THE WEEK IN CHESS 445 19th May 2003 by Mark Crowther
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33rd Bosnia Tournament 10 games
XXXVIII Capablanca Memorial 159 games
Hungarian Championships 30 games
67th Bulgarian Championships 25 games
First Saturday May 79 games
28th Elekes Memorial 23 games
Seniorsko Nisa Open 68 games
Spanish Team Championships 60 games
Championships of Uruguay 15 games
56th New York Masters 4 games
Mitropa Cup 40 games
3rd International CSVN 72 games
585 games
My thanks to Ali Nihat Yazici, Theo van der Storm, Andrej Pacic, John
Fernandez, José Riverol, Dragan Zivic, Eugeny Atarov "64", Jürgen
Brustkern, Laszlo Nagy, Rumen Angelov, Laszlo Juhasz, John Fernandez, Ching Kim
Lye, Daniel Farkas, Andy McFarland, Jovan Petronic and everyone else who helped
with the issue.
Whilst I like SuperGM tournaments as much as the next man its been nice
to see a number of what used to be called mixed tournaments take place
recently. Top players competing in events with players of a variety of
abilities is bound to lead to decisive games otherwise they lose rating points!
So this week we see Shirov and Bareev compete with a bunch of top 100 players
and three outside the top 100.
According to reports I have the Russian Team Championships are underway.
There appears to be a ban on games being published on the internet and the
finger points again to Evgeny Sveshnikov as the instigator. His argument is
that players should be paid for the games, I would say he already presumably
is, by his team in this case. Even if workable, which it isn't, professional
players would largely end up paying each other for games if his system came
into being and I'm sure players outside the top 50 would see practically
nothing. I would simply ask, what is the point in holding an event if you don't
publish the games? Games have always been published and everyone learns from
them, even Mr Sveshnikov.
Yes there are problems in professional chess but this most certainly
isn't the solution. The real solution is to get the World Championships on
track organised in such a way that great events and great publicity is possible
(right now we're not even giving the game a chance). Interest in chess is made
this way and is the only known way of improving the general lot of the
professional. Sadly news of the potentially three World Championship matches
we're supposed to have this year is very thin on the ground. Now that's a
problem.
Hope you enjoy this issue.
Mark
The 33rd Bosnia Tournament takes place May 17th-27th in Sarajevo in
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Shirov, Sokolov, Radjabov, Movsesian and Kasimdzhanov
all start with 1.5/2. Bareev has had a dreadful start with 0/2.
Internet coverage: http://www.skbosna.ba/
Round 1 (May 18, 2003)
Sokolov, Ivan - Dizdarevic, Emir 1-0 28 D16 Slav Lasker/Smyslov
Kurajica, Bojan - Kasimdzhanov, Rustam 1/2 48 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Kozul, Zdenko - Shirov, Alexei 0-1 34 D18 Slav Defence
Bareev, Evgeny - Movsesian, Sergei 0-1 71 D15 Slav Defence
Damljanovic, Branko - Radjabov, Teimour 0-1 34 E92 King's Indian Classical
Round 2 (May 19, 2003)
Shirov, Alexei - Sokolov, Ivan 1/2 49 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Radjabov, Teimour - Movsesian, Sergei 1/2 28 D10 Slav Defence
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Bareev, Evgeny 1-0 56 D18 Slav Defence
Dizdarevic, Emir - Kurajica, Bojan 1/2 15 D59 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Damljanovic, Branko - Kozul, Zdenko 0-1 77 E92 King's Indian Classical
Bosnia GM Sarajevo BIH (BIH), 18-27 v 2003 cat. XVI (2636)
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1 Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2735 * = . . . . 1 . . . 1.5 2832
2 Sokolov, Ivan g NED 2677 = * . . . . . 1 . . 1.5 2806
3 Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2644 . . * = . . . . . 1 1.5 2816
4 Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2659 . . = * . . . . 1 . 1.5 2882
5 Kasimdzhanov, Rustam g UZB 2680 . . . . * = . . 1 . 1.5 2835
6 Kurajica, Bojan g BIH 2551 . . . . = * . = . . 1.0 2585
7 Kozul, Zdenko g CRO 2601 0 . . . . . * . . 1 1.0 2661
8 Dizdarevic, Emir g BIH 2491 . 0 . . . = . * . . 0.5 2421
9 Bareev, Evgeny g RUS 2734 . . . 0 0 . . . * . 0.0
10 Damljanovic, Branko g YUG 2587 . . 0 . . . 0 . . * 0.0
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The XXXVIII Capablanca Memorial takes place May 6th-19th 2003 in Havana,
Cuba. The Elite tournament is Category 13. There are also two premier and a
mixto tournament. Julio Granda Zuniga on 7/10 holds a half point lead from
Lenier Dominguez and Lazaro Bruzon.
Internet coverage: http://www.inder.co.cu/capablanca/
Capablanca Mem Elite Havana Cuba (CUB), 6-16 v 2003 cat. XIII (2557)
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1 Granda Zuniga, Julio E g PER 2628 * = 0 = 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 . 7.0 2699
2 Dominguez, Lenier g CUB 2603 = * = = = = = . 1 1 = 1 6.5 2665
3 Bruzon, Lazaro g CUB 2610 1 = * = = . 0 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2657
4 Morovic Fernandez, Ivan g CHI 2551 = = = * = = = 1 = = . 1 6.0 2630
5 Ikonnikov, Vyacheslav g RUS 2546 0 = = = * = = = = . 1 1 5.5 2602
6 Andersson, Ulf g SWE 2594 = = . = = * = 0 = = 1 1 5.5 2583
7 Leitao, Rafael g BRA 2533 0 = 1 = = = * = . 0 = 1 5.0 2561
8 Arencibia, Walter g CUB 2520 = . = 0 = 1 = * = = = 0 4.5 2519
9 Nogueiras, Jesus g CUB 2532 0 0 = = = = . = * = = = 4.0 2489
10 Gonzalez, Yuri m CUB 2473 0 0 0 = . = 1 = = * = 0 3.5 2456
11 Vera, Reynaldo g CUB 2546 0 = 0 . 0 0 = = = = * = 3.0 2409
12 Zapata, Alonso g COL 2543 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 = 1 = * 3.0 2401
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Capablanca Mem Premier I Havana Cuba (CUB), 6-18 v 2003 cat. VIII (2434)
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1. Delgado, Neuris g CUB 2508 * = = . = 1 1 = . 1 1 1 = 1 8.5 2643
2. Ramirez, Alejandro m CRC 2421 = * = . = 1 1 1 0 1 1 . 1 = 8.0 2616
3. Herraiz Hidalgo, Herminio m ESP 2491 = = * = = = = = . = = 1 . 1 6.5 2500
4. Perez, Rodney m CUB 2403 . . = * = = = = = = = = = 1 6.0 2467
5. Szekely, Peter g HUN 2417 = = = = * = = = = . = = . = 5.5 2439
6. Rodriguez Guerrero, Enrique f ESP 2502 0 0 = = = * . . 1 0 = 1 1 = 5.5 2430
7. Perez, Luis Manuel m CUB 2391 0 0 = = = . * 1 = = . 0 1 1 5.5 2431
8. Mateo, Ramon m DOM 2444 = 0 = = = . 0 * 1 = = = = . 5.0 2390
9. Gomez, Felix m CUB 2401 . 1 . = = 0 = 0 * = 0 1 = = 5.0 2388
10. Almeida, Omar m CUB 2437 0 0 = = . 1 = = = * . = = = 5.0 2398
11. Herrera, Irisberto g CUB 2436 0 0 = = = = . = 1 . * 0 = 1 5.0 2401
12. Otero, Diasmany m CUB 2394 0 . 0 = = 0 1 = 0 = 1 * = . 4.5 2373
13. Vilela, Jose Luis m CUB 2390 = 0 . = . 0 0 = = = = = * 1 4.5 2369
14. Fernando, Diogo m POR 2438 0 = 0 0 = = 0 . = = 0 . 0 * 2.5 2225
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Capablanca Mem Premier II Havana Cuba (CUB), 6-18 v 2003 cat. VIII (2433)
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1. Gongora, Maikel m CUB 2406 * 1 = 1 0 = 1 . 0 . 1 1 = 1 7.5 2569
2. Gonzalez Garcia, Jose m MEX 2429 0 * = = = = . 1 1 . 1 1 = 1 7.5 2567
3. Hernandez, Roman g CUB 2403 = = * . = 1 = = = = = = . 1 6.5 2492
4. Abreu, Aryam m CUB 2455 0 = . * . 1 0 = = = = = 1 1 6.0 2467
5. Borges Mateos, Juan m CUB 2453 1 = = . * 0 = = 0 1 0 = 1 . 5.5 2436
6. Handke, Florian g GER 2506 = = 0 0 1 * = . 0 1 1 1 . 0 5.5 2418
7. Pecorelli Garcia, Humberto m CUB 2450 0 . = 1 = = * 0 1 = = . = = 5.5 2433
8. De la Paz, Frank m CUB 2449 . 0 = = = . 1 * 1 0 = 0 1 = 5.5 2427
9. Quezada, Yuniesky f CUB 2438 1 0 = = 1 1 0 0 * 1 . 0 0 . 5.0 2407
10. Zambrana, Oswaldo f BOL 2403 . . = = 0 0 = 1 0 * 1 0 = 1 5.0 2402
11. Baches Garcia, Guillermo ESP 2397 0 0 = = 1 0 = = . 0 * . 1 1 5.0 2401
12. Hernandez, Holden f CUB 2413 0 0 = = = 0 . 1 1 1 . * 0 0 4.5 2371
13. Galego, Luis g POR 2506 = = . 0 0 . = 0 1 = 0 1 * = 4.5 2357
14. Gonzalez Rodriguez, Jorge A m COL 2353 0 0 0 0 . 1 = = . 0 0 1 = * 3.5 2304
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Capablanca Mem Mixto Havana Cuba (CUB), 6-18 v 2003 cat. I (2270)
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1. Baron Isanta, Jose Maria ESP 2299 * = = = . = 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 = 8.5 2481
2. Pazos Gambarrotti, Plinio m ECU 2393 = * . . = 1 1 = = 1 1 1 = 1 8.5 2451
3. Arribas, Maritza wg CUB 2352 = . * = = 1 1 = 1 . 1 1 0 1 8.0 2428
4. Perea, Osmany f CUB 2388 = . = * = = 1 = = 1 1 . 1 1 8.0 2430
5. Pina, Sulennis wg CUB 2291 . = = = * . = = 0 = = 1 1 1 6.5 2336
6. Collazo, Niala wf CUB 2204 = 0 0 = . * = 1 1 = . 0 = = 5.0 2241
7. Vasquez Ramirez, Rocio wm ECU 2269 0 0 0 0 = = * = 1 = . 1 . 1 5.0 2236
8. Marrero, Yaniet wm CUB 2212 0 = = = = 0 = * . = = 0 1 . 4.5 2221
9. Frometa, Zirka wm CUB 2216 . = 0 = 1 0 0 . * 0 = 1 1 0 4.5 2212
10. Hernandez, Tania wm CUB 2244 0 0 . 0 = = = = 1 * 0 = . 1 4.5 2199
11. Ramon, Vivian wg CUB 2240 0 0 0 0 = . . = = 1 * = = = 4.0 2177
12. Lucena, Lincoln BRA 2193 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 1 0 = = * 1 . 4.0 2170
13. Montalvo, Alejandro m PUR 2281 0 = 1 0 0 = . 0 0 . = 0 * = 3.0 2096
14. Ruiz Jimenez, Francisco ESP 2200 = 0 0 0 0 = 0 . 1 0 = . = * 3.0 2113
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The 53rd Hungarian Chess Championships take place in Heviz City. The
Category XIII event runs May 12th-20th 2003. Zoltan Almasi has started with
5.5/6. My thanks to Laszlo Juhasz.
