE sites. Chess Daily http://www.chessdaily.com has individual FIDE rating calculations. Also the FIDE site for the World Championships in Moscow has been launched at: http://wcc2001.fide.com

Hawaii International Chess Festival Postponed

The Hawaii International Chess Festival has been postponed until 2003. It will have the first World Families Chess Championships. Pro (2000+), Mixed, and Amateur (all players under 2000). Prizes for all sorts of combinations of family members. Information: hawaii@chessworks.com.