Internet coverage: http://sakk.terasz.hu
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53rd ch-HUN Heviz HUN (HUN), 12-20 v 2003 cat. XIII (2565)
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1. Almasi, Zoltan g HUN 2676 * . . . = 1 1 1 1 1 5.5 2953
2. Ruck, Robert g HUN 2569 . * = = . = 1 1 . = 4.0 2676
3. Sax, Gyula g HUN 2511 . = * = = . 1 0 . 1 3.5 2623
4. Portisch, Lajos g HUN 2583 . = = * . = 0 . 1 1 3.5 2594
5. Gyimesi, Zoltan g HUN 2567 = . = . * = = . = = 3.0 2555
6. Cao, Sang m HUN 2531 0 = . = = * . = = . 2.5 2531
7. Berkes, Ferenc g HUN 2578 0 0 0 1 = . * 1 . . 2.5 2527
8. Acs, Peter g HUN 2600 0 0 1 . . = 0 * = . 2.0 2441
9. Varga, Zoltan g HUN 2533 0 . . 0 = = . = * = 2.0 2451
10. Horvath, Adam g HUN 2503 0 = 0 0 = . . . = * 1.5 2380
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The 67th Bulgarian Championships took place in Sofia May 7th-17th 2003.
11 players - category 8. Vasil Spasov took clear first on 7/10 undefeated. My
thanks to Rumen Angelov.
Internet coverage: http://www.chessbg.com
67th ch-BUL Sofia BUL (BUL), 7-17 v 2003 cat. VIII (2427)
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1 Spasov, Vasil g BUL 2555 * = = = = = 1 1 = 1 1 7.0 2563
2 Georgiev, Krum g BUL 2516 = * = = = = = 1 = 1 1 6.5 2528
3 Genov, Petar g BUL 2490 = = * = = = 1 = 1 0 1 6.0 2493
4 Dragiev, Veselin BUL 2450 = = = * = = = = = 1 1 6.0 2497
5 Radulski, Julian m BUL 2493 = = = = * = = = = = 1 5.5 2456
6 Petrov, Marijan m BUL 2490 = = = = = * = = 0 1 = 5.0 2421
7 Simeonov, Stefan BUL 2345 0 = 0 = = = * = 1 = 1 5.0 2435
8 Cheparinov, Ivan m BUL 2508 0 0 = = = = = * 1 = 1 5.0 2419
9 Karakehajov, Kalin BUL 2273 = = 0 = = 1 0 0 * = 1 4.5 2406
10 Panbukchian, Valentin m BUL 2325 0 0 1 0 = 0 = = = * = 3.5 2327
11 Iotov, Valentine BUL 2255 0 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = * 1.0 2078
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The main First Saturday event in Budapest was a Category VIII GM
all-play-all. In addition there were two IM events and an FM. Borki Predojevic
and Mihailo Prusikhin scored 9/13. Florian Grafl made an IM norm. My thanks to
Laszlo Nagy and Juergen Brustkern.
internet coverage:
http://members.chello.hu/firstsat/0305/index.htm
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FSGM May Budapest HUN (HUN), 3-15 v 2003 cat. VIII (2446)
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1. Predojevic, Borki f YUG 2430 * = 1 1 1 = 0 = = 1 1 = 1 = 9.0 2587
2. Prusikhin, Mihailo m GER 2525 = * = 0 = = 1 1 = 1 1 1 = 1 9.0 2580
3. Chernyshov, Konstantin g RUS 2524 0 = * 0 = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 8.5 2549
4. Kelly, Brian m IRL 2468 0 1 1 * = = = = = 1 1 = = = 8.0 2530
5. Turov, Maxim g RUS 2531 0 = = = * = = 1 = = 1 1 = 1 8.0 2526
6. Pilgaard, Kim m DEN 2440 = = = = = * 0 0 = = 1 1 1 = 7.0 2475
7. Horvath, Peter1 m HUN 2456 1 0 0 = = 1 * = = 0 0 1 1 1 7.0 2473
8. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2445 = 0 0 = 0 1 = * 1 = = = 1 1 7.0 2474
9. Kraai, Jesse m USA 2454 = = = = = = = 0 * = = = 1 = 6.5 2444
10. Burnett, Ronald m USA 2442 0 0 0 0 = = 1 = = * = 1 1 1 6.5 2445
11. Hermansson, Emil m SWE 2396 0 0 = 0 0 0 1 = = = * 1 1 1 6.0 2420
12. Biro, Sandor m ROM 2334 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 = = 0 0 * 0 1 3.0 2243
13. McDonald, Neil R g ENG 2392 0 = 0 = = 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 * = 3.0 2238
14. Szeberenyi, Adam m HUN 2401 = 0 0 = 0 = 0 0 = 0 0 0 = * 2.5 2198
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FSIMA May Budapest HUN (HUN), 3-15 v 2003 cat. II (2285)
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1. Werner, Dimo m GER 2359 * = = = = 0 1 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.5 2454
2. Husari, Satea m SYR 2334 = * 0 = = 1 = = 1 = = 1 1 1 8.5 2391
3. Dembo, Yelena wg HUN 2402 = 1 * = = 1 = = = = 1 = 0 1 8.0 2362
4. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2413 = = = * = = 0 1 1 = = 1 = 1 8.0 2362
5. Vigorito, David f USA 2298 = = = = * = = 1 1 1 0 0 1 = 7.5 2340
6. Berczes, Csaba f HUN 2251 1 0 0 = = * 1 0 = = 1 = 1 1 7.5 2344
7. Dencsi, Tibor HUN 2245 0 = = 1 = 0 * 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 7.5 2344
8. Jakab, Attila m HUN 2388 = = = 0 0 1 1 * = 0 = = 1 1 7.0 2305
9. Lund, Esben f DEN 2269 0 0 = 0 0 = = = * 1 1 1 1 = 6.5 2286
10. Kouvatsou, Maria wg GRE 2233 0 = = = 0 = 0 1 0 * 0 = 1 1 5.5 2231
11. Pg, Mohd Omar Ak Hirawan BRU 2210 0 = 0 = 1 0 0 = 0 1 * = = = 5.0 2203
12. Harmon, Clark USA 2198 0 0 = 0 1 = = = 0 = = * 0 0 4.0 2150
13. Dubois, Loic FRA 2264 0 0 1 = 0 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 * 1 4.0 2145
14. Schoepf, Andreas AUT 2124 0 0 0 0 = 0 0 0 = 0 = 1 0 * 2.5 2046
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FSIMB May Budapest HUN (HUN), 3-15 v 2003 cat. I (2260)
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1. Grafl, Florian f GER 2317 * = = = 1 1 0 1 1 = = 1 1 8.5 2413
2. Boros, Denes HUN 2296 = * 0 1 = 0 = = 1 1 1 1 1 8.0 2382
3. Mercier, Jean-Pierre FRA 2273 = 1 * 1 0 0 = = = 1 1 1 = 7.5 2353
4. Fang, Joseph m USA 2314 = 0 0 * 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 0 = 7.5 2350
5. Eperjesi, Laszlo m HUN 2259 0 = 1 0 * 1 = = = = 1 = 1 7.0 2317
6. Varga, Csaba2 HUN 2168 0 1 1 0 0 * = 1 0 1 1 1 = 7.0 2324
7. Kaposztas, Miklos m HUN 2268 1 = = = = = * = = 0 = = = 6.0 2259
8. Boguszlavszkij, Jevgenyij m HUN 2280 0 = = 0 = 0 = * 1 1 0 = = 5.0 2201
9. Roberts, Paul SCO 2211 0 0 = 0 = 1 = 0 * 0 1 = 1 5.0 2207
10. Schnelzer, Reinhold f GER 2271 = 0 0 0 = 0 1 0 1 * . 1 = 4.5 2201
11. Reisch, Stefan GER 2181 = 0 0 0 0 0 = 1 0 . * 1 1 4.0 2164
12. Farago, Sandor m HUN 2342 0 0 0 1 = 0 = = = 0 0 * 1 4.0 2128
13. Pg, Mohd Omar Ak Hira BRU 2200 0 0 = = 0 = = = 0 = 0 0 * 3.0 2072
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Jürgen Brustkern reports on the oldest traditional Round robin
tournament in Hungary. 24 Players from 6 countrys are playing in the GM (Kat 8)
and IM (Kat 3 ) Events. This tournament is dedicated to the Chess Problem
Composer and former Olympiad team member Gzöszo Elekes, he was also the
former leader of the Budapest statistics office. After his death Chess-Club
"Statistika" organised this event with support from the goverment. My thanks to
GM Emil Anka, who prepares the the tournament schedule.
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28th Elekes Mem GM Budapest HUN (HUN), 17-27 v 2003 cat. VIII (2426)
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1. Medvegy, Nora wg HUN 2385 * . . . . . = . 1 . . . 1.5 2625
2. Sprenger, Jan Michael m GER 2431 . * . . . . . . = 1 . . 1.5 2572
3. Burnett, Ronald m USA 2442 . . * . . . = . . . 1 . 1.5 2580
4. Horvath, Jozsef g HUN 2507 . . . * . . . = . . . 1 1.5 2647
5. Fogarasi, Tibor m HUN 2460 . . . . * . . . . . . 1 1.0
6. Hoang Thanh Trang m VIE 2445 . . . . . * . . . . 1 . 1.0
7. Anka, Emil g HUN 2451 = . = . . . * . . . . . 1.0 2413
8. Turov, Maxim g RUS 2531 . . . = . . . * . = . . 1.0 2426
9. Galyas, Miklos m HUN 2413 0 = . . . . . . * . . . 0.5 2215
10. Wittmann, Walter m AUT 2345 . 0 . . . . . = . * . . 0.5 2288
11. Brustkern, Juergen f GER 2323 . . 0 . . 0 . . . . * . 0.0
12. Danner, Georg m AUT 2377 . . . 0 0 . . . . . . * 0.0
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28th Elekes Mem IM Budapest HUN (HUN), 17-27 v 2003 cat. III (2310)
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1. Grafl, Florian f GER 2317 * . . . . . 1 . . . 1 . 2.0
2. Vigorito, David f USA 2298 . * . . . . . . 1 . . 1 2.0
3. McDonald, Neil R g ENG 2392 . . * . = . . . . . 1 . 1.5 2499
4. Lorincz, Istvan f HUN 2314 . . . * = . . . . . . 1 1.5 2508
5. Orso, Miklos m HUN 2362 . . = = * . . . . . . . 1.0 2353
6. Brod, Manfred AUT 2237 . . . . . * 0 1 . . . . 1.0 2324
7. Roberts, Paul SCO 2211 0 . . . . 1 * . . . . . 1.0 2277
8. Mester, Gyula f HUN 2438 . . . . . 0 . * . 1 . . 1.0 2307
9. Benda, Herbert f AUT 2251 . 0 . . . . . . * = . . 0.5 2145
10. Petran, Pal m HUN 2378 . . . . . . . 0 = * . . 0.5 2151
11. Howell, David WL f ENG 2251 0 . 0 . . . . . . . * . 0.0
12. Lund, Esben f DEN 2269 . 0 . 0 . . . . . . . * 0.0
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Eugeny Atarov "64" reports
that the Russian Team Championships take place in Tolghiatti starting May 16th
2003. Players include: Svidler, Khalifman, Grischuk, Morozevich, Malakhov,
Vaganian etc.
Evidently due to the attendence of Evgeny Sveshnikov the games are not
to be published on the internet. I would ask the question what's the point of
holding the event at all?
Official site: http://www.chess-express.ru
Round 1 16th May 2003
GROUP "A"
Sibirian Athens - Tomsk-400 2:4
Bocharov - Morozevich 0-1
Filippov - Loskutov 1/2
Frolov - Landa 1/2
Kobalija - Beleckiy 1/2
Odinokov - Pigusov 1/2
Belozerov - Katkov 1-0
Max Ven - Politehnik 3:3
Grischuk - Jakovenko 1-0
Vokarev - Vaganian 1-0
Motylev - Potkin 1-0
Kovalevskaya - Sveshnikov 1/2
Ulybin - Ovechkin 1/2
Lisyj - Tseshkovsky 1-0
Zabaykalets - St.Peterburg-2 2:4
Shamoev - Loginov 1/2
Evseev - Abashev 1-0
Kolotilin - Klimov 1/2
Vityugov - Roppeli 1-0
Chernyaev - Lanin 1-0
Smirnov A. - Akshin 1-0
GROUP "B"
Norilsky Nikel - Lada 3:3
Dreev - Makarov 1/2
Meyster - Onischuk 1/2
Zviagintsev - Skatchkov 1-0
Grachev - Rustemov 1/2
Najer - Geller 0-1
Froliyanov - Galkin 1/2
Ladia-school - Ladia-Kazan-1000 2:4
Yandemirov - Rublevskiy 0-1
Smirin - Gabdrahmanov 1-0
Rodchenkov - Bologan 1-0
Kharlov - Torbin 1/2
Isaevskiy - Timofeev 0-1
Galliamova - Askarov 1/2
DVGU - St.Petersburg 2.5:3.5
Burmakin - Svidler 1/2
Sakaev - Balashov 1/2
Bachin - Korchnoy 1/2
Volkov - Vekshenkov 0-1
Bacanin - Smirnov P. 0-1
Ivanov S. - Ivanov A. 1-0
Round 2 17th May 2003
GROUP "A"
Lidrih - Sibirian Athens 3:3
Iskusnykh - Bocharov 0-1
Frolov - Scherbakov 1/2
Smykovskiy - Loskutov 0-1
Veleckiy - Nevostruev 1/2
Lubashov - Odinokov 1-0
Katkov - Bogachkov 0-1
Tomsk-400 - Max Ven 3:3
Morozevich - Grischuk 1-0
Vaganian - Khalifman 1/2
Filippov - Motylev 1/2
Sveshnikov - Landa 0-1
Kobalija - Ulybin 0-1
Shariyazdanov - Pigusov 1-0
Politechnik - Zabaykalets 5.5:0.5
Jakovenko - Shamoev 1-0
Abashev - Vokarev 0-1
Potkin - Kolotilin 1-0
Roppeli - Kovalevskaya 1/2
Ovechkin - Chernyaev 1-0
Akshin - Ogloblin 0-1
GROUP "B"
Chess Club - Norilsky Nikel 0:6
Kalugin - Onischuk 0-1
Malahov - Lunev 1-0
Venison - Zviagintsev 0-1
Rustemov - Platonov 1-0
Pimonenko - Najer 0-1
Dolmatov - Konstantinov 1-0
Lada - Ladia-school 3.5:2.5
Makarov - Yandemirov 1/2
Gabdrahmanov - Meyster 1/2
Skatchkov - Rodchenkov 1-0
Torbin - Grachev 0-1
Geller - Isaevskiy 1/2
Askarov - Froliyanov 1-0
Ladia-Kazan-1000- DVGU 4.5:1.5
Rublevskiy - Burmakin 1/2
Balashov - Smirin 0-1
Bologan - Bachin 1-0
Vekshenkov - Kharlov 1/2
Timofeev - Bacanin 1/2
Ivanov A. - Iljin 0-1
Round 3 18th May 2003
GROUP "A"
Max Ven - Lidrih 4:2
Grischuk - Iskusnykh 1-0
Scherbakov - Vaganian 0-1
Sveshnikov - Smykovskiy 1/2
Nevostruev - Tseshkovsky 1-0
SHariyazdanov - Lubashov 1-0
Bogachkov - Rashkovskiy 1/2
Zabaykalets - Tomsk-400 0.5:5.5
Shamoev - Morozevich 0-1
Khalifman - Abashev 1-0
Kolotilin - Filippov 0-1
Landa - Roppeli 1-0
Chernyaev - Belozerov 1/2
Khasin - Akshin 1-0
St.Peterburg-2 - Politehnik 3:3
Loginov - Jakovenko 0-1
Vokarev - Evseev 1/2
Klimov - Potkin 1/2
Kovalevskaya - Sivoho 1/2
Vityugov - Ovechkin 1-0
Lisyj - Smirnov A. 1/2
GROUP "B"
Ladia-school - Chess Club 5:1
Yandemirov - Kalugin 1/2
Lunev - Gabdrahmanov 0-1
Rodchenkov - Venison 1-0
Platonov - Torbin 1/2
Isaevskiy - Pimonenko 1-0
Konstantinov - Askarov 0-1
DVGU - Lada 3.5:2.5
Burmakin - Makarov 1/2
Meyster - Balashov 1/2
Bachin - Grachev 1-0
Geller - Vekshenkov 1/2
Bacanin - Alavkin 0-1
Sidorov - Babij 0-1
St.Petersburg - Kazan 3:3
Svidler - Rublevskiy 1-0
Smirin - Sakaev 1-0
Korchnoy - Bologan 0-1
Kharlov - Smirnov P. 0-1
Popov - Timofeev 1/2
Galliamova - Lugovoj 1/2
Round 3 Standings:
Group "A"
1. Tomsk-400 YUKOS 5 12.5
2. Politechnik (Nizhny Tagil) 4 11.5
3. Max Ven (Ekaterinburg) 4 10
4. St.Petersburg-2 3* 7
5. Sibirian Athens (Tomsk) 1* 5
6. Lidrikh (Omsk) 1* 5
7. Zabajkalets (Chita) 0 3
Group "B"
1. Ladia-Kazan-1000 5 11.5
2. Norilsky Nikel 3* 9
3. St.Petersburg Lentransgaz 3* 6.5
4. Lada (Tolghiatti) 3 9
5. Ladia-School (Kazan) 2 9.5
6. DVGU (Vladivostok) 2 7.5
7. Chess club (Orel) 0* 1
* - free day
Dragan Zivic sends news of the Seniorsko Nisa Open which took place
9th-16th April 2003. Zeljko Djukic took first place on tie-break from Srboljub
Milovanovic and Miodrag Perunovic.
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1. Djukic, Zeljko YUG m YUG 2423 7 41.0 52.5 5
2. Milovanovic, Srboljub YUG 2189 7 40.0 50.5 6
3. Perunovic, Miodrag f YUG 2402 7 40.0 50.5 5
4. Tosic, Miroslav g YUG 2461 6.5 40.0 51.5 5
5. Miljkovic, Miroslav f YUG 2386 6.5 37.5 48.0 5
6. Biljanic, Ljubomir YUG 2228 6 43.0 53.0 5
7. Maksimovic, Branimir m YUG 2387 6 38.5 49.5 6
8. Pavlovic, Dragoljub YUG 2237 6 35.0 44.5 5
9. Djukic, Stevan YUG 2112 6 34.0 44.0 4
10. Kostic, Misa YUG 2162 6 34.0 43.5 5
11. Lukic, Igor YUG 2042 6 33.5 43.0 6
12. Raicevic, Ivica m YUG 2321 5.5 40.5 51.0 4
13. Djordjevic, Nebojsa YUG 2261 5.5 38.5 48.5 3
14. Zivic, Dragan f YUG 2286 5.5 36.5 47.0 5
15. Kajganovic, Miodrag f YUG 2269 5.5 35.5 45.0 5
16. Stojadinovic, Ljubisav YUG ---- 5.5 32.5 42.0 3
17. Vasic, Zarko YUG 2105 5.5 30.0 38.0 4
18. Zivkovic, Marko YUG 2079 5.5 28.0 36.0 5
57 players
The Spanish Team Championships took place 6th-14th May 2003 in Lanzarote
on the Canary Islands. Players include: Anatoly Karpov, Alexander Khalifman,
Nigel Short, Ivan Sokolov, Loek Van Wely, Joel Lautier, Igor Khenkin, Mikhail
Gurevich, Francisco Vallejo Pons and Alexander Graf.
C.A. Marcote (Alexander Graf, Zenon Franco OCampos, Giorgi Giorgadze
etc) won the event from Tiendas UPI (Khalifman, Short etc) and CA Valencia
(Karpov, Arizmendi Martinez).
Internet coverage: http://www.ajedrezcanario.net
Final Standings:
1 C.A. Marcote ### 2.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 2.5 4.0 2.0 4.0 25 15
2 C.A. Tiendas UPI 2.0 ### 2.0 2.0 3.0 1.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 22.5 13
3 C.A. Valencia - Grupo Bali 1.5 2.0 ### 2.5 2.5 2.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 21 14
4 C.A. CajaCanarias 2.0 2.0 1.5 ### 2.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 3.0 3.5 18.5 7
5 C.A. Ibercaja 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 ### 2.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 18 8
6 C.A. La Caja de Canarias 0.5 2.5 2.0 2.5 2.0 ### 2.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 17.5 10
7 C.E. Foment Martinenc 1.5 1.0 1.0 2.5 0.5 2.0 ### 3.5 2.0 2.0 16 7
8 C.A. Alzira Hilaturas -Presencia 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 ### 3.5 1.5 15 7
9 R.E. Labradores - Pub Magia 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 0.5 ### 2.0 13.5 4
The Championships of Uruguay take place in Montevideo May 17th-25th
2003. My thanks to José Riverol.
Internet coverage: http://nuestroajedrez.ods.org
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1. Lopez Falcon, Jorge URU ---- * = . . . 1 . . . . 1 2.5 2486
2. Crosa, Martin f URU 2425 = * . . . . . 1 . . 1 2.5 2422
3. Carvalho, Guillermo URU 2182 . . * . . = . . = 1 . 2.0 2125
4. Izquierdo, Daniel f URU 2274 . . . * . . = = . 1 . 2.0 2261
5. Sosa Macho, Juan Manuel URU 2218 . . . . * 0 . . 1 . 1 2.0 2196
6. Garcia, Luis URU ---- 0 . = . 1 * . . . . . 1.5 2133
7. Saralegui, Mario URU 2176 . . . = . . * = . . . 1.0 2253
8. Bauza, Alejandro f URU 2233 . 0 . = . . = * . . . 1.0 2166
9. Kliman, Daniel URU ---- . . = . 0 . . . * . . 0.5 2007
10. Otero, Gustavo URU ---- . . 0 0 . . . . . * . 0.0
11. Escofet, Jaime URU 2214 0 0 . . 0 . . . . . * 0.0
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Jaan Ehlvest won the 56th New York Masters on 13th May 2003. News John
Fernandez.
Links: http://www.newyorkmasters.com and for
the international tournament:
http://www.newyorkmasters.com/1stintl.html
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1. Ehlvest,Jaan EST g 2587 + 8 + 5 = 2 + 3 3.5 ($400)
2. Yudasin,Leonid ISR g 2558 +12 + 4 = 1 = 5 3.0 ($ 70)
3. Shahade,Greg USA m 2441 + 9 +13 + 6 - 1 3.0 ($ 70)
4. Krush,Irina USA m 2431 +10 - 2 +13 + 7 3.0 ($ 70)
5. Bonin,Jay USA m 2364 +15 - 1 + 9 = 2 2.5
6. Gershov,Yevgeniy USA f 2339 = +11 - 3 + 8 2.5 ($110)
7. Braylovsky,Greg USA 2327 -11 +15 +10 - 4 2.0
8. Uribe,Mauricio COL f 2387 - 1 +16 +11 - 6 2.0
9. Privman,Boris USA f 2207 - 3 +14 - 5 +12 2.0
10. Esserman,Marc USA 2236 - 4 +12 - 7 +13 2.0
11. Lenderman, Alex USA 2219 + 7 - 6 - 8 = 1.5
12. Furdzik,Rafal USA 2240 - 2 -10 +15 - 9 1.0
13. Hess,Robert USA 2163 +14 - 3 - 4 -10 1.0
14. Smith,Bryan USA f 2354 -13 - 9 --- --- 0.0
15. Hahn,Anna USA wm 2218 - 5 - 7 -12 --- 0.0
16. Rosenberg,Evan USA 2155 --- - 8 --- --- 0.0
Andrej Pacic sends news of the Mitropa Cup which takes place 16th-25th
May Pula, Croatia. Teams from Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland compete.
Internet coverage: http://www.crochess.com
1.1 1 Italy 1,5 - 2,5 10 Slovakia
1 IM Arlandi Annio 2456 1-0 IM Likavsky Tomas 2453
2 WGM Sedina Elena 2434 1/2 IM Manik Mikulas 2465
3 IM Borgo Giulio 2425 -:+ IM Tibensky Robert 2438
4 IM Sarno Spartaco 2425 0-1 Petrik Tomas 2393
1.2 2 Croatia 2,0 - 2,0 9 Hungary
1 GM Cvitan Ognjen 2551 1-0 IM Varga Peter 2486
2 GM Zelcic Robert 2540 0-1 IM Flumbort Andras 2439
3 GM Stevic Hrvoje 2550 1-0 IM Balogh Csaba 2471
4 GM Sulava Nenad 2516 0-1 Erdos Viktor 2425
1.3 3 Slovenia 2,5 - 1,5 8 Switzerland
1 GM Pavasovic Dusko 2584 0-1 IM Zueger Beat 2448
2 IM Tratar Marko 2464 1/2 IM Moor Roger 2405
3 FM Sebenik Matej 2423 1-0 FM Loetscher Roland 2378
4 FM Borisek Jure 2422 1-0 IM Huss Andreas 2347
1.4 4 Austria 1,5 - 2,5 7 Czech Republic
1 GM Balinov Ilija 2446 1/2 GM Navara David 2576
2 FM Kuba Günter 2307 1-0 IM Neumann Peter 2445
3 Ragger Markus 2280 0-1 IM Simacek Pavel 2417
4 Fuchs Georg 2244 0-1 FM Laznicka Viktor 2438
1.5 5 France 1,5 - 2,5 6 Germany
1 Libiszewski Fabien 2369 1/2 Buhmann Rainer 2526
2 Gozzoli Yannick 2431 1/2 IM Naumann Alexander 2524
3 Wirig Anthony 2347 1/2 IM Döttling Fabian 2520
4 Cornette Matthieu 2325 0-1 IM Schenk Andreas 2473
2.1 10 Slovakia 2,0 - 2,0 6 Germany
1 IM Likavsky Tomas 2453 1/2 Buhmann Rainer 2526
2 IM Manik Mikulas 2465 0-1 IM Naumann Alexander 2524
3 IM Tibensky Robert 2438 1-0 IM Döttling Fabian 2520
4 Petrik Tomas 2393 1/2 IM Schenk Andreas 2473
2.2 9 Hungary 2,5 - 1,5 3 Slovenia
1 IM Varga Peter 2486 1/2 GM Pavasovic Dusko 2584
2 IM Flumbort Andras 2439 1/2 IM Tratar Marko 2464
3 IM Balogh Csaba 2471 1-0 FM Sebenik Matej 2423
4 Erdos Viktor 2425 1/2 FM Lenic Luka 2399
2.3 7 Czech Republic 2,0 - 2,0 5 France
1 GM Navara David 2576 1-0 Libiszewski Fabien 2369
2 IM Neumann Peter 2445 0-1 Gozzoli Yannick 2431
3 IM Simacek Pavel 2417 1-0 Wirig Anthony 2347
4 FM Laznicka Viktor 2438 0-1 Cornette Matthieu 2325
2.4 1 Italy 0,5 - 3,5 2 Croatia
1 IM Arlandi Annio 2456 0-1 GM Cvitan Ognjen 2551
2 WGM Sedina Elena 2434 0-1 GM Zelcic Robert 2540
3 IM Borgo Giulio 2425 1/2 GM Stevic Hrvoje 2550
4 FM Scalcione M 2366 0-1 GM Sulava Nenad 2516
2.5 8 Switzerland 1,5 - 2,5 4 Austria
1 IM Zueger Beat 2448 0-1 GM Balinov Ilija 2446
2 IM Moor Roger 2405 0-1 FM Kuba Günter 2307
3 FM Loetscher Roland 2378 1-0 Ragger Markus 2280
4 IM Huss Andreas 2347 1/2 Fuchs Georg 2244
3rd International CSVN (Computer Chess Association Netherlands)
Tournament took place May 16th-18th 2003 in Leiden, Netherlands. The King the
chess engine of the program ChessMaster won the event beating Chess Tiger with
the black pieces in the final round. Shredder, programmed by Stefan
Meyer-Kahlen, a world champion many times over, did not lose a single game in
this tournament but had to be satisfied with the second place. The Belgian
program Deep Sjeng by Gian-Carlo Pascutto beat Fritz and Chess Tiger and came
in third. My thanks to Theo van der Storm.
Internet coverage: http://www.computerschaak.nl/
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1 The King 11w1 9b1 3w1 2b= 8w1 7b1 5w1 4b0 6b1 7½ 47 37¼ 9
2 Shredder 5w1 13b1 6w1 1w= 3b= 8b1 4w= 7w1 11b1 7½ 45 35¼ 9
3 Deep Sjeng 4w1 12b1 1b0 5w1 2w= 6b1 10w= 8b1 9w0 6 48½ 30½ 9
4 Fritz 3b0 5w= 10b1 6b0 12w1 11w1 2b= 1w1 13b1 6 45 28 9
5 Tao 5.5 2b0 4b= 13w1 3b0 14w1 9w1 1b0 15w1 12w1 5½ 40 16 9
6 Chess Tiger 8b= 10w1 2b0 4w1 9b= 3w0 bye1 13b1 1w0 5 48 20 8
7 Diep 10b= 14w1 8b= 9w= 11b= 1w0 12w1 2b0 bye1 5 42½ 16½ 8
8 The Baron 6w= 11b1 7w= 12b1 1b0 2w0 9b1 3w0 15b1 5 42 16½ 9
9 IsiChess MMX 15w1 1w0 14b1 7b= 6w= 5b0 8w0 bye1 3b1 5 40 15¼ 8
10 SpiderChess 7w= 6b0 4w0 13b= 15w1 bye1 3b= 11w= 14b1 5 34 13 8
11 Ant 1b0 8w0 bye1 15b1 7w= 4b0 14w1 10b= 2w0 4 41 8¾ 8
12 Nullmover bye1 3w0 15b1 8w0 4b0 13w1 7b0 14w1 5b0 4 35½ 6¾ 8
13 XiniX 14b= 2w0 5b0 10w= bye1 12b0 15b1 6w0 4w0 3 36½ 5 8
14 31337/Celes 13w= 7b0 9w0 bye1 5b0 15w1 11b0 12b0 10w0 2½ 31 2¾ 8
15 Praetorian 9b0 bye1 12w0 11w0 10b0 14b0 13w0 5b0 8w0 1 31½ ¼ 8
Some Answers to Open Letter of GM Igor GLEK,
13th May 2003
Dear GM Glek,
I have read your open letter and I know that many of questions are not
related with organisation but some of them are, that I answer below:
Venue: If you go to Turkish Chess Federation website you will
find the address of the hotel on Internet and you will understand what kind of
hotel it is. http://www.tsf.org.tr. So,
please go to our website where you read regulations you will find hotel
information published on the 1st of May not only this but also you
are able to visit hotel even on the net virtually. First of all please take
under consideration that as TCF we never organise such as important event in a
4-stars hotel. The quality is very important for us. I am sure you as a famous
GM know the difference between a hostel and a luxury hotel. What we offer you
is described and shown on the net you may check.
Cost: You are very very optimistic about hotels in Turkey thank
you for that (the tournament is not in Antalya is in Istanbul). But there is
not any price as you have mentioned in Istanbul maybe not even in Antalya for
this season. You may check the hotel door price (even agency prices which is
very confidential), which is in Istanbul! I attach the e-mail message sent by
General Director of Hotel. Also you have to take under consideration that we do
not use only rooms but also halls, a lot of facilities, also many rooms for
arbiters and organisation. Therefore, the cost is more than the normal time
even. Full board, all hotel-facilities are allocated to chess, all tournament
halls, and continuous free tea-coffee service during the tournament hours. Who
does provide such as conditions nowadays? Who does also provide 120,000 USD
prize fund? (Turkish contribution and also you know that FIDE makes the same).
We are proud of being organisers of this very important event. But anybody is
able to organise tournaments with better conditions, if they fulfil official
procedures of ECU and FIDE. There is a procedure of bidding, please check from
http://www.eurochess.org. We have
declared by our bid, hotel price and conditions and also prize fund. It was the
best proposal made. It was accepted by ECU. If there is any better condition
someone offered or still offers please tell us where and who does give it. You
may ask the conditions of the hotel to GM Igor Miladinovic, GM Hristos Banikas,
GM Vasil Spasov, GM Ioannis Nikolaidis, IA Rumen Angelov who have participated
to Balkan Individual Championships 2001 in this hotel. Also you may ask the
opinion of GM Azmaiparashvili and Mr.Boris Kutin President of ECU about the
quality they have made official inspection.
Please do not forget that we have got tournament after an official
bid procedure only two months ago. This procedure was 100% legal and
authorised by tournament regulations of ECU GA.
You mention the critics about financial side of the tournaments but you
do not mention the best prize fund for the chess history for a European
Championship. Please do not forget that even as country we make it net prize
fund for chess.
Why players can not choice hotel is very clear, we make contract with
some sponsors and we get the tournament with these conditions. It is a rule
that accepted by General Assembly of ECU. We applied and we have got the
tournament by official rules. We would be very happy when we send players to
tournaments to have exception to stay in official hotel. But this is the rule
authorised by ECU GA, which is the highest authority in Europe under FIDE.
Your calculation about the cost of the hotel is different than our
calculation. 17 nights are enough (You mention 19 nights). 17 x 64 in double
room= 1,088 USD or 17x80=1,360 USD for single. For two free days and one
tie-break please check the tournament regulations of ECU. It was the same in
Batumi last year. The number of rounds is another subject not related with TCF,
I may agree. You may pay by credit cards but we do not recommend due to
exchange rate commissions. Also please take under consideration that these
prices are legal from 29th May till 15th June.
European Individual Chess Championship is not a private tournament that
is the reason we do not expect whatever we want. Even we do not expect anything
illegal for private tournaments. We try to do the best for chess. We spend
additional 80-100 thousand USD for this tournament as organiser. We may do that
because our country invests on chess as we did in Olympiad 2000, we will do in
future as well. We are proud of spending money for chess and we will do it in
future again.
Your open letter is a good luck for our federation to clear some points.
No body is professional here to make money from chess organisation. It is very
clear that by having a basic 4 operation arithmetical calculation everybody can
understand that it is impossible to make money from this tournament except if
the number of participants for men over 450.
Dear GM,
Unfortunately it is very difficult to find million dollars for chess
from sponsors nowadays, we find only a few hundreds. I hope you may do it for
better or someone else could. We spend our time, energy and money to organise
an excellent tournament by some conditions, which is more than good, and we do
not make money from this event even we expend some.
I hope this is a satisfactory answer for you and hope also to see you in
Istanbul to understand realities. I attach the budget for these two tournaments
please check it.
I want to thank you very much for your e-mail and open letter at least
it gave us a chance to explore our situation better to chess world.
I am sure as an excellent chess person you will find the truth.
Ali Nihat YAZICI
President of TCF
International Chess Organiser (FIDE)
The Budget of European Men and Women Individual Championships (13
May)
Expected!!
Costs: 230,000 USD
· 70 people accommodation: 28 Arbiters, 22 Turkish
players, 7 members of appeals committee, organisation staff total approximately
60,000 USD But hotel gives 15 free rooms: the net will be 25,500 USD.
· Expenses for tournament: Bulletin, internet connection,
photocopier, presents, phone and secretarial expenses, prospectus, score
sheets, logo design, communication etc. approximately: 13,400 USD
· Stipends: Arbiters, Appeals Committee, Bulletin Team,
Media Correspondent, organisational staff: approximately 23,600 USD
· Transfers: We do not make any profit from airport
transfers but fortunately we do not loose either. We pay for airfare of appeals
committee: approximately 3,500 (including chief arbiters)
· Prize Fund: 120,000 + 35,000 = 155,000 USD (TCF
Contribution)
· Plus contingency (9,000USD) we hope that it will be
zero.
Revenues: 230,000 USD
From Sponsor:
· From hotel accommodation: 140,000 USD. (300
participants – men and women)
· Additional contribution is 90,000 USD by sponsor
(federation, etc.)
P.S. By Turkish Laws sponsors of sport events are given tax exemption
from their annual profits!!
Saint-Petersburg vs. Paris
Distance chess match Saint-Petersburg vs. Paris May 28th 2003, at the
day of celebration of the 300 years anniversary of Saint-Petersburg, will take
place the first in the history match in distance chess between Saint-Petersburg
team and French club "NAO chess club".
St-Petersburg team 1. Aleksander Khalifman 2. Peter Svidler 3. Victor
Korchnoi 4. Konstantin Sakaev. Commentators in the St-Petersburg's studio -
Anatoly Karpov and Boris Spassky. "NAO chess club" team 1. Vladimir Kramink 2.
Teimour Radjabov 3. Laurent Fressinet 4. Sergey Karjakin. Commentator in
Paris's studio - Joel Lautier. Chief arbiter - Geurt Gijssen.
Full internet coverage: http://www.ruschess.com/
2nd Rabat International
As part of the 9th Rabat International Festival and in collaboration
with the prefectally assembly of Rabat, the sporting club of the FUS - division
chess, organises the 2nd international championship of chess of Rabat June 27th
to July 3rd 2003.
System: Swiss in 9 rounds; Fischer System (90 minutes + 30 seconds each
move); Points list: cumulative of 9 points for a win, 4 points for a draw, no
points for a loss; Berger; Participation: 10 international grandmasters and
international masters + 16 selected national players
Total of the prizes: 6'000 $ Official prizes: 1st prize: 1'400 $ and a
cup; 2nd prize: 700 $; 3rd prize: 500 $; 4th prize: 400 $: 5th prize: 300 $;
6th prize: 200 $; 7th prize: 100 $; Prizes according to the ELO rating: (at the
condition to have at the minimum 4 players of each category)
Contacts: * For information: Please contact the director of the tourney
Mister Abdelhafid El Amri (fus_echecs@yahoo.fr) Tèl. 212 ? 61 54 25 09;
* For the entry-formular: Please contact Mister Fareh Youness
(fareh@excite.com)212 64 11 82 33.
Olomouc Chess Summer 2003
The traditional chess festival Olomouc Chess Summer 2003, which will
take place at 30.7. - 7.8.2003 in Olomouc, Czech Republic. There will be
organized several tournaments: 1) 3-4 groups of round-robin IM tournaments,
category 3-4 FIDE (10-12 players) 2) FIDE open - swiss, 9 rounds, 2 x 1,5h +
30s/move, 1st prize 10000 CZK (Championship of the Czech Republic - open
semifinals) 3) open seniors tournament from 60 years of age onwards 4) open
tournament of youngsters up to 14 years of age
Complete information about above events are also published at
http://www.proclient.cz/a64
London Chess Set Exhibition
Sergei Karjakin, the youngest Grandmaster in chess history, will fly to
London from the Ukraine to play an Exhibition Tournament with 12 year old David
Howell from Eastbourne, on Saturday 28 June 2003 to celebrate the opening of
The Art of Chess at the Gilbert Collection. This exhibition match, using giant
chess pieces, will take place at 11am in the Edmond J Safra Courtyard of
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2.
The Art of Chess will feature nineteen chess sets designed by artists in
the last hundred years that demonstrate the interaction between chess and
modern art. Each set illustrates a move in the apocryphal last game played by
Napoleon with General Bertrand on St Helena in 1820. In the starting position
is the world's only known set designed by Carl Fabergé, specially made
circa 1905 for Tsar Nicolas II's Commander in Chief of the Russo-Japanese War,
General Alexei Kouropatkin. Visitors can then follow the game through the
porcelain designs of the Lomonosov State Porcelain Factory in Russia in the
1920s - the 'Propaganda' chess set with Capitalists versus Communists - to
Marcel Duchamp's Buenos Aires chess set of 1919, and the geometric designs of
the Bauhaus set by Josef Hartwig. There is also a set created by leading
Fluxist artist Yoko Ono, as well as five especially commissioned new designs by
Damien Hirst, Yayoi Kusama, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Paul McCarthy and Maurizio
Cattelan, the latter being laid out as the final move - checkmate.
Internet coverage: http://www.gilbert-collection.org.uk
Zone 3.2a championships
The Zone 3.2a Championships 2003 takes place June 20th-30th 2003 in Ho
Chi Minh City.
Internet coverage:
http://www.vietnamchess.com/2003/Inter/3-2a.htm
FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships
The 2003 FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships take place in Tswane
(used to be called Pretoria), South Africa from 2nd-13th July 2003. It is
followed by the SA Open Chess Championship 4th-12th July 2003. More
information, online entry form, etc. can be found on the tournament website:
http://home.intekom.com/chess/GN/index/html
John Knudsen vs. The World
Senior International Master-Elect John Knudsen is playing a "Rest of
World" match on the internet at http://www.chessworld.net. He is one of
the worlds leading promoters of correspondence chess, setting up the domain
http://www.correspondencechess.com
in 1996 which now hosts many of the major cc sites. There is a spectator URL
set up for this game at the following link:-
http://www.correspondencechess.com/knudsen/replay/row.htm
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 Knudsen will need to
login and follow the Opponents menu to 'Play SIM Knudsen'.
chessworld.net have a continuing
match against Patrick Wolff which has reached move 40.
Wolff,P - Rest of World www.ChessWorld.net 17.02.2003 1. e4 e5 2.
Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5
10. d3 O-O 11. Bg5 Na5 12. Ba2 b4 13. g4 Bg6 14. Nbd2 h6 15. Bh4 bxc3 16. bxc3
Qe7 17. Re1 Rab8 18. d4 Ba7 19. Qe2 Rb6 20. Bg3 Nd7 21. Nc4 Nxc4 22. Qxc4 c5
23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Rad1 Kh7 26. Qe2 f6 27. Bc4 a5 28. Rd2 Rd8 29.
Bd5 Be8 30. Qc4 Rdb8 31. Qa2 Qc7 32. Bc4 Rd8 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Kg2 Bb8 35. f3
Rd6 36. Re2 Bc6 37. Bf2 Ba7 38. Be3 Qd7 39. Qa3 Rd1 40. Bxc5 * Continues
24th Chess Festival Bled 2003
The 24th Chess festival Bled 2003 takes place 14th-20th July 2003. 9
round Swiss.
Further Details and Entry: http://www.sah-zveza.si/bled/
or: Tournament Director Vojko Mencinger vojkom@siol.net
7th Golden Cleopatra Open
The 7th Golden Cleopatra Open 2003 is open to all and held 1st-12th
2003 June at the Eastern Company Club about 5km from the Pyramids, Cairo. 10
round Swiss Sytem. 160 players (10 GMs and 25 IMs available for Fide Rating and
Titles) New Fide Time Control (90 Min for all game + 30 Second a move) play
starts at 5 pm daily
Prizes: 1st till 12th. 1000-800-700-600-500-400-300-200-200-200-150-150
US$. Prizes are distributed according to Hort System between the number of
players corresponding to number of advertised prizes).
Players who wants to participate will pay - 30 US$ daily for full
accommodation in Double Bedroom or 40 US$ for single Room 4 Star Hotel 20 US$
daily for Double bedroom or 30 US$ for Single Room 3 Star Hotel . That included
: Free transportation inside Egypt , including from and to Airport; Free
Tourist tours; Free entry fee ; 3 free daily soft drinks ; Daily Bullettin ,
and Book of the tournament distributed on Closing Ceremony. Special conditions
for limited no. of GMs and IMs over 2400. Note : Organizers needs only one
invited player from each country. Last year it was won by GM Tiviakov, Sergei .
http://www.tiviakov.demon.nl/index-eng.htm
Info Hassan Khaled ecf@idsc.net.eg and haskh@yahoo.com
+20-2-3378987 and Mobile:+20-10-5003063; Eastern Company Club Fax :
+20-2-5620931 Egyptian Chess Federation : Phone and Fax : +20-2-2604285
In addition The Tanta Open will start 21 September 2003.
Enghien-les-Bains
The 2003 Enghien-les-Bains tournament will have Judit Polgar, Teimour
Radjabov, Michael Adams, Viktor Korchnoi, Joel Lautier, Vladimir Akopian,
Evgeny Bareev, Boris Gelfand, Laurent Fressinet and Christian Bauer (Hichem
Hamdouchi is the reserve). The 10 player event will be category 17. Venue
"Centre des Arts" in Enghien-les-Bains. Event will take place June 13th-22nd
2003. Time control will be 2 hours + 1 hour.
Closer to the time http://enghien.free.fr will be the
website.
Fantasy Chess http://www.chessville.com/fantasychess
is running a double headed competition. Fantasy players will have to chose one
player to represent them at the Ciudad de León Tournament, and another
six players to represent them at the Enghein-les-Bains Tournament in categories
such as "White Wins", "Black Wins", "White Losses", "Black Losses" and two
"Bonus Players". The entry deadline to join in is 11:59pm (EST), June 5th,
2003.
Hilton Blackpool International August
The Hilton Blackpool International tournament will take place August
4th-9th 2003 at the Hilton Hotel Blackpool.
The event will be a 10 player all-play-all, with an average rating over
2400 elo. With 3 Grandmasters, with 4 players not from England and with five
players with titles, the event will be both GM and IM norm qualifying.
Players Abhijit Kunte 2499 GM India Nigel Davies 2483 GM England Colin
McNab 2412 GM Scotland Danny Gormally 2496 IM England John Shaw 2474 IM
Scotland Richard Palliser 2441 IM England Adam Hunt 2366 IM England Stewart
Haslinger 2385 FM England Craig Hanley 2375 FM England Sam Collins 2390
Ireland.
The Ron Banwell Masters Tournament will be another ten player all-
play-all International, played at the same venue and the same dates. This event
will offer IM norms to seven of the competitors in this tournament, which
already includes young David Howell, Jeff Horner,IM Colin Crouch, Gary
Kenworthy, Brett Lund and young American Josh Specht.
Organiser Bill O'Rourke
Website to be confirmed but may be:
http://www.chessfest.org.uk
British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2003
British Rapidplay Chess Championships 2003. This years competition has
now been provisionally confirmed: 15th/16th November 2003 North Bridge Leisure
Centre Halifax West Riding of Yorkshire.
Further details when available:
http://www.british-rapidplay.org.uk/
Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship
The Winton Capital British Chess Solving Championship (WCBCSC) is run
annually by the British Chess Problem Society (BCPS). It is sponsored by Winton
Capital Management. As well as a cash prize and a trophy, the winner receives a
guaranteed place in the British team for the next World Chess Solving
Championship (WCSC). Currently, the competition is only open to solvers
resident in Great Britain.
Further details: http://www.bstephen.freeuk.com/bcsc/bcsc.html
7th Mind Sports Olympiad
The 7th Mind Sports Olympiad takes place at the Conference Centre,
University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology 16th-25th August
2003.
Further details: http://www.msoworld.com
XXXVII Villa de Mislata
The XXXVII Villa de Mislata in Valencia, Spain will be a 9 rounds Swiss
19th-28th August 2003. Timerate: 30 moves / 1½ hours + 1 hour after flag
fall. The venue is the Mislata Sports Pavillion, in Calle San Antonio s/n ( San
Antonio str.), in front of the Military Hospital. Further details:
http://www.viamichelin.com
14th Czech Open
The 14th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games Czech Open
2003 will be held 10th-27th July 2003 in Pardubice (the Czech Republic).
Further details: http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen
GACC World Inter Varsity Chess Championship
University of Malaya, Malaysia will organize GACC World Inter Varsity
Chess Championship in October 2003, it had received support from Malaysia,
Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippine, Brunei, China, India, Sri Lanka,
Iran, UAE etc in the past 7 years. For detail please visit:
http://www.geocities.com/gacc8wivcc
Festival Schneider Bohemia
The 9th international chess tournament "FESTIVAL SCHNEIDER BOHEMIA -
Pilsen 2003", takes place 16th - 24th August 2003 in the sport hall of Streleck
stadion Pilsen-Lobzy (Czech Republic). The main tournament is the open
international tournament The Czech Men Championship 2003 ( the 1st prize is
20.000 CZK, total prize fund 81.000 CZK - ca 2500 Euro). Further information:
http://www.volny.cz/pmarik/.
Pacs Tournament
Pacs, Hungary will hold an international chess tournament August
2nd-8th 2003.
Further information on the event http://sakkverseny.fpn.hu
Chess Classic Mainz
Hartmut Metz sends news of this annual event:
The Chess Classic Mainz 2003 will see defending champion (and winner
for the last three years) Viswanathan Anand challenged by Judit Polgar in a
rapid match taking place 14th-17th August 2003. They will play two games per
day from 6.30pm in the Rheingoldhalle.
The event will be officially opened by Jens Beutel, Mayor of Mainz on
opens on 13th August 2003.
The Chess960 Open starts the following day (in which the initial
position is determined by drawing lots) is expected to attract more than last
year's 131 players. Peter Svider will play a match against Peter Leko in this
form of chess.
The traditional Ordix Open will take place on Saturday and Sunday (16th
and 17th August). 500 players are expected to play in the 10th tenth staging of
this competition.
Andorra Open 2003
The 21st edition of the International Chess Open of Andorra takes place
5th-13th July 2003 in the Government's Pavilion in Andorra La Vella,
Plaça del Poble.
Further details on the event: http://www.feva.ad
Contact details: F.E.V.A.- Tel. / Fax.:00.376.867846
openandorra@andorra.ad Oscar de la Riva: (21:00 - 23:30 h) 00.376.839899
Players so far include: - Khenkin, Igor (GM 2644 GER) - Volkov,
Aleksander (GM 2634 RUS) - Nisipeau, Dieter (GM 2606 ROM) - Avrukh, Boris (GM
2586 ISR) - Delchev, Aleksander (GM 2577 BUL) - Eljanov, Pavel (GM 2571 UKR) -
Pavlovic, Milos (GM 2570 YUG) - Ivanisevic, Ivan (GM 2569 YUG) - Marin, Mihail
(GM 2567 ROM) - Psakhis, Lev (GM 2566 ISR) - De la Riva, O (MI 2525 AND) -
Cheparinov, Iván (MI 2508 BUL) - Galego, Luis (GM 2506 POR) - Narciso,
Marc (GM 2501 ESP) - Paunovic, Dragan (MI 2496 YUG) - Comas, Lluis (GM 2490
ESP)
Championships of Uruguay Semifinals
The 2003 Championships of Uruguay Semifinals take place 25th-27th April
2003.
Internet coverage: http://nuestroajedrez.ods.org/
Dubai Open
The Dubai Open 2003 takes place 21st-30th July 2003. The 9 round Swiss
System event will use the Fischer system of time control . Around 40
grandmasters are expected to participate. Players will compete for a total
prize fund of US Dollars 35000 and prizes for the top 15 places.
Further details: http://www.dubaichess.com/intro.asp
4 Chess Queens and Kings
Fang Zhang reports that there will be a FIDE match between the Four
Chess Queens from China (GM Xie Jun 2569, GM Zhu Chen 2492, WGM Xu Yaohua 2489
and WGM Zhao Xue 2442) and the Four Chess Kings (GM Alexander Khlifman RUS
2702, GM Nigel Short ENG 2690, GM Ye Jiangchuan CHN 2684 and GM Yasser Seirawan
2626 USA). The match will take place May 22nd to June 7th 2003 in four of
China's main cities Beijing, Jinan, Chongqing and Xian.
V Sants Open
The V International Open Sants Hostafrancs i La Bordeta takes place
30th August - 7 September 2003 in the Cotxeres de Sants C/ Sants 79 Barcelona
Spain. Prizes 9.425 euros. Last time there were 376 players from 24 countries.
Website: http://www.secretariat.org/open (in
catalan spanish and english version)
Swiss Chess Tour events 2003
International Chess Zurich Lake Open, Pfaeffikon SC
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2003" will provide in Pfaeffikon with the 3rd
"Hotel Seedamm Plaza Open" June 6th- 9th 2003. "Hotel Seedamm Plaza" will be
host, for the third time. Swiss system, 7 rounds and the games will last a
maximum of 4 hours (36 moves for 90 minutes and 30 minutes till the end). Prize
are: 1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.-
20. places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1943),
junior(1983-86), schoolboy (1987) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs
and juniors 60 SF, at the door 20 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: "Hotel
Seedamm Plaza". Special chess rates. Time table: Rounds 1/2 13.00-17.00 and
18.00-22.00 June 6,; Rounds 3/4 10.00-14.00 and 15.00-19.00 June 7,; Rounds 5/6
10.00-14.00 June 8,; Round 7 10.00-14.00 June 9. Closing ceremony June 9 at
14.30. Info: Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch
International Chess Tournament Davos
The "Swiss Chess Tour 2003" will continue in Davos, one of the most
popular turist place, with the 2nd "Sunstar Park Hotel Open", August 2nd- 10th
2003. "Sunstar Park Hotel" will be host, for the second time. Swiss system, 9
rounds and the games will last a maximum of 6 hours (40 moves for 2 hours and
60 minutes till the end). Valid for FIDE titles and FIDE rating. Prize are:
1.500 SF, 1.200, 900, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200 and 150 SF. From 11.- 20.
places natural prizes. Special prizes for best Lady, senior (1943),
junior(1983-86), schoolboy (1987) and best local player. Entry fee 130 SF, FMs
and juniors 60 SF, at the door 10 SF more, GMs and IMs free. Venue: "Sunstar
Park Hotel". Time table: Rounds 1/8 14.00-20.00 August 2-9,; Round 9
10.00-16.00 August 10. Closing ceremony August 10, half-hour after the last
game. Unbelievable chess-rates. Info: Beochess +41+34+424-01-06 (Robert
Spoerri) or info@beochess.ch
6th Pelikán Memorial
The 6th Memorial of Professor Jaroslav Pelikán (13th
International Chess Holiday) takes place in Prague - Czech Republic, 19th-26th
July 2003, 26th July - August 2nd 2003 and 2nd-9th August. There are
tournaments for strong and weak chessplayers, both men and women of all ages.
Closed groups and each one consists of 10 players. Chess + accommodation under
the same roof - Tourist Hotel. A rich programme for chessplayers and
non-chesplayers too. 7 days hotel/shower+WC, bed and breakfast, chess, souvenir
prizes for all chessplayers, sightseeing in Prague, trips, a farewell party -
for 245 Eur to 275 Eur. It is possible to order lunch, dinner - every meal 5
Eur. A offer of Theatre Performances. Discounts for children, students, retired
and those who have already been to the International Chess Holiday. In groups
the tenth person free of charge.
Entries till 30.06. 2003 Info: Jindra Kollerová U
Plynárny 15, 140 00 Praha 4 - Michle Czech Republic Tel: + 420 2
41407355 Fax: + 420 2 61210054 E-mail: jindra.kollerova@mybox.cz
http://www.schach-prag.de
16th "Ciudad de León"
Topalov and Ponomariov were in Madrid on March 10th to promote the
announcement of the Leon rapid tournament in June sponsored by the Spanish
sports newspaper Marca.
The 16th "Ciudad de León" chess tournament will take place June
5th-9th 2003 in León, Spain. This year it will be a quadrangular
knockout rapid tournament (not advanced chess ie no computers as in recent
years) with Ruslan Ponomariov (Elo 2734) Vesselin Topalov, (Elo 2743) Sergey
Karjakin, (Elo 2547) and Francisco "Paco" Vallejo Pons (Elo 2629) The venue
will be the Edificio de la Junta de Castilla y León".
2 semi-finals of 4 games - 20 minutes + 10 seconds per move. Schedule:
Friday June 6th : First Semi final: Topalov - Karjakin Saturday June 7th Second
Semi final : Ponomariov - Vallejo Sunday June 8th: Final.
The official web sites will be:
http://www.advancedchessleon.com
and http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
Friends of Hastings International Chess Congress
A new fundraising scheme has been launched by Hastings International
Ches s Congress. Hastings Borough Council has generously agreed to continue its
support of this important historic event but funding for 2003/04 has been cut
from £32,740 last year, to £21,000 with a promise of a further
£5,000 if £5,000 match funding can be secured by the Congress.
Details available at: http://www.hastingschess.org.uk
Dortmunder Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2003
The final lineup for the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2003 has been
announced.
The six players are Classical World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik,
his challenger Peter Leko, Viswanathan Anand, the winner of Wijk aan Zee,
Arkadi Naiditsch, Germany’s big hope, Viorel (Viktor) Bologan from
Moldavia who qualified via the Aeroflot open and Teimour Radjabov from
Azerbaijan who recently competed at the Linares tournament.
The double round robin event takes place at the Dortmund Theatre 31st
July - 10th August 2003.
The Sparkassen Open will take place at the Town Hall of Dortmund,
Friedensplatz, 1st - 10th August 2003. For more information and registration
please contact Schachfreunde Brackel. Phone: 0049-231/2009265 or
0049-231/2000560. http://www.schachfreunde-brackel.de
Maurice Ashley on draws
GM Maurice Ashley comments on the long discussed issue of early
draws.
Read the article at:
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/ashley03.html
Duif Calvin's suggestions for tournament details
Duif Calvin has come up with a list for chess promoters of information
that is useful for chess fans to know when they're announcing their events. You
can read it at: http://jaderiver.com/chess/promote.html
Brno 2003
The Brno 2003 tournaments take place 28 June - 6th July 2003 in the
Club VA, Sumavska 4, Brno. Various open and closed events.
Further Information: http://volny.cz/skduras
Belfort International Open
The 9th International Grand Prix in Belfort takes place 12th-17th April
2003.Frutehr details contact belfortechecs@wanadoo.fr
European Club Cup
The chess champions league in Crete The European Club Cup Men &
Women takes place in the CRETA STAR HOTEL 27th September-5th October 2003.
More than 400 chess players, the best in the world, will come to Crete
in order to claim the Champions League Title of Men and the Women. 7 round
Swiss there will be teams of 6 for the men and the right to use two
substitutes, and the teams of women will use 4 players.
Internet site: http://www.venizelia.gr
Czech Open 2003
The 14th International Festival of Chess, Bridge and Games takes place
10th-27th July 2003 Pardubice, Czech Republic. Many events.
More detailed information at the following address: AVE-KONTAKT, Sukova
1556, 530 02 Pardubice, CZECH REPUBLIC, tel./fax +420 – 466 535 200
e-mail: j.mazuch@avekont.cz , http://www.proclient.cz/czechopen
VIII Cesenatico International Open
The VIII Cesenatico (Italy) International Open takes place 31st August
- 7th September 2003. The venue is the Palazzo Veronese Viale Carducci, 7 -
Cesenatico (Forlì Italy). Phone and fax +390547673096 #
Mobile phone +39335.6615956. Further details:
http://www.antiquascom.it/scacchi.htm
Organiser Jean Christophe Pirini email info@antiquascom.it
SEA Games Chess Championships 2003
The 22nd SEA Games Chess Championships 2003 takes place 4th-14th
December 2003 at the Rex Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City. There will be 2 types of
events for men and women. 1 Standard Chess - 90 minutes with increment of 30
seconds per move. 2 Rapid Chess - 25 minutes with increment of 10 seconds per
move.
For each type, there will be individual and team events. The men and
women shall compete separately.
Further details: E-mail: ldc@hn.vnn.vn Website:
http://seagames22.com.vn/
17th Pula Open
17th International Open Chess Tournament "Pula Open 2003" 1st-7th June
2003 in Pula, Croatia.
Further details: http://sahklubpula.virualave.net
7th Voronezh International
The 7th Voronezh International Chess Festival takes place June 10th -
21st, 2003.
Events: 1.Rapid tournament, 2.Blitz tournament, 3.Master Open 4. FIDE
Open 5. Amateur Open (for unrated players).
Place of the festival: Voronezh Chess Club, Engels str.34,
ph.007-0732-551777, 007-0732-550531.
Tournament director: Alexander Raetsky, e-mail:
alex_raetsky@hotmail.com
Further details: http://www.relex.ru/~xuser/voronezh_open
40th Canadian Open Championship
The 40th Canadian Open Championships take place in Kapuskasing, Ontario,
hosts Canada's most important open event, July 12-20, 2003. First prize is $cdn
6,000, and the projected prize fund is $cdn 50,000. TD (Arbiter) of the
10-round event is IA Jonathan Berry. The Organizer is Denis Nadeau:
nadeaud@cscdgr.on.ca Further details:
http://www.kapchess.com/kapchess/open.html
Kapuskasing is a remote, wild location. A chess tournament there will be
an experience long remembered by players accustomed to big city life.
Stichting Schaak Groningen address change
The Chess Foundation Groningen (Stichting Schaak Groningen - SSG ) has a
new e-mail address joh.zwanepol@hetnet.nl. You can contact Johan Zwanepol the
executive director of the SSG at that address or Boerakkerweg 9, NL-9321 EL
Peize, The Netherlands tel. +31(50)5032744
16th "Ciudad de León"
The 16th "Ciudad de León" chess tournament will take place June
5th-9th 2003 in León, Spain. This year it will be a quadrangular
tournament with Ruslan Ponomariov (Elo 2734) Vesselin Topalov, (Elo 2743)
Sergey Karjakin, (Elo 2547) and Francisco "Paco" Vallejo Pons (Elo 2629) The
venue will be the Edificio de la Junta de Castilla y León". The event
will almost certainly be advanced chess.
The official web site will be:
http://www.advancedchessleon.com
and http://www.elajedrezdelfuturo.com
World Youth Championships
The World Youth Chess Championships 2003 and the 74th FIDE Congress
takes place 24th October - 2nd November 2003 in Halkidiki, Greece.
Internet coverage: http://www.sportmeeting.gr/
III Savaria Summer
The III Savaria Summer International Chess Open takes place in
Szombathely, Hungary 19th-27th July 2003.
The event is a 9 round Swiss system 90 minutes + 30 seconds/move.
Further Information: Korpics Zsolt H-9700 Szombathely, Rohonci 13.
+(36)-30/951-0063 korpicschess@axelero.hu and Pergel László
H-9700 Szombathely, Tátra 2. +(36)-30/530-4904 a_mester@freemail.hu
Patrick Wolff Chess-Site
Patrick Wolff has launched a pay site at:
http://www.wolffchess.com
Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic
May 24-26 2003, Lina Grumette Memorial Day Classic. 6-SS. Los Angeles
Airport Radisson, Los Angeles, CA. $12,000 based on 240 players, $7200
guaranteed. Details: http://www.westernchess.com .
ZMD Schachfestival Dresden 2003
The ZMD Schachfestival Dresden 2003 takes place 17th-27th July 2002 in
the Treff-Hotel Dresden.
Further details:
http://www.schachfestival.com/index_schachfestival.html
World Amateur Championships
The World Amateur Championships take place in the Sammy Marks Building,
Pretoria, South Africa 2nd - 12th July 2003.
Internet site: http://www.chessa.co.za/
Politiken Cup
The 25th Copenhagen Open Politiken Cup takes place 14th-25th of July
2003. The Politiken Cup will be an 11-round open tournament played in one big
group - from novices and club players to strong grandmasters The Tournament
takes place in the Nørrebrohallen, Bragesgade 5, 2200 København.
Further information and online enrolment at
http://www.politikencup.dk
1st Samba Cup
The Skanderborg Chess Club is organising a new GM tournament in Denmark.
There will be 2 groups, A-group category 15/16, B-group category 9/10, 10
players in each group, round-robin.
Dates of play: October 10th-20th 2003. Venue: Hotel Skanderborghus in
Skanderborg, Denmark. See more at the tournament's home page
http://www.skanderborgskakklub.dk/gm2003
Players who are interested may contact Tournament Organiser Michael
Andersson, e-mail GM@skanderborgskakklub.dk
18th North Sea Cup Esbjerg Denmark
2003 will be the year when the Danish Chess Federation turns 100! The
Esbjerg Chess Union and the renowned Danish round-robin the North Sea Cup are
scheduled to play a major role in the celebrations. The gm group with 10
players will play July 4-12. After 3 category 14s back to back the organisers
are hoping for a category 15 this time. Also a B-group, primarily for young
Danish up and coming players, will be on offer at this Danish chess festival. 4
foreign ims will be invited, and the winner of the B-group will be invited to
the gm group of the 19th NSC. Interested players should contact Brian Isaksen
at brisak@esenet.dk
Homepage:
http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tpherman/vh2002/1index.htm
New York Masters
Regular competition for players in New York Rated 2200 and above.
Further details: http://www.newyorkmasters.com/
